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IRON O RE S U P P LY IM M ENSE. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE For County Clerk PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY Invention* Utilize Deposit* I hereby announce myself as a Not Now Available. candidate for the office of county W. M. Langley & Son clerk of Washington county, Or ■Washington, D. C.—Jo se p h Sellwood, an o re m ine e x p e rt of D uluth, told egon. subject to the approval of Lawyers th e S e n a te ste e l in v e stig a tin g com m it N EW D E M O N S T R A T IO N FA R M S B U M P E R C R O P S P R O M IS E D . the Republican voters at the te e th a t th e Lake S u p erio r o re region primary election to be held April c o n ta in s 1,490,000,000 to n s of av ailab le Forest Grove, Ogn. If I am nominated ore, of w hich a b o u t 550,000,000 tons, Experts Establish Tw o , One for Dry Crook County Farmers Report Un 19, 1912. Farming, One Irrigation. usually Fine Conditions. excluding th e H ill lease o res, are con and elected, I will give my un tro lled by th e U n ited S ta te s S te e l Cor Oregon A gricultural College, Cor W. P. Dyke Redmond—N ever in the history of divided attention to the duties poration. Don H. Bacon, fo rm erly of th e T en vallis—Two new dem onstration farm s Redmond and W estern Crook county of the office and conduct the A ttomey-at-Law same in a courteous, economical Undimmed Intellect and Ready Wit n e ssee Coal & Iron Co., said th e re have ju st been established in Crook has th ere been such a promise for and and business-like manner. w ere a t p re se n t 400,000,000 tons of county by a com m ittee from the O re bum per crops as th is year. The Made Death Chamber Cheery av ailab le o re ow ned by th a t com pany, Notary ‘Public H. A. BALL, to the End. now a su b sid iary of th e S teel C orpora gon A gricultural college, composed of ground is in excellent condition on ac Candidate for County Clerk, Forest Grove Oregon tion. T h e B irm ingham d istric t, he President W. J . K err, Prof. H. D. count of continued snow and rain th a t said, co n tain ed v a st area* of unde Scudder and R egent C. L. Hawley. had occurred during the la tte r p art of East Butte Precincl. veloped ore. (Paid Advertisement) One, to be devoted to dry farm ing ex the w in ter and early spring, and, ac W ashington, D. C. — M ist Clara Hollis & Graham H e w as o p tim istic a b o u t-th e fu tu re perim ents, is 6 m inutes walk from cording to some old tim ers, this sec Barton, founder of the Am erican Red o re supply o f th e ste e l business. M etolius; the other, to be devoted to tion of the sta te could gee through the For Sheriff "T o com pete in th e steel b u sin ess,’ irrig atio n farm ing, is 10 m inutes walk growing season this year w ithout any Cross and probably the most widely- A ttomeys-at-Law The undersigned, a member of said Mr. Bacon, ‘‘it would be n ecessary known A m erican woman of her day, to have a p lan t for a cap acity of 59, from Redmond. In both cases farm s irrig atio n from canals and laterals. the Republican party and resid- died F riday m orning a t 9 o ’clock in 909 tons of pig iron a m onth. To m ake already in operation w ere taken over The m oisture has penetrated to a inf at Hillsboro, announces him Forest Grove, Ogn. for the season, since it was desired to g rea t depth. her home, Red Cross, in Glen Echo, th a t am ount and ru n for a period of p u t every available dollar of the funds The dry section north of here is es- self a candidate for Sheriff be 40 y e a rs would re q u ire 72,000,000 tons Md. of ore. B ut it w ould w ant a g u a ra n ty secured for the work, into the experi pecialy fo rtu n ate this y ear in g ettin g fore the Republican primaries to J. N. Hoffman of ore for 100 y ears, w hich would re ments, for which a t present there is plenty of m oisture into the ground, be held in Washington county, She was 90 years old. quire 180,009,000 to n s of o re .” Attomey-ai-LaV