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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
FARM CENSUS ECONOMY.
Director Durand Hopes to Save Sew
eral Hundred Thousand Dollars.


eral Hundred Thousand Dollars.
Washington, Oct. 11.-U. S. Census
Direcotr Dana K. Durand hopes to save
several hundred thousand dollars in
taking the census of agriculture and
also to increase the accuracy of the
statistics.
The director stated today that at the
census of 1900 the agricultural data
were handled by means of punched
cadrs. For each farm large number
of cards had to be punched, as the
number of facts recorded regarding
farm was far greater than the number
of facts required regarding an individ-
ual in the population census.
Director Durand said the statistics
Of population and of agriculture are
collect d by different force from that
employed in gathering the statistics
of manufactures. The population and
agricultural data are secured by enum-
orators of whom there will be about
65, 900 at the present census, they in
turn being appointed by the supervis-
ors, of whom there are about $50. The
difficulty of securing competent and
faithful enumerators is very great.
The length of service is very short, Is
days in the cities and 80 days in the
country districts. The pay is small,
averaging perhaps three dollars per
day in the country districts and trifle
more in the cities, practically the pay
of ordinary mechanics. Not only,
therefore, are most of those who seek
to be neumerators able to command
only moderate pay in their occupa-
tions, but many of them are men who
can not command regular employment
and who are looking for odd jobs.
The director hopes that consider
able number of the colleges and univer-
stiles of the country may see fit to give
leave of absence to their students for
the short time required to do this work
of enumeration. The college student is
very useful enumerator in some
cases, but it is exceedingly desirable
that enumerators should actually live
in the distritsc where they work, and
there are multitudes of districts where
no college students reside or where such
students are in institutions hundreds or
thousands of miles from their homes.
Another class who can render good SER
vice as enumerators are school teach
ers, but, with the enumeration taking
place in April and May instead of June
as formerly, few school teachers can be
spared from their duties to take the
census.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
LAND PRICES GO UPWARD.
Values Advance Rapidly in Eastern
CIackamas County.

Oregon City-D. W. Douglas, who
was in the city from Cherryville, re.
ports lively movement in property in
the eastern section of Clackamas
county. Forty acres that cost $3.50
seven years ago were sold last week fol
$2,350, and 78 acres brought $500.
Little of this land is cleared. Mr..
Truman, who paid $500 for 20 acres
four years ago. is to receive 1900 for
the tract and only about one acre has
been cleared. Mr.. Douglas has sc
acres that he secured eight years age
for $40 an acre and he has been offered
SIS, 900 for his property.
Several Hood River men are buying
land in the Cherryville district and
they say the soil and climatic condi-
tions are admirably adapted for fruit
growing. One of these men recently
purchased l27 acres and he will clear
up 40 acres at once and set it out to Or
chard. The Mount Hood Railroad
company is putting in big dam across
the Sandy river and all of that terri
tory is experiencing wonderful boom.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
Cash for Coos Bay Road.

Marshfield-"W are the people
back of Haines and Clark" is the
question asked on every street corner.
Money has been deposited in Portland
bank by New York capitalists ready to
complete the buying of the right of
way of the Coos Bay, Oregon & Idaho
railway, according to telegram re-
ceived by President Grives.
A meeting of right of way and sur
vey certificate holders was held, at
which were present Fred Haines, the
surveyor in the field. and Francis H.
Clark, attorney for the company. A
proposition was submitted to the sur
veyor and attorney to complete the
survey and build the railroad. The two
wired New York, and reply was re-
ceived saying the necessary money was
on deposit in Portland bank for the
completion of the work. The company
will begin construction work by May
|, 1910.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
Famir e OF Cars Is Near.

