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China Shower for septempber Bride.

At the home OF Mrs. Il. D, Rumel. 563
South Seventh East street, Monday aft
ernoon, a very prettily appointed china
shower was held in honor of Miss Della
Burns, who is to be married on Sep
tenber 20 To Fred Fouger, Delightful
refreshments were served, and the pretty
bride to- be was showered with beautiful
and useful gifts or china.
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MEETING.
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
0reunn Short Line Railroad Co.

The annual meeting OF the stockholders
of Oregon Short Limo Railroad Co. will
he hold at tho Office OF the company in Salt
Lake CITY Utah. on Wednesday. October
10Th 1906. at 10 o'clock m. for the cleo
ton of fifteen directors of the company, for
Inc alteration and alacndmcnt of the bylaws
and for the transaction of such other business
as may legally before tho meeting
rho books for tho transfer of stock will be
closed for the purposes OF tho meeting az
Tho close of business on Wednesday, Sep.
tcmbor 10. 1906 and will be rcopcned on
Thursday October H. 1906.
ALEX. MILLAR. Secretary.
Dated August 81, 1906. c55s
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Utah's new and only exclusive So on hat
store opens September IL at &c East Ind
South, Wilson Hotel Annex.
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LAST EXCURSION NORTH
Sept. 18th.

Via Oregon Short Line. Usual loug
limits will prevail, See agents.
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ANGRY
|I PARK CITY
L,sI,sing Statement ten
Nj Miners Are
!'slIy Scored
|py1INs ,I soNE =, crc
FACTS
|s,y,rd Has Called
"a, Meeting for
|bfFriday'

L,,l. Dutel eta Tailor ~ O1Ts the
i.is kindly S..t 10 citv 5tv
u The thing that
.si., IS the challenge 9.
70 play a series M .sd oi
,ith Eureka ,I.Ine for Inc
By this chi, challenSe 1Se
'It declares that the
,ssIr class and IN
tIs.u S charged With
!, much. The as
- be Tallors to ,e the
Nnr written by Bert
n.rnser Of the locals s
4, Manager Duoei anu
.I,,,,s the Miners arc
~ purssd from weak
sr the other teams
,.yIpded y OF the fact
2, ,leIr tail-ender days
,,ne interesting oc-
s,syn and is withal a
q. II fon0w0;
rah. Sept. 10. 1906.
! al Lake Tribune
t,..s Of the Salt Lake
M ~ cily baseball man,
,i : slow and bluster o,
,, = .. The diamond, and
ti,. the once strong
!, now out OF their
-,.r, that q little good
"a, Of some people, and
,r;sis causes them 10
is,r and narrow minded
rtsr considerable schem-
,i. breaking up OF tho
rtl By men who have
~ q isl,ries, Park Cty
~ ! picked team, which
n III no, content With
u, lev victories, they
$40 Who is directly re-
IN |. this section OF the
ili, nan, with untiring
4 ne o. public prejudice
q till and cold turn
I1latss men financially,
90, 4 S,hte league. and
t.,, vllh 0 novelty 10 'he
~ The team won con-
q htsking even, and but
l.ir1ius manager, whose
rassIJ 70 mention. would
4. nln,ni with enso. Now
r-hr. Bean forced TO re-
rfr Of their once strong
tSTsd Park City up in
y Ag played with them.
! i,snA place from start
I, ,.,tl in 8 spirit OF bra
Z q. world TO beat them.
ail d. Park City man-
lusl With IN over degree
rinng such d remark
3 jnR; our loss wss their
y lp Oi tho Ogden team
iniisa. and tho general
I1uite State league was
i. i.' Park City's present
u lld the money TO get
II nlasei from the other
n - imds, and now that
i'sslhsr practically inc
-. they stand on their
~ ,nperloriiy and crow
p sssn successful in win
- ,.ilsinly { new e1pe-
y eis year. Come. Park
: lis d the boas,er. The
Z l,ilms are still in the
- ne prepared 70 give
y " ihsy can handle at
" cid place, and you
lrigsr Dubei Tsiiors.
Assistant Manager.
vas held yesterday.
I'd Dubsi tried their
s.sue board together,
Shepard had Issued
AID that he preferred
,a'tg held on Friday
q call for that date,
hague have taken an
lain The Bells did not
.sI as per schedule.
lhs faiIOrs are fined
H.a they went 10 Po-
slH nusl also be fined
LIska- It seems that
ise train to pull out
q The Bells were on
st5 Manager Ruttle
Afs the tip,
you'd Ane the Bells
isplled' y have as
'ss lTon the umpire to
as game was no,
~ ners will be only one
eloE and that is the
4. v The constitution {"
,,n. bells will be fined
's'pIs- '.a,1, The collection
s,'sy sMs'y becoming an in
g, .,'!'sr Dubei says that
-. ~ ! his love note and
Shepard will hurry rrv
~, ,,F home Manager
k,:s. rss a championship
ssa and Park City
=. ~ ne "a, where DR.. G.
a.s !, ,si ~ Why, yes. $.
zfIi,%dp %pS e moved7 He
pam garden
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Emola finish makes your old iron
work look like you "a been investing
Morrison. Merrill & CO., 2S Main street.
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THE UNION PACIFIC LAND COM.
PANY
Annual Meeting,

