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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20
WINS WIDOW WITH $4,000.
Romance in Courtship of the sore
gon Apple King"

Los Angeles.-When Henry o.
Sproat, the "Oregon Apple King" Of
fered Mrs. Frances Rosenblatt, an at
tractive widow, niece of the late Nell
son Norris, millionaire packer of Chi
cago, $4,000 to marry him she &C
cepted, not because she needed the
money, but just to see If Sproat was
in n Now they are to be mar
ried in June and Mrs. Rosenblatt will
get the money in advance.
The romantic story of Sproat's
c~ourtship, his monetry offer and per-
sistence was confirmed by both par
ties to the agreement today in Venice,
where both are visiting.
Not many months g Sproat came
to the Southern California beaches to
recover from the shock of his wife's
death. A short time later Mrs. Ros-
enblatt arrived from Chicago with her
family, among whom was her broth
err. She had just lost her husband
and was trying to forget her bereave-
ment.
Sproat is an ardent angler. So is
Mrs. Rosenblatt's brother. Sproat saw
the dashing widow, fell in love with
her and finally managed to be intro
! duced TO her by the brother. Their
began an ardent wooing.
The very first night Sproat met tn
widow he asked for her hand. Sh'
refused that night as she did on man.
succeeding days and nights. One da
recently he stopped in the middle o
a flow of sentiment and said:
"Ill give you $4,000 if you'll mar
ry me-"
Before the ceremony" asked tn
widow.
Yes" replied Sproat.
Then I'll marry you"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20
Disorderlies in Police Court.

Floyd Heathman, Ralph Peel and
Click Humphrey were booked in the
police court this morning on charges
of disorderly conduct, the first plead
ing guilty but the third declaring his
intention of standing trial. Up until
press time, the trial had not been
held. 1t seems that the three men
became engaged in a fight for which
they were arrested. Vaughan Finch
and Chris Blum were also booked on
the charge of using obscene langu,
age on the street and will also stand
trial. Three DRINKS completed the
docket. Joe Randolph and Henry Lee
met drawing three days in Jail anc
Charley Mox Mox paying his fine o.
five dollars.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20
Walsh Grocery Attached.

An announcement was made in this
PAPER yesterday that the Walsh gro
Gerry in the Temple building had clos
ed its doors. Later in the day Sheriff
Taylor served attachment papers up
on the proprietor for Lang & Co., of
Portland, to whom the grocery was
indebted about 5000. 1t is understood
that the store is heavily involved,
there being a number OF other large
creditors. There is much regret felt
for MI. Walsh's misfortune as he had
| built up a nice trade.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20
PCndlCtOn Fnrmcr Robbed.

j.. A. Cresswell, a farmer of Pen
dleton, reported to the police last
night that he had been robbed of
$500, but he was unable to give any
Of the circumstances. He admitted
he had been in many saloons drink
ing and he thinks the money was ia
ken from him in n of them. He
came here to take care of a shipment
of grain. He has a brother-in-law
c. H. Gable, at 1873 Rodney avenue
where he mas been staying.-Portland
Telegraph.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20
4 Very Short Runaway.

The big bay team attached to the
wagon of the Columbia Produce COM
pany, started on a mad dash this NOR
ming about II o'clock but anne to a
stop in a heap very abruptly. They
attempted to make their way down
the alley between the Frazier Book
Store and the Alexander Department
store, but the wagon collided with
the buildings and threw the horses,
one on top of the other. Considerable
difficulty was experienced in liberat-
ing the horses from the tangle but
this was finally accomplished with
! several narrow escapes from flying
heels. No damage vas done to horses
or wagon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20
WILL MEET MILTON HERE
IN GREAT CONTEST
Local Team VIII Present the Strong
est Lineup of the Season-Tracy
Baker Major Leaguer-elect VIII be
i'm the Game.
Standing Of the Teams.
Games for Tomorrow.
Milton at Pendleton
Echo 1T Weston.

