. I . h K.H I'. Are Yon Living Too High? If so let us supply you with' your table necessities. We will give you just as good, if Jnot better, than you are now getting, but you'll find . our price much lower Live the same but pay less, at the Standard Grocery Co. 214-216 East Court St. Leading 'Grocers. PERSONAL MENTION BREAKUP 0F WINTER AT HAND MAYBE REPORTS FROM ALL SIDES INDICATE THAW IS NEAR Longest Winter in History Is Near1 Its Death Rain in the Mountains People Will Welcome Warm Weath. er. Stockmen and citizens generally are becoming fully Imbued with the be lief that the end of the longest severe winter within the memory of eastern Oregon's oldest inhabitant, is about to come to an end. Reports from Meacham and Kame'.a say the snow is melting rapidly there and it is ex pected tha the Chinook will be in full swing here by morning, though the snow is thawing very slowly at pres ent. Reports from the west are also fa vorable to a breaking up of the storm. The snow in the cascades turned to rain this forenoon and the big rotary snow plow which had been ordered from the Blue mountains to do duty In the cascades, was stopped here at noon and is being held pending devel opments. From all along the line of the O. R. & N. come reports of mild er weather. While It was cold in Pendleton last night it lacked one degree of being as cold as the night before. The mini mum temperature registered by the official' thermometer was 13 degrees above zero, whereas the night before it was only 12 above. A little more snow fell but hardly enough to be counted. It is doubtful if ever before in the history of this section has there been a time when the breaking up of win ter has been looked forward to with such a great degree of pleasure as the present. There have been colder win ters in the past and there have been winters in which more disagreeable weather was experienced, but so far as can be ascertained there has never been a winter in which there has been such a long stretch of disagree' able weather. Beginning early in November and extending up until the first of March there have only been a very few days in which the ground was entirely free from snow. This condition is extremely remarkable in a country which has become famous for its mild winters. Charles Holman of Echo, is a Pen dleton business visitor. Mrs. Belle Hamilton of Echo, srent last night in Pendleton. A. R. Smith of Echo, Is transacting business at the county seat. A, R. Smith of Echo, Is transacting business at the county seat. Dr. W. H. Lytle, the state veterina lun, is In Portland this week. " Bert Colllngs of Weston, is a coun ty seat business visitor today. Mrs. Clara E. Stocker has returned from Portland, where she has been spending the winter. J. E. Taylor of Echo, is staying at the Hotel St. George, while transact ing business In this city. R. V. Brownell of Umatilla, came up last evening from the town by the Columbia for a brief business visit Louis Winters, the . well known rancher of the Freewater country, is In Pendleton today on a trading trip. W. J. Furnish came up yesterday from his . present home in Portland, to look after business' Interests here. Attorney Edward S. Taylor of the reclamation service legal department. Is in the city today on official busl nasa. Jake Bowman of Echo, came up from that town last evening and is transacting business at the county seat E. P. Croarkln, the Echo dealer in real estate, came up from the west end of the county last evening on business. Harold H. .Scudder, traeing cov respondent for the Spokesman Re view, has been in the city today on his way to Walla Walla from Union, where he has been In the Interest o: the news department of h(s paper. PRESENT CENSUS WILL MEAN NEW CONGRESSMAN OR TWO Portland. Oregon will be given an other congressman, and possibly two, it is believed, after the coming cen sus is taken. According to the basis of representation expected to be fixed by the new census, one congressman will be allowed for every 224,000 ot population. The basis at present Is one representative for every 192,182 of population. It is expected the coming census will show a population for the state of close to 800,000. This would give three congressmen and 11 the hopes of some are realized and the state Is found to have 1,000,000, then four congressmen will be al lowed. Uncle Hiram: "That was a fine banauet the lumber exchange men had last night." Eph: "No wonder. Each guest was a board expert" Chicago Daily News. Isn't everv banqueter a bored ex pect? Journal of Education. Visible Writing Originated Twelve years ago in the . UHIDOODIDIID STANDARD TYPEtTJBtDTEIB rather an effort to give the muslo lovers of eastern Oregon a supreme treat A special train will be run from L Grande and many will attend from outlying towns. A number of Pen dleton people are talking of taking n this unusual opportunity, and it is likely that the party will assume good proportions. The great diva will sing program of sixteen numbers, rang ing from "grave to gay, from lively