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SCIO. LINN COUNTY, OBEGON, JANUARY 1, 1904
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Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenlnga of the Past Week,
OFFICERS
Prerident
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PROFESSIONAL"]>
^ILBCK N. PINTLEU, P. M. D.
Portland, Ore
Scio Oregon
Ghouls robbed many of the dead in
All work guaranteed. Estimates furnohed the Michigan train wreck. The death
list has been swelled to 21.
Russia is not prepared for war and
may await a more favorable time, al-
though she is buying large quantities
of stores.
The Colombian charge at Washing-
ton has little hope of receiving a favor
able answer and is preparing to close
the legation.
PRILL M. D.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Solo, Oregon
Telephone Exehanoe Ko. 11.
she Y ton
REALESTATE BROKER,
3
F. H. Moulding
Dealer In
Fresh Candy, Nuts, Cigars and Tobacco,
and soft drinks of all kinds.
£TTry Him.
STOPOVERS
ALLOWED
W. C, McBRIDE. Gen. Ageit
R. V. HRGEY
All kinds of watches, clocks and jewelry
promptly repaired.
SCIO OREGON
UNDERTAKING GOODS!
Solo Oregon
PICTURE FRAMING
—ALBANY—
LUNCH - COUNTER
♦
Scio PlaningMills, Scio, Oregon
McKillop & Churchill, Props.
ALBANY OREGON
v a ley
Go To The
Keystone Sbavili? Parlors
[?SCiO~~ LIVERY & FEED STABLES^
C. H. BUCK, Prop.
Only First-Class Shop In The City
Shaving.........
Hair Cutting.
Shampooing..
Baths.............
Irvine & Myer, Props.
15 cents
• •
25
IS
25
M
Hack connects with all trains at West Scio
and morning train at Munkers-
«<
Our rijfs are first-class and our horses good
drivers. Prices reasonable.
£)K M. H. ELLIS
ETE AND EAR
McLlwain block
Albany, Oregon
I
J. J. Barnes & Son,
General Blacksmiths
and Wagonmakers
E. U. WILL
We buy our stock in large quantities
and keep a full line of carriage and
wagon material. All kinds of work in
our line done on short notice.
Horseshoeing a Specialty
SGI0, 0RE00M
£)
C. HUMPHREY
INSURANCE AGENT
Tor th* Liverpool ufi Loaloa
Gebe lanraace Company.
I
Robbery of Bank nt
Indian Territory.
Kiowa,
South M’Alister, I. T., Dec. 30.—A
gang of five bank robbers looted the
bank in Kiowa, a small town 16 miles
north of here, at 3 o’clock this morning
and escaped after several hundred shots
tiad been exchanged between the rob-
bers and a posse of 50 citizens of Ki-
owa.
The robbers dynamited the safe and
secured (2,800 in cash, some of which
is believed to have been mutilated by
the explosion. The bank building was
partially wrecked, the damage to the
building being about (1,600.
An entrance to the bank was gained
by the use of crowbars through a rear
window. While two of the men did
the work of blowing up the safe, three
stayed outside as guards. The first ex
plosion was a failure, making a loud re
port but doing little damage. The citi
zens heard the noise, and arming them
selves with revolvers and shotguns,
hurried to the bank.
At the command of a leader of the
citizens a volley was fired at the robbers,
who were visible through the shutters.
The fire was returned by the guards
secreted on the outside.
While the two ffien on the inside
worked, the three men on the outside
kept up a steady fire with the posse of
citizens. It took three explosions to
open the safe. After the last explosion
the burglars gathered up their tools and
leaving through the front of the bank
got away in the dark.
The posse followed the gang for z. dis
tance but lost the trail. While some
of the citizens believe one robber was
injured not one of the citizens was
struck. The latter were protected from
the fire of the robbers by stock pens in
the rear of the bank building.
A posse of United States marshals is
in pursuit, with little chance of im
mediate results, as the men had several
hours’ start.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
YIELDS OOOD MONEY.
WALLOWA COUNTY STOCK.
The Eddy Law Yearly Income Will Rua Stands
to (150,000.
8alem—When the Eddy corporation
tax law was passed it was estimated
that it would produce a revenue of
(100,000 a year. The act has been in
force scarcely more than six months
and there has i>een paid into the state
treasury (90 868. F. T. Wrightman,
corporation clerk in the office of the
secretary of state, estimates that the
annual revenue will aggregate (126,000
io (150,000, with the latter Bum not
improbable. As a revenue measure, it
is evident that the Eddy law will not
be a disappointment.
