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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-30

quartet permeated Omaha, singing
and firing pistols at every Dahlman
meeting and bringing out great
crowds. 1t looked like a sweep for
Dahlman. The opposition got ner-
vous. He couldn't write a veto mes
sage dramatically or make a gram
matical speech iw he was elected"
they said.
Now, here" replied Dahlman. "I
was born out In a frontier town and
there were seven of us in the fam
lily. There was a sod schoolhouse a
few miles away, and we didn't get
much schooling, because we had to
work pretty hard to help our daddy
and support the family. I'll admit I
amt very strong on grammar, but
I've got horse sense. 1 suppose I can
hire a man to write my veto message
for me and my speeches, and fix
them, up nice and grammatical-I
suppose can do that and it won't
cost me much-but want to tell you
folks that 1 am not going to do 1t.
whenever a crooked ordinance comes
up to me I'll take the biggest bottle
of red ink can find and the stubbiest
pen and I'll write across 1t: Moth
ing doing. Jim Dahlman," and that'u
be grammatical enough for you to
understand
The noise and cheering with which
this announcement was greeted was
somewhat scandalous. The Omaha
people liked Dahlman's talk, appar-
emily, for they gave him 5000 plural
ity, and the cowboy is in the mayors
office, roping and tying them, Just
as he said he would do.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-30
g = G HEALS

An old only symptom
poison which the blood and
this impure state the place will application
washes powders the spot to scab
outpung diseased matter from the blood
gradually growing worse and slowly affecting the entire health
mere are many in which the blood becomes
poisoned long spell of sickness
the failure of the elmnave members
inject the blood with morbid matter and which
ed ny refuses to heal Persons with inherited
apt to be afflicted with and ulcers The tiut lie dormant
middle
the natural energies begin weaker the
break down and chronic formed and open
sore will continue worse by eating deeper into the fesh fostering
slowly constitution old
sores BY going down to the bottom OF the trouble driving out the
building When
the the blood becomes rich and healthy the begins
hes formed and the place cured Do not depend external
applications which blood
the and then the heal Book
and medical advice free THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., ATLANTA GA
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-30
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There Is
only one way TO cure deafness, and that ID
by constitutional remedies. Deafness a
caused by an inflamed condition of the mu.
cous lining of the Eustachian tube, When
this tube Is inflamed you nave a rumbiine
sound or Imperfect hearing, and when Ii h
entirely closed. deafness is the result and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to Its normal con.
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever :
nine cases out CT 10 are caused by Catarrh.
OF the mucous surfaces.
We give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Hall S Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free
F. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo. @.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consultation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-30
DAHLMAN, THE COWBOY b..
MAYOR OF OMAHA, NEB.

Tall oake from little acorns grow
and James c. Dahlman is one of them.
He went into the livestock commits
sion business in Omaha a few years
ago. He looked the ground over and
decided It was time the city had a
democratic mayor. They had had
none for II years, and Dahlman start
ed out to break the spell. He an
nounced himself as candidate The
old-timers said: 'Well, he's got
nerve! Only lived here few years
and wants to be mayor! Nothing in
it gentlemen; positively nothing in
it." But there was something in it,
for he was nominated by the demo-
Gratis. The opposition put up a most
respectable and high-minded person
who used glove when shaking hands
with the voters.
"Cowboy!" screamed the opposition.
Cowboy Ya-a-ah, nothing but a
cowboy!" Fine" said Dahlman.
Cowboy is good enough for me. I'll
put my chips on that"
A night or two after the cowboy
reproach began to circulate Dahl
man went to meeting and made a
speech.
They've been out west looking up
my record" he said, "and they find
have been a cowboy. You bet, l
have been a cowboy, and I want to
say here that I was a good cowboy.
NO steer came down the pike that was
too big or too swift or too ugly for
me to rope and tie. No horse ever
came out of the carral that l could
not ride until he was worn to a fraz-
zle. No broncho could buck me off,
and no broncho can yet. And I
want to say to the people of Omaha
that l am still a cowboy, and il any
of you grafters and crooks come to
me when I'm elected mayor-for
am going to be mayor-Ill rope and
hog tie 'em and brand 'em quicker
than 1 ever roped and tied a steer,
and that's going some."
Whereupon there were loud cries,
and the opposition took new tack.
He played poker" they said "You
bet l played poker" answered Dahl
man, "and I play poker now, and If
there Is any man in this audience who
ever sat in with me and didn't know
that he had been in a poker game af-
ter he got through I want him to
stand up so I can see the color of his
hair" More loud cries and tumult
and miscellaneous noises.
Meantime, Dahlman had organized
his cowboy quartet, four young fell
lows who could sing, dressed them up
in cowboy rig, "chaps and ALL" with
pistols and bronchos, and the cowboy
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-30