to serene," and Including five English songs, among them that ever popular one, "The Rosary." Seats on the lower floor and boxes are uniformly f&f nrst two rows m balcony, $9.50; next three rows .in balcony, $2. No other seats are being reserved though there will be cheap er ones. Places are reserved for out-of-town subscribers as the orders, with money, are received. In order to got good seats, write at once to Mrs. Thomas C. Burke, Baker City, Ore. fl MUST WAIT ON EXPERT Walla Walla Fireman Have New Kn gine. but Don't Know How to Man' a It Walla Walla, Wash. Members of Fire Station No. 1 are occupying the same position relatively as the small boy does the day before Christmas, when he knows that Santa Claus has his gifts in the house but he can not get at them, For the fireman have ra new fire auto truck and they want to get it in action and all lenrn to run it, but they have to wait for an expert. After a series of delays the machine arrived and Is now in the city wait ing the arrival of an expert who will pay the $500 freight and handle the machine for 60 days, the city to take possession at the end of that time if everything proves as represented. The new machine will displace hose wagon and chemical two drivers and two teams, and in this way it ex pected to prove a money saver. The horses have been put out to pasture to be fattened for sale. No disposi tion has been made of the appartus which will be displaced, but it will probacy be saved and put in a small substation in some district which has poor fire protection. PLAN TO BRIDGE COLUMBIA, AD WOLGAST IS CHAMPION. (Contlnued from page 1.) dared Wolgast the winner to save Nelson from possible serious Injuries." Wolgast said after the fight: "My fight today was like a training bout. I could fight all week with a man like Nelson. Only once during the fight did he bother me and that was in the 22nd round. He hurt me more then by hitting me than any thing else and I felt funny for just few seconds. I cannot say anything ; to my future plans, but I am ready to give deserving lightweights a chance. I will rest for a little while now." Sorry Fight Called Off. When Nelson was able to talk he said: 'I am sorry they called the fight off when they did. I think I could have stayed the 45 rounds, but have no complaint to make." That wan all he said. WOTiGASTS FIANCEE IS HAPPY OVER VICTORY San Francisco, Feb. 2S. Eugenie Howey designated by rumor as the fiancee of Ad Wolgast, is happy to day. She came to this city yesterday and received word of her hero's tri umph at a local hotel. The romance began on a southern California beach. None of Wolgast's friends will predict the date and Miss Howey declines to be Interviewed. ANOTHER BAD CHECK ARTIST IS LANDED MILTON HOY APPREHENDED AFTER SEARCH OF A YEAR rvn na 4 u -right off the reel. Just in by express, -drop in and well show you Busy Boston Store NEW PACKING PLANT TO BE OPENED MARCH 14 Portland. Ore. The new packing plant of the Swift interests on tne peninsula Is expected to start opera tions on March 14. Because of the magnitude of the work embraced in the Swift plans, there has been a de lay In the original project of nearly a year In getting ready for packing, but the plant Js now practically com plete. The opening of the plant means that 600, people will be em ployed at the start with the probabil ity that the number will-be doubled within the coming year. It will fur nish a big livestock market for the farmers and stock raisers, of the Pa cific northwest and other packing plants and factories for utilizing side products of the packing houses will be established. Politician Congratulations, Sarah. I've been elected. Sarah (with delight) Honestly? Politician What difference does that make? St Louis Times. AFTER "GYPSY" SMITH Evangelist Wanted to Stir Tiling TV In Walla Walla. Walla Walla, Wash. Officers of the Walla Walla Ministerial Union have written to "Gypsy" Smith, the famous evangelist, to secure him for a scries of revival meetings here la which all of the Protestant churches will take part The ministers claim that conditions are right now fo.- a revival here and hope to Induce Smith to take charge. Over 1000 people were converted during a serious of meetings held In a hastily and roughly built tabernacle at the 'series here some time ago. When Billy Sunday was In Spokane the ministers went to report on him and efforts were made to secure him for meetings but his time was taken for so far ahead that no contract was made. ' The house of representatives aim ply hailed the whitewash brush down to the floor. Portland Telegram. Sheriff Taylor Truces Forger Over Tli roc States and Finally Locates nini in PortlandFour Such Crlm iimlsi Caught In Past Few Days. Today The Result It Is recognized as the one type of machine modern business. practical for AH of the old time makers have fallen Into line and have adopted this construction. This stamp of approval from rival manufacturers has but served to strength en public confidence in the machine that has