seno,
IX
VOL.
LI »TS
COUNTY. OKBí.ON.
I \ \ I \R\
1 "
■
JZfU'3
Frasi fi tp- ,-r'
THE SKIPTON STABLES
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDÄY AT
■<IO,
CO.,
I.IW
hr-11 mllMrMI
Good Turnouts. Prompt and
Courteous Attention
Oltre. ON
By T. L DUGGER
hi a Condensed Form lor Our
Busy Readers.
REASON ABLE RATLS
uta 1 I •• o» tn Mraatt
< »mar
• • • Albin y
I »
Oregon
I un< h
Albany
C pröfessionä O
Counter
Best 20c. Mral in the Valley
Oprn AH Niyht
<■ < Inwi
Mfya-.t
H.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
[
ALBAN) OMOOON
«•
a N
Keystone Shaving l'arte
> O • • • y I
• I w
*4 fe».» ! • and Patenta
ernte
Hhavlng . ......
Hair
I
Hhau>t«--tng
r
25
...»
...2»
•
GIORGI IH\II
■ I
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
I
Offlr.
••
•«
PliOl'RII I<>R
general Blacksmiths
and Wagonmakers
£
« t»<lunati. <»bio
•> IO
UME-.oN
4 0 PI : I M 0
Horseshoeing a Specialty
SCIO, OREGON
PHYSICIAN <nl SURGEON
Ocio, OrtfOB
VMS
Ttltpboa» Xx: tanca H« 11.
Bunk
Stute
Scio
J •
REALESTATE BROKER,
Oregon
Jiatlc« of th» F»»:s
Xctary FnïUc
Bei» Cr«cea
W • . .in
crr::»s
.............. T
President
Caabisr
J Mregias
W A Ewiao
ATTORNEY AT LAW
M B i
•
• •
1
O *• a g«D«ral betaking an i •ichang*
bna nMM
I. >»• n**4«' at rurrnnl rate*
* and draft* iaa tad on principal ciuae
41 N AXY. OHIunS
Beware
of
a
«
Defective Tides
EAST AND SOUTH
ViA —
fit • ¡rejared
by the
a
Linn County Abstrait Co
Of the real J f i rr y y 1» I '»¡4 (o ; .r h«M
orarewjt a* wrurllf ter tnenev . • *d ur
pat fa.« r«< • ' i '• *«n»r.i vl
r aaptti
•uca. M«iat- «b»4 ,n
l. H HUM), Manager
<>®r« «vr Third sn-t Bres4aiVia Ma
Al.HA.XY. OBKOOJt
Shasta Route
. ..■ atoeva
«I I» » •
» » p ■
K)MS A IIMKIR
.
.
Hoe U Inca, l iquors «nd Cigars
'i
»
• r niai I at I way
laara lor Albau. at
Ira... l'uri .rvl .is» • • p ■»
Ir«>. A.lany 11 IS p ■> . II "I»
arrivo» i.b.and t|«».B,ll»s«
arrivas norr.«renio 1
i- a; »Mo m
CORNER SALOON
I r.n. •■ . "
,. « . I U» ■
balltr-sn • 4 tv-.rl.l rars on Soin Irvin.
<1 a t - a ■ 1 -••--■
| ’,» »»J tl l*MO.
. .
a
Vr ' • • •
«
i.e
Purs Liquor» for Medicinal 1'urp.i«.-»
I i
|.t
•
1 " ••
g a -*
«
. •
<
•
»'»
«.and -
OH LOOS
*th A
a
a».al al
W. Í. OOMAH. a. P. A.
Purtltnd, Oragtin.
LUMBER! LUMBER!
11 D. tan-ion, o! tlio Bdveu I irli Sa« mill», ia prepared
to till orders for
Common °« Finishing Lumber
a
Hi* lumber is the beet of mountain Hr. and pn< ra ir« r«*a»< nable.
LANDON!
