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1. V J I. 1 e 1 til THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1902. T IS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF To wear a shoe that ft I fits, that has correct I shape and that I pleases the eye as I well as the pocket book. Don't waste money in buying shoeB be cause they are cheap, tor in the end they will be most expensive. Ow Shoes are ihe Best Made. Dindinger, Wilson & Co. L. GltEENWALD, Repairer. Phone, Black 01. HOTEL ARRIVALS. The Pendleton. "William Maher, Portland. C. M. Smith, Portland. Hlg Delia Childers, La Grande. Henry Dechent, San Francisco. C. Ottershagen, Portland. R. S. Robinson, Tacoma. P. H. Johnson, Seattle. A. Li. Galbraith, Janesvllle, Wis. J. R. Romig, Sanger. A. Stewart, "Warren. J. '. Melcher, Htnruu.'k T. L. Blackman, Spokane. Bob Willner, Spokane. E. F. Reid, Hood River. E. B. Crosfleld, Portland. G. S. Youngman, Portland. E. B. Coman, Portland. Miss L. Neace, "Waitsburg. Mrs. S .Neace, Waitsburg. A. V. McCotter, New York. George Spangenburg, Denver. W. Marks, Colfax. Mrs. Marks, Colfax. Maximo Gazales, New Mexico. R. W. Brown, city. The Golden Rule. C. I.. Ireland, Sherman county. D. H. Coffln, Walla Walla. S. F. Longhborough, San Francisco. C. Cunningham, Portland. A. B. McEwen, Athena. A. J. Hall, Spokane. H. McArthur and wife, Portland. Mrs. J. R. Wicks, Colfax. I Miss M. Yasberg, Athena. C. D. Wise, Everett. E. W. Helm, Portland. George Cline, Crook county. "William Folsom, Pilot Rock. T. J .Berg, Walla Walla. H. D. Merideth, McKay creek. W. R. Bitney. Arthur Hammer, Echo. R, E. Thorn, Umatilla. J. W. Quinn, Wallace. J. O. Jones, Portland. T. J .Kirk, Athena. Miss Davis, Portland, Mrs. Berry, Portland. Wall paper, wall paper! Where? At Sharp's big wall paper store, opera house block, Court street. For a First-Class article in Stationery, Blank-books, Office and Typewrite Supplies Go to , TALLMAN & CO. THE LEADING DRUGGISTS. COPYRIGHT y THE HORSEMAN-CORLEY CASE. Judge Ellis Decides that Alleged Con tract Between Parties to be Void. Wednesday afternoon, Judge Ellis filed his finding in the caso of J. A. Horseman and Eugene Corloy vs. Charles H. Horseman, a suit being brought in 1S99 by plaintiffs to force defendants to accept $22G0 and deliver to plaintiffs their promissory note and mortgage on cattle and real property which had been given defendant for security for the $2250 borrowed money. The judge's findings were to the effect that the contract between plaintiffs and defendant was void and that there was no ground for suit. He therefore dismissed the suit and taxed the costs up to the plaintiffs. This action was brought in 1899 to force Charles II. Horseman to accept the money for the above promissory note a now months after it was exe cuted, it not being duo until two years after date of execution. Plaintiffs al leged that they had tendered defend ant the money with all Interest but he refused to accept it, and had i threatened to foreclose the mortgage, so they prayed the court to enjoin him from doing this and force him to deliver over the note and cancel the mortgage according to the contract, which was to the effect that said plaintiffss could pay the note at any time before it came due. Walker vs. Warehouse Company. The suit brought by J. M. Walker against tho Western Warehouse Com pany tu recover $1580.17 for wheat stored in I ho Athena Flouring Mill Company's warehouse and $319 dam ages is on the ground that the defend ants purchased the wheat from the flouring mill company and nlthough it was done in good faith on the part of the defendants, Mr. Walker alleges that they are liable to him for the worth of the wheat. "JOURNALISM AS A CAREER." John E. Lathrop, of Pendleton, Deliv ers an Address at Whitman Col lege. "Journalism as a Career," was the subject of the MondAy morning chap el lecture at Whitman college. The professions and their possibilities are being taken up weekly by different professional men for the benefit of hte students. John E. Lathrop, of Pendleton, was the speaker. In taking up the field of the gath erer of news, the writer stated that the newspaper editorial had gone the way of the political stump speech, and that while 40 years ago the edi torial page of the newspaper was its main excuse for existence, the real force of the modern newspaper lay in its news columns. The news col umns were characterized as the posi tive force, and the thing which gives journalism a place among the great institutions of the world. Mr. Lathrop selected the . three most popular