East Oregonian : E.O., July 21, 1906, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8

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DAILY EAST OR' COaiaJ, PKXDLKTOX, OUrCON. RATl'HIAY, .H'LY 21, 1D0.
EIGHT PAGES.
Given Away
During Removal
Our removal sale Is certainly
bringing the people, but they
all don't know about our Bak
ing Powder, which we n.anu
facture. A lady remarked to
us yesterday: "Mr. Empire Tea
man, that's the first prlie bak
ing powder I ever used that
was really any good." Correct
she was, (or usually prli bak
ing powders are composed of
cheap concoctions of alum,
starch, etc., etc. We know that
ne can of our Victor Baking
Powder will make you a steady
customer since our powder Is
composed of all pure Ingredi
ents with the contents or mix
ture marked on each and every
can. This powder passes pure
food laws of Washington, Ida
ho and Oregon, and is guaran
teed by us. or money back.
Our removal premiums for
Saturday will be:
I yellow Mixing Bowl.
1 glass Water Bottle.
1 glass Berry Dish.
1 granite Stew Kettle.
1 china Salad Dish. '
1 8-lnch Janllnlcr, In assorted
colors with gold tint.
Your choice with each 50c
can of VICTOR BAKING POW
DER, Saturday only.
Empire Tea & Crockery
Company, Inc.
G. M. VINTON, Mgr.
220 E. Court Street.
Telephone Black S131.
Silver Polish
The family silverware is
the pride of every house
wife and its well kept
appearance is a unite in
the well keeping of a
home.
To have a polish that is
easily used and that will
give a dirty piece of sil
verware a brilliant sur
face is most essential in
the home. I keep this
polish in quantities.
Come in and ask for
booklet.
Royal M. Sawtelle
Jeweler
EXPRESS
BUS NESS
ill
EVERY MONTH'S RECORD
DISCLOSES AX INCREASE.
For Two Years This Increase Has
Been Noted Outside of Special and
Seasonable Fluctuations Tills In
crease Is True Both of the Main
I.lne and the Spokane Branch Af
fairs of the Local Pacific Office
Office Are in Excellent Condition.
That the business of the express of
fice, like that of the postoffice. is a
good criterion of a town's commercial
office Indicates a healthy business
condition In Pendleton.
"For every month during the past
two vears the business of our office
here has shown an Increase," said P.
A. Korner, route agent of the Pacific
Express company, who was here yes
terday for the purpose of Inspecting
the local office. After having examin
ed the work of Agent Steele. M(. Kor
ner said lust evening that the affairs
of the office were In splendid shape
and that no changes are contemplat
ed at present.
At present the express business both
on the main line and the Spokane
branch Is heavy because of the large
fruit and produce shipments. How
ever, outside of this special trade the
regular business of the company In
and out of Pendleton has been stead
llv Increasing during the past t wo
years. The only Interruption suffer
ed during that time was the few days
lost as a result of the floods In the
early part of June.
After having completed his work
here Route Agent Korner left this
morning on the 9 o'clock train for
other places along the Spokane line.
Mr. Korner, as many remember,
was the express agent who defended
his car during the train robbery at
Troutdale three years aao, and In do
ing the same shot the leader of the
outlaws, whose name was Harshman.
For his bravery during the attempted
robbery Mr. Korner was advanced to
his present position as route agent.
SI CCKITDS PETERSON
IN THE HIGH SCHOOL.
BIRCH
GREEK
T OF
Will Have Chnrgc of the Commercial
Department Comes With Splendid
Recommendation and a Fine Rec
ord In Eastern Scliools Is Also an
Athlete and His AU-Aroiind Stand
ing Is of the Very Rest High
School Faculty Is Now Complete for
Iho Knsulng Year,
The vacancy In the high, school
faculty caused by the resignation of
Prof. A. A. Peterson, was filled by the
election of William Chrlstensen, of
Des Moines, Iowa. Prof. Chrlstensen
comes well recommended, having
been a member of the faculty of High
land Park Business college. He will
resign his position to take charge of
the commercial department In the
Pendleton high school. In addition
to his work as an Instructor. Prof.
Christcns?n had charge of the athlet
ics In his school. Hence, his experi
ence will be valuable to the schools
here.
