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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10
NEWSY STATE T

The restaurant building OF r. w.
Metcalfe, of Sisseton, was destroyed by
fire Thursday.
Vermillion's new Catholic church
costing $l5 600 was opened by Bishop
O'Gorman Wednesday.
Owing to the press of political mat.
tiers in his own state Governor Hughes
was unable to attend the meeting of
the South Dakota Baptists in Dead.
wood last week.
Michael Dougan, of Watertown. was
Friday afternoon bound over to the cir
cuit court or a charge OF having robbed
James Riordan of an $50 diamond in
the DeGaff saloon Thursday night,
His bail was fixed at S4CO.
Bessie Olson, tbs te~n-year-old daugh'
ter of Thomas Olson, living about two
miles from Ellington. was burned to
death Thursday by attempting TO ligh,
the fire with kerosene. The home and
all its contents were burned.
Secretary McIivaine. of the state
board of agriculture, has sent checks 10
all persons winning cash premiums on
exhibits at the state fair in Huron.
Checks were also sent in payment of all
claims. The premiums amounted 70
81 GOO and we're distributed among
about sever hundred exhibitors.
The McCook county commissioners
appointed +. NJ. Salisbury, of Salem,
clerk of courts, to fill the u~nexpired
term of II w. Corl. who resigned TO
take the position of adjutant of the
Soldiers Home at Hot Springs. There
had been a merry fight for ten days
previous, some ten candidates being in
the field.
Fire on the farm of Toilet Bekken
destroyed his barn, together with ak
head of horses and several hundred
bushels Of oats. On the same night the
barn of Carmi johnson, a short dis
lance east Of Bradley, was also con-
sumed by fire. together with eight
valuable horses and all the contents.
The origin of both fires is a mystery.
While engaged in placing a found
alton under the Gass house in east
Vermillion Thursday, two workmen
were nearly killed by the sudden fall.
ing of the residence into the basement,
The house had been raised a couple OF
feet from the ground and blocked up,
and while attempting to remove some
of the blocks, Charles Chapman and
BlaFe Gass narrowly escaped being
crushed to death under the falling
building.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10

In a collision Friday at Rapid City
between a motor car and a freight train
Mary Plat, aged 8, was killed and five
others were injured. The motor was
following the freight train. Slippery
rails prevented the rotor checking its
speed,
The South Dakota Baptist state con-
vention at Deadwood last week elected
the following officers: President, ]. +.
Schrader, Rapid City; vice president.
j. j. Allen, Sioux Falls; recording aud
corresponding secretary, Rev. w. O.
King, Sioux Falls; treasurer, 0. w.
Thompson. Vermillion.
One of the evidences OF the growth
Of Pierre is the steady increase Of pos
tai receipts. The receipts for Septem.
Der were 26 per cent greater then for
September last year, and the Office
shows u gain OF sl,607 for the first
qua: ter OF this f-cal year over the same
quarter OF last year. The registry
business for the last quarter is so per
cent greater than il was for the whole
of 1905.
Frank Smith, n shoe maker, took
several grains of morphine at Yankton
and then went 10 bed, announcing that
he hal ]swallo~ed the drug 70 end MS
life, a physician was Chilled and after
a fight with Smith u c eded in getting
down his throat the proper medicine.
Saith tri d to comnig suicide two
weeks ago., but was prevented lie
says next time he win be more success
full He is a widower and has two
grown daughters il TIE east.
Friday afternoon a freight train on
the Chicago, milwaukee, g. St. Paul
road set fire to the prairie grass at u
point about two miles south OF Bouilla.
The FIRE was famed by a strong wind
and travelled south for moro than three
miles. Within the territory much hay
} and grain in stack and feed was con-
sumed. Several barns and cattle sheds
were also destroyed. The fire was one
Of the most destructive in that section
Of the state for several years.
All leading railroads having lines in
South Dakota Thursday afternoon com.
menced united action in the United
States court for a permanent injunction
preventing the state board of railroad
commissioners from putting into effect
October Is, the order reducing passen-
ger rates in the state from three 10 two
and a half cents a mile The comms-
sion as temporarily restrained from
putting the new rate into effect pend
ing o hearing before Judge Garland
! octs er "a.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-10

