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SAVED CIIADRON'S OFFICE
Land Districts of Nebraska May Bo Changed
from the Latfl Order.
WAY ABOLISH THE BROKEN liOW STATION
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WAXIIINHION , Oct. 7. )
( Senators Manderson and Allen today
called upon Secretary Huko Smith r.nd U-ind
Commissioner Iimorcaux in respect to the
abolition of the land ofUco at Chadron.
Q'lioy submitted thotr objections to the
abolition of that ofllco nnd the attachment
of the district to Alliance and stated their
grounds as strongly as i > o&slblo. They were
requested to submit the proofs in their pos-
csslon from these dlrco'.ly Interested in
nialnlnlnln , ' the ollleo nt Chadron , and these
Will bo transmitted to the Interior depart
ment early next week , together with a
written argument in favor of retaining the
ofllco at C'lmdron. '
They also stated that If four districts in
iMebraska must bo sacrillced It would bo
butter to abolish the Broken How olllco and
they submitted the line of argument upon
that point , which wns given as coming from
Jloptesentnttvo Kcm in these specials of last
flight upon the consolidation of the No-
ontsU-a land districts. The Interviews were
eallslnrtory to the senators , both of whom
believe the otlli-ont Children will be retained
nnd the one at Uroken How abolished. It
Will thus bo seen that when the Interior de
partment has rent light shed u | > onthoBUb-
jci-t and tbo people are heard from the
netion Is different from that vhcro It is had
Upon the recommendation of politicians and
rallrun-i representatives. There is not the
least doubt that had general interest been
consulted nnd the patrons of the districts
JK'ard from the results of the consolidations
Would have bean considerably different from
What they wero.
Will I'roti-ct thn Miner.
In the senate today Senator Pottlgrow
presented a memorial signed by L'OO minors
of Hill CMty. H. IX , remonstrating against
the pnss.igo of the Wolcott bill , suspending
lor one year the operation of seel Ion UfiJI ! of
the Hcvlsi d Statutes , which ic < | iiires an exres
ticmlliuro of not less than # 100 worth of
labor or In improvement ! * made during each
year upon all mining claims located and forbidding -
bidding the Issno of any patent until this is
done The Hill City minors in their memo
rial stall' that the proposition to suspend
the statute comes from mine owners and
holders ) of largo numbers of mining claims ; ,
nnd tnat it would work a hardship upon
minors. ao
The presentation of this memorial was the
rcquewe to an objection made by Senator
ottlgrew Into yesterday afternoon to the
ntlopiiiiii of the Wolcott bill. The measure
was called up in the senate for considera i-
tion and would have been passed , had not the ii.
South Dakota senator offered dbjeetion.
Touay .Senator Pettlgrew submitted the
folio wins amendment to the measure > :
'Provided , however , that the provisions of
tills act shall apply only to the bonn tide
residents of the state or territory In which
the minim ? claim is located , and no corpora
tion , domestic or foreign , shall be considered '
u resident of suc-h state or territory. " 'dK
Senator Pottigrew stated to TUB BCK :
correspondent this afternoon that the ob
ject ol his amendment was to except from
tlio operation of section 'J.U'JI of the Revised
t Statutes those residents of states and terri I-
tories who Individually belli mining claims
and were unforiuimle in the financial panic.
JIo stated that ho bud no doubt thcro were
inany individuals who held these is
who should not be compelled to make le
expenditure required by law. The entire
Question , however , was ono of labor , and ho
Objected to the Injustice to minors which
would be doiio by tlio adoption of the bill in
Its urcsont form , as it would eunipt
wealthy corporations and aliens from the
performance of rcquiivmonts , which were
intended only for buna tide residents and
operatives.
'
' I'lK-iiHur Work of li Committee- .
A special committee of the senate , which
will bo headed by Senator Harris of Tenv
nesseo for the majority and Senator Mander-
eon of Nebraska tor Ihe republicans , will bo
eoou appointed fora peculiar and interesting
inn-pose. It is proposed that ihe loiunuttee
shall determine Iho question of how far thu
government ; .i rest oasible or should bo held
'morally liable- when Us employes are in-
jiirrd In the disiargo ' ! of their duties
through no fault of their own.
The Ford Uieiit-jr catastrophe last July Is
to bu the text. The eominiuoo will try lo
determine and teport by bill what. If anyd
thing , the fedi ral government , should do for
tlio fnmiUc.s of those who were killed and
the employes of the government who were
in jut ed by tl oCJllap.se of that old historical
building.
