LA GRANDE
MORNING
OBSERVER:-
VOLUME III
LA GRANDE, OREGON. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH IS, 1904.
NUMBER 1010
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No living man rau eat, or
sleep, or"woik, or piny iu ill
fitting t-boes:
Start tlie day riglit ry putting
your feet into a pair of shoes
t bat. are made , to easily and
, exactly fit feet.
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What's the
Use of Feeling
Unhappy?
If you've never found the ideal shoe vever
bought goodneaa without fault come and see us.
There's a surprise in store four you.
"Keiths' Konquerors" are the kind! We sell 'era.
$3.50 and $4.00.
THE LA GRANDE
CITY ELECTION
The Chicago Store
A very hundsoine and complete
lino of MILLINERY now on
sale at the Bargain Store.
K. M. Well man & Co.
. i$&4$&$t'4 '"f -.
Tlie city election iB over and the city will snou again
settle down to the even tenor of its ways and the muni
cipal ball will roll on as rerencly as ever. ' The men
elecWd are all well worthy of the confidence ropof-ed in
thou; by the citizens of the city and there is no ques
tion hut the administration of the city nffttira is iu care
ful and business like hands The bonding question
was fettled with an overwhelming majority. la fact
the opposiug vole was-so slight that the vole in faver ol
bi nding might be consideied unanimous. This only
demonstrates that when this city wishes to join ' hands
and all pull together fo. a common good,' the result is
always victory.
Following are the officers elecl'd:
Mayor, J E Foley; Recorder, Wm Miller; Marshal,
L Raybum; Treasurer, E J Walt h; Oouncilman first
ward, A L Richardson; second warn, O E Fowler; and
third ward, W. H. Bohnenkamp. The vote by ward
was as follows:
FOR MAYOR ;
' 1st. 2nd 3rd Total
J E Foley, Cit, 132 194 136 462
Bird F Lewis, S 71 73 29 173
Foley's majority, 289
FOR RECORDER
Wm Miller, C 127 130 91 348
HF Williams O 79 139. 75 293
Millet's majority 55
FOR MARSHAL
LRjybum, C 90 140 80 310
H C Cotner, I 35 65 35 135
"WTCross, I 66 39 46 151
J Fitzgerald, S 13 25 5 43
Rayborn's plulality 159
FOR TREASURER
E J Walsh, I 130 138 97 365
J M Mu.phy, C 56 104 59 219
E C Davis, S 24 30 0 63
Walsh's majority 83
COUNCILMAN FIRS . WARD
A L Richardson, O 172
J D Heideureioh, Soo 26
Richardson's majority 146
COUNCILMAN SECOND WARD
Q E Fowler, C 208
FSNdwsom, S 63
Fowler's majority 155
COUNCILMAN THIRD, WARD
W H Bohnenkamp C 96
AT Mill C 61
Geo J Wngenor, S 5
Bohncnkamp's majority 30
ON BONDING CITY
1st ward 109 for and 9 against
2nd ward 109 for and 18 against
3rd ward 95 for and 10 against
. Total 313 for and 37 against M jorily 270
The largest vole was cast for treasurer, the ttal vote'
being 647.
Bused on the vote for cnuucilmen, the to'itl socialist
vote wi:s 84.
Sixty votes were found to tic defective in (lie third
ward .
INDUSTRIAL
OUTLOOK GOOD
.
The Industrie outlook for La-
Grande thia season la at this time
very encouraging. . The buaineaa be
ing done by the buaineaa men air adj
located here ia vary satisfactory. Sev
eral new Brail have festabliabed them
selves in- the oiiy during the pant few
mnntha and express themselves aa be
ing highly pleased with the palronagt
rioeived.- A number ot other huei
n -na onnoema are iuvet;ga lug .a
Orandnaa an opening lor their pat
ticnlar lines, and annie. have rxprtvwrd
a determination to come here aa eoon
aa they can secure, a li cation . ;
Tlieiollouk in tlie vnlloy (or good
or ips was nevet blighter. There ba
bren an ahuuliance ol tain ao 1 the
anil baa never Iwm in a belter oondi
lion to receive the moisture, Which
insures good snips. Uood aropa in
sula prosperity among the (armeri
and prcaperity among the farmer,
makes buaineaa among the merchant
and thua the outlook lor this city ami
county is very promising.
IN OPEN REVOLT
AGAINST RUSSIA
Socialist Uprising" Against the Czar Three of
the Leaders Hanged Japs Sink a
Russian Cruiser. . - - r t
llerlin, March 14 The Vcnirwarts . (mm the II. Hindering torpedo boat but
FOUND DEAD
. SUNDAY MORNING
Kuaeel L. Williams was found deal'
in hia room - in Ftaher'a lodging
house between" 8 ami 9 o'clock
Sunday nioruing. Dr. Geo. L, Big
tere, who had been called to see him
during the night, found biui to br
threatened with pneumonia. Thi
oondttlon waa aglrivnted by heavy
drinking, which ia believed to have
been tbe immediate oauae of death
He waa a aingle mau and hie n other
livea in Tauonia.
Coroner Henry waa notified, bnt
d'd not deem an inqueet ueceasary
According to inatrurtlons from hia
mother, tbe body will be. burird in
Odd Felluwe oemeteryliere.
