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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26

ed Echo, after weeks travel from
The Dalles.
He will remain in Echo today and
tomorrow, and on Wednesday evening
will reach Pendleton, where he will
camp for two or three days before
starting over the Blue mountains.
He has one yoke of oxen, a good
wagon, camping outfit, tents, cooking
utensils, and a large stereopticon in
his outfit. with which he is retracing
the old trail.
Mr.. Meeker is accompanied by two
attendants who assist him in his ster-
eopticon entertainment which he
gives at the different stopping places
for the purpose of raising money
with which to pay the expenses of the
trip.
So far Mr.. Meeker has been sue
cessful with his little entertainment
triotic mission by it. He will give a
brief lecture in this city and exhibit
his stereopticon views if the pioneers
here will arrange for a hall for the
lecture.
He expects to follow the old emf
grant trail into the heart of Indiana,
marking the route by suitable stone
monuments, that it may be preserv-
ed to posterity. 1t will require about
five months to make the trip, but he
will not stop until it is completed.
He has been greeted with enthusi-
asm all along his route from Port
land to Echo. The pioneers along
the route have flocked to his camp
and his journey has been one contin-
uous round of pleasure and reunion.
He has met many of the men who
came across the train in 1852 with
him and in other trains that year.
In some places it is almost impos-
sible to follow the route of the old
trail owing to the settlement but he
marks the route everywhere SO it
may not be entirely lost to the coming
generations.
He desires to secure a horse team
and driver in this city to accompany
him across the trail, to assist in haul
ing his equipment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26
INDIAN RELICS UNEARTHED.
Old Grave Yard Encountered In the
Streets of The Dalles.

While engaged in leveling up lot
on Calhoun street east of the school
house Wednesday, w. A. Sayuer un-
earthed human skeleton and later
in the day found seven more, together
with part of the bones of horse,
a gun stock. some wrought iron nails,
a large collection of beads, buttons,
elk teeth and other relics of the red
man, says The Dalles Chronicle.
Yesterday four more skeletons were
dug up, one of which was that of a
child. They We're all buried face
down, about a foot from the surface,
and were lying irregularly about 10
feet apart. Most of them had evil
IDENTIFY been encased in wood and un-
questionably We're consigned to the
earth many years ago.
The bones We're separated at the
joints, but close together, so that no
difficulty is experienced in forming
complete skeletons after removal.
They are quite large, Indicating per-
sons above the average in physique.
High cheek bones, flat or low fore
heads and other cranial and physiog-
nomical characteristics, leave no
doubt that they were Indians.
Perhaps the most valuable as a
curiosity among the relics are the
buttons, which are made from cop
per or brass and bear the Latin in
scription of the Phoenix. They also
have the number of some regiment,
so it is probable that they are the uni
forms of French traders and soldiers
The beads are those worn usually by
Indians, being made from shells, and
the elk teeth are drilled and so badly
discolored from their long burial that
they will probably not be of much
commercial value.
The ground where this interesting
discovery was made is the property
of A. NJ. Anderson, who recently pur-
chased and is improving it as mat
ter of speculation. Some of the skele-
tons We're presented to the high
school and Mr.. Anderson is having the
elk teeth tested. Notice against tres
pass has been posted to keep out the
curious who naturally gather at such
a scene, many of whom do not hesi-
tate to carry away anything they may
chance to come across.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26
STUDENTS INJURE HEDGES.
Complaint That High School Boys Do
Much Damage.

Many complaints have been made
lately that high school students have
been damaging the hedges along the
walks on south Main street. Either
through thoughtlessness or malice,
considerable damage is said to have
been inflicted, the hedge in front of
the residence of William Hilton being
nearly ruined through the acts OF
passing students. Complaint has been
made to the authorities, and unless
the mischief is stopped criminal ac-
tion will be taken against the Offend
ers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26
MILTON RURAL PHONE co.
New Company Formed With Capital
Stock of $4,000 to Build Local Line.

