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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-03
A HOMESTEAD A MILE SQUARE.

Whether $40 acres as a homestead
shall take the place Of 1s0 acres is a
question which is being discussed be-
fore the public lands committees of
the senate and house. Statements
have been made showing that a
square mile is not too much to allow
a man in certain states of the West,
and that 100 acres Is too little. An
interesting argument was made last
Friday before the house committee
by Representative Mondell of Wyom-
ing. chairman of the house irriga-
tion committee, in which he took de-
cided ground against any hasty legis-
lation on this subject.
Congress passed a law on this
question last session including the
land of Western Nebraska" he said,
with the understanding that 1t would
be in the nature of an experiment
After a fair trial there, and a care
full investigation of its results, 1t
may be wise-may be wise 1 say-to
enact similar legislation for other
limited localities; but to forthwith
apply the plan to great areas of the
West at this time, would be a danger
Gus thing. The Nebraska law has
been in no sense demonstration as
yet" e..s
Mr. Mondell stated that he had
made four or five long railroad trips
throughout this part of Nebraska and
he had observed no indication of set
tlement under this law. He saw no
new houses nor no evidence of In
creased population. He admitted that
there are vast areas Of the West
which can eventually be classified as
grazing lands solely, irredeemable be-
yond any process Of irrigation, bet
ter farming methods or through the
introduction of new arid land crops,
"but," he sad, 1--WE are in no condi-
tion at this time and will not be for
many years, to intelligently classify
all those lands. There Is a great
advance being made on the desert to-
day, by which newly discovered crops
and methods of culture are constantly
making productive and will reclaim
millions of acres which a few years
ago were supposed to be absolutely
unfit for crop growing. 1t would b'
a serious mistake to condemn any o.
these lands, which will. as agricul
tural science progresses more and
more. become suitable for homes, t.
indefinite stock grazing"
As an illustration, he stated tina
in his own county of Weston, lyini
Immediately west Of the South Da
kota line, some 12 years ago star
was made by himself and friends t
grow grain without irrigation. Thes
"agricultral" operations were locke
upon by the cowboys as great joke
The section was a Cow country" an
dry-land farming! well, there was nc
even a question that 1T would sue
ceed. Now a quarter of a millio
bushels of grain and 25,O00 bushel
OF vegetables are produced annual
wheat yielding from IS to rs bush
els per acre--and in Crook county
the north, and also west of the Sout
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-03
MEMORABLE LEGISLATURE OF OREGON

Harry Rinehart, one of the most in
teresting and resourceful pioneers of
Eastern oregon, was in the city last
evening from his home at Summer
vile. in Union county. on business.
Mr.. Rinehart was the youngest
member of the oregon legislature In
the year 1868. when the county seat
of Umatilla county was removed
from Umatilla to Pendleton, and
voted to remove II to this city. The
other representative from Union
county at that session was David
Benson, who also favored Pendleton,
because of its more central location
and the certainty that It would de-
velop into a city of more than ordi-
nary proportions, because OF the rich
farming country in the east end of
ocrat, as was his colleague.
Mr.. Rinehart relates some interest
ing stories of that memorable session
of the legislature. 1t was at the close
of the session of 1868 that II repub-
lican members of the house resigned
at the last hour of the session, break
ing the quorum of the house and
preventing the passage Of the general
appropriation bill for the session,
| Amounting to about $4,000. AS a re-
suit of this action on the part Of the
members, not cent could be paid
out for the expenses of that session
and the public money that was In the
state treasury at that time and for
the succeeding two years was idle
unless 1t was used by the state treas
urer. George L. Woods was governor
at that time, and It is alleged held a
caucus with the republican members
and assisted in completing the plot
to prevent the passage OF the appro'
priation bill. by advising the repub-
lican members to resign at the las
hour. The legislature was democratic
but the state officials were all repub
licans.
The appropriation bill had beer
discussed somewhat, at the last day
and on the afternoon of the last day
everybody was in readiness to star
home, at the close of the session.
quorum failed to appear at the open
Ing of the best session of the house
and finally the sergeant-at-arms wa
sent out to bring in the delinquents
He failed to find them, but learned
that a caucus was in progress, ant
that something was about to drop.
Republicans All Resigned.
Finally the members came into tn
house, and after the hands of tn
clock had been turned back severa
, times in waiting for them, they thel
/ walked out of the house In body
depositing their designations with tn
clerk as they passed out
The session was abruptly brough
e to an end. The members gathered u
;, their baggage and started home. over
0 land, by boat and stage coach. TIL
;, last and only task left undone befor
d the quorum was thus broken, was tn
a passage of the appropriation bill.
Sam Mays was secretary of stat
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-03

