bonds now existing The defendant's
name before marriage «■«« Zndle Rfni
mens
BREVITIES.
FRIDAY JULY 31
1”»3
NO CHANGE MADE IN THE
SYSTEM OF ASSESSMENT
Provision Was Made for Changes
Should Any Be Found Necessary
at Some Future Time—The Oregon
Grand Lodge is in High Standing
With the National Organization.
Clark Nelson of Weston 1 - utneu
from Portland this 1110 ning
E. P. Ashbaugh, of Heppner, was a
visitor in the city Sunday.
H C. Wright, postmaster at Nye,
is in the city todav on business
Mrs. P E. McDuff is »he guest ot
friends in
i
Weston for a couple of
weeks.
J C Hon hers, of Heppner, is at the
Pendleton, for a short stay in the city
on business.
Asa B. Thompson, receiver of the
La Grande land office, spent the day
in the city yesterday.
.Mesdanies Viola Cochran and M. R.
Woodard, of Union, speut Sunday in
the city the guests of friends.
Mrs. William Krassig is visiting
friends at Weston and will remain
at that place for two weeks or a
month.
Mr. and Mrs Ransome Lieuallen, of
Weston, visited ---------
friends and
1
relatives
ir the city yesterday, returning home
this morning.
I
VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS
BY PUBLIC SPIRITED MAN.
J. W. Morrow Advocates Making a
Public Park of tne Flood-Swept
Ground. Inducing the O. R- A N. to WEBB ALIAS STEVENS,
Build a Depot Up Town, and Offers
HAS BEEN ARRESTED.
to Donate Twenty Lots to Needy
Persons Who Will Build Thereon.
MANY THOUSAND WILL BE
Is Accused of the Theft of a Team,
Elsewhere in this issue, says the
Buggy and Harness From a Free
DRIVEN TO CALIFORNIA. Heppner Times, appears a proposition
water Liveryman—Sold the Proper
and suggestions from J. W. Morrow
ty in Pendleton and la Now in Jail.
There Are Now 400.000 Head in Ore which are worthy of the earnest con
gon—Sixteen Carloads Will Be sideration of Heppner citizens.
A man giving his name a» H. W.
Shipped Tomorrow to Seattle—Dif
His suggestions in regard to a park Steven», ¡» in the county jail charged
ficult to Find Good Beeves—Lower and the necessity of a sewer system with the larceny and »al« of a team,
buggy and double net of harness from
Prices Expected.
are timely and will doubtless meet
J. C. Lonergan has bobbed up
again with another big shipment of
cattle for the Frye-Bruhn Meat Com
C. P. Davis, of the sheriff s office,
pany. of Seattle. He will »hip out
has returned from Portland, where
16 cars over the W. & C. R. tomorrow
he has been for the last week attend
and Wednesday, and the consignment
ing the meeting of the Grand Lodge
will total over 400 head. One hund
of the A. O. U. YV.
red and eighty-five head of cat
At this grand encampment there
tle came from J. II. Combes, of John
was uo great change made in the de
Day City, 50 head from Jaiues John
tails of the order, though some pro
son. of the Middle Fork. 45 head from
Al Goodman of Walla Waua. has
vision was made for changes if 11
returned to his home after a -. is;t in Fred Martin, 40 head from Footer, of
should become necessary. The mat tills city with friends Saturday eve Camas, and the rest from the Dixie
ter of the readjustment of the assess ning and Sunday.
Land & Cattle Company, of the Cam
ment rates was discussed, and it was
as prairie country, and the Lisner &
A.