•
• » • ' 1» < !.• «•«•fBi
a a
a
•no Mr. « I «--J anse»
*rlv Halloo, or addraaa
Give Ua a Call
SCIO
The annual report ol the Panama
’ Kail«ay company show» an earning ol
i ’> |w»r cent.
An es|x»lltlon will lie sent to H i I mii «
by the Kuesian government to sutalue
the revolutioniste.
Graduate Eclectic Medical College
! taf fee of t I
R « • »•
m
• tata I Mvertltr
r»». •
• 1
<Xletf<»var Fu»i s*
•
*■ b il
King Kd»»rd has railed lor the elec■
' tioo of a new parliament.
and lioaten.
OMI ».O
W
toll««
British merchant has tmen urreste.1
J. J. Burnca & Son, > l.y A Kueeisn
autboritles and imptisonod
.1 V. «; • II. .
Al WAN)
-M..>
tiertnany tears that «ar will
ths Mururcan coiiferam-o.
f'reeident K.w>orvelt !■«• suhinittfti a
' isngthy report on the I'anama canal to
. ooagraaa.
• »
i » v * :
k
of ths Past Week.
Kinger Hermann is In Wsshingt in
jaadsik
Ills trial «III occur in Fob-
I ruary.
•
Only Flrtl < mm ?»hop In Tt* ( I f
ATTORNEY AT LAW
A Return« of IM La»» Important but
Not Laaa Interesting Events
Francs protests against s fresh insult
from Castra.
<>• To The
M-ATANYI
II
HAPPFMNliS OF TWO CONTINENTS
The kaiser » mnflnod to his be«l with
a cold
Al HAM. <>Kf(»ON.
N
NEWS OF THE WEEK
LANDON!
Hack connects with all trains at West Scio
and morning train at .\lunkers
W th
LRITAIN HEADY TO STRIKE
Would Havs S'oasbed Rojectvsn»«» H
Togo Had Lost.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
Washington. Jan.
Trade between
the United Slates and Germany, wbiwe
commercial relations are no« the sub- |
)«ct of nrg< flattons I »tween the two CONTAINS MANY DIFFICULTIES
countries, segregated in the fiscal year |
11*05 over I TOO.000.000
A report Oreg on State Primary Law Hard for
Candidates to Follow
iseuwi balay by the bureau et Stalle-
tics of the department of Commerce
Xaletn — Another very serious prob
atol lathee, says
lem lisa arisen ia cnnnectloa with the
"The Imports !n»m Germany were direct primary law. The law requires
111 ft.OOt) Out) in value and esceatled that candidates tor state ottises shall
imports from tlmt country tn any ear file |>etitu»ns from not less than seven
lier yrar
The capotta to Germany ! countiee. and that al least 10 per cent
were ||U4,000.000 in value anti ex of the pre meta shall 1» represented in
i-eedetl one esports to that country in . each of the seven countiee.
Two |»r
any earlier year except 11*0» in which cent of the Votes cast at the last state
I
i
«lection lor supreme judge by each par
this decrease in 1905 compared with ty must he represented on the petition
1904 liaving occurted in raw cotton and ¡
It has tieen the supposition until re
Iwing due alb’gfther to a lall in prices, cently that eo long as the require.!
since the quantity in 1905 was greater niimtwr of counties and precinct« were
that in : <”t
Importe fturn i.ermsiiy represented by Hie siguaturne of one or
increated IST.IX
'«Ö in the peritai more voter» that the bulk of the signa
from |H't5 to I90Ä and exports to thst lures on a |»tition to make up the 3
country increased «10,000,000 in the per cent might come from one county,
same time.
*> long a« tbe required numlier of names
"Germany «tamia second in the was fl I k ] with the secretary nf stale
order of magnitude of our traile with It is now dis.overv.1 that there must tie
foreign countries, t»th as to imports 2 per cent of the vote cast by ,the party
represented in ea- h county and precinct
and exports.
"Msnfsctures are the hulk of the represented, as well as throughout the
II 19,000.IHM) worth ol merctiandise im stats.
