I OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST j
COMPLAIN OF GRAZING RULE.
Oregon Stockmen's Grievances Are
Taken Up by Senator Fufton.
Wuhington Senator Fulton bss re
ceived many letters ot complaint from
stockmen of Oregon, who express dis
satisfaction with the manner in which
the forest service is managing the sum
mer range in forest reserves. The
sheepmen ot Umatilla county feel that
they have been unfairly treated in the
distribution ot range in the Wenaha re
serve, and the sheep and cattlemen
whose stork is permitted to grate in
the Cascade reserve feet that they are
paying too mucb tor the privilege. 80
far as the Cascade reserve is concerned,
the sheepmen object to paying 6 cents
a head tor the grating privilege when
sheep are permitted in other reserves
at 4 and 5 cents each.
The forest service explains that the
grating season in the Cascade reserve
is longer than in the reserves where the
fee is smaller. Sj far as the Wenaha
reserve is concerned, the range has
been apportioned for the coming sea
son. and it is tw late to bring about a
readjustment. To ascertain all the
facta, with the vie to laying the mat
ter before the forest service in its true
light, Mr. Fulton has requested the
stockman of Oregon to furnish him with
accurate data, that he may adjust these
matters beforo another grating season
opens.
The Dalles to Portage.
Ths Dalles A company of local cap
italists, under the name of the Colum
bia Transportation company, has
bought the steamer George W.Simoaa
from the D.. P. & B. N. Co. It will be
operated between Cascade Locks and
the lower terminus ot the stats portage
toad. The boat will leave Cascade
Locks at 6 o'clock in the morning and
reach The Dalles at 10, making all way
landings. It will lie here an hour,
then run to the lower terminus of the
portage, and returning will leave fcr
Cascade Locks at 2 o'clock. It is the
purpose of the company in buying and
operating the boat to afford people
along the Columbia opportunity to
make The Dalles their trading point.
Many Buy Wallowa Tlmber
Wallow a Locators have been doing
much business the past three months
on account of a wild rush by local men
and outsiders to secure claims in the
pine, fir and tamarack forests of Wal
lowa county. Sections which sold at
$1.25 an acre were bought first, and
only those claims remain which are in
the 12.50 sections. There are but a
few more claims open for location, and
it is expected the locating season will
be closed within 30 days. Capitalists
are baying much of this timber, and
from individual holders claims pur
chased for lees than $500 are selling at
from $1,000 to $1,600 each. These
carry from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 feet
to the quarter section.
Enterprise Still Capital.
Wallowa The Wallowa county com
missioners, at their last meeting, ac
cepted the offer of F. D. McCully, L
Knapper and Aaron Wade, to build a
wooden structure in Enterprise large
enough to meet the county's require
ments for a courthouse, and to l3ase
the same to the county for five years
at an annual rental of $650. The
building is to be completed by August
1. It will be of wood, but compara
tively safe, as it will be equipped with
a fireproof vault. The board thus
settled farther controversy for five
years regarding the permanent loca
tion of the county seat. .
Fight for a County Seat.
Canyon City The fight for the coun
ty seat now being waged between Can
yon City, the present capital, and
Prairie City, long aspirant for the
honor, is waxing red hot. The laws
of Oregon provide that a vote must be
ordered by the county court if a peti
tion, signed by not less than three
fifths of the registered voters, is pre
sented. The promoters of the removal
have organized an improvement asso
ciation, and among other things have
secured subscriptions amounting to
$20,000 for a new courthouse.
Lane Fruit is Unharmed.
Eugene Dr H. F. McCormick, Lane
county fruit inspector, says it is his
opinion that the freezing weather of the
past few days has done no material
damige to the fruit in this vicinity.
Each thaw has been accompanied by
cloudy weather. Had the sun shone
warm and bright each morning the
crop would have been ruined.
Hop Sale at Woodburn.
Aurora Ed Herron, the hopbuyer,
this week bought the Joe Kennedy hop
crop of 72 bales at Woodburn, paying
better than 9 cents. The hops were
shipped direct to London. M. H.Gil
bertson, DIbman Bros.' agent here,
went to North Yakima a few days ago
to look after several big lots of hops
there.
CREATED AT LAST.
President Sets Aside Blue Mountains
for Timber Purposes.
