IDAHO ASSESSORS
GOT TOGETHER
AGREED ON CASH BASIS
FOR ASSESSMENTS
Progress) Toward Cnifortnity of Stat
flfiidinr-it Ir Mado Board of
Equalisation Explained Advance In
Value of Rallroada and Iirettock.
Th BolM Capital New says of th
excellent atat meeting Just bald In
that city by th assessors of Idaho:
Failing to aecura a. pledge from
member of tha atata board to asses
rallroada, telegraph aad telephone
Hnea at their actual cash value, the
county aaaeasora of the atata, after
a four day etormy session, adjourn
ed thla morning, after adopting rea
loutlona to asses on a caah basis.
Thla action la contrary to that
which la reported to have been taken
at the eeeaton held behind cloaed
doora yeaterday afternoon, and It ,1s
underatood to mean that assess
ments will be made really on a f 0 per
eent baaia which by tha assessors,
will be called the actual cash value.
' Thla Idea la confirmed by tha figure
given out on live atock.
More unanimity waa evidenced by
the aaseeaora of the various counties
of the state at the closing session thla
morning than was tha ease during
the four days that they were In ses
sion In the hall of representatives at
the state house la this city.
Although there were quite a num
ber who had gone home there waa
still a majority of the county asses
sors present when the roll was called
this morning and the final session
taken up for discussion. -
Some who had coma to the city
with th Intention of securing a
pledge from the board of equalisa
tion to raise the rate of assessment of
railroads, telegraph and telephone
lines In the event that they should
assess property ifi their respective
counties at Its actual cash value,
were disappointed at first, but after
thoroughly threshing out the Ques
tions general satisfaction prevailed
and the assessors leaving the hall at
noon today expressed themselves as
wen pleased with the results of the
meeting.
With the opening of the meeting
this morning 6tate Auditor Bragaw
appeared before the assessors and
stated that he was afraid that the
assessors felt like that the board of
equalisation had not done right in
equalising the assessments last fall.
He asked that he be given a half
hour in which to show what the board
did in regard to assessing rallroada,
telegraph and telephone lines as
compared to the year previous.
He said that the value for 10t
waa left about the same by the board
as it waa for 1901 and he claimed that
the board had done mora than was
required of it He called attention
to the fact that the board raised the
railroads about 27 per cent over the
assessment for 1908 and that tele
graph and telephone lines all over the
state had been raised.
He said to the assessors that he did
not want them to go away from this
meeting feeling that the board did
not do its duty. The state auditor
cited that there were between 3.000,
000 and 4.000,000 sheep on the sani
tary report and that only about 1.-
000,000 had been assessed for 1907.
HIGH LICENSE CITIES.
Seven Counties in Washington Re
quire $1000 license Fees.
The Walla Walla Bulletin gives the
following list of counties and cities
which have high license require'
ments:
The following counties of the state
require a $1000 liquor license fee:
Douglas, Garfield, Klickitat, Lincoln,
San Juan. Walla Walla, Yakima.
Liquor license fees above $500 are
required in the various cities as fol
lows: Chehalls, J800; Kelso, $750;
Montesano, $800; Auburn, $1000;
Kent, $1000; Pomeroy, $1000; Brem
erton, $1000; Golden dale, $700;
Cherry, $1000; Colville, $750; Waits
tnirg, $1000; Colfax, $800; South
Bend, $800; Cosmopolls, $800; Ros-
lyn, $606; Shelton (population 1200)
$500; Fuyallup, $750; Dayton. $800;
Seattle, $1000; Tacoma, $1000; Spo
kane, $1000; North Tak:ma, $1000;
Aberdeen, $1000; Hoqulam, $1000;
Everett, $1000; Bellingham, $1000;
Walla Walla, $1000; nearly all small
eastern Washington towns, $1000.
APPLE YHELD OF $500 ACRE.
Sworn Figures Show Yield of 33,922
. Boxes on 100 Acres.
