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About The Estacada news. (Estacada, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1905)
# DETHRONES OSCAR Norwegian Storthing Dissolves Union with Sweden. CONSULAR VETO IS THE CAUSE school land as possible. This land was practically worthless, all the good school land having been taken up. ; Some of it lies on the top of crags and . was useless for any purpose except the creation of scrip. But those who filed on the land for $1.25 an acre could dis pose of their holdings for $4.50 an acre as soon as they were included in a for est reserve. And they often could do even better than that, by taking up 4ieu lands in the best part of the timber belt.” The Dubois Lumber Company « = = = = of Estacada, Oregon - ■ ■ ■■■=» M AN U FACRU RERS OF A L L C L A SSE S OF F IR AND CEDAR LIMBER W IL L A S K G U A R A N T E E . R e a d y to E le c t a B e rn a d o tte a s R u le r — P r e p a re d f o r W a r if N e c e s sa ry . J a p a n W o u ld B in d R u s s ia to a O b s e r v a n c e o f T re a ty. S t r ic t Tokio, June 12. — On the ability of Russia to offer a sufficient guarantee Christiana, Norway, June 8.— '" N o r-! that she w ill live up to any treaty of way from today is a fully independent Peace arranged hinges Japan's willing- , r \ ness to bring the war to an end. This and sovereign state. j statement is made on the authority of This is the text of the editorials in one of the best known Japanese states- the Norwegian newspapers and it re- men, on condition that his identity be fleets the spirit with which the people | kept unknown. of Norway accept today’ s action of the “ Japan wants peace,” he said, “ but Storthing when it proclaimed King she w ill not be made a fool of by Rus- Oscar no longer king of Norway. eia. That nation must agree to keep The Storthing w ill, if necessary, de- her hands off the Far East for a long fend the step taken today by force of term of years, and her treaty must con- arms. i tain some clauses which effectively pre- I f a prince of the house of Bernadotte elude her resuming hostilities when should consent to occupy the throne of \ her army and navy are rehabilittated, Norway he must give up all idea of and such clauses must be of such char acter that they cannot lightly be dis succession to the Swedish throne. M. Anctander w ill be Norway’ s first regarded. Even at the present time, foreign minister. He is now chief of when her navy has been entirely the department of Commerce, Naviga wiped off the face of the waters and her army has been disrupted and placed on tion and Industry It is learned that Crown Prince Gns- the defensive at all points, we hear tav will return immediately from Ber from our secret agents in St. Petersburg lin. It is understood that an extra that the advocates of a war policy urge ordinary session of the 8wedish Riksdaf the exar, if he feels that be must sub w ill be called June 26, if not earlier, as scribe to peace terms, to refuse to com the result of today’ s action of the Stor mit Russia to any policy of disarming that would prevent the execution of thing. I t is not anticipated that King Oscar contracts for new warships of all classes w ill consent to any prince of the house which were made with German and o f Bernadotte accepting the Norwegian American firms of shipbuilders. crown. Should the king refuse, there is a possibility that the throne may be. C a n a d ia n s S in k F is h in g T u g . offered to Prince Waldemar, the third Port Stanley, Ont., June 9. — The son of King Christian, of Denmark. government cruiser Vigilante today The people of Denmark largely sympa sighted the American fishing tug Grace thize with the Norwegian demands. M., of Lorain, O., six miles off Middle The consular bill, while apparently island, Lake Erie, and five miles north o f little importance, was designed to of the boundary line. The Vigilante open the whole question of foreign signalled her to stop. The tug steamed affairs, which Norway desires to man • way and Captain Dunn of the V ig i age independently of Sweden. lante fired several shots across her One of the causes of the desire in bows. In dodging the tug collided Sweden and Norway for separate con with the cruiser, rolled over and sank. sular systems was the fact that Sweden The crew of the Vigilante resued Cap is for protection and Norway is for free tain Galbraith and two of the tag's trade, and also because of Norway’s crew. more extensive sea trade and other di vergencies of commercial interests. Tidal W av.a in Lake Michigan. Chicago, Jnne 7. — Shifting atmos C A L IF O R N IA L A N D F R A U D S . pheric conditions on Lake Michigan caused a succession of tidal waves to H e n s y S a y s T h e y a re W o r s a T h a n day, two being reported in Chicago. T h o se o f O re go n Each Of the waves on the Chicago side San Francisco, June 12 __ Grave i °* the lal[e rose to a height of three and charges have been made against the one-hal, ,e* ’_______________ officials of the state land office by N o L e t - U p O n B e e f T r u s t. Francis J. Heney. The government | Chicago, June 9.