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SCIO, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 13, 1903.
VOL. VII
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second e'.ase inali ».after.
¿"PROFESSIONAL >
WILBUR N. P1NTLER, D. M. D.
DENTIST
Scio Oregon
C. BROWNE, M. D,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
SCIO. OREGON
Graduate Eclectic Medical College
Cincinnati,
PRILL M. D.
FHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Solo, Oregon
EVENTS OF THE DAV
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SHELTON
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
Jostles of the Peace
Notary Pnbllo
Scio Oregon
F. II. Maulding
TWO HEMISPHERES.
SBASTA BOUTS
Trains-leave West Scio for Portland
and way stations at 10.45 a. m. Leave
or Albany at 2.45 p. m.
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Comprehensive Review of the Import*
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
OFFICER»
President.
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Cashier...
weaves Portland 8.30 a. m., 8.30 p. m.
** . Albany 12.10 p. m., 11.30 p. m.
Arrives Ashland 12.33 a. in., 11.30 a. m.
“ Sacramento 7.55 p. ni., 8.55 a. tn
D *• a general banking nnd exchange
“ San Francisco 7.55 p. m., 8.55 a business. L ns made at current rates
Pullman and Tourist earB on both aud drafts issued on principal cities.
trains. Chair care Sacramento to Og
den and El Paso, and tourist care to
Chicago, St. I-ouis, New Orleans and
J. M. MOORE
Washington.
Connecting at San Francisco with
everal lines for Honolulu, Japan, China
.’hilippines, Central and South Ainer-
ca.
See Mrs. M. E. Woodnansee, agent at
West Scio station, or address
Fresh Candy, Nuts, Cigars and Tobacco,
and soft drinks of all kinds.
CtT Try Him.
R. W. HRGEY
All kinds of watches, clocks aud jewelry
. promptly repaired.
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W. C. McBRIDE. Gen. Aient
UNDERTAKING GOODS!
Colombia says she will be able to
put down the revolution if the United
States keeps her hands off.
PICTURE FRAMING
Departn. ?nt cannot be beat.
Pictures
framed in any i ize or style at reasonable prices
Scio PlaningMills, Scio, Oregon
—ALBANY—
McKiIlop & Churchill, Props.
ALBANY OREGON
Go To The
C. H. BUCK, Prop.
Only First-Class Shop In The City
15 cents
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Irvine & Myer, Props.
Senate and house leaders are bound
to crash over Cuban reciprocity pro
gramme.
Hack connects with all trains at West Scio
and morning train at Munkers-
After an interval of a month the
Venezuelan arbiration case has been
resumed.
Cable cars at Kansas City, Kan., col
lided in a fog. One person was killed
and 51 injured.
The senate committee will stand by
Smoot, the Utah senator, despite nu
merous protests.
The San Francisco street railway ar
bitrators have rendered a decision
granting an increase in wages.
Six men were killed and ten Injured
by an explosion at the United States
naval arsenal at Iona Island, N. Y.
Our rigs are first-class and our horses good
drivers. Prices reasonable.
£)K M.H. ELLIS
EYE AND EAR
McLlwaln block
Albany, Oregon
J. J. Barnes & Son,
ranos —Chickering,
Kimball,
Weber and ethers
We buy our stock in large quantities
and keep a full lino of carriage and
wagon material. All kinds of work In
our line dona on abort notice.
Horseshoeing a Specialty
SGI0, OREftOH
P
C. HUMPHREY
INSURANCE AGENT
TorU« Liverpool and ItoadM sad
Gob« Unruos Ooap*ay.
There are 2,000,000 sheep on the
Oregon ranges. The worth of this
year's wool output is placed at «2,550,-
000.
Z. F. Clark, a Portland man who has
invented a steel hardening process
that will make armor plate bullet
proof, has been offered 3100.000 «or his
patent by New York capitalists.
The Dreyfus case is to be again re-
vived.
Two more Americans have been as-
sassinated on the streets of London.
The best 20c meal in the
Open all night,
Keystone Shaving Parlors
Senate and house leaders can’t
agree as to the method of putting the
Cuban reciprocity treaty into effect.
Governor Chamberlain has not yet
decided whether or not he will call
an extra session of the legislature to
remedy the defects in the Oregon tax
law.
COUNTER
Shavlng........
Hair Cutting.
Shampooing..
Baths.............
Presented in Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove interesting to Our
Many Readers.
America Proposes to Protect New Re
public of Params.