The Dayton Courier Press tells of a
phenomenal yield of apples on a
ranch near that place as follows:
.- Now that the various ends of the
business have been gathered in, the
results of last season's fruit crop at
J. L. Dumas' Pomona orchard can be
given exactly and in figures that will
convince the most skeptical. It may,
It Is to be hoped, open the eyes of
some of our residents who have the
money to Invest in the growing fruit,
but It Is to those In the east who are
seeking a location on this coast for
the upbuilding of a home, and the
earning of a competence, who we need
to tell our story to. These men here
have too long been raising wheat and
barley and have made a financial suc
cess at it, to change their methods. A
general statement of what can be pro
duced by raising fruit on the lands of
Columbia county, while truthful in
every particular, and known to be so
by our own residents. Is generally dis
counted by the average easterner as
being too good to be true, and conse
quently Is cast aside as the effort of
the wr;ter to ,boom his locality, but
when facts and figures are given In a
sworn statement by responsible men
of Integrity,' It oarrie conviction to
th reader and sets him to thinking.
That Is th object In publishing th
following affidavit aV-thJs Urn, which
Is self-explanatory;
Stat of Washington, Columbia Coun
ty, as,
J. H. Swart and J. W. Jess, being
each first severally and duly sworn
on his oath, says that J. W. Jess Is
cashier of th Columbia - National
bank at Dayton. Washington, and J.
D. Swart la local agent- for th O. R.
N. Ox, at Dayton, Washington.
That there was shipped from Pomona
Ranch, owned by J. I Dumas, over
said road during th latter part of
th yar, $1,111 boxes of first grade
apple. That said Pomona ranch la
a farm of 100 acre located about
three mile from Dayton. J. W.
Jess saw th contract which J. L.
Dumas had for ths sal of hi apples,
and th averag price for said apple
wa $1.41 per box, t o, b. Dayton.
- . . J. H. SWART.
j. w. j ess a
Subscribed and sworn to before mi
this 17th day of January. 1S0I.
WILL H. POUTS.
Notary Public.
Th total sum received from these
11.111 boxes of apple Is $50,114, or
over $500 an acre for a single crop.
Last summer Mr. Dumas purchased
from Mr. Officer of Walla Walla 14
acre adjoining his farm, th purchase
price of which was $18,041. Only SO
acres of thla tract wa In fruit, and
th apples from thla 50 acre brought
in to its owner th sum of $15,000 for
last season's crop. In other words th
returns from practically one-third of
the land In on year brought In almost
enough to pay for th entir tract
Mr. Dumas mad th last payment on
th property last week and now has
a deed to It free of Incumbrance, on
record. These are facts that can be
verified at any time by any one, and
should carry conviction to th minds
of eastern men, who can com her
and do th same thing.
DELAY ON FINAL PROOF MONEY.
Thirty Days Extension of Time on
Land Proofs Made, Beor March
1st.
The officials of the land office
have received notice that the time
for payments on proofs for land
claims may be again extended under
certain conditions, says the La Grande
Star. Oa all proofs submitted before
the first of March an extension of 10
days la the time for payment will be
made if the land office officials are
satisfied that the land claimant's
money la tied up In a bank and can
not be had on demand.
This is a ruling similar In effect to
the one made a couple of months ago
and subsequently modified to make
the payment extension continue over
a period of (0 days. Only last week
an applicant to make proof on a tim
ber and stone claim In Wallowa coun
ty was compelled to readvertis be
cause he could not get the money to
make the final payments.
If this notice had been received a
few days sooner he could have been
allowed to submit - his proof and
would have been saved the trouble of
readvertising.
OLD INDIANS PERISH.
Tw Coos Bay Natives Aged 100
Found Dead in Cabin.
Word was received by Dr. Mlngus
last night that two old Indians had
been found dead In their cabin at the
mouth of Larsen's inlet, and he vis
ited the scene this morning to a seer
tain what was the matter, says the
Coos Bay Times. The Indians proved
to be "Old Lyman." and his wife,
"Susie Ann," names given to them by
white people years ago because their
own names were hard to pronounce.
The scene at the cabin was pitiable In
the extreme as both the old people
were nearly 100 years old and had
nobody to attend them.
A rancher passing the place a week
ago today saw signs of life about the
place, but sines that time there had
been no sign of movement. Dr. Mln
gus is of the opinion that the old
couple died last Monday, the wife be
cause of exposure and the old Indian
because of grief over the passing of
his long life partner.
