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DAILY EAST OREOONIAN. PENDLETON, OREGON. MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1903.
BOOTLESS HOLD-UP
CLAUD PENLAND MAKES
THE RUN OF HIS LIFE.
' nnlary as constable did not cover the
Iobs, and he wants to sec the man
who robbod him.
BID FOR CANNERY OUTPUT.
He Was Stopped by Two Highway,
men at the Corner of Bluff and Wll.
low Streets Was Seized, But Jerk
ed Loose and Made His Escape
Police Have No Trace of the Per.
petrators.
The bold highwayman has at las?
made his appearance In the city, hut
owing to having chosen one of the
Meet-footed residents of the city as
his Intended victim, he made no
money.
Saturday evening Claud l'enland
was returning to his homo In thu city
after having been out in the edge of;
town, and while coming along Willow
street, at the corner of Hluff. saw a
man apparently waiting tor someone.
He noted that the man was roughly
dressed, wearing loggers shoes and
rough clothes. Not liking the appear
ance of the man, Mr. l'enland cut
across the corner when he reached
New York Firm Would Contract the
Entire Output of the Echo Plant
Secretary H. C. Wlllm, of the Echo
rabbit cannery, has jusi received a
letter from Joseph Buudy & Sons, of
New York city, asking fur the exclu
sive right to soli the American hare
product In the city of Now York,
The company will not grant such a
privilege nt this time, but will place
the product on the mnrket to the best (
advantage In Independent sales to all ,
wholesale houses. I
The Inbuls are expected to arrive i
this week and the first shipment will
HOTEL ST. GEORGE
COMPLETED HOUSE ONE
OF FINEST IN THE WEST.
while the mud and rnin uv ...
fered in the measure with ho feed
ing, the warm. boH wenthor has been
a dechlod advantage to the foedors,
by making less feed necessary than
would bo required In cold, stormy
weather.
The mutton market Is now at a
very uncertain stnge. The grass
sheep are practically nil gone, mid
the grain sheep luivu J'1'1 eoteT'
ed the market, to any great oxtont,
..,.1 n, iiiivits will not offer an nil-
vnnce In the price, which will Justify
the feeders to lot their grnlu fed
be made. On Saturday the ennnury "f new roumi.w iu .a ui . Wuu
put up 300 oue-hnlf pound cans of There will be yet some painting and
deviled hare, which soils at 20 cents other work of a like nature to finish
,,. ; after that time, but the reconstruction
Phones on Every Floor, and Private
'Phone System Throughout A
Complete and Perfected Fire Alarm
Svstem Bneclat Quarters for Rail.
road Men-A.I Apartment, Ready I
for Occupancy by the End of This nnmnSi mi WH bring the top
Week. ,,rlce, when he decides to soil. They
are In good condition now. but will
The Hotel St. Ocorge will bo ready ga,, RrCntly In weight before tlmo to
lor uie rucuiKiun oi bu--i in u. ui tur tbcm on,
COMING EVENT8.
This winter Is especially favorable
to ranee sheep, as the warm weath
er has provided good grnss, nud has
saved feed. The condition of slteop
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
Ted O'Mnlly, the traveling man
from Seattle, who has been ill for
, has been taken to the hospital. It .
It, placing an electric light pole he-, having been determined that ho has
tween himself and the man. 3ust as typhoid fever. Mr O'Mally Is the
ho stepped around tne pole, .however, . tlrst Elk to occupy the Elks' room nt
he was grabbed by another man whom ' the hospital. While he has a well
he hud not seen, and who nad been developed case of fever, It is not
Htanding in the shadow. ' thought that he Is in any danger, and
l'enland saw the man reach for he Is expected to soon lie on the road
him and jumped to one side, wrenched again,
lilmsulf loose- and started down the '
street at a pace that soun left the
two pursuers far In the rear. He had
about $18 with him at the time, be
sides his watch, and made the run of
his life to save bis property, raising
such an avalanche of mud In his (light
that he was obscured. The police
were notified of the attempt to rob,
hut could And no trace of the robbers.
will have been practically completed I throughout the county Is hotter Just
! and the bouse tnrown open. ,low tlpm for many years at this sea-
: The hotel will be ono of the best 1 Hon. There has been no loss yet. In
First Occupant of Elks' Room Is Ted furnished houses In the state, for It (any portion of the county, and there
n,M,.,v ,1s the motto of Mr. Darvcau to got B general feeling of security nmong
u many. ! thp best mill In his new fiirnltnm be ! !,,,., ,., ifi,nni. i, l,nv nnn
was light In some localities
Milton Irrigation District election,
December 21.
