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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-03

Gus La Fontaine has just received
a fresh lot of crawflsh. crab and oys-
ters in the shell at the Quelle.
For Thoroughbred silver
laced cockerels. Enquire Cora B.
Morgan, east Pendleton.
NJ. b. Keys cab stand at Golden
Rule hotel. Phone main 25. Special
attention given to parties and dances.
Home made bread at Ingram's gro
cery Saturday. Made fresh for Sat
urday's trade. Phone your order
Main 81.
See Coutts & Hays, agents for the
popular Oregon Fire Relief associa-
tion. over Bond Bros. store, Pendle-
ton. Oregon.
We have two phones, both Main
2S. Ring US up for anything you
want in the grocery fruit or vegetable
line. Gray Bros. Grocery Co.
For Sale-7-year-old sorrel mare;
weight $50; gentle family horse. Con-
Nplu buEEl anu ilsil 4ltoSs hlll 'Stll
separate. Address Box $40, Pendle-
ton, Ore.
Wanted-Position as clerk or book
keeper by young man with no bad
habits, experience and references.
Hotel work preferred. Address, Box
26S, City.
While in Portland recently W. R.
Graham picked up some remnants in
furniture and IL you are looking for
bargains it will pay you to call and
see them.
For Rent-Suite of two unfurnish-
I'd housekeeping rooms: also one sim
gle room in East Oregonian building: |
steam heat; electric light; hot and
old water and bath. Enquire at East
)regonian office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-03
MISSIONARY SCHOONER TO SAIL
Small Craft to Make Hazardous Voy-
age 10 the Gilbert Islands.

Raising and falling with the tide at
Howard street wharf No. 2 is a little
6O-foot gasoline schooner named the
Hiram Bingham, which will start on
a hazardous voyage to the south seas
next Thursday afternoon. says the San
Francisco Chronicle. She has just
been built for the American board of
foreign missions and is for use among
the Congregational missions in the
Gilbert Islands and other groups.
The little schooner will be manned
by Captain Alfred Walkup and four
men. Captain Walkups two children.
a boy and girl, will accompany their
father on the long and dangerous
trip. The Gilbert Islands was their
birthplace and their father lived there
80 years before he came to the coast
to take over the missionary craft.
The Hiram Bingham is named after
the pioneer missionary of the south
seas, who recently passed away when
he was engaged in publishing a die
tionary of the island language. The
schooner will carry two sails which |
will be used the greater part of the |
long journey, which it is expected will
75 days. The missionary boat |
has been stocked with provisions
enough to last one year and will carry
literature and Bibles.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-03
GIRL LEARNS SHE'S BOY.
Registered at Birth as Male and Rec.
ords Still Stand,

Paris.-Six months ago young
man proposed to Mile. Eugenie and
was accepted. The parents began col
lecting the mass of legal papers re-
quired for French marriages. Among
the first to be obtained was Mile. Eu-
genie's birth certificate, and when
they got it they found she was a boy.
She is put down in the register as a
male, and a male she remains legally
and administratively. Her parents
pointed out. firstly, that she was OBJ
viously, de facto girl; secondly, that
the Christian name of Eugenie enter
ed in the register was femme; and.
thirdly, that il she had been boy
she would already have been called
up for the conscription, being of age.
The authorities replied that none
of these arguments were legally and
administratively valid, and that she
continues to be boy, de jure. The
parents of Mile. Eugene who, they
allege. is a girl, must set legal ma
chinery in motion to establish their
contention.
Administrative reports, procedure
and decision of the courts. all at the
parents expense. will be required be-
fore the law acknowledges Mile Eu-
genie to be of the female sex and al
lows her to marry her young man.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-03
LOCALS

