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STATE BOARD AGRICULTURE " ' i : ' In Session Yesterday-Officers Elected and Committees i Appointed REPORT OP SECRETARY WISDOM SHOWS j SATISFACTORY IN CREASE OF RECEIPTS RECOM J1KND3 NEW WATER SYSTEM AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS. (From Wednesday's Dally.) The State Board of Agriculture, com posed of W. H. Webrung, of iTlllaboro. president; Jj H. Settlem'.er, of Wood burn, vice president; A. Rush Salem, treasurer; George Chandler, iBaker City. Jasper jWilkins, Coburg. and G. A. W'estgate of Albany, neld the reg ular annual j meeting j in the Capitol Ruilding yesterday, and was !in session aJl day. ' j , ',- ' The greater portion of the day, after receiving the! report of Secretary M. 1. Wisdom, and the ejection of officer for the ensuing year,- was spent in dhv trussing the .needed, improvements for the. coming year, as recommended by the secretary, and outlining a general system of procedure. -. . r The officers as elected yesterday, were: W." H. Wehrung, president; J. II. Settlemeir, vice president; A. Bush; treasurer, and M. D. Wisdom, secre ' tary. ',. The standing committees 'for next year's -rwork were also appointed, fotlows: ! ' as Finance J. H. Settlemeir, Weatgate and Jasper Wilkins J. A. Publication Program, Geo. E. .'Chan dler, M. D. Wisdom and J. H. Settle- meir. ! Speed . A. Westgate, Geo Chandler and M. D. Wisdom. E. Premium List J H. Settlemeir, Geo. E. Chandler, Jasper Wilkins and G. A. Wetgate. V " Transportation J. H. Settlemeir anil M. Wisdom. Iglalatiort Geo. Chandler, i J Settlemeir and G. A. Westgate. H. A resolution, was adopted changing the data of the annual meetings of the Hoard from i the . second to the third Tuesday, in December. The date for the. next Fair will be aet at the meeting of the North Pacific Fair "Association, which , mc-eta a Portland on; January 7th. The summary of the, report of Sec retary M.l, Wisdom, which covers all of the data for. the year ending December l J901. and which is very complete- and exhaustive and contains much valuable information. Is .given In full herewith, as follows: ' Tfc6 ?ta' receipts of the' Fair are. $.Tf5f5 'disbursements, , 1 J26.28S.79. leaving net lprofttof $2,Wv77 on -the 1902 . FjUr.. fWe f made improvements this year amounting to $1,530.54, to accommodate exhibitors, and paid out old outstanding 1 warrants amounting to $1.0.43. :whlch leaves in our treas ury 1393.60, after all. warrant indebted ness is fully. paid. I r l. ; , j Big Increase Iii Recsipts. :f , "In 1898. -the total receipts of the -Fair were; 18.734.50; -In 1899. J13.789.66: In 1300. 518.450.65; Injl901, f25,730.S2; in 1502. 120,240,66, showing an increase of $20,50f.06, for the year 1902, over 1898. a period of five years; 'These figures are referred to, to show the- Hoard the rapid and steady growth the Fair is making, and the necessity of providing for a still greater increase In the future. i "The Fair was never In better condi tion to perform the work for which. It was Intended, than at the presnt time. It has-been a wonderful promoter of the; live stock industry- fn this state, as well as other lines of. agricultural work, and if conducted on the same lines in the future, will continue to en courage better -methods of farming and breeding - proportionately to Its growth.-- .'): - To Encourage Immigration. . . "The time has arrived, In the affairs of this st.btr, for this Hoard to put in: operation Sec I, Article II, of its Constitution, which reads as follows: "It shall be the object of this Board to collate and distribute ; reliable t In formation ta encourage Immigration. . "Hundreds of letters are received an nually front Eastern people asking for information of this kind. If the mat ter of collecting and publishing Infor mation of this kind has been taken up by this board Instead of the various boards of trade throughout the state, it would have had a much better effect on the homeseeker, at perhaps half -the cost. i - " 1 . " . Much Needed Improvements. - "I wish o call the Board's attention to some improvements that demand its