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PAGE TEN. DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON. OREGON, WEDNE8DAY, JUNE 1, 1904. TEN COMFORTABLE SUMMER. SHOES The warm weather requires lighter and lower footwear. Lot us fit you out for the hot season with a pair of those now, stylish tan Oxfords, Patent Corona Colt, or Vlcl Kid low shoes. They aro correct In 'shapo and fit as well asprlco. DINDINGER, WILSON &, CO. GOOD SHOES CHEAP. 'Phone Main 1131. GAPT. KING IN JAIL FLIM-FLAMMED YOUNGER GROCERY COMPANY $15. Presented -Alleged Checks for Thous ands of Dollars, and Ostensible Ev idences of Identity, to Secure a Tri fling Cash Advance "Buys" Heavi ly of Supplies for a Mythical Gov ernment Camp. The Younger Grocery, Company -went Into the government supply bus iness yesterday morning for a short time, and as a result of the transac tion "Captain" D. M. King is now In the county Jail facing a charge of having obtained $16 under false pre tenses, and with having In his possls aion forged evidences of debt amount ing to ?9,100. Monday morning King came to town and went to tho Younger gro cery store on Main street, where he represented himself to be a Captain King, in the employ of the govern ment geological survey. lie said that he had a detachment of men on tho government work near Echo, and had come Into town to buy a bill of goods for Its use. He said he had come from tho valley, whero ho had been visiting C. E. Eldridge, the owner of the Independence Creamery Company. Mrs. Eldridge was his sister, so the captain said, and in proof of tho Htatement he showed a letter signed by her. After having established his identi ty he stated that he had been told by Mr. Eldridge to show any favor to tho Younger company that was in his power, and he had therefore come to buy a bill of goods. In the afternoon, ubout 5 o'clock, he camo back to the store and bought a list of groceries amounting to $755. He was to como in In tho morning and pay for what ho had bought, and take them to camp. Later in tho ovenlng King camo back to the store and stated that owing to tho banks having been closed all day ho was out of monoy. He presented three checks signed by W. A. Trowbridge, tho government paymaster, and asked to leave them In tho safo over night. Ono of tho checks was for $8,000, ono for $7,500 and one for. $350. In consideration of this security Mr. Younger advanced tho man $15 until tho banks should open In tho morning. Yesterday morning King showed up at tho grocery storo early and asked for tho checks, saying that he would have them cashed and then como back, pay for his goods, make up his loan and tako what ho had bought. He then skipped. Mr. Younger was alone In tho storo at tho time, and as soon as one of the clerks came, sent him out on tho track of the man, as ho had grown suspicious. After some detective work Henry Harrison, tho clerk, with tho assistance of the city marshal, took the man into custody at the Hotel St. George. Ho will bo held pending the convenience) of tho dis trict attorney. NOTED OREGON SCOUT. I Edward S. Farrow, Indian Fighter, Now In Daker City on a Visit to the Mines. Edward S. Farrow, who mado the campaign against tho "Sheepeaters" In the Salmon river district during, the Bannock war in the Inland Em pire, in 1878-9, Is now visiting in Da ker City and may como to Pendleton beforo returning to his home In the east. Captain Farrow had charge of the scouts and hunted down the rene gade Indians who had taken refugo In the almost inaccessible mountains of Salmon river. Many of the old Uma tillas living today were in Farrow's company of scouts, and it was to Far row's command that tho head of Egan was brought by the Indians, nftcr his assassination In Eastorn Oregon. PENDLETON-UNION. Matched Game to Be Played Here Sunday, June 5. Manager Cameron, of the Wonders, has mado arrangements with tho team from Union to como to Pendleton for a game hero noxt Sunday afternoon. The Union team Is ono of tho fastest in this part of tho state, and the game will be one of tho best that has been seen by tho people of Pendleton for some time. The game will bo called at 2 o'clock in order to glvo plenty of time to fin ish, and allow tho boys to catch tho' 5:35 train east. NEW ECHO BUILDING. Foot PowcJe For Sore, Blistered, Aching and x, r- . ii r.n...Mt. Thin to Cure Either of These Complaints or Money Refunded. Tallman & Co. LEADING DRUGGISTS. $60,000. School District No. Sixteen, Umatilla County, Oregon. Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will bo recolvod at tho of fice of tho county treasurer of Uma tilla county, Oregon, at Pendleton, Or egon .on or before "Wednesday, tho 16th day of Juno, at five o'clock p. m., for tho purchase of bonds to bo Issued hy School District No. Sixteen, com prising tho city of Pendleton and cer tain ndjolnlng lands in Umatilla county. .Oregon, of the par value or Hixty Thousand Dollars, bearing Inter est at tho rate of -t4 per cent per an num, payable semi-annually, principal and interost pavuhle a! the office of the county treasurer of Umatilla conn- y. or at Now York city, t tho option -led, tho purchaser. Said bonds matnr - "InTrdn twontv years, hut bolus paya ' -Jjlnfln ten years or 'after at tho option t district Nh. Sixtoen. ' All bids, in order to be considered, must bo nccompatiied by a certified check, draft or certificate of deposit, for tho sum of Ono Thousand Dollars. to' be approved by tho directors of said district boforo said bids nro open' -d. Snld draft, certified check or cer tiflrato of deposit to be payable to School District No. Sixteen, In Uma tilla county, Oregon, and tho said sum to bo forfeited to said district, 8hm" tho bid bo accepted and tho bidder fall to comply therewith. Tho buyer of snld bonds to provide tho necessary and proper blanks therefor, complying In all respects with tho laws of tho Btntp'of Oregon, and pay for snld bonds In Pendleton, Oregon. Tho county treasurer and said district re tiorvo tho right to reject any and all bids without question. JOHN HAILHY, JR., Clork of School District No. Sixteen, Pendleton, Oregon. .Dated this 3M flay of May, 1004. Mrs. E. Ripper Will Have Store Building Completed July 1. Mrs. E. Hipper begun tho erection of her store building yesterday on Main street. The building will ho 24x ft mi,t nnfchofl In trnntl nhnnn. It Is expected to be 'completed so that It can bo occupied by tho first of July and will be used as a millinery and Indies' ntrulshlng store. Echo News. Great Musical Company. The Orpheus company, headed by Demon Wnlther which will appear nt the Christian church Saturday ovenlng, umlor tho auspices of Pen dleton Camp No. 41. W. O. W., will bo tho greatest musical treat over of fered the citizens of Pendleton. No company on tho road is receiving better indorsements from tho press than this company. Do sure and got tickets. Republican Prophet. Zoeth Houacr, of Echo, was visiting witli friends and persuading them to Join in the right political path today. He says that everything will Jiavo a decided republican tlngo from tho Echo district when tho votes, are eouuted. nil offortn-.to !lho'.. contrary, notwithstanding. , Miss Wlllsito, Weston, ' 'Mlsu Pearl "Wills, ono of tho public school teachers, Jeft this morning, for Wesion whore, she will visit. Miss "Wills will later visit hor timber claim in the mountains, whore she will upend a large part of her summer va cation. Moves to Rellx. a. "W. Knight will remove his fam ily to the farm near Helix, this week to remain until after harvest, when (hoy will return to attend school in this city again next term, Drink ESCEINF BAML . OFFEE It is Fine IN 1 and 2 LB, SCALED TINS ONLV FACE UNO HEAD CUT ACCIDENT IN THE ALEXANDER STORE, Glass Door Falls and Breaks on Nolfs Head After the Door Came Mr. Cooley, the Bookkeeper, Both Fall ing From a Height of About Eight Feet Mr. Nolfs Injuries Will Lay Him Up for a Time Mr. Cooley's Injuries Were Slight. Ed Nolf, a clerk In tho Aloxandor department storo, was badly cut around tho head by having ono of tho glass doors from tho ofllco fall upon him this morning while nt work. Air. Nolf was standing below the of flco receiving somo goodB which were being thrown to him from abovo by Carl Cooley, tho bookkeeper. Mr. Cooloy had pushed ono of tho glass doors forming tho sides of tho office open, nnd was leaning tipon It. Sud denly tho door gavo way, falling eight feet upon the upturned face of tho man below, knocking him down and cutting his face and scalp badly. Mr. Cooley lost his balance nnd fell from the oiHce upon tho prostrato man bo low, twisting his ankle, but not other wise Injuring him. A cab was called and Mr. Nolf was taken to tho ofllco of a physician who dressed the cuts, after which ho was removed to his homo, whero ho Is now resting easily. WIillo the cuts aro painful, It. Is not thought that they will lcavo bad scars, and, It is