The September filings in the land
office at Pierre do not show any falling
off IN the demand for South Dakota
land. There were 353 homestead fl
ings, nine soldier declaratories and -four
reservoir declaratories, taking mp nearly
G0,000 acres. The titles were acquired
through ll8 cash entries and twenty
nine final proofs.
The Northwestern has just completed
one Of the best In the northwest. /,
10 Of brick, contains forty stalls ant
covers an area Of two blocks. It i,
expected that q great deal Of the heavy
repair work. formerly done at Winons
will be done al Huron, that having
been made a repair division with Thos
Erickson as master mechanic.
The state land department has been
sending our endowment funds TO the
different state institutions. 1t sent the
Aberdeen normal SIG 05; state univer.
sity, 1894 40; agricultural college, 81
270 40; deaf aud dumb school, $50 20:
reform school, Si3i 81: Madison normal
siG3 G8, Spearf.h normal, SlG3 70:
Springfield normal, Sl2315; Red6eld
asylum, SIS o.; blind asylum, s113 90;
school OF min,s, 1886; experiments
stations. 81 60
The first accident Stree the WORK Of
paving the DeadWood streets CON.
merced, occurred - nen Peto Christian.
son aud JOHN iepa. trench diggers,
werc caught ia "a caye-in aud seriously
lnjured. Both men we've working Ia a
trench icing laid for the sewers under.
meath rhe North western tracks when a
large portion OF tile earth buried them.
Chrsuanson's lung wa injured, and
LNpa was hurt internally. Both men
are at 81. Joseph's hospital.
Doane Robinson is at work on his
1907 crop estimates, and has secured his
figures on wheat aud is working mp his
estimates on oats. barley and other
small grains. He does not expect to
complete his figures on corn until he
has made a trip to the southern part of
the state, but from material at hand the
indications are that this crop will be
shorter than for last year. The wheat
estimate is a total Of 30, 292, Sl3 bushels,
of which 2,25o,G07 bushels are durum
wheat and the rest white. In detail he
places the acreage of white wheat at
2,to5,0I9, with a total yield Of 27,772,-
206 bushels aud the average OF durnm
wheat at l44.3i5. He credits Denel
county with the largest yield Of dnrum
wheat giving II Go $50 bushels. and
gives spink connfy the lead IN white
wheat. with 22i.5So bushels.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11

many years with his bloodthirsty
band, while attending a celebration
at Cache under parole as the guest Of
the Comanche chief, ounnah Parker
made an attempt to escape across the
Texas panhandle into New Mexico.
Geronimo was missed from the In
dian camp for eight hours and a de-
tail of soldiers from Fort Sill captur-
ed him several miles out OF Cache
49,. 'erday.
nd. old warriar had heard of the
.,s of the Apaches In Arizona,
who ac cor.ding to reports have
,hrootored to g. on the warpath. The
chief saws he wanted to go with his
peopIe and helm them fight He has
been having fam sly troubles lately,
his eighth wife, having left him. Re-
Gently he drank liquor to excess and
lay out on the reservation All iilsh''
This incensed the church-goI us peo-
pie. Geronimo recently joineu '"e
Dutch Reformed church to Whit ="
President Roosevelt belongs, in the
hope, It is said, of obtaining a par
don.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11
Brooklyn Bridge In Danger.

Some day in the near future the
great cables of the Brooklyn bridge,
one of the wonders of the engineer
ing world, may give way and allow
the mighty structure to collapse in
the river. Such is the warning note
sounded by many scientists who
have recently investigated the sub
ject.
According to the chemists, electrol-
vsis is responsible for the corroding
of the steel and the weakening of the
supports of the great passageway
across the East River which may
cause a catastrophe that will startle
the world.
Leaking "juice" from the trolley
wires in Brooklyn, from the great dis
tributing plant on Pearl street, from
the third rails that grid the bridge
and from the supply current of the
elevated and surface lines is respon-
sible for the trouble.
Since the completion OF the great
Williamsburg bridge the wayward
currents have formed a circuit over
the two steel structures, corroding
and rotting all metal that forms a
part OF the electric loop.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11
Entertainment ApEreciated.