attention," The water system is ln .arteqtrate for the demands, and expen sive to keep up, therefore would urge that steps be taken to put In a - new system before another air is There Is also an insufficient number of cattle stalls, and sheen pens to accom- . modate the Increased number - of ex hibition stock In these divisions. I would recommend that some suitable place be arranged for judging of live stock. This department is fastibecom ing the leading feature of the Fair, and the judging ring should be cov ered and furnished with raised seats to better accommodate those Interested in seeing this work going on? This is the educational end of our live stoc show, wjhich needs all the encourage ment we can give it. The grand stana needs a thorough overhauling to in- ' sure safety to the large crowds thai pack it capacity to overflowing. Tte poultry building needs wme Improve mnts, and should be sunpUed wltJ new and up-to-date coops tbroughout. "These are a few of the needed im provements which are absolutelr ne" essary to accommodate the lncreasea iMtiKtunn. ti nair Is meeting witn each year. I would suggest tha .r..i nt the cost of tneae Improvements be made at nee by the Board, and that an appropriation i , oe asked for at the coming session oz lorn Legislature to make tb tame j mmv Needed. I VI V r ssw"" . t foK r.He all the attention of the Board to the Insufficiency of the present approprtatins to pay premiums Mv n lTJ ' year v Id out $835.49 over and above the amount an. propriated by the state for Tuch poses and wkh the increased number vlar l. mln 10 ir each 110,000 win fce required another year. h !!? Y prtmlum are greatly re duced. which I, would not fa or. At a meeting of the Oregon Live Stock Association recently held in Portland, a -motion was unanimonsly carried asking this-Board to apply for a lancer appropriation so that premiums on live stock can be increases. A legisla tive committee composed of tixpayers was also appointed to assist tne Board In having the appropriation Increased in keeping , with the demands brought about by tfie great interest that is be Ing taken - In the various department of the Fair. .. A ; Credit To -the Press. "I do not feel like closing my report without mentioning the fact that the Fair has had the united support of the entire press of the state. nd to these various mediums must be credited to a Kreat extent the success of ;he Fa- "The liberal policy of transoorcrtlon compan in hauling exhibits and passengers to and from the Fair should not be overlooked In passing around encomiums of this kind. The Southern Pacific Company.' especially, deserve a great share of the credit In making the Fair a succesr. The ex cursion plan adopted by this company in bringing business men from Port land to the Fair was a grat benefit to the Fair, and gave the --tr mod1 in opportunity of acquainting themselves wim tne work of this Boird. JThe Greater Salem ;ommercm Club, composed of the leiiing business men of the city of Salem, is entitled to.much credit for the substantial sup port given the Fair, and with a (con tinuance of the same thee ne-d be . fear of making the Oregon Stale i'air a-:uccess In the future. -m Following U the detailed statement of the receipts and dLsb lrsemnts for theurrent year:; . I -.-. . ; SUMMARY. ? j j . -'r Receipts. . - , 'v''' Gates- .......... i... Office .... .... Ground rent and licenses .. ..$ 7,867.15 .... 19.36 2.601.00 .... 6,405.00 .... 2,033:35 Race entries Division entries Stall rent Donations .... 117.80 1.795.75 8,000.00 296.95 - Appropriations Farm account ..... ... Suspension on. Democracy N. . T. A. ...... v SI. 09 Collected on old race entries.. : 69.00 Collected fine from Jockev 'r... 10.00 Total ..$29,240.56 , Disbursements. Salary of secretary and arslst ; ants ........ ...... .' .1 825.00 Mileage and per uiem Employes .............. ...... Insurance ...i..,. .r. National Trotting Association Advertising and bill posting.. Music and attractions Farm ..-.i.... .. 1,017.83 1,381.85 26.76 106.00 861.03 633.50 . , 666.75 General expense : 945.06 Premiums ...... ..ii :i8,836.49 Purses,:,...,..,.,-;..,...... 