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About The east Oregonian. (Pendleton, Umatilla County, Or.) 1875-1911 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1903)
strengthening in tone, with prices NEWS OF ATHENA. steadily tending upward on all grades. The only weak point In the School Has Begun at Cold Spring— situation is the reluctance of manu City Marshal Has a Big Fight With facturers to advance the prices of a Prisoner — H. Key Afflicted With FRIDAY. JULY 24. 1903. goods. The new clip is fast disap a Lingering Illness—Delegate to THEY HAVE ADVANTAGES, pearing from the West. In the ter State I odge Degree of Honor. ritorial sections there is little that is ALSO SOME DISADVANTAGES. desirable left, except iu Montana. Athena, July 22.—Mrs. H. O. Wor In that state large sales are being thington and son. Emerald, spent last made every day. and the latest ad week at the home of Angus McDon Their Use Greatly Curtails the vices say that the tendency of prices ald on Cayuse Creek Amount of Available Stock Feed— is upward. The top price of the sea — Mrs. Harda Mansfield and her two Sixty-Five Per Cent of the Grain son was reported with 17%c paid for little girls left Wednesday for their TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT LESS a well-known clip by a Boston house, home iu Joseph, after a pleasant of This County Harvested By WHEAT IN THE NORTHWEST.' which price was exactly %c higher visit with Athena and Milton friends. Them. than paid for the same clip a year A. L. Swaggart sold 80 head of fat ago. Quotations: Over the county the stockmen are Grain and Flour Markets Slow All New Northern choice. 21@22c; hogs to Pendleton butchers, the hogs beginning to raise the cry that the were prime and brought 5% cents on Over the Coast—New Potatoes Are average. 18©'19c; middle counties. foot. use ot the combined harvesters is shortening the straw to such an ex Somewhat Cheaper — Currants. 16@17c; Southern. 12 ©13c. Oregon.) Mrs. W, E. Armfield and family eastern staple, 17@18c; clothing. 14; Peaches and Plums Plentiful and ©16c. Territory—Idaho fine, 14 @ sj-ent last week visiting friends In tent that they cannot find feed for their stock during the winter months at Reasonable Prices. 15c‘: fine medium. 16%@17%c; ini'- Milton. and it is perhaps true to a great ex «Hum, 18@T9e. Wyoming fine. 14@ Mrs Clarence Whiteman has re tent, for the combines are coming There are four new arrivals in the 15c; fine medium, 16%@17%c; medi turned home from a visit to friends Into general use all over the farming market l-is week and more are com um, lS>ji@19c. Utah and Nevada in Walla Walla. districts of the county. ing as fast as the sun and the sea tine, 15ft 16c; fine medium, 17@18c; N. I. Miller has a fine filly which Shipment after sliipm«nt has been son will ripen them and the farmers medium 19® 20c. Dakota fine. 15@ has every indication of being a fine consigned to this city «luring the will bring them to the mar«et. Cur 16c; fine medium, 16%@'17%c; me driving animal. month or two just past for the farm rants at 35 cents to the gallon, apri dium. 19@20c. Montana fine choice, Emery, the littie son of Mr. and ers of Umatilla county, and all of the cots at 5 cents a box. peaches at 7 18®T9c; fine average. 16%@17%c; Mrs. Hugh Worthington, while climb machines are now at work in the cents a pound and plums at 5 cents fine medium choice. 18@19e; aver ing a tree last Wednesday, had a fields. It is estimated by the im a pound are the things that are new. age. 16%@17%c. Colorado. New narrow escape from breaking Ills plement men that there are between There are a few muskmelons and Mexico, etc., fine. ll@12c; fine medi leg. His leg became fastened be- 70 and 77 combines in the county watermelons here, but they are so um. 14® 16c; medium. 15© 16c; ' tween two large branches and after now. and that they are all at work scarce that there is really no market coarse 13 ft 15c. a few moments of careful work the in the harvest, and it is said that quoted on them locally. little fellow was extricated from his this number will harvest at least 65 Onions are now 3 cents a buncli j perilous position with but a few per cent of the grain grown in the BREVITIES. and new potatoes have fallen from 3 ' bruises and no bone broken county, if this is so, and the esti cents to 2% cents per pound. Out Edna Tavior was a visitor in Pen mate is compiled from the sales made side of these, there are no important See Sharp for paper hanging dí« ion last w«ek. and the uuuiber of old machines, it chances in the prices of the commod A ease of disorderly conduct gave means that nearly that per cent of Best shoe work at Teutsch's. ities as quoted last week. Marshal Gholson and several assist the straw of the county will be a loss See Sharp’s artistic wall paper. ants Wednesday morning, a mess of as lar as teed is cuu<-emed, for the Pendleton Retail Grocery Prices. Fountain pens at half price. Fra trouble. One