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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-03
Ycomcn Meeting Deferred.

II Is announced today that the
meeting of the Yeomen planned for
tonight will be deferred one week
owing to the inability to secure the
hall for this evening. Hereafter
meetings will be held every Friday
night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-03
REALISTIC FIRE DRILLS.
PendietOn Pupils Being Given Much
Valuable Training.

Fire drills have been held frequent
ly in the Pendleton schools during the
past month or longer and should A
conflagration ever break out in one OF
the school buildings the pupils should
not be found lacking in training. The
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-03

One hundred and ninety-eight en-
gineers employed in the granite
quarries at Quincy, Mass, are out on
strike because of a disagreement
over the wage scale
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-03

Begin on City Hall.

Friday, April 3, 1908, will be =
written down in the history of :
Pendleton as the date on which !
the actual work OF construction .
OF Pendleton's elegant $4,000 =
city hall was begun. Today Z
Engineer Horace w. King and =
Architect T. f. Howard began Z
surveying for the city hall site I
and as soon as bids for the Z
erection of the building are let :
1t is expected that the actual !
work of construction will begin. Z
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-03

The charges against Chancellor
Day, brought by Rev. George A.
Cooke. we're ruled out Of court by
Bishop Moore at the opening Of the
1O9th session OF the New York
Methodist Episcopal conference.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-03
Now Mt Alexander's.

Miss Ethel Newquist, the well
sales lady formerly with the Teutsch
department store. is now employed In
the dry goods department OF the
Alexander department store.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-03

Miss Margaret Johnson has beer
engaged as a teacher for school dis
trict No. 64 near Nye.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-10-17
MIDLAND
ROU T E"
AUGUST 24-25.

Denver, Colorado Springs Pueblo and back $3.50
Omaha, St Joseph, Kansas City and back. $4,000
ST. Paul, Minneapolis and back $500
Stop-overs in both directions Return limit October 31st
Pullman Observation Sleepers leaving Ogden and Salt
Lake every evening passing entirely through the Rocky
Mountains daylight Close connections with lines
There's no Scenery
like that on the Midland"
Splendid dning-car service
Midland Ticket Office
10 East Third South, Judge Bldg L. H. HARDING,
Gen. Agent
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
NOW AT MELBOURNE
ATLANTIC BATTLEsHlP FLEET A SECOND AUSTRALIAN STOP
 PING PLACE.
RECEIVED AN OVATION FOR THIRTY MILES
Thousands of People Crowd the shor. to Witness Arrival of American Warships-Greeted by Roar of Ar tillery and Cheers of the PopuIace Officials Exchange Visits.

Melbourne, Aug. 30.-The American Atlantic battleship fleet, under com mand of Rear Admiral Sperry. an chored in Port Phillips bay Saturday afternoon, after an uneventful voyage from Sydney.
 After passing Port Phillip Heads at 11:2o o'clock Saturday morning the ships received continuous ovation from the shore and vast excursion fleet the entire 30 miles to the anchor. age grounds The weather was beau. tifrl. q warm sunshine having taken place of the lowering clouds which early In the morning seemed to indi. cate dreary day for the welcome of the fleet, for which Melbourne has made such lavish preparations. Turn. ing the headlands and pointing their noses toward the city, the vessels of the feet were greeted by 50 Queens Cliff fishing boats gaily beflagged, and the British cruiser Psyche, which boomed a welcome of 13 guns and dipped it's flag to the Connecticut, which was in the van. Simultaneously there helched forth from the Amer ican flagship an answering salute and her flag at the fore was dipped to the British Unionjack. The small populace of Queens Cliff has been aug mented by thousands of visitors all of whom crowded the shore to witness the passage of the American armada.
 Craft of every kind dotted the bay, and there was a constant exchange of salutes between them and the Amer ican ships. Sirens screeched a wei come and small cannon boomed from the decks of the Australian pleasure craft, while the flags on the visiting ships were constantly being dipped in answer. The procession up the bay was q stately and gorgeous one, the gleaming white hulls of the American vessels against the background of green wooded shores making beau tiful spectacle. The fleet was 16 min ntes passing given point, as 1t steamed ir accurate alignment toward the city. The guns of the short bat teries and the ships resounded over the placid waters of the bay and were re-echoed by the surrounding hills.
 Shortly after the Connecticut an- chored Rear Admiral Sperry and his staff came ashore and paid an of ficial visit to the Hon. Sir Reginald A. J. Talbot, governor of Victoria, who soon afterward returned the visit aboard the Connecticut.
 Melbourne is city of waving flags and bunting. Aside from the profusion of regular decorations, the cabs and tradesmen's carts are flying Australian and American flags, and men, women md children are carrying the Amer ican colors, which are being sold on every street corner The populace is enthusiastic to a degree over the ar rival of the ships and all indications now point to a most enjoyable visit for the personnel of the fleet. from Admiral Sperry down.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
WOMAN HAS CLAIM ON GLACIER.
Expects to Dig Some Precious Ore from Her Moving Mining Property.

