East Oregonian : E.O., August 22, 1902, Image 6

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1902.
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SUMMER IS HARD ON LINEN
And it's hard on us, too, for that
matter. What with dust stains,
perspiration, etc., laundering has
its trials. We do the work, though
and do it to perfection. . Send
us your shirts, collars and cuffs
and we 11 do them up in a most su
penor manner, l ou II lind our
charges right, also. Give you first
class vwork and satisfactory service
at lowest rates.
THE DOMESTIC LAUNDRY
J. F. Robinson, Prop. Pendleton.
I have bargained with, a
competent Timber Cruiser
to locate
Valuable
Timber
Claims
RIGHTS
MR. MOODY EXPLAINS UMA
TILLA LAND QUESTION
On the line o. a railroad
now nnder construction
This means a big chance
for first-comers. See
N.Berkeley
Have some good farms for
sale.
LIMBER
Gray's Harbor Com. Co.
Opp. W: & C. R. Depot
When getting figures from
others on that lumber bill of
yours, don't forget to come
and see us. We carry a large
stock of all kinds of
Building Material
including shingles, door, win
dows, moulding, screen doors
and windows in fact, every
thing that is found in a first
class lumber yard.
Laatz Bros.
FOR
Wood,
Coal and
Building
Material
Delivered Promptly.
We are in the transfering and
trucking business and are pre
pared to move light or heavy articles.
OFFICE MAIN ST., Near Depot,
Telephone Main 61,
PENDLETON - UKIAH
STAGE LINE
BTURDI VANT BROS., Propa.
BOfe Imvm Pendleton daily, except Sundays,
t7a. m,,for Vkltb nd Inteimediato point.
Katee: To Pilot Hock, 76c; Pilot Bock end re.
tarn, $1.25; To Nye. 11.23. Nye and return, 12;
ToRldie, II 76; to Ridge and return, K.eoj To
lb, ta.as: to Alb aad return, f l.oo; To UkUb
8.60; to Dklab aud return, fl.OO.
Office in Qoden Rule Hotel, Pendleton
Says That Bona Fide Settlers Are
Protected and That "Squatters"
Cannot Use the Law as a Cloak for
Fraud.
The Dalles, Or., Aug. 19, 1902.
Editor East Oregonlnn,
Pendleton Oregon.
My Dear Sir: In your issue of
August 16th thero appears an article,
headed "Indian Lands Opened,"
which reads as follows:
"The 15th was the date for placing
on the market the 90,000 acres of un
allotted Umatilla Indian reservation
lands which were placed on the mar
ket under the Moody law.
"A great rush was expected for this
land when the announcement was
made of putting it on the market, but
owing to the provisions of the law
which made It possible for any man
to "squat" on the land and hild it as
a priro right, most of the fertile part
of the land was taken before the date
of the sale. While there- is quite a
little of this land still ready for set
tlers, It is hardly worth the price
asked for it. This will all be taken
for grazing lands."
I was under the impression that
I sent you a copy of the bill and also
the house report. If I did, it must
either have failed to reach you or
else you have forgotten the wording
of that provision which gives a pre
ference right to settlers, otherwise I
cannot account for the statement in
the article quoted which says, "but
owing to the provision of the law
which made it possible for any man
to "squat" on the land and hold it as
a prior right, most of the fertile part
of .the land was taken before the date
of the sale."
I enclose you a copy of the act and
you will observe that a preference
right is given only to a bona fide set
tler upon any of said lands who is
the owner of substantial improve
ments thereon, and who has so set
tied and improved and subdivisions
of said land with the intent of per
manently residing on the same as
a homestead and has satisfactorily
proved in the local land office the
necessary settlement, intent and im
provement, before his preference
right can be enjoyed under the law.
This provision was drawn to pro
tect the settlers who had made sub
stantial improvements with the in
tention of establishing a home
against competitive bidding. The
qualifications, you wUl observe, were
drawn very carefully to guard the
rights of such persons only and not
to extend it to squatlers who might
undertake to gain an undue advan
tage over others under pretense of
settlement.
