BRING IN
THE BABIES
During the year 1901 will give away, ab
solutely free, to every baby born in Uma
tilla county, its first pair of shoes. These
are handsome welt Yici Kid, worth 75c. a
pair. There are no conditions except
that you present the baby. This offer
holds Rood for the entire year. Bring in
the babies
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OUR PLAIN DUTY IN CUBA.
President McKinley ail it was "our
plain duty" to establish tree trap,
with Porto Rico, but when tti tune
catne to do It "our plain duty" wax
not periorme I and UM prciident led
the pack that were responsible for it.
Now that the time has BOOM t. keep
our promise will. Cuba there il an in
clination to even break tnat eacreil oh
ligation in order that the "itreniions
life" may be made more strenuous.
It la our plain dutv to reaped tlie
promise made the Cubans and to niv
them ererythinj: promised bv In
plication and otherwise. We lioiild
aee to it that they bad a chance ti
Korern theuiselrea ami create their own
jnititutiona of liberty and atlf-fyitern
ment. We ihoulil irr:iut them tlie
maximum of'libertv and tlie minimum
of restraint to do lot thenmel v- tad
not in anyway attempt to ileprive them
of any oi tlie blessing's and privilege-.
of free men.
II they should make application to
U aduntteil into the sisterhood of
etates without pressure on our purl,
wen. tliat in an.itlier storv .mil me to
which we could turn an attentive ear.
The truth ia, we ahould do strictly by
Cuba ax we would wiah to be done by
11 we were in her place ami UM in
ours. Any abarp practice will not be
countenanced by the American people
if we mistake not their temper .ind
spirit !
THK BRITISH AND THE BOER.
Upon Hir Frederick Sleigh Kolierls,
brat llaron ltoberta of Kandahar and
Watefrord, I'. C, K. I'., (i. C. ;.. Q,
C. H. L, 0. C. I. K., V. C, l. C
L., LI.. I), field marshal and coui-
ujander in chief, tin- .i.M n n ni titles
of "Karl Koberta of Kandahar and
Pretoria and visiuiint St. Pierre" have
been conferred und Ka.-ttisI by order
of Kim,' Kdwanl VII,, aavs the HOfJI
York World.
The title of Kandahar is given in re
ward lor the valiant march In bf re
lief of that city in I ami. one of the
finest militarv exploits in the lout;
auuala of British warfare in Asia.
The title of Karl of Pretoria is be
fcjwed becauae of hia taking of thai
city in 1900 by a forced march, op
puaed by a lar inferior force of BoaH.
The ViscounUbip ot St. Pierre is ap
parently added for gtsxl measure, and
because It has an arislucratie and
mouth-liUiug aound.
Meanwhile (ieneral llewet, the brave
Poer eommaiKler, has mnlerred ii,n
himaelt, .Napiileon (ash ion. two now
lilies. Having Qixaaaal thi- Orange
fiver, he has become I t.'. C, T. t' I
The Invader of Cape Colony and
Terror of Cap Town with a ml liter?
prestige wliicli. already scarcely in
(eriwr to Lord ItolM-rts' own, la daily
growing brighter.
The oue man ia the creature of
Uhers, with the rueoucrex of a great
nation Wiiie! him, while the ither ia
the creator of himself with the re-
apuroee ot a free mind and strong will
to guide him in bia struggle to prevent
biiueelf and bis countrymen from lie-
eouifnK MubjtM ts of Make Believe. Pre
teua and Fawning.
w.iriu ever Knew. tins vear trie con
gress of tke Tinted Slates will actualh
appropriate inure money for the ail)
pod of this government than was a,
propria teii by oouarwes In ism. Then
we had UM ships on the sea and
maintaining a him kade from lialves
tOB to the Chesapeake; a million of
men in the Held, and were engagixl in
the most tremendous military enter
priaa the history of the ages records
I am aware that the figures show that
111 linn ine appropriations, were a
billion and two hundred millions: and
it should lie borne in mind at that
time the patter currency of this country
was north less than tifty cents on the
dollar. 80 that if tl hligation of
the government had lieen discharged in
gold they would have been a little over
six hundred million dollara."