10.972. fO Profits on 1902 Fair 2.957. 77 Total ...... ... i .829.240.56 r-kM'Y - Assets.- ilh.A--Balance in treasurer's nandi i '.as per report 1901 63.05 Profits on 1902 Fair .... 2.967.77 , Total ........ ....13.010.82 ; Liabilities. Old" outstanding warrants ...$ 1.0S6.6S Improvements warrants 1?02 1.530.54 Leaving net cash balance on - -' hand when all warran?.s are -paid .............. .......... 393.60 Total . ....t ,010.82 WI5DOM. Secretary. 7A, D. PRESIDENT THE SPEAKER DINNER GIVEN ' IN HONOR OF JUSTICE MARSHALL .WAS A GREAT SUCCESS, WASHINGTON, Dec. . The dinner given by the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States at the. New1 Wil lard Hotel tonight, to J est Ice John Marshall In recognition dt the comple tion of twenty-five years of service on the bench, or the Supreme Court, wips a brilliant function. f President i Roosevelt was the jrincl ral speaker.- ; " -S ' I COAL FOR THE POOR NEW YORK ALDERMEN, TO ISSUE RESERVE BONDS IN PAY V ' MENT. NEW -YORK. Dec. 9. At a meeting of the board of aldermen today at reso lution was unanimously adopted ask ing the board to -estimate an appor tionment and to authorise the issue of reserve bonds to the amount of $100,000 for the purpose of purchasing anthra cite coal to be distributed free to the poor during' the winter. " HEAVY WOOL SHIPMENT TEN CARLOADS OF POLK COUNTY PRODUCT SENT IN ONE LOT i FROM INDEPENDENCES wnrorvnRVffll Or- Dec Probably the largest single wool ship-' ment from this point was mar week. ?. A. Douty, a merchant, ship ped 129.000 pounds to Boston. Tne shipment made up nearly ten carlojdfc. RISS IS ELECTED TO THE DOMINION HOUSE BY, A BIO MAJORITY FROM THE . YUKON. VANCOm'ER. B. ICL, Dec. -A special from Dawson tonight says. Ho. j M. RIM. th Government oan Sdate. h been elected to the Domln ion House from the Yukon District bj. a majority of 600. rncr-ritlNTERED SEVERE REVERSE TANGIER, Morocce, Dec. . The k,v been defeatea SUIuoa with serious loss In Rat. VtXEKLY OREGON STaTES1IAN,jTIIDaY. DECEMBER 12. 1SC2. NICARAGUM COFFEE KING Visits His Father In Salem ' For a Brief ' Period BY PLUCK, ENERGY AND PERSE VERANCE HE HAS . BECOME SUCCESSFUL IS PERFECTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR LARGE ROASTING PLANT. ., (From Wednesday's vDaOJ Mr. Isaac A, Manning, of Mtagal apa. Nicaragua, has been In Salem for a few days, visiting his father, Win. Manning. ' . ' Mr. Manning is an Oregon boy. He was raised and educated In this state, and worked on the Statesman for some years in the latter eighties. He went to Nicaragua about ten years ago. en gaging in- business In that far-away country. Where, through pluck, energy and perseverance he has become a sucr cessf ul and Influential business man. In company with his brother, Chas. T, and others, he Is an extensive coffee grower, and left -his home last' July,: coming to the United States, where h has been perfecting arrangements for a large coffee roasting plant at Pitts burg, Pa to be known aa the United States Coffee Company, for the pur pose of handling : his own crop and that of others in Central America. - Mr. Manning' speaks very Interest ingly of the country and , its people where he has taken up his abode, and baa nothing but words of praise to say In behalf of both. He was seen yesterday ' by a Statesman reporter, and in speaking in general terms of Nicaragua and its people, said: ' . "Nicaragua, is a good country; there are greater opportunities there for a man with money, coupled with ambi tion and energy, than any other place I know of. "It-dS a -matter of surprise to me that more American business men do not see and grasp these opportunities. There are splendid openings all through the country for men engaging in the mercantile business; and espe cially is this . so of boots and shoes. Why, I am compelled to send to the States for my shoes, and so are hun dreds of other people who live there. When I went't'here, ten years ago, not more than 10 per cent of the people wore shoes; now, however, the gen eral advancement of the country has been such that not more than 25 per cent of the population go - without