The annual meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Union Pacific Land company will be
held the office OF the company in Salt Lake
City, Utah, on Tuesday. October 9th, 1906,
at IL o'clock a. m. for the election Of six
directors OF the company. and for the trans
action OF such other business as may legally
come before the meeting -
ALIEN, M1LLAR, Secretary.
Dated August 3lst 1905. s5Ss
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-11

Gordon academy now open. Seventh
and eighth grades and high school
courses.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-11

Picture Framing.
Chas, II. Bodel. SS Z. lst SO.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-11

Eat your lunch IN the palm garden
at the Royal,
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Mrs, Margaret Robertson Kerr an
nounccs the opening Of her music
studio, September 6, 734 East First
South, Bell, 25SlZ; Ind, ISIS.
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LAST EXCURSION NORTH
Sept. 18th.

Sept IOtn.
Via Oregon Short Line. Usual long
limits Will prevail. See agents,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-11

" ne n, where DR.. G.
|n.s \. ,.i 81 Why, yes. 5.
Third South. he
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-11
Pacific Coast League
ENDURANCE SWIMMING RACE.

At sca.lo-scnttlc, S; San Francisco, 2,
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cit for home Manager
Erl,a,. "a a championship nsstp
sea and Park City
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-27
BUILDING OF THE
WORLDS LARGEST DAM

WASHINGTON ID. C. Dec. 81
No national work under the reclaim
alton act has attracted more general
interest and none has been more
widely advertised than the Salt river
project in Arizona said G. j. Blanf
chard, statistician of the reclamation
service, who has just returned from
an extended trip through the West.
Aside from it's engineering feat
ures, several of which are spectacular
and stupendous, he continued, the
charm and mystery of the region in
strongly to all who have studied the
history of the country.
THE world greatest dam is build
ing. ponderous structure 294 feet
high and 500 feet long on top. Every
rock in it is inspected, and every rock
is also washed thoroughly before be-
ing put in place Watchful inspectors
movement The Roosevelt dam is
going to check mad and turbulent
river. 1t is going to make the larg-
est artificial lake in the world. 1t
is also being built to last forever,
for not stronger are the everlasting
hills than will be this massive ma
sonry structure. Down in the Salt
river valley the city of Phoenix is
taking on metropolitan airs. Its
citizens are fully realizing that
Uncle Sans great work is going to
make a metropolis there, modern
city, surrounded by the richest and
most prosperous agricultural com
munity in the world.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-27
SLOAN GOES TO JAIL
Boy Who Murdered His Father Must
Serve Term in Penitentiary.

SPOKANE, Dec. 81. - Sidney
Sloan, who slew his father. is not to
go free Although the jury on Sat-
urday pronounced Sloane mot guilty
by reason of insanity Judge w. A.
Huneke at noon today ordered that
he should be taken to the Walla
Walla penitentiary, to remain there
until further order of the court
The judge said that this action
was taken for the safety of the COM
munity, it having been shown that
the prisoners insanity was of a
permanent nature and that he might
become violent at any time The
court also held that he had no power
to dictate to the warden of the prison
as to the method of treating the
prisoner.
Young Sloane, who was happy, jul
bilant and singing yesterday, appear
ed depressed and discouraged when
this sentence was pronounced.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-27
A HUSBAND
FOR HIS DAUGHTER

CHICAGO, Dec. 27-A dispatch
to the Tribune from Richmond, Va,
says:
r. s. Chandler. farmer, procured
a license at Bridgetown for the
marriage of his daughter and Rich
ard Elan, a young farmer, then re-
turned home, and forced young Elan
to marry his daughter, Bessie Chand-
Ter, Last night Walcom Elan, faith
er of the young man, with party of
20 neighbors, all armed, went to
Chambers house and after surround
ing it, demanded the surrender of
young Elan. He was given up and
taken home. Elan swore out war
rant against the Chambers, charging
abduction.
Many man talks as though he
considers himself chief adviser of
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-27

