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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1902)
m IKHHIHIH HHHRKIHiaiHiHRIKIKS M R M n R TIMELY HINTS Articles that make useful Xraat presents. Some- g thing to delight the sweot little babj", the rollicking 5 boy, the merry little girls, the gallant youths," the charming young ladies, loving mamma and papa, g and dear old grandpa and grandma. DRESS SHOES TO FIT ALL FEET. H s H K B Strong, yet styliBli shoes to please all taaten. Dainty r shoeB for dainty feet. ja SLIPPERS SLIPPERS SLIPPERS 3 m a Just stop and think if some mombor of the family g doesn't need a pair of nice, warm, comfortable slip- g pors. THE CELEBRATED ALFRED DOLGE 5 SLIPPERS in red, drab, black and green recognised g the world over as the best appearing, best wearing g and most comfortable slipper made. g We Continue to Sell Good Shoes Cheap. R H s RV Dmdmgez, Wilson & Co., g The Only Exclusive Shoe House in Pendleton, inninniuinnninniuiniiniiiiuuuiiHiu MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1902. CHANGED THE IP STORY OF UNION COUNTY PANHANDLE. Dunham Wright Objected to Being .Annexed to Baker County How a Break In the Survey Was Made Can Throw Rock From Kitchen Door to Baker County. "There ia a story connected with the- survey ot the line that separated the Panhandle from Union County," said a prominent Baker City man, at the Golden Ilule today. "When the- question of dividing Union county came up two years ago, a point on Lyon's Hill, six miles east of Telocasct, was chosen as a start ing point, as a line directly east from thnt point to Snake river crossed the narrowest neck of the Panhandle, and left Union county in a very symmetri cal shape. On a great rocky bluff, overlooking tho Thief valley, Powder river canyon and the "Bedrock" coun try, was built a large monument of brown stone. Prom this point tho sur veying party Intended going directly eastward, to tho Snake river canyon, no matter what difficulties presented themselves. The chain carriers took 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 ravines and boulders, fences, farms aud haystacks. When they reached Medical springs, Dunham Wright strongly objected to being Included In tho annexation. The party locating tho lino was determined to continue duo east, but Mr. Wright offered such an emphatic remonstrance that a change was made in the line. It was run southward one mile, to leave his land In Union county, after which it was continued in tho original direc tion. "It was not tho desiro of tho pro moters of annexation to invito the hostility of such a "scrapper" as Dun ham Wright, so ho was tho cause of that break In the line and now enjoys tho distinction of being in a little Panhandle of his own. He can stand in his kitchen door and throw a rock across tho line into Baker county. It U doubtful if another mau living can claim tho distinction of being the cause of a "Jog" in tho map of Ore gon." IN POLICE COURT. James Fltzpatrick Fined $5 William Gunts Gets Three Days. Two cases came up for hearing in police court this morning. They were James Fltzpatrick and William Guntb, both on tho charge of being drunk and disorderly. Fltzpatrick was fined ?B and Gunth was ordered to Jail for three days In default of tho $5 fine. W. & C R. Wreck. The W. & C. It. train was delayed nlno hours at tho S-mlle post Friday night by a freight car being derailed. Tho train was going at a very good speed when one pair of tho trucks on a loaded freight car went off tho track. The train was stopped before any of the other cars were derailed, however, and tho delay was about tlie only inconvenience the wreck occasioned. A Runaway. Saturday afternoon F. A. Pyle's horse became frightened at the cor ner of Court and Cottonwood street, while standing a minuto, and made a lively run down Cottonwpod, but stopped at Webb without doing any damage. The Better Way. "Never marry a girl for money." "No? "Certainly not. When you find an heiress Just shine up to her father, and then flimflam him In some kind of a stock transaction. It is much safer." -Chicago Post. S2500 S6500 Real Estate Opportunities 120 acres of wheat land, 3 miles from Pendleton, 600 acres, 10 miles from station, plenty of vater. 173 acres, 10 miles from Pendleton $1500 Good house on West Alta street ?noo 320 acres on the river, good house and barn, 25 acres alrlafa, balance wheat land $4000 5 room house on West Alta street $ 750 y Two five-room cottages on West Webb St., each $ 800 $ Dutch Henry Feed Yard Hi Good property in city and connlry too numerous to mention, any location that one may desiro. W. F. EARN II ART, j AnblUUJ ATI O W ULOUK fci a Out Cleaffa&ce Sale 5s on t And includes every every article in our stock. 