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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16

Evidently the vile tongue of SLAM
Ger" is occasionally used against
others than school teachers, for in a
recent issue of the Baker City Demo-
crat the following appeared concern
ing Joseph w. Nolf, deputy game
warden of this city:
"A deputy game and fish warden,
purporting to be from Umatilla coun-
ty, had an experience in this city Fri
day night that he is not likely to for
get At any rate the next time he
starts out on a wild goose chase with
a putative private detective he will at
least keep his business to himself and
not let the grandeur of his job get so
scattered about.
ut all happened this way; There
was driven up to the Mint saloon a
little while after the IL o'clock train
arrived a cab from which alighted a
rather tall, dark man, accompanied
by one of less dignity.
Rushing into the bar room the
first mentioned threw a $50 piece
upon the bar and invited all hands to
have something. He repeated this
operation two or three times and 1t
was soon observed that he was becom-
ing more unsteady than when he first
entered the place.
"Then it was that he began to un-
loosen. He announced himself to be
the fish warden of all Umatilla county
and that his business in Baker City
was to arrest Mayor Johns whom he
believed had violated the fish laws of
the state, in so much as it had been
reported to him by man in Pendle-
ton who saw another fellow who had
heard from man living on Butter
creek that the mayor of Baker City
had, with a party, spent two days fish
ing in the county of Umatilla and had
carried away more fish than allowed
by law"
Continuing, the foul article goes
on to still further slur the worthy
game official, and even intimates that
"he had occupied his time too freely
with substances in which fish do not
swim" Also, it refers slightingly tc
his companion as a keen sleuth Of
the Pinkerton variety" which is in M
wise descriptive of the personality o.
Tom Edwards. the well known hide
buyer, who happened to be Mr.. Nolf'i
companion, but not his detective
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
Gnss and Grain for ExhlbIt.

w. H. Bell, of Cabbage Hill, brought
in several specimens of grain and
grasses for the Umatilla county ex-
hibit at the Lewis and Clark fair this
morning. The selections comprised
barley, spring sowing, about four feet
in height, two varieties of bronze
grass, an excellent specimen of Eng
lish oat grass over six feet in height
and dry land alfalfa and clover all of
which prove the fertility of the up
land of Umatilla county. The ex-
hibits will be properly labelled and
sent to Portland at once.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
Mining Exhibit Installed.

H. t. Hendryx, the Sumpter mine
operator, reached the city yesterday
afternoon on business, says the Ore
gon Daily Journal. He will aid in
completing the beautiful exhibit be-
ing installed in the oregon section of
the mining building at the fair, This
will be the most striking exhibit at
the fair. 1t has a peristyle support
ing a highly ornamental dome, on
which will be an ore exhibit of great
beauty. Within the peristyle will be
an elegant gilt cabinet in which some
of the richest ores from the Taber
Fraction, Gem and other upper dis
trict properties will be displayed. A
larger exhibit of milling ore will be
made at the base and to advantage
about the beautiful structure.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
REDUCED PRICES ON SUNDAY.
Fair Management Decided to Keep
Gates Open and Reduces the Ad-
mission Prices to 25 Cents.

owing to the fact that the Sunday
attendance at the fair was becoming
very light, the price of admission on
that day has been reduced to %
cents and the fair gates will be open
from l to IL p. m. each Sunday.
This action is taken on account of
the complaint of the working peo-
pie of Portland and vicinity who
could not visit the fair during the
week. The attendance at the fair
averages from 1000 to $4,000 per
day and is gradually increasing. The
reduced Sunday rate it is thought,
will stimulate attendance on that day
to a large degree.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
Returned From KahIotus,

Rev. NJ. V. Howard, who has been
in the Washtucna and Kahlotus dis
trict for some time has returned
home after relinqulshing his home
stead there. He says the wheat crop
on new land near Kahlotus is about
as good as the Umatilla county crops.
A large amount of new land has been
seeded this year in that vicinity and
while there is no vacant land, there
are many claims that can be purchas-
ed at very reasonable prices.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
Dray Made in pendleton.

