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THI3 BUST
IS CHEAPEJST"
. Quality Talk When Prlca to ForgoUaa
The American and Page Woven
Wire fence are known to be tne
best field fences made.
Sales larger Ibau over before.
Call or send fur catalogue and
prices. "
WALTER MORLCY
- 60 Caart St., lm
White Pine and Tar with
Menthol for Coughs and
Croup. F. O. HASS, 96
State St., Salem, Or.
THE MARKETS.
(
LI VK WOOL, Marcb 2. May wheat,
Chicago, March 2. May wheat!
Opened. $1.14; closed, $1.13 4-5. Bar
let, 4U1 ISc- Flax, $1.26',; North'
western, 1.37',.
Han Francisco, March 2. (.'ash
wheat, $l-"0fj .1.5.1.- i
Portland, March . 2. Wheat Wall:
' Walla, 8.7e; Blnestcm, f)2c; Valley, 87c.
Taeooia, March a. Wheat -Blue-stem,
91c; Club, bdVjc.
Local Markets.
Wheat 80 cents,
i Oats 40 to ! cents.
Hay Cheat, $11.50 to $12; clover,
to !2; timothy, $Ki to $11
Hour $4.40 per btl.-retsil.
Flour City retail selling price, $1.15
fa, I. .! er sack.
Mill Food Bran, $22.50. per ton;
shorts, $-o.
l'ggl- cent a.
Hens 10 to 12 cents.
Chickens (yonug). U to 10 cents,
Butter Country, 20(ft)25 cent.
Ducks 1214 eent.
Turkeys 15 cents.
Pork Fat hogs, 4(a5e.
Beef Fat, steer. 1050 to 1250
3f5?44e: tows, 3U cents.
lb.
Mutton Caoice wethers, 4lUjc per
pound.
Vcal-46 cents.
.Apples-4.0 to 75c per bushel.
Potatoes 40 eeuts jer bushel.
Hops 2! to 3a cents.
Thin can le Haul of tlie average
farmer; He ha Hfiiso enough to be
careful at a railroad crossing.
BALFOUB, GDTHRIE & CO
KUYKllS AM SIIH'l'KItS OF
GRAIN
DKALKRS IN
Hop Growers' Supplies
FARM LOANS
WAKKH0U8KS AT
TURN EU, MACLEAY,
rKATUM, BROOKS,
SHAW, SALKM,
SWITZERLAND
Manafactcrm off "Royal" fleer.
J. G. GRAHAM
agent;
207 Commercial Street, Salem
DUE
THE
. CLEAN 5IXO
iKD HRAI.INC1
February of last year was our first month in the grocery business in Salem.
nearly 0 per cent. Perhaps these reasons account In trt for our growth:
RprMCD wear eonscientioaa in the flllingof every ! RomflCO our price are right. Wo dou't sell .d arl RDTffCD y ay thingi taste good lb tt come from ; RftiTflfif.' owr PP lHyry servlos dears our itroDfi.
UtLLJOU order aud ian be trusted to select for our r UfcWlUO V I lit le at. or beloW cost to make you think we ' '.llWHIdU.. here. We are cranks m a clean si re and Aihf Oue Ueliyery iKjr day in Ilighlaiid. Englewood,
, cusUiuiers: Yeurfutuis trade is more t us I ban cue sak. ' sell everytbins else just as cheap. : ' and arc careful how and where we keep the things that ; ?emt Yewl
' " T - ' ' ' ' - . . - - ? - - " -. - - , : ... ', are destined for your table, f . , " more central ortious of the city. '
-THIS 15 THE FIRiST OF THE ONTH-A GOOD TIME TO BEGIN TRADING VVITJ1. US. AVE'lL DO OUR BEST TO PLEASB YOU
I , ty.;: w ; j i i t. ! ;V;i I ii" - ;- - - ' ' - - - - - ' - - -
FRESH ORANGES , FRESH. SEEDS FRESH EGGs FRESH VEGETABLES
IOC per dozen and upwards ; Both Howrer n4 Vej-tablc. Complete Variety. Two dozen for " C-uUIIower, Cabbsje. Cslery. Radlahcs. Ltc.
