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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
May Trade Territory.

Albany-The residents of northern
Benton county are agitating for a
change in the boundaries of Linn and
Benton. 1t is proposed to make an
even trade and allow Linn to annex one
township or more in Benton, immedi-
ately across the river from this city,
and to exchange therefor a township
lying across the Willamette from Cor
wallis. 1t is thought this plan will
meet with the approval OF the residents
of the sections concerned and make it
possible for them to have better roads
and receive more benefits from the
taxes paid for the care of roads and
bridges. At present the roads across
the river in Benton county are badly
neglected as likewise are the roads
leading into Corvallis on the south side
of Linn. The residents of these Sec
tions are said to be generally favorable
to this change.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
WOOD CHIEF MATERIAL.
Small Percentage Of Buildings Built
Of Cement or Brick.

Washington, Feb. An report
today regarding building operations
and the timber supply the geological
survey says that the increasing price of
lumber and rapidly increasing use of
perfected fire proof systms CT construc-
tion should do much in holding down
the amount which forests are called
upon to yield each year, but so far these
more substantial materials have not de-
creased the lumber cut of the nation.
Notwithstanding the increased use of
cement and other freproof materials,
the last reports of the building opera
tions in 49 of the leading cities of the
United States for the year collected by
the geological survey, show that SO
per cent were of wooden construction.
This does not include the large guam
tity of lumber used for the construction
of dwellings, stores and other buildings
in the thousands of small cities and
towns, scattered over the country and
not included in the 49 cities on which
a reckoning was made.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
FARMERS PLAN WAREHOUSE
Exporters Terms Unsatisfactory to
Weston Wheatgrowers.

Weston-Farmers of the Downing
neighborhood, near Weston, which is a
region of 90 -bushel wheat and $lO0-an-
acre land, are planning to build their
own warehouse at Downing station.
The movement has been under way ever
since the exporters raised their handling
charges and adopted form of wheat
receipt unsatisfactory to the farmers.
They have just been given definite as
surance by the o. R. & N. company
that the company has adopted an open
policy and will grant warehouse room
at Downing station or elsewhere at q
purely nominal charge. The farmers
interested in the movement are jubi-
liant, and will hold mass meeting to
arrange for the building Of the ware
house. This, they declare, they will
certainly do unless the exporters reduce
their handling charges and change their
form of receipt. Farmres here are cr-
ganizing along cooperative lines and
have very hourisbing farmers union,
which meets regularly.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
IMPERIAL VALLEY CONTESTS
Fifty Improved Claims of Non-Resi-
dents Are Jumped.

Imperial, CAL, Feb. 4.-Out of 800
land Claims in the Imperial valley,
about so improved claims belonging to
nonresidents have been jumped on the
ground of failure to comply with the
law. A recent decision of the commits
sioner of the general land Offices revers-
es the practice that Office has held here
tofore that any person could take a
number of assignments from claimants
so long as the total does not exceed 800
acres. 1t lie now held that a person
can take but one assignment.
Many claims, including scores of
we'll developed farms, are affected by
the reversal, and number of contests
are filed. The mutual water compan-
les have comb bined to send representa-
tives to Washington and lay the matter
before Secretary Garfield. An appeal
will be taken from the decision Of Com
missioner Dennet on the ground that
the Supreme court holds that an estab.
lished ruling Of department of the
government cannot be annulled by re-
versal of the ruling.
No apprehension is felt by claimants
as to the outcome, but it is considered
necessary to present the matter to Sec
retary Garfield.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
DEATH IN ITS PATH.
Tornado Kills Eight and Mains 100
in Mississippi.

Wesson, Miss, Feb. 3.-Extending
40 miles from west to east, the path OF
destruction made by Fridays tornado
just north of here was found to have
suffered worse disaster than at first
reported. In the tornado path the
known dead number eight, the fatally
injured four and the seriously injured
at least 100. There are fears that the
death list may reach Is or 20, most of
those believed to be dead being negroes
who have not been accounted for since
their cabins were crushed,
The damage is estimated conserva-
lively at $500, 200 and may reach half
million. In the wreckage lie four
churches, six cotton gins and several
country stores.
The tornado cut path about half a
mile wide. Relief parties have been
sent out. All streams are swollen and
the country roads are strewn with fal-
len trees.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Insurance Must Be Paid.

Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. 3.-The
English insurance companies that lost
heavily in the earthquake and fire OF
January, 1907, have had further ver-
dict handed down against them. Two
test cases for the payment of losses
sustained at the time of the earth
quake were recently decided adversely
to the companies. The companies ap,
pealed to the Supreme court. Today
the Supreme court upheld the decision
of the lower body, which had decided
that the fire was not Of earthquake
origin.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Wants a Central Bank,

New York, Feb. 3.-speaking at the
annual banquet of the School Of Com
merce, William J. Ridgeley, controller
of the currency, expressed himself as
fearful that the political situation is
such at present that the prospects of
getting legislation to reform the coun-
try's banking system are far from
bright. GA central bank and a credit
currency" he said, care the things
upon which wemust rely, and not po-
litics, to prevent panics."
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
GOES TO ASYLUM.
Jury Acquits Thaw But Declares Him
Insane.

New York., Feb. 3.-Adjudged not
guilty Of the murder Of Stanford White
by reason of insanity at the time the
fatal shots we're fred, Harry Kendall
Thaw Saturday was held by the cout to
be dangeous lunatic and was whirled
away to the state hospital for the GRIM
inal insane at Matteawan.
The verdict came after 25 hours of
waiting. and when every one connected
with the case had abandoned all hope
OF an agreement ever being reached in
this or any other trial. Four hours
after the foreman's lips had framed
the words "not guilty." with the ac-
companying insanity clause, Thaw,
protesting he was cane. was on his way
to Matteawan. A little after nightfall
he had been received in the institution
under commitment papers which d.
rected his detention "until discharged
by due course of law"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
uYaIloW Peril League"

Denver, Colo, Feb. 4.-Several hun
dred representatives of union labor, il
mass meeting this afternoon, formed
the "Yellow Peril Exclusion League
designed to prevent further influx o.
Asiatic coolie labor into the United
States. One of the speakers said that
thousands of japanese were coming into
the United States through the port Of
El Paso as students. A prominent Jap.
anese of San Francisco, he said, was al
the head Of the enterprise and conduct
ed the business from clothing agency
in the City of Mexico.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
After Trade in the Orient.

Seattle, Feb. 1.-The Chicago, Mil
waukee & ST.. Paul will shortly begin
an active campaign for its share of
trade in the Orient. President A. J.
Earling, who Is in Seattle, said: "Ne-
gotiations have been made for line of
steamships between Puget sound and
the Orien. J. II. Hiland, third vice
president of the st. Paul, and F. A .
Miller, general passenger agent, have
been sent to investigate traffic condi-
tions in China and Japan, and will re-
port upon the possibilities of trade de-
yelopment.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
KING IS MURDERED,
Carlos. Of Portugal, and His Heir
Killed by Plotters.

Lisbon, Feb. 3.-King Carlos, o
Portugal, and the Crown Prince Lui
Philippe, were assassinated Saturday
and the city is in state of uproar
The kings second son, the Infant Man
uel, was slightly wounded, but Queer
Amelie, who'st to save the crown
princes life by throwing herself upoI
him, was unhurt.
A band Of men waiting at the corner
OF the Praco de Commercio and the Rue
de Arsenal suddenly sprang toward the
open carriage in which the royal family
was driving to the palace, and, levelinl
carbines which they had concealed
upon them, fred. The police guard
fred upon the assassins and killed two
of them.
The royal family was returning from
Villa Viclosa, where it had been go.
journing, and was on the way from the
railroad station to the palace. A strong
guard was in attendance, because OF the
recent uprising in the city and the dis
coNery Of plot to assassinate Premier
Franco and overthrow the monarchy
But the band of murderers had selected
the most advantageous spot for the COM
mission of the crime, for it was con-
cealed from the eyes of the party until
the vehicle had come into the Praco de
Commercio, large square.
The bodies of the king and crown
prince rest in the royal palace, and be-
side them the queen sat throughout the
night, sometimes with her hand press
Ing the forehead of King Carlos and
sometimes stroking the face Of the dead
crown prince. The condition OF the
newly proclaimed king, Manuel, is
satisfactory to the physicians in attend
ance. HIS wounds are not severe, and
II there are no complications, OF which
there are no signs now, he is expected
to make a speedy recovery. He carries
his arm in sling, and declares that he
sudffers no pain.
The bodies Of King Carlos and Prince
Luiz were embalmed Yesterday and will
lie in state according to the custom of
the court.
The funeral will probably be held
February 10.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
PORTLAND MARKETS,

