LOCAL-OPTION
-" -"
rrcST PETITION' TOR SUBMISSION
Or THE QUESTION IN MAS
ION COUNTY IS FILED.
SUytoa nd Sublimity Precincts File
peoand That Matter be Submitted
to the Voter at the November
Election.
(From Saturday' Daily.)
The November 'election will be for
jrffli,knt of the United State. .
ft will also doeide whether the new
lucal Option law suau a'i.ieu -. i
prions precincts in this county.
? Tbe first application under .tho law
loj'tel under the initiative and refers
etnlum at the June election, for sub
jp'mioa of the matter to the voters
conies from the precincts of Stay ton
and Sublimity.
J.J10 "C Lit. v 1 dwj
petition Tor Local - Option "Liquor
Election.
it a t II u n niiiTm iii .i i . isir;ai vimit iii
gtayton an'l Sublimity precincts, in
Marion county, Oregon, and embraced
is a nub-division of said county, and
ami Sublimity preeincts, which . are
then described by metes and bounds,
wmiM rcsjcctfully petition that on the
gtfc lay of November, 3304, an election
trf held to determine whether the s.tle.
of intoxicating liquors Mi all be prohib'
tpil in said sub-division of said Marioft
eounty, Oregon, as atove bounded andi
Jiwribed. and embracing the whole of
said Stayton and Sublimity precincts.
; '.And each for himself says: "I have
personally signed this petition and my
r.'si-lence, powtoflice and voting pre
einrt are correctly written after my
name.'' .-,'. "'
The Stayton Petitoners.
The signers to the petition are W.
H. Oueener, Geo. Kesbit, 11 T. Mat
' thicu, Joseph Fisher, B. (burton, John
(Jwders, A. T. Wattcrs, Gei. Davie, K.
L. Wiwer, K. B. Matters. T. J. Smith,
J. JIani mon, W. H, Cooper, J. O. Ch il
tori, M, J. Spaniol, C. (jerking, Fred
Park, John Kerber, Peter Doidrich, A.
L Shrcve. W. F. Klecker, Chas. StrefT,
C. 1'. Ne'ibert, N. J. Geblen, I). A.
Thomas, Ceo. Koeneke, John Spaniol,
Fred Watters, V. V. Davie, (J. Ii. Stay
ton, .Jacob Spa.niol, F. IT.' Down, G. B.
Tr:isk, W. II. Holmon, K. C. Titus, W.
IX Vrnih, A. Hill, John lle.lerer, W,
A. " Klder, I. A. Thomas, .A. S. Davie,
Al. A. ltruer,, all of Stayton.
Sublimity Signers.
From the Sublimity precinct the
signers are A. C. Stowell, Ernest S-hott
Abu tin K. Smith, I C. Denny, Joseph
Ssn bauer, Peter Walter, r.dward. Dit'ter
J. P. Ditter, P. M. llermcns, J. O.
Airier, H. Kiesterer, Fred Gray, Anton
Znlm, Anton Van Handel, Jos. Zhu
mrrmuhn, Win. Van Handel, J. J. N'ei
bert, John A. Ditter,' J.-.W., Phillips, J.
. (leer and Alvio Nrnitln
An nne.lvsis of the rajwvc names
would indieate that there- is no intenrof otHer bridges to repair if the eoun-
on the part of the people of Stavton
nnd Sublimity to be Gerrymandered
into a prohibition, dixtrit, and .they
have therefore forestalled the extrem
ists and have fded this petition with a
view to retaining their present condi
tions. Thplaw provides that any distrjets
composed of contiguous territory eiin
jx'tition at one time as one proeinet,
wiiffe the petition' is made jointly,
aivl thus this territory having made
petition cannot be attached to any
other territory by any other feet of -petitioners
for the submission of the
question at the same election. The
section of the law covering this point
is givni here.
Section . J. Whenever .a petition
therefor is . signed by not less than
ten per cent of the registered voters
f any county in the state, or sub
division yf any county, or-precinct of
a fount v, shall be filed with the eountv
tb-rk of such county in the manner in
the net prescribed, the county court
f -neh eonnty shall order an elect ion
tf be held at the tme mentioned in
wkIi jHtition, and the entire district
Btent lonod in such petition, to deter
BiTne whether tho Bale of intoxicating
liquor ihall be prohibited in Such
Coiiiity fir etib-division of such county
or in itieh precinct.
