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Vol. XXX.
HILLSBORO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1903.
No. 36
PKorESMONAL CARDS.
TIIO. II TOSUCE,
E. B. TONOI I
Notary I'uMic.
TUOS II. k K. II TOMJl'E,
TTORN KYS-AT-LA W,
UlLLKHOKO, OKKUON.
Ot rum: U.iuins3, t, A 5, Morgan Mock.
W. Ji. HAUKETT,
A
I TO It N KYS-AT-LA V,
UIM.hltOI;t. OliKt-ON.
Urnri: Central Bloc, liooms fi and 7,
HEXTOX mm 31 AS,
YTTORNliY-AT-LAW.
HlLLHliOltO, OllEQON.
-rifia: ltoorun 6 HDil 7. Morgan block,
JOHN SI. WALL,
TTORNUY-AT-LAW, "
1IILLSU0RO, OREGON.
I In i ley-Morgan Block, Rooms 1 &
S. T. LINKI.ATEK, St. It. C. M.
I1H YKICIAN AND SURGEON
HlLLSHOHO, OlttitiON.
it.BinMT nt renidenne. enat of court
ilonse, where ho will bo fonnd nt nil iiuuib
when uol visiting patients.
J. V. TAMIKSIE, nt.
c p. u. n. SUHOEON,
HltliHUJlK), It tO N.
Orrion Hn Ksiiknob : eorniir Third
and Main Htreets. Otlice hoors, HUtO to 12
a. ;, I to ft Mid 7 to H p. m. Telephone to
rtwidenoo from Hrook 4 Kels' Drugstore nt
nil bonra. All oullB promptly attended,
;uight or day.
.V A. KULEV, 31. I".
pilYSICIAN ANO SURGEON
HILLHHOUO, OKKGON.
(Otlice Morgan-Uadcy I'-lock, up stairs,
irooniM 12, lit ami 15. Uosidunoe, 8. W.Oor.
Jlaso liine and hoooud stroeta.
Hotu 'l'lioncs.
j. e. aiirinn,
Dentist,
HlUfUOIIO, OKKliOX. .
Uuwck 1 hunts: !l a. m. to 4 :S0 "
Oflieo in Union block over Pharmacy
A. II. II VIM V, l. I. .
IKFi'IST.
lllI.W.OKO, OKKHOX.
R.joiiis HI mi'l H Morgaii-Rtiloy iii.
Office Hours: 9 to 12 and i .' m-
It. JilXUS,
lETIST,
KOUKST (i UOVK, Ol!K(it)N
llest art. -hit teeth W pcrio-t. Cement
,un.l Amalgam lilling ceins each. ? 1
.lillings from l up. Vitalized air lor pain
iltms extraction. . ...
Omen: throe doors nonn m -Mtore.
Ollioo bows from i a. ni. tot p. iu.
Kisiest of access among nil the
Canons, ol Colorado, l-inj? situated
-on the main liio of the Denver
Hid Grande N lwn n C'Hnon Cily hhiI
Saliilu in tin front nw of the
.Rockii?!), Is the most Kpti-ular, awe
auHiiring ami magnificent. Down
ithia mishty clrft in lli-hert of Ihe
wfltors of the Artiinsas Uiver, laht'tl
Into foarainK fury "'' lh'd into
punning spray ly Ut Bwift decent
Hhrougli tho tortuous (IHile. o i ar
tow in Iho pawiuo at oim jxiint
ahat there wes no room for t.olh the
roa.l and river, and lliereforca tur
l(ly conslrurtnl brl.'e of attel liad
to Im thrown Icuslhwloe of the
Hi ream, fii.--ndeil from iron eup
i,rta mortiM-tl into Iho raimn wallr)
nn each Mu to tlie right and. left.
And rlplit here can re 8 cn the cli
,niax of nil the canou's grandeur, that
which has leen aptly called "The
Uoyai Gorge."" For two thousand
wis I in nil ml feet the solid monoliths
woar upward five tinier a lofty a
the Washington Monument, the
highest 'rman nt atructure reared
hv the hand of man. N word can
adi iiuatcly d.wril the mngiiiuvnee
of Ihewfiie. Only lli'we who have
iM-hcld ila gU.rieti can appreciate
them.
