Spray Courier.
The
Thursday, Janl3, 191.9
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jZDITORIALS
' The polotical pot is begin
ning to simmer in most all
sections of Hie Coupty and
we look for the smashing of
a few mud pies at the com
ing primary.
The advertisment, "Men
Wanted," publiehed in Jast
week's issue of the Courier,
by Anderson and Flor, haj
caused considrable comment
and inquirey among the cit
izens and taxpayers of this
section. We wish to state
jve are unable to give any in
formation, however, as we do
not know anything about
the details of the contract.
tWe refer all inquiries to An
derson and Flor, or the pom
inissioners of J-he county. It
edema that tAinderson awl
section of road along the
river.beginig near the Service
Creek bridge, andexterding
to the mouth of Alder Creek,
whieft agreement' 'Anderson
Und Flor claim to have com
pleted last Spring,
but for
some ifeasonj however, me
"court refused to accept the
road a'nd pay theScontract
ors' for their work, hense,
thru some tecniealiy The con-
'trafetors. ft seems, aim'td trv
'to force the county to accept
and bav'them fortheiir work.
ve ao nut ueucvo Hiat.wivj
can Snakd the county pay the
extortionate!.; price of $4.00
nnn naw- wnpn IL IS CCUCCUIV
known tfiaf the visual daily;
Wage, paid by the couty for
road work ironly $2.oU.
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i Cable advices .from Hoi
'land state that the Dutch fish-'
"ermen have reaped a fortune
as a result of the aondrma
conditions due to the war
stocks have" sold at! three and
four times the normal quota-
the prices offered bv
vw j r
&ertrian arid Russian buyers'
rjeing SO nign inanue aiuci
ican importer's of fish' were
'driven out of the field. Thus
the war is adtine as a piotec
tive tariff oh behalf : of the
"fishermen ' ; of .the United
Slates, Who suffered disas
trously 'during the first year
of the Underwood tariff law,
.which put fisli oil the free
list and invited competition
"from abroad', as Well as he'ar
Ter home. Fisherman's luck
nf.pars to have taken a turri
Notic e For Publication
Department of the Interior.
TJ. S. Land Office, The Dalles, Ore.
Dec. 28,1915.
Motice Is hereby given that Lena
Kaser whose post office address la
Antelope, Oregon, did on the 13th
day of April, 1914. file in this office
worn Hateoieut and application No.
012876 to purchase the EB SEJ Sec
tion 8, Township 11 South, Rauge
19 East, Willamette
Meridian, and the timber thereon,
under the provisions of the act of June
S, 1S78, and acts amendatory, known
as the "Timber and Btone Law," at
uch value a might be fixed by ap.
praisement, and that pursuant to such
aoulication, the land and timber
thereon have been appraised at f 410
the timber estimated 810,000 board
feet at f 1 per M; and the land $70.00,
hat raid applicant wiir offer final
proof in support of bis appllcathn and
sworn statement on the 8th day of
March, 1916 before IL C Rooper.U.S
Commissioner at Autelope, Oregon.
Any person is at liberty to protest
this purchase before entry, or initi.
ate a contest at any tlnie before pat.
ent issues by filing a corrouoraieu
affidavit in this office, alleging facts
which would defeat the entry.
H. FRAN'R WOODCOCK, Register
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NOTICE OF CONTEST.
Department of the Interior
United States Laud Office. The Dalles,
Oregon. Dec. 8, 1915,
To John HsMohs of Fossil, Oregon.
Contestee: You are hereby notified
that Edward E. Mathews who give
Winlock. Oregon, as his post-office
address, did on Nov, 2, 1913, file in
this office bis duly.corrpbetated ap
plication to contest, mid secure th
cancellation of your homestead Entrj
Serial No. 0S733 made April 24. 1911
for SWJSEJ, SEJ-sWi. Sec. 10. NK,
NWJ, NWiKEi, Section 1ft, Town
hip8S., Range 2E., Willamette
Meridian, and as tT'iiml i-r his
contest he alleges that said John M.
Mohs has never established residence
and the six months period im estab
lishing residence has long since passed
You are, therefore, further it. lied
that the said allegations will Ik laken
as confessed 'and your.sai I n! y wil.
be canceled 'without further li-lu
be heard, either before this cllitx or on
appeal, if ydu fail to file in thi-oUkv
within twenty d.iys after the pi;rH
Dublication of this notice, as sbofc n
below, your answer, under oath, spe
cifically responding lo ihe.se allega
tions of contest, together witb due
nroo'f that Vou have tivcd a copy ol
l ... ;
your answer on the said contestant
either in person' or by registered mail.
You should state in your answer the
name of the post office to which you
desire future notices to be sent to you
H. Frauk Woodcock, Register,
Date pf first publication Dec. 23d 1915.
