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Newspaper Page TextTO 1GE 11 OH THE HOUSE FLY KXTtOtMlNAHOH CAMPAIGN 4 WAGED IN MOIlTlIWESrr ftsatU IloalU. 0km Take Lead Walt Wall Will Follow Holt and Oil OUm la MarttmeM An Urged to fU tn Un WW tkmroj BiwMUnf Ground. A campaign of extermination agalnat the common house fly la be- ln throughout th north wet Ud much sentiment U heard to th GOOD ftPPLE LAHD .The Roosevelt dam will eollpue In magnitude of cublo content nil of the dnma at prcMnt under construction by th reclamation service. It will curtain tlO.000 cublo yard of maaon- rv. or over alx tlma mora than tha Pathfinder, and nearly flvo time aa heattmc i-ai-hii lifli un much aa tha Hhohone dam. Ita hi (lit will ba 110 foal from founda tion, length oh top IJO feat (or, In- eluding plllway brldgaa, 1010 faat), and Ita thlckn at tha baa 111 faat In plan, although built In tha form of an arch, thla etructure differ from tha Shoehone and Pathfinder da ma In being of the gravity type, wherein maa alone la euffklent to eeoure eta bllity. The reaulllng reservoir' will be the largeat artlflcally formed lake In the world, a body of water tl mllea long. Hon during the extremely dry eeaeon will be pumped from the Columbia by the big gasoline engine. The power plant on the Two Rivera project haa been forced to a cloee down owing to a break In one of the main lateral. The break la being re- TIIK INUAJiO EMPIRE I paired and the pumping plant will proueuijr, oe eimriBu up mmm RUSHES TO GDSST i WaJtaburg Oroliard Now Worth 40,-! MO la died A Example One Waste Land U Wow Prodoctlv Be yond All Um preama of th Owner Many Vi. of Umatilla ,Buorp- tibia to Ham DevHupment. c. m. ST. PAtx Bcmanro IJfO BAPIDtT WESTWARD I U(e n a vedc.h.pl dlatrlct ex Jaguro-ebleo, and tha Negro was found to be capable of producing rather fair grain. In the course of the work experi ment were conducted a far norta Cru Alta and ae far wrath aa Jag uarao and to tile wet aa far aa Uru guayans. The terrtiory wnicn uie in vent! tor .found most eultable to wheat growing waa that of Uruguayana and Quarahy, a comparatively ama.ll area ' In the extreme weeteni portion of the The' Seattle Poet-Intelllgenoer paye a deserved tribute to the Waltaburg eotion which la now one of the lead- in plaoea over two mllea wide, with a Ing apple aeotlona of tha northweet. etorage capacity of 1,100,000 aore-feet The eame tribute may be truthfully and a maximum depth of over II applied to Umatilla county which un- feet der proper cultivation and method The dam and reeervolr are the may aleo be rated among the ttmoui Barnea to Plead Inemnlty. Insanity will be the plea of "Bud" Barnea, eaye the Walla Walla Bulle tin. The man who la waiting trial for the brutal killing of Mr. Anna Ald rlch will endeavor to eacape tha gal low by claiming mental rreponl billty. At flret It waa thought that thl man would tlmply try to brasen It out w a ti.l.V In Wat Hal mat n- nao -ra . .u..i... ... .... , n thM,--- ---- - - : Walla at leaat three dae after 1 I """ ' toeing nanaicappea aj vam ran-mmj waa killed and that he waa not with rapid eoncluaion of the Chicago. 1CU- J high price placed upon the land by Seen of Activity tn the Dakota, Moo tana and WaeJungton Review of Oie Mne From Chicago to PariJfk Coast Term inn at Tecom To be! Finished In Spring of 10OS. tending between Paraguay and Uru guay. Similar land eultable for- the grain waa also found extending along the southern border of the atata (rem Uruguarana to D. Pedrlto, but tha en tire area waa limited. Along the southern border of the . tate In the . dltrkrt mentioned the state pnrchaaed a number of site The Chicago American print thai e)teM)v nprilllaltlk tb, work affect that Walla Waila rtould Join ,,, tMtwM ot ,h mt m... pro appi. .ecflons. tha crusade, aaya the Walla Walla ft tat semen. Ho far tha city authori al ea nave taken no action, but the object may be brought up at a fa Mr meeting of tha city council. A campaign against bouse file la ct for tha Irrigation of land in thai Halt River valley, In the vlolnltyl The Poet Intelligencer aaya: ' Waltaburg has had some favorable Phoenix, Arisen. From "The publicity aa an apple growing dia- Govern ment't rest Storage Dams." I by Henri V. Lemenager, In Dams." by Henri V, Lemenager, In trtct. It was near that city that one orchard of of 10 aorea gave the own er an tnooma of 140.000 ever