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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1904)
. ., if c' ..".-'j'v.' w! '"'.s. s-'rt; 'r.''.--t: '.'.-.'iv OBSEllifeill LA GRAND VOLUME III. tA .GRANDE, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY U I9Q4 NUMBER $8 MORN 'V" 5 I Only 15 days more Only 15 days more Annual Clearance Sale - Only 15 days of our great annual clearance 'sale gone by, daring which time we simply surprised oar Belvesat the wonderful patronage the ' prices we are selling merchandise brought to us, and there are still 15 DAYS LEFT For the public to secure the greatest values ever of fered in Union County at prioes so extremely lo that competition is not a comparison WE DON'T THINK YOU'RE FOOLISH . If yon trado elsewhere. , We simply think you are misguided or have not investigated. Take an hour off and let us show you some of the advantages to be 'gained by trading hero. Within the last twelve mouth cotton has advanced 65 per cent. . You'd bard ly think it to see our present prices on cotton goods. TMS - W DOT Mf7 During this sale up to date, we have sold i more mens suits than we anticipated and we can eandidly state that every department in our store has moved likewise. If the people who have not seen the bar gains offered by us during this sale, were to call at the store and compare prices and values, they would go away with their arms full. We are positive of this from our sales during the past 15 days. Remember you have 15 more days to get in on these SLASHING PRICES Every article in our store reduced except thread, Patterns, Douglass and Reed shoes. See our $5 ivreris Suits $5 $1 Shoo counter $1 $1 Shoe Counter $1 The Chicago Store, MURPHY BROS., Props. I 1209 Adams Ave. ' La Grande, Oregon . LEADERS IN LOW PRICES. J. M, BERRY Annual Inventory Sale lasts until T ANUARY 25th. Heavy cuts on goods you want more and also on goods you will need after awhile. We have quoted no prices yetbatlhj bargains we have already turned out in our Men's furnishings and Suit department, and our Ladies' Suit Depart ment speak tor themselves. Men's Wear Any Suit in the house " " " $10.00 16.00 and 118.00 Overcoats " " 112.00 Everything in Men's Furnishings reduced. Ladies' Wear. Ladies' Tailor Suits One-half price. All Silk Waists at COST. Ladies' Jackets One-half price. All Dress Goods at oiie-fonrth off. All ladies' Furn ichings reduced in prices. BOYS WEAR $10 Suits for $7.60; $8.50 Suits $7.00 $5 00 Suits at $3.00 and up. CHILDRENS WEAR Reduced oue-half, and mauy reduced to cost. .... SHOES A livoly reduction on Men's, Ladies and Children's SHOES. We defy competition on this sale. Prices talk and everything marked in plain figures. Avail your self of the mauy bargains offered. THE BOOTH LANE Petitions Are Being Cir culated Asking The County Court to Do nate Funds For its Improvement--Far mers Donate Work There It a determined movement on the part of a number ol the most sub stantial larmere of the Sendridgs to have the notorious Booth Une made pueible dming the winter months of the year. Beveral petitions are being oiroulated and are being freely ligned, donating all tbs way from one days work with team to tea days. In ad' ditioa to the regular tai this work is given extra and the county court will be fcjked to donate a sum sufficient to gravel this Une eo it will be good foralltbe time to come. It u a shame it has not been graveled for yean. The Booth lane it the key to a very large portion of the county, and when it la taken Into conalderav tion that by graveling only about en and one half milet it makes it pot- tible for to large a population to do bntinew that under preeent condition it impouible, why it baa remained tbi way It hai for all tbees years is vine of uoaotwered questions. It ie no uncommon occurrence for farmers to tbip merchandise purobaaed either at Itland City or La Grande weighing only a few hundred pounds, .because tbey can not haul it over the Booth lane, a dittanoe oi leu than two miles When they can pull 1600 Or 2000 lbs, on any other portion' of the oounty roadt between La Grande and Elgin