W OM AN.
1 si^'
r
^
i . t b « r e t h a t 1 w o u ld
.
r
.a t« ?
W lia t c h a n g e o f
r
I
minJ o r h e a r t
7j i n o t m a k e in a n y , e v e r y p a r t .
I " but Bay, ‘T h i s b e d e a ir e a o f t h e e ? ’
1 ^ ’*, tb e „ b i t e m o o n r u l e a th e re e tle iw
nJ d raw * ita tid e a to a u a w e r h e r
J * ,» e e t w ill.
■ doea y o u r a l ig h te a t w ia h a r o u a e a n d
i,
th rill
„
o b e d ie n c e a n e c a ta a y .
. f,„,liah h e a r t o f w o m a n ! E v e n so
f rhey m a k e o f m a n a in a a t e r , n o t a
I
Qi)i te,
I
,
lo r e b y lo v i n g ; s o o n o r la t e
Iw a a a rrh •v e a rie a o f h ia w o r s h i p ,
l.o ,
IxU only la g r e a t lo v e w h e n tw o c a n
I j o t b ^ r o u d s u d h u m b l e in e q u a l i t y .
Ijppincott.
____________
Darkie’s C r im e .
WOMAN In th e s u rg e ry , sir,
,n d say» sh e m u s t aee y o u a t
• once." I looked u p fro m m y pa
. lt tbe sp e ak er— M a ry , th e h o u se
[¡Id—With a w eary sig h . T h e life of
,|or is not, to u se a tim e -w o rn a n d
Liups vulgar a p h o rism , " a ll b e e r a n d
Itties,” and c e rta in ly m in e o n t h a t
L had not lx‘en. S ic k n e ss w a s v e ry
Vnlent In t'o lb o u rn e . a n d th e Ills of
thousand I n h a b ita n ts w e re In th e
L b of tw o d o cto rs. B e sid es, th e r e
L b e e n an o u tb re a k o f sm a llp o x
„,1 the n av v ies e n g a g e d In c u ttin g
fne» railw ay to Jo in th e O o lb o u rn e
minua. an d o f la te w e h a d h a d o u r
Lds full. E v id e n tly m y d e s ire fo r a
I,at evening w as no w d e stro y e d ,
fold the person se n d in h e r n a m e ? "
I Inquired.
I-Xo, sir; sh e s a id I w a s to look
Lrp and a sk you to co m e a t o n ce—>
L repeated, ‘a t o n ce,’ glr; a n d , oh,
l-re was an a w fu l look In h e r e y e s."
| l rose and w en t to t h e s u rg e ry , a n d
Vre found a y o ung w o m a n . S h e d id
reply to my g re e tin g , b u t a t once
lunged Into th e o b je c t o f h e r m ission,
ler husband. Bill C ro ssln n d , h a d m et
Ktb an accident on a c u ttin g o f tb e
H
I
m zr
“too CA.V TELL BILL ANYTHING."
»• railway, a n d h a d been b ro u g h t
on a stre tc h e r In a " b a d w a y .”
“I will be w ith y o u r h u sb a n d in a
w minutes," I rep lied , se ein g t h a t
e natnre of th e c a s e ' d e m a n d e d m y
itant attention.
The woman left m e, a n d p ro c u rin g
hat I thought n e c e s sa ry , I h u rrie d to
squalid y ard In w h ic h B ill C ross-
lived. C olbourue, lik e m a n y o th e r
,11 towns, had s lu m s a lm o s t a s b ad
»me of those w h ich w e a r e to ld e x ­
in the E ast E nd o f L o n d o n , w h e re
iter» and o th er p e s tile n c e s th r iv e like
In a n 111 k e p t g a rd e n .
The
In th is y a rd w e re ric k e ty , a n d
of them filthy a n d a b o m in a b le .
1 found th e in ju re d m a n ly in g on a
which had b een Im p ro v ise d Into
1*4. An old w o m an w a s a tte n d in g
iui wants, an d b y th e firep lace a n
ly man—a n a v v y — sto o d .
As I
iroached th e bed h e le f t th e ho use,
patient w as a s tro n g , lu s ty lo o king
low, with a n a lm o s t n e g ro eo tn p lex-
, crisp black h a ir a n d m u sta c h e .
1 speedily e x a m in e d h is in ju rie s , a u d
“lad them of a se rio u s n a tu r e . H is
had been se v e re ly c ru s h e d , a n d a
of one h ad p e n e tr a te d a lung.
1® he bore up w ith w o n d e rfu l cour-
*nd scarcely e m itte d
a g ro a n
■> I handled h im .
H a v in g d o n e
ng p o ssible f o r h is c o m fo rt. I
cod to leavfe t h e h o u se, a t th e
« time b eck o n in g h ls w if e to fol
■»e, w ith th e id e a o f w a r n in g h e r
the danger h er h u s b a n d w u s In. T h e
man n o tic e d th e m o tio n , a u d
me.
Doctor,” he sa id fa in tly , “ th e r e ’s
thing I w a n t to k n o w . N o w te ll
m I done fo r? ”
the question w a s so p o in te d ly p u t
it quite u p se t m y e q u ilib riu m . I
• to h e s ita te in m y e v a s iv e a n -
* to him, b u t h e q u ic k ly » to pped
Dont he a fra id o’ to llin ’ m e,” he
hd roughly. “ Bill C ro ss la n d a in ’t a
hrd—-|lie’s sto o d w o rs e th a n th is —
/•cheated th e h a n g m a n o’ b is noose,
, hell not s h rin k fro m a d e c e n t
't h now."