" V second " " 30th i "
" " thiid " JanlV-th 916.
" "fourth " " 13th "
NOTICE fob PUBLICATIOK
,V isoiete Tract.
Department Of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office, The Dalles, Ore
l)ec, 4,1915
KT nttCi im ittaKtf o-ivcrl 't rial flfl dl.
rected'hy the commissioner "; of the
Goner "Parjd ofice. uritjet provisions
of Beg. 340S,, K. a., persyanp.io me
applieation of. Jane U. Donnelly, Se
rial No. 014450, we wtll ofler t,public
sale, to the, bi,gliest, bidder, but at not
less than fl Z per acre,, at iu-io c
clock A. M. on the 81b. dy ofFebru-
ary, net, at this office, the following
tract of Undt WjSESection 32,
Township. 9,, South Rabge 23, East
Willamette Meridian Acres).
'This tract is ordered into lire mar
ket on a showing that the greater
portion thereof is mountainous Or too
oagn for cultivation."
The sale-Will not be kept open, but
Will be declared closed when tlw-e
present at the hotJr named have ceased
lidding. The person making this
highest bid will be required to imme
diacy pay to the Receiver the a-
mount tnereoi. -.
Any ptrson claiming adversely th?
above-described,, land ajre advised to
filp thfir claimes. or obiections. oil 01
before the Utile designated for s; le.
, L. A. iJoutii, Kcoiver-
MEN WANTED.
Men who ban furnish their
ottrl todls to work with, are
wanted by Aoder?on & Flor,
to work on the SprayTService
cfee'k road. Wages $4.00 per
da'y Of 8 hours.Apply to
Abderson & Flor contactors
SMITHSON'S FORTUNE.
Tha Gift Whloh Paundad a Qraat ol
MttMU Inatitutlon.
Th Rmlthsonlan Institution at Wanli-
Inrtnn waa tttmA by act Ot cobirax
ta 1844 to carry out the conditions of
the win of Jant Bmltbtou, an Knsiun
cbaulat and mlaaraloctat, "Wb ba
nnMthad him fart una to th Uultet
gtataa AmarVoa to fonud at Wawu
Ingtoa tmdar Um nam ot tha Smith
aoriaa tattltuiloo an tatabllahmant fur
"tha tacraaM and dlffuatou of knowl
U anonc tnoo."
Th wtu bMaiua onaratlTO at ft
daath. of Ita makor, which occurrad at
Oaooa la isa, ana in lucom or inv
aaUto wnt to Bmlthsou'a nepbtw,
Uaurr Jamaa IXuafarford, until the
daata of ta lattar on Juno 8, 1833
The ttoauoat of too property to the Unit'
4 Statoo tberaupon bacauo oporaUre,
and la Boptombor, 1835, too tate d
partBoat raeolrod nottn cation taereor.
On Doe. IT Froaldoat Jackson luform
ad coofroM of tho boquest and on July
L ISSt, too tin wm accepua ana ids
prosldont eiupewortd to . appoint ari
Mn t Mtltart tha taonar. Rlrhird
Ruan ot PennsylTanla vai intrusted
with tnU duty, and. la Moremtr na
hroneht lha nacaasarilT formal ault la
tha English court of chancery, where
tQa claim remained zor two years.
will Rush returned to America, bring
ing the fund with him In English gold.
$508,318. It waa nearlr eight years be-
tora conKresa decided on a Dlan of ca
rylng out the will of tho testator.
, The total endowment or tno lnsutu;
tlon la now nearlT 11.000.000. and With
the support .and co-cperatlon of the
Borerumenr, n.poj .become one or ue
most Important aclentlrlc Institutions
In tho world.
Persian paintings.
OHantal Art That . EnKbod'toa tho Ea
rica pf. Romsnea, - - .,
No dramatic, no passionate motive
ever so grip and possesses a Persian
artist as to absorb bis wnole imagina
tion. Hla sensuous lore of beauty cam
not resist filling In the accessories of
'he scene with Just as much care and
Intention In every detail bs be demotes
to the central flgurea. . . ..
fn the great works of Chinese anr
Japanese painters, as in masters like
Rembrandt, accessories aro subdued or
suppressed, the color Is limited, and
the figures which create the motive of
ha deslru are so emphasized, so domi
nant In tne eye that tbej seem to tran
tend the limits or the framing space,
thy seem allr with all the latent en
ergies of actual men and women. .
" Ko Fersian painting Imposes Itseir
thua on the imagination. Everything
'remains within the frame. Inlaid is In
h lustrous mosaic The Persian method
has, it Is true, -Its own compensation.
