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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-07
HUNGRY FOR INFORMATION.

No advertising matter ever issued
by the county has attracted as wide
notice nor done as mucn apparent
good as the statistical circular just
issued by the county court for dis
tribution at the Lewis and Clark fair.
Copies of the circular which are
given out to tourists at the o. R. & n.
depot as trains pass through here are
greedily taken by intending home
seekers who read it and ask questions
until their train carries them away
The circular is small, containing
but eight pages, including one photo
graph of a combined harvester and
one photograph of Umatilla county
bucks, but it is filled with entertain
ing and useful information and Is
made up in such shape that 1t is at
tractive and has proved to be one OF
the best investments ever made by
the county in the way of advertising.
Already dozens of letters have been
received here in answer to these cir
culars sent out in letters by residents
Of Pendleton. 1t is certain to bear
fruit in time, although few people
may be rushing into the county now.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-07
THE FORTY DnIoRTALs.

The French academy is one OF five
and the most eminent constituting the
Institute OF France. 1t was founded
in 1895 by Cardinal Richelieu and re-
organized in 1916.
1t is composed of 40 members elect
ed for life, after personal application,
and the submission of their nomina-
tion to the head of the state. 1t meets
twice weekly at the Palais Mazarln,
% Quai Cont, Paris. and is the high
est authority on everything appertain-
ing to the niceties of the French Ian
guage. to grammar rhetoric and poet
ry and the publications of the French
classics. The chief officer is the Sec
retary, NJ. L. A. G. Boissier, who was
elected an academician in 1876. A
chair in the academy is the highest
ambition of most literary Frenchmen.
The following named were the
members of the academy at the be-
ginning of the current year;
Emile olivier, Alfred Jean Fran
co.'s Mezleres, Marie Louis Antoine
CASTOR Boissier, Victorien Sardou,
Edmond Armand, Due d'Audiffret-
Pasquier, Aime Joseph Edmond
Rouse, Rene Francois Armand Sui
ly-Prudhomme, Adolphe Louis Albert
Perraud, Francois Edouard Joachim
Coppee, Ludovic Halevy, Othenin P,
de Cleron Comte d'Haussonville, Jules
Arnaud Arsene Clarette, Eugene Ma
rie Melchior. Vicomte de Vogue
Charles Louis de Saulses de Freycl-
net Louis Marie Julien Viaud (Pierre
Loti), Ernest Lavisse, Paul Louis
Thoreaux- -Dangin, Marie Ferdinand
Brunetierre, Jose Marie de Heredia
Albert Sorel, Paul Bourget, Henri
Houssaye. Jules Lemaitre, jacques
Anatole Thibault (Anatole TheurieD
| Louis Jules Albert Comte Vandal, Al
bert Comte de Nun, Gabriel Hano'
! taux, Eugene C. Guillaume, Henr
Leon Emile Lavedan, Paul Deschan
| ell. Paul Hervieu, Auguste Emile Fa'
guet, Eugene Marcelius Pierre Ber'
thelot, Charles Jean Melchoir, Mar
quis de Vogue; Edmond Rostand
! Frederic Mason, Rene Bazin. A
that time there was one vacanc!
caused by the death of one of thu
members.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-07

he hesitates, little stones begin to
reach him from unseen quarters, and
soon persuade him to begin his hegira.
He is not allowed to walk, but is told
to 'get on his little dog trot." The
command is always effective, for II
is backed by stones in the ready hands
of boys none too friendly. So long
as he keeps up good gait, the crowd,
which follows just at his heels, and
which keeps growing until 1t some
times numbers 75 to 100 boys, is
good natured and contents itself with
yelling, laughing and hurting gibes at
its victim. But let him stop his "trot''
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-07
LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT.

