DOlSïfHEEK
yo* ui
b*3 four* en. ‘7 tiuu i* wane iv r—
He r a t h e r feared U n t h a t little m a t t e r of two h u n d r e d an d
derwood, a n d he felt t h e need of a fifty bu ck s which you bo rro w ed from
st i m u l a n t to b race him up for t h e m e two y e a r s ago. 1 su p p o se y o u ’vs
“s t r i k e ” he w as ab o u t t o make. T h e fo rg o tten It, b u t —”
A look of u n u oyunce c am e o v er Un
b ack do or of a saloon w as c o n v en ien t
TURKEY PA STU RE SO U G H T ,
ROADS LEAGUE ORGANIZED.
ly open a n d while he w as refr e s h in g d e r w o o d ’s face.
“ Well, w h at of It?” he sn apped.
him se lf tw o o t h e r men he kn ew
H o w ard took a n o t h e r d r i n k be fore
dr opped in. Before he knew it, half
D ei-
B etter Highway C onstruction Aim o f Man A tks to G raz* Birds
a dozen d r in k s had been abs orbed, be con tinu ed.
chutes National F o rest
Corvallis Meeting.
“ I w o u ld n 't r em in d you of t h e loan,
a n d he had sp e n t th e whole of $5
Bend—J . Roy H arvey, supervisor of
Oregon A gricultural College, Cor
whi ch h is wife had in tru s te d to him old c h a p ; bu t I’m up a g a i n s t It. When
v a llis—The Oregon Roads league has the D eschutes N ational forest, has re
o u t of h e r ca refully ho ard ed savings t h e family kicked me o u t for m a r r y
ju s t been form ed a t a m eeting of good ceived the m ost unusual application
W h en he so b ered up he would r e a l ing t h e finest girl t h a t e v e r lived, my G eneral R elum e o f Im portant Event«
roads en th u siasts held a t the Oregon
ize t h a t he had acted like a co w ard f a t h e r cu t m e off with a piking allow
for a grazing p erm it since he has been
P resented In C ondensed Form
A gricu ltu ral college. The purposes of
an d a cur, bu t j u s t now he was feel a n c e which I told him to p u t in the
lie league are to collect and d istrib u te connected w ith the service.
fo r O ur Busy R eaders.
ing r a t h e r jolly. A ddressing U n d er c h u r c h plate. I told him I p r efe rred
C. D. Schell, who has an irrig ated
knowledge of highway construction
Well,” h e w e n t on
wood with i m p u d en t familiarity, he Indep en den ce.
and to be a force in the good roads tra c t o f land n ear LaPine, has asked
w e n t on:
w ith serio-comic g ravity, “ 1 got my in
m ovem ent throughout the sta te . Sixty for a p erm it to graze 1,200 head of
“ T h e d—d boy d id n ’t se em to know d e p en d en c e, b u t I’m— I’m d ead broke.
Germ any has forbidden m ixed m ar
en th u sia sts attended the organization
if you w ere in o r not, so 1 c am e up You m ig h t as well u n d e r s t a n d t h e si t u riages w ith the natives of Samoa.
tu rk ey s in the N ational reserve around
m eeting.
a n y h o w .”
Glancing a t Bennin gton, atio n plainly. I c a n 't find a n y bu si
The follow ing officers w ere elected D avis Lake and C rane P rairie. M
Oregon G ranges declare Governor
he ad d ed : “ Sorry, if I’m b u ttin g in.” n es s t h a t I’m fitted for, a n d Annie
for the ensuing y e ar:
President, H arvey found nothing in his schedule
U n d erw o o d w as not in the himior t h r e a t e n s to go back to work. Now, W est’s road bills are sure of d efeat
Judge V ictor P. Moses, o f C orvallis; of grazing fees applying to turkeys,
to be v ery gr acious. Long ago you ng you kn ow I c a n 't sta n d a n y t h i n g like
Madame L illian Nordica, world-
first vice-president, C. C. Lemmon, of
Howar d Je ffries had o u tg ro w n his u se th at. I’m too m uch of a m a n to be renowned singer, iB stricken w ith par
and
referred
the
application
to
Super
Hood R iv er; second vice-president, B.
fulness as far as he w as co ncerned . su p p o r ted by a n y w o m an .”
alysis.
W. Short, of K lam ath; secretary , E. visor Cryder, o f the Paulina reserve,
H e looked to w a r d U n d erw o o d in a
He w as a t a loss to g u ess why he had
F. A yers, of Corvallis. N ine directors in which the la rg e st p a rt of the graz
In a speech before the Iroquois Club
come to se e him un invited , on this stu p id kind of way. as if looking for
w ere elected: as follow s:
H. M. ing ground lies. It is probable th a t
p a r t i c u l a r S u n d ay night, too. It was so m e sign of ap p ro v al, b u t h e w a s dis o f Chicago, Woodrow W ilson urges
Parks, B enton; J. R. Edwards, Lin the application will have to go to
U n d erw o o d ’s fa ce w as a reform s in business.
with stu d ie d coldness, th e r e fo r e , t h a t appointed.
coln; B. P. Cator, Benton, for three W ashington to be decided.
he sa id:
stu d y of s u p r e m e Indifference. H e did
Increased demand and m oderate
In the Davis Lake and Crane P ra irie
y e ars; C. W. LeVee, B enton; C. D.
n o t even a p p e a r to be listen ing. Som e
“ Sit d o w n — I’m glad to see you.”
supply have caused an advance of 5
Schell, Jack so n : S. W. L aythe, H a r section there are many grasshoppers,
H o w ard ag ain
“ You d o n ’t look it,” g rin n ed H o w w h a t d isc o n certed ,
cents a thousand in the price of shing
ney: for two y e ars; V. R. Allen, and Mr. Schell plans to raise and fa t
ard, as he ad v an ce d f u r t h e r into th e r aised t h e g la s s to his lips, a n d th u s
les.