3ast as In tne early pictures or kos
HetU and II U lata, everything is res tiled
with a dreamlike Alston, ana tnut u el
Krays a real achievement for the
painter. The rreahneaa and glory thus ,
brought' to" 'be eye. ss of a world
'washed clean, with every object magic
ally distinct and, burning with clear
"color, make a vivid Impression of
from the routine of every day-that Is
the essence of romance, and no art In
ue woria u more sreepeq in romance
than tne painting or Persia, uaurence
Blnyon in Atlsntic.
, ' - Forestefled;; - j i
, One day Jones wa rambling along
the boulevard when be ,rs hailed by
his friend Smltn. . Wblle tslkmg Jones
noticed tbatmlth continually rubbed
the, palm of, hlji hand, .: I I
,"What In the world Is the matter
WJth your Jjanflr heljnaljy demand
ed.' "Ton bare, been rubbing t and
scratching ft ertr anc wl f tapped
.here.'-, I.' .; -. i'm
"The palm Itches like biases,... an
swered Smith) "They say that Jt Is a
ore tlgn that, yon art iharit tp get
ome money.;. ti ' V ' ' L
"T7mr : rhonirhif nllr ; retained ' Jones
Us a great light suddenly dawned upon
ihlm. Hare I wbr yon:get wise to
tbe fact that there In- nothing lb signs.
I haven't a dollar to spare." Fbiiadei
phla Telegraph. -
Herse 8na.
In "Tod Sloane," by himself, the once
famous Jockey asys that a horse ex
ceeds even a dog In Intelligence and
that if a thoroughbred were small
enough to run about a house like dog
and hare the same chances Instead of
being so much alone surprising results
Would follow. "Cnssednees" In horses,
be thinks, may be caused by too much
inbreeding, bringing about an extraor
dinary temperament The best Jockey,
eays Sloane. la the boy with a nervous
temperament "He is quick and alert
to take in a situation and becomes a
human ferret, finding ont thing lor
himself." ' " 1
Notice for Publication,
nenartmerit of the Interior.
U. S hand fjffice, The Dalles; Oregon
December 528, 1915.
Notice is hereby eiveri tbdt Frank
Mitchell of Monument, Oregon, who
on Dec. 4th, 1909 made Homestead
Iintrv d. b5513 for the NWi Section
8, TowrlSliifiO South, Range 28 East
Willamette Meridian, has filed notice
of his Intention jo make Final Five
Year ,pibpf, to establish claim io the
land above described before David E.
Baxter, tJ. 8, Commissioner at Spray,
Ofegcn, rl the 15th day of February,
1916, sw..':. :
Oiaimarit names as witnesses:
Rniiiiei: firfchian and Toe M. Simaa ol
Mdjiumfe.it; Oregon-, UampMcGinnls
flurt-fttl fcMnnon of SoraV. Oregon
' Frank Woodcock, Register
EXKCUTIVR DKPARTMKNT
President, Woodrow Wilson ; of New
Jersey Vice President, Tbouiaa Mar
shall, of Indiana; Secretary f State,
William Jenning brjo. f Nebras
ka Secretary of Tertir, Wllllaui
tl. McAdoo, of New York ( Secretary
of War. I.iudley M. Uariiaon.of New
.l,,.v. Attorney Geiuial, Mr.
ri.rv. of Tennessee; PostmaHtei.
General. Albeit S. llurlenon, of Texas;
.rv of Navv.Joseiihna Daniels.
ol North Catoliuui Secietaiy f l"te-
lior Franklin K Lane, of Clil)ni,
Secretary of Agiicultme, D-tvid A
Huston. f Mistotiii: s'cdetaiy f
Commerce, Willinui C. Rcdm-ld, l
New York; siectctaiy of Lul'i.
liam B. WiUOin of lVtiusylvaui.t.
State ofOicon
Senat .ts; r.ujjc t'h.iinl il.mi
and Harry Lane. u. nl itr
N. C. McArthur, W. I'.HawKy N
J. Siuuott. SuptiitK' Jiniis: l. t
McBiide, Geo. H. I'.urti tt, 11. J.
Bean, I'. A. Moon-, H-'biit l':.iWm.
L. T. HairiK ami Jlmry i-.. i'iiim.
Uovemoi ;.l.i: Witliyronil'f Secretary
of State- Kin. W. M ''tt. Sciro.aty ol
rrcasury ; Tlmmns. B. Kay. AlMiuev
Geneiali G. M. I'l.nvn. Mtpeilii-
tendentof I'uMic Instru-'ti"n; -V
rh.,r.-l.ii1 I'lint.-r- R. A. Ilauis.
UU in. -- (
Enainetr: J. H. Lewis. Labm Com
missioiu r; O. P. I Ml. It 1 1 K"'td
P. .1. MilVr. W.ttrr
Superintendent; G. T. Cocbism. Rep
reseutatives; C. C. Claik and James
Stewart, .nntor; Mr. Rn.silule.
