OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Frincipal Events of the Week'
f
Briefly Sketched for Infor
mation of O.t Readers.
Gorernor Withycombe designated
Sunday, May 6, aa "Oregon Y. M. C. A.
day."
Aitoria celebrates tho anniversary
ol the Battle of LexinEtou with appro
priate exercises.
A ban has been placed on the sale
of "stomach bitters" in Lebanon by
the city officials.
Lumbermen in Klamath county are
predicting a big season in their par
ticular line this year,
The nomination of George H. Fos
ter as postmaster at Baker was con
firmed by the Senate.
The Good Roaids association ot
Harney county is advocating two
main highways in that county.
The people of Jur.tura have formed
k good roads association to promote a
tate highway from Burns to Vale.
Circulation of petitions to call a
pecial election June 4 to bond Grant
County for $140,000 has been begun.
Mrs. Thomas Brogun of The Dalles
has recently bouslit six sections ol
land from the Eastern Oregon Land
company.
A patriotic day parade, which took
more than two and half hours to pass
given point, was held In Portland
last week.
Brownsville Presbyterians celebrat
ed their 60th anniversary last week,
the Brownsville church having been
organized In 1857.
The United States forest service
will replant 420 acres in the Mount
Hebo district, Siuslavv national forest,
the coming summer.
The Linn county Sunday schools
held their annual convention in Le
banon last week with nearly 100 dele
gates In attendance.
The Radiators, Eugene's marching
organization, in which 100 of the city's
business men are enrolled, has or
ganized a home guard.
Howard L. Aumack, employed as a
lineman by the Portland Railway,
Light & Power company, was elec
trocuted at Mount Angol.
Organization of an Orejon branch
of the League to Enforce Peace, ot
which Ex-President Taft is the head,
was perfected at Portland.
The twelfth annual conference of the
Woniun's Home Missionary society,
Salem district, of the Methodist Epis
copal church, wits held at Salem.
The rivets and harbors board of en
Ctneers h:ts reported adversely on the
proposed Improvement of the Willam
ette river between Corvallis and
Eugene,
The fifth annual state shoot of the
Oregon State Sportsmen's association
will be held under the auspices ot
the Capitol City Rod and Guu club at
Salem on May C. 7 and 8.
Tho net risks written by fire Insur
ance companies In Oregon during the
year 1918 tout led $283,944,004, accord
Ing to a statement Issued by Insur
ance Commissioner Wells.
The forest service has recommend
ed to Senator Cluimberluln that an ap
propriation be made in the sundry
civil bill of f 5000 for fire protection
on the Coos bay wngon road lands.
Car shortage In the acute form that
has prevailed chirinii the last six
mouths soon will be a thing of the
past, says J. 11. Dyer, assistant gen
eral maimer of tl- Southern Pacific
Under the a-tmin'stratlon army bill,
reported to tlie Senate by Senatoi
Chamberlain, Oregon probubly will be
asked to coiitrH.ute from 4500 to 6000
men under tlie first call of the presi
dent. Frank C. O nian, a Purkee stock
n.an, was arresud on a felony chargt
of attenii'tttif, to Induce F. E. Rlgall,
of Grayvtlle, 111., to swear falsely In
the mm J,r trial of Tliumus J. Mooney
at San Franchu'o.
Tho state land board, by uuaulmoui
Tote, decided to cull a meeting of the
emergency board, to consider Attorney
Oonural Brown's request for $3000 for
continuing the Pacific Lhestock com
pany laud fraud ease.
Owing to the d'diouruglug outlook
for a rcasonul.lo price for hups, some
of the hopsrowevB of Forest Grove
are preparing to Join the prepared
ness propaganda and tutu their hop
yards Into beun fields).
A drastic resolution nitalnst the tale
of the essence of Jamaica, bitters, and
other so-culled remedies which con
tain a hl.-'h p.vrcntii:p of alcohol, was
adopted by the state b-nrd of pharma
cists at a moetii'3 ,n Portland.
One hundred nnd forty-two student
CftdVti of the junior niul senior classes
Of Oregon Ar-.rlonltur.il college hart
tiled applications for admission to the
tiainiiij camp, which Is to be opened
at the rresullo, at San Francisco
Vy 8.
