SENATOR GEARIN
MURDER AND
SUICIDE IN
SPEAKS ON JAP
PORTLAND
QUESTION TODAY
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F. Croner this
morning received a telephone mes
sage from Ed Helms at Jacksonville,
and formerly in the cigar business
In Eugene, telling of the murder of
his sister, Miss Emma Helms, in Port
land yesterday by her brother-in-law,
Fred Martin, who married her sister,
Mrs. Anna Dunn, widow vf Billy
Dunn a former operator at the S. P.
depot at Eugene. Martin also shot
hie wife, but not fatally, and then
killed himself.
This was all that
was learned of the murder in the
’phone message from Mr. Helms, but
the Oregonian gives the particulars.
Miss Helms and Mrs. Martin are
both well-known in Eugene, where
they formerly resided a short time,
and have since visited Mr. and Mrs.
Croner and other friends here. The
latter had been married to her last
husband about five years. Recently,
It Is said, they had not been getting
along well together, and Martin has
been in California for some time,
returning to Portland only a few
day: ago.
Following is a portion of the
atory of the murder and suicide as
given by the Oregonian:
Story of the Tragedy.
Fred B. Martin, ex-city salesman
•f the Pacific Biscuit Company, yes
terday afternoon about 5 o'clock shot
and killed his sister-in-law, Miss Em
ma Helms, slightly wounded his wife,
and then committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in the mouth. The trag
edy occurred at the Ella, a boarding
house at 655 Washington street,
which was conducted by Mrs. Martin,
assisted by her sister.
Rather than be separated from
his wife, of whom he was insanely
jealous, and believing that the sister-
in-law’ was responsible for their es
trangement, Martin deliberately plan
ned the double murder and suicide.
Martin for about four months had
not lived with his wife, and only
ii.cut t-^o weeks ago returned from
dan Francisco. He attempted a re
conciliation, but to no avail.
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Martin entered the place by the
rear door, without knocking. Step
ping into the parlor he was con
fronted by his wife and Miss Helms,
who had been sitting, but who sprang
to their feet when he entered. With
out uttering a word, so far as is
known, Martin produced his pistol
and deliberately shot his sister-in-
law, who was the nearest to him.
The bullet entered her neck under
her right ear, and she fell to the
door and expired in a few minutes.
Martin turned the weapon on his
wife and fired three shots at her. One
of the bullets inflicted a flesh wound
in the scalp at the back of the head.
Screaming she ran from the house
into the street, blood streaming
from her forehead. Martin realized
that he had failed to inflict a fatal
wound and followed her as far as the
door.
He had two cartridges left in his
revolver, and he retraced hi6 foot
steps. Hearing the shots, C. P. Mc
Loughlin, one of the boarders, dash
ed down the rear steps and almost
collided with Martin, who was mak
ing his way toward the cellar,
f “Back up those steps there or 1’11
kill you all,” shouted Martin, flour
ishing his weapon about his head
McLoughlin retreated, and Marti»
then went down into the cellar,
where he placed the revolver in his
mouth and fired, killing himself al
most instantly.
Martin left the following note:
I To Whom It May Concern:—I
have done this deed for the love I
have for my wife. I offered her all
that a man could to come back to me
but her sister set her against me so
that she could not and would not. I
have also sent the cause of all our
trouble along. Emma is to blame for
all, as we were always happy until
she came in my family. God knows
I hate to cause my dear old mother
any more grief, but it Is for the best.
Have the W. O. W. insurance paid to
*.®y mother.
FRED.
CITY OF PANAMA
SAFE AT MAZATLAN
Mexico City, Jan. 6.—According to
a telegram from Mazatlan, sent to
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THE NEW COLOSSUS OF ROADS.
Washington, Jan. 7.—The galler
ies of the senate were crowded to '
their capacity today in anticipation I
of further discussion of the Foraker !
resolution respecting the Browns
ville affair, and the announoement i
that Gearia, of Oregon, would dis
cuss the Japanese question.
Lodge called up the Foraker reso
lution simply to say he should follow
Gearin's speech with his remarks up
on the amendment he offered to the
Foraker resolution, which amend
ment recognizes the constitutional
and legal authority of the president
to take the action he did in the dis
charge of the. negro troops. Culber
son offered
another
amendment,
which Foraker accepted, authorizing
the military committee to visit
Brownsville and take testimony.
