TDTKTT c 0TO3 SEVER PUBLISHED SEMI-EEKLY f VOL. XXII DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 8, 1U10. NO. 4 Y II 11 1 1 I 1A ii Jost Opened up A Swell Line of en's, Ladies and Mldren's Oxfords Wc invite your inspection. We will take pleasure in . !- r.ving you the new styles for Spring, 1910. They ,w simply shoe perfection. Prices ranging from $1.75 to $3.50 for Ladies, $3.50 for Men, 75c to $2.50 for Misses and Children. You will want to wear a pair of Oxfords just as sure as the sun shines. Our shoe business has more than doubled in the last three years. We attribute the gain to giving our customers the right shoes at the right prices. A New lot of Ladies Shirt Waists. See those new Indian Head Suitings and Ramie ' Cloth, Ginghams, Percales, Zepher Ginghams, Flaxons. Campbell's St Successor to CAMPBELL S HOLLISTER DALLAS, LECTRIC1TY FOR LIGHTING Is only expensive to people who are wasteful ami careless. To you wlio arc naturally cnrefull, It docs not come lilgli. It la economical because It can be quickly turned off when not needed. With gas or kerosene there Is the temptation to let light burn when not needed to save bother of lighting and adjusting. In some homes the electric light bills amount to only one or two dollars per month. You can probably get some kind of artificial light for less money than elec tric light, but does It save you anything when It limits opportunities for work and recreation ruins your eyesight smokes your walls mars decorations and Increases household work. You could probably save a dollar tomorrow by going without your meals but It wouldn't be eceon omy. It Is not so much what you save, but how you save that counts. WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. RATES Residence on meters, per Kilowatt 16c; Residence, flat per month, 16cp 60c. RATES FOR BUSI NESS HOUSES 25c per drop and 6c per Kilowatt up to 10 drops; over 17 VjO per drop and 6c per Kilowatt. A drop figures 16cp or less. For power rates apply at the office. We are always ready to explain the "ins and outs" of the lighting proposition to you, call on us or phone to us, we are never to busy to talk business. Willamette Valley Company E. W. KEARNS, Manager for Dallas. Office on Mill street, Just north of the Court House. Mutual 1297. Fhoncs Bell 421, dan Spray Pumps with Indestructible Cylinders Hand Spray Pumps For Both Liquid and White Washing Sop our Samples and get Prices raven Bros., Agents DALLAS' POPULAR GROCERY We carry the famous DIAMOND "W" brand of Extracts, Spices, Coffee, Tea and Canned goods. Fresh bread daily. The very best of fruits and veg etables can always be found at our store. SImonton & Scott Dallas, Oregon YOUR, W TT df TUT TP r!Somg I. IS it bright enough and well distributed enough to allow the whole family to read or work in any part of the room m comfort? Isrt tmnur tku na it best brilliancy on the ceiling f Tha Angle Lamp throws its light down spon yosr book or table. It it oil lighting at its best, with the smoke, unci!, and bother of ordi nary lamps eliminated by new methods. Vet it is folly one-half cheaper to bare lhaa even the or dinary lamps. The ANGLE LAMP h a handsome ni chandelier in m operating nmnmc. . MiTMnrished hke r". It may bt tamed a p xll or tamed low withowJ odor. Safely filled while tJTSdZ wka Ft rw twKe a wtk. Floods erery corner of a room, d lendid light. Call and u or wnlt tot catalog. DIET G. REMPEL, Asrt Dallas llv M HOP PRICES FIRM ore I ER I OREGON J Market-Is In Good Shape in Spite of Ijack ol Trading. .. In spite of the absence of business In the hop market, a steady feeling prevails. Growers are not forcing hops on the market, and when any purchase Is reported, it Is at full values, says the Oregonian. English market conditions are re ported by the Kentish Observer of February 10 as follows: With a slightly Increased demand rather more business has been done on the Borough market. Prices remain exceedingly firm for all descriptions of hops, and a slight advance Is notice able In the values of good yearlings and medium new English copper hops. Continental prices for best hops are more than firm, and the same must be reported of the very best Pacific Coast hops. The latest circulars of the English hop factors say, In part: Wild, Neame & Co., London The firmer tendency noted In our last con