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PAILT KAflT QRKGOXIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER It, !.
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perfecting a home organisation. The
T. M. C. A. will hold a convention In
WallK Walla January 11 to 12 Inclu
sive, and an effort will be made to
send some representatives from here.
Wheat Sales.
The Milton Warehouse company has
sold 2606 sacks of wheat to the Balfour-Guthrie
company, at Albino,
which has already been shipped out
BRIEF RECORD OF
COUNTY EVENTS
' Special
FREEWA
I
ER ADV1GES
FIRE BRIGADE ELECTED
FCIX CORPS OK OFFICERS.
Trolley" Line Will Re Finished Into
Milton by the Last of January
Hudson Bay Grange lias 150 Mem
bers and Over $1000 Rulsed for the
New nail James Lanier Sells HI
Dwelling Property Over Half Suf
ficient, Already Subscribed for Can
nery. .
Freewater. Dec. 18. At the annual
meeting of the Freewater fire brigade
the following officers were elected for
the ontuiiig year: Chief, W. J. Best:
assistant chief, John Crimcns- chief
engineer, Chester Schafer; assistant
engineer. Ransom Schaffer. It wag
decided also to have a concert by local
talent, and basket social to raise means
wherel'y the equipment of the brigade
may be bettered.
The Hudson Bay grange, which was
recently organized, elected C. E. F.ur
Unganie, r. J. Kirk and P.. H. Well
man to commence proceedings in re
gard to a hall and also to incorporate
themselves for the purpose of putting
the grange on a business basis. Over
J1000 has already been raised towards
the erectim of the hall, and 12 new
members have been added to the list,
making a total membership of nearly
160.
Jim Law-ler has sold his house and
lots back of the postoffice to Sears and
iniler for a consideration of $1150.'
The Walla Walla Traction company
has moved its camps a little below
town and are now working near thl
place on the line which will soon be
into Freewater and Milton. It is now
believed that the tract will be laid in
to Milton by tbo latter part of Janu
ary. The cannery project is still being
agitated and over half the required
amount has already been secured for
this purpose.
Open the bowels and get the cold
out of your system. Kennedy's Laxa
tive Cough Syrup opens the bowels
and at the same time allays the in
flammation of the mucous mem
branes. Contains Honey and Tar.
Drives out the cold and stops the
cough. Absolutely free from any opi
ates. Conforms to the National Pure
Food and Drug Law. Pleasant to
take. Sold by Tallman & Co.
OF
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REVIVAL RESrLTED IX
OVER 40 NEW MEMBERS.
Donation From Public Schools to the
Boys' and Girls' Aid Society Ba
zaar for the Benefit of Music Clat
Will Organize the Y. M. C. A.
Social Results In $63 for a School
Bell Fifty Head of Cattle Purchas
edAbundance of Hay, and Appre
ciating Prices.
Milton, Dec. IS. The revlvul meet
ings at the Christian church are still
on, and over 40 new members have
been added to the church. Rev.
Stephens, who is conducting the serv
ices, accompanied by his wife, will
sail from San Francisco January 17,
for New Zealand, where they will
spend a year in revival work. They
will also visit the Holy Land and other
far eastern countries.
At 8 basket social by the pupils of
the Pleasant View school house, two
rriles below this place on Friday even
ing, a large audience was present and
JfS was raised toward purchasing a
school bell.
Ernest McQueen recently purchased
50 hed of cattle from R. B. Vanelll,
of Freewater. There seems to be a
great deal of hay around the Hudson
Bay country, but the owners are look
ing for higher prices in the spring.
Chr'stmas trade is brisk In these
parts, and everyone is expecting a
mrry Christmas.
The music class of Columbia col
lege held a bazaar in Planfs building
Saturday afternoon and evening, re
freshments being served, the proceeds
of which will be used for the estab
lishing of a library of works on music
for the members of the music class.
School Contribute.
The Milton and Freewater public
schools have taken up a collection for
the Boys' and Girls' Aid society of
Portland, consisting of the following:
Six boxes of canned and dried fruits,
250 pounds of flour, four sacks of
farina, two sacks apples, one sack
apples and mixed vegetables, nine
sacks potatoes, four sacks squash, one
sack cabbage and about $5 In money.
