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G. W. JOHNSON 6 CO.
157 Commercial St.
; fcARLY CHURCH DAYS
REV. rT. F. ROTfA PIONEER
preaciikr! SPEAKS AT
1 j JACKSONVILLE.
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FVom Sunday's Dally.)
At the Methodist Church, in Jack
sonville, on Sunday last, the services
were unusually interesting, the occa
sion -being the, fiftieth anniversary of
the erection and dedication of the
church the, first Methodist Church to
be built south of Salem. Itev. T. F.
Royal, the pioneer Methodist preacher,
who helped build this church in . the
early 'CO'a, occupied the pulpit, both
morning- and evening. Special music
was rendered by the choir. Her. Roy
al's ext in the morning was from Mat
thew 1-21 In the evening the rever
end gentleman confined himself more
to reminiscence of those early, pion
eer times in; Jackson county. The
speaker engrossed completely the at
tention of old and young. He told how.
In the spring of 1853; quite a religious
migration arrived in Jaeksonvllle-e-Rev.
Jos Smith, a Methodist minister,
nmong them. This gentleman was "as
signed to the Jacksonville charge. Sub
nqunitly Rev. Smith, who was a very
r able man. was electeif to congress by
the' Democrats. While In charge of
religious; alTalrs here he began the
erection of a church, on the lot now
occupied by he residence of P. Done
gan It ;wa In 185S that Rev. Royal
and : 'family; arrived In the valley, after
a weary trip of five months across the
plains. After considerable correspon
dence and waiting, .for In those, days
the' mall facilities were necessarily
lo Mr, Royal was appointed to suc
ceed Jos, 8. Smith by Rev. Wllburthe
presiding elder. g
During Mr. Royal's stay of two years,
the Methodist church was removed to
Its present site, the lof being donated
by James Cluggnga..the bulldlng'com
pleted nnd dedicated In 1854. Mr. Royal
has now in his possession the names
of those who subscribed so liberally
to the building. Mr. Royal's narrative
Sunday evening certainly "carried the
old pioneers, back to -those old days
in 'Jackson county. He told how he
bought his first house for a shotgun
and -a' silver watch; of the generosity
of Dan Kenny; how Wm. Kahler sold
his last yoke of oxen to lift the debt
on the church; he spoke of the then
populous town of Sterling and Its true
frontier-like- population. A glowing
tribute was paid, to the memory - of
Isaac Jones,, .the negro preacher. Whose
eloquent sermons and soul-stlrrlng
prayers were a feature of all church
gathering, During Mr. Royal's . stay
In Jacksonville, which - was" limited In
those days to two ears.he was elat
ed county school superintendent, being
nominated in that position by both
Whigs rind Democrats. He establish
ed the llrst s; hool here ft subscription
school also, six. Sunday Schools. In
dlfTfront parts of the valley; the Clin
ton llutte, Sunday 8chool, o:i the Clln
ton donation 4and, now owned by. the
Ilanloys. being the first established In
this section by a Raptlst missionary.
All this is but a small part of thejfvery
Interesting things told by the spraker
of those early days.. .'After the services
'the congregation came forward to
greet the venerable minister and his
wife. - Monday was spent In renewing
old acquaintance ; and revisiting old
scenes. Ia the evenlng an informal tf-c-eptlon
took place'', at the residence of
Mrs. McDonough. Mr, and Mrs. Royal
left' TuesJay for their home In Salem.
Rev. T.'F. Royal's 'name will never be
forgotten., both In th early religious
and educational history of Oregon.
Medford Mall. i
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SOME HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
There' are few women who open a
closet door without noticing' that the
air within la not as pure as should
be. ; This Impresses the need of airing
out the -closet carefullr. and has sug
gested to one woman an arrangement
by which It may receive air constantly
aad yet.be protected from duU , She
has had the door taken from Us hinges,
and a rod hung by an arm a little high
er than the door top. This rod It soj on
In such a fashion that it swings out
like a door. A- heavy portiere supplies
protection against dust, while It does
v not shut out the air. Of course, the
arrangement! could b? with a iT.Ulng
portiere, but that has th-? dlsad ventage
of allowing space at the top through
which the dust sifts. If one uses a
portiere for a door. It should b- ret
!Inche higher than the door itaetf.
