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I lake onnw VOL. XXIV LAKKVIKW, LAKK COUNTY, OltlXiON, THURSDAY, DKCKMIiKH 17, 1M)H. no. ro t v t T r V T r r Surprising Facts as to Cattle Raising in Argentina, S. A. Prof. 1 1 e r bo r I W. M ii in f ril of th,, -''year f UI.V. UiUviimlty if Illinois, who Im lit j WU )W(, , M1,j,l.ou to half or Id In year Investigating cultm i ,,, ,r existence iti llm ranch In- i.i . . it.. tl A I ...I.. eiutf.jji 1.. .. -...i,..j...f...l I... Lake County Land and Fruit Bound to Command Big Price NEVADA -CALIFORNIA-OREGON R'Y WILL L XT END TO LAKEVIEW roml lilotm in argoni nut, n. rei'onMy showed to n farmer mid student audience nt llm College of Agriculture a very interest ing series , of pliot iKrl''" which li look In Hint count ry, iiml gave the follow lug mining , tlllllT llolllS HllOWillg I'OlllIlt IOIIH ill, Ht r i ill u cou 1 1 nil to our own and throw , lug clear light on tlm clui actor of Argentina cu npct It ion : Tint past tin en yearn Aii;i'ii I Inn loin toi' ti exporting imiiihIiImiiiIiIii more I f to (iiHiil JirltHin IIiiiii Iiuh Him l.'uited Hlutes. uml the Argentina beef run In diilivoi ud lu Loudon an cheuply us tluil troiu Chicago. Tll'i licut sires Iiiivh been secured without n-gnnl to pi lio, f in.lxHi mi J fl.'i.UKJ being paid many t line, iiml onn Mliliiuil was toiiml which had Ctist 0.11, OHO. lint tlm best dull fie n on turn trip bred In Aigoutliiii 'llm Shorthorns nrit tin in net iiiiinci hum. Tim cattle country III close to llm grout rlvnr system which liitn'.hhes umi'ti or tlm lriuiHioiliil Ion, uml lii'H irlni'liiilly immediately west i.f Hue no Ai'i'n Ah Hum herd of cattle hh you ever mii urn produced In Argentina with out u iinitil tilol of Kiniii. simply on guts uml iiltiiifn, aid these rattle worn never in it 1 1 t . 1 . Hi 1 1 1 w Cllttll! Ill l-Xtril tllll' fl -. WlTO Ml'fll III llllllfll ! rl t ll Ollll I' U III I'll UiMil.ir allowed urtunl lull of tut on her! rdiii', iiml jot she hii.i never tasted anything I IIiiiii allnila Iioiii her j l.li lit. limns f,, mull in Inn gone j to luiidoti market too tut to nfll ! Oim rmit'li i r i'-tnn.'i:i iii.'il ciiiiiiiiii j lc lUO.IMll HlTtl.-l llll I llll'l nil It IV"1 rattle, lo.ooii hin-"i iiii I 'J, i'l"' lioixi'M. ; Mont of tin' Cutll- roiiiitiv I llut ami lev. 1. j A I i'i nl H. ii ha ll t irk bell iiii'l ' lllll .lilt llll' IlliC til' h.lllie IIM till' I ' ii It i-l .St n! ii ti I i fi'th-iilii' rnl I If ! Mini In H iiliit tin' vi holi' I. nil tin rnl' I ii i ii i 1 1 t i i t-t in t Inn' vi'iti; Ii 'i' mi', n uii'iit in'ft iiikI i"ilil'' lli'i'l'it:. A rirt'iit I'm A 1 1 h lit I ant a hull mil- ' llOII HI II .Ii' lull tl ll n llli'l'lt llilllV in I iKlll I'lll tl-, ttlllli- Hit- I llll.'. I Wlin lum ..lily nl. .nt II tv iiiilll.ni ritllc, Xl'lllBlMI III llll'llllliy uiiiiiiiiIh. ll ll yi'm iuii t o in illlon luln lur cut t i unri' kI niL'tili'i i'il iiiiiiiinlly lot iiiill! or "jnki'il" In i f ; lliim- I'uttli' ui', HOW HO llllllll I II I I 'V.-.l tlllll I' fM ttlllli onn xi'Vi'iitli im iiuiny 'o to t hi' hnlt ini'iit fHi'lm ii' lnli' hh lnrr"ioeil ; ii ii in I r Mr Kiioil iiioiik'li fur i'xi. i'it. Wlmra nlliill ii 'ii -I hi ii,;!) in rniti'il tlm nrlcii Ii 7.i i'i'iit to ? I 'iT ii nnlli mi ttiu alliill ii I urn l-.hi' n i no iii'iiitlin IHMtUI'f. IIIIIII tllllll 'I'l-XHn 11 111 I . I Dave Edler, Sheep King of Lake County, Will Drill for Water It is reported that Dave hdler, the nhenp k in 4 u. Southern Oregon, lias pu.