tinues and a fair quantity of hops, for the time of the year, have been sold during the past week. Prices are firm. Manger & Henley, London There has been a little more inquiry for both new and yearlings and a few parcels have changed hands during the past week. Prices are firm. W. H. & H. Le May, London There is more Inclination to do business. Sev eral growths have been disposed of during the past week. Stocks are small. Some growers are expressing the op inion that'the sodden state of the hop gardens, especially In the Weald of Kent, is injurious to the hop plant. Worcester There is very little trade on the Worcester market, offers of last season's growth being so few. Some sales of older hops have been where holders would take market prices. FOUND DEAD IN ROOM O. G. SHURTLEFF DIES SUDDENLY IN SAN DIEGO HOTEL. HOGS SELL AT $11 Market Reaches Fifty Highest Years. Point in Hogs broke all former records In the Portland market late last week, when the remarkable price of $11 a hund red pounds, live weight, was paid by local packers for the best Eastern Oregon porkers. This price was not only the highest ever paid here in the memory of packers, but leads the whole United States for the last half century at least. For about one week Portland h had the distinction of leading the whole United States in being the high est priced hog market. When hogs went to $10.10 and $10.25 last week, was thought the limit had been reached, but the jump to $11 shows the scant supply of high-class porkers in this market and the strong demand. Was Well Known in Polk County, Having Resided for Many Years at McCoy. News of the death of O. G. Shurt leff, a former well-known resident of McCoy, Polk County, is told in a dis patch from San Diego to yesterday's Oregonian, which says: "O. G. Shurtleff, 70 years old, was found dead In a rooming house here Sunday. From a card on his person It Is learned that his home address is 320 Tenth street, Portland, Oregon. "Shurtleff came here three weeks ago and engaged rooms at the New Carleton Hotel. He soon became well acquainted with other boarders. Sun day, when his absence was noted, en trance to his room was effected and his lifeless body was found in bed. An inquest will be held. "He was an old soldier, papers on his person indicating that he is a member of the G. A. H." O. G. Shurtleff was a pioneer resi dent of Oregon. For 20 years he had lived in Portland and for some time before that resided In Polk County. His wife died four' years ago and since that time Mr. Shurtleff had re sided with Mr. and Mrs. Otto Branders, 320 Tenth Street. He was an uncle of Mrs. Branders. Mr. Shurtleff retired from business several years ago. Three weeks ago he left for San Diego In hope of recovering his health, which had been falling rapidly. IS OFFICER EXEMPT? MORE ROLLING STOCK Loral Railroad Places Orders for Flatcars and Freight Engine. COLD STORAGE PLANT Dallas Market Man Will Establish Plant In Toledo. Henry Ghorke, of Dallas, with Ed Paine, of the Toledo Meat Company, have purchased the City Meat Mar ket of Charles Hartman and have combined the two markets. Johnny Nye, who was a partner of Mr. Paine, will hold the position as meat cutter n the new shop. The new company will build a cold storage and ice plant and run in con Junction with the meat and fish mar ket. The market will be equipped with cold storage counters and all the latest modern Improvements. They will han dle all kinds of meats and fish, and wih manufacture ice for the local Bay trade. It Is the Intention to begin worn on the ice and cold storage plant with in a few days. Toledo Leader. Eastern Trains A'ia Shasta. For the first time In the history of railroading in the west, through trains from San Francisco to the east are passing over the Shasta route of the Southern Pacific. This new route is due to storms and floods and wash outs on the Central Pacific east of Sacramento which have served to ef fectually blockade that route for the time being and caused the traffic de partment to divert the eastern trains over the Shasta route to Portland, thence via the Oregon Short Line to Ogden. Trains west bound from Ogden for San Francisco are being routed over the Short Line via Portland and Ashland. Erb A Van Patten Get Contract. The contract for the work of re modeling the Willamette Hotel in Sa