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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
Northern Pacific May Use B|a|oCk
Island in Columbia.
MAKE OvERTURES TO THE OWNER
Plan to Avoid Several Big Bluffs and
Sharp Curves in KIickitat
County.

Northern Pacific officials are ne
gotiating with DR.. N. G. Blalock, owner
of Blalock island, to secure right of
way for the North Bank road, accord
ing to the statement of DR.. Blalock
On the Washington side of the island
there is a high bluff of rock and dirt
extending seven miles, paralleling the
entire length of the island. AS the
island lies only 200 feet from the
Washington side during high water,
engineers say that it would be cheaper
to bridge the island at each end, thus
doing away with construction along
this bluff. There are also sharp curves
in one or two places along this bluff
shore The grade for the new railroad
from Wallula to Portland must be at
least seven feet higher than the high
water mark of 1894
DR.. Blalock says that if the railroad
runs through the island he will i'm
mediately lay out a site for a new
town, as this will be an ideal place for
a small city. He owns $4,000 acres of
decided land on the island, and 1000
acres will be plated into five, ten and
20 acre tracts before spring. This can
be irrigated by water from the Column
bio A town tboro would draw cOp-
siderable trade from eastern Klickitat
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
Corbett Griggs, IS Years Old Con-
fesses to Thefts.
ARRESTED BY CAPTAIN MIKE DAVIS
Responsible for Robbery of Ganders
Store and Forging Of Orders
on Merchants.

Corbett Griggs, the 15-year-old boy
who snot and seriously wounded his
ing with a 32-caliber revolver, was
placed under arrest by Captain Mike
Davis late yesterday afternoon on a
charge of being, responsible for nu-
merous petty thefts about town the
past two months. Young Griggs was
taken in custody at the Washington
school and at first empnatically de-
MED that he was guilty, but when con-
Davis had unearthed after weeks of
hard work, the young lad broke down
and confessed that he was the one who
robbed the Gamblers bicycle store of
goods valued at $50 and was also the
young man who had secured several
dollars worth of goods from different
merchants about town by having them
charged to prominent citizens.
In his confession Griggs implicated
another well-known boy, who has since
left the city and is now believed to be
in Alaska. Young Griggs sobbingly
told Captain Davis that he and his
partner had secured 16 knives, three
revolvers and a razor from the Gan
ders bicycle store. Entrance to the
store, he said had been effected by
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
Evidences of Murder Discovered.

TACOMA, Wash, Feb. 13.-The body
Of Fred Overholm, a longshoreman
who disappeared January II, was
found floating in the bay today. Evil
dences point to murder. The night he
left he was last seen coming from
the waterfront. Diligent search was
made. but of no avail until his corpse
badly decomposed, was fished out OF
the water and identified by papers or
the body. A hole in the head and the
absence Of money led to the murder
theory, but no clues are obtainable
Overholm was sober and industrious
and his friends claim he was foully
dealt with.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
CRAFT SKIN TO SAVE SWANS NECK
IN BAD WAY-RAILROAD
EMPLOYEES GENEROUS.

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 13.-In order
to prevent permanent disability of
Engineer w. H. Swain as the result
of injuries sustained in the Bridal
Veil disaster, the grating process of
placing new skin upon his injured
hands will probably be necessary.
To provide the skin it may be neces-
sary to call for volunteers to suffer the
removal of a small portion of their
skin in order to assist the disabled
engineer. However, it is said by the
attending physician that the method
grating of skin from other portions
Of SWANS body.
The report of the possibility of call
ing for volunteers to donate small
parts of their anatomy to the injured
engineer has spread quickly through
the ranks Of the o. r. & N. employees
in Portland. The general offices Of the
company have been flooded with appli-
cantS who are willing to undergo the
operation if they may assist the en-
gineer.
Swain is gradually recovering AS
surances have been advanced by ply
sicians and surgeons who have attend
ed him that the injuries will not ter
inmate fatally, though it is feared that
the injury to his hands may result
in their permanent disability.
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HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known r.
J. Cheney for the last IS years. and
believe him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
wALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucuous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
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To Put Church On Business Basis