-cband u laign drilling out lit and will Blioity bei'ln experimenting for nrtnslnn water. Ths iiucsti'in of water oil the range in this sect ion in ..conn ing a 'wirtnuN one tor stockmen, I'spcc luUy for those engaged lu the sheep liiduntry. All the binds siiltabln fur agriculture are being taken by the Incoming homesteaders, and iih thene lands pass into the hands of individuals the watering places are fenced in. shutting nlf the herds ot the sheep aud cattle men. Most of the men engaged in the cattle bullions huve home placm. but many of the sheepmen are with out permaneiit rpiarters, and aiiuther disadvantage is that their Docks can not travel fur from water. Mr, Kdler will experiment for water on one of his ranches In Last urn Klamath county, and from there be will move his di tiling outfit tu what is knowu as the Itig I-aw Desert, the Winter range fdf practically all the sheep In Lake aud Harney count ies. This range iau vast area of low eago brush laud 011 which bunch grass grows abundantly In the early Hpr'ng aud Fall. During thn Winter, wheu the little ponds are tilled with water from the rains aud snows, it makes an ideal find giouud, but as soon as tho warm weather sets iu all of the flocks must be moved for the water iu the ponds evaporates iu n compara tively short time, louviug this vnitj area without sullleieiit moisture til Strange Disease Is Killing Horses Up In Notthern Oregon A Peudletou paper reports the death of a lurge number of horses belonging to farmers living about 10 miles west of Walla Walla. It Is understood that the farmers lost 1 head, and tho cause' of the death Is still a mystery though d liferent veterinarians huve been oalleliu aud post mortem ex aminations have been held iu a until ber of cases. Though it has been im possible tu (Hoover svuiptons of any of the commonly enoouuterd horse diseases or poisons, it is believed the aulmults are dvlug trom the result of pni'io" token into rh aysteui through! , nui'm tn-m. I H Mi In l.t.nk niiil llii. nri'Hi'iit hi r.l 'of nittlii worlli l"fi,i)'Hl. It In tlium.l thill on thin IhiuI Ii pro lui i'i'fl n I i your o. I uli i r for H. Willi i-hHIii nil nlfiilnf l.iinl It Ih I'ht liniiti-.l t hai Olllt I'llll lllllll" I to'irl HT Wilt UltlTl rtt 'on tin' InhicI ini'iil, ili'i'iilin 1 1 1 " i ; hinv nlili lly tin hHi ikIh to I.iiIU'-hh. 'I'lm i'littln ram hiivn rinl iloom unit ii iliii'ii i-iii h urn IIiiih roiiuni't.iiil an. I 1 1 in. 1 1" I nl ii linn'. Thn cat tin an' not wi'luhnil tint Kohl liy tin hua l, export 'hiiIuuiIh I t i i i k i i i kf lu to i ''); Imt they itoht li'irn than hull utiut tlicy woul'l lii'li. Tlm rity liiitclii'm hliop nrll ini'iit ly tlm Klili "'"I ni'Vir wi-lyh It or rtiai u inorn II I'lmtoiiinr il IIIiiihIm that It tin urli,'h"il. WALLA WALLA MAN LIKES LAKEVIEW i Ik- Thinks this Settion Will Come R;iiilly to the I'rotit I'Yi'.l M uik'. nl WiiII.i 'A all i, Wa-li., In ii 1 1'. 