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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-31

waned. and the fortunes of the town
ebbed and flowed with the undulat-
ing tide of immigration, ]. H. Koontz
thrived and prospersd and branched
out.
The ''Father" of Ehco.
In 1882 he came to Echo and be-
came the "father" of this now growing
town. He purchased a quarter sec
tion of sagehrush land on which the
town now stands and built his own
house, being carpenter. When he
came here the sagebrush on the pres
ent townsite was as high as a mans
head on horseback.
But that was small matter He
opened a branch store here and be-
gan laying out town on the site of
old Fort Henrietta, built by the gov
ernment and the settlers as a protec-
ton from the Indians.
Major Lee Moorhouse, then a sur
veyor, now the most famous pho
tographer of Indian life in the coun-
try. surveyed the town for Mr.. Koontz,
and it was named for Echo Koontz,
the baby girl, then but few months
old That was the beginning of Echo.
Long and Active Career.
For IS years Mr.. Koontz conducted
store at this place, retiring from
the business in 1900, and is now living
in the peaceful twilight of a long and
active life which has been blessed
with prosperity and contentment.
With his wife, who for the past half
century has been his constant COM
panion and helpmeet, he lives in his
elegant home in Echo, surrounded by
hosts of friends in their declining
wears and contented with the work
they have done.
For more than so years Mr.. and
Mrs. Koontz have heen members of
the Methodist Episcopal church and
also active temperance workers. They
have three daughters-Mrs. Fred
Hendley. of Pendleton. and Mrs.
Charles H. Miller and Mrs. Alex NAL
comb, of Echo.
Gave Dornvtory to Academy.
Recently Mr. and Mrs. KoontZ gave
a $4,000 residence in Pendleton to
Pandleton academy for a girls dor
mitory for that institution. The res
idence is elegantly equipped for the
purpose. and gives the school
much-needed appurtenance. This
dormitory has been named Koontz
Hall. in honor of the donors, and will
he fitted up by the academy for the
purposes intended for the opening of
the next school year.
This splendid charity is the first Of
the kind shown in Umatilla county. It
is the first large gift for such a pur-
pose ever made in this county, and
sets landmark beside the path of hu-
man charity which will stand as long
as the institution lasts, and which will
be reflected in the noble lives which
will find shelter and encouragement
and inspiration in Koontz Hall in the
years to come.
Mr.. Koontz has always taken an
active part in public affairs, and his
mark has been left upon the commu-
nifty in every way. He has always
been a fearless, sterling citizen, daring
to do the right and defend morality
and decency in politics, even when
politics and public life have been
tainted with the modern spirit of
In the 43 years which this noble
couple of pioneers have spent in
Umatilla county, this section of Ore
gon has been transformed from a
to country of homes
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-31

in or about Zillah. We have currant
bushes that are as brown as II they
were visited by a November frost.
Anyone that knows any remedy or
methods of combating this pest will
greatly aid the fruit interest sof our
county. Yours for relief.
HERBERT X. ROWLAND.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-31
A Hard Lot

of troubles to contend with, spring
from torpid liver and blockaded
bowels. unless you awaken them to
their proper action with DR.. Kings
New Life Pills; the pleasantest and
most effective cure for Constipation.
They prevent Appendicitis and tone up
the system. 25c at Tallman & Co.'S
drug store,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-31
Try a little KoDoL FOR DYspEP-

Try little KoDOL FOR DYSPEP-
SIA after your meals. See the effect
1t will produce on your general feel
ing by digesting your food and helping
your stomach to get itself Ito shape
Many stomachs are overworked to
the point where they refuse to 30
further Kocol disests your food and
gives your stomach the rest It needs,
while its reconstructive properties get
the stomach back into working order
Kodol relie7es flatulence, sour stom-
ach, palpitation of the heart, belch-
ing, etc. Sold by Tallman & Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-31

ARE YOU T.KING CHANCES
with your life by ri, lg in a ri-ket
carriage? Life is too sweet to risk
losing it when for a reasonable SUN
you can have your carriage repairet
at Neagle Bros.
Use the Win IA Buggy and Il
WINONA only. 1t is so well bu
that it's safer to ride than walk.
See us about Gasoline Engines.
We sell winona Wagons. Hacks an
Buggies. Easy running and mad
from bone-dry material Guam
teed 20 give satisfaction in this eli
mate.
See US abo Gasoline Engines "
are agents for the Fairbanks Morse
Gasoline Engines for irrigatlng ant
mining machinery. Estimates giver
on irrigating plants Call and ge-
oui prices.
Neagle Bros.
80 TIL IACESMT..<
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-31