liie rising tide 01 extravagance m
thi' McKiiilev administration in :.,od
while it laats and does much to es
tablish the reputatjon of the "advance
agent of proserity" hut tiiis ieniing
ot money to make prosperity is a dan
gerous game, which casts a shadow
of ultimate disaster upon the country
that is appalling. The tiRer the
game is played the greater will be the
penalty tiiat will have to be paid in
the end.
Many an individual has resorted to
tlie same tactics and flourished for a
time, to face at last bankruptcy and
diigraivful failure. The government
is only a sum made up of individuals
and subject to the same inscrutable
i -
writes
Salem
his
TAXATION IN 0RIU0N.
John P. Kobertaon, of Salem,
an interesting letter to the
Matesmau. as follows::
Very property the governor in
message sought to empliasue tlie nec
essity of reform 111 our mule of assess
ment and taxation, as the most loapOT
taut aobjeai to come before them. But
words alone tail to lullv portray the
whole tutb. Pacts. plain, un
varnished, otbcial facts, diligently and
honestly studied, only can convey to
the mind tlii extent ul the failure of
present law- to secure "eipiai ami uui
inrur taxation, and exact tustice to
at: taxpayers. In the hope of calling
the attention oi the powers that be
more fully to this subject, 1 have at
much trouble culled irom the oilicial
records the following statistical facta
value. Thus land was aasessed nearly
three time as high as personal prop
erty. IMl Keal estate assessed fls,000,
OflU, .'11! per cent, and personal 1 after
exemption at 136,000,000, or 17 per
cent true value. Ilere land was
assessed nearly twice as high as pet
sonal proierty.
1899: Here the assessed value of
land was fO.I.OOO.iNX), 111 per cent of
the true value of 1.HU0; while personal
proper i, .after exemption was but t ' '
000, (MX), and only 12 ier cent of tlie
true valuation of 1N9. (19 tier cent of
land escapes taxation, and 88 per cent
of personal property :
jwsj: inis vear exmmis me ripe
fruit of the present inefficient sviteni,
1th land assessed at 9H,H(M),(MMJ,
equal to 31 per cent of ftt true value a
tecade he fore ; and personal property
at but 24,0fX).000 and only MS, per
cent of its true value ten vears ago.
Again land is assessed more than two
and a half times as high as personal
property. A ant) B have eacli I0O00
worth of property. A's farm, his
home, is assessed at 81 per cent I IMO.
It's merchandise at llfcj tier cent- o7o.
Sav rate of tax f 30 mill-. A's tax is
i;B'sonly 111.26, llO.fiO less than
A is forced ti) pay :
Thus for four decades the tendency
has lieen, and ia constantly fnteasify
loffi to heap the rapidly increasing
taxation on real estate and oxempt.
personal proiiertv, until now the very
climax of injustice to the holders of
land little homes has been reached
Let us trace its growth, and note the
results.
In the stale of Oregon, in 18t0, land
paid S3 pei cent, of all taxes; per
onal propertv. o, per cent.
1870 1 Land iaid .rh per cent and
personal property II ner cnt.
1880 Land paid III per rent and per
sonal proiiertv :i!l per cent.
tatsi: i.and paid 0.1. and persona
property hut o per cent.
189, 1 Land paid 81, and personal
property but 19 per cent.
1898: I.and paid 7:1 and personal
propertv 2. per cent.
1899: I.and paid 9, and personal
property 31 per cent.
1900: liiid must pay 81 per cent
and personal property only 19 per cent
01 al 1 taxes
Itv the census of 1890 land was 69
per cent ot all our taxable property
Hut this vear It must pay 81 per cent
of all our taxes 22 per cent more
than its just proportion. Personal
property was f ier cent of all our
taxable property, but will pay but 19
per cent of all taxes, 22 per cent less
than its rightful share.
