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| the men now living would be dead. | and the country would be that l'ar be hind the times. The road would be of great benefit 10 the eastern part of the state, and FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1903. to the western part as well, and ft should be built, and as soon as pus sible; but what action was best al this time he did not know, as he had not studied the question enough to de vide. When the matter came up in the legislature the argument on both sides might have a bearing on his decision, and Mr. Blakley would not BOISE CITY INSTALLS state what his pos tion was in the A NEEDED CONVENIENCE matter until the question was alive and ready to be acted upon. PIONEER OF 1861 TELLS OF SOME EXPERIEN WOODMEN ELECTION. Pendleton Camp Held Annual Election and Banquet Last Saturday Night. On»» of th»- most enjoyable events of the year from a fraternal standpoint, was the annual election aud bauquet The following announcement from held by Pendleton camp No 41. Wood the Boise Capital News, of the com men of the World. last Saturila) pletion of a public market place ic night. About 145 members of th»» eamv that city, will be interesting to Pen were present and the election was dleton citizens who are laboring fot spirited, the main contest being be- better civic conditions ’.ween J. P. Walker and John E. Bean At the present time every load ol for the office of clerk. produce sold :n Pendleton must nec The office of clerk of the camp car essanly be sold on the street. Then ■ies a salary of about $600 a year, be- is no public place where farmers car ,ag the only paid office in the order congregate to dispose of their stuf. J. P. Walker was elected clerk for the and a study of the provisions of th« ensuing year, and J. A Lawrey was Boise ordinance may result in som, eelt-cted «»onsul-commander. such public necessity for Pendlefr After the election, a sumptuous ban The Capital News says: "The new quet was spread in the banquet rootr city market will be opened tomurro* id joining the lodge room, and speech making was indulged in, as the ban or next day “The marxet was established undei quet proceeded. Pendleton camp is >ne of the largest on the Pacific an ordinance adopted by the commo: council to take effect October 1. 1903 . oast, and is in a prosperous and "The lot has been enclosed with e hriving condition board fence. A neat little office build ing. 14x16 feet, has been erected, fa NEW SCHOOL HOUSE ing on Main street, for the occupancy ot John Jones, who has been engage icho Will Vote $3.000 Bonds on De as weigh master. A new set of stand cember 12 for a Building. ard scales has been erected in the Echo. Nov ;’,'■*.—A special school rear of the office building with a n lection will b«' held her«» on Decern parity of five tons The office is be ing equipped with a desk, cna rs am er 12 for the puipo*«- of voting |.i »'• ith which to build a new schon' other articles for the convenience am onse. comfort of the weigh master an, those whose business will take theu Th«* bon<i* have been voted out»» ut a detect iu the pro« «-eding* awes to the market. Bo:h telephones wii be put in the office. tated another elv-ction. The cost of fitting up the yard wil When the bonds were vote-1 at first not exceed $350 or $400. The grounc ■ ork was begun on tbe new building was leased from the Rapid Trans: nd the foundation is now complete company at a nominal rental of $'. t will be hurried to completion as apidly as possible and it i* expected per year for an indefinite period. Th« fence along the Main and Flfteentt vat the new building will be occu street sides is built high and tight ied hv the first of the year which has been sold to enterprise merchants tor advertising purpose BREVITIES. at a price which will more than pa? for the fence. It is the intention tc C. C Darr, the Adams butcher, is ir etvet sheds for farmers who are ui ie city today on business. able to dispose of their produce, an- A. Watson, of Meacham, was a bus who must, from necessity, remai: jess visitor in the city today. They will be tilted u; over night John Rennie, ot Helix, spent Sun with mangers so that the horses ca: ay in tbe city visiting friends. be fed. "The ordinance creating the market A S. Paul, of Alba, was a Pendle place says that "all persons deairin. ■n visitor on Saturday and today to offer for sale, in wagon load lots C. W DeGraw, of Weston, was it any hay. wood, grain or other prod ucts may use and occupy the sam, he city for a short business visit. for such purposes." Mrs. M. H. Gillette, of Echo, was t "The ordinance further provide - ’itor in the city with f’iends yestet that ‘such weigh master shall charg- day. tor each load weighed on said scale- H. S. Shangle. of Milton. was a vis the sum of 10 cents, provided, how »r in the city yesterday for a shor ever, there shall be no charge for weighing the empty wagon before or time. after the load.’ Mrs. J. A. Downing, of Helix, wa. "Section 6 of the ord.nance reads: le guest of friends in the city yes 'No person shall offer for sale in wag ?rday. on load lots in any street or alley 01 S. B. Nie], of Alb*, one of the prom the city any hay. wood or other prod lent cattlemen of*that section was t ucts, nor cause or permit any such isitor in the city today. wagon load lots ot hay. wood or other products owned or controlled by him Mrs. H. C. Willis passed througl or them to stand in any street or al esterdav to her home in Echo, iron ley in the city for sale.’ . two weeks' visit at Walla Walla. "Section 7 provides: Any persor Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Hall are in Wes violating any of the provisions of this in. the guests of .Mrs Hall's parents ordinance shall be deemed guilty 01 !r. and Mrs G. B. Hildreth, and wll a misdemeanor and upon convictior ■main there for a week or more before the city magistrate shall b< fine in any sum not exceeding ont Cunninghans to Portland. hundred ($100.00) dollars, or by im Charle* Cunningham, the chief wit prisonment in the city jail not ex ceeding twenty (20 > days, or by both :ess for the prosecution in the lane such fine and imprisonment. office scandal at La Grande, went tc “It is the belief of the councilmer •nrtland this morning to give his that the establishment ot the yards t'mony before the federal court. will prove a good thing tor everyone concerned. It will not only keep such loads from standing on the street but enables the farmers to have one central point where they can take their products and find purchasers It may take some time for the people to adjust themselves to the new con ditions, but when once they do. they V. ALLA WALLA WOMAN will fully appreciate the benefits the? OWNS THRILLING MEMENTO will derive from the change." Streets. RELIC OF MASSACRE NOT YET SATISFIED AS Little Tin Cup Saved from the Butch ery at Whitman Mission—Owner Is the Only Survivor of the Massacre in Walla Walla. Believes Repeal of the Portage Ap propriation Bill to Be Instigated by Mrs. N. O. Jacobs of Walla Walla, •f fi'rw-rly matron of Billings ball, is the Railroad*—Portage Road Great Benefit to All Parts of the tl.e only survivor of the Whitman TO THE BEST COURSE State. Mr. and Mrs. William Blakley left this morning tor their ranch at East land, on a short visit. Mr. Blakley has just returned from a visit to the valley. In speaking of the agitation in fa vor of the repeal of the portage ap- propriation bill, Mr. Blakley stated that be had not given the matter a great aeal of attention, and did not wish to make any positive statement as to what direction he would cast his vote provided the question of the repeal came up beiore tne legislature at the special session. From the way the matter looked at this time it seemed to be a scheme of the railroads or of their friends to put the construction of the road or canal so far in the future that it would be of no use or benefit to the present generation of men. If the bill was killed at this time and the enterprise saddled onto the shoulders of the government it would be many years before the construction was be gun. and more still before the work was finished and by that time all of ♦ t 6 I REAL ESTATE The best praposinuns in Oregon t : Fine vacant lots, 6 blocks from Main st , $50to Si50 Two blocks, , with 1 WO docks wnn $5000 gjuuo improvements, $7000. $4000 buvsa 12-room house and 2 lots, 2 blocks from Main st. Rents steady at I35. 