Butter-Fancy creamery, 3O@35c pei
pound.
Poultry-Average old hens, 12@12kt
per pound: mixed chickens, IL y @12c
spring chickens, 12@l3c; roosters, SG
1Oc; dressed chickens, lac; turkeys,
live, 13c; dressed, choice, 16@17c;
geese, live, 9@l0c; ducks, 16@17c;
pigeons, 75c@$1; squads, 81 5000.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, candled, 25@26c
per dozen.
Veal-75 to 1875 pounds, 9@9 nc: 125
to $50 pounds, &c; $50 to 200 pounds,
5@6Hc.
Pork-Block rs to $50 pounds, Ga
&c; packers. 5@6c.
Fruits-Apples, $1.25@2 per box
pears, $l.2501.75 per box; cranb
ries, $S@11 per barrel.
Notwithstanding, 75c per sack );
carrots, 65c per sack; beets, 81 per
sack; beans, zoe per pound; cabbage, l
@1A per pound; caulifiower, $1.75@
2 per dozen; celery. 1903 so rer crst ;
onions, 15@20c per dozen; parsley, zoe
per dozen; peas, 1Oc per pound; pep
pers, 8@l7c per pound; pumpkins, 10
nc per pound; radishes, zoe per doz-
en-; spinach, &c per pound; sprouts, &c
per pound; squash. 1@1Ac per pound.
Onions-$2. so per hundred.
Potatoes-40@75c per hundred, de-
livered Portland; sweet potatoes, 1925
@3 so per hundred.
Wheat-Club, SAC; bluestem, SEC;
valley, Sac; red, SIC.
Oats-No. l white, $2S; gray, $2S
per ton.
Barley-Feed, s27 per ton; brewing,
$32; rolled, $29@30.
Corn - Whole, $3.50; cracked,
$3.50.
Hay-Valley timothy, No. /, $ls
per ton: Eastern Oregon timothy, 500
921; clover, $14@l5; cheat, SIS;
grain hay, $l4@15; alfalfa, 1880;
vetch, $14.
Hops-19O7, prime and choice, Ga
nc per pound; olds, 1@2c per pound.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, average best,
10000 per pound, according to shrink
,ge; valley, 10000 per pound, accord
ing to tineness; mohair, choice, 29@
30c per pound.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Last Of Machinery Enroute,

North Powder-The last wagonload
of the four carloads of mining machin.
cry delivered here last week for the In
diaona, or Muir, group Of mines, %
miles from North Powder, at the head
OF Grand Ronde river, has started on
the new road. The Indiana Mining
company, which owns and spares no
expense in the development Of the
Muir mines, has 40 men at work in
stalling new concentrator, the capa-
city Of which is 100 tons per day.
There is also an electric hoist under
construction for the purpose of sinking
a shaft 1000 feet below the present
level.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Salem Druggists Censured

Salem-Salem drug stores have been
put under the ban of the state board of
pharmacy by visit of Secretary Blake
ley, who is authority for the statement
that they are not complying with the
law which provides that the drug and
prescription business shall be in the
care Of registered pharmacist. Dis
trict Attorney McNary also recently
made the discovery that no record of
the sale of poisons was being kept as is
required.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Took Drydock to Manila.