D
Cooley,
one
of
the
large
farm
decided that one additional assess
Horn Company
meut would be made on the lodges cis on the reservation, is in the city
The cattle of the country are in
today
transacting
business
in
connec
of the state, and the present rates
poor condition as a general rule, and
would be allowed to stand as they tion with his wheat crop.
it will be worse later in the year. It
were for another year, and then, if
Burr Johnson, one of the cattlemen is claimed by some of the men who
it was thought necessary, the lates of the Hidawav Springs country, re are conversant with the situation
would be changed to suit the condi turned to his home this afternoon, that the cattlemen of the country as
tion of the lodge.
after a visit in the city on business. a rule have not raised hav enough to
While some of the states need a
> feed the calves they have branded
A. B. Gallo vav. reureset:ta<.r.p of this year. If that is so. some of the
change in the rates, It is not neces
sary for this state to do anything, for the Blake-McFaul Pauer Con., any o!d cows will be up against it when
it is in good standing with the grand arrived here Sunday norni..0 nom the snow flies.
lodge and has no difficulty in keeping Idaho, to spend a few days at home.
There are about 400.000 head ol
its payments up on the present basis.
Ex State Senator G W Proebstel. cattle in the entire state of Oregon
As yet it has never had to call for of Weston, accompanied by his wife, and one-fourth of these are the prop
all ot' the assessments, and it is not passed through this morning • 11 r ait-* erty
. of
— the
— Pacific
-___ - Land & Livestock
thought that it will have to for some h-ime from a visit to Poria:..l and Com|>any.
San 1 Francisco. Thit
. .. of
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years to come. But in order to raise the coast.
company has large holdings in Mai
the amount wanted by the grand lodge
John Hatton, of Echo, was a visitor heur and Harney counties, and the)
easily, it will only be necessary for
in
the city Saturday at:d Sunday. Mr. realize the condition of things and
the lodges of the state to make one
Hatton
is an old resident of this city, are driving and preparing to drive a!
extra assessment.
but
at
present is engaged in ranch- of the beef stock in their herds t<
Mr. Davis was put on the committee
the California alfalfa fields. Every
ng
in
the
vicinity of Echo.
on the state of the order, for the
thing on foot that will make beef ii
coming year. This is the committee
C. E. Fuqua, who went to Arlington the fall and winter is being taken 01
'hat has charge of the legislation oi a few days ago to run a pump for the the pilgrimage, so that the remaining
the order and confers with the execu O R. A N.. has returned home and part of the holdings will have i> j
tive committee as to what should be will go to Riparia to work in the chance when the cold winter comes
done in the governing of the lodges of xater service for the company there.
If these people, who Lave all ot th<
the state.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wells, of Hepp- California lands under their care be-,
aer. accompanied by their cousin. hind them to draw hay from see that
GRAIN COMING IN.
Miss Alice Leatherman, of Hollister, they have no chance to winter their
stock here, it is argued that the con
Mill Grades of Wheat Higher Priced 'al., have been the guests of Mr. and ditions will be serious for the smaller
Mrs. J. M. Bentley, of this city, for
Than at the Opening Last Year.
leveral days and will leave today for men who have to depend on the local
yield for their feed. The trouble, or
The wheat has begun to come into Heppner.
at least one of the troubles, is that
the city, and the barley has been
there are too many cattle in the
eomiug for some time, but it is in
country for the range. Out of the
such small lots as yet that there is
not much attention paid to it. The -irst Prize Won By F. S. Warner. 4(H).OOti cattle in tne state SOO.oOO of
them are owned in the Eastern Or-
Furnish warehouse has been receiving
With Mrs. Rev. Jone» and Walter egon district, and since the crops are
about 500 sacks each day for severs
short and the straw Is wasted by the
Whitman as Second and Third.
egys. but this is both wheat and bar
combined», it is a question as to
ley. so that it is seer that the haul
The puzzle contest which has been where the feed is coming from for
irg has not yet really commenced.
'onducted by M. A. Rader, the furni- next winter.
At the Fyers mill there Is nothing
ure dealer, through the local press
The cattle that will go to Seattle
doing ir. the storiug line, and there jf the city, for the past month,
in this shipment were the pick of a
will not be for some time. A little is ■losed Saturday night.
great many herds throughout the
<c-mii:g m from day to day. but It is
Mr. Rader offered three prizes of
not enough to count. The price pain '25. 315 and 310 to the first three country, and it is becoming hard to
ai the mill grades from 60 to 65 cents tersons who would send in correct pick good beef cattle front the
for wheat, according to the kind anc inswers to a mathematical word puz- ranges even at this season of the
quality. This is much higher thar *.le contained in his advertisement, year, when they should be In the best
Mr. Lonergan pain
at this time last year, as the price ai ind on Saturday night, selected Mr. of condition.
