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-WEEKLY OEIIGON STATESMAN,- ITUDAY. MA1ICII 17. 1903.
acJiie:
Isone of the imliiticiiA that eyeglasses are smU a large percent
age of all headaches are caused bv eye atrfln, which ,an be relieved by
wearing proper glasses.' !
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, WeVe an expert graduate optician who will examine yonr.eycs with
trot charge od tell too frankly Whether you Jo or do not need stavs.
We fit eyes iientifiealiyand accurately and ill oculists, prescrip
tionsoil at moderate eost.1 '
Onr. optical department 1 a distinct business which we do as tbor
onghly a though it were the only business we had. ' '
Cor. State and
Liberty Sts.
Salem Ore'
IS UP TO OREGON
1 : - i . .- :: s
" ;"-.. . . . - - - ':.
nop oeowees or. Tms' state
f - control, market fbjcb
' just now. - '
With Washington and California Grow
i en in Combination Against Belling at
I Low Prire Govera ller Can Blaka
j'pric Almost What They Wish. '
1 - A combination of bop growers hav
ing been effected in 'Washington " and
California not to dispose of their liops
heiow SO cents "poun'd,'4he price-set
ting of the market is wholly up to the
k. . -r 1 i J i: n .
iregon grower, - iu. bib .";
balance of power, just now: and it re
mains to be' seen ; whit I he "will do
with it. - .. ' - .. V -
t There has" been more or less talk of
organizing a pool of the hop growing
interests la this state, but the growers
are' rather slow in getting together.
There seems to be a lack jpf leadership
in the rusks and unless some one conies
to the front shortly the proposition may
fall through
-w, . . n nr? " n n
t Is Sure t0 s
) ' Give
v Satisfaction
r.'.-.ir.Ain,)
f V V
fives Belief at mu.
II (Ihimi. sootbe
and heU tnediMMtO.
t-jLt&rrh and; drlres
UAY:KEViU
Ut Dnnira M Tun atvl smelt. rail mxm
imtcrtot. or by maII.' Trtl tiM loo by J
ELY BOTHKIiS M Wsrn Sweet 3ew Yorlt
T
A Co.. represented 'by George Dorcas,
vf Slem Oregon. It gives very mea
gre statistics showing what it contends
the protlnction is ot tne unuea eces,
but it fails to show- the actual require
ments or consumption. i Its 'statement
is so absurd and so eontrary to the real
situation that '-we do not consider j it
-worthy of a lengthy reply. It is giving
the strongest bull argument when , it
av. Consumers, do not appear to be
alarmed and are keeping values in cheek
h- nnrsnini the hand-tOrrBonth' TKly
which "they have adopted ; suceessfully
. s - .na. - u.AKiJk A t iA '
A STRONG TEAM
WILLAMETTE AuiltVEESITT WILL
. " PLACE FAST MEM IN FIELD
Tins SEASOtf.
Coach Keller TOiWy Enthusiastic Over
Outlook :f, Track Team for Year
Over Thirty Men inj Traininj Some
of the Candidates Now at Work.
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Startling Mortality.- ;
fitatistios show startling mortality,
from appendicitis and peritonitis. To
prevent and cure these awful diseases,
' there is, just one reliable remedy; Pr.
-King' N'ew Life rills. M. Flan nery,
of 14 Custom IIoue I'laee, ijhieago,
sayn: " They ' have ' no equal for con
stipation and ItiiiousneM." 2Z& at
Daa'l J. Pry's, drug store. j :
Women love a clear, healthy eom
jdexibn. 1'ure blood makes it. Bur
'dock Wood Bitt era makes pure Wood.
WHITK RRONZB MONUMENTS
Kever -bip. eruck,
Urals n, mow tT
Co-rode, frns only
t1o4 tht - never
n d r-leaotrK. for
the troth of th
bOMiwa tbm la
many of th cotra
try and sit o the
ha.eta cemeteries.
Sow ol them
hmrm !teu Uirrn 19
year Myou mat
tht very Veil at
living price, csil
on or aildra
T. 8. WAIT.
aern,Or..M4 Km
Ptone White
161.
