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V E5j EXPECTORANT FOR I GOVERNOR CIIAS. A. EEIIXJBKIIDE OF MAESH nULD ANNOUNCES HIMSEU v A CANDIDATE. Ills Platfcrca Embraces Strict Const ruc tion of the Constitution, an Anti-Pass -. law and Several Doctrines Expected : to Be Popular With the Oregon Voter. Judge Charles A. Sehlbrede, for sev eral years an attorney at Itoseburg, later a United States judge in Alaska, a position wbieh he resided to return to Oregon, and for the past two years loeate'l at Marshfield, Coos county, has announced bis candidacy for the gov ernorship before the Republican prim aries, making a lengthy declaration of the principles upon-wbieh he bases his claims. The shieing of Mr. Sehlbrede s castor into tbe ring brings into the contest an element that if solidified and serious in its uemani wouki nave 1 umu uwiuK,"!! v. i.un nini im aiih .1 .!. l V .unit HhnnL r candidate of southern and southwestern Oregon and receive the united support I AtJlas, Coos, Uurry, jaenson ana Jaachhine counties, ne wonia Become ; quite formidable.- 1 ne Marsnneiu Aiaii, which brought out his name, and in whieh his letter appeared accepting the proposal, makes it understood that he will be toe candidate 01 inai section. Aftr makinir soecifie announcement , precaies me tiuicurc ui ym """" i Sale fraud, a. have been revealed iu many place, and press!. the commor , horror that the public conscience has become so indifferent to right that of ficial fraud and grafting are too often the rule rather than the exception. He eharsres this condition to the open dis regard for tbe provisions of the Oregon . anttatitnrion Dy ine law-maainjj pwcu ana ne office holders, and he announces himself as a strict conntructionint of the old document as to salaries of gov ernor and all other officials working thereunder. He says the governor has no right to take or rceelve more than $1500 a year and that he will practice what he preaches in case of his sue- cess He doesn't Lelieve- in free passes and says if elected he will aceept none (jiatgp, Tillamook and Crook counties, from any transportation company, and Tw.ive of the forged certificates pur will urge Ihe passage of a law making rMirt to have b-en issued by W. II. it unlawful for any state or county odell, elerk of the land board, on officer to rceeive such favors. I March 17, 1899, to J. P. Williams, Mary He- is in favor of a state bank com-- g Booth, 8am Grant. Dave Nixon, missioner to examine and report on. all ehnrlie Smith, W. Hammon, - Sadio banks other than national banks at xlson. Reekie Blanchard, Will W. least once' a year, and giving the gover- nor iKiwer to take charge of insolvent batks... .He Ul'ieves in .using convict Th? forgeries, aro all for lands in Tilla- (Crosse. These certificates bore-the name lAbif (m the-public roads: is heartily ,nnrtk(jinl t.'lataon ' counties and th is C TiX I. rrkmrwrlni'n Urk nt the land" hi- favr of the eh" M hit or law and its - fflrrcemrnl; wants' Jhe primary law tflrrceuirnt; wants Jhe primary law faiH'i fried, in all; its provisions and will 4hc'lj to tlect.all Republican candi-. (fates. H0in?nate.d.nn.l'r it ; believe that I mcmbVrf fleeted vt6 the nest lcgisluture hoiM-cobsbler themselves bound by tbe primary , vote 'on UniteJ States sn ator;, favt(rs, the . creation of a corpora tion commissioner, with .authority to interftigate all corporations, protect tin good ones and annihilate the wildcat schemes. : 'He says he is not the candidate of any faction, and. s:iys: ,4If nominated andlftcl 1'wifl be free to, and will, give the, people a