Washington County News
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NONE SAY GOOD-BYE.
Venezuelans Show No (Courtesy to
M mister Russell.
W illem atndt, M ay 12.— W. W. Russell,
t h e A m e ric a n M inister to Venezuela,
sailed from here to d ay on t h e ste a m sh ip
C a r a c a s fo r t h e United S t a te s , w he re he
will spend his v a ca tio n of tw o m onths.
T he A m erican M in iste r a r r i v e d here
from P u e r t o Cabello, s a i li n g f r o m that
port y e s t e r d a y a f te r n o o u a f t e r a visit
to the U nited S t a te s g u n b o a t P aduaub.
His d e p a r t u r e from P u e r t o Cabello was
signalized by a sa lu te of 15 guns. T h a t
| th ere is tension in th e dip lo m a tic r e la
tions b e tw e e n th e U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d
A Return« o f the Lest Important but Venezuela w as shown in t h e f a c t t h a t
none of t h e local officials w as on hand
Not L ets Interesting Event*
to bid Mr. Rnseell good-bye.
of the Past Week.
T hom a s I*. Moffatt, t h e A m erican C on
sul a t La O u a ira, is still in t h a t eitv
w ith o u t m eans of c o m m u n ica tio n b e
Republican members of congress fa cause of t h e plague, a n d i t is f e a r e d
w ith o u t necessities of life.
vor emergency currency.
I t is t h o u g h t t h a t t h e U n ite d S t a te s
Little progress is being made iu the m a y send a g u n b o a t t h e r e fo r th e p u r
Parkside trolley trial of Abe Kuef.
pose e f t r a n s f e r r i n g t h e eonsul. because
Central Kansas has been visited by a a t p r e se n t t h e r e are no A m e ric an in
rain storm that bordered a cloudburst, j tere stg r e q u ir i n g his presence.
P r e s i d e n t C a s t r o 's de cre e s h u t t i n g off
The corner stone of the bureau of L a O u a ir a m ay be prolonged indefinitely
American republics lias been laid at or u ntil a full week passes w ithout new
Washington.
eases of plague a p p e a r in g . T h ere is
Chinese rebels are becoming more ac g r e a t d istr e s s a m ong t h e unemployed, of
tive. Large forces of troops are being which th e n u m b e r is large. M e rch a n ts
in La O u a ir a a r e d o ing l i t t l e business,
sent out to check them.
a n d a r e no longer a ble to su p p o rt th e
A tornado in Mercer and Henry coun poor. An appeal h a s b e en m ade to the
ties, Illinois, diil considerable property c h a m b e r of comm erce in C a rac as for
damage and killed one woman.
help. A sorond r e li e f t r a i n was sent to
The National Industrial Traffic League th e isloatod e it v y e s t e r d a y w ith p r o
has appealed to the interstate commerce visions. T h e d e a t h list is growing, and
commission to prevent an increase in t h e whole to w n seem s t o b e infeeted.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
FOREST GROVE......... OREGON
NEWS O F j p WEEK
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COLONY IS ASSURED.
To Mark Site of First Public School Settlers Arriving to Found New Cen
In Polk County.
ter of Fruit Culture.
W o lf C r e e k . - - W o l f Creek colony is
now a se ttle d f a c t . D evelopm ent work
goes ste ad ily on. T he f r e ig h tb o u s e has
»lioirii a c ongested c ondition for some
tim e, se ve ra l E a s t e r n f a m ilie s b rin g in g
c o n sid era b le of t h e i r belongings with
them , a n d on t h e i r g r e a t s a tis f a c tio n
household goods shipped from P e n n sy l
v a n ia less t h a n tw o weeks b e f o re th e y
s t a r t e d a w a i t e d t h e i r owners on a r ri v a l
Iffire.
F o r a weffit a su r v e y in g p a r t y has
b e en at w ork on t h e outside lines, r u n
n i n g th r o u g h to g o v e rn m e n t section cor
ners. th e n m a k i n g c o rrections so t h a t
t h e w ork m av t e of a s a t is f a c to r y char
a c te r. S e v e ral t r a c t s have been sta ked
off in subdivision No. 1, and t r a c t s Nos.
2 a n d 3, c o m p risin g 78 acres, were p u r
ch as ed la s t e v e n in g by a y o u n g man
fro m Chicago, w ho has been on the
ground fo r t h r e e weeks, a w a i t i n g the
surve y. I n q u i r ie s a re b e in g received
fro m all p a r t s of the c ountry, and the
“ no-snloon” f e a t u r e is com m ented on
a n d com m ended more t h a n a n y other
single fe a tu r e .
| W o lf Creek is the first valley south
of th e U m p q u a divid e, introduoing the
t r a v e l e r s o u t h w a r d on thog*|enie S o u th
e r n Pacific to t h e fam ous R ogue R iv er
Valley. In f o rm a tio n , soil anil clim ate
th is so u th e r n ly sloping v a lle y is much
PREPARE'FOR CHERRY FAIR.
freight rates.
l ik e th e first valley north of the Sis
FLEET VISITORS VICTIMS.
