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IIILLSliORO. WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. JUNE 2, 1005.
Number 3
fiillsboro Independent.
BY I). W. HAT If,
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAl'FK.
(INK Dot.l.Alt I'K.K Y KA KIM ADVAM'K
Republican in Politics.
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n inch, Mingle column, for four I user
tioim; rouUinK iiotii-ea, own cent a wot J
eich Insertion (nothing lrnn than
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fret) to uilvertiidng Iodic? )
THE C. 0 N.-W.
WILL HELP
FACILITIES FOR DISTRIBUTION
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
E. B. TONGUE '
ATTOUNLY AT LAW
Hillsboro, Oregon.
Office: Rooms 3. 4 and 6. Morgan Blk
W. N. BARRETT
ATTORN KY-AT-LAW
Hillsboro, Oregen.
Olllce: Central UlocR. Rooms ( and 7
BENTON BOWMAN
ATTORN KY-AT-LAW
. Hillaboro, Oregon.
oilico, in Union Blk.. with N. B. lliwton
THOS. II. TONGUE JR.
ATTORN KY - A T-LAW
NOTARY PUBLIC
Jllioe :
Rooms J, 4 and 5. Morgan BIocK
Hillsboro, Oregon.
8. T. LINKLATER. M. B. C. M.
PHYSICIAN AND 3URQEON.
Hillaboro, Oregon.
Olllce, upHtaire, over Thu Delta DniK
Btore. Otlice hours 8 to 12 ; 1 to , ami
n the evjniiii fr in 7 to 1) o'clock.
J. P. TAMIESIE, M. D.
8. P. R. R. SURGEON
Hillaboro, Oregon.
Rmldenee corner Ttilrd anil Ma'ln: oBIm np
ii.iHn.Hr IhiIla lima muira: hour, a. a) io
I to ft ami 7Uit p. in. 'IVlelnn lo rewdonre
mm Dwlta ilrnir xuira. All call! tiroiniilly aui-
wercd U or uulit. '
F. A. BAILEY, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SUROEON
' Hillaboro, Oregon.
Office: Morpan Bailey block, op
atalra, roonia 1-', 13 and 15. Residence
8. W. ror. Uaee Line and Second sts.
Ikith 'pbonea.
F. J. BAILEY, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Hillaboro, Oregon. .
TheChleageand Northwestern Rail.
way Anxious to Maaiat in
Capleiting Oregon.
Timber on the Forest Reserves to
be Sold
Information comes lrotn Wash
ington that the mature timber on
the National forest reserves is to be
offered, for sale. This announce
ment is in the line with the de
clared purpose of the department of
Agriculture to develop the Nation
al forest reserves by use. The re
striction formerly laid upon the ex
port of timber from the states in
Office: Morgan Flalley block, ' up
itnlra with P. A. Bailey. Residence,
N. 10. corner Third and Oak sta.
A. B. BAILEY, M. D.4
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
llillslioro, Oregon.
Omo oror Itnilcjr'i Dmr Wort. Office noun
from .:! to 12; Iw Uie.iml 7 U) . Residence
third honw north of city electric MkIU plant.
(fella promptly atlumled iUt or nliilit. Hotb
'ihonn.
wpWS-04
MARK 11. BUMP,
ATTORN KY-AT-LAW.
Notary Public and Collections.
. im.LSHORO, ORK.
Tree Delivery
Ofllie 1cst Fish, Game and
Meats. Our delivery is prompt
and in all parts of Hill.stioro.
We have iuaugcrated a
new Schedule in Prices
and this together with our de
livery system makes thisllills
boro's popular market.
llousley (EL IlansHew
General Agent W. A. Cox, of the I which the forest reserves were lo
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Icated has been removed, and the
Company, has transmitted to Presi- law now places no limitation on
dent E. I. Smith, of the Oregon the shipment of timber grown on
Development League, a request for any forest reserve except those in
published literature throughout the I the State of Idaho and the Black
state that gives infotmation of a de-1 "'lis Reserve in South Dakota,
tailed character. Mr. Cox calls at I The effect of this change in the
teution to the fact that the North- law, and in the declared policy of
western has more than 3000 agents the Department of Agriculture, is
along its 9200 miles of track and that the timber on the reserves may
scattered throughout the East, and be cut and disposed of to the high
having recently come from the est bidder. Ou many of , the re
Eastern section of the country, is serves there are great quantities of
aware of very extended inquiry for mature timber, and on some ol
such information. Mr. Cox says in them the facilities for getting it out
his letter to President Smith. at a reasonable cost are excellent.