provision for this year only. and the promise for large yields of April 9, 1912. If nominated and Miss B arton Buffered an attack of “C ould you g et th a t o re to d a y ? ” Careful investigation of the possi w heat and oats in th a t territo ry is elected I pledge myself to con EQUITY AND PROBATE ONLY pneum onia in February, 1911, had a a sk ed R e p re se n ta tiv e G ardner. “T h at ’ Office Hoffman Bldg. Pacific Ave. relapse and the case became chronic. is, could you find th a t am o u n t o f ore, bilities of all p arts of the county was flattering. duct the office as economically as Ranchers in the Redmond, Powell possible and extend every cour Ind. Phone 502 She w ent la st summ er to her old home n o t now held by som e o th e r ste e l com made before the selection, since condi F orest Grove tions there are unusual and the best B utte, P leasan t Ridge and Crooked in Oxford, Mass., and returned to p an ie s? ’’ tesy to citizens having business ‘Y es,” w as th e reply. “I th in k I methods are, in many cases, unknown. River d istric ts are all feeling hopeful Glen Echo in feeble health last au with the office. tum n. M uscular w eakness of the could find it in th e B irm ingham dis The rapid development of the section and predict lar^e crops. H. W. Vollmer, M. D. Irrig atio n th is year, when neces J. C. A p p l e g a t e , h eart developed and for weeks the tric t, and su ch an a m o u n t could be since the entrance of the railroads has Candidate for Sheriff. condition of the g rea t nurse was such found in one body an d n o t sc a tte re d brought in many inexperienced farm sary, will be on a g rea ter scale than Physician and Surgeon er s e p a ra te a re a s .’’ ers and others unused to the dry farm form erly, as th ere is every indiction (Paid A dvertisem ent.) as to cause grave concern. H er vis o v “Could th a t am ount be found in th e ing or irrig atio n work necessary Office in A bbott Bldg. now th a t the irrig atio n company will ion was undimmed alm ost to the last L ak e S u p erio r reg io n ? ” Mr. G ard n er there, resulting in disappointm ent and push im provem ents rapidly so th a t and her ready w it and quick repartee continued. Both Phones Forest Grove, Ogn. discouragem ent to many. The college w ater users may have all the w ater made her sick room a place of cheer. “Yes, d o u b tless su ch a re a s of ore W ith her when the end came were her a re av ailab le in w h at a re know n a s th e hopes, through the experim ent farm s they are en titled to, and not be shut Ind. Phones nephew, Stephen Barton, of Boston, H ill lease lands, to be su rre n d e re d by there, to show them the way to suc off in the dry months, as has been the CHURCHES. case in form er years. th e S teel C o rp o ratio n ,” Mr. Bacon re cess. and Dr. J . B. Hubbell. Residence 0332 Office 0331 A fter consultatjon of the Central W ith the promise of bounteous The g rea t reg ret of Miss Barton was plied. He fu rth e r said th a t low er grade C hurch of th e V isitation, V erboort Development league w ith crops, th e establishm ent of a cream —Rev. L. A. LeM iller, p asto r. Sun th a t her enfeebed condition made it o res w ere ab u n d a n t all over th e coun Oregon and th a t m odern in v en tio n and Prof. Scudder, P resident Carl R. ery here, increase in the dairying in day E a rly Mase a t 8 a. m .; H igh necessary for her to suspend work on try D R . C. E. W A L K E R im proved p ro cesses of m a n u fa c tu re Gray, of the Oregon Trunk, and the dustry, opening up of new land under Mass a t 10:30 a. m .; V esp er a t 3:00 her autobiography. She had brought w ere grad u ally red u cin g p re s e n t ne th is work down only to th e beginning c e ssity in o re for m an u factu rin g . As officials of the O.