Dakota line, the crop production
without irrigation is much more. In
the northern half of Weston county,
12 years ago an almost unbroken
range, there is now an average of
between two and three farms on
every square mile. This" he said,
"shows the advance we have made
in IL years Why have we any reason
to believe that we will not make as
coming IL years and bring lands un-
der cultivation which are now looked
upon as worthless for farming?
"It is not" he saids that there is
a change in climate, but change In
the class of farmers; not a change In
the soil, but in the class of crops
grown. A considerable portion of
land included in these 640-acre home
stead hills will be found during the
coming decade or so to be suitable
for so-called 'dry-farming;' consider
able will be irrigated in small indi-
vidual patches by damming coulees
ETC., and considerable portion by
private irrigation systems.
I'VE are but upon the fringe of the
agricultural development of the great
West, We will, II we proceed care
fully in our land policy, ultimately
cultivate as much land by these dry
farm methods as through irrigation
For every million or 10 million acres
we reclaim through irrigation in the
west we will have a million or II
million acres producing profitablJ
without irrigation"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-03
Notice to Contractors.

Bids for the erection and compile
tion of two-story frame dwelling on
Court street, Pendleton. Or, for
Henry Scales, will be received at the
office of the architect, F. A. Swingle,
in the La Dow block, until Saturday,
February 4, at p. m. Plans and
specifications can be secured by con-
tractors at architects office. The
owner reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Pendleton, Or, January 20.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-03
COMING EVENTS.

February 7-s-western Lumber
mems Association, Spokane.
February 6-11-Walla Walla Poul'
try show.
February 12-100th anniversary Of
the birth of Sacajewea's baby at For'
Mandan, with Lewis and Clark's ex'
pedition.
June /, 1s05-Opening Lewis and
Clark exposition.
June 22-28-National Woman'i
Suffrage Association, Portland.
July 11-14-American Medical AS
sociation. Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-03

and L. n. Cooke. was state treasurer
1t is alleged that well known Salem
banker engineered the deal in order
to be able to have the use of the
state funds that would be left idle in
the treasury, during the succeeding
two years, after the Legislature had
failed to pass the appropriation bill
f. n. Cooke, then state treasurer,
built the old mansion in Salem imme
diately following that session of the
legislature which it is now proposed
mansion.
Colleges Established.
Other intensely interesting features
attach to that session of the leglsla-
ture. 1t was at that session that the
University of oregon was created and
located at Eugene. 1t was also at
that session that the act was passed,
creating and establishing the Oregon
Agricultural college at Corvallis. The
Methodist church owned an old col
lege building at Corvallis and the
state appropriated funds and desig-
mated it as the agricultural college
and provided for the first agricultural
-, science course ever taught in the
state.
At that time there were but five
counties IN Eastern Oregon-Wasco,
| Umatilla, Union. Baker and Grant. T.
j. Kirk was the member from UNA
tilla county.
II. H. Gilfrey, another young MEM
ber from Lane county at that session.
was afterward made reading clerk OF
the United States senate, position
which he held for 80 years. Ex-Gov-
ernor John Whitaker was speaker OF
the house at the session of 1868.
Mr.. Rinehart came from Iowa to
Oregon in 1854. and from Lane coun-
ty to Union county in 1861, where he
has since resided. He Is secretary OF
the Union County Pioneer association
and a member of the Rinehart family
which Is organized into an association
and holds reunion In Grand Ronde
valley each year. He has been one Of
the. most prominent democratic poll
ticians in Eastern Oregon, having
been register of the La Grande LAND
office during the Cleveland terms
and has held other responsible posi-
tions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-03

A coal oil lamp exploded in the
dwelling OF o. P. Lane at Glendale,
Or. A 2-year-old boy was burned to
death and Mrs Lane and Miss Cooper,
nurse, were 80 badly burned and
affected by smoke that they died in a
few hours.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-03
STATE on OHIO. cITY or TOLEDO

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TULEDO,
LUCAS CONTY-ss.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner Of the firm OF f. ]. Cheney
Co., doing business In the City Of To
ledo. County and State aforesaid. and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN.
DRIED DOLLARS for each and every case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use OF Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day Of December,
A. D. 1886.
(Seal) A. W. GLEASON:
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally,
and acts directly on the blood sdd nlu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Send for
testimonials free.
r. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggist. price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa'
tioa.
The Jewish outlook., 1905-12-22
New York.

