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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1904)
0 '.1, LA GRAN 4. VOLUME III. LA GRANDE. OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, FE3R.UARY 2. 19041 i NUMBER 7S V-.v;V ' .. ,r , 1 ., , a , , OBSERVER:! DraUKNNti ;.K.: . ;.. Li . f- 1 Only 15 dnys more Annual Clearance Sale 1 m Only 15 ays of our great annual clearance sale gone by, daring which time we simply surprised oar selves at the wonderful patronage the prices we are Belling mercbandibe 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 prices so extremely low that competition is not a comparison - WE DON'T THINK YOU'RE FOOLISH If you trade 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 hwe. Within the last twelve month cotton has advanced 55 per cent. You'd hard ly think it to see our present prices on ootlon goods. v- GMflp TIMS W WW nWW During this sale up to date, we have sold i more mens suits than we anticipated and we can candidly state that every department in oor store has u-oved likewise . If the people who have not seen the bar gains offered by us during this sule were to call at the store aud compare prices and vi.lues, they would go way with their arms full. Wc are positive of this from our sales during the past 15 days. Remember yru have 15 more days to get in on these SLASHING PRICES Every article in our store leduced except thread, Patterns, Douglass and Reed shoes. See our $5 MensSuits. $5, 11 Shoo counter $1 $1 Shoe Counter $1 The Chicago Store, ; "MURPHY BROS., Props. 1209 Adams Ave. ' La GrandeOregon LEADERS IN LOW TRICES. J. M. We have extended our sale to The Last of the Month Only three days !22,"i1b, 1 cut prices in ell of our departments. Burgnins in UNDERWEAR BLANKETS JACKETS AND Being offered. It will pny to avail yourself of these last few days of bargains offerings. J. M. BERRY Only 15 days more. 1 BERRY DRESS GOODS ARE STILL BIO POWER PLANT, 7000 Horse Power to be Developed on John Day Reiver. Cap italized at $2 5 0, 000. La Grande Capital Interested. MoNaughton, Kemp and oonibiua tion aie to have competitors in the power producing business in the John Day OGuntty. The. luteet corporation has the names of men on its roll which am familar to the people ol Sura peer and vicinity. The new con cern is to be known as the Oregon Power and Development Company, with a capital stock of $250,000, the incorporators being F. E. Hcbton, F 8, Slater, Z. J. Martin, D. ft. OverhoH and A. D. Leedy The stock of the new corporation is principally held, so far as oao be learned, by residents of Eastern Oregon, the largaet owner8 which are Waltnr I'ierce, of Pendlp. too;J. W. Scriter, of La Qrande; J. C. Oliver, of John Diy, and F. O. Sets, of Canyon Oily and a number of others in addition to the incorpora tors. It is the intention of this company t o install a large electrical plant on the hand waters of the John Day river, 7,000 horse power capacity, and to supply power to many business enter prises in all parts of Grant county as well as light tne towns of the Johu Day valley if such is desiied. 3Wtr rights oo the John D ly river have been acquired, and the work of Detailing tiie electrical plant will L" commenced early iu the tpring. A soon as the charter (or the corporation is roceived from the recretary ol aralo the stockholders will proceed to eltot directors and si leer, their uflicers. Sumpter Rrpirter. REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. Will Meet in Portland Friday, February 12 for Appointment of Delegates and Fixing Date for Primaries. Campaign will then start in Earnest. Portland, Feb. 1 The republican state central committiM is herf by call ed to meet in the city of Portland on Friday, the 1 2 1 It day ol February. 1004, (Abraham Lincoln's birthday) in room 12 Hamilton building at 10 o'clock a. in. for the purpose of so lecting the tin. o and p'nee for holding the next state convention, sitpnrtiou- FATHER FINDS HIS KIDNAPPED CHILDREN- Pe'-idlet'iu, ''cb. 1 A strange case oame to light Uu ra'urd iy afinriio'm when Fled M trshal) , a teamster iu the employ ot P. P. Collier, the fuel man , found his two daughtrus, B snio and Edna, who bad been kidnapped from his home in U.itse over threu years ago. He had gone into the Alexander Department Stole and and there disc verid the Utile girls in SHUT DOWN FOR REPAIRS Tl e I. n (l.'ii .de F. curing n.iKe Wrtrn liut. d wu LHtH.di . ( r t tie purpie I u ovorliauling unil i p.iir.ug tun rn uhiner) . Thu mil. win mnmm closed for about a week or lei it aye. 2,000 line tain nurnck pfti for nl ffi 7 and S c ntH. A,ply to Jak Clilldn liarn!H8 eliop. P-jb aro in tho old town. J 20 to F 27. I. I. LILLIS PRACTICAL UPHOLSTERER.... Phone 1223 5hop: P. St. between 3d and 4) Salary Grab Downed Washington, Jan. 30 The house to day voted unanimously to t"nk from the urgent