Everybody has found odds and ends
of soap accumulating without knowing
exactly- what to an - with them. Why
would It not be well to dry them, and
, then pound them to a powdr? In this
. form they are delightful for use In bran
bags for bathing. The nice soaps are
so exoenrtve that one bates to bave
any' of them wasted. A spoonful of
powdered soap, added to the orris pow.
i der and bran In a cheese-cloUi j bag.
makes a bath equipment, which .Is a
luxury Indeed. .'.'"
A great convenience to a busy bouse-
es TTEni
G
6uini Mann
VUhJbe long, swapper overcoat what
. Mo yoa think be paid for it? ;
f 12. SO No M0re ft, one of our stjlish
Iondon Coat, 48 inches lour, cut full,
with pit nty of rfm to walk in, mid
with troadahouldersad the new hiil.
n f u, and 1 10.00 overcoats are styl-
Uh, too all wool, of course, and well
made
. ' Tle, maker wyH, "No more at those
" P"l .' But we have plentv. no we're
all right. Othe Overcoats $2.50 to $20.
Anyt of Them Fit
for a king. . .
We are anxious that the very swell
dreer the youoK m-n hhould see
our overcoat. We take pleasure In
in 1 lowing them. i '
llernember we carry the Original Pack
ard line boe for men. We are making
a nw cialty of their 13 GQ shoe, which we
believe to be the best tttioe for the
money In Halem. .- j ,
Salem, Oregon.
t wife Is a dish drainer. Its use obviates
the necessity of wiping dishes, and
leaves them shining as they never are
unless when Wiped with a perfectly
fresh cloth, and not always then. The
dish drainer, which , was admired ' by
the writer, was invented by the hus
band of Its owner. It was a large pan,
colander shape, with a dralnaga pipe to
carry oft the hot water. . In this pan
the dishes. were placed so that the wa
ter had free access to every part.
Dishes to be treated in this fashion
must never overlap, because the benefit
of the treatment Is that very hot water
Is poured In liberal quantities over the
dishes and at once runs off. This is
the method followed m washing dishes
at all first-class hotels. If you think
your dishes are not clean by this meth
od, you simply have to try it to prove
the contrary, and the hoi. water has a
sterilizing effect which la, a good thing
of itself. -(Household.
A LITTLE POLITICS
. t
W. H. DOWNING i DISCUSSES HIS
CHANCES FOR A CUT OF
' ' THE PIE.
(From Sunday's Dally.) -
Mr. V. H. Downing was In the city
yesterday, and - it; being generally
known that he IS a' candidate for ap
pointment to the superintendent of
the State Penitentiary under Governor
Chamberlain, a Statesman reporter
asked him a few questions concerning
his chances for the appointment. He
Said:-- J ,-. ; ; : ri','-'- ;
"WelL I don't know. -. and- no one
knows yet. unless It Is Mr. ' Chamber
lain himself, who will be the next Su
perintendent of the prison. It Is true,
I am a candidate, and. would be
pleased to secure the place, and would
consider the appointment a - great
honor; but the matter of the appoint
ment lies entirely with Mr. Chamber
lain, and I am satisfied he will do just
what he thinks Is right, in making the
selection." , , ! ;
' "Do you not think it against you the
fact that there are two candidates
for the place from Marion county?"
was asked. t . : : - -
Well." Mr. Downing said. "I am
willing, to submit the matter to the
party organisation of Marlon county,
and If my opponent Is endorsed, I am
witling to step out of the race. I did
all I could to help carry my county for
Mr. Chamberlain, and the entire ticket
for that matter, but I am not asking
o be rewarded for that; I am not a
chronic office seeker, and the matter
rests In the hands of my friends."
Further then this Mr, Downing was
riot Inclined to speak on the subject,
though h6 said he . understood there
were five candidates throughout the
state seeking this appointment.
; THE CARE OF LINEN.
' Care should be taken when putting
away napkins and ' tablecloths that
they be arranged In sets. In thls man
ner they are always ready - for use,
and It "Will be found a much more eco
nomical way for all household linen,
especially towels and napkins, if they
are used in rotation. Frequently, for
1-onveniencs sake, only the upper
pieces are taken off. thus leaving the
bottom of the pile untouched for
months. By using-them In turn" there
will not be th need of replenishing
as when only a few are In constant
use. , In the laundering of tablecloths,
put about a dozen tablespoor.fuls of
cooking starch in a pail of the bluing
water. This will -give the desired
stiffness and gloss te the cloth with
out the effect of being starched. Nap
kins do not require starch; but should
be -well ' dampened and Ironed until
perfectly dry, af" all Uneri mtfst be;
Iron napkins singly on both sides
then fold ; and preas again. Table
cloths should be folded once for con
venience and . Ironed two or three
times on each side - then rolled or
folded until the desired slse for the
space occupied in7 the linen closet,
stained, until an attempt has been
made to remove the ; spots, as It Is
almost Impossible to efface any dis
coloration after the cloth has been
submerged in soapy water. The Pil
grim. CHICKEN LOAF.
