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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-22
RUNNING LINE TO THE SOUTH.
o. r. & n. Makes Move Antagonistic
to the Northern Pacific.

The past few days have brought to
light facts, says the Lewiston Trib-
une, relative to the work of railroad
surveying crews, which go a long way
to substantiate the report circulated
at the time the o. r. & n. surveyors
started operations along the upper
Clearwater that the company was en-
gagged in completing surveys for a
north and south Idaho railroad, and
that conditions point clearly to the
fact that all is not friendliness be-
tween the Northern Pacific and o. r.
G. N. in this field.
Information reached the city yes
terday that the o. r. & n. crew which
started work at Spalding and which
recently moved camp to point near
Ahsanka, will continue their line to
Peck, where 1t will tie on to the sur
vey run by another crew from Peck
to Kamiah. The information secured
also shows that the crew which has
been working at Kamiah has started
the line toward Camas Prairie and II
is understood will utilize the Lawyer
canyon route Upon reaching the
| prairie the survey is to be continued
to a connection with the p. e. I. N
survey, the preliminary of which was
completed last summer. The crews
! will be in the field the entire winter
and the engineers continue to do the
most thorough work on all sections OF
the line being run, this fact indicating
that the survey now being made Is to
be a permanent one. The work is be-
ing done under the direction of En-
gineer S. A. Cobb of Portland, who Is
with one of the parties.
The new developments, relative to
the o. r. & N. work. 1t is believed, ac-
count for the revival Of active work
| on the part of the Northern Pacific
on the south bank Of the Snake river
below Lewiston. 1t will be recalled
that a short time ago, after recalling
the crews, the Northern Pacific agair
placed the surveyors in the field and
the work of appropriating the south
bank is proceeding with energy. II
an issue has again arisen between the
roads, it is apparent that 1t is to be
fought out on the old lines. which In
volve the o. r. & n. entering the
Clearwater country on an Independent
basis, while the Northern Pacific vii
seek an Independent outlet down tho
| south bank.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-22
REPORT ON
RAILWAYS
GROSS EARNINGS FOR
1906 S2,S19, 100, ,OSO.
Interstate Commerce Commission Re-
ports for Year Ending June 80.
1905, Shows Gross Earnings to BE
S10.54S Per Mile for the United
states-rotal Mileage in the United
States 22O,O2s.44.

For years the interstate commerce
commission has published a brief ad-
vance report presenting a condensed
income account statement for the
operating railway companies in the
United States. This preliminary re-
port for the year ending June 80,
1906. includes certain returns for $50
railway companies, representing an
operated mileage of 220,02S.44 miles,
or approximately 80 per cent of the
mileage that will be covered by COM
plete statistical report for the year.
The report shows that the gross
earnings of the roads described were
S2,S19,760,0S0, consisting of passenger
earnings, $61s,555,sS4: freight earn
ings, s1,640,942,s62, and miscellane-
Gus earnings, s60,261.234. The gross
earnings averaged s1O,543 per mile.
This average is much higher than the
like average for any previous year
for which the earnings of the rail-
ways as shown in the final report for
the year ending June 80. 1905, were
s2,0S2,4s2,406. or an average of So
SOS on 216,9T3.61 miles of line. The
operating expenses were $1,532,163,-
153, or $696S per mile. The ratio
of operating expenses to earnings, as
shown by the preliminary report for
the year 1905 was ee.7s per cent.
This advance report shows that the
net earnings Of the same roads for
the year ending June 80, 1906, were
s7s7,59s,S77, or $3.50 per mile, and
tor the year 1905, s69o,691,151,
The amount reported by the car
riers as income from sources other
than operation was S132,624,9
which amount includes a few duplca-
tions due to the method of account
ing followed by certain of the report
ing carriers. The total income of the
operating roads covered by the report
was s92O,221,s59.
Against this amount was charged
as interest, rents, betterments, taxes
and miscellaneous items the sum of
s59O,3S6,554. and as dividends the
sum of $229. 9.406,59S. leaving sur
plus for the year of 500, 0,42S,707. The
taxes charged to income during the
year were s6S.9O3.2Ss. The final re-
port for the year ending June 80
1905, showed a surplus of ss9,O43,-
490.
The amount of dividends declared
in 1906 was sS4,24S,6O5 more thar
that shown for the dividends of prac'
tically the same roads in 1905. This
preliminary report, as already stated
relates to operating roads only, anC
does not include the statement of an!
dividends paid by leased lines from
the income they received as rent. Th'
| dividends declared by the subsidiar!
leased lines for the year 1905 wer'
about 35,750,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-22

