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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-15

REX BUGGIES.
Are well built and they afford the
simplest. safest and most luxurious
means Of conveyance for town or
country use. Prices all in your favor.
When you buy a wagon it's Just
common business sense to look :or
the vehicle that will give you the
most for your money.
WINONA WAGONS.
will prove an investment and not an
expense. They are reasonable In
price, they cost little to maintain. are
honestly built, and will stand the
strain Of heavy load.
We look after the interests of our
customers and they are protected by
shop well equipped with up-to date
machinery.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13
FEATURES OF THE
INTERSTATE FAIR.

A feature to be suggested at next Sat-
urday evenings meeting OF the d. A.
& NJ. directors, for the proposed inter-
state fair Of 1907, Will be an invitation
to the participating states to erect their
own state structures on the fair
grounds, also, that such buildings be
made IN sections so they can be taken
to pieces and removed by the various
state arrangements. as soon as the fair
Is over, Instead of being condemned for
wreCkage. In that way, each state can
have all the space 1t wants, and arrange
its exhibits to suit itself. II Is under
stood that Idaho Will be especially
eager to be represented, as the south
ern part Of the state particularly Is de-
sirous of entering products regularly
into this market. Nevada too will have
a splendid mining exhibit TO make, and
Montana VIII not only have the same,
but will make a special wool display,
All the country west of the 105th meri.
dian can be brought into the scheme,
II Is believed, noticeably southern Cali
fornia and western Arizona, which have
been brought into closer relations with
Utah by the San Pedro railroad, but
New Mexico is far out Of the line Of
travel. and besides Is so absorbed in
struggling for statehood, that 1t is not
considered likely that that territory
would seriously think of participating,
The next Utah Legislature will be asked
for $4,000 to push the interstate fair
scheme.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13
RAILROAD TIES
FROM C0RNSTALkS.

Ono inventor has come to town with
something entirely new. He Is j. r.
Schaffer Of Rochester. known as an ex.
pert on hydraulic machinery. Ho Is also
an expert on induration, or the harden.
ing OF substances TO make them both fire
and water proof, and is well up on ox.
tracing fluids from solids, says the New
York World.
Tho Inventors scheme is 10 manufac-
ture railroad ties out Of cornstalks. lie
has with him at the Victoria Hotel
sample block or brick OF hts indlIratcd
corHstalks which is as hard as a rock
and OF q graylsh color There are In the
United States about 2lQ,0J miles OF sln-
gle track railway, for which are required
oJD. OtpOO wooden ties. The annual re-
uewA u ties ~ about lu00D,U00 The
wood Is giving out and Mr., Scnancr
would use pressed cornstalks as "A suOsCl-
tlte.
Having figured out the geographical re-
lation Of the roads TO the corn belt, Mr.
SchaHer has decided to run his plant TO
the railroads Instead Of distributing his
Ties from q center, As q thrashing ma
chime travels about tho country setting
W at farms WHERE II Is required. 50 tbs
inventor Intends 10 draw his machinery
by locomotive to sidlngs along the corn
and sugar cane belts and turn out NJ
many Ties as may be deCandtd. II would
require Tram OF tQlf or iNt cars ABOUT
twenty-five hands would he employed.
and a tie could be- turned out every
thirty seconds or l,2N during a working
day Of ten hours. "Oak ties. saiu VA.
Schador "cost l33 In northern New
York Tho cornstalk substitute costs
onc-third less, The latter vii ouuast
three wooden ties.
'Al railroads soak their wooden ties in
crs0sotc 10 icugthen their llfe,' continued
Nlg SChaffer, The objections TO creUsot-
Ing are that IL docs not prevent water
from soaking IN between the spikes and
wood fiber. Again II is very expensive
and In the third place creosotc is dead
To the steel tie there are objections,
tho noise and the lack OF elasticity. which
prevents the tie from spIinging back into
place after the ends have dropped into
the roadbCd.
The Wabash experimental with cement
ties, but 10 was necessary TO insert wood
en- plugs into which to drive the spikes,
and the water swelling the plugs, burst
tho cement In Paris they tried ties
made cut ot paper but the cost was pro-
hihitiyo. and By the way no Insect that
lives can penetrate a cornstalk tie, for
the cells are an filled with 'lndurator' OF
hardening substance.
Spreading OF the rails r. the cause Of
most Of the accidents" SAYS the inventor
Now j would doyetni tho rails into my
tie, and then there would We no spread.
ms"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13
SPIKE AND RAIL.

