l (Dim9! Talk taniKses i
Of catching cold by having your feet exposed to the ;
damp cold weather. We have just the right thing for
wintry weather for ladies and gents, misses, youths ",
girls.boys and babies. While selecting your Christ- ;
mas present bear in mind that there is nothing more
desirable or appropriate thana pairof slippers, milliners !
We carry the celebrated Alfred Dolgc ;
Romeos and Juticttes. ;
Bindingcr, Wilson k Company j
Good Shoes Cheap
The Only Exclusive Shoe House in Pendleton
FRIDAY, DECEMDEIt 5, 1902.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Charles Oliver, of La Grande, Is In
the city.
Mrs. C. B. Isaacs Is In the city from
McKay Creek.
Victor M. Schick spent lost night In
town from Athena.
II. E. Young, of the Hudson Bay
country, Is in town.
W. O. Hill, of Hoppner, Is a guest
of Hotel St. George.
Mrs. Normal Jones, of Walla Walla,
Is visiting her parents.
Born, today, to Mr. and Mrs. How
ard Lelght, a 10-pound girl.
County Commissioner Horace Wal
ker, of Helix, Is In the city.
J. S. Hosklns, of Freewator, is a
guest at tho Golden Itulo hotel.
Mrs. Charles W. McKean, of Walla
Walla, Is the guest of Mrs. C. J. Fer
guson. Al Roberts, deputy Unite States
marshal, came up from Portland this
morning.
James G. Elllngsworth, of Tanapah,
Nov., Is in town looking over tho
country.
Mrs. It. A. Strahon has returned
from Iowa, where she visited several
months with relatives.
"Jack" Moran, the safe man, is In
town again on his way from La
Grando to Walla Walla.
Mrs. E. P. Cranston is the guest of
hor daughter, Mrs. F. W. Schmidt.
Her home Is in Baker City.
John Holllgus and a brother are in
town looking for a business location.
They are old friends of A. Kunkel.
A. Swanson left Thursday evening
for Leadvllle, Kan., whe.ro he was
called because of the Illness of his
father.
Professor E. B. Conklin is in Hepp
ner, where- ho went to read a paper
before the Morrow county teachers'
institute.
Gus Guion. of Spokane, who has
been in Portland on business, spent
Thursday night In town and attended
the party.
Frank Robinson, S. C. Robinson
and W. T. Shaw, of Lewlston, Idaho,
were guests of the Golden Rule hotel
last night.
Charles Shanks and Miss Amanda
THE CITY FINANCES
QOOD SHOWING FOR
THE PA8T MONTH
Cash Collections of Over $11,000
Treasurer's Balance Shows a Total
of $33,346.53.
Following Is tho report of the city
treasurer for the montn oi Kovcmuer,
1902:
Cash Aeeeurt.
Bal. Oct. 31, 1902 $ 9.224.G7
Reed, from licenses 1,433.50
TIIIIb rpcnlvcd 600.00
iovce 81nklng fund 99.65
nnn fnnrl tuv 1901 322.74
Total
Contra.
Gen. fund warrants paid.,
Bal. Nov. 29, 1902
.$11,680.56
.$ 2.302.85
. 9,377.71
Shanks, both of Umatilla county,
wore united In marriage yesterday at
Walla Walla.
Frank L. Moore spent last night in
town on his way from Walla Walla
east. Ho was a guest at tho party
given by tho young men In LaDow
Music hall last evening .
Miss Edith Merrill, teacher of elocu
tion at Whitman College, will go to
Pendleton today to givo a recital
Mrs. A. W. Kondrlck will accompany
her. Walla Walla Union.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Switzler have re
turned from Portland and Vancouver,
where they have been visiting a sis
ter of Mr. Switzler In Portland,, and
Mrs. Swltzler's parents in Vancouvor.
L. E. Penland left this morning
with Andy McConncll, adjudged in
sane, for Salem, where McConncll
will bo placed In the asylum. Mr. Pen
land will visit relatives at Salem,
Halsoy and Eugeno for several weeks.