; In determining whether any such
petition contains the requisite percent
of legal voters,' said percentage
shall tj(5 based on. 'tho total vote in
eli county or wilj-divison of county,
r in 8neh peeinct, as the case may be,
fitr ifluf .... f it,. artnwAnaA at- 4 tl A
last preeeding general election J pro
"vi'Je!, tha in no event shall more than
five hundred petitioners, who are legal
Vtitcfn, be necessary upon any petition
to require jui eleetion as herein pro-
viip,t. A sub-division of.' a county
'ithin the meaning of. this act may con
tain two and as many more entire and
: contiguous preeincts of such eounty as
may lrsire to join together in a peti
tion for election and in an election as
br this art provided, but in no ease
hall any part of any precinct less than
tW whole of such precinct be included
m any sub division or district in which
"Ii eleetion shall be held. Surh Sub
;. Jiviwon of a county, or a preeinet of
'tinty, may embrace in its limits in
'ToVatl towns and cites and por
hnnn thereof, or may consist of the
Me or a portion of an ineoporated
')J or town, or . may lie partially
Wl'bia and partially without an ineor-
rratcd cityor town. , In case an elee
bijn demande! for a sub-division of
M1,i Counfy, the petition shall describe
"och mil-division by metes and bounds
"l shall follow preeinet lines ss es-
: ta!Vlhp(l liir ho fnnrl ll tfio
me tetition is filed, anu snail re-1
er to the. precincts included within I
ch gnVdivision of the county by the
miers or names of mich precincts,
nl the said petition and description
-i wn ftub-di vision, - omitting the
"ames of tho-sie-TUT of aid cetition.
hall be recorded in full in th records
r toe county court, and such deserip
".n shall -embraced in the notice
en for snch election. Petitions may
e tilerl ami o...... .. i,ii
e or. i il :
. V ' 1 ior more man oue ui-
QiTlJOBn . " - ..a 1L-
. icvuiri in a roumy hi. ac
ame election, provided" that no pre
"Bet Rhall le ioclnded in more than one
w aidx8ljhivi,jons at fh same clec
Jn Wt the fact that a petition has
?a filed for one or more sub-divisriona
' pccrnetif in a Conntr shall le no bar
a petitioa fyr election and the sub-
missioned .said queBtloiTof prohibition
to the entire county at the same eles-
tion, nor shall the fact that a petition
nas oeen mea ior a single precinct bo
a bar to the filing of a petition for
any imb-rTIvision'' of the eonnty which
may.incmue sncn precinct."
'ino petitoners who have filed th
petition for Stayton and Sublimity in
ine mam. are oppose! to prohibition, it
is said, 'and for fear that the prohibi
tion element might file a petition at
tach! ngHpaeh f these preeincts to sorse
other territory more in favor of prohib
itory measures, it is presumed that
they Tiav taken time by the forejock
and have thereby' forestalled tho latter
element. i ;f. fs. r : ' ' ! ' -
Of course nhould a petition be filed
to have the matter of prohibition for
tho entire county submitted ' to the
general vote! of the conntr. then th.?
local petition would bav to give way
for the eennty petition. . Also no mat
ter whafmigbt be the desire of the
local epramunity the county vote would
role forth entire county. '
SUIT rOB, " DIVOliCIL
Mrs. Ida Stelnbach Tiles a Petition
for Divorce in tbe Circuit
i ; Court.
Mr, John Bayne as attorney for Mrs.
Ida Steinbaeh of this city, filed a com
plaint yesterday in Department N'o. "
of the circuit court auainst Louis Rtein-
bach her husband, in an action for di
vorce.; ' 1
! The petition and complaint sets forth
that, the parties were married in Wad-,
ena, Minni-stnta, December 25, 1S8.".
The caus i that the defendant is pos
sessed with a violent and ungovernablo
temper, and that for the past ten years
he bad made life miserable for her and
their children. She says that be would
get angry and .threaten their lives,
smash up the furniture, etc., and that
the said treatment by the defendant
made ber live in continual fear and
dread. There are two children now
with their mother, and she prays for
their custody, claiming that 'Iteinbach
is not a lit person to have and C3rc for
them. . .
Steinbach was a bar keeper bere, but
lias gone from Salem and his present
address is unknown.