clean, aggressive and economical administration, believin that all . of the laws of the state should be strictly enforced, as the best way to get rid of bad or obnoxious laws i te 'enforce them. , I am now, and al ways have been, a Republican from principle, and am in- favor of a united Republican party in Oregon, and in the United States, and whether elected or hot I will make every effort to bring about'and maintain that result." NUMEROUS INCORPORATIONS. Big Bs&incss for the Week in That De partment and riling Fees for . - . December Are Large. The corporation department of the secretary of state's ofhee was kept busy this week filing articles, twenty rone of which were presented, aggregating cap ital stock to the amount or f5,4 41,CHi. be business in this line for the first half of December has been brisk, the filing fees alone amounting to $3192.15. Tbe articles filed this week are: The Penn Mining Company; principal office, Sumpter, Of.; capital stock, $100, OiK); incorporators, James B. Sine, W. C. Winterhalter and T. 8. Kennerly. : Oregon Express Company; principal office, Canyon City, Or.; capital stock. 5000; incorporators, B. E. Travis, J. E. Marks and W. C. Thompson. . , Grand Laundry Company; principal oftice, Portland, Or.; capital stock, $15, 000; incorporators, Curt Muller, George y. Martin and Win. T. Muir. The Oregon Red Apple Company; "principal office, La Grande, Or.; capital stock, $13,600; incorporators, Ludwyk Oldenburg, S. Oldenburg and Batend Oldenburg. , The Summit Mining Company; prin cipal office, Oregon Jity, Or.; capital stock, $1,000,000; incorporators, Ru dolph Koerner, A. W. Trance and Wil liam U. Hanke.' Seaport Milling Company; principal office, Seaport, Or.; capital stock; $5000; incorporators, L. D. Kinney, J. F. Pol ley and E. U C. Farrin. Seaport Land Company; principal of fice, Seaport, Or.; capital stock. $25,000; incorporators, L. D. Kisser, J..F. Pol ley, W. Haydon, W. J. Rust and E. L. VC. Farrin. . Drain Watef, Light Jb Power Com pany; principal office, Drain, Or.; cap ital atock, $5000; incorporators. It a Wimlrly, Benton. Mires, W. W. Kent. W. tJ. iviwarus ana O-im Jones. Linkville aaiery Compssy, prin- . T.-I ..u r.n ' ' ' . . . isrp enic.-Emile Egert and Marv Ecert. ' Viaiia tmtT sa fe4i ia- s m. liol l ueni mininx omiianv: nrinci- pal oflies, Portland, Or.; capital stack, fju.-y, - . .cuam, tvelier am - vivuco. The National Investraet neinal oSce, Portland, Or.; cipita principal o , , capital the standard cough and cold cure for over $ Miy C..; " ' - TC.vears now comes also in a ! Ow- wonTraieni 10 carry wua job. asvb t be without it. Ak yonr druggist. : , . . 1906 ALMANAC FREJv" Writ tolt. D. Jayaa & Sob, Philadelphia. stock, $25,000; incorporators, Alexas- der D. Borgoyne, Harvey W. Bailey ami timiYvy uaucj, J.I II Jabour Restaurant Company;, princi pal office, 1 ortland, Or.; capital stock, v.. s-1-1. ii a..v I Tbe Morteaze Guarantee & Trust! Company; principal office, Portland, Or.; capital stock, $100,000; incorporators, . W. Waterbnry, C. W. Miller and C. B, Clement.