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Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13

mise. and say, In time, everybody snail
be paid in full The result is, you never
get clear. and the creditors are never
satisfied"
But they will be in time" returned
Harold Denison: and the uncertain tones
in which he uttered the words were
stringent commentary on his previous
speech.
Its Just about that" said Pearman'
that I'm wishing TO talk TO you now.
It's a cruel pity that fine old property
ike Glinn should be broken up. A good
deal of 1t, you see, has fallen into my
hands"
You need not remind me Of that
interrupted Harold Denison Il am quite
aware of the price l am paying for the
follies Of my younger days.
''It is not likely | should recall such
disagreeable facts TO your memory, II
had not something to propose with re-
gard to their being to considerable ex-
tent wiped out. You will do me the JUS
tice, think. Mr.. Denison. TO admit that
since ! have had the honor of being your
pecuniary adviser. have never held bit
ters to your lips, when l deemed any
thing more palatable would meet the e1-
igencies of the case?"
The squire nodded assent. He certain
| ly had a confused idea that PearmAn
| had made a pretty good thing out OF
/ the adjustment of his affairs.
Now continued the attorney, Il see
way in which you may be relieved from
all immediate embarrassment connected
with money matters. and by which Miss
Denison may be the eventual mistress OF
Glinn in its original integrity"
Denison started. To be released from
the harassing strain that lies on him now
with regard to pounds. shillings and pence
that the old property should once more
cumulate in his daughter-opened a gor-
geous prospect TO his eyes. 1t was a
piece Of good fortune that he had never
| dreamed of. But he knew his man By
this time well. What was the price he
was to pay for this? He said nothing
/ but inwar1ly his brain was busy in vain
! conjecture as TO what PearmAn would
/ demand as his guerdon for producing such
a transformation scene. The idea of thai
worthy solicitor ever doing anything with
/ out an ulterior motive was one he never
entertained for an instant What would
/ he want? What did he meani
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
HopYards Looking Very Poor. =.

Portland-Hopyards of the William
ette valley are looking poorer than
ever before. In some sections not
more than per cent Of the vines have
sprouted and in no instance is the
showing better than Is per cent. Gen
orally speaking, fully SO 1-3 per cent
OF the hops which appeared last year
are missing thus far this season and
while some may appear and produce
hops, it is unlikely that the average
will be changed materially.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
WOOL CLIP GOOD.
Mitchell Growers Say Quality is Bet
ter Than Usual.

ter Than Usual.
Mitchell-WOolgrowers in this local
ity report that the season which is Just
closing has been the most favorable for
lambing for many years. The weather
has not only been ideal but the range
grass was more abundant thar. usual,
which fact enables the ewes to start
the sucking period with plenty of nour-
ishment. All the sheepmen report that
the crop of 1909 lambs will go beyond
the 100 per cent mark. Shearing will
start here about May 10, although
those VINO have yearlings and mutton
sheep contracted for early driving are
just commencing to shear them. The
wool this year is OF better quality
than usual, and the prices are likewise.
Farmers OF this section are beginning
to complain of drouth and cold north
winds. Fall sown grain is not doing
so well as it should and the spring
sown crops will need moisture to in
sure a good stand. A larger acreage
has been sown to grain this year than
in former years and all concerned re-
gret that the weather should remain so
unfayorable.
While the weather has such a back
ward effect on the crops, it is pleasing
to know that the range is abundantly
supplied with the finest crop Of grass
that the stockmen could desire. All
classes Of stock are in fine condition,
and prospects point to favorable
grazing season. No cattle or horses
are moving on the market at present,
but G. L. Frizzell, of Girds creek, will
drive 300 head from this county to
Toppenish, Wash, via Arlington, about
the middle of the month.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
Gillian Farmers Join Union.