Since the city council has had time
to think over Its hasty and unreason-
able action in passing the Sunday
closing ordinance, it has come to a
realization of the spectacle which it
has presented, and it is doubtful now
II a single member of that body would
vote for saloon measure again. un-
der any circumstances, so universal
are the expressions of condemnation
against the council.
More deep and lasting is the shame
of the thing that the council and the
saloon men are now making frantic
efforts to unload the blame for the
councils extreme action on the moral
element which demanded the enforce
ment of the state law, only.
Since the council is into the muss,
It should have the moral courage to
claim its own offspring, though the
gates of hades were opened upon it.
Cowardice now, in shifting the blame,
will only add to the smiting public
Indignation at its surrender to the
saloons.
Although 1t has made a glaring
mistake, it should have the backbone
to admit it and make efforts to i'm
prove the situation instead Of seek
ing to crawl out from under its re-
sponsibility. The people will think
more Of It. 1t will in parr redeem It
self and leave the municipal situation
improved, If It will do that sensible
logical thing rather than to run away
from the stink It has created.
The people of the surrounding
country thoroughly understand the
situation here. No one is being de-
ceived by the "dignified" cant writ
ten by the saloons attorney and print
ed as an original editorial in the Sun
day Tribune. The more of such rot
the council causes to be circulated
among the thinking citizens of UNA
tilla county the more ridiculous II
becomes.
All that any reasonable man asks
or has demanded in PendIeton is reg
ulation Of the saloons, higher license
elimination OF the dives and gambling
joints, decency and law and order
and no self-respecting taxpayer will
be satisfied with less. The council
may follow the dictates of the saloons
until the end of It's term, put that vii
not change the overwhelming public
sentiment spreading over the entire
country in favor of more strict regu
lation Of saloons and the removal o.
their influence from municipal ant
state affairs.
Home surroundings are at stake
and no amount of Shiny, wishy-washy
chameleon color-changing, cowardly
compromising palaver about the nee
eSSlty OF vices ana moral leprosy vi
the frontier and in western towns will
ever satisfy the loyal American man
hood that glories in decency, despise
the moral leper and holds the de
PRAYED influences of immoral ant
characterless men at arms length ii
splendid defiance.
Seven sensible men, ably conduct
ing different branches of private busi
ness in a highly civilized and thrift
community. yet permitting themselve
to be used by the saloon elemen
against the interests of the entire bet
ter element OF the city. Is spectacl
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-07

. OeOO OoOo .
Express yourself. .
, Whatever you are, out with it! .
, We do not want world of mas .
, queraders. .
. Make yourself felt-make your .
> real self felt. .
. Put your private stamp upon .
. the future. .
. Initiate no one-saint, sage or .
. hero. .
. Be yourself, and perhaps you .
. will find that you are by .
. your own birthright one .
. of the elect."-Ernest H. .
. Crosby.
. . OOo .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-07
NEW ERA IN PENDLETON.

Smokeless motors ana uniform and
constant power have largely supplant-
ed the old steam engine and boiler in
Pendleton, since the installation of
the new power plant on the Walla
walla river.
1t is a new and cleaner era and one
which is heartily welcomed by all ex-
cept, perhaps, the fuel men, but they
will not suffer from the change as
the local wood and coal market is be-
ing constantly expanded by the in
creased population.
This changed condition should in
vite other manufacturing plants to
come to the city. The surrounding
country is constantly growing In
wealth and population and the de-
mand for manufactured products is
multiplying every year.
One industry which should be added
to the list in this city is a cereal OF
special food mill. Last year 100000
bushels of choice wheat was shipped
from this city to Chicago to be man
ufactured into foods to be returned
to Pendleton, the consumer, of course
paying the freight both ways. This
industry would not be an experiment
The market for the DrOduct Is already
esta blished
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-07
sCROFULA
FROM PARENT TO CHILD

The laws of heredity are invariabls
and the diseased blood of parents is
handed down to children in the form oi
Scrofula. Being thus deeply rooted
nothing can reach the disease but con-
stitutional remedy. The very foundation
of the blood is diseased, and until it is
purified and made strong, those who are
born with a scrofulous tendency cannot
have the blessing of robust health.
Cleveland, o., 1919 Brownell st.
Inherited Scrofula from my ancestry,
and this means, of course, weak, impure
blood and a rundown, debilitated con.
dition of the system. Treatment Of ply
sioians did not do me anything like tine
good 8. s. 8. did last winter when took
1t. 1t promotes appetite and digestion,
gives strength and energy, builds up
the general health in every way, and in
addition to being an excellent blood pu-
rifier it adds to its success as remedy
for Scrofula. 1t did more for me than
Gre recommend it. S, s. S. completely
MRS. LOUISE COHEN,
S. S. S., the king of blood purifiers, is
the medicine that is required, because it
changes the quality of the blood by
cleansing it of all poisons and impurities,
building It up and strengthening the ell.
tire system. When s. S. S. has restored
the blood to healthy condition and
forced out the scrofulous deposits, there
is sure return to health. No remedy
has ever been found to equal this great
vegetable preparation for the cure Of all
diseases arising
;;;: 6: !: e.: e: e: e:
~ - D any tendency
PURELY VEGETABLE. that way write
usall about your
case and we will send you book describ-
ing the disease and give, without charge,
any medical advice you may need.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ca
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-07
w. T. PARKER
Dealer In Dry Goods. Groceries and
Notions-IIats, Caps, Boots, Shoes
and Farm Produce.

