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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-08
WooaeuIlsrs lre seart.

Those said TO have formed the trust
have an advantage in the fact that il is
difficult 90 secure woodcutters AT this
time Of the year; hence II will not be
easy 10 procure wood yet TO be- cut.
However, should the State boards con-
slider the bids unfair, they may offer in.
ducem6nts which will set farmers at
work all along the Willamette river
and the Southern Pacific railroad. and
the trust thus left with lie wood on hand.
Heretofore the Salem Light & Traction
Company has shipped in large quantities
Of wood from the Santiam country, but
il is said that there is nov but very
small quantity Of wood iu that section.
lt is early yet, however, and the state
has ample time TO set crew Of men 10
work, II the men can be secured. 10 cut
the yeats supply.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-08
Mr. Skiu Istsniswsa

The correspondent has talked With
Marx SKIN. whose name Is mentioned
frequently in connection With the matter.
Nc skin says 81 iar as he is concerned
ao trust has been formed. lie studied
tho ~ood situation. aud concluded that
there would he shortage, aud con.
seQuen'iy a rise la prices. tie had idle
moaey 90 lnyest' aud put il into wool
tie did nOt say how many cords he had
purchased, bat remarked With a signid.
cant hook; IL think have mv share
| bought thousand ooris today. and
expect 10 buy another thousand before
Monday noon. wil be- at the State
house Monday and put Ia bid lor 800
eoras OF wood Tor the asylum twhat
think my woods is worth. li the STATE
wah1s 10 bay, il viii pay nay price, Il IL
don't want my WOOt I can sell itin
salem, where Il will b. wanted within
a veal. My PFios will no, b exorbltan,.p p
PrSss Have Asvansed
MF. skin says be did not boz the Woo,i
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-08

All the tehuefa Oh Dlk uf WOOu were
accepted aud the superintendent Of the
Asylum was authorized to buy big fir in
the open market at $2.s5.
When told that one Of them had said
that II the prise shonld be too high the
state boards would look elsewhere for
its fuel, he said: "The state can't look
elsewhere. have been in the wood busi-
ness for several years and know every
cord Of wood that has been put up for
the Salem market. have put in my
time and money for the purpose Of max.
ing something, and expect to do il. |
may get LEFT. All the wood have bought
has been paid for and is mine; nc one is
interested in the matter with me in any
manner. II the wood proves not 10 be
worth as much ~ think it will, ! am
the only loser"
Cgantle Wood Trust.
A. W. Prescott writes a Portland pa
per
Reports come from all around Salem
that a gigantic wood trust has been
formed for the purpose Of controlling
the price Of wood 10 be sold 10 Salem
this season. The reports seem 10 bC
correct, and the state institutions and
individual consumers Of fuel will proba
bly, have the doubtful pleasure Of crap
p!ing with a combine which seeks Il
take an undue advantage of them. II
seems that spectators who have hereto
fore made good money by buying and
selling wood have gone among the farm.
ers and secured options on nearly all the
wood in this vicinity, 80 that they will
be the only bidders for the state con.
tracts. The Board Of Asylum Trustees
have advertised FOR 1000 cords Of wood
the bids 30 be opened Monday, and thus
far not a single bid has been received.
The same condition exists at other state
institutions where bids have been called
for. Usually bids are on file in consid.
erable numbers some time before the
last day, but il appears now that no bids
will be put in until Monday, and then
the whole amount will be included in
one bid, IL looks, in other words, as
though the state is TO be held up and
asked to pay a price that is not warrant.
ed by free and natural market.
Whether the scheme will succeed means
much 20 the taxpayers and TO the indi-
yidusl consumers OF wood. II the state
can be made to pay an exorbiunt price,
IL would seem that every wood consumer
may be subjected 10 the same extortion.
The total amount OF wood consumed at
Salem in a year is not less than 25 goo
cords, about $500 cords OF which is taken
at the state institutions. by raising
the price 80 cents cord the specula.
tors could realize $4,000 above the or.
dinary profit At the natural market
price.
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NEW TO-DAY.
Advertisements un1er this
head Sc q line each issue


