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'-I ; 5 r i CLEARANCE SALE Short lines of Ladies', Men's and Children's SHOES. Special bargains in these -lines Conic and f .elect a bargain. If we can fat ycu in any of the sh.ort lines it will mean A Big Saving to You D1NDINQER, WILSON & CO. Phonu Mnln 1181. GOOD SHOES CHEAP ECHO NOW ft CITY FINAL ACTION TAKEN BY -THE COUNTY COURT 'Delay Caused by Investigation Into the Remonstrance Which Had Been Filed Next Thing In Order Will Be an Election Court Now Consid ering County Finances. The county court has been busy all day In looking over tho bills of tho county and stralgntenlng out tho financial questions of the past month. There are a great many llttlo bills to investigate and It will tako most of the day tomorrow perhaps, to get through the list. Tho petition for tho Incorporation of Echo was given a final considera tion at tho meeting yestorday and passed. It waB granted practically .n tho first place, but after tho matter had been given a llttlo consideration tho counter petition from the remon strants was received, and the matter waa then put over for a time until tho remonstrnnco could ho looked In to. This was done and It was decid ed that It bore not enough df weight to hinder tho granting of the petition " so the order has been mado and from this on Echo will bo classed among the cities of the stato. It will now bo necessary for the citizens to gather together and elect their mayor and other city officers, when thoy will bo in line with the other bustling burgs of tho county. i I F. & 5. Cough Syup Will stop that Cough and Cure that Cold, It is Sure to reach THE RIGHT SPOT. TALLMAN & CO. Leading Druggists I NOT GOOD, "When the Frost is on t.he Pumpkin" Shorter days now and longer nights. Soon a nipping irost and the leaves glow with crimson and gold. Man's appetite, sharpened by the crisp invigor ating morning air, will demand a cup of good COFFEE, hot biscuits and smoking pancakes deluged with Maple Syrup. REVERE Is the proper accompaniment to a pancake breakfast. Do not spoil otherwise a good breakfast by poor Coffee, but always order Revere, as it is sure to please. We are headquarters for Maple Syrup and Buckwheat of all kinds. 4 We remind you of will remind you later, BE PREPARED " f F. S. YOUNGER & SON TAILV WALTER PIERCE FOR CONQRE88 Baker City Dispatch Says He Is the Choice of Baker County Democrats. An Associated Press dispatch from t)mo lt hnB beon Bovly cimblng un llakor City to tho, Orcgonlan, says t now ,t ,s ,n a B00(, conuiton and that Walter M. Pierce, of this city. at t(l0 rat0 wn(cn jt ha3 been follow tho present hold-over Joint sonator lag for tno ,ast fow yoars lM0 jei,t from Umatilla and Union counties, Is wm bo wtpcii out inside of tho noxt tho choice of llakcr county demo- s,x fl rrats for tho congressional nomlna-1 Tq ftt wWch th() tlor. in this "8trlci. nnllUelttn county has been paying out It Is only Mr. Pierce is n active politician . show tho balance left and Pllb,lc-V,'?e1Z?Pt,?ndmc1mS,ln tho reports for aomo years back, beon one of the most "Mvo mem n v January. 1901. tho bors of the upper brane: h of t h f" 1 dobt was ti36,975.8. On tho first of Islaturo since his election two ears .."' . . ,n thn d(!ht hail ago. Ills waiter couniy inuuut i taking an earnest Interest In his can didacy for congressional honors and will start a campaign looking to ins nomination. RECKLESS COASTING. Loaded Bobsled Ran Into a Telephone Pole on Main Street, ivm Tnnlfinil wns nno nf tho VOUth' ...i ...... ...i, with nn nrrl. dent on tho Main street bill day be- foro yestorday. Ho was engineering a bobsled down tho hill when ho lost control of ft and ran Into a tolephono pole. Thero wore three boys on the sled' at the time, and all escaped without injury oxcept tho engineer. who was turown against Hie poio ann knocked senseless. Ho waB carrion into a nearby houso and after a short time came to and is now in good shape with tho exception of & bruise or two and a fow scratches. Farm Near Milton