OREGON STATE ITEF.1S OF INTEREST
NOT SO BAD AS PAINTED.
Most Crop in Pendleton Section Are
Turning Out Well,
rendleton Investigation ot the con
dition of growing wheat in various
parts of Umatilla county ehowa the
damage sustained in the March ookl
spell was alight. Instead of many
thousand acres to reseed, as at first re
ported, sot more than 2,000 acres in
the entire county hare been reeeeded.
Many farmers secured seed wheat and
vitrei, in many instances paying fancy
pricee for blueetem, which was scarce,
only to find that their grain was not in
jured or only slightly. The only sec
tion where there was any loss was the
northwestern part, where the soil is
light and there was comparatively no
snowfall. The scare was duo to the
tact that the tops of the grain in some
places was troien, but this is consider
ed a benefit instead of an injury by
many, as they say that it has caused
the grain to stool out more than other
wise. The fruit is alto coming out . nicely
and the damage will not be nearly so
great was feared. The peaches suf
fered most, but there will be a partial
crop and unless a later frost occurs
there will be a full crop of all other va
rieties of fruit.
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TWO CENTS AN ACRE.
Estimate for Coming Year by Secre
tary of Waterusers' Association.
Klamath Falls Secretary Applegate,
of the Klamath Waterusers' association,
in his annual report to the stockhold
ers' meeting here, April 7, stated that
(be receipts of the association to March
31, 19G6, were $6,728.66, while dis
bursements were $6,851.20, leaving a
deficit of $122.54. Principal expense
was filing and recording deeds, etc.,
$1,405.20; salary of attorney, $1,500;
salary of secretary, $1,200, and direct
ors' per diem and expenses, $603.19.
He estimates expenses for the coming
year at $3,000. As there are about
150,000 acres subscribed to the associa
tion, the assessment per acre will only
be about 2 cents. There are about 20,
000 acres of private land under the
project as yet unsubscribed.
Favors Spelling Reform.
Salem State Superintendent Acker
man is a firm believer in the reformed
spelling, so much talked about by An
drew Carnegie. He says that there is
only one way to bring about the refor
mation speedily and effectively, and
that was for the newspapers of the
country to agree to adopt the new mode
of spelling. Should this be done, Mr.
Ackerman says that the country at large
will accept the new form and forget the
old inside of one year. He said that
the National Educational association
had adopted the new form.
Initiative Printing Bill.
Salem There has been much specu
lation as to the probable expense en
tailed upon the state by the initiative
measures which have been proposed lor
the people's adoption at the June elec
tion this year, hence the following fig
ures, obtained from the secretary of
state, will be of interest showing the
amount thus expended: Paper, $1,
017: fprintinfr, $3,472; binding, $1,
610; total, $6,099.
Postpone Booth-Kelley Indemnity Bill.
Salem Governor Chamberlain has
wired Senators Fulton and Gearin to
have the senate postpone action on the
Booth-Kelly Lumber company's indem
nity bill, aitborizing the company to
select lands in lieu of its holdings in
the Klamath Indian reservation, antil
a copy of the bill is received and the
matter investigated by state lan 1 au
thorities. -
Curry Healthiest County
Wedderburn Curry county is one of
the healthiest in Oregon. This county
boasts only one physician, showing that
it is a desirable place to live, even if
it is off the map of homeseekers. No
epidemic of any kind ever visits this
place, and the physician is not often
needed.
Discover Black Diamond.
Welderburn Wtile panning in the
creek near Langlois, this county, W. E.
Eliott discovered a black diamond.
The stone is as large as a kernel of
corn, and hss all characteristics of the
diamond. It shines at night and is an
excellent glass cutter.
Money for School Fund.
Salem Receipts of the State Land
board from sale of public school lands,
deferred payments and interest on loans
amounted 10 $27,636.65 for March.
This sum bas been paid to the state
treasurer to he added to the permanent
school fund.
REALLOT WENAHA RESERVE.
Sheepmen Jubilant Over Confirmation
of Reconsideration,
Pendleton There it joy among
heepmen of Umatilla county over the
news that the Wcnaha reserve will be
redivided, for it is understood that the
allotment is to be made again. Sev
eral days ago J. E. Smith received a
letter from Hanger J. M. 8mlta, invit
ing the Oregon men to meet at Walla
Walla April 27 to consult regarding the
division of the reserve. It was sup
posed that the meeting would be mere
ly to hear complaints, and that little
or no good would result to the Oregon
sheepmen. However, Dan P. Smyths,
secretary of the Umatilla county asso
ciation, ha been informed, that the
reserve was to be rediyided.
When the Wenaha reserve was first
allotted among stockmen several
months ago Oregon men complained
bitterly because in making the divis
ion tha Oregon part of the reserve had
been practically given over to Washing
ton growers, thus cutting oft many
Umatilla county men from their sum
mer ranges.
There is a general belief that a more
equitable division will be made this
time, as the Umatilla county men will
be on hand to assert their rights.