Washington, Nov. 11.—When Amer
ican war vessels were recently order
ed to Isthmian waters to protect
American and other interests in Pan
ama. specific instructions were given,
by direction of the presideut. that the
American naval fo-ce should main
tain peace aud prevent bloodshed on
the Isthmus. These instructions were
issued in their broad sense, for it was
the original, and is the present, in
tention of this government to pre
vent any conflict between the govern
ment of Colombia and the newly es
tablished republic of Panama.
The administration, in carrying out
this policy, will prevent the landing
at Colon, as well as at Panama of any
Colombian troops that may be sent by
thb latter government to subdue the
Panama republic. Having once recog
nized the new republic before the
world, the United States intends to
stand by and prevent encroachments
by Colombia as well as by other na
tions.
Assistant Secretary of State Loom
is, Secretary Moody and Admiral
Taylor, after a conference this even
iDg, sent instructions to the com
manders of American ships in Pana
ma waters directing them in the event
the Colombian government attempted
to embark troops at any of its ports
with a view to making an attack upon
the New Panama republic, that the
American forces should prevent such
embarkation.
Secretaries Root and Hay had a
conference today, presumably in re
gard to the , latest developments in
the isthmian affair. As he was re
turning to his home Secretary Root
was asked the direct question as to
whether United States troops would
be ordered to the Isthmus of Panama.
He replied that while such a thing
was possible, it was extremely im
probable. He added he had made
that answer to a similar question in
New York when he really knew very
little about the situation, and he made
it now for the reason that he knew
nothing more of an intention to em
ploy troops on the isthmus.
Bros, and
Kimball
obqaxs —Newman
E.U. WILL
usir prater
(general
Musis Books, Bheet Music, Small Instruments and Striais
Agent tor the popular “New Home” Sewing Machine.
Wi Sell a SeiiK Machine for $20, Warraatei for Fire Team
Needlee and Supplies for all Bowing Machines.
Pianos, Organs, and Hewing Machines Repaired.
120 First Street
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Albany, Oregon
Authorities In Wybming may clash
over the Indian trouble. The Indian
agents want those under arrest re
leased, but the governor refuses to do
so.
The epidemic of yellow fever In
Texas continues to spread.
Alexander J. Dowle, the Zionist
leader, indorses Roosevelt.
During October there was coined at
the various mints of the United States
S3,«72,120.
T. A. Wood, of Portland, has been
discharged from practice before the
pension bureau.
Congressman Jones, of Washington,
wtll Introduce a bill giving Alaska a
temporary government.
The case of W H. Machen, charged
with postal fraud, has been set for No
vember 23.
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NO. 20.
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CAN BE NO WAR.
King Edward, of England, has cel
ebrated his sixty-second birthday.
President Roosevelt has formally
asked Senator Hanna to manage his
campaign.
A bill asking statehood for New
Mexico is No. 1 on the calendar in
the house.
' The Italian minister of finance com
mitted suicide because he was ac
cused of corruption.
Pope Pius X has held his first con
sistory and named two cardinals, but
neither
of them are from America.
W. E. COMAN, G. P. A.,
Emperor William, of Germany, un
Portland, Ore All work guaranteed. Estimates furnshed derwent a successful operation tar
the removal of a tumor from his
throat.
A diplomatic agent of the new 1 Pan
ama republic has written Senator
Morgan enlisting his support for the
Panama canal.
John Mitchell, president of the
Mineworkers' union, is said to be
slated for a cabinet position, He de-
nies the report.
Colorado miners have gone on a
strike.
The United States battleship Maine
has been sent to Colon.
Russo-Japanese conflict is growing
more and more remote.
St. Louis jury in the bribery case of
State Senator Farris, is unable to
agree.
Through Salt Lake City, Leadville, Pueblo, Colorado Springs aad Denver, an J
Democrats have selected John s.
the Famous Rocky Mountain Scenery by daylight to all points East.
Williams, of Mississippi, as their
leader.
CUTTING DOWN OREAT TREES.
The republican house caucus has
unanimously selected Joseph G. Can
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Fast trains daily between Ogden and Denver
Government Urged to Buy Land From
non as speaker.
California Owners.
Great Britain was surprised at the
Modern Equipment, Through Pullman and Tourist
Washington, Nov. 11.—In his an
quirk recognition given the Colombian
nual report Captain Charles Young,
revolutionists by the United States.