BRIDGE BEPAIBS.
Street Superintendent Saves Money cn
One Job Repairs to Steel
;., t Bridge.
' Street Supervisor Tarpley has com
pleted tb ! work of rebuilding the
bridge at, the iutersectlon of Mill and
Church street, and now those who
have occasion to use' the bridge lead
ing np Mill find the , crossing there-in
good shap?; Mr. Tarpley in place of
using lumber for one of the approaches
why:h -would have cost $29 for lumber
alone made a fill at an expense of only
$12, which j was much better.
II is gang of bridgo workers were at
work on the steel bridge . across the
Willamette river yesterday replacing a
quantity' of bad flooring. There are
some other; repairs Ja be made ojt the
strel bridge vet and thero are a number
cil has the) money. Among the worst.
of the:' is the High street bridge lead
ing to. Gaii'ty Hill and the. bridge
across Noil u Mill Creek on
street. 1
Front
1ABISH ITEMS.
Notes from Thst Important Agricultur-
at Settlement on the
- . Iakc.
Mrs. A'.I K. Matthes, who has been
suffering from a severe attack of neu
ralgia, is nmeh improved in health.
Mr i'1' ! Mrs. Arthur liiee left Sat
urday for i Missouri, where tbey will
make their home. ,
Mr. 'John Zalinsky and bride have
moved into their cottage at Lake
bish. i .'.-..
Mr. Thomas Larson is ereetinga barn
and has just completed bis new house.
The Misses Anna and Kmnta Larson
returned from Idaho last week and arc
spending a few weeks with their pir
enls. MUST PROVE CIUAIM.
Governor Chamberlain yesterday an
swered the telegram and lotter of hief
of .Police C. S. Smith, ,1'oeatello, Idaho,
laying claiiu; to the reward of .$.'500 each
for the capture of Iadford and Han
sen, alleged .robbers of a stage at Til
ton, on Jr.ne -4, last, as provided by
section 2.'p of P.eilinger & Oot.tOii
code, informing him that upon his
(Smith 's) having satisfied tho Secre
tary of State as to the validity of his
claim, the money won id be forthcoming.
The Death Penalty.
A little thing sometimes results in
death. Thus a mere scratch, insignia
cant cut r pony boils have paid the
death penalty. It is wiso to have
Bucklen'a Arnica Salvo ever handy.
It's tho best salve on earth and will
prevent fatality, when Burns, Soresv
Ulcers and Piles threaten. Only 25c, at
D. J. Fry's drug store.
A TEXAS WONDER -
IIAtL'S GBEAT DISCOVERT. ;j
One small bottle of the TexaJ Won
der, Hall's Great Discovery, cures all
kidney and blaadcr troubles, removes
gravel, enres diabetes, seminal emis
sions, weak and lame backs, rheuma
tism and all; irregularities of the kid
neys and bladder in both men and wo
men, regulates bladder trouble in chil
dren. If not fcold by your druggist,
will bo sent by mail on receipt of $1
One small bottle is two month's treat
ment. 'Dx..Jat,JV. Hall, sole manu
facturer, P. O. box; 629, St. Lous, Mo.
Send for testimonials. Bold by all drug
gists and Dr. S. C. Stone's Drug Store.
: ir :-'
- .-:.! j BEAD Tins.
ToiWhoa It May Concern:
This is to certify that I was down
for nine months with kidney and blad
der trouble, and tried all known reme
dies to no avail nntil a-,Bcighbor induc
ed me to get a bottle of Texas Won
der, one half of which cured mo sound
and well';. this I would cheerfully urear
to. and for tho lenefit of those who are
affJieted and wishing. to lie permanent
ly 'cured, they can obtain a bottle at
my house ,loeatcd en West 1 lth street.
IS NOT OVER YET
BAY'S DAM IN ROGUE BIVEE, 13
CAUSING NO EIH) OP COM
; PIAINT.
Citizens of Oold Hill Petition the Gr
ernor for Immediate Relief From the
Alleged Nuisance Pish, Dying Be
low the Obstruction. ;; .
(From Saturday Daily.) :
According to a petition which was
received in j the oSice of Governor
Chamberlain S yesterday afternoon, k
seems that the trouble, over the dam
across the Eogne river at Tolo, Oregon,
known as tho Kay dam, has not yet
been settled and there is no telling
what will transpire in that connection
next. ; . ;-. ' -f , ;J r .