That Pendleton business houses
have business extending beyond the
borders of the county and also of the
state, is shown almost daily, and one
of the latest illustrations is a dray
that has just been made by H. NJ.
Sloan for parties at North Yakima. 1t
is similar to a number now in use
here. and which were made by the
same Shop
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
Favorite Girl Candidates.

Jennie Dykes, of the Milton postof-
flee leads Umatilla county in the
Spokesman Review Lewis and Clark
fair excursion voting contest and
Miss Olive Crawford of Kamela,
leads in Union county in the same
contest. Both are safe winners as
the contest will soon close.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
Noted Crook Sentenced.

Frank Hartman, alias Scar Faced"
Patterson, an eX-convict and one of
the most notorious criminals in the
west. will soon be behind the walls at
the state penitentiary to serve a sem
tence of nine years for burglary, inn
posed by Judge Smell of Tacoma yes
terday, says the Walla Walla States
man
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
TRAINS TO CoNDoN July 1.
Branch Line From Arlington Will Be
Completed and Ready for Traffic

1t is estimated that the Condon-
Arlington branch of the o. R. & N.
will be completed and ready for trafs
fic by July 1. All the track is now
laid and the work of leveling it and
putting it in shape for regular trains
is now in progress.
About 100000 bushels of wheat
will be shipped out over the branch
this fall. The wool crop has been
sent out from Arlington, but a few
shipments of sheep will be made
over the new branch it is thought
Freighting from Arlington to the in
terror will soon be matter of his
tory, most of the regular freighters
already having quit the business.
However, land in the vicinity of Ar
lington is increasing in value, since
the road was started and the town
will not disappear altogether.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
Land Thieves Sentenced.

F. NJ. Barrett and F. w. Bone,
charged with entering into conspir-
acy to defraud the government of val
liable timber lands at Seattle We'd
nesday pleaded guilty in the federal
court when their case was called and
were sentenced to one year in the
government penitentiary on McNeil's
island, to a fine Of $1,000 each and to
the payment of the costs of the action.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
Mass Meetings Sunday.

DR.. G. L. Tufts. superintendent of
the Oregon Anti-Saloon league, will
speak at three meetings in this city
Sunday. At II a. m. he will speak
at the M. f. church, at 3 p. m. at the
NJ. E. South, and in the evening at
7:30 at the First Christian church.
All are cordially invited to attend all
these meetings.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
halfway Commission Named.

Governor Mead, Of Washington.
named John S Mcmillan, of Rock
Harbor, J. c. Lawrence of Garfield,
and H. A. Fairchild Of Seattle, as
members of the state railway COM
mission. The first meeting will be
held at Olympia next Wednesday,
June 21.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
VIII Visit in Nebraska.

f. N. Smith will leave tomorrow
night for a months visit to Seward,
Neb. AS he goes to Nebraska he will
visit his father in Montana. Mrs.
Smith and family are now visiting in
Walla Walla and will remain there
for some time yet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
IN CIRCUIT COURT
BAKER COUNTY HAS WON
AGAINST THE BONDSMEN.

Ten Thousand Dollars Was Involved,
With Accrued Interest Circuit
Court of Baker County Had Tried
the Case, With Similar Conclu-
sion-In Present Trial Additional
Testimony Was Presented-Damage
Suit Against o. r. & N. Is Being
Tried Today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
Picnic Abandoned.

The grand Eagles picnic planned
to be held at Echo on June 81, has
been abandoned, as the merchants of
that place refused to donate funds
for the enterprise when called upon
by members of the committee from
the Echo aerfe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
Brought RYAN To Hospital.

Dave Taylor, mayor of Athena and
father of Sheriff T. d. Taylor, is here
today, having brought Mike Ryan,
who was injured on a wire fence
near Athena yesterday, to st. Antho-
ny's Hospital.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
Forgers Coming West.

Oregon banks have received notice
that a host of notorious forgers are
now coming to the west and will try
to operate everywhere this year, ow-
ing to the large number of strangers
in the west.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
A BASELESS ATTACK
BAKER PAPER SANDERS
DEPUTY WARDEN NOLF.