forces in society as the school, the pulpit and the press, and said: "Furthermore, select the most potent of the three, and I firmly be lieve you will be compelled as a so cial philosopher to say it Is this thing we call the press." The newspaper of the present day was characterized as a species of mir ror of the people. The paper said: "Public opinion is the determining element in the make-up of the press. If it contains undue sensationalism it is because the people demand it. If the press Is mendatious it is be cause lying is common among the people. If it be anything except hon est and pure, it is because there is dishonesty and impurity among the people." Many excellent points were brought out in the paper. Mother General in Pendleton. The mother general, of Philadel phia, is in town paying a visit to the Catholic hospital and tchool. She is accompanied by her private secretary. They left today for tho Indian Mis sion school to remain there until the last of tho week, when they go to Washington to visit tho Catholic in stitutions In that state. Sho will re turn here in about three weolcs, when tho plans and specifications of the new hospital to be built in the west end of town will have been complet ed. It has been decided that this hospital will bo much larger than was first planned and that Instead of cost ing $12,000, it will cost between $16,- 000 and $17,000, and will bo fitted with all the latest methods known to scl ence for tho furnishing of an up-to date modern hospital, such as is need ed in Pendleton, and a brick building that will be a credit. PutlYour Best Foot Forward. and walk into the Pendleton Shoe Co'e., parlor, where you will find a stock of Footwear, from which you can get what you want at the lowest prices. Winter styles are being closed out as spring is near. Pendleton Shoe Co. Phone, Reda6 645 Main St. PER80NAL MENTION A. B. McEwen is in town from Athena. H. D. Aforidlth, a farmer from Mc Kay creek, is in town. William Folsom, of Pilot Rock, spent last night in town. T. J. Berg and Delos Collin, promi nent citizens of Walla Walla, were guests at tho Golden Rule Hotel last night. Mrs. Lillle Wilson and two children, of Echo, are visiting Mrs. Wilson's sister, Mrs. Mattie Kearney, in West Pendleton. Rev. John Warren arrived today from Heppner, where ho has been holding special lent services the past three weeks. F. L. Satterlee left last night for Port Townsend to take charge of tho paper recently purchased by him and Will Satterlee and others. Guy W. Wade has returned from St. Paul, Minn., where he has been at tending tho stock experimental de partment of the state agricultural col lege the past three months. Dr. Smith informs the East Oregon Ian that W. H. Nebergall, who had tho misfortune to get his leg broken re cently in a runaway and, who, it was thought for a while would lose tho limb, is getting along better than ex pected and that the leg will be saved. Robert Willner, of Spokane, Is in town on his way to visit n sister liv ing near Ritter. Mr. Willner is a baseball player, hnving pitched for the Spokane and Tacoma teams last year in the Northwest Leagua. and the lo ci! association is u. rui cffoit to secure him for the Pendleton team this season. He is said to be hard to beat in the box. Ed Lieuallen, of Weston, was in Pendleton Wednesday evening and took the night train for the west, on his way to San Francisco, where he may locate permanently. He has been engaged in the meat market business in his home town and expects to con tinue in that line of work. Will Knox, formerly of Weston, in Hessel's sa loon, is located in San Francisco, and wrote to Mr. Lieuallen to come on as business was good. Frank Steunenberg, of Caldwell, Idaho, ex-governor of the state, was a visitor in Pendleton today, on his return from a trip to Spokane. He was a guest at the Hotel St. George last night, and spent the day visiting with friends, notably Sim Badley, J. J. Zehner and James C. Gwinn, being the guest of honor for dinner at the last named home. Mr. Steunenberg says he has retired from newspaper work and politics and is now engaged in the sheep business, occasionally taking a flyer in a mining deal. He thinks well of the Thunder Mountain country, in Idaho county, central Idaho. Mr. Steunenberg left on the Chicago-Portland special at 5:25 this afternoon for his home. REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE. Meets in Pendleton and Sets Dates of Primaries on March 7 and County Convention March 12. The republican county central com mittee, which met in tho court house Wednesday