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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1904)
t LA GRANDE OBSERVER. - IN. VOLUME III LA GRANDE, OREGON. FRIDAY CORNING. MARCH II, 1904. NUMBER 107 MORNING .... ........ Mm mm No sleet), S lilting What's the Use of Feeling Unhappy? If you've never found the ideal shoe lwcr bought goodness without fault come and see us. There's a surprise in store four you. "Keiths' Kontjuerors" are the kind! We sell 'em. $3.50 and $4.00. The Chicago Store MARCH WINDS ARE BLOWING Ladies, and yon mutl n pretty Veil. See the new -veuves mid colnrs in this line. Military waist set., beautiful ribbons, at the Rnruaip Store. i K. IV I. Wellman & Co. t Superb N E living man can eat, or or work, or play in ill shoes: Slart the day right ry putting yoar feet into a Jmir of shoes (hat are raado to easily and exactly fit feet. Co orrespondence In the line of fine correspondence papnrs our imperii stork leaven uotliini! to bo desired Kvorythliu iu atyle, tint, anil llnisli that haa m..t wltli the approval of the wt itina puliiii-will be fouuil liure. The Kt.u k f-lnbrai-oa paera in BOXES, BULKS and TABIETS I'.ox papers raniin in price from IS cents to Vim cannot lltnl 11 la.tter lifsortinetlt in the stele. Hulk pineiH art) irronini! rapl'lly in lnvor as von can et as much or as little as you wbiiI. It is an net in- iial way of b.iyitiK paper, especially when you have an hirtfo and varied an assoitiiient to choose from as we afford you. Our tablet line is lare and well chosen. Have euvelopeB to match tim Letter tablets. I'ens, pencils, inks, niuoilatfe, paste, erasers and every thinu in the stiitioneiy line. Miht as well use ifoo l writiiur pujera when tliey -oat no more. W 11 N DRUG CO. La Grande, Or. 1 1 SHOT AT A ROBBER Mrs. F. Olliett Ta'.es Several Shots At A Masked Man At Her Front Door. Last night aboul 11:30 o'clock Mrs. F. OiUet', who rneidos on tbo corner ot 7 cud 0 street hihI wl.or-e huttbaod is a d:ningcnr conductor, wan awaken ed by a knock at the front door. She called out to know who wah there and was told that it was in o&H buy wiili a niessiigo from her husband. She dressed and w'nt to the do- r and wh confronted by a mussed m wi who hived a I'gbti'd m'o!i into her f,e. Iutead f soro'uniiig ur fain! log Mrn. Otliett s:iMiim:d tho door bnt nnl looted tt, riu und HeiMird a gun a d re'-urued and Hied three ehoti at the intruder., bo made a hurried "tet-a away." A neighbor across tho street beiog aroused by the shots, grabbed h rills and rushed to the dooi. Seeing the retreating form of the tnask man. he at ooce took in the situation aud he took a Bhot at him. The mAo succeeded in m -iking his escape how ever. Mrs. Oilieit telephoned for an officer aod both Marshal Riyburn and Deputy Cottier responded but no traca of the man h is yet been found. Mre. Oliiett.it to b) cjmineuded for her coolness and bravery iu the mat ter. Women, on being summoupd to the door at night should always g prepared to shoot if uecessary. March 14 A c ill has been i&ued for a m jeting ol the Extern Oregn Presbytery to be held in Pendletou Monday evening Match 14 at tin Prnnhy teriao church Tnere are three reasons staled in the call: One to difeolve the pftor:il relntiou butwuiMi the church of Milton and Kev. A. J. Adams of that city who has resigned and will accept . a call from another church; to release V L Vao Nnya of La Grande from further connection with La Grande chuicb that he may go - to Pendleton in an'wur to the cail of tho Preabyter iau oiiurcb of that city; and to elect a trustee of the Pendleton Academy in place of T 0 i'nylor who has reigiiel These three turns will complete tho buuitiess of the prcabytery at this time as nothing can be trnnnaoted iu a chII ed meeting of that bedy which is not stated in the call. The membership of the presbytery includeH representative from all of tho principal