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AHGRNEYSIN GILBERT CASE Make Claim for Their Fees uerore state, .Circuit Court SEVERAL, PROMINENT LAWYERS TESTIFY AS -TO TUU REASON ABLENESS OF TUB CLAIM AND THE VALUE OP THE SERVICES RENDERED NEW SUIT PILED. 'A (From Saturday's Dally.) In the second department of the State Circuit Court the claim of Brown & VVrlghtman. . f 5 36,500 ftattorneys fees' In the case of Ford ?va. Gilbert came ori for hearing yesterday after noon and, several witnesses were ex amined, out the case was continued over until 10 o'clock this morning. . t On the part of tho . claimants only four witnesses were examined includ- r the 4enositlon of Attorney Charres II. Carey, of Portland, and J. N. Brown one of the claimants. The principal witness on the part of the claimants, during yesterday's , session, was Hon. W. H. Ilohnes. who testified as to the reasonableness , f the , claim. Mr. Holmes ! testified that he considered that a reasonable fee for the case of ,Emma Johnson vs. Ford and .Gilbert, in the i United States Circuit Court would be 12,090: In the United States bankruptcy proceeding he thought that .-12.600 would be about right, and lri the present suit. In the State Circuit Court, .he placed the fee at $500. John Bay ne ants, but not as to the reasonableness of me ciatm. , , ,. . The last witness examined was W; T. Slater, for the creditors, the substance of his testimony being that he and W. M. Kaiser, as ; attorneys for the de ant, Tilmon Ford, as executor of the estate of Wm. ' Cosper, deceased, in the bankruptcy suit in the United States Court, did most of the work to " ward defeating the petition for bank ruptcy. The .case will probably occupy Uie ati-Jntiori of the courtuntlt noon today beforeIt Is submittal. , A New Suit. -;' R. Hi Wastaeott yesterday began suit In i the second department . of the State Circuit Court demanding a,decree of divorce .from Annie Westacott, upon the ground of desertion. The plaintiff alleges that they were married In San Francisco, on. August 14, 1891, and that the defendajji deserted him on May 21, 1900, and has continued to live apart from him ever since. W. II. and Web ster Holmes are the attorneys for the J.lalntiff. 7" ; A WALL A WALLA MAN ' : j - 1 v.::: TELLS OF HIS EXPERIENCE AT THE STATE FAI R HE. WAS PLEASED. f . (From Saturday's Daily.) , The-Walla Walla Union, In a recent Issue, says of the return of a horseman-from the State Falrin this city: Flushed with victory and carrying a lame leg? contracted la attempting to board a train where the crowd was the '.thickest. Judge Thomas H. Brents yes terday returned from the Oregon State Fair at Salem. The speedy little horses :tbat have made the Brents stables famous all over the Northwest did not come back to Walla Walla, but are spending the present week in Port lftnd and will go there to rac$ at North Yakima. Spokane and; I Lewiston. Judge Brents Is Well pleased with the splendid showing made by his horses and declares them to be ''the only equlnea on the turf." lie says the Sa lem Fair was a splendid u ess In every way and that the stock show was the best he has ever seen. To a re porter for The Union, Judge Brents said: I ' - -If the Walld Walla valley rfrutt- fair has as many people as assembled to witness the Oregon State Fair at Sa lem, this cily will be completely snow ed under. There, were banks of peo ple on j every hand and standing room waa at:a premium. At the race course people would go into the grand stand and nver leave rt all day. They would iruunch samfwfehes brought to them ty messenger boy rather than r go out to get their meals, for they knew that if they once gave up their neats they would never get them back again, j ' " ., . -In tbe stock show I got a ribbon for each of my colts and that Is bet ter than many another who entered stock. I Thus far this season Helen Norte has won 3900. aHhough I have not a yet been able to collect It,. all. The only race In which - any of my colts were entered and failed to, get a place was on Friday, when Belladl was i : jha.1 flflff droDDed before she reached it.' The horses will be brought .... 