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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18
COMPANY TEARS DOWN
OLD RAILROAD BRIDGE

The old railroad bridge just west
Of town which was abandoned upon
the completion of the cutoff and the
new steel bridge has been torn down
and removed. The railroad company
did the tearing down, while the
ranchers and nearby residents at
tended to the task of removing the
timbers, the dead Of night being Sc
lected for this part of the work.
This bridge was a wooden structure
and had been in use for 90 years or
more. When 1t was found that the
bridge was to be abandoned by the
railroad company there was talk Of
having the county purchase 1t and
convert the structure into a wagon
bridge as the need of a county road
crossing the river at that point has
been obvious for several years. Some
negotiations were entered into with
the railroad people, but the PROPOSE
tion was finally allowed to drop.
A large part Of the abandoned grade
on the south side Of the river has also
been carted away and used In max
Ing street grades, so It would seem
that the proposition Of having road
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18
STUDENTS FORM BAND.
High School Boys VIII Have Martial
Music for Football Games.

A high school band is being form
ed from among the students and this
evening a meeting will be held for
the purpose of completing the organ
ization. The first steps towards form
ing the band were taken yesterday
and at that time Prof Carruth, in
structor in the business course, was
chosen as leader, Glenn Storie as
president and Bird McCarty as man.
ager.
There will be about 90 pieces in
the high school band and the instru-
ments for most of the players are
now on hand. an impromptu band
having been formed last year. This
fall the work is to be taken up in
earnest and as Mr., Carruth has had
some experience in band work he
should be able to get the band into
first class shape.
The school band is being formed
primarily for the purpose of arousng
enthusiasm for football games and
other student occasions. but the band
will be open for engagements in gen.
eral.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18

crossing the river at that point has
been permanently given up.
The fact that the hundreds OF
wooded tlmbers were taken by the
farmers and residents of the city,
without leave or license is greatly
mourned by the employees of the rail-
road in this city to whom the timbers
were TO have been turned over and
in which the said employees saw an
easy solution of the threatened fuel
famine.
1t is said that at least one farmer
used a six-horse team in conveying
the timbers to his ranch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18

A platform has been constructed at
the Medernach picture show so that
Don Fulano, the little trick horse
may now perform and be seen by all
within the audience. In the past
Don's stunts have made a hit with
those attending that show, but as the
little fellow had to stand upon the
floor he could be seen only with diff
ficulty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18
That Directoire Gown.

The much talked of directoire gown
which has occupied a prominent
place in the papers of two continents
is at last to be seen in Pendleton. The
latest film received at the Pastime
moving picture house has the Direc-
toire gown in several different ways
men and women can now be easily
satisfied.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18
Western Courtship," "The Clowns
Christmas Eve" "Trlcksey, the Clever
Princess"
Fights of Nations.

"The Fights of Nations" is the title
of a very interesting set of pictures
on an interesting film just received
by the management of the Eagle
show shop. "The Fatal Likeness is
another feature of the present pro-
gram. while the singing of the illus
trated song by Miss Mckinney, the
accomplished soloist, has been greatly
enjoyed by the patrons of this house.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18
COURT STREET SHOP
WILL REPLACE SALOON.

Carpenters are now at work repair
ing the Lennox building which was
formerly occupied by the Ogg saloon,
and was burned out several weeks
ago. The entire building is to be
divided into two equal sized rooms.
The north side will be taken by the
Queen Chop House, while the south
room will be used by Albert Eklund,
the Court street shoe dealer.
Mr.. Lennox, owner of the building,
is now resident of Tacoma, and Lot
Livermore is his agent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18
Diploma for Miss Walker.

Through an error It was stated in
this paper recently that Miss Eliza.
beth Walker, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. P. Walker, had secured a
state certificate at the examination
just held in Salem. Instead of a
certificate Miss Walker was given a
state diploma and as a result is now
free from further examinations. She
is teaching in the Salem schools this
winter
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18
Mules for NfuInm,

John Mumm of Pendleton, was in
Echo Tuesday having in his possess
sion a bunch of mules for use on the
Mumm farm near Pendleton, says the
Echo Register. The stock was fine
looking, and of good size. Mr.. Mumm
says that mules are much better for
farm work than horses, being harder,
standing the heat better and eating
less.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18
Locates in PendletOn.