Washington Tenchors' association,
Tacomo, Doc. 28-30.
Nntlonnl Livestock convention,
TinH,in...i Tmittnrv 12 13. 14 and IK.
Oregon Christian Endeavor convtri- j
tlnn nt Pendleton, Fobruary lfi-22.
11104. i i
SH!clnI session Oregon JoglslMurti. T
Solem. December 21. !
Whltmnn-Orogon debate, Eu?enn, 4
January 15. 1904.
To Report Legislative Session, !
l-'rcil 1-ocklcy loft last evening Tor i
Sulem, whore ho will act as Bpcelal j I
rurro.Hppndcnt for tho East Oregon-,
Inn during the special session of tho i
legislature, , 4
LOSTi-
"''I'rella. ...V0 W
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wiui gnarled
Well That You Know.
Don't forgot that for every dollar
paid on account you got a ticket on
the seven prizes. The Peoples Warehouse.
" and silver VT
nt hr-Ht
house. K fr
,Tpound8of"uJ
VUIl TAP
the ua re
DEFENSE WINS.
Con-
has followed that to the letter,
' Snf.clal Quarter
1 -
A new feottiro has been added In
the way of a set of rooms for the use
of the railroad men who make the
hotel their headquarters, nnd for them
Mr. Darvcau has fitted up a suite of
rooms on tho new lloor, In which are
plnced lockers so that they enn leave
their clothes safely locked up and he
sure that they will not be Interfered
with until they have returned on tho
next trip,
He has placed desks in the rooms
for the use of the conductors In mak
ing their roports, and where they can
REASONS FOR ABANDONMENT.
"Spoiled Pork Case" Does Not
firm the Suit as Brought.
In the case of Rodgers vs. Platzoe- keep their papers, making nil as com
der, which was heard Saturday after- foriuble and convenient as possible
noon in the justice court, the Jury, af- for these men, who "generally have
ter having been out for some time, to do as best they can," when at the
brought in n verdict awarding tn the out end of their runs. As part of the
plaintiff the sum of S20.S0. which was conductors are of Irish descent, he
STOLE BENTLEY'S HAT.
the amount offered to him In payment
by Sir. Platzocder before the Institu
tion of the suit. The amount sued for
was $41.-15, anu the verdict is a vic
tory for the defendant In the ruse.
WHO KNOWS JAMES M. RICE?
Purloiner Was Thoughtful Enough to
Leave Another.
J. M. Bentley Is mourning the loss
of his hat, and is lookinc for the
mnn who is wearing it. In the mean-1 .,, ,,, Th, . u.
v. 1- , , . .... 1 Minnesota Parties Think He Once
time, he Is wearing an old "dicer" , ,
three sizes too small for his head,. L,ved in ThIs Vicinity.
which gives him the appearance of ! County Judge G. A. Hartmnu Is In
has had these rooms frescoed in
green, with green carpets in honor of
their nationality. The rest of the
house Is tinted in cream.
Private 'Phone System.
There is a private telephone sys
tem in the house, so that a man in
one roam can talk to the office, or to
( another room by calling up the office'
; and asking for connection. Maple
1 Brothers, of this city, have been In
Is started It rings the call
uen iu eacu room, anu at the same
; umu ut-iB u .urge gung on euuu uuur
being built somewuat after the plan receipt of a letter troni .Mrs I. M .stalling the alarm system and tho tel-
of Happy Hooligan. This is not to , Hlne, of CharlottevIIle. Minn., asking unbones for the past week, and on
tne liking or the dignity of the consta- the whereabouts of James M. ltlce. It Saturday morning put on the finishing
hie and he Is wroth. Is claimed that the man sought wor a touches. After having made the last
During the spoiled nork trial helff .' farmer living In the vicinity of Pen-' connection the system was tried In
Saturday afternoon at the justice dleton for some years, where be was order to make sure that all worked
court, Mr. Bentley was filling his of-engaged extensively In the farming well.
flclal position, and put his bat down ' business. Nothing is known here of! pre Alarm System
...11- L. 1. t I 1 n Vi mr Kn..nt. . M 1 t.
