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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-25
Sues for Divorce.

SUES IOr DlNOrCS.
Hattie l.. Jones has instituted a suit
in the local court for a divorce from
her husband, John l.. Jones. The
complaint was removed by plaintiffs
counsel. James A. Fee, Immediately
after filing and it is. therefore, i'm
possible to state the grounds upon
which the action is based.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-25
Cannot Establish Lunch Wagon

Upon the recommendation of the
license committee last night the city
council voted to deny the petition of
T. Z. Raster for permission to con-
duct a lunch wagon near the depot.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-25
NeOsy Notes
of Pendleton
One Marriage License.

A marriage license was issued yes
terday afternoon to Carl Sturdivan
and Muriel Martin, both of Ukiah.
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SAY HE IS NOT CRAZY.
LindsbOrg Doctors VIII Not Appear
Against John Hanson.

Lindsborg. March 25.-Lindsborg doc
tors denied to John Hanson, arrested
in Mcpherson Tuesday on an insanity
charge, that they would appear as wit
nesses against him when his case comes
on for trial before Probate Judge J.
w. Walker at Mcpherson, April II.
''Dr. Arvid Pihblad and DR.. E. G.
Bergquist. who were named as wit
nesses against me-" Mr.. Hanson said,
absolutely deny that they will appear
against me.
Dr. o. e. Smith, of Marquette. also
named by my accusers, do not think
knows anything about it either.
1.-THE whole prosecution is a result
of the enmity of Axel Wallerstedt, the
Lindsborg city marshall
What Mr. Hanson claims to be an
unfair. editorially poisoned account of
his trouble, which appeared in a Sa-
lima paper Wednesday, is to result in
a second suit for libel against ]. L.
Bristow. Papers in this suit, Mr..
Hanson said, are now prepared, nam
ing $4,000 as the damages sustained
by Mr.. Hanson.
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BUSINESS IS GOOD.
Increased Activity Reported in Nearly
All Branches.

New York, March 25.-Duns Re-
view says:
Although reports from the leading
trades and different sections vary con-
siderably, and statistical comparisons
do not show uniform gains, conditions
on the whole continue to indicate an
advance. 1t is noticeable that retail
trade is more satisfactory and many
of the important centerS make optim-
istic outlook.
Activity in structural lines has be-
come more pronounced with the open
ing of spring and conditions in iron
and steel are promising, although
there is some abatement in the de-
mand for pig iron. This is offset by
an increase in the output of foundry
and steel making grades while reports
from leading centers indicate that
stocks have been reduced within the
current month.
Construction work is being pushed
with considerable vigor, especially in
the east, and there also is good
volume of orders for material for the
west, although individual contracts
are for smaller tonnage. Activity in
the wire trade continues undated, the
mills having run almost to capacity
and manufacturers are expecting
heavy consumption.
Sharp revisions in the price of GER
tain lines of domestic cotton goods led
to hesitation in purchases, but re-
auctions did not follow, the changes
being confined to a few standard lines.
Renewed export trade with China was
reported. In dress goods the mems
wear values are favorable to the pur-
chaser and a fair volume of business
is coming forward. Silk manufactur-
erS are growing more cautious because
of the narrow margin of profit Cur
tailment of operations is noted in
many textile producing centers where
cotton cost is a factor.
The footwear market shows no ma
terial change. The hide markets are
generally inactive.
Trade in leather continues quiet and
most tanners report business dull.
Sales of sole leather are restricted on
account of the fact that buyers are
mostly stocked up with supplies con-
tracted for in January and also owing
to the question of discounts.
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SIXTEEN LIVING COUSINS.
Topeka Woman Included as Heir in
SpurgeOn Estate.