Prof. P. C, Catewejoe, formerly OF
Mimi, has secured rooms
at the st. Elmo and will open par
lors for the practice of massage and
Mr.. Catewejoe bears en-
showing experience and
skill in his art. He is very enthusi-
astic over Pendleton and expects to
make this city his permanent home.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18
The Edison.

"A Western Courtship," THE
Clowns Christmas Eve" "Tricksey,
the Clever Princess" 1000 feet of
hand colored film.
A thousand feet Of hand colored
film was received today at the Edison
and will be used in the moving pic
ture machine at that place of amuse-
ment during the next few days and
nights. Among the pictures are "a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18
BETRAYED by Ones Feet"

Among the most laughable things
presented by a local moving picture
show house for some time is the set
OF pictures entitled Betrayed by
Ones feet" now being shown at the
Orpheum. other numbers on the
present program are good, especially
"The Little Waif and the Captains
Daughter"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18
ADJUSTMENTS
Old Dime.

The feature at the "Old Dime" this
week is the Homeless Poor Man." or
wants TO Go to Prison Under the
Sea-" The set of pictures represent
ing the Coast of Liguira" is educa-
tional, while the set Of comic pic
lures are comic in fact as we'll as
name.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18

r. r. Wood, Echo manager for
the Columbia Land company. is now
here, accompanied by his wife, and
they will remain here until after the
district fair. They have quarters at
the Hotel Bowman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18

Miss Foss. newly elected teacher
for the Hawthorne school, came down
last evening from her home at Athe-
ma and will commence teaching Mon
day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18
FIRST TRUANCY
CHARGES MADE
COMPULSORY EDUCATION LAW
INVOKED IN EAST END.

All Children Between Ages of Nine
and Fourteen Must Attend School
Regularly-Duty of Teachers TO
Report Truancles and of Boundary
Board 10, Prosecute Delinquent
Guardians.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18

The Misses Carrie and Alta Sharp
and Miss Foss, came down from
Athena last evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18
BASEBALL RESULTS.

Aberdeen, Wash, Sept 17.--Aber-
deem won today's game.
Score: r. II. p.
Aberdeen ''....''.'.3 b U
Butte ..',.,..... .'...''.'l b
Starkell and Fournier; Claflin and
Spencer
Tacoma 4, Seattle 3. ... go.
Seattle. Sept. 17,-Tacoma won in
the ninth inning.
Score r. II. Il.
Tacoma '.......''.... ........4 0
Anderson and Fortier; Butler, Car
son, Shea and Kellackel.
Vancouver 5, Spokane 4.
Vancouver. B, c., Sept. 17-van-
couver secured the winning run in
the 18th inning today.
Score: R.H.E
vancouver ....' .'...,.,.,......5 8
Spokane .................. 8 2
Paddock and Arbogast; Holm and
Kreitz.
American League.
At Chicago-Chicago 8, Washing
ton 0.
At Detroit-Detroit 7, New York 4.
At Cleveland-Cleveland l, Boston
0.
National League.
At delphia-Pittsburg s, Phil
adelphia 1.
At Brooklyn-Cincinnati 2, Brook
lyn 6.
At New York-st. Louis 5, New
York 10.
At Boston-Chicago. 4. Boston /.
Pacific Coast League.
San Francisco, Sept. 17.-oakland
defeated Los Angeles today by a
score of to 0.
Score: R.H.E.
Los Angeles .............0 I 3
Wright and LaLonge; Gray and.
Easterly.
Portland, Sept. 17.-Portland won
today in great ninth inning rally.
Score: r. II. E.
San Francisco ...........4 IL q
Portland .............a.... 9 Il
Friffin, Browning and Berry; Gar
rett and Madden.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-18

