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IT'
PAYS
far -simile f Rot
to bay MEXNHN S BORATED TAL
CUM because 01 its perfection and puruw
But it does not pay to sell ME.NNE.VS
POWDER nearly as well, as it pays to
se.l aa imperfect and impure substitute
which, cosung about half the cost of M EN
NEN'S, yields the dealer double profit.
The "just as good" with which some
dealers try to palm off a substitute is true
any way. If it's only "just as pood " for
the dealer why push'the sale. If it's only
just as good" for the buver why risk aa
unknown preparation for ilENN EN'S.
Thcre"s nothing just as (food as MEN
NEN'S BORATED POWDER, and
the dealer who savs there is, risks his
customer's skin and safety to make an
extra profit on a sale.
Have vou tried MENKEN'S VIOLET
BORATED TALCUM TOILET POWDER? Ladies
partial to violet perfume will find Mennen's Violet Powder
fragrant with the odor of fresh plucked Parma Violets.
F r everywhere lor tj cents, or
mailed postpaid on receipt of Trice, by
GER.HAR.D MENNEN CO.. Newark. N. J.
Faefmlle of Bos
general xkws.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Traffic has commenced through the
Slmplnn tunnel (between Italy and
Switzerland.) It is 12 miles long. All
trains will be operated by electricity
exclusively.
Charles M. Chamberlain has been
eonvlcted of wrecking the Chamber
Iain bank at Tecumseh. Neb., of which
he was manager. He was convicted
on his third trial.
Commander In Chief Turner of the
CJ. A. R., makes the announcement
that Rev. Jesse Cole, of the depart
ment of Iowa, has bee:i chosen chap
Iain In chief to succeed the late Rev.
' Father J. K. Leary, of Chapman, Kan.
The result of a recent raid upon
speakeasies and other disreputable
resorts In Philadelphia resulted In the
capture of an unusually large propor-
tlon of city officials and church mem
bers. About 200 arrests of proprle-
tors and patrons were made.
Prof. Wilhelm Ostwald. of the Uni
versity of Lelpsle. has discovered a
process of extracting nitrogen directly
from the air. If It can be made cheap
enough to be made commercially prac
ticable In renewing wornout soils, it
will be one of the greatest discoveries
of the past 100 years.
Congressman H. M. Hogg, of Colo
rado, hns been retained by the Mine
Owners' association to assume charge
of the prosecution of Vincent St.
John, president of the Burke. Idaho,
Miners' union, and now accused of the
murrier of Benjamin Burnham. The
prosecution will take place at Den
ver. A woods fire swept down upon Co
balt, a small town In Ontario. The
only material damage done was by
the explosion of several tons of dyna
mite by fire reaching the place where
It was stored, In the edge of town.
Twenty fine houses were completely
wrecked. The Inmates had fled fear
ing such a result, and no one was In
jured.
At the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church south, at
Birmingham, Ala., the report of the
. committee on federation recommend
. ed non-concurrence, but with memor
ials asking for the appointment of a
.committee on proposed organic union
of the Methodist Episcopal and the
Methodist Episcopal church south,
-, was adopted, ,
"NORTHWEST NEWS.
Hotel St. George.
J. Scott Taylor, Klamath Falls; T.
C. Lord Portland: O. D. Galley, Port
land: W. J. Morrison, Sunnyslde; Geo.
D. O'Connor, Walla Walla; J. B. Say
lor. Echo; J. S. Downey, city; J. W.
Levy, San Francisco; John Howard,
Minnesota; L. L. Gilbert and wife,
Portland: S. Olosteln, Portland; W.
D. Burgess, New York: V. E. Barrett,
Portland: J. E. Walsh, Portland; H.
P. Chase, Portland; P. K. Parkhurst,
Portland; C. P. Gabrlelson, Salem;
Herbert P. Gilbert, New York; A. J.
Good, Portland; J. W. Harvey. Spo
kane: .Gustave T. Pines. Sumpter: B.
Fair, Aberdeen; F. R. Hanke. Port
land: W. W. McQuary. Spokane; J.
A. George, Portland; Fred E. Hamil
ton. Portland; I. H. Taylor. Echo: R.
F. Glafke. Portland; M. Weller, Den
ver: C. C. Allln. Denver; J. J. Hogan,
Portland; W. D. Doyle, Spokane: O.
