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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17
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Nearly 2.c,n.Wo schedules are hnn.
died crch yTsr u, ~, hnrcau OF crop
estimates of the United sntcs depart
ment OF ag.icpliurc IN making up tho
government monthly crop reports. nc.
cording TO the annual report Of the
chief of the bureau of crop estimates
Nearly icD,C0n uanics ARE OH The vol.
untary crop .'cpprting lists. fsty-fotr
paid agents arc constantly making per.
sonnl Investigations. one agent cover.
Ing q state. and n forrc OF fO,, clerks
Is enplosel Iu Washington 20 handle
the large hunbcr Ur iclWrts from the
voluntary cio,' reporters aud TO Keel,
retOi,s Of crop information OF this and
foreign countries The work of crop
reporting has been 40 Improved ani
7systcmatlzcd that estimate. " pruduc,
ton of important products rau be made
with close degree ofnccuracy. The
most complete record In existence Is
kept IN The bureau OF the estimates
and rit,Stics relating TO the worlds
crcts aiid live stock.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17
DOUBLE VICTORY FOR
n. D. SUFFRAG[TTES

Bismarck, y. D.. Ian. IT, Woman
suffrage advocates scored a double
victory in the North Dakota legisls-
ture today when two measures. al
ready passed by the senate. one Tor
limited and the other for full sur
frage. were approved by the house.
Passage OF the two amendments Is
not . compromise proposition. Il,
10 merely to speed up suffrage and
give the women what they want
quickly. The state constitution per-
mits the Legislature to grant limited
suffrage similar TO that In Illinois
at once and without constitutions,
amendment. by this the women are
permitted to vote for presidential
electors and city and county officers.
A constitutional amendment must
be approved BY two succeeding leg
islatures and receive a favorable
vote at the next general election. The
passage Of both. measures will give
women limited suffrage next July and
give them unlimited suffrage in
1920. The bills viii be presented
to Governor Frazer late today and Il
is stated he will sign them.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17
Sugar,

Our void "sraar IS said 10 lie de
rived from the .irlbir 'sukkur." the
article 'tscli lIying got Into Europe
through Ihe arabian Molinmmcdans.
who orcrran great pl.t Of the world
Ia the seventh, eighth and ninth cen.
turtles. According TO d.. Van Ilpp.
man. n Dutch writer. as n result of the
Arab Invasion OF persla sugar found
Its way into Arabia whence naaln It's
culture was carried 10 Cyprus, Rhodes
Sicily and Egypt. IN the last named
country the preparation ~ sugar was
greatly improved. nnd the Egyptian
product became widely famous. From
Egypt the industry spread along the
northern coasts OF Africa aud 80 enter
ed Spnin, where. about the year 1850,
some fourteen rcllncrlcs were IN opera.
tion.,, Columbus introduced sugar cnne
into the new world.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17
HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE I.
NEXT FRIDAY EVENING

The Arst debate Of the year will
be held Friday evening In the high
school auditorium between Ashland
and Grants Pass, The question for
debate this year will be Compulsory
Health Insurance." Grants Pass sup
porting the negative, A second team
win be sent to Medford q, the same
time and will take the Affirmative OF
the question.
The negative team is composed OF
Frank Turpin and Paul Day while the
other team Ia Raymond Leroy and
Hubert wilkins, They have been pre-
pairing for the debate for the past
month and with the aid Of Super
intendent Hull and Miss White. will
be able to present most convincing
argument.
Grants Pass has been the home OF
debaters for number OF years, the
high school winning n cup for the
state championship at one time.
Since that time stress has been put
on the debating in the high school
and although the showing made In
athletics has been good, II his been
surpassed by the ability shown In the
debating line. Enthusiasm In the
school Is high over the prospects OF
winning and large crowd Is ex-
pected.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17
JAPANESE MOTHER AND a.
-FOUR CHILDREN ARE DEAD

San Francisco. Jan. 17.-When the
patter Of little feet on the floor OF
an apartment on Hemlock street had
been strangely stilled for two days.
neighbors investigated early today.
Dead In bed they found Mrs. San
wei Kikiuchi. wife OF Japanese
newspaper man. and her four child
rem, the oldest six. The overpower-
ing odor Of escaping gas revealed that
the little mother had tucked the
children in their beds and then
asphyxiated them and herself
Mrs. Kikichui had been considered
queer" for come time and 1t is sup
posed the tragedy resulted from a ut
OF insanity.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17
orialn Of "Eusillsr..