ADJOURN IN TWO WEEKS.
The British house of lords is discuss
o u divid e, in which is situ ate d , on
Salem Exposition to Surpass That of kiy
ing a plan to tax American hops that
rich red soil which so a bounds here also,
aro being imported to the detriment of Petty Swindlers Sell Bogus Tickets
Last Year.
t h e A. D. H elm s N ew tow n apple or Congress Leaders Prepare to Rush
for Trips to Warships.
the English crop.
Sa lem __ E x te n s iv e p r e p a r a ti o n s are c h ard , which, w ith o u t a single failure,
Through Business.
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of the big machines collided, with al to d a y f u rn ish e d a rich h a r v e s t field f o « J u l y , nnd f ro m in f o r m a t io n received p a st seven years.
a n n m b e r of p e t t y sw indlers. Bogus it is a p p a r e n t t h a t the f a i r t h is y e a r
Recent showers h a v e w onde rfully not later than two weeks from today.
most serious results.
t ic k e ts were sold w it h o u t in te r f e r e n c e vill s u r p a s s t h a t e f 1907. Cherry- s tim u la te d g row ing props, a n d a consid
The United States is enlisting other from th e police by v e n d e rs who repre growers a t T he Dalles a r e p la n n in g t s e rab le acre age of corn is now being Representative Tawney announces that
the committee on appropriations, of
nations in the war against opium trade. s e a te d no launch co m p a n y w h a te v e r . ■ome to t h e Salem f a ir a n d c a p tu r e the planted.
The Methodist general conference has N one b u t i n v it e d g u e sts w ere ta k e n on t.es, of t h e prizes in com p e titio n w ith
which he is chairman, began work on
asked that presidential candidates be t h e fla g s h ip « a lth o u g h th o u sa n d s bought W illam ette V alley growers. L a s t y e a r
Trout for Eight Mile Creek.
the general deficiency bill today, and
total abstainers.
t ic k e ts which t h e y t h o u g h t would e n 30 silver cups a n d as m a n y diplomas
T h e Dalles.— A sh ip m en t of 10,000 he will try to report it by next Tues
Chicago street railway men are to able them to board the Connecticut, and were offered as premium s. T h is y e a r t r o u t f r y h a s been receiv ed b y V ic tor day. This is the last of the big supply
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land p assengers on a n y w arship, b u t creased, a n effort be in g m ad e to offer M a r d e n from t h e U n ited F ish Commis bills, and it will probably go through
There is an increase of tippling m erely cruised am ong them .
t pre m ium f o r e v e r y class o f f r u i t ripe sioner a t Oregon City, a n d is bein g the house without much discussion.
among English society women.
B ecause his i n d ig n a n t p assengers de
it t h a t season of th e y e ar. Special a t placed in L o w e r E ig h t Mile Creek.
The public buildings bill will be re
Indleations point to Taft men eon m anded t h e r e tu r n of t h e i r m oney when te n tio n will be giv en to c h e rrie s in com M a n y of the tr o u t t h a t have been ported by the committee on buildings
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trolling the Oregon republican conven
shin V e r m o n t to d a y , C a p ta i n H e n r y T rad e h a s t a k e n ch arg e of t h e p relim i got into i r r i g a t i n g ditches, and wheo and grounds as soon as Chairman Bar-
tion.
Frisch, of t h e e xcursion s te a m e r St na ry a r r a n g e m e n t s , a n d h a s c om m it th o w a t e r was t u r n e d off t h e y died. tholdt is Bure of a right of wav for it.
New York's unemployed have formed Helen, d r e w a r e v o lv e r a n d t h r e a t e n .•!
H ow ever, th e f a rm e r s a r e b e in g gener It is conceded that this measure will be
an association aud will hold a national to shoot J o h n B a bcoc k, t h e sp okesm an tees a t work.
a
ll y notified to p u t in screens in their rushed through the house.
convention.
o f th e p r o t e s ti n g excursionists. Police
New School for Cornelius.