Foraker thereupon asked that the
resolution be made a special order
daily until disposed of.
Heyburn
objected, saying there was a matter
of greater importance demanding at
tention.
Foraker gave notice that
he would renew his motion later on.
In what will probably be his only
extended speech in the senate, Mr.
Gearin today discussed .his resolu
tion on the Japanese question, mak
ing au argument in favor of the doc
trine of state’s rights and protection
Carl Snyder, in the Review of
of labor by the exclusion of coolies
Reviews for January, says of Harri
from both China and Japan. He crit
man, whom he calls the “Colossus“
icised the stand taken by President
of railroads:
Roosevelt on the Japanese question
“The results from the operation of
as to his interpretation of the exist
this huge machine are sufficiently
ing treaty with Japan., and charged
well known. The gross income of
that the president's position in regard
the system for the last year rose
to the introduction of cheap labor as
$170,000,000. This is a larger gross
applied to the Chinese was incon
income than that of any other rail
sistent with Tils recent message to
road company in the world, the Penn
congress in regard to the treatment
sylvania alone excepted.
of Japanese on the Pacific coast.
"The dividend disbursements for
“California,” said Mr. Gearin, “is
the year at the rate of about $2 8,-
under no obligations to the federal
00,000 net—that is, actual disburse
government to have public schools or
ments to the public. This, again, is
any kinds of schools at all. And, if
a larger disbursement than any oth
she does have them, it is her province
er corporation the Steel corporation
and not that of the federal govern
alone excepted.
ment to say how they shall be main
The testimony taken by the inter
tained and conducted and under what
state commerce commission at Chica
conditions.”
go last week tended further to show
Replying to the claim of the pres
the great scope of the power con
ident’s message that the treaty with
ferred upon President E. H. Harri
Japan guarantees protection to and
right to attend public schools in all
states of the Union and to attend
them in company with white children
Mr. Gearin denied emphatically that
there is any provision in the treaty
which by any sort of construction
can be made to support such a claim.
He said that nothing is said in the
treaty about the right to attend pub
lic schools, and that the specific enu
meration of what was intended by
the framers of the treaty showed that
nothing should be left to inference.
He quoted from the treaty to show
that the Japanese residents in this
country may have the privileges enu
merated only by conforming to the
laws, police and customs regulations
of the country, like native citizens
and subjects, and this meant state
laws as well as federal laws.
Mr. Gearin declared that China
would be in a position to demand the
admission of her cheap labor if the
privilege continues to be accorded
to Japan.
“We are homogenous people, con
nected by blood and kinship. And
although we of the west are far away
Reports ot damage done by last
from the nation’s capitol as the lon week's stor mand flood on the lower
gitude marks, yet we are a part of
Siuslaw river are just beginning to
the nation’s fame and sheltered by
come
in. The storm along the coast
the nation’s protection. There are
voices calling to us out there—voices was the most severe is years, the
of cheer and good will, and we stop waves rolling mountain high, and
and listen at times and they speak to their roar was heard for miles in
us of a brotherhood of American la
land.
Considerable damage was
borers and American capital—a
done
to
the shipping on the bay,
brotherhood of American genius and
American enterprises—a brotherhood numerous small boats being swamp
of American loyalty and American ed and some of them being driven
patriotism, and it strengthens our ashore. But the most damage was
hearts and cheers us because we are done to the logging industry. Jos.
brothers all and you will listen to us Fellman, of the firm of Fellman &
and sympathize and aid us because Nicolle, the largest logging operators
of this brotherhood.”
on the river, yesterday received
Substitute Resolution.
word by telephone that from 3,
As a substitute to the Foraker res 000,000 to 5,000,000 feet of logs got
olution and Lodge amendment there loose from the booms and were float
to, Lodge has prepared another reso ed out to sea. Just what per cent of
lution which it is said he will intro these logs belonged to this flrm is
duce today, simply authorizing the not learned, but they will lose heav
committee on military affairs to ily, as they had several booms on the
make inquiry and take testimony in river and it is probable that most of
regard to the
Brownsville affair. them went out. Mr. Fellman will
The resolution in effect would leave leave for that country just as soon
to the committee on military affairs as the roads become passable.
the question of whether the president
The water in the Siuslaw river was
had authority to discharge the negro the highest it has been for years,
troops. Tt is not believed that For and many small bridges and culverts
aker will consent to the substitute.
were washed out. The stages between
the Associated Press, the steamer
-City of Panama, bound from San
Francisco to Panama, arrived at that
abort at 6 p. m. today. She reports
ANNOUNCEMENT.
a rough trip, but sustained only
Regular services at Elmira Sun
L? alight damage. All on board were day and Saturday as usual. Theme
Sunday, 11 a. m., “The Child for
aafe.