Durii't tho week ending April IS,
SC3 accid. vcio reported to tho
tuiuiMHl ti' i-ile. t e 'luinisaion. Of
ii-.cso, tlin v. ere fatal, the fuulitlc
tot:: 2 J ni l.i.tp.-j, I'eniKcri, railroad
rrrai;r; !-;, V.'e'.b, unknown
fPHirVriv. ir.il Rt-y Burn. Fall
Creek, both alleged to be trespasser.
Tki ftlherlag of cascara bark Is
getting U be aa Industry of some
lasDortanoe In Wlllamlna. A. R. Ford,
merchant of Wlllamlna and Butler,
I shipped out 40,000 pounds of it hibt
week and received $3500 for It.
,Ia the government
plan to increase the production of
foodstuff, the Klamath commercial
club hat appealed to the legislators
at Washington for the completion of
the Klamath reclamation project.
News that Thomas R. Sheridan, ex
president of the First National bank,
of Roseburg, had been pardoned by
President Wilson was received with
approval by the great majority of
residents of Roseburg and vicinity.
Portland it contributing more men
to the nary than any other city save
New York, according to figures given
out by Secretary Daniels for the week
ending April 12. There were S55 navy
enlistments in New York and 323 in
Portland.
Tillamook beach resorts, Including
Garibaldi, Barriew, Rockaway, Saltair
and at far north aa Manhattan will
be equipped with electric lights and
power for the summer season, the
electrifying to be permanent In con
struction. The Umpqua Baptist association
which will be held at Riddle this
year, hat changed lta dates from June
(, 7, to June 20, 21, 22. About 50
delegatet are expected to attend and
the dates were changed to accommo
date the visiting delegates.
Because all the bids received were
below par, the ttate land board re
jected all bids for the $250,000 rural
credits bonds and instructed the clerk
of the hoard to immediately wire the
board's attorney in each county to
cease taking applications for loans.
Thure A. Lindstrom, teacher at the
Oregon school for the deaf, at Salem,
is engaged in securing a census of all
the deaf In that vicinity to ascertain
who among them will help to make
up a regiment of "silent fighters" to
offer their tervlcet to Colonel Roose
velt. .
A tignal achievement in navy re
orultlng, unequaled by any other state
in the union, has been attained by
Oregon. The 800 men to be recruited
from April 1 to 20 have been secured
by the navy recruiting office at Port
land under Lieutenant Commandei
Blackburn.
Spence Wortman, deputy state seal
r of weights and measures, has sent
notice to hit district sealers to proBe
cute all berry dealers who do not give
their customers full measure of ber
ries. This notice la being given in
connection with the arrival of the
strawberry season.
W. J. Kerr, president of the Oregon
Agricultural- college, was authorized
to take complete charge of Oregon's
food production and conservation
campaign at a meeting of represen
tatives ot most ot the state's induB
trial, commercial, civic and social in
terestt at Portland.
Convinced, after a preliminary ex
amination that sufficient grounds ex
lit tor a thorough probe ot the farm
products rates of the Oregon-Wash
lngton Railroad & Navigation com
pany and the Oregon Short Line Rail
road company, the public service com
mission ordered a hearing on both.
The director of the United Statel
Geological survey has obtained from
Secretary of State Olcott a list of all
automobile owners In Oregon, to pro
ride them with data relative to the
topographic maps ot the state. These
are maps, the director says, In which
very automobile owner Is Interested
and he desires to get them Into tha
hands of all tuch car owners.
A mass meeting of fully 400 fisher
men at Astoria adopted a resolution
protesting against the law enacted at
the recent session of the legislature
forbidding the tale In Oregon of sal
mon caught by trollera outside the
three-mile limit during the Columbia
river closed seasons. The meeting
alia decided to bring an action to test
the constitutionality of the law. ' 1
The Crown-Willamette Paper com
pany hat purchased from M. J. Kinney
a Portland timber dealer, a tract ol
about 1000 acres in Clatsop county in
tha Lewis and Clark river district
The property, with the timber upon it
wat valued at about $176,000. Stand
lng timber to the exteud of about 100,
000,000 feet, mostly fir, spruce and
hemlock, was included in the tale.
