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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6r 1904, ..IIS Maruu c, .. .llffnrnnt. Apply at tills rooms io iu'i and liou lions f e. 1D0 ) nuuil ;uu piaranteeu. Court street. 'Phone main white woman I ..nil. ... IlMlfl fl I ..1 city are served TIB rL'aLUU UUl. and clean, -be Maccabees havo lesiea. ir you tr G. A. Oruves. e io win u is ir. 12. 1904 North- 1904. Nntlouul , Portland, Jiu- me auovo oc- . makes a rate d trip. Tickets n ii i-Tiini rn. T A CO Cent hive on "1 pieces Jeweler ENS C v et, Cloak & fur ..r, att THIS WEEK vrfll gvc a Big Discocnt oq jlTi7IMa i T j . r J r 1.MH1V 1VIVUI V W U ri rt n r a nti -i t- u 1 iin . desire to close out tne enure - nrices we nave pwceo TEUTSCH'S n Rjl A IM A hill I'A (lot Sunny. U C Rader. Kino tollut soaps He to 6c a bar. Nulf's. New ready-Hindu skirts ai riving dally at Teutsch's. Don't forgot to stop at the Dutton Candy Storo 10 ra drink of Ko-Ko. Get your clothing cleaned and pleased at Joerger's 120 West Court street. Call up 'phone mnln 701 when you wnnt a call. Heady (or service ul all tlniesj. Fechter Is at his old stand, 221 Court street, with a fresh stock of cundles, nuts, fruits, cigars, etc. The office of the Pondleton-Ukiah ntago line has been changed from -he Golden Itulo hotel to Ilrock & JIc Comes' drug store. WATER COMMISSION. Meeting Last Night Elected W. H. Jones Chairman. The water commission held Its leg ulur mooting last night at which the bills for the past moniu were audited and other business transacted. Owing to the fact that the members in chargu of the books haVo been crowded with work iu the Immediate past, the annual report of J. T. Hrown, the secretary and treasurer, was not ready, and wn. not be for a few days. W. H. Jones was re-elected chair man' of thu board at the meeting last night, and will fill that position for the next two years. A PREACHER'S OPINION. Trlb Is the Remedy for Liquor and Tobacco Habits That Has Effected the Greatest Number of Cures. Tim Rev. .1. H. N Hell, pastor of the Presbyterian church, Ilaker City, writes: "A permanent cure at n nor mnl eosi in what the public has wanted for many years. I nave wntched with interest the good 'e- sults obtained by your remedy for liquor and tobacco habit, Titm, ami feel I can safely and heartily recom mend it to all in need." Tallmnn & Co., local agents. W. H. Boyd Quite III. Dr. Smith has returned frob Echo, ...I,.,-,, i, r.nl1n,l tn attend V. H. Boyd, the merchant, who has been . - ..I ... 41. -v ..t .. JVT III with a sevoro attncK oi me some time Mr. Doyd is now a little butter, and it Is thought that he will be out again in a snort nine, Recovering From Rheumatism. John McCourt, who has been con fined to his home for over a week with a severe case of Inflammatory rheumatism, was able to como to his office yesterday, and Is fast recover ing from tho effects of the attack. There are some pure mus tards now; Schilling's Best was the first. But pure is not ftne; Schilling's Best is the only fine, or at least the finest; not colored; there's prettier inustard to look at that isn't what mustard is for. Vour grocer's ; moneyback. You will enjoy a cup of our delicious HOT CHOCO LATE. We don't know how to make it taste any better. Don't believe you ever had any finer. Ours is 5c a cup. The Popular Price on - "VWPEN &. DROTHERS ABU T TELEPHONE COMPANY WILL MOVE ITS OFFICES. Work on Conduit Trenches Now Pro. grossing No Prospect That the Ex press System Wll Be Put In, as It Is Too Much Expense for the Re turnsNew Switchboard Will Be Secondhand Affair. The workmen are now at work on tho trenches for the electric conduits for tho telephone cables leading Into tho new offices In tho Matlock build ing. The wires will all be taken Into tho building from the underground conduits which will lead ,from the offlco Io the corner of Main and Court streets, where tho cables will bo 'ed onto poles