Misrepresents Him and His Travelling
Companion, a Pendleton Business
Man-Judge sam White Butts in
and Displays His Ignorance of Law
and Undertakes to Discourage Mr..
Nolf From Doing His Duty-Evi-
dent Conspiracy in the Interest of
Baker County POachers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
Heavy Traffic TO the West.

No. 5, the westbound o. r. & N.
train of last night, had 10 cars and
No. /, this morning, IL cars, all load
ed with eastern tourists bound for
Portland
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
Independence Celebrates.

over 1900 people attended the fair
yesterday from Independence and
Hillsboro, in observing the day set
aside for those towns.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
BEFORE the 10 to o Game.

Manager Cooley to Roy Alexander:
81 now have the lineup that 1 have
wanted all summer. and we will wipe
those fellows off the earth"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
ORGANIZE FOR PICNIC.

LimDermen ana Contractors VIII
Hold Meeting Next Tuesday Eve
ming.
The lumber dealers and contractors
of Pendleton have agreed to meet next
Tuesday evening, June 20, for The
purpose of organizing for a picnic to
be held under their auspices on July
4.
A. w. Robinson, who is Interested
in the movement, has seen nearly
every dealer and contractor in the
city and the sentiment in favor of such
picnic is almost unanimous and on
Tuesday evening details will be ar
ranged.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16
Caught Large Trout.

Ralph Ward exhibited several Dolly
Warden trout today which were each
over Is inches in length. They We're
caught in the Umatilla river above
Bingham Springs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-16

Pomeroy, Wash, will build an an
mex to the central school building to
cost about $4,000.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-07-12
SITE FOR CITY HALL
PURCHASED
OPPOSITE THE PRESENT BUILD
ING-WORK WILL COMMENCE
IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

The city council met Monday night
to decide upon site for the new city
hall. Lots 10 and II in block 81 owned
by DIR. McGrath were purchased for
this purpose. One thousand dollars
being paid for the property. The A..
G.. M. Co. offered lots IL and II in
block 80 for the same price, but these
were rejected.
Owing to the fact that all lots on
Main street are only IS foot front.
while those on Third street are 80 foot
front, the lots chosen will enable the
city otficia to have much better op-
portunity of beautifying the surround
ings Of the building. The yard will be
sloped and grass and flower seed
planted as soon as possible. Another
reason for the selection of the lots on
Third street was, that the owners of
the old Chinese laundry on Main
street, next to which the hall would
have to be built, refused either to re.
model or tare that cru,nbling old fire
trap down and therefore the appear
ance as well as the safety of fine
building such as the new city hall,
would be completely spoiled.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-07-12

ging train for Darby with the Sup
plies. The party is directly west of
Darby at this time and they expect to
make the Nez Perces trail by the
twelfth of this month. H. B. Carpen-
ter, general surveyor of the United
States, has charge of the work and re-
grets that owing to the bad weather
and the rough nature of the country,
the work has not prog ressed as rapid
ly as it might have. The line follows
the water shed between the Clearwater
and Bitter Root rivers. Some people
think that the line follows the top of
the range, but this is a mistake. The
line does not cross any of the noun
tain streams, but goes to the source of
them and crosses on the water shed.
The line will run to where the Bitter
Root range makes a junction with the
Rocky mountains and on the summit
until it reaches the Yellowstone Ma
tional park. 1t has been stated that
the survey party would require two
years to complete the work, but this is
incorrect as Mr.. Carpenter expects to
complete the line by Oct. Is. There
are l9 men in the party at present.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-07-12
Suspect Arrested for Robbery,

Sheriff Cook arrested man in Ste
vensville Friday, who it is supposed
70 bbed the Lo Lo store early Thurs
day morning. The fellow acted rath-
er strange and the sheriff suspected
something was wrong and watched
h i'm. Shortly before the freight pulled
out he saw the fellow go to car load
ed with hay and cache several articles
and he at once proceeded to arrest
him. Meanwhile the freight had
pulled out and the car went with it.
The heriff's office in Missoula was
notified and the car searched upon it's
arrival in that city, but owing to the
jolting of the train the bales of hay
had been moved about so much that it
was impossible to make a thorough
S search of the car. Sheriff Cook
b rought the fellow to Hamilton and
d equity Sheriff Ed Larson of Missoula
came up on the freight Monday and
took the man back with him.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-07-12

