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SrilAY, OREGON," SATUEDAY, MARCH 7, 1908.
NO. 23.
BY MISADVENTURE
:BY
F R A IN K B A R R E T T
CHAPTER I.
My name Is Keene Anthony Keene. I
am a lawyer ; Bixty-four years is my age.
Sou may see what kind of man I am by
my portrait ; not over pleasant with any
one. George Flexmore and I were friends.
He was my first client when I set up In
Coneyford, a small town just large enough
at that time, as I believed, to keep a law
yer of its own ; there are a couple of us
now, and we have as much to do as. we
need. Flexmore had just then come into
fortune and he did not know what to
do with it. I prevented him from losing
It, as he certainly would have done with
out proper directibn, for he was an easy
going man, of a credulous disposition,
such as your needy adventurer and shifty
peculator love to take in hand. For ev
ery man that has money there are ninety'
nine who are anxious to spend it for him,
"If any one asks you for money, Flex-
more," said I, "don t refuse him ; send
him to me." And he did so. with this re
sult he never lost a penny by these good
natured friends.
He had a great respect for me-more
than 1 deserved doubtless. He Beemed to
think that whatever I did must be right,
and I believe it was the sheer force of ex
ample that kept him out of matrimony so
long; because I did not care to take a
wife," he thought It best to keep single.
But the conditions were different. 1 am
not an easy-going man, and marriage
would have been purgatory for me or my
wife, and the result must have been equal
ly bad for both of us in either case. But
Flexmore bad nothing to do from morning
to night that might not very well be set
side to attend to the wants of some
body else. He saw that he ought to have
some other object in life than to eat and
sleep and kill time that his life was in
complete in fact. Rut be still made pre
tense of being content with a bachelor's
'xistence.
One day I caught him singing his old
song, "When a man's single be lives at his
ease," but In such a lugubrious strain
that it would have made me laugh if it
had not Irritated me.
"That's humbug, Flexmore," said I,
"and you know i(. A man's bapplnT.
- consists in making other people happy
unless he's a lawyer. You're not a law
yer, and you ought to be making some
body happy. You'd be more at your ease
if you had somebody else to think about,
nd somebody else to think about you."
"Do you mean that I ought to marry,
Tony?" be said, blushing like a girl.
"That is exactly what I do mean,
George. There's little Miss Vaughan,
who has been waiting to be asked these
three years; there are dozens of girls to
be chosen from.
"Do you think she would have me?" he
Interrupted eagerly.
: "Well, the best way of deciding that
point is to go and ask her this afternoon,"
aid I.
The result of this advice was that
flexmore married Miss Vaughan just six
weeks after.
She was much younger than he, as
ivife should be. A happier couple I never
saw. He lived to please her, and she to
please him that was the chief object of
their lives.
A year after their marriage they had a
fhild, and a nice fuss they made about it.
She grew up a pleasant little thing, shy
and timid, with a clinging affection for
lovable persons and things. I never saw
anything like the passionate attachment
that existed between her and her sweet-
tempered mother. Poor Mrs. Flexmore
had never been a robust person, and
well, to cut short a story that is too pain
ful to dwell upon, she died when little
Laure was eleven years old.
Flexmore was then sixty-two, but he
was not too old to suffer. The loss un
manned him completely. He took on like
a woman ; and he would have been less a
man if he had not, perhaps.
"My poor old friend," said I, "it would
have been better to let you live on an
Did bachelor.
"No, no," he replied. "After such hap
piness an eternity of suffering would find
me still a gainer." -
"You have your child your little
Laure," said I; and then, to turn his
thoughts from the past, I talked about
the future, and what he should do for
the child's welfare. Indeed the child's
grief gave me almost as much concern as
the father s. It was not a passionate out
burst, that spends Itself like a summer
shower and gives place to peace and
miles, but a continued fruitless yearn
ing for that loved one to come back who
was gone forever.
"You must have a woman here to com
fort her," I said to Flexmore.