Echo ut Weston.
Athena at Walla Walia.
With a number of new players in
uniform, among them Tracy Baker,
first baseman-elect of the Boston AM
orleans, the Pendleton Buckarooes
will present the strongest lineup of
the season when they enter the lists
with the Milton team tomorrow at
Roundup park. Manager Nelson and
all his cohorts confidently expect to
emerge from the battle of bats yictori-
L and triumphant. They have not
forgotten that terrible drubbing they
received in the fruit town some ever
al weeks ago and they will lot be in
clined to exercise any mercy towards
the visitors.
The Milton fans, or the other hand,
declare there will be no quarters ask
ed by them except the quarters which
make up the dollars they intend tc
take home in their spacious pocket;
after the game. So sure are they
that their team Will bring home the
bacon hat they have sem an ad'
vance installment of greenbacks, Il
is said, with which to cover any bet:
that local fans may want to make.
The fast that Baker is to play frs
in the game is arousing much interes
locally for this may be the last game
he plays in the west for a number Of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20
HENRY DALTON CONTINUES
WORK AT HIS OFFICE

his office as ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Oakland, Calf, May 20.-Working
in his office as though nothing had
happened, Henry Dalton. assessor Of
Alameda county, today declined to
discuss the charges that he had ac-
copied and solicited a $4,000 bride
from the Spring Valley Water COM
pany to reduce the assessments He
Is out on $4,000 bail.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20
Court Meets Monday.

A special session of the circuit court
will commence Monday morning for
the purpose of cleaning up the dock
ct. There are six cases set for trial
one of which is the condemnation suit
which the state has instituted against
C. C. Hendricks. There are several
criminal cases which will be investi-
gated by the grand jury.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20
school Picnic Held.

County School Superintendent
Welles and wife returned today from
Hermiston where they attended the
, graduating exercises last night. Dur
ing the day they were present at the
joint picnic of the Nolin and Yoakum
schools in a grove near Yoakum. A
fine program ives rendered, the speak
ers being Mr.. Welles, Prin. L. +,
Johnson of Nolin, and ]. F.. Fishe,
Prin. j. a. Hawks OF Yoakum, presi-
ded. NAxS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20
Murphy Loses His Dog.

Joe Murphy is mourning the loss
of his little cockerel spaniel which he
was forced to kill because it was SUBJ
ject to violent fits. The dog was a
blooded one and was valued by Mr..
Murphy quite highly. Its father was
owned by a saloonman and its mother
by a preacher but Mr.. Murphy de-
clares the cross was fine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20

BY two deeds recorded today the
Northern Pacific company has ac-
quired possession of the ne IA of sec.
IA and the sw IA of sec 81, twp. 4,
y. r. %, and the e 1-2 of the ne IA
OF sec. %, same township and range.
from w. ]. Furnish. The consider
alton for the two pieces is about
$500.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20

years. Also the appearance of a new
pitcher, a new catcher and a new
shortstop is lending an element Of
curiosity and speculation to the game.
The following will be the lineup Of
the team tomorrow: Shocks, C; Ber-
ger, D; Baker 1b; Nevins 2b; Dickson,
Sd; Monroe, IS; Bliss, If; Shaffer, CT;
and Nelson, IF.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20
Parry Of Girls to Athena.

y party of young ladies was made
app yesterday afternoon and left this
morning for Athena where they will
celebrate with the Caledonians. The
party was composed of the Misses
Mary Zurcher, Edna Storie, Gertrude
Campbell, Ida and Ina Cherry and
Mona johnson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20

shield in his window offering a re-
ward for the arrest and conviction of
any person breaking into the store.
over $4,000 has been paid out in
rewards by this company and thieves
are getting so they steer clear of a
store exhibiting a brass shield.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20
Richmond Horse Shnw.

Richmond, Va, May 20.-Amateur
horsemen from all yer the Old Do
mlnion and other southern states are
here for the Virginia Horse Show and
Racing associations meet, which will
continue over Monday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20
Moore school Votes Bonds.

County School superintendent
Frank n. Welles today received a
notification from d. C~heesman, clerk
of the Moore school three miles north
OF Freewater. that that district had
by the vote of IS to 8.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20
Rourdups ia Play Adams.

The Rounds-ups will go to Adams
Sunday and cross bats with the base
bali aggregation at that place. Man
John Carroll has recently streng-
thened the local team and expects to
bring home the bacon tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20

A oma will do anything for love,
and man will do anything for a wo-
man. so there hadn't ought to be
many things left undone in this world.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20
Newsy Notes
of PendLeton
Echo C,nduntes Are ..Shot."