It has been frequently charged bv
promoters of wildcat mining companies
that the Eddy law would keep out for
eign corporations and prevent the orga
nization of new concerns. It is true
that the law has put a very noticeable
check upon the organization oí corpora
tions with enormous capital stock, hut
without any considerable assets. Cor
porations are now formed upon a more
businesslike basis.
The assertions of the mining stock
promoters served to cause some doubt
as to the success of the Eddy law, but
the facts gleaned from the records in
the office of the secretary of state prove
the error of those assertions. The cor
poration tax law has not kept away any
corporation that desired to do a legiti
mate business in this state.
The records show that since May 21,
when the new law went into effect, 171
coiporations organized in other states
have filed their articles in this state
and paid 450 each for the privilege of
so doing. The total revenue from that
source in less than seven months was
(8,550.
These 171 foreign corporations also
paid the proportion of the annual
license fee due for the unexpired frac
tion of the year, which fee varied ac
cording to the capital stock. The rev
enue from this source was (17,359.79,
making a total of (26,909.79 which for
eign corporations have contributed to
the support of this state in a period of
less than seven months.
During this same time 226 new con
cerns have been organized in this state,
paying organization fees which varied
according to the amount of the captial
stock, and aggregating (9,892.97.
These 226 new companies, in a per
iod of less than seven months, means
an average of more than 32 per month,
which does not Seem to indicate that
the Eddy law has prevented the organ
ization of corporations or forced them
to go to other states to secure corporate
authority. The total fees collected by
the secretary of state from both foreign
and domestic corporations are (36,802.-
76.
Third In the List of Heavy
Sheep Producers.
Enterprise—The county assessor has
just completed his statement of the
number of sheep and cattle in Wallowa
county for 1903. He shows the num
ber of sheep to be 180,000. Thus Wal
lowa stands third on the list among the
counties of eastern Oregon. It is lead
only by Morrow and Umatilla. The
sheep in each of those counties num
bered about 183,000.
The average
price of sheep this fall is placed at
(2.30. This makes the value of the
sheep of Wallowa county (4M.000.
There is little increase this year over
the number raised in 1902.
The number of cattle is placed at
16,936, which is about the same as
was raised last year. Wallowa county
is well down the list ih the number of
cattle, outclassing only Morrow county.
The average price of cattle this year is
placed by the buyers at $25 each. This
would make the total value of the cat
tle (423,400.
The value of the cattle and sheep
combined would lie (1,037,400. The
value of the sheep and cattle ot Uma
tilla, Baker, Harney, Grant, Union and
Morrow amounts to (6 187,447. Thus
the value of the cattle and the sheep of
eastern Oregon is (7,224,847.
During the present session of con
gress the navy will be materially
WILL DIO DFEP FOR WATER.
strengthened. When the additions al
ready authorized are completed the
United States will have a more power
Grand Ronda Artesian Well Company Or
ful navy than any other nation except
ganized and onicera Elected.
Great Britain.
La Grande—rA meeting was held at
Alicel last week by the Grande Ronde
Italy has recognized the new republic
citizens for the. purpose of organising a
of Panama.
Through Salt Lake City, Leadville, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver, and
company to test thoroughly the digging
Japan will send a large force to Corea
the Famous Rocky Mountain Scenery by daylight to all points East.
of the artesian well. The meeting was
to end rioting.
largely attended. J.. M? Church waa
OUTLOOK OMINOUS.
A severe cold wave has swept the
elected ehairman of the meeting and J.
D. Smutz secretary.
War Party Gaining Strength In Japan-
Fast trains daily Detween Ogden and Denver
J East and Middle West.
It was decided to organize a capital
China Would Be Neutral.
Russia will probably modify her de-
stock of (4,000, divided into shares of
mands rather than go to war.
Pekin, Dec. 30.—The opinion enter
(10 each, to be known as the Grand
Modern Equipment, Through Pullman and Tourist
Japan is buying large quantities of tained by the beet informed diplomats
Ronde Valley Artesian Well company.
in Pekin, that war between Russia and
Sleeping Cars and Superb Dining Car Service.
lead for the manufacture of bullets.
On adjournment of the general meet
Japan is probable and almost inevit
ing the directors met and elected F. 8.