Afer cleaning the chicken let It sim
mer until tender. ? The length of time
required will depend upon the age of
the fowl- Long crooking Is sometimes
required, but the water should never
boll. When tender remove from th
tire, and coot In the liquor in which It
has been boiled, or plunge at once In
cold water. Let It cool, and Cut the
meat from the bones, keeping the white
and dark meat separate. Cut In small
pieces, season well with pepper and
salt, and reheat In same of the liquor.
Pack tightly In a mould, arranging the
meat in layers. If but one chicken is
used, the center layer would natural
ly be of the white meat. Leave In a
cool place several hours before serving.
The remains of a roast Can be utilized
In this way. Gelatine est be added to
the" liquor If desired. The Pilgrim.
APPEAL CASE
WAS DISMISSED
In
the First Department of
The State Circuit
Court
THE ETZEL- PETITION CASE FOR
I LOCATION OF A NEW COUNTY
ROAD; APPEALED FROM THE
COUNTY COURT, DISMISSED BY
JUDGE BURNETT.
(From Sunday's Daily.)
: In the first department of the. State
.Circuit Court, yesterday. Judge Geo.
II. Burnett "Overruled the appellant's
motion for; leave to file a new under
taking on appeal, and the petitioner's
and respondents' motion to dismiss the
appeal was sustained and the appeal
was dismissed, in the matter of the pe
tition of Joseph Etzel. et al for the
location of a county road; on appeal
from -the Marlon county court; Annie
W. Schmidt, remonstrator and appel
lant, vs. Jos. EtzeU et al petitioners
and respondents. , ! .
This case 'originated in the Marion
county count, on January 2, 1902. by
the filing of a petition for the loca
tion of a new county road tn township
9 south, range 1 east, and for the vaca
tion of the old rood. It being represent
ed that the old road was impracticable
to improve, owing to the long and
heavy grades. The proposed new
road, as mapped out, crossed the prem
ise of the appellant, Mrs. Anna W.
Schmidt, consisting of 229 acres, and
the appellant, on July ?. 1902, filed a
remonstrance In the court, against the
establishment of7 said new road, and
also an alternative claim for the sum
of $2,1(0 damages, . .
The court, after hearing the peti
tion and remonstrance,' on July 9, 1902,
appointed W. J. Hadley, Geo. Clymer
and J. B. Early as appraisers to view
out and appraise the amount of dam
ages to which Mrs. Schmidt was en
titled, and these appraisers, on August
9, 1902, filed their report with ths
court recommending that Mrs. Schmidt
be allowed the sum of $1L0 damages,
and no more. Mrs. Schmidt, on Sep
tember C, 1902, moved the court to set
aside the appraisers report on . the
grounds that the report was sham and
frivolous; that the amount of damages
allowed was Inadequate to compensate
her for the damages sustained by: her
in the establishment of .the. road, and
.for the further reason that the ; ap
praisers acted Irregularly and contrary
to law In assessing the damages, and
she moved the court to appoint three
other competent and qualified persons
to act as. appraisers, but ' the court
overruled Mrs. Schmidt's motion . and
ordered that the road fate established,
and that Mrs. Schmidt be allowed the
sum of $150 damages, aa recommended
by the appraisers, and., thereupon Mrs.
Schmidt appealed from this decision
to the Circuit Court. .
The court also heard and overruled
the motion of the defendant, to strike
out. parts of the amended complaint. In
the case of G. D. Trotter, plaintiff, vs.
The Town of Stayton, defendant, an
action' wherein the plaintiff demands
a decree for damages In tbe sum of
$2,500 by reason of the allegation that
the defendant withheld from the plain
tiff a strip twelve inches wide off the
north end of plaintiff's property. In
that town, and a atrip 6Vs Inches wide
oft the .east side of said property, pre
venting him from erecting a building
thereon, and damaging his business
in the amount claimed.
