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VOLUME XVIII.
ATIIENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 31. 1906.
NUMBER 57.
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TALKS OF ALBERTA
Pendleton Man Says Country
Is Overestimated
BOOMED BY MANY BOOSTERS
Judgment ia that Irrigated Lands of
Umatilla County are Cheaper
and Advantages Better.
There are two grades of land in Al
berta good and bad. Aronnd Clares
holm and Nan ton, where many Uma
tilla county people have settled, no
irrigation is needed and farming is
said to be profitable. From all reports
outside of the Nanton zone the pro
ductive qualities of the country are
of practically no worth in proportion
to what the land sells for and the cost
of bringing it under cultivation.
W. R. Fiey returns from Albeita
with a big bunoh of facts stored away
in his observatory and memory which
are calculated to disillusionize the
most ordinary judicious aud cautious
people about that country says the
East Oregonian In general terms
Alberta is very badly) verrated, a fact
that is coming home with painful em
phasis to the thousands of American
investors in that country many . of
whom are now using the most strenu
ous efforts to sell out and leave the
country.
Mr. Frey states that the volume of
immigration into Alberta, from the
states has been grossly exaggerated as
in his opinion there are not more than
4500 Americans in Alberta instead of
the 45,000 which the magazines and
boosters would have the publio be
lieve. . ...
Speaking of the motion, Mr. Frey
states that land is held higher in Al
berta now than corresponding land is
held in Umatilla and all over eastern
Oregou at this time, in spite of the
fact that railroad, educational and
sooial advantages are vastly Superior
here to those in Alberta, which is a
new, raw and undeveloped country
and, in Mr. Frey's opinion, liable to
always be new, raw and undeveloped.
Three times within the last 80 years
has Alberta had the same ' experience
it is having now; an influx of hopeful,
misguided homeseekers who have
swarmed out more enthusiastically
than they swarmed in.
Dry land, not irrigable, is held
there now at $15 per acre, while it
costs $3.50 to clear it of. sage btnsh
and bunch grass. Then to the origin
al price must be added the cost of the
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half of the road which surrounds it,
and other incidentals. By the time
all these elemeuts of expense have
been met, the immigrant wishes he
was back in Umatilla county, where
all the same advantages may now be
scoured for the same or less outlay in
cash.
Land underwater costs $25 straight,
with the cost of clearing, the cost of
ditching and $1 per year for one
miner s inch of water per month, from
May to October, and oue-balf the
width of the road surrounding it sub
tracted from its 'area to be added to
the cost
The largest holder of land for sale
is the Canadian Pacific railroad,
which is booming the situation for all
and more than it will stand, aud is en
couraging speculation by selling land
in as large tracts as the purchaser
can be induced to buy, under all sorts
of representations.
SPOKANE BOY A MURDERER
Kills His Father With an Ax to Se
cure Money for Clothes.
The mangled body of James F.
Sloan, one of Spokane's best known
business men, is now lying on a
marble slab at the morgue. His own
son, Sidney, the boy whose homeoom
ing he welcomed with a hng and a
kiss but three days ago, is a prisoner
in the city jail, the confessed perpet
rator of this most awful crime.
Deliberate, cold blooded, horrifying
were the details of the deed worked
out by this 19 year old boy. Care
fully were the traoes covered, with
painstaking deliberation were the
evidences of the guilt wiped away aud
with the skill of an old aud hardened
criminal was the whole diabolical
deed conceived, perpetrated and bid
den all in vain.
Face to faoe with bis accusers, the
jail doors just before bim, the new
ness of bis career and the mental
weakness of the boy. did their work.
He broke down and confessed it all.
He told detail after detail. He ex
plained tne motives, the plans, tho
act, and last, but by far the most ter
rifying the work he did to tide from
the polioe the evidence of his crime.
Sidney Sloan had wanted money.
His father had refused to buy bim a
new suit of clothes this week. He de
termined that at any cost be would
have the golden pieces that bring the
luxuries of the fast life he is reported
to have lived.
To get the money he killed his father
by crushing his head with an ax while
asleep. The boy carried the body
down the stairway into the street uud
placed it into a wheelbarrow. He
then wheeled the corpse to an alley
some distance from his home. The
tell-tale track made by the wheelbar
row was the first clue given the
officers, and tbey soon had tho con
fession from the boy murderer.
FREEWATER SALOON CASE
KeElrath Charged With Violating;
Local Option Law, Closes Up-
Pendleton, August 29. District
Attorney Phelps today filed iuforma
tion in the cirouit court charging
James MoElrath, the Freewater saloon
man, with violation of the local op
tion law. Yesterday the case of Mo
Elrath was brought up in the justice
court at Freewater, several complaints
having been made against the saloon
man. However, the district attorney
preferred to try the matter out in the
circuit court, and so moved to dis
miss the justice court case.