-W. R. & N ., re the N orth Canal, and the furnishing p. m. W eek days M ass a t 8:30 a. m C h ristian S cience H all, 115 Fifth of her public career as a Civil war th e se pro cesses p ro g ress, th e low er ferred the m a tte r of plans to P re si of sufficient w ater, the prospect for a Osteopathic Physician st., betw een F ir s t and Second ave. nurse. A woman whose train in g fos g ra d e o res not now of value becom e dent K err and Dr. Jam es Withycumbe. prosperous y ear are excellent. South—S erv ices Sundays a t 11 a. m .; The new Hill line, the Oregon T runk, tered precision, she le ft behind vir u sefu l,” h e added. S unday school a t 12 m .; mid-week Treatment by Special Appoint and the new H arrim an extension of N EW T O W N H A S F U T U R E . tu ally the en tire correspondence of her m eeting W ednesdays a t 7:30 p. m. the O.-W. R. & N, each gave $2,500, R E J E C T RIVER IM P R O V E M E N T. public career, as well as other data ment Only Seventh Day A dventist C hurch, 3rd the Crook county court added $3,000, bearing upon her international hospi Prediction Made That Ruby Will Be s tre e t—S ab b ath schol 2 p. m., preach and the localities interested and p ri ta l work and the work which she her Army Engineers Put Quietus on Upper ing 3 p. m. each S atu rd ay . Midweek come Important Station. v ate citizens brought the total to $10,- Columbia Plans. p ra y e r m eetin g W ednesday 7:30 p self began will be com pleted by other W. Q. Tucker, M. D. G resham — A large platform and 000, which was placed in the hands of m. A cordial welcome. H. W. Vall- hands. W ashington, D. C.—In a re p o rt to the college experts for the work. commodious warehouse have been m er, E lder. C ongress, th e A rm y e n g in e e rs’ board Physician and Surgeon Two experts have been chosen by built a t Ruby, the station a t the cross C atholic S ervices. Rev. J. R. Buck re p o rts a d v ersely upon th e proposed ing of the Mount Hood road and the college to tak e charge of the work. pastor. F o re s t G rove—C hapel a t cor Calls answered promptly day or night im provem ent of th e C olum bia R iver W. L. Powers, of the college fac Troutdale branch of the O. W. P. line. of 3rd s tr e e t and 3rd aven u e south Phone: Office 271, Residence 283. betw een th e m outh of th e S n ak e R iver 1st and 4th Sundays of tho m onth, I t was used for the first tim e on Mon and W enatchee. T h ey a re of th e opin ulty, will direct the irrigation work, M ass a t 8:30; 2nd and 3rd Sundays ion th a t com m erce, p re s e n t an d pros and C. C. Cunningham, of Kansas day morning, when the milk train W ashington, D. C.— Radical reduc pective, would not ju stify th e costly S tate A gricultural college, will direct from E stacada sw itched in from of the m onth. M ass 10:30. C ornelius Linneman Junction and relieved the — 1st S unday of the m onth, M ass at tions in fre ig h t rates on wool, both in p ro je c t w hich would be n e c e ssa ry to the dry farm ing station. 10:30; 3rd Sunday of th e m onth. open th is s tre tc h of riv e r to con tin u o u s U sing these two farm s as centers, Mount Hood train of its cargo of milk M ass a t 8:00. S eghers— 2nd Sunday EMBALMING-FUNERAL DIRECTING sacks and in bales, transported from lavigation. for the Portland m arket. co-operative dem onstration work will of th e m onth. M ass a t 8:00; 4th W estern points of origin to Eastern T h is stre tc h is 147 m iles long and all The m ilk train then returned to destinations were prescribed by the b u t 17 m iles is now n av ig ab le for be done throughout the county w her Linneman Junction and aw aited the S unday of th e m onth. M ass a t 10:30 M. E. C hurch, Rev. H ira m Gould, ste a m e rs d raw in g from th re e to four ever farm ers have problems to solve In te rsta te Commerce commission. J. S. B U X TO N . Manager. Every T routdale car w ith its load of milk pastor. S eco n d s tre e t, betw een F irst The present rate of $1 on wool from fe e t of w ater. T he principal o b sta or difficulties to surmount. and the whole cargo w ent to the city and Second avenues. S unday school Pacific Coast term inals to Boston and cles a re R ock Islan d and P rie s t R ap neighborhood will be reached