With the election of Prof. Chrlsten
sen, the high school faculty Is com
plete for next year, and It will be the
Strongest faculty In the history of the
school. Each teacher Is a specialist
In some line of high school work, and
has had successful experience.
The fact that no tuition is charged
to non-resident pupils will Induce a
large number of young people to en
ter the high school this fall.
OBJECTORS AliONG THE
LOWER PART OF KOITE.
Don't Fail to Attend
THE B IG
THIANGLE
X. P. TAKES 32,575 ACRES.
I-arge Tract of Morww County Land
Deeded to Railroad.
Patent was filed this week with the
county clerk of Morrow county by
the Northern Pacllfc Railroad com
pany, by which the railroad company
acquires title to 32.575 acres of Mor
row county lands. This tract is what
Is known as the Wallula overlap and
is located In the lower Butter creek
and Sand Hollow country. While It
Is principally grazing land there Is
some good farming land In the tract.
The land In question has been in dis
pute in the courts for a number of
years.
The filing of the patent will add
about $50,000 to Morrow county s as
sessment roll.
ross Fraud In Reccm Franchise
Elections Charged.
Denver, July 21. Alleging gross
fraud at the polls, the result of a sys
tematic campaign of Intimidation and
purchase on the part of the Denver
lty Tramway company and the Den
ver Gas and Electric company, suit
n equity was filed today In the United
tates circuit court by Ernest M.
Pease of New York city, praying for
annulment of the new franchise
of the tramway.
Mr. Pease Is a resident of New
ork city and owns real estate In
Denver valued at upwards of $20,000.
His attorneys are Harvey Riddell,
Samuel W. Belford and John A. Rush,
11 of whom claim to have ample evl
ence, both documentary and oral, to
sustain the charges embraced In the
bill.
This Is one of the suits calculated
to give the death blow to the Tram
way company, and Is one which the
supreme court of Colorado cannot
block by any writ on earth. Another
equity suit w'll be filed In the same
court against the gas company within
few days. Moreover, four suits,
wo each In quo warranto and equity,
will be entered next week In the dis
trict court.
Phone Your
Drug Store Wants.
You are not getting all the advan
tages your telephone offers If you
are not using It when drug store goods
are wanted.
Call Main 147
the next time you are In need of any-
thing that should be In the stock of a
first-class Drug Store. We shall be
pleased to receive your telephone or
df-rs and will guarantee prompt de
livery and satisfactory goods In every
case.
Tallman & Co.
Leading Druggists.
Notice to Contractors.
Sealed bids are Invited by the
county court of Umatilla county, Or
egon, to be filed at the clerk's office
on or before the first day of August,
1906, at 10 o'clock a .m., for 100
cords of four-foot wood to be cut and
spilt out of large green fir timber,
free from rotten or doty parts, to be
delivered at the court house yard on
or before October 1st, 1906. A certi
fied check for five per cent of bid
must accompany each bid, to be for
feited In case the successful bidder
falls to enter Into bond within five
days from the time of being awarded
the contract. The court reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
Whcnt Is Shattered.
Where threshing Is In progress In
different parts of the county It Is
found that considerable wheat has
been shattered by the high winds of
the past week. It was very dry owing
to the extremely hot weather and
shatters easily. In some fields it Is
estimated that two bushels per acre
has shattered already. The grain that
Is threshed so far Is not shriveled, but
Is plump and well filled and Is all
fiist grade.
Kay Lockwood, a waiter, arrested
at Khaniko. charged with passing
worthless check on .1. P. Mclnery on
July 3. will have his preliminary hear
Ing at The Dalles. Mrs. Lockwood
who savs that her husband deserted
her and their child, caused his arrest.
The Summer Girl
NEEDS PRETTY JEWELRY.
She would like to have a bracelet
a necklace or a nice back comb.
We have a large variety and the
prices are not high.
Winslow Brothers
JEWELERS-OPTICIANS.
Postoffloe Block.
IDLE MONEY
Money often lies Idle awaiting opportunities for Investment, but
these opportunities do not come every week, month, or even year.
In the meantime, this money should be earning you something, and
It can, If you wilt place It In this bank. Call and let us tell you about
CAPITAL $50,000.00
TOTAL RESOURCES J250.000.00
COMMER1CAL NATIONAL BANK
PENDLETON, ORECON
AFTER DENVER TRAMWAY.