Pastime pictures please all.
Bowman photo studio now open.
Fresh Olympia oysters at Hohbach's
Gas" sad irons at w. J. Clark &
Co.'S.
Howard heaters at w. ]. Clarke &
cos.
sauer kraut, eastern oysters, In
grams
All kinds of good dry wood. See
Mlnr!s.
Fine rugs and ingram carpets at
Grahams.
Best nut coal. Give US a chance
Oregon Lumber Yard.
Wanted-Good, clean. large rags, at
the East Oregonian office.
See Minnis for good dry wood that
burns. Lots OF It on hand.
Gas sad irons cost 1c an hour to op
crate See w. ]. Clarke & Co.
For Rent-Three rooms, furnished
for housekeeping. 3O1 S. Main.
Oak wood, the heat producer, for
sale at the Oregon Lumber yard.
The best pictures always at the
Pastime, formerly Edison theater.
Fresh fruits and vegetables daily
at Ingrams grocery. Phone Main 81.
Fresh home made white and Bos-
ton brown bread at Ingrams Satur-
day.
Get our prices on Cascade fir wood
and slab wood. oregon Lumber
Yard.
For Sale-l6 head work horses
from to years old. Inquire this
office.
Beautiful line OF new ingram car
pets Just received at Grahams. None
better.
The big three from the 81 varieties
Heinz sweet, sour and dill pickles, at
Ingrams.
The Pastime theater has moved
across the street next to the French
restaurant.
4 modern cottage for rent. In
qure OF Lot Livermore. IL East
Court street.
Wanted permanently-Smal cot
tage, furnished or partly furnished.
Address. Box 5S7.
Pictures that don't hurt the eyes
and comfortable theater, the Pas
time. formerly Edison
For Rent-Four room furnished
house at 2l2 East Bluff street In
quire 1875 Calvin street.
For Sale-Five-acre ranch, we'll
improved. II miles east OF Pendle-
ton. Address Box $50 p. o.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-03
MORE LIGHT ON
LIGHT SERVICE
OF SIX LAMPS ONE
WAS ALWAYS DARK
Council Keeps Watch and Refuses to
Pay for Light Which Was Not Fur
nished-Bill Presented Last Night
Is Not Paid-Shaving of Last Bill
Did Not Have Desired Effect.

Although all other bills were paiC
by the city council last evening in it.
regular weekly session the city faith.
ers refused to cough up" on the bill
of the Northwestern Gas and Electric
company for street lighting during
the month. The council wants better
service and is holding up the bill for
an explanation of some of the alleged
delinquencies of the company.
Trouble between the council and
the light company has been brooding
for some time. A few weeks ago the
city fathers cut the companys bill
S12 and presumed the warning to its
eXchequer would be needed. Last
month a special watch was kept on
six arc lights during the month, and
it was found that on an average
through the month one light per night
was not burning. Instead of cutting
the company's bill in that ratio, which
would have amounted to some $40,
the council held the matter up pend
ing further investigation.
The city recorders monthly re-
port of the city treasurer. were read
to the council, and by it approved.
The council also approved the report
of the city engineer on the improve
ment of Madison street, which the en-
gineer considered satisfactory
Practically no other work was done
by the city fathers during their ses-
sion which was brought to a close by
a motion for a recess until this eve-
ming when the prohibition ordinance
will come up.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-03
NEGRO GIRL HEROINE
STOPS RUNAWAY HORSE

Eunice Treadwell, a 15-year-old
negro girl of Brooklyn. flung herself
in the path of a runaway horse in
Atlantic avenue, East New York,
brought the animal to a stop and saw
ed men, women and children from
peril.
The girl was thrown forcibly to the
roadway and sustained severe bruises.
She had to be taken to her home in
an ambulance.
Pending the arrival of the ambu-
lance, fashionably dressed women
bathed her lacerated face while a
nearby druggist treated her injuries
DR.. Zelle of the Bradford street hos
pital said the girls injuries were
painful, but not of serious nature.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-03
SOCIETY MEN USE BEADS
AS MANIFEST OF ENNUI

Paris.-The volatile and variegated
Harry Lehr has the honor Of intro
ducing new fad to society here.
He now carries about a string OF
beads. If he finds himself in the
company Of a man whose conversa-
tion bores him, Mr.. Leha counts his
beads over and over. This is to be
taken as mild rebuke, like tap on
the wrist.
Several New Workers have taken up
the fad and have their strings Of
beads. Among them are Henry Clews
jr., Charles Sands, Joseph Harring-
ton and Valentine Vlacque. French
leaders Of fashion who manifest their
ennui thus are Count Boni de Castel-
lane and Count Robert de Months
queiu.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-03
POLICE RECEIVE AN
ANONYMOUS LETTER

