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DAILY EAST (MMOONIAX, rKXDLETON, OREGON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, ltOS. CLOSING OUT SALE IS HAPPE rlbS at the Gold en Rule Store IX)1I1 DAYS FJtCELLEXT KI.F.IGIIIN'G TIIIS WEEK. Returned From CiunlirilE AMktp l.le Eltfitwn Inches of Snow Wood Famlm Xamroly Averted Full Ticket Nominated for City Flection - Ttiaiiksfrlviiig Dinner Was a Great Sumw Ikmth of a I'loneCT of IS53 325,000 Itu-Hi of Wiieat Kat-ed Near Here This Year. Relist, begins an eight days' mission heer today. The flint meeting, which will be held in the First Lutheran church this evening, will be exclusive ly for pastors and Christian workers and promises to attract a large at tendance. Tomorrow afternoon a large mass meeting will be held In the State Street Presbyterian church and In the evening nearly all the churches of the city will be closed and a great union service will be held in the Em manuel Hapllst church on State street. Positively going out of business Watch for our big "ad" GENERAL NEWS. Mrs. Anna Merrill, widow of the late Bishop Stephen M. Merrill, who died in New Jersey, November 12. died In Chicago, December 1, of par alysis of the heart The Detroit Journal states that 149 lives were lost during the recent storm on the Great Lakes. 70 ves sels of all kinds lost, and a property loss of nearly 17,000,000 sustained. The Chicago Tribune states that by accidents of the usual character dur-1 lng the hunting season just closed in Wisconsin and northern Michigan, 2 men have lost their lives and 55 have seen wounded, some of whom will die. The entirely new steel barge Dela wanna went down in a gale off Mt aot's light, between Boston and New York, while being towed. The cap tain. John B. Munsey and wife, and two others went down and were drowned. The Catholic bank of Mexico, Mexico, doing business under an Arizona charter, has closed Its doors pending the appointment of a re ceiver. The bank had deposits amounting to SS00.000, mostly made by poor people. At Sharaoka, Pa., fire burned in a colliery for over a year and was offi cially declared extinguished on Nov ember 22. after a loss of $100.000.J December 1 the fire broke out on a level above the flooded areas and is burning fiercely. A passenger train eastbound. was stalled in the snow in Dakota for three days, on the Minneapolis & St. Paul, with the temperature 28 below xero, and was released December 1. The passengers had plenty to eat and an abundance of fuel. The fourth destructive fire In two years has swept Havre. Mont., doing $150,000 damage. The town Is great ly excited and alarmed, believing that It has a resident fire-bug. Unques tionably such a person, should he or she be found, would be lynched. representation on all committees. John Sharpe Williams, leader of the minority, will file a vigorous protest. During Thanksgiving games of football Right Halfback Williams of Sullivan. Ind.. had his skull fractured and may die; Leo McNamy of Bridge port. Conn., had his spine fractured and will die: George Prior of Peoria. III., was kicked In the groin, necessi tating an operation which leaves him a cripple for life: Arthur S. Whitney of Chicago, sustained concussion of the brain. NORTHWEST NEWS. Dr. Frank Cauthorn, city physician of Portland has resigned on account of 111 health. He claims to be on the verge of collapse. Union, Cove. La Grande, Imbler. Summervllle and Elgin and all the principal Intervening farms are now connected by telephone. Butler Falrchlld and Jockey John osn. Slletz Indians, quarreled at To ledo, Ore. Johnson was stabbed so badly by Falrchlld that he will prob ably die. As the widow of a soldier. Mrs. Mary Scott Myers of The Dalles has been granted a federal pension. Mrs. Myers is secretary of the Eastern Star of Oregon. Guy Conley. a young and single man. was founded dead In a cabin near Kaltspell. Mont, with a bullet hole through his head and a rifle by his side. It la not believed at nil probable that he