DAILY nm iuv -- ... IB'"'- - 1 T - j -mir tlio louowinj; muucemems: ixoUts at $3.85 " 3-os 3.i5 2.9o " 2.35 98 uu . IT " dippers at Toutsch's. i. MirvnlntpR nra different. only ono gonulno P. I. It. the butcher, 'phone main norm i t viuiuui huiu ,, - . ... Til. In In quarter sizes. Doston 1. tllrn mn.fl all winter millinery. has a first-class piano tuner. ' cigar store, uouri , street. A T'A.nnil tf'r sin I. In n( lmit at ail iiuuiu. x uuuu iiiuiii are sausiieu nnn always won fftiir taiU' n tmfr nf fUnrlft BHU UD. just like a trip to Portland to ' urgest timber belt In Eastern 14 in wu ou'fi fntiiifv. wo I McDonald, Wallowa. Ore. ODDS AND ENDS OF CUT fll AQQ Th c remainder nf "HI UC Closed Oat Jt reduction of 2 1-2 Per Cent Tl,i? sale includes all stock we have on and. Some beautiful nieces iroin. HUNZIKER h A J. "acc jeweler HOT SODA A. C. KOEPPEN &. BROTHERS HttHtHMIM '"" Illlinw .I Nnw Year we will sell all our Shirt .. . i. t rnntiv reuuuen nricos. Wn want. Jnoflthem an out oy January ist, 1UU4. $2.25 Waists at $1 73 2 00 " " 1-75 " " 1 5o I.25 1. 00 1.48 i.35 J LIS .98 .78 will find other bargains all over the store. EE TEUTSCH'S BIG STORE, COR. MAIN AND ALTA Got Sunny. U 0 Rader. Flush fruit dally at Martin's. Best shoe repairing at Teuton's There 1b only one genuine P. I, n. For Rent A piano. Apply at this ouicu. New roady-mndo skirts ai riving uany nt Toutsch o, It you want a piano or organ, read railing s au. louay. 'Phone I-ane's paint shop when you want window glass put In. Blank hooks and office supplies, new diaries, stationery. Nolf s, Spend tho winter nights using one of our lino game hooks. Nolf b. Call up 'phono main 701 when you wnnt. a cab. Heady for service at all times. The Steln-Illoch clothing is a pow erful convlnccr of tho Doston Store's superiority. .Miss Wheeler will tuko u vacation from, giving .nstructlons In music un til Monday, January 4. Wanted To buy a bakery or loca tion for u bakery. Address George G. Patterson, care East OreRonlan. inr inn IiriPP tinnsnn I fin I llnct nmilo in Mia nltw n m a or voi saoo is suninc so iuhi ui iuu at uio new si. ueorEQ resiauram. Store, Everything new, neat and clean, 25c Thev nlwavs Dlease. Ronton The Knlchts nt tho. Mancahces have m... ..m.. .... serve runa. ca e y invested, ir you km m-.icuc.cB rnnue uy . Graves. . . uuu V ' ' ...... m.- - the Boston Store, except the Ferguson-iviaioney BUiming ramany In prices. It pays you better 1 Changes Hands. C II. Wuile and wile have sold to Jacob F. Clemmer lor $1,2I0, about live ncroH of land In southwest quar ter of the southeast quarter of sec tion 1, In township 2, north or range :!2 east, being u tract of land In the northeast part of Pendleton. Jumos W. Mnloney and wile have sold their half Interest in the Kergu-son-Maloney building on Alain street. to nr. Elmur IS. Ferguson, or rue Dalles, for $7,250 Dr. Ferguson Is a ' hon of J M. Ferguson, the owner of tne other half of tho property, and will In the future share half of the lontals or the place. The block will be used for the same purpose as It has In the past, there being no. In tention on the part of the new own ers to change the business houses conducted thcro In any way. Criminals Are Made, Not Born "Nn chlbl Ib born a criminal n writer In n French magazine. "Af tor many years or stuay I am eon, vlnccd that criminals are produced by bad surroundings and lack of trnlning, and not by heredity. "The tchlld who has no school but the street, no authority over him ex cept that of tho policeman, who eats poor food and wears torn clothes, who Is unwashed and untaught and neg lected, is quite certain to grow up to bo some kind or a social enemy." He recommends that tho city, not k pri vate society, should take charge "I all neglected children. Lust year, if an average were made, every man, woman and child In the United States recolved CI letters, 31 newspapers or periodicals, and 14 puckages; and every sixth person reg istered a letter. You will enjoy a cup of our delicious HOT CHOCO LATE. We don't know how to make it taste any Letter. Don't believe you ever had any finer. Ours is 5c a cup. The Popular Pticz DRUG STORE j j PERU, MEHTlDli. Low Wcnham returned from Iji Grande this morning. Charlos Hess, of Milton, Is In the city Tor n short visit. 