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The Jasper news., 1909-02-25
A Real Lincoln Relic.

Mrs. Captain r. j. Tucker has in
her possession real Lincoln memento,
Of no little value. 1t is a card upon
which is written an order to the FEEDER.
al prison authorities in st. Louis to re-
lease Mrs. Theodosia Smith, Mrs. Tuck.
er's sister, from the St. Louis prison
where she was held, under charge OF be,
ing Confederate spy.
Mrs. Smith, whose maiden name was
Miss Theodosia Ward, lived in Lamar
until the breaking out Of the war, hav
ing married DR.. Smith, who was prac
tical ply stefan in this little city, during
the late ante bellum days.
When the war broke out. Mrs. Smith
in common with the remainder OF hei
family, sympathized most strongly with
the south, and her activities in behalf
Of her struggling Southern compatriots
finally aroused the wrath of the Fedora
authorities. Perhaps her most thrilling
exploit was the rescue from certain
death, of her brother, Captain Ed Ward
now police judge of this city.
Captaip Ward was in the Federal pen
itentiary at Little Rock, Arkansas, un
der sentence OF death, as Confederate
spy. Mrs. Smith and number Of 9th
or ladies entered the penitentiary on,
day, and were permitted to enter thu
doomed mans cell. Though they wer'
inside but few minutes. the condemn
cd Confederate officer went out with thu
ladies and his sister remained in th'
ooll-she had exchanged clothes Will
him. The captains ankle was manacl
cd with ball and chain, but he manAg
cd somehow to hitch it up under thu
drSss and hold it, like a woman some
times holds up her skirt. When tn,
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25
DIAMOND.

The prayer meeting ut Diamond
Thursday night was we'll attended.
Mr.. Otbia Crone was visiting Marsh
oil Smith Sunday.
Mr.. Crone purchased team Of mules
from Mr.. Adams the other day.
Mrs. Goldie Workman is working for
Charley Woods now.
Mrs. York lie on the sick list.
Mrs. Crone was visiting at Frank
Woods last week.
Mr.. Trimmer was at Landon Dayring-
er's on business the other day.
Frank orabtree was visiting at John
Hanes' Sunday.
Miss Bertha McPeek is. working for
w. r. Farr.
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25
BETHEL

Mud! beautiful mud!
As the first of March draws near
moving seems to be the order of the
day.
Frank Amer is going to move near
Oakton; Clarence Hiner moves on the
place he vacates; John Lucas to Millar
place; Mr.. cherry to Beacher Nealy
place; Mr.. Holiday to John King place;
John King to George Lilly farm.
George Amer has just moved house
from the old Van place to his homo
place.
L. E. Brous OF Lamar spent Saturday
and Sunday with home folks.
A crowd Of about thirty boys called
on Mr.. and Mrs. John Lucas the other
evening. John would neither come out
or aak4fhsnn in. 60 they made a lot Of
noise and fired a lot OF guns he finally
invited them in and treated them. They
went away pronouucing him the best
fellow in the world,
Mr.. Smith went to Linn county Kan
sas Friday to visit his SOD.
The literary closed last Friday night
until the first Friday in October.
Nora LAwless spent Saturday and
Sunday with home folks.
The meeting called for Tuesday night
at Blue school house to nominate road
ovsrseer was not very we'll attended,
there only being ono person present.
ToPsY.
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25
LYNNLAND.

Miss Lottie Morris was the guest of
Misses Pearl and Ruby Wesoott Sunday.
Miss Grace Gulick spent Saturday
and Sunday in Neck City with her ais
ter, Mrs. j. Bradford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wood are the
proud parents OF baby girl born Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. MoCune spent
Sunday with relatives 10 Preston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Pugh and family
visited 10 Barton county Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. E. Scaie and Miss
HaSel Wood spent Sunday With Isaac
Teter and family.
Mrs. j. Wins and Mrs. II. Hille call.
cd on Mines. Wood aud Wescott Thurs
day afternoon.
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

Samuel Jacobs, Of Lima, Ohio, who
has been visiting since last week with
his cousin, VIM. Ward, in Jasper, was
dangerously III lGst Sunday and Monday
with acute appendicitis. TWAS feared
on Sunday that De could nossurvive the
attack, but his condition improved
greatly on Monday, and he 10 now much
better. Mr.. Jacobs stopped here on.
route homo from StTAwu, KAns.. where
he bad been visiting brother.
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25
Attention.
ToPsY.