111 nAwff back here to winter anu . . Innol track. ' "There warf the finest collection .of stock on display at the saiem r a.r. . w" .-- inaanro of viewing, it , j. ever uau .- - - was wonderful the splendid cattle and. horses exhibited there. neur . fronv the East declare they had never " seen anything Use it. Kor-v with a limp. The crowds were so great that the people lined up .and fought for places on th . I n 1 . n . f. - - - I. , . . revived an. non- orable wound. A in "."Y, me out of his way. I g-oVhurt. but 1 caught the car. - f ' THE HAULING OF GRAIN v ' ; - MANY FARMERS HAVE CO MP LET r ED THE WORK OF STORING ' -Wheat a shortage.-- i i TiromSaturtlay'S Daily.) i ..-1 r r into theteity ..IUD Oil rxr.. .......... r, ,. warehouses since harvest, all of J"e r wn.,4no uvured ' all ot me teams and help available in order to get their grain In before the rains set in. j The greater portion of the wheat i i i.. kaniaii tn and many of the farmers have preferred to store their' grain upon tneir iamw w. luun vojwii.", - - - A great deal or disappointment har been Sic pressed as to me jirm, h.is fallen considerable rhort of what was expected before and during -the earlr Pirt of harvest, and as nearly as can be estimated at present, the total yield will fall short of last year's crop at leasts per cent.','', There Is very little of Interest In the local wheat market. In fact.' there Is practically nothing doing at the price the market offers, about 3 cents, the farmers are not disposed to sell, and stock Is changing hands very pJowly. ..and what sale are made are ota compulsory nature, - The mills do not seem -4 o. have much trouble to secure what grain is neces sary to supply their immediate needs, through a slight advance of tbe market quotations, and are able to nil an or ders promptly, A shipment of four car loads of flour, containing 5.500 quar ter sacks, was made from the Salem Flouring Mills Company, the destina tion of which is in Kobe. Japan. OPENING OF THE SCHOOLS City Supt. L. R. Traver's Plans for the Coming r Year TEACHERS AH ASSIGNED TO THU SEVERAL' SCHOOLS BY THE "NEW SUPERINTENDENT HOW HE- PROPOSES TO BEAUTIFY THE GROUNDS. ! i (From Saturday's Dally.) i City Supt. L. R. Traver. tit the Sa lem public schools, has" perfected his plans for the winter's . work in the schools, and he expects to have all in reauinesa for the opening day, next Monday, to begin the best and most successful term of school ever enjoyed by the people of this city. One of the new city superintendent's, most ardent desires Is to : have the schoor grounds of the difTerenOschools improved and beautified, and he pro poses to inaugurate a, campaign with this end in view,! believing that with little trouble and expense, the spacious grounds around" the buildings can be beautified in a manner that will ad attractiveness to the schools, and will result in practical Instruction for, and in the development of a taste for the beautiful with the pupils.' Ills plan is to plat the .grounds, and apportion the several plats among the various grades, the pupils of each' grade' to Improve and beautify the plats in competition with 4he other grades. The god na ture d strife to excel will not be harm ful, he argues, while ' the practical knowledge gaihed, by the pupils in caring for public 'grounds will be of great benefit not only now but in the after life of every child In the schools. The superintendent is cow taking steps to inaugurate his plan early irt the school year, and his efforts will doubt less meet the approval and hearty co operation of the school board and the patrons and parents generally. Superintendent Traver has assigned the teachers' to the several .schools, ready for the work1 beginning' next Monday morning. He himself will have his ofllce and headquarters in the East school building, and while he will not regularly teach classes Irt the schools. wIH have general supervision of the entire system. His