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On account of having to move we have been at a great disadvantage and have a lot of seasonable
Goods which must be moved at some price, so we've decided to sacrifice profit to move the Goods.
This includes everything in Summer Dry Goods, Shoes, Clothing, Hats and Underwear. Don't fail
to visit our Store and GET YOUR SHARE OF THESE BARGAINS.
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RAGG & CO., Hood River, Oregon
EVENTS IN OREGON
Find Lost Mine Too Late.
Albany. O. C. Kins, of San Joss,
Cal., and Robert L. Smith, of Cor
ralls, Or., the two pioneer miners,
who, In Bjilte of the fact that both
are over 80 years of age, went on a
quest of a long-lout (sold mine far
back In the Cascade Mountains, be
lieve they have located the valuable
property, but have found It too late.
In the early '70s, W. A. Paul, a
well known Linn County pioneer who
died a few years ago, was hunting
near Mount Jefferson when he dis
covered a quartz ledge of great thick
ness. A sample of the ore which he
brought to Albany assayed $5000 to
the ton. He kept his discovery se
cret and later tried In vain many
times to relocate his great find. King
was among the few friends he told
of the discovery.
The three men went far back Into
the mountains, about SO mllos north
of Dotrolt, the terminus of the Cor
valls & Eastern line, and searched
together until Smith became 111 and
fwas forced to return to the valley.
1 Paul and King then continued the
auest and came Across a mine which
- had been located under the name of
the Ogle Creek mine, which, from
the discretion of the country given
him by his father. Paul believes to
be the long-lost mine. It was dis
covered last Winter by two brothers
whone name Pnul did not learn and
the property Is said to be valuable.
Youth Confesses to Murder,
Portland Arrested while eating
dinner in a restaurant Sunday night
-on the chargo of murdering Elmer
Perdue In u lonely mountain cabin
near Tlmbur, Washington county,
.Ti.lv 3. Walter Johnson, aged 22
years made a complete confesBl
later, admitting his brutal crime.
"I killed Pordue," admitted John
son. "We slept together in the cabin
and that morning we had Borne dis
tm t a ahout money matters. I had
gone with him into the timber to lo
rate him on a quarter section of tim
ber land. Words passed and then I
got my rifle and blew the top of his
hnuii ntr Ha filed instantly and I
searched his pockets and took be-
isn nn-i 1140. 1 also took
his watch and knife and other per
sonal effects. I will show the officers
where I hid these things nearby
The officers are said to have been
aided by a woman of whom Johnson
enamored. His wire ana
was
child
live In the city, but the woman
known only in the nothorworld.
Is
ICccles Offers an Irrigation Scheme,
La Grande. Union County's fond-
mt hones have been realized. Ap
nrnxlniatuly 35.000 acres of arid land
In the hoart of the valley are to be
irrUminil bv water secured In the
mountains and carried over the val
ley in great mains and myralds of
branching ditches.
Thin dream has been In existence
for years, but not until last week
did the scheme aaunie practical as
pect. The Amalgamated Sugar Com
nanv. through David Eccles, Is to
nnuru-H the nrouosltlon, which calls
for the expenditure of $400,000 on
construction of the dam aud per
fecting the natural basin. The mains
from the natural reservoir to the vul-
loy and the construction of trluu
lartes will mean an out lay of thou
sands more. Already land has taken
a lunm skyward.
Land that now grows 40 bushels of
wheat to the acre in a short time Is
to ho watered to grow the best kind
of fruit. There Is much rejoicing
in I'nlon County today. Landowners
must subscribe for stock to get cash
from Eccles.
Sons Stop Father's Wedding.
Portland Angrily denouncing his
sons as the cause of his predicament,
aged and irate Joseph Meyers, a
prominent and wealthy merchant of
Salem, 70 years of age spent Mon
dav nlcht in the count)- Jail.
Awaiting his release, Mrs. ZenaUle
l)u Hette, of Portland, his bride-to-be,
Is equally denunciative of the
means that were used to thwart their
man-lane. The aged merchant and
Mrs. l)u Hotte were to have been
married Monday afternoon, and Rev.
Dr. 3. Whlteomb Hrougher, pastor of
the White Temple, waited vainly for
several hours to perform the cere
mony. The white-haired lover appeared
at the county clerk's office Monday
afternoon to obtain a license. He
was, Instead, taken in custody by
Sheriff Stevens nd lodged In the par
lor of the county jail on a warrant
charging him with Insanity. He
spent the arternoon there, but at 7
o'clock ate dinner with his prospect
ive bride at the Portland Hotel.
2S Acres Hiing $lO,000.