The Observer ie Indeed glad to learn that the matter it being taken ahold in o determined and praotioal a man ner and the oounty court will receive the congratulation! ot the leading tax payertof the county when they tist in making tbia piece ot road at it should be. Feed Apples to Catth D B Bloehart, who awns the oldest largest and best kipt orchard near Canyon Oity Grant Ooonty, aot being able to gather and' market alt ot bit apples last fait has luraad his oattle in to the orchard Ha reports to the Greet Uoaoty Hews that bis cattle are fattening and bis bay stacks are not growing leaner. "All Thumbs" Hre. Oarrvtbo lives west ol town, who has bad a double thumb on . one of her hande hid. on side of the member removed the other day to make it easier for her to wear a glove. Dr. Wood performed the operation. Condon Globe. G.AR.AND W. R. C. .mtssaasii i lift ""' Held Joint Installation Yesterday AfternooA Followed By a Banquet A joint publio installation of the newly elected officers of Oliver P Mor ton Poet No 38, G A. B and Oliver llorton Corps No 87 W B C was held to Odd Fellows ball yetterday after noon. Comrade Sam'l B Deal as in' stalling officer, in an irrprewive man er installed the following offioera of the G A B; 1 W Faulk Com; John Preeoott Sr V; Jae Walker Jr V; Geo Jaoobs Officer of the Day; Geo Ourrey Quarter Matter; F 8 Newtome Adjui an. ; Edward Carpenter Sergeon; Wee- ley Davis Offloer of lbs Guard and W Oliver Chaplain. " ' The offtoeis Installed to serve the W B O for the ooming year were President fare Bote Talt; Br V Prei ident Mre Mary Preeoott; Jr V Preei dent Mra Addie Horion: Bee Mre Clara T Lyle; Treat Mre Mary Aldriob Chap Mra Mary Davit; Oonduotor Mrt Annie Baker; Guard Mrs Ella Flan nery; Patriotic Iattruo'or MrtHanoab Bocart: Attt Oonduotor Mre Winnie Thorn; Atat Guard Mra Susie Wil Corvallie, Or., January 23. Benton I liame; Firtt Color beam Mite Jettie county baa so far the loweat tax levy I Pretcott; 2nd Mitt Stella Chandler; 3 yet reported from other oouulies in I rd Mitt Mary Mormon; 4th Mre Sur- tbe state; and it it believed tbat it will Ma Reefer. Mra Olara T Lyle Do pt prove to be several mille below any I Pretidenl aoted aa installing officer other- The next lowtst so far -re-land Mrt AtleCoffee, Oonduotor, ported fe Liinn witb a levy ol about n At the close, ol tba exercises mills. Beuton oounty it 164 mills, or I marks were made by several of tbs nearly 6 mills lower than Linn. loomtadet, after which a tplendid bat ouet was served by the Ladles of the Relief Cirpt. The oooaaeion wae very luooeistul one in every particu Th Mn.. ol Union Onnntv. not anu ail present nau gooa counting that expended for common i ichool purposes, according to the of ficial statement of county clerk J. H. I Mi rnaugh lor the year iftS foot up $53,133.26. There wore expended according to the books, on roadt $11,042.97 and on bridget $6,607.77, a total of $17,660.74 I on roadt and bridget. Low Tax Levy County Expenses TERRIFIC FLOODS Weter And Wind Are i . ! Doing Great Dam age in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. Cities and Towns are Destroyed Toledo, Jan. 23 Tbe flood in the Maumee river promisee to surpass that ol 1883,' which was the worst eTer known. All Industrie dependent upon elen- trtoity are tied up, includiug the newBpapert. The first floors of all building! along the river front ate under water. - '.'- u ' : MARIETTA INUNDATED Marietta, O , JanV' 23 The busi- oevM teotiin being vacated.' The' flood In the Ohio river it. at 29 eel,' mid riling tix tnohea au hnur. : lloport? from up river iuiid to the belief tlui the business aeotion will be laignly Inundated. CEMETERY TORN OUT Indianapolis, Jan. 23 The fl iod in , Wildoat oreek baa broken through: tLs cemetery, ' ttrawtug akelctons Irog the banks. ' h DAMAGE AT PITT8RURU livm. As oag at the' people cimderun - one another It will be a sad world. I hava sinned and repeuted Profit by my example. One sin bringt on others and only makrs the world HtuJer. If there be an enemy of mine, inent and bo friendt for Christ bait said tbat if your euamy strike thea on