Spring farm work wat very much
delayed In the Rogue river valley by
reason of the continued rains. The
planting ot the beet crop Is now in
progress and at beet plantings can
continue till June, there will be no
reduction in the acreage which has
been contracted tor. The product ot
between MOO and 4000 acres will be
brought to the Grants Past tugar
factory thla season.
Members ot tha state highway cevn
mission and officials of the govern
ment forestry service, during a con
ference in Portland, agreed upon a
network ot forest roads which are to
be. graded and improved during the
next three years with moneys derived
from both federal and stato tundt.
Each , year a turn ot $127,500 forest
service money will be available, and at
this Is to be matched by a like turn
from the ttate, it meant that about
$750,000 will be available tor expendi
ture on forest roads within the three
yea period.
Good wngon and new Californir
reck for sab,- inquire Morrison -shop,
T gli Valley. . ,;
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(pubiishek)
Department ot the Iuteiior,
U. S. Land Office at 1 lie Dalles,
Oregi.ii, Aj.r 1 19 h, 1917.
NOtlClits littetiy given that,
Sarah E. 1'i.aster,
of Shuniko, (reoii, w ho - on July
2uil, 1912, m de Homestead En
try, to. and on januan
nth, 1915, uiade additional Home
stead Entry No. 014334, for sei 4,
Si 23W1-4, Section 34, VI 2-WI-4
St-ctton 35, Township 6 Souti ,
Range i6-Kust, Willamette Meii.i
tan, Inif tiled notice of ltiteutioi
to make Final three year front
to estahli-ili claim to tlie lind al. vc
dnsciibed, betote H. C. Roopn.
U.S. Co imissioner, at Antelopi,
.reoii, on the 281I1 d.y.fMax,,
i9'7. ,
Claim!) nt names as witnes.se:
William Mersinger, Mary McKin
ley, L'attrence L. Sickles, A Ida H
Johnson, all of Shaniko, Oiegon
H. Frank Woodcock,
up Register"
NOTICE FOR PUBUCATIO
(Pub'.i-her)
Department of tlie Interior
U. S Land Office t The Dalles,
Oregon, Apiil atst, 1917.
Noiic is hereby given that
Grace Wilson,
deserted wife of Jicob M. WiNon,
of Slianiko, Oregon, who on Sept
ember 1 2th. 1912, tmule lloniesteac
Entry No. 010092. and on May 4tl
1914, made additional Hotnestetn
Entry No. 013105 for s1-2nw1-4
Sec. 14,. sl-2,Ntl-4, se1-4nw1-4
Action 15, Township 7 Snti'l),
Range 14 East, Willmnetie Merid
ian, has filed mtice of intention
to make Final mice year Proof
to establish claim lr the land above
described, hefoiv Roister and Re
cpiver, U S. Lund Otfiep, at Thi
Dulles, Oregon, on the 6th dy of
I n lie, 1917 The entry-nan, J.iool
M. Wilson, is notified that, b
submission of said proof, bis wife,
Grace Wilson, seeks to obtain pat
)nt for the land iu her own name.
Claimant nam-s as witnesses:
A. E, Fine, E. E. Fine, both ot
Shuniko, Oregon, Claude YVilr-on.
of B.ikeoven, Oregon, George E
Fine, of Shnnikn. Oregon.
- II. FRANK WOODCOCK,
tip Register.
WARNING TO ALIENS
Notice is hereby given officially tr
ail alien enemies, which term ai
this date includes all persons bom
in the German Er..j.iie who have
not yet received their last citizen
ship papers from the United Stato
Govetniitctr, reqmring all such
aliens within twenty-lour hours to
surrender to the local civil author
ities all firearms, weapons or im
plenniitsof war of every nature
whatever that they may have in
t it lr possession, including txplo
sives, mateiial used in the uiaiiu
I fuctui e of explosives, nnv aircraft
Or wire e s apparatus, any form ol
I signaling deuce, any firm of
cipher code, or any pa er, docu
ment or book w 1 h ten" or printed lu
cipher, or in which the te is invisi
: Me wtiting.
