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EIGHT PAGES. DAILY EAST ORE(JONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1908. PACT THRXB. MONDELL TEI LS WYOMING CON'RESSMAN LAYS PACTS RARE Provisions of Soutlterti Grunt lii Ore gon Wore Not Observed lllffldly by the Railroad Company Military Roada Not Constructed Across Stato of Oregon in Return for Rich tanpire Included In Grant. Congressman Mondell of Wyoming while" discussing the Southern Pa cific land grant of Oregon In congress a few duys ugo, gave the following brief and comprehensive review of that grunt which the East Oregohlan believe lit worth reproducing. Mr. Mundell said: " SHORT STORIES. It Is laid that there are only two Chinese women In St. LoiIb. An Indiana judge him ruled that when A woman tnurrlcs a drunkard the must live with lilm. A footpad at Taunton, Mass., stretch ed a clothesline across the street, wbicb tripped up pcdestrluns and enabled biro to rob his victims. There nre no grapes to equal those produced at Iloezldert, In Belgium. Tbey are grown under glass, and the vineries are one of the sights of the place. A camera suspended by a cable to a series of kites at a height of 2,000 feet was used at Kansas City to take a 20 by 54 Inch photograph of the busi ness district of the city. A Butb (Me.) family holds a remark able record In the birth of their three children. The date of each birth was July 1, and all were born at the same hour of the day. There was a differ ence of two years In the last two chil dren. In lbt6 a grunt of some land was I Dr. Charles A. Eastman, the noted mudo by congress to aid In the con- Indian author, tans Just completed a struction of a rallroud from Portland, revision of Indian names on the Rloui Ore., to a connection with the Central allotment roll and has alven new snr- rucuio roau in wuuornia. ty rea- nj,mH rt M 5nn Indiana in th einv I son of non-compllunce with the termi of the' grant It became necessary for congress two years later to provide for an extension of the grant, and again the conditions of the grant not having been fulfilled, a further ex tension of the grant was had (n the year 1869,' and at that time an amendment was made to the original grant, which amendment forms the basis of the action now proposed, and it Is, therefore, exceedingly Import ant. That amendment was as fol lows: That the lands granted by the act aforesaid shall be sold to actual set tlers only In nation after four years of continuous labor. plays and players. Odette Tyler and R. D. McLean are to have a season In vaudeville. Miss Florence Roberts began her tour In "Zlra" at Milwaukee recently. Leo Dietrlcbsteln has finished a new comedy In which be himself will play the leading part The Bernard Sbaw comedy, "How He Lied to Her Husband," was recent- quantities aot greater 1 revived by Arnold Daly, supported Shirtwaists for a Song The daintiest lingerie wai& at mot alluring prices. These Beautiful Creations fqr .Friday and Saturday $2.00 values at $1.25. $2.50 values at $1.50 $3.50 values at $2.39. $5.00 values at $3.50 AT Pendleton Cloak and Suit House Buy of us and it's allright See Display in Big Window Nominees for June Election J. Hudeman DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE ron COUNTY COMMISSIONER At the election to be held June 1, 1101 Humor than one-quarter section to one pur chaser and for a price not exceeding $2. SO per acre. liefore I discuss the question of the manner in which the railroad com pany proceeded to dispose of the grant I desire to call attention to the fact that the resolution also treats of another and a smaller grant made In aid of a railway from Portland to As toria and McMlnnvllle, In Oregon, and also a grant made to the state of Oregon to aid In the construction of a military road from Coos bay on the coast to the town of Roseburg. The grant to which became the Cali fornia and Oregon Railway amounted by Helen Ware and Holbrook Bllnn. Master Gabriel, known for bis Imper sonation of buster Brown and other Juvenile characters, Is the smallest Ma eoto lnithe world. He Is twenty-three years old. Robert Courtneldge and A. M Thompson are authors of the book of "Tom Jones," and Edward German Is the composer. Tbey have all come to this country to rehearse their work, Henry Miller Is making arrange ments to send Henry Woodruff to Lon don next summer In Blda Johnson Young's comedy, "Brown of Harvard." At the same time Mr. Miller and Miss Anglln hope to present "The Great Dl- IT WAS NOT TO BE. saloons. Two or three men gather about the directory and eachi Is per permltted three whacks at the bulky volume. The last digit of the page number Is the counter and when the leaves have been turned over three times the sum of the last digits Is the score. He who registers the lowest total loses and Is