Some Fanners Are Entirely Satisfied
With the Present Railroad Facilities
and Refuse Right of Way Except
at Exorbitant Prices Company May
Resort to Condciuiuitlon Proceed
ings to Find a Route Full Inten
tions of the Company Are Not Yet
Known.
That difficulties of a serious nature
are being had by the railroad com
pany In securing a right of way up
Birch creek for the Pilot Rock road,
Is Indicated by reports that have
been current for the past few1 days.
From appearances the farmers along
lower Rlrch creek have no particular
desire for a railroad up their little
valley, and they are not disposed to
grant right of way privileges without
being well paid therefor. They main
tain that they already have good rail
way connections througn being so near
the main line and that consequently
the proposed branch up Hlrch creek
can only Injure them by cutting up
their land.
Just what the present intentions of
the railroad company are no one
seems to know. Some time ago P. A.
Worthlngton was here for the purpose
of negotiating for right of way priv
ileges, and It Is known that he made
some payments to land owners on low
er Birch creek. Also that he failed
to reach an agreement with the big
ger owners farther up the creek for
the reason that their demands were
held to be out of all reason. Mr.
Worthlngton then retired from the
field presumably to report the condi
tions to company headquarters.
This morning Mr. Worthlngton ar
rived In the city from Portland and
Is evidently again here In the Interest
of the company. But when seen this
morning he said he could throw no
new light on the subject of the com
pany's Intentions.
Should the deadlock between the
farmers and the company continue It
Is possible the company may under
take condemnation proceedings and
boneftls would he assessed to the va
rious land owners by a Jury. How
ever. It Is doubtful If the railroad will
bring such suits except as a last re-
sort.
Right of Way Signed.
This afternoon the first right of way
deed for the newly formed Umatilla
Central Railroad company was filed
for record at the court house. It Is
from Ruth C. Kidder and husband and
deeds to the above named company
1.834 acres of land for right of way
purposes. The consideration named Is
mo.
LOW PRICES FOR CATTLE.
Scarcity of Fat Stuff Felt In Portland
Markets.
Portland, July 21. Low prices
have affected the arrivals In the cat
tle market and according to the trade
this Is the very best thing that could
be done at this time. This Is the first
time that cattle have failed to arrive
for several weeks, the arrivals gen
erally being considerably greater than
demand warrants.
The hog market shows very firm
buying power with practically nomi
nal arrivals. Just 32 head arrived In
the yards during the past 24 hours.
Price holding closer to top. No
change, however, today.
Sheep demand Is Just about equal
to present supplies and this market
Is maintaining a very good tone.
Price the same.
Official livestock quotations:
Hogs Best eastern Oregon, $7.25
iff 7.35; blockers and China fats, $6.50;
stockers and feeders, $; bulls, $2.50.
Cattle Best eastern Oregon steers.
$ 3.50 ti 3.75; best cows and heifers,
$3; stockers and feeders, $2.75; bulls,
$2.50.
Sheep Shearlings, 4fi4'c; lambs,
5c.
PENDLETON SCHOOL FINANCES.
Report of Receipts and Disbursements
and Balances.
By the annual report of John Hal-
ley, Jr., clerk of the Pendleton school
district, which was filed today, the
following Is shown:
Receipts for the past year: Cash
on hand at last report, $10,092.65; re
celved from special district tax, $21,
2SS.18; from county school fund. $13.
932.20; from state school fund, $3036.
20; from the sale of school property,
$2500; total, $50,S49.23.
Disbursements for the past year
were as follows: fain teacners
wages, $17,650.38; fuel and school
supplies, $2963.17; paid for new
houses and sites, $18,568.40; paid on
principal and Interest on bonds and
warrants, $4276.63; Insurance, $293.
62; clcrks salary, $240; all other pur
poses, $2569.66; total. $ I6.561.PC.
The balance now on hand In the dls
trie treasury Is $4287.37.
PACIFIC COAST BASEBALL.
Scores of 1 ewterday s names at Al!
Ix-ague Points.
Seattle, Wash., July 21. Portland
2, Seattle 3.
Oakland, Cal., July ii. Fresno 1
Oakland 2.
Los Angeles, Cal., July 21. Los
Angeles 2. San Francisco 1.
Northwest League.
Butte, Mont, July 21. Butte 12
Tacoma 11.
