FAGE TWO
THE ECHO REGISTER, ECIIO, OREGON.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1909"
BRIEF NEWS OF
THE PAST WEEK
Condensed Dispatches from All Parts
of the Two Hemispheres.
Interesting Events from Outside the
State Presented In ft Manner to
Catch the Eye of the Busy Reader
Matters of National, Historical
and Commercial Importance.
The Southern Pacific is to enter the
transcontinental speed contest.
The volcano of Akutan, Aleutian
islands, Alaska, is in violent eruption.
Lord NorthdifTe says Germany is
actively preparing for wur with Great
Uritain.
Hsrriman is reported to have had
two relapses and his condition causes
alarm.
Wealthy capitalists have been ar
rested for coal land frauds inWy
oming. Tom Johnson has been nominated
for mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, by the
Democrats.
It is said President Taft will sus
tain Secretary Ballinger and that Pin
chot will have to go.
Offers for Cook's lectures and books
have been doubled by the controversy
over who waa first at the pole.
Senator Mitchell's heirs have won
the suit to escape psying the fine
against him by the government just
before his death.
The first test of the direct primary
in Cincinnati ended in defeat forTaft's
brotber-in-law, W. C. Ilerron, candi
date for vice mayor.
An agitation is on in Japan for naval
expansion.
Clyde Fitch, the American play
wright, is dead.
Another alight earthquake shock has
teen felt in Mexico.
Actors in Chicago have gone on
s jike for better psy.
The power of the British house of
lords is at atake on the tax bill.
PEARY DOUBTS COOK.
Harriman haa suffered a relapse and
his condition is the cause of alarm.
An aeronaut fell 1,000 feet at Chi
cago and though badly injured, still
lives.
" Japan and China have signed a treaty
for the eettelement of the Manchurian
dispute.
An .Eastern woman haa just had a
hat made from the skins of eight rat
tlesnakes.
The Pressed Steel Car company, of
Pittsburg, has granted the demands of
its striking employes.
Estimates of the population of the
United States vary greatly, but the
aerage seema about 95,000,000.
Russia now wants a share in the Chi
nese railway loan.
The deficit of the German imperial
government for 1908 is said to amount
to $30,500,000.
Two colored men have been hanged
by a mob at Malcolm, Ala., for mur
dering the sheriff.
Explorer Cook says he has data to
convince the most skeptical that he was
actually at the North Pole.
Jap grape pickers in California have
demanded an increase in wsges and
may be replaced by Hindus.
'A small tempest waa caused by an
Itatlian warship stopping while the At
lantic iWt was at target practice.
A sword fish haa been caught off the
Catalina islands. Cel., which weighed
141 pounds and measured eight feet in
length.
More explosives have been found in
the bunkers of British war veel and
members of the admiralty are in a state
of ferment.
The latest creation in the millinery
line is to be known as the Cook hat, in
honor of the explorer. It is two feet
high covered with blaek fur, while a
white aigrette representing the pole
bristles from the top.
China is planning the improvement
of her army.
Count Zeppelin will continue prepar
ations to fly to the North Pole.
President Taft says he will prob
ably visit Alaska next summer.
German scientists say the finding of
the North Pole is of secondary import
ance. The American Locomotive company
says it is rushed with order for new
equipment.
An Indiana man haa just died at the
age of 96. He leaves 88 children and
bad outlived four wives.
nmark believes Cook's story of
the discovery of the North Pole and
will give him a royal welcome.
A serious epidemic is feared in the
flood stricken districts of Mexico.
Attorney General Wickeraham says
if the polar continent is worth holding
this government will annex it.
Dispatches from Java ssy the vol
cano Smern is in active eruption, caus
ing great havoc. There has also been
an earthquake with hundreds of fatal
ities. Revolutionary cocked hate are to be
worn by women next season.
Says He Was Never Out of Sight of
Land In North.
