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IHf STRAMGt fXPLRItNCf
Of DR. ROBtRT HARLAND
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MUCOIM IR4SIR
IM* *» >••«»* • »••m
< iiait »: h x
Or «!*n*« <h«lr <•»!•; .*«! tn th* <r > >n-1
• • 1« f’ «<
hi threw «fruir« he • •• <»<lt
<»f the •!•-«€. I turned tu Mu«*r| with •
dronml f.r in *tpl«n*tl»Mi
"Wa t till llerr Grad«» return» ’ b*
fra
b i kdy
I hate the »IriHifeet »»b^ertU h » U> Lb"*®
•ill/ (ri« k«
t mm rr< y with wlo< h tbr
i«| polir* *ud**«»r <u in«#*»7
tbe r
» tuple •!*►> »»rir«
I • ••
• peihil.g hi ) rutti «?r *i»<iy -U the • t*H)». t
• ben my o « u »I m re«p|«earrd
* II« h «»! wbat*« the matter7“ he a»be>l
I eapbtined the
while the ft<
German « bu* kM In an all/. Irritating
manner
*1» n*»t the urtleial always the same?
•«u! tirad*'». with a grim am>le. ’’
**»
Io tbe light. H»*l«ert. and I'll »»plain
It w«» »rrta.utj au ingetih-u» 'lie* - very
they bad made
TpoU the pag« u|e»n
which the map •h‘»<»id bar» reate«I were
aererai li.gM indentation», erhhmtiy th»
rreult <»f mark« made Up<*U «be b»*t pa|»er
Uy a putirti with a ftnr pMnt
" *<h great
rare tny <•<»«••«» ture ««nt the r-«rrespond
log map from b.» guida t-**k ani* htt^d
if into the rarant piare
Then, turning
It ab»wly I m »-<-I k . he dfuee • pi» through
the th n paper al the »pot« immediately
• but» the ludetitath'Ot on the page b*
h»v.
’ I 1 . teril tahe him“* ba rfrl "Lo k
M »••’I
I
d -« »u't help tt*. after all
It waa true eaough
The pin prie*»
a*
! . »■
I < « I ■• f. ’• '•»»'•* • ‘
r nd » tne ten mile» tu lb* east, and
then Hr -mberg. tu the north. *»u th»
;
...
«0 the I’«»•*»* Frankfurt raitwa»»
lie
bad wtidvtitly !»een m»a»urlng and calcu
la Ung to*lr« )»ii«*ly
*"lh> n«»t tr<>ubie yourwelf. Ilerr Cira
dea,* Mid M •••el. with a ware uf the
hand that bad mure than a auggeethm
of patftiuAge ‘There are etili telegraph»
I ». .. ben
■ totalatd bi •
•
pl»«» be rea- ’«»•
I »bill return in ball
• u h nr <.» a g -d «upper. I tr i»i Mr
¡4H>d. *r<l M
Ur ( . Wed him t*» the outer door
• bi ll ■1‘rurd tu a wrgb.ng wildeme»»
tit enowItakei, (• r the fall had rw»m
mmrd.
The poliremao luruwd up hi»
r «llar with a grunt of d »gu»< and melted
lut«> the darhueea
We turned to meet
the fare <»f the landlord, white aud drawn
with a terrible amiety
‘ My M»«r* he gaaped
’ Wbat ut my
•ot»y
"Heareu pardon me?* cried Ciradeu.
**l bad forgot ten him?*
TU man be drute. that I» about to
l»e arrwatrd ia ho a criminalT !>« iwl
• paro me. molo Ilerr.*’
*‘Ynur «errant *»ur driver today will
lx trlin.g the tale in juur bttebon, «t
the death of tho Prof Marhereby, <*f
(*aatlo Gator
Thia man. wb xe name I»
Marnar, billed bun
That I» why we
paraur
Yet, my friend, I ere t»o dan
g«*r f -r y«mr • ». uuloaa
• Tnieva what meiu, IlerrF*
M|*t»|eoa he ref’iaed tu aa»i»t In lb»
•
j «
f a murderer ”
”He I» an bum-et b*«y. a g-»»-| boy, but
rery »tuhb-rn. H » h«»r»ee were burrow
e*i; he had pr »mi»r«l tu return them to
Hight
He WOttM never rottoent to drive
this man to Hroint^rg .< «¿nroen. which
la at leaat au eighteen hour»* Journey
<>h. u>* ti Ilerr. mem Ilerr* wbat ia hap
petiing out there in tho ano« I"
•*W< are in the hand» «f Prof Mence
my fr.end
said my roQOitl gravely, lay
Ing hta band *n the landlufsl'a arm ’ Y«»u
ran d<> n -thing but pray that it may be
weii with lbw bw>.**
I wga very • rry fur Ke«bi
A» I
m»le my toilet in my ro..tu u pet a ir», the
danger . f hi» » «n grew upou m»
Fate
• C-tdrut.