W. B. Jenkins, a recent arrival from
the East, nnd n relative of Mrs. C. B.
Wade, is the now librarian for the
Pendleton Commercial Association.
Ho succeeds Roscoo S. Bryson, who
resigned to tako a position with C. B.
Wade.
OUb A. Smith, cashier for the O. R.
& N. Company at Huntington, who
came over to attend the party hero
last night, left this morning for his
home. Mr. Smith says there was 18
inches of snow nt Huntington when
he left there.
W. D. Deaver, one of tho head men
of the Pacific Coast Elovator Compa
ny, Is In town to look after the loss
by Are of the company's warehouso at
Barnhart. Count Vonetllnger, ofJ-
Fortland, will bo hero tomorrow to
adjust tho loss.
Total $11,680.5G
Ills Receivable. ,
Bal. Oct. 31, 1902 $16,041.70
Reed. Gen. fund Co. war
rants 2,810.26
RECORD OF CHARITY.
JARDINERES
This is the time when .plants
are moved from the beds to
the pots. See the beautiful
jardinieres we are showing in
our show window. Step in
and get the prices.
TALLMAN & C2
THE DRUGGISTS
Work of the Salvation Army for the
Month of November.
The Salvation Army In Pendleton
has been actively engaged in the
charitablo work during the month
just past, as will be shown by tho
following report:
No. garments to poor families ..105
No. suits to poor families 10
No. pair shoes to poor families .. 16
No. hats to poor families 8
No. overcoats to poor families . . 2
No. coats to poor families 1
No. beds to poor families 1
Received $4.00 cash from contribu
tions which was expended as follows:
Wood for poor family $1.50
Groceries for poor family 1.50
Expressman .25
Fruits for inmates of county
hospital ' 75
Arrangements are now being mado
to furnish 100 free dinners to the
poor of this city, during the holiday
season.
FOR 8ELLING LIQUOR.
Ben Johnson Arraigned Before the
United 8tates Commissioner.
Ben Johnson was arraigned this
forenoon before United States Com
missioner Halley on tho charge of
selling and giving liquor to Indians.
Johnson is the man arrested by tho
police last Sunday and sentenced to
three days in jail for being drunk
and disorderly. It Is reported that
he had a bottlo of liquor and was
treating an Indian, making him so
drunk that he was arrested and fined
for disorderly conduct. Johnson will
bo given a preliminary hearing at 10
o'clock tomorrow and If found guilty
will be taken to Portland by Marshal
Roberts whero ho will await the ac
tion of tho federal court.
Total $18,851.96
Contra.
Notes paid $ 600.00
Bal. Nov. 29, 1902 18,251.96
Distribution of Cash.
General fund $ 7,127.52
Called warrant fund 106.77
Loveo sinking fund 1,643.42
General sinking fund 500.00
Total $ 9.377.71
Treasurer's Balance.
Cash v
Bills receivable .
Umatilla county
Called warrant fund . . .
Levee sinking fund
General sinking fund . .
Assessment roll, 1893 . .
Assessment roll, 1894 . .
Assessment roll, 1895 . .
Assessment roll, 1896 . . .
Assessment roll, 1897 . .
Assessment roll, 1898 . . .
Assessment roll, 1S99 . .
Assessment roll, 1900 . .
Assessment roll, 1901 . .
.$ 9.377.71
. 18,251.96
. 5,716.86
106.77
. 16,585.12
. 1,000.00
. 1.163.50
52.39
487.31
453.10
667.36
386.43
656.60
101.29
. 1,288.76
Total $33,346.53
"Fines amounting to $561, cemetery
lunds. $65, nnd from thp streets,
$42.60, were collected and should have
Veen In the above repoit, which
would have added $671.60. This was
taken In after tho report was made
out and will be on December's report.
INCREASE IN BUSINESS.
First National Bank Statement Shows
Steady Increase for Period of Three
Years.
As an indication of the business
prosperity of Umatilla county for the
past three years, It Is only necessary
to glance at the financial statements
of the First National Bank, for that
period, which has Just been issued.
