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B3QHT PAGES. We Are Headquarters for the Famous ECONOMY FRUIT JARS Once Tried, Always Used. Phone Your Order Standard Grocery Co. Court St., Opp. Golden Rale Phone Main 96 DR LUTE BUT GOOD KFRN FINDS SEASON MONTH BEHIND. not mortally wounded. Fortunately (or him, the soldiers did not wait to bury him, and after a long while, when the falntnes caus ed by loss of blood had to some ex tent passed away, he was able to crawl to a hut near by. Hia condition was desperate, for his wounds were of a terrible character, but the old wo man who was the sole occupant of the hut was an excellent nurse, and tended him with the greatest devo tion. For many months Lust lay between l(f find dpflth And filr twft vMn ha Southern and Central Oregon was unable to leave the hut, during Dawn of Great Development Era Is ' whlch tlme tne old woman successfully t. i .. . , ' T, . , i guarded her secret. At last he was Breaking Outlook for Railroad . . . . . v , ,, . , able to go out, but was Immediately Acro the State Is Brltfit. , recognized by the local police who ar- rested him. The court of Justice be fore which he was brought sentenced him to two years' penal servitude, j with a recommendation for mercy In view of his great sufferings. ; The board of pardons having re fused to act, the poor maa was about to be deported to Siberia when the j case was .privately brought to the Local Dentist Returns From Tour of That the season In Harney county Is nearly a month behind the usual order Is declared by Dr. M. S. Kern, who has just returned from a month's trip to his ranch In that region. But while the season is late he says that the crop outlook Is better in Harney than on the John Day river or in Ba ker county, through which he passed . "lwnu" 01 lne czar 841(1 paruon c.r. .followed. COMBINE ON J. M. GEARIN. Harney county and the entire sec tion of central Oregon is now on the fv of a creftf ripvelnnmont U hpliav ed by Dr Kern. 1 0re6Q Democrats Name Him foi He says the outlook for a railroad , -National Committeeman. across the state now seems brighter John M. Gearin, ex-United States than ever before and that the people 8enator, will be the choice of the Ore of Harney county are expecting to ' Bn delegation to the National demo see construction work started next , cratlc convention at Denver for na- spring. Surveying parties are now at , tlonal committeeman to succeed F. V, work in Lake county and other place ( Hoiman. This information leaked along the projected line. 1 out yesterday following the departure ot Oregon s representatives to the CZAR PARDONS A REBEL." national convention, says the Ore- igonlan. State Senator M. A. Miller Acts on His Own Initiative In Re- of Lebanon, one of the delegates to markable Case. tne convention, was an active candl- St. Petersburg, July . Although' d1 e fr the honor' and wa Presum- th Rnwinn .Pnatfl nrt nf nn1.'ed to have the 'nsll track for the refused to present a petition for a HOT Ml ACCIDENT NO ONE INJURED IN VMATILLA ON THE FOURTH Nothing Happened to Mar the Pleas ure of the Many OdebraUonti In Umatilla County "Safe and Sane" Could Do Applied In Every Instance Horse Fulls and One Runaway But No Damage Done. There were no deaths or Injuries from fire crackers In this county on the fourth nor were there any other accidents of any Importance. At Cay use where hundreds of people had. gathered In rigs and on horseback for the Indian celebration there was nothing to mur the pleasure of the occasion. However, one runaway occurred on the road to the reservation. It was a team driven by.D. B.. Costuma and Dr. Kasly and the animals start ed to run a' short distance this side of the reservation line. After they had run some distance one of the horses commenced to kick and he was pulled down by Mr. Costuma. No harm was done excepting that the circle of the buggy was broken. The two men rode home on a friendly dray wagon. Another young man, William Coff man, was thrown from his horse while on the way to the Indian cele bration but he escaped without any Injury. During the celebration at Walla Walla one celebrator, said to have been drunk, was struck on the head by a policeman and for a time it was feared he would die. DIES FOR EACH - OF THREE LOVES Morphine for Carrie, Laudanum for Eva and Shotgun for Henrietta. Chicago, July 6. A dispatch to the Record-Herald from Hailehucst, Miss., says: Unable to decide which of three women he really wanted to marry, Ell Hood, 17 years old, a boarder at the farm house of .Ell Graves, eight miles