11800—Two houses and 2 lots, good location, together rent for $20. jjjoo—H room House, Lot and a half. Main street. >450 per acre—20 acre sub urban garden tract. One block (14 lots), good improvements, with green house—cheap o Best wheat land iu (Jinatilia county. Tracts of 160 to acres. ... u Call and see ua We can show ♦ 9 you something that you will like. O < > O o o o o g 1 • t t f ♦ I t ♦ I E. T. WADE &, SON P. O. Box 324 ■Buon. Bisex lilt Offlre io-E. O. Bldg <> < > < > o < i o o o o < • nassacre in this city, says the Walla Walla Union Her father, Josiah Os- born. an employe of Dr Whitman n iraculously escaped with his family by taking refuge under the floor of their roon. The Indians ceased their b.itchenes when darkness came. When the cows came home the odor o. blood seemed to enrage them and tl ey began bellow ng and bawling, 'o v hicb the dogs joined their barkings and howlings. producing a most har rowing effect on these terrified peo ple. Soon after dark Mr. Osborn came c :t from his hiding place and started t< -vard Fort Walla W’alla. the 1 only p ace of refuge nearer than "1 he Dalles. Mr*. Jacobs’ Tin Cup Nancy (Mrs. Jacobs*. 8 years old t) en, in all the danger and fright did not forget a little calico reticule con taining a little red tin cup, which she hung on her arm and brought tl.rough all those terrible experiences in good condition two months later to Oregon City. Mission of the Cup. The little tin cup, however, • had filled a very important mission, Two days after leaving the mission. Mrs. Osborn, who had been very 11), was unable to stand on her feet and they were still twenty miles from Fort Walla Walla. Mr. Osborn was prevailed to take one of the children and go to the fort for help and return for the family. During his absence Mrs. Osborn and the two children remained hid in the brush near the bank of the Walla Walla river, which was three or more feet above water. Not being able to stand, she crawl ed to the bank, and, tieing a willow tv. ig to the handle of the cup, low- eied it to the river and drew up erough water to supply the children ai d herself, otherwise they might have perished, as they were all sick ard had had little to eat for three days. A Pioneer Reader. William Fitz Gerald, who has read the Weekly East Oregonian for the past 24 years, without missing a num ber, was in the city from his home on the Umatilla river, a few miles below Pendleton, Saturday Mr. Fitz Gerald still has in his [»ossisslon every one of tbe receipts which he has received from the East Oregonian during the past quarter of a century, and expects to add several more to the collection. HEALTH COMFORT Very Mild Winter of 1861-2 Was Fol lowed by a Winter o. Great Sever ny—He Is a Friend of the Indians, Who Learned to Fear Him Many Y«arg Ago- PUBLIC MARKET LUI Vacant Lot Is Fenced and Sheds Are Built for Farmers’ Teams—Public Scales to Weigh Produce—Market Place for the City is Establishec and All Bargaining Driven from the s. The Frisking Pest of the Umatilla County Alfalfa Fields Jumps From the Sagebrush Into a Tin Can team being allowed to escape through a vent hole m th«- cover of the can. when it is theu hermetically sealed and placed on the market. Undergo Three Inspections, Th«* rabbits that conic into the can uery undei'hJ three inspections One at the pen. where they ar«» killed Ther<- all the maimed ones are throwu awry. The skinners again inspect every one and all showing any signs of bruises, after hanging for a few hours in cold storag«*. are cast out. and again, when th«’ dressed meat Origin of the idea. comes out of the pickle, ready for tbe The story of the orig n and founda cooker, it is finally Inspected by Mrs. tion of this industry is not long and Willis, who »elects everything that goes into the cooking vat is woith repeating at this time H C. Willis, night operator of the Capacity 1.800 Pounds a Day. O R & N at Echo with few trains The canuery started thi* inoming to interrupt b:s quiet, or disturb bls with 5 00o pound* of dressed meat thoughts, last December began to ready for the cooker Each rabbit study a method of ridding that portion produces two and a half pound* of of the country of the rabbit i>est meat, which is sold at 30 cents a which played such havoc with young pound, net. on Itoard the cars at Echo and growing crops, and which so tar and there ar«- order* ahead for »am t-ad been successful in eluding the pies that will keep the tannery busy destructive genius of man tor months to cumr They were known to be eatable and Fift»-en people are employed and their flesh when prepared in proper the pry roll atnouut* to $30 per day manner equalled ihat of many gam»- The two drive» of Thanksgiving day an rnals sought after (ar and wid<- and yesteniay produced about 2.0W So he conceived the plan of canning I. a i which will be all tbe tannery their flesh for maiket and to make < an use for the present as the «apac his plan feasible killed and canned ity is al>uut 1 iMHi pounds of canned c tew dozen, with the as; .stance and meat per day When more rabbits direction of Mrs Willlr. over the *rv needed the stockholder» order a . 