davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-01
PROBATION OFFICER
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
Harry Bulger, Despondent
Over Ill Health, Puts
Bullet in Brain.

PORTLAND, July 81 Seated in a
chair in the chambers of Judge Clee-
tons court in the court house, Harry
Bulger, CHIEF probation officer of
Multnomah county, committed suicide
ny sending a bullet from a SS revol-
Yer through his head. The bullet
passed out the other side and lodg-
ed in the wall.
The body was found last night
about O'Clock by r. Fenkhausen
his brother-in-law and n. Wagner
night watchman of the courthouse
He had been dead -or several hours.
Yesterday afternoon his wife teIe-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-01

car shot over the bank, turned turtle
and landed in ditch about 10 feet
below. bottom side up.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-01

swift q Co., Of Chicago, and the Cor
belts Of Portland. recently purchased
the p. ranch on the Bitten river.
containing about 10000 acres.
Most Of this land is irrigated and
il is of the best IN Eastern Oregon.
1t is reported that they are now sur
'eying this large tract into 80 and
I5O-acre tracts for the purpose Of
colonizing them with people who will
live on the land and farm it. There
VIII be room for about 1000 families
on this tract.
1t is also reported that the Oregon
& Eastern Railway will be extended
from Crane to a point on the Bitten
river
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-01
COLONIZATION PLAN RUMoR.
Swifts and COrbetts Reported 10 BE
Ready % Gut Up Huge TTtlct.

CRANE, Ore, July BE. F..
Swift and c. b. Swift, Chicago pack
ers: Frank Donelly and P. J. Jensen.
Of Beatrice, Neb., are inspecting their
new holdings in Harney county;
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18
NEW BILL PROPOSES
FEDERALIzED MILITIA
Provides Annual Pay for Officers
and Men--Maximum of 800 for
Each Congressional District.

The proposals of the National
Guard Association for liberalization
OF state troops have been placed be-
fore the military committee of Con-
gress in the form of bill drafted by
representatives Of the association.
The regulations contemplated arc
given force by a provision limiting
participation in the Federal pay fea-
ture to officers, men or organizations
complying with certain specified re-
quirements.
The scale of annual pay proposed
is as follows: Major Generals $500,
Brigadier Generals $500, Colonels
$500, Lieutenant Colonels $3.50, Ma
jors $525, Captains $500, First Lieu
tenants $3.50. Enlisted men would
be paid on the basis of 25 per cent
.of the pay rates of the regular army,
a private receiving approximately
s45 a year.
The maximum number of troops
provided for by the bill Is 500 for
each Congressional district, or to-
tai peace strength of approximately
100000, an increase of 10000 over
the present strength of the National
Guard. They would form separ-
ate branch of the regular army in
time of war when called into the
Federal service. The act would take
effect July l, 1916.
The bill provides also for the or
ganization of a junior guard com
osed of boys between the ages Of II
and IS. available for active service
only after every other class of mill
itia had been called out. The juniors
would be divided into two classes:
Cadets, or those of Is and above,
and cadets Of the second class, those
under is. An enlistment contract
wuild be provided in which the APP
plicant would bind himself to serve
the Gederal government within or
without the continental limits OF the
United States for a period of two
years or until discharged, should the
guard be called out at any time dur
ing HIS three years enlistment period.
The enlistment period of any soldier
whose time was close TO expiration
when his regiment was called ont
would be extended automatically 1t
is proposed to do away with choice
of officers by election, and commits
sions would be limited TO specified
classes and granted only after exam
Promotions during active service
would be made by the President
from She commissioned force or the
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18
POLL SHOWS THIS PART OF
SOUTH FOR PREPAREDNESS
One-Sided Replies to Dallas News
Request for Votes Ha5 Shown
Majority of Durant Citizens
Opposed to Plan.

