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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1902)
HMMimiMWimiBBBI Hot NECESSITATES iHot Weather Shoes We Have low Shoes, Canvas Shoes and Tan Shoes Coolest in Hot Weather m s m E Good Shoes Cheap Dindinger, Successors to iMWBsaBsaaaaaaaaccoBDBDDaBLioQiSBQBaBoeBCQQDDaaaaaaaEi MONDAY, JULY 14, 1902. THE JOHNSON MURDER CASE .SAID THAT .CRISTMAN MUR DERED IN COLD BLOOD. H. F. Green Predicts That " Troubles Will Break Out ,and ..More Shooting Occur. Range Again, H. F. Green spent Sunday night in town on his way to the home of Claud Steen, near Milton, to confer with him in regard to getting an at torney in the trial of J. A. Cristman lor murdering William Johnson. In speaking of the affair Mr. Green says the general opinion was that the murder was committed in cold blood. Sad blood had existed between the two men for several years and they Jiad come together a time or two in encounters. One time Cristman hit Johnson over the head with a revol ver and came near killing him. At the time of the killing Johnson was in a billiard room. Cristman start d the row and drew his gun. John Bon told Cristman that he could shoot If he liked as he (Johnson) had no gun. Eye-witnesses tell that Cristman leveled his gun, holding it dn both hands and fired, striking Johnson in the abdomen and the ball passed through the body. Johnson mever spoke after the shot was fired. The Range Question. In speaking of the range question; (which is agitating the stock men of the interior, Mr. Green said he look fid for trouble to break out afresh again soon and more .shooting to take place. The cattle men, who have what they call private rango, juguec dims, Tacjung tnem up in diff. lerent places, telling the sheep men -where they would be permitted to h.erd their sheep. This notice moat Hit ilie sheep men wG'uid like to re gard if it were possible, but this is out of the question at times. The T&nges are overcrowded to some ex tent and sheep eat off their territory much quicker than cattle. When they eat all the grass where the cat- THE PRICE JS NOT CONSIDERED by us in buying drugs; hence we get the best. Careful graduates fill your prescrip tions. We have built up a large patronage because we are exact in filling the doc tor's orders. We never sub stitute. We would be pleased to have your prescriptions. TALLMAN & CO. THE LEADING DRUGGISTS AND STATIONERS 9 Hade Honestly Honest Prloe Each Pair Bears 3 THE PENDLETON Phooe Rl i26 Union FiMt CZaM wtk and test materia! m by C. BERQUIST ,SfcMMtr, Sty with PuiMM SfeM CMipuy, SHBGBHBCBBBBBMEBH a m a u a Q a Weather u o B a a a a a El n n n n El n a ci a -the Wilson & Co. Cleaver Bros. Phone Black 91 a a a a a tie men have said they could run and it gets so tne .sneop cannot live where they are, the herders are com pelled to move them. Many times they cross tho dead line because they are driven to it by tne snortage or range in tue sneop territory. Cases of this kind are where most of the trouble is started and this will be the cause of repeated trouble until some solution Is "brought out to get the matter In diff erent shape from what it is today. MILTON GETS IT. Power Plant for Mellman-Romo Road Will Go There. Milton. July 14. Milton is feellnc jubilant over the prospect of having the principal plant for the production of the power-for running the proposed electric railway from Dayton to Fen- uieion near nero. Tne people were wen pieasea wun me prospect 01 tne ruaa out me latest move OI me com- pany anus 10 meir joy Dy announcing mai me power piani win ue uunt nere , ine pmnt is 10 De locateu on tne waua wana over, near me 01a wesi bridge, about a mile and a half below uib jucuon 01 uiu uurm ana eaum 1U'"D "l woi. auc dug iiua umu Qv,...c muuuo hnt ni,n r.nnn r np rMi, vu"v icci ui u-iuLu o"-xr nveiea pipe win De iaia, me iniane to. 5?. Iocateljust.below the junct,on i. l .I11 l. 11J U ll. of the two streams. m speaiung OI tne OUUOOK lor pow- OT KnHnPPr Wpssp sniri It wn n. 0 , , . cellent. They will put in an up-to- date plant. casseis self-governing water motors win ue lnsiauea oui me aiameier nas noi yei ueen uecia- ea upon. engineer iiesse ana nis comraaes have now tone to Dayton to look at waier sues 10 oe procurea mere, building of J.he nlant uere- Mr- Mell man, one of the promote, ooiu: "We can get all the power we want at present from our Walla Walla river plant, but we may wish to extend our line some time in the future and must make provisions. Pomeroy peo. pie have said they would like to have our company furnish light for their town and we may take up the prop osition. Then we may see our way clear to extend the interurban line to that town or even Lewiston. This part of the country is not always go ing to be sparsely settled. There will come a time and It is not very far distant when the Walla Walla val' ley, the country above Xayton, be tween that town and Pomeroy and a large