BATTLE AT
IM PE R IA L T R O O P S M U T IN Y .
Prem ier Yuan Shi Kai May Y et P re
vent Formation o f Republic.
Pekin — Seven
hundred soldiers
guarding the Lanchow arsenal have
mutinied. They are a part o f the im
perial government
troops, among
whom there has been 'a movement for
some time past in favor o f a republic.
The commanding officer fled to Kaip-
Northern China it Uneasy— C on fer ing, whence he sent a message to the
railway authorities at Tientsin warn
ences Fail to Make Headway
ing them that the mutineers intended
Tow ard Peace.
to stop all railway traffic.
The feelin g in Pekin, nevertheless,
Pekin — Seven hundred imperial is that the throne has taken on a new
troops are reportd to have been killed lease o f life.
or wounded Saturday in a battle with
There are some competent observers
revolutionists near Hankow.
who believe that Prem ier Yuan Shi
The imperial forces were evacuat Kai w ill yet prevent the consumma
ing the city when two o f their trains tion o f a republic.
were destroyed.
From these trains
The imperial cabinet has accepted
1,000 troops, independent o f their the resignation o f Tang Shao Y i, who
commander, were making an effort to was sent to the Shanghai peace con
return to Hankow.
The revolution ference as the representative o f Yuan
ists attacked them furiously, inflicting
Shi K ai and the imperialists. The
heavy loss.
T h i 3 information was
received at Pekin in a consular report government has also telegraphed to
from Hankow. The report added that Dr. Wu T in g Fang, leader o f the rev
there was a conferenece in Hankow olutionists at the peace conference,
between imperialists and revolution saying that in future it w ill negotiate
ists, but no agreement was reached.
It is believed that fighting w ill be re by telegraph.
The government declares that Tang
sumed again. Reinforcements are be
ing rushed to Hankow over the Tien t went beyond hi? instructions when he
signed the agreement calling a nation
sin Pukow railway.
The imperial commander reports a al convention to decide on the future
battle near Hwanpei, a short distance form o f government.
Prem ier Yuan adheres to the points
north o f Hankow.
T h e 300 imperial government troops o f his original suggestion regarding
ordered from Pao Tin g and Shin Kai the national convention, namely, the
Chwang to assist in suppressing the proper election o f delegates and the
mutiny o f Chinese troops arrived in selection o f Pekin as the gathering
the city, and considerable fighting oc place.
Premier Yuan has again offered his
curred.
Telegraph wires were cut
resignation, but it was not accepted.
and the mail trains suspended.
The commandant at Lanchow tele The court also received a round robin
graphed to the legation in Pekin that from the generals commanding the
only a portion o f the 20 th division o f im perialist troops in the vicinity o f
the imperial army caused the recent Pekin, in which they demanded that
trouble. The mutineers since have the princes o f the imperial clan with
been subdued and punished and order draw their wealth from the foreign
ha^ bden restored.
Train and tele banks, where much o f it has been
graph service is being resumed.
The placed recently, and deliver it into the
mutineers, the commandant declares, hands o f the war office.
Prince Ching, the form er premier
forged his name in sending telegrams
and foreign minister, received a letter
to foreign legations.
Government troops are now concen from representatives o f the Manchu
trating at Lanchow to maintain order troops in the vicin ity o f Pekin, threat
and make preparations to meet a pos ening to destroy his palace unless the
sible landing o f revolutionists from hoarded money is delivered over to
them.
Canton.
When negotiating fo r a foreign
Kevolutoinary committees have is
sued warning to Cantonese officials here loan, Yuan explained that about $10,-
that they must leave the government 000,000 would carry the governent on
service or their homes w ill be de^ for six months. By that time, he de
stroyed. Many o f them are resigning clared, discord would have occurred
among the rebels in the south and the
and departing from Pekin.
There is marked
uneasiness in provinces would return gradually to
Northern China.
