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The Forrest City times., 1905-04-07
The Family Snirit

Higher education says Bishop Pot ter, has increased womans selfish ness. The divorce he adds, is merely a recognition of something which has already been accomplished What. therefore We must study are the causes for this passing of the family spirit. this degeneration of the home in stinct And what we must aim at Is the recreation of the family in the patriarehial sense In other words. the individual interest has excluded the so- cial and society becomes an aggregate of unrelated units. Such result might have been expected, says the St Louis Dispatch In old times the man died in the village where he was born. In the churchyard were the graves of his parents and grandparents and more remote ancestors He was denti- fled with his family and the circle of his friends. He had no life apart from them. Tn our time the boy who stays at home Is dull boy The ambitious SC ht9tt Oi u Aiild, Oi ioOdtl Ajlitd, wherever he is, he must go somewhere else. Ancient ties are broken and the individual lives for himself alone He does not know where his grandfather lies buried Often he does not know his full name. The habits of selfshness acquired while he is making his Tor tune cling to him after he marries. Is 1t wonderful that trouble often comes? It is growth of the time which must be accepted as d fact and turned to so- cial account, difficult as the task may be. Probably the family in the patri- archial sense" will never be restored, but the family, vital and indestructible, is essential to civilization; 1t will out live the chaos of selnshness and he the nucleus of a saner and stronger social life
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-07
$500. 900 for New Capitol.

At the request of the state capitol commission. Senator Hinkle has in troduced in the senate bill for the completion of the new state capitol It carries an additional appropriation of SS0oo00 and provides a tax levy of one and a half mills per annum for two years Important additional fea- lures of the bill are a provision re pealing so much of the act of 1903 as directs the sale of surplus ground in the sixtytwo acres of the new capitol site belonging 10 the state; and a pro- vision to finish the central dome of the building with Batesyile marble, instead of having an iron frame GOV cred with copper Embellishment of the capitol grounds and properly dee orating the walls. ceilings and col umns of the building and installing suitable furniture are also provided for in the bill.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-07
Clothing of Children.

A certain mothers club devoted orc of its meetings recently to the suggest. i've and profitable theme of childrcn's clothing. It does not follow. unfortu nately, that a child who is fashion. ably dressed is sensibly dressed. and the critics found most of their horrible examples" among the well-to-do, in- stead of among the poor. The small boys leather gaiters, for one thing, were roundly denounced It was charged that they condemn him to stiff-legged strut as far as possible removed from the graceful freedom of childhood Nor does summer bring comfort 10 his legs, or to those of his little sister. for the short stocking fashion is friendly to none but mosquitoes. Possibly children of both sexes have grievance in the summer use of sandals for foot wear. although boys who have gone barefooted will not admit it. But un doubtedly small girls might complain of their huge beribboned hats. the first step toward St Nitus' dance" as a recent writer has called them, since 10 keep them on and in place is a per petual strain on the nerves The melancholy conclusion of the Mothers club was, says Youths Companion, that the worst offenders against hy- giene and common sense are people who have plenty of money. Such par ents, or some of them. make their chil- dren lead ''an almost adult life. and the evil influence of their example af- fleets many persons who wish above all things 10 be wise and kind. Pos sibly a return to simplicity is needed in this quarter Talk of "children's fashions sounds rather ridiculous when We stop to think what childhood should be. The only defensivle prac- tice, in the matter of clothing and everything else, was once summed up by Maine farmer: Keep the young ones clean and warm, and able to eat and sleep and work and play-and en- joy it all ,"
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-07
Bills introduced in the Senate.

To fix the time of holding circuit court in Ouaehita county
 To provide special elections when incorporated towns are raised to cities of the second class
 To amend section 1916. Kirbys di- eest. providing penalty for refusal of telegraph or telephone companies to deliver messages.
 To reduce state tax from 214 to 1s4 mills.
 To pay expenses of fraternity inyes tigation committed
 To repeal state militia bill. which carries an appropriation of s25 900
 To regulate the practice of massage treatment
 To declare Saturday afternoons. from F o'clock noon. legal half hol. iday in Arkansas.
 Providing that conyicts shall be worked on the state farm, for the account of the state This bill has the effect of recalling all convicts worked under contract at the expiration of six months
 To authorize the commissioner of state lands to make a deed to Guy M. Black for certain strip of land in Randolph county
 To require railroad agents at Bas- sett and Grider. Mississippi county.
 Appropriating s800,00O for the com pletion of the new state capitol
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-07
A ST. LOUIS TRAGEDY.
samuel Schramni Wounds Hi. W fife, shoots at His Son and Then
 Commits suicide.

