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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-18
BUSY TRUANT OFFICER.


One of the busiest men in tie city
these days is eX-Sherff Ronald Grant.
Deputy Grant is the truant officer for
school district No. :. says the Yakima
Republic. lie says II is astonishing
the number of children that should
be In school, but are not compelled to
go by their parents and consequently
are loafing around town on the
streets and getting into mischief.
"In the last three weeks" said the
officer, "I have gathered up about ~
children between the ages of 10 and
IA, and have compelled their parents
to send them to school. 1 found In a
great many cases that the reason
these children were not being sent to
school was because they were working
out and earning 25 or 40 cents n day
for the family Several of the fami-
lies had to threaten with prosecu-
ton before they agreed to obey the
school law. In one day I succeeded
I'm gathering up IL truants. They are
all now in school There is enough
work in this district to keep one
truant officer busy all the time" con-
cluded the sheriff.
"rhere is another matter that I
wish to call to the attention OF the
citizens OF this community" said Mr..
Grant, "and that is the great need in
the community for a thoroughly or
ganized humane society. have
SPOKEN Of this matter on previous oc-
cations, and some move was taken in
the matter. but 1t seems to have been
dropped lately. l should like to see
the matter pushed, and n humane
society organized"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-18
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NORTHWEST NEWS.


The contract for the new Y. NJ. c.
A. building at Yakima has been let
to Smith & Gibson for s36,794, not
including plumbing, heating and light
ing.
Five tons of mail-the accumula-
tions of IL days-reached Condor
February Is. A large amount was
addressed to interior points reached
by star routes from Condor.
Captain John w. Green, a special
officer of the interior department,
has induced" the saloon men of
Yakima and the druggists of Toppen-
ish to agree not to sell liquor to
Yakima Indians.
Union county is negotiating for the
purchase of a steam roller and rock
crusher for road building. Bakerseity
had just as we'll offer its roller and
crusher for sale for all the good 1t
is doing.-Baker City Democrat.
There seems to be no foundation
for the reports that quail and other
game birds in the Lewiston country
have died by scores during the recent
heavy snowstorm," said Idaho State
Game Warden NJ. H. Harbaugh.
w. C. walker, auditor of the Co
lumbia River & Northern Railway
company, with his offices at The
Dalles, has disappeared and the COM
pany and his friends are agreed that
he will not return. His books are
being exported.
Near Grangeville, Idaho, Robert
Footer had his right hand mashed tc
pulp by blow from 15-pount
sledge hammer welded by c. Wilkins
The blow was purely accidental, ant
It appears that Footer was really the
only one to blame.
| Scarcity Of range In Yakima coun.
ty has compelled Charles McAllister
a pioneer sheepman Of that section
to move his herds to Montana, Ht
Is the owner of 5000 head, which have
been wintering in the Sunnyside dis
trict Preparations are now beinf
made to ship them from Prospect t.
Big Timber, Mont.
The Colby, Coryell & Howe Lum
ber company's mills at Winchester
Idaho, began operations February
and will be operated day and nigh
until July /, with the expectation o
saving between 100000 and 5000.
900 feet OF lumber during the fiv'
months. Sixty-five men are on th'
day shift at this time.
The proposition Of issuing bonds o
La Grande to the extent Of s160,00'
for bringing in a water supply from
Beaver creek, will be submitted to th'
voters at the next city election. Their
had been expectation that the peopl
would also have the privilege Of votin,
bonds for a light plant in connection
with the water system, and since thi
feature has not been presented, ther,
has been some radical talk TO the Ief
feet that there is a covert movemen
to strangle the light proposition. Thi
is entirely wrong and is based on ;
misapprehension OF the case, so tn,
La Grande Chronicle claims.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-18
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Hotel St George.-M. Marsh, Seat
tie: r. w. Jackson, San Francisco; w.
; Harris. Umatilla; L. C. MGCook,
city; A. f.. Datin. san Brown; o. c..
Turner, Weston; j. II. Laughlin, Port
land: George Coyne, Portland; Mrs.
Rena II. Purford, Bloomington: Dollie
King, Echo; p. V. Lesley, Portland: I:
w Dalland, Portland; j. F. Halter.
Unatillq: L. Alexander, Seattle: B.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-18
MOUNTAIN GEM LEASED.
o. r. 6 n. VIII Put Her IN Commits
sion Immediately.

