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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1902)
iffi.JOWITWllSNlED! WESTON'S GLAD HAND. SATCRDAT DECEMBER K 190: E. S. M'COMAS CHRISTENS A PIONEER SETTLEMENT, THE BEER THAT MADE MILWAUK" FAMOUS. " mCQUlLLEO FOR TABIC USE. All kinds of imported lunches, hot wiener wurst, sauerkraut and pigs feet at KOHLER & GO'S Main Streets near Postofice lovxa Immigrants of Union County, Who Made Their Mark and Went to Writing School "Saw-Buck" Neigh borhood Still so CrUed. E. S McOomas the pioneer Jour nalist of Eastern Orepon. who edited the Mountain Sentinel at Union, hack t the early '70s. and who prospected. TE.ned. traveled and talked all orer the Inland Empire before the oxtean: was succeeded by the more uncertain passenger train, pave a name to a cer tain neighborhood in Grande Ronde vaJlev in 1S65. which dines to f still The "saw -buck" settlement is fcnowi over Union county, yet very few J' its immediate neighbors know :ht jripic of Its name. Mr .McComas taught a wntmc s- hoo! in the country about six miles north of Island City, during the winter season, and tells some interesting stories of that earty settlement. The entire neighborhood came from Iowa to Grande Ronde. and had fol lowed the frontier settlement all their lives. Consequently not many of the men or women could write scarcely a legible hand. They had no occasion to write ex tensively, so were in very poor prac tice wnen Mr. McComas While She Won't Irrigate She En thuses Warmly and Wishes Her Country Well. A hie Irritation meeting was held at Pendleton Saturday night, at which many enthusiastic cttixens from Vina- Ulla and .Morrow counties were pre eat. The Columbia River Valley lrri action Association was- orgaatted Weston i interested in this move ment to the extent that it develops the resource of this county through irrication. but not directly. In this particular locality irrigation is not needed Anything and everything will .crew without it. so rich U the soil, and so generous the encourage ment offered by Jupiter Plavius. Moistu-r is abundant onough for ail purposes sometimes too abundant. :r 11 1 -- Weston Leader I'M ROOM rANDARD GROCERY CO. PURCHASES WAREHOUSE. O'Gara and Barnhart Are Handling a Complete Line of Groceries Bought the Fireproof Warehouse to Enable Them to Handle Holiday Trade. Messrs. O'Gara and D Barnhart. of the Standard Grocery Co.. hae pur- instituted ! chased from C. B. Wade, the fire-proof his writinc school anions them. I stone warehouse a.ijoinin their bus In signing their names they invari-1 street, ably made an "X" which mark wasj This building is 30xl3t feet, and so suggestive to the writing teacher they were compelled to buy this ware that he named the mark the "saw-. house to store their surplus stock of buck." on acount of Its strong resets-' groceries for their rapidly increasing blance to that object, and the entire j business. settlement was called the saw-buck'" This firm ha this store ronm on country, which came it bears to the I Court street packed from floor to Going otxt of BUSINESS All sewing machines in stock to be dis posed of at cost. present day. E. S. McComas bears the distinction of being one of the very first men to . walk from Boise Citv to Umatilla Landing. The trip was made alone. ; was purchased some throucb a country filled with hostile ' v-hicfc they are sellins : Indians, in the year 1S6C. ceiling with the finest line of fancy croeories to be found outside of Port land. The have at present another warehouse stored with goods. which time aso. and a' prict-s lower I than they can be bouih' carload lots. I This firm sold over StXt.tx' oda in Come select early and a bargain Cornell Football Conference. This firm sold over StXi.tK' worth ot Ithaca. X. Y.. Dec 20. The results ( goods during this preceding year, and of today's football conference of the j expect to do $75.