the millinery store here, has return
ed from a trip to San Francisco,
where she engaged a trimmer to
work during the coming season. On
her way home Mrs. Campbell stop
ped at Ashland for the purpose of fill
ing on some timber land.
Forest Baker of Pendleton, who
has been at Hot Lake since last Fri
day, is a visitor in La Grande today,
and is calling on friends. Mr.. Baker
will leave for the lake this afternoon
for further treatment and will re-
turn to his home in Pendleton proba-
bly, Saturday. His father, Lee Baker,
is also at the lake for few days.
La Grande Observer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-30

flee Judd building. Phone Main 1877.
Residence phone Main 1873.
Unfurnished housekeeping rooms
for rent in the East Oregonian build
Ing.
Lost-Black silk umbrella, silver
knob. Left at postoffice Wednesday.
Finder return to this office.
For sale. full blooded White Leg
horn roosters. Petaluma, California
stock Enquire Anton Nolte.
Fresh fruits and vegetables. TIE
Peoples Warehouse, where It pays to
trade. Grocery department in the
basement.
Fresh fruits and vegetables. TIE
Peoples Warehouse, where 1t pays to
trade. Grocery department in the
basement.
Six-room modern cottage for rent
and furniture for sale on installments.
Inquire Oregon Wine G. Liquor COM
pany's store.
Fresh stock shot gun shells at
Goodman Hardware company's. Com
piSte stOCh VI guns anu ammunition at
attractive prices.
Furnished light housekeeping rooms
and lodging rooms one block from
Main street bridge. Apply at Bow
mans photo studio.
New bowling alleys, billiard and
pool tables, cigars, confectionery and
cool drinks. Everything new and first
class at the Pastime Parlors, Pendle-
toms coolest resort.
For Sale-Automobile, five passen-
ger, 20 H. P. "Olds" touring car,
practically new. In pink of condition.
Cost $4,000. $500 buys it. Am forced
to sell. Need money, answer quick.
No. 9e5 E. Morrison street, Portland,
Ore
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-30
The Lint of Life.

The most eminent medical scien-
lists are unanimous in the conclusion
that the generally accepted limitation
of human life is many years below
the attainment possible with the ad-
vanced knowledge of which the race
Is now possessed. The critical period,
that determines its duration, seems
to be between so and so: the proper
care of the body during this decade
cannot be too strongly urged; care
lessness then being fatal to longevity.
Natures best helper after so is Elec-
trio Bitters, the scientific tonic medi-
cine that revitalizes every organ Of
the body. Guaranteed by Tallman &
Co., druggists. soc.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-30
Gentry's Dog and Pony Show.

Gentry's dog and pony show, one
Of the best attractions of the kind
on the road, will give an exhibition
In this city on September IA. The
company Is now touring the north
west and Is enjoying a successful sea-
son. The show carries a large num-
ber of well-trained dogs, ponies,
monkeys and elephants and gives a
first-class performance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-30
Junior Lcayue Meefinu

The first meeting of the Junior
League society of the Christian
church, for the fall and winter season,
was held at the residence of H. H.
copeland last evening. About 80
young people were present and a de-
i'ghtful evening was spent. Music
and refreshments were enjoyed,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-30
Broke Out of Steel Lail Cano

