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MINIDOKA P1WJK4JT TO
V. OPEN ABOUT JULY
1,000 Acres of 1Ui ftacnwh
iLandfu kuulJiera Idalx to lie
' Thrown 0MW tt HUmH TI)U
Year-rnnou Kleotrio Power
Ptat M in it Imiuilnl Mid lOnctrlo
3e.it Will i vtt lite Projwt.
Pf- Boise Capital New says of ths
ijr f tn, Minidoka government
' if projoct, in southern Idaho:
" b turned Irrto th canal
south (Id section
jjuct, which In
gres of land, un
f tha government
year. It la con
at all tha work
''A tlma, which
'ha contract,
f men and
ulhllng or
(on of tha
ille from
T
who
pa no
if aav-
d land
ka pro
, general
Isctrlcrty,
f electric
j Intervals
tM used to
ewer canala
and turn It
lll ba con-
which water
4 tha land,
newest feature
jrn inaho and I
id toward aov
Irrigating those
jated ao high above
a that they have In
vorthlrsa except for
isrs, and considered Im
atr. Joka project la ona of tha
luntlnl of Ita kind ever at
.a In Ihla state and being built
tha aama line a that of tha
,,itla-!lolM project. It will Irrigate
wmulwted, 70.000 acrea of lomi
bent land In tha atute. About
. thla amount la already undar
r nnd la Included on that part of
j project which Ilea to the north
i tha Hnake river.
In the center of thia tract are a
number of thriving town namely, Ru
pert, Mlnldloka, lUyburn, Jackaon
and Acequln. itupert la located In tha
center of the tract and therefore all
' the other towna Are tributary to It.
tr are few towna of any Import
ance on the south aldo of the project
a:' tha present time, but It la expected
M tht aa anon" aa the water la turned on
' v , communities will rapidly aprlng up.
' 'Will (ieMM Unat Nnw.
.. Ona .-f the bluest electric nowar
plants ar erected In the state la now
fe'i- .'-vtt.'the course of cnnHtruellnn 11 miles
V ' northeast of Rupert on the Knakc
1 ', It la estimated by the government
engineer that 50.000 horse-power ran
f.'be generated at thla point of the river
mi ini inia win ue sumciem 10 rur-
nUh power for light, transportatlou
' L'1a,ni fuel to the varloua towna on the
tract aa wen aa to every ranch houae,
and a1o auppy power for tha opera
tion or in electric pumpa to elevate
the waUf?to the land located above
the iraoirs
$i ",lC.tn ?na a
Jtd 'jut aoo
vl'iroperton
iC.ino f"1" or ine government ma
power win Da transmit
anon aa tha power plant
and plana will be Im
'.-.j.twedlately. taken up to build electric
;.rllfnm over, both sides of the river. It
. J lo may be poaiilble to tranamlt pow
' A tn nnlntfl nutiiMa nf th trart
Over 1200 Vtamav
.'inera are. Ji"u larma oi ine regu
latlon unit 4f 40 and 10 acrca on the
. jiofin iaa yf " a ln" un" wl"
J'he yiemf rf thoia farma aet out on
.4t.anetjjZi4le. . The ranche on the
i JqerthjM'M are all occupied and farm'
j?l ad- JSy. .'eaaturnera who recently came
igvto tne (cot9ury eager to ODtain mnu
ji-wnion la waterea Dy ine government
ifrojeot," t
.J jf ,'Many 6f Ihe farma are modern tn
Hwvery
V3l.
Ilald '
H'every respect and the nature of the
which la of volcanic ash under
with fine annd, makes It possible
' I" "through Irrigation, to produce mar
' "velously" large crops. By dry farming
'alone one of the ranchers of the tract
raised CO. bushels of wheat to the acre
and It Is claimed that this will give
om ,lfa of the. amount of wheat
.jP:ft . eWbe raised on Irrigated land,
"CT'T UP YAKIMA RANCHES.
Old Farms Are Being; Sold tn 10
i Aero IVuH Tracts.
The ft' 1 of the old established stock
raivclKtOf the Naches valley ha
boon up into 10 aore tracta and is
pit 'he market today, says the
YiU K 'Republic The ranch; Is that
krt :Qis the-Mortord place. It has
r been purchased by C. - S
J E -j nd the Yakima Commercial
1n. "Jy
, or years thla land haa yielded
. .indant crops of hay and other farm
i,r idurts ot the more staple variety.