A meeting Of the auxiliary to help the
Alliance by increasing it's membership
was held at the residence Of the presi-
dent Mr.. Isidor Straus, on Monday
evening. Mr.. Louis Wiley presided.
superintendent Blaustein described
the work of the Alliance. He showed the
point of view Of the Russian Jew, who
finds all things diametrically opposed to
what he has been accustomed, and illus
trated it by the case of a boy he ex-
amined who wanted to read his Hebrew
from left to right, his observation being
that this was a country Of contrarles.
Other addresses were made by DIR.
David Davidson, Edward Lauterbach,
Marcus NJ Marks, Mr.. A. Blum and
others. Mr.. Adolph Lewisohn apollo
gized for not being present and sent
check Of S. 900 instead. Others sent new
members, one twenty-five, and some life
members were proposed. 1t was sug-
gested, as a good idea to take down pros
pcctive members to see the work as it
goes on. The next meeting, December
18th, will be at the Alliance.
Mr. and Mrs. Straus entertained the
gentlemen after the meeting.
The Jewish outlook., 1905-12-22

We have received very interesting
pamphlet entitled "Convalescents; their
care from the medical standpoint" by
Lee X. Frankel, manager United Hebrew
Charities Of the city Of New York 1t is
reprinted from the Medical Record, Ocz
tober 2Sth, 1905. This pamphlet, like
everything else from DR.. Frankel's pen,
is of great interest and of value. He
points out graphically the need Of sani-
tcria for convalescent poor. While hos
pitfalls are taking care Of sick or ''hos-
pital cases. the poor patients are dis
charged as soon as they are able to walk
and are compelled to resume daily oc-
equations which in most cases require
hard manual labor and mental worry
1t is this class, unfit for work, physically,
incapacitated and bodily weakened, be-
come the prey Of diseases like pneumonia,
consumption, heart disease, etc. He urges
the establishment of institutions to meet
their needs. This pamphlet is of inter-
est to social workers and philanthropists
III general
Those who like stories which tell of
Jewish life will undoubtedly be greatly
interested in ga Renegade" and other
tales by Martha Wolfenstein, published
by the Jewish Publication Society Of
America. The story or collection Of
stories-for the book consists of col
lection Of thirteen small stories-was or
riginally published in weekly and
monthly magazines.
The Jewish outlook., 1905-12-22
Cincinnati.

One of the oldest and most prominent
Jewish citizens Of the city, Julius Frei-
burg, died early Thursday morning after
1923 and came to America in 1847 He
was the head of the well-knOwn distillers
firm Frieberg & Worl<rlm, and leaves a
The Jewish outlook., 1905-12-22

large fortune. He was a very public
spirited citizen, and gave his assistance
and time and money to every effort that
made for the city's good. He was for
large number of years the president Of
the Mound street Temple congregation,
president of the Union Of American He
brew congregations for several terms, a
member of the board of governors Of the
Hebrew Union college, an officer Of the
Jewish Charities The funeral took place
on Friday afternoon.
The Jewish outlook., 1905-12-22
St. Louis,

The Jewish Hospital Association held
it's annual meeting last Sunday night,
and reelected the following directors
Julius Lesser, William Stix, DR.. Herman
Tuholske, Nj. Shoenberg and Nathan
Bry President August Frank read his
annual report, showing that considerable
interest had been awakened among the
association members and others and that
the hospital had been well patronized by
Jews from Missouri, Kansas and Ne
braska. The new eastern wing, the
foundation of which was laid with the
original building, will be ready by April
1st DR.. Tuholske, chief of the surgeons
staff, in his annual report stated that 321
patients had been treated and $50 sur
gical operations performed during the
year.
The Jewish outlook., 1905-12-22
DOMESTIC
Cairo, III.