0. J. Kirk, of Milton, is In the city ror a short business vlsft. 0. H. Ummery, of Adams, is tlio guest or friends In tho city today. irs. J, A. Carlson, of Kamcla, It tho guest of relatives for a few days, Miss Pauline Simpson, of Weston visited with friends in the city to Mrs. Catherine Pnnlnr. nf Snloni I visiting relatives In the vicinity of CMUIl-lUIl. Will Jameson, or Wnstnn Pendleton visitor today with friend in uie cuy. UllS Tumor, of Woatnn in In ihn city for a short time, tho cuest or the nuii'i sc. ueorgo. Mr. and Mrs. Otis C. Dock, of Athe na, were the guests of Pendleton lrienus yesterday. F. A. Seufert. Jr.. nf Thn TIiiIIbs. I in mo city for a visit of a few day with friends hero. Mrs. Edwnrd Mnnasse. of Athena was the guest or relatives in the cltv juHicuay ana locloy. ftir. and Mrs. C E. White, of i.n Grande, are visiting Pendleton rrlonds for a few days. H. C. Adams, of Weston, was the guest of friends In the city yesterday iur an over Sunday visit. J. B. I.lston. an Insurancn man of bugene, was in the city this morn' ing on business for a short time. K A. Snow, a business man of Pullman, was a Pendleton visitor to day for a short time on business. AIT finrl Mra T? Unrini. r.f Meacham, are the guests of frfends in the city for a short visit on bus! ness. Miss Ilertha Gross left this morn' Ing for Athena, where she will bo tho guest of friends and relatives for a week. Alex Oliver and wife returned from a visit to Echo, last evening. They attended the rabbit drive there yes' lernuy J. J. Dalleray has returned from week's business trin to Portland where he has been Interested In le' gal matters. W. I,, Shaw, of Milton. Is In the city for a short visit. Mr. Shaw is the well known larmcr and irrica nonist or tnat city. Mrs. Hannah Rogers, who ban been assisting Mrs. C. S. Brown during the illness of Conductor Brown, has re turned to her uome In La Grande. Mr. and Mrs. McAuley. of Baker City, have been the guests of Mr. and .irs. vviinam Jioseason, while on their way to North Yakima to spend the holidays with their son George. Will Ingram returned this morning from a visit to George It. DeMott who is suffering with rheumatism at Hot Lake. Mr. DeMott's condition Is much better, and he is belnc great ly benefited by the treatment there. Miss Mae Weniiam accompanied her brother. Lew Wcnham, from La Grande this morning, en route to Prosser, Wasn., where she goes to visit during the holiday season. She is a teacher In the Union county public hchools. DEATH OF MRS. SIMARD. Had Been a Sufferer from Tubercu sis for Over a Year. Mrs. Nettle E. Simard died at St Anthony's hospital in tills city Sat tirday evening, Dec. 2i, niter a lln goring Illness of over n year with tu bcrculosls. She was brought tiom her home near Freewuter to tlio hos pital on November 17, In hopes that tii v chtinge would benefit her, but the dread dibeate has weakened her to such nn extent the skill and caie be stowed upon her was of no avail. Airs. Simard, formerly Miss Nettle Creswell, leaves a husband, four brothers .1 A flrnswnll nl Helix. Addison C, Creswell of Vancouver, B. U., Alfred II. Creswell of Chlco, cal., and John I. Creswell or Freewater and one sister, Mrs. M, A. Bellinger of Salem, besluo large circle of Irlends to mpurn her loss. She was born at Salem, Oregon, on December S, 18UC, anu came to Uma tilla county ten years ago, and has resided here since that time. In youth she united with t.ie Presbyter, ian church and was a devoted, con sistent member of that church until death. About one year ago she was taken III with tuberculosis and while the at tack was not severe. It