Principal o. \. Cannon of the Echo
schools brought the graduating class
IL Pendleton this morning to have
their pictures taken. The final eXer-
cises were held last night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20
HOLD BACCALAUREATE
SERVICE TOMORROW

The baccalaureate service of the
class Of 1911, Of the Pendleton High
Z. church tomorrow evening. The
address of the evening will be given
by Rev. A. Mackenzie Medium Of
the First Christian church Of Athena.
The program Is as follows:
| Organ. Prelude-"Sonata" ........
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-20


Mrs. ]. S. Landers.
Scripture Reading. Rev. John Reeves
Baccalaureate Address ..........
......Rev. A. Mackenzie Meldrum
Hymn ............ Congregation
Benediction. Rev. Nathan Evans
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04
"COAL OIL JOHNNY"
RETURNS TO FLORIDA HOME

Louis Friedman, the Coal Oil
Johnny" OF Florida, is now presumab.
ly back in Pensacola, telling his
friends of his brief but swift career
as a spender in the metropolis. Mr..
Friedman was held up and robbed
while on his way to New York from
Florida, but the bad men who did
the trick overlooked $500. With this
sum he spent four days in Gotham
and had the time of his life, and at
that saved 68 cents for expenses on
the homeward trip. The Pensacola
merchant lounged in the Hobbies of
leading hotels, visited the museums
and other public places, rode on the
Sub" from one n of the town to
the other, had excellent lunches serv-
ed free of charge by demonstrators
in great grocery and department
stores, gained several pounds In ply
steal n mental weight, and left
New York well satisfied that he had
got the full value of his 1922.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04
The Pastimc.

Manager Matlock wishes to an
nounce that the Pastime will run
reels of pictures without vaudeville.
For the past two weeks he has leased
his playhouse to travelling vau-
deville, but now that he has assumed
control again, he will run his usual
high class exclusive motion picture
show, exhibiting 4 reels of the best
pictures obtainable. Admission, ad-
ults 10c. children sc. Following is
Sundays program.
Harding Davis story Miss Civil
cation" Here are two tpyes strong
ly contrasted in the same picture, yet
1t must be confessed the author has
only depicted the modern woman.
The Edison players have caught the
spirit of the piece, the lighting eff
fects are to be especially commended
In short, all the features of the film
are such tina they add materially to
the strength of the story.
Cast Up BY the Deep" v~itagraph.
Wooed by a wealthy lover, a poor
fisher maiden married another but
the first n remained true. Years
after, when she was a widow and he
still a bachelor. he wrote a note to
her and putting it in a champagne
bottle, consigned it to the waves. II
Is cast up at her feet, even as she is
dreaming of him. Her companion
gets the bottle. breaks 1t, and In do
ing so cuts his finger. Full of SYM
pathy because of the injury the girl
fails to read the note-destiny is too
strong.
Saved by Telegraph" Pathe. De-
picts a girl and her father shut up in
a safe and rescued by the girls lover,
in approved style. A very interesting
picture.
"Whiffle's New Sleeve Pathe. A
comedy that causes many a ripple OF
merriment.
Qava m0nov hu fOAovss od~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04
GOVERNOR WEST NAMES
FAIR COMMISSION BOARD

Julius Meier of Portland, Lee NJ.
Travis of Eugene and Frank A. Seu-
fert Of The Dalles have been appoint
ed additional members of the Ore
gon Panama-Pacific International ex-
position commission. Governor Os-
valid West announced the appoint
ments yesterday.
The commissioners will meet some
time this month and will go to san
Francisco to confer with the expnsi-
ton authorities regarding a site. 1t
is the wish of officers of the exposi-
ton that Oregon shall take an early
choice.
The three additional members APP
pointed are well known in oregon.
Julius Meier is general manager of
the Meier & Frank company, Mr.. Ira
Wis is a we'll known attorney of Eu-
gene. and Mr.. Seufert is a member of
the firm of Seufert Bros. of The
Dalles, c~annerymen.
The appointment of the three addi-
tional members of the commission
was authorized by the state 'legisla-
ture during the recent session. The
law provides for a commission to Sc
lect a site for the Oregon building
and to make all arrangements for its
erection. Oregon was the first stat,
in the union to authorize the erection
| of a building on the exposition
grounds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04
BOWLING CONGRESS WILL
BE BIG NORTHWEST EVENT