The steamer Mountain Gem was
leased today from the new owners by
the o. r. & n. company, and will
again be put into commission on the
river between here and Riparia, says
the Lewiston Teller. The boat will
be loaded here In the morning with
a cargo Of supplies for the railroad
camps to be discharged en- route down
the river.
The Mountain Gem was under
lease at the time Of the sale and her
crew is complete. Captain John
Atkins is in command and the officers
are making an inventory Of the sup
plies and fixtures today and perfect
ing the transfer from the new owners.
The steamers Lewiston and Spokane
will not move from the dock here un-
til advised that there are cars at Ri
paria on which they can discharge
their cargoes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-18

Hotel Pcndlcton.-C. W. Mater,
Walla Walla: w f. Tooker, Portland;
T. NJ. Rrltten, Portland; A. A. Rear
don, Portland; L. II. Pinkham, Port
land, ]. N. Burgess, Pilot Rock: Chas.
T.. Caskey, Denver: Cyrel X. Baker,
Portland: v. A. Newell. Portland; e.
II burke, Pcrtland; A. Thomson and
wife, rripeville. f II. wilkins, Port
land. Julius Greene, Portland; d. II.
Preston. Athena; J. NJ. Griffen, Her
mlston; II. Brash, Portland; w. c.
Sawyer, Echo; NJ. Davidson, St Paul;
]. f. Mescrow, Butte: G. r. Pickard,
Tacoma; j. w. irwin, Tacoma; Frank
Hanson, Philadelphia; w. e. Cornili.
Portland; +. Wicdcn. Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-18

Phone biacbk 3111.
Office z. o. Building.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-18
Teddie Mclaughlin, an old. feeble

Teddie Mclaughlin, an old, feeble
and extremely poor man, was burned
to death in the outskirts of. Ellens-
burg, Wash, by his lone cabin catch
ing fire one very cold night. The old
man was cremated. 1t is believed the
fire was strictly accidental. Nc
Laughlin was about 50 years old and
eked out a scanty living by saving
wood and doing chores.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-18

Baker City cattle market is strong.
Beef steers are selling at four cents
on the hoof. Sheep, yearlings, are
being sold now for delivery after
shearing at SO to 1910. One large
contract for wool clip was made a
few days ago at 16 cents. The mar
ket is rising and 1t is thought the
price will reach 1S to 20.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-18

Miss Gertie Hammerstein drowned
herself at Everett, Wash. She had
made a mistake" and was driven to
desperation by the unfeeling and un-
sympathetic taunts nf her relatives.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-18
P|NCHOI WILL SUE
+. THE CATTLEMEN
COLORADO SToCKMEN IN
TROUBLE OVER RESERVES.

Forestry Department VIII Ask for an
Injunction Restraining Cattle From
"Drifting" Into Unfcnced Reserves
In Observation-Disclosures Say They
Cannot Be Held Responsible for
"Drifting" Herds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-18

c. II. McNamee a Portland express
man, died of blood poisoning caused
by a scratch on his hand, received
while harnessing team.
The newspaper., 1907-06-14
THE DANGER IS REAL.
The People Must Guard Carefully Their Interests We
Must Fight For Municipal Ownership Again.

misleading as most Booster edi-
torials. No account is made for
the heavy expense of extensions.
no note is taken that instead of
paying private owner tor street
lights that we now have about
three times as many and pay
nothing. No note is made of the
fact that we have a midnight SER
vice now as against an ii o'clock
service. and have enjoyed a morn
ing service all winter. A so that
rates were cut twenty-five per
cent, from the start. At slightly
later date we shall print a story
setting out minutely the condi-
tions regarding the light plant.
For the present IT is sufficient to
call the attention OF the people
to the fact that the city govern
ment is doing what it can to dis
credit municipal ownership.
Eternal vigilance is the price
of safety" and the people may as
we'll be on their guard. We cx-
pect to have a proposal (printed
in the Booster) pretty soon argu-
ing that as we are losing money
on our light system we ought TO
sell it to syndicate of philan
thropists who can run IT more
successfully.
We just drop these hints so
the people may be prepared and
not be unduly shocked.
The newspaper., 1907-06-14