Although but a small audience
greeted Professors Stevens and Steck-
elberg at the NJ. f. church last even
ing, they gave a delightful program
Of high class music, which was high
ly appreciated by those present. So
many people were out of the city
that the attendance was very light,
while the program merited an over
flowing house. Roth are musicians
of high order and should they ever
return to the city will be heartily
welcomed by music lovers who had
the good fortune to hear them last
evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11
LETTER FROM ROOSEVELT.
Christian Endeayor Convention Re-
ceivcs Good Word From Presl-

Christian Endeayor Convention Re-
ceivcs Good Word From Presi-
dent.
The following of good cheer from
President Roosevelt has been re-
ceived at Seattle by President Shaw
of the Christian Endeavor society:
My Dear Mr.. Shaw: thank you
for your letter. Through you I wish
to extend to the International Chris
tian Endeavor my heartiest good
wishes for the admirable work they
are doing. Let me in particular ex-
press my earnest hope that you will
ernphasize as one of the features Of
your convention the need that the
Endeavorers should take a first rank
in good citizenship. am glad you
are TO endeavor to bring this subject
so prominently before this meeting.
1t will be a pleasure to accept hon
orary membership in your Christian
Endeavor Patriots League, for I am
sure that with the general purposes
and efforts of that league shall have
tile heartiest sympathy, though Of
course I could not commit myself in
advance to agree with all of their
views without knowing them.
wish you God-speed in your work
because the Christian Endeavorers are
working for the things that are vital
20 the soul, and believe that they
can do much that is of the very
greatest value to the cause of good
citizenship, for in the last analysis
the fundamental requisite of good cit
i2enship from the standpoint of the
country is that man should have the
very qualities which make him Of
real value in the home, in the church,
in all the higher relationships of life.
Faithfully yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11
,FRISCO'S LICENSE LOSSES.
Bay City Loses Heavily by Lines Not
Re-cntcring Business.


Re-cntcring Business.
Tax Collector Nichols reports that
during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1907, the total collection of IL
ccnsotIx was sl,2O6, 349.5O, of which
s9S6,625 was for liquor licenses, says
the San Francisco Call. The amount
of licenses collected in 1904-5 was
s5OO,693.5O and in 1866, $474,9S9.
The losses on licenses on business
not rehabilitated was as follows:
Chinatown guides, $1,000; insurance
companies (withdrawn from the
city,, $500; bathhouses, $500;
Pawnbrokers, $4,000; carpet beaters,
5000; intelligence offices, $4,000; liv-
cry stables, 1860; white and Chinese
laundries, $4,000; shooting galleries.
$50: warehouses, $1,000; miscellan-
eous, $4,000; total, s35,97O.
Under normal conditions there
would have been collected for IL
censes other than liquor s290,694,
against s265,495 for 1866, or an in
crease Of s25,199, making a total col
lection of $5S.s71.50 over the year
1S04-5.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11
Burford viii Appeal.

w. ID. Burford, manager of the Pa
cific States Telegraph & Telephone
company, who was declared guilty of
contempt m the circuit court last
Saturday, has given notice that the
case will be appealed to the supreme
court and the proceedings against
him are stopped in the circuit court.
Mr.. Burford has failed to pay alimony
to his divorced wife as ordered by
Judge Bean and was cited for con-
tempt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11
o. Il. & n. Dispatcher Here.

Harry Swart, formerly o. r. &
n. agent at Bingham Springs, but
now one of the force of dispatchers
at La Grande, is in the city today on
Il vacation, having just returned from
= visit to his brothers Jack and Jerry
SwHrt at Dayton. Mr.. Swart owns a
fine stock farm on Meacham creek
above Bingham Springs station and
will visit there before returning to
mis- work at La Grande. Mr.. Swart is
one OF the force of eight dispatchers
employed in the o. r. & n. offices
at La Grande and comes from a fam
lily Of telegraph operators, his father,
w. Swart, and all his brothers being
employees of the o. r. & N, also.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11
CITY BREVITIES