A rural telephone company has
been organized at Milton for the pur-
pose of building a line from the city
into the country, to accommodate Il
number of farming districts not now
connected with any phone line.
The organizers of the new company
are C. E. Simonds, William Forsythe
and j. b. Saylor and the capital stock
is $4,000.
Work on the new phone line will be
started this spring and at least a por-
tion Of the system several miles in
length will be in operation within
three months.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26
An Evening With Riley.

Tuesday, at Hendricks hall. the
Baptist Young Peoples Union has ar
ranged for an evening of poetry and
music. March 81 is the second ami
versary of the present pastorate. A
male quartet, composed of Messrs.
Traver, Hail. Huff and Weitenhiller,
will furnish the music, and the pastor
will read from the Hoosier poet. Re-
freshments will be served. No admis-
sion will be charged, but the young
people desire to take an offering at
the close of the entertainment. Every
body come.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26
r.. A. Copplc to Coos County.

R. A. Copple, who has been asso-
ciated with ]. H. Garrett in the Col
den Rule store in this city for a num-
Der of years will leave tonight for
Coos county, where he will look over
the country in hopes of finding a suit
able location. His family will accom-
pany him as far as Portland, and If
he finds a location will join him later
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26

Il am in good health and spirits
and am following the old emigrant
trail closely, camping near the old
camping grounds of 80 years ago and
marking the route of the old road
wherever it is obliterated," is the mes
sage which Ezra Meeker sent to the
East Oregonian from Echo today.
Ezra Meeker, a pioneer of 1852 is
going from Oregon to Indiana, with
an OK team this season. for the pur-
pose of rearing monuments on the
route of the old Oregon trail which he
followed 54 years ago, in crossing the
plains to Oregon and last night reach
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26
BOOSTING FOR CAKE.
Portland Business Houses Send Out
Letters Soliciting Support for Port
lands Candidate.

]. K. Gill & Co., the well known
book dealers of Portland, is the last
Portland firm to write to patrons in
Pendleton urging the candidacy Of H.
NJ. Cake for United States senator.
J. K. Gill is known to be personally
favorable to Jonathan Bourne, but as
a business courtesy is causing letters
to be sent out for Cake. The chief
strength of Bourne and Cake lies in
Portland exclusively and the frantic
efforts of business firms to arouse
enthusiasm for them on the outside
is proving to be futile.
Neither Cake nor Bourne represent
the solid business element in Portland
and the prospects are that Judge
Lowell, of this city, will lead both Of
them in Multnomah county. for the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26
Agreeable Change Of Climate.

Z. Waldman, the well known trav-
cling salesman and past grand chan
cellor of the Knights of Pythias, has
been in the city since Saturday even
ing. He arrived here from the Rocky
mountain states, and was accordingly
delighted with the Pendleton climate.
At Butte and other places where he
recently visited in Montana, the tenn
perature had ben as low as 20 de-
grees below zero. He was in Butte
at the time of the recent blizzard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26
IF YOU'RE TIRED,

weak and run down, or the blood Is
weak and run down. or the blood is
impure, there's nothing will do you 80
much good this spring, as few doses
of HOstetter's Stomach Blttcrs. Thous-
ands use it exclusively with crafty
ing results. Resolve today to get a
bottle of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26
WILL CLOSE GAMBLING.
Princville Saloon Men Have n Moral
Spasm Just Before ELECTION.

All the saloons in this city will
close the gambling therein on the 1st
of April, says the Prineville Review.
Saloon men agree that here is nohing
In gaming for the house" and that
therefore gambling should cease. The
movement was begun by O'Neil Bros,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26