San Francisco, Feb. 4.-Otto Wer
ner, Charles Bradley, J. H. Van Horn
T. Myers and Walter E Rudolph, en-
gineers who were in charge of the dry
dock Dewey on its trip from the At
lant'c C coast to the Philippine islands
reached here today on the transport
Cook and will proceed East tomorrow.
The Dewey left the Atlantic coast on
December %, 1905, and arrived al
Olongopo, Philippine islands, on July
10, 1906.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Cannery for Dallas.

Dallas-The matter Of esta blishing a
cannery in Dallas to be conducted by
home stockholders, is now we'll under
way, over two-thirds Of the necessary
capital being already subscribed. The
capital stock has been divided into 100
shares of the par value of $25 each,
not more than two shares being sold to
any one person or firm. A site for
the caAnery has already been donated
in the north part of the city, and the
building will be started early in the
spring. There is enough fruit in and
around Dallas and vicinity to make the
proposition paying one. and the work
will be gradually enlarged to keep pace
with the number of new trees being set
out,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Bank Closed in BROOKLYN.

New York, Feb. 3.-The. Home Bank
OF pr otlvn. an institution on which a
run was started, did not open for busi-
ness Saturday. The Home bank is a
small institution, located in South
BROOKLYN. 1t has a capital stock of
s100.0o0 and a surplus and divided
profits amounting to $53,670 The de-
posts, which formerly averaged about
$500. 600, have been reduced greatly
since the October panic.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Cut in Price of Steel.

New York, Feb. 1.-About 20 steel
men, representing the United States
Steel cooperation, the Republic Steel
company, the Bethlehem Steel COM
pany, the Jones & Laughlin Steel COM
pany and the Pennsylvania Steel COM
pany, were in conference in this city
today and tonight. None Of those pres
ent would talk, but it was stated unofii-
cially that the subject of the confer
ence was proposal to reduce the price
of steel in general.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
CLEAN UP ORCHARDS.
Springbrook Fruitgrowers to Fight
Tree Disease.

Springbrook - The fruitgrowers o
Springbrook, Yamhill county, met last
week for an open discussion Of their
local interests. c. E. Hoskins spoke
at some length on the necessity of a
more systematic and vigorous effort to
clean up orchards, and also introduced
the question OF getting in touch with
the Willamette Valley Development
league. Others present spoke OF the
various phases of orchard work.
Resolutions were adopted declaring
for vigorous campaign against the
San Jose scale and indorsing the state
inspection laws and upholding the
county inspectors and courts in enforc-
ing the laws where this is found neces-
sary.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
NEW LAND POLICY.
Secretary Garfield Aids Entrymen In
stead Of Hindering.

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stead Of Hindering.
Washington, Feb. At is the pur-
pose OF Secretary Garfield to so conduct
the Interior department and 80 interpret
the public land laws as to actually aid
every bona fde entryman who is en-
deavoring to establish home on the
public domain. Secretary Garfield
holds that the land laws were enacted
for purpose, and so long as the law is
not abused, he intends that the entry
man shall enjoy its provisions, and so
long as he acts in good faith, shall have
the encouragement and aid of repre-
sentatives Of the department. In other
words, Secretary Garfield is proceeding
on the theory that every man is honest
until proven guilty; he is human
enough to recognize that honest men
may make errors which do not lay
them, or should not lay them liable to
the law. A reading of Mr.. Gardeld's
annual report, made public yesterday,
will convince any man that there has
been phenomenal-an almost incom-
prehensible-change in the manner of
conducting the Interior department.
Under Secretary Hitchcock, the en-
tire force of the Interior department
and general land Office, on special in
structions from the secretary, proceed
ed on the theory that the public land
laws were enacted to prevent men ac-
quiring public lands; every technical
failure to comply with the law was re-
garded as ground for criminal prosecu-
tion; every obstacle was placed in the
path Of the honest, as we'll as the dis
honest entryman, and Mr.. Hitchcock
retired from Office with the astounding
record of having actually deprived hun
dreds of honest settlers of their lands,
while he permitted shrewd thieves to
gobble up large tracts under his very
nose. The report of Secretary Garfield
will carry encouragement to every en-
tryman who is striving to acquire pub
lie land for an honest purpose. 1t is
a most cheering document.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Initiative Petition Filed,