M arion; H arry Ebson, C latsop; and ten his T hanksgiving birds on these
room with sham bling, u n c e r ta in steps. r e fres h ed , w en t on:
Phil S treib , J r ., of M ultnomah, for They will be herded and taken care of
C oncealing his ill h u m o r an d p r o m
‘T h e n I t h o u g h t of you, old chap.
The Manchu dynasty of China, a fte r
one year.
by herders the sam e as sheep. Mr,
ising h im self to g et rid of his u n w e l You ’ve m ad e a ro u sin g s u c c e ss of it — occupying the throne for nearly 300
The new league will use Town and Schell taught school in the Philippine
co m e v isito r a t th e first oppo rtu n ity , go t a big n a m e as a r t collecto r— made years, has abdicated in favor of the
He came to
C ountry, a local publication, as its Islands for six years.
Underwood in tro d u ced th e two men. lo st of money a n d all t h a t — ”
Republicans
official organ in pushing the good C entral Oregon from Ashland, where
“ Mr. B en n in g to n — Mr. H o w ard Jeff
Under wood i m p a tie n tly i n t e r r u p t e d
roads m ovem ent.
The dues are $1 a he was engaged in the fru it business
A prisoner who had served nine
ries, J r . ”
him.
year, w hich should be sent to the sec
Mr. Ben n in g to n had h e a r d of th e
“ I t ’s Impossible, Je ffries. T h in g s a r e years in San Q uentin for robbery ia
retary .
WATER TO RESCUE W ASTE.
ol der J e ff ri e s ’ tro u b le w ith his sc a p e a little b ard w ith me, too, j u s t now. found to be innocent, the real robber
having confessed.
g race son, a n d lie eyed, with so m e in You ’ll h av e to wait for t h a t $250.”
C O RPO RA TIO N LAW W ANTED.
terest, th i s young m an who had m ad e
H o w ard g rinned.
C om pletion ot S I 5 0 ,0 0 0 Dam M arks
J. J . H ill appeared in the role of
such a fiasco of his career.
" T a i n t t h e $250, old m an , I d i d n ’t philanthropist in telling how he made
Era in Reclaiming Vast T rac t.
O lcott C alls Attention to Many C om
<Ö 7% T-#
"Oh, I kn ow Ben n in g to n ,” exclaim ed w a n t t h a t I w a n t a couple of t h o u
m illions for the stockholders of his
K lam ath F a lls - W ater is now flow
panies Now Defunct but Listed.
H ow ard jovially. “ I b o u g h t a n ele sa n d . ”
“M y G o d !
W h y Are T h e y H oun d in g M e Lik e T h is ? ”
company by dealing in ore lands.
p h a n t s t u s k a t his place in t h e days
U n d erw o o d could no t h elp laughing.
Salem — “ We are accum ulating some ing over the Lost R iver diversion dam
when I w as som ebody.” W ith mock
“ A coup le of t h o u s a n d ? Why no t
first-class evidence of th e need of constructed to reclaim p articularly the
The Oregon tax commission has pro
sa d n ess he added, “I’m no bo dy now m a k e it a m illio n ?”
posed an am endm ent to the sta te con
some kind o f supervision of Oregon bed land under T ule Lake, and to send
—co u ld n ’t even buy a collar b u tto n .”
H o w a r d ’s d e m a n d s t r u c k h im a s be stitu tio n which, if adopted, will open
co rp o ratio n s,” says S ecretary of S ta te L ost R iv er's pour into the K lam ath
“ W o n ’t you sit do wn an d sta y ing so h u m o r o u s t h a t he s a t d o w n co n the way for an income tax law.
O lcott.
H e continued:
“ F or the
R
iver,
e
ig
h
t
m
iles
d
istan
t.
The
aw h ile ? ” said U n d erw o o d s a r c a s t i c vu lse d with lau g h ter.
past two m onths we have been send
An 8-year-old boy w as killed while
ally.
L o okin g a t him stu pidly, H o w a r d
ing out notices calling a tte n tio n to scheme worked w as by building a dam
riding the Burf on a log a t the Cliff
“ If you d o n ’t mind, I’ll h av e a d rin k h elped him se lf to a n o t h e r d rink.
the delinquency of corporations in which would back the w a ter in the
House,
San Francisco, w hile his p a r
first,” replied Howard, m a k in g his
“ It se em s I’m a h it,” be sa id w ith a
paying license fees and filing the a n low L ost R iver until i t flowed over
ents looked on, pow erless to help him.
way to th e d esk an d t a k i n g up th e grin.
nual rep o rts required by law.
the dam into a high-level canal, which
whisky d ecan ter.
“ W ithin a week o f the tim e th a t
U n d erw o o d by t h is tim e h a d re cov
Sum m it View, a Tacom a suburb,
U nderw ood did n o t conceal h is a n ered his co m posure .
the first o f these notices w ent out we would carry it about ten m iles dis
has appealed to governm ent authori
tance
to
the
h
igher
level
of
the
Klam
n oyance, b u t his a n g r y g lan ces w ere
began to receive by telephone, by
“ So y ou’ve d o n e n o th in g sin c e you tie s for the removal o f John R. E arly,
en tirely lost on his new visitor, who left co lleg e?” h e said.
postal card, m em oranda on the m argin a th River, thus keeping the w ater
an ex-soldier who is believed to have
was rap id ly g e t t i n g into a mau dlin
of the form le tte rs we had m ailed, and from spreaaing off tow aid the Tule
“No,” a n s w e re d Ho w ard . “ I d o n ’t contracted leprosy w hile in the P hilip
L
ake
country.
condition.
