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Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
OREGON STATE items OF INTEREST
FARMERS ARE COMING,
Kansans Take Contracts to Buy Large
Acreage Near Grants Pass.

Kansans Take Contracts to Buy Large
Acreage Near Grants Pass.
Grants Pass-Development of the
country by the colonization method has
been started in Rogue river valley.
Several large projects have been ad-
vanced that has caused general move
ment in this direction, particularly the
talk of an electric line from Grants
Pass to Ashland.
Another feature that has gone far to-
ward the rapid development of much
land has been the Inauguration of a
large irrigation system for both high
and low land.
A project to colonize 1000 acres
within few miles of this city was an
nounced few days ago by w. B. Sher-
man, who asys he has contracts with
sufficient people to take up this land in
40 and S0-acre tracts. Nearly all the
buyers are farmers from near Kansas
City, and they and their families will
begin to arrive shortly. The advance
guard will select the improved land
this fall, in order to be prepared for the
spring crops. Following in the spring
another body will arrive, and within a
year the entire tract will be settled
with Eastern farmers.
The price to be paid by the colonists
for the unimproved land will vary from
So to 500 an acre.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
Fake" Label on Apples.

Hood River-The members of the
Hood River Apple Growers union, which
comprises 80 per cent of the orchardists,
are up in arms over the report from
New York that quantities of apples
were on the market there bearing the
wrappers of the union which were not
up to the high standard of quality main.
tanned by that organization. The wrap
pers of the union are regarded as an
absolute guarantee of high quality in
the east, and when these apples were
found to be inferior in selection and
pack, many complaints poured in upon
Steinhardt & Kelly, who bought the en-
tire output of the union this year.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
Ito be continued.)
One on Mark Twain.

Years ago Mark Twain, who has re-
Gently celebrated his seventy-second
birthday, used to be fond Of telling
this story: At the dinner table one
day there was a party of guests Tor
whom Mark was doing his best In the
way of entertaining. A lady turned 10
the daughter OF the humorlst, then q
little girl, and said: your father IS
very funny man." "Yes," responder
the child, when we have company
PHILADELPHIA Record.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
Douglas Plans Good Roads.

Roseburg-This year Douglas county
spent $l06,0OO in good road building.
That the work is to be continued, only
on a larger scale, is proven by the pur-
chases recently made by the county
court. Several weeks ago the court
purchased the rock quarry and bunkers
vacated by the Warren Construction
company, upon the completion of the
company's paving contract in this city.
This included all crushed rock that had
been left by the company.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
Big Orchard Near Dee.

Dee-Portland people are preparing
to plant 500 acres to apples south of
Dee. The building of the Mount Hood
railway from Hood River to Dee and
the establishing of the Oregon Lumber
company's plant here has in three years
settled the valley along Hood river.
Many fine apple orchards have been set
out. Logged-off lands have been cleared
and where three years ago stood the
giant frs now are seen buildings and
orchards.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
New Sawmill for Wallowa.

Wallowa-Plass Bros, a well-known
sawmill firm of Elgin, have shipped
their machinery to this city, where they
will consolidate with the Bear Creek
Lumber company, a new corporation re-
Gently formed. The Plass mill will be
installed on the new company's hold.
ings to cut the timber for new mill,
which will be installed next season.
The company will put in new band
saw with capacity of about 10000
feet per day
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
Freed, He Sues Henev.

San Francisco, Nov. ia. R. Ne
kinley, one of the United Railways
detectives, who was arrested several
months ago on charge of stealing
documents from the office of District
Attorney Langdon, entered suit today
against Rudolph Spreckels, William J
Burns, Francis J. Heney, Harry Will
bur and John Doe" Burns for $4,000
damages for conspiracy and false i'm.
prisonment. The charge against Nc
Kinley was dismissed last week.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
Largest Hatchery in World.

Salem-The largest salmon hatchery
in the world, to be owned and operated
by the state of Oregon, will be formally
opened at Bonneville, Monday, Novem-
Der 10. The new central hatchery cost
more than $4,000, and has an egg ca
pacity of 60,000,000 and nursery ponds
sufficient to feed 100000 young fry.
The hatchery is now nearly completed,
-nd is being operated under the direc-
tion of Superintendent ]. w. Berrian.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
Cooks Photos Assailed.