PITTSBURG, Pa, Feb. 13.-The ma
tional disbursements conference of the
United Presbyterian church, which
was called together some time ago
opened its session here today. Several
hundred delegates, representing Unit
ed Presbyterian churches in all parts
Of the country, are in attendance. The
object of the conference is to devise a
plan for placing the management OF
the church upon a strict business basis
and to secure it's future financially and
otherwise in accordance with Twen-
tieth- Century methods and ideas.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
MILWAUKEE, SURVEYORS HIKING OUT
SIX LEAVE MOSCOW TO JOIN THE
MAIN PARTY ON MIDDLE
FORK OF THE CLEAR.
WATER.

MOSCOW, Idaho, Feb. 13.-That the
Milwaukee railway will soon invade
north Idaho either following the route
of the north fork of the Clearwater
or the middle fork of the same stream
is assured beyond the question of a
doubt.
During the past three days six men
have left Moscow for Kooskia to join
the survey crew now at work at
Syringia, Is miles above Kooskia on
the middle fork of the Clearwater.
The crew from Moscow was sent
out by VIM. Mix of this city under the
instruction Of Mr.. Higgins, chief of the
surveying party. Mr.. Higgins met
and during their conversation the
question of the scarcity Of men to as
Thursday evening Mr.. Mix received a
telegram from Mr. Higgins at Koos-
kia, asking him to send eight men if
possible Six men, all Of whom guar
antee to stay by the work for at least
six months, were readily secured.
The route to be chosen, thus far of
course, is problematical, but it is
thought at this point, that the middle
fork would be the more acceptable,
though this route would run directly
through the forest reserve.
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Eitzuerald Enters Race.

PENDLETON, Or, Feb. 13.-Judge
Thomas Fitzgerald has entered the
race for the republican nomination for
circuit judge of this district. Judge
is well known in Umatilla
county, having been police judge and
city recorder of Pendleton for years.
Friends urged him to make the race.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
Sheriff in Search of w. Davis.

ECHO, Or, Feb. 13.-Sheriff SHUT,
of Morrow county is searching the
surrounding country for William Davis
who passed number of worthless
checks in this city On a sheepman near
Heppner, for whom he claimed to nave
been working, amounting to more
than 500. Echo people cashed them
at the Bank of Echo and it was not
until after a second batch had been
forged was it discovered. Davis was
around mere a few weeks living On the
money secured On these checks. He
left suddenly one day saying ne had
a job The sheriff so far has been un-
successful in his search.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
Mrs. Clarence Adams Dead.

PENDLETON, Or, Feb. 13.-Mrs
Clarence Adams died yesterday morn
ing after a few weeks illness of blood
poisoning. Mrs. Adams was a daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Ferguson
pioneer residents Of Pendleton. She
moved to Pendleton in 1894. she had
been married a little more than yea1
when she died A baby girl was born
to Mrs. Adams 10 days before ner
death.
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smashing in window pane in the
rear of the store.
Started Out to See tho World.

smashing in a window pane in the
REAR of the store.
Started Out to See the World.
Following the robbery of the Gan
ders store Griggs and his partner
started out to see the world. They
visited Wallula, Pasco and finally
drifted into North Yakima, where the
bulk of the plumber stolen was sold
for IS. They parted company at North
Yakima, Griggs going on to Lewiston,
where he was finally located by his
parents and returned to Walla Walla.
Griggs told a wild story of having
been kidnapped and taken to Portland.
Later he had been sent to Lewiston,
he said.
Young Griggs' forgery of orders on
prominent merchants stamps him as a
clever young criminal and the estab-
fishing of mis- identity clears up a
mystery that has puzzled the police
for many day. Griggs confessed to
having secured $3.50 worth of mer-
chandise from the Model Bakery on
an order to which he mad attached the
name of Charles Mexican. By forging
J. L. Sharpsteins name to an order
he secured 300 cartridges from the
Davis Kaser company and on a SINH
lar order ostensibly signed by Vernon
Walker, proprietor of a shooting gal
lery, he secured 500 cartridges from
the Drumhellr company.
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Two Pass Examination

LA GRANDE, Or, Feb. BE. E
Romig and c. r. Seitz. both of this
city. have received information from
the department that they were sue
cessful in their examinations for ap-
plicants for forest reserve supervisors,
making two successful applicants out
of the nine from the different parts of
the state who took the examinations.
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Falls Dead.

