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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1906)
if Proposed Oregon Tax Law litiiiii hi I ii in t In. in h ) ( ApMI-HHIir til MV I'lTl I I i -I I f l,f IIMMI-HH- Incut Penally fur refusing.) Seel ion V I . Any pcrnon iimhchhim) fur liny year 1 nay I 1 1 in 1 1 1 of the n nm-HHor till nllii'iiil cert 1 f 1 -1 t nf lluit fuel, 11 r i-1 upon (lie rcfui-iil uf (In- HNKi-MMiir lo yivc the Hime ho idilill be lined ill llii- hiiiii if 1 1 (!, li lie eul lei-leil by Hie ier-'ill Icmainlilig (lie Hume in nil net Inn in tin inline nf the pnrly injnreil before nny ji"liet. nf n. .( jM eiiiinty. ( II ,i I ' I 1 nil). , II H 1 1 In 111 1 HiniiM' ) ( AmmckhiiicIiI rull Wlinl ti enntll ill . ) Seel lull That peel ion .'III7I ufllie CihIi-m nii'l Statutes uf (Ireeuii, eiiiniilei liiil niiiiiitnti i by llun. Charles It. Bel luiger ninl Will nt in W. Cotton, lie nn-l (In- nunc hereby is nuii'inlcd lu reuil mm fu Inw h : 'I lie IIPi'i-HPur plinll pel down ill (lie its- fmpiiieht rull, in hi- iii nil luinns, iiii-I according to tin- M-tt, information lie tun nliliin 1. I lie Inline nf nil taxable K-ri"iiiH ill 1 1 if county iipi'cpmiiIiIp liy linn. 2. A di-si-ripf ion uf eneli Intel or mr Cel nf hind 10 - tnxcd, pH-fifyifig under teiiriile lii-ieU tin- t ' 1 1 r-1 1 1 1 , range, Ittnl Mi rl inn in wlin l! n Inn, I li,-,., in t rates 1 11 it evccdiiig 11 ijunrter Peel inn life, .pi Hi) In lln- government purvey, ur If ill t idol M 1 1. 1 lots ninl lih iflii., then I lu ll M 1 1 1 1 1. r uf the nt iin. I lilnek. .'I 'I he niiinlii r uf Hi-rcM nn-l irt nf III1 ll'To, lip nenr 111 t ln Mime fill! lie II" ferlll 'lied, unless the pnlllll Imi iliviileil into bhsks iin. I lots. I. I he full lllnll VIlllIM uf l-IM'll (Hireel 4if llllnl III xeil . 5. 'I he linnl.li- K-rpunul property WW fled by or In lie taxed lo h 1 1' I M-r-ull Its imiilel hy law, it n 1 the full cash Vlllue thereof, ninl exemil InliP allowed. II. The total valuation of nil prox-rly In xi" I, nal anil ier-onnl . I nr (M'liveliii-nee the assessment roll limy Ih- ii idol po iip to (how pcianit -ly assessments of real property or lainlp lltlil lot, lllltl IIPNI-HPIIII'lltM OI M-rPOlllll property. ( IVnnlta ilir ... .m.-nl rull In In- itlvl.li-il In f . 1 l fur I inoriilt-lii-i-, hi- fur nt nf rull In j.r.-n-iil riitiiin.iii iii- Ik Inn n l.luto -l lurin, In -1iiiiK r nl mi. I .1-rni'iiiil tr-i-rt . nij him 'K'i'. n-l In iiik it li nt-rr-iinr 1 1 v r u in li-r. lnr mi. I utiMi-tl'lv A-i--nr Dm) lint hnm'm liinri (I, mi inn m n In IhkI.' tout ) (City, t i I Inge, or tow ll ill wllieh I.iIp lire pit imleil lo he Imiin-il . ) Sift ion "it. When Int.H are hituateil in any ily, village, or town, a pint uf M h nh phiil I ha e In en reeorileil.t he fit V, VI 1 Inge, tir tow II fit nilteil i-l ill 11 In 111 1 "I It it'll the mi ine are i-citicd ill the assess- 1 1 it -i 1 1 mil, (N.i rliHI.Kf ) (Tru-t iruM-rty Ilcproscntnt ivo char acter nf holder designated.) Sect ion i.'7. Thai peel ion 3ll73 of the mIch alnl Statutes of Oregon, Coliiiileil ittnl nntiotateil hy llnti. Charles II. Ht-I-1 1 1 iy -r ti n I NV 1 1 1 nt 1 1 1 W. Cotton, lie and the pimii' hereby In amended to renl as follows: When any peroit in assessed iin trus tee, guardian, executor, or itilminipt nil -r it tlepiiiK'nt ion uf hip. reprcscnta! ive t'haritt'ter phiill 1m- aiMeil to Inn inline, lllnl pllt ll liMM-pPinellt plmll If elitereil ill tt peiiintt line from hip iinliviilunl n--M-pMiit nl , ainl he i-liall If iiPNPt-peil f..r the real ainl M-rMUiitl prup-rly heM hy linn in pueh reprepeiitutivu clmruoU-r ut (he full V ll 1 1 if thereof. ( Nti t-liniiKi', t-tf.l I ii-.iiilrp llinl i-i r-.miil. t nlmll lit- KMHi-Mit-il a a wrt-ll k ri'l, -riii-riy lull Klin- Appeppineut ainl tuMttinn of iimli viile.l inten-pt iireal or f rpnniilprnif rty .) Section "M. An iimliviilti.l interept in IiiiiiIh or lot.