He agreed to this, and sent for his de
teased brother's widow, who had married
gain and been a second time left a
widow, as being his nearest female rela
tive, and she came readily enough a
woman of fifty, hard as nails, and stringy
is an old crow. She looked upon little
Lanre's distress as unnatural in a child,
ind her morbid condition as the result of
defective education; and she set about
correcting all this by setting the little
thing to read some instructive and moral
books which no conceivable creature could
nd interest or pleasure in.
After she had been there three days
Dr. Awdrey had to be sent for. Laure
was feverish and couldn't "hold herself
op properly." Dr. Awdrey ordered her
to be pnt to bed at once, gave directions
respecting treatment, and sent physic to
administered every two hours.
be
Mrs. Yeames had studied medicine from
a shilling handbook that she carried with
her as if it were an amulet ; she diluted
the physic and administered doses when
she thought fit. Little Laure was very
much worse when the doctor called the
next day ; and It was not long before he
discovered the reason. He came down
into the library where I was sitting with
t lexmore.
"Your child is in a very dangerous con
dition," he said firmly.
"Heaven have mem nnnn mat"
claimed my old friend, clasping his hands'.
'What's to be done?"
hhe must have a Droner nurse, tn he-
gin with,' said Dr. Awdrey. "I can get
you one whom I can relv on Imnltilt-lir
nnH k j " .. "-J.
- u, mure man an my pliyslc
ir me poor criild. She is in the hospital
for little children at London, and I be
lieve she would come at once if1 I asked
uer.
"Then for mercy's sake, telegraph for
uer at once.
vnen the doctor was gone Flexmore
in some embarrassment turned' to w
"It will never work, Tony," said he de
spondently. "1'he nurse will never
able to put up with Mrs. Yeames."
ies; sues turned the whole place
ivptuue mrvy in putting things in order,
ana lert not a bit of comfort anvwhere
"Yes, yes; all the things that my darl
ing loved she has packed away the lit
tle trines w.tn which she made these
rooms so bright and- nleainnf. I
Dear to see the place altered; and those
trines, tony, I miss them I miss them
well have 'em all back airain In twn.
cy-iour hours."
I asked her to come anil II he
how can I get rid of her?" '
Don t bother about that. Oenrire. Ynn
leave her to me. Give me full authoritv
to act In your behalf, and stick to mv
uirecuous. .
He gave me his word most imnreasivelv
that he would. I . went into the sittina-
room ana sent at once for Mrs. Yeames,
men we had it out. She was a touirh
one to deal with, but not nearly so touah
as I am. I tried to be polite, but I fear
insulted her. She vffinlv said
did. and went into the library to know if
ner Drother-in-law would tolerate such a
want of respect on the part of a mere at
torney ; and the Question belnr out direct.
ly to Flexmore whether she or I were to
leave that house at once and forever, he
repuea tnat he telt convinced, taking all
th.ngs into consideration, that he .could
Doner afford to lose her than me.
After that there was nothing for the
indignant widow to do but to Dack un
ana pacs on wmcn sue did, happily, be-
lore ner tury gave place to more pruden
tial considerations.
CHAPTER II.
I expected to see a comely, motherly,
middle-aged woman, and was taken alto
gether by surprise when Nurse Gertrude
presented herself in the person of a slight
young woman of twenty-two or there
abouts. Of course I am no judge of female
beauty, but I don't think Nurse Gertrude
at that time could be considered hand
some, or even very pretty. If I have any
predilection, it is for large women with
round, full figures; and I think I rather
like a saucy eye and a nice little turned
up nose.
Now Nurse Gertrude, though by no
means short, was, as I have said, sliirht
and thin. She had a very delicate, fair
complexion and pretty, dark hair, to be
sure ; but her nose was long, and her
eyes were by no means saucy, but calm
and deep and thoughtful. Her expres
sion was cheerful, and she had a pretty
trick of. blushing, but In repose her face
was full of intelligence and solicitude.