A leader in the senate, who is an im
d i tc h e s to keep t h e y oung t r o u t out.
portant member of the finance commit
The Union Pacific reports an increase Officer C harles W e d e k in g was on th e
F o re st G rove— T h e school b o a rd
tee, is quoted as saying yesterday that
in earnings, and is putting shopmen dock w hen the t r o u b le began, a n d hi o f C o r n e l i u s h a s d e c i d e d t o b u i ld a
The Dalles Market Days.
lost no t im e in d i s a r m i n g the s te a m b o a t $ 9 0 0 0 b r i c k s c h o o l h o u s e In t h e n e a r
he believed congress would be able to
baek st work.
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f u t u r e . A c c o r d i n g t o t h e p l a n s w h ic h T h e Dalles, held S a tu r d a y , w a s q u ite a adjourn on Mav 23. The only legisla
The Interstate Commorce Commission
h a v e b e e n d e c i d e d u p o n t h e e d if ic e success. T h e r e were a b o u t 1,000 o u t tion which he thought probable, outside
Is to investigate the proposed increase
QUIET IN THE ISLANDS.
will b e a t w o - s t o r y s t r u c t u r e w i t h side people in to wn, and th e m erc hants ->f the appropriation bills, are a child
of freight rates.
b a s e m e n t a n d will have f o u r r e c i t a hnd goo 1 sales. I t is inte nde d to hold labor bill for the District and possibly
A French moi> tried to lynch a woman Basilan Moros Lay Down 'Arms With t i o n r o o m s . I t will b e f i t t e d w i t h a these m a r k e t d a y s the firBt S a t u r d a y in a campaign publicity bill, and an emer
m o d e r n h e a t i n g p l a n t a n d t h e rooms e v e r y m onth. A eoinm m ittee of busi gency eurreney bill.
who had murdered many children, but
out Serious Trouble.
will b e s u p p l i e d w i t h a u t o m a t i c v e n n e ss’ men has been ap p o in te d to m ake
was prevented by the police.
M a n ila , M a y 12.— T h e d isa r m in g of i l a t i o n .
T h e b o a r d h a s o b t a i n e d a a r ra n g e m e n t s f o r t a k i n g caro of the
If the woather permits the battleship th e B a sila n M oros is p ro g re s sin g w i t h t pie
GATHER AT WHITE HOUSE.
ce of p ro p e rty n e a r th e e n c a m p
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fleet will stop off Coos Bay oa its way out serious trouble. T he L ana o dis- m e n t g r o u n d s f o r t h e n e w sc h o o l- crowds.
from Ban Francisco to Seattle.
t r i r t s a r e quiet. T h e tro u b le a g a in st h o u s e w h i c h , w h e n c o m p l e t e d , w-ill
Governor* Confer With President on
Strawberry Day at Milton.
A number of senators are preparing which tho troops wore r e c e n tly o p e r a t b e t h e b e s t In t h e c o u n t y i n t h e m a t
Milton.— M ilto n will h a v e a nothe r
Conservation of Resources.
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Washington,
May 11.—History will
cause be claims supremacy over the
sivo Club of th e e itv has the m a t t e r in
M a jor-G eneral W oston, who h a s re
Improvements at Pelican Bay
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K l a m a t h Fa lls.— W o rk has a lre ad y
Methodists have ealled on Speaker th e e n t i r e d is tr ic t, r e p o r t s t h a t c o n commenced on th e im p r o v e m e n ts at po in te d nnd p r e p a r a ti o n s will soon be conference on natural resources. For
Cannen to aid prohibition.
d itio n s a r e q u ie te r t h a n usual. He p r > Pelican B ay. owned by E. H. l l a r r i m a n , u n d e r way fo r th e event, which, it is to history-making conditions are remark
l.e hoped, will exci - ljill p a st fe stiv itie s
Heine« has been sued for the losses nounees tho recent o p e ra tio n s to have >n U p p e r K l a m a t h Lake. A pum pin g o f the kind. T h is e vent will t a k e place ably favorable. Never before has a
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of the Aetua Bank, of Butte.
T he g o v e r n m e n t is be in g urged to cold w a t e r will be a v a i l a b l e in e very e a r l y in J u n e , a n d is looked forw ard to
There have been several serious out secure a loan f o r the purpose of install cottage. A cold sto ra g e p l a n t will also w ith keen a n ti c ip a ti o n b y all who have ferred with all the governors of the
states. Never before has the White
breaks in Ohio against the tobacco ing an e x te n d e d system of irrig a tio n lie erected. J. S. H o l a b ir d , b r o t h e r of a t t e n d e d th e m i n the pa st.
House, with its long record of social
trust.
