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DAILY EAST OREQONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1904. n Ibconomy I Brand I ! Evaporated I . always bears the above cap label, It means the same JH ! HI as telling you that we BV Ht back up Its purity Vith a H 55,000 guarantee. H Hi Made by the largest pro- HT ducers of Evaporated I H Cream in the world. Hk ' .1 SfSC i if WILL SAVE TIMBER LARGE SYNDICATES SEEK GOVERNMENT'S AID. Northern Piclfic Railway and Wey erhaueser Timber Company Ask Bureau of Forestry to Formulate Plans for Preserving Immense Timber Areas In the Northwest Shows Increasing Interest In For est Preservation. burs In still Intact. Tho water Is 27 feet above normal and stondlly backing tin, rendering hundreds of families homeless. Tho situation Is Increasing In dan ger hourly. Government and coun ty officials have sent warnings (o residents from Sunbury to Hapsburg to seek higher ground, as when tho big gorge breaks Bloomsburg will bo Johnstown on a smaller scale. The cold weather adds misery to the homeless. Missouri Republican League. Kansas City, Mo., Fob. 12. The fifth annual convention of tho Young Jlemibllcnns of Missouri Is In ses sion In Kansas City today with n good attendance from nearly all parts of the state. At tho annual league hannuet to bo given nt the the Bureau of For-' ,,, , , np101 ' I win incmiie uihiiius initio "i Louis. Oscar E. Myersleck of Union Isnac B. Klmbroll of Kansab City Robert S. Myer of St. Joseph, John A. Snider of Jackson and Chnrlcs D. Morris of Trenton, Frederick "Weyerhaeuser, president of tho Weyerhaeuser Timber com pany of St. Paul, has signed nn agreement with estry by which the bureau agrees to prepare working plans for tho con servntlve nianngenvwnt of about !, 300.000 acres of the company's tim ber lands In Washington. By the agreement tho Weyerhaeu ser company agrees to defray the living and traveling expenses- of agents of the bureau engaged In tho work. The Northern Tactile Hallway company has also requested that the Bureau of Forestry prepare working plans for Its enormous timber land holdings In Washington and Idaho. The Umber, lands of the Weyer hcauser and the Northern Pacific companies are the most extensive privately owned tracts of land for which the Bureau of Forestry has pver been asked to prepare working plans. Tho field work will begin nest summer. How long it will rontinue before figures enough are ' 1 secured on which to base plnns In-1 telligently it is impossible at pros-! ent to state. . I Brotherhood of St. Andrew. New Haven, Conn., Feb. 12. More than 100 delegntcs and visi tors are hero for the sixteenth an nual convention of the New England assembly of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. The gathering will bo for mally opened this evening with a reception to tho visitors at Christ church parish house. A business meeting will be hold tomorrow and on Sunday a number of distinguish ed divines among the visitors will occupy tho pulpits of tho local churches. A HEARING of our", case is requested, Some import ant isjL-ts can l expressed tn rejvivonls It is our business to " TEST THE EYES thlnraclear Our prices for. correctlv adjusted glasses nre moderate., .Better jay itjthan sutler senai-blindness. GLENN WINSLOW Jeweler a.ritf Optician Pgst Office Block under careful management is of great magnitude, and only one fn- ! miliar with the nature of the forests I of the Northwest can appreciate its I difficulties. But great as these diffi culties are, the importance' nnd val- I ue of the work, once accomplished, I far outweigh there It is another proof of the profound Interest and confidence which the I. West has como to feel In the practl- , cai results or forestry mat the two 1 greatest land-holding companies of the Pacific coast and Rocky Moun tain states, the one ronrnsontatlvn if wbemthere 1 symptoms of faillngalght the lumber, the other of the railroad i j . . , ... ! interests of that country, should Eyeglasses ar sdecuicles which will U,BTe nt once caIled on tho Burcau of relieve, all eyestrain and make all Forestr for.ranert ndvlf. . man. ngjng their lands. The main timber supply of the United States is contained in the I Northwestern States, and the great advance which forestry has made in that part of the country must be re garded everywhere as of general benefit. Carl Reesland, a laborer, in trying to board n moving Northern Pacific train nt Butte, cnught on to tho rear end of the last car and finding . n . ,.i innn.t , i. The task of putting nil these lands 'VL " ,:' V , i- ,fi n... i. I side as long as he could. Becoming numbed by the Intense cold, he final ly rolensed his hold and fell to the ground, while the train, wns moving CO miles nn hour. He was frightful ly bruised and one shouldor blade was broken, but ho will live. I nnNi',' ft i1.!? bin io- No Dessert More Attractive Si l5N'. DE hns'AIi fCtpltIi EVl. Mien l fpromiitl MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. Why ue gcla'ine and sjwna Hours soasing, sweetening, flavoring and culuriug when prodnces better results in two minutes? Everything in the uckage. Simply add hot wuterosilMttocoul. It's perfection. Asur prise to the housewife. No trouble, less ex. pecse. Try it to-lay. In Fonr Fruit Fla vors: Lemon. Orange, Strawberry, Hasp, berry. At grocers. 