Th'H I hut one of the many won
dera of nature r. vimUil to the travel
er on the Denver A Ui Grande
lUilr.Nid, "Ihe Scenic Line of the
World."
Tor detailed information iioout
thia m.t delightful trip to th? E-t,
Ad.lrew J. D. Mansfield,
Gen. Agt., Ui" Grande Syatens
Und.OngOD.
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2;' Self Education Through
t?!?s Prepared Articles by
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THOMAS H. MACBRIDE, Ph. D.,
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IX. Forestry In the United
States '
UK more obvious purposes Cf
forcatry being, ns wo have
seen, the conservation and per
petuation of forest wealth, it
is easy to see thjit In such a country
as our own mich science would hither
to 11 ml little hearing. To the average
American one word was needed to de
scrlba the resources of his country, for
est resources and all Inexhaustible.
Iteshles, were the forests not largely In
the way of better things? Tho wal
nuts, hickories, sycamores, however
splendid, of tho Wabash valley must
of right glvo way to agriculture, to
support, an aggressive and rapidly
growing population of farmers. From
tho days of tho landing of tho pil
grims until the close of tho civil war
there was almost everywhere a super
abundance of trees. Tho marvelous in
crease in population, the wonderful de
velopment of the country since that
time, have, however, long ago put an
entirely different face on tho forest
question. The scarcity of timber In
many parts of tho country and the
rapid disappearance of many of the
more valuable vnrieties nro now appre
ciated by everybody. Hickory for wag
on stock Is almost unobtainable; wal
nut furniture has gone out because
walnut lumber is no longer to be
found; wo are going to Honduras for
mahogany. Intelligent men can tell
you almost to n year how long tho sup
ply of white plno will hold out at tho
present rate of consumption only a
few years. The mills along tho Missis-1
sippl from Minneapolis to St. Louis are
doonu'l. The vast bodies of Georgia
pine are melting away as fast as scores
of mills can convert them into lumber.
Even our mountain forests nro going
tho same way. . Tho vast accumula
tions of the Sierras are vanishing with
a rapidity that alarms even the most
sanguine optimist of tho land of gold.
In Oregon and Washington men arc
like the dwellers by tho Wnbiisli they
think the trees a nuisance; they prefer
hopyards and wheatliolds. Add to nil
this the destruction wrought by Arc, a
(Jehenna that never goes out, millions
of dollars lost in a single year add all
this, and it becomes evident to the
least observing that even in America
the time for the forester has come.
All this has reference to our timber
supply only, but let us not forget that
every other factor in the forest prolv
iein is equally upon us. Our rivers
are everywhere choked (w!th the prod
ucts of erosion, our valleys torn by
freshets and floods, while in localities
far too many the steady flow of moun
tain streams on which Irrigation de
pends has been exchanged for alter
nating failure and flood. This Is not
the voice of tho pessimist; this is a
simple statement of what any one
may seo who chooses to glvo the mat
ter tho slightest attention.
Now, tho Americans ure a proud
people. They nro tiot anxious to ap
pear before the world incompetent iu
affairs of simple business, tho wise
use of tho natural resources which are
so much their boast; they are a cour
ageous people and do not hesitate to
net once the time for action seems
fully to have arrived. We have there
fore tho highest expectation that ill
the matters of forestry, as in other
fields of effort, American enterprise
will yet prove itielf adequate. In
deed, a beginning has Ircii made. All
unnoticed, for more than twenty-five
years patriotic men have been striving
to educate our people for Jus,t such a
time as the present We have, iu fact,
for years maintained a commission of
forestry In connection with the depart
ment of agriculture, but its duties
have been advisory only. Its publica
tions, however, uided by tho voluntary
efforts of various forestry associations
in all the older states, have kept the
question alive and ever before the
t public t'p to l.Vil nothing whatever
was done by the government or tnc
United States in the way of carlug for
Its public forest lands. In the words
of Mr. Fernow, "The government
seemed to be anxious to bo rid of the
land, nnd the people seemed anxious
! to pet rid of the timber." Tho forests
j of tho country were simply indiscrim
I Inately plundered, sometimes iu ae
cordance with the forms of law, mire
frequently without In March, iwi,
rresldent Harrison by proclamation
Set nimrt the fliKt Mrcrt reserve. nlut
l.ax,000 acres, since called the Yel
lowstone park rerervation. I'resldent
Harrison continued thfl'same policy
n .
