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Barton County democrat., 1909-03-05

miles east of Oh. Mr.. Myers will
probably purchase property in Great
Bend anl make this his homo
Barton County's Spelling Contest
The last session of the Bar
ton county Teachers Association
will meet in the high school build
ing, Great Bend, Kans., on Satur-
day, March Goth, 1909; at which
time and place the spelling con-
test will be held.
The association has been busy
making plans and securing priz-
es for the contest. They are
now able to offer the following
prizes: A set of twenty well Sc
lected library books and a years
free scholarship to Mcpherson
College. A years free scholar
ship to the Nickerson College, a
lone-half years scholarship to the
Mcpherson College, and six addi-
tional prizes each being ayear's
free subscription to, one of Bar
ton County's weekly papers. In
, all a total of nine prizes is offer
tionl aweekly newspapers. In
ed.
The manner Of awarding the
prizes and rules governing the
contest has been made known tC
each teacher in the county. The
high school auditorium is large
and a goodly number of specta
tors attend. Everybody is in
ivited.
Respectfully,
Edward Opie, Co. Supt.
Barton County democrat., 1909-03-05

per per was served by Nh. Rosers.
Needless to say they had n an.
!S:sa sEysOle evening for thsss people
always do have st thsir yi M
gatherings.
Barton County democrat., 1909-03-05

miles west and one mile north. Of.
Galatia, and seven aud one half
miles northt and one an out If
miles east of Oh. Mr.. Myers will
probably purchase property in Great
Bend anl make this his homo
Barton County democrat., 1909-03-05

many years.
Barton County democrat., 1909-03-05

Respectfully,
Edward 0pie, Co. Supt.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-20

lending thees that might chance to grow in the way of the wires. This all seemed to be rather vague and un- explained data and nothing was done with the communication.
 In compliance with the request of the council at a former meeting, the mayor nominated the firm of Olmstead & Gillelen of Los Angeles as suitable representatives of the city to prepare sewer plans. The council endorsed the nomination and the mayor was in- structed to communicate with the firm in respect of the city's needs.
 Then came the electric franchises. The recorder read a copy of a fran chise asked for by John w. Sharpe, his successors and assigns. for con ducting a gas and electric company in the city. The salient features are that gas is to be sold at not to exceed $1.5O per 1000 feet and electricity at not to eX- ceed 10 cents per kilowatt, in each case the minimum charge to be $1, and meters for both gas and electricity to be furnished free by the company. The city is also rendered free lights and gas for certain purposes but is requir- ed to buy service of the company for an it's street lights during the life of the franchise. After ten years the city may buy the plant at cost and ' per cent per annum, or such lesser sum as both parties may agree upon. If the franchise is granted construction must begin within ninety days. The franchise was referred to the commit tee of the whole.
 This being disposed of Dr. Foss arose and stated that he had little fran chise he desired to ask for in the name of himself, C. H. Pratt and Charles KOrrick He proceeded to state that the electric light matter is one of great importance to the people and his pro- ject is strictly in their interest. The reading of the franchise made a noise like a carbon copy of the Sharpe fran chise until the clause was reached pro- viding for the sale of the property to the city In this the terms were given as cost Another difference is that if the franchise is granted the holders have one year in which to begin con- struction and two years in which to begin service.
 This franchise was also referred to the committee of the whole but not until after the city attorney had made a few caustic comments. He said that under either franchise the city would be tied up for ten years on its light service price and in the case of one of them the selling price to the city was not clear. If per cent per an- mum was to be construed from the date the construction cost began in a few years the interest would be more than the cost of the plant He said the complaint already made against the Pacific company was the high rates, in the face Of the fact that the city has some power to regulate them now and is trying to do so, while with either of the new franchises the tie-up would be complete for ten years. He was not discussing whether the rate was high or low, but merely the dan ger of getting tied up.
 Bids having been opened for the making of maps for the use of the city assessor. the contract was awarded to l.. ". Coggins.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-20

that Col. J. F. Wilson. one of the stockholders of the Cieneguita Copper company had filed for himself and other majority stockholders an appli- cation in the court here for a receiver for the company. The announcement was premature. since the application was not filed until yesterday.
 The plaintiffs are Col. Wilson, T. E.. Parish, Mrs. Fannie s. Williams and others. The defendants are the Nevada and Arizona. corporations of the cop per company, the Cieneguita Securi- ties company of Maine and George Beebe, the controlling spirit of the
Arizona republican., 1909-06-20
LIGHT AND GAS FRANCHISES
City Council Now Has a Cou- pie of New Ones to Wrestle With -- Grade Ordinances Passed---Sewer Engineers Named.