the cheek, off. r him the other one. lie preaobed and praotioed fdrgivenesa and my last wordt to you all aie for give one another. " "My ldve'tur olinnie Entminger lias oovor changed-and; I go 'to, the other or III feeling that I will be wiib hir again; and wbeg I am gone you who knew us both come together and he friendt and it wil1. be a happier hlj lor you all. ; "Yon all hve'a father and. mother, (inters and brothers and you love ilium all in this world, why not love tliem in the next one? Minnie MSnS' minger and 1 will live together in tbe oilier world, Invini; each other' aa we did here. Nnw the rest of you people ilo the sumo a we both nould-like to meet you all in the great. Iiercafter. niy Hi ar ineniis, you only have a hort life lo live in this wurld' .at. the longtni, try nod always, be friends to our tnothers anuUailieja and slaters and broihejs anil everybody you waul to you on givn no sin and ' re pent as 1 have. "I wi 1 close for this life. 1 forgive ray enemies and wish thorn : the iifluclt and a long and happy life i wilb the grace ul God lor the whole world, a long goodbye to the wnrld. v. j Witli love, jf Minnie Ennmliiger 'ad DtmutU'n inuniitiAUnV:' THE WADE .J . ' V ... -J u ESTATE V. : The Management of the Estate-1 aKen --rf om Trustees and' Placed In The:.Bankruptcy Cburt.-i-Affaif In Hopeless Tangle.- PLEASANT ARM8THONG PamMeton, Jan 23 Janie.i Viislir: ' the deputy - United States- Marshall Irom Tor t land, wat in lio oity yste'ri- , day and in the afternoon filed papejrs on O d Wade and has throwif'the s'.'l tlemeatol thBiWkdo estats into -the "" bankruptcy oourt.-i..'iS 'fi.frjjit ':. . Margaret Ryan with a-laly) ol Jl, v 700, E J Murply ,$40); Miss Sii'wm ; Marlen,$l,9C0; Ki ller Bnahne $3,000. ,' Josepb"Vey $40,000;: F' ''Temple; $7, 100; Alex.Milney $6,000, riled pe.litowrK -in the'UaitoriiJUlejfoourtBiilrWg Wade ba..4leolared, u. balH-upt. ami bestpttat his property be told for the bene fit ol his creditort. Besides these ti-' mounts there will bo several other . claims, presented at the .time a! the hearing.,, ' iUitiU-'X and E J Bumi Not This Session Wtialjinjitou Jan 23 The river aud I tinrhiir nnmmittpp nl tltn HmiHts tnHav Pitttburg, Jan . 23 At ' 10 . this I riB:HB1, .llhmit..i .nnrn- . - . ' - on i . .. i I " n 11 normal and riaing nearly three inohes , dm,.,. . .' .d , J , iMlinjr '". "c." irenrrtted verv munh hv the Orairnn delegation. :! -Ti -a. " J! lis TOLD HOW TO VOTE. an hour. day, .:' . . The damage is already $500,000 In this oity and harbor. Four thousand men are id'.e. .Traffic is suspended along the river front. . '. SUFFERING AT WHEELING Wbeeliug, Jan, 23 Thirty-seven feet of water was reoorded at 8 this morning and 46 feet it expected. There is a geueial exodus from the low lands. There it marked Buffering at many are exposed, which will -be looreated if the oold wave predicted cornea. HIGHEST EVER KNOWN Youngstown, O., Jan. 23 Tbe flood now exceeds any ever known No lights or power ai-d tbe wnler damage la heavy. RAILROADS ABANDONED Charon, Pa., Jan. 23 The Bbnrp villa bridge wat twept away, drown ing V'otor Dunham and three labor er! tbit morning. The water it at the hlgheel ev r known and atill riling. All trains twe n Oh veland and Pittabmg ahandoned. The trackt are fiv.) Irei i under water. Families ii many parts of the city are trapped in tbe upper stmiec DAMAGE EXCEEDS $500,000. Loraino, O., Jan. 23 The II mil here la nearly at a standstill. damage now exceeds $5CO,000. : , Eleven Feet Hhjh Workmen at Winueniiea Nev en gaged in digging gravol have uncover ed at a depth of about 12 feel a number ol uoneB Hint nnoe were parts of the skeleton of n gigantic human being. l)r Hnimh'ltf pronounced them the bines ot a msn who must have been 11 dt in height. Will Help Union Evitugi listio meetings will'be held in t tie Profcliyti rian chiimb every -even ing next week. Rev W L VanNuys; of La Grande, will pn sob euoh even' ing except-Mouday,- All are floxdUiy invited.' Xllure wifl be good music and good sermons. OregonSoout. H F Johnson and Summorvillu, as Wades hoitdsman iu the ailmmiatra tioo'dl the