- Arrow Realty & Investment Com pany; principal offiee, Portland, Or.; capital stock. $5000; incorporators, Max Morehead, J. L. Mitchell, O. N. Ford and V. J. Seebtem. i ' The Grande, Bonde Water Company; principal office. La Grande, Or.; capi tal stock. $100,000; incorporators, Wal ter M. Pierce, Clarence II, Crawford and T. K. Berry. Great; West rn Mining Milling Portland Hardware Company; prine -fn Portland. Or capitarstock or., capital stocK, ' f 1 : $5000. incorporators, N McKay and P. H. Standard C Construction 1 Company; ' . . ., . -, ;- ""- 7 1 n. . I iey gang or swinaiers, was n w "7 Company; principal office, Portland, Or ; accompanied by an uncle who capital stock $230 00(1; incorporators, 7Portl.nd, to consult with the L. B. Bartlett, A. A. Butcher and M. ian.r officials in relation to future principal onice, rortiann, jt. eapnai... k-v rv-., . v a ' ' his way back to Oregon when iay . T. Ame, ami L I, iangley. i Gol(1e'a Drift Mining Company; in-. incorporators. fo rpoTaUd under laws of Arizona; cap - ti nnnnnn- .Mnmiw in fact.f ital stock. $1JW0.000: attorney in fact,!11 wor" u iVrilir-.VLi'n M. C. Ament, Grants PaOr. The Steuben Placer Mining Company; incorporated under the law. ' ; Lumber company; incorporaica uuuer laws of the state d Washington; cap - ital Bto?k., $2500,000; attorney in f act, , Chas. II. Chance, Sumpter, Or. T I AMmT-AS I IV i MORE FORGED CERTIFICATES. R. E. I Moss, a Chicago Man, Loans jncriminating evidence, as he will prob Putcr Money on Eighteen jably have as many of such papers as Forgeries. possible destroyed before he "is rear- ' rcstel. if taken at all. ; ' Another one of 8. A. IK Outer's eastern victims reported to the state ian,j department yesterday. Thi. time it .j r e. Moss, a wealthy financier of Chicago, who, according to Wirt E. Humphrey, his attorney, loaned money to Puter on eighteen certificates eov- shout 5400 acres of land in (.jinP crv Knott, Gussie Warden, John y jinffman and Thomas Cieary. Koni,jne: certificates are held by Johu i K pnr-;s 0f pcnqsylvahia, and have " K pnt-is of Penqsyivaftia, and have surrendered fof deels,: which will . r,rb.ibly be issued in a short time. ,? pjv, ; 0ter certificates t bear the ' . i ,i . , i - L:nL . : r i I forged signature of M. L. Chamberlain, f 'erk, March 11. 1901, jssnel to George' i'age, i:. it. leraes .i. a. iienneii, Gporze Franklin and J. W. Smith. ' These cover lands in Crook county, and i the genuine eertineaies are owneu ny; the Mueller Lumber Co- Davenport,; Iowa. , 1 Attorney Humphrey writes describ- 1 l ing the certificates and correctly sup- posing that they are forgeries. He did not state how much money bis client . had loaned, on tbe documents. State JLand Agent West returned from Portland yesterday. He says that young Goddard departed at once for his w'iseonsin home, promising to set the machinery of the law at work to capture and punish Puter, McKin Jey, McKay and their confederates.' MARION'S EXPENSES. rigurefl Showing Amounts Paid Out By County Commissioners Court ' . Tor November. According to the abstract of war rants in the office of the Marion county clerk, the bills against the county and- itej Dy the county comm ssioners- court at ine regular ufremwr icrm, Rgro- rlTt. forged, grated the amount of $75-'52.67. Theses' figures represent the total expenses of Mar'on county for the month of Novem ber, including the salaries of all coun ty, officers. The largest item of expense was road and highway improvement, S3430.23 beinr nai.l out for' that nur- pose. - ' ;,- The amount charged to the different t accounts of the November expenses . were as follows: ' v S j Roads and highways . . . . . . . .'. .$3430.2.1 1 - 903.21 463.75 $149.50 Care of poor Circuit court . . . Justice court . . . Sheriff's office . -Clerk's office ... Recorder soffice" Treasurer's office Coroners office . 139.00 .235.83 100.00 "k 720 100.00 330.00 I 192.62 2320 School superintendent's office . Assessor 's offiee ... . . .... . . . Current expensea ... , . . . . . . Court house expenses ........ Jail .. Insane.' . I . ... . .. . . . . . Stock inspector ... . . ....... County court and fom. 33.15 .. 