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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-04
viii Operate Spraying Plant.

Howard Evans. fruit inspector for
Umatilla county expects to start a
SPRAYING plant in this city within a
short time, to run during the winter
months in the effort to eradicate the
fruit pests which are plentiful now,
and increasing every year, in Pendle-
ton
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-04
Suit Upon a Promissory Note.

Suit for a personal decree for the
sum Of sSO2.35 has been brought by
Charles II. Carter against John R.
Smith. The amount is alleged to be
due upon a note given the plaintiff
by the defendant. The complaint was
filed today by ]. r. Raley.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-04

Mrs, Dering-I think shall have to
give you the customary weeks notice.
Noroh.
The Cook-Glcry be- But amt 1t
wonderful how gr-reat minds run in
tn save groove.-ye TUX the wur.rds
right out, av me mouth!-r-tuok.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-04
WATER SUIT POSTPONED.
VIII BE Called Tomorrow at u. m. In
Circuit Court.

VIII Bc 'aiicd TOMORROW at n. m. In
Circuit Court.
Owing to the fact that several of the
attorneys have been delayed at Walla
Walla today the Peacock water suit
has not been on in the circuit court
today. Last evening Messrs. King and
RAIDER went to Walla Walla expecting
to return this morning via Umatilla.
Because of the landslide on the o. r.
& n. they were unable to do so and
were not in court this morning. Ac-
cordingly the case was postponed I'M
I'll o'clock tomorrow.
All dav yesterday was occupied with
taking evidence in the Peacock case
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-04
Attention Eagles.

Co:ne to the regular meeting to-
night, Friday, 1880 p. m. Installation
and good time. Nuff Sed. BY or
der Of committee.
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25
cath Of Rev. J. A. ouarles.

James Addison Quarles, DID. LID.
for tthe last p years professor OF
moral philosophy az Washington and
Lee university at Lexington. Va, is
dead He was 20 years old and na-
tive OF Boonyille. TO which place his
body was sent He was a noted edu-
Gator and writer, had filled pastorates
in Missouri and was Tor ten years
president OF Elizabeth Aull Female
seminary at Lexington His prepara-
tory education was received at the
Kemper school az Boonyille in 1S44.
He graduated from Westminster col
lege and studied two years at the
University OF Virginia. re was mar
rled in Pettis county. iu 1889 TO Caro-
line Wallace Field. As pastor he was
with the Presbyterian churches at
Glasgow. Lexington and St Louis.
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25

after tho nying figure % the care.
taker. lie clearly had the advantage
Of familiarity with the wood, striking
on boldly into tho heart OF Il. and
quickly widening the distance between
us, but ! kopt on, even after I ceased
to hear him threshlng through the
undergrowth, and came out presently
az the margin Of the lake about 90
feet from the hoathouse. / waited in
lts shadow for some time. expecting
to see the fellow again. but he did not
appear
found the wall with difficulty and
followed 80 back TO the gate. II would
be Just as WELL I thought. 20 possess
myself Of the hammer; and dropped
down on the st. Agatha side OF the
wall and groped about among the
leaves until I found H.
Then I walked home. went into the
library alight with its many candles
just as / had left it. and sat down
before the Gre to mediate. had been
absent from the house only forty-five
minutes.
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25
Lays Claim to Land.

Mrs a. l.. Krausc. OF Nome. Alaska
has aroused no end OF apprehension a.
Mexico and Audrain county by 40
vancinE a claim through her attorney
60 over 900 acres OF the best farr
land surrounding Mexico and TO sey
cral OF the most valuable business
blocks IN the town. all of which IN,
owners thought 90 bc clear iu deed
Mrs. Krause is acting for her mother
Mrs. Nell Mcswain of CallforuiS. who
says an OF the deeds OF the eXtendot
land holdings ui hor husband here %
and go years ago are invalid as they
do not bear her signature, II sh,
proves her claim 90 bo good over 5000.
GOO worth OF property will be atlectot
and some Of this coaEtys wealthicsi
as well as poorest citizens will cxpcr
isnco o severe draiu upon their exche
quer
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25