Chicago, Oct. 9.-The railroads of
the country are already face to
face with freight car shortage. The
information disclosed is that the sur
plus of freight cars of the entire
country has practically been wiped
out. Where little more than a year
ago there were nearly 40, 0000 idle
freight cars standing on sidetracks,
there is now a small shortage in sew
eral lines of traffic. The prediction is
freely made that before winter the
country will be facing the severest car
shortage in the history of railroads.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
Club Proposes to Grow.

Oregon City-With membership OF
122, the Commercial club, of Oregon
City is desirous of making it 200 and
with that end in view has requested
its membership committee to work ac-
lively during the month of October. 1t
is planned to give a banquet during
the latter part of the month and to in
vite the officers of the commercial or
ganizations in the various sections of
Clackamas county.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
Wins Riches in Old Age.

Los Angeles, Oct. 1l.-By decision
of the United States circuit court of ap-
peals today, Timothy Carroll, a pioneer
of Southern California, wins his fight
to compel the Los Alimitos Sugar Com
pany to pay him royalty on his patent
beet dump. The decision crowns with
victory the struggle of Carroll, who is
20 years old, against poverty and hard
ship. 1t will make him independently
rich before the expiration of his pat
ents six years hence. 1t will put an end
to litigation that commenced IL years
ago, when the sugar company refused
to recognize Carroll s rights.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
Schools Are Overlooking.

McMinnville.-Th city schools op-
ened with an approximate increase of
Is per cent over the enrolment Of
last year. Pending the erection of
the contemplated new high school
building the overflow from the other
school buildings is housed temporarily
in one of the exhibition buildings in
the City park, and the basement of the
largest of the public school buildings
has been fitted up as the temporary
quarters for the 11th grade.
St. Joseph's Catholic school also
shows an increased attendance fully
equal in per cent to that of the public
schools.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
DRY FARMING CONGRESS.
Great interest Is Shown From Al
Parts of the Country.

dttS " liC
Billings, Montana, Oct 11..-An in
teresting example Of the widespread
interest in the dry farming movement
was given in the morning mail received
by the secretary the other day when
fourteen states and Canada were rep
resented in the memberships recorded
These ranged from the Pacific coast or
the West to Pennsylvania on the East
and from Canada to New Mexico.
There were several memberships from
Canada. The states from which the
applications came were California, Col
orado, Idaho, Montana, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraksa, New Mexico,
North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
South Dakota, Washington and Wis
consin.
Memberships are being received al
such rate that the edition of the Hand.
book of Information, which contains
the report of the third session of the
congress, has been exhausted and the
secretary has been compelled to an.
nuonce to new members that there are
no more of these valuable books avail
able. All persons joining the congress
from this time on will receive the sec
ond annual Handbook which will con-
tain the proceedings of the Fourth Dry
Farming congress which will meet al
Billings, Montana, October &c %, and
resume of the contents of the first
edition.
The officers of the congress set out
after the close of the Cheyenne meet
ing with the ambition of making the
membership of the congress total TO-,
900 before the Billings meeting and
the indications are that they will come
very near that goal. In one day re-
Gently the secretary received 18O
memberships coming from all parts of
this country and from several foreign
lands. Every mail brings more.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
Enlarge Freight Depot.

Albany-The necessary equipment
to move the big city Southern Pacific
freight depot in this city has arrived
and work will soon begin. The freight
depot is to be moved 300 feet south of
its present location and big addition
constructed. More room in the freight
depot has been badly needed for some
time because of the increased traffic.
The moving of the structure will pro-
vide an open space on all sides of the
Union depot except on that fronting
the tracks and this space will all be
improved and beautified.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
Cuban Finances Improve,

Havana, Oct. 9.-Marcelliono Diaz
de Vile Gas, secretary of finance. to-
day gave out the condition. of the
Cuban treasury concerning which un-
favorable rumors have been current.
The secretary says its condition has
improved considerably since the close
of the period of American interven-
tion. Then the treasury had balance
of 81, 6S5, 22S, against sS,40,956 obli-
cations. The balance on September
80, showed 81, ,035, 302.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
Railroad Commission Brings Suit.