The attorney general will probably
ported from Germany.
>>e asked to render an opinion In regard
"In manufacturée, eeprwially copjier, to the numlwr of signature« require*!
mineral, leather, scientific instruments from tlie countiee »nd pre, met».
Tn
and certain manufactures of iion ami secure 2 per cent of the voter» in seven
•twi, our t-x|~ its to Germany show a
counties, and 10 per cent of tbe pre
steady growth.
The value of copper el nets in each of the seven countiee,
in lare and plates exported from the and in addition have 2 per cent of the
''niteil Ktatee to Germany amounted to party vote m the eutire state, will add
ovet »I4.oo0.000
to the dirti. ulties of securing a |wtitlon.
WILL TRY TO GET FACTS
The Slate Normal school of New Yoik
has lew« dretruyxl by file.
Tbs lore
Missouri's Attorney General Says He
will rra< h ISOO.OOO.
Doe» Not Expect Much
A landslide at Jlavrrstraw. New
New York, Jan. 9. — Attorney Gen
York, carried eight hoiieee with it.
eral liadle), of Missouri, said tonight
Sistwen peraone were killol
that he wuii id probably ask for a hear
fighting still continuée in Hanto lk>.
ing in the Supreme court in this city
rningo
In a recent engagement HU)
I men out of HIM) engagde on both »idea on Wednesday or Thursday to deter
mine whether 11. H Rogers and oilier
were killed.
directors of the Htandard Oil company
The Chicago council is inveetigating must answer questions at the bearing
« graft from which contractors are raid before Commissioner Xanlxirn regarding
! to have obtained Vi.tMW.OtiO of the the control of oil companies o|>erating
city's money during tho past decade.
in Missouri,
"1 confess." he says, "that I did
A civil war is in progrree in Kcuador.
not l.ave much hope when I came here
Tlie trial of Annapolis haters ia In that tlie Standard Oil directors would
progrees.
tell about the Standard Oil control of
The Knnsian douma lia« been called the Waters-Pierce Oil corti|>any and two
other companies operating in Miseouti,
i to meet Match 3.
but sime they have appeared in answer
«ne men were kllle.1 near Chicago
to sub)H>erias, I shall make the Iw-et
by the riplosion of a ton of dynami.e
i'Hort I can to have them tell the
The governor of Ohio was inaugurat facta.
ed in a glaav cage owing to delicate
"I don't care, of course, to have any
. health.
liody committed for contempt. 1 shall
Idaho officers are c >nti lent they are ask the court to have the witnesses di
questions
on the right track in the Nteunentrerg rected to answer certain
which they have declined to answer.
murder case.
If the court orders them to answer and
Itevid H Mfi<«t »aye he will extend they still refuse, 1 shell have to leave
i the lienver, Northweetern A Pacific
to the court the question of contempt.
' railroad to Portland.
"A refusal to answer in such a ease
More evidence in the Kmoot case is would be next Iw-et for my pur|x*e to
I to be taken by the senate committee sn answer in the attirniative, since it
on privilèges and elections.
would l>e equivalent to an admission."
Much American money was lent
abroad during 1W06
Nearly I2U0,*
KENTUCKY IS RAMMED
OX),000 went to Japan alone.
i
FORM NEW ORGANIZATION
Independent Telephone Companies of
Oregon Unite
Portland—In order to fortify them
selves and protect their interests, rep
resentatives of the independent tele
phone lines in Oregon met here last
week and formed a permanent orguix«-
tion. It «ill lie known as tl <• Ort.- >n
lii'lep. nlr-it T.-o I'l.o a»-., at. ii. aid
is formed after similar orgnixations in
other states of the I'num and affiliated
with the national association of inde-
pendent telephone lines
The objects of the asmciatlon are to
encourage development; lister and
stimulate the growth; protect the mu
tual interests; promote and systema
tise uniformity of accounting, opera
tion, maintenance and construction of
itulependent lion-Bel I) telephone inter
este, and to defend the same from un
fair encore. I merits of competition by
eo-operation and by such other avail
able means as may, from lime to time,
seem advisable.