700-Acro Orchard.
Seven hundred and twenty acre;
make a large fruit farn. but that
will fc the area of the Buswll fruit
farm near Wapato this year, says the
Takima Republic. The entire tract
will be set to orchard as soon as the
rround is In condition. ' Albert
Springle tll manage the place for
C. D. Euerell. Sixty acres will be
planted to berries and 20,000 fruit
trees will be set out. Another 10
acres will be devoted to apricot and
peach nursery stock. -
It will require SO horses and a
large force of men to do the work,
and they will get busy as early as the
season opens.
The 80 acres adjoining the town of
Wapato wit lbe planted to pumpkins
and squashes. That district produc
ed more pumpkins and squashes last
year than all of the remainder of
the Yakima country combined.
Enjoying Honeymoon Under Diffi
culties. Although two weeks have elapsed
since their marriage, Jess Moll and
bride have thus far eluded the chari
vari party. On the first appearance
f the bunch the bride and groom left
their residence and occupied an oM
deserted cabin in the neighborhood.
Last Saturday night was the next
time set, but J. E. Linn and wife gave
the newly-married couple Bhelter and
protection. The boys are stli camp
ing on their trail and say they , will
c&tch them If it takes all winter.
Wu'.lula Gateway. c t.
Joseph Turner and Manuel Thomas,
two Dayton, Ore., hunters, are re
ported lost. They were hunting
ducks and have been missing and no
trace can be found of them, .
OREGON WILL 11
CRAWFORD TELLS OF BOUN-
DARY LINE DISPUTE,
It Oregon Wins In Uie Boundary Dis
pute It Will Add About $250,000 to
Her Taxable Property Attorney
General Say the Entire Oregon
Delegation Stand Weil fat Washing-
The Salem Journal has th fol
lowing to say of th return of Attor
ney General A. M. Crawford from
Washington, D, C. where h want to
defend Oregon's rights In th Oregon
Washington boundary line dispute:
Attorney General A. M. Crawford
haa returned from Washington, D,
C, where he appeared before th
United States supreme court to ar
gu the rights of this state In th
boundary controversy with Washing
ton. The question Involves th lin ot
the state In th channel of th Co
lumbia river, and as there are sev
eral channels, th ancient history
of explorations and maritime customs
had to be entered Into. General
Crawford appeared alone, as Senator
Fulton, who was to appear with him
In th presentation of th case, was
In Oregon to register.
He says he believes most of the
contentions ot this state aa to th real
place tor th boundary Una will be
sustained. It th court take that
view of the matter it will add about
$150,000 worth of assessable prop,
erty to the Oreg n tax rolls, and an
Income ot several thousand dollars
a year for fishermen's license.
It will more than pay ten times
over all that th state has been out
In the matter, and General Crawford
is to be congratulated on his appar
ent successful achievement- It the
court thinks otherwise ths state ha
not lost much.
Delegation Stands Well.
"Everybody I talked with spoke
well of the Oregon senators and con
gressmen. Our new men ar very
well spoken of for their short experi
ence. Senator Bourne' standing. Is
good, and he seems to be th most
busy man In the national capital. He
Is a hard worker, and has -a very
large acquaintance and wide follow
ing among people In all departments.
Congressman Hawley Is considered
a very good young member. He Is
becoming acquainted with th mem
bers, and is on several good commit
teesclaims and agriculture.
"As I said, the whole delegation
stands well, and is well liked. Sen
ator Fulton is a man of prominence
and acknowledged ability, and can
get as much recognition In the sen
ate as any man from the west
LIBRARY IS PATRONIZED.
Lewiston Carnegie Library Shows) Ex
' oelleat Growth.
The Carnegie library waa opened
In October, 1(00, seven years ago,
says tha Lewiston Tribune. At that
time a few hours of two days in each
week was sufficient to accommodate
all the applicants for books, and a
very few books were enough to go
around.
After seven years of grdwth there
is a striking contrast In conditions.
There are now 6000 books. All the
leading magazines and periodicals
are on file in teh reading rooms. Ths
list of patrons has grown to 1810. Of
these, 100 have been added since the
first of November. The librarian is
kept busy during the eight hours the
library Is open, applicants for books
averaging 100 a day. This seems In
credible, but it Is shown to be true
by the records.
