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DATLY EAST OHEGOXIAN, PENDLETON, OHEGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1007.
PAGE THREE.
SCHOOL LAND DEAL
IT SHADY
son
EX-STATE TREASURER MOORE
WANTED CERTIFICATES.
Member of Land Board Offered to
Purchase Scliool Land Certificates
Which Had Been Condemned by the
Grand Jury Attorney for OlUo Peo
pie Wlio Purchased School Land
Throw Light on tlio Situation.
A Salem correspondent gives the fol
lowing account of state land board
transactions In which ex-State Treas
urer Moore played a questionable part
while acting as a member of the
board:
Jacob D. Holtzerman, of Minneapo
lis, attorney for the holders of 14
Kelllher-Turner school land certifi
cates, covering about 2800 acres lo
cated In southern Oregon, appeared
before the state land board at its spec
ial meeting this afternoon In the In
terest of his clients, who want deeds
to the land, says the correspondent.
MoKt of them live at Dayton, O.
These certificates were among those
Issued upon what Is known as the
Kelllher-Turner applications, which
were alleged by ex-State land Agent
Oswald West to hswe been forgeries,
and upon being Investigated by the
Marlon county grand Jury, during the
month of April, 1906, were so report
ed to the state land board.
The grand Jury called the board's at
tention to the fraudulent nature of the
applications to purchase and demand
ed that before Issuing deeds the board
Investigate fully Into the matter. The
board thereupon suspended all cer
tificates Issued upon alleged bogus ap
plications, pending Investigation, and
later on cancelled nearly all those Is
sued upon the Turner applications, and
among those cancelled were those pre
sented today by Mr. Holtzerman.
He produced two letters written to
him by ex-State Treasurer Moore of
fering to purchase certain of these
certifiactes covering lands In Klamath
county. The letters were written In
January of 1906, after the certificates
had ben reported bb being tainted with
fraud by the Marlon county grand
Jury and after their suspension by the
state land board, of which Mr. Moore
was a member.
After listening to Mr. Holtserman's
version of the case, the board decided
to take the matter under consideration,
although the governor expressed him
self as being against the Issue of such
deeds by the board, as similar cases
had bum turned down by them.
Therefctc no action was taken In tho
matter, and probably will not be.
After the meeting; Mr. Holtzerman
said: "It Is very strange that a mem
ber of the state land board should
write a letter offering to purchase
lands covered by certificates when he
had been apprised of their fraudulent
character, and I think It Is still more
strange why he should later vote to
cancel on the grounds of fraud In the
same certificates when he had no more
evidence as to their fraudulent char
acter than he had upon the day he of
fered to purchase the same. Mr. Moore
told me he was sure the certificates
were genuine at the time he wrote the
letters, but that does not help me out
cr.y, and unless the land board Issues
deeds for this land I hold certificates
for I will be out about $4000."
Mr. Moore said In explanation of
writing the letter that no particular
land was specified, that he desired to
acquire some adjoining his brother's
place, and thought the certificates
were all right.
WILL CONTEST WITH UNCLE SAM
Which Shull Have Use of Wnterg of
Grays Lake?
Word comes from Mackny that
Urazllla Clark, brother of D. Worth
Clark of Pocatello, Is preparing to
contest the right of the government
to use the waters of Grays Lake for
the Irrigation of Fort Hall lands. It
l announced that Mr. Clartt Is now
going over the project with a special
agent of the Indian office. The Mac
kay Miner In a recent Issue contained
the following:
"Mr. Clark has met with consid
erable opposition on this project by
senator Dubois, who has had a bill
passed In the- last session, creating a
right for a reservoir In the Black
foot swamps, which It is to reclaim
l iml near Pocatello. , This project
conflicts with the project Mr. Clark
started on nearly two years ago, both
parties Intending to use the same wa
ter. Mr. Clark says he had all of
his permits from the state and has
made application to the national gov
ernment for permits previous to the
t'me the bill was .passed, hut even
though the bill by Mr. Dubois passed
both houses and was signed by the
president, Mr. Clark Is hopeful of
carrying out his project, as the sec
retary of the Interior has not yet con
demned It."
