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VOL. XX
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, DECEMBER 31 1908
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SOCIETIES.
HOOD R1VKK .'OMMKRCIALCI.UB Mnli
very aecoud Monday In eacb montb ml p.
ni., in Ui club rootiu ovtsr Jtckaon'i store.
A. A. Jaysk, fro.
P. 8. Davidson, Sec re tax jr.
HOOD RI VKK LOIKIE NO. 105. A. P. and A.
M. MeeU Haturduy evening on or before
rarh full moon. i. N. ( lakkk. W. M
I). McDonald, Secretary.
HOOD RIVEK CH AFTER NO. 27. R. A. M.
Wer.U Aral and third Kriday nighM of each
month. U. R. Castnkb H. P.
K O. Hlanchah, Hecraury.
Hood River Oommandery No. 12, K.T.
Meeu every oond Monday evening
o( eacb mon lb. W. K.Lara way, EC
A. D. Moe, Recorder.
HOOD KIVKK CHAPTER NO 26, O. E. H -Meeuaeoond
and fourth Tuesday evtnlnf
of each moutb. Vinltoin oordialiy welcomed
Cahiiik Bailky, W. M.
MissIdki. Woodwokth, St-eretary.
I1U.KW1LDK IX) OK NO. 107, I. O. O. t.
M-eti. in Kravrtial hall, every Thnraday
nlicbl. M. J. MAhikeh, N. U.
tiK). Thomson, -cretary
EPK.N KNCA.tPMENT, NO .48, I. O. O. K.
Regular meeting aecoud and fourth Monday
J earb month. Oko. Thomson, C. 1'.
H, C. Hmitii, Hcribe.
KEMP LODGE. No. 181, 1.O. O. K.-MeeU In
Odell Improvement ;o. s ball every Hatur
rtay lii lit. Vlaltori eordially welcomed.
C. R. Mahsikik N. O.
HCOH SMITH, Ree. Heey.
LKUUr.L HKUKKAH DEGREE LolKiK NO.
-i, !. O. O. K.-Meeta drat and third Friday"
ueacb month.
Mrh. E. 8. Ma YE, N.G.
Ella May Davikhon, Heoreiary.
W.O. W meet the 2d uid th Saturday
each inonlli at 1. O. O. K. ball. Visitors cor
dially Invited. A.C.Hr.TEN,C. C.
P. V. McKkynoluh, Clerk.
WAUCOMA IAHM4E NO. , K. OK P
Meeta In K. of P. bull evei y Tueaday n Dt
('. P. Koaa, i '. ('
J. E. Nichols, K. of r. and 8.
HiD R1VERCAVP, No. 1,703, VI. W. A.
MeeU lu I. O. II. r . ball every t-uiiw"H
ntirht.
11. N. HAM),
0.
C. U. DAKIN, Clerk.
HOOD RIVER CIRCLE NO. Sit, WOMEN OK
Woodcraft-Meets at I.O.O.F. hall on the
first and Third Battirdava of each mouth.
Lou McKnYNOLDS, G. N,
F. W. McRSYNOLtw. Clerk.
RIVERSIDE LODGE NO. ti8 A. O. U. W
Meets first and third Katurdaya of each
month. K. E. Chapman, M. W.
GEO. Hlocom, Financier
Chkstkk Shuts, Recorder.
OLETA ASSEMBLY NO. 103. UNITED ART
laaua. -Meet the H rat and third Wednes
days, work; second and fourth Wednesdays
Artisans' hall. C. D. Hbnuichh, M. A.
E. H. ti A ktwiu, Secretary.
COURT HOOD RIVER NO. 42, K OH-ESTERS
of;Aiuerlca,-MeeU every Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock.
Wu. Fleminq. 0. Ii.
F. C. Bkorius, Btcretary.
CANBY POST, NO. lfi.G. A. R.-MEETS AT
A. O. U. W. hall, second and lourih Satur
days of eacb month at 2 o'clock p. rn. All
G. A. R. memhers Invited to meet with us.
G. K. Castnbk, ("omumurter.
8. F. BLYTHK. A'lJuUut.
I'ANBY W. R. C, No. 16-MEETS SECOND
ml fourth Saturdays of each Month in A.
o. U. W. hall al s! p. in.
