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Gilpin observer., 1914-10-22

with the fellows, say 30. I'm not 60
ing to spoil this little lark that prom
ised you"
Il think" said the boy. looking up
into his mothers face. II think that
I'll spend it with you"
The door slammed after him.
Emma McChesney remained stand.
ing there, In the center OF the room.
She raised her arms and passed .
hand over her forehead and across her
hair until 1t rested on the glossy knot
at the back of her head. 1t was the
weary little gesture OF a weary. heart
sick woman.
There came ring at the phone.
Emma McChesney crossed the room
and picked up the receiver.
Hello. Mary Cutting" she said.
without waiting for the voice at the
other end. What? oh, Just knew.
No, it's all right. I've had some high
class little theatricals OF my own, right
here. with me in the roles OF leading
lady. ingenue, villainess, star and
heavy mother. I've got Mrs. Fiske
looking like a first reader room kid
that's forgotten her Friday piece.
What's that"
There was no sound in the room but
the hollow cackle Of the voice at tho
other end OF the wire, many miles
away.
Then: "Oh, that's all right, Mary
Cutting. owe you a great big debt
Of gratitude. bless your pink cheeks
and white hair! And. Mary" she low.
cred her voice and glanced in the d.
rection of the room next door. 81 don't
know how hard. dry sob would go
through the phone, SO won't try to
get 1t over. But. Mary. it's been sugar.
butter and molasses' for me for the
last ten minutes. and I'm dead scared
to stop for fear I'll forget It. guess
It's sugar, butter and molasses' for mo
for the rest of the night, Mary Cutting;
just as hard and fast as can say Il
sugar. butter, molasses.'"
Gilpin observer., 1914-10-22

Well, brand new girl was looking for
me today. She didn't know the way to
my office; and she didn't know my
name. So she stopped one of the older
clerks, blushed little, and said: Can
you tell me the way to the office Of the
comfort lady" That's worth working
for, isn't it, Emma McChesney?"
Its worth living for" answered
Emma McChesney. gravely. Tits
worth dying for. To think that those
girls come to you with their little
sacred things, their troubles, and mis-
fortunes, and unhappinesses and"
"And their disgraces-sometimes."
Mary Cutting finished for her. "Oh,
Emma McChesney. sometimes won
der why there isn't national school
for the education Of mothers. I mar
vel at their ignorance more and more
every day. Remember. Emma, when
we were kids our mothers used to send
us flying to the grocery on baking day?
All the way from our house to Hines
grocery I'd have to keep on saying.
over and over: Sugar. butter, molas-
ses; sugar. butter. molasses; sugar,
butter, molasses' II stopped for a
minute I'd forget the whole thing. 1t
isn't so different now. Sometimes at
night, going home in the car after a
day SO bad that the whole world seems
rotten, I make myself say, over and
over, as / used to repeat my Sugar,
good old world; Its glorious, good old
world. its a glorius. good old world
And daren't stop for minute for
fear of forgetting my lesson"
Fort the third time in that short half
hour a silence fell between the two-a
silence of perfect sympathy and un-
derstanding.
Five little strokes, tripping over
each other in their haste, came from
the tiny clock on Mary Cuttings desk.
1t reused them both.
"Come on, old girl" said Mary Cut
ting. 1--WE chore or two still to do
before my day is finished. Come along,
II you like. There's a new girl at the
perfumes who wears too many braids.
and puffs. and curls. and in the base.
ment misses ready-to-wear there's an
other who likes to break store rules
about short-sleeved. lace-yoked lin
gerie waists. And one OF the floor
managers tells me that a young chap
of that callow, semi-objectionable
high-school fraternity. dat-heeled shoe
type has been persistently hanging
around the desk OF the pretty little
bundle inspector at the veilings. We're
trying to clear the store of that type.
They call girls of that description
chickens. wonder why some one
hasn't found name for the masculine
chicken"
"Tll give 'em one," said Emma Nc
Chesney as they swung down a broad,
bright aisle Of the store. Call 'em
weasels. That covers their style, occu-
patton and character"
They swung around the corner to
the veilings. and there they saw the
Gilpin observer., 1914-10-22
Cover Your Bottles,