The imperial gov their allegiance. Fuan Shi Kai now
ernment is circulating full reports o f has obtained from the Empress Dow
the negotiations with the rebels at ager more than $ 2 , 000 , 000 , which w ill
Shanghai, showing that the revolu permit the carrying on o f the govern
tionaries resent the prem ier’s deter ment beyond the period which the
mination not to accept Tang Shao Y i ’s rebels have fixed for the assembly of
arrangements for a national conven the national convention.
Revolutionists Make Furious
tack on Imperial Forces.
tion to decide the future o f govern
A M E R IC A N S IN SAFE PLA C E S .
ment.
Prem ier Yuan Shi K ai and Dr. Wu
T in g Fang, realizing that telegraphic Few Remain in Inaccessible |Regions,
negotiations are unsatisfactory, are
Says Official Report.
now trying to persuade each other to
Washington, D. C. — V irtu ally all
v is it the rival headqarters and con
the American residents in China, it
clude an agreement.
was reported to the State department,
Q U A IN T B A N K N O T E HELD.
are safely at the treaty ports. F ig
ures from American diplomatic repre-
S ecret Service Agency Receives Old sentaives in China show that 190 fo r
Mississippi Currency.
eigners, including 35 Americans, were
Seattle, Wash.— W hat is pronounced reported on November 8 to have de
by experts to be a most valuable bank parted down the Yangtse river from
note is a historical specimen received Chunking, Sze-Chuen province, under
for examination by Captain Thomas the convoy o f a gunboat.
The total number o f Americans in
B. Foster, o f the government secret
service. It is a $5 note issued by the the province o f Shengsi is reported to
state o f Mississippi in 1879 and circu be 12 adults and nine children; in
lated until stopped by the United Kansu province 11 American adults
States government.
The note was and seven children. These people are
brought to the secret service by the in the inaccessible regions.
Several Americans are said still to
recipient, who believed he had been
defrauded. W hile the the issue was be in the provinces o f Hunan and Hu
made by authority o f the state o f Mis peh.
A ll American women and children
sissippi and had behind it that com
monwealth, its circulation was forbid have le ft Chang Chow and other in
den by the Federal government, as the terior points in the southern part o f
notes resembled too closely the Feder Fukien, while those in the immediate
vicinity o f Hoochow have withdrawn
al treasury notes.
to that port.
Salvation Army Barred.
Kansas Towns Hungry.
Aberdeen, Wash. — Prohibition o f
Topeka, Kan. — The towns o f Jet-
public speaking on the streets o f A ber
more and Dighton, Kan., on branch
deen, as embodied in an ordinance |
passed by the • city council, includes j lines o f the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
the Salvation Arm y, says Mayor j Fe, have notified the public utilities
Parks. The action was taken, accord-1 committee that they have had no train
ing to several members o f the council, service since Decemebr 26, and ask
because o f the recent I. W. W. dis -1 immediate re lie f from a threatened
turbances, when many members o f the coal famine. A t Jetmore food provis
organization declared that the coun- { ions are running low. The commission
c il’ s action prohibiting them from is urged to get a train through to re
speaking on the street was unjust, be lieve the situation. The nowfall in the
cause the Salvation army was allowed vicinity o f these towns has been very
heavy, and railroad tracks have been
to speak in the prohibited district.
entirely blockaded.
Prison Stripes Will Go.
Foreign Pests Barred.
Atlanta, Ga.— That the conspicuous
Sacramento, Cal.— The state o f Cal
striped prison garb would be discarded
at the Federal prison in this city is ifornia now has power to declare a
the announcement o f the warden. quarantine against any foreign coun
Only convicts who work outside the try for the exclusion o f pests which
walls o f the institution w ill wear the prey upon fru it or vegetables. Thia
distinguishing clothing in the future was made possible by Governor John
This is the second radical change to be son signing the bill passed by the le g
instituted at the prison during the islature at the extra session a week
last few months. Thanksgiving day ago. The bill provides a way for the
the warden announced that the rule o f state to combat the dreaded tropical
silence during meal hours had been fru it fly which has gained a foothold
in the Hawaiian islands.
abandoned.
Stagefolk Out o f W ork.
Chicago — F ifteen hundred actors
and actresses, it is estimated by book
ing agencies here, are seeking em
ployment in Chicago. The number in
cludes leading men and women, chorus
girls and men and vaudeville artists.