all ex ohlefly the oeatructlon of their breed- (h Am,rCar, Review of Reviewa for penso. during the year of HOT. That log places, ana mess are open mm-1 jurl(t ur puee or any piece wner were w Warmth enough to hatch tha egga. Aa effective campaign has just been begun under the direction of Health Officer Crlohton, of. Seattle. Although on a more elaborate scale than Walla Walla could undertake. Dr. Crtchton outline It tn the fol lowing etateroenl Tt properly wage this campaign, w will need the cooperation of the general public, and In particular the house wtvea The danger from the fly la In having the Insect enter the home and get on the food. We will be able to exterminate million of file, but each housewife should make palrteular effort to keep flies out t her own home. I think that we will first have to wag a campaign of education. When file are more plentiful we will con duct experiment and ahow to the general public how great la the dan ger. Dr. William R. M. Kellogg, city bacteriologist, will be aaked to make sums testa, and we will have photo graph taken. He will tax files, al low them to light on execration from a typhoid patient 'and then light on meat or other eulture media. We will have photograph taken through a microscope, which will snow how eas ily the germa and bacteria are car ried, and how kulckly they multiply, YAKIMA WtKIi PHICm orchard la not for aale, because It Is equal to a gold mine to the proprie tor. , A few year ago the owner was engaged aa a publla school teacher. He secured a homestead and planted a nortlon to fruit treee. The or- (M-ogiM! ttakw til Price of the On trul Watdilngton Clip. Woi -jilt.- in Oreron thl wek at .,.t nr tha Hn rhiina-ed hand I chard begun to return good profit . i. ,,i. .,-n,rtin to H.I five year after planting, Last eea- manley Coffin, go a long way toward son. the tenth from the date ot be- establlahlng a price for the clip here, ginning. It made the big crop report .. the T.klma Republic. Orchard planting offer an oppor- Aa a g-m-ral thing the clip In thl. tunlty for every energetic man who part of the country sell at about I will go upon he land 7,Lt. . un.i holaw that of the Urns- poeion. The tree grow while the , owner sleep. In the Columbia conn- Itut. may be expected for woo, held h" "" in m m-f her, when witnesses bave been found who will swear that he waa aeon in her company near the cn of the murder. Bamea' attorney, however, have succeeded. It la claimed. In convincing him that the only possible way In which hie neck can be saved la , to olead Insanity. Barn will be defended by Attor ney Oscar Cain, C. H. Hurspool and F. A. Oarrecht, who were appointed by the court They wfl make a stub- horn fight for their client. utto itupp waukee and St. Paul railroad to the Pacific coast and describe aa fol low the country through which It passes. Bj reason of aa unusual apart In work representatives of the Chicago Milwaukee A St PtuI road say they expect to have the great transconti nental Un finished from Chicago to Seattle and , Tacoma next spring. Regular trains are now operated oa the new Pacific coast line as far a Mobridge, Ummon, Hettinger, Bow man and Marmarth, In the Dakota; to Terry, Mile City, Musselshell and Its proprietors as soon aa the possi bility of wheat raising became known. On the atata land aeven varletle of wheat were tried, those common to northern Europe, two varieties common in Italy, a new variety of Italian wheat and the variety of wheat heretofore raised for varioua purpose in the state. Aa a result of the first year's work It was ahown that the varieties of wheat common to northern Europe were not suited to growth in BraxlL The two Italian varieties, Barletta and Itletl, both ac climated to Argentine, gave fair re sults. The native wheat also made good returns and a new variety of Italian wheat, the Pucenae, gave In- This 1 a illaht Increase n the price He oai oi mo ia iw association this morning Mr. Stanford, alrody paid thl. year. Mr. Coffin chard In on. at' present of the association, stated okthat the clip of the aklm "'"'"V,,?" ,A ,MrT?t ?rhin that there will be a .pedal meeUn, of Prosecuting Attorney will be In charge of the case for the tate. He will probably be assisted by I Uari0WtOn, in Montana T. P. and O. C. aoe, ana uepuura. Not ln tn) history of railroads ha I dlcations that It would probably he John H. aicuonaia ana