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THIRD RECEIVER NAMED FOR BANK Discontented Depositors Palouse Institution Force New Move. of CREDITORS ARE SATISFIED first Was President of Itival Insti tution, Second His Attorney and Last Is Man Who Is Accept able lo All Sides. 8TOKAXB. Wash.. June 12. (Special.) Judge. Oanfield. of Colfax, today soothed the troubled spirits of creditors of the de funct Palouse Siate Bank by the appoint ment of the third receiver in eight days, lie Ih c. W. Waters, of Palouse. Creditors have opposed other nn-n named because of personal collections and have succeeded in removing th?in. While no showing was made in court on June A. when J. K. Mcformack. in charge temporarily. was made permanent re ceiver, a .storm of protests was made among the creditors, who alleged that lc Corniark. who is president of tle rival Institution, the Security State Bank, had runnplred with heaviest creditors of the defi-.net bank to wreck It. On June S he tendered his resignation, and l". L. Ettin iter. of Colfax. .McCormack's attorney, was appointed, and accepted, believing the bank's business could be wound up in three months. Kttliurer went to Palouse Thursday and held a stormy session with depositors, who sent a committee to Colfax to de mand his removal by Judge Canlield. Can field refused to comply and Rt tinker re xiKned. Palouse depositors charge that Judge Canlield had appointed BUinger at McCormack's solicitation and for that rea son were opposed to him. Judge Canlield denies this. BAKER CITY COMPLAINS I 'eels Neglected in Passenger Trarfic to Harney County. . RAKKR CITY, Or., June 12. (Spe cial.) Believing this city is not get ting fair treatment at the hands of railroads In regard to passenger traf fic to Burns, an effort Is being- made by business organizations to prevent ticket agents froni routing; passengers for Burns and llurney County hv way of Vale instead of by way of Baker City. This develops from complaint of sev eral strangers, who wanted to reach the Harney Valley by the shortest and easiest route. They were ticketed through Vale and had to ride 135 miles In a stage on a 36-hour schedule, -when they could have been sent bv -way of Kaker City, over the Sumpter Valley line to Austin and thence to Burn's with a stag-e ride of 104 miles, consum ing but 24 hours. An automobile line operates from Vale to Burns, but the $20 fare charged causes many people to take the horse stage in preference to ex pending the amount required for auto service. Business men here believe these facts should be stated to prospective travel ers to the Harney country and then let the passenger choose his own route. MAN ATTACKED IN OFFICE Hcatcn by Thug, but Has Xo llecol lection of l-'ight. WALLA WALLA. Wash., June 1" (Special.) 55. J. Smith, local represent ative of the Kerr-Glfford Company, is just recovering from at. attack upon him In his office sevc-ral nights ago l'.v an unknown assailant, who struck him on the back of his head with some blunt instrument as he was standing at his letter-press taking an impression of a communication to his company. His throat was cut also. Mr. Smith was unconscious for seveial hours and only recovered from the blow todav snfficiently to leave his room. According to the story told todav, Mr. Smith some days aac threatened to nhastlse an unknown man who was try in K to force an entrance through tile rear door of the Baker-T-toyer bank, and in reply to Mr. Smith's order to get out of the building the man replied 'l 11 ' I'll get you for that." Mr. Smith thought no more of the incident, and while in his office a Tew evenings ago was attacked from be hind, the blow cutting his neck for several inches and inflicting a danger ous and painful wound. This is the story as told by Mr. Smith, but "from Ins own statement he has lost all rec ollection of the affair and can remem ber nothing concerning the fight. He remembers mounting ,iU bicvele tfter ward. hut from that time everything is blank. The case is considered a M range one by local physicians. HOQUIAM SCORES POINT iets Order I test raining .ludge From AcUhr in Courthouse How. HOCJIIAM. Wash.. June 12. (Spe cial, i It.Kiui.im turned a trick on Aberdeen and the County Commission ers, who have been n ping the sub court to be located in Aberdeen temporary restraining- writ was issued tooay by the State Supreme Court pro hibiting Judge Irwin, of the Superior Court si Montesano. from acting in the courthouse controversy. Since a new Judicial 'district was cre ated it has been attempted by certain Aberdeen politicians to locate' the new courthouse in that fit:-, and as Ho Miiiam falls but a few hundred t.elow Abcrdecn in population her citizens have fought the proposition vigorously, demanding the court be located mid way between the sister cities. An au tomobile was utilized In bringing the matter before the higher court. CHILDREN TO GIVE PLAY Closing r Providence Academy Comes Wednesday. VANCoCVKIt. Wash.. June 12. (Spe cial.! The closing exercises at the Pro vidence Academy will be held Wednes day night. June IT. when "A Tav in .Klowerdom." an operetta In two acts, will be presented by the pupils. 