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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1911)
pack ek.-ht. DAILY EAST OUEGOX1AX. PENDLETON. OHEGON W KDNKSDAY, DECEMBER 13, IS 11 EIGHT PAGES. Fresh Apple.-, Oranges Nuts Raisins CranWrries lemons Fresh Celery Sweet Potatoes Tickle Chow Chow Sweet Relish Alince Moat Santa Claus Gets His Groceries Here reaJiiuv-? for oar greatest because our lims are all t'roli in holulav trade. Standard Grocery Co., Inc. IMIONE KKANK main ne. o-gauy. rr. WHERE AL.L ARE PLEASED. HEUXAUn 0(iAR., Scc.-Tre.i8. There is under Irrigation on Birch meeting. Music will be furnished by and McKay creeks probably three a ma clquurtet. thousand acres of land which the rec- Initiation service admits that we have No ('011110 I Meeting, a v.J'U right to some water. We have, ' There will be no counc'l meeting however, about one thousand acres tonight, owing to the absence of some th;it Is under ditch which they do not of the councllmen from the city. recogn xe and for this land we have iu water, right and under the ires- Pioneer Woman Very HI. ent rui ng of the reclamat'on ser-' Mrs. Sarah Ueule, one of the plo- vice never will have, If the West noers of Pendleton, Is very 111 at the 1 Cmatilln project Is completed. home of her son, Chas Heal. She Is Some of you will probably wonder suffering with heart trouble and ow- why we will not be able t- put water Ing to her advanced age may not re- on this land. The reason is that on cover. , March. 1909. the government made a b anket filing on the Umatilla r'ver and Its tr butaries of all the water unappropriated at that time; little at tention wa- paid to this, however, as the settlers felt that they would be allowed to use the flood v;aers that was flowing through their own land. Dltchivs were constructed and the pro gross vo farmers continued to place new lands under Irrigation a fast as posw'ble. until about the middle of April of this year, when three hundred iind sixtv water users oil the Umatil- FXTENSION FOES WAGETIERCE FIGHT (Continued from page one.) a resolution demanding that the gov ernment withdraw Its adjudication suits and if it carries out the exten sion do so with water that is left over ! after the welfare of the upper river svt tiers has been fully protected. have the floor and he made an ear nest argument in which he bitterly opposed the extension. He declared the asse.sed value of the reservoir lands on the Meadows to be in excess of one million dollars and he held this BY J. N. BURGESS The re-idents of the upper Umatilla I river and its tributaries, the principal ' of which are Birch and McKay I 1 reeks, are opposed to what is known i as the West Umatilla project, for the land will be lost forever to Umatilla J county in the event the extension is made. He argued therefore that; reason that if the same is completed and the present rules and regulations of the reclamation service relative to f 1. ...... t V, ,,.., .,,-. .1. . .ntlA.., The lo-s from the extension would be. ., .. . . , ereater than the benefits and that It! t means forever retardment should not be made. He upheld the f th,e. rKr0,f eS3 f thIs vast territory. T . , . A ..ui to which these streams are tributary. John Day project as more desirable' ' from every standpoint. j 1 sha,l speak of Birch and McKay Otlier Sneakers : CIVt'ks only- bordering on these two , j 1 x. , i streams there are over thirty thousand Other speakers during the closing. , , , .. . . ' . ... . , ' . s t 1 acres of land that :s now under cultl hour of the session were J. P. McMan- ... ., r-r,r.n- n, a vnt,on tor Jry farming, on which McManus opposed the extension on the grounds that it would injure the 1 .Vn rurally Co.-t $10. It cost W. F. Matlock Just $40.15 to bo elected mayor of Pendleton, ac cording to the statement filed with City Recorder Fi sc, Gerald.. Of this amount $-'0 was paid for challengers in the four wards, and $20.1 5 for printing and dlstribut'ng his platform. He also filed his oath of office. The charter provide) that succ ssful can-, iliilates must file their oath, of office within 20 days after the election, or. the office wi-1 be declared vacant. la and its tributaries were subpoe-. used to appear before the state water No Council Meetinsr. board at Pendleton on June 12th In Owing to the Importance of the i tin wer to a contest case against the Commercial club meeting this even var'ous water rights, the contestant ing Mayor E. J. Murphy has nnnounc- ! being Oliver P. Morton, assistant to ed that no meeting of the city council the United States d'strlet attorney. will be held this evening, fhlr action This contest seemed to be princl- Is taken in order to 'crmit city offl pally on the grounds that the settlers clals, who are memb rs of the Corn had applied for more water than was merelal club, to participate in the necessary to Irrigate their land and Extension meeting. stated that the government would not , grant more than one-eighth of a cu- .T. M. lVrjnisoii Very Ixnv. bic foot per second or about two and , J. M. Ferguson, well known