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I"» * OR Corvallis 4 Eastern R.R HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON TIMB CARO NO. U POW ER PROM W ATBR WORKS. O r eg o n S hort Morgan Lake WIU Serve Double Purpose Ledge on Thompson Creek is Ov ~ - — at L a Oraade. Feet Long. Medford— A. L . Morris has just re turned from the strike of gold on the headwaters of Thompson creek, near Grayback mountain. He brought with him over $75 in gold taken from the ledge, which shows on the surface over 4,500 feet long. The Briggs boys have taken out $18,000 and have as much more in eight. Most of the people going in leave Medford and go by way of Jackson ville, crossing the divide at tbe head of William s creek. This route is olny 50 miles from Medford. Hundreds of people are leaving, and the town is in great excitement. Claims are being staked and placer locations filed. H. E. K in g washed $160 from four pans of placer dirt on his location 800 feet from the Briggs find. The ledge is 450 feet on the Oregon side of tbe CaPfornia line. A townsite has been located and tents are being pitched. Not since the days of Gold H ill or Steamboat Springs has so much interest been manifested in a gold dicsovrey. It is claimed that the ledge is the same aa the Steamboat strike, but the values are much higher Railroad Asks for Terminus. and the ledge larger. The Dalles— A t the instance of sev eral business merf and property owners Prize Products of Polk. o f this city a meeting ¿was held last Dallas— Polk county w ill be among week to consider the feasibility of bringing the line of the Great Southern the first counties in Oregon to apply Tailway into this city, together with for space in the big horticultural build the cost of right of way and terminal ing now in course of construction at grounds for the same. The request of the Lewis and Clark exposition grounds the Great Southern officials waf for at Portland. Mrs. F. A. W olfe, of Falls three city blocks situated in the ex C ity, has begun the preparation of an treme east end of the town for depot exh ibit that is expected • to take first grounds, and a right of way from the rank among the county displays at the mouth of Five M ile creek, where the 1905 fair. Mrs. W olfe has had charge line has been surveyed, to the city. It of all the prize-winning displays from is understood that the right of way Polk county at the Oregon state fair And this terminal site asked for can be for many years past, and takes a great had for $6,500. A committee was ap interest in the work. p o in te d to canvas the city to acquire Read to Saatlam nines. the necessary funds to acquire this property. Salem— W ith a view to opening a read leading to the Quartzville mines, the.members of the Marion county Removal of Land Office. The Oregon City — A remonstrance court w ill go over the route. Against the piopoeed removal of the Quaitzville mines are about 16 miles land office from Oregon C ity to Port north of Gates on the Corvallis <& East land, and addressed to the president ern railroad. A wagon road extends And secretary of the interior, has been about half the distance. Considerable circulated among the business men and work is being done at the mines, but citisens here. The remonstrance cites all supplies and machinery must be the fact that this is known as the taken in on horses. Machinery for a Oregon City land district, that Oregon sawmill and a quartz stamp was trans C ity is centrally located with reference ported to the mines in that way. to the district, being accessible by rail and boat; that there is no demand on PORTLAND MARKETS. the part of settlers or the people at large for the removal of the office. Wheat— Walla W alla, 69c; bluestem, 77c; Valley, 78c. Orasshoppcrs In (train. Barley— Feed, $23 