berdeen, Wash, Sept. 17.-Aber-
;, ,,np fn1oxyic mo
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ence. 1t occurred in the same room as
the wardrobe incident. The following
autumn my father died. and my mother
accepted an invitation to visit relatives
in St Louis. taking me with her to re-
sumo ray studies at the Visitation con-
vent, one of my two brothers being at
college and the other in the army. All
of the servants were dismissed save
the cook-Aunt Monica, my old black
mammy-who remained in the back
building. The keys OF the house were
given in charge of my fathers execu-
tors, who, on my mother making a
longer stay in st. Louis than expected,
wrote saying that If she wished to
stay longer 1t might be we'll to rent the
house, as the furniture was exposed to
dampness, etc. To this suggestion my
mother assented, and the house was
rented, the tenant being a Colonel
B from Philadelphia. His family.
arriving in the city late in the day.
took possession of the house after
nightfalL He himself did not accom-
pany them.
The next morning Mrs. B. hastily
entering the kitchen. asked Aunt Mon
lea what kind of a looking gentleman
Colonel c. was. La, missus," ex-
claimed Aunt Monica, II reckons / can't
tell We. but his pictures in the big par
lor along wild the rest" Whereupon
Mrs. B went to the parlor for the
first time. A few moments later Aunt
Monica heard a scream and a fall. On
goins to the room she found Mrs. B
in a faint before my fathers portrait.
one of G. p. A. Healy's masterpieces
and g living likeness.
When the woman came out of the
swoo; and recovered her spirits she
told those about her that, being very
tired when she reached the mouse at
late hour. she had gone directly TO bed
and to sleep but that in the course OF
the night she awoke with a feeling
that some one was in the room, and.
looking up, she saw a gentleman OF
commanding presence walking up and
down TIE room with his hands behind
his back. seemingly in deep study.
Too paralyzed to speak. she kept her
gaze fixed, as If by fascination, upon
the figure till Ii vanished. The imme-
diate neighbors, as well as Aunt Mon
lea, assured Mrs. B. that my father
was accustomed in his own yard, after
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banking hours, to walk in the manner
she described Not long after this ex-
perience my mother died. the executors
sold the house, and /. being at school
in the convent. heard no more of It,
In the attempt to account for this
phenomenon and the like. recourse may
be had. with a show OF reason. think.
to the possibilities of the physics of the
ether. growing daily more apparent and
more promising. In the present in
stance If we suppose that the constant
interaction between the person of my
father and the objects Immediately and
habitually surrounding him registered
i'm those objects the image Of his bodily
form. with the sapability OF reproduc-
ing it long afterward In the brain of a
present individual exceptionally sensi-
tive and attuned to the vibrations OF
the record-if, / say. we suppose this
(and speculative thinkers In both hemi-
spheres have broached the principle).
the apparition Is explained; and also, I
venture to suggest. the annual dream
OF my cousin, which forms the subject
Of my frst story. In that case. ii may
be w4l presumed. the register was 50
broken up and the registry so obliter-
ated by the intervening changes in the
structure OF the building as naturally
to shape the reproduction Of the rec
ord, under these condition, into dream
The explanatory supposition, I admit.
makes a heavy draft on the science OF
the future; but. since it involves no
contradiction. 1t is not impossible. and.
for ANYTHING possible, who shalt say
that the future may not honor the
draft?
May not the principle underlying this
supposition. if true. have wide ap-
plication in the uncanny world. serving
to show. among other things. why GER
tain objects, places or persons are "un-
lucky" as being charged and sur
charged with the register OF secret
crimes or disasters. and. In the expert
ence of a sensitive person within
reach OF the register, and In vfbratory
unison with its reproducing the evil
record in a more or less fragmentary
way, to his annoyance or his harm. if
not to his undoing? Earthquakes,
cyclones, electric storms and other con-
vulsions OF nature have their localities
or seats, with the conditions, known or
unknown. Of which they are the nat
ural effects. Why not evil luck In
some OF its phases-to use luck" for
want of a filter term? Science recog-
nizes earthquake zones. cyclone belts.
electric areas. Why not haunted houses.
Ill fated persons or even "unlucky"
gems? Nothing, II we look far enough.
viii be found to be without . cause.
ALICE srnPMAN.
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to be moving. We beat hasty re-
treat to the door. while. to our greater
terror, both doors OF the wardrobe
opened. Continuing our flight to my
mothers room, she returned with US
and. examining the doors of the ward
robe (fastsned in the usual manner
with hook and lock), found the bolt
extended and the hook out of the
staple-the door unlocked. but not un-
locked. She readjusted the fastenings
and We all stood off. in a tremor of
mingled fright and curiosity, to await
the result. 1t appeared Immediately
The doors, with a measured success
q like succession OF strains. opened
wide, not flying open, but opening
steadily, by jerks. to the fullest pos
sible extent. apparently under as great
pressure in the last reach as in the
first Ny mother devout Christian,
went to her room. returning with a
cruciix. saying. 1T is some evil
spirit" which sire undertook to expeI
by displaying the sacred emblem. She
then fastened the doors of the ward
robe a second time. and we turned to
leave the room, but before we were
half way across 1t the doors opened
again in the same manner, and to the
same extent. The agency in the case,
whatever it was, refused to be ex-
orcised.
In the afternoon. when my father
came home from the bank and learned
what had taken place, he said. with
some impatience, There is trickery
here, and an end must be put to il.
Nothing of this will be seen in my
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of the waters and pray by the shrine
Of Our Lady of Lourdes
1t is constant, ever changing
throng. with the tongues of BASQUE
and Pyrenean predominating. There
arc Spaniards from Aragon who have
walked weary miles through the noun
tain passes of the Pyreaees, Belgians
and Rhinelanders. Burgundians, fat
footed men and women of Brittany.
A-ies.enAes. with their peculiar head
dress; Franciscans. with sandals and
horse hair gowns. who have come from,
some far station in the interior of
China for the purpose of erecting a
memorial tablet; smartly gowned Eu
ropeans-people from the four quarters
of the world
The correspondence addressed to Our
Lady Of Lourdes equals that of the
largest mail order house in the United
States and requires the services of a
constantly increasing force of en-
ploycs. Many of the letters received
contain requests for the miraculous
-NNN-f - SAcdN Qtdl Oh Wllcn IS eX-
ported.
Pardon, M'sieur; it is wonderful
story-Our Lady of Lourdes, but 1t is
necessary Tor me to go-and perhaps
yoa grow tired of listeningy Sis
ter Theresas sweetly modulated voice
brought me out of reverie. 1t
was not that l had been inattentive-
but Lourdes is long way from San
Rafael
watched the two, the gentle sister
and the little maid by her side enter
the convent. Bernadette of childlike
faith, Sister Theresa, one of the thou-
sands who follow in the Virgins foot
steps. From an open window came
the echoing cadence of the evening yes
per-Maria stella maris-risinr and
falling until lost in the great infinite.
The last rays of the days light shone
upon letters OF FURNISHED gold and I
read anew the words, II am the yir-
gin of the Immaculate Conception"
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Over the Fleet Course to California Sixty Years Ago

