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OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST DISTILLERY TO BE BUILT. North Bnd Will Probably 8cura De natured Alcohol Plant. North Band Th Co bar country liaa cured tha establishment ol plant fur tba manufacture of denatured alcohol and tha distillery will ba ready to rareiv potato from tha fat ruin nail lall. JH. T. Cloeer, of tha American Alro hoi company, New York, eaina to tha Cjoi bay country about two wek ago In an ndeeor to interest tha farmer In denatured alcohol, He was aocott panted by Dr. Withyconiba, who con ducted eereral farmer' Institute la tha connty and at I how meeting! tha aya tem ol conducting denatured plant wl splalned to tha tarmer. il waa plained that II 78,000 ton of potatora were promlaed tha coiupany It would at once prepare to begin operation!. The dUllliery aonM easily handle twice the quantity named, bnt waa willing to etatt on a amall wale. Uunttacta were entered into with a number ol larmerg on a bsaia ol IK per ton I ir three yeara, tha distillery to take pntatoea ol alt sites. It la i-ti. mated that at thl pric farmer will reel?e nearly $100 per acre (or their product. It waa p1alnd by tha promoter of the enterpriae that when tie dlatillery waa running at It lull capacity It would require 87 tout ol coal per day fur 10 month) In the year to convert tha Inhere Into alcohol, and thia would prove a great atlmutu to coal mining. Furthermore, a number ol by-product would be manulactnred that would greatly increase the payroll. Although tha alia for the dlatillery ha not been definitely anuounced. it will probably go to North Hand. Mlnea Fabulously Rich. Lakevlew W. I, Fleck, member ol tha firm ol Fleck A Bnowgooee, mining iperta and aneayer o! Ilidwell, wa In Ijkevlew wmtly on hia way horn Iroin the Windy Hollow minee, in Warner valley, known now a the Lout Cabin mining dlitrict. Mr. Fleck i othualaatlc over the prospect ol the new mining camp, and believe firmly that It wl!l develop rich dlitgliig. He atated that h took (ample of the rock indiscriminately armnd one ol tha por phyry dlkea on one ol tha claim, and alio tha dirt (or aeveral feet from tha tike, and lound It to esaey $50 to the ton on an average. Three teat ware made Irom rock and dirt Iroin th top of the ground. Reierve In Southern Oregon, 8alem -A proclamation creating the fllsklyon forest reserve, comprising about one-half of Josephine county and two or tlireo townahip ol Douglas county, haa been received by Governor Chamberlain (ram President Rooeevelt. Thi I the reerv concerning which etrong protest wa made a year or two ago by residents ol Curry county. A originally planned, the reserve Included about three-fifth cl Curry connty, but the protest were so strong and persist ent that the linn of th temporary withdrawal were changed and la finally creating tha reserve no Curry county land are included. Th reserve coven over 700,000 acre. Modern Road In Coqullla Valley. Myrtle Point Th rock crusher, which ha been operated at tha quarry on the road between Myrtle Point and Coquille, I about to suspend work, ow ing to wet weather. The result ol the work which ha been don thus far 1 the graveling ol tha entire road between Coqullle and Myrtle Point. Thi road la laid on a good grade, and the cover ing ol crushed rock make it a good road a any Oreiron can boast of. It is an excellent quality of rock for thl purpose, which 1 quarried where the crasher 1 located. Timber Land Sold, Eugene Approximately 10,000 acre ol the finest timber .land in the elate changed hand lew day ago when a Urge number ol Eugene people and a few others residing elsewhere, sold their holding on Qmrti creek, in the McKentle country, 60 mile east ol Eugene. The tale wa made to two Portland capitalists, whose name are not made public, lor about $25 an acre, Although the exact purchase price was not given out. The land is in town ahip 17 muth, range 4 east, and ha been pooled (or sale aince 1901, at which time the price was let at $10 an ere. Grow and Sell Vetch. Albany A company of farmer, formed (or the purpose ol growing and selling vetch, has been Incorporated by -Article filed in the county clerk' office here. The Tangent Vetch Grower' union 1 tha name of the combination. Xlnn county (armer have been very successful In the growing of vetch and have found it paying industry. Th new company Intend to go into the business on large loale and will rail vetch both for grain and hay. ' PAY TAXES DIREOT. Oregon Tax Commission Recommtnd Relief for Sheriff. Salem That lb duty of collecting taxes should b taken Irom th shsrlffs and Imposed npon the county treasur ers, I on ol th recommendation con tained In the report of th Oregon Tas commisilon Just Issued from the print ing office. Thl recommendation 1 In iteell ol considerable iinpnrtanea In the management ol county affair, but it asaumee particular Interest to sheriffs and treasurer when coupled with th ngitestion that thl change will make necessary a reduction