the carpenters that worked on the
house. Shall put this In the tool
chest. slr?"
Never mind. need such a thing
now and then and tll keep it handy F."
Very good Mr. Glenarm
We were not getting anywhere. tho
fellow was certainly an Incompatible
actor
You must end q pretty lonely here.
Bates? Don't hesitate 90 go 20 the VII.
lage when YOU like"
II thank you. Mr. Glenarm: but I
am not much for idllng. keep a few
books hy me for the evenings. An.
nandale is not what you would exactly
call a divcrting village"
i fancy not But the caretaker
over az the summer resort has even a
louelicr time suppose. That's what
IA call d pretty cheerless iob.-watch.
Ing summer cottages In the winter"
That's Morgan. sir I meet him
occasionally when ! go 10 the village.
he's very worthy person. 1 should
call him. on slight acquaintance"
arf aAHHHA NA AZ AANt'Hs ANY Allun
through the winter You want 90 have
him ln for q social glass. les all right
with me-
When I plunged into the wood In
the middle Of the next afternoon it
was with the definite purpose OF re.
turning 10 the upper end OF the lake
for an Interview with Morgan. who
had. so Bates informed me. q small
house back of the cottages
: took the canoe had chosen for
my own use from the b0at.house and
padded up the lake The air was
still warm but the wind that blew out
of the south tasted OF rain scanned
the water and the borders uf the lake
FOR signs OF ne. more particularly. I
may as well admit. FOR a certain ma
room canoe and a girl ia a red tam-o'.
shanter; but lake and summer cot
tages were mine alone. landed and
began 20 once my search Tor Morgan.
There were many paths through the
woods back Of the cottages. and ! fol-
lowed several futilely beiore I al last
foind a small house snugly hid away
ir ;hickct OF young naples.
To BE coNrlNuEDJ
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25
Greene county,s Ess Record.

Green county alone. according 60
the statistics being complied By the
state bureau Of labor and statistics
shipped during 1906 eggs enough 10
give each man woman and child In
Missouri, counting the states popula.
ton at 3.500.O0O, eleven eggs and
have 3.Si3.2S0 eggs 20 start on the sec.
ond rouud--slmost enough 10 go an
the way around once more. The coun.
tvs shipments I'm dozens were 3,4S4,44
or 4S13.2S0 eggs. Estimating. as sta.
isticans do. that three fifth's OF the
given product are consumed az home
and the remaining twothirds shipped
as surplus products Greene county
produced in the year mentioned S.71l.
100 dozens. or 10i533.200 eggs
enough 20 COVE 20 each man. woman
and child in the United States. count
ing Uncle Sans sovorelgns az $4,000.
600 one egg and have 1883 200 eggs
left to- distribute among the Nilsson
rians. thereby furnishing TO each OF
them nearly hRlf a dozen eggs more
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25
a Thrilling Experience.

Two oil well drillers, Early Sheets
and Frank Wlnks. near Carl junction
underwent an experience last woek
that would mako a feature" for a
life-and-death meiodama The two
men were superintending the shooting
Of a we'll Three hundred quarts OF
nitro glyceriu had been brought to
the well to be used in the shot A
"shell' containing 30 quarts had been
lowered. but Il stuck In the we'll The
operators thought they could shove
the can on down In the well by let
ting the baler down iu the well on
top Of &C. The plan appeared 10 have
worked all right. and the baler was
drawn up out OF the well. and part
way up toward the top of the derrick
before the Mortified spectators no
ticed that the can Of deadly explo-
sive had caught in the baler and was
then dangling IN the air. ready to
fan. Just as Sheets and Winks look
ed mp, the shell came loose and start
ed toward the ground. Realizing
that II lt ever hit the ground these
30 quarts OF nitro would explode and
KIN every one In the vicinity the two
men with presence Of mind, ran un.
der Il and caught & IN their hands.
n they had failed ia this, not one
OF the spectators would have lived
TO tell the story Il was a real thril.
Ter.
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25

There was no doubt ABOUT ms sur.
prise; he fell back, staring az me hard,
and lnstinctively drawing the hammer
over his shoulder as though 70 Ming Il
at me.
"Jnst stay where you are mo.
mont Morgan, ! said pleasantly. and
dropped 20 a sitting position on the
wall for greater ease ia talking TO
him.
He stood sullenly. the hammer dan
Cling at arms length. while my 70
volver covered his head
Nov, N You please, I'd like to know
what you mean by proving about
here and rummaging my house!"
~Oh, it's you. IS Il. Mr.. Glenarm2 ?
Wen, you certainly gave me a bad
scare"
His air was one Of relief and his
teeth showed pleasantly through his
beard.
1T certainly is I. But you haven't
answered my question. What were
you doing in my house today"
He smiled again. shaking his head
You're really fooling. Mr.. Glenarm.
wasn't in your house to-day; I never
was In Il in my lifei"
His white teeth cleaned in his hight
beard; his hat was pushed back from
his forehead so that / saw his eyes
and he wore Enthusiastically the air Of
a man whose conscience is perfectly
clear. ] was confident that he lied.
but without appealing to Bates I was
not prepared to prove IT,
But you can't deny that you're on
my grounds now. can you?" had
dropped the revolver TO my knee, but
raised It again.
Certainly not, Mr.. Glenarm. II
you'll allow me to explain"
That's precisely what I want you
TO dc"
Well. Il may seem strange. -hc
laughed. and / felt the least bit fool
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25
Happenings in Missouri.
Va oovernor HardInls Heme.