Try Hansen's sundae at Donald
sons.
All kinds Of GOOD. dry wood. See
MinniA
All kinds of fancy drinks at Dom
aldson's soda fountain.
Nicely furnished ttage for rent.
Enquire 400 Water street.
See Minnis for good. dry wood that
burns. Lots Of It on hnnd.
Leathers Transfer Co.. day and
night service. Phone Main B11.
UnfurnIshed housekeeping rooms
for rent. Enquire at this office.
New Knox sailors for summer and
outing Mrs. Campbell's Milintry.
Unfurnished hous, keeping rooms
for rent in the East oregonian build
ing.
Porcelain lined. sanitary and ice
saving refrigerators at the Goodman
Hardware company.
Lcst-Pocket case containing sur
gical instruments, knives, needles,
etc. Leave at this office.
Fresh country butter, sweet and
clean, per roll. soc. The Peoples
Warehouse. where 1t pays to trade.
American field fencing, in differ
cnt heighta and weights Goodman
Hardware company. exclusive agents.
For sale-Ten-mule team. all gen
tie and broke to the line; weight
1915 to 1900 pounds. Address d. E.
Gilman, Heppner. Ore.
For Sale.-1O head work mules
weight 1000 to 1900 pounds. Phone
black 2l2l, or address II. p. Whit
man, Pendleton, oregon.
See our special features in new
hammocks. Far different and su-
perior to anything ever before shown
in Pendleton. Goodman Hardware
company.
DIR. Blosser's Catarrh Cure is not a
fake remedy. It has been before the
public for 32 years and has cured
thousands. See ]. F. Carriers ad in
this issue.
Chase & Sanborn Coffee and Teas,
the best line of Groceries for less
money. Lowest price. courteous and
obliglng is my motto. Give us a call
and inspect our goods. We make the
price. C. Rohrman.
For Sale-The largest and most
beautiful residence in Pendleton.
Strictly modern in every particular.
A handsome home, substantially
built spacious grounds In first-class
condition. A grand property; sac
rfice price. 50-bushel wheat land,
fruit and water, s3S per acre. e. T..
Wade.
Why not get the best bread? You
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11
COST or THE o. X. & N.
Washington Expert Says 500 Miles
in That State Is Worth S1O,s45,-
141.95.

in That State Is Worth S10,S45,-
141.95.
An Olympia dispatch says:
The 500 miles of the o. r. & N. in
this state could be reproduced for
s1O,S45,141.95, exclusive of right of
way, land values and rolling stock,
according to the testimony given to-
day by H. P. Gillette, the state rail-
road commissions expert engineer.
Mr.. Gillette was called to the stand
when the commission resumed its
hearing this afternoon to determine
the value of all railroad property in
the state. Mr.. Gillette's figures on
original cost, secured from o. r. &
n. records, show expenditures, ex-
cluCive Of land values and rolling
stock, approximately $11,45O,oOO.
Mr.. Gillette said this difference
lies in the item of steel rails. Origi-
nally the company spent about $3,-
100000 for rails, but he says they
can be bought today for about s2,-
26O, 900.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11
Elpin Wool Sales Today.

A number of the wool buyers from
Pendleton and vicinity left for Elgin,
Union county, last evening, where the
annual wool sale for that district is
being held today. Many thousand
pounds of wool from the wallowa and
Union county country have been stor-
ed in the warehouses at Elgin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11
EQUALIZATION IN OCTOBER.
Meeting OF County Board VIII Not
BE Held Until Late in the Fail I'm.
der New Law.

Dt htVfN Will f1dtc lt ttt VII Sh.
der New Law.
Under the new taxation law the
meeting of the county board Of
equalization is not held until the first
Monday in October, instead Of on
the third Monday in August as un-
der the old law.
This gives the assessor ample time
in which to foot up his tax rolls and
also gives taxpayers ample time ir
which to investigate their assess
ments and be ready to file objection
before the board IL any are dlssatis-
fled.
Assessor Strain and Deputy Whit
man are now at work footing up the
assessment rolls and Mr. Strain esti-
mates that the county assessment
this year will be about $10,0O0,000,
the largest assessment ever made in
the county
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11
The Charming Woman

is not necessarily one Of perfect form
and features. Many plain woman
who could never serve as an artists
model, possesses those rare qualities
that all the world admires: neatness,
clear eyes, clean smooth skin and
that sprightliness of step and action
that accompany good health. A phy-
sically weak woman Is never attrac-
tive. not even to herself. Electric
Bitters restore weak women, give
strong nerves, bright eyes, velvety
skin, beautiful complexion. Guaran-
teed at Tallman & Co.'S, druggists.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11

E. Hofer, F.. E. Bragg and Stephen
Jewell were appointed a committee
to formulate rules to be submitted
at meeting next Wednesday. There
are three candidates for the position
Of secretary-P. A. Worthington of
the old Weston normal board. E. T.
Moores of Salem, and C. L. Starr of
Polk county. The secretary will be
elected at the meeting next Wednes-
day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11

deserve 1t. Buy from first hand and
save two profits. Get the best for
your money. You should get Rohr-
mans bread, 1t has that creamy taste
and 1t is even better than mothers
bread. Buy from baker and get the
best. Our shop is open for inspection
at all times. C. Rohrman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11