Spokane, Wash., July 21. Gray's
Harbor 7, Spokane 8.
ESCAPED THE THIRD RAIL.
Alrihlp Cnme Very Near Tangling
With Electricity.
Chicago, July 21. Horace Wild, as.
cendlng in an airship, skimmed the
third rail of the elevated railroad to
day, narrowly escaping destruction
Ballast was thrown out and the craft
arose Just In time to prevent a catastrophe.
sale
Boston Store
WHEAT LOSS 0 PER CENT.
Sherman County Said to Have Suffer
ed Greatly.
W. V. Martin, of San Francisco, a
member of the family that owns a
strip of land 350 miles long running
from Sherman county to the eastern
boundary of Oregon, has returned
from an automobile trip over Sher
man county, where he Investigated
the wheat conditions, says the Oregon
Dally Journal. At the Portland hotel
this morning Mr. Martin told of his
trip and stated that In his estimation
the damage to the wheat crop
amounted to 60 per cent.
"Fully 50 per cent of the wheat."
he said, "was destroyed by the cold,
weather In March. Coupled with that
disaster was the hot weather of this
month, which destroyed all the re
seeded wheat and about 10 per cent
of the wheat that escaped the cold
weather, making a total loss of 60
per cent.
"The farmers are much discouraged
and many are figuring on moving to
other parts; especially Is this true of
some because of the fact that the
conditions which prevailed this year
were also true last year. However, I
think that we will be able to overcome
the weather conditions In the future
by the variety of wheat we will plant.
"Wo are loath to gtve up the club
wheat, hut are forced to do so and
next year we will plant turkey red
and forly-fold. Both are hardy wheat
and good producers. The forty-fold
Is a new wheat and Is a wonderful
producer. It Is also a hardy grain.
When In the southern part of Sherman
county I saw all of the wheat down
with the exception of about 1000
acres ol forty-fold, which fact con.
vlnced me that it would be one of
the best for tho farmers to sow. One
objection to forty-fold wheat Is that
It Is easily shattered by the wind, but
In spite of this drawback It produces
on an average of 20 to 30 bushels an
acre."
MORRIS MADE FILINGS.
Record of Walla Walla Land Office
Broken by Pendletou Man.
The record was broken at the local
land office yesterday when Thomas
J. Morris of Pendleton, made three
homestead entries and the same num
ber of final proofs, says the Walla
Walla Bulletin.
This was made possible by the act
of 1872. which provides that soldiers
and sailors who filed upon less than
160 acres of land were given the priv
ilege of an additional selection to fill
out the quarter section, and this right
being assignable. The flnul proof on
the three entries were made by Mr.
Morris, who paid in fees, commissions
and excesses, the sum of $67.95.
At Company Harbor, on one of the
Shumalcin Inlands, Alaska, three men
were drowned while trying to save
goods from a wreck with a boat.
Molding First City Election.
Pawhuska, Okla., July 21. Paw
huska, which has made a sudden
Jump from an Indian agency to a
full-fledged city. Is holding Its first
municipal election today and there Is
considerable enthusiasm throughout
the city. A full set of city officials Is
being elected. There arc only two
tickets In the field and good men are
on both tickets.
MALARIA ON COLUMBIA.
Return From Panama1 With One Hun
dred and Sixty-Five Cases.
Boston. July 21. The cruiser Co
lumbia this morning brought from
Panama a battalion of marines who
were taken to the Isthmus several
months ago when trouble threatened.
One hundred sixty-five are III with
malaria, 15 seriously.
May Incarcerate Thaw.
New York, July 21. It Is stated the
friends of Stanford White will co
operate with Thaw's mother In an ef
fort to suppress a trial, and Incarcer
ate Harry In an Insane asylum. Should
the prisoner persist In the retention
cf personal counsel and oppose the
endeavor of his mother, It Is likely
Mrs. Thaw will apply for guardianship
papers declaring her son Incapable of
caring for himself.
Rank Clerk Accused.
New York, July 21. Edward Frost,
clerk of the National Park bank, has
been arrested accused of the theft of
$150.
Foreman Was Suspended.
Washington, July 21. The public
printer has suspended Assistant Fore
man Miller on a charge bf subordina
tion. Miller was the cause of the
president's order for the openshop.
Dally East Oregonlan by carrier,
only It cents a week.
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