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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
HOW THE PUBLIC WORKS
THE NEWSPAPERS.

This week an attorney of the town
called us aside to tell us he had an
important news item for us. 1t was
a law suit of some magnitude but the
important part was of course his con-
nection with it which he wanted to
get before the people. We didn't
write II up.
A man at the head of one of the
leading industries of the town hinted
to US the other day we lacked enter
prise because we did not give his
business two or three-column write
up at our expense. His business has
not paid us a cent in five years. 1t
it making him more than 500 every
month, The man may have meant
well, but he was acting very, very
cheap. He looks to us like sponge.
Some years ago man with ben
evolent countenance besought us for
several weeks to give space in our pa
per and time from our business to
boom oil prospecting. We did. The
company organized. When solicitors
went to the benevolent looking gen.
tleman he not only refused to sub
scribe cent to the fund but would
not lease his land for prospecting. He
was willing to let other people do all
the work and keep his money warm
in his own pocket. The worst beg
'gar of all is the well-to-do beggar.
Two years ago a man told us. to
mention that a certain disease was
killing cattle in certain parts of the
county. We did it. Next week he
asked us to make a news" item of
the fact that he cured this disease
nearly every time. We could not see
that it was news, not so long as he
was making three or four hundred
dollars year out of it and we said
nothing. A 25c ad would have done
the business for him. yet he seemed
unwilling to pay even that much.
Newspaper space costs money, good
hard munny-money, and gobs of it.
Three hundred dollars a month will
not pay the bills of the Guard office
and yet this money is spent to make
nothing but newspaper space. Indi-
viduals should not think of getting
newspaper space for nothing, any
more than they would think of get
ting clothes and food for the asking
at the place where food and clothes
are sold.
Giving newspaper space away is
giving the income OF the office away.
Space is stock in trade. Whoever
asks it for personal benefit and is
willing to get it for nothing makes
himself the object of charity in the
eyes of the newspaper man, and who
is to blame Council Grove (Kas.)
Guard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
OUTIuAWED WARRANTS.

A taxpayer of Baker county has
written to ask what the facts are in
that county warrant case in which
several outlawed warrants were re-
deemed by the county after payment
on them had been stopped by both
the circuit and supreme court, says
the Baker City Herald. The facts as
nearly as can be ascertained are as
follows
Between 10 and 12 years ago war
rants were issued which, when totaled
showed that it was in excess of the
possible Indebtedness of the county.
That is, that more warrants had been
issued than the law would allow.
The warrants were, of course, null
and void, valueless because the law
did not authorize the county to issue
warrants in excess of a certain sum.
The case was taken into the local
court and the payment of these war
rants-amount to about 100000
was prohibited. The case was then
appealed to the supreme court and
the lower court affirmed. The su-
preme court handed down a mandate
describing each of these outlawed
warrants minutely, by number. by
date, by series and by issue. They
were so completely described that no
one could possibly be mistaken, es-
pecially any one who was acquainted
with warrants and their payment and
the county affairs.
| Now after the payment on these
warrants had been stopped and the
supreme court had handed down a
mandate describing them carefully, II
! was found that through some hocus-
pocus a number of these warrants
had been redeemed, that is, paid by
| the county treasurer. An investiga-
ton was instituted and one warrant
was traced. II was fouha that this
warrant was dated August 5, 1895
| The series letter had been changed
from an 'I' to an e." The number
had also been altered. And 1t was
also evident that the date August s.
had been put in there after the orig
inal date had been removed by chem
icals. 1t was very palpable piece OF
work but looked all right on the face
of the warrant.
However, there was one particular
which the man who doctored up these
warrants had overlooked. When the
warrants were first issued this one
had been presented to the county
treasurer for payment and as is Gus.
tomary the county treasurer not hav.
ing the funds on hand stamped on the
| back:
Not paid for want of funds. April
5, 1906"
This gave away the entire scheme
Here was warrant apparently is-
sued on August s. presented for pay.
ment on April 5. or four months be.
fore 1t was issued.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
HENEY AND ROOSEVELT WIN.

