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. , . . .... ENTERPRISE NDBPENDENUJ FITEENTH YEAR LAW MAKERS ARE AT OREGON AND WASHINGTON LEG ISLATURES MEET. Caucus Agreement In Both States Bring About Organliatlon Without a Hitch and ths Two Bodies Ctt Down to Active Legislation. Olympla, Wa h.. Jan. 1 1 Th or ganlratloa of both hue In the lK litlature. went through Binoothly t day an tho rewult of caucus ar--nii-ntH. L. O. Mcli!i of North Yaki ma, wm elected speaker of the houtte without opposition. At a conference Sunday itiornlnic the supporter of J. W. Kluyden, of Tacomii, chocked up their strength r.nd found 85 votes out of tho total 89 Republican mem bora. The Slayden men then an nounced their v.L.idiawal from the conti'Hi, Meigs will appoint Frank H. Ren ick, of Seattle, chairman of the ap propriation committee. l.oren Grlnstead. of 8eattle, de feated J. W. Lysor.s, also of Seattlo, for chief clerk of tho house uy a Tote of S 8 to 35. . The defest of Lysons removes a familiar figure from the legislative roster, ne navinB boon secretary of the aenate for Ave years. The 8onate waa called to order by Lieutenant-Governor Charlea Coon, who will preside over that body un til Wodnmday. when tho change of administration takea place and M. E. Hay becomes Lieutenant-Governor. The new members will then be sworn In. Little beyond organization was ac complished today. Tomorrow the vote in the last election will be can vassed, and Wednesday the official notifications of their election will be delivered to the state officers-elect. Oregon LeiilNlttlure Convenes. Balem, Or.. Jan., 11. The 25th Oregon legislative assembly convened In this city at 10 o'clock today and organized by electing Jay Howerman. of Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler counties, president of the senate, and C. N. McArthur, of Multnomah and Clackamas, speaker of the house. The fight over organization was entirely abandoned Sunday snd prac tically all tho Republican members of the two houses participated In the organization caucuses. The Democrats in the two houses took no part in the organization, ex cept to cast a complimentary vote to one of their party. Senator A. J. Johnson, of Benton, called the senate to order. The house, according to custom, waa called to order by W. Lair Thomp son, of Lake county, chief cleric of the last house. Many Killed in Coal Mine. Zeigler. 111.. Jan. 10. The series of mishaps in Joe Letter's famous $1,000,000 colliery here during the last few years reached a climax shortly after 1 o'clock this morning, when a mysterious explosion killed 24 men. Nineteen dead have been recovered, five are missing and are undoubtedly dead, and two are in jured critically. WOULD WHIP WIFE-BEATERS Law Introduced in Montana Legisla ture to Establish Floggings. Helena. Mont., Jan, 11 Among h htiiR which have been ltroaucea in the legislature, the most import ant are the appropriation bills and a measure to stop pool selling on races outside of the state, and a measure which would make it possiuio iu punhsh wife-beaters and others at the whipping post and those regarding the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people. Will RoRlster Pedigrees. . New York, Jan. 9 Official regis tration of pedigrees in order that per sons who have traced the branches of their family trees may have the records published in books form, is to be provided by the New York Genealogical and Biographical So ciety By this compilation it is hoped to present a standard authority on American pedigrees. You would not delay taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at the first sign of kldncv or bladder trouble If you re allzed that neglect might result in Bright's disease or diabetes. Foley s Kidney Remedy corrects Irregulari ties and cures all kidney and bladder disorders. P. M. Kirkland. Eugene to Get Great Convention. The Retail Grocers and Merchants Association of Oregon had a splen- did convention at Portland last week, YORK In 1910. and this will be the largvst mooting In Iholr nUtory l aua It in now the Retail Moriliants Association, and title mean one of the most Important gathering of the yoar. The .Msnufacturora' Assoola tloii, the Portland Commercial Club and Individual manufacturers partici pated In the entertainment of dol gstes this paat week. LUCILE DALTON CALLED AWAY Claimed by Tuberculosis In the Full Bloom of Youth. Monday morning of last week the swoot spirit of Miss Luclle Dalton freed Itsolf from Its entombment of human clay and took lt flight fr those eubltm.. regions above Her dath came a a ahoik to the entire community, although not unexpected, as she had not enjoyed good hoalth for some months, and for three wools her condition has boon extremely serious. I'ntll the Inst hopos wore had by hor relatives and many friend that hor constitution would bo able to withstand the ravage of the droad disease with which she became afflicted, tuberculosis, but ......