per ton; rolled, Pendleton— The army of grasshoppers $24.50@25. «truck the alkali wheat raising district, Flour— Valley, $3.90(34.05 per bar about 20 miled southwest of this city, rel; hard wheat straights, $4(34.25; a few days ago, and has wrought much clears, $3.85(34.10; hard wheat pat damage to grain. Monrad Fix is the ents, $4.40(34.70; graham, $3.50@4; heaviest loser, grasshoppers having whole wheat, $4(34.25; rye floor, $4.50. «aten down 500 acres to such an extent Oats— No. 1 white, $1.20; gray, that the grain is scarcely fit for hay. $1.15 per cental. Other crops in that vicinity have been Millstuffs— Bran, $19(320 per ton; more or lees damaged. A visit of grass middlings, $25.50(327; shorts, $20(3 hoppers in this county is unusnal. 2 1 ; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, This is the first year the insects have $19. •done any damage to grain. Hay— Timothy, $15(316 per ton; clover, $8@9; grain, $11(312; cheat, Looking for Big Run. $11(312. Butter— Fancy creamery, 17K@ 20c; Astoria— The salmon pack up to the present time is far from satisfactory, store, 12(313c. Eggs— Oregon ranch, 19<3l9)^c per bqt while the prospects for the balance dozens •of the season are purely speculative, Cheese — Full cream, twins, new there is every confidence that an im mense run w ill come later. The pack stock, 12@12>$c; old stock, 7@8c; o f the canned product is full 25 per Young America, 13(314c. Poultry— Fancy hens, 1 2 (312 ){c per cent short of what it was at the corre pound; old hens, l l ( 3 l 2 c ; mixed sponding time last year, and then the season was considered a failure, but chickens, 10 ( 3 11 c; old roosters, 8(3 the big run that came the latter part 8 H e ; young roosters, 12<3l3c; springs. of July brought the pack up to nearly 1 to 2-pound, 17(3l8e; broilers, 1 to lK -p o u n d , 18(320c; dressed chickens, the average figures. La Grande— The Morgan )ake water power scheme, which is situated three miles south of La Grande, on the sum m it of the Blue monuatins, and which is being constructed by the La Grande water storage company, has been prac tically completed, by which the stor age company w ill furnish the city ol La Grande 75,000,000 gallons of water per month for distribution through the city water mains. The elevation of the lake above the city of La Grande is 1,- 450 feet, in a distance of three miles. A lake 120 acres in extent and now 12 feet deep has been formed, with a pos sib ility of increasing the depth to 30 feet hy building a few hundred feet of levee. Burveys have been made for 11,175 feet of pipe line, leading to the La Grande city reservoir. Steel pipe tw o feet in diameter w ill be used to conduct the water down the mountain canyon to the power plant about one m ile from the lake, where 1,000 horse pow er w ill be developed at first, with the p ossib ility of increasing the power to 10,000 horsepower when needed. 13(313 H e ; turkeys, live, 14@16c; do dressed, 15(316c; do choice, 18920c; Valley Hops In Need of Rain. geese, live, 7@ 8c; do dressed, 9 H @ 8a1em— Farmers and hop growers in 10c; duckB, old, $6(37 per dozen; do this section of the Valley are very young, as to size, $2.50(37. much alarmed over the continuance of the long dry spell, and say that great and irreparable damage has already been done. Farmers from the Waldo hills and from Mission bottom said that grain and hay w ill not yield more than half crops. Hop growers say that the yield of hops has already been les sened, and that, unless a good rain is had next week, the loss w ill be consid erable. Spruce Lumber Rates Postponed. Astoria— According to advices re ceived from ‘Chicago the reduced rates on Eastern shipments of spruce lumber, which were to go into effect on July 1, w ill not become effective before July 15 and pqssibly not until