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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-29
SHEEP EAT CHOKE
CHERRIES AND DIE.

A number of sheep were recently
poisoned by eating choke cherry
leaves while passing over a driveway
across part of the Manti national for,
est in Utah, and, though sheep drive
ways are not strictly part of the ma
tional forest range, the government
has taken steps to prevent further
losses to the sheepmen from this
cause. Members of the force on the
forests will cooperate with the stock
men in cutting out the thickets of
choke cherry bushes where they grow
most densely, thus allowing the sheep
to be hurried through them. and in
some cases the driveway will be
changed so as to avoid the thickets
altogether.
When the sheep enter this drive
way they are hungry after a long
trip over public highways, which form
almost one continuous lane between
cultivated fields. They eat the choke
cherry leaves ravenously, though un-
der ordinary conditions they would
hardly touch them. The leaves con-
tain prussic acid, and when an ex-
animation was made of the stomachs
of several of the dead sheep, and they
were found filled with the leaves,
the cause of death was clearly es-
tablished.
Stockmen throughout the West are
coming more fully to recognize the
benefits of government cooperation
and range control. The whole graz
ing policy is to make the range bet
ter and not to insure its equitable
use Restriction is practiced not for
its own sake, but for the good of the
range and of the stockmen who de-
pend upon it.
The range has deteriorated under
unrestricted use, and so the govern
ment is making investigations under
the direction OF Mr.. F. V. Corvile,
botanist, bureau Of plant industry, de-
partment of agriculture, with view
to reseeding with better grass. Again,
poisonous plants are often destruct-
i've to livestock, and in this case DR..
c. D. Marsh of the bureau of plant
industry is conducting study to de-
tect poisonous plants and suggest
means of eradicating them. There
are also heavy losses from predatory
animals, but government hunters and
trappers are busy reducing the num-
ber of mountain lions and timber
wolves, which do the most damage.
Finally, there is the insignificant
prairie dog, which selects the choic-
est grassy bottoms FOR its operations,
strips them to the soil and plows up
the ground for its burrows. They
have gone after the prairie dog now,
however, and by the use of effective
poison will son put an end to this
pest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-29
Kamela, July 20, 1908.

TO the East Oregonian:-
Standing in the ruts Of the old emf
grant road, now worn waist deep by
rain and flood, on the summit of the
Blue mountains, / wondered at the
heroic courage of the argonauts who
first crossed the wilderness to Ore
gon.
Now 1t is but four days travel in
tourist car across the entire continent,
while for the first trail makers cross
ing the blue mountains by wagon four
days meant often but that many miles
through almost impenetrable pine
thickets, fallen timber, rocky ledges
and bridgeless streams.
The pioneers fought for every ad-
vance step they made in conquering
Oregon. Here, where the deep worn
wagon road climbs up the mountain
side among granite cliffs, 1t must have
required weeks of labor to make the
old trail even passable, much less
safe. But those who first crossed
the mountains were equal to any
task, and the soft-handed tenderfoot
of today knows not how his luxurious
surroundings have been prepared for
him.
Here, over Pelican hill thousands
of tons of freight from Umatllla land
ing to the early settlements of East
ern oregon and Idaho have been haul
ed by the daring freighters OF early
days. The slow wagon trains YEARLY
wended their way where now the
whizzing train thunders down the
mountain, 80 miles an hour.
Yonder on California hill, where in
days gone by several times the stage
was robbed. the traveller now sees
but the gastly. deep-worn ruts to re-
mind him that human activity ever
marked the spot.
But to the pioneer those ghost-like
ruts are grim reminders of the olden
days. recall many a genuine thrill Of
adventure.
Here from an open glade on the
tip top summit OF the Blue mountains
the weary pilgrims westward bound,
caught first sight of the green slopes
OF Umatilla county! /
And such a sight!
After the desolation of the arid des-
erts OF Idaho. how refreshing seemed
these verdant lowlands, rolling away
toward the Columbia, dotted with
ponies, green and beautiful and invit-
ing. a wilderness of grass and forests
and mountain streams.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-29
Too Much of q Good Ihina.