Fusilier was originally the name OF
Q soldier armed with light fintlock
mnsket called the fusil. At the time
Of the English civil war ,1042.52) the
term "frelock" was usually employed
to distinguish these weapons from the
more common matchbox muskets. Out
Of these companies Of "1relocks" grew
the "fusilicrs." In the latter part Of
the Thirty Year war u043) fusilicrs
were simply mounted troops with the
fusil. us carbinlers were with the car.
bine. The senior fusiller regiment In
tho British service, the Seventh Royal
fusiliers, City OF London regiment, was
formed on the French model In 1883.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17

Pfsslh'y hollow gourti constituted
the Hrst baby's feeding bottle. Torn
from its parent tree, It's edible interior
would haye found It's way TO the stom-
ach Of It's ndat pluckcr, after which
the hollow shell would Dc filled With
milk or other liquid rctrcshmcnt iu.f
the satisfaction of the infant. ll
tropical countries, ngaIp. the cncoanu,
would constitutes n natural fcc,llraanl
tie. already Oiled with The necessary
nourIshment. M
Without. however. inhulpIpg IN spec.
ulailon Of this Kind Il may. be noted
that the archaic yilsc room at the Brit.
'lsb museum contains specimens Of
feeding bottles --tctlnoe. nrcliaeologlsts
call thcm-dutlng back to between 600
and 700 years before Christ. These
very early babies bottles urc usually
globulnr In shape, nrc el0borntcly dec.
Grated and are covered with small
knobs which. 1t IL conjccturcd. were
used to hang tiny bells upon, In short,
the feeding bottle Of those days was
also a rattle ana q picture book com.
blned.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17
LET Contrast FOR
MOVING DIVER rs

Eureka. CAL, Jan, 1.-Two hun
dred and seventy members OF the
crew Of the stranded cruiser Mil-
waukee. left here early today FOR
Mare Island on special train, The
remainder of the crew viii stay here
to assist In salvage work.
The contract for moving the
stranded submarine H-s across the
peninsula to Humboldt bay was
awarded today to ]. D, Frazer. a local
contractor He win be paid $4,000,
Frazer viii begin work soon, but
hopes for a storm soon which VIII
drive the submarine further upon the
beach.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17

According to one scientist who has
studied thousands OF cases, about
per cent Of human beings are born left
handed.
Shafts sunk into coal field In Ger.
many which had been burning several
years revealed eighteen veins of blax.
ing coal.
Several French lighthouses have
been equipped with lenses that enable
their lights to be seen fifty or sixty
miles at sea.
BY raising the dam which impounds
water for Bombay eight and one-half
feet its capacity was increased 10,8OO..
100000 gallons.
One hundred and eighty-seven mil
lion acres Of national forest land have
been surveyed and mapped by the gov.
ernment forest service.
Only about one.tenth Of the vast
amounts Of iron ore mined In Spain an.
nualIy are utilized at home because OF
the scarcity Of native coal.
The Indications are that the Amer.
ican Indians were the first to use to-
bacco They were using II when Co.
lumbus discovered America.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17
LICENSE NOTICE

Proprietors OF picture shows. bill
lizard parlors. Ice cream parlors. soda
fountains. restaurants. soft drink es-
tablishments. eating houses. hotel
dining rooms, and plumbing shops
are hereby notified that the ordin-
ances Of this city require a license
for the conduct Of these lines OF bus
mess and provide penalty for fail
ure to comply Herewith. All 1916
licenses expired December 3lst.
Prompt action on the part Of those
who are delinquent is necessary TO
avoid prosecution.
CITY OF GRANTS PASS.
BY c. E. McLane. City Marshal.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17
Arsa Of the Moon.

The moon always presents tho same
face to us, as IL evident from the per.
manency Of the various markings on
her surface. This proves that with rc.
spect To the earth she revolvcs on an
axis. and the time Of rotation IL exact,
" equal to the time Of revolution
around the earth viz, q littte over
twenty.sevcn days. The moons sur.
facc contains about i4,0S5,000 square
miles. or nearly four times the area Of
Europe.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17
GERMAN WOMAN IMPRISONED
IN MEXICO ASKS AID

III Paso, Jan. i7,---"For Coda
sake send mo aid I'm to be shot" I"
was the message that reached rela.
tives here today from Mira. Henrietta
Mueller, German woman imprison-
ed at Chihuahua City, charged with
oeing a villa spy. Friends have ap-
pealed to the German consul In III
paso and have retained a lawyer in
Chihuahua city. Mrs. Mueller was
arrested December ib. ''' WI
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17

