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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
Monster Flow in Artesian We'll.

City Engineer Wilson visited the
new artesian well recently struck at
the Blalock fruit farm, yesterday and
measured the flow Of water coming
from the top of the hole. According
to his measurements the well has a
flow of S22 11.1S gallons per minute,
or 1,1S5, 900 in "a hours, and It has a
pressure of so to 20 pounds to the
square inch. Although the water is
slightly warm, It is sweet and can be
used for household purposes as well
as for rrigation.-Walla Walla Bull
letin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
Steamship With S10,OOO,OOO
in Gold is Ahead OF Record
and Nearing Harbor.
MRS. PAT CAMPBELL
OFFERS $500 REWARD.
Enginemen TO Get Extra Money II
Record Is Beaten - Favorable
Weather VIII Make This Posi-
bility-CarTies Gold for American
Banks That Has Been Anxiously
Awaited-StOcIs Break in New
York.

New York, Nov. 7.-Wireless mes
sages from the steamer Lustania
bring the report that the steamer will
reach New York tonight.
At present she is two hours ahead
of her last record.
This ship carries 100000 for
American banks.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell has offered
the enginemen $500 IL they break the
old record made on last trip.
With favorable weather the boat
should do this.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07

money is tied up in wheat for time.
Until the crops can be fully disposed
of and the money gotten out OF grain
1t is only natural that there should
be shortage Of actual cash. ISL
but the conditions in this and
other counties are really as good as
they have been in years. With splen-
did crops and good prices there can
not be anything very bad in the situ-
alton. 1t is merely a tightness due to
the fact that all over the country
people are clamoring for money. The
same situation could have been
brought about last year, the year be-
fore or any other time the people
were worked UP to make a general
demand for coin."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
pendleton Local in Accident.

The collision in which Frank Glass,
a switchman, was killed on the steel
bridge in Portland yesterday, as re-
lated in the East Oregonian dis
patches. was between the Pendleton
local train on the o. r. & N. and the
Portland-San Francisco express train.
The collision was due to the heavy
fog which enveloped the bridge at
the time. Little damage was done to
the train, although the engine was
badly damaged. Glass was instantly
killed by being crushed between an
engine and tender.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
BANKER SAYS CONDITION IS NOT BAD

That there is absolutely nothing
unnatural in the local financial stu
alton and that as far as the inland
empire is concerned there should be
no worry is declared by W. H. Stine,
of Walla Walla, who has been in the
city today as the guest of c. E.
Roosevelt, his brother-in-law.
At one time Mr.. Stine was the
cashier of the First National bank
Of Walla Walla and he is we'll In
formed regarding the business con-
ditions in eastern Washington and
Oregon.
"In a country like this where the
banks deal mainly with farmers and
stockmen 1t is always the case that at
the close Of the harvest period much
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07

Chicago, Nov. 7.-Official notice OF
the end of the telegraphers strike
will be sent out today.
All strikers are being told that they
can return to work without disobey-
ing the union rules.
The duration of the strike was 81
days; involved $1,000 men; 1900 de-
serted; 5000 secured work in other
fields and 1000 positions remain to
be filled.
1t is estimated that the loss in
wages amounts to S2,350,OO0 and the
loss to the companies S5,0O0,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
WaQonload of Ducks.

S. L. Turley, William Griffin, Will
liam Moeller, John Highly and L. L.
Foster have just returned from trip
into the Harney country where they
camped for a brief period on the
Harvey lakes and shot ducks and
geese to their hearts content. In eight
hours time the party killed 112 ducks
and II geese. They could have killed
many more, but their vehicle was
loaded down with the number, along
with their camping paraphernalia.-
Baker City Herald.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
Issue Cashiers Checks.

The banks of Boise have decided
on a plan Of issuing cashiers checks
in denominations of 81, 50, $5 and
$40. These cashiers checks are Sc
cured by the bank issuing them and
all banks have agreed to accept them
in payment Of interest or principal
on notes, says an exchange.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
THIEF WAS PROMINENT MAN.