It is said that within three weeks
more than 40 companies have given up
"th e road” in towns near Chicago and
actor folk say it is the most disastrous
year in a decade in theatricals.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE
S T A T E LE V Y S E T A T
3 5 M ILLS
CRESCENT NEXT
G O AL.
Oregon Citizens to Be Required to O regon Eastern
Railroad Said
Pay $3,100,000 in Taxes.
Have Let Big Contract.
Salem— The people o f Oregon w ill
have approximately $3,100,000 in
state taxes to pay in 1912. The state
levy w ill be 3.5 mills. The total as
sessed valuation appraised by the
State tax commission on public serv
ice corporations w ill be $108,000,000
and by assessors $784,000,000. The
amount, $3,100,000, which the people
o f the state w ill be called upon to pay
w ill be the highest in the history o f
V ale — Since contracts have been
awarded fo r the construction o f a por
tion o f the Oregon Eastern railroad
westward from Dog Mountain, the
western terminus o f the line now un
der construction out o f Vale, the Har-
riman interests, it is understood, w ill
rush this project through to Crescent,
where it w ill connect with the South
ern Pacific’s Natron-Klamath cut-off
immediately. K ilpatrick Bros., o f Be
atrice, Neb., who were awarded the
contract, it is reported, w ill start to
work west o f Dog Mountain early in
the spring.
This means that the new line w ill
be ready fo r operation by the time the
Southern Pacific’s road between Eu
gene and Coos Bay is completed, thus
affording the Harriman system a new
short cut to the Pacific Ocean, as
Crescent and Eugene w ill be connected
by means o f the line now being built
between Natron and Klamath Falls.
It is said that the Harriman inter
ests propose to make Coos Bay a ship
ping point for the distribution o f
freigh t, follow ing the completion o f
the Panama canal. This accounts for
the haste to have the new line ready
within the next two years, or as soon
as the canal is completed. The plan
is to send freigh t originating on the
Atlantic seaboard through the canal to
Coos Bay and thence distribute it to
its destination in various parts o f the
W est and Northwest.
I t is believed
that the entire country west o f the
Rocky Mountains can be served in this
manner. To give vessels cargo for
the return trip to the East, lumber
w ill be loaded. It is believed that a
certain quantity o f rail shipments also
can be hauled from that port. A l
though Coos Bay at present lacks suffi
cient depth to permit the entrance o f
the class o f vessels that w ill ply
through the canal, it is believed that
the improvements now contemplated
there w ill make their accommodation
possible.
Oregon for one year.
The levy o f 3.5 mills w ill not be the
highest, however. In 1904 the levy
was 7.006 mills, the highest in the
history o f the state, and the lowest
was the territorial levy o f 1 m ill in
1858. In 1904, when the levy was the
highest, only $1,225,000 was raised
on a valuation o f $173,978,888, as
compared to the $890,000,000 valua
tion o f this year.
W hile the figures given above for
1911 are not final, the change w ill be
so small as to be comparatively in
finitesimal.
The Tax commission practically ar
rived at its final conclusion recently,
working for the final extreme results,
which probably w ill be known soon.
The total o f $3,100,000 includes the
appropriations for the U niversity o f
Oregon and the Monmouth normal
school, which in themselves amount to
more than $500,000.
The valuation, as given by the as
sessors this year o f more than $789,-
000 , 000 , show a decided increase,
while the valuation o f $108,000,000
placed by the State Tax commission
on public service corporations is prac
tically an increase o f $ 11 , 000,000 over
last year’s valuation o f $97,263,000.
The final figures represent the ap-
portional valuations, the year’s valu
ation on public service corporations
going well above the $155,000,000
mark. The tax levy fo r 1911 is more
than 1 mill increase for 1910. Last
T R A P P E R S T O BE HIRED.
year it was impossible in making up
the levy to ascertain what the appro
priations o f the legislature would be, Game Warden Plans Engaging
and hence the increase.
Trained Men to Kill Cougars.