district of fertile country this side of Lewiston will be as thickly settled as similar countries in the east. "If we don't Becure our power plant sltes-now, when the time comes that the country is thickly settled, why there probably won't be any sites left They would be gobbled up." Cheap Excursion to Salt Lake. On account of the Elks' annual meeting, the O. R. & N. Company has made a rate of $25.50, Pendleton to Salt Lake and return. Tickets will be sold on August 9 and 10, and will be limited to 30 days. Stop overs allowed on return trip. Fruit Jars at Cost We are closing out our line of Ma- so nand Vacuum fruit Jars at cost If you need fruit jars, better come now. The Standard Grocery. Made Shoes and Sold at an the Union LaWI SHOE COMPANY 645 Main St CAUGHT DESERTERS WALL'A WALLA ESCAPES CAPTURED HERE SUNDAY. Sheriff Taylor Got Both Men After a Short, But Exciting Chase After Dymond, Who Is a Tough Charac ter. Sheriff T. D. Taylor made two in teresting captures Sunday just after noon, when ho took into tho fold of the county jail Frank Dymond and Jack Robinson, the two soldiers who broke out of the guard house at Fort Walla Walla about two weeks ago and for whom the government has had rewards out ever since. The two men were captured through the recognition of J. Frank rav of this citv. who knew Dymond - and recocnized him on the streets. Knowlnsr him to be the Walla Walla deserter. Day naturally supposed that Dymond's companion was Rob inson. Gettlnc the former by himself. Day nttemnted to take him to where an officer could be procured, but experi- enced some difficulty in this. Finally he had Dymond cornered in the State saloon when Sheriff Till Tay lor, who had a description of the de serters ,and was on the lookout for them, entered the place in search of Dymond, whom he had heard was there. Taylor at once took charge the ex-sollder, and knowing the tough character of the man, proceed ei to relieve him of his gun, a small ani cneap anair. A Break for Liberty. Taylor then started to the jail, but mst nS thev came, throurrh the door nf tht SAlnnn Hm nrlsnnor torkPrl M00se and made a wild break for lib erty. Taylor drew his revolver and went In pursuit, gaining rapidly. Dymond ducked around the corner of West Court street, Intending to dodge into an alleyway, but Taylor outran him and came up within 1 Iew teet with Ms nlstol nointed , Snua.ro in me miutiie or me tuci-1 ..- ... . . . . i tivp'R h.mr. nvnintnl nnlfpri nvpr lis . -- shoulder and saw that further fight -as useless, so stopped and threw up his hands. The nrisnnor was In a vpi-v rtnflnnt , ,. "". J.r" .. " -------- ,uuuu us Ilu WUB uuing lUKL'n 10 jail, and regaied the sheriff with a fierce taie 0f what he would do to him and nll ntlinr nfflr-nrB if h nniv t tha chance He expressed his determlnatlnti nf making a break for It, but evidently concluded that Taylor' was the best snrinter. and went alone- wtthmit otJ facial res is- ,,m uuier wuu tance. Then Got Robinson. After locking up Dymond, Taylor started out to get Robinson, whom he knew to be in the city, and with the assistance of a farmer lad from near where the deserters had been working since tnelr escape, soon identmed nis man ana put mm witn his fellow escape. Dymond a Tough Character. Dymond Is well known here as a tough character, having served a couple of terms In the county jail for robbery and other offenses, while his compainon has none too savory a reputation. The two men have been working with a farmer by the name of Ander son, on a ranch near Helix, almost ever since their escape. It was not known where they were, and why they should have chosen to come to Pendleton, where Dymond was well known, and could hardly have es caped recognition, Is a mystery. The sheriff was much surprised to find his men walking the streets here In broad daylight, as he had expect ed them to come into town after dark. Dymond Wanted Here. Dymond is wanted in Umatilla I county on a charge of stealing some clothes, but it is not believed the county can hold a prisoner on a mi nor offense, who is wanted by the United States government. Taken to Walla Walla. Sheriff Taylor left this morning for Walla Walla with tho two deserters, and will there turn them over to the army auhorities in the fort and claim tho government reward offered for their capture. It Is learned today that Dymond had developed something" of tho Tra cy in nis system since nis escape from the fort and was making a talk about town yestorday before his .cap ture, that he was well armed and "would like to see any i officer get him. He -would make them think they had .struck another Tracy"; orl words to that effect MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED. Six Happy Hearts Authorized to Beat in Pairs. Tne rouowlng marriage licenses have been issued by County Clerk W. -. vuuiuuurmin: Joseph X. Hugerford and Mrs Augusta Rutledge, both of Umatilla county. Carl A. Johnson and Mari to ICamnh hrttU nt Triii . - r w .i.t. w.i.up wuuvVi IU Clarence Wnl! nnri vrw, vii. r- - ------ nvm Aiur. tin, both of Umatilla county. PERSONAL MENTION. J. R. Sponoglo was day from Athena. In town Sun- Dr. Henry Bradcn, of "Walla. Walla, Is at Hotel St. George, npnriro Fanning and Horry Hill wore In town Sunday from Hollx Rev. W. H. ZoIIor, of Adams, was a cucst of the Golden Rule Sunday night J, M. Heathman and family have gone to Sensid,e to spend a few weeks vacation. Dr. J. O. Plamodon and wife, of Atlinna. 