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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-02
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-02
Inndlnn paner Maklnn state,-

IN The matter OF paper production
New York. Maine and Wisconsin rank
first. second and third, respectively.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-02
oensslooleal Trses.

l make little account OF genealogical
trees Mere family never made a man
great Thought and deed. not pedl.
gree. are the passports TO enduring
fame Gen. Skobelen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-02
REMINGTON & HARBOUR

Blacksmithing. wagon repairing
and general work. Planning and saw
ing. Shop next to Pollard & loves
garage. North St.
REMINGTON 4 HARBOUR
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-02

After a city has attained a popu'
lation Of 100000 a stranger may allude
to II as a village without danger OF
having his head knocked on
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-02

Go to Europe and tell your troubles
TO the police. They will not be able
TO understand and will thus escape
suffering Nashville American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-02

Doubtless we call the parrot Polly
whether Il Is lady or not, because Of
It's notable attachments in continuous
conversation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-02

Sull, the man is something OF a
hero In the eyes Of his valet who pays
promptly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-25
MUNICIPAL PLANT PAYS.
Price of Electric Lighting In Seattle
Reduced One Half.

Mayor c. Herbert Moore has an
nounced that he intends to investigate,
by means Of results obtained in other
cities, the practlcability of starting a
municipal electric plant in Spokane,
says the Spokane Chronicle.
you can state" said Mr.. Moore,
that / consider this an important
question, and shall collect data on the
subject with a view to satisfying my
self that the investment would be a
good one for the city, which l believe
It would from the money-savlng point
Of view Of citizens"
In Seattle, II is asserted, people for
several years paid 1914 and IA cents
per kilowatt- hour for electricity. This
is the price now paid in Spokane.
City Engineer Thomson Of Seattle was
instrumental in starting a municipal
electric plant, and when 1t went into
operation, 1t is stated the private com.
panies cut down to Sh cents per kilo-
Watt-hour.
The plant is now reported to be pay
ing operating charges and interest on
investment, with a small profit to the
city, and the price of electricity Is said
to be so per cent Of what It was pre-
vious to the establishment Of the city's
plant. In addition to this, citizens are
saved thousands Of dollars per year in
light bills
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-25
RITZVILLE HORSE SHOW.
Head Of Veterinary Department at
Pullman Tells of Conditions.

DR.. S. b. Nelson, head of the de-
partment Of veterinary science at the
Washington state college, was in the
city yesterday on his way to Pullman
after a visit through the country
about Ritzville, says the Spokane
Chronicle.
"Ritzville is going to hold its an
nual horse show next Saturday and
the people there have some of the
finest specimens in that country /
have seen for some time. There are
getting to be more and more Of these
horse shows about the country, and
they are doing a great deal of good.
They are what the Washington Live
stock Association has been advocating
for some time for they are a strong
feature in assisting to develop the
stock industry of the country"
In speaking of the veterinary course
at the Washington State college, DR.,
Nelson sand:
'Never before have we had so
many applicants for this course and
the classes are growing larger and
larger every year. Any student who
graduates from this course and has at
tended to business, can get a $1400
job or better"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-25
RAILROAD GRANT SUIT
NOT TO BE PRESSED
Rumored I'm Portland That Big Case
VIII Not BE Started Until After
November,