) it
EXPENSIVE.
With a raft of timber that looks most
promising under development and train
ing; Willamette Uhiirersiry will cer
tainly be represented by a strong team
in the track and ' Held events- of the
coming season, scarry winy m
have responded to the call, for candi
dates issued by Manager Simpson, and
are indulging in daily work under the
direction of Coae!i Keller. The interest
manifested by these men andthe way
in which they take hold of their , work
are powerful indications that lend color
to the belief that Willamette will be
in' the running just a little bit this
vear. , Moreover, Vhe quality of the lim
ber at hand is the finest that the War
sitv has ever had. and the quantity is
in excess of that of previous years also..
Of. the enthusiastic men at the uni
versity, none is more sanguine of win
ning- honors for Willamette than Coach
Keller. An athlete from his feet up, he
knows another when ho sees Turn, and
tAnritur tuist ikoaOrta Of high TiriCCS.
- Conrad-Krebs of the Krebs Brothers yrkat ahows eonclush elv that if the
firnf.or this .it, in anf intertiew with jrowers refuse to sell, the 4 hand-tof
a Statesman representative last night, have to be left off and there is
Hi Harix-llow'd it eome vew-only I louowiog. so i nothing Jt . i. xne -mouinpouey or
stav'd tew th' pitv one davf Thought l"ualwnj " - -j . I hot air ror .toe- urewers to urrn uu.
ye wux goia' tew stay er week. I , r.ul T rnt who ?r?" w Vh. his good judgment tells him that in the
Si Oatcak-I elean:fergt tew mort-1 . ""X .tt nt thou- 4 ' .T! "L" V; 7 1a trin, of men under his direction he has
vi. -1.1 r... T .. k-l"" !. " - - , I -win wwim uiuiurreiui n, -v - " . .... ..si -
" " "-m VJ ...j. ,r uu wkuli ihr hiive bai vetlt f ikinir tka I several nrsi.r.iare nrusi!.
delivered, and which they expect to se J -growem will convince them of their
cure at. low prises after they have sue- TO;Kflke lefore the came is ov'er Per-
Jnst aa a Fire : t I ceded in scaring the growers ot ore- l.oni!v wo wjn hold our hops until late
spreads in dry grass and" weeds, so does loon into dumping their hops oa the in ,h-, fcaajmer. recardless of what oth
an inflammation of. the throat the re- J market. They are going about it yery growers are doing. Jf the growers
nun. ot a coiu grow uowu uiiu mc ik-u-if UDnnigiy. or example, ou unu iipould only forget ior sixty or ninety
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Bauhol. zu tiufes 1st hler.Wj, ja,
nnMre LaitKHlute -in bVl una v(rja
sprechrn wenn Ansktinft nrUr V.n
olr ISaumaterial gewuenvUt it, f;f
halten nll wms rum Ilav.i-n gehon agj
wenn gewneuscht bmion euer IIan fun
eu.-h. llaWn noeh finig. l!apl:)f.t;.
nnd llaenser billig x Verkanf
AuskuNft wird f;em un.l
gegelien.
VOOET LUMBER rtT.L COMPanv.
JuIIm Vagrt, HUmam
grass. Detroit Journal.
Now that the oval on the athletic
field is in pretty good working shape
the field of. the candidates activity can
be widened and the caoch will be given
a chance to get his 1-nes on the1 ability
of the men in this direction. The inv
sitive air-passages, of the Inngs. The j the combination, ' represented "t by hn I v or if they oould go to sleep,' Ihey I proved weather conditions permit
-.!, iik.it tun ure, nuvum w -jrviuj-i-j fagent in wegon, us aow ueanj i Iwould be sure to una the uuvcrs arouna
dealt with. When you begin to ough,JlojjIIn here, . believing that would
use Allen's Lung Balsam. It will ter- j the growers ' to the extent that
tainlv heal the. sore throat and lungs ,ni.i.i,gv h carried in on a
and it may save you from consumption. ! -trtlhe- Luckily the growers have
mare. intelliffeBce and common business
rine vvny don't tney have mme MnM than they are ereaitea witn Dy
other telephone call besides i his eternal I he bears, or short sellers.
awakenin tbtn and offering them high
prices 'before that time has expired."