required to buy ci gars or drinks for his fellow gamesters. approximately to J.000,000 acres, In eluding the small amount which was in the British capital. iiiliuucu in mo jxcjuinnvme grani. The grant In aid of the military road amounted to about 100,000 acres. Mr. Speaker, these roads were not constructed In accordance with the terms of the grant, but congress waiV' tng the right of forfeiture for failure to construct within the time limit fix ed In the grant and the roads having SCRAPS OF SCIENCE. The earth compares with the sun as pint compares with 8,500 barrels. Streamers of flame 80,000 miles long continually shoot up from the sun, and a solar wind blows at the rata of flrtf).. mmiiy oeen completed, me interior 000 miles an hour. ucl.a. uegan ,o paieni me land Wh.n frm Plonhnna vlr. . to the railroad company. For a time the lands were sold In substantial compliance with the eon anions or tne grant that Is, they were sold to persons claiming to be settlers In tracts not to exceed 10 acres and for not more than $2.50 an fre. Approximately 127,009 acres were so sold in substantial compllanoe witn me terms of the grant. There came to-be, some yenrs af land the speed of transmission Is at the rate of 10,000 miles a second. Where the wires are through cables under the sea the speed is only 0,020 miles a sec- end. There are stars many, many times bigger than the sun. The telescope re- reals In space 60,000,000 of such vast stars. There must be many billions more in those remote black Interstellar ier me grant was made, something spaces that no telescope Is powerful vi a aemana ror me lands on the part enough to pierce, of those who desired laraer area than 160 acres, and larger areas the eomrmnlo. holding the grants began to soli their lands In larger areas than 160 acres ana at a price in excess of $2.60 an aore. , . ... v.i.-k.mi unu cuiunrnia com pany and its successors In interest continued this policy of selling the innus in larger areas and for hleh er price and entirely Ignored the pro TALES THEY TELL A strange sea monster resembling a make has been landed by six fisher men at Tacoma. It weighed 700 pounds and looked like wax. Jocko Saladov, a monkey, was be fore a magistrate In New York on a rhnrira nt iKahirhlnir tha rwMi.a hv Hlf. .vMu.ng me iana to be sold lng a small boy, but was discharged, Hose Nero, an Indian, attended a wn' church lawn party at Muskogee, I. T., she uttered a shriek that was heard Angelina Would Have to Qo Hungry If 8h. Married Rattus. As their wedding day approached i they sat down one evening tp figure a bit on household expenses. He got out pencil and paper and put down coal and wood and gas and rent, but as ! they came to provisions a worried look appeared on his face. "Ah 'spec1 If s gwlne ter cost a heap 1 ter feed ns, Angelina," he remarked, with a deep sigh, as he paused to sharp en bis pencil. "Hah! Doan' you' 'spec1 Ah kin cook wldout wastln'T" she asked. "To Jes' i go on now an' put down wot we'll bab ' to one Sunday dlnnah, an' yo'U dun I it ain't gwlne ter cost sich a heap, kaae Ah'll make wof left ober las' all week. Go on, Rastus, an' den we'll Ag ger on de price later. Now, one five pound chicken." "Uh-huh, mah lub." "Ono quart ob potatoes." "Ub-huh, mah empress." "One loaf ob bread." Th-huh, angel ob paradise." "One can ob tomatoes." Th-huh, mah pearl." "One can ob co'n." Th-huh, mah rosebud." "A quart ob onions." Th-huh, queen ob kings." "One dozen bananas." 'Th-huh, gem of rubies.". "A pot ob coffee." Th-huh, mah pick dove." "An' a mince pie. Well, Ah reckon j dafs about all. An' now" 'IIor on, dar, Angelina !" be inter-1 rupted as be looked over the list "Yo's dun made a big mistake yere." "How's dnt?" she naked. "Why," he sold, "yo's only dun nam ed wot Ah glnerally eats tnahself fo' Snndny dlnnnh. Wot yo' gwlne ter I hab?" Sho looked at him speechless with as tonishment for a moment or two; then. realizing that with his appetite they could nevor marry on $14 per week, I Chief of Police Orltzmacher is put zled by this latest ruse and Intends to confer with City Attorney Kavanaugh to ascertain the best steps to take to stop the unique form of gambling. An apron and fancy article sale will be given by the Ladles Auxllllary society for the benefit of St An thony's hospital, Kay t, 1908. at the Graham furniture store. I to actual settlers, fo it came about that there rn'ir iih M v until nr ma 1 California grunt of nearly 3,000,000 weariug a 8ult of b,ue underwear and all over the neighborhood and swooned acres approximately 600 000 arre. in " uuu " "8'oao policeman ai uw leeu a. a. uowa in juuge. violation of all the conditions of the felt compelled to arrest him, grant. On a wager Meyer Block In New York ate fifteen bananas, fifteen rolls, JUST MUST GAMBLE. Never Rode on a Train. uenrge