There will be q business meeting Of
the stook.h holders Of this Jasper Cooper
alive store in tho Schoolcraft building,
Tuesday March, 2ud. at 2 p. m. Every.
body who has any notion OF taking q
share in this enterprise 10 requested To
TO be present.
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

MIR. and Mrs. Bicknell Bender return
cd Monday from three days stay with
relatives Of the latter at Kansas City.
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

The ladies OF tho South Msthodist
church will hold an Easter bsEar this
year. Watch for later announcements.
The Jasper news., 1909-02-25

There will DO box supper At Dixie
schoolhouse Friday night. March 8.
Every body invited.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-14

is stil pending In the courts no de-
tective has been employed by the
county this spring, However, II
seems that much evidence against
blind pig operators has been gath
cred by individuals in the various
towns OF the county. This is now
being placed before the grand jury
and presumably many indictments
will be returned.
Whether or not the evidence will be
sufficient to do the work remains to
be seen. But it is doubtful If evidence
gathered by individuals, through
more or less spasmodic efforts, will
be as effective as that gathered by
regular detectives working under the
direction Of the regular officers of the
law.
But whatever results may be OBJ
tanned at this time, the efforts to-
ward enforcing the law are praise
worthy. There has been too much
on the part of many drink
dispensers and they need curbng,
The prohibition law was enacted by
the people of this county by an over
whelming vote. While the law stands
it should be enforced as closely as
possible.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-14
CRUELTY OF NOSE BAGS.

For a moment put yourself in the
position of a horse forced to feed out
OF some of our nosebags. His head
is encased in close-fitting, wholly
unventilated, foul and heavy attach
ment in the shape of bag. Though
his lips are very flexible and con-
structed so that his mouth may per-
form some of the functions of mans
hands in the matter of feeding, the
horse cannot reach his food, He Is
compelled to toss the bag upwards
so that the last of the feed may come
within his reach.
In this way the grains of the feed
get into his nostrils and cause him
great annoyance. With his breathing
hindered and his nostris clogged
with grain he is in far more agony
than a horse that gets dozen vicious
cuts of the whip.-Buffalo Horse
World.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-14
THE SANE MAN.

During the recent election a man
walking along a quiet street was
startled to see house door suddenly
opened. and man fall humping
down to the sidewalk Picking him
up, the pedestrian asked what was
the matter. That's my club in there"
said the human projectile. ITS a
political club: there are nine Jones
men and I'm for Smith. They threw
me out. But don't worry I'm going
in and clean 'em all out. You stand
here and count them" In he went
and sure enough in minute the
door burst open and o figure cleared
the steps without touching. "One!"
said the spectator holding up finger.
Hold on" cried the PROSTATE one;
don't begin TO count yet. This is
only me again"-Bellman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-14
A VALUABLE ASSET.

In the lands under the Umatilla
reservation Pendleton has an asset
of the greatest value. At this time
the reservation is scarcely regarded
as an asset because most of the land
is still in the hands of the Indians
and so cannot be improved.
But it will not be long until the al
lottees will be allowed to sell their
lands and the reservation will pass
under white ownership. Much heir
ship land has been sold during the
past few years.
When the reservation has entirely
passed under white control a great
Transformation will occur. The res
ervation contains soma Of the finest
land of the county and it is land that
may be used for better purposes than
the raising Of wheat.
Many thousands Of acres of reser-
vation land may be brought under ir-
rigation. Water from Mckay creek
and from the Umatilla may be used
to convert the present wheat fields
into orchards and gardens. When
such has been done the reservation
will provide homes for thousands of
white families and the increased set
tlement will add to Pendleton's great
ness.
At this time Pendleton's greatest
need Is of thickly settled agricul-
tural community in its immediate VII
cinity. The increased settlement in
the east end and the reclamation Of
the west end Of the county help this
city. So does the settling up Of the
Pilot Rock country. Pendleton IS
the commercial center OF Umatilla
county and no section Of the county
r can go forward without benefIting
: Pendleton, directly or indirectly.
But Pendleton's hope lies more in
the settlement Of nearby lands than
in the settlement Of lands at a
distance The reservation is
resource that will some day be
drawn upon. From Pendleton
standpoint the development of the
reservation means more than does
the reclamation Of the land under the
Umatilla project.
Z Those who are working for the ad-.
vancement Of this city should do
everything possible to develop the
reservation and 10 bring it under
white control. Local "empire build
ers" will do well to keep their eyes
upon the valley Of the Tutuilla.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-14
Four Decades of Whiskers.