Chief OF Police Tom Gurdane has
received an anonymous letter signed
by a taxpayer" in which complaint
In made against several places in
which vice is alleged to flourish. The
note fails to give the slightest clue TO
any of the places which are accused
by the writer and while making char
ges does not furnish the police any
assistance in eradicating the alleged
evil, Chief Gurdane would be very
pleased to have the writer of the note
call upon him and furnish him with
the information upon which to fol-
low up te charges, or write the facts
in a letter signing it with his name
that the police may know what re-
sponsibility Is behind the charges.
The local officers. according to the |
chief will be very glad to cooperate |
with the gentleman in wiping out the |
evils of which he complains.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-03
PERSONAL
MENTION

Clark Nelson was a business visitor
at Weston today.
Olin Hayes Of Heppner, is a busi-
ness visitor in Pendleton today.
j. d. Lane Of Freewater, was vls-
itor in Pendleton on business yester-
day.
Jacob Rhodes Of Echo, was bus
lness visitor last evening in Pendle-
ton.
b. M. Jacobsen was a business Wis
itor from Umatila in Pendleton to-
day.
George Ness was in from the Cold
Springs country yesterday, looking af-
ter business affairs.
II. p. Pinkerton and wife Of Wes-
ton, were visitors in Pendleton yes
terday on business.
Matt Kononen of Havana, was
visitor in Pendleton yesterday caring
ror business affairs.
Henry Schmitt and wife of Athena,
were visitors in Pendleton yesterday
on business mission.
Lewis Porter of The Dalles, is vis-
ting at the home Of his uncle, Con-
ductor Harry Fowler.
j, NJ. Hartnell Of Stage gulch, was
a visitor in Pendleton today, looking
after business affairs.
Mr.. and Mrs A. C. Armstrong Of
Echo, were visitors last evening
among Pendleton friends.
Virgil Moore was business visitor
in Pendleton yesterday coming in
from his ranch in Stage gulch.
j. A. Borle of Wenaha Springs is
a visitor in PendletOn, caring for bus
mess and calling on local friends.
Charles Belts, the Athena mer-
chant, was caring for business mat
ters and calling on friends in the city |
this morning.
f. b. Swayze Of Hermston, was a
visitor yesterday in Pendleton be-
tween trains, while looking after bus
mess matters.
Elmer Snyder and family, who
have been visiting in their former
home in Nebraska, returned yester-
day to Pendleton.
Mr.. and Mrs O. F. Thompson of
Echo, were visitors last evening in
while Mr.. Thompson was
caring for business affairs in the city.
Monte b. Gwinn returned yester-
day from a visit of several days at
Caldwell and Boise, where he has
many friends and considerable inter-
asts. Mrs. Gwinn will remain a short
time among Idaho friends before re-
turning to her home in this city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-03

lice say, landed George Herbst a pris-
oner in the central police station.
There his irate spouse preferred two
charges against him and obliging
Magistrate Scott held him in s4O0 bail
for court on each charge. Mrs. EN-
lily Herbst in testifying against her
husband, said;
" disguised myself, and going to
the vicinity frequented by my hus-
band was accosted by him. When
l raised my veil he left me to go
home by myself"
In addition to the charge of nom
support Mrs. Herbst charged her ac-
tor husband with brutally treating
her.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-03
STOLE JAR OF MONEY.
The Money Was in Display Window in
Dublin Store.

Dublin, Ga.--A bold burglary was
committed last night, or early this
morning, In the heart Of the business
section OF the city. In one of the
large plate glass windows Of the hard
ware store Of the Gilbert Hardware
company, a round opening about
three feet in diameter was cut and
Jar containing $50 or $50 in denoml-
nations from a penny to a silver dol
lar, was stolen The jar was put into
the window by the firm and the Gus
toners were allowed to guess the
amount Of money 1t contained. The
burglars evidently used diamond or
steel cutter, and they were experts in
their line. Marks are seen in the
window on the opposite side Of the
store front showing that an effort
must have been made also, to take
out the plate glass on that side.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-03
EASILY DISPROVED HE
DISTURBED WIFE'S PEACE

st. Louis.-When John Miller was
discharged on a charge Of disturbing
the peace Of his wife in the Dayton
street police court an unusual condi-
tion Of affairs in his home was re-
vealed. The Millers have been sep
arated for a year, although living in
the same house, which they jointly
own. Although they have not ex-
changed a word in that time, he has
taken his meals elsewhere, he has
slept in the same house and until
their most recent trouble Mrs. Miller
regularly made his bed and took care
of his rooms.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-03
JUNK DEALER is GUILTY
OF NUMBERING HIS WIFE

Salt Lake.-According to the jury's
verdict, which was read in Judge
Armstrong; court in less than two
hours after the trial was closed, the
state has proved its case against
Thomas Vance, junk dealer of Salt
Lake, charged with wife murder. The
case against Vance was based on the
complaint that his wife had long been
subject to brutal punishment, and
that Vance on the day before his
wife's removal to the hospital admin
istered mercurial poison to hasten her
death.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-03
Everybody Invited.