New Yerif. hpt, h. The following
dispatch was received here early today
"Indian Harbor, Labrador, by wire
less, via Cape Ray, Sept. 8. Melville
E. Stone, Associated Press:
"I have nailed the Stars and Stripes
to the North Pole. This ia authortta
tive and correct.
"Cook's story should not be taken
too seriously. The two Eskimos who
accompanied Cook ssy he went no dis
tance north and not out of sight of land.
Other members of the tribe corroborate
their story. (Signed)
'Commander Robert E. Peary."
Peary Has Added Nothing.
Christiana, Sept. 8. Captain Roald
Amundsen, discoverer of the Northwest
psBsitge, said today :
"It is quite evident that Peary dis
covered no trace of Cook in the contin
ually drifting ice. Peary probably, as
he planned, made his dash from a more j
eastern point than Dr. Cook, but many
circumstances may have arisen to cause
a change."
"Do you think that Peary obtained
more valuable scientific results than
Cook?" Captain Amundsen was asked.
"Probably not," he replied. "They
were equally equipped with only absc
lutely necessary instruments. Geo
graphically, their achievements are ot
great importance, and it is very im
portant also that .the two reports be
compared."
POLICEMEN SAVE LIVES.
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
BLOODED SHEEP MOVING.
Heroism Displsyed at Hotel Fire in
San Francisco.
San Francisco, Sept 8. More than
60 persons were saved from death by
patrolmen yesterday when a fire that
broke oat in the Vendome hotel on Pa
cific and Montgomery avenuea in the
Barbary coast district, practically
gutted the structure, doing damage
estimated at (60,000. In addition to
the destruction of the hotel several
places adjoining were damaged
slightly.
The fire was first discovered by Po
liceman J. J. Manion. By the time
the fire fighters bad arrived the flames
were eating their way through the
first floor of the building. At the risk
of their lives a squad of policemen
went into the hotel and succeeded in
arousing the sleeping occupants and
leading them to safety.
When the guests were awakened
many of them became panic stricken
and refused to go down the stairway,
up which great rolls of black oil smoke
belched from the burning tanks in the
basement. As a result the firemen and
policemen were compelled to carry a
number of women rown extension lad
ders raised to the windows of the sec
ond, third and fourth floors.
Meanwhile the hosemen worked their
way into the basement of the hotel and
fought the oil fire. Several were
overcome but none were injured.
It ia believed the fire waa caused by
an explosion of gas which accumulated
in the oil tanks in the basement.
Roosevelt to Dig Canal.
New Orleans, SepL 8. Former
President Roosevelt is to take charge
of the work of pushing the Panama
canal to completion, according to a re
port current in official circles in Pan
ama. This statement was made here
today by T. W. Harrison, of Columbus.
Harrison is attached to the engineer
ing department of the cannl, and has
just arrived here. He declared that
President Taft was not dissatisfied
with the present canal administration,
hut had alreiuly arranged for Colonel
Roosevelt to take charge of the work
when he returns from his hunting trip
in Africs.
Big Shipment Sent From Willamette
Valley to Colorado.
Albany Twenty-six hundred and
fifty Cotswold buck were shipped
from Albany last week to the Colorado
market They filled 26 aingle deck
cars and a special train was made up
here to transport them. It is probably
the largest shipment of a single variety
of sheep every made from this state.
The sheep were gathered from differ
ent points in the Willamette valley by
B. J. Hecker, a local stockman. About
1,000 were secured in the vicinity of
Albany and the remaining were gath
ered from the vicinity of McMinnville
and other points on the west side.
Hecker and three assistants accom
panied the sheep train to Denver.
There is a big demand in Colorado for
blooded Oregon Cotswold bucks and
the animals will be sold largely for
breeding purposes.
Clovsr Seed Psys Well.