A d d ressin g
Ben n in g to n se e m to g et down to an y th in g . My pines. E a rly ’s w ife defends him and
in o th er w ays, notices th a t ‘this cor
W hile the w a ter is being thus di
with f am iliarity , H ow ard w en t on:
poration has been out o f business for
i d e a s w o n ’t sta y in one piace. I g o t #a m aintains th ere is absolutely no dan
verted,
Tule
L
ake
will
have
a
chance
"Say, do you r e m e m b e r t h a t wo n job as tim ^-keeper, bu t I d i d n ’t keep g e r o f contagion, even if he has lep
a y e a r,’ ‘in the hands o f a receiver,
to
evaporate.
The
w
a
ter
is
now
go
d
erfu
l
s
e
t
of
ivory
c
h
e
s
sm
e
n
my
old
‘ b a n k ru p t,’ ‘b u sted ,’ ‘never organized
it d own a week. 1 k ep t t h e t i m e all rosy.
ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAY W ALT ER $
m an b o u g h t ? ”
and stockholders are sc a ttere d so th a t ing over the dam to the e x te n t of COPYRIGHT, 1909, S Y G.W. D IL L IN G H A M C O M P AN f
right, bu t it w a s n 't th e r i g h t tim e .”
Floods are crea tin g havoc in Spain
about
two
inches
in
depth,
or
about
B
e
n
n
in
g
to
n
sm
iled
an
d
nodded.
we cannot hold a m eeting to dissolve,
Again raisin g th e g la s s to his lips, he and P ortugal.
money. I ’ve h ad to give ex p en siv e din
SY N O P SIS.
200
m
in
ers’
inches
per
second,
and
“
Yes,
si
r
;
I
do,
indeed.
Ah,
yo
ur
‘d e fu n c t,’ and o th er melancholy com
a
d
d
e
d
:
"
T
h
e
y
’r
e
so
b
eas
tly
p
a
r
t
i
c
u
n e r s an d s p e n d money like w a t e r even f a t h e r is a fine a r t c r i t i c ! ”
David S ta rr Jodan says the Roths
m ent in relation to corporations th a t the canal dug to carry it is running
lar.”
childs are the real rulers of Europe.
The t h H e o e w v a i l r d i n f J l e u f e f n r i c e e s , o f b a R n o k b e e r r ’s t U s o n n d , e r w u n o d o e d r , to g et th e m to come h ere a n d look at
H ow ard b u r s t into b o istero u s lau g h
w ere organized on wind, capitalized about a foot deep w ith w ater.
“
You
k
eep
p
r
e
t
t
y
good
t
i
m
e
with
th e things. You m u st give me tim e ter.
f e l l o w - s t u d e n t a t Y a l e , l e a d s a l if e o f
on hope and starved to death for w ant reclam ation e n th u sia sts in the Klam
t h a t , ” la u g h ed Underwood, p o in tin g to
Mayor Gaynor, of New York, doubts
ath basin are e x u lta n t over the com d g i a s m s i b p l a e t r i o n w , h o m a d r i e r i d e s in t h p e r i s o d n a , u g a h n t d e r is o f d i s a to m a k e a s e t t l e m e n t I n eed a t least
“ A rt c r i t ic ! ” he ex claim ed .
“I t h e whisky.
o f suckers.
a m o n th .”
th a t the tariff is wholly to blam e for
pletion
of
the
$150,000
dam,
as
it
should
sa
y
he
was.
H
e
’s
a
born
o
w
n
e
d
b
y
h
i
s
f
a
t
h
e
r
.
H
e
t
r
i
e
s
t
o
g
e
t
w
o
r
k
“ W ithin the past 30 days w e have
H
o
w
a
r
d
g
r
in
n
e
d
in
d
r
u
n
k
e
n
fashion.
a n d falls. A f o r m e r colle ge c h u m m a k e s
B e n n in g to n shook his head. T h e r e critic. He can critic is e a n y old th in g
hard tim es.
received probably not less th an 100 believed to m ark an era of develop
“I t ’s th e one t h in g I do pu nctually,
b u s i n e s s p r o p o s i t io n to H o w a r d w h i c h
notes and le tte rs o f the kind indi m ent in the work o f b e tte rin g the land r e q u i r e s $2.000 c a s h , a n d H o w a r d is b r o k e . w as a h ard , un co m p ro m is in g look in —ev e r y old thing. I d o n ’t care w h at he hiccoug hed. “ I can row, swim,
It is adm itted in P ekin th a t Yuan
conditions in th is section, and is the R p u o l b s e e d r t b u y n d H e r o w w o a o r d d , ’s w w h o i f e , h a A d n n i b e , e e n i n h r e i s his face as h e replied c au stically :
it is, he can critic is e it. ‘W h e n in d oubt play ten n is, football, golf a n d polo as
cated. ’'
“T h e y ’r e com ing for t h e th in g s to —cr itic is e,’ is nailed on f a t h e r ’s es well as an ybody, b u t I’ll be d a m n e d if Shi Kai has a good chance of saving
s ta r t of a solution of the problem of c o l l e g e d a y s , a n ti h a d o n c e b e e n e n g a g e d
GINSENG CU LTU RE STA RTED
m aking tillab le 40,000 acres now a t o p a r t A m l i e c n i a t , s a H t o w t h a e r d A ’s s t r s u t r e i p a , m o a t n h d e r , is h a a p s morro w. I th o u g h t it fa ir to let you cu tch eo n .” Bowing with m ock co u r I can do a n y t h i n g q u ite as well a s 1 the throne of China from abdication.
know. I can do no m ore.”
w aste.
p a rently
in
prosperous
circum stances.
tes y to each he ra ise d t h e g lass to his can do this.”
