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DAILY K.VST OIlliGOMAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1905.
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NEW F0RIV10F FRAUD
HAKEIt COUNTY PEOPLE
BUY COSTLY MUSIC.
Craphopliune Swindlers Secure Money
nil Note Frtululuntly Old Game
Hon liven Worked Before, Hut In
Catching Many Nv Suckers.
A schemo to bluff Ignorant and un
suspecting victims Into paying money
kas been discovered by attornays
Hart A Smith of this city, Hays the
Baker City Democrat A rancher by
the name of D. B. Kretzner living In
the Pocahontas district, came to their
fflce last March and related to them
a story of how two men, representing
themselves to bo agents for a graph
phone company, had come to his
home and tried to sell him a ma
chine. They were offering what they
aid was a $15 machine for only $5,
and as the terms were so good Mr.
Kretzner bought u machine.
Ho wanted to pay the price of the
graphophone to th men at the time,
but they told him that they would
make It easy and If he would 'give
thorn his note for to payable In flvo
months It would bo satisfactory. As
the men seemed very accommodating
Mr. Kretzner wrote out the note and
gave It to tho men. A number of
ther families living In the neighbor
hood, also bought graphophones at
the same price giving their note for
the amount
The men then disappeared and
about 11 days afterward all the par'
ties who had ordered machines, re
ceived a letter from an attorney by
the name of Frank Black In Council
Bluffs, stating that he ' held their
aotes for 1155 on a graphophone ac
count and would expect payment at
the proper time. Some of the ranch
era were afraid they would be prose
cuted If they did not pay the money,
though they knew they had signed no
note for such an amount, and sent
the money asked to the lawyer.
Mr. Kretzner, however, brought the
letter to his attorneys In this city and
was Informed that It wan all a scheme
. to get money out of him. He was
told not to pay any attention to Law
yer Black's letters. Nothing more
was ever heard by Mr. Kretzner
about the matter until Saturday
morning, a man who said his name
was Sweet, from Pendleton came to
his home, and after stntlng that he
was employed by the graphophone
ompany as their attorney, demanded
that he be paid $165. As proof of his
statement he exhibited several
money orders glevn him by different
ranchers In this vicinity for the same
amount ' . -
Mr. Kretzner would not be fright
ened Into complying with the man's
demands but referred him to his at
torneys. Lawyer Sweet then left and
has not been seen since. It Is not be
Heved that any lawyer of this name
Uvea In Pendleton. After the graph
ophnne swindlers left this county last
March It was rumored that they
were frauds, and accounts of their
operations were printed In the Demo
crat
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PHI VXW ROMS Or THX HOLMES BVSI
ntm Collage, Ttnth aad Washington 8ta.,
Portland, Or., bow under eoutrurtlon, will ba
plfndldlr llfbttd and will hart rry conven
Itnra f th accommodation at fioo atuonta.
There will b 12 office for bualnraa tract Ira,
(julpMd with department tMPDboore, adding
anachlaaa, looeMtaf Irtlgtra, card fllra and ap
pllunrfi nereeaarr to the modern butnfa office.
TVp plicd 14 iradtiitca In nnaltlom I nut rear.
HOLMES,
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For rn tiling writ to temporary addraasi
28-32 Y.M.C.A. Bldg., Portland. Oregon
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James Honey tiriiliain of Siunti'. Candidate fur UongTCMN from the
Second District.
GRAHAM VOll CONGRESS.
Bilker County Mining Man In Out Tor
Uio Offlco.
The Baker City Herald prints the
following sketch of James Harvey
Graham, who has announced himself
for congress from this district:
James Harvey Orahum. the well
known Baker district mining man.
has announced his candidacy for con
gress from tho Second district on the
democratic ticket Mr. Orahum is
widely and favorably known through
out this section of eastern Oregon
and Is a well known democratic poli
tician. He was born at Paola, Kan.,
and educated in the public schools
of that place. He Is aged 35 years.