1 30.00 t T523 2170 w 158.84 . . 60.00 ,.$7502.67 Lewis- and Clark fair Fruit inspector .... Total Y. M. C. A. noma. M. C. A. committee held The Y. meeting iasf night and plans for orgs- a:. 1 t. "gVeed a7'.wor7 brick '' " . . . . . ... - tnnsela ih!..t!.tirpeT-r . to be sed by the association. There - - m ;n v a-:n -!V; ;:v social rooms. SC asemby roouV nS olw eonveaiences. The project is now an the 1 twVn, " W K ? the buildmg will begin-Engene Cuard. size T1TATE ? AC -' TUCfl Ifllf li IT III 1 llUifl FOKGED LAND CSETITICATES CON- . TINTJE TO ACCUMULATE FBOM WISCONSIN. Mr. Goddard Arrivea But Does Not Know What to Do Suspicion Abroad Some Wisconsin Men Are in Position Where They Fear to Squeal. Another chanter " of .the land fraud history was rehearsed yesterday.' R. IL Goddard, son of Hiram Goddard, the La Gr'se, Wis., capitalist, who was badly bitten by the Puter and McKin- - procedure. engaged at a logging camp on Puget Dp to tfc ti ot ihe exposure, when he immediately went east to ap- r" . . . - Tr . Kji ."ater lm X.nJ- '"v"!" rllt r:Ti.i B:, would not take any steps himself. Goddard was; surprised that hi, (ather would connt to McKay's wth Kilter and Alciviniey in la. Crosse . , v . tv-t rl i tfflS Kay was - "' ' v- that be nossesses documents that would the gang. ' Since he has been released, it m v le morn difficult to locate the Jand Agent vysest lniormea tne uou- . lards nd other f eastern parties wno have been swindled that should they desire to take the necessary steps . to prosecute, he could give them the name of the place where one of the chief con- npiratom wan stopping a few days ago, lmt alreadv stated, the officers oi this state will neither initiate nor car ry on a prosecution. That will have to e done by the victims and In the states where the crimes were commit ted.' ' i .it. i Mr. Goxldard brougat with him iyes terday another installment of forged certificates covering 7000 aeres of land, which were purchased by Henry A. Salzer. a millionaire seedman, of La board, and wero; dalel Jnly 18,. 1901 rrporting to have been "issued to A purporting Andcrlee, Minrller. Se Mueller to . . .. . - . -i . : . a xi A assigned uy uiin. iu r . September 30, 1901 and by 20, 190-3."' 8mo of . these certificates are accompanied fby . receipts purporting to iive ren sent from ;ne lanu oiucc, but entire torircriea, including the safe- t'y paper on which the receipt blank is t-riutcu, showing tiat tne lorgury.Br- ranspmcnts of the operators firere com- iWeto 1 and on a wonderfully planned .;ale. : " t Th. Goddards, accompanied bv Land A ,t West, returned to Portland yes- t.i.iv. nfternonn e;xncetin ho. hear in M wtV.mo from the interested parties in ia iTosse wiin lnsiruciiyns now 1.0 proceed.- ; ) It is considered a little singular that the Wisconsin people are showing such hesitancy in proceeding toward the ar rest and prosecution of McKinley and Puter, ami they are ' suspicious that s'mc of them may fear the result of thorough investigation. Many certifi cates are held by eastern timber spec tators which , are genuine in their is suance, but the parties in whose names they rwere issued were probably ficti tious the first assignments being made by " dummies" and if all these should be shown up, as thev would bojif Puter and McKinley should te prosecuted, the eastern fellows might stand a show of . , ... , 1 . L 1 A losing their land under the genuine rtifieatPI, a9 weil as under those that V News of the Northwest I J 1 O Doing Time in Stripes, j Idaho's penitentiary now I eontaias 