H e tty Green, w orld’s rich e st wo
H o w a r d r e c a l l s a $250 l o a n t o U n d e r w o o d ,
U nderw ood stopped short.
Plant Said to Grow Well N ear Boring
lips an d sa id : “ H e r e ’s h o w ! ”
“ W h a t do you w a n t $2,000 fo r?” de man, is accused o f try in g to e x to rt
t h a t r e m a in s u n p a id , a n d d e c id e s to a sk
“To -m o rro w ,” h e echo ed faintly.
OREGON FIR ST IS M O TT O .
h i m f o r t h e $2.000 h e n e e d s .
U nderwood,
B e n n in g to n laugh ed good hu mored- m a n d e d Underwood.
and G resham .
u n fa ir in te re st from W. R. H e arst on
a k in g a-dvantage of his in tim a c y
with
“ Yes,” said Ben n in g to n grimly. “ You ly, a n d t u r n e d to go.
M r s . J e f f r i e s , Sr ., b e c o m e s a s o r t o f s o c i a l
“ I've go t an o p p o r tu n ity to go into a m ortgage.
Production of ginseng a t Boring, on
h
i
g
h
w
a
y
m
a
n
.
D
i
s
c
o
v
e
r
i
n
g
h
i
s
t
r
u
e
c
h
a
r
m
ig
h
t
as
well
u
n
d
e
r
s
t
a
n
d
th
e
situ
atio
n
"Well,
good
night,
Mr.
Jeffries.
b u sin e ss. I w a n t $2,000 a n d I w an t
the E stacada railw ay, and a t Gresham, C o n su m ers L eague is P ro p o sed at a c t e r s h e d e n i e s h i m t h e h o u s e . A l i c i a
A woman telegraph o perator te s ti
r e c e i v e s a n o t e f r o m U n d e r w o o d , t h r e a t thoro ughly . T h e g a m e ’s up. T h e firm Good night, Mr. U n d erw o o d .”
M eeting at Dallas.
it d eu ced quick.”
has been sta rte d in a sm all way, w ith
fied th a t an a tte m p t was made to
e n i n g s u i c i d e . S h e d e c i d e s t o g o a n d s e e n a s been w atch in g you for so m e tim e
Underwood followed th e m a n a g e r to
U n d erw o o d sh r u g g e d his shoulders. bribe her to show telegram s in the
the prospect th a t its cu ltiv atio n will
D allas — A t a m eeting attended by h i m . H e is i n d e s p e r a t e f i n a n c i a l s t r a i t s . W h e n you trie d to sell th e s e th in g s to th e door.
“ W h y d o n ’t you go h o m e a n d as k Lorim er case.
be enlarged. C. F. Cross, of Boring, 200 persons, the first s ta rt w as made
old
Defrie
s
for
o
n
e-q
u
arte
r
t
h
e
i
r
real
“Good
n
i
g
h
t
!
”
he
said
gloomily.
y o u r f a t h e r ? ” he d e m a n d e d .
C H A P T E R V.— C o n t i n u e d .
has a considerable tra c t in ginseng,
v
alu
e
h
e
in
s
t
a
n
t
l
y
reco
gnized
w
here
tow
ard
organizing
an
“
Oregon
F
ir
s
t’
The B ritish secretary of w ar is on
H is visi^pr s e e m e d offend ed a t th e
which, according to the reports he
He telephoned
C H A P T E R VI.
an unofficial peace v isit to Germ any.
Colonel E. Ho-
U n d erw o o d laughed nervously. Af th ey c am e from.
suggestion.
gives, prom ises to succeed w ell.
Mr, C onsum ers’ league.
s
t
r
a
i
g
h
t
to
o
u
r
place.
You’ve
been
Cross has set out 2,600 plan ts and has fer, of S alem ; L. Sam uels, m anager fectin g to m i s i n t e r p r e t t h e o t h e r ’s
“ W h a t ! ” he exclaim ed, w ith comic
The S ta te dep artm en t assures Mex
sh a d o w ed by d e te c tiv e s e v e r since
T h e d o o r sla m m ed , a n d Underwood s u r p r i s e , “a f t e r b ein g t u r n e d o u t like a
obtained results in several q u a rts of of the Oregon L ife Insurance com m ean in g , he said:
ico th a t th ere is no intention o f in
T
h
e
r
e
’s
a
m
an
o
u
tsid
e
w
a
t
c
h
i
n
g
this
r
e
t
u
r
n
e
d
to
th
e
s
ittin
g
room.
T
a
k
in
g
d og with a yo ung wife on m y h an d s!
ginseng seeds, which comm ands |6 and pany; Charles Hoag, o f the M anufac
“ Yes, y o u ’r e right. T h e a r t an d a n
tervention.
no notice of Ho w ard , he walked over N ot m u c h —no.
$8 a q uart.
Mr. Cross s ta rte d the tu re rs ' association, and C harles Huck- tiq u e b u sin e ss is a d e licate business. p lace no w.”