It is rumored at the city hall that hereafter on council meeting nights an officer will be stationed at the en- trance to the council chamber to search every citizen who appears, for revol- vers. slung shots, electric light fran chises or any other concealed weap- Ons. only bond buyers with money in their pockets, or telephone man. agers with phones to give away, will be passed by the guards without in spection. Two electric light franchises were asked for last evening at the spe- cial meeting of the council, a job lot of grade and other ordinances was dis posed of by final passage, and some repairs were made to the machinery for turning out ordinances. Incident ally, the city sold S155,000 worth of per cent bonds for the redemption of the old city warrants. at a fraction over S1.OS, making the total price paid $I6S.47725. This is asserted by the representative of the buying compa- nies. F. B. Blanton, to be the highest price paid for any bonds in the south west.
 The bond matter was the first one disposed of. The successful bidder was F. B. Blanton, president and rep resentative of the City Loan &s Trust Co. of Gainesville, Tex, which is as- sociated with Thomas J. Bolger &; Co. of Chicago in the bond business. As sociated in this particular transaction also is the firm of Farson, Son & Co. of Chicago, which company has been affiliated in many large bond transac- tions with the others named. MT. Blanton, after the awarding of the bids, spoke for a few moments to the coun- cil. stating that this was his first visit to the southwest and that he was won derfully surprised at the material re- cources of this community and its general appearance of prosperity, which had occasioned him to make such liberal bid for the bonds, the highest price so far as he knew that
Arizona republican., 1909-06-20

and to make night hideous with thier howls. For the benefit of those who are the. cause of the complaint the police announce that no dog is allowed on the streets which is not tagged and mnzzled. Any dogs not so accoutered may be shot on the street by an of ficer without any preliminary formal ities. Any dog eIuding the dog catcher and taking refuge in any residence must not be offered asylum by the in habitants of the residence. ViolatOrs of the last provision may be haled into court and compelled to answer to the charge of Illegally harboring canines who have evaded taxation.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-20

company, and George Wilhelm, one of the officers
 The litigation begun against Beebe by Mir. Parish has extended over sev- eral years. and the plaintiff was worsted, but the supreme court at it's last meeting handed down an opinion in his favor.
 It has been reported that Beebe has been gradually gathering the in terests of the Cieneguita together and transferring them to Mexico, where the property is so that ultimately the litigation will have to follow into the southern republic
Arizona republican., 1909-06-20
OF LOCAL INTEREST
!;
ANOTHER wHoPPER-In the win

 dow of Dick Erdmans real estate office is another monster sugar beet. weigh ing over thirteen pounds MT. Erd- mans has the specimen attired to rep resent a fat young porker and the beet has attracted considerable attention ing the latter part of Saturday aft ernoon. The exact location of the beet patch where Dick obtained the mon ster could not be coaXed from him.
 LARGE CROWD AT COLISEUM A large crowd attended the Coliseum last evening and was presented with an exceptionally good bill. Dawson & Whitfield have not been better any time in the week. The change on Sun- day evening will have several features that will be entirely new in the south west and are guaranteed worth while, Dawson & Whitfield being the origi- nators.
 A MISUNDERSTANDING - There has been considerable misunderstood ing among the boys and girls regard ing the prizes offered in the Erdmans reason contest. MT Erdmans is going to give three prizes in gold One of S5 for the best reasons given; to the second best will be given S3, and to the third will go the $2 prize. The first rize of s will not be split up into the other two prizes, but will be given entire to the winner of the con test.
 PICNIC FOURTH-The all day pie nic, or Fourth celebration that the Foresters are going 10 carry out at Eastlake park on July ,, will draw many people who care nothing about attending the hot, dusty and tiresome regulation Fourth of July celebration. Eastlake park, with its abundance of shade, well kept lawns, chances for boating and conveniences for the pie nicker, will be hard to beat for an event of this kind. Many new stunts will be carried out in the line of at fractions that will be refreshing from the town sports, such as climbing the greased pole, eating stringed pie, etc, though opportunities along these time honored Fourth events will be given the young American.
 AGITATION CONCERNING DOG CATCHER-The business of the dog catcher is coming in for it's full share of discussion. Not to have differ ent appeals been made to the police concerning the activities of the man with the unpleasant job of rounding up the delinquent canines, which are so unfortunate as to be unable to se- cure anyone to pay their taxes, but to- day there appears in another column of this paper a qualification of the dog and an appeal for the protection of his life which would do justice to Sen ator Vest and is heart touching in it's tender appeal. Yesterday the police received communication on the other side of the question which registers a complaint against q number of the tagless ones and which asks that for the enlightenment of a number of citizens who do not seem disposed to pay the tax, the ordinance be pub hshed. The particular complaint stat ed that there were a number of citi- zens who had not paid the tax on their animal pets, who kept the dogs locked up in the day time and who released them during the hours of darkness to | prey in the yards of their neighbors |
Arizona republican., 1909-06-20

