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SEPTEMBER 10. 1004
.’>2 YEXR* X«»«>.
RcuicnilM-r*
an
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Indian
(¿arden on
Present site r of O. K. A. N. Stock-
varti— lias \ ivitl Recollection of
Ila- Idong Trip
Across the Mains
ami hs Main Incidents.
An interesting old pioneer is M.
M. < Owens,
»wens. father of .X. J. Owens of
South Thompson street. Mr. Owens,
Sr., crossed the plains in 1S52. and
«hat fall- in early September, camp
ed u]M>n what is now a portion of the
townsite iif Pendleton.
Mr. Owens is one of the best pre
served old gentlemen in the state.
Though 82 years of age he is the
equal, physically and mentally, of the
average man»22 years younger. He
retails with great distinctness many
events of the long journey from Ma
coupin county. Ill., which began the
29th day of March and ended Octo
ber 4. in the Willamette valley.
The party when it left
Illinois
comprised probably 20 families, but
it divided by agreement when the
country oct upied by the more hostile
Indians was passed, and when the
Blue mountains were reached and un
til the John D-ay river was reached
it consisted of M. D. Gillam and
family. M. M. owen. his wife and orn
child, and Rev. Jesse Moreland ami
family—a total of 15 persons,
Mr
Moreland was a Methodist minister
and the father of the well known
Judge Moreland of Portland,
and
was also a brother-in-law of Mr.
Owens.
On the John Day river the Gillams
left the two other families and de
flected to the Columbia, reaching it
at The Dalles, where they took a
steamer for the remainder of the
trip.
The little party consisting of the
• >wenses and Morelands crossed the
i 'ascades six miles south of Hood
River, having followed the Barlow
route,
Mr. Owens remembers that
the day' the party struck the Cas
cades was very beautiful, but imme-
diately it began to rain, and rained
incessantly all through the Cascades.
At no time, although once within six
miles of it, did this party see the
Columbia river.
There were two deaths in the party
between Illinois and the coast, one of
which was the 5-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Owens. The child
died after leaving St. Joseph, Mo.,
and before reaching the Platte river
in Nebraska, and was buried a short
i
distance from the trail.
The immigration to the coast was
immense that year, to which was due
the fact that scarcely any game was
seen along the route, and also scarce
ly an Indian. The latter were afraid
of the superior numbers of the im
migrants and of the military, both of
which were aggressively on the de
fensive all that season.
Mi. Owens recalls that although a
large ]»arty of which he was a mem
ber divided twice—in the Platte coun
try and again in Western Wyoming
—that they reunited when the Hnake
river district was reached on account
of the Indians therein being hostile
but they were not molested.
M. L>- Gillam was elected captain
of the reunited forces and remained
in command until the Blue mountains
were reached, when a third division
of the party took place, and the
three families first mentioned wended
their way early in September down
from the mountains and reached the
Umatilla river from a southeasterly
direction. coming down off the bluffs
by the old trail which followed prac
tically the route now described by
Thompson street, in this city.
Near the trail and under the bluff,
close by where the O. R. & N. stock-
yards now are was an Indian garden
of about a quarter of an acre in ex
tent.
The last permanent settlement of
w hite people seen as the immigrants
came westward was on the Platte.
in Eastern Nebraska. From the
Platte to the Willamette no while
people were seen at any time except
soldiers and other Immigrants. One
exception to this was at La Grande
where an immigrant, finding that he
tarried a stock of provisions and per
haps other goods in excess of his
own needs, set up a temporary store
to dispose of the stuff to other Immi
grants who were more needy.
Mr. Owens lived in Clackamas
county 26 years, then moved to Port
land. where he has resided for the
balance of the 52 years he has lived
in Oregon.
Ada aii<! Kpsa. of Walla Walia, spent
Sunday and Monday here visiting.
Mi.ss Tempa Gray is here from
Oakesdale visiting her aunt and un
cle. .Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gray.
Miss Blondell Richey entertained
15 of her young friends at her home
last Saturday afternoon. The occa-
sion was her 14th birthday.
J. R. Short, a stockman of Hrant
county. is here on a business visit.