I Governor Chamberlain is in receipt
f a petition from the citizens of Gold
plill, Oregon tearing the signaturesi of
rorty-ono people, setting forth ' a com
plaint against what is known as Bay's
dam in the Itogue river, which has
formed an obstruction m that river and
prevents the salmon from ascending the
river to the spawniag grounds. The
petition rom plains that hundreds of fish
are dying and being killed below the
dam, on account of their inability of
getting over the same, , by reason of
which their carcasses contaminate the
water to such an extent as to make it
of no use for drinking and domestic
purposes, and threatening the health of
the community in general. - Govern er
Chamberlain is out f the city; so it is
impossible to ascertain what action he
will take in tbe matter. 1
The petition referred to, addressed
to the Governor, is ia subhiance as fol
lows: -l , : .
'The undersigned citizens of Gold
Hill,- Oregon, desire to enter our pro
test against the existing condition ef
things at what is known as Iiay's dam,
at Tolo, Oregon. H :
"We do rot aver that the present
fish ladder lis entirely worthless, but
we claim that it is wholly inadequate
to allow more than -a very small number
of salmon to proceed up the "Rogue, riv
er to their 1 spawning grounds. Thou
sand:! of fish arc daily killed at this
point and their decomposed carcasses
float down the river poluting the water
to a very serious extent, especially for
this town, whose supply of drinking
water and domestie purposes is taken
froiu the river, and thus the health of
this eomnninity is greatly endangered.
"Kit her,-; additional' fish ladders
should be provided at once,: or the ob
struction removed." i
Governor Chamberlain is also in re
eeipt of a report irora Superintendent
W. K. Williams of the Kogue river
hatchery, through the agency of Master
Fish Wardei
ii Van Dusen touching np-
on the sanid
qnestion, the text of whieh
follows
"1 can sa
v at the present time cvery-
thing is goi
!ng all right at Ray's dam;
they are getting along very well at the
.. 4S..' 3. rf . ri .1. ' '
n-v iiiiw 4 1 K aire miUK up
just about a they were when you were
here and there are lots of. fish here
below the dam yet; there are but few
getting killed. I have not got to see
Mr. Kay tun cc you left here. He has
leen gone every time I went down to
see hi;n. Jle is in California but will
be at homo the last cu-the week."
NOT DEAD, BUT SLEEPING.
Important i Developments Expected
Dallas Railroad Project In
Near Future.
in
(From Saturday's Daily.)
"To be or not to be." that is; the
qixstion which is troubling the inirtds
of Salem and J 'oik county ptibhe in ref
erence to the possibility of the propos
ed, that is, mueh-lalked-of Salem-Dallas
-electric railway., Tho matter has
been hanging fire for several weeks yet
the possibility of its realization seems
quite as remote as it did in the.begin
ning, that is to the mind of the. .unin
formed. S .. ..
The wholo thing has, for the past
few weeks.1 been in a state of dormancy
but something definite may be expected
to develop in the near future.
Perhaps the most important develop
ment in connection with the proposed
railway project which has come to pass
of late was the significant Tesence of
Mr. L.'Cerlinger and Mr. George T.
5erlinger, "the former tho president and
thij latter the manager of the Dallas
Falls City railway, i in this city last
night, which gentlemen took their de
parture on the overland last night for
Albanv. 1 hese gentlemen were swn
by a Statesman reporter List night but
nothing could be obtained from cither
of tbem so far as the' railroad was con
cerned. .' " .
When questioned as to what connec
tion or bearing their visit had upon the
electric road they both, declared that
there was absolutely no significance in
.their visit except that they were simp
ly in the city to inquire into the mat
ter of the feasibility of the adoption
of granite, to be found in Linn county,
in great quantities, for street building
purposes. ;
ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY.
(From Saturday's Daily.)
Yesterday a livervman j from Port
land by tho name of J. ,11. Peterson,
went into rrank P. Talkmgton s saloon
and asked for a drink of booze. He had
ci:n in on the same errand the day be
fore and had been handed a bottle of
whiskey from which-be helped himself
and the second time he thought he not
iced that the bottle bad been refilled.
