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TAOK SIX.
DAILY EAST ORECOJOAH. PENDLETON, OREGON. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER M.JBOT.
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BRIEF RECORD OF
COUNTY EVENTS
Special Correspondence
ATHENA AN WESTON
UI5T0N NOTES
WHEAT BEING HELD
FOR ARRIVAL OP CARS
New Pastor Arrives for Allien M. E.
' Church Skating Rink a Great At
traction Gagnona Granted a Dl
. vorce Miss Wall Goes to Arizona
for Her Health Former Justice a
Visitor Here Athena to the Pen
dleton Fair.
Athena, Sept. 21. Rev. Israel
Putnam of Southwick, Idafio, has ar
rived here and will occupy the pul
pit at the M. E. church In this city.
Rev. Putnam Is a revivalist of some
note, and Is reputed to be very suc
cessful In revival work.
Mrs. Agnes Ferguson has gone to
Walla Walla, where she will remain
during the winter, having accepted a
position In a cloak and suit house.
The Misses Sharp were In Walla
Walla this week taking in the carni
val. , .
Frank Gagnon has been granted a
divorce from Victoria Gagnon. Both
parties are well known here and
Mrs. Gagnon resides here now.
Tonight the Josephine Deffry com
pany will conclude a three nights'
engagement in this city. The com
pany always pleases end always has
good houses.
Miss Myrtle Wall will leave here,
in a few days for the benefit of her
health.
O. C. Chamberlain, former Justice
ot the peace In Athena, was over
. from Idaho the first of the week. He
Is now putting up a house on his land
near Twin Falls.
Wheat Is being held here In large
quantities on account of the car
shortage. Exporters are not anxious
to buy wheat, being unable to move
It.
' tAthena people will show the boost
spirit and go to the fair and continue
to -boost 'for Umatilla county.
News of Weston.
.Weston, Sept 21. Mrs. Ira Kidder,
assistant secretary to the state 11
brary commission, has been at work
on the Normal school library. She
is very much pleased with the litera
ture already catalogued and says it
is fine for a school so young. Mra
Kidder- will probably be here some
weeks.
E. A. Rugg and Edward Anderson
.have just sold 1000 bushels of wheat
to S. A. Barnes at 70 cents per bush
el. The shortage of cars almost stop-
. ped the sale of wheat for a time, the
buyers refusing to buy until they
could ship some out.
Mrs. Singleton has arrived here
from Willamette valley te place her
son Meryl in the Normal school. The
boy Is now 111 with tonsllitls, but will
be able to enter school in a few days.
Elmer Tucker is arranging to es
tablish a milk route In Weston
which will be greatly appreciated.
Robert Jamieson, who has just sold
1(0 acres of fine land to W. H.
Booher "of Athena, received tlf.OOO
for it This place has been Mr.
. Booher's home for 17 years, and is
one of the best improved small farms
in Umatilla county.
Joe Henderson caught his hand In
a buzz saw at the Blue mountain saw
mill yesterday and his thumb and.
forefinger were nearly severed near
the hand.
The Weston Normal foot ball team,
which has Just been organized, will
play a game with Walla Walla high
school, October 5. A number of old
players are again in the team.
George C. Dismore, who recently
came here from Wisconsin, has pur-
purchased the T. J. Ray place on
Pine creek, consisting of 81 acres, for
icooo.
Weston people intend to take In
the big fair at Pendleton next week,
Everybody is going.