Now it s to give homes to many peo
ple Instead of being owned by. one
' iliirtjr, - The ranch comprises 10 acres
-Trf the best farm property In th Na-
r aViam wallAU ' T la attiittAit hv the
Yakima . & Valley railway and is In
close proximity to the lower Naches
school house and ohuroh.
Farmers of. tha Naches are Jubi
lant at sight of the exit of the old hay
and stock ranches. It means that
aTSthetr valley will be doubled In pop
ulation and that the country will pre-
sent a vale of small and well kept
homes.
. . This Is the second big tract the
Commercial company has platted ln
ths Naches valley during the last
year, ' The other tract was the- old
Fechter A Janeok ranch, . It was not,
IPC hops, but Ilk mort of th othtr
hop land of Yakima valley, It ha glv
an place to fruit railing and farming
on a amallar but mora profitable
cat.
WANT CHKAPEH CAMS.
Canaxn'a racking Outniaiqr Uacfca Ito
IW JVotn lUUroad Charge
A Salem dlapatcb aayi:
Th Caraten Packing company of
Tacoma ha communicated with th
railroad oommlealon to eollclt tha aid
of tha commlaalon of thla atat In -curing1
mora favorable rate fr live-
lock batween California, and Waah
Ington, Within tha Mate of Oregon and
Wnihington th railroad will furnlah
tlngla-deokad car for livestock with
out aitra charge If doubla-decked car
ar not available whan th order la
received. Tli la advantage la atao grant-
ad between California and Oregon.
probably bocaua of th Oregon-Call-fomla
ayatem of th Southern Pacific,
for It la not a general rule In Inter
net oommerc.
Tha rule doe not exln a between
California and Washington. Thla U
very much In favor of Oregon pack
er, bacauaa much Uveal ock la brought
to both Wellington and Oregon from
California. An extra charge I Im
posed If It la aeceeaary to ubtltute
two lngle-dack car for onu double
deck ear.
Tha Waahlngton packer want the
Oregon railroad commlmlon to aealut
tha Washington commlaalon In bring
ing th matter before th Interstate
commerce oommiaalon ao that tha rule
of aubetltutlng alngle-decked ear for
double-deckera without extra chargs
may prevail In all Interatata carrying.
NEW ROADS VOH REHEItVATION.
Yakima ImUaiM WUI lUve tM Mllr
of New Illghwaya,
County Engineer Wclntyr haa made
a plan ihowlna; a new ayetem of road
on Ihe Yakima reservation and when
a map haa been drafted It will be aub
mltted to the department of the In
terior for approval, aay th Yakima
Republic. The plan provldea for II
mllea of roada along aeotlon line and
covering practically all of tha territory
of the reservation which la, or eventu
ally will be Irrigated.
At preaent the road on the reser
vation are but SO feet wide and the
county authorities ar anxious that the
roada be widened out so aa to conform
with the other roads of the county
which are (A feet In width and which
ar laid out on section linns. It Is
considered that tha change should be
mad prior to the opening of the res
ervation, . which I expected next
spring. If not, the change la likely
to Involve troublesome and expensive
condemnation proceeding against
white settlers who may purchase hold
ings and who would resent having
to give up strips of their land for road
purpoeea.
The plan outlined by the county en
gineer, meeta with th approval of
Superintendent Jay Lynch, of the res
ervation, and he will recommend Its
adoption by the department.
CONVICTS ESCAPE.
Trnsty Takes Advantage of Opportu
nity to Ron Away.
Richard FrlUch, a ona year and a
half man at the penitentiary, made a
successful escape yesterday afternoon
about (:I0 while having the liberty
of a trusty cleaning up the premises
ot the superintendent's cottage Just
outside the penitentiary fence.
When last seen, Frltsch was steady
at his work, and Just how he man
aged to slip out. of sight of the off!
clnls cannot be learned, and owing to
the fact that he waa a trusty, no guard
was deemed necessary, which advan
tag he took advantage of. Several
of the prison employes were scouring
the circus grounds last evening In
search of the fugitive, and Warden
Curtla took the second train out of
here about 10 o'clock for the purpose
of keeping a thorough watch in case
the escaped man should be on the
trains leaving for points south, but
nothing waa found ot him and It Is
believed by the prison officials that
he Is yet In this cty.