Semi tor Manderson said lo Tun BII : cor-
rcsponiii'iit loday that ho had no doubt that
the federal government is both legally
. nnd morally liable for damages when Its
executive uftlciTs compel the employes of
the government to work in places where
they are injured by such disasters as the
Fem theater collapse , and where _ llm injuries -
juries cannot bo traced to any negHv-enceor
fault upon the part of the cmplove.s. For
i InstaiR-e. if the building \vhlclils located
the government printing olllco .should col
lapse , as has been frcqticnlly anlicipaled ,
1 Senator Mundcrson sajs the government
„ _ ought to pay the injured or the ( liifuiidnniH
* of the killed daimiu'e.s. A number of bills
linvo been introduced proposing lo glvo sums
of irnnuy ranging froi ! ifi.lMH ) tnli)00 ! ( ) each
to the famllks of the government employes
who were killed by llio Ford disaster and to
these who were permanently disabled.
IVi-Miimi .iliiiitlon.
Willlnni I' . Wilson of Iowa , a W.OiX ) law
clerk In the Interi.u-
Interi.udepartment , has rc-
Igned.
.1. .1. IJIi'liai-'lson. member of tbo national
V- democratic KiinmltU'o for Iowa and propri
etor ol the D.ivenport Democr.it , U at the
Kbbltt ,
It it , bi'licvcd that Px-Pnbllo Printer Theo- (
1-3. Ili-mdlclof New
uoro York wllUconboap-
polnlrd public printer again. Ho made an
iiivopiublo ollleor I HI f ere and stands high
with the prrKidcut.
Knircseiitallvo1lllnin Jennings Hryan
returned lo WasliiiiKlon from Nebraska this
evening. Ho is reported to bu not so chipper
ns xvheii he left hero" lor his Waterloo , and
to bo llho the the calf
boy ran over , having
nothing to say by way of explanation.
Pensions gVantcd , issue of S.-idenibcr ' .M ,
nn > .
Nohraskii. Original Patrick If. ICelley ,
Oconci' . Pliitt' " . Jimathan llrauson , Kltrood ,
( Jisper Krmwalnr.il increase William K.
Hiss. AiiKclnio. Cnstcr. Uemnval. relhsuo-
and iiicrouso Silas.l. .Yii'l'huv , Madrid. I'er-
1-in.s , Iiuri'UMAlvy A. Haniblln , Madrid.
J'orUlns ,
Iowa Original Jacob II. Joins , Mltch-
ollvllle. Polk ; Henry ( ! . Porter , Central City ,
J.iiin. Thojiih C'nopcr , Donahue. Scott ; James
/ . McAllister , Wuldon , Dm-atur ; John
Jj. Young , Garden ( Jrovo , Oivatur ;
Hamucl T. Adtinis , llrakcsvillu , Duvia.
Increase'-William Olasgovv , New Market ,
'J'aylor , l.estcr Ilenoit , Clare , Wobstei" ;
OilekH , Nobles.Virt , llmgold { ; Hiram A.
Disbrow. Atlantic , Cans ; William Wadu ,
Dirmiugliam. Van llmvn ; Sylvester ' . . H.
Anderhon , Asliion. tscool.ij John II. lildg-
way , Centerville. Aiipanooso , Helssiio
Ocoi'so Clark , hoswick , Keokuk ; Jacob
Kidi'iionr , Troy , Davis. Increase KoDcrt O
Hawkins , Sioux Falls. Minnehahii. Original
-\\idov\s , oto. Adolia Hide , I lulu Kapkls.
Miniu'haha.
.Mlci'lliiiiroii ,
Chairman Outlnvnltg from thu house com-
inlttco on military attahs re | > oi-tcd favor-
nl < ly today Ms bill lncrcii : > Iiig the ; nuiximuin
nuinU'i1 of arir.j ollccri ) > , ivno nui.s bo detailed
ib Inslrueloib In colleirr.t from ll'O ' to 111) ) I.
11 , M. Tuylor us today appointed pose
v jautcr at Aiiteitmc , Aliuras county. Idaho ,
a nil O. AV Kenuall ut Hlaliie. Davis coiintA.
U. T ,
'J ho Indian bureau has din idod to reudvur-
tiso for blJ for the i-reclina of the iniildiiigs
at tin1 > Jor Unite us'cuey in Suiilli D.ikotu.