We are thus within 18 per cent of
the single tax on land, with all its
1 1 s.nl vantages, and none of its advan
tages.
In this, Marion county, in 18i land
paid 80 per cent, and in Multnomah
in 189S, 80 per cent of all taxes.
In the latter rotiotv thi assessor
could find, in 189'i. but $2,406,000 of
merchandise, surtly not 16 per cent of
true value. Me could find only l.vj
imo 01 money in the county, while tu
one hank alone in 1900 there was ii'.i
0011 ot apene. Of notes and accounts.
he returned only fl, 071,000, while the
loans of one hank foot up nearly as
much $1,008,0011. He found no shares
of stock, and no telegraph lines. 'Ob.
Justice! Thou bast lied to brutish
(casta, and men have lost their rea
son. Hut this is not all, nor tierhaps
the worst. Sonse classes of realtv not
onlv escape this extra burden thrown
onto land bv the shrinkage of personal
property, but passes that, and a large
share oi their own rightful burden,
over onto the farmers and modest
homes of the comparatively tsoor.
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CLASSIFIED ADS.
Clll'NT HKVKN WOll I is III I'lIK UNk.
urn. line or more, wr week, l 0i rut of If" s'r IIM
One line, in mure, per roonlii, si n"- 1
line.
TIIHRK I.INKH
1 time aoc
times JAe
3 times 80c
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HKLP WANTBI).
I.IKK OI
have snthSBt
Out Ik free si. (
eUlllon Rnvof horne house.
Miller Ai Co , Portland, Ore.
OI KKN VII TiMM
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ATTORNBYS.
CARTKK A RALKY, ATTORN KY8 AT
Law. Ofloe in Bavlngi Bank Mull. Urm
BKAN A J.0WKLL, ATTORNKYS AT
Law. Room 14 Auoclallon Block. I'endlc
too, Oieann
T. (1. HAILKY liAWYKH. OKKICK IN
Judri Bulldlns, Pendleteu, Oreson.
BTILLliAN A PIBR0K, A.TT0RNKYH
at law Rooms In, II, III and 19 Assoelslion
block
THOH.
Law.
KITZUKRAM). ATTOKNKY AT
OfHee In Assnrlstion Block.
Kl RUT NATIONAL HANK OK HKNIH.K
ton. Capital, t70.00U: lUrplui, Hiii.Oini Trans
acts s general hanklnif MMlnaM. Kichsnsi
and telearaphlc trnler sold on Chicago. Nn
rranrlsco, New York and prlnrlnsl points Ir
the Northwest Oralis Orswn on China. Japni
and Kurope Makes eollectlons on ressonahle
terms. UtI Ankenv. prnstdnnt; V. K. Matlock
vice-president; C. B. Wsdc, cashier; H. C
Ouernser. asilstanl cashier,
KIRHT NATIONAL HANK OK ATHKNA.
Offgen, capital, W0.001I: surplus and prollls.
$11,000. Interest on tlm deposits hnsls In
foreign and domestic exchange. Collciilons
promptly attended to Henry C. Adams, pres
dent: T J. Kirk, vlce preslilent; a. I., nsr
nett. cBshler; Mrs. K. L, Bsrnett
cashier.
aaalatsnl
N. HKRKKLKY, ATTORN KY AT LAW.
(Knee III Association Block.
K. J). B0YU,
Court HI.
ATTORN KY AT LAW. Ill
THK KARMKR'H HANK OK WK8TON,
Vt'eitnn, Oregon. IKe a general t.niiu
tiuslness Kn-hsnse Imushl slid sold l ei
leeilnna promptly attended to Affairs In mn'
excellent condition, end so reported ipnii In
Investlaatlon committee of raapoaslbta cltltcii"
OfBrera: It Jameson, president: Hen U
Proabalsl, vice president; ( . M. 1'iercc cashier
J R Klllxorc, asslalani cashier; dlrei-tors
O, A llarunan. M il. Johns. T, I Prh I
draw, J. K. Klllsorc. Rotsjri Jameson, V.