Martin Everhart, a white man liv-
ing on the reservation. was found
dead in his bed yesterday morning,
and on investigation 1t was found that
he had committed suicide by taking
strychnine. That the deed was
caused by brooding over trouble with
his wife was shown by a note which
he left. Mrs. Everhart, who is half
breed woman, applied for divorce
last week and on Saturday secured
an order restraining Everhart from
going upon the premises or otherwise
molesting her. This order and a
copy of the divorce complaint was
found in Everhart's pocket yester-
day.
While going home from town Sat-
urday afternoon Everhart met ]. C.
Wright, neighbor, and talked with
him concerning his family troubles.
He told Wright he intended killing
himself and asked him to come over
to his place Sunday morning. In
hopes of preventing Everhart from
carrying out his threat Wright went
to the formers place Saturday eve
ming. On the door he found a note
saying: Walk in" However, he did
not wish to enter, and after knocking
and failing to get response, left.
Found Dead Sunday.
Yesterday morning Wright, in
company with Marion Van Orsdale,
went over to Everharts house to in
vestigate. On entering they found
Everhart dead in bed, partly un-
dressed. A half filled bottle of
strychnine resting on a window sill
told the story of his death.
1t is presumed that Everhart took
the poison some time early Saturday
evening. He was last seen by his wife
and the two Chalifoe girls late in the
afternoon. Mrs. Everhart had been
away from the place for over a week,
staying at Adams and this place. Af-
ter Everhart had been restrained from
going upon the place, she drove home
Saturday to secure some clothing.
Together with her girl companions
she was just leaving in her buggy
when Everhart arrived and entered
the house.
Immediately after finding the body
yesterday morning Wright notified
Coroner Henderson, and an inquest
was held yesterday afternoonj The
verdict was that the deceased had
died by his own hand from a dose of
strychnia. The coroner's jury con-
sisted of S. d. Traut, Marion Jack
John Sticker, John Richie, Grant
Ehrhart and John Backman.
Everhart was 40 years of age and
came here from the Willamette val
ley last year. He was married last
August to his wife, who is an allottee
of the reservation. Her name was
Wilson, and she is said to have been
married six or seven times before
wedding Everhart.
Evidently their welded life was
not one of bliss, for in her divorce
suit. which was filed few days ago
by Winter & Collier, she alleged he
had been cruel and inhuman toward
her, threatening her life and other
wise making life a burden.
Declared His Intention.
The following note was left by
Everhart:
my Dear loving wyfe take pleashur
to give some god advise don't never
Brake no other names hart for you
| have Broke mine when you say was
going to xii you you lide and your
dede will hant you as long as you live.
Berry me in my Black close right
and tel my Children what have dun
well nelly be a god woman / never
was in the Pen and my mamery is
clear.
good By from your loving husbar
last words good By Sum wone read
this to hear"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26
Received shipment of Hons.

The City Brewery Saturday received
a shipment of hops from Bohemia,
which will enter into the making OF
the Pilsner beer turned out by
Schultz e Stricken. These are the
best and finest hops that are grown in
the world.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26

In the neighborhood of Grants
Pass cougars are unusually trouble
some, the heavy SHOWS having driven
them into the valleys and onto the
farms in search of food.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26
HOSTETTERS
STOMACH BITTERS

and yon make the first sep toward
good health. 1t cures Grippe, Spring
Fever, Impure Blood. Sleeplessness,
Indigestion. Dyspepsia, .COstiveness.
Female Ills and Malaria, Fever and
Ague. -. -. -. -. -. -. .....
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26

who notified their employees who pre-
sided over the various devices for
recreation" that after April l their
services might be more in demand
elsewhere. The saloon men promptly
wheeled into line, and all agreed to
close April /.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26

Not one of the Wickliffe gang Of
outlaws who killed United States
marshal and two deputies, has yet
been captured. They are at large
among the full-blooded Creeks of the
Indian Territory.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26
A CASE OF SUICIDE
MARTIN EvERHART TOOK
THE sTRYCHNINE ROUTE.

Was Found Dead I'm Bed at the Home
of His Wife, Which He Had Been
Restrained From Vislting-Went to
the Place and Took the Poison Dur
ing His Wife's Absence-Jury Re-
turned Verdict of Self-Destruc-
tion-Everhart Left a Note Declar-
ing His Suicidal Intention.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26
Death Caused by typhoid Fever.

