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Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15
MILTON NEWS.

The extra meetings at the NJ. E. Church
have closed, and the Rev. Uoursy and his
faithful band have inaugurated a new
system of religious work, i. e. new for
Milton. Commencing on Tuesday even
ing, they will visit the homes of the aged,
and most hardened sinners, and hold
prayer meeting. The oppositeness Of this
mode of procedure will hardly be ques
toned, as it will, likely, catch the old
fellows at home. How long this new
cult will continue is not known but prob
ably until the 18th inst
The members of the NJ P. Church held
a meeting on Friday evening, and elected
N. w. White delegate, to attend the
Maryland Annual Conference that con-
venes at Washington on April 3rd. JOS
eph Morris was chosen as alternate. 1t
is the sentiment of the M. P. Congrega-
ton that the Rev. McCready shall be re.
turned TO this charge for another year.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15
CEDAR NECK.

The winter has past happily for most oi
the folks in Cedar Neck, and the cold
weather of March has not dampened the
ardour of the fun and whit.
On Tuesday evening of last week Mrs.
c. H. Cooper entertained a large gather
ing of her friends handsomely and among
the happy party were Misses EstellaSharp,
Maude Lohand, Roxie Bennett, Delema
Wilson, George Webb, Lille Tribbitt,
Florence and May Cooper, Lena Webb,
Laura and Lydia Argo, Hettie Watson.
Lucy Sharp, Ollie Mills, and Mary Fitz-
gerald. There were as many more young
gentlemen and the time passed quickly.
Social gatherings of this kind have been
frequent this winter and later on there
may be weddings resulting from pleasant
started here.
The roads have been bad for several
weeks, but now they are some improved.
The trappers report that muskrats are
very scarce on the marshes along the
Dlispilion this spring, but the price for
pelts makes up for the shortage.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15

walking around tentawhere it was some
VIII at icy, Mr.. Welch's heels went up,
The equilibrium being lost by change Of
gravity, Mr.. Welch came down to earth,
or to ice. Ny first impression was he
had fits, but he jumped up exclaiming
Pm not hurt and my anxiety was
allayed. Unlike shooting stars he fell to
rise again.
DR.. Leonard, for the past week, has
been studying "sun spots through a
smoked glass. The doctor says, the sun
appears to him to be upside down "any-
how. " He further says the idea of
men saving the snow and cleo
trio storm in Chicago last Wednesday
was caused bv the spots on the sun is all
g bosh." Why" further adds the doc
tor, as far as the sun is off and as fast
as this earth is a going, if them "sun
spots were aimed at Chicago, if it is a
windy city, when them "sun spots" got
10 Chicago, Chicago wouldn't be there
Its all stuff
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15
HOUSTON ITEMS.

.DC. P. Armour & Co., have bought five
acres of clay land suitable for their brick
work. of the David Scott heirs.
Miss Cora johnson left on Saturday
for a long visit with relatives in Will
mingtOn.
The Epworth League will give a pie
social at the home of Mrs Jumps on FRI
dav evening of this week.
Last Thursday Mr.. Office holder-poli-
tician of-came here for political pur-
poses. He met Mr.. Voter and said,
& We are going to have a whisky election
this fall and want you to help us all you
can" Mr.. Voter replied, g. will T! III
do everything I can against you. Mr..
Ofiee-holder had accOsted the wrong
voter that time to help him in the whisky
business, for this voter belongs to a
church of which the members have the
name of voting as they pray. 1t is said
this one church last election gave forty
votes against whisky. Bishop Berry in
his soul stirring speech, Awake 0
Church of Christ " says in part" We
have licensed hell. For price we have
given the devil permission to produce
poverty, profligacy, cruelty, wretched-
ness, death. If the young men who are
steadily marching through the back door
of the saloon, down to ruin and death
are ever to be rescued, the church must
rescue them. Shall not the church OF
God get ready to fight the whisky demon
as she has never fought before? Men
and Women who profess loyalty to Jesus
Christ. what will you dOp'
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15

An adjourned Quarterly Conference OF
this church will be held on the last Sat
urday evening of this month.
Mrs. Carrie johnson will have her
grand millinary opening of Easter hats,
and other Easter goods on Saturday the
10Th, on Federal street.
A large quantity of lumber is in the
new ship yard, and wOrkmen are getting
it into shape for the new vessel.
Two more mail sacks of public docu
ments have been received at the post
office.
David Dutton has sOIu a part Of his
farm near town, to William Warren, con-
sideration private
The members and congregation OF the
cOlored church in South Milton held
festival on Friday and Saturday evening.
A good turn out was shown, and the un-
1ertaking was a success financially.
One day last week, in company with
my particular friend, J B. Welch, we were
On our old familiar camp ground. In
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15
MT. MORIAH.