and branched over tho city. It will take about throe weeks to got the new offlco fitted up, provided that there will be no accidents or hitches to hinder tho men in their work. The trenches should be dug and the cables laid In a short time, and after that all that remains to bo done Is to connect the cables now on the poles with tho underground sys tem, hitch onto tho new switchboard and cut over from tho old office to the new. When the time comes for tho change all that will have to bo moved from one office to the other Is the operators, and It will not take long to get thorn from one point to tho other. The foreman In charge Is of the opinion that tho company will not put In tho express system for soma time, as It would entail too grcnt an outlay of money at this time. He says that the town Is not worth the extra expense to the company, and that It would bo a poor policy to put In the new system at a great tin pense and take the profits of the company for some time to pay the difference. whenthey can jiut In the old board they "have brought from Portland or Seattle at a much less expense, and get the $7,000 Just tho same. The new switch board for the new office is one that has been taken from one of the city offices and Is much larger than the one now In tho local office. It Is thought that tho work will be done and the transfer made In a month from now at the farthest. COMMITTEE APPOINTED. Commercial Association Will Invest, igate Plans of the Business Col lege. The only business transacted at the regular monthly meeting of tho Commercial Association last night was the appointment of a committee eons sting of Dr. F W. Vincent, ur, C. J. Smith and J. F. Hoblnson Io look Into the matter of the capitalist tion of the .Modern School of Com merce, as outlined by Professor E. K. Jones, proprietor of the school, befo.'e the meeting last evening. Professor Jones made a very clear, lnislness-like statement of the aim ii nd scone of Ills school and invited the business men of Pendleton to Join him In capitalizing It and or ganlziug a stock company tor the purpose of placing the Institution on a lirm oasis ana insmiug u iioiipv In the city. H.. rlted the in ogress of other schools of the same nature In cities of less proportions and push than Pendleton, and reviewed the work al ready accomplished by himself and associates at I.a Grande In the way nf nrennizlnc. He outlined his plans for building up a first-class Institution In Pendle ton, and showed tho need of such au Institution, by citing the association to the thousands of dollars sent out of tho city for this very uusiness edu ction which shouU bo obtained hero, instead of sending our young people away for an education. Ti... ..nmmltteo from the associa Hon will Investigate Mr. Jones' plans aud report to the body In the near future. SUIT TO QUIET TITLE. Land Belonging to the Fields Estate Is in Litigation, The case of E. W. Khoa vs. W. Ii. Goltra, the administrator of the gs ., of Himh Fields, deceased, was argued this rooming in the circuit court befoie Judge Ellis. Tho othor defendants named in the complaint nro Doro E. Fields. Bflle Rhea and ih. Pnnrtleton Savings Hank. C. E. Kedfleld, of Hoppncr, Is the attorney for tho plaintiff, wane uauuiajr rv.,r t-rtnrrtaent the defense. The case was brought a long time ago to settlo the title to a tract of land noar this city, and has boon through the court twice, and Is now fnr its third hearing. It Is a tan gled case, and Is complicated by a mortgage on me imui'"j- GOOD VAUDEVILLE SHOW. Novelty and Specialty Company Puts nn Clean. Live performance, The Edison Novelty and Specialty .mr which .A piayiiiR i ,hntr this week, with a mati nee on Saturday afternoon. Is tho best show of tho kind evor seen In the c"r,.;. ( nn, nil L-ood and spilghtly, .i... jn,inc (.sueclally clever and tho character of Happy Hooligan ho freak musician, Is laughable n the extreme. His uuuiuuuuu mv.. worth