With 3810 patrons and a dally
average of 100 applicants for book
the need for more Is certainly appar
ent. The library might well have
three times as many books to serve
this patronage. It should have If
possible at least twice the present
number. If we remember also that
many of the books are mucli worn by
years of service and shrould be re
placed, the need Is emphasized.
JOHN PATTISON FOR GOVERNOR
Colfax Mayor May Become a Candl
date in Washington This Year.
Mayor John Pattison of Colfax, whoiBna BCCePl "e as payment for my
recently investigated Pendleton's city
bond issue for the Woodmen of the
World, and who Is well known here,
Is now mentioned as a probable can
didate- for governor of Washington
at the coming state election. A
Walla Walla paper says of the an
nouncement of Pattlson's candidacy:
Something of a stir has been cre
ated in the political ' circles ot the
state by the announcement made a
few days ago that John Paulson, who
has served two terms as mayor of the
city of Colfax, and who now occupies
the executive chair of the city, Is to
be a candidate for governor at the
fall elections.
Friends of Mr. Pattison are work
ing In the endeavor to have him come
out for election on the democratic
ticket, and as he has not refused to
do so, It is believed he will .be one of
the candidates in the field.
Mr. Pattison Is president of the
Colfax Bar association, and Is regard
ed as one of the leading attorneys
of the state. Clubs have been form
ed boosting him for the governorship,
and Influential men of both political
parties are lending their endorsement
to his candidacy.
PATENTS USEFUL RECORDER.
Portland Man Inventor of Street Car
Street Recorder That Will Relieve
Nervons People.
W. E. Lakln, a conductor on the
East Ankeny carllne, who Jives at
83 East Twenty-seventh street North,
has patented a street recorder to be
placed In street cars. It will record
the name of the street which a car
Is approaching and designate th
numbers ot th house on th block.
says th Portland Journal
At th same ttm hi Invention will
flash a picture or advertisement to
view until another street la crossed.
Th speed of th ear doe not alter
th display, for th trolley merely
meets an overhead Contact hanger,
wherever located, and th recorder
does th work perfectly.
Mr. Lakln's dtvlo will not only
relieve conductor of th necessity of
calling th streets, hut will quiet th
fear of th nervous passengers.
8 1 rangers seeking a certain number
can local It a block away by thla re
corder, which la Ilk an ordinary
cash register and can be removed to
another car Is necessary.
To relieve th monotony of staring
th passenger opposlt In th face,
Mr. Lakln says h can present attrac
tive picture ot Oregon scenery be
tween advertisement and might even
attach a phonograph and give a good
vauaevuie snow.
LONG HVNT FOR MURDERER.
British Columbia Police 11 she Been
Two Year on Trail.
It will be two year next July sines
Simon Qun-a-noot, a Northern B. C
Indian, murdered Max L Claire- and
Alex Mcintosh In cold blood and then
took to th hills of the Bear, Lake
country, says m Spokane citron!
ele.
Sine that time there have been no
less than four parties out In quest of
the fugitive. The chase Is satd to be
the longest ever continued by any
government of Canada, and th ex
pendltur ot money has been vsrl
ously estimated so far at $50,000.
Parties coming out from Hasellon
say the present expeditionary force
consists of 14 msn, and among the
number ar Barney Mulvaney, who
carried th mall last year from Kill-
maat to Haselton; Pet Curran, Jack
Graham and Charley Paquette, all
old-timer In the Interior,
The provincial polio during the
summer and fall months spent most
of their time preparing for ths hunt
which It waa Intended to prosecute
vigorously during th winter months.
They had a pack team of 14 horses,
steadily engaged conveying provisions,
ammunition, etc., to the numerous
caches they established In that eoun
try of great distance Th pay ot
most of these is $1 a day and board.
8o far th only net result of the
hunt hss been to capture th Indian
who had been trading off the furs
Simon and his psrty have taken dur
Ing their enforced stay In ths hills.
Most Informants who com out from
the Interior say that the Indiana have
become very saucy, owing, It la pre-
sumed, to the Inability to bring Si
mon and his band of eight to bay.