Yreka. Cal. Jan. 17.--Mrs. Cath
crime Martin. so, who has been liv-
ing in the cabin Of her brother on
the Little Humbug river, burned to
death while alone, according to word
received today. Her body was found
charred and blackened. lying in the
snow 20 yards from the ruins OF
the cabin. She evidently rushed from
the cabin with her clothes on fire.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17

Ship Engines South
A slight furry OF excitement was
caused today when a c. G. o. c. flat
car loaded with two "dinky" en-
gines. with ''Twohy Brothers" writ
ten on them was seen in a freight
which stopped in the yards here.
Many conjectures we're abroad as to
what they were for. Upon inves-
tigation 1t was found that the engines
were being sent to San Diego. where
Twohy Brothers have contracted for
the building OF 20 miles OF track.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17
FEAR MORE VICTIMS OF
THE GER,,AN RAIDER

Galveston. Jan. 17.--Rumors were
current in shipping circles here to-
day that the Swedish steamers Con-
sui Corfitzon and Consul Oisson and
the stamer Asborg. all OF which
sailed from this port in November.
have been sunk by the new German
raider.
The Swedish steamers were bound
for Havre with 10000 bales OF cot
ton and the Norwegian vessel carried
10000 bales for Genoa.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17
FORMER UNITED STATES
SENATOR FOSTEi, ~ DEAD

Tacoma. Jan. i7.---Addison q.
Foster. former United States senator
ana pioneer resident OF this city. IL
dead here today. following a brief
Illness Foster was so years old and
came here from 81, Paul. MINI. 25
years ago lie Is survived by a
widow and two sons. Charles, OF
Tacoma, and Harrison q, Foster OF
81. Paul.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17

Stop work ON Court House
The work on the court house has
been stopped for short time owing
to the cold weather. The forms have
been completed and everything is
now ready for the pouring OF the
concrete. Nothing more, however,
can be done until the warm weather
commences as the concrete will not
set well.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17

Complaint Against Graham
Arthur Dobbs has filed complain,
against w. J. Graham. the man who
was arranging for the opening Of the
Joy theater. charging the obtaining
Of money under false pretenses. The
specific allegation is that Graham
obtained IS from Dobbs for placing
an advertisement upon a drop cur
tain at the Joy theater. Graham
disappeared from abe city last Fri
day and has not returned. He left
a number OF unpaid claims for work
done in repairing and decorating the
Joy.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17

Mrs. J. u. Bland returned to Mer-
lin yesterday evening after short
visit in the city,
A. A. Dohbs, OF the Sugar Bowl.
went to Medford today for short
business trip.
Mrs, L. c, Armstrong went to Le-
land today and will go from there to
the Greenback mine.
Earl Lamphear has gone to the
Greenback mine where he win work
for some time.
Mrs. William Borst. wife OF the
mayor of Pierce. s, D.. is visiting
with her sister. Mrs, Mel CoKeen. at
the Grants Pass hoael.
Mrs. Osweld Meissner returned to
Klamath Falls today after visiting
here with Mr.. Meisner's parents,
J. H. McCullock returned to Glen
dale this afternoon after day in the
city attending to business matters.
w H. Church and sister. Mrs.
Matte Patton. spent few days Wis
,t,n~ hara ras,rr.a - Is,.ra
Fancy tlowered petticoats in all
the new styles. Mrs. E. Rehkopf. II
DR.. j. r. Reddy left last night for
Portland where he will spend few
DAYS attending to business matters
Miss Carrie Pierson. who has been
visiting here with friends for the mast
week, returned last night to her
home At Spokane.
Miss Clara Calhoun left last night |
for San Francisco to spend her va
cation. She will be gone several
weeks.
X. Mixoguchi made a. short bus |
iness trip to Medford this afternoon. |
p. j. McGee went to Roseburr this I
afternoon for visit there. He viii |
be gone about weak
i. e. Peterson returned to Hugo |
last night after a short time in the |
city on business.
Coats at reduced prices; also wool
and silk dresses. Mrs. +. Rehkopf. n
A a Cornell retnrnea this astar-
nom from Portland where he .,tara-
"A = convention of tho .,art. :, o,a-
son Life. Mr.. coru.,, vii, v,.,, IN
Portland for n few DAYS longer
Beri N Collin. agent a., Nav
well automobiles vii, make Grant.
pass his home ramov,nv ~. ,.u,,v
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17