You will observe by reading the
paragraph in my report upon the
amendment where It explains more
fully, that I said there that the
amendment is to "protect bona fide
settlers, who in good faith have gone
upon these lands with the intent to
secure a homestead and who desire
to purchase the amount of land al
lowed to a single purchaser under
the original act.
Those who have been working por
tions of the land for years and who
have put improvements upon the
land occupied by them, should not be
dispossessed without an opportunity
to first come as a purchaser within
the limits of the law."
With the act and tliS report before
you, I hope you will be able to cor
rect the impression in the article
above referred to, that the proviso in
the Moody law, which was drawn to
protect bona fide settlers who had
made substantial improvements, can
not be used as a check to obstruct
or deprive anyone of an equal oppor
tunlty to purchase the quota allowed
to any one Individual of the romaln
ing portion of the reservation.
Yours truly,
MALCOLM A. MOODY.
SCALP BOUNTY LAW.
Baker and Malheur Counties Give the
Law a Hard Blow.
The county commissioners of Ba
ker county, in ofllcial session, have
decided, beginning tho 1st of Sep
tember, to discontinue the bounty
heretofore paid for coyote scalps and
tho county clerk has been so in
structed. Since the receipt of notice
from the state offlcials that tho state
treasury has no more funds available
for the payment of these bounties
most of tho counties of Eastern Ore
gon have taken the same action as
Baker. The county officials claim
that if the burden of the payment of
these bounties has to be borne alone
by tho -counties thoy cannot afford to
stand the strain. Thero Is very good
proof, too, that coyotes are none the
less plentiful since the payment of
bounties began and the continuance
of this tax seems unnecessary.
In Malheur county a strange con
dition of affairs exists. Tho farms
there are overrun with jack rabbits,
or more strictly speaking, the black
tall mule rabbit, and the farmers pe
titioned the county court of that
county to stop payment of bounty on
coyote scalps because the coyotes are
the natural enemy of jack rabbits
and are more effective in the de
structlon of the latter tha.n oven the
celebrated round-ups. Many farmers
have Buffered serious loss in their
crops from the depredations of these
rabbits this season. Baker City Her
ald.
DESIGN FOR NARROW LOT.
f.ent nnd Cotiinmillouw Dwelllnpr in
Cunt 91,1100 Complete.
Copyright. 1902. by George Hltchlngs, 41
Park row, Times building, Now York.
One of tho most common icquests
that an architect receives is for n de
sign that will provide for a house on
a narrow plot of ground in some sub
urban town or village. In some dls-
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VAN ORSDAIX k ROSS
President Commences His Trip
Through New England Sections.
Boston, Mass., Aug. 22. Presidont
Roosevelt has begun his tour of New
England and the trip promises to be
a notable one in the history of this
section. The hospitality of the city
of Boston has been extended to Pres
idents Cleveland, Harrison, Hayes,
Arthur, Grant and McKinley while
they were in office, but President
Roosevelt is the first chief executive
of the nation to undertake a tour of
all tho New England states. The
president and party will arrive in
Boston tomOrroy afternoon.
The state has chartered a special
car in which will go the adjutant-
general and several members of the
governor's staff. The president will
be hospitably welcomed to the bor
ders of the state. Thousands of peo
pie will be at the new South Term!
nal when the train bearing the presi
dent arrives, and Governor Crane,
Mayor Collins, Senator Lodge and
the Massachusetts congressmen. As
the president will proceed almost di
rectly to Nahant, where he will pass
Sunday with Senator Lodge with a
flying trip to Newport, the formall
ties attending his visit to Boston will
be deferred until his return to this
city Monday, when there will bo a
parade through the principal streets
of the city.