Washington President Roosevelt, on
recommendation of the Jo rest service,
has signed a proclamation creating ths
Blue mountain forest reserve in Eastern
Oregon, to embrace 2,627,270 acres.
The reserve as created follows ths gen
eral lines of the temporary withdrawal
made three years ago, with ths excep
tion ot 200,000 acres in the valley of
ths Silvies river, which has been elim
inated because ot the agricultural na
ture ot .ths land. Around ths edge of
the withdrawal small tracts ot agricul
tura. and school land have been elim
inated and the boundaries are so drawn
as to exclude all land lying along the
border which has passed into private
ownership under any pubiie land laws.
Ths original Blue imuntain with
drawal embraced more than 3,000,000
acres. About 500,000 acres have been
left out, so as to make ths reserve a
compact body of for land.
Long Winter in Wallowa.
Wallowa Snow covers the enure
Wallowa valley and county, varying in
depth from five inches on the Imnaha
and Grand Ronde river bottoms, to 17
inches on the foothills ot ths Joseph
mountains. ' Stockmen ars somewhat
anxious concerning feed. The unusual
long season will necessitate using much
more bay than is customary in average
winters. Though this is a hay produc
ing county, and though great crops ot
hay were put away last season, and
much old hay was left over, it is ex
pected that there will he no surplus.
Columbia County Breaks Record.
8alem Columbia county breaks the
record in the matter ot payment of
state taxes this year. State Treasurer
Moore received a draft last week for
$6,380, the amount ot general state
and school tax, and $265, ths amount
due for the support of the Agricultural
college, from Columbia county, for the
year 1906. Only half of this amount
was due. The rest n. ed not have
been paid until December 31.
Luckiamute Mohair Pool.
Independence The Luckiamute mo
hair pool has been organised at Arlie
and has ths following officers: Presi
dent, A. C. Staats; secretary, Maurice
Fowle; I. M. Simpson, A. C. Staats
and Maurice Fowle were elected a
board of managers. The nsw associ
ation already has a membership of 35,
representing 3,093 fleeces. It is prob
able 15 more names are to be added to
the membership soon.
Cattle Bring Higher Price.
Pendleton Three cars of cattle were
shipped to Seattle from Pendleton a
few days ago, bringing $4.50 per hun
dred pounds. This is about 1 cent a
pound higher than the last shipment
made.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 68c; bluestem, 69c
red. 66c: valley. 69c.
Oats No. 1 white feed, $27.50; gray,
$27 per ton.
Barley Feed, $23.5024 per ton;
brewing, $24(324.50; rolled, $24.50(3
25.50. 1
Buckwheat $2.25 per cental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $17
18 per ton; valley timothy, $3(99;
clover, $7.508; cheat, $67; grain
hay, $78.
Apples $1.502.75 per box.
Vegetables Asparagus, 8(g9c per
Donnd: cabbace. lJOlc ner Dound:
cauliflower, $22.25 per crate; celery,
7590c per dozen; rbubarb, $1.50
per box; sprouts, o10c per pound;
turnips, $11 25 per sack; carrots,
6575c per sack; beets, 85c$l per
sack.
Onions No. 1, 75 90c per sack; No.
2, nominal.
Potatoes Fancy graded Burbanks,
60 55c per hundred ; ordinary, nomi
nal; sweet potatoes, 22)c per
pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2730c
per pound.
Ezgs Oregon ranch, 16c per
dozen
Poultry Average old hens, 1414i
per pound; mixed chickens, 1313)lc:
broilers, 2829c; young roosters, 13
13Vc; old roosters, 11c;
dressed chickens, 1516c; turkeys,
live.. 16 17c; turkeys, dressed, choice,
18 (2; 20c; avese, live, 8Ci9c: geese.
dressed, 10llc; ducks, 1618c.
Hops Oregon, 1905, choice, 10
10c per pound; prime, &914C'
medium, 738c; olds. 57c.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
162lc per pound: valley, 2426c;
mohair, choice, 2528c.
Veal Drepsed, 38c per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 2)3c per
pound: cows, Z 4)c; . country
steers. 45c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 8)9c per
pound; ordinary, 45c; lambs, 8
9Hc.
Pork Dressed, 66c per pound.
ADVERTISE NORTHWEST. 2
School Teachers Asked to Enter Com
petitive Story Contest.