-. I.nrt nrdalnod that she l HU I' ' MM-. - had bright anH cur Mvr-s long enough and at ll oVbcc M-inday morning she was tallod ti hor everlasting and beautiful home beyond tho sklos. No sweeter flower was ever granted a period of life In this earthly garden than Luclle. Her sunny tempera ment, graceful and obliging ways breathed swoot fragrance on every one with whom she came In contact, .i hor .rnanlnntlnir loaves a void that can never be filled. Knowing hor Intimately as we did since a small child, and being thor oughly familiar with her many beau tlful qualities of heart and mind, we ,...,nnl hnln hilt sympathize lUOSl deeply with hor terribly bereaved with whom we have neon close neighbors for so many years On the throshhold of womanhood, with Its Joys and sorrows opening out before her tender gaze, she was taken away from the kind, loVlng care that surrounded, and the en- dearln arms that now ache so badly to once more entwine her ethereal body In a fond embrace. Luclle was gifted with many accomplishments of mind, and If permitted to live woum have finished her college course with elf and Drlde for her parents. Miss Luclle Dalton was born In In dependence, Oregon, on September 18, 1890, making her 18 years old at th time of her death. She came to Dallas with her parents in 1899 when her father, E. V. Dalton, was elected county treasurer, and has since lived here. Her remains were laid to rest In the Oddfellows ceme tery Wednesday afternoon, the funer al services being conducted from the Evangelical church at 1 o'clock, of which Sabbath school she was a member The funeral was preached by the pastor, Rev. H. H. Farnham and he laid special stress on her sweetness of disposition and excel in.o tn her studies. Many floral tributes from her bereaved school mates evidenced the grief they felt at her demise. Six of her boy school mates acted as pall bearers, they be- tmr Vern Launer, Geo. Gurney, Aug' ust Risser, Lew Ballantyne, Walter Eallantyne and Clarence Reynolds. The college was dismissed for the afternoon and the students attended in a body, marching to the church. The bereaved father, mother " and brother have the sympathy of the en tire community, she being the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Dal ton, and only sister of Maurice Dal ton. May. their grief be tempered with the knowledge that she has gone to a more beautiful home.where sorrows are unknown and Joys ever lasting. Itemlzer. Enterprise Adds New Feature. The Enterprise will begin the pub lication this week of a home course of study in modern agriculture. These articles are written by C. V. Greg ory, cf the agricultural division of the' Iowa State College, covering the course of study followed by that in stitution. The success of scientific farming, with its greatly increased yields, as was largely shown through the efforts of those in charge of the demonstration train which toured the valley last fall, has aroused strong Interest among farmers throughout the country. The knowledge obtain ed from the publication of this series nf eiehteen installments is worth many dollars to the farmers. Be sides the practical value of these ar ticles they are very interesting, re vealing the magic of chemistry as INDEPENDENCk., "OON. F8IDAY, JANUARY 16, 10 COUNTY'S ?m TO DEBATE ORGANIZATION WAI EFFECTED AT DALLAS SATURDAY. Comprise 8th and 9th Grades of ths Schools of Independence, mouth, Dallas, Falls City. Perry dale, Ballston, Bethel and Rlckreall A meeting of the principals of the Polk county schools naving mmu ' tenth grades was held In tho office of the county school superintendent n Dalian Sn'urday, January . mo following principals wore present: II. V. Kirk, Independence; L. R Traver, Monmouth; R. R. Hill, Dal las; F. E. Horrieinan, IVrrydalo;J. E. Dunton. IlallHton; and O. D. ux ors, Rlckroall. This mooting was tailed for the . U... .L.tintlnor I'M) H V - league In the county puuuc sniuui. for the ninth and tenth grades. Eight- ror tne ntnm aim mmuos- eon league, wore organized, compos- ed of the following schools: Indpen- donee, Monmouth, Falls City, Dallas, tt- t. 1 - Perrydale, Ballston, Bethel and kick- r.a James E Dunton of Ballston was elected president of the league, and v . ,., ,.hn,.en secretary cnoson 1. C. Seymour wa. coo--,, The preliminary oeoaios wm ou. a on February 24, 2a. ii ana tna. There will be one set of Judges for n th nrollmlnary debates, to ne chosen from McMlnnvllle