If you sec II in the East oregonian
Its true. ..
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
BlSBEE'S NEW OWNERS
EXPECT LICENSE BACK
"cHoWDER JIM's" NAME NOT
SIGNED TO APPLICATION
San Franciscans Pose as Owners Of
Place and Will Make Application
to Police Commissioners for Res
toration on Tuesday Night

The Bisbee Inn will probably have its
restaurant liquor license returned to It
at the meeting of the police commits
sion to be held Tuesday evening.
Application for a license was made
yesterday, but the name signed to the
application is not that of "Chow1er
jim Dunn, the former owner of the
hostelry. 1t is the Manhattan Hotel
company, a San Francisco concern, that
has taken the inn.
When the license of the Del Monte
was revoked after the Minnie Blough
affair. the police commission was
clothed in righteous Indignation.
The police had investigated the Bis
bee Inn and had made reports to the
police commission that were. not en-
tirely creditable to the inn.
Commissioners Johnson and Mason
took advantage of the sentiment
against the Del Monte to have the Ii
cense of the inn revoked at the time.
Dunn has made repeated efforts to
have his license restored but to no
effect, and sold the business to the
Manhattan company.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19

"The Joy Of a Young Mans Life.r
Special music will be rendered.
Rev Joseph Barron. pastor Of st.
Mary's church. will give an annual out
ing to the altar boys and ST. Aloysius
society Of the church at Eastlake park
today.
Rev. A. S. Phelps, pastor Of the Cen
trail Baptist church, will take for his
topic tomorrow evening, Master and
Man and Mistress and Maid I'm the
Kingdom of Heaven" which will be the
second Of series of picked sermons
by picked men" The subject was sug-
gested to Rev. Mr.. Phelps by Golden
Rule" Jones of Ohio, shortly before the
death of the latter.
Women Of the Westlake Presbyterian
church will hold a sale of fancy articles
at the church this afternoon.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Conaty will adminis-
ter the sacrament of confirmation at
San Buena Ventura tomorrow. Rev. p.
Grogan is pastor of the church at that
place.
Seventeen young people will be con-
firmed at the Temple B'nai Birth
Wednesday morning, May 81, at $3.50
O'Clock.
Rev. Robert McLain will preach at
the Westlake Presbyterian church at
the morning service tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
USE ALIENS FOOT-EAsE

A powder to be shaken into the
shoes. Your feet feel swollen, nervous
and damp. and get tired easily. II
you have aching feet, try Aliens Foot
Ease. 1t rests the feet and makes new
or tight shoes easy. Cures aching,
swollen. sweating feet, blisters and cal
lous spots. Relieves Chilblains, corns
and bunions OF all pain and gives rest
and comfort. Try II today Sold by
all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Don't
accept any substitute. Trial package
FREE. Address, Allen s. Olmsted,
lie Roy. N. Y.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
RAILWAY WORLD
PHILIPPINE ROAD is TO COST
THIRTY MILLIONS
Contracts for 700 Miles Of Track Have
Been Let to Syndicates-Five
Per Cent Interest Is
Guaranteed
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The ar
rangements for carrying out the plans
of the government for a system of rail-
ways in the Philippines are about con-
cluded and the last of the contracts
will be signed in few days. They in
volve the construction of several hun
dred miles of track and the expenditure
of about $50, ,000,0 most of it within
the limits of the islands.
The project recommended by a COM
mission of engineers while Secretary
Taft was governor general will be fol-
| lowed very closely with a view to the
development of the great natural re-
sources that are now inaccessible as
well as providing suitable transporta-
tion facilities for those sections which
are most thoroughly settled and culti-
waited.
Contracts for about 400 miles of track
! in the island of Luzon have been agreed
upon by Secretary Taft and John G.
Milburn, attorney for James Speyer &
| Bros, the well known bankers of
New York, the terms having been APP
proved by the Philippine commission at
Manila. The papers will be signed as
soon as they are received.
Contracts for 300 miles of track in
the islands of Panay. Negros and Cebu
have already been signed by j. G.
! White & Co. of New York, representing
a syndicate Incorporated under the
title of the Philippine Railway company
and composed of that firm, Charles NJ.
Swift of Detroit, Cornelius Vanderbilt
of New York, Mr.. Wilson, president of
the Lincoln Trust company New York;
Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & Co. and the
International Banking corporation.
The Speyer contract carries no sub
sidy but a perpetual franchise. The
Philippine Railroad company also has
a perpetual franchise and the govern
ment of the islands guarantee per
cent interest upon 95 per cent of the
actual cost of construction for a term
of thirty years
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
Whose Say-so is Best i?