shoes. ; Nearly-all of our dealers " in merchandise are English and German, and In the whole western part of Nic aragua, I do not know of a single mer cantile establishment that is run by an American firm.. - "There may be saidr'to be three classes of people In that country, the Spaniards, r upper "class; the middle class, consisting of mixed bloods, and the lower Class, composed mostly of the native Indians, i These Iatterare usually the ones who do the ordinary work? while the middle class are en gaged in business pursuits,-and the higher clas or Spanish element, gen. erally hojdoffices or engage In the higher banches of business. ; The court system does not vary much from that in the United States, and generally ; Speaking, one can al ways get justice in the courts. There are three branches of courts of justice f-the circuit court, the court of ap peals andj the supreme . court, the judges frwblch are all appointed l the. President of the Republic. ; i "In regard to oar school system, it haa advanced wonderfully in ten years. President Zelaya has caused schools to be established throughout the country, and there is a law mak ing attendance compulsory, and stu dents generally put in about eight months in the year. The products of the country are principally coffee and rice, though aU kinds of tropical fruits are raised In abundance Corn and beans are als grown, and it Is a fine country for raising stock, 'especially cattle. "Contrary to the general opinion, the people are hospitable and friend ly. Their doors are always open to the stranger v who wishe to seek a home: among them, and they are al ways glad to welcome foreigners, and especially people from the United States. -', "As regards the construction of the much talked of canal, 1 1 am sure the people of Nicaragua would be glad to see it put through, and are anxious to see it soon accomplished Mr. Manning is Consular Agent at Matagalpa, and is certainty In a post' tion to speak of the business, politi cal and social conditions of that coun try, and he takes a broad View of the Whole situation and speaks only In terms of commendation. He left last night for San Francis co, where he will take passage on ' a steamer Sunday, arriving home about January 1st. The following concerning Mr. Man ning's business visit to Pittsburg Is taken from a recent copy of the Pitts burg Dispatch : '-" ' - - ( FOOD FORA YEAR, Meats... ................ ..300 lbs. Milk 4Ib. Cutter. ................ 100 lbs. ES$............f.......7 Vegetables . . .. .. . . . . 5 This represents a fair , ration for one man for one year. - But some people eat and eat and yet grow thinner. This means a defective diges tion and unsuitable food. . To the1 notice of such persons we present Scott's Emulsion, famous for its tissue building. Your physician can tell you how it does it ' -. , We' i'fasait ytm s BtueS try, Ityrm VU. IT EOWNE, o TmtA mnm. Maw YeA. SCOT "Isaac . A. Manning. United States Consular Agent1; a( Matagalpa, Nicar agua, and manager there for the Unit ed States Coffee Company, is in Pitts burg. He said last night that his t company Intends to establish & cof- f ee roasting plant for Its entire crop of coffee. ln the course of two or three years, he said, "our trees will be In full bearing and. will produce 1, 000,000 pounds of coffee, which we expect to roast, in a plant in Pitts burg.' We have secured no site for this, but the plan is to make the plant serve for our entire frop, and as much as we can buy from producers near us. Last year our .crop was 250,000 pounds. . , . ;. We have no purpose to come here to wage trade : war against the Ar buckles or the Havemeyer Interests. Our coffee la of such a grade that it will go to a different trade than, theirs. Our company is chartered: under the laws of Maine, and Its authorised capi tal is S2.000.000. Not alt is issued, and we expect & Pittsburg contingent to Join us. The company is a consolida tion of -the Jumaique, Jelgueroa, Es meralda and Indiana Coffee Compan ies, all having headquarters in Rich mond. I rid., but no coffee roasting plant there, as reported. Clem a Gaar. of Gaar, Scott & Co., agricultural Imple ment manufacturers. Is president; C W. Ferguson, of Richmond, Ind-. is treasurer, and J. Q. , Dye, of Spring field, vice-president. BIO RANCHES SOLD. WASHTUCNA, Wash., Dec State Senator Oliver Corn well, r- of Walla Walla county, has just sold his big 1400acre Wheat ranch at Pampa, on th Washtucna branch, for $18,500. a fig ure approximating 13 an acre. The ranch was bought by a RitzviHe man, who will continue raising wheat on it. The farm is near the Palouse river.; The Immense holdings of Duncan McGiinvray, Walla Walla sheepman, have also been sold to a syndicate of Walla Walla men, including Mike Toner and H. W. Peck. McGitiivray had thirteen sections which he owned and had used for years as a sheep range. Settlers came in all around him, and his Government range was cut off until he was forced to sell. His 8300 acres brought him $38,000. It Is testimony to the strides being made by the Washtucna country when it is stated that these holdings will be broken up Into wheat ranches and sold to farmers. ITEMS FROM BROOKS happenings of the past week , tersely told by the '$ Correspondent. Frbm ; Wednesday's' Dally.) Miss 'Lena, Mersan, Mrs. Warnie and son, and the Misses Muring were ,In Salem Thursday. ' . Mr. George Snyder arrived here Friday from North Dakota. , He had noC seen his relatives for nine years, and the meeting was touching, espe cially, the mother's uncontrollable de light when meeting her son. - A week ago Wm. McCoy, of St. Pau'i was offered 26 cents a pound for his ' ... hops. ,,, At , lastv accounts . he' nad ' nolu taken it. He has fifty, acres of good ground In hops. , It means he .. has many bales for sale. ) 'The recent heavy rains prevented our mail carrier on Rout 8 from mak ing a complete circle. ,Those at the farthest end of 4 the route were com pelled to get the mall left aa near as possible. At the Eldrldge literary the follow ing officers were elected : President, M. J. Egan; vice-president, Theodore Ruben; treasurer, Hugh Eldrldge; secretary, Anna Becker; assistant secretary., Addle Cooley; editor of the "Whirlwind," Helen Brown; assistant editor, Joseph Erwin; correspondents, Ida Gofllw-and Louis AreL The sub ject for the next debate was given by Bessie x Lyons. "Resolved. That Pov erty. Causes More Crime Tban Ignor ance. A large crowd Is expected n the evening of December 12th. Brooks, Or., Dec. 9th. f MILLS SHUT DOWN IN VANCOUVER, E C, AND ABOUT 150 MEN OUT OF EMPLOY- MENT. ' VANCOUVKIX, B. C Dec... . To night the machinery In seventeen shin gle mills about: the city or Vancouver is idle' and between 100' and ISO men will be temporarily out of. employ ment. By the agreement all the night work will be suspended and the day work will be curtailed 25 per cent. "NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS." Th4 Oregon Fire Relief 'Association haa been a success ever since It began business In January, 1115, and Is now crowing faster than ever before. Its annual report of December SL 1901, shows a net gain in amount of In surance In force of I2.C2S.737. which is SO per cent more than the net gain of any previous year. It paid 115 losses during-the year amounting to $23,600. , It is strictly a mutual Institution which, furnlsbes the best of Firs Insurance at Cost. For further particulars, address A. C Chandler, secretary, McMlnnville, Or egon, or If you reside in Marlon county, call on or address H. A. Johnson, (agent) Salem. Oregon. : ' SALT MINE FOR $30,000. BAKER CITY, Or, Dec 10. Henry CC Ingstaff and wife, of Troy, N. T have sold to the Aurora Gold Mining and Milling Company, of Arizona, ail interest in the Christopher, ' Never-sa-eat. Frying Pan and Carpenter Hill claims, situated on Capenter HUI. eight miles west of this city. The con sideration named was $1, but in min ing circles it is understood the price was 330,000.. 