It will bp remembered that shortly
after the Inauguration of the Grays
Lake project by Clark and other Mac
kay associates, the owners of prior ri
parian rights along the Blackfoot
river brough suit for an Injunction,
retraining Mr. Clark from proceed
ing further with the enterprise, on
the ground that It would Interfere
with their decreed rights. A tempo
rary Injunction was Issued by Dis
trict Judge Budge in chambers at
Paris, and the hearing on an order
to show cause why the Injunction
should not be made permanent at the
March term of court In this county;
but was postponed Indefinitely on ac
count of the Illness of Judge Budge.
' The wlnda of March have no ter
ror to the users of PeWltt's Carbol
hed Witch Hazel Salve, . It quickly
heals chapped and cracked akin.
Good too, for boll and burnt, and
undoubtedly the best relief for
piles. Bold her by Tallman ft Co.
THE C. P. R. TO PORTLAND.
Canadian Pnclflo Business Will Start
Over O. R. & N. May 1.
The Oregon Dally Journal Bays of
the coming of Canadian Pacific busi
ness to Portland:
The Canadian Pacific will for the
first time in Its history begin trans act
ing a general freight and passenger
business betweon Portland and all
points east on lta. lines May 1. The
business will be exchanged between
the Canadian Pacific and O. R. & N.
at Spokane, where the Spokane & In
ternational completes a connection
with the Canadian Pacific at King's
date.
Portland's accession of Canadian Pa
cific business Is expected to help the
car situation in this territory.' It IB be
lieved the Canadian road will be oer-
mltfisd under Its contract to deliver
lumber at points on the Great Lakes,
and anywhere within territory com
petitive with the Hill lines and not
competitive with the Uslon Pacific.
In that event relief may be gained by
contractors on the Great Lakes who
have for months been trying to secure
delivery of Oregon lumber and have
been prevented by lack of cars.
Under present conditions these con
tractors have frequently been obliged
to cancel orders at Oregon mills and go
south for the needed building supplies.
An Oregon firm that Is under con
tract to supply piling and timbers for
Milwaukee's new lighthouse recently
sent word to the contractors that It
might be six months before they could
get carsget cars In which to ship tho
materials. As a consequence the work
may have to wait until next year, and
the contractors are preparing for that
contingency. In event that the Cana
dian Pacific Is permitted to deliver
these supplies Immediate relief may be
at hand.
MUST CLEAN COACHES.
Health Board Will InsM on Health
Precautions.
The Oregon Dally Journal savs of
tho actlmi of the state health board:
The Oregon slate board of health.
in session this morning at the office
of Dr. H. C, Yenney, Stcratary, de
cided to proceed immediately with
the enforcement of the new statute,
requiring railway companies to have
certain places In the state where their
passenger coaches shall be swept and
cleaned, and also providing that no
coach shall he swept while contain
ing passengers.
The board agreed that one of the
most fruitful sources of spreading
disease, such as tuberculosis, diph
theria, etc., was this custom of sweep
ing railway coaches while crowded
with passengers. Heretofore there
has been no law by which this could
he controlled, but the recent legisla
ture gave the state board of health
ample power to regulate the situa
tion. The board also decided to advo
cate the general cleaning up of cities
and towns. A provision In the new
quarantine luw makes It a duty of
the board to enforce a higher stand
ard of sanitation In the smaller cit
ies and towns of the state.
The board took up the subject of
spinal meningitis, an epidemic of
which Is on at Seattle, and three
cases have been reported In Oregon,
within tho p.vst month; one at Unia
t'lln. one near Salem and one at As
tnrlu. It waa decided to enforce
a strict quarantine In all spinal men
ingitis case.
