DAILY EAST OREGOXHN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1908.
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PAGE SIX.
lilg Sale of Ijcwiston Wheat
Yesterday the sale of the largest
amount of wheat ever marketed In a
single lot In this territory, and com
prising the largest sale recorded up
to this time In the northwest this
eason, occurred yesterday when the
Vollmer-Clearwater company pur
chased 100,000 bushels of wheat from
Daniels & Wallace, of Tammany, who
are classed as the wheat kings of
Idaho, says the Lewlston Tribune.
The definite price received was not
made public, but It Is known that It
ranged from 75 to SO cents abushel
according to variety. The lot com-
prised mostly high-grade milling stuff
and Is chiefly of the blue stem and
Turkey Red varieties. The lot also
contained some Salt Lake Club. Dan
lels Wallace had 4000 acres In
wheat and barley. The barley will
not be marketed, but used by the
firm for stock feeding purposes.
steers and 2 M for cows. This Is equal
to the quotation of last year and Is a
half cent above the best market of
two yeara ago.
Estimate of Primary Law.
The Yakima Republic sayi of the
Washington primary law:
The primary election of September
8 Is nothing more or less than two gi
gantic conventions, one republican
and the other democratic; held for
the purpose of nominating congres
sional, state and county officers and
expressing the choice of the parties
for United States senator. In each
of these conventions every voter la
a delegate. Every vote is cast se
cretly. The county provides the bal
lots of which there are two. Every
republican calls for a ballot contain
ing only the names of his own party
men who are aspirants for nomina
tions, and every democrat Is supposed
to call for a ballot containing names
of democras only. That Is about all
there Is to the new system of nomi
nating public oficers, except that
where there are four or more candi
dates for a state office, every voter
must express his second choice as
well as his first.
Map Peddlers Are Fnkera.
Another way of buncoing the peo
ple developed last week. Some time
ago a man came through Caldwell
taking orders for maps of the state
of Idaho.
Quite a number of people In that
city agreed to take a map which was
to be delivered later. According to
agreement and in a short time a man
came around delivering maps and all
the people who agreed to buy one
took one and paid for it, but in a
short time another man came along
delivering the same map, claiming
that the first man was a usurper and
that he was the real man to deliver
the map and had the original signa
ture of the applicant and Insisted up
on the person taking his map, which
a large number did, thinking the first
man was a swindler, when in fact
from all that can be gathered the two
men were In together to skin the
public.
As a consequence a large number
of people are well supplied with
maps. Caldwell News.
Stock Prices Are High.
A. V. McCarty, the stock buyer,
yesterday shipped from the Lewlston
stockyards 200 head of cattle to Car
sten Brothers' packing house at Ta
coma, says a Lewiston Item. The
shipment comprised a train of eight
cars. The cattle were In fine condi
tion and were purchased In the Wal
lowa section of Oregon by J. A. Kra
mer. Mr. McCarty states that cattle
are now demanding a very satisfac
tory price. The quotation Is 34 for
First Frost at Boise.
The first frost of the fall faintly
coated the ground In Boise valley
early this morning and ranchers In
the city today reported that the frost
was evident all through this section,
says the Boise Capital News. Fruit
buyers who are In the valley now to
take care of this year's crop state
that they carefully Inspected many of
the large orchards this morning and
declare that no damage was done to
considered a good omen to fruit men
who claim that the fruit will now rap
Idly ripen and be given color through
this medium.
District Tald Outlawed Paier.
While rumaging among some old
papers last week. Miss Anne Lang,
of this city, came across an old war
rant that was drawn in her favor for
$50 by the city school board for serv
ices rendered as teacher In the pub
lic schools, says The Dalles Optimist.
The warrant is 23 years old and was
outlawed, but when it was presented
to the board the directors considered
that Miss Lang was entitled to the
money and It was paid.
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MILTON
CONCRETE BLOCK LAW
OFFICE ABOUT
DONE
Gold Medal C"orest Won by Miss
Esther Hunt Bakery Changes
nand New Grange Will Re Or
ganlzed at Toiichet by M. M. Burt
nor of Hudson Ray Free Metho
dist Meetings Draw Large Crowds.
quickly. He bought the fast run
ning machine belonging to the Rev.
Andreas Bard of Walla Walla.
The Free Methodists are holding a
camp meeting In a grove Just west
of town belonging to J. A. Rodgers.
These meetings are attracting large
crowds.
, Freewater, Aug. 2". C. T. Godwin,
Freewater's enterprising attorney. Is
building a fjr.e new building of con
crete blocks. It directly adjoins J.
L ElanVs bank and is a credit to our
growing city.
Mr. Godwin will occupy two of the
rooms in the building for his own of
fice and Dr. Page has rented the oth
er three rooms. The building will
be ready for use in about two weeks.
The ladles of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperanr-e union held a gold
medal content In Badgero's hall In
this city last evening, which was well
attended. There were four contest
ants, Pearl Johnson, Dewey Crlm-
mens, Esther Hunt and Bertha Frel
tag. Miss Hunt won the medal by
reciting very creditable the "Defense
of the Drunkard." The Judges were
Mrs. Ed. Sander, Mrs. W. Everett and
Miss Patton. Mrs. Amanda Morse
occupied the chair. The following
ladles took part In the program:
Mesdames D. C. Sanderson and Fred
Keubler and the Misses Pearl Bad
gero, Hazel Taylor and Brooks Frel
tag. ,
Mrs. R. E. Bean, accompanied by
her little daughter Deaithy, who hag
been spending a month with her par
ents. D. C and Mrs. Sanderson, re
turned to her home In Tekoa, Wash.,
on Thursday afternoon.