FrlUch waa sentenced to one and
a half years for obtaining money by
false pretense, and he had the half
year yet to serve. He was committed
from Jackson county.
: To Make Rain In Sherman.
A telegram from Charles If. Hat
field, Crows Landing, California,
which was received by W. If. Bar
rett the first of the week, brought
the newa that Mr. Hatfield will be on
the ground by or before May 11 to
commence his rain precipitating op
eration. Mr. Hatfield did not sue
ceed In fulfilling his entire contract
In the given length of time this year
In California. Hla success, was how
ever, great enough that the farmers
felt Ike remunerating him to the
amount of $1000. The farmers In the
neighborhood of Crows Landing are
looking forward to a bumper crop
the coming season. -Wasco News.
Natchea a "Spotless City." s
- Yesterday was clean-up day at
Natohe City, says the Yakima Re.
public. All day long thirty men and
eleven men with teams worked on
Notches avenue. The street waa freed
from rocks and graded thoroughly,
The residence district was raked and
trash burned. Men, ' women ' and
school children contributed their ef
forts from early morning until late
last evening. Today the city appear
ance is greatly Improved and the lit
He village which comprises some of
the most energetjo and public spirited
men and women of the Yakima val
ley, resembles the fabled "spotless
town."1'
Three suspeoted box oar thieves
were arrested at La Orande Friday
night One of the trio confessed soon
after for the sins of the rang. Two
of 'them are ' mere boys. They had
several 'pairs of shoes In their pos
session which they had taken from a
OPEN YAKIMA iifiD
INDIAN RESERVAHOJI
TO RE SETTLED UPON
The Portion of Yaklnaa Land to Be
Ttarown Opca Comprliasa l,!4A,000
Acre of lDverr CtiarsHif Wapeuo
Project ao Ue Eato4wi Portkm to
Ue Bouted I'pon Can Be Irrigated.
Th Yakima, Republic aay of tha
opening of a portion of th Yakima
reservation to settlement:
Th moat Important part of th
work preliminary to th opening of
th Yakima reservation Isaa been
completed, earlier than waa expected
here, by the selection by the depart
ment of the Interior of the land to
be withdrawn from entry for th Ws
pato project
The officers of the local United
Htate land office have received notice
from the department of the lands
withdrawn and thla ahowa that the
government contemplatea the exten
slon of the Wapato project over an
additional area aggregating over 0,-
000 acre and Including . all of the
moat desirable land from' th north
and eastern boundaries of th reser
vation as far south aa Fort Blmco
and embracing the area which could
be Irrigated from the Blmco and
Toppenlah streams.
Vast Increase m Irrigation.
Not only does this decision of the
department mean th vast Increase of
the Irrigated are, of Taklma valley
land but It also Indicate that th date
of the opening of the reservation may
not be ao far distant as was gener
ally auppoeed, and that tha govern
ment may be able to throw the reser
vatlon open, as originally Intended,
late this tell, or, at the latest, early In
the aprlng of next year.
The principal work which had to
be accomplished prior to the opening
of the reservation waa the surveying
and classification of ths lands and In
this department th fixing . of the
boundaries of the land to be Irrigated
under th Wapato project was the
mot Important part.
There are 1.115.000 acrea of land
to be opened to aettlement and thla
area embracea landa of almost every
claas homestead, desert and atom
and timber landa. A part of the ter
ritory has not been completely sur
veyed yet but this work Is In progress
and should bs finished during the
summer.
BAND OF SlfKEP DROWNED.
Wyoming Owner Loses 800 IToad In
Heavy Rain Storm.
A correspondent writing from Cas
per, Wyo., to the Cheyenne Tribune,
says of a serious loss of sheep ln that
vicinity: .
The only serious loss of sheep ln
this vicinity during- the past winter Is
reported by Robert Crosswalte, who
recently sheared a band near Casper.
The sheep were in poor condition
and were caught in a heavy rain storm
while on their bed ground.