Martin Shockley is on the sick list.
Little Minnie Sipple, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs John Sipple, is very i'll.
William Cubbage and daughter, Miss
Nellie, spent last week near Centerville,
Md, with Mrs. Boyce, who is seriously
ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. @. Ross and son spent
Tuesday in FELTON,, as the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Goodwin,
Mrs. Frank Meredith and children are
suffering with the mumps.
A box social will be held in Mt. Olive
Church on Tuesday evening, March 18th,
beginning at Z 3OP M. Also cake and
cream will be served. All for the benefit
of the church. If stormy it will be held
the next fair night. All are invited.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15

On Sunday evening the Srd, at the NJ.
E. Parsonage, at Nassau, Miss Leila
Bryan, of CoOlspring, and Mr.. James
Smith, of this town, were Joined in we'd
lock, by the Rev. w. P. Compton.
On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
evenings of this week, the Christian En-
deavor Society of the NJ. P. Church, will
| hOlda est. Patrick's Bazaar and Supper
in Masonic Hall. corner of Chestnut and
! Mill streets. Oysters, ice cream and all
/ good things will be for sale, and Professor
| Fearing will be master of ceremonies.
Miss Eva Smith has had her building
lot on Union Street, north, graded; pre-
paratory to commencing her new build
ing.
Isaac Wainright died suddenly at the
home of Thomas Jester, near Glendale,
on Friday evening, aged II years. Fun
eral services were held at Faith NJ. 2.
Church on Sunday, and interment made
in the near by cemetery Rev. johnson,
of Georgetown, conducted the last sad
rites, and S. J. Wilson & Son inhumed
the body.
Theodore Z. Primrose is suffering with
an acute attact of neurasthenia, and gen.
eral nervous disorder. Mr.. Primrose is
in his Slst year, and although of robust
physique. this disorder is telling on him.
A snow storm set in early Sunday
morning, and before noon the ground
was covered with the beautiful article to
the depth of over two inches. 1t then
began to rain, and-well-the condition
of the streets is better imagined than de-
scribed. Notwithstanding the bad walk
ing and inclement evening the Mission
ary Anniversary of the NJ. E. Sunday
School was held in the NJ. Z. Church
An elaborate program was rendered, and
according to the account of the secretary
of the Association, $l4007 has been col
lected during the year for missionary
purposes. A new feature OF the giving is
the Missionary Wheel that holds one
dollar Twelve of these that had been
distributed to the small children were re-
turned filled with 5, 10 and 25 cent pieces |
to the amount required.
Mrs. John Magee and daughter, May, |
left on Monday for a visit to Philadei-
phia, and will be gone for some time.
Mr. William Cord Burton, wife and
daughter, Miss Katie, of Long Neck, vis-
tied Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Atkins last
week.
Steam Yacht Ralph Welch, lays sunk
Il her mooring.
The mad dog scare is about over Some
If the dogs have been unmuzzlcd, but
precaution " is yet the watch word, as
ome of these dogs are known to have
'een bitten by the dog supposed to have
)een mad. !
Rev. G. W. McUready, wife and
laughter, Miss Lizzie, left on Monday for
visit to Baltimore, and Maryland friends,
ohm Crouch is the custodian of Rev.
lcCready's dog during his absence.
This week pump has been driven by o
parties, at the old Manship
corner of Federal street and \
Ianship avenue. 4
The Royal Packing Company of Milton \
as incorporated at Dover, last week,
ith capital stock of $4,000. The in T
,rpOrators are 0. S. Belts, N. w. !
yhite, John P. Wilson and John Rob- d
ms. As stated last week, this company =,
i'll engage in packing only fancy goods, d
the best quality. D. A. G. r
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15

Holden will make you any kind of
cake you want to order.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-22
Chanoinu His CoIore.