To attend the last lesson, followed
with a serial dance at the Armory to-
morrow (Friday) evening. Ladies
free; gentlemen soc. Johnson's Or
chestra will furnish the music.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-03
ARRESTED FOR FLIRTING
WITH HIS OWN WIFE

notwithstanding to recognize
his own wife in the attractive veiled
woman he was flirting with, the po-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-03

Mrs. Sam White is tired of buying
ground coffee She buys Folger's
Golden Gate whole roast and grinds it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-03

There ought to be enough for
everybody these god times. Even the
plow has its share.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-03

The politician may not be so strong
as horse but often he has a great
deal more pull.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-06-05
$4,000 STOCK

Ctg Dry
Embr Trimmings Ribbons fact good line
Ga nc
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
Trxxfb and
Quality

appeal to the weIl-Inforned in every
walk Of life and are essential to permanent
success and crcditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup Of Fig
and Elixir Of SIENNA is the only remedy Of
known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxat.~es is the fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any debilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
ONE LESSON WHOLLY wAsrsD.
Little Surprise Planned by siIIIser
Mcswat Not Success.

"Lobelia.r asked Mr.. McSwat. who
was rummaging in one OF the closets,
have yoa done anything with that
old coat of mine that used to hang on
the last hook In here?'
Yes answered Mrs. McSwat- I
gave It to the Volunteers"
You did. did you?" Well. you'll
be sorry to learn. perhaps, that there
was a fiye-dollar bill in 1t which
was going to give you If l found that
coat undisturbed at the beginning Of
March"
20. think not, Billiger. / searched
1t thoroughly before / gave 1t away"
You're a pretty smart woman.
Lobelia. but it didn't occur to you to
look inside the lining"
20, yes, 1t did. and found the Ave
dollar bill. l spent it for the rubber
plant in the front parlor that you have
admired SO much and wondered how
I managed to buy out OF my allowance.
You're a pretty smart man. Billiger.
but there are times when you don't
look the part
There being no further business be-
fore the house, Mr.. McSwat adjourned
without form.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
A Terrible Appetite For Chicken.

Henry e. Dixey was sneering about
the squabble that went on between
two brave young men over Carnegie
medal.
1T is not very ennobling thing"
he said, ito see two heroes fighting
and jawIng over medal for heroism.
Mr.. Carnegie should have thought of
this when he originated his hero fund.
"The taste for medals. once formed,
is worse than the taste for chicken.
You know what Mrs. G.. Washington
White said of her husband. don't your
"My WASH she said. Is the wust
man for chicken you ever see. Why.
II he can't get chicken no other way.
he'll go and buy one"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
Reminded Him Of Home.


william G. King of Kansas City
recently told of the experience of a
Kansan crossing the Atlantic In rough
weather.
"one morning. began Mr. King.
"this Kansan went out on deck when a
big gale was blowing. Nobody was
in sight except the captain.
Go below there.' the captain
shouted.
"The passenger looked about to see
TO whom he was talking.
"'You mean me?' he yelled back,
when he saw there was no one else
in sight.
"'Of course, do; go below and the
captain came alongside.
"'Well. l guess not protested the
Kansan; I'm up here to see how one
of your mountain-high waves and ter
rife gales" compare with what we
have In Kansas in the way of cyclones.
This amt patch to what I've seen out
our way
"a big wave broke over the deck,
sweeping the Kansan aft. They picked
him up with broken leg, twisted
shoulder, sprained wrist and his face
looking as IL it had been dragged
backward through briar patch
When he came to he saw the captain.
BY gravy, cap he said. feebly. that
reminded me of home, only it.was a
dern sight wetter'"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
An End MlssIoo.