Condon-Dr. ". R. Campbell, of
Pendleton, state organizer of the East
ern Oregon branch Of the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative union Of
America, has affected an organization
Of farmers in this vicinity. 1t will be
the aim to secure equitable freight
rates, lower warehouse charges and to
investigate the different methods of
handling grain. The organization will
work in conjunction with the different
oranges Of the county and state.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
Daily Shocks Continue

Rome, May 10.-Since the great
earthquake Of December scarcely day
has passed without shocks, more or
less strong, being felt at Messina,
Reggie and surrounding districts. The
observatory in the Calabrian earthquake
zone has registered from December 2s
last, up to today, 2lS shocks. Since
the former date there have been no
shocks strong enough to destroy build
ings. Tottering walls have been over
thrown, but there has been practically
no loss OF life since the day of the
great disaster.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
Heppner's Clip is Sold.

Heppner-Wool has been transferred
in Heppner this week to the extent of
over !, 200, 600 pounds. W. ". Smead
has purchased nearly 500. 900 pounds of
this for William Ellery and the balance
has been secured by Frank Lea for F.
Frankenstein. The lowest price paid
was Is cents and the highest 201S
cents. Smead is now offering q cents
and it is likely he will secure several
more clips before the rush is over.
Sheep are all sold and the wool will be
practically all off the market by the
middle OF next week.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
A Valuable CIevv.

A woman entered police station D
Holland and asked the officer in charss
TO have the canals dragged.
My husband has been Threatening
for some time TO drown himself she
explained, "and he's been missing nov
for two days"
Anything peculiar about him oy
which he can he recognized" asked the
officer, preparing to fill out descriF
ton blank.
For several moments the woman
seemed to he searching her memory.
Suddenly her face frightened.
why, yes, sir. He's deaf."-Eyery'
body's
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
STATES MAY LOSE.
Appropriations for Rivers and Har-
bors May Revert to Government.

bors May Revert to Government.
Washington, May 10.-Unless con-
gress takes specific action at the. spec
ial session now in progress, nearly ST.
600, 600 appropriated for river and har-
Dor improvements in various sections
of the United States will be turned
back into the national treasury, much
to the chagrin of many congressman
and senators.
This situation arises over the ''cov-
ering back" section Of the sundry civil
bill, approved March 4. This section
provides that all unexpended balances
Of appropriations that remained on the
treasury books June /, 1904, except
permanent specified appropriations,
judgments and findings of courts and
trust funds and appropriations for full
filling treaty obligations with the In
dians be carried to the surplus fund and
covered back into the treasury, "pro-
vided that the money is not needed to
pay existing treaties"
To meet the situation, Senator Burton
has introduced resolution providing
that the section of the sundry civil bill
in question shall not be construed as
applying to the unexpended balances in
river and harbor appropriations which
may be essential, in the judgment of
the secretary of war, for the mainten-
ance and prosecution of the work for
which it was appropriated.
Among the appropriations that will
revert are:
Mouth Of Columbia river, Oregon,
s24, 900; entrance to Coos bay, Oregon,
S23, 600; restraining barriers Sacra-
mento and Feather rivers, California,
sl4, 900; and harbor at Tacoma, Wash
ington, S11, 200.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
oregon STATE items OF Interest
FARM LANDS SOLD.
Large Tract in Yamhill and Polk to Be
Subdivided.

SubuiVideu.
Portlsnd-More heavy buying of
Oregon farm lands has Just come to
light. Three deals involving the trans
fer of over 1000 acres in which the to-
tai money consideration was about
S215, 600 Were reported.
Broadmead, better known as the
Ladd & Reed farm located in Yamhill
and Polk countieis, was sold to Port
land syndicate, composed Of ]. r. Pat
terson, d. E. keasy, L. r. Menefee
and George Akers, for $3.50, 600. The
keasey-Menefee syndicate secured an
option on this property some weeks ago
from Martin Winch, representing the
Reed estate, and from the Ladd inter-
est which was closed up by the formal
transfer OF the title. At the same
time the property was turned over to
the Columbia Trust company and BY
this concern will be subdivided into
FIVE, ten and 20-acre tracts and put on
the market.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
Diplomatic Bobby.