George Marshall, a philanthropist
who always kept sharp lookout never
to be wasteful, decided to go for a
weeks camping, taking as his guests
some ragged street urchins. One morn.
ing he used the bits of meat left from
the evening before and made hash for
breakfast There was some left over
which he concluded to reheat and serve
again at noon.
Johnnie, will you have some hash 2?
he asked one lad.
"Bet your. life" replied the lad, who
was constitutiOnally hungry.
Peter, pass your plate for some
hash"-to another freckled nosed lad.
mot If l knows it." was the unex-
pected reply.
II thought you liked hash from the
way you ate 1t this morning." replied
Mr.. Marshall.
II did like 1t for breakfast" said the
lad, but none Of yer review Of re-
views for me for dinner."-Lippincott's
Magazine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-29
HORSE RACING
IS NOT KILLED
LAW
KEEPS FEW PEOPLE AWAY.
Great Event VIII Be Same Success as
Formerly-Nearly 100000 In
Purscs-Strings Of Fastest Horses
in the World Ready for the Open
ing.

Saratoga Springs, n. Y, July 29.-
Although the anti-gambling law will
serve to keep away many of the reg
ular race track habltues, 1t is already
evident that the annual racing meet
to open tomorrow on the beautiful
Saratoga course, will be a success
from a sporting standpoint. The ho-
tells are rapidly filling up with visit
ors and their interests in the races
appears to be little less than in past
years, when betting was allowed. The
fear that the Agnew-Hart bill would
kill racing at Saratoga may not be
fulfilled after all.
In line with the other racing asso-
Citations, Saratoga has curtailed many
of its stakes; in fact, $71,000 less will
be distributed to the horsemen this
year than in former seasons.
Even with the pruning, 100000
alone will be given TO the stake win
ners, and at least $4,000 daily to the
other events. This will give the own
ers an opportunity to make up for
the loss they suffered at the Brighton
meeting.
Sojourning at the Spa are the clev-
er strings belonging to James r.
Keene, Harry P. Whitney, John E.
Madden and many others. When the
bugle calls the first field out tomor-
row the star thoroughbreds will be
thoroughly acclimated to the strong
waters and cool breezes of the pleas
ure resort, and ready to perform at
their best.
The richest event to be decided will
be the Hopeful Stakes for 2-year-
olds at six furlongs, which is worth
over $4,000 to the winner. John e.
Madden Is aiming to capture this
event with either Of his clever pair,
Sir Martin or Fayette. Fighting this
formidable proposition will be Hell
met. the best 2-year-old James r.
Keene has displayed; Bobbin, Whit
ney's clever colt, and many of the
Youngsters that have trailed in the
dust behind the Madden stars.
The Grand Union. for 2-year-olds
which last year went to Colin, and the
United States, which was captured by
Restigouche, still retain their origi-
nal value of $4,000, and the Flash,
for the youngsters, will also be worth
$4,000 to the victor.
The 2-year-old fillies will not lose
anything in the Spinaway, and the
S~year-old members of the fair sex
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-29
A Lesson In Thrift.

A lesson in thrift is found in the adj
vice given by Congressman John E.
Andrus to a young man for whom he
had secured minor appointment in
the capitol at Washington. Meeting
the young fellow in the capitol, he
placed hand on his shoulder and re-
marked:
"Wllliam, you are just beginning
your life. Let me give you a bit of
sound advice: When you leave your
boarding house in the morning never
take more than 80 cents In your pock-
cts, enough perhaps for your luncheon
and for car fare You will then not
be tempted to spend more than you can
afford."-Yonkcrs Statesman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-29