Christ.” This fill be a regular chil
Virgil Rowland, who is getting out dren's service. Regular business at
2 p. m. Saturday.
Preaching oat
| ties for the electric railway, has two Crow at 7 p m. Sunday. Let every
fl tars ready to ship down from the Mo body attend these services.
D. E. BAKER, Pastor.
hawk, and they will be distributed
WEEKLY REPORT OF
EUGENE MARKET
SCALY ERUPTIONS
Chittim bark
5 ©5 Ho.
Wool -18 it 21c.
Poultry, Eggs. etc.
Eggs —Per doz.. 26c.
Dairy butter per roll, 40 •>»•<■
(From Saturday's Guard.)
The flood of aJnusry 1907, is a thing creamery, 75c. per roll.
of the past. The cold wave had its ef
Hens—Per lb, 9® 10c.
fect. The river began to fall yesterday
Frys—Per lb., 9® 10c.
about noon and by ever. Ing it was sev
Geese—5 ® Ge.
eral feet lowet. This morning the
Dui ks Per lb., 9® 10c.
guage at the bridge registered 12 feet
Turkeys
— 1 4 ® 16c.
above low water mark and the river
Fruits, Vegetable». Etc.
waa ntirely within its banks, all the
country north of the liver which was
Potatoes—Per cwt., 75@80c.
under water yesterday being high and
Onions—per lb , l^c.
dry today. This is the most rapid de
Lemons- Per case, $5 & $6,
cline ot such high water in the mem
Green apples—Per box. 40O60c
ory of rhe "oldest inhabitant."
Livestock Market.
Reports of damage to county bridges
Steers Per lb., 3c.
and roads continue to c >me in and the
Good Cows- Per lb., 2M|C.
Good prime dressed veal—5® 7c.
county commissiners' court now in ses
Mutton on foot—Per lb.. 4 He.
sion, has begun to order repairs. Most
Fat hogs Per lb., 8c.
damage is reported in the Coyote and
Grain ami Feed.
Long Tom countries wiiere the land for
Cheat liay- Per ton. $8.
miles is low and whenever there is a
Timoth? bay — Per ton. 312.
big rain the water spreads out over a
Oats Per bushel. 32c.
c.
vast stretch of territory. A portion
Bran- Per ton. 320.
of the Elmira bridge Is reported to be
Per ton, $22.
Mixed feed
Shorts —Per ton. $2 4.
badly damaged and the Coyote bridge
W heat —Per bushel, 75c.
on the Elmira road is crippled. Henry
Flour Per barrel, $3.40.
Kompp, road supervlsi r of that dis
trict, was In the city today securing
Portland Market ltr|M>rt.
materials with which tc make repairs.
Portland. Jan. 9. The Oregon On-
Teams can now made the trip from ion Growers’ Association, which sev
a minimum
Eugene to Springfield and the road Is eral months
Its product,
price of 85
In splendid shape, the mud having all stand sin a
of realizing
—Scar in Naw York Globa.
been washed away.
season ends.
Its hopes before
There was two feet of water in the The San Francisco market has late
man by the boards of directors of the
basement of the First National Bank ly been advancing steadily and has
liow reached a point where shippers
control.
yesterday. Today it was balled out.
All the facts of record as to the
declaration of dividends last August
by the Union and Southern Pacific
were brought out.
The dividends
were declared on August 15, but
were not announced until two days
later. It was at Mr. Harriman's sug
gestion that the dividends were de
clared. It was also at his suggestion
that the announcement was deferred.
He explained that a number of di
rectors of the companies were not
present, but he thought it nothing
but fair that they should be advised
before the matter became public
property.