churches iu the eastern part of the mate. Cooked Food Sale I The ladiepof Central L bnn li of C hriM w ill hold a cooked fo.td sale at Komii: and Staples store S'otnrdiiy. Come and buy part or all of your Sunday dinner. SMITH LEAVES THE HOSPITAL " Henry Smith., a brothttr of Conaui'lo ! J B Smith,, who ct temple J Bitic.de io (his city about ten dfaj a ago, hy cutting hie throat with r.or, Ml 81 Anttwftiy hoapltal In Pendleton lit at night, for hit old homo in bed all. Mo. -:'. H I me recovoteU from the oiTeca of his attempt t mioi.ic, and now wishes to live, Hiti Ia one of the most reuitirk Hble cates in tho history of surgery, the wind ptpo having boon cut through, urn! three Gti'chea were necceseary to close it up. Tho wound has honied up without the use of a tube in the wind pipe, and lie is uow past danger from a rupture of the wound, , . DAMAGE REACHES THOUSANDS i Walla Walla, Wash, March 10 All streams from the Tuiuhet to it e Walla Walla liver are lower today, and-'dan-ger of further flood appetite past. The .lama.e done runs into thoutfandfi of dollars. - Walla Walla cui;tyl4 the heaviest los r. The dauntge to Washington & .Col umbia Kiver iailay propTtv is about $l.Mt0. individual farmer ;ll through tho foothills h.tve austaiortt small list's, whose ngiBCj-ate fools uj heavily. Tonights Dance Tonight is the date set fo the dance to bo given by the reorganized La Grando band . Tho proceeda of the dance will, es has been elated, be used In the purchasing of unburns. With tho musical talent there is in La Grande the city should support a realty excel lent band. The members of the band arojoing thejr part nobly pn I It is now up to the citizens of La Grande to say whether we are to make a credible show ing with other ci'ies of this size. La Grande has at several times lu the pat employed for various occasions, outside band- which ooot no inconsid nntble t-um, which expended on a home bnod would go fur toward its mointaiiiance and at the emtio time keep tliip, money at home. As is sug gested by Prof. Simpsoi In his eoin iniinieation in this ifenue, If you feet that you cannot patronize tho dauco, present the band with the pr.ee of a ticket nod thus do year part toward maintaining a good bund in our city. Died Wm Bpenoer who fliilToreil a stroke o' puralyiiif a few dnyn &ttit difd til bin r(ioiis tit tlio reifUrnofitif Mrp, A K. Junes ttn 3rd HtreH Thnrndiy nioi n iit at 10 o'clock. Mr. Hpcnct-r was a (imfi'r fHrmer of tint) valipy and wae well known ami uiitvtirimHy respt-ot-rd. Ha wii a hiifft-rer tntm kidur.y troiildi' anti Initt Hundtiy HtitfreJ a etrokH n ptiralynitt trnm wtiioh, owin to hit. wetikmiFd cuoili t ion, ho was un Rti'n tu rally. Mr. Kpuncr ie Boivived tiy hii wife tititl utie Kun. The funeral will occur from the Methodirt Church iiurdi'.y Hfteintuin at ona o'clock, and inlernibitt tviil bi in I. O. O. F. C'tnictfry. !MISS!ONERY MEETING I bn Indies rd lh Woioon s rotctgii M i-fiiinery Biicietv Miild a vary p't Hunt :u'''ting V r )t-d aflornOnn at th hri' of Mrs. A. O. liuiii inntioi. Mr-, !t. I . It :v.k v "1-1, who ih jih1. ! retortii iK fi' m a viit to the Nairn iMmnionry Convent i .iu at Ballun j met with tin- Im'i, . Mrs ItoekV'-H ban fp nt Horn.time i as a ini-iniH-ry in 1 ndni, anil v , plea-nntly entiTlaiod the lado-a by I reli tin if n'nni of "r expttrietirvs an t the. coudiiions exi-ting in India. Congratulations. Mr. Joint II. Culiom, Editor o' the (1'irland, Texas, News, lias written a lactures cotiiatii'-itions to t tu ntsnu leltet of of ('hsn.tM.rlairi's Conh Remedy, as follow. : "Sixteen yearf ato a lit n (.ur first child whi it habv b' was ml j 'ot to cro'fpy Hliells and we wt Ulit bo very uneasy about him. Wo bcican using Cltaiti berlnin's Hough Ktni dym 1SK7, an linditig it such a reliable rometly tor c obis and croup, wo bavo never tie without it in the hotifi ritice tlis jimc- VVc liave