Eugene weekly guard., October 15, 1908, Page 2, Image 2

THE EIGENE WEEKLY GCA RD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15. 1»««
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XV—(Continued.»
ROOM'S intentions were
clear. It was not a ten­
der heart nor was it chiv­
alry which prompt«»d him
to do the <!«-e«l of valor
just described. He had started out to
do his duty by James Bansemer be­
cause he wa» in his hire, and lie felt it
still his duty to cover the tracks of bis
master da best he could. He knew
that be was Jeopardizing his own safe­
ty. The obstinate cunning of his na-
ture insisted that the man he had
watched wa» Bansemer. although his
brief glimpse of ttie fugitive’s face dis
couraged that belief.
The gaunt clerk kept bls chin well
covere«l with his great muffler; the
broad collar of his ulster was turned
up about bls face. The rapid plan that
dashed into bls mind comprehended
hut two things, the effort to restore
life to Frances Cable and the hope of
escaping without being recognized, fie
felt that she had not l»een In the water
long enough to drown. Every hope de­
pended upon the force of the blow that
he lmaginml hail been delivered.
Chilled to the bone, bls teeth chat­
tering like castanets, the old man was
stooping over the inanimate form on
the ground when the two men came
up. In answer to their startl«*d ques­
tions he merely said that he had seen
(he struggle from across the street,
but had been too late to prevent the
tragedy.
"We must get her into one of these
houses quick.” be grunted.
"Take
hold of her, you. And you over there,
you hear me? I "have lied to my
husband for tb* last time!” There was
almost a tone of victory in the voice
now “Do you bear me? You don't
dare! David will not believe you. He
will believe my”—
A terrible oath choked back the
hopeful words In the woman's throat.
Murder had come back Into the man's
heart.
“You lie!”
“David!”
“Yes. It’s David! I.lar! Whose child
la she? Tell me?”
“David! David! For God's sake,
hear me! There was no wrong, I
■wear it!"
"She's not my child and there’s no
wrong!" The sardonic laugh that fol­
lowed was that of a raging maniac.
“You've fool«*d me. you lleud! You
devil!”
At that word and with one look at
her husband's terribly distorted fea­
tures. Frances Cable shrank back with
a single terrified cry. turned from him
and fled madly for her life. With the
spring of the wild beast. Cable rushed
— mu
ly th the ejn ltKZ of the vjbf beuet, Cable
ruehed after her.
nfter I her, cur»ing her with every
breath, In a few yards !>“ had almost
reach«! her. Ill» hands ourafrw’ched to
gra»p her neck. But at that taatnnt
the frightened woman's strength sud­
denly gave way
Her knees rcwlve«'-
the fail of the lltnp body. For a wee
ond she seemed buddled In a posture
of prayer, then toppled over, slipped
easily forward through a tissure in the
wall and plunged headforemost into
the chugging waters below.
- Un the Ilves even of the best men
there are moments when the human in­
stincts are annihilated and supplanted
water between the sturdy posts aud
•Into the cut of the wall.
Without a moment's hesitation he
ilropiMsl into this »«»-tiling prison, confi­
dent that the woman's Iswty could 1»-
found there.
A single glance hail
shown him that In- «»»((Id crawl up­
ward through tin' break to safety, and
tie knew that the water below was not
dangerously deep.
A minute later lie was scrambling
out of this angry, Icy water up through
the tissure. bearing In tils long arms
the Inert form of France* Cable, lie
had found her half submerged In the
pool, every sweep of the waves through
the slevellke posts covering her com
pletely.