Sold. L. G. Barron nnd wife havo sold to Ceorgo Coutu for io,000, tho cast half of section 17. In township 5. north of range 35 cast, being 320 acres of land a fow miles to the southwest of Milton. You cannot feed the soul on frozen tin the. fMt WHOLESOMg CRESCENT i;Eg-Phsphate BAKING POWDER The remarkable increase in con sumption demonstrates its supexla- tive merits and wholesomeness. ONE POUND 25 CTS T ''IH'l NOT HERE t COFFEE these things now. The cook NlAMi EABT OHEGO THE COUNTY CLERK HAS HIS READY TO BE MADE n.M I. n.lnn Ranld y nf IID V" " ' ' " m . - - - nci Rvatemat cal v Reduced ana n Is Expected That Six Years More . ...... I J x- l-..!.l,t Only Will yc rtequircu 10 i.ihuiu"'" the Entire Debt-Another Warrant ca.. About May 1. 1904. I Deputy County Clerk B. II. Hall has prepared tho annual report of the , clerk, ofllco for presentation to the . county court, and from It will bo seen that tho county is in a goou cuum- tlon flnanclally. and Is in fact now In a bettor condition than It has boon . for some time. At tho presont tlmo tho county hns 1C1,.1 u uuui u. t, lio: smallest amount that the county has owed for years. In nbout tho year 1899 the county wont behind nbout ejnnnn In Itn flnnnrnn. 'hut ftlunn that tho same month In 1902 tho dobt had decreased to $119,752.32. Ono year ago, on January 1, 1903, tho debt was $103,C9S.G1, which shows that It has heen decreased In tho last year by the present administration bj 130, 282.14. The county treasurer has called tho wnrrants up to July 1, 1902, and will not make another call now until tho taxes aro paid In tho spring. Then It Is probable that ho win call near the first of May. and If tho taxes have been coming In well ho will be ablo to bring tho warrants up to within at least 15 months of the time of tho call. Thoro aro now 1G7.- 923.25 out in warrants against tho county. The tnbulated report of tho clerk ia a luuuwn; Resources. Coyoto bounty $ 3.570.6G Tax redemptions 4,110.32 Cash in treasury 13,395.71 Tax account 4o,D34.78 Ileal estate 25.000.00 indebtedness 83,410.10 Total $176,027.90 Liabilities. Tax redemption surplus 170.15 743.97 statu school fund Cuunty schoil fund 6.430.7C School districts r,795.iu Cities 3,951.57 Library fund 4.01 Warrants outstanding .... 157,923.25 Total $175,027.90 HARRY REES SOLD OUT. A, G. Howard Has Bought His Cigar Business on Court street. Harry Ilees, who for tho past year has had ono of tho leading cigar stores of tho city, has sold his placo to A. Q. Howard, of Walla Walla who will take uhargo at unco and con duct tho business. .Mr. Howard has for tho past year been ono of tho express inossongors of tho O. It. & N. who havo mado tho run between Spokane and Port land. A coincident in tho trade Is tho fact that Mr. Howard Is tho man who took tho position loft vacant by Mr. Hees when hb loft tho niosson. t ger service a year ago to go Into bus- ' incss In this city. Mr. Hees and Mr. Howard woro busy until 3 o'clock this morning in mailing an inventory oi mo siock, and havo tho work practically dono. Mr. Howard will lcavo this ovonlng for Walla Walla anil whon bo roturnB will nt onco assumo entire control of the business. Mr. Hees has not as yot decided what ho will do, but It 1b probablo that he will docldo to remain In tho city. UNION'S MONSTER HOGS. Two "Shoats" Weighing 870 and 780 Pounds Brought to La Grande. Hon. J. W. McAHster and J, W. Spencer brought their largo hogs to town yc3torday and bad them weigh ed ou brook & Thomas' scales to decide who was tho champion hog- raiser In Union county, says the La Qraudo Qbservor. Spencer's hog outweighed McAlts ter's by 90 pounds, his hog wolghlng 870 pounds and McAIlstor's 780 pounds. McAlistor said Spencer's hog waa tho largest ono ho ovor saw and it kept Increasing in slzo aa tho scales went down. Mr,, McAlistor still claims, however to own tno largest nog in tho county, aa ho promptly purchased the cbam plon from Mr. Spencer, paying 4Vi cents per pound. At this price Mr. McAlistor paid I39.1S for tho privllogo of owning tho largest nog In Union county. 