Bobby" called his mother, "did you
give your baby brother a slice Of that
raisin pie:'
Yessum," answered Bobby, "and'
mamma. after l had given it TO him
noticed that he had the slice with al
the seeds in it."
You careless boy. Never the leas'
consideration for your little brother
suppose"
"oh, yes, mamma, l had lots OF CON
sideration."
You did,"
Yes, indeed. When l saw all tbs
seeds was afraid they might gi''
him appendicitis, so | ate his slas
too"
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
BIG SHEEP.mOVEMENT.
Great Activity Reported Around Pen
dleton by Secretary Smythe.

dieton bY Secretary SmYthe.
Pendleton-Secretary Dan ?. .Symthe,
of the State Wool Growers association,
reports great activity in the movement
of sheep in this section and several
large sheep sales during the past few
days. One of the largest Of these sales
is reported from the vicinity of Airing
ton, where between 20, 200 and %, 600
head of yearlings have been shipped to
outside markets. The sale price re
ceived for the mixed yearling weathers
ranged from SS TO 81 per head, as com
pared with the prices OF from 81 10 to
SO. .25 received for the same grades last
year. The buyers are Wright of North
Yakima and r. F. Bicknell and Scott
Anderson, who will ship TO Idaho.
Sheep shearing in Umatills county
will last for perhaps two weeks yet,
though some of the earlier shearers
have already finished their seasons
clipping. Results from the shearing
plants prove that the earlier prophecy
Of good clips for this year is proving
as predicted. The tieeces are found TO
be unbrOken and the staple good, due
largely to the early grass and the bet
ter than common condition of the sheep
because Of the close winter.
The lambing season for Umatills
county will last but few days longer,
though it will not close quite so soon
up in the foothills OF the county. The
increase this year in the county will be
above 95 per cent, with the total near
er the lower figure. The increase in
Umatilla county will approach the
maximum this year because Of the ex-
ceptionally good weather conditions.
The winter left the sheep fstter than
usual, due to the regularity Of the snow
conditions and the plentifulness Of hay.
Then the grass came early in the
spring keeping the fat of the sheep up
and adding more The lambing season
proper has found the weather condi-
tions especially good again. Those
who chanced winter lambing report an
especially good increase.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
Shaniko Wool Clean.

Shaniko-Wool generally in this ter
ritory is Of a much cleaner and finer
quality than last season, the past wint-
er having been exceptionally favorable
for sheep. The output from present
indications, will be considerably larger
than last year. 1t is estimated that
there will be marketed at Shaniko ap-
proximately 1000, 600 pounds during
the three scheduled sales, June /, Is
and 20. The growers opinions vary as
to the probable price to be paid.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
Cruising Benson Timber.

Mist-Between 20 and 80 timber
cruisers are working on the large Ben
son timber holdings, located on the
headwaters of the Clatskanie river and
along Oak Ranch creek to the Nehalem
river. 1t is rumored among timber
men that this tract will change hands
by the end of the month. A promin-
ent Michigan syndicate is said to be in
the deal.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
Santiam Bridged at Detroit.

Albany-A suspension bridge has
been erected across the North Santiam
river at Detroit, eastern terminus of
the Corvallis & Eastern railroad. The
bridge was erected by John Outerson,
a Detroit merchant, and is the first
bridge to connect the Linn and Marion
county sides Of the river directly above
Detroit. There is an old wooden bridge
2 short distance above the town.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
1000 cabdrivers Strike.

Chicago, May 10.-0ne thousand cab
drivers went on strike tonight, follow
ing conference between the livery
mems association and the union. The
drivers demanded s14 week, and re-
fused to compromise for SIS. Tomor-
row 100 funerals are scheduled to take
place. The police refuse to give fune-
raj professions right of way.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
Prune Orchard Brings Sis. 900.

Salem-A. F. Hofer, W. P. Babcock
and other local business men have clos
ed deal for the Jory pune ranch of
12s acres south Of Salem. The price
was SIS, ,250. The farm, which is one
of the best in this section, will be sub
divided.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
As Modified.

The usual crowd of loafers weis
seated around the stove in the yiliass
grocery.
Il never lied to my wife In M
life" began one of the bunch, wnen
he was interrupted by a unanimous
laugh that was loud and long.
THAT l didn't get caught at it" emu,
ed the speaker, after the laugh naa
subsidized.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
Had Him Foul.

"She says you are g fool"
"All right"
Are you not going to take nef "
task for making such an assertion!
Nope, she has evidence In her poS
session by which she can prove na
statement"
"She has?"
"Yes. proposed to her once
Houston Post.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-13
strenuous Hint.

