THE MORNING. OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, iwar.
HOW LAND FRAUDS WERE BROUGHT TO LIGHT
Consecutive Story of the Government's Investigations Into the Great
Conspiracy How Prominent Men Have Been Implicated and Indicted
' The sensational climax in the land
fraud situation which came to light Sat
urday afternoon through the confession
of guilt by Judge A. H. Tanner, under
Indictment for perjury, marks the begin
ning of the end of the Government's
work in this state.
For the pat Jive years the agent? of
the Government have been patiently and
persistently gathering the evidence which
has led to the indictment of pome of the
most prominent and best-known men in
the state s public and political life. The
Investigations have Iel fium humble rank
to the highest station, and today the
whole Oregon delegation in Congress,
with the exception of Senator Fulton,
rests under the imputation of guilt.
There has never been a ca?e. or a series
of cases, brought under the notice of
the law In the United States In which
so mauy and so powerful persons were
charged with crime, or where unlawful
ness of such vast proportions was brought
to light.
From the Hrrt the evidence has pointed
rather to tlwse in the front ranks of
c itizenship than to the lesser men. and
t-ach additional shred of evidence has
tended to bind more closely the cloak
of guilt upon the shoulders of those high
in power.
With the opening of the llrst case
against Henry Meldrum on November 17,
JMM. at which time the former United
States Surveyor-General was charged
and convicted of foigery, the finger of
suspicion began to point to those who
occupied exalted places in Government.
The progress of the cases and investi
gations shows that the trend has been
toward Senator Mitchell as J he one great
head- of the conspiracies, with Hermann
working close by his side. This record of
work done by the Government, given
herewith, shows surely and steadily thi
turrent of testimony has drifted toward
these two men. The statement of the
principal steps in the Government's artlve
work during the past three months is
as follows:
Trial of Henry Meldrum.
November 37 The trial of Henry Mel
drum. accused of forgery in having signed
the names of 18 person" to faudulent
applications for survey of land in Harney
County In the vicinity of Harney Lake,
was commenced. The contracts for the
survev wcr" let April 1C. 1902. to Rufus
S. Moore, of Klamath Falls, a brother
of State Treasurer Moore and a nephew
of Meldrum. Meldrum was convicted
November 18 on 21 counts and his sen
tence is still pending in the Federal
ourt.
November 22 The trial of S. A. D.
Puter. Horace McKinley, Emma L. Wat
son, Marie Ware. Dan Tarpley, et. al.
fot the famous conspiracy to defraud
the Government out of lands in town
shin II. south of range 7 cast, was com
menced. In this trial Hermann llrst
amo forward by his Inability to recog
nize the letters written by himself to
Senator Mitchell, and Senator . Mitchell
began to gain notoriety by refusing to
appear as a witness or to observe the
subpoena sent him by the Government.
The failure of Hermann's memory neces
sitated the summoning of W. A. Richards,
Commissioner of the General L.and Office
at Washington, to Identify the Mitchell
letter and show the connection in the
testimony. This trial was long drawn
out, the prosecution resting its case on
December S. On the following day Marie
Ware was dismissed from implication in
the case by motion of the Government,
there being no evidence to connect her
with that particular indictment. On this
Kimc day Frank H. Walgamot, one of
the defendants, pleaded guilty to the
charge. The closing arguments were
made during December C and 7 and a ver
dict of "guilty" was returned on the
afternoon of December 7 after not more
than 20 minutes' deliberation. The sen
tence in this case is still pending in the
Federal court, awaiting the outcome of
the subsequent investigations.
December 11 Senator Mitchell and Rep
resentative Hermann announced that they
would refuse to come to Portland as wit
nesses in the second conspiracy case
against Puter, Watson, ct. al., stating
that the business of the nation and the
state demanded their presence in Wash
ington. December 13 The attorneys for the de
fendants in the conspiracy case about to
be tried, filed a motion before Judge
Bellinger asking for dismissal on the
ground that their clients could not be
tried twice for the same offense or could
not be placed twice in jeopardy. This
motion was over-ruled by the court.