I'roebstel
PoiclletOT
Pfanine
and Lumber Yard
Can sell cheaper than
any firm in the county
btoauso they hoy in lare
'jiiantitics. If you need
liiiolier or any kind or
mill work call and net
their prices.
R. FORSTER, - Proprietor.
Domestic Lauw
VU- T- v..,,:
0
Ii F. Robinson, Proa,
JAM KS A. PMC,
Building.
LAW OKKICK IN ,11'Dll
PHYSICIANS.
IN .MDIi
i. m. ; I to i
DR. W. (I. I'di.K OKKICK
outldlug. Office hours, li la 111
p. ni telephone 77.
r. W. VINCKNT, M. 1). OKKICK RKAI!
of rirtt National Hank. Office hours in to IV
a. to.; 1 to p. m
PRS. SMITH ,V HKNDKRSON. 0PPICK
avei Pendlsion Barings Baak Teltphonell,
restdt-iic,. i,. I, .plume 8.
H. ti. (IARKIKL1). M. 1).. HOMK PATH
1c Phvilclan and Hurgeon. Offiep In Judi !
Muildlng Telenhonu' Office, bla k SO: resl
ueuee nisca 24.
MUSIC AND PIANO TUNINli.
PltOK, ROHKRT IIALLOT, VIOLIN W)
lolsl ami leader of Hie new Opera lloiie
orchestra Teacbcnil vluliii. vlela. cello, bsss
insndnllii, giiliar. plana. SO4' organ, hanann)
counterpoint, arraagcmeal and ofcheitfatlon
Vole Inire (liallan mvllie'll. sPi l af parti
lor comic and grsn.l oners I'lano tunluir and
repairing proinpily done Orchestra isusle
furnished lor tsrties. balls snd all oeesi.in"
Kor eagSKeineiit- appl in c. C, Sharp, Opera
House filock. ate
K. A. V AIKI HAN
InJudd Building.
DBNTISTS.
IlKNTIST. OKKIC
A. L. HKA IIK
Mavlnga Bank
1). 1). H. OKKICK OVKI
Has administered
DR. D, J. M'KAPL, ROOM 17, AB800IA
Hon block Telephone tr.i; residence tele
phone, black 111.
K. A. MANN. DKNTINT. IN ANHOCIA
tlqn Block, over t M loptnn's .iftlce.
0BTK0PATH1C
tn
ton 8ton
PHYSICIANS, IHtH.
DR. LYNN K. HLAKK8I.KK, CHRONIC
and nervous discatei and diseases o( women.
Opp. Hotel, cor. Water and Main St.- pen. lie
ton. Ore
AICHITSCTS AND mill nuns
T. K. HOWARD ARCH 1TKI
perlntendeui, makes completi
I AND BU
and rellabli
plans lor buildings lu the city or country
flMUlll I,. JUUII UllO.llllK
D A. MAY, I'ONTRAI'TOi; AND
builder Kxnnates furiilslieil on all kindaol
inaaonry, eemeui walks, stone walls, etc or
lers can be left al the r.ast Oregon lau oflice
IN POtTMD THK Mii.l.owiNfi DK-
scribed aultnals have been taken up to lilt
i lls Marshal, and w ill he rolil In ten ilar lor
eosis an t eiuansi'
one dark n v colt branded hall. In le F OB
lelt hip. alsint )ear- .,1.1. weight sun (hoi n.l -i
rne gfal mare, defected jaw branitcl li o or
P on b ft iiii,. weight aismt wai pounds
one sorrel marc, white tool, three white leg
white strip In (see. branded H ,m left skeitMer,
atmut t year old, weight about '.sst potMiia
one wlilte scalito liorse. ais, ut -i year-old
weight aismt HXHi iHiiiDds. no brand risible
one seabby buckskin horse, abaal Ipaai old
weight about SOU peaagt, no brand lilt, I.
hated lebruary 1 1. IMl
J U IIKAHIMAN. CUT Marshal
lkvsvTuVewvm- ;Eqal to anv
l Sa1 .V. y. in tho vunmU
... - TTUIItJ,
jTstn.