W O R K S T A R T E D A T VALE .
Extension o f Oregon Eastern
Begins in Earnest.
Road
V ale— Actual construction work on
the Oregon & Eastern railroad has
been started at mile post 15, near the
mouth o f the canyon. Over 100 men
are located at this camp and more are
being sent out daily.
Thirteen heavily-loaded wagons, be
longing to the Utah Construction com
pany, le ft the past week fo r the can
yon, where tents are already erected
and everything ready fo r work.
On
Wednesday fresnos, scrapers, teams
and wagons le ft for m ile post 15.
On Thursday, camp No. 2 o f the
Utah Construction company le ft for
mile post 40. Work on the big tunnel
there is now under way.
The Wasatch Construction company,
sub-contractors, have located a large
camp in the canyon, and upon the re
turn from Salt Lake o f Thomas O.
Creer, in charge o f the company’ s
work, w ill start work immediately on
a big cut in the canyon about 30 miles
from Vale.
The local yards present a busy ap
pearance. A ll kinds o f construction
material is piled up there to be sent
into the canyon. Part o f the material
w ill remain here, as the Utah Con
struction company w ill start grading
work from V ale as soon as W. L.
W attis returns. He is in charge o f
all the Utah Construction company’s
work.
Permanent headquarters in the V ale
yards have already been built for this
company. A large number o f tents
have been stretched, sheds erected, a
warehouse is being built, water mains
from the city water system have been
tapped for the camp’s supply, and
electric lights are being installed. A
large building is also to be erected by
the Oregon Eastern people in the local
yards for use as headquarters o f Con
struction Engineer Osborn and his as
sistants.
The new $11,000 depot is now open
and passenger trains are all stopping
there.
to
of
Salem— That a system is soon to be
established whereby competent hunt
ers and trappers w ill be added to the
game warden’s department for the
protection o f game from cougars and
wolves, was the announcement made
by Game Warden Finley. It has been
found, Mr. Finley says, that large
numbers o f deer are destroyed every
winter through the depredations o f
these animals and that means must be
taken to protect the herds from them.
The game warden’s office now has the
services o f a trapper and hunter in
Klamath county, who has already re
ported the trapping and killing o f
more than 100 cougars, wolves and
coyotes.
‘ ‘ The Forestry department o f the
national government has been endeav
oring fo r some time to engage trap
pers and hunters,” said Mr. Finley,
‘ ‘ but it has not been easy.
By com
bining with the department we hope
to do much toward the protection o f
deer and other game hereafter. It is
just as important to protect these
from destroying animals as it is to
protect them from lawless hunters.
W e have not yet decided whether the
compensation o f these men shall be
based on a salary or on a bounty for
the hides turned in .”
$ 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 B U YS 2300 ACRES.
Eastern Capitalists Acquire Big Hold
ings on Grand Rorde River.
MADE A THING OF THE PAST
Physical Culture In 8 chools Hat Done
Away With the Old-time
Shoulder Braces.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
CHURCHES.
Church of the Visitation, Verboort
— Rev. L. A. LeM lller, pastor. Sun-
| S o m e things o f common necessity day Early Masw at 8 a. m.- High
have been passing away without no-'Maaa at 10;30 a m . vesper at 3 :W
He®
‘ he“ - leave taking. Not infre- p. m W eek day# Mass at 8:3o a. m.
quently, a few years ago, at the break
Christian Science Hall, 115 Fifth
fast table, the mother of the family,
addressing the putative head o f the
betw-een First aud Second ave.
household, would say; “ John, I'm South Services Sundays at 11 a. m .;
really disturbed about Jane.
She’s Sunday school at 12 m.; mid week
growing right up. I ’ve had to ta k e.meeGng Wednesdays at 7:30 p. m.
tw o tucks out of her dress." "Humph!
Free Methodist church, Fourth at..
I suppose girls must grow.”
“ Yes, between First and Second Avenue.
John, but that’s not what I mean to j . F Leige Pa3tor. Sunday School a t
call attention to. She stoops awfully. | io a. m.; preaching at 11 a. m. and
In spite of everything I say she w on t 7:30 p. in.; Prayer meeting Wednen-
stand up straight. And there's B illy ,'day 7 . 3 Q p m
too.
