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PAGE SIX. DAILY EAST ORBGOKIAN. FEVDLKTOX. ORKOOW. WUPAT. FEBRUARY S, 0B. 4M -AS 1 1 1 1 1 ""fl HHIIHHIIHIIHH iiiiiiintiiiiiMmmHttmHiM4 ONLY Om DAY -MORE OP THE 8 I AT PENDLETON' FAMOUS STORE Tine. Peoples Waretonnse MUMYL9 MUM.Y!! HW! YOU'LL HAVE TO HURRY!!!! - i Saturday Evening marks the end of this grea bargain giving event-ns savings op portunity will not occur again soon P1 MO m m Grmt HIHHHIH lllTlll H-H lwwk,t"w"lH HIII -fH M FOR A HOMESTEAD A MILE SQUARE MEMORABLE LEGISLATURE DP OREGON Whether (40 acre as a homestead hall take the place of 1(0 acres la a sjuestion which la being; discussed be fore the public lands committees of the senate and house. Statements ksT been made showing that a square mile Is not too much to allow a man In certain states of the West, and that 1(0 acres Is too little. An Interesting argument was made last Friday before the house committee by Representative Mondell of Wyom ing, chairman of the house Irriga tion committee, in -which he took de aided ground against any hasty legis lation on this subject "Congress passed a law on this question last session Including the land of Western Nebraska," he' said, "with the understanding that It would be In the nature of an experiment After a fair trial there, and a care ful Investigation of its results, It nay be wise may be wise I say to enact similar legislation for other limited localities; but to forthwith apply the plan to great areas of the West at this time, would be a danger- oaa thing. The Nebraska law has been In no sense a demonstration as yet- Mr. Mondell stated that he had Made four or five long railroad trips throughout this part of Nebraska and be had observed no Indication of set . tlement under this law. He saw no aew houses nor no vldenos of In- , creased population. He admitted that there are vast areas of the West which can ventually be classified as razing lands solely. Irredeemable be yond any process of Irrigation, bet ter farming methods or through the Introduction of new arid land crops. "but he sad, "we are In no eondl tlon at this time and will not be for many years, to Intelligently classify all those lands. There la a great advance being made on the desert to day, by -which newly discovered crops and methods of culture are constantly maklag. productive and will reclaim millions of acres which a few years ago were supposed to be absolutely nflt for crop growing. It would be a serious mistake to condemn any of these lands, which will, as agricul tural science progresses more and snore, become suitable for homes, to Indefinite stock grazing." As an Illustration, he stated that In his own county of Weston, lying Immediately west of the South Da kota line, some 1! years ago a start was made by himself and friends to arow grain without Irrigation. These "aaTlcultral" operations were looked upon by the cowboys as a great Joke. The section was a "cow country," and dry-land farming! well, there was not even a question that It would suc ceed. Now a quarter of a million bushels of grain and 2S.000 bushels , of vegetables are produced annually wheat yielding from II to 25 bush sis per acre and In Crook county to nc north, and also west of the South Dakota line, the crop production. without irrigation Is much more, tn the northern half of Weston county, 12 years ago an almost unbroken range, there Is now an average of between two and three farms on every square mile. "This," he said. "shows the advance we have made In 12 years. Why have we any reason to believe that we will not make as great an additional advance In the coming 12 years and bring lands un der cultivation which are now looked upon as worthless for farming? "It Is not" he said, "that there Is a change In climate, but a change In the class of farmers; not a change In the soil, but In the class of crops grown. A considerable portion of land Included In these (40-acre home stead hills will be found during the coming decade or so to be suitable for so-called 'dry-farming;' consider able will be Irrigated In small Indi vidual patches by damming coulees, etc., and a considerable portion by private Irrigation systems. "We are but upon the fringe of the agricultural development of the great West We will, If we proceed care fully In our land policy, ultimately cultivate as much land by these 'dry farm methods as through Irrigation. For every million or 10 million acres we reclaim through Irrigation In the west we will have a million or 10 million acres producing profitably without Irrigation." COMING EVERTS. February 1- Western Lumber men's Association, Spokane. February (-11 Walla Walla Poul try show. February 12 140th anniversary of tbe birth of Saeajewea's baby at Fort Mandan, with Lewis and Clark's ex sedition. June 1, 105 Opening Lewis and Clark exposition. June 12-21 National Woman's Suffrage Association. Portland. July 11-14 American Medical As sociation, Portland. Notice) to Coiitf ctutv. Bids for the erection and comple tion of a two-story frame dwelling on Court street Pendleton, Or, for Henry Scales, will be received at the office of the architect, F. A. Swingle. In the La Dow block, until Saturday, February 4 , at 4 p. ra. ' Plans and specifications can be secured by con tractors at architect's office. The owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Pendleton, Or., January 21. A coal oil