Sleeping Cars and Superb Dining Car Service.
acting superintendent of the Sequoia,
Colombian troops will march on and General Grant National Parks, of
Colon and Panama despite the recog California, in which many giant trees
nition of the new republic by the are located, urges the acquisition by
United States.
the government of the land in those
Howard Haynie, convicted of high- parks, now owned by private individ
way robbery by a Seattle court, has uals. In Sequoia Park there are
For rates, folders and other
been sentenced to six years in the many large tracts thus owned, and
after waiting in vain for years for the
formnation address
124 Third St., Portland, Or Walla Walla penitentiary.
government to purchase their proper
Governor Chamberlain will call a ty the owners are beginning to sell off
special session of the Oregon legisla- the large timber. Captain Young
lure if a majority of the members will says:
pledge themselves to enact no laws
“The owners have cut them by the
other than remedial to tax levy.
wholesale, and put the lumber upon
The Maryland democratic plurality the market, and where once was a
fine forest of magnificent giants, there-
Is 12,375.
is but devastation and ruin in
Representative Hermaan is work- now
the shape of stumps and sawdust
ing for a place on the river and bar- piles.
It is but just to the owners and
bor committee.
for the best interest of the govern
It is said King Peter, of Servia, has ment that the purchase of these pat
announced his intention of abdicating ented lands within the parks be au
thorized by congress if the parks are
in favor of his son.
to be continued.”
We have al>\ ays on hand a full line of
All European powers have indorsed
He says the lands can be secured
the attitude of the United States in for reasonable prices. Captain Young
Caskets, Coftins, and robes at low prices. Our
says game is increasing.
the Colombian matter.
STOPOVERS
Dealer In
LUNCH
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
THE SCENIC LINE
Telephone Exchance No. 11.
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OREGON
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HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
HOLD ON TO YOUR PRUNES.
WILL MANUFACTURE STAVES.
Advice Given to Growers by ex-Commls-
sloner Reynolds.
Salem—“Prunegrowers who have
not already sold their fruit should hold
it for a price that will give them a fair
profit,” says Lloyd T. Reynolds, for
merly horticultural commissioner for
the second district.
“Dealers are around offering to pay
a basis price of 1% cents. Probably a
majority of the prune crop this year
will average in the 50-60 to-the-pound
size, and at this basis growers would
get only 3 cents a pound for their fruit.
Since the cost of labor and fuel has
advanced, 3 cents a pound is about the
actual cost of production. Growers are
cutting their own throats when they
sell at such figures.
“The condition of the fruit market
does not warrant such low prices.
France had a very short crop and is
buying prunes heavily in this country.
The dispatches from New York tell us
that the packing houses in this country
have had difficulty in filling the orders
as fast as they are received. The
apple crop of the United States is 1,000,-
000 barrels short and prices for that
fruit will be high. Canned goods have
advanced very materially. In every
view of the situation I can see no rea-
on why prunegrowers should not re
ceive a fair price, if they will ask tor
It.
“It seems to me to be certain that
all the prupes will be wanted and the
proper course for the growers is to
wait until a living price is offered. I
do not advise holding for speculative
prices, but for a living price. Oregon
prunes this year are of tirst-class quali
ty and they give satisfaction wherever
solfl.
Houlton Will Have a Plant That Will Pm-
ploy 100 Men.
St. Helens—It is now a settled fact
that the Western Cooperage Company,
composed of Kentucky capitalists, will
build a large stave
factory at
Houlton, on the Northern Pacific rail
road, just on the outer e^lge of the cor
porate limits of St. Helens, A dosen
men are already at work getting
camps ready in the woods, where the
• bolts for the staves will be cut up
and split into the usual size.
A factory site has been purchased
from W. H. Dolman, at Houlton, which
has ample space for switches and side
tracks. Options have been secured on
several tracts of timber land, and a
contract has been entered into with
the Oregon Wood Company to float
down 800,000 cords of stave bolts an
nually. Construction work will begin
on the factory at once, and the man
agement state that fully one hundred
men will be employed in the mill and
timber.
This company owns factories in
Kentucky, Arkansas, Georgia and at
Seattle and Aberdeen, Wash.
LIEU LAND REJECTIONS LARGE
I.aad Agent West Puts Records In Order
and (lathers Figures.
Salens—State Land Agent Oswald
West has Just completed the classifl
cation and filing of the correspond
ence and papers relating to state lieu
land selections in Oregon. Hereto
fore the records have been in confus
ion and one seeking information re
garding any
particular selection,
would have difficulty In finding it.
Now the records are arranged so that
any desired Information may be had
at a moment’s notice. The list shows
that the lieu land selections upon min
eral base, which have been passed
upon by the Federal Land Depart
ment within the past year or two ag
gregate 74,000 acres, of which about
i.OOO acres have been clear listed and
about 70.000 has either been rejected
or is still pending with the outlook
poor for its approval.