McMinnville Heavy clover seed
shipments have been made from this
place, the threshing of the present sea
son's crop having become pretty gener
al. The best yield of red clover seed
yet reported was produced by Isaac
Johnson on the Henry Gee farm nine
miles southwest of town, averaging
seven and one-half bushels to the acre.
Hubert Bernard, five miles northwest
of town, had 100 acres in clover that
averaged over four bushels to the acre,
after having been pastured until very
late in the summer. Besides, the use
of the pasture his land will net him
(26 an acre from the clover seed.
Threaten Life of President.
Chicago, Sept. 8.--The police have
in their possession today two letters
threatening the life of President Tsft
when he visits Chicsgo on his Western
trip. Extraordinary precautions are
being taken. Captain Porter, of the
secret service, tskes little stock in the
letters. He said: "These letters are
from cranks and we are not even con
sidring them seriously." Despite
this statement it is known that the
Chicago police intend to take unuxual
precautions in guarding the president
during his stay in the city.
Deluge in Kansas Capital.
Topeka, Kan., SepL 8. This city is
Hooded today as the result of the heav
iest rain ever recorded in this vicinity.
The street cars have been put out of
commission. 1 newsier in the strets
is from three inches to three feet in
depth. The rain began late yesterday
sud continued throughout laat night
and today. At 10 o'clock this morning
the official rain gauge showed that 8.7
inches hai fallen. All the stresms in
this section are swollen.
Buys Subtreasury Site.
San Francisco, SepL 8. The United
States government is now the owner
of a plot of ground on the southwest
corner of Pine and Sansome streets,
where'the subtreasury building will be
erected. Yesterday afternoon the gov
ernment officials turned over to the
representatives of Virginia Vanderbilt
a draft for $375,000 in payment for
the corner. At present the subtreas
ury is situated on Commercial street
Bradbury Handling Jute.
San Rafael. Cal.. Sept 7. William
B. Bradbury. tJ Corte Mad re capital
ist who began yesterday a year's in
carceration in the penitentiary at San
Quentin. commenced work today in the
jute mill, after an attempt to escape
it on the plea of illness. He slept last
night in a cell room with 200 other
convicts, including a number of mur
derers and other desperate criminals.
Good Profit in Pears.
Medford Bartlett pear growers'
profit can be best calculated when it is
known that J. G. Gore, who has a
seven acre orchard of Bartletls near
Medford, baa already packed seven
carloads of fruit from hia orchard, and
there are fully four more carloads
from these seven acres. The shipments
will average 460 boxes to the car,
which at $2.20 per box, ia $1,012 per
car, or $11,132 from the eleven car
loads, or $1,690 per acre.
Remarkable Sunflower.
Pendleton A sunflower bearing on
the main stalk 70 buds and blossoms,
and on a branch 45 buds, making a to
tal of 115 flowers, which will be pro
duced from the single seed, ia growing
in the yard of County Recorder Hend
ley, in Pendleton. While the flowers
which have bloomed are not extraordi
narily large they are of good size and
Mr. Hendley is going to ssve the seed,
hoping that he has produced a plant
that will prove valuable.
Wallowa County Wool Leads.
Wallowa Wallowa county has ship
ped out about 1,700,000 pounds of
wool, the clip of 1909. It netted the
growers a full third of a million dol
lars. Not only this, but the grader
who superintended the shipping de
clared that it waa the best wool in the
state. The average weight of the
Wallowa fleeces this year was over 10
pounds, while fully half of one man's
clip averaged 13 ' pounds per fleece.
Coos Apples for Hswail.
Marshfield Members of the Coos
County Fruitgrowers' association met
a few days ago to discuss the matter
of marketing apples. It was decided
to furnish 1,000 boxes boxes of Graven
stein apples to the Pacific Hawaiian
Fruit company. Judge John S. Coke
addressed the meeting and said that
loos county in a lew years would sur
pass Hood River the district in fruit
production.
Oregon Caves in Reserve.
