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WEDNESDAY, FEBHUAIIY 4, 1903. Cold Weather Keep Your Feet Warm And Ward Off Coughs And Colds We are prepared to cloth the feet properly. Warm arctics, rubbers, felts, German sox and overs. Odd and End Sale Still in Progress and Great Bargains Await Callers. Dindinger, Wilson & Co. Good Shoes Cheap John accidentally pulled the trigger of bis shot gun, when at a distance of nbout 25 feet from his brother. Tho load of shot struck George behind and slightly nbovo the right knee. The ac: cldcnt took place on the farm -on which tho Injured man resides, nnd ho was at once taken homo. Later he was brought into Adams, and Dr, Stone put In charge of tho case. Just the extent or probable sorlousness of the wound could not be learned. Tho shooting was from such a short dis tance away that the wadding from tho gun was embedded In the wound. j Walla Walln, Fob. 1. Owing to the accidental discharge of a loaded shot gun, Georgo Adams, of Athena, Is at tho Walla Walnl hospital suffering from a sovere wound In the left thigh Amputation of tho limb may be neces sary. George Adams Is the son of tho lato I John Adams, of Athena, Or., and a , nephew of Hon. II. C. Adams, who has been at the Walla Walla hospital I for tho past two months receiving both medical and surgical treatment. Tho Injured boy was brought to the Wnlla Walla hospital last nignt ana operated upon by Drs. Bingham, Shaw and Van Patten, of this city, and Dr. Stone, of Athena. SERVICE INCREASED ASSISTANT TELEGRAPHER EXPECTED VERY SOON. Signal Box Service Will Be Finished by Next Saturday Two New Mes sengers Will Be Installed Soon. An assistant for J. K. Krause is expected by him to arrive by any train, though he has not yet the slightest" Intimation who the party will be or from what direction he will come, he has simply been notified that an assistant would report for duty very soon. Upon the arrival of this assistant there will be a continuous service fiom tho uptown telegraph office from 7:30 a. m. until midnight. The assist ant himself will bo on duty from 2 p. xa. until midnight. From the arrival "of this assistant and the increase in tho telegraph service the messenger service will also be continuous during the same hours from 7:30 a m. until midnight. The signal boxes will all be In on Court street today, and the entire service will be completed by Satur day next. About February 15, two new messengers will be installed the business needs them now, but it is necessary to recoivo orders direct ly from the central office in New York before they can be put on duty. Since installed the number of calls for a messenger average 55 j per day. Such is the popularity of( the system and the evident need fori It that tho doubling of the capacity of the service before It has been In f operation a month Is necessary. Patrons of the messenger system should remember that every person who avails himself of tho services of a messengei has the privilege of sign ing a blank receipt which every es ery messenger Is supplied with, and tho patron fills out tho blank wherein is written the amount charged for the service. Tho messengers are authorized to deliver packages from tho stores, medicines from the drug stores, legal documents, and to locate people whose exact whereabouts in the town are not known to the sender. Mr. Krause says many people still labor under the misapprehension that a messenger has authority to carry messages only. SERIOUS ACCIDENT. STOCKS ARE UP. Red Boy and Golconda Mine, In Sump ter District, Make Fair Showing. Baker City, Feb. 4. A correspond ent of tho Democrat, writing from Sumpter under date of February 2, says that an impetus was given to tho mining stock market there Mon day, and leading stocks, already stiff, advanced a notch or two. Bed Boy and Golconda lead the list. A fow days ago, when it became known that all small floating blocks had been gathered In and that com pany prices had been advanced to 60, 85 and 75 thoro was a general rush to cover, but those who had been ad