the first of August. The postponement is under stood to have been caused by a delay in issuing the tariff sheets. Harvest Begins. Pendleton— Wheat harvest has com menced in the Cold Springs country north of Pendelton. Wheat matures earlier in this section than elsewhere. Results so far are very satisfactory, some grain going aa high as 40 bushels to the acre. Vegetables— Turnips, $1.25 per sack; carrots, $1.50; beets, $1.25; cabbage, l H O l l i c ; lettnee, head, 26@40c per doz; parsley, 25c per doz; tomatoes, .25(31.50; cauliflower, $1.75(32 per doz; celery, ?5(390c per doz; cucum bers, $1(31.25 per doz; asparagus, 50c; peas, 4<36c per pound; beans, green, 5@6c; squash, $1.25 per box; green corn, 60c per doz. Honey— $3(33.50 per case. Potatoes— Fancy, 76c(3$l per cen tal; new potatoes, $1.76(32.25. Fruits— Strawberries, 6 @ 6 c per lb ; cherries, 4@6c; gooseberries, 6 c; rasp berries, $1.25 per crate; apples, new, $1(31.75 per box; apricots, 90c@ $l; plums, $1; peaches, 90c(3$l; canta loupes, $4.50 per crate. Hops— 1903 crop, 23c per lb. Wool— Valley, 19 *20c per lb; East ern Oregon, 10(317c; mohair, 30c per lb for choice. Beef— Dressed, 5@ 6H c per lb. Mutton — Dressed, 4@6c per lb; lambs, 6 c. Veal— Dressed, 100 to 125, 6(37c per lb; 125 to 200, 5 @ 5 H c; 200 and up, 3 X ® 4 c. Pork— Dressed, 100 to 150, 7 < §7 *c; 150 and up, 6<37c. Leave« Alban; Leave« Corral Arrive« Yaquina l in e N o . 1, r e tu r n in g AND DALLES Leave« Yaqulna Leave« CorvallU Arrive« Albany.. Through Pullman standard and tourist sleeping cars daily to Omaha, Chicago, 8po kane; tourist sleeping ears daily to Kansai City; through Pullman tourist sleeping cars (personally conductad) weekly to Chicago, leago, KansaaCityj reclining chair car« (seats free) to the East dally. f l i t SCHEDULE* PerttsnS. Or. For further information apply to ' Spokane EDWIN 8TONE, Manager. THOS. COCKRELL, Agent, Albany. H. U. CHON1SE, Agent. Corvallis. IN ) Walla Walla, Lewis ton, Spokane,Wal lace, P u llm a n , Minneapolis, 8t. Paul, Duluth, Mil waukee, Chicago and East. Bt. Paul Fast MaU 8;l5j>. m. Train No. t for Detroit, Bieitenbnsh and other mountain resorts leaves Albany at 7 A. M., reaching Detroit at noon, giving ample time to reach springs same day. 5:26 p.m. At’antto Salt Lake, Denver, Express Ft. Worth, Omaha, t:15 p.m. Kansas City, 8t. via Louts,(:h leago and Huntington. East. 7:16a. I 50 Y E A R S ' EXPERIENCE GATZERT” “ REGULATOR” “ DALLES C IT Y ” “ M ETLAKO” Connecting at Lyle, Wash., with uuisiu inn < »inni miumt a. For Wahkiacus, Daly, Centerville, Goldendale and all Klickitat Valley points. Steamer leaves Portland daily (except Sunday) 7 a. m., connecting with C. R. A N. trains at Lyle 5:16 p. m. for Gol dendale. Train arrives Goldendale, :35 p. m. Steamer arrives The Dalles 6.13p. m. Steamer leaves The Dalles daily vex- cept Sunday) 7 :00 a. m. Ocean and River Schedule. For 8an Francisco—Every five days at 8 p. m. For Astoria, way points and North B each - Daily (except Sunday) at 8 d . m.; Saturday at 10 p.m. Daily service (water permitting) on Willamette and Yamhill Kivers. For fuller Information ask or write your nearest ticket agent, or A. L. “ B A IL E Y 1:00 PM 6:66 P M Train No. S connects with the 8. P. trains at Corvallis and Albany, giving direct service to Newport and adjacent Beaches. A B B IV I Chicago er, Balt Lake. Denver, Portland Ft. Worth.Omaha, Special Kansas City, St. • :16s. sa. Louls,Chicago and ▼la East. Huntington. STBAMBRt N o . 4, fr o m D e tro it:— Leaves Detroit......................... Arrives A lb an y ............................ Trains 1 arrive In Albany in time to connect with the 8. P. south bound train, as well as I { giving ' ‘ “ * hours In Albany two or three before departure of 8. P. north bound train. 