The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917, August 31, 1906, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text• • * »• I I x X of Beware Defetlive Titles I.INN OBKSOM CO., Br T. L. DUGfiEJf • i • i » Linn County Abstract Co ’• i-Bf-Uw Of ths’««I as s Jtolfcbi t»<* »Í6| ests. • bs *s<ataisba4 i» <.,» a.VC*y l*a«at of ear »»g»*t uet I. M Rt DO. Merger < fies faut Y bird and g/usda M a a L saxy . ofitoow J. J. Barnes & Son, II Bryant General Blacksmiths and Wagonmakers C C i r y ant j J ant «XT « «o» ATTORNEYS AT LAW A! HSY (IKE .US r il M am t .K oí I F‘.»V3 an 1 Suikrilar • »»ni Pagania < t . .*a»t M m.oet I fulfil ai aaxv oar-.o Vili A 1 l A S T g ? Oregon Site M D Graduate Edcctk Medical College C77:czr.s <ia<iB»»u. oau ► t<> ». A A Bank State Scio ORILMOM DK ••WS| < SCIO, OREGON A WÏATT ATTORNEYS AT LAW 4 TV« buy our »trek In large quantic- and keep a lull Him of carri»«« and wagon material All kind« <4 work la our line dorm on abort notice. Horseshoeing a Specialty ATTOPNEY AT LAW oag<,«> J . W. I'reel lent Caairnr.. T Menata» A >. »ix» A 3 f¡ -L M D. I) •» a tenera I banking an-l etc!.ange bus nets I. • ns n.adr at iyy t rales and drafts issued un principal cit.st. PHYSICIAN w * Belo, Cr»fca V T.:«;i;a« Zx:h.iaea Ho. 11. 4 I » • k • V ■ : i ] EAST AND SOUTH ‘f EEALESTATE BROKER, r ---- ViA — q A a ' Zuatic« of th« Taut Xotory Public Scio Cragoa Albany Counter Lun<h M. kill Of A DeVANfV. Prop« Shasta Route Be 4 20c. Muai in the VaHey Open Alt Night Tratos leave « rat Sci rtliuuiilbto a im t » |> IB Al HANY. ORI GON. ' st Port a- ! and way leave ter Albany at l*ofttan<1 • 90 a tn • p tn laa««R A tanf U IS p in II i in Arrivas Asblatad U Ur tu H » a m Arri««« ’ RÔ ire • » a ts « • fuE.. a 4 II »i»t '••• I I ‘h !•• C half cars HH t an • •. I to I g 1»n •« ! It! fat • • t.<1 1 <-• .?!•’. < a • L ’ agf st Luuia. Wsw << .Risa i* a» ì Oui» FlraVCiaaa Shop In Tim City • ont*«- llnf al San > fa •* « » '!ttM,»»»ik! • ••ai. •!. - p ; ■ flit ><« ■ aj a. » alea, Miavlng............................. „15 cwnto Pblipplt «• < SBtra» Sml X ilh AmarI. a • • Hair Uulllnf . ......... 26 ► < X# • u agent al *esl - ■ ata'. Hhantpoolng........... „36 ut adlf»as • • Ito! ha..... ............. „?A (ICOktii: DAMI’ PROPRIETOR A. t. CRAIO. O. P. 4. Portland, Ornffon PACIFIC AID ASSOCIATION Of Portland, Oregon Pays Sick, Accident, Death Benefits DUES $1.00 PER MONTH NO MEDICAL EXAMINATION got pantcalar» GROVER POMEROY Agent SCIO, OREGON T. I. DUGGER Collector LUMBER! LUMBER! H 0. Imndon, ol flm Bilveu l>en Sawmill«, i» prepared to till ordere for Common Finishing Lumber Or 1er» taken at tba ykril« in F< io or at tl.r mill« in Btlyau I’m. Ill« lumber ia th« beat ol mountain Hr. and pro ra are rta». nable. LANDON! LANDON! £ hast.lf tato h • p het. Ils aevrt real i ted «hat bad occurred ant il. upon arch bau.l' dentally pail Mg It eat with hrr« h.ef I« f 'nr kw|<iug» ba f>ucs4 III emptf It waa far that r«a»>>u ba W hat txcacua at sear« bed • m auiuiUBly II 4M aat «Atter so I 'M •• H ••• ***• * Tilt STRANGE fXPt RltSCL * ttas fvobd la thia room thua<b. as a *♦* Ot DR ROBtRT MARLAND *♦* of fart, there waa vref amali Jauger eves then of it affv.rd.ng a ciao. Au! r « we »r U» a s*r«'hs of By B. tlf TENIR RUBISSOS «nd J. MAICOIM TRASIR abominable lorh. of «h.ch Maruae baa every right tu • »mplaia I fuaml the ihï »i caterpillar vu the sheet of the !»ed. where it had crawled In Its wsuderiara. Hot that was out the wont uf it. fur I happened to be the oue tnao ta all lietJ«4berg who hi.