vertising cheap stocks found that they could not deliver the goods. It leak ed out today from a reliable source that Bed Boy had been steadily pay ing C per cent profit on a valuation of 13,000,000. Stock immediately tcok another bull turn, braced by reports brought In this afternoon of the spleu dld showing being made In the Gol conda, where the ore bodies are be ing found in Increasing richness and oxtent. While Out Hunting, John Adams Ac cidentally Shot His Brother George. nonro-o Aiinms fi vnuntr man about 22 years of age, was accidentally shot and perhaps seriously, lasi jjionuay afternoon, by his brother John. Tho boys were out hunting ducks, when PURSES Silver Trimmed Purses Large Purses Small Purses Dainty Purses Belt Purses Hand Purses In fact there is nothing desir able in the line of purses for ladies or gentlemen that we cannot show you in ourexceed ingly largestock. TALLMAN & C2: THE DRUGGISTS Repairing His Building. C. C. Hendricks has begun repairs upon his building at tho corner of Webb and Main streets, made neces sary by the apparent unsafety of the structure. Heavy pillars are being put into the basement through the center of the building, the present partitions on the first floor will be re placed with heavier partitions, heavy enouch to afford substantial support for tho hall floor above. The front will be remodeled, tho present front of tho W. & C. R. railway ticket office to be set back even with the front of tho Mermitage. These repairs and others in tho naturo of alterations are expected to make the building abso lutely secure. Resigns From Staff. Cecil B. Wade, who has been ex change editor of the Pioneer for the past three years, resigned yesterday from the staff. Edward D. Baldwin, who has been athletic editor was ap pointed by the eUltor-m-cnier, Wil liam Kennell, to the vacant place, whlln rtprt Pnlmer. the recently elect ed member of tho staff will fill the athletic place. Walla Walla states man. En Route to Cold Springs. H. T. Connell, of Camas Prairie, one of the heaviest stockralsers in that portion of tho county, was In town yesterday and today, en route to Cold Springs, in which vicinity he has several hundred head of cattle and horses. Mr. Connell owns 250 head of cattle on his Camas farm, and-Is proprietor of a section and a half of land. Buys Depot Livery Stable. Harold Stewart has bought of D. W. Sanford, the latter's livery business building, horses, rigs, and harness commonly known as the Depot Liv ery Stable. Mr. Stewart will continue tho business at tho old stand. Ho did not purchase tho ground upon which tho barn stands, that being occupied under a long lease. Only One Druggist in Helix. F. W. Schmidt has returned from Helix. While there he bought of Geo Hewltt the latter's stock of drugs. Ho then immediately sold the same stock to M. J. Cockerllne, the only druggist in Helix now. Mr. Fell Seriously III. C. E. Fell Is still seriously anlicud with rheumatism. Mr. Fell is 70 years of age, and the affection has greatly reduced him. Contrary to a general impression, ho is not liable to rheu matism of tho heart, none of tho In ternal organs being affected In the least. A FEW BARGAINS 7-room home with bath room, wood shed, cellar, good lawn with shade tree, on Lincoln street, near Muff. A snap for $1300. Tom Swearenger place on West Alta Btreet Two lots, good resi dence, Only I2S00. Good 6-room house on West Alto. Corner lot. A bargain, $1000, 0 acres adjoining the city. Good 6-room house, good stable and other buildings. Only $1860. 320 acres, good house and bam, good orchard, 30 aores in alfalfa, on river, 12 miles from city. Just $4000. 160 acres 6 miles from town, small house, plenty water. A good proposition to take, $1600. BUSINESS CHANCES The Old Dutch Henry Feed Yard, a gcod Investment, $7000. Depot livery stable, only $700. Hoyden's confectionery store on Court street, at invoice price. W. F. EARNHARl, ASSOCIATION JJiOOK PERSONAL MENTION. 