One could not look at her without being
impressed with the belief that she was
essentially a pure and honest girl, with
very earnest purpose, an amiable dis
position, and a clear-seeing, rizht-feeliiur
mina. ner eyes were so true and frank
and loyal, that one was attracted to
wards her as to a friend whose fidelitv
ana love couia never be doubted.
kjub inmg bu-uck me, ena this was
that in some peculiarity I know not
what she bore a resemblance to Mrs.
1 lexmore as I bad known her in her
younger days. And this seemed also to
have struck Flexmore, for more than once
I saw him, forgetful of the table, looking
at ner witn the tenaerest interest on his
poor old woe-begone face.
Oh, I see how this will end," said I
to myself. "Hell marry that girl if
she U have him.
Mrs. Yeames, like an old buzzard that
has missed its prey, hovered about the
neighborhood, watching the quarry with
the jealous intention of preventing anv
other creature of her own species clawing
up wnat sne Had railed to secure. She
took a cottage at the other end of the
town and joined a clique of ladies famous
for their ability in picking to pieces the
reputation of a fellow-Christian.
Meanwhile Nurse Gertrude fulfilled
her duties with the calm self-possession
one conscientiously doing what she
feels to be right What she bad come
there to do, she did and as if by magic.
vt ltn Dr. Awdrey s nelp she got the fever
under in a week, and after that she
bronght a smile back to the poor child's
wasted face, which was of still greater
importance; for when one can smile, one
can eat and enjoy food. She gave little
Laure something to love, and nourished
her keart with kindness. That was what
she needed ; that was what she got She
had been craving for love since her moth
er was taken away, and must have died
without it, as surely as a plant must die
without sunlight.
But how was she to be weaned of this
love-food In order that Nurse Gertrude
might in time return to her hospital?
t-very day her appetite grew by what
fed on. All the clinging affection Bhe
bad borne to her mother she now exhibit
ed towards Nurse Gertrude. The child
had recognized the likeness that bad
struck me; mother and nurso alike,
some respects, were still of the same type
of woman and an excellent type, too.
After a time it became obvious , that
Laure was not to be weaned and that
to take away Nurse Gertrude would In
flict the same terrible suffering the child
had endured in losing her mother. There
upon there were consultations between
1 iexmore, Dr. Awdrey and me., -
"It Is obvious that Nurse Gertrude is
very strongly attached to your child,"
said Dr. Awdrey. x. .
"She is not unhappy here; she looks
better tban when she came, sa.d Flex
more.
"Oh, undoubtedly she Is better," Dr.
Awdrey agreed. "The confinement of the
hospital and the air of London were
telling upon her- in fact, I must admit
that in recommending her I was Influ
enced by the consideration that the
change would be to her advantage as weU
as your daughter's."
"If she would only consent to stay her
as a companion to dear Laure in any
capacity, on any terms ! said Flexmore
"Do you think she would?" .
"Go and ask her," said I.
She was asked; but Dr. Awdrey was
the negotiator, for Flexmore had not the
courage of a mouse. And Nurse Gertrude
acquiesced setting aside all other con
siderations for the sake of the child whose
love had won her heart. So Dr. Awdrey
put it ; for my own part I could not see
what sacrifice she had made in exchang
ing a close hospital ward for a pleasant
and airy house, and an ill-paid slavery
for a very remunerative position where
she was free to do just as she liked. No ;
I looked upon it that the young lady, to
gether with other very good qualities, had
a very clear perception of her duty to
herself, and that she foresaw as plainly
as I did that sooner or later she would
become Mrs. Flexmore.
However, to stick to the facts of tie
case ; that day Nurse Gertrude came down
to dinner without the becoming little cap
which had previously distinguished her
as an official nurse; and If we had come
to think her pretty in her cap, we were
bound to admit that she looked still nicer
without it her pretty hair drawn neatly
up and cu.ied plainly on her head.
We have a flower show In our town
once a year. The first day Is the best,
of course, and, the prices excluding the
poorer kind of people, only' the upper sort
are there. There was a rumor that titled
visitors were staying with the Casely's,
and that probably they would visit the
show in the afternoon ; wherefore you
may be sure that Mrs. Yeames and her
superiah" set were all there in full
feather.