ol tha aalarie ol sheriff and a raise ol tha talarie of treasurer. Th commission conclude th subject by remarking that th leg islatura, II It make th change, should not overlook the salary matter. That th handling ol publio lund I moi particularly th work ol treat urer and not ol a sheriff, I th princi pal reason (or th proposed change. The commission is of th opinion that the tt-count could be just t accurately checked 11 the money were paid direct ly to county treasurers a it could be if it were first paid to th ehenfls and by them turned over to the treasurers. There would be on Iraa opportuni.y for mismanagement. The commission does not baeo ita recommendation so wuab npon it own reasoning, however, is it doe upon the reasoning of a sher iff, who I quoted, but who nam la not given. Buying Great Tract of Timber. Eugen Th Monroe Lumber A Milling comoany, ol M nroe, Wash., is having recorded deed lo 6.000 acre ol timber laud in Lao and Benton conn ties, and it I reported that th com pnv intend to construct a railroad Irom Eugene, Corvalll or Junction Ciy, to th timber, II another 5,000 acres of timber land can be secured at a reasonable figure. II more land can not be secured, the company wll bold what they now have aa a (peculation. Th lend involved it In the northwest ern part of Lane county. Harnett Olive Lake. Bnmpter The Fremont Power com pany, which hat been- for tome time ptt engaged in harnessing the watera ol Olive lake lor power prpoere, 1 pushing operationi toward the comple tion ol ita plant by employing almost every Idle man in the district. Men have been im per ted from almost every section ol Eastern Oregon by thi com pany to work on the ditch and pipe line as welt aa installing its huge power machinery. Thi company is identified with the Red Boy mine also, which property will be operated In the future by electric power, Instead ol steam, as heretofore, PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 64c; blueatem, 68c; valley, 67c; red, 61c. Oat No. 1 white, $24(324.50; gray, I2323.50. Barley Feed, $20 60 pertoa; brew ing. $21.50; rolled, $23. Hy $l.3fi1.40 perewt. Corn Whole, $25.60; cracked, $28.50 per ton. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $10911 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $14 ($16; clover, $6 50(37; cheat, $70 7.60; grain hay, $7; alfalfa, $11.60; vetch hay, $7(37.50. Fruits Apple, common to choice, 2575c per box; choice to (ancy, 76c $l-25; grape, 1191.60 perorate; Concord. Oregon, 27 o hall basket; peaches, 76c$l ; pear, 7Bc$1.2J; quince, $1(31.25 per box. Vegetable Cabbage, l)ilc per pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per dnien; celery, 7685o per dozen; lettuce, head, 20o per dnaen; onions, 10l2V$c perdoaen; nnmpkina, ls per pound; tomatoes, 3)50o per box; squaeh, Dee per pound; tnrnlpa, 90c $ I per (ii'tr- rarroti, 90c $1 per sack; beete, $1.2591.50 per aack; horseradish, 9(9 luu rt ponndj sweet potatoes, 22c. per pound. Potatoes Oregon Burbanka, fancy, $11.10. Butter Fancy creamery, 2527)c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 8132)c per dosen. Poultry - Average old hens, 12$ 13c per pound; mixed chickena, 12312 o; spring, 12913c; old rooster, 99 10c; dreBsed. chicken, 1 3 to5 1 4 c ; turkey, live, 17 9 17)o; turkey, dressed, choice, 21(322,', o; geese, live, 8sS9o; ducks, 14915c. Veal Dressed 5 W 8c per pound. Beef Pressed ball, 292)c per pound; cow, 495c; country steers, 5950. Mutton Dressed, fancy, 7o per pound; ordinary, 66o; lamb, fancy, 8o. Pork Dressed, 68o per pound. Hops 1906, choice, 15921c; prime, 13 9 14c; medium, 12 12o per pound; old, nominal. Wool Eastern Oregon average best, 18918c tr pound, according to shrink age; valley, 20921c, according to fine ness; mohair, 2628o. j GREAT COLD IN WYOMING. Snow Pall, In Born Section Accom panlad by Hitch Wind Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 28. Th wont (torn known in yen for th season now prevail ovr Wyoming. It 1 aooompaoled by beery (nowfall, and In com sect loo vary high wind. Tb Dnlon Pacific ba (now plow oat on tb otM line between here and Og den. West of Greeo River, Wyoming, tb lln I blockaded, and all common icatlon chat off. All wire r down. A dispatch from Green River lays tb highest wind known in 26 years I now blowing, with th temperature 10 degree above aero, and snow falling. On flsgmin neat Granger waa found dead and another man wa lound on tb track unconscious and badly Ire ten. On bnilding at Green River wss de molished by th wind. Th new Irom Northern and Central Wyoming re ports practically tb am condition. Htockman are apprehensive of great losses, a tb storm cam npon them unprepared. Th storm i (lightly abating here. CHULO VOLCANO BELCHES. Volume of Sulphur Water Swamp a Salvador Town, , San Salvador, Oct. 23. Telergaphic communication with interior point ha been restored, and new of th dis aster wrought by th terrific storm which has swept over the country ia be ing received. Over 100 persons were drowned in Coatepeqne. ' A vast