and k ep t in one consignment. Fcrest Crave, Oregon a t 10 a. in.; E pw orth L eague a t 6:30 Phone No. 642. C anal co n stru c tio n will be n eces in close touch w ith the stations. The other points on the A tlantic seaboard ids. M aking Ruby an im portant station p. m. P re ach in g a t 11 a. m. and 8:00 sary , re p o rt th e en g in ee rs, to o v er directors will travel through the coun w ill be continued in effect, notw ith com e th e se rapids. Mid-week p ra y e r m eeting try holding p riv ate conferences and on the system was not predicted when p. m. standing th a t this ra te is m aterially E a rly in th e ir in v estig a tio n th e en public m eetings, and frequent special the Portland Railway, L ight & Power T h u rsd ay a t 7:30 p. m. higher than the rate from interm edi g in eers becam e convinced th a t the C h ristian C hurch, c o rn e r T hird e t g atherings will occur a t the central company took over the Mount Hood a te points inland. The commission c o st of th e se can als w ould n o t be ju s stations to study the work done there. road. An agent will be k ep t there and F ir s t A ve. R ev. C. H. H ilton, l i t . Good, hon tified solely In th e in te re st of nav ig a specifically declares th a t this rate of Prof. Scudder, who has probably more and a new business center is likely to p asto r. B ible school a t 10 a. m.; e st D e n tistry to the $1 is forced upon railroads by actual tion, so th e d is tric t en g in e e r co n sid detailed knowledge of the county and spring up as a rival for some of the p reaching a t 11 a. m. and 8:00 p. in.; b est of my ability. P ra y e r m eetin g T h u rsd ay a t 8:00 p w ate r com petition, and th a t if the ere d th e co-ordination of navig atio n its resources than anyone else, will be older places to compete with. Could one do m orel а. ra te w ere advanced railroads could and w a te r p o w er developm ent, w ith a in supervision. He spent three weeks 2nd. I exam ine view to re d u c in g th e cost. H e p re C ongregational C hurch, College not handle wool from coast to coast. your m outh and tell sen ted se v e ra l a lte rn a tiv e plans, but studying the county’s various prob H IG H E R A U T O T A X U R G E D . W ay and F ir s t ave. n o rth . Rev. D W hile sustaining the coast rate, the gave p re feren ce to one w hich co n tem lems a t first hand la st year, th a t the you its a ctu a l con T. T hom as— S unday school 10 a. in.; commission finds th a t rates from in p lates th e c o n stru c tio n of a single lock final work m ight be thorough. dition before I be M orning se rv ice 11 a. m .; evening, Pomona Grange Would Charge $1 a a r in y o u r a ctu a te rio r points are excessive and orders a t R ock Islan d R apids, a t an e sti 8:00 p. m.; Ju n io r C. E. a t 3 p. m .; work, a ta tin r in ad Horsepower for Cars, reductions, but gives the railroads un m ated c o st of $1,910,000, Including th e S enior C. E. a t 6:30 p. m. vance w h a t t h e FIN E C O N T E S T S D U E . til May 1 to file new schedules which in sta lla tio n of an ele c tric pow er p lant E agle Creek—A t a m eeting of Po LODGES. coat w i 11 be. I f comply generally w ith the term s of its a t th e dam . th e co n stru ctio n of th re e mona Grange, of Clackamas county, ready, w e begin: if locks to su rm o u n t P rie s t R apids, at K n ig h ts o f P y th ia s— D elphos Lodge decision. ' not, th e exam ina e stim a te d to ta l c o st of $5,050,000, Eastern ¡Oregon Children Interested a t which 250 members were present, No. 36, m eets every T h u rsd ay a t K. U nder this decision, maximum rates an tion coeta y oi^ noth* in Industrial Fair. action w as taken in the form of a res of P. H all. Chns. S taley, C. C.; Reis including th e pow er p la n t; th e re will be paid by points along the east m oval of bou ld ers and c le a rin g the Baker— N. C. M aris, field assistan t olution urging the passage of a law at Ludwig, K eep er of R ecords and Seal Ing. ern border of Oregon, C alifornia