10 to Jj 20 per cent discount all a.ong thu line. Carpets, Rugs, H Sewing Machines, Draperies, Wall Paper, h Special iot Cfcwstmas Gifts Mirrors. l)ictlirus framifil nnil iinfrnmoil fornnt o, S music stands, book racks, leather rnnrlic h ither rockers' enameled iron and brass bed st;ads. JESSE FAILING SOLD OR 0 LA FONTAINE & GARRISON BUY BOETCHER'S INTERESTS For $20,000 In Cash, E. Boetcher & Son Sell 4500 Sheep, Range, Farms, Cattle, Horses and Appurtenances to Qus La Fontaine and John Gar rison. Gus La Fontaine and John Garrison havo closed the deal with E. Botcher &. Son, whereby they become tho ownors of their entire stock Interests. Tho deal represents tho transfer of $30,000 in cash and includes the lnrgc holdings of range lands In this coun ty, formerly owned by the Bootchers, beside 4500 head of sheep, soveral head of cattlo. the horses and appur tenances to the farms and sheep camps. Tho Iloetcliers have been in tho sheep business in this county for soveral years. During this tlmo they havo accumulated sovernl thousand head of fine blooded sheep, having made It a specialty ot breeding the best range sheep. Messrs. Iji Fon taine and Garrison are no strangers to the people of Pendleton and nre business men of more than ordinary ability, as their success in the past will attest. Thoy expect to disposo of all their other stock except Just what is necessary for handling their holdings nnd go Into tho sheep busi ness exclusively so- far as stock Is concerned. Mr. La Fontalno will re tain his town property nnd restau rant, which ho will continue to run as before, while Mr. Garrison, who Is a thorough stockman, will oversee their outside Interests. PERSONAL MENTION. Pat Dowd, of La Grande, Is In the city. T. .1. Powell, of Umatilla, is in town. L. W. Iteed. of Gibbon. Is at Hotel St. George. W. B. Chamberlain is in tho city from Sumptev. G. W. liadley, the wheat buyer of Athena, is in the city. Frank Hack, one ot nutter Crook's prominent citizens, is in town. Jim Hill, who is a student of Whit man College, was in tho city Sunday. Fred Vincent has returned from Sumpter, where ho spent several weeks. C. W. ltay and G. A. NewKIrk, of Whatcom, Wash., are In town visit ing friends. ( George W. West and wife wero guests of Hotel Pendleton over Sun day, from Spokane. William Fitzgerald ,1s in tho city again from Portland, 'where he and his wlfo now reside. Fred Aldrich and wife, of Walts burg, are In tho city. Mr, Aldrich is looking for a location. H. A. Jackson, a prominent stock man of Dayton, Wash., is registered at tho Golden Itule hotel." James B. Welch and Otis Turner spent Saturday near Echo and suc ceeded in bagging six ducks. Miss Gay Campbell has returned from Helix, where sho spent several days visiting with Miss Myrtio Hill. W. B. Hawley, one of Walla Walla's prominent business men, was in town Sunday meeting friends. Charles Wall, who has been em ployed in the Itnder furniture store, Is conflued at homo with measles. Ex-United States Deputy Marshal Zoeth Houser, of Portland, is in tho city looking after business interests. Ed Sturdevant is in town from Ukiah. Ho says there Is more' snow at Ukiah than he over saw there be fore. Miss Stella Marplo left Saturday evening for Monmouth, Or., whero sho goes to attend tho normal tills winter. Arthur MoAvoy has gono to Star buck, whore he goes to take a posi tion on the road with tho O. It. &. N. company. ThovAdams football team defeated the Umatilla Indians Saturday after noon on tho Adams grounds by a scoro ot 5 to 0. A, McAteo, who has been doing painting and paper hanging in Athe na, nas returned to I'omiieton to spend tho winter. J. F. Vincent and wlfo and three children, aro at tho Golden Itulo hotel from Kansas City. They aro look ing for a homo in tho West. . Calvin Scott and wlfo and W. E. McAllister, of Walla Walla, old friends of Mine Host Kelly, of tho Golden Rule, woro" in tho city Sun day. William Munay and family have re turned to their homo on tho roservu tion after spending several weeks visiting relatives in Pino Valloy, Ba ker county. Principal K. B, Conkiln, of tho Pen dleton high school, returned Saturday evening from Heppner, where ho at tended the meeting 'of the Morrow county teachers' institute. County Clerk W. D. Ohamborlaln Issued a marriage license to William M. Bush, aged 20, nnd Lottie Bell. aged 22, this morning. They aro both residents ot this county. Mrs. A. F. Halferty, ot Denver, Col., Is tho guest of her brother. C. A. Chapman, at his home near this citv. Mrs, Halferty will remain hero a fow weeks nnd then go to Snokahe to Visit n son, after which sho will re turn hero and Invest In property In this county. C. A. Hungnte, one ot Walla Walla county's most extonslvo farmers, was a guest of Hotel Pendleton Sunday night on his return from a trip to I'ortianu. Mr. tuingate says that vory llttlo moro than one-balf of tho summer fallow land has been seeded' ,Wn1!a Walla county this . fall and that there will be more spring gram there than for years. RELEASED BY SHERIFF. W. C. Russell, Accused of Using a Copyright Play Without Permission Arrested at Helix. ... r, 11 n(.roatfi1 111 HcllX niM hrore Sherirt TnyU-r-"M?", v.' wT producing - fnr ,,. leased Dcrausp m n detention of Hiisscn. ' ,, . homi iir .i company traveling over the country producing 'Peck's Bad Hoy" The arrest was made at the Instigation of Will h . St. Aiibern. of Boston, who has the play copyrighted. He claims that IUs soll is using tho play without permis sion. A bench warrant was sworn out for rtusscU's arrest and he was taken before Justice of the Poaco Illcbardson. of Helix, who bound him over and placed him in the custody ot Constable Montgomery with tho order that Russell Do turned over i Iff Taylor. Because tho order did not state that ho was to be held by tho sheriff, Russell's attorneys secured his re lease. Whether this ends the case or ..