shortly after the marriage and the
girl returned to live with her parents.
Shortly after this she wished to be
married again, and, with the man TO
whom she was about to be married
went to the office of Attorney Wap-
ner and employed him to get her a
divorce, which he did on the grounds
OF desertion. Wagner claimed that
they had told him that Wolff would
settle the costs. Later when he went
to collect his fees Wolff refused to
settle for the work, claiming that he
had nothing TO do with the matter.
Wagner then proceeded to bring suit
against him, the trial coming off in
Justice Whaley's court on Friday.
The defendant demanded Jury trial
and this was granted. The woman
positively denied having said that her
father would pay the fees. After the
testimony of both sides was all in the
case was given to the jury, but as they
failed to agree, rehearing of the case
was set for July Is, at O'Clock
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-07-12
RObt. johnson Wanted on Assault
Charge.

A warrant was issued Friday for the
arrest of Robert johnson for assault
ing James Tracey, an old man seven
ty-tive years Of age. 1t seems that on
the Fourth, Johnson hit Tracey on the
head with brick, injuring him to
such an extent that he was unable to
appear against him until the 9TH,
when he made complaint for the ar
rest of Johnson in Justice Morris
court through his attorney, H. L.
Myers. Whether Johnson will be ap-
pretended or not is matter of doubt
as he has not been seen in the valley
since the Fourth and it is thought he
left the valley on that date. The
trouble arose over an arrest and trial
of johnson about two years ago, when
Tracey claimed that he had stolen
packing outfit and some mining tools
from his cabin. Owing to the lack of
evidence Johnson was dismissed but
since that time hard feeling has al
ways existed between the two. John
son is the man that was sent to the
for one year, having shot his partner,
by the name of Johnston, in the
shoulder. The dispute was over a
gallon of bears oil.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-07-12
Large Party of Surveyors in Valley.

During the past two months there
have been a great many survey par
ties along the Bitter Root range, either
working for the various railroads who
seem to be planning cutoff through
the Bitter Root, or for the govern
ment The Missoulian of Sunday
published the following article in re-
gard to the government parties who
are in the valley:
20. Mcclellan returned from Mis-
soula Thursday night where he had
been purchasing supplies for the party
of United States boundary surveyors
who are establishing the boundary
line between Idaho and Montana.
This morning he started on the log
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-07-12
A Good Show.

The Sharpley Theatre company that
is playing a weeks engagement at
the Lucas opera house is one of the
best theatrical organizations that has
visited Hamilton. Miss Passie Mae
Lester, the leading lady of the COM
panv, is very clever and plays all her
parts in a most realistic manner.
Add Sharpley is a cool and unassum-
ing william. Special mention should
be made of James Kelly the funny
man. as being a first class comedian.
The Monday nights bill was very
pretty comedy drama, called "A Wom-
ems Power" Tuesday the company
presented a new eastern success, en-
titled, ''In Sunny Tennessee" that
pleased all that saw it. Wednesday
nights bill, another eastern play that
more than pleased the rlay goers was
a great success as it gave all the MEM
bers of the company good chance to
display their ability. Thursday nights
play is comedy of more than ordin-
airy quality and is one that should not
be missed. The name of the play is
"Way Down East" "Osler Joe,' is
the play on Friday night and is taken
from the poem of that name. 1t is a
very pretty and interesting little
drama. "Our Irish A American Cousin"
the funniest of all comedies will be of
fered for Saturday night. This play
is one laugh from start to finish.
There will be a special matinee Satur-
day and a big house is expected. Too
much praise cannot be given the
Sh arpley Co., as it is second to none.
Friday night two cash prizes will be
given to the two best amateur per-
formers in the city and anyone who
can do an act of any kind is requested
to notify the company.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-07-12
HAMILTON MONTANA. WEDNESDAY, JULY Il. 1905

told him was going to Hamilton to
spend Sunday and he said, you better
not go up there. That's the place
where they have the bugs that bite
people and it kills them. Spotted
fever, you know"
When outsiders come in here and
find things here worth so much and
see the harm that is being done the
valley outside, it seems as though it
were time for the residents to wake up
and boom the town and country and
knock back.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-07-12
LOCAL OPTION CASES
APPEALED
FIVE FINED DURING PAST WEEK
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
KEPT BUSY.

