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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1904)
OBSEWER. LA GRANDE MORNING VOLUME III LA GRANDE, OREGON. TUESDAY CORNING, MARCH 8. 1904. NUMBER 1041 6 THE VOICE OF SPEING Silks, Dress Goods, Wash Goods. The proper weaves for spring aud summer are forecasted in this exhibit, and many women who see. them will plan the spring and summer wardrobe. America, France. Switzerland mid Great Britian have all contributed their share of the new goods. They are here early to hesure; .bu' to meet the wishes the of hundred of womed who have learned that to get the best dressmakers and have the work satisfactory, they must have them made before the rush season. We'll consider it a f avor if you will let us show you the uew materials at as early a date as possible. Dress Goods Veilings, Eluueuis, Voiles, Fancy Cheviots, Novelty Mixtures, Mohairs, Ecliumes, Wrap Materials, Beau tifnl White Materials in Staple and Novelty Weaves New black goods I'riestly's in Stylish i ew Weaves. New Silk Foulards Fancies, Shirt Waist Suit Silks' black an-3 white check, dots, Gunmetal Etfects, fanciest its' in superb variety. Wash Goods Paris has nodiJed approval of inauy of our Wash Goods end many styles erj exclusive Muslins, Floweied Or. gandies, Liuen Novelties, in fact every thing that's new, is here.' The Sheerest aud Flimsiest for evening wear. Haudsoms goods for spring wear. Whi'e goods in beautiful assortments. All Prices. Sec our 25 cent Wash Silk Window Silk Waists Continue to pour in by the dozens The grandest, ihe most exquisite gathoring of dainty summer dress aud evening waists La Graide has ever . seen Japanese silk waists wuh heavy ewi roidered or embroidered dots, lace insertion or cluster of tucks, lace inserting to form yoke, wide r narrow tucked fronts lace mosselaiue do soie and crepe de chiu waiste Foulard wrists, India silk waists waists of sheer cotton materials Prijes range all the way from $2:50 to $35. No' trouble to fhow them. NOMINATION OF CITY OFFICERS Made at Mass Meeting Held in the Opera House Last Evening J. E. Foley Unanimous Choice for Mayor. E -fiU 'CM! . fit A 1 Jil&OM MARCH WINDS ARE BLOWING Lndie?,und you need a pretty Veil. See the new weaves and colors in this line. ! Military waisi. sets, beautiful ribbons, lit -j the Bargain Store. z K. M. Wellman & Co. The citizens of this city met last evening at the Opera bouse persuent to the call ol Ihe mayor and proceed ed to nominate a tioket to be vote! upon at i be coming city election. The opera house was comfortably filled, showing that there was considerable interest taken iu tbe oomiug oontest. The meeting was called to order by aenioraounoilriian J. W. Serib&r and then the meeting elected J. C . Hoary a" airman and W. B. Sargent aecie j try. As soon as tbe organization wiis completed Mr. Soriber in an ad dress in which ho called fho attention of citizens to the utter foolishness and ohsurdity of the usual "city light" drew forth a petition which had been signed by a large number of citizens of La Orande pledging' (heir support to Mr. J. E. Foley sad plao ed that gentleman in nomination for the otVoe of oiayur. The meeting seemed to be well pleased with Mr. Foley for tbe ap plause which followed tbe mentioning of his ams would certainly make any man feel sure of election. No sooner I had Mr. Scriber taken bis seat than Mr. J M Churob arose and in a few well chosen remarks seooned the nomination 01 Mr Foley. A motion was then made that the nomination be closed and that the secretary be instructed to east tbe ballot for Mr Foley. Tbis motion carried and Mr Foley was made the unanimous cboioe of the meeting. The next in order was tbe nomina tion of a city Recorder. H T Williams was placed in nomination by J M Hilts and Wm Miller was placed in nomination by C Kalstun, tbe nomi nations were then by motion closed aud tbe secretary instructed to place both gentlemen on the ticket. Next came tbe ottic of Treasucr. Attor ney F 6 Ivanboe placed the name of James Murphy belore the meeting and E VV Bartlett placed L Meyers in nomination . Then the fun com menced. Amotion was made that theoandidate receiving tbe highest number of v tes be made the oomiuee ol the meeting. This motion called fnrtb considerable oratory aud then a motion to ameod the motion waB made and then came more eloquence and then the amendment was To.ed down and then the crginal -notion sustained and tben the balloting up on the candidates. When the ballot was counted it was discovered thai Mr. Murphy had received one hundred and nixty votes and Mr Meyers une hundred and thirty fix. Mr Muipliy was therefore declared the nominee of I lie meeting. The attention of the meeting was then taken up with the TJhey We believe our customers think as we do about perlumes that the best are none too good, and 'hat the finer nuulities are cheapest in the long