Ashland The Lewis orchard deal
of a few days ago has set th real es
tate and orchard men guessing again
. at the possibilities of fruit culture
, . in. the Hogue River Valley, and its
profits. Men from the. fruit belt of
CoioraUo are the controlling spirits
In the purchase of the C. H. LewU
orchards, comprising 265 acres, lo
cated between Phoenix and Medferd
and set to apples and pears, for a
total consideration of $160,000, or
about $615 per acre. Most of the
tract is Just coming Into bearing, and
some of It Is said to have returned
$2,000 In fruit per acre last season.
These figures sound "fishy" but they
are alleged to be gospel, and can be
the more readily believed when It li
slated that Mr. Lewis holds the
world's record for the highest price
ever obtained In the New York mar
ket for pears.
At the August examination of ap
plicants for teachers' certificates at
McMlnnville last week, an exception
ally strong class In the work In hand
was passed, and 52 out of 55 ap
plicants were granted certificates.
Only Ave of the applicants were men.
Dr. Annlce Myers,- of Portland,
and Mrs. S. L. Cllne, of Corvallls,
have boen appointed by Governor
Chamberlain as delegates to the In
ternational Tuberculosis Congress,
which will meet In Washington, D.
C, September 2.
Organization of the Portland Ce
ment Company, with a capitalization
of $1,200,000, was effected during
the vast week and articles of Incor
poration filed In Salt Lake City.
Copies of the prtlcles were sent to
Secretary of State at Salem and will
be filed at the state capital.
Five days In the woods with noth
ing to eat but green apples con
vinced two truant Indian lads from
the Chemawa Training School that
life In the wild woods was not such
a dream of happiness after all. When
apprehended they readily consented
to return to school.
The Injunction case of J. R. Coop
er, of Independence, vs. E. F. Coad,
as county Judge of Polk county, et
al., to prevent the latter from declar
ing prohibition In the City of Inde
pendence, was argued before Circuit
Judge William Galloway In Dallas
last week and the case was dismissed
Fourteen months ago Mrs. S. H.
Elliott, of Lebanon, underwent an
operation In Oklahoma. Recently she
has been suffering so severely that
four physicians operated again at Al
bany last week, one coming from
Portland and two from Lebanon to
help solve the mystery. In the body
they found a sponge, left by the
Southern surgeons after they fin
ished with the unlucky woman In
the previous cutting. She will live.
In the long-range tyro rifle match
at Camp Perry, Ohio, 1000 yards,
with 200 entries, Oregon won three
places among the first 25. Sergeant
Snodgrass, of Cottage Gove, was
fifth; Lieutenant Stewart, of Rose
burg, was 13th, and Sergeant
Schwarz, of Portland, was 21st. The
Oregon team averaged ovor 40. In
the press match, Sergeant Johnson,
of Roseburg, representing the Hose
burg Review, won fourth place.
A peculiar case of appendicitis de
veloped when James Nowlin, a well
known citizen of Prosper, submitted
to a surgical operation at the Mercy
Hospital at North Bend. Several
small gun shots were found in the
appendix and these proved to he the
cause of the disease. The doctors
declare that the shot found their
way to the man's stomach as a result
of his eating wild duck, whlcr rad
been killed with a shotgun. He will
recover.
The walls of the new wing of Ag
ricultural Hall have been completed
to the third story. The contractors
will have the building ready for use
by October 1. The three floors, 120
feet long by 73 In width, will afford
room and conveniences that will go
far to relieve the crowded conditions
that prevailed lr.st year. The depart
ments of agronomy, domestic arts,
and temporarily tho department of
commerce, will be housed on these
floors.
The establishment of a one-year
teachers' training course, to be op
tional with pupils In the 10th, 11th
and 12th grades. Is the principal fea
ture of the new coure of study which
was issued by Superintendent of Pub
lic Schools Ackorman last week, and
which will be used in all Oregon pub
lic schools hereafter. The new teach
ers' training course is not designed
to take the place of Normal School
work, but Is provided as an aid to
those High School pupils who con
template entering the teaching pro
fession, but who cannot, see their way
clear to attend one of the Normal
Schools.
Five speakers besides Colonel Ho-
for. president of the Willamette
Vallev Development League, held
meetings at the following places this
week: Corvallls, Wednesday after
noon; Albany, Wednesday evening;
Cottage Grove, Thursday arternoon;
Eugene, Thursday night; Roseburg,
Friday. They wll' speak at Marshfleld
August 24 and 25. At each meeting
a delegation will be added to the
crowd of Valley boosters who are
going to help out tho Coos Bay Con
gress, and this campaign for the
awakening of Interest in the opening
of that harbor will be the most stren
uous ever undsratken.
Fall Into Mt, Hood Crevasse.
Monday the guide at Cloud I 'up Inn
with a party of six (ascended to the
summit of Mouut liood, and, upon
reaching the end of the ridge coming
down all fell Into the big crevasse.
Aside from scratches and bruises no
barm revolted.
