PAGE EIGHT.
DAILY EAST PRECOMA. PENDLETCX, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1906.
EIGHT PAGES.
Retiring from
Business Sale now
Prices Later
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PIONEER IS RETRACING
OLD OREGON TRAIL.
Will Travel From Portland to Indiana
by Ox Team Tills Season to Erect
Monuments Along the Route of the
Old Emigrant Road His Journey
Is One Continuous Reunion With
, Old Pioneers Will Arrive In Pen.
dleton Wednesday Night to Camp
Two Days,
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"I am in good health and spirits
and am following the old emigrant
trail closely, camping near the old
camping grounds of 50 years ago and
marking the route of the old road
wherever it is obliterated," is the mes
sage which Ezra Meeker sent to the
East Oregonlan from Echo today.
Ezra Meeker, a pioneer of 1852 is
going from- Oregon to Indiana, with
an ox team this season, for the pur
pose of rearing monuments on the
route of the old Oregon trail which he
followed 54 years ago, In crossing the
plains to Oregon and last night reach-
The COLD CREAM
MONTH
March is the month when
complexions suffer unless
protertd by the use of some
preparation that will pre
vent drying, chopping and
roughening of the skin. A
good cold cream will answer
the purpose better than any
thing else, providing you get
one that is lightly made.
Our cold cream is right In
every particular. It's a dainty
pure white, delightfully per
fumed cream, that will feed
the tissues and protect and
beautify the complexion.
Tallman & Co.
Leading Druggists
NOTICE
Do not sign any contract to
take a Talklnb Machine free.
by buying $32.00 worth of Rec
ords and then subscribing for
a newspaper for one year. I
will give the same machine
here at home free, where you
can ch se all your records and
you will not have to take a
newspaper for one year to get
the machine and records, and
all you pay is J32.00 for records
and I will do the rest.
J. A. Owenhouse
813 BIAIN STREET.
ROSEMARY
The name of a new "French Gray" pattern, in silver plated flat
wart, of which we have Just received a good stock direct from the
xactory at nocniuru, iiuhuw.
It Is the most beautiful pattern
and is not excelled In die work, design, nor finish by solid silver.
The quality is "Rockford;" none better.
From beauty of design and quality you would think It high-priced
but it Is not
Hollow handle Knives and Forks, per set $12.00
Table Spoons, per set of 14.50
Tea Spoons, per set of 6 12.50
WINSLOW BROTHERS
POSTOFFICE BLOCK JEWELER-OPTICL4N!?.
A person who has a savings account Is In a measure a puMlo
benefactor, because in his modest way, he does his share to Increase
the amount of money per capita In active circulation. The person
who does not keep a savings account, but hides his money In our-of-tha-way
places, withdraws that money from circulation and thereby
retards the full grown and prosperity of the country, and also robs
himself of a legitimate Income
Commercial National Bank
Pendleton, Oregon
Is particularly wall equipped to
flclent service ana resjsonaoi" earnings on ui aipraiu.
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on
ed Echo, after a week's travel from
The Dalles.
He will remain In Echo today and
tomorrow, and on Wednesday evening
will reach Pendleton, where he will
camp for two or three days before
starting over the Blue mountains.
He has one yoke of oxen, a good
wagon, camping outfit, tents, cooking
utensils, and a large stereoptlcon In
his outfit, with which he Is retracing
the old trail.
Mr. Meeker is accompanied by two
attendants who assist him in his ster
eoptlcon entertainment which he
gives at the different stopping places
for the purpose of raising money
with which to pay the expenses of the
trip.
So far Mr. Meeker has been suc
cessful with his little entertainment
and is paying the expenses of his pa
triotic mission by It. He will give a
brief lecture In this city and exhibit
his stereoptlcon views If the pioneers
j here will arrange for a hall for the
lecture.
He expects to follow the old emi
grant trail into the heart of Indiana,
marking the route by suitable stone
monuments, that It may be preserv
ed to posterity. It will require about
five months to make the trip, but he
will not stop until It Is completed.