Fort Scott March 25.-Ear1y next month
the estate of the late Mrs. Lucinda Spur
Eeon, who. died in Fort Scott some two
years or longer ago, would have been
turned over to the county treasurer and
applied to the state school fund because
no heirs could be found. Today there are
sixteen heirs to the estate and they have
engaged j. 1. Sheppard as counsel to look
after their interests j. f. Morris Of
Petersburg, Ill. accompanied by his wife.
stopped off here on their way home from
Oklahoma to look into the matter of COL
1ecting the money of the Sturgeon estate.
Mr.. and Mrs Sturgeon, an aged couple.
lived Just across the Second street bridge
for years and conducted little pop stand
there. They owned some real estate and
had some money. The estate found
TO consist of between 81, coo and 81, 600 when
Minturn, administrator. Every effort 20
locate heirs was exhausted and recently
Probate Judge Russell set day next
month for final settlement and turning
the money over to the state under the
law. Mr.. Morris has been advised for
some time of the situation and came here
at his earliest opportunity to investigate
and determine what steps to take. He
furnished the administrator a complete
record of the family tree. showing the
names and places of residence of sixteen
who survived her husband and whose
estate goes to her heirs. These sixteen
illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma. One of
them Mrs. Anna Morton of North To-
peka. Kan. was called up over the phone
today by Mr.. Sheppard and when advised
of the facts readily confirmed Mr. Morris
statement. She will come down to help
prove the claim.
Mrs. Spurgeon, it seems. was Miss Luz
cinda Miller, the only child of daughter
of Martin S. Morris. She lived for a long
time with Mrs. Morton at Topeka. A
complete geneology of the family, show
ing the descendants of the different
branches, was made up today and it shows
just who are still living and who are dead.
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LOOKING FOR HIS WIFE.
Mrs. Dayton Left Note Saying She
Had Left With Children.

Salina, Kan, March 25.-Jares
Dayton, a former Salina man, is in
Salina looking for his wife, who dis
appeared from her home in the north
ern part of the state. Up until four
years ago, Mr.. Dayton was living in
Salina, and was in the employ of
Glenn York, wiring houses for cleo
tricity, and while he was living in Sa-
lima he married a Miss Northrup.
Four years age he moved away from
Salina, and settled on a farm in the
northern part of the state. Last fall
he sent for his sister-in-law. to come
and make them a visit She went, and
spent the winter with them. A week
ago she secured a position in the town
near where they were living, and Mr..
Dayton took her to town, and when he
returned to his home he found a note,
stating that his wife had left, taking
the children, and for him not to look
for her. He Immediately came to Sa-
lima, thinking that she was here, but
so far has not found her.
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FROST HURTS THE APRLCOTs.
Temperature Down to "a and Saline
County Fruit Suffers.

SaIina, Kan, March 25.-Many april
cots died over Saline county lost
Thursday night. A temperature of "a,
eight degrees below the freezing point
accompanied with a heavy frost, was
too much for the blossoms.
The apricots began to come out ear
Iy in the week and by Wednesday
many apricot trees were covered with
blossoms. But it is more than prob
able that IS per cent of these blossoms
were killed over night.
"A temperature of % degrees with
any kind of a frost with it, said a
fruit man, will cause much damage
to blossoms. 1 do not see how any
blossoms can escape a temperature
of pa
So far as is known nothing but april
cots were damaged, for none Of the
other fruit trees are poisoning.
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Prosecution in the Truskett
Murder Trial Rests Its Case.
Defendants Attorneys AttemDt
to Prove His Mind Affected.
BLAMES THE OIL co.
Had Suffered Wrongs at the
Hands of Medley.
Frightened, He Carried a Revolt
yer as Means of Protection.

Independence, Kan, March 25.-Af-
ter devoting less than a court dav to
presenting its testimony, the prosecu-
ton in the Truskett murder trial rest
ed its case last evening Attorney
Charlton then made the opening state
ment for the defense, and the first
witness for Truskett was being heard
when court adjourned.
Charlton said the defense would
prove that Truskett's mind had been
affected by wrongs he had suffered at
the hands of oil companies of which
J. d. S. Neeley, the slain man, was
the head. Also did the attorney allege
that Truskett's physical infirmities are
due, in the main, to his worrying over
his oil business.
Charges that Neeley was of a mean
disposition were also made by Charl-
ton He said that Medley, when angry,
had a habit of placing his right hand
to his hip as if about to draw a gun.
'Truskett did not mediate on shoot
ing Neeley.' said the attorney. HE
had been frightened until he carried
a revolver as means of self-protec-
tion.''
Charlton then took up the shooting
in detail, this marking the first time
that Truskett's entire story of what
happened in the toilet room, had been
heard.
"Truskett did not know Medley was
in that room when he entered said
Charlton. when they met Truskett
and asked if they could not settle their
troubles amicably. He closed by say
ing he would see Medley later.
e." You can see me right now cried
Medley. starting toward Truskett and
moving his right hand to his hip pock-
ct.
"Truskett asked him three times to
stop, but when Neeley gave no heed
in his warning, he fired. Medley contin-
ued to advance. and Truskett fired
again.
The attorney devoted a considerable
part of his speech to the trouble be-
tween Neeley and Truskett over some
oil land that both were trying to OBJ
tain from Robert Goodman, an In
dian boy According to the attorney,
Truskett and his nephew leased some
land belonging to Goodman, paying
$4,000 for it. Soon thereafter Neeley's
companies, said Charlton, spirited
Goodman out of the state and kept
him away from Truskett until Goodman
was of a legal age. Then they paid
him $1,000 for a deed to the land.
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PLAN TO TOUR EUROPE.
x. o. Students VIII Make the Trip on
Motorcycles