He charged the house with having fill
ed the bottle op with inferior' whiskey
which George Patterson, the bar keep
er, denied. "I'll bet you ten dollors
thatyon filled the bottl np," said
Peterson.: "IH take Vou," said Pat
tcrson. Each laid his tan down on the
conntcr of the lwir and 1 Peterson took
possession of both nnd Jeft tbe saloon
Hence the warrant for his arrest, which
Patterson swore out for him in Record
er .Tudah 's ronrt. Peterson was pnt
under $M bonds until Tuesday when he
will appear for trial. , ,
: STATE PAIR CAMPERS.
Mr. Albert Tozier to Have Charge of
the Grounds Again, and Will
Look After Campers.
(From Saturday's Daily.) I
If those contemplating camping at
tbtj State Fair Grounds this year wi
seld t Sword to Secretary Wylie
iiorea and ask fur reservation, apace
will .liawrt'dr'tlaeir-aBdlley
will know just where to go upon arriv
al at the grounds. . Jiaosa wco were
camped thsre last year and who wish
tho same location a have the same
if Spoken for in time. A number ask
ed for reservations for tuls year, but
tbe directory has t een lost. -
Last year was J'uC first year that a
system of numbering the streets and
lots was carried out, and the same will
bfi f OllowPd at the Fair, next month.
Each eai.itr-wiii b sVl r?2istered and
a complete directory fayi of all camp
ers. .Friends and relatives' wishing to
find certain campers can do so bf Clt"
ing' on the superintendent of the earop
groiiHd. TI syatem will be of great
benefit to ihdbd Who are . at the Fair
for a day only, and who wi-h to find
friends. Tho earop grounds are free to
all who wish to ""itch tents. President
Downing has asked Allert Tozier to
take charge oi - tb.r grounds this .year
the same as last year. The Statesman
will endeavor to publish the dally ar
rivals at the camp grounds, giving thd
location of theieampers, etc. -
- t -r t- ' . . ' V -r-.vi-
TO REORGANIZE
BABBERS OP SALEM WILL AFFIL
IATE wrrn the union
OF PORTLAND.
Object of New System Is to Centralize
all the Union Strength in Order that
the Organization May Become Perma
nent in This; State.
(From Saturday's Daily.)
Steps are onca more being taken to
ward the ' unionizing" of Salem, so
far as the barber profession is con
cerned. A meeting was held last ev
ening, attended; by; all but a very few
barbers ef this city and the few who
failed to" attend, it may be said, were
those who hail previous engagements
which could not be cancelled for that
purpose and resolutions wero adopted
the sense of which was strongly in
favor ef a reorganization. Instead of
trying to, supjwrt a local union here the
purpose of tht last move is to get all
of the stranded "barbers back into the
fold, that is, to become members of the
union again, to 'affiliate, with the Port
land union. I
One year ago Salem was thoroughiv
unionized no far as the barber trade
was concerned, but on account of trou
ble among themselves and other subse
quent complications, the union was rent
asunder ami ho movement, up to the
present time, j has since been mado to
get together airain ia harmonious ac
cord. On account of the annual con
vention of the International Barbers'
Association, whieh will be held in
Louisville, Kentucky, 6n October 4, of
this year, and a delegation of five will
attend from Oregon, it is especially
desired that the whole,, state become
once more unionized in order that a
good report -can lie' made by tho Ore
gnn delegation upon that important oc
casion. Secretary T. M. Leabo, of the
Portland barbers' union, came up last
evening for the sole purpose of getting
the Salem barbers together, to re-organize
and afmWte'wifn 'rbe loHlnnd Un
ion. Mr. Ijeabo, irt - diseuKsing the mat
ter last night after t meetim. said:
."The principal trouble which has
been experienced with the barbers in
the past is that they have tried to sup
ort unions in every city or town of
any importance in the state. There is
a considerable amount of expense at
tached to a tin ion of Ibis kind and it
is a mystery j to ine how they have sur
vived so bmg 'as thev have. Under the
system which we propose, to re-organize
tbe state there is no question but what
tbe barbers' union 'nill 1h a permanent
institution and wilt thrive and prosper
in ine i hi lire.