The United States has ordered a gun able, remains unchanged.
Bramwell president, 8. I. Brooks vice-
boat to Corea to protect the American
Nothing has been received here to
president, Peter McDonald secretary
minister.
corroberate the special dispalvues from
and J. M. Church treasurer.
«
Efforts are being redoubled to have Tokio which said that the Japanese
A well will be dug a depth of at least
government
was
adopting
an
impera
China ratify the trade treaties with the
For rates, folders and other
2,000 feet unless water ¡ b strutk before
tive
tone
in
pressing
for
speedy
reply
United States.
digging this far, and the experiment
to this last note. The report is not
forinnation address
124 Third St., Portland, Or
will be made on (he sand ridge, near
The Colombian charge will quit believed.
Alice?.
.
Washington if Secretary Hay ignores
Official communications received
Colombian demands.
here from high sources say that the
Rushing to the Coal Fields.
Large patent medicine manufacturers Japanese war party is growing in
Prairie City—There is a big rush
will, the first of the year, take meas strength and is bringing all its influ
through this plate to the John Day
ence to bear upon the government.
ures to establish uniform prices.
coa) fields, which have recently been
The Chinese board of war has ordered
Chief Newell, of the reclamation the viceroys to furnish full information
discovered. Men are coming into the
service, will visit Oregon and confer as to the numbers of foreign trained
country to investigate, and much of the
with the people about irrigation pro troops available for active service.
untaken land is being located. The
jects.
t
coal is said to lie superior to that pro
Coming Events.
The viceroys of three of the central
Northwest fruitgrowers’ association, duced by the Heppner coal fields, and
The" Far ¿Eastern situation is very provinces in response have reported
there are indications that large depos
threatening.
that 90,000 such troops are in readi Portland, January 11-13.
National livestock convention, Port its will tie opened. Croppings have
ness.
This
unquestionably,
is
a
re
Britain will aid Japan if she goes to
been discovered in many places. .Sev
markable exaggeration, as the great land, January 12-16.
We have alw ays on hand a full line of
war with Russia.
National woolgrowers’ association, eral thousand acres of the supposed
majority of the foreign trained troops
Caskets, Coffins, and robes at low prices. Our
coal lands have been secured by pro
The Coolmbian force which landed exist only on paper.
Portland, January 12-16.
on the Island of Pines will have to go.
Poultry show, Albany, January moters, who are trying to get. more.
The dowager empress has issued an
. ’-rjj—r—. s! vr •
A lone masked man robbed a gambl edict at the request of Prince Ching, 12-16.
Rich Ledge la the SawtUm. ,
Angora goat show, Dallas, January
ing room at The Dalles of about (1,006. appointing several unknown and
probably inexperienced officials as 14-16.
Albany—What promisee to be a very
Chicago liverymen have decided to heads of army departments. One such
Whitman-Oregon debate, Eugene, rich mining ledge has been reported
fight the union hearse drivers to a fin has been appointed director of training, January 16.
from the South Santlam country, near
Departn. mt cannot be beat.
Piotures
ish.
Oregon Christian Endeavor conven- Foster. The discoveries are about two
another has been given command of the
miles from the Whitcomb postoffice, in
The bakers of Paris have gone on a department of instruction, while a tion, Pendleton, February 19-22.
framed in any i ize or style at reasonable prio es
the mountains, and are 40 mites from
strike and the situation baa assumed a third has been put in charge of the de
Athena Farmers Hold Orale.
partment which has to do with the sup
the Southern Pacific by wagon road.
serious aspect.
Athena—It is estimated bythe wheat The
___ ____
__ _ has
__ _ been
_____ known
____ to
__ a, few
ply of ammunition.
prospect
General Reyes has warned Colombia
buyers of this place that there are about | fo'r smne'tinie, hut the matter Ms’been
that war on Panama means war on the
75rOQO bushels of wheat in this district kept quiet until a test could bè made.
JAPAN WILL SAFEGUARD COREA.
United States.
that have not been sold. John Bell A An assay shows $21 copper, $2.40 sil
The Yosemite national park cannot Russia Must Modify Her Answer at Once Sons have just disposed of 28,000 bush ver and (1.86 gold.
els at aliout 02 cents per bushel.
Mr.
be used as a storage reservoir for San
to Avert Such Action.
Bell raised about 30,000 bushels this
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Francisco water supply.