count of the additions attached. a
delegation was demanding that
they return home and give Pa
oniaites chance at congratula
tions and in the meantime the
train was drawing nearer and
every prospect tnat they would be
left for need OF their grips. As
the train pulled in the grips mys
teriously appeared and sacks of
rice also arrived.
As the thankful couple secured
seats in the train and realized
that ouly a few moments would
pass when they would be free
from their tormentors, Chas
Pike tipped the happy groom
that he had notified Grand June
ton Elks by phone and that sew
eral things would be doing when
the train arrived at that point.
This was the straw that broke the
camel's back and with a gasp
Walter sank back in his seat un
conscious.
Both the young people are very
popular and the attentions OF
their friends 60 far to establish
the tact. They go to Aberdeen.
Washington, and the hearty con-
gratulations of a host of friends
follow. them. THE NEWSPAPER
wishes them all manner of we'd
ded bliss, prosperity according to
their deserts and only SO much
cloudy weather as shall serve to
make them aOpreciative of the
bright sunbeams that should pre-
dominate married l'fe.
The newspaper., 1907-06-14

and assist in cooking up trouble
at that end of the line.
AT Hotchkiss c. l.. Pike Joined
the procession of trouble makers
and accompanied the train to
Delta. To his efforts may be
credited several difficulties that
otherwise would have been over
looked.
AT the county clerks Office it
developed that it would take at
least a dozen witnesses to over
come the flood of protests that
had been filed with Mr.. Doughty
as to the age of the contracting
parties. After a time however,
Mr.. Seybert was called up and he
reluctantly yielded and gave the
young people permission to take
out license. Then start was
made for the residence of Rev.
rockingham. to tie the knot.
Here again someone butted in
and Walter was directed to the
house of saw-mill man. With
tears in his eyes Walter plead
with his attendants to take HIM
to some sky-pilot at once and let
him get spliced. and the jokers at
last relented and the deed was
done. AT the depot more trouble
developed. Their grips had dis
their trunks had been
re.decorated and the agent was
kicking for excess baggage on &C
The newspaper., 1907-06-14

In last springs election we
called the attention OF the people
TO the fact that though every peo
pies battle had been won and
franchises had all been defeated.
that there was an active and re
sourceful element that we're not
satisfied and that it was poor pol
itics to place the enemies OF mu-
nicipal ownership in charge of
the newly acquired utilities.
Many of our friends laughed at
the warning, but last weeks
Booster quite clearly shows that
IT was no idle warning.
The leading editorial. which by
the way Mr.. Oliver says he wrote
himself. 1--WE thought VIC read be-
tween the lines that IT had very
different authorship is devoted
TO telling the people how We have
lost money on the light plant.
We are not able this week TO
take the matter up and carefully
sifi it. We cannot make the re-
search to show exact conditions
but we are in position to state
that every argument advanced by
the Booster is easy to controvert.
The electric light plant has made
money for the municipality every
day that the town has run 1t. BY
manipulation OF the business IT is
made TO show a loss that Is as
The newspaper., 1907-06-14
They Got Away at Last.

On Sunday the news leaked out
that Walter Eubanks and Miss
Helen Dorrance were contemplat-
ing matrimony. and that thcy
were not dcsirous of giving the
affair the publicity that it de-
served. In fact is was whispered
that they would wed carly in the
morning and take the train for
the coast where Mr.. Eubanks has
recently secured a very attractive
situation
Under the stimulating efforts
OF their friends crowd was soon
picked up to attend at the depot
and make things as pleasant as
the occasion would admit The
gang was there but the bride and
groom we're missing and then it
developed that they had taken
French leave by buggy at an
early hour and would take the
train at Hotchkiss. While Mr..
Scybert decorated the trunks that
had been checked at this place
others set the telephone to work
and very soon the Hotchkiss boys
had been posted on a number of
tbiuuc fo do that would Shnw The
couple how exceedingly rocky is
the road over which newly we'd
ded couples must pass. A small
delegation was placed on the
train to accompany it to Delta
The newspaper., 1907-06-14
New Resort.