College, Willamette Vnlverslty. and Oregon sary lor neavy artmery , uamue l de.lfor operations as infantry. An out- Agricultural College The second de- approximately $5000 will be when tne iour wiiuiihb preliminary debates will contest, and the final debate will come on April 23, when the two winning teams of the semi-finals will debate for final honors.. H. Hirschberg of Independence has offered a gold medal to the winning team in these debates. Much- interest is already being manifested in the various schools which will take part In these debates. Eclipses for the Year 1909. In the year 1909 there will be four eclipses, two of the sun and two of the moon. A total eclipse of the moon June 3d, partly visible here; the beginning visible generally in South America, Africa, Europe and Southwestern Asia, the ending visible generally In Africa, Central and Western Europe, South America and North America except the northwest ern part. A central eclipse of the sun June 17th, visible here as a par tial eclipse, the sun setting eclipsed. A total eclipse of the moon Novem ber 27th. visible in the United States. A partial eclipse of the sun December 12th, Invisible here, but visiDie to a large area around the South Pole. HISTORY OF HIS BEGINNING How an Independence Boy Got His ' - Start. Several years ago a prize was of fered by a national horticultural as sociation, says Oregon Agriculturist The amount of the prize was $50, to be given for the largest pansy shown. Rvwv Ht.ate contested and Oregon won. The prize was won by Koss Nelson of Independence, who was then a small boy. Being economical he had saved "a few pennies. These pennies and his $50 Ire in vested in a few cows and that was the start of the Nelson Stock Farm. Now it is one of the largest dairy and stock farms in the vicinity of Independence. The herd is headed by Dorinda, grandson of Peer's Sur prise, while they have two year lings coming on who are true blue blooded aristocrats of the highest or der. Such skill and foresight has been displayed by Mr. Nelson, Jr., in the rearing of his present young stock that they are now conceded to be as high quality as any A. J. C.'s on the Coast. The Nelson farm com prises a good many broad acres. One of its features is a fine apple orchard. Mr. Nelson, Sr., has prun ed and trimmed to that extent that the apples produced this year are al- mnai nnrfAct in Quality. Electric lights are installed in both the house and barns, while they are now con templating the erection of more new buildings. Two miles up the valley from Dal las, Just below the bend of the S. F. C. & W. R. R.. is situated the snug nm ni of Mrs. W. J. Farley, In SCHOOLS FOR GOLD partnership with h.r brother. D. C. C'llne. The herd of Angoras on this ranch Is noted by tholr connection lth the celebrated Judy and King Arthur. .lr. Their prise winner bad not boon home long from his tour, hlh had commenced at Kalora and had oncompaKMod the fairs at Spo kane, North Yakima and Portland, and wo wore shown ribbons and med als wllch he had won nitre thin lufflclent to derjrate a Zulu chief. Tnere are over a hundred register e.2 animals In this herd, and now rating a herd which meets their ml Infection as to quality, they are fll M.if orders ur foundmlon link. Count Artillery for .M:lir)eld. Portland Adjutant-General W. E. Flnior of the Oregon National Guard Ln 1 1 I u t . . ( I . . .. frnm ihw u imnmi "" war department for the organization r fu" company of coast artillery MarBhfle,d t M earJy a dale M poM,b,e The deplirtm,nt also asked tQf a report on tne work and present status of other coast artillery of the Oregon guard service. Marshfleld Is the second coast town to get a coast artillery rnlalhn' the first having gone to Astoria. The tne Dn,t having gone to Astoria. The M.hj mint hftur not less .ogter mugt boar not ,e88 til aiPUIIVIU s w v v - - than 5g ngmeg These men will be , , , . furn8hed everything in the way of equipment by the United" States gov- ernment. The equipment inciuaes the new service rifles, It being neces-, Oievon State 50 Vears. Portland The Oregon Historical Society is making arrangements for .. iv,.... KVhrniirv is. of the 60th anniversary of Oregon's admission into the Union. Frederick N. Judson, of St. Louis, a widely-known lawyer and author, will be the chief speaker. Other no table addresses will also be delivered at that time. It has not yet been de cided whether the ceremonies will be held in Portland or Salem. While the constitution of Oregon was adopted by the people of Oregon in 1867, and offlcers chosen there under, it was not until February 14, 1869, that Oregon was admitted to the Union as a state by act of Con gress. As February 14 this