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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10
Oakland, Calf, July 8, 1909.

eOdhldIus SdllL., JuAy ~ 1SNS'
Editor Z. o.
Pendleton, Ore.
Dear Sir:
An article appeared in your col
umns a few days ago that interested
me very much from the fact that it
is carrying out what I have preach
ed for years: An electric road to the
Columbia river!
The farmers have taken the prop
er stand, but they should not leap
before thhey look; a railroad costs
money, and to build it only through
the wheat belt would be poor judg-
ment, from the fact that ten months
in the year it would be an idle
stretch of rusty rails.
When an electric road is built to
the Columbia river it should bid for
incoming as we'll as outgoing freight.
1t must act as an inlet and outlet
IN order to be practicable. To do this
1t should pass through the centers of
population as well as through the
.centers Of production. In other
words, It should pass through Wes-
ton, Helix, Athena, Adams, Pendle-
ton. Echo and Hermiston on its way
to the river.
By passing through the above
named cities an interurban electric
road would become a factor in the
upbuilding of this district. 1t would
change the entire schedule Of freight
rates in Umatilla county, bind the
people more closely together and in
duce more social intercourse among
the different sections Of the county.
This railroad, or the holding COM
pany, should own the land or town.
site where it decides to make its riv-
er terminal; for the reason that the
day you start building your wharf
and warehouses the valuation Of the
land adjacent will increase in value
sufficient to pay the interest on your
bonds for many months.
Every farmer should gladly donate
a right Of way across his farm for
the day the trains start running he
can consider himself four times as
wealthy as he is today.
II this interurban road installs the
proper capacity Of power houses 1t
can sell sufficient kilowatts Of cleo
triclty along its line to about pay all
running expenses, which is good
point TO remember.
It would be a very short while un-
til this road would be hauling nine
fenths Of the freight received from
Portland, and the merchant who
buys in the east for future delivery
could have his freight billed around
by Panama, the same as we do In
San Francisco, and get an all-water-
rate-a big saving in itself
The day your trains started run
ming you would experience change
in your entire commercial system:
Living expenses would be lower and
land values would be higher-the
same change as that experienced by
the Sacramento valley or Indianapolis,
Indiana, when they installed their
electric interurban systems.
From the experience gained In my
association with the men behind the
Sacramento Valley Development asso-
ciation and the Sacramento Chamber
OF Commerce, have learned great
deal in what colonization and rapid
transit viii do to build up a COM
munity.
The Umatilla river bottom land, II
traversed by an electric road, would
in time be one continuous vegetable
garden from Pendleton to the Co
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10
Life 100. 900 Years Ago.

Scientists have found in a case In
Switzerland bones Of men who lived
100000 years ago, when life was In
constant danger from wild beasts.
Today the danger, as shown by A.
w. Brown Of Alexaider, Me-, is large
ly from deadly disease. IF 1t had
not been for Dr. Kings New Dis
coyery, which cured me, I could
not have lived" he writes, suffering
as 1 did from a severe lung trouble
and stubborn cough" To cure Sore
Lungs, Colds, obstinate Coughs, and
prevent Pneumonia, It's the best med
icine on earth. soc and 81. Guar
anteed by Tallman & co. and Pen
dleton Drug CO.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10