the Medium of Speci&Uy U
Prominent Instructors
duriiiz his entire administration, sot.
ting upurt thus altogether sonio H,
000.000 acres. I'resldent Cleveland,
advised by Ills ever to he remembered
secretary of agriculture, Secretary
Morton, continued along the same line,
adding during his second administra
tion 27,000,000 acres more. 'In the
samo way 1'rcsldcut McKiuley reserv
ed about 0,300,000 acres more, bring
ing tbo total timber reserve of the
United Slates now lip to nearly 50,.
000,000 acres.
It must bo remembered that reserva
tion simply withdraws from tho ordl-
nary Process of purchase or settlement
olTitol'y withdrawn, making
uu Ijluwsiuu nuuiuuT ior me iiuuixii-
lstration of such territory. As a con
sequence, abuses continue almost a
bad as before. Many of the reserra
tious have been terribly damaged by
fire.- Tho Tricst river reserve, for In
stancc.Jias been aimost totally destroy
ed. A recent government report, part
of the nineteenth annual report of the
United States geological survey, con
tains n detailed account of tho present
status of all tbo government reserva
tions. Rend iu tho light of what we
know of tho condition of similar gov
ernment property In other civilized
countries, this report makes rather
melancholy reading. Nevertheless ev
ery citizen of tho United States should
read it, especially every lumberman,
every builder. Let us remember that
of the millions of acres of public laud
in this country these few reserves,
about forty-five In all, nro all that are
kept back for tho benefit of all the peo
ple. It is hoped that Mr. Itoosevel.t
may yet seo lit to make tho reserva
tions larger or nt least to add greatly
to their number, especially to protect
the sources of the all too scanty water
courses of tho west Better still. It Is
hoped that public uentlment may at
last domnnd in congress and by con
gressional legislation some efficient
eysluui of forext control by which the
remnants we hnvo may yet be cared
for and brought to a degree of efficien
cy somewhat commensurato with the
fast Increasing needs of a great nation.
Republican governments are very slow
to act. but that they may becomo effi
cient in matters such ns these Is evi
denced by what has been accomplish
ed In Franco and Switzerland. Mean
Unio where the general government Is
o slow Individual states nro beginning
to tako action. Tho condition Is agi
tated over tho entire country. New
York Iins long been engaged in an ef
fort to control tho Adirondack region
and tho sources of tho Hudson. Of
sonio 3,000,000 ncros of forest land In
that part of tho Emplro State more
than one-third now belongs to the peo
ple nnd is subject to control nioro or
less efficient I'onnsylvanla Jind other
states a'ro moving In the samo direc
tion. Meantlmo tho efforts of a few Indi
viduals have been productive of a vnst
amount of good, ltlltmoro wood, near
Asheville, X. C, Is on object lesson In
truo forestry, showing what may be
done by property owners along the
Rlno Ridge mountains. Managed by
private capital there are several similar
Illustrations of wise forest economy In
various parts .of New York outside ol
the Adirondacks already mentioned.
In fact, the situation offers to men of
wealth an opportunity for philanthrop
ic Investment second to none. The man
who founds a forest will bo honored in
days to coino beyond the fame of biro
who founds a college. Colleges ana uni
versities wo have In plenty and sholl
have as tho popular need demands, but
endowments for forest maintenance
aro few. In tho northwest forests have
made multimillionaires of many Inm
bermen. How can such fortunes do for
humanity a greater service than by re
torlng, at least In soma degree, for ru-
turo generations those conditions which
bare proved so beneficent In this?
We need schools of forestry. Tbert
should be at least one for each of these
reserves, to study it, to plan for it, te
control Its use. All experience prove,
and no ono doubts, that once set In or
der tho forest will pay for Its own care.
Tho troublo today is tho absolute lack
of responsibility and Intelligent control
Tho neotilo themselves are Indeed be
ginning to bo Informed ns to tho needs
of the situation, but the feasible method
of dealing with tho problem doubtlcsi
transcends the experience of many of
our legislators.