-, or other real property, limy he itppi-ppeil mnl taxed uh h licit . Any M-rpon ilepirinj; to my the tax on iin innliviilcil intcrcpl in any real prop-4-rty may ilo mo hy paying the tax col lector n piiin fiiial lo pueh iroMirtion of the cut ire taxes cliarpul on the cut ire tract iim the interept paiil on hears to the w hole. (Nnw: hut i iiinimrn Iti-viMiiMi I.nwN Wanlilng t in, imA, net-linn ill ) Ucal prujH.-rty How ilcm'rilxil.) Section '!i. Tlmt Miftion H074 of tlu 'pes ainl Statutes of Oregon, compiled llllil Hllllntateil hy Moll. ( hiirli-H 1(. Ilel- liuernn.l William W. Cotton, Jm ami the PHine hereby in nmcinltxl to read as follows: If tht land assessed lie less or other tliun a subdivision according to the I'nitcd States survey, unless the same lie divided into lots and blocks so that it cull lie definitely described, it shall lie described by K'ivinn the Ixiunduries thereof, or by reference to tl description thereof by number as contained in the tlcscription I took uh hereinafter provided or in such other manner as to mako the lescript ion certain. ( 1'i-rinllM inn- nf it iinmlii-r, rcferrl tin In a tlt-i-r I illon lunik iiiiiIiiIhIiii-iI hk n ii riiiHiii'iil rt-i'-oril In Iim Ih t-iilli-riiir'ii i.llli'i- In lu-u nf n liii'li-M mil I . 1 1 1 it . Ih I o t-r 1 1 it l 1 1 1 . Tills jirov IkIoii in lini riiM t'tl Irtiin W H.ililiiKl'io ) (Wliat sliall bo Hullicioiit description in iisscssiiient .) ' Heel ion !!(). That section :t()7.r of the CimIch ainl Statutes of Oregon, coinpiletl tiiul aniiotat-tl by lion. CharlcH It. Itcl liner mnl William W. Cotton, bo and ho mm mo hereby iri ameniled to reml as follows: It shall be Hiillicicnt to describe, lands, in all procoedinns relative to the assess ing, collecting, atlveriisintr, or selliiiK the same for taxes, by initial letter, ab breviations, (Inures, friii1! ions, ami cx- llotv lie Srorrd. f!cn. KnMicli, tlm KukIIhIi offlcer who ri'iircsenteil that country nt tho roivnt French maneuvers, received the fol lowing letter lifter IiIh trtumpliant re turn from the Hoer war: "My Iear French: You are a jrrent Prltlsh Kenenil. I want your nulo graph; but, whatever you do, don't let your secretary write It." Needless to my, nays an exchange, tho hoy got the nutonrnpli, nntl a tinned pliotofraph of hi a hero to boot I pulii-nts lo ili-pinnte the township, innce, peel inn, pn rl. of peel ion, d isln nee, course, lii nriiit', and d ireeel ion, and a Iso the number of loin and blis'ks, or mrl I hereof. ( Nn i-linn.-, t-ni-t-.t In Nin.llfv lln- iifrinUnlvi n 1 1 1 i -1 I ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 to iin ri'n.mii wllh 1 1 M. in- i. nil inn II) iini-iI ) ( I t-s'-riil it in bipik ( 'oiiIciiIh.) Seel ion. 'I I. There sllllll be kept ill the olliei. of the (ax collector It litsik, to be know n lis the iles'Tipl iun bisik, w hicli mIiiiII hi" iirrimce.l by nrdt-r of sections or liind claims, townships, and ronttcx. The iissi-ssor limy ruler therein, under tin- proM-r numerical headiin.', any tract of llllnl by a metes lllnl IphiIhIm ileHtTlp 1 ion lln-reof, Hit i ut I -t I within such land fill i III or sect inn, II lid sllll 1 1 l ve to each Intel uf land so di-senls-d and entered a miinber, li Is-ili siiiiiled lis Tax No. , and I lie t riicts in each such sec tion and land claim shall be numbered coiisi-ciiI ively. Such number shall be placed on the assessment and tax rolls to indicate thai cerlaill piece of nil I cm Inle 1 M'ti r i ti n such number in the de scription book, ftllil tit-scribed by metes and I m ii m. I m under Hiich number in (he descript imi lunik ; ami in all prtsved- illKH for t he liHMi SHIiielit , levy, or collec tion of tuxi-N, or sale of proM-rty, or other proceedings, for collection of te liiiiiient