Morris Kruetzer, 66-year-old New
Yorker, is suing his barber for am
putating a forty-year growth of beard
while the owner slept.
Kruetzer climbed into the chair and
slipped into a nap. The barber ap-
piled the lawn mower and when he
awoke the gentleman with the Tolstoi
name found himself standing amidst
as fine a bale of chin-fodder as ever
adorned the face of populist or gave
dignity to a patriarch.
So he is suing for recovery of dam
ages.
To lose his wife were evil fortune;
but not irreparable, since women
more or less grow on trees.
But whiskers! Who will console
the wind when it must sigh through
Brooklyn bridge as a poor substitute
for Morris underbrush?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-14

Some climb into the church band
wagon primarily to escape the col
lection.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-14
AT THE TABLE.

He who eats in a hurry repents in
an office.
One cannot always eat and be mer-
ry; the food won't allow it,
Good cheer is necessary around the
"Our Englishment work too little
thing for dessert.
Washing down food is quick
way to get through a meal; also un-
der the doctors care.
All is not gold that glitters in the
butter dish; sometimes it may be a
black one or a gray one.
Look not upon the wine when it
is red," but, Of course, if you are
color blind your responsibility ceases.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-14

Nell-I'm afraid Mr.. Guzzler had
too much to drink at the dinner last
night.
Belle-What makes you think so?
Nell-When the charlotte russo
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-14
IT Is OUR PARLOR.

Though the people of the Pacific
coast have positive opinions regard
ing the exclusion of orientals it is
seldom that any sentiment upon the
subject is expressed by those who live
east of the Rockies. However, a re-
cent issue of Senator LaFollettes
magazine contained the following
broad and liberal expression upon the
subject.
1.-THE world is wide. There is room
in the orient for all the orientals. We
have the right to insist that they stay
there rather than come here. Not
| that they are inferior to us; for they
are not. Not that we are better than
they; for they are no doubt in some
respects superior to US in good quail
ties. There is no insult in asking them
to stay in their own parlor instead of
lntruulnS INTO OUTS.
For, after all, the whole situation
is one of intrusion. The immigrants
are not to blame; they are thrust
forth by need and greed, and COM
mercialism and economic pressure. If
they came because they liked us or
our institutions, it would be differ
ent matter. We like those who like
us, ordinarily. Mutual esteem comes
from mutual understanding and mu-
tual interests and ideals. This con-
tinent is our home. We have invited
the multitude in so freely that some
times and in some places it has SEEM
tinue to be ourselves or become alb
sorbed by the guests. But we have
assimilated all the elements, largely
because We had something of the
common heritage to give them, and
because they came in on account Of
a liking for US and desired to be Of
US.
at is not so with the far orientals.
They are thrust into the body polite
like a nail in wood. They seldom be-
come assimilated with us, or care to
do so. We have a right, ethically, to
keep the homeland for those with
whom we can fraternize. Therefore,
Japan and China and India, with so
many millions that they might send
here more people than we now pos
sess without much feeling it, must
make up their minds not to become
enraged or to feel insulted if we take
measures to keep them out-recog-
nizlng, all the time, that their home
land is their family parlor, and that
they have just as good reason for
keeping us out as we have for ex-
cluding them"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-14

In South Carolina a child Of but
six years Of age is charged with MUIR
der of a little playmate. After kill
ing little girl, Of but three years OF
age, he tried to hide her body 80 as
to cover up his crime. But who is
responsible for this crime, the child
OF his parentage?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-14
ENFORCE THE LAW.