the lrlee f amission alone, besides his other Intensely Interest- n'i. nun-liiir nlcturcH nro new and novel and tho lire dance with tho (;U1U'' l'' LT,eaut fu thl, g : over show, tP" Vile, In the city The a r FEBRUARY several times last night, during tnou h"v realistic scenes from tho war In the Philippines. Tho Yankee boys were seen In a running light with tho natives, and tho firing maneuvers ot tho soldiers were so realistic that ono could eas ily Imagine himself In tho swamps of Luzon for about 10 minutes while tho views were being seen. Filed Final Accounting. Tho final account of I,. M Curl tho administrator In tho estate of .1. M. Martlndalo, deceased, was filed In ino office of the county clerk this morning, and allowed by the county court, which ordered that tho admin istrator bo released from further re sponsibility In the matter. The ac count showed a balance of $712.50 n hand, and rea, estate to the value t f $500. Visitors From Washington. Henry Keen, of Stayton, Or., and a a former momber of the loglshituio, nccompanled by his sister, Mrs. C. L Uren, of Chnttoray, Wash., were the guests ot Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Crank, of tho St. Joo storo for a short time today. Tho party are on their way to Spokane, after having attended tho funeral of a sister, who died recently In tho vnllcy. Substitute Conductor, J, H. Smith, of Iji Grande. Is in ho city resting from his trip in on the O. H. & N. passenger run. Mr. Smith s taking tho run of Conductor W. II. Kclsey, who Is taking a lay-off of a few days for recuperation from his continuous and arduous service for the company. Lots Sold for $5,000. A dead was recorded this morning by Adella D. Wade and C. 11. Wade, transferring to .lames II. Haley for $5,000 all of lots 4 to 11 Inclusive, In tho reservation addition to the city. j I J. W. Porringer of Adams, was a 'endleton visitor today Glenn l.uhro, of Plldt Hock, was a lsltor In tne city today. F. M. Fletcher, of Milton, spent the day In the elty on business. F. E. Hay. of Pilot Hock, was In the city today for a short time. C. A. Kern, of Helix, was a busi ness visitor In the city today. Ira Turner, of Albany, was a busi ness visitor In the city today. E. P. Jormon. of Echo, had busi ness at tho courthouse this morning. Hobert Watenberg, of Fossil, Is iu the city for a short business visit. J. T. Hlnklo went to Helix yester- lay evening and returned this alter- noon. Louis Winters, of Freewalor, Is a Pendleton visitor lor a few days on business. A. A. Wilder, of Freewuter, was a Pendleton visitor today on a short business trip. G. W. Hunt was a business visitor In tho city today, having business ! foro the county comt. M. Mosgrove, a mei chant of Mil ton, was a visitor In tho city wuy for a short time on business, Louis Winters, one of tho pioneer lirlgators 6hd frultralsers of the Fim- water district, was In the city today. J. A. McLaughlin, tho pioprletor of the sawmill at Gurdane. Is In the eit,y today for a short visit on busi ness. Horace Walker, of Helix, one if the county commissioners, is In the city for this term ol tne coumy court. A it Ilurford. the cashier of the First National Hank of Walla Walla, Is In the city for a short time on bus iness. T F. Sheridan, of Echo, was a Pen dleton business visitor today, havr.ig been called for business at the court house. .1. n Shlim. a niomlnent business man of Uklah, was a visitor In the city today on business wini mo county court. i TI. r.nrrett who formerly tesided nnn'r Iji (Jrande. now a resident of Mabton, Wash., passed through today en route to Elgin. H. II. Gilbert, from near Pilot nm-if in In tho cltv today. 