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.