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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1903)
DAILrY EAST OREGONIAN. PENDLETON, OREGON. MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1903 . ' :r I wi l : , i iimliiminnrnn wmmm You Want Both When you try on a pair of shoes look for two things "Comfort" and "Style." You must have them both; either one by itself is not enough. Our whole stock is pnrchased with,thesetwo things in view and it is the largest and most complete in Pendleton from a heavy brogan to the finest French kid boot and they all have that wearing quality found only in a care fully selected stock. Shoes for the whole family DINDINGER WILSON & CO- Phono Main 1181, Good Shoei Cheap 6). John Young, of Weston, spent Sun day In tho city. H. C. Manoln, of Athena, Is In the city on a short business visit. Sir. and Sirs. W. E. Sheets, of Iono, spent Sunday in the city. N. H. Plnlcerton, of Athena, visit ed friends in the city yesterday. P. J. Kirk, of Athena, is visiting In the city for a few days on busi ness. Sir. and Sirs. W. H. Bnbb, of Echo, nro tho guests of Hotel St. George for a few days. G. W. Roberts, tho deputy United States marshal, wont to Portland this morning after an ofllclnl visit in tho city. J. Fife, a business man of Union, was In the city Saturday and yester day transacting business and visit ing friends. Charles Lusher and wife, of Ward ner, are guests of F. W. Walte and family. Sir. Lusher nnd Sir. Waite are brothers-in-law. Sirs. H. E. Cook, of 301 Johnson street, accompanied by her little daughters, Is visiting nt Portland. Thoy will return some time next week. It. E. Ripley, who has umpired tho games of tho last series here, has re turned to his home at Colfax, where he will resume his position owing to the dlsbandment of the league. August G. ScUwondo, of Portland, Is In the city looking for a location for a new furniture establishment. Sir. Schwendo Is an experienced bus iness man and wishes to establish a large business here. Sirs. C. J. Smith has gone to Port land, where she will visit with friends for, a fow days. Her husband, Dr. Smith, will go to the city this evening, where tho state board of health will meet this week for their regular mooting. Death of Mrs. Qreenawald. Sirs. Lewis Qreenawald died today at 12:45 p. m. at hor home on Garfield street, at the ago of 24 years, 2 months nnd 22 days. She leaves a husband and two children. The fun eral will be hold tomorrow at 2:30 p. ta. at tho homo, Rov. Warner officiating. Thirty-flvo miles of roadway have heen constructed within tho World's Ealr grounds. A largo portion of this is asphalt. Slost of the roadways are generously shaded, and all are elab orately treated by tho landscape architect. Powdered Daintiness You never saw a foot powder like ours. It is taking the town by storm. There is just one word in the dictionary to describe it That word is "dainty." Tallmnu'N Foot Powder is unequalled for sore, blistered, aching and sweaty feet. It keeps the shoes dry, sweet and whole some these hot, sultry days. The harvest man needs it, the business mau needs it, you need It and everyone needs It, Be sure you get Tollman's. Accept no other. 1' rep rod by TALLMAN & C9: 1 Leading Drugglate DEAD IT HEPPNER (Concluded.) on tho special train to Echo, where teams hod been engaged to convey the party across the country, 27 miles, to Hcppnor. A wngonlond of supplies, consisting of 2,000 pounds of food nnd clothing was sent from Echo to the scone of tha disaster this morning. Tho Pondleton Woolen SIllls sent three bales of blankets with the relief tmln nnd a four-horse team left Pendleton nt noon for Heppnor, loaded with supplies. Messenger Arrives at Echo. . Echo, June 15.