led the way. Don't be per suaded Into buying a "trailer" look over the Underwood and you will understand why we say It Is "THE MACHINE YOU WILL EVENTUALLY BUY." THE UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER COMPANY, Inc. 68 Sixth St.. Portland. North Coast Line Seeking Conectlon With Ilarrlmnn System. Husum, Wash. Amos Underwood, owner of the townsite of Underwood at the mouth of the White Salmon river, is authority for the report that railroad men have been investigat ing the plausibility of constructing a bridge across the Columbia river at that point Commencing 80 rods below the town a chain of rock Islands extends across the river to the Oregon side. Only two of these Islands are visible during high water, but Underwood says that solid rock foundations for bridge abutments can be found the entire width of the river. For two days men were seen taking soundings across the river along the line of islands and submerged reefs, and it is the supposition that the North Coast Is figuring on building a bridge across the Columbia river to conect with the- Harrlman system. They have nearly completed their sur vey from the Yakima valley to Underwood. MADAME SCHUMANN-IIEINK AT BAKER CITY LRCII 9 Through the enterprise of one wo man, Baker city Is to have the honor of entertaining and being entertained on March 9 by the greatest contralto of this, and perhaps of any age Schumann-Helnk. She will be heard In the same program which she sings 'In Portland and San Francisco, but at a lower scale of prices, as this Is in no sense a money-making scheme, Sheriff T. D. Taylor left for Port land today to take Into custody an other bad check artist who was ar rested in Portland Monday night by Sheriff Stevens as a result of the ac tivity of the Umatilla county sheriff and his deputies. Wilbur H. liall.'y, aged 21 'and a resident of Milton for practically his entire life, Is the name of the forger. Young Bailey is not only wante I at Milton where he passed a bogus check, but also In Walla Walla, where he exchanged a worthless check for some good money. Both offenses were committed on the same day. Feb. 19, 1909. Sheriff Taylor has been close on his track since he left Walla Walla and the arrest by the Multnomah county sheriff brought to a close a hunt which has extended over three states and consumed nearly exactly a ear of time. After securing the money at Milton and Walla Walla. Bailey went to San Francisco where he at tempted to caBh a dri't for $200 He left the draft with the Merchants Saving bank in that city and failed to call for It or his money. From there he went to Salt Lake where he also attempted to get $200 in exchange for a forged draft From Utah he re turned to the Oregon metropolis where he was apprehended. This makes the fourth bad check artist that Sheriff Taylor has landed within the past few days. I I N III ., ijj;: ''. C The Apples That Made Oregon Famous Genuine Hood River .dwm Apples For Sale Here Exclusively $2o50 a Box INGRAM'S GROCERY BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER "BOOSTERS" BOWLERS ARE STILL LOCAL CHAMPIONS In a close and exciting bowling con test held last night at the Pastime alley the "First team" succeeding In winning from Goodman's "All stars." The following was the game In detail: Boosters. Total. Gibson 18 144 141 471 McDcvItt 112 164 182 408 Noel 177 17 163 606 Mollt'.r 165 137 135 427 Hoover 163 162 126 441 2253 All Stars. Total Goodman 136 155 131 422 Kreb 162 151 171 484 Cooney 134 155 170 459 Burrows 140 144 123 412 Crystal 122 120 124 866 2143 ABERDEEN LOSES FIGHT FOR BASEBALL TEAM Seattle, Feb. 22.--T'J1p'5 Gilliam to "day decided against Aberdeen In Its fight to remain a memief ot the Northwestern league. Thi leacue will be composed, of Spokane, Seattle arid Vancouver."' Aeert Couple Perish in Fire. Santa Fe, N. M., Feb. 23. John F. Revls, aged seventy, and wife, aged 68, were burned to death when their home was destroyed by fire at Clayton early today. The fire Is be lieved to have been of Incendiary origin. :: a.$$ J"-'?. : if x V O. M. HE ACOCK, Ey'i My optical parlor Is equipped with the latest scientific Instru ments foi determining and measuring the defects of the eye, and 1 GUARANTEE TO FIT YOU With Win. Hanscom, The Jeweler I Grind My Own Glasses. ALMOST ANY LENSES DUPL 1CATED IN M MINUTES. You're on the Right Track when your clothing Is looked after ts our expert assistant Cleaned perfectly, pressed properly, delivered promptly, our charges by their littleness make satisfaction as assured fact Pendleton Dye Works 206 B. Alta St. Phone Mlns lt. Get Ready for Baseball, Boys I New Athletic Goods ol Every Description We have Just received a large shipment of athletic goods Including: Base Bnlls. Body Protectors, Catchers Mitts, In fielders Gloves, First Base Gloves, Masks, Bats, Boxing Gloves, Punching Bags, Tennis Supplies, Athletic Supporters, Bag Swivels Shoe Plates, etc. Spring will soon be here, come In now and pick out the athletic goods you will need. , NELSON'S PHONE Main 513