Dr. C. J. Smith reported that two
children at Umatilla had recently
died of diphtheria and that practi
cally the entire town had been ex
posed to the disease. Dr. Smith was
called In and Immunized the 20 per
sons that had been particularly ex
posed. The typhoid situation, especially
with reference to the eastern Oregon
towns that had been flooded as a re
sult of the heavy spring rains, was
discussed, but lust how to handle
this most Important subject was not
,'ttermlncd at this morning's session.
Quick changes from hot to cold
and back again try strong constitu
tions and cause, among other evils,
nasal cattarrh, a troublesome and of
fensive disease. Sneezing, coughing
and difficult breathing, and the drip
of the foul discharge Into the throat
nil are ended by Ely's Cream Balm.
This honest and positive remedy con
tains no cocaine, mercury, nor other
harmful Ingredient The worst case
are cured In a short time. All drug
gists, 60c, or mailed by Ely Bros., 66
Warren street. New York.
THE "BUSY MAN AND THE BUSINESS MAN, whose minds are preoccupied with their respective business
details of the day and find time too valuable to squander looking from store to store forproper styles, may rest'
assured that ifjhey'are clad in a suit of ALFRED BENJAMIN & CO.'S New York made clothing, they are walk
ing exponants of the latest styles on the continent. '
For the
medium priced man
looking for a
first-class bargain
in qualityclothing,
our f-
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in the point of
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BOND BROS,
New York Styles at a Price
It's Insignificient.
Correct ColftcsforMen,
Praise for Pendleton.
"Pendleton Is a busy city," said W.
H. Steusloff, member of the state
sheep commission, who returned from
eastern Oregon last evening, says the
Salem Statesman. "There Is much ac
tivity there. It is a flourishing city
and has 11 blocks of paved streets
which cost her people about $66,000.
During the coming spring it Is planned
to let out contracts for more paving.
The business men tell me they would
not be without the paved streets If It
cost them twice the amount."
PIANO TALK
The Great House of Sherman Clay & Go.
Never cuts prices or has any fake
sales to entrap the unaware.
Tou come to our store with the knowledge that the first price you
get Is not only the last price, but is the right price. Everyone treated
fairly and alike. All receive the same low price, based on factory
cost, plus freight, and this always assures you of getting the exact
piano value for your money.
Read the following names of the old reliable pianos: Stelnway,
Knabe, Hardman, Packard, Emerson, Ludwlg, Klngsbery, Estey,
Fischer, A. B. Chose and dozens of others.
SHERMAN, CLAY & CO.
Pendleton's Leading Piano House.
JESSE FAILING, Manager.
NEW SHIRT WAISTS
We received a fine big lot of new Shirt Waists this week
and are now showing the finest assortment
of waists in town.
New style waiBts, with tucked front, made of all
dotted Swiss, lace trimmed collar and sleeves
$1.25
New style Waists, made of fine India llnon, pleated
back, full embroidered front, lace trimmed collar and
cuffs, all- sizes
$1.50
White India llnon waists, late trimmed sleeves and
collar, full front of the new ball embroidery
$1.75
White waists with full front of eyelet embroidery
$1.50 v
Beautiful embroidered front waists, fine material
$2.00
White waists with full front and sleeves of the
new ball and shadow embroidery, fine material with
lace trimmed, collar and cuffs, only
$3.50
Higher priced waists at
$4, $4.50, $5, $6.50, $7.50 up to $12.
ALL OF OUR WAISTS ARE ABSOLUTELY NEW STYLE AND CONTAIN THE BEST OF M M I It
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Known for its Strength
United States Depository
The
First National Bank
Pendleton, Oregon
This bank is pleased to place
at the disposal of its customers the
facilities gained during over 25 years
of continuous service and growth.
It is our constant effort to ac
cord our patrons good treatment; to
extend to our customers all reason
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safe and conservative banking and
to make it both pleasant and con
venient for them to transact their
business through our bank.
Absolute safety is our first con
sideration in the investment of bank
funds. .
Highest rate of interest consisted with
sound banking.
WALTER'S NEW
HARD WHEAT" FLOUR
Try
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Made hy his new modern process.
It beats all for perfect bread baking.
Walters' Flour Mills
PENDLETON, OREGON