Despite the attacks of the machine
politicians and their tools throughout
Oregon, upon the work and motives
of Francis ]. Heney, the prosecutor
of the land frauds i'll his state, he
has finally won his case against the
combined rings of Portland, in the
appointment of William c. Bristol as
United States district attorney for
Oregon.
Today President Roosevelt recon-
mended Bristol to the senate for ap-
pointment, and Senator Fulton Of
fered no opposition.
Thus do the arrogant political rings
of the state submit to the red hot
branding iron of public decency.
When Bristol was recommended by
Heney and temporarily appointed by
the president, the rings went up in
the air" as the current slang ex-
presses it and declared that without
the recommendation of Senator Full
ton, no man could occupy that posi-
ton.
Charges were trumped up, protests
were hurried to Washington, wires
were pulled and buttons were pressed
throughout all the intricate political
welt stood pat" He trusts Heney
and for that reason trusted Bristo
whom Heney recommended.
The close of the matter comes to.
| day with the final appointment Of
threats and combinations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
LET THE PEOPLE BEWARE.

D. A proclamation from the governor
of Oregon, declaring thar referen-
dunn vote will be taken at the coming
state election on a law proposed by
the Oregon Liquor Dealers associa-
ton, amending the present local op-
ton law, is now being published
throughout the state.
This proposed amendment sweeps
away the entire life and vital essence
of the present local option law. The
people, who by their votes, adopted
the present law, evidently knew what
they wanted, and they should stand
firmly against this effort of the sa-
looms to destroy the meaning Of their
law.
The domination of the liquor inter-
ests must be checked. The people
are the power to do this and by their
use Of the initiative and referendum
they will be enabled to do it.
In voting on this liquor dealers
amendment, remember, it was sug-
gested, written, presented for sigma
lures and promoted wholly by the
liquor interests, and is a plan to de-
stroy the local option law now In
force in Oregon. This should cause
the common people to vote It down.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29

to a stand in 1889, with two blank
spaces YET to be filled. This Interrupt
ton was due to the difference of opin-
ion as to the two subjects of the most
importance in American history since
1S4S that the two remaining groups
should commemorate.
Appomattox, the emancipation of
the slave, the completion of the first
railway to the Pacific, the Columbian
exposition, and other events were sug-
gested, but all found as active oppo-
nents as they had enthusiastic cham
pions.
Let us hope this work will soon
complete the story of Americas great
est historical events by the painting
of two groups illustrative of Lees sur
render at Appomattox in 1865, and
the joining of the Union and Central
Pacific railways in Utah in 1869. thus
linking the Atlantic and the Pacific
oceans by an iron highway prophetic
of the unparalleled development of
the golden west.-Four Track News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29

OF the whole number only $4,000, or
s per cent, were recorded as Indians.
The population figures may be bet
ter appreciated when 1t is recalled
that in 1900 Colorado had only 540.-
600. Washington $4,000, Maine IOO.-
600 and Delaware $4,000. In number
of inhabitants the new state will rank
not far below Kansas with its one and
one-half millions. Missouri has s.
100, 900.
The greater Oklahoma will have
plenty of arabic land-in which re-
gard it win differ from some of the
mountain states which have enormous
areas that can never be used. 1t will
comprise 10000 square miles.
Missouri has $4,000, Kansas $4,000,
Massachusetts, 5000 and New York
$4,000. Last year the territory in
cluded within the new state raised
14ls million bushels of wheat, II mil
lion bushels of oats and If0k million
bushels of corn. The country, in ad-
dition to its agricultural wealth, is
we'll supplied with vigorous cities and
is richly endowed with mineral re-
sources-with coal, oil and natural
gas
Altogether, the new oklahoma will
start its career of statehood as a
great and prosperous community
typical of American energy and en-
terprise.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
VIII Test New Grasses.

w. ]. Warman Of this city, has just
received a supply of grass seed from
the department of agriculture, and
will make a special test of several
rare varieties this season on his farm
at Fly valley. Mr.. warman has re-
ceived "a pounds of bromus inermus,
"a pounds of festuca pratensis and 36
pounds Of agropyron tenerum. He
will give special attention to the
seeding and cultivation Of the grasses
and hopes to demonstrate that some
Of the varieties, at least, are adapted
to the dry hill land of central and
eastern Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29

The awful cost of neglect on part
of cities to supply adequate public
conveniences is thus estimated by the
Corvallis Times: Eugene, according
to the latest figures, had $50 cases of
typhoid fever in the late epidemic. An
ordinary typhoid case costs the pa
tient, besides unpriced physical suf-
fering, anywhere from 800 to 5000.
If the average be $3.50, the late epi-
demic cost Eugene approximately
$4,000, to say nothing of loss of bus
mess which, for weeks, according to
all accounts, was stagnated. If the
final figures ever be made up they
will probably shows that the scourge
cost Eugene much more actual
money than her new water system
will cost the city of Corvallis. And
these figures will not include the hu-
man suffering, bereavement and
death, for the measurement of which
there is no standard of value.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
ERIN'S HARP.