Two schools of forestry we already
have, established within the last three-
years. One, in connection with Cornel!
university nt Ithaca, N. Y., has the
honor of being tho first school of.thf
sort in this country. Tho other, cu
dowed by the munlllccnco of our pres
ent commissioner of forestry, Mr. I'hv
chot, and members of his .family, is at
Yale. These nro beginnings. They
should be duplicated by every tinlver
slty in tho land. It should be said that
tho agricultural colleges of the country
ure already nctlve In tho matter. Suuic
of them hnve been for years giving lec
ture courses on tho general subject of
forestry, forest renricg and forest eco
nomics. Mt of these institutions,
however, aro concerned chiefly with
tin mo plmses of the problem presented
Continued on fourth Page.
A HEAT FINANCIAL YK.VK.
The preliminary report just made
by the director of tho mint shows that
ihe gold prcductiou of Ihe United
States in tho calendar year 190:2 was
close to 82,000,000, whilo the silver
output, commercial value, was 31,
000,000. This is Ihe highest point
ever tc itched for gold in this country.
The silver production has often been
surpassed, though iu lecent years
(here has not been much of a varia
tion from the figures of 11)02. It iv
a? to the gold output that the country
will have reason to foil citato Itself.
Tho highest point reached when the
California production was nt its max
imum was iu 1 SOU, when the coun
try's output was (53,500,000, but that
was nearly all from California. Then
there wai a decline, which brought
tho production down to 10,000,000
iu 1883, after which came the increase
which has sent. the total for 1U02 up
to $82,000,000.
In almost every particular 1002
was the greatest financial year in
iu the country's history. The aggre
gate, money supply of the United
Slates in the year was larger than
ever before. Ho was the er capita
of Iho cash in active circulation.
I'tie gold held in tho treasury, the
old owned by tho government, and
the gold iu actual circulation was, In
each case, greater in 1002 thau In any
previous year. Tho number of the
national banks was larger than ever
before, and so was the cash in (heir
reserves, and Ihe ca-h holdings of the
tirti ks in tho country's ultimate
reserve center, NW York. The
loans by tho New York banks, as
well as the deposits in those Institu
tions, were greater than In any
previous year.
It was a iiolably fnvorible year In
the country' llnancUl hWtory. The
year which has Just lgun, however,
-tatuls an excellent chance to surpass
1902 in that Held. In the neighUir
hood of 1200,0011,000 is in process of
distribution nt this time in New
York cily alone for dividends and
Intel est on Hhar;of the various sorH.
This will all be making investment,
and In the present condition of Indus
trial activity, all of it will probably
And profitable1 employment. The
monetary ouiluok in Ihe United
Slates has never la-en blighter than
it I Ht this moment.
Kew t'cntuiy Comfort.
Millions are dally finding a world
of comfort in Bin klen'rf Arnica Salve.
It kills pain from burns, scalds, cuts,
bruiser; conquers ulcers, and fever
soref; cures eruptions, salt rheum,
boils and fejons; removes corns and
warts. IJest pllo cure on rarin.
Only 25c at llailey'a Pharmacy.
Dislocated Her Shonlder.
Mrs. Johanna Hoderho'm, of Fer.
bum Falls. Minn., fell anil dislocated
her shoulder. Hho had a surgeon get
it hack in place as soon rm possible,
hut it was quite sore and pained her
very much. Her son mentioned lhat
be had seen Chamberlain's Fain Halm
advertised for sprains and soreness,
and she asked him to buy her a bottle
of It. which he did. It quickly re.
lieved her and enabled her to sleep
which she had not done fr several
days. The son was so much pleastxl
with the relief it gave his mother
that he has since recommended i( to
many others. For sale by The Delta
Drug Store.
THE KIHEH'!4 ANUeit.
There Is to si reason for the .dis
pleasure of William 11, at the failure
of bis representative In the United
Sttte to Inform him of the real feel-
lnr here with recant to the demon
stration by Germany end England
against Venezuela. He has removed
the German minister at Washington
on this account, and thus has caused
some excitement in Derlin, Wash
ington, Iyondon and other national
centers. It Is supposed that Dr. Von
Holleben, Germany's ambassador,
at Washington, lold Ihe ksiser that
there would t very little antagonism
in this country lo the allies' demons
tration against VVntX'ula, provided
it stopped short ol territorial appro
priallon. It is Intimated also that
tho ambassador led the kaiser to
suppose Ihst President Roosevelt
would act as arbitrator in the affair,
and this was' the reason why the
kaiser proosed him.