ytar falls on Sunday, those in charge have deemed It advisable to hold the cele bration on the Saturday preceding. Klamath County to Haxe Exhibit. Klamath Falls Klamath county is going to have a representative ex hibit at the Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc Exposition, established and main tained through the Joint efforts of the Klamath Chamber of Commerce and Klamath Water Users' Associa tion. It is intended to make a dis play of products of this section. The Indian reservation and the Modoc lava beds will both probably furnish attractive contributions to the collec tion that will be' made, and the ag ricultural development and possibili ties will be represented. The Chamber of Commerce com mittee has taken up with the Oregon State Commission the question of eraDlovlne snace in the Oregon build ing, which will probably be made the oiitof center of Installation if the plan is acceptable to the commission, l lataop County to Pay Bounty. Astoria Clatsop county will, dur ing the year 1909, pay a bounty of $200 each on cougar scalps, $3 each on bear scalps and $1 each on bob and wildcat scalps. This action was taken by the county court on account of numerous reports being present that during the past year these ani mals had done great damage in cer tain section of the couniy by killing domestic animals as well as a large amount of small game. A provision wa". made in order to guard against the bringing of scalps from other counties, where th bounty is not so mgn, anu eveij one presenting a scalp for bounty must fllo an affidavit teat tne amuiai was killed In Clatsop county, Cottage Grove Worklns for County. Cottage Grove This city is deeply absorbed in the plan to create a new county. Nineteen hundred and fifty six square miles, with a valuation of $5,000,000. would be Included. The county as outlined will run about three miles north of Drain and one mile north of Creswell. The popula tion is about 8000. Cottage Grove is designated as the temporary capi tal MEDAL -The Poposed line. . on the south newspaper columns.cer not include Yoncalla nor Dram, . ,,Dhm MnA do which passed resolutions against the nlan. Tne new county would be, ailed Neamltn. FRUIT TREES ARE NOT HURT But Stock Will Suffer During Pres ent Ssvsre Storm. It la believed that the orchard, of the valley are not going to be Injured from the icro weatbor of the past ton days. People well qualified to say claim that there baa boon much cold er weather bore than that of the present storm and that orchards wore not damaged. J. II. Stump of Mon mouth Is uneasy on account of bis walnut orchard but examination at this tune falls to dottruilne wliethtr It is Lxliig damaged. VVut. Rlddoll, bIho of Monmouth, says there Is no way to determine if bis walnut trees are burl and he cannot tell until thawing weather comes. Mr. Rlddoll ssys that previous severe cold snaps of years past failed to damage wal nut troea and ha thinks they can come through this storm without In Jury. There have boon aome cases of suffering of stock reported to the En terprUe. There appears to be plenty of shelter and feed for the stock but tho suffering Is from dry feed which tho goats cannot stand up to. Some cases of sheep dying are also reported. Reliable authorities claim there will be much loss of stock during the storm. PORTLAND MARKETS. TVhp.t Track prices: Club. 90c: d KuMun. 88c; bluestem, 96c; :. .. ---" vaucj, - - ill HV S 1. B'.ey Feed, $26.60; rolled. .282I. QaU No j w rhlte, 32; gray, ... HayTmothy. Willamette Valley. nc 16; d0' ora,"7' :" Oregon, mixed, $16; do. fancy, allf. ,12.50; clover. $12. nutter Extra, 36 37c; fancy. 83 0 34c; choice, 30c; store, 18c. Egg8 Extra, 40 43c. Hods 1908. choice, 67C; prime. B6c; medium, p6c, uui, 24c. iaohku.. n . Wool Valley, 1415c; lb.; EaBtern Oregon. 816c, as to shrinkage. Mohair Choice, iv$ic. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and fin ancially able to carry out any obllga tlons made by his firm. Waldlng, Klnnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo Hallls Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cts, per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills f6r con stipatlon. Burned by Flames of OH Fort Stevens J. Duff, an electric ian in charge of the electrical work of the United States engineers sta tioned at Fort Stevens, was burned about the arms and shoulders by the explosion of oil in a stove which he had attempted to light. Supposing all fire extinct, he poured a large quantity of oil inon the coals. His action was roiiowea oy a neavy ex plosion which enveloped him in flames. The timely and and heroic action of his wife undoubtedly saved his life, as the promptly covered him