MENTION

James Johns was in La
yesterday on a brief business t.
/ y,
Attorney r. r. Johnson Of EcA
is transacting business in the city to-
day.
Madison Jones leaves this evening
for a few weeks outing at Colorado
Springs.
w. II. Skinner of Hermiston, was
a business visitor in the city last
evening.
c. r. Lisle returned to Echo this
morning after brief business trip
in the city.
DR.. w. G. Cole and family left this
morning for Rainier, to spend the
hot weather.
j. F. Mcknight returned to Her
mission today after spending a few
days in the city.
George D. Peebler is in the city to-
day from his farm in Stage Gulch
on a trading trip.
Mrs. ]. Frank Shelton and Mrs.
Claude Sloan of Echo, are in the city
today on a brief visit.
w. II. Harrison, the well known
Pilot Rock merchant, is in the city
today on a business trip.
Attorney Francis H. Bartlett re-
turned to Hermiston today after
brief business trip in the city.
Mrs. r. F.. Tarbet and family will
go to Kamela soon to enjoy a few
weeks outing in the mountains.
Ed Anibal has returned from
Bingham Springs where he has just
painted the w. ]. Furnish cottage.
w. p. York, the well known horse
man Of Kilbride, Grant county, is in
the city today on a business trip.
DR.. Earl Morrow, who has been
with DR.. w. G. Cole, has gone to
Portland. to remain permanently here
after.
]. H. O'Neill, travelling passenger
agent of the o. r. & N, is in the
city today from Walla Walla on a
brief visit.
I. G. Bogard, a well known farmer
and stocknIan of the John Day sec
ton, is here today on a trading and
business trip. ..
Commissioner Horace Walker and
family expect to go to Portland soon
to remain for a few weeks during
the hot season.
]. p. McManus Of the Pilot Rock
| Record, came in this morning by team
on a hurried business trip, returning
home before noon.
Mrs. Toney Of Spokane, who has
been visiting friends near Echo for
few weeks passed through the city
on her way home this morning.
Dan Shockey, who has been Ill for
some weeks with typhoid fever, is re-
ported to be quite seriously i'll today
with hemorrhages from which he has
been suffering for a few days.
County Clerk Frank Sailing and
family left this afternoon for Lehman
Springs for an outing. Mr. Sailing will
return in a few days but the family
will remain for several weeks.
Edna Storie and Gertrude Jordan
have gone to the reservation to assist
Miss Mary Strand as housekeeper
during the harvesting of George
Strand and Roy Ritner's wheat crop.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Schiller re-
turned this afternoon from Hot Lake
where they had been for several
days. They expect to leave tonight
for Newport to remain a few weeks
during the warm weather.
George Adams, who was injured on
Monday evening by being thrown to
the pavement is improving slowly at
st. Anthony's hospital. Mrs. Adams
and family are at the home of her
sister, Mrs. T. NJ. Henderson, while
Mr.. Adams Is in the hospital
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11

The o. 4. & N. borings for arte-
sian water at Huntington reached
204 feet, with only surface water as
yet The theory is that artesian wa
ter will be reached from 500 feet on.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11

Miss Mytilene Fraker, who has
been leading vocalist in a Minneapo-
liz church during the past year, re-
turned to the city last night to re-
main during the summer. She ex-
poets to return to Minneapolis some
next fall.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11

The contract for the girls dormi-
tory building of the Lewiston state
normal school has been let for SEA-
269. This does not include heating,
plumbing, painting or hardware.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11
Chamberlain Is President.

At the first meeting of the new
board Of normal school regents held
in Salem yesterday, Governor Cham
berlain was elected president, and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11
GERONIMO SEEKS TO ESCAPE.
Apache Chief Chafes Under the
Chains of Captivity.

A dispatch to the Tribune from
Cache, OKLA, says:
The old Apache warrior Geronimo,
who terrorized the southwest for
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11
furniture for Sale.

House for rent and all or part of
furniture for sale, at once. Call 211
Perkins avenue or phone black 1861.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-11

For Rent-Sute of three house,
keeping rooms, s12. Inquire SIT Aura
or 100 West Court street.