a. line been comtructed witn ucn I wny aCcllmated. The cane will be called in superior i iD-cd The route from Butt to 8e-l mirln the last season exverlmenta court June I. and will attract a great kttle and Tacoma, with towns, dia-lwere continued with those varieties deal of Interest. There are over 0 1 trlcU and engineering feats, waa glv-1 0t wheat which had given the better en out recently. I result during the first season. The Prom Butte to Garrison, II mllea I average reault was considered that the Una goes through the Deer t-odge I ,hown by one lot of land where valley. Then comes the valley of Hellgat river, the timber district West of fit. Marie the road runs through the Coeur d'Alen Indian res ervation. The well known Palous witnesses for the prosecution. Itlaho Wool Sale ' After a meeting of the executive nmrrilftAA of the Id&hO WOOlCTOWer He boast of the fact that the or- aMOC,atin this morning Mr. Stanford. hectares of land, well aown and In tensively cultivated, produced 4100 kilo of wheat) substantially 1Z bushel to the acre), the common na tive wheat being used. The season and Klttlta valley will mak a total of about 1.200,000 pound, or poi bly omethlng more. While he I not willing to make a forecast on the condition he point out that the pres ent price l the lowest In year and that It 1 natural to expect a reaction toward the normal. -,n. nr tha nueatlon Involved I make during the 10 year at teaching school. He left the rank of the con sumer and became a producer. HI nroflta Increased with the develop- ment of hla orchard and the demand for the frulta that came from mature tree. Therein lie the secret or uc i ces for which many have ben search ing In varlou parts of the world. loca- . m ... I . I OUHnCI IM HWUVV. ". w vmw a Wtt ealcuuvii.ii J w-w ail memoers or ine """'' ""V..T I richest grain and fruit belta of the menters considered that thla indicated OCiailon to oe nem m hr-l...,w onnntrv. At Takoa ..e ..L. I 4 Ku...n. laal whether the saL mad. are .ufflcl.nt " "j; " u and nd he .trongly urged that ever, , carry the mill along and give ,0 rcontron. perfect. There member of the aoc atlon who found all the wool twy win neea. i. v"-lt hn abundance of plant food in the u poioio. whiu not as hlsh a the grower I .... . . ,.,,. ,h, mountain Such member of vnuid like to' see It I uch a can bel . HI V 1 fc"V wiMK't I ' . . , I -.1111 3 Thl will show conclusively that the endured, eepecmiiy aner a numr 1 ,rrC,t0tl canals have been con- fly I on of th greatest spreader of yenr of pretty gooa usu. Utructcd and the flood water impound disease germa. The Oregon sales establish a price at e(, for UM aurng the fruiting aeason, "If th housewife would one wak least il per cni lower man ., There are no soaiea oia sie in im part of the country and the yaxima .... . .... ,,. . ,1.. 1 iiaM-Miswuri liVUUll-. ana tne p.ace or """ " ' ;' lh, Oregon Short Line will be crose clty hall at 10 a. m., ay the Boise .tructure 1000 feet long. Prom Rosalia the Une continue through thl fertile and well settled country 10 mile to Palisade. There It reaches the shore of Rock Lake. The bank of tha lake are rocky and precipitous excelling in beauty the far-famed palisades of the Hudson. Newa. He wa not willing to a tate specific ally the purpose of this meeting, fur ther than to say It wa one of tne ut most Importance to all woolgTOwera, a pro Dame yieia 01 izvv. anus hectare ln an ordinary year (about 1 bushel to the acre. the executive j committee aa were in xeaaion tnn morning oonferred with a number of! representative of wool houses, ln re gard to the disposal of the clip, and Pindel! Lose Last nope. An opinion rendered by District Judge Steele In Moscow yesterday de stroys the last hope of Frank Ptadell, convicted of cattle steal Ing and sen tenced to serve three yeara In the From Palisade the Une follow thai,.... -M.itentlarv at Boise, aaya the banka of th lake five and one-half I t-wuiton Teller. up to th danger. It would be a com paratively almpl matter to prevent anuch alckneaa. Th germa of many and Klttlta clip old will be aold dl- dlaeases are carried by the fly and mosquito, and if w can exterminate rect to buyers. Mr. Cornn tninas, however, taking the wool producing th two, aa Prof. I O. Howard, th districts as a whole, that there win oe government bacteriologist, aaya can be a large quantity of wool stored, aa a don, thl