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1 -,4 f: 1 kli! save YOUR And enjoy good health. The season of the year when Fickness is prevalent is at hand. tamp, wet feet mean colds and sickness. Keep your feet dry arid warm encasing them in a pair ot our. specially made wet weather shoes, or wear our high grade rubbers and the question is solved ' :er, Wilson & Co: Good Shoes Cheap. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1902. PERSONAL MENTION. t Joe Lleuallen "Is in town from Wes ton. Mike Urbane Is in town from Barn- hart. W. H .White, of Umatilla, Is In town. Mrs. M. J. Hemphill, of Pilot Rock is In town. J. B. Kitchen, of La Grande, is at the St. George. H. Lippold is at the Golden Rule hotel from Athena. John Schroeder was In town Wed nesday evening from Warren. Mrs. R. Jones ,of Echo, is in town ,H. H, Curtis is in town from Athe na. T. E. Aicsworth. a Walla Walla business man, is at the Golden Rule hotel. Dave Johnson is in La Grande to day on business connected with the land office. William H. James, of the Seven Devils district. Is In town on his way to the Argentine Republic. J. S. Kees, a prominent politician and, business man of Walla Walla, Is lb town transacting business. L. M. Huson was in town yesterday and left in the titernoon for Pilot Rock 'on business. His home Is In Helix. iRbbert Potwlne, of Payette, Idaho, Is visiting his brother and sister, Rev. and MIbs Potwlne, on Johnson street. Mrs. Florence Sears left this morn ing from Portland, where her hus band preceded her. They will make their future home there. I.. B. Reeder, a prominent lawyer of Pendleton, and ex-speaker of the house of representatives, is at the Perkins. Oregon Dally Journal. Henry Crow has gone to Sumpter, where he has been employed by the Golconda Mining Company in the en 'yineerlng department of the mine. Jacob Betz, formerly mayor of Walla Walla, and well known as the brewery king of the Inland Empire, Is in town looking after his business interests. Charles Horaman, of the Potts country, was in town Wednesday. Mr. Horaman says stock are looking Your Doctor's Orders to be effective most be sopli mented by pure drags jlfyour prescription is .filled jby us it contains nothing but the best (in gredients that'yourdoctor "prescribes for you. We never 'substitute. TALLMAN & C 2 THE DRUGGISTS Look Here 120 acres of wheat land, 3 miles from Pendleton, $2500 600 acres, 10 miles from station, plenty of water, $6500 160 acres, 10 miles from Pendleton $1500 160 acres, on the river, 7 miles from Pendleton, 35 acres in alfalfa, good house and barn.. .. $4000 Good house on West Alta street ?lioo Good five-room house, north of river, six blocks from bridge $ goo Two five room cottages on West Webb St., each $ 800 Dutch Henry jFeed Yard Good property in city and conniry too numerous to mention, any location that one may desire. W. F. E ARNH ART, ASSOCIATION BLOCK mam bills Phone Main 1181 well for this time of year, but feeding nas commenced In general. They have had some snow. Judge W. R. Ellis, of Pendleton, for merly congressman from that district, is at the Perkins. Judge Ellis Is In town attending to his daughter, who Is seriously ill with appendicitis. Oregon Dally Journal. Rev. W. R. Martin, connected with the college at College Place. Wash. passed through town Wednesday on his way to Canyon City, on business connected with building up the. en rollment of the college. MARRIED LAST EVENING. Elmer E. Turner and Mies Grace Wilson Made Husband and Wife. At the home of the groom Wednes day evening. Rev. W. E. Potwlne united in marriage Elmer E. Turner and Miss Grace Wilson, both of this city. Mr. Turner is the popular young expressman of this city, where he -has spent most of his life, and the bride Is formerly from Walla Walla, hav ing bean in this city about a year. C, C Sharp gave away the bride in the presence of a number of the young people's friends. Mnny pres ents were sent to the' home of the young people, 'including several arti cles of eatables which were sent In by Mr. Turner's former employer. After the ceremony several hours were spent In a social time. Lunch eon was served and all left the home wishing the young people unbounded happiness and success In life. AN EXCELLENT MINE. Colonel Boyd Returns From the Sumpter District Very Enthusias tic Over the Outlook. Colonel E. D. Boyd returned this morning from a day spent inspecting the famous mining regions of the Sumpter country and especially the Golconda property. The colonel Is very enthusiastic over the future out look of the Sumpter mining district. About the Golconda he said: "The Golconda now has half a mil lion dollars in sight and work Is rapidly being pushed on the property to further develop It. "The South Pole and the rest of the groups along the same range with the Golconda, are all showing up wonder fully. I believe the South Pole has the making of one of the richest mines in the famous Sumpter coun try." THE COE COMMISSION CO. Will Open Its Office in Pendleton in a Few Days. Pendleton will soon have the ad vantage of the Coe Commission Com' pany's independent line direct from the Windy City. The wires were brought Into Pendleton Wednesday and the connections with the local office will be completed today. Then it Is expected that the man who will