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DAILY BAST OREGON IAN. PENDLETON, OKKUON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, lUH. EIGHT PAGES. 0. 0. 4 1. PAYS II I Sweet California Oranges f While They Last, 25c Per Dozen They will not last long at this price, if you want good sweet oranges, cheap, phone in your order now. Standard Grocery Co. Court St., Opp. Golden Rale Phone Main 96 MIS Hi TEH IS DIB RESIDENT OF UMATILLA COrXTY SINCE 1885. Mother of Mrs. T. B. Swearlngen and Daughter of the Late Mrs. Sabre Hopper. Who Died Last Week at an Advanced Age Funeral Thurs day Morning at 10 O'clock at Swearlngen Residence. Mr. M. A. Terry, mother of Mrs. T. B. Swearlngen. and a daughter of the late Mrs. Sabre Hopper, died here last evening at the home of her daugh-J ter. on West Alta street. Death was the result of a stroke of paralysis which she suffered last Saturday. However, she had been In poor health for several years, Mrs. Terry was a native of Illinois and was 5" years of age at her death. She came to Umatilla county when the Hopper family settled here In 1865. Her husband has been dead for several years. She was the moth er of six children, but of these only two are now alive, Mrs. Swearlngen and another daughter who lives In Seattle. She has four brothers and a sister now living. Thomas Hopper. Joshua Hopper. Noel Hopper. Bura Hopper and Mrs. Jerry- Barnhart. The funeral service will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning from the T. B. Swearlngen home on West Alta street. The service will be con ducted by Rev. Charles Quinney, rec- tor of the Church of the Redeemer, and Interment will be at Olney cemetery. ATHENA WELCOMED CAKE. Republican Candidate for Senator Spoke to Good Sized Audience. At Athena last night H. M. Cake candidate for the republican nomina tion for senator, was greeted by a large audience and a most Interesting meeting was held. After being in troduced by Representative C. A. Bar rett Mr. Cake spoke for an hour or more and forcibly presented his views unon the public questions now at Issue. He dwelt more upon the di rect primary and popular election oi senators than upon other questions. At the conclusion of his address and during the same he was warmly applauded. TortHv Mr. Cnke came down from Athena on the forenoon train and this evening will go to La Grande, where he will speak tonight. BIG DEAL IX COAL LAND. Los Angeles Capitalists Buy 800 Acres Near Centra la. The blreest deal in Washington coal lands ever consummated, involv ing the purchase of 600 acres of land between Centralia and Grays Harbor, for $125,000, and the subsequent con struction of a million-dollar plant, has been concluded In Tacoma. sayB a Ta- coma dispatch. Los Angeles and eastern capital Is back of the project. The eastern cap ital is represented by Dan Van Wag enen, the well known mining engineer who Dassed through Tacoma Monday and reutrned yesterday to close ttf the deal, while James G. Fitch, broth er of H. G. Fitch, an attorney of this city, represented the Los Angeles men in the deal. Both men are very enthusiastic over the prospects of the new venture, having found the prospects even brighter than they had hoped for. DA NCR TOMORROW NIGHT. COLDS The very hour a cold starts is the time to check it. Don't wait It may become deep-seated and the cure will be harder then. Every hour lost at the start may add days to your suf fering. Take F & S Cold Capsules Used in time they save all that might follow sickness, worry, ex penses. They never fall. TaDmai. & Co. Leading Druggists. Lady Maccabees Will Give Pleasant Social Event at Armory Hall Thurs day Evening. Thursday evening, April 9 will be an event in the social life of June hive No. 10 of the Lady Maccabees of this city, at which time the hive will give a dancing party at Armory hall. Excellent music will be furnish ed, the floor Is In good condition and plans for a pleasant evening have been made by a committee consisting of Mrs. David Rogers and Mrs. G. W. Chamberlain. It will be an "old fashioned" ball, every third dance to be a quadrille, to permit those who do not dance the late dances to take part. A pleasant evening Is anticipated and every one is Invited. New Automobile Horn. The Pendleton Auto company has just received a new automobile horn which has a sound like a siren orf a warship or something worse. It also resembles the noise made by a dog when being whipped with the raw hide In the back yard and It has at tracted much attention on the streets. Last evening when It was sounded on Main street a half dozen dogs within hearing ran for cover, thinking one of the number was be ing whipped. For Sale at Hermlston. A well built. 