gradually un dermined her strength until It was thought a change in surroundings mid treatment would benefit her when sho was brought to the new hospital in this city, on November 17. The funeral services were conduct ed at tho Presbyterian church at 10 o'clock this morning by Rev. R. J. Diven and interment took place at Olney cemetery. BARKEEPERS' BANQUET, Over Sixty Persons Attend a Very Enjoyable Affair. The Barkeepers' Union gave their long expected banquet In the hall in the now Malarkey building last night, and H proved to bo a very enjoyable affair. Over GO persons were In at tendance, and the evening was pass ed In banqueting, speech and song, President Trampleasure, of the Federated Trades Union, presided at tho banquet table, and many speeches were made during the course of thu ovenlng. A program consisting of 'music and literary numbers wan given, and tho ovonlng was ono oi great enjoyment to all present, Tho affair was under tho direction of ii committee consisting of C I Me Oinnts, Goorgo Ernst and Joe Sulll van, who acted for tho union In tho entertainment of their employers and friends, NEW EXEMPTION LAW. Special Session Changes Meaning and Adds No Emergency Clause. The exemption law ciTltctcu by tho special session, and -which will tnke effect March 23. differs materially fiom tho old law. Under tho law ns it stood nrlnr in 1903, each householder was entitled toi an oxcmntlon oi 1300 nn Ills nor. tiunai properly. Subdivision S. ot section 3039, of the code, specifying whnt property shall be exempt from taxation, has been amended so as to rend ns fol lows: "The following property, If owned or kept for use, by and for his or her ramily: household goods, furniture, and utensils, two cows, 10 sheop, five swine, and the tools, implements, ap paratus, team, vehicle, harness, or li brary to enable any person to carry on his trade, occupation or profession by which such person earns his or her living to tho amount of $300, the aitlclcs to bo selected oy such house holder; provided, however, that when the assessed valuation of tho person al property above enumerated shall amount to less than $300 .inn only such amount as the total of sucn property herein enumerated, shall Iw exempt from taxation." AN UNKNOWN DONOR. Sylvia Turner Receives Christmas Presents Through Rev. Howard. Rev. Howard, the pastor of the South M, E. church, was presented with a package by nn unknown man on Christmas eve, containing a pres ent for Sylvia Turner, the little girl who is in charge of Mrs. Walter Wells, awaiting the action of the Boys' and Gills' Aid Society of Port land, after having been taken from her foster motner who so badly treat ed her a few weeks ago. The package contained a necklace and locket, besides n generous sup ply of candy and nuts and was a very generous gift from tho unknown but sympathetic friend. Strike at Landlords. The German government will ask tho relchstag for $1,250,000, to con tinue tho work of building homos to be occupied rent free by civil em ployes.. The Berlin Landlords' asso ciation recently appealed to tho gov ernment not to butld any more of these homes, because 9,000 flats in Berlin are without tenants. The pro test was not heeded, the govern ment's position being that It Is cheap er to provide houses tree or rent than to Increase salaries sufficiently to meet the prices of tho combination of Berlin landlords, wnicli amounts nearly to a trust. A Work-As-You-Ple3su State. Iowa Is found to be Blow In legisla tion benefiting the laboring people. Tho secretary or state received a let ter from the secretary of the National Association of Manufactmers requir ing a copy of laws relating to the eight-hour work day and decisions of the courts affecting such legislation. The letter was turned over to the commissioner of labor, who finds that Iowa has no law on The subject, and no decisions have been made, Sul that the length of tho work day Is a mutual agreement between