The band consisted ot about 1800
head and were bedded In a narrow
draw, at the bottom ot a range of
hills. The rain water drained Into
the draw flooding the ground and the
efforts of the herder and campmover
to move the sheep out ot the pocket
were unavailing. Th animals hud'
dllng together In the draw ln which
the water waa rapidly rising. A little
over half of the band was saved, the
remainder, about eight hundred head
being drowned.
Mr. Crosswalte also reports the
only sale of wool - thus far reported
In the state. He consigned the clip
from the above mentioned band,
about 11,000 pounds, to a Chicago
house to be sold on commission, the
firm advancing 10 cents per pound on
the shipment which waa something
less than a carload.
There have been but few other
losses reported In this vicinity, due ln
the main to severe frosty nights fol
lowing heavy rains upon shorn sheep.
The losses have been so distributed
among the sheepmen that the Indi
vidual loss la Insignificant, the eheep
which succumbed being the poorest
of the flocks.
ENTTRE FAMILY MISSING.
Husband, Wife and Ctuldren May
.- Have Drowned,
That E. B. Porter and his entire
family, consisting ot Mrs. Porter,
year-old' son and a babe of - two
months, have been drowned tn the
Wllamette or Columbia rivers Is fear
ed by a brother of the missing man.
Embarking In a steam launch. Porter
accompanied by hla wife and children
left Portland for the lower Colum
bia river about six weeks ago to look
at a small sawmill plant he contem
plated buying.
Not a member of the family has
been seen by any of their relatives
since, although on leaving Porter did
not expect to be absent long. No tid
ings of any sort have been received
from them. Every Inquiry ot the
brother has given no olew as to their
fate or whereabouts.
A small boat answering the de
scription of ths B. B. Porter, the
name of the craft in which they took
passage, waa reported this morning
as bottom-up near. Astoria. An ef
fort la being made to identify the
derelict and If she proves to be the
one ln which the family set out from
Portland, there will be little hope re
maining of their ever showing , up
again alive.
In hla launch Porter was a fa
miliar figure around the harbor. Dur
ing the freshets In the Willamette, hs
made It a business of picking up hard
wood logs which came floating down
stream. These were usually maple
and oak.
- Wishing to branch out ln his bust'
ness operations, and hearing of a
small mill down the river which had
been reported to him that he could
Use to advantage, he decided to take
l..l.l.,Ml.l It
he concluded to take them with him.
During their sbsencs there have
been several bad blow on th rtvef,
bat (lis craft was staunch and could
probably rids out th waves on most
inland waters. It she was wrecked
and went down. It I probable that ah
was In a collision with some larg
steamer at night and no one but the
occupants of ths little boat knew any.
thing about the accident
SMOOT DECLARES TIMBER
IS tVEXNQ WASTBtH
Utah Senator Defends Policy of For
estry Departmeac .
The speech In opposition to ths
forestry service waa made by Sena
tor Heyfeurn of Idaho in ths senate
while the agricultural bill was under
consideration.
Warner of Mlscsourl, continued his
speech on ths Brownsville affair, but
it was not concluded.
Heyburn suggested an amendment
excepting Idaho from the states in
which the secarstary of agriculture
may give permits for th exporta
tion of timber from ths forest rr
serves. He ridiculed the chart of ths
forestry division, which 'was swung
on the well of the senate chamber.
marked with statements as to ths
number of years ths forests of various
parts of ths country would last Ths
forestry division hs says, wsa launch
ing Into a realm of prophecy In a
way that would require greater wis
dom than that posse as sd by ths sages
of old, when It waa declared that a
certain section would be short of It
forest In It. It or t years, they for
got that hs aay, lumber grows, an
h declared tha the Umber supply Is
ss great today as svsr In the world's
history. There is, he says, no danger
ot a timber famine. -
Senaor Smoot took exception to
the statement that ths world's timber
wss as great as ever. Heyburn re
torted that tha senator from Utah
might consult the map on the senate
wall aa a guide, he possessing ths
spirit of prophecy" which b (Hey
burn) did not possess. Smoot said
he could prove, not by prophecy, but
by figures, that the timber of this
country is being rapidly destroyed
and thct there Is not anything like
the amount of timber In this country
that there was II or 10 years ago.
. TRAMPS KILL BRAKIK.
Hurled to Death from Flying; N. P.
Train. .