The Republican a week ago printed m Associated Press dispatch saving
Arizona republican., 1909-06-20
A RECEIVER WANTED
 FUR THE CIENEGUITA

IL IS Reported That Mir. Beebe Has Been Removing the Company Out of the Country.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-20

Pontiac, Illinois l was almost completely bald for the last eight years and tried every remedy advertised without benefit Herpicide immediately removed the itching and feverish sensation. now have a fine silky growth of hair started which is growing every before.
 J. F. JOHNSON.
 Care of ReformatOry.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-21
FOWLS ARE STRICKEN.
Epidemic of tuberculosis Reported in
Oregon Poultry.

Notwithstanding to reports re-
ceived by DR.. R. C. Yenney, secretary
of the state board of health, there
threatens to be a serious spread of tu-
berculosis among poultry focks of the
state.
DR.. S. W. Mcclure, chief of the state
bureau of animal. industry, advises DIR.
Yenny that flock of SO chickens
bought at Eugene and taken to Forest
Grove was found to be afflicted with
the disease and that 16 died at last re-
port. He estimates that 80 per cent
Of the flock was affected. DR.. Mcclure
reported in addition that large flock
of chickens at Pendleton was found to
be affected with tuberculosis, but no
connection had been established be-
tween the two districts affected. At
Pendleton it was found that the disease
had attacked turkeys in an adjoining
field and also pigs had been seized with
the disease after eating dead chickens
and turkeys.
DIR. Yenney said that the fact of the
disease being communicable to human
beings from affected fowls had not been
fully established, but the pigs taking
the disease from having eaten the
affected fowls was significant.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-21
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
PIONEERS WILL CELEBRATE.
Provisional Government Day to Be
Observed at Champoeg May |.

F. K. Matthew Cabin No. IL, Ma
tive Sons of Oregon, of Butteville, has
issued the program and invitations for
the annual celebration at .Champoeg,
for Saturday, May /, in commemora-
tion of the first provisional government
meeting, held at Champoeg, May 2,
1843. This will be the 66th annivers-
ary of that event, and the ninth ami
versary of the dedication of the monu-
ment erected to its memory. Joseph
Buchtel, of Portland, will act as chair
man, and Hon. P. H. Darcy, of Salem,
will deliver the annual address. Par
rott's band will furnish good music for
the day. All who attend are requested
to bring their lunch baskets we'll filled
for the day.
Mr.. Buchtel, who will preside, de-
sires to form an organization to handle
future celebrations, as the expense is
burdensome on Matthieu cabin. He
will propose at the conclusion of the
program at the celebration that So
ciety be formed, with a president and
secretary and executive committee.
An effort will be made to change the
place for holding future celebrations
from Champoeg to Wilsonville, be-
cause of the greater conveniences at
the latter place. Mr.. Buchtel has
looked up ten-acre tract at Wilson
vile, on the river and electric car line,
which he proposes should be purchased
and made permanent state park in
memory of the first meeting of the
provisional governmental, May 2, 1843,
which he says is the right place. He
would not remove the monument al
ready erected at Champoeg, but erect
another on the Wilsonville state park,
and there hold all future celebrations.
The organization which he will under
take to form at the celebration will be
authorized to adopt plans to finance the
movement,
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-21
PORTLAND MARKETS,