Last fall a detective, acting under
the direction Of the district attorney
procured evidence against many who
were violating the prohibition law
and a flood Of indictments were re-
turned by the grand jury. Something
like $1,000 in fines was paid into the
treasury Of the county by those who
were caught in the net. The effect
OF the crusade was wholesome.
Owing to the inBRnction suit that
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-14
Concerning the Corner.

The young real estate man was
desperately in love.
Refuse me-" he hissed, "and l
shall follow you to the ends Of the
earth"
'And what will you do when you
get there?" gasped the beautiful girl.
What shall l do? Why, build an
apartment house on each corner"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-14
THE RECEIVER WENT UP.

Number
BLANKS grocery, please"
Number"
Blanks grocery, please"
Number? Haven't you a direc-
tory?"
Il suppose so, but don't know
where 1t is. Blanks grocery, please"
Number"
Say, central, are you a lady or a
mani"
"A lady" central trilled.
Go to heaven, please" and the re-
ceiver went up with a thud.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-14

Hermistonians should not indulge
too freely in local quarrels. The en-
ergy Of that town is needed in the
work Of building up that portion Of
the county. There should be little
time for throwing stones at each
other.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-14
ss..sss.s ssssss
FRIENDS.

May I be friend to all the trees, .
. To birds and blossoms and the q
bees: Z
. To things that creep, to things 9
that hide Z
. Through all the teeming coun- .
tryside: Q
. On terms with all the stars at 9
night
With all the playful beams of .
light; .
. In love with leafy dales and .
hills, .
. And with the laughing noun .
tain rills; .
With summer skies and winter .
SHOWS; .
With every kind OF breeze that .
blows; 0
The wide sea and the stretch .
ing plain; .
The tempest and the falling .
rain. .
II l were thus what need had I .
To fear Deaths solemn mystery .
That takes me from the worlds .
alarms .
. And lays me in earth's loving .
arms, .
. John Kendrick Bangs in Har- .
per's Weekly. .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-14

When the o. r. & N company
places its motor cars in operation all
the people OF the county may then
ride in "choo choo" wagons.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-14

They who blind themselves to a
wrong keep their eyes open to its
revenues.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-02
MOLINE TO JOIN IN
BEATING IOWANS
Police From This Side Will Meet
Davenport Officers in Benefit
Ball Game.

The local police force has joined
forces with the Moline police force and
they will organize a baseball team to-
sether to meet the team from Daven-
port in the park in that city a week
from Sunday. The proceeds OF the
game are to go to the family of De-
tective Stanley, the Davenport officer
who died recently Chief l.. " Eek
hart of this city is the captain and
manager of the team from this side Of
the river and while he has practically
chosen his lineup for the game, he
states that he will not make it public
as he does not care to give Manager
Jack Tighe of the islanders and Man
aeer Shaffer of the Prodigals a chance
to cop some of his men before the
game is played. Both teams are pre-
p;ring for the battle by taking daily
practice and the contest will be a
sharp one. 80
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-02
SCORE COUNTS IN
PECULIAR PLAY
Murphy Registers in Midst CT Double
Play and Rules Show the
Tally Stands.

A lot of discussion arose over the
score that was made in the fourth in
ming and Springfield advanced the
claim that the run did not count The
play was like this: Kelley was ON
third and Stark was on first, and
one man was out. Vogel drove out his
long fly on which Callahan made his
feature catch, and after the ball was
caught the two base runners moved
up a notch That sent Kelley home
and Stark to second. The ball was
thrown to second base and BlauSser
tried to catch Stark as he slid into the
base, but failed. In the meantime Dick
Smith was on first base calling for
the ball, and when he got it he made
the claim that Stark had left the bag
before the catch was made, and UNI
pire Burke upheld him in his claim
and called Stark out. That made the
third out and gave Springfield chance
to say that it was a force out" play
and that Kelley's run could not be
allowed to count. 1t happened, how
ever, that practically the same play
came up in the Springfield series at
Davenport, and a wrong ruling was
made on it at that time by Umpire
did not count, which gave Smith his
cue to register a protest with the
jumps against the score being counted
yesterday. Taking the ruling in Day
export as a precedent Umpire Earle
ruled that it did not count, but in this
he was mistaken.
At the time the play occurred in
Davenport it excited considerable cur
iosity among the sport writer's of both
Davenport and this city, and some
were of the opinion that the run should
count, while others agreed with the
umpire. The play was brought to the
attention of President Sexton, and he
settled the matter by writing to Joe
Flanner. editor of the Sporting News,
who is considered an authority in the
baseball world Flanner held that a
strict Interpretation of the rules would
make the run count, as the man mad
scored before the third out had occur
red. and not on play that could be
defined as a force out The question
all hinges on the definition of force
out" and the rule says that a force
out can only occur when a man loses
the right to the base he occupies and
is thereby entitled 10 advance. 1t can
easily be seen that the man who made
the third out in this case was not
obliged to advance, and that therefore
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-02