quan tity ol sulphur water waa thrown out of tb Chulo vohano, and inundated th town of Pancblnaloo, killing most ol th Inhabitants. From other point alio report of ter rific dtvastation are coming In. Pimi nnto and other town are reported to have been (wept away by th flood. Tb achooner Aaelena, with a num ber of passengers on board, baa been lost between Curinto, Nicaragua and Amapala, Honduras. Everybody on board wa drowned. Tba floods have disinterred a number of corpse Irom cemeteries and are car rying them down the streams. It i reported that th railroad In Hondur as have suffered serious damage. PACKERS MAKING MONEY. Talk of Sal to English Syndicate la r Not Credited. Washington, Oct. 23. Tb Agricul tural department official are very mnch interested In the report Irom Chicago that th big packing ' bouse are contemplating a gigantio company, to be financed b English capital. They do not look lor tha carrying out ol any inch project. For year the packing companiea bava been atraining every nerve to create the impression that they are acting independently ol eacch other. Official here declare that notwith standing the rigorous beef inspection measure now being enforced, th pack ing hone are being operated witb a big profit. Tbey cannot tee wherein there would ba any serious disadvant age (or th packan aa the outcome ol such a deal, (or foreign corporation would be absolutely at th mercy of the respective state. BUOY MESSAGES FOUND. Set Adrift by Baldwln-Zelgler Polar , Expedition In 1901. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 23. Two buoy messages, eet adrift from Fran Joeef land by tba Baldwin Zelgler polar ex pedition in 1001, have been lound and forwarded to Evelyn B. Baldwin, the founder of the expedition, who i liv ing in thi city. The message were picked up on July 10, 1906, on Moffet ieland, by. Captain tUrenerson, ol the Arctic whaler Gottlried, and forwarded to the United State State departmeut. Tbey were mailed to Mr. Baldwin from Washington and delivered to him to day. The message are typewritten on film paper, and show the effect of their Journey in the Arctic sea. The mes sage ware an appeal (or coal, the lack ol which forced the expedition to turn back. Insane Kept In Filth, Havana, Oct. 23. Governor Magoon visited the national asylum thia after noon and discovered a deplorable state of affair there. One thousand six hundred and sixty persona of both sexes are crowded into filthy and dilapidated building with a capacity (or 400 per sons only. ' They are sleeping on brok en cots, relics ol the last American oc cupation. Ccngreea made an appropri ation to enlarge the asylum, but the money was never expended. The con ditions today are ry little better than nnder Bpar'io ' r.T Clemenceau I Summoned, Paris, Oct. 23. Aa wai expected, M. Olemlnceau, minister of the interior, waa lummoned to the palace today and intrusted with the tapk of . forming a new ministry. It will take him (our day to chooa hi ministers and anoth er lour or five day (or th new minis try to agre on program. ALBERT DAMS Livery and FeedStable Our Livery Hock I Flrtt-Clas. Iteet attention to bearding Btock. Your Patronage ia tkdicited. BPRISG STREET Condon Oregon LOST VALLEY LAND AND LUMBER COMPANY (lNCOKfOKATSD) tfansfeetuitrs ol and Dealers 1b , Rough and Dressed Lumber Telephone Poles, Poata, Wood. Etc Rnat-a Lnmbar. per M 112.0 Mooring, Ut clM Z7.W Five per sent oft" for spot eeih. Ten prr cent oft for tub to any one perwm on MT1 otWMnrorar. Same prit-e and nil dt-ount lo ell nd no OUouunt unlmt entire till 1 paid. Condon yard woat ol . B. barker's warahouw. P. M. P1ITER, Manager Condon Meat Company JOHN HARRISON, Proprietor , Fresh and Cured Meats, Beef, Pork, Mutton and Veal A SHARE OF YOUR PATRONAGE IS SOUCITED Comer Spring and Oregon Stra CONDON, OREGON The Belvedere Saloon Distributers for the Famous ML Hood Beer Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars WHOLELALE AND RETAIL t M. H. ABBEY & AVERY Main and Spring Sts Condon, Or. SUMMIT SALOON FLETCHER BROS., Proprietor. Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars f I will give you good good and a square deal, but I am not here for my I health. NO DEADHEADS SOLICITED. MAIN STREET, CONDON Stewart Campbell THISTLE BAR CAMPBELL BROS.. Proprietors , Fine Stock of Wines, Liquors and Cigars NEW IMRM NEW STOCK NEW BUILDING . . North Main Street, Condon, Oregon. J. C. HARDMAN CONDON LIVERY BARN HARDMAN & RAMSAY, Proprietors Special Attention to Teamsters Trade.. First-class Livery Service. Hay and Grain for Sale CONDON CITY SHAVING PARLORS FRANK GOLDEN, Haanger Pint Class Workman, Sanitary Conditions, Courteous Treatment, Rot end Cold Baths. BeWadere Bulldlnf, Main and Spring Streets, CONDON, ORISON. The Hotel Grande R. F. MUNROE, ProprWto First-Class in Every Respect Open All Right Sample Room for Commercial Ilea Firit-Claae Bar in Connection. ' ARLINGTON, OREGOJT Ship Up, both., flooring , M cla fr 09 J.M Lost Valley, Oregon Jamea Campbell J. E. RAMSAY OREGON