No criminal Informations were filed
yesterday, and the court adjourned the
adjourned June term sine die and will
convene the, regular October term to
morrow morning, at 9 o'clock.
The docket was also arranged for the
week beginning Monday, October :13th.
at 1 o'clock p. m., as foilowsr
Monday and Tuesday State vs. John
F. Markiey.
Wednesday, f a. m. Goodale vs.
Shaw: 1 p. m. Byers vs. Starr and
Byers vs. Putnam. ' . i
.Thursday, 9 a. m. Will v Rlggs;
t p. m. T. M. Ilurd vs. lima Hurd and
Ev M. Hurd. v, , ;
A PIONEER'S .WILL
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FINAL TESTAMENT OF LATE Q. W.
HUNT FILED FOR PRO- '
" - " BATE. ,
the last wl'f and testament of the
late G. W. .Hunt, Aeceased, ' was ad
mitted to probate yesterday. It is re
quested In the will that M. W. Hunt
and James L. Hunt, sons of deceased,
be appointed executors, and upon peti
tion filed in the probate court, they
ThotxgA&ds XXare radney'Trotible
a& Don't Know It.
BovTsyisdOat. 1
Fill a bottle or common (lass with your
water and iet it stand twenty-four hours; a
sediment or set
tling Indicates aa
unhealthy condi
tion of the kid
ney!; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass It or pain In
the back ts also
convincing proof that the kidneys and fclad
darare.out of order.
What ia 1ab ' ',- -' ;
' There Is comfort in ths knowledge so
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curios; rheumatism, pain In the
back, kidneys, liver, bladder aad every part
of the urinary passage. It corrects Inability
to hold water and scalding pain m pasting
It, or bad effects following use of liquor,
wine or beer, aad overcomes that unpleasant
necessity ef being compelled to (9 often
during the day. and to get tip many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect of Swamp-Root u aooa
realized. It stands the highest for its won
derful cures of the most distressing cases.
U yoa need a medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists la SCc and$l. sizes.
You may have a sample bottle, cf this
wonderful discovery V"- '
and a book -that te?lsf .
more about it. both sent I J
absolute!? free, by mall, , 2
address Dr. Kilmer c Pmmu ft-uc4.
Co Blnghamton. H. Y. Vhen writing men
tion reading t.a serous oLrerla this paper.'
were duly appointed" The estate con
l.ts of real aad personal property val
ued at M.500. and Is distributed among
the flve children of the deceased. It Is
dated April 22. 1890.
NOTHING SUCCEEDS
LIKE SUCCESS.
The Oregon Fire Retlef Association
has been a success ever since it began
business la January, 1895, and Is now
growing faster than ever before.
Its annual report of December tL
1901. shows a net gain fa amount of in
surance In force of $2,(28,781. which is
SO per cent more than the net gain of
any prevloua year. It pld 13& losses
during the year amounting to $!3.0e.
It Is strictly a mutual Institution
which furnishes tbe best of
f - Fire Insurance at Cost.
For farther particulars, address A. C
Chandler, secretary. McMinnvllle, Or
egon, or If you reside In Marlon county,
call, en or address 1L A. Johnson,
(agent) Salem. Oregon.
THEY MAY AID
COAL MINERS
Salem Clerks Take Prelimin
ary Steps In That
Direction
DELEGATES TO CENTRAL UNION
INSTRUCTED TO SUPPORT ANY
ACTION INTENDED IN GIVE THE
SUFFERING STRIKERS RELIEF.
SOME RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The Salem Clerks' Union held an. en
thusiastic meeting In the Hurst hall
last evening, during which four new
members were InWlated Into the union
and the following resolutions were
adopted: ...,' ;. ,' ,
"Inasmuch as It Is plainly apparent
that the Pennsylvania coal operators.
In their stubborn refusal to arbitrate
the differences existing between them
selves and the miners, evn at the ear
nest solicitation of the President of the
United States, are bound and determin
ed to break up the Miners Union and
at the same time give organised labor
a death -dealing blow and eliminate
from the United States all efforts on
the. part of the workers to organise;
and whereas, these coal operators have
shown themselves by their treatment
of their workers to be cold-blooded
villains, they compel, by the very
small wages they pay, their workers to
live in hovels such as they would not
use as a kennel for their pet dogs;
they compel their workers to live in a
condition which is a shame and a dir
grace to civilisation, and especially to
American civilisation; and, whereas.
these coal operators have shown them
selves - wholly devoid of principle and
with no sense of feeling for their fei
low man, and. therefore, not to be
trusted; therefore, be it .