1 BLUFF ALMOST WORKED. jaillrilV IT MIUIF "rTI, Operator at HILII I HI il U IVI t W. A. Dial, the mayor of Helix, Is In tho city. Miss Nellie Paul has returned from Wnlla Wnlla. Henry Harrison Is confined to his homo with Illness. J. T. Perron and wife, of Boise, are slaying nt the St. George. A. A. McDanlel leaves today for Focatello on a business trip. T. J. Blair, who has been seriously 111 with the grip, Is improving. Miss Katie Itosenburg went to Walla Walla last evening on a visit. Mrs. Stcckdale, who lives on West Alta street, is very 111 .with pneumo nia. It. Kelley, of Portland, formerly of Pendleton, Is In the city for a few days. James Hackett has returned from bis sheep ranch near Barnhnrt sta tion. Mrs. Dixie McBee goes today to Echo to visit her mother, Mrs. L. C. Rogers. Sister Superior Stanislaus Is ex pected to return today from a trip to Tacoma. L. Armstrong, of Adams, was in the city yesterday and today, returning borne this morning. Deputy Sheriff Davis has returned from Salem, whither he conveyed Ja cob Holland, the insane mnn. Mrs. P. P. Collier has gained so much In the past day or so that she Is now considered as almost out of dan ger. Jacob Hoyum. of Stephens, Minn., is in the city. He expects to prospect in this county for a farm after taking a trip to Lowiston. Mrs. Es3lo Dupuls is very sick has been so for about eight days with a complication of diseases. There are indications of appendicitis. John Chandler has the agency for the state for an Eastern book con cern and has resigned his position with the Farmers' Meat Market. IMrs. E. B. Swineburne, of Hepp nor, has returned from Spokane, and is spending a few days in tho city Usitlug with the family of Judge El lis. Bobert Terney. of Stage Gulch, Is iu town today. Mr. Terney has pret ty much recovered from his recent severe illness from a form of heart trouble. B. F. McElroy, who lives east of the city a few miles, says the present weather is using up the stock of feed fast, but that it is fine for both wheat and grass, Mrs. William Yandle left last night for Port Angeles for a visit with rela tives. She was accompanied by Air, Yandwlo's uncle from Louisiana, who i3 here on a visit. Advices received from St. Anthony hospital, are to the effect that Wil liam Maxwell Is recovering steadily from his injuries received In the vreck two weeks ago. Sheriff Taylor went to Salem yes terday In charge of Ed Osborn, under sentence to the boys" reform school. and Ferry, alias John J. Coyle, whose destination was the penitentiary- Miss Carrie Anderson has returned from an absence of several months in Portland, where she was engaged at her profession. She Is a nurse, a graduate from tho Good Samaritan hospital in Portland. C. E. Clark, O. R. & N. Operator at Coyote Station, Has Narrow Escape From Death. Heppnor, Ore, Fob. 4. C. E. Clark, until recently O. It. & N. operator at Coyote Station, on tho Columbia river ea3t of Heppnor Junction, near ly m'ado a good bluff at sulcldo In a San Francisco saloon tho end of last week. Clark went from Coyoto to Frisco and took to drinking some, so It Is alleged, and finally got a caso of blues. Ho made up his mind to do tho sulcldo act before the crowd and create a sensation. "I've got to die," quoth tnc orsi while operator, as ho raised a genuine Lottie of laudunum to his Hps and tipped her up. The bottlo was cork ed, but tho spectators did not sco It, and gazed horrllled ai wnai moj thought was Clark's dramatic end. TTnfnrtnnritnlv tho glass Stopper was pretty loose, and as tho pretender threw the neck or tnc recepuicie m Us rcouth the cork fell out, lettlug tho contents down his throat In quantity. Forgetting his alleged ueiermniauim tr. nintif shrtfllteil for a doctor nnd started on tho run for the nearest emergency hospital. Tho oxorciso did him all kinds of good, and when ho ar rived a stomach pump did the rest. He Is recovering. ANNUAL MEETING. Hlliyard-Carllte. Charles Hlllyard and Miss Maude Carllle were united In marriage at 0:30 this morning, Rev. Robert War ner officiating, at the home of Mrs. Mrs. Hlllyard will at once go to housekeeping in the eastern part of the