fivf cbildreu have given it to all of them wif good results." For Sale by ail drug. gists. Born. CHAUVET In K11U prise, M.trcli i.t:r. d Mr: V. J. Obnet, tou. PROMOTED FIREMEN Over 20 Firemen Have Been Promoted as En gineers During Past Two Years. The O. K. & N. hne promoted over 20 Bremen to the position of locomo tive ftuxineer. a', La Graude, within the past two jenrs. Home ol tliode men had CrjJ an nngiue m ti.au three yean, bavior heguti their, rnilroad eareere as wip ertt fir helpora in the round bouaes. This fnr.diiirr.'d to be very rapir prnmotio'i an many of the older en gineers wre eoinpuueu to serve at m iny as 10 to 13 years. owing to tht extreme dtiltnesB of busineca. These young enginnors are suocesa- I til in evury way in all except rare insuncea atid then experience lu be ing promoted in such a short tim. Jiaprovea tim old idea that a man must bn a fireman half a life time be fore being competent to run an en nine. The O. R. it N. has had an aggree meut with its tiremen for years, pro viding that ono firemen should b' romoted to fivory old engineer hired but owing to the eh iftiog and tnigra tnry nature of so many of the old en ginetra tnat travtl over the country, the company will rcouit from the ranks of the firemen as far as possl tile: Che mountain division between Umatilla and Huntington ia oonsider- d tiie moat difficult division on the ystem and the young '-'runners" must pass a ligid air-brake examination besides tbe regular mechanical and bunk of rult'B'' examination. It lequiree about four hours of se vi' re questioning to nut a fireman tiiMiigfr all the technical exa oina tiun for tho position of engineer, and some idea of the thoroughness of the examination may be gained by know. ii g that this entire time is coueumed n a rapid Are of off hand questioni hich must be answered readily without argumenc and with full ex planation on technical point where there is any doubt to the thorough now'etlge ot t.ie student. THE LUCKY Is Wednesday, March 23. Look- tip nil your Cash Sales Slips aud bring those' will refund the amount of your purchase 011 that day. New Ladies Petticoats. (ioiiil ):! n arid v.'t'11-inado garments tli f. nu'd'tfiH anything we have ever ac fiinpliahfd in pet! icimt values. We know Unit, titey cannot lie mulched Bt "The l''t.ir" pliers. K"riI on. Kino Black Ptrcnllr.e Skirts with 15-lnch trimmed with n rows of pinked edge nilllcs, good 2 00 value Black Kateen skirts with four 3 - seams. Compare thetw with the 2.J5 offerings elsdwhere Ladict Waists. L irgn aBsortnient Just opened New styles, novel effects altogether "Fair'' prices .00 lo7.60 WORK OF COWARD I AT HELIX Helix March 10 Two dastardly at tempt to murder Innocent people have been made Id this city within the past two day. Oo Tuesday evening some unknown person fired a shot through tho bouse of Mrs. Fierce a widow woman the shot barely missing the beads of two small children asleep in bbd. At the time it was thought it might possibly be an aooidenl but on the fol lowing night some one fired a shot through the home ol Harlow - Rich mond living in the tdge of town and it ie now believed tbat both shots were fired with malioious intent. Davy Crockett In the dayn of Davy Crockett people wire talk -d of for president just as they are now, and Crockett was mentioned strongly fcr the place of Chief Execu tive, Crockett was not, exactly averse to the talk although ho waa not as eager for I he honor as some people of the pro. ent day. - " Crockett was quite sick a long way from bis home and among strangers, one time at the beginning of his career as a talked of candidate for president, A woman who cared for him had some "Batesman drops," a remedy which was popular In those days. These the gavo Crockett and he got well even after it was expected that he would die. After he waa well and was thinking of the white house he once said, "Uow many