Husband-Let me see, how long na'
1t been since Uncle John was hereI
wife-Oh, 1t must be several yearA
He was here the week after ! got ny
last new bonnet 49, Z
The Dolores star., 1909-02-05
V IIZE CU7EI1IIZ1R|ZZZZeHS

situated at the rear OF the furnace.
near the entrance of the basement,
and in passing to and fro at my task,
| noticed several winecases piled in
a dark corner of the basement. took
advantage Of the first opportunity to
examine them and. while the lids
were securely nailed down, / found
by lifting them, that they were as
heavy as chunks of lead.
That night / burglarized the bank
er's basement, while two of my COM
panlons kept watch outside to see that
! was not disturbed. In the cham
pagne-cases / found the molds and
other accessories of the counterfeiters,
and large quantity of metal and
newly manufactured coins.
Before we left the bankers resi-
dence, the gardener was prisoner,
and before the night was over we
had nabbed Mason and farley and
Cashier Powell. The gardener turned
states evidence and gave the whole
thing away. The three society men
held out firmly to the last They were
convicted only after considerable diff
ficulty. Except for the assistance Of
the gardener in securing evidence, we
should never have been able to have
more than strong circumstantial
case. We recovered about $4,000
from the culprits, and in the banks
vault was more than $4,000 of the
counterfeit money. The night watch
man at the bank was also implicated
and convicted.
"The gardener, who had many
aliases. was an old offender. He had
worked at one time in the Frisco
mint, and was regarded as a skillful
workman. After leaving the mint, he
had put out gold coin of the
twenty-dollar denomination, but had
been caught and had served prison
term for it. He had drifted east. after
serving his term, and had figured out
the plan which he had there put in OPP
GRAFTON. He had manufactured the
coins, using the big furnace at the
bankers residence for that purpose,
and had secured the three society
men, all of whom were heavily in deb.
and therefore ready victims, to palm
on the money. Their method was to
tSke good money from the bank vault
and replace it with the bad, which
they worked of at the factory in the
weekly pay roll. The cashier at the
bank had secured the place for the
counterfeiter at the bankers resi-
dence, but this had not been with any
particular design further than it was
a place that was especially suited to
the necessities Of the counterfeiter."
Copyright. 1908. by w. G. Chapman.l
Copyright in Great Britain.)
The Dolores star., 1909-02-05
A Lincoln Centenary Issue.

The February Century is a LincolL
centenary issue. with a Lincoln por-
trait on the cover. besides reproduc-
tions OF twenty-five of the more impor-
tant Lincoln portraits. The leading
article is an essay on Lincoln the
Leader" by Richard Watson Glider;
and there are among other Lincoln
features publications for the first time
Of twenty-five Lincoln letters and doc
uments in the correspondence between
Lincoln and Senator Lyman Trumbull,
of a letter written by John Hay pictur-
ing Lincoln at the Helm." and OF a
letter by Nicolay before the war. Tho
frontispiece is from the John Henry
Brown miniature portrait owned by
the Hon. Robert I. Lincoln. the first
reproduction in full color in any mag
azine OF Lincoln portrait from life. A
drawing by Blendon Campbell of Lin
coin reading law is also reproduced In
color.
The Dolores star., 1909-02-05
NVlHF GHINH0NGI< CNSE5/
ElII]DZ7EAnIZN5IH NIzIP MLLIc550fNT5
DE