(HK this coming year. Cornell Athletic Council are awaited , They handle a full line of the cele with keen Interest by all who are in-' brated Monopole canned goods, etc.. terested in the game. The purpose of ' which are the finest goods ever placed the conference is to discuss plans for; on the market. In fact, the sale of nest season, for the selection of a ! thost goods have been so great that head coach and to decide important ' envious competitors have infringed cbanses to be made in the schedule. 1 on this brand If you want the best insist on hav- LINCOLN REFUSED of the candidates for vice-president en an opposition ticket was ex-Governor l-niie, whom Lincoln had been asl;eu to succeed in ofD.ce Pacific Monthly WOULD NOT COME TO OREGON TERRITORY. Imported llmburger and heese sandwiches at Gratz'a. Swiss Was Unwilling for His Wife to Bear the Hardships of a Trip Across the Plains Oregon Admitted on Lin Coin's Birthday. Abraham Lincoln once ilecllued the position of Governor of Oregon terri tory. This is not generally known, but it is none the less true. After the office had been refused by John Mar shall afterwards chief justice of the unnrpnie court of the United States it was tendered to the great "rail splitter " His reply came characteris tically "No. sir-ee: uncoin reiusen the position, not from any lack of ap preciation of the honor or unwllllnc ness to bear the responsibility. Th- real cause was the unwillins ness of his wife to undergo the hard-. ships of a trip across the plaint and tht rr-vations of life In the far West. In other ways. Lincoln's life touch ed the history of Oregon. His birth occurred in the same year ISO? in i which John Jacob Astor conceived i the plan of fitting out the ship Ton-, gum for trade in the Oregon country. , Exact of vears from Lincoln s birth-, day. Oregon was admitted as -a state. . Again, when Lincoln was lnaugur ated president of the United States , bf was introduced to the people bv Oregon's first senator. Colonel E P Baker And during the campaign one Despain & Clark Wholesale Com mission Merchants Will pay cash for poultry. The Market price always. Bring it in every day and all day. Chickens, Geese, Ducks and Turkeys. Office in E. O. Building Come, Get Oor Quotations Real . 6 x y - vevtf evo wrvwtMr Save Money and Your Eyesight By Vlnp the Ft-rttYtet! Match Ligater G-in'.:ni' Gas Lamp Tht PERFECTED can read ily b llrblfri with a Mtlor e. r mati-i S I It sivw 10 tim the l'jrht ol a cimmon aeroene lamp at ball tlie expense knd car. It ha Xletel-SUTer gen ra'or which Ow not scale Iroin the action ri heat, and clot the up. a bra i1oe We have Matiih Llchilng Lmps from op Write for circular and Triers. STEWART & GRANT LIGHTING CO. WITHEE S 1 1 tCOURT STRKET , The holding of the conference so soon after the close of a season Gen erally considered disastrous by the students of Cornell, has caused an im pression to prevail that drastic meas ures are to be taken to revolutionize the football system at Cornell. It is regarded as significant that Coach Reed Captain Warner and Assistant Coach Morrison were not invited tc the conference. ing the Monopole brand, and buy it at the Standard Grocery Co.'s. where your money will be cheerfully refund ed if you are not satisfied with your purchase To an E O reporter this firm stated ttat they wished to thank their many customers for their kind treatment during and wished al! a merry Xmas and a happy Ney Year .V a ( -- g Aeul ".anteo in ryerj loan m L" & ik R ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ORLAN CLYDE CULL EN COFXSELLOR-AT-UVvV V. S. Supreme Court REGISTERED ATrORNKY C. S. Patent Office U. 8. and FOREIGN PATENTS Trade Marsf and CApTrlgnu T . 