of my friends may say, if I am elected president, what a good thing it was that that kind woman bad a bottle of drops tbat saved the president's life. Good says I, my noble fellow, yon take the poBt office or the navy or the war office." But Crockett did not become president, bat won fame aa the hero of many battles. His character can be oo m pared o no one else Mr and Red mond, who ia playing that part in the play '-Davy Crockett" which will be at Stewards opera house has found many other Incidents of this kind which show the character of Crockett not to be without plenty of humor This will be the opening play of a weekt engagement commencing Monday March H,, Ladles free Monday night on usual conditions Prices 16 26-35-00 rents. Realty Dea A deed was filed in the county record er's office last Wednesday transferring to J B Stoddard, the old Striker pi ice nearlmbler, consisting of 480 acres, the consideration being (10,000 or (40 per acre. The sale was made thiough the La Grande Invertment Company. A deed waa also recorded transferring the La Grande Planing mill's property to Mr Btoddord. Black Moreen plaited' flounce finished, two rnllles, quality considered price is very low.... Black Mohair mer, light and cool, accordian plaited flounce, with two 2 inch silk ruffles.... flounce 1.35 lnoh rallies frilled usual f DC I.O J One price to your neighbor, same price to you, at - Slid SSalfa and MAY FIGHT RUSSIA " .v ., , . . ijr... . - : , It is Thought England May Become Invol ved in the War With Russia. Berliu March 10 The Taieblatt to day aaasrts that the conviction prevails fn govern ment circles in Russia that war with England will be the, inevit able outcome of the war with Japan. ' Active preparations are proceeding, on an elaborate scale, including measures for the defense of the Baltic coast . Prince TJchtomaka, the oxer's confid ante, Is quoted as stating that a Rus sian attack upon India is imminent. , . STORM STOPPED BATTLE London . March 9 A Central News dispatch from Port Arthur reports . that the Japanese pre pared to banibard that port last sight, but owning to a boayy storm were com pelled to desist at 11 o'clock, i ANOTHER WHACK V Port Arthur March 10 A Japanese Beet reappeared at midnight bombarded the 'city Intermittently ..until 8, and withdrew. . ,v ' , Whist Club Party. The Thuieday Afternoon Whist Olub wt- nutertained yesterday after noon by Mrs. L, Given and Mrs W. 8. sJnodgraea ai the home Of Mrs. Given, Mrs. Chi., Dunn was awarded the -fitst pr xj and Mrs. Cavana the second Those present were Mesdames Ghaa, Dunn, L. Dunn, Sargent, Cavana, 0 mood, Remilard, Edmunds, Knots, White,' Geo. Henry, Chas Kinney, Molden, Naali, Johnson, Given, and W 6 Suodgrass. ' Thankful for Kindness We take Ibis method of acknow ledging out heartfelt thanks to the -people ol La Grande-who in the hours of our most serious trouble In the death and burial of mother and wile : Mrs. Emma Suydam, though total strangers, extended to us to man; acts of kinduess, and eepeoialy do we feel grateful to the Odd Fellows and Woodmen of La Grande for their s?m- Pthy and helpful assistance. ; I .. W. W, Suydam and family DRY. . of above date to us, we ; . . Black Mercerised Sateen skirts, 12-inch accordtan plaited flounce, flnhhed with two 2-Inch . O Ot ruttloe and dust ruffle. Our prico. a.aJ skirts, with 12-lnch acconlian 2.00 tkirta, ideal skirt for coming sum. 4.50 Mack Taffeta Silk skirts, having a 0-inch flounce with 6 rows of pin tuoks, finished with C tft 3-Inch ruffle also dust ruffle. . .J.JO Black Taffeta skirts, an exceptional value. ' These skirts are trimmed with a 4-Inch aocor. , dC cf dian Bounce finished with 2-Inch ruffle O, OO When you buy goods of us yo' f get good, clean and depend . -, - ' .. ' ' rnnnO. n .1 1 a W .m I a. and sell them RIUB 4 iiut one"" -r-Pti a varied MC -XyU9 Axd w fi i i K 'K uli von. rfur nut yr ; 7 J3 T u