Pr«’V deuce whatever
y«»u
cb «»»c to call It i» a atrange thing. f >r
Ifeleed it rhwooo Ita vietili» With a fine
Impartiality
When I entered our «upper
room. I found my cuuam equally dtaturb
rd
the hall when a man wrapped It» fur«
n. »»I
it of th« darka«*«»
It waa the
keeper f the inn hi» fare gr»y whit»
Hhe the und»r»>uo of a o>de
■ W h -vr »Ir-.gh»
are
th»«ey* atked
Grades »harpiy
'Mine. Mr Enghohman mine
I fol
low to eave my b«y.M
“And th» b<*r»c»F*
‘ Tur b«-M >q |^’uv-|..rf
They are
private team», lent by those who bad
pity upon my oorrvw **
May wr . our with y»*u7**
‘I «»uM a»li for nuibing better mein
Ilerr **
Inaida of ten muiute» I wae »wady to
•lari, w th • Uur >w«rd • !<«ah fluug uv«r
my thi<br«t ck*thrv. and a hag» bunch
< f bread »ltd meet in my hand
Qui k
a» I had brei*. .M<*»«el and my < m > u » h *
• ere already dreweed and in c>u«ullatioo.
M e were to dr«»« t»» the ctunm hm 4», they
t<»M me. and thru ee¡»arate. the
on*
•lelgh. with Graden. M<«*»e) and an et
poriawred driver, taking the
road
t*>
Hr >ml*erg. which, twing the »barter, wa»
more likely tu l*e the «»be Marnac had
* !>• ►*«
ft • other
onfti i ng tho inn
keeper and my eelf. wa» to follow tt*
Gue»eti n»«d
I «i* nnt particularly
ptaiecd at the pr«»»pect f parting with
my frienda. but I made no objection to
thia plan. H e enter»*) <«,»r »«eigh». roll
Hig ouroelve« In the rug»
Are y.»u armed f*
Graden
called
gerxa f
¡nuk« - i-»r iu h « llllle »eat
|»ef*»re me
"Yeo, m< in Herr
!»• you g> first, for
you ha»e the tM»ttrr tram “
Tho chaoe wa« up Indeed!
A« we pawaed • :» I » tho plaih oul»*d*
the !•■«». i r gaie that came 'hargiag
out of froten ltu»Bia leapt upon u» with
a howl of fur.-Ht« Joy
The flak»» that
r«»«e from he .««th the curved ruuucr« and
the healing h<«of» fled »pinning into tho
night
The »ky huug low and black ai»d
•tarlewa alwva the white sheet of rulllug
•r»ow
Tbe little »leígh turll» grew silent
tn the hr«vi«*r drift«, breaking out again
where the track was harder
K hun
dred yarda ahead the »park* «»f <ira
den« pipe flashed as they kindled in
the wind
The fall bad almoat «'eased
My driver sat aquarrly before me with
a rein In each ( m» fur gloved batida. I
csHild rn»t «re bi« face, but from hi» pro­
jecting head and hunch* I shoulder« I
could Imagine how he looked, peering
over his hor*«*s into the iUght. with fear
gripping at his ».mi
1 must admit that fur myself I was in
a condition t»f petulant discomfort
The
slightest movement im riur.l ft* give eti
trance tu aume new draught that chilled
my arm or ran trn khng down my apiue
NuW and agam a flake uf «now lodged in
my neck or ear am! melted icily. Tired
cold ami hungry. 1 lay amid my rug«,
cursing the fully that had led me to take
a Land in a business that should have
been left to the p.»ln-e
| had the keenest
deaire fur a quarrel, but being lu all cun
versad ual porp «es al no. that reJirt
Was liltp'MMkibl«'
< HAITEK XI.
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•'Thia is « bad bu»ine«a about tho
landlurd'» • u. " he Mid.
"Pro a g >—I
tn I nd to follow the aleigh, though it'a
little g•• -I that would do**
“It’a an awful night.** ! grumbled, f r
Indeed the wind waa abrtebing in the r«jof
lib* a lout aotd.