Five thousand and sixty dollars, in
Guiding a guaranteed prize of $500
to the five-man team making the pest
score at the fifth annual tournament
of the Western Bowling Congress in
Spokane, March 9 to 10, has been
placed at the disposal of A. L.. Jen-
kins, secretary of the association. Mr..
Jenkins has received entries from
practically every town and city of nm
p%ortance in Washington, oregon, Ida
no and Montana, and it is promised
they will participate in the single,
double and five-men team events. Ten
quintets of women have been entered
for the regular contests and will also
shoot for special prizes.
Besides the bowlers from the
northwestern states and provinces in
Canada, it is expected there will be
a large number of entrants from cit
les in the middle west and southwest
also California. The Spokane Bowling
Tournament association, of which r
Lewis Rutter, secretary Of the ypo-
kane & Eastern Trust Is
president, has sold sufficient season
tickets and certificates to guarantee
all the prize money and pay for in
stalling the alleys at the state ar
mory.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04
NEW TRACK WILL
SOON ALL Be IN USE

Much of the new track between here
and Yoakum is now-being used and 1t
will be but a short time until the o.
w. compGny's trains will be running
entirely ever the new rails. For some
time past the trains have been using
q three mile strip m have been
going through the Horseshoe curve
tunnel. Yesterday they "cut in" about
a mile this side Of Pilot Rock junction
and used the new track down to IA
point about a half mile west Of the
junction. Tomorrow a "cut In" will be
made just below the Walters spur
and the new track will be used from
the spur to a point below the juno
ton. There will then remain but two
places where the old track will be in
use. One place will be between the
junction end Horseshoe curve and the
other down near Yoakum.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04
MORE HOMESTEADS
READY At HERM|STON

a Washington special to the Ore
gonian says the secretary of the in
terror has issued notice to the effect
that lands in the fourth unit of the
Umatilla irrigation project will be
open to homestead entry on and after
March %, 1922, and that water will
be furnished to these lands during the
coming season. Water right applica-
tons may also be made for lands
within this unit heretofore entered
and for lands in private ownership.
The fourth unit contains 6053 acres
of irrigable land, of which 1858
acres are public. A building charge
of $50 per acre is payable in not more
than ten annual installments, each
payment not less than Sc per acre ex
cept Fin case of lands hereafter en-
tered when first installments shall be
s12 per acre m subsequent install.
ments Sc per acre.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04
VIII Sell Season Tickets.

At a meeting of the officers of the
Pendleton baseball club today at noon
it was decided to sell season tickets
for the seven games to be held in this
city at five dollars apiece in order to
raise the necessary money to finance
the team. Last year subscriptions
were taken but it is the intention of
the boys this year to give value receiv-
ed for all money secured.
The season ticket will entitle the
bearer and his lady to attend all
games held in P%endleton with grand
stand accommodations. A soliciting
committee will circulate among the
fans within a few days and it is ex.
pected that a large number of the
little pasteboards will be placed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04
At THE MOVING
PICTURE SHOWS
Orphcum.

Pendleton's favorite show offers an
excellent program for Sunday and
Monday.
l. "A Brothers Redemption" The
beautiful story Of a hayward sons
repentance and sacrifice, with scenes
laid in the civil war period. A home
drama, which touches the heart
strings as few motion pictures are able
to do. Drama and love-interest are
extremely strong in this story.
2. How Max Went Around the
World" Pathe. Man has announced
! to his wife his intention of taking a
trip around the world, and bids her
a fond adieu at the depot. His real
intentions, however, are to have a
good time in three months.
3. Gasoline for q Tonic" Pathe.
A good comedy. =
4. 1.-THE Secret Of the Still" Ka-
lem. a tale of the turpentlne forests.
Primitive love, hate and revenge play
their parts in this story of the south
land forest. Jim, superintendent of
a turpentine plant, is in love with
Sally, daughter of the village store
keeper. His love, however, is not re-
urned Sally's heart having been Civ
en- to Tom, a sturdy foreman, work
ing in the turpentine forest unoer
Jim. Having been rejected by Sally
and seeing he stands no chance
against Tom, Jim plots to set fire tC
the still and arranges to have suspi,
cion fall on Tom. The final result
was not quite what he expected. Elk
citing in action, beautiful in photog
raphy.
8. THE Army of Two" Edison.
very interesting picture.
Four thousand feet, four full reel
Of good pictures.
sunday music program
March-Sounds from the ORIENT.
............. Harry ]. Lincoln
Waltz-El Paso. Burt r. Anthem.
Overture-Zethus Petite
March-Casey Jones. . Robinso.
Flower Song Lang
lntermezzo-Cupid's Garden .....
Max. C. Eugen
Cake Walk-Old Eph's Vision 49,.
............. Lee owen Smitl
United Orchestra, r. w. Fletcher
manager; Karl Guiott, leader.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04
ENGINEER JESSE
DIES SUDDENLY