taxes, said ilesiiiat ion shall Is- a siillicieiil ilescript mil, and it sliall not be neci ssiiry to enter in such pro- lins a description of such tract by metes and Ipiuinls. ( Ni- ; i-'iin I'ltrt- ltt-vi-iitit- Lain Wn-thlnirlnn, l k., i l lltni C ) (hivision of assessment made iipiii whole tract I'ayineiit nf lax nn part nf I met.) Sect ion .'II!. Any s rsnn desiring to pay tnxi-H nn any irt or irtn nf any real estate heretofure or liert-after as S' s-tetl us one parcel or tract may do so hy applying t the lax collector, who must carefully invest i (.'lit and ascer tain the relative or pr"Kirt innate tabic sjtid part bears to the whole tract us- sessed, on which I Minis the assessment must Is- divided and the tax Collected a nimbly: Provided, where the as sessed vu hint imi nf t he t raft to be di vid ed exceeds $1.', (1011, a notice slat intf the division must be sent lo the known several owners interested in the tract, by registered mail, unless they all ap ply to the tax collector lo divide the as sessment; and if no protest apiinst said division Is- liled with the tax colltftor within fifteen days from date of notice, the tax collector sliiill duly accept I'ay ineiit and issue ereeipt imi the tipJKir tiunment as by him made. In cases win-re protest is tiled to said division, the matter shall be heard by ll on ly court at its next regular session fur transaction or county Inisiliess, ami tne coiinly court shall niHke a linn I division of the said assessment, ami the tax col lector shall colled , accept, and receipt for salt! taxes nn determined anil or dered by the county court. (N't-v; t-ninpHrt- a MUiit-w lint hllnllnr Mntutr In W Rlilim't.in ) (Ijimls of unknown owner !low des crilftl). Section .'!:!. Tlial Hcction .'to7i of the Codes and Statutes of Oregon, eoiujiiled iind annotaied by Hon. Charles It. Bol linger and William W. Cotton, bo and the same hereby in umcndod to read as follows: When (ho name of the ow ner of lands or lot liable to taxation is un known, such lands or lots shall bo dc scrils'd as that of unknown owner or unknown owners, ami the value thereof set i low n in the assessment roll, in the same manner that lands of known own ers are rciiuircil to be desorilxtl, ami the value thereof ilenirliuted. If the properly on such assessment roll shall lie arranp'tl in the order of its ltsit t ion, ami not in alphabetical arrunp' inent by the owner's name, then tho lands or lots of such unknown owners shall lie. inserted in their proper place according to locution. ( nulla nil ri-l.-ri-ii. t- lothi- ort'iipniit-y of Inint Innviilil 'Hlnekliiirn v. l.i In" i.t or. 77 I'm-. 7li..) (Form of assessment roll). Sect ion .'11 . That sect ion .'1077 of the Codes ami Statutes of Oregon, compiled and annotated by Hon. Charles It. l'.el linjter and William W. Cotton, bo ami tho same hereby is amended to read as follows: The un 'ssmont roll shall be made out in tabular form, in 80iarate col umns, with appropriate heads, after the manner sMci(lett below, with such ad ditional columns an may by law bo pro scribed or us may lie doomed necessary, ami for convenience may bo divided in to jiartrt so that aascssments of lands, lots, or other real ami personal estates, appear in soarato parts thereof, as nearly as convenient in the following form, varying tho same as tho circum stances may require: Lots. c p t? 3 c I II nil llrrnk. "Rnck from tie east, eh?" greeted tho highwayman. "How did you make out?" "Pretty rough," replied tho pick pocket. "I pot snapped up nn do Judt;e was Just about to give me nix months when I thought I'd get off by telling him I was an Iceman." "Did do Kiinio work?" "I should sny not! When ho heard I was an Iceman ho tavo uie a vear." B B "i O CD 5 o o ? I g h: : a f.ANI Ninin- nf In .nyi 1 Imr fit-trr nf ImikIiii' Att-lr.