I’ve i n ju re d th eir
“ My G o d !” ex claim ed Und erwoo d. t^to th e desk, slowly se lected a cig ar priue.
Charles M. Schwab, ex-president of
cultivation o f the p lan t as an e x p eri enstein, of Salem , m ade b rief address God k n o w s i t ’s a p r ecar io u s o n e ! ”
You k now f a t h e r m a r r i e d a
m ent and he has succeeded so well es, urging consum ers and re ta ile rs to R e ach in g for th e d e c a n t e r , h e added: “W h y a r e th ey h o u n d in g m e like ^ n d lig h ted it. H o w ard looked up a t se cond time, loaded m e d o w n with a the U. S. Steel corportaion, says ser
t
h
i
s
?
”
him
foolishly,
n
o
t
kno
w
in
g
wliat
to
th a t he will se t out 500 m ore plants purchase Oregon m ade products in ‘H a v e a d r i n k . ”
ste p m o th e r . S h e ’s all rig h t, b u t s h e ’s ious consequence will follow a reduc
Approaching Ben n in g to n quickly, he say.
His fre q u e n t libations had so so co n foundedly a r isto cratic.
th is spring.
H arry P u lfe r, o f G res preference to any other, price and
You tion of the tariff on m etals.
B u t Mr. B e n n in g to n r efu s ed to u n g r a sp e d his hand.
bef
udd
led
him
t
h
a
t
he
had
al
m
o
s
t
for
ham, also is c u ltiv a tin g ginseng on
k now her. Say, d i d n ’t you an d s h e —
quality being equal.
bend. T h e proffer of r e f r e s h m e n t did
Heavy rains and the presence of
g
o
tten
th
e
ob
ject
of
his
visit.
“
Ben
n
in
g
to
n
,”
he
said
ea
r
n
e
s
tly
,
lot.
He has about 500 plants and
w a s n ’t t h e r e som e s o r t of an en g a g e many troops prevented any d istu r
The m eeting was an open session of n o t t e m p t him to s w erv e from th e ob
“ E x cu se my b u t tin g in, old c h a p ,” m e n t o n ce? S eem s to m e I—”
probably will s e t out more th is year. the D allas Com mercial club. More j e c t of his mission. W hile Under wood “you an d I’ve alw ay s b een on the
bances when Lord W inston Churchill
I t is said th a t ginseng p lan ts when than 100 nam es w ere enrolled as char was talk in g , try in g to gain time, his square . C a n ’t you tell th e m it ’s all he st a m m e r e d , “bu t— ”
U n d erw o o d ro se to his feet a n d a b made a political speech a t B elfast, Ire
Underwood m ade no an s w e r. How r u p t ly t u r n e d his back.
m atured and well cultiv ated will yield te r m em bers of the Oregon F irs t Con ey es w e r e t a k i n g in t h e c o n t e n t s of r i g h t? C a n ’t you g e t th em to give m e
land.
tim e?”
a r d s t a r e d a t him in com ic surprise .
seeds w orth several thousands of dol sum ers’ league.
“I ’d r a t h e r you w o u ld n ’t g e t p e r s o n
the a p a r tm e n t
Be fore t h e m a n a g e r could r e p ly th e He w as n o t so d ru n k a s n o t to be al,” he said curtly. S ittin g d own a t a
lars in an acre.
I t is known th a t
Come, t a k e a d r in k ,” u rg ed U n d e r
PORTLAND MARKETS.
ab
le
to
no
tice
t
h
a
t
so
m
e
th
in
g
was
telep h o n e bell r a n g sh arp ly . U n d e r
th ere is g re a t profit in the cultivation
d esk , h e beg an to r u m m a g e w ith so m e
O regan E lectric W ork* at Albany
wood again.
wood sta rted . An ex p ress io n of f ear wrong.
of the plant. The experim ents of Mr.
W heat — T rack prices: Bluestem ,
p
a
p
e
r
s
and,
tu
r
n
in
g
im
p
a
t
i
e
n
t
l
y
to
A lbany— Work is progressing ra p
No, t h a n k s , ” replied Mr. B e n n in g c a m e o v er his face. P e r h a p s t h e firm
“Say, old fellow,” he gurg led ; Ho w ard , he sa id :
Cross and Mr. P u lfer will be watched
90c; club, 87c; red Russian, 86c; val
y o u ’r e a r e g u l a r Jim Dumps. Why
had a lread y sw orn o u t a w a r r a n t for
w ith in te rest. T heir plants are about idly on the g rading of the line o f the ton cu rtly .
“Say, old man. I’m very b usy now. ley, 87c; 40-fold, 87c.
S
u
d
d
en
ly
he
tu
r
n
e
d
s
q
u
a
r
e
around
.
Oregon
E
lectric
railw
ay
from
Albany
so
chopfallen,
so—
?
My!
w
h
a
t
a
long
his a rre st. He picked u p th e r e c e iv e r
3 years old and it will be a t least a
M illstuffs — Bran, $23 per ton;
You ’ll h ave to e x c u s e m e.”
" L e t ’s g e t down to b u sin e ss, Mr. Un to answ e r the call.
face!
Is t h a t th e way you g r e e t a
y e ar before they can tell how their to Eugene, and by spring all will be
If H o w ard h ad b een sobe r, he would shorts, $25; m iddlings, $30; rolled
d
erw
o
o
d
,”
he
exclaim
ed.
“My
firm
in
ready
for
laying
the
rails
on
the
c
la
s
sm
a
te
,
a
fellow
f
r
a
t
?
