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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-18

MENTION

r. j. Kirk is down from Athena to-
day on a bizness trip.
NJ. ]. Moran of Cayuse, has been a
business visitor in the city today.
Charles McBee of Birch creek, is
in the city today OH a trading trip.
T. ]. Kirk, the Athena wheatgrower
has been in town today upon a short
visit.
Herbert Bryson, the young Walla
Walla attorney, was visitor in the
city this morning.
]. A. Green, formerly of this city,
but now of Spokane, is in the city to-
day on a business trip.
Rev. C. II. Nellor, who is now Wis
iting at Green River, Wyo., Is expect
ed to arrive home this week.
Rev. Levi Johnson spent Sunday
and Monday in Umatilla in the inter-
est of his Sunday school work.
Mrs. NJ! S. Jones, wife of the Echo
harness dealer, came up from Echo
last evening for a short visit here.
Mrs. Louis Hunziker and daughter
arrived home last evening from a
visit with relatives in Walla Walla.
T. F. Keller, the well known con-
tractor, left this afternoon for Con-
don, to look after contracts In that
place.
A. P. Slower, irrigation expert with
the agricultural department, was here
this morning and went to Irrigon on
the delayed No. l.
w. H. Daugherty, manager of th,-
Union Sockyards of Portland, has
been here today and is a guest at the
Hotel st. George.
President r. C. French, of the Wes-
ton Normal, came down on the even
ing train Yesterday on business con-
nected with the school.
DR.. C. ]. Smith went to Portland on
the delayed No. l yesterday afternoon
for the purpose of attending a meet
ing of the state board of health.
John Bade and Gervert Renchen,
farmers of Valley precinct have been
here today and the former took out
full citizenship papers before Judge
Bean.
William Dale and w. A. Stockman
two directors of the school at Stan
ton, have been in town today for the
purpose of securing a teacher for their
school.
Mrs. w. II. Kelsay expects to leave
next week for a months visit at hel
old home at Springfield, Mo, where
she will be the guest of her daughter
Mrs. Claud Stanton
Miss Beda Carlston, of Adams, was
teaching a summer school near Pilot
Rock. She has school near Weston
for the coming winter.
DR.. Harry Taylor left this morning
for Joseph, Wallowa county, where
he will practise dentistry, having Sc
cured the office which DIR. Thomas
Vaughan has been conducting for sew
eral months.
Miss Etha Snodgrass, who is maxi
ing her home with Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Bowers in this city, has returned
from a summer vacation visit with her
nncle, Elmer Cleaver, and family, in
Chicago.-Baker City Herald
Rev. Richard Brown, .Congrega-
tional Sunday school missionary for
eastern oregon, is expected to arrive
in Pendleton with his family from
Minneapolis, this week. They will
make their home in Pendleton.
MI. and Mrs. Thomas Hall West,
of Portland, arrived last evening by
way of the sound and are guests of
Dr. r. r. Swinburne and family. Mrs.
West was formerly Miss Margaret
Elise Bartholomew, a cousin of Miss
Faye bartholomew, and she was mar
ried to Mr. West on September 3.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-18

dozen pairs of lSx25-inch Feather Pillows,
pounds, covered with good stripe ticking; reg
ular $500 values, special at ~s.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-18
II. T. Booth Recently Married.

II. T. Booth, formerly OF Baker, but
now of Portland, is spending a few
days in Baker. Mr.. Booth brought
with him from his new home. Mrs
Booth, a surprise to most of his Baker
friends. Mrs. Booth was former
Boise girl and they were married dur
ing the irrigation congress.-Baker
City Herald.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-18
WOOtlCraft Meeting

Pendleton Circle No. 527, Women
of Woodcraft, will meet in the odd
Fellows hall Wednesday evening
There will be business of importance
and full attendance .of members is
requested. BY order Of the guardian
neighbor.
ELvA L. FLETCHER,
Clerk
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-18

So pair Grey Wool Blankets, ia size, full
s pounds, steamed and shrunk; splendid $3.50
Blankets-special at, pair
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-18
VIII Opcn n Saloon.

Carpenters are at work today fit
ting up the room formerly occupie /
by the California Wine House for a
saloon which is to be conducted there
by Cass Matlock and John Estes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-18
Ladies' Aid VIII Meet.

The Ladies' Aid society of the Con-
gregational church will meet tomor
row, Wednesday, at 2:30 at the Con-
gregational parsonage, instead of at
the home of Mrs. d. Kemler.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-18
Two Drunlxs I'm Court.