C. Turner and wife, Weston: M. L.
Watts and wife. Athena: G. W. Gross,
Athens; H. O. Worthlngton and wife.
Athena: R. B. Stanfleld and wife.
Echo: F. Trow, Spokane; John F.
Keeley, Spokane: Hal Frazler. Fllens
burg: G. L. Richardson, Portland:
F. J. Gardiner. Portland; E. C. Fish,'
Echo: J. H. Alexander, La Grande;
F. T. Rose. Denver: C. C. Springer,
Chicago; Mrs. George Randolph, I .a
Grande: James Murtha, Condon; H.
A. Walker. Weston.
Hotel Pendleton.
L. C. Garleus; C. E. Hawver, Port
land: A. A. P.earding. Portland: W. R.
Glendenlng. Portland: F. Clopton and
wife: F. W. Benson. Rcseburg: Geo.
P.. O'Onner, Walla Walla; H. K. Mil
ler, Chicago: F. H. Stocker. San Fran
cisco: H. W. Cameron. Spokane; Har
rv Walsh, Portland; William Maher.
Portland; L. H. Tllham, San Francis
co; John Sedore, Portland; i ;. Al
len, Portland: F. C True. Spokane;
P. K. Parkhurst. Portland; Pauline
Lederle, La Grande; Charles B.
Frown, Portland: Thomas Xester,
Portland: William Elley, Boston; Roy
W. Saxtore: E. T. Judd. Portland: E.
W. Brigham. Boston: Walter L. Toose,
Woodburn: C. H. Norrls, city; Harry
Walsh, Walla Walla: J. M. Keeny,
Chicago: R. A. Nichols, Dayton.
THE WHEAT YIELD
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
TI RE" SENDS OUT ESTIMATES,
Area In Winter Wheat In (he United
State on Mny I Wns 2B.n23.nnn
Acrei Tills Is Six Per Cent Ix-
Tlinn the Area Icortetl Seeded
Last I'nll Knnsnx anil California
lose Heavily.
FlTiires from the bureau of statis
tics of the department of agriculture,
complied from the correspondents and
agents of the bureau, show the area
under winter wheat remaining In cul
tivation on May 1 to have been about
25.623,000 no res.
This Is per cent or about 1,718.000
acres less than the area reported as
sown last fall, and 1 per cent, or about
241,000 acres less than the area of
winter wheat reported as harvested
last year.
Nearly one-third of the loss this
year, or about 570,000 acres, was in
Kansns. In California the loss was
10 per cent, or 176.000 acres. Mich
igan lost 7 per cent, or 78,000 acres.
The largest percentage of loss In area
wa3 26 In Washington. 19 In Oregon,
11 in Wisconsin and 9 In Idaho.
But the combined loss In the three
Pacific states, where the acreage in
winter wheat Is 2.272,000, was only
377.00H acres, representing a loss of
5.038.000 bushels from last month, and
they have a promise of 89.498,000
bushels agninst 38,954,000 bushels
harvested last year.
There Is a loss In Kansas of 7,000,
000 bushels from the April report, al
though the condition advanced two
points last month: Michigan Is off 2.
000.000 bushels and lost four points.
These decreases rre due to the re
duction In acreage.
The 13 winter wheat states have a
cmp of 378.6!9.000 bushels, or 22,
82S.OOO bushels less than a month
ago. and show a decrease In acreage
of 1.221.000. Ohio, Indiana, Missouri
and Oklahoma made gains of one to
three points In April. The Indicated
crop for the country Is 2S. 000.000
bushels more than harvested last year.
patch. The committee appointed by
the mayor to make the Investigation
consists of N. C. Haskell, William
Pollman and C. C. Hellner. The ex
penses of the committee while making
the Investigation are to be borne
equally by the Warren Construction
company, manufacturers of the bltu
llthlc pavement, and the Barber As
phalt company.
After Investigating the relative
merit of the two pavements In Uolse,
Walla Walla, Portland, and the sound
cities, the committee will make a re
port In writing to tho council which
will then act upon the Front street
Improvement.
BERRY BOXES COST MORE.
Senator Heyburn is critically 111 at
his home at Washington. D. C. He
can only recover by complete rest and
assiduous care.
The project to build a creamery at
"Pomeroy, Wash., has been abandoned
completely, and the local stockholders
; are having their notes returned.