00k stov ■ Th»’ result was entirel« drive and i.irnish enough for another atisfactory and from that day to this run Willis has been talking writing and German Expert m Charge thinking rabbit, night and dry H<- Theodore St haff»nberg a tanner) rganlzed th«- company raised .' ii : i >. *. ' uilt a buildina 20x8»'. <-quipi>ed it expert of Portland, who al»u is con- > ith an 4-ight hot? 1 »"r bode: ami 1 wted with the loium vsxr) depart ngin»-. vats c < m kins apparatus store mer.t ot the German government and *ooms. cold storage, and all th»- n* d- tierman stamship line*, as purchasing • J paraphernal a ot a cannery , and .0 agent, take* charge ut the cannery v.bile Mr* Willi» will be the official ay started the wheels turning took and attend to the details of the From Sage Brush to Tin Can. »•■asuning H C Willis 1» general To follow the live rabbit from the manager and attends to the business age brush to the tin can is not a long Rabbit Skm Caps. route, but it is on«- fraught with the The skm* are sold at two tent* tost scrupulous »are and cleanliness, 1 a-h to the Hatter* Supply and Furn scientific treatment and s’udio-is i*hing Company, of Philadelphia and taste. 1 he fore feet are also sold to the same The rabbits are driven into a pe.i. < .imuanv at one cent each The skins taught with as little excitement as will ire used in making caps muffs ossible. and beheaded. The tnaimed and b.ts. while tbe ieet will be con and broken-legged ones are thrown verted into novilty goods away at the pen The bebead»»d rab- Later the bone* and waste »Hi be its ar»- hauled to the cannery, drawn. t onveru-d into chicken food and there ‘ ut not skinned at first, and hung in will be absolutely no waste in dispos told storage By hanging them up ing of th»- hare for a few hours with the skin on the Four Varieties of Hare. ratural color of the meat is preset' red At present four varieties of the hare rnd the natural taste of the animal I re- »ill be prepared, namely th» family ained style, deviled hare bare loaf and Are Carefully Prepared. "chile con carne," or a red pepper Then the rabbit is skinned, wash grade of hare. The comi-any has now »1 in hot water, contain.ng a solution on hand 4.'t00 one pound can*. 1.000 which is one of the secrets of tbe two pound cans and 4.000 half pound trade and put in pickle for 12 hours can* The storage facilities of the efore going into the cooking vat The t company will accommodate 6.060 car- carcasses are cut in halves, the fore < asse* at a tim ■ quarters being cut off and pickled and Besides t anning hare, the -ompany 'TOked separate from the hind quar has also canned an immense amount ters After they have been in pickle of b»-ef. and now has on hand some tor the required length of time they thing I ke 4««i cans of beeL are put in the cooking vst. which Yesterday's Drive. bolds 400 rabbits at a cooking Here The drive of y»*sterday was not a the flesh is cooked and seasoned un large one. the company not wishing ler the direct supervision of Mrs Wil- get more meat on hand at once lis. who watches each cooking with to the u’most care to see that the flesh than it could handle conveniently. is cooked to the proper stage, and sea About 125 people attended it and 50" rabliit* were killed soned exactly to taste. A party consisting of atajor Moor- Ready for the Cans. house, official photographer. A M Tbe i-ooker is a large v%t. zinc line«! Snyder, of the Spok<*«man-Reviev. and air tight, which w- Il bear a pre» Fred Lxx-kley, R A Watson and Bert sure of 66 pounds, permeated with Huffman, of the East Oregonian went perforated pipes from the boiler, and down from Pendleton to attend the tbe cooking is done by steam. The drive The cannery company prepar vat is locked up air light, and al) the ed