There will be an escort of two
troops of cavalry, Troops A and D
of the First batalllon of cavalry bet
ter known as the National Lancers
and the Roxbury Horse Guards.
Owing to the president's expressed
desire there will be no public re
ception, but the program for the
short visit has been so arranged
that everyone who -wishes to view the
distinguished visitor may have ample
opportunity.
Friends at Pendleton.
Pendleton, Ind., Aug. 22. TTIie
Hlcksltto yearly meeting of Friends
began hero today and will continue
through the coming week. There is
a large attendance of members of the
sect from Ohio, Indiana, . Pennsyl
vania and several other states.
Two. New Cures for Rheumatlcm.
The discovery of two new and ap
parently sure cures for rheumatism
within the week is a matter of tho
widest popular Interest, for there Is
hardly a family without a twinge of
this too familiar demon.
At Lexington, Ky., James Bowman,
a farmer of tho county, was struck by
lightning and severely shocked. Ho
has been a confirmed rheumatic, un
able to walk across his room for many
years, but as soon as ho recovered
from tho lightning stroke ho found
himself as "spry aa a kitten."
William Snlvely, an aged resident
of Shady Grove, Pa was severely
stung by a swarm of bees, with tho
result that, his arms, which had been
useless to him a long tlmo from rheu
matism, wore as flexible as those of
a prize-fighter.
To bo struck by lightning not too
hard or stung by a swarm of bees,
perhaps hornets inlght do as woll
are thus added by authentic testimony
to the already numerous swift and
certain cures for stiff muscles and
aching joints. Only those who have
never had acute rheumatism will
think that this Is a caso.whero tho
remedies are worse than tho disease.
Nothing is worse than rheumatism
except gout, which, as a vltclm said,
Is "another turn of tho screw." Now
York World.
Picnic every Sunday at Kino's
grove, Dancing DoglnB at 2 o'clock.
Music by Klrkman's orchestra.
l'EiisrncTivn view.
trlcts the narrow lot is the rule rntoi.
than the exception, nnd hence It has
arisen that the architect is called upon
to design houses that, while having n
small frontage, will possess nt the same
time tho advantages of an attractive
exterior nnd a commodious Interior.
Such a design Is here presented.
The house has a frontage of twenty
four feet nnd Is arranged to contain on
the first lloor a largo reception hall
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nnMrfi innt. pnti nftnti mnlm nn
mum nuuu ii a nun vuil a UUllk or tho
builder or real PBtnte dealer: Pay 10 nor
u-uui ui uiu louu iH-ico on possession o!
tho house and 1G per cent of the bal
ance every month, this latter to bo im
plied nH (1) Interest at D, or 0 per
cent a year; (2) as taxes and other pub
lic assessments; (3) fire Insurance; Mi
wlint Is left to reduce the principal
Thus a houso and lot costing H00C
would require $400 cash deposit, leav
lng a bnlaiico of $3,000. Rent would bt'
$30 a month.
WILD OATS.
An IncrcnitlnK Knlnnnce Where
Sprint? Whonl In tlie IHnln Crop,
In many sections of tho northwest
where spring whent 1b tho main crop
wild oats arc becoming a nuisance.
They spring up rapidly during the
early months and tend to Binother out
the young wheat plants. Where winter
wheat can bo grown wild oats will
soon disappear. This Indicates the
proper method of getting rid of them.
Although winter wheat cannot be
grown In the extreme northwest, It Is
possible to get rid of tho oats by plow
ing in the fall, then In the spring har
rowing the land as early as possible,
repenting tho operation every ten dnys
until the latter part of May. The wild
oats will have sprouted, after which
the ground can be plowed and seeded
down to some enrly variety of barley.
The barley will ripen before the oats
have time to ninture seed. Of course
it Is necessary to obtain now and per
fectly clean barley seed every yenr.