New York, Nov. 15.-Professor Her.
schel G. Parker, of Columbia Univer-
sity, who was member of DR.. Cook IS
Mount Mckinley party, in lecture be-
fore the Patria club of New York, de-
clared that after a thorough consider
alton of the evidence, he was convinced
that DR.. Cook did not get within 10
miles of the peak. ''The photographs
which DR.. Cook claims are of the sum
nit" he said, "were taken from
Brown Ridge, 20 miles away. I know
positively that they are not pictures
of the main peak"
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
A sportfnr Event.

my husband doesn't mind Walking
the floor with the baby at night any
more" said Mrs. Binks
why is that?" asked Mrs. Jinks
'He makes believe it's Marathon
said Mrs. Binks." HE covered the
twenty-six miles before 10 o'clock ias'
night. Life.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
Poultry Show for Pendleton.

Pendleton-At the meeting of the
Umatilla-M Morrow County Poultry asso-
citation, January 25, 26 and 81 were set
as the dates for the big exhibition
of birds. Great interest is being man
ifested, and it is expected that there
will be the finest display of poultry in
the history of this section.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
Autos Take Place of Stage.

Prineville-J. H. Wenandy of Bend,
who has for the past two years ope-
rated the stage line in conjunction with
the D. I. & P. company between Bend,
Redmond and other points to Shaniko
by way of Madras, has disposed of his
entire stage and livery business ex-
cepting some holdings in Bend, and has
put five up-to-date automobiles into the
stage service covering all points in the
interior
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
10000 Bushels of Potatoes.

Oregon City. II. Brown, of New
Era, comes very near being the "potato
king" of Oregon. He raised 10000
bushels this year, beside 3400 bushels of
wheat and 250 bushels of clover seed.
Mr. Brown ships nearly all of his prod
ucts to California, where the excellent
results of his scientific farming are well
known,
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
Capital Stock Increased.

Klamath Falls-At the adjourned
meeting of the klamath Watersuers' as
sociation the capital stock of the asso.
citation was increased from 100000 to
$6,00O,00O by 5000 majority, while the
proposition to increase the par value of
the stock from $40 to $50 per share was
lost by 2145.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
Linn County Gets New Town.

Albany = The Linnhaven Orchard
company, which plans to set out a
3000-acre orchard in the northern part
of Linn county, will establish a new
townsite. 1t will be called Linnhaven.
The site of this new town has not been
definitely chosen, but it will be near
the center of the colossal orchard.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
A Most Important Crop.

How do you desire to be uplirteo'
is the question a writer In the Nc"
York Sun puts into the mouth OF 'n'
commissioner at the farmers door.
wal" replies Farmer Hayrick, y0
might start In by growing oel'e'
class of city boarders. YOUTHS oon
nanion
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
Beet Weighs 80 Pounds.

Eugene-Ole Casperson has brought
back to Eugene a beet grown in his
garden that beats all beets in this Sec
tion. The vegetable weighs just 80
pounds.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
Big Turnip at Dallas.

Dallas-William Shewey is exhibit
ing a turnip which measures 81 inches
in circumference 1t is solid through
out and very heavy. The turnip was
grown on fern land few miles from
town.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
Dry Land Potatoes.

The Dalles-A. Ii. Fligg has taken
1880 sacks of potatoes from IA acres,
grown by the dry land farming process.
Mr.. Fligg is exhibiting numerous spec
linens weighing three pounds each.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
Hopyard Sells for Good Price.

Dallas-R. E. Williams and I. N.
Yoakum have purchased of Thomas
Holman 100 acres of hopyard, located
near Eola, for $4,000 cash.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
Fair warning.

He-If I'd known how sarcastic you
were, never should have marrisu
you. 49,.
She-You had chance 10 no'iOv
1t. Didn't / say, This Is so SUDDEN
when you proposed to me after lou
years courtship?-Boston TranscripN
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18
Hasty Marriage.

Clerk at Marriage License bui'''
What's the lady's first name II,
Prospective Bridegroom -Hea'..
man. never thought to ask asA
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01
new VENEZUELAN CABINET.
Gomez Takes Venezuela Affairs into
His Own Hands, xk

