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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1903)
DAILY EAST OREQONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1903. an if t.l' Summer Bargain Sales For 30 days we will sell all our short lines of shoes at greatly reduced prices. If you want high grade shoes at very low cost, now is your chance. This Includes all of this sea son's Oxfords for ladles, gen tlemen, misses, 1 ..-s and children. For stocks and prices see hand bills. Dindioger, Wil son & Company Good SHOES CHEAP Phone Main it&i TWENTY BUSHELS PER ACRE. 'Umatilla County Will Yield More Than Two-Thirds. Uoiiorts from tlio harvest Holds R! where machines are now at work. tsay mat tne wncut yieiu is tuny Jhusliels per aero, taking the crops as thoy come Farmers from Cold Springs, Helix, Vansycle and all the north districts (say this is a fair and safe estimate. , Some of the light soli Is only yield- fling 12 to 15 bushels per acre, while iia great deal of the heavier soil has attuned out 35 bushels. In the Weston, Athena and Adams district, the average wnl probably reach 23 bushels, but the smaller ''yield in other parts of the county STwlll pull down the general average to 2U bushels. This is a much heavier yield than has been expected bv many. It hull- icates that times will be bettor in yjTJmatilla county this fall than for j w, v.., .o aiHi nil), off strong at 62 and 63 cents. At 20 bushels per acre on 200.000 toacres of farming land In the county, iuiui ;iu ui UUIUllII.l Will nOt fall far short of 4,000,000, which, at ;C2 and 63 cents means moro to the formers tiian -I.SOO.OOO bushels nt 5Q cents. With this prospect before them. the farmers In general are more ,Jlhopeful than three weeks ago. The Piano Purchase Union is a i .great saving and makes it possible ,.for everyone to have an instrument. ? How to Prevent The spread of infection and contagious diseases is a mat ter In which all are interested. In order that our customers may have th. most modern method of disinfection, as well as tho safest, simplest and most reliable, wo havo added to our already complete drug stock a fine line of SOLIDIFIED FOR-MAL-DE-HYDE and FORMALDEHYDE GENERATORS. Besides being an Ideal sick room disinfectant, it Is un equalled in fleas, Insects of all kinds, etc. See them In our window and come In and let us tell you more about it. iTAIIMJLN&f!fl. fTj I Ltuulliiir Drutftfists "NOT GOOD NOT HERE." esli EwBy STRAWBERRIES, WATERMELONS, MUSKMELONG, GRAPE FRUIT, ORANGES, LEMONS, BANANAS, PEACHES, RASPBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES, PINEAPPLES, GRAPES, APRICOTS, K A L A I n a K B H I N G F. S. YOUNGER & SO: "Not (iontl-Not 1 PERSONAL MEHTIOH. Doss Swearingen la In Echo on business, T W. Wilcox, or Heppner, Is trans acting business in the city. Oily Doyil, of Hoppnor, wns In tlio elty yesterday on business. S. II. .Ionian, of Walla Walln, Is In tho city for a Bhort visit. Sir. and Mrs. F. S. Younger and family are nt Newport for the sum mer. Miss Mnry A. Sins, of Athena, was In tho city yestordny, tho guest of friends. F. H. Vnncleave, of Ucho, was in the city yesterday on a short busi ness trip. Miss Emma Nolf lett this morning for Portland and other points for n two weeks' trip. Ocorgp llartlott, of I.n Grande, is in the city visiting friends and trans acting business. Mr. and Mrs, Jesse Failing loft this morning for the coast, where they will spenn tho summer. T. F. Sheridan, of Echo, was in tho city yesterday for a short visit with friends and on business. 1). V. S. Hold, of Milton, left this morning for Heppner, whore he will remain during the summer. Frank Smith, a dentist of Seattle, Is the guest of his sister, Mrs. Itose Campbell, at her home In this city. Mr. mid Mrs. (J. It. Patterson, of St Johns. Wash., are the guests of Pendleton friends for a short visit, W. O. Ferguson, or Adams, was the guest of the Hotel Pendleton yester day, while he transacted business In tho city. Mrs. Magcrs, who has been the guest of -Mrs. It. W. King for several days, returned to her nome In Port land this morning. John P. Mathesuii, traveling engi neer of the O. K. & N., spent last night In the city, and went to Uma tilla this morning. Mrs. J. V. Tallmnn and child, ac companied by Miss Georgle Folsom, left this morning for Newport, whore they will spend the summer months. Itov. It. W. King and A. C. Chand ler, of McMlnnvllle, who are visit ing at .Mr. King's