200 of them in enstume taking part. The fol lowing are the parts included In the pla y : Act 1 Opening chorus by school; intro duction. June Is here; the frog's cn6ru. a flirtation hetw-een Mors Roie and Sun flower, the slnslng ird. the duet of th ptnk and white roses, the song- of the fuzzy caterpillar, greeting to the floral Queen. Act 2 Grand entrance march of the flowers, chorus, greeting and crowning the Queen; a flower fantasie. the song of the dallies, the song of the katydids, the song of the buttercups, the moon's lullaby. The boys of the Orammar Grade De partment will present, a play entitled 'The Rehearsal." The Preparatories will execute a s-word drilL The entire pro gramme promises to be one of the best given by Providence Academy. The exercises will close by conferring graduating honors on Miss Anna Hel mer.. . Miss Helmer has won a season ticket to the A.-T.-P. Exposition for maintaining the highest class average in the academic department for the scholastic year. MOHR HEAD OF THRESHERS Organization Will Meet Annually Arter This Year. 9POKAXK, Wash., June 12. (Special.) Charles W. Mohr, Councilman from the Fourth Ward, was elected president of the Inland Bnplre Threshermens' Associ ation for the fourth consecutive term at the final meeting of that organization. Other officers: Edward J. Byrne, of Gar field, vice-president; t-i. M. Beach, of Sunset. Wash., re-elected secretary and treasurer. Executive -committee. Ed. Pow ers, Davenport; G. W. Carr, Spangle; J. SMALL BOY WINS FIRST PRIZE IN PARADE THREE TIMES IN SUCCESSION. T Ik. i r fa -s - 1 i r1 ? l-'IVK-VEAR-OIU KENNETH 8UESBE AXU HIS IHMiS AND CAJRT. The first prize of Sll for the best dog and cart exhibit in the P.ose Festi val parade FHdaynight.- was won by 3-year-old Kenneth Soesbe. 1300 - Main street. This ia ihe third time that Kenneth Soesbe has won first prize. He won last year at the Rose. Festival and also in the Fourth of July parade two years aSo. Tha little fellow was cheered roundly by the thousands of ad miring spectators. The wagon 'in which he rode represented an old pioneer camp wagon, on one side of which were printed the words "Rose City or Bust." while on the other Side were suspended several guns, and on the back there were kettles attached. The wagon and the dogs- harness were elabor ately decorated with roses. J. Bartholomew, Reardan; C. II. Lang behn, Tekoa ; C W. Mohr. Spokane. The association decided to meet annual ly in the future instead of semi-annually, as lias be?n the ciistom. The next meet ing will be held in Spokane in June, 1910. MILLS TO CLOSE FOR FAIR Loggers to Have Chance to See Kx positlon July 1. ' HOQUIAM. Wash., J.ine 12. (Spe cial.) In accepting an invitation sent out by tlie State Lumber Association practically every mill in Hoquiam will suspend operations July 1 in order that the many thousands- of employes of the mills and adjacent camps may be enabled to visit the Seattle Expo sition. As this arrangement affects practically every mill and camp in the state, it Is approximated that some 20.000 men will be at liberty to visit tlie National Lumber Manufacturers' Association session, which opens in Seattle July 12. TRIP TO EDINBURGH GIVEN Kev. S. S. Stilliger to Cio as Delegate of M. K. Church. VANCOl"VER.tWash., June 12. (Spe cial.) Ur. S. S. Sillliger. district super intendent of the Vancouver district of the Puget Sound Conference. Methodist Episcopal Church, and one of the judges of the prize roses at the Port land -Rose Festival, has just received word that he has been appointed as one of 55 delegates of the church to represent the Board of Foreign Mis sions of the church at the Ecumenical Missionary Conference, which meets in Edinburgh. Scotland, on June 10, 1910. This conference meets once in 10 years. SEES PARADE, BREAKS ARM La borer. Perched on Telegraph Pole to Miss Nothing, Falls. During the progress of the parada last night at Third and Ankeny streets Edward Lang, a laborer, who lives at the Overland rooming-house at Second and Couch streets, slipped from a tel egraph pole he lufd climbed to get a good view- of the passing pageant and fell to the street, breaking, his arm. He was assisted to the Police Station and was attended by City Physician Zieg ler. who set the broken bones. Summer Cottage Ransacked. HOyi'lAM. Wash.. June J2. (Spe cial.) Mesdames Fred G. Foster and C. H. Rychard. wives of j rominent Ho quiam business men. suffered losses approximating $50 each through the operations of a sneak thief who ran sacked the Summer- eottage at Pacific Beach yesterday wher the women are staying, while they wei e temporarily absent. Practically everything of value had been bundled into a