Others say It will require 100 men to
capture them.
Merely a Question of Pea.
"Peas Is peas," said J. C. Berry,
whose dry land products took first
prises at th state fair last tall. "It
was Intimated by someone In th Re
public a day or two ago that my dry
land peas took th first premium be
cause there was no other exhibitor
of peas In competition with mln at
the state fair last fall. This Is not
fair, although It comes up on a 'fair'
proposition. To appease ths suspl
clon that my "peas took the blue rib
bon because they were alone, I want
to say that tha rule made It neces
sary that any prize-winning exhibit
had to be meritorious to earn the
prise awarded It before It received It
"My peas were raised on the dry
land of the Blackrock district
am willing to wager th blue ribbon
accorded them that they are equal to
the best pes raised in the county on
Irrigated land. The yield may not
have been so great but tha slzs and
quality were there. I will defend the
reputation of Blackrock peas and po
tatoes and "punklns against such a
base and malicious libel as that con
talned In the suggestion that they
took the prise because they had no
competitor." Yskima Republic.
Paid for Stolen Cherries,
Portland, Ore.. Jan. 21, 1908.
Mr. F. A. Seufert,
The Dalles, Oregon.
Dear Sir: About 12 years ago
went into your orchard and picked
about a gallon of cherries, for which
I know you could have placed me
under arrest, but I will be glad and
thankful to you If yon will be so kind
theft, as I want to be right with God
and man. With sincerity,
P. C. PETERSON,
The above letter was received by
Mr. seufert yesterday and was most
gratifying to the gentleman as well
as his friends, who are now satisfied
that there is one honest man In this
great big world who while tempted
by the view of luscious cherries which
are grown at the Cherry City, Is will
ing not only to pay for them, but al
so to pay .Interest on the money as a
good Investment. The money will be
turned over to the church by Mr. Seu
fert so that the good work will go on
Indefinitely. The Dalles Chronicle.
Winter Huckleberries.
Mel Baldwin, the good natured
steamboat manager, this morning
brought into the Board of Trade
rooms a stalk of garden huckleber
ries. This Is a fruit which Is espe
cially good for pies, having the same
or a better flavor than tlfe mountain
huckleberry. The fruit is about three
or four times the size of its moun
tain kind, and Is a prolific bearer.
The vine is .similar to that of a to
mato., but grows much taller. Sa
lem Journal.
Poeahontas district has a record for
her gold production In the earlier
years, and later since the plow has
turned the virgin soli that same dls
trict lays claim to the largest crops
produced on the same acreage In east
ern Oregon. But the latest and best
crop Is Just announced: Born, to Mr.
and Mrs. Ira Eurnslrt yesterdny, a
14-pound boy.
TUBERCULOSIS 1
AT THE ASYLUM
M PER CENT OF DEATHS
FROM LUNG TROUBLE.
Stats) Making an Effort to Segregate
Tuberculosis Patkat at Oregon
Asylum Percentage of Death
Iledttoed by Separating Consump
tive From Other Patient.
In hi report to th state board of
health Dr, W. B, Morse, a member
of th board, take up th subject of
segregating th tuberculosis patients
at th stat Insane asylum, discussing
ths two plans now under considera
tion by the board and takes up sv.
era! other matters ot Importance to
th Institution and th stat at large,
says th Salem Statesman. Regard
ing th segregation of patients ef
fected by tuberculosis, Dr. Mors
write;
By consulting th asylum authori
ties I found th death-rat from tu
berculosis for several years past lo
be in th neighborhood of 10 per eent
of th deaths from all causes. Some
thing' over a year ago a plan for
segregating these cases was adopted
with the result that during th 'year
Just finished this percentsg has been
reduced to II per cent, which Is of
oourss much higher than It should
b.
Within my recollection several at
tendants have contracted tuberculo
sis and died. Whetheror not these
deaths were due to Improper condi
tions at the asylum- It Is Impossible
to say as the same persons might
havs contracted it had they resided
elsewhere.
The asylum Is always crowded and
considering present conditions, th
work along thla line during th past
year deserves commendation. Much
remains to be done, however, before
th medical staff 1 properly equip
ped to prevent th ravages of thla
terrible malady.