by druggists, in nifty.
cent and one-dollaI
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-22
SPEND XMAS IN A VOLCANO.
Novel Celebration to Be Enjoyed by
Honolulu Residents.

Owing to the large number of Pen
dleton and Umatilla county people
now in Honolulu. the following story
of the celebration Of the Christmas
holiday in the crater of volcano will
be read with interest here. The cor
respondent of the Oregon Daily Jour
nal IN Honolulu says:
The most novel Christmas celebra-
ton ever held will occur in the Ha-
Lycurgus. manager of the volcano,
will take a large party of tourists to
the Kilauea crater and there hold high
carnival during the Christmas holi-
days Last Christmas there was some
semblance of celebration, but II was
nothing compared with what is plan
ned for this year. 1t is now proposed
to brew hot punch in one of the nu-
merous steam cracks of the crater
where the health of Pele. the Hawa-
iian goddess of fire and patroness Of
the volcano, will be drunk
While the punch is being brewed a
fat pig will be cooked over another
steam crack. Turkeys, geese and other
articles will be prepared in the sam'
manner.
As finale to the celebration. every
body will stand on the brink of thu
inner pit, where flames and flown!
lava are constantly busy, and throw
libations to Pele. who is said b!
Hawaiian legends to dwell in the fire
AS il in anticipation of her ap
preaching guests. Pcle has ordered tn
fires in the volcano to burn. Report
from the volcano are to the effect tina
tongues of flames have been shootin
from the floor of the inner crater
which is about 500 feet below tn
floor of the big crater.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-22


child urinates too often, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when il should be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to a
habit as most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made miser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. 1t is sold
by druggists, in fifty ER
cent and one-dollar MI1ds ssA
size bottles. You may u ss;s;;s:: =
have a sample bottle <l.eassas@En ~ @
by mail free, also a Rome Of svampRoOs
pamphlet telling all about Swamp-R Root,
including many of the thousands of testi-
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp Root,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad-
dress, Binghamton, n. ", on every
bottle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-22
Blast Removed 10000 Yards of Dirt

What is claimed to be the most
successful mammoth blast in the his
tory of American railroad construc-
ton was fired Saturday on the North
ern Pacific extension at point five
miles out Of town. George New was
the contractor on this section Of the
road.
When the blast was ready to dis
charge, II contained 1850 kegs OF
black powder. The explosion wal
conducted without a hitch, and the
tremendous detonation moved $4,000
yards of material.-Kahlotus Record
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-22
Passed Examination successfully.

James Donohue, New Britain, Conn,
writes: IT tried several kidney reme-
dies, and was treated by our best ply
sicians for diabetes, but did not I'M
prove until I took Foley's Kidney
Cure. After the second bottle
showed improvement, and five bottles
cured me completely. / have since
passed a rigid examination for life
insurance" Foley's Kidney Cure
cures backache and all forms of kid
ney and bladder trouble. Koeppens
drug store.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-22
AND NOW FOR
Christmas

The greatest holiday Of the year is
approaching and will soon be upon
US The true Christmas feeling is
never experienced except by those
who follow the time honored custom
OF gift making. In anticipation Of the
many calls that are sure to be made
upon US within the next three or four
weeks we have had an extra shipment
of high grade pianos, especially Sc
lected 70 rthe Christmas trade. This
shipment comprises such celebrated
makes rs Steinway, Knabe, Everett,
Packard, Estey, A. B. Chase, Fischer,
Emerson and others. Come in and
select your Christmas gift now while
the stock is fresh, and If necessary we
can put the instrument of your choice
On the reserve list to await your fu-
ture order.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-22

vigor and cheerful.
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncom-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidnevs. lfthe
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-22

It is a long reach to the first rung
in the ladder of success, but the rest
of them are close together,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-22
Women as Well as Men Are Made
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
discourages and dlessens amb bition; beauty,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-12-06
the BAZAAR
Crowds AttsEd the Fair Being Held
in New EIks Building.
Contests.