suitcase be longing to Mrs. Foster and carried away. Officers at Moclips and Hoquiam were promptly notified, and the con ductor of a freight train which was boarded ty the supposed theif says he will be able to reeognizt him in case lie sets him again. Alumni Entertain Graduates. VANCOUVER. Wash.. June 12. (Spe cial.) A reception to the graduating class of the Vancouver High School was ten dered by the High School Alumni Asso ciation at the assembly hall tonight. Thre were some 55 alumni present be sides the 13 members of the class oi 'VQ. DRY ROT CAUSE Campbell Gives Opinion of Cot tage Grove Wreck. BRIDGE BADLY DECAYED Commission . Told Company That Bridges . Xeeded Strengthen ing as Long Ago as Au gust of Last Year. SALKM. Or, June 12. (Special.) The report of Railroad Commissioner T. K. Campbell of the wreck on the Oregon & Southeastern Railroad, near Cottage Grove, was submitted to the Commission today. In the opinion of Mr. Campbel I t he passengers -were ex tremely fortunate in escaping -with their lives, . as the car dropped about 25 feet from, the rails to the bottom of the stream. 'where it now lies, nearly, covered with water and the debris of the bridge. ' The Commissioner found the only sign of decay to be "a dry rot in the vicinity of and where tlie truss pierced the timbers composing the top and bot tom chords. Continuing, the report says: "On August 14. 1908, Commissioner West inspected this road and made at report which was afterwards transmit ted to the Oregon & Southeastern Rail road Company. In that renort be cnlleri I the attention of tlie management to the fact that the bridges and trestles had reached the age when renewals were necessary and recommended that, owing to the heavy logging trains be ing operated on the road the bridges and trestles should be carefully -watched and strengthened until sucii time as they were renewed. On Sep tember 17, 1908, the company reported to the Commission that it had found its bridges and trestles in good physical condition, with the exception of one trestle, which had settled slightly and which would be raised to grade. "According to tlie testimony of the witnesses taken at Cottage Orove, an inspection was made by tlie company during the month of September or October, probably prior to the 17th of September. In my judgment, if a prac tical, thorough inspection of this bridge had been made at that time by the railroad company, the weakness would have been disclosed. I found that holes had been bored in the chords near the ends, where inspectors might naturally expect to find decay. The testimony of the differer.t witnesses shows that they found the timbers in fair condition at the points w here tests were made. The testimony shows that practical tests of the timbers were not made at or near the truss rods. where subsequent events showed weakness existed. I be lieve that, if this had been done, either by boring or sounding, the hidden weakness would have been disclosed. "This bridge was an uncovered struc ture ana had been built less than seven years. If It had been Covered it would have lasted 20 years. While the oil that was applied to the joints preserved the timbers at these points, it was also applied to the exterior, which gave the timbers the appearance of soundness that did not exist, and the writer believes tended to dry rot the inside and shorten the .life of the timber. There are two more bridges on this line built about the same time, which the management has agreed to put bents under and further strengthen be fore they again resume heavy traffic." RICH FAMILIES LINKED Engagement of Miss Happy to Setb Itichards Announced. SPOKANE. Wash.. June 12. (Special.) The engagement of Miss Elolse Happy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Hapy, to Seth Richards was announced this aft ernoon during a luncheon given at the Happy family residence. Tlie marriage will take place during the early part of September. Both are children of mil lionaire families. Miss Happy is one of the nioet promi nent young society ladies of Spokane, and is well known in the East, where she re ceived her education, and also in North west cities. Seth Richards is a son of i r j M. Richards, president of- the Washing ton Power Company, bank director and capita-i!fst. FIRST TRAIN ON ITS WAY Officials Formally Open Milwaukee to Traffic. TACOMA, Wash., June li (Special.) :, I ' H hi ;Sk& 3f H Marking the formal opening of the Mil- 1 waukee Road to passenger travel, tn first passenger train over the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul lines will arrive in, Tacoma tomorrow night. Afooaicf a special car will be P. C. Hart, district superintendent, and Frank Rush, district master mechanic.