will be a much healthier revival of condltlona will be antlcl- elty. paled by a majority of those Interesl- Th health department- work nee ed. In removing th breeding placea for Trannportatlon facllltlea are good, and the market equal to any In the world. There la much Idle land that can be hHd at reasonable price and on fa vorable term. Here, then, la another of the many opportunities open 'for the young men of today. Now I the time to plant th orchard and get the tree to growing tor future profits. mile to the new town ot Lavtsta, at the foot ot the lake; thence 3T milee through a country capable of produc ing grain, but which has hitherto not It wa decided to arrange for the first bem devei0ped for lack of railroad facllltlea. Six mllea east of Rolston the line passes over Cow creek on a steel structure 1408 feet long. From Lind to the Columbia river at Beyer- is riee of sales days at the places and datea mentioned herein: Mountain Home J"" Vale, Oregon June Payette June Mldvale. Idaho June 8 Caldwell, Idaho ..June Bolae. Idaho ...June 11 Shoshone. Idaho Jun 11 Tlkura. Idaho ..June IB file and moequltoea. I hear dally of doaena of place where the file and moequltoea are breeding, and wa will, oak th cltiaen to notify u ot breed ing place they find ln .their neigh- 8hp Kheorlng Over. The hearlng of th 40.000 heep on the upper Snake river I now practically completed, and within th next 10 day the sheepmen will be- -m.vtwn rt rnrawnre XAMTB I Hallev. Idaho June e "" 1 . t OF CUSTOMS DISTHJUri Pleabo . . -. ...... . 1. IBellevue. Idaho .......... .June Ormgrwwman tail Ha little Hope Bliss, Idaho .............. .June 17 nnMiuid mil Ilccominc Law. : : .Pindel was convicted at the last term of the district court and a mo tion for a new trial and a bill of probable cause wa filed before the adjournment of the term here. . Th argument of the motion for a new trial was made ln Moscow and the or der of the court was received yeater- ly, 7S mile, the line passea through notce received by Mr. Needham tne new town 01 Boxooro, ute the motion tor the new trial la and OtheUo. 1 ..,,. . nnw meda vanatlna- une crossing 01 me wrnm row 1 ,m. r.-KIlKi. , , , - , . . . . . HI. ..1 .l.I.lv v& " " " l hi&uv gu unufi- w 04.MJ. teel trusses, supported by massive Pindell wa a prominent stockman and farmer of the Ilo section and was concrete pier,, the chann. span being t wTnter on a charS piac-a j U.B - -"- I of cattle stealing. He waa tried and iweniy-Dve muea icavma 1 ,,.. , th- , Columbia river the Un enter the well known Klttlta valley, which la acquitted In the district court at that time, but wa - again arrested ' this borhooda. In thla way wa will b abl movmg their herd to th summer to make a thorough campaign ummer." TUB BIGGEST IRRI GATION RESERVOIRS Of several great atorag dam a present under construction by the reclamation service perhapa th moat trlklngry Interesting are tha three high masonry dame knows as th Shoshone, th Pathfinder, and th Roosevelt Th highest of these, the on in fact that will be distinguished a th highut dam in th world, I being built In th canyon of th Sho ahons river tn northwestern Wyoming alx mllea west of the town of Cody, ao named after Col, W. F. Cody, better known a "Buffalo Bill." Th Shoshone, or the Stinking Wa ter river, aa It waa originally named, because of th occurrence along Ita course of anrlnga giving Oft noxious gaaea, rie In northwestern Wyoming I section range on the high mountain ana forest reserve, say the lwtton Tel ler. Report from the hearlng corral how the clip to be heavy thl aeason ..1 o.,.lllw of tha wool good.' The uu Rush of bualnesa at' the closing hour of the session is likely to lnter- MyMerkma Surveyor. The Potlatch Star, published at irrigated b, water drawn, from the "Tt river, The Une passes through a timbered secured at the last term of the court . " fere with the change of the name of I Cameron, In Its Issue of May . B&yt: I corfntry to Snoqualmle pass, through the "Willamette" cuetom dUtrlct to . A party or .urveyor. are at wora "Portland." according to Congress- surveying a rou iur man Ellis, who writes to that .ffect the Clearwater river . to Pine creek h. r-iimhr of Commerce and and thence out to the top of tne Board of Trade, of thl city, aaya the prairie. Some time ago a similar sur- prlce. however, I not satisfactory t0 1 Telegram. Tne bm passed the eenate vey waa made, but the course chosen the Cascade mountains, at an eleva tion ot 3010 feet. The Cedar river 1 then followed Into Seattle. The Un to Tacoma parallels the interurban. Grading the whole length of the line is progressing rapidly with great- Find Man tn Room. To be awakened In the middle of the night by a man who had in aom manner unknown to them gained en trance to their room at the Gerllnger hotel last night was, according . to all right, but ha ha little hope of it waa found to be too steep. 