Port-of7Spain, Trinidad.-Vice Pres
ident ]. Vfncente 3 Gomez, to whom
General Cipriano Castro handed over
the presidency on his departure for
Europe, has established new gov
eminent in Venezuela.
He has replaced the Castro minis
try with new men who favor ousting
Castro from the presidency.
Secret advices received here from
Caracas, where the. strictest censor
ship is being observed, indicate that
the whole Of Venezuela has been IN
a foment ever since President Castro
sailed and that the CRISIS was"reach-
ed a few days, ago when it became
necessary for Acdng President Gomez
to, fake decisive steps, which he did
by eliminating from this cabinet those
Who *were closely affiliated with the
Castro rule and under the Castro, don4-
nation ;,
The revolutionary factions, which
oained strength with every hour OF
.Castro's absence, played q prominent
BART in the demonstrations. against
,the,rabse1t president:
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01
USE FOR APPENDIX.
.surasoR4AApIles: Medicins. Through
! /. Much Abused Organs: \

4 .Lo6nSdon,s* England THE. wermifdrn1
has been looked up.
On hitherto as d useless and even
dangerous organ, has, at last justified
sitsGexistence, according to a state
ne et made by the surgeon of Lon
don; hospital, where the appendix has
been Shown TO- 6ef great help 4 in
SE%one of the;'gfs@test difhcplties Of
.tnedfcins, y. said TIE surgeon; isis to
apply ,sffnnsdioiRS td. the lower mites:
.&ines. The 'aptF1aax has nov been
, made use; or as easRhorts cut by which
we can gain reader access to this
mart of, the dtgesti1e tfact.",:: ,
- This is a matter, qf; Importance,
since lin ulcerated conditions Of the
intestines it is necessary TO continue
medication for weeks or months. This
making use of the appendix does not
lessen its, danger as a ~faVorite focus
flor Inflammation and 'abscess, ferma-
lion but at least it removes some of
the stigma which has, hitherto 'bten
afaehed to it by the, Profession"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01
!. NEWST. PARAGRAPHS.

If congress decides the president is
underpaid saf& passes the Bourne. bill
to increase the salary to 100000 per
.annum after. March. 4, next, Presi-
dent Roosevelt will sign the bill. Not
that,theA PRESIDENT. thinks he mas been
tlndefpaid, but he has hsM seven
years. experience. running ethes execu;
tive Q establishment, and me Asags 1t
takes good managementS for: a,aG1aH
with a''faniily. to run the PLACE satand
keep Gp ,.aBpEafsnees' Without sRen-
ding more thaRsAe sfsspaid, The pres:
'ident. reeently%hss4 talked most frank
" With some Qf,%iS tcallers about the
exbbisa apd, vth@5inSoblems involved
IN mfAfntainingl the Iexec5teiFe estab
,siSkneiit$ ,Tsfe Experiment furnishes
.tae -estaBlishmeht. j.. keeps up the
grounds: rnaifftaing the stables and
greenhouses. nit thgo makes provision
for the travelling Expenses Of the
PRESIDENT. But Eges- president must
Bay for all enteHainment~ out Of his
own Prise. Princes must'be entertain
ed i'm style. and, circumstances beft-
ting hisSstat4on and rank. lOf course,
IT was not Theodore Roosevelt, the in
dividual,. who did the entertaining; it
was the president entertaining a
member of ruling house Of great
friendly power Yet everN penny Of
the expense came out Of the modest
salary Of the president Likewise for
nal functions Of the official year have
to be made in the same manner The
present president is in rather com
Portable situation, but not every ex-
president is so fortunate and the pres
ident believes the idea Of granting
life annuity to ex-presidents, say $10,.
coo or $4,000, a good one.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01
CONGRESSMAN GO TO PANAMA. :.
Sailed from CharIeston, S. Sos foE
Colon,

Washington, D. Cr-To fandiriaiize
themselves with conditions under the
present form of government the
Panama canal zone and to consider
what changes, if any,Ss are sde sk.h btess
twelve members of theShof commit
tee on foreign and intsrstateH eonI-
merce sailed from CHARLESTON, 81 q
for Colon. %se $s.s y
It is not thought that ATTY measure
having for it's object a cH4nge if9Bhe
form of civil government for The
zone will receive the consideration
of congress at the present session,
hut as all but two Of the members
of the committee will be members of
the house in the sixty-first congress-,
the committee will find the inforfnas
tion secured now of value later. ~ !
There has been some discussion Of
the advisability of attaching the zone
to one of the southern circuits OF the
federal courts. .
The congressional party not only
will investigate this matter, but, also
will look into all phases of the COZ;
struction of the canal.
The committee has not had under
consideration any suggestion to III
c1rde the courts on tSe zone in one
NJ the federal circuits, nor has there
heen any suggestion made to it that
labor conditions there are unsatis-
factory
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01
LABOR LEADERS GUILTY
American Federation Of Labor
Officials Given Jail Term.
AN. APPEAL WAS TAKEN
President Gompsrs, Vice President
Mitchell and Secretary Morrison Re-,
leased On Bonds.