Puter Makes Confession.
December 15 The second Puter trial,
set for this date, was postponed until the
April, 1905, term of court, upon motion of
Assistant United States District Attorney
Heney. iLater developments explained the
reason of postponement by bringing to
light the confessions of defendants and
their turning state's evidence on those yet
rto be brought into the cases.
December 18 Senator Mitchell makes up
nls mind to come to Portland to meet his
accusers and to demand entrance to the
Jurvroom as his right as a Senator. Her
mann refuses to return.
December 19 Hermann changes his
mind about coming to Oregon, and both
lie and Senator Mitchell start for Port
land to appear before the grand jury.
December 19 Tho Federal grand jury is
convened by United States Attorney John
H. Hall, and "Francis J. Heney resigns as
'special assistant to the Attorney-General
tB.nd Is appointed a regular Assistant Dis
trict Attorney at a salary of 51500, in or
der that he may be allowed to appear be
fore, the Jury and conduct the investiga
tions. On this same date the story gains
."circulation that Mitchell and Hermann
will not be allowed to appear before the
(Jury when they reach Portland, but this
is denied by Mr. Heney. Marie Ware re
fuses to confess with the rest of her as
sociates, but at last goes before the Jury
jcb a witness.
December 20 An effort is discovered to
have been made to tamper with the Fed
oral jury, and the Government redoubles
Its efforts to make sure that justice is not
defeated.
December 21 Franklin P. Mays is in
dicted for conspiracy to defraud the Gov
ernment of land in township 24 south of
range 1 cast, being associated in the doc
ument with Puter. McKinley. Ware. Wat
son, Tarpley. Robert Simpson and others.
The defendants are allowed to go upon
54O00 bonds, which are furnished in each
Instance.
December 23 The story of the impend
ing indictment of Senator Mitchell and
Representatives Hermann and William
son is printed and their entanglements
forecasted. On this same day F. P. Mays
makes an attack upon Heney for not hav
ing been allowed to appear before the
grand jury, and Is answered by Heney.
who sets out that Mays has no" right to
appear, though the privilege might have
been extended to him.
December 24 Mitchell and Hermann
reach Portland and deny their implica
tion in any wrong.
December 27 It is finally definitely set
tled that Mitchell and Hermann can ap
pear before the grand jury in their own
behalf.
December 27 Indictments are returned
against S. B. Ormsby. W. H. Davis. C. k.
Ltfomis, H. A. Young and George Soren
son for conspiracy to defraud the Gov
ernment out of land In township U south
of range 7 east.
December 2S-Senator Mitchell and Mr.
Hermann appear before the grand jury,
and the Senator is again called on the day
following.
December 30 Senator Mitchell departs
for Washington, D. C-. being anxious to
return to the duties of his office, and
leaves behind him a statement defying his
accusers to connect him in any way with
the land frauds being investigated."
December ol Mitchell and Hermann arc
indicted for conspiracy to defraud the
Government In connection with Puter, j
Watson and many others, it being alleged
among other things that Puter paid the
Senator $2000 to secure his services in ex
pediting certain claims to patent.
December 31 John Hall, United States
District Attorney, is t removed from office
at the request of F. J. Heney. who ac
cuses him of retarding the course of jus
tice, and of not being willing to pros
ecute. The grand jury is adjourned for
ten days while Mr. Heney goes to San
Francisco on private business.
January 5 Senator Mitchell is urged to
resume his seat in the Senate by many
friends, but refuses to do so until he has
had an opportunity to make a statement
of his case.
January C Oliver K. Pagln. special as
sistant to the Department of Justice,
reaches Portland from Washington. D. C.
to assist Mr. Heney in preparing Indict
ments for the grand jury.