=, There will be no active prosecution
of the railroad land grant case, at
least until after the presidential elec-
tion in November, according to a sus-
picion that has been growing of late,
says the Portland Telegram. Tracy
! C. Becker, however, who was original
ly sent to Portland from Buffalo to
handle the railroad case for the gov
ernment after d. B. Townsend had
worked up the evidence, declares with
emphasis that the railroad land grant
case will be tried. Mr.. Becker does
not say when they will be tried, but
asserts that action will begin when
Townsend arrives here from the east.
Although there was considerable ag-
itation over the railroad lands in con-
gress last winter, nothing has since
been done. The vast domain of tim
ber land affected by the threatened
but delayed legal proceedings belong
to the Hartman system, both in Ore
gon and California, but principally
in oregon. Hartman has in the past
bNtD tHBNNiiiig hNAlNN PbANANSi oS
we'll as the railroad world, and has
contributed heartily to the republi-
can campaign funds in other presi-
dental elections. Hartman and
Roosevelt are now on terms of friend
ship, but this, according to politicians
does not necessarily extend to Harri-
man and Taft.
Harrimans friendship in a presi-
Dental year is more desirable than
his enmity, and especially since 1t is
generally acknowledged that Taft has
n hard fight and requires all the sup
port he can gather to his standard.
For this reason, the suspicion has
been aroused that there is no real
design to harass Harriman's land
grant, particularly before the presi-
dental election, although after No
vember something may be done.
Mr.. Townsend, who worked sever
al months in oregon last year collect
ing data on which to base the suit
against the corporation to recover the
land, has been expected for some
time. Becker, who was hired TO pros
ecute after Townsend secured the ma
terial, has no intention of dabbling in
the railroad land grant case until
Townsend comes. Becker, If he car
ries out his announced plan of contin-
ung the land fraud cases, will be oc-
cupied all summer or later with these
alone, and will have no spare time
to apply to Harriman's land grant.
Townsend, according to Becker, is due
any minute, but no one at the federal
building appears to know his where
abouts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-25
WYOMING'S WOOL CLIP.
Over $4,000, 900 Pounds Will Be Pro-
duced This Year.

Estimates now being made as to the
size of the Wyoming wool clip indi-
cate that this year Wyoming will not
only exceed all previous records, bu;
it is expected will pass Montana,
which last year was nip and tuck with
this state in its total wool production,
says Ranch and Range. Last year
Wyoming with a production Of 49,
600, 600, took the lead for wool in the
grease, but Montana's figures on
secured wool exceeded those Of this
state.
This year the clip is expected to be
at least 35,000,00O pounds, and it is
confidently expected that this amount
when secured will also exceed the
secured product of Montana, its near
est competitor.
The average weight of a fleece last
year was 10 pounds, while this year
in addition TO the wool being of long
er staple and finer quality, the weight
will probably average close to eight
pounds. The gain ~ the sheepmen
of the state through this increased
weight will be readily seen.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-25
SEATTLE HORSE SALE.
Well Known Horses Bring Fancy
Prices I'm Big Market.

The auction sale of Hackney horses
held under the auspices of the Seat
tie Horse Show association in Seattle,
brought out a fair sized crowd of To-
cal buyers who paid good prices for
the stuff offered, says report.
The yearlings brought from $50 to
800, while the older horses that had
been hammered sold from 5000 up to
s1O25. Blaze O'Glory, Tom Law
sons old show horse, sold for $3.50.
He is now IL years old and his best
days are over. Belle Brandon, a
chestnut mare 10 years old that had
plenty of action and some speed,
brought $1O25.
The big coach team was knocked
down to H. w. Treat at $1100, the
bargain of the whole sale. Most Of
the animals sold were only good for
show purposes and will be fitted up
for the fall shows.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-25
portland Journal.0