83 60 for the steers and 83 for the
that time was from 45 to 50 cents.
Rewart, of the Morning Tribune and
The price of barley is yet undecid -'red Lampkin, business manager of cows that he bought, and it Is but
ed. and no definite quotations are be he East Oregonian, as a committee a question of a short time until the
ing made. The growers all want tc o open the puzzles and award the price will be lower, for as the best
ot the stock of the country Is picked
hold, and the market is not yet ol<
irizes.
by the buyers the second-class will
enough to want the grain bad enougl
It was found that F. S. Warner, have to be brought to the front and
to bid high for it. It is probable if this city, had won the first prize,
however, that the price will be high if 325. Mrs. Rev E B. Jones seconu the quotations will fall. While there
er than it was last year at this time irize of 815. and Waiter Whitman, is a good demand for cattle it will
soon be a hard thing for the dealers
hird prize of 810. The correct solu to find large shipments for the mar
SEEKING A DIVORCE.
tion of the puzzle was to find the word ket. of prime beef.
Rader" 192 times and the word "Fur
About the 10th of the coming month
Charles Griffin Sues to Have the Bond niture" 768 times in the advertfse-
Mr. Lonergan will make another big
of Matrimony Dissolved,
nent
. f*w< shipment from this city for the same
In addition to the winners who .place, where the beef is sold to the
A divorce suit was filed this morn
ing by Charles Griffin through his at were the first to send In answers. city trade and to the logging camp«
torney. J. T. Hinkle, against his wife 7 race Baumgardener, of Echo, and R. and lumber settlements in the vicin-
Newberry, also gave correct answers. ity-
Zadie Griffin.
The plaintiff alleges that he and but were too late to win. Several
the defendant were married Novem others also guessed one of the solu-
REBATE CLAUSE.
ber 16. 1902, and that soon after that ¿ions and missed the other.
Great interest was shown in ’he
date the defendant deserted the
Taxpayers Have Taken Advantage of
plaintiff and has since continued to contest as the store was filled with
it to the Extent of S4.385.40.
live apart; that the defendant keeps eager contestants, awaiting ’he re
The taxpayers of the county have
company with other men and that at sult. It would be interesting to give
one time in pursuance to the request all the answers to the puzzles, to saved for themselves and wrested
of the defendant the plaintiff kept ar show the wide range of guesses made from the coffers of the county 84,-
385.40. as a result of having taken
appointment on the Morrison street i | on them
advantage of the rebate clause in the
bridge at Portland, and that he went
tax law. Up to March 16th the sheriff
OLD FOLKS' EXCURSION.
in hopes of a reconciliation with his
received 3148.7836« in taxes, which
wife, but that she met him with a
Ha* a will be three per cent less than the
burly ruffian who wilfully and malic Sumpter Valley Railway
levy. This three per cent is the
iously beat and pummeled the plain
Unique Picnic Party.
tiff much to his chagrin and humilia
For several years past the Old amount saved. A great deal of money
tion.
Folks' excursion has been a strong has been paid since that time, and
Wherefore, the plaintiff asks for an feature of the management of the the taxes are well along In the list,
order from the court dissolving the Sumpter Valley Railway Company, few people seeming to have an lnten-
be
says the Baker City Democrat This tion of allowing their payments to
com* delinquent.
year it will not go to Sumpter as
heretofore, The aged guests of ihis
Returned to La Grande
railway will be treat« d to a trip to
Miss Ollie Slater, of La Grande, re
La Grande instead. The Sumpter
Valley Railway owners have charter turned to her home Saturday evening
ed a special train from the Oregon aft.-r a visit with her brother, J R
Railway & Navigation Company. 'rbis Slater, of this city. She was accom
train will leave this city on ’he morn panied home by her little nieces.
ing of August 15. returning in th* Anita and Edna Slater, who will
spend some time there visiting. Miss
Your money back if it don't wake evening.