- i lly tif . V n I nl iiit ri'lmiiilliii' mnl Unfk In j i I IH.Il- . kIhi- nf iiih' Ii I m ry mnl i-.iil.iin iil -5 ..N urn li.-r nf iiiIIi-h - I "I iVnliin uZ i NuiiiImt nf Illlli'H f i '-' ? ;'lll llll . u ;, I i No in 14-r nf tllllrn 5 t S: Z Vlll! i i c V. Mnii.-y, nntrn mnl i-rnnnt. Sliliri-n nf Ptoek Vtilm- nf fnrm niinliliii-ry, lniii nii'iiln, w NK'inn, .-l.- Ilnniii'liiil.l fiirnlliin-, i l- NunilM-r nf lmr'n Vitlni- Nimiln-r nf i-Mtl- Vulnc ; N urn N-r nf r.hi-eji j Valun i Niim l-r nf nw ltn 'hin i liniMi vitlin- nf nil .riin-rty Kii-inilimiN. i, 'lot nl value of tnmlili1 irnii-rly (I'rovl'leit tliat th roll mar Is- (tlvlili-d fnr i-nnvi-nli-in-e. Tiif fnrm nf rull ui-il liy tn-ftrly II the i-niinlli-i. I mi. .llnl liy till- nerri-tr of tnlt- ini-rrly li-rn-i It it mlli-il for. ft ml It I- ralli-.j fnr nn-ri-ly In-cmiM It hn In-ri- lo l.m-l.-i'ii in-i-il. It lit I.RM-.I on t ht-nrlirini-iilftfcM-i-ini-tit u li l-li w In nfTi-rt (.nor tn tin' art nf I'ml, mnl in Ix-tlrr ilenlKin-il yi tin' nl.l liiw llimi t li c . rev. rut S.-vi-rnl rnnmlt-ii In tin- utatt- iiirlu.liiiK M 1 1 1 1 1 1 f 1 1 1 1 r 1 1 liavi- (.Mill. I dinni;'' frcim tin- rem mot) fnrm iirri-ary. ami pmi iiri- vni riKl fnrniH nf rnlU ili-i(ii-i tn mi-i't tln-ir ii Ik ami cxj.i-- rti-in-i-. 'Mil- Inriim r iiiint-inli-'l lit-u-in an l.aM-.l iijioti tin- ex prri.-ni-ii nf mn-li nnmtn-i. riini(.ariil with lln-pri-vi-nt nvual fnrm nf rull. ami arr 1ivIu;iii-1 to .irnilt a ilivivinii nf thr- l.nrk Int.. parts, iiivnlini; ttii- mil mn in lulu, lamln, and pt-rsnnal property ii dt-aired.) (Additional columns in roll F.ntrics to be made therein.) Section 155. That section .'!07S of the Codes and Statutes of Oregon, compiled and annotated by Hon. Charles 15. Bel linger and William W. Cotton, be ami the same hereby is amended to read as follows: In the assessment and tax rolls of the several counties, in addition to the col umns elsewhere provided for, there shall lie lulded columns head resect ive ly "Cities," " School Districts," "Amount City Tax," "Amount School District Tax," and if there be a rt or other municiial taxing aency in such county, addit ional columns for the name of such iort or other municipal taxing agency, and for the amount of such jxirt or other taxes. It shall lie the duty i f the several v unity assessors in making their assessment to enter opjKisite each item of jxtrperty assr-sned, in its appr. prlati' column, the name of the incor jMinited city or town, and the number of the school district, and the name uf the Hirt or other municjial taxmaen- cy, if any, In which each item ot proj erty assessed is taxable. (No rlimiKO, i-xi'i'pl to provlilo tlmt jmrtH ami ol her iiiiiiiii ipal tatliig ai.-i-iicU's, if any, (.hall tii'Kivi-ii ool iun ns In Hit-roll.) (To bo continued next week) I'at'a A On a motor car tour of the County Mayo, which the Karl of Altamout made with "Malrrtln," an Irish goa 800 n, for general assistant, they pass ed a neat little eottuge, with a pretty bit of garden. "Who lives there?" asked the earl. "Is It there?" Malrrtln said, Indlg nnntly. "Sure, doesn't ould Pat Mur phy live there." "Oh. does he?" said tho earl, not knowing In the least, as he confesses in Kngllsh Country Life, who "ould Pat Murphy" was. "Peed he does," said Malrrtln, "and hhn a hundhred If he'B a day so he lb." "One hundred years old!" the earl said, In astonishment. "Heed and he Is," reiterated Malrr tln. "He's been dead these three years, nnd ho was OS when ho dled." Warmlnir I'p. "Iltmning for any ollice this yetr?'' risk oil the mnn with the bullions nosn. "Not yet," answered the mnn with I lie rliiiinmon beard. "But I'm U'fe'fflntf for It." Francis Soott Key had just written the "Star SpntiKloil Banner." "In days to come," he said, "when peo ple hear that hour they will stand on their feet and listen to It wllh uncovered