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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. Every ambitious man
is anxious to push forward, to get ahoad, yet
many are "coaling up" on food prepared with
lard, regardless of the fact that lard Is indi
gestible and really clogs up the system, Just
as poor coal clogs the grates with clinkers.
Don't eat lard-soaked food: eat food prepared
with COTTOLENE, a vegetable oil cooking
fat, to pure, wholesome and easily digested
that physicians recommend It even for Inva
lids.. "COTTOLEN'E shoiions roar food,
lengthona your life" and you will travel
farther, swifter and easier on It than on food
prepared from the fat of the hoc.
American consuls and consuls general
In Germany.
In Germany whole towns are en
gaged in the preparation of raw skins
for the fur trade.
Beer mugs in Germany have a sort
Movement?
War has been declared by our lead
ing druggists.
They are going to fight Stomach
troubles with Ml-o-na Tablets. They
feel so sure of success that they guar-
Of Pllmsoll mark cut In the side, so antee to refund the price of any 50
yon can tell when one is legally load- cent box that does not give aatlsfac
ed. When you get your half liter for tlon and do all that Is claimed for it
2 cents the foam must be all above the
government line.
The municipality of Freiburg carries
on a pawnshop, an Insurance business,
a theater, several restaurants and a
newspaper as well as the schools. The
authorities also own a cemetery, In
which the cltlicns can t Interred
cheaply.
You are growing old when you be
gin to worry about the wrinkles. ,
Ml-o-na Is an absolute strengthener
and cure for the stomach and diges
tive organs.
If you suffer with headache, dizzi
ness, palpitation, bad taste in . the
mouth, nervousness, coated tongue
distress after eating, try Ml-o-na.
It will not be long before all these
symptoms have disappeared and you
are strong and well.
Tallman & Co. sell Ml-o-na under
an absolute guarantee to refund the
money unless it cures.
Dr. E. C. Mohler
Eyesight Specialist
(Exclusive)
Manager German Optical Co.
Pendleton, Ore.
German
Optical Co.
Eyesight
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Fitted.
Myopia, or near sight;
Hyperopia, or far sight;
Presbyopia, or old sight;
Astigmatism in all its
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Cross Eyes made
straight by the Vitalo
System and properly
adjusted glasses.
We use only the best Ger
man Pebble Lenses, and
guarantee every pair of
glasses fitted by us to give
perfect satisfaction. Our
methods modern our prices
moderate.
CONSULTATION AND EXAMINATION FREE.
Office, Suit 16 John Schmidt Bldg Pendleton, Ore.
' Hours, 9 a. in. to. 5 p. m.
BREWERY SALQOII
J. P. Sullivan, Prop.
Distributor of the famous
CEDAR BROOK
and
OLD JOE GIDEON
,Whiskies
Large stock of leading brands
of wines, liquors and cigars.
East Court street, next ta
Brewery.
The Brewery Depot
SALOON
Main Street
Paul Hemmelgarn, Prop.
invites all his friends to call for
a glass of the best beer In town.
A cool, orderly stopping place
for men.
Wines,
Liquors, Cigars
Mixed Drinks.
and
Col. Forgy's
Place
Finest Wines, Liquors
and Cigars Served.
Card and Billiard Room
in connection.
Expert Mixologists
For Gentlemen Only.
Tfee Bast Oregonlau. la Eastern Ore-
gon's representative paper. It lead
and the people appreciate it and show
It br their liberal patronaan. rt w
the adrerttsliif median of lite svotJoa.