suicided. Hoqulam. Wash., has secured a final Judgment for 15000 against the estate of its defaulting treasurer, F. G. Ttlley. but only enough can be found to realize $1750. The city claimed a total shortage of J 10,000. Daniel F. Wlnklebleck, an employe of a Portlund lumber company step ped backward off a platform and fell 15 feet, alighting on his head. His neck was broken and he was dead when picked up. He was 63 years old and leaves a large family. Adams. Or., Dec. 2. There was fofcr davs of excellent sleighing in Adams this week, and many sleighs were seen on the different roads in this vicinity. H. A. Richardson, the manager of the Inland Mercantile company, has returned from a trip to Cambridge, Idaho, where he has taken up a home stead. He reports snow 18 Inches deep In that section. Thanksgiving was enjoyed to the full extent at Adams. The business houses were closed at noon, and there were many sleighing parties out In the afternoon and evening. L L. Rogers and family went to Weston Thanksgiving to attend a family reunion. The trains going to and coming from Pendleton were held up at Ad ams station Wednesday morning for three hours on account of the snow that had drifted In the cuts. William Baker made a business trip to Athena Friday. A carload of wood was brought In to Adams from Meacham yesterday just In time to ward off a coal famine. Many families had been out of wood for several days, and several of the citizens were compelled to go to neighboring towns for wood. The car shortage along the O. R. A N. Is reported as the reason for the delay. There are 25 cords on the car. The following officers have been nominated for the Adams city elec tion which will take place the first Monday In January: Mayor, T. A. Lleuallen; recorder, O. L. Baker; treasurer. Dr. E. R- Todd: council- men for two years. John Gelss, C. C. Darr, C. E. Otterstedt; Councllmen for one year, J. A. Winn. Most of these gentlemen have been offic ers in Adams before. The Thanksgiving dinner given by the ladies of the M. E. church at the town hall Thursday evening was success in every particular. Besides NOT FOR CXWOUESS. 1). Whrelwristit Says t'e "Boom" Was All a Joke. ' I am not a candidate for congress," said W. D. Wheelwright, who return ed last night from a month's visit In Europe, says the Oregon Daily Jour nal. "I Ciin not Imagine any clrcum stances under which I would be a can dldate." , Mr. Wheelwright was answering a query relative to the blotting pad com paign Inaugurated for him as a con gressional candidate and for T. B. Wilcox for United States senator. "I was shown one of the blotting pads issued while I was abVoad, and merely looked upon it as a pleasantry on the part of the author." Mr. Wheelwright traveled for n month in Europe, spending the time In Paris. Florence, Rome and on the Riviera. Idaho Stale IjinilH Sold. State lands to the extent of 3240 acres were sold by the statu land board in Moscow last Saturday after noon. The sale was conducted by Land Agent Charles Munson. The land was appraised at $14,280 and was sold to the bidders for $20,684 The highest bid per acre was $19.85 and the lowest $10, which la the min imum rate of appraisement. The average price received over the ap portionment was 60 per cent. The land ranges from 10 to 49 miles dis tant from Moscow, the nearest being at Kendrick and Lenviile. The greater part of the land is good farm ing land and is considered very promising. Moscow Mirror. The Talk of the Town Our Shoes are the talk of the town, and why : not; when you know we carry these well known ; makes you will talk too. SOROS1S JENNESS MILLER for women , LITTLE GIANT SCHOOL SHOES and MALONY MAKE for Children FLORSHEIM and WALK OVER for Men A combination that cannot be beat ALEXANDER'S Pendleton's Reliable Store -Love" of Portland (or Astoria. In speaking of the friendly feeling of Portlanders for Astoria a business man yesterday recalled the fact that when the Second Oregon regiment was coming home from the Philip