'iiil iirnval. Tlm u'i nl l.'ii'i.ii I'aiim lii'i" In liink m it tlm I'oiinliy wiUi n x ii tn I't-riiniiii'iit. i 'I'M Inii'i' 111' llll'l lllll' .if t 111 tllt M'ttlt'lM ill t tm i' unity a.lj n'l'iil l;i Walla la:la; n k' tin. tun k'l.i.v fro. ii a li'i i-liaiiki into n wi ll i uilt city ol al. .nit !,.iiiii HI a li'.i yiaid. Ill- wai ainnilK I I.f l"A i.mlIiiiiI h.il li'l' win' lull mi to 111- 1. lllll, llll I III l'llll-C'Ul'l.'l' M hi' II hi Mll t ti I ly m .iiu'I n I U' piu'i'tii hi 1 I riipil t V. Hi' like thi t'lill ii 1 1 j aliiiut I ,nki' I vs :in ll n -i-u; hli M Wnl in Walla in many way, ami pre .I let n iii l'i ii.'lit a luliii" l'i it Sim c iiiiMinu nl Iih IiiiiiI Mr. Mii'ik' 'nix liiii'cl' .l i nnHi.li inI ly in ( '.il Id .I i. iri in, I i I-im hi-i . l'i k nitr for a In '.v I Hut . n. mil hi' tin- I'liiml tint I. ink' t h"t Ml ll el hint In till ttlllli l,nki' Coin. ly lit' ri'p.il't- L'li nt inter-i'-t in t hii net ion u hen' t i-l In- uml, ami fiivn tliT" In 'n tic a l.i I'lirjM.'ri tliui heie in tlm r-1 . 1 1 1 I'nr that I ill -.on tm caiiii' em ly. lie lelt yr-tenluy tu take a look Hi thn Warni'i' alley. Mn he has a lot ot pinili' tor w-li.iln lie wmitr tu i.litain Hovel uiii'iit llll I. lie will lie 11 k'u.l.l I'ltieu for huv loi'ality. support a siiik'ln 1111 mini lite. Should thn experiment iibont to be unido by Mr. Killer prove successful, this vast plain will liecoii u useful as a riiugu throughout the entire year, and likely most of thn -d.eepuicn will acquire peruiHiii'iit iiiiirtcrs in it. The drilling inachine oideted by Mr. Kdler will tin capable of going to a depth of 'i'KKl feet and will weigh approximately fjO.diD pounds. The vuiKiirV is an expinnv" one aud the cost of thn undertaking is borne by tho sheep king himself who has, iu the past ten years, amassed a fur tune close to a half million. SUCCESSFUL HOG Up Country Man Rakes in $100 Just as Ivas) Finding It is The Moro Observer says N. W, Thompson has sold 400 worth of hogs ulf his farm this season, almost net pro tit from lu norms of hog pasture, sowu as such, aud (he waste of the "ruu of the farm." Jle will put lu 700 rods inure of woven fence this winter, after which u linger nut protit will accrue us nn issue 011 his farm. the eating of stubble Held fodder. It is well knowu that severu! dilfereut kind of poisonous fungi are frequent ly found iu stubble Holds aud it is thought that some of these must grow in the Holds of the farmers who hive been suffering from such severe loss. Ouo mail loHt head of good work horses, but the most of the farmers concerned huve iost troiu six to 20 head. Alfred Smith will soon opou a mov ing cloture show iu the onern house. AN the Management Asks is the Right of Way and a Station Site in Lake view Wliiln In Keuo Mr. W. 4. Drnikel Iiii1 11 liltlu talk Willi tin) iiianaKeiiient of thn N. C. ). liy.. tlm imrrow k'lmun linn Iroui Keno to A turiiM, l iii'liH Himtli of lur" a iiil tin wiiH lei to lieliei n if I tm liiixiiii'Hn nu n of Lukn view w 1 1 1 1 ' I ii't. toui'tlmr Hii'l iniikn u IniiUPhl to tlm rallioit'l peopl", that t h rim. I ivoulil la at once exten le i tu l.nkeviiw, it h original tiroject null tu rn teriulnu.-. I! Tlm l.xainiuer lii'lieieri thin tilioo la) (I. .lie, uml nt current pOfnil In inouii-nt. Tlm riiiloa.l iviininiuy ilm-H not n-k f.T liny oiimIi or Ikiiium ot mhv noit. Hut it intimatc'l ttiat if a hiiuiII ('hit of uriHIIl't whh ilonte.l for 11 rlepnt hlte, anil lor yalil room. t(:elinr with tlm lht of way lit leant hii !ur HH tlm Intnl.' linn, that it wool I IjUlhl Ht oiii'ti ! In Ijakevh'.v, mi.l Im in rwnlnii-nti to tiiKe rum of tlm cmiiiiit! tlm IHitlnlit 11 11 . 1 thn liiiMiiu'sH Itn reani' ill coimn iineiuf of nui'li iiiiin iuriit ion 'J'hH j ft iii 1 -.. 