Mrs. Mary E Hart, formerly of Los Angeles, Cal, who has just re- turned to Seattle after visiting Alaska, has the distinction of being the first person to stake out a mining claim on glacier while it was still in ac- tion.
 Sidney Noise, with the local archi- tect firm of Hunt & Gray, was on board the Seattle, which has just re- turned from a trip to the Klondike, and he states that for the first time in nine years passengers were able to make landing at Muir glacier, near Skagway.
 The glacier is considered far from safe, but Mrs. Hart, with natural love of adventure, stepped triumphantly ashore, and was followed by others eager for the experience of landing upon the forbidding ice field.
 It was found that the moraine, a deposit freighted with precious ore, which Is always carried with the ice in this section. had already become quite solid, and Mrs. Hart forthwith staked out claim.
 Mrs. Hart has passed number of years in Alaska and is conversant with the mining situation there, hay. ing owned and superintended the work in several claims. In order to gain experience she at one time worked with pick in her own mine.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
The praq in Public Schools.

The pace of classes in our public grammar schools is determined by the average pupil, or perhaps pupils lit tie below the average. In view of the task thrown upon our grammar schools, of taking all sorts of raw material--chidren of foreign birth. children in whose homes study Is i'm possible--we can hardly complain that the work often drags. Our chief criti- cism is that in so many cases no pro vision is made for promoting the bright children more rapidly. They are held back in lock-step with the rest The boy who can easily complete the program for three years in two or two and half, and who would profit large ly by moving ahead quickly, Is not al lowed to break the ranks. He is under no stimulus to exert himself and do his best. As a result. he dawdles and forms thoroughly bad habits of appli- cation, habits which may cling to him and clog him through life.--New York Post,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
CITY UNDER WATER.
A Bursting Dam Causes Havoc by
 Flood In Augusta, Ga.

Atlanta. Ga. Aug. 2s.--The floods in the Carolinas and Georgia culminatea Wednesday in the breaking of the biz dam six miles from Augusta, which diverts the water from the Savannah river into the canal at that point. The great flood of water let loose soon found it's way into the city and Wednesday night from Fifteenth street to the eastern boundary. Au- gusta is under from 6 to 12 feet of water which is gradually rising.
 Despite the fact that the water stands six feet in the residence dis. trict of the city and is deeper in other portions, there has been no in. dication that the people are suffering beyond being .marooned in the upper stories of their dwellings.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
FARMERS KEPT A BANK OPEN.
Ready Cash Supplied for Missouri institution Whose Safe Locked.

St. Joseph, Mo. Aug. 29.-The un- usual scene of farmers acting as bankers was enacted at Nashville Thursday Four "yeggmen" attempted Wednesday morning to rob the Rush vile State bank and succeeded only in blowing the door in such fix that it could not be opened at all. They later robbed the Nashville postofflce of s100. Thursday morning the of. flcers of the bank secured safe ex- pert to break open the door, but the work of doing this took all day.
 Tn order that the bank would not have to shut down farmers who were depositors brought all the available cash they could scrape up. Savings banks in the homes were raided for the time being and enough cash was raised by the farmers to supply the bank during the day.
 A reward of s5.O00 has been jointly offered by the postoffice authorities and the bank for the apprehension of the "yeggmen."
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
THE LADY AND THE UMBRELLA.
Not Every Woman So Lucky as the
 Heroine of This Tale.