207 convicts. V : .:- ". . i : - O : :.: ; : . Mining in Marion County. ' Tom Skaife came down from the - . rtV. . fiAil Kaah llie VUuk aaAa ms na 33333 Lewis and Clark mine Tuesday and re-0-1 y1 ports much activity and sometsnow at ! t he catnn. Silvertnn A nrxal - - 1- trt , v O '' . Tillamook OU. ,. Work has been suspended at the oil well owing to . running out of easing pipe. The hole is now down about 300 feet with a good oil indication. At Ike. 100-foot 1T 14-inch rein of coal was passed, at tbe 'present depth the drill has passed into what appears to be an oily sand, which it is said is closely related to oil and Mr. Ilannen- - kratt speaks very favorably of the out look. Tillamook Herald. , . . - , '.J. : ;-; ' - ; -; 'O - '-'::, ' " V.V?: I Bet Too TueyTl Learn. who shy at the mention of an eiectrie - 1 .2 k :t, " Il-VfT "" " J "ih tob nan nai 11 hud laciiiiira. 1 nun ; i m nrfiT.i viimfi nothing tend more toward brinei, r watchword, for Iain W STCBSSaBSl triArSl rAtVS S-vnaaa ' Zl -.Za ' V'l-".'u fut onr nndeveloped resources Ncw- G" - Gaa and Power at Eugene. i ,minary wora has commenced on the property lately purchawd at the ,. . . east end of Eighta street near the old tannery by the lne Cootity Eiectrie Company, for the eree Mo of the gas and power plaat. i The work being done bow ia eollting stone for the fotmda- tion of the building that isto house the gas purifiers and pumps which will b but a small part of the proposed strue'.ure. :Tae maehiBery that is to be . installed is in Portlsad and is expecter some time , this week. It wh given out yesterday at the offiee of the com- pany that Mr. A. Welch, who it direct- ing operations 01 ine ousiness, in Salem bur would return to Eugene about the 20th of the month. By the first of the year "H was the -plan to get the work started on tbe new reservoir on the bntte. With the coming oJ.Mr., Welch more detailed plans eaa be given out as to the work in progress. Eu- gene Register. ' t " Drowned. . J B. Ross, agl about 21 years and iih.. waa dmwn- ed in the log pond at the Booth-Kelly company's sawmill at Springfield early this morning. Eugene Guard. Many Trees Sold. The Western Oreeon Orchard Com pany, through their agent, Fred Lum- lanl, tnis weex piacea mw mn for Cruit tree with IE.-Hoover, agent for the Woolbnrn nursery. This time the order is for 2000 apple trees and 1000 cherries, apricots and prunes. Tn is last order makes. 16,000 trees which iiiMwr has sold t is firm. Mr. Hoover has also mixed varieties of trees to be. planted on bis Table Rock farm. Med- ford Mail. , 1 0" ' 1 togs in Plenty. j j. Gentry arrived from Marion vesterdav and tooV'the stage for Lea-- burg wnerrhe wm be engaged the re- mainder of the winter in getting out five million feet of logs for the Spauld- ing Logging Company. , Mr. Gentry will Mrl. th- th lrffcst camps in this part of the country and expects to keep thirty'or forty men employed all win- ter. The logs will be banked and will be taken out by.the Spaulding people next fepring.TEgene Register. ' Growing Alfalfa D. D. Sage this week purchased thir- ty-two acres of land from the Ross tract nn?ihwpt of Medford. Mr. Sajre ex - pec?s to sow the land to alfalfa The price paid was $3200 and the sale was fvt Slnompanf Thi.VnUress liver Lana Company, in is enure jxoaa tract, containing zoa acres, u wcu -tub-divided into tracts of sixteen ana "hirty-two acres and -s being offered for sale. The land is some of the best in the county and is especially valuable , . . nan . . ror the growing or aitaiia or iruit. a. x county road is being laid out across