assignment ; of. the teachers to their work is as follows. s- East School W. J. Crawford, prin cipal:' Miisa Geer Clara G. Scott. Em ma Kramer. Ethel I. Rigdon. Margaret J. Cosper, Pearl L. Applegate, Julia McCulloch. Ethel Fletcher, D. Gans. Anna "Cover and t Allena Mellen, as sistants.. :'?''' North Schord 1 II. Raker, principal; uni.i Movers. Orville Ballou. Mra NlchoU. Ella I Welch. Miss Nellie Colby, assistants, f North School J. S. Graham, princi pal; N. Adda, Hart, Mrs. C. M. Ogle. Nellie Starr, J.Utchfleld. Annie M. Gordon. Ida Miller, assistants. Yew rPark School rW. M. Smith, principal; Mlnnetta Magers, Ermine E- Bufehnell, Hallle Thomas, cmna Iletchum. Mrs. I.ilL Van Winkle, as sistants, f Central School Mrs. Alice ii. uouu. principal; Marie F. P'Arcy. Anns FlHcher. Bertba p. Byrd, assistants. e MILLIONS IN CAPITAL A BIG OIL COMPANY FILES AR TICLES OF INCORPOAATION YESTERDAY. : t (From Saturday' Dally.) . ..(.. ativnnsMfnent vesterday AH -INC -' ' - " n new comranles were Incorporated by filing articles. They were: m... t,. -it v nil f Vim nan v will se cure and develop itroIeum. asphalt and coal lands, ana minm .. . m n .l..r1i.Mnn and will do a genCT- al mining and development business. and deal in the proa ucis T .1 and mines. The headnuarterss arln Portland, and tne capia. . "";;"' i.w .t it each. John F. Evans nd A. C. Vaughan are the incorpora tors of record. . ; - . The Thompson Ilarrowjack Cm' will engage In the manufacture and sale of harrowjacks and other agricul tural improvements. With headquarters -r Th com In Moroi; nermai u...,- - - ' - n ,.!t a 1 of 15.000. N. V. &P.V H. Tcinn and W. H. Moore are Incorporators oi re m.. r- . Cn; firoanl under the torment or n-ura..- - unuer i jjw .hmh and every nerve in w-e yi f""- - . . t,c ' v ".-nrtt .ndure this Jumps. j-niH'j'"j - -- , j:.. . igon.but Perry vis-PaJnkUler re- neves it. not ex- frlv keep mem rreeiy, , nJ damnness. pose yourreu ""l. riebt klong. killer In the treaironu . a nTTV AWAY ENGINE. s M rnn , Rrt- - 26. A tMHf enalne on runaway wrn thi, the 7-nTnto another engine morning, gashed mt n bound In tne v-i- injured. . - . - - - MM I HI I HOT Kc1 777 vrnnxirr piieco;t statesman, tuesdat. September go. no. - i j .... i ' PARDONS ARE IN DEMAND Three Petitions for Executive Clemency Have Been. ' Received TWO PORTLAND BOYS SERVING TIME FOR BURGLARY. AND J. II. GATES FOR FORGERY, WISH TO BE -RELEASED )OM PRISON. . (From Sunday's Dafly.) Gov. TT. Geer yesterday received three petitions for pardons. They are In the cases of two men sent to the Penitentiary from Multnomah county for burglary; TEe story of the crime Is that H. S. Warrlner and Louis Level, broke Into a toolhouse in-Portland, and; took therefrom some tools, which Warrlner claimed were his own. In the case of Level, it Is represented that he did not know that4 his action was a crime, that he merely assisted a friend to secure the latter's tools for usethe next day.; and when Indicted and brought Into court and under ad vice of some of his family, he pleaded guilty, thinking he was only charged with .a misdemeanor. He had no "at torneywhen In courC and was sen tenced to two years: In the Penlten-i tiary. . It Is shown that the young man comes from an industrious, hard work ing family; that his father, an old Union soldier. Is in feeble health, and requires the aid of his son; that .the prisoner has a good. record in the pris on, and it La asked that he be pardon ed. The brother of th "'ioner was before the Governor yesterday; preT seating' the petition and pleading for the prisoner's release.' The petition accompanied by a letter from Judge A. L. Fraser, the sentencing judge, rec ommending clemency, and setting forth the facts that the circumstances surrounding the case were unknown to the court at time of iassing the sen tence. The retltIon Is signed by the following residents ' of' Portland: : W. Strahlman. I. Fleischmer, W. Harris, A. Ilaglund, J. G. Meybraun, Jack King, W. A. Wise, Burton F. Kirkland. P. E. Wlnklebeck. E. E, Page, .C C. Cline, John