Evidently I he ( lei man government
was surprised at Ihe opposition
which the menace lo Vemeuela
aroused in the foiled States. There
was no real belief here that Germany
meditated any territorial seizure, but
the harshness of its procedure called
out strong expressions of hostility iu
this country, Tho German's sinking
of the Venezuelan war vessels, which
could not possibly do any harm to
Germany, was an outrago which
would be sure to excite a feeling of
opposition hero at any time. This
act was so needlessly offensive to the
sensibilities of the Utile country
assailed that every American felt tho
government at Washington should
protest agaiust it vigorously, as it did.
Iu regard to the question as lo
whether the I'resldent would or
would not act as arbitrator, the Ger
man minister at Washington had
some excuse for being astray. The
President himself was not averse to
the acceptance of that trust, but he
was persuaded against it by the
cabiuet. There aro good reasons for
assuming that the President could
have met the duties ol that pout
without any embarrassment to the
couutry at present or in auy future
lime, and without creating any pre
cedent that would ever come up to
bother us. However, In putting the
Job of arbitration on The llauu tri
bunal Ihe President did a good work
for that council, which somebody. iu
authotity ought to have done. The
incident, so far as regards the Uulted
States, has been closed, and it has
been closed in a way which gives
satisfaction to the American eoplo.
Globe Democrat.
t roup.
The iieculiar cough which Indicates
croup, is usually woll known to the
mothers of croupy children. No
time should be lost in tho treatment
of it, and for this purpose no medicine
has received more universal approval
than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
Do uot waste valuable time in exper
imenting with untried remedies, no
matter how highly they may be
recommended, hut give this medicine
as directed and all symptoms of croup
will quickly disappear. For salu by
Tito Delta Drug Store.
tlodi Way To. l.W I.0113..
The startling announcement of a
discovery that will surely lengthen
life is made by editor O. II. Downey,
of Churuhuseo, Ind. "I wish to
state," he writes, that Dr. King's
New Discovery for consumption is
the most infallible remedy lhat 1
have ever known for roughs, colds
and grip. It's invaluable to people
with weak lungs. Having this on-
lerful medlclno no ono need dread
pneumonia or consumption. Its re.
lef is instant and rure certain."
Ilailev's Pharmacy guarantees every
50c and 11.00 bottle, and glvo trial
Iwttles free.
When a stamp Is placed on a letter
It represents one of the CO made for
each man, woman and child in Iho
United States. Enough stamps will
h Issued fids vear to supply each
Individual in the United Slates with
at loast sixty stamps each. Distri
buted amon.r the iMipulallon 01 the
entire globe, they supply each person
with. postage for not less man mree
letters. Placed aide by side In a con-
inuous line the total Irsue would
irdle the entire earth three times,
forming a varigated ribbon around
nearly three inches in width. 11
spreid out In the same manner across
the United Slates collector's book ol
conventional size, the Issue for one
year would half fill 1,000,000 volumes
which placed one upon another,
would form a solid column over Za
miles high. It is aa true, as Edward
verett Hale says, that the United
Slates postal aysttm is the greatest
of notiular educators, these figures
will serve t show the extent 01
Uncle Sam's present service as a
school teacher.
Heads Should. Never Ache.
this trouble. Use at
once the remedy that stopped it for
... . H.i 1.. rm
Mrs. A. A. weimter, 01 vinuic, .,
she writes "Dr. King's New Life Pill
wholly cured mo of sick henilaches I
.fr..r,i frnm for two years. -
Cure headache, constipation, bilious
ness. 25c at Ualieys rnermacy.
Every Bottle of tlaMlrllM, Cough
Itemed j Warranted
iv. snaunlM eerv bottle of
Chamberlain's tJoogh Remedy ami
will refund the money toanyonewbo
Is not salislled afler using two-lhinis
..f the contents. This Is th lsl
remedy in the world for la grippe,
eciivhs. colds, croup and hooping
eniurh and is t.leasant and safe lo
take. II prevents any tendency of a
,.i.i tn KMiiilt lii nneumonltt. ror
aala at The Delta Drug Store.
