4 stamp might be put to in the hands CHANGE DATE of an enterprising and economical man. OF OPEN!™ LAST SPILE OF PORTAGE BATVRDÀY. MAY 27, IW, ROAD BE DRIVEN JUNE J. HOI LTIOX OF CHOPS. FUFLIVITURE A few Pointe to Consider: We buy in ear load lots and direct from the factories No r'e'' 'lll‘ 11 used—will have the business for our prices and fair dealing deuian l l iat HFitó< KIFTION KATEb: Cue Year Six Month* Three Mouth« Don't Overtook this Whan in N?ed of |2.00 LOU ..76 STABLE. LEWIS^& McGEE, Propts. ‘ Dr. Jam*« Withycombe, director Pronlneit Ceigrcsilonnl Parr,. Headed by LARGEST STORE IN EASTERN OREGON of the Oregon Expirimenl »tatiuii. Vice-President Fnirbanks. Will who was in I'endleton attending lb* Aliena Esercite*. Complete lit e of Furniture, Carpets, Shades, Lace Curtains, Fortie », flood Roads convention, and befire Do-Carts, Pianos, ¿awing Machinss-ln fact anything that gees »Uh « »'« JlLMN BÏKD — — — - Maaavrr Change in the date of opening class Furniture More. which he delivered an address, is probably the foremost authority in the Celilo Portage Road has been “Jim” J. H PARLEY, Ontario, Oregon With all due respect for the I the state on th* subject of agricul­ decided upon, and the formal open­ First door north oi Hotel Outari' great and good man, Judge C. B. ture, io 4 b* has made a close study ing will occur June 3, instead of Bellinger, whose death last even­ of farmii g conditions in Eastern as .May 30, as formerly planned. At ing removed one of the most use­ well as Westeren Oregon. a meeting of the committee of the In speaking to the East Orego­ Open River Association, this change ful citizens of the State of Oregon, « this paper is yet glad to aimounce nian of the present needs be said: ’ was determined upon, says the “The greatest problem that the Telegram. that such an able an upright man farmers of Eastern Oregon have to 1 There are two reasons for the new as Judge Stephen A. Lowell, of this city, will be candidate to suc­ face is how to rotate their crops so J date, one being that it was thought aa to prevent the impoverishment best to hold the exercises on some ceed Judge Bellinger, at the pro- of the soil. The continnoui raising other date than Decoration Day pit time, although Judge Lowell’s of wheat or other “ingle cereal will The other was that if the opening sense of propriety would not per- ( eventually deprive the soil of the I is delayed until June 3, the com­ mil of such announcement at this necessary organic constituents, and mittee of Senators ami Representa­ time. 'thus cause a decline in the yield. tives from Washington to be pre _ Judge Bellinger has been one While this is being prevented to an sent at the opening of the Expoei. of the most impartial and fearless extent by the practice of summer lion will attend the opening of itie men ever to occupy a federal fallowii.g. it could be done much 1 road These two Committees will position in Oregon and his death more thoroiighlv by the raising of a form a large party and will l.e at this crisis in the state’s history I different crop and at the same time beaded by Vice President Fair­ is most unfoi turi.ite. It will delay some return would l>e derived from I banks. It will lie an excellent opportuni­ the land fraud cases, and in such i the land." For a substitute for the'summer ty to show the river to the law­ the accused and indicted parties fallow Dr. Withycombs suggests the makers, and it is likely the appro­ will have many opportunities to raising r,f field peas, and states that priations desired for further im­ strengthen their straw defenses. it has been demonstrated in Sher­ provements to the river will receive However great the loss which man comity that they may lie more consideration at their hands Oregon has sustained in the death grown on the dry wheat land. By after they see the river and sur- of Judge Bellinger, it is yet a raising a crop of field peas a farmer rounding country for themselves, consolation to know that there are may secure forage for stock feeding, Senator Fulton has promised that in sm Ii men as Judge Lowell avail­ iiid at the sa ne time the raising of case the date of openin« is postpon­ able for the place. No man in the crop will enrich the soil by the ed, he will bring the Congressional iJregon can show a cleaner record, I addition of th« nitrogen from the party. . a higher understanding of the