KatukyN Gill, President.
Lydia Sumnkk, Secretary
MOUNTAIN HOME CAM P No. 84i, R. N. A.
Meets at I. O. 0. E. Hall ob the second and
fourth Fridays ot each month
MRU. 11. Peki.eh, O.
Mkm. K. E. BkosiUH, Recorder.
PAYNTER LODGE. No. 2110. M. U. A.
itieeui first and third Fridays of eanh month
at K. of 1'. hall. Geo. S. Miller, Pres.
AUU. GUIONARD, Se .
MT. HOOD LODGE No. 205, 1. O. O. F.-Meets
every Wednesday evening in Gribtile'a hall,
Mt, Hood.
G. W. 1)1 MM I. K, Sec,
C. 11. Shaw. N. G.
HOOD RlvER VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY
Hood Klver, Ore. E. H. Hartwig, Pres.
E. G. Coe.Bec. Leslie Butler, Tieas.
J. F. WATT, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Telephones: Oft Ice, 2sl; residence, 811.
SURGEON O. R. 4 N. Co.
H. L. DUMBLE,
PHYSICIAN AND SURUEON.
L'alls promptly answer 3d In town or country,
lmy or .-ukiu.
Telephones: Resilience, 611: Office, 613.
Oltlue lu the Hroslus Building.
E. 0. DUTRO, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Utiice over First National B:nk. Hood
River. Oregon.
Office Phone Main 871 Res. Maiu 873
M. F. SHAW, M D.
Odico in Jackson Block.
Offloe phone. No. 1471. Residence, No. b'Ji.
Db. M. H. 8u akp Ob. Edna B. Sharp
Osteopathic Physicians
Graduates of the American School of
Osteopathy, Kirkaville, Mo.
Office, Hood Liver Hank and Trust Co. Bldir
Home Phone lua Kes. 102-B
FC. BROS1UH, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Thone Central, or 121.
nffice Hour.: 10 to 11 A. St.; 2 to
andflto7P M.
M. E. WELCH,
IJCESKF.D VEI't BINARY SU1WE0N
If prepared to do any work In the veterin
ary line. He can be foun-l by callinc at or
pl. -nlng to Clarke a UriiK siore.
DR. EDGINGTON
Smith Koilditig
HOOD RIVEK
OK EGON
DR. E. T. CARNES
DENTIST
Jifln' ovei llartmess store
Telephone 81
II. D. W. PINEO.D.D.S.
DENTIST
Otliiv over Telephone
Kir-t NHtionn! I'.auk 131
C. H. JENKINS, D.M.D.
DENTIST
T. l il."iiH-: Office 28; r.Biilfnc 28-H
( xfiif over Butler Bank,
A A. J AVNE
LAWYER
A'Htracta Fnrniahed. .Moi.ey lvined
E. H. HARTWIG,
'aX'A'VKH.
Will I'ractiw In AM Conrt
White Salmon Valley Bank
The small depositor receives
as the larger ones. We have both.
COME AND SEE US.
First National Bank!
OF HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
Capital $100,000 Surplus, $20,000.
.1
P. M. Hall-Lewis & Co.
ARCHITECTS and ENGINEERS
Deputy County Surveyor for W'aaoo County.
Deputy County Surveyor for Klickitat Co.,
Waab. City Engineer. City of Hood River.
Maka aurveya, plana and eatimatea for aew.
er, light and power and railway planta, and
furniab subject to approval, plana, a pec In ca
tion and eaiimatea for all claaaeaof building
public, private and mercantile. Hiwclal atten
tion glveu to economic and alow-burnlnff oon
struntion, Accuracy and economy guaranteed.
Home aud Pacific Telephones. Davldaoo
Building, Hood River, Oregon.
JOHN LELAND HENDERSON
ATTORN EY-AT-L AW, ABSTRACTER, NO
TARY PUHLlCand REAL
eistate agent.