run and far more satisfactory to us. We keep no poor perfumes at all, The cheapest here are high grade goods, though our price is no moro than is often charged for poor. We sacrifice profilB for our customer; good anil believe our method is appreciated. HERE ARE SOME OK THE MOST POPULAR ODORS Palestine Clover Rose of India t Madam Butterfly We have a very large perfume trade and this insures freshness of stock, liich is an important consideration. .st 4 NEWLIN DRUG CO. LAORANDE, OREGON nomination of Marshal W B Sargent placed tbe name of L Rayburu the present marshal before the meeting. Judge Kelly then named H 0 Ootner the present night ollicer and Attorney J F Baker offered the of W T Cross. Tbe motion to make the one receiv ing the highest number of votes the candidate was agaiu made and cat rieri and then Mr Cotner arose and stated that he would withdraw his name from the meeting and that lie would run independent. Mr Crow then followed suit and said he voultl also withdraw and go it alone. This ended the nominations, Mr Soriber then adJrassed the meeting. anaiti upon tho bonding question. He called attention to tbe faot that (he bonds if voted were to be used to build a city hall and that the city hall was lid oll'ored to the o tint." to be used a? a cuurt house in oas the voters at the Juue election should see lit to change the county seat from Union to this city. He explained that tbe oity of La Orande bad made many attempts to secure the oounty seat and that failure had always crowned its efforts in tbe pus-,, but that at this time bv one and all j tiking hands and all wurking for the best interests of tbe city there seemed every reason to beleive what we would ba successful. He showed that the question of a court house entered largely into the objection which some might have a changing the oounty seat an '. that if the city of L Grande should vote the . bonds and with tbe uudero standing that the building would be offered to the county for a court house this objec tion would be overcome aud tb irony praotically secure for La Urande this muoh desiroJ prize He starts that be took this opportunity to make this statement regarding the bonding ques tion in order that the citizens might understand the exicl faols in the case. He stated that be did so without the permission or authority of tbe committee in charge of tbe County ceat movement, but that he thought it only justice to the citizens of the of the city that tbey be made to know the real neoessity for voting the bond issue . The various waid meetings will be held this evening at eignt o clock r.l tbe plaoes disginated as lollows: First ward At tho old City Hall Hecjnd waitl At the new City Hall Third ward In the last building on fourth street next to the railroad track, Chiueae lanterns will be dis played at tins building in order thai thecitizeo of that ward may lind the place. Primaries On the 15th The lt4'inlliouiH of 1'ortlnml Mill have tlieir priumry eltc'inii on tint 13 of March. 'I'll it i vart.ur limn linn tut'ti rxiH'i'U-'l, On Unit day will ronic nil iho content lor miprmniiry twtwemi the Mitrhnll iumI Hiinmi tiution. Boll fai tioiiH fhiini iIih victory. Tho Mit ch 11 mull HflHurotlie public that tliry will have sixty live per cent ol the He puhlican voU-h, him. the Klinun men claim that the) will have fix eighty I mm cent. Smoot Case Washington, Mir oh 7 Senator Du bois took exception to the statistics presented by President Smith on the ground tbat tbey bad been colbetcd by the oburch itself. Smith bow ever deolared they were oorrect. Referring to Bailey's query at to whether President Woodruff's mani festo proposing tbe abandonment of polygamy was a revelation or was merely produced beoause of the adop tion of a law against the praotioe, Worthington read from a sermon de livered by Woodruff a year later in whioh be declared h3 bad been led to issue bis manifesto through tbe guid ance ol tbe Lord. Platte River High Lincoln Neb., March 6. Tbe Platte River valley for 20 miles in either direc tion from -Fremont, is flooded and thousands of acres of farm lands are un der water. The residents have been forced so and stock looses are heavy. FEBRUARY REPORT RUSSIA RESOLVES ; TO DEFY EUROPE Is Determined to Send Her War Ships Throisgh the Dardanelles---May : Precipitate . a I4 Jt ' General European War. Of Schools Shows Some very Interesting Facts Equal Number of Boys and Girls. City School Superintendent Hook en berry's report for February shows some interesting figures. In tbe first plaoe it shows an equal number of boys and girls enrolled, there being 383 of each, or a total of 766 pupils. This showing sneaks well for tbe boys of La Grande, for there are not many schools where tbe girls are not con siderably in the majority. The total enrollment shows a slight filling oif since January. The average daily attendance for February was 636, which shows