80 work I y ,ncrea8ea f0rces, excellent progress I their statement the harrowing ex- becomtng a law at thl time. was auspenaea ana notmng m 1 1 being made upon the tunnels, and The "Willamette' dltrlct has been I done toward nnaing a Deuer rouw 1 tna Columbia river bridge and all lea- th vrnwer. In some section woolmen have i,..n inniinnd to dock heavily because ' - in , t, I 110 1 - - I mi vv.www. - - h himm of and ana oin in u. 1 en th. nnwrntnt of ex- I until a short time SRO. It now ap- I n tha tm-mn p.haracter fleecea this year, out n 1 porW and imports through thla city pear tnat tne present pians ot " 1 are in a state or advancement wmcn cup win b 1 for a number of year,, although th company having the surveys made win 1 makeB certain that they will be ready lleved the Snake river rfrtd ln thl manner. nha inanectlon of the sheep in th. Quarantine ha u..n rataait In tha lands of Dr. C. r n.nnn nf ClarkStOTt. and all u, .. ...... w. - - prove feasible and that the road will I wnen the arradlng Is completed. Track- actually be built that the Potlatch I laying on the coast will begin at Se- pralrle will eoon be connected witn attle and progress a rapidly a the the outside world by a railroad. I heavy work ln the Cascade mountain "Capitalists have at last Degun 10 1 ts completed realise that we have one of tne nnest value ot Us exports has really placed the city third In the list ot exporting porta of the union. The documents issued tn this connection periodically hv fha vovnrnment mention "WUlam- nf auch sheen that will be taken out .. .. n portnand should be given of the state or Into the forest re-1 tne croalt) nd a these documents sections of country that the sun ever J wtjeat haisING EM THE serve will be Inspected oeiore I clrculute largely In foreign countries, I ,hown upon that ln natural re-I UPANDS OF BRAZIL drive from the winter quarters oegm 1 tne clty 0( portiand. Ore., is com- source, tn climate, and, In fact every- Report from the saimon m. paratlvely little known, wniie tne 10- thing that goes to make up tne nome consul General George B. Anderson ... tinn atata that shearing Is well I c.ion Q ''Willamette" la only vague- n wn.ith. nleasure and haDbiness. the I . pi- hn.im .tot, that in view raj-ft. naes in iitirin wunini 11 ... . . 1 . - .. . . . 1 . 1 v v 7 ,h. ., of th eastern alone of advanced there and tne numuor v. ly understood. Tna attempt to nave potlatch prairie la unsurpassed, mey of tne one time gat trade In Amert. th. oreat Continental Divide, known sheep In that section will o mater- tha matter righted haa been maa know that a railroad through auch 1 L, flour In BraxU, and aa bearing mtiv inaTHHU uumh. - bsyciw in.it;". ww i 'till ill rv cl. liiib in "nr ill iii'i. umj -.uu - i nnnn inn fiirin niiniiiiii oi uuh aua year, I there waa Uttla or no opposition great aoal to tne vaju9 0f all property 1 Ior which' many American exporters I manifested toward It This time th n tne COUntry, but that It will pay now working, in connection with Grand Rondo Mine xieuis 1 Portland woara 01 iTaae, wrvusu 1 large aivldenda to the stockholders in perience ot Miss Minnie Jarrett and Miss Gladys Pierce, two young women employed In the city, says The Dalles Chronicle. Today officer ar search ing for R. Craft the man tor whom an information waaoflled by District Attorney Menefee, charged with as sault with criminal Intent Craft it l alleged, waa identified by a collar which he had left when he fled ln haste last night after being appre hended. ' Miss Jarrett is 18 year old and Mlsa Pierce about 1(. aa th Abaorka 'and Shoshone range. Th drainage basin of th river above the Bhoahone dam la about 1100 aquar mllea In extent vartea tn altitude from 6000 to 11,000 feet, In clude many high peaks within the Tallowaton National park, and I re markable for Ita wild ana rugged acenery. Th region 1 one 01 neavy Rnnorta from