Valley Has Gold Snap
The cold snap that has been sweep
ing through the northwest. seems to
have struck the Rogue valley. The
past two nights have been the cold
est OF the year and numerous water
pipes which were left exposed have
needed the servics Of a plumber. A
thin scum Of Ice formed on the riv-
er above the steel bridge on Sixth
street This soon broke up and large
sheets OF the Ice could be seen sloat-
ing down. The cold wave appears
to have the whole country in Its grip.
according to reports.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17

Jan. is.Friday-Meeting OF jose
phine County legislative Club for
Women at the court house at e:30,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17

Englcwood DAiry--
The best milk. cream and Ice cream.
Phone sa2. q
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17

FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN-Howe
scales. White Mountain ice cream
freezer and gas plate. See the
undersigned or C. H. Demaray at
once. Must have quick sale. f..
s. vanDyke, assignee s. Leona
Reid. 954
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17

Job printing OF every description q,
the Courier ONCE.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17

Married at South Bcnd--
Miss Mildred u, Wilmer. eldest
daughter OF w, II, Winner OF this
place. became the wife of Joe Dean.
son of Lydia Dean. on December se
in South Bend. washington.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17
Legislative Club fcr women--

Legislative Club for Won,en--
The legislative club for women
will meet at the court house Friday
afternoon at s:S0. Rev. Booker and
Judge Gillette will tell OF their work
with Juveniles. These meetings are
open to everyone. All Interested
are invited to come.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-17
NEW TO-DAY

CLASSIFIED AID RATEs.-25
words. two issdes. Csc: six issues.
soc; one month. $50, when paid In
advance. When not paid In advance,
Sc Der line per issue.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-12
''CASCARETS" FOR A
COLD, BAD BREATH
OR SICK HEADACHE
BEST FOR LIVER AND BOWELS,
FOR BILIOUSNESS. SOUR
STOMACH AND CON-
STIPATION.

Get q 10-cent box now.
Furred Tongue, Bad Colds. Indiges-
tion, SalIow Skin and Miserable Head
aches come from a torpid liver and
clogged bowels. which GAUGE your
stomach to become filled with undi-
eested food. which sours and ferment'
like garbage in swill barrel. That's
the first step to untold misery-indi-
gestion, foul gases. bad breath. yellow
skin. mental fears. everything that is
horrible and nauseating. A Cascaret
tonight will give your constipated
bowels a thorough cleansing and
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
rom your druggist will keep you feel
ing good for months. Millions of men
and women take a Cascaret now and
then to keep their stomach. liver and
aowels regulated. and never know
?. miserable moment. Don't forget
the children-their little insides need
good, gentle cleansing. too.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-12
WELL, DON'T BEL
People Notice It. Drive Them Off
with DIR. Edwards
Olive Tablets

A pimply face will not embarrass you
much longer if you get package Of DE.
Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin should
begin to clear after you have taken the
tablets few nights.
Cleanse the blood, the bowels and theliver
with DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sue
cessful substitute for calonel; there'snever
any sickness or pain after taking them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do that
which calomel does, and Just as effectively,
but their action is gentle and safe instead
of severe and irritating.
No one who takes Olive Tablets Is
ever cursed with "a dark brown taste"
q bad breath, dull, Iistless, mo good"
feeling, constipation, torpid liver, bad
disposition or pimply face.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are
a purely vegetable compound mixed
with olive oil; yol viii know them
by their olive color,
DR.. Edwards spent years among pa.
tients afflicted with liver and bowel
complaints, and Olive Tablets are the
immensely effective result.
Take one or two nightly for a week
See how much better you feel and look
l0c and 25c per boz. All druggists.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-12
soldiers As Students.

EUGENE, oct. 11.-Soldiers whose
homes are in the state of oregon or
those who have enlisted with Ore
son units from other states can take
up college work while fighting for
America through special arrange
ments announced today by the Uni
versity of Oregon.
The work will be carried on through
the extension department of the uni
versity. The university aims to
reach principally men stationed al
the Vancouver. WASH. barracks, and
at the forts on the lower Columbia
Instructors--membe of the univer-
sity faculty-will be sent to these
points at regular intervals. The work
will be carried on entirely by mail
If the men are sent east or to Eu-
rope. +8+
Professor f. f. McCou. who has
just returned from visit to the Van.
couver barracks and other points
where large numbers of soldiers are
stationed reported that he found the
soldiers much Interested in the plan
desiring particularly to take up the
study of conversational French. math
ematics and scientific subjects.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-12
alone has dwfndled from approximate
" 5000. 600 to goo, 600 hounds a year.