Miss Marguerite Irons left yester-
.lay for Spokane after a week’s visit
Miss Irons
here with her parents.
was formerly a teacher in the Milton
public schools, but for a year has
been employed in the Spokesman-
Review office.
Miss Flo Killian is spending a few
weeks here from Spokane with her
aunt, Mrs. George Ireland.
Mrs. J. H. Coffman left yester<la\
for Coquille. Ore., on a visit.
Mr. Dallas Garred went to Walla
Walla yesterday
and
will attend
Whitman college.
Mis. E. B. Tolen will leave tomor
row for Portland and for a visit.
\V. J Nivl. who is conducting a
fruit and vegetable stand at Elgin,
came over yesterday to purchase
stock.
Prof. Marlin H. Anderson, return
ed this morning from Heppner where
he had been on business connected
with Columbia college.
Mia* Estelle Chapman returned
Monday to XX’alla XX'alla
after
a
week s visit here with friends.
HR I- \ ITIFS
New Knox hats. Roosevelt's.
Big line Stetson hats at Roosevelt's
23.50 ladles' Gloria shoes at Roose-
elt'a
New hats, all the latest styles, see
hem at Teutsch's.
Col. J. H. Raley went to La Grand-
ast night on business.
New line fancy crepe paper, for
home decorations. Nolfa
The very latest in brown and blue
vats, just arrived. Teutsch's.
Closing out sale of all summer mil-
nery at Mrs. Rose Campbell s.
The St. George restaurant, open
lay and night. Mrs. Cooper, propri
etress.
Blue serge hats, the latest. Just
eceived at Teutsch's department
store.
Get your clothes cleaned and
cressed at Joerger's. 126 West Court
«treeL
For Sale—Eight head of fresh
milch cows. Inquire «19 West Wal
nut «tree, or 'phone red 2o4.
Lee Brown has returned from
Athena, where he has been driving
a meat wagon all summer.
Mrs. J. H. Koontx has returned to
Echo. She has been the guest of her
daughter. Mrs. Fred Hendley.
Mr* Charles H. Miller, who has
been visiting her sister. Sirs.
Fred
Hendley, returned to Echo this morn-
Ing.
F. J. Bacon has returned from
Portland, where he has been aelect-
ing an outfit of new fixtures for the
Last Chance liquor house.
For Rent—For two or four year«,
half section of good wheat land.
Plenty of water on place. Four miles
from town.
Charles Hein. Pendle
ton, Oregon.
This question arises in the family
every day. Let us answer it to-day. Try
Jell-O,
a delicious and healthful dessert. Pre
pared in two minutes. Noboiling! no
baking! add boiling water and set to
Usol. Flavors:—Lemon, Orange, Rasp
berry an<l Strawberry. Get a package
M your grocers to-«lay. io cU.
In an effort to secure an increased
supply of water for the city of Pen
dleton. tlie city water commission se
cured a visit from an official of the
geologic survey for the purpose of
investigating the geological formation
of the country, adjacent to Pendleton
with a view to locating artesian water
or finding an increased flow from
surface springs.
Yesterday afternoon N. IL Darton.
chief of the department of under-
ground water exploration, of the in
terior department, in company with
F B. <’lopton and Leon Cohen, of the
city water commission, visited
the
hills on the northeast of Pendleton,
in view of finding evidences of a
permanent water supply. Mr. Par-
ton carefully investigated tlie geolog
ical formation of the country and
m»ted the evidences of water now
found.
The country between the Cascades
an<l the Blue mountains is an old
lava bed. lying in layers or sheets.
id is one of the most difficult of
formations to deal with, the under
ground flow* being so erratic and
uncertain.
After inspecting the country thor
oughly anti observing all the visible
prospects Mr. Darton advised
th»-
commission to drive a well in the
river bottom, near the city, thia being
the most feasible plan to pursue
He
hald the formation of the earth in
this entire district precludes the pos
sibility of making even a guess at
the hidden water supply. The well
would be simply an experiment.
He also advise«! the development
• f water sources on the brow of the
hills overlooking the
Wild
Horse,
where there are surface evidences of
a flow of water.