from Hazlehurst, yesterday decided that the best way out of this difficulty was to commit suicide, in such a way that each of the women would know that he had killed himself for her. r or miss carrie Nelson, 18 years old, he swallowed 60 grains of mor phlne, for Mrs. Eva Spellman, aged 35, he drank four ounces of laudanum and for Miss Henrietta McDonald, aged It, he put the muzzle of a shot gun Into his mouth and pulled the trigger with his toe. Beside his body was found on a ta ble a paper wrapper that contained tho morphine. On it was scrawled "For Carrie." The empty laudanum bottle stood on a slip of' paper on which was written "For Eva." An empty envelope on which a picture of a shotgun had been drawn was in scribed "Henrietta." Except that he had been acting queerly and that he had become de spondent Graves said he saw noth ing in Hood's behavior that Indicated that he contemplated self-destruction C. B. FORD IS DEAD. LIQUOR AT AUCTION. 1 place. Before the delegation left for . nnni.A. T" u . . .1 1 eardon. Czar Nicholas baa on htn nwn urujr iKni, nowever, it Initiative pardoned an ex-soldler, j is reported Gearin was selected In Lust, who. after being legally dead for, fh "I" ",,,r-wno went arter -j tne job because of his warm frlend- ship for Bryan. Other considerations. It is said, en tered into the selection of commit teeman, and Gearin was picked as more desirable representative of the party in the vigorous campaign the democrats propose to wage In this state that the normal republican ma jority of 40,000 may Be wiped out, or at least greatly reduced. The admir ers of the Nebraskan have hopes that they will be able through the factional differences of the republicans to adl Oregon to the democratic column at . V. - X -. 1 1 . . . me .luvcmucr election. two years, showed up again and was sentenced to two years hard labor in the Siberian mines. During the revolt of 1905 In the Baltic provinces, Lust was sentenced to death by court-martial. The next day he was taken out for execution, a platoon of his comrades firing a volley at him as he stood against a tree. Incredible as it may seem. Lust, with 12 bullets In his body, was j Bankrupt Sale of Maze Saloon Will He Sold July 18 at 10 O'clock. Judge Thomas Fitz Gerald, referee in bankruptcy, has set July 18 at 10 o'clock as a time for selling the bankrupt stock and fixtures of the Maze saloon owned by Hansen & Ol sen. The sale will be held at 124 West Court street, where the stock Is now stored and the entire list of flvtures, liquors and tobaccos will be sold at auction. The various articles will be sold by cases. Though the prohibition law Is In ef fect Its provisions do not prevent the sale at auction of a bankrupt stock of liquors for the reason that the na-j tlonal bankruptcy law provides for the public sale of bankrupt stocks. Balloon in Wheat Fields. Robert Kirkpatrick,- the well known farmer near cayuse while at tending to his evening work on, his farm a few evenings ago, saw a paper balloon alight in his wheat field, near the barn. The balloon was on fire and alighted In dry wheat which" would have taken fire had he not been at hand to extinguish the blaze. It is not known where the balloon started from, but Mr. Kirkpatrick feels that it may be a source of 'danger for the wheat fields If they are released dur Ing the harvest season when grain Is dry enough to burn. Brother of Well Known Pendleton Man Passed Away at Baker City, C. B. Ford, a brother of Charles P. Ford, the well known O. R. & N. bridge carpenter and foreman, died Sunday morning at Baker City after a very brief illness with an abscess in his head. Mr. Ford was 55 years of age and came from Missouri to Pen dleton four years ago at which time he was employed In the bridge and building department of the O. R. A N., being foreman of a large gang at Baker city at the time of his death. He leaves a wife and one daughter, the later being In Denver at this time. The funeral will not be held until her arrival In this city. The re mains were brought here yesterday and are being held awaiting the com lug of the daughter. Mr. Ford's death breaks a family circle of 12 children, he being the first to die In the family since 18(2 The youngest child In the family Is now 39 years of age. Three brothers and four sisters live I In Missouri and two sisters In Ne braska, while Charles P. Ford lives In this city. The funeral will be con ducted under Masonic auspices one day this week and Interment will take place In Olney cemetery. mm SHORTAGE STREET SPRINKLING TEMPORARILY STOPPED. COLDS