Cohoe, a rancher of Deen Creek, will leave late today for his former home In Grant county, Ore gon. Mr. Cohoe Is 37 years old. but has never been aboard a railroad irain, even to inspect me cars, says the Fpoknne Chronicle. When he came to this country three years ago he made the Journev of 600 miles in a "prairie sehnoner." He danned to no mn willing to DO a scoundrel make the return trip In the same objects to being called one. manner, but was finally persuaded by Being busy and thinking you are his wife and children to go by rail. busy are two different propositions, ;ur. conoe stated that his father Alvivn ronwmhor thnt VtirvUn seven cups of coffee, eight eggs and Portland Gnntblcrs Uao City Directory two herrings and topped off the whole with a bottle of soda water which held qnart PITH AND POINT. How hard we all work when we tell It Wlien Dice Arc Taken. Is the city directoryof Portland a gambling device? Chief of Police Grltzmacher awaits an answer to this question before he orders the direc tors kept on the counters of cigar stores and on the bars of saloons seized and confiscated, says the Telegram. Forbidden to permit the shaking of dice, spinning of tops or the turning of beans at their establishments as an aid in disposing of tobacco and drinks, cigar dealers and saloonmen hn. , , . , , , , .... ... I . v lutiiins, LiKUl ui'it ci. emu buiuuiimiuii ns traveled extensively, both in this .t work nn v,i whn rnn lMBf L... . .. .? .,, rnnntrw on, I nhrno n ..1J . " " " I "ll UJ' " oi.iici.io nn.u cam j vcku( "ui vuuttl never If Induce his son to board a train, the latter claiming that the mere thought No man can do himself any good by of ridina- in the "fKenm mart, criticising others, but any man can ac- hlm sick. compnsn something ry criticising him self. Wrecking an Experiment. You do not dare sympathise with The Engineering News says that If some people unless you wish to spend a lump of sugar is placed In a bottle of water and left there for two or three days, the absence of a milky cloudiness from the liquid will show that It Is free from sewage phos phates. One trouble about this test is that the ordinary Investigator will add a bit of lemon to the sugar and a dash of spirits to that, and then choke off the experiment before the sew age phosphates have time to organ ize, days, weeks, months and years listen ing to their tale of woe. Atchison Globe. GERMAN GLEANINGS. bids fair to baffle sleuths and patrol men and It may prove to be a stunner for City Attorney Kavanaugh. It was reported to Chief of Police Grltzmacher this morning that direc tories at clgnr stores and saloons were made to serve ns gambling devices. The pages of tho directory are made to serve Instead of dice and other devices until recently used In discriminately at cigar stores and In "Known For Its Strength" What It loans Many people do not know what a bank's capital means to its depositors, or the differ ance between a bank of little or no capital, and one with a large capital. One of the functions of A Bank s Capital is to protect its depositors from possible loss; therefore the larger it is, the greater protec tion the depositors have. This bank has a Capital of .... 200,000.00 Surplus Fund of . ' . 50,000.00 Undivided Profits . . 25,000.00 Additional Shareholders Liability .... 200,000.00 A TOTAL OF 475 000.00 This means that this bank must lose prac tically half a milliQn dollars before its depo sitors could lose a cent. This protection for YOU. The First National Bank PENDLETON, OREGON SECURITY Ralph Folsom (Present Incumbent) REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR COUNTY CORONER At election to be held June 1, 190S. G. W. Phelps (Present Incumbent.) REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY At election to be held June 1, 1901. T. D. Taylor (Present incumbent) DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR SHERIFF At election to be held June 1, ltSt Horace Walker (Present Incumbent) REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER At election to be held June 1, 1101. My platform: "Permanent Improra-menta." John Q. Peebler DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR RECORDER OF CONVEYAN CES. At election to be held June 1, 1808. C. A. Barrett (Present incumbent) REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR REPRESENTATIVE. At election to be held June 1, 1101.. C. P. Strain (Present Incumbent) DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR At election to be held June 1, ltOSV WAR DECLARED. There are at present thirty-two will Enlist In This Topular A HUMAN ENGINE. Withoutgood fuel the SOth Century Limited would travel little faster than a common yard engine. It takes good fuel to develop power, endurance and speed. 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