Strikes Hidden Bocks.
or mncu roore ontsiae worn ana irnm
now on things will hum.
Same, of the sprinters and distance
men have already gotten into- their
spikes and 'have been jogging around
the track. Ford, last vear's crack
Hello?"
lie The v- do. mv dear, they fre
quently sav the syllables backward.
iew ixork Press.
WALTER MOB LEV
-' Th Fence Man
has jnst received a ear of woven
wire fence and a car of hop wire.
Another ear of fencing to arrive
March 20. j Buy now at special
price. A large stock of pickets,
dressed and split posts, gates gate
hardware, shingles and all kinds of
poultry fence. All at lowest prices.
Salem Fence Works
CO Court Bt., - - Salem
TIIE MARKETS.
LI VEHl-OOU March 16 May wheat
OS - !.
Chicago, March 16. May wheat
opened at .V1G..V1 and closed
Bt $1.13. i
Barlev, 4.1rt?47e.
' Klax, 1.21.
Northwestern,! $1.37.
f-an Vancio. March 16. -Cash
wheat, J5iMfi&.
I'ortliuid, March 1(L Wheat-r Walla
Walla, 8.; Muetem, 02c; vaJle, file.
Local Markets.
Wheat 80 eeate.
Oats -10 to i cents.
Hay-Cheat, i $11.50 to $12; clover,
tUO to Hit Hmothy, $13 to $14.
Flour $440 per bbL retail. I
Floor City' retail selling price, $1.15
1.30 per s-ick.
Mill Feed-Hran,, $22J50 per ton;
shorts, $J.j. j
' Ktgl3 enln ': ' j '
Hens Id cents. " ; , !
Batter Country, 20i25 cents.
Incks I2i cento.
J'ork Fat h.igs, 4 to 6c.
Beef Fat, steers, 1050 to 1250 ib.
3Vi to 4e; cows, 3 cents.
Mutton Choice wethers, 4U(a4e
Ier lb.
Veal 46 eentt. , .. j
Apples 40 to 7Se per busieL l
Potatoes 40 cents per bushel. "
Hops 27e choice is offered. Growers
refuse below 30e. ' f i si .,
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V o
je.
If yen want s ts the
y-jr labor and : , f;.
yoo cao't aflbrd
BtantsaytliiaK hat
- ;
b atudard after St ywW
tatu Tbey aiway produc
lbs large and aorcac
crop. .AuaaiwitMU
iwa. our is-sa i
Md Aaaaral
tnm oa raquaac f
).M. FcanvAOo
PCTROiT, m:oh. .
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Dr. Stone's Droo Store
"If I we are not very much mistaken
4h lars " will tret a whipping bet ore
4 he season is over : which they would J
tike to forget but ean.ot for years to
vome. mere never was a conuuioit-iB
the United Btates which -has beea
fought as desperately by the short sell
er as the present.
"Not in the history of the hop rms-
uiesa, during the past twenty - years,
have the hops been ' a scaree in the
warehouses or dealers hands. in ihe
East as at the present time. It is an
ndinu ted fact that, only a few hun
dred bales of coast hops remain unsold
in the East. That is certainly a re
markarjile condition. The entire situa
tion is in the hands of the Oregon
vrowers. for the Washington and Cal
ifornia growers" have combined and are
Tef using to sell below ol) cents, it tne
trrowers on I he-coast, who are control
ling the situation, would stand firm and
Tef use to sell for, say three months,
hons would brinir at the end of that
time 50 cents. We know positively,
havine- been in direct communication
trith.ihe brewers, that many or tne
lareest of - these, not to speak of the
numerous smaller ones, have not pur-
When your ship' of health strikes the j quarter, took his first turn about the
hidden rocks of consumption, pneumon-j ovaj yesterday and showed something
ia, etc, jvu ai- mjbi, jm uua i, tn i of tb0 qualitv of which he is possssvi.