Growing corn will aid In getting rid
of the oats, but 'cultivation must bo
carefully done nnd none of the crop al
lowed to seed. Where It is possible to
fallow wheat land the oats can lie got
rid of by plowing directly after the
wheat harvest and, harrowing every
two weeks during tho fall and begin
ning again in tho spring. Wild oatB will
all have sprouted and have been killed
by the llrst of May or Just before the
time to seed spring wheat.
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PinST FLOOn TLAN.
parlor, dining room and kitchen, wltl
butler's pantry, as well as a veranda in
front.
Tho second floor has three bedrooms
and a large bathroom, with a tlie llooi
and the wainscoting about five feet
high. The woodwork of the bathroom
is finished in white and gold. Tho front
chamber has a large bay window and
a child's bedroom in connection with it.
Each bedroom has a largo closet.
There are two large bedrooms and n
storeroom In the attic, making in all ten
rooms and a bath.
The exterior Is covered with white
pine bevel siding, with the exception oi
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SECOND FLOOn PI.AN.
a belt course of shingles below the
second story window. Tho roof Is cov
ered with cedar shingles stained brown.
Tho bolt course Is also stained brown,
nnd the siding Is pnlnted a chroino yel
low, with white trimmings.
Tho foundation Is hullt of hard burnt
brick.
Cost to build complete, $1,1100.
UulIiUiitf With .Siuiill Clip Hal.
Those who contemplate building, hut
who have not enough money to pay the
Western Game.
The game laws of tllo western states
protect all large game at this season of
the year, but the huntsman has an
open Held for duck, goose, Hiitpe, plover
and some other birds, while in n few
states quail, prairie chicken, turkey
and woodcock may be shot until the
middle of March.
In Colorado snipe, curlew, duck
goose, swan and crane can bo hunted
until April 1(5. In Idaho duck, goose
and swan can bo hunted until March 1
In Montana duck, goose and Bwan can
bo hunted until May 1.
In Nebraska snipe, duck, goose, swan
nnd crane can be hunted until April 10
In Nevada quail, prairie chicken
duck, curlew, plover, snipe, woodcock
gocse, swan and crane can be hunted
until March 10. In Oregon duck, gooso
nnd swan can be hunted until March 1
In both the Dakotas duck, goose, swan
and crane can bo hunted until May 1
and In South Dakota plovr and curlew
until May in.
In Texas qunll may bo hunted until
March 10, wild turkey until April 1
other wild fowl not protected. In
Washington plover, rail, duck, goose,
swan, curlew, plover, snipe and rail
can be hunted until May 1. Four
Track News.
Device For Tightening; Fenee.
A correspondent sends to the Ohio
Farmer an Illustration of a. fonco
stretcher which he says Is "a powerful
one too." A is a round rod six or seven
feet long and from one and a half to
two inches In diameter, with a ring or
clevis at V, to which ire fastened two
log chains, D, D, which are attached to
stakes, E, E, driven in the ground. B
tfl a piece of gaspipe large enough to
A l'JUCU BTltETOHKII.
turn freely on rod A, with lower end
resting on a largo washer, O. to keep It
from sottllng into tho ground. ' is a
chain attached by grip or otherwise to
the fence who to bo stretched. II is n
crowbnr put through tho ring on chain
F ami propelled around tho rod A,
which causes the chain to wind nround
the gaspipe, which turns with tho lo
ver, winding tho chain around, capstan
Ifasltlon. Tho amoiiut qf strain is. limit
ed .only by tho strength of materials
and of operator.
ttoolety n h (lie uoctor w It.
When tho doeinr was asked what 1)?
thaugjit of tho reception ho hud nttend-
ed tho previous evening, ho. said:
"It was a carbuncle."
"NVhat do you mean by that?"
"Why, It was a grent gathering and a
swell affair." Now York Times.
Good Thlnu Gonu Wrong,
ltnv. (JnnilmirTiMp. Slick. Olll' Slin-
duv Hnlmnl minorlntmident. Is a tried
aud trustetr employee of yours, is bo
tint?
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