Salem-District Attorney G. w.
Pnelps, of Umatilla county, has been
instructed by the railroad commission
to institute mandamus proceedings in
the Circuit court for Umatilla county
to compel the Oregon Railroad & Nav
igation company to comply with the
order of the railroad commission di-
recting that the local train service be-
tween Portland and Pendleton that has
been abandoned be again inaugurated.
The instructions were given the dis
trict attorney as the result of the agi-
tation for better service started by
Judge Stephen A. Lowell, of Pendle-
ton, and because the commission be-
lieves that the railroad company has
not been maintaining service that
is adequate and in compliance with the
order of the commission.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
Bold Thug Gets Thousands.

Seattle. Wash, Oct 12-Binding and
gagging both the chief night clerk and
his assistant and carrying them to an
obscure part of the building, a lone
highwayman early today robbed the
office of the Great Northern Express
company. at the King street station, in
the heart of the city, and carried off
sacks of gold. silver and large amount
of paper money, which. it is believed,
will amount to thousands of dollars.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
irrigation Company Asks Time.

Salem-The desert land board has
taken under advisement another peti.
tion from the Portland Irrigation com
pany for an extension of time in which
to complete portion of its work in
klamath county. This is the fourth
time that the company has come before
the board with such a petition, many
reasons having been given for the de-
fault. Very little work has been &C.
complished.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
Riches Fall on Old Man.

San Antonio, Tex, Oct. 11.-James
Pagan, an aged switehman here, re
ceived official word today that Car
negie pension of $4,000 was awaiting
his disposal. Pagan worked on the
Pennsylvania railway when Mr.. Car
negie was his division superintendent,
and the $4,000 is accumulation of a
snug persion put aside some years ago
for the switchman.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
Newtown Pippins in Test.

Eugene-One thousand yellow New
town pippin trees will be set out about
three and half miles west of Eugene
in the open valley as thorough COM
mercial test for the famous Oregon
apple. DR.. George R. Borgess., of Col
orado, is behind the enterprise and the
orchard will be planted and cared for
under the supervision of ]. M. Morris,
of Eugene. The tract of land has been
chosen by experts and is removed from
any orchards that may have pests. AS
soon as the trees planted this fall are
we'll started another 1000 will be
added
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
Plan Poultry Show.

endleton-Umatila and Morrow
counties will hold poultry show at
PendIeton in January. This is the first
effort to make a poultry exhibit on a
large scale and promises to be very
successful. One or more of the best
poultry judges in the country will be
brought to Pendleton for he show and
every bitrd on exhibit will be scored so
that the owner may know exactly in
what particular his birds are good or
defective.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
Fifty Thousand Disciples Attend.

Pittsburg. Oct. 12-What is asserted
to be the largest religious celebration
and convention ever held in this eoun-
try will begin here tomorrow, when the
international centennial celebration and
convention of the Disciples Of Christ
Christian denomination conveDes. IT
is estimated that fully $4,000 delegates
and visitors from all parts Of the world
will be in attendance.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
New Town Wins Prizes

Stanfeld-At the Eastern Oregon
district fair, held at Pendleton last
week, Stanfield came out with rs first
prizes for products from the soil. And
this in addition to the many prizes
won by individual exhibitors. Stan
field is a new town in northern Una
tilla county, in the midst of the Furn-
ish-Coe project. In addition to the TO-.
900 acres of the Furnish project there
are about 5000 acres of privately
owned irrigated lands tributary.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
THIS HIGH SCHOOL UNIQUE.
Four-Year Course in Country District
Is Established.


Pleasant Hill-Union high school
No. /, the first farmers high school
organized in Oregon, has added the
18th grade and can now prepare its
students for the University of Oregon
or any institution of like rank.
Located in the heart Of the rural dis
trict, IL miles from Eugene and five
miles from the railroad, this unique
high school is formed by the union of
five country districts. Some of the
students travel daily six miles from
their homes to school, while others
board in the neighborhood. Besides
their studies, the pupils are as much
interested in athletics, literary society
work and inter-scholastic debate as
those of any city high school.
Earl Kirkpatrick, the principal, Us a
graduate of the University of Oregon.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
Holdings Not to Be Sold.