In police court this morning two
drunks, John Scitzilish and Robert
Ferguson were each fined IS or sem
fenced to three days in jail by Joe
Parkes, acting Judge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-18

All the news all the time in the
East Oregonian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-18

SO pairs of Grey and Notified Browns and
Greens, finely carded fleeced wool, full 11-4
size and shrunk; extra $1,000 values, special at
nair
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06

To keep your auto looking bright
use the following mixture for all paint.
ed parts: Sperm oil, one-half pint;
common vinegar, one-half pint oil
bergamot, one dram. Mix md rub with
clean cloth. For all brass work use
tripoli, one and one-half pounds; any
lubricating oil, eight ounces; gasoline,
three quarts. This is one Of the best
cleaners for all polished brass.
If you contemplate buying a medium
priced automobile and want to be Ger.
tain Of securing car suitable for tour
Ing on country roads, up hill as we'll as
down hill, you will make no mistake
in buying either Buieck, Maxwell,
Mitchell, REQ, Knox, Franklin or
Queen. These range in price from
$3.50 to $4,000.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06
SPENT HALF HIS LIFE IN JAIL.

the easy movement and grace OF a
panther. But his face was against
him. 1t was hard and cruel of ex-
preston.
Before he left Chicago, however, he
determined to make one big play, and
he broke Hankins' bank. A short time
before that the house of H. F. Whit
con, president of the Wisconsin Cen
trail railroad, in Milwaukee, had been
entered and robbed. The spoil was
traced to fence in Chicago about
the time Mason made his Zig play at
Hankins' faro bank.
The fence" gave Mason away.
While the Milwaukee police were ar
ranging to arrest him at Thornton
place the hangers on at the gambling
house planned to rob him. Four of
them attacked him, but he beat them
all and escaped to the street just as
the police came up and took him. He
was taken to Milwaukee and there In
duced two detectives to enter his cell
on the pretense of giving UP. He
seized them both and threw them VIC
lently against the rear wall Of the cell
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06

Philadelphia, Pap. Caledon Cam
eron, a well-known artist and scientist
of this city, has an invention which
he thinks will revolutionize the pres
ent methods Of ballooning. He has
not patented 1t, as he does not de-
sire any pecuniary gain.
In place Of the gas bag, OF circu-
lar form now used, he would have the
cigar shaped form uesd in the dirig-
ible type of airship. He would substi-
tute a large and seaworthy boat OF
light material for the wicker basket
used to-day, which, he claims, Is I'm
seaworthy and positive danger to
all aeronauts in case of an unavoid-
able descent into water. He plans
to have this boat guided by the man
taking the trip in it, by means OF an
immense pair of oars which would
be used on the air exactly as oars are
used in water. He claims that
through such an arrangement man
can travel through the air as he can
on water. He has manufactured a
small model and tested it with re-
suits, he says, that prove the practi-
cability of his scheme.
"The great trouble has been" he
said, that men have rushed into this
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06
SCIENTIST PLANS NEW ALRSF1IP.

idea with only the craze to 60 up,
to get off the earth. From the fact
that simplicity has always been the
most successful, 1t Immediately struck
me that we men should be able to
travel in the air by a method similar
to that employed on water. The only
difference is that we must add some
substance to our air travelling craft
that will maintain position of height
as the water does the ship.
Tho modern aeronaut," he con-
tinued, SIS always in danger of his
life from drowning in water-my idea,
besides making such an event impos'
sible, provides a human method OF
moving power and an ability to cut
through the air currents or perhaps
even more successfully against them
knew this thing to be practical. for
have tried 1t on small scale with
great degree of success"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06

In a moment he was out in the corri-
dor and running toward the main en-.
trance. One of the detectives shot
him, but he got away. A few nights
afterward badly wounded man
dragged himself to the door Of the
house of ]. l. Case, in Racine, owner
of Jay-Eye-See, the trotting horse. He
was delivered up to the police and
sent to Waupun state prison for eight
years.
Waupun Is regarded as one Of the
safe prisons of the United States, but
Mason sawed his cell door, sawed the
bars from a window out of the cell
house, a task that under the circum.
stances must have taken some weeks,
scaled a wall and was free. The prison
authorities had previously learned
that big Bill had escaped from the
Los Angeles prison and kept close
watch on him. Early one morning In
1898 there was a police fight in New
York which ended in Mason, Thomas
Reilly and James Coffey being cap
tured. That battle is tradition OF
real glory to the New York police
force. Since then Mason has spent
nearly all his time in prison.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06
NORTHUMBERLAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Some Queer Family Names.