"The barlxrs of Astoria, Vanconver,
Wash., and Oregon 'ity all belong to
the union and ' a Initiate with the Port
land union, and it is our purpose of
admitting Salem, Albanv, Kngene and
all up the valley to the southern border
of the state, into the Portland union
if it is possible to do so. The Portland
union has plenty of money in the treas
ury, upwards of .$2000, and all other
towns in the state affiliating with our
union will get the lxniefit of this cap
ital and thus add strength to the or
ganization, which has heretofore Wen
lacking. When completely organized
under the new system the strength of
the barbers' union tn Oregon will reach
between 1500 and when we will be
able to cope with any question which
might arise in the natural course of
events.
"The national organization of bar
bers, according to the last general re
port, is over 65,lK0 strong in tho Unit
ed States, embracing about 50 per cent
or tne liartorg of America.
The International Association con
vention will be held in Louisville en
October 4, but the delegations will
start from the coast alout September
X, visiting the St. Louis Fair and other
points of peneral interest in different
parts of the West, Middle West and
South. I am well pleased with the
manner in which the barbers of Salem
turned out to the meeting last night.
and I predict ; that, as soon as onr new
supplies arrive, which will be witnin
aiwmt ten diys, almost every barber in
this citv will -become- a member of the
union once again."
THE GRAVEL BAR CASE.
, (From Saturday's Daily.)
The attorneys in the gravel bar ease
for an Injunction' against Hon. John
Minto and his sons, Hon.' J. W. Minto,
If. C. Minto and 11. P. Minto, conclud
ed taking testimony yesterday and af
ter argument the court ordered the at
torneys to submit briefs "in the sace,
and took the .case under' advisement.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS.
The local board of School directors
will meet hereafter ia the police court
room in the city hall. This matter bad
been left to tbe mayor and be sent no
tifiatioa to 8chool Clerk Good la yes
terday. The meetings of the board
will be open hereafter, so any one in
terested may attend, j
, NOT PICKING HOPS YET.
On Wednesday nornin tten States
man stated 'that Mr. Al Jerman, of
Howell Irairie had bt'un jdrjuag hopa
on his Howell Prairie hop yards, but it
seems that the information was erron
eous.' It was given by. some one who
sair bop pickers' goinj' there sod sup
posed of rourse that, the work-of' pick
ing was to bgin. '
I "
MORE WATER
ELECTRIC LIGHT ? AND WATER
- COMPANY IS CONSIDERING ,
i- PROPOSTTION.
Talk of Bringing Silver Creek by
Direct Condcit to Salem Manager
Welch Talks Abont the Matter Win
Make Surreys at Once,
r (From Saturday's i Daily.)
Is Salem to have two water syste'msf
- Manager Welch, f " the Citizens
Light tliid Tracton Comiay, says his
company is prxaringL to' put mountain
water into Salem " by direet - conduit
cither from the Saatiam, river or from
etlvsj Creek fall ll r.
Mr. W1V accompanied Mayor F. W.
Waters to Silver Creek on Thurwlay,
where they went to make an examina
tion of that stream witira view to de
ciding if it carried sufficient, water for
thej purpose of supplying the city of
Salem during the entire year, and
Manager Welch came back fully satis
fied that there was aa abundane ; of
the vry best water lu the world there.
"How about it, Mr. Welch f" was
asked yesterday. " " .
"We are ftadjr to look into the nit-;
ter of water for fWem, at least," -Hid j
that irentleman. "1 saw a line striam
at Jlver Creek falls yesterday, anf lo
not doubt that it imperfectly practic
able to bring fiat water' here, and I
shall go to Portland loswrroV at
tend a meeting of our 'direeff foV the
purpose of considering the niatfcr. J
"I found that the, creek which is at
its lowest stage nu,' ha a strong flow
of water, but I do not fbwbt that we
would have to make a reservoir there.
There would be no difliculty oz that,
however, aa the pfwt below the falls h
a natural reservoir, almost, as it is,
and by the construction of s short dam,
wo oiild make a reservoir that would
contain six thousand million gallons i
water. The consumption of Salem at
present is more or less four million gal
lons per day, I think.
"Of course that quantity is not usca
all the year, but is perhaps during the
summer months. The ool -there": is
abont 2,700 feet squaro and the propo
sition would mean a reservoir 200 feet
deep. .