In carrying small bottle on q voy.
age 1t is an excellent plan to make
leather covering for It, and this is
easily done. In this way II the bottle
breaks there is no danger from wounds
caused by the glass. and the cover
acts as good protector.
FOR square section bottle. trace
tne proiile on a piece OF leather four
times side by side, and add the small
square representing the bottom to- one
OF the profiles. Cutting out with tho
SCISSORS this makes only one seam at
tne end to be sewed up, also the parts
ut the neck OF the bottle. and tho bot
tom piece.
Gilpin observer., 1914-10-22

salesmen and boobs who still think It's
Chicago's leading hotel. No place for
a lady"
ANY place in the world is the place
for lady, Jock" said Emma McChes-
ney quietly.
Automatically she started toward
the clerks desk. Then she remem-
bered, and stopped. "I'll wait here"
she said. Get the key for five-eight-
cen. will you please? And tell the
clerk that I'll want the room adjoining
beginning tonight. instead Of tomor-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-04

ern, was in the city recently and ar.
ranged to place the bulls in the coun.
ty.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-04
SOUTH DAKOTA IS
DUCK HEAVEN nov

Aberdeen, s. D., Nov. Six ar
rests were made by Deputy United
States Marshal William Healey, on
warrants sworn out by Inspector Hig-
CINE Of the United States government,
charging the defendants with violat.
ing the federal game laws by shoot.
ing ducks on Sand lake, in. this coun-
ty, before sunrise and after shutdown.
Two Of the men arrested, Oscar
Lawson and Claude Lawson, live near
Columbia. The other four, John
Knight, J. C. Shed, Claude Shed and
Harland Larson, live in Aberdeen. All
the men but Larson waived prelimin-
airy examination and were held to the
next term of federal court.
1t is stated the right of the federal
government to regulate shooting with
in a state is being tested in the fed
eral courts of Arkansas, where Fed
eral Judge Treiber held the law was
unconstitutional, on the ground that
the government has not the right to
regulase the time when any citizen of
a certain state may perform an act
which has no connection with the
commerce between the states.
The law has not been tested in the
South Dakota federal court, as in an
other arrest made under the law the
defendant pleaded guilty and paid a
fine. The Arkansas cas- has been ap-
pealed by the government.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-04
REGIONAL BANKS
CASHIER IS Named
seymor s. Cook of Minnesota
Loan and Trust Company
Gets Post.

Minneapolis, Nov. 3.-Seymour S.
Cook, cashier of the Minnesota Loan
q Trust company, today vas made
cashier of the Ninth District Federal
Reserve bank of Minneapolis. He
will take his new position Immediate
ly. Joseph r. Byers, assistant cash
Ter Of the trust company, will act as
cashier until such time as the direc-
tors Of the company elect a successor.
1t is expected that Mr.. Byers will be
made cashier.
Frank C... Dunlop, former auditor of
the First National bank and more re-
Gently assistant clearing house bank
examiner, who took up the duties of
receiving the remittances sent in, was
made auditor of the reserve bank and
is performing the du.ies Of that Of
flee.
E. w. Decker, president of the
Northwestern National bank, was
elected third member of the execu-
tive committee. This committee is
comprised of@ Governor Theodore
Void Of the reserve bank, John II.
Rich, federal reserve agent, and Mr..
Decker.
The remittances in gold or gold
certificates of 307 Of the member
banks have so far been received.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-04
MURDFRERs
HAVE A ! Their HEARING

,Bottineau, NJ d., Nov. 3.-Joe Milo
and John Miller, held for the murder
of J. N. Karst and Jtsn Sisel, the two
Itransients who were stoned to death
at Lansfordi three weeks ago, had
their hearing before Justice Smith
son. Milo gave his real name as
Gura (Makarun and John Miller gave
his true name as Janke KuZata. Both
men are Austrians. Robbery was
given as the motive for the double
murder. After completing their work
the murderers led the authorities a
merry chase over the eastern part of
the state and were finally captured
at Fargo by E. II. Johnson of Lans.
ford, who had been OH the trail Of the
fugitives from the first. The coun-
ty commissioners had offered a re,
ward of $1,000 for the arrest of the
criminals, and Mr.. Johnson will no
doubt be awarded the money.
At the. hearing both men were
bound over to Che district court with.
~ bail. with first degree murder as
the charge against them.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-04
NAY DIE As
RESULT Of BURNS

iLangdon, N. D., Nov. 3.-Anna Kit,
ter, aged Z years, was SO badly burn.
ed that she may die, and her 10-year-
old sister, the only witness to the &C
cident, has been 50 frightened by the
affair that she has been unable, as
yet, to tell her parents how it hap
pened.
When Mrs. Bert Hitter, who was
near the house, returned to the home,
she found her child lying on the
kitchen floor, her clothing almost
completely burned from her body,
and she was horribly ucorched about
the head, shoulders and arms. The
other little child was in the room,
seemingly terror-stricken, and un.
able to give the alarm. 1t is suppos-
ed the little girls clothing caught fire
from the stove, the door Of which was
open.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-04
WOUNDED, ASKS
fR|END:1 KILL
Hands Revolver to Another After
Shot Has Felled Him.