handle the local office will be here In a few days and open for business. This commission company buys and sells grain, provisions, stocks, bonds, etc., for cash or future delivery, and is one of the largest commission houses operating In the United States. It has offices In every city In the East and West and maintains its own wires and gets reports all the time. Jack Thompson, aged 47, commit ted suicide Tuesday by throwing him- e..ir nndor a Great Northern train 1 near Aberdeen, Wash. I NOTED BREEDi SOME FACTS RELATIVE TO THE RAMBOUILLET SHEEP, History of Their Introduction Their Improvement In Weight and Wool Due to Careful Breeding. More than 500 years ago some sheep were brought from Africa to Spain. These sheep became the pro genitors of the Spanish Merino. By the middle of the 18th century Spain wns the principal ..producer of fine wool. Prance was -one of the princl pal patrons for Spain's surplus wool France, disliking to depend on Span lsh flocks for her fine wool, tried as slduously to breed up her flocks. Royal Experiment Farm. In K83 the Duke of Penthlevre sold his large estate to Louis XVI. The king, wishing to introduce, better stock and better methods, converted his newly acquired property Into an experimental farm a pioneer state experiment station, by the way. Experiments were to be conducted in tree planting, gardening and stock breeding. D'AngovIllier, the director of the royal experimental farm, by enlisting the aid of such inflnencial men as Daubentor and others, who were in terested from patriotic motives In having France able to produce her own fine wool in place of being de pendent on outside sources, secured In the name of the king of France, permission from the king of Spain to Import a number of the celebrated Spanish Merino sheep. From politi cal motives, the Spanish king- further ed the plan by instructions to his subjects to give the tops of their flocks to the king of France. They were selected by a French shepard named Gilbert, whose grandson Is still handling blomled sheep in France. The First Importation. On the loth of June. 1786, 318 ewes nnd -II rams and seven wethers were shipped to France. They arrived at llambouillet as the Royal experiment station was called on. October 12 1786. Donations wore made from this im imrtatlon to various sheepowners throughout France. In 1S00 Gilbert secured a second 1m portation from Spain. At that time the nverage clip of the Spanish Merl nos was seven pounds a fleece. The rams averaged a weight of 131 pounds and the ewes 96 pounds. From that day to the present time the purity of the Royal Flock has been scrupulously maintained. This is the origin of the celebrated Ramboulllet sheep bo well known and so favorably known throughout East ern Oregon. Improved Conditions. By care In feeding, in keeping and breeding they have been bred up to a point where the bucks weigh from 200 to 250 poundb and the ewes from 120 to 150 pounds. The weight of the fleece of the bucks will run as high as 35 or 40 pounds and will probably average from 16 to 20 pounds. It Is not only a heavy fleece, but It Is noted for Its length, strength and elasticity. This breed of sheep makes rapid growth, fattens readily and makes excellent mutton. Oregon's Prize Winners. Oregon possesses some splendid examples of the typical Ramboulllet. In Crook county on Hay creek, some world beating Ramboulllet are found. They-are large o f frame, big boned, well shaped, blocky bodies, broad chested, deep loined, and wooled from the tip of their wrinkled nose to the hoof. One could not find room to put another bit of wool. The time will come when the stock sheep will give way to the finer breeds. Though the Spanish Merino Is hard to beat. yet the Ramboulllet has a well-deserv ed popularity. A recent report of g government expert says: "The Ramboulllet sheep are more vigorous, have less yolk, are less lia ble to disease, less liable to lung af fections, and to constitutional break down in long service, the wool Is longer, stronger and less greasy than ' T most other breeds." J LECTURE ON DELPHI. Second In the University Extension 1 Course. 1 Professor I.ouls K. Anderson, of Whitman College, will give the sec ond lecture in the University Exten sion Course at the Congregational church tomorrow (Friday) evening. The subject will be "Delphi." Pro fessor Anderson In addition to being a thorough scholar having had 20 years of experience as a teacher of Greek language and literature, has traveled In Greece and studied In Athens. The lecture will be both in teresting and educational and do- serves a crowded house. Mrs. Borle will sing a solo. NO COUNCIL MEETING, Sewerage Question Will Have to Rest Until Another Meeting. There was no council meeting last night It was stated that the only momentous question to come before tho council was hardly ready to net ) on this matter. It Is now given out on good author ity that the citizens of Pendleton will have a chance to vote on the question of whether or not the city shall bo bonded for $30,000 to put In a thor ough sewer system nbout the last days of Decemlwr. or Just bcrorc the first of tho yenr. The matter of drawing up tho ordinance nnd order ing the extra election was left In the hands of the city attorney and It Is expected that the matter will be definitely