The lowest bidder fnlleil to comply with reg
ulations regarding bonds.
PnitUT S. IlKvrit.
MISSION.
Iln Vl lt thn Capitol nnd ContuHi the Ho.
penl Srnalorx to lletnnln firm.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 7. Secretary Carlisle
mndo n visit to the sonnto wins nt the capl-
tel this ovcnlnR. Coming nt this Juncture ,
when ovcryonc , senators Included , nro ex
pecting the Unusual to happen , the visit
created a mild sensation. Ho had Just como
from arioso conference wltli the president ,
and It was naturally supposed ho had some
Important mossngo for Individual senators
or for the benefit of the body at largo. If
such was the case ho did not tnko wins to
furnish the public with the same informa
tion. IIo spent about two hours time in con
ference with various democratic senators in
the marble room and In the room of the
finance rommitlco. hut did not enter the
senate chamber. Among others with whom
he con versed were Senators Voorhces and
Harris.
A report was sonn sot In circulation that ho
had been sent as the president's poi-sonal and
ofllchil representative to arrange the terms
with the opining forces of the democratic
ranks In the senate , nnd there were senators
ready to name the terms which ho had of
fered. Inquiry , however , dovolo | > cd the fact
that they were merely dealing In surmises.
The purpose of the secretary's visit seems to
have been Just the opposite to that at
tributed to him by the majority. Senator
Vance otold a rcurcsentallvo of the Asso
ciated press that Mr. Carlisle had gene to
the capltol for the nurposoof preventing n
compromise , and Senator Voorhces vir
tually confirmed this statement. After his
conference with Mr. Carlisle he said to the
Associated press representative that the ad
ministration forcns had no compromise to
suggest or ask ; that they were still deter
mined to fight on the old Hues. That the
contest would continue the lirst days of
novt week as It had tip to date and would bo
devoted to speechinnklng ; that on Wednes
day the night sessions would bo begun ; that
ho had assurances that thcro would bo a
quorum of repeal ( .enators on hand ; that
they would remain until the bill had been
disposed of and that thcro would bo no ad
journment until it had passed. It would
would seem , therefore , that if there is to bo
n compromise it cannot como until after the
night sessions have expired.
U is but fair to say that there are a few of
the repeal senators as sanguine of the night
session or of Its success as Mr. Voorhecs. A
large majority of the senators assert that
the bill cannot bo passed except in a niodillt'd
form , and others agree with Senator Man-
derhon in the assertion that if no compro
mise is reached a recess of the senate until
December is necessary , which , would vir
tually mean the abandonment of the bill.
A senator who has not so far identified
himself with either side said the Inevitable
result of the night session would bo an
agreement . upon the compromise bill.
U.N'IIKIt ISVKSTIGA L'lON.
Number of reunion t'isi' : Niiw Uoci-lvliiR
Conildurntlon.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 7. Moro cases are now
under investigation by special examiners of
the pension bureau than linvo confronted
the special examination division for a great
many years. The total number of cases for
special investigation now is JO.aOO. This is
an increase of 2.1'JO ! over the number pending
on July 1 , the beginning of the present fiscal
year. At that tiuio the number of special
examiners In the Held was 100 , and this num
ber has now been increased to 'Jia Tito
work of investigating pension eases is
steadily increasing. This Is duo to tbo fact
that each year claims become moro difficult
to establish because of death or failure to
recall facts or uncertainty about them.
The number of field examinations have
been greatly reduced during the past four
vears. At the beginning of the fiscal year ,
'lvS' ( ) , the number wni > 'J.Vt ; in 18CO , ! S ) ; in
Ih'.ll , 1'JS ; in IbSC , 11" ; in IS'J.'i , 121) ) ; and in
IS'JI ' , ICO. During this period iho number
of cases I for special investigation , and the
appropriation for the work on July 1 of each
vear. was as follows : IbS'J. lii.KOii cases , and
. . , . , . . . . , .
CM.MHAUi'JHUl'i lauuiia , io * > , u DI.
SHi,000 ! appropriations , and in IS'J'J , 1-1,551
cases and $ 4-5,0K ( ) appropriations.
The present appropriation is believed to
bo utterly inadequate for the work of dis
posing of the great volume of pending cases.
ciir.mnusricir TOWXSITKS.