Favor Woolen Mill»
Albany — The business men ol tl.e
city met and discussed the proposition
of securing the new woolen mill for
this city. Judge Htewsrt, of the stock
committee, withdrew from the active
work of soliciting subscriptions, and
Frank J Miller «as selected to till the
vacancy and the committee will push
the work.
Tbe purpose of the et'm-
rnittee is to secure subscription» to tbe
st.x k aggregating »15,000 toward ths
capital >4 Ili'O,OOu when the mill will
lie liuilt and fitted up. The business
men at the meeting were enthusiast'C
in support of the project, and the spirit
maiiifwded was in favor of co-operation
| among the business interests of the city
for the upbuilding nf Altxuiy and its
- industries.
;
Plan» an Electric Line.
Alfred F. Norton, who haa Imen Battleship Run» Aground in Fog in
conducting a grocery store at Indiansp-
New York Harbor.
; oils "as Christ would," has gone bank-
New
York.
Jan. 9. — While the list-
(rupt
tieship s ,uadron under command of
H. II. Kogers , of the Standard ihi Rear Admiral Evans was proceeding to
company, has defied the Missouri law sea today, the liattleeliips Kearwarge
by refusing to answer questions con and Kentucky ran aground in ttie bar-
cerning tire oil business.
bur of! the West Bank light house.
As a result of s collision on the The Alabama and Illinois were tollow
Philadeli.is A Erie railroad lietwren a ing nelt in line, and before they could
fast pasaengrr and a freight, three alter their course, the Alabama collid
trainmen were killed and Ï0 passengers ed with the Kentucky, striking her a
glancing blow. Tlie Illinois just got'
more or le«e seriously injured.
clear of the tangle and proceeded down
The revolution in Russia has spoiled the bay, am boring outaids the Imr with
the Christmas festivities.
the flagship Maine.
The starlsiard side of the Kentucky
Witte is accused of nullifying the
al*ove the «ster line was quite badly
I concessions to the Liberals.
damaged.
Xbe will come up to the
No more Jamaicans will lie si low lei
navy yard tomorrow for repairs. Tlie
to go to Panama U> work on the canal.
accident occurred shortly alter 1PM
The house and sentae are lure to The Alat>aii>a stood by to render aMist-
i clash over the appropriation of money. anew to the Kentucky and Krarsarge
and wireless messages were seut to the
hire in the heart of Kansas City de Brooklyn navy yard for tugs.
stroyed tli roe blocks.
The lies will
, reach 1500,000. No lives were Let.
Road Through the Stats.
Eureka, Cal., Jan. 9 —F. L. Evans,
The drydock l>ewey. on its way to
the Philippines, has rnu lied Bermuda, a civil engineer, claiming to 1« backed
where a stop was made for coal end by <>ne of the transcontinental railroad
magnates, has prop, sol to but bl a rail-
provisions.
road from Eureka east to Caspar,
Jerome is preparing to indict big fish Wyo., there to connect with four lines
in insurance companies in February. The proptwed route is from Eureka,
The small men are expected to turn the terminus, to ftelta Ttinity river,
state's evidence.
striking 1'ilt river, f Blowing that
Two commissioners of the Chinese stream through the Kierra Nevada
emperor are on their way to this coun mountains, touching Alturas, thence
try to attend American schools and to Iwkeview and Vale, in Oregon,
thence through Southern Idaho and to
study our ways.
Caspar, Wyo.