tbat th.'re were 139 absentees during the m mth. The poorest showing in tbe report is tho fact that of the 766 wbo were enrolled ouly 223 were neither absent nor tardv. I lie total enrollment per room was l"i ind the average attendance per room was 39. One d rector and 62 pitrons visited the schools during the month. Berlin, March 7 The Tageblatte re ports tbat Russia has reaoivud to defy Europe and send her warships through the Dardanelles. The Lokol Anzelger eBSdrts that the Russian railway around Lake Baikal will not bo ready for use before Decemberr It is tho unanimous belief and ex pression in Berlin political circles that such an action by Russia will at once preripitato a gorferal Knropean war. Military men maintain an onilitnns .jnietmlo refusing to express them selves. It is further beleivnd that Great Brl rain will resist any attempt of the Kus- aiin fleet to got through the Suez Can al, or past Gibraltar, even should Russia slice ssfnlly attempt tho naval . coup of slipping through the Dardanell es. Further speculation is. Indulged in to the effect tbas Russia probably does not contemplate such an extreme pro ceeding without the active co-opora-tion of the French uavy, which is sec ond in size and equipment only to tbat of Great Britain. ; W ,---vr- . DA MAG 12 AT VLADIVOSTOK . St Petersburg. March 7 A dispatch from Port Arthur reports line weather and no marked chnngo in the situation. A Vlauivoatok telegram states tho re sult of the bombardment was not ser ious. : One woman was kiVed and a few men wounded, and a small wooden: cot tage was destroyed by a shell. t. Roberts Rejoices Salt Lakh, March 7. Brighnin H RobertB, who was expnlled from Con gress because of his polygamous' practice a few years ago, declared In puhlln ad- dross here today that he rejoiced In the testimony given . by Preaideut Smith bofore tha Senate committee, because in this way a larger audience was reach-' ed thun could be by any other means. "I see the finger of God. in taki ig this means of putting the truths of Mor monism before the whole world," sa'd Mr Robs'le. The subject of Mr Roberts' address was "Witness to the Book of Mormon." Supply Bills First Washington, March 7. The plans of the Belittle managers contemplate keep ing Bupply bills to thalront to the exclu sion of other busitiels! Consideration of the naval bill will bo- resumed to morrow and then the army appropria tion bill ill be taken up It le expect ed by the time the army bill shall have been disposed of. the bill making appro priation for fortifications or that provid ing funds for the District of Columbia will be ready.' An effort will be made to secure con sideration of the nomination of Brigad- ier-Geneial Leonard Wood to be a Major-General during the week, and If time is found for executive sessions this matter will be given- precedence. Senator Fornker will havj charge of the contest In favor of. the continuation and senators Scott and Blackburn of the opposition. w ' If the appropriation bill and the Wood case do not consume the entire time, Seiiat ir Lodgo's Philippine ship ping bill will be further considered. Senator Buveridge will maJ-i7X?ot)'ji . attempt Thursday noxt to pass a irirm""x bor of pending Alaskan bills. Safecrackers The safe in the Jatnos Garrity black- . smith shop at Island City was blown open by safe crackers Sunday night and . about 10 in cash secured, o A charge of nitroglycerin was used In blowing tbe safe, and the door was blown from the hinges and hurled, across the room. Blacksmith tools were used in drilling the hole in which, tbe charge was p'aced, , . It 1b thought here to be "the same . gang that has burglarized several safes in Umatilla county within' tbe past month. " - ,!, ' '1 Island City is two miles from here, and no one heard tbe. explosion. Ab solutely po traco was left., ,t , PICTURE STORY Died Mrs Peadam. who with one son and little datlgcliT 111 rived here from lmisl una about live weeks ago. died at tier home on 4th street Sunday morning. Hlie was was a victim of consuinpiion but hi-inorage of the lungs was the lin mcdlaterausc of her death. Hbe iume to this ronntry in the hopea of improv ing In health anil lor a time it Deemed tbat her boies were tn lie realised. Her husband and a second son arriv ed in La Grande shortly after tier death ami will remain lor tho funeral, which will be held this afterniKin at 2 o'cha k under the atisnlce of the Woodmen the World. Interment ill be in (Md Kellowsceineiry. Mr and MrsC K Hiuiih SaMil Sun-'ajr !:li;;. .(: 'IAm Of Our Boys' and Youths' Suit Department. Look tliera over cnrefnlly; they tell an interesting Btory to ttie parent who titkes pride in Crossing thoir boy right down-to-ilute. We give special attention to our Boys' Department, and run dress your hoy from head to foot at saving pricos. NEW LADIES' BELTS ALL THE NEW FADS ajn.iJ-ia.J.SJIIIJl'F,!.lllLy 0.-:!-'- m Mint Lake.