Reno, Nov. ". L. Kline, pro-
prietor of a large jewelry store al
Goldfield, was shot through the head
last night while robblng the Goldfield
reduction works OF $4,000 worth of
amalgam.
Kline was disguised as n negro.
He is dying. He is said to have rob-
bed the Gardner mill this week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
Interested at frrigon.

The Title Guarantee and Trust
company is largely interested in the
irrigation project at Irrigon, which
has been managed and directed by
]. Thornburn Ross and associates. 1t
was this company which started the
Irrigon project and which has pro-
NOTED it through F. B. Holbrook and
others.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
improvements
rotals ......s2,O2s,128 s1,s91,5g4

1t will be observed by the above
statement that all classes of person.
al property show an increase for this
year, excepting in sheep. The fact
that lower showing is made in that
class of stock this year is because
the bands of the county have been
cut down in order to meet new range
conditions Sheep are now bringing
higher prices than last year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
PORTLAND OPERATORS APPLY
Twenty Striking Operators Want
WOrk-Some VIII Keep Wanting.

Portland, Nov. About 20 of the
telegraph operators formerly on d
strike here, applied this morning TO
Chief Operator Robb of the Western
Union and Durkee of the Postal for
reinstatement.
Their names were taken, but none
were put to work this morning. Sew
eral were told that no positions were
open for them. The Portland local
called the strige off last night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
Union Pacific Suits Filed.

Chicago, Nov. lit was announce
ed here that the Union Pacific
would go out OF the commercial coal
business on January 1, next. AS a
result of this, orders for construc-
ton of lines into fields held by in
dependents, have been sent out.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07

London, Nov. There will be no
general railroad strike. The dispute
between the men and the companies
has been settled on agreements Sc
cured by Lord George, president of
the British board of trade. All dis
putes will be settled by board of con-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
Cleaning City of Bad Women.

New Westminster, B. c., Nov. T.
After lengthy discussion of the po-
lice commission it agreed to drive out
all women from the red light dis
trict after December 81 and not al
low them to settle in the city again.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
No special Session in California.

Sacramento, Nov. 7.-Governor
Gillette stated this morning that he
was opposed to calling an extra ses-
sion of the California legislature to
provide for the financial crisis.
He did not believe the situation
more than temporary and expects ad-
justment before many days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
Laborers to Portland,

Engine No. So, which has been
on the construction work below
Elgin. came to La Grande yesterday
evening, bringing up 16 outfits Of
Greek laborers who had been employ
ed on the road. They all left for
Portland on No. last night.-La
Grande Star.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
Prominent Statesman DROWNED.

Amsterdam, Nov. Minister of
State Jenkheer Won pan Huys and
his brother, Mayor of Leek, with
their wives were drowned in the ca
nal last night. Their carriage fell
into the canal during a dense fog at
Hoogberk.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
Was Victim Of Foul Play.

Boston, Nov. 7.-All doubt as to
the cause Of the death of Walter
Baker, tlubman, has been removed,
and sufficient poison has been found
in his stomach to remove all ques-
tion that II was self-administered
Arrests may be made tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
Murderer Hanged.

San Quentin, Nov, IA. j. Grill,
the Sonoma county murderer, was
hanged today. He was on the verge
of collapse when the trap was sprung.
He maintained innocence to the last.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
Canadian Pacific Drops.

New York, Nov. THE market
opened irregular and stagnant until
the last hour. when there was a
heavy liquidation centered on Cana
dian Pacific, which lost six points
off opening quotation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
Many Victims Diving.

Keil, Germany, Nov. MANY
bodies have been recovered from the
wrecked school ship Blucher, Sew
eral of the injured victims of the
explosion are dying.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
WILSON CANNOT AID.
Caleb Powers Says He Is Ready 10
Meet Accusers.

Meet Accusers.
Georgetown. KY, Nov. caleb
Powers. whose fourth trial for the
murder OF Governor Goebel begins
Monday, says that Governor-elect
Wilson is powerless to help him, al
though the statement that Wilson
would help Powers was used in the
campaign.
Powers says he will be ready to
met his accusers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
ROBBERS BLOW SAFE.