January 9 F. J. Heney is appointed
United States District Attorney In places
of John Hall by special ait of Presi
dent Roosevelt, to hold office until
after the close of the land fraud inves
tigations. January 3 Register J. T. Bridges
anJ Receiver J. II. Bootti, of the Rose
burg Land Office are suspended from
their place bv President Roosevelt at
the requost of Mr. Heney, who alleges
that they will hinder tne progress of
justice if allowed to remain In office.
It is said that Senator R. A. Booth will
be Implicated In the Investigations to
be made in regard to' the office.
January 10 The grand jury recon
venes. January 14 The story of the Blue
Mountain reserve is made, public in
which Williamson. Mitchell. Hermann
and Mays are implicated in an effort
to defraud the Government.
Mitchell's Denial in Senate.
January 17 Senator Mitchell makes
his denial before the United States
Senate
January la George Sorenson. in
dicted for an attempt to bribe John
Hall by offering him 55000 not to pros
ecute the Puter-Watson conspiracy
case, is tried before Judge Bellinger
and the jury hangs through the efforts
of John Northrop and A. G. Adkins.
who are supposed to have been- influ
enced by outside parties.
Januarv 21 George Sorenson Is in
dicted for perjury owing to his mani
festly false testimony before the court
during: his trial of January lit.
January 26 The grand'jury begins
the investigation of the Butte Creek
Land & Lumber Company's dealings
with the public lands of Wheeler
County.
January 31 Mitchell. Hermann et al.
are indicted for conspiracy in 11-7,
committed February 1, 1902. This in
dictment Is similar to the one returned
previously in many of its details.
Henry W. Miller. Frank K. Klncart.
Martin G. Hoge and Charles Nickel
are indicted for subornation of perjury
committed August 31. 1S04. In having
induced 100 persons In the vicinity of
Medford to make applications for land
under a contract to sell to a timber
syndicate, which syndicate was not in
existence. The defendants were timber
locators who charged $25 for each
claimant located. William H. Davis.
Mayor of Albany, indicted for perjury
committed October 29, 1902. In having
sworn to a false affidavit of settlement
and filing- It before a United States
Commlssipner.
February 1 Senator Mitchell is again
Indicted. This indictment is the princi
pal one returned against him. It
charging him with having received
money for his services rendered before
the Government departments while
holding the office of United States
AT THE THEATERS
What the Press Agents Say.
FAREWELL TO J. H. STODDART
Tonight Marks Last Appearance of
"Grand Old Man of the Stage."
With tears of genuine regret the Port
land public will say good-bye tonight at
the Marquam to dear old J. H. Stoddart,
the last of the great old-school actors.
It will be the last, final chance to see
him in his greatest role. Lachlan Camp
bell, the hard, unyielding Scotch cove
nanter whom the four acts of the play
transform Into a human, loving father
with his stern, old heart softened like
that of a little child.
In years to come it will be a proud
boast to be able to say, "I saw Stoddart
as Lachlan Campbell." It will be a dis
tinction like that of. having seen Edwin
Booth play "Hamlet."
Tonight will be the end. Mr. Stoddart
will never appear in Portland again, and
those who miss seeing him this time will
always regret 1U
The advance sale of seats indicates that
the Marquam will be crowded to the
doors tonight with admirers of the
"grand old man of the stage." who wish
to bid him a last fond farewell.
"Quo Vadis?" at the Columbia.
"Quo Vadis?" takes one who has een
just a little bit of the power of imagina
tion back to ancient Rome. He sees the
palaces and public places, and forum and
the arena; the cruel and merciless Em
peror Nero and his train of slaves, sol
diers, and voluptuous attendants; while
ever in the background, but gradually
forcing Its powerful presence more and
more to the front of the picture, is the
spell of the new religion, Christianity,
the wonderful influence of which all the
powGrs of great Rome could not dostroy.
It Is a picture of. history, civil and re
ligious, this "Quo Vadls?", and will In
struct while It fascinates and charms?.
"Lover's Lane" Breaking Records.