For 23 yearn a resident of O egon and Wasb
lnglon llaa bad many years experience In
Real Estate nullum, aa abatractor, searcher of
titles and agent. tSaliafactlon guaranteed t r
no charge
A. J. DERBY
Lawyer
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
Stranahan & Slaven
Contractors and
Builders
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
JOE WRIGHT
CARPENTER AND BUILDER
Piione 2.M-S
Estimates furiiielied on request. An
honest job giiuranteeil.
E. A. JEROME,
Architect
Havlns had several vears' exDerience In
drafting and building,! would respectfully
solicit s part of the patronage of the peoplo of
Hood River who anticipate building. Terms
reasonable, a id satixfuction guaranteed. Of
floe at realdenoa on Heights.
FOR SALE.
I am prepared to furnish mill r.ud slab
wood, also other kinds of wood.
FRED HOWE.
THE UH FII BELIEF
ASSOCIATION
OF McMINN Y1LLE, ORE.
Announces another reduction in the
cost cf insurance.
T. L. DUNSMOltE, THE DALLES
or
CD THOMPSON, HOOD RIVER
FKi.DFrH'JK. dt AKNOLU,
GOfURACTORS
and BUILDERS
Katlaiatoi furnished on all kinds of work
PhnriAM- Arnold. Main Is.
Morse & Morse
Successors to Ralph Read
Best line of Cigars in
the City
Also handle line of
Pipes, Tobaccos and
Fishing Tackle
A. C. BUCK
NOTARY PUBLIC AND INSUR
ANCE AGENT
Room 12 Hrosims Block
McRcynolds & Co.
DEALERS IN
Flour, Feed, Hay, Grain
and Poultry Supplies
YUCCA TREE PROTECTORS
Petaluma Incubators and
Brooders
STOCK FOOD
Phone 1091
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
FLEMING k TAFT
D RAYING, GEN- RAL
TEAMING
Wood For Sale. Prompt
Delivery
OFFICE P1IONK fiO-M
RES. PHONE
M
PIIOXE 23:
Hood liiver, Oregon
C.F.SUMNER
I UAUTERS t 0
Plumbing
Come in and exam
ine; our line of
Pumps, Bath Tubs, La
vatories, Sinks, Etc.
Agents For
FAifiBAES-MOBSE GASO-
Feed Yard
(Io to VcKeyool.ls & Co's. teed
yard opposite I.nckey'g blacksmith
hop to tie sod feed your bones.
Now oppu. Prices reasonable.
the same courteous treatment
Cbaa O.Pratt, J. B. Osborne, R. W. Pratt,
resident. Vice Pres. Cashier.
Hood River Banking
and Trust Co.
W tranaact a general banking bualneaa and
own our own banking property.
Interest paid on time and Havings deposits
Safe deposit boxes.
Haying met with a
a great success in
my first reduction
in prices on the
stock of R. H. Co-
show at the Tog-
-r ill
gery, I will now
make another re
duction on clothing
and shoes of one-
fifth on regular
prices of R. H.
Coshow at
The
erv
J. C. Johnson
Hood River
There is Going to
Be a Land
Opening
At lioseburg, Ore., January
20, 1909. For lists, blue
print maps with vacant land
marked thereon and full in
formation regarding filing,
etc., send f 2.00 to
Roseburg Abstract Co.
Roseburg, Oregon.
The Cornelius
"The House of Welcome"
Cor. Park & Alder Portland, Ore.
A. Hotel where the North
western people will find a
hearty welcome and receive
courteous treatment at
moderate prices. Our free
omnibus meets all trains.
Under the
management
Of
K. N. CLARKE
C. W. CORNELIUS, Proprietor
WJ.Baker&Co.
Dealers in
REAL ESTATE
Fruit and Farm
Lands
Resident Agents For
Phoenix Assurance Co.
OF LONDON
Electric Wiring; &
Supply Co.
Electrical Supplies and
Fixtures
'Scientific Wiring of Building
a Specialty
Phone 3. Hood River Banking k Tru-t
Co, Building.
Notice!