The very hour a cold starts Is th 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. Tallman & Co. Leading Druggists. Is Now Conductor. Wanda Secrest, one. of the most popular and efficient young brake men on the mountain division of the O. R. & N., has Just been promoted to the position of freght conductor at La Grande and made his first trip as such through Pendleton today. He has been brakeman on the mountain division fi)r a number of years. TEA We want your goodwill and your money; not one cent without that good will. , Year rreear returns roar none If yoa doal Ike SchUlios'i But; we par bla. City Property for Sale Building lots from $300 to J 1000 Five-room dwelling, one lot $1400.00 Two lots and dwelling, chicken fencing and house $800.00 Seven-room dwelling and two lots $2000 .DO Five room dwelling, barn and four lots $1500.00 A home In any part of the city. FRANK B. CLOPTON & CO. 1 1 2E. Court, St., Pendleton, Ore. IN SELECTING YOUR BANK 'Jive careful attention to the stability of the bank and Its willing ness to co-operate with 'Its patrons in the development of their business. Our customers value and "bank on" our willingness and ability to assist them in every way consistent with safe, sound banking. This makes a satisfactory and profitable arrange ment for the future Well-being of both bank and patron. We shall be pleased to have yon open an account with us. Commercial National Bank United States Depository R. R. Wood WW Marry. Announcements have been received here of the coming marriage of R. R. Wood, Echo manager for the Colum bia Land company, to Miss Christine Kendrlck, daughter of Frank B. Kendrlck of Lebanon, New Hamp shire. The ceremony will occur at the bride's home on July 15. Following the wedding Mr.and Mrs. Wood will come west and will be at home In Portland after August 1. Floyd Wilson Drowned. Floyd Wilson, a brother of Mrs. Elmer Turner of this 'city, was drown ed In the Snake river, near Rlparla, Friday. News of the unfortunate ac cident was received here by tele graph Saturday morning. The funer al Is being held at Walla Walla this afternoon and Mrs. Turner has gone to that city to attend the service. Ma) or Thinks Difficulty Will Be Over come In a Few Day Volume of Water Tributary to Well Being In creased Water Muddy Today IK' cause of Workmen. The Tale of a Shirt. A man once wanted a shirt, Without having to pay milch for it, He therefore tore, To the Boston Store, And bought a good one cheap as dirt. By the author of Sunny Jim. Wear Cool Underwear! We Have It! Our short-sleeved ,and knee- length India Crepe underwear for summer, keeps you cool and in a good humor. We can furnish you with summer furnishings and you . Save by Trading at ROOSEVELT'S BOSTON STORE VICTIM OF "DIP." "Woman In Block" Takes Purse and Rltlga. Tacoma, Wash., July 6. State Railroad Commissioner J. S. Jones Is the latest victim of the mysterious "woman In black." His pockets were picked and his wallet, containing $27 In cash, several drafts, two rings val ued at about $150 and other valu ables, was extracted by the slender fingers of the female "dip." Mr. Jones, while passing through a crowd about a bargain counter In a prominent store, came face to face with a tall, slender, young woman dressed entirely In black. The "wo man In black" crowded close to Com missioner Jones as he passed In the crowd and a few moments later be noticed that his Inside coat pocket felt a trifle light He then discovered .the loss of hi wallet. A search of the store was Im mediately Instituted for the "woman In bluck," but she could not be found. For Sale and all nt bargains range, heater, bookcase, china closet, dresser, chiffonier, bed springs, 6 oak leather seated dining chairs, rockers, center and dining tables, refrigerator and phonograph. Mark M. Heacock, 505 Garfield, or 'phone 3651. Or call at WInslow Bros,' store. Drunks Are Now Scarce. For the first time since the first of the month an arrest for drunken ness was made here yesterday. About 2 o'clock In the afternoon Officer Sheer found a victim at the corner of Main and Webb streets and landed him. The man was unknown to the police and is thought to have come here from Walla Walla where he had been attending the celebration., Eat for Millinery. , Miss Laughlen, milliner at the Peo ples Warehouse, left Suturday even ing for the sound, where she will visit with friends for a week before leaV' Ing for Chicago and New York where she will select a fine line of fall mill inery. She will be absent from the city for about six weeks. Pendleton Woman Injured. While