HEAL ESTATE.
L L McConnel to Geo Schuller
part in sec 32 t 2 s r 1 w I 350
U M Harlhom th Flont liar
thorn 100 acres in sec 23 t 1
nr5w 50
Mattie A Arnold to Li Rondo
Mott Pierce, part of the Ilor
ace and Merrill Parsons d 1
c 100
E lluackenbuach et al to Ti-
ton Marion, 1 acres in John
L HicKlin and wife d lc 10
M A Trutchey to Mrs O M
Lewis lot 7, blk 18, City of
Cornelius 145
Nowtou J Walker et al .to
Marion A Baldwin, parts iu
sue 0 1 1 s r 3 w and sec 1 t 1
a r 4 w, Will ,Mer 2000
W T Hartrampht to C A and
Zue Hartramphf, undivided
one-half in lot 2 of blk 8, city
of Forest Gjove 300
Emiuaretta 8 and DRCamp.
bell to Eugene Henry, 37
acres in W Simmons and
wife d 1 c (5700
Thomas II Fichulson et ux to
J S Nashburn n J of n j of
sec 35 1 2 n r 6 w, W M 000
W S Uarneslt ux to Washing,
ton county, 120 sq rods iu
sec 4 t b r 1 w 50
PDoltoo to A U and L C
Schoonover, blk 34 Iu cily of
Cornelius IsO
Win Merrill andChasA Quick
to A li Schoonover et ux, lot
1 blk e7 in cily of Cornelius. 200
A II Bchooiiover et ux to Win
Merrill and Cha A Quick,
commencing at a point sixty
feet west of the -southwest
corner of blk 34 of the city
of Cornelius, thence south
sixty feet thence west 280
feet I hence north 310 feet
thence east 2H0 feet thence
south 280 fuel lo place of be
ginning 200
F N Cady et ux to Jennie M
Moulin, lots 18, 19, 33, 34, 35
Iu block A town of Heaver-
ten i 110
M and Frances Markenivi'z t
J Friedenlha!, 10.83 acres in
sec 35 t 1 n r I w W M 600
Geo R llxglny et ux to floury
Jausen,8 w of sec 35 t 2 n
r 6 w ol Will Mer 57
Arthur E Humphreys-to W T
Sinn, part of d I c of Michael
Moore aud wife in 1 1 8 r 2
w, Will Mer
100
E A Hyde.et ux lo Clara E
Slpe, tract In soc 30 t 1 n r 4
w
1100
J E Haseltlne fc Co to II A
Haseillne, part of blk 0 city .
of Forest Grove 1
Flora J Noble to John W An
derson, part of blk 22 city of
Forest Grove 050
Calvin II Mlanchard to Caleb
II lilanchard, 100 acres in
sees 22 and 23 t 1 n r 3 w,
Wil Mer 1
Nnack Soderluud et ux to
Mat bias T Pansen, It acres
in sec 1 1 n r 4 w
500
Grove L Johnson et ux to A
W Lambert, 100 acres in stc
30t2sr2 w
C25
Tho Secret of long Life.
Consists in keeping all tho main
orcauB of the body in healthy, regular
action, and In quickly destroying
deadly disease germs. Electric Hit
ters regulate stomach, liver aiid kid-
neyt, purify the blood, aud give a
splendid appetite. They work wond
ers In curing kidney troubles, female
complaints, nervous diseases, consti
pation, dyspepsia, and malaria. Vig
orous health and strength always
follow their use. Only 50e, guarHn.
teed by Bailey's Pharmacy.
One of the latest long-distance and
hiifh. sneed electric railways is that
from Seattle to Tacoma, which hHS
recently been completed and put in
to operation. The power Is furnl.-.h
ed from the Snoqualmie Falls plant,
which is thirty-one miles from Seat
tle. The line is about thirty-one
miles lornr. aud tho current is trans
mlttcd out side of the cities at 27,500
volts; and at substations distribute!
Ion the line, this alternating cur
rent drives motors direct 'eonnicted
to direct current generatot-, which
will nipply the third rail with cur
.u..i .i luut vol s. The Hunt ran
weighs about one hundred pounds lo
the vard. It is exiKClcd lo main
lain an hourly service latweeii the
two cities. The trains villi consist of
two cars, as a rule. The -motor t-un-
wist of a combination baggage and
liasHenger car alsint 42 left long
equipped with motors with 'an ag
gregate capacity of 500 horse power,
ami it Is exiK-eled to make a speed of
a mile a minute.