8UIT FOR DAMAGES. Alleged That Stock Trespassed and Destroyed Property, David Ferris has filed suit In tho circuit court against William Cald woll, asking that tho court award tho plaintiff 1350 damages, togotbor with his costs and disbursements, for tho alleged action of tho dofendant In turning 400 head of cattlo In on his pasture against his will, Tho plaintiff allegos that tho cattlo dostroyed all of his food, trampled on tho atubblo aud -oto up and damaged Un T7n antra r. MAota nnH u ov.w. kv ManD tui i-uuwi mum disbursement bdldos tho amount of ANNUAL REPORT 1904. tl,o tanmRM asked 'r- CnrZ ley nml Will Motorsou oro tho attnr uoyB for tho plnlniT. WHEAT PROSPECT8 GOOD. Snow That Is Now Lying on the Ground Just What Is Needed for Laroe Crops. Tim iirosnccts for a bumper crop next wheat 111 Unininin i-uumj - - The growing yu' ""v ""-;... ,inin i,.v "V,h w)0W enmo to cover tlmm '"r0 . ..1 1.. Itn thnl EQ0N' r'" JAY' JANUARY 8' 1904, Wl oyoj. nUU BOnK hiuwijt ground. Farmers from ovory port on of the . owrlg I prospucm, y that tho promlsa for a . largo , crop nost year bo or than for 10 years. ' , , , wlt, , tl)0 flnal yloW of wheat tno crop !l nctuniiy immu ......u :-.v- months, by the slow Baturatlon of tho ground with water from tho jnowra n. If ihn Brain got. the onoflt of the ' , BOaJ. Km inowBtarts off. early In inE from snow, it Binris ou enwy " ?g from , , tho raqn of tho drought ootoro mo n-m my weather sotH In. SOUTH METHODIST MEETING8. Revival at the Church Is Proving to Be Highly Interesting and Bene ficial. Tho protracted meetings now In nrogross at tho MothodlBt Church, South, oro proving to bo highly In teresting and tho results aro vory satisfactory. Afternoon meetings will bo hold r.t 2:30 hereafter, bcsldo tho regular ovonlng meotlngs. Ilev. Compton, of I.a Grande, Is still In the city assist Ing Rev. Howard, nnd If tho meot lngs contlnuo longer than this week, Hev. Skees, a vory prominent mluls tor of Cholnn, Wash., Is expected to come to tako part In tho revival. PLEADED NOT GUILTY. J. A. Smith Given 24 Hours to Pro cure Witnesses. J, A. 8mith, who was arrested u night or two ago, charged with hav ing stolen an overcoat from tho St. Oeorgo restaurant, was arraigned bu foro Justice of tho Peaco Thomas Fltz Oernld this afternoon, nnd plead ed not guilty. Ho claims thaf ho bought tho coat of u man whom ho mot, and that ho was not aware that It was stolon proporty until ho was arrested. Ho asked that hn be given tlmo In which to procure witnesses, nnd tho court allowed his request, Betting 10 o'clock tomorrow morning as tho tlmo for tho trial. KILLED WHILE COASTING. Colfax Schoolboy Dashes Into a. Wagon With His Sled. Colfax, Wash., Jan. 8-Lawronco Duchemln, aged 12, was fatally hurt in a coasting nccldont this afternoon. His brother, ltalph, aged 10 years, had a hip fractured and two rlba broken, nnd two other boyB woro moro or loss hurt. Tho youngsters woro coasting down a Bteep hill and lost control of tho sled, which collided with a wagon. 1 awronco Duchemln'a skull was frac tured nnd thero is no hopo for his recovery. Pendleton His Headquarters. Frank L. Poole, tho traveling rep resentative of tho John pooro Plow Compnny. left this morning for Waits' burg for a brief business visit. Mr. Pnolo ' ono of the traveling men of this section who mnkp this city thn'r permanent home, hnving rcmovcu hero a short tlmo nco with his hrldo. formerly Miss Faranuor. of Taconm. Ho has been assigned this cuy as nis headquarters anu will reside hero permanently. Visiting A. Kunkel. E. I). Halllsus, of Atl'fna. is in tho city for a short visit with A. Kunkel. Mr mlllpus Is in tno implement business In Athena, In partnership with Mr. Kunkel. and Is hero on a business visit as welt as socially. Sorro nconlo aro so tonder hearted that thoy can't bear to seo tho clock strike tho hour. IT'S SO EASY. Tn keen tlm ntoniacli litsltliv. the an- petltf goHi, tiid nrealli sweet and the Um-cNonen. Just lake n (lose of Hiw- tetter's ritomaoh Klttem before meals