ICnllroiiil Companies I'rolnst Aciilnst tlio
Killing ot llm Interior I > i-pnrtmoiit.
WASIII.NIITOX , Oct. 7. The bill which pro
vides that railroads opovnting in the Chero
kee Strip shall establish stations at town-
sites established by thu Interior department
will meet with opposition. The trouble ,
Delegate | Flynn says , is caused by the selec
tion made by Inuians of all the stations
established by the railroad companies. In
several Instances the companies have offered
to buy the Indians out nnd turn thu lands .
over to tlio government for townsltes. These
offers have been refused and the Interior
department has established townsites from
one to two miles distant from the stations
originally established by the railroads , The
railroads claim tint the sites selected by
Iho department are in many cases on rough
and : i uneven ground , which will put the
people | to nn expense of. many thousands of
dollars : togrado for use. Tim companies de
mand a hearing.
I-'or llm Colli-c-lloii ol TIIXUN.
WASH i KOTOS , Oct. 7. Somilor Morgan has
introduced a bill providing that when taxes
lawfully assessed and levied are duo to any
state or municipality upon any property
bei/.ed by the order of any United States
court , the state or municipality may proceed
to collect thu taxes by sale , In the same man
ner as if the property had remained in the
possession of the persons or corporation
from whom the taxes are duo. The bill
grows out of a state ot affairs existing in
CJeorgia and , possibly , In other states. The '
Central Uailroad and Hanking company of
that state , now In the hands of a receiver ,
o'.vco the stnto largo sums for taxes and ru-
fuses to pay them and there appears no law
to compel their payment.
AnotlimI'opnll't Huliiiinr.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 7.- Senator Poffor has
introduced in the senate a bill to provide for
the coinage of alt iho gold and silver in the
_ treasury , aim for all that shall bo offered ,
uiul for the Issuing of enough paper money
to bring the volume of the currency up > lo
JII.OIKI.IMHI.OOO. Of this amount fiJOO.ooo.OOO Its
to be distributed to the various states and
u-i rltorlcs , pro rata , according to imputation ,
to bo expended In public Improvements.
The bill further provides that all cltircns [
offering their labor shall bo employed under
tbo conditions of the bill. The bill was in
troduced by request , Mr. Poffer explaining ,
that ho did nut consider thu country ripe
for sin-li legislation yei.
Apimlnlrd lo Olllrn.
WASIIISOTOX , Oct. 7. The following ap
pointments were Hindu yesterday by the
president : Postmaster--Jeorgci W. fhls- !
tcr , Conway , Ark. ; Andrew .1. Hallburt ,
Tempo. Ariz. ; W. D. R Whltslt , Pleasant
Hill , Mo. ; John K. Murray , JxnvUtown ,
j Mont. ; James II. Messimer , Hnsca , Tex. ;
James ( i. Wlelihaiu , Uuloil. Wls. ; James W.
Wiglitinnn , IClroy , Wls. ; Nicholas IJonohm- i ,
Now Richmond , Wls. ; Freeman . Sackett ,
Phillips , Wls. ; Oliver P. Hnnua , Sheridan ,
Wyo.
Charles A. liummloy ol Montana to bo
iiilnter of llio United Suites assay oftico at
Helena. '
WAsnisriTOX , Oct. 7. A statement issued 1
at the Treasury department shows the total
paper currunoy outstanding September
cxclusiva of $1.000,000 intimated to have
been lost or destroyed , was fl.rj5U54bH ) . nn
Increase of $ U.8UlS3l : : during thu month of
September. Thu total is made up ns follows :
United States notes , MOGS1.0lUj u-uabiiry
comnotes of lbl'0 ' , fI.filiP.iHi : ( ; national bank
ivornotes , fciOiUS.I.VJj pold certificates , fi'J,7iO ! , .
sit' ' ; bilvur corlilicates , aiOJi3J,504 ; ! ; c.urrency
Thu-rowa.su stilt further reduction in i the
national reserve of iho treasury today , , the
I amount wing * s'.U5'.Yi" ' > u , ubout fJOO.OOO
lower than U wa In Juno last , when it
toui-hed the lowest point in its history lo
that time. Tlio currency balance , hoxvovcr ,
sliuws an increase , and today ntuuds at
FATE OF FREAKS AND FAKES
Tossed on a Tidal Wnvo of-Troublo and
Litigation ,
NOW IN THE CUSTODY OF THE SHERIFF
Story of n I'litiUc Itpnort tluit llm Muilo
Thrntrlcnl llluorjr llomlnocil \ > j
Too .Mnny Mntnci C
of CurloB. '
With the ending of last weelt ono of
Omaha's place of amusement closed its doors ,
nnd in the classic language ot'tlie street , It
"went to the wall. " leaving behind only the
dim remembrances of the ICden Musoo , nllnn
the Hljou theater , alias the Wonderland ,
alias the Peoples Now theater , which for
years bad been catching the people who
wanted n cheap show nnd those wlio were
ready and willing to stake the last dollar
that every freak nnd fnko was n sure
enough reality.