W
a
i
t
till
“ W h a t n a m e is t h a t ? ” he d e m a n d e d
crops will tu rn out.
h a v e u n d ersto o d t h a t t h is w a s a p r e t barley, $380/ 39
Salem -E ugene division. The steam er sis ts on t h e im m e d i a t e r e t u r n of t h e i r o v e r th e teleph one. T h e n a m e w as r e you h e a r my hard-luck story. T h a t ’ll ty s t r o n g h i n t for h im to be gone, bu t
B arley—-Feed, nominal.
C ity of E ugene brought up a 70-ton p r o p e rt y .” P o in tin g aro u n d t h e room, peated an d with a g e s t u r e of relief he c h e e r you up. Who w a s It said: in his beso tte d cond ition, he did no t
H ay—No. 1 ’ E astern Oregon tim
CO LLEG E ISSU E S BULLETIN.
steam shovel and o ther equipm ent to h e a d d e d : “ E v e ry th in g , d o you u n d e r exclaim ed:
’T h e r e ’s n o th in g c h e e r s us up so much pro p o se to be d isp o sed of so easily. othy, $170/118; No. 1 valley, $1401)15;
be used on the cut ju st w est of this s t a n d ? ”
as
o
t
h
e
r
p
eo
p
le’s
m
o
n
ey
?’
”
R
e
ach
in
g
“ H ow ard Je ff rie s! — w h a t on e a r t h
T u r n i n g to U n derw ood, he b u r s t o u t a lfafa, $13; clover, $11; g rain, $12
U n d erw o o d was st a n d in g in th e s h a doe« he w a n t ? I c a n ’t se e him. Tell for t h e wh isk y bottle, h e w e n t on:
Valuable T rea tise on O rc h ard W ork city. Copenhagen B rothers, o f P o rt
0/ 13.
w ith an a i r of offended d ignity:
land, have a tw o-m ile contract near dow of t h e lam p so his v isito r did not him I’m —”
“F i r s t I ’ll po ur o u t a n o t h e r dr ink.
to Be Had on Request
Corn—New. whole, $34; cracked,
“U n d erw o o d , you w o u ld n ’t go back
no tice t h a t he had gro w n suddenly
th
is
city
on
the
A
lbany-Eugene
divis
You
see,
1
n
eed
courage,
old
man.
Ben n in g to n took his h a t an d t u r n e d
on m e now. I ’m an o u tcas t, a par iah , $35 per ton.
C orvallis — The H o rticultural de
ver y white, a n d t h a t h is m o u th to go:
ion.
and
will
begin
work
im
m
edi
I
’ve
g
o
t
a
f
av
o
r
to
as
k.
I
w
a
n
t
so
m
e
O ats— No. 1 w hite, $320/32.50 per
p a rtm en t o f the Oregon A gricultural
a d e r e l i c t on t h e o cean of life, a s one
tw itch ed painfully.
money. I n o t only w a n t It—I need It.” of m y highly r e s p e c ta b le u n c le s w ro te ton.
“ Well, I m u s t be ofT.”
college has ju s t issued B ulletin No. ately.
U
n
derw
ood
laughed
,
a
hollow,
m
o
ck
‘Why,
w
h
a
t
’s
t
h
e
t
r
o
u
b
le
?
”
he
s
t
a
m
“ Don’t go,” ex claim ed Underwood,
C ranberries— $100/11.50 per barrel.
me. His g r a n d f a t h e r w as an ir o n pud*
I l l , on “ O rchard M anagem ent,” by
mered. “ H a v e n ’t I got p rices for your as he hu ng up th e r e c e i v e r m e c h a n ing laugh of derision. His old class d le r .” W ith a d r u n k e n laugh he w en t
Line Extension Planned.
P o ta to e s—Buying p rices: Burbanks,
C. I. Lew is, h o rtic u ltu ra list.
The
m
a
t
e
had
c
ertain
ly
ch
osen
a
good
tim
e
people
t
h
a
t
th
ey
would
n
e
v
e
r
have
g
o
t
B
aker—T
h
at
the
Kuhn
B
rothers,
of
ically.
“ I t ’s only t h a t In fern al a s s
pamplet. com prises 96 pages o f the
on : “ D o esn ’t i t m a k e you sic k ? I ’m $10/1.25. per hundred.
to
come
a
n
d
a
s
k
him
for
money.
H
o
w
t
e
n
?
”
P
ittsb
u
rg
,
are
planning
to
extend
H ow ard J e ff ri e s ! ”
V egetables—A rtichokes, $1.25 per
m ost in te re stin g inform ation o b tain
n o good b e c a u s e I m a r ri e d th e girl. If
“ Yes— w e know all t h a t , ” replied
“I m u st,” said t h e m a n a g e r . As he a r d m isto o k t h e cy nical g a y e ty for I h ad ru in ed h e r life I'd still be a dozen; cabbage, $ l j0 f l c per pound;
able on fru itra isin g , and is well w orth th e ir electric line from Boise to W alla
good
hum
or
.
Mr.
B
e
n
n
in
g
to
n
im
p
atien
tly
.
“To
be
W
alla
is
said
to
be
the
reason
why
w e n t tow'ard t h e door he m a d e a close
garlic, 80/ 10c; hothouse lettuce, t0c0/)
studying by anyone interested in this
d e c e n t m e m b e r of society.”