HERMISTON PEOPLE
TO DISTRICT FAIR
Much Building Will be Done Tills
Fall at tlie Irrigation Town MIhb
Cameron Is Stenographer In Echo
Office This Month Jolin Frits Ar
ranging to Clear and Cultivate
About 400 Acres for Next Season's
Irrigation Has Fine Lot of Honey-
There Is more Catarrh In this section of
the country than all other disease put to
gether, and until the last few years was
auppoaed to be Incurable. For a great
many years doctors pronounced It a local
disease and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly tailing to cure with local
treatment, oronounced It Incurable. Rci.
ence baa proren catarrh to be a constitu
tional dlaeaae and therefore requires con
stitutional traetment Hall's eatarrb Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney a Co.. To
tedo, Ohio, Is the only constitutional enre
uw maraet. u is taken Internally In
oosea from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It
seta directly on the blood and mncoua sur
faces of tha aystem. They offer one hun
dred dollars for any case It falls to cure.
oruu ior circmara ana testimonials.
Addrew F. 1. CHENEY CO., Toledo, 0.
Hold by druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family pills for constipation.
Colonist Rates.
Vhe colonist rates from the
east to Pendleton are as fol
lows, from September 1 to Oc
tober SI, 1997:
From Kansas City, St. Joseph,
Leavenworth, Atchison, Council
Bluffs, Omaha, Sioux City, 8L
Paul, Duluth, Minneapolis and
Wlnnepeg to Pendleton, 122.60.
From Des Moines, S2C.50; St.
Louis, 127.60; Oklahoma City,
$27.60; Chicago, $30.60; Mem
phis, $36.00; Louisville, $34.60;
Pittsburg, $38.60; New York
city, $47.60; Detroit, $37.00;
Cleveland, $37.26. Send this
list to friends In the east and
urge them to stop at Pendleton.
Queer Timekeepers.
To ascertain the time at night the
Apacne Indians employ a gourd on
hich the stars of the heavens are
marked. As the constellations rise in
the sky the Indian refers to his gourd
and finds out the hour. By turning the
gourd around he can toll the order in
which the constellations may be ex
pected to appear. The hill people of
Assam reckon time and distance by
the number of quids of betel nuts
chewed. It will be remembered bow,
according to Washington Irving, Gov
ernor Wouter van Twiller dismissed
the Dutch colonlnl assembly invaria
bly at the lost pufT of his third piiie of
tobacco. A Montagnls Indian of Can
ada will set up a tail stick in the snow
when traveling ahead of friends who
are to follow.- He marks with his foot
the Hue of shadow cast, and by the
change in the angle of the shadow the
oncoming party can tell on arriving at
the spot about how far ahead the
lender is. Doubtless the first time
keeper was the Kt'innch, which noti
fied its owner v. 'io-.i the hour for a
meal arrived
Hermiston, Sept. 21. Hermlston
hopes to make a good showing at the
district fair In Pendleton, and many
of the people from here will be there
at different times during the week.
Considerable building will be done
hero this full besides that which is
now under way.
Carl McNaught and wife are now
at home In their cozy cottage, re
cently built for them by Conductor
Arohle Brad.
The Oregon Hardware and Imple
ment company Is Increasing its shelv
ing and making other Improvements
In the store in preparation for an In
creased stock.
J. W. Spencer, disbursing agent
for the government, is recovering
from an attack of the grip.
Robt Bartlett has accepted a po
sition with the government in one
of the engineering crews.
Miss Mvrtle Cameron, who was
supply stenographer for the govern
ment during August, is now occupy
ing a similar position in the Echo
office during the present month,
E. L. Jackson of Utica, Mont., ac
companied by Mis. Jackson, visited
Hermlston this week and made ar
rangements regarding the clearing
and cultivating of Mr. . Jackson's
fruit land southwest of town.
John Fritz Is arranging to clear
and cultivate about 400 acres of land
for which work he has contracted in
anticipation of the coming of gov
ernment water for next season's ir
rigation. The land lies to the south
west and west of Hermlston.
Fine Honey.
From 2S0 stands of bees R. E,
Thom this year will harvest about
six tons of honey. The honey I
some of the finest In the world, and
brings on the wholesale market 12
cents per pound. So great has the
harvest been this year that Mr. Thorn,
who Is usually pretty well posted on
that sort of thing, failed to have su
pe-s enough' for his hives, and one
day discovered that his bees having
filled their storehouses were "loaf
ing." In order to make room for
them to continue work he has already
crated 125 cases of honey.