In the storeroom that every rail. road maintains for the safe keeping of lost articles left in it's care by for getful passengers there are always to be found hundreds of umbrellas. But not every umbrella left in the cars is lost long enough to find it's way to the lost department; it may forth nately be recovered sooner.
 Here was woman who had just stepped from an elevated railroad train. to find it raining, and thus re- minded:
 "Oh! my umbrellai' she said. and, turning to the train, which had al. ready started along, she added: Wait minute!" a request by the train un. needed
 And yet this woman recovered her umbrella in a moment.
 Here 1t is." said another woman, who was travelling with her, had got off the car after her, and had gathered up her friends umbrella with her own as she came along.
 So this forgetful passenger recov. cred her umbrella promptly, but not all are so fortunate; thousands of um. brellas left behind by passengers go to the lost departments every year.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03

Fayetteville, N. C., Aug. 30.-The Cape Fear river at this point has reached a heighth of 79 feet, breaking all records of former floods. The river valley on the east side are covered for miles with a rushing torrent of muddy waters. Houses and bridges are swept away for miles around, and and corn crop will go beyond 35 per cent. The greater portion of Fayette- vile is covered with water backed up to the city hall from the river which is a mile and half distant. Three thousand people are homeless. The city was in total darkness Friday night, the power plant being sub merged
 In the country there are thousands of people homeless and an appeal waa issued Friday for relief by the chair man of the county commissioners.
 All means of communication with the outside world have been severed with the exception of a cable owned by the Western Union Telegraph com pany which had been laid in the river and this is threatened by the rapid torrent at any moment No trains have entered or left the city for three days. The food supply is short, eggs are selling at a dollar dozen and vegetables are held at four times their value.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
 WAS LOST IN MOUNTAINS.
Judge Rombauer of St. Louis Wan
 dered 48 Hours.

Estes Park, Col, Aug. 2S.-After wandering hopeless and dazed in the mountains without food and shelter for nearly 48 hours, Roderick Emile Rombauer, St. Louis jurist and au- thor. staggered into the Drake hotel at 10:30 Wednesday. For two nights and days the judge had been aimless- ly seeking the trail and he was half dead from exposure and ready for the care of physicians when he found shelter Wednesday. With careful nursing Judge Rombauer, who Is "A years old, is expected to soon recover. Afraid to lie down for rest, lest he would freeze to death, Judge Rom bauer had kept constantly going since he separated from the members of the party with which he started from Hallet glacier, and which he left to make the ascent of Hages peak Mon day at noon. The judge is believed to have wandered 30 miles or more.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
coMMlssroNER,s SALE.

Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance Of the authority and dir ections contained in the decrerai order of the Chancery Court of Polk county, made and entered on the 18th day Of June, 1908, in a certain cause No. 37f), then pending therein between John II. Ham, iiton, w. NJ. Pipkin and If. Hollar, Board Of improvement, for Improvement District No. 1, in the City of Mena, Polk County, Arkansas. compainants. and Unk nown Owners Of Certain Lots in Mena, Arkansas. defendants, the undersigned, as Commissian- CT of said Court, will offer for sale at public yendue to the highest bidder, at the southeast door or entrance Of the County Court II ouse, in which said Court Is held, in the County of Polk, within the hours prescribed by law for August, 1908, tho following described real ..-ft.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
NOTIcE no QUIET TITLE.

Notice is hereby given that on May i2, 1908, F. NJ. Cecil filed in my office his petition to the Chancery Court Of Polk county, Arkansas, praying that said court at It's X prii term, i90s by it's decree confirm and quiet his title to the following described lands situated In Polk county, Arkansas, to-wiE the SEA Ntha, N N E14 sEsf, IVA SEA the sw4 Nw4, Sec. 27 lying west Of Iiick- ory Greek. all In TWP. s, E. s2WssEA sw4 SE1t Sec. 9. and the NEl4 NElt Sec. ?, Twp. 3S., R. 32 W; the SWi4 SE.l4 See. ', Twp. ? <. R. s2 W, and the NE4 NEA Sec, {, TwT. S., R. 32 W.
 Therefore, all persons who claim any Interest in said lands or any part thereof. are hereby warned and called upon to ap- pear in said court within seven weeks nom this date and show cause. if any there be, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted and why the title Of the said petitioner 10 said lands and every part there Of should not be quieted and confirmed. Given under my hand this l2th day of May, 1908
 w. I. Green,
 Clerk of Polk Chancery Court.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
A Negro Rrute Lynched.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. S0.-A negro named George Johnson was hanged by a mob at Murfreesboro 30 miles south of here, about nine o'clock Friday night. The negro Friday morning at tempted an assault upon Miss Nor ris. seven miles from Murfreesboro. He was captured and taken to Mur- freesboro, where the young lady identi- fed him. and he confessed.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
cItus ncIean.up Day"