- who will hereafter make their headquarters In Tacoma In stead of at Butte. Mont. Other officials on tlie special car will be President A. J. Earling. of the Chi cago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, with headquarters in St. Paul: President H. R. Williams, of the Chicago, Mil waukee & Puget Sound Railway, with headquarters in Seattle: Roswell Miller, of the board of directors of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, with headquarters in New York, and Judge Flewelltng. of Spokane. It was announced at the Milwaukee Tacoma headquarters today that H. B. Earling. general superintendent, would soon move his office from Butte to the Pacific Coast. The train due here tomorrow night left Chicago early in the week and is west of Rutte. Mont. "A slow run is being made to allow the officials to inspect the road. INDIAN INTERESTS MERGE DEPAItTMEXT AIMS TO MAKE RED MEN LIKE WHITE. Children Are Taught In White Schools and Elders Arc Learn ing White Business Ways. LEW1STON. Idaho. June 12. (Special.) Under the new plans of administering the affairs and education of the Indians on the Government Indian ' reservations, the interests of the redmen are being rap idly merged with their white neighbors, and when patent to the Indian allotments is issued, it is expected the Indian al lottee will be fully capable of transacting his own business. ' ' On the Nez Perce reservation, the days of the Indian boarding school are rapidly passiug. and agents of the big Govern ment schools located at Chemawa. Car lyle and other points are not allowed to solicit students within the boundaries of the reserve. At the present time the Government is engaged m the construc tion of a day school, with all educational advantages near Kamiah on the Clear water River, and a movement is on fool to merge the Lapwai agency school into a rural high school, where the white chil dren from five surrounding districts will be educated along with the Indians. At both these places, the Indian chil dren will be under the direct supervision of the agency and only those entirelv free from disease will be allowed to attend. The Indian children will be furnished with their noonday lunch at the school, where a department of domestic science will be maintained. Attention as to clean liness and general sanitation will be given by the Government officials, and through the association of the Indian r.nd white children In the schoolroom, on the playgrounds and the various departments of instruction, where horticulture, agri culture and various trades will be taught, it is hopeB the stoicism of the coming generation may be broken down. The Indians are also being encouraged to enter into business in competition with their white neighbors, and at the present time a number of the Nez Perces are holding prominent positions in tlie reser vation stores. At Fort Lapwai. within the next two weeks, a state bank, with a capitalization of $15,000. of which $12. 000 was subscribed by the Indians, vrril be opened. The business will be trans acted by an Indian cashier. Corbett Law yer, graduate of the Carlyle School, and a young man of recognized business ability. The majority of the directors will be In dian stockholders but a liberal patronage will -be enjoyed from the white settlers. The rentals from the Indian allotment lands amount annually to $120,000. and many of the Nez Perce Indians carry large bank accounts in local banks and with the Department at Washington. It is also believed large sums are buried by the older Indians, who are afraid of the white man's institutions, but will not hesitate to bring their wealth to the bank conducted by their own people. CHEHALIS IS LAW-ABIDING Sheriff- Will Cio After Saloonmen Who I tela in Shutters. CHEHALIS, Wash., June 12. (Spe cial.) Saloonkeepers in Chelialis have removed their window screens in most instances, but doorway shutters re main. County Attorney Buxton today issued directions to Sheriff Urquhart to advise him by June 28 of all Instances where liquor dealers have refused to observe the law. Then warrants will be issued for any violations found. War will also be made on cigarettes in Lewis County, as this subject is also covered in the instructions of the attorney to the sheriffs office. In the case of saloonkeepers whose licenses are dependent on the County Commlssloners. all such who do not comply with the law with regard to removing screens will be listed to the Board with a recommendation that their licenses be cancelled. REHEARING IN GLASS CASE Supreme Court Cirants Prosecution's Itequest for Keview. SAN FRANCISCO, June 12. The peti tion of tlie prosecution for a. rehearing in the case of Louis Glass, vice-president of the Facnic States Telephone Oompany. who was convicted of bribery by a jury in 1S07, was granted by the Supreme Court of the state today. '. Tacoma Marine News. TACOMA. June 12. The steamer City of Puebla arrived this morning from Scat tie, and after loading general, freight shifted down tlie Sound. The Blue Funnel liner Antilochus will arrive in port tonight from Liverpool ami the Orient. The fishing schooner