‘ wondered a t t h i s a llu s io n to th e
m’s noose,” b u t tr ie d to re-
ite w ith him , te llin g h im It w a s
_J****ry th a t he sh o u ld be q u ie t, a n d
i W ’alk.
here, d o c to r," h e re p lie d . In a
^ determined to n e, “ I ’m a g o in g to
,
tru th from y o u a f o r e y o u go.
It out o’ y ou o r I ’ll lim b It o u t,
ond bis b la c k e y e s g le a m e d
‘W '
coals.
*"<> I re m o n stra te d w ith h im , but
rtf*.
Dot hfked m e, a n d a t la* t hla
^ in te rfered .
i« 0"-'* " <o>l Bill a n y t h i n ’, »lr,” sh e
^ him k n o w If h e ’» g u t to
10 his checks, a n d m a y b e h e ’ll
b hw t0r **■ 1 ,g n o n e to o good a
» liv e d ,” a n d s h e J e rk e d h e r
®ter her sh o u ld e r a t th e re c u m
“Wre.
"W ell, th e n ," 1 reulinl “f ...
w ell be fran k . T he fact |* |
V t.w t he had stu m b led o ’e o a »time, s u p ­
v»rv l u t t . ».
.
1 •*. ‘ en tertain
vary little hope of your huabaud a re- posed to have tum bled from u tru c k
covery. ’
8
afo re him. an d th e tru c k 'a d broke hi»
"Y e h ear th a t, BUI? D octor s a y . tmek i w or a blt aun-y a t a r s t a n d
y e r to paaa In yer checks, ao Just v « then I began to be a fra id they m ig h t
Iflt re a d y a n d do It!"
J r »race It to me. B ut I said now t to
I was amazed at her cold-blooded nobody, an d th e in q u est sa id a s how
tone.
tw ere a accident, a n d 1 d id n a , tro u b le
m yself. T hen Liz a n d I w or spliced,
"• '» « : i k n o w d t t r
" I ’octor!" I turned to and though w e q u arre le d yet I w ould
th e bed. "S it dow n. M artha, bring a done a n y th in ' for hegi T hee k n o w ’s t
th e doctor a c h a ir," an d th e old worn It, dostna. L iz?"
T he w om an looked up. H er fa c e
a n placed one close to the bed for me.
W hen I h ad seated m yself—for I w as |>a!e in th e ex trem e; her b lack
th o u g h t It twat to hum or h l m - h e look­ eyes blazed, an d h er fingers tw itc h e d .
She rose an d approached th e bedside.
ed round the room an d said:
"M urderer!" she blsoed betw een h e r
"N ow , I ’m a-goln’ to m ake a confes­
clenched teeth.
sion. D on’t a n y of yer git In te rru p tin ’,
Ah, Liz!" th e m an replied calm ly
cau se I ca n ’t speak so w ell.” H e
enough, " ’tie no good a-calltn' m e th a t
p aused, a n d th e n w ent on:
" B re a th seem s terrib le short!" Then, now ; w hat th e e ’gt b e tte r do is to fe tc h
tu rn in g hla bead to me, he rem arked- » p reach in ' chap to p ray for m e!”
"A p reach ln ’ chap! No! I did like
"Y er rem em ber th a t ’ere accident to
th ee a bit till now, b u t------A p re a c h ln ’
Je m B a rk er nigh on a tw elvem onth
chap! she broke off In a voice of su ­
s in ’?’’
prem e d isd ain a n d m ockery. "N o!”
1 nodded, fo r 1 recollected lt p e r­
“ Lis! L iz!" th e m a n 's voice broke In
fectly. One of th e drivers In th e tu n ­ Im ploring sobs. "F o rg lv s m»! F o rg iv e
nel Ju st o u tsid e th e tow n had slipped me! D octor," an d he tu rn e d w ith a
an d fallen on a rail in the d ark. A piteous look to me, "ax her to forglv*
load o f e a rth had passed over hls m e."
body, b reak in g hls back, an d death
T h e w om an w u sta n d in g w ith her
bad resulted a lm o st in stan tly . H e w as h an d s clenched, an d her eyes g leam ing
found shortly a fte rw a rd , a n d tb e coro­ —a s ta tu e o f F u ry . I th en noticed, fo r
n e r’s Jury retu rn e d a verdict of “acci­ th e first tim e, th a t she w as a r e m a rk ­
d e n ta l d eath ."
ably handsom e w om an, though r a th e r
W ell," th e In ju red m an pursued, coarse. I w ent ro u n d th e bed to her.
" th a t ’ere accid en t w or no accident!
"M rs. C ross land.” I said q u ietly ,
I t w or no accident! I t wot su rn at else. “your h u sb an d m ay not live th ro u g h ­
1 had b e tte r tell ye th a t Je m B ark er o ut the night. I>o n ot let him go from
an d 1 w or m ates; he w or called ’G uz­ th is w orld to th e next, w h a te v e r l t
zler,’ ’cause he could sw allow so m uch m ay have in sto re for him , w ith o u t
d rin k —like soap suds dow n a to ugh, your forgiveness. D on’t you rem em ­
a s th e sa y ln ’ la. I w or called ’D ark le,’ ber th e old p ray er, ‘F a th e r, fo rg iv e us
’cau se— well, ye can see w hy If ye look our tresp asses, a s we fo rg iv e th o se
a t m e physog. I could do a fairiah who tre sp a s s a g a in s t us’?’’
T he f u r y g rad u ally died o ut o f th e
drop o’ liquor a t tim es, b u t th e w u st
of lt w or th a t w e both w or fond o’ the w om an's face, her h an d s unclenched,
sa m e gell—th a t’s Liz o’er y onder"; an d te a rs w elled Into her eyes. H er
au d he nodded In th e direction of hls bosom heaved a s If suppressed sobs
th e n , a s
w ife, w ho w as seated on a box which w ere alm o st b u rstin g lt;
stood b en eath a w indow . H er eyes though th e effort w ere too m uch, sh e
dropped on her knees beside tb e bed
w ere fixed on th e speaker.