10c Annual Michigan Convention Dls- i cusses Them. Ann Arbor. Mich.. Feb. 13, To , day's sessions of the annual con vention of the League of Michigan 1 Municipalities were transferred to ' Tappan Hall of the University of ' Michigan and at the opening this morning the members were greeted ! by President James B. Angell of the f university. Papers covering a wide , range of subjects were presented ' during the day. Among the number were the following: "Municipal ' Home Rule: City ' Charters Framed by Municipal Con ventions." D. F. Wilcox, secretary Jf YOU Should have that best of WOOD DRY -and FINE, that you will find with P. P. COLLIER A RTPMAWA V TRAM is sure to do more or Ires damage to a "Bf'f .cl? c,u: carriage, but whether jou need repair- Munlrfpal Code.- y. a Den- inB from sccideiit or rdinary wear and tear, bring your venicits lo xseagie't man. Toledo, utio; "The Kniorce- mont of the Criminal Laws of the While our refutation is widmpreuil for ; States .n Cities and Villages." Judge doing all Kliitii? ol repairing in me oexi i uiauais u. urant. oi tnc Michigan Bu-nnerttlo-eitKice.KelK-l fuietbatthn supreme court; "Uniform Municipal are lew K04i rople who don't c ow thai we ' , ,. , , anuneicclleO incur line and w want ihmio Accounting," C. C. Brown, Indian know UetaaTcibeViDunaanditeiBnKcief.iapolis; "The Work of the Wisconsin ISSSio?1? m CalUndM League of .Municipalities," Prof. S. BEAGLE BROS., THE BLACKSMITHS BiaTerGaiollne Ecglcet-Eateand reliable Carnation Extraeti are Good Be Sure and Call For Carnation Extraeti are Pure Peerless Mushes Carnation Extracts are Strong When Voa Go tb Your Grocery Carnation Extraeti are W holeicme Sparling, Madison, Wis. LINCOLN DAY. INSURE IIS Reliable Companies That pay their losses promptly. Our companies stand at the head of the list. Hartford Klre Jimurjince Caf 12,25B,07' Alliance Atwuruiict-Co. . . . 5S.03,9; liondon & Laucaxhire Fire luhumncf Co 2,544,0; Korth BritUh & Mercantile Co 19,696,974 Boyal Inxurance Co 22.897,15' FRANK B. CLOPTOH AGENT U2 EAST COURT ST. Observed Appropriately at Seattle and Springfield. Seattle. Wash.. Kou. 12. Promi nent republicans of the state of Washington have rounded up in Seattle in anticipation of the Lincoln banquet to he given tonight under tho auspices of the Young Men's He publican club Elaborate arrange ments have been concluded and tho affair promises to be one of tho most notable of Its kind in the po litical jistory of the state. The list of speakers and their toasts Is as follows; "Tho Club," E. B. Herald; "Tho Necessity of Unity," Elmer E. Todd; "Our Next President." Scott Calhoun; "The Young Man in Politics," John E. Car roll; "Alaska." U. C. Conver; "Tho Orient," C. W. Howard. Belllngham: "The Party "uf Progress." W. B. l Stratton, Olympla; 'February 12." A. J. Falkner, Olympla. Celebration at Springfield. Springfield, III. Feb. 12. The home city and last resting place of Abra ham Lincoln observed the 9Mh an niversary of his birth today by tho closing of public offices and the hold ing of memorial exorciscfl under the auspices of tho various veteran or ganizations and other patriotic -to-clotles. Tbo Lincoln tomb was decorated with flags and floral tri butes, a number of the latter coin ing from distant parts of the country. MAKE YOUR MARK IN THE WORLD Don't lie satisfied to move along in the same old way for low wages. We cjui help you carve out a successful career. Thousands have Inoreaned their talariew by followiug our plan. We can train you in spare time and at small co-t for any of the following KitiotiB : Mecbotlcttl. Ulectrlcnl, Htoum, or Civil lnulnter, ISleclriclttn. Hurveyor, .Arcltttect. Oruft rutin, tiooUU-9jur. H ten our- till er, Teuclier, Hhow Curd Writer Window Urcner, or Acl. 