St Louis. April 3,-After shooting and wo1uding his wife. Mrs Mary Schramm. of 2oi7 Victor street. early this morning, and shooting al his son, Samuel Sehramm the husband and fa- tter, aged 43 years. turned his weapon upon himself and committed suicide Mrs. Schramm was shot in the mouth and her condition is said 10 be serious, although the physicians believe she will recover. Schramm was found to be wounded in three places once in the head and twice in the body. He died before medical aid could be se- cured.
 The woman's application fer di- vorce is said 10 have prompted the deeds
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-07
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
Summary of the Work of the Assem- bIy's Twelfth Week-Appropria-
 ation Bills Advanced.

The past week in the legislature witnessed considerable new business and quite a lot of old business was dis posed of The appropriation bills came in for their share of the atten- tion, including the deaf mute, state university and hospital for nervous diseases The last was the only one passed. The university bill was post poned two weeks.
 Senators Moore and Collins were ap- pointed senate members of the joint committee to visit Pine Bluff normal college.
 The house summarily disposed of a resolution for a joint session of the senate and house. looking to a settle ment of the railroad tax suits by the legislature. It was indefinite post poned by vote of 40 to 49.
 The bill for the support and main tenance of the Arkansas Hospital for Nervous Diseases again occupied the attention of the house, and some of the items caused spirited debates. IL was passed and now goes to the gov ernor for his signature.
 Senator Logan introduced a bill Tn the senate to annul the convict con- tract with the Arkansas Brick Man ufacturing Co, and 1t was there de feated by vote of 12 ayes to 20 noes.
 The bill for repeal of the militia ap- propriation bill passed the senate by vote of 19 to 10.
 Senator Logan offered a resolution to authorize the committee on new state capitol to employ a competent architect to assist in the examination of the plans, to determine if the work is being done according to contract. It was adopted
 The anti-lobbying bill, introduced in the house, was killed as being ineffi- cient
 The Fletcher bill for the regulation of commercial fertilizers failed to pass over the veto of the governor.
 A bill to require assessors to give notice to persons whose assessments they increase, that they may appear before the board of equalization, was passed by unanimous vote.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-07
Bill to Regulate Foreign MutuaIs.

In the house, Representative Chap line, chairman of the committee on in surance, addressed the speaker upon a matter which he said, under exist ing conditions, was highly privileged. He wished to suspend the rules and introduce and have read twice a bill emanating from his committee. at the instance of the state auditor, who is ex-officio insurance commissioner which seeks to regulate foreign mutual insurance companies entering the state. He said that outside mutual companies were threatening to man
 damus the commissioner 10 grant them license to do business in the state, and that as the law now stands it gives no protection whatever; the outsiders can get in if they SO desire
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-07
All Kinds of Insurance

How many kinds of insurance are there?' asks correspondent of the Insurance Press. By coincidence, says that journal, we received in the same mail the business card of an enterpris- ing local insurance agency in western city which claims to have on sale "all kinds of insurance and bonds. Here Is the western agency's list: Fire, life, safe, rents theft, credit, patent, marine. tornado, accident, burglary, sprinkler. lightning. plate glass. transportation, tourists baggage, bank and messenger robbery, tailors' and furniture floaters' physicions' and druggists liability, travellers samples fidelity official guar anteed attorneys department. contract, judicial and court bonds. teams. health, postal. elevator, casualty, fywheel, leasehoids. automobile. contingent. steam boiler. landlords liability. use and occupancy, employers liability, work mems collective. liquor dealers license general liability, hold-up insurance, bank accounts.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-07
HE DIED VERY SUDDENLY.
pr. r.. (. Hewitt. One of the Best ~nown Educators In the West,
 Dead at Normal, III.

Bloomington H.. April 3.-Dr E. c. Hewitt. one of the best-knOwn educa- tors of the west, died very suddenly at his home in Normal He was born in Massachusetts in lS2S. and was prominent in educational circles in he east until 1858. when te came to Nor nal.
 He was president of tho state normal university for E years resigning in 1880 He was tutor m the university for 32 years.
 He has served as president of tho Illinois Teachers association and was active as member Of the National Educational association
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-07
To Draft Redistrlotino Bill.

Representative Raney has offered a concurrent resolution providing for the appointment of joint committee of four from the house and three from the senate, which shall draft and introduce a bill for redistricting the circuit and chancery districts of the state. The resolution was adopted.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-07
AN EPIDEMIC OF MENINGITIS,
Over One Hundred Deaths in Nan- haitian Island, In n Few Days,
 From Cerebro-SpinaI Meningitis

: ew York April l.-There were eight deaths Thursday in Manhattan from cerebro-spinaI meningitis. against six on the cay previous Since noon last Sunday there have been l07 deaths from this disease in the city. If this keeps up the number of deaths for the week will be the greatest on record in this or any previous epidemic of cere- bro-spinal meningitis.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-07
Defeated in the Senate.