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2f-GENT OFFER
EEMAEKABLBi PEOPOSITIOir TO
HOP GEO WEES AND DEAL
' EESBTKBEBSBOS. ' '
In the Face of Adverse Beports Con
cerning Condition, of 'Market, They
; Propose to Porenase 3000 Bales of
I Choice Oregon's at This Fgure.
Ancnt the hop situation of the pres
ent time, and in refutation of the re
ports that are being circulated as to the
status of the hop market (particularly
the offers of certain interests to sell
aops at a very low figure to demonstrate
the (instability of the market) in an
interview with the Statesman last even
Ing, Conrad Krebs, of the firm of Krebs
Bros., makes the announcement that
they are willing to pay - 27 cents pe
pound for 3000 bales of choice Oregon
hops. In view of the alarming reports
mat are in circulation to the effect that
the market is on the deeline and that
there are no offers above 24 cents being
received by the dealers at the present
tins, this is regarded as a remarkable
offer, but Mr. Krebs claims to be sin
cere In his proposition as will be seen
by the following statement:
. "We have noticed that the Portland
bears are offering choice hops at 24
cent, which is certainly gratifying to
us because we desire to bay 3000 bales
of the best quality extant at present
in the state. We do not want to in
sult tne growers by offering them such
a low ft ru-e as 24 cents, so we will say.
and we want It understood, that this
is ah 'offer of 27 cents for 3000 bales
of ehoiee Orerron bops. We eannot nn
derstand how Portland buyers ean con
stantly hammer down the market.' We
noticed in an interview in a Portland
paper a few days ago that a hop grow
er says that the market will drop still
lower and he offers as a scare to the
growers, choice hops at an " extremely
low price. VN e presume be desires to
grade them himseli which, of course,
would give him a chance to say that
any quality is choice.
"It is a mystery to us how any one
Witt a hop grower himself, ean con
scientiously hammer themarket down
continuously. It must be that he is the
enetnv of the other growers and that he
desires to stand in with the dealers in
the East in order to make a half-eent
commission. One grower and dealer
says that he does not understand why
the market is declining and why, if the
hops are such good property, people do
not accept his wonderful offer of 100
bales of choice Oregon-hops. We pre
sume he graded the quality of the hops
he possesses himsWb, consequently we
prefer not to take his opinion on the
quality. It docs not look as if any sane
mau who possesses a hop would con
stantly attempt to scare the growers
and thereby lower the market beeause
the decline of the market in hops depre
ciates the value of his own property.
It is deplorable that any grower of the
state would stoop so low as to sell his
hops to men who are worse than the
hop louse ever dared to be.
" There are some dealers in the state
who are offering. hops as a bluff at low
prices in order to influence the growers.
However, we believe the growers have
more common sense and that such a lit
tle thing will not frighten them in the
fare of a statistical situation which
warrants enormous prices. Some sales
have liecn made by dealers and reported
at two cents below the actual price
paid. Of course-it is supposed that he
growers will swallow and digest all
that 'hot air.' However that may be,
we believe in the intelligence of the
holders of hops in Oregon and we know
they will not sell until late in the sum
mer, which means that thev will receive
an enormous price for their product.
'To protect thm we offer to finance
all growers who desire to borrow money
on their hois or who are depressed by
the moneydenders. We don't want any j
grower to sell a bale of hops until
spring or summer, lecause we honestly
lxdieve that this market will advance
enormously and to show that we are
sincere we will take the medicine that
we prescriue. It has been reported re
peatedly by buyers here that Eastern
dealers say it is only a question of time
until Oregon growers will be obliged
to dump their hops on the market at
any price the Fvast is offering. If sup
ply and demand ean be over-ridden by
careful manipulation in the face of a
shortage, as enormous as the present,
then we poor hop growers had better
plow up our yards, for, if there should
be a crop raised in the worbl we would
be obliged to pay the price of hauling
them off of the ground.