11 y iit'-iri'ii to hiiil l to l.akeiett mi l ill 1I11 "! if tlm lowii w ill nxhil.lt itn rle-un fur it It Htrikenin that Lakeview i.ne.ln thai 1 11 1 rioi'l. mill tin re i no iloulil , Imt that the railroa.l wioiti u nl nee. In I mil Ir.i ie. I' loutiial cniii'ennioii mi l . ninlnrni uml Imu in riacheil Intli will ! e he ieilltf.1 The r 11 1 1 r 1 ot-1 now him reache 1 a pi.lot wine it can liuil 1 to l.nkeview clieiij Iv an.) 'ii'kly, mil a ill li. -o It u'lveii any I'lii'mirannment It h-Wm Lilt Iittl" uml that little : l.iiilM tin clien t -.ill v til veil, lnn-iu.ll. il in il iiieaiin inili'li tu H town ot thin ishop Paddock is Entertained, and Talks of His Travels The invitatin'1 extended t) the 11. en of Lakeview to meet Lisliop Pad lock at 11 smoker last Saturday lligbt, at the beautiful home of Mr. ami .Mrs S O "resler, was accepted by a large number. It probably was the mist representative gathering ever field iu this oung city. After a general introduction had Inc'ii ma le to the I'inhop, the guests and His (Juice sat down to u splendid repiint A short Mossing w .is pro uoiiucnd by thn liishop. When the viands had been dune away with and black colfeo mid cigars were in order, tl.o liinhnp, in a cnnveriit i.iiinl man ner , toll of his travels, sketching a trip from New York tu Constan tinople, where he endol, informing his pleased listeners ttiat he would bo glad nt some future time to take tho narration up, aud tell of tho Holy Laud, and his travels elsew here ahoiil the glolie. Wheu ho does sn he will spank in sonin larger room where more can hear him. The liishop is a most interesting talker. usIiik the simple and effective language that is within tho compre hension of his listeners, who in this way are uot compelled to consult a dictionary, us is ofteu the case while listening to those of a pedantic turn of mind, iu order to got the meaning they with to couvey. lu this lespect the liishop resembles Wash-' utgou Irving, the Amerioau writer, whom every oue reads and admires for the clmrm of his simple, aud forceful style. yet 1 The Kxaminer regrets that this limi ted aocouut will have to sutllce, from lack of Bpace, which forbids eularglng upon the descriptive powers of the Bishop, or to spouk of bis pleasing personality. Much credit is due Mr. aud Mrs. Cressler, who opened their beautiful ' home, for the occasion ; and also to the two UdieB. Mrs. Delia Cobb aud 1 Railroads Will Make Eastern Oregon Dirt Fly Next Season Portland Journal, 2: "1 expect the uext two yours to show the great est aud most extousiov railroad build ing iu the history of Oregon aud Washington,' today said Francis IJ. Clark, president of thn Spokauo, Portland & Seattle ruilrond, who has just returned from au exteudod trip east. "1 have no definite news of extensions of Hill Hues iu this state, but that all the railroads will bogiu doing thing ou a tuuuh vaster scale thau heretofore Is a certaiuty Mr. Clark said that there was a feel- lug of couHdeuoe throughout the eutire country, ud that iuvestors generally are willing to epeud their money agaiu for Industrial euterpris es. 1" have just received a letter this nin an.) iiiiportimi'H tu I n .laceil 011 tl" ruilroitl miii of the world. It Ih now up to iih. to iiuet, organ ize, miii necurn tlm lirouinlH hii.1 riiht of way which every iiian in hoMiuK properly hIioiiM pruviiln aii'l the prize in nil rx ! Don't delay; but act at once, THE WEATHER TIIJP PAST WEEK lie Mercury Ciets lown to I- - Above 'Avva