All persons who haxe reached the Slater stopped in this city with her
you up
That is the guarantee we
will give with our alarm clocks. We age of 65 years or more and who ap brother as she was returning from a
have them in many varieties. Don't ply for anil are furnished tickets, are visit in the valley with relative».
take your good gold watch out In the eligible for the trip. A committe of
Starkey Not Overstocked.
harvest field. We can sell you a re ladies has been selected who will ar-
B F. Young, who has charge ot
liable timekeeper in cheap case just company the excursionists and l-x>k
6,000 sheep 1 on Beaver creek for Jos-
the thing for the harvest field. If after their comfort.
No one except the old people, the eph Cuhna. , of Echo, was In the city
you lose it you are only out a dollar
or two. You can't afford to neglect committee of ladies and invited mem yesterday, He states that there are
your eyes. We have smoked glasses, bers of the press will be aliowea on not nearly so many sheep this sum-
the train, and even those must be mer being pastured in the Starkey
eye protectors and goggles.
country as 1 usual. In all there are not
Does your watch need repairing ? supplied with tickets.
to exceed 20.000—La Grande Observ-
Our repair department is thoroughly
Returned From Wallowa.
er.
equipped and our work guaranteed.
G. A. Hartman and n't so-.:« Frnest
and Fred, have returned from their
The total amount of gold in the
outing at Wal'owa Lake Tie ,vdgc United States treasury June 30, was
has nothing bi>’ praise for ’he coun 8631.649.698, an Increase of 871.439.*
try where he has been visiting, and 598. It is all figured as "in circula
thinks it one of the best watering tion.” although it is all reserves and
place» in the state. But with all of its securities to sustain a very much
THE
1 perfections, he says that Pendleton larger issue of paper that is in ac-
. is still the best town on the map.
i tual use.
JEWELER and OPTICIAN
Harvesters’
Supplies
HUNZIKER
with hearty approval, As he says, no
more opportune time for thus beanti-
tying and bettering the sanitary con
ditions of our town will ever present
itself. All will admit that a sewer
system is needed badly as a sanitary
measure, while a park will not only
afford a great convenience, but will
greatly beautify our town if located
as suggested.
Another very important matter is
the proposition to induce the O. R. w
N. to extend their line to the center
of town and there build a depot. The
convenience afforded by such a move
is apparent to all. and while the
proposition carries with it a very
generous donation on the part of
property owners in the district where
it is proposed to locate the depot, it
is a fitting recognition ot the valua
ble and timely service rendered uy
the (» R & N to Heppner during her
time of distress from the recent dis
aster.
Mr Morrow's offer, not only to do
nate his lots along the banks of Wil
low creek to the O. R. & N. for
trackage and depot purposes, but to
live free gratis 20 lots on the hill
between the court house and school
house, one each to 2° families who
os’ their homes in the recent flood,
is a very generous one
The Time» believes plans mapped
utt bv Mr Morrow, if carried into ef
fect. will be one of the greatest in-
lin i ments possible t<j encourage the
•apid building of homes in our city.
The free lots offered by him. to
amilles who lost their homes in the
lood. affords an opportunity for them
o build on higher and safer grounds
sithout additional expense for a lot.
Heppner ba* not been injured in a
usines» way and it is only a matter
if time until the number of new
homes will exceed those washed away.
The only question Is how quickly
this will be done
CONFESSES TO MURDER.
I
♦
4
the livery barn of White, at Free
water.
4
Sunday morning Stevens came into
the barn and hired a double rig. say
Ing that he wanted to go to Weston t
+
for the day. When he had received
the team he drove to Pendleton and t
proceeded to »ell the outfit to men
about the city. He sold the buggy to
Robert Patton of the O. K. Feed
Yards for 81.00 In cash and a week's
board for his team.