About three o'clock I saw Miss Dal
rymple come in with Laure; she never
missed any occasion of giving pleasure to
the child, or of taking it herself for that
matter. She was plainly dressed; but,
to my mind, there was no more elegant
young lady there. Mrs. Yeames with
three of her finest friends stopped them,
nd with the most distant patronizing in
clination of their heads to Miss Dalrym-
bent down to kiss Laure, and ask
after ber poor, dear papa. Then Mrs.
Yeames, taking the child's band, led her
bank of cut flowers, asking her
whether she could spell the labels at
tached.
In the midst of this Instructive displaj
of her own acquirements, there was a flut
ter amongst the visitors, and word was
whispered that Mrs. Casely had arrived
and had brought Lord Dunover with her.
And there, sure enough, was Mrs. Casely
with a tall, white-haired, aristocratic old
gentleman, coming right down upon the
little party. There was not time to get
away from little Laure and that horrid
nurse Gertrude, when Mia. Casely met
them and introduced his lordship. Dun-
over bowed stiffly, but suddenly catching
sight of Miss Dalrymple, his face became
illumined with a smile of heart-felt pleas
ure, and exclaiming, "What, Gertie, my
dear, you here!" be took her by both
hands and kissed her pretty lips. Then
turning to Mrs. Casely, he said :
"Mrs. Casely, let me introduce you to
my niece a little democrat who almost
shakes my class prejudice, for she prefers
independence as a hospital nurse to shar
ing the fallen fortunes of her family.
Then it was known that Miss Dalrym
ple was actually the niece of an earl.
And she and Laure spent a week at
Casely Manor, where Mrs. Yeames and
her "superiah" set had never been allow
ed to stay longer than half an hour.
(To be continued.)
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST II
1 'i
LAKGE CLIP EXPECTED. FILING PETITIONS.
RAILROADS RETRENCH.
Eastern Oregon Wool Industry Looks Candidates for Office Have More
tncturaglng. Than a Month
Pendleton The fixing of the wool' Salem Candidates, for office have
sales dates for Eastern Oregon ia ttie more than a month yet In which to
fl'Bt step in what Dromises to he one of procure signatures to their petitions
the best years for eheep and wool in the and to file them fn the office of the
history of the slate. Owing to the mild sectary of stllte or the county clerk
winter all over Eastern Oregon the ?8the se .may b0A. Some of them
r?P1P'0mi,ie9 40 U TyL rd th direct primary law and
tr-e wool clip will aveiage higher .than ing inquiries as to dates.
are not familiar with the details of
are mak-
eerielOre. It IB estimated that the tlnv fnr flllner iiptltlnna fnr nnml.
Fai-tein Oioeon herds will average nine itions for ntflens to b vntpd fnr In
pounds or more this year, owing to the the state et large, or In any district
constant improvement of the grade of composed of more than one county.
or in judicial or prosecuting attor
ney districts, is March 27. This class
of offices includes state' offices, con
gressional offices, joint senators,
joint representatives, circuit Judges
and district attorneys. There oeti
tions are to be filed In the office of
sht-ep. Shearing is now being discussed
ana prices will be fixed soon. It Is
thought the price for shearing will be
abort 7$ cents per headland there is
a large preference shown for hand
sharing, owing to the fact that the
machines injure the roots of the wool Ithe secretary of Btate.
Dy cutting wo close to the skin of the Petitions for nominations for of-
sue-lD. inn Rlcln nf rho mait ntiA nhmn Tlf.pct tn ha vnrprl rnr In nnlv nno
slujp being clipped extremely "close, 'county must be filed in the office of
eunpums naaiy and this retards the luo uuuu,ly tiera "ui mier man April
ffrOWCfl OT the Wnn fnr avmfhai traam x
L Wool and sheep buyers are already
on tie ground, and there promises to
ue Df iTiieu uiuuing ior wool ana mut
ton eieep all over this section. Ewes
which will bear a lamb this spring and
hainj; a heavy fleece of wool upon them
are now worth $6 per head in Eastern
Oiegm.