Morris Calvin of Paulina, Crool
county, Oregon's most unsophistcatet
man, bought comic valentine. Il
cost him a nickle, Then he did a lit
tie drawing. A postage stamp wa:
attached. The valentine was ad'
dressed to a young woman. 1t was
dropped in the mail. 1t was delivered
She objected. This morning that val.
entine cost Calvin $500.
Calvin was indicted by the federal
grand jury for sending obscene mat
ter through the mail. Owing to the
circumstances of the case and upon
the recommendation of the district at
t6rney, Judge Wolverton let Calvin off
without jail sentence when he
pleaded guilty in the United States
court this morning.
Until brought to Portland by dep
uty United States marshal Morris had
never seen a steamboat. had never
oven seen and didn't know there was
such a thing as street cars.
His lips Never Smackcd.
And furthermore. Morris Calvin,
Crook county, Oregon, has never been
kissed owing to this fact he has be-
come known as Oregon's unsophsti-
Gated man.
Until last night Morris had never
seen the inside of n iail had never
eaten in a restaurant had never heard
the rumbling of a wagon on paved
streets. had never seen an automobile
nor did he know there was such a
thing as a bicycle,
He had heard of city skyscrapers,
to be sure, but he thought they were
something that floated about high in
the air.
Morris has never been inside of a
theater never smoked pipe, cigar
or cigarette, never chewed tobacco,
and has never had a drink of liquor
in his life.
And the thousands and one other
forms of amusement which are afford
ed the people of city are all new to
Morris.
But in spite of all the fascinations
Of a great city, Morris slept in cell
at the county jail last night. And his
dreams weren't Of music and dances
and beautifully gowned women and
the buzz of automobiles. But instead
his fancies were far away In his old
home country In Crook county and
the dreams were of green valleys and
mountains and cattle and horses and
of the people he has known all his life
and who are natural and more to his
liking.
Morris is 22 years old. He lives
with his father and mother and has
never been in trouble before. All his
life has been spent on the range and
he had no antlcipations, no longings
for the city He knew not Of the city,
nor did he care, and he was happy.
But last st. Valentines day Morris
got hold of funny valentine. And
poor Morris fell from grace.
District Attorney McCourt stated to
the court this morning that with the
exception Of the valentine incident, the
defendant had always been on his best
behavior. Since he was boy, he said,
Morris has worked hard and taken
care OF his family. During that time
he has accumulated nearly $4,000 in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-25
/. II. Amos, Prohibition, polled 3,7S7
votes and j. C. Cooper. Socialist, 5,267.

cash and a bunch of horses and cattle.
owing to these facts the young man,
though he claimed ignorance of the
law relative to sending obscene mat
ter through the mails, was let off with
the $500 fine and without a jail sem
tence
Tomorrow Morris Calvin leaves for
his home in Crook county. Behind
he will leave with Uncle Sam $500 in
hard earned cash:
And for months to come as he rides
the range visions of that comic valen-
tine will flash through Morris mind.
But 1t won't seem funny any more.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-25
Scheme to Keep Gillian Wet.

Condor, Ore, June 25.-Reports
came into Condor last evening that
the vote of Rock Greek precinct was
to be contested as illegal. The reason
stated is that the election board al
lowed the voters to vote at tables or
elsewhere and not in booths, as pre-
soribed. 1t is also reported that the
main idea is that should Rock Creek
vote be cast out It would make Gillian
county wet. The throwing out of the
votes would not affect the newly
elected officers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-25

state Of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas Couu.
ty, So.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner Of the firm Of r. ]. Che.
ney 4 Co, doing business In the City OF
Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum Of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY,
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 9th day Of December. A. D.,
1886.
iSeal.) A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
and acts directly on the blood and mu.
cous surfaces Of the system. Send for tes.
timonials free.
II. ]. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
tion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-25
OFFICIAL COUNT ON NEW MEASURES

in either district. The plurality how
ever, is about 1000 short of the plur
ality for Roosevelt over Parker fou
years ago.
Cake and Chamberlain Vote.
Following is the tabulated state
ment of the vote Of Cake and Cham
berlain for United States senator:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-25

Following Is the official vote Of
Oregon on the constitutional amend.
ments and United States senator:
Increasing pay of legislators from
50 to $40 per day-Yes, 1864; No
6S,S92.
To permit location Of State Institu-
tions elsewhere than at the State CAPT.
tal-Yes, 41,975; No, 40,S68.
Increasing number Of Judges Of Su-
preme Court-Yes, 3O,243; No, 5O,591
Changing time of elections from
June to November-Yes, 60,443; No,
1850.
Providing for sheriff having custody
Of prisoner-Yes, 60,443; No, 30,033.
Free passes for offlcials-Yes, 49,
$50; No, 59,406.
Armory Appropriation Bill-Yes,
S3,507; No, 54,S4S.
University approprIation-Yes A.
115; No, 40,535.
Woman's Suffrage-Yes, 36,S58; No,
$3.50.
Upper river fish bill-Yes, 46,5S0;
No. 4O,72O.
Reddy open town bill-Yes, S9,442;
No, 52,346.
Single tax amendment-Yes, 32,-
O66; No, 6O,S71.
Recall-Yes, 5S,3S1; No, 30,O02.
Instructlng Of legislators to vote for
peoples choice for senator-Yes, 69,-
66S; No, 21,162.
Proportional representation Yes,
4S,S6s; No, 34,12S.
Limiting expenditures of candidates
for office-Yes, 54,042; No, 31,301.
Lower river fish bill-Yes, 56,130;;
No, 3O,2SO.
Indictment by Grand Jury-Yes,
52,214; No, 2S,4S7.
Hood River county bill-Yes. 49,
94S; No, 26.77S.
Republican Plurality 3S,782.
Party strength is computed accord
ing to the vote on Congressman, and
by this test 1t is found that the Re-
publican plurality in the state is 3s,-
1852, Hawley having plurality Of
17O4S in the First district and Ellis a
plurality Of 21,714 in the Second dis
trlct. This is by far the largest plur-
ality ever recorded for congressman
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-25
UNSOPH|ST|CATED
MAN AWAKENED
CROOK CoUNTY'S UNKISSED
PAYS $500 FOR VALENTINE