pines, the chamber of commerce of Portland requested the war depart ment to have the steamship bring the regiment to Portland. The request was denied, but the offer was made to have the vessel sent as far as As toria. This offer was rejected by the Portland commercial body and the "" ' " '' "'3 suggestion made that the vessel could dinner, the Ice cream and candy booth . .,, , K ,,.,. nrt ,h. mfn on Thursday, the ladles had enough food prepared to serve a dinner Frl- I Having the whip-hand In congress. The Eugene Divinity school (Chris- the republicans will at the coming: tlah) has received a gift of $1000 for session proceed to freeze out the ' the students' loan fund from Thomas minority by decreasing the latter's . v. Phillips of Pennsylvania. T. G, I uf.nFiira rt-otiMpnt of the First Na- tional bank of Eugene, has donated I fiooo to pay the balance due on the Some grocers sell Schilling 'a parsonage. Practically tne only issue in me coming election at Victoria, B. C, Is the reinstatement of Agnes Cameron, a teacher who was dismissed by the school board. Six hundred school pa trons have petitioned for her rein statement, but the board Is obdurate. February 21 last John Snyder Van Alen, a well-to-do rancher near Vic toria, B. C, drew $020 from a bank and then disappeared completely. though it is not believed either that Best moneyback ; some don't. ' They have their reasons both ways. W. D. FLETCHER j TUB PIC VEER 4D JEWELER. Jrweiry trujle to order. Wedding rt a specialty. AU work guaran- WATCHMAKEK .. murere,i 0r took his own life. 805 Court Street. He wag eccentric and Is believed to have gone to New Zealand. He left behind him a large property and no debts and no heirs that can be found. dav noon, which brought In close to $20. Approximately 325.000 bushels of wheat have been raised In the coun try tributary to Adams this season, and of this amount 295,000 bushels were handled through Ihe warehouses. There are still 14,000 bushels to be shipped from the warehouses which has been sold. Only a small amount will be held in the warehouses thts season. There Is now 10,000 acres tributary to this place sown In fall wheat for next year's crop, and 7000 acres of spring wheat. Twenty-five thousand bushels of barle ywere raised about Adams this season. The barley and oats raised in this section is not shipped, the farm ers using the entire crop themselves. Died. Francis M. Whitley, aged 73 years. died at his home on the Walla Walla river above Milton, Tuesday, and was buried here Thursday In the pioneer cemetery. Mr. Whltely was born In Indiana September 30, 1832. At 20 years of age he was united In mar riage to Miss Casandra Boone, In In dlana. In 1853 they came west to Oregon, settling In "old Yamhill" county. where they made their home until 1874, when they moved to Whitman county, Washington. They carne to Adams 15 years ago, and have made their home in this county ever since, until a short time ago, thinking the change to the Walta Wa lta river might benefit Mr. Wh tely's health. The re mains were brought to Adams and in terred in the old pioneer cemetery west of town. The deceased leaves his wife, five sons, John, Lee, Lindsey. Francis and Henry, and three daugh ters, Mrs. bar an Landry, of Moro; Martha Young, of Pullman, Wash.; and Marv King, of Spokane, to mourn his departure. be sent to San Francisco and the men brought home by rail. . News-Herald. Suictdu Caused' by IU Hesrftb. San Diego, Dec. 1. Charles D, Godfrey, aged 37, son of Charles H. Godfrey, a New York millionaire, committed suicide last night by shoot ing himself through the mouth. Ill health was the cause. Piano 1 82.00. Two bargains: One for $182.00 the other for $210.00: both like new and worth nearly twice as much. Easy terms. Ellers Piano House, 813 Main street. A. H. Meyer Is dead at Kansas City, aged 53. He surveyed the first recorded plat of Leadvllle. Col., and built the first house thereon. Real Cut Glass Decorated China Terra Cotta Bronzes In advance of Holiday we are