EnS 01' THE STATE.
Thoj-chools of Astoria are closed at
present, to prevent the spread of
scarlet fever.
The governors of Idaho and Mont
una have recommended that there
states make good exhibits at the 1905
fair.
Euimett Kimberly, who broke
J lil at Canyon Cily a year ago, has
boon urrestd in a Portland lodging
house.
The bi-entiial report of the state
treasurer has Just been issued. It
shows not a single dollar of delin
quent stalo tax against any county
iu Iho state.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs,
Frank Bennett, of Independence,
which was badly burned by swallow
ing carbolic acid, died from its Injur
ies. The total number of patients in
the insane asylum during December
tisl past was 1,205. The superintend
ent reports all tho recent cases of
typhoid fever as completely recovered
or convalescent, and no new cases
appearing.
Sheriff Rador, of Medford, hat
now in custody two members of the
gang of horsethievea who have been
operating in Southern Oregon,
Moro of the gang are under surveil
lance and will soon bo taken in by
the i Ulcers.
Tho Tillamook Logging Company
has entered luto a contract to furnish
tho Tillamook Lumber Company
with logs. Tho price Is $4.25 per
thousand for hemlock and $5 for
spruce nnd fir. There Is very little
demand for hemlock logs, but it la
diuVient with fir and Fpruce.
Iu contrast with the heavy deficit
at tho State University, there is a
balance of about $100 lu the treasury
as a result of the football compalgu
at O. A. C, during the past season.
Tho total receipts, aside, from tho .
student tax, which was expended on
the grand stand and fence, was over
$1,200. About one half the amount
was paid out for the expenses aud
share of tho gato receipts lo Jvisiling
teams. Tho receipts from the grand
stand were sufficient to pay about
one third Iho tost ot that structure.
ho indications aro now for a very
successful season next year, both
financially and otherwise.
Tho debating team, from the Uni
versity of Oregon, left Wednesday
afternoon for Walla Walla where It
will try conclusions with the Whit
man College talkers Friday night.
The question Is, "Resolved. That
tribunals shall be established With
power to settle contiicts between
capital and labor which affect public
interests." Oregon has the affirma
tive and Is represented by V. W.
Tomliiison, leader, David Graham,
first colleague and Wade Hal ley,
second colleague. Whitman is repre
sented by Messrs. Cox, Ringer and
Oimpbell. Tho question is evenly
balanced and the battle will probably
lie a hard fought one. The 'Varsity
men are thoroughly prepared and
confident of winning while Whitman
is equally confident.
Two tcrriblo accidents oeeurcd on
the lower Columbia last Saturday,
tho victim In each chso being an in
fant and tho causo of death being
the same in both instance. At Oak
Point Mrs. Dix went out and left her
babe in care of other small children,
aged 5 and 7 years. Tho father was
away at work. When the mother
returned the house was In flames.
The larger children hpd escaped, but
the infant perished. At St. Helens
Iho 2 year old child of Mr. and Mrs.
K. II. Gobbert died from the effects
of burns received. The parents left
the little lot alone and it Is thought
she played with Dm kitchen fire, her
clothing Igniliugand causing terrible
Injuries.
Ou January 10th, as J. II. Conn
was working on main lower tunnel
of the Cleopatra group of mines on
Diamond rreek, Del Norle county.
Mr. Conn, whilo Umbering and bend
ing over digging out the bottom of
tunnel for a placo to set the left hand
side post of next set of timbers, dirt
to the amount ol 300 or 400 pounds
fell from roof or tunnel, falling direct
ly upon Mr.Cono, breaking his neck.
Mr. Dempscy, who was directly
behind deceased, Was also hit by the
railing dirt, but with no Injury.
Mr. Omn came from Usker City,
and had ouly been working for the
company from Deo. 20lh. Ilia
remains, as requested by his family,
were brought lo Grants Pass Tuesday
evening and forwarded to his homo
in Ohl.t. Mr. Conn was about 40
years of ago and unmarried.