He1 has been greeted with enthusi
asm all along his route from Port
land to Echo. The pioneers along
the route have flocked to his camp
and his Journey has been one contin
uous round of pleasure and reunion.
He has met many of the men who
came across the train In 1852 with
him and In other trains that year.
In some places It Is almost impos
sible to follow the route of the old
trail owing to the settlement, but he
marks the route everywhere so It
may not be entirely lost to the coming
generations.
He desires to secure a horse team
and driver In this city to accompany
him across the trail, to assist In haul
ing his equipment.
IT WAS NOT A BANK ROBBER.
Cants Major Sets the Volunteer Police
Force Agog at Helix.
From Helix comes a tale of a bold
bank robbery that was thought to be,
but wasn't. One night during the
latter part of last week a man passing
the bank at Helix detected a noise
that to the wary sleuth sounded like
a bank robbery. Accordingly he at
once aroused A. B. Montgomery,
cashier of the Institution. Mr. Mont
gomery arose In haste, spurred to
valor by the vision of a desperate
burglar looting the vault. He grabbed
his revolver, and though he could find
no cartridges, that did not matter.
He awoke his brother, J. E. Mont
gomery, and being Joined by several
other men proceeded to the rear of
the bank to catch the robber red
handed In his work.
It was a cold night, and those In
the posse shivered with the cold as
they waited patiently for the burglar
to appear and be taken dead or alive.
At last It was determined to surround
the front of the building as well. On
doing so one of the men met a sight
that scared him, though It was not a
robber. It was a huge dog In the
window of the room next the bank,
and In trying to get out the dog had
made such a racket that It was mis
taken for a bank-breaking.
In the neighborhood of Grant's
Phss cougars are unusually trouble
some, the heavy snows having driven
them Into the valleys and onto the
farms In search of food.
yet produced in plated ware, 4
five every depositor prompt and f- T
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A CASE OF SUICIDE
MARTIN EVER1IART TOOK
THE STRYCHNINE ROUTE.
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Was Found Dead In Bed at the Home
of His Wife, Which He Had Been
Restrained From Visiting Went to
the Pluee and Took tlo Poison Dur
ing Ills Wire's Absence Jury Re
turned a Verdict of Self-Destmc-tion
Evcrhnrt Left a Note Declar
ing Ills Suicidal Intention.
Martin Everhart, a white man liv
ing on the reservation, was found
dead In his bed yesterday morning,
and on investigation it was found that
he had committed suicide by taking
strychnine. That the deed was
caused by brooding over trouble with
his wife was shown by a note which
he left. Mrs. Everhart, who Is a half
breed woman, applied for divorce
last week and on Saturday secured
n order restraining Everhart from
going upon the premises or otherwise
molesting her. This order and a
copy of the divorce complaint was
found In Evcrhart's pocket yester
day. While going home from town Sat
urday afternoon Everhart met J. C.
Wright, a neighbor, and talked with
him concerning his family troubles.
He told Wright he Intended killing
himself and asked him to come over
to his place Sunday morning. In
hopes of preventing Everhart from
carrying out his threat Wright went
to the former's place Saturday eve
ning. On the door he found a note
saying: "Walk In," However, he did
not wish to enter, and after knocking
and failing to get a response, left.
Found Dead Sunday.
Yesterday morning Wright, In
company with Marlon Van prsdale,
went over to Everhart's house to In
vestigate. On entering they found
Everhart dead In bed, partly un
dressed. A half filled bottle of
strychnine resting on a window sill
told the story of his death.
It is presumed that Everhart took
the poison some time enrly Saturday
evening. He was last seen by his wife
and the two Challfoe girls late in the
afternoon. Mrs. Everhart had been
away from the place for over a week,
staying at Adams and this place. Af
ter Everhart had been restrained from
going upon the place, she drove home
Saturday to secure some clothing.
Together with her girl companions
she was Just leaving In her busrirv
when Everhart arrived and entered
the house.