will race for the same value OF the
Alabama as in former years.
The Travers, for 3-year-olds, still
is worth $500. The real blow falls
on the older horses They will have
to race for cheaper purses than when
the sport was at its zenith.
The Saratoga Handicap, which was
formerly worth $4,000, has been re-
duced to $500. and the Merchants
and Citizens Handicap, Catskill Han
dicap and Beverwyck Chase, instead
of being eliminated from the pro-
gram, have been materially reduced.
|The change OF purses means that the
horsemen will pay particular atten-
ton to their younger horses, and the
good members of the handicap divis-
ion will have to be sent out after
cheap purses.
As in former years, the string be-
longing to John Sanford, the only
breeder in this state, will make their
debut. Coming out fresh from the
farm the bearers Of the purple and
gold colors never fail to land many
purses at this meeting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-29
OLD EM|GRAN7 MOUNTAIN TRAIL
TELLS VIVID, INTERESTING STORY

Here beside the road, arrayed in
his chleftain's fuss and feathers"
once stood the naughty Five Crows,
offering the weary emigrant 1000
horses for a white wife. And when
his offer was scorned, there was
planted in. his savage heart the seed
which afterward ripened into mas
sacre and war and butchery, which
sprinkled the Inland Empire with the
blood of its bravest heroes!
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-29
CLEARWATER MILLS ARE BUSY.
VIII This Year Ship 12,OO6,OOO Feet
Of Lumber East.

Lewiston, Idaho July 29-The de-
mand for shop lumber for eastern
markets is good and large number
of small mills in the Lewiston coun-
try will ship there. 1t has been estl-
mated that the Lewiston country will
mill 25,000,000 feet of lumber this
year and half Of this will go east,
True & True, eastern buyers, recently
purchased 100000 feet of choice,
high-grade white pine, which they
will ship to their Chicago yard. This
makes 800 carloads, which sells for
an average OF $40 thousand feet at
the mill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-29
unchanuinu Man,

Mortal man offers but little difference
in spite of the diversity Of race and
climate, and in analyzing the Egyptian
we almost find ourselves reproduced
Intellectual man also manifests a sin
gular identity Of aspiration and belief
from the Nile to the Ganges and from
the Eurotas to the Arno.-Mercure de
France.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-29
Geological Musings.

Yesterday evening, at an elevation
of about 4,400 feet, in a deep worn
canyon on the mountain side, l pick
ed up genuine sea shell.
This shell had not been carried
there by some passing stranger. It
was imbedded in the solid clay 20
feet beneath the surface of the noun
tain, and is an index finger pointing
to that older time, described by
Thomas Condor in his 1.-TWO Islands,"
when the rim of the Blue mountains
was the shore line and Umatilla and
Morrow counties were the lowest bed
of vast inland sea.
How many centuries has this relic
slept in its sealed casket OF clay?
How many Transformations and what
frightful convulsions have taken place
on the surface of Umatilla- county
since this shell was buried in its
mountain hiding place?
Age upon age has added It's change
and TRANSPORTATION to the new-old
world; seas have been dried up and
mountain chains lifted from the
bosom Of the earth; valleys have been
formed and gorges cut in the noun
tain sides; lava has been poured upon
the lowlands to be cooled by succeed
ing centuries Of rain and wind and
snow; cinders and ashes, miles deep
in places. have covered the noun
tains and valleys, and Time, the lev
eler, has pressed down this layer OF
ashes and cinders and mingled with
It in indescribable alchemy the soil
forces and life growing spirit which
now give Umatilla county her world
famed wheat crops!
Little do We dream, as we drive
the combined harvesters through the
45-bushel wheat of the Umatilla res
ervation, by what wondrous stages Of
change, by what centuries Of appal-
ing earth-rack and matchless specta-
cles of fire and volcano and earth
quake, have we come to enjoy this
rich and bounteous county!
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-29
A True Patriot,

Johnny, what's a patriotpF
"a boy who'd RAIDER miss seem de
game dan go in on ball knocked over
de fence by de visitin' team."-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-29

A sure cure. one you can depend
upon. Hickory Bark Cough Remery.
A sure cure. nd It's pure! Use It for
all lung trouble. coughs, colds, hoarse-
ness and sore throat. For sale by
any druggist and first class dealers
everywhere. Pendleton Drug Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-29

'Is your husband having any luck
at the race track?"
"Some luck" answered young Mrs.
Torkins. "He hasn't caught cold nor
had his pockets Observation-Disclosures
Star.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-29
Removal Notice.