U was a long time ago when the Eden
Musco blossomed forth in the Crclghton
building on lower Fnrnnm street , with Will
Lawlor ns the managerial head that handled
the freaks and uncanny ( things of earth , sky
nnd soa. I awler was an Ideal manager , and
made money hand over list by running n
small stat'o show and putting up wax
pictures of tlio lineal dcscnmlenli of some
aristocrat who walked the earth long years
before the extremely wet spell in which old
Noah and his family played n star engage
ment. Ono sad day. orratherono sad nlunt ,
n fire came along and burned off the upper
story of the building , destroying many of
the curious tliinirs which had astonished and
amused the multitudes.
l.iiwlorVn * u Stayer.
Like the ghost of some individual whoso
name has been connected with lietlon , IMW-
ler would not down , and in the language of
the circus man , "ho opened up , grander ,
greater and more georgeous than over be
fore. " lloforo the ashes of the old ICden
Mnsee had cooled ho had opened negotia
tions and had secured n long time lease oil
the 0 ran it Opera house at Fifteenth street
and Capitol avcnuo , wheto ho moved all of
his freaks that were not burned out of nil
resemblance of their former selves. In ad
dition to moving the burned and shop-worn
stock , ho sot out , going into ttio Jungles of
Africa and Asia.SI the forests of South
America and other out of the way places to
gather in another lot of curios that
would satisfy his old time patrons and niiiko
their hearts glad again , as In the good old
days of yore , when the average Omaha
young man was willing to give up a dime in
exchange lor a few minutes talk with one of
the mouths of the two headed girl or the
woman vWth the iron Jaw. The openlmr in
tlio now location was attended with a bla/.e
of glory , red lire and slow music , but thcro
was something wrong and the crowd could
never be worked down Fifteenth street. It
was not long until Lnwlur discovered this
fact and after baptising the place with the
high sounding name of the Hijou theater ho
tried it again , but with no better success.
Then he commenced to look for a customer
and hi so doing ho did not have to hunt very
lar or very long , for there wore several
young men wlio saw a sure winner in the
freak business and were anxious to blow
tneir money against that kind of u gaum.
Lnwlor wanted them to do this very thing ,
and almost as soon as the negotiations wore
commenced they were closed.
Loailml lluwn wltli Names.
The buyers were young and after takine
an account of stock they changed the name
of tlio place and called it the Wondorlaad ,
and as such they kept it for a long time ,
but with the opening of the present .unuso-
ment season they failed to meet with the
success that thov anticipated , and for luck
they added another new name to the list
which the collection of treaks had been
compelled to carry. This time the show
house was christened the People's now
theater , but tlio name was too heavy and a
few weeks later Sheriff Bennett was called
upon lo go to the outer door andIn the iiamo
of the law , take possession of everything
that was in sight.
Men who have seen the sheriff , and espe
cially these who know him best. Know that
while ho might harbor cut-throats and mur
derers in the county Jail , ho would never
think ot having a living skeleton or an India
rubber man about the house. When the
slierlfT levied upon the job lot a wail 10f
anguish went up from each individual mem
ber of the conglomerated aggregation. Some
of them wanted to go with the sheriff , while
others wanted to paddle their own canoes
and start out on a starring tour.
To this proposition tlio sheriff would not
listen for a moment , as he was responsible
on his bond Tor the safe keeping of the
whole lot. Calling all of the curios about him ,
ho exacted a jiledge from each that when :
they were wanted in court they would be
there. Having taken these pledges the :
sheriff locked the door from thu outside , and
putting the key in his pocket , went his way ,
leaving the fat boy , who tips tbo beam y.at
(570 ( pounds and is only 10 years of ; ate
in charge. The llrst night were away and ;
with the night were the day , Dennett look
ing in now i..d then nnd pushing the supply '
of food through the slot in the bottom of the
door.