Grant, Alex McDonald. B. Fosdlck. J. .Work. George II. Durham, Matt Troy, The Stephenson Co , by II. L. Stephens, Leon S. Rosenblatt. Herman Grammel, M. Murdock. S. Ct Spencer. E, M. Sargent, F. C. Goer, R. A. Haber sham. F. X. McAtee, W. A, Hopper. In the Petition for Warriner's pardon It is urged that he was yoikng and In experienced when he committeil the deed, and that he sucured the tools for the purpose of equipping Jhimself for a Job of work that 'hat! been promised him in-case he had the necessary tools.. It Is further shown that he is tne only son of a widow upon whom the mother depended for her support, and his re lease from prison isjirg'ed In the hope. that he will have an opportunity to re establish himself as a man and a cit izen. The petition1 bears among others the names of the following well known citizens Of Portland: I. W. Pratt. Joseph Simon, George H. Hill. W. D. Fenton. P. S: Mal colm, J.M. Hudson. Q. M. Wells, O. M. Hyland. Henry Roe. B. C. White house, Donald Mackay, Slg. Skhel, Dell Stuart. F. H. Alllston, E. Everett G. W. Hazen, J. M. Long, Alex 8 week M. L. Pipes. 8. C. Stencer, W. T. Hume. C. U. Oantenbeirt. C. J. Schna- bel. J. G. Mack. C. A. Doluh. Russell E. Sewall, R. R. Glltner. R. W. Hoyt. Eugene D. White, Chas. Feldenheimer. Charles Hussey, J.. Thorbum Ross. H. H. Northup. L. G. Clarke. Phil Mt- schan. Max Meyer, J. W. Cook, L. .F. Chumlnn, L. C. HenrUksen, Jacob Meyer, Solonipn Hirsch. A petition was also recelvea for tne pardon of John H.-Gates, formerly s resident of Woodburn. who is serving 8 term In the Penitentiary from Lane county, having been convicted of for gery. Gates will bs remembered a having cut quite a figure In a sensa tional ,$1,600 deal during the last ses sion of the Legislature, while acting as one of the Janitor at the Capitol. Among the names appearing on his petition for a pardon are the follow ing: ' ; " J. II. Settlemler, J. M. roorman. Walter Tooze. O. D. Hendersn. W. P. Pennebaker. A. E. Austin, A. L. " Cornwall. J. A. Austin. J. H. Mack. VT. F. Mii'er. S, I. GuUs. R. II. Scott, Geo. W. Schledle. F. C. Pre vost. H. L. Moore. 1 W. Newsham. J. L. Storey. C. A. 0Leary. E. P. Morcom.. H. Overton. A. 8. Auterson. Grant Corby, A. Barshan. P. L. Ken- ady. J. H. Broyles. W. H. uroyeis, D II. Bromhoff. Chas. Moshberger. Chas. C.Hall. Chas. L. Ogle. G. W. Whitney. S. E. Hardcastle, Fred Nendel. T. M. Hicks. -S. B. Brown. John S. Carroll. Benjamin Brown Walter Scott. J. O. Reeves, O. S. Pon eroy. B. If. McKee, C. O Boy n ton, L. Walker, D. S. Llnzey. Joe Kngie. FTrwrte. I. II. Hogsett. Z. Broyles. E. T. Moores. J. G. Moore, A. M. Shaw. H. D. Brown, W. H Rogers, . -Mills - John Hase. James Gow, J. K. Gow. C. H. Trask. A. L. Prevost. Ok U. McGuire, J.: A. Knight.; W. E Flnser. J. R. Lowden. George iwaen. H. T. Hayes, S. ; Tomlinson. m. . McCorkle. Lewis Prevost, T. M. Humphreys, tt I.. Gill. S. M.. Wilcox C. F. Whitman. R- A. Moshberger, C. W. Corby, W. P. Hall, J. J. Hall. A. W. Bennett. E. II. Wrignv vm. Simcson. Fred Doe, T. O. Strang. F. W. Settlemler. Jesse Jobson. -. B. TTaH H. E. Cole. John Whitney. a. vriihrirer. Wm-. Parker. Ernest Armes. Wm Meehan, A. W. Aromd Herman Van Dusen, A. Dawson, p a. Cochran. Jacob Ogl. Amo Beach, J. A. Whitney. W. W. Engie. Tooa inrbls. 8. F. J3erry. Mi Hicks, John "A. Carson. L. H. McMahan. W. W 'Hall. F. w. uuroin. . . bath. Jno. O. tfstes. T. Ai Howard. H. . t nr r ' xritf b.ll. II. ? Roche. j . jvcob, - - 1 A. Schwabam. G. M. Hall. Eugene Moshberger. A. Wooa. Franz uavey. mTTn civ POIaTTICS. - WASHINGTON. . Sept. 26.4-Actlng n . . . oav ! in1 rfrcnlar ssecrerary to the efflcers and employes of the War . . iham arainst ItO- nttsial : assessmems ana. ixks : activity of officers. . CULINARY CLIFPING3. TT-oxro -iib tomatoes are tempting. 1 Poach as many egs as are needed; put them on a hot platter; cover with hot tomato sauce; sprinkle : over grated cheese and put Into tbe oven until th cheese is melted; serve hot. . AFTER MANY YEARS. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Sept. 27. The. British ship- Claverdoa. lit days t from Hamburg, on which CO per rent 1 re-Insurance was paid, arrived tonight. . TENDERED TO ALGER, SAGINAW. Mklu Sept. 27. Gover nor Bliss tonight tendered the United States Sena tor ship, made vacant by tbe death or James McMillan, to General ! Russell A. Alger. ex-Secretary of .War. A LABOR CANDIDATE. 5 BUTTE MonUSept. 2. A , special from Helena says, Martin Dee Is the nominee for Congress f the Labor Party. The State Convention chose him at the closing session this morning. ADVERTISING THE STATE The Immigration Movement Toward the Willamette Valley SALEM IS TO BE CONGRATULAT ED FOR GETTING OUT THE FIRST ADVERTISING MATTER TO THE HARRIMAN BUREAU POSTAL. CARDS ANSWERED. (From Sunday's Daily.) The approaching winter and spring will see an Immigration movement to ward Oregon,' and -v especially to the Willamette Valle'y heretofore unknown in the history of this rVglon. For years Oregon has been looked up and talked about'in the Eastern States and, Middle West as a country of " vast resources and of delightful climate. Chance vis itors ha vet written about It. but there has been no systematic advertising campaign. Prospective immigrants have been deflected Into the better ad vertised, though really less ."desirable parts of Washington, the glories of which the Northern Pacific and Great Northern' Hallways hav advertised to the world for years. They have kent a standing Invltatloft for the agrlcul- tutjst to settle there. Washington has been filled with a highly prosperous and contented people almost wholly through the invitation of the rail roads. With Oregon the case has been dlf-i ferent. The O. It. & N. has kept up an immigration bureau in a desultory sort of way for some years, and hii's succeeded In materially adding to Jthe population and wealth of the country along Its lines; but the great Willam ette valley and the country of Western j Oregon has been almost totally neg lected. The Southern Pacific, under its former management, followed out the policy of Its dominating spirit by ?charglng all the traffic would bear" on the product shipped out and sup plies shipped in, with no apparent de sire to have more people come Into the country alongts Oregon lines. What i advertising It did was for California. 'With the adventxpf the new admin istratlon of affairs -of the road-the domination of the Union Pacific, the O. R. & N. and the Southern Pacific by Mr Harriman a change lias come. It Is the policy of the Harriman lines to build up the country through whlch they pass, and to this end an lmmlgra- tion bureau has been established with headquarters In' Chicago, which will seek to Induce those In. search of homes to come to Oregon. The bureau will ad vertise the country as a whole, and have asked the: people of the various communities In this state to Issue sup-j plementary advertising matter setting forth the advantages of each as - a place of residence.: The peole of Sa lem, through the Greater Commercial Club have agreed to furnish 100.000 pamphlets descriptive of this section, and 20,000 of them have already been shipped to Chicago, the railroad ac cepting them St the depot In Salem and forwarding them without charge.; The pamphlets, both In subjet matter and from an artistic standpoint are commendable. This Is the first lot of advertising matter to be received by the bureau from Oregon, and Salem Is to be congratulated on being the first on the ground. Results may be looked for in the near future, and theCom mercial Club should be given every assistance In the good work. Pledges RseeivsdV The Greater Salem Commercial Club is meeting with excellent success. In Its campaign to secure funds for the pam phlets to be sent to the Harriman Im migration Bureau. -The postal cards are beginning to reach the secretary' office with pledges, while some citizens drop In and leafe their cash subscript tlons and contributions. The sub scriptions and pledges thus far made ir eas follows: ; . . - r Following are the contributions so faf reported: . . . John H. Albert.. .. .. .. .. ..2 T. B. Kay.. V. .. ...... .. .. 