1!" says the snowfall in that vicinity Is much lighter than at Pendleton. Mrs. Thomas GahflKan has return ed from a three-months visit In Seat tle and Portland, where sue nas been for the benefit of her health. Mrs. M. McArthur returned to nor home at Portland this morning, after a visit ot two weeks in wis cuy ac tho home of Mr. and Mrs. W S. Per. ry. Dr. W. G. Colo, of Pendleton, was at tho Walla Walla hospital yesterday visiting a patient, Mrs. McLaughlin, also of penaieton. waua i HtnteRmfln. A. W. Hoblnson, of Echo, Is in the Mtv today, havlne been cauea iiure to appear as the defendant in a suit for dlvorco Instituted In the circuit Miurt bv h s wife. Miss Trlphona Wilson, of Walla walla. Is tho guest of her sisters, Mrs. Cora Cooner and Miss Sarah Wilson. Sho will visit In tho valley Coin returning north. A. Huson, of Helix was In tho city yesterday for a short time to mane somo arrangements concerning the funeral services of his father, which occurred yestetday afternoon. C. E. Macomber, a prominent stocli man of tho Hutter creek country, was In tho city today, having business ni Mm courthouse. Mr. Macomber was formerly county surveyor of this county. An allecod manuscript copy of Milton's "Pnradlso Lost," win faoau uo n up a auction In London. An American has offered $25,000 for it. IRRIGATION STORY H. NEWELL TELLS OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ( Unwise for the Government to Rush Into Enormous Plans Without Ex haustive Surveys and Investiga tionWhere Reservoir Sites Have Been Selected Land Sharks Have Invariably Operated, Washington. Jan. C Frederick M Newell. In chargo of tho government Irrigation work, told nn interesting story the other dny before a Joint meeting of tho sennlo and house Irri gation committees, of what tho gov eminent Is doing under tho Irriga tion law. Construction work Is under wny iu Arizona and Nevada and very detail ed surveys and Investigations of cer tain projects are being made In Call tornln, Montana and Wyoming, while general surveys nro going on all over tho nrld and seml-nrid region. Mr. Newell Impressed upon the eonnnltteo the necessity for thorough surveys and the highest utilization of the water resources tho Irrigation of tho greatest number of acres pos sible slnco the works which the gov ernment will build will bo of such substantial character as to enduro for centuries, like the Roman Irriga tion works of old. It Is not a wlsu policy, he said, to uish nastily Into construction of works before nil tho detailed facts and llgures ot any project hnvo been gathered and carefully worked out. Tho cost of this reclamation Is, under the law, to bo borne by tho ii rlgator, and it is estimated will vary from eight to twenty dollars per aero. All government Irrigated land will unquestionably bo quickly tnken up at such low llgures, especially who.-o It Is government land and enn bo se cured under tho homestead law. if It is held In private ownership It may not be settled so promptly. The government engineers find, n most every Instance where they have selected promising reservoir sites, that larger tracts of tho adjacent Irri gable lands have been taken up for speculative purposes, under the iles eit land act or tho commutation pro vision of tho homestead act. and are being held "for a rnlso." Tho oppor tunity offered Is a good ono lor tho land speculator, who will take his profit from the sottler, SENATOR ANKENY .HURT. Fell Over a Pet Dog and Injured an Elbow Severely. Senutor Iovl Ankeny Is lying fct l-.is homo with a very badly Injured aim. hays the Walla Walla Union. Tho Injury was caused by a fall on UK sidewalk last Friday. He was on his way down town when the family dog tripped him up and ho fell, strik ing i iic sldownlk with his elbow. At the tlmo ho did not regard tho Injuiy us serious, although It was tofiowliat painful, and be took thu morning tialu for Colfax. He return ed home Sunday afternoon and has since Lon suffering Intense pain. He was unablo to leave his room yesterday and It Is feared somo of tho bones In his arm may have been fractured. Tho fiesh is discolored from tho wrist to tho shoulder; At si late hour last night ho .was resting easy and awaiting tho arriv al of