lem has been let to Erb & Van Patten, the well-known contractors who built the Polk County courthouse. Contract or Erb says the work will be hurried through as rapidly as possible and that the hostelry, when remodeled, will be one of the finest in the northwest. Anticipating a marked Increase In business during the coming summer, the Salem, Dallas & Falls City Rail road Company Is adding to its already excellent equipment. Louis Gerllnger, Jr., general manager of the company, Informs the Observer that an order has been placed with the American Car Foundry, of St. Louis, for ten ad ditional flatcars, and that within the next sixty days an order will be placed for a new locomotive, weighing 65 or 70 tons, to be used in the freight ser vice. Mr. Gerllnger says that the connect ing track with the West Side line, now being built at the Derry crossing, will only be used for freight purposes, al though It will hereafter be possible to route the Portland passenger trains into Dallas by way of Derry" in case of an emergency, such as accident or the closing of the Southern Pacific track for repairs between Whiteson and Dallas. Immediately upon the completion of this connection, it is the intention of the company to run the Newberg log train over the West Side line, thus avoiding the heavy grade at Smith- field hill and making it possible to add two cars of logs to the present train The handling of 600 additional cars of logs In a year will enable the New berg sawmill to greatly increase its output and will add materially to the revenue of the railroad company. Southern Pacific trains, Nos. 1 and 2, now stop at Derry Crossing to take on and let off passengers. A comfort able passenger shed has been built there for the accommodation of the patrons of the two roads. This new arrangement will be greatly appre ciated by the traveling public. A change In the passenger schedule to give Falls City better service is contemplated for the coming summer. While the details have not been fully arranged. It Is probable that Falls City will be given an early train out In the morning and a late train In at night. It Is also possible that the pas senger train may be tied up In Falls City each night. Instead of being held over in Dallas as at present Can State of Oregon bo Garnished is Question to Be Settled. An Interesting question has been submitted to the Attorney-General as a result of a suit for the garnishment of the salary of J. L. Green, a Deputy Game Warden, to satisfy a claim of $50 and interest held by one Carl Ehelebe. . The papers In the garnish ment were served upon the Secretary of State last Wednesday, and Attorney-General Crawford was requested to take whatever steps are deemed necessary on behalf of the state. Section 14, article 4, of the consti tution, provides that "provision may be made by general law for bringing suit against the state as to all liabili ties originating after or existing at the time of the adoption of this con stitution; but no special act authoriz ing such suit to be brought, or mak ing compensation to any person claim ing damages against the state, shall ever be passed." The Legislature of 1907 passed law, which was vetoed by Governor Chambeirlain, and passed over hie veto at the 1909 session, providing that salaries, wages and credits of the state or of any subdivision or of any officer or employe thereof, shall be subject to garnishment the same as any private individual or corporation. Now It is up to the Attorney-General to pass an opinion as to whether or not the law of 1909 providing that the state may be garnished Is In conflict with section 14, article 4, of the con stitutton. STATE DAS MODEL BARN BEST DAIRY PLANT IN NORTH WEST AT ASYLUM FARM. Superintendent SU'incr Combines All New and Modern Ideas in Con struction of Buldlng. PENNIES IN DEMAND Pioneer Nurseryman's Advice. In conversation with Mr. Settle meler, the veteran nurseryman of Woodburn, on last Saturday he said to the writer that orchards were be ing planted In some parts of the valley where It was virtually a case of throw ing good money away, aa the land was too flat and wet for trees. Regarding the probability of over-production of apples, he said there was no danger of this, though he remarked that doubtless prices would be lower in the future. He expressed confidence In the