Togg
Start the NewlMANY perish
Year Right
By listing your property
with
J. II. IIEILBRONNER
& CO.
We have customers for im
proved tracts from to 10
res. Places with hearing
orchard are particuliirhy in
demand at fair prices.
We sell strictly on com
mission basis, no padding,
courteous treatment, quick
snles, clean business for all.
J.
H. Heilbronner
& Co.
The Reliable Dealers"
PORTLAND HOOD RIVER
403 Corbett Davidson Bldg.
Why Pay ? 100
Per Acre?
You can get this for
$400 Per Acre
10 ACRES A-l Apple Lund,
8 acres in Ji year old New
towns and Spitzon bergs with
Arkansas Blacks for pollen-
izers. Trees were scientific
ally planted and have had
proper care. Balance cleared
and ready to set to trees.
Contour of land is ideal for
orchard, situated on main
county road just one mile
from the depoir at Mosier.
201 Cash Payment
will handle it. Interest ou
balance (. This means an
investment of ftSOO caul) will
put you in possession of a
$4000 property which within
a few years will sell for from
$10,000 to $15,000. This is
a rare opportunity for some
one. Seeing t he property will
convince the most skeptical.
Seeing means buying
in this case. It will mean
money easilv made for the
first party investigating this
property.
Devlin g Fircbaugh
Fifth Floor, Swetland BIdJ.
PORTLAND, OREGON
J. L. Firebaugh
Hood River Representative
Land For Sale
I have about 1 .000 acres
of No. 1 Apple Lai ,1.
most of it under ditch at
prices ranging from 00
per aere up
J. R. Steele
MOOD KIVKR. OUK'ION
D. S. BOMQARDNER
DENTIST
Office over Jackson's Store
HOME PHONE
IN EARTHQUAKE
75,000 PEOPLE REPORTED LOST
At Medina 12,001) l'crlsh In Earth
quake and Tlilal Have Ile of
Sicily Devastated.
Home, Dec. 29 A special dispatch
received here from Palermo, Sicily,
says the dead at Messina as the result
of the earthquake and tidal wave of
Monday are estimated at 12,000.
Scores are still alive beneath the
ruins of the city. Owing to the In
adequate means of rescue at hand
it will be Impossible to bring these
people out alive. Other dispatches
received here place the dead at Mes
sina at even more appalling figures.
The Trilmna publishes a telegram
saying the casualties will reach a
total of 75,000 persons. This report
has not been substantiated.
Twenty thousand persons were
killed, according to one estimate, by
an earthquano which Monday de
stroyed most of the human habita
tions on the eastern half of the Is
land of Sicily and In the department
of Calabria, Italy. It Is believed to
bo the greatest disaster Of modern
times.
Reports arriving late all tend to
confirm the statement that the catas
trophe will equal that which oc
curred in 1783, when 40,000 per
sons perished at Messina.
Swept by Tidal Wuve.
According to late advices Messina.
In Sicily, was terribly damaged by
the first shock and later three
fourths of the town practically was
swept from the earth by a vast wave
from the sea. Hundreds met death
In this inundation.
Calabrian towns, Palm!, Heggio,
Sirilia and Bagnara are reported to
have been destroyed completely, be
ing now merely masses of ruinB.
Many hundreds wore killed or in
jured in each place. It Is reported
that Rcgglo met tho same fate as
Messina. Mount Aetna seems to have
been the center of the disturbances
and that portion of Sicily within a
radius of 40 miles seems to have
been laid waste. It Is not known
whether the volcano Is in action, as
that section of tho island Is complete
ly cut off from the world, even the
railroads of the entlro eastern half
of tho city being destroyed.
Tho village of Stefanianlconl, the
inhabitants of which number 23,-
000, was virtually destroyed. Only
five persons were killed, but many
were Injured.
King ami Queen to Aid.
Queen Helena has refused to allow
her husband, tho King, to go alone
to the scene of tho disaster. She
said she would not give up her privl'
lege of bhariug her husband's dan
gers and consequently both King and
Queen left Rome this afternoon for
the south.