* » t '• peculiar ( IIAITEH III ' Fact tb» fleet Tkat a eeetato eele- pr >i»ert e* ah bnee that »fa hairs are Tn two stress my . os»o was »o ti. brated «. lenti»' Il iduìf Marnar Sad aa ei ghtty p isonsd • Ifi lent indeed tu strop an J sorrow stairs Far a man .. fe» i a vary .. and evil fee ing - ra se a nasty rash cm th« band: wha uf hia af» and also ho m«t»©<*4 them toward» • certain beetber protaaaor. oa» hnets that tbe old lin e llvtteatuts en» wheO Hermann Voa etockmar Fact th» aev with a surprising activity i • That V.*n Hto< ktuar .led .add»n already ..nd I fsiowJ tbs laodlnf bo hlowli g the ha*re Lite tbeur !ai»gu ! m II» ly “ **aoJiDg at tho 4«*or of I t<M»h «ut a match boi, rtnpt rd it. end t>g geo k*l4 up bis hand with a "Uf a natural cauae. • a ceetihad by a cel vet rd tbe .-afrrp. lar I waa ri<*a eg furs I otoppiM up to h rempotent physician." I added quickly the boi wbrn I luokrd up and saw Mar poopod uvs< hit ahuolJor Marnar nac watching mt with a abm*b<ng ri ‘Ktactly Fact th« third By tbo »-!• <4 au old s<>(a p a el who cnn» nier» you a dewerter to the prosatoti. w!n-h •’«»aid hardly ha»e 4-e afsinot tha wall of a ru u. ba.t lr! Mtorhti.ar niapar. I lodged. I lather t.»rted the fe e -f a <»rrfN t'.y sane aita, chsmter. half olwly l>ruf*w«or Marm trout your o«n etory- appear» m your however pr«'v ird Nearly every t» :r A ro n>» to m6.ru. you cf the .uditen death «•murh^aj oa h a Nauds aD«l burrs* derer ba» a screw Iones »«»mewbere. bst. lamp otkM»d on (ho fio<*r at bia #4bow. lie »f kla enemy. Now, «by ahould ).» d*> my <■; rimn Marut • n an u isaa'lf ««« w rk ng with f#«mob basts, >»< ibatT’ bad **y It mar t >r i n it mura ot aa with a rwrlaift method. m«>viu< tho lamp II» ia an r enfrie A »udden whim t. !‘ ai. a í «»It« t «s after - award oa h.s »laminatton uf tbs soetton pecha pa. W e wer» vary mimmi» owe«, ail “ bt by Ita immwitato rays was c»»mplcts<i you rnnet remetut er ’’ ‘ Kat the details of the arane you pie II was an odd sight this a«lv«r ba-r^l rbougb hardly en now. from hi» man lure bf»w d«d j«*u obtain tkrmT" ’ i ■» t if r»i ' e' it p »i- a * uer of regarding you «ben h» tirai an ■ I am a qu t tbiukrr and ’ ♦ e*enttl , *. r *.£ . a «- • :,.r «¡-r. •», ■ f ».!•'• ’ * , ‘ noam rd bim»»:f thi» evening" of ths evening began to arrange thru> Ho ato-rbod was it» that it «as nifh on II» might bar* ranghi «bat ashes in a sort f •<■«, »rm-e. crowaed a minut# hwfnrw with a »«»ft ai'towaya »ayiug l.latener« hear ao I r tb« 4 • wry f ♦ ■ 'terp¡ .ar I'fcs turn of tbo brad, be raufht a fht of *-ur th»m»elvea. but that due» not tend to un infere; e • » * r e Î fr • • » aa fares hi tho 4«w»rway and r«sa tu his prove their irrrn-rr.** nt vioua I rial *d «* ; • of tbs fret "TV ell, let that paaa It l»rln«a ua Io dead man and f u s fu ir <»f the cater *1 ran find no trace <f It.” sa ! ’e ' ’ ' ’ft: i I r tel.a a deliberai» pillar hair» caught there n Oa the dress emo«.thing bark h<s bar w.th a sigh mg tab e lay an . rd nary pair nail It • »» »saitroly annoying ”A be! But shtuF a<- wa rs Pa • hair* »err jiatnrl where "Of whal, may I a»h. airT* I qusr r*l ‘The man waa worth •tudjrlng _ _ When the blades met On » < rraae<l ah vet •Of my aignet r.ng. Mr llarlatul * first «aw him t a evening. I ran my paper. *H■ h I f I *■* h. A valued p<*«*Mon which I would n<»( rye ver him I especially noticed his there was uo aigti. but the U U«» to which . •» f<«r fifty pounds'* hands thrir ■ pp'rheaa tbr r Jehcsta it had t*rn put was pi AML Fr- m Ilana I’ray let me assist yon.” said I step ’■••r. their l<Hig prrhrnsiie ftngers I ! hnew th# cuat «tn of • p ng forward and raising the lamp do not doubt that I • I rep after the mfeiday neaL lb» -pea which the pr’»fr»otr bad replaced «»n the them He wore no I» »■ <»» dtkora. (he upportumty table ust'.m - f th-ar. w hi plato te youK "No. no, Mr Harland Enough has »»» adoru thrmse'v lf’ 11 • a * ••What are yon rdng t • p r rsrn » f deaf loathing for io aux io all that ! muid say f! ’|At f rgr( su< h trir;ah’ -« B«*a.