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa, Feb, 10
Peter Lundgren, a young man living
near Stratford, fell dead last night at
the John Barquest residence after hav-
ing taken his sweetheart, Miss Bar
quest, home from party at the Alfred
Coulson farm. He was about to enter
the house with the girl to get warm be-
fore returning to his own home when
he reeled and fell dead on the floor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13
Chehalis Healthy Town.

CHEHALIS, Feb. 13.-According to
the report of City Health Officer G.
H. Dow, Chehalis Is the healthiest city
in the state of Washington and one OF
the healtniest in the country.
During 1905 there were but twenty
one deaths in the city which is at the
rate of about six to every thousand OF
population.
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WASHINGTON, OREGON AND IDAHO
PuffbalI Injuries Youth.

ABERDEEN, Wash, Feb. 13.-
badly injured Saturday while playing
with some puff balls out doors. He
struck a match to one of them, when
it exploded like powder, burning him
on the face, hands and arm. He has
since been nearly sightless, his arm
also being swollen and painful.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

and Yakima counties. 1t would also
get business from the famous Horse
Heaven country, where thousands of
acres are being sown to wheat and
other cereals each year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-13

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Immediately by DR.. Wood at NC
Brides livery stable.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money if it fails to
cure. E. W. Groves signature is on
each box. Csc.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-21

Strange to say, in view of the bad name the negro has for forgetting the ownership of things he likes, he never tries to ring in any of his family on the l under 12' clause. If his children are a day over 12 he pays without murmur, and it is often no small drain on his finances, for he sometimes heads pro- cession of youngsters the length of d city lot.
 The Mormons are great circus goers. Entire families will travel for 100 and 200 miles to see the circus in their country. They come in wagons over mountain and valley, and camp out until the show comes. Sometimes they are a day or even three days ahead. The hill cabins are empty, 50 are the mining boarding houses.
 When show goes through the Quebec Province the factories close down. They might as well. The Eng fish side of the audience loiters about the menagerie until the last call, and shows the most satisfaction when the dancing features of the spectacles of the vaudeville part of the programme are ton.
 "Prim New England takes to the circus like a duck to a millpond. The Harvard boys like the girl bareback riders and the trapeze artists. They get along well with the clowns. too, pro vided the clown has good average sense and falls in with them without delay ing the show. Of course, the Harvard crimson is worn by the girls without too much display.
 Tn middle Pennsylvania, where money looks like gold and is kept as long as life, the circus does really good work. It gets these pious close-fisted away from the hard line of daily routine, and sends their blood racing to parts of their systems that had been numb for moons"
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up in a small tree in the yard, hold the meat in one of his claws and tear off pieces with his bill, all the time mak- ing noise enough to waken the dead. He was also very fond of grasshoppers, and would spend hours some days gathering them and storing them up for hard times.
 When he got more food than he could eat at one time he would take the surplus out in the yard and hide it under some leaves; and woe to the dog or cat that would try to get what he had deposited.
 He would never hide anything while any one was watching him. If You would turn your back. or pretend not to look for moment he would drop whatever he had quickly, put a covering over it, and then run off about twenty feet where you could see him and commence to dig and scratch to make you believe that he was hiding it there.
 If I started to go where he had hid den anything Jackey would try in ev- cry way in his power to lead me in the opposite direction.
 He was a great boy for taking walks. He would follow me through the fields the same as a dog, or some- times perch on my head or shoulder. He seemed to know when Sunday came and would bother me more then than on any other day. He wanted to keep
 me busy. As soon as he saw that had nothing to do, he would get hold of my trousers and try to pull me along with him for tramp.
 "Jackey was never quiet for a mo- meAt except when asleep, and that was only in the middle of the night He was first man up and last man in bed
 "A crow as far as my observation goes, is a natural born thief. Jackey would steal anything he could get hold of carry it off and hide it. He was espe- cially fond Of anything bright such as sewing materials, shears thimbles, needles, papers of pins, silver spoons and iewelry of all sorts.
 Our barn was burned by lightning that year and this gave Jackey lots of business. He would work all day pick ing nails out of the ashes and carrying them off to the woods close by where he would stack them in piles and cov- CT them with leaves.
 'One day while walking through the woods l went without knowing 1t to the spot where some of these nails were hidden. Just as I was about to tread on one of his precious stores, Jackey hopped down at my feet and began to pick up nails as fast as he could, car rylng them away to place of safety.
 Had Jackev lived I think I could have taught him lots of tricks, for he was very Intelligent, Unfortunately my pet came to an untimely end just as he began to be most interesting. He had been fighting with the hens one day and they pulled out all the feathers in one of his wings Later in the day he attempted 10 fly across a creek, fell in and was drowned. New York Sun
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7ss CHAPEL STREET.