He dropped the body on the ground
after reaching the level ami took a
quick, shuddering ghmee als'Ut. Two
men had stopped on the opposite side
of the Drive. He hesitated n second
and then shouted to them They stooil
stock still In alarm Ik-fore they could
respond to his second shout Ellas
Droom was tearing the woman’s watch
from her belt and the rings from her
fingers
His strong, nervous hands
found the necklace that she wore, and
It broke beneath their sudden Jerk,
Cunningly he tossed the necklace
upon the ground and trampled It with
his heel The watch amt Hugs went
flying ncross the w all and far out Into
the lake
‘This woman has been slugged!" he
shout«»!. He «lid not know how much
of the tragedy these men had wit-
nesaed. Boldness was his cue for the
moment; stealth could follow later
“She's is'en In the water. I'm afraltl
it's inunler. The man who did It went
that way. Yell for the police!"
If the assailant was James Banse
mer, Drootn w as doing his duty by
him; If It was another, he was doing
tils duty by a»»clety
hurry ami ring a d«’ort»en. Get Inside
an«! phone for a doctor- a doctor first
and then th«* police. We may be able
to save her life.”
The first of th«* rich men’s homes
denied them admission. The man of
the house »aid hi* would not “stand for
th«» notoriety." Drouin, supporting the
head of th«* wet. icy figure, made a re­
mark which th«* man was never to for­
get. At the aecotal house they were ad­
mitted.
In an Instant all was confusion. A
card gam«* was broken up. ami guests
of th«- lions«» assist«-«! their host anti
host «-as in doing all maimer of un­
Droom gnve tile
nee«-ssar.v things,
commands which sooner or later re-
solved themselves Into excited, wrathy
demands U|»>n tin* telephone operator,
calls for a certain nearby d«x-tor, calls
for th«* poll«-«*, calls for stimulants,
maids, hot water bottles—everything.
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“She’» been robbed.” said one of the
men. "Her rings have been torn off. I
Look at the blood!"
"She'» well ilreiased. too," «aid nn-
other. "Say, her face looks familiar"—
To th«* amazement of every one. the
lips of the woman parted und a gusp
Ing, «-hoking sounti is»u«»<i from be­
tween them, a slight shudder »wept
over her frame
"She's alive!" exclaimed Drooin.
“Get these wet clothes off of her—
quick!”
Th«» men
grouped tn the hall-
the wet
way while
garments from the reviving victim
and prepared a warm I hs I for her.
Elias Drootn was «»Iging toward the
door, bent on escape, when the awed,
chattering voice of th«- young fel­
low who had assist«»«! in carrying her
to th«» house arrvst«»«l him. A gT»-«it
sense of rvllef crept over him as hr
listened to the young man's story; his
ryes blit«ke«l with satisfaction.
He
was forgetting his own ramark of a
minute ag*> that tie was fre»-slng and
must get Into some dry clothe* at once.
Th«» young man was saying
"It h*p|M»n«»<! right out there by the
sea wall- where the big braak is. Har­
ry an«l I w«»ra coining up the Drive,
an 1 I called attention to a man run­
ning s«»uth along th«» wall. Just then
this g»-ntleiu«n ran «raer from this si«le
of th«» strart. an«l a minute or two
later wr saw him jump Into the break
over there Snlckie. 1 th«»ught. but he
wasn't a minute coming up. There
was th«» woman! He'd pulb-«l her out'
By thunder, it was th«» bravest thin J
I ever saw ! He“—
And then It was that everytsxiy be
gnu to shower prals«* u|»»n th«* man
w ho only ha«l trle«l to do his duty b;
the one who biml him to do ugly. n*»t
gallant, deeds.
“Did you watch which way the rob
ber ran?" demanded Droom eagerly.
' Lost him in the dark. He ran like
fury. You must have scared him off."
said the second young man. “I wish
we could have s«*en his face. Did you
see It?”
“Not distinctly,” answered Drootn
“He struck me as l>eing a slim young
fellow, that's all.“ Of one thing he
was assured the evidence of these
two men would prove that he hail
acted as a valiant protector and not as
a thug, a fear which had not left his
mind until now. They had seen the
fleeing assailant, but there was only
one person who could identify him.
That person was Frances Cable, the
victim. If it was not Jumes Bansemer,
then who could it have been?
The door opened, and an agitated
young woman came out.