Pagosa Springs. or Healing
Waters" is new hot springs re-
sort in Colorado. The waters are
hotter and the flow greater than
at Glenwood or the Hot Springs
of Arkansas. A qualitative analy-
sis proves conclusively that these
waters are nearest to the famous
Carlsbad Sprudel Spring of any
thing found in the United States
or tor that matter. in the world
The attractiveness of this new in
ter-mountain resort is set forth in
an illustrated pamphlet now
being distributed by the Passen-
ger Department, Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad.
The newspaper., 1907-06-14
EDITOR NEWSPAPER.

DEAR fRiEND:-ln read
ing your kindly criticism of my
letter to the editor of The Booster.
! find that you have misunder-
stood my position. and uninten
tionally put me in wrong light.
In the first place my reference 10
the Montgomery & Ward matter
was solely to show the inconsist-
ency of the position taken by the
man who IS assisting the Colorado
Telephone corporation to enter
OUR LOCAL FIELD. and who has
something to say about the peo-
pie who buy some of this mer-
chandise in distant cities. / have
not heen in the least "nettled"
over the articles published "urg-
ing the people to spend their
money at home" | believe that
by so doing only, will the people
ever build up a prosperous com
munity. There was a time when
The population of this valley was
TO be counted by dozens instead
of BY thousands as it is today.
When the one small store in Pa
onia could not attempt to carry a
stock of goods that would supply
the people with more than the
mere necessities of living, then
we sent regularly for a bill of
goods once or twice a year TO
some mail order house. These
orders were for various things
which could not be procured here.
But that day is past. The pio-
neers' work is done. We grubbed
out the cottonwood and sage and
planted the magnificent orchards
that have brought the thousands
of people the rail road and the
thriving business institutions that
we find in our little city to-day.
The mail order" of any import
ance is now the exception.
Then again my letter certainly
contained no hint of any desire
to run the Colorado Telephone
Company "out of this field" So
far they have practically confined
themselves to the long distance"
business in which we have made
no effort to compete with them.
while the home company has
supplied the local service, well
occupying the hsld. That the
Colorado is doing prosperous
business is amply testified to by
the statements in your article of
your own business transactions
with them. They have made
several attempts to enter our
The newspaper., 1907-06-14

local field, but without much sue
cess. They are again making a
strenuous and persistent effort in
that line with the intention
avowed, by their own assertions
of destroying our home institu-
ton. Running such a corpor-
alton out of the field would be
idle talk by anyone. They enter
field after mature business con-
sideration. with we'll laid plans
and a thorough understanding of
the euterprize. They usually
come to stay.
AS far as the boycott is con-
cerned. there is no boycott of
the Colorado" to aid. that know
of. We all use their phone when
ever an occasion arises and shall
continue to d. so as long as they
furnish the service. But would it
be any great hardship to use the
Office and booth that they have
established in the heart of the
business section of our city for
the occasional long distance mes
sage? Why should our business
men invite them to enter our
local field by installing said
phone in their officesa Why
should they thus aid them in their
determined effort to destroy our
home institution and our hard
earne investments? Ii is unwise
to say the least of it. to help
Montgomery & Ward to break
down our local business institu-
tions. 1t is certainly as wrong
to help the Colorado in its effort
to crush our home telephone in
stitution.
We are sorry, sir, that the
home phone seems to come too
expensive to be used. But this
system was not put in by a
moneyed corporation. 1t was
built with the money dug up"
by the common citizen of our
community. Many of us have
regretted taking the money from
our business where it was greatly
needed, to help build canning
factories, fruit associations and
other like enterprises. We would
have been glad to let the other
folks put up the money while we
also reaped the benefit in the
growth of business, increased facil-
tiles and conveniences, enhanscd
value of property and in many
other ways. But business pros
perity never comes to the COM
munity where citizens leave these
The newspaper., 1907-06-14
The Wise Boy and His Fishing Hole.

Parson Goodman:-"Do you
know where little boys go who go
fishing on Sandaya"
Bad Boy:-"Aw, say; l ain,t
givin' away snaps, yer know. 1t
yer lookin' fer a good fishin' hole
wy don't yer go find it yerself,
same as cv'rybody else does1
Yer must t'ink I'm a jay."-Ex.
The newspaper., 1907-06-14
Copper Supply.