"We will make surveys as soon as
pratieable, and I shall also go to the
Santiam and see what there is to be
seen there. Of coin se we would want
to give the lest service, and then there
are a number of other things to be
taken into onsidcration Tbe question!
of power for Salem will also bo taken
up by us in this same relation, perhaps, i
and it is possible we may do something !
in that line at the same time." J
"What about the other ompany and
its rights here!" was asked of Mr.
Welch. '
"We do not know if-tho other com
pany wants tosell its plant," replied
Mr. .Welch, "but our company may
propose the purchase' of the. present
plant. That is a matter, however, on
which wo are not prepared to say any
thing at present. 'I do 'not believe
that tho Salem Water Company has a
monopoly, and do not know yet that
tho city council would entertan our
propositon for a franchise, but sec do
reason why it should not do so. We
preferred to have said nothing -at all
about this for tbe present, but as the
story is out it is "best, o state our jmi
sition clearly. We do not care to prom
ise a lot of things until we are ready
to do them. We;-have 4to make a good
many figures yet and see if there is
anything in the profsition for our
company. We will have our surveys
made in a short time, and I will go to
the Santiam next week; with engineers
to look over the field thcic:" ,
A proposition to l,ring this water
from Silver Creek falls was up in this
city about seven yearsi'ago, and an. ap
plication was made to the city council
for a franchise by the Silver Creek
Falls Power and .Improvement Com
pany, but the council refused to enter
tain the application, and the next year
the present water, company , was
granted an extension 'of its franchise
for thyrty years. .
NEW PRESS.
Statesman Has Eeceived a New Press
For Pino Job Work. -
(From Saturday's Daily.)
Tho new printing press for the
Statesman office has arrived and will le
ereetcl within the next few days, on
the cement foundation that has' been
ready for it for some days. It is a No.
1, four roller Century press. It is a
bij; one nearly as laTgo in point of
weight as the.Ihiplex which rints the
Statesman. It weieJr" within throe
hundred pounds of ten tons. It . is
made heay in order to allow it to give
st.eed. It will take a "forni" Z'JxT2
inches, and deliver perfect impressions
from it. at a -apeedi of . 2200..' an hour.
Tho press : is designed1 for the torning
out of high class printing of all kinds,
and it will be used in the Statesman
oflie in printing the. ;differt?nt publica
tions that go out of this. building, like
the Pacific Homestead, the Northwest.
Poultry f Journal1 and . the Oregon
Teachers Monthly. Al in hlj!h class
cntom printing asd eolor work. Salem
will, bow for the first time, have a ma
chine' that is capable of turning ent as
fisw printing' as can 1 proiuce4 in
Portland, Chicago,"" New York, or any
other eityjon earth. There is no better
printing machine manufactured. The
makers claim there if not one as good,
or having as many puints of enperior
ity. Thejgooil friends of tho States
nan who are interested in fine machin
ery will le Invited to come in ftnd see
the new press at work when it is ready
to run. It will'lie (very bnsy. This
fall it will have to-Ro night and -day.
It has a separate direct lelted ' motor,
with a speed rheostatt."sbippel in th
same car with the press, and tile two
made a car lal. -' ?.
Bmn ths tsa Haw k'm tosl
Eaatars
f
.. Miss Violet ts 'Hopkins of Wowlbum,
who has l?een visiting with MIxs Kmma
Ashfor'l for the" past week, returned
home yesterday. - ' '
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- for Infants
The Kind You Have Always Itousiit.liaa bo.rno.tho signa
ture of Chas. IL, Fletcher, and lias been matlo under hi .
personal supervision for over SO years. Aljow no ono
to ! deceive you in tliis. Count erfeit ; Intitation and
Jastxw-good ro but KxperuiM'nts,anl eiidanjrer tho
health of Children Experience against rbtierlmeut.k " .
The.Kind You HaveUlways Bought
Ucars tno
Iriv Use For Over 30 Years.
I1RBSTHW- & GREESm
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1 Dry Goods, Millinery and Clothing
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' :'..; 7 . - WE ARE NOW LOCATED IN OUfl : ;'.'
ComracKlious and well lighted. No dark corners in
I our store. We are prepared lo transact bu-iacss on ,
i tlio lowest possible margin. AYo havo a big storo
witlr low rent. .Our customers get the: benefit. '
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PiEW SILKS, per yard only. . ..i?.25c
I NEW TAFFETA SILK, worth TSc a yard, only..50c
NEW SILK WINDSOR TIES, each...