home, went to Hlngham Springs last evening, on a fishing trip. J S. Mathews, foreman of a force of men for the O. U. & N., came down trom Elberton, Wash., yester day, where he Is working at the pres ent, to spend a few days at home. V. F. Kelly, the freight agent of the Lake Shore & Michigan South ern, is in tho city from his Portland headquarters, looking after the in terests of his road in this section, .Mrs. J. H. Carleton, of Hiverhead, L. I., and Miss Mlrion Glldersleove, of Mattituck, N. Y., left on last night's train for Helix, where they will visit with Mrs. Charles lJetts, or that place. Ur. C. C. Phillips and wife, of Low iston, Idaho, will come to Pendleton the first of next week to visit a fow days with Mr. and -Mrs. A. Kunkle, after which they will go to Lehman Springs for an outing. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Uoublns, of Sumptor, left this morning for Priest Lake, where they will spend tho sum mer. Willie in the city they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W, D. Hansford, the parents of Mrs. Ilob blns. RIGBY-CLOVE COMBINED. Every Machine Thoroughly Tested Before It Is Delivered. Tho first of tho now combined har vesters made by tho Hlgby-Clobe Company, of this city, was shipped out to C. W. Smith, at Waiteshurg, Wash., this afternoon by tho compa ny. Another machine was finished yesterday and was hauled out by C. Watrus to his rancli nt Adams, In tho afternoon, whero ho will commence at once to harvest his crop. During tho coming week six of tho machines will bo turned out by the factory and will all bo sold to men in this county with the excoptlon of one, which will go to a man In Sher man county. That will leave two of the machines yet to be completed for thlh season's work, nnd thoy will ho turned out as fast as tho crow of 8WEET CORN, TOMATOES, CUCUMBERS, STRING BEANS, GREBN ONIONS, BEETS, TURNIP8, RADISHES, CARROTS, LETTUCE, CABBAGE, GREEN PEAS, CAULIFLOWER. n Iloi-o" men now at work can mnko them nnd sot them up. The combines so far sont out have lieen (niton Into the Hold and tested time and ngaln til thoy are In tho best of shape and adjustment before they am allowed to ho taken out of the place by tho purchasers. In this wny they will give tho best of satis faction when they are put to the test In tho Holds of this county nnd everywhere else thnt they go. Tho machine Is n pretty thing, smaller, lighter and more easily handled than some of the others now on the market and In tho Hold, and will bo appreciated by the men that have bought thorn, for their light running qualities and convenience of construction. WORK ON THE SEWER. Work Has Begun on Court and Altn Streets Will Finish by Time Limit. Tlie work on tho new sewer Is progressing ns fast as can bo expect ed, considering tho nature of tho work, and the care that has to bo taken in tho work in the trenches. All of tho work at the present is in tho dee)) part of tho excavations, and the ditch has to bo walled as tho work Is carried on, to pi event it from caving In on tho men as they lay tho pipe. All of tho 20-inch pipe has been laid, and tho men are now nt tho foot of Altn street, nt work on tho main Hup up that street. They have also commenced on the cross ditch over to Court, and thnt will be done In u day or so, and then the force now nt work will bo increased. At this time only one gang Is at work, but us soon as the men begin on tho cross works the forces will ho Increased until there are three and four gangs at work, nnd In this way the contract will bo finished In plenty of time to comply with the time limit set by tho council. Tho pipe on the Altn street lino will bo 1 1 Inches In size, nnd tho one on Court street will bo IS Inches In diameter. These will carry about tho same amount that tho main lino will. Tno men will bo nt .Main street In about a month, and then the work will proceed faster than now for the reason that the ditch will not bo ns dcop, and tho work will not therefore be as hard to control. HORSES TO ALBERTA. W. F. Matlock and Mr. Starks Will Ship 700 Head Next Week. W. F. .Matlock and Starks will ship 700 head of horses to Alberta. Canada, some time during tho com ing week. At the present time .Mr. Matlock has 350 head in the vicinity of Echo and his partner in tuo deal Is out gathering together a herd of like number. As soon as the number Is made up tho shipment will bo made. It is expected that a suHlcient number will bo bought by the