thought tho injured man will ho at work In a short time. COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT. Will Consider Bills and Receive the Reports Abbreviated Below. Tho city council will meet this ove nlng for Its regular monthly "bill meeting." About tho usual number of bills aro awaiting action by tho fl nanco committee. Outside of this nothing of especial Interest will como up. The recorder's report is now ready for consideration. It shows tho total number of arrests during tho past month to have been 7d, of which 33 paid fines, 11 forfeited ball, 23 served Jain sentences, ono was dismissed, ono had sentenco suspended, and one was continued during good behavior. The cash received from fines amounted to ?1jd.50, besides which $47 was received from tho sale of the buildings on tho property In tho east end of tho city near the Intake, which was recently bought by the city $47.50 from tho sale of cemetery lots, $20 from the sale of Impounded stock, and $2.50 from the sale of sower pipe. Tho saloons paid during tho month $J375 in licenses; drays, $32.50; cabs, $15; shooting galleries, $10, and gen eral licenses, $24.50, making a total Of $1450.75. Tho expenses of tho recorder's of fice, counting salary and Incidentals, amounted to $117.60. During the month there have boon po cases of contagious diseases re ported, and olght burial permits have been Issued. MILLS 80LD. Athena Institution Will Be Remodel ed and Enlarged. Tho mill property of tho defunct Athena Flouring Mill Company, somo time ago purchased by H. C. Adams, has been sold to tho Preston-Parton Milling Company, of Waltsburg, Wash., for a consideration not stated. Tho purchaso of tho property by tho Preston-Parton company moans a great deal to tho milling Industry of this county, and to Athena in partic ular. It is tho Intention of tho com pany to commence work on tho mill at once. It will bo enlarged and Us capacity will bo greatly Increased. Tho power will bo electric and will bo furnished by the Oregon & Washing ton Power Company. Tho now com pany has amplo capital and it Is un derstood that tho mill will bo operat ed continuously. , ASSESSMENT SATISFACTORY. A. W. Nye Finds No Complaints From Taxpayers In Pendleton. A. W. Nyo, deputy assessor of Pen dleton and outlying precincts, is pro gressing very rapidly with tho assess ment and finds no complnlnts what ever from taxpayors on tho valuations of property. The assessment is bolng mado on tho basis fixed last year and there Is perfect satisfaction throughout tho county on tho valuations, and In fact, many peoplo tako especial Interost In still higher valuations of railroad property and wheat' land In somo sec tions of tho county. RECOVERING. Ida Raymond Is Practically Out of All Danger. Ida llaymond, tho woman who at tempted sulcldo at tho Palaco lodging house yesterday forenoon by taking tho contents of a bottlo of chloroform, Is on tho road to recovery today, and It is now thought that sho will ho woll In a few days. Sho bogan to show signs of Improvement yesterday nftor noon about 5 tfclock, and has contin ued to rally slnco that time. Sho Is now pronounced to bo practically out of danger by tho physicians. A 8MALL TRAVELER. Vera Mann En Route From Salt Lake City to 8pokane. Miss Vera Mann, aged 7 years, was a guest at tho Hotel Pendleton yes terday whllo on hor way from uttond ing school at Salt Utko City, to hor parents, who are now In Spokano. Tho llttlo trayolor Is tho daughter of Alma Forrest, tho loading lady in tho Alma Forrest Stock Company now playing at Spokano. Sho boasts des cent from Pocahontas, being tho 13th llnenl descendant of tlip famous In dian girl. Sho loft this morning for Spokane, under tho chre of tho con ductor of tho Spokano train. DIED OF CONSUMPTION. Harley James Breaths His Last Near Pilot Rock. Harley C. James, a young man' well known in this placo, died this morning at 2 o'clock at tho homo of "A, D. James, on DIrch creek, near Pilot Dock, after a long illness with con sumption. Tho deceased was abou 30 years of ago, and was formerly connected with tho Pendleton Trlbuno. About two years ago hp went to San Diego, Cal., whero ho remained on account of his health until about a month ago, when ho returned. Ho has been living with a brother hero slnco that time, but yesterday morning determ ined to go out In tho country with another brothor. Ho mado tho trip woll nnd seemed to bo In as good help ns usual until lato In tho night, when