With Some Snow 'llm weather tlm pat week Ima lieen Hnmnwliat colder. Soinn Hliow fell yi-ntnday. Lant Weduedy nitrht the Ini'icory lint h'i low an II deiiee iiliovn 7(T'i. l'liurn lay niuht it wm'JM aliovn Had linn,; around that vicinity until Tuesday inoriiini; it kot clown to t ilciri-fK atiove, and that in KoiliU -.line in (lii'i country. Limt year the cnl lii-t all winter wn-f iitily 7 atiove id The dayn Hre funny mid Hue. KiivIitii people here think I lie weather nl..rioiiH, Imt the old lit:: em nliiver, Khake tlii ir liea ln. Hint uet out an extra .air of nockn. May lie we will do that, too, later. L5ut not now ! Mrs. Warner Snider, who bi-sisted ill providing and serving the refresh ments. It was ail occasion long to be re membered by the gentlemen preseut, who were as follows: W. 11. Shirk, Kev. Parker. J. D. Venator, E. Abl strom, It. K. Liuville, V. L. Snelliug, .1. K Norriii. W. 11. Drenkel. T. K. lleruard, A. Dent, Chas. L'mbach, F. P. Light W. J. More. (i. W. Johnson, II . Ilbiley, A. L. Thornton. W. A. (loivan. S V. Itehart, A. II. Hamuier sley, W II. Snider, S. A. Mushen, C. K. Sherlock, Thus. SherUik. D. J. Wilcox. Dr. W. K. Hjyd. M. D. Wil liams. J. N. Wutsou, W. L. Thomp son. K. K. Cheuev, S. O. Cressler, E. J. Clark, Pemis. CATTLE DYING BY THOOSVNDS Thuusauds of cuttle on the rauge of Colorado are reported to be starving, with the prospect that there wi'd be au unprecedented loss to the cattle men during the winter, which opened early, and has caught a majontr of stockmen unprepared. Feed is selling at almost prohibitive prices iu the range district, hay now bringing 25 to a tou iu the Arkauas valley aud Park Hange districts. In the fern ruuge district the Drat snow. wbicb fell early in October, still covers the ranges aud hundreds of cattle perished in the Hrst storm. The n urn tier was iucreased to tbouauds iu the storm of the lust few days aud the stockmen are desperate. The cattle cannot be shipped, because they are in poor coudtiomou aud are uot beef cattle. SuliHcribo for Tho Examiner. morning from a frioud of mine," said Mr. Clark, "the head or the Hazeltou Steel compauy, of Wheeling, W Va. He tel. s me that in the past three weeks be has put 4,000 men at work iu his plauta alone. What do you tbiuk of that for prosperity. It is so all over the country. The railroads of the northwest are going tu use more meu. aud 1 can forsoe a period of greatly iucreased prosperity aheai of us. " President Clark was iu the east more thau a mouth, spending most of the time iu St. Paul, bis former borne. 0. Baldwin, and Port Laphnm weie over Sunday from Fisb Hole. Mr. Baldwin made Hual proof to bis home stead Tuosduy. A lil'n ail. in the Spokane Spokps man hhjh: ''Choice Land, Includiri a water Kiuht. Can Im Had anlxiwr?) hh t'iV) J'er Acre!" Thin fur the Imre, wild land mind you ! Now, jii"t let that fimmer through your noddle, and tlmn rememliT that ku'i-kerM there were in plenty, wlio knocked the Oregon Valley Laud Co., and knocked it hard. I ecaune they were helliiiK the name character of laud, an Huitahle for apple tfrowioK an Weuatche land, that is beyond the experimental utae and which Iirh ileriioiintrate'1 itn title to be called and Hold an fruit laud for only 'JD an acre, with a perpetual water riiht, and a town lot in Lakeview, uralis ! The truth of the mattar in that, never before in the hintory of the development of the We-t, was Huch a