<lr» it were not a ring? VX uy did be leave <>• T appear at a 'Nothing tusfght although It «»• oa my finger when I in the hall that he ill ight conduct thi» German police station al thia hour with »ntered th» boo»» It may have been smirk before our prewence disturbed such an estmeMinary •tory would be—• i him T** dropped tn tb» hall or on th» »tairu. » h* a'-t for two foreigners, at tea at do not 4**<ibt that Haiit will find It." “! cannot euggrvt of absurdity Hewitioa. there >• u-i hurry; Th* profe»e>r »poke In ••• rerolute a really, (\»uain tired Ma ruse won’t budge, lie II ait it oui. faahion that puliteneea did not demand «raving a m» *t tin tie* emu* ry tangle I never fear.** ..... ma tter, VI > that I . nuuot imagcie what result you eipe*-i (l! « ! < ’m b IA »’It eouain hail >1 already pawed behind a great to obtain.** steeple« as l bade g >«*<i I <ht a r*en <»f »teni|*wl leather that cut uff "A conviction for murder. at tbe d«M«r of my todgll Afft u th* tied from tb» real of th» apartment ready secured a r»»»m lu i a i Marti«» had »tapped after him and 1. hotel CHAl-TKK IV. though »1 • »lower para followed them "Have you a i h on your bed r*oaa I atared at him in ths Dn<*kst pro T« be hotieat. th» event» of th» evening door. said be. had disturbed tu* n-'t a little I had found amaaemeut. "J believe so ” “Ye», murder, t’ouein Robert; •• de grown a.lapleioiia, uneaay. and tb>» an Ur w : gb| U . r y < r doing to noyeil in» In that I waa without rea»- n liberate and rold bloaxled cQsrtrtner (■• deal u”- ani the w rat f able »ana» for • iirh a frame nf mind death of an ini- -ent man a, ha» ever it is that, unless I am tnm b miatahsu. Granted that ths pr*»fras«>r had dia bef-inle.1 a earner 04 G< m |‘ s fair world.** lie ru»e frulli s chair and plowed he huoWg how much »♦ hnow played odditiea nf datnaanor. yat h* w«» I watched him as fee rulied sway. « The And if my heavily up and down th» room. notorioualy an accent rk g gin tic ligure in the moonlight, waving e ui n ban bi.oma taciturn, if b.a po »»in» atarted m In* forehead, bis hng«* tbe (hlrh stiri he earned Never bad liteneua rang Inaltv-erely, the death of ' hi» hands knotted themselves ten*ely. ••Listen. This afternoon « man lay my stairs seemed a»’ uncomfortably lark, oil friend — tv a never bad they crr«h»'l L»e!ii . I u.e so Stand back. Herr i r feaa i- aland asleep on that couch In the corner myatertously It waa with a sigh of re know ths tnaunar of man ■a kreu in bark. I aay!" an lief that I gained my ro» tu and by a It waa Gra-len'a »nice, »tern and de vestlfator. an indefatigable worker. jawh glante assured myw . that I «as rlalve I aprang to the corner of th* honest fitfhter, but one who had never a rern and ¡.eered Into th* darkened done in all his Ilfs a mean or ignoble alone It weeme! that I Kai only just Jn>ppad action, There comea a rreah opon th. alcove beyond. •ff into drramlA») for. Indeed, a.eap I'port hie death bed pillow» th* calm stairs, the door ia opened softly, a head Ho ths murderer enters the had l-eer hard (■• w ■> that mght «hen and altnpia face of ;uw»r Von Hlockm»r peers In 11« knew the custom of ths bouse a hn<»rhing at tny door br>>aght me from gleamed Uka a ma ah earved In wbit* r<» rn my bed I anl.vrked and opened IU marble Hut neither of th* two men who in thi« warm September weather the <'uuain Graden f-.tied the foregruuu»!. coiifroiited each other aero«« the tMuly d.