Mrs. Hart-mlrick, whose huabaud
was one of I be party, saw the accident
through bet field glasses and was Id
great misr-ei hh until she saw the seven
men climb cut into viw on the mow
(Hid. Lee Yen, the cook at the luu,
was along aud Is the Urtt Chlnamau
to hare resnhed the m intuit of the
mountain. Xhn party consisted of
Aiex J Carson, New Jersey; X. Fros
ard, Shd Frauctsoo; W. (I. Hatha-
way, Portland; Arthur llareudrlck,
Arthur Cunning, Lee Yen, Cloud Csp
Inn, snd la:k Weigaudt, guide
Kev. T J. Merrill, who has been In
charge of onnrgegatlnus of the U. B,
cburoh at points on the otler aide of
the rlrer near heie, left last week tor
Vancouver, where be whs recently
pulled H8 the pastor of the U. H.
church there.
Cards, I tm substance of which fol
low, says our Odell ooriecpondent,
hsve been reneivrd by residents of
Odell: I'rnf. and Mrs. Frederick
Schaub aunounen the marriage of
their daughter, Florence N,, to Mr.
Eilgai L. Kleiner ou SVedoesrlay, Au
gust the twelfth, one thousand nice
bundled eight, Charles City. Iowa. A
home atter January the first, Hood
Kiver, Oregon. Mi. Kleiner's Odell
friends extend congratulation?.
BARRETT.
The Aiis inns are now cleaiinq 20
lores of land for Dr. K Wright.
They must have a good supply of
HtioktoitiveneHs, or they would have
thrown up tie wnik We liBve to be
speak for tlit in ii good word, ns they
am doiug a good el nil job. 1 hey in
form the writer that they are op n to
Ink contracts for grubbing ami clear
ing laud.
Mrs Cot a Bray ford ha been visit-
lug at tbe parental home for the last
week.
school bouse and submitted a bid for
pslnting.
J .K. King returned from tbe wost
end of the county, where he has been
foi a few days getting acqnaluted itb
the voteis and iutoiming them that be
is a candidate for the nomination for
school superintendent.
Wm. WiudortT has purchased a new
Faultless grubber aud is tilting out
with tbe uecepsaiy equipments to go
to grubbing. He expects to get sev
eral acres cleared and set to orchard
this rail.
Kelly and Dubois are digging a welL
Tuty have struck water at a reason
able depth, but are preparing to go
down a little farther to Insure a great
er supply.
Fred Diokny, of Potrland, spent a
few days last week visiting bis Iriendi,
H. W and N. O. Harolao. ibis is
Mr. Dickey's Hist visit and be is very
favoiably impressed with tbe couutry
and thinks of locating here.
S. Freeman retutned from the har
vest Held last week -ud has been
suffering with stomach trouble, (let
ting worse gradually he decided lo go
to the hospital A. J. Hayoes took
bim to Hood Kiver,
N. O. Hamlan went to Portland
Tuesday on the leal . He expects to
visit a few days in tbe city,
T. J. Jaoksou came up from Steven
son Sutuiday to attend tbe fair meet
ing. M H. Welch, veterinary surgeon,
osine over from Hnnd Kiver Monday
to give treatment to K. C. (Inddard's
pony, which had beeu bitten by some
polHonons insects.
U. E. lieetie loi-t ouo of his horses
by foamier. It got loose during the
night and got to the drain. Atter eat
ing considerable bur lev It then went
to tbe water. This is quite bad for
Mr. Iteol.e, as it is a very busy time
with bim, bh ho is hauling building
material and has lots of teamii g about
tho place.
Wm. Kellendouk is prep ring to
erect a residence ou bis 15 acre traot,
lately purchased from Chis. Walthen.
Mr. Fredricks is doing the.toundation
work.
the Hood Koad Asocial ion Is ad
pjjl
This is a Young
Store
And a Growing
Store
Young enough to hope to grow and growing
because you approve of our methoes. We
want your permanent business by proving
ourselves worthy of it. We expect to make
a small, safe profit each time you buy here,
and we believe it will be to your interest to
buy often.
W. R. Hoover, who has purchased j v(!rtjBiug fur suled bids for the oon-
tbe B F Hlioemako ranch, has ilono
oousiderable improvements on tbe
place. A new large porch aud other
additions which tends to beautify and
make the brme pleaeaut have been
made,
II. Wollhart bought several houses
down at Menominee and with Z. Mi
ner has been busy hauling the lumber
o as to build new houses on their
ranches.
The Kookford merohaut shipped a
full blooded fox teriler dog to tho
Southern Pnoitlo railroad aeut at
Dallas, Oregon.
II. liooley and wife came up from
Oregon City Thursday and are making
pieparatinu for the hatchery work.
UNDERWOOD.