Every Sunday young bootblack in
New York attended a mission school
This school, through Its well meaning
teachers, decided to have a Christmas
tree. The gifts for the pupils were
provided for them by the teachers and
some patrons Of the school.
Jimmy, the bootbiack, was there
Christmas eve, but was much disap-
pointed when his present proved to be
a copy Of Browning's poems. He fold
ed It carefully in the paper in which
he received 1t and took 1t home.
The next Sunday the superintendent
Of the mission school announced that
any child who was disappointed with
his or her gift could exchange 1t.
Jimmy marched boldly to the front
with his.
"What have you there, Jimmyr
Browning, SIR"
"And what do you want in ex-
changer
"Blacking. sir"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-22
Wa. This a Trained Mad posY

Not long ago telephone call was
received Mt the Flora avenue police
station requesting that an officer be
sent to a house to kill dog supposed
ly mad. When the officer arrived he
met negro.
There's dog under them steps, an
he's shore mad" the negro said excit-
edly.
The officer fired one shot without hit
ting the dog. The animal started to
run away.
Gimme that gun quick. I'll kill
him." the negro shouted.
Saying which he reached for the Of
fcer's revolver and got 1t. He then
pursued the dog, aiming the revolver
at II as It ran yelping down the street.
The policeman waited, expecting the
negro to shoot at any moment. The
negro and dog-and the revolver-went
round corner and never came back.
The officer has bought another revolv.
err He says he thinks the dog was
trnined.-Kansas City Star.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-22
wltoba. Sam asll.xad ln.

Neglected by the powers, witches
ceased to be so notorious, but the be-
lief continued to exist, and does exist
now, In rural parts Of Scotland and
England, and in England and France.
even in the towns, fortune tellers.
whether they charge guinea or a
shilling for their advice, are witches
under the terms of the old statutes
and flourish abundantly, but as they
are not burned they are supposed by
superficial observers to have been ex-
terminated by school boards and cleo
trio lighting The blacker sort Of witch
who "overlooks" and casts spells on
man and beast may be found in many
rural regions north and south. One Of
them was brought before squire and
justice of the peace Of my acquaint-
ance as a dangerous nuisance. He
said to her solemnly, "You know, Bet
ty, the Bible says Thou shalt not suf-
fer witch to live In the parish 4"
And she migrated, under certain condi-
tlons Of compensation, to another par
ish.-London Post.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-22
Her Ambition.

This incident was told by an ac-
tress who was once playing Rosa
lind, and playing 1t, as she fancied,
rather acceptably. AS she entered her
dressing room at the theater one night
a note from woman was handed to
her which read In this wise:
"Derc lady work for a dentist but
I have spoiled so many of his teeth
saying over your part in the play that
now can say 1t just as well as you
do, and I want you to let me try II
tonight and see If can't for the den.
tist says he cannot have me any more
and I must pay for his teeth, and so !
must go on the stage and I will be
here at 7 o'clock"
The exchange was not made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-22
ANSWERS EVERY CALL.
Pendleton People Have Found That
This Is True

This Is True.
A cold, a strain, a sudden wrench,
A little cause may hurt the kidneys.
Spells of backache often follow.
Or some irregularity of the urine.
A certain remedy for such attacks,
A medicine that answers every call,
Is Doan's Kidney Pills, a true spe-
cific.
Many Pendleton people rely on II.
Here is Pendleton proof
Mrs. J. Krassig, Of 211 Lee street,
Pendleton, Ore. says: ITO help any
one suffering from kidney complaint
by bringing to their knowledge q
remedy that has given the satisfac-
tory results that loans Kidney Pills
have, is only a duty which we owe to
our fellow beings. When my son
was in need Of such remedy for
backache and kidney complaint he
went to the Pendleton Drug Co.'s store
and procured Doan's Kidney Pills.
After taking them the whole trouble
was entirely removed. It required
three boxes to bring about this result.
1t is needles to say that our high es-
timation Of the value of Doan's Kid
ney Pills Is beyond words to express"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name---Doan's--an
take no other.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-22
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GENERAL NEWS.