employers and employes In tbat state. Mrs, Brown Improving. .Mrs. Catherine Brown, who was brought from Duncan, on Meacham creek, to St. Anthony's hospital Christmas morning, with u severe at tack of Inflammation of tho stomach, Is somewhat bettor today, and al though advanced In years, hopes are now entertained for her recovery. Her son, Ben F. Brown, has moved from Duncan to his .arm on the Tutu Ilia, two miles south of this city. Hauling Mud Off Main Street. Thu street commissioner Is having another ton or two of mud taken rom the streets while It is dry enough to handle. Tho scraper Is at worn on Main streei, auu a lorce oi men is busy shoveling tho surplus street Into wagons and hauling It where It will be better appreciated than In the business portion of the city. Attended the Funeral. G. W. Hunt, of Foster, Is in the elty, having come to attend the funo- ral of Charles Chandler, who died a few days ago of pneumonia, and who had been In the employ of Mr. Hunt for the last 10 years. Senator Ankeny In Town. Senator Levi Ankeny and son, N Ankeny, of Walla Walla, aro In the city for a short visit with frleuds. and on business. The senator la hero looking after his Interests In tho First National Bank, of which ho Is one of the principal stockholders. Olympla Beer Olympia Deer. The most popular brand for family use. On draught at Anton Nolle u. Ho also handles tho oottled beer in any quantity desired. An epidemic of smallpox Ib raging ut l.oiane, a village near (jouage Grove, No Dessert More Attractive Why uw gi-lutme and ejii'llll UOltro HUHKlllg, sweetening, tLivuriug! and coloring wuuu Was 11 W.fe-a.. nmliici--! li.'lti'r r.'sulU in two intuutos? Everything lu thu package. Simply udd,uot water nudw t to cuul. Il'dpvrfvctkm. Asur. prise to llio linunewife, K i trouble, lew ex jieu.'. Try it ti-d,iy. lu Four Fruit Fla vors: Lemun. Orange, Strawberry, Uusp berry. At grocers. lOo. E NEW ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER PLANT FOR IT Intention Is to Run All the Mills and Stamps and Light the Interior from This Plant Annual Meeting of Company Will Be Held Here. J. A. Howard, or Sumplor. Is In the clly tor n short business visit. Mr. Howard Is tho manager of the Gol cpnda Mining company, and Is here to conior wltn tho stockholders and directors of tho company preparatory to the, annual meeting and the com pilation Of the annual report of the manager. It Is tho Intention of tho company to mako a great many Improvements In their property during the year now opening, and these matters will come up at tlio annual meeting which meets In this elty townrds the lni ter part or no.t month. New Elictrlc Plant. One of uiolr contemplated improve- nicms is mo installation ot a larger nun miii-ii improved electric power limni t tnpir mine, so that all of the mills and stamps of tho mlno can be run from tne one sourco of power, nnd nt tne samu time tho stntlon will furnish light for tho mine nt nil times. Mr. Howard will return to Sumpter In a short tlmo, whero ho will finish up the work or this year and prepare his reports lor tho meeting In this cuy. THE ARMY OF WRITERS. How Many People Are Engaged In writing for a Living. The recent petition of the Amerl enn Authors' society for n reduction or postage has brought on n discus sion as to tho number or people en gaged In writing for the periodicals, or, ns one puts It who made the fig. ures, 23,000 that "write for. the maga zines." Others tnnt may be said to have Borne sort of Idea of the mcts think that Iheso figures are below rather than above tho lu'ark. Largo cities llko Now ork, Chica go and Doston havu their thonsandM, small cities probably Sinve more than "thousands" In proportion to size; vlllnges have still more, perhnps, who are steadily at work contributing to the Hood. It Is nil rough guesswork, but or the vast number of people lluu are engaged In turning out short ato rles, novels and poems there can be no doubt. Theie