and ch annel and o th e r n ec e ssa ry open the n ex t session of the sta te legisla G. A. R —J. B. M athew s P o st No. 8rd. I g u a ra n te e all th a t I do, aa I conalder W ashington, the ¡rates dim inishing riv e r ch an n el w ork, m ak in g $7,025,000 of the O. A. C. extension departm ent tu re changing the method of re g iste r б, m eet« th e first and th ird W ednes w ork not w orth g u aran teein g , not w orth doing. and sta te organizer of the school chil e a st and w est of th a t line as neces in all. day of each m onth a t 1:30 p. m., in Thia haa been my policy. d ren ’s industrial contest of Oreg >n, in ing automobiles in Oregon. 4th. Abac lute clean lineaa. E very Inatrum ent sitated by distance on one side and The present plan of reg isterin g is K. of P. ball. Jo h n B aldw in, Com m u st be cleansed, and a re used aa they a re taken company w ith County School Superin m ander. w ate r com petition on the other. from the sterilisers. tendent J . F. Sm ith, com plete! the from $3 to $10 a year, but the Grange M asonic— H olbrook L odge No. 30, 6th. My prices a re reasonable, n o t advertised cam paign in B aker county la st even asks th a t a new plan be adopted A. F. & A. M., re g u la r m eetin g s held C O L D S H O U LD E R FOR C O A S T ing, w ith addresses a t Baker. Super charging $1 a horse-power, thus m ak first S a tu rd a y in each m onih. P. W. cheap prices to lure you In, and then charge you ore—b u t a price th a t will m ake m ore frienda; intendent Sm ith and Mr. Maris tra v ing auto licenses run ¡¡from $20 to $50 K inzer, W. M.; A. A. Ben K orl, sec m more patients; one price to all. Navy Department to Send No More a car. The farm ers ask th a t the mon eled 255 miles and addressed a tn u t 2,- re ta ry . New Y ork.—M ajor-G eneral F re d e r Battleships Till Canal is Built. ick D. G ran t, son of th e fam ous gen 500 people, finding enthusiastic and ey derived from th is plan go to build W . O. W .— F o re s t G rove Camp No ing and improving sta te roads. The 98, m eets In W oodm en H all, every W ashington, D. C.—The Navy de e ra l of th e Civil W a r and him self appreciative audiences. Grange also indorsed the high school S atu rd ay . A. J. P a rk e r, C. C.; Jam es N . W. C om er 6th and Oak, 2nd floor, ta k e elevatoe partm en t will send no more b attle com m ander of th e E a st, died a t th e Mr. Maris expressed him self highly ships to the Pacific Coast until afte r H otel B uckingham , in th is city, about pleased w ith his trip through B aker fund law and the plans for school fairs H. Davis, C lerk. A rtisa n s— D iam ond A ssem bly No the completion of the Panam a canal. 12:40 o'clock F rid ay m orning. county, the splendid facilitic s f i r pro for the benefit of th e children. B etw een 9 and 10 o ’clock T h u rsd ay 27, m eet« ev ery T u esd ay In K. of This announcem ent was made by As n ig h t G eneral G ran t w as b ro u g h t to ducing livestock and general farm P. H all. C. B. Stokes, M. A; John Fine Apple Tra ct Sold. sis ta n t Secretary W inthrop to Repre th e B uckingham from St. L u k e’s H os crops. Bold rick, S ecretary . A fter two m onths’ work in th is sentative Humphrey, who called to p ital. H e w as accom panied by L ieu Hood R iver—J . C. Skinner, recently Get Your R ebekahs— F o re s t Lodge No. 44. urge the departm ent to recommend te n a n t H ow se, from G overnor's Island, movement in E astern O regm , Mr. returned from an E astern trip for the m eets th e first, th ird and fifth W ed th e building of an additional sub and G eneral G ra n t’s wife. He was Maris says he has become more o p ti m arine on the Pacific Coast, or for a atten d ed by Dr. R o b ert Abbey and Dr. m istic over the u ltim ate benefitjto be Davidson F ru it company, has pur n esd ay s of each m onth. M iss Alice E dw ard B. Bench. T h e c a u se of th e derived from it, and he believes the chased from W. H. Johnson a 20-acre Crook, N. G.; S e c retary , M iss C arrie station on the W est Coast. The con A ustin. W inthrop also said the departm ent g e n e ra l’s d eath w as not m ade known enthusiasm engendered in these com tra c t in the Odell d istrict. I. O. O. F .