Sends Comic Card TO Young Lady and
Is Arrested for Sending Obscene
Literature Through the Mall
Rides on First Train, Sees First
Steamboat and Never Knew There
We're Such Things as Street Cars
and Bicycles.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-03
THE WILLS ARE READ
Contest Suit Against Frybarg-
er Will Continues in
Circuit Court.
MANY WITNESSES ARRIVE

Another delegation of witnesses ar
rived from Fayette county today to at
tend the Martin-Chitwood case, now
On trial in the Wayne circuit court
The most of these witnesses will be
placed on the stand by the defense.
They arrived at about 10 o'clock and
their appearance in the court room in
terrupted the procedure temporarily.
The Introduction of testimony by the
plaintiffs continued during the morn
ing. 1t was believed probable the de-
Tense would get to open its line of
evidence late this afternoon, probably.
The most of the time this morning
was taken up by the reading of wills
and reports. The attorneys engaged
in a number of disputes as to the va
lidity Of certain documents and the
right to present them in court. The
court ruled against the plaintiff in the
attempt to introduce report of the
guardian of George Frybarger, deceas-
ed. 1t was the evident intent of the
plaintiff to use this document as proof
of the insanity of the decedent, the pro-
visions of whose will have provoked
the suit. Frybarger's will, which it
now is being tried to break, was read
to the jury.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-03
WILL MEET SOON
Commercial Federation to
Plan Legislative Pro-
gram.
POSITIONS TO BE FILLED.

The executive committee of the In
diana Federation Commercial clubs,
recently organized in this city, will
shortly hold a meeting, probably in In
dianapolis for the purpose OF complet-
ing organization, for the election of a
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, and to take pre-
liminary steps in arranging to have
desired legislation brought before the
legislature for consideration.
Today Z. NJ. Haas, secretary OF the
Richmond Commercial club. received
letter from w. B. Campbell Of An
derson, who acted as temporary secre-
tary at the local meeting, in which he
stated that he had sent a copy of the
constitution and the list of officers to
all the clubs In the federation and
that he had also been advised by Pres
ident John Beasley OF Terre Haute
that he would in the near future call
a meeting Of the executive committee,
which is composed Of himself, the thir-
teen vice presidents and the secretary
treasurer, who is yet to be chosen.
Mr. Campbell states that President
Beasley also assured him that he in
tended to give the best of his time to
the work of the new organization. 1t
is not known who the candidates for
secretary-treasurer are. but it is quite
probable that an Indianapolis man
will be chosen. Ultimately this office
will probably be a salaried one but it
is not thought that it will be one for
at least a year yet.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-03
NEITHER IS ANXIOUS
Olson and DemetraI Know
Battling Abilities of
The Other.
MEET HERE DECEMBER II.