apple grower who produces a good apple always getting a fair return for the money expended In growing It. Newberg Graphic. Many People Fall Victims to Drug' gist's Little Joke. After it became noised abroad the past few days after placing a card in his window that Tom Bartholomew, proprietor of a local pharmacy, would give $15 for 1909 Lincoln pennies, many of those who heard of the offer sought Bartholomew to dispose bf their coins, only to find out that they had not quite the required number, says the Medford Tribune. The knowledge that the drug man had suddenly become interested in rare coins came as a surprise and many people hearing that the offer was spot cash, dug Into their purses where they hod kept the Lincoln pen nles as pocket pieces, and proceeded to offer them on the altar of Mam mon the $14.99 profit looked good to them. Staid citizens In automobiles dash ed frantically up In front of the store, school girls who saw a prospect of a new bonnet, matrons who needed the money on account of the rise in prices and In fact almost everyone who-was told of the apparently generous offer fell a. victim to Tom's joke for Joke It surely was, which was readily dis covered as soon as one of the pen nies was offered. "Sure I'll give $15 for 1909 Lincoln pennies," said Tom, when those who wished to make a trade approached him. "Where are the pennies?" "I have only one penny," said one of his customers. "Well, you must get 1908 more. to get the $15 you must have 1909 of them." "Stung," murmured the victim, and there was quite a large number of him, including several of the other sex. NEW PLAN ADOPTED Free Library Would Stimulate Rend ing of Reference Books. An Old Story. A dispatch from Mount Angel to the daily papers tells of the great record made by the crack basketball team of Mount Angel College during the sea son Just ended. The corrwpondent says the team would have won an un broken line of victories, had it not been for the game with the Dallas five. A good many valley team have been obliged to note that same exception In the last five or six years. In order to stimulate reading of the reference books at the library, the li brarian will each week put out on the small reading table a few choice books on given topics. This week she has chosen books on music, art, and amusements. The books are as fol lows: How Music Developed Henderson. The Standard Opera Glass Annes ley. The Story of Music and Musicians Utile. Masters of Music Chopin. Story of Art Throughout the Ages Relnach. Michael Angelo Hurll. Seven Lamps of Architecture Rus kin. Model Houses for Little Money Price. Low Cost Suburban Homes. Picture Making for Pleasure and Profit Baldwin. Home Games and Parties Mott A Selected List of Plays McFad- den. Dame Curtsey's Book of Guessing Contents Glover. What Is declared by experts to be Oregon's model dairy barn can now be found on the State Insane Asylum farm, five miles southeast of Salem It said that a visit to this barn will repay any farmer or dairyman who Is Interested in up-to-date dairying mcth ods. The current number of the Pa cific Homestead prints a picture of the big barn and gives an Interesting de scription of its arrangement, as fol lows: "We publish in this issue of the Homestead pictures of the exterior and Interior of the dairy barn at the farm of the Oregon Insane Asylum, at Sa lem. "Dr. R. E. Lee Stelner, superintend ent of the asylum, has, ever since his appointment to that position, been making special efforts to surround this institution with as nearly perfect sanitary conditions as is possible with the means at his disposal. In this campaign for sanitation Dr. Stelner had the enthusiastic support of the entire medical staff at the asylum consisting of Drs. Griffith, Tamlesle, Robnett, and Evans. "The asylum keeps its own dairy from which the milk is obtained for use by the patients. Dr. Steiner has long been Impressed with the neces sity of pure milk, which he knew could not be obtained from cows which were kept In an unsanitary barn. "For months before the barn was built, the doctor took the matter up with everyone he met whom he thought might know something about dairy barns. We understand that the Hon. A. G. Beals, of Tillamook, gave him very material help. In addition to all of this, Dr. Stelner took a trip East where he inspected many