George Crabtree, who came to
Freewater last fall and opened a bak
ery, which has been very successful,
has sold out the business to Lee
dinger. Mr. dinger will have an
up-to-date restaurant In connection
with the bakery.
Dan Kirk, of the Hudson Bay dis
trict, has Invested In an automobile
and is learning to handle It very
Milton News Notes.
Milton, Aug. 27. Miss Rowena
Thomas and brother Gilbert, children
of Dr. Thomas of this city, started
out this morning on a tour to Free
water on a little wagon drawn by a
goat. They attracted much attention
as they went through the streets,
taking plenty of time to see the
sights and appearing to enjoy them
selves In fine style.
George Cowl has resigned his posi
tion In the First National bank.
F. Ford has gone to Montana to
dispose of his property there and ex
pects to return to Milton and locate
here In the near future.
M. M. Burtner, master of the Hud
son Bay grange, will organize a new
grange at Touchet on September 5
under a special dispensation of the
Washington state grange.
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Street
You will have to hurry, as our contract with these people expires August 3 1 st.
the machine was taken to the White
man garage for repairs. The party
left here In the evening, intending to
stop at Hot Lake for supper and to
then proceed to Baker City.
According to the unofficial records
this Is 24 minutes faster than the time
made by Dr. Phy from Joseph to La
Grande In his Franklin, when he
made the run In four hours flat.
ENORMOUS OUTPUT
OF YAKIMA FRUI.
NEW AUTO RECORD
INTO WALLOWA VALLEY
A new automobile record was made
yesterday afternoon from Joseph to
La Grande, says the La Grande Star.
A party of three mining men fron.
Baker City claim to have made the
run in three hours and 36 minutes.
ThU Is given as th? actual running
time.
A brief stop was made at Elgin, but
this was not counted In the running
time. The distance Is about 75 miles
and the road is partly mountainous,
and extends through the Wallowa
canyon and up the celebrated Wal
lowa hill. This trip was made with
a four-cylinder, 45-horse power Olds
mobile. Five gallons and one rjuart of gas
oline was consumed on the run. Thli
machine, it Is claimed, is capable of I
making a speed of 72 miles an hour.
The trip was made without accident
up to within a few miles of La Grande
when a small rock wa struck causing
the springing of one of the axles and
Secretary H. P. James of the Com
mercial club, takes exception to the
statement made by C. H. Hlnman In
yesterday's Republic In which that
gentleman says Wenatchee shipped
two or three hundred more cars of
fruit last year than did Yakima, says
the Yakima Republic.
The statement is preposterous, says
Mr. James. Taking State Horticultu
ral Commissioner Huntley's figures as
a criterion, Yakima county has about
three times as many fruit trees In
bearing as Wenatchee has.
Mr. Huntley's figures show that
Chelan county has 1,018,220 trees In
bearing. Yakima county, according
to Mr. Huntley's figures, has 3,142,
447 trees. Knowing the productivity
of Yakima valley fruit trees, Yakima I
people or any one else, knows that
Chelan county could not by any
means whatever, possibly ship more
fruit than Yakima does, or as much
The statement Is not borne out by
the figures.
Agent Ryeraon'g Figures.
According to the figures of rent
John Ryerson, Yakima county ship
ped 7453 tons of fruit by freight last
year. There is no way of ascertaining
Just how many carloads that would
make as different amounts are ship
ped In cars. Yakima shipped 26 tons
of vegetables of the small variety, be
sides 6299 tons of potatoes.
BETTER RESTAURANT SERVICE. I
Under New Management St. George
GHU Regains Popularity.
Under Its new management the St.
George restaurant Is proving a popu
lar eating place and It gives every
promise of continuing as such. At
present the restaurant management Is
In the hands of the ladles in the din
ing room and the aervlce haa been
much Improved.
The St. George restaurant, with Its
first-class modern kitchen and good
dining room equipment, Is well pre
pared to handle a splendid business.
That It will have such Is evident from
the manner In which the change has
been received by patrons.
The Hot Summer Sun
Seven big motor cars left the
Omaha shops today for Sacramento,
where they will be placed on the
lines of the Southern Pacific railroad,
says an Omaha Item. The cars are
of steel, equipped with six-cylinder
engines with a view to developing
high speed when necessary. They will
aepface seven passenger trains on
the const line. The cars are the first
of their kind turned out here since
the organization of the McKeen-Har-
rlman company and are considered
models of the highest type.
isiiii
brings no terror to the woman who knows that her
kitchen will not be turned into a veritable bake-oven,
Why?
Because She Cooks With Gas,
no heavy coal scuttles to lift, no wood to handle, no
fire to feed, just the touch of a match and your fire
is in readiness.
NORTHWESTERN GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
Vacant Land Plentiful.
The general land office annual
statement showing the area of th
public domain remaining undlspose
of on July 1, 1908, waa made publls
today. The government has an area
of 754,859,269 acres surveyed and un
surveyed Including the ' following:
Alaska, 386,021,609; Arizona, 42,769,.
202; California, 29,872,493; Colorado,
23,696,697; Idaho, 26,786,002; Mon
tana, 46,592,440; Nevada, 61,177,050;
New Mexico, 44,777,905; Oregon, 16,
857,912; Utah, 36,678,998; Washing
ton, 4,350,001; Wyoming, 37,145.302.
NERVOUS
DEBILITY
Read the East Oregonian.
THERE ARE MANY CAUSES
Dissipation, Liquor, Tobacco,
Youthful Indiscretions, Etc No
matter what the cause RERVITA
Tablets are always recommended
as the surest remedy. 22 years
of success proves their merits.
Your own druggist will sell you six
boxes for $5.00, (a six week's
course) and he will refund your
money if you are not benefited.
If you still are skeptical, write to-
day for free booklet.
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PENDLETON DRUO COMPANY
Pendleton, Oregon
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