To create state racing commis- sion.
 Providing for the teaching of ele- mentary agriculture and horticulture in the public schools.
 To authorize county judges to lease sixteenth section lands for not exceed ing five years.
 To repeal the act preventing fish ing by non-residents. so far as 1t ap- plies to Sharp and Fulton counties.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-07

According to the narrator of things humorous in the Washington Post, Speaker Cannon is a great lover of green corn. He boards at the Arling- nois farmer constituents to dinner with him. Cannon made his dinner on green eorn. eating seven ears. The farmer asked him how much he paid for board at the Arlington and Cannon replied: Six dollars day" We'll" said the farmer constituent. Joe, don't you think it would be cheaper for you to board al livery stable?"
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-07
Nun Dies On Her Birthday.

St. Louis, April 5,17sister Marta of the Ursuline convent, who was Miss Mary Albitz, 25 years old, died on her birthday. after a brief illness. Being an accomplished musician she had charge of the musie-room at tie con- vent.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-07
Wants First Husband's Nam.

St Louis, April 5.-Harriet E. Baker has filed a petition in the St. Louis county circuit court for divorce from Herbert J. Baker. and asked that the name of her first husband Dovey. be restored to her.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-07
k filed in His Own Nnrh.

Orange. Tex. April Slate al night Bud Watson was shot and killed iii his own yard. a bullet striking him as he turned his head to answer a call from his wife
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-07
CALLS CANCER IN BERLIN.
The Real Nature of the Disease Tor Which Prince of Wales Was
 Operated Upon.

Berlin. April 5.-It is reported here that the real nature of the disease for which the prince of Wales was operat-
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-07
THE PRINCE OF NAIE1

ed upon is cancer. This is denied in re- ports from London. where il is gener- ally known that the princes throat and lungs are weak This gives rise 10 the belief there that an operation for some throat affection has been per formed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-18
NORTHWEST NEWS.

NJ. S. Nissen, the Lincoln, CAL,
rancher, who was shot by his 14-year-
old son Claus while the elder Nissen
was abusing his wife, died from his
injuries.
A spur track will be built at Cen
tralia. Wash, two miles in length out
to the Baschlin coal mine and i'm
mediate steps taken to render it a
heavy producer.
Soundings taken under the new
Morrison street bridge at Portland,
show 80 feet of water-the depth re-
quired by the government permit to
build the bridge.
After being out an hour and 20
minutes a jury at Albany found Eli
Dunn and ]. A. Crossley guilty of rob-
bing the Lebanon bank February l..
They will be sentenced March 90.
Chinese burglars are very scarce,
but Ton Chong is said to be one. He
was locked up in the city Jail at Port
land on a charge of attempting burg
larry, after a sensational chase of
several blocks.
At San Francisco Lee Johnson was
awarded $3.50 damages against Will
liam Helbing by jury for a broken
leg. Johnson was struck by brick
which fell from a building on Bush
street for the erection of which Hell
bing was the contractor.
Assistant Attorney General Falknor
will help County Attorney ]. r. Bux-
ton in the prosecution of the Brown
murder case, which will be tried in
April at Chehalis, Wash. Brown is
the 16-year-old boy who killed his
father at Christmas time.
At North Yakima Judge Rigg has
continued permanently the injunc-
ton against the city restraining 1t
from selling sewer bonds. He held
the votes at special ELECTIONS must be
registered. OF 642 votes cast at the
sewer election, he held that only 7s
were registered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-18
Valuable Grand Ronde Land.

John Blockland has purchased the
Henry Beukers farm, 12 miles north
of ltis city, which is one of the best
improved farms on the Sandridge,
paying $14,4O for the 240 acres, be-
ing $50 per acre. Prior to this pur-
chase Mr.. Blockland was one of the
largest land owners in the valley.
Mr.. Blockland is no novice. He is
one Of the wealthy farmers of this
valley and he has made his wealth
from the products of our rich land.
He has always followed the system of
investing his profits in the best land
that could be obtained and those of
us aho have known him and know his
careful and conservative manner of
doing business know that when John
Blockland pays $50 an acre for land
that it is worth it--La Grande OBJ
server.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-18
RACING MEN SORE AT SALEM.
Apathy and Parsimony Are Respon-
Eible