“ L iz!" he suddenly exclaim ed and an d sobbed aloud.
C rossland w as f a s t sin k in g ;
bis
w ith so m ew h at m ore energy th a n he
h ad displayed In th e n a rra tiv e , fo r hls b re a th cam e In difficult gasps, a n d h is
b reath had failed him several tim es d a rk visage grew alm o st ash y pale.
"L iz! L is!" b e m u rm u red fa in tly ,
then, “Liz, Liz! don’t look a t m e like
th a t! I oanna b ear lt! I can n a!" and “do you forgive m e?"
Still th e w om an sobbed on. H e r
he broke off Into a long groan.
H is w ife dropped h er eyes, b u t »till g rief wag p o ig n an t— w as lt for th e s in ­
s a t like a sta tu e , w ith her h an d s clasp ­ fulness o f her h u sb a n d or for th e
ed In her lap. T h e in ju re d m an stru g ­ m em ory of her p a s t love? I ask ed m y ­
self. T he old w om an—M a rth a —-who
gled for b reath , an d th e n w en t on:
w as evidently a Hom an C atholic, cro ss­
“ I know ’d L iz w or fond o’ Jem ,
ed h erself a n d called upon th e V irgin
’cause he w or fa ir an d handsom e, b ut
S ain t to h ave m ercy on th e u n fo rtu ­
I loved her th e bestesL Ay, though
n ate m a n 's aoul, w hile he, In m oat e n ­
w e be navvies, doctor, we can love—
d earin g tones. Im plored hls w ife's fo r­
only som e people th in k s a s how we
giveness.
Ju st p a ir off like! B ut th e y ’re w rong.
A t last th e paro x y sm of te a rs sp e n t
W ell, to be g e ttln ’ on w l’ m y story.
Itself an d th e w om an becam e calm er,
Liz ’ere had no eyes fo r m e w h en Jem
tho u g h sh e still k n elt w ith her face
w or sh o u t, a n d I g ot Jealous. All th e
hidden in her han d s. I b en t over h e r
old frien d sh ip ’tw een m e a n d Je m wor
an d w h isp ered :
gone on my side, an d 1 began to bate
"M rs. C roasland, one w ord to m ake
’Ini. T h e c risis cam e one n ig h t wbeD
him happy. H e's dying! R em em ber
I m eets Liz aco n iln ’ b ack from th e tun-
the p ray er, ’F orgive us ou r tresp asses
nel. w h ich w o r th e n b ein ’ bored. I
w or on day d u ty , a n d Je m w o r w o rk ln ’
S he raised her bead. T h ere w as a
a t n ig h ts, ’cau se th en we w orked d sy
new lig h t sh in in g on th e tear-stain ed
a n d n ig h t in s h ifts . She h ad t a ’en him
face.
dow n som e su p p e r a n d I could see
“ Y es," she re tu rn e d , “w e should fo r­
how th in g s w o r goln’. So I up and give. Y ears ago, w hen I w ent to a
tells h e r of m e love, an d a x e s h e r to
S unday school, I w as told th a t! B u t
m a rry m e. L iz tre a te d m e b e tte r ’an 'tis hard, sir—so h a rd —'ca u se I loved
I th o w t she w ould h ave; sh e Ju s t says, Je m go, an d ’lm I didna c a re —— ”
’Bill, 1 don’t d islik e ye. b u t I like Jem
"H u sh !" I raised a w arn in g finger.
better, an d I ’ve prom ised ’lm .’ I wor "H la lift Is ebbing aw ay . Come, M rs.
fu rio u s—th e e ’s t rem em ber lt, I dossay. C rossland."
Liz—b u t she J u rs t tu rn s on ’e r heel
"L la!"
an d w alk s off. sa y ln ’ a s w hen the
T h e n am e cam e very fa in tly . Cross-
d rin k w or In th e w it wor out! I had land'a h an d stra y e d over th e coverlet,
had drink, th ee k now ’st. I w ent dow n an d 1 took hers a n d placed lt w ith in
to the tu n n el an d m eets Je m a-cornin’ hls. She rose, an d bending o v er th e
o ut w l’ a tru c k o ’ m uck— w e call earth m u rd erer, pressed a long klas upon hie
m uck, thee k n o w ’st. I dinna let him forehead. H e opened hls eyes an d m et
see th a t I w or a n g ry , so I Ju s t Jokes hers, an d th e re he read hla forgiveness.
w l’ him like. As I w or goin’ th ro u g h A sm ile of peace an d co n ten tm en t Il­
th e tunnel a th o w t stru c k m e; If I wor lum ined hls fe a tu re s; he slow ly closed
Ju st to com e up behind Je m , an d g l’e bis eyes a n d sighed, an d on th a t sigh
’lm a push In fro n t of th e tru c k , lt th e sta in e d soul of D ark le C ro sslan d
would p erh ap s lam e ’lm, a n d th e n p e r­ floated over th e border to th a t land
h ap s Liz w ould na be b othered w l’ a from w hich no tra v e le r r e tu rn s .— W av
laine chap. I le ft th e tu n n el a n d w ent pricy.
_______________
’ome. b u t 1 d in n a sleep th a t Vre night.
F o lllc u le * .
N ext d a y I took Je m ’s place driving,
A ny m an can be honest Ju s t a s long
an d ’tw ere th e n I w orked o u t my
plans. T hee k n o w ’s t th e re be tim bers, a s te m p ta tio n does not feel like e x e r t­
called side trees, on each side to su p ­ ing herself.