The "old Hardin house" az Colum.
hia Is being rebuilt, Its porchos have
been repaired and new rooms added.
Time was when lt was the most IA
nous residence in Central Missouri.
Il was built IN 1919. before Missouri
became a state and was the first brick
house built ia Missouri west Of st.
Charles Charles Hardin. who came
from Kentucky. as did many Of the
earlier citizens of Central Missouri,
was the builder In this house were
spent the earlier years of Charles H..
Hardin. afterward governor OF Mis-
court. Gov. Hardin was not, as was
popularity supposed. a native Missouri
an but was born in Kentucky. He
came to this state. however. when a
small child. The Hardin house
stands on the banks OF Flat Creek,
an inconspicuous. indeed somewhat
dubious stream, which wanders oc-
casionally through western Columbia.
The houses walls were built to stay
and have staid Though nearly a
century old the Hardin house Is in a
fine state Of preservation and Unless
the real estate boomer finds Il in his
way It is good for another century
with the old university columna and
the ancient courthouse Il Is one OF the
landmarks Of the state.
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25

NiNN FtaAn nc Flun8 anc 1aH1rnef
ish to be pointing a pistol at tho head
Of fellow of 80 amiable a spirit
Hurry" { commanded.
We'll as Was saying. It may seem
strange bur / was just examining the
wall % determine the character of tho
work one of tho cottagers ON the
lake left me with the job OF building a
fence ON his place. and I've been ex-
pccung to come over 10 look al this
an fan You see. Mr. Glenarm. your
hunored grandfather. was a master In
such matters. and / didn't see any
harm IN getting ibe benehi--to put 10
so--of bis experience"
! laughed. lie had denied having
entered the house with 10 much assur-
ance that I hsd been prepared for
some really plausible explanation OF
bis interest IN the wall
"Morgan-you said Il was Morgan
didnt you2--yoa are undoubtedly a
seoundrel of the first Watcf"
Men have been killed for saying
less" he said.
And for doing less than lire through
windows al a mans head. Il wasn't
friendly OF you"
Il don't see why you ceut0r AN your
gnspicions on me You exaggerate
my Importance. Mr Glenarm I'm
only the manofallwork al q summer
resort
Il wouldn't believe you. Morgan. II
you swore on a stack of Bibles as high
as this wall
Thanks" he calculated mockingly.
Like a fash he swung he hammer
over his head and drove A. " rae. and
az the same moment / hrGd The ham.
mer-head struck the pllaf near the
outer edge and in such a Weuner that
the handle few around aud elote nae
smartly IN the face. BY th- time
reached the ground tho man sas al
ready running rapidly throuHh the
park. darting IN and ont among the
trees. and ! made after him ~ hot
speed.
The hammerhandie Rad struck my
and the whole i9wer half Of
ms face stung from tae blow.
abused myself roundlg for manssIag
ne encounter 10 stupidly. arS IL nay
'9Eo Aired twice with no aim aANf-per
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25
An ln1uisltlve FARMER.

a Galloway county farmer Of an In.
quirlng mind asked the following
questions. Why does the chicken
drink exactly opposite 20 the horse
and COW. having 20 hold its head up
when 70 swallows a drink Of water.
Then note the pigeon. OF the same
fsathered family. as it keeps les bin
emersed while drinking But q dog
laps the water IN lbs mouth This
animal. moreover. never cheWs lts
food. while the cat, his companion
household pet. always chews thor
oughly before swallowing How IS IL
that failing to mastlcate does not
hurt a dog. while ia the other animals.
including man. unchewed food causes
dyspepsia Why has a COW cud
ard why can a horse shlycr So its
hide 70 drive away flies?
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25
CHAPTER vrn.
A string Of Gold eeads.

