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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-22
STATE IS SENDING NEW
INFLUENZA PREVENTA-
TIVE TO OTTAWA
NEW CLASS CALLED
LOCAL BOARD CALLS FOR $50
MEN 19 TO 81 TO REPORT
THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.

The Ottawa contingent of 125 men
whose trip to Camp Macarthur was
dcfurred on account OF the prevalence
OF influenza will be immunized Just
as soon as the vaccine can be received
from Springfield.
The local board sent a telegram to
Springfield asking for a quantity OF
vaccine with the result that a sufflci-
ent quantity will be received here
for the use of the l25 members OF
the camp Macarthur contingent.
Adjt. Gen. Dickson telegram IS as
follows:
Springfield, H., Oct 21, 1918.
Local Board. La Sale County. H.,
t07 Central Life Bldg.
State Department Of Health is pre-
pared to distribute limited quantities
Influenza Pneumonia Vaccine to
Draft Boards for immumzing men OF
Class 1, who have not yet developed
influenza. and who will be in1ucted
first call This particular vaccine :
for prevention and is not recommend.
ed for treatment OF those who have
developed the disease. Order no
more than absolutely required, and
direct order to c. st. Clair Drake.
Sherman Hotel. Chicago, III. stating
number OF men to be immunzei. No
charge for vaccine and suggest no
charge for immunizaton of draft men.
No positive assurance can be given
as to the effectiveness Of vaccine.
but deemed worthy Of trial by infu'
enza commission. Board now con
ducting physical examinations can
conveniently administer this vaccine
at the examination Administration
Is not compulsory but should be Of
fered to all men called and admins
tered to those Of them who may vol
unfairly desire it.
DIKSON. A. G.
Men 81 to 45 to Get Questionnaires.
The local boand is getting the ques
tonnaires ready to mail out to all tht
men in the Is to 45 draft above thC
age of 81 years and below the age O
~ years There are 2,507 men in thi,
division The questionnaires will b.
ready to be mailed out by the latte
part of the week, and will be sent GU
at the rate of $50 a day for ten days
Call Men for Examinations.
The focal board has sent cut card
calling all the men in class | Of tb
10 to 81 tdivisionof the Is to As draf
for their physical examinations dul
ing the afternoons of Thursday. Fr
day and Saturday. The examination
will behG,d from | to O'Clock in tn
gymnasium of the high school
There are in all $50 men in thi
class who have been certified for in
mediate service by the local boaIt
Thirty were called for examinatio
last Saturday afternoon, and the r,
.naining $50 examinations wiz,
made this week, lS4 Thursday and IS
each on Friday and Saturday afte
moons.
Every man must be on hand at Il
time assigned to him on his card,
the doctors making the examination
viii not have TO wait. The examin
tions will be made by Drs J. w. Pc
nit, S. r. Parr, w. A. Pike, L.
Hathaway and A. J. Roberts,
The physicians will be assisted
G. X. Beatty. G. p. Jacob and Straw
IlaClair, who will act as clerks. ma
ing out all the records forthe ply
clans, and 1t is hoped to have ca
days bunch of examinations clear
up and out of the way by o'clock.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-22
LIEUT.. FRENCH ARRIVES
AT BREsT, FRANCE

Mrs Clara s French received
cable last evening announcing the
safe arrival OF her son, Lieut.. John
NJ. French, at Brest, France,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-22
TERMINAL DOCK IS.
AWARDED TO PERU
LA SALlE MERCHANTS WANTED
TO BE SHOWN BEFORE INVEST.
ING $4,000.