help from Dr. -King's New Discovery pi,her was a'lso out and will probably
for Consumptions J. W. MeKinnon, of I, for the baif mile distance. He
Talledega .Springs, Ala., writes: "it; a,wcll built chap and possesses sta
had been very ill with pneamonia, un
der the care of two doctors, but was
getting no letter when 'I 'began .to take
Dr. King's New Discovery. The tirst
dbse gave relief, and one bottle cured
me." Sure cure' for sore throat, bron
chitis, coughs and colds. Guaranteed
.. . . . ... . & .i
mina, ami it is just possinie mat ne i
may be shaped for the mile. Forbes
is another distance man who is looked
upon as a likely candidate for the half ,
and the mile. , t
In the f urlontr Miller is the most
promising candidate at hand at present.
at Dan 1 J. Fry's drug store, price SOe U . ... v,
1 ,i rw T.Jol K.4.,1,. c t "r "I"' " " - i -
nuu i.vvi a a uvvuo siCTi;
, STOP DRINKING! - -
STOP CHEWING TOBACCO!
STOP SMOKING!
These things are made easy if yon really
want lo qo it. If ou have no desire to
quit and : ahstain afMrwanl, don't waste
yur money.
T R I
t lie great liquor; and tobacco remedy, will
take away from you all desire fur the use
W intoxicants or tobacco. You need not
go away from home to use it. No ex
pensive board bills to pay. The cure Jis
quick and permanent. j
Remember TRIB will
cure yon ifyotuare sincere iu a desire to
l)e cured, it is only $12?C0' for a
nleto treatment For sale
com-
J. C. Perry's
Salem, Oregon
Drug"
Store
powers of endurance that may bring
him into the Quarter elasa. also. James,
who has yet to eome out-.Ior work, win
probably do the century sprint, as he
was Willamette's fast man in tne
dashes last year. James will probably
eo aeainst the hurdles also. As a tim
ber topper he showed good form last
season and with careful training under
Coach Keller he ought to be a top njtch-
er this year. He is also slated for work
with the hammer.
Tjounirerrv it showm? splendid form
aiui. x u u. wucuh ywn uy aiuuug ,. vns weiirht9 and jumps, lie is eom-
M. Johnson and Effle J. Eeid Praying liner fast and is farther advanced in his
That Alminlstrator's Account Be Re-1 training than any man on the squad.
ASKS judgment!
O. G. SAVAGE sMPST ACCOUNT I
lO DAUGHTERS OF LATE
LORETTA SAVAGE.
A BOLD SWINDLE
FIVE SALEM LODGING HOUSE
KEEPERS NEATLY BILKED BT
TWO SMOOTH STRANGERS
Does a : strietly cash business; owes
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large stoek; it shelves, eountera and f Ahis atwn'8 requirements. AU
v, -.o- Uo.ii.i a,. inamit mat mere arc jcbs un a m i.
vmwt ovw arnao sveivi v uco. us7vaa- - - . 4i..
eines, notions, toilet article Wine Md ""tedJStaies today fban therejwe re
it ' . .ii i - j m hn 1004. Conseouently the market
iiHuor. oS mu -nu wt muiw yun f . vi-u., i,a u ai that
a V , !.. . , - - - - - - aUUIIlll US M . M V. a w - -- - -
uTHrflu. . ar oit ii m. remii,r ltsu iiaia i '
in medicine nd bu had zoanj je-trs of I
-rwrnrnA in tits nrni!'A . Owawlfn-
tions are free. PreaerioUona are free. Iold Prine .P8
opened and for Judgment in $1497.13.
An action has been begun in the cir
cuit court for this county, under the
title of Annine M. Johnson and Eme J.
Reid vs. O. G. bavage, ailministrator
Dr. Stone can be found at his drug
store, Salem, Oregon, from r'g in the
morning until nine at night.
... It is only Mareh 16. and in June, of thJ f --.tln Savage, de-
, two months and a hair later, we i eaaed whilfh brings up the administra
nriine hops at 27 cents f. o. b. At I - t.A ., r . ' ,i....i ?.
and onlv rralar nricea for medieine. l "nlur,c .ni,c - ."' r- estate for review and settlement. De
r,- o.' ut a Pable in iJigiana ana uermany. ceased died in December. 1002. and left
July of the same year we sold hops WaBta-te valued at about $1700. The
an English firm at 20 cents. I administrator filed hi final account last
"What win tup nrewem ao ii r.n-iA-. i.:v.