days. She had on board so men and
general cargo, including groceries.
clothing, medicines, materials for build
ings made and ready to set up, 1on1
lumber, etc. The long lumber was
bought in Belfast for $40 thousand
and sold in San Francisco for $500 .
thousand, the crowded and shelterless
population having forced the price UP
TO that figure.
The william o. Alden left Belfast
December 8. 1S49, and arrived in San
Francisco in 149 days, May 6, 1850. This
vessel was commanded by Captain Will
liam 0. Alden, and 40 of the so men
on board each owned $500 in the ves-
sci and cargo. She was loaded under
decks with lumber the deck being oc-
cupied by houses built to accommodate
the passengers. Being several months
later than the other bark, the owners
found vastly different conditions as to
the lumber market. The vast crowd
OF men who swarmed to California was
SO bent on gold hunting and so filed
with dreams of sudden wealth that nc
one thought of building houses. nor
could men be hired to work at the
ordinary trades even when offered two
ounces of gold, equivalent to s32. pei
day The men of the William o. Alden
went into the diggings, leaving the
be disposed of as he thought best. He
hnally managed to sell the bark and
her cargo, and returned to New Eng
land, with net loss OF nearly 500 to
every man in the venture.
The San Jacinto sailed in company
with the Alden to Cape Horn, where
they became separated In a gale, the
brig standing out to sea and the bark
being driven along lea shore. The
brig lost her deckload of lumber in a
storm on Buenos Aires. She arrived
In San Francisco the same day as the
bark, but her cargo was disposed of at
better figures. Neither the San Jacintc
nor Mary Reed took any passengers.
but each had large crew. the men
working their passage in order to get
to the new Ell Dorado.
When 1t Is considered that these
vessels were very small and of the full
bow model in vogue at the time, and
that they all went outside OF Terra del
Fuego and not through the straits of
Magellan, the time of their trips was
not long as compared with modern
clipper ships, for which the average
time from New York to San Francisco
Is 125 to 100 days. The passage from
Belfast is some $50 miles longer than
from New York.
These four vessels have long since
gone to Davy Jones' locker. and of the
men who made the trip in them but
two are now known to be living
Henry J. Woods of Orono, Me-, and
Lorenzo 9. Coombs of Globe, Ariz.
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Mystery of My Wardrobe
!, oNcERSINe the two following