While attempting to eject five
tramps from a blind baggage car oi
Northern Pacific train No. II early
this morning, John Pryor, brakeman,
was thrown from the car by the ho
bos between Connell and Hatton and,
striking on hla head, was killed In
stantly. The hobos boarded the blind
baggage at Hatton and Pryor climb
ed over from the front end ot the
smoker to eject tbem.
Pryor was missed when the train
reached Connell and the hobos were
arrested and sent to Pasco, where they
are now In Jail. They ten varying
stories of the affair, but declare that
Pryor fell by accident. ' This however.
la contradicted by other testimony.
The train ran back along the line
from Connell and Pryor's body was
picked up. The doctor who examined
the body said, that death must have
been Instantaneous. Pryor has rela
tives and many friends ln Pasco.
For Municipal Owners! Up,
Municipal ownership of the electric.
light and water plants was the prin
cipal topic of discussion at the meet
ing of the city council Tuesday night
although many other Important sub
jects were considered by the city
fathers ln a lengthy session which
continued until midnight when ad
journment waa taken subject to the
call of the mayor, says the Kennewtck
Reporter.
Three counollmen and two private
cltlsens, J as. Crowell, J. A Rose, W.
A. Hswes, O. L. Hanson and George
F. Richardson were appointed as
committee to secure estimates on the
cost ot the present light and water
plants the figures to be presented, to
the council at Its next meeting. This
action was taken ln response to a pe
tition of the cltlsens declaring that
municipal ownership of these public
utilities was a necessity and calling
upon the council to thoroughly Inves
tigate the possibilities with a view to
submitting the proposition to the
voters.
WUI Confirm CUM of S00.
Bishop O'Dea, who is expected tn
North Yakima Saturday afternoon,
will on Sunday, either In the. after
noon or evening confirm a class
which will have In excess of 200
members, says ths Yakima Republic,
Those who took the first commun
ion this year, last and the year be
fore and those people who have re
moved to North ' Yakima after com,
munlon'but before confirmation, will
compose the class.
The hour ot the service has not
been determined and probably will
not be until after the arrival of Bish
op O'Dea, who Is expeoted to reach
this city Saturday afternoon., Clergy,
men of the church and members In
Seattle a week ago commemorated
Bishop O'Dea's Jubilee.
Sunday at high noon mass will
commence the forty hours' devotion
here which will conclude Tuesday
evening. 'It is altogether probable
that other clergymen ot the denoml
nation will be in North Yakima at
the time.
Winter Barley Headlne;. '
Winter barley Is now heading in
the Lewlston flat section east of the
city adn will be ready for the har
vest by the latter part of June, says
the Lewlston Tribune. This is the
report made yesterday by farmers
from this section who are transacting
business ln the city.
The general 'crop conditions are re
ported to be very favorable lor big
yields and an earlier harvest of all
grains is predicted because of the
open winter' and early" growing
-weather. The acreage of all. grains
In Nes Perce county has been mate
rially Increased with 'the exception
binW"lttadjCTit-Jt-
TO MICE UES
RAILROADS MAY
MAKE GENERAL INCREASE.
SSSSSBSSSBSBSBt ' .- , ' j
Eastcrsi Railroad Pratdetu Will
Combine to Pat Widespread Bat
Advance) Into Effect De4wmlie4
Resistance Front Cotssnerctel
' Bodies.
An organised atMsjpt by eastern
railroad managers to effect a whole
sale advance of freight rates has
aroused widespread alarm and pro
test says the Oregon Dally Journal.
Whlls no open action has been taken
In the Pacific northwest In opposition
to ths movement Oregon commercial
bodies and shippers havs not been
inaotive, and a determined resistance
to the raise Is being organised.
The eastern railroad presidents re
cently cam Into the open and have
declared that they will carry the pro
posed Increase into effect and that
ths Interstate commerce commission
will be powerless to prevent it The
movement has reached a stage where
sn outburst of popular indignation is
spreading over the country. Commer
cial Interests ar forming combina
tions to exert the united Influence of
th country's business men against
the advance of rates.
A telegram received In Portland
from Chicago advises local lumber
manufacturing Interests thst ths lum
ber shippers of the middle west and
northwest are up in arms, and that
united action will be taken. The rail
road presidents bavs been asked to
withdraw the advanoed. rates until Oc
tober. A large meeting of shippers
representing the entire western coun
try, will be held at Chicago May II.