“It is Mrs. Cable!” she cried in trem­
bling tones.
The physician arrived at that mo
ment. aud a few minutes later came
an officer who had been hailed from
the doorway.
While the policeman
was listening to the voluble young eye-
wltn«*sses Droom stood aloof, puzzling
himself vainly In the effort to solve
an Inside mystery. He had been
ready a few minutes before to curse
himself for pulling the woman out of
the water, but now as the belief grew
stronger within him that her assailant
was not James Bansemer his view­
point changed. If such was the case
there would be no need to fear Mrs
Cable’s story if she revived sufficiently
to tell It On the other hand, if it was i
Bansemer, he had rescued her to an
111 purpose. He was conscious finally
that some one was spe--!:ing to him.
"What do you know of this?" de­
manded the policeman. Droom repeat­
ed his brief story. "What is your name
and where do you live?”
“My'name Is Elias Droom, and I live
over tn Wells street.”
“Could you identify the man?”
“I don't think so."
“What were you doing over in this
part of town?”
"Walking up to see the skaters on
the park lagoon. But what’s that got
to do with it? You’d better be out
looking for the thief instead of wast­
ing time on me here," snarled Droom.
The officer gasped, and there is no tell­
ing what might have happened if the
captain and a swarm of bluecoats had
not appeared on the scene at that mo­
ment. Two minutes later they were
off scouring the lake front in search of
the mysterious holdup man. Two plain
clothes men remaiued to question the
witnesses and to Inspect the neighbor­
hood In which the crime was commit-
t«-«l.
Word came from the inner r«x»ra that
Mrs. Cable was regulnlng conscious­
ness.
“Does—can she throw any light on
the affair?” asked Elias I »room.
“She has uttered no word except her
husband's name. I think she is still
calling upon him for help, poor thing.”
said the young woman who bore the
news.
"Cable ought to be notified.” said one
of the men.
“Don’t do it over the phone.” said
Drootn quickly. "I'm going past his
liouse. I'll stop In and tell him. Let
me out. officer, I niUBt get out of these I
wet garments, I'm an old man. you
know.”
The probable solution had come to
Droom like a flash. As he hurrit*d up
the street his mind was full of the
theory. He scarcely could wait for the
door of Davld Cable'» house to lie
opened In resitonse to his vigorous
ringing. The maid announced that
Mr. and Mr». Cable were out. It was
•*nough for Droom. 11«* put tin* puzzle
togi-ther in that instant. David ( able's
face was th«- one h«* had seen, not
Jaoiiw Bansemer’s. Th«* maid «nd up a
hysterical shrieking when In* blrtntly
told iter of the mishap to her mistress,
but In* did not wait to answer ques­
tions. He was off to find Jatnes Ríanse-
mer. The volcano he had l»*en w atch-
Ing so long was about to burst, nnd he
knew it.
Forgetting his wet garments, he en
tered a drug store and .telephoned to
Bansemer's home. His employer an
the victim and the viciousness of tbs
attack.
Ellas Droom read the ac­
counts eagerly as he breakfasted in
the dingy little restaurant near his
home, bright and early. He grinned
appreciably over the share of glory
that fell to him. and he actually cac­
kled over the new developments in the
great mystery.
He had observed with relief that the
name of James Bansemer was not
mentioned. The reports from the bed­
side of the robber’s victim were most
optlmlstie. She was delirious from the
effects of the shock, but no serious re­
sults were expected. The great head­
lines on the first page of the paper he
was reading set his mind temporarily
at rest. There wus no suggestion of
truth in them.
The reader of this narrative, who
knows the true facts in the case, is
doubtless more Interested in the move­
ments and emotions of David Cable
than in the surmises of others. It
would be difficult for a certainty to
ask one to put himself in Cable's place
and to experience the sensations of
that unhappy mau as he fl«*«l along the
dark shore of the lake. Perhaps much
will be taken on faith If the writer
simply says that the fugitive finally
slunk from the weeds and refuse of
what was then called "the district of
Lake Michigan”—"Streeterville'’ in lo­
cal parlance—to find himself panting
and terror stricken in the bleak east end
of Chicago avenue. It was not until then
that he secured control of his nerves
and resorted to the stealth and cun­
ning of the real criminal.