I found no laboratory or pathologic
apparatus ot any kind but th super
intendent. Dr. Stelner. told me that
practical working outfit had been or
dered and would be Installed and put
Into us at the earliest possible date.
' The Ideal way to handle th tuber
culosis cases at th asylum would b
In cottages apart from th main
building; thla would involve a consid
erable expenditure of money both for
first cost and maintenance and
would hardly meet the approval of
the average legislator. A much leas
expensive plan and - one efficient,
would be to construct open air pa
vilions adjoining the infirmary.
IRRIGATION BUTTONS OUT. -
Albuqaerqne Making Arrangement
for Congress In October.
Albuquerque, N. . M., Is already
making arrangements for ths meet
ing of .the National Irrigation asso
ciation which will bs held ther next
October. The Albuquerque Journal
says:
A neat end appropriate souvenir
button has been adopted by the
Board or Control of -the National Ir
rigation congress. Ths design on the
button shows an allegorical represen
tation of Science bidding the Desert
drink and bars around ths exterior
circle the legend: "Sixteenth Nation
al Irrigation Congress, Albuquerque,
New Mexico, Sept. l-Oct. 1, 1001."
The button will be struck off In
three striking colors and will be about
the sis of a half dollar. These but
tons may be obtained by Albuquer
que people from the board of control
of the congress at actual cost. The
buttons will be manufactured by the
Whitehead and Hoag company of
Newark, New Jersey. The first con
signment will be distributed at head
quarters In about two weeks. They
are extremely handsome and will b
much In demand aa booster buttons
and souvenirs.
"JUICE" FOR OKANOGAN.
Big Electric Power Company to Do.
velop Washington.
The application of the Slmllkameen
Power -company for a franchise for
the purpose of operating an electric
light system, to transmit electricity
to various sections of Okanogan coun
ty Is being considered by the com
mlssloners of that county, says the
Spokane Chronicle.
It Is the purpose of the company
to provide commercial electricity both
for lighting and manufacturing in a
territory reaching .from the British
Columbia boundary on the north to
Brewster, at the mouth of the Oka
nogan river, on the south, with
northern boundaries to Chesaw, Mol
son and the mines of eastern Okano
gan county, Nlghthawk and the Cho
paka mountain mines on the west.
The desired permission also em
braces rights to certain streets In
OkRnogan towns. The plans take In
routes on both the British Columbia
line .and on both aides of the Okano
gan river to Brewster. A line Is pro
posed also from Nlghthawk via Loo
mls to Conconully. '
The Slmllkameen Power company
Is an Orovllle corporation, holding
water power on the Slmllkameen river
near Nlghthawk. . It Is capitalised at
$1,200,000, and Its present plant, lo
cated at the falls of the Slmllkameen,
produces 1500 horse-power. The
town of Orovllle Is now lighted by
electricity provided by the company.
IDAHO STATE EXPERIMENTS,
IHg Experimental Farm at '. Milner
. . Yields Well.'
J. U. McFherson, who hos charge
of the experimental farm at Milner,
Is spending a few days In the city,
representing his wife's Interests in the
estate of James II. Jackson, which
Is being settled, says th Bole Cap
ital News.
II report a very profitable sea
son for th farm and slates that they
raised an average of 111 bushels ef
nig Four oat to th acre, tl bushel
of Blue Stem wheat IH tons of
sugar beot on raw ground, 10 bush
els of peas, and II bushels of cord
besides numerous other crop, all ef
which demonstrated what can b
don with but on Irrigation provid
ing th ground Is properly worked.
On July 10 th crops were all well
Irrigated with th exception of a
patch of oats, which did not receive
any water by Irrigation and which
yielded an average of 4$ bushels to
th acre. He stated, however, this
was an exceptional year and general
ly more than on Irrigation was ne
cessary for successful crops.
Mr. Mcpherson says th farm wa
visited by a large number ef people
during th summer and he la ef th
opinion that what they say there and
th result ef th fair at Twin Falls,
did wonder toward selling land la,
that section, a th results were a'
revelation to th Investors of th east
some ef whom were skeptical about
th productiveness ot th oil.