The islands m ust pu rc h ase 10,000.000 r.ilonel W . H. Holabird, of Los Angeles,
Plenty o f Traffic for New Road.
and state functions sheltered a large
The man who blew up the Burlington pesos of foreign rice t h is y e ar, m ak in g who e n te r ta i n e d the l l a r r i m a n p a r ty
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train at Butte has proven to be only a to ta l purchase, d u r i n g th e past ten last sum m er, is in c h a r g e of th e im t e r Com pany, o f th is city, will com convention ealled for the consideration
years, of 100,000,000 pesos worth. I t provem ents. Colonel H o la b ird , who is
half witted.
is be lie ved t h a t i r r ig a t io n will r e s t o r j now in Mexico, is ex p ec te d to a r ri v e m ence s h ip m e n t of boxes v i a the Cali of a great public issue. And never bo-
Prince Philip cn Bulenberg, once fa the crops.
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here t h e l a t t e r p a r t of M a y to t a k e p e r fo r n i a N o r t h w e s t e r n R a ilw a y . M a y 15. fora has the whole broad question of
It has orders from San Francisco. L os the eonservation of this country’s nat
vorite of the kaiser, has been arrested
sonal c h a r g e of t h e resort.
Joaquin Miller is Comirg
Angeles a n d S a n Diego firms t h a t will
for perjury.
ural resources been brought before a
consume 2.000,000 fe et of lumber. The great deliberate body as the sole sub
P o r t l a n d . M ay 12 — O n e of t h e p i c
Ask for Freight Depot.
Japan has issued a peremptory de
filling of the«e orde rs will c o n stitu te
tu resq u e a ttra c tio n s of th e P o rtlan d
stand that China stop the boycott of
S a le m __ C itizens of L yons, on t h e t h e first c arload sh ip m e n ts from th is ject of its consideration.
Rose festiv al d u r in g t h e w eek J u n e
The reception accorded to this project
Japanese goods.
1-6, w ill b e t h e a p p e a r a n c e h e r e o f C orvallis & E a s t e r n R a ilro a d , h a v e p r e e i t v via t h e C a lif o r n ia N o r th w e s te r n indicates that the people of the country
Boosovelt denies the power of coa J o a q u i n M ille r , t h e “ P o e t of t h e sented t o t h e r a ilroad com mission a for R a ilw a y.
expect definite results of a far-reaching
gross to restrict authority over the S i e r r a s . ” M ille r is a n a t i v e of O r e mal c o m p la in t, a lle g in g t h a t the Cor
character. After hearing from experts
|Will Clear Stump Land.
g on, a n d w h e n t h e r e q u e s t a n d i n v i vallis & E a s te r n , t h ro u g h lac k of e n t e r
army and navy.
prise, has neglected to build a f r e i g h t
A storia .— Dr. L. F. H a w ley, th e e x tho conditions the country is facing, the
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Kentucky continues to have trouble
members of the conference will them
m a n a g e m e n t t o t a k e p a r t in t h e shed a t t h a t sta tio n and will not m a i n p e r t of th e f o re s t se rvice of the U nited
selves decide whether anything ought
with n ig h t’ riders, who are bnrning to s val
pectacu lar
street
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' T h e ta i n an a g e n t there . F r e i g h t is l e f t S t a te s , h a s a r ri v e d here w ith a plan
baceo W arehouses.
« n i r l t o f t h e G o ld e n W e s t , ” h e r e a d exposed to th e w e ath e r, a n d all a rticles w h e r e b y th e s t u m p land o f th is section to he done, and what. Borne have sug-
The Rnef bribery trial is the scene ily a c c e p t e d , a g r e e i n g to a p p e a r In must be shipped p re paid, w hich is a n m a v be p r o f ita b ly cleared f o r a g ric u l "ested the advisability of forming a
of many threats and almost open fights »ome t e a t u r e o f t h e c a v a l c a d e t h a t noying sometimes. T h e c o m p la in t is t u r a l purposes. H e will be in this v i great national organization to carry
w o u l d b e t y p i c a l o f t h e life, h a b i t s signed b y several persons. Form a l a n c in i t y all sum m er. Dr. H a w le y p r o forward the plans originated in the
among the lawyers.
sw er m ust he filed b y t h e r a ilr o a d c o m poses th e c a llin g of a c o n vention of conference. The probability as that, at
California people have drawn op a a O n r d e g c o u n s t o p m i o s n e of e r s t h , e i e n a r l t y h e d a t y i s m e of s t h in e p a n y w ith in 10 days.
ow ners of all s tu m p lands t h r o u g h o u t the least, some basis will be laid for
memorial to congress asking for the w h i c h h e w a s a c o n s p i c u o u s f i g u r e .