Battles Decided by a Single 8hot
There are certainly three Instances
on record of a siege or battle having
been decided by a single shot First in
order of Importance was the shot-be
lieved to have been fired by one of his
own men which killed Charles XII. In
the trenches of the fortress of Fried-
rlchstoln, which immediately led to the
raising of the second siege of Fried
rlchsholl. This Is perhaps the most Im
portant musket shot ever fired In the
history of the world. Next comes tha
discharge of tho mortar fired by Lord
Cochrane during the defense of Port
Trtniiiud in 18u8. This shot foiled a
French surprlRe nnd saved the fortress.
Lastly, there wna the single discharge)
of grapeshot which saved the fortress
and town of Haddington In 1548. The
French invaders had actually forced
their way into the outworks of tho cas
tle when the one well directed shot
croataJ such hnvoc In their densely
packed ranks that there ensued an Im
mediate panic, which ended In flight
APPLES COMING OJf.
Young Man Dies of Rheumatism of
tho Heart.
Freewater, Sept 21. The fall and
winter apples are coming In rapidly,
and excellent prices are being receiv
ed by the growers for their produce,
The price In this vicinity will average
this year from $1 to $1.50 a box. The
apple season will last about 60 days,
and at least 100 car loads will be
shipped out
Henry Howten, the 24-year-old son
of Mr. and Mra. Joel Howten, died
at his father's residence in the Fern
dale district Thursday of rheumatism
of the heart The funeral was held in
Walla Walla,
PRODDING UP WOOLGROWERS,
Secretary Smytlio Urges Sheepmen to
Attend Convention.
Dan P. Smythe, secretary of the
State Woolgrowera' association, was
here the latter part of last week for
the purpose of urging the woolgrow-
ers of Morrow county to attend the
annual meeting, which will be held
In The Dalles about . December 12
says the Heppner Times.
He expects to get together at this
meeting Glfford Plnchot chief of the
forest service, and other members of
that service to take up the sheep
grazing question in national forests.
He wants as many sheepmen as pos
sible to attend this meeting and dis
cuss all questions of Interest to sheep
men in their relation to forest re
serves.
Mr. Smythe also expects Governor
Chamberlain to call a public rands
convention at the same time and
Place. The object of the public
lands meeting is to ascertain the aU
tltude of government regarding the
use of government lands outside of
national forests by sheepmen.
These questions are of vital inter
est to the sheepmen of Morrow coun
ty, hence the importance of the meet
ing and the necessity of a liberal rep
resentation or sneepmen from our
county.
Work on Carnegie Library.
Cement blocks for the new $12,000
lernegle library on the corner of
West Center and South Garfield are
being made by workmen In a shed
adjoining the foundation. The work
Is progressing slowly, but Contractor
Havener believes the building will be
completed by the first of next year.
rocaieuo Tribune.
Tha Advantage of an Accident
The small size of the propeller
screw," says a noted shipbuilder, "Is
not due to the perception of any in
ventor of Its greater effect as com
pared with a larger one, but purely to
accldont. Many years ago screws for
steamers were made as large as possi
ble, It being the theory that the great
er the diameter the higher the speed.
A vessel was sent to sea with a screw
so large that it was deemed best to
cast each blade In two parts and then
weld them together. During a storm
aU three blades of the propeller broke
at the welding, reducing the diameter
by more than two-thirds. To the sur
prise of the captain the vessel shot for
ward at a speed such as bad never
been attained before. Engineers then
experimented with small propellers
and discovered that they were much
more effective than large ones. Had it
not been . for that accident we might
have gone on nslng Inrge bladed
screws to the present day."