70 HOURS PORTLAND TO CHICAGO No Change of Cars. Dar aar N o . 8, fo r D e tr o it:— Leaves Albany............................. 7:00 A M Arrives Detroit............................ 12:30 P M CRAIG, General Passenger Agent The Oregon Railroad A Navigation Co. Port- and, Oregon. TR A D E M A R K S D e s ig n s C o p y r ig h t s A c . may Anvone sending a sketch and description n quickly ascertain oar opinion free whether Invention la probably patentable. Communie», tlons strictly oonlldentlaL Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. trough Mann Mui Patents taken through A Co. receive Special notice, without mt charge, I in the Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. la rgest cir culation o f nay scientific journal. Terma, 83 a year; fonr months, $L Sold by all newsdealers. IIUNN&Co.36,Bro-d^ New York Rranch F 8t.. T\ C C. R. A N. trains leaving Goldendale 6:15 a, m., connects with this steamer for Portland, arriving Portland 6 p. m. Excellent meals served on all steam ers. Fine accommodations for teams and wagons. For detailed information of rates, berth reservations, connections, etc.» wr te to S. McDonald, agent, Portland. I General Office, Portland, Or. $50,000.00 U o n b M H H CASH GIVEN AWAY to Users of In Addition to the Regular Free Premiums How Would, You “ sec o n d natio nal T o l e d o ^ OHIO. lik e a Check lik e This? H I- If- - .- WwC n a v e #9n nnn fWI In ,--«| -«I A W a iH B U VwwjWUUsUW • __ Cash to L io n Coffee users in our Great W orld’ s Fair Contest— 2139 people get checks, 2131 ) more will get them in the Presidential F iv e L io n -H e a d s Coffee P a ck a ges atam p entitle y ou the re g u la r free cut and from a Vets Oontest W hat will be the total popular vote cost for President (votes for all can didates combined) at the election Novem ber S, 1904 ? Lion a - cent (i n addition to p re m iu m s ) to In 1000 election, 13,959,653 people voted for President. For nearest correct esti mates received in Woolson Spice Com pany’s office, Toledo, O., on or before ps November 5, 1904, we will give first No prize for the nearest correct estimate, second prize to the next nearest, etc., •etc., as follows: - *• one vote. T h e a .c e n t atam p cov e rs o u r ack n o w le d g m en t to you th a t y o u r estim ate You send can is as recorded. m any esti m a te * a * desired. Brand First Prlzs >f $5,000.00 will be awarded to the one who is nearest correct on both our W orld 's Fair and Presi dential Vote Contests. W e also offer$5,00Q.00 SpacIal Cash Prizes to Grocers' Clerks. (Particulars in each case of Lion Coffee.) 1 1 2 6 10 20 60 250 1800 F irst P riz e . » . . . Second P riz e .. . ............................. 1 ,0 0 0 .0 0 P r is e s — 8 6 0 0 .0 0 each ...............................1 .0 0 0 .0 0 8« ...............................1 ,0 0 0 .0 0 P riz e s — 2 0 0 .0 0 «« P ris e s — 1 0 0 .0 0 ...............................1 ,0 0 0 .0 0 P riz e s— 6 0 .0 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 SS ...............................1 ...............................1 ,0 0 0 .0 0 P rize s— 20 00 P rizes - 1 0 .0 0 ............................... 9 ,0 0 0 .0 0 P riz e s — 6 .0 0 2 1 3 9 PRIZES. TOTAL. 8 2 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 How Would Your Namo Look on Ono of These C hecks? Everybody uses coffee. I f you will use L t O S C O F F E B long enough to fret acquainted with it. you will be suited and convinced there is no Other such value for the money. Then you will lake no other—and that s why we advertise. A n d vfc arc using our advertising money so that both of us— you as well as we— wiil get a benefit. Hence for your H o n Mie&mm WE GIVE BOTH FREE PREMIUMS AND CASH PRIZES Complete Detailed Particulara In Every Package of LION COFFEE WOOLSON SPICE CO.f (CONTEST DEP’T.) TOLEDO, OHIO