1 have Just purchased the d. b.
Richardson store at Helix. Oregon,
and am going to thoroughly remodel
1t and greatly increase the stock. I
solicit your patronage. and II good
goods and fair treatment can hold
your trade, then know you win trade
with me. Bring in your farm pro.
duce. Highest market price paid.
HELIX OREGON
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-07

He sees from 25 to SO boys around
him talking in subdued voices and
waiting to see whether he obeys. Il
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-07

for one moment from any cause
whatever, and the stones Immediately
take effect as their chief persuader.
Thus they follow him to the farthest
limits of the town where they send
him on his way ejolclng.-Franklin
L. Quilin in the Independent"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-07

The Payette Lumber company has
bought for 10000. 5000 acres Of tim
ber land near Council, Idaho. The
day after the purchase was made
fire broke out on the land transfer
red and Is still raging.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-07

that will not soon be forgotten in
Pendleton.
No wonder they are looking for a
way out No one will be more de-
lighted than the East Oregonian to
see an amicable settlement of the sit
uation on lines of decency and reason,
but the council must bear the odium
it has created
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-07
LAND SCRIP FOR SALE.

Unrestricted forest reserve scrip for
sale at lowest market prices. NV
scrip secures title to tim cred, farm.
Ing. grazing or desert land, in any
quantity. without residence or i'm.
provement Address H. NJ. Hamilton.
The Portland, Portland, Oregon. )
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.

Last week J.C.B.Hargis of Hazel
ton filed a suit in the district court
OF Barber county against F.F. Muir
ply of Pennsylvania for $4,000,
cash rent and damage claimed on
breach of contract. Mr.. Hargis al
leges that he leased a farm from
Mr.. Murphy in the fall, paying a
cash rent of $3.50; that at the
time of leasing it there were 40
acres of wheat sown on the farm
by another party unknown to him,
and that since leasing the farm to
the plaintiff, the defendant leased
other portions of the farm to other
parties. Mr.. Hargis asks for the
recovery of the $3.50 paid for the
lease and $1,000 damages. E. c..
Wilcox of Anthony is his attorney.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
REV. YOUNG ASKS FOR DIVORCE.

Rev. w. K. Young Of Hazelton
has recently filed petition in the
district court asking for a divorce
from his wife, Lois D. Young. The
petition recites that they were
married at St. Mary's, West Vir-
gina, June 6, 1899, and lived to-
gether as man and wife until Jam
uary 1905, when the plaintiff dis
covered that intimate relations ex-
listed between the defendant and
one w. Mockleby, that the defend
ant was guilty of cruelty, gross neg
lect of duty and adultery, particu-
larizing recent trip to Wichita.
Mrs. Young now resides in Kan
sas City. Noble s. Tincher are
Rev. Young's attorneys.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE.

Medicine Lodge public schools
will close Friday, April a1. The
last quarters examination will be
held in the grades, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of next week.
The senior class will finish all their
examinations this week except
Rhetoric and Geometry which will
be taken at the time set for the
other examinations.
The school entertainment to be
given by the pupils from all the
grades will be held in the Opera
House Monday night, April "a.
The graduating exercises will be
held at the same place on Tuesday
night, April rs.
Admission to all these exercises
will be, for children, IS; for adults,
IS cents. The net proceeds will
be turned into the hands of the
treasurer of the Board of Education
for the improvement of the new
school grounds. The teachers and
pupils have worked hard to present
an enjoyable program and it is to
be hoped that the boys and girls
may be greeted with large houses.
Programs will appear in this pa
per next week. D. w. MAJOR,
Sup't.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
N. w. A. CONVENTION.