The largest lode mining hoist in
Canada Is being put Into the Centre
: Star mine at Rossland, B. C. It will
be steam driven and with a capacity
of 1200 horse power.
"Doc" Lrayton, a Medical Lake
bartender, Is being tried the second
time charged with selling liquor to
minors. The first trial resulted in a
bung Jury, all but one wanting to con
vict. A man giving his name as Esmond,
has been arrested at Kent, Wash.,
charged with being the man who shot
at Night Operator Melvln at Auburn,
and robbed the till of the Northern
Pacific depot. Melvln's Identification
Is complete.
In a head-on collision on the North
ern Pacific, near Garrison, Mont.,
Engineer G. A. Hamilton was instant
ly killed and Brakeman Fred Kar
stead severely Injured. Engineer W.
H. Porter and Fireman D. O'Conner,
were sightly Injured.
James D. Seeley, a school teacher,
Is under arrest at Pomeroy charged
with attempting to blackmail C. F.
Dlnklns. a well known farmer. See
ley claims to have evidence that Din
kins has had Improper relations with
his (Dlnklns') daughters.
Approximately 2000 acreB of land
under the Tleton canal have not been
signed up. It will be necessary for
the landowners to sign up or the canal
will not be constructed, so say the re
clamation officers. They state that if
the land Is not signed up work will be
stopped at an early date.
Postmaster Robbed.
G. W. Fouts. postmaster at River
ton, La., nearly lost his life and was
robbed of all comfort, according to his
letter, which says: "For 20 years I
had chronic liver complaint, which
led to such a severe case of Jaundice
that even my finger nails turned ye
low; when my doctor prescribed Elec
trie Bitters, which cured me and have
kept me well for 11 years." Sure cure
for Biliousness, Neuralgia, Weakness
and all Stomach, Liver. Kidney and
Bladder derangements. A wonderful
Tonic. At Tallman & Co.'s and Pen
dleton Drug company drug stores. 50
cents.
Lumber Trust of the Coast Advance
Prleesi of All Box Material.
The following notice of an advance
la the prices of boxes and box ma
terial will interest strawberry growers
of Umatilla county. The Oregon
Dally Journal suys:
The combine which is alleged by
produce merchants to control the
manufacture of boxes has advanced
the price of the finished product from
18 to 35 per cent over the prices that
maintained two months ago. The
new prices have Just been put Into
effect and the commission merchants
on Front street and others who find
It necessary to use boxes In their bus
iness are raising a protest. They de
clare that tt advance Is exorbitant
and unwarranted. The average ad
vance In the cost of boxes used by the
commission merchants Is about 25
per cent.
In a circular issued by the alleged
combine announcing the boost in
prices. It Is explained that such an ad
vance was made' necessary by the In
creased cost of logs and labor. The
commission merchants say they would
like to combine to show them why
rpruce logs, from which boxes are
manufactured, and labor have ad
vanced 25 per cent.
Kidney complaint kills more people
than any other disease. This Is due
to the disease being so Insidious that
it gets a good hold on the system be
fore It Is hecognlxed. Foley's Kidney
Curs will prevent the development of
fatal disease if taken In time. Koep
pen drug store.
Thrown Out and Nock Broken.
Bill Peugh, a Hheepherder, was
thrown out of the Opera saloon at
Prlnevllle Tuesday night while drunk,
by John Dell, ' ex-clty marshal of
Prlnevllle, and the following morning
Peugh died. Dell is now held In the
county jail charged with murder
awaiting a hearing In the courts, It
being alleged thut he clubbed the vie
tim, inflicting fatal Injuries. Bill
Peugh Is Bald to have been 70 years
of age, while Dell is also a j,m;
haired man and one of the most wire-
ly Known residents of the county.
Dell Is a veteran of the civil war and
65 years old. A post mortem exam
ination disclosed that Peugh's neck
was nearly dislocated. Prlnevllle Re
view.
Disturbed the Congregation.
The person who disturbed the con
gregatlon last Sunday by continually
coughing, Is requested to buy a bottle
of Foley's Honey and Tar. Koeppen
drug store.
Electricity for Long Creek.
Long Creek Is going to have elec
trie lights. The dynamo and the wire
have already been ordered. Further
more, Long Creek will have mechani
cal power for running a feed mill or
a sawmill, or for any of the various
needs of a town the size of this.