city, expecting to mako their per manent abiding place in Pendleton. They are highly respected young peo ple. Mr. Hlllyard Is a Meacham boy, his father. J. It. Hlllyard, having been a Justice of the peace In that vicinity for a number of years. He Is now one of tho most trusted employes In the Beyers mills In this place. Miss Carllle Is from near Weston, tho daughter of J. It. Carllle, the well known farmer. Peculiar Injury to Prof. Conklln. A few days ago Professor D .B. Conklln, while out at the Bugg place. stumbled and fell with his right hand outspread. It came down with prob ably the full weight of his body be hind It, upon the spout of an oil can, said to bo a can of lubricating oil The spout was driven entirely through his hand, so far as to protrude from the back of the hand a couple of Inches. The wound was promptly dressed, and while it is very painful and annoying, it Is said to be doing well. Looking for Location. W. H. Ptck, of Sanford Mich., son- in-law of M. J. Wallace, wno camo from Michigan last fall, Is expected hero In tho snrlnir. If suited with this country and If ho can find a location to suit him, ho will engage in the g',n eral merchandise business. His pref erence Is to locato in some new town. Left Arm Broken. Last evening Nathaniel Kimball, aged 12 years, son of G. F Kimball, an. O. B. & N. engineer, had his left wrist dislocated and broken. The vnnncHtnr wan rcnRtlnr down hill nnd run Into i nst It was tho wrist that "give." Tho Injured member Is do ing well. No Improvement Mrs, Ida Poole, tho Insane woman taken In custody a few days ago, and now at the county Infirmary, shows no signs of improvement. None of her friends bavo been located, though every effort has been made to find them. WALLA WALLA CITIZENS GIVE HIM A WELCOME Commercial Association Elects New Officers. The nnnual meeting of tho Commer- rinl ARsnrlntlnn was held last night. Tho following officers were chosen for the ensuing year: i-resiueni, j. Boss Dickson; vice-president, William H. Jones; secretary, j. . iiooinson; treasurer, F. B. Clopton; hoadr of managers, T. C. Taylor, F. E. Judd, B. Alexander, F. W. Vincent, E. D. Bnvrl nnhort Forster. Leo Toutsch, C. E, ltoosevelt, C. B. Wade. Officers of Sodality. Thn .Tnnlnr Sodalltv of the Blessed Virgin, organized Saturday afternoon last with the following officers: Girls Prefect, Lena Willert; first as sistant, Mary Shea; second assistant, Charlotte Hastings. Boys Prefect, James Bledan; first assistant, Wil liam Himmelgarn; second nssisiani, Myrtle Hastings. Scarlet Fever. One of Porfcssor D. B. Conklin'ts children has the scarlet fever, and the professor is making ready for a quarantino of his premises. High school was dismissed this afternoon, not on account of the scarlet fever, but for the afternoon only, and while Mr. Conklln Is making ready to havi his family Isolated and quarantined. Informal Reception Held This Morn ing Bells Were Rung, Whistles Blew and Anvils Roared Banquet Saturday Night. Walla Walla, Fob. 4. Senator An keny and party, consisting of Mrs. Ankeny, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Statter and other friends, arrived In tho city this morning, having left the Sound yesterday for tho homo city of tho nowly elected senator. The party arrived over the Wash ington & Cblumbln uivor railway, es corted by a committee consisting of Mayor Hunt, W. P. Hoopor and Grant Copcland, who were sent to Pasco to meet the Benntor as representa tives of the city and Commercial nluli At thn ilenot hundreds of citi zens wore in waiting and tho Walla Walla Military band played patriotic airs. An Informal reception was hpld and hundreds of old-tlmo friends shook tho hand of tho man who for over 50 years has been an honored citizen of Wnlla Walla. Ah si mark nf rcsnect tho bolls Of tho city were rung, the business houses wore uecoratea, wmsucs screeched, and anvile roared. Busi ness was practically suspended for the tlmo Doing, and an wana wana am honor In an unpretentious way, with an air of sincerity soldom seen. Tho Commercial