with blankets, thus smothering the flames. Lane County Gets Help. Salem Through the efforts of Representative Hawley, the chief of engineers has authorizea tne loan to the county court of Lane county of certain United States property and plant to be used in connection with the county's project for the extension of the jetty at the mouth or the Siu alaw river. Mr. Hawley will follow this up with an earnest appeal to congreis fnr nrovision in the next river and narDor bill for further continuance of tne government improvement ox the Siuslaw and its entrance. Oregon Advertisers In Earnest. Six tons of advertising matter, and the highest possible grade of adver tising matter at that, was forwarded to the East by the Portland Commer cial Club last week. This remark able addition to the enormous adver tising Oregon is already receiving, tells of all the resources of the state in picture and text, and comprises tainty a greai. .WUM,V..--.. one which five years ago would have oeen constaerea laiy""31""7- NUMBER JJ VORST STORM OF THE WEST SNOW FALL ATTAINS DEPTH OP TWELVE INCHES. Has Not Delaysd Trains on West Side Division of Southern Paclfle but Main Lines of all Train Serv ice Suffer to Make Schedules. The hope that th8 beginning of bis week would see a break In the storm which has raged ovrr tne Western states has failed and even older weather has prevailed, the thermometer registering zero Mon day morning for the first time in the remembrance of old timers for a quarter of a century. Nothing like this has been experienced, says Fore caster Deals of Portland, since 1895. Others say that this January storm Is the worst that ever struck the Willamette valley since 1884; and stm others contend that there haa been nothing to compare with tt since 1864. It has not only continued cold dur ing the entire time of the storm but snow continued to fall intermittent ly every day up to Monday of thi week, while only once the thermom eter fell to zero in Independence. t In other parts of the state real Klondike weather was experienced. At Pendleton xero was beaten by 21 degrees and at The Dalles the Co lumbia river is frozen over and traf fic has been estballshed from shore to shore. This has stopped naviga tion at all points on the Columbia river and will for weeks to come. There is no telling when the ferry at Vancouver will resume traffic. The Willamette river is frozen over from shore to shore at Port land for the first time in twenty-one years, when teams crossed on the ice. In a few days it is expected the ice wlUL.be strong enough to sup port skaters and, perhaps, regular traffic. Wednesday Forecaster Beals re- porteed a storm of unusual severity moving in from the ocean over Sou thern Oregon. The track of this storm is so far south that a change in the direction of the wind cannot result Boon. Warmer weather will not come until the wind changes. On the same river the locks at Cascades is frozen up and traffic is suspended. The locks on the Yam hill river is also frozen up and boat service on that river is suspended. At Roseburg, however. It is said. no snow had fallen, up to this week but it rained there in regular old Willamette valley 3tyle. It was from the effects of these rains that the Willamette river was last week swollen to high water mark. School 'n Independence was dis missed indefinitely much to the en joyment of the schoo 1 children. Sunday school classes were depleted and not a fourth of the usual attend ance was out. Clearance sales which were in force at Dallas and Salem have been seriously interrupted and will, in most cases, be continued only after the storm subsides. Committee Decides on Measure. The Legislative Committee of the Oregon Good Roads Conference held their closing meeting last Saturday in Portland, and decided upon the bill they are to present to the legisla ture. A Running Broad Jump. "One day," related Denny to his friend Jerry, "when Ol had wandered too far inland on me shore leave Oi suddenly found thot there was a great big haythen, tin feet tall, chas in' me wld a knife as long as yer ar-rm. Ol took to me heels an' for fifty miles along the r-road we had it nip an' tuck. Thin 01 turned into the woods an we run for one hun dred an' twenty miles more, wid him gainin' on me steadily, owin' to his knowledge of the counthry. Finally, Just as Oi could feel his hot breath burnin on the back of me neck we came to a big lake. Wld one gr-reat leap Ol landed safe on the opposite shore, leavln me pursuer confounded and impotent wid rage. "Faith an thot was no gr-reat Jump," commented Jerry, "considerin the runnln' start ye had." Every body' Magazine. and they adjourned to meet in Eu- seen tn growing things.