" ' T iai . A9 ntiniuvTA ijt iui; IJfV
x a -v f 1 m n M .1 m,rjlvuai ur I: .
tana nw -i"i' ' " ' : - I nate court ana ins rxndsmen were re-
an . additional whki mimi w e inmg i nevf ot their responsibility.
tney wouia una w v'j ""' The piaintirTs, who are stepdaughters
nntil the hops are ready for the ofof the defen.Unt, seek to set aside the
delivery. There is no question Dut tnat i orA cf the eonnty court, flosinff the
the pool which has been formed In Lng- j etate and discharging the admlnistra
iand will, sooner or later, affect the I tor and bin bondsmen on the ground of
American market. In fact, there are I fraud practiced noon the plaintiffs and
inquiries for Pacific coast hops at thejapon the court. They ask for judgment
present time. . .. I against the defendant for $1407.13 and
His work in topping the high jump is
; going to be in championship form be
fore the call to the scratch is given.
Rader. last vear's tackle on the foot
ball team, will be included in the tim-
iher toppers. lie has speed and knows
how to take the wood, which is more
than half the race. The hurdles are
Work Telephone and Express Package
Game Upon. Them Successfully to the
Tune of $13.80 and Make Their Es
cape Warrant Sworn Out by Victim.
Notice: If the two parties who
came into . Salem yesterday aaoming,
engaged lodgings at numerous places
:s Air- . - . , . . . r , . a .
an admittedly weak. spot in the track K JJTr
""" ;---- H13.80 to the eood. and le-lnar rrer
kAvw u'iiiama.'a iAiira r nv nnirnr -' , - -
Xace is the surprise of the team in ... "Tn" ZI rj,7'
his work with the discus. He has been T. '.tT, ""iT!
workin- only a short time but has done w m .-
T,MmUi-, .fnnt. aireadv neaeb. w- u DO weu tacen care or.
White Pine and Tar with
Menthol for Coughs and
Croup.---F. fj. HASS, 96
SUteSt., Salem, Or.
contain of last year's football team, is
anotner ntrong canaiaate ior iu
ens Itrow.
Captain .Tudd will be out for the mile
and is expected to reel off the turns
I q fast time mis iieaaon. xne uong
brothers are among the leading csndi
dates for the sprints and the jumps.
, Besides these there is a big bunch ot
P. S.: Ask for Chief of Police Cor-
neliusL ! i
The above notice is not, "paid mat?
ter," but it revcab, in milstance, a
neat and original buncombe trick
which was played upon the landlord
and landladies of the several lodging
esent time. against tne netenoant tor SMH7.13 inn ,Wr l.aa -f in hn Ita mrit I. ...
"The pool in England is entirely dif- interest, and that the defendant be com- 1 i?rady gives TeasJn for' V" 0f .erdy after
BALFOUR, GOTHRIB & CO
BUYERS AND SIIITPERS OF
GR A I N
DEALERS IX
(lop Growers' Supplies
. FARM LOANS '
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i' - - - - . ' r , . - f -' " ft
WAREHOUSES AT j
TURNER MACLEAY,
PRATUM, ' - BROOKS,
SHAW, - 8ALEM, i :
SWITZERLAND
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07 Comnjcrcial Street, Salem
SEED: Ai
We have some very choice seed
wheat, seed oati, seed barley
corn, etc. and you will find our
prices right. Canada Field
Peas it stoclc- ', T,
Of coon Clover iSeed
Our stocks of clover seed in, the
fintst lot ever in the city. 'The
price U no higher than common
seed other dealers offer, but the
quality of our seeSTia far su
perior.,. Garden seed in bulk.
son
D. A. WHITE &
- Feedmen nd Seedsmen
255 Commercial St Salem, Or.
ferent from those formed in this eoun-1 pHed to pay a it 3000 mortgage to the
try. The growers ta juigiana naveigc&Aol fun out of the income of the
transferred their hops, agjfreganng 1 rsrate and that he le compelled t6 ren
000 pockets, and more are coining in I der an accounting of -the pergonal prop-
daily. to a syndicate, composed . of I erty of the estate dirooed of bv him
stroner financiers and hop experts, who I during the administration.