With nearly all medicines put up for
sale through druggists, one has to take
the makers say-so alone as TO their cura-
tive value. OF course, such testimony is
not that Of diSinterested party and
accordingly is not to be given the same
credit as II written from disinterested
motives. DIR. Pierce's medicines, how
ever, fern a single and therefore striking
exception to this rule. Their claims to
the confidence of invalids does net rest
solely upon their makers say so or
praise. Their ingredients are matters of
public knowledge, being printed on each
separate bottle wrapper. Thus invalid
sufferers are taken into DR.. Pierce's full
confidence. Scores Of leading medical
men have written enough to fl volumes
in praise Of the curative value OF the
several ingredients entering into these
well-known medicines.
Amongst these writers we find such med
tcAl lights as Prof. Finley Ellingwood. NJ. D.,
Qf Bennett Medical College. Chicago: Prof.
SeE. D.. late Of oincinnati Ohio; Prof.
pr. Grover Coe. OF Now York; DR. Bartho-
low, OF Jefferson Medical College. OF Pa.
and scores Of others Equally eminent
Dr. Pierce's FaVorlte Prescription cures
the worst cases OF female weakness. prolap-
gus. anteversion and retroversion aud cOrrects
irregularities cures painful periods. dries up
deisagrseable and Tsakenlng drains some
tude Of other diseases peculiar to women.
Bear In mind. IL is not patent mgr even a
secret medicine but the rFaVorlto Prescrip-
tion 7 OF regularly educated physician. OF
peculiar ailments, who frankly and conhd-
1ngly takes his patients into his full CON
hdence by telling them just what his "Pre-
Ecriptlon Is composed Of. OF no other medi-
cine put up for Woman's special maladieg
aud sold through druggists. can IL be said
that the maker Is not afraid 70 deal thus
frankly. openly and honorably. By letting
every patient using the same know exactly
Whist she is taking
Sick women are invited to consult DF.
Pierce, by letter, free. All correspond
ence Is guarded As sAcredly secret and
womanly condolences are protected by
pIefoSsiopal privacy. Address DIR. r. Y.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
How TO preserve health and beauty Is
told In Or. Pierce's Common Sense Med
ical Adviser II Is free For paper
covered copy send DR.. r. " Pierce, BUT
falo, n ", 81 one-cent stamps 10 cover
mailing only; in cloth binding 81 stamps.
Dr. Pierces Pellets cure eonstipa tion.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
RAILROAD MAN is REWARDED
Wealthy Woman Shows Substantial
Appreciation of Kindness

Frank l.. Miller, district passenger
agent of the Rock Island road, has re-
turned from San Francisco and has a
number of experiences to relate. He
tells how, for once at least, a railroad
mans kindness was appreciated. The
best way to repeat the story is in Mr..
Miler's own words as follows:
"a pretty young woman came into
the general offices in the Palace hotel
one day to see about her ticket and
left the return portion of it with Dis
trict Passenger Agent C. C. Rutherford,
who placed it in the safe. For some
reason one of the ticket clerks took the
ticket the day before the fire and put
1t in his pocket. He cannot explain
why he did so, but in this way it was
saved from destruction
Everything in the general offices
was destroyed. The papers inside the
safe burned as though there had been
no safe. The young woman heard that
the offices had been re-esta blished in
Oakland and made her way over there
a day or two after the fire. She was
told that her ticket had been saved
and that she could have it whenever
she desired to return home.
"The woman said that she was in the
st. Francis hotel and had lost every
thing she had except the clothes she
wore and that she had no place to stay
and nothing to buy meals with on the
way home.
Harry Adams, commercial agent
offered the hospitality of his home,
which she accepted. Within a few days
she went to her home in Philadelphia.
About two weeks after this Mr.. Adams
received a check for $500 and letter
thanking him for the courtesies shown
by him and Mrs. Adams.
at later developed that she was the
daughter of one of the wealthiest
families in Philadelphia and was worth
quarter of a million dollars in her
own ma me-"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
SEWER BONDS READY
FOR SALE IN JUNE
LOCAL BANKS WILL PROBABLY
TAKE UP THE ISSUE
Amount Is $2s7, 500 at Four Per Cent
Interest-There Is No Difficulty
Anticipated in Disposing of Them
Promptly