Minot, N. D., Nov. 3.-'I'm dying;
you get him." were the last words Of
Griffith Skinner, colored, when he
was mortally wounded by Morgan
Rhoades, also ,colored. In his dying
struggle Skinner pulled a revolver
from his hip pocket and handed i. to
his friend, John Scott, with the COM
mand to .'tget him."
III This was SCOTS testimony at the
coroner's inquest, where Rhoades
was held responsible for the killing.
Two other victims of the shooting af-
fay, John Hankins and Ed Rittley,
Ire. recovering from their wounds.
Hankins is able to testify.
The police are attempting to con-
meet Frank ALLEN, Rhoades' pal, as an
accessory: The murder has stirred
the Minot authorities to new activi-
ties against the d%enizens of the color
ed district of the city, who have been
assource of trouble for many months.
SEEING THINGS.
Minot Men Report Narrow Escape
From Angry Meteor.
Minot, N. D, Nov. 2.-Frank Clegg
and Hans Skaarup, who live about
ten miles south Of Minot, report see
ing a ball of fire in >he sky, Tuesday
evening of last week, travelling at a
furious pace and not than 60
feet above the ground apparently. A
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-04
DEFENDANT IS sent
UP FOR nine MONTHS

Aberdeen, S. D., Nov. 3.-At this
mornings session of county court,
William German, against whom the
states attorney had filed an informa-
zion charging him with contributing
to the delinquency Of a female child
under the age Of 18 yEars and who
was found guilty of this. charge by a
jury, vas sentenced to serve a per
iod of nine months in the Brown
county Jail and in addition thereto
pay a fine of, $3.50 or stand committed
until the fine and costs are paid.
Mrs. William German, the other de-
PENDANT in this action, was sentenced
by Judge Taubman to serve a period
of three months in the county Jail and
in addition thereto to pay a fine Of
$3.50 or stand committed until the
fine and costs are paid.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-04
FELL DOWN E~MBANkMENT.

Fairdale, N. d., Nov. 3.-E. A. Lien
Of Union met with a serious accident
while driving home from the p A.
Ihrondest farm. While driving down
through the ODE coulee north of I'm.
ton, the pole in some manner fell
from the %neckyoie. This caused the
buggy to turn sideways into the
bridge railing, and over the embank-
ment it went, carrying Mr.. Lien with
the wreck. Mr.. Lien sustain d sew
eral severe injuries to his lack, but
is recovering slowly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-04
Northwest News

streak Of smoke was left behind and
as it whizzed through the air sparks
were thrown off. Not a sound al
made and in an instant 1t was gone.
Mr.. Clegg is Of the opinion that it
was a meteor and believes that some.
n will find the place where it i'm
bedded itself in the ground. The
men were in the vicinity Of the Shea
farm and the ball was seen travelling
about midway between Minot and To-
gan. FsGa
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-04
Generals DAUGHTER in Rank.

Petrograd.-Two daughters Of Gen.
eral Tomilovsky, one Of the Russian
commanders, have volunteered for the
war. In compliance with their re-
quest they have been permitted to
dress themselves in soldiers uni
terms. and they will b seat = q,
vince POSITION
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-04
HILL PRESENTS BULL.

WMlsston, n. d., Nov. 1.-Two
blooded bulls out Of a lot of so pur-
chased by James j. Hill in England
have been given to the farmers Of
Williams county.
One of tha animals is a thorough
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-04

bred AYRSHIRE and the other Is a
milking ShOrthorn. #. G. Crane, de-
velopment agent Of the Great North.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-28
NOTICE OF PROPOSALS FOR EX-
CAyATING AND BACKFTLLING