T o him w ho w ould h an d le th e pen
p o rt th e roof o’ th e tu n n e l till th e
b rick ies ta k e th e w ork in hand, an d I le t It be said th a t th e re Is prose and
th o w t a s how. If I w or to hide In one th e re Is poetry, b u t best of all Is a b s ti­
of them Ju st in th e d a rk e st place, and nence.
A d u sty book proclaim s one o f tw o
w hen Je m com es on ju s t put. o u t my
’an d a n d gle him a push, it would do tilin g s—e ith e r th e ab sen ce of a n y m e r­
all I w anted. I slianna forget th a t Vre it of its ow n or th e ab sen ce o f an y
day! T h e Idea grow ed on me, anil m erit of Its ow ner.
Philosophy rem in d s m e o f a c a n a ry
w hen 1 left w ork, I m ade up m y m ind
to do It. So I w alks dow n a b o u t nine tlm t sings b ravely u n til it Is d a rk , b ut
o’clock th e sa m e night, a n d .j u s t a s 1 refu ses to c h irp a n o th e r note u n til th e
reach ed th e open cu ttin g I heered Jem sun shines o ut once more.
I t is th e reform ed sin n e r w ho be-
w ish Liz good night. I w or fair m ad
w i’ Jealousy. I bad m u rd er in my ’art. llpves th a t vice should be cu red by a p ­
K eep in ’ o ut o’ sig h t o’ Liz, I creeps plications of dynam ite.
T b e ugliest w om an m ay h a v e a very
dow n Ju st in tim e to see Jem ta k e th e
horses baek in to the tu n n el to bring a b eau tifu l soul, b u t love does n ot u su ­
load o’ m uck up. I creeps dow n in ally ta k e ail X ray a p p a r a tu s on his
th e d a rk e s t p a rt, an d p a s t th e shed travels.
F rie n d sh ip Is a splendid a n d a f r u it­
w h ere Bob D alton wor pum pin' air
Into th e tu n n el, w i’out bein’ seen. I ful field, b u t you sh o u ld n 't tr y to p la n t
k now d every inch o’ the place, an d I m arriag e in I t —New O rlean s Tlm es-
a d m ade up m y m ind w here to hide. D e m o c r a t .
I soon found it. ’cause I ’ud p u t a big
A L ong W ay B ack.
sto n e there. B esides. I ’a d picked out
ghe_ M ls 8 C a b b ie’s such a bore!
a sp o t w hich w or alw a y s w et, cause
W hen she sta rte d ta lk in g I noticed------
o f a sp rin g w hich he had tapped above
H e__G racious! I d id n ’t th in k yoo
w hich w or a lw a y s ru n n in ’. T hen it
s trik e s me a s bow . if I m ight stum ble w ere th a t old.
jibe_W h at do you m ean ?
H ow
o’e r It; so I p u ts lt there. 1 a d n a long
..
to w a it a fo re Jem com es dow n the old?
H e__Old enough to ta k e n o tice w hen
tu n n e l, w hich w or a bit on th e Incline ghe sta rte d
talking. — P h ilad elp h ia
■•My ’a r t begins to thum p until I
P
r
e
s
s
.
___________
_________ %
w o r a f ra id Je m m ig h t ’ea r It, *•* Just
E le p h a n t O v e r S ix te e n F e e t T alL
th e n h e cornea up to w here I h ad P™
T here h as recently a rriv e d in G er­
tb e »tone. H e stum bled o e r It, en d
th e borae sw erv ed a little. b ut he n e a r m any th e hide of a n e le p h a n t th a t w as
ly reco v ered hlseelf. and so I put» out 1 « feet 9 Inches high, th is b eing over
th ree feet above th e la rg e st elep h an t
m y h an d a n d gently P»*1» ? J “ ’
t a i l , dow n on tb e line, an d »he: truck ev er know n h ith erto .
goes o 'e r him . 'cause I heered lm
P r o b » b i r n ^ hIn* J , r * • m ,n l l k e ,h *
g ro sn . I »Upped behind * * « * * £ £
discovery th a t he h as been su ck in g s
o u t a g a in Into th e cu ttin g w l o®M>rin suspender b n tto n for ten m inute» un-
seed, a n d b u n k ed off back » tow m j d i r tb e Im pression th a t It’s a cough
w o r scared ! Next m ornln I I f f * 1 1 ;
Lozenge.
bow Je m a d m et w i’ a accident and
P K O l'k U U U U N A L C A R D S .
1)
R J. R. H08M ER
PHYSICIAN
i
SURGEON.
IMwaaas ut tha E ye, Ear and Nose am 3
ta llie s
ik k iu a t io n c o in u r b s s
S ilv e r
L o v in g
Cupa
lo r
F x h ib it s .
h k u ls .
A g r ic u ltu r a l
BIU PL A N T AT COTTA UE OROVB.
T o W o rk t h e L a r g e s t C in n a b a r D e p o sit
in A m eric a .
G overnor C h a m b e rla in Is In re c e ip t
of a le tte r fro m C h a irm a n F re d J.