liberal otter made, and it will be a long time, too. before it in duplicated And the more we iee, 1-arn and know of '"hat priceH are beniK anked and paid for fruit laud not no ((nod an thit of Like County, in other localitieH. the more we are i nit renned with the liberally of that Company in it h dealiuuH with its patron. The only rliffrence we can ee at the t.renent time an between Lake County laudn. and thone of li 11iie. or Hood river, or Vakiuia or Wenatchee, is that those reciont, are favored with railroad traufcpnrtat ion, which will cotne to iih in the uear future, and then thone who He("irel me or more of these tract will renli.e they have a k'Od.l thi 'Kand will reap abundantly from their preppnt Hmali investment. In Saw of thene factn, it in too bad that only 12.IX") lucky people could net thene tracts. There in, of Still Big Herds of Cattle on the Range in Southern Oregon The range cattle still constitute one of Oregon's leading in lutries. The frontier has uot yet beeu abolish ed the w il leruesa has not been driven back all ai.': the line. The first range cattle brought into Oregon by Americans was in 184(1. Ten men went from the Willamette valley to California with 1,000 and bought GtMJ head. From this beginning 150.000 head of cattle were driven to the eastern market iu a single seasou. There are still cattle ranches in the graet body of 40,000 square miles of territory without a railroad. One of the-ie ranches is iu the south ern part of Hartity county. Mont of these are what are known as range cattle, Tet they are improved iu every respect over the old style of range cattle. Many thousand head of beef cattle are driveu out of this couutrv each seasou, dou through the K'a- ath country to the railroad, but there i are still mauy tbousauu that are so'd I iu Haruoy aud Lake counties to the j ranchers who raise large quanities of. alfalfa and fatten them i.p bet-uej November and March, so they go on 1 the market iu the spriug iu good con dition bringing a much better price I than if sold iu the fall. 1 There are scopes of country iu southern Oregon and Northern Calif - There is Big Money In Growing Onions For the Markets The fluent kind of oul'ins an i?row n In Luke county, and they cannot be sarpamKoil in quality, while the yield Ih equal to that of the mont fainou onion-prodiiclug; region, such as the Bermuda ialuuds aud Laredo, Texas. Conditions are Ideal here for the pro duotion of onions 011 a commercial scale, but aa jet not euougli are rained to nuppl.v prenei.it local needs!, though some of thene contract-holders In the Oregon Valley Land Com pany deal will doubtless take noti on his opportunity later and ninke fortunen for theinnelven an ban been done elsew here, aud thin pursuit can lie followed while fruit treen are be ing grown on the same land to the benefit of the orchard. In thin connection a recent numtier , of Frank Leslie's Weekly nay 8 that; Texas given us a practical lesnon in; tho beneiita of protection, anil, 1 strangely enough, the facta are brought out by that nign prient or free trade, the New ork Evening Pont. Our able couteiuponiry report , that the onion growers of Bermuda' are very luucn inoveu ueeaune ine high tariff on Bermuda onion im posed by the United States In drlvlug thetn out of our market and leaving a dear Held for the oiiiou-growera of South Texan. lu an article on the Bermuda onion liiduntry in Texan, the