Tho Pope has been notified that
the entire religious communities of
Messina and Regglo, Including bish
ops, priests, monks and nuns, have
been wiped out by earthquake and
fire.
The region devastated Is subject
to earthquakes and probably 250,000
persons have been killed by these
phenomena in Sicily and Calabria
In the lust three centuries.
ORCHARD TO TESTIFY
His Evidence May Ilrlng About Re
turn of $10,H00 to ins Company.
San Francisco, Dec. 29. By a rul
ing of the supreme court, the Issu
ance of a commission was grunted,
authorizing the taking of the de
position of Harry Orchard, self-con
fessed slayer of the late Governor
Steunenberg, of Idaho, as to the cir
cumstances surrounding the explos
ion In this city on November 17,
1904, lu the house of W. H. Lln
forth, then thought to have been
caused by a leak In the gas main,
but which resulted from tho firing
of a dynamite bomb, according to
statements made in Orchard's con
fession.
The Issuance of the commission
follows the attempt of the gas com
pany to recover $10,800 paid to Lin
forth for damages done his house on
the finding of a Jury. Orchard, who
Is serving a life sentence In Idaho
stated that he blew up the Llnforth
house In an attempt to kill Captain
Bradley, who then resided there.
Conservation Work to IJe Extended,
Washington, Dec. 28. It was an
nounced at the White Houpe that
conference looking toward the con
servation of the natural resources
of North America will be held at the
White House, February 18 next.
Letters suggesting the plans have
j been addressed by President Roose
i velt to the Governor-General and to
the Premier of Canada, and to Presi
dent. Diaz of Mexico. They will be
j delivered to the officials In person
I by Glfford Plnchot, chairman of the
i National Conservation Commission
i and Forester of the United States.
i GOINGS IN OREGON
Interesting Item Gathered
From AH 1'urtn of the Slate.
0
Xi-tv I.Hivs Proposed
Portland - Various measures of
proposed iTisla'ion will be consid
ered by Hie Multnomah county legis
late delegation.
Members of the legislative commit
tee o; (he Portland Chamber of Com
merce will appear before the dele-
j gation to urge the amending of tho
jiiiuiukw mw io coniorm io me rori
of Portland towage law. Tho same
orranization will ask for a law re
pealing that provision of tho insur
ance law which requires foreign com
panies to deposit $50,000 before be-
ng allowed to engage In business In
this state. In the game connection
the Chamber will propose another
law creating the office of State In
surance Commissioner.
The Oregon Humane Society.
through its officers, will ask for the
Indorsement by the delegation of a
bill providing for an appropriation of
$3000 annually for two years for this
society.
I'nlon Labor Advocate w H11I.
Portland At least three measures
of legislation will be proposed at the
coming session of the legislature by
organizer labor. They are an em
ployers' liability law, a measure pro
viding a general eight-hour work
day and a law that will put an end
to the employment of convicts In
competition with union labor. The
bill for the employers' liability law
has been prepared and the two other
bills arc being drafted. These three
measures have been indorsed and
will be supported by tho State
Grange. The trades unionists and
the Grange have appointed legisla
tive committees, which will have
charge of the proposed bills In the
legislature.
An effort will be made to extend
the provisions of the eight-hour law
to apply to all classes of workmen.
Such a regulation of hours of labor
Is now enforced as against state and
county employes.
Plan to Cut l'p Lane County.
Eugene A movement has been
set on foot by the people of Cottage
Grove to form a new county with
that city as the county seat.
It is proposed that the line should
cross the Middle Fork of the McKen-
zte, run near Gushen and thence west
to the present boundary of the coun
ty. This would leave the Blue Itlver
mining country In Lane, while the
presont Bohemia district, In both
Lane and Douglas, would be Included
within the boundaries of the new
county.
From the Bohemia district In
Douglas the line would run west to
the coast and include within the
limits of the proposed Bohemia coun
ty the towns of Yoncalla, Drain and
Gardiner, all of which are at present
In Douglas county.
Cannot Collect Front Dun bur.