'"Resolved, That we, .the Clerks'
Union, of Salem, Oregon, heartily in
dorse President Mitchell and the unions
for respectfully declining to act on the
request of President Roosevelt, fully
believing that to concede to the Presi
dent's proposition would simply be to
give up and place themselves at the
mercy, of these heartless wretches who
have mistreated them all these years.
and without the least hope of any fa
vorable consideration. Again we say
that we fully and heartily indorse
President Mitchell for not giving up
the fight end placing thtse 150,000
workers' welfare and happiness at the
mercy of these heartless conspirators
and land pirates.
"It having come to our knowledge,
through a news Item in the Kansas
City Star, that the girl members of the
Clerk' Union, of St, Paul. Mlnn have
completed arrangements for the organ
Ixatlon of a Girls" League, in which
each member Is pledged to permit at
tentions only of union men with union
cards, and to' marry only men who are
members of trades unions; therefore, be
It ' - - - .
"Resolved. That the Salem Clerks'
Union hails wit hdellght their action
In this matter, and that they bave our
hearty approbation and earnest . ap
proval; that we admire their Indomit
able courage and their true unionism.
and that the committee be Instructed
to send a copy of this resolution to the
Girls' League.' of St. Paul. Mlnn.-
The Union Instructed Its delegates.
A. C. Hopf and D. A. Dlnsmoor. to the
Central Union, which will be held to
night. In the Christian Silence hall, to
favor any action taken toward the rals
Ing of funds for the striking unions of
Pennsylvania and to give their hearty
support to any such movement.
Medford Oregonlan; The coming ses
sion of the Legislature of ' Oregon
should devise some legislation calcu
lated to more fully protect the timber
of the state from serious conflagrations
A suggestion has been made that a
bill be framed with a view to institut
ing a fire patrol under the direction of
the sheriff of each county, the tax to
maintain the patrol to be raised by a
special levy on each district where the
patrol is desired. , The owners of tim
ber lands would generally be very will
ing to pay a tax of this nature. If It
were practicable to pass a bill redis
ricting the time for lawfully burning
a "slashing- from the month or Octo
ber to the 1st of May, much danger of
destroying the green timber would be
averted. While the farmer comes In
for a considerable share of criticism
In causing conflagrations, it is well to
keep- tn mind that many loggers, are
almost criminally careless ' in their
methods, and many serious fires are
attributable to their direct negligence.
The farmers In the burned sections of
Ortgon and Washington have practic
ally In the aggregate been the heaviest
losers by the recent conflagrations;
hence their assistance in urging the
Legislature to pass remedial fire legis
lation should be easily secured.
APPLE BLOSSOMS
If this beautiful weather continues
much longer, there will be a second
crop of apples In the Willamette vaJIey,
Rlthard Carlson, the librarian for th
Salem Odd Fellows, picked some finely
developed blossoms yesterday from one
of his apple trees, at his place on
Twenty-second street In this city. It
is. an Early Harvest apple tree. If
there is any tenderfoot who does not
believe this, he can see a sample of the
apple blossoms at the S&tesman Clee,
INFORMATIONS
WERE FILED
- - - - .
By the District Attorney in
Circuit. Court Yes
terday MURPHY AND GORDON P.EAD
GUILTY TO LAIH'ENY FROM A
.STORE AND WILdi BE SEN
TENCED TlItfRPDA Y A TRUE
BILL AGAINST DRAKE. . . -
As a result of the investigations and
taking of testimony in several criminal
casea In the Circuit Court for the Oc
tober term. District Attorney J N.
Hart filed only three true bills, or
criminal Informations yesterday. -
A true bill was found against Frank
Gordon, who is charged with having
enti-rt-d the store of Jos, Meyers &
Sons, in this city, on September 20. 1902,
and taking thereform a pair of trou
sers valued at 110. He was arraigned
before the court yesterday morning,
pit ud-d guilty to the information and
lh- court fixed 9 o'clock a. in. of
Thursday, October I6tn. as the date
and hour for pronouncing judgment in
the case. -'''.;.-;';-.
An information was filed against
Joreph Murphy," who was charged with
having entered the stoitd hand store,
of J. 'N. Shantx. on July 20. 11W2. and
taking two revolvers, valued at $10;
four watches, $15: comoftss, tl. and two
razors valued at tl. The defendant was
arraigned ycsteitiay morning, pleaded
guilty and lh- court wilt pronouu-.
sentence at 9 -o'clck on Thiirosy, e
tober 16th. .