Sioux City, Ia., Nov. 7.-Robbers
blew open the safe OF the Canova, S.
D.. bank this morning and secured
$4,000 cash. A posse is in pursuit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
Merger Includes 1000 Miles

Chicago. Nov. 1.-THE Bur-
hngton stockholders have au-
thorlzed a merger of nineteen
subsidiary companies having a
trackage Of about 1000 miles in
Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas and
Nebraska. The absorption is in
line with the policy Of ]. ]. Hill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07

Thomas Prince of Dundee, has
harvested a crop Of from ~ to 1S
tons of English walnuts this year
that he has sold for is cents per
pound to eastern parties.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
PERSONAL TAXES
SHOW INCREASE
Assessor Finds Third ola Mil
lion More in Valuation of
Personal Property.
BONA FIDE INCREASE
IN WEALTH OF PEOPLE.

Residents of County Have More Per-
sonal Property Than Last Year and
Value Is Greater-Increase I'm All
Glasses Except Sheep-Range Con-
ditions Affect Sheep Valuation, Al
though They Are Bringing Higher
Prices Than Last Year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
Masons Strike at Bellingham

Bellingham, Wash, Nov. Tor
dered to tear down and reconstruct
an alleged poorly constructed chin
ney, all the masons in this city went
out on strike today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
CIowry Saws No Truce Was Made

New York, Nov. president
Clowry Of the Western Union denies
that any truce has been made be-
tween the operators who were on a
strike and the company.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
CLEAN UP"
COUNCIL s SLOGAN
Will Put PendIeton in Sanitary
Condition And Avoid Later
Unpleasant Complications.
BUTCHER SHOPS OF CITY
GET THEIR ROAST

Ordinance to Forbid Keeping OF
Poultry Within City Llmits-Cur-
few Law Says Bell Should Ring
Half Hour After Sunset-Chief
Gurdane VIII Have to Use Alma
nac-New Street Improvements
Ordered-Spccial Council Session
Today-Financial Condition OF
City.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
Stole $4,000 in Gold.

Reno, Nov. 1.-TWO crooks
disguised as miners, made a
raid on the sluice boxes around
the Mountain Hydraulic Com
pany's boxes and got away with
about $4,000.
They made off for Tonopah,
where j. Kennedy, one of the
men, was arrested and part
Of the stolen amalgam was re-
covered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
TELEGRAPHERS'
STRIKE ENDED
STRIKERS ALLOWED TO
RETURN TO WORK.

Official Notice Given OF End of Strike
LASTED 81 Days-Involved Fifteen
thousand Men-Flfteen Hundred
Deserted-Five Thousand Secured
Other Work-Seven Thousand Po-
sitions Still Unfilled-Big Loss i'm
Wages.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
MARRIED BOGUS
EUROPEAN COUNT
GRAND-NIECE OF PRESIDENT
yAY BUREN GETS DIVORCE

Countess Di Castelmenarde Discovers
Husband Has Fictitious Title-Four
Thousand Dollars Squares the
Matter. But Cruel Treatment Could
Not Be so Easily Balanced-Dis-
covered Husband Had Served Pc
nal Sentence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07
FAILURE ON CALL
FOR STATE FUNDS
Big Portland Trust Company
Bumped the Wall When
Asked to Pay.
ASSETS REPORTED GREAT
ER THAN LIABILITIES

Title and Guarantee Trust Co. Forced
p to Wall on Petition of Eastern
ckholders-Failure OF Oregon
Trust and Savings Co. Started the
TrOuble-Shrinl1age OF Half Mil
lon DepOsits-Had Almost Half
Million States Funds On Deposit
Hurts Irrigation Projects.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07

People from ten counties in eastern
oregon make Pendleton their trad
Ing and banking center. There's a
reason for it. II is the Pendleton
Spirit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07

During discussion of street wor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-22