The Dallas News has concluded a
straw vote of Texas and parts of ok
lahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas. New
Mexico, and Arizona, on the question
of Preparedness or not, according to
President Wilson's plans. Thous-
ands of replies were received and the
final count showed eighteen for the
Presidents plan to every one oppos-
cd to it,
Toward the last of the campaign,
some eight or ten persons of this
city. all opposed to any prepared
ness for anything, much less for pre-
parednes against invasion of our
country, punched their noes, and the
result was heavy headline In the
Dallas News to the effect that Du-
rant was hotbed of antis. It seems
that no one asidefrom those few op-
posed had take many interest in the
matter. AS soon as the story reached
here, a list was prepared, and nearly
three hundred people, Including ev-
cry business and professional call
ing, Republicans and Democrats
alike. had signed a statement un-
qualifiedly endorsing the Presidents
plan for adequate national defense.
This was sent to the Dallas News,
and the false impression regarding
this city was quickly dispelled.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18
A CHILD GETS CROSS,
SICK, AND FEVERISH
WHEN CONSTIPATED
Look, Mother! II Little Tongue is
Coated, Clean Liver and
Little Bowels.

If your little ones tongue is coated
it is a sure sign the stomach, liver
and bowels need a gentle, thorough
cleansing at once. When your child
is cross, feverlsh, listless, pale, does
not sleep, eat. or act naturally; if
breath is bad, stomach sour, system
full of cold, throat sore, or If fever
ish, give tablespoonful of Cali
fornia Syrup of Figs" and in few
hours all the clogged-up, constipated
waste, sour bile and undigested food
will gently move out of the bowels,
and you will have well, playful
clIild gaain.
Sick children needn't be coazed to
take this harmless fruit laxative. :"
Millions of mothers keep it handy,
because they know its action on the
stomach, liver and bowels is prompt
and sure. They also know a little
given today saves sick child to-
morrow.
Ask your druggist for 50-cent
bottle of California Syrup of Figs"
which contains directions for babies,
children of all ages and for grown
ups plainly on the bottle. Beware
o fcounterfeits sold here. Get the
genuine made by California Fig syr-
up Company" (adv)
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18
ARRAHAM LINcoLN,s PEpIGREE

The ST. Louis Post Dispatch for
last Sunday carried lengthy article
on the life OF Abraham Lincoln.
whose birthday was commemorated
last Saturday The article carried
the following, which purpots to be
Lincoln's pedigree for seven genera
tions:
i. SAMUEL LINCOLN and Martha,
his wife. Of Norfolk County, Eng
land, came to Massachusetts in
1887. His son
2. MORpECAI LINCOLN. born in
bingham, Mass, ~ June, 1857.
married Sarah Jones. at Hull,
Mass. His son
3. MORDECAI LINCOLN. JR.. born
"a April, 1886. married Hannah
Salter, Freehold, N. j. Died Ches-
ter county, Penn, April 1745. His
son
4. JOHN LINCOLN married Jane
Moore, Augusta county, va. His
son
5. ABRAHAM LINCOLN married
Mary shipley of North Carolina.
His son
8. THOMAS LINCOLN married
Nancy Hanks, Springfield, KY, 23
Sept. 1906. His son
2, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, horn IL
February, 1909, lot years ago.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18
TISHONINGO BANKS
UNDERGO CONSOLIDATION

A deal was consummated at Tish-
omingo last Saturday whereby the
First National Bank and the Tisho-
mingo National Bank of that place
were consolidated. The former in
stitution was capitalized at $25.000,
the latter at $4,000. The merged in
stitution is capitalized at $4,000.
Messrs. Jim and Buck Mckinney, of
Durant. who were stockholders and
directors of the First National, re-
Tain their stock in the merged bank,
md both are on the board of direc-
tors OF the institution.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18

In fact. some other
good cigarette may just
happen to please YOUR
particular taste better
than Fatinas. We don't
know.
What we DO know is
that Fatimas please most
men so well that they OUT
sell every other cigarette
costing over Sc
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18
TAKE "CASCARETS" IL
HEADACHY, BILIOUS.
AND CONSTIPATED
Best or Liver and Bowels, Bad
Breath, Bad Colds, Sour
Stomach.
Get a 1O-cent box.