afternoon, set March 7 for holding the primaries and the 12th for the republican county convention. Dr. F. W. Vincent presided and L. G. Frazier acted as secretary. Dele gates from all the precincts were pres ent in person or by proxy, except from three precincts, Union, Mountain and Ruddock. The committee appointed on order of buslnes sand credentials consisted of C. A. Barrett, of Athena; N. W .Mumford, and J. S. Gurdane, of Pendleton. After they made their re port the roll was called. The basis on which delegates should bo apportioned to the different precincts was discussed at length, and it was finally decided to use the num ber of votes cast from each precinct in 1900 for Congressman Moody as n basis on which to apportion the del egates, allowing one to ovory 30 votes cast for him that year. Then the subject of primaries was discussed and It was tho unanimous decision to hold tho primaries early. When tho vote was taken it resulted 19 in favor of holding them on March. 7, and 6 votes cast for the date to be a week later. Tho date selected will como on Friday, and tho county con vention will follow on tho following Wednesday. The convention will con tain 110 delegates, which will be di vided among tho different precincts as follows: Adams 4, Alba 2, South Athena 2, North Athena 4, Bingham Springs 2, Cottonwood 3, Echo 3, En campment 3 .Fulton 4, Gllliland 2, Hoguo 2, Helix 3, Juniper 2, McKay 4, South Milton, 5, North Milton 4, Mountain 3, Pendleton 4, North Pen dleton 7, South Pendleton 4. East Pen dleton G, Pilot Rock C, Prospect 1. Ruddock 2, Reservation 4, Union 2, Umatilla 2, Uklah 3, Valley 2. Van. syclo 2, yinson 2, Weston 3, East Weston 3 willow Springs, 2 Yoakum 2. Union County Republicans. La Grande, Feb. 27, Tho republi can county central committeo met horo yesterday and set March 22 as tho date for holding tho republican primaries and March 29 for the re publican county convention. La Grande was chosen as tho pluce for ran, who two years ago was doteated for district attorney by Sam White, was elected chairman. MISSOULA PIONEERS. Big Lodge Organized Edgar's His tory as n Montanan. A dispatch from Missoula says: Henry F. Edgar, Lodge, No. 43, Pio neers of the Pacific, was reorganized In this city Inst evening and started out on its Journey over tho benevo lent and fraternal sea under circum stances that were most auspicious. Thirty now members wore admitted at the first meeting and the total close to 75. In keeping with tho cus tom of the order, followed since the inception, the naming lodges after the oldest pioneer who is a mombor of tho order, it was proposed and unanimously carried that Missoula encampment bo christened "Tho Henry F. Edgar No. 34." Mr. Edgar, ns all old-timers know, Is a famous pioneer, having come to Montana In 18!y, ana nns tne nonor of being the one who panned out the first gold in Alder gulch, a discovery that contributed to the world up wards of $100,000,000 and laid the foundation upon which the treasure state now exists. The old gentleman was too much overcome by the honor thrust upon him to respond. Preced ing the selection of a name for the encampment, tho following officers were elected for tho 'ensuing term: P. C. judge, F. C. Webster; Com., Andrew Logan; captain, E. "P. JDun gan; chaplain, Dr. George H. Putney; scribe, Mrs. Avis Burnicote; treasur er, George Pringle; N. S., Mary Man saulf; S. S., Ella J. French; A. G., E. C. Walling; messenger, Amelia Loffness; Sen., James Broulette; picket, Charles M. Hill; medical ex aminers, Drs. Putney and Trembly. The meeting for the installment of officers will be held Tuesday, Febru ary 25, after which a social given by the members to a few invited guests will be hold. Baldwin Works Anniversary. Phllidalphia, Feb. 27. The Bald win locomotive works, the largest establishment of its kind in the world, today celebrated the seven tieth aniversary of its foundation by the late Matthias W. Baldwin. One of the features of the anniversary was tho completion of the twenty thous andth finished engine turned out by the works. The locomotive is of the most modern high speed passenger type and was built for the Plant sys tem. The Prince's Costume. Every mother is desirous of her boy looking his best. Our celebrated Prince Henry line of bqys' clothing is at the big store. Fine suits for fine boys just received from the fashion center of the world. The Boston Store. Degree of M. A. Discussed. Chicago, Feb. 27. The association of Americnn Universities, at the con cluding session of its annual conven tion here today, considered