A carload Of gravel from the famous
Sherman hill beds on the Union Pa
cfc has been received at Ogden for
Che depot platform.
Travelling Passenger Agent Kenneth
c. Kerr of the Salt Lake Route went
to Lynn Junction last night with the
Carleton Opera company.
The Burlington local general agency
reports heavy ticket sales from Utah TO
the Livestock Exposition at Chicago
next week. The tickets are on sale I'M
Ill the 10th.
Donald Stubs. recently appointed
district freight and passenger agent OF
the Oregon Short Line at Boise. Ida,
is In town today and leaves for Boise
tonight to enter upon his duties
Frank Croesbeck. travelling passenger
agent for the Rio Grande, went down
TO lndlanola yesterday to make ar
rangements for slelghs and vehicles TO
transpor, the rabbit hunters on the &C.
sion OF the grand battue on the 18th.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13

and built the first brick structure In
Knoxville. She was I years old when
Tennessee was admitted as a state, and
is years old when Lewis and Clark
made their famous journey to the coast
The girl was married when young,
and had four children before her hus-
band died. 70 Years ago. After the
death Of her husband she accompanied
her daughter Mrs. c. II, Southworth,
and her husband. across the plains to
Oregon. arriving In inlsboro IN 1863.
She was then GO years old. but rode a
bay mare the entire distance from
Tennessee. her daughter and her hus-
band driving an OK team.
soon after arriving In Bllsboro Mrs.
Lemon married John Woods, with
whom she lived happily for many years.
At Hillsboro she built the first hotel,
which occupied the site Of the opera
house now being constructed.
Mrs, Woods weighs 1870 pounds,
dresses and cares for herself and walks
about the yard and the house. She is
hard of hearing and blind in one eye,
but otherwise hale and hearty. She Is
able To thread a needle and does much
sewing. About six months ago she cut
Il tooth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13
HE BORROWED MONEY,
Alleged Mining Man Works Graft and
suddenly Disappears.

A case Of somewhat mysterious ac-
tons Of an alleged mining MIN, who
gave the name OF Schmidt, came 10
light this morning.
Ii Is claimed that several days ago
Schmidt entered the Office OF Alls &
Chalmers, stating that he was mining
man from Montana. and contracted for
about 900 worth Of electrical machin.
cry. During the discussion Of the pro-
posed deal, he managed. il Is claimed
TO borrow about 500 from O, s. Jack
son and Electrical Engineer Chisholm
The man then disappeared and. il is be-
heved, went to Elko, New
This morning he showed up at the
ONCE OF the Mine & Smelter Supply
company and tried 10 work the same
scheme, but failed. Word was sent TO
Alhs & Chalmers that Schmidt was In
town and an effort was made 10 locate
him, So far as the police department
Is concerned, the man had not been ap-
pretended up 10 a late hour this after
noon, In fact. the police claimed they
knew nothing whatever about the case.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13
COLONIES FOR S. P. ROAD.

san Bernardino, cal. Dec. 1S.-The
Southern Pacific company has recorded
a patent 10 5000 acres of desert land
lying along the railroad between Victor
aud Needles. The land comprises part
of the railroad lands known as the
Atlantic Is Pacific grant. The reason
rnr recording the patent AZ this time Is
that the company has plans for plac-
ing much of the strin on the market.
1t ia stated thar much of the land VIII
he sold In small tracts, the Idea being
to prevent syndicate purchases.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13

Hillsboro. OTTO be older than the
United States government, to have been
toddling infant when Washington
was inaugurated president In the eish-
tenth century and TO walk erect In
full possession Of her faculties under
Roosevelt's administration in the TWEEN
tieth century, to have witnessed all the
stirring events of a wonder working
century, TO have survived out Of the
old time into ours, has been the good
fortune of Mrs. Mary Ramsey Woods
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13
Lived in Three Centuries and Still Living.