Immediately after finding the body
yesterday morning Wright notified
Coroner Henderson, and an inquest
was held yesterday afternoon) The
verdict was that the deceased had
died by his own hand from a dose of
strychnia. The coroner's Jury con
sisted of S. D. Traut, Marlon Jack,
Jifhn Sticker, John Richie, Grant
Ehrhart and John Backmail.
Everhart was 45 years of age and
came here from the Willamette val
ley last year. He was married last
August to his wife, who Is an allottee
of the reservation. Her name was
Wilson, and she Is said to have been
married six or seven times before
wedding Everhart.
Evidently their wedded life was
not one of bliss, for In her divorce
suit, which was filed a few days ago
by Winter & Collier, she alleged he
had been cruel and Inhuman toward
her, threatening her life and other
wise making life a burden.
Declared Ills Intention.
The following note was left by
Everhart:
"My Dear loving wyfe take pleashur
to give some god advise dont never
Brake no other manes hart for you
have Broke mine when you say 1 was
going to kll you you tide and your
dede will hant you as long as you live.
Berry me In my Black close right
and tel my chlldern what I have dun
well nelly be a god woman 1 never
was In the Pen and my mamery Is
clear.
good By from your loving husban
last . words good By Sum wone read
this to hear."
UNION COUNTY IS PROSPEROUS.
Wheat Was Not Damaged and Oilier
Conditions Are Good.
Senator'W. M. Pierce arrived home
yesterday from Union county, where
he has been for a week or more past
looking after his property Interests
there.
According to Mr. Pierce the wheat
of Union counly was not damaged by
.the recent cold, because nothing but
winter wheat Is town there, and It Is
able to withstand the cold.
In general Mr. Pierce says the con
dltlons In Union county are now good
as the county Is Just entering Into
period of advancement that will make
It more prosperous in the future than
In the past.
Plans are now being perfected for
$100,000 worth of Improvements at
Hot Lake, and Mr. Pierce says he
hopes to let the contract for the
(50,000 new brick building some time
during May.
BOOSTING FOR CAKE.
Piirttund Business Houses Send Out
Letter Soliciting Support for Port
land's Candidate.
J. K. Gill & Co., the well known
book dealers of Portland, Is the last
Portland firm to write to patrons In
Pendleton Urging the candidacy of H
M. Cake for United States senator,
J. K. Gill Is known to be personally
favorable to Jonathan Bourne, but as
a business courtesy la causing letters
to be sent out for Cake. The chief
strength of Bourne and Cake He In
Portland exclusively and the frantic
efforts of business firms to arouse
enthusiasm for them on the outside
Is proving to be futile.
Neither Cake nor Bourne represent
the solid business element In Portland
and the prospects are that Judge
Lowell, of this city, will lead both of
them in Multnomah county, for the
senatorshlp and from all reports from
eastern and southeastern Oregon he
will receive a muob, larger vote In
both those sections than either Cake
or Bourne.
INDIAN RELICS UNEARTHED.
Old Grave Yard Encountered In the
Streets of The Dulles.
While engaged In leveling up a lot
on Calhoun street east of the school
house Wednesday, W. A. Sayuer un
earthed a human skeleton and- later
In the day found seven more, together
with a part of the bones of a horse,
a gun stock, some wrought .iron nails,
a large collection of beads, buttons,
elk teeth and other relics of the red
man, says The Dalles Chronicle.
Yesterday four more skeletons were
dug up, one of which was that of a
child. They were all buried face
down, about a foot from the surface,
and were lying Irregularly about 10
feet apart. Most of them had evi
dently been encased In wood and un
questionably were consigned to the
earth many years ago.
The bones were separated at the
Joints, but close together, so that no
difficulty Is experienced In forming
complete skeletons after removal.
They are quite large, Indicating per
sons above the average In physique.
High cheek bones, flat or low fore
heads and other cranial and physiog
nomical characteristics, leave no
doubt that they were Indians.
Perhaps the most valuable as a
curiosity among the relics are the
buttons, which are made from cop
per or brass and bear the Latin In
scription of the Phoenix. They also
have the number of some regiment,
so It Is probable that they are the uni
forms of French traders and soldiers.