Washington, d. C.-The famous
contempt case of the Buck Stove
Range company against President
Gompers Vice President Mitchell and
Secretary Morrison, Of the American
Federation Of Labor, has been deco
led by Justice.Wright of the supreme
court Of the District Of Columbia, adj
versely to the federation officials.
President Samuel Gompers was
sentenced to twelve months impris-
onment; John Mitchell, second vice
president, to nine months, and Seere-
tHry Frank Morrison to six months.
Justice Wright severely criticised
the course Of Gompers, Mitchell and
Morrison and said they had set
themselves UP as tribunal higher
than the lawful courts of the land.
Before sentence was imposed JUS
tice Wright asked each of the defend
ants If he had anything to say way
sentence should not be pronounced.
Mr.. Gompers rose and addressed the
court. SAYING he was not conscious
now nor had he ever been conscious.
of any violation of the law of the
land. He said this case was one Of
the struggles Of the working people
against ages Of tyranny and denied
that the American Federation or Lar
Dor attempted to be higher than the.
courts
President Gompers, in an editorial
in the Federationist Of January last,
made known his intention not TO optey
the courts order, contending that the
injunction. issued was in derogation
Of tkc. nights Of labor and an abuse OF
the injnnctive power of the courts.
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison sub
sequentIy were cited for contempt
and this phase Of the case has been
before the court for many months III
On notice Of appeal Gampers,
Mitchell and Morrison were released
on bonds.
According to indianapolis dispatch
nreparinv to take quick action. II the
oficials had not been released. Just
what action was contemplated was
not revealed. \"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01
PLEDGE aid TO SOUTH.
Mothers Congress Plan TO Ameliorate
Southern Rural Life.

n washington, D. C.-Whatever aid
or influence the National Mothers
Congress- can render \ towards the
ameljoration ~ southern ! rt,ral lire
condif,ons wos n, Co., =. ;ts nrasi
s onti'i Sl was pleoseu " ~ p.esl,
n n,,,,. Mrs. frederlck =, ScnoH =
Philadelphia, to the country life com
mission at a hearing siycn by the
latter organization at the department
Of agriculture. i. o. ! Ms ~ T..r' >'s,v.
4 $Mfs.. SSKoff appeared with other
mam hsays 81 M. - q go 80 ~
- ~. 7 NJ. ~ moln con es.
~ on ahs lVetslco-opeeatlon 'ol
tnelr ,orga3lnlizatlonss. - thgsessI = oVe-
iaeng 70 .nSyier xne capGations IN nome
slAIes p ZEE sthe social conditions
~ r. Sayes0gs county, :honie \, N, the
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01
! REUNION SCOTTISH RITE MASONS
re. Be@tLeldain AtIanta's New Temple
!. -. .ss'Next Spring.

Fa. Be~tteldsin AtIanta's New Temple
.ssfNext Spring.
Atlanta Ga.-The dedication Of At
lanta's new Masonic Temple, now
abol... completed, will mark a general
revival among that branch Of the Ma
sonic fraternity known as the Scot
fish Rite.
Plans are under way for a spring
reunion of the Scottish Rite to be
held ipn.Atlatna next April, which will
bring to the city many Of the distin-
guished-and prominent citizens OF the
country including Hon. James D. Rich
ardson of Tennessee, the grand COM
marider of the southern jurisdiction,
land, the full official divan Of the su-
preme council, the chief governing
body of the rite, whose headquarters
are at-Washington, d. C. s'
During the reunion the degrees Of
the rite, fourth ITO thirty-second, inclu-
sive, VIII be conferred with full GER
Amonials for tho first time in Atlanta,
oli a dedicatory class Of more than
two, hundred, representing every Sec
ton of Georgia; and the handsome
and per&ecMy~'appointed apartments
of thdA rite -on the upper floor of the
Temple will be dedicated and, formal
1y opened. TheT Apartments include
the largest stage of modern sconstrpcs
tfon yet erected. In the southeast, Con
tracts foftthe scenery more than, one
hundred pieces. necessary Improperly
exemplffy';tHe Work, together with a
mammoths qightihk plaatFs to cost ap-
proximatelg 10000, haNe been closed,
and viii be Installed as quickly as the
artists can complete the work.
1t is safe to assume that nothing
So AMBITIOUS as this reunion has ever
been undertaken by Scottish Rite Ma
sons of thetsouthern Jurisdiction, and
the indications ''are that Masonic stu
dents from all America will gather at
Atlanta TO ,..swithess the, ceremonies
and enjoy the work $50,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01
us. TROOPS LEAVE CUBA
Army to Begin Evacuation on
New Years Day.
EVACUATION AT INTERVALS
Soldiers Will Not Leave al Onece
But Cubans as Rule Pleased at the
Departure of tee Trobpr.