Salem On the ground that the
state has no right or title to the fees
and perquisites exacted by the de
fendant under the statutes referred
to in the complaint and that tho de
fendant is not accountable to tho
state therefor, the supreme court, in
an opinion written by Justice Eakln,
reversed the decree of Judge Will
lam Galloway, of the circuit court,
and dismissed the suit of the state
against former Secretary of State F
Dunbar, which was brought to
compel him to reimburse tho Btate
for the amount of feos and perqui
sites collected by him during his two
terms of office and converted to his
own use. The suit was brougnt oy
the state upon relation of District
Attorney J. H. McNary and a decree
was obtained from Judge Galloway
against Dunbar for $103,926.
Putr Case Dismissed.
Salem The three Btate land fraud
cases pending agalnstiS. A. D. Pu
ter were dismissed Mbnday on mo
tion of District Attorney McNary
The statute provides that applica
tions for the purchase of state lands
must be sworn to before a notary
public or a county clerk. The appli
cations which Puter made and which
were alleged to be fraudulent were
sworn to before the State Land
Board. Mr. McNary said that after
Investigating the question he Is con
vinced that this affidavit does not
constitute perjury and therefore he
would dismiss the case.
Mother Shot by Young Son.
Corvallls Mrs. J. O. Morris was
accidentally shot and killed at her
home near this city Sunday after
noon. A charge from a shotgun In
the hands of a 9-year-old son, who
did not know the gun was loaded
severed the large artery of tho right
leg and the woman bled to death In
a very short time. It Is said that
Mr. Morris is all but insane over the
tragedy.
Oregon Professor Murried.
Portland The wedding of Miss
Elsa von Madderscheld, of Berkeley
Cal and Samuel Eliot, professor
of DBVchology at the University of
Oregon, took place at the Sedenbor
glan church, San Francisco, on Mon
dav. They will make their future
home at Eugene.
A new JYO.uuu high school build'
Ing In Albany next year is assured
by the action taken at the annual
school meeting last week.
Canby poullry-raisers are prepar
ing to organize an association nnd to
hold a poultry show the latter part ol
January.
The Mothers & Teachers' Club ol
Milwaukee expect to open a readin
room and library shortly after New
Year. Books for use of the room
are expected from the state library
The First State Bank of Mllwau.
kee has filed articles of incorpora
tion with the clerk of Clackamas
county, the capital stock being placed
at $10,000.
It has cost the people of the city
of Portland over a million and a half
of dollars to make Christmas men
for others and to bring good cheer to
themselves.
Rodney L. West, of Portland, died
of ptomaine poisoning after eating
his Chrjtt,6ias dinner. None of the
family" were "affected and just whr.
portion of the food contained th
poison germs., is unknown.
NEW ENTRY" LAWS
ON TIMBER LANDS
U. S. LAND OFFICE MAKES REVISION
AflVrt t'nocenpled, .Nun-Mineral, Tim
ber and Stone Lands aud Define
Method of Obtaining Title.
New regulations concerning the
taking up of timber and stone lands
buve just been Issued by the United
States Land Office. As tome of them
are very sweeping in character we give
them below for the information of our
readers.
"Any lauds subject to sale under
the (oregoing acts, may, under the
irection ot the Commissioner of the
Ueueral Land office, upon application
or othorwiee be sppiaiaed by smallest
legal subdivisions, at tbeii reasonable
al lies, but at no less than I'i.DO an
ere, and beieafter no sales will be
made under said acts except as pro-
ided iu tbete regulations.
"All reserved, unappropriated, uon-
miueiul, surveyed, publio lauds with-
u the publio lsud states, which sre
valuable cblatly for the timber or
stone thereon aud unlit lor cultiva
tion at the date of sale, may be sold
under this act at their appraised val
ue, but in no case at less than 2.50
per acre, in contiguous legal subdivi
sions upon which there is no existing
miulug claim, or the improvements
of auy bona fide settle claiming under
the publio land laws.