••You’re a queer chap. Robert, with
your confounded manner lama,** he «aid
"Tot LB wager you’d bo the fl ret to lx :
ofi inl > the atorrn In a matter uf life
and death.**
It waa m»t eiartly complimentary, hut
1 let it pa»»
M »»el waa delayed It waa cloeo upon
twenty minute» more before be arvlrod.
a an w awathrd, etamping u»ap of a
man. wh<vee rureee preceded him aa bo
rolled down the paaaage tu our room
"What'a up. M moolF* Graden demand
• J • arply
•‘The wire«, meta Herr Graden, the
wire»! Potataueeml! but th.a aloren haa
br»Might them down like cl >thee line«.**
*’A apecial train, then.**
•“They have nut an engine Io tho »hod
I have been to tee. it waa that which
delayed me **
Gradeo drew a aheet nf paper from
hi» pocket and glanced at It awlftly.
•“There ia nut a train till ten In the
morning.'* he «aid. ‘ Ho will be at llrmn
Ixrg. which I» the nearer town, by elevon
at latest. Th.a ta a branch line, and we
ould n«>t get there under throe hour«
It la now »even
An old man aa ho l>
couM hardly trave! through ouch a night
without «top» f »r fond. Again, thia lad
who dr«'»» him may have refuood to pro
etad.
Wo must chance It. my friendo,
a od follow
-I thought you bad already on decide«!
when I naw tbe aieigha at tbe duur.”
u l MneaeL
••Rleifhe,
Mxaelt
I
ordered
no
•Io ghi*”
“Well, they’re there
Two
troika»
with three g -I horeee apiece. C .me and
00» fue y '»reelf **
The ¡ndlreman had «p<>ken tho truth
On the leeward aide of th» |»>nh two
Sleigh« were waiting The light from the
vpeu door b» hl ml m ahimmered on tbe
drifting enow anJ flatbed on the holla
about tho horeee* Becks.
It waa bitter
|y cwld. and I wat turning to retreat latv
V* Ithiu t«.i lude. <>f lx.m«.|<.rf «• ha.1
l»ft th. plain fur lb. furr.t. Th» i»<»a
«•» <>t>—ur^.1, >»< . faint >i<i>l 6ii»r»«i
.loan from abo»». •inllim a raMartl»« In
th» «now. and enifha«iiut< tha Mark
pillar, of th. pim that a mt alijin<
by
Ther. aa, now no traea of wr
rouipanioua aav. th» m«rl>, of tbair run
tiers on th. trark; osar th» wo-ula brwal
rd an utter «Hence, l»mk»ti only by th»
.«lab of u«r «Irlfh and th» uturtuur of
tba ba!!« ri—and fa!!i:;g I.. .
monotoOvu. melody.
It as, a, tf w»
were |»u.n< through th» aaste plarra of
a dying world. l>na of uiy f»»t twgau
to grow numb, and when I turned about
that I might abrlter It. th» anow that
had gathered on my collar plunged dowu
my neck, ao that I ahlvcred with cold
Hut on th. whole I waa reaaoaably warm
«•» ‘-tt’t toy arap., an.I a feeling of
drowaittva, grew upon m»
It waa Raakl'a Solee that wok» me
'V ♦ had halte-l In a dim rlvartng in th»
woods
A ,..>r» of yards away th» mc
ond alrrgh waa watting
Krid»ntly w»
had reached th. erase roads, wb»rs wr»
w»r» to part.
-Any trachay ahontad my driarr.
“No," cam» tiradrn'a answer.
-The
wind and th» frrsh fall bar»
cleared
them away
Ar» you all right It ' eet •
"I am nceeling
uncomfortaM». If
that la what you want to know," I about
el back. Indeed. It wii a ailljr quasi ion
to ask me
My temper waa not Impror
el by a dietant cbuckl» which I attrib­
uted to Moaaet.
-»'hear up.
Hob»rf" continued
my
couein.
"It you run aervao him, you
muat do your best. Iteakt will so« you
through, newer fear; but I don’t think
tb»r» Is much chancs of your coming up
with him. for h» will ha»» taken tbe
ehorter rout» which w» follow. Anyhow,
remember that th» remlcsroua is at the
Tir»i Kronen’ at Thorn. If you catch
him. telegraph there; If th» wires ar»
down, send a messenger. l>o you under
stand?"
•’You ar» perfectly lucid."
•’Well, «ood by."
Th» snow apurte! from under tb»lr
hors»*» hmifs aa they swung on te th»
north road. Then my drirer shouted to
his team and we. too. rushed forward,
bnt on th» other track cursing south
and »«st.