-.rs oprn the «»id . vrvant asleep, the “1 dkdn'l thtok ke'd thro» «P th» How l.ioheil upon It. Graden. a grim and master taking hia regular a esta aponga.** aaid ha. “Bot he ha», uuue rea-.lut* figure. •(■.*1 bolding a common far la he a criminal, h »w far a luna Is th.a act prrmrdltatwd, or the lana. Mamar ha» bulted!" woolen mati-h I»« In bia hug« band* 11» tic? "And youT' had opened It eareleaaly. fur cheap a-tl au<l-!«-n temptitig of . pportunity) Who *1 ahaü fulto«.* phut match»» were ««-altered on the »beet ran *a»l It is enough that in his dis Ro evmmeu>-».l th «e «tronga wan !«r before him Marnac'» far* I could not raao«! imagmst’on he has coms to regard TraU 4 ».». but In the poae of h.« back and the sleeper as an rnriny whu inalicluusly inga «hirh 1 »hall eut-tie "Tiie set himself to dewtruy his theories and tha bead/* • .oi ler» there wa» • nie"iing fa n* < Tu I* continued. ) • .methlng euggeatlve of aa annual about to bring ridicule on tbe laborious work of years His desire f r rsveugs is CvD to »pring Tb4A«6«b<e !»• W«eb Haem. Foe a aacond or two the thro» of o» centratrd un the man before him. We abouM tw a|>t>allrU if «• <x>uld "How the thing came Into hia to* ■too«! in all»nea. . y coiMlu waa th» tiret session I cannot guras though that •rv i>iiaa baton- v». lu vtvUl vvwrama. to break it II. wreck* caujuti iu u t'.'vtiu.a by "Pray do not let us detain yoa. pr ■ i. . ‘ ». • p >t », easily diacvvvrwd "Hhuuld we hltnae f may have obtained It fr>>tn Af eniel thought. A atep here, a thruat fewoir Marnac," eaid he i banc* np u ,our ring. b»li«v« ui* it nil rlca, or it may have Mtw lulu his hands there, a tuallvtoua aarvaam, bitter t»y chance, as th« ch ef uf the Eutumo to uf. “ Irony, utigrtier. ua crltt< lam, a jaatoua. ! >g cal Museum But he baa it safe stralgbtsue*! h'.inaolf Tba prole»» or eovtoua. or rv'rngvful thought, hatrnl with a little (ostare of aubœiaaiou and euuugh •’ u! up in tbe tin bul which fell aud auger are all gulug out <-ouatantly fr tn hi« p«» ket In yuur rouais The lamplight. H • »topped baek into the hand waa on th* latch, wlitn ha tamed upr^i.g f t‘.<- . I w as 4« trctlvr, you may from many a mind on deadly mlaelona. remember, it Is that asms defective Herr a uta have actually l*ru made upon ua for wo had tullo« ed him with a face defvriaad with th* tuoat ma spring that will hang him (Bahoneet by other perenna ie-n<etual 'lb stands vrr there, hs’ening and ly ho Id lug tbe auapieloU that ttir) were lignant fury. -I watching There ia n<> sunnd. the sleeper dlahoneat Thia thought auggrota dla- “Au ravolr. my friends" !>• cried will n t wake He pens the caes Upuu wl»h you a pl*a»»ot evening " taoneaty to the auapev-tevt ;»rha|ia 6 r And then a fit of laughter took him - the dre»« rig table and lifta (be ’thing' tbe fl rat time, and being ronatantly with t wee sera f< r rvvry hatr vf It ha» »mothered, diabolical merriment that IV ith ociaeora b» cuta >>ff held, take« root and grot»«, and t«-ara broh» out la oily chuckle» Ilk» water its poison The dd proverb. gurgling from a boltl* Th» door c l->»e>I eom« score of bair» catcbing thom In th« frolla of tlteft upon It VV. »tood llaten ng a» Il grow the crease of a f dded aheet of note -If you have the name you might aa It In tha cae« and • ell have the gam«-.' la put Into io _ falntar. faint»r, until It died away la paper. He replacea closes tV»s lid Liks ta ugly ahadow » l»nc n tbe