Perry Gould, president of the Uma
tilla county association, has called a
meeting of that body April 26, at which
time a line of action will be agreed
upon.
Oregon's Boundary Dispute.
Salem Attorney General Crawford
and State Engineer Lewis, after visiting
Astoria to look up evidence in the
boundary line suit pending between
Oregon and Washington before the
United States Supreme court, are more
thoroughly convinced than ever that
Oregon is in the right. Mr. Lewis con
tends that congas must have been
guided in fixing the boundary line by
the latest government surveys of the
mouth of the Columbia river. By stip
ulation, oral evidence will be taken be
fore a notary.
Land and Lot System To Be Used.
Astoria County Assessor Cornelius
bas decided to use the land and lot sys
tem in preparing the 1906 assessment
roll in place ot segregating the proper
ty nnder the names ot the various own
ers, as has been the custom heretofore
Mr. Cornelius believes the new system
will result in a great saving to the
county.
Governor Would Sign Protest.
Salem Governor Chamberlain says
that he does not think the United
States quartermaster's office should be
moved from Portland to Seattle, be
cause Portland was the more central
point. The governor expresses willing
nees to join in a protest to the secretary
of war against the proposed change.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 68c; bluestem, 68
9c; red, 66c; valley, 68c.
Oats No. 1 white feed, $27.50;
gray, $27 per ton.
Barley Feed. S-3.5024 per ton;
brewing, S2424.50; rolled, $24.50
25.50.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy,
choice, $1718 per ton; common, $13
014; valley timothy, $89; clover,
$7.50? 8; cheat, $67; grain hay,
$78; alfalfa. $12.
Apples $22.75 per box.
Veteables Aaparairus, 812)c
per pound; cabbage, 2 z per pound
canliCower, $2 25 per crate; celery, 75
90c per dozen; head lettuce, 25c per
dozen; onions, 40c per dozen; radishes
20?5c per dozen; rhubarb, 11(41 .25
per box: spinach, $1 per box; parsley
25ct turnips, $11.Z5 per sack; car
rots, 65 75c per sack; beets, 85c$l
per sack.
Onions No. 1, 7090c per sack
No. 2, nominal.
Potatoes Fancy graded Bnrbanks
65c per hundred; ordinary, 5055c
new California, 5c per pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2022).c
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, llo)$c per
dozen.
Poultry A verage old bens, 1 3 13 c
per pound; mi-ed chickens, 1213c;
broilers, 2530c; young roosters, 12
13c; old roosters, 10,llc: dress
ed chickens, 13l4c; turkeys, live, 16
17c, turkeys, dressed, choice, 20(9
21c; geese, live, 88c; geese, dress
ed. 10llc; ducks, 1719c.
Hops Oregon, 1905, 710c; olds,
57c.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
15820c; valley, 2426c per pound;
mohair, choice, 25029c.
Veal Dressed. Zlc per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 3c per pound;
cows, 45c; country steers, 45)c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 99c per
pound; ordinary, 45c; lambs, with
pelt on, 10llc. .
Pork Dressed, 68c per pound.
LAVA COOLS AND ASHES FALL.
Naples Recover From Panic and I
Cheered by King and Queen.
Naples, April 13. Frequent deton
ations are sllll heard on Mount Vu-
vius, but faintly. The main crater is
gradually enlarging. The most con
soling new is that the lava is cooling
on all aide.
Ashes are falling everywhere, houses
are collapsing and burying their occu
pant. Roads near the volcano are do
sooner opened than ' they are closed
again. The heaviest fall is now over
Somnta, Santa, Anastaala, Ponticelli
and other village in a section opposite
and distant from the city.
The people have recovered fiora the
panio ot yesterday, are less iulln and
downhearted. It is largely due to the
presence ot the king and queen. They
are mingling freely wth the populace,
doing everything in their power to alle
viate the condition ot the Injured and
mingling their tears with those who
have lost friends or relatives.
The inhabitant of this city are en
during the yellow gray atmosphere o(
yeelei-day, which is even more oppres
sive than before. The popular costume
of those who ran afford it consisUi of an
automobile coat, cap and goggles, which
enables the wearer to maintain a semb
lance ot cleanliness, bat the people
generally have to be contented with
paper mask and raised umbrella. The
driver of trolley car are wearing
masks ot some transparent material
under the visor ot their caps. More
shops were opened today and the city
i slowly resuming it normal life.
The latest report say that .43
houses have been damaged at Portlel,
195 at San Giovanni and Teducclo,
432 at Kesina and 1,000 at Torre del
Greco.
It is impossible to determine tne ex-
act number of buildings demolished at
Torre Annunsiata. It 1 estimated tbat
about 5,000 houses in. all have been
partly or entirely destroyed.
In village on the ottajano swe oi
the mountain all the house are dam
aged. At Nola desolation reigns, the
place having been almost entirely
abandoned.
A committee ha been formed to col
lect funds and organise assistance for
sufferer. It is presided over bj the
Duke of Aosta. The government heads
the subscription list with $100,000.
The amount collected up to the present
time is $300,000.