Ida May arrived from the halibut banks. The Britisli bark Celticburn is expected to tow to Quartermaster Harbor tomor row, after . discharging her shipment of general freight. The Blue Funnel liner Ningchow leave Wednesday morning for Yokohama. Koi-est Grove Papers Merge. FOREST GROVE, Or.. June 12. (Spe cial.) A deal was consummated here to day - whereby tlie Washington County News and Forest Grove Times will con solidate about July 1. Gerald Volk, a Kansas newspaperman of 25 years' ex perience, has purchased tlie Times plant and the new paper will be known as the Washington County News and published by the Washington County Pub!iI.i:';j Company. A new large press and lino type machine will be installed and the paper enlarged to seven columns. Jones Again Commissioner. OLVMPIA. Wash.. June 12. (Special.) Jesse Jones, of .Tacoma, was reappointed State Railroad Commissioner today by Governor Hay. j WATER IS SUITABLE Oysters Should- Thrive and Grow in Coos Bay. BIOLOGIST SO DECLARES Desires Appropriation to Plant Beds In Waters Which Once Were Heavily Stocked With . Bi valves of tiood Quality. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugerie, Or., June 12. (Special.) L. R. Alder man, head of the department of edu cation, has. just returned from Coos Bay. where he went to make an address at the Coos Kay High School com mencement. 'He brought with him a number of oyster shells, which are found in quantities at the bottom of Coos Bay.- These shells have again aroused interest at the University in tin's old oyster bed. Albert It. Sweet zer, professor of biology at the University, who is State Biologist, has ! made a study of these beds and speaks ! of them as follows: While deepening Mie channel in the ' Coos Bay harbor the Government dredge I uiuiKiiie no uuaniities or s ne is or pur native oyster. Ostrea lurida. show ing that One time t illC hh-alvac " I , i ishe.l in this locality. But at present, so far as known, there are no living oysters in tlie bay. There are many I lih-oii-:s as to tne cause or their de struction. One is the tradition of the Indians thai it was brought about by the great fire which swept over the Coast. Whatever the cause, it seems prob able that it was some sudden and sweeping catastrophe. The ovster is a helpless animal, much more so than the clam. For a few brief hours after its birth It swims around througlWthe water, but having found a suitable place. It home steads a claim, settles down and begins to form its shell, and is after that per manently fixed except as it may be moved about by the currents or drag nets, etc. On the other hand, clams are provided with feet by which they can move about and more or less ex tensible siphons by which they can reach up above the mud in taking in their pure water and food. Such is not the case with tlie oyster, and if for any reason an unusual amount of mud or silt is deposited upon it. it mav be smothered to death. Such an event might have followed the great con flagration. The large accumulation of ashes being washed into the rivers and bsy might have overwhelmed and suf focated the oyster. There is every possibility that the bay might again be restocked with the native oyster and every chance for their natural arid rapid increase. With sucii an object in view, as State Biologist I have been conducting a series -if observations during- the past year and had selected a site upon which it was planned to plant a considerable number of the -native oysters during the coming Fall as an experimental bed. But certain members of the ; Senate, with ar. anxiety for economy, saw fit to cut .iut of the general appropriation the meager $1000 which has heretofore been allowed the State Biologist for the expenses incurred in the work of this kind. His own lime and labor have been a gratuity. As the supply of. the native oysters is rapidly decreasing on our Coast, it is hoped the succeeding Legislature may see fit to provide for the continuance of these experiments, not only in Coos Bay, but. in others along the Coast, lor there is every in--dication.of success in this line. Knights Templars at Seattle. VANCOUVER. Wash., June 12. (Spe cial.) More than 40 Knights Templars of the Vancouver comrnandery will go in a special car to Seattle tomorrow Morning. This coming week there are special sessions of all Masonic bodies of the state at Seattle. TCoads Want Rights, of Way. OLVMPIA, Wash.. June 12. (Special.) Applications for railroad rights' of wav were filed in the State Land Office today by the Northern Pacific covering parts of fo-ir section- in Grant County and by the Graj's Harbor & Columbia River road covering nine tracts in Wahkiakum. Che balis and Pacific Counties. rm HAS MORE Miller & Arthur Drug Co., of Quincy, 111., write, "We have sold your Bit ters for over 40 years and have never had a com plaint as to its merit." CONVALESCENTS WILL FiND THE BITTERS SPLENDID YOU'D a good deal rather buy in a store where your interests are watched more than your money. We don't think a sale pays us here un less you think it pays you. 