To the teachen of America: To evl-
dene its appreciation ot ths National
Educational association's selection of
the Pacific coast as ths scans of its next
annual convention fat SangFrancieco,
California, July th to 13th inclusive,
and to encourage delegates to include
Portland and Oregon in their itinerary
the Portland Commercial 'club offers
FIVfi TUODS.VNO DOLLARS in
prises tor articles oa Portland. Oregon.
and this section of ths United States,
as follows:
First prise, $1,000: second prise, $500;
third prise, $250; fourth prise, $200;
fifth prise, $175: sixth prits, $150;
seventh prise, $125; eighth prite, $110;
nintn prise, $100; tenth prite, $90;
ten prises ot $75 each. $750: ten
prises ot $50 each, $500; ten prises ot
$35 each, $250; twenty prises ot $15
sach, $300; twenty prises of $10 each,
$200; judges, to be acceptable to the
officers ot the National Educational
association, $300; grand total, $5,000.
In order to be eligible tor competlton
these articles must appear in a regular
edition ot some newspaper or other
publication printed outside ot the states
ot Oregon and Washington, said publi
cation complete to be in the hands of
the judges not later thin October 1,
1906. These articles must be sealed
and addressed to: Teachers' Conteet.
care Portland Commercial club, Port
land, Oregon.
They will bj opened by the judge.
Pritss will be awarded strictly on ths
merits of ths articles. Contestants can
treat any phase of ths subject that ap
peals ' to them natural resources.
scenery, irrigation, agriculture and
horticulture, his tor, educational and
religious advantages, climatic or social
conditions, ate. or in a mere compre
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lutely untrammeled :in fmakisg their
decisions.
This offer is made, not so much with
a view ot having the country "boomed"
in a common acceptation of that term,
as to have the teachers ot ths country
become more familiar with this portion
ot the United States and give expres
sion to tneir views in such articles as
will be acceptable to papers throughout
the entire Union.
CANNOT EXPEL SMOOT.
Two-Thirds Majority of Ssnate Is Rs
quirsd, and is Impossible.
Washington, March 23. It seems
certain, in thelight cl recent develop
ments, that ths campaign against Sen
ator Reed Smoot, of Utah, will fail.
Mr. Smoot's enemies have been hoping
to oust him by a majority vote of the
senate, but senators who have given at
tention to his case find that ths consti
tution stipulates that no senator shall
be deprived of his seat except by a two
thirds vote of the senste. tT.
The anti-Stnoot senators have been
taking the position that the protests
were filed against Mr. Smoot before be
took his seat, and, inasmuch as be was
seated under protest, the msjority vote
can be applied, since it takes only a
majority to exclude a senator-elect.
But this view is not generally concur
red in by senators. , "Mr. Smoot was
seated, and, having been permitted to
take his seat, the only way to get: him
out is to expel him, and this requires
a two-thirds vote.
It seems absolutely certain that two
thirds of the senate is not in favor of
unseating the Mormon senator, prob
ably not a majority, and for this reason
it is believed the much discussed case
will fall flat.
Jowa May Oust Standard.
Das Moines, March 23. The house,
by a vote of 48 to 12, today passed the
anti-discrimination bill, which is in
tended to oust the Standard Oil. from
Iowa or compel a revision of its busi
ness methods. The bill prohibits dis
criminating rates for oil and is pattern
ed after the Missouri law. It provides
a fine of $5,000 and imprisonment for
violation. Representative Cummings,
the author, in presenting the bill, as
serted that the Standard Oil company
bad made a price of 4 cents a gallon
for oil in his home town recently, in
order to drive out competition.
Italianlsland'Quaking.
New York, March 23. A cable dis
patch to the Herald from Palermo says :
There have been 21 earthquak shocks
on the island of Ustica during tbe last
three days. The population lives in
constant terror. A great valley has
been formed in tbe center of the island
and all the houses have been demol
isbed. The shocks were vertical, not
undulatory, and were accompanied by
loud subterranean rumblings. The last
hocks, which occured yesterday, fin
lshed the work of destruction. Panic
seized upon the 2,000 inhabitants.
New Drydock for Pueet Sound.
Washington, March 23, Secretary
Bonaparte appeared before the house
committee on naval affairs today and
discussed naval appropriations. lie
urged an appropriation for a stationary
uryaocK on ruget sound.
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