-12:30 p. m. Guy Iloyer, of Heppnor, arrived hero on horseback nt noon nnd brings the ilrst accurntc details of the disaster. Ho says it is now known thnt 250 people nro drowned and that 400 were unaccounted for when he left Heppnor nt 9 n. m. He snys the cloud burst occurred Just east of tho city on the main branch of Willow creek. All the wooden portion of the city Is destroyed, but the brick buildings withstood the force of the wntor. Known to Be Dead. Among those known to be dead are Jim SIntlock and wife, Tom SIntlock's wife. Tom Howard's entire family, John Ayres, Dr. McSwords, Sirs. C. E. Redfleld and dnughter and J. N. Kernan, O. R. & N. agent, and wife, and the entire Wells family except Clare and Glon. SIr.Kernnn was in his ofllce nt the time tno flood enme, nnd flashed tho news to Lexington nnd lone in time to wnrn them of the coming floods, but before the heroic man could close his key, the torrent swept him nnd his wife, who wns at his side, to Instant donth. A Wall of Water. Portland, June 15. 2 p. in. Details of the awful calnmlty at Hopp ner nre now nrrlvlng here. Thoso who escaped drowning nro now In a pitiable plight, some of them being without clothing or food. Jinny of the citizens were at church at the time. A wnll of water house-top high, carrying buildings, trees, huge boulders and human be ings on Its crest, came upon tho helpless town without warning. The country between Heppner and Iono Is devnstnted. Wheat fields and orchards are ruined. The O. R. & X. operator at Heppnor warned Lexington nnd lone In ! time for most of the residents to lleo to the hills. Warned the Settlers Below. Echo, June 15. Special telephone. Leslie SIntlock, of Heppner, ; mounted a horse and rushing down the narrow valley Jn advance of tho flood, shouted a warning to the unsuspecting Inhabitants, ninny of whom wore saved from instant death. A Waste of Ruin. Echo, Juno 15. Special telephone. Tho entire Willow creek valley ', Is a waste of ruins. There wore about 1,500,000 pounds of wool stored In the Heppner warehouses and It now lies scattered over 20 miles of ) devastated country between Heppnor and lone. ' MORE DETAILS OF THE DISASTER. Representative G. W. Phelps escap ed Instant death by a miracle, al though his entire family was drown ed. A later report says that the main waterspout which destroyed Heppner was augmented near lone by a second deluge which was hurled down Wil son creek. Death List Increasing. A courier from Heppner reached Echo shortly after noon, stating that 325 are now known to be dead, and that 15 bodies have been recovered at Lexington. Relief Parties Start for the Scene. Almost every available rig In Pen dleton has been engaged to carry re lief parties to Heppner. The work of recovering and burying the dead will be necessarily slow, as the territory covered by the flood is over 20 miles in length and from one to three miles wide, and Is covered with wreckage of every description. A heavily-loaded four-horse team, bearing shovels, tents, clothing and other necessaries left Pendleton at noon for the flooded district. The party which left here at 11:30 on the O. R. & N. special expects to reach Heppner at 7 p. m. May Use Celebration Funds. It is reported that the funds which have been raised for the celebration of the Fourth will be turned over to the sufferers at Heppner If It is found that they need funds immediately. The Progress Club has about $1,500 on hand and that will be sent to the relief of the homeless if the occasion demands. L DING LARGE BRICK TO BE BUILT ON SITE OF RECENT FIRE. Will Be One Hundred By Twenty-Five Feet In Size, With Full Basement and Strictly Modern To Be Used Mainly as Sample Rooms T. F. Howard Is the Architect. George Darveau, the proprietor of the St. Georgo hotel, has a large force of men at work this morning tearing down tho old ruins left by tho fire, and will erect as soon as he can se cure tho brick, a largo sample room on tho site of the one recently de stroyed by the fire. Tho now building will ho 100x25 feet In dimensions and will lie prac tically of two stories. "She first story will be on a level with tho street and will bo fitted with all the con veniences that go to make glad the heart of tho overworked traveling man. The basement will be as largo as tho upper floor and" Will be In every way as convenient as tho first. The basement may bo floored wltn cement nnd the entire place will bo well lighted and so arranged as to display the wares of the comjnjrclal man to tho best possible advantnge, T. F, Howard has tho plans of the building under