The Brandt-Baume Stock Company
playing "Lover's Lane" this week at the
Empire Theater, Is breaking all previous
records with crowded houses, and well it
should be. as the general Impression of
those who have witnessed the beautiful
Ciyde Fitch play Is to the effect that tho
performance surpasses anything before
presented in this style of drama by either
traveling or stock companies.
Edgar Baurae is acknowledged to have
portrayed many fine parts during his
Portland engagements, but his Dr. Single
ton in "Lover's Lane" will long be re
membered as a master stroke, while
Louise Brandt has not an equal In the
lighter roles and her beauty is particu
larly striking.
The Brandt-Baume Stock Company Is
a tremendous success from every stand
point, and the good work will continue
with "Lover's Lane" all. this week with a
popular matinee Saturday.
Brandt-Baume in "Northern Lights"
The second week of the popular
Brandt-Baume Stock Company at the
Empire Theater will begin Sunday mati
nee February 19. with the great military
drama "Northern Lights," calling upon
the full strength of the company. The pro
duction requires some 50 people.
"Northern Lights" is perhaps the great
est of military plays. The scenes are
laid in Montana and the story is full of
fine emotions and thrilling! situations.
Seats are now selling at the Empire
Theater box office.
Hanford's Advance Sale Today.
This morning at 10 o'clock the advance
sale of seats "will open for the eminent
Senator. It was in conectlon with the
investigations relative to this Indict
ment that Judge Tanner perjured him
self before the grand Jury. George C
Brownell was also Indicted on this date
for subornation of perjury in having
induced Fred Sievers and John A. How
land to swear faleely to affidavits made
by Meldrum who. forged their namos
and had them certified to by Brownell.
February 2. Senator Mitchell again
makes a strong public denial of any
connection witli the land "fraui1.
Plot Against F. J. Heney.
February 2 A plot Is" discovered to
defame District Attorney Heney's
cimracter by connecting his name in a
criminal way with " Marie Ware, the
plan being to secure false witnesses to
swear to naving seen the two together
in a compromising situation, and to In
dict Heney upon this testimony. The
effort is frustrated by the discovery
of the plot, which is revealed by Marie
Ware.
February 8 Judge A. H. Tanner is In
dicted for perjury. It being alleged that
he testified falsely in regard to Senator
Mitchell's connection with the land busi
ness clone by the firm.
H. H. Hendricks Is also indicted for
subornation of perjury in having secured
men. to swear falsely to timber-land entry
affidavits.
Henry Meldrum. George Waggoner. Da
vid W. KInnaird. Rufus S. Moore. John
W. Hamaker and Frank J. Van Winkle
are indicted for conspiracy to defraud
the Government by fraudulent surveys.
An amended Indictment is filed against
George C. Brownell for subornation of
perjury.
February 10 W. W. Stelwer. H. H.
Hendricks. C. B. Zachary. A. C. Zach
ary. C. A. Watson. t E. Glass. Blnger
Hermann. John H. Hall. Edwin Mays.
F. P. Mays and E. D. Strafford are in
dicted for fencing in Government land in
Wheeler County and driving bona fide
settlers away by intliriidation and threats
of violence. This is the Butte Creek Land
& Lumber Company indictment.
Henry Meldrum et al. are indicted for
defrauding the Government by means of
fraudulent surveys.
Confession of A. H. Tanner.
February U Judge A. H. Tanner con
fesses In open court to his guilt under
the indictment held against him for per
jury, and offers evidence which is very
damaging to the case of Senator Mitchell,
for whose sake he committed the crime.
J N. Williamson, his partner. Van Ges
ner, and Commissioner Marlon R. Biggs,
are also indicted for subornation of, per
jury in having secured 43 people in the
vicinity of Prinevilie to swear falsely in
timber and stone entries for the benefit
of til1? firm of Williamson & Gesner.
Senator Mitchell again denies his guilt
and Is unmoved by the confession of
Judge Tanner.
February 13 John H. Mitchell,
Blnger Hermann. John N. Williamson.