of the up- to-date barns. Best Barn in Northwest. "This Is, without doubt, the best and most hyglenlcally-constructed barn In the Northwest, if not in the entire United States. It Is 184 feet long, 43 feet 8 Inches wide, outside, and 26 feet to the eaves; built on solid con crete foundation extending two feet above the floor. The floor Is of con crete throughout, with manure gut ters and mangers built In. A six-Inch fall in the length of the barn facili tates the washing of the gutters, man gers, etc. The stalls (100 in number) are of Iron Imbedded In the concrete floor and provided with swinging stan chlons, giving the greatest possible comfort to the cows. Twenty-four large windows on either side, each containing over twenty square feet of gloss, provide abundance of light and, being arrang ed to swing In at the top, let In plenty of fresh air without draught, which, with the King ventilating system, In sure perfect ventilation. The cows fae out with a six-foot feeding alley along either wall, with an eleven-foot man ure alley through the center the en tire length of the barn. The entire lower story Is ceiled with corrugated iron, painted white, and can be wash ed with the hose at any time, water for the purpose being piped to all parts of the building. A Hazelwood milking machine has been Installed with a capacity of milking eight cows at one time, the power for same belli furniBhed by .a two-horse electric mo tor. The feed bins, motor and vacuum pump for the milking machine, and space for 260 tons of loose hay are provided for on the upper floor. An overhead litter-carrier system Is installed as well as an overhead milk-carrier from the barn to the cooling room a distance of 600 feet. where all milk will be taken at once to be separated and cooled. "The cows of this dairy are fre quently tested for tuberculosis, as Is also the milk for the presence of bac teria. The bacteriological work Is done by Dr. Bellinger, also a member ol the medical staff. This model dairy plant would be ncomplete unless It were handled by scientific dairyman. This has been secured In the person of Mr. Nelson, a graduate of the dairy department of the Oregon Agricultural College." Cant. Bogardus Again HIM the Bull's Eye This world famous rifle shot who holds the championship record of 100 consecutive shots is living at Lincoln. 111. Recently Interviewed, he nays: "I hare suffered a long time with kidney and bladder trouble and have used several well known kidney medicines all of which gave me no relief until I started taking Foley's Kidney Pills. Before I used Foley's Kidney Pills I wan subletted to severe backache and pains In my kidneys with suppression " law or thwart the mill of the and oftlmes a cloudy voiding. While ! sovereign voter. Candidates thus se upon arising in the morning I would hnuld. In fact, be preferable get dull headaches. Now I have taken h self-boosted variety. Western three bottles of Foley's Kidney Pills L"-r. and feel 10 per cent better. I ana never bothered with my kidneys or bladder and once more feel like my own self. All this I owe solely to Fo ley's Kidney Pills and always recom mend them to my fellow sufferers. Tempo In Teapot. The Intense wsil over the "assem bly plan" reminds the Leader of a tempest in a teapot Neither republican "assemblies" nor democratic "confer ences" can endanger the direct prl- Cliarge Storage Batteries. D. F. Harris, manager of the Dallas Garage, has Installed a rectifier for charging storage batteries and has al so added a stock of dry batteries. The Installation of the apparatus for charging storage batteries will be wel comed by the numerous automobile owners In Dallas, as heretofore It has been necessary to have this work done in 8&lem or Portland. Mr. Harris is busily engaged In getting the big garage In the best possible shape for the opening of the spring and sum mer season. SOME FORMER PRICES Saved A Soldier's Ufe, Faring drain from shot .and shell in the civil war was more agreeable to J." A. Stone, of Kemp. Tex., than facing It from what doctors said was consumption. "I contracted a stub born cold" he writes, "that developed a couch, that stuck to me In spits of My weight How Good News Spreads. "I am ? years old snd travel most of the time." writes B. F. Tolson. of , H remedies for years. Elizabeth town. Ky. Everywhere I aow pounds. Then I hr- go I recommend Electric Bitters, be- " us I- King s New Discovery. cv.i.