It had been the hope of the city
water commission that
an official
from the geologic survey could be
located here for a short time, to ful-
ly investigate the water supplies tn
this vicinity, and give the commission
some definite Information on the per
manent underground flows, but Mr
Darton says this will be Impossible,
for the reason that the department
Is short of men. having not enough
practical men now available to carry
on the necessary work in relation to
the reclamation projects being car
l ied on.
Mr Darton came to Pendleton for
the s|>eclal purpose of investigating
the condition here
He was engag
ed In investigations near
Denver,
when he received Instructions from
F. II Newell to come to Pendleton.
He left this morning for Western
Nevada, where he has a corps of men
at work.
A Boy*g Wild Rhle for Life
With family arord expecting him
to die. and a son rial ig ft i life, IS
miles, to ge- Dr. King's N *w Discov
ery for Consumption, coughs and
colds, W. H. Brown of Leesville, Ind.,
endured death’s agonies from asth
ina but this wonderful medicine gave
instant relief and sodn cured him.
Ho jvr . es: "I now sleep soundly every
ill» tit.” Like marvelous cures of ron-
bronchitis,
sumption,
pneumonia,
coughs, colds and grip
prove its
matchless merit for al lthroat and
lung troubles. Guaranteed bottles 50c
a" ' 11.00 Trial bottles free at Tail
num & Co.'s drug store.
3c
Frederick Noli b Co
M HOOI.
til I'.
\\ ill Fake an LaMcrii Trip.
\V. M Johnson and wife, of Free
water, were in town yesterday set
tling the estate of Mrs. Julia Blan
chard. Mrs. Johnson’s deceased motli-
er. They returned to Freewater thia
morning, Mr Johnson will leave in
a abort time for Chicago and other
Hastvrn points,
including his
home in ( 'anada, w hlch he has
sii‘11 for over 3u years.
THIS
CATARRH
I« sure to
<;ix’E
* XI 1*1 XtTTOS
Expert Collectors
I IT KIGHT
•. I a branch office in
hoi
j . age collecting
defui ■ t bills a specialty. No ac
count too old for us to handle.
'' >r plan Is
No collections, no
j'h rg*.
Htiita inetltuted. judgments
; advertised.
W- l.ave 1...
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W I.Alt ftl«»H I
T »••• Van Xl-tiue-<.or»lon A Co., Mer
cantile Agency. H. V. I.ipe A
Co., Mgr*.
lit
(..uri M. Telefitaone Main 311.
X*
The only exhibit from Eastern Or-
egon at the state fair comes from i
the stale i xperlment station at Union. I
REMEDY
NIPPLI'
stori :.
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THE PEOPLES WAREHOUSE
Ely’s Cream Balm
Bawk <
Kveiya 'ort. Aaron
er M'S F.wmxe '.'ort and Sylvia
dev.»er» and .«auca umed la
■f the -aid Joaiab Parker Cox. de
WHERE IT PAYS TO TRADE
Gires aia i!
It c|p«nMP«. xxith»-«
• nd heals the dia
ease«) tuembrane It
corca catarrb and
drives away a rold
In the bead quickly
It U • b»--rbed
lieala and protetta the
membrane
He« torea the l-trv of taate
and smell ___
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Full alie _____
5Oc. at _
druggist« or
' ¡nail Tria! aise 10c by mai?
UA BROTHERS. 34 Warren Street. New
York.
HAY FEVE
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
—
The First National Bank
No 263i>
IT
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fendleton -
OKEGON.
of bu»l&**«
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and
fill arm
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from N.tk-nal boak» ■ not
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f»*»r fr«<u approved reaarve
•genta
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• 'berk* and other ciBb
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.7.130 •*
Xa»te* of otber natloaai bank»
Frarth>nal
paper
curreocy.
nirkeb» and rents
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l>»fu| mmey r»nerve In bark. vii
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io
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Kewp-mptioa fund w th I
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treasurer <5
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Total
I KITT I ROM I RFFW ATER
One lliimircsl ami llfty Persona En
gaged in Packing—Three tars a
Dti) Went Out.