OF Hillsboro, Or, probably the Oldest
woman in the world.
In her one hundred and nineteenth
year Mrs. Woods is still quite active.
Daily she walks about the garden OF
her daughters home, with whom she
lives. and sits upon the porch in sunny
weather TO converse with visitors. She
keeps we'll posted on the events OF the
day and maintains a lively interest In
politics.
Mrs Woods was born on May 20. 1857
at Knoxville, Tenn. two years before
the United States constitution went In
to effect. Her maiden name was Ram.
sey and her father burned the brick
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13
IN JUDGE DIEHLS COURT.
Alleged lioldup VIII Plead Tomorrow
Wilson Murder Case.

In Judge Diehrs court this morning.
David Evans was arraigned on the
charge Of attempting to hold up and
rob Frank Davies Evans will enter his
plea tomorrow morning.
Paul Koulus, a Greek, charged with
the larceny Of $40 from a fellow coun-
tryman named Christ Milonuis, will en-
ter his plea tomorrow morning In the
meantime the defendant is in jail.
Jesse Thomas, the colored man
charged with the murder OF Fred Will
son, at Jim Bradleys gamblinghouse on
Commercial street some weeks ago. will
be called upon to plead next Friday
morning,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13

is introduced, To quote Mr.. Rid. 'it
Is so simple that Il Is foolish" When
II comes to cost II will be some $50
cheaper than the old-time frog. The
device consists OF plate with ball
bearings. TO this plate is bolted a
Aft rail, giving a continuous rail. The
affair Is automatic and locks the same
as safety gun. II is claimed that u
can never get out of order and VIII al
ways be absolutely safe.
Should this patent prove a success
MIR Ridd expects 10 wear diamonds as
soon as ii is adopted by the Interstate
Cnnin nrce Commission.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13
WATER FOR GRADERS
Pipe Line 10 the Desert il Now Being
Operated.

Water Is now being pumped from
Burnt Springs in Skull valley to the
edge Of the desert. a distance OF 40
miles through a line of pipe that has
been installed by the Marine en-
glneers Of the Utah Construction COM
rany This water solves the problems
for the teams and laborers In the vari-
GUS camps that nre being erected az
intervals across the great American
desert on the west side OF the lake.
II. j. Wyche. division engineer here
for thu Western Pacific, has returned
from a trip to Grantsvllle where he
went TO inspect the grade at Low Pass.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13
w. j. RIDD's INVENTION.
Claims lie Now Has Froglcss switch
Which is Winner.

w. j. Ridd, formerly travelling pas
senger agent of the Rio Grande here,
has invented a patent switch which
does away with the fatal frog which In
the past has been responsible for SO
many accidents. Superlntendents and
trackmen who have examined this de-
vice claim that it is a winner and pre-
diet that II will find favor wherever it
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13