Lawrence, Kan. March 25.-A tour
of Europe on motorcycles is being
planned by two students of the Uni
versity OF Kansas. Albert Manglesdorf,
a junior engineer, and Isaiah Brook, a
freshman in the college of liberal arts
and sciences, expect to leave Lawrence
July 1, to be gone a year. The boys
will travel through the Netherlands,
Belgium, Germany, France, Italy and
Spain. One of the objects of their
trip is to acquaint themselves with the
different languages spoken in these
countries. Both speak German fluent
ly and plan to spend a large part of
their visiting visiting the places of his
torical interest along the Rhine.
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GAS COMPANY WINS.
Judge Pollock Holds 1t Has Right to
Raise Price of Gas.

independence, Kan, March 25.-
The Kansas Natural Gas company has
won it's fight against the city officials
and citizens of Independence. In a de-
cision announced by Federal Judge
Pollock yesterday, the court hold, in
effect, that the gas company has a
right to raise the price of gas in indie
pendence to 90 cents a thousand feet
The present rate is cents thousand
feet.
The fight against the higher rate
began when the city enjoined the gas
company from enforcing it. This suit
was brought in the county court here.
After an unfavorable decision, the gas
company took the case to the federal
court
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JUROR LOSES HIS MIND.
Worried Over Charges Against Him
for Attempt to Influence Jury.

Hutchinson, Kan, March $50
worried that he could not sleep nights
because of the charges preferred
against him of attempting to influence
grand jurors in the Naftzger case in
the federal court at Wichita, Lewis
Evans has now lost his mind. Evans,
a young farmer and stockman of
Lane county, was taken to a sanitar-
ium yesterday. He was drawn as
juror in the federal court at Wichita
at the September term. 1t was this
jury which considered the matter of
indicting Naftzger, the Wichita bank
er, charged with buying stolen stamps
Accusations were made that Evans
among others, had endeavored to in
f1uence the jury in favor of Naftzger
to prevent his indictment. For this
Evans was indicted last week by the
federal grand jury.
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STATEMENT NOT OFFICIAL.
Dean TempIin's Plan to Limit Number
of X. U. Students.

Lawrence, Kan, March 25.=Chan-
cellor Strong stated last night with
reference to Dean Templin's plan to
limit the number of students at X. u:
1.-THE statement of Professor Temp
lin was not official. In making it he
simply voiced a plan by which he
hoped to compensate for the lack of
sufficient appropriations. The matter
will not be considered officially for
some time
The chancellor also stated that the
matter of answers to Governor Stubs
letter would probably be taken up at
the next meeting of the board of re-
gents.
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AIRsHIPs AT WICHITA.
Arrangements Are Being Made for Big
Aviation Meeting.

Wichita, Kan, March 25.-Wichita
is to be put on the airship map with
great aviation meeting which is ex-
pected to bring to this city the biggest
crowds ever assembled in this section
of the southwest.
Arrangements are being made by O..
A. Boyle, president of the chamber of
comerce, to hold a three-day meet at
which such prominent aviators as J..
A. D. McCurdy and Eugene Ely will
show how airships are now a practical
reality.
At this meet the famous aeroplanes
invented by Glenn Curtiss, and with
which he flew up the Hudson river
from New York City to Albany, will
be used.
In this spectacular flight Curiss won
the New York World prize of 100000.
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TRANrPs ENTER CARS.
Seven Have Been Broken Into the
Past Four Days.