He bends over like an old
woman. Those children need should-
Seventh Day A dien tlst Church, 3rd
er braces. The sooner they have them s*ree* Sabbath schol 2 p. m., preack-
the better. It mustn't be put oft an-
® P- ,u- each Saturday. M idw eek
other day.”
j prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 p.
In that yesterday every drug store m- A cordial welcome. H. W . V a ll-
had a supply o f shoulder braces. mer- Elder.
They were advertised in the newspa-! Catholic Services. Rev. J. R. Ituck,
pers In liberal space and there was an pastor. Forest Grove— Chapel at cor.
active demand for them. Very little of 3rd street and 3rd avenue south.
Is heard about shoulder braces today, 1st and 4th Sundays o f the month,
and boys and girls seem to be grow- Mass at 8:30; 2nd and 3rd Sunday«
ing up straight enough without such'oT the month, Mass 10:30. C o rn eliw
appliances.
— 1st Sunday o f the month. Mass at
The rearon for the passing of the 10:30; 3rd Sunday of the mouth,
shoulder brace for children will be Mass at 8:00. Seghers— 2nd Sunday
recognized as scon as mentioned.'ot the nionth.
Mass at 8:00; 4th
The lack o f demand Is almost wholly Sunday of the month. Mass at 10:30.
due to the fact that more attention Is
M. E. Church, Rev. Hiram Gould,
now paid to physical training In our
pactor. Second street, between First
public schools than was the case a
few years ago. The girls are greatly ,fl,ld S econ d “ venues. Sunday school
improved thereby. They walk better at 10 a’ m' : Epworth League at S:30
and carry themselves better. As f o r . »• “ • Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8:00
Mid-week prayer meet in g
tke boys, they are encouraged to en _!p. in.
gage In athletic exercises which tend Thursday at 7:30 p. m.
Christian Church, com er Third *t-
to better them physically and carry
out the old Roman saying of “ a sound ' and First A ve.
Rev. C. H. llilto n .
mind in a sound body.”
{pastor.
Bible school at 10 a. :n.;
For the advance that has been mado ' preaching at 11 a. m. and 8:00 p. m.;
praise is due to the gymnastic train- Prayer meeting Thursday at 8:00 p.
ing advocated by a large German ele- m.
ment here for years before it was 1 Congregational
Church,
C ollage
given a tardy recognition. When the W ay nnd First ave north. R e v . q .
girls get a little older they w ill slip >p Thomas— Sunday echool 10 a. m.;
into corsets, probably, but even then, | Morning 8ervice U a. n,.; evening,
no matter how tight fitting, they have g:00 p m . Junlor c . E . at 3 p. ,n.;
been so built up physically that they
Senior C. E. at 6:30 p. m.
w ill not be transformed Into hour
LODGES.
glass patterns quite as readily as If
Knight* o f Pythia*— Delphoc I/nig#
their bodies had not been given pro
per care when young. As for the boys, No. 36, meets every Thursday at K .
they will grow into lusty young man- of P. Hall. Chas. Staley, C. C.; Reia
hood, with bodies fitted to enjoy to ' Ludwig, Keeper o f Record* and SeaL
the utmost the keenest outdoor sports
G. A. R.— J. B. Mathews Post Nkx;
and athletic exercises.— Indianapolis 6 , meetis the first and third W edn e«.
News.
day of each month at 1:30 p. m.. In
K. o f P. hall. John Baldwin, Com
Those Old Legend*.
mander.
‘Beautiful view here from the
Masonic— Holbrook Lodge No. 3$,
veranda.”
A. F. & A. M., regular meetingB held
‘Beautiful!’’
first Saturday in each month. D. IX
‘This Is a most picturesque old re<
Bump, W. M.; A. A. Ben K ori, sc®,
sort.”
retary.
“ Oh, v e r y !”
W. O. W .— Forest Grove Camp N ol
“ And the autumn foliage Is beau
98, meets In Woodmen Hall, e v e ry
tiful.”