"We advise the growers to tell the
buyers when they come:. to see them
that they are not in the market and
that they, are willing to wait until the
next crop comes in to receive adequate
remuneration. There are a great many
consideration's which every grower must
look at in addition to the present short
age. There might "be a short crop in
FEBRUARYSHES So? m WW MORE THAWA
WE LET THE OTHER
mmtM wikk.it, (
1905. England may f come in and take
10,000 or 13,000 bales more of the
1904 'a. Of course; if such thing should
ha ppenf every burr woald look like a
roil dollar. -However, we most remem
ber that-regardless of coming crops, iff
it is small or large, whether tnglana
takes another bale or not, the market
forI904's must advance on, the gronnd
of natural supply and demand. Possi
bly not many growers are aware of the
fact that there are only a few bales of
hops left in the growers', and dealers
hands in the entire Eaet. Any demand
which comes will come" directly to the
grower.",-' -f " '-...!
COMFOET2TQ WORDS.
Many a
Salem Household: Will
' . Them Eov '
Find
. To have pains and aches - of a - bad
back removed ;'io be entirely free from
annoying, dangerous urinary disorders
is enough to make any sufferer grate
f oL To tell how this change ean be
brought about will prove: comforting
worda to hundreds of Salem readers.
Mrs. L. W. Moneeh, wife of I. W
Moneeh.' cabinet-maker, residing cor
ner of Fourth and Main, streets, says
"After-anr over-exertion, or when
contracted s cold, pain seated itself in
the small of mr back causing it to
ache severely, and there was a difficul
tr with the kidney see ret ions. On such
occasions, stooping, lifting, twisting or
turning. as always followed by snarp,
shooting twinges through the kidneys.
When I was badly in need of something
to bring relief , I read about Doaa'i
Kidney 1 Pills and went for a box and
took them strictly acordingly to direc
tions. i They, thoroughly relieved me
of the last attack and up to the present
time I pave not had a trace -or symp
tom of irritated of inactive kidneys.
I will be pleased to allow yon to use
mv name if it will be the means ox
doing eood to others. 1"
Plenty more of proof like this from
Salem people. Call at Dr. Stone 's
Drug Store and ask what bis customers
report.
For sale bv all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Muburn Co- Buffalo. X
Y., sole agents for the United States.
Bemember the name Doan's and
take no other, .
, STAYTON ITEMS.
STAYTON, Or., Mareh 1. (Special
to the Statesman.) March came in like
a lamb; look out for the lion.
A. L. Shreve was a business visitol
in the Capital City Tuesday.
Miss 'AHa Hobson went to Scio Mon
day for a few days' visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. Perry.
Mr. -and Mrs. Warren Richardson
left tsunday for their farm on McCully
mountain. - They expect to be gone
abount ten days, t
Mrs. Joseph Kearns and children left
Monday for Baker City. Mr. Kearns
will follow them soon and they .will
make their home there.
Geo. Koeneke and family moved the
first of the week to Mt. Angel, where
Mr. Koeneke will open a meat market
The 1 Woodman band and a goodly
number of the Woodmen and their
wives attended the initiation exercises
of the 400 in Albany Saturday.
Several new grip patients have been
added to the list of sufferers the past
week. :
"Her Only -'ault," a one-act drama,
will be presented at the Opera House
Thursday night oy the Sublimity Dra
matic Company!
There is one rational way to treat
nasal catarrh: the medicine is applied
direet to the affected membrane. The
remedvi is Ely's Cream Balm. It re
stores the inflamed tissues to a healthy
sfte without drying all the life out of
them and it gives back the lost senses
of taSto and -smell. The sufferer who
is tired of vain experiments should use
Cream Balm. Many physicians arc ns-
ng and prescribing itl - All the medi
cinal j properties of the celebrated
Cream Balm are - contained in the
Liquid ! form, which k 75 eta., including
spraying tule. An druggists, or by
mail. Ely Brothers, 56 Warreu screet,
New York.
' .
Deafness Cannot Be Cured -By
local a-Mications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There Is only one way to eure deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by aa inflamed Con
dition of the mucous lim v of the Eus
tachian Tube. When this tube is in
flamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect bearing, and when it is en
tirely closed, deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its nor
ma! condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out of ten arc
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an inflamed' condition of the mueous
surfaces. ;
We i will !give One JTundred Dollars
for any cas:f deafness (caused by ca
tarrh)" that eannot be cured by Hal's
Catarrh Core. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. Cheney ft Co., Toledo, O.
' Sold bv druggists, lor.