K elael, of th e e x e c u tiv e c o m m itte e of
th e N a tio n a l Irrig a tio n c o n g re ss , c a ll­
ing a tte n tio n to th e fo u r $500 p riz e s
to be a w a rd e d a t th e s e ss io n o f th e
c o n g re ss In S e p te m b e r. T h e p riz e s
a r e s ilv e r lo ving c u p s, o n e f o r th e
b e s t e x h ib it of h ops, o n e fo r th e b e s t
show ing of b a rley , o n e fo r th e fin est
d isp la y of v a rie d fre s h f r n lts , an d
o n e fo r th e b e s t sh o w in g o f s u g a r
b eets, w ith th e h ig h e s t p e r c e n ta g e of
m tgar. T h e cu p to b e g iv en fo r t h e
b e s t d isp la y o f f r u it is d e s c rib e d a s
b e in g 23 In ch es In h e ig h t a n d w eig h s
270 o unces. I t is o f s ilv e r a n d r e p re ­
se n ts th e G oddess P o m o n a d is tr ib u t­
in g th e k in d ly f r u its o f th e e a r th .
T h e le tte r u rg e s G o v e rn o r C h a m b e r
lain to b e p re s e n t, if p o ssib le, a n d to
see th a t O regon Is fittin g ly re p re s e n t
cd. a s th e s u b je c ts d isc u sse d will be of
g r e a t Im p o rta n c e to th is s ta te . I t w ill
p robobly n o t be c o n v e n ie n t fo r Gov-
e n o r C h a m b e rla in to go to O g d en to
a tte n d th e C o n g ress, w h ich m e e ts
S e p te m b e r 15.
A 300-ton q u ic k s ilv e r p la n t is g o in g
u p o n th e B lac k B u tte m in e s n e a r C o t­
ta g e G ro v e, in w h ic h G. B. D en n is, of
S p o k a n e , Is in te re s te d .
" F o u r y e a r s o f u n in te r ru p te d d ev el
o p m e n t, s a id M r. D e n n is,” h a s e x ­
p o se d th e m o s t e x p a n s iv e im b ed d in g
o f c in n ib a r o re o n th e A m e ric a n c o n ­
ti n e n t if n o t in th e w o rld . T h e w o rk
r e p r e s e n ts a n e x p e n d itu r e o f n e a rly
$500.000.
" T h e B lac k B u tte q u ic k s ilv e r m in e s
a r e lo c a te d in L a n e c o u n ty , so m e IS
m ile s fro m C o tta g e G ro v e. D u rin g th e
fo u r y e a rs 12,000 f e e t o f w o rk h a s b een
d o n e, w h ic h in c lu d e s a v e r tic a l s h a ft
to th e 1000-foot lev el. A t e a c h 100-foot
s ta tio n a d r i f t r u n n in g o n th e fo o t w all
h a s b e e n d riv e n e ith e r a id e o f th e s h a ft
th e fu ll le n g th o f th e p ay sh o o t. 227
fe e t, a n d a t e a c h le v e l t h e led g e h a s
b e e n c r o s s c u t f o r Its fu ll w id th o f $0
fe e t.
'T h e a v e r a g e o f t h e o r e la a b o u t 15
In q u ic k s ilv e r o r $10 a to n , a n d th e r e
Is now b lo ck ed o u t m o re th a n $2.000.-
000 In q u ic k s ilv e r. T h e p r e s e n t 40-
to n s m e ltin g e r d is tillin g p la n t Is b e ­
in g e n la rg e d to a 300-ton c a p a c ity a n d
th e m in e e q u ip p e d w ith a co m p le te
W A R N E R VALLEY C O N TRO VER SY.
e le c tr ic a l w a te rp o w e r p la n t, fu rn is h ­
in g p o w e r a n d lig h t, w h ic h p la c e s th e
S e t t le r s A re V ery A s x io a a O v er t h e O u t­ p ro p e rty in p o sitio n fo r w o rk in g u p o n
c o m e o f It.
a v e ry la r g e sc a le .’’
A n u m b e r o f r e s id e n ts o f W a r n e r
B rick S u p p ly E q u a ls D em a n d .
Valley. L ak e C ounty, w ere In S alem
T h e fo rc e o f w o rk m e n h a s c o m p le t­
re c e n tly to In te rv ie w m e m b e rs o f th e
s t a te lan d b o ard r e g a r d in g th e o u t­ ed th e b u r n in g o f a k iln o f 300.0B0
com e of th e c o n tro v e rs y o v e r th e p o s­ b ric k s, a n d now tk e su p p ly of m a te r ia l
sessio n of th e ir h o m es. T h e litig a tio n is su fficien t to k e e p c o n s tru c tio n w o rk
b efo re th e fe d e ra l la n d d e p a r tm e n t r e ­ In p ro g re s s a t th e p e a lte n tla r y , re fo rm
su lte d In fa v o r o f th e W a r n e r V alley sch o o l an d asly u m . A t ea c h of th e s e
S to ck com p an y . T h e s e ttle r s cla im e d p la c e s t h e n e w b u ild in g s an d a d d i­
a s h o m e s te a d e rs w h ile th e co m p an y tio n s a r e u n d e r c o n s tru c tio n . S u p e r­
claim ed u n d e r a p u rc h a s e fro m th e in te n d e n t J’a m e s s a y s t h a t a lth o u g h th e
s ta te u n d e r th e sw a m p lan d law s. T h e c o n tr a c t fo r th e c o n s tru c tio n of a n e x ­
se ttle rs , h a v in g b een d e fe a te d , a sk e d e c u tio n c h a m b e r a t th e p riso n d o es n o t
th e board to aid th e m In re ta in in g th e re q u ire its co m p letio n b e fo re J a n u a r y
hom es th e y h a d ta k e n . T h e b o a rd li s t ­ 1, th e b u ild in g w ill b e re a d y fo r u se
ened to a rg u m e n ts a n d h a s t a k e n th e b e fo re t h a t tim e , an d . s o f a r a s h e ca n
m a tte r u n d e r a d v is e m e n t.