Assuming that, as president of The Forest Service, which has
an organization interested in the charge ot the administration of the
development of Oregon, you are al- reserves, is anxious to begin the
ways ready to receive suggestions cutting of this mature timber as
as to the means of achieving the soon as possible, and it is prepared
end for which you are striving, as to consider offers from lumbermen
representatives of the Chicago & who wish to undertake such opera
Northwestern railway, one of the tions,
middle west, and the only line op- It is perhaps well to call attention
erating between Chicago and Port- to the fact that this announcement
1
and, we wish to tender to your does not mean that the forest re
eague our help in sowing the seed serves are going to be devastated
which may result in a goodly crop under authority of the government.
of new settlers for this state. On the contrary, the distinct and
"You know something of the size definite purpose of the Forest Ser
of our system, which comprises vice is to improve the reserves by
9,200 miles of line, and can easily utilizing the material that is now
appreciate our facilities for distribu- fit for lumber. In doing so, it will
tion of advertising matter, which also provide for the reproduction of
are greater than those of any other the forest and the restocking ol
distributing agency. We have up- those areas upon which forest con
ward of 3,000 stations on our lines ditions are defective. Work of this
in seven states, as well as advertis- kind has been successfully carried
ing agencies in all the large cities on for some years in the Black Hills
east of Chicago. I Forest Reserve, and has been be
' We endeayor to cover such ter- gun with the greatest promise of
ritory with our own advertising success on the lands of the Cbippe
matter, which of necessity, is very wa Indians, in northern Minneso
general in character. Information ta, from which it is proposed to
of a detailed character can be used create another National reserve.
to excellent advantage in all of the The public in general; and lum-
territory above referred to and same bermen in particular will lie inter
can be better supplied in pamphlet ested to know that in this last case
or book form by the several county the restrictions imposed by the for
organizations or by your parent ester have in no way hampered the
body. Such matter we will be glad lumbering operations. Timber
to handle in large quantities and sold at public sale, with full know-
arrange for a thorough and consci- ledge of these restrictions, brought
entious distribution through the higher prices than were ever ob-
various agencies mentioned. Our tained for white and Norway pine
interest in this matter is iust as m the same region, and the slash
great as your own. has been burned and got out of the
"Should this proposition meet way at a cost of about 1 a cents per
with the approval of yourself and thousand feet board measure,
associates, we shall be pleased to The supervisor ot each forest re
meet with you with a view of dis- serve is authorized to receive appli-
cussing the matter in greater de- cations for the right to cut timber;
tail. Again tendering every assist- intending purchasers should com
ance possible on behalf of the North- municate with him, not with the
western line, I am, yours very Department at Washington,
truly. - W. A. Cox. What Confess Spent.
General Agent." Tne volume of appropriations,
nn.ir... -a a t.: new offices, etc., required to be
The Southern Pacific Company complied after eaca session of con-
I a . a
will make a rate of one fare for the Kress, nas ueen completed tor the
round trip from Portland to all tbird 8essi of the fifty-eight con-
1
points in Oreron. Ashland and rcss' anu now ine smary
AT THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA
HAS GONE TO JOIN M'GINTY.
Ruaaia Muat New Surrender-She
Staked All on the Heault of the
Naval Battle and Loaf.
name of the captured transport,
which has been omitted in the list
previously cabled.
Official L!pa Are 8ealed.
Tokio, May 29 The outcome of
yesterday's battle in the Straits of
Corea is still withheld by the gov
ernment. all that is admitted beiuel, . a- ,
, , , - uau sunerea a greater disaster man
Russian vessels have been .. i .u. t.- j r ,
RUSSIA SUNK IN DEPTHS OF WOE.
St. Petersburg, May 30. 1:50 a.
m. After waiting vainly all day
and evening for direct news fiorn
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miral Rojestvensky's destroyed and
beaten fleet, the Russian Admiral
ity at midnight no longer attempt
ed to hold out against 'the over
whelming evidence pouring in from
all directions that the fleet, on
which all their hopes were centered,
CLOUD BURST
NEAR HEPPNER
THE VALLEY SWEPT BY FOOD
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and CURE THE LUNC8
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four nionlhft, f L
New Tori
north for visitors from the East to ol lbe appropriations shows a grand
the exposition at Portland to enable total of 1820,184,636. The total
them to look over Western Oregon appropriations for the last session
with a view of settline or investing. of the fifty-eighth congress for 1906
These tickets will be good for fifteen
days limit, with stop over at all
intermediate points, and will be
sold to holders ot the exposition
round trip tickets from points East
of the Rocky Mountains.
This will afford the various coun
ties and- communities that will
maintain exhibits and advertise in
other ways at the exposition, every
inducement to have the Eastern
people, visit their section.
Yacht Made of Paper.