He was admitted to the bar of Kan
sas In 18S8. Later he moved to
Cripple Creek. Col., and In addition
to having been Identified with big
mining deals was chairman of the
Colorado state senatorial commltUn)
for two years.
The notes which the two men col
lected were altered so that they read
$165 Instead of 15. The lawyer in the
cose and the Pendleton attorney are
both believed to be Involved In the
swindle and those who bought the
talking machines for S5 are advised
not to pay $155 without consulting
their legal advisors.
TO NAVIGATE CLE All W ATE 1 t.
Agitation for IloatH on the Idaho
Stream.
The reports of the government en
gineers regarding the navigation of
the Clearwater river.' come as a sur
prise to people living along Its course,
says an Oroflno dispatch. In these
reports which are distributed over a
lnrge amount of paper, the engineers
declare that the careful examination
of this river at the lowest stage, from
Kamiah to Lewlstnn, resulted favor
ably to barge navigation. Just what
Is meant by "barge navigation" Is not
clearly defined In the report am" one
can only surmise In a general vay,
that a barge Is one kind of flat bint
not drawing more than one and one
half feet of water.
Even supposing that a barge drew
only one foot of water, which It sure
ly would If loaded with any cargo. It
would be Impossible for one to make
the trip from Kamiah to Lewlston. nt
the stage the water wns when the
examination was made last summer.
There are rapids In abundance that
a small canoe would become stranded
on at certain seasons of the year.
In the fall and spring when the
water Is high, navigation by any
means Is dangerous In the extreme.
Loggers lose millions of feet of tim
ber every year, by having their rafts
torn to pieces by rapids and eddies.
Even In a rowboat It would be a
hazardous undertaking, to perform
the feat of riding from Kamiah to
Lewlston.
Tho last congress In authorizing
the examination of rivers to ascer
tain the feasibility of barge naviga
tion, Included the Clearwater, and
authorized a thorough examination.
In fact, It Is claimed that people liv
ing on the river were the first to agi
tate the question. What the ,object
was Is a mystery.
The expense of freighting by way of
barges would be of no benefit; for
while the downward transportation
would be easily accomplished bar
ring accidents the barge itBelf would
be practically useless at the Lewis
ton end of the voyage. To ship them
back would only make matters worse.
Not many shippers would care to
assume the rink of shipping by this
method, for the danger of loss Is too
great It would be Impossible to
build temporary barges that would
withstand the rapids and eddies. The
strongest would be none too strong.
As far as saving freight by this
means of transportation Is concerned.
It would only antagonize railroad In
terests through this valley and the
ultimate result would be a worse
stnte of affairs than ever. The un
dertaking does not Justify the effort
In fact the whole thing looks like
going across to the other side of the
river to get a drink.
What the people want is for con
gress to declare this river unnavlga
ble, making it lawful to put in
bridges to take the place of ferries.
This Is the greatest drawback the
Clearwater valley has. Farmers
spend thousands of dollars yearly In
this way, which would be easily
saved by county bridges, and this
sum expended on farm Improvements.
As the law now stands It Is unlaw
ful to erect a bridge across the Clear
water river between Lewlston and
Kamiah unless such a bridge shall
contain a draw span. This practical
ly excludes all possibility of bridges
being built, as the expense of putting
in a draw span would be too great.
If this question was placed before
congress In the proper shape and
facts made known Just as they ac
tually stand, that body would take
different steps to relieve the situation
and untold benefits would result.
A Fearful Fato.
It is a fearful fate to have to en
dure the terrible torture of Piles. "I
an truthfully say," writes Harry
Colson of Masonvllle, Iowa, "that for
Blind, Bleeding, Itching and Pro
truding P ies, Bucklen's Arnica Salve
hi tho best cure made." Also best for
uts, burns and Injuries. 25c at Tall
man & Co. and Brock and McComaa.
druggists.
Thomas Hopkins, a cook, was found
dead In a shack at Seattle, with a
bowle knife driven nearly through his
body. There were evidences of a
drunken quarrel.
Have
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SHEEPMEN TO MEET
COUNTY ASSOCIATION TO
MEET HERE DEC. 2S.
