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MAY BE AT HAND
Throo United Statos Commlshlonors
nomovod by Fcdoral
Judge Dollliigor
Thrco United Htntoa Commissioners
In Ctook nml Klamnlh counties, liavu
boon removed by oritur of Judun Bellin
ger, of tbo United Btnto District Court,
nml the rcslgiintlan c( Miss Mnru Waro,
United Htnluo Commissioner nt Eugene,
has boon received,, Tho removals nro
directly luo, It Is stated by Judim IJulln.
or, to Investigation Into lituil matters
made bypoclsl ngunts of tlm Gunciul
Land Oilicn nt Wnolitngton, but hu de
clined to statu whether tlio ri'slgrmlliM
of MIbh Warn In In connection ultli tlm
muno f mitltor. Tlmt tboro Iiavii bton
accusations inado ntiatnst them inun if
known, nml tbntthtro In n possibility of
boiiio of tlio cntcH being brought to tlio
Grand Jury, which will assumblo this
iiionlh, In nho known, but nn to tlm
specific clinrca, Judge- llullingcr rufuied
to otnto, no bo tttld bo was bound to
tecrocy, Tbu inotl summnrlly removed
nro: II. V. Huml, of llcml, Crook coun
ty; J. W, Hnmnker, of Hoy, Klamath
UDUtily; nod J. O, Huniakar. of Bonanza
Klamath county.
For u uuinbur of wooks two special
agents of tbu Land Ollleo nt Wnthliiglon
have been Investigating liiu charges that
hnro locn couimon report In rigard to
tbo loolni'im with which land matters
ImVo been conducted In Oregon. In
noma Instances, H In asserted, there bus
been found not only proof of lootencss,
but of direct violation of law, nml tbo
mo of false proofn to sec urn poiiussion
of Government Innd.
Tlmt theto Investigations bavo result
ed In tlm removal of the thrco men,
whoso nnmai nro given, in ndmlttod by
tbo Fedornl nttthorlllui, but nn other In
vestigations nro on foot, thoio in author
itydonot believe It would bo nho to
(uitbor rxporothu nature of tbo charges
at tbu present time.
It la understood that it Is uot tbo in
tontloii of tbu court to tuako nny inoro
appointments In tbo localities whero llio
uiun rekldo, partly becauso tbcro nro
enough coiiinilstonurs in t':oto co'iutles,
and also became- uf tbo lasuoiis of nntb
c' tlmt nro md to exist.
Vbnl tbu affair Is ono which 'will not
bu ended with tbu rotnnval of tbo com
inUloners, Is bintuil by thonu in nutlior
ity,'wbo, ns hxs been stntod, nro unwlll
Ink' to kIvo more information at tbo pros
out tluio.
FkssaB&SSZ
THEDFOB5
TIE GREAT
E. wU? W PXjP w jf,..
traiK.1 kmcKniciNE
Tlicdford's Dlnck-Drauulit lma
nnved doctors' bilU for moro tliiin
nisty xenn. For tbo coiunion fam
ily nilmonts, Hiich iiH constipnlioir,
iiiiligrjUpn, liunl iol(l.i, bowol com
l)htluU, cJiillu mid fovcr, biliouo
nens, hemlacliea nml other Hko
complnintii no othor melioino is
ncccaanry. It iiivloratca niul re(j
ulatca tlio liver, nuaiatH digestion,
btimultitci action of tbo kidnova,
purifies tbo blood, imd pureed tbo
bowel of foul iiecumuliitious. It
, cured liver complniut, indigestion,
Hour Hiomacu, dizziness, emus,
rliminmtif! duiiir. Hiili'iirlin. Imclc-
neho, kidney troubics, countipntion.
(liarrha'ii, billousnesis, nilea, bard
colds tuul licuducho. Lvery ilruc
(rist has 'HiedfonVu Dlack-iJraugut
in 2'i cent pachaaea nml in mam
moth also for 01.00. Nover newnt
u Hiibstilutc. Imht on lmvinr tho
original mntlo by tho Chnttasocrjn
JIcaic!;:o Corupipiy.
I believe Thcdford'j Dlack-Draucht
Is the but medicine on earth, if is
good for any and tvcrvllilna. I have
a family of twelve children, end for i
lour years I have L'cpt them on loot I
arm neauny wim no aocior but tuacK.
urauijnt. A. J. UKttN, lllewara, La.