It Is admitted that the Interstate
commerce commission and state rail-
v-ay commissions bavs no powers that
can bs used effectively under present
laws to prevent the railroads from
carrying the proposed Increase into
effect It wss to prevent Just such
action by the railroad companies that
the Fulton amendment was offered In
the present congress.
This amendment to the. interstate
commerce law wa originated by the
lumber manufacturers snd their at
torneys. They proposed that no rail'
road should be allowed to Increase an
established rate until i after the In
crease had first been submitted, to the
Interstate commerce commission and
tne snippers given a heariag tn op
position to the advance.
Had thia amendment become a law
the railroads could not carry the
threatened general Increase Into effect
until It had been threshed oat before
the commission snd approved by that
1ody, and then given a final hearing
In the courts, where appeal could have
been made by the railroads.
NEW APPLICATION BLANKS.
Land Office Receives Supply of New
Papers for Entrymen.
The land office department through
Frank C. Bramwell, register of the lo
cal land office, haa made public an
announcement which will mean much
to the office Itself, the newspapers of
the state and the people who have to
do with public lands In general, says
the La Grande Observer.
The department of the Interior haa
made a radical change ln the form on
which applications for ., homesteads.
desert lands and timber and stone en
tries are made. Heretofore and since
1878, the form has had a few minor
changes, all tending to shorten the
wording of the application which Is
always printed In a newspaper near
est the land filed on.
After the 11th Inst, the form will
be much shorter, and all classes of
appllcationa must be made on the
same style of blanks. Each class of
land was customarily applied for on
a distinct and separate form. Begin
nlng with ths 15th, . however, one
form will be used In all classes. .
Considerable change has been made
In the manner of publishing affida
vita aa well. - -
DRAPER SELLS BLOODHOUNDS.
Spokane Man Hunter Retires)
the Bnslness.
T. H. McDermott, a private detec
tive-who was formerly connected with
the1 Inland Empire company, has pur
chased Sam and Brady, Harry Dra
per bloodhounds, for a considera
tion of (4X5. The deal was completed
Monday, says the Suokane Chronicle.
Mr. McDermott has already made
arrangements with a number of sher
iffs In outside counties so they will be
able to secure the dogs ln ths shortest
space, of time and .similar arrange
ments have been made with several
of the , railroad companies.
"It is my Intention to keep the
dogs ready to go out at a moment'
notice," stated Mr. McDermott "I
have every confidence tn their abil
ity to trail a man, as their work In
the past has proved their ability,
am also considering the purchase of
a Russian bloodhound which, will be
trained especially in trailing a man
on a sidewalk, a difficult thing to
do."
STRIKE. IN SALEM MILLS.
Tom Kay Closes Down . Woolen MIEs
tv-',' for Spinners' Strike. t
The Oregon Dally Journal says of
the woolen mill strike at Salem:
Senator Tom Kay's woolen mills in
this city, employing 110 hands, are
shut down completely tonight because
of the strike of pine spinners. The
strike, which is ot an Independent na
ture, there being no union here, la be
cause of the reduction In wages made
the first of the year, ranging from
per cent to lt4 per cent ,-
The strike was a complete surprise,
though - two of the men had already
met th fore ef five that were to bavs
begun at I o'clock this morning and
together they marched Into Ear's of
fice and demanded a return to tha old
seals nndsr which sm ef the nine re
ceived ft a day instead ef $1.75 as at
present, and ths other three made II
per month instead of M as they do
ow. -
Kay haa sent his foreman to Ore
gon City to secure spinners, but Is on
able to get assistance from that city.
New River Boas Ready.
C A. Londy of Kennewtck was in
ths Express offlos one day last week
snd in speaking of ths fast passenger
boat that Is new being built at Seat
tie for the up-river trade. Says the
Pasco Express, Mr. Lundy gave out
that the boat would be a 1(9 horse
power gasoline. It feet wide and I
feet long, and that TI passengers and
aaggage could be comfortably accom
modate!, besides the mall and the ex
press which It contemplates carrying.
Ths boat which wilt be known as
"The- Kennewtck." Is - guaraat d to
make 1 miles an hoar ay stream.
making tt the fastest, by far- of any
boat on the ran, and where two days
are now consumed by the freighters
this little eraft will make it in a day.