'were registered at -.VV I Pendleton Saturday night. Mrs. Kenneth McRne. who has been receiving treatment at tno Walla Walla hospital, has returned home. The visitors from Milton in Pen dleton Saturday nnd Sunday wore: F. M. Lewis, Robert Elliott, E. Dick son and J. W. Dykes. Miss Mao Rosecrance, of Walla Walla, was the guest of friends in Pendleton Sunday on her way from La Grande to her home. Miss Mae Ferguson, who has been visiting Miss Myrtle Hill, of Helix has returned home. She wns accom panied by Miss mil, who Is visiting here. Those who attended the ball game at Baker City Sunday from Fondle- ton were: Mr. and Mrs. Leon Couen, George Hartman, Jr., Fred W. Lamp kin. James B, Welch, S. L. Wake field, Ernest Younger, Charles Cam eron. Roy Rltner. Al Storey, D. E. Kennedy, and Tom Boylan. The lat ter is in Baker on business. The others went over Saturday and Sun day, Detroit's Trotting Meeting. Detroit, Mich., July 14. Three hundred and twenty-one horses, In- eluding such cracks as The Abbot, The Monk and Jultorio, are entered for the various trotting and pacing stakes and purses that will he given by the Detroit Driving Club at the Blue Ribbon Trotting meeting which opened at the Crosse Pointe track to- ,i mann n,n n.,nA ri,,,it mitnr, r..,o mu uui.uu '"""1 1 ... 1. - n.. i .. IU UB UUC Ul UIC IllUOl, ill XCOOIUI GVer clven bv tho ciub The entries Zl ' ?v flSLS to each c ass average 'over fifteen The chief event of the four days' . ...-t- iueeuiie lb me niBiunu Merchants' and Manufacturers' $10,000 24-class trotters. stake for i Seaside Rates. Pendleton to any point on Long Beach from Ilwaco to Nahcotta, in cmsive or to Clatsop Beach and re- turn. tickoib BVOU unui . aep tember 30. Call at O. R. & N. ticket office for time-tables and descriptive literature. Welch Fined $5. James Welch, arrested Friday ev ening for alleged assault on Mrs. Rounds, was fined $25 In police court Saturday evening. The fine was paid. The small potato never gets to the top of the heap. SOLD 1-3 of them 1st day t-4 the balance 2nd day i-2 of what was left the 3rd day That Don't Leave Many Belter Get a Pair Quick I MEN'S TAN SHOES Worth $5.00, $4.50, $4.00 a pair Only Only L&DIES' TAN SHOES $5.00, $4.00, 13.50, I3.00 Only SI. 95 A Pair ORLAN CLYDE CULLEN n U; 8- Supreme Court REGISTERED ATTORNEY j. o, x-Mieni unioe m FVHEIIN MTriiT Trad Mtrlu and Cnni.t.. TOO 7th t., X. W WhiBitoB. jD C PEOPLES WAREHOUSE! IS THE LAND BOOM A FAKE? PEOPLE WHO KNOW DE CLARE IT TO BE A FROST. Men Who Came From Washington After Timber, Go Home Utterly Disgusted. Are thoso who are rushing to East ern Oregon's tlmbor boltB to locate timber claims Retting bilked? This is a question worth considering. For tho post month a. trreat r 11 nli hft8 ,)e(m mmle from dlfforont partB . . . .... or tno country ror tiraDer and stone claims in tho John Day country and otnor poruonB 01 mis siaie. ur courso the first few dozon men to strike a section .got something that may be worth the money and effort but more wore bilked. A boom 'was Btarted by the railroad companies and "crui sers, tno latter to make some money out of the unfamiliar with the coun try nnu tnoir uoom woruou to per fection until recently whon most of the people got "next" tho proposition and are not bo anxious for tlmbor claims. They did not got wise, how ever, until many of them wore bitten and bitten badly. Rev. M. H. Marvin, of Walla Walla n, nr nrnitQimrc no,i ti,'..t. town th,s morning on their way home after making a thorough investiga tion of the tlmbored country In the Eastern part of the state. They say the timber boom Is a fake. Every man who goes into that country look ing for timber land either gets bit nnd docs not know it or comes out without taking up a claim. It costs $100 to got a "cruisor" to locate a timber claim for a man and then it costs from $400 to $G00 to get title to the tlmbor and It was positively stated by the Mr. Marvin and hiB friends this morning that not one claim out of two dozen waa worth the money asked by tho "cruiser1 to locate It. They say It 1b a miBtake to boom this "timber location Indus try" in Eastern Oregon for there Is little timber loft to be taken nnd what is left Is not worth one-fourth of what It will cost. ST. JOE STORI OUR jOlysaiT IS NOW UNDER WAY i n w rrt r OUR LOSS will be YOUR GAIN We must make room for our big fall stock. . 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