For a minute I could hear
their tiella tinkling an echo In th» di»-
lance.
Then they died away into al
tones.
.My Interest la th» eha»» auddrniy »1
pand»d. Xow that my eoueln had desert
ed m», It »»»med an ugly, dangerous
business.
Msrnae would stop at noth
ing. that waa certain.
Buppoeiag we
should chancs upon thia dsaperat» ma
lilac, what then? My drier» waa arm
ed, and had th» appearance of a bold,
courageous men. Was be so In reality?
I stored up at his bach and Wondered
We had traaetod ths half of a mile,
when from th» Mack of the forest be
fors ua rose a cry, a Berea, chuckling
bay that sent th« horse« plunging acros,
the road,
la the solitwda of those l«e
I k end wools it sounded th» more threat
d« IO,
L« a-»
The« Ihr
fourni r I •hottird.
i
it is hard to
i
r ' l’erba|H* H-l * «•
and bl. tall, thin
he
silhouetta as
shielding the light
•n Marnar « tra I
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OH! GO>
T. L. DUGGER
of
Dcfettive TiUev
Il ava « . A c r * «U < r i tu» , repsrsA
Uy tbs
Linn County Abstract Co
IRRIGATION ASSOCIATION.
COBALT IN GRANT.
Annusl Meeting at Hood River Octo­
ber It and 12 Promises Watt.
1« To B» Found in No Oihar Section
of Umtsd States.
Tbs lonrtli annual meeting ot lb»
Oregon Irr'gallon association will be
field at Hood River In connection with
th» Hood River Valley Fruit fair, tie-
tobet II and IS, DM6, and all who are
interested in furthering lit» Irrigat on
m iv»ment which al this I ime mean» so
much to ll>» d»v»l<>ptu»ct of th» state,
are invited to tw ptreent and psrtlcl
pate In the work ot this c.rganiiation.
The appointment of d»:»g»tee will tw
ao fnlb wa
All stat» olti.-ial». iocluii
mg memtwrs of th» legislative a seem
blv, ser ators and members of coogreaw
including member» < I rongr«»» »lect
anil senators nominated, th» mayor of
all cities, tbe pieeblenls of the state
univeisiiy, slate agricultural college
and state normal schoils. shall be con­
sidered ei officio memlwrs of the asso­
ciation, and delegates shall be appoint
e»l aS follows
Fifteen by the governor
f ti.r alate, tell Io th. mayor ■■( ’t' •
city of Portland, five by the mayor of
each other city In th» stat», ttv» hy the
connty judge of eacli county and five by
each chamber <d coalmen •, boar»! of
trade or oilier royimen ial body or reg
ularly organised irriation. agr cultural,
horticultural or engineering society
• ilhin the state
It is respectfully urg»<l that in th»
a; p untment of ¿»Irgatss |ersons shall
tie »eleitmi who are sincere y intereatel
in the subject and who are likely to at
ten I the »'onventlon. ami that appoint­
ments »hall tw made as early as |><»«»ihle.
Tbe appointing powers will please
have the full na.ne and postotBcu ad
drees of their appointees mailed to the
secretary, A. King Wilson, at his offics
in the ("hanilwr of Commerce building,
Portland, immediately upon appoint­
ment twins made,
information of every character tele-
live to this meeting will lx furniehed
by the secretary.
A partial program has alrra iy lieen
arrange»! as follows
“Irrigation Vn»l«r the ■ Catay Act in
the Deschules Valley.’’ . Jrase Htearna,
attorney for D. I A P. Co.; "Need of
Legislation in nregon on the Subject of
Water»,''John If. Lewis, state engineer ,
“irrigat on lor llomid Regions,*’ (Oct.
12) Prof. F. 1. Kent, »laity instructor,
O. A. C ; “Irrigation Conditions in
Malheur County, Oregon.’’ F. W. Met
»all. manager famous Arcadia farm;
“Fruit Growing on Irrigate»! Landa,"
Judd <l»*er, of Cove, Oregon; "H me
Iwgal Phases of Irrigation," J din II.
Lawrry, attorney. Pendleton; "Irriga­
tion in the Willamette Valley," Grant
II. Dimitk. county judge, Clackamas
ctiuuty ; "Irrigation lu the Rogue River
Valley, ' J W. Perkins, member of
legislalure, Jackson county.
Hale« — According to th» statistical
informal Ion furnished lustior t-ni»ie-
sinner 11« ff, by Ihe I'nited Htates geo-
logical survey bureau, at Wethington.