of the prisoners, while combined does not save the straw, Coffee—Mocha ar.d Java, best, 50c sier’s. working out a fine "jumped his job or at hast loses the chaff, which is per lb.; next grade, 35c per lb; lower Stationery and office supplies. Fra and took refuge in the cellar of the th«' lit«' oi the feed. grades coffee, 25c to 15c per lb.; Eagle saloon. When he was captured By the old method where the package coffee, and 20c per lb, 3 zier’s. T. W. Wilcox, of Heppner, is trans he put up such a hard fight, a rope thresher was set in the field and . ackages for 50c. had to be brought into use to get him stacked the straw as it was run Rice—Best head rice. 12%c per lb.: j acting business in the city. to the city liastib. through the machine, all of the nutri next grade. 10c per lb. Guy Boyd, of Heppner, was in the , Mr. A. L Jones made a visit to the ment ot the straw was saved aud the Sugar-Cane granulated, best. $6.50 city yesterday on business. Bingham Springs last week to visit herds of the stockmen wintered per sack; do, 13 pounds. $1. S. H. Jordan, of Walla Walla, is his daughter. Mrs. Jessie Saling. who arouud tire pile. But now it is either Salt—Coarse. $1.10 per 100; table. in the city for a short visit. will remain there all summer scattered over the fl--ld as the ma $2.50 per 100. I-ate books, new music, plenty of Mr. and Mrs. Victor McDonald re chine makes th«' rounds, or is bunch Flour—B. B., $4 per barrel; Wai ■nnirnrr reading NolFs Notion Store. turned to their home in Walla Walla ed and dropped in little lots about ters’. $4 per barrel. Special—$856 buys business, $150 from an eastern trip. They spent the size of a cock of hay. if the Cherries. Royal Ann. 10c box; pie tet profit per month. Wade & Bry several days at the home of his sis attle can eat this as it lies and be cherries. 3 for 25c. ter. Mrs. J. Dudley, of this city. son. fore the rains come, it is g«x»d feed, Raspberries. 10c box. Misses Maggie and Lucy Price but if it stays out in the sun for any Currants. 35c gallon. See Charles Lane about your paint- Apricots. 5c box. ng ar.d paper hanging; $07 Vincent took their departure for Pullman. ength of time it is useless. Wash., last Monday They have been The farmers are not mourning over Peaches, 7 c pound ■street. visiting friends in this city. Weston the woes of the cattlemen though, Peach plums. 5c. Miss Mary A. Sias, of Athena, was and Pendleton. for it is not a loss to them to be de Radishes. 5c bunch. in the city yesterday, the guest of Miss Irene Dudley left for Walla prived ot the money made on the Onions. 3c bunch. friends. Walla last Monday to visit her uncle. t>asturage rent. The large stacks in Cabbage. 4c per pound. F. B. Vancleave, of Echo, was in William McDonald the field are not to the best interest* Carrots. 3 bunches 10c. the city yesterday on a short busi Mrs. Fred Rosenzweig will leave of the growers, for there is some Green apples. 3c lb.. $1 box ness trip. this evening for Portland, where she ngredient in the soil that burns Cucumbers. 2 for 5c. At and below cost all summer, mil- goes as a delegate to the grand lodge when the straw is fired and makes Mountain potatoes. $125 per hun inery. especially patterns Mrs from the Clover Leaf Lodge. No. 35 he ground useless for * year or two. dred. Campbell. Degree of Honor. A O. U. W. When the straw is scattered over the New potatoes. 2%c per pound. N. A. Pinerton has returned home whole area of the field, or is dump George Bartlett, of La Grande, is Pendleton Livestock, Poultry and Pro in the city visiting friends and trans from a trip to his Crook county ed in small piles It does not heat duce Market ranch. he ground to the danger point and Chickens — Hens, 7c; $4.00 per acting business. John Davis, of Weston, died at lienee tne straw is a ieru.tier aud T. F. Sheridan, of Echo. ’ was in the dozen; roosters. 4 to 6 cents. 'ity yesterday tor a short visit with Walla Walla the 20th with a stroke not a detriment. And what the farm Geese, per dozen, $9. of paralysis. The body was brought er los« a in the rent he also gains in friends and on business. Ducks, per dozen, $4. home and Interred in Weston ceme the better condition of his land m Butter. 40 to 50c. good D. V. S. Reid, of Milton, left this tery yesterday. the spring, for the cattle tramp ard Eggs. 20c. morning for Heppner, where he will Miss Annie Dobson has returned to pack the ground until it takes much Garlic, 15c per pound. remain during the summer. Cold Spring to teach school. more labor and time to prepare it For lace leather, the best in the Choice Beef Cattle. Etc. Mrs. J. F. Adams, together with her for the seed. market, call on Rigby-Clove Manufac- , children. Misses Pauline and Helen Cows, per hundred, $3f?3.25. Another advantage of the combine turing Company. Pendleton. left Monday evening for McMinnville i* the saving in the pay roll of the Steers. $3.75. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Patterson, of They will visit there a short time operator. When the beaders were Hogs. live. $5 @5.50. St. Johns. Wash., are the guests of and then go to the coast where they used, or th«- binders, the crop had to Hogs, dressed. 7@7%c. Pendleton friends for a short visit. will stay during the hot weather It be cut and stacked, and then the Veal, dressed. 768%e. is their intention to take up their farmer hau to pay so much for the W. O. Ferguson, of Adams, was the The Wheat Trade. residence in Walla Walla upon their Portland. July 23.—Wheat market guest of the Hotel Pendleton yester return, where Mrs Adams lately pur machine to come into the field and tb«esh out the grain. Now the new quiet, as there is hardly any wheat day, while he transacted business in based one of the neatest homes in machine eumes U» the field, cuts the left in the country to purchase. Re- , the city. grain, threshes it and leaves the har Estimates given on short notice on that city.—Adams Advance. ports from various sections of this Hezekiah Key is reported to be in vest ail over when It moves off the state dunng the week confirm our painting and paper hanging. Charles a serious condition at his home be- ranch. Local machine men have early predictions that the yield of the Lane, the pioneer pa-nter. 807 Vin low Weston. He has been confined agreed to take 5 ceuts a bushel for cent street. Northwest would run fully 25 per to the house for two montna past each bushel threshed for two years, Good meat in summer must be and is gradually getting weaker cent less than a year ago. Union in payment on a combined on some county will not have over 60 per cent taken care of. That's the kind you About 12 years ago Mr Key was one of the lair-sized ranches of the coun of last year; Umatilla county. 75 per get at Houser's. Alta street, opposite of the most extensive farmers in ty. and the farmers'have found that cent; bherman county will have Savings Bank. that locality, but gradually lost his on the first year they would pay more about the same as a year ago; Was Mrs. Magers, who has been the possessions. than half of the price of the machine, co county likewise; Morrow and Gil guest of Mrs. R. W. King for several so they decided to pay the cash. liam will have from 75 to 80 per cent; days, returned to her nome in Port And again, five men run one of the PROMINENT PIONEER DEAD the Willamette valley will show a tri land this morning. big machines, while on the old-time fle more tnan a year ago. Advices John D. Matheson, traveling engi John M. Hill. Formerly Commission machines it took a force of from 15 from all sections of the state of to 2« men to get the grain in the er of Walla Walla County. Washington indicate a yield of about neer of the O. R. & N„ spent last sacks, so it is a simple question of 18.000,000 bushels. Idaho will have night in the city, and went to Uma Walla Walla. July 23.—John Mari economy tor the farmers to use the about 3.54*1,000 bushels. Quotations tilla this morning. on Hill, one of Walla Walla's highly combined, and it has come to stay are purely nominal, and range from Strayed—Gray horse, weighs about honored and best known citizens, The firm of Temple A Wil«x»x, of 77c to 79c for club, blue stem 80c to 1.200 pounds; branded F. O. on left passed from life Wednesday morn this city, has disposed of 14 new ma 82c. and valley 80c per bushel. shoulder. Will pay liberal reward for ing at his home, after a lingering ill chines this year, most of them being Flour—Market quiet, the demand same. P. T Hales, Adams. Or. ness extending over many months. in the vicinity of Pendieton. A list good, but prices are very low. Wheat Mrs. J. V. Tailman and child, ac The immediate cause of death was of the buyers is given here, that too high to entertain offers cabled gangrene, which had attached one of some idea of the general use of the and very scarce. A demand has companied by Miss Geòrgie Folsom, his feet. machine may be shown: Lewis Keub- left this morning for Newport, where come from China, but the price is The latter days of the struggle ’ ke and G. W. Knight, of Helix; L too low for millers to entertain. they will spend the summer months. were heroic, but the disease had got- [ Bolls and J. S. Hobson, of Milton; Japan is still in the market for flour, J. S. Mathews, foreman of a force ten so firmly fixed that nothing W R. Bitney, J. F. Temple. Jr.. W. F but the buyers there have not secur- of men for the O. R. & N., came could be done to stop its ravages., Yohnka. J. G. Richardson, Rothrock • ed many large lots, as prices do not down from Elberton, Wash., yester Surrounded by the members of his Brothers, Light Brothers. Men. er conform with millers’ ideas as to day. where he is working at the pres family and a few intimate friends, Brothers, C. Breeding. B. F. Mortin. values. ent, to spend a few days at home. the end came at 1 o’clock. of Pendleton, and Barker Brothers, Quotations are firm at $3.85 to Mr Hill