Tuesday evening the ladies bazaar be-
ing held i'm the Elks building, was
crowded and the elegant turkey din
ner served, was patronized by great
many towns people. The large room
is the finest place ever secured for
holding an affair OF this kind, being
we'll lighted, roomy for all purposes
and cnnfnrt = hlo for nvnrv nno. Th"
booths make a brilliant appearance,
filed with fancy work, elegant SOU
venirs of every description and many
useful articles as we'll. The sales have
so far been good, and the ladies are
gratified at the liberal patronage civ
en- for the fund secured, is to go to-
wards the payment of the obligations
of the sisters of St. Johns Academy.
There were several contests last
night. that between DR.. Sifton and
DR.. Guest for pen wiper,a short is
minutes brush was won by Dr. Sifton
A contest between Father Geraghty,
C. A. klaus, l.. B. Niemeyer and II.
G. Flint, for hand painted smoking
set, was won by Father Geraghty by
large majority.
Mrs. John Henderson won an ele-
CANT hand painted plate, Mrs. James
Gleason a point lace handkerchief,
Mra. Frart T.onZ ~ Rattonhero hand
ke1chief.
Several contests close tonight-that
between Mrs. G. NJ Best and Mrs.
Albert Monek will be decided in ia.
vor Of the former, Mrs. Monek being
out of town. This is for beautiful
leather sofa pillow.
The large doll contest and the A.
cademy scholarship contest close to-
night also.
There is large amount of fancy
work yet to be sold, and many OF the
handsomest articles yet remain in
the booths. All of these attractions
do good business and crowds sur
rosnd them constantly. Mrs. Lie
ber's bargain table is no exception to
this rule, and Mrs. CA. Klaus china
LoUlc 10 Uenuol Va auUla.,iOu IOi Id
dies. A religious booth selling prayer
books, rosalies ETC., is presided over
by Miss Mary Gaffney, and Mr.. Alex
Woijick. The fair closes Thursday
evening.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-12-06

New Country Road Auto Maurice
Wolfe, who has sold numerous autos
in Jamestown, has designed and the
Wilcox Motor car company of Mime
apolis, have built a line of autos call
ed the Wolfe. The important differ.
ence in the style of car is it's higher
clearance over other machines the
same being is inches. The side chain
drive with dead rear axle have been
adopted, the same as is used on most
of the high powered cars. Mr.. Wolfe
has had a wide experience in driving
autos over country roads, and while
he does not claim any new mechani-
cal novelty for his car, yet he does
claim to have embodied several valu-
able new features, which experience
in country road travel has shown de-
sirablc. He expects to make a trip
through the state in one of the new
machines next season to slow the ad-
vantages described in the catalog
just issued by the Wilcox company.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-12-06
First Session County Court.

The first session of the county
court under the new jurisdiction was
held Tuesday. but as the law has had
scarcely any time to become known
to people who might have business
before the court under the law, there
was no business to transact. Clerk of
the district court Geo. Richmond, is
ex-officio clerk Of the county court.
AS soon as the provisions Of the law
become better known many clients
are likely to take advantage of the
court and get a speedier settlement
of litigation up to amounts involving
$1,000 than in the district court where
terms are infrequent. The county
court holds frequent sessions. There
are jury privileges If the clients so
demand. Judge Conklin is ready to
hear cases under the new law.
The county court Will be .:open for
transaction of any business that may
a rise until the next regular term,
which is the first Tuesday in every
month. The court has also jurisdic-
tion in criminal cases under the
grade of felony.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-12-06
PUPILS Examination.