Vci.op. J:i'i.i.'
rrr'f.;iti(.rT Ji..ri"N
Wesinn i . ... . i Amea staa Agilaartailat,
lly special arrnngenieMl lli 1 lie Ti.Oillnli
en. we an en in.' tr, r 'Tin. (ihano;,
Junn l i'v i. tlie ien,in,,; awrleuHaral
urrUlv of Ilia WeHtell, lout Al laslaalppi
alle) atalas, 'n i lull villi tun Uav
per, kt an axeeedlagly low figure. Tin,
UaANUH ,li PP 1 Alt JO u l , rein.tru.ilil). for tint
raftatJT and Interest utile content, and Is uii
lioubls dp ill,- baataOU moat tiiuctlcal itaper
, I ii :. ii.il.
BANKS AND HROK KRS
THK I'KNDLKTON HAVINOH HANK.
Pendlaton. Oregon Oriauliid March I Ihsi
eaptlal, 160X100. lotaraal allowwl on time de
posits. Kichauge bought and aold on all prin
clpal points Hneeiai attention given to colic,
lions. W. J, Purnlih, president. J N. 'leal.
Tlco-prealdeut . T.J Morris, cashier.
II YOI' W AM TO MI'll
scribe for tiiagailne- m
nswapapors in t he t'nlled
stales or Kurope, renin
by I ,.. i i note, Che -a or
send to the Kast oswio
NUN the net publishers
price of the publication
rou desire, and we will
have It sent to you and assume all risk of Hit
monc being lost in the malls. It will save you
both trouble and rlak. If you are a subscriber
Ui the Kast oskoonuv in tcmitttng ton can
deduct ten per c ut Irom the publishers' price"
Address KAnl 0 11 Kl IONIAN PUB. CO KSOdl
ion Oreeon
Subscribers
to
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Hotel Pendleton
Under New nanagement.
In s i the true value of all the
property in the state was fUS.WOO.OOO
I ie, I, it mi! from this nearlv I millions
or ais.ut I., tier cent- tlie same as in
IX'JO, as not snhject to state taxation
leaves alKiiit "i,000,00o net taxable
pfO party within Hie state Tins was
assessist at f ID, law, lav, or almtit ". per
oanl 01 111 true value. Ol each 100,
f us assessed and 2 i eecaised.
In is;0 Hi,, true value was l-V' .sio.lskl
asseswsl at $:L',t.k)0,000 111 per cent true
value III eleli 1ISJ, fill was asi-esmsl
ami f.'i'.i escaiswl aaaeeauient.
Ill 1S.S0 the true vallle Was f,, .-
XJO;asseaiwil .'O,;i(ki,0tk)-:U iier cent of
true value. ( earh 100, :il was aa
sessMsl ami isi escuail.
in is. si tin- toiai true value was
0,000 not lubject to state uxa
lion, f,.i.inio,isio, oi alxjut 1.1 tier cent
leaving M.',UR),iioo, true value, as
sessai'le. Tiiis was aHsesstsl at H,ii.-
tklO.oisi. only .iJ per cent of true value
i nit of each 1100, f.'fi' was assesse.l ami
fiW escaped assessment.
rip- guvarnor says that ilaaa 1888
every county in the stale has materi
ally ailvamed 1.1 all lines of auoslan
lial wealth." Hut as no ligure.s of true
valuation since 1880 are available, we
an- compelled to use Ihe li(ureH lor
thai year as a basis for comparison.