came to Walla Walla in of Connell, Wash. Mrs. J. H. Carleton, of Rivercead, $4.35 per barrel, according to quality 1872 from Yamhill county. Oregon, The firm of E. L Smith a Son L. I., and Miss Mirion Gildersleeve, and brand. his birthplace, and has been promi- have sold altogether 23 machines, Mlllstuffs—Market strong and of Mattituck. N. Y., left on last rently connected in business and so but owing to the fact that the heau prices are without change. The de night’s train for Helix, where they ciety circles since that time. of the firm was out of the city not mand continues very good and orders will visit with Mrs. Charles Betts, of He held the office of county com all of the names could be learned, are taken care of, no matter from that place. missioner of this county for two but a partial list is as follows: Mc what point. Bran and shorts sell Dr. C. C. Phillips and wife, of Lew terms, and was a prominent member« Rae & Sneubert. of I’oldman, Rob here at $22.50 per ton and middlings iston, Idaho will come to Pendleton of both the Odd Fellows and Masons ert Walker. Carl Cooper and R. L $25.50. the first of next week to visit a few He leaves a wife and three children Harp, ot Helix; A. W. Daubner, of Barley—Stocks being low and new days with Mr. and Mrs. A. Kunkle, two children of the family having Juniper, and A. C. Friedley, Robert barley as yet not harvested, there is after which they will go to Lehman died in infancy. Cheney and Q. P. Bowman, of Pen nothing to report that would oe of in Springs for an outing. dleton. terest to the trade. The outlook for Working Night and Day. This does not take into account Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Robbins, of a good crop this year is very favora The busiest and mightiest little the 10 machines being made by the Sumpter, left this morning for Priest ble and will greatly exceed that of thing that ever was made is Dr. | Rigby-Clove people, five of which are a year ago. Feed quotations are Lake, where they will spend the sum King’s New Life Pills. These pills sold to Umatilla county men. but is mer. While in the city they were steady at $20 per ton. the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. change weakness Into strength, list simply the number in operation at lessness into energy, brainfag into the present time in the fields. San Francisco Markets. Hansford, the parents of Mrs. Rob mental power. They're wonderful San Francisco. July 23.—Dealers bins. In building up the health. Only 25c in the trade claim that they have Deafness Can Not Be Cured for box. Sold by Tai! matt tr Co. never witnessed so dull a spell, and Brutally Tortured. By local applications as they can not reach crop reports coming in from the har the diseased portions of the ear There A case came to light that for per vest fields are not very flattering; in sistent and unmerciful torture has Is only one way to cure deafness, sod that Stock Farm for Sale. U by constitutional remedies Iteafneas is fact, this will be the smallest crop perhaps never been equalled. Joe The Ogle stock farm, consisting of «anaed by an lntlame«l condition of tbe ever harvested. Quotations for wheat Golobick, of Colusa, Calif., writes: acres, about 250 head of cattle mucous lining of tbe Kuatacblan tube. shipping purposes range from $137% ’’For 15 years I endured insufferable plenty of v ater. grass and timber When this tube Is Inflamed you have a to $1.40 per cental and for milling pain from rheumatism and nothing re Range has never been sheeped off rumbling sound or Imperfect bearing, aud when it Is entirely closed, deafness Is tbe from $1.45 to $1.50 per cental. lieved me though I tried everything All under fence. Will grow all hay re result, and unless tbe Inflammation can be Barley—Market for barley is dull known. I came across Electric Bit quired. Call on or write to Bentley taken out aud this tube restored to Its normal condition, bearing wll be destroyed at present. Crop reports are very ters and it’s the greatest medicine & Hartman. Pendleton. Oregon. firever : nine rases out of ten are caused flattering. The first cargo of this sea on earth for that trouble. A few Dot by Catarrh, which Is noth ng but an In son has finished. Prices are a shade ties of it completely relieved and condition of the mucous surfscea Moki Tea positively cures Sick flamed We will give One Hundred Dollars for lower and are now quoted: Feed. $1 cured me." Just as good for liver and Headache. Indigestion and Constipa any case of deafness (caused by catarrh> per cental, shipping $1.12% to $1.15 kidney troubles and general uebility. tlon. A delightful herb drink. Re that can not be cured by Hells Catarrh per cental. Only 50c. Satisfaction guaranteed by moves all eruptions of the skin, pro Cure. Send for circulars free. F J CHENEY A CO.. Toledo. O. Tailman & Co., druggists. The Wool Market. during a perfect complexion or money Sold by all druggets. 75c Boston. July 23.