County Supt. Wanner is sending
out circulars for the regular compile
tion examination for pupils to be
held December 20 and 2l at the court
house in Jamestown and also at the
following places, with special examin-
ers ds noted:
Buchanan-Mrs. Belt Burgess,
conductor.
Cleveland-Mr y. Mariel Scissor,
conductor.
Courtenay-W. J. Haberlin, con-
ductor.
Edmunds- Bertha Thompson,
conductor.
Eldridge-Miss Maud Huntingt ton,
conductor.
Kensal-J. S. Carr, conductor.
Medina, Mrs. Fora Ratcliffe, con-
ductor.
Montpelier-Miss Grace Bradley,
conductor.
Pingree-Wm. Earle, conductor.
Splritwood-Miss Mary McGinnis,
conductor.
sWindsOr-Miss Louise Cregor, con
ductor.
Ypsilanti-Miss Eva Dunstan. con-
ductOr.
The superintendent says in addi-
tion, elf you have pupils who wish to
take this examination, wholly or in
part, and to whom it would be incon.
venienL to attend one Of the abov
places, write to this Office at once,
giving the names Of the pupils, and
satisfactory arrangements will be
made if possible. ! wish also to
speak OF the North Dakota Educa-
tional association, which meets this
year at Fargo, December 26, y and
%. 1t is always an inspiration to at
tend these meetings, and l urge all
who can do soto make special effort
to be there. There will be reduced
railroad rates."
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-12-06
Hawks and Owls.

/ Though in poor standing with the
farmer, hawks, owls and other carni-
5vorous birds and animals are not alto
gether bad, land if ttIey were given.the
credit they deserve. the good they do
would overbalance the harm. In
Scotland, some years ago. when war
was waged against rhe hawks and
owls because it was thought they
were destroying the young pheasants,
the damage done by small pests,
which had heretofore been destroyed
by these birds was far greater than
that done among the pheasants So,
too, in Pennsylvania. After the leg
lsature llau olleIed a bounty lor
few years on hawks and owls, nea-
dow mice became SO numerous and
destructive that the law was repeal
ed, and hawks and owls were hearth
]y welcomed.
There is no green vegetation that
is not acceptable to the meadow
mouse, and when it is considered
that they require from "a to 2G
pounds Of green vegetation each for a
years support, and that they breed
from four to six times a year, with
an average litter of six, the damage
they might do may be, in a measure,
realized.
The progeny OF one pair Of field
mice would in five years number two
millions, and this is only prevented
by the birds and animals which prey
upon them, among which are the owl,
hawk, butcher bird, and the wolf,
fox, coon, opossum, mink, skunk and
weasel.
OF course, the chicken stealing
birds and animals must be dealt with
sum marjly when caught in the act,
but the chickens are seldom attacked
if other food is more easily obtain
able.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-12-06
Teachers Organize.

The teachers association of the
western part of the county met last
Saturday at Medina, but owing to
stormy weather the attendance was
not as large as otherwise would have
been.
Supt. Wanner being unable to at
tend, Mrs. Ratcliff was called upon
to preside.
Some very interesting papers were
read and ably discussed.
Before adjourning a permanent as
ISOLATION was organized and.the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Mrs.
Nora Ratcliff, PRESIDENT: Mrs. Stella
Houk, vice president and Miss Emma
Bauer, secretary. Mrs. Marie Scissor,
Miss Katherine Donlan and Miss Ma
ta]ia Bauer we're appointed as a CON-
mittee on program.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-12-06
tricycle. AirshiD.

Having invented tricycle. which is
propelled by screw acting upon the
air, Professor William H. Pickering,
Harvard astronomer, will exhibit for
the first time the vehicle at the show
of the Aero club to be held in New
York on Dec. I to 8, says special dis
patch from Cambridge, Mass, to the
New York Herald. The tricycle. is ma
nipulated by pedals, the difference
from former vehicles being that the
pedals instead Of transmitting the
force through gears to the axles gives
motion to a screw propeller, which,
acting on the air, gives motions to the.
tricycle.. The speed is estimated at ten
miles an hour. ., s34
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-12-06
Pingree.
Patriot