CompresJng 300,000 newspapers,
by hydraulic machinery, an Aus
trian inventor has constructed a 16-
foot sail-boat of the material thus
obtained, complete in every detail.
Everything about the vessel is
of paper not only the hull, but the
masts and even the sails. The
yacht is not a mere toy boat, but a
real vessel, capable of weathering a
gale.
Feed, barley and hran lor tale at Cate'a
market.
were at an increase of $39,012,159
over the previous session of that
congress for 1905.
lVewia and Clark Exposition.
During the Lewis and Clark ex
position the Southern Pacific Com
pany will sell round trip tickets to
Portland, limit thirty days, at one
and one third fare for the round
trip. For parties of ten or more
traveling on one ticket, one fare for
the round trip. For organized
parties of one hundred or more, in
dividual tickets at one fate for round
trip.
Stopover of ten days will be giv
en at Portland on all one way tick
ets reading through that point dur
ing the exposition. Tickets must
le deposited with Joint Agent at
Portland and a charge of fifty cents
will be made for the extension of
time.
Get your Furniture at Donelmn'a.
He ran fit you out with anything 70a
may want. Pricea right.
that six
sent to me Dottom. Lniet among
these is the magnificent first-class
battleship Borodino. The name of
the others are not available at the
present moment, although one of
then) is known to be a repair-shop,
formerly one of the Hamburg-Am
erican liners. The fate of the crews
s unknown, but all are believed to
have been lost.
vvnat snips are engaged, or
whether Admiral Togo has suffer
ed in proportion to his Russian foe,
is not known. The Japanese gov
ernmenment has taken possession
of all the cable and telegraph offices
and will refuse transmission to ci
pher messages, or to any which
contain intormation of today's
eveuts other than that which is ac
ceptable to the Japanese censor
did the combined French and Span
ish fleets of Trafalgar. More bitter
even than defeat is the Japanese
claim of virtual annihilation of the
Russian fleet with practically no
losses on their side, and many offi
cers cling doggedly to the belief
that Vice-Admiral Togo might have
suffered heavily.
With every slip of Rear-Admiral
NebogatofTs reinforcing division
either sent to the bottom or forced
to strike its flag, and only six of
Rojestvensky's original 16 fighting
ships absent from the list of vessels
sunk or captured; and with the Ja
panese pursuit still continuing, uo
naval authority has the temerity to
dream that Russia can again at
tempt to wrest the mastery of the
sea from Japan in the present war
The captured warships alone will
furnish Japan with ready-made re-
Washington, May 30. The Tost inforcements, which will be more
says the Navy Department has re- than a match for the lourth Pacific
ceived an official telegram from To- squadron now about to sail from
kio saying that the battleship Kniz Cronstadt
Souvaroff, Admiral Rcjestvensky's
Rhea Creek Enermoualy Swollen
Four Llvea Loat--Great Less
of Property.
CZAR BRSAKS DOWN AND WEEPS.
The emperor was completely pros
trated by the news, and, according
to reports he broke down and wept.
The effect of the disaster will be
flagship, went down in . the action
and that Admiral Rojestvensky was
lost
Latest advises confirm the mag
nitude of the disaster suffered by
the Russian fleet and, point to the a terrible blow to the government,
tact that Russia's hopes so far as The futility of trying to struggle oa
this war is concerned, now lie in land is everywhere recognized, and
whatever may be accomplished by J the cry for "peace at any price" is
the olt-beaten army in Manchuria, sure to be raised. This time, it is
An official report received from believed, the government cannot
Tokio by the Japanese legation at resist the cry. Indeed, the radical
Washington Monday evening says Liberals are openly rejoicing in this
that the Russian losses definitely hour of their country's humiliation
known include two battleships, a They declare that the disaster
coast defense ship, five cruisers, means peace and a constitution and
two special service ships and three that the deaths of their fellow-coun
destroyers runk, and two battle- trymen and the loss of over a hun
ships, two coast defense ships, one dred million dollars' worth of war-
destroyer and one special service ships is not too big a price to pay.
captured, while over 3000 prisoners The friends of peace in the gov
have been taken, including Rear- ernment are already reproaching
Admiral Nebogatoff. the war party for forcing the issue
The Japanese, it would seem, are between Togo and Rojestvensky.
still pursuing the Russians and it When the fleet appeared in the
may be some time before the final Straits of Malacca, they tried vainly
result is known. There is nothing to persuade the Emperor that the
to clearly indicate the extent of the time was opportune for the opening
apanese losses and it is sueeested of peace negotiations, but the war
from one source that the Tokio gov- party convinced His Majesty, and
ernment is still waiting to hear from Rojestvensky, for the honor of the
Admiral Rojestvensky by way ot navy, insisted that the fleet should
Vladivostok before announcing to be eivens a chance to retrieve the
what extent its fleet has suffered, disasters suffered on land
Pendleton, Or., May 30 Spec
tal. Advices have been received
here that a cloudburst occured on
Rhea Creek, twelve miles south of
Heppner, this afternoon, about
o'clock. Mrs. J. R. Nunemaker
and her youngest child, and two
children of A. R. Cox were drowned
Others were caught by the rush of
water, but escaped without great
injury.