—Sales have been llall's Family 1’111» are tbe best. refunded. 25c and 50c. Write to us Portland’s city prisoners are now for free sample. W. H. Hooker A Co., enormous, almost reaching the unu sual total of 10,000.000 pounds last working on the streets, under guard Buffalo. N. Y. F. W. Schmidt & Co., Land amounting to $8.000. was sold week. The market is gradually of a deputy sheriff. druggists. for taxes in Tacoma Tuesday. MW COMMERCE-TRADE COMBINES HALTING BEGUN PAST WEEK HAS BEEN QUITE FAVORABLE. Haying Progressing in All Parts of State—Good Quality Wheat Every where—Hope Fairly Good—Minor Crops and Root Crops Doing Nice- •y—Large Crop Prunes and Pears Expected. ments of the government buyers. The horses used in the cavalry serv ice are a larger horse and a heavier animal than is generally found on the open range and on this account it is hard for the stabl«-s to be kept up and for the range men to supply the demand However, several of the present band are fully able to meet the tests and will be in all probability sold to the troop at Walla Walla The rest of the band will go to the Canadian market for both saddle amt work purposes In that country They will be shipped Saturday after noon Mr. Mahan makes a specialty of the breeding and raising of mules, and lias now on his rami« between 300 and 4u0 head. He has sold many of his stock to the government in th«- past years, and has more for the ■ amps If they are in need. At the present price there is more in the horse business than in the raising of mules, for they are harder to bring up than a horse and require more care. The average price is about $10<> a head, though sold by the span after they are broken they readily command $300 RIGBY-CLOVE COMBINED. Every Machine Thoroughly Tested Before It le Delivered. Tbe first of tbe new combined har veeters made by the Rlgby-Clol < Company, of thi«« city, was shipped out to C. W Smith, at Waitesburg, Wash , this afternoon by the compa ny. Another machine was finished yesterday and was hauled ouc by C Walrus to his ranch at Adams, in the afternoon, where he will commence ar once to harvest his crop. During the coming week six of the machine« will be turn*«! out by the factory aud will all be sold to men in this county with the exception of one, which will go to a man it> Sher man county. That wll) leave two of the machines yet to be completed for this «-ason’s work, an«! they will be turned out as fast as the crew of men now at work cau make them and set them up. The combines so far sent out Lave been taken Into the field and tested tint» and again till they are in the I k st of »hape and adjustment before they are allowed to be taken out of the place by the purchasers. In this way they will give the best of satis faction when they are put to the test in the fields of this county and everywhere else that they go The machine is a pretty thing, smaller, lighter and more «easily handled than some of the others now on the market and in the field, am! will be appreciated by the njeI; ri.at have Itought them, tor their light- running qualities and convenience of construction. SUPT. NOWLIN MAKES BEPOBT — F inancial condition is MOST SATISFACTORY. Efficiency of Teachers Is Increasing Salaries Raised an Average of $12 Per Month—Libraries Contain Over 4,000 Books—Increase of Fe males in School Population. The weather during the past week | has been excellent for hay-fug and lor I maturing grain Haying has been > pushed in all parts of toe state, anti Tbe annual report of J F Nowlin. the crop is of good quality and the iui>erlntendent of schools of Umatilla yhdds are generally satisfactory, ex- county, la now complete, and dis- «ept in the southern sections where closes a most healthful and satlatac- previous dry weather caused some i tory condition ia the public school« shortage, which lias been made up by L of the county. «utting grain for hay; consequently,- the laiuiers will have teed enough Statistical. tor stock, but grain yields in this io-! rhe number of children in the cality will show a still greater rriiir- I county between the ages of 4 and 20 tion from former estimates is 6.393, un lner*-ase of 347 over lt«^»2 Spring and fall wheat continue to | WORK ON THE SEWER. Of this total number there are 3,195 fill and ripen nitely; the .leads are j boys and 3.198 girls, or thrre more full and the berry is plump, aud if it sirls than boys Work Has Begun on Court and Alta were not for the stand being tnin the In 1902 there were nearly 100 more Streets — Will Finish by Time crop would be up to the average. toys than girls, showing that the Limit. Harvesting will become general this greatest increase during the past week. Oats are uuusuaily promising The work on the new sewer is ! «ar wa* In tbe female school pop In all sections, except about Cottag«! progressing as fast as «an be expect ulation Grove, in ljine county where for «Ml, c-onsiderlng the nature ot tbe Out ot the total number of schol some