— Instructions were attorney has reported to Washington received today by the Federal grand that conditions in California are even jury which has been investigating the worse than those in Oregon, in connec affairs of the beef indnstry, to continue tion with which United States Senator the invest’gation and retnrn indict M itchell and Representative Hermann ments if the jurors find that the testi were indicted by a Federal grand Jury. mony warrant« such action. He has made accusations against men in state offices, asserting that they have been in league with the speculators, P O R T L A N D Q U O T A T IO N S . such as John A. Benson and Frederick Wheat— Club, 84c per bushel; blue- A. Hyde, who have fraudulently ac quired vast tracts of ths public lands in j stem, 90991c; valley, 85 9 87c. California. i Oats— No. 1 white, feed, $30 per to n ; “ The trouble lies in the state land gray, $30. Hay— Timothy, $14916 per ton; office itself,” said Mr. Heney. “ The office has been hand in glove with the clover, $1 1 9 1 2 ; grain, $1 1 9 1 2 ; cheat, ring and any pretense of ignorance in $11912- Ijggs— Oregon ranch, 1814919c per regard to the schemes of graft which have been carried out is absurd. The dozen. Butter — Fancy creamery, 17149 ring has received favors from the office ever since the last election, and as a re- 21 ‘ !4 c per pound. Strawberries— $1.25® 150 perorate. suit two-thirds of the state’ s valuable Apples— Table, 1.5092 50 per box. timber lands have been stolen. The Potatoes— Oregon fancy, $ 1.35® 1.50; speculators have been in possession all j along of advance information. This new potatoes, $1.50. Hops — Choice, 1904, 2214924c per has been especially noticeable in the matter of the creation of forest re pound. Wool — Eastern Oregon, best, 199 serves. Two superintendents hsve con vslley, 2714 9 2 9c; mohair fessed thet they were bribed to make 23c; . ___ the reserves cover as much vacant choice, 3193214c per pound. H igh Grade Building Material A Specialty If You Are Going to Build We Can Fit You Out to the Top Notch in Every thing Required # # # # # # »«# «# # # # # # MOULDINGS OF A L L M AKE For information and prices, call on JOHN B. H A V IL A N D our local agent in Estacada, Oregon, or C. E. DUBOIS, Manager % Telephone connection direct with the mill Thos. J. C U R T IS , . . . . Pioneer Real Estate Man of Estacada . . . . ♦ Improved farms, W ild lands and Timber claims for sale Also some excellent town lots N O T A R Y PU B LIC TIME CARD Oregon Water Power and Railway Company Offices: 132 1-2 First St. Portland, Ore. Cars leave Estacada at 7:37. 9:37. 1 1 :37. a. m. and 1:37 3:47. 5=37 and 9 o’clock p. m. Cars leave Portland at 7:30, 9:30, 11 ¡30 a. m. and 1:30 3:40, 5:44 and 7:15 a. m. Way freight leaves Estacada it 7:10 a. m. arriving at Portland at 10 a. m. Leaves Portland at 10:30 a. m. arriving at Esta cada at 1:13. p. m. Excursions every Sunday at reduced rates, from either direction. For further particulars inquire of Dr. C. B. Smith. Dr. G. W. Hill, P H Y S IC IA N S A N D SU R G E O N S Estacada office: In Howe’ s Store Dr. Smith will be at his home in Eagle Creek evenings and mornings William K. Haviland, M. D. PHYSICIAN . . . SCSGCON. Office et the droe Were, - Night bell at Second St. entrance W. S. H Y D E , B a rber Best work at popular prices Agency for the STAR LAUND RY. E. L. M E Y E R S, Local Agent, Estacada, Oregon. W . A. D IM IC K O. 1. D IM IC K DIMICK & DIMICK, CHARLES L. F E R R Y , Jew eler and Optician. . . . OREGON ESTACADA. Attorneys at Law Netary Public Estates Settled. Mortgages Foreclosed. Abstracts Furnished Money Loaned O W C K : S, J 4 4, CAB D B BI.DO, OREGON C IT Y , Livery Stable & Dray Line OREGON W . A. JONES, Prop. Geo. C. 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