An iris'iman who served on board
q man-of-war was selected by one Of
the ofhcers to haul in towlIne Of con-
siderable length that was towing over
the taffrafl- After pulling in 40 or so
fathoms, which had put his patience
severely to proof. as well as every
muscle OF his arms. he muttered to
himself:
Surely it's as long as to-day and to-
morrow. It's good weeks work for
any five in the ship. Bad luck to the
leg or the arm it'll leave at last. What
more OF 1t yet? Och, murder. The
says mighty deep. to be sure."
After continuing in similar strain
and conceiving there was little prob
ability Of the completion of his labor,
he suddenly stopped short, and. ad-
dressing the officer Of the watch, ex-
claimed: bad manners to me, sir, II
don't think somebody's cut off the
other end OF it!'-The Pathfinder.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
Heroic Test, but Sure.

A sufferer from nervous diseases
had been In the hands of the doctor
for many months. Last week he de-
clared his positive conviction that he
was cured.
Il think. myself. that you are again
as sound as dollar" said the special
ist. but before ! pronounce you en-
tirely well l wish to subject You to a
final test. Here are two books. Read
one of them tonight for about three
hours before you go to bed, and the
other tomorrow night. If, when you
go to sleep. you dream about the
stories you have just read, il you live
through the scenes again and see and
talk with the characters, you will have
to come back for further treatment.
But II, on the other hand, you either
do not dream at all or else dream
about something entirely different
from these books. you are a we'll
man"
The stories provided were of the
hairraising variety, calculated to
make deep impression upon any
man, nervous or otherwise, but the
patient laid them down at the end o!
the three-hours' session and sought a
dreamless couch. AS the result of that
test of nerves the doctor pronounced
him cured.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
MARRIAGE As An INSTITUTION.
Regulations Concerning MatrImony
Derived from Canon Law.

There could hardly be more profit
able undertaking for a young man
and young woman who contemplate
matrimony than study of marriage
as a historic institution. 1t would
show them better than almost any
thing else could do their relations to
society and to the state. says the
Youths Companion, and would give
them a personal understanding of what
the minister means when, in the be-
ginning OF the ceremony. he says, mot
by any to be entered into unadvisedly
or lightly"
The laws of marriage in all Chris
tian countries are derived from the
canon law, that is, the Law established
by the Christian church In the Middle
Ages. This law was based upon the
Roman civil law, Influenced to a con-
siderable degree by Teutonic ideas.
Marriage laws are also Influenced, and
In some countries controlled, in re-
spect of marriage within certain de-
grees Of relationship or affinity. by the
laws OF Moses. contained in the book
OF Leviticus. Gradually some of these
prohibitions have been relaxed. In
the recent case of the deceased wife's
sister act of England 1t was a matter
OF controversy whether the Mosaic law
forbids such marriages
The purpose of all statute law. as
applied to marriage. is now and has
always been primarily the protection
of the state. and secondarily the safe
guarding Of the rights of the contract
Ing parties. The Roman Catholic
church regards marriage as a sacra-
ment. The Protestant churches of
western Europe reject this theory, and
In order to lessen or prevent secret
marriages, demand that the consent of
parents be obtained.
Even in Roman Catholic countries
to-day marriage is governed by civil
legislation. The civil marriage has
ben said, indeed, to be the great in
novation of the nineteenth century.
In most Catholic countries two serv-
Ices are performed. The religious
ceremony complies with the theory
that marriage is a sacrament, the civil
ceremony with the theory that 1t is a
contract In these countries the civil
ceremony alone makes the marriage
valid. The church ceremony alone
does not.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
Grass Widow Defined.

Presiding Elder @. A. Lenhoff of the
Macon district, says the Macon Herald,
tells this story OF the late Bishop w.
w. Duncan OF the Methodist Episcopal.
church:
When Bishop Duncan first went to
Texas 10 preside at state conference
there he was suffering severely with
hay fever. He was OF nervous dis
position and referred to his malady
with such frequency that 1t became \
bit tiresome to the preachers. A
brother got up to make report and
In the course of II he used the term
+'grass widow"
Grass widow" cried the bishop.
i've heard that expression used half
dozen times since I've been here
never heard 1t before. VIII you please
tell me, sir. what grass widow is?"
The offending brother looked as calm
and as serious as an undertaken dur
ing the storm of laughter which the
bishops speech had developed. When
things qnieted down he said, very
gently:
"A grass widow. bishop. is woman
whose husband has died with hay
feyer."