This delay allowed Mr. Harriman
and his friends to prepare for the big
beem in stocks upon announcement
of the dividend, and they were thus
enabled to clean up many millions
in Wall street.
MILLIONS OF FEET OF
LOGS WENT TO SEA
na.
The Row river bridge is out of
Storm and Flood on Lower line and wil lhave to be repaired.
Siuslaw River Played RAILROAD GRADE PROTECTS
SPRINGFIELD BOTTOMS
Havoc
lai nds Below Henderson-Springfield
Booms Swept Away, Logs Lost.
Follman & Nicollo Are Heaviest
Losers - Storm Along Coast
Worst in Years
THE FLOOD IS
A THING OF
THE PAST
Cutoff Suffered Much Less Than
During Former Freshets.
While W. R. Walker left his res
idence on the Campbell & Walker
hopyard for a daj oi. account of the
recent flood, after noting the way the
water acted he thinks the residents
along the river
bottom road to
Springfield are in no danger from
floods now that the connecting rail
road has been built from Henderson
station to Springfield.
The huge railroad grade across
the bottom, from ten to fifteen feet
high and thirty to fifty feet on the
bottom, he says, held the water above
like a lake, while lvlow the grade
the water level was a good six feet
lower. Heretofore the high water
current swept across the bottom
with considerable force. Residences
above the grade lufferid. though, the
water being half way up to the lower
windows of several, where heretofore
such a flood would have little more
than reached the lower floors, if at
all.
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Former floods no greater than this
stripped the Campbell & Walker hop
yard of its posts, wire and fencing,
when this one did no damage except
for taking out the posts and wire on
a couple of acres along the wagon
road, with several hundred feet of
the fence. And, singularly, it piled
most of the posts and fencing washed
out in a winrow along the river bank.
Though the water was several feet
deep on the river bank nearest the
lower side of the road, the swift,
straightwise shoot of the river there
apparently held the debris from the
Eugene and Mapleton have not yet,
gotten down to an operating basis,the 1 hop yard across the road as in an
eddy, and with the subsidence of the
mails coming through on horseback.
water it piled up in a winrow on the
O. *. 8. E. Bridge Out.
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edge of the river bank as neatly al
The bridge ou the O. & 8. E. to Bo
most as if put there by hand.
hemia is badly damaged, three of the
bents supporting it being entirely
gone, says the Cottage Grove Leader.
J. C. Vincent, of Zion, was a pleas
Trains cannot now go beyond Dore- ant caller at the Guard office Mon
day.
can operate with profit in Oregon on
ions at the combine price. A con
WAGON BRIDGE ACROSS
siderable movement is already under
MOHAWK WASHED AWAY wav and it would be larger if trans
portation facilities were better The
High Water Took Bridgs at Cole's near car shortage, however, restricts bus
I iness.
Quite an amount was sent
Marcola, Down Stream
south on the last steamer, and what
space is available on the beats to fol
(From Saturday’s Guard )
low will be taken for this purpose.
Harry Baxter arrived down from The association recently sold four
Marcóla last evening and reports that carloads for February delivery and
dealers are offering for future deliv
the county wagon bridge across the ery above the price fixed by the com-
Mohawk river, at Cole's place, near bie.
Hop Market.
Marcóla, was taken out by the flood
The hop market was quiet yester
about midnight Thursaay night. The
day, with no Important transactions
water was very high In the Mohawk,
reported.
A few small lots were
but is much lower today, and no other bought by small dealers at 8 to 11
serious damage is reported, although cents. A considerable amount of this
several small bridges across other kind of "bargain” business has been
streams, tributaries of the Mohawk, going o nsince New Wears, an dit is
said that many more of the low
were taken out.
grade hops could be sold if the grow
ers would take up the offered prices.
There is only a moderate inquiry for
choice varieties and the best selec
tions are held above the market, A
feature of the late trading in the
East has also been the buying of the
, poorer grades.
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The ___________
government’s figures
for No
vember, just received, show a produc
tion of tionof vbgkqj cmfwpy cmfv
tion of 4.174,221 barrels of beer,
against 3,786,267 barrels in Novem
ber,, 195, or an increase of 387,954
barrels.
C. W. Hodgson, manager of the
America’s Wool Clip.