WANIED.-One waitress At Willamette
Hotel and one chamber maid. 4.S-tis
WANTED TO RENT.-Residence prom.
etty, centrally located. Colonel j.
Olmsted. 4gtf
SALESMEN-Nauted 10 carry asa side
line Dry Goods specialities direct nom
the looms To sell the country and
cross roads trade, Address Ennalal &
Co, Manufacturers, 2IS Ionic ST..
fhilada., Pa. 4.lll8
WANTED agents earn $40 10 f25 per
day handling our Newest Patent 2Otb
Century Combination Punching. Grin.
and Wrist, Slot Machines. Four com,
hinations Ia one machine, One sent
on trial. Will give exclusive territory
American Auto Engineering Co. 22O
Broadway, New York. 4IllS
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-08
ManaEer Pare TaIks

F. II. Page, Of Portland, who is mana
ger Of the Salem Light and Traction
Com pany, was seen about the foregoing
dispatch and stated that he knew moth.
ing Of the truth concerning it. "Our
supply for the next year" he said "is
pra ;tically all contracted for. True, We
are paying little more than formerly,
but nothing exorbitant. The price Of
wood, as a matter Of fact, is advancing
slightly ever year.
"There have been rumors circulated" "
he cont .nued, "that spectators at Salem
have been trying TO corner the supply Of
wood in order TO hold up the State insti.
tutions, which, l understand, have TO
purchase a large quantity shortly. Per.
sonally, however, / know nothing OF
this"
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-08
the WEATHER

Fair tonight and Tuesday. Frost 20.
night.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-08

IN order 10 force up the price, bot be-
cause be knew the price would 90 up,
and be proposed to profit byit. He has
not simply bought the wood already
cut bot has hired men to cut more
paying their living expenses dur
ing the winter, end paying q good
price for the wood. He has paid
1925 for email fir and t2.75 for big
fir. Farmersseem TO consider themselves
fortunate to get this price. He paid what
they asked. Mr.. Skiff says he has been
all over this section and through the
Santiam country buying wood, and has
bought ali he could find. Mr.. Skiff is
informed thatCharles A.Gray has bought
nearly all the wood around the Chemawa
Indian school, and that L. G. Cavanaugh
has bought considerable around the re.
form school, but he has nothing 10 do
with them or their transactions. In view
Of this information from Mr.. Skiff, it
would seem that he is practically in con-
troll Of the situation, yet it cannot be
said that he has done anything more
than most men would like to do. 1t is
possible, but not probable, that he has
underestimated the amount OF available
wood, and that there may be consider.
able that he has not bought. 1t will not
be known until Monday what price he
has put on his wood. II is learned that
the Salem Light and Traction Company
has laid in its years wood, but that 9TH
or manufacturing institutions have yet
70 buy.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-08
An Easter Feed

~ good proportions and tne quality will
oe As much appreciated byyour Iiys st,ct
as your oSn substantial Easter dime
LAY ln 4 seasonable stock OF bav 80
ezra Chop and Oh Meal al ones a.
note The good results. We uss 81, ",
care care IN baying handling aud -.Ilin, ~
Kinds OF grain aud feed. az
We have choice seed wheat ana oats
on hand. aus
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-08

WANIED.-One waitress At Willamette
Hotel and one chamber maid. I.S-tis
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-08
The Standard Grand

ths mashias has me aHtomalk hsas Ma
y eAh RAISES asa b~sfs the hsat psrpsatka
lafb nstsai % arofgaf q oNsC u Somss ur
Ahsa1l tsiisi ief immsdiate uss. Ihefe b 90
@asbine ln ne wefh thai hts hsttsI nateriai
o. nofS safsfei Nosk "a a tbaa me Siaasaft
Roian.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-27
FARM FOR FRoos.
Iios.on Men 10 Establish an Industry on
a Inrrn .cnln.

.,.. ...,.
some poston earilaiisfs n.on.ss ~
nrofnots fro. rai.i,o q, IN. l.s- s.s+o
on scale nnnrocsdeoted +, thts .cr,-
try An oraani-ation hss raesntIv
besn formed under fbc 8.o,e ~ ~
Nassaeb.setts Fro. com,s,, ana
lana bae been nnrcbaead for .sr-ving
out the eomnanv'e nndertati,e Artie-
cial nonds ,a,,i,e In sr.. s,a co,-
neetea ~ SERIES ~ io.ts ~. .i,o
made for conapcti,o tb, s,,s,s-, os
cultivation Thev win te lina5 Win
cement ana tba emaiiesf wur hs ~
feet lono and tbrse fa.t II ,.i4tt rn
these nonds wv nroeess ~ b.ssa,nr
WIN tate niara and NJ nsrtst, stsg
IL develonmenf nv ft,ls oro.t,,rss Vim
~ TRANSCRIBED N ponds ~ rresis- III
mensions Al ~ aae n t,.o rssgs tba
animals shonid reach mae,itv Tha
food reonirad for ~ frooa 4 ~ AZ ~
tramelv simpIa eharaeter ana ,giii COST
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-27
Famous Russian
* * Soldier