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e N o r th w e st, which th e m em be rs of future cooperation between the fed
promotion of Rear-Admiral Brans to the T h i s p a r a d e w ill s y m b o l i z e t h e a d
Dipping Mangy Cayuses.
le g isla tu r e s shall be i n v ite d to a tte nd. eral and state governments in a vigor
grade of admiral.
ous poliey of eonservation, for one of
P e n d l e t o n __ A carload of crude p e
v a n c e m e n t of c i v i l i z a t i o n
In t h e
the things which will be shown most
Senator Hoybura, of Idaho, wants N o r t h w e s t f r o m t h e e a r l i e s t d a y s troleum h a s been o rde re d b y I ndian
PORTLAND MARKETS.
forcibly at the conference is that
the government to survey all nnsur d o w n t o t h e p r e s e n t t i m e .
M a n y Agent M c F a t r id g e , to b e used in d i p
neither the states nor the federal gov
veyd lands in Idaho. Washington, Mon c i t i e s o f O r e g o n w ill b e r e p r e s e n t e d ping t h e ponies on the U m a ti l la r e s e r
W b e a t — Club. ®"e per h n sh ; red Rus
ernment can make satisfactory headway
tana, Oregon nnd California.
b y b e a u t i f u l f l o a t s in t h e lin e of vation. in an effort to e r a d i c a t e mange. sian, $4c; blnostem . 89e: valley. 86e.
independently.
L um ber fo r the g r e a t d ip p in g v a t s is
Groat Britain is considering an old m a r c h . ___________________
B a rle y — Feed. $24 per t o n ; rolled, $27
now on t h e ground, and th e work of (fi29; b re w ing, $26.
age pension.
rounding up t h e few th o u sa n d m angy
Train Stopped in Time.
O a ts — No. 1 w hite, $27<®27.5U per
Serum for Pneumonia.
Japan denies the report that the Co
W ena tc he e. W ash., M a y 12.— W it h a • iviise* will soon he s t a r te d . M a ny to n ; grav. fi2(V50(5?27.
reea emperor ie te be banished.
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horses,
Millstnffs— B r a n , $20 p e r to n ; m id
Japan has filed another proteet with roar t h a t could bo h e a r d f o r mil« a hut th e g o v e rn m e n t men c a n n o t compel
Antwerp, claims to have discovered a
China against the boycott of Japaneso a round, t h e w a t e r s o f L ily L a k e camo the«« ow ne rs t o «lip. T he s t a t e officials dlings. *30 . 1 0 ; shorts, eonntry. $28 50; serum which will enre pneumonia, and
e itv. $27; w h e a t and b a r le y chop, $27.50.
feeds.
rolling down t h e S t e m i l t Crock Canyon, eouhl, how e ver, if th e y would.
H a y — T im o th v , W illa m e tte Valley, has delivered a lecture on the subject
Bmmn Goldman, high priestess of an about five miles from W e n a tc h e e, th is
$17 pe r t o n ; W il l a m e t t e Valley, o rd i to the Medical Society of Antwerp. ‘‘ I
sr. hy. will give a series of addresses
Frost
Nips
Prunes.
n a ry , $15; E a s ’ ern Oregon, $17.50;
morn lug a t 4 o 'c lo c k , in a flow t h a t
ftrst satisfied myself of the efficacy of
in Pertland, commencing May 23.
P o r t l a n d . — Advices b e in g receiv ed mixed. $1fi; clover, $14; a lf a lf a , $12;
sw ept e v e r y t h i n g t h a t came in its way.
my serum,” he says, “ by experiment
The cashier of the Allegheny Na J u s t b e f o re it found is w a y into daily b y S e c r e t a r y 'Williams, of th e a lf a lf a meal. $20.
P o t a to e s 70c. p e r h u n d r e d ; Willam- ing on animal*. Then trials were made
tional Bank, of Pittsburg, has boen sr tho C olum bia River, it washed out S t a t e H o r t i c u l t u r a l B o a rd , show t h a t
e t ‘ e V aliev 45c per h u n d r e d : E a s t Mnlt- this winter in the St. Elizabeth and
rested for embezzling $•»29,000 of the a b o u t 90 feet of t h e G r e a t N o r th e rn
the recent frost was p r o d n e ti v e of con nomab. 55c; r i a c k a m n a . 55e pe r h u n
bank's funds.
roadbed, j u s t a few m in u te s b e fo re th-’
Btnyvenburg Hospitals, in Antwerp,
s id e rab le d a m a g e to t h e p r u n e crop of
; sweet. 8*4 p e r pound.