Disappointed in love, spurned by his
early sweetheart and harrassed by the
minions of the law in Portland, F.
a. Shepard, a salesman for an eastern
oil company is supposed to be in Pen
dleton. Following his rejection by
the girl he had come west to claim
as his bride, he was arrested on the
charge of carrying concealed weapons
and threatening to get revenge.
The following concerning the affair
is taken from the Portland Journal:
A. f. Shepard who sells stock for an
eastern oil company, came to Oregon
a few days ago expecting to claim
Miss Hattie Ducas of Hood River as
his bride. Instead he learned that
love had waned, and this morning he
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Bull
Der on complaint of Miss Lucas and
her uncle, Thomas Lucas, who feared
that Shepard would attempt to harm
his fiancee.
After his arrest Shepard. the girl
and her uncle sat in Sheriff Stevens
office and talked it all over. Miss
Lucas had agreed to marry Shepard
last Wednesday, but she said this
morning she did not believe she ever
had loved him, although she once
thought she did. She said she was
sorry for him, but his love was not
returned
Takes Fate Phllosophicaliy.
"All right, Hattie" said Shepard.
'lf you don't want me | never will
bother you again. But l just can't
understand what made your love turn.
love you every hair Of your head,
but l will go away and never come
back. But l do hate to think that l
will never see you again"
II appears that Shepard was arrest
ed yesterday at Hood River for carry
ing concealed weapons. A little girl
at the house where he boarded told
the girls uncle that Shepard showed
her revolver and stuffed it in his
! pocket. He had also told Miss Lucas
that If it took 10 years he would have
his revenge. He is ~ years old and
Miss Lucas is "a.
This morning Miss Lucas and her
uncle came to Portland from Trout
dale to seek the protection of the law
On Morrison street they caught sight
! of Shepard and rushed excitedly to
the sheriff's office with story abou,
a man trying to kill the girl. Deputy
Sheriff Bulger went with them and To-
Gated Shepard Despite her express
sed fear, she wanted to go to Shepard
| and talk with him before the officer
announced himself This Bulger would
not permit.
Shepard protested that he meant
the girl no harm. He said he had
carried the revolver about with him
for five years in his travels. He ad-
mitted talking to the girl about re-
venge, but said he was beside him
self with disappointed love and did not
know what he was saying.
Deputy District Attorney Vreeland
offered Shepard the choice of leaving
town of giving $1,000 bond to keep
the peace. Shepard said he would
leave town and never come back. He
will be detained at the Jail until the
train leaves for the east this evening,
with Pendleton as his first stopping
point.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10
Horrible Blunder.

Fair Debutante-Professo Verdi
go didn't seem to like It when 1 told
him I thought he was working too
hard and that he ought to try and get
a little fresh air now and then.
Shocked PARENT should say he
didn't! Child, you forget that he con-
ducts an orchestra at one Of the first
class theaters.-Chicago Tribune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10

If people with symptoms of kidney
or bladder trouble could realize their
danger they would without loss of
time commence taking Foley's Kidney
Remedy This great remedy stops
the pain and the irregularities, streng-
thens and builds UP these organs and
there is no danger Of Bright's disease
or other serious disorder. Do not dis
regard the early symptoms. Koeppen
Rros
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10
July 9th, 1909.
Proper Treatment for Dysentry and
Diarrhoca.

The great mortality from dysentery
and diarrhoea is due to a lack Of
proper treatment at the first stages
OF the disease. Chamberlain's Collie,
Choelra and Diarrhoe Remedy is
reliable and effectual medicine. and
when given in reasonable time will
pdevent any dangerous consequences.
1t has been in use for many years
and has always met with unvarying
success. For sale by all good deal
ers
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10

The best at right prices in lawn
mowers, garden hose, grass catchers,
the famous Insurance Gasoline Stove,
also the only lawn trimmer in the
city-it saves your knees and back.
LaDow & Peterson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10

bladder remedy, be-
cause of its remark
able health restoring
properties. Swamp
Root ful6lls almost
every wish in over
coming rheumatism,
pain in the back, kid
neys, liver, bladder
and every part of the
urinary passage. 1t
corrects Inability 10
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10
PROMISED BRIDE
APPEALS To LAW
REJECTS SUITOR WHO LANDS
IN PENDLETON ON WAY EAST

Hood River Girl Changes Her Mind
just Before Her Wedding and Is
Afraid of Vcngcancc-Appcals 10
the Police Who Place the Rejected
One Under Bonds to Keep the Peace
Mani Can't Furnish Bonds SO
Starts East, Stopping Here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10