In th e se e now . It w ill b e re a d y b e fo re th e
m ean tim e. G o v e rn o r C h a m b e rla in te le d a te o f a n y h a n g in g no w in p ro sp e c t.
g rap h ed th e fe d e ra l la n d d e p a r tm e n t
H aod R iv er A p p les C o n tr a c te d .
n o t to Issu e a p a te n t c o n v e y in g th e
J o s e p h A .'W ils o n , m a n a g e r o f th e
lan d to th e s t a te u n til h e r e q u e s te d It.
T h e lan d co m p a n y c a n n o t s e c u r e title H ood R iv e r A p p le g ro w e rs’ U n io n , h a s
to th e land u n til a p a te n t Is s u e s to th e ju s t c o n s u m m a te d a $20.000 a p p le sale.
T h e D av id so n f r u it co m p an y , o f H ood
sta te .
R iv er, is th e p u rc h a s e r, an d h a s d e ­
p o sited $1000 to b in d th e sale. T h e
C o m in g E v e n t s .
M. A. A. C. c a rn iv a l, P o rtla n d , S e p ­ p ric e fo r fa n c y fo u r-tie r S p ltz e n s b e rg s
Is
$2 a b o x ; yellow N ew to n s. $1.80, th e
te m b e r 14-26.
M ultnom ah FYdr A s so c ia tio n races. a p p le s to b e d e liv e re d a t ra ilw a y a t
p ic k in g tim e . B e fo re t h e r e c e n t o r ­
Irv in g to n tr a c k , S e p te m b e r 21-26.
T e a c h e rs ’ in s titu te s — B e v in s, S e p ­ g a n iz a tio n o f t h e u n io n , b u y e rs w e re
te m b e r 7-9; S alem , S e p te m b e r 9-11 p a y in g $1.45 a b ox fo r S p ltz e n b e rg s.
Vale. S e p te m b e r 10-12; O reg o n C ity, T h is is th e la r g e s t f r u it s a le e v e r m a d e
S e p te m b e r 15-17; K la m a th F a lls, S e p ­ In H o o d R iv e r.
te m b e r 28-30; L a k e v ie w . O c to b e r 1-3,
M u ch B u ild in g a t A sh la n d .
an d H illsb o ro , O c to b e r 28-30.
It is e s tim a te d th a t th e v a lu e o f
O regon N a tio n a l G u a rd e n c a m p ­
b
u
ild
in
g
Im p ro v e m e n ts J u s t co m p le te d ,
m ent, S e p te m b e r 3-12; T h ird In fa n try ,
G e a rh a rt P a r k ; S e p a r a te B a tta lio n , o r n o w u n d e r w ay . In A sh la n d w ill
re a c h $50.000, a n d th e h ig h tid e of
R oseburg, S e p te m b e r 3-12.
C a rn iv al, O reg o n C ity , S e p te m b e r b u ild in g a c tiv ity In t h a t c ity fo r t h e
p a s t tw o o r th r e e y e a r s p ro m is e s to
5-8.
b e e q u a le d b e fo re th e c lo se o f th e p r e s ­
L a b o r D ay, P o rtla n d , S e p te m b e r 7.
e
S ta te c o n v e n tio n o f m in in g m en , n t se a so n . A n u m b e r o f n e w b u sin e ss
b u ild in g s h a v e re c e n tly b e e n c o m p le t­
P o rtla n d , S e p te m b e r 7.
J o in t c o n c a te n a tio n o f H o o H oos. ed a n d m a n y n ew an d s u b s ta n tia l r e s i­
d e n c e s a r e n o w In c o u rse o f c o n s tru c ­
P o rtla n d . S e p te m b e r 9.
L in co ln C o u n ty F a ir , T o le d o , S ep ­ tio n th r o u g h o u t th e city .
te m b e r 10-12. /
S a le s o f S c h o o l L a n d .
S ta te F a ir . S alem . S e p te m b e r 14-19.
T h o u g h sa le s o f sc h o o l lan d h a v e
W o o lg ro w era’ A s so c ia tio n ,
B aker
p
r
a
c
tic
a
lly
c e a s e d , th e re c e ip ts o f th e
C ity, S e p te m b e r 14-18.
H a rn e y C o u n ty F a ir , B u rn s , S ep ­ lan d d e p a r tm e n t, a r e u n d lm ln lsh e d .
T h e m o n th ly s ta te m e n t, m a d e b y C lerk
te m b e r 14-20.
G e o rg e G. llrn w p . sh o w s th a t fo r
R a ces. A atelo p e, S e p te m b e r 17-19.
S to c k e x h ib it an d r a c e m e e t, P o r t­ A u g u s t th e c o lle c tio n s w e re $30,038.11,
o r o v e r $1000 a d a y . T h is Is e q u a l to
land. S e p te m b e r 21-26.
th e n o rm a l r e c e ip ts w h ile sch o o l lan d
F a ir , T oledo, S e p te m b e r 22-24.
S eco n d E a s te r n O reg o n D is tric t w a s se llin g . T h e m o n ey no w co m in g
In is co m p o sed chiefly o f d e fe rre d p a y ­
F a ir, T h e D alles. S e p te m b e r 22-26.
C a rn iv a l, P e n d le to n , S e p te m b e r 26-, m e n ts on s a le s h e re to fo re m ade.
O c to b e r 1.
W ill P a c k M e a t a n a L a r g e S c a le .
C a rn iv a l, T h e D alles, S e p te m b e r 28-
R e h o r an d H u la e o f O m ah a. N eb.,
O c to b e r 3.
S eco n d S o u th e rn O reg o n D is tric t h a v e b o u g h t o u t K e r r A H o u s le r’s
F a ir, E u g en e, S e p te m b e r 29-O ctober $ m e a t m a r k e t an d co ld s to r a g e p la n t a t
M cM innville.
