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PROPRIETOR
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Portland, Ornffon
PACIFIC AID ASSOCIATION
Of Portland, Oregon
Pays Sick, Accident, Death Benefits
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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 ••• ***•
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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,
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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.