John Hughes has ordered a five
horse power gasoline engine and 2000
feet of covered wire with which he
will Install the electric light plant.
The plant will be put on his residence
properly and Mr. Hughes Intends to
use the power for pumping water. I
says that he can produce electricity
cheaper than kerosene and that he
believes the people of Long Creek
will prefer the electric light. He will
submit a proposition to the town
council for lighting the streets. Long
Creek Runger.
Orlno Laxative Fruit Syrup Is best
for women and children. Its mild ac
tion and pleasant taste makes It pref
erable to violent purgatives, such as
pills, tablets, etc. Get the booklet and
a sample of Orlno at Koeppen drug
store.
The Commonwealth Trust & Sav
IngT bank Chicago's first union labor
tanking Institution has opened It
doors. Th. hank Is organized under
the laws of Arizona and has an auth
orlzed capital of $2,000,000, divided
Into shares of $5 each. This cnpltall
ration has been reduced to $500,000
half of which has been spbscribed for.
The managing officers of the bank
are practical bankers and men of long
experience.
VIGILANTES IN GRANT.
WALLULA LOTS SELL LOW.
Cheap Lands
We have a longer list of better bar
gains than ever. Including wheat
lands, stock ranches and city proper
ty. We have some good business prop
. editions to offer.
H00 acres with running water;
ptoi'i timber; raises abundance of tlm-
othy wild hay and grain. Plenty of
, outside range. Excellent cattle ranch.
: $t per acre.
.5000 acres, half being profitable
-wheat land. $7.00 per acre. Call on
E. T. Wade & Son
P. O. Box, $24. 'Phone Black $111
E. O. Building Pendleton, Ore.
Delinquent Tax Sale at Wulla Walla
Saturday.
Whole blocks for $10 and lots from
$1 to $4.50 was the way Wallula real
estate sold at the delinquent tax sale
held at the court house by Treasurer
P. B. Hawley, at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning, says the Walla Walla States.
man. What the crowd that attended
the sale lacked In numbers it made up
In determination to acquire some of
the snaps the county had on the bar
gain counter and nearly 170 lots and
blocks of land were auctioned off In
less than two hours.
A. H. Harris earned the sobriquet of
the "Wallula Land King" by buying
In about 125 separate parcels of the
property offered for sale at an aver
age price of $1.60 a lot. Mr. Harris
acquired several choice blocks at
prices ranging from $5 to $20.
Deaths From Appendicitis.
Decrease In the same ratio that the
use of Dr. King's New Life Pills
creases. They Bave you from danger
and bring quick and painless release
from constipation and tho Ills growing
out of It. Strength and vigor always
follow their use. Guaranteed by Tall
man & Co., and Pendleton Drug com
pany, drugglstB. 25c; try them.
Marmett Still Miming.
Another month has passed and no
trace of Jack Marmott, although every
effort Is being made by his neighbors
to get some trace of the missing man.
A vigorous search of the ranch and
surrounding gulleys waa made last
week but without avail. A new the
ory has been advanced by some who
are acquainted with the man's recent
history. It Is supposed that he has
been murdered and his body hidden in
a secluded spot. It Is said that he had
a quarrel with a person whose name
Is not revealed and that thlH may have
something to do with his mysterious
disappearance. It Is believed that he
could not have gone any great (lis
tance from the house, nor that he
would have gone away and left the
ranch In the condition In which It was
found. Long Creek Ranger.
Charles W. Wappensteln has been
appointed chief of police of Seattle by
Mayor Moore, He has been on the
police force of that town 10 years.
May Ho- ISellod I"Hin to Accomplish
What the Authorities Should.
The old days of the vigilante com
mittee are being revived in Oregon,
says the Long Creek Hanger. On Fri
day night of last week a party of men
whose identity is not positively known
visited a secluded spot near Kilbride,
burned a cabin and posted a notice to
the occupants of the land that
lynching would result If they did not
leave the place within 48 hours.
For some time horses have been
disappearing In northern Grant coun
ty and the persons who have been
searching found a number of 'their
animals In the section known as Para
dlse and made the raid. For some
time strangers have been found in
the ranchers' pastures and when
rancher would approach one of them
the stranger would make ever effort
to keep at a distance. Some of the
parties who arc In this questionable
business, it Is stated, live in Grant
county, and others are not known
here.