The question of beauty satisfactorily
explained. Beauty Parlors, Room s,
Rosenberg building.
For sale--Best Of building sand
Enquire of Ed. Hardman one mile
South Of Wenatchee.
Cut glass at cut prices. Howard
Thomas, jeweler.
Facial massage. treatment of dand-
ruff and falling hair. Mrs. j. f..
Mills, Room Rosenberg block.
lots on Orondo avecue blocks
from P. o. $500. Terms. P. o. Box
246.
Go to Bixler's new studio. where
you will get fine photos that pleased
everybody. First street North.
For Rent-Two nice rooms fur
nished for light housekeeping, with
use of bath. Apply P. o. Box 231.
/. SPECIAL NOTICE-For the be.-
eft of those working until 10 p.
IN. the skating rink will remain
open unti1 1880 p. m. Music till
IL.
Boarders and roomers wanted at
211 Washington street.
One horse impounded; bay with
bald face, right front leg once brok-
en-. Pay costs. Apply City Marshal.
|. \. Johnson, who owns a ranch
near Leavenworth, came down from
that place on the train yesterday on
short business trip, returning on
No. today.
Thomas Davis, son of Postmaster
Davis of Leavenworth, came down
from that place yesterday and will
spend few days here visiting with
friends.
Misses Maud Boblett and Rose
Stearns of the Ellis-Forde company
spent Christmas with the Boblett
family at their ranch near Quincy,
returning to this place on the after
noon train yesterday.
Gabriel Renner and Miss Emma
Stark, who were married here on
Dec. 20, will lbe at home to their
friends at Mountain View, Wash,
after January /.
George Brown, proprietor of the
Monitor store and exchange agent at
that place presented each of the
Wenatchee central operators with a
box of bon bons this morning. The
hello girls also received boxes of
candy from the Red Cross Pharmacy
and other gifts from the several bus
mess houses of the city
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Congratulated by President.

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa, Dec. 81.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stalker, of Will
Harrisburg, a pioneer of Blair county,
celebrated the 106th anniversary of
her birth last night. Among the
kilograms of congratulation she re-
ceived one from President Roosevelt.
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Steal $1,000 Worth of Stamps.

WARRENTOWN, Mo-, Dec. 81
Robbers this morning cracked the
safe in the local postoffice and stole
$1,000 worth of stamps, four hun
Morsey and a posse are in pursuit.
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drifts are interfering with the distri-
button of mails and railway traffic.
Several schooners have been wrecked
on the coast during the binding
snow storms The steamer Hazel
dine struck a rock and sank off
Cloughey.
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New York Grand Jury.

NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-A special
session of the grand jury was calle1
this afternoon to clear up the inyes-
eral of the company's bookkeepers
were examined. 1t is understood
report will be made on Friday.
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Personal Mention and
City Ne.os IN Brief

Buy your candy at the reading roo"
Best homemade bread at Vent {
Cafe
For deaaiug felt go to Russell; used
TO hangpape, 90.
To-day sale on cut glass at Thorn
as, the jeweler.
Money co loan on farm lanus or
chat'eIs. John A. Geilarly.
\ ne~ and complete line of sun
dries. Wenatohee Drug Co If
Bay your candy at the reading room
plenty of new candy. just in.
See our show window for big cut
glass sale. Thomas the jeweler.
Short orders are our speciality.
ANY time of the day or night Ven
dome Cafe
Fcr loan on wheat land or fruit
land ranch regardless of .ize or age
See J. S. Mooney and Co.
Buy your boy or girl a Brownie
Kodak for SO at Berger's, 30h We.
natchee avenue
All the latest books at Berger's.
30h Wenatchee avenue.
Ralph Corners book The Doctor"
at Berger's. S01a Wenatchee ave.
Buy your boy or girl Brownie
Kodak for So at Berger's, 301a We
natehee avenue.
Varnish for floors free samples of
chi namsl at Russell's.
We MAKE speciality Of chilli cancaA
ne at nights. Vendome Cafe
A guaranteed cure for coughs and
colds Red Cross mentholated syrup
of white pine tar. Red Cross Phar-
macy.
For artists colors and brushes go
to Russell.
Remnant sale of wall paper begins
January 1st, 1907 at Russells.
| will trade the following for
$500 Wenatchee property: $50 A.
good land. miles from county seat,
fair buildings, good water, so A. cul
tivated, 80 a. fenced, balance will
cut from 40 to so tons good hay.
School and telephone. Address the
owner, Box "a, Towner, n. D. 1929
Typography outfits, music rolls,
card cases, hand bags, purses and
children's games at Berger's. 30h
Wenatchee avenue.
The regular metetirg of the Nod
ern Woodmen of America was held
in Bower hall last evening and the
routine business disposed Of
The regular meeting of the w. c.
T. U. will be held at the residence
of Mrs. L. NJ. Hull on Washington
avenue on Friday afternoon at 2:30.
All the members are requested to be
present.
Charles E. Martin left otday for
Seattle where he will spend his va
cation visiting with David Sullivan,
who is attending the Seattle High
School. Mr. Martin will see the game
between Chicago and Seattle High
School on New Years
Initiatory ceremonies were held at
the meeting OF the Rebekah lodge
Iast evening at the 1. o. o. F. hall.
MISSES Eva and Edna Tedford were
initiated into the order and the mem
beers were entertained at dancing
until 1 o'clock. Refreshments were
served at the close of the session.
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BLINDIN(i SNOWSTORM
RAGING IN ENGLAND