ISSki: Net aseeaMiiietil. 1 loUil.isjij,
uilv 2M per cent of the true value of
Is.!!. Out of each llOn, I'JS was assesstsl
ami V- era i
18D7: .Net usaes.-meiit i:i..,O0ii,0O0,
.'0 per cent of true value ol each time
gJD whs taxed, fT-l hides.
IaWHi Practically Hie same aa 1HU
IX' hi: I his year the net aaeessment
was only 1 1 'JO iMi.iim, ami hut 83 per
Oani true value. Ill each Hn L'.; pay
taxes, ,, Uislrs I lie
llli- Ill IS, tint.
The following paragraph ia from a
speech made by Senator Cochran of
Miaaouri in the dinted Mutes senate a
few days ago :
"Mr. Chairman: (1m- pemling bill,
oiu) of the general appropriation billa,
forme a art of the budget the moat
extraordinary ever presented to the
ousideration of a parliamentary body,
it repreaenle an expenditure in time
or peace far more than the moat lavish
expenditure which characterised the
aiargaat hour and the greatest war the
nils year our nel aseeseineiil was
OOlj III. .Mel, 000, o0, 000,000 leas than
seven years atfo, and a traction I,.,
than 89 pal cent ui our true valuation
ten years ago' Thus for the last two
years 77 of each hninlre.1 escapes the
assessor, and the other li.'l bears the
ttuaeqoal bllrilai
IL-re we 1,,-e a rapid and almoat uniii
terrupted decline of aaeuaani valuatioJi,
M ooaaarad with true valuation li
ibis decline Mas "aqoal ami uniform,"
on all property l.'ie evil woulil not be
so inlolarabla. Bat obviously it ia not.
from in He la I reisirts let us aee
what class or kind of property most
MMgaesfully evades the aaaeasor :
In Imsi the true value oi real estate
ami personal property are not separate
ly tfiven. We will aaauuie that there
was a lair assessment and that each
was asaeNAHsf at the aame rait, aa the
aggregate of both -about 7 wr cent of
true value.
In IhDO the true value of real estate
subject to state assessment was
OOO.OIX). ami was aaaeaawl at flOM.OOO,-
000 '.V jar cent of true value.
Peraonal property waa 1210,000, 000
true valut, an l anseaetsl at f.V(,UOO,UK)
-i ncr cent true value -j per cent
leas tliau laud.
LSD,': This year real property waa
assoaaed and paid taxes on IIOU.OOU.OOO
an per cent ol true value; peraonal
property taller exemptiouai on but
f2h,0UJJ,U00-uuly 1J per oeut of true
In I- railroads and onuiptneiit'
i tic I ud i u if street railroads, in (irivon.
were valued hy the dinted Stales cell
us ci; "'... These were assessed,
I HDD, at fi,0H,(Sk), onlv H per cent of
their true value ten years axo
The attorneys for the Southern
ruffle, in resisting the bill for the re-
diiction of passenger rates from 4 to 8
cent tier mile, said their road waa
Isindeil for :tn,tksi per mile. It ia
taxis! but little over .;i . not ten per
cent oi true value' Worth :i5,iklo to
levy toll on the iMiople for freight and
larei, hut only one-tenth that sum for
payment ol tales' What a fall here,
in v countrymen' ' Parmer "Jonea, be
nave the treij-lil '
No wonder the governor aavs: 'The
unit to which this stslciuatp nvaaioji
of law can go has been reached." Hot
it has not. If no effectual remedy is)
provided at this eeeeion the inequality
will prohahly he still greater next
year, hor four deeadee this "sv-
tematii' evasion of law" has been
spreading ami intensifying, unit! the
ast five rears it aeeuia to have
reached the verv climax of ine-iualllv
and iniusiice.
s e
As a remedy it ia proponed in hoiiau
hill Mo. OX, whicli passed the house
with only oue diaeeiitlnx vote, to laae
the Uliequal assessment- of these last
live years years when tlna "ayatemalir
evasion oi law" was the moat llaaraiil
ami enact these unjust, and unequal
assessments into law, and make them
the haaia for the demand on the aeveral
counties fi r state taxea!