an elaborate dinner for the party, flavor of the an:mal is cooked into tbe at the Ari. ng ton hotel, after the drive flesh, and after cooking two hours wa* 1 over and the afternoon was the carcasses are then placed in large spent in inspecting the plant inc vats and set on tables where wo Echo is thriving aud prosperous men pick tbe flesh from the bmes. New buildings are being erected, at it into the desired fineness, place larger stuck* of good* are being «.an ii in tbe cans and it is partially seal died, a Qrst-clas* hotel aud a ueas ed at first. The cans pass dowu a long paper are late additions to the indus- table where several people are at tiies. ant) more substantial Improve work, and when sufficiently cooled ments are promised -n the near fu and sealed up are placed in the store- ture. room, where each can must remain The officers of the cannery company for 20 days as the final test. At the are W H Boyd, president; E Ripper • nd of 20 days each < an is examined vice-president, aud H U. Willi* sec and boiled again, ail the air and retary and general manager This morning a whistle at Echo, Umatilla county. Oregon, blew over one of the most unique industries in the world, and so far as known, th? oi:lj one of its kind in th»» world. Alter just a year of patient, persis tent labor on th«- part of th»- pcopl«- 01 Echo, backed by the confideuce -t th«- surrounding country, th»* rabbit cannery, built and owned by the American liar»» Backing a Cold Stor age Company, started this morning to can th»- flesh of the American hare as th»- Umatilla county rabbit is calls! REVIVAL CONDUCTED BY THE BAPTIST MINISTER MILTON SENDING TREES TO IDAHO ORCHARDISTS I. H Sionebrt-aker. of McKay creek, was in the city today en route to Athena, where he will be the guest ot relatives and friends for a days. Mr Stonebreaker is one 01 tbe e*t inhabitants of this part ot state, having come beie In 1861, he has many Interesting remembran ces ot the early days. The first winter he spent iu this county there was nothing but sun shine all the year On«- morning only there was enough float to slightly freeze th»- ground where it was damp, but th»» next wirier was the woist in the history ot tl^- state. It snowed thr«je times, each time a crust treex lug on top of the snow iu the interim until there were three separate lay er* 01 scow After th«- fine “no» tell for several days uud drifted until the whole country was level. Ou Wild Horse creek it drifted over the tops of some of the trees aim one man Liat year lost 1.300 head of cattie in one camp, 'he animals dying where they were herded together in a shel te-ed vaiiay. Mr. Stonebreak»-r <s u great friend of the Indians, and ha» lived through the Indian troul les without ever hav- ing com»* in conflict i ‘th them He at tributes this to the fact that he once gate a chief a sound thresh ng wilt a willow switch, on the ’»resent site of the Pendleton hotel Tie Indian had run the sheriff into the »use and Mr. Stonebreaker whipix-d 1 1 (or it After that the Indian* left him alone Tbe old pioneer is now living w in his * tnidren on the old homestead that in took up in the early days Leave Your Orders With ECONOMY Arc Combined In DESPAIN 1 CLARK Cole's Original Air Tight Wood Heaters or — ■ 111 COAL Hot Blast Coal Stoves - !>•) I c proven tiicir real worth. I! 1.1. '.iiiis t »aiished peop <• in Penile ton • rd I rratiha users of Cole's stoves and Ina« is «!w3)s recommend them to their Ft lends. onlj, in Pendleton, by FOB All towns along the lin* of ths W A Columbia River Railroad can iciy from us in <arloa>l lots at very iraaonable prtotM Ô14-ÔÎ4 MAIN STREET Phone Main 1741 Tire tTexrcL'W'eire Man The East Oregonian ia Eastern Ore gon's representative paper, it leade and the people appreciate It and etow it by the,r liberal patronag*. It la the I— [Attractions To Money Savers Our increased f cili ies non prosper INFERIOR BLANKETS ARE CREDITED TO OUR MILLS Ccmpla nt Filed W'tn Manager Ferg uson From North Carolina—Coeds V. e’e Sold by a Ba'timore F>rm and Not Made H Several days »go Chari»** Fergu- son of th-- Wi* law Mills, rv ived a l«Kter from M R J >hns <>f luouren burg N C stating that h™ bad bought some blanket* fn«m the Pen- dl«-ton mills and that they »ere not wbat was clvim.