pioneer one-half feet per acre, this contest, resident and local property owner, is mind you, was only on the lands that lying critically ill at his home on Lew had water rights prior to March 9th. I street. He was thought to be re- 1909. the hundreds of acres that had covering from his illness but yes been put under irrigation subsequent terday was stricken with llabetlc gan- J to that period were Ignored entirely. ' grene of the arm and It is feared he No Compromise Possible. j cannot recoverd. His son. Dr. Fergu- Shortly after this a Water Users' as-, son of The Dalles, has again been'1. oration wns organized and its . siimiuoneu 10 nis Deu.xiue members endeavored to compromise crops are raised only on each alter- j nate year, with winter irrigation from the case with Mr. Morton, whereby they might be entitled to use as much Art trails Elect Officers. At the regular meeting of Alpha setters on Birch creek, Mr Brown Rave a turther discussion of Judge Mariner's scheme for taking water from the lower portion of the John Day river. COL J. H. RALEY Last speaker of the theater meet ing was Col. J. H. Raley, who grilled the government for the adjudication' not done 90 before fruits it has brought against settlers on Birch creek and other streams. He declared the government had gone too far in seeking water for the extension' and that it should be content with taking the surplus water only and I the flood waters of these streams, the j crops of grain can be made to yield i twice as much per season as under the present system and a crop can be grown every tear, or two crops of al falfa can be secured from this same land; this can be done as we know by actual experience. If the settlers are given the oppor tunity, they will appropriate these flood waters so far as the same are available. Tou will probably ask why we have Irrgaiion, you that the Commercial club should pass these waters. must remember, is in its infancy In Oregon and a few years ago was vir tually unknewn except on the creek and river bottoms. Besides the past four years of exceedingly light pre- cipita.t'on has taught us the value of f5B SSSS . I DtqntAn X'rt Q TTnltA.I A..l..nnn -1 . 1 . . l water as was really necessary to grow. . mcu l. , h the r crops, but were urble to getllv''1!, held last night, the following of the representative of th ereclamation j " oe rs were elected: C. E. Bolsby. service to grant any concessions I master artisan; James c Xeal. super whatever - ('"tP'i'lent; M. L. Warren, inspector; Now gentlemen. It has been estab- L- F. Lampkin. secretary: Wm. ,;i,.i v.. otm vrnrlrr,ents made bv Houston. treasurer: Anna Smith. exnerienced irrigators- that It takes ; p('nior conductor; T. T. Hunter, master ! nine feet of water to grow three crops nf nlfalfa nn some of these lands, al though these reclamation officials who do all of their irrigating on pa per, tell us that two and one-half feet of water is all that we can use. The water users have employed romnetent attorneys. Our cases are now in tne circuit cuun nu of ceremonies: Clarence Bowlsev. Iu- nlor conductor; Mary Knight and Fred Lldzell, field commanders. VILLAGE OF MAttlOV IS IX GRIP OF SMALLPOX Salem. Or According to Dr. Van Winkle, health officer of the little not know where they will end. Thus town of Marion. 13 miles south of this thousands of dollars are being ex- . place is now under quaran- , nended to protect our rights, some of for the reason that the entire penueu 10 piuirt. " " ' " . rrvrnTr,.,nit (j inf,n,i ,,.1.1, ,!!., wlrch have been establlsnea ior over , - u-- 1 forty years. 1 Now, Mr. President and membeH of the Commercial association, and you gentlemen who have Journeyed all of the way from Portland to learn the facts of this case, do you think that we, the residents and home builders of this country, should be compelled to allow the waters to flow past our doors and on down the river for fifty miles and there to bo turn ed on to a domain that is owned prln- I c pally by two of the wealthiest cor i porati'ons in our state., when we need 1 1 in (ti nti nf this water at 1UU '.I ....v. ..... . home if this great and free govern ment of ours wlil only give us the opportunity. Newsy Notes of Pendleton ed to suspend operations and all rell- j gious organizat:ons warned to cease i holding meetings until the danger Is over. Three severe cases were found lat night, while the physicians say several other cases nre appearing In different sections of the town. Dr. ; Van Winkle was in this city today to confer with the county authorities as to what steps to take to prevent the spread of the disease throughout the county. He states that the three cas es discovered are of a serious nature, and many people in the town have been exposed to the malady. Both town and county officials will compel the citizens of Marion to respect the quarantine rules laid down by the health officials. Dr. Van Winkle and many people may be refused the priv ilege of visiting that place for a time. Divorce Is Granted. A divorce was granted yesterday to j Ozeta M. Darrin of Freewater from William Darrin. Will Help Boys and Girls. The schools of Adams have raised IS for the support of the Boys' and Girls' Aid society of Portland. tOPf Rl "j It )' Indian Aceiifced of Theft. A warrant was issued today for the arrest of John Crow, an Indian, who j is accused of stealing a horse and Bad- di efrom a farmer near Weston. 