Burtch, assistant The town also has
the First State bank, organized in Oc-
tober. 1903, with J. R. Burrow, presi-
dent: Henry Williams, vice president,
and f. R. Fleming, cashier, and the de-
pos1ts now reach about 100000 The
town also has three general stores. two
lumber yards, two elevators, two hard
ware houses two implement firms, two
drug stores, one of which carries con-
fectionery, hotel and restaurant, har-
ness shop, furniture establishment,
meat market doctor and livery stable.
The farmers, telephone has about 300
patrons on the line.
The business men of Athol, and the
farmers tributory, say they will sup
port paper if some good newspaper
man will come here and attend to his
business and publish live journal.
The business of the Rock Island in
and out of AthoI is satisfactory to the
company if not to the business men.
Five stock cars have been wanted for
several days, but the railroad reports
a scarcity. This should be remedied,
as it hurts the stock raiser as well as
the buyer.
One of the big general merchants of
Athol is a German. Niedermeyer & Son,
who carry stock of not less than s12.-
600. And this firm enjoy a fine trade.
And this is the farmers town of
Athol. They have built it up and they
are standing by it. And they patronize
their own business houses rather than
go away to neighboring towns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-22
SALARY TOO LOW.
Why Peitz Aband0ns the League
Baseball Field.
VIII Work Behind the Counter
Rather Than the Bat.
HAS LEASED A SALOON
" Heinie" Says He will Not
Catch for Louisville.
Claims Pirates Sold Him Under
Promise Of Same Wages.

Cincinnati, o., Feb. 22.-Catcher
Heinie Peitz, for years. an able back
stop for the Reds, has made good in
his determination not to join the
Louisville club for salary far below
his expectations. He is now a respon-
sible business man of Cincinnati, and
intends to remain so. Heinie yester-
day secured a lease on a popular sa-
loon and billiard hall, formerly oper-
ated by John Rosskopf, and he will
devote his entire time and attention to
the management of the place. He an
nounced that he has retired from the
active professional ranks of baseball
dom for good and ALL.
Until a few weeks ago PETIT fully
expected to manage the Louisville
team of the American association and
do the catching for the Colonies. His
release was sold to Louisville by Pitts
burg last fall, and Heinie asserts that
at the time the deal was made Barney
Dreyfuss, owner of the Pittsburg club,
promised that his salary would be the
same at Louisville as 1t was last year
at Pittsburg. Whatever may have been
Barney's idea on this matter it evil
IDENTIFY never entered the head of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-22
KEEP THE NINE GOING.
Atchison People Should Not Be Dis
couraged, Says the Globe.


Atchison, Kan, Feb. 22.-The coal mine
produced 1875 tons yesterday. With a lit
lie better machinery the mine could do
TINS or better every day The trouble is
hofsted on the cages in tanks. This over
works the engines and results in frequent
breakdowns. If the mine had good pump
II could save so to $50 day. the facts
now to see daylight and is as big a
thlng as was ever predicted, but 1t is
handicapped by the lack of a little mon
ey to properly equip it. No doubt about
this statement The mine has been exam
med by dozens of experts and the coal
tested in every practical way.
mining easier than in any other western
mine, and the vein averages AZ inches. But
1t is a big proposition, and Atchison peo-
pie, after spending a large amount Of mon
ey, have become timid at a time when
they should be boldest. The mine is the
biggest thing within our reach, and some
they can not understand why it does not
pay When the machinery was new we
lacked the coal face; now that we have
the coal face, the machinery is worn out
and in need of repairs. Give the superin-
tendent a good pump and he will guaran-
tee to keep the output of coal at 80 tons
day. with gradual increase as the un-
derground workings are enlarged Atch-
ison people will make the mistake of their
lives if they do not complete the coal
proposition. And If every citizen who has
ed amount monthly, the proposition can
be rescued without the slightest doubt;
every dollar already invested will be res
cued, as well, and the mine will become
the greatest blessing in Atchison history.
The writer of9this is so sure of it that
he will pay $500 a month into a new COM
shaft is completed. and the mine equipped
with modern machinery. This on condi-
ton that sufficient number of citizens
will join in the enterprise to insure sue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-22
OUT IN MEADE COUNTY.
Quarter Sections of Land Pay Owners
Splendid Returns.