Sick headache. billopsness. coated
tongue, head and nose clogged up
with a always tace this to tor
pid liver; delayed fermenting food in
the bowels, or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the
intestines, instead of being cast out
of the system is reabsorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue 1t causes con-
gestion and that dull. throbbing, sick
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. Hhey
york while you sleep-a 1O-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet, and your liver
and bowels regular for months.
Advertisement
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18

ranks of the organization, depend
ing on the grade to be filled. This
clause is aimed at appointments
from civil life.
AT least forty-eight drills year
and participation in annual and fled
maneuvers would be required. An
elaborate system of regulations i5r
training and discipline has beer
worked out.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18
Il l Il
OLIVER
TIpeMritsr
9Oqo
The
Men

who do their
own typewriting
use the Oliver
typewriter. The
principal reason
for this is the fact
that theOliver will
last for years and
do good work,
without the slight
est care and atten-
tion, which is not
true of any other
typewriter. One
man IN Durant is
still using an old
Model One Oliver
which has seen at
the very least fif-
teen years service
and it is doing
good work.
| have secured
several Of the lat
est model divers,
at a price which
enables me to sell
them at almost
half the regular
retail selling price.
Anyone interested
il4 a new Oliver
will do we'll to in
vestigate the deal
| am offering
while the present
stock lasts, as a
REPETITION of this
deal is unlikely.
E.M.Evans,
Darant, Okla.
: -
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18
A PROMINENT
BUSINESS MAN

Says; "Tanlac is a wonder" Mr.
W. b. Hill, who resides at 1926 N
Robinson ST.. Oklahoma City, a pop
ular and well known fire insurance
man, in relating his experience with
fanlac, said: Il have been a suffer
er from catarrh, liver and stomach
troubles for years / learned about
this Tanlac and decided ii was the
remedy / needed. After taking the
medicine for about ten days. found
my condition greatly improved. Ny
Catarrh is very much better, my ap-
petite is now good aid my sleep is
refreshing. gladly recommend Tan
lac, as feel it will benefit others suf-
dering from the troubles 1 suffered
from, as it benefited me-"
TanIac for sale exclusively in Du-
rant by Corner Drug Store (adv)
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18
HAVE RETURNED FROM
TRIPS TO THE EAST

Three of Durant's merchants have
Just returned from buying trips to
the north and east. A. P. Russell,
Of the Durant Mercantile Company,
spent three weeks in ST. Louis, Chi
cagon and Toledo. and reports a very
pleasant trip. b. G.. Brown. of the
firm of Brown & Co., spent most of
his time in st. Louis and reports sew
eral good buye Of excellent merchan-
disc. Max Brown spent his time in
st. Louis, buying heavily Of new
goods for his store.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18

"A plot OF renegade Mexicans to
blow Up tue U. s. battleship Ken
trcky was discovered and frustrated
at Vera Cruz Tuesday.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18

The worst cases, no matter Of how long standing.
are cured by the wonderful. old reliable Dr.
furter's AntiGeptic Healing Oil. AZ relieves
Pain and Heals at the same time. CSC, SOC, 81 90
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18

Nine men are known to baYe died
in a coal mine fire at Butte, Mont,
and others missing, this week.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-05
IMPROVED HIGHWAYS

Good roads are an economic necessity
to all phase of commercial and pleasure
car development. No more powerful
influence for the good-roads movement
could be obtained, than the combined
efforts of the motor-truck and motor-car
manufacturers, supported by their vast
army of distributors and dealers.
Like selling any commodity with
which people are unfamiliar, the success
of the good roads movement depends
upon educating the public as toits many
great advantages and convincing it how
the individual will be benefited.
Farming is a business, and like any
other business man the farmer must
consider the important problem Of
transportation. Unfortunately, far
mers are forced to move their crops
when the roads will permit.
Good roads not only enable the far
mer to take advantage Of favorable
conditions in disposing Of his crops, but
reduce the cost Of hauling at least two
thirds, according to competent authori-
ties.
They also have direct bearing upon
the cost of living, which is a most i'm
portant consideration Tor the consumer.
One frequently hears of the low cost of
living in Europe in normal conditions,
and when it is considered that the
average cost of hauling per ton-mile in
this country is Is cents, compared with
eight to IL cents in Europe, Americans
realize that they are paying a heavy
tribute to bad roads. A reduction in
the cost of transportation means lower
ing the market price.
Also the supply of farm products,
which generally determines their market
price, depends upon the condition of the
country roads. A shortage sends the
prices soaring, and the consumer must
dig deep into his pocket to make the
purchase.
That land values are increased by road
improvement is proven by investiga-
tions made by the United States Office
of Public Roads. Many examples are
cited where an outlay of from 81 to 81
aG acre enhanced land values from $40
to $50 an acre. 1t is asserted that New
York States system of improved and
connected highways has been one Of its
greatest assets in recent years, for in
1914 these roads invited more than $50,
600 nonresident tourists, who spent
millions of dollars within its borders,
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-05