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board of Water Commissioners of
The City of Pendleton, Ore, until
o'clock on the 9Th day of June, 1914,
for excavating and backfilling the
trench for the overflow pipe line
from the East line of Thompson
Street, to Roundup Park, compris-
ing about $50 lineal feet.
Excavating shall include the work
of removing all material necessary to
be moved in excavating the trench
for the overflow pipe. The trench
shall be excavated true to line and
grade and one foot wider than the
outside diameter of the pipe. All ma
terial taken out in excess of the speci-
fled width shall not be paid for. Ex-
oavating and backfilling shall be paid
| for at the contract price measured in
| the excavation. The contract price
for excavation shall include the back
| filling. Just before the pipe is laid
the contractor shall remove all loose
material and sides or caves and dres:
the trench true to grade, and the cos'
of this work shall be included in the
contract price for excavating anc
backfilling.
Profile and specifications may be
seen at the office of the water super
intendent. Certified check on solv'
ent bank, for per cent. of the am
cunt of bid, must accompany each
bid. All checks to be drawn in favor
of The City of Pendleton. The Com
mission retains the right to reject an!
and all bids
Address communications to F. B
Hayes. Water Superintendent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-28

night, and the balance Of the streets
in the day time, the City TO furnish
Flushers and water and the Contrac-
tor to furnish all teams, wagons, la
Dor and implements necessary to per-
form said contract, all work to be
done under the supervision Of the
Street Committee, and to be TO their
satisfaction, each proposal to specify
the sum per month for which the bid
der will perform the contract, pay
ment to be made monthly in warrants
of The City of Pendleton; each bid
must be accompanied by a certified
check in the sum of 10000 made
payable to the order Of the Mayor OF
The City of Pendleton, to be returned
to the bidder If unsuccessful, and to
be forfeited IL the bidder is awarded
the contract and fails to enter into a
contract in accordance with the terms
of his said bid, the City Council re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids.
Dated at Pendleton, Oregon, this
City Recorder
26th day Of May. 1914.
THOS. FITZ GERALD,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-28
The Grain Markets.
800 Reward. S1Oo.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased
60 learn that there Is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
In all Its stages, and that b Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity.
catarrh being a constitutional disease. re
quires a constitutional treatment. Halrs
catarrh Cure Ii taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease. and giving the
patient strength by building up the consti-
tuition and assisting nature In doing iti
work The proprletors have so much faith
In its curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t failI
10 cure. Send for list OF testimonials.
Address +. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, Ohio
Sold by all Drr.sists. Toe.
Take Halls Family ttlls for constinstion
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-28
NOTICE OF PROPOSALS FOR
STREET FLUSHER.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received at the Of
flee of the City Recorder in Pendleton.
Oregon, up to June 10th, 1914, at
o'clock D M, for furnishing to The
City of Pendleton of one Street Flush
err. of standard make, and capacity
of 600 gallons, delivered F. o. B. Pen.
dleton, Oregon, each bid must be ac-
companied by certified check in the
sum of $4,000 made payable to the
order of the Mayor of The City of
Pendleton, to be returned to the bid
der IL unsuccessful, and to be forfeited
If his proposal is accepted and he fails
to enter into contract in accordance
with the terms of his said bid; the
Common Council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Dated at Pendleton, oregon, this
e6th day of May, 1914.
THOS. FITZ GERALD,
CITY Recorder
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-28
MAY WHEAT ADVANCES

CHICAGO. May 2S.-A corner on
May wheat alleged to be controlled
by Armour resulted in a shary ad-
vance in that option with closing
net rise of a cent a bushel. While
new crop months were reported weak
and generally lower at the start, the
action of May brought out recovery
with a closing small advance.
Broomhall cabled from Liverpoo
that wheat opened with pressure oI
realizing, being influenced by the
weaker American cables Tuesday
pressure Of Manitoba offers and thu
decline at Winnipeg. Indian offeri
are larger and Russia continues t.
offer more freely. During the morn
ing the market was dull with som'
support and Notwithstanding thu
weakness in corn and better Ameri
can crop advices, support was in evi
dence as influenced by the continenta
demand and less favorable develop
ments of European crop prospects.
Wheat.
May-open, 50; high, SO; low sS
close, 80.
July-open, Sc Is; high, S6 rs
low, So 1-S; close, So LA.
Sept-open, S5 3-S; high, So; low
IS as; close. S5 LA.
Dec.-Open, 81 rs; high, Sc; low
| 81 ga; close, sSA.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-28
TRUTH TRIUMPHS.
Pendleton Citizens Testify for the
Public Benefit.