The Kennewtck will travel from
Seattle to Kennewtck by its own pow
er, making the ocean trip alone from
Seattle to Astoria, and from there to
Celllo falls, where it will be taken
over the portage and from Celllo
make ths boms ran to Kennewiek
mission by the first of Jan.
. Many Itoeneseeker at Boise.
Reports from trainmen and offi
cials at th depot are to the effect
that more emigrants are arriving in
the city this spring than ever be
fore and all seem to be seeking loca
tions to engage in business to get
lands under some of the irrigation
projects now under construction.
says the Boise Capital Newa
It Is evident from the number ef
strangers seen on the streets and
from the reports of real estate deal
ers that the fame of Idaho climate,
soil and opportunities ar becoming
known to the world and are attract
ing attention to the Gem state and
particularly to the Boise valley, the
greatest prune belt ln th world.
Many of the strangers Interviewed
are greatly surprised at ths wonder
ful productiveness of the coll. the
delightful climate and th advantages
here for investment
Idaho Sunday School.
The report of the secretary of the
Southern Idaho Sunday School asso
ciation ahows 81 Sunday schools in
southern Idaho, with 1,28 officers
and teachers, 11,918 scholars and an
average attendance of 10,8 8. says
the Boise Capital Newa
Canyon county leads with fifty-one
schools and 478 teachers and officers
and S.0 scholars with an average
attendance of 8, tit.
Ada coanty comes next with thirty-
nine schools, 480 teacher and offi
cers, 4.057 scholars, with an average
attendance ot 1,771, beating Canyon
county In everything but the number
of schools. -
Custer coanty has but two Sunday
schools with twenty-two teachers
and officers and a membership of 100
and an average attendance of 80.
Bear Lake county has tha same num
ber of schools with fifteen teachers
and officers, and an average atten
dance of 48.
Consider Mining Bureau.
The governing board of the Com
mercial club will meet at noon today
when .step will ba- taken relative to
the matter of organising a mining bu
reau, says the Lewlston Tribune. It .
had been arranged for the matter to
receive consideration at the last meet
ing of the board, but no quorum was
present at that time. The board has
Invited mining men to be present to
express their views. . It Is probable
that at the meeting today the subject
will be referred to a committee, hay
ing authority to establish ths bureau
as an adjunct of tha club's publicity
work; . , ,
At the meeting today the governing
board will also consider the matter of
making a donation of $100 to the Lew
lston band to assist In the purchase of
new uniforms. The matter of making
a regular monthly donation to the
band will also be acted upon.
Nathan Wolffs Estate.
Nathan Wolff left an estate valued
at 811,000, which will be Inherited by
his widow,- Mrs. Esther L. Wolff, and
their four children, ranging- In age
from 8 to 11 years, says the Oregon
Dally Journal. - Acting on a petition
filed in behalf of the widow by Dolph.
Mallory, Simon As Oeartn, County
Judge Webster this morning appointed
Mrs. Wolff executrix of the estate.
She Is required to give a bond of 818,-
000. The estate consists solely of the
stock f Jewelry and other goods kept
ln the pawnbroker shop at 1CI First
street where Wolff met his tragic
death. The widow Is I years of age
and the children are Aline, 11 years
old; George, aged 8; Ruth, aged 1. and
Jeannette, aged S. - Joeeph ' Dlnkel
splel, Jacques F.- Relnhart and Her
man Marks have been appointed to
appraise the estate.
. Salem K3eaned)' Up."
;. Salem's first annual clean up day
was' even a greater success than the
promoters had hoped, says the Salem
Statesman. ' Streets, alleys, ' back
yards and front yards, vacant lots and
every place that harbored a collec
tion of the cans or rubbish, received
attention. The city presents a better
appearance this morning ln conse
quence. ':'"- ';..(; ;
Many of the merchants put as many
men at work as they Could secure, in
cleaning np- about their premises. -
"The schools and colleges were dis
missed and ths young folks aid excel,
lent service. ' '
The city was divided into four dis
tricts and the work was done syste
matically. '
' Next year it is planned to organize
the forces earlier and make the move
ment general. " - .
' North Powder Is In fear of an epl-
tfrnlcof r.OTB and dlnntheHa, (-