City Attorney Mathews yesterday
stated that the sewer bonds voted by a
large majority at Thursdays bond cleo
ton would be ready for sale by the
middle of June.
Whatever Dillon & Hubbard may say
about the bond issue will have no bear
ing on the sale of the bonds, according
to Mr.. Mathews, as this was not the
question under discussion between the
citys legal representatives and the bond
experts.
The sewer bonds are for $2s7, 500 and
will bear four per cent interest
While the issue is not large enough to
engage the attention of many of the
big bond buyers of the east, there is no
difficulty anticipated in disposing of
the securities.
1t is believed the local banks will
take up the issue at a fair premium.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
RAILROAD BRIEFS

The Salt Lake will run a special
train for the accommodation of Sarah
Bernhardt from Los Angeles to Salt
Lake City Saturday night after her
performance at Venice is concluded.
A special train of two cars will be
run Monday to Long Beach for the ac-
commodation of those attending the
Congregational convention.
Members of the st. Mary's Sunday
school will have picnic at Verdugu
Monday, going by way of the Salt
Lake.
Two carloads of Shriners from River
side and San Bernardino in private cars
will arrive in Los Angeles Monday to
attend the Fiesta, coming by way OF
the Salt Lake.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
GRANTS TWO PETITIONS
FOR WIDENING EIGHTH
STREET WILL BE MADE BUSINESS
THOROUGHFARE
Will Take Five Feet From Each Side
of Highway, Making It Seventy
Feet From Curb to Curb-WilI
Pave Later

The board of public works yesterday
granted two petitions for the widening
of Eighth street. One is from Figueroa
to Broadway and the other from Main
to Central. The board tried hard TO
have the intervening two blocks be-
tween Broadway and Main brought into
the petitions, but as property in those
two blocks is most valuable, the own-
ers are hesitating about giving up five
feet of frontage on each side of the
street.
The plan is to take five feet from each
side of the street and when this is done
Eighth street will be seventy feet wide.
1t will then be improved by paving
and made one of the best business
streets in that section of the city. 1t
will be a costly task, the board esti-
mating that it may be necessary to ex-
pend S250000 before all the improve
ments are completed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
GOOD FELLOW" TOOK MONEY
Riverside Resident Tells Police That
Genial Companion Robbed
Him While AsIeep

Adam Berwick of Riverside reported
to the police yesterday afternoon that
good fellow he had met the pre-
vious night while making the rounds
of the saloons and who took him to his
room, had robbed him of $55 during the
night. Berwick could tell little of the
mans appearance because he was too
much intoxicated. He said that he met
the good fellow" and accepted his Of
fer to see the town. When Berwick
became exhausted he told his friend he
was going to bed, and accepted an offer
to the room of his new found friend.
When he awakened in the morning
Berwick found that his money was
gone and so was his friend.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
FIXES PAY OF OFFICIALS
Election Officers to Receive IS per
Day--No Immediate Help for
Salvation Army

At meeting Of the finance commit
tee yesterday afternoon the pay Of
election officers was fixed at five dol
lars day for all elections to be held
in the future. Heretofore the amount
has varied from three to eight dollars
and the finance committee believes IL
has hit upon a happy medium that will
make all employed as election Officers
happy.
II is not probable the Salvation Army
will receive the $1,000 from the city
treasury that was asked to aid the in
dustrial home, built and maintained by
the Salvation Army asked the city to
donate $1,000 to the building fund. The
question was referred to the finance
committee and yesterday that body
ordered il filed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
FALLS FROM A ScAFFoLD
j. Datze Loses Footlns-FalIs Thirty
Feet-Has Chance for
ia

Although j. Datze of 241 North Grand
avenue fell thirty feet from a scaffold
at the Camden iron works yesterday
morning, he may possibly survive his
injuries.
Date and another workman were
doing some repairing when the former
lost his footing and fell to the ground.
He was badly hurt by the fall and at
the time 1t was thought he could not
live until he reached the hospital. At
the Emergency hospital last evening
II was said he might recover.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
DYING MAN WANTS GIRLS
Police Asked to Search for Mayme
and Anne Lima Of San Luis
Oblspo