Craig estate, -will ask Inf t'helf tliare 'oifieF" $Uibo'"b'onda. -,: Antone Vey hat $22,000 he would- like) ' to recover. Joseph Ramos has $1,000 and a etookman of Butter Creek will . stk for $30,000 :'and ,jk ben the time, comet a great .many othtf littlo olairnS ' wilt oomo in for their tharo. S WADE'S INDEBTEDNESS ; i . : Wade hat in the aggregate $300,00 1 of liabilities, and of tbit perhaps frOTU . $40,000 to $60,000 it ghariieeed inlebt: ednept scoured by montages, and notesf Tho rest may be good.or. not accordin to what Is reallzid on it, Tbe sto.iWj of the Goloonda' Mining Company,'; owned by VVado will be put on " tha market and sold for what it will' bring He boldt approximately 1,000,OCO) abarei in the company. . "'Rerneh.bere'd ' I.ocdon Jan 28 Th third anniyer- -sary of tbe death' of.SQueen'"iViotori'' wat obreived yesterday. v ! f, -;-' A-"'' " V 0 - Are Now Home Delegates From West ern States Will be In structed to Vote For Roosevelt. Caiey W. Fo. ter and brid., fo as 1 ly Mitt Lillian Garfield, arrived from Pendleton 8atu:day evening. Tie happy couple were met here by a dele gation of young ladiee and gentlemen wbo started in to give them a rooting charivari. Carey bought off tbs toys and the youog ladies contented them I selves with welcoming home Mr. an Mrt. Foster. We nearly forgot to ex- I .and mi w.nff1nLlnna Hffn'i linn- ing their trosalee will be little onet.- " inatruci-., D B-,m.u...u Prineville Bflview. n F" """ I convention meete. interviewa puo I I ! . I 1 I ! ,U mAnM Wu ta.n mat. UnlV TOr AiemDerS Itbowthat without qieetion nearly i every tutve irom sow riuu tUust, THE LAST WORDS PROTECT YQURSBLF AGAINSTXOLDS : -i ... ; . Dining this chuugoable weather. Layi aside your woiglit worn' underwent-and tuke; advftutngo of our snniilice pi ict'a on undertvenr during ml Clonraifce Sulo- Noli- llw I'riiffa f!iirfiill ' " ' . J1'-' Men's Underwearf 41.60 and $1,75 all Wool vicuna;: i mid nttural gray, made from i; tl IA .......... .s",,y Washington Jan 23 All the talk I that has been going concern ing opposition to Rottvelt has retult ed in a deteimlnation to have dele- On acoiunt of limited ball room I only members of my dancing cites rill be admitted to tba character will lo party at Island City next Monda CHINESE OPIUM DEN RAIDED Of Pleasant Armstrong Given in a Statement Prepared the Night Before He Paid the Penalty for the Mur der of Minnie Ens-mingcr. evening 2T. W. A. Simpson. I I. J. LILLIS J. M. BERRY PRACTICAL UPHOLSTERER.... .PhoM 1223 Peodleton Ore Jan S3 Early to- niat ofBoers raided an opium den aerated bv Yonc Lse. Two ..... young men named Davit and Collins of tbs oity were fojod lying on tablet In a half-dated oonditioo. Tbe cblna man forfeited $f0 cash bond, and will have a hearing latnorrow. Pavlt and $1 !lf nuturrl ury all wool good wi'lglit, with ni'dio lined niak- ing them wann add cmifort'ible y. $1.00 llbavy Itiii ed w.nol, we alsa iucludn our pi-Rial.. $l,O0..Vttluct"7ap -a in 11 nef olt woorat : .v. I Ov .-..'- Aiio G m values iu.rbis Jot. at $l.y Baker City. Ore., Jan. 24 I'h asa. t Armttrong prepared the following statement lor Tbe Oregonian tin aigbt before be went on tbe gallows i "My Dear Friends, not one but all. Aa I am going to he hung I will write a few words belore I leave. Anr not lor my take, but foi your eak , 1 feel tony for lb it whole world. 'My dear friendt, if everybody would come together, forgtt little diflereno. i, aud II 1 I 1 " i ... . wiuiii , j I : S3 St-A v.; . .r 1 P'OT f naseoasad wafl. I,... UHPfe d ibii... txsesastwsjstasasMsaaansawat nsaif aitwaiii it n ussi H . Ladies' lUnderweaV , I . ? ALHO UNUER-PIilCED. j. " ' WjS j'Vi ; $1.25 all wnol ribbed to white and gray, Q8C TP lily I II. i .- ' . -t iffaoirAWiw ' ' I ' ''' I m t heavy Heced in ribbed and fUt i"r 1.1 I - 1 89",J. assorsiJ oolorv at .v. v-.'. .. H 'Jn UwttgWtMj I i m . t s wj- i fTta trv 1 w r . ... - m 1 - ' WA I l.n IJ1JK KK IXK. 1 . - 1 -" ---- ' ' " I m . 'an . a mnt 1 . WUMSy-IM-AM? Urr. IB - : 9 . -aj'" i Shopi P. St. between 3d and 4t Collins wsrt Bred $10 each, be as oas yoo would all :ive happier IB -C- J