The terminal docks are TO be CON
structed in Peru.
Unable to effect an agreement be
tween the merchants in La Sale and
the shippers who would have 60 fur
nish the business to make the prOposi
tion pay. locally, the movement to gel
The improvement is said to be com
pletely off. 1t required the raising O.
$4,000, and this sum was not forth
coming.
This, in short, was the statement
made by man who has been in touch
with the proposed scheme from its
inception.
No Agreement Possible.
The merchants have discussed this
thing from all angles. 1t required the
sum Of $4,000 to float it, said the
gentleman. The merchants did not
feel like going ahead and making g
campaign for the $4,000 unless there
was some assurances that the ship
pers would patronze the terminal il
sufficient force to make it a paying
proposition.
Through a series of conferences II
has been determined that the shippers
cannot do what the merchants want
hence we are through with the propo
sitiOn. 1t is going to Peru"
peru Men Cooperate.
That it would go to Peru has beer
almos. a certainty for a week. Bust
ness men aud shippers there have
been cooperating and had facilitie.
which made an agreement easier thar
at La Salle, according to statemen
made today. Options on various site,
have been secured, one of the mos
favorable being the Water stree
front. in days gone by the hub o
business there, but of late years, O
since river navigation sank to littl,
more than nothing, little more than
happy memory of what once was
thriving hive OF industry.
Effort was made to Corroborate tn
foregoing statements in Peru, but mel
in touch with the situation could no
/ be located
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-22
COUNTY EXCEEDS ITS.
LIBERTY LOAN QUOTA.
MILLION AND A HALF.
LA SALE, PERU AND WALTHAM
LAND IN THE BLUE STAR CLASS
-ovER $4,000 SUBSCRIBERS N
THE COUNTY.

La Sale county will oversubscribe
it's quota of the Fourth Liberty Loan
about one and one-half million, ac-
cording to final returns.
The work of compiling all returns
will be completed today when all of
the banks will have reported,
The returns Monday showed this
county way over the top and still
going.
La Sale County's total subscrip
tions, $6,31O.25O.
La Sale county over the top, $1,336,.
CTS.
La Sale county's percentage of
quota, 1876.
La Sale county's total subscribers
25.560.
La Sale countys per cent of sub
scribers, 277
The four cities of the county, Peru
Streator La Sale and Ottawa, made
a wonderful showing. La Sale ex
ceeded all others in her final squirt al
the finish Peru, however, heads the
percentage column of big towns by
165 per cent. while Waltham takes
the lead among the districts with a
percentage of 1856. Waltham, Peru
and La Sale will get blue star fol
the honor flags. This star is giver
to all districts which reach the 15(
per cent mark.
The subscriptions in the four BIZ
towns are as follows:
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-22
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
IS NOW SUBS|D|NG.
SAY PHYSICIANS.
FIVE DEATHS REPORTED IN OF
TAWA TODAY-RElAPSE CASES
THE ONES TO BE FEARED THE
MOST.

Only four deaths from influenza and
one from a complication of diseases
were reported in Ottawa today, and
physicians and the local health de-
partment report the backbone of the
epidemic is broken. Practically no
new cases were reported today to
Health officer Pike.
Physicians declare that even though
the crest of the epidemic has past,
there will be more deaths, the most
serious they have to battle now being
the large number of relapse cases.
people who went out 100 soon and are
now suffering from setbacks.
This morning there were twenty.
five patients at Ryburn Memorial Hos.
.pltal and several more were expected
during the day.
Todays death toll included the
names of Frank Holmes, Charles Mon
roe, Leo Duffy and Bothwetl.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-22
Gain.

Gain.
Gain has oft with trcacherous hopes
ted men to run.-Sophocles.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-22
Leo Duffy.

Leo Duffy of 1907 Sycamore street
lied at the Boat Club emergency hos.
pital Monday evening at 6 O'Clock
after coupleof weeks illness of in
iiuenza and pneumonia, at the age Of
"A years.
The deceased was a native of this
county and was graduate of St. Co
Jlma School. He leaves surviving his
widow, Julia NJ, and one son, Leo;
his mother, Mrs. lanes Duffy; five
brothers and three sisters, John NJ. OF
Wallaceburg. Ont; William p, Frank
and Edgar at home, James T with
Company c in France Agnes of Chi.
eago and Mary and Gertrude at home.
The funeral will take place from st.
Columba's church Wednesday fore.
noon at O'Clock.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-22
Frank Boutwell,.