unknown cause a number ot work, and the care that has to be ars in the county, 881 are recorded fields have stopped filling aud the taken In tbe work in the trenches. as attending no school during tbe plant has suddenly turne«! a light All of the work at the present is iu year 440 of this number being boys. color. the deep part of the excavations, and There are 165 school districts In TRAMP CAUSES A SCARE. hull reports from the hop sections the ditch has to be walled as the the county with 101 school houses, indicate a fairly good crop, which, work is carried on. to prevent it O. R. 4 N. Passenger Train is Sud several of the districts being joint taking into consideration the increas from caving In on the men as the)’ iJertly Stopped Near Multnomah district» with those in Union county. ed acreage, will fall but slight.y be lay the pipe. Three new school house« «ere con Falls. low that of last year There are All of tbe 2O-inch pipe has been structed during the year. Superin many stunted hills, probably caused laid, and the men are now at the foot Passengers who came up from Port tendent Nowlin has traveled i.fifiO bf frost In March, but those that of Alta street, at work on the mam land yesterday morning on No. 4 over mile« during the year In discharge cam«- up are in as thrifty and prom line up that street. They have also the O. R A. N. have an amusing story of his official duties and visited 100 ising condition as could be wished commenced on the cross ditch over to tell of the sudden stopping of their schools. for. to Court, and that will be done in a train shortly after it passed Multno The number ot teachers employed Minor crops, such as corn, pota day or so. and then the force now a' mah Falls coming up tbe Columbia, luring the year was 163. 117 of this toes. onions, sugar beets and gar work will be increased. At this lime «ays tbe Walla Walla Union. mmber being females and 4C male«. dens. are doing nicely. Fruit also only one gang :s at work, but as soon The engineer was pulling his string During 1902. 203 teachers were em continues promising, aud a large crop as the men begin on the cross works of charges along at a 45-miie clip, ployed. ot pear* and prunes is now almost a the forces will be increased until when suddenly the air brake signal Standards Are Improving. certainty. there are three and four gangs at was pulled by someone on the train, This decrease in the tiumbvr of Columbia River Valley. work, and In this way the contract ami before the passengers could real 'eachers show* a splendid advar.ee- Simnasho, Wasco county. J O. will be finished in plenty ot time to ize what was happening, the engine nent in achooi conditions, as tench- Ashenhurst— Grain that escaped the comply with the time limit set by and cars bad been brought up with a ■r* were not changed so frequently. jerk. For a moment everything was hailstorm of several weeks ago is the council. The teachers employed at the be- Tbe pipe on the Alta street line j confusion, and the coadveter and looking well. •fc.ring of school terms this year, will lie 14 inches in size, an ! the one brakeman went forward on the run ■'.ave finished their schools, showing l>'xingtou. Morrow county. Edwin i to w-c what was tbe cause tor the on Court street will be 18 inches in R. Beach—Weather warm; rather » greater efficiency among teachers But when they «rd a more gen«raj satisfaction dry for potatoes; fruit doing well; diameter. These wll! carry about the unlooked for bait the average yield of wheat and bar- tame amount that the main line will found the engineer, he too was in lmong patrons of the public schools. iey by the acre will be less than 1 at men wll! be at Main street in th«- deep dark as to who pulled the Of the teachers In the county, 63 usual; nearly everything was de about a month, and then the work s ¿nal. and be wanted to be shown bold state certificates, 23 bold first will proceed faster than now for the with the rest stroyed on upper Willow creek by zrade certificates, 37 second grade. reason that th«- «iltch will tot t>e at After a few minutes searching the 24 third rrade. »34 two primary the flood, hay erOp short. deep, and the work will not therefore cause of tbe mysterious air signal grade certificate*. Wasco. Sherman county, W C. Sixteen appli a as discovered. A hobo, making his cants were examined during the y«4«r Morehouse—The harvesting of bar- b«- a« hard to control. . <»ay east by the usual method ot his »rd but two were granted eertifi- iey and volunteer wheat tn progress; JOHN C. DAVIS OEAD, ■ class ot tra» « lets, was perched on the weather fine. ruusing rods oi the last Pullman. The Pendleton. Umatilla county. E W Tnere have been three priva'e McComas--Harvesting general, some Pioneer of Weston Passes Away at duj.i was cvidenUy too thick, and he schools in the county during the past made an '-J'-r* to turn over to let it Walla Walla. grain already threshed la yielding year, two at Pexdieton