Tokio, Dec. 30.—An extraordinary year, this lieing among the largest
Governor Taft has left Manila for the meeting of the privy council today ap yields for one ranch.
It has been
United States. He was given an en proved the issue by the cabinet of an learned from some of the bankers of the
Wheat—Walla Walla. 71«72c; bln»
thusiastic farewell on leaving
emergency ordinance authorizing the district that the depoista in the institu stem, 77c; valley, 78c.
Barley—Feed, (20 per ton; brewing,
Rear Admiral Walker believes force guarantee of the principal and interest tions this season are not as large as had
of marines now at Panama is sufficient, of an issue of 10,000,000 yen debent- I been expected, liecause the farmers are (20 20.50; rolled, (21.
Flour—Valley, 03.753 3.85 per bar
but two more batallions will probably uers for the purpose of expediting the not selling their wheat.
rel; hard wheat straights, (i9.0W4.10;
work on the Seoul-Fusan railway,
be sent.
clears, (3.5533.75; hard wheat pat-
which is expected to be finished by the
Feedlag a Thousand Hogs.
Colombians at Bogota are holding end of the year. The ordinance also
e its, (4.2034.50; graham, (1.76;
Athena
—
Hog
raising
is
now
an
ex-
nightly warlike demonstrations.
provides for all possible military ex tensive industry of the farmers of this whole wheat, (5; rye flour, (4.50*
Oats—No. 1 white, (1.07)«*
The contract has been let for the penses for the protection of the railway district. It is estimated that fully 47.5.
1.10; gray, (1.06 percental.
Alaska building at the St. Louis fair. and other interests.
1,000 hogs are being fed in this im- ,
Millstnffe— Bran, (18 per ton; mid
It is to cost (13,897.
mediate vicinity at present.
John
dlings, (23; shorts, (19; chop, (18;
Russia Clvsely Watching Chinn.
Bell,
who
is
an
extensive
hog
raiser,
European powers will endorse Amer
New York, Dec. 30.—The Russian says: “We are feeding 200 hogs this linseed, dairy hxxi, (19.
ica if she refuses to allow Panama mat
Hay—Timothy, (16 p»r ton; clover,
government is noting with the closest winter. Nearly every farmer of the
ter to be submitted to The Hague tri
(12; grain, (12; cheat, (12.
attention and keenest interest the un district has increased his stock this
Vciretablei
bunal.
■’¡»—Turnip», 66 per seek;
common energy now being shown by season and they are taking a deep in-1
carrots, 75c; beets, 90c; parsnips, 76(J
the
Chinese
in
making
warlike
prepar
terest
in
the
industry.
We
find
a
Senator Hanna will retire as chair
90c; cabliage, 131 l^c per pound; pars
man of the nation il Republican com ations under the guidance of a large ready market for onr hogs.”
ley, per dozen, 25c; tomatoes, (1311.50
number
of
Japanese
instructors,
cables
mittee and Rocsevelt wants Root to
per crate; cauliflower, 75c3(l per do»
Plenty of Peed In the Oread Ronde
the Herald’s St. Petersburg correspond
succeed him.
La Grande—Prosper tw for hay feed en; celery, 75c; pumpkins, le per
ent. This has grown so serious as to
Rockefeller has just given Chicago come into the first line of Russia's cir this winter were never better. Up to pound! onions. Yellow Danvers, 80c*
i
(1 per sack, growers’ prices.
university (1,580,000.
culations, broadening out the situation this time the stock in the Grand Ronde
I valley have had to have very little feed Honey—(3*3.M per case.
on
new
lines.
Such
a
complication
Scenes at Washington resemble those
Potatoes—Oregon, choice and fancy,
would bring into place the Franco-Rus ing, although there is plenty of forage.
preceding the Spanish-American war.
The range along the foothills is very 65 75c per sack; common, 50*60c;
sian and Anglo-Japanese treaties.
good end should there he little snowfall sweet potatoes, sacks, 2c; boxes, 2)^e
The strike of Chicago hearsedrivers
the cattlemen will pul) through the per ponnd.
continues to seriously interfere with
For Throe Cost Car Faros.
Fruita—Apples, 75c*(2 per box;
funerals.