Th Parmer' Institute at Twin
Falls which was recently held wa
on of th best attended and most
snthuslastle meetings h had ever at
tended. He says between 100 and
400 car of wheat and oat have been
shipped from th traot this fall.
MARVELS OF THE NEW FRISCO.
City by the Bay Rising Proudly from
liny Ruin.
"Walk up Market street In 8s n
Francisco, remain awhile and then
retrace vour atens anil van nan innn.
elate th great progress bslng mad
to rebuild the city which wa p radi
cally ruined bv fire laea than In
year ago," said Fred Russell, a lura-
oer aeaisr or Dorena, Oregon, at th
Hotel Portland this morning, say th
Oregon Dally Journal. Mr. Russell'
bom la In San Francisco, but h
lumbar mills ar near Dorene.
'1 waa In San Francisco ssvaral
days ago and marveled at th work
or renaoiiauon. ror Instance, on th
new Palace hotel steel frames ar be
ing nut Into Discs so fast that ana
can see th structure grow over night.
"i waa aotually astonished at h
rush of workmen and machinery.
Seven hugs derricks ar used to as
sist th workmen In th construction
of th steel work of this en build
ing alon. At th present rat th
Palace will be completed In a year er
possibly II months. It Is being erect
ed on th same ground, but It Is to b
mor of a skyscrapper than th old
hotel, which was known around th
world, .
Will Set Out JTS Acre m Walnuts.
J. B. Stump, on of th leading
farmers In this county, ha planted
17 acres of his large farm near
Monmouth to English walnuts, and
will mak hi walnut grov a com
mercial proposition, say a Willam
ette vallev ltam Th. . , ,
- --- plant
ed with a space of 10 feet between
rows one way and of 40 feet th oth
er way. in thla space between th
wamui trees Royal Anns
cherries are nlanteri. ana ih.u i...
ter will develop quickly th land set
to walnuts will soon be made profit
able while walling the first crop from
the wslnut trees. Experiments made
here in past years with walnuts have
been so satisfactory that Mr. Stump's
venture is not looked upon as an ex
periment, but as an Investment that
Is sure to bring rich reward. Other
are plaffnlng to set out large tracts
In walnuts in this section .within the
next few years, as the land Is said to
be especially adapted for walnut cul
ture. Valuable Property Offered for Ta.es.
We notice In the Lewiston Tribune
of January I. a sheriff's sale notice
of the homestead of Peter Skjvare of
Elk creek, to satisfy a Judgment of
This property embraces the Elk
Creek falls, one of the mo.it valua
ble properties In the country and
heretofore valued at $12,000.
Mr. Skjavare is financially unable
to prevent the loss of his property,
and unless help Is secured will lose
fortune for the lack of a few hun
dred dollars, to say nothing of tho
work and time he has spent
The Elk creek falls has the great
est power of any stream In thi. .
tlon, over ,25,000 cubic feet per mln-
uie passing over the falls during the
low water, and the water having a
drop of 800 feet in a half mile.
Kendrlck Gazette.
Another Proof of Mild Weather.
The Walla Walla Danera a wa.tr
ago made much ado over th. rant that
a hen that had stolen her nest had
natcned out a batch of chickens. tr
W. G. Berry, who has a ranch three'
miles west of this city has.gono that
biddy one better. Mr. Berry had a
fine hen turkey which suddenly dis
appeared, and he coma tn tha enn
elusion that a coyote had made a
meai or ner. Three weeks ago Mr.
Berry was surnrlsed to see his turUc
proudly leading nine young turks Into
me Darnyarti. what Is the matter
with a climate whera such iint
fowl as a turkey can be hatrheri nut
In the open? Dayton Courier Press.
Want Laborers in Alaska.
From 2000 to 8000 laborers are
wanted In the Tannana country In
Alaska by the contractors engaged In
railroad construction and, other pro
jects,, according to a letter from A.
L. "Craig, general passenger agent of
the Great Northern, received at the
looal office of the company, says the
Spokesman-Review,
He gives as his authority for the
Information the statement of Charles
Peabody, president of the Alaska
Steamship company, and says that In
view of the fact that so many men
are now Idle In the northwest, the
Alaska field may serve to absorb the
surplus of laborers.