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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
|. N. FUNK BUYS
THE FAIR STORE
X. f. TARBET SELLS OUT
AFTER EIGHT YEARs
Spokane Man Purchases One OF Pen
dleton's Leading Mercantile Jnsti-
tutions-Mr. Funk Was Formerly at
Wcston-R. T.. Tarbet VIII Go On
Blue Mountain Ranch.

The Fair stone one of the leading
mercantile establishments OF the city,
was today sold to L. M. Fink OF Spo-
kane, who will take charge of the
business Immediately and after in
voiclng will open the place for busi-
ness with a larger stock and with
many Improvements In view.
Mr.. Funk has been in business in
Spokane for the past IL years, but
formerly worked for Sailing & Co. at
Weston, and is well known to many
people in this city and county. He is
a brother-in-law of County Clerk
Frank Sailing.
II. l.. Tarbet. who has conducted
the Fair store in this city for the
past eight years and who has built 1t
up TO be one of the leading establish
ments in the inland empire, will re-
main In Umatilla county for some
time but will devote his time to the
real estate business largely. He owns
a homestead near Meacham and will
live upon that for some time and will
be resident OF the county indefi-
nitely.
The Fair store will be closed next
Monday for invoicing and will per-
haps remain closed during all of next
week, but is the intention of MIR.
Funk to open next Saturday with a
monster sale which will perhaps con-
tinue for some time.
This store was moved into the
Smith-Crawford building two years
ago when its capacity and floor space
was more than doubled and it has
enjoyed an excellent trade.
Mr.. Funk is an experienced business
man and is western man and will
endeavor to build up a still larger
trade in this field. He recognizes Pen
dleton as one of the very best towns
in the entire northwest and is coming
here to make his home permanently.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16

The above brief message received
here last evening by Mayor f. ]. Muir
ply has caused more Joy within the
city than any single piece of local in
telligence that has been received for
many weeks.
The passage of the appropriation
by the house practically means that
Pendleton will be given a federal
building, and that in the near future,
for the appropriation provides for
both the securing OF the site and the
erection OF a building
The Pendleton building was lnclud-
ed in the omnibus appropriation bill,
which was favorably reported to the
house on Thursday. The measure
provides for buildings at Albany, the
completion OF one at Eugene, buildings
at Belllngham North Yakima and
Lewiston and Tor sites at Olympia,
Walla Walla, Everett and Pocatello.
Albany is given but s65,OOO for its
building and site.
Now that the bill has passed the
house It only remains for the senate
to confirm the measure and those In
formed upon the situation believe
there will be no trouble in the senate.
for the house usually acts in the ca
pacity of treasury watchdog.
A federal building for this city will
be for the accommodation of the post
office. U. s. commissioner, offices Of
the bureau OF animal industry and of
the federal court should a district be
organized with this place as head
quarters
Those in touch with affairs declare
that II ever a new district is created
this city will be selected as headquar-
ters because the greater portion Of the
legislature is from the Umatilla In
dian reservation.
The news that the appropriation
has passed the house came as a dis
t!nct surprise to most people last night
for Il was not known that the appro-
priation could be had this year
though the need of the building is
pressing. Throughout the session Con-
gresham Ellis has been earnestly
working for the appropriation and his
success has won much praise for his
energy and influence in congress.
SCnatc's Probable Action.
In the opinion of DR.. c. j. Smith.
who Is informed concerning affairs at
Washington through the fact that he
spent several days there on his return
home, the federal building bin will
he also passed by the senate.
"As the appropriation is embodied
IN the omnibus bin the senate will
very likely pass II as it is declared
the doctor this afternoon. "While I
was In Washington I talked with both
Congressman Ellis and Hawley upon
the subject and they thought then
the bill would pass the house. I was
not able to learn much concerning
the senates attitude then because l
could not find Senator Bourne, and
Senator Fulton was in this state"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16