Ihe counties whose olhcials have
been most euveeasful in evading the
law, and defrauding the state lor the
last live years, are now to he protected
111 that systematic evasion of the
law lor the next live years! The peo
j lie ask relict irom uuequal taxation
i no nouse answers nv laaleinnc on
them lor live yeara to come the verv
injustice of which thev complain! !
nui men.- Alter iwi.i the state
taxes are to lie leviel on each county
not on its proportional amount of aa
aessahle pmiwrty, but on its protsir
tional expenditures lor county pursiaei
lor me laat live years preceding ion...
ii woiini ue juai as reasoiiahlc. as
oiuitable, and as constitutional , to
nan.- it on the number of men with
red hair in each county' ! Can such
a bill i a is the senate? We shall
bat wr thai I aee. It is but the
craziest iiatehwork, a temtsirarv ex
IHsiieut. jHvrhape only designed to
ierK)iualo preaent intolerable condi
tioua for another live year!
Since, according to Mr. ltobef taoii. 1
peraonal proiiertv of certain oruis la I
allowed to MMcjtpe taxation hv the aa-
TB, an, I IIUTi metor p, he in,
.. no. i, (or liwa ahu.-y why would it
not be a good idea Ui put i. bMaaTI nf
iH-rsouai tiruperty on ihe ame looting,!
by exempting all forma of peraonal
property, and raiae the revenues needed
or government liv the taut rin of
i ami vaiuea only, lu this way giving
relief to the fuduttrioua and enter
prismg and using the dronea and doga
mi in" manger. ine II ret .Lop la luea,
option in taxation, allowing each
county to deviae ita own ways and
means of assessment and taxation. th
state a ahare being drawu from a tax
per capita on the population of each
county. If this were done it would 1m
dietoverd that those whose pertoual
property nuw eeoapea taxation, be
cause it is of such form that it van be
hidden Irom the aaeeaeor, would Hud
their profitable oevuiialiou gone, while
pialice would be done the worker and
producer.
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The Best Hotel In Eastern Oregon.
Van Dran Bros.. Props. Successors to J. h. Afloorr
Indian Robes
AND
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Are made hv tlie
The Pendleton Woolen Mills
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Orange Judd Farmer, wk, 1.00 $8.00
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I'cnJleton, Orenon
Soflifira Pacific
RAILWAY.
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Last Orexunian,
retullcton, Orenoa.
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Mai 111.
P.. Hia. 111.
H.l' 11. 111.
Hail).
llrpnt tilth and I Streets. 1 Arrlvi,
Ovetland Kxiress fnriUdH a pi.
Salem, IttswIiiirK, Asli-I
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den, Man I'rai.clM.i, h,
le, Isis Ans-eles, SI
raaoj New oiinaiisami
Hie r ..
Koaeoura raaaaiater, via
vv.ssiiiarii mi Mount
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Welti. Ilii.iisvllle, Na-
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taiiieul.i and Han ! lanolaeo, Net rates f IV tlral
eUjM and III wnnd class, IuciiiiIIiik aleauwr
llalcs and iickeis to Kaslcnt isiliitsand K11-
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Horses IsHtrdisl hi 1 lie laj. eeekorMalkiM
III van I he l.eit ol care.
First Class Livery Rigs
I an Ik obtained mi ihort notice.
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!lX,V,:r,u- Depot Stable.
Farmers Custom Mill
l-red Walters. Protrleter.
Oapaelly. Ifaj barrels a day.
s 1.. 11. aMaaataa lai wtieat.
riour, Mill Se.i 1 tio.asl feel, W.
on hftnl.
Pendleton, Oregon.
For couch covers, furnisliinRs for a "den," cozy corners, etc.
the Pendleton Woolen Mills Indian Kolies are just the tiling.