Salem The governor's office is in
receipt of a copy of a proclamation by
President Taft retting aside the roun
try embracing the Oregon caves in the
Siskiyou national forest and reserving
snd withdrawing the same from all
forms ot appropriation under the pub
lic land laws. The proclamation is
issued in accordance with an act of
congress on the subject passed laat
winter.
WATER RIGHTS ACTED ON.
State Board Takes Up Work Assigned
by New State Law.
Salem Applicationa for the determ
ination of water rights on a number of
Western and Southern Oregon streams
have been made to the state water
board, under the new water law passed
at the last session.
The Rogue river rights will be adju
dicated, if an application filed recently
by A. B. Sayling and F. Y. Allen is
granted, which in all probability will
be done. This will be one of the larg
est projects of the kind in the state.
Petitions are also in for the determina
tion of the rights on Applegate creek.
Little Butte creek, Althouse creek,
Quines creek and Williams creek.
All applications except those for the
Rpgue river and Williams creek waters
have been favorably acted upon by the
board. The Little Butte probably will
be the first one taken up.
H. L. Holgate, superintendent of
district No. 1 under the water law, has
resigned his position aa cashier of i
bank at Bonanza and will move to Kla
math Falls, where he will devote all
his time to the business of the state.
Huge Medford Pears.
Medford Three Bartlett pears which
weighed two pounds and aeven ounces
each, ia the kind of fruit E. B. Water
man grows in his orchard, just south
of Medford. The three pears grew in
a cluster and Mr. Waterman was allow
ing them to attain their full size, when
he expected to place them in storsge
for exhibition purposes at the district
fair at Ashland in October, but some
overcurious sightseer had to make
minute inspection of them and they
dropped off. Each of these pears
measured 11 inches in circumference.
Smsll Trscts for Fruit.
Monroe Six hunderd acres of the
flr.est orchard land in this section is
being platted into smsll trscts by the
orchard company and will be sold out
ss smsll homes for families. The
orchard company will plant the entire
tract to fruit trees, thst a uniform
system may be maintained and that
certain fruits may be grown for con
venient msrkets. The land will not be
offered for sale before a year.
Rogue River Pear Crop.
Medford It ia estimated that 300
carloads of pears will be shipped from
the Rogue River valley. Cars are now
going forward at the rate of eight a
day, which will increase in number
daily. Nearly all estimates are being
exceeded by the actual yield. Fruit
is of better quality and greater quan
tity than previously supposed, and
market conditions promise better
prices.
Electric Line from Siuslaw.
Marshfield N. B. Leonard, of Eu
gene, is trying to interest Coos bay
people in the building of an electric
line from the Siuslsw to this place.
Leonard is an engineer and promoter
for the electric line which ia being
built from Eugene to Florence snd the
plan is to extend it on to Cooa bay.
provided the people of this locality and
those along the line ean be interested.
Psaches Net S600 Per Acre.
Grants Pass Seventy-two hundred
dollars is not a bad income from only
12 acres of land, and goes to show what
advantages can be realized by syste
matic methods in orchard culture. The
crop from 12 acres of peach orchard
was recently sold by E. W. Shattuck
for $600 per acre, on the trees. Ore
gon as a whole offers better induce
ments for scientific orchsrd methods
than any other state in the union at
present
Salem Secures Glove Factory.
Salem In accordance with prelimin
ary plana announced some time ago,
me aiem Doara oi trade baa closed a
contract with J. W. Gleason & Sons,
whereby a site is donated to the Glea-
sons for the purpose of erecting there
on a cloth glove and mitten factory.
Within five years the glove concern
promises to employ 75 people and have
a payroll of $1,600 a month.
Heavy Crops Around Brownsville.