See our new Gents! Furnishing Department.
Gloves fof Ladies, Men and Children, 'i-
29S to 3d GornEiiercial St.
Pi
DR.G.GEEW00
This -wonderfu '
Cbtneso doctof
calloa great bo
cause he cures peo
pla without opera
tion that are given
up tq die. lie cures
with those wronder-
fJrv--
ful Chinese "herbs, roots, buds, barn
and vegetables, that are entirely un
known to mdcal science In this coun
try. Througa, the use of these harm
less ! remedies, this famous doctor
knows the action of over 600 different
remedies whida be successfully uses In
different diseases. He 'guarantees to
cure catarrh, asthma, ; lung, throat,
rheumatism, nervousness, stomach,
kidney, bladder, female; trouble, lost
manhood, ail private diseases; has
hundreds of testimonials. Charge
moderate. ; -
Call and see him. Consultation free.
Patients out of the city write for
blank and circular, Encloao stamp.
Address The C Gee. "Woi Chinese Medi
cine Co., 2G3 Alder street. Portland,
Oregon. Mention tals paper.
Railway!
Lead !
Is the best on the market. If you
wHl-look at any bouse paintetl with
this' lead you will bo convhiwl.
Ieaves a snotli rurfaue.. Works
well and sticks tif lit.; We will re
fer you to any of our fcustomera that
hare it. - ; '
The Best on Earth
You can get It here, i
SAVAGE & FLETCHER
' Dealer. In u ... -.
FI,0UR, GRAIN, .' SEEDS
322-324 Commercial St.
r S' SS BSSSI BBS) fS SjSJ
r2 VHdt Dli, JCF.UAH'S
SHasGuia c! AnaSony
I L-aoci juzzr :r.tt ?x s.r. ui.
'mB.Mme tarn naofi,;., fm arc wart, M
X rrt. ioRniw pRiriTK ninKAsrs
UHfmhf Immt. TPai
M . mi0m ft Mat mmn
mmmrtaf, W mm Tfc.M .m.l rI ,
WfiM ltak-rkllMfhr (.lrriat, 1
Dw4iKSvAt;ACO..tU61Msrket'sl.aP. 1
KJIi. Myer Hrch o( Portbrnd. is vis
ilnjhi4 parent, Hon. .';yfd. Mrs. K.
at "-''Jj CLeiatl.tla Plrcet, or a
few- Iays. - .' '-
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and Chlldreh.7
Signature o i
rv- 4 23C.
; no 'i t,
- ,lt. t
Does away with steam feed.-. Just
sb good and a whole lot thtaper.
All sawmills, especially, should use
iU Wo are nuking j
jraop Stoves
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front tho "Kurtz1 pattern, the most
successful etove oyfir used la bop
houses, v-" '.';'''
Salem Iron IViarKs
Marcus, Daley bhaml,
Proprietors ' j
Front said State. Phone 2313 Black
S&ICM, OREUON.
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Dr. n. NORTON DAVIS
m A VEEEC
We . treat STiccessfull ail private,"
nervous and chronic diseases,' also blood,
stomach, heart, liver, kidney and throat
roubles. We euro SYPHILX.T3 (with
out mercury) to stay cured forever, it
SO to CO days. We remove STRICTUEU
without operator or pain, la 15 days.
WE CUBB G ONQliEIIOE A .IN j
WEFJI. il" : .
The doctors et tbs instltut' are all
regular gradaates, have had many
years' experience, haye been known In
I'ortland for 15 year, have a reputa
tion to maintain, and will undertake no
case unless certain cure csjx bo effected.
We guarantee s core In erry rase we under
take or c Barge no ConxnUation free. L-t-terieoRCdeatUl.-
Inttruetire fcUOK rOKMfc.N
EaH-d fr in plain wmppcr.
If yoa cnnot oll at ot&em write tor aaesUo
bbtak (or borne treatment.
Office hours, 9 to 5. ana 7 io s. S 8aadafi and
holMay, io to 12.
The leading STUlit in the Northwest.
- atabiiBhe4 lss9.
DB. . H0RT01I HAYIS & CO.
. Cor. Third and tlm Htm.
Mention ibja paper. PORTUNU, OP..
' DQ l.r ATITHTIS FOK HOP ' tinc
ET3 AT .STATESMAN, JOB OFFICIT,
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