Wheat-Bluestem milling, $1.25@
l.SO; bluestem shipping, $1.171a@
LIS; club, $1.14@1.16; Turkey red,
S1.15; Russian red, $1.O8@1. 90; val
ley, $1.1O1a.
Oats-No. l white, $4O@41 per ton.
Barley-Feed, $32. 5O@33.
Hay-Timothy, Willamette valley,
$l4@16 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $17
@l9; clover, $11@12; alfalfa, $l4@
l4.50; grain hay, $13@14; cheat, $14
@14.50; vetch, $13.50@14.
Apples-65c@S2.5 so per box.
Potatoes-$1.25@1. 40 per hundred /;
sweet potatoes, 21s@3c per pound.
Vegetables-Turnips. $1.25 per sack /;
carrots, $1.25; parsnips, $3.50; beets.
S1.75; horseradish, 10c per pound; ar
tichokes, 65@S5c per dozen; aspara-
gus, Oregon, 75@85c per dozen; cab
bage, 21S@4Ac per pound; lettuce,
head, S5c per dozen; onions, 4O@5Oc
per dozen; parsley, 35c per dozen; rhu-
barb, 3@4c per pound; spinach, &c.
Butter-City creamery, extras, 271s
@29c; fancy outside creamery, 25@
29c per pound; store, 10000. Butter
fat prices average &c per pound un-
der regular butter prices.
Eggs-0regon ranch, 21h@22c per
dozen.
Poultry = Hens. r1O16@17Nc per
pound; broilers, 25c; fryers, 1S@
221sc; roosters, old, 1O@llc; young,
14@15c; ducks, 2O@22 1fc; geese, 10
@llc; turkeys, zoe; squads, $2.5O@S
per dozen.
Onions = Oregon, $1.75@1.s5 per
hundred.
Veal-Extras, 1O@1Ohc per pound;
ordinary, S1s@9c; heavy, 7@Sc.
Pork-Fancy, 91a@10c per pound;
large, S@9c.
Hops-l9O9 contracts, &c per pound;
1908 crop, 6A@7c; 1907 crop, So
1 Hc; 1906 crop, l1s@2c.
Wool-Eastern Oregon. 16@1sc per
pound; valley, medium, 1S%@l9c;
coarse, 17@l71sc per pound, Portland;
choice, 23@23Isc per pound.
Cattle-Top steers, SIS. .25@5. so; fair
% good, S4.75@5; common to medium,
'S. 25@4.50; cows, top, S4.25; fair to
rood, $S.50@4; common to medium,
Y. 5O@S.50; calves, top. s5@5.5O;
leavy, $4,000; bulls and stays, fat,
'SMS.50; common, s2@2.75.
Hogs-Best, S7.25@7.50; fair to
rood, Sc. 1907; stockers, S5.50@6. so;
china fats. S6.75.
Sheep-Top wethers, s5@5.75; fair
o good, S4.50Q4.75; ewes, &c less on
III grades; yearlings, top, Sc. soar;
air to good, s6@6.25; spring lambs, |
q.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-21
Dozen People Perish In FIimSy
Lodging House.
VICTIMS ARE ALL LABORING men
Refugee Home Erected immediately
After San Francisco Quake is
Scene of Holocaust.

San Francisco, April 17.-Fire in the
st. George hotel, fimsy structure
erected shortly after the earthquake.
and since used as a lodging house,
snuffed out dozen lives between and
o'clock this morning. The building.
located at Eighth and Howard streets.
burned like tinder, and almost before
the sleeping occupants of the structure
could be aroused the fate of many of
them was sealed.
The great rookery had 600 rooms,
and was mostly occupied by laboring
men and their families. Five bodies
have already been taken from the
ruins, and it is believed that 80 still
remain buried in the smoking and
smouldering wreckage.
The ST. George hotel was of the
most flimsy construction, and its pro-
prietor, ]. W. Shanan, has been in
trouble with the board of public works
since the building was erected. On
December 13, 1906, he was arrested
for violating the building law, but
was dismissed on promising to make
alterations which would increase the
safety of the building. According to
John T. Horgan, of the board of public
works, many complaints have been
made against Shanan on the ground
that the st. George was a veritable
firetrap.
Insurance agents estimated that the
fire resulted in a loss of $82, 500.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-21
PREPARING FOR WAR.
Japan Greatly Increasing Navy and
CoubIing Army.