the. center of it, which road will connect ihe Central Point-Jacksonville road un anotner roaa on tnis siie icaying into Medford. A thirty-two aere tract f this land, or even a tract half that size, will, if properly handled, return a revenue sufficient for the maintenance of almost any family. It is the small oldings which make farming and friiit 'rowing profitable. Aiedford Mail. Hs- " The. Great Northern. "J-OrC A, J. Holgesvoiie'tf the directors 'ft' tbe- OVeat rtheras fitne, returned Wis morning froui Eugene, where he at- ;jided a. special meeting of the com- mhv: .- Tk. n.w iaitiin rnek cruher f 'Aebed he fnlne last night and 'will be VfUt up and set tor running at once, giv- inor-the mine, a c.irtacitv of fiftv nr tMy ton9 a day, hich will be iucreas- wl to about one hun-lrcl tons auday ivh'en the second Hnntington arrives, y)ere,is now about eighteen inches of iirdw at the mines. The mills have Seen running niht and day. Albany democrat. Dec 14 . . o; , . Delara Ofadin2 Work. , Al 1 ti tr rtAAt.ld : mn V A sAA wmaaAb-A 9'y nt"giwiing 10 nave ineir ueeas re- ffueu wuei a me or real estate- is -ade. This negligenc has caused no '; :d of delay and trouble . for J. W. 'ier, the s; P. right of way man. . He :as found that a great many property -wrners along the line of the new road . Coos bay never had their deeds re orded, and in many instances they have been lost entirely. Had it not en for these delays, no doubt grad :fig for the new road would have' been ommeneed before this time Dfain Vonpariel. . ;' ' The Proposed Electric Line. The surveyors for the electric line run "rough the valley from Port- ' " 11 w,wuurg werf recently in the suburbs of Albany, running preliminary line for the proposed road, which will be one of the greatest developers .for fae farming .country ever inaugurated ere. It is said the power will torn 1 rom the antiaro, which has it to na'P,M75,00O horse power going to raste. Albany Democrat. ".: ;o. , .- - Wolves Are Seen. ; Gray wolves of great size are becom ing numerous in. the foothills of the Cascades east of Cottage Grove. " A miner coming out from the diggings last Saturday saw two gray wolves oa Marten erevk. These- animals are the ferocious timber wolf so dreaded by travelers when they have no well filled magazine rifle ia hanL Cottage Grove Western Oregon. . . Big LtickyBo'l: The. Guard learnt from reliable au thority that the November eleaa-Up at the. Lucky Boy mine, Blue River, was the largest in the history of the mine, but tne exact figure are not given Out. President Louis Zimmerman brought the bullion out from the mine the lat ter part of but week sod took it to Portland. r ; . The y largest previous clean up amounted to over $20,000. S This bst rlnn-up is said to have been between $25,000 and 30,000. although M is im possible to get the figures, as the own ... l. . " "x""! miuv a e rvuecnt aoout giv 1 ' k. A 1 . . . . - ln ont th information. " Mr. Zimmer- man. tbe Other ! fnll a fri.n.l vs. tht tbe miner, at th. T.V, .- : . . . J . - - - will be completed sad the ore will be delivered at the mill withoat thl . of the tramway, which - will be a big Js--ing. The Lucky tloy. with its 40- stimp mill, one of the only two in the - " ' - a mm vnc v i.c best paying mines on the eoast-Eu- gene Guard. - . CI V C A M C T? A TP JFJIA, OxilUC iVxi i L ' TA3C PAYERS OF SCHOOI DISTRICT MEET AND LEVY 4 . " SPECIA1. TAX. , v - ; , - , ' . Bo-rf 6e Directors Submit Report Show- . . to ceipta . During IAS '. Year Were $51,935 and Disbursements $11, 462.16 Indebtedness, .