Frank Boutwell,.
Frank Hackman boutwell, agei
about % years, died this morning at
2;30 O'Clock at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Maurice Wolfe, 1928 Joliet street.
/ after an illness lasting ten days, Of
Spanish influenza and pneumonia
Mr.. Boutwell, resided in South Ottawa
| township, arAd when taken i'll he was
/ removed to the home of his sister.
His wife and children are sick at their
! home, suffering from influenza.
| The decedent was born in Ottawa
and had resided here during his en-
tire life. He hNl been employed at
farming at the Stevens dairy farm in
South Ottawa for several years.
Surviving he leaves his widow
three children, Francis, John and Eliz
abeth; his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James Boutwell,, and three sisters
Mrs. Elmer Allbee of Liyermore Iowa
and Mrs. George Sampson and Mrs
Maurice Wolfe Of this city.
The funeral arrangements will bt
announced later
Charles W. Monroe
Charles w. Monroe, 412 Third st.
; died last evening at $40 o'clock a
the family home, following a tel
9 days illness of Influenza followed b,
pneumonia.
The deceased was thirty thre,
years old in July and had resided il
, Ottawa practically all his life He wa
1 born in Wallace township and move,
, into town when small boy.
;. His marriage ito Miss Hattie Goet
, took place in this city.
Surviving he leaves his wife an
1 five children, Francis, George Joh,
}. Marie and Lucille He is also su
/. vived by his parents, Mr.. and Mr..
d Henry Monroe of this city, thre
brothers John Henry and James a
S residing in OTTAWA. and five sister
II Mrs. Ed Keleher of this city Mr.
r l., D. Lowe Of Streator and Mrs. Joh
L O'kane, Mrs. Harry Kelly and Mr.
u j. p Lavelle of Chicago.
The funeral will be held tomorro
morning at 11;30.
Frank E. Holmes
>. Frank Edward Holmes only son
! Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Holmes, $50
Superior street, a well known your
" man, died at his home last evenir
10 at o'clock following an illness
one week, from pneumonia He hi
~ resided in Ottawa during his ent
life and has many friends in TIL
- city.
Mr.. Holmes was born in Otta,
~ July 1897. He attended the Ottay
w public schools and the High cho
:, and later went to work at Bricktc
~ where he was employed as an {
y. gineer
~ Surviving he leaves his parer
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-22
WEATHER

Showers tonight and
Wednesday; cooler We
nesday afternoon or nisht
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-22

Continued on page 3. col. 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-22

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1889
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-09

hearts win be with you on Thanksgi,
Ing day. We promise YOU that q
that day your sons viii feet they ha,
two famiues--their own which W
love and ours which we wish the
should never forget.
Then we shall speak OF YOU mott
ers, distant and yet SO near. an
through remembrance Of yon ye hor
they win love us q little"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-09

John Wroe drove his stock to the
Horse Heaven country to winter them
on his farm there and expects to re-
turn them Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Henderson had another
bad attack Wednesday and Fred
Henderson has been helping to take
care OF her this week She is reported
some better.
Mr. Fausts moved to Weston for
the winter Thursday.
Miss Alice Dowd returned to her
work ut Pendleton,
Mrs. Ed Tucker and two children
have the Influenza at Mrs. fuckers
parents home, Mr.. and Mrs Gould,
Weston
Mrs. w. l.. Rayburn and family re-
turned to the farm until the flu abates
in Weston. 1t is getting very bad
there at present.
So far there has NOT neen n case of
influenza on the mountain.
The weather is fine and warm and
the farmers are getting a great deal
OF plowing done
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-09
fIMPLY? WELL, DON'T BEL
People Notice 1t. Drive Them Of
with DIR. Edwards
Olive Tablets

A pimply face viii not embarrass you
much longer If you get q package of DIR.
Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin should
begin to clear after you have taken the
tablets a few nights
Cleanse the blood, the bowels and the liver
with DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sue.
cessful substitute for calomel; there snever
any sickness or pain after taking them.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets do that
which calomel does, and just as effectively,
but their action is gentle and safe instead
of severe and irritating.
No one who takes Olive Tablets Is
ever cursed with ga dark brown taste. -
bad breath, a dull, listless, mo good"
feeling, constipation, torpid liver. bad
disposition or pimply face.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are
purely vegetable compound mixed
with olive oil; you will know them
by their olive color.
DIR. Edwards spent years among pa.
tients afflicted with liver and bowel
complaints, and Olive Tablets arc the
immensely effective result
Take one or two nightly for a week.
See how much better you feel and look.
l0c ana 25c per box. Ali druggists.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-09
TEACHERS EXAMI-
NATIONS