Take Hall's Family Pills for const i
pation. ; ; , - ,
FELLOW SELL THE CHEAP GOODS--THE BEST
V -iaSa' ' ' '" Ji
SOBIEIHOPfTALK
WIDE DrYEEGE-TCE OF p OPINION
AS TO STATUS Or THE
MABKET TODAY. '
Appeara to Haye Xwtodled Down, to
t . !!
and so-Ca-ed "Bears" Conaerra-
tlve Besume of Opinions, - C:
Very little of a definite "nature. can
be said of the bop toarkef at this time.
There appears to be' two sides to the
question and the opinions of the dealers
upon both sides or the market reach
the' extreme lynit op and down m the
scale of prices and future prospects.
The "bulls'' maintain that the market
is being manipulated by the so-ealled
"bears" to the detriment of the in
terests of the growet, while on the oth
er hand,Hhe bears asservate that there
is no strength to the market whatso
ever: that the brewers a rs buying only
in small lots, such as they absoutely
need; that at present the market is on
the deeline and may go still lower' and,
further, that it will not reach higher
than U eents asain this season, la the
face of thia situation it would -seem
that the only thing to be done is to
make a conservative resaics ot the opin
ions of both the bulls a ad the 'bears, as
expressed .to a. Statesman reporter yes
terday' afternoon, and let those inter
ested decide for themselves aa to which
is the correet view.
Careful inquiry, of all the dealers. in
the eity who eould be seen indicates at
least that, while there is an apparent
Stagnancy in the market at the present
time, with nothing doing in the way of
sales except as between the dealers
(the growers holding aloof from all ov-
verturcs on the part of tne ueaicrs at
any price) there appears to be some
thing doing beneath the surface of it
all and that there will be some inter
esting developments in tho market in
the very near future. Whether these
developments mean that the bottom will
fall out of the market altogether and
the grower who is holding his crop will
be the loser thereby, or' whether he is
destined to receive 30, 40 or 50 cents for
bis golden harvest, remains to be seen.
AH are agreed that this uncertainty of
things cannot continue much longer
and that a break of some kind may be
expected sooner or later.
The rumor was current yesterday that
there were numerous orders in the
hands of the dealers here, and that the
price ranged from 24 to better than 25
cents. Inquiry revealed that the report
so far as the orders bcrny in hand was
concerned, was true, but there is a di
vergence of opinion as tor the prices
quoted in these orders. It was solemn
ly stated by a dealer who is regarded
as an eminent authority upon the hop
situation at all times, and. who makes
it a business to keep himself and his
firm posted upon the conditions, : that
there are no orders in hand which jjunt'
ed prices above ,23 and 23 cents in
this eity. This same authority, and
several others, stated that any amount
of hops were being offered by the deal
ers at 24 cents, while, if the orders
eould be procured, many of the grow
ers would unload at 25 cents. They
contend that the brewer is not pressed
to buy hops, even in the race orMue
shortage in the supply, and that they
ean continue to pursue the hand-to-mouth
policy of buying until the mar
ket is drained of the very last bale, or
at least until the new crop comes on
and relieves the situation. "It is
true," states one, 'that the growers,
or Home ot them, are so tnorougniy im
bued with bright prospects of a 30 and
even 40-eent market, by some dealers
who are using them as eat s paws to
'rake their chestnuts out of the fire,'
that it is impossible to approach them
with less-than a 30-cent offer and there
are some who will not talk, soil at all.
t any price. I cannot help but think
that these crower will realize their
mistake when it is too late for them
to recover. "
On the other hand, those dealers who
have been classed in t.ic list of bulls,
maintain that there is bright sailing
ahead for the growers who continue to
hold their hops out of the market, and
they go so far as to predict at least
in one ease that the price would go
up to 40 and possibly 00 rents before
the 1905 crop comes on. These latter
dealer contend that there are orders
n the field for considerable better than
25 cents and that thedealers who have
them are holding back in order to break
the market down and secure the bops
at as small a price as is possible. They
admit that some sales have taken place
recently between the dealer, at 23 and
24 cents, but they contend that these
sales are merely shams and not bona
fide and perpetrated bv bears" for the
purpose of effect in their efforts to bear
down upon the market and break in
upon the holdings of the growers. The
etxent of the holdings in dealers' hands
in this state varies from 400O to COOO
Our sales during the month just closed exceeded our
bales, while those in the hands of grow
ers from 11,000 to 13,000 bales.. These
are conservative figure and are qootcd
from authorities on both sides : of the
market. - v. K".-; C-'""--'' '.' S '
Several sales- were reported yeiser
day, as having transpired within the
past forty:eight hours, a list ot which
is ."given herewith as follows: V II. J.