ONCERNING the two following
| incidents. the first personally
witnessed although at the time a
young afr The impression it pro-
duced. however, deepened naturally by
the subsequent talk of nay companions
and elders. is forever fixed in my
memory. Ny knowledge of the other
incident is second hand. bu. derived
from persons whose veracity IS above
suspicion.
The scene OF the first. incident was
my fathers house in Louisville. Ky.
Mr.. B., who just aeter delivering the
keys to my father at the bank and
driving home was found. on his car
riage floor in dyins, condition. hav-
ing been stricken with apoplexy. In
buying the house. recently built and
furnished and extremely complete in
it's appointments, my father had taken
with it new administer carpet sew
eral cabinets, mahogany bedstcad
and a very beautiful rosewood ward
chamber.
One morning we girls (myself and
three companicns) were in this room,
sitting on the opposite side from the
wardrobe. Our attention was attract
ed by a cracking noise. apparently
coming from that piece OF furniture,
and as we looked the doors appeared
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By John S. Fernald

y HE crulse of the United States bat
tleship squadron from the Atlantic
TO the Pacific recalls to the old tim
ers the voyages made over the same
course around the Horn in the days of
tile forty-niners, and a comparison of
the vessels making the trip. When the
news of the discovery OF gold in Cali
fornia spread over the country nearly
every city, village and hamlet contrib
uted its quota to the procession of gold
hunters.
Among those who went by water
around the Horn the little port of Bel
fast. Me-. sent out four vessels and up
waTd OF $50 men. The vessels were the
barks Sulfote of 263 tons; william O..
Alden, PA tons; brig San Jacinto, 1s5
tons, and the schooner Mary Reed, 103
tons. These measurements were what
was then known as carpenters ton
mage" ard corresponded very nearly
with the gross tonnage" of the pres
ent day. The barks were from 10 to
120 feet in length and the schooner and
brig less than 100. By similar meas
urements the battleship fleet would
measure from 5000 to 5000 tons and
from $50 to $50 feet in length The
displacement" by which navy vessels
are generally reported and in which
the fleet varies from 11,54O to 10000
tons, depends on an entirely different
system of measurement Modern sail
ing vessels making the same passage
include the ships Edward Sewall, 3,206
tons, 332 feet long; Bangalore, 1,743
tons, 252 feet long; Shenandoah, 3,406
tons, S99 feet long. and the i'll fated
Arthur Sewal1, recently lost, 3,209 tons,
299 feet long. The Suliote and Will
liam o. Alden were average sized sea
going vessels In their day, and many
craft of their size, or even smaller,
has rounded the Horn or made the trip
around the world from an Atlantic port
to the East Indies and back. OF the 26
ships and barks built in Belfast, Me-,
from 1870 to 1S49. inclusive, the largest
ship was the Dumbarton, OF 499 tons;
the largest bark the Lillias, 398 tons,
while the average tonnage of the 26
was 296 tons. The smallest bark was
the Santee, 192 tons.
The bark Suliote, Captain Josiah
Simpson, sailed from Belfast January
80. 1e49, and arrived In San Francisco
July 19, after stormy passage Of ITO
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bell, he summoned q servant whom he
bade so and ask NJ c.. his next door
neighbor and banking partner, to como
to him. Mr.. c. at once Joined us and
being told what was going on, made
thorough investigation and fastened the
wardrobe doors himself, but with abso-
lUtely the same result as before. My
father said, Clifton what do you make
OF that?"
We'll, colonel" he answered, ito me
it is entirely inoxplicable" And in this
conclusion my father concurred.
The time of the year. I should add,
was May. when the temperature is not
likely to influence wood and metals one
way or the other Besides, as the un-
hooking and unlocking acted in lines at
right angles to each other, the ward
robe. IL 1t opened itself, would have
had at the same time 10 contract in one
direction and expand in the other, an
incredible feat at any season 1t is per-
haps conceivable that the spring of
icck should get so fatigued as to exert
little or no force in holding the holt
extsnoed or retracted, but here the bolt
was regularly found extended. in a po-
sition to have exerted its full binding
power And how could the hook be
lifted out of it's staple? The hook would
seem the true wonder center of the in
cident.
Hooks are sober fastenings, not given
to spontaneous freaks. Whatever the
explanation. the testimony of my father
and his partner, two clear headed and
hard headed men of business, both pre-
disposed TO scout the reality of such
occurrences, proves the fact to be un-