The harp that once through Tara's
halls
The soul of music shed,
Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls
As If that soul were fled
So sleeps the pride of former days,
SO glory's thrill is DER;
And hearts that once beat high for
praise
Now feel that pulse no more.
No more to chiefs and ladies bright
The harp of Tara swells;
The cord alone that breaks at night
Its tale of ruin tells.
Thus freedom now so seldom wakes
The only throb she gives,
Is when some heart Indignant breaks,
To show that she still lives.
Thomas Moore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
ART IN THE CAPITOL.

At last the frieze around the rotun-
da Of the capitol at Washington bids
fair to be completed. This remark
able work of art was first interrupted
by the tragic death of the artist Bru-
midi, but was carried on by Costaggi-
MI bringing the historic paintings
which began with Brumidi's Landing
of Columbus" down to Costaggini's
Discovery of Gold in California"
Then the work, begun in 1864, came
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
WILL BE A GREAT STATE.

Oklahoma is the most promising
youngster ever admitted to the union.
Its development has no parallel.
According to the census Of 1900
greater Oklahoma, including the ter
ritory of Oklahoma and Indian terri
tory. had a population of 100000. In
the half decade that has elapsed since
that time the number of Inhabitants
must have risen above one million.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
DEMAND FOR MULES.

In spite of the fact that the pro-
duction Of mules is on the increase,
the supply Is still much behind the
demand. The last census report
showed that there were 3,404, ,061
mules in the country, which was an
increase of 5fs,651 over last year. The
average value of the mules per head
was $9s.-Chicago Livestock World.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
REGENERATION.

Thy retribution comes like forest fire,
Consuming both the green tree and
the dry;
Then. like the snow, comes still for
giveness down,
Forgetful, on the ashes Of regret.
Ashes and snow-but sleeping under
meath,
Clean, strong, and new, the seeds
await Thy Spring.
Georgia Wood Pangborn
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
BACK AGAIN

And welcome to the heart of every
lover Of sport is the opening Of the
baseball season. For those who en-
joy this healthy sport we have the
finest stock of balls, bats, gloves,
mitts, masks, ETC.. as well as golf,
tennis and other popular sports. We
carry Spalding's baseball goods,
Wright G. Ditson tennis balls, Pneu-
matte golf balls. All laeders.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
THE HUMAN.

There is so much bad In the best of
us,
And so much good in the worst of us,
That 1t hardly behooves any Of us
To talk about the rest of us.
Robert Louis Stevenson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29

= Some one to love and be kind to, 1
Z Some one whose faults you'd be I
Z blind to.
Z Some one in trouble to fly to,
Z Some one you'd love and not try 1
Z TO, 1
+ Some one TO struggle and strive I
I for, I
Z Some one you'd do any task for; 1
i Some one to climbs earth's I
= height witht 1
Z Some one you never would part I
2 with, I
Z But dwell in the land of the !
Z heart with.
Z Light of Truth.
: = = i. 1. = ) + + + + + + 4 + 1
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
UNREsTRAINED PLEASURE.

can be enjoyed when driving in one
of Neagle's new style fancy traps,
spider phaetons. runabout wagons,
surreys, buckboaId ds or pony carts for
childrens use. They have all the
leading handsome designs for city or
country use at moderate prices. We
are proud of their elegant stock this
season and are pleased to show them
to you.
We are headquarters for the WI
mona Wagons. that have iron-clad
hubs. No checking or breaking loose
of boxes. Our stock Of Hacks and
Wagons is the largest in eastern Ore
gon. We sell Fairbanks Morse Gaso-
line Engines and Pumps. and Irrigat-
ing Plants. All goods warranted. See
Neagle Bros.
the ID acksmiths
Get Prices Before Buying.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-05-17
Oscar zuercher to Wed.