FAPMERS HOLD THEIR WHEAT
The secretary of state will certify
the state, congressional and district
portion of the ballot to the county
clerk by March 30. The primary
election will be held Friday, April
17. The general election will be held
Monday, June I. .
Alfalfa for Cattle.
Pendleton It is estimated that the
increase in the alfalfa acreage of Uma
tilla county this spring will amount to
at least 10 per cent. In the Butter
creek and Hermiston districts in the
Title of Vice Admiral Likely to Be
Awarded Hero.
Washington, Mnr h 3 In a quiet
way naval officers in WaBhinirton are
endeavoring to arrange an agreeable
surprise ior Admiral Evans when the
battleship fleet under his command
sails through the Golden Gate, com
pleting the Pacific cruise. It is pro
posed to greet the rear admiral with a
oommiasm as iue admiral of the '
Amercan navy. Of course, the eucoem
of thij undertaking depends upon con
gress, but the president has done his
part in makng a proper rasommendaton
to that body for the re-establshment ol
that naval grade, and it is not doubted
that congress ran be Induced to act
upon the recommendation in season to
lusure .the . issue o Admiral Evans'
oomrriHsino. so that he may bear the
title nf vi.m admirnl fnr t.ha fntr mnnftha
grain In anticipation of the great de- j rsctors were elected for the ensuing that intervene between his arrival at
mana ana the high prices when ac- year: j. n. ou ne, i. u. itaganaie, san Francinoo and his retirement from
live operations Degin. The build- wnnam forsy&ne, u. J.. uooaman ana
ing of the Snake River Railroad will E. P. Jenson. The union is in eood
aiso create a strong marnet lor grain pant ilion and its affairs havn heen
ana many or tne ranchers expect to handled in a very creditable manner,
?,,,iJx.ui ;oulra,clor? n B"a- It is the purpose of the union to build
are almost sure to" obtain" a B .arger packing house on the
price for their grain and to make . V i . ,
Growers of Baker County Expect to'
Get Hiah Prices.
West end of the county and also in the
combmes among the farmers around H,udson district in the North part
Baker City is now in existence and ' the county active work in enlarging
it is practically impossible to secure th alfalfa farms is now in progress,
grain of any kind. Heretofore they The raw land without water is worth
have ,i.l ways been anxious and ready ! but $10- to $25 Der acre, while f ceded to
to sell but at the present time it is '' alfalfa and under irrigation it is worth
almost impossible for the local deal-! from $100 to $160 per acre. The pro
ers to supply the demand of the peo-1 p03ed erection of the packing plant at
pie in Baker City who have stock to Prtiand has stimulated the growing of
The' cause of this combine among Sl?' thi"
the formers of this section of tht triot very much.
country is the building of the Eagle New Fruit Pckine House.
vaiiey -railroad, which will employ a. :,,, ... . . .u
hiri-eWmtifii- ,.t tenn.' i th nrW ' Miliou At a meeting of the Milton ,
and the farmers are holdine their Fruitgrowers' union the following di-
Will Close Small Stations Because of
9-hour Law.
Washington, March S. American
railways have made arrangements to
comply with the provisions, of the
"nine hour law." The operation of
the law will mean the employment by
railroad companies of several thousand
additional operators and the closing ol
a large number of small stations on the
principal systems. Discontinuing of
railway service at many points, it is
thought, wllHnduce at least temporary
inconvenience to traveling and shipping
publio in order to reduce operating ex
penses, which now seems necessary.
The operating officials of the railways
believe this is the only way they possi
bly can meet the situation with which
they are confronted.
During the hearing of applications
for an extension of the nine-hour law by
the Interstate Commerce commission
some astonishing statements - were
made by the operating officiate of im
portant railways. A good many lines,
owing to a reduction in the revenues
and to their inability to oommand the
cash necessary to meet their payrolls,
have been forced during the past four
months almost to the point of asking
for receivers.