Firemen have been sent from Paler
mo, Sicily, and other places to the vil
lages in this vicinity which .have suf
fered the most from the fall of asbes,
to assist in removing the ashes from
the roof and relieve the exhausted
soldier.
Camp kitchen have been established
and free meals art being served.
COAL TRAFFIC IS POOLED.
Eastern Roada Admit They Have
an
Agreement aa to Rates.
Philadelphia, April 13. That rates
are fixed by the Traffic association com
posed of varions coal carrying roada was
the admission drawn from railroad offi
cials at the final hearing o' the Inter
state Commerce commission investiga
tion into the affairs and abuses of the
coal trade. Through Joseph G. Bearles,
coal traffic manager of the Pennsylva
nia railroad company, who is also
ch-irman of the All-Rail Traffic asso
ciation, it was learned that this organi
sation not only fixe the percentage of
tonnaae alloted to each read, but also
establishes the rate.
Counsel for the commission produced
the minutes of the meeting of the Tide
water Bituminus Steam Coal Traffic as
sociation, held on September 19, 10U
The records showed that a resolution
offered by the Norfolk A Western com
oanv permitting that company and the
Chesapeake A Ohio railroad to carry
tidewater coal at the rate of $1.25 a ton
wai voted down and tbat the rvate was
fixed at $1.40 a ton. Mr. Searles ad
mitted tbat there had been an agree'
ment as to the tonnage to be allowed
each road, and that, if one road ship
ped more and another less, a rettlement
was made, lie atius tnai mere nau
been no settlement since 189. Mr.
Bearles denied that there was an under
standing to maintain rates between all
rail and all water associations for the
purpose of preventing competition.
Wild Stampede for Gold.
Carson, Nev., April 13. The report
ed strike of gold in Churchill county
has stampeded Carson. Early this
morning there was a string of vehicles
and automobiles heading for Churchill
county to reach the Cooney Springs
strike. The town seems to nave been
almost deserted today in the pell mell
rush. News comes from Virginia City
and other towns tbat the stampede bas
affected them in the same manner
Tonight there are rumors of another
strike within 20 or 30 miles 01 tbis
city.
Castro Quit Temporarily.
New York. April 13 General Cipri
ano Castro has retired temporarily from
the presidency of Venezuela. General
Juan Vicente Gomez, first vice presi
dent of the republic, is the present ex
ecutive. This information was con
tained in an official cable dispatch re
ceived today from Caracas by Carlos
Benito Figuerdo, vice consul general
in this city.
GEM RESTAURANT
Short Order Mouse
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
fkh, Oysters and SheN fish.
Yur Patronage Is SotkMed.
JOHN HARRISON, Proprietor
LOST VALLEY LAND AND LUMBER COMPANY
(INCOKt'UKATBb)
Manufacturers of and Dealortltt
Rough and Dressed Lumber
Telephone Polo. Poast, Wood, Lite.
RoUfh l.untW, per M... 110.00
Flouring, lit eUwa,.... ., SJ.iw
Pt,r n nl nfT tit .twit ..h.
Ten
of jo M or vir, name price ami eanie itlwounl to.lt n nu dlemmni uuiv euura
bill U Mid. Conduit lrl weal ul a. B. Barker's werehouee.
P. M. PLITER, Manager
FRED WILSON
THE
WILSON BROS., Proprietors,
Everything New and
Strictly First Class.
A GENTLEMEN'S
RESORT
Mew Stone BuUfaig, West
The Belvedere Saloon
Distributers for the Famous Mt Hood Beer
Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars
WHOLELALE AND RETAIL
M. H. ABBEY & CO.
Main and Spring Sts., Condon, Or.
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SUMMIT SALOON j
ntTCMCR BROS., Proprietors. S
Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars 3
I will give you good goods Bn l a siinre deal, but I am not hero for my 9
health. NO DEADHEADS SOLICITED.
MAIN STREET, CONDON
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Stewart Campbell
THISTLE BAR
CAMPBr.lt. BROS., Proprietor
Fine Stock of Wines, Liquors and Cigars
NEW FIRM NEW STOCK NEW BUILDING
North Main Street, Condon, Oregon.
MT. HOOD SALOON
LADIGES & PALMER, Managers.
Finest Brands of Old Wines, Liquors and Imported and
Domestic Cigars carried in Stock. A share of your patron
age is respectfully solicited.
MAIN STREET
First door north from Condon Barn
CITY SHAVING PARLORS
DAVE McBAIN, Manager.
Flrit ClaM Workmen, Panltury Condition, Oourteoui Treatment, Hot and Cold
Batbi. Belvedere Building, Main and Spring Streets, CONDON, OKKUON.
City -Lots for Sale
I Still Have LOTS for
Sale in Moyer's Addition,
Apyly to
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ABE MOYER
Nob Hill, CONDON, OREGON
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Lost Valley, Oregon
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.HANK WILSON
BANK
Finest Quality of a
gar, Winoa, Liquor.
Side Main St., Coodc. Oregon
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James Campbell