Mayme and Anna Lima are the OBJ
jects of strenuous search by the po-
lice The local department received
kilograms from Deputy Sheriff Y. Me-
Fadden yesterday saying that the
young women are employed i'm this city
as dressmakers and that their father
is dying in San Luis Obispo.
The authorities OF the northern city
ask the local police to use every effort
to hnd the women. They have instruc-
tions to furnish the women with tick
cts.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
REFUSE TO BE INTERVIEWED
cassatt of the Pennsylvania Won't
Talk About Story of Retirement

A. ]. Cassatt president of the Penn
sylvania railroad who is said to be
about to resign his position on account
of the disclosures affecting some OF
his subordinate officials in connection
with coal mining companies. is In Lon
don and refuses to discuss the report.
Mr.. Cassatt says that he never gave
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19

Most of the special committees re-
Gently appointed by the executive
building committee of the Young Mems
Christian association to canvass the
business district of the city in the in
terest of the building fund got to work
yesterday morning and the result was
a considerable addition to the fund.
About $500 was turned in during the
day, bringing the total up to $277 ,SO6,
leaving a balance of $72,194 still to be
raised.
Several of the members of the special
committees will devote their entire time
to this work until the close of the cam
paign at 1890 o'clock next Monday
night. They are determined to accom-
plish the difficult task ahead of them
if such a thing is at all possible, and If
hard work counts for anything they
will do it. The number of subscribers
to the fund has been growing steadily
for the last few lays, and the total Is
showing a corresponding increase. The
directors of the association feel that
with only about $4,000 still needed to
insure the erection of the new building
the citizens of Los Angeles will come
forward in the next two days with
subscriptions sufficient to make the en-
terprise which means so much for the
city complete success.
Membership Committee Is Busy
The mbership committee also is in
the field and is accomplishing excellent
results. In the last two days this COM
mittee has added 5000 to the building
fund, making the total turned in by the
members of this committee since the be-
ginning of the campaign $16,129. Among
the membership subscriptions reported
yesterday was one for $3.50 from o. H.
Churchill and the following for $50
each: C. F. Iredel, r. D. Knight. G. c.
Lawrence and 1. Fl. Falls. The Los
Angeles Fellowship also made a sub
scription of $25 through the member
ship committee.
Chester Taylor Bradley, II years old,
enrolled himself in the lis. of those who
are assisting in the erection of the Y.
M. C. A. building Chester yesterday
signed up for 81 with one of the mem
bers of the membership committee. He
said he would like to give more. but
this sum represented the full extent of
his savings to date.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
MOORE OF ROCK ISLAND I'LL
Is Confined to Bed in New York With
Nervous Prostration
" Assncia ted Pross

BY ASsOclateu Prcss.
NEW YORK, May 1s.-James II.
Moore of Chicago, brother of William
H. Moore of this city, has been con-
fined to his bed since Sunday at the
Holland house with a severe attack of
nervous prostration. It was announced
last night that his condition was greatly
improved and that he would be we'll
enough by tomorrow to go to Chicago,
James H. Moore and his brother are
the controlling factors in the Chicago,
Rock Island g. Pacific railway.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
POLICE SEEK MISSING MAN
Friends of Max Epstein Want Local
Officers to Lend Aid in
Finding Him

The police are attempting to locate
Max Epstein for friends in Europe.
From the communication the local
received it was learned that
Epstein was in Los Angeles, but since
the San Francisco disaster they have
not heard from the man.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
INCORPORATION

Long Beach Grocery company-Di-
rectors, G. II. Eastman, l.. G. Trous-
dale and Leon Trousdale; capital stock
$4,000, $4,000 of which has been sub
scribed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19

any interviews to the press while at
home and sees no reason why he should
do so while abroad.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19

Are you In dead earnest about want
ing Y. M. c. A. building. III so. re-
port ut room 331 o. Il. johnson build
ing as a volunteer worker in tic clos
Ing days of the campaign.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19

500 workers needed nj y. NJ. C. 4.
campaign headquarters, 331 D. Il. john
son building.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19

volunteers who are willing to hus-
de for the Y. NJ. c. A, building fund
are requested 20 report AT room 331 o.
r. johnson building.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
Pennsylvania Seeks Large Loan
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 1S.-The Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company is reported to
have made tentative proposals in Paris
for floating a new loan of $25, ,00O 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
Mems Underwear Csc

underwear for mon, summer weight ecru
color; full size; drawers have double seat, made with
heavy facing and suspender straps extra good values
10 sell today, in aisle Z, the garment Csc
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-19
Mems Suspenders l5c

These splendid 25c values, heavy that the work.
men like leather ends with patent cast-oh others
with cross back all full length and honest values.
Today, in aisle the pair t5c.