The dance Friday evening would
have been very pleasant affair but
for the too evident presence of liquor.
= Milo R. Haaks has purchased lot s,
block 9, with the small cottage
thereon. Mr.. Haaks will move here
IN tHo e,'"i','. "rd fHrn' RI" r~rth h"1f
Of "35" east of Pingree.
Miss Iva Smith and II. G. Smith
left Monday for Fertile, MiDn., to
be present at the wedding of their
sister, which occurred yesterday.
From there, Miss Smith will return
to her home in Minneapolis.
The families of B. G. Williams and
Arthur Rich left Monday for Vergas,
Minn., where they will spend the
winter. They have work there for
all their teams, which were shipped
last week.
Our enterprising hardware man
Thos. Lusk has purchased lots Ii and
IA and block "a, where he will build
a good up-to-date house as soon in
the spring as weather will permit.
Mr.. Lusk has Travelled to the coast
and into Canada to look up location
and after returning concluded that
this section Of the country is the
best he saw for hustler, 30 decided
to locate permanently at Pingree.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-12-06
Agricultural College.

The international Live Stock Ex-
position which meets next week in
chicago is attracting good deal of
interest bis week. During the week
some Of the college stock was sent to
the exhibition in charge Of Herds
man Lanxon and Wednesday Profess
sor Shepperd and Professor Richards
of the Agricultural department went
down. Professor Sheppcrd is to have
charge Of the whole committee on
Judging and Professor Richards is
one the committee OF students con-
tests.
prof"ssor !.add has j;--cct rccci"cd
notice through the secretary that the
Paint Grinders ASSOCIATION of the
United States, al their annual meet
ing in New York, set aside the sum
OF $1,000 to be furnished to the North
Dakota Agricultural college for con-
ducting Investigations through the
chemical department with regard to
the value OF pigments used in the
preparation of paints. The depart
ment will, therefore during the COM
ing year conduct series of investi-
cations on an extensive scale to de-
termine the relative merits OF certain
pigments to be used as substitutes
for white lead. These experiments
will probably continue through a SER
les O. eight or ten years.
The chemical department has just
received photOmeter, imp ported from
the manufacturers in Germany, and
the Instrument is considered one Of
the best in this country. 1T is to be
used largely in the testing of burning
oils, and with the illuminating gases
and especially for the testing of il.
Eliminating power Of denatured alco-
hol.
Bulletin number - issued by Pro-
fessors Ladd and Stallings deals with
the subject of bleaching flour and
gives results Of series Of in vestiga-
tions made to determine the effort of
bleactjng on the bread making quail
ties Of the various flours; also de-
termination of the amount of the
chemicals left in the -four and bread.
There is already much interest mani
tested in this line OF work and it Is
nvnnctod +hot +',o-o will hc r"~'.7
general call for this bulletin.
The annual report of the food CON-
missioner has just been issued. 1t
deals with adulterated foods, mis-
branded and adulterated drugs, pat
ent medicines, paints and oils and
gives the results Of analysis Of nearly
three hundred samples of beverages
including whiskey and brandies.
There will be shown several photo
graphs. illustrating the brands of
whiskey previously found on the
market in this state.
One new feature introduced for the
first time il this report is the listing
of the brands Of food products which
have been found legal.
Mr.. Nickles, who has been with
the chemical department for num-
Der OF years and FOR the past year has
had charge OF the food labora tory,
resigns his position to accept govern
ment work and will sail eal]y in De-
cember from Seattle for Manila,
where: h. will enter the government
laboratories.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-12-06
Proposals..

Sealed bids will be received at the
County Auditors Office in jamestown
N. d. for the purchase of the old
Montpelier Bridge at Montpelier,
which is to be removed to make place
for the new iron structure.
And also for the purchase of the old
benches taken out of the court room of
the county court house.
Bids will be received up to 2 O'Clock
P. NJ December 10th, 1906, and will
be opened same day.
The Board of County Commissioners
reserve the right to reject any or all
bids. ~T +:
Andrew Blewett,
County Auditor.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-12-06

In some parts Of France walnuts
form, a regular article Of diet. The
peasants eat them with bread that has
oftentimes been rubbed with garlic.
The hygienic effects are considered
good, replacing meat to large extent.
These nuts are also used to make oil.
It is much cheaper and similar in taste
to that pressed from olives and Is en-
ployed to adulterate the latter. The
prisoners in certain prisons are en-
gagged in cracking walnuts and picking
out the kernels, which are pressed into
oil sS A 35s s 56sii