Cleveland, Dec. 30.—Two onlinan..« winter in fine shape. Cattle and sheep pears, (131.50 per box.
are commanding fair prices.
were
introduced
in
the
city
council
to
Bntter—Fancy creamery, 27K<B30e
Revision of the Dreyfus case and hia
runos—Chickaring, Kimball,
oboams —Nawman Bros, and
night pertaining to a 3-cent fare on
Cotton Is Agricult oral Regent.
per rwnnd; dairy, 20322^0; store,
restoration to grade in the army seems
Weber and others
Kimball
street cars in thio city. One was to the
Salem—Governor Chamberlain has 1531»He.
assured.
effect that the Woodland avenue fran appointed W. W. Cotton, of Portland,
Cheese—Full cream, twins, 14*15c;
Britain and France have redoubled chise, expiring September 20, 1904, be to succeed Benton Killin, whose term Young America, 15316c.
efforts to prevent war between Japan given to the new 3-cent fare company, has expired, as a member of the hoard
Poultry—Chickens, mixed, 9c per
and a like transfer to occur when the of regents of the Oregon agricultural pound; spring, 9c; hens, 9c; tnrkeys,
' and Russia.
Central avenue line franchise expiree.
Enough constituents of Democratic Tha second ordinance was to the effect college. John D. Olwell, of Jackson live, 16c; dressed, 7Me; ducks, (6*7
senators will demand the passage of the that the rate of fare on etreet car routes county, and J. M. Church, of Union per dozen; geese, 8c per ponnd.
Eggs—Oregon ranch, 32 t«e; Eastern,
county, were reappointed to succeed
canal treaty to make it safe.
shall be made 3 cento.
25330
themselves on the same board.
The powers will try to dissuade Co
Hops — Choice, 24c per pound;
Douglas Has Clean Bill of Health.
lombia from going to war. They have
lomhia
Panama's Stand on DcM.
Musis Books, Sheet Musle, Snail Instruments and Btrtogs
prime, 22c; medium, 19c; common,
expect
no
notified her that she must
Agent tor the popular "New Home” Sewing Machine.
Washington, Dec. 30.—The otate-
Roseburg—The local health officer, 15c. Wool—Valley, 17*18c; Eastern
help.
ment of M. Bunau-Varilla, the Panama Dr. E. Du Gas, reports that not a Oregon, 12415c; mohair, 32*36c.
MartinC oleman, a noted New York minister, that hia government ia will ••ugle ease of quarantine for contaBiuue
Beef— Dressed, 636^'e per pound.
__
per ing to assume a portion of the Colom diseases now exists in Douglas county.
fire fighter, and another fireman
I
Vaal — Dressed, small,
Needles and Supplies for ell Sewing Machines.
ished Fn flames which caused a lose of bian debt, has been received at the This is the first time in several months | large, 536c per pound.
Pianos, Organs, and Sewing Machines Repaired.
_
(250,000,
British emheasy and transmitted by that he has been able to report an abeo-' Mutton — Dressed, 5*6ce;
lambs,
I Reports from Hayti and Santo Do cable to the Ixmdon government for its lately clean bill of health, although no dressed, fl'sc per ponnd.
120 First Street
-
•
Albany, Oregon
epidemic has existed at any time.
| Pork—Dressed, 6*6 %c per ponnd.
consideration.
mingo show great unrest.
THE SCENIC LINE
Justice of the Peace
Notary PnbU.
Scio Oregon
The beat 20c meal in the
Open all night,
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Renderà.
P Japan has outbid Russia for two war
D *• a general banking and exchange ships nearing completion in Italy.
business. L us made at current rates
Postmaster Bancroft will not be re
Pullman and Tourist cars on both and drafts issued on principal cities.
moved from the Portland postoflice.
trains. Chair cars Sacramento to Og-
Whatcom and Fairhaven have united
len and El Paso, and tourist cars to
and will be known as Bellingham in
Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans and
J. M. MOORE
Washington.
the future.
Connecting at San Francisco with
Santo Domingo
« now two revolu
everal lines for Honolulu, Japan, China
tionary govern-re» ts
fort - gners fear
Jhilippines, Central and South Arner-
ca.
they will suffer.
See Mrs. M. E. Woodnansee, agent at
The Japanese com i issioner to the
West Scio station, or address
St. Louis fair says Japan will make no
concessions to Russia.
W. E. COMAN, G, P. A.,
Entered at ihe postoffice at Scio, Oregon, as
second das* mail matter.
p
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
OREGON
CO.,
LOOT UNDER FIRE.
Ii Sell i Selim lacline fir 120, Iirrmtei fir Fire Tnu