Fhe county convention of the
Modern Woodmen of America was
held in this city last Wednesday.
]. V. Coffin of Kiowa was elected
Barber county's delegate to attend
the meeting of the State Camp at
Fort Scott May 3rd, and Charles
Painter of this city was elected al
ternate. The Head Camp meets
at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June II.
Three camps were represented at
the county convention-Medicine
Lodge, Kiowa and Sharon. There
are two others in the county
Hazelton and Lake City.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

school land, was ordered advertis-
ed for sale.
The following parties leased
school land for five years: VIM.
Lonker. So 36-32-I3 a $12.5o per
year; ]. A. Mccoy, SCI 36-3o-13 a
S6.25 per year.
Chairman Lake was appointed
purchasing agent for the county.
An order was made directing
the county treasurer to transfer
$4,000 from the sinking fund to
the general fund, the same having
been borrowed from the general
fund, a few years ago to take up
bonds.
The Board has decided to put
the court house sewer in the court
house yard. At the January meet
ing they contracted for the lots
east of Capt. Titus residence for
that purpose, belonging to A. w.
Smith, but they reconsidered their
action in the matter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
STRIKE IT RICH.
Former Barber County People Make a
Stake" in Beaver County.

Last Thursdays Wichita Beacon
contains the following dis
patch, and the friends of Ralph
Curry and Denver Boggs here hope
it is true:
"Guthrie, OF, April Cooper
mining interests in Peacock can
yon, thirty miles north of Kenton,
Beaver county, were sold this week
by Denver Boggs, NJ. B. Gripe,
Grant Hagerman and Ralph Curry
to an eastern corporation for $145,
900. The eastern company will be
capitalized at $5,ooo,ooo and will
begin work this summer. The de-
velopment of this mine may mean
a new branch line of the Rock Is
land for western Beaver county.
Should the output of the mine war
rant, line would be run from
some point in western Kansas, west,
twenty-five miles north of the di-
vide, to Trinidad
Outside of the article Mr.. Currie's S
relatives here have heard nothing
so that they are neither able to
confirm nor deny the story.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
CITY AFFAIRS.

The outgoing mayor and coun-
Gil met last Wednesday and can
vassed the vote cast on April 3rd,
following which the new admins
tration was sworn in. An adjourn
ment was then taken until Monday
evening of this week when the fol-
lowing business was transacted:
Committees were appointed as
follows:
Finance-Wm. Palmer, ]. P.
Hall, F. ]. Wadsworth.
Ditch and Waterworks-J. w.
Finley, VIM. Palmer, F. ]. Wads-
worth.
Streets and Alleys. P. Hall,
w. S. Benehel, !. w. Finley.
Cemetery-Wm. Palmer, ]. w.
Finley, ]. P. Hall.
Fred Wadsworth was chosen
President of the Council.
Appointments were made as fol-
lows:
Clerk, Geo. w. Honey.
Treasurer, S. Runyan.
City Attorney, G. M. Martin.
Street Commissioner and Water
works Superintendent, ]. B. Stock
still.
No city marshal was appointed
and it is not probable that one will
be.
The appointment of pumping
station engineer and water ditch
superintendent was taken under
advlsement until the next regular
meeting-the first Monday night
in May. There are two applicants
for the place.
The Index was designated the
official city paper-the first time it
has been recognized by a city adj
ministration for four year.
The financial condition of the
city is not very encouraging.
There are outstanding warrants
against the general fund IN the
amount of $6,3o7.26. The water
rental and ditch fund has an in
debtedness of $500 with $3a5 on
hand to meet it. 1t is thought, how
ever, that the rents due next garter
will about liquidate this debt and
that with the power plant as now
operated the water plant will be
more than self-sustaining.
The most perplexing problem
with which the mayor and council
must contend is the bonded indebt-
edness. There are a number of OBJ.
legations due and not enough mon
ey to meet them. One company
holding interest coupons which are
overdue have agreed to settle for
so cents but others hold out for
face value. During the past sever
al years there has been a scaling
down to some extent but our in
debtedness, including school dis
trict, runs up in the neighborhood
of 100000.
ltcan easily be seen that it is.
not very pleasant to be member
! of the city administration.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