The bodies of Mrs. Nunemaker
and one of the Cox children have
been recovered, but the bodies of
the other two children are still miss
ing. A search party from Heppner
is now at the scene of the disaster
doing all in its power to find the
missing bodies, but as yet the search
has been unavailing.
Rhea Creek, where the cloud
burst occurred, runs parallel to Wil
low Creek, the scene of the big
Heppner cloudburst and flood of
two years ago. Heppner was not
touched by today's awful torrent of
water which swept everything be-
naif-Million Damage.
A half million dollars is a conser
vative estimate of the damage done
by the overflow ol the Rio Grande
River north of El Paso, Texas in
the Mesilla Valley. Between 5000
and 10,000 acres of farm lands are
under water, crops and farm ma-
. .
in the waters path washed away.
The water in most places is six
feet deep.
Every adobe house in Anthony,
N. M., has been washed away and
the people have fled to El Paso.
One family at Anthony was caught
in the flood and were two days and
nights without food. They were
finally rescued from the roof of the
barn.
nit to Kin.
General Manager H. Horn, of
the Northern Pacific, has received
the following details concerning the
hold-up of the North Coast Limited
at Bearmouth, Montana:
"Northern Pacihc North Coast
Limited, train No. 2, was held up
about 11 p. ni., May 27, two miles
east of Bearmoutn., at mile post
No. 81, by one man. After order
ing the messenger out, the robber,
who had 25 pounds of dynamite,
blew the safe open in the express,
shattering the side of the car and
blowing the door off the safe Af
ter the discharge of the third ex
plosion the robber forced Engineer
Wilson to crawl in the car ahead of
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European Exhibits Building, Lewis and Clark Fair.
tore it down the little valley.
Fully 200 present residents of
this city were former tesideuts of
Heppner, many of them having
moved to this city after the terrible
Heppner flood of two years ago,
and great excitement prevails here
tonight.
Early advises state that the loss
to the farmers along Rhea Creek
will amount to an excessive sum.
and that farmhouses, barns, fences,
and everything movable along the
path of the torrent was totally de
stroyed. Many horses and cattle
are also reported to have perished.
If you are going to set a sewing ma
chine you should aoe theme at Ikiuul
iod'i Furniture Store. The price la
sawed in 2.
The news of the disaster has
caused deep depression in official
Russia, though it is not yet known
generally among the Rnssian peo-Pie-
Rojestvensky's defeat has given
rise to renewed talk of peace. It is
pointed out by the Associated Press
St Petersburg correspondent that
Russia iu this crisis will turn to
France through its Foreign minis
ter, Mr. Delcasse, while from Wash
ington comes information that Presi
dent Roosevelt, in accordance with
his promise announced a long time
ago, is taking steps to do all in his
power to bring about peace negotiations.
Nothing has been heard from
Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky. In
Tokio there is some belief that he
has perished, while another source
says he was rescued by a torpedo-
boat, but that he is wounded.
him and the messenger to follow.
As soon as they were in the car
the bandit forced Engineer Wilson
to strike a match, and as he did
this Engineer Wilson saw Express
Laub ready to hit the robber with
a piece of the broken car. Wilson
immediately blew the match out
and the express messenger struck
the robber and knocked him out.
The robber was not killed, but
was bound and taken to Dtumraond,
where he was turned over to the
county authorities. The express
car was not badly damaged, and
went through on the run. No val
uables were taken, and passengers
were not disturbed. At I o'clock
Sunday the robber was still uncon
aV
scious.
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Tokio, May 29. Q p. tn. The
number of Russian vessels of all de
scriptions sunk and captured by Ad
miral Togo t fleet now stands at
It is possible that three addi
tional warships were sunk in the
fight Saturday, and others later.
The Navy Department, from cred
iting reports of this nature until it
Is assured of their correctness.
It is believed that the Ural is the 1
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Our line of
GROCERIES
is tho finest in the county.
Everything usually carried hy an up-to-date Grocery Houae. Our
imineoae sales make it poiile for 11 to carry strictly frenh goods.
Not a ahop-wurn article la the establiahment.
JOHN DENNIS.
The old Reliable Corner Grocery and Shoe Storo