Grand Forks Times: Congratula-
tions will be showered on Oscar zuer-
cher of Berwick, n. d., who will June
9th carry off one of our most popular
and charming young ladies for his
bride. The wedding at st. Michaers
Catholic church will be a large and
fashionable one, over two hundred in
vitations being issued. After the we'd
ding which takes place at $3.50 a. m,
the brides mother will serve an elab-
crate wedding luncheon at her home
Miss Louise Potter. the bride-to- be-
is well known and much loved by
all her friends. For a number of
years she has been employed as stem
ographer in the offices of Attorney
MaMyer and by her charming man
ners and lovable disposition has won
the regard of her business associates
as well as her young friends with
whom she is a great favorite. Mr..
Zuercher is a prominent young busi-
ness man at Berwick and will no
doubt give to his beautiful young
bride the happiness and home she is
so we'll deserving of.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-05-17
The Banquet.

Doctors from all over the state, to-
gether with a delegation from Moor
head gathered at the banquet board
in Prizes hall last night to listen to a
number of interesting and inspiring
toasts and enjoy an excellent menu.
Rr. II. j. Rowe, secretary of the state
medical association, acted as toast
master. The first speaker on the pro-
gramme was DR.. J. p. Aylen, who
gave talk on state organization.
Next came Rev. c.. r. Adams who
as a representative of the ministerial
profession responded to the toast
What Must We Do to Be Saved The
Physician as a Legislator was the
subject of very interesting address
by DR.. ]. ID. Taylor of Grand Forks
DR.. George Head of Minneapolis spoke
from the subject, Where is the In
ternist at? DR.. Walter Courtney at
tempted to answer the question
Where is the Surgeon at?
B. ID. Townsend tried to tell the
physicians what the lawyers think OF
them, and a eulogy of the ladies by
DIR, f. r. Smythe brought the func-
tion to a close.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-05-17
Derivation Of Phrases.

Next to Shakespeare we draw most
profusely from the Bible for terse ex-
pressions, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes
furnishing the larger proportion from
the Old Testament and st. Paurs epis-
ties from the New. Milton, though far
behind these two great sources Of Eng
lish speech, gives us more familiar ex-
pressions than any other writer after
them. From him we have learned to
speak of "a dim religious light" 0f
grim DEATH" "a heaven on earth and
"sanctity OF reason, of adding fuel
to the fiames.' of ''tempering justice
with mercy of the busy hum OF
men," ''the light fantastic toe that
boon to provincial reporters) and the
meat handed Phyllis Chaucer. though
rich In material for quotation, has giy-
en- us no pithy phrases but from SpeD-
ser, who sang OF him as the .sweil Of
English undefyiad, we get "nor rhyme
nor reason, '.by hook on crook. !,
eaweet attractive grace and through
thick and tAln. Z Chambers Journal,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-05-17
GEO. B. SCHOEIELD DEAD
Well Known Fargoan Died in Mich
igan of Acute Appendicitis Fol-
lowing An Operation.

George B. Schofield, one of the best
known and most popular young bus
iness men of Fargo, died yesterday at
Lansing, Mich. His death followed an
operation for acute Appendicitis
which was performed Monday. Some
weeks ago Mr.. Schofield went to ST.
Johns Mich, with a view to settling
up some business affairs connected
with his fathers estate. While there
he visited with his mother and sister.
He seemed perfectly will until Monday
when he was suddenly stricken with
an attack of appendicitis and it was
found necessary to take him at once
to Lansing and operate upon him.
1t was known at that time that his
condition was serious and that he
might not survive the operation
A peculiar fact in connection with
Mr.. Schofield's death is that it marks
the third in his family within six
months. His father died last fall in
ST. Johns, Mich, and his grandfather
died in Fargo only few weeks ago,
so that representatives of the three
generations passed away within a
short space of time.
George B. Schofield was we'll known
in this city and was an old resident.
He came here just after the big fire,
joining his grandfather who had pre-
ceded him by a few years. Young
Schofield was for some time engaged
in the bicycle business being a mem
ber of the firm of Schofield & Co.
About three years ago the firm sold
out and Mr.. Schofield has since then
been devoting most of his attention
to the management of ranch near
Washburn which he and his brother
owned jointly. He was a prominent
member of the local lodge of the ma
sons and the K. of p, and was very
highly thought of,
Mrs. w. B. Howland of Fargo, a
sister of Mr. Schofeld, happened to
be visiting her mother and sister in
st. Johns at the time her brother
was taken i'll and was in consequence
able to be with him in his last hours
Fred Schoheld OF Washburn passed
through Fargo on his way to st
Johns yesterday. 1t is probable the
funeral Will be held in the Michigan
city, though Mr.. Schofield's friends In
this city have as yet received no wore
regarding the arrangements.
Mr.. Schofield was in the prime ot
life. being only 81 years old at the
time of his death.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-05-17
DO NOT BECOME EXCITED
State Veterinarian Van Es Advises
That Dogs Be Locked W
for Awhile.