and one at less than ai«t:cipated. several unsea John C Davis, a highly respected j settle on »he ether side in changing Milton with an attendance of 2>> sonably cold nights caused some de- pioneer citizen of Weston, died yes |h* had miJvertently kicked off tbe scholars ley In maturing grain terday at the home of his son. 1. J. tiandie of the air-brake pipe that Tbe reduction in the number of uals un<KT the cara Hence the sig schools «luring the past year. Mr. Helix. U mattlla county. S. L Isaac Dnris. at Walla Walla. nal in L«e cab. and the halt ot the —Weather favorable for maturing Mr. Davis has resided at Weston Nowlin attributes to the tact that crops, barley harvest begun, wheat since 1878. and leaves a wife and train. mar.y farmers and «tockm«en have re it Is needless to say that the hobo moved from the country districts to harvest will commence this coming two grown children He was born in week if the weather continue« favor tbe state of Arkansas. November 4. I didn’t ride any further on that train P«-ndlet«>r. to secure better school fa- able. ril’.tie* and while it may work a tem- 1837, removed to California m 1850. '»xrary hardship on country schools and came north to Oregon in 1861. Plateau Region. HORSES TO ALBERTA. in the way of attendance, the final places, until Erwin. Baker county, John Erwin residing at different —First ot week some high winds 1878. when he came to Umatiia W. F. Matlock and Mr. Starks Will •wtcome will rot be detrimental as he farmers still large property from tbe norh: latter part was fine county, where be has lived since. Snip 700 Head Next Week. interests in the country and their Mr Davis has a hoct <4 friends for haying; wdd hay on the river W F Matlock and S’ark* will taxes are payable in these oatlying bottom is light; barley is beginning throughout tbe county and Eastern | ship 780 head of horses to Alberta. listrict* to ripen, will be average crop: win Oregon. Tbe remains were brought Canada, some time during the com Average Salaries. ter rye is not mor«' than half a crop; to Weston yesterday and the funeral E ing week. At the present lime Mr. potatoes and other vegetables look took place today from the M The average salaries paid in tbe church, of which he bad long been a j Matlock has 35*> head in tne vicinity rounty for male teachers increas-xl ing well. ot Echo and b.s partner in tue deal member. from $4'i per month in 1952 to $525* , is out gathering together a herd ot per month in 1903 Tbe average sal TWENTY BUSHELS PER ACRE. I like number. Home from vacation, feeling goed ary for fcaaale teachers iacreased As soon as the number is made fro::» $30 in 1902. to $42 50 for 1903. Umatilla County Will Yield More »irons >nd healthy, would be the case - up the shipment will be made, it is after an outing at tbe most beautiful The number of books in public Than Two-Thirds. of Blue mountain resorts—Lehmar. I expected that a sufficient number school libraries tn tbe county at the Reports from the harvest fields Springe. There isn't a place tn all 1 will be bought by the middle of the where * machines are now at work, tbe West where you can find a more • week and they will be shipped out ¡ resent time is 4.832. or an increase ; it 355 over 1902. The county court say that the wheat yield is fully 20 convenient and delightful spot to as soon as they can be loaded. It has provided that 10 cents per bushels per acre, taking the crops as spend a few days or a long time wil take a train to haul them and scholar be allowed for a library fund they come. away from the beat, noise and worry , W H Babb, of Echo will go with the :n districts that have no libraries. Farmers from Cold Springs Helix. of city life. Tbe 15 natural hot consignment to help in the handling By this means each small district in Vansyrie and all the north districts xprings are wonderful for their me and the sale of the stock when it the county will be able to secure a uy this is a fair and safe estimate. reaches its destination. dicinal properties. Hotel accomm» suitable library at the beginning of Some of the light soil is only yield dations are first-class, ’phone connec Owing to the rapidity with which the coming school year. ing 12 to 15 bushels per acre, while tions. free camping ground. 25 pri the Alberta country is being settled Fir.a~.cial Standing. a great deal of the heavier soil has vate cottage«, large swimming pool there is a great «iemand for horses The finaic al standing of the coun turne«! out 35 bushels. baths, golf, tennis, hunting and fish in 'hat part of the country. ty Is most satisfactory, the statement in the Weston. Athena and Adams Ing For further particulars, address fur the year being as follow«: district, tbe average w«*l probably C R Dutton. Lehman Springs. Or Will Carpenter at Milton. Total receipts, all sources $ 73511.75 reach 23 bushels, but the smaller W. S. Mayberry, of Milton. left Total disbursements ........ 