lower »fair» flou many 11tura, li la simply < ruel to ‘Turn th* hey. Conain Robert. But b# (lite across to tbs couch, knoole by Ita bold a susptc’ona th 'tight of another timo» blo.i side, and on«, two. three no; after him. lad. and bolt hint out of That the hairs from tbe creased papar acruae until you hair («»altivr proof th* bouoo. H»'U bo burning It other prmon'a mind is aacrrd : you tbe Intake of tbe sleeper's breath. He a Ian." Graden «a» Inetpllcahle but 1 raa to turns, snatches up the case fr tn tbe tiare tv> right tn Invade It with y<»ur obey. A< ! reached th» hall. I heard th* tabie, aud Is g »ns In live knur« 1‘rofee mlaeralde tlunight» and picture« of au» clang of the »<r»»t door and tba «*<i»ak tor Von Rt«wlimar ia dead nt Infiamma plrton. tug >f the bolt» a* Haua «hot them be tlu* of tbs lungs. There u> *»< « 1.« Many (M«>pia a. alter fr. r thought«, tor In all Germany who would ehab kind th» departlug vialtor doubt thought«, failure thought» «fier leng* that diaguoata In nine hours Pro When I r» entered th» room 1 found ever tbey go; and theae take root Io th» ecrean puebel back »ga net the wail fresor Rudolf Ma ruse Is accuse«! by ms, in!«4» that might other»!»« hr fro« Henry Graden. of murder ’ * ami my eonala. In hi* ahlrt ».»»»•«. lean • Hut th»e deadly •thing’!*’ I cried, with front lliein ami. thervforr. happy. «v»n- Ing over th« bo<! 11» barbed at ma over Thia fldmt aud au<v-a»ful H'uroa Maga hi» »houldee to alt down and keep quiet, a sinking horror at my heart and 1 humbly obeyed him Once or twice boast, reptile. Inae t what is it? Where tine. h* turned to th» lamp which ba had at is It nowT* >srr«w For answer he thrust hie fingers Into h a elbow, ami I caught a gbmpae of a *1 can <-ure you. I twllrva.” said tba hie pocket an.| drew out tbe same wooden magnifying glaaa Preaantly ha rose, yoaiag ttoctar, 'but you must dr I uh uu and. carrying th» lamp In hi» band match boi that I had seen him with by commenced • circuit of th« r -■». ho the bedsuls of tbe dead man. He slid n ff er—- - “ -| never do drink ruth*.* Interrupt g»rr g now and again to »«an .» • i* it half ope* and tapped I* sideways oa A round, ed tbe patient. . bjert. At th» droaamg tabla ba pa iaed the table tjn<l*r tho lamp fir eeveral minutaa. u»' g tha magnify fluffy ball rolled out and lay motion less * E r. don’t interrupt mr. Aa I waa lug glaaa repeatetly Hut ahortly after Muddonly a little black head protruded, saying, you luuat drink no «xdTre but a acnr» of tiny feet paddled into motion, ward» ha threw him»»lf Into a chair bo purest Mocha. You must drink a lit* ■ do mo with th« air of a man »b.w and across ths table there crept a hairy caterpillar a loathsome, disreputable tie of that every morning.*4- Philadel work la dona. "It'a HO u.areepei-t tn our llttl* Her object, for across its bark lay a ragg«d phia rrewa. mtn« that I mean," »»id he. pulling o«-ar. shers th« hairs had been shorn away. A II..» Owe. out a big briar, “bitt »m ka I mu»t “ •‘Do you recognise the specie« Y’ 11» aat ther» puffing for a mlnut» or ‘'Senator Mlye adv lee all young men la a feint hesrtr<l way I leaned acmes tn ■«, hl» bead » ink forward, hi* eye» to be hotrewt.“ ou the amr I watch»! him »<p»-t»nt!y. to grasp It. bnt with a ouJdru motion be "Well r "It'a a great gift. 1» oba»rvatlon." b* brushed my hand as hie "But be'« an old grafter.'* “I see you do not/* said hs grimly began. "It make« juat tha differ»,..« "Juel no And tie «anta to relu.» between mediocrity and »acre»» in game **lt io common enough In Routh Africa ” With the end of a match be carefully roni|wtltl«u tn bln llua."