A Single-Tax Experiment
(Portland Tulngrnm)
Homo bollovorn In tbo "ilnitlo tax"
theory, aro carrying It out on a email
epale in Boutbeni Alabama, whero n lit.
tlo colony haa buen planted on a ilto
cnllud Fnlrpolio nluon 1805, It contintod
orlnlnnlly of nix fntnllioi, but now num
bers About 260 people, who own their
own wbnrf, warehouse, bathlng-bouto,
froo library of -'000 vofumos, n tolepliono
ftystem, utc, No bonded debt In nllow
able, etc. No bonded dobt la nllownblo,
nnd tlloro In tnonoy in tbo trennury,
Tho tract coikIhIn of HOOacrca froutlnu
on Mobllo liny, nnd to owned by nn tu
aoLlntlou of aliiKlc-tnxcra, who rent
tracln uf It for niuoly-nluo yearn to Wit
Hum. Tbo tenant cannot own tbu land,
but ho can noli hit Icaeebold nnd Im
provements. Out of tbo ronlnl tbo as
aoclation payn all taxes, nnd dovolui tbo
balance to local improvements. An tbo
laud bocomea inoro valuable, through
Itroator production, renin aru rnla'id.
This year somo trnctn rented for tbrto
times what they did lastjcar. Noono
Isobllecd to pay tbo increased rent; h
con ront nnotber tract, or lenvc. The
company claltnn not to bavo started tbo
colony for profit, but its land has In
creared in value tenfold on tbo average.
Ilcnta lant year nj;reKated only f SO0, of
which t203 went for taxes nnd most of
(COO to oupport the school. In coco of
nny emergency, like tho bulldlnj of a
wharf, tho colony issues certificates of
Indebtedness, to bo rodcomed, in this
rare, from tho wharf 'a Income; or In a
different cata by next year's rentals.
Thu whnrfltiKor cta 0 porcenlof ro
colpts for his salary, and thu 00 porcent
surplus nmountcd Inst yenr to .r00.
Thonln, is to exnet rent enough for nil
communal or public purporos, nnd the
surplus of cnth recoived lor products is
of courso the renter', to do with as ho
pi oases.
Hermann's Chances
Thu lloo-up iu tho First Conurestionnl
dittrict on tbu first ballot in estimated
to bu about us follows:
For Acalnst
Her- Her
tnnnn. mnun.
. 7
Uonton
ClacL'hmxs
Coos
Curry
Doilne
Jnckton
Joicpbino
Klnuinth
I a ki
1,11110
1,'nroln
Linn
Marion
Polk
Tillamook
WnshiiiRton
Yamhill
,1
8
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4
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0
17
12
13
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Tolnls 70 01
l'robnbly not nil for Hormunr.
County Court Proceedings
1NDIOU.NT AND INBANIf.
12 G l'lnnaunn, eupplics for Josh
Nelaon if 8 00
Ghna Stmiff, enpplios for Josh
Nolson and D Hamrford
H 8 Knowlton, supplica nml
drup.s for prleonora nnd euud
rioa for oflicin'a
Joa Ferry, tupplioa for F F
"Vlntora
Or Whito, cxnm Mra Uortt,
inoAiio
1! llondor, J P, cxninininn Mrd
Uortt
John Hartoll, uunriliiiK Mra
Uortt
Uopor't of 0 II Fry. Bitporlntendbnt
poor fr.nn, adopted nml fo(Uowhis billa
Nottlo StephVatoa, foe hoge'i 8 00
32 10
20 00
14 00
n oo
,- 00
4 00
Wm Illch, grocories
P K Drano, rnoatn
11 ti Knowlton, drags
Z O HtrniiK, supplies
N I,oronr, supplies
J A Lnrnh & Co, hardware ,
0 II Vty, 3 tnot' salary supt to
'March 31, 1003
Tho Htitif ptg and furniehlni;
0240 postal cards and 1000 Jot
ter bead nnd 1000 envps.
sheriff and Jutlco
Fin Hartley, chninman, Her
mann road
11 Hermann, jr chalnmnn,
Hermann road
II llormnnn, nxman, Herman
road
IT Weekly, vlowcr; Hermann
road
J 1) llatklow, viewer Hermann
road
iK F Uavonport, vlowor, Her
inanii road
(1 II Wilson, chalninan, Kmplro
Ilandon road
Maik Getty, chalnmcn, Empire-Ilandon
road
Geo Cook, axoman, Emplro
Ilandon road
J llastendorff, axeman, Em
plro Ilandon road
H I) Cathcart, survoying county
roads
C F McCollutn, repairing bridge
It D 3
K U Dean & Co, lumber or
Coos City ferry
00
0C0
B 70
0 CO
8 10
MQ
8 CO
8oO
8 50
32 CO
17 DO
100 42
N G Oitrom, 483 ft at I. M, ROD 520 47
W P Fox, sal as tupr It V 0
Hugh I.nwhorn, labor, R D 11
W M I-alrd,
I? II Howard,
Daniel Miller,
John 11 Miller,
L Knutz,
11 E Wilcox,
Jamcj Uycrs,
J Siict,
I.co Mast,
Chas Heller,
W h LairU
Ed Lnswcll,
Frank Snow,
K S Harry,
U Museen,
Emplro Dandon road
1,1) Smith, viowor, Empiro road
Jan Cowan, viowor, Empire-
Ilandon road
S V and E E Uowo, labor, r d 12
it
it
rd 12
rd 12
rd 12
rd 12
r d 12
rdl2
r d 12
rd 12
rd 12
rd 12
rd 12
'rd 12
rd 12
rd 12
viewer,
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rd 12
rdi2
rdl2
rdlU
rdIO
rd 10
rd.10
r d'lO
r dlO
r d 10
rdlil
J.l'ortor,
W h Laird.