she-Who Is that you nodded to, Gus? Seems a good style.
 He-That's Captain Tuppeny. splen- did chap. Been operated on for ap- endicitis and that sort of thing, don- eher-know?-London Scraps.
 Pater Cat a. m.)-"Oh, drat the child!"
 Mater-"You must expect babies to cry when they begin teething'
 Pater-'This one's been crying ever since he began hairing, '-Boston Transcript.
 Not at all, answered MT. Dustin stax. Tt will prevent me from being bothered in Paris by any inquiries about where got my money. Wash ington Star.
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YESTERDAYS BALL GAMES
NEW HAVEN WINS HANDILY
 FROM SPRINGFIELD.

Waterbury Downs New London Three to One-NOryVich Blanks HartfOrd- HoIyoISe Wins Out Three to Two from rfdgepOrt-COntests in the Big Leagues.
 The game between Springfield and New Haven at the Savin Rock grounds yesterday afternoon produced one of the most exciting finishes of the season, the Blues winning out in the ninth inning on a timely hit by Fitzpatrick. It was Wade's first home game of the season, and, barring the third inning, when a base on balls and three singles resulted in three runs, pitched creditable game.
 New Haven began business at the very start. Connell drew a pass and made the circuit on Hannifn's hit and Hayward's two-bagger. The visitors took the lead in the second on a base on balls to Robarge and hits by Flanagan, Standard and Keenan. In this inning Standard injured himself in sliding home and was forced to retire, Burns taking his place at second. This young ster proved to be a worthy successor, for he slammed out home run and a tWo-sacker.
 The Blues tied the score in the third without hit, the two runs being due to Fitzpatrick being hit by a pitched ball, base on balls to Burke and a wild throw by Ennis. O'Neirs men forged ahead in the sixth on Burns drive over the left field fence.
 New Haven tied in the eighth on Burke's terrific drive for three bases and Hayward's single. The locals pull ed the game out of the fire in the ninth. Keenan made a great catch of Sher- woods Texas leaguer. Jope ripped off a single but was forced at second on 'Wade's fielder's choice. Keenan juggled Councils grounder, Wade going to sec- ond on the misplay. Fitzpatrick came to the rescue with a slashing two-bag ger to the left field fence, and the game was over. Score: New Haven 5, Spring. field 4.
 The score:
 New Haven.
 L
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Batteries-Stackpol and Schincel and Cornen and Beaumont.
 STATE LEAGUE STANDING.
Won. Lost. PC.
TWo GAMES TO-DAY.

New London and New Haven will play two games for one admission at the Savin Rock grounds this afternoon, the first beginning at 2:15. New Lon don has been New Haven's toughest proposition this season, and the locals will try hard to break up the hoodo to- day. for it is a fight for third place. Corcoran and Nolte will do the pitching for the Blues and Long and Ward for the visitors.
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HoLYoKE 3, BRIDGEPORT 2.