The Navy department has presented
mêlais of honor to the 11 members of
Flood» Oettroy Cro p».
the Bennington's crew who survived,
Maaatlan, Mex , Jan. 9 — According
for bravery in rescuing more unfortu
to Ignacie Fennie, government director
nate shipma'ee
in the town < I Aponiet. the people of
The secretary of the Interior ha« that town and the surr muding rauntry
withdraw more than 1,000,000 acres of are tacmg starvation. Crope have l>een
’ public land in Arisona and New Mexico almoet entirely destroyed by the reernt
’ from all forms of dt»)*>aal except under inundations, and the roads have tiewo
Thouaands of
the mineral laws for inclusion within renlered impassatde.
cattle |»rished in Northern Hinalra as
forest reserves.
the rwnlt of the flood.
The lose
The Santo IKitningo revolnti on is
throughout Hmaloa will amount to
' practically at an end.
several thnusanda of dollars.
The house has received another rate
bill.
Damage» to American Property.
A reign of terror now exists st Riga,
81. Petersberg, Jan 9.— Mr. Meyer,
; Russia.
ths American amt«asador, has received
An immense graft by Rt. ixmis po- from the consuls at Mixwow and Odessa
iletailed reports of the Injuries suffered
liee has l*en excised.
by American property during the re
President Morales' army has iwen
cent riots. A statement of the damages
j beaten and his general killsd.
claimed will be forwards.! l.y Mr.
From Kansas north all trains are Meyer to the Mate department for lo
greatly delayed by enow storms.
st ruction.
1*.«
...................
_____________________________________________
SECONO IN TRADE
Immense Volume of
Germany During >905
mu ,
12.
Forest Grove—-At the meeting of the
Forest Grove city council last week,
Hlate Senator E. W. Ilainee, in Imhalf
of the Forest Grove tran»|iortati<>n com
pany, a in-, organisation, applied for a
25 year franchise for an electric railway
iu Forest Grove, to tun from the Houth-
ern Pacific depot to ths busineee section
of tbe city, about two miles
Accord
ing to the term» of tbe ordinance, the
new line must tie i»gtin in 90 days,
ami completed in eight months.
It is
to carry the I'nited Slates mail, express
and |«sseiigets. Senator Ilainee furn
ishes electric light to «Orest Grove
from his plant about 12 miles distant,
and, it is understoad, will furnish pow
er for ths new road from bis plant
"t Prier»! Kg Jan 6.—The remark-
able a >-g*i u that the British fleet
«a» be I m ree.lm.-ee to destroy the
AMEND IRRIGATION LAWS
I; ■ ■ a:
• ' ft e battle ol the Hee of
Ja|»n had .- me in ths RuMÍatie' favor,
rs. Rojestve »ky in a
Irrigatiomat« Say Comfit.oo» in Idaho ■ i . - » A
l.-tt»r pu- i.l-r.1 in the Novae Vrvtrya
Are Better Than m Oreg on
[today with the permission of the min
Salem — Prom ms nt irrigator» of tire
ister ol marine
gon are corn*> Jet Ing the advi»«> ility <4
Referring to ti e alwdute secrecy of
asking ths next Irgislanrv to amend the
Admiral ! ■»•> In regard to the dlapoei-
irrigation law» in several parti, ulars
ti -<i of bi» forvvs. K.qwtvsnsky de-
Al the present time all lbs contracts
- ¡arcs tb»t "U. • en» unknown even to
with the stale for the rv lamation of
the admiral of the British fleet silled
-insert lands under the Carsy act are
«ilht><- Jc| .
who con. ent rated
l»«e<l upon ths theory that the owner» his lois»« at Wei liai Wei, in expecte*
of the .anale and ditches are entitled to t -
--i» g »n r Irr t- annihila »
collect a perpetual annual rental from
tbr R-i-.-an fleet, It this, the final oh-
the landholders. In Idaho ths land ' jr. t ->f Great Brita n, was t*yond the
holders will eventually own and control
i [>ower of the Japanese."
lbs canals, ditches, hewdgatee, str.