J It Uonham,
John Maddox,
Thomas Tonnieon
Mack Tcnnieon,
J A Lyons ostnto, lumber r U 10
St, Diepatch towinc lumber
r d 10
A IS Dean baul'nR lumber r d 10
J McAdami labor rd 10
Pt.to Petoreon " rd 16
EAQMcAdnniB "
Henry Holverton '
Hay Flandera "
II O Ilolvcrcon "
John Maddox "
O Banning maklnc All
A Flnudcrs work ns euprr d
10
S McAdams blacksmilhiug r d
10
McAdama it .Simmons black
tmlthiuK r d 10
J V Bullock Inborrd 10
Goo Collier
G McAdnuia " "
Harry Flnudcrs
Hny Flnndcrs
J W Mulkoy
John Wnltcrmlro
J I) Uonnott uxa ininin
17
Coq Mill & ;Titg Co lumber r d
ttivorton lumber co lumbor r d
21
A E Mattbow l.xbor r d 21
OOtlroKory " "
H O Nettloloii " " ,
L N Oregory
,Glon Collier
Wll Willhtns
.G.W NYllllnma.
J w y, lllnuu
(3 1C Lnbar
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ii
ii
ii
bndjjo
ii
ii
I
28 60
4 00
250
1 50
2'7A)
10 00
0 00
3 50
5 00
7 00
23 00
4 00
3 75
41 40
43 00
4 50
i
11 20
10 20
8 SO
U 75
0 00
3 00
200
23 00
0 tO
22 00
CO 20
10 00
10 70
0 CO
10 50
10 85
10 00
21 10
15 00
1C0 00
03 75
,2 30
12 00
3 00
' 10 50
20 00
5 00
11 00
12 25
20, CO
2 50
5 30
18 00
20 (X)
'20 00
10 (g
22 00
10 00
3i qg
14 00
22 00
22 00
10 20
10 00
:lfl 20
'8 00
13 20
3 15
14 (JO
11 80
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03 55
13 00
000
5 25
GOO
2 25
. 1 CO
G 11)
13 25
2 00
45 00
8 00
22 00
72 00
130 00
20 00
;co oo
0 00
22 00
17 80
17 80
17 CO
14 00
14 00
4 00
30 80
23 40
53 00
400
8 00
4 00
11 0J
34 05 Joe Collier " '
21 07 It J Collier "
23 70 J A Itcoao " "
12 62 J y Williams " "
80 06 O O QrcKory " "
87 36 IIONettloton "
LN tliegory " "
H3 7G' JAKbeso . "
O K Lnronr , " " .
O W' Williams
W I! Williams , '
40 50 II H Krlbbs material for r d 10
and 21
2 (X) J A Lamb material for r d 11
WM Harris labor rd 22
J 8 Itoot " -'
Nelton Smith " "
J O Htlllwell ' "
A Hmalloy "
8 H Morcy " "
G W Witnor "
McAdams A. Simmons black
smithing r d 22
Loyd Spires labor r d 23
Geo Lainuor " "
T O Norrla
J C ilrown " "
Goo Mullen sal as. supr rd 23
and bridge worh
Finley Mast labor r d 23
W W Philips " "
Frank Barklow " "
J P Bright " 27
John Myers "
Luto Myers " '!
Eort Myers " "
J W Illt ',
Geo Kill " "
Adam West "
Chai Sleek labor r d 27
Geo Illrd " "
A J Hadabaunh "
R Itadabauch " "
A Piorcen "
J W Iianellno cedar 'ree
P Wiio bUcksmithins
J A Lamb & Co nails pwdr ect r
d 10 20 65
Z T Thomas dep snpr r d 0 bal
due 1002 18 00
C P Barnard cash paid on open-ir-K
O It wagon road during
snow bbekado 00 70
G A Koblnson supplies for r d 10 4 65
Hhllnn, Lundy & Sons tupplics
for r d 23 13 00
Petition for a bridge across Lowellen
lane, continued.