The United States supplies more
than half of the worlds copper,
with Mexico second and Spain
third. The world uses four times
as much copper today as it did
ten years ago.-Industrial School
Magazine.
The newspaper., 1907-06-14
MIR. LEWIS EXPLAINS.


Replying of last regarding
Lewis makes that he entirely the light
hardly
m tter urher-EDTToR. fur
The newspaper., 1907-06-14

CONTINUED on page two.l
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-01
PUGILISTS
GREAT BATTLE
 THIS EVENING
Many Going From Tbis City Down to New Haven-Jim Jeffries
 Tells His Story.

There are quite number of people going from this cty this evening to take in the great fistic bill that has been prepared by the Edgewood Ath- letic club of New Haven. It is the greatest bill since the Corbett and McGovern fight up in Hartford some years ago. All those who go from this city will have chance to see all the bouts and return by trolley. The star attraction will bring together Johnny Summers, lightweight cham plon of England and Bert Reyes, who has beaten the best of them in this country. The winner of this contest will be matched to meet Joe Cans for the title, so that the bout should be one of the best ever pulled off in this state. Jeff Doherty and Dodo Maher, who have 1t in for each other down in their native city, will be in one of the preliminaries and they say this bout will be just as speedy as the main one. Spike Hickey of New Haven and Kid Bennett of Bridgeport will take part in the, other preliminary The bill is attracting attention all over the circuit and it is believed at least one hundred will go down from Waterbury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-01
POLO NOTES.

Manager Nick McGilvray of the Providence roller polo club has left for the west as an agent of the Ma tional Roller Polo league to secure players for the National league. He will try to land Eddie Higgins. who is now playing with Youngstown. for the Providence team. Every club on both circuits is after the services of the former Providence boy.
 The Park Square rink prOprietors, in company with a couple of other men. are now financing the Boston proposition. It probably will be found impossible to play the opening Boston game until November IS. as the rink may not be ready in time.
 Jean is going to New Britain as manager and player and will receive the biggest salary ever paid a player in the history of the game. It in- eludes a steady position at s25 a week the year round. SS5 a week during the polo season and 5 per cent of the receipts
 Bob Hart will wear a Hartford uniform and Billy Bannon has aI- ready sent his signed contract to New Britain. but will be released to Boston. which team he will man age. according to a Providence story.
 The first actual work of the New Haven polo team started yesterday. when four members of the team re- turned and got to wOrk for practice at the Quinnipisc rink Mccarthy. Miller. Mullin and Freeman worked out for about an hour.
 The only player over whom Bone of New Haven is anxious is Card ner. the crack hzlfbzcE. vho fs at the present time playing in the In tersJste leaEue- He is expected to rsnoTr before the end of the week and if he fails to do so George in tends to make trip out and bring him hack He is badly needed and wil strengthen the team
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-01
THE GRIDIRON
ALL WATERBURY
 AND NAUGATUCK
Series of Games Arranged Between the Two Teams-Other Foot
 ball News.

Naugatuck is going to have foot ball team. Last evening Manager Michael O'Connell and c. K. Rice, coach of the Rubber town eleven, met Managers Slavin and Cronin of the All Waterbury team in the Re- publican office, and agreed to play a series of three games. One hundred dollars was posted as a guarantee of good faith-yes, real money-with the sporting editor of the paper. The games, all of them, will in all probability be played in this city, as Naugatuck has failed as yet to come to terms with the owners of the field in the borough. At least two of the games will be played on Sunday, November IT, or Saturday, Novem- Der 23.
 All Waterbury has been unable to get game with an out of town team for Sunday and will line up against the Second Wards. The schedule called for the Thunderbolts of Bridge port, but when the Park city eleven was defeated by the Alabama team last Sunday, the locals cancelled the game. An effort was made to have the Acorns come up next Sunday, but the contest did not materialize. AL though the Second Wards have been defeated by the Starlights of Nauga- tuck, they will play much harder, in the game Sunday. The team will be strengthened for the game, which should be an interesting one.