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s T . " V I f * i \V T*' T V T' 1 1 P R F fj V * - *»• s>.i»e * --- I *“ + ♦*'•* \ * 4^ ' y v. - 4 -4,. . tw r t * \ * f ijjiA p f J "ry|j ’ S/ : » •* WS TO DECK "«tfsteis. Groceries ■ ■ ■ A lt « a a i-ir a n a »* 8AIJBM -W w in F. McKee, of Mo Nlnnvllle College. using as his sub- IfllH s M lm il ,H W ----------- B IL L S PRESENTED AND J* ct " Tb# Anglo-Saxon.’ won first P i»c* 1» the sU te oratorical conteet. A L B A N Y — T h « Women s dubs of Albany are considering a plan to at: MAMV nArA01 MUT Ifin lll N o Erapsror—eith er o f a TB N People or o f Finance—can NINE A M EN D M EN TS PROPOSED buy better food than w e ■■1 sell you, at prices you usu a lly p ay fo r good things. Plum bing! When You’re Late the excuse that your watch was w rong doesn’ t go. Th ere’s no reason w hy your watch should not be righ t to the second. Don’ t make the excuse. G et a watch that tim es you righ t and be on time. Opposite Postoffiee GO TO TH E Pioneer Hardware Store For AH Kinds of HARDW ARE J. B. M O U N T A. E. Wilson For Watches, Clocks, Jewelry DR. JO H N S. R A N K IN Office over Bank o f N ew berg Both Phones V an’s Club«. S a l e m • *' judge Burnett dismissed 1 *1 . * * * ,u lt o i 0®«rge H. Chauncey ts . H. * ; ‘¡¡Tv/ W allenberg and about 300 others, Pour of Amendments A rs Proposed by which involved title to about *»■» o f Legislative Enactment— Ten Bills U>e city o f Roseburg. r to Be Voted on Not Y et Filed' '*■ 5 H A P P E N IN G S O P IN T E R E S T CONDENSED FO R READERS Absolutely Cash City Market ,,,U t* mnd ,orm OM w * °r*»nlsatlon fo join the state Federation of Worn- REFERENDUM IS USED OKCS' J. L. VanBlaricom affords ~ our A t a meeting at Eureka, Cal., of representatives of practically all of the shingle mills o f the redwood belt of this state It was decided to organ ise a selling association which will work for the expansion o f the red-* wood shingle market on the Pacific The Northwest Corporation, which owns and controls numerous gas, .water and. electric tight apd .power plants In Oregon and Washington, h&s been sold to H. M. Byllesby A Co., of Chicago, one o f the largest pro motion houses In the country. Suicide by shooting caused the death o f Thomas McK. Laughlln, brother-in- law of Mrs. T a fL wlfs o f President T a ft The price of live bogs reached the 111 level at Chicago last week. A fter a world-wide search of 25 years, Mrs. Annie Lowe, o f Butte, Mont., h a s' found her son, W illiam Vaughn, an invalid, in a hospital at El Paso, Texas. The Indian appropriation bill, car- time a million dollars over tbe total carried by the bill aa tt passed the House, was passed by the Senate. The M ilitary Academy bill, carry ing appropriations of 11,700,000, was passed by the House, and considera tion was begun o f the executive and which Judicial appropriation carries nearly 134,000,000. Francis J. Heaey is In Washington, where it Is stated that he w ill oon- suit with Attorney-General Wlcker- sham in regard to the Oregon land- fraud cases In which he has been acting as special prosecutor. About 62,030 acres In Oregon were placed under the enlarged homestead act by the Department, bringing the total in, that state designated for set tlement under that act to 6,40,960 Representatives o f Oregon and Washington apple-growers who have been before the committee on agri culture In opposition to the Lafean apple-box bill express entire satisfac tion with tbe facta developed at the hearing, and feel confident the bill cannot paae in ita present obnoxious form. Tbe lands in Idaho, withdrawn un der tbe first form of the reclamation act In 1904, 1907 and 1908 for use in connection with the Minidoka Irriga tion project, will be restored to set tlement, with the exception of about 944 acres along the Snake River. The ship subsidy bill Is apparently dead, so far as the present session Is concerned, and tbe same is probably true o f tbe short session next Win ter. The bill Is killed by Us friends. A sharp earthquake, In some parts the severest shock since tbe big earthquake of 1906, was experienced through the central part o f California last week. Charles E. Hunter, commander of the organization o f Rough Riders, has Issued s call for every member of the regiment to meet In New York City, June 16, to Join In the welcome that will be accorded the ex-Presl- dent on hie arrival from Europe. The Rough Rider veterans number about 600 and Hunter believes every one of them w ill go to New