Where Fogs Are Thickest
"In going from Rome to Paris," said
a young man, "I paid extra money to
cross the St. Gothard, but that lofty
Alpine pass was a disappointment. It
was foggy, and I saw nothing of the
Alps. Hard luck,' eh?"
"Not at all," replied the globe trotter.
"Nearly everybody finds the St Go
thard wrapped in fog and mist The
St Gothard, In fact Is the foggiest
place In the world. London has 38
days of fog a year, Munich has 47,
Hamburg has 52, Tegernsee, in the
Bavarian Alps, has 134. Overtopping
all of them comes the St. Gothard,
with an annual average of 277 foggy
days." '
The 8tarry Cross.
The first order ever bestowed upon
women was the order of the Starry
Cross, founded in H568 by Eleanor,
widow of Ferdinand III. of Austria, In
thanksgiving for the saving of a por
tion of the holy cross at a fire in the
palace at Vienna. This order, which
was confirmed the following year by
the pope, Is divided into two classes,
containing different Jewels, and la con
ferred In recognition of distinguished
virtues. It is worn on the left breast
attached to a black ribbon.
No Chinas Language.
An English traveler says that "Chi
nese language" is a misnomer. "There
Is no such thing as a Chinese language
any more than there Is a European Ian
gauge. A Canton man cannot under
stand an Amoy man, and I have seen
two Chinamen sitting together with
third one acting interpreter.' Pigeon
English is the common tongue of com
merce."
. Her Idea of It
"Is this the Stock Exchanger in
quired the sweet young matron.
t "Yes, madam."
"Then I wish to exchange these se
curities for some that will pay divi
dends. These never have." Exchange.
His Distinotion.
A doctor forbidding a patient to
drink alcoholic beverages, the patient
replied, "But doctor, yon yourself
drink alcohol." "Yes, my friend, but
not as a doctor. When I do drink
do so only as an ordinary man."
The Poets.
"Poets usually have sad lives," said
the sentimentalist.
"Well," answered Mr. Cumrox, "writ
ing the kind of things they do, I don
sea how they could expect to be very
cheerful." Washington Star.
Notice To Whom it May Concern.
I will pay no bills except contract
ed by myself personally or by my
written order.
JOHN W. KIMBRELU
Talk aa If you were making your
will; the fewer words the leas unga
fjotv Balthaaor Uraclan.
Bond Bros, sell the best clothing
that's mad,
ROTEST AGAINS
T
NORTH
BANK ROAD
OLD INDIAN OBJECTS TO
GIVING RIGHT OF WAY
Old Hones" Who Has Lived on One
Camping' Ground on tlie Columbia
River for 60 Years, Refuses to
Move tor Graders All Persuasion
Falls and Force Must Be Used to
Secure' Passage Over the Land of
the Old Savage.
Because the north bank railroad Is
appropriating his home for a part of
its right-of-way, "Old Bones," a con
splcuous Indian character, Is on the
warputh and appeared In Rltzvllle
with an appeal to the officials to
have the "Great .White Chief ' at
Washington command the interlopers
to "clatawah."
"Old Bones" has lived on the land,
which Is in township 13 north, range
37, along the Snake river, about sev
en miles below Texas rapids, for 60
years, and his fathers occupied the
territory for generations ahead of
him. The old warrior believes that
the land belongs to him, and all ef
forts to convince him otherwise were
of no avail.
With a handkerchief around his
eyes, which are blind from age,
wrapped in his blankets and attired
In full Indlnn array, the old chief. In
company with his daughter and young.
grandson, sat In the registrar's office
and told his troubles In Jafgon to
Perry Lyons of Wnlla Walla, who In
terpreted the conversation for the
officials.
According to "Old Bones," he and
others of his tribe have lived on the
land in the vicinity of Texas Texas
rapids for so long a time that "the
memory of man runneth not to the
contrary," and they never have been
molested In their possessions. Some
time ago an Indian agent was sent
out from Washington to locate the
claims of the natives, but no filings
were made for the Indians, with the
exception of "Old William," who fi
nally secured title to his claim.