henilB!" Vet even he had no premonition thnt the day would come when the playing of "The Star Spangled Bunner" by a theater orchestra would innko the people within hearing rise to their feet na one mnn, grab their wraps and make a dive for tbu eiits. ; I I OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST j .. i i BUSINESS PAhALYZED. Car Shortage Cauting Heavy Lotset to Shippers. McMitiiivllli To s-ty nolhiri fif the enr mmriae lor lln- immense lumis-r , trade in this cnunty, shiis-rs are at j.;ist .'iici ears shurt. A M'-M inn vi I le lioplniyi-r said Ihnt the crnwers in this purl of the county nn- already losers , by IL'UHH) on account, of not Is-inw' nlile to iet ears when they had a chance to sell, and lit! le relief is in sijfht. Wool shipments have been delayed, nrnl the farmers put, to K'P-iit inconven ience ii rid loss. The potato crop Is wait in shipment with no cars. A real, part. of it is on the sidetracks ami a fn-r.e would re sult in "Tent loss. A jirominent. ship-)i-r sa id : "The cnmjmny dis s not build enoujih nirs to keep up with the wonderful in crease of business, and what, they have nn- issirly handled. For instance, cars I come in lu re every day from the Fast, i nn- unloaded here and are sent empty jto Portland, alter slaying here for two lor three days. They could just lis Well ho loaded here for Portland. The car shortage is the greatest, bandi'iiii in business this section of country has eer suffered from." Lane Could Ue 3,000 Car. Fucnc The Willamette valley car shortage is seriously affect in the busi ness of Ijiiic county lumls r concerns. The liooth-Kelly eomjittny's hi mill at Wendlin has closed down on that ac count, forcing Is-tween l!.")ii and 4'H) men into idleness. Tin; comjiany's Sprintrlield mill is rurminjr only in tlie day time, the niht shift bavin been laid off seventl moiitlis ao, for-in 1'KI men to seek employment elsewhere, 'i'he comiany at the pn-scnt time is short l,7iHlcitrs, and it is estimated tlmt the total shnrtae in the county is :1,ihhi cars. The. Mohawk Lumber com miiy's mill has closed down. Brownsville Feels Gloomy. Brownsville Inability to obtain cars for tntns)ortnt ion of lumlicr is paralyz in the business of the lumlM-rmen of this section. The shortae has existeil ! for seven weeks, during which period not a sinle car has lieen loaded at this station, the railroad comjiany alisolute 1 ly refusing to supply itrs at all. That 'no relief is in siht is jtotent from the j fact that a eonfereiuv, held in Portland ,a few days ao, between Mayor W. P. : Flmore, of this city, and J. P. O'Brien, of the Siuthern Pacific, in reference to the car shortage, failol utterly, no encouraKement whatever Ix-ing offered. Linn Needs 50 for Grain. Allmny There is rent suffering from the car shortae in towns on the branch lines in this jmrt of the state, lie inn a railroad junct ion and a distri- liiilirur luiint AUuiiiv im more fnvorml ,1 ,...(!,... ,...ii,. V.f , i; tions even here are very Uid. Shippers llldll IMIHl XIIU Vi,1 I'lll - mil get oirs for Portland, but absolute- lv nothing for the south. The greatest . need is for cars for grain and farm pro duce on branch lines. Shippers are un able to till orders, and the demand for iitrs is growing greater every day. At least ill cars are needed now for grain alone. Inconvenience at Grants Pass. (irants Pass The Southern Pacific I will not furnish cars for California jxiints, except for fruit. The California Pine Box it Lumber company is also handicapped by not being able to get lumber shipiHil from outside points, but tlie company is running its usual force, and is putting in full time. The Fruit (i rowers' union has been able to .get all the cars needed to ship apples I hot h to California and the Fast . Merch-, . 1 1 - . - . 