The beads are those worn usually by
Indians, being made from shells, and
the elk teeth are drilled and so badly
discolored from their long burial that
they will probably not be of much
commercial value.
The ground where this Interesting
discovery was made Is the property
of A. M. Anderson, who recently pur
chased and Is Improving It as. a mat
ter of speculation. Some of the skele
tons were presented to the high
school and Mr. Anderson is having the
elk teeth tested. Notice against tres
pass hns been posted to keep out the
curious who naturally gather at such
a scene, many of whom do not hesi
tute to carry away anything they may
chance to come across.
An Evening With Riley.
Tuesday, nt Hendricks' hall, the
Baptist Young Peoples' Union has ar
ranged for an evening of poetry and
music. March 27 Is the second anni
versary of the present pastorate. A
male quartet, composed of Messrs.
Traver, Hall, Huff and Weltenhiller,
will furnish the music, and the pastor
will read from the Hoosler poet. Re
freshments will be served. No admis
sion will be charged, but the young
people desire to take an" offering at
the close of the entertainment. Every
body come.
Agreeable Chance of Climate.
E. Waldman, the well known trav
eling salesman and past grand chhn
cellor of the Knights of Pythias, has
been In the city since Saturday even
ing. He arrived here from the Rocky
mountain states, and was accordingly
delighted with the Pendleton climate.
At Butte and other places where he
recently visited In Montana, the tem
perature had ben as low as 20 de
grees below zero. He was In Butte
at the time of the recent blizzard.
R. A. Copplo to Coos County.
R. A. Copple, who has been asso
ciated with J. H. Garrett In the Gol
den Rule store In this city for a num
tier of years will leave tonight for
Coos county, where he will look over
the country In hopes of finding a suit
able location. His family will accom
pany him as far as Portland, and If
he finds a location will Join him later.
Death Cnused by Typhoid Fever.
Miss Nellie Duncan died at Umatilla
yesterday morning from the effects of
typhoid fever. She was the daughter
of J. W. Duncan, nroprietor of the
hotel at Umatilla, and had lived there
for many years. Her body has been
taken to Portland for burial.
Received Shipment of Hops.
The Cily Brewery Suturday received
a shipment of hops from Bohemia,
which will enter Into the making of
the Pilsner beer turned out by
Schultz .t Strieker. These ore the
best and finest hops that are grown
the world.
Tennis Club Tonight.
The Tennis club wll meet at the
Commercial club rooms this evening
at 7:30. Among other matters, the
names of seven applicants for mem
bership will be considered.
Finished Two Houses.
L. Dunlap, the well known contrac
tor, has Just finished two houses, one
for Dan Bowman and one for James
Prink, both on Perkins avenue.
Not one of the Wlckllffe gang of
outlaws who killed a United States
marshal and two deputies, has yet
been captured. They are at large
among the full-blooded Creeks of the
Indian Territory.
IF YOU'RE TIRED,
weak and run down, or the blood is
weak and run down, or the blood Is
Impure, there's nothing will do you so
much good tills spring, as a few doses
of Hostetter's Stomach Hitters. Thous
ands use It exclusively with gratify'
lng results. Resolve today to get a
bottle of
HOSTETTERS
STOMACH BITTERS
and you make the first step toward
good health. It cures Grippe, Spring
Fever, Impure Blood, Sleeplessness,
Indigestion, Dyspepsia, . CoHttveness,
Female Ills and Malaria, Vent and
Ague. . . . , . . . . . . . ,
Now is the Spring
And now Is the.
your wardrobe for
For ninety days
spring weather.
Medium Weight Suits
are therefore In demand and we have
them In variety, fabric and of the
fashionable, cut; loose, but not baggy.
We ore sure we can show you Just
what you most desire in real worth of
suit. We "keep the QUALITY UP,"
and honestly represent the value.
Boston Store
Where Every Chance Is Good
$4
MILTON RURAL 'PHONE CO.
New Company Formed With Capital
Stock of $5000 to Build Local Line.