Cook & Perry have moved their
stock Of books, stationery and no.
tions to the Smith-Crawford build
ing opposite postofflce. Call and see
them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-29
Nat EntireIv One.

"And 30 they were made one."
''Oh. l don't know. l believe she still
has a mind of her own.'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-29

All the news all the time in the
East oregonian.
The Glenwood post., 1908-06-06

through the deep snow. They
gather up the records he leaves
behind, and see to it that all the
conditions of the wager are ad-
hered to, to the letter.
Asked how the wager happen
ed to be made, Mr.. Walsh said to
a representative of the Post this
morning:
"Seated at lunch one day at
the Waldorf-Astoria, Mr.. Hearst
and Mr.. Ostermeyer got into
discussion whether or not such
feat was practicable. Hearst as
serted stubbornly. that no man
could get over the mountains, and
was willing to back up his belief
with money. Ostermeyer, who
knew of me because l carried mail
across the United States. and fol
lowed part way the old Santa Fe
trail, declared he knew of one
man who could, and l was sent
for.
Il expect to have no difficulty
in covering the distance within
the time stipulated and shall get
$4,000 of the $25, 900 for doing it.
And why were you willing to
make such long, difficult and
dangerous trip?' he was asked.
Because l knew of no better
way to get $4,000, which I shall
give to my daughter. l am on a
four months furlough. | stopped
at Fort Logan to visit some of the
boys of the Twenty-frst regiment
whom | know, part of them being
stationed in New York and the
rest at the Colorado post.
81 have been fifty days on the
road, having left New York on
April 10, and never felt better
than ! do today. | am ready to
fight at any time for my country
and feel no worse for the walk
ing have done"
Walsh is 80 years old, and his
heavy head of hair is thickly
sprinkled with gray. He rested
an hour in Glenwood Springs, sold
a few autographs for whatever
people were willing to give him,
and then started for Grand June
ton.
The Glenwood post., 1908-06-06
Sunday Services.

Services in honor of Memorial
day were held yesterday morning
at II o'clock at the opera house,
and fair sized crowd gathered
to thus do honor to the nation S
heroes. Rev. Greer Foote con-
ducted them and delivered an elo-
quent and forceful address.
The speakers table was draped
with a large American flag, and
Old Glory was in evidence every
where. Veterans of the Spanish
and Civil wars were seated in the
front rows. Silver haired, and
bent with the weight of many
years, those men who gave four
of the best years of their lives to
their country, listened with rapt
attention to the speaker, and like
wise, too, did those younger fel-
lows who braved not only the
Spanish bullets but the tropical
fevers as well, give close heed, for
they too, knew of the things that
The Glenwood post., 1908-06-06