0. C., there are 3,170 min»» of differ­
ent kinds In the etst» of Oregon, under N
development, th» grest»i number of
ehich era gold and copper, while in
a»>me portions ol the state depaaitk of
Il Brjaat
C C Br»ul
some kinds of mireral are foun.l which
■Io not »«let elwwlier» in the t ail»»! ii
Stat»«. Notable among the»» latter ar»
We buy oLtrst k in largs quantities
the cul«lt mines of Grant county, raid
and
keep a full line of carriage and
to be the only discovery of this valua­ lo . 4«lu g ■ <k
ALBANY OXK>.<«N
ble mineral to bar» been found in tb»
sag a material. All kind» of work la
country.
R MORTASYB
ur line done oa abort uoiicw.
Cobalt is U»e»l eitcnsively and is ol
great value for coloring pur;xxwe an.I in
th» ar's. It 1s f«> in»! in combination
Salary I b.! a-, J N.
Uif
a lib copper, carrying a large per cent
•4 !'«€• •• • «• !
of gold. In bis forthcoming biennial
report, l-abor Commie»!» n»r Hoff will O«<w ; Axt M Air««« ALBANY ORI (>
comment upon thia statistical »lata aa
V 1 HKIG Mt< A * Ì ATT
follows
fill
"A large nutiilwr of the ni ne« given
in the table are not operate»!, some
having Iwen atwndoned, and many are
Î>œ • o««r F’.r«i N «.leu« B« «
is Uta tirai stages
aevoant of the lack of capital to carry At «AN Y
on tbe work. Considerable
~
harm baa
teen d<
dune th» mining mtereest of th« g C »RoW NK. M P
Orego«
Scìe
»•«te fa ■gBt'iei-rupitloua pr< in ters who,
by ‘wf
lildcnttlng,’ have roer rede«! in
swindling many unsuspecting investors
an<l are responsible lor retarding tt e
om:xn3
development ol th« induatry generally.
r I’rrel lent
BIO
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T J Mrs« «aa
ORK<«<»
"The principal mining counties in
A l.wiaa
Cash 1er.,
the order ot the number of miners em­
pire»»! are
Baker. Josephine, Jack-
4 0 PRILL M. D.
‘on, (»rant, lane, Doug la« ami Co «.
D «’ a general banking end • icligngs
Other counties have eileimve iniuing
bus n»as I. • us mads at current rates
interests, and the in uitry. already of
sud drafts Isausd on principal citiso.
some magnitude, will continn» to grow.
At piesent there are about 3,370 min­
#clo, Orarsa
ers in the stale who draw an average
wage of I I per day. Estimating that
Tílrphoaa Excàia:« Ko 11.
they work, on an average, two-th r.ls
of the time, the amount paid them
SHELTON
annually in wages is I .’,022.000 "
A l ole, fri
At last it WH« all over
dare.! u»>t leave my hold upon the fright­
ened horses. Iteakl <*arrto»l h • *--n to the
sleigh • Hu I- ih L birtl tb»T* Ise-WHJf Ulr, with
• rug arris»* the far* II»* had Iwru kilh’-l
from b»hi*d. p»n*r U»t with « rrr.alter
•hot in lb* l»n* k of bi* Itr-Yil
h *d
r*fu«*t) to |»r<Hmt, and Mar i »•’ h*i| n *t
hf'ahatr*!
That w •• plain rnuiigh
I
thffiikr«) <« ih | that *r hail l.rrn lu time
<4» ••'.«» him (mill the Wfdrr*.
rt there h (»1 br«*n but a ■»> rt 4lriiy.
L‘ >r when IC*»ki had »-«-u hi« 1« 4*1 br
•ti»M rd Uputi Ihe ulrigli he ha>l fakeu
th* rrit*« ffi**! »ent hi« ln>r*4'« forward. )!<•
did n«»t «peali. n<»r dwi I offer hiui r»m
*t»lff(h»n
Hut •• I watched turn «itting
• fHivr ti»e, p«*enng abend hkr «*»<ne <•!<!
teak hg’trr on « re»*e|'*s I miw • thrrr wai
a grim iuteu*i(y alw»ut the man. a hi««l
tvwedr* that w«« «trange to witness. H-i
w» fl<-1 through the night, d-iwii the
intrrminable avrnu«*« of pine,. Iwunug
uur d*ad with ua.