I
i t
■ >1 K ■•t.rr-.ky'e sc-
In the contract with ths state of i ,nt 4 ' ata, lu» in tlie lettl» ol the
Idaho for the construction of the Twin
're of Japan, the realer la al miet
Falls canal it ia provided that a com
mnvinrei that tbe Ku»«ian commander
pany shall i» forme.! aim-ng the land
■ -if mai;-'i»rrr,| Admiral Tc-g'* •• every
owners on the tmeia of one share of
point, and ww hitu»e!f tbs real victor.
spick tor .me share of water right, and
He -I- »re« h» knew Vltiural Togo's
that within seven years the control of
rva. t wii.-rral* ut» two -lavs Iwfore the
the canals, diUlias. dams and hew-lgatee
tattle, i-, a-le ht» I «p-eition according*
■hall pass to ths cor|xirati<>n tonne,!
>
i ir-.-i ii . tlglK with b.» eyee
among the water users.
Previous to
open.
the formation of this company ami te*
Mr H; • ng Rice, the Iiritiah charge
fore the expiration of the sewn years*
.l'aftair», without waiting for instruc-
limit, the construction cnm|«ny is en- . tion* from hie government, demanded
iitled to collect annually not rsi-eeating
an explanation from F-reign Minister
x<) cent» an sers. Tbe «ame tiiecry of
lam«-!-.rf! tin* afternoon of the »taté
««netship prevails In all g-verumvut mente ront»inr*l in tlie admiral'» letter
work.
to the Novoe Vremya.
All the contracts f-.r the rr< iamalion
of arid lands under Ilia Carey a. t in
lliia alate ailow the cmetrnction < m-
MAY HOLD BALANCE
panies the right to collect »! an a- re
peiqietiially, tlie company agreeing to United Stets* Mjy Act as Arbiter in
keep the canals ami ditches in re|«ir
Moroccan Confersncs
Wwlilngton, Jan 9. — The agitatloo
in Fur p<- <o.r tbe aiming Moroccan
ron!«r,-n<e an I the rv* ill it may bring
l a« «pr> aj to tbi* < uulry and ..fllciala
here are now deeply interested in the
matter Iv. a-ne of ti e recently devel-
o|u.| fact that the A men an delegation
ha« live- m<> the im »1 pr- iuineiit factor
>4 the gatheting.
It has been talirved here that the
ration« European governments which
are so deeply ll-len-ele-l in the confer-
nine, notably Frame and Germany,
ha<l agre«Ml to a program which would
Allen W.tnt» Oregon Boys
I •• a.lherc.1 to t-gi.lly
The |-.»a i lii 111 y
Corvallis—Lieutenant ljuinlan, com of a »pill between thsw two govern
mandant of the ca.lrt regiment at Hie ments on some of the question» in-
college, has recsivsil instructions to vol e-1 may thr- a ti e 1'lilted Htates
recommend six additional grad nates into » preitlon where its de legates with
from tbe Oregon Agricultural college : their votes will have the power hi »ellle
for positions •• Third lieutenant» in ths queali.-n. In that event, it is <»>n-
the Philippins constabulary.
Hires »ldere,|, the p-sltlon of the United
similar lecoiumemlatuuis were recently Mate* may become emtarraseing.
It 1« learned - i- g nd authority that
made, and from these one appointment
has already tieen made, that of Lieu : ths I'nited Htates g verumenl Will do
tenant Floyd Williams, who has gone ekvrytinng in it* p wer to tiring alxmt
a p.a<e'til »ettirnienl of His l«»ue«
to Manila.
which will lie Iu*»»-d at ths confer
ence
Er- m thia it »pi-are that Preal-
New Railroad tor Gilliam.
Salem — Articles of Incorporation lent Ro- .rreB lias again determined to
have l»en tiled with the secretary of use all hl» pows’ in keeping the world
Tlie ditto title» of ths »itna-
state tor the Oreg >n Northern Railway at |--»‘
com|»ny.
The
incorporators are l lion are grrat aixl the American ml*-
William J. .Mariner, R W. Robinson • n will undoubtedly have much work
and C. Fl Jones
The road runs front : to du.