A criminal Information was entered
against Geo.-ge Drake, th m-fro who
Is charged with unlawful cohabitation
With the wife of Juhn Tld well, and
who was arrested in Oreaon City last
month. The defendant was given untl
if v tim k iiiui iHilft iu,unlr If tilt;
Informutloii. ;''; - . :'' r
In the cas? of the State vs. Roy and
Clyde Rumby and Barrett Purdy,
whose arrest "several weeks ago upon
the charge of having, during the
month of November, 1901, unearthed
and carried away a bucket containing
ever $3,000, the burled treasure of an
aged and widow lady. .Mrs. Mary Kw
lng, of Hubbard, there were no Infor
mations tiled. When the rrsts were
made it was thought there was a
strong case against all of the boys and
that conviction was jrac Orally assur
ed. It Is understood, however, that the
principal witnesses in the case on the
part of the prosecution, when testify
ing before the district attorney, went
back upon the evidence they had given
at the preliminary hearing entirely
and stated that, when the affidavits
were drawn up and signed they did not
understand what they were signing,
but maintained that all of the knowl
edge they had of the affair was what
they had heardei4The district attorney
could not file an Information upon
hearsay evidence and was powerless to
act. : ..'".
In the case of the State vs. Grant
Magulre, who was charged with having
shot his nephew, Fred Prevost; In
Wood burn, about three weeks ago.
there was also no Infromatlon filed, as
It developed, from the testimony given
that there, was a. question as to which
was the aggressor, and It appeared that
the families concerned were anxious to
keep the matter out of the courts If
possible.
, RAIN IS NEEDED. ; '
WALLA WALLA. Oct. 13. The
present time marks one of the most
dry anil unusual rfasons In the-history
of this clly, and comment upon the
And every: Distressing Irritation
of the Skin and Scalp Instantly
Relieved by Bath, with
And e-entla noltttln2 wltb CUTI
CURA CINTMCNT, the crest skla
care and purest of emollients, to ft
followed, la severe cases, by me
Hum doses ef CUTICURA RESOL
VENT PILLS to cool and cleans
the blood. This Is tha most speedy,
permanent, and economical cure
for tortorlnr, dlsHurinz, Itching,
barnlng. blaedlnz. scaly, crusted,
and pimply humours, with toss off
hair, ever compounded.
Mnxtoxs rs Crricau Boar, mmud ty
Ccricrsa Onmrss. for vm snUaa. psrUriag
sa4 tassflfrlBf lbs skis, for cUaastsg b astS
Md Uva mfrrpat f fttl.'Uc kmlr, for motvm&
vldtaaf, aa4 sootSIss rsd, rok. aa4 sm
kasos, for bsb mbM sod IrrtUUeoa, sad fat
all tbe psrpowM of U tolit, tLh, sa4 sarsny.
SsM Swrtwl Se, T. Ca
W Imit Ii.pmi i t ti, it f
i
situation Is becoming common aui- nir
thos who watch the natural cona
tions. At this date the rslnfall for the
season ts over an Inch short of normal,
snd toe ar carries leas .humidity than
Is expected at the fall season. With
the. exception of a rain two weeks sr.o,
there has bcn none of the fall rainy
season yU and October Is fast passing.
Usually It is expected that rain will be
common during this month.
The condition of the .weather un
doubtedly has much to do with-health
conditions.- At present there are a
mitnUer of contagious diseases in Walla
Wnlla, smallpox, scarlet fever, and
diphtheria, all; being !rent. AM-d
to this list Is an epidemic of la gripie
or several colds which has sot tied down
within the past week or two. A large
number of persons are laid up with the
new disease, which attacks all alike,
and seems to be difficult to prevent or
cure. A severe cold, followed bv un
usual tenderness of the flesh uul
soreness of the Joints are the SYiffi
toms which accompany the affection.
INTERESTING
REQUISITION
To Be Heard by Governor
Geer Today Earl Han
son Case
AN INTRICATE QUESTION OP LAW
IN EXTRADITION M ATTKItS TO
he ifx'irKr wAsniNtiToN Atr-
THOIIITIKS ANI DEFENDANTS
.ATTORNEY DETERMMINKD.