-. vi i in t ,.. r.ii.it health and ' which completely cured me. I now 1 1 - - . ... . f ..I. m. nf kTidnov or Bladder trnuhl thai I vitality to thetn. They effect a cure ' Is not beyond the reach of medicine, i every time." They never fan to ton No medicine can do more. For sale by! the stomach, regulate the kidneys and Conrad Starin, We have some of the finest and bowels, stimulate the liver. Inn rot-ate the nerow and psrify the Mood. They work wonders for weak, rsn-down mew and somen, restoring strength. wHgh IT! pounds" For Coughs, Colds, La Grippe, Asthma. Hemorrhage, Hoarseness, Croup, Whooping Cough and lung trouble. Its suprrme. Stc II. . Trial bottle free. Guaran teed by All Druggists. .7 . . . rigor and heaJth that's a daily Joy. Call and see the best and cheapest n"s " v ...,.,. thro. Only Sc tsaUsfsctiow is Xtsmp Puller At the Dallas I Legal blanks for sale at this office I positively guaranteed by all dmggtsta. Works, Cost of lilting in Oregon Forty Years Years Ago and Now. Interesting In these days of expen sive living Is the following list of prices handed us yesterday by W. A. Han or, of this city. Mr. Manor says the list was recently discovered by a Hillsboro man In an old account book for the year 1872. The prices then charged would be considered outra geous even now, when It seems that the cost of living has almost reached the limit Here are some of the prices charged for the necessaries f life the year before the great panic: 1 lb. corn starch, Z5c; t spools thread, 25c; can corn, 18c; soda, 15c; 28 lb. C sugar, at II "4c; I bars soap. 25c; onions and onion sets, 25c per lb.; file, 8-lnrh, 50c, now sells 15c or 2 for 25c; bunch matches, 25c; nails, 8c per lb; can peaches, 60c; raisins, 17 He: dried peaches, per lb., 25c; candles, 25c per lb.; nutmeg, $2 per lb.; ( cans tomatoes, $2; granulated sugar, lie per lb. BENEFITS APPARENT Good Results of Spelling; Contests Already In Evidence. That the spelling contests Inaugur ated among the rural schools of Folk County by County Superintendent Seymour last winter are already be ginning to bring about the greatly de sired results is plainly shown by the marked Increase in averages made by the pupils In February as compared with those reached In the January contest. All of the winning schools In the February contest are well within the 90s, and every one of the winners of first place have made a perfect score of 100 per cent The schools of two rooms will have to hurry If they succeed in making a better showing than the one-room schools for the year. The result of the February con test among the rural schools is follows: Fourth Grade. First place Zena, Kola, Parkers, Popcorn, Etna, Concord, McCoy and Highland tie with 100 per cent. (second place Pioneer, 994 per cent. Third place Lincoln, Sunny Slope and Mistletoe tie with 99 per cent. Fifth Grade. First place Parkers, Concord and Mistletoe tie with 100 per cent Second place Enterprise, 99 1-3 per cent Third place Highland, 99 per cent. Sixth Grade. First place Eola, Parkers, Etna and Highland tie with 100 per cent. Second place Salt Creek, 98 per cent. Third place Spring Valley and Popcorn tie with 96 per cent. Seventh Grade. First place Gooseneck, Enterprise, Concord and Highland tie with 100 per cent Second placed Pioneer, 97 per cent. Third place Grand Ronde, 92 per cent. Eighth Grade. First place Kola, Parkers, Etna, Sunny Slope, Highland and Mistletoe tie with 100 per cent Second place Oakhurst, 97 per cent. Third place Zena, 96 per cent. "The showing of the schools for February Is -highly gratifying," said Superintendent Seymour yesterday. "In the fourth, fifth and sixth grades, many schools falling to reach first second or third place made grades of 95 per cent, or better. Forty rural schools wrote on the test this time, and all grades were much better than be fore. The teachers also report much better work In spelling. It is hoped that every school In the county will take part In the next test." ANOTHER OIL COMPANY Polk County Men Will Help Develop Eastern Oregon Prospects. A new company has been organized in Salem known as the Sunset OH Company. The directors of this new company are T. B. Kay, S. A. Man ning, William Cherrington, H. E. Bick