I . II , ll 1 . ... . f . . -
t graue tne oops uu irii mcin iur iue tttennant claims an or inr reai
' .rowers. In other words, the pooled I property for the balance of his life bv
t.op are entirely out of the growers' j right of eourtsy. and the plaintiff
hands. For, example, if the first lot! claim they were left without means t
is -sold at 30 cents and the last lot at I support because , no will. hal been left
60. cents, the. grower of the first lot will by the deceased mother. The principal
receive his pro rata of the proceeds ac-1 ehargea of mal-adnuBixtrntion brought
lynnliu- to the nualitv of the hors he I against the defendant are that be omit
placet ta the hands ot the syndicate, lied a large nmount of the personal
We thins .-every nnsiness man in i property neiongmg io tne riai irom
most sanguinary speculation.
A Blow in the Back.
Anfovereoat is a necessary nuiaance
and the tendency to take it-oft on
warmist days in late autumn and win
ter is as strong as it Ji unwise. A
treacherous wind hits you iu the lak
nfiil tlif rtfxt Mfirainff mu linvA Inmha.
go Knb well and often ,witb Perry I ,lJf U1t,'r, 7IJ Rna the. scene or their
Davis' I'ainkiller and you will be as-l"1 oj-rauon-.
noon to the tune of L3..S0 My
two cle'er rsmco arti-ds who sue
eefded'in getting out of the city with
out being caught or their identity es
tablished. A warrant is out for their
arrest, Nit it is doubtful if they will
be ngbt very soon, as they have
probably managed to lav several miles
letween; themlvc and the Capital
tonished to find how quickly all sore-
ne is Haniliefc .There I but n
Paiukilbr, Perry Davis'.
Oregtm is vitally Interested-In seeing
the growers win out in this proposition,
ifor, if manpulaton by the short sellers,
Iwho have formed a conspiracy, can low
er: the market under the present exist
ing conditions, then it is only ques
tioo of a few rears when ' the hop In
dustry: i this state will be a thing-of
the past. ' ' u, . ;
"We contend, and amply support it
by statistics, that if England should
not " take another bale front America,
and if America should : proluce the
greatet crop in the hist or v of the
industry, there will be a famine in hops
jbefore'the next. erop can beTdelivered.
The only firm that we know of in the
United States that has bad the audacity
to elaint; a snrplus. or enpugh hops to
hi? account of the administration; that
he represented that all claims against
i the estate bad been settled, whereas, it
appears that-there is a mortirage of
$3000 against the real : ptope'rty incur
red throuh the loan of that amount of
the school f nnd. Mr. E. Pogne and Gov.
George K. ChamtevUia are the attor
neys for the plaintiffs.
SIX.VE.T0N IS BUST IHVE. I
SiLVEItTdN', Or March lfi.Mrj I
Ioos is erecting a very beautiful six-1
room house on Liberty Hill. T
If . i t '
-nr. eiin uas Kronen ground for a
fine residence on Liberty Hill. It will
be an ornament to the west side of
town. ; ' . , . - -
.The scheme which they worked
upon the unin-ieetinz proprietors of
five of the lodging houses of -Salem
was shrewd and original, to ;iv the
least, and if worked so "welt, that their
vletoms never suspected that they bad
been bilkrd nntil they were well out
of the. way. Two strangers, about 5
feet 10 inches aod fi ft H' inches,
respectively, and on of whom wore a
black mustache, put in an appearance
here yesterday morning from - some
place at present unknown. They both
Prospects for several new buildings J had the appearance of laiboring men,
uus-aio xj vv utr BUiMOifias ?ta ? 1 y are neeueu. nere and carried a ehange of overalls with
r .- i w' is npt an empty house in town, nor them, of the stripel sort, which they
- ST. PETKIkSBIfBO, March 10. Con- an idle man ia town. , - Wore at some places and took them
siderable alarm was eansed here and -very branch of business U running off at others. They started in about
at Moscow by the reeeiot of anonv- on full time. Silvertoa's cre.itest need 11 o'clock Ta the mornia? and worked
mous letters' announcing the inrontl.m I at present a good bakery. I The loca-ltheir came until about 13 in the aftr.