At meeting OF the publicity bureau
committee held last evening the con-
tract with the Sunset magazine people
was formally agreed to and plans for
raising the remainder of the money
needed for the publicity fund were
gone over to some extent. Monday
evening another meeting Of the COM
mittee will be held.
Since the publicity bureau move
ment was started last Tuesday even
ling, there has been no relaxation on
the part Of those behind the move
ment, but on the contrary, the plans
have been laid along even firmer and
broader lines than those first propos-
ed.
As business men and property own
ers learn more about what is propos-
ed with the publicity bureau they are
becoming more free in offering their
support and the movement is now
much stronger than it has been at any
meeting at the court house.
Since accepting the craftsmanship Of
the committee, T. C. Taylor has en-
tered with a will into the work OF
organizing the bureau and his influ-
ence has also brought other heavy
property owners into line. AS result
1t is now said that little difficulty will
be had in raising fund of from
$4,000 to $4,000 and that the proper
ty owners will willingly bear their
part of the expense.
At the meeting last evening Leon
Cohen submitted a plan whereby in
seeking subscriptions the committee
will ask each business man and prop
erty owner for an amount in keeping
with his financial standing. From an
assessment table a schedule of SUBJ
scriptions has been made out and in
raising funds for the bureau the COM
mittee will ask individuals only for
such amounts as they should right
fully pay.
When the committee closed the con-
tract with the Sunset magazine COM
pany it crossed the Rubicon," for it
incurred a $1,000 contract and there ?
can now be no turning back in the
matter Accordingly all interested are
asked to put their shoulders to the
wheel and assist by their subscrip-
tions and influence to make the bu-
reau one that will be creditable to
Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
Teddy Was Right.

New York. May 16.-The right of
President Roosevelt to summarily dis
miss the negro soldiers of the 25th
infantry for alleged participation in
the riot at Brownsville, Tex, was sus-
tained today by Judge Hough In the
United States district court. Oscar W..
Reid, soldier, sued the government
receiver for $4122 as wages from the
date of his dismissal to the expiration
of his enlistment. District Attorney
Stimson contended that the president
had the right to dismiss the soldier,
and Judge Hough sustained this con-
:ont,on.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16

these will be Dean. of Aberdeen. who
will hold down short stop. Dean was
sent here by Bobby Brown. mana
ger for Aberdeen, and he will be given
his first tryout on the Pendleton dia-
mond tomorrow.
With the new players and general
enthusiasm that now prevails in Pen
dleton baseball circles no true fan
can afford to miss the game tomor-
row.
Come out to see the new men ana Z
to show that you are alive.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
Reward for Mrs. Guinness.

La Porte, May 16.-Seven thousand
dollars has been appropriated as a re-
ward for the arrets of Mrs. Guinness II
she is still lalive. The county commits
soners took this step this morning.
The sum Of $4,000 was also set aside
as expenses for the coroner and $4,000
for the sheriff in their Investigations.
1t is not thought that there are any
more bodies on the farm.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
SOLDIERS PLAY BALL HERE TOMORROW

Tomorrow Afternoon the Pendleton
ball team will play at the Matlock
grounds against the soldiers from
Fort Walla Walla and Lorimer's
heavy stickers are planning to put the
hluecoats in the rear rank 1t was
with the soldiers that the local team
played last Fourth of July and the
game was a good one.
In the game tomorrow Parkes will
he in the box for Pendleton and sew
eral new players will be brought
out" by Manager Lorimer. One OF
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
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STREET CAR STRIKE
TIES UP CLEVELAND.

. Cleveland, Ohio, May 16.-A
. strike of street car men was call
. ed this morning at 4:45 o'clock
. and nearly all the municipal
. lines, which is the three cent
. fare road, are tied up.
. A few mild disturbances fol-
. lowed, but no violence has been
. reported. A majority Of the en-
. ployes refused to walk out with
. the strikers, but II is expected
. that they will do so within the
. next few hours.
. Superintendent Cook OF the
. car lines states the usual num- I
. ber Of cars will be running
. within 10 hours. The union
. men claim that the strike result
. ed from President Dupont break
. ing faith with the men.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
Newspaper Men Held.