Club held a meet ing yesterday and took the Initiative In tho mntter of receiving Senator Ankeny, and several committees were oil tn havn rhnreo of the work. Tho Odd Fellows hall has been en gaged for a reception and banquet Saturday night and this will mark an unprecedented outburst of enthus iasm and good will unknown In this city. Nothing equaling this affair has over been seen In this city. Tho committees having charge of tho work consist of Mayor Hunt, W. P. Hooper, W. H. Dunphy, E. S. Isaacs, H. A. Gardner, T. C. Blalock, J. F. McLean. On decorations, J. F. McLenn, C. B. Upton, A. R. Burford, Rev. Andreas Bard. On escort, E. S. Isaacs, Joseph McCabe, Robert Burns. On music, Y. C. Blalock, H. S. Bland fnrrl fin snlnte. TT. L. Hlbbard. Grant Copcland, J. J. Kauffman. Snow in McKay. Snow In McKay settlement, eight or 10 miles from Pendleton, is two feet deep. Stock in that neighborhood is being fed, but hns not been for any great length of time, and the amount of forage is not much depleted. D.l . S H A M FroM Pendleton yegtefd,"! tonight tJTj? l Washington. . In NovomW llv -"-cu more or W w u" Tim, thVlirBLaf West amf tlomnr.t "r'O" Eastn XL W i vicgun The Cn of Dooi Is necessary to Are you that Vil Pr d you J have reduced J except one grJ per pound si first ? quisite "Afternoon! Tea ..... For only 65 ceal Owl Tea 17 lbs. Sugar J To Devise New Plan. New York, Feb. 3. Representa tives of all the traffic associations be gan a Joint conference in this city today to devise means for adjusting correction sheets between various lines in tho passenger business. At present, nnd for a long period, thoro has been great need of some syste matic arrangement or plan that will obviate the necessity for interminable correspondence growing out of efforts to reach a satisfactory understanding and settlement of claims among the roads. Convention of Painters. Richmond, Va., Feb. 4. Arrange ments have been perfected for tho an nual convention of the National As sociation o House Painters and Dec orators, which is to be held In this city during tho coming week. From all indications tho gathering will be tho largest over held by tho craft, delegates coming from nearly all parts of the United States and Cana da. A feature of tho convention wilj bo an elaborate exhibition of painters' supplies and examples of practical work by master painters and decorators. THE. BEST I $2.50 I SHOE f ON :: I Earth FOR Men and ilWomen PEOPLES WAREHOUSE- What Shall We Have for Dessert? This question arises in tho family every day. Let us answer it to-day. Try Jell'O 9 a delicious and healthful dessert. Pre pared in two minutes. No boiling ! no baking I add boiling water and set to eool. Flavors: Lemon, Orange, Rasp berry and Strawberry. Get a package at your grocers to-day. 10 cts. REAL ESTAT1 13.000 acre tract and 12 j 800 aeres, 8 miles frod good water and 600 thej cent off market price, 3,t 7 21) acre stocK ranch, 1 4.500. 320 acres, 100 tons of I t4,0U0. 360 acres in Camw Pn 800 acres of wheat 1,.., ,1 tam 11U1U X VlllllCLUll, fV,VW. 200 acres on the river, 6 Pendleton, Z,S00. 160 acres wheat' Und, Pendletou on reservita,! 4.000. 140 acres on therire;,lJ Pendleton, 1,60Q. 1 This isapartiillisUCi and wheat farms f an 1 City Property a I have a losi lots, residences, houses. I do not list propi price U right E. T. Wi Real Estate snnaesxaroKm! Dally East Orcgonlan by carrier, only 15 canti a waak. :.-. V -'ImmmmmmmmmmmmMmmmm T. JOE ST0I Out Great Special Sale M Full Blast. Neve before were goods cheap. Come hay and save mt We mean wnat we say. Tne Lyons Mercantile Cofflpft Remember:-The largest stock of goods iu the city to tew V V Tf Yea, on tho like to 0 U B ENDLETON'S lOPULAR Purchasing lace at Ba' J , , a I X- u.m. a a a a w a ar a n mm 1 mam ant ttv - On Its Merit Has the large demand for Byers' Best ..r & n I Been built up. Only the choicest "f1 " m,dc 10 cyers aest luour. it s peneuun - 1 . -At ri?n TvTI JrCiJN LI JLc J. KJSH IWJ ' W. S. Byers, Proprietor. . . WtetiK LEGAL BLANKS a!oge of tbem. A ffl tvf&Y wys tef H