r'5?f .S " -0me "j! :Z Z,1: "ru.b.. . r,S" " V I, ?? . There U a fire alarm apparatus in
.umc uuavcu. u8 ue . 1","; . .iT .connection with Ue hoard, so that
vAiuuaoes ii, wuue ne uiu me muaing ic luuticr. 'when It
ui me couri. wnen ne wanted nisi 1 !
hat It was gone, and has not come Looking for Sawmill Site.
uacK. ine one he lost was a Stetson , Judge S. A. Lowell Is. In receipt of ; , ringing. The fire test was made at
and a new one worth at least calcu- a letter from S. It. Case, of Fraser, I about 10 o'clock In the morning, and
latlon 5. while the one he received in Idaho, who seeks a location in East-1 proved to be very effective, as there
i!i?Ie Dn .T Drth, 00m in the I ern reEon for a first-class sawmill were several guests who had come on
w- ..... ciaima mai nis piani, anu asKs auoui tne prospects the late train and had gone to bod
1 in mis cuy lor sucn an institution. for a sleep. When the nlarm rang
ll" J- "a-V aanimn, n 1111:11 nun lull llloy IllOUgllt the 1101180 WOS On
I talked of early in the rail, seems to fire and nearly all of them started for
have fallen through and Mr. Case ' the street without the formality of
cuuiu iui-aiu in 1111 uuuuiry more in
need of a first-class mill than Umatil
la county. Pendleton Is a distributing
point for one of the richest sections in
the West, and has greater need" of n
sawmill just now than any other Industry.
T'herr ?s flavor
strength tn mustard: siren:'
is not all : and strength i:, no
tht; lint part. Schilling s lies;
has the llavor. Our iMustnrc
Compound, rcfl'.ic-d tcl r-adv
for tisu, has the proper flavor.
Your jjrocers; nioneybach.
FREE
GIFTS
No Feeding Weather.
S. A. Spore, of Durkee, linker conn
ly. I In the city for a few days. Mr.
Sporo Is Interested with other Pendle
ton people In some mining property
In the vicinity of Ilurkee. .Mr. Spore
says that no feeding has been done
in the Burnt river district yet The
weather has been good nnd stockmen
are enjoying an exceptionally mild
winter It is a month Inter than feed
ing usually begins there.
waiting to dress. Tho cause of tho
trouble was explained to them, and
they finished their nap, though In a
bad frame of mind, in some cases.
The house will be open by the Inst
of the week throughout.
TURNING AWAY CUSTOM.
On Wednesday, Decem
ber 16th, and Monday,
December 21st, with
every 50c cash purchase
of Glassware or China
we will give one Child's
Set, PLATE, CUP,
and SAUCER.
See display in our
window.
I. ROHRMAN !
UOUKT STREKT J
THtr WHOLESOMe
CRESCENT
E -Phosphate
BAKING POWDER
The remarkable increase in con
sumption demonstrates rts superla
tive merits and wholesomeness.
ONE POUND 25 CTS
NOT GOOD, NOT HERE
I CHRISTMAS SPECIALS
I Celery
1 Large crisp bunches, 4 for 25c.
t Oranges
4 Large and sweet Navels, 30c per dozen.
f Craaferries
J Nice New Jersey berries, 15c per quart.
j GIVE US YOUR ORDER.
Hotel Bickers Doing Business, but
Handicapped by Incom.pletlon.
The Hotel Bickers opened yesterday
morning with more than a full house.
The rooms have nearly all been com
pleted and ure now occupied. Those
which ore not as yet furnished and
litted up will be by tho end of the
week, when the house will be entire
ly ready for tho use of the public
New furnishings have been put In
the rooms from bud linen to chaTTs.
Tho painting Is all now, and tho house
Is generally overhauled and clcanrt
up,
The dining room wab opened yes
terday and a largo number of people
look their meals there, Tho rooms
are all full, and many of those asking
for accommodations are turned away.
Hy tho end of tho week, however, Mr.
Dickers will have everything running
smoothly and In order.
Mr. T. K. Beard, the ownur of the
building, who has been in the city lor
somo tlmo, overseeing the reconstruc
tion work, will leave this evening for
his home in Modesto, leaving Mr.
Bickers In sole charge.
SEWER INSPECTION
Was Completed Saturday and Report
Will Be Made Tomorrow Night.