The death N Gen. Joseph II Gcurk0
which occurred Tuesday removed the
most distinguished military captain of
the Russian empire and the most a.
NOUS or che commanders who narlicl.
pated On the Rrsso-rufk'sh war Gen.
Courko was born in 1928 and served in
the lmperlal boiy guard OF Nicholas
J. He took par ln the Crimean war.
became captain in 1851 a colonel in
1861 and major general In 1861.
ii was in the Russo-Turkish war of
1917 that doggci perseverance. COM
Dincd with brilliant dash. placed him
in the front rank of European soldiers
Twice within six months 10 the hea.
OF SUMMER and aEnin in furious De-
eember SHOWS. be penetrated the Ball
kans which, TIE Turks had declared
impossible On the FIRST occasion he
compelled ihe withdrawal 81 nnmer-
ieallf superior body % the enemy. who
fof 10 days hesieged DOS ingrenohed
position in the Shipka Pass
Commanding the cavalry OF Prince
Charles Of Rounianla. be- covered the
army besleging plevna and beat on tho
strong force with which Mahomef All
pacha sought 10 relieve that fortress.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-27

Success tells about an energetic 14-
year-old boy named Thomas Minizer.
Of Conshohocken. Pa. who has learned
now to make money in an unusual way.
About four months ago Tommy called
on the employees Of the different mills
about town. offering to carry their
meals for Is cents q week. AS many Of
the mills are running night and day
his offer included snppers as well as
dinners The boys offer was promptly
accepted AS FIRST De employed a toy
express wagon drawn by goat After
ward he got a large push cart. which
be fitted up with shelves Then he bad
10 hire a horse and wagon. his custom
ers numbering l3O Tommy starts out
with the dinners of those who are
farthest away az ~ a. m he makes
a second delivery at l1.45. and a third
at 1905. His weekly collections aver
age $3.50 and as De pays $3.50 for the
use Of the horse and wagon. this leaves
SIS clear. which IS more than some Of
the mill hands earn
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-27
WAS FIELD MARSHAL
couRKo. TIE HERO OF
TIE TURKISH WAR

Iis successes won him the rank of
field marshal. the title Of count and
the civil and military command ia
Poland besides other honors and pen-
slons
Although Of Polish origin himself his
command ia Poland Is said to have
been one OF the most severe suffered
by that unhappy nation. Il will
teach you % dance be threatened Po-
llsh mobiles who proposed a period OF
mourning to mark the anniversary OF
their counfiy's partition. During strike
riefs in Lodey when liberals were
holding meetings IN the town. he
waived for once his usual Instructions
70 count every shot. and wired 10 the
colonel In command Clear the streets
and do not spare the cartridges" His
order resulted in the removal Of go
bodies from the hiood-siained streets
Gen Gourko became feld marshal
December iS 1894. when at his own re-
quest based on his shattered health
ne was relieved as governor general
81 Warsaw and commander % the
Warsaw military district he then re-
tired 10 his estate at scharon. where he
lived quietly until his death
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-27

Thirty mountaineers. hunters. and
Noodsmen are new at work in the
widest parts Of the continent bent on
capturing alive specimens OF big game
animals for the coming exhibition in
Chicago OF the products OF the water
and the woods.
Jack Monroe and his partner
started out week ago from their
home on the Blackfoot Indian reserva-
tion in Northern Montana and are now
well over the line Of the British pos
sessions In the highest part OF the
mountain country, They have gone to
capture, IL possible. some mountain
sheep and mountain goats, which are
among the rarest Of American animals.
OF the two the mountain goat IS the
hardest to approach. and there IS only
one way 70 catch either Of them They
must be followed By dogs and driven
into some gulley where the snow is
soft and deep, SO that they will sink
through aud be unable 10 extrlcate
themselves. Both goats and sheep live
high up on the ley peaks where men
and dogs have the hardest kind OF
work 70 climb. and they 90 on the
jump where a man must crawl at fun
length. The sheep IS extremely timid
and equally wary. and viii get away
TO an inaccessible height il it IS given
hair a chance. The goat. on the other
hand, IS afraid Of nothing alive It
rarely runs and thinks nothing Of cut
ting a couple Of dogs 70 pieces with
ITS short sharp horns. The traditional
gentleman who sought the needle IN
the haystack had an easy task com
pared with that which "Jack" Monroe
has undertaken.
Hunters who have been out at Sum-
NIT Station. which is on the roof Of the /
at the crest Of the Montana
Rockies. VIII remember the experience /
which slim Of summit the famous
guide and hunter had Fith a noun
tain goat which he undertook 70 cap |
ture alive. short distance from sum |
nit Station is a high ana vide noun /
tain plateau. Almost at it's center rises 4
an irregularly shaped peak. Across the I
plateau runs a track much used hy
mountain goats In crossing from one
set Of mountain heights 20 another
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-27