6087532 yield in other parts of the county Jumped th« Stock Yards Fence. I this morning for Heppner, where he will pull down the general average This morning, while the men were wil! help build up the town during Cash on hand .................. $ 12.625.93 to 20 bushels. tbe rest of the summer. During the Tb< amount received from county Thia is a much heavier yield than endeavoring to rope a wild horse in has been expected by many. It indi the O. R. A N. stock yards, the an winter months Mr. Mayberry is one taxes amounted to $25.761.01; from cates that times will be better in imal jerked the rope out of the hands of the teachers near Milton. but in county funds, $23.151.20. and from Umatilla county this fall than for of the man who had thrown it. and the summer he hardens himself for state funds. 5S.787.6L Tbe afocunt paid out for teachers’ several years, as the price is starting taking a short spr.nt jumped tbe tbe conflict of the cold spell by work stockade and made off with the rope ing at his trade as a carpenter salaries during the year was $41.- off strong at 62 and 63 cents. 667.65. for new buildings. $5152.65. At 20 bushels per acre on 200.000 trailing behind. By the time the men Smith-BelL ■ and for feel and supplies. $3.69737. acres of farming land in the county, could get horses saddled and after A. P. Smith, formerly of Pendle The estimated value of all school the total crop for Umatilla will not him the horse was out of sight and fall far short of 4.000.000, which, at as yet has not been found. Consider ton. and M:ss Jennie Bell, of Loe buildings in the county, is $126.510. 62 and 63 «ent» means more to the ing that the fence around the corral Angele«, were married at 1.0« Ange fixtures and apparatus. $22.843. and is about eight feet high, this is about les Cal on July 20. They will re the total insurance on the property farmers tnan 4.8O0.000 bushels at 50 tbe record in the fence vaulting line side in that city permanently. is $66.93v. cents. With this prospect before them, for this part of the country. the farmers in general are hopeful than three weeks ago more HORSES FOR CANADA. Range Animals Will Be Loaded Here and Shipped Over O. R. A N. J. F. Mahon, of Harney, is in the city with a band of over 100 horses which he has driven over the coun try to the O. R. & N. stock yards here for shipment to Calgary. Al- l»erta. Canada. The horses are a lot that have been raised on tbe range by Mr. Ma hon and are all halter broke and many of them will ride and drive. He will take them to the Canada country for the genera) market. an«l expects to realize a good margin on them, for they are all large and young and in good condition. A few of the band has been sold to the cavalry at Walla Walla, but how many Is not at present knowu. for the reason that it is not all of the horses that are found on the rang«*» that will meet the require Mandolin Club Will Rtturn. William Englethaler. J. W. Smel- zer and Oscar Ellefson. the members of the Chicago Mandolin Club, who have been playing at the Tberkelser Piano House for some time past, left this morning for Wasco, where they go to visit relatives and friends. They will return to the city tbe lat ter* part of September and will in al! probability remain here for the win- Acker's Blood Elixir positively cures chronic Blood Poisoning and al! Scrof- ulus affections. At all times a match less system tonic and purifier Money refunded if you are dissatisfied Fit-; ty cents and $1.00. F W. Schmidt A Co., druggists Turkestan Alfalfa. Milton Etans Is cutting the sec ond crop of Turkestan alfalfa from his experimental field near town says the Walla Walla Union. The yield is . one ton per acre. The first cutting i was two and a half months ago. BrCOKi A MOTH^: Is -an ordeal which zrl women approach with indescribable fear, for ' compares with pain and horror of birth. The thought ©f the suffering an«i danger in store for Ler, re ■ the :_____ t__________ expectant mother of all plea<nnt articipations of tl.e corn : - e « 1 - r . :r a shadow of gloom which cannot be s! *’.«■ 1 « . 1 ..>at,Js of wo:: u have found that the use of Mother's Friend ci.i . mev r> s confinement of all pain and danger, and i:.- .r and child. This scientific liniment : • a time of their most critical trial. Not onlv does d « - Mother’s Trie -J carry women safely through the perm ot « , but its . -e gently prepares the system tor the coming event, prevents “muntin sickness," and other dis- MOTHER’S “ MttC- containing valuable information free. Tbe Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga. Have joined our Piano Purchaser’s Union this week and saved $100 by so doing. If you are thinking of buying an instrument do so at once and get a good piano for the same price that you will have to pay elsewhere for an inferior article and it takes only $10 a month to get one of these fine iustruments. Write or call at EVERYTHING eUM U SJCLAL Therkelsen’s Piano House Remember 315 E. Court Street