25 0ft House Furnishing CaV. ... .. .. 15 00 Oregon Nursery Company.. ... 1 E. T. Barnes. i. . . . ; ..... 10 00 J. II. Soott.. '',.' .. .. .. .. .. 1 0 M. Bredemeler.. .. .. .. .. 10 00 F. A. Wiggins. . .. .. .. .. .. 10 00 Buren Hamilton,. .. .. .. -. 10 00 T. IloJvefson A Co.. .. ..10 00 II. It. Thlelsen.. .. .. ...... 10 00 H. A. Townsend.. 10 60 Pacific Homestead.:, 10 00 Jos. Meyers A Sons 10 00 E. C. Cross.. .. .. .. .. 10 00 G. F. Rodgers & Co.. .. 10 00 E. Breyroan. . .... .. . . .. .. 10.00 EUgene. Bosse. .. , . 5 00 W. Merrimsn.. .. .. .. .. 6 00 M. L. Chamberlin. . .. .. .. ..5 00 Derby A Will son 5 00 Geo.-G. Bingham.. .. .. .. .. S 00 C P. Bishop.. . .. .. .. . S 00 John G. Barr Estate.. .. .. .. B 00 A. Huckestein.. .. .. .. .. .. .. B 09 A. S. Epley.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .6 00 Pat ton -Bros. ........ . .... . 5 00 O. Stols.. ... .. i) . .. t 00 Geo. H. Burnett,. .. .. .. .. .. 2 60 H. D. Trover 2 00 Squire Farrar.. .'. .. 2 00 Isadore Greenbaum ........ 2 00 Wf I. Staley.. .. .. .. .. .. 2 00 Fried Hurst.. .. .. 2 00 I, A. Richardson. No. 1C2.. .. .. . Total.. .. .1 00 vl 00 ...... .. ..1220 60 fTO If you are going homer to your cliildhaod'a home this year, remember that the NORTHERN PACIFIC leads to ev- " ery body's home. x'- ; - !You can go by way of St. Paul to Chicago, or St. Louis, and thence reach the entire East and South. Gryyoa can go to Duluth, and from there use either the rail lines," orone of the superb Lake Steamers down-the lates to Detroit, Cleveland, Erieand Buffalo the Pan-American City. Start right and you will probably arrive at your destina tion all right, and, to start right, uso the Northern Pacific, andx preferably the "NQRTII COAST LIMITED? train, in service after MAY 5th. Any local agent will nam i-atcs. A TV fU ADI TOM Asslstsst Otert raaiesger Arat, rORTUND, ORKOOK. Dry fioods MA Millinery AVe Iiavw just rcctivcl fjom .Chicago, 500 lailit's' Ii.-tN, no two alike, also a great variety of foatheis, wiiigs, plumes and other novelties, Thee eomhiue the features of style, quality aiuf reasonable prices " These novelties are the In'st ever hrought to Salem. Our trimming department, uuuVr the managt'inent. of Mrs. F. S. 'Gilbert and. Mrs. .11, Ii. Fiester, anvnow pre pared to trim your hats in the latest at ?hort notice. NEW DItESS GOODS direct from New York For choice goods at reasonable prices. GREEN BAUM'S DRY GOODS STORE NEXT DOOR TO THE POSTOff ICEj - THE PRUNE HARVEST THE QUAMTY OP THE FRUIT IS EXCEPTION A I.L.T GOOI-UIPE s PKUJiES IN DANGKK. (From Sunday's Daily.)' The prune harvest is In full blast throughout the valley, and ts progress-I Inr under very favorable conditions. Those who began last week are so far along- with their work that thev en tertain no fear of damages through the Inclemenrles of the weather, but those who waited until their prunes were quite ripe before harvesting are becoming anxious, c by reason' of the heavy rain showers of the pant two days. So far very little damage has been done. The ' rlpesjt . of the rult cracked a trifle, but not enough to Injure-tliein, but the growers are fearful lest long continued cold rains will ruin thelr-erop. ! The .quality of the prunes this- year Is exceptionally fine,- espelally the Ital ian variety, which are said to be better this year, what there is of them, than ever before. .W.- The following paragraphs concerning fruit drying are from the" Itemiser, of Dallas. Polk .county, Oregon: " ' ; Hugh flayets. just north of town. In drying about .1,100 bushels of his own prunes, the C Parker err of 00 bushels, and besides that . will dry some on the shares or pay 45 brents a bushel for them, t ' r The fruit evaporator of dl. H. Puts is In full swing. His own crop of prums will amount to 760 bushels, and he has bought of Rufus Remington about &) bushels. 