One Of Natures Skyscrapers.
Teacher-What Is the highest form
Of animal life?
Schoolboy-The giraffe.-Univer-
ist Leader.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10
twenty-five Cents is the Price OF
Dnapn

The terrible itching and smarting,
incident to certain skin diseases, is al
most instantly allayed by applying
Chamberlain's Salve. Price, rs cents.
For sale by all good druggists.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10

Billy Wheeler the popular gar
dener, won't work for his board any
more unless he can have Folger's
Golden Gate Coffee served him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10

The Salvation Army OF Europe has
an anti-tobacco league of $4,000 per-
sons.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10

hold water and scalding pain in passingit,
or bad effects followinguse ofliquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to go often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night.
Swamp-ROOt is not recommended for
everything but if you have kidney, liver
or bladder trouble, it will be found just
the remedy you need. 1t has been thor
oughly tested in private practice, and has
proved SO successful that a special ar
rangement has been made by which all
readers of this paper, who have not al
ready tried it, may have sample bottle
sent free by mail, also book telling
more about Swamp-Root, and how to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10

DIT. klIlntr O CO., Home oisNnnp'II00-
Binghamton, N. Y. The regular fifty-cen
and one-dollar size bottles are sold by
all druggists. Don't make any mistake
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DIR. Kilner's Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress, Binghamton, N. Y, on every bottle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10

findoutif ifyouhave kid
ney or bladder trouble.
When writingmention
reading this generous
offer in this paper and
send your address to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10

Automobile stage to Lehman
springs. Inquire Pendlteon Auto Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10
Do You Get Up
With a Lame Back?

Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Almost everyone knows of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, the great kidney, liver and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10
Sawdust.

We can supply you in any guam
tlty cheap.
OREGON LUMBER YARD.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-10

England has 1900 golf courses.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

that part of the country, and her experience caused nervous prostra- tion.
 John Arendale and Loy Harris have returned from their trip through eastern Oklahoma MT Arendale liked the country and may locate there later.
 J D. Smith is very sick with typhoid fever at his home west of town. The doctor reports that he was doing well until he drank too freely of buttermilk.
 The baby girl of Perry Smyer is quite sick at the home of Tom Hawkins The mother being dead the baby is being taken care of by Mrs Hawkins.
 The friends of Mrs. Littleton Johnson will be glad to learn that she is recovering from her recent sickness Mrs. Johnson is a sister of Mrs. ]. NJ. Burnett of this place
 Mrs E. Griggs. of Munday, Texas, is visiting friends and rela- tives here. Her home was for sev- eral years near this place. She had been sick for a few days, blHs IS better at present.
 We were possibly mistaken in re gard to Miss Ova Lane entering a training school for nurses at Ft. Smith. We understand that she has contract to teach the sonora school, beginning Oct. lst At present she is at Springdale, and may go to Ft Smith for short time
 A. w. Gibbs. formerly of this place, came in last week on visit. He is connected with q company that has several stores in Oklahoma. He has been located at Grandfield. but a fire recently destroyed the store and contents there He will leave today for Lawton. Ok kla., where the company has a big store.
 G. G. and H NJ Fritts recently purchased the county right for Washington and Benton counties to sell the perfection ehurn. The former took up the work of selling in Washington county and was sue eeeding well until the drouth be came severe. since which time he has quit, because the people would not buy
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