With four or five exceptions, no im
portant taUroads of the country have
indicated an intention to reduce the
wages of their employes.
SURPRISE FOR EVANS.
money by holding it.
Fruit Replaces Forests.
Grants Pass If the progress of clear
ing up raw land and improving it keeps
on at the present pace, Josephine
county, within Ave years, will be en
tirely cleared en 1 planted to fruit. As
an instance of this work it may be stat
ed that one country store in Applegate
valley has placed seven grubbing ma
chines within the last month. These
mechanical devices dc the work of sev
eral men, with greater ease and less ex
pense, w imin snore aisiances ot town counties in favor of Pendleton for the
wnere neavy macmnery may be used, h and mi rK.ro will h unmwri
uuiiHuy uugiuus pmy a prominent pare
The new building will probably be
three-etory structure and will be con
venienttly arranged for the handling of
fruit.
Afer Federal Court
Pendleton The Pendleton Commer
rial asociation will send a delegation to
Washington to fight for the Federal
district headquarters when the date of
the hearing with the house judicial
committee is fixed. If the Oregon del
egation think it necessary, expressions
from attorneys of Morrow, Gilliam,
Sherman and other Eastern Oregon
First Aid.
- A Washington doctor was recently
called to his telephone by a colored
woman formerly In the service of hit
wife. In great agitation the darky ad
vised the physician that her youngest
child was in a bad way.
"What seems to be the trouble?" ask
ed the doctor.
"Doc, she done swallered a whole
bottle of Ink."
"I'll be over there In a short while
to see her," said the medico. "In the
meantime, have you done anything for
herr
"I done give her three pieces o' blot
tin' paper, doc," said the negress doubt
fully. Harper's Weekly.
in pulling etumps and brush.
Clackamas May GetCannery.
Oregon City If the present plans of
the members of the Clackamas County
Horticultural eosiety are carried out,
Clackamas county will have still an
other enterprise in the shape of a fruit
cannery. A meeting of the society was
hold last week. Mr. Britton, of East
ern Oregon, addressed the meeting on
the subject and stated that he had made
a careful examination of the fruit acre
age of this vicinity and finding it high
ly satisfactory, was willing to finance
the scheme.
No Arctic explorers have ever haa
colds until they returned to civiliza
tion. Then, one and all, they arc
prostrated by severe Influenza.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 81o; bluestem, 83c;
valley, 81c; red, 79c.
Barley Feed, $26 per ton; brewing,
(32; rolled, $2930.
Oats No. 1 white, $27; gray, $27,
per ton.
Corn Whole, $32.60; cracked,
$33.50.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $17
$18 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
$2021; clover, $1415; cheat, $15;
grain hay, $1415; alfalfa, $12(a)13;
vetch, $14.
Fruits Apples, table, $l.753.00;
cooking, $l.251.50 per box; cran
berries, $811 per barrel.
Vegetables Turnips, 75c per sack;
carrots, 65o per sack; beets, $1 per
sack; cabbage, 11 s per pound; cau
liflower, $1.76 1. 85 ; celery, $3.75
4 per crate; onions, 15($20c per dozen;
parsley, 20c per dozen; peppers, 17c
per pound; pumpkins. llc per
pound; radii-hes, 20c per dozen; spin
ach, 6c per pound; sprouts, 8c per
pound; squash, llMc per pound.
Onions $2.50 per hundred.
Potatoes $2.50 p jr hundred, deliv
ered Portland; sweet potatoes, $3.60
3.75 per cwt.
Butter Fancy creamery, 3035c per
pound
Poultry Average old hens, 1313c
against them, for the purpose of hav-P' . ,I0U " "O'';
ing them bound in one pamphlet, i "P"nK chickens, 1213c; roosters.
which wl l be sent to all voters -lutSc; aresaea cnicxens, no lur-
throughout the state. This pamphlet j keys, live, 1415c; dreseed, choice, 15
will probably be ready for mailing 17c; geese, live, 910c; ducks, 14
at the end of March, when It will 16c; pigeons, 75c$l; squabs, $1.50(32.