Blalock, in Gilliam county, to Hard
man, in Morrow - untv.
Tlie capital
Dolliver Will Fight Daisy-
- I
-
Washington, Jan. 9.— Senator IMIII-
•hare» of (3t> ea.li.
Ths principal ver, -f Iowa, will resist to the utmost
place ol businvM is Heppner.
any attempt of tlie loiunilttee on in-
trr.tate commerce ol which lie 1» a
Contract* at Interest
menitier to deist action upon railroad
Salem — Ths State Land laiard re rate lrg>»lat.--n until tlie house ha»
ports interest Ixutring contracts out ps.-cl a bill. Ti e pirsent majority of
standing Pecsmlwr 31, ax follows t' <• - on. ml I tee 1« opp -.«I to giving the
Rchool land contracts, »»WtW.&lfi.Mi; Interatatw • -turner........ mmiselon |xiwer
Agricultural college, »3’*.'*'' ! »3. l'ai- to change rate»
Three of tlie Republi
verxity, »i."Hx.
cans, however, stand with the Ihimo-
i ratlc members fi>r regulation as gen
PORTLAND MARKETS
erally define,! by the president.
Fruit Inspector in Linn.
Albany—The I.inn county court has
appuiated K. C. Armstrong, residing
st Marion station, Marion county, to
act as fruit inspector for Linn county,
temporarily, on the rec>mmen-lati< n of
Horticultural Commissioner
C. A
Park, of Salem.
Mr Park wish«! to
•ecure tiere a man who would be ready
to l-egin xsr on |»a<a at once
The
court will al once select a man for per-
nianent appointment who will I» asked
to take a short course in training under
Professor A H Cordlsy, at lbs ttregoii
Agricultural college.
Wheat—Club, 73c, l.lueetem, 7ii<
75c; rad, 09c; valley. 73c.
<>ats—No I white lead, 137, gray,
12H 5Ü per ton
Barley—Feed, »23 00*433 50 perlon,
brewing, »3« 00 -124 -0, rolled,
• '')
*34 M
Buckwheat—»3 50 per cental.
Hay — Eastern Oregon timothy,
»13 50*14 >0 per ton. valley timothy,
l
•
1 ■
9.50; gram hay, »«<4».
Fruits—Apples—75.•'<»1.50 >>er box,
persimmons, »1 25 |*r bos; peer».
It 35 11 50 per I- x
cranberiiss, 113
<413 50 |wr barrel.
Vegetables — Beans, 20c per pound,
enbt>age, lj|3c per pound; caullfl-iwer,
11.25 per dosen. ce'ery, »3*3 •" per
[crate; pumpkin», *»<4lc per pound:
sprouts, 7 ltc per |H>und ; »quash, I ’«
' <41 ltc per pound; tnrnip», 9oc<4»l per
sack; carrot», AA*?Sc |»r sack; lieete,
[ *5c*»l per sack.
Great Printing Trust in East.
Cincinnati, Jan. ft. — Tbs I'nited
i
.
. i- ■ . - »,- tel I t.
I7<- 300 one of the largest com-etna of
it» kind in the country. w«ll 1» lewaed
to tlie I iiit.-.l Blates Printing oompuy,
of New Jersey, if tlie »tixkholder» on
February I ratify tlie artion ol th» di
rectors announced Imlay.
The com
pany I.a* plants in Brooklyn, Mont
clair, N J., Norwcxxl ami (Tncinnal*.
' The total output IS estimated to ta
nearly »2.5"0,000 annually. Ths new
: Ii d.ling company will take over all tbe
I plants ol ths company.
Buys Ranch in Gilliam.
Comion-—A. H. Holien has purchased
he «>><) acre ranch on Trail fork, Gil
liam county, belonging to J. W. Booth.
‘
The transaction, which involves about
»1 >.0<Hi, i» one <4 the newt important
real estate transfers for sometime here,
and gives Mr. Iloilen a meet valuable
farm and stank ranch. In thedewi Mr.