The Star theater drew the usual
large crowd last night. A new pro-
gram was put on from start to finish.
and Presto in his mysterious cage
breaking act, was applauded. Presto
got out Of the cage, but how no one
knew Monday night there will be
another change, when a three-act
comedy will be put on.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-30
Injured Man Is Improyinp

Conductor ]. F, o'Connell, who suf.
fered the loss of leg and foot
under the wheels of a caboose at La
Grande Wednesday night. is SLOWLY
improving and It is thought will re.
cover.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-30
Ruichcr Shnn and prnncrtr for snIo

Butcher shop, fixtures and prop
erty for sale In good location. Do
ing fine business For further par
ticulars address w, H. Albee, Helix.
Ore
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-27


made is that they absolutely denude
the trees Of fruit.
Each apple or pear has only a lit
tie peck taken from il. but it is
thrown to the ground and rendered
totally unmarketable. The fsrmers
and fruit raisers here talk of organ
izing formal hunts to thin out the
Hooks Of birds. Starlings have also
become extrem,,y numerous and
are badly in need of slaughter, the.
country people say.
The pigeons are the only birds con.
stantly shot all the year around In
England. and in spite Of this their
number never seems to diminish.
In one farm outside of London the
proprietor reports that he shot re-
Gently $40 pigeons in single day.
Farmers and gardeners and fruit
growers are proposing to memoriaIize
the government for the establishment
of scientific system to combat the
increase in sparrows, fnches, star
lngs. crows and pigeons in the in
terest of husoandry and horticulture.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-27
FISH REPEATS HIS
PLEA FOR PROXIES
WANTS POWER TO SAVE IL
NOlS CENTRAL FROM BEING
ABSORBED.

New York, Nov. -Stuyvesant
Fish has addressed to the stockhold
ers of the Illinois Central circular
regarding the adjourned meeting Of
the company, set for December is
After reviewing the contest at the
last meeting, Fish says in part:
1t is significant that up to this
date no effort has been made by the
Union Pacific to d ssolye the injun
ton as to its holding, or that of the
Railroad Securities company, al
though the Mutual Life Insurance
company with relatively unimpor
tant hold ng of onIy $500 shares. has
asked to be relieved of the restraint
This motion does not involve the
main issue, as the stock of the Mutrai
Life turns upon fundamentally differ
ent questions of law and of far
from those involved in the case o.
the Tn on Pacific and the Railroad
Securities company"
Fish then goes on at some length
and repeats his former allegation that
the object of Hartman and his
friends was to make the Illinois Cen.
trail subsidiary to the Union Pacific
In asking for a renewal of proxies to
himself and those ranged on his side.
Fish says:
My colleagues and will con
tinue our efforts to maintain the in
tegrity and independence of the I'LL.
nois Central: to prevent its ABSORB
ton by interests alien to those of its
and patrons; to pre-
vent It's relocation to a position of a
and servile feeder and fat.
tener to other railroads dominating
ii and to preserve for It's proprietors
the benefits of it's present prosperity
and future houndless possib .lties."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-27
WANTS sKYSc RAPERs LIKE
PYRAMIDS.

The board of trade and transporta-
ton pondered recently over sugges-
ton by Calvin Tomkins that all sky.
scrapers in New York hereafter be
built to resemble the Pyramids OF
Egypt. Their construction would be
on the stair-step plan. Professor Tom
kins said fire fighting apparatus was
inadequate for the modern tai build
ings and he suggested that such struct-
ures be so built back from the street
that the highest stories would be In
to- ar1I the center of the block.
rery so many stories up he would
nave d step, as it were, cut in. This
plan, he thought, would help the fire
fighters and give more right and air to
the street.
A man falling out of the top of ono
of these modern pyramids would des-
cend one bump at tine, thereby
somewhat breaking the force of the
fall Professor Tomkins also sug-
gested that all obstacles in downtown
streets be rcmoved-lamp posts, letter
boxes, signs-everything This would
give unimpeded progress to folk afeot
and in veh Giles. The lamps and let
ter boxes, he said, could beattached to
the walls of buildings.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-27
THE BARBER Thief.

