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. SUBSCRIBE FOR TH E FOREST GROVE PRESS be va-