middle of the week and they will ho shipped out as soon as thoy can bo loaded. It wll take a train to haul them nnd W. II. Ilabb. of Echo, will go with tho consignment to help in tho handling and the sale of tho stock when It 'caches its destination. Owing to the rapidity with which the Alberta country is being settled, there Is a grent demand for horses In that part of the country. Jumped the Stock Yards Fence. This morning, whllo the men wero endeavoring to rope a wild horso in tho O. R. & N. stock yards, tho an imal jerked tho rope out of the hands of tho man who had thrown it, and taking a short sprint jumped the stockade and hiado off with the rope trailing behind. By tho time tho men could get horses saddled and after him tho horso was out of sight nnd as yot has not been found. Consider ing that tho fenco around tho corral Ik about eight feet high, this Is about the record In tho fence vaulting line for this part of tho country. Mandolin Club Will Return. William Englethaler, J. W. Smel zer and Oscar Ellefson, tho momliors of the Chicago .Mandolin Club, who have been playing nt tho Therkolsuu Piano House for some time past, left this morning for Wasco, when- thoy go to visit relatives and friends. Thoy will return to tho city tho lat ter part of September and will In nil probability remain here for tho win ter Will Carpenter at Milton. V S. May berry, of .Milton, loft this morning for Hoppnor, whero ho will help build up tho town during the rest of tho summer. During the winter mouths Mr. Mayborry Is ono or tho teachers near Milton, hut In the summer ho hardens himself for the conflict of tho cold spoil by work ing at Ills trado us a carpenter. One Lone Drunk, Daniel Heed was up Lnforo the po lice court this morning, charged with being drunk, nnd as u result of his Inn was fined ?5, In default of which he went to tho city Jail for threo days. Smith-Bell. A. P. Smith, formerly or Pendle ton, and Miss Jcunlo Doll, of I.os AnscIoH, wore married at I.oa Ango les, Cnl. on July 20. Thoy will ro uble in that city permanently. Five mombors In four days havo Joined tho Piano Purchasers' Union at Tliorkolson's Piano House, PROBLEM OF ITER SUPPLY NOW IS NATURALLY STRAINED AND FILTERED The Opinion of Experts Is That There Is No Reason for Alarm Present Conditions Are a Rpetltlon of Those Existing Every YearIn terestlng Account of the Origin of Typhoid In This Vicinity. For the paHt few days sluco It bus boon hot, and slnco tho people havo boon so thirsty, tho old cry about Iho water supply that has risen oacn year at this Benson. Iuib been again heard In nil of tho places where tho water was to ho had, or where ot was not: but It Is tho same old song, mm those who know say that there Is ns rrtich water now ns thoro over Is at Ibis tlmo of tho yoar, and that it is as good. Every year the W. & C. H. puts on n water train to haul wntor to tho farmers whose wolls havo gone dry, nnd each year tho mon In tho vicinity of this city come bore for water for I heir stock. Thorp Is yet plenty of the liquid with which to moisten the parched lips of tho thirsty populace. and there Is no danger that tno coun try will ho soon a baked and arid waste of sand and thlrstlnoss. The talo Ir simply n scare, and tho tlolu sinr of someone who has been at tempting to oscnpc the deadly ty phoid germ by shunning tho water in its natural form. Sneaking of tho typhoid germs, brings the subject or tho city's water supply to tho front, nnd hero It might bo snld that tho city health officer, accompanied by tho mayor, a mem ber of tho city water commission nnd a member of tho state hoard of health, went to the place whero tho water Is being taken Trom tho livor and thoroughly Investigated the con dition of things at that place. Whore the water Is pumped from tho stream the river has just risen from a run of 1,500 foot under the surface of the travel, and Is thereroro strained and filtered by Its passage. Tho river Is a mountain stream and should bo pure, and It Is tn a great extent. Bingham Springs Sewage. Some years ago. when there was a lot or rover bore It was traced to a couple or cases at lliugham Springs, tho sowage of which had been dump ed In the river at that place. liar ring some contamination of this kind or some surface drainage along the Hue of the river, tho water that Is belim U'Kvii Into tho city reservoir should bo reasonably pure. Ily that Is meant that It should bo ns pure as river water over Is. There