ter. The next heir Is Second Quarter.
The third Is called mo" Quarter. the
fourth Bad Quarter.
The mother never had any say in
the selection of the names Of her chill.
dren. Old Philias decided on what he
intended to call them the day after
they were born, and what he said had
to be accepted in the Quarter house
hold. Not one Of these sons has ever
been 20 miles away from home. No
member of the family is able to read
or write and they have no conception
of the outside world.
About seven miles from the Phidias
Quarter farm lives the Bennett family,
whose hired man Is named Angel Cub
bum. He Is proud of his name and
boasts that his brothers and sisters,
who live in the same county, are just
as oddly named as he. One sister Is
Sizzley Cubbum, another Homino, a
brother Calico and the youngest In the
outfit Measles Cubbnm.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXISTS ENTIRELY ON CRACKERS
Vermont Woman Eats 1926 Barrels Of
Then In Sixty-Three Years.

Readsbo Vt.-Over 100000 crack
ers have kept life in the body of Mrs.
Cynthia G. Jillison of Readsboro, VT,
for more than GO years.
She is now more than 70 years of
age, and has subsisted on cracker
diet ever since she was ten years old.
The unusual distinction of having
eaten mare crackers than any person
who ever lived Is hers.
Her body is built on crackers, her
youth and middle age nurtured on
them, and now in her declining years
she still wards off the grim reaaer
with cracker
During het lifetime she has eaten as
many az 325 barrels of crackers.
Crackers for breakfast, crackers
for dinner and crackers for supper
and my friends have long called me
Polly" is her own comment on her
subsistence.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06
"BlG BILL" MASON, NOTED GRIM.
NAL, AGAIN BEHIND BARS.
Was Well Known In Chicago Gambling
CircIes-Arrested In Wisconsin,
Sent to Waupun, But
Made His Escape.

Laporte. Ind.-The doors of the In
diana state prison have opened again
to one of the most noted criminals in
the country. His real name is Richard
Keegan, but he is best known as big
Bill' Mason.
Mason as w. T. Wright was sent
up under the old law to serve seven
years. After about three years he
escaped and was finally located at
Cherry Hill. Pa. He was given no pos
sible chance after and went out only
at the expiration Of his term.
big Bill" Mason is particularly
we'll known in Chicago, where was the
scene Of many of his exploits Around
Mike" McDonald's and George Han
kins' gambling houses he was known
as the high ROLLER Of faro"
He has pursued all the branches of
crime, and while he has been success
full in them all he has spent nearly rs
years in prison. So that in the bal
ance no strikes in his fifty-fifth year
the account Is heavily against him.
In the Northfield bank raid, in which
he participated with the Younger and
James boys, he was "the kid" In all
of Mason's arrests he was well pro-
vided with bail money" and was able
to get the best of criminal talent at
the bar to fight his cases. 1t was his
boast that he never pleaded guilty.
After wild spectacular career Ma
son appeared in Chicago and made his
headquarters at Dave Thornton's
House of David" in Clark street. He
was always well provided with money
and ostensibly his business was to
make a show of it by buying drinks
for anybody and everybody.
Meanwhile he was playing faro in
McDonalds place, and occasionally In
Hankins' place across the street. He
was gen orally a winner and was accus-
toned to leave a sum Of money in
Thornton's to the credit Of fellows who
were down and out. Usually 1t was,
he said, 10 per cent. of his winnings.
If he lost he put $40 bill there any
way for the same purpose, saying that
the Lord and the gambler alike loved
cheerful giver and he wouldn't have
luck If he were not ready to divide.
Mason at this time was about 25 or
26 years old. In appearance he was
striking figure, six feet tall, straight
as dart, broad shoulders and with
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06
"cHUMPs," logs" AND "cUB.
BUNS" IN OLD KENTUCKY.
Odd Cosnomens Of the "ouarter"
Heirs - Remarkable Collection
Gathered Within a Radius
of 20 Miles of Ford.