5 roov cottage, very desirable location. Possession soon, owner vacating A good investment; for price and terms, address P O. i)i ill, Hermlston, Oregon. Reasonable criticism is a part of business philanthropy. Pure Milk, Free ftom Infection Is possible only by receiving it in tight ly dosed in dividual bottles. This absolutely insures its being free from dirt and infection and gives you your portion of the cream. Phone in your order we will assure you prompt service. Pendleton Creamery Co. Phone Mali 155 The Commercial National Bank Calls attention to the fact that since its organisation it has met every legitimate demand of Its customers, both depositors and borrowers, and stands In position today to be a positive help to those needing its services. Its sworn statements to the government tells the story of Its strength and continued growth. We Invite you to do your bank ing business with us. Commercial National Bank United States Depository L (Continued from page l.i The County Court's Views. The Idea of having the county court's proceedings Investigated by a committee from the Commercial as sociation meets with the hearty sup port of the members of the court. This morning Judge Ullliland and Commissioner Walker both declared In most emphatic terms that their of ficial actions are open for the fullest inspection and that they will gladly give all the assistance possible, now or at any other time. "I am glad that this proposition has been brought up." said County Judge Gilllland this morning, "for this court has never done anything It is ashamed to have known. We not only Invite an investigation, but now that the thing has been started, we are going to insist that it be made. We are ready at any time to show a committee of representative taxpay ers, appointed by the Commercial as sociation or any other body, through our accounts. "We are ready to show where every cent of the county's money has been spent and in that we will show just how much money each member of the court has received for services." According to Judge Gilllland the court has not published an itemized list of the county's expenditures be cause to do so would mean a heavy expense and one that is uncalled for. He says that the court has declined to publish the itemized statement be cause taxpayers have never asked for such and anyone Interested Is wel come at any time to look through the offices and accounts to his heart's content. There are but five or six counties of the state that publish such statements and they are mostly small counties. But Two "Requests" "Have you ever been asked by tax payers to publish the list of ex penses?" Messrs Gilllland and Walk er were asked this morntng. Trrom both gentlemen the reply was the same and it was as follows: "Gulon, the Tribune man, and W. L Thompson are the only men on earth that ever asked that the pro ceedings be published in detail. "Gulon came to us several months ago and wanted the court to publish the Itemized statement in the Tri bune," said Judge Gilllland. "We ex plained that the court had never been publishing such a statement because of the expense and because It was un necessary. He then said that the law required the court to make the publication artd that if we did not do so we could be prosecuted. I told Gulon to go ahead and prosecute If he wanted and that I would take the chances of any penalty." According to the members of the court they were not approached on the subject by Thompson until after the Tribune had published an alleged communication asking that the ex penditures be published. As those two men are the only people who have ever asked that the Itemized expenses be published they have never felt that there was any great demand for the publication. They felt that both those men had personal axes to grind, Gulon desir ing the work for the Tribune, for which paper he was soliciting adver tising, and W. L. Thompson being in terested for the same reason, through the fact that he owns all or a portion of the paper. W. L. Thompson' Motive. But according to Judge Gilllland, W. L. Thompson doubtless has an other motive still for wishing to do something to "put the county court in a noie und that is because Thomp son was unable to dictate to the coun ty judge on matters pertaining to In dian guardianships. Shortly after I went