Bakersfield, Cal. May 16.-Justice
Black today held r. A. Crothers and
Fremont Older, proprietor and editor
Of the San Francisco Bulletin, to an
swer to the superior court on a charge
OF libel preferred by VIM. S. Tevls,
the millionaire OF this city. The de-
PENDANTS gave bail in the sum OF s41,-
900 in each OF the three cases.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
ROOSEVELT GETS
HIS DANDER UP
President Calls Japan's htten-
ton to Influx Of Japanese
LabOrerS.
MIKADO TOLD TO ACT OR
UNITED STATES WILL

An Exclusion Law VIII BE Adopted If
Ruler OF Little Brown Men Does
Not Take Steps TO Keep His I'm
desirable Citizens at Home-Matter
Left 20 Japan As An Act Of COur-
cesy, But That Country Has Failed
10 Regulate It-RemOnstrance is
the Result.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
CONFESSES To NUMBERING sweetheart

II met her at O'clock" he states.
"She insisted that / marry her. [
begged her to let me off. She refused
and told me that under the law she
could compel me to do so. Then
shot her four times, hid her body in
the rocks and came home in a swift
trot."
He then did the chores and made
himself conspicuous about the house
in order to prove he had been at
home during the time the murder was
supposed TO have been committed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
PENOLETON BOY
WINS CONTEST
HAROLD WARNER BEST
NIGH SCHOOL ORATOR
Victor Over Oiher Eastern Oregon
Representatives at Baker City
Seven Contestan<s, But Decision
Was UnanimOus-Weather Good at
Baker and Prospects Bright for In
teresting Field Meet.

Harold Warner, representing the
Pendleton high school in the oratori-
cal contest at Baker City, won first
place in the contest last night and
placed Pendleton at the head of the
list of eastern oregon schools in the
oratorical field.
There were seven contestants in the
Baker City event and all were well
prepared for the occasion and the
winning by Warner for Pendleton is
one of the foremost victories won by
the local schools this season.
The subject of Warmers oration
was "The Opportunities of Youth"
and he was especially well prepared
and gave his number in a most able
manner, winning the conest by the
unanimous vote of the judges.
Those who took part in the contest
were as follows: Harold Warner,
Pendleton; La Rose Bailey, North
Powder: Arthur Moody, Ontario: Ella
Shelton, Union; Luther Moore. Prime
vile; Eleanor Taylor, Baker City and
William Motley, Cove.
Looks Good for Field Meet
A telephone message from Baker
City late this afternoon says that the
weather is excellent and all the teams
are in good condition and spirits. The
schedule of events is being carried out
at time of going to press, but no final
results were obtainable at that time,
The seven eastern Oregon schools
are all represented with good teams
and the event is being attended by an
enormous crowd from Baker City and
the surrounding country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
SHEEP TO MONTANA.
Twenty-four Carloads Shipped 10 the
Ranges I'm that State from Echo.

At Echo yesterday Rhea Bros. Of
Forsythe, Mont, loaded "a carloads
of sheep which they recently purchas-
ed of NJ. S. Corrigal of Butter creek
and the Penland Livestock company of
Heppner. The sheep were all yearl-
ing wethers and are to go upon the
Rhea Bros summer ranges in Mon
tana.
Though the sheep market has been
slow this spring a number of ship
ments have been made lately from
points west Of here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
Geyser ON Court Street.

Excitement was created at the court
house yesterday afternoon when
four horse team ran away on East
Court street and dashed into the fire
hydrant on the corner The force Of
the collision was too much for the
rydrant and for several minutes those
in the vicinity were treated to the
spectacle of a geyser that rivalled
"Old Faithful"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16

San Francisco, May 16.-The esprit
de corps Of the Atlantic squadron has
received a sad Jolt.
There are $4,000 sulklng sailors and
illnatured officers who are suffering
from an aggravated case of humilia-
ton as a consequence of Admiral
Dayton and the cruiser squadron
failing to withdraw from the big show,
when through the hauling down of
the pennant of Rear Admiral Thomas
he became for a time the senior Of
ficer and today the two starred blue
pennant of commander in chief is
floating from a mere cruiser and an
officer not identified with the big
fleet at all is running the whole show.
1t had been arranged that when
Thomas left Sperry was to be in COM
mand, as it was understood that Day.
ton and the cruiser squadron would
leave at once for the south. But with
the hauling down of Thomas flag the
blue two-starred pennant of Dayton
went up and Sperry's red flag is drop
ping dejectedly in a subordinate po-
sition over the Connecticut.
Now IL any officer of the battleship
squadron wants to do a little social
stunt on shore he must ask permission
of almost an alien officer. This made
many aching hearts in the big fight
ers today. Many reasons are given
for the delay in the sailing of the
cruisers, but the general opinion is
that Dayton just hung around so as
to take a slight fall out of the battle
ships and remind the people of the
coast that the cruiser squadron is al
so doing business in these waters.
The cruisers will sail south Mon
day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16

Kanab, Utah, May 16.-Alvin Hea-
ton, aged IS, today made full writ
ten confession, giving the details of
how he murdered Mary Stevens, his
sweetheart, last April, because she in
sisted that he marry her, and then
hid her body in the rocks in Garden
hollow. He states that the crime was
premedltated.
He realized that he would be charg-
ed with the crime and he endeavored
to build up an alibi.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
WHOLE FAMILY
is MURDERED.