—W ash in g to n Lodge No would not urge the construction of when word of his d e a th w as se n t to petitions will produce ultim ately sideration has not been made public, g rea t results. Quoting from the bul but the place was purchased la st fall 48, m eets ev ery M onday In I. O. O. F. more subm arines for stations on the th e h otel desk. H all. V. S. A braham , N. Q.; R obert letin, which is being circulated among from C utler Bros, by Mr. Johnson for T Coast and otherw ise indicated th a t the $32,000. The orchard is considered aylor, S ecretary . school children, he said: Elecotral Votes in Doubt. departm ent would not favor the Coast made at M odern W oodm en of A m erica— “ We are attem p tin g to en list the one of the best in the valley. The in any way. W ash in g to n , D. C — A ru lin g from Cam p No. 6228, m eets th e second and tra c t has on it one of the larg est set in te rest of boys and girls of this sta te fourth F rid a y of each m onth. A. L. th e D ep artm en t of Ju s tic e as to w he The in work th a t will be clean, wholesome, tings of O rtleys in the Hood R iver dis Bees to Change Pasture. th e r th e elec to ral college th a t will healthful and profitable. We w ant tric t. Seven acres of the trees are 15 Sexton, C onsul; Geo. G. P a te rso n , Clerk. R iverside, C al.—Tw enty carloads of choose th e n ex t P re sid e n t of th e these boys and girls to learn how to do years old and the balance five years. Rosewood Camp. No. 3835 R. N ue € 3 which have been w intering in U nited S ta te s shall co n sist of 490 or the things they will be called upon to A., m eets first and th ird F rid ay s of 531 m em bers h as been asked for by Starts Good Roads Petition. Southern C alifornia are soon to be m em bers of th e H ouse com m ittee on do when the take up th eir work in the each m onth In I. O. O. F. H all. M rs P ortland—Oregon’s campaign for M. 8 A llen, O racle; M rs. W lnnifred shipped hack to U tah, the original judiciary. world, and we w ant to dignify the la b etter rotfda was launched here when shipm ent being augm ented in numbers A ldrich, R ecorder. P olitical a ctiv ity In both p a rtie s has bor Which m akes for the w elfare of ana in excellent honey-producing con proceeded on th e a ssu m p tio n th a t th e the home, the school, the community C. T. Prall, president o f the Oregon Gale O range No. 282. P. of H., Association for Highway Improve m eet« th e first S a tu rd a y s of each dition because of the w in te r’s feasting la rg e r n u m b er w’ B c o rre c t, b u t this and the s ta te .’’ ment, started circulating the in itia m onth In th e K. of P. H all. A. T on orange blossoms. The experim ent j now is questioned on th e ground th a t tive petitions for the six good roads Buxton. M aster; Mrs. H . J . R ice of bringing bees from U tah to South th e reap p o rtio n m e n t of C ongress does Road Buys in Corvallis. bills d rafted by Governor W est's h ar S ecretary . ern C alifonria for the w in ter was in n o t becom e effective u n til M arch 4 Corvallis—The Oregon E lectric com mony com mittee. Each bill m ust have augurated four years ago, and has n ext. Modern Aged 90, Founder ol American Red Cross Passes On. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY REDUCED RATES ON WOOL ORDERED BY COMMISSION U N D ER TA K IN G Forest Grove Undertaking Co. WHY NOT? V, GENERAL FRED D. GRANT DIES OF HEART FAILURE Dr.ElofT.Hedlund, Dentist PHOTOS ,Y ir. been successful. Upon th e ir return to U tah the bees su b stitu te w hite sage a n J alfalfa for the orange blossoms. Navy May Control Canal. Piling Jetties Finished. K elso. W ash.