law, roots and leaves of the plant. Also, Most complete stock of Farm Implameiits in Eastern Oregon. Contractor* Figure on Work. a higher regard for absolute fair­ the pons may be harvested and COOPER WAGONS, RACINE AND FREERONT BUGGIES ness and justice, or who can rise placed upon the market. .Mystery surrounds the doings of AND HACKS, P. & 0 PLOWS, SEEDERS. DISC, DRAG While alfalfa, according to Dr. above partisan politics with a more | Withycombe, will grow upon any the Sumpter Valley railroad. Last AND SPRING TOOTH HARROWS, AND THE RcCORMICK elevated and noble purpose, than land where wheat may be raised, it year with the opening of spring f.LWER AND BINDER. Judge Lowell, and the East Ore- is not good as a rotation crop for came all kinds of announcements goninn is delighted to know that the reason that it takes several and plans for the extension of the Pendleton can present such a man years to obtain a good stand, where­ road. This spring a deep silence to succeed the lovable and honest- as the field pea is an annual and hovers around the knowing ones minded judge who lias just com­ may be raised one year and wheat and little railroad news is given to Write for Prices or Call and See ns. pleted a long and useful life the next. the public. 0 E. A. FRASER. .Manager. Besides tiling their plats with the Dr Withycombe has been the among us. East Oregonian. head of the agricultural course in county clerk they have had a num­ the O. A. 0 , and also the head of ber of contractors out over the right Every farmer tn Oregon should the experiment station for the past of way figuring on construction semi to the Agricultural Experi­ seven years. During that time he work all of which has come to ment Station at Corvallis anil se- has belli hundreds of institutes all naught so far, as ft seems that the < inc a copy of a pamphlet recent­ over the slate, from which many contractors have not the temerity ly published on the subject, good results have come The last to tackle the job. “Poultry Under Confinement.” one to attend the convention here From the beet information that can As said in the bulletin, which has the doctor was obliged to jump from be gathered it is believed that some been published for free distribu­ one corner of the stale to one al­ construction work will be in pro­ gress this summer, but just how tion, there seems to he little dan­ most diagonally opposite. much has not beer, indicated.— ger from an over-supply of poul­ JOHN GEMBERLING, Prairie City Miner. try or eggs in the principal mar­ Terrific Race with Death. ■ leweler. Optician kets of this st iti-. On the con­ "Death was fast approaching,' »> Up-to-date iob printing at reason­ Kinr raver. trary. the quantity of poultry and I writes Ralph F. Femadez, of Tam­ I'inc Watch Repairing A Spe­ able prices. eggs imported each year shows pa, Fla., describing his fearful race cialty. that there is room for the expan­ with death, "as a result of liver The C B Austnue Jack will stand sion of the poultry-raising indus­ trouble ami heart disease, which this season nt the Stone house on try in Oregon. The purpose of hay the invention of articles of minor im­ portance. Many of the more pop­ ular devices are those designed to Iiiigor. Irrigator: Emil Kenk- benefit |>u«ple and meet )>o|>ular i< , aged 5 years, got away with conditions, and one of the most in­ alout a pint of asphaltum yester- teresting of these tbathas ever been ,i.iy. Il>- He some of it and the invented is tbd Dr. White Eleetrio ii st adhered to his (ace and hands, Comb, patented Jan. 1, '99 These lie was .i sight outwardly, and in­ wonderful Combs ixieitively cure ternally lie had to lw lubricated dandruff, b ur foiling out. sick ami with laid before he could cough i ervous In-.idaehes, and when used the «lose up. A great and persis­ with Dr. White's Electric Hair tent experimenter is Emil, but he Brush are positively guaranteed to make straight hair curly in 25 will likely hereafter cut out as­ davs time. Thousands of these phaltum. electric combs have been sold in th* variona cities of the Union, and If a business man sees tit to the demand is constantly increas­ daub his noteheads and envelopes ing. Our agents are rapidly l>e- with a lubber stamp and thus had c.'inmg rich selling these combs outsid. is to think there are no They positively sell on sight. 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