Lt n a* one o'clock wtu'U «a lit iip->n
• m *) aide mu
Our clam >r ar»»u«*d th«
landlord, who dirrrtrd u« to where a kvt*
tie «immering on the
gave « warm
maah for the h»»r«*Mi and h<»t ruff«** (of
ouraalvr*
He ««« »Irs-pih itu uri>»'i«.
l*.»r did he inquir* what wn« the thing
beneath th*» rug« which we carro’d with
u«
But hr give U« nvwa
Mnmac had
left there Ie*« than two h«»ur« brf »rc lit
h«<! Lsern grealljr delayed l»jr a colliaimi
with a tree, and ami* rwngh repairs bad
been nerwtary
On* of hi« horses, ton
Yet Beak I
ha») l»**n »lightly lamed.
«bowed uo unusual interrat in Ih» tal»
Teach Spanish in University,
we heart!
Hr »prut his lime with hia
»».■tiling them
hur«ra. gr<*«»in-iig and •»»»•thing
It
Eugene — Tbe I'niveraity of Oregon
waa »«>( till they had rrwted three^piar haa eatablial rd a new departmmt, that
trr« uf an hour that he called mt out of romance larguagee, which will lie
from my aeat by the «!»•%*. and again we under the charge of Dr. Timothy do­
■ wept away u|»*n the chaae.
ran, who has just ret in ne-1 from a
|f
a* dawn that wr atghled him.
veat'e travel In France and Spain.
lie wa« climbing a long «lop« a bla» k
•peek in the white rlb.imi of a road. Heretofore the university baa offered
Abort him. I »ng flake« of »range rl-»id cotiries in Fie ch. with tbe Instructor
were «lowly brightening and deepening under the di I action of Frofeee.rF.G
in col«»r
.k« he topped the hill, the atm it}. Schmidt, professor of modarn l*n-
llut with the
came peering up orer a moorland heaped 1 guagea and literatures.
with tumble»! drift«
The «by flu «he« I coming <d Dr. Clotau Spanish will be
• nd fade! tu a deep «“ball blur
H-» day added to th» university currit u'uin,
came
«ml there will lie opportunity for broad
It atm >«t «eeined •« if °ur h«»r«r« tin- er work in tl.e »leparlmcnl of Germanic
deratood
They m* rca«r<!
their
p.i« • language anil literature under Professor
without a tout b uf tbe whip, tugging at
Schmidt.
tlie fr<»»en, twiated reins.
A« they, tuu,
ro»e the hill. Itr«ki eh >utr I to them, and
O A C. Starts Well.
they stepped briekly forward. The frewh
Corvallis—In »pit« ot tbe fact that
•now bad fr«»irt*. and wr Irareled well,
the <>. A.C. opened early thio year,
the ffurfsre rrackhng aa we rru«he«l <»ver
it
We were
than a quarter
a tbe Aral two days shewed tbe largest
mile fr*»m him when he turned ami u- enrollment for a similar time in the
•
‘ feet
ttoed u« Wr «»• bim • JO .g ’ ■
end ta*h bl» traui. but the off-able hor»r rolled and many are still oom lug This
su ruuuiiig s'iflb an»l hi« t»acr «rarerly enrollment is an inrrrare of 6fl ovet
itirc»a»r.l
llr toaur»l down, fumbling last year. At thio rat« an enrollment
sud a»ar. blllg «t t»l» frrt. »hit» hr brld o! more than ‘‘<>0 will t* reached th »
tb» rrina lu ■»«• bau-l
tfirr tliat b» year.
With an rtpectalion of thia four
did m»t hurry, but drvv» sirsdlly f»>cwsrd. new profrs«ore and aasietant professor»
glandng et ns n»>« ■»<! »gain uvrr bis , have l«en a Ided to th» faculty. Veiy
shouldrr.
'.uoliceab'e among tbe new otuden's la
(To b» runtlouad >
| tbe increase in tbe numb»r ot high
school otndents. several coming from
Amtwr l’ete Ho thnr wns n tesi the Fortland high school.
ditele out iwre frutti N«-w|x»rt?
Worhirg Old Hammersley Mme.
limi Hill Yre. an’ tie waa tlie limit,
Grants Pae» — The old llammcrely
Wliy, wbcu ite went Io atiake barn!«
wltii me ite lield otte hand ’way up lu miM, in tbe Ju up Off Joe district. Is
again Ihe rrene of active mining opera-
thè slr.
t ons, after lying id • for a number of
Amtwr l’ete What did you <1<>?
yeers. R. G. Hmith, of this cily, has
Ha<t Hill Why. I Ibought thè galo->t a force of men at work, and the t'ampe
ai, maklng fun of ine, so I pulir»! out ot the old mill are again dropping on
my gun su' Iliade tilm bold tip buffa of gno»l ore. The old pile of tailings, ot
tlietu.
which ihere are in the neighborhood ot
350 tons, la being run through a cyan
T»««» I MV».
