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DAILY EAST OREGOJUAX, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 108. EIGHT PAGE BRIEF RECORD OF THREE MAGAZINES FREE COUNTY EVENTS YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY. Special Correspondence ins of nn f. 6MOCLDERIXG AS1IES CAUSE GRAIN FIRE. PAGKgTX EUlffi CAKLOADS OF FRUIT AXD VEGETABLES GO OUT. Late. Fruits Yield Well No Tomatoes Members of Threshing Orw Fight Fire Hani May Have Newf Lot of RMs tor New Lodge Hall Lawn Fele a Delightful Affair Coluni hla College Improvements. MUton. Aug. S. One thousand two hundred iacks if wheat were de stroyed hy fire yesterday morning In the William Tarbert wheat field, and the praln belonged to J. H. Coffman. who has the land leased from Tar bert. An ash pile from a threshing machine which had lain for several days was started by the wind and ...i. n ir ner uncovered The Vill? V "-V " - . 1 Wl Be Found Here This Year Many Employed Gathering and Fucking Fruit Forged Check on Froevntcr Jlan, Freewater, Aug. 3. There is an abundance of first-class fruit In Free water and Milton section this season and quantities have already been ship ped out, nearly 20 carloads already this season of mixed fruits and vege tables. Five carloads went out the past week, mostly by the Milton Fruit growers' union and the Shields Fruit company, while X. W. Mumford of entire lot of wheat had been sold to j the Walla Walla Produce company's P. A. Barnes of Weston, but the loss i branch house .reports having sent out will fall to the grower. Insurance was carried on the grain for 50 cents per bushel. The members of the threshing crew and farmers near by worked desperately to save other grain and fields which had not been harvested. It was through their et forts that a greater loss was not BUS' talned. The loss amounted to over J 3000, which was monthly covered by Insurance. This was the first grain fire In this section this season For I. O. O. F. Hall. The bids for the new J20.00Q hall to be erected at this place by the local lodge of Odd Fellows were re Jected, excepting one, which Is now being considered. A meeting will be. held this week to consider the mat ter of accepting or rejecting this bid The hall will be under course of con struction this fall, but it may be necessary to have an entire new set of bids put up for consideration Delightful Lawn Fete. The lawn fete which was given at the Columbia college campus Friday evening by the faculty and alumni was a most delightful affair. The total receipt of the affair amounted to over $45, and the money will go toward Improvements in the furnish ing of the college. There were var ious booths at which refreshments were served, and a fine program was also carried out for the occasion consisting of ongs, speeches and the like. Mayor N. A. Davis made the opening speech A number from here went over to "Weston to attend the funeral of the late Hugh Walker, which was held Thursday. The Olinger restaurant has been sold to Alfred Appllngton of this city. A great many from here have gone to the mountains, and the Toll gate la a very popular place for campers from this section. There are at least 60 people from here and the vicinity away from the country at this time for a vacation. There will be more away during the month. A great number of people from (MUton and Mcinity went over to Meador park Saturday evening and yesterday. A number of Walla Wal lans were here to spend the day at the Nichols grove, coming over on the Interudban. There will be some decided Ira provements made at Columbia col lege for the next school term, which begins In September. . Money is also being raised for a new college bulldr lng. Rev. H. S. Shangle, who Is now In Washington state In the Interests of the college, reports the prospects Better than ever before for an e cellent attendance next term. Peo ple from all parts of the Northwest are taking an Interest in this col lege, as It Is the only south Metho dist Institution anywhere in (he Northwest. . The Central public school building has been repainted and Is being gen erally overhauled for the next school term She Likes Ootid Thing. Mrs. Chas. E. Smith of West Frank lin, Maine, says: "I like good things and have adopted Dr. King's Xew Life Pills as our family laxative medi cine, because they are good and do their work without making a fuss about It." These painless purifiers sold at Tallman & Co.'s drug store. 