D. L. Iford was over from the
Sharon country last week. He in
forms us that a Sunday School has
been organized at the Unity school
house north of Sharon and that
there promises to be a good attend
ance every Sunday. The officers
are as follows: Superintendent,
w. S. Watkins; assistant superin-
tendent, King SOLVER; secretary,
May Kernohan; treasurer, Mrs.
Tom Evans; Librarian, Sam Rug
giles. The meeting hour is ago pm.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

Our new commissioner, Pat
Flanagan, starts out like a busi-
ness man in official matters. He
is little partial to the south half
of the county but he can't be blam-
ed for that. A man who does not
stay with his country isn't good
fellow anyway. A stranger would
never know that Pat is a new man
on the Board when you see him at
work Strengthening out the numer-
Gus tangles which are always on
hand.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

For the past five weeks our Mon
day train has been from one to
four hours late. We have no Sum
day train and it is mighty tiresome
to wait from Saturday until Mon
day night and sometimes Tuesday
morning for mail. Let us hope
that the town will some day get
better railroad service.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
AUCTION SALE SATURDAY.

Mrs. Christian Keller will sell
her household goods and buggy
at auction sale on the old postof-
fee corner on Saturday afternoon
of this week. Terms, cash. L. D.
Sparks, auctioneer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

The Churchill brothers of Elm
Mills township are contemplating
moving west, possibly as far as
California. They recently sold
their farm to John Levens of Pratt
county. They owned the old Tom
Sparks farm.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

Road Overseer Wiley is being
very highly complimented on the
new road leading to the new river
bridge west of town. 1t is the
best road in the country. Uncle
Joe certainly understands how to
grade up a road.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

Both of the Medicine Lodge pa
pers owe Miss Hattie Allen an
apology. In localizing her visit to
Anthony they called her Susie Al
len. Susie is her sister. She is
staying with her parents in Kansas
City at present.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

Crosby Wright started out Mon
day morning with a new delivery
outfit. R. R. Froman made the
wagon.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

While DR.. Geo. w. Aver was
spending his winter vacation at
Dodge City someone appropriated
his hand cart unto himself. The
Doctor requests the party who got
it to please return it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

Come to Sharon to buy farm
implements. J. /. Case and
John Deere lister Disc covers
$5S 00.E. s. Rule, Sharon,
Kans.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

Paul Kaufman has secured a Job
as messenger boy at the Santa Fe
depot, and will learn telegraphy on
the side. Paul is studious, in
dustrious boy and will succeed in
his chosen. profession.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
N. E. APPOINTMENTS.

The following appointments
were made for Barber county at
the Southwest Kansas Methodist
Conference at Peabody last week:
Medicine Lodge, w. H. Moore.
Kiowa, C. A. Kitch.
Hazelton, H. w. Cummings.
Lake City, r. A. Spencer.
Revs. Kitch of Kiowa, and
Spencer of Lake City, were return
ed for the second year, the other
two being new men. DR.. Patter-
son, the retiring minister here, has
been appointed conference evange-
list. Rev. Dibbens, who few
years ago was pastor at Kiowa, re-
ceived a similar appointment.
Rev. Milsap, also a former pastor
at Kiowa, was assigned to Coats,
and Rev. Irwin, a few years ago
pastor here, was returned to Ar
kansas City.
The conference was redistricted
and in the Encouragement Medi-
cine Lodge was transferred from
the Winfield district to the Pratt
district. Rev. W. ]. Martindale is
the presiding elder.
Chas. Gronemiar of NippawaIIa
township shipped a carload of fat
sheep to Kansas City on Monday.
They were nice ones.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

John Spriggs was in from his
ranch at Mumford Saturday doing
the right thing by his friends in the
way of cigars.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

DR.. w. ]. Wiley and wife depart
ed for Eagle, Colorado, on Satur-
day. Sorry to say goodbye to
them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

Mrs. Christian Keller arrived
from Rock Island, ILL.,, last Friday
to visit a short time with friends.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

q. r. Arterburn and family and
his mother came over from Antho-
ny on Saturday on short visit.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

Medicine Lodge people thought
they had a rather stormy election
but they weren't in it with Kiowa
If reports are true. 1t reached the
"effgy" stage down there.