Miss Nellie Duncan died at Umatilla
yesterday morning from the effects of
typhoid fever. She was the daughter
of J. w. Duncan. proprietor of the
hotel at Umatilla, and had lived there
for many years. Her body has been
taken to Portland for burial.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26

senatorship and from all reports from
eastern and southeastern oregon he
will receive a much larger vote in
both those sections than either Cake
or Bourne.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26
Tennis Club Tonight.

The Tennis club viii meet at the
at 1870. Among other matters, the
names of seven applicants for mem
bership will be considered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26
MEEKER At ECHO
PIONEER is RETRACING
OLD OREGON TRAIL.

VIII Travel From Portland to Indiana
by Ok Team This Season to Erect
Monuments Along the Route of the
Old Emigrant Road-His Journey
is One Continuous Reunion With
Old Pioneers-Win Arrive i'm PEN
dleton Wednesday Night to Camp
Two Days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26
Finished Two Houses.

L. Dunlap, the well known contrac-
tor, has just finished two houses. one
for Dan Bowman and one for James
Brink, both on Perkins avenue.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-26
Masonic Lodge Tonight.

special meeting of Pendleton
lodge No. SO, A. F. & a. NJ. will be-
held this evening. All members are
cordially invited to attend.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-14
MEN STOPPED WITH GUNS.
Efforts to Wreck Boathouse Resisted
in Dietz Fashion.

Neenah. Wis, March SA repeti-
ton of the famous Dietz Thornapple
dam affair is claimed in an action
brought by w. L. Wheeler of Mena-
sha in the Chiffon courts. Wheeler
claims that his meekness averted a
tragedy at Waverly beach.
Wheeler took a number Of his EN-
ployes to Waverly beach to raze an
old boat livery which he built on
leased ground some years ago. No
sooner had he started work, he
claims, when the wreckers were con
fronted by several men with rifles,
who ordered them TO leave
According to Wheeler. he leased
the land several years and erected
a boat livery, then renting it to an.
other. The lease has expired and
he started to remove the .house
when he was stopped by several men
with guns. who claim the rent has
not been paid. Wheeler has brought
serious charges against his alleged
assailants
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-14
GOVERNMENT
AFTER A TRUST

Washington, Mar. Son advices
that federal suit was entered in San
Francisco yesterday against 81 ele-
water concerns. including the OTIS
Elevator company, on the charge OF
violating the antitrust law, Attorney
General Moody made statement in
which he said that the defendants
have entered into a combination
among themselNes. to control and en-
nance the prices at which elevators
are sold; that in order TO make the
combination effective, the Otis BE
vator company has acquired the whole
or d majority of the interest in the
businesses of all the other defend
ants, although said defendants are
still being operated as apparently
separate and Independent concerns,
that when an inquiry Is received from
a customer by any Of the defendants.
it is Immediately referred 10 The Otis
company. and, if there Is no outside
competition, that company designates
the concern which is 70 get Che busl
ness, fixes an excessive and CAorblt-
ant price to be charged. and directs
other companies 70 submit bHis, ap
parently in good faith, but higher
than bid OF the company which naa
been designated to receive the c}n
tract: If outside competition does ap.
pear one Ct these subsidiary compau-
les is directed to take the contract at
a Less, in order to freezo cut compel
itnrsn
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-14
PIANO Advertisement llIenal2

Kenosha. Wis, March S.-Ten thou
sand letters, all OF hem alleged to
be violations of the United States
postal laws, were received at the Ke-
nosha office and Postmaster John B.
Maloney has ordered one of the let
ters turned over to the inspector at
Milwaukee for examination The
letters are sent out by big piano
firm and while they are dated from
Racine they bear a Chicago post
mark. 1t is claimed that letter
was addressed to every name appear
ing in the city directory.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-14
ILLINOIS WILL
FACE TIE STRIKE
OPERATORS DECIDE TO REJECT
UNION DEMANDS
WOULD BE REIMBURSED
Propose Repayment for DAMAGE
Caused by Strike Called in Viola
ton of Contract With Unions
Seek Clause in Agreement Contin-
gent Upon Change of Laws.