ami st-o for yourself. It Is aim) a urt run: inr roor rtppeiue, Dyxpcpsia, in llK-Mlon. Heartburn, Liver Com plaints. Chills. Colds and Malaria Trv n bottlH today, also get a copy of our iiam Almanac irom your Uruggtat. it is free. HDSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS, IN VOUNU-THK FOLLOWING DKSCRIRID nlmli Uvo b-en tak n up br tbt) marihtl olihaollrol 'ndlelon. to wit; Oaorrr ieldln, 11 or II rtr old, wright On biawn nel.tlne, si or 10 jruri olrt, dim vittuii u't ivit uuiuvr, vrsron risDI mud loot wi-libt 1 Oor lfcu tmumli Oiib mr inure li or VI yean old, red itrenke uuiikiiuriuiiuuviuuivrji on rciisuue weiiht UftiOf l&O Douudi. Una orrel mire, 11 or li years old: no brands Tlilble: wtljlit I (0 or I20 pounds. una brown gelding, lu or 12 jtart old; no risible brands, 2 wblte hind (eat, weight lUWor One gray ieidlnc. U or 12 years old; no visible uranuv, wciaul luw oi; uw pouuus. roac maue. One erarinaie. Uor IS years oldl dm brand on right a Mo, weight 1200 or 180 pounds. II said animals are not claimed by the uitiiit uj iiiwbq vntitiea to me possession, costs and expeniea against tbem bald, anil toen taaen away wltbln ten days from the datj.Uereof, .then at 2 o'clock p. m. of the vawivuiu unj ui January imh tue la-U ar.lmal will be sold to the highest bidder, at nubile auction (or raah. nt it,. ponnd, on tho corner of Cottonwood and Webb strwts, In the City of rendleton, the proceeds of such sale to be applied to the Pyment of such costs and expense of mak , 1 SSIe. i Dated Januafv a loot 6. j.oabnev, oily Marshal COMI.NG EVENTS. Northwest Fruitgrowers' associa tion, Portland, January 11-12. National Livestock convention Portland, January 12, 13,, 14 and 15. Oregon Slnto ITortlcuHdral society, Portland, Jan. 12-13, North I Pacific Pair association, Portland, January 16-16. Walla Walla Poultry show, Febru ary 3-7. Orofion Christian Endoavor onvei. tlon at Pendleton, February 19-22, Whitman-Oregon dohntc, niigcut Jnnunry 1G, 1904. Excursion Ticket to Rabbit Drive. Tho O. It. & N. will soil round trip tickets from Pendleton to mllonost 107, west of FOstor, wbero Uio rabbit 7 .we $1 wost.llo;illd NJ 1 will stop at this mllopost for pas songors to got off, nnd No. 2, cast bound pnBBengor train will stop at samo placo lu evening t. pick tip pan songors returning to this city Tho National Trotting Association hns decided to cut out of nil oOlcml 1 records, tlmo mado with wlnd-shlplds. BIG INVENTORY Our Big Annual Inventory Sale is NOW IN FULL 1 Goods arc going Regardless of Trael as we mast make room for on I SPRING STOCK. Come and let J you money on any goodj you mayi our line oi business ST. JOE ST The .Lt'adcrs of Low Print in Pnilllot. Closing Out Prij Of Dry Goods 124e Ladles Hose, 4 for.. ,25c 15c Children's Hose, 3 for. .25c $1.00 Colored Serge 49c $1.50 Wrappers 98c $1.25 Wrappers 79c $1.00 Wrappers 59c 6 Handkerchiefs for 5o $1.25 Colored Velvets for. . .75c 9-4 Bleached Sheeting for 21c 10c Bleached Muslin for .. .7M 8 Spools Thread for 25c 50c Velveteens for 25c 121sc Light Colored Percales.. 5c $1.25 Kid Gloves for 49c $5.00 and $0.00 Skirts $2.98 $10.00 Tailor Made Suits . . $5.00 Remnants Remnants Ren Busy Boston tfl H H H -H -l - Cutlery Keen-cutting hifltrmnontf tliatkefpH n a,.. i3.,i,.iw,r ifnives. Ureso H Jttl Vlllg 13UIO, H"i""" ------ Knives. Largo line of Pocket KnW plain nnd fancy handleB. THOMPSON . 1 1 1 I Shot Guns Rifles ToRbe a Rood shot yo class material, both ru- is the highest grade, wliicl- sliooting coming to us. - - mmmm Tfl CV I ,Ai MAIN STR' i iir . For mIb at tho Eaat Oregonjan o fl I rJ A-Ian. i-l- .ann. 0(1 D ' M U 41 pan Wants! To F. We do to sell ; not "MotiVii We have wv. ,0. tanill. . cordigtopricfl Yos lor j OWLTEM $15.00 Tailor Made I 76c Sheets, 81x90 lis $1.25 Corsets mm nonets 50c China Silks, til I Odd Woolen Under S1.S0 Muslin Skirts I 122c Outing FlannelB 50c Blea:nea 15c Lawns, all colors! 15e Walsting .... 18c Walsting . Ladies' Coats Children's Coats Infants' Coats Si HARDWARE 621 Main St. .jut -ofe