—Fbllnilelpbla hunter« and nnval writer». In palntrr* of picture« and »«pl.-rer» of th« unknown pushed th« Insect bark Into tho bog. Bulletin. land«. wh»ra a -man haa never a map and rcplarwd It in h a porfcet Amele . •The |u<k was against Marnar,” be to help him. And thi» »amo trick of ob "But then, be had good (round« for for •»«« moment do | aerrati m k»a given m» e • .* very re continued markable reautt» thi» evening, ami how "iggrwt that otherwise I ehouM have sue divorcing bla wife.“ remarkable you will real lie when I *et pwi-fe.1 the truth Tu begin with, tho ds "la that aor them out tn proper order. Yon'va a fective spring of tho rass allowed the "Yew. liKtewwt. Iley complet Ion didn't l. gical he» 4. <’«»esin Robert. an4 I want <a(erpill«r to escape while b* was ben-l match the color uf bio m*w auluk'*— ,g ovrr po *r ller uann. After ho hoi< y«*a to (its tns your fullest attention luuo hie awful wurb bo ehpprj it bach Judgta CsalrsJk t ms if I oversea is tbo csam The Trail of the Dead PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT 4'10, \ I <• I <1 9 V . PAY OT Receiving fARMtHh ARE INDEPENDENT TtACHtHS Highest Salaites History of State. Now Can Hold Th»ir Wheat Until the Price Suit» Them. Hnlem — Halarire ot public sclioo temhere in Oregon are now higher thm evwr boforn In tha history <>l the state Thirty jmrs ago the average month I' •alanee were |4'» oh f >r ma I « mi and I <3.64 I >r female«. Paring lb«'V0a when time« were good, •« la rive in rr e aso d an»! tboes of male teach«i* reached th« liighewt point just lielor« lb« panic of |Mtt3, “ The average ea'ar; |xid to men in th« publia avbuoie • «■ then |M .11. Th« eaiariec of loochod th« higbeot point in lawt when th« rep >rta showed an aierag* o 4*.43. The <om|>en««iion of instru» tors in th« public «chools Iben atari«« <X) a 'lechne and «o continued unti INV7, when men were receiving ai average nf 14 | 75 and women I If W7 For th« last nine yrar« »aiatiee hav> t*«en •tra lily a hancir g ard have now reached an average ol V ’).02 for met an«i 144 ♦ • (or women. Mullnotnab county pays the highes salariea, but of th« outsul« coantim talk« pays lb« highest to men and liar ney the highest to wt>men. Salem That tho larm»rt ot the Wil- auiotte valley are lee« under Um con- n-1 of warehuoeemen and miller« then •vor before la aa»ert»d by W. A. Tay- r. a prominent Wal.l > llllla farmer, oho ba» t ■ t»n the lead In the leak of .««king the bold ot the buyer« of «boat. "farmer» are thia y»ar buying their tack» to a greater eitent thar, »ver Iw- ore," Im »ay», "and they are under no >blig«flona to any buyer. They ar« mlirely tree to »«Il wh«n they can gel be hlglieet price, Then many tarmerà ire planning to »tore their grain oa heir farm» until they get ready to i aell. inatewd ot I an I ng to a «arehotive Im* -nedlately. They «ill n ako a »ale fl rat .nd haul the grain afterward», and «•» letter term«. "I have notlcml,*’ continued Mr. raylor, "that miller« and warehc nen are pretty anil, ua to get |>oaeee- b>n < I wheat and have been offering nd'.cou.enla tu get farmer» to etore cram in their «arohoiiwe Nolwitb- tian ling the declaration that u<> more -acka would tie lent, »acka have .