T h e y a r e m a k in g a r ­
R a c e m eet. S u m p te r. O c to b e r 1-5.
K la m a th C ounty F a ir, K la m a th F alls. r a n g e m e n ts to c a r r y on a n e x te n s iv e
p o rk a n d m e a t p a c k in g b u sin e ss. M c ­
O c to b e r 6-9.
C rook C o u n ty Jo c k e y C lu b m eet, M in n v ille w a s t h e i r ch o ice, d u e to e x ­
te n s iv e sto c k ra is in g t h e f a rm e r s h a v e
P rln e v llle , O c to b e r 27-29.
g o n e In to th is la s t fo u r o r five y e a rs.
S c o tc h reu n io n , F o ss il, O c to b e r 27.
V am h ill c o u n ty h a s te n tim e s th e sto c k
to d a y It h a d six y e a r s ago.
"
«utile in the A llison A Medaen B uilding.
JJK . B. R. JOB
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
A ll calls prom ptly a tten d ed .
*
Office, Main St. n ex t door to Leader office.
Phone, No. 114.
COTTAGE GROVE, OR.
£ T . ANDERSO N, M. D
Physician and Surgeon
Surgery and Ecinaie d iseases A Specialty. A »
calls promptly attended to.
Office in Sherwood block: N ight ca ll! at
N ew Era Drug store. Pboue 1 M Mala.
0 H N T IS T
O R . H . H . P E T R IR
A ll Work W arranta«.
Cffloa f i n i Dear Waat • ! (k arw oad 8 f n *
J J R E.
c. MACY
DENTIST
Dr. Bnapp'a B u ild ing.
G
J o h n so n
EBY
V O E h t
4
JOHNSON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Cottage Grow,
^
Oregon.
H. K IN O
Attorney-at-Law
Hpectal attention g iven to C ollection!.
C O ÏT AG K GKO VE,
OREGON.
J
E. Y O U N O
IT T O lR I T - lT - L iY
WRaa a e Mala Straat, Waat aid s.
«I
0 .1 1 » » « O r a v a , O r.
M IS C B U v tN B O U R
pOBT. «B IF F IN ,
+ W H G O N -M H K 6 R +
Repairing and Refflllug la Our Trade.
A ll work warranted.
C o a M a i » a i s t s t *., Cottage Grove, Orago«
C. M A D SEN ,
Watchmaker
Watched Clocks and Jewelry
A t L o w e g l P r l o e a ...........
H. WILLARD
CONTRACTOR A BUILDER
EBtlmateii m a d e and a ll kind* of carpentar
w ork e x e m te d a n d n atiftfaction gu aran teed
C o n tr a c t w ork a n p eH alty .
COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON.
F iv e C o n t e s t C a s e s .
F iv e c o n te s t c a s e s, in v o lv in g 800
a c re s o f v alu a b le tim b e r lan d , lo c a te d
25 m ile s e a s t o f A lbany, a r e e n g a g in g
th e a tte n tio n of th e O reg o n C ity lan d
office. T h e ca se s a r e o f m o re th a n o r­
d in a ry in te r e s t. Blnce t h e la n d s upon
w h ich a co m m u ted p ro o f an d c a s h r e ­
c e ip ts w e re issu ed In J a n u a ry . 1902.
h a v e sin c e b een so ld to d is in te r e s te d
p a rtie s . C o n te s ta n ts now a p p e a r b e ­
fo re th e lan d office officials an d alleg e
th a t th » n e rso n s m a k in g p ro o f on th e
la n d s failed to m a in ta in a re s id e n c e
on th e prn.m lses an d r e s o r te d to Ir­
r e g u la r p ra c tic e s In m a k in g final
proof.
l o o k in g fo r D a m S it e s .
Civil E n g in e e r F. H. N ew ell, c h ie f o f
th e U n ite d S ta te s r e c la m a tio n s e r ­
vice w ith a p a rty o f a d v is e rs c o n s is t­
ing o f Civil E n g in e e rs J . B. L lp p ln c o tt.
nf I,o s A ngeles. C al., w h o is in c h a rg e
of th * re c la m a tio n s u rv e y s In C a lifo r­
n ia : H . N. S av ag e, c o n s u ltin g e n ­
g in eer. an d Jo h n T. W h is tle r. In c h a rg e
nf th e O regon w ork, a r e In t h e n e ig h ­
borhood of W e s tfa ll an d W illo w C reek
to in v e s tig a te t h e p ro p o sed s ite s fo r
g o v e rn m e n t re s e r v o ir s In M alheu^
co u n ty .
N ew B u ild in g to e A sh la n d N o rm a l.
T b S c th e m O reg o n s t a te n o rm al
school will open fo r t h e c o m in g y e a r
on S e p te m b e r 14. P r e s id e n t M nlkev,
w h o h a s been tr a v e lin g e x te n s iv e ly
o v e r th e s t a te In t h e I n te re s t o f tjie
in stitu tio n sa y s t h e p ro sp e c ta fo r a t ­
te n d a n c e a r e th e b r ig h te s t In Its h is ­
to ry . T h e n ew a c a d e m ic an d a d m in is­
tr a tio n b u ilding, p ro v id ed fo r b y th e
la s t le g isla tu re . Is b e in g m a h e d to
com pletion It w ill be a fine s tr u c tu r e
an d w ill co at a b o u t $3000.
S c h o o l D is t r ic t B an d a R o a g tit
PORTLAN» MARKETS.
J. W BER«
W. H . B E R G
BER G BR O S.