If the business men of Salem
doubt that they are in bad odor with
the racing fraternity of the North
west circuit they have only to take
trip to the fair grounds and look
up some of the visiting horsemen who
drop i'm there daily to talk over their
troubles, says the Salem Statesman.
According to the followers of the
track, the business men of this city,
or a good portion of them, are very
short-sighted in not having contribut-
ed to the funds solicited by the fair
board as a guarantee against loss If
the races should be pulled off this
year.
one man figured it out tlusly:
Each handler of a string of horses at
the grounds had a monthly expense
account of from 5000 to $3.50. All
this was spent right here in Salem
among the business men Of the city.
The expense was maintained for at
least five and often for six months
each year. And there were on an av-
erage of from six to seven strings of
horses at the grounds during this
time. It's a simple problem in rudi-
mentary mathematics to determine
how much the local business interests
have dropped in this one line alone.
This, of course, was a mere bagatelle
as compared to the thousands of dol
lars that would come to the city
through the patrons of the races in
the five or six days of the meet.
Horsemen are generally sore over
the matter and their wounds cannot
be easily healed. The usual bustling
scene evident at the track about this
time every year is conspicuous by its
absence this spring. Where there are
never less than five or six strings of
horses working out for the seasons
work there are only two this year.
More are due later on, but the large
number that is usually here at this
time because of the preparations for
the annual racing dates here have re-
mained away.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-18
Personal Letter.

Pendleton, Or, March IS, 1906
To My Dear Neighbor
This letter is addressed to you per-
sonally, as 1 am fully satisfied in my
mind that the people of Pendleton
and Umatilla county are too intelli-
gent class of people to pay any at
tention or to take any stock in the
slurring remarks, letters and ads you
continue to persstently circulate
amongst the public. Anyone knows
that a pig will squeal when you step
on his tail. So long as you could
make 100 per cent profit and do a
good business you were satisfied. hut
when it is taken away it isn't quite so
pleasant we will admit.
Now at first when you started to
circulate these reports regarding the
closing out of my clothing depart
ment it was my intention to let the
matter drop, but as you appear to
insist on a reply by constantly nag
ging away and persistently trying to
mslead the public regarding my bus
mess, now then, first. in reply to
your assertion regarding any not be-
ing able to sell first-class, new and
up-to-date merchandise at cost pay
rents, clerk hire, light, etc, and re-
main in business. Your own state
ments admit that this can not be done
and at the same time you claim we
are doing this and are going to re-
main in the clothing business. You
| overlook the fact that we are not de-
| pendent on a 100 per cent clothing
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-18
GENERAL NEWS.

The vault in the bank at Peters
burg, Tenn, was blown and $1,000
taken.
The last Delaware legislature abol-
ished the pillory. but refused to abol
ish the whipping post.
The graduating class of Indians at
Carlisle, Pa, this spring, numbers Al
the largest in many years.
A man found dead on a flat near
Tonopah. New, has been identified as
Aaron Marks. All signs point to a
brutal murder.
The forest fire in the Kona dis
trict, Hawaiian Islands, has been ex-
tinguished by a heavy rain which has
broken a disastrous drouth.
A Union Pacific engine pulling
east-bound freight No. So, blew up
while passing Echo, Utah, injuring
Engineer c. N. Bunker and Brake
man ]. E. Jones. The engine was
badly wrecked.
The war department finds that it
will be obliged to decline to send reg
ular troops to the encampment of the
state militia organizations during
1906 for the reason that funds for
transportation are not available.
James H. Wolff, negro ex-Union
soldier, has been elected commander
of the Massachusetts, G. A. R.-the
first instance of a negro ever filling
that position in any state. He is a
graduate of Dartmouth and of the
Harvard law school, and is lawyer
by profession.
A special grand jury at Jefferson
City. Mo-, will tackle the entire leg
islature, believing the monotonous
and apparently permanent deadlock
on senator ought to be investigated
on the grounds that heavy bribery is
resorted to to keep the factional lines
iptanrt
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-18
Rov Killed by a Train.

Mrs, ]. T. Peters, who made a trip
to Menomlnee, four miles below
Hood River. Tuesday, tells of a seri-
ous accident which occurred shortly
before they arrived there that morn
ing. rewcy Lane, a little S-year-oid
boy, was playing with a crowd Of
boys on the north side of the track
when the school bell rang. and in his
haste he attempted to crawl under
some cars standing on the track. At
that instant the train started, and
though Jap grabbed him, one leg
was caught and crushed badly. He
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-18
snain Honors Echegaray.

Madrid. March 1S.-The installa-
ton of Jose Echegaray as professor OF
applied mathematics in the universi-
ty was made the occasion for ma
tional demonstration today. The gov
ernment granted free transmission Of
congratulatory kilograms addressed
to him. and the bank of Spain put out
special issue of bank notes bearing
his portrait. Echegaray divided the
Nobel prize for literature with Fred
erick Mistral of France last Decem-
ber. and was publicly congratulated
by the king of Spain.