Marshfeld - Elijah Smith, chief
owner in the Southern Oregon COM
pany, is visiting at Empire, where his
big mill is located. The mill has been
idle for some time and the extensive
land holdings are in the same condi-
tion. There have been rumors that
Mr.. Smith is negotiating for the sale
of his holdings, but these rumors he
denies
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
Bonds Easily Sold

Marshfeld-The city of Marshfeld,
it is thought, wiN have no trouble in
disposine of the city improvement
bonds. One man has bought 900
worth at par and other bids are being
made. The bonds are attracting the
attention of Individual investors.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-14
Winter Finds Colorado.

Denver, Oct. "a drop in the tenn
perature accompanied by snow furries
in some sections was reported from
Colorado pionts today. in Denver a
light snow fell. No serious damage
has been done in the fruit section.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-21

Mrs. L. A. Hartshorn and daughter
Frances, of Chicago, were visiting in
this city last Friday at the home of
her sister-in-law, Mrs. G. E. Hender-
son. They were enroute to Davis
City where they are visiting at the
home of her father-in-law, H. A.
Hartshorn.
DR.. and Mrs. j. w. Rowell re-
turned last Friday from Alton.
where they had been visiting at the
home of his parents, DR.. Rowell
stopping there on his way home from
Villisca, where he attended the meet
ing of the Southern Iowa Dental
Association.
C. w. Barr, of near Lineville, was
in Leon last Thursday renewing ac-
quaintance with his many friends.
Since Charley went off the board of
supervisors he gets to Leon only at
long intervals, but he has many
friends in this city who are always
glad to see him.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Hamilton re-
turned Tuesday evening from Des
Moines, where Mr.. Hamilton was OBJ
Grated upon at the Methodist Hos
pital three weeks ago. He has made
fine recovery and his friends will
be pleased to hear that he is nearly
his same good self once more.
Mrs. Clara Farrell, of New Lon
don, Iowa. arrived Monday to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Woodland, at Decatur City, and to at
tend the wedding of her neice, Miss
Marian Woodland, to Mr.. Archie Lit
tlejohn, which was solemnized in
this city on Wednesday morning.
Frank N. Slade, wife and little son
returned last Thursday from Roch--
ester, Mimi. where both were recent
ly operated upon by Drs. Mayo, and
their many friends here will
be pleased to hear that in each case
the operation was successful and
they return much improved in health.
Mrs. E.. H. Alexander, of this city,
and her sister, Mrs. C. M. MCGUIRE,
of Walsenburg, Colorado, returned
last Thursday from Osceola, where
they accompanied their sister, Mrs.
A. S. Vanderbeck, who was returning
to her home at Stafford, Neb., after
visit with relatives in this city and
in Wayne county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyle GiIreath and
children, of Yankton, S. D., arrived
last Saturday for visit at the home
OF Mrs. GiIreath's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marion Woodland, in this city,
and to attend the wedding of Mrs.
Gilreath's sister, Miss Marian Wood
ard, to- Mr.. Archie Littlejohn, which
occurred Wednesday morning of this
week.
Uncle. John TuIlfs went to Osceola
last Thursday to visit his brother, J.
w. Tullis. He was Joined at Decatur
City by his cousin, Willis Higher.
and wife, of Van Vert, Ohio. who
had been visiting at the home of his
cousin, T.. s.. Tullis. After a short
visit at Osceola Mr.. and Mrs. Higher
went to various points in the west.
but expect to stop in Decatur county
again before returning home for a
more extended visit.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-21