The wool product of the United
Willamette Valley Company's office
in this city, in company with an States in 1906, as compiled by the
National Association of Wool Manu
other gentlemen whose identity facturers shows a total of 298,915,-
could not be learned, but supposed to 130 pounds, as compared with 295,-
be a member of the corporation, left 486,438 pounds in 1905. The total
here this morning on a trip up the value of the clip last year, accord
ing to the same authority, was $79,-
McKenzie river, expecting to be gone 721,383. and in the preceding year
several days.
Mr. Hodgson, when $80,415,514
Sweet Potatoes Scarce and Firm.
asked by a Guard reporter just as
Sweet potatoes were scarce <’>•
he was starting this morning as to
Front street and very sympathetic
the object of the trip, said he would with the advance in California. A car
tell when he
returned, but it is of celery was due yesterday, but rail
known that it is in connection with ed to arrive. Of the bananas receiv
the company’s proposed electric rail ed Sunday, about a third were ripe,
and these cleaned up promptly. The
road up the McKenzie, mention of fruit and vegetable trade in other
which the Guard has made several lines was rather slow on account of
times within the past year. It is pre the cold weather.
Notes of Front Street,
sumed that Mr. Hodgson and the
xzfiflffffi cmfwyp shrd eulaoitnxzfifltt
other gentlemen while up the river
vbgkqj cmfwyp
will file on water power sites. They
Apples are holding their own, with
will go as far as Blue River City and
will take their time on the trip,view a fairly good demand.
Cabbage is higher, being quoted
ing the country and making observa at 2c, and supplies none too heavy.
tions as to the best route for the line.
Cauliflower, both southern and lo
cal is in moderate supply, and is
quoted today at $l@1.50, according
to size and condition.
Eggs are decidedly stronger, and
as high as 32 >4 cents is named In
some quarters. Generally the price
Word has been received here of is named at 32c as top. Dealers ex
the death of another of Lane county's pect heavier receipts in a day or so
to overcome the present scarcity.
early pioneers, but for the past 30 Remaining stocks of Easterns are
years a resident of Lake county. John said to be going off In quality.
No change is noticeable in butter
Partin died at the home of his son,
at Summer Lake, Christmas night, over last week's rather strong posi
tion. The cold snap favors contin
aged nearly 89 years. He leaves an
ued firmness.
aged wife, two sons and many grand
children. He crossed the plains in
Port la ml Quotations.
1852 In company with the late Hon.
Creamery butter—3»®32c.
John Whiteaker, Mr. Partin being a
Eggs—31 fl 32c.
Eggs—36® 37 He.
brother-in-law of Mrs. Whiteaker.
Chickens—13 ® 13 Vic.
He was the last to go out Into the
Wheat—Valley, 66c;
bluestem,
great beyond, who in 1852 repre
THE M' KENZIE
VALLEY ELECTRIC
RAILWAY LINE
— Doctors and Medicines Were
Fruitless—Tries Cuticura and Is
Completely Cured
BY THREE BOXES OF
CUTICURA OINTMENT
“When I wow about nine years old
email sore« appeared on each of my
lower limbs. I scratched them with a
brass pin and
shortly afterward«
l»oth of those limb«
became so sore t hat
I could scarcely
walk. When 1 had
been suffering for
about a month the
sores began to heal»
but small scaly
eruptions appeared
where the sores had
been. From that
time onward I wa.-»
troubled by such
severe itching that,
until I became
accustomed to it, I would scratch the
sores until th»' blood began to flow.
This would stop the itching for a few
days; but scaly places would appear
again and the itching would accompany
them. After I suffered about ten year*
1 made a renewed effort to effect a cure.
The eruptions by this time had appeared
on every part of my body except my
face anil hands. The best doctor in my
native county advised me to us<* arsenic
in small doses and a salve. I then used
to bathe the sort's in a mixture which
gave almost intolerable pain. In addi
tion I used other remedies, such as iodine,
sulphur. zinc salve, ---------- ‘s Salve,.