Havana, Cuba - New Years day
will witness the beginning .s.of : the
evacuation of Cuba by. thsRarln5F ':Of
paciflcation, which has been in *poS,
session Of the island .siFce the bA
ginning of the provision ygpYe sf1t,
October, 1905. TAef first %royisfShag
regiment of maripess 1luEAb5fFng 'aBaSff
900, will be anon g~efhes in st ..;At1 DIS
to leave. About halftettEIiEs, REGIMENT
will sail from havana oIfsJ anuaI y
on the cruiser, .PEairisg whfch MiAE fsE,
turn about the~JHiddlG. Of the. sm0EstA
and embark the ttet1aiAder.' -. ~ :.
Headquarters companiess "a R eC
and D, twentieth infantry, !. Will en-
bark on the transport Summer, at MAJ
tanzas on December 81. From thePe'
the transport will proceed tpf Ha5NAS
ma and embark companies. : f. sG anHS
H, stationed at Guanajay; and COM
pany e, stationed at Guitle9. 49," sAs I'll ItE.
From that time on. tha. Transports
Sumner and Mcclellan will he. deployS
ed in the embafKation at intervals Of
the remainder of the army" s.B aSteiE,
F, third field artillery, and the isAf-
teenth cavalry will saiE7on. Feb9rIlRTy'
Q. The headquarters ARMY syentfh
cavalry. the Mountain artillery and
fifth infantry, the eleventh infantry
and the seventeenth Infantry VIII
leave Havana about .FebruaT,Xg1s2E 4 for
Newport News. It is the intention
to have all of these appear in the
inaugural parade at Washington.
This leaves only two companies Of
engineers and two battaliohs OF the
seventeenth infantry These troops
will embark April 1, which will COM
plete the evacuation.
The embarkation of the troops. will
be effected with as little ceremony as
possible. The purpose in deferring the
departure of a portion OF the seven
teenth infantry until April has beesH
the subject of considerable !, specu4a:-
ton. but it is believed this was agreed
upon at a conference between Gov
ernor Magoon and President-elect Go
mez. It probably is for the purpose
of keeping the barracks and quarters
in good order until it is possible to
turn over to the Cuban authorities a
model camp
Cubans, with the exception of a few
who profess to fear that disorder will
follow the evacuation of, the island,
are greatly pleased at the departure
of the American forces, as marking
the complete establishment of ipd1e-
pendence. All show the kindest feel
ings toward the troops ~ 5*o.~"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS Less,
This Condition Has Prevailed the
World over y. ~

washington, D. C.@.7Ehat the fan
ing, off Sf approximately SS00,00o,0oQ
in Imports and Perhaps s150,0O0,Q4O
in exports in the United States dur
ing f9O8} is merely part Of general
condition which has prevalent the
world over, is shown by the month
" statement of the bureau Of stats
tics. OF the twenty-five principal
countries of the world, whose foreign
commerce the bureau records month
by month, all but four show falling
off in exports
These marked reductions in the
United States are not entirely the re-
suit of falling off in the quantity
Of merchandise moved into or out Of
the country, says the statement.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01
EVERY WOMAN A VENUS.
Suzanne cocroft Claims This To- Be
the Sacred Duty Of Her Sex

Chicago, Ill.-Susanne Cocroft in
an address to her sex, says, IT AS,
the sacred duty Of every woman to
become a Venus.
GLOSSY hair pearly teeth, the glis-'
tening eye,,, she. says, are not .sign1s'
Of Wonnan's vanity. Theysare the
powerful tools that she may WELD for
good and it is her duty to use them
Beauty Is educative. A graceful stat
ne, a beautiful landscape, educaLeS
and inspires. Why should not the
graceful form or the beautiful face.
do the same? 49,
Nowadays men haven't the time;
to visit art galleries, but women can
bring the beauties of the art galleries
into the, home. Every. woman can be
q venus. sYotf can't change bone ito.
be sure, but you can change. the mola
Of the fes1rto suit yourselves,