Mrs. Abbie Frances Hamlin Abbott
wife OF Rev. DIR. Lyman Abbott, died
at Hilesheim, Germany. July II, from
pneumonia.
A steamer ran into and killed 40
foot whale estimated to weigh 20
tons, off Sandy Hook. New York. The
mammal was towed ashore.
A small cyclone struck woonsock-
ct, s. D.. destroying considerable
property and killing three persons at
the home Of man named Atkinson.
Theodore Tilton, who died in Paris
a few weeks ago, left no real estate,
and his personal property only
amounted to $4,000. Tilton was one
of the most brilliant platform speak
ers in the world 80 years ago. but he
had been a misanthrope for nearly
that length of time-afraid to die
and wholly unwilling to live.
At Sandy Hook, KY, Judge Moody
instructed the jury in the case OF
James Hargis, on trial for completely
IN the assassination OF DR.. B. d. Cox,
to acqult the prisoner, and Hargis
walked out a free man. This follow
ed the withdrawal of Attorneys Byrd
and Jouett for the prosecution from
the case, the lawyers stating that the
state was unable to produce its wit
nesses.
Eight Boston master teamsters have
been sued for $4,000 by New York
concern which makes a business of
furnishing strikebreakers.. 1t is charg-
ed the teamsters have failed to pay
the agreed price for the drivers and
cartmen furnished to take the places
of union employees who struck sew
the fiercest labor wars in Bostons
history.
The board of inquiry into the ex-
plosion on the battleship Georgia,
finds the accident was caused by a
'flare back" apparently caused by
shutting off the air blast too soon
with a high wind blowing into the
muzzle of the gun. The first section
of the next charge was ignited in the
leaders, arms as he approached the
gun as the flare back flashed in his
face.
In % years DR.. J. Hirschberg, a
German oculist, has used the magnet
in 347 operations for removing parti-
cles from the eye. In the eight years
ending 1908 he performed the opera
tion 64 times, securing good and per-
manent vision in 36 cases. In 22 OF
the 81 cases the injured eye had to be
taken out, the iron pieces being large
or blood poisoning following the in.
jury. In four cases the magnet failed
OF remove the particles.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-22
Quadrupeds That Lay Eggs.

The salesman as he wrapped up the
eggs conversed politely.
'There are quadrupeds that lay,
ma'am." he said.
"That lay eggsi"
YES They are mammals, ma'am,
too. Their home Is in South America,
their names are the ornithorhynchus,
or duck billed platypus, and the echid-
ma. or porcupine ant eater. They are
the lowest mammals known"
"ReallyT
"Oh, yes! The duck billed platypus
lays two eggs ut time. But the
echidna lays but one egg, which 1t car
ries In a natural pouch beneath its
stomach-there's an idea for the hen
there-until the kid echidna, so to
speak, is hatched out,"-Los Angeles
Times.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-22
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NORTHWEST NEWS.



Roscoe Dengley aged "a years. was
drowned in Clark's fork. near Heron.
Mont. He is supposed to have been
overcome with cramps. He was wide
ly known and very popular.
Henry Klindt is dead by cancer of
the stomach at The Dalles. He was
70 years old and had lived at The
Dalles since 1851. He is survived by
his wife and their eight children.
The saloon license OF J. Malige, at
Lapwai, Idaho. was revoked by the
county commissioners on the ground
that a bartender in the saloon had
been convicted Of selling liquor to a
minor.
Chinatown In walla Walla, was
badly damaged by fire on July 20.
Many Cinnamon lost heavily. The fire
is supposed to have been started by
Chinaman under the influence Of
opium.
w. H. Kreg shot and killed himself
at Florence, Idaho, while desperately
despondent. The deed was done in
the presence of his wife and child. in
the kitchen of the Hotel Portland,
which is run by his wife.
Word comes from Blackfoot. Idaho,
that w. II. Peck, publisher of the
Mail at that place, has suspended pub
lication. and is packing up his plant
for removal to Pocatello, where he
will shortly commence the publica-
ton of an eat-'em-up anti-Mormon
paper.
Charles Bascomb was run over by
train at The Dalles and cut in pieces,
death being instantaneous. Bascomo
was 60 years old, entirely deaf and
partial paralytic, apd had for years
made his way about town in Wheel
ed chair His fate had been many
times predicted by The Dalles peo-
pie.
Warehousemen estimate that the
wheat yield of the Washtucna coun-
try, in pounds. will exceed last years
by 20 per cent. The quality will be
excellent and bluestem should make
an average weight of from 1876 to l40
pounds to sack. Last year a large
part of the grain averaged from 115
to 12O pounds, while much of it
weighed but los pounds.-washtucn
Enterprise.
John Hulback made dive into the
river off the st. Maries bridge and
was drowned at st. Maries, Idaho. 1t
is supposed he struck a log or some
other obstacle and was killed by the
shock. He is said to have been
good swimmer. He and a companion
had been loafing around the bridge
all morning and had been drinking
to some extent.
The Pullman Mill company this
week received carload of the finest
bluestem wheat ever seen In this Sec
ton of the country. The shipment
consisted Of nearly 1000 bushels which
came from the Lewiston country. Tho
price paid was so cents bushel, The
mill company had only about 80 bar
rels of bluestem wheat flour on hand,
and It was necessary to secure a car
load to tide over until the new crop
comes on.-Pullman Tribune.
1t is estimated by State Treasurer
Hastings of Idaho, that that state will
derive at least $4,000 year as taxes
from the corporations in the state.
This is the first year that a tax has
been required of them and many Of
them are slow in responding to the
notifications sent out by the secretary
Of state. over 5000 notices were sent
out from the secretary Of states Of
flee, and up to the present time only
1913 have sent In their statements as
requested.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-22
A Little In Doubt.