Don't get excited and kill your dog
on suspicion"
This is the advice offered by State
Veterinarian Van Es, who completed
his investigation of the canine which
it has been suspected had the rabies
This morning DR.. Van IGs made the
positive announcement that the dog
really had the disease.
while there is a possibility of
more cases developing" said DR.. Van
Es this afternoon, there need be no
fear If proper precautions are taken.
and my, advice to everyone is not to
kill dogs merely on suspicion.
Usually the rabies do not become
apparent for about three weeks from
the time of the bite. Anyone having
a dog that has been bitten should
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-05-17

into food products for no other pur-
pose than to defraud. That is a very
conservative estimate"
This statement was made by Prof.
r. e. Ladd of the state pure food de-
partment in the course of his address
before the members of the state medi-
cal society yesterday afternoon. Pro-
fessor Ladd gave a brief sketch of the
history of pure food legislation in
North Dakota showing that the first
effective steps against food adulter-
alton were taken in North Dakota in
1902. Since that time there has been
a great Improvement and considerable
decrease in adulteration as shown by
figures which Professor Ladd quoted
This state he said was the first to leg
islate against the use of saccharine.
Professor 'Ladd inveighed against
the extensive use of patent medicines
and nostrums saying that the habit of
taking this Kind of drug was becom-
ing altogether too common. He des-
cribed the majority of nostrums as
only SO many schemes intended to de-
fraud the public without regard to the
effect which they might have upon
health. He gave several Instances in
which he had made an analysis of
various patent medicines and found
that they did not contain the ingred-
tents in the same proportions as ad-
Ivertised.
Products labeled whisky he said on
examination and chemical analysis
had proved in most cases to be only
neutral spirits of alcohol coIored to
resemble the genuine product Good
whisky he said was very rare. Ton
les, bitters, sarsaparillas andother pa
tent medicines also came in for a
scoring, Professor Ladd maintaining
that their chief ingredient was merely
alcohol.
He devoted most of his attention to
a discussion of impure medicine al
though he also described the work
which had been done in testing other
food products.
In conclusion Professor Ladd ex-
pressed the belief that public senti-
ment on the question of pure food
would soon be so strong that only per-
fectly pure products can be sold and
that each one will be so labeled as to
show every constituent and the par
centage of each.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-05-17
Sentinel Butte.

Sentinel Butte, May 16--To The
Forum: The high school department
ces an attractive programme for May
"a, consisting of pantonlines, Indian
club and wand drills. physical culture
exercises and a drama.
There is a complaint of too much
rain in Billings county.
Sheep shearing will commence in
Billings county about June 1, and a
large number Of wool buyers are ex-
pected to be on the ground.
The Chenoweth trial, removed from
Medora to Bismarck, attracts a large
number of people from the western
part of the state. Cor. S.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-05-17

confine the animal for several weeks.
l would not advise that the animal be
shot"
Or. Van Els stated that it was a
mistaken idea that this is an unusual
time of the year for rabies to appear.
As a matter of fact the disease is in
dependent of the season.
THAT dog day business has been
exploded" said DR.. Van Es.
1t is also a mistaken theory that
rabid dogs are aggressive. AS mat
ter of fact one of the first symptoms
of the disease is paralysis of the low
er Jaw and in many cases the dog
not only has not the inclination but
lacks the power to bite.