Ileeicnntion of E N Harry accepted
and M C Miller appointed to till vacancy
as fupcrviaor of dist 12.
Resignation of A I Flnndora accepted
and and C H Manning appointed to fill
vacancy 3B supervisor ol diet 10.
J O Stemlor appointed const bio for
J P diet 4.
Petition for relocation of portion
Bear creek road granted It W Dul
lard, J A Ilomblcck and James Morrl
ron, vlowcrs nnd S B Cathcart, bit
seyoV; to meet April 30, nt Parkersburc
C H Morchant rccolvor, lumbor
for dist 5 127 20
F P Norton, cash paid for lum
bor dist 5 . 07 21
Yalcanized Timber In England.
(Scientific American)
A considerable amount of interest has
btou aroused by tbo nnnouncemont, as
tbo result of n proloneod series of ex
periments, of n method ol so treating
timber as tu eecuro even from soft wocd
a largely increased toughnef a nnd hard
ness. Tio prccoss ia described as onu
of yulcnnlxitij, comparable in somo re
spects with Bosscmcr'a process of con
verting iron into ateel, nnd is the lusfn
tlon of Mr. Powoll, a Liverpool moreli
nut. Tho treatment to which tlio timber
ia eiibject la, roughly epeaklue, that ol
'saturation at boiling poiut with n solu
tion ol sugnr, tbo water belim nftorward
evaporated at u high tompornture. The
result ia to loave the porea find intor
6ticea of tho wood filled in with solid
mattor, nnd tlio timber vulcauizcd, pre
served, mid beneoued. Tbo nntnro of
inodurntcly eoft.wood, it la claimed,
jjfATE AND QIJNERAL NgVS. J
A Good Roads Loagno was oreanlr
od at Liberty Saturday ovenlng.
Tho annual oratorical contest of tho
SUto Normal school was hold at Ash
land, Or. Saturday.
Tho Ladies of tho Salem W. O. T. U.
hold formal dedicatory exorcises in their
new hall Sunday afternoon.
Tho estimated loss by the flro at
Dunsmulr, Cal last Sunday morning is
S 200,000, insurance about 36 per cent.
Threo subordinate officials of the
Statu Reform School, of Salem, have
sent in their resignations to take em
ployment elswhcno.
Robert George, of Portland, atjed 21,
cnglneor In the Bell logging camp, was
killed Saturday while trying to board a
moving logging train.
Tlio annual championship athletic
contest of tho Young Men's Christian
Association wirTboIieTdifi the association
gymnasium nt Portland next Saturday
evening,
From c-reful estimates by the faimers
In Jackson county, tha acreage to
wheat will bo but one-third of what it
wan last year In the Rogno river Valley.
A new bell costlne $300 and weighing
073 podnds, for thenow Congregational
church to be built at Forost Groye, Or.,
arrived from tne East Sunday.
Fred Olson a fisherman, was ran over
and killed by a train of the A. & C. R.
R. at 0 o'clock Saturday evening near
Clifton. Ho had been drinking heavily
and it was supposed that bo fell on the
track while in that condition and went
to sleep.
E. Ogle and 8. McCaw, of Redding,
Cal., fought a bloody dnel near the
Dood mill Monday. McCay used an ex
and cut antaganist threo times on the
head and face and severed on thnmb.
Ogle knocked McCaw down afterwards,
when McCaw again grabbed tbo ax
and chopped Ogle's bead open.
A. B. Kurtz, representing the Union
Light A Power Company, Is making
arrangements to enter Salem with a
fully equipped electric lighting plant
and become an activo eotqpetilcr for
business with tho Salem Light, Power
and Traction Company. It is tho ex
pressed intention of Mr. Kurtr. to cut
pricea at once, charging CO cents a
month for Incandescent lights nnd 13, a
month for arc lights., 24 hour aervico.
Suffering from heartache becauso on
cffalr of love did not run smoothly, Miss
Ollio Dunbold aged 10, committed tui-
tido last Saturday by swallowing twoJ
ouncca of carbolic acid, at Juliet, Idaho.
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south to Eureka, or some point in Hum
boldt County, giving connection'!) will)
the California A Northwestern and other
roads that nro already completed in
part and operating in Northern Califor
nia. The surveys of this now Coast line
will begin at once and will be puthed
with the utmost speed. t
Tho manager of tht right of waybill
arrive hero Thnnday and Colonel Drfl-
"per, J. O, B. Ounn, Sonntor ronroto
and othor prominent stopkholdors of
tho company will arrive this wock for
tho pnrposo of making a personal In-
Bpocllon of tho proposed routo of tho
road.