Several of the patients hnd pneumonia
Great Britain’s financial budget, jnst G roat N o r t h e rn o ve rla nd cam e sp eedin g tho N o rth w e st. T h is s t a t e , it is now d re A d pples—
Select. $2 50 p e r bo x ; fancy, in an advanced stage, and were also
along,
e
a
s
t
w
a
r
d
bound,
a
n
d
was
stopped
inned, shows conditions to be in such
e stim a te d, will h a v e onlv a bout two- $2: choice. $1 50; o r d in arv . $1.80.
j
u
s
t
in
t
im
e
to
p
r
e
v
e
n
t
a
wreck.
habitual drunkards.”
good thane that the duty on sngar is
th ir d s th e q u a n t i t y of p r u n e s produced
Onions— T e x a s B e rm uda s. $2.75 per
to be redseed.
last y e ar. This, however, will m ake the erate.
Long Walk f o r $ 2 ,0 0 0 .
Representative Men Gather.
crop fall b u t lit t le less t h a n norm al,
Vegetable*- T i m i r s , $1 p e r aack:
The senate has confirmed the nominn
K a n s a s City, M ay 12— Acress the becau«e last v e e r ’s p r o d u c tio n w as carrots. *1.50db1.78; l e e t* . $1.28; p a r
Washington. May 11__ Representative
Hon ef William R. Wheeler, of Cali
snip*. $1.28; cabbage. $2 p e r ewt.: head business men from various sections of
feraia, lo be assistant secretary o f io n c o n tin e n t ami baek in e ig h t m onths f o r more t h a n o r d in a r ily large.
l e ttc c e . 35c p e r dozen: celery, SSctfl'fil
eierre am! labor.
a p urse o f fi2 000 is th e t a s k chosen b y |
the country are arriving to attend the
pe r dozen: a rtichoke s. 50e p e r doz.; as
Many Sales at Pendleton.
President Oompers. of the Americar C ha rle s Moyer, an I n d i a n o f th e Sioux
P e n d l e t o n — P e ndleton Is becom ing p a r a g u s. 7'7tar pound: be an s 20e p e r eongress next week of the National
Federation of Labor, has written a lot
Draining Association. The object of
ter to eongresa urging the passage ef tribe. M oyer is in K a n s a s C ity on his the h e a d q u a r te r s fo r a n u m b e r of pro •»onnd: e g g p l a n t . 25to'30e pe r pound: this congress is to improve and indorse
r
e
t
u
r
n
t
r
ip
to
San
Franeisco.
He
l
e
f
t
pa
rsley,
25c
p
e
r
dozen:
peas.
g/f?7e
p
e
r
m
ote
rs
of
b
ig
ir
r
ig
a
tio
n
concerns
in
many bill* of interest to labor.
th ere O c to b er 29. 1907. and a r riv e d in E as te rn Oregon. mo«t of t h e lands be in g p ound’: pepper*. 20c pe r po u n d : r a d federal help to drainage as a national
W hile at San Francisco, Rear Admiral New York on J a n u a r y 23. 1908. He has si t u a t e d in the we«t end of Umatilla ishes. 15e pe r dozen; r h n b a r h . Uf?2c per policy, but not to recommend nor at
tempt to dictate what legislation shall
Thomas, second in command of the At u n til J u n e 29 to com plete his t r ip b a ck C ounty Offices are b e in g opened here p o n n d ; sp in a ch . 86c p e r erate.
B u t t e r —E x ‘ ras. ?2»4e pe r pound; be passed by congress. William Jen
la a tie fiee». will prjaeh at least onl to San Francisco. H e e x p e c ts to re ac h bv p a r ti e s selling th e land, aad It adds
| nings Bryan an 1 Senator Newland (Ne
sermon ia one of the leading cherehes. San F ra n e is co tw o or t h r e e weeks a h ea d g r e a tly to t h e business life of rendle- f a n cy . 21e: choice. 20c; store, lflc.
vada) will make addresses.
of time.
E g g s — 17V,e p e r dozen.
fon.
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Oklahsm i enjoyed a holiday Thurs
B o n l tr v — M ixed chickens, I3e p e r l
day br proclamation of the governor,
Bright Prospects in John Day.
Grover Cleveland Improving.
p o u n d : f a n c y hen«. l d d b lS e ; roosters.)
Dying by the Hundred.
whe naked the people to adopt resolu
Prairie C l t r __ The weather in this • Id . ?e: t o - » * , iln»»». $4 : b r o i le r s . ' Lakewood, N. J., Mav 11.— That for
Kiev. Rnssia. May 12.— A frightful
tions eelling upon eongresa to pies leg^ epidemic of exanthematous tvphoid is valley, t h e J o b - Day Valley, could not dozen. $4 30rY8; dressed poultry, per mer President Grover Cleveland is im
ielation providing for the selection of raging in the eitv prison. More tha t be more favorable. It is warm and pound, lc hi-ffier.
proving, sad that his condition today
United State« senators by direet rot* 200 death* so far have occurred, ant p lea sa nt, with sufficient rains te make
Dressed M e a ts — Hog«, fane*. Se per is more encouraging than it has been
vegetation
grow,
and
prospects
for
bum
pon
n
d
:
o
rd
in
a
r
v
.