LONDON, Dec. 27.-The British
metropolis is covered with two in
ches of snow, and advices from the
country districts announce that deep
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30

Mary. r. Sly, Bessie Knapp and Jean
oWeetman. In addition to these Mar
guefite -. Hanley, Henrietta IT, Bray
tt0I, Ellie NJ parham and Amy L.
Fheips are substitute teachers.
Buildings Being Constructed
An eight-room new structure Is at
present being erected at Loreto and Ar
toyo Seco avenue. This building when
completed will cost $20,9S7 and will ac-
goIllIilouate lull,e 400 pupils. 1t will probably
pc ready Tor occupancy by February.
Ihe Magnolia street school, which
VIII pe completed about the same time,
VIII cost $2S,4S2 1t will consist of
e,eVen rooms, with accommodations for
Hoout oUV puplls. Mary Stansburg VIII
be the principal when the building is
completed, but I'm neither of these two
unfinished schools have the teachers
been assigned.
The high school science hall will not
be completed for several months In
addition to special science rooms there
will be a large auditorium in which
the high school pupils can gather. The
building is beside the Los Angeles
high school The cost will be about
SIS, 900.
AS regards the parental home which
Is near Blysian park, the board of edu-
cation is purchasing an old Spanish
property for $4,000. The building would
have been almost ready for use now.
but flaw was discovered in the title
and a long wait has ensued while this
was being attended to. The lawyers
who have charge of the case promise an
early settlement.
The fact that the new schools which
have been and are ready to be opened
Will accommodate many pupils must
not the board says, be taken to mean
so much space Is standing vacant watt
ing for pupils. For a long time school
has been held in temporary structures
and in some places halliday sessions
were being held, part of the children
coming half the day and others the
other half day. The new schools have
relieved this state of affairs to a great
measure, but there is no excess room
even now.
There are now sixty eight schools in
Los Angeles, with a total of 736 rooms.
The teaching force consists of 964 men
and women.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
HAS IMPORTANT
MESSAGE To GIVE
MAY SPEAK OF THE PANAMA
CANAL
Minister Plenipotentlary to United
States Of Colombia May Ad-
dress Union League
Club