Marion Nett. living two miles south of
Fowler, in Meade county, Kansas, owns u
quarter section that has yielded an income
that makes It worthy of notice. During
the season he has shipped out Ii cars Of
baled hay, total of 16S tons. which
brought him net amount of a trifle over
SO per ton. He also sold $50 tons in the
field at $3.50 per ton, reserved 50 tons,
threshed 40 bushels of seed, besides feed
ing 10 head of horses and milk cows dur
ing the fall and winter.
Not taking into consideration the
amount reserved, nor the amount fed out,
the amount sold for cash in hand realized
Mr.. Nett a net income of a little over IS
per cent on an investment of SIG 600. Lands
adjoining this quarter, but unimprOVed.
can be bought for $35 and $40 per acre, and
it would seem that there is a. good chance
for the man with moderate means to make
an investment that would make him indie
pendent in a very few years.-The Fowler
Hustler.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-22

George Tebeau, owner of the Louis
vile club, to pay a major league sal
airy even to so good a man as PETIT.
Heinie was drawing $4,000 a year
from the Pittsburg club. But when
Tebeau sent Secretary Chivington, of
the Louisville club, here to sign the
famous catcher, the best offer he was
empowered to make was $3.50 a month
for a contract extending over only five
months, amounting to $1.75O a year.
This meant a cut of over $1,000 in sal
airy. and Peitz promptly refused to
stand for it.
Secretary Chivington took the mat
ter up with Tebeau. but the Louisville
offer was not raised. Heinie at once
went quietly to work on his new plan,
with the result that he secured an
option on the Rosskopf place on Gil
bert avenue. The deal was soon
closed, and yesterday the catcher as
sumed charge of his new venture
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-22
SELF DEFENSE HIS PLEA.
Opening Days Proceedings in the
Garden City Murder Case.

Garden City, Kan, Feb 22.-The ex-
animation of witnesses in the trial of
Charles p. Scott fer the murder of Geo.
A. Deal was started Thursday. Deal
and Scott were cattlemen whose homes
ty. After a quarrel over some cattle
Scott shot Deal in the face with
shotgun December TO-. Deal died two
days later. Scott was held on the
the defense admitted that the defend
ant fired the shot resulting in death,
but pleaded self-defense. N. T. Reed,
who saw the shooting, was the princi-
noon the defendant took the stand and
told his account of the shooting. 1t
tailed in nearly every particular with
Reeds story. Scott said, however, that
Deal had drawn a gun before he shot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-22
JoPLIN's 1907 BALL TEAM.
Manager Armstrong Has Gathered Up
q Good Bunch of Players

Joplin. Mo, Feb. 22.-Louis Armstrong;
manager of the Joplin club of the Western
association, is planning to cop the
Sshniveiy, league pennant this season.
the alternating season and has got to-
gether formidable bunch of players
Joplin should have won the rag last sea-
son, they say, but the pitchers fell down at
the critical point and the Miners lost ont
Armstrong has amended this defect this
season ana has nine men to select his
pitc hing staff from. He has eight fnfield-
ers under contract, four outf1elders and
two catcherS. Armstrong will handle the
utility Job himself.
While the other managers were figuring
on deals the Joplin leader. was pulling off
some good ones. He bought Pitcher Wal
ter QueisSer and Infielder link from I,eay-
enWorth and Dick Rohn from Webb City
traded Bankhead to Oklahoma City for
Quiesser and Infielder Tom Fleming and
signed number of other men. He added
TWO southpaws to the pitching department
Walt Corners OF Gienwood, Neb. and
The complete staff is Jack Root, last
year with Oklahoma City; Chas. HoIlins-
worth, Happy Wescott and Mig Will
kinson, with the Miners last year; c. H
Welsh, George G. Johnson and Quiesser
The inf1elderS are Tony Shiraonek Olson
and Wombie, holdoveTs; r ~son a first
sacker, with Cherryvale 10 Kansas
State league last year; ] 3ohn. for
merly with Webb City; In. of I4eaven-
worth and Tom Fleming, formerly with
a Three-I team. The outfielders are Baer-
ball here last season: Mike Schrode, an
other Independent, and Ed Lucl1ey of Sey-
mour, IL.
Armstrong. expects to get Bayless back
man at the meeting here March II. Van
derhin and QuiesSer will do the backstop-
ping. Armstrong has been working here
all winter in Johnny Kings billiard par
lOrS.