Men-liant (to applicant) Yes. I ad ide plant which has been »retted. The
vertlaed for a boy. WIters did you tailings, according to aeeayi, carry III
I in gold, an»] aa the ripe nee ot working
work laat?
them ie small, a hanisome profit will
Hoy At Rlank'e store.
be rralia d.
Merchant Why did you leare there?
Ihiy I got fired for twin' too prompt.
Siualaw it Full of Salmon.
Mcri-tiant That's queer.
Prompt*
Fugen«— Hr pirla treni tbe Hiuelaw
neaa la an admirable trait.
tirer »tat» that the present run of chi-
Hoy Yes. but tbe I»« aalil I wa« nx>k ealnton is the Eiggeet lu a num
too prompt alxiut goiu’ borne even­ ber of years, and tbe pack of tbe two
ings.
ranneriee and the co*d atoreg* plant at
Florence will he a rerord breaker. The
Tried 1« ll»»r
"Didn't 1 trll you to never come here cennrrire are oen»«i and operated by
again?" queried Hie judge of tbe In­ O. W. Hurd end Will am Kyle A Hone,
respectively, and the cold storage plant
ebriate.
"You did. Ju.lge, an* If you don't by the latter. The oilversidee are juvt
now twgmnlog to tun. and they, too,
t'lnk I trini to obey you Just look at
promise to tie very plentiful.
de n»»ea an’ clothes o’ «1« «'«p that brung
me "-- Houston l*<>et.
Offset Big Ranch for Sale.
I h Oklahoma.
H» Mars Dlrtellee,
Albana— J J. Ben telone has piaceri
-Old Gutrus bas bail a terrible time bis la ge aneli on thè market. He bea
| 1,100 si ree of thè very Iwet wheat lande
• Ith hie etruograpbs-r."
“Why. I thought lie bad marrl«-d 10 l’ms* Ha ronnty, has farmeli it for
Irr-ny yet e a*d re perì a fortune. The
hgrr
1 ri • arksl ie |7S an aere.
lie had. ' IL-ualoU FuaK
• i
I
PROFESSIONAL" )>
J. J. Barnes & Son,
General Blacksmiths
and Wagonmakers
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
L
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Horseshoeing a Specialty
SCIO, OREGON
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Scio
State
Bank
Graduiti Eclectic Medicai CoUcge
l inaio asti, osi»
PHÏS1C1AN aol SURGEON
EAST AND SOUTH
K
BEU ESTATE BROKER,
Chittam Bark in Demand.
»igene—Chittam hark ie going up in
pries rapidly.
All ths past winter
Eugene dealers have I wen paying 3%
¿tulles of the react
KcUry PabUs
and 4 cents for tbe hark, hot at present
Bcio Oregsa
lbs pries offered ie H rente. Light | e -I
for tiie past two seasons is given aa the
cause for the rias.
.Manafsctursis’
Lunch Counter
storks are running low.
There are
M.
kill
OP
& DvVAMY, Prop*.
about secen carloads of the bark in Eu-
gene ware'ouees, some of which was
pnrebaaed twj and three year» ago al a
price about the same as is now offered Best 20c. Meal in the Valley
ViA —
Alb«iny
Shasta Route
Open All Night
Farmer« Catch Salmon.
Ar iugton—The ,’otin Day rirer, a
few miles «Mt of Arlington, io «imply
all»« with fine big salmon, and farmers
a.s catching them there each day by Oo To Ihe
tbe wagon load. Il is »«pected tbat at
tract 10,1100 of tb«e« Ueb will lie cap
ttired in that atrrani within the nelt
two wrekt.
PORTLANO MARKETS
AIBAXY. ORtliOV
3 » p m
* w p m
11 * p a»
•
Arrive« faeratueutu 1 Mi p m • 34 a tn
ArrtVM «• »rau • > Î
p tu I
m
l««v«« Portland • • • tn
l«*vg« Albany
¡0 p ia
Pullt «n a¡<4 h ur'tki rar« on both traina
< hair - ara • rai at. to < ’en and Kl t a»«*,
at.*: tv
»•« t- • h
Leu «. Mw
• • at « ao t * a»:-.>■« '
< oner. Ht g «t Rah Frat ♦• o with »ha va varal
«»•an.at. io I ’ va fot He • ■•-<». Japan, »felina»
I l
pi■»:.«a. < attira, a..4 F «ih Atuarlea.