is an old anecdote of the editor of a magazine n few yenrs ugo who said that his publication lind ul ready accepted articles si'ifllcient to run many yeurs without tnklng any. thing else of any kind. It was esti mated recently that SO.OO.o 1ioob had been turned out by the book publish Ing houses InHt year. Emerson says, und truly, that It Is necessary to re write everything, even history, every few generations. Australia' New Policy. When the site of the Federal capi tal of Australia Is proclaimed, Ir the I.ubor pnrty is successrul in carrying out Its desires, tho world will bo shown a row splendid object lessons in public ownership. Although money win nave to ue oorrowed in the first instance for tho erection of thu nrln clpal public buildings, not one penny lor interest or tho repayment of linn clpal need como out of tlio tnxinv ers' pockets If the Iond be lensedTIml not sold. It will bo the aim of tho Federal Labor party to make this part of the government policy. It will be further proposed that the control of the liquor trafllc shall remain In thu hands of tho commonwealth gov ornment forever and a duy. the nrof- Its or the traffic to ho used to beautify me cuy. Redmen Attention. All members of UmnholllB Triliu and or the Degree or Pocahontns aio requested to bo present at Hendricks Han Wednesday, December 20, at 2 P. m.. to attend tho funerul of ChnrleK E. Wulker, or Sultcse Tribe, Tckoa, Wash. The services will bo held under tho auspices or the Improved uruer or uodtuen. 8pecial Encampment Meetlnq. Umatilla Encampment No, 17. O. O. F., will hold a special meeting on next Thursday night, December 3i, for the purpose of conferring de grecs. Tbe Boston Store SOLE AGENT FOR THE W. L. DouglaB Shotw for Men, $3.50 und $4.00. Also the Pingreo Gloria elioea for vvoraon, 3.50. The Little lied Schoolhouso 8lioes for Children, The above threo lines tire the best for tho money. Ha sure and notice the stain pon the solo, hb it has come to our notice that oth er are selling their shoes for the above brand. The Boston Store Mil GOLCOiA v Collections on January 1. Owing to tho fact that Jan uary 1 Is a holiday, and that by mutual agreement no col lections aro to bo mndo by thu business men on a Saturday, collections for tho first of tho month will not bo mado by tho business men of Pendle ton until on Monday, Janu ary 1. COMING EVENTS. Washington Teachers' association, Tneotua, Dec. 28-30. National Livestock convention, Portland, January 12, 13, 14 nnd 15. Oregon Christian Endeavor tonvoi Hon at Pendleton, February 19-22, 1904. Whitman-Oregon debate, Eugene, Jnnunry IB, 1901. Dance at Echo Next Thursday. A grand ball will bo given at Ma sonic hall, nt Echo, on New Year's Eve, Thursday, December 31. Mc Lyman's orchestra will furnish thu music and supper will bo Berved by Mrs. Uosn Webb. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Tto Laxative Ilromo (Jmnlno Tabled, All riruffitln refund tbo money If It f Alls to cure. E. n.llrove'i itgnature on each box. :3c. W. 10. Wilson, a saloon man of Or egon City, wns fined $10 Saturday for selling liquor to minors, Special Goods At Special Prices T Large 8-day Clocks, K00tl timekeepers $2.95, worth $4.00 t Fine Line of Toilet Soap I 2C to ioc a box Tablets, Complete lines from J 5c to 35c 4. New boarils, linens anil cream laid. Frederick Nolf School Supplies --4' Leave Your Orders With DESPAIN & CLARK FOR; COAL All towns along; the Hue of th W. & Columbia Itlver I tall road nm buy from tlx In carloail lotn at very leawinnble prices. 614-514 MAIN STREET. Phone Main 1741 New Year's Greeting See the beautiful line of GIFTS Suitable for this occa sion wu arc showing. Don't Forget We handle exclusively in Pendleton the Chase A Sanborn Teas and Cof fees, recognised as the highest grade on the market. C. ROHRMAN IJKOIKK COUItT 8TRKHT YOU Should hftvu that host of WOOD DRY and FINK, thut you will find with P. P, COLLIER. AIbo your Christmas Coal. Trv it.