the up-river country Secretary Muller, called th attention 1 the roaa . . .i. .. mill re. I of tha Oreson delegation to th mat- I Uan.lv . tarted on what i locally ter, and although congressmen and cently started on ww I .,,.. , WOPk an behalf of "0 th. u.ual re- nrniiii ......'7- --M ,v. ,it .aam. Imminent nowfall, I wen umoerea anu. put-1 aDOut 10 tons of ore per uay, 1 . --- - auant to th wis nauonai policy 011- aranae star. foreat preservation, 1a inciuoea i- 1 phree six-horse team are at wk moat entirely within the great Tel-1 httulinB. the mill concentrate from the mine to North Powder for rail ahlpment to the smelter. It Is aUo aid that there are now 160 men at j- .am Jila-fn4 work in tne uamp w Unndition. Th. trananort which la to . 1 innaAHinia t nni 1 It aeem. ."." tak the regiment from San Franola there is o, mucu - - lowaton. national forest, Jut below where th two main fork of th river Join In a narrow and deep canyon, the almost perpen dicular granite walls ot which rise to a height ot several hundred feet ' Through thla gigantic crack tn th olid rock th melting snow of the In regard to the transportation of I the steamer being built for Alaska waters by the government tn thla city the Chamber ot Commerce haa been informed that a commercial vessel would probably call tor it and carry it to Alaska in th "knooked down co to Alaska will not call at Portland BOlia roca me meiuug -1 nrftnii entire waterhod Just doaorlbed And "J.anae,. their only exit carrying 10 during th annual flood season of a (aw weeka aufflclent water to re claim many thousand ot aorea of the way just over the nuia rrora, on her owing to lack ot time. Grande and In fact "right under la I WELL IRRIGATE BT PUMP, Big Reclamation Scheme Near Wal- lula. nmnria'a noie.1 Of course all that hauling wouia come' this way If there had been pro vided a passable wagon road a few claim many mousanaa or acre. u. ' i .. .nw tha .,.. thle way. The a 1 .llltiiSA AJtir n I Ivn w " ... I ..... . . . a aeeri rnnus i lowor - . . company last year constructea To augment It raoinuea ror rur- In thla canyon, at a point of almoat Jd of their own out from nUhlng water to a large body of arid Ideal natural advantage, la being - Qmni Ronde ,n North ,and ln th9 -WBiiuia, autrlot. tha Co molded th solid wedge of conoret ' . rea.on that ao lumbla Canal company haa placed or- little la known ln this section about dera ror a Dig iuo-norsepower what I going on ln the Camp Carson line engine which will be instaUed a which ia to ha known aa th Shoshone dam. Th height of thl towering struc ture when completed will be 31BH feet from lowest foundation to creit, Ita length tut th top from wall to wall ot th canyon being about 100 common, aaya not. Smith, a prominent aheep Statesman. .... wu.,Mktl Wh. Kin, man or jonn nay, rtuo.j the Walla ; Walla Tha big engine will lift water from 100 man ot .-".;-".-.--, .,,. hi tn . hirht of about 10 feet and Ife thlckne-at th bM. mm tht J,,. . . - - -" f;eT;h It wil, be conveyed to UJT3LFmm in the locaTwoo! warehouse, pay. the th. .adjacent . land. cured by' mean, of th. form a. w.U Baker City Herald tnis amuuiit www, - the preferential tariff reduction Br' ill offers on American flour, the re ported result ot recent Official and private experiments ln wneat grow ing ln the state of Rio Grande do Sul are of unusual Interest He re- A Valuable Dog.. Mention has been made before in Miumna of the' dot: "Buster" ,.,. h v. Mtv an tha storv was views the outlook aa follows: told about the services he rendered 'ine state 01 mo unuun -"' .,in knhn. mhsn thpv Bttnmnt-1 southernmost state ot the Braxillan 1.. in......o .. - r 1 . . .w. . i.h ed to get away, says The Dalles repuoiic ana uw raw uw- r.h,ii Tha ntha dav Buster was the coldest climate, has long ' . I i -n Km D.n.lKon atataannan S left in the park to watch some Indian iwmwv. v --- prisoners at work there, while Jailer a possible granary' for Braxll. It has Beatty went on an errand to the peat house. The Indians were mowing the lawn; one of them grew thirsty and started to the fountain to get a drink, but Buster mistrusting that he want ed to get away, Jurped on him and would not let him move from hi work. When Beatty returned the In dian told him about the dog"a actions. To look at the dog one would not con sider he had much sense, but he has proven many times his value , to the city in herding prisoners. of th. aron being turned piac. the quantity that will be brought -up .tream to relt the preasur. of th. to - una city ana otner -" Impounded wat.ra. and tha founda- promises to be almost dnllmlted. Hon anu ""' - k th. nffor ed Into tn aoiid granite, m cum- - - rr.vr. tn . . ,..