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e
;
Iarga.
8c
;
Many of New York’« officeholders are nraeticallr all of the inmates are infect per crops of hay and grata cmilj not veal, e x tra . Se; o r d in ary , ?e; h e a v r , 6c; for the last few dava. it th« girt of a
«batsmen* iaaned by Mm Cleveland
facin g’ trial on indictments charging ed. The authorities sre withholding de be excelled. Stock is doiag well.
m u tto n , f a n c y , 10c.
from the hotel at Lakewood.
tails.
graft
la a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
I
WILL UNVEIL MONUMENT.
D a lla s__ T h e first school picnic in
Polk C o u n ty f o r th e y e a r will be held
a t R ickre all, S a t u r d a y , M a y 16. J . H.
A c k erm a n , s u p e r i n te n d e n t of public in
stru c tio n . a n d George H. H im es, of Port,
land, will bo t h e p r in c ip a l speakers.
The a f t e r n o o n will be g i v e n over to
»ports a n d games. T h e c o m m itte e on
i r r a n g e m e u t s is u n d e r t h e d ir e c t supe r
vision of S u p e r i n te n d e n t II. C. Seym our,
•l Dallas, c o u n ty school su p e r in te n d e n t.
The p r in c ip a l a t t r a c t i o n of th e d a y will
lie th e u n v e ilin g of a su i t a b l e monu
m ent to m a r k th e site of t h e first school
opened in P o l k County. T h is historic
«pot is on t h e road b e tw ee n D a lla s and
Uiokren.ll, nnd a b o u t half a iniie west
it the l a t t e r place. The first school was
»pened in th e sp r i n g of 1845, w ith J . E.
Lyle, a f o r m e r P o l k C o u n ty pioneer,
now deceased, as teacher. Mrs. J o s e
phine Boyle, one of the first stu d e n ts ,
-rill unveil tho m onum ent. George II.
lim es will d e liv e r an a d d r e s s a t the
unveiling, d e a lin g w ith e a r l y Oregon
history. R ickre all, know n
in e arly
ears as “ D i x i e ,” was t h e home of
olonel J . W. N e sm ith , f o r m e r I n d ia n
.g h te r a n d politician. T h e house in
vhieh he died still s t a n d s a b o u t h a lf a
mile e as t of t h is old a n d historic town.
Tacoma. Wash., May 11.—Th* local
fleet committee lias made arrangements
for the review of the 15 battleships in
Tacoma harbor. May 27, and the conse
quent festivities that will make their
stay of four days in this port the most
memorable in the history of the fleet’s
cruise thus fax. Preparations are being
made for the entertainment of thou
sands of people aJl over the Northwest,
who have made known their intention Huge Hailstones Destroy Crop,
of attending the Tacoma eelebration.
Injure Livestock-DevasUtia,'!
This will conclude May 30 with a me
in Farming Districts.
morial day parade, having in line thou
sands of marines and sailors from the
ships, members of the Grand Army of
the Republic from every post in the
W oodw ard, Okla., May 12._At
state, with the uniform rank of the fra e ig h t persons were killed and
ternal bodies.
There will be no lack of entertain o th e r s in ju re d in the several to
ment for visitors, who will have a fine in N o r th w e s te r n Oklahoma y e # J
opportunity to view the fleet from the evening.
high bluffs on which the eitv is built.
T h e r e was a succession of
Massed bands of the fleet, with numer- |
our musical organizations of Tacoma b e tw ee n 5 o ’clock and lo o ’d o c k f «
and the surrounding country, will play T hey ap p ea red first in the western J
military airs. These, with the New of th e d e v a s ta te d district and a f l
York Symphony Orchestra, led by Dam- to w a r d the east. The most s e r i o o ^ V
roseh, in a four-day engagement, will s u its were in the vicinity of A i ^ H
give Tacoma the greatest assemblage where fu lly 30 persons are believt»V
of musicians ever got together in any h a v e broken limbs. Nearly all of
city in Washington. In addition, there victim s a re residents of the farm intS
f
will be athletic contests, boat races trie ts.