"Tell the business men and financiers
of Los Angeles that / will bring to
them a message of great Importance,
is the word that has been sent by Hon
John Barrett, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to the United
States of Colombia.
Minister Barrett will deliver the mes
sage personally tomorrow night at the
New Years watch night dinner at the
Union League club.
That the message really is of inn
portance is indicated by the fact that
Mr.. Barrett is coming all the way from
Seattle. or making the detour to Los
Angeles en- route east, in order to meet
those who will be deeply interested In
the information which he will bring.
AS Mr.. Barrett recently came from
Panama, it is expected that his inten-
tion Is to speak regarding that great
project and impress upon the minds of
the business men and financiers OF Los
Angeles the Importance of preparing to
take advantage of the opportunities
which will be offered Los Angeles In
particular and Southern California in
general for extending their trade rela-
tions with South and Central America
as a result of the opening of the Pana-
ma canal
This will be the only speech Mr.. Bar
rett will deliver in California, and orig
inally it was intended that it should be
delivered before the chamber of COM
merce: but inasmuch as arrangements
had been made by that body for Mon
day night before it was known def
nitely what day Mr.. Barrett would be
here, it was arranged for him to deliver
his address before the Union League
club.
In an effort to secure as large an at
tendance as possible of business men
and financiers, the following letter has
been sent to the manager of the clear
ing house associations:
Union League Club, Los Angeles
Cal. Dec 29, 1906. Mr. James B. Gist,
Manager Bankers Clearing House AS
sociation, City:
Dear Sir: The management of the
Union League club takes pleasure in
announcing that John Barrett, as min
lister to Siam and one of the best in
formed diplomats in American life to-
day, has been secured to address a din
ner given at the club rooms on Monday
evening, December 81. Mr.. Barrett
comes direct from Panama, and desires
to address the business men of Los
Angeles upon our prospects and future
needs.
'The management of the club thinks
that all business men should hear Mr..
Barrett on this occasion, as it will be
his only appearance in the city for
some time.
"Mr. Barrett, as is we'll known. is in
constant touch with the president and
has had ample opportunity to study the
commercial and consular needs of all
countries.
His we'll known power as an orator
will also serve to embellish and orna-
,nent his widespread knowledge. 1t is
his desire to meet all the business men
possible. as he has a special message to
deliver to Los Angeles concerning her
present and future.
Dinner will be 81 per plate; ladies
invited. Yours very truly,
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE.
&c. C. Johnson, Chairman.
IN. S. Gregory, Secretary"
Minister Barrett is expected to ar
rive in Los Angeles today.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
Second Ward Representative Says Oil
Inspector Has Made a Mistake
and He Can Prove II
in Court

e. A. Clampitt, whose seat in the
council from the Second ward is being
contested by A. s. Van Degrift, quietly
chuckled over the telephone last night
because, as he claimed, he would be in
a position to prove that Oil Inspector
Rlackmar has fallen into a hole while
endeavoring to trap the oil operator.
Yesterday afternoon a deputy under
Inspector Blackmar swore out a COM
plant against Mr.. Clampitt, charging
him with violating the oil ordinance in
permitting one of his sump holes to
overflow during the storm and flood
Lake Shore boulevard with oil.
The warrant for arrest was served
over the telephone and Mr.. Clampitt
will appear either before Judge Austin
or Judge Rose Monday morning.
But it wasn't my OIL" chuckled Mr.
Clampitt when discussing the affair last
night. "I know whose oil it is, and I
will prove it when 1 appear in court.
Blackmar has been after me for some
time, but he hasn't got me yet. AS
matter of act, during the recent storm
1 had man stationed day and night
at a sump hole which L feared would
overflow, but the expected trouble did
not occur Now, however, 1 am charged
with the shortcomings of someone else.
All kinds of trouble come to a man
after he has gone into politics." con-
cluded Mr.. Clampitt with a laugh.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30

that known as the laws of Manu-
ana from cover to cover the book throbs
with the passion for justice and the
appreciation of the fine shades of colr-
tesy and taste, clothed in calm and
judicial form. Especially of this type
of dicta are those on the rights of
women, which are household words in
Ihdlan homes the fear of a
FAMINE curse has become e superstition
in India, and 1 have seen even a low
caste mob fall back at the command of
a single woman who opposed them. For
II is not written in the Book of Law
that the house which is cursed by
| woman perishes utterly as if DESTROYED
by a sacrifice for the death of an
enemy ?-strange and graphic old
phrase, pregnant of woe! The courtesy
OF husbands to their wives is quite un-
falling among Hindus. Thou shalt
not strike a woman, even with flower.
is the proverb'
May ask if the great Manu- who em-
bodies the above high-souled laws in
his code can in the same breath and
book write such inhuman and utterly
contradictory sentiments about women
quoted?
What the investigator" says about
the merchant and his 7-year-old wife
she met in Lucknow will not he he
story about the Hindoo lady whom the
investigator" met travelling between
Dacca and Calcutta. Such words as
she has put into the Hindoo Iady's
mouth will astonish all the Hindoc
ladies in Hindustan.
One more word and l have done with
this unpleasant subject. L admire Mrs
Margaret Langland. who so sensibly
advocates the recall OF Christian mis-,
sionaries from India to make then
work in home fields to weed out worse
evils which have gathered there. She
says she has seen me, although / have
not seen her-a misfortune 1 very much
regret. AS to my Admiration of high
art as exemplihed on the diverse side
of the American dollar" it is strange
that II has so far been an unconscious
admiration, / promise however, Il
turn II to the diverse side and record
my opinion on the eagle-engraVing art
of Uncle Sans mintmaster l am sure
l will admire 1t, so Mrs. Langland need
not worry. She ought, in all conscience
to pardon the slow Hindoo, II he fails
to "cateh on" to an American idea.