nov carrying Z burden Of $4,000. !.
OOO, 900 of wAf debt-almost one-haif
the entire valts of the whole country /
Brutal and terrible as were the direst
wars of ancient times they were but
petty quarrels, or trifing murders,
compared with this. colossal deed of
blood No three of the world s greatest
scourges of conquering monarcbs with
all their bloody campaigns rolled in one,
can even approach this stupendous
struggle. From the conquests of the
early Sesostris, with those of all the
succeeding Alexanders. Tamerlanes and
Caesars, down to that of the Napoleon
of the 10Th century, no spectacle of
murder and destruction at once so gi-
gantic and brutal, has so affrighted man.
kind with its horrors innumerable as
this eliminating war-horror of this
Christian 2Oth century !
All this universal loss, suffering and
death, because of the mad ambition of
one man-the autocratic Kaiser of
Germany For it will never be forgot
ten when History hereafter writes its
impartial verdict upon this the greatest
crime of all the ages, that by turn of
his hand Kaiser Wilhelm could even at
the eleventh hour have averted it all
Why could the Kaiser have turned
aside this dreadful curse? Because at
that eleventh hour, even after her own
and Germany's armies had begun mobi-
lizing, Austria had finally yielded to the
opportunities of Serbia, Russia, France
and England to grant few hours OF
time for all these nations to confer and
see if the awful calamity of a great
European war could not be prevented.
But his foolish heart filled with {
Satanic dream of world conquest, and
believing that in all those forty years
of secret preparation, Germany had
forged an invincibIe thunderbolt of war
whose sudden launching upon the un-
prepared nations of Europe would VIM
for him a conquest create than that of
any world conqueror, the German Kaiser
in naughty imitation of the barbaric
Brennus, deliberately hurled his sword
into the quivering balance-broke off
the attempts to keep the peace the
most fearful, huge and sanguinary war
of all history was on
Yes, one man did it The spirit
actuating him, the same as that which
filed the ambitious breast of Lucifer,
first in Gods hierarchy of angels, when
he made war in Heaven. And as the
proud Lucifer fell from Heaven to He'll
in flaming defeat and disaster, so will
this Kaiser disciple of his at last suffer
a like total overthrow and he with all
his hateful Hohenzollern spawn of auto
Gratis, be driven into exile or to death.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-05
Tht aiaaletdmu Granarrtpt
s1DpLErOwN, DEL, FEB. 5, 1916
HIICHES IS RIGHT

EVERY true friend OF JusVlce hugnes
Z of the u. S. Supreme Court, and
eyery citizen jealous Of the >untarnished
honor of that exalted tribunal, pro-
foundlv trusts he will not damage his
own reputation and impair that of the
Court by entering the lists as a presl-
Dental candidate, but that he will ad-
here to his wise resolution OF even re-
fusing to allow himself to be named for
that office.
Such a candidacy by Justice Hughes
would seriously lessen the influence and
usefulness of the Supreme Court whose
members have ever since its creation in
1889 kept aIoof from all party contests,
not one of them ever having resigned
his judicial post to become candidate
for any Office.
Should Mr.. Hughes thus violate this
time-honored custom of the fathers
there would be belief in the minds of
some that in his ambition to become
president he might have allowed his de-
cisions as judge to be biased or colored
with a view to their bearing upon
his future chances as an aspirant for
this great honor.
Nor would it matter particle whether
this belief were true or false, the mere
fact that it could be held at all, would
be harmful to the influence and good
name of this our Highest Court.
Thru the efforts of that bitter Tory,
Mr.. Taft, who so deeply despises the
common people with "their gusty pas
sions of the mob, the present Supreme
Court has been largely composed of
corporation lawyers who have all their
lives devoted their learning and used
their utmost ingenuity to discover for
their clients, these rich, powerful and
often oppressive corporations, means to
evade or violate many of the constitu-
tional and legislative safeguards thrown
about the rights of the people.
Whereby it has come to pass that the
confidence of thousands of our best citi-
zens in the impartiality of the Supreme
Court has been rudely shaken. There
fore it would be nothing short of pub
lie calamity, were the unseemly. spec
tacle presented of a judge of this high
est court in the land, the last arbiter Of
the dearest rights of all the citizens
an arbiter, too, from whose decision,
though never so unjust, there is no ap-
peal save that of northumberland
ing from the bench to enter the politicf
arena there to bedraggle the Judicial
ermine in the undigniied and sometimes
unclean struggle for the great seat
whose burning quest has left soiline
taint upon so many of our greatest
men. No, Mr.. Justice Hughes instin-
tive sense of the propriety that forbids
this ignoble act, is worthy of his highly
honorable public career, and he will, we
firmly believe, still refuse thus to dis
honor himself and his high station.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-05
is HEAD OF
Horses, Colts & Mules