RAKER WANTS PAVING.
Paving C'oniMinlra Pay Expenses of
City Investigating Committee.
Thorough Investigation of both bit
ullthlc and asphalt pavements, which
have been laid in the different .cities
of the Pacific northwest, Is to be
made by a committee of three repre
senting Baker before further action
is taken in the matter of Improving
Front street, says a Baker City dls-
CHIROPODY
Corns removed without pain.
Also
Manicuring,
Shampooing,
Hair Dressing,
Facial MuxKiigc.
Electrical treatment for Scalp
and Face
Both Ladles and- Gentlemen.
OiiInIiIo Cullo a Specialty.
Miss G. Hudson
'Phono Muln 02.
Room 3:t-Sl Bowman Hotel.
This Is no time for mirth or laughter,
Tis the cold grey dawn of the morn
Ing after.
There will he no "morning after." If
vou will carry a box of CALIFORNIA
PRUNE WAFERS, and lane a rew
before going to bed. They will fix
vou all right ond tone you v before
breakfast. Tallman & Co., 633 Mai
St., Pendleton. Ore.
1 00 Wafers 25 Omit.
White Friday
I AT I
ALEXANDER'S
On Friday, May 25th, we will place on tale
everything white in stock at reduced prices.
White Cotton Peau-de-Soie, White
Cotton Panama, Butcher Linen,
India Linon, Persian Lawn, Organ-
dies, Swiss, Dotted Swiss, Muslin,
Etc, Etc
All Goods on Display with Price
Tickets-no trouble to show goods
KEEP IT COOL
So many perishable foodstuffs in the summer time.
Of course It Is due to the hot, dry weather.
Now, we believe we con remedy this for you andi keep
spotlable dishes palatable for you during the warm' weuther,
by selling you one of our sanitary
REFRIGERATORS
We have them In all sizes and prices,
cleaned, and are not Ice eaters.
See W!:.dow Display.
Ours are' easily
BAKER & FOLSOM
FURNITURE AND CARPETS-
-OPPOSITE POSTOFFICB.
SUMMER SCHOOL
MONMOUTHi STATE NORMAL ; SCHOOL
June 27 to August 7 and August 13 to September 7. First six weeks
devoted to special preparation for county and state examinations. Regular
Normal subjects and Methods also. Last four weeks a continuation of
Normal Instruction and special attention ti Primary Methods with' model
pupil classes.
FACULTY OF OVER TWENTY INSTHCOTOHS.
Regular Normal Faculty, assisted by noted college and public school edu
cators. Tuition: First term, $7.50; second term, $5. For catalog, summer
school circular or other information write to PRES. E. I). RESSLEIL Mo
nniouth, Oregon.
THE SUN
is paint's greatest enemy he blisters,
burns, bakes, scorches and shrivels it
ii) so. That's the reaBon wo have
pi; ked out for our trade a paint that's
a sun reslster. and a sun dcfler.
There's another dcfler hereabouts
our price, which defies competition.
See C. SHARP
205 E. Court Street. Phono Red SIS1
All Kinds of Lumber
for all kinds of purposes, are not
found In every yard. Whatever your
wants may be In
Lumber and Building
Mathrials
come here and let us give you an es
timate. We can save you money,
quality considered.
Oregon Lumber Yard
NEAR COURT IIOUSK.
'Phone Main 8. Pendleton, Oregon.
W. C. HOBSON
FOP. COUNTY CLERK.
I stand for
Reduction of Taxes,
Prevention of Oraft.
A Square- Deal for All.
"STOP IT"
Do not contlnuo to pay rent for tho balance of your life, but buy
and build a place of your own.
We will sell you property In any part of the city, or will loan you
the money to build, on the monthly instalment plan.
Frank B. Clopton & Co.
112 EAST COURT ST.
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A Lesson in Laundry Work
we give to our help, and teach them
the necessity of care In the launder
ing of f.ne linon, tha; goes a great
way In preserving the fabrics sent
here for renovation.' Anything com
ing from the Domcstlo laundry will
always be found In perfect condition
and beautiful In both color and fin
ish. Domestic Steam Laundry
I Manufacturers of Contentment.
J. F. IIOUINSON, Prop. . 'PHONE MAIN 60.
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