Ottenheimer (UHenthal & Co.) to Wm.
Brown Co, 200 bales at 24- cents;
Muecke & Co, of Aurora, 100 bales to
George' Doreaa, on account Philip Wolfe
St Co., 24 cents (same ot purchased by
Muecke & . Co. in "November at 32
cents) ; McKinley Mitchell (reported),
150 bales at 23',i cents; C. D. Jessup
purchased lot of 160 bales at 24 cents,
and Faber Xeis ' parehased 86 bales
at 24H cental . Other sales are also re
ported to have taken place of which
no confirmation ebuld be gained and
are, therefore, not enumerated.' (
Strikes Bidden Becks.
- When your ship of health strikes the
hidden rocks of consumption, pneumon
ia, etc, yon arei lost, ir yon don't get
hdn from Dr. Kink's New Discovery
for ConsomptionV JW. McKinnon, of
Talledesa Borings, Ala, writes:
had been ycry. ill with pneumonia, nn
der the care of two-doctors, but was
getting no better when. I began to take
lr. King's New Discovery. The iirst
dose-cave relref, and one bottle cured
me." Sure cure for sore throat, bron
chitis,, eot'ghs and colds. Goaraateed
at Danl J. Fry'a drug store, price COc
and. $1.00. Trial bottle free.
IS A CANDIDATE
DEAN HAWTjET, WILLAME1TE
UNIVEBSITY, ASPIBES TO SUC
CEED F. A. rALSENBEBQ.
Election to Fill Vacancy WiU Take
Place at I s Angeles in April Pres
ent Incumbent Only Temporary-
Three Other Aspirants.
Dean W. C. Dtawley, of the Willam
ctte University,j and member of the
board of head managers of the order of
the Woodmen of the World, arrived
home from Denver on last Monday
morningfof this week. Professor Haw
ley attended the funeral of the late
Head Consul FJ A. I'aulkeuberg, and
delivered an eulogy upon I the life of
tho dead chieftain uiktu that occasion.
Since his arrival homo ho has been so
busily engaged in his work at the Uni
versity that he has had no -opportunity
to get down -town and be seen. Al
though a temporary successor has been
selected to fill the vacancy in the of
fice .of head consul, caused by the do?
iniso of Mr. Falkeubcrg, in the person
of John 11. Foley of Ijos Angeles, Cal,
a permanent successor is to be choecn
later on and Professor Uawley states
that he -is a candidate for the high
office. Ih an interview with the States
man venter rTay afternoon upon the sub
ject, Professor Uawley eaid:
"Yes, it is true that I am bUII in
the race as a candidate for head consul
of the Woodmen of the World, to, suc
ceed the late V. A. Falkenberg. . Mr.
Foley, the present incumbent, was
elected to fill the vacancy temporarily
by the board of head managors, who
held a meeting for that purpose short
ly after tho interment of tho remains
of our late leader. At the time of his
acceptance Mr. Foley announced t that
be was not a candidate for the perma
nent office and he is generally so re
garded. The permanent j successor to
Mr. Falkenberg will "be elected at the
annual meeting of the supreme-council,
of tbo ! Woodmen of the World, which
will be held at Is Angeles in April of
this year. Bctdde myself there ere
three recognized candidates for the
hiarh -office, namely: Head 'Clerk ' I. I.
Boak, 6f tho Iwmrd of head managers,
with Headquarters at Denver; A. B.
Kiethfof Helena. Montana, and A. D.
Stillmin ofl'cndlcton, who is also a
membeof th board of head managers.
"There is no; doubt that the other
candidates are s sanguine of success
as myself, all believing that we have
chance to win, else we would not be in
tho race, and the contest for the elec
tion is expected to lring forth some
interesting if not exciting develop
ments." Incredible Brutality.