his direction nnd will rush tho work along as fast as may bo possible, for tho rooms are much needed nt tho present time and when the drummers begin to bring In their holiday goods there will bo no room In which to Display thorn. T.he knights of tho road nro put to all kinds of shifts to transact their business. Tho wnrcroom of tho W, & C. II. railway depot, part of the St. George lobby, tho back of the, bar room of that hotel, and any old place In fact, aro pressed into serv ice when the rush demands, MO E I HOSE TEAM RACES AND BALLOON ASCENSIONS. Large Number of Novelty Competi tions Will Be Pulled Off Definite ly Concluded to Pitch the Big Tent on the Island Other Details Will Be Published. The general committee in arrange ments tor tho Fourth of July celebra tion is working hard and Is fast get ting things in shape for tli day. The program is being moulded Into final form, and In a few days the entire list of ovonts will bo made public. Balloon Ascension. One thing that Is assured is the balloon aHcousion, and from the re ports of the work of Professor D. SIcClellan, who will make tho ascen sion, tho event will bo n novelty and a decided success. Thore will bo two balloon events, one In tho morning and one In the evening, and at each ono the professor will make a para chute Jump from a great height. Tho aoronaut Is an Eastern man of much experience, and guarantees a novel and spectacular evont. Hose Team Races. Another thing that is always of In terest to the public will he given, and that Is competition races by ...e hoso teams of tho city. There are seven teams In town and each of them Is anxious to test the speed of the other teams. A prize of $50 has boon offered by the commltteo for tho wlnulng team, and they win In all probability begin practicing for the ovent In tho near future. Specialty Races. Another feature of the day will bo tho specialty races by tho young men. There will bo 10 of thoso races and all of them will do novelty races with the exception of ono which will bo a straight raco. Tiiero win ensh prizes offered for those races, so that the high school and college boys can compete. A cash pr zo would throw all tho competitors In tho pro fessional class and nndor thoso con ditions the committee thought best to hold It opon so thnt all tho young nthlotcs of the vicinity could com pete. Tent on the Island. The committee Is looking for a lo cation for tho tont for tho gonornl exercises of tho day, and thoy have about decided that the placo for it Is on the Island below the bridge on Slain street. Tho only thing that holds thorn back Is the lack of funds. This will be overcome by private subscription, nnd tho tout will bo placed In a Bhort time, and tho plat forms erected. After tho celebration tho persons putting up the funds hope to mnko back the money ex pended by renting the property for summer dances and concorts. The other details of tho celebration will be ready for tho public In a Bhort time. MARRIED. Two Weddings Occurred at the Bap tist Parsonage. . Albert Facor and Emma T. Hnrdlng were married at the parsonngo of tho Baptist church on Friday last by Rov. W. R. King. On Sunday S. J. Lewis and Janet Cunningham wore married nt tho par sonnge by Rov. King. Died From an Operation. F. E. Livingood, one of tho em ployes in Toutsch's store, received word Saturday that his brothor at Scattlo had died at that placo from the effects of an operation for appon (Ileitis. Sir. Livingood loft Saturday night for Seattle whore ho will attend the funeral. Folsom-Wade. The wedding of SIlss Elsio Folsom and Sir. Guy Wade will be solemnized at tho Church of the Redeonior at 9 o'clock Wednesday evening, by Rev. W. E. Potwlnc. The frlondB of tho family are invited to be present at the church to witness the ceremony. SInccabees Attention. All Slncca bees aro urgently requested to meot at the Owl Tea House this evening at 8 o'clock, to arrange for tho funeral of Sir Knight Greenawald's wife. What Shall We Have for Dessert? This question arises in tho family every day. Let us answer It to-day. Try Jell-Q, a delicious and healthful dessert. Pre pared in two minutes. No boiling I nc baking