guide. Billy Hofer. is one OF the few
men who hare ever tried. ii success
fully. Out in the Yellowstone Park
country but outside the government
reservation. BILLY" located a colony Of
beaver They had damned a consid-
cradle creek and their family houses
stuck up above the waters Of a big
pond behind It, Hofer and his party
Started out to drain the pond They
cut a big cash IN the dam and went to
sleep, expecting to find the pond dry
in the morning. On the contrary. they
found when they got up that the beav-
ers had been busy over night. had en-
tirely filed the gap. and were once
more enjoying their usual depth Of
water It took careful and endless
watching TO get the water out OF that
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-27

Sometimes when they are hard pressed
By dogs the goats VIII climb the peak
IN the center Of the plateau lor tenn
porary refuge. Slim took advantage
OF hts knowledge Of these facts and
went ont one day with his rope to
try TO lasso one OF the wild goats He
hid himself in The most inaccessible
part Of the center peak and waited
events Presently a big billy goat
came bounding up the rocks. Slim"
got his rope in readiness and al the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-27

bles and desks Work for the class Is
crit out by the slan during the winter.
including strategic situations based
upon imaginary wars between the
United States and various foreign pow
ers- To make the wording Of these
impersonai. the United States is az
ways designated as The Blue" and
the foreign power as The Red. The
military and naval forces Of the two
countries are compiled and classified.
and an their bases and lines Of COM
munication carefully studied before
the situation" is prepared. Copies OF
This situation are then given to the
chairman OF two committees. one bt-
ing informed that he is commander-in-
chief Of The Blue and the other that
he commands The Red. and they
are informed that the game is to be
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-27

lntsrpoaes Between Two ships and Irs-
vents a Collision
Captain Burch Of the British ship
Cawdor, which arrived late Sunday
night from Newcastle. n. s. w. tells
Of a narrow escape his vessel had from
colliding near the Australian coast
with the schooner Golden Shore. says
the San Francisco Call "A hurricane
was raging when TIE ships nearly
came together and a big wave which
came along at the opp0rtune moment
averted a disaster. The Golden Shore
is owned IN San Francisco and was
lumber laden The Cawdor was IN bali
last and a gale arose. In a few hours
its fury became terrible Capt Burch
soon realized the folly Of sailing in
such a sea and every yard Of canvas
was stripped from the masts There
was nothing 10 DO but drift and this
the ship did Tor some time. Soon the
bare masts of the schooner Golden
Shore hove IN sight she also drifting
rapidly IN the storm. AS the ships
neared one another their positions be-
came perlioua. The terrified crews
were unable to control them and look
ed for nothing but the sinking Of one
or both Of the vessels The CawdoT
bore straight down toward the big
schooner with a force that meant des-
truction But a few seconds more and
the vessels would have crashed togeih-
er had not something occurred that
filed the sailors with wonder A great
wave. as If conscience-stricken, rose
between the craft and turned the nose
Of the Cawdor just enough TO prevent
the crash that seemed unavoidable.
She just missed the Golden Shore. So
close were the vessels as the ship fed
broadside by the schooner that one
could have jumped from the Cawdor
to the Golden Shore. Captain Bulch
says When the vessels slipped by one
another a cheer went up from 100
voices. The Golden Shore drifted on,
but IN the distance it was seen that
she had turned completely around. She
is bound for Puget Sound and Is ex-
pected to arrive there shortly. after
which she viii come 10 this port Il
is not known TO what extent she suifer-
ed from the storm rhe Cawdor was
uninjured
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-27