Chicago recently had general eclean-up" day, and reports say 1t was q big success. The cleaning Of the vacant lots of the city was assigned to inc school children, and they went at the job with vigor and enthusiasm When school adjourned, at S;SO p. m, they were provided by the lanitor or inc various schools with the neces- sarv tools. and within an hour the yrpits of their labors were to be seen in huge piles of waste paper. tin cans old shoes and miscellaneous refuse.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
DEATH AND DAMAGE
FIFTEEN PERSONS DROWNED IN CINNAMON RIVER AT FOL
 SOM, NEW MEXICO.
SOUTHERN SITUATION NOT MUCH BETTER
Losses at Augusta, Ga, Said to Have Been underestimated-sixty Are Supposed to be Dcad-Thousan of People Are HomeIess-Food Supply is Getting Very Light.

Trinidad, Aug. BOA flood in the Cimmaron river following a cloudburst washed away a number of dwellings at Folsom, N. NJ, Thursday night and 15 persons are reported to have been drowned. Eleven bodies have been recovered. Two miles of track and l2 bridges on the Colorado and Southern railroad were washed out. Trains will be laid out As hours.
 Meager advices received here Friday say that the entire town was swept by the floods caused by the cloudburst. Several houses were swept away com pletely and nearly every house in the town was damaged. The advices say searching parties have been formed and that it is expected many more bodies will be found.
 Folsom is in the northeastern part of New Mexico near Raton on the santa Fe railroad. Its elevation is about 1000 feet and it is constantly in danger of floods which sweep down from the surrounding mountains when ever there is cloudburst or heavy rain In the hills. The property loss is estimated to exceed s100,O00.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
Worked Like a Charm.

Mir. D. N. Walker, editor of that spicy journal, the Enterprise, Louise Va, says: T ran nail in my foot last week and at once applied Buck lenis Arnica Salye. No inflammation followed The salve simply healed the wound. Heals sores, burns and skin diseases. Guaranteed at Jack son Drug Go. 25c.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
Five Dead in Pennsylvania Mine.

Wilkes Barre, Pa. Aug. 5O.-flve men were killed, another is expected to die, and five others were seriously injured in a collision late Friday af- ternoon at Warrior Run colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal company six miles from this city.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
want More veterInarIans.

Washington, Aug. 30.-The war de- partment Friday received from Manila A requisition for 16 veterinary sur geons for duty in the Philippines. The Philippine government has recently been making efforts to stamp out dis eases of the horse and of the caribou in the islands.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03

Millions of bottles of Foley's Honey and Tar have been sold without any person ever having. experienced any other than beneficial results from it's use for coughs, colds and lung trou- ble. This is because the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package contains no opi ates or other harmful drugs. Guard your health by refusing any but the genuine. Sold by all druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
What,s In a Word7

Two men were discussing the trou. ble in India. and each had deal to say about his notion of Hindu charac ter.
 They're such bellicose set of people" said one.
 'Indeedl" exclaimed the other. in surprise q was always under the i'm. pression that they were very spare men. -Harper's Weekly.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
r,,e Pleasures Of Hope.

"This poem upon May day saio ,ha editor lis not at all bad T rho attic poet flushed with delight
 but since we have enough ma terial on hand to last us TOT ,i., tne nvAs z, s ten years, am obliged to decline Y
 The poet still smiled hopefully
 ePuf sir.e he said, you will re ouife something for the siessn'. yesgi"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
A Ian Bank in Frisco Closed.

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. So.-The Imperial Japanese bank, located at l54s Laguna street, was closed Friday by the state bank commissioners. It is alleged that the officers of the in- stitution have been making loans to themselves.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
A Mattnr of Suspense.

q see Comeup has hung up your ac- count for supplying him with his fam fly tree"
 Yes; didn't like the crop found 1t bearing"
 What was that?" "Hemp." 4-
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
Found at Last.