Food and l':iiiv Coniniis-uitiir; Dr
J. V. Bniley. Circuit JuiIrc of Uth
Judicial Distiict: D. U. Paikt-i
WHF.RLKB ClUNTV
Attorney; Joseph K Starr. Judge;
Henry D. Ktycs. Commissioners; M.
Dukekand R. F.. Wright. Cktk;
Scott Sasser. Treasurer; A. Br Lamb
School Superintendent ; Henry J Sum
mons. Sheriff: Oscar Kelsay Asses
sor; Peter Ilartuian. Surveyor: H. P.
C. Heidtman.
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FARMERS' AND HOME-MAKERS' WEEK
aid RURAL LIFE CONFERENCES
t January $ to 8, 101 t
Uve xienMU. tnXM Bl hui
us n
Pans, ta CUjr-
CosTatioai of Orcfon'S Ortu laaatfrU
rcfon'i
ittoa'i
f "fXS,!-
UM r. n .
' B to ak r,k'"-"Ii
UlBlMTS aa tirj tkaaibU, awn
WlNTCR; SHORT COURSE
January itt to February 4. f
, TU Famaad HeuHkold. ) '
CtnrrM la ROlt tArr?rO, IAM ClOft.
Mn la rwvii
SOILS, STOCK BAM
joolbV alisiNO,
Ino, skwiwo, nous:
!, GAXDHniu.
mirii n ARTS. MOMS
iinu.rrfr. HUSIMHSS METHODS, OAD
,BUlublNd.FAMRClVKKIIG.i;Ar.
ORGANllATKMS. MARKKTINO.
Ceric.poadrtice CouraM WHboul Ttfa.
pert inntraction lo Muie.
Vor program wrll lo T) Cg Exchangee. 0rap
AGENTS WANTED,
Everywhere
To Sell
Madame
Du Four's
Face
Powder
which Is prepared
In four colore
Aad Two "Ues,
Julia Marlow
VnM '
Madame
Vm Toufu
Tmtm
Pawier.
25c 8c 50c
PF.Il BOX.
Bend Sc stmt
for sample,
partinent D.
The Du Four Co.Wwh., D. C.
"" . ... a . t t-
-H"l"l-li"H"l,ll""' l11!' vrrvvv inn
GOOD ROADS
MaV increase ;
TAXES
A
BtfV&ls Ih'treises thd
Value of' r rr ;
Property ;
50: PER ,CNTJ
1 ".
"... a
1 1 .11 -I
LITTLE
Spray Water Works
ttatos
Vwotlinf, $1,50 per month.
Srn'sation, Sf. 50 pormonth, for 1'2 n
fawcot 2 hours a day. ,
Vf c" " "
ior iAf 20th
M Q fnrrioall. President.
IV,. v. -fi---P -
J. D. Natter.
T.
Jra Protection il Patrons.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
HEPPNER.
Ifivitea your banking
If you have idle f
anall omount-we
them and issue bur Time ueruu -'"7" '
for Sither dix monthd or one year, bearing
four per oent. ,
We have juat inatuliea a ww y via.::on:
safety deposit boxes in cur vault. Jj'jjjj
having valuable . papers to oara rant
these boxes ry tne year;
EstaDiisnea in iw
Capital Sjock, .$100,000.
Surplu-5 and Profits $40,000.
HOTEL
9oted as One of tho est in fntoror Oregon,
CS SPECIAL ATTENTTOrTciyEN JO TRANSIENTS- D
0; A. Stafford, Proprietor
SPRAY' OREGON.
$tuo Print township Plats
( Wecte.1 tb.la'e ahowlnx names fl enln men. dotes of entry,
vscRn. lanM. rivers and r reeks, f 1.00 enrh A riincount
of VK er tent will e allowed on. orders (
r,.r five or more lt.
Xani Serif t for
! - at tpest. i'lsikt-t ittc. .. ..
; ,, kid.s ,.i Land ofiVe .inss attederl I... Over 30 years experience.
! JTon Xand Company, Vh. Vail.s, Vr0jo. j
white mm HoKsTMARKET
liver Two
Sulky
Mackinaw Coats, Loggers Shirts, trdciciv
Men andi Boys
Ladles Trimmed Hats
Oranges, LemoftS ,stnd Candy
NIGHT'S FRESH BOTTLED GOODS
Farmers' 'Mercantile vCo
' - 1 ,.
. INCORPORATED.
SPRAY. OREGON,
fm
t
VlCC-l'tesiucni.
J. Mahoney, Calucr.
Clyde Brock, Ait. Caehicn
OREGON.
buBineda.
-oither - o i8er
w P""": i
.. .
uy
CROSS
Way and
Plows.
t.
Clothing
Jrr
for the better.
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