7 , . ; A Million Voices Could hardly express the thanks of Homer HalL of West Point. Ia. Listen why; A severe cold bad settled on his lungs, causing a most obstinate cough Several physicians said he had con sumption, but could not help him. When all though he was doomed he began to use Dr. King's New Zsiscov ery for. Consumption, and writes "it completely cured me and saved my life, I now weigh 227 lbs. It's positively guaranteed for coughs, colds and inng troubles.1 Price 50c and $1.00. , Trial I bottles free at Dr. Stone's Drug Store. New Today TLe Statesman Pub. Co. has, on band several hundred copies of the OREGON CONSTITUTION. The price Is 1 cents each, as long as they last. ANY ONE WANTING STOCK SHEEP to buy or take on the shares wHl pleajie call at" this office. , KREBS BRO&. HOP DEALERS OF fice in Et kerlen' building,' Commert-ial street. Saletru.Or. intone Main 1381. LILIENTHAL BROS, HOP MERCH ants, IL J. Ottenbelmer, manager, office N. E. corner Commercial and State streets (upstairs); phone Main - 46L I WANT TO BUY LIVE HOGS AND pigs, also ducks, spring chickens;' and hens. I will pay the highest cash price for same. Quong Hing, 254 Lib erty street. Salem. Or. V REPORT CARDS Our school report cards are printed to fit the achory register. The prices are: Tweiv cards for 10 cents; twenty-five for 2C cents: one hundred tor 75 cents. Statesman Publishing Co.. Salem. Ore. . MONEY TO LOAN ON IMPROVED farms and city roperty at per cent . per annum; no commission. Please call on or address Eugene Breyman. Remember the place, 270 Commer cial street, one door north of States man office. NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO BRING In your machinery and. have, your repairing all done. Castings, iron and brass, furnished on short notice. One boiler and 4-horse engine complete for sale cheap. E. M. Klghtlinger, Phone 2923. 208 Liberty St. NOTICE T HE ANNUAL MEETING of the shareholders , of the Capital ' National Hank of Salem, fdr the eleef - tion of directors, will be held at its banking house at 3 o'clock D. m.. TueecBay, Jtanuary 13th, 190.3.- Salem. Oregon, December 11th, 1902. Jos. II. Albert, cashier. OSTEOPATHY. OSTEOPATHY DRS. WYCKOFF A ALBRIGHT Twenty months gradu ates of the American Sch'oll of Osteo pathy and A T. Still Infirmary. Dr. Wyckoff is the only gentleman grad- uate of osteopathy in Salem. Prac tice established in Salem since 1899 - Hours 9 to 4. Phone Main 2721. Odd Fellows Temple. AT MASONIC LIBRARY NEW AND VALUABLE BOOKS AD . DED LATE WORKS BY IJ5AD-. 1 ' iwn Atrriroisrt ' f The ' Board of Trustees of the" Ma sonic Ubitu-y Of this city has recently added a 'number of excellent works to the large and fine collection already filling the 'shelves that" institution; and among the new purchases may be found the best of the books by leading - r authors recently Issued. Below Is given a list of books .Included among . the latest purchases: v, "Under Colonial Colors," by Tomlin eon, (for boy's), i f " "The Splendid Idle Forties," by&th erton. , . , . I , ; "Donovan Pasha.'C by Parker. V The Private Soldier Under, VE"sV Ingto.n, by Bolton. "i "Home Thoughts. by "C. - 1 ! "The Henchman," by Luther. T V "Dorothy South. by Kgglestnn. The Champion. by Craddot k, (ror boys). . r- "A Friend of Caesar." by Davis. , "The 13th DUtrict," by Brand Whit-lock.- "Miss Petticoats," by Tllton. - The White Wolf." hd Other Fire side .Tales, by Quiller Couch. ' "Audrey." by Johnston. - "The Courage of Oonvi-tlon." byluT livtan. . "The Love5 Story of Abner Stone," by Lltweyf" "General History of the Order of the Eastern Star." by KnK1e. . THE KIND OF SEEDS THAT YIKLD Like everything else, there are good seeds and bad seeds. Seeds that grow and seeds that don't grow; seeds that yield, and ieeds that don't yield, and a little thought given now to the se lection of the seed youH need, will be time jwell spent, though realized much better at the harvest if you select the world-famed Ferry' Reeds the kind that always y'eld. For nearly half a century Ferry's Heeds have been known and sown wherever good crops re grown, until farmer and gardener alike have learned to depend upon their wonderful reliable growing and yielding qualities, year after year.' to the exclusion of all others. .Unfortunately, the seed business seems to afford a means for many un scrupulous people who eim; to blind the unwary to quality. throutfR little ness of