' ' : ' " ' ;
For the "third time within the' pst
few; ..weeks" Governor Geer was yester
day e In receipt of. reoulsltlnn papers
from Governor MitJrilC of Wh I un
ion, for the extradition of Earl Ilan
i?en a former Salem hoy, who is luM
In Washington "Vounty, Oregon, upon
the charge of having stolen property
in his possession, and Is wanted In
rTaHlma, Washington, for the alleged
rtlma of horse-stealing. Th case Is
becoming ouite Interesting ss H pro
gresses, as new Mlnts In law are being
Introduced every time it comes up.
Hansen, and two other boys, drove
the horses, which he Is alleged to have
stolen In Washington, Itvto Portland
about two weeks ago, and was at rest
ed there on Saturday, September 30th,
upon Information from the Washing
ton authorities. Requisition papers
were" Issued upon Govemsr Geer, from
Governor Mcllrlde. for his return to
Washington, but the papers were found
to be deficient by Governor Geer, In
tha they were based upon the Informs,
tlon .by the -district attorney, which ths
court holds,, do not answer to the re
quirements of the United States Stat
utes In extradition mailers, nnd lh
requisition was not honored and Han
sen was released.
The boys then proceeded on 'their
ways, but, on October Sth, were rear
rested In Hlllsboro, upon ft Washing
ton county warrant, for having stolen
property In their possession. Again
the Wsshliigton authorities be Ran ex
tradition proceedings and Issued a new
set of requisition papers upon Gover
nor Geer. but again the were unsuc
cessful, as It was discovered that the
papers were -Irregular for the reason
4hat all of Jhem had not been certified
to by Governor Mcllrlde, as required
by law. The "Washington authorities
were setln their puriioae to secure
their, man. and thejr immediately sent
back- to Washington for a new set of
papers, and these arrived yesterday In
the: hands of If. I Tucker4 the Wash
ington agent.' The papers appear to
be complete nj properly certified to
this time, but another obstacle has
arisen which may frustrate the Wash
ington authorities plans completely.
Washington county authorities,
while the Waahington State authorities
were making frantic endeavors to ex
tradite their man, have stepped In and.
taken jurisdictlono In the rase. The
warrant was sworn out In Washington
fount y and Hansen was s;lven a pre.
limlnsry hearing, on Saturday last, and
was bound over to the grand Jury In
the sum of $1,000 bonds.
The delicate qumltun of law which
the matter binges on now Is as ti
wh ther Governor Geer can waive ths
Jurisdiction of the Washington eoiinty
com and grant the Washington extra,
dlt ion papers.
While the Washington authorities Are
determined to have Hansen estradlled.
Attorney W.: T. Hume, of Portland,
who has ;been retained to carry on
Hansen's defense. Is equally determin
ed that . he shall not be returned lo'
Wnshinrton. and the matter will be
heard before Governor Geer today and
the case promises to be a most Inler-
estlng one. "
A PLEASANT BANQUET
rev. w. " g. eliot punnniKEn
L'PON HI8 RIRTHDAr llY
CONGREGATION.
A banquet was given last .night. In,
Channlng Hal), at the Unitarian
church. In honor of Rev. W. tl. Eliot,
the pastor.- The reeptltn was Intended
as a surprise, and civsb In lu tv.sr tit
his 3Cth birthday anniversary. It was
not a surprise, however, as he had by
accident been forewarned.
The hall was tastefully decora t.i
nd about o'clock the ruests bcm
to arrive. Ths tables w .r. n.nii
spread and decorated with Wautlful
nowera, ana at each plate was a small
bunch of sweet peas as a souvenir of
the event. The tables contained i!l the
good things that good cooks could pre
pare, and at 7 O'clock about "Owembers
and friends of the Rocletv aeaji ihi.m.
selves and partook of the many choice
viands and dainties set before them.
At the close of the r.nf .-.,,,..
Geer was called on for an address., anil
responded in a few well chosen re
marks. -'.-
Rev. Powell then srw-.W hrltftv an t
was followed by frof. J. II. Acker-man
and Hon. J. N. Iirown. Itmv v,i,.t
then arose and in eloquent and w li-
chosen words set forth the needs of V. -Society.
He urged all to be true in
themselves, and te stand boldly fr.f
principles ef right and truth, no matter
what the world might think or say; At
the close of his reharks he was warm
ly apciauded. And the remabt ier t t tl ..
evening was passed In social chat an t
pleasant conversation. '