Hope church is progressing nicely and more than a dozen conversions have been made during the past week Rev. Elmer Rice, of Spring dale, is pastor of this church and he is being ably assisted in this meet ing by Revs. Hanks and Luper.
 ]. W. Witeher and wife arrived here Friday evening in response to telegram informing them of the serious illness of their son, Will Witcher, who is suffering from a severe attack of typhoid fever. MT. and Mrs Witcher reside near Grip pie Creek, Colo, but came here from Virginia where they have been visiting relatives for several weeks.
 To-day, August 10, is the forty eighth anniversary of the battle of Wilson's Creek. near Sppringfielt Mo. There used to be quite num- Der of old fellows around here who were participants in that battle but they are all mustered out or moved away, and only one or two have a thought for the stirring stories told by gray old fellows of that far off August day.
 The fish have been suffering down along Clear creek during the past two weeks as a number of seining parties have made great invasions among the deep pools where the fish are staying since the water has cleared up. It is pity that Ark ansas has no game or fish law now we'd ought to have a law like the one that goes into effect in Missouri on August 16.
 Melon patches are rather scarce around Johnson and the local de- mand is being supplied by folks who have suffered less from the drouth than the reservation farmers.
 An old settler passed away Fri day night when MT. Anthony died He was about four-score years of age and had been in i'll health for a long time. An aged wife and several grown sons and daughters survive him. Burial was in Goshen cemetery Sunday
 William Morgan died in a hos pital in Kansas City, Mo, on the last day of July Uncle Billy had been in bad health for years and his children had him to go to Kan sas City for medical treatment and
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

conducted by Elders Loving and King
 The stork visited the home of Mr. and Mrs H. M Boatright a few days ago
 Prof. L. F. Bell. of Wesley, has greatly improved, and has resumed his school work.
 MT. and Mrs. S. NJ Beam, of Elm wood, Boone county, are visiting the latter,s father, J. M Clark.
 Miss Jessie Foust has secured the Clifty school, and will begin teach ing the first of September.
 Revival meetings began at the church Sunday, conducted by Rev. Presley and Rev. Thornsberry.
 The Campbellites, or Christians, began a series of meetings at Bo- hannah school house last week.
 R. c. Clark and wife, of Spring dale, were over the first of the week visiting relatives and friends.
 Huntsville was represented by a goodly number at the Macedonia re union All report pleasant time.
 T. F. Turner was the delegate from this county to the Farmers Union convention at Little Rock last week.
 R. E. Morris, of Texas, who is spending some weeks here, has re- turned from a few days trip in Ok lahoma.
 Miss Della Ware, who is attending the Fayetteville business college, re turned home Saturday. to remain two weeks.
 Miss Stella Ellis, who is teaching between Drakes Creek and Japton spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks
 Mrs. Maggie Wood. of Oklahoma will be in this week on a visit. She is a daughter of Mr and Mrs. Will Richardson.
 Henty Vaughan is in poor health being confined to his bed portion of the time There is some doubt as to what his disease is.
 Mrs. Pearl Mckinney, of Okla homa, is at the residence of her parents, MT. and Mrs. l.. (. Denny under the doctors care. She was II small boat near the Gulf coast during the recent storm that swept
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
IOWtL

The protracted meeting at Pleas ant Grove is growing in interest and will likely continue another week
 The evaporators at this place are in trim just ready to move and the wheels will begin to turn Monday.
 Uncle Thomas Jones who has been in i'll health so long is re- ported no better at this writing
 Charlie Jones of Oklahoma came in last week and spent q few days with his father who is very feeble.
 Evaporator men here got little wild on prices of apples Monday Paid as high as 30 cts for drying stock
 The meeting at Spring Greek thus far has been success. fourteen united with the church and was baptised Sunday evening
 John Begley, who recently lost his house by fire. will soon have another just as nice finished suf- ficient to shelter his family and a place they can call home
 Elder !. T. Moore of PrlneYAie. Oregon. will preach al the Baptist church this place fourth sunday Elder Moore was once citizen of this county several years ago
 Roy Beard is home again perhaps until the hot weather is over He has gained reputation as sales man and any firm needing help would do we'll to look him up
 J. N Hamby after giving twenty days instruction in music at White ner, only remained Saturday and Sunday at home beginning Monday at War Eagle Mills another school of the same character and duration.
 ]. W. Looney bought last week lhe stock of groceries owned by J. W Long and is now full fledged merchant This is MT Looney $ first effort in the goods business and as he is business man We bespeak for him success
 Mr. and Mrs Archie Hendricks and Miss Avanda Miller of Enloe. Tex as. arrived here Tuesday and spent part of the week with friends. They have rented house Al Elec- tric Springs cast of Rogers where they expect to spend about one month for the benefit q Mrs Hen driek $ health.
 J. W. Kimmons received tele- gram Saturday morning informing him of the death Of his nephew John Mayes of Rogers. New Mexico No further information has heen i learned as to the cause of his death. He was a son of Mr and Mrs II r Mayes. former citizens of Lowell Johnies friends regret very
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