rsminins soiunan Of Foinsed. vsrinr
Matrimonial Question.
should q man make a home before
Be asks a woman 20 marry him. or
should be marry first and iet the home
making follow the Veddlngg This IS
rather q nice social question and It IS
enterlainingiy discussed Ia .. p. Now
hray's article. THE Making Of Coun-
try Home. IN Everybody'g Magazine
sNscussinE the limitations and the
lessness 81 life IN a Cat under con-
ons that seem 10 prescribe a rise.
John neuison says TO his wife. "A
man ought 20 reach his goal before he
takes q wife. Tor the more he loves her
the InOre OF a handicap she Is. Doaf
you ree thatl' no. ] donf see it At
ail But you understand that he win
not take any risk when De g. married.
would rather plod securely lhau con.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-27

quer al bis peril ! onsht TO have
made 8 home ai for such wife as 1
have before married her.. Then she
laughed one OF her copious mellow
laughs = think you have got that
wrong. John. upon my word d..
Homes do not produce wives or lead up
% them. IT'S just the other way it
seems % me The wives produce the
homes Young men. as = understand "a
think just about as much 81 making 4
home before they get a wife as they
think about making a iiying trip 70 the
moon Why. Il would BE- just TOO "a
dicuious. John 70 see Young man
building a home and furnishing 1t. and
then expecting wife and baby to dfop
IN because its ready. as the wrens do.
You know yourself you never would
have had home like this if you hadn't
get married. How could youg7
Lots Of men know hos 70 cure hams.
tof are unable to procure them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-27
FeII IN Loye Viii IIer Pioture.


The marriage OF King Edward ylI
whom 70 is dlmOit TO refer 70 other
nise than as the Prince OF Wales. was
2 romance sayoring Of the most poeti-
cai traditions Of The middle ages Be-
fore the Prince Consorts death Il had
been almost settled beiween him and
ihe Queen that ihc Prince 81 Wales
should seek q wife among TIE German
prinr@es a young German officer
Who ras a friend of TIE prince in-
formed his royal highness one day that
he Was engaged 20 Be married. and thar
b. vonld IKE 10 show him The portrait
~ bis hride-cieet
He gave The prince a photograph Of
q beaatifui young GIRL wearing the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-27

proper time threw ii. The moose set
tied down over the goats neck and
Slim" gave a yell Of triumph. AS
for the goat, it looked up at its captor
for a moment with a look Of injured
surprise on its solemn face. Then ii
gave a leap down into -an apparently
bottomless abyss. taking the rope with
il and leaving Slim olinging with
hands and feet to the slippery edge Of
the ravine. Somewhere out in the
Rockies there Is supposed 10 be still
a big mountain goat with 60 feet Of
good rope trailing from its neck
Catching deer and antelope Is easier
work. They are always caught when
young. and the problem IS simply to
find them. A man who has never seen
how close a young fawn viii lie to the
ground and how hard It IS to tell it
from the gray and brown rocks and
sage brush which surround it would
never believe the tales the old plains
men tell a tendeHfoee they declare.
might step on young antelope before
he would see It. and the oldest guides
and hunters use dogs to help them To-
cate their game It Is the same in
stinct which leads the young OF an
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-27


plaiuesi Of white muslin frocks. with
her hair brushed back from her brow
and wearing g narrow black velvet
ribbon tied about her throat. The
prince Immediately asked the name of
the original when the young officer
discovered that by mistake NJ had
given the prince the portrait of the
kins 'of ncnmarks second daughter
When the mistake was explained the
prince refused 70 return the photo
graph and few days later. seeing a
miniature Of the same lady 90 the
Duchess of Cambridge drawing room.
be declared then and there that he
would marry only the original OF these
two pictures
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-27

Wild animals to effaee themselves by
hiding until they are able to depend
for protection either upon their speed
or their courage Often dear viii leave
their young lying stretched out hat
against the ground while they sa miles
away for water or food.
The man who goes ont ito catch
young deer or, antelope takes vita him
some good dogs. field glass and a
pack horse, carrying large 3anniers.
as the most essential parts ol his out
it, He climbs bluH. and from it's
summit looks down over The naieh-
boring lowland. II he sees through
his glass some deer which look as
though they might have Young with
them he starts down The train after
them Shortly the grown deer vanish
across the horizon line. and thea tie
dogs track down the fawns ID their
hiding places. All that remains for
the hunter % do is to pick up the
trembling little creatures and put them
in one or the baskets Oh his pack
horse. "a is no great trick to pick up
half dozen fawns ia this way IL the
course Of short trip