There's a queer and nasty kind OF
criminal that we call the barber thief,
said Lecoq, the detective. He IS a
journeyman barber who lifts your
scarf pin while he is shaving you.
These rascals have learned some
how or other to shave and naircut
ia rly we'll They go everywhere in
the rush season California or Florida
in winter, Atlantic City in the sum
mer, and so on-and there the over
worked boss barber, with hands
scares, is only too glad to take theLs
in without references.
IT doesn't take a clever barber
thief long to make good haul. In
day in Saratoga one of these men
lifted out of millionaires' and sports
neckties diamonds and pearls to th :
value of $4,000"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-27
FARMERS RAISING FENCE POSTS.
Ready Market for Commodity Also,
for Railroad Ties.

Raising fence posts for profit is an
industry that western farmers are
finding remunerative and pleasant,
says the Philadelphia North American.
The demand for lumber has been get
ting greater each year and the far
mers have found fence posts increas-
ing much faster in price than any
fore some of them have taken to
raising crops of posts and railroad ties
Locust and catalpa are the favorites.
Sixteen hundred trees planted six
feet apart can be put on an acre, il
they are to be cut when the proper
sir for posts. The ground is opeaed
It'll lister, deepcne5 With plow
I'D. after the tres are inserted, fur
roy made With a common plow will
cover up the roots and start the trees
to growing.
Catalpa is rapid grower. 1t Is
adapted to more purposes than any
common species of wood It's light
weight makes 1t easy to handle, and
when it comes to shipping It. the
freight charges. for the same reason,
are about third Of those for locust
or Usage orange. Being close grained
it holds a staple with the tenacity OF
bulldog and 1t will withstand decay
longer than any other known wood.
Another virtue of the catalpa is that
it cannot be killed by being cut down.
On good soil posts can be raised In six
years. The wood may be cut down as
often as is desired, and yet the stump
will grow again. giving good post in
quicker time than was originally
raised. Fence men say that catalpa
has been known to grow six inches on
bright sunshiny day.
Hedge fences are quite numerous
in the west, the Usage orange being
the favorite upon the farms. Orig
on the ground that they Slapped up
too much of the vital elements OF the
adjacent soil. but experience has
N eyed that this Is a fallacy, and not
only will an Usage orange ledge fur
nish the best of fence, but 1t will pro
duce a large crop OF trees suitable fer
poss. AS soon as tree gets four
inches in diameter,it is cut out and
turned into posts that sell at $50 to
S45 hundred.
There is a ready market for both
The posts and the ties. and it is not
far to seek. The railroads all want
ties, and are willing to buy in isrge
u
unthinking or unknowing farmers to
furnish buyers for all of the fence
posts that can be grown.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-27
PLAe-E OF BIRDS IN ENGLAND
Result of Crusade for Protection
of Feathered Creatures.

Result of a Crusade for Protection
of Feathered Creatures.
The protection of birds in England
has reached such stage that they
have become a nuisance, and now it
| is not unlikely that a systematic
war wall be waged on them, says the
New York Sun. The complaint Is
not Of the game birds, which pay in
sport and in the market. 1t is the
little feathered creatures that are
bothering: the farmers and gardeners.
Of course, the sparrows are the
worst. They have grown to m. Hons
In the southern part Of England and
the Kentish is-ners have had 10 or
esnize battues to reduce their num-
bers. as they were devouring seed
an5 grain and destroying fruit to a
ru.nous extent. Tens OF thousands
of them have been shot or caught
with birdlime.
In Hertfordshire. Just north Of
London, the builfnches are the worst
Offenders: svar1ns OF them darken
the ar and settle down on the fields
and ~ the orchards. The statement
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-27

Swarthmore will probably refuse
the legacy Of 100000 OF the late
Anna T. James, which was given on
condition that all intercollegiate ath-
Ietics be dropped. Pennsylvania re-
fused a similar offer of 100000 a few
years ago which was given under
the same conditions.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-27
Moore "a Get French Loan.