M. J. Carney bought the tenni
___ ___
for
840, and me harness has not as yet
been located.
When it was found that Stevens 11
Wi-ston a»
as he
'
♦
had not gone to Weston
stated he would, the owner of
team at once followed him to H i I h
city and notified th« |»ilice that t|<>
man had made away with his team.
The man wax seen on the street by
the uiarsual a short time aiterward
anil taken In custody. He is now n
the county jail awaiting tlx action
ot the justice court In the absence
of Judge Fitz Gerald It :s not known
whether he will have bls examine
tion before that gentleman return»
from Portland where he 1» at’e d'ng
the Re,i Men convention
The real name ot the man charged
with the offense |s Webb, though he
gave the name of Steven» in the
<»f sale when h* »old th* horses
It pays to trade at The Peoples Warehouse all the time
IT WILL PAY YOU DOUBLE
To trade at this store during
the balance of this month
Our JULY CLEARING SALE ends next Saturday ni ht
and until that time we shall offer additional bargains
over the store
In the DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT we price
IOC
15c
25c
10c
50c
75c
Lawns and Summer Drew Good at
ami 12|c Lawn and Summer I)n -.e Goode at
and 20c Lawns and summer dress goods at
and 30c Lawns and summer dre*» goods at
Lawn« and rummer dre*» goods at
Lawns and summer dress goods at ... ...
U the EMBROIDERY DEPARTMENT you can buy
5c embroideries at.
7c embroideries at
9e embroideries at
12|c embroideries at
15c embroideries at
Introducing
ein broideries
embroideries
embroideries
embroideries
embroideries
at
at ..
at ..
at .
at...
..... 14c
17c
20c
33 Í-3c
... 50c
JOc
12 l -2c
Í5c
Has Equally Attractive Bargains For
The Next Six Days
ThePeoplesWarehouse
Outfitters for Hen and Women
<7?
d
MORE HOSPITAL DONATIONS.
Sisters of St. Francis Visit Ukiah
and Secure More Subscriptions to
the Fund.
During the past week Mother Stan
islaus. of the Sisters of St. Francis,
has been In the southern portion of
tne county, in the interest of the new
hospital, and returns much encour
aged with the result of her visit. She
was accompanied from Pilot Rock to
Ukiah. Aioa. and other points. by
Mrs. John Sylvester, of Pilot Rock,
and enjoyed an outing as well as do
ing some good work for tne hospital
Fine Toilet Soaps
fund.
While at Ukiah the party was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. B Gambe«.
at their splenuid home, and speak in
the highest terms of the hospitality
of their hosts.
The following subscriptions were
secured in Ukiah. Alba and vicinity:
Ipa.'
E. B. Gambee. 325; Dr. O. W. Snapp.
810; William Futter, $10; George
h'i.’
»6 '#■ '*<'■
McGaughey, 85; W. C. Kennedy, $5;
Charles Eggerth. 85; J. A. Bradburn,
85; James Curran. 85; Henry Mossie,
35; William Scott. »0; E. A. Despain. From JC to 24c a bar, consisting
85: Fred Hewitt. 33; A. S. Quant. of Oatm al, Glycerine, Tar, Elder
32 50; F. W
Boynton. 82; Selma
Bom, 82; Cornelia McLoughlin. 32; berry and tn. ny o her styles.
Frank Kloepzig. 81; J. H Taylor. 81;
J. D. Williams. 31- Total. 899-50.
The sisters will visit other portions
of the county on the same mission, in
Bicycles, $10.50 to $35
the near future and wil lfurnlsh the
list of subscribers from time to time
as their work progresses, The new
hospital building is nearing comple
tion and is an ornament to tile city
and county.
Boston Store
THE NOLF STORE
Memorial Service for the Pone.
Memorial services in honor of Pope
equip any wheel with best
Leo XIII. will be held at the Catholic
church, on Market street, between coaster brake lor 82 50 extra.
East Court and East Webb streets, at
7 o'clock tomorrow morning. All are
cordially invited to attend this serv
ice. Special prayers will be offered
SCHOOL AND OFFICE SUPPLIES.
for the soul of the deceased pontiff.