J. U .Hunt rame over from Hood
Kiver Thuasday and looked ovei tbe
struetiou of tbe Hood road and Buck
creek load. Tbe Buck creek road is
an extension to the Hood road. This
is about iyi miles of road all laid out
by tbe county euglneeis and 10 per
cent grade up the bluff. Money all
subscribed aind work to be commenced
by the Urst of the mouth. Bids sub
mitted must he In by August 25.
CRAPPER.
U. A. McCurdy, J. A. English and
Will Nichols and their families re
turned from tbelr camping trip ou
Thursday of last week. They report
that they oaught plenty of Huh, but
saw no bear or detr.
Mrs. K K. Lynns and son, Fred,
returned fiutu Portland lust Thursday.
Miss Leta Martin is visiting with
friends In Poitlsud.
II. F. Kadlemau attended tbe good
VOG
roads conveutlou at PoitlenJ last
week.
Rev. C. E. Perry rec tiled his ap
pointment at Oak drove ball foi last
Sunday evening on acoi uut of other
meetings.
On last Saturday Mrs Chsilie Reed
went to Hood River and while there
she lost a black and white lUid
shawl. It was an-old family "keep
sake" aud she regrets tbe loss ve y
much.
A double wedding ocourred at For
est Grove, Oregon, ou Wednesday.
August 12. The enn rsctiug parties
were Mi Carl C. Jautzen and Mien
Emma Pregiie, and Mr. Hermauu
Piegge and Miss Margaret Jantzen,
Kev. W. A. Elkius olUciating. Both
bridig and grooms are well known
and highly esteemed CrppBi lies. We
offer roost hearty congratulations.
Mrs. Pregge moved loto ber new
bouse on Tuesday of this week.
Stewart Hardware & Furniture Co.
Upholstery & Drapery Dep't
The unexpected in this branch has justi
fied us in a most complete line of spec
ial silk and linen coverings in addition
regular leathers and valours. Ladies
will appreciate being able to purchase
these goods by the yard as well as being
able to order any class of Upholstery.
Fullest information and polite attention
by A-l workmen.
Stove and Tinware Dep't
Increasing demand for goods of sure
quality has justified shipping a Oar
load of the world famous Universal
Heaters, Cook Stoves and Ranges.
This means a startling reduction on all
stoves. Your concentrated patronage
justifies the large purchase and we give
you all the gain to guarantee quick
sales.
Roofing & Building Dep't
The second carload of Malthoid Hoof
ing and our appointment by Parufine
Paint Company as general distributing
agents litis made possible the grea tly
reduced prices now in force. To get the
benefit of market conditions we allowed
all lines building material tools and
hardwuit? to run low mid tire now re
ceiving immense lots tit tln lower prices.
Furniture Department
Some changes induced us to buy two
carloads of General Furniture. The
changing prices will be our best sales
man. We will in a few days show near
-200 patterns in new floor coverings, all
at lo ver prices than for several years.
30 patternsof inlaid and print linoleums
ranging from 60c to $1.75 yd. Guaran
tee you satisfaction. Fxpert workmen
on floor coverings.
Everything for building is lower in price. Most articles of house furnishing
have declined at
Stewart Hardware & Furniture
Company
ADVISE YOUR FRIENDS
"The Best Way"
To bee Hood Kiver Canyon and Valley is
via
Mt. Hood Railroad
A RIDE ABSOLUTELY FREE FROM DUST
Train leaves Hood River 8 A. M. every day
and returns 5:10 P. M. Spend your Sunday
in the mountains.
A. WILSON, Agent
SPLENDID
AQUATIC EVENTS
Throe days of fan, excitement and tstereit
YACHT RACES, LAUNCH RACES
ROWINQ RACES, SWIMMING RACES
Ample hotel and lodging accommodations.
Swwlish Norwfcian S&enrerfast with nntpd anhiLta.
Cuuntry Fair. Halloon Anccuswnii. tiirht uid nlm k wim
walkinir. aulcndid vaudeville attractioua. Trainwl anlmml
performances. U . 8 . warabips. Coolest, mont pleaaant
aiumm-r ri-mirt In United State, lai special Bulletin ajiuuuue
lng atupuDdoua events address
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"THE SCHOOL OF QUALITY"
Tenth and Morrison, Portland, Oregon A. P. Armstrong, LL.B., Principal
CWe occupy two floors 65 by 100 feet, have a $20,000 equipment,
employ a large faculty, give individual instruction, receive more calls
for office help than we can meet. Our school admittedly leads all
others in quality of instruction. It pays to attend such an institution.
CSaid a Business Man : " Keep hammering away everlastingly on thorough
work. It will win out in the end." Said an Educators "The quality of instruc
tion given in your school makes it the standard of its kind in the Northwest"
COpen all the year. Students admitted at any time. Catalogue free.
References: Any, bank, any newspaper, any business man in Portland,