Into office." declares the Judge, "Thompson, or his attorney, came to me with a bunch of applications for guardianships of minor inuians. The thing was new to me then and I wanted time to look into tne matter and see what was up befor I acted, so I told him I would consider the matter." "Soon after that a friend of mine who was renting land upon the res ervation came to me and snld th.it Thompson had told him that If he did not get me, the county Judge, to ap- lim mompson as guardian he, Thompson, would work It through the agent. Edwards, so that the man would lose his reservation land. "I told my friend to tell Thompson to go to thunder and that I would act as I saw fit and when I got ready. The above Interesting sidelight up on past local history was given by Judge Gilllland this morning in or der that the public may know the motive of Thompson and incidental ly of the Tribune, which has been his property and tool for many months. Blom-Mlkkak) Wedding. Yesterday evening Mr. Henry Mlk kalo and Miss Ethel Blom, both of Gilliam county, were married at the Baptist parsonage. Rev. R. E. Storey officiating. The bride was daintily dressed In white and wore rosea in her hair. After the ceremony Mr. and Mra Mlkkaio started for Gilliam county. They will reside at Mlkkaio, 18 miles from Condon, where the groom will devote his time to the large ranch which he and his father own. Dime's Splendid Change. The Dime Is showing the finest lot of moving pictures that have been seen at this popular place for some time. They are In the most beauti ful colorings and each of them tells a good story. The Illustrated song Is also very beautiful. There will be another excellent change here on Friday. 1 mm nu Tix PAYMENT or $53,000 on TWO YEARS IS MADE Iong Pending Case In Walla Walla County. Is Finally Adjusted Satls Faetortly Total of Over $81,000 il to Walla Wulla County In the Past Few Days. That a satisfactory settlement of the long-pending tax disagreement between the .O. R. & N. and Walla county has finally been adjusted is shown by the. following from the Walla Walla Bulletin, which says: Agreement was reached by the county commissioners and O. R. & N. railroad officials this morning and the O. R. & N. will pay Into the treas ury over (63,000, cleaning up the as sessments of 1906 and 1900. The suit brought in the federal courts to restrain the county from issuing a certificate of delinquency will be dis missed. The company nas ulready paid its 1907 assessment. The total taxes paid by the o. R. & N. In the lust two weelts amount to over JS 1,000. The basis of settlement Is regarded as very satisfactory to the county and the commissioners and all are agreed that It Is much better to settle now han to wait years while the case Is dragged through the courts. The basis of settlement was: That the company pay the 1906 taxes, amounting to $26,294 52, with a pen alty ot $7000. a total of $32,294.52, and the taxes for 1900 on the valua tion set by the state railroad commis sion, which is $20,283.27. six per cent interest to be collected on this sum, dating from June 1, 1907. Ten months and six days' interest on this sum amounts to $1,106.73, so the total amount to be paid into the county by the railroad is approxi mately $53,684.50. ' In addition, the suit brought In the United States courts by the company, will be dismissed. The company re cently paid Its 1907 taxes, amounting to over $28,000, so this makes over $81,000 In taxes that the company has paid In the last few days. The difference in the amount want ed by the county and that offered by the company is so small that it would have been more than eaten up by the court costs, and It Is believed that Mr. Rupp did the only thing for the best Interests of the county in ad vising the settlement. The payment of this sum into the treasury will practically remove all the warrant Indebtedness. SEEKING MOUNTAIN PASS. North Coa.Ht Engineer Working In Cascade Range. North Coast engineers, who run lines on, the western slope of the Cas cades last fall and In the early part of the winter, until driven out by the snow, already haw entered the Cow litz pass region this spring, says the Tacoma Ledger. J. Q. Goble of Ran dle, a little town In the upper Cow litz Tlver valley, arrived here today, and reports that Engineer Collins, who was at the head of the North Coast surveyors that operated In the mountains last fall, arrived at Ran die 10 days ago, and is now recon noiterlng. with one man as helper In the country above the