York. Coal operators In the Northern Col orado fields have announced to the miners that rather than accede to the demand of the organised miners they will be forced to close. They base their reply on the new rate rulings of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Approximately 300,000 corporations amenable to tbe law imposing a tax o f 1 per cent on their net Incomes above 85000 have made returns to the Internal Revenue Bureau. The American Legation at Bogota Is being strictly guarded, aa the feel- ,ng against the Americans Is Intense, following .the rioting which accom panied the recent demonstrations against the American-owned street definitely ■ SALEM — It known that at least 19 measures will be submitted to tbe voters of Oregon at tbe coming election, under the Initiative and referendum, among which are: An amendment o f section 1, of ar ticle 9, o f the Constitution o f the State o f Oregon, direction a uniform rule o f taxation. An amendment o f article 9 o f the Constitution, authorising the creation o f railroad districts, and the purchase and construction o f railroads, or oth er highways, by the state, counties, municipalities and railroad districts. An amendment o f sections $ and 7, article 4, o f the Constitution, to pro vide a separate district for the elec tion o f each State Senator and each State RepiFesentatlve. Measures submitted by the Legisla ture are: An act authorising the purchase o f a site for and the construction and maintenance o l a . >ran_ch,.„Insane asylum. An act to elect, on the first Mon day in June, 1911, delegates to a con stitutional convention, to be held on the second Monday in October, 1911 A bill for an act to create the County of Nesmith out o f a portion o f the northern part of Douglas Coun ty and the southern part of Lane County. Women’s taxpaying suffrage amend ment, granting to all taxpayers, re gardless o f sex, the right o f suffrage. for article VII. Application Made for Swamp Lands. SALEM .— Evidently desiring to be on the ArompAjUpor, a group o f promi nent P ortla ^ | l>i|d Salem men. many o f whom toMjjAronnqcted with the case In a ’^ PWfresional capacity and knew the value of the land, recently filed application with the 8tate Land Board for the purchase aa swamp land o f 7229 acres o f the land In volved In the case o f the State vs. The W arner Valley Stock Company, In which It Is held that the state Is the owner o f the lands. The State Land Board rejected the applications and It 1« rumored that one o f the applicants w ill bring a test case against the Board to compel It to sell the lands to the applicants for the price fixed by law for swamp lands, |5 per acre. Indlctsd Under Land Law. PO R TL A N D — Under an indictment returned by the Federal grand Jury, three officers of the Oregon Lumber Company and the Sumpter Valley Railroad, o f Baker City, were ar rested by a Deputy United States Marshal fo r an alleged violation of the United -States land laws. The de fendants are associated with David Kccles, the Salt Lake millionaire. In bl6 extensive lumber business in Eastern Oregon and the Indictment resulted from an official Inquiry by Government officials into tbe alleged unlawful acquisition by the Ecrles’ Interest o f approximately lOO.tOd acres of ttmberland in Baker County. Prinsvllls Wants Railroad. P R IN E V IL L E — The Prineville Com mercial Club has taken up the mat ter of a railroad from the main line to Prineville. A committee has been appointed to procure data and confer with the lines now under construction and It la proposed to take active steps to put Prineville on the railroad map Student Body Revives Old Custom. EUGENE— By unanimous vote the student body o f tbe university adopted a resolution requiring all male stu dents to touch their caps when meet ing the president or members of tho faculty. This custom waa followed for y e a n but some time ago fell Into disuse. < •>' M A R S H FIE LD —Captain D. A. F. Deotte. O f th A IT n ltA fl f lt it A B r e v e n n o L E. BROWN this city. They are seriously consid ering this step in order to avoid In creased freight charges on the South ern Pacific. FEN D LETO N — One of the most successful wholesale Jail deliveries ever effected in Umatilla County was pulled o ff at the County Jail about 5 o’clock Saturday evening. Seven out of the 11 prisoners made . their es- A L B A N Y — The Central Willamette Medical Association, which la com posed o f the physicians o f Linn, Ben ton, and Lincoln Counties, held Its quarterly meeting In Albany last week. The next meeting w ill be held at Lebanon In June. HOOD RIVE R— After an Inspection o f the valley by J l . 