-. . ui form a conoret. of Carnegie to give 110,000 for a H- monollth of imposing porportlon aa brary in that city Money to purchase I subscribed. The power plant will take th plaoe of a big reservoir which tn. com pany contemplated constructing at th. intake ot ita gravity canal at Nin. Mile bridge on the Walla Walla river. The Idea of building a reservoir at that point to Impound flood water, haa been abandoned owing to the dif ficulty that would be encountered In obtaining tha necessary land and tha necessary water needed for Irrlga- . Range Grass Plenty. Joe Prout, one of the forest ranger patrollng a portion of the north Cas cade reserve. Is ln the -city today and tells of bountiful range in the moun tains this year, says The Dalles Chronicle. "I think the range Is bet ter than I ever saw It before," said Mr. Prout "Even this early ln the more favored spots the grass la fine and rank. The mild winter has been exceptionally kind to mountain Vege tation arid I predict a fine summer range for the stock which Is annually taken onto the Cascade reserve." Mr. Prout Is ln the city to oonfer with a party concerning securing the right to take out poles from the re serve. , been thought that modern and scien tific culture ot wheat in th state would do much toward ' removing Braxll from its presnt necessity of lnv porting all Its bread stuffs, and there has been a strong movement xrom time -to time' toward fixing a higher duty upon foreign wheat for the pro tection of the Brazilian product In line with these ideas and in re sponse to the demand of capital for actual practical Information aa to the poslbilltiea ot wheat growing in Bra xll, an . organisation waa tormea m Rio Grande do Sul and a wheat-grow. Ing expert from ' Germany brought over to conduct the experiments This expert has been at work for the past two seasons, and ln th course of his work has gone over the pos sible wheat-bearing area of the state quit, thoroughly. At first h. exam ined the country along the railway from the city ot Rio Grande do Sul to Base, a distance of about t - 150 miles. '. w The country in the vicinity of Porto Novo and Pelotas, citlee ot consider able impotranee, and a district of which much was expected, was found to be entirely unsulted to wheat grow ing. Further In the interior better results were had, and the country about th. river Candiota, Jaguarao, Fine Sheep Ranch. W. P. " Carter of Caldwell, haa a contract for building the laterals that will carry water over that portion ot the old Marsh ft Ireton farms, recent ly purchased by Mr. Moore, which has heretofore been unwatered. ' There are 80 teams working on the ditch and 15 men on leveling the remaining portion of the farm. The whole tract will be stocked with thorobred sheep where great numbers of these animals will be raised for sale. There will bo no animals on the farm except regis tered jatock and as It contains about 825 acres this will be one of the finest sheep ranches ln the northwest Mr. Moore, owner of the farm. Is now at tha nlaa vlattlnar. where Mrs. Moore is taking treatment under nr. ripi ,M who has an interest tn the place.- Emmett Index. . . . . , x Celebrated Elopement ' Fifty years ago Mr. and Mrs. John W. Frits and Mr. and Mr. William J. Abbott ,of Urbana, Ohio, eloped to Westfleld and were married. They escaped from their parents on horse back over roads impassable to car riages. This week, on the 60th anni versary of the event they went over the same route and were married over again at Westfleld. but thla time they were whirled along ln automobiles at the rate of SO miles an hour. Warning to Mothers. . A writer in the National Dally says: I give you. a valuable article ln which one mother warns other not to cover electric Ught bulb with colored stockings or anything else, but to make a shield for one side of th light with . asbestos or something which cannot catch fire. She makes mention of the fact her baby wa blinded for life by a bursting eleotria light bulb, so kindly send out warn ing which should be appreciated. A Sign of the Wanted." Times; "Situation mty.