at Walla Walla Saturday Mrs. Mark Moorhouse had the. mis fortune to sprain her ankle In alight ing from an automobile. Though the Injury was not serious It was a very painful one. Carlisle Student Returns. William Jones, a. prominent young Indian of the reservation, has return ed home from Carlisle, where he at tended school during the past winter. He will spend the summer cfTi McKay creek and Is Intending to return to Carlisle this fall. Commercial Club. . " The regular monthly meeting of the Commercial association will be held tomorrow evening. Owing to the re ception to Congressman Ellis It Is urged that the members come as early as possible, Pendleton has suffered for the past few days from a temporary shortage of water and as a consequence the street sprinkling had to be tabooed yesterday and today. However, May or Murphy states that they will be at work as usual tomorrow morning. In order to Increase the water sup ply the commission Is now having a concrete wing wall, built across the river just above the pumping plant. By doing this they expect to Increase the volume of water above the plant From the river bed the water seeps through the gravel bed to the pump ing plant. No water Is taken direct ly from the river. Today workmen have been busy with scrapers excavating for the pro posed concrete wall and the muddy water today has been due to them. . TWO OCT OF THREE. 1 1 Pendleton Wins Some at WaUa Walla Divide Even on the Fourthl The Pendleton baseball team has returned from Walla Walla and they will now have a rest until Thursday, when Walla Walla will be here for a return series. On the Fourth two games were played tt Walla Walla, Pendleton won the forenoon game by a score of five to three, "but lost the afternoon game by a score of 9 to 12. Tester- day's game was won by Pendleton the score being 11 to 6. .Killed "Fretful" Porcupine, A big porcupine was killed at the corner of Aura and Tustln streets yes terday by Loren Hoover. He killed the porcupine by shooting, it out of a large locust tree. 1 LINKS THEM BY MARRIAGE. Chincwo Empress- Forces Rival Fami lies to Make Peace. The Chinese empress dowager has a characteristic and diplomatic way of making peace when the heads of rival factions fall out. She Issues the command that their families shall be united by marriage. In this way she has restored bar monlous relations between-Yuan Shlh Kal and Chang Chi Tung, leaders of the progressive and conservative par ties. When both statesmen were present at a conference before her throne the empress suddenly announc ed that It was her wish that their youngest son and daughter should be betrothed, and, although both . men were furious, they were too much afraid of losing their heads and ac cordingly a marriage was Immediate ly; arranged.. About a year ago the empress In the same way made peace between Yuan 8hjh Kai and Ttsh Lang, who were political rivals. The latter was commanded to give one of his daugh ters In marriage to the former's son; All the news all the time In the East Oregonlan. . . It's easy to reach North Beach ake Steamer POTTER from Portland Pasoengers are now transferred to the railroad at MEGLER, fourteen miles up tho Colombia from Ilwaco. This eliminates the necessity of steamers waiting for the tide, and Insures a prompt and regular Summer Schedule. The Steamer T. J. POTTER. leaves Portland every morning except Saturday and Sunday at 8:30 o'clock-Saturday only at 2 o'clock P. M. Remember the Summer rate.on the O. R. & N. is $13.15 from Pendleton to all North Beach points and return; good until September 30th. North Beach Is a famous, beautiful place the mort perfect beach on the ..hole North Coast. Tltere are accommodations galore at prices to suit all tastes; camping facilities without equal perfect bathing conditions; all sorts of amune mcnte and diversions. Come, have a good rent and a jolly time. Let ns send yon our new summer book, and tel 1 you all about NORTH BEACH. F. J. QUINLAN, Local Agent PENDLETON, OREGON Wm. McMURRAY Generaf Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. Persian Cleaning and Dve Works UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. Ladles' and gents' clothing cleaned and. pressed. Ladles' fine gar- ments a specialty, ah wore guaranteed. F. M. LORIMER, Proprietor 'Phone Main 14. Main Street, Near Bridge. i Negligee Shirts for Summer In Madras, Sateen, Soisette, Mohair, Linnen and Silk. Bay one of them for comfort and wear Price,- assortment' and quality the best in the city. 75c, $1.00, $1.50 to $3.00. THE MEN'S SHOP MAX B AER