by the entire membership Of the
Grand Junction club. When the
airship alighted and was safely
anchored to earth, the scorekeeper
softly whispered that the fourth
inning was over and Glenwood
had secured just eleven runs
While all this aerial display was
going on Grand Junction got one
man across the Goodyear. And
it was all due to a series Of bob
bles, coupled with mis-plays; and
Glenwood pounded Swearingen
al over the lot. The visitors Sc
cured eleven hits in the first four
sessions and after that Swearin-
gen settled down and held them
to four scattered singles.
"Not a man on the local team
was in form and when Swearin-
gen went to pieces the dObbers OF
the rest of the players went down
and the ginger, heretofore demon
strated, was gone. The locals also
played in hard luck, a number of
boob hits being good.
"Swearingen was swatted hard
and Sandusky was touched up at
a lively rate but the fans are of
the opinion that there is no rea-
son why Grand Junction should
not beat the Water Babies. The
features of yesterdays game
were the home run hits of Gray
and Skinner and the batting of
Kitzmiller, Toepfer, Bruggeman
and Gray"
Glenwood, . 5 2 2 90 2 0 O-13
Grand jet 0 l 0 90 2 o. 4
Summary: "
Earned runs, Glenwood 8,
Grand Junction l; home runs,
Gray and Skinner; three-base hit,
Lawrence; two-base hit, Toepfer;
struck out by Sandusly 6, by
Swearingen 4 double plays, Law
renee to Goldsworthy to Harden
brook. Lawrence to Wenkler; /;
bases on balls of. Swearingen /,
off Sandusky 6: left II bases, Glen
wood 6, Grand Junction ~ hit by
pitcher. Brusse.
Time of game, 200.
Umpire, Boyer.
Attendance, 600.
The Glenwood post., 1908-06-06
Saturdays Celebration.

To the music of fife and drum
the veterans in their old blue uni
forms, and those others, the youn-
ger vets, followed by the school
children bearing flowers, marched
through the streets of Glenwood,
and then were taken in carriages
to cemetery high Oh the hill.
And. while the little town in
the valley lay sleeping peacefully
in the warm May sunshine, the
veterans, with heads uncovered,
and busy with the thoughts of-the
years, now almost half a century
agone, gathered about the graves
of their comrades and paid silent.
loving tribute to those who had
answered that last cali of taps
and gone where is never heard
y the strident call to arms nor the
battles roar.
At 3 o'clock at the Pastime the
alter a crowd gathered to witness
the closing exercises of the day.
A large number of children were
there, and the "Ride of Paul Re
we're" film was shown for their
benefit. They sang those old.
blood-stirring battle anthems OF
the days Of '64-those songs that
even now cause their pulses to
beat a little faster and bring a
glow to the old and lined cheeks.
There was speaking. Sounding
clear the note of patriotism and
love of country, veterans of both
wars made addresses that will lin
ger long in the memories OF those
fortunate enough to have heard
them. The speakers were w. w.
Carpenter, w. r. Callicotte and
C. V. Noble of DeBeque.
Singing of "America closed
the program.
The Glenwood post., 1908-06-06
BuRKHARDr Is SUSPENDED

Pueblo. June AT a meeting
of the managers of all state league
baseball clubs and the heads of
the other semi-professional teams
of the state held here last night,
state agreement concerning the
signing of players was entered in
to. This agreement protects ev-
cry club from players who desire
to jump contracts on short notice.
The agreement was adopted by
a unanimous vote, after which H.
Burkhardt, the Aggie pitcher,
who is now in Grand Junction,
was ordered suspended. Burk-
hardt. it is claimed, was signed by
Reds Luxus team of the state
league and is attempting to jump
that contract by pitching for
Grand Junction. Manager Kitz-
miller of the Grand Junction as
sociation entered into the state
agreement and declared last night
that under its provisions he must
release Burkhardt and that the
later cannot appear with any 9TH
er club until he secures proper
release from the Luxus team. If
Burkhardt can get this release
Kitzmiller is anxious to secure
him.
The Glenwood post., 1908-06-06
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The Glenwood post., 1908-06-06
GRAND JUNCTION BEATEN TWICE

The score by innings for the
game yesterday, which was fea-
tured by the splendid pitching of
Willett and fine support by every
one of our boys, is as follows:
Glenwood, O o / 90 2 90 10
Grand Jet. l 90 90 o 90 q 3
vanettisch, in the Grand juno
tion News of Saturday, graphical
ly describes the fall of the idols
of the fans in this fashion:
"a beautiful balloon ascension
tion News Of Sunday, graphical
yesterday afternoon. and the
unique spectacle was witnessed