'We offer you the famous Chesterfield Clothes, the very highest standard of quality and back it with our unfailing guarantee that if the front of coat breaks or otherwise loses its shape in one year's wear we will give customer new gar ment free. Chest Clothes $20 R. M. GRAY MORRISON AT FOURTH MAYOR OPPOSES BONDS VAXCOlVKIt EXECUTIVE ISSUES PROCLAMATION". , Advises People to Vote Against Pro posed $10 0,000 Assessment - for Street Improvements. VANCOUVER. Wash., June 12. (Spe cial.) Mayor Kiggins is opposed to the is-sue by the city of $100,000 bonds to raise money with which to make street improvements, and Issued today a proc lamation to the citizens urging them to vote against the proposition. The City Council on May 17 instruct ed the City Attorney to make prepara tions for holding a special election to vote on the bond issue. The date for tlie election hasnot. yet been set. but the Mayor in the meantime is express ing his disapproval of the project. When he was elected one of the is sues in the campaign was as to whether or not Vancouver should have a muni cipal water system of its own. and the itlayor was a strong advocate of the plan. He Is of the opinion, however, that if this bond Issue . carries it will kill the municipal water works project. The water works improvement to whicii the Mayor refers in his procla mation is a 1.500,000-gallon reservoir which the Vancouver Water Works Company has just completed on the heights ease of the garrison. Following is the Mayor's proclama tion: To the citizens of Vancouver The time lies come when the people should make a. stand against the way that one mtn Is allowed t.o bulldoze the public with his irrigating plant called water works. I have noticed the extensive improvements mentioned in the papers of late, but they forgot to mention it THAN ORDINARY MERIT else it surely could not have enjoyed pub lic confidence for over 56 years. It is absolutely pure and wholesome and com pounded from those ingredients recognized by medical authorities as being the best for ail ments of the Stomach, JLiver, Kidneys and Bowels. These facts should convince every such suffer- h HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS is worthy of a fair trial. It will restore the appetite, aid digestion, and prevent such ailments as Heartburn, Flatulency, Headache, Indigestion, Costiveness, Biliousness, Sleeplessness, Female Ills, Cramps, Diar rhoea, and Malaria. Try a bottle to-day. THE GENUINE is always for sale by all Drucrg-jsts, Grocers or Gen eral Dealers and lias our Private Stamp over the neck of bottle. Refuse all substi .tutes or. imitations. erfield to $50 was expressly for the railroads, who had contracted for H. 000,000 gallons monthly for five years. I will also mention the fact that some members of the Council got into that body on the water platform, but I have the first time to hear one of them mention any thing along those lines, but they al ways help to down any such proposi tion. They claim we cannot put in sucii a plant as the proposed Lewis River project, it being too expensive, but have not advanced any proposition which would relieve the water famine and give us fire protection. We can put in artesian wells at a. cost equal to that which the Council is now trying to bond Ihe citv for, 100.000. for street improvement. I hop and pray that every voter will vote against this indebtedness, which will nian the defeat of our municipal water, because if w-e vote for $100,000 more to our present indebtedness, w-e could not bond the city for the required amount sufficient to build the plant. Use your influence to get the water mains down before the streets are im proved, and not after, which means more expense to the propertv-owners. Defeat tlie $100,000 bond issue by ail means. What has made Portland famous but its Bull Run water, and we have equal ly as good here. I ask the women to assist iu the movement. J. P. KIGGINS, Mayor. Fine Horses Surprise. - - - , LA GRANDE, Or.. June 12 (Special.) , The feature of the annual horse show in this city today was a fine exhibition of five registered Clydesdale mares, owned by N. K. West, of La Grande. The who's show was a great success. The streets were crowded with people from all over tlie county and general surprise was ex pressed at the excellent showing made of fine stpek. The show was given under the auspices of the .Business Men's Asso ciation of this city. Texas Tornado Killed Ten. FORT WORTH, Tex., June 12. Re ports from Leuders. Tex., and that vi cinity today place the number of dead from---esterday-s storm at 10. Fifteen were injured. Mr. S. E. Palmer, of Klmira, X. Y., writes, "I have sold your Jlostet ter's Stomach Bitters for ?A years and it lias always given satisfaction to my customers." FOR RESTORING STRENGTH 1