TanEier. Nov. 1T.--Prominent Moors
here say France has arranged to lend
Morocco $40. 00o. 900 in consideration
OF the "rectifcation" Of the Moroccan
Algerian frontier.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-27

Chippewa 4 ais. Wis. Nov. 20.-Mrs.
Mary Vanish was awarded $3.50
damages by a jury in the circuit court
for injuries sustained on account Of
defective road in the town Of sigei
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-11
PAPER RATES REDUCED.
Colorado Manufacturers Association
Secures Concession.

BY action of the Trans-Missouri
Freight bureau, which yesterday
closed It's session at the Savoy hotel,
the rate on news printing paper from
Missouri. river to Colorado common
POINTS, will he reduced 20 per cent,
says the Denver News.
Thomas c. Scott, general manager
of the Colorado Manufacturers asso-
citation, has been quietly at work on
the matter for several months. A
large reduction will also be made by
the roads which haul the paper from
the Wisconsin mills to the Missouri
river. The present rate on printing
PAPER from the Missouri river to
Denver is so cents per hundred
weight, which will be reduced to AZ
cents. A similar reduction was made
yesterday on straw board and wrap
p,ng paper for the benefit of Colora.
do manufacturers.
Western roads have started move
ment for an advance in the rate o.
lime, cement and lumber, but al
though this matter was thorough!
discussed at the meetings held herr
no action will be taken until the ses
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-11
CIRCULATION, ss4 PER CAPITA.
Henry Clews Reviews Present Excel
lent Financial Conditions.

Henry Clews says of the present
financial condition of the United
States:
There have been two other sources
interfering with the revival of conn-
dence: viz, gold exports and govern
ment investigation. The gold exports
came somewhat as a surprise. Near
" $4,000, 600 has thus far been ship
ped, and some authorities have cal
culated that the total amount would
aggregate about s10,0O0.000.
These shipments. which went main
" to strengthen Paris, have, OF course.
been facilitated by the easier money
rates; slackening business and dimin-
ished speculative activity lessening the
demnad for money.
Our bank circulation now amounts
to s6O0,0OO,000. which, together with
gold and other kinds of money
to s2,s4O, 100000, or over $34 per
head, the highest on record. This Is
an initiation in our currency or over
5000, 100000 in the last four years.
Had we an elastic currency system
such as has been persistently demand
ed for years past, our currency would
now contract automatically and check
any excessive ease in money rates,
such as will rapidly follow In case OF
diminished commercial and finacial
activities.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-11
MANY Fine Windows.

A number of elegantly dressed and
suggestive store windows greeted the
Omaha visitors in the city today.
Among the windows specially dressed
for the occasion were the Peoples
Warehouse and the Fair store, where
Pendleton Indian robes were display
ed in a most elaborate and beautiful
manner. These windows were visited
and highly enjoyed by the visitors and
many compliments were heard from
the business men Of the party who
saw them. Owing to improvements
and changes now in progress In
number of the learing stores OF the
city. 1t was impossible to make win
dow display. However, the visitors
expressed delight at seeing the many
improvements and declare that these
were good evidences of prosperity
and good business, and always APP
pealed to practical business men In
an emphatic manner.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-11
GOVERNORS WILL ATTEND.
Many Chief Executives VIII Take Par
I'm Irrigation Congress.

Governors of many states are ex-
pected to attend the 18th national ir-
rigation congress to be held in Sac
ramento September 2-7 next.
The president of the congress, Gov
ernor George e. Chamberlain of Ore
gon, has written to the governors OF
the 16 western states and territories
which come under the provisions OF
the national reclamation act, inviting
them to be present and especially
urging the importance of the presence
of the executives of all these states.
Governors Of other states have also
been or will be invited to attend and
several are expected to come lone
distances for the purpose Of attend
ing and participating in the congress
The great irrigation works which
are being constructed by the nationa
government in the 16 western states
| and territories are an incentive tc
keen interest in the national irrigation
| congress and It is expected that mos
| of the governors of these states vii
| attend. other states are directly In
terested in forestry and have com
| mon interest In wise governmental
| conservation and development OF ma
| tional resources.