lamp exploded In the dwelling of O. P. Lane at Qlendale. Or. A 2-year-old boy was burned to death and Mrs. Lane and Miss Cooper, a nurse, were so badly burned and affected by smoke that they died In a few hours. Hanry Rinehart, one of the most In teresting and resourceful pioneers of Eastern Oregon, was In the city last evening from his home at Summer vllle, In Union county, on business. Mr. Rinehart was the youngest member of the Oregon legislature In the year 18(8, when the county seat of Umatilla county was removed from Umatilla to Pendleton, and voted to remove It to this city. The other representative from Union county at that session was David Benson, who also favored Pendleton, because of Its more central location and the certainty that It would de velop Into a city of more than ordi nary proportions, because of the rich farming country In the east end of the county. Mr. Rinehart was a dem ocrat, as was his colleague. , Mr. Rinehart relates some Interest ing stories of that of the legislature. It was at the close of the session of 1868 that 17 repub lican members of the hnm rina at the last hour of the session, break ing the quorum of the house and preventing the passage of the central aODronriatlon bill fnr the aaaalon amounting to about 820,000. As a re- sun oi wis action on tne part of the members, not a cent could be paid out for the expenses of that union land the public money that was In the stats treasury at that time and for the succeeding two years was idle, unless it was used by the state treas urer. Georce L. Woods was aovernnr at that time, and It Is alleged held a caucus with the republican members ,and assisted In completing the plot to prevent the passage of the appro priation bill, by advising the repub lican members to resign at the last hour. The legislature was democratic out the state officials were all repub licans. The appropriation bill had been discussed somewhat, at tha laat rt and on the afternoon of the last day everybody was tn readiness to start home, at the close of the aaaalnn. A quorum tailed to appear at the open ing Of the best aeaalnn of tha hnn. and finally the sergeant-at-arms was sent om to bring In the delinquents. He failed to find them, but learned that a CaUCUS was In nroaraaa anri that something was about to drop. . Republicans All Resigned. Finally the members cam intn house, and after the bands of the clock had been turned back several times In waiting for them, they then walked out of the house in a body, depositing: their resignations with the clerk as they passed out The session was abruntlv hmnvfct to an end. The members gathered up their baggage and started home, over land, by boat and stage coach. The last and only task left undone before the flunrum waa thna henkan waa lha passage of the appropriation bill. Sam Mays was secretary of state and K. N. Cooke, was statu treasurer. It Is alleged that a well known Nalcm banker eiiKineered the deal In order to be able to have the use of the state funds that would be left Idle In the treasury, during the succeeding two years, after the leKtslature hail failed to pass the appropriation hill. E. N. Cooke, then state treasurer, built the old mansion in Sulem Imme diately following that session of the legislature, which it is now proponed to sell to the state for an executive mansion. CoUegeN Established. Other Intensely Interesting features attach to that session of the legisla ture. It was at that session that the University of Oregon was created and located at Eugene. It was also at that session that the act was passed, creating and establishing the Oregon Agricultural college at Corvullls. The Methodist church owned an old col lege building at Corvullls nnd the state appropriated funds and desig nated It as the agricultural college and provided for the first agricultural science course ever taught in the state. At that time there were but five counties In Eastern Oregon Wasco. Umatilla, Union, Baker and Qrant. T. J. Kirk was the member from Uma tilla county. H. H. Ollfrey, another young mem ber from Lane county at that session, was afterward made reading clerk of the United States senate, a position which he held for 30 emor John Whlttaker was speaker of me nouse at the session of 1888. Mr. Rinehart came from Iowa to Oregon In 1854, and from Lane coun ty to Union county In 18(1, where he has since resided. He Is secretary of the Union Countv Plonr and member of the Rinehart family! wmcn is organized Into an association and holds a reunion In Grand Ronde alley each venr tt. v... k - " " "KCI I U 1 Ul the most prominent democratic poll- i.umns in Eastern Oregon, having been register of tha T.a n ...- , - - - u.miuu 1UIIU office during the Cleveland terms, and has held other responsible post- UUIlsH, RfsUlk J. Plusia. .fa am- . . "nior partner of thea TcZ,?, Co.. dolna fcn.in-. i .J. .r: -02r ISld i5ii' ..!!? '" "th. liKRD IOLLAR8 for each sod every esse n.. . "'RANK". CfTBVKV. Hworn to before m end stiberrlbed In ivr tbta etb 8ol. A. W. OI.KAnfW, s ,. ToWo. O. si i. . vnem 7 rye. Tmk Ball'i r-JBlly Hlto for ctutt. SAVED J From a Drunkards Grave Have been thousands of men by tlte use of Trio. It la a positive core for tbe llqoor habit Right here In Pendletoa many men have been straight ened out and given a new start by oca of TRIB. . TRIB SOLD BY TALLMAN CO. 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