bridge, lot 8, northeast quarter north
fractional one-half lot g. section 1-16-
CIV, $500.
Nellie |. Marshall to Julia M. Ander-
son, lots 10, II, IL, Dack's third addi-
ton, Rock Island, $1,000.
Joseph P. Pearson to Moline Chan
mel Ice company, lot 2, LeClaire's re-
serve, SO.
]. l.. Oakleaf to Charles Wahlgren,
S4.266 lot 9, block 1, Tricks addition,
Moline, 81.
Julia M. Anderson to Nellie |. Mar
shall, lot 3, block 4. Black Hawk addi-
ton, Rock Island. $1,000
Signe Carlson to Esther Hemming-
berg, lot 6. block 1, Childs' first addi-
ton, Moline, 81
Nancy A. Bachelor to Andrew Eng
man. east 40 feet lot 8. block C,
Lyndes' addition, Rock Island, 81.
James l.. Maslin to Theodore
Briegel, lot 1, block Z, Columbia park
addition, Rock Island, $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-02
line Water Power company's addition,

line Water Power company's addition,
Moline, 81.
Clarence NJ. Bills to H. w. Huttig,
lot 1, fractional northwest quarter
section 1-16-6w, 81.
John Ainsworth to Martha G. Tracy,
lot 2, block 6, Black Hawk addition,
Rock Island, $4,000.
George A. Anderson to Mary E.
Hook, lots Z, 8, block 4, city East Mo-
line, $4,000.
c. A. Peck to George A Anderson,
lots z 8, block 4, village East Moline,
$4,000.
~Dimock, Hubbard & Sleight to Cyrus
E. Smith, part lots l, 2, Oakwold, Mo
line, 81.
E. H. Guyer to John Severn Ander-
son, lots e 3, block l, University place,
Rock Island, 5000.
Andrew c. Melin to Nelson H
Greene, lot 8, Hodges subdivision LOT
Il, northwest section 5-l7-1w, $4,000.
Charles F. Barrows to Chester Lilli-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-02
Notice to Coal Dealers for Bids.

Bids for furnishing coal to the coun-
ty Jail for the II months following
Oct. l, 1909, will be received at the
county sheriff's office, or by H. c. Har-
ris, chairman Jail committee, 731 Nine,
lteenth street up to 2 o'clock p. m. July
IT, Committee reserves right to re-
ject any or all bids. Coal to be mine
run. Fl. c. HARRIS,
EZRA WILCHER, =
NJ. w. BATTLES, JR.,
Jail Committee Board of Supervisors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-02
BAXTER COVERS
THE COURSE IN II
Local Golf Professional Barely Misses
Elualing Record Made by
Mcleod Last Year.

Sandy Baxter, professional instruc
tor for the Rock Island arsenal golf
club, yesterday afternoon went over
the course in II, this being his best
performance. His score in detail was
Out 354633 -}7
la ... ...5 4 4 3 ) 4 4 , 4-34
The record for the course is 40, made
by Freddie Mcleod, professional of
the Midlothian club at Chicago during
the western tournament here last SUM-
Eler. Mr.. Baxter is playing a great
game and hopes to be able to equal,
or possibly better McLeod's perform
apCe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-02

pecial advanti ge of exporting via New
Orleans will |be that on cargoes des-
tined to- South American or Mexican
points or for the isthmus, the cost of
trans-shipment at New Orleans will be
less than from the all-rail or lake and
rail lines at eastern seaboard points.