Muddy Fork river. It is his purpose to plan feasible routes for the surveying party to run lines. The North Coast surveyors arc not entirely satisfied with the route through the Skate creek country, ly Ing between Bear prairie and the Muddy Fork. This is a mountainous region, offering unusual engineering difficulties. Within a week or so Collins will be followed Into the mountains by his corps of surveys and a pack train, and the surveying work will be pushed hard durlig the spring months. End of Thumb Cut Off. J. M. Hill had the end of his left thumb cut off yesterday while coming over on the Northern Pacific from I'asco. His thumb was caught in a door which slammed shut when the train gave a lurch. Marriage A marriage license was Issued here today to John Clay Dorlng and Hat- tie Pearl Emerson WEDDING FOR MARKET DAY. I .a Grande Will Introduce New Fea ture Into Event. There Is going to be a real public wedding In La Grande. It is to take place on the day of the big horse show and market day In this city April 18, says the La Grande Observ er. Max Zimmerman announces he has the love-sick pair and the entire city will no doubt be out to see the big event. In addition to all the attractions of the horse show, the market day is to be something grand. Mr. Zimmerman wishes publicity given to the fact that the horse buyers are Here, but the farmers and ranchers must bring in the best they have for sale. Buyers from Portland and the big cities are not going W spend money on Inferior grades of horses. The horse show will naturally ring out the best there Is and every big horse buyer on the coast Is arranging his date so as to be here on that day. Full particulars of the horse show and market day program will be made later. Remem ber the date. ' THERE'S BUT ODE "BEST REMEDY'' for a had stomach, a torpid liver or constipated bowels, and that Is Hos teller's Stomach Bitters. For absolute proof of this assertion, it is only neces sary for every sufferer to get one bot tle and give It a fair trial. In this way thousands have been cured and thus convinced that H05TETTERS STOMACH BITTERS Is the best for curing Poor Appetite, ilradaehe. Dyspepsia. Indigestion. iLs, Grippe and spring rever. A Touch of Spring, and we think of SPRING SHIRTS A large and complete line of all the new patterns Just arrived. Included In this vast assortment is to be found white, colors and the new stylish patterns; coat, non-coat wlthor without cuffs attached, etc. We have your size at from $1.25 to $2.50 Roosevelts Boston Storo Where You Trade to Save Byers' Best Flour Is made from the choicest wheat thtat grows. Good bread Is assur ed when BYERS' BEST HLOUR Is used. Bran, Shorts, Steam Rolled Barley always on hand. PENDLETON ROLLER MILLS W. S. BYERS, Proprietor. NOTARY PUBLIC We make out, DEEDS, MORTGAGES, LEASES, WILLS, POWER OP ATTORNEYS. Have your Notary work done by a reliable Notary. FRANK B. CLOPTON & CO. 1 12 E. Court St.. Pendleton, Ore. OREGON'S OPPORTUNITY Colonist Rates from all parts of the United States and Can ada to all parts of Oregon and the Northwest will be again put Into effect by THE OREGON RAILROAD A NAVIGATION COMPANY and the SOUTHERN PACIFIC OOMPA NY. (Lines In Oregon.) March 1, 1908 and will continue dally throughout March and April. From the principal cities of the Middle West the rates will be as follows FROM FROM KANSAS CITY $80.00 COUNCIL BLUFFS 880.00 ST. LOUIS 980.00 OMAHA 90.00 CHICAGO 938.00 ST. PAUL 980.00 Corresponding rates from all other Eastern paints. Stopovers at pleasure at all points In Oregon. The Colonist Rate Is the greatest of all homebullders. Oregon has unlimited resources and needs more people who desire homes and larger opportunities. Oregon people can accomplish splendid results by heralding this opportunity to all the world. Send Oregon literature giving good, reliable Information about the state, far and wide. Call on the on the above railroads for It If necessary. FARES CAN BE PREPAID. Here at home If desired. Any agent Is authorised to accept the re quiring deposit and telegraph ticket to any point Call on F. J. Quintan, local agent, or address WM. M'MURRAY, General Passenger Agent, Portland. To the East As well as to the West, to the North and to the South, the 9 Stetson Hats go in increasing numbers, year after year. The whole world contributes in materials, and wears the result. Everywhere the Stetson Hats Soft and Derby are acknowledged as the standard in style, beauty and finish. We carry a full line. EN'S SHOP M MAX BAER