The many justices in Ravalli county
are evidently having their busiest sea
SON during these summer months.
Hardly day passes but what they
manage to fine at least one fellow for
selling "Bitter Root soda water.
On Thursday last w. P. O'Brien
was tried before D. r. Baughman at
Corvallis. No jury was demanded in
this. AS in all the other cases of the
same nature during the past three
months, the defendant was fined
500. This case was also promptly
appealed to the district court. I'm
mediately after the trial O'Bren was
rearrested on complaint of c. E.Smith
of Willow creek. This case was set
for July IS, before d. r. Baughman.
f. K. Parmenter was tried before
jury in Justice Sedgwick's court at
Stevensville Saturday upon a charge
of violating the local option law and
found guilty and fined two hundred
and seyenty-fve dollars. The case
was promptly appealed to the district
court. J. r. Faulds was foreman of
the jury. The "Commodore" swore
that he was perfectly fair and impair
tial and had no prejudice against men
charged with selling liquor.
On the same day William Costello
of Victor and W. H. Baker of Stevens
vile, were arraigned before John A.
Jameson at Stevensville. Costello's
trial was set for July II and Bakers
for July II, both to be heard before
John A. Jameson.
w. o. Fisk and George Jones were
up for trial before Justice Sedgwick
on Monday. Fisk was fined $3.50 and
Jones 500.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-07-12

which they had been told by Missoula
| people, would be far from interesting
as we'll as much less enjoyable. After
strolling around town for an hour or
so Saturday night, someone suggested
to them that they drive to Lake Como
the following day.
Sunday morning dawned fresh, cool
and clear as most mornings do in the
valley, and the "bunch' set out for the
lake. Between eight and nine that
night stage load of tired and dusty,
but nevertheless cheerful and enthus-
iastic drummers drove up to the hotel.
One of the men was heard to say when
asked how he enjoyed the trip, "why
you Bitter hooters don't realize what
you have up here. never saw seem
cry anywhere equal to that you have,
especially through those pines near
the lake. Two of us have just covered
a territory stretching from Denver to
Los Angeles and of all the places we
stopped, we never ran across any
thing better than this. When we were
in Colorado springs we went out to
North and South Cheyenne canyon,
saw the Seven falls, Rainbow falls
and everything else there was to see;
yet not any of it was any better than
this.''
"Yes," said another man, "what he
says is true" ''Why don't some of
the people around here form COM
pany and build an electric road up to
the lake and to some of these canyons?
1t wouldn't be long before the tourists
would be f1ocking in here and you fell
lows would be coming money. You've
got the climate, water, accommoda
tions and scenery to make this place
boom and what surprises me is that
you have not realized it,
Another drum mer, tall and lanky,
who visits the valley quite often,
wanted to know why the water from
the springs up the valley couldn't be
piped to town and bath houses and a
PiuhSS OS Outlt. nave ScSu HOt
water carried twenty miles and don't
see why if it is done in other places it
can't be done here?"
A quiet sort of chap who hadn't
offered any remarks in regard to the
beauties of the place spoke up and
said: ''The first thing you want to do
is to shut up those fellows in Missoula
who are knocking you right and left.
When 1 went over to the station at
Missoula to take the train for Hamil-
ton, fellow stepped up to me and
wanted to know where l was going
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-07-12
Wagner Sues for Counsel Fees.

The case of Chas. S. Wagner VS..
Chris Wolff for counsel fees came up
for trial in Justice Whaley's court
Thursday afternoon. A daughter of
VOLTS was married about two yeals
ago to one Fischer, who deserted her
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-07-12
The Beautif ul Bitter Root as Seen
By Outsiders.

A short time ago 1t befell the lot of
several "knights of the grip" to spend
Sunday in Hamilton, an experience
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-07-12

Large, new tin top jelly tumblers,
35 cents dozen, at Smiths. 58 If
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-07-12

Root beer at Higman's soda foun-
tain. 26-tf