$47,280.33. oi th The annual meeting of the tax payers . district No. 24 was held at! tte e0urt room in the city hall Jagt eveing an,i resultel in a special j tax levy of 8 mills being made for the' coming year. The rate was fixeI upon tue recommendation of the board of di- rectors and is the same as has been levied for the past number of years. The total amount of money to be raised j ly4 the special tax on the 1905 assess. ment. roii, nower.w, win cu..r .u., less- han last year, on account of the reduced valuation of the property in tbe district as shown by the rplL Tbe. following report, containing tbe recommendation for a special levy, was tibmitted to the taxpayers by the' di- ttoeiott an,i was unanimously adopted: Salem, Or Dee. 16, 1903. tne Taxpayers of School District No. ; , 24, in Marion County, tate of ; Oregon: . . w h ditrSct school board of school district Xo. 24, iu Marion county, state' of Oregon, beg leave to submit tbe fob: Ipwing report of . tbe business transact- jl by us since bur laat annual report, which was submitted June 19, 1905, together with our estimate of expenses necessary for the proper maintenance of the schools of said district for the cWrent Mhr3: H -. - .Qn- 4 , -Q- ftfi Cash on hand June 19, lSOa $ 3,i2o.0a Received on II. J. Otten note. 4,000.00 Received on Capital Jvational - bank note . ............. Received on Salem State bank from . clerk ....... . Heceived tax ..... ... 4,000.00 4,000.00 in fin 2.ofo:oi 4,780.40 12,704.00 ! ' Received l 1899, taxeg ijeceiVed popular loan . .1 1901 9.40 19,636.33 Total reeeiveJ . ......... . . 4,935.20 Disbursements. Paid1 uPlnt?nJent' . P"0"' , , nfl ,n T... 1 t5ohcr' aniarin a I.iSh30 1 r . pai,i janitors' salaries ; paij for wood ...... j ..... . . paid interest on bouds . . pajj (or water .t, paj,i insurance 500.03 589.63 830.50 126.50 26.52 41.00 37.50 pajj for election . iaj,i derk fwlary paj,j mnterial and labor and repairing buildings 123.80! P.ii 1 school supplies 267.82 Paid advertising . . . ...... Pai l exporting books Paid on uiew building course of construction . C8.60 " 6.25 in 21,397.28 Paid on notes . 12.00O.0O ltreft on notes 233.33 paj estate of John J. Dugan. 46.50 j". Total amount expended. .V.$ll,4G2.1fl " ' ' ' ' '.''' ' r - I Csh on hand ....... ... . .$13,173.04 ( Indebtedness. -, , HV indebtedness of the district at; this time IS as follows; fnila issued October 30, 1890, '"r -" "l Ponds issued April 7, 1891, for J20 yea" at,6 Pr " . Ufi.M.00 JPoriilar loan due on or before j t 5 years, at 4 per cent . .19,636.331 , , , J . 1 Total ,ons anf' notM -7,280.33 We thf expenses of the dis-1 1 trict from this time until tho close of the current school year as follows j .Huperintendeat principals " . . . . . A..M f V lo OTA An , flerk .... j...: . 75.00 Interest on bonds .......... 831.15 Interest on notes .......... . 800.00 : Water ....... ."J . . ........ 350.00 Z Phones 50.00 Insurance .... . -r .......... . 300.00 ' Kcjiaits ordered and not com- J pletel .... 1,550.00 i Wood . ... . .... j. ......... . 275.00 Cement walks and filling at high school 2,000.00 Amount due Welch & Mourer on high school building .... 12,760.00 Amount due W. G. McPherson Amount due W.j D. Pugh as j per bill . ;j ........ 1,435.00 Amount due House Furnishing Co. for furniture .......... : Amount dr:e Burn & Hamilton - for window shades .. . Additional furniture and fire 1 hose Electric and laboratory ex- 956.00 ' i . 1 2S4.00 i 1,100.00 ' 300.00 - pensfs Sundries 500.tK) Total expenses ...... $46,101.15; after deducting the. on hand, $13,473.04. , r rom whieh. amount of cash leaves a balance to! be paid of $32,-. 