Notice is hereby given that the
County Superintendent of Umatilla
County, Oregon, will hold the regular
examination of applicants for State
certificates at Court House, Pendle-
ton, as follows:
Commencing Wednesday, Dec. IS,
1918, at 500 O'Clock a. M, and CON
tinuing until Saturday, Dec. 81, 1918,
at 400 o'clock p. m.
Wednesday Forenoon
U. S, History. Writing (Penman-
ship, Music. Drawing.
Wednesday Afternoon.
Physiology Reading, Manual Train
ling, Composition, Domestic Science.
Methods in Reading, Course of Study
for Drawing, Methods in Arithmetic.
Thursday Forenoon
Arithmetic, History of Education.
Psychology, Methods in Geography,
Mechanical Drawing Domestic Art,
Course of Study for Domestic Art.
Thursday Afternoon
Grammar, Geography, Stenography.
American Literature. Physics. Type
writing, Methods in Language, Thesis
for Primary Certificate.
Friday Forenoon
Theory and Practice, Orthography
(Spelling). Physical Geography, Eng
lish Literature, Chemistry.
Friday Afternoon.
School Law. Geology. Algebra, Ci-
vii Government.
Saturday Forenoon
Geometry. Botany.
Saturday Afternoon
General History, Bookkeeping.
Very truly yours,
w. w. GREEN,
County School Supt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-09
Meacham Realizing on
Wood; New O-W. Station
(East oregonian specian

4 MEACHAM, Dec. s.--Mrs Geo. A.
Hillman of La Grande, was week end
visitor at the home of Mrs. ]. A. Wat
ters.
b, F. Marlin was a business visitor
to Pendleton Saturday.
John Legeros went to Pendleton
this week.
81. D. Casey went to La Grande on
Business Friday.
]. A. Walters went TO La Grande
Thursday to attend clam bake given
by the ElSs.
Miss Babe Eta Griffith returned
from Baker Saturday morning where
she was confined in the hospital for
a few days.
The wood business is picking up
some, there are ten cars loading and
orders in for twenty more cars The
most of the wood is being shipped to
Pendleton and Walla Walla.
Mrs, ]. A. Walters went to Gibbon
Tuesday to visit with Mrs. Robert Fa-
gan, leaving for Pendleton Wednes-
day.
The ladies of the Red Cross are
stll sewing on refugee garments.
Those attending Thursday We're Mrs.
Baker, Mrs. benson and Mrs. Wat
ters.
Literary was held last night in the
school house. also a meeting for the
purpose of arranging for Christmas
entertainment. the date set for Christ
mas eve.
The snow is about all gone owing
to the chinook winds and cars are still
able to go over the mountains
There has been a new office open
ed up on the O-W, between Meacham
and Kamela at the west end of the
double track. The three telephone
operators are Mrs. VIM. Zeigler, Mrs
VIM. Fowler and Mrs. Bazel Collins.
Their husbands are all in the service
of Uncle Sam.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-09
Pilot Rock Red Cross
Has Important Meeting
1laast 0regonian sneclal. !

! PILOT ROCK. Dec. 9.--An import
ant meeting of the Red Cross execu-
| tive committee was held here this
week. The following members were
present: j. O. Russell ], P. Kirkpat-
rick, Mrs. E. B. Schafer. Mrs. Fred
Hascall. Mrs. George Schlegel. j. r
I Bickford. Mrs, Frank Duff. l. NJ
Schannep and C. ]. Miller, 1t was de-
cided to send ]. O. Russell to Portland
to get information concerning the Red
Cross Christmas roll call, and Mr..
Russell leaves the last of the week
for that place. Chairman c. ]. Mil
Ter appointed the following commit
tees, Home service and civilian re-
lief: Il. b. Casteel; production. Mrs
G. X. Johnston: garments. Mrs. C.
Jensen: knitting Mrs H. II. Mercy
lnolds: junior membership, Mrs. Frank
I Duff; war fund and membership, ].
o. Russell; publicity. A. c. Cooper;
first aid. Mrs ]. n Bickford; auditing
NJ. d. Orange and J. p. Kirkpatrick
At the next Commercial club meet
ing the men will he treated to a clam
feed. This is the annual election of
officers and all members are urged
to attend.
w IL SlaNcF n'tS resigned as prln~
cipal of the public school and the
school board Is busy hunting n teach
er to fill his place.
Mrs. L. c. Scharpf Mrs c. X John
ston and Mrs. A, NJ Bond were shoop.
ping in Pendleton Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. George Johnston were
visitors here Thursday.
Bert Buholts and wife were in from
their ranch Wednesday.
Rev. ]. T. Bickford was a dinner
guest at the c. j. Miller home Tuesday
evening.
Some of the rural branches of the
Red Cross here have the false i'm
preston that the refugee garments
are being made for German children.
All the refugee garments go to needy
French and Belgian children.
Pilot Rock children will be delight
ed to know there is to he a Christ
mas tree and. exercises in the church
this year. Each different class will
have a. part in the program which is
under the supervision OF Mrs. J. T.
Biclford.
The annual high school play will be
given here next Friday night Re
hearsing has been going on for some
time under the direction of Mrs. j. o.
Russell. 1t is understood part of the
proceeds will go to the Red Cross.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-09
Weston Passes Flu
Quarantine Ordinance
CEast oregonian specially }