Brownsville The first of the first
fall month finds this section haa had
magnificent crops and bountiful harv
ests. Wheat runs from 20 to 40 bush
els per acre and oats from 40 to 80 per
acre. Hay was a good crop and hops
and potatoes promise well.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Bluestem, 94c; club, 85c;
red Ruasian, 83 he; valley, 88c; fife,
85e; Turkey red, 85c; forty-fold,
87 He
Barley Feed, $26.50 per ton; brew
ing, $27.60.
Corn Whole, $35; cracked, $36 per
ton.
Hay Timothy, Willamette valley,
$12(16 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $17
(.118; mixed, $15.50i 18.50; alfalfa.
$13.60; clover, $ll(ii 13 r cheat, $13i
14.50.
Grain bags, C,'4c each.
Butter City creamery, extras, 34c;
fancy outside crtamery, 30fti34c; per
pound; store, 21ri22c. Butter fat
prices average lc per pound under
regu'ar butter prices.
Eggs Oregon ranch, candled, 20(4
31c.
Poultry Hens, 16J,e; springs, 17c;
roosters, 9m 10c; ducks, young, 14c;
geese, young, 10c; turkeys, 20c;
squsbs, $l.i 5d 2 per dozen.
Pork Fancy, 1 Un 11.6 per pound.
Veal Extra, 9 V" 10c per pound.
Fruits Apples, $Wi2.25 per box;
pears, $1.25ri2; peschts. 40e($l per
crste; cantaloupes, $1.25(i 1.75; plums,
25(i75e per box; watermelons, l(rt
l'4c Pr pound; grapes, 60c(;$ 1.75 per
crate; casaoas, $I.50fi2 per dozen.
Potatoes $1 per sack; sweet pota
toes, 3c per pound.
Onions $1.25 per ssck.
Vegetables Beans, 4w5c per pound;
cabbage, l(.i 1 4c : cauliflower, 75c(j
$1.25 per dozen ; celery, 60cw $1 ; com,
15d! 20c; cucumbers, 10(i25c; onions,
12(ll5c; parsley. 35c; peas. 7c per
pound; peppers, 5(j10c; radishes, 15c
per dozen; spinach, 5c per pound;
squash, 6c; tomatoes, 60(i75c per box.
Hops 1909 contracts. 21c; 1908
crop. 14(15c; 1907 crop. He; 1906
crop, 8c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 16(d2Ze per
pound; valley, 23((;25c; mohair, choice.
24(i25c
Cattle Steers, top. $4.5004.60;
fair to good, $4((4.25; common, $3.75
t4; cows, top, $3.40(i3.65; fair to
good, $3di 3.25; common to medium,
$2.6C.i2.75; calves, top. $56i5.60;
heavy, $3.5014; bulls and stags, $2.75
&3.Z5; common, $2(-i2.60;. T
Sheep Top wethers, 4; fair to
good, $3.50df3.75; ewes. Se lesson all
grades: yearlings, best $4; fair to
good, $3.50(t!3.75; spring lambs, f 5t
6.25.
Hogs Best $8.50; fair to good, $S
.i8.25 stackers, $6y7; Chinia fata,
$7.508.
Producing
Orchards
For Sale-
We will sell a limited amount of land and set the
same to peaches, apples or pears, care for the
6ame for three rears ravine all taxes and other &
jjg. expenses
For terms address
Columbia Land Co., I
- R. R. WOOD. Secretary.
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. Pirtkni, Ore.
Peadletsi, Ore,
Celt, Ore. 2
Louis Scholl jr.,
For Reliable Fire Insurance, Surreylng,
Notary Public and Real Estate.
Phone Main 27 Bridge St., Echo, Or.
Grain Wanted
We Want to Buy
WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, RYE
And Will Pay the Highest Market Price.
Our Mill is again ready to run, having been
thoroughly overhauled.
Henrietta Milling & Grain Co.
ECHO, OREGON
NEW LIVERY STABLE
C. R. Bonney fc Sons, Props.
New Rigs, New Harness
KEW WHIPS, NEW ROBES, NEW HORSES
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