I add boiling water and set to eooL Flavors: Lemon, Orange, Rasp berry nnd Strawberry. Get a package at your grocers to-day. jo cts. BEST FOR THE BOWELS It jou liaten't a rtnular, healthy moTement of th bowels eor. ilny, you're 111 or will Im. Keep toui bowels open, and bo well, force. In tho ch.peof elo lentotmioorplll politoii.la ilanaeroui. The gmootb Mt.uuleit, nutiorfectw7 ot keeping the bonell tlearaliO ol v a.1n AtC CANDY m wry vm i nnn i iu EAT 3EM LIKE CANDY Pleasant, 1'alftttttile, I'otf nt. Taito Hood, po flood Ntrer ttlcLen, Weaken, or (Jilpu, IP, 3, and W centl per box. Write for tree lamplc, and booklet on Health. Address an eii Lisa imm.r lonriHT. ciiiar.or skw you. KEEP YOUR BLOOD GLEAN PROSPECTS FOR FAIR. State Fair Board Well Pleased With Results of Its Missionary Work. Georgo Chandler, of Baker City, a mombor of tho stato fair board, pass ed up tho O. It. & N. Saturday night, on route homo from Salom. Mr. Chandler is enthusiastic over the prospects for a good stato fair this fall. He snys tho membors of tho board, W. H. Wohrung and M. D. Wisdom, who visited BaBtorn Oregon last week in tho interest of county oxhlb Its, returned to Salem highly pleased anil encouraged with tho results of their work. Kvory county in Eastern Oregon promised to furnish complete ex hibits and tho board hopes to hold tho best stato fair this fall over soon in Oregon, As tho county exhibits nt tho stato fair will bo part of tho stnto oxhlbit at St, Iouls, great in terest Is being manifested and a full collection of tho resources of tho stnto is confidently expected by tho board, The Association of Master Plumb ers will hold Its 1901 convention nt tho World's Fnlr, St. I.ouls. FOR Ulf One 4.eal ice cm-,, r. Fr 3-Bal, Whh " cream freezers. ""WaiO If you know anything about IS- yotiwill sttKfvf advantage of ft prices. OWL TEA KQIf v,,vw,ni iJace in Oregon T MISSOURI BLACKSMITH ON BOOM THE Buggy and Hack Wheels at Cost. See us for Wheat racks before ordering elsewhere WANTED-First-class Horseshoer $3.00 per day steady. Missouri Blacksmith ShOp. West Webb St. IN I'OUND TUB FOLI.OWINH ni Rcrllwd anlmali fcavo been taken up by the marshal of the City of Pendleton, to wit : Ouesorrell horse three yean old, wire cut IIKUl I.IUU lOg n"nB. !!S1$.nr two-year old: four white legs. Brand "T II" on t irht ihnnlftai- One brown mare, 2-year-old; 'K" on left bin: amall Wire out on rle-ht th'nliW 1 One bay mare about lour yean old it wo lumps One bald faced, bay hone; blind In one eye: Branded "7T" on tight shoulder. It said rnlmals nre not claimed by tno owners or thoso entitled to the possession, costs nnd exnenses nealnsf them niii. nnrf thtn taken away wltiiln ten day from the ;!?." i ociock p. m. or the fUtecnlh day of July. t3, tbe said nnlmals will be sold to tbe blglie.it bidder, at nubile auction for cash, at tbe city lcund, on the corner of Cottonwood and Webb streets, In tbo City of Pendleton, the proceeds ot such sale to be applied to the ramcni ui aucu tuns ana expenses ot man lag sale. Wm. BCltEER, City Marshal t ST. JOE STORE Cutting Catting Cutting AH day long itom morn til night, at slaughter prices. All newand beautiful patterns. Come and get some of these seasonable goods and keep cool. 250 pieces to select from Lyons Mercantile Company The Lenders In I'omUeton A The Best Oil Cooking Stove Ever Made is the automatic bine flame til cooker. It is a boon to tit houBefeeeper in hot weather, ail will boil, bake or roast like s charm. It burns only a galloi of oil in from sixteen to twenty hours, and is the safest, 8B plest, cleanest and most econoa- ical Btove made. I W. J. CLARKE & Co, 211 Court Street WATCH t I i t t t The Big RED LETTER SALE Since this sale has commenced our store has been fill' with eager buyers. As this is still the beginning, we e -pect this sale to be a wonderful success. Why should' it be? Look at these prices 25c Red Fancy Dimity 12Jc36-in Percale gc 16c Colored Lawns .9L 35c Ladies Colored Hose c 65c Ladies Colored Hose . t in $4 Ladies Walking Skirts, 3 styles J-5 $2.25 Ladies tan shirt-waist suits .... ' Ask to see these goods BIG BOSTON STORE j. .-y 'ff-'.V; 'Ufa " i.