Pendleton Owns Its First Psrk.
Pendleton—Pendleton Is now the
owner of a city park. For years such
a move has been agitated, but nothing
was done until ft week or so ago, when
the council bargained for the property
I d the east part of the city, where the
water supply is secured. The money
has been paid over and the deeds
filed. The land was purchased from
TIED UP DY STRIKE.
Jessie S. Vert, consisting of one en
tire block, and for which she received
Coal Mines of Southern Colorado Out of 31500, and four lots from V. Stroble.
Working Forces.
The city purchased this property to
Denver, Nov. 11.—More than 10,000 prevent buildings from being erected
coal miners in Colorado went on there.
strike today for an eight-hour day, in
crease in wages and other conces
Relesse of 171 Mortgages.
sions. The strike was ordered by the
Pendleton—The Pendleton savings
National executive officers of the bank has filed with the county record
United Mineworkers of America, af er releases of 171 mortgages. This Is
ter the coal companies refused to con the biggest bunch of mortgages that
fer with union representatives con has ever been paid off at one time for
cernlng the demands of the men. Of a number of years. The banking com
the idle men, 6000 are In the south pany held those mortgages, principal
ern coal fields, 2000 in the northern ly against farmers, sheep and cattle
coal fields and 1800 in Fremont coun men. The amount of some of the
ty. One hundred mines have been mortgages was as high as 316,000,
closed down.
while some of them were as low as
A few independent properties in 350. They averaged 31500, making the
the northern coal fields and elsewhere total amount paid 3256,500.
will not stop work, since the operat
ors have agreed to concede the eight-
Put Up Much Fruit.
hour day and also Increased wages
Ashland—The Ashland Preserving
Less than 1000 miners will remain at
work according to reports from the Company, which has been operating
affected districts. The announcement an extensive cannery in this city the
comes that 600 have gone out in Col present season, will close operations
fax county, N. M. The others In that
territory are now negotiating with the for the year this week The season
has been longer than usual and there
mineowners.
have been more people employd than
ever before, the average number of
To Guard German Interests.
New York. Nov. 11.—Upon the re operatives being between 40 and 50
port of the mail steamer At hen. Manager Chari*« Pierce reports that
which has reached here from Santo during the four months' run the plant
Domingo, says a Herald dispatch has canned 15 tons of Bartlett pears,
from St. Thomas. D. W. I., Commo 21 tons of peaches, 10 tons of string
dore Sheder, of the German squadron beans and seven tons of blackberries
at this port, has sent two ships, the
Gazelle and the Panther, to Santo
Wood 37 a Cord.
Domingo to safeguard German Inter
Pendleton—There is a scarcity of
ests. In consequence of this action, wood in Pendleton. This is due to the
the Athen returned to Santo Domingo
to discharge iier cargo at ports she lack of cars to bring it from the Blue
had been prevented from entering by Mountains, from where Pendleton gets
Dominican gunboats. It is Bald the her supply. There seems to be plenty
German commander has determined of wood at the belt. Prices are excep
tionally high. Fir Is selling at 37 per
to ignore the blockade.
cord and pine at 36.50. This price is
Truth Not Half Told.
nearly 31 higher than last year. Coal
Laredo, Texas, Nov. 11.—Dr. D B. 1« selling at 38 per ton.
Murray, the International yellow fev
er expert. Just returned from a trip
Sale of Oreat Timber Tract.
as far as Saltillo, said tonight that
Astoria—A deed has been filed for
conditions in Monterey, if judged by
other cities where yellow fever has record whereby the Oregon A Mon
been epidemic. Indicated no less than tana Lumber Company, of Helena.
25,000 cases there this year, with the Mont., sells to Samuel MoClure, of
mortality rate placed at 5 per cent. Stillwater. Wash.. 1566.29 acres of
The deaths have been greatly In ex timber land In the I^wls and Clark
cess of the number reported In the of district. The consideration named Is
ficial bulletins issued in this city and 31000. but It Is supposed a much high
fully 500 cases exist at the present er price was paid.
time.
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Vacancies In Legislature.
Contention of America.
Salem—Not only will a special ses
The Hague, Nov. 11.—In the Ven
ezuelan arbitration case today. Judge sion of the legislature be necessary to
Penfield. In behalf of the United cure the defect in the taxation law.