the family physician, Dr Ring ham, who is out of tho city. ROTARY SNOW PLOW OUT. First Appearance of the Big Machine v This Winter. Th.i lotarv snow plow of the O. H. &. N. was brought out of Its shed ot Ijx Grande on Monday for Its urst trip over tho mountains this winter. Tho heavy fall or snow on aunoay nliiht and Monday morning roado it difficult for tho heavy freight trains to climb over the summit pusning tho niasscB of soft Bnow off the track and pulling the load also. Tho snow fall at Kamola and Moacbam during the recent storm amounted to about three feet. It was very boil anu wet and packed down as It fel and mado It necessary to run tho big rotary over to clear out tho cuts. This plow The Boston Store SOLE AGENT FOR THE W. L Douclaa Shoes for Men, $3.50 and $4.00. Aluo the Pincree Gloria shoos for Women, $3.50. The Little Ked SchooIhouEe shoes for Children, The above three lines aro the beet for the money. Be sure and notice the stamp on the sole, as it has como to our notice that oth er? are selling their shoes for the above brand. The Boston Store has almost gone Into disuse during tho past flvo years, tho wlntors have become so mlid In Eastern Oregon. This Is tho second trip the rotary has inado In three ycVs. SKELETON 8EVEN FEET TALL. Remarkable Find In Indian Grave Yard Near Walla Walla. The old Catholic burial grounds, situated about flvo miles southwest nf the city, were visited yesterday by Mssts. Georgo and Hennessey, two youcg men of this city who nro Inter ested m Indian relics, says tho Wnha Walla Union. Tho two men went out rally In Uio mnrnhif?, propared to mako a thor ough investigation arotind the ld graves, hut as the man living on tho , property was very adverse to an In vestigation they did not accompllih very much. They stnte from observations made that up" to'wlthln three years ago the bodies Interred there must have been In nn almost perfect stato of preser vation. Ono or two which they were able to discover were almost entirety natural, somo little damage having been caused by Irrigation ot tho land, which was commenced about three years ago. The bodies aro now d cnylng very rapidly. Of tho two bodies they round ono was over seven loot In longth, and tho other correspondingly large, mute ovldenco of a largo and stalwart race. There was nothing of nny value In tho graves. In ono they round a few colored beads, and In tho othor an Iron pan which covered the face ot tho body. An old Bottler, who rememnoreu tho occurrence well, said tho man who was burled In tho last gravo thoy found hnd been Bhot over 50. years ago for tho robbery ot tho wagon ami supplies of n party of wnuo Bomors who were crossing tho plains. The bullot wound was still very plain In tho back of tho head. Messrs. Georgo and Hennessey In tend nuiklng nnother Investigation 'n n week or ten dnys, when they hope to discover more TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Unlive nromo quinine TMet. All dnilt refund the money II It '" loenre. K. W.clroe' ltntut on ch bo. JJo ...... Special Goods At Special Prices Large 8-day Clocks, good timekeepers $2.95, worth $4.00 Fine Line ol Toilet Soap ac to toe a box Tablets, Complete lines from 5c to 35c New boards, linens and cream lam. t Frederick Nolf School Supplies Leave Your Orders With DESPAIN k CLARK FOR; COAL All towns along the line ot th W. A Columbia Hirer lUMriwd can buy from us in oartaul lots at vry leasouable prtam. 514-514 MAIN STREET Phone Main 1741 BEYONDXONTROL AwariDln Ibu hortovi! round iIdi Ihtrua- ibout-8uikta! Bu'tf! CrsiUtH II It lin't total wreck, trluf tbc rtuilni ol your vtmcM hfre D1 we will do n'finoil Job ol repulrlng lor you and i-hiriia you po mom Uuu U rlxlit uiIdk good ttlfrUt uJ puttlDg In (nod oik II ou ni JIM do cciau uu )uur 0 nfync Ii mreljr 'tuu donn,"mt d. vice-bdii) It bum 101 rcJurrutun. Vt'Ur.dl oicluiUclyla Pendleton IU rlbrted Win. on bugglt'i uud wngom EAGLE BROS., THE BLACKSMITHS