--------- Ointment, and in fact I was con-
t..iilally giving some remedy a fair trial,
never using less than on»' or two boxes or
bottles. All this w’as fruitl»‘ss. Finally
my hair began to fall out and I was i apidly
becoming bald. 1 used ----------’s -------»
but it did no good. A few months after,
having used almost everything else, 1
thought 1 would try Cuticura Ointment,
having previously used Cuticura Soap
anti being pleased with it. After usin$<
three boxes 1 was completely cured,
and my hair was restored, after fourteen
years of suffering and an expenditure of
at least $50 to $60 in vainly endeavoring
to find a cure. I shall I m * glad to writ**
to any one who may lie interested in
mv cure. B. Hiram Mattingly, Ver
million, 8. Dak., Aug. 18, 1906.”
Sold throuKhout the world Potter Drug dk
Chcm Corp.. Sole Props., Bo* ton. M om *.
aerMailed Free Booklet ou the Skin and Blood.
INTERESTED IN RICH
NEVADA MINING CLAIMS
Willis McGuire, who returned Sat
urday afternoon from Nevada, was
showing some splendid samples ot
gold ore on the streets today, having
taken them from a mining claim in
which he is interested in the Manhat
tan district. As an example of the
richness of the ore, one piece scarce
ly an inch in diameter contains gold
to the value of about $2 0. The other
samples were almost as rich and ex
cited the admiration of all who saw
them. McGuire, besides being Inter
ested in this claim, owns several oth
ers in that district which he says are
very rich, and he exepects to make
a good thing out of them.
Secretary Beckman, of the Paci
fic Coast Lumbermen's Association,
asserts that the railroads have at
tempted to bribe him on the car
shortage question, and that twice hiir
desk in Seattle was broken open in
an effort, to secure his papers.
Mrs. Cinderella Howard was thin
afternoon appointed administrator
of the estate of her husband, Sam
uel N. Howard, the pioneer who died
at his home, three miles north of the
city, on December 2 8, 1906.
The
estimated value of the property 1 h
$17,500. The heirs are as follows
Hfs wife, Cinderella Howard, and the
following children:
Emmett, De
Witt C., Dolpha M., Bessie, Jessie B.
and Nellie C.
SiP'MrilM- for the Weekly Guard
Mrs. John Orth leaves tonight for
her home in Medford. She wil) be
accompanied by her mother, Mrs. H.
E. Ankeny.
SICK HEADACHE by
-■ Positively enrrd
these Little Pills.
CARTER’S
They also relieve Dis
tress from Dyspepsia, In
digestion and Too Heart y
Eating. A perfect rem
*
edy for Dizziness. Nausea.
Drowsiness. Bad Taste
<
In the Mouth. Coated
Tongue, Pain In the side.
TORPID LIVER. The>
regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable.
W itt le
IIVER
^w.s.
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SMALL PILL SMALL DOSE. SMALL PflICE.
sented in that large train of Immi 67c.
Oats—24 ® 25c.
grants the head of a family. He ren
Barley— $21.00® 22.00.
dered great assistance to the train
Hay — Timothy, $11.00 ® 12.00.
when they at times were beset by
hostile Indians, he being familiar vetch, $7.00® 7.50.
Mohair—Choice, 26® 28c.
with many of their dialects, The de-
Wool—Valley, coarse to medium,
ceased will be remembered by many
pioneers in and around Cottage 21® 22c.
Hops—1906 crop—13® 15c.
Grove, he'having taben up his do
Potatoes New, $1 ® 1.10 per cwt.
nation land claim near there and
Onions—New, $1.00® 1.10.
where for many years he resided.
Chittim bark—New stock, 5‘A ®
A»k ftw 4rv««tol for It.
r he can not supply th®
614 c per lb.
....
IARVRL, accept no
Beef steer»—$3.25 at $4.00
Geo. Hoselton. of Crow, was a bus
other, but »«nd •lamp for
1
11
u«trat«*«l bo<>k-•»•led Jtf-lrea
iness caller at the Guard Monday.
Cow»—$2.25® $3.00.
full i«rticulars and direction« In*
▼aluabletnlad'e«. W4RIKI. <•.,
Hog»—$6 50® $7.00.
<4 B.
1UIU».
Calves—$4® $4.50.
Chris Taylor came In from Hale
Lmne-Davls Drug (o., ti atorre.
Bhee
p
—
$5.00
®
$5.50;
lambs,
today.
He report» the roads very
Woodward, Clarke A Co., Portland.
$5.50® $5.75.
bad.
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