Unreserved and uuappiopriated
ands are lands which are not includ
ed wihtiu any military, Indian, or
other reservation oi lu a national
forest, or iu a withdrawal by the gov
ernment for reclamation or other pur-
uses, or which are not covered or
embraced In any entry, looatiou, se-
eotion, lor nliug which withdraws
them from the public domain.
' Unoccupied lands are lands be
longing to the United States upon
which there are no improvements be
longing io any person who Jhm initi
ated and Is properly maintaining a
valid miniug or other claim to suoh
lands under the publio laud laws.
Abandoned and unused mines, shafts.
tunnels, ot buildings occupied by
mete trespassers not socking title un
der an; law of the United States do
not pteveut timber and stone entries
it the laud is otherwise capable of
being so entered.
"Non-mineral lauds are such lands
a are not known to contain any sub
stance reooglzed aud classed by stand
ard niithoiitles ts mineral, in such
quantities and of suob qualities as
would, with reasonable prospects ol
success in developing a paying mine
tbereou, induce a person ot ordinary
prudence to expend the time and
mouey necessary to suon development.
"limber is defined as trees ol suoh
kind and quantity regardless of size,
as may be used iu coustruotiug build
ings, Irrigation works, railroads, tel
egraph aud telephone lines, tram
ways, canals or fences, or lu timber
ing shafts and tunnels ot iu manufaa
tuiing but does not include trees suit
able far fuel only.
'Lands valuable chiefly for timber,
but uunt for cultivation are lauds
which are more valuable for timber
tbun they are for cultivation in the
oouditlon in which they exist at the
late ot the application to purchase,
aud therefore include lands which
could be made more valuable for cul
tivation by cutting and clearing them
of timber. The relative values tor
timber or uultlvatlou must be deter
mined from conditions of the land
existing nt the date of the applica
tion to purobase.
"Lauds in all publio land states
may bo sntered, but timber aud stone
entries can not be made In the Ter
ritories or iu the Uistriot of Alaska.
"One timber aud stone entry may
be made tor not more than KW acres
bv anv person who is a citizen of
the United States, or who bus declared
bis intention to beoome such citizen,
if be is not under 21 years of age,
and bas not already exhausted bis
right by reason of a former applica
tion tor an entry or that kind; or nas
not already acauired title to or is not
claiming under ths homestead or des
ert laud laws through settlement or
entry made since August 30, 1800, on
other lands wbioh, who toe lana ne
applies fcr, would aggregate more
than 3'J0 acres ;or ib)by an association
ot suoh persons, or (o) by a corpora
tion, eacb ot whose stockholders Is so
qualified.
"A married woman may mane entry
if the laws of the Btate in wbioh she
applies permit married women to
purobase sod hold for themselves real
estate but she must make the eutry
for her own benefit, and not in the
iutereat of her husband or any other
person, and she will be required to
show that the money she pays for the
land was not furuisbed by her bus
band. ' "Any qualified person may obtain
title under the timber aud stone law
by peiformiug the following acts: (a)
Personally exumining the laud duall
ed; (b) presenting au application aud
sworn statement, accompanied by a
filing fee of 810; (o) depositing with
the reoeiver tho appraised price of the
laud; (dl publishing notice ot his ap
plication and proof; (e) making final
proof.
"Examination of the land must be
made by the applicant iu person not
more than thirty days; before the
date of his application, in order that
he may knowingly swear to its char
acter and condition.
Secure 1H Miles ef Klglit of Way
The promoters of the upper valley
eleotrio railway, who have au applica
tion before the city council, have se
cured 15 miles of right of way for the
proposed new road and are also stated
to have secured stock subscription! to
the amount of several thousand dol
lars. I be right of way obtained ex
touds from the extreme end of the
upper valley to Tucker's bridge,
about live miles from this city. It ia
at the latter point that the new power
company will leveiop 8000 horsepower
form the Hood Hiver.
It is stated that no action will be
taken by the members ot tbe present
council, three members of whiob re
tire from office next month and that
the matter ot granting a frauohise will
be turned over lo their successors.
The other franchise for an electrio
road wbicb has been prepared is be
ing bold In abeyanoe aud will be pre
teutedto tbe incoming oounicl.