From that time until he stood shiver­
ing and w-hite with dogged intention in
a theater foyer, bent upon establishing
an alibi, his movements are scarcely
worth the details. Between the acts he
saw a dozen men whom be knew and
he took drinks with several of them.
His tremendous will power carried him
through the ordeal tn a way that could
not have fallen to the good fortunes of
the ordinary lawbreaker.
Every second of the time
thoughts were of the thing which was
being buffeted by the icy waters of the
lake. Where was that thing now?
How far out Into the lake bad it l>een
carried?
His body was covered with the
perspiration of dread and horror,
soul was moaning; his whole being
was aghast with the awfulness of the
deed; he could have shrieked aloud In
his madness. How he lived through
the hour in that theater lie never could
have told, nor could he believe that he
was sitting there with all those fright­
ful thoughts piling themselves upon
him. Other people laughed and shout­
ed with happiness; he stared and wept
In his heart and shivered and cringed
and groaned within himself.
lie had killed her! She had l»*en true
to him, and yet he had taken her life,
the life she had given him! He gave
no thought to Jane, no thought to
Bansemer. He thought only of hlm-
self as the slayer.
Would her body be recovered? What
would be bis excuse, what his punish­
ment? The gallows? A thousand hor­
rors ran riot in his brain, a thousand
tremors with each.
But why dwell upon the feelings of
this miserable wretch? Why say more
of his terror, hl* misery, his remorse?
He held himself In the seat until the
middle of the last act of the play. At
last, unable to restrain himself longer,
he arose and almost ran from the thea­
ter. That Instinct which no slayer can
control or explain was overpowering
him. It was the Instinct which at­
tracts the murderer to the spot where
his crime was committed. No mnn
can «!c»cril>e or define this resistless
impulse, and yet all criminology re-
«•ords It. clear and unmistakable. It Is
no less than a form of curiosity. Driv­
en bv this Irresistible force. David fa­
ble. with bravado that cost him dearly,
work«*«! Ills uninterrupted way to the
scene of his crime. By trolley car to
Chicago avetiti«* and then, like a home­
less dog scenting his way fearfully, to
a corner not fnr from th«* break in the
wall.
His legs trembled and his eyes grew
wide with dread. The swish of the
water came to his enrs. ami he stood
still for tunny minutes, listening for a
cry for help from off the shore. But
none came, and again skulking along­
•wered the «call so readily that Droem
side the houses of his friends, be cov-
knew he had not been far from the in­
strument that evening. There was a •rod the block* that lay between h!m
not«* of disappointment in his voice ami the magnetic rift In the wall. Near
when Droom's hoars«* tones replied to the corner he stopped, with a start of
his polite "Hello!"
alarm.
"1'11 be over In half an hour," said
The figure of a man could be seen
Droom. "Very Important business. Is standing Uke a statue on the very-
Graydon there?"
spot where he had seen her disappear.
"He's Just gon«» to Cable's. Some While he st<xxl there, his heart scarce­
one telephoned for him a minute or s<l ly beating, the solitary figure was
ago. What's wrong? Do you know?” Joined by two others. Cable shrank
"I'll be then» in fifteen minutes," was back Into the dense shadows. Uke a
all that Droom would say.
flash it «M-curml to him that they were
Ellas' memory could not carry him searching for the body, A shriek of
back to the time when he had hired a agony arose to his lips, But he cheek
cab. A cab was one of the luxuries I ed It.
he had not cultivated, One can on!y I
Far off on one of I
imagine his surprise, then, when he' streets a newsboy was
found himself hailing ii passing han- tra hoarse, unintelligible shouts that
som. and greater the surprise he must froze his blood. He bent his ear to
have felt when he clambered in and catch the faraway words of the boy.