to blow tin the public bnildint i. -TIiaI on is good and the risht man will I noon.' and Imva nni beon -- -.
threats as to Moscow applied particu-j J well;-"- . , ( j They would call at the different lodg-
lartrlv to th dtrnofa nf irmv itnroa Aum-I ' C:;iA- t 1.1 1 . . IT i.. 4. ......... ....i, it., il
, - . . . -V i, I :7 "f Z , t : J I - . o urw iciciiuune lines arc mus uuuwra, rrmrwni luub tory ., were
rrBd.4-.o , Ireaching oat rapidly in every direction. working for the telephone edmpany,
and wanted to engage two roomn, nar
inj that two of tl.elr friend anl f4
low workers would arrive and take ti
extra room later. A?ter cing shosi
the rooms and accejrting tlwm od of
tho men would aak if there was a Ur
phone in the plaoe, and, Wiii m
swered in the affirmative, would i(p"
up and ring central and ak for the
Wells, Fargo exjres-office. II w.mM,
before the latter office had time U
respond, nk if there was I pthipi
there' for Mr. (giving kvm ut).
He would pretend that he recm 1 at
affirmative answer, and would isui
it there were any chargr- itpos it. H
would then repeat the buttom4 an
swer, which ranged from t2M to $30.
. inis done he would liaug ur tbf re-
eeiver, and, always in tho prcurn' ef
the proprietor or proprietress, as IM
cane inay, te, turn to bis partner
and carry on a eon versa tioo, during
which they would diwues mcioi of r-
curing their piK-kage, whi' h wa a Te
nable one, from the exprcsd oBW.
They were broke, of course, nnd
of them, who woie a good if'H rini
would turn to the keeper of the apart
ments and offer to puwn the rinjr tnr
thei amount of the charge upon th n- '
press package, pretending tb.it it w
very essential that it re urotten oat
and oriene.l efore their manager tr-
rived, who "was cotninir on the aft"-
noon train." The other one would
terpse and tell ; eonfi -rat that
he did not think it nwessiiryts Ps
his ring, ji. no doabl, . the 1 jndl.1
would loan him the nmtuy f) get bis
package i.ntil their ' manna' arrivd.
In every ease tiiiil it w;is tried, w Ut
as' reported to tlje police depart et,
with two exci-r ! iona, the game worked
out admirably, i tl kerper of H"
rooms would be "only too glad to a
commodate them."
Rn far as have been reported serea
lodging bouses were visited by tErt"
two wily crooks, and more way he r
ported today when the story get os.
and in all but two of them the oLem
worked out siK-cesf uTly. The follow
Jng-is a llstt of those buncoed, fojfl-i-er
with the amount secured from tv'.
Halem lodging house, 2.S0; Cottaj
hotd, 20; Mrs. Scott Fcrgn.
3.50;, Mrs. Dclle veith, 120, s
Mrs. II. WMerbeim, 20. -Tk'f
also tackled the Itiverside house,
ducted bv Mrs. Ieah fAoyer, and sskw
for.$3j50. and, HMet ftott, A. ioU
proprietor, but failed to make tne"
game work out at these places. ,Tb"
total amount secured was )13.S0. Ta
complaint was made by Mrs. ItW'
son, who swore out . a warrant tot
two unknown strangers ibetors CiJ ,
Recorder Moore yesterday aft craw",
but it was evidently too late, as tlr
parties are .supposed to hAve U
their departure on the nortUDonna
ernoon overland. 1 .
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to grounds for one whole week. Why do I do this? Sim
remember the'same prices rule as before. , Every dollar
Mw ... rr,-w,.ll'.7-,u wwuuuuy , w gf iu-;irip. ';-v-rownsi.uu, riates .uu, riliings 50c, examination rree.
:IR -.TF? nrTIM'lr ' The -0iir.le-A Denti At
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