It is- the intention to try the case
here as speedily as possible, and the
facts will probably be stipulated so
that a jury trial will be necessary.
In the meantime MoElrath has agreed
to keep bis saloon closed. As Circuit
Judge Bean was county judge at the
time the order for the Freewater local
option election was issued, it is prob
able that a jndge will be seoured from
some adjoining distriot to try the
case in the cirouit court
AGENCY Vi'ANTSELECTRIC LIGHT
Also Electric Fower for Fnmping Hay
Be Installed.
Among the possible improvements
that may take place in the near
future at the Umatilla Indian agency
is the installation of electric service
for both light and power.
Agent Edwards has taken the mat
ter up through D. H. Preston, man
ager of thePieston-Patton Milling Co.
of this city, who will i nvestigate the
possibility and cost of tapping the
wire of the Northwest Gas and Elec
tric Company near Havana station
east of Pendleton. The distance from
this point to the agency is about four
and one half miles. It is thought the
ccst of constructing and maintaining
the line will be within tbe limit of
funds appropriated for expenses of the
agenoy. It is proposed to greatly re
duce the cost of construction by using
poles from the ludian lands on the
reservation ana also employ reserva
tion labor to do the work. From 75
to 100 lights and power for a motor to
be used in pumping water could be
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II THRILLING EXPERIENCE
Brake Block Shifts and one Horse is
Killed on Pamburn Hill.
While coniiug to town with a load
of wheat Fred Garden encountered a
thrilling experience in descending the
steep bill at the Pambuin place south
of the city. Tbe brake block slipped
out of place and the two heavily
loaded wagons crowded forward on
the four horse team, f At 'express speed
the outfit flew down the bill. Carden
was utterly helpless and when near
the bottom of the steep incline oue of
tbe wheel horses fell and was rolled
and dragged for a considerable dis
tance. Tbe horse never attempted to
get up. Every rib on one side was
found to be broken and the animal
was killed by its owner.
That bad luck follows a fellow in
Bpots, Carden without doubt believes.
Wednesday while coming in with a
load bis trail wagon oecame detached
and letting tbe brake slack slightly
while he was iu kneeling position on
the ground, the wagon crashed iuto
him with the result that one of his
ribs was hadly traotured.
ANOTHER BUSINESS CHANGE
A. J. Parker Buys Lane's Interest in
Barbershop-
A. J. Parker is again sole proprietor
of the barber shop which for. some
time has been owned jointly by him
and Elmer Lane. The price involved
is not named but the deal has been
made and Mr. Parker is in posses
sion. Claud Estes is employed by
Mr. Parker. Mr. aud Mrs. Lane will
depart soon for California. They will
make the trip by team, going from
here to The Dalles, where they will
take a boat as far as Portland, and
then continue up the valley by wagon.
Walla Walla Fruit is Bad.
F. A. Huntley, state commissioner
of horticulture, has returned to
Taooma from Walla Walla. "I found
tbe condition of Walla Walla fruit to
be very bad," said Mr. Huntley.
"There is a large infection of the cod
ling moth and, what is worse, there
has been praotioally no inspection of
tbe fruit. When I was there tbe city
and oouuty authoiitios agreed to sup
port the fruit inspeotor and went on
record by ordinance and resolution to
that offeot. This means that we can
now enforce the state law and the
publio will know that what comes out
of Walla Walla is fit for use."
Old Land Mark Gone.
Oue of tbe oldest land marks in
Umatilla county was completely
destroyed Tuesday night when the
Fanning house at the mouth of McKay
creek burned to tbe grwnd, says tbe
East Oregonian. Tho burned bouse
was one of tbe oldest in this suction of
tbe county, and when built was one
of the best in tho county. It. was
erected 86 years ago, two years after
tbe county seat was moved to Pen
dletou from Umatilla, and 12 years
before tbe building of tho railroad.
The lumber for the house was hauled
from Umatilla Lauding.
Outside Man Bids Higher. ,
At the wheat sale held in Pendleton
Wednesday afternoon under tbe aus
pices of the Farmers' . Association a
telegrapbio bid on 5000 sacks was re
ceived fiom an outside buyer. The
price offered, reports the East Oregon
ian, was 66 l-6o terminal on club and
55 l-2o in tbe local market As club
is quoted at but 65 by the local buy
ers tbe outside price is a half cent bet
ter than theirs. On receiving the
offer a pool of 5000 sacks was made up
by members of tbe association and it
is understood tbe bid will be accepted.