ers, of this city; E. H. Hosner, of Mon mouth; W. F. Hammer, of Albany; J. Feller, of Donald, and T. W. David son, of Vale. The company was incorporated Sat urday afternoon with a capital stock of $500,000, with a par value of $1 per share. The Incorporators are T. B. Kay, John A. Carson, and J. L. Stock ton. The stockholders in the Sunset OH Company number about 60 of the prominent citizens of Salem, Albany, Monmouth, Donald, Woodburn and Vale. The newly organized company owns four thousand acres In the immediate vicinity of the Vale oil fields In Mal heur county and the base of their op erations will be near the Eastern Ore gon OH Company and the Mammoth OH Company. Both of these companies have been drilling for some time and have very flattering results. Inasmuch that a flow of oil has been struck by them. The Sunset company has a standard drilling rig which they will ship to Vale, and be ready for actual drilling within 60 days. The excitement over he bright prospects for a big strike of oil In the Vale district Is Intense and the local men interested are en thusiastic at the indications on their territory of oil lands. Salem States man. FATAL END TO QUARREL LARNEY TOM KILLS JEFFREY WACnENO AT GRAND RONDE. Indians Engage In Drunken Row Over Ownership of Horse and Tragedy Follows. MULKEY NOT IN RACE Notice. I have opened a Real Estate office in the City Hall building on Court street, opposite Gall Hotel, and I am now In line to handle all kinds of property. I shall endeavor at all times to give my patrons a square deal. Tours for business, EDWIN JACOBSON. Woald Hsre Co Him Ills Ute Oscar Bowman, Lebanon. Ky, wrim: I have used Foley's Kidney Remedy and take great pleasure in stating It cured ms permanently of kidney disease whkh certainly would hare cost ms my life." For ssJe br Conrad Starin. Koutlu-rn Oregon Proxccator Will Not Run Against Hawley. B. F. Mulkey is not a candidate for congress at this time. In case the next census shows that Oregon is entitled to a third congressman, Mr. Mulkey hopes to be In the third district and will then be an active aspirant for congressional honors. Such were the statements made by Mr. Mulkey at this office this morning, says the Corvallis Times. Speaking of the assembly, this Southern Oregonian says there Is ab solutely no question about the lead- ng republicans la every county In the state being strongly In favor of the assembly. With proper cars to Insure the layman of a square deal In the se lection of delegates It is certain that these will Join the leaders In the as sembly movement Up to the point of an assembly adopting a policy, a plat form on which to stand, not one can question ths wisdom of the assembly Ides, and If there Is a nquars deal In the election of delegates, as Is now as sured, few will find objection to an assembly endorsing Individual candi dates. The voters will have the power snd the privilege of Toting for any Independent candidate In preference to those endorsed by the assembly. Mr. Mulkey left for the south this morning. He now resides) at Medford, having forsaken Jacksonville, despite the fact that he la district attorney and the latter town Is the county seat Ths T. 8. Tewnsend Creamery Com pany will buy all ths eggs offered and pay spot cash at their creamery locat ed en Mill street l-l-lm As In the days when the notorious gallon house flourished on the banks of the Upper Yamhill and contributed its share to the solution of the Indian problem, booze still plays a leading part In thinning the ranks of the wards of the Government on the Grand Ronde reservation. The results formerly brought about by red whis key of the fieriest and fightlngest sort are now accomplished quite as thor oughly and effectually by overindul gence in the equally dangerous but more Insipid "sour wine" produced In the neighborhood of the reservation. as the following tale of a recent trag edy will abundantly prove: Last Sunday morning, one Larney Tom and one Jeffrey Wacheno, both dusky sons of the forest, proceeded to fill their copper-colored hides with sour grape Juice, procured, it la said, at a more or less notorious "Julcery" lo cated near the edge of the reservation. Ill feeling had existed between the two men for some time, and after a few drinks had been taken, warm words were passed between them. After quarreling