deficiency bill the para graph for the second payment of mi leage to Hie senators and representa tives of this oongress and then passed the urgent dulioicooy appropriation bill. The extra session of Oo'grefa which began on Nov. 9 continued unlit the timo for the regular aemino. Borne thought mileage was due for both ses sions, ic double mi'oegb. Imgon : One Oregon town at least intends to bo-kuown ns a "wet town" or else there's co'.hing In a name. It is " Ir- rigon, which is . Bfty day a old and whose is taken from tho two words Irrigation and Orrgon, signifying that its future fame shall be identified with developing 6CK0 acres, oolonized and to be reclaimed by irrigation. The new town is in fjitiatilla county, direotly on the Col umbia river and on the main line of the O. It. & N. x RUSSIA'S REPLY TO JAPAN ABOUT READY London, Feb. 1 The Berlin cor respondent of the Pall Mall Gazette tod y learns that the proposed draft of the Russian reply to Japan will he laid before the ozar toinoriow. lis contents bave not been communi cated to any power. An eminent diplomat says all foreoaste of the reply ai-e mere conjucturef. Fisk's are Coming Lorers of the eoi'gi thut have tli 1 I ed heat t a the world over should tu nr nn;gi that nothing hinder them from hearing the original l'itk's Jubilee SuiKors who are to be in La Grande, IVh. lo. iug deleeat"S to sffid convention reoe ointnending date for holding primar ies and for I lie transaction of such other busiuess as may properly com heforo the committee. Frank C. linker, Chairman. Harrison Allen, Secretary. I lie rare ol Mrs. L. K. (Jook, tn ilau ghltrnf Rev.O W Uigby, who had taken them wheu iheir mother d'ed over a vear ugo at Echo. The.ie children Bin now at the home r.f Mrs. Marshall, who has mar ried again aud lives in Pvndlntou and are happy and content to b ive found tlmi lather. Tuny are aged 7 and 10 years. TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR ROOM Sh nurd'tv 0 rt botue whb omifcri ttliyfi,k'i iiut evninK tu wunens Ffink T. tiion priii?ntHt.(.ii of thut honund diHtn "iVu Nights in a Ii ir Ki om," Hih vortion Beerutd o give miticfuctioij hr every one stayed until l!it; IimI bet aud irom all upp'ar tnc. wouni liHV been tlire je- bad tbtTt b. en any initro ro hpp. Tbrj wan tin r fOrn for c unpUint at the way the pkxe Wnv liHiidbd. The piece W4n a plrafHiil nuo tliouh. like Uncle TcmV Cabin it kah never known to pUy to "pdtir l uin"" Lnrt b pn durtion was b.tli-r t.bnn tbe vr NATIONAL NEys. John H. Mitch? II again Urges Lewis & Clark Appropriation. New Appointments Made. Washington, Feb. 1. Among the nominations today sent io the senate! were William Russell to be secretary of the legaiton at Panama, John Fowler, ot Massachusetts to be consul-general at Cbee Foo, China. A. Giles to be receiver of publio moneys ft Walla Walla, Wash. Mitchell in the senate offered a bill appropriating $2,126,000 for the Lewis aud Clark exposition at Portland as an amendment tothe urgency defl oiar cy bill, vhloh, if adopted, will give it much laoioaladvantago and probab ly result in an earlier appropriation of the money. ' Rome, Feb. 1 Sioretary Delval has suggested that America beenfrust ed with the protection of Catholics in the far cast. ,It has hitherto been tbe special province of France, but the strain between the vatioau and France und Dlval's desire to show a favor to America caused the Secre tary's sugKestion. Get No Mileage Washington, Feb. 1. The house to day voted unanimously to strike from the urgent deficiency bill the provi" sion for the second payment of mile age to sunf.tors aad if piescntatives of this congress and then passed tbe ur gent deficiency appropriation bill. Wagcs Meets Fate Indianapolis, fob. 1 At the joint conference of the opoiatora and min ers today, the miners demands were presented by Preaident Mliohell, and a substitute fiom the operators de manding a ii, crease uf 15 per cunt vas submitted by P, I... K'lhbins. Both wore Vjled down. ir Pray for Rainv l.os AiiKolee, Oal., Jan. 30. Specia prayers will bo cfl'ered in roost of the churohes of this city tomorrow when pastors and congregations will unite in an appeal for rain Heveial ol the leading proleatnnt olergynien ol hi: AnguUe, including Bishop Johnson , bave joined in en epen call to the various congregations, asking an un it- ed prayer. REPORT AT HAND. Report of the arrest made at Pendleton of those implicated in land frauds has been received by Sec. Hithcock. Waahington Feb. 1 Secretary Hitthcork today received the follow in K telegraphic official repoit of the wholrfsile aiiccts made In the land fraud canra at Pendleton: " The important arrerts made yei terday in the land fraud cases inaliule eight rntrymen, Notary I'uhlio Park', who prepared the fraudulent entries; County Judge Harlman, who oerti fled to the i .me, and Cunningham, tbe ehte.i king of