, Wlkatunk, N. j., May 16~-
, William Shepard, his wife and Z
Miss Jennie Benry, were muir q
, dered some time during the Z
, night in the Shepard farm house q
, at Matawan. Identification of 9
the assassin is not known here. .
The one year old child OF the .
Shepard people is perhaps fatal .
ly shot. Th tragedy is yelled in .
mystery. .
One Of the farm hands has .
disappeared and posse is .
searching for him. No motive .
is known. .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
FLEET OFFICERS
ARE HUM|L|ATED.
Admiral Dayton in Command
and a Mere Cruiser is Flag
ship of Great Squadron.
1000 SAILORS AND
OFFICERS ARE sULKING.

Officer Not Identified With Big Fleet
II Running the Whole ShOw-COm-
mander OF Cruiser Squadron Seizes
Opportunity to Take Fall Out OF
Big Fighters and 10 Remind People
That Ships From Atlantic Are Not
the Only Ones Doing Business In
These Waters.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
Tarhct Quits Fnir Store.

At the recorders office today a bill
of sale, whereby R. E. Tarbet relin-
quishes his interest in the Fair store
to L, NJ. Funk, was filed for record.
The consideration named in the bill of
sale is zone dollar and other valuable
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
Looks Good for Field Meet.
Reward for Robbers.

Seattle, May i6.-The Great North
ern has offered $4,000 for the capture
of the train robbers who robbed the
Wells-Fargo express car last week
near Seattle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
McCnsslin 70 BE Tried In June.

w. D. McCasslln, the alleged mur-
derer of +. F. Zaspell at Heppner
who was arrested in Spokane, will be
tried on the charge of murder in the
first degree at Heppner, June ..
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
CLOSE CONTRACT
FOR PUBLICITY
Rubicon is Crossed Be-
No Turning Back Now,
Movement Will Succeed.
PROPOSITION STRONGER
THAN AT ANY TIME

People More Free In Offering Support
#. G. Taylor as Chairman Of Bu-
reau, Enters Heartily Into Work Of
Observation-Disclosures Means Much
TO MOvement-COhen Proposes New
Plan for Observation-Disclosures Is
Made Out-An Will Be Solicited
Another Meeting win Be Held Mon
day Night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
CLAD T|D|NGS
FOR PENOLETON
Message Received From Con-
gresham Ellis Announcing
Appropriation.
BELIEVED THAT SENATE
WILL PASS TILE BILL.

$4,000 for Building and Site-Afcans
That POstOfflcc, Bureau Of Animal
Industry, United States Commits
sdoner's Office and Possibly Federal
Court Will Have Home in This City
Strengthens Argument for .Crea-
tion Of New District and Location
of Headquarters I'm FonGneton-
News Comes as Surprise.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
Dropped Dead on the street.

John Hite, a pioneer of Moscow,
Idaho, dropped dead on the street
there Tuesday. He was 81 years old.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
RIOTS IN CHINA.

Toxic, May 16.-Rioting In Pank,
China, Is increasing, much property
has been destroyed and many killed
and wounded.
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Prudence Doran Buried Today.

The funeral of Miss Prudence
Doran, who departed this life last
Friday, was held this morning, at
the Catholic church. Impressive
services were held at the church,
Rev. Father O'Dwyer officiating.
The body was taken from the home
to the church, where requiem mass
was spoken, after which all that was
mortal of this most excellent young
lady was tenderly conveyed to. our
Silent City" at Greenwood, where
She now rests in peace.
While she is gone from the scenes,
the conflicts, the sorrows aud pleas
ures of life, she will still live in the
hearts of those who knew her best.
Her retiring nature led her to hide
her best qualities from the public
gaze, but they were revealed to those
who enjoyed her acquaintance, yet
it was in her home that her true
worth was most conspicuous. She
was kind and loving daughter, and
her devotion to the family circle had
no limit. Her future was full of
promise, and we dare not ask why
she was taken from US in her prime,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-20
Three Divorces Granted.