-d fur them and did not give satisfaction Ui ihr trade, and askirg tor *om- retire»* Mr Ferguson could not find where the mlils had »old any good* to -h- ■wi tieman but wrote to him saving thal the m il stood behind their good* and f the card attached to the goods »a* return»*d that the loss would be made good Yesterday be received a letter »ith the <ard endowed On the card »as printed a large rami head and un derneath were the words Pendleton Wool Blankets " The card was of the »ame site a* the regular label of the Pendleton mill, but did not have tbe cop.» righted Indian bead at the top. The blanket* sold were bought of a Baltimore wholesale house, and it is tbe intention of tbe management of tbe local mill to ferret tbe matter ami put a stop to ths thievery The Echo News. Th* Echo News has made Ito iwaranre at the thriving town Echo, and comes to the desk of East Oregonian, knocking for a place on the exchange list The News is edited and published by W E Brown, a practical prater, and is very well ¡atronised Echo Public School. The public school at Echo is mak ing excellent progress under the able management of Miss Celes-ine Moor house of th s city, and Mi»* Duncan There are tv.o rooms and an attend ance of about 75 scholar* It -a ex pected to occupy tbe new school hnuRe by the first of January our patrons as it is easier to find what it warned i hese are but a few of our leading lines. We want this store to offer you citv attractiveness in everv resp.ct We make low prices compat WORKING MEN • r / THE HANSON, $100 to $2.00 Comrie Patent. The bv»t lilting ; nd wearing uf ail Gloves . . . . SWEATERS Since Sweaters have id a measure taken the place ot working or heavy woolen shirts, the BIG STORE has put in the finest line of Men’s, Boys* and Children-!» Woolen and W< retail Swatera. You ire invited to purchase, as the wearing ie the proof— $1.00 to $5.00 MILTON PEOPLE WILL And you select to suit the taste. MAKE SECOND ATTEMPT Will Operate Under the Law of 1895— Many Favor the Measure Who Were Opposed to Such an Undertaking Last Summer—Election Board Been Taken Blooded Horses and Fine Cattle Will One Death from Diphtheria and Other Milton is now attempting to organ Children in the Same Family Are ize another irrigation district under Be Wintered Here—A Son Was I Some time ag<> it Recovering—Will Winter at Los th«- law of 1895 Bom—Will Visit in Scotland—Will Peterson Is Building an Office— Two New Brick Business Houses. Athena. Nov. 26.— Mrs. George Fos ter's mother, Mrs Shumaker, of Cove. Union county, is visiting at the Fos- ter home in this city. ivobert Walt of Alba brought fifty head of fine, blooded horses and for- tv head of cattle through Athena to winter them in this locality. Rev. Moore, pastor of the Baptist church, is carrying on a protracted meeting in this city. Attorney Will Peterson of this city is building a new office on Main street, east of the Fair store, the building to be 18x26 feet. Mrs, Charley Sherman of this city who has been sick for several weeks, is slowly improving. The Ogle family was visited this week with the grip. They have lieen pretty sick, but not dangerously so. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dobson, of this city, died Satur day. Miss Eva Ogle is on the sick list this week with tonsilitis. Mrs. Charley Sargent's cousin, af ter a few weeks’ visit, has returned to her home in Canada. Reports reached here during the re cent cold spell that snow fell eleven inches deep in Gurdane. Thanksgiving dinner and 8up|>er was given at the Christian church and was largely attended. I Born, to Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Simon- ton, ot this city, Sunday, Nov. 22, a son. A. B McEwen's brother, Robert McEwen, and his family left, Thurs day, for Edinburg, Scotland, for the benefit of Mrs McEwen’s health. Two new bricks are going up on Main: C. A. Barrett will build a new bank on the lots at the corner of Fourth and Main streets, this tieing the fourth brick Mr. Barrett has built in the city. Mrs. J. H. Stahl, who recently pur chased the I¿a Fave, will put up a new brick on Third street. The build ing is to have a fifty-foot frontage. She will commence in the spring Mr. Barrett’s brick will have a twenty-five-foot frontage on Main street, and will extend sixty feet back to Fourth street. Angele* for His Health—Successful Observance of Thanksgiving. Milton. Nov 27—Thanksgiving was observed here in the usual way In the morning union services were I held at the M E. church and Rev R . U Cartwright of the Christian chur-h delivered the sermon, In the after- noon Rev S. W. Gamble, a noted leç tuner. delivered another lecture on the Sabbath question The Thanksgiving bail given in the _ evening was a very enjoyable affair Nearly fifty couples were present, and tiipped the light fantastic until early morning. Mrs N. C. Richards arrived here yesterday from her home at Sumpter and is visiting her father and mother. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Rinker Mr. and Mrs. E J Davis and family drove over from Walla Walla and ale Thanksgiving dinner with Mr Divio’ parents. Miss Edith Crockette, stenographer in Mrs. C. C. Van Orsrlall's office, is here from Pendleton, visiting her mother. Mrs. A. J. Overturf Miss Mayme Nichols is home for a vacation from College Place, »vhei» she is attending the Adventists' col lege. Misses Cora Merrifield. Myrtle Plant and Nona Dover s|H>nt Thanks- giving day at Walla Walla, the guest a 01 Mr. and Mrs. J L. Elam Mrs. 8. 8. Shields cauie home, Wednesday, from Ijt Grande, w he« e she has been for the past six weeks b”v‘ng and shipping fruit. (Mark Cunningham, wbo has been ¡.ere visiting, took his departure yes terday for Dayton, Wash. Fred Sams has gone to Los Angeles for the winter In hopes of benefiting Ins health. G. A. Cow) is expected heme iu a few days from Idaho, where went Io ue.'Jiet a shipment of trees tor ll.e Mil tor nurseries. Charlie, the 12 year-old sen of Mr and Mrs. J. W. Jenkins died Wednes day, of diphtheria, and was buried yesterday. The other children who have it are convalescent, and will soon lie able to be up and around. As the result of a snowballing con test at Spokane. William Stauffer, of that place, Is now hopelessly insane. wa* attempted to organize the lJUle Walia Walla Irrigation district, but the organization was defeated when the matter came to a vote. The new organization is another at tempt by some of the same people wbo were in favor ot the old plan. For over a year there has l»een a cor poration known a» the- Little Walla Walla Irrigation Union, and the peo ple who are Interested in this wish to merge into a district for the benefit of more people, hence they will make I an attempt to organize When the question of organization of the district came up some time ago It was defeated by a few of the 1 residents of that part of the county I who did not wish to join such a plan ' and did not Bee the benefit of it. ' Now some of these people have come ' to tbe conclusion that they made a I mistake and these, with those who ! were originally in favor of organize tion have banded themselves together into a new body and will hold an elec tion on th«- 21st of December, and at the sam«> time put tue question to a vote as to whether or not the district shall be furmed. The new aistrict, or the ldttle Walla Walla River Irrigation District, a* it will be called, is composed of the lands of those who are in favor of the plan and who see that it wll) b® of advantage to them to organize. These men will m«*et on the day set in December at the house of W. L. Powell and at that time cast their ballot for or against the organization and at the same time vote for a board of directors and a list of officers for the district. The following officers of election have been appointed by the county court, who will conduct the election and mak»- their return to the court, and If the majority votes for the or ganization the court will recognize and authorize the organization: Judges. William Lloyd, J. L, Roe. A. T Brewer, clerks, J C. Pritchett. Hattie Forsythe and A 8. Babctjck G. A Hobb has been nominated as assessor for the district, William For sythe as collector, and Cauvei as treasurer. Thos»> who will be nomi nated as the board of directors have not yet been announ< «-d These era will be voted for at tbe same time that th»- urganlzatiuu uf th® district comes up. ÍJ Mothers and Fathers Uncle’s and Aunt’s Our Boys Department being enlarged offers you every inducement to purchase of the Big Store, a suit or Overcoat for the boys. We have found the best line of boys clothing in the United States and you are in vited to call and select : From $1.00 to $10 You You BOSTON STORE OUTFITTERS FOR MEN AND BOYS