Urinary for the past ten years, testified
that che had never seen any bad meat
served az the iniirmary and had not
seen or heard OF any rotten mutton or
meat that smelled bad being served.
The meat was tough on some occasions
but that was all that was wrong with
Il, she declared.
SOLD MEAT TO COUNTY.
J. NJ. Marriott. butcher with whom
Supt Jones traded, was the next Wit
ness called. He stated that he sold
plaintiff mutton at three cents per
pound and beef at five cents per pound.
and while Il was cheap meat, II was the
best of IT, class that he had In the
shop. He had no knowledge Of selling
bad or tainted meat to plaintiff. Plain
TIT usually bought a front quarter OF
beef nj Ave cents per pound, he stated,
and cut off and returned the prime
ribs. and obtained u credit OF 10 cents
per pound for 1t. He was asked by
the attorney for plaintiff II the cheap
meat sold 10 Supt. Jones was of the
same class as he usually sold to other
customers
There were some parts Mr., Jones
bought not sold ordinarily-shanks and
the neck pieces--dog meat as il Is
Called was ms reply.
CHEAP BUT WHOLESOME.
The next witness was Arthur New
lands. the butcher with whom Supt.
Jones now deals. He testified that he
sold plaintiff mutton at three cents and
beef at five cents per pound but that
1t was always good. He had never sold
any tainted or bad meat to him, Tie
said that Supt Jones usually bought
the front quarter Of beef, legs of NUT.
ton. mutton stew, corned beef and
sausage.
j. W. West, Of the Utah Packing
company also testified that the meat
sold 20 Supt. Jones was good and that
he had never sold bad or tainted meat
TO him.
PLAINTIFF RESTS.
James II. Anderson was recalled for
further examination, but nothing Of i'm
portance was brought out and the
plaintiff then rested his case.
Supt. Jones was called by the de-
Tense for sur-rebuttal testimony and
gave additional light on the sale Of the
horse 10 John Witbeck. lie denied
that ne had ever received any money
for the horse.
WITNESSES RECALLED.
Former County Commissioner Horne
was next called by defendants H.
said that he had never talked to
Wltbeck about the horse, and did not
know that the animal had been sold
10 Witbeck until the Jones case came
up, as Jones had reported receiving $40
for the horse without stating to whom
It had been sold. He denied that he
had ever had q converse ton with either
Commissioner Anderson or Supt, Jones
about the sale of three cows, and that
Jones ever reported the sale of stock
or produce belonging to the county.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13
EVIDENCE nor ADMITTED.

Alexander Mcfarland was then called
and was asked why he was discharged
from his position az the infrmary but
the court refused to allow such testi-
mony TO be admitted, SO the witness was
excused. Charles Caswel and Charles
Bager were also called but their evl-
dcnce was not admitted FOR the reason
that 1t had no connection with the Is
sues IN the case, The court then took
noon recess and the arguments were
commenced this afternoon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13
ALLEGED ONION DEAL.

Mr. Osborne an inmate at the lnnrm-
airy, was called and testified that he
helped put a sack Of onions In plain
tins buggy and saw him drive off with
them He could not state when asked
by Judge Frick what became Of the
onions after they were taken away by
plaintiff so his testimony was stricken
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13
BOOKS EXAMINED.
SHERWOOD DENIES.

Robert Sherwood was next called and
denied that he ever made a proposition
to plaintiff for the county to pay for
provisions for his family, Neither did
he suggest that Jones get the same
price on goods for his family as the
county got. He stated that Jones sug-
gested that his account be merged with
that of the county The accounts We're
never paid until Jones attended to It
and he said that he had dealings with
Jones and not with the county. He ad-
mitted on cross-examnatlon that he
knew he received county warrants for
the goods sold.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13
ARGUMENTS IN
TRIBUNE CASE.
Libel Suit win Probably be Sub
mitted 10 Jury Some Time
Tomorrow.
THE TESTIMONY IS ALL IN.
Store Keeper Tcstillcs 20 Having Fixed
Up Ills Books--in Alleged
Onion Deal

The arguments In the Jones-Tribune
libel suit win probably be commenced In
Judge Ritchie's court this afternoon
as practically all of the testimony was
in when the court adjourned for the
noon recess, Seven witnesses were on
the stand during the morning session
on sur-rebuttal in behalf Of defendants.
Former Commissioner Horne was the
first witness but as there was no fur
ther examination he was excused and
Former Commissioner Harker was
called. He denied that he was present
at any committee meetings when supt.
Jones reported the sale Of stock and
produce from the inhrmary or turned
In any money for the same as testified
by James II Anderson He said that
he knew nothing whatever about the
matter until the Sherwood bill was
brought to his attention the latter part
OF 1902.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13

Urinary for the past ten years, testified
that che had never seen any bad meat
served az the infirmary, and had not
seen or heard Of any rotten mutton or
meat that smelled bad being served.
The meat was tough on some occasions
but that was all that was wrong with
H. she declared
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13
HEARD NO COMPLAINTS.