De sent 10 an voters wnose names
are sent In by the county clerks.
Pumping Out Red Boy.
Baker City After lying idle for
months, the pumps of the famous Red
Boy mine have been started again and
the mine will soon be in condition for
operation. . The monster pumps throw
out about 600,000 gallons of water every
24 hours, and at this rate the mine will
be ready for opeiatlons in about 30
days. The Red Boy mine was one of
the best producers of Eastern Oregon
for many years and it is thought that it
will again occupy a front rank.
Will Issue Pamphlets.
Salem The secretary of state has
turned over to the state printer all
measures to bo submitted at the elec
tion June 3, and arguments for and
active service.
The naval argument in support of
the proposed j-e-establihment of the
grade of vice admiral is strongly rein
forced by a comparison made at the
Navy department between the British
home fleet engaged in the maneuvers
of last fall and the splendid battleship
fleet commanded by Rear Admiral
Evans. The British fleet, composed of
20 battleships, 15 armored cruisers,
nine protected cruisers and 57 torpedo
craft, was commanded by one admiral,
three vice admirals, seven rear ad
mirals and one commodore.
SILVER THAW IN CHICAGO.
Temperature Rises In Nick Jo f Time
to Save Big Damage.
Chicago, March 3. Record breaking
destruction of telegraph and telpehone
property was averted today by a narrow
margin. Bleet that covered wires and
poles 25 to 50 miles, north and west
and south of Chicago, and 100 to 150
miles east, was melted during the day
by a rise of temperature just in the nick
of time. Ice coated lines, sagging
heavily, had already begun to snap to
pieces or topple to the ground long lines
of glistening overweighted poles.
'Itie worst damage was east of this
city and west of Fort Wayne. Trunk
system on the Lake Shore and Michi
gan Central railways suffered particu
larly. In one instance a stretch of
nearly a mile of poles boaring dozens of
Important circuits to New York and
other Eastern cities, went down in a
tangled mass of wreckage. With the
mercury ascending a trifle, the miles of
sleet disappeared almost ae if by magic.
Tonight the telegraph officials had re
stored the faciliihts to a baris adequate
for the upnal traffic and hoped to
be able to care for brokerage and other
butiness tomorrow without delay.
Eggs Fresh ranch candled, 22&
23c per dozon.
Veal 76125 pounds, 7c; 150 to
200 pounds, 56 c.
Pork Block, 76 to 150 pounds, 6J
Oregon Butter Sent Fast.
CorvalliB A carload of butter has
":Z.TZT,"ZLl.Z ""a",lPreau,r7c; packers, 66c.
comprosed 50,000 pounds and isL Hops 1907, prime and choice i
valued at above $150,000. It is stor-.60 P6' Ponl; old8 l2" P6' pound,
age butter, and the movement is oc-1 Wool Eastern Oregon wverage best
casloned by much better prices for 1820c per pound according to shrlnk
tbe product in the East than are ob- age; valley 1820c according to fine
talned on the Coast. ness; mohair choice 2930c per pound.
Forcing the Use of Phones.
Cleveland, O., March 3 The nine
hour law for railroad telegraphers is
hastening the nse of the telephone in
the operation of trains, according to A.
8. Ingalls, of the Lake bhore road, in
an interview, "I believe," eaid Mr.
Ingalls, "that the new law regulating
working hours will bring about in one
year what it would have taken ten years
to accomplish in the direction of new
nse of telephones on railroads. Since
October, tests have proved so satisfac
tory that railroads in many parts of the
country have stirred themselves."
Pittsburg Fears Flood
Pittobnrg, Match 3. A warm rain
has been falling here and at the bead
waters of the Allegheny and Mononga
hela riven all day. Both streams are
rising, and small creeks are already
beyond their banks. It is expected
the danger line of 22 feet will be passed
unless there is sn early change in the
temperature and weather.