Is no apparent reason why tho water should bo contaminated to any great extent, nnd it Is not thought that It Is. Of course, tiiero Is a possibility that there mlnht bo somo waste run ning into tho rlvor at somo point not known tnnt would breed disease, but tho possibility Is hardly a proband ity. Real Origin of Typhoid. In years past most of tho fever that has been In this city lias come horo for treatment from tho outside from tho vicinity of Helix, Van sycle and tlioto parts of tho country whore the summer wells are opened for the harvest and used with only partial cleansing. This practice Is tho cause of the grentor part of tho fovcr in tho county, nnd Is to a great extent If not entirely unnecessary. When tho water gets low and tlio de mand becomes groat at tho harvest season tho farmers open tho rango wells that havo stood unused and un cared for during tho greater part of the vear and hall them out. From tho surface of tho waur m tlio well to tho bottom of tho well Is cleaned, but a yoar'a accumulation of drltd debris and filth is left on tho sides abovo tho wntor lino, and when tho well comes Into uso nnd tho water Is spilled from tho buckets In drawing u, all this waste and dirt Is washed tack into tlio wntor, and It Is In a short tlmo as foul ns It was lieroro the well was "cleaned." Tho har vest hands drink or tills In largo quantities and as a result uro brought to the hospitals In the cities for typhoid trentment, and tho casos nro reported from tho cities, and thoy get the credit for the unsanitary condi tions, Surfaco wash nnd old wolls nro tho parents of tho dlseaso In this county, and as long ns tho peoplo use water known to bo unsafe the malady will be with us. What Precautions to Take. That the people take no precau tions Is unfortunate, especially when the prevention of tho danger Is so easy. If the wolls wore washed down irom the top to the bottom nil would bo snre, In a reasonable way, and If tho drinking water was boiled It THE PURE GRAIN COFFEE I you uso Grain-0 hi place of coffee you wl'.'. enjoy it just as w-ieli fur it t lsIvs tho name; yet, it its like u food to t!io ayatum, ills trlbutinu tho full sabittineo of tlio puru grain witli every drop. THY IT TO-DAY. At grocer everywhere ; liic. nnd ic. pur packaf-e. IN-A VI V ,.,,,i,i i, nimnliitnlv free from nnv dnngor to tho usor. If tho usors will not tnko this slmplo precaution thoy will havo to tnko tho consequences. Hut thoro Ib no grent danger from tlio city wntor supply, ns fnr bb Ib known. Thu well water la pure, ns all pooplo know, and the wntor that Ih being taken from tho rlvor Ib puro as far as tho authorities know. Tho reservoir Is kept clean by tho wntor commission and Ib washed out ovory few days, so thnt tlio basin is as clean as It can bo kept. Looked nt in ovory light thoro is no moro danger to bo feared from the water now than nt nny tlmo during tho hot weather when tlio supply gets low and thu sun broods tho gorniB nt ovory convenient place. At tho snmo tlmo from the standpoint of caution and common prudence It would do no hnrni for tho peoplo to boll tho wntor that thoy drink and tnko no chances for tho possible slipping In or n stray germ or two. Merchants' Lunch, During tlio hot wenthor you can savo your wiro tho misery of cook ing over tho hot stovo by going to tho Merchants Cnfo (formerly tho Mnzoppa) and gottlng n hot lunch for 15c, between 11:30 and 2 p. m. ri i T i --i . t Big Special Sal Saturday Monday Jaly J 6th July 20th SATURDAY and MONDAY wo will -rive all m,r patrons 20 lbs. Gnumlated ST. ME ?HryHrtHr On 3 Coat Enamaled Ware. 5 Year Guarantee. See our Granite Ware Window Display. W. J. CLARKE tHt CLEARANCE This Sale is to clean Waists and all Cotton fl Waggtte Sale Price - - 5Uc WsiSgttgio Wangle Sale price - 39c fl5c Fancy Did, Sale price - I0C Pillow Cases, kge stee, 3 o 25c 25c CirtaiBilg ll White, Sale price 2c Call asicl seethe p Aces on out Un Will Yoi viait the World's Fair.. ... . ii wo win son ye, round u7 ";: cts with hotel accoiL?11 or, hotel accnmnS """Jat'ons, room only as you like n yi 01 JHotol is at the gates' ol lhe F eetyou and ever are taken of ou If Private entrance to tl.c ground,; iv. ..usui io per centdow, and io per cent monthly Un, months (May ,8t win find j" 1- till UJJUU OWL TEA Agents r - v TvTT1Ht4ttpf, Tuesday July 2 1st Sugar for $h00. STOftE v & Co, 211 Court Street Summer SALE up all Summer Shirt Goods Sale Price - - 1 Wsin(t 0ST0N STORE