Victoria, B. c., April 17.-That Ja-
pan fears another war with Russia and
is making the same careful and sys-
tematic preparation for it as preceded
the recent war is the news given by
passengers from Yokohama. Two
large battleships of the Dreadnaught
class are being built, one at Kure to be
named the Setsu, and the other at Yo-
kohama to be named the Kawachi, both
stronger and with larger guns than the
big Aki and Satsuma.
In conversation regarding the fear
entertained of the return of war with
Russia, an arrival by the Tosa Maru
said great additions had been made to
the fleet of Japan. In military affairs
preparations have been continuous, but
the greatest secrecy has been main
tanned. The army is being increased
to over 20 divisions, so that a force of
l,OOO, 600 may be mobilized when nee
essary. Prior to the last war 100000
men represented the total number that
could be put in the field, including all
branches, and that number proved in
adequate.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-21
ABDICATION OF SULTAN.
lettering Throne of Turkey Seems
About to Fall.

About to Fall.
Constantinople, April 19.-The most
serious crisis in the history of the
Turkish empire is thought to be at
hand. 1t is persistently rumored that
Abdul Hamid, forced by the uprising
against the tyranny of the party in
power, will abdicate the throne.
The committee of union and pro-
gress, representing the party of the
Young Turks. with whom are allied
the revolving Salonica soldiers, are en-
deavoring to regain the power obtained
by the revolution Of last July, which
has been gradually undermined by the
cleverness of the sultan in getting rid
of or winning over by bribes the lead
ers.
The Salonica soldiers are at the
gates of the city and threaten to enter.
The military in the capital is in state
of fear and no resistance is looked for.
To complicate the situation, an up
rising is in progress in Asia Minor in
which more than 1000 people have
been slain, among them two mission
aries, and untold property damage has
been done.
Foreigners and many Christians have
taken refuge in the consulates. The
local troops and the governor are doing
their best to protect the town, but
there is great fear that it cannot hold
out much longer against the invasion
of the Moslems, who are sweeping
down in large numbers. The Ameri-
can vice consul at Mersina, John Deb
bas, has been unable to proceed to
Adana, owing to the interruption of
communication.
A British warship is proceeding to
Alegandretta, which is threatened by
the Moslems. Several American farms
in that neighborhood have been de-
stroyed.
Alarm is felt at Kharput because of
serious depredations by the Kurds in
the surrounding villages, although the
town itself has not been the scene of
any particular disorders.
The tension in Turkey over the stu
alton is very great. The people of
the capital are more concerned with
the advance of the Salonika troops
than they are with the massacres re-
ported from various quarters.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-21
Plan Strawberry Day.

Milton, PLANS which were started
for the celebration of Millions annual
strawberry day, at meeting of the
Progressive association held in Alliance
hall, are progressing, and it is thought
by the next meeting all of the prelim-
mary work will have been completed.
1t is proposed this year to celebrate on
more extensive scale than ever be-
fore. Besides an excellent literary and
musical program, big horse show will
form part of the festivities. This
was last year an important part of the
program, but arrangements are being
made to make it much better than on
last season, horses being entered from
all the towns in Umatilla county and
many across the line in Washington.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-21
Goat Business Growing.

McMinnville-In view of the proba-
bility of there being a home market
for Oregon mohair with the erection of
the contemplated mohair mills in a
suburb of Portland, there is an awak-
ened interest in the angora goat busi-
ness in this county. E. S. Talbot,
who has raised stock and bought stock
here for a number of years, makes an
estimate of the number of goats al /.
ready owned in the county, and places
them at about $4,000, or more than
one-seventh of the entire number in
Oregon. Mr.. Talbot reports the fleece
very fine this year, and the outlook
quite promising for the men engaged
in the goat business.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-21
Cuban Police Arrested.

Havana, April l9.-Ricardo Arnuto,
the secret police agent of the palace,
and his brother, Jose, substitute in
spector of the detective squad, were
found tonight hiding in the house of a
friend, and were taken to the city pris-
on. They are charged with the alb
straction of correspondence from the
baggage of Jose Cisneros, who attempt
ed to kill Ex-Governor Nunez short
time ago. Both men deny the charge.
The criminal branch of the Audencia,
before which the prisoners will soon
come for trial, refused bail.