It Is known positively that tho South
ern Taciflc Company has nothing what
ever to do with this now line. It U
hinted by, those- who are conversant
with railroad matters that cither Jim
Hill or the Atchison, Topukait Santa
Fo is behind the Oregon & Pacific nnd
that this is brt on opening wedgo In tin
gaining of a foothold for tho establltll
ment of a'rJow Cost line from Portland
to San Francleco. Neither has tho
Oregon & Pacific anything to do wlqi
the Great Central, or the company which
has been at work for somo timo past
in the buljdlng of a lino from Marsbfie'd
to Roesburg.
Professional Cards
JEt. H. Walter, D. D: S.
DENTAL SURGEON AND MEGHAN-
ICAL DENTIST.
Offico Nasburir BIdg. A. St., Phone. 20
MARSHFIELD. : : OREGON.
LINE WILL SURELY BE BUILT
Said to be Opening' yedge
Coast Road
for
E. E. Straw, M. D. .
72 PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.,
bpecial attention xo cuseasefl oi mo r,yu
Ear, Nose t.nd Throat.' Glasses fitted.
Office in Seupstackcn & Smith
building. . ,
A. G-. Gross. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND fefJRGEQN.
Office, Nasbnrg Building. Phono 423
MARSHF1EL. ; t OREGON
W. TJ. Douglas,
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND U. P.
COMMISSIONER. v
Front strwt, MantiDelJ, Oregon.
S.A. D. Eaton,
-LAWYER
"Will practice in all courtc.
EMPIRE CITY OREGON
J. W. Bennett,
ATTORNEY AHU COUNSELOR At
ORE
MARSHFIELD
LAW.
John F. Hall, .
ATTORNEY AT LAY
Office in Etdorado block, tront ilrt
Manhfield, Orecon.
B. St., MARSHFIELD, .OR&
""" C F. McKnight.
ATTORNEY AT LAW k
Office iu the Ijciiue &. Wallet-
Buildipe.
MARSHFIELD. . T OREGON
Dibble & Williams
COOS BAY REAL ESTATE
Marshfield, 'Oregon
I am here advertising buying and
selling real ojtate. I will try if you Use
your proporty with ' '
J R. Robertson,
Room 8, Bennett & Walter Building
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A Grants PaeB special to the Orecon
ian says: A corrospondont of The
OrCRonlnn was today Informed by A. C.
HoiiRh.cf thla city, attorney lor the
Oregon & 7aciflc Railroad, that the now
linft,lsjo;iIvely to bo built nnd that tho
- ' nnitalrliottnn ulll lipi'in ro mnn "." ftr
VVUHIII'Vllt'M ... w... - ... .v ...
rangements cun bo CJmpletod for thu
iccurlnRol right cfnway. It ia jiu'sed
that tliis will rrrmire Eome 00 or 00
days, Mr. Hough has just roturned
trom Snn JFraiiciico whore ho ttended n,
meoting of the directors and leadiiiR,
atockirolders of the Oregon & Pacific (
Railroad Company.
Three surveying parties will bo put
on tio lino in n fow days, tho first of
which will nrrivo by the last of this
week. The prpo3o ol those surveying
Kaufman & Wegner.
Dealers in ' ,
Real Estate
Office over Golden'a Drugstore
MARSHFIELD, OREGON,
T. Micklewright. i
Prnrtiral Watchmnker nnd Jewlnr.
All kinds of watches and clocka , elenned
nnd repaired on short notice.
All work guaranteed 12 months. '
RED CROSS DRUGSTORE
Marshfield, : : : Oregon
T
crows is to make surveys for an exten
ts in th a way changed to n toujh nnd Ljou 0 tjl0 jjn0 oxur wimt was nt first
,lmrd aubatnnce, without nrittlone5P,nnd
nho reiidoml roinniknblo impervious to
iwntur. Hard wood similarly troattd do
riven similar benefits. Moreover,, it Ih
claimed that tho process tuny ha com
pleted ami tluibor turned out ready for
use In a few dnys,
intended. Originally, It was decided to
build tburoral only to Crescent City,
Cnl., from hero, but now tho cornpiwy
hnfl decided to coustruct the road not
&ny to q'Bceit Cltybat alpo'(rom
Crescent City north to Coos Bay, rnd
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PRECIOUS. PERFECT,
, PEERLESS,
AS TO TONE, TOUCH,'
DESIGN, DURABILITY
AND VALUE
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