Booth takes residaucw property in Con
don value.I at about f - OtN), consisting
i>nions—Oregon, No. 1, »1*1.25 per
ol several fl-is dwellings
Mr. Holien ! sack; No. 2, 7&*u0c.
ia proprietor of tbs Condon Flouring
Potatoes — Fancy graded Burlwnk»,
mill. He will take imwaession of ths l65*7Scper sack, ordinary, 50*'.<). ,
ranch about March I.
Me.real sweet», 2c per jw-nn-l
Butter—Fancy creamery, 271^*30
Newport at W.ntsr Resort
l«r pound.
All>any — Many Albany people are
Eggs — Oregon ranch, 21t*30c |>er
spending s portion of the winter at down.
Newport on Yaquina l>ay, where the
Poultry—Average old hens, 12'tUS
weather as a general thing has been de I3l»c per pound; springe, 12%<411‘»e ;
lightful. Only a lew .lava during the mixe>l chickens, 12*l2!gc; broiler»,
holiday season «as tbe sea rough. I5*lfic; dre»»ed chickens, I4*15c;
Home of the leading people of the val tarkey», live, l<*|flt; turkeys .lr«w»e<l.
ley cities—Salem. Eugene. Albany, In choice, 17*20c; grew, live, 9* 11c;
dependence and Corvallis—hare S|»nt ducks, 15*lfic.
a portion of the winter at the seaside,
Hope—Oregon, 1905, choice, 10*lie
and Newport is gaining a reputation as per pound; prime, fi'aMO',; medium,
a winter teeorl.
7*Hc; olds. 5*7c.
Wool—Eastern Oregon average twwt,
Few Hop» Left in Josephine.
lfi*21c per pound; valley, 24*2fic;
Granta Tase — Several sales of hops ■tabair, choice, 30c.
have lieen made here recently at from
Beef — Dresse. I bolls,
I* 2c per
9 to 10 cents. About 500 bales have pound; cows, 3*4c; country steers,
changed hands, aid by February 1 but 4*«Sc-
few hope will lie held by the grower»
Veal—Dreese.1, 3*9 l»c per poon-l.
in Josephine county
There sre quite
Motion—Dressed, fancy fi<49i»c per
a few baby hope still held and a few pound; ordinary, 4*5c; lambs, 7*
old ones, though not to exceed 500 7»>c.
bales in ail.
Pork—Dressed, <1*7 >»c per poond.
Mutineers Rule in Siberia.
bt. Petersbwrg, Jan. 5. — Grave ap-
prehension la felt rrgnrding condition»
in Manchuria.
No direct word has
I—en re.eive.1 from General Linievitch,
tlie Russian < -minan-ler in cl.iel there,
wince De. .-mtat 3 last, at which Ums
lie re| rt. l tlie tr -- p. were defying
tl e r ' . < r- tii-l burning and pillaging
at will, officials at the war office de
ar» that they fear the mutineers are
in al —>lute control east of take Baikal.
\t orkrnm in the naphtha works al Baku
went on strike yesterday, and it is
fear»! there will lie trouble there.
Philippine 1 artff Up.
Washington. Jan 4.—Both branches
of congrt-»» will convene at noon t.xlay
after a holtliay recess of two weeks.
The l--ader» of the bouse have decided
that the Philippine tariff bill shall ta
first considered. Il will ta reported
without any rul« to limit detate. and
amendments may ta offered ad libitum.
It had tieen the intention to start with
the «tate|i<H»| bill, but Mr. Hamilton,
chairman of tbe committee, is not
quite ready to report that measure.
California to Celebrate.
Washington, Jan. 9 — Repreeentativs
Kahn, -4 California, Introdwcmi a bill
tdar providing for an appropriation of
15.000.000 for an exposition ia Han
Francisco in 1913 to relebrato ths
♦OQth anniversary of ths discovery of
ths Pacific '«-»so by Balbow.