Carnival of Curlox.
Tlio second night after the door was
locked upon this mixed crowd there was i a
revelation , nnd ono that tore uu the echoes
and startled thu surrounding neighborhood.
In fact there was a revelry by night , and id.U
all came from the stage of the People's new
theater. Ono glimpse Into thu building fur
nished the startling information that a con
vention of freaks was In progress. The
cases which had contained the mummies
bad split asunder and tlio superannuated
souvenirs of several centennial birthdavs
were ambling toward the front seats , though
It was apparent that ago and exposure to
the inclemency of several kinds of weather i
had stiffened their joints and slightly disfig
ured their personal beauty.
The old ( Ireok , who has done tnat not to
perfection for live or six years , smiled out
loud ns ho saw the antiquated Kiryptians
shuflling past , and In his best classical lan
guage aslfed : "Hedad ! and sure and whcra
in the dlvll nro ye going now ? "
The living skeleton , who had not tasted
food for a month , burst into a sepulchral
laugh and Joined the procession which Imd
started for the stago.
The procession moved along until all were
seated , after which the man with the iron
nerve was eiei-ted chairman ami pounded for
order , inviting the four-handed girl to act as
the secretary of the meeting.
linltatril I'olllli-iil lliiniHiny.
The wax figures of the Joneses , who were
murdered by ICd Neil , objected to the jiro-
ceedlng.s , and as tuny shook the dust from
their gravy clothes they insisted upon form ,
ing a company and going It alone. This prop
osition was howled down by the India rub \ >
ber man , who inshtcd that ho would refuse
to take part in any performance in which
thu man who nto glass was a member. That. |
Individual roared for fair play , whllo tlio
bearded woman called for order.
A row was ono of the llilnfa that was on
the bills , and as it was about to be precipi
tated all of the freiiks crawled back Into ,
their respective boxes and cases , while the
lights went out and inne.t reigned apiiiii.
The next morning tno shcrilT carted the
oddities away and placed them in a ware-
hojso. where they will remain until thu day
of sale.
GERMAN DAY.
No I'mnml Doiniiimlrlimn liiOmiilm Viktor-
day for S ti < riil lU'iiHiiim.
No concentrated effort was inado by
Omaha's thlrty-llvo German soolotio * to celebrate -
obrato Gorman day yesterday. President
Peniier of the CJcrman-Amoricaii society ,
which was orennUcd prlncljially for the jiur
iwso of furnishing the inecutivo power for
the annual observance of such events , iiflor ;
repeated meetings , at which only a few so
cieties were roiiresented. gave up the idea of
celebratlnir thu day this year.
These faking nn interest in the matter
rcall/ed that the attempt would not bo
crowned with success at this time and It
was therefore thought beat to iwstpono.tt
until next year. The day was celebrated ; nt
South Omaha , however ,
( icrman day was lirst generally celebrated
throughout this country three years ago to
commemorate the landing of u colony of
under the leadership ofVililum
1'eim.
HOME
"WHERE IT IS. PROGRESS.
Clni'lto county llos Justnoross the Columbia river from Portland , nnd Is The time wan whun the cooker of n
now contiTt-
cd wllh Hint city by oloutric atroot civr linos. It has boon satUod slneo 1845 , nnd luis been - new 1101110 in tlu > west took nl' of Ills bo-
n prosperous fanning country , niul It Is now bointf rapidly divided Into umiiU fruit furniM ion < ; liiTS | in n wuirou nnd wont foHh to
itud being lovul will soon hnvo a system of rapid transit lines rrnlluting it niul nti unknown ( 'niinii.v , bnuiutr uilkuowu
connecting1 with Portland. through terrors , nnd pi-fhiips dentil.
Then the rnllro-.nl train
c imo to iilml-
pate the terror.of the unknown. -
Now COIUPH the Stearns Fruit Land.
Company , which nropares the now homo
nnd nmkos It ready with UH inuinm
Hccurc. bo thnt moving into n. now uotin *
trv ! n plciisuro journey , with pt-nci- ,
plenty niul Impplnoua at the oud. It u
Important to you Unit you rend crrofu-ly
the whole of this iulvorti i'Tpnt >
NO IRRIGATION.