showing elegant samples of Real Cut Class (every piece a diamond) Imported Decorated China and Terra Cotta Bronzes, which we are pricing at bed rock figures. On display in oar windows. BrockI McComas Co. COTTON MEN TO REORGANIZE. Will Meet at Little Rock. Arkansas, January S. Litle Rock, Ark., Dec. 2. All through the state of Arkansas town ship meetings are held today, to elect delegates to the county meetings which will be held next Saturday, to elect delegates to the state meeting to be held here'on January 2 for the purpose of reorganizing the South ern Cotton association. The Importance of the association Is thoroughly recognized all through the south and the farmers as well as bankers, manufacturers and others are taking great Interest In the vari ous preliminary meetings. Similar meetings are held today In all other cotton states of the south. At the state meetings In the various cotton states the delegates elected by the county meetings will select the state officers for 1908 and also the mem bcrs of the executive committee of the Southern Cotton association. The executive committee will meet at Hot Springs. Ark., on the third Tuesday In January and will then elect the officers of the Cotton asso ciation for the ensuing year. FHAZER THEATRE The Grace Johnson Co. One Week commencing Monday December 4 Optuing with the Great Eastern Success "AN ARTIST'S WIFE' Featuring America's greatest and youngest child actress BABY JUNE Seat cm Sal at BROCK Oft McCOMAS TIKIS ICc.20c.sm4 3c FRAZER THEATRE 1., Saturday, December 2 Mr. N. D. NEWELL presents A Jolly American Tramp With Chas. Ross as Happy Jack HISTRIONIC HILARITY HOMELY HUMOR TENDER TOrCHES CLEVER CLEANNESS FIRESIDE FACTS The vrv hoxb er trz holmes btw nem Colltrt. TVfitk and Wi-blngto 8u., Portland. Or., ow voder ounatruetloa. will b p1bdldl)T UfBtl Hd Will tUTt VT7 ffOUTVt.' tree for tk aftwatmodsUlon of 6'tO HwJ nta. Trnr will be 12 office for buRln. Tsxtlr. Kruli'petf with department ttlrphoop, adding macblDM, kMse-fcttsf ledger, rard Hlr and ip pMaor De-rraaary to tb modern btnln oftfc. Wf pUred H era dual. In position Ut ywr QLMES BUSINESS COLLEGE Pnr catalog writs to temporary address: 2S-32 V.M.C.A. Bidg.. Portland. Oregon A Perennial ret with hundreds of thousands of theatregoers lliroegb out America. ; Prices $ 1 .00, 75c. 50c. 25c Seats on sale FrL, 1 0 a.m. x t Electric Lights They are the best. Tliey require no oil. They are the cheapest. They give pkiny of light Tliey require no cleaning. TUey are always ready for nse. Northwestern Gas & Electric Co. CORNER COVRT AXD GARDEN ST LEGAL BLANKS S," alofcoe- rf them. A foil supply always kept n stock. IMt ttlt '''''''JiliMSMMSSMIMMSllMHMS''' English Evangelist Holds Mission. Albany. N. Y Dec I. The Rev. Dr. William J. Dawson of London, the noted author, lecturer and evan- BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE Two fine building lots, 200 each. l-room house, two lota; good well; located near school, price 110(0.00. Good t-room bouse, lares barn, two large lota, nice shade and fruit trees, large chicken yard. T rice 11600.00. Hoase sad lot near West End school, $600. House and two lots on Maple St, HB0.00. House and barn. 7 lots, good orchard, plenty well water, t J. 000.00. These three places must be sold within 30 days. Come early and -cure a bargain. lit acres on Birch creek, IS acres alfalfa; gret bargain, 17,(00.00. 1(0 acre ranch on McKay creek, to exeba ge for city property. New g-room house, laige larn, ehlekea house, t lota, l'rlce 1X00.00. 1(0 acres one and a half miles south at Athena at a bargain. Also vacant lots In all ports of ths elty. If you wish to build we uan sell yoa a lot and furnish you the money to build your home. Finest residence and two lota In the oltr $7,100. " Vacant lot on Jans street, near Coart, $(!(. 100 aere wheat ranch, 1(0 .own In wheat IK.OOt; H miles from Psndlston, I mils te market elty" r": 10 Wht 11 Mutl1 ' :: HARTMAN & BENTLEY 'PHOJfE HAL.; t. COURT BT, PENDLETON, ORB.