ordered the driver to g»> tn a gallop to “Ail about de nor' side murder!" He
a certain place tn Wells street. Ten «Tinged andsattook under th«* raucous
minutes later h«» wns attlr«»d in dry. shout. He knew what it meant.
warm clothes an«i In the cab again,
A policeman suddenly turned the
bound for Bansemer's home. What he corner and came toward him. The
said to Jam«* Bansemer on that mem- flrat impulse was to fly: the next was
orabl«* orcaaton ne«s! not tw repeated. to stand and deliver himself. The reso­
It is only n«*cessary to say that his lution cam«* with shocking unexpected­
h -t was bwterly Impressed and will­ ness. He would give himself up! He
ing to admit that the developments would admit that he had killed his
might prove serious. They could only wife! ’ The words of anguish were <>a
sp«»'ulate as to what ha«l transpired his lips i when the policeman spoke
between DavM Cable and his wife out
"Is it you. Mr. Cable? How is she.
there by th«» sea wait, but It was sir?"
enough for them t<» kn«»w that a crisis
Cable
was at hand.
he open
"We'll see what the morning papers guilt, a
»ay about th«* affair." said Bansemer that al
■neasy and cold.
Tlie morning papers were full of th»
sensational robl>ery, the prominence of
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James Bansemer. and James Banaetnet
was worse than a murderer. But even
as this remarkable thought rustled into
his brain the last words of the officer
began to drive it out.
"Is she going to pull through, sir?*
was the next question, and be caught
it vaguely.
"Pull through?" he murmuredinartlcu
lately. He leaned against a great
stone rail suddenly. Everything wat
leaping before bis eyes.
"Good Lord. Mr. Cable—I-I forgot.
Don’t you know about it?" gasped th«
officer.
“Know what?” asked Cable, com­
pletely dazed.
"Go home at once, sir. 1 didn't mean
to—oh, hurry, sir. Don’t be worried.
They say she'll be all right Sure!
She's been hurt a little, sir.”
"My daughter?” demanded Cable, as
keen as a razor in an instant. H1‘
heart was trying to Jump from his
body.
"Your wife. sir. Nothin' serious, sir.
She was held up along here some­
where and robbed. They're sure to
get the villain. She"—
But Cable was off like a deer for his
home, racing as though on air.
She
Nothing else mattered now.
was alive! He could have her with
him again to love as he never bail
loved her before.
CHAPTER. XVII.
WO days passed Itefore Da­
vid Cable was permitted
J to see his wife. During
those trying hours he lived
an age of agony in sus-
peuse. She liail been removed to her
home late on the night of the "hold­
up," as the newspapers felt justified in
calling It. He did not go to his office
the next day nor the uext. but haunt­
ed her door, sleepless, nervous, held
close by dread. A dozen times at least
be sought admittance to her room, but
was always turned away, cursing the
doctor aud the nurses for their inter­
ference.
His worst fear, however, was that
bis wife would not forgive him. Not
the dread of exposure nor his own
shame or remorse, not even the pun-
tehment that the law might indict,
could be compared to the fear of what
lie
might be her lifelong hatred,
grew to feel that the doctor, the
nurses, the servants, looked upon him
with strange, unfriendly though re-
spectfui ryes. In bls heart he believed
that his wife bad cursed him in their
presence, laying bare his part in the
unhappy transaction.
At last the suspense became unbear-
able. He had noticed a slight change
in Jane's manner and at once attrib­
uted it to something his wife had
said, for Jane had t>een allowed in the
sick room. The discovery that she
was not his child had not as yet struck
deep into his understanding
In a
vague sort of way he realized that she
was different, now that he knew, but
it was impossible for him to consider
her In any other light than that of the
years gone by. Th»' time would come
when the full realization would cut
Into his heart more deeply than now.
hut at present a calamity of his own
making was forcing all other troubles
into the background. His greatest de­
sire was to reach his wife's side, to
know the worst that could come of his
suit for forgiveness.