Eastern Oregon, who furnished the money and f r wbone hem fit the land was takco. It is bi lieved Cunningham hai many thousands of acres acquired in I he tma msn let." Cold Weather Reprrts from the Oounly are to the (Tecl tha t the ground is now frozen nine Inches deep. The ice on the pond is about six inches thick From a private letter fiom Maine It it learned that ice there was twenty-nine lnohes thick some two weeks ago. The dis patches anqounoe tuat Lake Mich igan is frosen over fiom shore to shore an nousual thing, and that ioa gorges on the Ohio river bave caused much rouble about Porttbu rg end Cincin nati, Down in the land of ootton there was a snow on tbe 3rd. of December. School Increase '; From tbe monthly report o! Su perintendent Hookenberry, we glean the faot that tbe number of pupils now enrolled in tbe sohooli of tbe city is 79VThli is a alight increase of 210 over the corresponding period last year. Mr Hookenberry reports the attendance very good. His report shows only five oa-es of tardimss during the month which is a very good showing. . ' . . . A Cool Crowd ;, When the fire alarm was tvrued In ' las', eveiiug, the o owd at Stewirc's Opera House, with tbe memory of the Ohioago theater fire froth' n their minds, were at first inohnod to seek i hurried exit from tbe bulldiug. When told that it was only a smalt flie In aomhe' part of own, however and that there w no danger, the cr H took tbeir seats and tbe show proceed ed unintor.upttd. ' A Dry Town Th Oregon ' Mining Journal,. paper puttifhed in Grant' Pass, Jotdp bine ooumy Origon on Jan. 30, 1904 say : v, v . f ''Not a saloon door, rout or back, was open last Sunday, so it goes without saying that if tha City wants cloned saloons on Suudey and elects a oounoll to ezeoute suoh orders the same can be accomplished." Will Travel for Health Berlin, Feb. I. Tbe kaisar sailed on the royal yacht Holienznllern for Palermo for the benefit ot bis healili. New War Secretary 8or ary of War Taft was swam In at noon. Th oath was administered bi William KandolDh. assistant chlm Olerk In the war department. LITTLE PENNY SAVERS So important for uonvicuonce and comfort are wy often lost sight of uutil the oncasion for their uue actually arises wheu they arc very Important in fact are abaolute necessity. Hundreds of these little things can always be found at the FAIR We list a few with prico below. Note them carefully. . Aluminum thimbles lc Hardwood darners with Lend ppnciU lcl nickle pluted hoop lOo Card Hooks and eyes 2c Good tooth brush . 16o Bunch hair pins 2c. Bristle huir brush 25o T red marking cjtton 2c Caste'e soap bar 2f3 1 doz safety pins 4c Pine tnr soap 5o Comba 5c Cocnanut oil soap 5 Boat pins 5c Benzoin oatmeal soap 6o Pear shaped tUruers 5c Vermon glycerine soap So 1 doz kid curlers 5c Witch Hazel with buttar- . 1 doz pearl buttons 5c milk and glycerine Sa ldoz eollar buttons 5c Cold cream and heney lc Finishing brade 6c While lilac We Pen and pencil tablet 6c 33 per cent glpcerina Jo Crepe paper 8c White ruse savon soap JOe Dairy made conp 10c Rigal glycerine soap 19 NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY DISTRICT COURT. Reguler Session Con veins, and two cases Dischsed of and an- . other started. Grand jury drawn. ; TjDion, Ore. Feb. I. (8peolaI ta :: be Observer The circuit oiiurt began. . its regular session here this morning, au4 disposed of the following case The h Grande National vs. the Blua ' iMoantaiu Fru'.t Co, and A. B. Oonley ' va, J Q. Connally. These ease wera loth civil oases and were settled out ol eonrt and dismissed. . The oase wherein M, W. Williams vs. tl e Amalgated Sugar Co, a mm to which .Williams attempted to recover damages lor ailed ged injuries sustained : w u'e working in the sugar factory. w ut lo trail and is thought the Jury ' will vi-.it tho faotory this morning ani - view the faotory and tea tor thsmsslrsa the ex iob oindition ol affairs at tha Ijnto-y and take official ncti of tk 4trngimeotof the maohloery at tha place where Williams was working. The grand jury has been draws Mi was lo session the greater part t tk altcrnoon. 1 be Jury is as follows. Jarora Moss, foreman; tieorg aVysra ' Cleorgc 8. Obilderi. Wni Birdsall, J. 1. Ayi.-s Kd Logeu, Ohu Ifacra, Oh Ro'.ibinsbailiff. . - No Fire A. little bafore 9 o'clock tart aigk ehs c rowd on tbe streot, at the Osera aud those at the depot walling tha arrival of Nos. 2 and 6, wera startltsl by tbe dr'ejid clang ol tha Bra ball. The fire boys hastened to tha stnlioa and sooa had tbe water tarewing maohinery on tbe way to tha homo ol Dick Kelley, whose home was report, ed to bo on fire. They bad only gona a short distance, however, wbeo the were met by messengers who Inform ed them that the "Are ' waa only burning flue and had been extiogul' shed, making their sarvioa nnoeaes-asry. If If; 4i Sot I V ...... -'.-;r r- :.;..