Saturday. A. J. Parker, C. C.; .lam e«
‘Beautiful!”
‘You have been here before, 1 pre- H. Davis, Clerk
sume?”
Artisans— Diamond Assembly N o.
“ W e come up every year.”
27, meete every Tuesday ln K. o f
“ There must be some legends con- P . H«ll. C. B. Stokes, M. A ; John
nected w th this delightfully Quaint Boidrlck, secretary,
old place.
^
„
“ There are.”
Rebekahs— Forest Lodfje No.
“ W on’t you tell us the stories ot
some of them?”
“ Well, that fat woman yonder says
her husband la a rich broker; that
tall woman says she comes here be-
cause she s tired of
London
and
Paris, and that thin girl, the one with
the undecided nose, says she's wor-
rled to death because her parents
want her to marry a dissipated and
Impecunious duke.”
meels the flrat- third nnd flfth w p d -
nesdays o f each month. M is* A l i e «
Crook, N. G.; Secretary, Miss C a rr!«
Austin.
j j. o . O. F.— Washington Lodge N o.
4 8_ nieet* every Monday In I. O. O. V .
R a ji
Wm
Van Antwerp, N. G .j
Robert Taylor> Secretary.
Modern Woodmen o f Am erica—
Camp No. 6228, meets the second and
fourth Friday of each month. Sam
Marshal, Consul; Geo. G. Paterson.
Pots of Glass.
clerk
A process has recently been Invent-
R(>sewood Ca
N o. 3*35 IL N .
ed in France to pro,luce glass flower
an<1 third Fridays o f
pots at very low cost The pots are
.
...
, _ ^ „ ,, „
like ordinary flower pots, both In size
_ ,„
_
,
’
....
„
.
and shape. They are said to be more ,M S’ Allen’ ° racle: Alr8’ W lnnlfred
substantial and have proved to re s is t. A *dldc*1> Becnrder.
the pressure o f Ice or frozen earth I Gale Grange No. 282, P. o f H „
better. Being handsome In appear-{ niee,a tlie
Saturdays o f each
ance, they are fine for potted sale month In the K. o f P. Hall, A. T .
R ice,
coverings that soon get soiled. When Buxton, Master; Mr*. H. J
sunk Into the earth they remain clean, Secretary.
as neither dirt nor moss adheres. The
C ITY.
Inside walls being smooth, plants can Mayor— J. A. Thornburgh.
easily be slipped out, and they are, ' Recorder__It. P. Wlrtz.
therefore, excellent for potting plants Treasurer— E. B. Sapplngton.
with many roots. The thickness o f ch ief 0f Police— P. W. Watkins.
the glass, with the consequent lack of
Street Commissioner— E. B. Sap-
porosity, Is also said to be an advan
p'.ngton.
tage, for the air remains sweet longer Health Officer— Dr. J. S. Bishop.
In a glass pot than in an ordinary pot, Con netImen— Chas. Hines, G eorge S.
and there is less danger of drying out.
Allen, V. S. Abraham, Carl L. Hlw-
W hile the Initial cost o f glass pots Is
man, O. M. Sanford and John Mo-
somewhat higher, they are really
Name r.
cheaper In the end, because more
City School.
durable.
8 chool Directors— M. Peterson, M is.
Edward Seymour, H. T. Buxton.
In Mr. Balfour's Early Day*.
Clerk— R. P. Wlrtz.
Apparently Mr. Balfour'* power* a* Jiwtice of the Peace— W. J. R. B ea t*.
a politician did not Impress those Constable— Carl Hoffman.
with whom he came into contact dur
CO U NTY.
ing his early days. According to that
Judge— R. O. 8 tevenson.
famous veteran parliamentarian, Sir Sheriff— Oeorge G. Hancock.
John Eldon Gorst, who was a promi Clerk—John Bailey.
nent member o f the famous “ fourth Recorder— T. L. Perkins.
party" to which Mr. Balfour first at Treasurer— E. B. Sappington.
tached himself, no one expected that Surveyor—Geo. McTee.