1.-THE Olson-Demetral contest will be
my greatest offering of the season."
stated Promoter Charlson yesterday.
For several weeks have been trying
to arrange this meeting, but neither
Olson or Demetral appeared to be very
enthusiastic about going against each
other. However, / finally induced
them to meet in this city, Friday,
December II and, it goes without say
ing, this match will be the greatest
ever pulled off in this city"
Olson and Demetral have met each
other twice, splitting even on victo-
ries. Last year they clashed at Tam
pa, Fla, and the Greek won the match.
About two months ago these two stars
met in indianapolis and Olson won.
The excuse offered by Demetral for
losing this match was that it was as
hard to beat Olson in indianapolis, as
1t was to beat Americas in Baltimore.
Demetral is the holder of the light
heavyweight championship belt of
England. This belt is most valu-
able ornament and will be exhibited In
this city, probably next week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-03
STAMPS ON SALE.
Consignment of 10000 Red
Cross Stamps Expected
To Be Quickly Sold.
LARGE SUPPORT PROMISED

The Palladium Office.
The Item Office.
The News Office
G. H. Knollenberg Store.
Ross Drug Store.
Prices Confectionery.
The above is a list of places where
the second consignment of Red Cross
Christmas stamps will be placed on
sale. Shoppers can buy them at these
headquarters SO that they can place a
stamp on each Christmas package.
Merchants can also buy them at these
places. A large number of local mer-
chants havepromised the women pro-
noting this worthy cause. that they
will buy large orders of stamps SO that
they can place ole on each package
sent out from their stores.
There are 10000 stamps in this sec
ond consignment and it is hoped that
all of them will have been disposed
of within a few days. The proceeds
from the sale of these stamps are to be
used by the Red Cross Society in its
gallant fight against the great white
Observation-Disclosures
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-03
CROSS COUNTRY RUN
At EARLHAM COLLEGE
Athletes Will Compete for
Points in Meet.

Plans are now being formulated al
Earlham for a novel meet for long
distance runners. Coach Vail has or
dered all sprinters to keep out.
For many years the Quaker enthus
lasts in long distance running have
been following the valley of Clear
creek and trotting over the hills Of
the country surrounding.
Prof. Collins former director of the
chemistry department, who won fame
as cross country man while in Har
ward, was a devotee of the sport and
under his leadership the run was
made very popular among Earlhan
athletes. 1t is said that even the dogs
of the surrounding country became ia
miliar with the sight and ceased to
bark at the fleeing figures clad In
garments of every conceivable color
and shape, as the squad headed by the
long. graceful strides of Prof. Collins
bolted through barn yard gate Oh
jumped a treacherous hedge.
On December 16 the cross country
men will reap the fruits of former la
Dor, in the first cross country meet
ever held at Earlham college. The
men will be awarded points according
to the place in which they finish, but
the runners in the shorter event will
win only half the number of points
the winners in the three mile course
viii take The course has not yet
been laid out.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-03
Affairs Of the Sporting World

Abe Attell, the featherweight cham
pion, is not going to fight any more
men over 126 pounds. Abe was re-
Gently defeated in fifteen-round bout
at Los Angeles, Cal. by Freddie
Welsh, and he claims that he lost the
battle by agreeing to fight Welsh at
100 pounds. In telegram to Al Lip
pc Of New York. which the latter re-
ceived last night, Attell said: In the
future ! will only fight men who can
do 126 pounds or under. have been
taught lesson"
They have dug up another RUDE
Marquard out in indianapolis. His
handle Is Peter Janicki. He is six
feet three inches tall and weighs over
200 pounds. --.f.-
Manager McCredie of the Portland
club Of the Pacific Coast league, has an
option on the Boston American play
ers that are not needed after the
spring cut.
Harry Covaleski, the Philadelphia
southpaw, has four brothers playing
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-03
POORER SERVICE ON
DAYTON AND WESTERN
Five Dayton Cars Taken From
Road.

In order cut down the running ex-
penses of the company, the officials of
the Dayton and Western Traction
company have taken off five through
cars to Dayton. In the morning
there is no ten or eleven o'clock cars
and in the afternoon and evening the
five and the eight o'clock cars only go
to West Alexandria and the last car
for Dayton of an evening as at $50.
Local officials do not know the exact
reason for taking off the cars, but it is
judged that the traffic on the road at
present does not justify so many
trains. One of the local officials stat
ed that it was probable that several of
the cars would probably be run dur
ing the holidays, but this is not an
assured fact.