Warehouses Filling Up. .
The big warehouses out at tbe Pres
ton -Parton company mill are rapidly
being filled with wheat A continu
ous stream of teams have been unload
ing grain there for several days.
Over 7000 sacks of wheat was un
loaded at the mill one day this week.
Sack piling machines are used in pil
ing tbe sacked grain in the ware
house. "
Sad News for Pastor.
Rev. E. Baker, pastor of tbe Meth
odist church atWardner, Idaho, 're
ceived word Saturday of tbe serious
illness of bis mother at hot home in
sontb Idaho. Rev. Baker expects to
leave Wardner for there this week,
necessitating bis absence from the
annual conference at North Yakima
the first of September.
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Qreat Commoner Greeted By
an Enthusiastic Multitude ' ,.
A STUPENDOUS GALA DAY
Greatest Reception Ever Given a
Private Citizen Tendered to the
Democratic Standard Bearer.
New . York, Aug. 80. Between
crowds of countless thousands, that
lined both sides of Broadway from the
Battery to Central park, William J.
Bryan made his entry iuto New York
late this afternoon atfer an absence
from tbe country of nearly a year.
Even those whose political faith held
them aloof from the popular demon
stration were bound to admit that it
was a "triumphal" entry, tbe like of
which the metropolis had not seen
siuce the return of Admiral Dewey
after his viotory at Manila bay.
The plans as arranged by the several
committees were carried out without
a hitoh. As the distinguished Ne
braskan, with Governor Folk of Mis
souri at his side, rode up Broadway
tbe crowds cheered, men waved their
hats and women waved greetings with
their handkerchiefs. From curb to
building line the sidewalks were closo
ly packed with men, womon and chil
dren struggling for a plaoe of van
tage from which to get a view of the
central figure of tbe day's demoustra
tion.; Doorways were filled, the roofs
of buildings were thronged and every
window held its party of spectators.
The hotels aud many houses were
decorated for the oooasion.
Mr. Bryan was pleased with tbe
warmth of the demonstration iu bis
honor. He bowed cordially both right
aud left in response to tbe cheers of
the crowd and several times expressed
bis pleasure to those about him.
Pendleton Tribune Incorporated.
The Pendleton Tribune Publishing
company has filed its articles of in
corporation in tbe offioe of tbe secre
tary of state. The incorporators are
former Governor T. ; "X. Geor, . E. P.
Dodd, the present publisher, and G.
W. Phelps. The capital stock is given
at 110,000. . This is the culmination
of the deal that Mr. Geer made sever
al days ago with tbe Tribune people.
He will go to Pendleton in a few
days to take editorial charges of the
paper. -
Reduced Rates.
The O. R. & N. company announces
reduced rates for the Pendleton fair
to be held ou September 24 to 29 in
clusive, and tor tbe Spokane Interstate
fair, September 23 to October 8, in
clusive, as follows: For the Pendle
ton fair, one and one-third fare for
round trip; for tbe Spokane fair oue.
fare plus 60 cents for round trip.
Putting in 100 Lights.
Eleotrloiau Swaney is putting iu
the wires for lOO.iucandesoeut lights
iu tbe normal sohool building at Wes
ton. The order was placed with tho
Preston-Parton Milling company of
this city some time ago, and now that
the material has arrived, tbe work is
being rushed lo completion.
Delegates to Boise.
The delegates who will attend tbe
national irrigation congress at Boise
city next week from this city will
leave on tbe evening train tomorrow.
Tbe delegates from bere who will at
tend are Charles A. Burrett, Fred
Boyd, Will M. Peterson, M. L. Watts
and Walter 8. Ely.
Off to Boise.
Bruce Wallace wbo disposed of tho
Pioneer drng store in tbis city to
Byron Hawks, left last evening for
Boise City where be will be employed
by a drug firm in that city. Mrs.
Wallace departed for Boise Tuesday
evening.
Clopton Will Probated
Tbe will of the late F. B. Clopton
was admitted to probate Wednesday
morning. By its term tbe entire
estate, valued at $ 65,000, is left to
the widow, and she is also named as
executrix.
Has Few Complaints.
Though the board of equalization
has been in session for tbe weeK few
complaints have been made and it has
only been necessary to correct a few
critical errors.
Cole -a,Pelegate.
Dr. W. G. Cole of Pendleton has
been appointed by Governor Chamber
lain as a delegate to tbe International
Tuberculosis congress which meets in
New York November 11 to 16
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