ho was taken suddenly sick and died In a short time, tho direct causo of his death bolng heart failure The deceased leaves a wlfo and two children, Theodore and Dorothy, nged 1 and 3 years respectively. Tho child ren nro now at tho homo of H. D. .lames, 111 Garfield street. Tho funernl will bo hold from tho undertaking parlors of M. A. Itador tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, Itov. Jonathan Edwards of tho Congrega tional church, conducting tho services. WANTED AT HUNTINGTON. Two Men Charged With Robbing a Section House. John Hannon, city mnrshal of Huntington, wns In town today, hav ing como this morning In responso to a telegram from tho sheriff's ofllco hero notifying him that Lester Smith and Frank Plelmllng, both of whom aro wanted by tho Huntington officers for robbery In a dwelling, had been arrested hero. Tho two men aro accused by tho officers at Huntington of having en tered a section house near that place whero thoy stole a number of things, Including somo monoy and postage stamps. Thoy thon disappeared and tho officers along the lino havo been looking for them since. A couplo of days ngo two men tried to sell somo stamps at Meacham, afterwards leav ing In tho direction of Pendleton. Deputy Sheriff Davis picked up two men whom ho thought to bo the men wanted, at tho depot on Sunday morn ing, nnd hold them ponding tho arriv al of the Huntington officer. Smith admits that ho entered tho house at Huntington and took the things, but Plelmllng denies tho charge nnd states that ho has been with tho other men but n short time nnd was not present at tho theft. Mr. Hannon left on tho train this ovenlng for Huntington, with his men. WILL OPEN 800N. Saloon and Vaudeville in New Martin Building. Sam Itoborts expects to open his now saloon on tho corner of Webb nnd Cottonwood streets somo time tho last of this week, presumably on Sat urday. Tho barroom will bo opened at that tlmo, and tho vnudovlllo will bo started as soon as the room can bo fixed for It and tho stago settings nnd sconory be mado. Tho upper floor, which will bo used as a rooming house, will bo finished as soon as pos sible, and tho wholo Institution will bo in running order Insldo of a month. Have Removed to Rltzvllle. John II. King, of Helix, has remov ed with his family to Illtzvlllc, Wa3h whore thoy will reside In tho future CtlttlHAI tu to. STOMACH M HELP US MOVE WE DON'T WISH TO ADVERTISE A CRACKED CHINA SALE AFTER WE MOVE, BECAUSE BY OUR PAST EXPERIENCE WE KNOW THAT CRACKED CHINA WILL NOT BRING ONE-TENTH ITS COST, WHILE BROKEN DI8HE8 ARE WORTHLE88. OUR LOSS IS YOUR GAIN. WE HAVE CUT THE ENTIRE LINE. THE MORE FRAGILE, THE HEAVIER THE CUT. COME AND HELP US MOVE. OWL TEA HOUSE TTTTYVTVYVTTVVVVVTTVVVVTTTVVTVTTTTTTTmmTTTmi ' , - t it men niuy khhw it -I.... ..!. n iiio YUiueiiiwiu Hitters as a touicrwiulntor and health inn- ker.thoywould never use nny other. Thou sands have found UilHtruo Wohope you'll try It at once. It cures Sick Headache, tramps. Dloatitifj, I Uaclaclio and , Fainting Spelll. Mil Have Seen It? WONDER AT THE THING, TOUCH IT AND SEE IF IT 18 ALIVE. NO? YES. BETTER BARGAINS ARE NOT GIVEN IN THE CITY; IN FACT, YOU ARE MI88ING AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE MANY DOLLARS. "THEY SELL VERY CHEAP AT THE BIG SHOE AND CLOTHING Boston Store POCKET KNIVES Wo havo had manufactured for -us an oxtraordlnnry fiuo lluo of pocket knives, ranging In prices from 25c to 51.95, stag and pearl handles, brass, ribs and best quality Wordlow steel. Try ono of our good knives, Frederick Nolf & Co. THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST near this In mind when you need poultry nnd stock supplies and ask for tho International Poultry and Stock Food. Uso Kow Kuro for your cow trou bles. C. F. Colesworthy 127-129 East Altn St. Agent for Lee'a Lleo Killer. Spring and Summer Clothing WE ARE SHOWING ALU- TH NEW THINGS IN SPRI ANP SUMMER CLOTHING FO I J YOUTHS AND BOYS, AT POPULAR PRICES. MEN'S SUITS FROM M T $20.00. YOUNG MEN'S SUITS, T $12.50. DOY3' SUITS, $1.25 TO $500. r Furnishers and Hatters i 1 ' .in t We Make New Roota-Wc fflaKe uiu This Is our exclusive business and hare e 4r4 j hadn't wo? Woll, wo do know. (,t it nas n p u (uiun i. wui ii. ricldly cunranteeii. ' nller. El I -.111 I U. --w- . . 1 nnf A IIIU t wo aro not nshame'd. It win pay you " m bo ..leased to quote prices and to answer Question a . an 117 nnlnf llllL.ri t .The Elateritc Roofing to., w nortw.. -