Salem-The petition for the initia-
tive of the question of the division of
Wasco county and the creation of Hood
River county has been filed with the
secretary of state by W. B. Andrus, of
the Hood River Commercial club. The
petition is said to contain 10,357 sig
natures, and is composed of mum Der
of separate pamphlets, each Of which
is provided with an artistic cover de-
sign, with three luscious red.cheeked
apples on the diverse and tempting
straw berry on the reverse.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Linn Stock Doing Well.

Albany-Reports from all parts OF
the county are that cattle and sheep are
wintering to better advantage than for
many years. On account OF the mild
ness of the weather fields and pastures
furnish excellent grazing and unless
the valley should experience extreme
changes within the next few weeks it
is thought all danger Of hard winter
will have passed and the farmers not
be obliged to draw on their stored sup
niles of feed,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Good Quality of Lime.

Salem-J. Frank Hughes and W. A.
Carter, Of this city, are successfully en-
gaging in the manufacture of lime at
Gold Hill, with plant that turns out
100 barrels per day Of an article that is
claimed to be SO per cent pure. Mr..
Carter has just returned from the lime
kilns and the firm has secured orders
from the paper mills at Oregon City
and Lebanon. The Southern Pacific
has made rate to Portland of Is cents
per hundred.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Another Horticultural Society.

Freewater-The Horticultural society
has permanently organized and will be
called the Milton Freewater Horticul-
tural society. A series of meetings is
to be held in the near future n Milton,
Tumalum Grange, Ferndale and Bien-
kie hall, in the interests of horticul-
tural education
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Eight Miles of Shade Trees,

Eugene-An order has been placed
with an Oregon nursery by the citizens
Of Fairmount for 1000 trees to be
planted along the streets OF this suburb
of Eugene. The trees are to be planted
about so feet apart on both sides of the
street, and will stretch over a distance
of eight miles.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
EIgin Livestock Shipmen,s.

Elgin-During the past week great
many hog shipments have been made
from the Wsllowa and Elgin country.
Several carloads have gone to WalIa
Walla and about 10 loads went to
Troutdale, while several carloads of cat
tie have gone to Portland in the past
several days.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Warning to Druggists .

salem-G. W. Blakeley. of the state
board Of pharmacy, is making tour Of
Western Oregon, gathering evidence as
to violation of the pharmacy law. He
says that many drugstores are being
conducted in violation of the statute,
and that prosecutions will be brought
unless the offenses cease.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Burns Land Office Business.

Burns-The land office in this city
for the quarter ending December 81
shows an increase over the same period
in 1905. The year 1907 has been one
of the liveliest years for the Burns land
Office since it was establishd here, and
it is expected that 1908 will be still
better, as the country is getting better
advertising tan in former years, and
a large rush Of new settlers is expected
here in the spring and summer.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Workmen Begging for Eond

Buffalo, Feb. 1.-The office OF the
superintendent of poor at West Seneca
was besieged today by so men begging
for food. The partial suspension Of the
steel and iron industry there has
caused much suffering among the for
eign laborers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06

The Dalles-As the result of meet
ing of local poultry fanciers poultry
show will be held here some time dur
ing February. Committees on arrange
ments are at work and the show will be
open to any and all poultry enthusiasts.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Portland Retires Certificates.

Portland-It is stated by the COM
mittee of Portland bankers having in
charge the banking operations of the
Portland banks during the recent de-
preston, that all of the 100000 of
clearing house certificates issued during
that time have been redeemed. includ-
ing $3.50, 900 loan certificates issued to
the suspended Merchants National
h,pH
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
Mail From Fleet.

New York, Feb. 4.-The steamer
Thespis which arrived today from Rio
Janeiro brought 20 sacks of mail from
the American battltships.