Arthur Balfour would one day be a Coroner— E. C. Brown.
leading statesman and premier. Says Commissioners— John McClaran, John
Nyberg.
Sir John, "H e was a good speaker
School Sup’t— M. C. Case.
when others Inspired him, but we did
not take him very seriously. His
8 . P. TIM E TA B LE .
aesthetic tastes and love of music
North Bound.
were something of a Joke among us.
Sheridan No. 4 .........'. . . ........8:27 a. m.
So much * 0 , In fact, that Lord Ran
Corvallis No. 2 ...................... 4:53 p. m.
dolph Churchill would say:
South Bound.
“ ‘Go and take my w ife to a concert,
Balfour, while I stay at home and talk Corvallis No. 1 ..................... .8:44 a. m.
Sheridan Nr. 3 ..................... 8:00 p. m .
real business.’ ”
La Grande — Twenty-three hundred
acres o f tim ber land between Hilgard
and the up-river district in the water
shed o f the Grand Konde river have
been sold by a group o f individual
owners to a party o f Eastern finan
ciers.
August J. Stange, a recent arrival
here from M errill, Wis., represented
the buyers. J. D. McKennon, o f this
city, J. D. Casey, o f Hilgard, and the
Rugg brothers, o f Pendleton, are the
principal individuals who disposed o f
their holdings.
Stange already has bought up large
areas o f timber, and the erection o f a
sawmill in or near La Grande is the
supposed consequence o f the extensive
purchases.
The precise figures are not given,
Dairy Interests Thrive.
Deschutes— The new year is open but are estimated to be about $250,-
000. The deal is one o f the very b ig
ing auspiciously for Central Oregon.
gest ever recorded in this county.
Sherwood Bros, have just unloaded a
carload o f 24 registered Jersey dairy
Third Regiment to Continue,
cattle for their farm two and one-half
Portland — Recruiting o f the Third
miles north o f Deschutes.
They ex
pect to ship in two carloads more Oregon Infantry to the strength re
soon. The shipment o f cream to Port quired by the W ar department hag
land creameries by some o f the farm been provided for by W. E. Finzer,
ers in this vicin ity has begun, about adjutant general, and the members o f
one ton a week now being shipped. the general staff o f the Oregon N a
Farmers are receiving 32 to 81 cents tional Guard. Hence it w ill not be
a pound fo r their cream, and 40 to 45 necessary to interfere with the regf-
mental organization o f the command.
cents for butter.
Readjustments have been made and
Baker Ships Heavy Cattle.
the prospects fo r an effective regi
W illiam A. Gover, o f Pine Valley, ment, free from any internal factions,
holds championship honors for the is said by guard officers to be exceed
shipment o f the heaviest w eigh t steers ingly bright.
that have gone out o f Baker for a long
Roteburg Will Appeal.
Snow C overs Death Trap.
time.
He shipped recently to the
Salem— W. P. Lord announces that
Seattle. Wash. — A rotary snow Union Stockyards, Portland, four ear
plow that was fighting drifts on the loads o f eattle, aix steers in the lot the Roseburg tax petition which haa
Copper R iver railroad at M ile 75, averaging over 2,000 pounds each, been denied by the state tax commis
sion, w ill be appealed as soon aa official
Alaska, ran into a gulch that had un while one weighed 2,500 pounds.
statement o f the commission’s action
til a short time before been spanned
Money in Alfalfa Seed.
The Natural Trend.
in thia respect is received. I f the case
by a bridge, and Engineer J. E. Reed,
" I know o f one place which should
A lfa lfa seed has become one o f the is lost in the Circuit court it w ill be
o f Cordova, was crushed to death be
neath the rotary.
The bridge h ad! profitable crops o f the Ontario region taken to the Supreme court. The case be a paradise for real estate men, thg
Mora than $30,- is o f interest to practically every city ground rents show such activity.”
been destroyed by fire but ow ing to j o f Eastern Oregon.
"W h ere la that?”
the snow the engineer did not detect 000 has been realized from the sale o f in the state where a large amount o f
railroad businesa is done.
seed this season.
the gap.
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