-eon tiered In Um h. p* that thereby Um in* ‘ending buyer w< ul.l aaciira an wdvanl- age. Not many of tlm farmer» are ylng thenmelvea up, however." OREGON RANGE FHL E Gracing Ta» Law m De-fared To Be U nc on t tit uf tonal. Salem — The Oregon supreme court ban declared the grating tat law <d I’to', unconatitiitional. The deciaiun «ill have no very far reaching effect, for it haa not Iweo g.nerally enformd or oh •erveil. A teal caae waa brought up from Umatilla county, with tlm ranul' that there la one more ray of light caaf upon the problem» ot tai legialation hi Oregon The dec »ion will likely be o' alvanlage >n »o no r««|>e'l» to tlm legia lain re ot ¡'HIT. which will give particu mr alien Im to tlm eoartmont of ta» lawt. Briefly alatcl, tlm IWOV atatute wa* declared void beraitae it ia a revenue • av aw at.! hl aw I’ )"mae»te.l the language and element* ot a tat law and not of a licenae law The act pyo’dded that a tai nf St) cent* a head «ball be pant Upon all aheep owned by non reaidenta and brought into thia alate (or paatnrage. School» Shu* GoodAdvati». Hafetn — Malarial advancement la ahoon in the ccnditlona of the tchuola of tha atate by the flgurra i -iilaiiird In the »11 iiiiuary ut H iij riiiten-ient Acker man a annual report, vtiich he baa juat given out for publication. By thi» vtateinent it ia ahown that the »«'bool population haa increaaad by al lea»i 5,000 during the paat yrar, and the total day»’ attvndaixe hoe l«»n In- cre«u«>l to at Iraat a inllll u. Not- • lliiatandtng thia latter inrreaae, ho«, ever, lhe avrrage daily gtti-ndanra hat fallen i f! by over I Oil day», but the av erage month» • bool tangbl during the year haa advancad from t> 06 to u.10. Flint on Big Power Sita. Fugene—M. VS Curile, ol Man Iran- ■Ix-i.. aaid tu repreeent thè l'ittabnrg liedoction company. < ( Niagarn Falla, m alunununi manulvcturlng conferà, «• tlled noticwe <>( i <ati- n ot a power ole on Ilota« craek, a tribiitary ot thè M fienaie nver, in thè vleinily ot holay apringa, <10 nule« ea«t ol I ngana. He Alea <>n 30,Ot» minora' Incita« un tar a aia inch preoouro, end li la enti- oatail that 30,000 boree power enti lw generateli. Mr. Curile de« un«, tu ntake any al a te men t regardlng thè io- lenitone o( hia omployera, hot il le preaumed that tbey may, aoine lima In thè future, eataliah a manufacturing plani in E tigone or vleinily. City Water for Athland Normal. Aahland—Ttm Aahland public achoola will open for Um fall term M inlay, heplemtier I. Tim Stata Normal at Veliland will not begin work thia year until September 3tl, Um opening date l*eing Hied later than unnal no an to give lime to gel a nuint>vi ot important Improvement« at the bnlldinga and ground« further under way. A coa- tract waa let laat week lor a naw beat* Ing plant, which wi.l corer the prin- clpal building, on the campo«. Lack of Cart Cloaet Plant. Eugene — The Royce A 1‘eteraoa »1- relator plant haa cloeed down here on account <>t the failure ol the Son thorn Paci tic to fnrniah car». All warehouoo apace haa been eibauoted, and there »«« no rocourae but to atop manutac- hirlng The company'e plant at Junc tion City can run about two week« loo* ger, and thon II will bara tu abut down If «ara are not available. Will Add Two Grad««. l.elian<>0—At a recent meeting of the voter* ot lhe local tchool diatrict it • aa decided to Ira»« the Hantlam Acmi- emy boildiug and ground« ami add the llth and I3tli grade« to the preeent high actiool courte. Tbe change will busse effective o.