A beautiful new synagogue was dedi-
Gated Sunday afternoon by Montefore
congregation, in the presence of an audi
ence which filled the hall and with exer-
cises which were impressive in the ex-
treme.
The addresses of the occasion was de-
livered by Rev. DR.. Joseph Stoltz of Chi
cago, president of the Central Confer
ence Of American Rabbs.
Rabbi b. Sadler delivered the dedi-
catory sermon and Mr.. Isaac Cohen read
a history Of the Montefore congregation,
both of which told of the organization of
the society, which was eleven years old
on last Saturday.
The Jewish outlook., 1905-12-22
Reviews

The monthly publication of Congre
cation Beth Israel, Portland, Oregon, for
November is lecture on ''The National
Church Federation by Rabbi Stephen
S. Wise. The lecture was delivered on
the eve of the Sukkoth festival and, as
usual, is interesting and instructive
The Jewish outlook., 1905-12-22

Prince Louis Of Battenburg is the
chief contributor to the Woman s Home
Companion for January, his subject be-
ing "Diplomacy-A new Field of en-
deavor for the American Woman. -
jerome X. jerome answers the question
"Why Do We Read and Elliott Flower
begins a series of stories of Barney and
Norah," in which policeman Barney
Flynn initiates Sherlock Holmes with Or
iginal results depicted by Hy Mayer
In addition to score Of bright stories
the magazine contains an exceptional
array of household features. Published
by the Crowell. Publishing Company,
Springfield, Ohio; one dollar year !;
ten cents a copy.
The Jewish outlook., 1905-12-22
New York.

The Hebrew Technical Institute has re-
ceived a gift of $4,000 from Mrs. Jo-
seph B. Bloomingdale out of the estate
of her late husband who was for many
years associated with the Institute as
director and president. The money is
to be held in trust by the board of direct
ors to be used as part of future build
ing fund.
During the month of November, 5,132
Jewish immigrants arrived at the port
of New York, of whom fifteen hundred
were children. Of the number 3O86
were Russians, 9S3 were Austrians 474
were Hungarans, and 4S9 were Rouma-
mans. Fifteen hundred of the imm-
grants left the city and 3,612 remained.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-27

even on his deathbed you embittered his
heart with enmity against his only child!
For the sake of one dear memory, l have
borne all this. But there is a limit to
all human endurance and that limit is
passed with me. 1t seems YOU have
one being still in whom you take some
interest-that you have one vulnerable
point. and through that I'll strike youi
There is no revenge, however fendish,
that | will pause at. l will never cross
your threshold again, but my shadow
shall he upon you to the last hour of
your lifep'
AS he spoke, he drew close to her,
foaming with passion, and wildly gesticu-
lating as though he would strike her.
But not one step did she move, but
looked him full and fearlessly in the face,
though her own grew a shade paler. The
solemn servant. attracted by the noise,
stood terror-striclxen in the doorway. AS
he spoke the last words, he pushed her
aside, and rushed out of the house, with
Madame Berne's voice ringing in his
ears, Beware what you do, lest the ven
geance fall upon your own head"
Left alone, her nerve gave way, and
she sank back trembling, and almost
fainting, upon the sofa.
An hour afterwards, she was OH her
way to Gray's Inn. When she arrived,
the Office was closed. Early on Monday
morning she sought it again. But the
time lost was fatal.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-27

ATHLETES realize the Importance of
keeping in good bodily trim.
The digestion must be good, the cir
culation perfect, sleep regular and
enough of it.
If the slightest catarrhal condition
of lungs or stomach is allowed to re-
main, neither digestion nor sleep will
be strength sustaining.
Those who lead very active lives, like
athletes, with good muscular development,
find the spring months especially tryis g.
Athletes every where praise Peruna
because they of all men, appreciate
the value of tonic that dispels phys
zeal depression.
The vocation of some men may allow
them to endure the depressing feelings t.
cident to spring weather, but the athie
must never allow himself to get "under
weather"
He must keep in the pink of condi-
ton" all the time.
In order to do this lie must avail
himself of spring tonic upon which
he can rely.
Therefore Athletes are especially friend
Iy toward Peruna.
Peruna never fails them.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-27
CHAPTER XIX.