At tho close of business September
5, 1900, the deposits nmounted to
$517,153.66, the surplus and undivid
ed profits, $60,497.64; on December
10, 1901, tho deposits amounted to
$569,225.49, the surplus nnd undivid
ed profits, $88,030.43; on November
25, 1902, the deposits amounted to
$671,144.15, tho surplus and undivided
profits, $104,610.98. This increase In
deposits sinco September 5, 1900,
amounts to $153,990.49, and tho re
sources have Increased in that time
from $708,835.64 to $937,908.82.
REAL ESTATE TRAN8FERS.
$2500
$6500
Real Estate Opportunities
"120 acres of wheat land, 3 miles from Pendleton,
600 acres, 10 miles from station, plenty of water.
173 acres, 10 miles from Pendleton, . . . . $1500
Good house on West Alta street Si 100
320 acres on the river, good house and barn, 25
acres alrlafa, balance wheat land S4000
5 room house on West Alta street $ 750
Two five. room cottages on West Webb St., each $ 800
Dutch Henry Feed Yard
Sood property in oity and country too nnmorons to'mention, any
location that one may desire.
W. F. EABNHART,
ft Ano,()UI A TION HLOCK
Three Deeds Recorded, Aggregating
913,500.
Three deeds were recorded with
County Recorder Folsom this fore
noon, which aggregated $13,500. They
wore:
From W. J. Furnish and wife to
James R. Brown, 800 acres of land
lying near Barnhart station, Consld
eration $6000, and ono-thlrd interests
in the 1903 crop, which Is to be deliv
ered at the warehouse.
From W. H. Isaac to W. J. Furnish,
800 acres in township 2, north of
range 31, E. W. M. Consideration
$5600.
From James R. Brown nnd wife to
W. J. Furnish, 160 acres In townshlo
5, north of rango 32. Consideration
$2000.
JOKE ON PO8TMA8TER.
Free Delivery Don't Reach Out in Die
trlcts With No Sidewalks.
Postmaster Lot Livermoro contln
ues to carrv his own mntl hnmn i.
though tho free dolivory system has
been distributing its blessings for n
week.
One of the stringent regulations of
tho system Is tlinf nn mnll will I.a
aenverea by carriers, hnvnnil tha lim.
Its of the sldowalk, and as tho resi
dence or uio postmaster is a block
from the main walk, hn la nut ff ihn
zone of free delivery. Out of respect
for tho postmaster, the carrier who
covers tho district in which he lives
offered to break tho rulo and doliver
bis mall, but his kind nffA,. run a .?a.
cllned. So whilo his neighbors aro
waiting for tho carrier to bring tho
mall to tho parlor door, tho man who
kept the wlrs between Pendintnn nH
Washington at a melting temperature
.-j iim nromlsed
thinks none the less of the rigid ruie
that so decrees.
MAILBOX DEFACED.
Time Card Taken From One of the
New Mall Receivers on the North
Side.
Already some of the cards on the
new mall boxes have been defaced
and torn off. This morning one of the
Sow. on the north of tho river, was
found without the card showing when
mall would be gnthered from the box.
It having been torn off during tho
night by some unprincipled person 01
some small boy whoso propensities
to destroy has been somewhat over
developed. Tills Is a very serious offense. 10
deface any of tho property belong ng
to Uncle Sam Is laying the guilty lia
ble to a very heavy flno as well as to
a sentence on McNeil's Island. Close
watch will be kept on theso boxes and
if anyone is caught defacing any of
the lettering on them or In any way
damaging them, they will bo dealt
with by Uncle Sam without mercy.
If It is a person old enough to know
better they will suffer and If it s
some child tho parents will be liablo
under the rules of tho government for
not bringing their children up to a
better realization of right from
wrong.
STORE CHANGES OWNERS.
S. L. Wakefield & Company Sell Their
Court Btreet Business to L. E.
Therkelsen, Formerly of Portland.
The music store of S. L. Wakefield
& Co., on Court street, yestorday
111 e end Intn the nossesslon of L. E.
Therkelsen, of Portland, the result of
a deal which has been negotiating ior
Koveral days.