—U nited S ta te s d redge Cowlitz h as ju s t co m p leted th e work on four new piling je ttie s in th e Cow litz R iv er n e a r h ere, at an ap p ro x i m ate co st of $5000. F unds fo r th is p ro ject w ere su b scrib ed by th e citi zens of Kelso. T h e p u rpose of th e je ttie s Is to m ain ta in a deep er ch an n el, to fa c ilita te the dockaze of deeo -d rau g h t v esse ls at K elso and to relieve co n g estio n in the ra ftin g w orks. W ashington, D. C-— P resident T aft has decided to subm it to congreass a plan to place the Panam a canal under th e jurisdiction of the Navy depart m ent. This descision is in line w ith the original object of the admin istratio n to transport fleets quickly from ocean to ocean. Through giving th e control to the Navy departm ent th e adm inistration believes this can Orozco Ignores Uncle Sam. be accomplished b e tte r than in any W a sh ’ngton. D C.— F la u n tin g P re s other way. ______________ id e n t T a ft’s pro clam atio n o f n e u tra l Owners Want Mediation. ity In th e face of th e S ta te D ep art m ent. G en eral O rozco serv ed notice on th e U n ited S ta te s th a t u n d e r tta provisions e v ery A m erican In Mexico Is th e re at his j v n p erso n al peril, and he (O rosco) will pay no a tte n tio n to St. P etersburg — I t is officially an nounced th a t the powers have made proposals of m ediation to C onstanti nople w ith a view to bringing to an end the w ar betw een Turkey and Ita lj demands of this country for protec tion of Its citizens. over Tripoli. pany has acquired a h alf block on 10,000 signatures before it can be put Third street. The consideration was on the ballot, so Mr. P ra ll’■ forces $23,000. This property will be used will have to get a total of 60.000 for depot purposes and is centrally lo names on the petition«. cated. The several residence build Keeping Tab on Hens. ings now on the ground will be re moved and a handsome station of stone Oregon A gricultural College, Cor or brick erected. The Oregon Elec vallis, O re.—The first edition of the tric will not en ter the city proper u n - 1 O. A. C. E xperim ent S tation bulletin til n ex t year, as it will be impossible No. 19, on the tra p nest, being ex for th e company to bridge the W illam hausted, a new edition has ju st been e tte before th a t tim e, but train s will issued, and will be sent on request to run to the bank of the riv er by fall. those interested in knowing which of th eir hens are paying th eir way w ith Electric Power for Elgin. eggs. It gives full directions for the Elgin— T hat Elgin will have a day construction of the tra p nest. and n ig h t aerviee of electric power Rain Pleases Farmsrs. and lig h ts w ithin aix months, is as sured, according to M anager F. M. Moro—A good, hard, driving rain, Harmon o f the E astern Oregon L ight uniform over Sherm an county, ham & Power company of Baker City, Ore. been a g reat benefit to spring grain. A t a m eeting o f the city council a N inety per cent of the farm ers have franchise for op eratin g a lig h t and finished seeding and now are harrow power system in Elgin was granted to ing tb e ir fall grain, w here th ere is too the E astern L ight A Power company. , he ivy a stand. CITY. M ayor— O. S. Alien. Recorder—M. R. Markham. T reasurer—R. P. WIrtz. Chief of Police— P. W. W atkins. H ealth Officer—Dr. J. 8. Bishop. Counclimen—John WIrtz, Carl L. Hln- man. O. M. Hanford, Rev. J. M Barber, W. F. Schultz, H. B. Jo h n son. City School. School D irectors— M. Peterson, Mrs Edward Seymour, H. T. Buxton Clerk—R. P. WIrtz. Justice of the Peace—W. J. R. Beach Constable—C arl Hoffman. Forest Grove Studio Main Street North The Auction House New and Second Hand Goods 0. M. Sanford, Proprietor Telephone 721 C O U N TY . Judge—R. O. Stevenaon. Sheriff—George Q. Hancock. Clerk—John Bailey. Recorder—E. L. Perkina. T reasu rer—E. B. Sappington. Surveyor—Geo. McTee. Coroner—E. C. Brown. Com m issioners—John MrClaran. Joha Nyberg. School Sup't—M C. Cas«. Notice H. Lidyard will repair your shoes, do it right, Rive you the best material and a reasonable price. Try me. Next door to I. O. O. F. hall. First Ave. North.