James NJ. lessee, an O.-W. engi-
neer, died yesterday morning at 10
o'clock at st. Mary's hospital, in Wal
la Walla, just four years to a day af-
ter his wife died in that city, Chronic
anemia was the cause of death.
For Is years the deceased had been
an engineer for the o. r. & N. and
the O.-W. and for some time past had
been on the Walla Walla-Pendleton
run. He was one of the best known
and well liked men on the division.
Mr.. jesse came west in 1889, at
the age of 45 years, and has been en-
gagged in railroad work ever since. He
is survived by two daughters. Mrs.
Isaac Lamar of Walla Walla, and
Effie jesse Of Charlottesville, In
diana. n a son, Dwight jesse of
La Grande.
Interment will be made In walla
Walla.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04
REYNOLDS Case Not Done.

At 2:30 evidence was still being ia
ken in the Reynolds rape case and it
is not expected that it will go to the
jury until late this evening. Some
of the evidence submitted was SEN
sational and places the ~defendan, IN
an awkward position. The defense
is attempting to prove a conspiracy on
the part of the girl, Hazel Hotchkiss,
and her mother. Attorneys Fee
Smythe and S. d. Peterson are rep
r~esenting Reynolds, and the frs
mentioned has had a number of clash
es with the district attorney during
the day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04
MICH GOATS IMPORTED
BY SPOKANE MAN

Aubrey Lee White, president Of the
public park commission OF Spokane,
has sent several high grade mfrcn
goats, bred in the Toggenburg and
Saanen valleys in Switzerland to his
country home at Hayden Lake, Idaho,
where a herd will be established to
supply milk for babies deprived of
natural nourlshment. The first mich
goat. a ~Toggenburg, arrived in Spo-
kane from Santa Barbara, Cal, a few
days ago with two kids, which were
born while the train was passing
through Oregon.
The animals are of the short haired
variety. Local physicians say there
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04

is constant demand here for goats
milk, saying also that the govern
ment has been working for years to
bring high grade milch goats into
the country, but the department Of
agriculture has made 1t almost inn
possible to import them. The move
ment to establish herds of thorough
bred goats, also COWS N swine. in
the western country is approved by
the Northwest Livestock association,
of which q. e. Flood of Spokane, is
president.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04
Young Crockett selected.

p. Campbell Crockett, the young
P%endleton student now attending the
University of oregon, continues to win
laurels for himself at that institution.
Recently he was chosen to represent
his class at the intercollegiate Ora
torical Conference which is to meet
in Eugene o
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04
Boston Auto Show.

Boston, March --latest models OF
touring cars. limousines. laundelots,
commercial vehicles of all sorts and
rakish racing cars are on view in
Mechanics Building today at the open
ing of the ninth annual Boston auto
mobile show.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04
Project VIII Be Busy.

r. r, Lewis of Hermiston is here
today. He is now farming a 40-acre
tract under the project and says that
the development work on the project
is proceeding fast. He looks for much
activity down there this ummer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04
Emmet NJemorjol

Buffalo, N. Y, March 4.-Irish Ma
tionalists of Buffalo and western
New York will hold a rousing memoir
ial meeting in honor Of Robert EN-
met here tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04
New Tcachcr at Athena.

County School superintendent We'll
les has been notified that Miss Nell
lie Green of Washington, has been
employed as a teacher in the Athena
public schools.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04
Able to BE Out Again.

Miss Eta Cargill. who has been i'll
at her home on Jackson street for
the past five weeks with o severe at
tack of erysipelas, is able to be out
on the street again,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04
Get Money.

County Clerk Saling's office has
been swarming all day with all old
soldiers who have been calling to draw
their quarterly pensions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-04

A word to the wise is sufficient
but a whole volume wouldn't con-
vince the otherwise.