for a time, Wacheno mounted a horse and rode away. The next that was seen of Wacheno, so for as is known now, was when he rode past the home of Frank Klekor, who lives about two miles southeast of the Butler store. Mr. Klekar was sitting by a window about 1 o'clock In the afternoon, when he saw the Indian riding by. A moment later he saw Larney Tom ride by. Tom over took Wacheno about 200 yards from the house, and, when within a few feet of him, drew his revolver and fired. Wacheno fell from his horse and Tom then turned and rode back toward Klekar's house. Klekar hast ened to the aid of Wacheno, but upon approaching the body a glance told him that the Indian was beyond the reach of human help. The bullet from the murderer's revolver, a 88 -caliber, had struck Wacheno in the spine, killing him Instantly. Larney Tom soon afterward mounted his horse and left for his home on the reservation. Mr. Klekar telephoned to Sheriff Grant and Coroner Chapman, and the two officers left at once for the scene of the murder. Arriving late In the afternoon, a jury was summoned from among the immediate residents of the neighborhood and an Inquest was held at 10 o'clock at night The members of the Coroner's Jury were James Wooden, W. H. Brown, J. S. Petty- John, Irvln Hussey, Louis Pettyjohn and Lloyd Jones. Mr. Klekar, being the only person who had seen the Bhoot lng, was the principal witness. After hearing his testimony and some other evidence of less Importance, the Jury returned a verdict to the effect that Wacheno had met his death by being murdered by Larney Tom. Wacheno and Tom Were brothers-in law and both were members of well known Indian families on the reser vation. The murdered man was about 25 years old, and unmarried. Slayer is Captured. With the coming of daylight yes terday morning, Sheriff Grant left the Klekar home and went over a moun tain trail to Larney Tom's place on the reservation. The roads on the south half of the reservation are al most impassable for teams at this sea son of the year, so the Sheriff decided to go after his man on foot When he came In sight of Tom's house, he saw the Indian going toward the home of Frank Isaacs. As soon as the Indian recognized the Sheriff, he said: "Well, John, you have come after me. I will go with you." The officer and his pris oner then walked back over the trail to the waiting buggy and arrived In Dallas late yesterday afternoon. According to Larney Tom's version of the affair, the killing was the re sult of a family row over a horse. Tom's wife and Wacheno were brother and sister. Some time ago, the hus band and wife separated. On leaving her husband, the wife took a horse which she claimed belonged to her. Tom Insisted that the animal belonged -to him, and a short time later went and got It and took It back home. The brother-in-law then Interested him self in the dispute and took the horse away again. Tom soon recovered the animal and kept It until Sunday morning. It was this horse that Wa cheno took when he rode away from the wine house after the row. Tom Immediately gave chase, and the kill ing followed. Larney Tom Is well known In Polk County, having worked for many farmers in the valley since his boy hood. He is about 45 years old. He does not have the appearance of a quarrelsome Indian; In fact his rep utation has always been that of s good-natured, easy-going sort of fel low. He offered no resistance whatever when placed under arrest, and la con ducting himself quietly In the Jail. He was arraigned before Justice Hardy Holman this morning and will be given a preliminary hearing on Tuesday of next week. MOHAIR WILL BE HIGH Secretary Fulton Market for Predicts Strong; 1910 Clip. John W. Fulton, secretary of the National Angora Goat Association, predicts that the growers will real lie If cents a pound for their mohair this season, and possibly the price will go as high as 18 cents, which was rearhed a few years ago, Mr. Fulton says there will be a brisk demand for the mohair raised by ths Oregon breeders, as many of the eastern mills are manufacturing products which require the longest and best mohair obtainable. List your farm lands and city prop erty with the Hughes aV Bird Land Co. at Dallas. Hurhea Parker. 4C7 Ptate Street, Palem. and the Hurhes Land Co.. (It Lewis Building, Port land. We bars the buyers.