The evening of the second day he
swore that he would see her—and
atone. They admitted him. and he
entered trembling In every nerve. She
was lying, white and haggard, in her
bed. her back toward him. He paused
ft»r nn instant and was certain that he
saw her shudder violently, It was
significant
She feared aud loathed
him.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
He iurpss***! all other medicines, is merit,
eelea and eurea.
Its euecese. crest as it has been, nu ap­
parently only juet begun.
It has received by actual count more than
I
40.000 teetimoniale in two years.
It purities the blood, eurea all blood die
eases, all humors and all eruptions.
It strengthens the stomach, creates an
appetite and build» up the «bole system.
It cures that tired feeling and makes the
weak strong.
1» usual liquid form or in chocolated tablets
known a- Snrshtab*. 100 doses SL
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DIED
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In Eugene, Wednesday. October 7,
1908, at 5 p. m., John Frederick,
aged 3 months and 17 days, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Erastus Jones.
The
funeral was held today at 2:30 p.
m., conducted by Rev. J. S. McCal­
lum. Interment at I. O. O. F. ceme­
tery.
ASSETS COMPANY STARTS
WITH ITS WORK
The business men of the city who
are taking an interest in the Lane
County Asset Company met In the
rooms of the Commercial Club last
evening, and discussed the steps to
be taken in procuring subscriptions
of the stock necessary to the organi­
zation of the corporation, and other
matters of import.
A full statement of the objects of
the corporation was thus made as
follows: This is not a company for
building railroads, canals, nor any
other thing. It 13 the Intention of
the company to assemble the assets
of any desirable Investment in which
the people of Lane County may have
an Interest, in order that something
definite may be offered to capitalists
who may be seeking investments.
The matter particularly
discussed
was the survey and securing the
right of way, terminals, etc., for an
electric line from Eugene to Siuslaw
Bay and it was agreed by all the
men present that this step was a
proper and desirable one in an effort
to secure consideration of such a
road by capitalists. It was decided
that such survey should be a per­
manent one upon which work might
be comm«»nced without delay, in or­
der that It might be of some value.
When assets of this nature have been
assembled in the hands of the com­
pany. it is the plan to sell them at
gross cost to any person or corpora­
tion who will satisfy the company
that the work of construction will
be immediately begun and prosecuted I
with vigor to completion. The cost
in this case will be probably $4,000
or $5,000 and will be of course such
work as would have to be done in
any event by persons building the
road and will be worth all it costs.
If the company sees fit,
nothing
would prevent their giving these as-'
sets as a bonus to proper parties to ,
build the road, and such a bonus
would be more attractive than a sum
of money much larger than its cost.
The work of this corporation can­
not conflict with the interests of any­
one who wants such a railroad built,
because any competent person may
avail himself of the results achieved
by the company at no more than
gross cost.
If this kind of work
is to be done soon, in this new and
undeveloped region, somebody must
make it his business to take the firat
steps. Two or three men present
last evening, said that they had re­
ceived pointed enquiries from eastern
capitalists concerning the possibili­
ties for electric development in Ore­
gon and saying that almost any
amount of capital was waiting to be j
shown something definite in which to'
he invested.
A large amount of stock was sub­
scribed at the meeting and a corn-]
mittee of three appointed by the!
president to solicit further subscrip-1
tions among the business men of I
the city'and c unty. There was a
good deal of enthusiasm and every-1
one present s**emed to be anxious to
push the business and to contribute]
the money necessary.
Roseburg, Oct. 8.—A lone high­
wayman held up and robbed the
stage from Myrtle Point, within a;
mile of this city last night. Six men
and two women were riding In the
stage. Including William Plum, of
Portland: H McChesney, of Kahlo­
tus. Wash.: Messrs. McCracken and
Heald, of Olalla, Or.; John Hastings,
"Is it you. David?" he heard her ask of Bridge. Or.: Superintendent Ben­
weakly. “At last! Oh, I was afraid ham. of the stage line: Miss Rooney,
Fiat something bad happened to you! of Coquille, and Mrs. J. Bartnett, of
San Francisco.