At the afternoon session yesterday.
former County Phyclsian Mayo was
the FIRST witness called by plaintiff. He
testified that he had visited the coun-
t. mArmary az least once a week from
1901 to 1904, ana he had never heard any
complaints about inferior food being
served TO the Inmates He had often
seen the meat and food served and Il
appeared "a be good He had never
heard OF rotten mutton being served
at the inhrmary. lie was not cross
examined by the defense.
MEAT WAS GOOD.
Carrie Telford, laundress an the In
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13
STORE KEEPER CALLED.

brought 10 his attention the latter part
OF 1902.
STORE KEEPER CALLED.
Albert Smith was the next witness
called. He stated that he owned a
store at Eleventh South and State
streets, and had sold goods 10 Supt
Jones The latter, he said, called on
him yesterday morning and they looked
over the books OF witness and fixed
them up. Jones told him that he would
probably be called as O witness and
20 bring the books with him He was
asked II Jones said anything about
fixing up the books and he replied that
he would term 1t something like that.
BOUGHT SOME PIGS,
He remembered receiving pigs from
plaintiff In 1902 and the transaction
was entered in his books. lie paid
cash for some Of the pigs and the cash
transactions were not entered In the
books. When asked II ne knew Of any
other books that would disclose the
transactions with plaintiff he replied
that he did not as slips containing the
transactions We're kept but they Were
destroyed each year, He testified that
he saw plaintiff in the building this
morning.
CHANGE NOT SUGGESTED.
On ross-examination he said that
plaintiff Was In his store about 80 min
utes Yesterday morning and ordered
some goods from one of the clerks. He
did not remember that Jones suggested
that he change the books In any
way. Jones called attention to n
charge which had been paid
by a county warrant and which had
not been credited on the books so the
| credit was made yesterday on Feb
| 20 1904 he said he purchased pigs from
| plnintifr of the value OF s29,76 and paid
| for them out OF the cash register and
| the credit was made on the books to
balance up the account
BOOKS EXAMINED
Mrs. Sarah Jane Rich Miller was re-
| called by the defense and said that
| she saw plaintiff and James II. Ander-
| son working over the books of the In
| Urinary. on cross examination she
stated that she could not say what
| books they were, She stated that she
! saw them working on the books just
! before the change Of county commits
| sioners.
j. IL. witbeak was called and told
OF the horse deal with plaintiff. He
| said he got the use of the horse for a
| time and then sent It back by a boy
and also sent plaintiff $40 at the samC
/ time. He could not say on cross-ex'
animation whether or not the boy de-
| lIvered the horse and money TO plain
| tlif
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-11-22
One ct Lord Uenhlgh's Exnenss.

..-s ..,r-r - .
This story is told, by the Boston
Herald, Of Lord Denbigh's visit to
Boston with the Honorable Artillery
Company Of London; g .,. -. :.
One day while passing the Old Gran.
ary burying ground Lord Denbigh
turned 70 Governor Bates and asked:
What 10 going on over, there? I
rave noticed that these churchyards
ofyours seem to be the scene Of come
strange activity" \. ,#... 5;.$. e.. II.
$g Oh, that's one phase Of the mining
craze" replied the governor, ., 81.
&, What, grubbing for. gold in d
ohurohyara. Why, that's vanda,.
iana.ss' ~ ii s v..,$
sOh,Git's not gold these grabbera
are nfter, its ancestors" wac the gov.
erpor 8 reply, with smile: Is. ,. .->'