Chicago, March $40 concessions
will be made by the Illinois Coal Op-
orators association to the united
mine workers union, which is eeking
increased pay for its members. This
was decided upon yesterday at an ex-
ecutiye meeting of operators, who
adopted resolutions declaring their
willingness TO face the threatened
strike April /, rather han grant the
demands Of miners.
The meeting was called for the
purpose of considering the call made
for a joint meeting Of the operators
of Illinois. Indiana. Ohio and western
Pennsylvania at Indianapolis this
month as an effort to make a second
attempt in joint conference with the
miners to formulate scale of wages
and conditions OF labor for the year
ending March 81, 1907.
Besides declaring against the in
crease of wages. the resolutions de-
mand that a clause be inserted in the
contract with the miners that "oper-
ators be Unidentified by the miners
tor loss sustained by reason of mines
being thrown idle in violation of ex-
listing agreements when strikes were
called in Illinois, owing to the con-
Another demand is a clause to the eff
feet that such contract is based up
on existing mining laws and should
laws be enacted during the term of
the contract affecting the opera Ing
cost of production. the mining rate
shall be increased or decreased so as
to maintain proper equity of such
contract during its existence"
Seek to Avoid Strike.
Philadelphia, March S-Retail coal
dealers of Philadelphia will petition
the operators and coal carrying roads
to come to an amicable settlement
with the anthracite miners before the
expiration of the strike commission
award, April /.
This action was decided upon at a
meeting of the Philadelphia Coal Elk
change and the committee appoin ed
for the purpose has prepared reso-
luton, copies of which are to be for
warded to the officials of all railroads.
mining companies. as well as the
Coal Miners association
The resolution recites the injury
to business and to coal consumers
likely to follow a strike and urges
both miners and operators to resort
to arbitration rather than proceed to
extreme measures.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-14
DEMAND BETTER
ELECTION LAWS

New rork, March S.-The national
conference for reform OF primary and
election laws concluded its sessions
yesterday. The conference was given
over to discussion of wide range,
election laws Of many states serving
as subjects. A resolution was adopt
ed creating a permanent department
of the National Civic Federation to
take jurisdiction of the subjects which
the conference was called to consider
Another resolution adopted read:
Resolved. that experience shows
that exist provisions OF the Grim
inal law against the purchase Of votes
are inadequate; that proper corrur.
practices legislation should include
the publication Of all ccntribu ions
and expenditures; prohibition Ct po-
litlcal contributions by corporations,
definition and limitation of permissi-
BILE political expenditures; provisions
for judicial inquiry into election ex-
penditures and the existence Of cor
rupt practices, in which proceedings
any citizen may participate punish
ment or disqualification for office, in
addition to fine or Imprisonment"
The conference declined to adopt a
resolution declaring for direct nomi-
nations through the primary system,
'reserving the right by vote of 16 to
II to the civic federation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-14
PRAY REMOVAL
STILL COVERED
Madison, March <

Madison, Marca
Assurance came from State Super
ntendent Cary yesterday that what
ever may be the reasons why the
hoard Of normal school regents de-
manded the resignation Of Presi I nj
Pray of the Stevens Point normal,
the trouble at that institution is no.
of such a character as to involve or
reflect upon the moral character Of
President Pray Superintendent Cary
was decisive about this matter, bus
he would not tell the reason why the
board demanded the resignation.
Neither wculd he tell why the board
asked the state superintendent rather
than the secretary of the board OF re-
gents to write the letter demanding
the resignation, nor would he tell why
the board was so solicitous that the
reasons for the demand for the res
ignation sh uld be kept secret. THE
facts concerning this unfortunate
matter are not available for puo"c
information at this time" This IS
the polite attitude of all the officials
who know the inside fleets. 1t Is be-
lieved that the matter is no more
than an administrative incident.