Wellington, Kan, March 25.-The
Santa Fe is having trouble at the Ro-
land hill, west of town about three
miles. The trains go very slow up this
hill and it affords the tramps and rob-
bers a good chance to get in their
work. This morning four shoe boxes
were found on this hill. The boxes
were empty. In the past four days
seven cars have been broken into as
trains assembled this hill. The matter
is being looked into today by Deputy
Sheriff Favors and Santa Fe Officer
Walters.
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STATE HAS VIOLA ROBBERS.
The Prosecution Will BE First Under
New Law Increasing Penalties.

NOW Law increasing PenaItIeS.
Wichita Kan, March 25.-The five
men charged with robbing the Viola,
Kan, postoffice and bank March Z,
have been turned over to the state by
District Attorney Harry Bone. They
will be prosecuted on charge of
blowing the safe of the Viola State
bank. The men are Thomas Madden,
Fred Baird, Ed Harold, Thomas He'd
mond and A I. Long. Long will be
used as witness against the other
men,
The prosecution of the men will be
the first under the new law fixing in
creased penalties for bank robbers.
The law passed by the last session of
the legislature provides Imprisonment
from ten to thirty years. The five
men have already been arraigned in
the federal court and will be tried
there during the July term of court.
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FARMERS BUY ELEVATOR.
Benedict Elevator at st. Paul in the
Hands of Farmers Union.

Chanute. Kan. March ga deal has
been completed by which the Benedict
elevator at st. Paul, in this county,
passed into the hands of a company
composed of membe of the Farmers
Union. Marion Fowler, Henry Groner,
Lee Smith, J. N. George and Dan
Hughes are the most active members
of the company, but there are many
other stockholders.
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DOPE FIEND BROKE JAIL.
He Also Took $25 Overcoat Along
With Him.

Junction City, Kan. March Is
The dope fiend who has been in the
city jail for several days, undergoing
treatment, made his escape Thursday
night and took with him Henry
Church's $25 overcoat. The police
have not yet figured out how he
escaped, unless the key in the grating
door was left in the lock. Next morn
ing the Jail door was open, and Mr..
Dope F'iend was gone. 1t is presumed
that one of the policemen left the key
in the lock, and if this was the case,
it was easy for the man to unlock the
door
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HE KILLED A BIG EAGLE.
Measured Seven Feet and Three
Inches From Tip to Tip.

Tonganoxie, March 25.-An eagle
that measured seven feet three inches
from tip to tip was killed by George
Holder on Stranger east of town. The
proud bird of freedom was not dis
patched until Mr.. Holder had taken
several shots. He observed the pred
atory fowl and followed it until he
brought it down. Several eagles have
been killed near here of recent years,
but this is the largest yet brought in.
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yesterday will swell the amount to
500. Courses one, seven and eight
are practically ruined, while the hay
crop, which is a source of support to
the club, has been so damaged as to
cause a really serious loss. Had it not
been for auto loads of Newtonians go
ing out, and fighting the fire with wet
sacks, the damage might have been
much greater.
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KILLED IN WYOMING.
Floyd Manchester, Former Yates
Center Boy Meets Death.

Yates Center, Kan, March 25.-J.
C. Manchester received a telegram
yesterday stating that his son Floyd
had been seriously injured at Chey-
enne Wyo., and about two hours later
he received another message stating
that the youn man was dead. Mr..
Manchester was a railroad brakeman
and met death while making a car
coupling.
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PRISONERS CLEANING PARK.
Seven of the Jail Birds Were Put to
Work at junction City.

Junction City, Kan, March 25.-
The seven city prisoners. equipped
with rakes and other gardening uten-
sils, were put to work in the city park
this morning under guard, and spent
the day in cleaning up the place, and
getting it ready for spring. By work.
ing the prisoners it is possible to clean
up the park much more quickly than
if one or two men were employed to
do the work, and at less expense to
the city.
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Abilene Banker Is Dead.

Abilene. kan, March 25.-Thomas
H Malott, president of the Citizens
State bank, and a prominent resident
here for thirty years. died yesterday
afternoon, aged 10.
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ENGINEER A SUICIDE.
Edward Spe1Iman Blew His Brains
Out With Revolver.