SEVEN
20c
25c
30c
50c
75c
20c bolt of 12 yards for......... .
25c bolt of 12yards for
30c bolt of 12 vare» for..........
Or same price by the single vard.
New Agents Appointed.
Red-Handed Celestial of
Heppner
Kihorn * Swaggart have been ap
Caught at Monument by Sheriff pointed city agents of the Indiana
Shutt.
State Life lnsuran<e Company.
Arlington, July 27.—Wong Wong,
the Chinese who murdered his coun
try man at Heppner Junction last
week, has just been caught at Monu
ment by Sheriff Shutt, of Morrow
county, and confessed his crime.
He says Gong Lane. a restaurant
Chinaman, of Heppner, planned the
murder and now has possession of
the murdered man's money, amount
ing to 8600. The murdered man was
a sbeepberder and bad saved up his
earnings with a hope ot returning to
Ch;na. this fall, and his countrymen
lured him to his death by a ruse of
looking at some garden land along
the Columbia,
His body »as four.d by some fish-
errnen. in the edge of the water, near
Heppner Junction, and suspicion at
first pointed to a gang of hoboes, but
evidence brought out at the coroner's
Inquest showed that he had been dis
posed of by his people, with whom
he was last seen in that vicinity. The
capture of the murderer is a very
clever piece of work, on the part of
the Morrow county sheriff.
i Wong Wang is credited with hav
ing formerly lived in Pendleton,
where he was a cook, employed at
different time» in private house*.!
... 3c
4 J-2c
6c
Ô Í 2c
10c
Valenciennes Laces
To Arrange for Opening.
E. Ray Jones, one of the new
prietors of the Pendleton Business
College, is in the city today, making
arrangements for the opening of the
college. Mr. Jones will have charge
of the institution here, while bls as
sociate in business. Mr Damon, will
remain In La Grande The name of
the college has been changed to t.ie
Modern School of Commerce, and its
high stardard will be fully maintain
ed. and Improved, wherever possible
A. L. Harrison, a well-known Instruc
tor of l a Grande, will have charge of
the bookkeeping department here.
fir »nd 7c
12: and ÍOc
20c and 15c
25c
30c
July Burguins
Straw Hats at half price.
Bovs Clothing twenty per ceDt discount
Mens Summer Clothing at a saving of from
$2 00 t > $3.50 |«e • suit,
Summer Underwear 25c. 50c and 75c j»er
garment.
Working Shirt» 50c and 75c.
Gloves 25c to $1 50.
Mens Working Shoes $1 50 to $3 00.
EAR
&
DALEY
One Price Clothiers, furnishers and Hatters
DESPAIN & CLARK
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CONSUMERS WHOLE
SALE GROCERY AND
WHOLESALE COMMIS
SION MERCHANTS
514 Phoí.¿
514 MAIN
STREET
Main 1741
Before decid ng where
school, examine a
to
Academv
0
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DISCOUNT
On 3 Coat Enamaled Ware. 5 Year
Guarantee. See our Granite Ware
Window Display
catalogue for the coming year. New
building and equipment. New man-
agemenu and a faculty of experienc-
teachers.
Special arrangement
for music students and for tne care
ful oversight of all students from out
of town All grades of public school
work thoroughly done. Our college
preparatory work is accepted by the
best college» East and WesL Moral
and social advantages the very best.
Term begins September 14, 1903.
REV. W. H. BLEAKNEY. PRINCIPAL
A Nice, Juicy
Steak i» just the ’h ng
this weather. It is t<»o
hot to roast or boil meat
NCall or phone
MIESCKE
DO YOU ENJOY A GOOD SMOKE ?
Made at Home.
of Umatilla.
Try Pendleton Boquet and Pride
A. RHODE, Maker.
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Phone Red 211
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Therkelsen's Piano House
Remember 315 E Court Street
go
Pendleton
Have joined our Piano Purchasers’ 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
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