Franklin P. Mays. W. N. Jones and
George Sorenson indicted for conspiracy
to defraud the Government by securing
possession of 150,000 acres of school
lands In the proposed Blue Mountain
reserve, and transmitting' them into
timber land script by reversion of title
to Government.
John H. Hall. Henry Ford. Harry L.
Rees. A. P. Cayler. John Cordano. J. II,
Hit' hings. John Northrop and Charles
F. Lord Indicted for an alleged con
spiracy to defame the character of Dis
trict Attorney Heney by bringing wit
nesses to swear 'to an indictment
against him for alleged illicit relations
with Murie Ware.
Federal grand Jury adjourned until
April 1.
actor. C- B. Hanford. who comes to the
Marquam Grand Theater next Friday
night and Saturday afternoon, February
17 and IS. In the picturesque romantic
drama. "Don Caesar de Bazan"; Satur
day night. February 18. in Shakespeare's
great tragedy. "Othello." Fiction has
produced no more fascinating character
than the madcap hero. Don Caesar de
Bazan. The role Is one for which Mr.
Hanford. with hts solid experience in the
tragic and romantic drama, his graceful
personality and his facility for the In
terpretation of refined humor, would
seem to be Ideally adapted.
Writer Praises Singer.
The rise of no singer in Oregon is giv
ing more pleasure to her friends than
that of Mary Adell Case, whose concert
at the Marquam Theater promises to be
an event of unusual significance. To
those wlio have watched the sad-eyed lit
tle girl growing up among us, never find
ing time for the usual frivolities of child
hood, this concert at the Marquam means
a great deal. The daughter of a widow
whose dignified management of her nu
merous family has won the respect and
admiration of all who knew her. Mary
Adoll. like Emma Abbott, had little time
for play, but music, music was her con
stant, quiet study. Like the Prince
"whore feet with fairy shoes were shod "
she sung herself Into the hearts of pat
rons and patronesses who sent her to
New York and Boston, and now. when she
begins to see a chance for study abroad,
Oregon will do herself honor to wave her
songbird on to farther opportunities and
farther triumphs for a voice that is the
gift of God. The youngest, perhaps, of
any of our successful singers, her teach
ers In New York were amazed at her
progress, undertaking as she did the work
of women of 10 and 20 years her senior.
Oregon City is proud of its gifted plan
Iste, Beatrice Barlow Dlcrke, and equally
proud of her rising celebrity, Mary Adell
Case. Friends from Hillsboro. Eugene and
Salem, where she has sung, are planning
lor the Marquamevent, and Oregon City
will not be behind with a special car
and Chautauqua ovation for Monday eve
ning, February 20. If there Is anything
the world loves It is a young woman
blossoming Into a great singer, whose rep
ertoire includes the musical classics upon
which no amateur can venture
EVA EMERY DYE.
Seat Sale for Case Concert.
Seats will be on sale next Fridav at
10 A. M. at the Marquam Grand box-office
for the popular concert to be given
by Miss Mary Adell Case, assisted by
Mrs. Rosemary Glosz Whitney and Mil
lard O. Lownsdale. to take place on the
Monday evening following.
The event has created great Interest,
one reason being that the three voices
to be heard will come to the public virtu
ally as new. Miss Cxtee has not been
heard in public since her return from the
East, Mrs. Whitney has never sung in this
city, and Mr. Lownsdale has been in
duced to come out 'from his long retire
ment for the one evening. The programme
will be such a one as all musically In
clined people will enjoy. Edgar Coursen
will be the accompanist of the concert.
Well-known society women are acting as
patronesses.
Named the Wrong Dunn.
Charles Dunn, of 64C Second street,
wishes it understood that he has no con
nection with, or knowledge of the Tom
Dunn arrested for supposed complicity in
the Lebanon bank robbers, and who it is
reported was taken from the street num
ber given.