States, said the United States was in hut a special election will be neces
different to the question of the justice sary to All several vacancies In the
of the war, but the United States legislature. The vacancies must be
maintains that the protocol should Ailed before the session la held, ac
not establish any preference in favor cording to the language of the const!
of the ploekading powers.
tutlos
niLL IN SOUTHERN ORBOON.
Pennsylvania Capitalists Preparing for a
Heavy Cut of Vlmbcr.
Roseburg — The Kelleher-Skelley
Lumber Company has just been In
corporated here, by W. J. Kelleher,
John K. Skelley and W. H. Sykes with
a paid up capital of «50,000. The com
pany has already acquired about 5000
acres of fine timber land on Billy
Creek, a few miles west of Yoncalla,
in this county.
A sawmill building has already been
erected and part of the machinery is
now in place. The plant will have a
dally capacity of 50,000 feet of lum
ber to begin with, and will be ready
for operation within 30 days. A flume
will be put in from the mill to carry
the product direct to the Southern Pa
cific railroad track at Drain, where a
lumber yard will also be established.
Looking for Reservoir Rites.
Ashland—H. E. Green and J. E.
Reese, of the hydrographic branch of
the United States Geological Survey,
arrived In Ashland last night from
San Francisco. They are in the re
clamation service and will cross the
mountains eastward from here on an
extended exploration and investigat
ing trip to locate possible sites for res
ervoirs for the storage of waters for
Irrigation purposes. They go to Pel
ican Bay. Fort Klamath. The Agency,
Bprague River Valley, Bly and Bonan
za, and their Itinerary will take In all
the Modoc lava beds and the Honey
Lake district.
In the Sugar Beet Fields.
I<a Grande—The sugar beet factory
here has already this season received
10,000 tons of beets, and has worked
over 7000 tons, which means 16,000
sneks of sugar. It is expected that
about 1000 tons more of beets will be
received by the factory this season,
and that the run will continue until
about November 10. So far the beet
harvest has proved a success. Al
though there was a shortage In the
crop, the sugnr material In the beet
was heavier than last year.
October Asylum Report.
Salem—The report of Superintend
ent J. F. Calbreath, of the State It»
sane Asylum, for the month of Octo
ber shows that the general health of
the patients is good. The total cost
of articles consumed was 37163.99,
nnd the' expenditures for salaries
35999.10, or a total of 313,163.09. The
average dally enrollment was 1330,
making the cost per capita per month
39.89. and per capita per day 32 cents.
Malheur County Clean-Up.
Baker City—General Manager O. C.
Johnson brought In the clean-up of a
60-day run from the Rich Creek placer
mine of the Eldorado Mine & Ditch
Company, of Malheur county, today.
The clean up amounted to about 800
ounces valued at about 316,000. It.
B. Corburn, of Carroll, la.. Is the
principal owner of the diggings.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat—Walla Walla, 75c; blue
item, 79c; valley, 78c.
Barley—Feed, «20 per ton; brewing,
,22; rolled, 321.
Flour—Valley, 33.75(33.85 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, «8.7594.10;
hard wheat patents, «4.2094.50; gra
ham, «3.35(83.75; whole wheat, ,3.M
<®4; rye wheat, «4.50.
Oats—No. 1 white, «1.07)4; gray,
«1.05 per cental.
Millstuffs—Bran, «20 per tan; mid
dlings, «24; shorts, «20; ehep, fit;
linseed dairy food, ,19.
Hay—Timothy, ,1ft per ton; elover,
,13; grain, ,11; cheat, «11.
Butter—Fancy creamery, 27X930c
per pound; dairy, 16X920c; store,
16c.
Cheese — Full cream, twins, 15c;
Young America, 15916c; factory
prices, 191 Xc less.
Poultry—Chickens, mixed, 10910X«
per pound; spring, 11 Xc-, hens, 11912c;
broilers, ,2.50 per dozen; turkeys, live,
14915c |>er pound; dreseed, 18918c;
ducks, ,697 per dosen; geeee, «7910.
Eggs—Oregon ranch, 30c; Baetern,
fresh, 24926 Xe.
Potatoes—Oregon, 50965c per sack
sweet potatoes, 292 Xc.
Hope—1903 crop, 12922c per pound,
according to quality.
Wool—Valley, 17918c; Eastern Ore
gon, 12915c; mohair, 35937 Xc.
Beef—Dressed, 896’^c per pound.
Veal—Small, 7H«8c; large, »K9«e
der t>onnd.
Mutton — Dreeeed, 495c; lambs,
dressed, 6c.
Pork—Dreeeed, 6<26X<*i