Freewater is a busy and prosper
ous community these day* In addi
tion to the Industries common to the
better class of country town».
the
fruit industry 1« added, and Its vol
ume Is hardly understood or appreci
ated by outsiders, even many In the
ounty not fully understanding it.
There are three firms engaged In
buying and packing the products of
tree and vine—the Mumford compa
ny. the Shields company, and Fruit
Cnlon. These three firms employ 150
persons, of whom 120 are packers
and the remainder boxers and haul
ers
Most of the packers are women.
(1 »30.123 ««
LIABILITIES
«'apUal «tork paid la ...........I
Surplu« fund
I ndirld»*! profit«. 1«
»ip«*»*
112 u« 59
aud tax»-« paid
National back aotoa <«it«i»adlnx 70OU0 CK>
i « • -■
l»u« to other aatloaal bank»
W.-.K 91
I*ne to «tate bank» and banker»
Individual depmlta anbjett to
.'X?. .*.2« »3
rheek . .
I oman-l rerttflcate« of drpmit «. t I •
Tim* —r»in<x-o of
«7 a*»7
• 1.030.12.'- Kt
Total ..........................
Vmatllla. as
Stat* of or*<«xn. county
L G M RW. rohler
th* aber*-
nam*d baak do aoleocly
nlvoTe- «tat^tnent U true t<
kr •« !«-dx* and b*B*f
G M RICE. Caak!»’
Sut«Arrib*M and a«-*>n> to before c&» tbla
9th day of S*f»t»tnb*r. 19«»4
C K CRANSTON
Notary Publk
<’«»rrect Attest
W S BYERS.
GEO HARTMAN. JR.
J S. M LEOD.
IHre-tcra
Pendleton Academy opens Tuesday, Sept. 20
Pupils of all grade« from primary to fourth year academic admitted
Scholastic work fully rerognixr l and accepted by ail leading Instr
d by Miss Alice Van Nuya
Grade work under the «uperviRton of Prof Albert «»ibb» ..« who wi b* •
Flor*
lates.
and
M.»s
of the Cook County Normal, the most diMinffUiahed training school in the United
Walker, of Pendleton Academy
ience. French and
The academy offer« thorough instruction in Higher Mathematics .■ j Phy»
and prepare« young men
All that effects a litw
«German, «»reek and Latin. History and Literature
and women for college or professional life
«Ttriclan character, good
Expert Instruction In drawing mum- and penmanship We alm to
v
ritisenahlp and a vigorous Intellect In a strong body
Tuition—Primary through second grade 23««: third ar 1 «ixth Ir
:- e 26
.ratory 22. acad
emy 21» per quarter
l-l Mil I ToV X« tliEMY.
For further Information »dlnu
INfMilrton. Oregon.
I XDI»> CAPSCtaS GARDES
I^dy Xgcnu Wanted.
Safe, reliable, absolutely guaran
teed to cure leticorrhoe* and fema>
weakness. For particulars id dress
Mo Proi Pharmacy, Lock Box 222.
Kansas Oty. Mo. For sale by A. C.
Koeppen A Bros.. Pendleton.
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Perry LaVine and George Hester-
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where they have been working in the • •
mines.
Both were originally from
Reno, Nev., but came to Wallowa
county a year ago and took land, and
are on their way to live on their • •
homesteads for a time,
Later they • •
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at freighting or on farms with their •
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teams, to earn money to put into • •
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would have stopped in Umatilla coun •
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character they wanted.
Walia Walla Pioneer.
Lewis McMorris, one of the pioneer
residents of the Inland Empire, spent
last night in Pendleton. His home is
in Walla Walla. This morning he
went to Weston, where he will visit
for a day or two.
Mr.
McMorris
came west over BO years ago. “This
is the first time I have been in Pen
dleton for a year,” said Mr. McMor
NEWS OF MILTON
ris, this morning. "There has been
a decided change in 12 months. Pen
«.rant « ounty Stockman is Here on dleton has been a good town and
Bu*iiH-**—Millon Y'oung latdy Em there has been plenty of life here
ployed on #Spokane Paper—Visitor ever since the first house was built.”
l-'rom Spokane—Buying Vegetable
Teacher*’ Contract» ilkxl.
anil F'rult Stock for Elgin Store—
Contracts to teach were filed with
XXill Attend XVliitinan College.