Five minutes passed, and then the han
die of the door was turned, and there
appeared upon the threshold all elderly
woman, tall, big boned, thin, white lips;
a nose like a parrots beak; light gray
eyes as cold as stone She wore a
front of dark brown hair, dressed in
small fiat curls, and bound round the
forehead by a band of narrow black vel
vet. She was dressed in black silk,
and wore a kerchief of white muslin
crossed upon her bosom. Mr.. Montgom-
cry rose and bowed, still carefully keep
ing his face from the light.
"You have brought me intelligence of
the boy, Silas CarstonY' she said. in a
hard. cold voice, and standing only just
within the doorway.
He tried to speak, but his mouth was
too parched, and his voice failed him, so
he politely moved a chair a little to-
wards her; but she still remained stand
ing on the same spot, not recognizing his
civility.
'My time is precious" she said, yet
more coldly. "Will you please to state
youx business?
'Stony as everp' he said, within him
self; "impervious to politeness or blan-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-27
schwab Admits the Contract.

Charles M. Schwab of New York,
who is on his way from st. Peters
burg to Luxembourg to visit the iron
works and who thence will return
home, stopped over in Berlin for a
day. In an interview, Mr.. Schwab said
it was quite true that he had made a
contract with the Russian government
for warships, but that he considered
it would be improper for him to talk
about it. Those in the Russian gov
eminent who knew of the contract,
he said, were the ones to make the
terms public.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-27
Bearing the Burden.

That service in the regular army not
only teaches our colored brother per
sonal cleanliness, obedience and other
virtues, but sharpens his wits, is shown
by the following incident:
Some United States infantrymen
were loafing on the platform of a rail
road in an interior town of the Philip
pines, when train pulled in filled with
colored troopers, one of whom thrust
his coal-black face out of the car win
dow.
Hello, coonr called one of the sol.
diers. 'What are you doing here?"
Quick as a flash came the answer:
Helping to bear de white mans bur-
deDr
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-27
Noted Stallion Sold.

London, May 2.-The Sportsman
states that the stallion Maclou, by st
Simon, out of Mimi, has been sold to
Sulzberger of Germany for $4,000.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-27
PE-RU-NA
Renovates, Regulates, Restores System
Depleted by Catarrh.

John w. Glenister, of Providence, R.
l., champion long distance swimmer of
America, has performed notable feats
in this country and England. He has
used Peruna as a tonic and gives his
opinion of it in the following letter:
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-27
New York.
The Peruna Medicine Company,
Columbus, Ohio:

Gentlemen-''This spring for the
first time have taken two bottles of
Peruna, and, as it has done me
great deal of good, 1 feel as if
ought to say a good word for its
worth.
During the springtime for the last
few years, have taken several kinds of
spring tonics, and have never received
any benefit whatever. This year,
through the advice of friend, have
tried Peruna and it has given satisfac-
ton.
81 advise all athletes who are about
to go in training to try bottle, for it
certainly gets the system in good
shape" Yours truly,
JOHN w. GLENSTER.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-15

Bruce Arbur, sailor employed on
the steamer China OF the Montreal
line, lost his balance on swinging
stage while washing down, Tuesday
morning, at Detroit, and fell into
the river and was drowned.
Frank Pesnicker, OF Wausau, Wis,
while trying to make peace between
George Haas and his wife, who, it
is alleged, were quarreling, was
killed by being disemboweled with
q knife which Haas had in his poss-
ession. He gave himself up.
After killing his wife with a
butcher knife, cutting her throat
and slashing her body in most ter
rible manner, Edward H. Mitchell,
a mining machinist, committed sui
eide at his home in Salt Lake City,
Utah, Monday by hanging. He is
believed to have been insane.
Monday, Gilbert Javelin, wealthy
and aged land owner of Hoffman,
Wis, after an operation for appen-
dicitis escaped from the hospital,
walked two miles, and committed
suicide by cutting his throat. Jaw
elm is supposed to have been tenn
porarily insane as a result OF his
delirium.
The fifteen-year-old son OF Clement
Mette, Hancock blacksmith, died
Sunday with hydrophobia. This is
the second victim OF the disease in
tie copper country In two weeks
About two weeks ago the Mette boy
came in contact with mad dog; al
though it is not thought he was bit
ten by the animal it is thought poss-
IDLE the foam from the dogs mouth
might have entered some scratch or
cut, thereby injecting him with the
disease. The young man succumbed
to the affiiction.