Ford, Ky.-It is doubtful If any 9th
err county in this state or in any other
state can show such remarkable col
lection of given names and surnames
as are to be found within radius OF
20 miles from this town. We have
Able Chump, Little Chump, Chumppy
Chump and Sixties Chump. To this
must be added the family of Chicken,
with the eldest son christened Old
Chicken and the youngest daughter
Pullet Chicken. Then there is the Og
family, with Barabbas Og at the head
o. it. One OF his boys is named John
l.. Sullivan Og, and the youngest girl
in the bunch is Simply Og.
But that Is not circumstance to
the way Philias Quarter has named
his children. He seemed to take de
light in the oddity OF his own name
and to perpetuate 1t in the christening
of his four boys. The first one, born
about 10 years ago, Is we'll known
throughout the county as First Quar-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06

$50 up an med for the light,
feelin' me way careful, for l didn't
want to fall into no bog-holes, so l
didn't. Well, that light was farther
pff even than it looked, an it TUX
me a dale O. time to get to it, but
at last sure l foun' meseP by
5iggish cabin, right in the middle o.
The bog. So I came up quite an
looked in on the windy, an l saw a
woman sittin all be herself be the
Ere, and the tears rowlin' down her
cheeks. An sure twas always SOFT
hearted l was, so / was, an begob l
was rale sorry to see a woman cry,
an roun l came an knocked at the
door.
"'Who's there?' she SEE from inside
"''Tis a poor boy, ma'am,' SEE /,
akin yer pardon for disturbin We,
out It's lost an perishin' l am this
:owld night"
"'Go away from here sez she, AN
go quick. There's no place for ye'
ooh, for tn love O. hiven, ma am,
seq I, don't say that. Sure tbs
destroyed I'll be intirely If we don't
Jake me in. Just open the dure an
LUX at me, an yen see it's harm
less craychure l am, that wudn't
:ouch a hair ov yer head, so l
wouldn't
"'Are we sure yer alone?' says she.
"I am, ma'am, SEE /.
can did we mate annywan as we
were comm along?' SEE she.
"'Not a mortchal sowl, ma'am,' SEE
l. 'barrin' a flock O. wild geese
"Well, Miss, afther this she opens
the dure little way, very timid, an
she peeps out an SEE:
"I can't let we in, an / warn We
that yer in danger here SEE she. But
I'll give we somethin' to ate, says she,
an then yell CO.
"'Sure l don't want annythin' to
ate,' SEE l. "A man can die but wanst,
an l may as we'll die inside as OUT
80 she half laughed, and SEE she,
'Ye don't know what yer saying, nor
what yer dom &aythur, an yer askln'
me to do thing that may be me
death. But come along, I'll take the
chance and let ye shleep In the hay
but mind, SEE she, we're to lie still
an be off early in the morning before
annywan is shtiRrin.'
well, Miss Mary, she let me in tc
warrum mesel' be the fire, an she Civ
me somethin' to ate.
Then she led me into the playhouse
that was mex dure, an just divided of
from the kitchen by planks, an cue
see a ray o. light through. Down
lay, Miss. on the hay, an before y,
could say snap | was fast ashleep.
well. I thought hadn't but JUS
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06
THE CORPSE AND THE FRESHMAN.
By Charlotte O'Connor Eccles.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Dan! Dan McCall!" cried shrill,
imperious, childish voice. "Oh, Dan,
I'm so glad I've found you; want you
to tell me story"
"Be this an that, Miss Mary, but
we're the great young lady for shtor-
les intirely. Did liver tell We o the
night was lost in the bog, Miss?"
mo, DAN" cried the little girl, ex-
citedly clapping her hands. That's
new; do go on"
"Well, sure it's long time ago"
said DAN "'Twas in tn ould coun-
thry-and l was just risin' twinty.
An whin was young, Miss Mary,
like many another, always was ter
rible wild, an nothin' l liked better
than sportin' an divartin' meself, but,
what l whit th7sIgh wan night So
bered me, so it did. My masther sent
me over to Garraduff. An Garraduff
was a great house, intirely for the best
pv atm an dhrinkin, an got there
middin' late.
when | got to Garraduff there was
great atm and dhrinkin', an the
sarvints had got in Tommy Murray,
the blind piper that used to play at
the cross roads, an there was dancin
goin' on in the sarvints' hall, an
maybe If 1t wasn't near IL o'clock be-
fore thought O. turnin' home.
"And whin they saw l was fright
ened to find how late it was, they
all began tellin' me ov short cut
through the bog, an told me 1 cudn't
miss the way, not II 1 was blind o
wan eye, an lame O. wan leg. Sc
off / set, miss, an rale lonesome II
was, I whistelin' to kape me courage
up. An begob, Miss Mary, wasn't
gone wan half hour when misht be
gan to be, an before long I found
twas lost I was.
well, Miss Mary, to make a Ions
shtory short, If didn't see, quite sud
dint light far, far away, for all the
wurrld like shtar, an SEE I to me.
sell, wherever that light is there's
people, an where's there's people they
won't lave poor gossoon out al
night to be starved wild the cowld.'
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06
GAINED "a POUNDS
Persistent Ansemla Cured by On
Williams Pink PIlIs After Other
Remedies Had Failed.