A moment after I had flung myself
down before the fire. Bates entered
with a fresh supply Of wood. I
watched him narrowly for some sign
OF perturbation, but he was not TO be
caught OF guard Possibly he had not
heard the shots In the wood; at any
rate, he tended the FIRE with his usual
gravity. and after brushing the hearth
paused respectfully.
rs there anything further. sir?"
4 believe not, Bates Oh here's a
hammer ] picked up out in the grounds
a bit ago wish you'd see II It be
longs TO the house"
1T doesn't belong here. I think. sir.
But We sometimes find tools left by
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25
oovernor says Hsngran's Hand.

Gov Folk recently granted rosDitus
20 SIX men convicted OF murder and
sentenced 90 be hanged on dates rang
ing from April rs % May a. Tnoy
are. John and Amelack Brooks.
Iron county; David loug Pcmiacoi
county. John 81 Craze. Kansas city.
Martin pausgrayo Andrew county.
and Thomas Clay. Boone county The
respites were granted 20 enable tho
governor TO have time 10 hear appli
cations presented IN their behalf for
clemency
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25

A meteor passed over Nodaway
county recently Early rlsera were
aBt0nishcd 90 have the sky lighted
with a glare like a flash Of lightning
as the orb swept through the air.
leaving d train OF fire behind a. Many
persons we're awakened by the flash
OF bright light 90 their homes and be-
licyod that g. was lightning unul they
saw the clear sky
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25
Let Moren 20 rounn-

a codicil 10 the viii of the late
Thomas Conner state senator and mil
iiunaire mine operator of Joplin. haf
been found By lta provisions the yil
lagc OF Ttiiin. o.. his boyhood hom,
and the city Of Joplin each will receive
100000. An equal amount 81 provided
Tor thc maintenance of his wife who
is an iumate o. a sanitarium az 81
Louis
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25

The train dispatcher az Marcellne
had suit OF clothes made by a local
tailor He was not satisfied with
the III. so the tailor and his son
thrashed him, One suit led 10 an
other. and both sides have engaged
attorneya
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25
- - Amerlean Re4aI.

Premiums aggresatIng S2S.0oo In
cash are 20 De awarded at the live
stock show 10 be held On Kansas city
during the week Of October "a 10 10.
The board Of directors held a meet
ing recently and arranged the lis, OF
premiums to be awarded
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25
Asesrtsa the cempan,,a Tsrm,.

The W Dickey Clay Manufae
turing company's plants az Doepwa
ter have resumed operations after
having bgen idle for ,ho past month
ou account o. tho 250 nborors golns
ou str.kc for higher wages Th,
company refused the raise The meu
are going back az the same rate az
Formerly.
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25
Fremont.. 90. h. -

peuiT7n Texas - Henry nucet
aged 90. died Monday in the
Chlckaanw Nation Ducct Was guide
10 Gen Fromonts command when
they marched into southern Cailior
MIA al the beginning OF the Mexican
war
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25
Old JACK Farm SOD.

The oldest jack farm I'm tae United
States was sold at Lawson, CLAY
county. recently. it was founded a.
years ago by the grandfather OF J.
C. Ray. Mr.. Ray sold yearly more
than 100 jacks TO buyers IN the Unit
ed States as Tar north as the state Of
Washington. as far south as Louis
lana. as far west as California and on
the east IN Vermont lie shipped
jacks 70 West Indies. Jamaica and Old
Mexico
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25
a non pranned to neaih

While Wayne Goodwin. Z years old
Of West Plains. was leading COW
with q rope, the COW became brighten.
cd and ran away The roDe became
ontsnglod about the bays arin aud he
was dragged 10 death
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25
Judae Marahall 80 Mnn,Is.

4 serious attack OF measles, oomlug
to him in his nftyelghth year recent.
ly confined cXJudge William c. Mar.
shal OF the supreme court 10 his
apartments IN 81 Louis
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25

Fred Huber. about G5 years old
was rm over and instantly kilod az
Herman by an eastbound Missouri Pa
cific freight train as he was watkins
along the track Huber was hard on
hearing and did not notice tho warn.
inE whistle.
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25

Judge Thomas W. shackloford. OF
Glasgow, SO years N age. aud for
more than Co years an active practi.
tlonor In thls state was in jefferson
city recently 10 argue case Ia a..
vision No OF tho supreme court
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25

Toxic. Japan. General Booth
of the salvation Army, was ao.
corded an enthusiastic reception on
bis arrival here Wednesday aftcrnoon
from the United state,
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25