Hostess-I hope we shall see you
again next Wednesday. I'm giving
dance. Mr.. Young-I'm awfully sorry,
but I'm going to a wedding. Hostess
Oh, indeedl I'm sure you'll enjoy your
self far more. Mr.. Young-I'm not so
sure. You see. It's my own wedding
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-22

To watch the corn grow or the bios.
SONS set, to draw hard breath over
plowshare or spade, to read, to think,
to love, to pray-these are the things
that make men happy.-John Ruskin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-22

Animals to the number Of 70,O00,OO0
are killed yearly for the sake of their
fur.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-22

An the news all the time in the
East Oregonian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-22
For Sale or Trade.

One 14-horse Buffalo Pitts horse
power, in good repair.
w. e. PERKINS,
col Perkins Ave.
The daily sentinel., 1907-02-25
CIGAR STORE ROBBED

Some time during the night the
Tibbetts Cigar store and pool room
on Main street was entered by burg
lars and a large number of CONNER
cial pipes were stolen.
There were several dollars In
change in the cash drawer, left by
Mr.. Tibbetts when he closed up last
night but this money was not touch
ed. As far as could be ascertained
this morning the thief or thieves took
nothing but the pipes but they made
a clean sweep of these. 1t is possible
that they helped themselves to box
or two of fine cigars from the large
stock.
There is no evidence of the manner
in which the thieves entered the
building. Every door was locked as
usual this morning and there were nc
marks on any of the windows or doors
Evidently the thieves picked the lock
on the front doors and did their WORK
SO cleverly that they did not multi
ate the lock in any manner.
The officers are on the lookout foi
the guilty parties.
The loss is not very heavy
The daily sentinel., 1907-02-25
MADE HIM HANDSOME PRESENT

II is always an intensely happy
moment for man when those with
whom he has been associated from
day to day make evident by some
substantial token the esteem in which
they held him and the friendship
with which they regarded him. Such
a moment was experienced by Flor
ence d. Mahoney on Saturday night
when the employees in the Denver &
Rio Grande shops In this city called
upon him at the home OF his father
in-law. City Marshal c. c. O'Neil and
with one of their number acting as
spokesman presented the young man
who had held the. position of foreman
of the shops for a long period and
was afterwards master mechanic
with a magnificent double watch
chain. with a gold loclSet. mounted
with a handsome diamond, attached
Inscribed on the locket were the
words, "Presented to Florence ID. Ma
honey by the D. & X. G, shop employ
es, Grand Junction, Colorado
MIR. Mahouey sincerely thanked the
men with whom he bad worked from
day to day for their expression of es'
teen and his appreciation of the
beautiful gift is immeasurable.
Mr.. Mahoney resigned his position
some weeks ago and last night he
left for Leadville to take up his new
duties as division foreman for the
Colorado Midland. His wife Will re-
main here for the present.
The daily sentinel., 1907-02-25
I'M GOING TO DIE"

John Topaz. a tall young Mexican
died this morning in one of Peters
Cabins on First street. 1t seems that
he has been sick for some days but
anparently not seriously so and ne
was given no medical attention, no
information of his Illness being CIV
en- the authorities. II is said that he
expressed the hope that he might dle
to several people and contended tha'
he would die. He and his brother, a
one-eyed Mexican, have been in the
CITY iail lately serving sentence ioi
drunkenness. John was released
some days ago and became III, the
other man was released yesterday and
mis- morning informed the oihcer'
that his brother was sick. ASSIST
ami Chief Falkner went down to see
the man and found him sitting up II
he'd He said: Me Going to Dle'
Faflxuer tried to encourage him. bu,
TO no avail. Eyes me is going to de
heard the bell ring twice in my ear
and when it rings again | viii de
An hour later the man was dead.
County Undertaken Krohn ha'
charge OF the remains. There is re
mort mat the dead man had seyera
hundred dollars boarded up and II
n bank. The officers are making IN
vestigauons.