A rural telephone company has
been organized at Milton for the pur
pose of building a lino from the city
Into the country, to accommodate a
number of farming districts not now
connected with any 'phone line.
The organizers of the new company
are C. E. Slmonds, William Forsythe
and J. B. Saylor and the cnpltnl stock
is $5000.
Work on the new 'phone line will be
started this spring and at least a por
tion of the system several miles In
length will be In operation within
three months.
WILL CLOSE GAMBLING.
Prlnevllle Saloon Men Have a Moral
Spasm Just Before Election.
All the saloons In this city will
close the gambling therein on the 1st
of April, says the Prlnevllle Review.
Snloon men agree that here Is nohlng
In gaming for the "house," and that
therefore gambling should cease. The
movement was begun by O'N'ell Bros.,
A Word
of
Warning
Don't buy substitutes for MEN
NEN'S BORATED TALCUM
POWDER. "Just as good" is
only a deceit by which a dealer
tries to make money out of the
superiority and success of MEN-
NEN'S POWDER. There's nothing
just as good as MENNEN'S and
users of substitutes and imitations
risk skin, complexion and comfort in
doing so.
As a protection to health use Mennen't
Powder and only Mennen'i.
Have you tried MENNEN'S VIO
LET BORATED TALCUM TOILET
POWDER ? Ladies partial to violet
perfume will find Mcnnen's Violet
Powder fragrant with the odor of
fresh plucked Parma Violets. j
For sale everywhere for 25 cents, or
mailed post paid on receipt of price, by
GERHAR.D MENNCN CO., Newark. N. J.
Far-dmlte of So
CARPETS
The fact Is that we carry more carpets, rugs and art squares than
any store In Eastern Oregon, and carry higher grades and even In
Portland you can find no higher grades of carpets than we show.
Further inducement to buy your carpet of ub Is offered by the
fact we have
THE MOST SELECT PATTERN'S,
THE NEWEST DESIGNS,
THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT,
THE LOWEST PRICES.
Tf you contemplate buying a
making a selection. !?2?!'?? '.'. '
BAKER &
FURNITURE AND CARPETS-
CONTRACTORS
will nppredato good stuff nt rock bot
tom prices are Invited to inspect our
present stock. Never before hnvo we
cut our profits to such an extent. Tills
Is YOUR CHANCE
to buy. A word to tlio wise Is suffi
cient. Oregon Lumber Yard
NEAR COURT HOUSE,
'Phono Main 8. Pendleton, Oregon.
frrtrirr
tune to prepare
Hie Spring Season,
we have Oregon's
who notified their employees who pre
sided over the various devices for
"recreation," that after April 1 their
services might be more in demand
elsewhere. The saloon men promptly
wheeled into line, and all agreed to
close April 1.
STUDENTS INJURE HEDGES.
Complaint Tluit High School Boys Do
Much Daninge.
Many complaints have been made
lately that high school students have
been damaging the hedges along the
walks on .south Mnln street. Either
through i thoughtlessness or malice,
considerable damage Is said to havq
been Inflicted, the hedge In front of
the residence of William Hilton being
nearly ruined through the acts of
passing students. Complaint has been
made to the authorities, and unless
the mischief Is ctopped criminal ac
tion will be taken against the offend
ers. Masonic INlge Tonight.
A special meeting of Pendleton
lodge No. B2, A. F. & A. M will be
held this evening. All members .are
cordially Invited to attei.d.
Pac-clmila t Bob
carpet be sure and seo us before
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FOLSOM
-OPPOS1TE POSTOFFICE.
A Complete Stock
Our facilities for supplying you with
bull .lng mateiirl is ins rr-.ssed any
where. Our modern plant is equipped
to turn out s.-.s , doors, flooring, celling-
and anything fr house building.
We carry the lumber or all pNir
,Kses. No order too large or small for
us to ML
' Plaster, cement, lime and sand al
ways on hand.
Lime, Sand, Cement, Laths, shin
gles, Blue Rapplds Plater and Dipped
Shingles.
ROBERT FORSTER, Proprietor.
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