"I said I ’d c h e e r you up,” he w en t
$1 per b o x ; pum pkins, 1)0/ j 2 c per
branch of husbandry. It is furnished M ajor Fred R. Reed, th e ir W estern f ra n k , Mr. Un der wood, w e ’ve received s c ru tin y of t h e walls as If s e a rc h in g
(TO B E C O N T I N U E D .)
in
fo
rm
atio
n
t
h
a
t
you’ve
sold
m
any
business
rep
resen
tativ
e,
visited
Baker.
pound; spinach, $10fl.25 per box;
for so m e th in g t h a t w a s n o t th ere.
free to any address on request.
It is known th a t in the fight w ith the of t h e valu ab le ar t i c l e s I n t ru s t e d to S topping sh ort, he said:
sprouts, 8c per pound; squash, Ii0 f2 c ;
you
for
which
you’ve
m
ad
e
n
o
ac
c
o
u
n
t
M
ainlands,
the
Kuhns
wish
to
push
a
turnips, $10^1.10 per sack; rutabagas,
“ I d o n ’t see th e Velasquez.”
Albany Men Bore for Oil.
ing a t all.”
road
down
the
Snake
and
Powder
$ 1@ 1.10; carrots,
$10/1.10;
par
"N o—no,” s t a m m e r e d Under wood
A lbany— F inal steps w ere tak en a t
’T h a t ’s n o t t r u e ,” ex claim ed U n d e r nervously. “I t ’s o u t —o u t on p r o b a
riv ers from H untington to Baker, and
snips, $10/1.10; beets, $1.25.
a m eetin g held in the rooms o f the then on to La G rande and la te r wood hotly. “ I h av e a c c o u n te d tor
Onions — Association price, $2.25
tion. Oh, i t ’s all right. I can a cco u n t
Albany Com mercial club th is week to through to Spokane. W hile Reed re a l m o s t ev ery th in g . T h e r e s t of th e for e v e r y th in g .”
per sack.
form a com pany to bore for oil in Linn fused to give out any inform ation, he th iu g s a r e her e. Of course, t h e r e m ay
Apples— Fancy Rome Beauty, $2.60
Mr. Benn in gton co n tin u ed his In
county.
I t is purposed to conduct passed much tim e g ath e rin g it.
he a few th i n g s — ”
spection.
per box; choice Rome B eauty, $2;
thorough experim ents to see if oil can
T a k i n g a box of cig ars from th e
fancy
Yellow Newtown, $2.60; fancy
"I d o n ’t see th e Gobelin t a p e s t r y , ’’
M oro F a rm ers Now Happy,
be found in th is p a rt of the state.
des k, he offered it to his visitor.
Spitzenbergs, $2.75; D elaw are Red,
h e said laconically.
The nam e “ W illam ette Oil com pany”
Moro- -F a rm ers on John Day river
No, t h a n k s , ” replied B ennin gton
$1.75; W inesap, $2; N orthern Spy,
“Oh, t h a t ’s all rig h t, too, if t h e y ’ll
w as chosen and the com m ittee on or e ast of Moro report a crew of 15 U n it coldly, p u sh in g b ack t h e proffered onl y give me tim e,” he cried d e s p e r
$1.60; Baldwin, $1.500. 2; Ben Davis,
ganization w as directed to p repare and ed S ta te s reclam ation engineers cam p box.
Cheek
Pippin, e x tra
ately.
“Good God, you d o n ’t kn ow English Institution T hat Really Hae a the society women, while some stu $1.25; Red
file a rticle s of incorporation a t once. ed and w orking on a 200-foot dam to
Underwood was fast losing his self- w h a t it m ean s to me, B e n n in g to n ! T h e
fancy, $2.60.
Great Deal to Be Said In
dents
are
allowed
to
come
as
day
T his com m ittee consists o f L. A. be b u ilt a t w hat is locally known as control. T h ro w i n g aw ay his c i g a r with position I’ve m ad e for m y se lf will be
B u tter — Oregon cream ery, solid
Its Favor.
w orkers or can attend special classes.
Wood, G eorge Dorr, W. II. Marvin, “ Copper M ill.” The dam is to gen an a n g r y ex clam atio n , he began to s w e p t aw ay a n d —”
pack, 36c; prin ts, e x tra .
The students w ear a plain uniform
E. V. Bloomfield and G. H. Crowell.
e ra te electric power for the U m atilla walk up a n d down.
Eggs—
Fresh Oregon ranch, candled,
A school for brides Is the late st Eng
Mr. Bennin gton r e m a i n e d d i s t a n t
project and irrig a te Rock Creek farm s
“I can a c c o u n t for e v e r y t h i n g If you and u n s y m p a th e ti c a n d U n derw ood lish educational enterprise and as the of brown linen with mob cap and 280/ 29c dozen.
C em ent Plant in View.
and land betw een A rlington and Con give m e time. You m u s t give m e time. t h r e w himself into a c h a i r w ith a g e s brides are taught dom estic economy linen apron In the m orning and of
Pork— Fancy, 7JO i8|c per pound. *
brown cashm ere with muslin cap and
The pro I’m h a r d p r e ss e d by my cred ito rs. My t u r e of disgus t.
D allas A t a m eeting of the Com don, all in Gilliam county.
V eal—Fancy, 13oz l j j c per pound.
and housewifery there ought to be re apron In the afternoon.