| A. Harmon of Lizemore, West Va says: "At last have found the nerfect Dill that never disappoints 10a. and for the benefit of others af- sieted with torpid liver and chronic nanstipation, will say: Take Dr. x;nois Is;r. New Life Pills.n Guaranteed satisfaetory. 25c at Jackson's Drug store.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
NorIo1 TOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, Land office at
 Camden, Ark, July 2s, 1908. Notice Is hereby given that
 JAMES N. RAY Of Quito, Ark, who on July 10, 1903, made homestead entry No. 26722 Serial No. 0255j for SwL SW14 Sec. 20. W. NWL Sec. l9. and NE4 NEI Sec. 30 Twp. 1 s., K. 9 w.. 9th P. NJ, has filed notice Of intention to maFe final hve-year proof 10 establish claim to land above described, before County Clerk of Polk County, at Mena, Ark, on the sth day Of Septembe 1908
 Claimant names as witnesses; William A. Basket, William l.. Ward, samuel Y. Ward and Noah shelton, all Of Quito, Ark. Aug 6 If. C. Frledheim, Register.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
LEGAL NOTICES.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior, Land Ofiice at
 Dardanelle, Ark, August l5 1908. Notice is hereby given that
 JOHN II. WELTER, of Eagleton, Polk county, Ark, who on May l6. 1902, made Homestead Entry No. 2sS53, Serial No. 0i3il, for the SEl4 SE4, Sec. 2, E11 NEl4, Sec. 32, and NW4 NWl4, Sec. a3, Twp. 1 N, R. 31 w., 9th F. M., has filed notice of Intention to make final nye-year proof to establish claim to the land above described, before the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Polk county, at Mena, Ark, on the 26th day of September, 1908
 Claimant names as witnesses: Thomas N. Rhineburger, Charles 1. Morris, John kel. logg and Nike Wilson, all Of Eagleton, Ark. Aug. 20. Joseph Fl. Battenfeld, Register.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
WARNINA nRnER.

Ella B. Johnson, piaintlff, Ys w. W. John son. defendant--ln the PoikiChancery Court
 The defendant. w. V. Johnson is warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint Of the plaintitf. Ella B Johnson. w. 1. Green, Clerk. July Sth, 1908.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
WARMING ORDER.

Frank N. Cockrill, plalntln, ys. Mary Cockrili, defendant-In the Polk Chancery Court.
 The defendant. Mary Cockrill is warned to appear In this Court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plalntin, Frank N. CockrilL W. l. Green, July IS, 1908. Clerk.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03

COUNTY LINE UNION NO. 577 Meets Saturday evening before the lst and Srd Sundays. D, Morris, president, W. II. Riding secretary. Hartley F. 0.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
poI.K couNTY IrNToN

Meets the third Wednesday in January April, July and October. William Martin, President and Lecturer, Mountain Fork, Ark. J. C. Terrell, Secretary Treasurer, Mena Ark, K. F. D. No. 2 A. Nj. Parker, Organizer, Hatfield, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03

OWEN CHAPEL UNION NO. s3o. II. z. Fowler, president; T. D. Reid, secre- tary. Meets first and third Fridays of each month at D. m. Mena F. Q
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03

HOLLY SPRINGS UNION NO. 294. F. K. Grinith, presidents; ]. c. Yell seer e. tary. Quito r. Q.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
Kansas Personal Property.

Topeka, Kan. Aug. S0.-The total value of all personal property in Kan sas. including livestock as equailzed by the state tax commission, given out Friday. is s62l, ,960.643.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Of the Interior, Land office at
 Camden, Ark, July 29, 1908 Notice iS hereby given that

WILLIAM HAMLIN of Mena, Ark, who. on Sept. l7, 1901, made homestead entry No. 24s49 Serial No. 0a6Sj for the Eis SEi& Sec. 2 SWL SWL4 Sec. |, and NWf{ NWI& Sec. 12, Twp. 5 &, K. 31 W., 9th F. M.. has filed notice of intention to make final five-year proof. to establish claim to the land above described, before County Clerk Of Polk county, at Menas Ark, on the Sth day 0f September, 1908.
 Claimant names as witnesses. Walter Cazeile, John w Fitzsimmons. William A. Baker and William c. Gentry, all of Mena, Arkansas
 Aug, H. q. Friedheim, Register.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior, Land Onice al
 Camden, Ark, Aug. i3, 1908. Notice is hereby given that

FRED c. EMERY, of Board Camp, Ark, who, on Sept. 6, i906, made Homestead Entry No. 30022 Serial No 0g36), for SW4 SEl4, Sec. 20 and Nis NEIf, Sec. 21 T. 2 S, Range 9 w., 9th F. M :, has filed notice of intention to make final proof, to establish claim to the land above described, befroe County Clerk oi Polk county, at Mena, Ark, on the 26th day of September, 1908.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Elijah T.. Embry and Henry P. Coe Of Board Camp, Ark, and Albert o. Gilbert, Jr.. and VII liam r. Hilton of Nunley, Ark. Aug. %. II. c. Ffiedheim, Register,