8. MaDTan expert electric railway man, It la announced by J. H. Wilcox, of Portland, one o f tbe Incorporators of the Hood River Power Company, Electric Light A that active work will begin shortly on the proposed electric railroad SALEM — The Board of Control has set May 6 at Echo, and May 19 at Pendleton, as the dates for hearing the evidence o f claimants In the ad judication of the water rights o f the Umstilla River. - Notices w ill be sent to all claimants and blank forms will be furnished so that claims may be presented In proper form. There are about 1000 claimants on the Umatilla. ORBOON C IT Y — Liquor licenses In Oregon City have been increased from |600 to |1000, and the Council by a vote o f 7 to 2, raised the license over the protests of the Retail Liquor Dealers' Association. The Council has determined that no more licenses are to be granted until the city has a population of 9000. -.JBUQENE— Rose-Planting Day re cently decided upon by the promotion department of the* Eugene Commer cial Clnb aa a feature of civic Im provement for the present year will be observed Friday, March 18. For this occasion orders were recently filed with t b e ' Commercial- Club for 1000 rose-bushes. A L B A N Y — C. M. Giddlngs, of A l bany, who is setting out tbe largest as well as a unique walnut orchard In the Pacific Northwest, will plant 10,000 more nuts next April and May. When the work now In prospect Is completed he will have between 350 and 600 acres of land In the foothills of western Benton County entirely in walnuts. H ER M I8TO N — The question of adopting a new charter will be voted on by the people of Hermlston on March 15. This is a complete new charter and will place the city on a better business basis If adopted. Lit-' tie opposition Is being shown and It Is believed that the proposal will carry by a good majority. Tbe City Council, In conjunction with a com mlttee of cltlsens, spent several montbs in Its preparation. P O R TLA N D — In their campaign for state-wide prohibition in Oregon, the anti-saloon forces are planning to do a complete Job. They will not only propose by Initiative an amendment to the state constitution, prohibiting the sale of Intoxicants 'in the state, hut they will also submit In the No vember election an Initiative law un- der which that constitutional provi sion, if enacted, can be enforced to the letter. HOOD RIV E R— No appropriation w ill be carried in the pending river and harbor bill for the improvement of the Columbia River opposite the town of Hood River, because of an adverse report submitted to Congress by the Army engineers. It Is the policy of the committees of the Sen ate and House to appropriate for only those projects which have the Indorse ment o f the engineers. PO R TL A N D — The Secretary of the Interior has reported adversely upon the Senate bill which provides that entries of Sllets Indian lands shall Sot be cancelled for Insufficient resi dence and cultivation In cases where It can be shown that entry was for the exclusive use and benefit of entry- man and a habitable house was built on tbe land and dctually occupied by the entrykzan. and a portion o f the tract cultivated. THE TAILOR Newberg stores sold 108 sack* of Queen Patent Flour in 1907 Newberg stores sold 588 sacks of Queen Patent Flour in 1908 Newberg stores sold 1256 sacks of Queen Patent Flour in 1909 Queen Patent is the Best j i Flour SoliÎ —■ “**3 — in N ew berg— and it costs no more W e need the business. Pacific C ollege deserves the subscription. A re you one th at boosts fo r N ew berg, Hom e Industries and Home Institutions? I f you are, keep the good work up Chehalem Valley Mills The Newberg Manufacturing and Construction Co. For the Best Prices on the Best W indows. Doors, Interior and Exterior Finish, Mouldings, Building Stone, Cabinet W ork, Store Fixtures and General M ill W o rk M y baking is always successful- I a lw a y s u se OLYMPIC FLOUR” — M o th e r. O lym p ic V ,F ’ , ‘ F l o u r is made from W f carefully selected Northwestern 'M w h eat thoroly cleaned and scoured f by the most modern methods known. A ll the nutritions qualities of the wheat are retained and it reaches you clean and pure and wholesome. I f your dealer can’t supply you, write us and we’ll tell you who can— but don’t take any other than Olympic— insist upon i l M û » "■