The senate adjourned To 10 o'clock
Saturday morning after a motloa Ia
rdloum until Monday had bcou lost
by . vote Of 10 tu ia
Gov Fslk sent a special MESSAGE
10 the legislature Friday ombodyinr
the following recommendation. pro
widths for local option Ia towns and
cities; Tor inspection az liquors. en-
la1ging Jurisdiction OF factory lnspoo
tors and iar such laws as may be
necessary 20 regulate and fix the
rates Of public utilities
The senate took up the state o1claa
bin No. o by Senator Ely and after
consiu9rii & it for a snort time made
Il special order Tor 10 o'clock ne1t
Tuesday
Following tho governors message
Burch OF Audrain county introduced
Ia the house a whisky bnl and also
a bill requiring druggists TO take out
state druggisrU license before they
can raudlo alcohol or Intoxicating n.
quors IN any form.
The house criminal Jurisprudence
committee reported substitute for
the Botsiord and Brandon excise com.
missioner bills providing for a state
excise commissioner 10 De appointed
by the governor lt salary Of $1,000
year
President Roosevelt has appointed
Wesley r. Childs postmaster of Kan
sas City. Kan
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25
Kansas cty 4ich school Burned.

The Westport high school OF Kan.
Eas City was recently destroyed by
fire The loss to the city viii DO
$4,000
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25
pldn,t Hurt the nuas

The same experts who declare that
the cold snap killed tho fruit say it
didn't hurt the green bugs
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25

A-f NNAaN NtAA tHAN NHHaTla
reached for the fret time IN the ex
ira session. the order for engrossmcsat
of house bills The first bul called
up was Barkors bin providing that
the possession Of a United States u
ccnfo 70 sell Intoxicating liquor shall
be presumptlve Cyidcnc,, tnat the
holder was engaged Ia selling liquor
Il was intended for drug stores and
other places that sell without a coun
ty or a city license.
Two bills. mabiug the ;otai mum
her 55. were introduced in the house
Thursday. one OF them. by Repre-
sentative Brandon. was for the regu
lation 0f clubs and places them un.
der the same restrictions as saloons.
The house Thursday afternoon held
memorial services at which tributes
were paid the memory Of the late John
n. Depuy OF Taney county and the
late Thomas B Ganaway. uf Monroe
county. members ~ tho regular SOS
sion.
Governor Folk has stated that ne
viii send q message 20 the iorlsla
ture expressly designating ward 10
cal option Tor cities having $4,000 In.
habitants and over. Re SAYS that
number of members have told hlm
that doub, exists n power Is conferred
IN his call for legislation ou this sub
iect and in order Co remove All doubts
the supplemental message has been
determined upon.
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25

tion Wednesday morning proyid-
ing that when a question is raised
on the propriety Of passing on a
bill the matter Is TO be referred to
the judiciary committee OF the
senate. Senator McDavid said that
was not the way 10 settle the question.
When a measure is before the senate
either for engrossment or passage the
point OF order that the bill Is not ger
name 20 the call can be raised AMI
passed on by the senate. Senator
Ely. chairman Of the criminal juris
prudence committee objected because
OF the delay IA reference. such as the
Dowcn resolution provided His com
mittee has several bills with doubtful
sections now under consideration Par
ris objected "a the resolution being
considered Wednesday and the senate
finally made the resolution a special
order for Friday.
The senate committee On criminal Jur
isprudence reported recommending the
passage OF the excise commissioner
bill with seven amendments Part OF
them simply strike out the word club
where Il appears Ia different sections
OF the bill
Representative Pcmberion Of Boone
county introduced a bill which. n q
becomes law. viii prohibit saloons
within a distance Of four miles from
the state university
The Rich Hill tribune., 1907-04-25
MISSOURI LEGIsIArURE.
IN Special Session At Call Of
Gov. Folk 20 Consider Matters Of
immediate importance.

The house committee on criminal
jurisprudence met IN session Tuesday
afternoon and discussed the various
dramshop measures pending before tho
house, The committee decided ~
make a favorable report on the ward
local option feature OF the Botsford
excise bill and Il Is almost Ger
tainty that the entire bill will meet
with the approval of the committees.
Senator Brown introduced Ia the
senate Tuesday morning a companion
10 the house bin introduced by Rep.
resentatiye Crossley The bill pro.
vides for allowing the third class
cities &c make lighting contracts by
majority vote.
Senator McAllister introduced a hin
In the senate Tuesday morning. the
object OF which Is to regulate she
fix a state license for clubs selling in.
toxicaung liquors.