No irrigation is required in Ulnrlso
county , Washington. The soil IB it rich ,
blnclt. gravelly loam , charged with tonn
of n h from tlio wonderful growth of
timber which bus to bo burned oil' before
fruit trees nro planted on it. A well
driven to the depth of Uiiity fuel tiny-
whura nroducus mi abundant supply of
the purest walor , contnintiii ; no llnio or
tilknlt , Tlio two greatest requisite : ) for
SUCCOHS in Irult growing , pot-foot drain-
ngo and sub-irrigation , tire every where
present.
As n , Farming Cptmtry.
AH n farming country Dlarku count
\Vnshinijton. produces 40 to fiO bushou.
of wheat to the IHM-O , 80 to 100 of oat ? ,
" 00 to 400 of'potatoes and for berries ami
small fruUa is une-qualcd nuywhoro on
the continent. The largest cucamory
in the Unltud States is lowitod nt Van
couver , ClurUo county. Waahluglou.
Whllo wo have a largo line of fully Im
proved farms for s.ilo , either whole or
broken into trnetu of nuy Riw aoalrou ,
wo invite by this special attention to
our homo guarantee contract.
THE BASi'S IS :
Wo contract and guarantco pruiio
Money returned. In trocrtonly , as for them the crop is certain -
full with80VOH percent tain and the market sum. The produc
cent interest on can- tion of prune * on the Pasillo coast uu
eonlracta. M-OWII in the l st 20 years from nothing
to nuiirly.0,000,000 tiounds annually , yet
all lh Inimonso output hart not Kept
The Steams Fruit Lund
Company will soil under this plan 500 of the
acres best fruil incc with the incronuu of coiiMimtniim
land ,
. on mirth , in Clnrko county , Washington , within aiuht of the city of Portland , Or--- ' the United StntoH. As a nation we
increase iron. Population in vnhio 100,000. than Those lunds are suburban to the great city , and will n.-iturnl y Hiill iirourt about SO,000IOO ( poumla of
more 100
years' contract. . per cent without improvement duriiig the time of a 1 : , o rruntiu niiiurilly , which pay n duty of
. f-vo cunts per pound. Unrko county ,
' Vjisliington , prunes of tlio lowest ,
wrndes equal the highest grades of im
ported French prunes , and were uovor
. .old Ior Icsa than 8 cents pur pound. An
ne.ro of well Icopt trees in Olnrko countv
Ihc .
fallowing .table Illustrates the guaranteed value , cost , probaMo value anc will produce from four to his thousand
reasonable expectation of income at the maturity of the contract : pounds of dried prunes per annum , and
the beauty of tlio business is an ordinary
famiiv can take euro of the land , harvest
the crop and dry the fruit on ton acres ,
with but a few dollars of. cost for cxtrn
labor dunug the harvest buason.
FARMERS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN.
If you contemplate going to the northwest in the future , a ton aero fruit farm
soeurod on our plan will make a centrally located home for you while you are
getting acquainted with the country , will bo available to you whenever you como
whothcY it is one , two or Hvo years. If you apply for it bo ere the ttnl of .lam aty
the trees will bo planted this winter , and their growth will be worth ono hm died
dollars an acre lo you if you como next summer and the value of the land with tno
trees on it will increase at the rate of one hundred dollars p ° r acre moro per
annum for live years to como , in any ci so.
ENTERPRISING BOYS AND YOUNG LAPSES.
Each contractor can tnko full advantage of those terms and have
tion of his homo carried forward or five years ami tukc clear the prepara - ' There is no humbug about thie. You want to RO to the Oregon country some
time when ho is ready. While the conti act roads for 5 warrantee in deed nt any time and vou are going to go. It is a good country for you to got in right. It
tot-mi tmblo at any time. ycnrs each case it in won't do to strike out , and trust to luck 2.000 miles from home , as you would going
into nn adjoining stale. The chances for ( jotting something to do for a slur tor are
limited ; the wage market is overfull. Tal.o our contract for gi owing a prune
The on-hard homo for you. Ono ncrn will pay you as well in proportion IM ten. It
has in
cultivation
tracts of company sale now ten times ns many fruit trees ns its con will bo located with scores of other ncre.s. nnd the fruit can nl bo marketed to-
call for and is !
to full . , constantly adding thcreloi 'lho trcos arc of all nyes . 'other Then in live years you will have fiuvediJoOO , and will have an income in
up bearing. A contract-holder '
. ' for - car. exchange his contract u - any time to- that country which will' take care of you when you go to it , nnd enable you to look
.vvaulyij'ing a fully improved '
tract with buildings and bearing Iroca'complutu. around at .your leisure for something larger. If you should como sooner , the money
paid us would bo an available roscnnco i.o you in a.iy event.