T he only town known to have tJF
between the crews of the various battle
ships, a grand illumination parade of d e stro y ed is Vici, a pogtoffiee towi#
the harbor craft, nightly illumination th e so u th e rn p a rt of Woodward four
of the warships and Japanese fireworks. w here it is said there is not a hon** 1
EIGHT PERSONS KNOWN |gd
J
sta n d in g . P o stm a ster E. A. Speck a J
ask ed th a t a postoffice inspector re;* ■ ,
on his office, which was demolished a
th e c o n te n ts scattered in an direetna
The report of four deaths at An«
Rc
includes th e two at Little Robe, u .i
confirmed by the news that four euk»
thi
h a v e been sent overland from (lap
A r n e t t, Gage being the nearest rail™
ral
point.
R e p o rts from the neighborhood 4
tin
Vici s t a t e t h a t the heavy hail thatiA>
c o m pa nies the storm did much darnjfi
to p r o p e rty , crops and cattle. H d B T.
stones m easuring 15 inches in
tin
fe re n c e a r e said to have fallen.
P .
E
ALL FOR GOOD OF PRODUC0§§
Commission Favors Produce Busin«®
o f Express Companias.
W as h in g to n , M ay 12__An ini
re p o rt w as t r a n s m i t te d to the aenati
t h e I n t e r s t a t e Commerce commuiiot
t h e re su lts of inquiry made by the
m ission as t o w h e th e r the expre«
pa n ic s of th e country were engaged!
th e business of buying, selling of
lin g consignm ents of fruit, vegtl
a n d oy ste rs e n te r in g into intei
commerce.
The commission finis that ford
h a n d lin g of p erishable c -mmnditloi
express companies have cstaWished i >
dor and commission .!<':>!rtmentv
a g e n t s of the companies unf'ertab^B
find a m a r k e t for producers andtol^H
die th e p ro d u c ts offered. The pwk^B
aro m a r k e te d a nd t h e proceeds, lesii
e xpress charges, a re turned over tali
producers.
I
T he commission reports that
com panies do not b u v nr sell e
tie* t r a n s p o r te d b y them to their•
account. A g e n ts of the coinpani«J
have done so h a a e been i l-oh’bited ’
c o n tin u in g it b y t h e companies.
A ccordingly it recommend* th#
e xpress com panies a n d their atm
pro h ib ite d from b u y i n g or selfix
t h e i r own account eomnioditiei “
p o rted b y express, b u t t h a t expres
panies be p e r m i t te d to eontinwl
p re sen t m ethods of conduction
s t a te business t h ro u g h order «1®
mission d e p a r t m e n t s , subject tokEj
hib itio n s of law a g a i n s t unjust
nation.
____ ______
O. R. &. N. TO FIGHT.
S t a r t s S u it A g a in st Lowering of
on Freight.
P o r t l a n d . M a y 12.-Suit **«
th e U n ite d S tntos court yester'iav
th e O. R. & N. Co. to enjoin the Or*
ra ilro a d commission from enforcing*
o rd e r of April 22. directing a rednttr
b y th e r a ilroad company of IS per*
in ita d i s tr ib u tiv e rates in Oregon-
t w e en P o r t l a n d and points east of
Dalles. In support of us applpi™*
f o r a te m p o r a r y injunction the r»#1*
c o m p a n y alleges th at the Pr0P(?Vj
tion of the commission is 1* Tin
of fe d era l an . «t i’o
- i--jt1 m«- ■
d i e t s w ith interstate eommeree.j
n e ce ssa rilv would involve a t o w
revision of nil interstate rates. M
o r d e r of
co^^^^H
reduced tariffs were to go into ^
t o m o r r o w , _______________
More “ G r a f t ” Cases.
H a r r is b u r g . Pa-. May 12.—Th*
of t h e alleged “ g r a f t ”
t o do w ith the building and tor»
of th e s t a t e enpitol wis called t*
to d ay . T h is is the metallic
case, in which the defendant*
iteet H uston, Congress™»* ‘
fo r m e r Auditor General
,,
S t a t e T rea sv re r M at' • ‘
B
in te n d e n t Shum aker and iT
m
d ito r Irvine. Former Go'e
*1 K
a n d P e n n y p n c k er are ame«l
ta b l e s who are to be subpe****
nesses a t th e t r i a l . _______
Thomas Not Serio“*,T1£ f
San Francisco. Mav 12 "
m iral Thoma«. the new e mo
the A tla n tic fleet, who was reffi
he so ill Sunday th at he hsdj
hi* l e d in the Fairmount *'’*?’*
and around early M s y . ’ . , ^
his flagship at abont 9
morning The admiral a *
he felt
he
f< a little worn "nt *«4 ^
day. . b u t declared there _
.... the report that he was q
for
could not see visitor*.
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M' 7 rlal
wa. generally oMert«
North and South r s r o ^
ate Memorial d-y-
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monie* were at
1 k„rtll«*^
Charleston. Ch**lotte. A»»*
luanbia.
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