't. V W.. tVnHhlnirtu. II. Estate,,, ju rlab to i,r." 1 If SO 1n . . ... round vou rT tea. to-do men in Crfii are the, who 3 estate, tai However sraail tt. real t.. sell on small partSL- i sh. the fonowiJ A house ik r ""Kaa- 1 wd lot l . A pretty cottagi iy w V a ... anQ 'o bta A fltt-nllln, . . A rtwullU. ..... I VacMUoUfroa,.lli A block of 14 i0. ' A hall block. 7 lots a A plat of i lots ... 1 A Dlat nf ? !."" ""! t. V. BOYD, mi Isvemori 4 i!Ti 4 Third St . PORTLAND.Olt All standard bmndi fras and lollLt mantlet hola!e and ri UiL For POULTRY and STOCK UPPLIE8 CALL OS The Queen Hotel Now Open The nev. building, 36 by So, recently erected by Joe. Ell, on Garden street, between Court and Aita, is now oprn to the public. Contains 30 well liehted, and venti lated and newly furnished rooms. Not an inside room in the build ing. Modern inprovernents, elec tric lights and baths. The Hotel is directly back of of tht Queen Chou and Ovster House on Main ! stT'; an the Quueeil Chp "ouse 1 Farmers Custom H VJ bV. UWU AAWkCl Will UC lull ' m connection by Messrs. Coleswortlij CHOP MILL in and lEaiAhSa Fred Walt en, Prcpto Olson & Van Puymbroeck Proprietors Capacity 160 barrehidij Flour exrhanired fnrwti Flour, Mill Feed, Choffwl fni always on nana. am THE CHRISTMAS STORE FOR GROCERIES HND BHKING xuc pictc vYxicic uu nuucvcymiuscicaa, iresn ana gooa. The place where you will find the! eatables that will make your Christmas dinner enjoyable and where you will find prices the very low est in Pendleton. Good Groceries and Baking at low prices are our trade builders. Strictlv Cash andi Our Bill of Fare From Which You Can 3Iake Your Selections: CANNED GOODS. The choicest put up, which Is Jie Monople brand. Peaches, Pears, Apples, Plums, Apricots, Strawberries, Cherries, , Raspberries, String Beans, Pork and Beans, Baked Beans, Tomatoes, Squash, Salmon. Sardines, Red Beans, Apples tor Pies, Mince Meat, Peas, Cove Oysters, Corn, Asparagus. VEGETABLES. Lectuc, Celery, Turnips, Carrots, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes. MUSHES AND BREAKFAST FOODS Five-Minute Breakfast Mush, Force, Malta Vita, Carolina Rice Flak?, Cream of Wheat, H-O, Presto, Ralston Breakfast Food, Shredded Wheat iliscuits, Wheatlne, Scotch Oats, H-O Buckwheat, Breakfast Delight, H-O Mush and others. BOTTLED GOODS. Olives, Lunch Pickles, Mlied Pickles, Sweet Pickles, Sour Pickles, Horse Radish Mustard, Spiced Pickles, Salad Dressing, White Onions, Cross Blackman's Pure Olive Oil, Lee & Perrln's Worcestershire Sauce, Snlders Blue Label Catsup. WAFERS AND CRACKERS. Long Branch Crackers. Graham Waters, Oat Meal Wafers, Perfection Soda Crackers, Fig Bar Crackers, Animal Sweet Crackers, Lady Fingers, Ginger Snaps, Cracknells, PRESERVES. Peas, Peaches, Strawberries, Marmalade, . Citrons, Orangeate, lie Jam, Cherries, , Damson Plums. DRIED FRUITS. Peaches. Apples, Raisins, French Prunes, Pears, KIgs, Apricots, Currants. MEATS. Swift's-Premlum Hams. Swift's Premium Bacon, Deviled Ham, Corned Beef, Dried Beef. FOR LUNCH, Canned Shrimps,, Canned Lobsters, Canned Crabs, Minced Clams, Canned Tongue, Boned Turkey. Country Club House Sausage. FRUITS, Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, Apples, Cranberries. CHEESE. American Swiss, California Cream, Oregon Cream. EXTRAS. Furo Currant Jelly, log Cabin Maple Syrup, Dock Candy Drips. Tea Garden Drip, NUTS. English Walnuts, Almonds, Peanuts. FRESH BAKING. Pies Mince, Apple, Pumpkto, 1 on, Cocoanut. Cakes Jelly Roll cakes, layered banana cakes or any other kisi cake. Our Angel cake is oar lei Our specialty Is to supplr Plrftt socials, dinners, balls and wediiss1 with cakes and pastries. BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS PAR ENTS FREE WITH BAKING POWDER. We ar"e giving away decorated piece of heavy gl"" of prUe Meflw wlth every can ing Powder cheap and trashy, but gift to any one are inese y- :ui table for r, 1 gm, 10 any u". THK STANDARD GROCERY CO. Court and Johnson Streets, Pendleton, Oregon