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KunWe Implement Co. a $100 cushion tiro mgey. It Is a beauty, strong, servicablc and well finished. For each year's subscription tp mo weekly nt fl.GO or for every i were cut from a calendar. Theso similar amount paid on the dally or numbers were ualcd un in 10 dlffor- soml-weekly tho subscriber is entit-1 t'nt envelopes by tho committee. The led to ono guess at nn unltnown nuin Itader, tho furnlturo man, 13. T. Wade, the real estate dealer, G. A. HobblnR, proprietor of tho Owl Tea House, Glenn WInslow tho Jeweler, and A. Kunkel, the implement roan. Ten numbers from one to naught bcr of three figures, that will be placed in a sealed envelope. This Is not a drawing, lottery, or gift enter prise of any kind. How to Participate Each receipt for $1.50 for tne Dally, Weekly or Semi-weekly East Oregon ian, to any address, the person to whom the receipt Is issued, will be given an opportunity, absolutely with out cost, to havo a guess at tho un- Known numner, and the person or Tho romnininn. .nin mn. persons guessing nearest that number I talnlng the other numbers were then will receive ns a present and without burned in tho presence of the com any compensation whatever, and mitteo, thus insuring nn absolutely merely as an expression of good will unknown number. un inu pan oi me nasi urogonlan toward Its subscribers, tho S100 10 envelopes were placed in a hat and thoroughly shuffled and shaken. Tureo members of tho committeo thou took out ono envelope each, which wero marked one, two, three, in the order in which they wero taken out. Theso threo cnvclopos woro thon placed In a larger envelope and Boal od and a waxlscal placed on tho flap and delivered to tho chairman of the committou. M A. Itader t koep un til the day the buggy will bo drawn. cusmon tired buggy advertised in this paper and on exhibition at A. Kunkel 4: Co's. Implement house two doors south of tho East Oregonian building. For each $1.50 paid the holder of the receipt will have an opportunity of making one guess. For tjample If you send J1.B0 for one year's sub scription the Weekly or 2.00 for ono year's subscription to the Semi weekly you are entitled to one guess. If you pay $0.00 for one year's sub scription by mail to tho Daily you will get threo guesses. If you pay $7.60 for one year's subscription to tho Dally delivered by carrier you will get Ave guesses, or if you pay $3.76 for six mouths of the Daily by carrlor you are ontitlod to two guess es. No commission Is allowed to any tgent or solicitor for securing sub scribers under tL.s offer, and tho person so subscribing doos it with the understanding that tho East Oregonian Is accepted as payment In full for the money paid. Unknown Number How Prepared, Monday, January 18, tho following committeo of business men mot at tho office of - "net Oregonian and formed tho unknown number that will got the $100 rubber-tired buggy. Tho committeo consisted of M A. Each and every one of the commit tee was thoroughly satisfied with tho absolute fairness of the method of selecting ti.o unknown number, and signed the following statement: "We, the undersigned, were pres ent nt tho East Oregonian office Mon day afternoon, January tho 18tb, and assisted in forming tho unknown number according to tho plan pub lished, to bo used in tho East Ore gonian guessing contest. "Under tho rules of forming the number, it is Impossible for anyone, not even tho members of this com mittee, tho publishers of the I5aBt Oregonian, or anyone else to know what tho number is. (Signed.) E. T. WADE, A. KUNKEL. M. A. HADEIt. GLENN WINSLOW, G. A. ItOBBIN'V' Upon tho day when the envelope is to bo opened and tho buggy award ed to tho person guessing nearest to the number, the numbers will be 4 somblod in the ordor in which tho onvolopes are marked. It may be rs low a number as 012 or as high -s 087. As a matter of course, it must bo three dlffeient figures, as no fig ure was used twice, Somobody will get a splendid $100 present whon tho 876 rocelpts havo been given out. The unknown numbe.B will be toscther tie t mimliem In the order M DUlCflt 1 two, three, on the emreloiw oa i they are ron'alnei Tie nj number will not be swenbW A tho guessing contest 1 WM'1 hence no one win kto be until it Is publicly utmx subscribers. l imited Competition- Tho number of receipt" ; this contest will be W rf MifEsea possible in range of the numbers JbeWWj o ii,. unknown nl must be composed of W 3 those limits, The """ " J cannot bo less than OU " 1 mro be a perfectly frfM-J mate gueHln absolutely unknown. JS no chance for u tho committer, w v - know tho number and thU m Insure that result. Tho receipts wr - t.t be numberea ' tthestubwlUbeoni pose or '''-fureB, wtio is we wp"" te subscriber wri ing the IPJj on tho back or i nn a making his or her o unknown numu. -t W tt" td tae.' test .win uu u-v- ber awarded the bustf- How tne uu.- " .jjii n receipt WrL. ""see "to sue-S1 .! cuess on the ot l.mo in ink or ndellble pe. v wj , nnn cuess on cacn ""led positing the same in box provided t Jg w offlco for i""..rjr .nowed to ' out or to"" : - oaon. their guess In the s 4 w i hn same In nreff m; marke1..'th,lll Guessing Contest, "-Tlie 1 depoBitod in the Jen JJ mo uox " ,he euessms the receipts In 1L r soId-976 rccelpU 1" . Subscribers can obseriDer ! guessing their mall can j atuM 51 ...in. hi receipt a.B old. I Dtuuvi" ,. new DEN' m2. '1' IpIXTi pcll a 11. F' lietldei