Write the Mills.
Byers Best Flour...
To make good bread use Byers' Best J?lour. it took lust
premium ui the Chicago World's Fair, over all comiietl
tlon, and gives excellent satisfaction wherever used
rtvatry mck Iimtjafl We have the best Stem,
Rolhul Barley, Seed Rye ami Beardless Barley.
Pendleton Roller Mills
W S. BYKRS. Prop.
Mran. Shorts. t0
HOW DO YOU
ADVERTISE?
The new atore can never be
known unless It advertises.
expect people to know
you have to sell If you
what
don't
Wtaiyoii pay yotirlinod Mtmry
Kor a ticket Kast you naturally
ami very properly want Ui ko
via tint route that will give you
Hie Is'st aceOfllMMdatlOM at the
lowest DOaaible rale. HtNMt
von ihooM ask your ticket airent
io make your ticket reiul via the
GREAT
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ROUTE
Kin
I (IK
liLsurance
Llfa. Acciilent, I'lato Oil
Loans
on City ami OottOt Propf-T'
Real Estate
Imprtmd ami Pnlmprsi OHfj1
btooa RaDobaa aad Wbeit Frn
J. R. DICKSON,
Kast Orafoaku eaiMaa
00 YEAR
EXPE"INCE
isiinaily couducled lotirlst
I'lilliunii tourist ilcun-
otir lajpnlar
eicuraloua in luoucru
iiik cars leave fuuilleiun svviy Wetlncaday
uioruliiK au1 Salurday evuniiiK and run
no., null u, i; 11 Hug,, nitli, mi cliauR-e via tbu
11 K. it S , OruKuu -lein 1.0c, Itiii Uraude
weslurn, IKinver .v Km Orauito, "tlie wnrld'a
anau-al soeuic Hue," anil tlm Uraal llock
Irland Km, tc I'mititi tliiM.t ehlcaao wiU all
inui'iiiua iraiiis Kn.i: also In same detsit tuli
llock lalaud fMirsiitiiillv cotidllcleil luurial cara
lor Uoatun. 1'neao Uiuual klaouiua vara arc
Iroed vcalibuled. liatitcit with ITnlcli K and
are iiu(Ml a un ail weekly lllu.lrateil
iK-rloilloala and inaaaluaa fur Ihe Irae usi ui
tiur iatrun, anil are aceoui.aniad lo dealitia
lli.n by a rejr,iuuiutit0 ol Hie Ureal ilock
!mi"i iiotitc We sImi have a dally first claat
. eenlnu car service to Chicago via the scenic
Hue ami 111,, bust dinina car etvlce in Ihu
uii
I aBHaaLoTMioRb
DieioHS
rosvRioMTa a.
er , ,,,1 amcrltai"" re'
. .n. aaiidlna a .kelrh and dwerir ( ry
otileklr ascertain our "I'"' ,','l.l l ouiuom"
, iv . i.,ii 1. iirebaUty W";1 aul'auel
Oi,iisstrl.llri'..iiW"'
tear : I " m
ur lull luloruialioii, uiana, etc., call uu c.
write ui a h 001'r II,
.. Ueueral Aaaiit.
ur, K. r. WAMSlJty, l unland.ore
Asenl o. It. it N. Co.,
feudlelaiu, Oie
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. a,..- nllllk' -
aent froti OI,lt aaeiicr --.-(. rll"
Patents lakuli l",uX., i til ibo
kiuSai" TijM"
,i,l.li,.i. ,,r ant ,1. ,. mu-t
meiiiii. ai.., snrs
36IBroail). flcn lUI
Ufa ah IIP' I '
Pendleton Ukiah Stage U
Muaton Caraey. r'-
Laava Idlea WiJk
aaoapl Sunday. '".r M 0el K
BidJe. Alba '""I OUm- . lt .ad
.-.noiiislatioua. Keaaouao.e
'Tr'S-Tallnian 0
tore.