The trees This is no it Utopian colony scheme. It is strictly business , sells our laiul , ami will return you a Collar u year for every dollar invested h. it-
earn by their growth till they como in bearing , and will Ih'jn return it in annual ciopa.
How W CHII A ( lord lo lif-tnrn Hit ) Money
unit lnt > r < > Ht on Cmu-nllm ! Ccntrnnl8. References.
Immediately is usuit on first unymont the I have dealt in C nrke county , Washington Three States.
money to plant the land in
prune
ington , lauds for ton have Bold
trees. Two years ;
years growth of thcso trees Wo own tried mid proven prune Innds
thousands
makes the land worth and saleable for of acres of it on time to men
S-00 ot small moans. Have never foreclosed In all thaoo of the Pacific states. Con-
- per acre moro than it was when the
trues were sot out. Vou have paid a n mortgage or taken tbo forfeit on n ttact holders cnn select from cither na
bonn , iiuU refer to the twelve thousand
total of ! ) i ) per aero and interest would
,
lands in
people who live in thot . suitH them. Our Oregon are
amount to about $20. Our land is im- county.
provotl , the trees are growing and .will 1) . II STKAHNS. Douglas county , near Rosoberg , mid
make it worth $1,000 nn aero three President Stearns Fruit Land Co. the California lands in Tuloro county ,
Inquirers are referred to the First
years hence , So , you BOO , that wo will
bo moro than willing to fill the contract Nntionhl bank of Vancouver , \Vnsh. , or near Tulnro City.
lo bunk in Portland Oro.
tract in this respect. any ,
DIRECTIONS FOR SECURING A HOME CONTRACT.-Cut outtho following application liliink , 1111 it ui > proporly. J ? P " r'SSr ' wiTd"
nnd niliirepsos plain ; slifii your nnino , nnd forwnrd to us at 107 First street , Portland , Oregon , iiccominnied | by the certillcnto of lopoHlt ( oxi > rw , m . in .
us well ) . You can ilonosit or eonil the whole nmount of the llrnt payment , or you can bend 11 vo dollars for ciicsh m-ro you wlbb to conuaci ii ( , ( ] ( jnio of UOO(1
faith ) , rtnd nay the b ilanco ( $ ) . " ) ) per acre on dolivor.v of the contract. You can in iho lust c.iso sot the date of contract us Into us January .u , i n
this winter. Five dollars nn aero reserves it for you till then.
APPLICATION FOR A HOME CONTRACT.
TO THE STEARNS FRUIT LAND COMPANY
Portland , Oregon :
I the undoi-hlgnnd , hereby make application for a guarantee contract for
ncrcs of cultivated fruit land , according to the terms and conditions of contract attached horoto. I transmit herewith ccrtU
. .Qo : > to of deposit of . . . , dollars in Hank ol
wiw , ,
"BV -of ' . . " . .county , Htnto of , as an cvidjiico of food faith. I will pay the
riilnnco , ] ; of the lirst payment on or before the . diiy of . 189 ; . . . , niul the
Annual premiums thereafter at the abovo-nnmcd bank , provided , you ujcquiito the contract ns desired and forward the name.
tto the said bank for delivery , accompanied by satisfactory QVltJgncQ of your good standing and ability to fulfill the contract
{
. , . Signnturo of Applicant.
Bio
County.
State.
COVENANTS OF THE CONTRACT.
The ronlrni-ts covensnt under enl of the company : To.plant trees immediately ; to cultlvuto the ' ' - ' to hisura tlio lljo ddoliver 100 buaHng trees
tO tllO !
roads ,
value ;
shall
bo returned .
The caini.uny nllou the li.nd to yi u on faifjning
P ° '
!
will not appear ngain. bnvo it. It-lb xnlimblo to you. \Yo are Mrictly in buhirKliiivo tjio bist biigiiiiib in all klndsof Oregyn and
Wachington property. No matter if you don't t-cmo to Pfirt.iind for Jlvo yoi.is yiu will llnd ub by it. Keep the add in your prckot ui.d if you make a Irado with ua.lt
.
will bo taken as a twenty dollar bill lii payment.
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