It would have! been incredible brutal
ity if Charles F, lmbergcr, of Syra
cuse, N. Y, hal not done the best he
could for his suffering son. "My boy,"
he says, ' cut a fearful gash over his
eye, so I applied ' Bucklan's Arnica
Hulve, which quickly healed it and sav
ed his eye." Good for burns and ulcers
too. Only, 25c at Dan'l J. Fry's drug
store. . ''.!''.
TO CUBE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE fiROMO QUININE
Tablets. AH druggists ref and the mon
ey if It fails .to cure,
E. W. Grove's signature is on each
box. 25 ecsta. . v
IS NONE TOd GOOD FOR OUR CUSTOMERS
' 1The'QuicJ Fix" Factory
1 The Barr Store maintains a small jewelry f&tliry, one bf wliose
main characteristics is promptness in filling orders. Making
over old gold into rings is the specialty of this factory, and it
ahsd repairs anything and everything in jewelry. If you bavti
j:any jewelry that needs attention, we'll r fix it quick" and at
! prices that will not displease you. Cy the way, the setting iu
vour rinc may not be safe. Coine in and let! us see about it
r We re-set many rings in the
IS UP TO COURT
IS THERE ANY LAW FOB EXIST
; ENCE OF OFFICE OF STATE
j ; LAND AGENT?
i- : ---.'-''
Also What .Authority Exists by Which
He Draws Annual Salary of SI 800
From State? These Qnestions Passed
Up for Judge Burnett to Decide.
The motion of the defendants t-J
strike out parts of the complaint in
the ease of George Summers, plaiutiff,
vs. .T. T. Geer, L. B. Geer and W. II.
Odell, lefendants, was argueti before
Judge Burnett, in the first department
of the circuit eourt, yesterday, morn
ing, aud taken under advisement bv
the court. The most important ques
tion that is raised, by the contesting
counsel for both sides is, substantially,
whether there is any law for the cx
istence of the office of state land agent,
and, if so, what authority of law ex
ists by which lie- draws the salarv
which is paid" hinwanaually by the
state. This deduction is drawn from
the effect of the contentions set up
by the counsel on both sides of the
case ami this interesting and import
ant question is left to the decision of
Judge Burnett, who will probably, an
nounee his findings iu the course of
a few Uavs.
This is the ease in which Summers,
to whom has been assigned numerous
claims-similar to that of his own. a.l
of which are merged in oue complaint.
seeks to recover from the defendants,
T. T. Geer, U B. Geer aud W. .II.
Odell about $9,300, moneys alleged to
nave been paid to Odell. for informa
tion as to tho whereabouts of base
land due the state under the laws of
the United States or otherwise. The
first allegation contained in the plain-
tiff's eoinplaint is that Ij. B. Geer
and W. 11. Odell were agents of the
state of Oregon for the selection of
indemnity school lands, ete. The coun
sel for the defense moves to strike
this paragraph but of the complaint
for several and very important reasons
which raise the question involved.
The omce of state land agent was
created by virtue of an act passed by
the Legislative Assembly of 1878, ap
proved October IS, of the same year.
This act is known on the statutes as
section 3.1)7, of Hill's code. The ses
sjon of ISO!) passed another act, which
was approved by the Governor on Feb
ruary 17, of that year.. This act. desig
nates the duties of the state laud air cut
and purjtorts to amend section 3.107 of
Ilia's eotle. This same Legislature
passed another act which was approved
v the Governor on the day followins
the approval of "the former act, Feb
ruary 1)4. .The first section Of this lat
ter act 'provides that "the Governor
of this state is hereby appointed land
commissioner for the state of Oregon
and empowered to locate lands to
which the "state is entitled under the
laws of the United States, or-otherwise,
and is authorized to appoint such
agent or agents as ntav be necessary
ih the er forma nee. of hi duties." This
act also operate to repeal section 3-y7
of Hill's code:
The counsel for the defense contend
that the second act repeals the first
and that, under the law, no duty i
devolved upon.the Governor. It is'also
contended that L. B. Geer and Odel!
were agents of the. Governor and not
of the state; The plaintiff's counsel
contended that whether they were oi
ficers of the state or not it made no
difference, inasmuch as they had en
tered into a conspiracy to defraud anil
were liable in a private capacity, but
that good pleading required that all
of the facts surrounding the transact
ions should be jdeaded in order to
Show the conspiracy. . -
The plaintiff's, counsel also "contend
that the fact prove that -the Governor
was appointed undwr the first act and
that L. B. Jeer was apjminted and
drew a salary of M8)0 per year tm-'er
its provisions; therefore, if the Set wns
repealetl, the office of the state l.it,"
Agent was alolishcd and the state lnil
agent was' drawing a salary of 'lMK)
per year to which he had no right.