County School Superintendent Frank
Milton, Sept. 14.—Mrs. C. P. Col K. Welle« thl« morning a« follow«:
lins has returned from Colfax. Wash., Mias Besnie McDaniel, district 94;
where she had been the guest of Mrs. Adelle Mulkey, district 21; Miss Nellie
Darr, district 15. and David McGin
F. W. Beck for two weeks.
Mrs. L. J. Pierce and daughters. nis, district 44.
What Shall We
Have for Dessert?
N. II. Darton. « Ilici' of I'..ploraiIon of
l iidt-rgnniiHi I low of XXuter Come*
to Pendleton on *>|>e<-lal Instruc
tion* I'rom I'. II. Newell—Investi
gates <><*dogletil
Forniutioii of
« oiinlri Xdjaecnl Io IN-ndlet<>n uml
X<lvi*c* XXell in River Bottom Near
I
line City, ii * mi E\|M‘riiiient.
who are only excelled in the business
by tiic Chinamen who for years have
followed orange and lemon packing
in California. These women earn
from $1 to 12.50 per day. being paid
b\ the box, and the difference la ui-
ways a matter of more or less w<»rk
done- not of quality of work.
For weeks past from one to tiller
<ars <»f packed fruit xiestlned for the
most part for the Eastern markets,
has gone out of Freewater, and not
for three years past has a protest,
valid or otherwise, come
back
Freewater about the condition of
fruit from that place, even from
most distant points.
Tlie last protest Is said to have
lust spring,
been three years ago
w lien a carload
of straw berries
reached a Mississippi point In bad
the
railroad
condition, for which
company was finally held responsi
ble. us tlie cur had been by mistake
sidetracked at a country siding
subje« ted to an early June sun
three duys before being put on
road for its original destination.
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September
Bargains
September
Bargains
Hard Sense Talk
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HAT XPPE XL FOR Tit XDE SUPPORT ON A PLEA OF PAST X< <J< XINT XN« I . Bl 'INI -* I Illi N I»* II IP i »R XN Y OTHER »I < 11 I N III
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Mil l« IT VOI R TRADE BECAUSE WE GIX’K YOU
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IN ARI.I I INKS.
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Lv *’t I.L BI.AsT. Wl> <>l It \X\OI \< FMENT> Till*» MONTH \\ 11 I
Bl
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<»KI \l III 111 "I 1O HOI SF.KKEPF.RS AND ALL WHO
RESPONSIBILITY OF PROVIDING FOOD.
We secured a special rebate from the factory by buying a
quantity of these breakfast foods which enables us to name you
the very low price of two packages for 35c, while they last.
Me
20ca.se.. Malta Vita. 2 packages fol
20 cases Force. 2 packages for ........................................................... ¡K m -
10 cases Shredded Wheat Biscuit. 2 packages for .................... 33c
ls pounds for ..
100 pounds sack
•5c
Sack flour best grade . .
Barrel flour, beat (trade . .
»3 75
25 pound beans. pink or small w hite . .
»1.00
s pounds Arbuckle or Lion coffee . . . .
»itw
1 Oi-
Can standard corn or tomatoes . .
»3.35
Case Standard torn or tomatoes
Sugar has advanced, but we had just received a carload of
sugar before the advance took place, and we are going to still
offer you. while II lasts, the best grade of cane sugar at low-
prices:
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Breakfast» Food Specials
Sugar Specials
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Regular 25c package Postum Cereal...........................
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ltegular 25c Gold Dust .............................
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Real Estate Transfers.
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Edgar B. Hoover and wife, to • •
Eliza J. Brotherton, one quarter sec • •
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consideration 22500.
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Attention Slieepmcn.
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Range to lease and can locate • •
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Astoria since August 12. and that was • •
of a Chinaman who died with con • •
sumption, contracted before he went • •
to that city.
Remember Cut Prices prevail on everything in the store.
Anticipate your wants and save money
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