1 I ants have lecn inconvenienced. Woooburn Wants 68- Woixlburn If relief docs not come soon there will be considerable loss from the car shortage here,' if a freeze comes and the contents of warehouses j are affected. Among the cars needed .are lti for potatoes, 20 for hay and 22 I f I. ... llf ll -CO.. lor lioin. to inese on can, pome were ordered before November 1 . Farmers are anxious to sell, but the commission houses cannot buy so long as theycan- j not get cars. Clackamas Wants Better Roads. Oregon City Commendable interest in bringing about an improved condi 1 1 ion in many of the highways of the county is lieing exhibited hy the taxpay ers residing in several of the important i road districts. Several meetings have been held in different sections of the I county, when a special tax has been or ' tiered levied, the proceeds from which 'will bo utilized, together with what may be appropriated by the county, in placing in substanital reair the thor oughfares in such districts. At a meet ing of the taxjiayers of tlie Highland road district a special lax of 0 mills was ordered levied for this purpose. Irrigation at Freewater. Freewater Winter irrigation of the Hudson Bay district, 10 miles below this city, is jow in full prorgess, irri gation from the big Burlingame ditch anil its laterals covering an area of about 20,000 acres of fruit anil rich al falfa lands. At this season of tho year all the waters of the Wulla Walla and tho Tuni-a-luni rivers below the Pea- cock and Kaglo mills in this city are j Wool Fastern Oregon avei age bvst, available for irrigation, which has ( 131 8c per pound, according to shrink proved to bo a successful plan in this age; valley, 20 21c, according to tine 1 particular district. jnessj mohair, choice, 2o28e. EVEHY COUNTY PAID IN FULL Oregon la Out of Debt, and Will Ba Until Early Next Year. Salem For tlie first time in the his tory of tlie slate every county lias jdiid its stale taxes in full. In the last, j thn-e or four years the payments have been prompt, and only two or three count ies were delirnpicnt, and only for comjm nit i vely smal I :eims. Now, bow-j ever, that tlie last half of the state tax, from the several counties is delinijiient, a balance of accounts has Is-en struck and not a dollar is found to If due the state. ('Mil a few days ao one county had not paid, but, the county treasurer remitted before delimpieficy started the accumulation of interest. Thouh the finances of the state are in excellent condition and the state has not a dollar of debt, it is npjuircnt that the treasury will ! depicted early in l'.i07. and that fur some time warrants must, If indorsed for want of funds and j the state must jtfiy interest thereon. No more state tuxes will lx; due until April . Corn in Benton County. Corvallis On old wlmit land in this county, John Whitnker, livin1- miles south of ( orvallis, grew this smson 1,- h X I bushels of corn on 14 acres of ground. The yield is more than 70 bushels per acre, which is understood to Is- a sat isfactory yield in the corn belt of the Middle West. The soil is sandy loam, but has Ix-on cropped for many ydirs to wheat. The sum-as Mr. Whitaker has had this and other years w ill h itd him to plant a larger acreage of corn next season. Will Colonize Big Tract. Oreon City Jude T. F. Hyan has made the. haIc for II. rirn, of Texas, of KiNi acres of land, four miles north iist of Molallu, to W. II. Hair, of Can by. This farm will be suMivided into small tracts and disposed of through a plan of colonization. Only 80 acres of the lare trttct are under cultivation, but the rest can easily Ih1 chit red by the individiml purchaseas of the tracts. The land is rich and productive and is one of the most fertile sections in the county. Can Factory for Astoria. Astoria Articles of incorporation of the Kendall Can company have been filed in the county clerk's office. The