"When began taking DIR. Williams
Pink Pills" says Mrs. Nathaniel Field,
of st. Adams, Somerset county, Maine,
az was the palest, most bloodless person
you could imagine. My tongue and
gums were colorless and my fingers and
ears were like wax. had two doctors
and they pronounced my trouble anmmia.
Ihad spells of vomiting, could not eat,
in fact, did not dare to, had such dis
tress after eating. My stomach was filled
with gas which caused me awful agony.
The backache I suffered was at times
almost unbearable and the least exertion
made my heart beat so fast that / could
hardly breathe. But the worst of all was
the splitting neuralgia headache which
never left me for seven weeks. About this
time l had had several numb spells. My
limbs would be cold and without any
feeling and the most deathly sensations
would come over me.
Nothing had helped me until began
taking DIR. Williams Pink Pills, in fact,
had grown worse every day. After Il
had taken the pills short time / could
see that they were benefiting me and
one morning awoke entirely free from
pain. The distress after eating disap-
peared and in three weeks l could eat
anything wanted and suffer no incon-
venience. also slept soundly. have
taken several boxes of the pills and have
gained in weight from 1870 to 154 pounds
and am perfectly we'll now"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills cure an@mia
because they actually make new blood.
For rheumatism, indigestion, nervous
headaches and many forms Of weakness
they are recommended even If ordinary
medicines have failed. They are sold by
all druggists, or will be sent postpaid, on
receipt of price, 30 cents per box. six
boxes for $3.50, by the DIR. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06
MORE puioUE BEING DRUNK.
Mexico City Gets Away With 100000
lltres Every Day.

The consumption of pulque in Mex
ico city is rapidly increasing, and
the hauling of the drink is becoming
one of the principal sources Of rev.
enue on a number of lines entering
the city.
On nearly every railroad entering
the city special pulque train is run
into the city daily and many of the
regular freight trains carry large
numbers of cars containing the popu.
lar drink.
During the month Of June three
railroads, the Hildago, the Mexican
and the Interoceanic, carried into the
city 59,S61 barrels and 334 skins full
of the pulque gathered within radius
of sixty miles of the city. The Ma
uonal the Central and the smaller
lines brought In an amount probably
half as great.
Mexico city Is 100000 men, women
and children, the quantity of pulque
brought into the city daily is suf-
ficient to supply almost two liters to
every individual Do you drink your
share? During the month of June H..
9S5.290 liters of pulque were brought
into the city. as in one barrel there.
are $50 liters and in one skin 60 liters.
During each day Of the month an av-
erage of 74S,263 liters was brought to
the city.
The amount thus reckoned is exs
elusive of the pulque brought to the
city in wagons and on muleback from
the nearby haciendas.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06
Labor the Great Quality.

The most beautiful actions Of the
human body, and the highest results
of the human intelligence. are condi-
lions or achievements, of quite unla-
borious-nay, of recreative effort, 1t
is the negative quantity-or quantity
Of de-fect-which has to be counted
against every Feat and Of defect which
has to be counted against every Fact
or Deed of men. In brief, 1t Is that
quantity of our toll which We die In.
--Ruskin,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06
Almost Swallowed $1,000.

Utica, N. Y.-Eugene Smaltz, en-
ployed at Ilion, went to a clambake a
few days ago and found rare pearl
in a clam which he was about to de-
YOUR. The pearl Is said to be worth
about $1,000. 1t is different from most
pearls, as It is very dark, and shows
purple, blue and black. 1t weighs
four and one-eighth carats, and is
without a flaw.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06
The Other WAY About.

Fidgety commutor-Say, conductor,
these everlasting stops drive ner-
vous person crazy.
Cool conductor-So? I had only
noticed that they made crazy people
nervous.-Judse.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06
EuaenIe,s Mlsslon 20 Austria.

The Paris papers still insist that
Empress Eugene went to Ischl on
matchmaking errand. She wishes, 1t
is said, the hand of a granddaughter
of Francis Joseph for Princess Louis
Napoleon,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06
A Daily Thouuht.

We Judge ourselves by what we feel
capable OF doing, while others .udge
us by what we have already DONE
Longfellow.