A truthful statement of a Pendie-
ton citizen, given In his own words
should convince the most skeptical
about the merits of Doan's Kidney
Pills. II You suffer from backacne.
nervousness. sleeplessness, urinary
disorders or any form of kidney ills.
use a tested kidney medicine.
A Pendleton citizen tells of Doan's
Kidney Pills.
Could you demand more convincing
proof of merit?
L. Greenawald, prop. shoe repairing
shop. Ala Lincoln St., Pendle-
ton. Oregon, says: IT had a
deal Of backache and sore
ness across my kidneys that trou-
bled me day and night. The kidney
secretions panied In passage and the
flow was too frequent and scanty
When was advised to try Doan's Kid.
ney Pills. did and one box complete
ly cured me. The trouble has never
come back. You may continue usinl
the endorsement l gave Doan's Kid
ney Pills after first used them"
Price soc. at all dealers. Dom
simply ask for kidney remedy-ge
Doan's Kidney pills-the same tina
Mr.. Greenawald had. Foster Milburi
Co., Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-28
srREET CLEANING NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received at the Of
flee of the City Recorder at the City
Hall in Pendleton, oregon, up to June
10th, 1914, at o'clock p. m, for the
cleaning of the paved street of The
City of Pendleton. for one year, COM
mencing July 1st, 1914. said proposals
to include the cleaning of all paved
streets of The City of Pendleton in
cluding those now under contract, at
the present time, and also the block
on Matlock street between the north
line of Court street and the south end
of the bridge across the Umatilla
River on said Matlock street, said
streets to be cleaned as follows:
Main Street from Bluff Street to the
north end of the bridge across the
Umatilla River of Main Street, and
Court Street from Garden Street To
Vincent Street, once every two days
and the balance of the streets to be
cleaned twice a week. the cleaning on
Main and Court streets to be done at
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-28
CONTROL OF MOSQUITOES
AND REMEDIES FOR BITES

OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis, Ore, May 2T.-Mo-
squito trouble may be greatly less
ened by removing all small water
holding vessels from the premises.
screening the larger receptacles'
draining all pools that can be drain
ed, pouring a little low-grade kero-
sene on those that cannot be drain
ed. and planting young fish in the
streams. These plans are recon-
mended by A. L. Lovett of the En-
tomological department. o. A. c., who
further states that mosquito attacks
may be repelled to some extent by IL
quid repellants and by smudges
Repellant liquids recommended are
spirits of camphor, oil of pennyroyal
oil of peppermint, etc. They are ap
piled by putting a few drops on
hath towel and rubbing the towel or
the face or suspending it above the
pillow A good combined repellan
is made of essential oil of orange, 81
grains camphorated alcohol, 8
grains camphorated alcohol, 80 grain'
oil of cedar, Is grains or. of equa
parts of castor oil, oil of lavender an
| alcohol
Inside smudges are produced b
burning either camphor or pyreth
rum powder Burning a ball o
camphor the size of a hens egg owe
a small lamp makes an effectiv
smudge. Pythrum is first made int
ball by moistening it in water an
/ moulding into cones as large a
chocolate drops, and then placed Il
shallow dishes and burned by light
ing at the apex. One cone give
smoSe enough for the average siz
room.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-28
NOTICE OF SALE OF BONDS.

Sealed proposals are invited for the
purchase of Water Bonds-Series
C. c." of The City of Pendleton, Ore
gon, total issue $4,000, bonds to be
dated July 1st, 1914, maturing July
1st, 1914. with option to said City to
redeem any bond at any time after
July 1st, 1884, bear interest at per
cent per annum from date evidenced
by coupons attached, payable semi
annually. Each bid must be accom-
panied by certified check. payable to
the Mayor of said City for ten per
cent of amount of bid, same to be for
feited to the City If the bidder be
awarded the bonds and declines to ac-
cept them, and to be returned to bid
der If unsuccessful City reserves
right to reject any and all bids.
Bids will be received at my office
until o'clock p. m. on June Srd,
1914.
Dated May 21st. 1914.
THOMAS FITZ GERALD,
Recorder of The City of Pendleton'
oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-28
USE ALIENS FooT.EAsE.

The antiseptic powder to be shak.
en- into the shoes. If you want rest
and comfort for tired, aching, swol'
len. sweating feet, use Aliens Foot
Ease. 1t relieves corns and bupions
OF all pain and prevents blisters. sore
and ca,ious spots. Just the thing fol
dancing parties. patent leather shoes
and for breaking In new shoes. II
Is the greatest comfort discovery OF
the age. Try 1t today. Sold every
where, 25c. Don't accept any sub
stitute. For FREE trial package, ad
dress Allen s. Olmsted. LIE Roy. N. Y