the gen eral subject of the degree of tho Mas ter of Arts, and discussed tne ques tion ns to whether the granting of this degrqo should be encouraged or discouraged, the conditions upon which it should be given, and the standard of accomplishment it should mark. The discussions were partici pated in by many leading jJucutors. It is always easier to stand off and criticise than to rush in and help. Buy your next suit at the Boston Store. Light or Heavy Sole LADIES' SHOES.. Splendid Quality Dongola Kid Uppers and made by a firm who have a world wide reputation for making Shoes that Wear ...THEY ARE... $2.50 PER PAIR Patent Leather Polish Peoples Warehouse REMEDY FOR CONSUMPTION. King Edward of England is .Encour aging the Experts. London, Fob. 27. Since King Ed ward has taken such a marked inter est in the medical battlo against con sumption", experts aro devoting them selves with increased energy to find ing a remedy for the dread disease. Attention this week has been center ed on a discovery which, If circum stantial reports may be credited, promises to have important results. Tho discoverer is Dr. , Robert Ma guire, a physician at the, Brompton hospital, and ono of the best author ities on tubercolosls. It occurred to him that, as certain anticeptlcs pro duced remarkably good results, even with limited use, because doses had to be so mild as not to irltate the stomach, if one could be found that could be injected into the blood so as to directly attack the germ of tho disease, great benefit would result. After great research ho chose formla aldehyde, one of a group of very ac tive germicides, notable for the. fact that a solution of ono in one hundred .ind seventy thousand nartB is fatal to the consumption gorm. He has in jected this in varloiiB strengths with" marvelous results, cavities in the lungs healing up, it is reported, in six weeks' time, achieving what may be regarded as thorough cures of cases thought hopeless. A patient is in stanced who was given up as in the last stages of consumption. Tho treatment was tried on him with the result that in two months he was passed by tho medical examiner of an insurance company. The injec tion of the drug is painless and is made at the elbow. While it is too soon yet to say that the treatment can do all that is claimed for it, tho discovery has nevertheless attracted the attention of eminent medical men all over England and on the contlr nent. In Interest of St. Louis Fair. Boston, Mass., Feb. 27. A party of St. Louis business mon, heade'd by ex-Governor David R. Francis, ap peared before the Massachusetts legislature today and explained, plans and purposes of the coming Louisia na Purchase Exposition. This even nig the visitors are to be .tendered a dinner at the Algonquin Club, un der the auspices of the Boston Com mercial club. The commercial club has invited the governors of the six New England states, together with the members of the world's fair com missions of each of these states. ST. JOE 1 - Special Sale... of Ladies' Muslin Underwear, Corset Covers, and Infant's White Dresses, for one week, beginning Saturday, Feb. 22, Ending Friday Night, Fcfc. 28. Our New Spring Goodsare beginning to arrive and we wjll show the largest and most up-to-date stock in Pendleton this season, and you can rest assured our prices will be right, Wait and see them before buying, THE LYONS MERCANTILE CO. ft Up-to-Date, First The larcest stock from which .1 r.. . : : ttj.....i.: uciy uuui pun nun. u I1UUI lUKiliy panuis j. , M. A. T Main and Webb Streets POULTRYandEGGS International Poultry Food makes them. Beef Meal gives them flavor. Clamshells make them solid. Mica grit aids digestion. Try a C F. COLESWORTHY Hay, drain and Feed. Mote People winter i com have Bl 1 llu v. - rm , Hjedloit. c! Buy anu. ' Hint. ..t... "mfsihcllaM'1"' K 1 'in T9 Crockery and Glas CP . , ''" Buy or Sell A house A lot A farm A horse A cow A Piano A dog A wagon OR ANYTHING ELSE Put an add In th' classified columns of Ihe East 0regoaair as there Is nootkir means of securing great an audletce ii your needsii through the cetau of this paper,. Everybody hereabouts reads it. Don't vnu? ... j ""i 1? STORE, ' SURPRISE In liancisome m..-- ( is one of the most agreeable sumrises that delights tne mistress oi a home, cav... , y in such ntw designs ase , are showing in all lines sucfi , as are kept in an f Class Frnitre Store to select and all at prices ft , Jn rnnnection. RADEK. uip.ion. Orego- sample. TO JtWW holding tne convention. O. E. Coch peadletpfi 127 and 129 East Alta Street. ' 4 1 hi1' " 1 III