W h e a t— W alla W a lla , 7 t « 7 » c ; bine-
A im « y O f f ic e
ste m , 8 0 0 8 2 c ; v a lle y , 85c.
Cottage drove, Oregon.
F lo u r— V alley , $ 3 .5 * 0 3 .8 6 per b a r ­
r e l; h e rd w h e a t s tr a ig h ts , $ 3 .5 0 6 )4 .0 0 ;
A i* av ln g a n d a n a ly s in g of ore*, w o rk in g teata.
y an ld ln jr, et<\, etc., by th e la te s t m eth o d * of
h a rd
w h e a t,
p a te n ts , $ 4 .1 0 0 4 .6 0 ; C
Rmf. F a lk e tia u ’* School o f AH*aylug, of San
g ra h a m , $ 3 .3 * 0 3 .7 6 ; w h ale w h eat, Francisco, Cal.
M all O rd e r* S o lic ite d .
S a t is f a c t io n A s s u r e d .
$ 3 .6 6 0 4 .0 0 : ry e w h e a t, $ 4.60.
T h re e d o o rs e a s t of th e poatottlc«.
B a rley — F eed , $ 2 0 .0 0 0 2 1 .0 0 p e r to o ;
b re w in g , $ 2 1 ; ro lle d , $ 2 1 0 2 1 .6 0 .
O a ts— No. 1 w h ite, $ 1 . 0 7 gr ay,
$ 1 ,0 0 0 1 -0 9 p e r c e n ta l.
M illatuffa— B ra a . $22 per to n ; m id ­
d lin g s, $ 2 6 ; s h o rts , $ 2 2 ; c h e p , $ 1 1 ;
EAST A N D SO U T H
lin see d d a ir y food, $19.
— V IA —
H a y — T im o th y , $ 1 4 .0 0 p er to n ;
c lo s e r, n o m in a l; g r a in , $ 1 0 ; r h s a t ,
The 0hasta Rout*
n o m in a l.
— of th è -
B u tte r — F an cy c re a m a ry , 2 2 ^ 0 26c
p er p o n n d ; d a ir y , 1 8 0 2 0 c ; sto re , 16
01«c.
C h eese— F n ll c ream , tw in s , 1 4 r;
Y oung A m erica, 16c; facto ry p rices,
l O D i c less.
P o u ltry — C h ic k e n s, m ix ed , U l j a
12c p er p o n n d ; sp rin g , 1 4 0 l 4 ) { e ;
h e n s , 1 2 0 1 2 ^ e ; b ro ile rs , $%.00 per
d o z e n ; tn r k e y s ,
lire ,
10O 12c per
pound d r e s s e d ,1 4 0 I6 e ; d u c k s , $ 4 0 4 .6 0
per dozen ; geese, $6158.60.
Eggs— O regon rtm c h , 15c.
P o ta to e s— O regon, 7 6 # 8 6 e p er se ek ;
sw eet p o ta to e s, 2 S e p er p o n n d .
W h e a t Becks— I n lota of 1 00, 6 H e .
Beef — G rose ste e rs , $ 3 .7 6 6 )4 .2 6 ;
d ressed . 8 « 7 e p er pound.
V eal— I J ) c per p o u n d .
M u tts n — G rose, $3;
6 H e ; la m b s, g ro w , $ 3 .6 0 ; d ressed , •« .
H ogs— G ro w , $ 8 .6 0 0 6 .7 6 ; d ressed ,
8c.
southern
PACIFIC COMPANY,
Train* learn C otta «;* G r o v b
aud way station s a t 2:14 a m
L t Portland
, t Y. m a m
L r Cottage Grore
2:57 p m
Ar A shland
12: v» a m
Ar Sacram ento
5:00 p m
Ar Han Francisco
7:56 p m
Portland
tor
UM p a
ïio p m
2 :M pm
~
Pi:» p m
U9 a m
au a m
P u llm a n an d T o u rU t C ars
o n b o t h t r a i n a . < h a ir C a r s , S a c r a ­
m e n to to O g d e n a n d a n d E l P a s o a a 4
Tourist Cars
to C h ic a g o , Ht L o u is ,
a n d W a s h in g to n .
N ew
O r le a n s
co n n ectin g i t San Francia«#, wltk several
steam ship lines for Honolulu, Japan, China.
Philippines, Central and Houtli America.
At Albany and Corvallla connecti$*n is made
with C a K Ry trains.
______ _
Independence Passenger «tally, exceptR uaday.
T:$S a. M. I L y . ~
F oriJea«r:~ AT I AM » . Z
It: A . M. I Ar
M' M lnnrllle. . , l . r ! 3 00 r. M.
Il: A . w. I Ar. Independendence.LT I * ot r. ■
ll 4*a m I Ar ......co r r a i l s ........L r 1 1 :« r ■ .
T h e s t a te lan d b o ard h a a co m p leted
H o p e— 1902 cro p , 20c p er ponnd.
Its six th p n e c h a se o f sc h o o l d is tr ic t
T a llo w — P rim e , p er p o n n d , 4 0 6 « ;
Ree A gent Mr D T Awbrey at C ottage G r eet
b o nds th e la s t p u rc h a s e h a ln g $*5nq
station or addrees
of b o n d s o f school d is tr ic t N o 1. Ja ck - N o. 2 a n d g re a w , 2 H O » «
W I COM A If,
Wool
—
V
a
lla
y
,
1
7
«
1
5
c
;
E
a
s
te
rn
son co u n ty . T h e h o o d s b e a r t p e r
G F « Paas, Agl
O reg o n , 1 2 « l » e ; m o h a ir, 3 6 « 3 7 * e .
f o n i L A R D , • G R E G O R .^
c e n t In tereeL
m