alone has dwindled from approximate
ly 100000 to 100000 pounds a year.
There is a definite reason for this.
according to the commission. When
fishermen were allowed to catch
shrimps at their will around San
Francisco bay. they trapped enorm-
Gus numbers of small fish in their
shrimp nets. Regulatory laws were
Passed calling for different sorts of
nets. But these were no Improvement
on the original nets and the decima-
ton of the small fish continued.
The state legislature finally passed
a low confining the shrimp fishermen
to the waters off South San Fran
cisco. The run of small fish there is
comparatively small and, according to
the Fish and Game Commission such
small fish loss makes no appreciable
difference in the supply available.,f
The real shrimp supply is mex
hat1stible, the commission declares,
and the use of this crustaeean would
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-12
LOCALS
(Paid ADVERTISEMENT. }

For rent-Furnished rooms for
housekeeping, 51S Lilleth. 1915
Want to rent about 5 room unfur-
nished house. Mrs. Jack, Hotel Pen
dleton. 1913"
For sale-Six cylinder car. Conti-
mental motor. alone worth $500 Yours
Tor $3.50. Apply SIT Garfield. Phone
264M. 1915
Cooked food sale, 10 to 2. Saturday
at Alexander's grocery. by Parish
Aid of the Church of the Redeemer
10-1!
Wanted-Young man for office
work. Must be stenographer, refer
ences required. Address x. Y. T.
care this office, in own handwriting
1O-12tt
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-12
Exalted Ruler visits.

PORTLAND. Ore, Oct. 12.-Fred
Fl. Harper, grand exalted ruler of the
B. P. O. Elks, and other officials of
the lodge are the guests of Portland
today.
Arriving this morning. they were
met by reception committee and
taken over the Columbia river high
way. Tonight they will be the guests
of honor at banquet and tonight a
special session of the lodge will be
held.
The party of lodge officials will
leave for the north tomorrow morn
ing to visit Tacoma and Seattle Elks
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-12
1. w. w. Men on Job.

NORTH YAKIMA, Wash, Oct. IL.
When a number of orchard em-
ployes at the E. D. Clark ranch, neal
Harah, struck Saturday for 81 day
for field men and seven cents bon
for packers, three I. w. w. members
OF the gang refused to go out with
them. I'VE are satisfied: why should
we quite" they asked. I'VE are get
ting what we hired out for
Sixteen packers at the warehouse
Of the Yakima County Horticultural
Union in this city struck yesterday
for an increase from five to six cents
a box. +4 '
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-12
la FoIlette Picture Goes.

SEATTLE, Oct. IA picture OF
Senator La Toilette that for two
years hung in class room at tho
University of Washington has beer.
removed and replaced by a picture OF
Abraham Lincoln.
That Senator La Toilette has for
teited the respect not only of his col
leagues in the republican party bu'
of all patriotic citizens and should be
expelled was the substance of a reso-
'rtion adopted by the Young Mems
Republican Club.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-12
FEW SHRTMPS ARE
CAUGHT IN PACIFIC
Fishing so Restricted That
This Palatable Shellfish
Unmolested.

SAN FRANCISCO oct. 9.-The ma
tions can for more shrimps must re-
main unanswered despite the fact that
there are more shrimps in the ser
than ever wereg caught" The state
Fish and Game Commission reports
that despite the expansion of the ma
tional appetite for the tiny crusta-
cean, the suppIy51on the Pacific Coast
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-12
NO HEADACHE OR
NEURALGIA PAIN
Get a 10 cent package Of DR..
James. Headache Powders
and don't suffer.

When your head aches you simply
must have relief or you will go wild.
It's needless to suffer when you can
sake a remedy like DR.. James Head.
,che Powders and relieve the pain and
neuralgia at once. Send someone to
he drug store now for dime package
# . DR.. James Headache Powders.
DON'T sufferl In a few moments you
sill feel fne-headache gone--no more
lnuraIgia pain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-12
To Build Branch Line.

OLYMPIA, Oct. 12.-The Chicago.
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad Is
preparing to build branch line from
Greendale to Dupont, a distance Of
six miles, so as to be able to handle
army post traffic, according to the
prediction of state officials here to-
day. The railroad has filed a petit
tion with the state public service
commission for permission to build a
line across the tracks of the Northern
Pacific,