310- There can le only one !x-t the Tip Top of excellence: We IK'tli aim to get t You, the clever anil successful IioiiM-wife, want the jrroecrics that give the jjreatest re-lilts in your food that please your family and visitor. We sell only tip top quality in grocer ies so that we may get your trade, and retain it. Every item we send out is an advertisement of the quality cf the others. If wre did not maintain tip top values always, our business would not continue to grow as rapidly as it does. Inspect our . extensive stock or tele- lone us a trial order. Loft Grain by 1'ire. E. B. Shafer. who res'des near Pi lot Rock, lost 85 acres of barley last Friday by fire. The insurance on the grain was paid today by Bentley & Leffingwell. .Moose Will Dance Tonl;lit. The first soc al ses-ion of the Loyal Order of Moose will be held tonight! in the Eagle-Woodman hall. The lodge has planned a dancing party. a large attendance. You'll get the best meal in Pendleton at the QUELLE A clean kitchen Particular cooks Attentive Service. ph( Some of our Good Things Will Continue Campaign. The Woodmen of the World will continue their campaign for new members until the fir-t of the new year. Their present membersh'p Is G40 and they hope to have more than "jOO members before the campaign closes. Iluil(lxl Wulnus I'ancy Mince Meat iicinze Sweet Itdisli l aney Pickles and Olives rfcney C'!iee, Koqucfort and SmIhh. Jones' Dairy Farm Sausage Fancy KIpjtcrcd Herring' 1'lorida Grape Fruit Figs, Pate, Itaislns, Currants Imported Maccaronl. ; Divorce Case Arjrued. 1 The arguments in the divorce case j of August Zeuske versus Emma Zeus- ke were made yesterday before Judge Phelps. The case has attracted much i attention because of the character of I the charges and the prominence of the j parties Involved, Gray Eros. Grocery Co. E i OjH-ration for Appendicitis. Mrs. Dolly Pierce, the wife of Wm. A. Pierce was operated on last Fri day at Spokane for appendicitis Im mediately after the operation the doctors did not think she would live but she Is a little better now and may recover. She was born and reared In Pendleton, being the daughter of J. M. Bentley. Dim-tors of County Will Meet. A meeting of all the school direc tors of Umatil a county will bo held 'n the court room at the court hoUHo Saturday, beginning at 10 a. m. A pb'n'lid attendance is expeoted, ns ' nearly 400 men will be present L. It. ! Aldi-rman, state superintendent, and Dr. Calvin P. Wh'to of Portland, Ftalo health officer, will be here for the For Breakfast Ranch Eggs Buttermilk Hotcakes Good coffee Every day 'TT'S We Invite your patronage and aim to please you. Regular Meals 25c Gus. La Fontaine La Fontaine Block, Main Street. A Ciccuss'on Gn Dress H AT lh J1tr w5 SPECIAL' Shirts, Sox Underwear Sale Prices It Will Pay You to Buy Here BOSTON STORE ' 1 . a - usually leads to a talk about Cleaning soiled dresses, and this will Inevitably bring the talk up to our Bpecial pro cess for Dry Cleaning all kinds of garments. By our method the work is done quickly and effectively, with f ut any injury to the most delicate fabric and you get complcto satisfac tion with the work and the charges therefor. Suppose you give us an early trial ? Pendletan Dye Vcrk Phone Main li). 208 V4 E. Alia. CLARK'S GROCERY Cash Sales Make Our Prices Lower When you send away for groceries you may sometimes receive a little lower prieo quotation, but your order calls for CASH. Wo sell for cash and meet all outside prices besides SAVE YOU THE FREIGHT. When you want to talk cash, come and talk to us; it's ua l.ecetisary to write letters for we will even save you postage. All the good things for the Holidays are now here. CLARK'S GROCERY Phone Main 174 612 Main Street EAST END GROCERY The place where they dress the poultry for your table. Are now agents for the Celebrated Seal-Shipt Oysters. You will also find them right there with a complete lino of Groceries and everything in season. Phone Main 536 John Dyer, Prop. flgnim Wamdn ffw At previous holiday seasons we have had call after call for a good ladies' watch to sell for ''twelve or fourteen dollars." We have never been able to offer any of the prominent makes for that price; but this Xmaa wo bought twenty watches from the Elgin factory and have established a price of $12.50. We have used our judgment in bringing forth the best possible American watch for this special and wo feel that the interest it will create in our atch department will repay us for offering them at this small price. ' They will, bo displayed in our window and we will be glad to show them to any of our cus tomers who are interested. ROYAL M. SAWTtLLE JEWELER PtNOLETON, OREGON J We urge upon you the importance of doing your shopping early.