That"—
The robber cocured $50 and two
gold watches, The women were not
(Continued next week.»
disturbed, although Mrs. 1 Bartnett
carried $1000 in diamonds.
Hasb-
M\\4
RES OF LAND TO BE
ings dropped $soo into the bottom of
THROWS OPEN TO ENTRY the stag-» before alighting, which was
not touched by the robber.
Roseburg, Oct. X 8.—Orders receiv­
There is no clue to the robber,
ed at the 1'nlted States land office who sent his regards to the sheriff
In Roseburg from the interior depart­ by the passengers after he had rob­
ment at Washington annunre the bed them.
restoration to settlement an 1 entry
Albert J. Ward, of Vida, has be-
of *1.480 acres of public land In the | gun suit In the circuit court against
fmpqua National forest. Of the to- Geo T. Hall, Sr., of Eugene, to recov­
tai acreage to lie thrown open, how­ er $2 40. alleged due as commission
ever. it is estimated that not more i on :he sale of a tract of timber land.
than one-fourth will tie available for Carl T Travis is attorney for the
approprlaion. the larger part of the plaintif,'.
land being covered by filings, made
before its inclusion tn the reserve
B A. Washburne. the former
by President Roosevelt's sweeping Springfield flour miir owner and
order of March 2. 1*87
Most of the prominent citizen, has ftled with the
land lies in Lang county. The re­ county clerk notice of appropriation
mainder Is situated in Northern of 80.000 cubic inches of the waters
Itouglas county and Southern Benton of the McKenzie river for electrical
county.
power purp ses. Th» point of diver­
The land will be thrown open to sion is on the north bank of the river
entry on January 21. 190S, but squat­ on the J Coggswell place in section
ting will be permitted 30 days ear­ 12. township 17. south of range 1
lier. Most of the unappropriated por­ east
The name of the canal will he
tion of the tract is valuable chiefly the \\ ashburn* Electric Power Com­
for agricultural or graxtng purposes, pany's ditch
It will be 35 feet wide
containing little timber.
at the bottom and 8 feet deep. The
general course will be westerly
through land« owned by J. Coggs-
well. John Doyle ar«t R R Johnson
tf
GANTENBEiN
A> 1-S
ill
E
' Po«lan<i. Or., o«
Gantenbein. in the eqult_*-
went of the state circuit
today decided that the «(a*»«“
!"
ltlng busine., on Sund*« ' P”*a‘
stitutional and District
Cameron nays he has n/, 4ttor*f
ed whether to cam the
:i'
supreme court.
c * th*
Judge Gantenbein a««is,
sons why the law «-ontoi?’ ‘ln ’*■
federal constitution. He deci’/5’h*
it r-.-
it was passed for the purpo®.?
pelting the observation £f o? 5'
bath; that it u.18
S»^
matter of pollc power^S “ ‘
discriminatory In excepting L''
tres and finally that the law ,«
unreasonable and arbitrary
-2?
opinion states that If the
closing law i8 desired by theiel*’'
lature, the court recommend, f *^
study as a model the Idaho ,
Judge Gantenbein followed
reading of his opinion by mak-I
the temporary Injunction regrala.!
the authorities from molwlM ¡J
busine»» men permanent.
The saloons are not affected «
Judge Gantenbeln's decision X
Is a specific statute prohibiting the-
opening on Sunday, passed unde-"“,
police power of the state.
The irrigation meeting held >•
Springfield Saturday afternoon u.
der the auspices of the Springfield
Grange, which has recently inaq-
urated an active campaign tor irri­
gation. was largely attended and
those wno were present sav th»: •
was the best meeting of its kind ever
held in Lane county.
A. P. Stover, at the head o! -.1»
irrigation bureau of the United
States department of agriculture to*
Oregon, was the principal speaker
His address was instructive and en­
tertaining.