This was divorce day. in Judge
Stanton's court at the court house,
no less than three DEGREES of divorce
being handed out.
In the case of Tolef @Thoreson VS.,
Esper Thoreson,. a divorce was
granted the plaintiff. The couple
whose domestic life had become
embittered were aged, having been
married in 1875. They were from
Clearwater county.
Mary Berg was granted divorce
from her husband, Peter Berg, and
the plaintiff was given the privilege
of resuming her maiden name OF
Mary Johnson. Both from Clear.
water county. 49, -.
a divorce was also granted to a
party from Koochiching county, the
Pioneer being requested to not pub
lish the names of the interested
parties. . : -; =.
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In some manner jennings head
came in contact with the rapidly
moving teeth of the saw, which cut
and lacerated his face and the front
portion of his head, making ugly
wounds, and hurting him into
cramped position under the box
covering the saw.
Jennings got up from where he
was thrown, and although badly cut
and lacerated, walked a quarter of
mile from the saw-mill to the house,
before he gave up and laid down.
Jennings was carried to Fowlds,
from which place he was taken on a
handcar to Wilton and from that
place brought to Bemidji yesterday,
being placed in St. Anthony's hospi-
tai under the care of a physician.
Jennings retained consciousness
after being cut, and remained so
after being brought to the hospital.
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HEAD AND FACE TERRIBLY
INJURED BY TIMBER SAW
Martin Jennings Received Injuries Which WILL in all
Probability Prove Fatal..--Nose and Upper Lip Cut
Away and Head Injured

While attempting to take away
sawdust with his bands from be-
meath rapidly-moving circular saw,
on the claim of A. T. Wheelock,
near Fowlds, Martin Jennings, who
was operating the saw, received
terrible injuries about his face and
head injuries of such a serious
character that the attending physi-
clan marvels that Jennings was not
killed outright and that he was able
to retain consciousness, after the
accident.
Jennings was alone operating the
saw in the small mill on Mr.. Wheel.
ock's farm, at Clair lake, few miles
from Fowlds, Saturday afternoon.
At about 2:30 Jennings got down on
his hands and knees and began to
scrape away the sawdust from under
the saw, using his hand.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-20
K. P. Ball Tonight.

The members of Bemidji Lodge,
No. 168, K. of p, will give an Easter
ball, in the city hall tonight, and
indications Point to one of the most
successful balls ever given in the city.
The best of music mas been engaged,
and from expressions made by
townspeople there will be good at.
tendance, Excellent music has bee n
secured and all arrangements are OF
the very best.
The arrangement committee is
deserving of the hearty thanks OF
the lodge for the thorough manner
in which they have performed their
duties. The committees for the ball
are as follows:
Floor Committee ]. Crane, A.
E. Otto, George Rhea, Dwight
Miller, David Gill, Walter Markham,
]. E. Lingreen, M. A. Clark.
Reception Committee-T. J.
Miller, G. A. Walker, Earl Cell.
William McCuaig, w. N. Bowser, ].
S. Hanson.
Ticket Committee. C. Sheperd,
James Miller.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-20
PASSED BOGUS" MONEY
ON BAGLEY MERCHANTS
Three Smooth individuals Got Away
With Some GOOD Coin" for
the bad"

Bagley, April 20. Especial tc
Pioneer. )-Three men who are sup
posed to have come from Cass Lake
or Grand Rapids, pulled, off a sue.
cessful stunt of getting lid Of bad
money" here Saturday afternoon,
and succeeded in passing at least
three $40 bills of shady value .
making their getaway before their
deception was discovered and their
arrest determined upon.
It appears that the three men
made purchases of several local
business men, including Hans Han
son, rendering in payment therefor
$40 bills, which from hasty glance
looked all right. Later, the mer-
chants scanned the money received
more closely, with the result that it
was found that the bills were bogus
being fsmsy limitations of good
money"
When the game was discovered
the perpetrators had made good
their escape and no trace Of their
whereabouts could be found.
The bills which we're used by the
strangers were what. is known as
wildcat" money, and were issued
(apparently) by the Merchants and
Planters Bank of Georgia, at
Savannah.
The police are endeavoring to
locate the passers of the money.