- Tbf n hove articles mut be deliv
ered to the sh -riff of Wasco County
it The I), II s, Oregon, wilhlii
Uventv-f'-ur bonis or the d-unir-i'"
O' temporary hlnde of aiy such
lali-n ei eitM' will be Mibj-.-ct to
peuiclihv local mi i'H' v imdciil
Httiboiiiies and .uu.ni.irv antsts
wid follow in -H,e nix weaixin or
firearm or other of the urt ictes
inamed lie ein Hie fi.intd in such
o -'iciie or h1 d -. The sbeiiff
. wib give rcii-ls for i.ll miiclt
receivtd a-id th-v will b- returned
to the ownet-; when peHCe shall
linve Ik en declared.
This notice iiie.nis exactly what it
as mid no tx e lions will be
grunted in its applioiiion. On the
other band every citizen of the
G' r inin Elliptic who hall implie
f ' 1 ol e' this order, all lows of the
State of Oregon and the ordinances
o any chv ih'iiof in which they
in y tiside will he accorded the
I lull pn d ction of the law and will
b unmolested in hi or lur peace
f il "iiisuin
This notihVniioii is g'ven by
nn ho i 1 v of the Piesidei t of the
United Siates through i tie Depmt
roent of I ust ice pursuant 10 the
proclanm ioii ol lie I-xecutive of
, A pi il 0, HJ'7. "'f which tvviy i i
en of ihe v'niud Statm is especi
ally enj inrd in take nnlkv ns well
8 e' h obcinl of each suite,
county a;d city theiein.
tUiGNtr) rrniK'iY (iaMow.iv,
District Atloituv.
TOTICE OF PRIVATE SALE
In the Conntv Court "f the
State of Orvgon for Wa-.co County.
In the matter of the Estate i f
(ohn Kotter, Deceased.
Under authority of an r.iiltr
'ranted by the Count v Couit of the
State of Oregon for Wasco County,
lated April 18th. 1917, the under
signed Administrator will sell at
irivate s,il- the fo-lowing described
tal property belonging to said
state, to-wit:- South half of the
southwest q'laiter, the Northeast
piarter of the Southwest quarter,
ind the Southwest quarter of the
Southeast quarter of Section Eight
11 Township Four, South of Range
Fourteen, East of Willamette
Vlerid.au, W'.sco County, Oregon.
:ontaining one hundred and sixly
icres. more or less, save and ex
cept therefrom a ship of land one
;itndrel feet wide, being fifty feet
on eaih side of the cenler line of
he railway of the Oregon Trunk
iue hcioss nnd upon the Southwest
piarter of the Southeast quaiter
f said -Township, Section and
Rangw, which was conveyed bv
lecendent by Heed recorded in
Vol. 49, page 58, deed lecordsqf
said coiiu'y.
The sale will be made on and
ifter May 21st, I917, and bids. will
be leceived at the office of George
D. Brodie, Dufur, Oiegoti, At
torney for the Administrator, or
at the residence of the undersigned
at Tygh Valley, Oregon.
The terms of the sale are cash
in hand.
Dated April 18, igi7.
Emil Mertz, Administrator of
the estate ot John Kotlet, De
ceased. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(publisher)
Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office at The
Dalles, Oregon, April 2, 1917.
NOTICE is hereby given thai
Thomas A. St. Dennis
of Maupin Oregon, who on Nov
ember 26th, 1910, made Home
stead Entry, No 07750, and on
November 10th, 1914, made addi
tional Homestead Entry no. 014043
for Ki-2 of the E1-2, Sec 17, E1-2
nei-4, Sec. 2o, W1.2NWI-4 Sec. 21,
Township 5 South, Range 14 East,
Willamette Meridian, has filed no
tice of iutehtion to make Final
three year Proof, to establish claim
to the laud above described, before
F. D. Stuart, U. S. Commissioner,
at Maupin, Oregon, on the 12th
day of May, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
B. F. Turner, L. D Kelly, W. H
Williams, W. C. Richards, all of
Maupin, Oregon.
H. Frank Woodcock,
P Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(Publisher)
Department of the Interior
U S. Land Office at The Dalles,
Oregon, March 21st, 1917.