He exhibited charts to
show the results obtained by frrip-
tion and gave examples of the work
done at the experimental tract it
Hillsboro, in Washington county
On 7acres of land last year with
one irrigation 100 tons of greet
clover. 4*4 tons of cured hay.
and eight tons of ensilage were ob­
tained. This year with three irri­
gations 200 tons of green clover.
7 *4 tons of cured hay and pastur»»*
from six to 10 inches were obtained
Since May 1 this tract has fed !’
milch cows and 6 Ohogs ezcluaivel’
On the potato patch from an unirri­
gated portaion 2600 pounds per
acre were obtained. From the por­
tion that was Irrigated once. 67W
pounds were dug and on that por­
tion that was irrigated twice. "1*
pounds per acre. Besides that the
percentage of merchantable tnbon
on the land that was irrigated 'vic
was 93 per cent as against 81 per
cent on the unirrigated land.
In speaking of alfalfa Mr Stove
stated that the variety best adapted
to this part of the coast is the An-
bian alfalfa.
On the patch raised
at the experimental station there
were four cuttings this year.
Prof. E. H. McAlister, of the it-
versity of Oregon, was the ner.
speaker.
From an engin*r:if
point.
he
said,
Irrigation J
might arise and which ynigbt tee*
to s'and in the way of the surra«»
of the project recently inauaura.«
for this portion of the valley, ti i
legal one. in case objections are m
to water being diverted from »
river end not turned back apii
W. W. Calkins. A R- B1,rt. p
H. Hartog. Geo. A Borns and _
¡«lent P. L. Campbell also spok*«
the meeting.
A resolution wa* passed I
meeting pledging
work started oy tb« s>
Grange.
HOP' Bl YEKS BEAT
re < <> kb 15
Portland, Ort.
changed hands today in
market than ever before
tory of the trade.
0»
bought Is about 4 11
•
large operator alone purr*1*
bales in the
™untry'
ing it absolutely clean.
took
other W»"
This firm also
’«• rnBnltXw
taling 675 bales
largest day’s business
one hop firm in Orewo».
rock rots
er oi perators „87 hales, inn
387 bales to 300 bale* of.
the lot wer»
from •
the price ranginie per pound-
7H and 7\ cents r
H<>r«r Buying f" s*kW
Agents for E
Salem ray th«
quantities of h<
7»i and 71-. >'
th» past week
plenty of hops in
these ffgures. it
quantity of ho
cured in this di
the large grow»
ly small ones
Miss Gertrud*
her position as
county clerk s <■»
ed a similar one
steward of
Farnham
b„« a forme r- -
taken her
Judge Harri*,
has grant' d a
ment from '»
R
r<
Si'bscr:
paid 1=
•’*at«re<
r A*
Tie fc
t»te »ad
traaaaC- <*
ail
Crek*e
Caburi
Addre*
Banicatic
GV A
I'
We an
Oregon
farmer f
pays bis
Guard on
free offe»
•
feu may
po.V'T O
The P
rich man
his cof fir
Paid $50
seek he
p 1a it.
Lots c
their cot
elusion c
01 this
sorry an
ry over
difficult!
era of t
cross. J
aide mi
¡ess beet
or marry
business
and risk
and oblii
ery bon
with th
for use
then net
have bet
things i
kept fro
repack«
worry a
Thrift
foresigh
the houi
security
of soul,
dered b<
years a
in the e
The i
world i
opens 1
you to
er pity
sons for
Wilcox,
"Laugh
you, w<
The
tell the
bore, bi
who lui
lasting!
bridge.
Of cc
telling
as disc«
temper;
have se
tiatical
ery bod j
early ii
The
teller I
1» a nu
■annet
thinkin
the ble
&Q}OQg
“Vin
wreetn
taught«
The
•I gam
elusive
that t!
Wimp.
II
Of ;
ike r-
■nut
Vics d
■oath
•re so
ord:a a
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