Questions of Opening a County Road
to Meacham, of Building or Leasing
Dipping Vats and of Securing Am
ple Shippers on the O. R. & N. in
tike Mountains Will All Be DiscnsH
ed Each Individual Sheepman
Urged to Be Present
A meeting of the Woolgrowers as
sociation of Umatilla county has been
called to be held In this city on Sat
urday, December 23, for the purpose
of discussing the apportionment of
range, the opening of a public road
from a point in the southern part of
the county to Kamela or Meacham,
the construction or leasing of dipping
vats, the question of dipping sheep,
and several other vital and important
questions which concern each indi
vidual sheepman In the county.
Every sheepman In the county Is
urgently requested to attend the meet
ing, as Interests which will affect each
one will be considered and every man
should be present to give expression
to his sentiments.
The matter of opening a public road
through the county for the purpose of
driving sheep to the railroad stations
in the mountains for shipment Is one
of great importance and also the se
curing of dipping vats with suitable
range facilities In connection for the
use of all Umatilla county sheepmen
will be taken up at this time.
At an Informal meeting of the
sheepmen In this city yesterday even
ing It was decided to call this meet
ing and begin preparations for next
spring. For a number of years the
matter of securing a road through the
county from a point on the Starkey
road near "The Saddle" has been
earnestly discussed by sheepmen.
Each year a large number of sheep
are lost in making the trip from the
foothills to Meacham because there
is no suitable road, and sheepmen
are determined this season to accom
plish something in the way of relief.
The O. R. N. company has
agreed to build capacious shipping
pens at any place designated by sheep
men and at this coming meeting the
question of selecting the shipping
point and petitioning for the locating
of permanent shipping pens will come
up for consideration, as well as other
vital questions which concern every
individual sheepman in the county.
Rader Carpets Rader.
Snow to Grant County.
About five inches of snow fell hers
Saturday. The weather has . been
rather cool all week causing most of
the stockmen to feed their sheep,
however, the stockmen express no
great fear for cattle that are out In
the mountains. Monument Enterprise.
Only about oi.e person in 100 Uvea
to the age of 65, one-half dying be
fore reaching the age of 16.
Chafing Dishes
Silver
Table
Cutlery
Numerous articles that make
splendid presents
Goodman-Thompson
Hardware Co.
HARDWARE PLUMBING
643 Main Street
DOLLTOWN, OREGON
A city of ono thousand of the cutest, brightest and prettiest people in the state.
DOLLTOWN IS A SUBURB of Pendleton and Is located at Frazer s Book Store, whew the charming pernio are awaiting to be adopted into tho homes of the community. The, are all so .l ...
tractive Unit they will bring happlncm Into every homo they enter. Among the Inhabitants of Dolltown aro tho family of real Ilandwcrck dolls from Germany. All slxea.
family of kid bodied dolts.
DOLLTOWN IS A WHOLE TOWN BY ITSELF, and has a complete collection of departments.
Tlion, there aro the celebrated Kestuei-
Dolltown People Dolltown Furniture Store Dolltown Furnishing Parlor Dolltown Jewelery Store
All of whom will go to private homes upon In
vitation of citizens. Each and every resident of
Dolltown would make a companion for any boy or
girl and will delight them all.
Splendid collection of doll furniture, Ixxls, etc.
Also baby bugglcn anil ' go-oartM. All patterned
afwr tho largo slw. All well mode and attractive.
Complete 1 Inc. of doll shocei, stockings, wigs,
heads, arms, parasols for the drew lolls. All Uie
various size memliers of Dolltown.
In tills department necklaces, ear rings, combs,
brushes, watehcet and everything to make up a
complete doll toilet.
In this connection wo wish to say that in our Dolltown will be found the largest and most beautiful collection of Dolls ever shown In Pendleton. We l,u- mode special effort in this Ue f..r a. ii.au . ,
Persons desiring Dolls for dressing should call at once and make selections so as to have thorn completed In time for the gift season. ' -
Dolltown is at FRAZIERS BOOK STORE
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