For Y. SI. C. A.
Sunday a meeting was held at the
M. E. church, south, by Messrs. Gra
ham and Lyman, of Whitman college.
The meeting was held In the Interests
cf the T. M. C. A., with a view to
VMATILLA NEWS NOTES.
Traffic on the Columbia River Is Rap!
idly Increasing.
Umatilla, Dec. 19. The transfer of
passengers from the main Una of the
O. R. & N. to the Washington division
amounts to about 50 per day. Most of
this travel is made up of homeseekers
for eastern Washington.
The upper Columbia steamers nre
full of business, taking supplies to
the various camps In contemplation
of the f"ete-up.
The Norma has Just returned from
Celllo, where she went to take on a
load of cement, after distributing a
load of supplies.
The Yakima is proving an Immense
success as a low water freighter. She
has' Just come from Pasco with 100
tons of freight over Homily rapids.
although other boats refused to make
the trip two weeks ago.
The graders are making rapid
progress and it Is estimated that two-
thirds of the grade Is completed be
tween Konnewick and Umatilla. It Is
understood that track-laying will begin
at Kennewick January 1. The 700-foot
tunnel at Expansion, opposite Umatil
la Junction, is a slow proposition,
Work has been In progress there since
February' and it will be three months
yet before it is completed.
The river still remains at a good
boating stage, falling very slowlv,
Snake river rose a foot yesterday and
is very muddy, indicating heavy rains
on the Clearwater.
There has been but very little cold
weather so far, but old-timers are
looking for a cold winter. Immense
flocks of geese frequent the river, in
in numbers far beyond anything ever
seen within the memory of the oldest
residents.
When In Portland stop at the Hotel
Oregon. Rates Jl per day and up
ward. European plan, free 'bu.'
Livermore I
Bickers
REAL ESTATE,
IXSTTRANCE,
CONVEYANCE AND
LAND BUSINESS.
Prompt attention to the rental
of property.
Room 12, Judd Building;.
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A useful Christmas present.
The more useful the present,
the longer it will be remembered.
The list below affords you an
opportunity to select a gift that
Ji)?r 1:1 wwranteo is useful the year around.
UniversalSteel ranges, the fuel savers.
Hotblast heaters, beautiful in design and nothing
better in quality.
Chafing Dishes. Coffee Percolators.
Handsome Tea and Coffee Pots,
Carving Sets. Set of Knives and Forks.
Set of Tea or Table Spoons.
Berry Spoons. Soup Ladles.
Nut Cracker and picks.
Razors and Strops. Pocket Knives.
A 22 Calibre Rifle or a boy's Tool Chest makes
a fine present for the little man. Or a buck-
mw that anv mpmKpr nt tVi familv n n.
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We would take the greatest pleasure in showing you our line of any of
the above articles. '
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Successors to Goodman-Thompson Hanluuro Co,
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Christmas
Open
and a showing of the Largest Line of the
most Attractive and Useful Holiday Pre
sents Ever Shown -to Pendleton People.
FRIDAY, DEC. 21, 7:30 to 10 P. M.
We know this is rather late to announce and show such a display but we have been
disappointed by the delay of several shipments and one carload was lost for a time but
it has now rushed in on us and as a result our big floor space of 20,000 square feet is
crowded and jammed from floor to ceiling with the latest and best creations of both
Eastern and Western Factories all ready for your inspection. -:- -:- -:- -:-
Come early, spend the evening with us and feast your eyes on the many pretty and useful things to be seen, or rest in our easy chairs and rockers while
The Orchestra Discourses its Sweetest Strains.
Here you will find a pleasant place to meet old acquaintances, form new ones and enjoy yourself to the fullest extent.
Largest sales room in Pendleton, where every article
of Furniture needed in the home is shown.
Yours for a
MERRY CHRISTMAS
and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR
VALUABLE SOUVENIRS FOR ALL.
Mo A. RAD
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The House
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