The council went over tho sower
Saturday afternoon In a very thor.
ougb manner. Inspecting it from one
enil of tho lino to tho other, and with
one exception found the work to nave
been of tho best nnd entirely satis
factory. This place was on tho Alta street
line, just below the crossing at tho
mill race. Horo It seems to havo
more water running through It than
Is necessary, and an Investigation will
U made ob to tho cause.
i be committee was nulto well
pleased with tho work that
done, nnd thorn Is no doubt but that
tho system will bo annroved bv thn
council at Its meeting tomorrow night
mm me conn amors
care of It.
who is trnvellng with Oenerul Fun
Hton ,1s one of the party who made
the incursion into the camp of Agul
nalilo nnd captured that little man
while In tho security of his own
lines. .Mr. Mltcheii wns ono of the
first Into the presence of tho Filipino
general, and was one of those to take
measures lu see that ho did nut get
away.
Walla Walla Girls in Jail.
.Miss Ilessle Maun and Mrs. Aiblle
.M. Sullivan, who were arrested Fri
day morning In company with Frank
Howard nud John 0. Hoke, In the
Oratz lodging house, churged with
lewd cohabitation, were this after
noon arraigned before Judge Kills
nnd plead guilty. Each of the four
were lined ?uf, In default of which
they went to the county jail for 2T
days.
Mrs. Matlock Quite 111.
.Mrs. Wesley Matlock Is quite III at
her home, nnd lias been for several
days. She has been suffering from 11
had cold, nearly approaching the
grip, bul Ik how better nnd will be up
again in h short time.
In tho' Colorado exhibit at the
World's Fnlr will ho 500 potatoes
weighing 2,000 pounds, all grown by
H. E. Mathews, of Delta county. y
IKS
mZTl
Miitaoie unts in Uur Store
Knives for Ladies, bMitlMmmlu7E
All sizes and pliancs. Kazore. Tnl.ln n...
lery Curving Sets, Shot Gung and Rifled
The new Browning Automatic Shot Gun .
lev uiu nun in pun wuiKing. examine this
new 111 vuniiuiJ .
We handle exclusively in Pendleton the
Eochester Nieklo Plate Wnio.
Co,
THOMPSON
HARDWARE
621 Main St.
mil I II I 1 1 HIMIIIlMltlui
Miss Thompson Has Quinsy.
A letter has been received from
.Mrs. Caroline Thompson, who Is In
New York with hor daughters. MIkhos
Iila. Harriot and Edna, stating thut
.Miss.cuna is quite ill with the quin
sy
Closing-Out Sale
Police Court.
iwo Indians wore up before tho
cilv court this morning churged with
mg uruiik and disorderly, and were
sent to tho citv Jail for three iIhvk In
iiumuu 01 me amount of the fine.
The Painting, "Grey Eagle."
ine iiciuitlful o na ntlnc. "Orv
cugiu.- was drawn tills nftornnnn hv
Mrs. J, Knight, of East Court street
nt Brock & .McComas".
Well That You Know.
Don't forget that for every dollar
pain 011 account you get n ticket on
the seven prizes. The Peoples Ware-
nouse
rollevod of the
FEEDING SHEEP FOR MARKET.
G. W. Rung Holding 3,500 on Hit
Ranch in the Outskirts of Pendle. '
ton. j
O. W. Uiikk Is feedlne n lmn.1 irf
3,000 head of sheep for the January
and Fobruary markets on bis Wild
nurse rancn in tho suburbs of this
city The open winter has boon mn
favorable for making mutton, and
GRAND
MASQUERADE
BALL
December 31
MUSIC HALL
300 Costumes
from Portland
Will be on display in
JUDD BUILDING
Cash Prizes
Five dollars for the best lady
character
Five dollars for the best gentle,
man character
Music by
KIRKMAN'S
Orchestra
OF
35c CHINA SILK
ALL COLORS
22c
AT THE
Busy BostonStore
..- -'B
Useful Presents
I have a full line of KODGERS 1847 WARE
Chafing Dishes, Tassel Mat, ;arvers, 1'ocM
Knives for men, bovs and ladiep, Kazor out
fits, nickel plated Ware, etc., that will make
nice and UBeful presents.
Call and examine my Jim before buying'
74-1 rVTATN STREET
I YOUR CREDIT IS
l'or ono of our Jiigli-grade Sowing Macb .
Thu Singer is acknowledged to be the n
perfect sewing machine built. il oor
proven it to be the Lost machine for any f ,
pose. We would be pleased to have
ouigor on inai. wo Know Ag01ill
will be, for a trial proves its merits. a
payment down and the balance in
ments.
Office 5o9 College Street
P. A. LOVETANG,
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