"This morning's paper." Mr. Dunn said
last night, "states that Tom Dunn was
arrested at 646 Second street, but this is
a mistake since that is mv homo arui t
know of no such a man. I certainly was
not arrested, nor did any officers appear
at my house last night, or. In fact, nt
any other time, r have heard that aa-
othcr man named Dunn lived in that
neighborhood but have never met him,
and really do not know if such a man
lives there."
Mr. Dunn has lived in the house at 646
Second street for several years and for
the past two years has been In the em
ploy of C W. Dofflcmyer. working as a
houseraover. He has always enjoyed" the
very tfest reputation.
HOOD RIVER TEACHER IS OUT
School 'Board Holds Trial Lasting
Three Days.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Feb. 14.-(SpeclaI.)
After a trial lasting nearly three days
the Hood River School Board this after
noon sustained the charges preferred
against Mrs. Nora Sanborn, teacher in
VKES1DEXT OF M'MINSVILXJJ
COLLEGE Y. W. C. A.
Miss Anna Andrew.
M'MIXXVILL-B COLLEGE. AUMir.n
ville. Or.. Fb. 18. (Speclal.)-Mls
Anna. Andrew?, president of the fresh
man class, has been honored with the
presidency of the Younjj Women'n
Christian Association, which I excep
tionally ?trone -in McMinnville College.
Mlw Andrews is a quiet leader in stu
dent movements. She is one ot the
best student In the college, and an
approved tutor and assistant in the
department of EngUth. Her executive
ability helped to win for her the presi
dency. the eighth grade, annulled her contract
and dropped her from the payroll of the
district. Through her husband. Attorney
Sanborn. Mrs. Sanborn has appealed her
case to the County Superintendent.
Testimony presented at the trial filled
77 long typewritten pages. With the
School Board sitting as a trial court, the
case opened at 9 o clock Saturday morn
ing and closed at 4 o'clock this morning.
Intense Interest was manifested in the
proceedings of the trial. During a heated
discussion over a point of objection the
attorneys came to blows, and one Imme
diately had the other arrested for assault
and battery.
Incompetency was the charge preferred
against the teacher by patrons of the
school, particularly In reference to her
inability to maintain order in the school
room. The defense made the allegation
that justice had not been accorded the
teacher by the principal and the board
of directors.
Chinese Next in Line.
As soon as ti.e work left behind by the
Federal grand jury is cleared up the Uni
ted States District Attorney's office will
turn Its attention to the Chinese cases
now on the docket. There are 11 of these
awaiting hearing, the charge in each In
stance' being that of illegal residence.
These suspects 'were all arrested by the
Immigration Inspector's office, and now
that the officials can devote time to such
cases It is likely that Inspector Barbour
will redouble his efforts to rid Portland
of all those Chinamen who cannot prove
the right to residence In the United
States.
Doing Publicity Work in Hawaii.
The Lewis and Clark Exposition Is
being exploited in the Hawaiian Islands
with the result that there will prob-
THINK IT OVER
Something You Can See In Anj Ktaurant
or Cufe.
A physician puts the query: Have you
never noticed in any large restaurant at
lunch or dinner time the large number
of hearty, vigorous old men at the tables:
men whose ages run from 00 to SO years;
many of them bald and all perhaps gray,
but none of them feeble or senile?
Perhaps the spectacle la so common as
to have escaped your observation or com
ment, but nevertheless It is an object les
son which means something.
If you will notice what these hearty
old fellows are eating you will observe
that they are not munching bran crack
ers nor gingerly picking their way
through a menu card of new-fangled
health foods; on the contrary, they seem
to prefer a juicy roast of beef, a prop
erly turned loin of mutton, and even the
deadly broiled lobster is not altogether
Ignored.
The point of all this is that a vigorous
old age depends upon good digestion and
plenty of wholesome food, and not upon
dieting and an endeavor to live upon
bran crackers.
There is a certain class of food cranks
who seem to believe that meat, coffee,
and many other good things are rank
poisons, but these cadaverous, sickly look
ing Individuals are a walking condemna
tion of their own theories.