Recently the north bank road has
sent In gangs of laborers. The old
burying ground of the tribes has been
plowed up and sacred rights of the
Indians disregarded. The right-of-way
of the railroad runs directly
through the home of "Old Bones,"
and he has been forced to vacate the
wigwams so long inhabited by him
self and his children and his fathers
and their fathers.
Having secured legal title to his
land, "Old William" has been paid
damages by the company, but the
other members of the tribe have been
unceremoniously riven from their old
haunts and they cannot see any Jus
tice In the actions of the white men.
There Is no way to make them un
derstand the subtle reasoning of the
law, and they can only see the tetrnal
Injustice of the proceedings. Argu
ments were useless, explanations were
In vain, the old fellow Insisting that
the land was his; and It Is evident
that he was ready, even at this late
day, to put on his war paint and die
for what he conceived to be his rights.
The controversy will probably be
submitted to the Indian commissioner
for settlement
MORROW COUNTY YIELD.
Umatilla's Sister Connty Will Produce
2,000,000 Bushels.
The Heppner Times says of the
grain yield of Morrow county:
Heppner 400,000 bushels
Lexington 600,000 bushels
lone and Jordan 800,000 bUBhels
Douglas and Cecil. . .400,000 bushels
From the most reliable sources it
Is safe to estimate the grain crop of
Morrow county at 2,000,000 bushels,
and It is not improbable that It will
exceed that amount. R. F. Hynd,
secretary of The Morrow Warehouse
Milling company, who is in a position
to keep In close touch with the grain
production of the county, thinks the
above estimate a conservative one
and that It is more liable to exceed
than go below that amount.
Read the East Orea-ontan.
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POOL AND BILLIARD
PARLORS
' Tables newly overhauled and In per
fect condition. You are Invited to
spend your idle hours In a quiet gen
tlemen's resort
PASTIME PARLORS
Basement Hendricks Bldg.
New Coats
and Suits
Never have we bought so nice a stock of Coats for our
fall trade as this season. ' We searched the markets and
got the best and nobbiest to be found. They are now
here for your inspection.
Black coats, all sizes 34 to 42, at $8.50, $12.50, $15,
$20 and $25. - , ,
Tan and brown coats, all long lengths, new style coats,
$7.50, $10, $12.50, $15, $20 up.
Fancy white and light tan dress coats, fancy braid
trimming, siitin lined, $32.50 and $35.
; suits
All tho new shades and sizes to fit all, prices $15 to.
$35 suit.
The Fair Store
Pendleton Oregon
Signifies jthe best in BUSINESS COLLEGES
BEST TRAINING; BEST POSITIONS-
Enrollment, past year, 843 pupils. Graduates art all employed. W will place yoo Into a
position when competent. '
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SUMMER COOKING
Is no longer a tei ror to the housewife' when the
GAS RANGE
la installed. Even the hottest outlier you can prepare an elab
orate meal, yet keep the kitchen delightfully cool. Then. cleanli
ness, absolute safety and ease of management, all make a strong
appeal. We make all connections. Call and get prices.
NORTHWr STERN
GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
MATLOCK BUILDING
A Snap in Real Estate
If you are looking for choice dwellings call onfus.
If you own a lot' we can loan you themoneyEtoJbuild
with easy monthly payments.
FRANK B. CLOPTON ;& 'CO.
112 E. Court. St., Pendleton, Ore.
Byers Best Flour
Is made from tha choicest wheat that (tows, Good bread Is assur
ed when BYERS BUST FLOUR Is used. Bran, Shorts, Steam Relied
Barley always on hand.
PENDLETON ROLLER MILLS
VI. 8. BTERS, Proprietor.
THE conviction that newspaper
advertising is the best and
cheapest way to the pocketbooks
of buyers continues to grow .. .'.