They sleep
x p en s es a r e en o r m o u s a n d collections
m ercial club here a com m unication posed work will flood 15 fru it farm s,
P oultry— Hens, 130fl4c;
springs,
“ S o m etim es I d o n ’t t h i n k I care joicing In th a t country of unskilled
from Missouri and K ansas c a p ita lists including w hat is known as the Mc ex cee d in g ly difficult I h av e a lar ge w h at h ap p en s ,” he exclaim ed. “T h in g s cooks and Incom petent housekeepers. In little curtained cubicles, but those 1 2 |c ; ducks, young, 20c; geese, I l f
who wish It can have sep arate bed 0 il2 c ; turkeys, live, 18c; dressed,
was read, in which they gave th eir Donald F erry property.
a m o u n t of m o n ey o u tsta n d in g . After h a v e n ’t been going m y way lately. I
The new school calls Itself the Col
plan for constructing a $750,000 one-
o u r p l e a s a n t b u sin e ss r e l a t i o n s it d o n ’t c a r e a han g w h e t h e r school lege of H ousecraft, and though It Is room s at an additional charge or $1.25 20c.
a
week.
Klamath Falls to Win Library.
u n it cem ent p lan t in th is c ity this
se em s a b s u r d an d m o st u n f a ir t h a t k eep s o r not. If they d riv e m e to th e founded In the hope th a t newly m ar
Hops— 1911 crop, 350t36c; olds,
K lam ath Falla— Prospects for a C ar your firm should t a k e t h is s t a n d with wall I’ll do so m e th in g d e s p e r a t e ried young women and girls about to
year. T h eir proposition was th a t the
nom inal; 1912 contracts, 25c.
citizens of D allas subscribe not less negie library seem b rig h t for K lam ath m e.” H e h alted su d d e n ly a n d faced I’ll—”
Wool—E astern Oregon, 9 0 /16c per
en te r m atrim ony will patronize It. It
G rob Stree t's P a w n sh op .
than $25,000 in stock.
E x p erts have Falls, as on the assurance of a rep re Ben n in g to n . “Of co urse. I’m m uch
valley,
160/ 17c;
m ohair,
A rin g a t t h e front d o o r bell i n t e r Is open to other women. At present
If the Avant Is not the oldest and pound;
tested the cem ent deposits in this se n tativ e of Andrew Carnegie, the obliged to you, per so nally, for th is r u p te d him.
besides prospective brides there are best known pawnshop In the world It 1 choice, 30if35c.
county and reported th a t they are County court m ade a levy for the sup frien d ly tip.”
“W h o can t h a t b e ? ” h e exclaim ed, ordinary middle class girls who have deserves to be. It has been In exist- I C a ttle — Choice steers, $5.76016;
good. It is proposed to incorporate port o f a library which will raise even
B en n in g to n sh ru g g ed his sh o u ld e rs sta rtled .
He looked closely a t his been well educated and a re trained In ence ever since the days of Shake good, $5.500/5 70; good to choice
the com pany under the nam e of the a larg e r am ount than th a t demanded
' T h e w a r n in g m ay give you tim e com pan ion, as if try in g to r e a d in his sports and accom plishm ents hut ir e speare and Ben Johnson.
spayed
It Is In | cows, $4.250/4 50; choice
by the ironm aster to w a rran t hia e i t h e r to r a i s e th e m o n ey o r to g e t th e face if he w ere deceiv in g him.
O regon-Portland C em ent company.
tacking In rudim entary knowledge of Fleet stre e t—Grub stre e t—and baa heifers, $5.350/5.50; good to choice
assistance.
t h in g s b a c k .”
“ P ro b a b ly your frien d of t h e tele home making. In m any cases they are been the poor w riter’s uncle for all heifers, $5'.z6.25; choice bulls, $4.26
P orU snder to Raise Poultry.
U n d e r w o o d ’s d a r k ey es flashed with ph one,” su g g e sted B en n in g to n .
planning to go to the colonies or to " -se centuries and years. It has an 0/4.50; good, $40/4.25; choice calves,
Bend P ro je ct W ork Dus Soon.
L. L. Howe, o f Portland, purchased
s u p p r e s s e d w r a th , as h e r e t o rt e d
legend som ething like this: “Old $7.500i8; good. $6.760/7.
Underwood opened t h e d o o r a n d take some position In dom estic service
Salem The co n tracts betw een the
la st week a 20-acre tra c t located four
a fte r they have gained a knowledge of L iterary Friends N ever Forgotten.”
Of course, I can g et t h e m all b ack H ow ard en te r e d jauntily.
H ogs—Choice light, $6 60o/6.76;
m iles e ast o f C lackam as S ta tio n on C entral Oregon Irrig atio n company in time. D am n it, you fellows don't
T here are m any souvenirs, sayings smooth heavy, $5.750z6; rough heavy,
“ Hello, fellers, how goes It?” w as houaewlfery.
C lea r C reek. The farm is well im- and the D esert Land board have been know w h a t It c o s ts to ru n t h is kind his j o c u la r greeting . •
The college Is arranged like a reg and traditions of the g re atest men $5.500/5.75.
proved and w as acquired from Edw ard finally signed up and the supplem ental of b u sin e ss su ccessfu lly ! O ne h as to
S heep— Choice yearlings, $4 50011
H e was plainly u n d e r t h e in flu ence ular house and run w ithout any serv on earth, who. going broke, bad to
M endenhall from $4,000. I t is Mr. agreem ent re g ard in g the big project pend a sm all fo rtu n e to k eep up ap of liquor. W hen he left h o m e t h a t ants. The pupils do all the work. Six patronize It. Outside of Its own nam e 4.75; choice k illing ewes. $40i:4 35;
H ow e’s in ten tio n to operate a modern near Bend is now in full force and p earan ces . T h e s e so ciety p eople won 't e v e n in g he had sworn to Ann ie t h a t m onths Is the full rourse, hut shorter it Is well known as the "Grub Street choice lam bs, $4.750/5; good to choice
poultry farm .
1 effect.
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