/ WESTON, Dec. 9.-George Walden
has returned from a Walla Walla hos
pital fhere he had two weeks sieze
of Spanish influenza.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Winder died in Weston Fri
day night.
After it seemed that the Spanish
influenza had disappeared from Wes-
ton, it has taken new hold in the
city. Mrs. Edward Tucker and two
children are i'll with the disease at the
home of her parents. Hr. and Mrs.
w. II. Gould. Another victim is
Leonard Snyder, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. F.. Snyder. Marion O'Harra, Jr
also has the flIH
At a special session of the city
council Friday night, quarantine or
dinance was passed which forbids any
member of family having the Span
ish influenza to leave home until
written permission has been obtained
from the city health committee or
health officer There is a penalty of
s25 attached for disobedience of the
ordinance.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. IT. Price. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Price. and Mr. and Mrs
Claude Price attended the funeral of
their cousin Mrs. j. C. Williams, held
at the Keys cemetery Saturday.
Mrs. Clarence Wright and children
arrived Sunday from Alberta for a
visit with her father, NJ A. Baker.
Roy Tompkins and family have
moved to Walla Walla. where they
will reside during the winter. They
have leased their Drq creek holding.
to Ernest March.
Mrs. L. H. Dowd was called to Nc
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-09
Weston Mt. ESCAPES
Influenza; Other News
lEagt oregonlan speoIa1.

WESTON MOUNTAIN, Dec. o.
Mrs. l.. II. Dowd left for McMinnville
Ore, in response to telegram re-
ceived Wednesday that Margaret
powd had the Spanish influenza.
When Mrs, Dowd arrived the other
two girls were in bed with it also and
a nurse was taking care of them.
Mrs. Seth Hyatt died of cancer of
the bowels Sunday. December 1, 1918,
at $500 p. m. She leaves besides her
husband, two sons. Roy and Cecil,
and a daughter, Mrs. Dolph Thomp-
son.
Mrs. NJ. C. Ferguson expects TO
visit her daughter, Mrs. David Ulrey
80 miles below Pendleton soon.
Mark Henderson received a letter
from Chester Allen this week and
said that they were Just getting over
the flu and that Bruce Crawford and
family had It pretty hard yet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-09

Your al should find tenant WI
PAYS rent the duy it is due.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-09
were opened DO Yanks for the dan.

WSlS bpSliSu ~ dnhS lbT lnc uaNs
The plan was originated by Nine
Adolphe Brisson. wife of the director
Of the paper les Allales" She
launched it through the papers col
umns, asking families desiring AM
erican soldiers MS guests for Thanks
giving dihAer to write her
She got thousands of responses. She
classified the names and arranged
with American military authorities
here 10 assign officers and enlisted
men to the various homes.
Here is what Mime. Brisson had to
say in the paper:
oh mothers Of America, our
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-09
EAST OREGONIAN SPECIAL
NEWS OF UMATILLA co.

Minnville Wednesday by the illness Of
her daughter, Margaret,
Leon Lundell one of the Weston
young men in the S, A. T. c., at Cor-
Wallis, is serving as first sergeant of
Company G. and his brother, Virgil
Lundell is an roderly sergeant
T. T. Harbour and F. G. Lucas left
for Portland sunday morning to at
tend aes delegates from stevens
Lodge No. 40, the grand lodge of
knights of Pythias which convenes
Tuesday and Wednesday OF this week
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-09

Your nd. should find an enger bu,
er for those lots-lt's the season.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-09
Partisan Women Are
HOstesses to Americans

PARIS. Dec. 9.-American soldiers
in Paris had home Thanksgiving din
ners-by proxy. Thousands of homes