A. L. Ackerley spent Sunday in
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-07
MAYOR ROSES VISIT
TO OGDEN.

Mayor David S. Rose of Milwaukee
IS polished speaker. OF that there
Is no variance Of opinion. Further
more. in his addresses In the Taberna-
Gle. Monday night Mr. Rose proved to
be a logical. forceful. persuasive
speaker, worthy of the best opposition
the prohibition people can present,
HIS arguments arc convincing to those
who are kindly disposed TO the llqaor
side and they are troublesome to the
mind which will not tolerate "a COM
promise with evil" When an adyo-
cate of an unpopular movement is ca
pable of winning over an audience n
that manner, he must be credited with
unusual versatility, depth of reason
ing and that lndehnable something
called personal magnetism.
Mayor Rose says he is not for the
saloon. but for personal liberty. He
advocates regulation and restriction.
favoring the Pennsylvania law. which
requires those applying for saloon H.
cense to appear before court of rec
ord which inquiries into the charac-
ter of the applicant nnd. even after
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-07
THE FAIR OPENS.
(Morning Examiner }

An immense number OF people at.
tended the opening of the Four-State
fair Some of those who estimated
the crowd place the number at 5000
others increase this total by an addI-
tional thousand. But whether nine
thousand or ten thousand. it was a
great throng. an enormous throng.
The people who attended the fair
yesterday were pleased with what
they saw. The exhibits are n evil
dence OF the wealth Of Weber countys
agricultural. horticultural and live
stock industries. The display OF
manufactured products is commend.
able; It Is indisputable testimony
that the manufacturing interests of
Utah are fast forging ahead, and
that. soon. thero will be no longer
need of sending to the cast. the west
the north or the south for any article.
for everything that civilization re-
quires will be made and fashioned
within tho boundaries of our own
state.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-07
IMPROV OVEMENTS ON
BURLINGTON ROAD

Chicago, Sept. 5-Mystery concern
ing the enormous expenditures of the
Burlington system. which now prove
TO be nearly $50,000000. all along Its
main line from Chicago through I'LL
nois, Iowa. Nebraska and Colorado to
Denver has been cleared away by
Official announcement that Its fast
train service to Denver will be made
stin faster September 10. with the
schedule time cut TO q hours for the
l .034 miles. This new record in the
west is but one step In cutting the
time from Chicago to the Pacific coast
cities By 10 hours.
For several years the Burlington has
been at Titan tasks all along It's main
line of grade cutting. track straight
ening and bridge building and
strengthening Now REINFORCED con-
crete bridges in many places dis
placed serviceable structures Of steel.
curves were eliminated seemingly
without regard to cost and telegraph
facilities were increased on q scale
that has created wild conjecture. Now
it Is known that many millions also
have been expended for train equip
ment According TO official figures the
expenditures have been In round fig
ures as follows:
For track improvements SO 100000
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-07

granting a license. has the power of
revocation.
The mayor Of Milwaukee believes
though that eventually this country
must come to accept the European
idea of drink.
He is opposed to confscation OF
property. While not entirely In accord
with all that Mayor Rose advocates,
VIC agree with him that there should
be no conhscation without compensa-
ton. That is the most serious prob
lem In the solving of the liquor ques-
tIon In Utah.
While here, the mayor was driven
through Ogden canyon and over the
city. OF the canyon he declared II TO
be unapproachaoly beautiful and the
grandest piece of scenery on this
continent. And am OF the opinion"
he said, there is nothing more at
tractive In Europe. although ] never
have been across the ocean" He was
surprised TO see a city the size OF
Ogden, of which he had little infor-
nation. Il am pleased with my visit.
The west Is revelation to me, and
Ogden has won my admiration.
1t was worth while to bring Mayor
Rose to Ogden II for no other purpose
than to convert him to the cause OF
the West Hereafter he will be ad-
vising young men to do as Horace
Greeley urged them, Go out West,
young man" He has seen Utah. and
the state has won his good will and In
turn he has added 20 his list of friends