628.11. , j ; Insurance. . We carry insurance on the property ! or the district as follows East school . . .j.,.L . . .. .$18,000.00 . 10.000.00 . 1000.00 . 10,000.00 , 500.0O 400.00 1 Lincoln school x- 1. 1 . t . ........ vi in kuvui .'.'. Park school I Big Central L Little Central Total ..... . (.".. . . ...... ..$49,400.00 The board would respectfully recom mend that a levy of eight mills be made ' for the ensuing year, for the purpose of maintaining the schools and pay-. ment of indebtedness, j After the adjournment of the tax-' payers' meeting the board of school directors also held a brief meeting and disposed of some routine pusiness of minor importance. tsars tke ficsaiar f LANCASTER, Pa- Dee. 18. In pro test against any reluction of the tariff oa Philippine tobacco, a mass meeting section was held tolay. at whieh prom inent speakers elucidated tbe harm that would resnlt to the local industry should the proposed measure pas. A petition' gation in congress asking then, to use I their efforts to defeat the measure. wt. w .cub un m rnusTivaBia ueie- for Infant The Kind Tba Ilav Always Boasbt lias lrne tht signa ture of Chas. II. Fletcher, aud lia becu made uiulvr h personal supervision for oyer SO jyoars. Allow -no one "to deceive yoa in this. Counterfeits, fni!tatins ami Just-as-good are but Experiment, an-1 emhiinrcr the Health of CtttUdUren Experience" against Experiment. Th8 Kind Yon Have Always Bought Bears the In Use For Over 30 Years. Tt CtNT.UN COWT. TT MMH .T.CTT. WW W CrrV Tho American Soy I . MAGAZINE Tre DIO0f BrIorlesit, Beet Boy Maoazlne in the World GOOD ALL TBE WAY THROUGH That's what the bojs of America saj of Tan readina. and interests bora in all manly ports. tune, and exercise. Your bor will like THE AMERICAN BOY .; &Zr JfutL" bis pxet Ovr uw iwnn. over 1000 uiu- r uTcfV . j w.j mrv mm uvw u.. imam., ONLY A YEAR With the Twice-a-Week SUtesman, $1.75 per year. Tfhis win make a nice Christmas present for your boy. . 'Is ... 'V I ' i I International Correspondence! Schools, J SCRANON, PA H. V. REEDf Representative. FULL, 1NI ORMATION FURNISHED , .UPON PKQUKST. R.prenltive Is In Salem at ELDRICGC HOU f , f om th - ; - 1st to ; 5th each month. . On acount of having on hand a large stock of plush robes, we are closing' them out at'a big discount. They are the genuine 5 A. plush robes, the finest made. Nobody in Salem has them but us. Also 5-A horse blankets. I 1 E. M Lamport Saddlery Co. SWIM 7- i PATRONIZE iHOIVIE INDUSTRY You can get any kind of iron work in f?tm as good as if yon went a hundred or a thousand miles away from home. Shafting, Pulleys, Hangers, Boxes, Sawmill Work, Miscellaneous Iron Work of every description. Anything ia iron work. I Anything in tb way of repairs. We make the V Salem Iron . Works" Elevator. S A I E m 1 132 O N ; VJ O 112 CC S GUARD O HARCU5, Props. Frost and State. Phone Main 909. Salem, Oregon. - iH 7 , end Children. Sigrnatnre of Undersell Dr. Stone's Drug Store Will undersell any CUT RATE prioe advertised by any druggist in the Daily or Weekly Statesman. I This aj plics to "all medicines, toilet articles, liquors, prescriptions or anything orJi narily carried by drug stores. This it standing proposition. I iewTIl Rivenisw Academy Doardinc and Day, SrhiMil fr Hiyi anil Yonns Men. Military Training. Slud-nn prepared for any railing. X. K. A. dipltima are' received by Ihe l"uiver:?iii-.' Kail t-riB tegina September 21. 1003. Wrile fur jn peripV to A. G. NEWILL, Principal and Frop 940f 943 Corliett Slrt-et. Pur.laui. Orrfuii. ole iMain 269. ZUZ7Z ORtGON