price and boastful tlaJnr: who in reality " have nothing to substanti ate their claims, no reputation at stake, no past record as prof. It'-'ls better to pay a little more, for the seed and be assured of a great deal more t the harvest by sowing Ferry Seeds. The 1903 Seed Annual which Is sent free, postpaid, will be found unusually Interesting and Instructive. Write for It today. Address, D. M. Ferry A Co., Detroit. Mich. . ;. ; HEIR TO A MILLION. VICTOR, Col, Dec. Id. William Parr, who Is In charge of timbering at Stratton's Independence mine, has been notified by cablegram of the death of his uncle. Sir Thomas Pitkin.' ln England. Parr Is one of nine heirs, among whomthe estate, valued at $7. 500,000, will be divided. r I COLD IN MAINE. PORTLAND, Maine, Dec. t. The thermometer, today ranged from 1 to 15 below xee-Att Lewiston and Au turn the weather record was 20 below zero. Most jt, the' schools closed for lack of fneL ' Legal Blanks. Statesman Job jDfflce. Legale Blanks, Statesman Job OOcs. Ci Ctc s" Wonderful Hcr i Treatment. This wotj'lrfui an doctur ta ci'- gnat h- cur- peoijle w.ltJ berstiua that givn up to ml--. cure Willi th wonderful Ot!n-s herbs. rots. biMia, txrk sod vKtkUis. Wa, . ,nltr,t, lift known to medical scirnce is this country. Through the use ef these harmless r-uie dws, this famous doctur knows tb? scllos of ever 6U0 diligent iemls which as ouactwruily uM-a In diffrreut (liw" lie guaraatees to cum catarrh, .xtniua. Mag. throat. rheoniaUani. Beriuua. stotnacb. itver. kidury. WadJr. tn-! trwuble. loft tiinl)vl. nil private dlnenM's; Has hundred of 1 testimonials. Chrre BitWIerate. . Caii and see hlm.Coosultath.a free. Fa Uents out r the city write rr biank an circular. Enclose stamp. Addrexe Th U tie Wo Chlneee Medicine Co.. l.tiH Third Street. Portland. Oregotv Mntk.0 tls Paper. ". Caf Load of Fencing Direct fnm factory at SPKCIAI". pricea. Car will arriveaUut Oct. 20t ti. Place your order sou to secure lw price, ' I WALTER MORLEY Salem Fence Works. - HUte Stree n-rVfTv fl Try a "Royal Broom" UlaVLa isfaetion. They take up J the dust the same as a bitish. tlesas the Clothing. They are easily kept in order and out-wear three comnioii. brooms. - " variety Store 94 MU Htnet ANNORA M WUCH, Prep Salem Iron Works : K,M. tUGAIl, Man. All Kinds of MachineWork, Cast ines, Ktc. House castings u spec ialty. We liavo a largo lot of wndow weights of nil sfandartl sraes- also cast washers, uive us a call Hops Hops If you are Interested Jn hop news and prices. It will pay you to get the reports of the N. Y. HOP REPORTING CO.. SSTiltehall Ht. New York City. EM METT WELLS, Gen. flfanager. eeley 0 AlCOhOl. PorUaBd,ora. Opium, Tllk. oaMBttf TODaCCO to Upper Alblna. 5 Using x Phons Pink 1868 Ora. ft Money to Loan r On Improved farm and "city property at lowest rates.- TIIOMAS K. FORD Over La. 1.1 & Hush's J.iank. Salem, Oregon. Our .K I vi 'it i semen ts are A I. W A Y I NT K 1 1 1 CSTI Nil Ral Tlit'in; Darr's Jewf Iry Store, CHINESE . Drug Store X carry all kinds of Chinese drugs and -medicines. Roots and herbs nature's medicine. Good for all kinds of sick ness. Cures opium habit. Good for the blood snd kidneys. i - - DR. KUM BOW WO, 264 'Utierty street, - Halem, Qrrxmi ffilLIFS' SIILLIOS, "JEROME." . , AO. WtH taod UtT .i"tw tbe.rom(BS Hn nt cir er t4 Vrm an 1 IJitr s.fU. Fur pelitcree and rarttculKra e I ea DR. W. LONG, VfUrriaery Kht gcon. iWicoi. Or . The Shooting Season IsaUtut to oi-n. ami tlie Haleni (Juu ritore Is U-tler prvpaml than ever, ti supply ym with anything you msy want'in jrunV and . aiumiinltioti. "We carry oy llrst-clasH good', and when we say flrst-cl. we mean 11. .Come in and itjpei-t our stock, anl we will puararitee that you will ! pleaseil. We are tnskinz a srxK-ialtv of hand load-l shell, and we -an cii scienliously recfmiinnd thtm to tli: who appreciate the'U'ht. Our strk of runs is complete. We allow a pur chaser to try a gun till he i atiliMl, before making payni-nt. Omie In an J ret a copy of the Oregon flame Iaw, We have a fi rt-cln.wi repair uepart- ment in connection, aud warrant ail work. The Sales Gun Store 234 Cotu men ial HI.