inf irjxmitors are Geore W. Sanborn, F. P. Kendall and (i. C. Fulton, and the capital stock is tim,0X, divided into l,i Ha- shares of $100 each. The company is making arrangements for the erection of a plant that will be eijuipiHil with the most modern machin ery for the manufacture of all cla.sses of cans. Favor Phonetic Readers. Pendleton The sixth annual conven tion of the eastern division of the State Teachers' association, adopted a' ' resolution reiiuesting the State Test-1 ' '",K ""1!'on a,1Pl "n , . i . i ' im oiusea on a system oi pno- Cold Weather in John Day. Canyon City John I lay valley resi-' dents have experienced a sharp taste of 1 winter, show falling in the mountains until some of the roads were almost im-' passihle. o stock was lost, and there is no fuel famine here. PORTLAND MARKETS. Fruits Apples, Common to choice, 50em"5e per box; choice to fancy, $1 2.50; grapes, $1 .60(2 2.25 per crate; pears, $l(rl.50; cranberries, $12f.f-13 per barrel; persimmons, fl.5cper box. , egetables I abbage, 1 4 (m I 2c; muntlower, fi.-'O per dozen; celery, ,b (" AK' Per dozen 'ad, 30c per ilnviin nniona 1 OnV 1 9Ll ni.r HoTon dozen; onions, 10(fl2,S,c per dozen; bell peppers, 8c; pumpkins, l.c per -pound; spinach, 4(t 5o per pound;' squash, 1(i 14C; turnips, i0e(ii jl per sack; carrots, UOifJ? $1 per sack; beets, ' $1.25(ft)1.50 per sack; horseradish, 9(W) 10c per pound; sweet potatoes, 24 2Se per pound. Onions Oregon, 75c(?$l per cwt. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancy, $1(-1.10; common, TOfJDOc. Butter Fancy creamery, 27(3 32 ,lsc per pound. Kggs Oregon ranch, 35378C per dozen . Poultry Average old hens, 12(5? 13c per pound; mixed chickens, 12(?12c; spring, 12S8'(,-13Sse; old roosters, 8 10c; dressed chickens, 14 15c; tur keys, live, 1717 lgc; turkeys, dressed, choice, 21228c; geese, live, 10c; ducks, 15lltc;. Wheat Club, 63fl4c; bluestem, f)7(i f8c; valley, 0titi7c; red, (il 62c. Oats No. 1 white, $2525.50; gray, $24.50fi 25 per ton. Barley Feed, $2121.50 per ton; brewing, $22.50; rolled, $22.5024. Bye $1.40 1.45 per cwt. Com Whole, $20; cracked, $27 per ton. Hay Valley timothy, Xo. 1,'$1112 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $14 1; clover, $7(?8; cheat, $7. 50 8. 50; grain hay, $7.508.50; alfalfa, $11.50; vetch hay, $77.50. Veal Hressed, S..Sc per pound. lieef Dressed bulls, 1 2c per pound; cows, 45c; country steers, ftOt.bye. Mutton Dressed, fancy, 8lJsc per pound; ordinary, G(a7c. Pork Dressed, 08e per pound. Hops ll14c per pound, according to quality. POLICE SLAVES 0T A BABY. Turn Ihr Vfatlnn ( palrl Mown for m IVrlod of Two !. Tho olliclnls of the Children's So ciety breathed n Ik1i of relief when they Kt rid of n 2rnrold linliy Isiy who wns in their hands the Inst tw-i wceka. Tin-re have been hundreds of 2-ycfir-olds tn the -ety rismm sltn the organization wits founded, hut noun ever compared with the little unknown who ttiinle things m lively that ttwro wasn't nn hour' pence while he stayed In the place. On the flight of Oct. 4 little Samson, ns he was quickly called, wns found In Corlenrs Monk park, where he hud been nhaiiddiied. He was furiied over to a cop. who took him to the Ieliin cey str--t jsillce station. Thence hn wns shtppf'd t the Children's society. He was n pretty little oungsfer, with light hair, big hlue eyes and fair com plexion, and he was fairly well dress ed. Although unable to talk, he made It known that he wanted n drink of water and a couple of cops on reserve made a rush to wait on him When tlie tot drank his fill he let the dipper fly nnd caught Policeman Sullivan over tho eye. He laughed In gloe when he tww the cop rubbing the pore Rot and ctrnlghtwny bawled for nil he van worth until the dlpfier was handed back to him. A second time he let It rip nnd It rrmshed through a window of the back