25c. Irellnt French ReturiiM. . Weston, Aug. 3. President and Mrs. Robert C. French will be here In about a week from a trip east, when the president will make plans to open the most successful term of the Normal. They have been visiting relatives in Massachusetts, and will slop at Xew York and Newport on their return trip. O. M. Richmond has sold his wheat to R. Dozier, the independent wheat buyer, a field or J0 acres, which yielded 22$5 sacks. ' , There are a number of campers at Cold springs up in the mountains from here. Some are at Toll Gate, and various places, wheer they are en Joying a few weeks' outing. Morris Johns of Los Angeles, Is visiting old friends in this section of the country for a short time. Harvest goes on with good results, and as the prices are high, and prom ise to be higher still, the farmers are all wearing a broad smile of satisfaction. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Is especially recommended for children. It tastes nearly as good as maple su gar. Sold by Tallman A Co. considerable also this season. Apples, peaches, pears, plums, cher ries, and vegetables are being packed and shipped at this time. Fruits are bringing fairly good prices, and so far the growers have made little com plaint. The fruit Is of such good qual ity this season that It Is believed that prices will remain good. Blackber ries and raspberries have been run ning from $1.25 to $1.75 per crate, peaches have been going at about $1.50 to the growers. Much of the fruit has been going to Canada, Ne braska, the Dakotas and different middle west states. Late peaches and prunes will be on in a short time, and the crop promises to be very heavy, and of good quality. There wil also be an Immense grape and late apple crop. No Tomatoes. There will be no tomatoes In this section of the country this year, while last year there were tons of them more than could be handled. Acres of them were set out this season, but the unfavorable weather killed the plants when they were quite young. Tomatoes cannot stand much wind and cold when they are tender. This Is the first time in years that this has happened here. Many Employed. There have been a great many peo. pie employed here this season In gathering and packing the fruits. There are nearly 200 people from out side points camped about here In tents who are spending the summer working In the fruit and vegetables. The Fruit Growers' Union, which re cently completed Its big packing house is employing quite a force of men, women, girls and boys this summer, and the pay roll amounts to a great many thousand dollars during the fruit season for the different packing houses. Peach Day Celebration. The committee in charge of the peach day celebration, which will be held September 3, have the prellml nary arrangements well under way, and It will be made the event of the season. Late peaches will be at their best at this time, and the second an nual peach day will be an event that will be a credit to the country. For I. O. O. F. nail. The I. O. O. F. lodge of this place which recently purchased a site for the new lodge hall, will soon begin construction of the same, and it Is the Intention to have It ready for use by late fall. Fine Office Building. C. T. Godwin, the attorney at this place, Is going to have one of .the finest office buildings In the Mate, He is building It of concrete adjoining the Elam bank building. It will have five large rooms, Mr. Godwin will occupy two of them and D. Page will Save three rooms. They will be fur nished in the latest office style. Forged Check, Some unknown person forged Andy Johnson's name to a check and pass ed it in a Walla Walla saloon a few days ago. Mr. JohnBon is a grocery man here, and has no Idea who the guilty party can be. J. M. Labadie has just sold 10 acres of unimproved land two miles west of town to a Mr. Kink of Oklahoma, for $1250. T .J. Montgomery of Franklin county, purchased 20 acres two miles west of the city for $2400. The real estate dealers report several sales pending, which will probably go through in the next few days. There are many campers In the mountains from thU vicinity, and a great many huckleberries are being gathered. Young Mr. Kelly, who was operated on a few days ago at St. Mary's hos pital in Walla "Walla for appendicitis Is improving rapidly. He Is In charge of Dr. Page who goes over to Walla Walla frequently to see his patient. This was a severe case, and Dr. Page reports that the young man Is now put of all danger, Cut out, sign and leave the contract printed below, with 65 cents at the East Oregonian office and receive all three of these national magazines for one year, absolutely free. Old or new subscribers may take advantage of this offer. Pendleton, Qxtgon, 1908 East Oregonian Pub. Co. Gentlemen : In consideration of your delivering to me as a premium one year's subscription to the following magazines Spare Moments, Mother's Magazine and Dressmaking at Home, I hereby subscribe to the Daily East Oregonian, by carrier, for a period of six months, at the regular rate of 65 cents per month, payable in advance. Paper starts v "" . 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