The act of 1903 prescribes certain
YEA
sales during the corresponding period ayearago by
j . - :
course of a year.
Cor. State and
Liberty Sts.
duties of the state land agent, as tllie
selection of imlemnity lands, butitl
not fix hiia salary ami thus, inf ini
tially, recognizes the office of ntat
land agent as created by the act of
liii9, which the counsel for the !.
fendants are now contending was re-jH-nled,
as valid.
It is a well known fact, esjwiallr
among students of law, that when tV
acts or their provisions' conflict the
latter act operates to repeal the for
Hifr. This fact is recoguized by all
authorities ou law. The act of rVIru-
sry 17, l.Hfy, amends section of
II ill s code, and the act of rcbruarr
18, lsm, reiMals the same section of
tho Code, which the former art pre
tends to amend, otherwise the two act
i. is claimed, are consistent and do
not conflict in their provisions. This
question thus presented is that, whils
the Governor had the right to appoint
the agents mentioned to assist hiiu iu
carrying out sis Unties as lanl com
missioner, tbey are merely agents of
the Governor and not of the state nl
.that there is no authority by which
they could exact or collect a salary
from the state. It will prove a very
interesting case no matter which wy
it is decided.
The Colonel's Waterloo.
Colouel John M. Fuller, of Iluucy
Grove, Tex,as. nearly met bis Waterlhxi
jr ; I i. ti
iroin iicr nun jiiuncy irouoic. j ti a
recent letter lie says:."1'! was infarlv
dead, of thes; complaints, and allh
ugh
I tried my family doctor, he did me no
good ; so I got a oOc bot tie f .vour
great Electric Bitters, wliich cured inc.
I consider them the best medicine on
earth, and thank God who gave yon
the knowledge to make them." Sold,
and guaranteed to cure dyspepsia, bil
iousness and kidncv disease, by Dan It
J. Fry, druygUt t 5tc a bottle.
HAS STOOD THE TEST 25 YEABS
The old, original ' GROVE'S Tastclcs
Chill Tonic. (You know what you sre
taking. It is iron and quinine in a
tasteless form. No cure, ho pay. JJOc.
Legal Blanks at Statesman Job OfCc
Oregon Red Clover
Fancy, fresh seed, fibsoluV?ly
clear. Botter buy while you can
get Oregon seel, os it is lar su-
'4-
perior to Eastern jsced. .
D. A. White & Son,
255 N. Commercial St., Salem
WHITE BRONZE MONUMENTS
Kavcr chip. Ciack,
tarnlah, kimi "f
eo-rofl. Thaonlf
kind that urrar
Beadrleantui. For
the truth of tht
alov- aco thrm la
maev of the Coun
try and all o I ha
' Katm cmtn.
Hume ol them
bar iH-an-ther l
var ityoo wast
lb very Ixsit at
livtnr prlre. eU
on . addrvaa
T. B. WAIT. ,
l. lr.Or..M WI
.. I'Boae White
lit.
Dr. Stone's Druo Store
Does a strictly cash business; owes
no one, Snd no one owes it; carries s
largo stock; its shelves, counters sal
show eases are leaded with drugs, m eli
eines, notions, toilet articles. Wines and
liquors of all kinds for medical pur
poses. Dt. Stone is a regular grldunts
rn medicine and has bad many yesrs of
experience in the prsetiee. Consults-
ions are free. Prescriptions sre .iree ,
nd only regular prices for mcdicin.
Dr. Stone eaa be found st bis uniff
store, Salom, Oregon, from s'x in tba
morning until sine at night.
U AGO
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Successor to Atwood & Fisher