room. Seeing that he had done some de struction, he apeared to be happy for a while, but once his eyes rested upon the checkers nnd dominoes on the ta ble he slid off the bench and toddled over. The big cops dhhi't like the In terruption of the game, but there was nothing to do but quit then and there. Samson gathered all the checkers and dominoes together and then let loose a fusillade. Laughing nnd chuckling, ha threw every one at the cops, who dodged and fled from the room. Left alone, Samson toddled acrow the room and kicked over every cuspi dor, overturned benches and chairs and with a mighty effort tlpjied the heavy tnble. The rergennt, hearing the rack et, rushed In and Just nailed Samson In the act of hurling a brush through a pane of glass. The cops were ac cused of cowardice for not standing; their ground and the doorman was threatened with charges. Two blue coats w ere detailed to watch the young ster, while the others were set to work straightening out the disordered room. New York Sun. "It Is nine hundred jears since the failure of a bank In China," said a bank examiner. "Ovet Bine hundred years ago, in the reign of II! Hung, a bank failed. Ill Huna nad the fail ure Investigated ,and to his indigna tion found It had been due to reckless and shady conduct on the part of the director and the president. Hi Huns at once Issued an edict that the next time a bank failed the heads of Its president and directors were to be cut off. This edict, which has never lieen revoked, has made China's banking In stitutions the safest In the world." The Washington State Fish Commis sion reports that fish can be frozen solid and thawed back to life, if not exposed to the sun or allowed to set more than twelve to fourteen degrees tielow the freezing point. Salmon from the raclflc coast could be frozen and transported to the Atlantic coast and resuscitated to full life under proper conditions. The results of this test will be that live salmon, frozen in blocks of Ice, may lie shipped to the Atlantic coast market before long. The test has not been made, but a com pany at Taku harbor, In Alaska, will make the experiment. The Geneva correspondent of a Lon don paper thinks the sums done In a Swiss school sufficiently extraordinary to telegraph some of them to his Jour nal. The father of a schoolboy, aged 8, living at Chaux de Fonds, sends to the Impartial the following problems as siH'clmens of the home work the youngster had recently been set to work out at the cnntonal school : Mul tiply 5,101,520,253,035 by 3,530,2.-2,015,-105. The boy obtained the following answer : 18.000,052,153.375,778.242,003, G75. Divide 71.421,283,542,000,000 by 24.538,714.212. After some hours' work the youngster obtained as answer 2.910,555,523. Tho mere reading of those terrible figures should make ev ery small boy glad he does not live In Switzerland. In Western Beaver County. Oklaho ma, what Is known geologically as the Dakota sandstone rises from Its dip un der tlie plains, and Isolated fragments of striking contour stand like sentinels in tlie silence of the lonely country. Erosion by wind and rain has worn these pyramids of sandstone till they resemble tall chimneys of fantastic de sign, cap lying on cap till It would seem that a push would topple them to the ground. Many natural formations alleged to resemble human faces, etc., require a stretch of Imagination to fill lu the detail. Six miles east of Ken ton, however, Is a Dakota standstone chipped and chiseled by the elements till Its likeness lu silhouette to the head of a woman Is perfecct. Every feature, chin, mouth, nose and brow, la cut against tho sky In clearest out line. The head rounds gracefully to the neck, which offers a slender sui port to the mass of rock above It. The face Is that of au aristocratic Colonial dame. Don't bet on your popularity.