acted upon at the next meeting. SUPPER TICKETS STOLEN. Pour That Were Not Punched Pre sented for Meals at Catholic Fair. Last night four tickets were pre sented to those running the dinner booth at the Sisters' fair In Armory hall which were not punched to mako them passable. The tickets had evi dently been stolen, but the young men "who presented them said they bought them of a man during tho evening. An effort wns made to lo cate the man who sold them, but be was not found. The tickets were honored, nlthough there was no neces sity for U1I3 as it had been announced that no tickets would be taken In un less they had previously been punch ed by the one In charge of the tables. DEED INVOLVES $11,500. Shows How Umatilla County Wheat Land Is Valued. A deed Involving $11,500. was re corded at the courthouse tills morn ing, which was paid for 213 acres of farm lnnd. The deed was made out by John Miller and wife to Mary J. Prather and the purchaser, beside paying $8300 In cash for the land, as sumes a mortgage amounting to $3,' 200; This is one of the largest prices paid per acre for such a large tract of land In Umatilla county for many years, and Is a little above $52.50 an acre. THE ROSS ICE PLANT. Will be Located In the O. R. & N. Yards on Old Site of Kerr-Gifford Warehouse. The Roes ice plant is to be located on tho site of the old Kerr-Gifford warehouse which was burned at tho O. R. & N. depot a few months ago. It wns announced at first that the Kerr-Gifford company would rebuild hut this has been given up and the Ross Ice Company has leased the ground for the plant and will com mence building within the next few weeks. All the details for the plant have alMint been completed and little now remains but to build the house and install the machinery. NEW SUITS FILED. . C. Collier Asks for Damages -At. leged Fraud In Land Deal. The only suit filed at the court house this week was that of Henry E. uoiner vs. diaries H. Hastings. E. T. Wade and Ellen Livermore, which was filed this morning. This is a suit brought to recover the title to lot 11 and one-half of lots and 12. In block A: Switzler's ariril- tion to Pendleton, which plaintiff al leges defrauded him out of the title to the same. The lots are valued at $300 and the plaintiff asks for dam ages in the sum of $100 extra. H R Collier Is plaintiff's attorney. IIMIHHIIIIItl Fine Walking Boots for Ladies Lppers cut from extra fine selected stock. Flexible oak sole-leather soles with neat extension edes, making a stylish sensible street shoe lor Ladies' wear at You will like them fPEOPLES Vi' I'TT - ! WAREHOUSE HELP THE STREETS STREET COMMISSIONER FEE ATTEMPTS TO CLEAN WALKS. Streets Can Not Be Improved Before the Sewer System Is Put Down. Mud, mud, mud' "Arn't the, streets a fright?" "Did you over see tho like?" "Something should be done, at no mnttor what cost to rid the streets of tills mud," are the exclamations heard now on every hand, The matter of a thorough sewer system Is now agitating the people of the city more than the mud on U10 streets. The city council han taken action on the sewer question' nnd It now looks very much asl though a thorough system would be' installed tills year. Tills being Uiei case, it would not be nollev tn tho streets until the sewerage sys-'f tern Is put In. After the sewerage 1 WI Is finished and all the pipes laid the streets may lie paved or macademlz ed so that the work will be lasting I and not have to be torn up by the nigging lor uie sewer pipes wolch . necessarily will have to be laid soon- WW H AT er or later. VdlL 'Every effort is being made by Street Commissioner Foe to keep the cross wnlkB clear of mud bb men are kept busy going from one to another sweeping off the mud, but regardless of this one cannot cross on the walks without getting more or less mud on their shoes. TeamB are on the streets today with scrapers scraping the mud from Main and Court street and this will be hauled away to help the sit uation out as much as possible. Visitor "And what brought this poor man to such a pasB?" Attendant "Ah, sir, he Is the man who got up names far all the new health foods, poor chap!" Chicago Dally News. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Tke Laxative Bromo Qulnio Tablet!. Thii ilsntur j? fry on every box, I ST. JOE STI Special sale this week on all CLOAKS, CAPES and JAC We have too many and must close theonJ Now is the buyers opportunity. We will give a big cut price on Blankets, I forts, and Outing Flanpels. Oor Clothing Sale is Still On I THE LYONS MERCMTI Remember: The largest stock of goodslnthecitrtoiil ALWAYS SOMETHING To be seen in attractive millinery at our pir! trimmers keep constantly in touch with it centers ol the East and the latest ideas arcn disolav. Come in and studv the very neWl As the season advances so tio out t' Jl Mfc 9 B- H Jill I K8 UMMHItM IVIILL.li" THE B0KE OF THE STYLISH Hit I D furniture I II t R I iiU A II LI i AtU Dlimi4 . sell thin, store." V. the truth.1 We stS Btnulated every diy Afternocl ESTA1 1 aare too as J attempt to m, j nre oi and tmiH. ui . desired. Wli on the rlrer. iy nar wat fcoa( City Property, I hire a feu J lota, retidecal uuuaca, I do not ll!t 1 prico It rfiU. E.T. E 'I this august body was that of the sew- lis m -m mw t6seeGW(!t system and it Is stated that i77 JS