Technical ' World nays that in eight yearn the value of theanuual product of on ions lu Texas has growu from noth courne, more land here, but it can not be secured for ilti an acre with half of it irrigated free, as is done for its patron by the Oregon Valley Land Company ! REPORTS MANY PEOPLE II. V. Drenkel Hack From California, More Pleased Than ever Before, 11. W. Drtik"I and son Walter, who were away Hve weeks at their former home in Los Aiitfems huve returned Mr Drenkel says that whiln a vay he met I'jts of people who are ioiui( to locate in Lakeview aud vicini'.y. He Hays the dull times prevailing a!l throuih California, coupled with the Btories of Ore in'n fruit production, the fabulous prices ob'ained for the fruit and land, has excite I everybody down that way, who frankly admit that California is not in it with Ore tl 11 and thev are coining to share in our (food fortune. They feel that the oKer and better known sections of Oregon have irot land and orchard prices up to a figure beyond the reach of an ordinary purse, and for that reason will Hock in here, knowing that our fruit Ian is in time will com mand as big prices. lie says be is gla 1 to get back home and has neerj more stir aud life here t a 1 he saw anywhere ele in towns neeral times larger than Lakeview. forma where the wolves nnA nnrnl.. have become s j troublesome that the sheepmen are going out of the busi ness and stocking their ranches with cattle. More and more each year the large ranges are being divided up, yet there are more cattle raised au Oregon today than ever before. Blue Mt Eagle. TIMBER CLAIMS ARE PLAYED OUT I Walla Walla. Wash., Dec. 3. A tele ; gram from the Interior Department j to the local land otilce holds up alt I timber aud stone entries until further instructions. It is believed here that the department will uot permit fur ther entries, pending etfoits to repeal the act. in accordance w itb Secretary Oartield's plan to have all timber ou public lands appraised and sold under supervision of the forestry service. John Tuck who lives a few miles east of Hedmoud, finds a ready sale for large crops of carrots at $S per 1 0U; or nlore thau S 100 to the acre. ing to more than .'-..t)il0,0iK and that, as a result, laud tluit wan thought to be worthies ami only fit for goat grazing, now bringn an annual net return of f:J00 to ??."iM) per acre from the onions it produces. Thin laud has risen in raluatfon from 1 or to not less than $1,1100, and many onion gfuwern would not be willing to accept less than gl',000 por acre, an on that price the annual net return averagen per cent on the Invest incut. It Is sal'i' to say that when the tar iff revii-liiiiiritn get, to work'thin wlu ter, the onion-growers of Texan will lie nil hand to eHer tluir vigorous protest against a leductioti of the 1 duty on Bermuda unions, and that I the Bermuda, onion-growers will I have their reprem-utatlven on hand i to light for free trade in tho ; liiduntry. Timber Trust Organized Duluth Dec 11. The lumber inter ests represented by the Frederick Weyerhauner, Obrleu and Cook of of St Paul and Duluth, and Edward 1 linen of Chicago, are hero working on the formation of a Uuuticrcniiipa,- uy w-ii leu will col i i' . the pine In North i The greatast si 1 . 1 ..' nerved, but It in k :t . t "in u ii. - . lei 1 Is almost tinlshei' .'V '. r of .ISO o-.ly the Duluth, Virgi . .i n 1 , railroad In bah. - . t obstacle, 7