moved 1t from the shelf, cut the cord
which fastened the mouth of it while
the attention of the inquisitive cashier
and teller was directed elsewhere.
Having shaken the mouth of the
sack open and frayed the ends of the
cord so that my ruse would not be
detected. l purposely stumbled and
fell as l crossed the vault The coins
poured out upon the steel floor Of the
big vault in a bright yellow stream,
rolling hither and yon, while l sat de-
jectedly in the midst of the golden
flood and rubbed my knee and cursed.
THE two bank officials showed live
ly concern at my stupid accident, and
both set about gathering up the coins.
| assisted them as much as possible,
but my pulse was beating too fast for
my help to amount to much. My ruse
had fully served my purpose. The
ring of the coins upon the steel floor
of the vault had not been true. They
had rung dull and heavy, and l knew
them at once for their real false char
acter. The verification of this fact
came when l fingered them deftly, as
iSStciVd 'hclli " tIle odth
they had come. There was no mistak-
ing the feeling of them. They were
greasy and slick; that Shiny touch
which discloses the spurious coin in
the dark as well as in the light Every
one l touched had that slippery soap
stone surface which counterfeiters
cannot overcome except by the use
of metal of the same fineness as that
of the genuine coin.
las l replaced the sacks, after clean
ing the shelf, l was careful to weigh
each of them in my hand. There were
Is sacks, each containing a thousand
dollars in half eagles, which were light
in weight.
Il now felt sure of my ground, but
it was still necessary that We secure
proof against the teller. l had not
suspected the cashier, until his evi-
dent trepidation when l spilled the
sack of gold.
THE mystery was now more COM
plex and interesting than ever. While
/ had discovered the big reserve of
the counterfeiters / had no evidence
against any one, and was still afraid
to make arrests. I wanted the makers
of the coin and their machinery, and
wanted them badly, for this was the
biggest case that l had thus far in
nv career been engaged upon.
THAT night I did some tall think
ing. and also made secret trip to the
bankers residence, which l carefully
examined from the outside, going
over the extensive grounds about the
house and the outbuildings at the Inn
minent peril Of being shot for bur-
glar. Here discovered only one thing
The Dolores star., 1909-02-05

OF Importance. In the stable I STUN
bled on an empty champagne case,
which was of the same brand as one
1 had noticed in the vault of the
bank. 1t might mean something or
nothing, but l had long ago learned
to take particular notice of small
things, and many is the valuable clew
that this habit has given me-
Since the return of Saunders and
McGrath, they had been working on
the clew of the anonymous letter, and
the information it contained about the
mysterious boxes which had been seen
to arrive at the bank at night They
mad located the author, a discharged
messenger, who bore grudge against
the teller to whose instance he attrib
uted his discharge. From the mes
senger they learned that the boxes had
been delivered at the back entrance
of the bank late at night. They had
been brought to it in one horse
express wagon, but the wagon had not
displayed a license number and the
driver, although muffied in great
coat, had evidently not been a regu-
lar eXpressman, SO the messenger in
formed them. He gave a fairly accu-
rate description of the wagon. which
had been of peculiar construction.
Il had seen just such a vehicle at
the bankers residence, sort of de-
livery wagon which seemed to be en-
ployed in hauling feed for the exten-
sive stable of the banker, as it had
been filled with sacks of oats and
bales of hay when l saw it,
1.-The next morning l reported sick
at the bank, but my service with the
banker was not at an end. had shifted
my position from janitor at the bank
to assistant gardener and general fac
totum at the presidents residence.
Armed with note from the banker to
the gardener, l put in my appearance
at his residence. The gardener didn't
seem to like my appearance He re-
garded me with cold suspicion, while
he read the note from his employer,
and, it seemed to me. he rather reluc-
tantly accepted me as his assistant. l
verify believe he would have driven
me away on some pretext, IL it had
not been for the explicit terms of the
note the banker had written at my die
tation.
THE gardener was tough looking
customer. There was an atmosphere
of suspicion about him which put me
on my guard and caused me to watch
him with caution. He was a smooth
individual. however, and 1 had served
in my new capacity for three days
without discovering anything worth
mentioning. wheA he set me at the
task Of wheeling" out the ashes from
the big bin in the cellar. The bin wes
The Dolores star., 1909-02-05
A Needed Chance.
Blaetter.

The navy department recently re-
ceived from the commander-in.ch chief
OF the feet an official communication
relative to certain changes recon-
mended by him to be made in the uni
form shirt of the enlisted men. In ac-
cordance with custom this letter was
forwarded to various officials for COM
ment or expression of opinion, the re-
marks of each officer being appended
on an Endorsement slip. Each indorse-
ment introduces the subject matter of
the letter in brief. and one of them
thus tersely explained the contents:
"Commander-in-chie desires TO change
shirt
The Dolores star., 1909-02-05
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