9. H. Smith 300. Ir. Kink 300. J. P. Leach D00 and Thomas Uoothby 00, at. from 35 to 40 cents, depending upon the size and quality of the fruit. E. H. Hibbard expects his dryer to pan out 40,000 iounds of drlel fruit this season.' . S. P. Kimball has started up his big evaporating plant near the city park, and will either buy or dry on the shares all the fruit that offers. The price of prunes depends mostly on the six. He expects to have about 5.000 bushels of hl own. -." ' ' ; J, Jx H. Munn's dryer is now In opera tion, and he expects to cure about 1 M) bushels of fruit during the sea son. He has purchased the crops of E. Cadwell. Robert Ilatton, J. I. Era bree, R. B. Carpenter, and Mr. Mtton. near Independence, at from 33 to 40 Fern on the shares, giving him twelve cents a bushel, and will dry tor Henry pounds of dried fruit for every buanel of green. - I TWO NEW COMPANIES ARTICLES FILED IN THE STATE "DEPARTMENT AT THE . cAPrrou In th Rtate Detartment yestenlay. fwo new companies filed articles. They are: - The New Era Mining Sc Power Com pany will own and operate mining properties, smelters and mining tna chinery of ail kinds, and operate water ditches and furnish ' power Prairie Cit. Grant county. Is the h end garters and the company has a ca pllal of 1-.- hSOO.000. M. I Hasbrocck. S. : I. Rfd- knap and B. N. Carrier are the Incor-. porators. " ' The King Estate will hold anJ d!s- 1 ..li..... . t. . ... i.r A , XT Vtntr ceased and deal In property of all kinds with beadjuarters in Portion d- The I capital Is $200. 0, and N. A. Klnr. 05 A. KInar and R. W. MonUgue are the flacorporators. c 5 THE TO ADVERTISE CAPITAL CITY Salem Push Club Sends Postal r Cards to Business 1 -:- . Men " URGING THEM TO ASSIST IN HEARING - THE ' EXPENSE OF PENDING ADVERTISING ' LITER ATUR hT-TO Tl I E HARRIMAN IM iflGRATION BUREAU. (From Paturdsy's Dally.) The return " fpostal card anking for contributions to the advertising fund of the Greater r?alem Comrnercl.il Ju1 were mailed 'yesterday. They went to something ) than three hundrcwl of tbe best business men and most prominent- irotrty holders, professional men and public spirited c ltlsens . gen erally. ." . As an answer Is called for In each case, and the card Is attached for th answer. It Is to be presumed that not one of th rec ipients will fall ttr refut to make jMinic kind of a rejKmse, E ll one will at least say a good and;-pillto word oii the-return card, and triost of the. men who receive' them wJJI pledge something for 1 the -good of try city where. they .maVe their homes, own their property or earn their livelihoods. This I a very .convenient wny to close the matter up. It will save a lot -of time. It will wave the time of the men who are expected to cfntrihute to the work, and of the members ofy-th committee, who are all very boy men. It should not be necessary to say an other word to any person addreiiM"d. further than Is said . on, the printed card. There are plenty of the recip ients, no doubt, who will appeelate this saving of lime. . They will feel r- U'id that they are not obliged to en- tertaJn the members of the comrnitt-o In their place of bulneaa, taking tip valuable moments when they would like to be attending to their business. The Statesman hopes to be able tn print the full list of contributors to th- J1.0O0 fund within a few - day. It would b a nice thing If this could b done tomorrow. Possibly thin nr M the case. . GERVAIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS DEDICATION YESTERDAY OF Till BUILDIKG RECENTLY ERECT -. ED IN THAT CITY. Tbe dedTcatlon of the new 12000 pub lic school of Gervals. Maxlo-i county, Oregon, occurred yesterday at 10:30 a. m. The building is a credit to the dis trict. The directors. Dr. C. 8. AVhlt. John D. Rmith. and Edward ZlegW. are deering of great praise for their public spirit. and careful management of the construction of the buIMSn;;. Hon. P. IL DArcy, of this city, deliv ered the principal address on the dedi cation of the building. Mr. DArcy's address occupied about an hour Ln in delivery, and Is reix-fT'l t have htf n an -eloquent and cnol.-)ly eiTort an l thorou?hly enjoyed by the patror. , teachers and pupils.