Bridgeport July 2O.-Holyoke won from Bridgeport to-day by the score of 8 to ?. The game was featureless ex- cept for raggedness. The infield of the home team showed a poor balance, the players not being used to their posi- tions, and the visitors were never in spring. The umpiring of Knowlton was as bad as the playing, and perhaps worse. He imposed a. fine of $5 on lott and put him out of the game in the third inning. Both sides found fault with his work and some of the visiting players came near slugging him. The locals took their medicine with a growl. The score by innings;
 R.H.E. Holyoke ........O 00O2OO01-3 I ? Bridgeport ..,.0 QOO20000-2 $
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You reckon Err Thomas got into Paradise?"
 T can't tell for sartin. All kin say ls-de mule kicked him ter de gate" Atlanta Constitution.
 Do you think the auto will eventu- ally be the means of doing away with horses?"
 T know it-I've seen two killed right on my own street. ."-Milwaukee Sem tinel.
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WATERBURY 3, NEW LONDON i.

w AIEfbb UNI D. NEW LONOO4N l.
 Waterbury, July 2O-Making their only runs of the game by a batting rally in the seventh inning, the Water bury players defeated New London here to-day, to 1. New London's only run which came in the fourth on hits by O'Rourke and Kennedy, appeared to be enough, as Waterbury could not hit Mclaughlin safely. In the seventh, however, singles by Walsh and Rice and a double by McCabe aided by Ken nedy's huff and Rising's wild throw to the plate, gave Waterbury its three runs and the game. Features of the game were catches by Swander and Nichols and clever double play by McCabe and Andrews, which shut off 8 run in the second inning. In the fourth inning Catcher Connolly was hit on the hand by foul tip and had to retire. The score by innings:
 R.HE. Waterbury ...,.O OO0OO3 *-9 ' 2 New London. 70 0 O1OO0 0-1 6 2 Batteries-Rogers and Thackera; Me- Laughlin and Connolly and Keane.
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*Wiming run scored with two out. cnn,.n i,rr ita,ni1ana.

" 1E1HrIII5 7'I1 777- " ""
 Score by innings:
 New Haven. II 2 0 0 0 1 1--5 Springfield 10 0 0 0 0 0-4
 Earned Puns-New Haven 1, Spring field 2. Two-base hits-Hayward, Fitz- patrick, Yale, Burns, Robarge. Three base hit-Burke. Home run-Burns. Sacrifice hit-Hannifln. Stolen bases Fitzpatrick, Burke. Firse base on balls Of Wade 3, off Bowler 2. Struck out By Wade 3, by Bowler 1. Left on bases-New Haven 7, Springfield A. Double play-Ennis to Yale. Wild pitch Wade. Hit by pitched ball-Fitzpat- rick, Wade. Time of game-One hour and forty-five minutes. Umpire-Ken- nedy. Attendance-65O.
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HE.
NORWICH 4. HARTFORD 0.

Hartford, July 2O-Bunched hits by Norwich. coupled with costly misplays and poor base running by Hartford, gave Norwich the game here to-day, 4 to 0. Norwich played poor fielding game. but made all its errors when they did not help Hartford. Stevens pitched a pretty game for Norwich. The score by innings:
 R.HE. Norwich .....OOO00O13 O-4 6 Hartford .......O 0OOOOOO co ' 1 Batteries-Stevens and Bridges; Bron- kie and O'Leary.
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Americans Leagu,A

At New York
 R.H.E. New York .....OOO02O21*-5 10 1 Cleveland .....,.O 0012 0 IA Il 4 Batteries-Newton, Griffith and Me- Guire and Kleinow; Hess and Kit tredge.
 AL Philadelphia
 R.H.E. Philadelphia ....2oo12OOO*-5 2 St, Louis ..,....O 0 Q Q ? 0 0 0 O-2 6 8 Batteries-Bender and Schreck; Glade and O'Connor At Boston
 R.H.E. Detroit ........0000O001 3--4 10 1 Boston ..........0 0 8 00U0O O-3 7 ? Batteries -Siever and schmidt; Glaze and Armbruster. At Washington
 R.H.E. Washington 10 OO*-1 4 o Chicago .....,...0 0 Q 0 0 0 0-0 4 3 Batteries-Patten and Heydon; Pat terson, White and Sullivan and Hart.
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scott-''NTy wife has turned out a splendid cook.
 Mott-"R Rather reckless of her, wasn't it?"-Boston Transcript.
 t'Do you leave your valuables in the hotel safe when you go toa summer resort9'
 Only when I leave. Judge.