Wichita, Kan, March 24.-Edward
Spellman, known for a score of years
on this branch of the Santa Fe system
as 1.-The left handed engineer, blew his
brains cut with a revolver shortly be-
fore noon at 333 North Topeka street
yesterday. He had just purchased a
farm near Andover and was prepar-
ing to move there. Dependency over
i'll health is supposed to have been the
cause for this act
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SELLS HIS WHEAT FARM.
E. t. Smith Gets $4,000 for His Sec
ton Near SpearvilIe.

Spearville, Kan. March 25.-E. l.
Smith, Land, brokeA closed a deal
whereby G. H. WaIeon sells his sec
ton wheat farm south of town to a
Great Bend man. The consideration
was $4,000, or a little better than
$50 per acre. This is the highest price
yet paid for an entire. section in this
part of the county, but is well worth
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the money. Last year this farm aver
aged nearly 80 bushels of wheat per
acre.
Mr.. Walton purchased this farm
seven year sage at $3.50 per acre.
which was considered a good price at
that time, but we predict, with the
present development of this county,
the present owner will be able to. sell
should he desire, at a profit
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FINE FOR WHIPPING WIFE.
Judge Menger Says 1t Is the Lowest
Thing q Man Can Do.

Lawrence, March 25.-"Any man
who will strike his wife has no manly
principles said Judge Menger in sum-
ming up the evidence in the Henry
Parsons assault case. Tn my opinion
the lowest thing man can do is to
beat a woman. I will therefore fine
the defendant 500 and costs"
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ELDoRADo MAN INDICATED.
Malpractice Suit Decided in Favor oil
DIR. Re0ier.

ElDorado, March 25-The malpractice
suit brought against DR.. Regier of Elbing
by Charles Sickelbower which has been
tried al ElDorado closed and the verdict
which was rendered by the jury indicated
DR.. Regier.
Mrs Charles SickeIbower who lives
near Elbing, was a patient of DR.. Regier
and after her death, her husband brought
suit against DR.. Regier for negligence.
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FAILURE TO KEEP QUARANTINE
Has Cost the Children of Brown Coun-
ty MANY Weeks in School.

Hiawatha, March 25.-Failure to make
people keep quarantine has cost the chill
dren of the county many weeks in school
and much sickness. Twentythree schools
in Brown county have had to be closed,
some as long as six weeks, under quar-
antirle, which the parents didn't keep. As
a result the disease has spread.
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SET FIRE TO GOLF CLUB.
Sparks From Engine Do Much DAM
age to Newton Golf Club.

Newton. Kan, March 25.-The Golf
club has been the loser by fire twice
recently, both occasions being due to
sparks from the engines of passing
trains on the Missouri Pacific road.
The first fire amounted to about $25
damage, while one which occurred
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A DREADFUL SIGHT

to H. J. Barnunl, of Freeville. N. Y, was
the fever sore that had plagued his life
for years in spite of many remedies he
tried At last he used Bucklen's Arniea
Salve and wrote: lit has entirely healed
with scarcely a scar left" Heals Burns,
BoiIs, Eczema. Cuts, Bruises. Swe1lings,
Corns and Piles like magic. Only Sc at
Campbell Drug Co.
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FAILED TO APPEAR.
Board of Railroad Commissioners Ask
for Extention of Time.

Sabetha, Kan, March 25.-The
board of railraod commissioners that
was going to have a hearing of the
complaints regarding additional train
service on the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific from Horton to Bern, Kansas,
failed to appear and now ask for an
extension of time.
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Farm sells for SIPS an Acre.

New Cambria March 25.-H. A. Stahl
has sold his farm south of the river to
Mrs Anna Schenewerke, the price being
SIPS per acre. It is one of the best farms
in Saline county.
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ing. Illness and financial trouble
caused the suicide. Mrs. Spellman
witnessed the shooting. The Spell
mans came to Wichita from Andover,
Kansas, to do some shopping. Spell
man formerly was a Santa Fe railroad
engineer in Illinois. He had retired
from service owing to illness.
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LOCKED IN WITH A SUICIDE.
Kansas Woman Saw Her Husband
Shoot Himself.

wichita. Kan, March 25.-Edward
F. Spellman, so years old, locked him
self and wife in a room in a private
residence here yesterday afternoon
and shot himself in the head. He
lived only ten minutes after the shoot