-tolwr I. The fol- ¡owing corp* of lnatructon !:«• been alecte-l for tbe entmng real Princi pal. E. K. Harnee vice prlocipal, I-rank Mclkuggl, of l'alla» aaaietanla, Mra. C. F. Blglier, Mice Harriet Alei ander, of Greabam Miaa Mary Me Cor tn irk. Mi»« Margaret CoUon, Mi»» Treat« Moffitt, ot Ha<eui. Hood River Prepare« for Fair. flood Kirer — Hun. I I.. Muiilb, preaident, and G. J. Geaallng, eecre- tnry, o* the Ifood River Biennial Fruit fair, have ia«ue<l a call bra ma»» meet ing of the reaidenta ol the town and valley lor the parp-ae of making ar- rangrrnenta tor tbm event, lm|«>rtant to fruit grower«. The meeting «ill lake place Setpember I in the Comtnrri ml cl.b rooma, when plat.a will alao be perfected lor entertaining the Oregon State Irrigation aaaoclatioa. Pa, Hop Picker« by Weight. Wotfbnrn — It a meeting in I hie city recently of the Willame’te Hup- grower»' Mtorisllon, 85 hopmen were preoant. It war decided that all grow- era thould endor«« the ayatem rf pick ing by weight, but at the aarne time II waa left to Um diacretion ot grower« whether to p rk by weight or to nee mewt'iring baaketa ot nine bin he It ea< h The general oplni, n tat etprreeed that Um price ol picking «hon'd I* SO nal» per bot or II per 100 pound«. Moro Power it Needed. La Grande—4»wing to tbe increase in demand for electric power, the elec tric company has been unable to get along with the energy developed at the <x>n« power h«u«« ard It was found nomeanry thio work to use tome ol the power from Morgan loll«. In all th« company ia now udng 700 hors« power, and thia am* unt will I* gradually in IT Poatoffica for Myriek. Pendleton— The pool, nice at Myrick atation haa Iman re antablithed, after having be«n diarontinoe.] for arveral month«. It la a fourth clan» office and the poatmaatar ie William L avw . My rick la a »mail «tatinn on the line of the WACK R , 13 mile» ncr*hea»t of Pendleton It ie in the midtt of the rich wheat growing »<> li >n. | PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat — Club, 87<|<VHc; blueatem, . « Ury , 7 1c. red. M«4 I date—No. 1 while, *33 R32.&O; gray, »3"421. Barlry—Fee«l, *30 per ton, brewing, »32 50; rolled, ,3.6424. Rye—*1 .SO per cwt. Corn—Whole, ,38; era« bed, ,37 per ton. Hay—Valley timothy, No 1, 111 A 12 50 per Ion, Kaatern Oregon timothy, ,18; clover. ,7«7 50 cheat, ,850; grain hay, ,7. alfalfa, ,10, vetch 'hay, ,7«7 50. Fruita — Apple«, common, 50#75c tier boa; fancy, II S5W2; apricot», ,1.35#1 35; grapaa, ,1'4! 76 percrate; peach«». ,! i41.10; pear«, ,1 75, plume, fancy, 50(476. per U>g; common 50# 76c. blackiierriee, 6i48c per pound; crab applee. 75c per boa. Melon»— Cantaloupe», ,1 75#3 per crate, watermelon«, 1 #1 V«e per pound. Vegetable«—Bean», 5#7e: cabtiage, I •» 43c per pmnd. celery. *5« <4,1 |>er drawn, corn, 15<420i per d<>aen; cu- cumber», 40#80c per bog; egg plant, 10c per pound. lettuce, head. 35c per doaen, onion». IO#I3SC P*r doaen; pea», 4#5c; twill petifiera. 13%#l6e; rodmbaa, lo#15c, perdoaen; rhnlarh, 3#2'«c |>er pound, »pinach, 3#.V I>er pound; tomato«», 60#W0e |x>r boi; fiaraley, 36c; equaah, 11 <41 36 par crate; turnip«, 00« <4,1 par aeck; 'car- rota, 11 <41 25 per am k. beat«, ,1.35# 1.50 per aa< k. Onion» —New, I'» R I Iqc per pound. Pnteto»»—Oregon Bartank». 7O#76c; tweet potato««. ,<44 %c per pound. Pntler — Faocy creamery, 33%#35c per pound. Fgg» — Oregon ranch, 31 \#33c per doaao. Poultry — Average old hen«, 13c |«r pound; niited chicken». 13 t«#13c; •pring«, 13 tq # 1 4c, old ro.wtert, 0# 10c, dreeeed chicken», l4#IAc; tur key«, liee, |8#33c; turkey«, dreeaml, choice. 3O#33S«I ■•• m , liee, 8# 10c; duck», ll#ISc. Hope — IbOS contract», 18 # 20c; 1006, nominal; 1004. nominal. Wool - l antern Oreg.m average lieet, I5#1U c per pound, according to aiirink- age; valley, 304,33c, according to 6n«- nrea, mohair, cboic«, 38 # 30c [ ponnd. Vaal— Dreaaad, 5tq#Hc par pound Beef — Dreeaed bulla, 3c pur ponml; cow», 4% #5 ',c; country atoera, 5<48e. Mutton — l>ree»e-l. fancy, 7#8c per jK.nnd; ordinary, 5#8c, lamlie, fancy •••Nv* for*—I>ree»e«J, 7«6V par pound.