No. l. MOLLIE, sorrel mare, 6
years old, good worker
No. 2. Ola NOND gray horse, 8
years old, as good as lives. 1 can't
say to much for him.
No. 8. NOSE, dark iron gray,
years old. He is a own brother to No.
2, and he is just as good as he looks.
No. 4. JEFF, sorrel colt. 2 years
old, and he is a chunk
No. FLORA, bay colt, 2 years
old, and she is nice one.
No. 6. JEANETTE, bay colt, 2
years, and 1 think if any body wants
driver, she IS one.
No. Z. DICK, gray horse.
No. 8. KATE, ,sorrel mare, and if
anybody wants a good driver cheap,
come and look her over.
No. 9. FANNIE, bay mare, 8 years
old, a good work mare and safe for a
lady to drive.
No. 10 MOLLIE, bay colt, 8 years
old, and she is a nice little mare.
Nos. II and II. MAY & MAUD,
black mare mules, 8 years old, there is
no better team for their size in the
state.
Nos. 13 and ID. JACK & JENNIE,
black and bay mules, 6 and z years old.
Nice team to go on any farm.
No Is. BECK, odd mule, 6years old.
She looks good to me, come and look at
her.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-05

GRAND TOTAL ......14, 800, 900
In the Balkan War of 1928,
35O,OOO men were killed of the
l,250.0O0 engaged. In the Russo
Japanese war, $50, 900 were killed Of
$500, 900 engaged.
Fifteen millions of men, the very
flower of EurOpe's life, killed, wounded
or captives in foreign lands-the first
fruits of this awful inferno of War
Millions of widows and orphans in
poverty and misery indescribable, not
only in the lands that have been devas-
tated by the armies, but millions suf-
fering in other countries the, loss of
husbands. fathers and sons.
Whole states. once rich. happy and
prosperous Belgium, for example
have been turned into deserts of black
ened ruins and general desolstion! All
Europe is more than half bankrupt, and
some of the leading nations will soon be
quite so, Austria, for example, with its
total, wealth of $50, 900, 900, 600. even
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-05
Is HORSES & MULES

have as good lot of Cows and Hor-
ses as will be sold this winter, second to
none. | have selected these horses my
self, and the cows | bought the picked
out of several herds from Ed. Spear,
James 7. Shallcross, James Downs,
Joseph Shaw, G. L. Townsend, Mrs.
Julian Cochran and others. Go any
time and see the Horses and watch
what milk the Cows are giving. Don't
wait until day of the sale They will
stand being inspected.
No. 1. Dick, black horse, 6years old,
good work horse and driver.
No. 2. BERTHE, brown mare, IL years
old. This is as nice a driving mare as
any man owns, and is fearless of all
objects, safe for lady to drive.
No. 3. Jack, brown horse, a geod
driver und good work horse.
No 4. Jumbo, bay horse, 3 years
old. This is nice chunk, will weigh
about 100 lbs, will work any place, a
good mate for No. 3.
No. 5. Dan, gray horse, a good
work horse and fair driver
No. 6. Maud, gray mare, years
old, This is fine farm mare, will
weigh about 1900 lbs. and never has a
load
No. Z. Boots. bay horse, u years
old. This is good work horse. there
is no load too heavy for Nos. 6 and Z
as team.
No. 8. Lady, bay mare, 10 years cd,
a good farm mare,
No. 9. Yank, sorrel mare, 10 years
old, good farm mare and splendid
brood mare.
No. 10. Sam, bay horse, years old,
a good work horse, fair driver.
No. IL. Joe, bay horse. z years old.
This is a good farm horse and a good
driver, has a good disposition.
Nos. IL and 12. Pair brown mules, a
crOOd form +aor7