he failed to survive an operation which was performed the day he died He owned d farm down below Johnson where he has spent most of his time for the last ten years, Besides this he had very extensive real estate holdings in the city of Chicago where the early years of his life had been spent. He was a very eccentric old fellow. but had a host of warm friends who will always revere the memory of Uncle Billy"
 Backward, turn backward, oh Time,
 in your flight And bring us an old fashioned
 rain storm tonight The rumble of thunder. the down
 pour of rain Would help us to feel lot better
 again For We are so weary of dry, dusty We'd willingly welcome storm s
 wild ways
 
 Find us the fellow who sings for
 the drouth- We've a bod full of bricks to
 heave at his mouth For the roads are so dusty, and the
 fields are so dry, With never a rain cloud lowering
 nigh, That we of the Ozarks, down here
 in the South, Are seeking the fellow who called
 for a drouth
 Mulkeepmo
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
emember, ''If It Happened It's in The News.

much to learn of his departure so early in life Well do they re member when he made profession of religion and joined the church. He was so small that some doubted his knowledge of what he was about to do. He pressed his case and demanded that he be baptized, and so far as we know proved faith ful to the end.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
HINDSVILLE.

Miss Ida Cannon. of Goshen, is visiting the Misses Ware this week.
 Mrs Wm. Henson has remittent fever and is under the doctors s care.
 The smallest child of D. Eubanks died recently from membranous croup.
 Prof. Stotts and wife visited rel atiyes in Huntsville Saturday and Sunday.
 Stanton Johnson, who is instruct ing our band boys, Sundayed in Wesley
 The revival meetings held at Peace Valley closed Sunday night with three professions They were
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

Sunday, Aug 15. is Rev Thorns- berrys regular appointment here at Johnson
 Will Bennett and family, of springdale, spent Sunday with Hugh Liehlyter and wife
 Carl Ivey returned yesterday to his home over by Whitener afer an extended sojourn in Johnson
 There was a special prayer meet ing at Johnson Sunday evening and one conversion was made during the service
 Mrs Alice Lucy, of Des Moines, Iowa, has been spending the past two weeks with her sister, Mrs. K 4 Hambric
 R A Hambric and family return ed today to Fort Smith after spend ing several weeks in camp at the big springs near Johnson
 The wood haulers are having trouble selling stoye-wood during the hot weather as SC mans people are using coal and gas stoves.
 Hollands. Gavin and Pettigrew's : steam threshers have been working around Johnson threshing oats and wheat during the past week
 The weather cranks are efoakin
 dismal dry time tale
 About more drouthy weather.
 Cause their rain signs fail
 M F Caldwell and wife, of Green. land are here during the illness of their brother-in-law, Will Witcher. who is reported to be little better this morning
 Several fishing parties are mean dering away this week to larger streams than Clear creek to while away the hot weather trying to make q record breaking catch of fish
 The dry weather has about fixed prospects for a good corn crop around here and II would take an unusual amount of rain to relieve the situation now as the early corn Is past saving
 r N Ritchey and son Leonard. of Cheney. Kansas. stopped off iH Johnson Saturday evening to visit Mir Ritchey's brother e D Ritch- ey. who came here rom Kansas several years ago
 Frank Mayes was over to Johnson from Pennington Fridas Frank is the only surviving brother Of our Capt Will Waves. but he cant be- gin to equal the Captain when il comes to telling funny stories
 The protracted meeting al New