The matter In a nutshell is that if the
stomach secretes the natural digestive
juices in sufficient quantities, any whole
some food will be promptly digested: if
the stomach does not do so. and certain
foods cause distress, one or two of Stu
art's Dyspepsia Tablets after each meal
will remove all difficulty, because they
supply just what every weak stomach
lacks, pepsin, hydro-chloric acid, diastase
and nux.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do not act
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an luny u. ineuicine, ij iny aci almost t
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It thoroughly, and thus give .a much-
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the next meal.
Of people who travel, nine out of ten
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tnem to be perfectly safe to use at any
time, and also having found out by ex
iperle'hce that they arc a safeguard
against indigestion in any form, and eat
ing, as they have to. at all hours and
all kinds of food, the traveling public
for years have pinned tholr faith to Stu
art's Tablets.
All druggists sell them at 30 cents for
full-Sized packages, and any druggist
from Maine to California, if his opinion
wero asked, will say that Stuart's Dys
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far away nolnt. The publicity work Is :
being pushed forward by a former Port
lander. Edward Dekum, who Is making'
his home in Honolulu, on the staff of '
the Commercial Advertiser, one of the
leading newspapers of that place. Re
cent copies of the paper received in the
city contain fine Illustrations of the
Lakevlew esplanade and terraces xat the i
Only
One
Dollar
To get rid of Indigestion,
Dyspepsia, Sour Stomach,
Belching of Gas, Catarrh of
the Stomach or any other
disorder due to Indigestion.
DYSPEPSIA
Digests What You. Eat
I have been a dyspeptic all my life, have tried all kinds of
Dyspepsia remedies, but continued to get worse. Could eat
but little and suffered greatly. I was reduced in weight and
run down to nothing in strength. After using a few bottles of
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure I began to Improve and am now fully
restored in weight, health and strength. I am now able to do
my own work and can eat whatever I like.
MRS. MARY S. CRICK. White Plains. Ky.
This it oalj oae of
many such testi
monials oa lie is
curofflca.
u&r botu tld
trl&l. or SO ecat ilia.
TO ALL DEALERS: The $1.00 size Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is guar
anteed only to purchasers who present our printed coupon properly
filled out at the time of sale with name and address. We will protect
dealers only upon the presentation of this coupon.
SOLD BY S. G. SKIDMORE, 151 3d ST., PORTLAND
Ask for the 1905 Kodol Almanac and 200-Year Calendar
Social Tragedy
LIWllO Ut 11 11 OlClOUll, A llUlU WWVItj nwniait whet fcwv
suddenly from her chair with a scream of agony and
fell insensible to the floor.
A few hours later the distinguished physician told
her anxious husband that she was suffering from an
case of nervous prostration brought on
by female trouble, and hinted at an
operation. rortunateiy a
friend advised her to try
Lydia E.
Pinkh am's
Vegetable
Compound
The result was that she
escaped the surgeon's knife
and to-day is a well woman.
of the delicate female organism
Kxpositlon. together with a liberal
statement concerning the Portland Fair.
The paper also shows that two Baker
City men. TV. K. Grace and A. H. Pat
terson, are visiting' in Honolulu and are
using their efforts for the furtherance
of the Exposition.
Minnesota Society Meets.
The Minnesota Society Jield Its regu
CURE
raUty ot Z.Q JfeWltt
Oo..Chlcto.U.8JL
Mir
sets every nerve in
lar meeting'In the Drew building- last
night. It was decided to ask natives of
Wisconsin to become honorary mem
bers of the society. An interesting- pror
gramme was rendered. The society
will meet at the same place the tirst
Tucday in March.
Hood's Sarsaparllla keeps the blood pure
and the whole system la perfect order.
Take only Hood's.
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If, after using two-thirds of the contents of a dollar
boltle of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure you are not satisfied with
it or can honestly say that it has not benefited you. take
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be honest with us. Sign this guarantee coupon, and leave
it with your dealer, who must mail it to us with the outside
wrapper from around the bottle.