Only First Clase Shop In Ths City
Wheat—Club, F4 it>5c; bbieetem, 87
Me; valley, 87 »’iMc; red, 81u'>2c.
Khavlng ............... 15 cants
Oats—No. 1 whit», |24 Ï4 M, gray,
Hair Cutting............. 25 ••
I'J? ' .' I per ton.
I ■< X« • n «(«ut a» W««» b«io «»attua,
Shampooing........... „25 “
uf addraaa
Harley—Feed, |2<> 'JI perton, brew­
ing. »21 St) - 22, rolled. |22.
Ila ths.......................... 25 ••
A. L. ORAIG. O. P. A.
Rye—|I.3S per cwt.
OL OÍKJE DAVIE
I'RtH'klLLOk
Portland, Ortgon
Cum—Whole, 1-7; cracked, |ik per
I
too.
Hay—Valley timothy, No. I, |IO «
II p»r ton; F:a»tero Oregon timothy,
112 ■ 14, clover, |7 ■ 7.80; chaat, 17
7 80; grain hay, 17; alfalfa, *10;
ve'ch bay, *7 7 60.
Of Portland, Oregon
Fruita—Apples, common to choice,
28 » ?5c per bos; choice to fancy, 75c
11.25; grapes. Oregon, 60 • 75c per
crate, pea» hee, 75» II . {»ears, 76- •
11.25, era > applee, * 1. 11.25 p«r txj« ,
DUES $1.00 PER MONTH
prune«, 2f> i'»0c pe» bos
NO MEDICAL. EXAMINATION
Melons—Cantaloupe»
11 i I V> p»r
Fur particular« ••«
crate; watermelons
» lc per pound ;
T. L DUGGER
GROVER POMEROY
tasahaa. *2 50 per crate.
Coll»<tor
Agent
SCIO. OREGON
Vesetab'sw—Beans, 5. » It; cabbage.
1 t» 2c per ;>oand; cauliflower, *1
I 25 per doaen; celery, 50« Me per
dim; cm timbers, 15c per dcsen ; »sit
plant, 10c per pound; lettuce, head.
-
20c per d «en; onions, 10' ' I2*»c per
disen; peas. 4 m ’»c; bell peppers, 5c;
p'impklos, I'ac per pound; spinach,
4 •< Sc per pound; tomatoes, 40
5t>c
per hoi; parsley. If 15c; sprouts. He
Il 0. Landon, el the H<l»eu lton Sawmill«, Is preparad
par pound; »»ruaati, 1 '«c per pound ;
to till order« for
turnip«, V0. (1 per sack; carrots, *1
'1.25 pet sack; Iwete, *1.25 I 50 per
sack; horseradish, 10c per pound.
Onions — Or*g n, *! > I 25 p»r hun­
dred.
Orders taken at ths ynr.ta in Fi io or at th« nulla in Bilyeu Ben.
Potatoes — Oregin Bnrl«nks, deliv­
Hia lumbar ia tits beet of mouuUm fir, and prices are rsuaonnbln.
ered, HO m VO c ; in carlots L o. b coun­
try, 7540c, sweet pointée», 2'«c per
pound.
Butler—Fancy creamery, 27,, m 30 c
per pound.
E»gs—Oregon ranch. 2%- per dcsen.
Poultry — Average old hens, 14 m
14'te per pound; raised chickens, IS %
«S 14c; spring, f6c; old rnoaters, V m
10c. dressed chickens, 14"« 15 >we; tur­
keys, live. IS .» He; turkeys, »Ireesed.
choice. 21 "• it '»e. geese, llvs, O-'IOc;
ducks, 14« 15c.
Hips — 1008, 16<«l7e per pound;
I MM, nominal; 1904. nominal.
Wool— Eastern Oiegin average beet,
15« 19c per pound, according to shrink­
age; valley,
2f .>22c, according to
fl nenees.
Mohair—Cbo'i ». 2 <• Itlc per pound.
Veal — Dreseed. 5 m « c per pound.
Bee?—Dreaact bulls. Sc per pound;
cows, 4'jo!1,'; country steers 5« 4c.
Mutton—Dressed fancy, 7i««c per
pound, ordinary, *<»5-, lamlw, fancy,
• <4*S«*
Pork — Di ease»!, 7«*'te per ^onnd.
PACIFIC AID ASSOCIATION
Pays Sick, Accident, Death Benefits
LUMBER! LUMBER!
Common °* Finishing Lumber
LANDON! LANDON!