-l i ..t knnwn. lint the man Is now free and another charge will have to he made against mm nciuru he can lie npprchended again. A Good Production, mi.- nt PoiiiUetnn hnve seen v nnnr'9 "AlnhoiiKo nnd Gaston pic tures many times, out nave nuv. been treated to the production ui u. .,!,, i- i,n onnm nnme until Satur day night. The name of the play drew for the company a large audi ence and all wero kept in an uproar of laughter all through the perform ance. The scenery was as good as i.oc i,oor, nn iiio Htnirn bore this sea son, and tho acting, although a little silly at times, had just enough non sense nhout it to bo enjoyed. Tho singing was above the avcrago nnu to take the play as a whole the audi eiii-e got their money's worth. Looks Winterlsh. Tho )li at annw In f.lll llL'd laV Oil the ground any leiifth of time In Pen dleton greeted the people biinuay in nr ii In i Tlu "lirautlful" licsan to fall again List night and this morning there was about an Inch nn tne grounu and the hills surrounding the town wero covered which made it look very much like winter. By noon moat of the snow was gone, however, as tho ground and atmosphere nro too warm for tho snnw to remain. An Excellent Report, Walla Walla. Dec. 8. The public school report for November, which has Just been given out by Superin tendent Burke, shows a healthy con dition of tho educational institutions. But 37 cases of tardiness wero re ported among tho enrollment of 1512 pupils. In tho high school nine cases of tardiness were reported, with an enrollment ot 14(1. This Is accounted for largely by football, which has taken a strong hold upon the high school students. 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 window one week before tc sale. Only one doll to a person. HavilandChfan We have nh; . . stock Hav.l m 1 - .cc or a dime,. you cnoose. With it, we wtraMk.., to sell you iRj, p J! knives and forks, ,poJ Also ask to ut.' Bohemian glass it&$ Japanese Goods We have displayed an ex quisite line of Japanese China in open and covered bon bons, leaf nappies, cups and saucers, olive dishes, ice bowls; etc., in prices ranging from 35c up to We have other Japanese goods as low as 5 cents. Scotch Ward tu: 1. W x in muKes a vend tltn Yn,o .'. tiful mottled brown tit Scotch sayings etchtid low back-ground. ScuiJ to your Hastcrn friend. Great Line of LauJ 20c up to in. Don't Forget the Doll Sale Saturday, Dec. 1 Owl Tea Hon Cheapest Place in Oregon Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals will bo received, until 3 p. m., Friday, December 12, 1902, at the ofllco ot the undersigned, room 15, Association building, for tho erection and completion of a two story frame residence for William JlcCormmach, according to plans and specifications drawn by C. B. Trout man, architect, room 15, Association building, Pendleton, Ore. C. E. TROUTMAN, Architect. Dead. Tho three-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kennedy, of "West Alta street, died this morning of in flamatlon of tho bowels. Spain Is trying to unearth an an archist plan to kill their hoy king. lfJ,,ll,,HMMfr,H,,I,ifr 'HH Chrome Kid Lined Shoes for Ladies Ladies Felt Lined Fine I Kid Shoes Comfortable Dressy so . Warm Slippers - - -- ' 1 1 ,. , ,, 1 1 PEOPLES WAREHOUSE El Bros Big Cut in Prices Until JANUARY 1st, i? We will positively give a Cash Discount ol 35 pj cent on all cloaks, capes and jackets in our store taj mir reimlar everv-dav prices. We do not mil u - 1 to carrv over a sincle Garment. Come and secure 1 1 j w i J centime bareain in these eoods. All new and desin-1 O v " hie goods. No old rubbish to offer you. THE LYONS 'MERCANTILE! Remember: The largest stock of goods In the city totelectfe CLEARANCE SAl AT BASLER'S BIG BARGAIN MS? Special low .prices on SideboM Chiffoniers, Lady's Dressing Tables. Remnants of Carpets and Vona fully low prices. Great bargains in Steel Ranges and Stoves . ' Basler's Big Bargain Hi A GOOD THINOI AND WE'LL PUSH IT ALONG . .1 rt.ine of The beat and moat convonieu the kind .wo have Been isaeai,.T0 dire 1 ; tr. ft 1U"6 Vrtrfl BUUWtUir U, CUIOUUIU iui . , M . at . .1 nml IU- a railroad time ctuu j are for road time card and car for 0d free distribution. v M. A. RADER THn ciidniTURF MAN i ' 1 1 1 m 1 a 1 1 in in 1 1