Mr. Therkelsen Ib an experienced
music dealer nnd has been engaged in
tho business for the past five years.
Trlnr tn rvinilnc liprn tn tako a tiosl-
tlon with S. L. Wakefield & Co., Mr.
Therkelsen was connected wun
Eller's piano house and nlso Wiley B.
Allen nf Portland, and Is In a nosltlon
to handle his now business Intelli
gently.
Some oxtenslvo improvements will
bo mado in tho store, which will add
rrnntl- in thn nnnpnrnnro. Tim new
proprietor will continue to handlo
pianos, organs and musical supplies
of all kinds and Is In a position to
save money for his patrons.
MALHEUR IN LINE.
County Irrigation Association Organ.
ized and Plans Will Be Presented
to Government.
Ontario, Or., Dec. 6. At a meeting
held nt Ontario yesterday, prelimi
nary steps were taken towards the
formation of a county organization for
tho nromot on of tho Investigation In
Malhuer county and the securing of
tho county of its rightful share of the
government appropriation made for
irrigation work.
A committee consisting of W. R.
King. J, W. McCulloch, W. N. Shil
ling, C. H. Brown and F. W. Metcalf
was appointed to draft a constitution
and by-laws.
Another committee consisting of W.
R. King, J. W. McCulloch and C. W.
Mallett was appointed to outlino a
report as to available reservoir sites
land to bo reclaimed, etc., which re
port Is eventually to bo Bent to ibo
stato organization for incorporation
in tho report to the government.
4 a i A A 1I1 ,fc I 1,111 U K.
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Chrome Kid
Lined
I Shoes for Ladies
$3.2
I adies
Felt Lined Fine
Kid Shoes
Comfortable
Dressy
Warm Slippers f
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PEOPLES ii
WAREHOUSE
OLD SANTA
With The 01
Free Dolls
On Saturday, December 13,
commencing at 9 o'clock, we
will give a handsome 16-inch
doll with a 50c purchase of
crockery or glass ware.
Dolls will be displayed in
wiudow one week before the
sale.
Only one doll to a person.
Japanese Goods
We have displayed an ex.
quisitc line of Japanese China
in opun and covered bon bons,
leal nappies, cups and saucers,
olive dishes, ice bowls, etc., in
prices ranging from 35c up to
$3.50-
We have other Japanese
goods as low as 5 cents.
HavilandChhu,
W,e have Plain l8d ,
stock Hnvil-inrl 1
..iij, r nn .
one piece or a dinc J
With it, we wou!
to sell you 1847
...... .o mill lOfKS, Sf
A Ida
...ou aon 10 see out
uonemian glass and sj
Scotch Ware
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Great Line of LiitU
20C Up-tO .
Don't Forget the Doll Sale Saturday, Dec i
Owl Tea Hous
Cheapest Place in Oregon
ST. JOE ST0RI
Big Cut in Prices Until JANUARY ist, i9
We will positively give a Cash Discount of 25 per j
cent on all cloaks, capes and jackets in our store frca I
our recular everv-dav prices. We do not wall
to carry over a sinule carment. Come and securer
Genuine bargain in these Roods. All newanddesin
ble goods. No old rubbish to offer you.
THE LYONS MERCANTILE I
Remember: The largeat stock of goods In the city toMS
NOBBIEST
CHRISTMAS GOO!
at TALLMAN & COS
JUL"!0?! "". lllayJsSM
care and all the .nobby ideas of the east ate '!t(J
have somethinc to please all. Our line dot "1
ordinary goods but the newest designs of IM J J
k! :.. ...... a I ; .: f nur dispuy 1
a valuable help in deciding what you wan' w 1
your friends with. Early buyers get tirst iu"-
TOYS
TOYS
TO
A regular Wonderland of the bri.Bjes' a'd
Something to make every boy's and girl ne
light at the sight of them.
TALLMAN & CO.
THE LEADING DRUGGISTS
Babbit Metals
Price $1.00 C A 111
pep bar at tha V" w
tor a weok in order to get the ays-
mil 1 1 ij