Notice is hereby niven UmI
William F. Johnson
of Shaniko, Oregon, who, on August
6th, 1912, made Homestead Entry
No. OK573,and on January i 1,1915
made additional Homestead Enlr
No. 014335 for 11WI-4SWI-4, si-2
nwl-4, si-2nel-4, nel-4iiei-4t Sc,
34. Wl 2IIWI-4. Section 3s, 'I IllVIl
ship 7 South, Range 16 Iv-ist, VV'il
lameltsf Meridian, has tiled notice
of attention to make llnee ear
Proof, to establish clsitn to the
land above described, before H. C.
Rooper, U. S Commissioner, at
Atifelope, O'egon, oji the 30th daj
of April, 1917.
CUiniaut unities as vitnee:
William II. V"rntaff, Saub.rd M.
Black, Archie L Manna, William;
M Mer-ibiuer rill nf .mi:iiiil-r i i-m. I
gou.
H. Ft auk Woodcock,
Register,
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(Publisher'1
Department of the Interior,
V. S. Laud Office at The Dalles
Oregon, Adiil, 5, IQI7.
NOTICE hi hereby given that
Carl A. Ladsch
of Tygh Valley, Oregon, who on
April 2(Uh, 1912, made Homestead
Entry No. 01023 (or sti-4et-4,
S'.c.33, SI-2SWI-4, nei-4-vvt 4. Sec
tion 34, Township 3 Sulilh. Kange
14 East, Willamette Meiidiaii.
has tied notice of intention
to make three vear Proof, to estab
lish claim to the land above des.
cribed, before K. D. Stunrf. United
States Commissioner, at Maupin,
Oregon, oil Ihe 14th day of Max,
I917.
Claimant names as witnesses;
J. li. Tunisnn. II. A. Mulkr. G.
L. Brown, YV. C. I.ucore, all ot
Tygh Valley, Oregon.
. U L . .. .1. 11 1 1.
,11 ri.iuK xxoo eotK,
A Wonder.
An Absolutely Woodless Range
Will fit any Stove, is No-selet-s,
Stuokeless and Odorles-?. TheKe:-osene-Oil
Gas-Pro hieing burner,
generates Gas from Kerosene O 1.
A greit wood saving See Mr.
Temple at Start's Store, Mnupin,
and watch the demonstration.
For Sale
2 Bedsteads and springs
1 Sanitary couch
6 Dining chairs
1 Rocker
1 Sew in;; machine
Conking utensils, dishes and
fruit jars.
Things mii't be s dd nr packed
by May 3rd, as we go to conference
near ttien. Call at pnrsnnngo.
, Mrs E. E, Le-an.
Notice
Wamic. Ore., Feb. 6, 1917.
Any ono west of the I)echuteB
river and south of Tygh Vulley
wishing to become a member of
White River Federal Farm Loan
Association, please apply to our
secretary, W. H. Mayfield, R. 1
Fire
Proof
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TOURIST SLEEPER DAILY EACH WAY
ShnriVd Slepper leaves Maupin, Monday Wednesday, Friday
Leaves Portland Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday at 7:10 p. m.
HOMESEEKERS' FARE3 ROUND TRIP'S
Reduced round trip from Middle From Missouri River, St Taul.
West to CENTRAL OREGON Sioux City, etc., $52.50
on the first and third Tuesday of St. Louis 55.00
e.tch month till December in- Chicago 57.50
Prepaid tickets delivered by wire
Stopovers at all points. Final Return Limit 25 days
CALIFORNIA ' North Bank Road" and SS "Northern Pacific"
At yt ur sei vke for travel and information, '
J- T- HARDY C. J. LIVINGSTON, j
Trav. Fght & Pass Agent. Band, Ore. Agent, Maupin
Send or a3k for Oregon Trunk's Potato Book I
If'
FISCHER'S
Auto Passenger Service Auto Delivery Truck
Prepared for Lonfr Trips or Outing Parties
A Complete Line of Automobile Accessories
MAUPIN,
(,:
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Leaves Maupin, 8 a. m.
Leaves Wapinitia, 1-30 p. m.
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