Illegal Voting
One arrest waa made for illegal vol
ing yesterday.
T. a. Tlllson waa arreted and will
be churned with v.jting in a ward
where he is not a bonaAde resident.
Mr. Till-on attempted to voto in tbe
the third ward and hia vote i as chal
lenge!, hut he swore it in, It ; in
claimed that he had rented a room
in tbe wurii a lew days prio to the ele
ction lor the p.npo6 ol voting toi
ceruin oandidatea. Tlie resulta of
his arrest will be wntahed with consid
erable interest.
reports an open revolt against Kim-
tian authority at Bivum, in Ihs
Oancaaua b a niob led by revolution
ary sooialii-ts which wafa repulsed by
'.he polioe. ' It forced the gny-irnnr to
wok tbe protection of tbe uiillitary
ortifioatinna. 'Biz ring leaders were
mbaeqnently hanged.
JAPS BUNK A CRUISER ' .
Tokio, Hroh' 14 Admiral Togo
in H tuplementary report on Tours
day's bombardment at Port Arthur
aya the Jap inese would have been
ible to rescue many mora Russians
for the dually fito of the abore bal
lerina and the close approach of ; the .
orutser Novik. When the Japanese
readied the 'sinking Bteregtialitohl
only bod es of dead ' Kusaians were
found aboard. The remainder ;f the
crew are believed to : have jumped
overboard. ;
STILL HOLD PORT ARTHUR
St. Petersburg, March 14 It U of
ficially announced that the situation
at Port Arthur remains unchanged.
The evacuation report waa entirely
unfouuded. !v .
A Lone Widow.
rhe death ol Mra. Rebecca Mays,
ged 90 yeara, at Bristol Teun. leaves
but one livicg widow of a Revolution
ary soldier n tbe United States.
Aotnal fighting in the Revolution
ary war at Lexington: and Concord,
Mass. on April 19, 1775, and tbe latt
battle waa -at Yotktown Virginia
which resulted io tlie sip render of
Lord Oorowal ace on October 19, 1781
Peace waa deo'ared between England
and the United Btatee Pept. 8, 1783
and New York waa tvaonaled Nov. 25
1783 Tbe total number or enlist
ments dnring the war, waa 1 366,410,
and total coat wai 1135,193,705 The
United S.atee then xtendej weet to
the Mississippi river south to nortb
tine ol Florida, and nortb to Canada
a little more than one quarter oi Its
preaeut area. .
Appreciate Creamery
Qeorga D Q ipcIIiiio - traveling rcr
resentative ol the Commercial Cream
Company ol Salem wits at the Bick
ers last night en route - from Li
Sranr'e to North Yakima, 8ayi thk
Pendleton East Oregouian..
He has been in La Qrande for sev
eral days on business connected witb
tlie new creamery being started there
by local capital. Ha finds the hotels
and grocers delighted witb the new
industry aa it will enable them to get '
their supplies fresh ftom the creamery
daily and will do away witb tbe old
custom ol keeping bu'ter on. band
until it beaomes old because of the
long tlixin' no to the creamery and the
delay in gulling ordera filled. ' - .
The ojule lioners are also rrjoiofog
to know 'It it a freab aupply of aweet
cream will be alwaya'st band for ice
cream and soft drinks. ' ; - j,i . .
Mrs. West's Funeral
The funeral services of Mrs. N. K.
West ocourrcd t- the family residence
at 9:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon '
and were attended by the local Circle
of Women ol Woodcraft In a body
The remains Wdie sent to Portland on
the evening train and were aooom
pauled by Mr West and daughter.
Correction
A mistake occurnd (In Jour oil Fri
day morning in the announcement of
thodateol days sale which we will re-
fund. It should be February ?3, If
you have any sale slips bearing that
dale bring them In and receive the
amount they call for, in cash,
-" " "TheFalr" -
J. G. MILLER'S CLOTHING
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Superb
orresponaence
Pi
apers
In the line of fine correspondence papers our euperh stock loaves
nothing to be desirod Kverytbiug in style, tint and llninh that has mat
witb the approval of the writ ine pulilic will be found here. The stuck
embraces papers in
BOXcS, BULKS and TABlETi
Itttt pa jiers raiiffo In price from !" conts to 01 .75. Voti oaunot (liirl ft
liottT atitiurtment in the state. Hulk iBrtiru are Krowhi rapiilly lo
fiivr ynu enn ut hm much or un little hh you want. It is an econom
ical wuy of IjuyiiiK pnor, eHciully wIirii you havoiih hire ami varied
hii H88nrttnnt to rhooM' from bh we afford you.
Our Uijlct line is lBte mid well chosi'U. Have envelopes to match the
liotter tuliletH. Pens, pem (la, inkfl, utuciltun, panto, HiaHora and every
thinK In tlif Htationeiy line. Mitfht Hs well ue kikk! writloK paera
when they'iost no more.
NEWLIN DRUG CO.
La Grande, Or.
COMMITTES rOR
FARMERS INSTITUTE
The fiillowins ladies have been ap
pointed on comtnitteea for tlie srasinn
oi the Katin is' Institute to be held
in La Qrande Wednesday afternoon:
Reception Committee
Mesdames Anson, Turner Oliver,
Uiaoe Snndgiass, Foley, MoKennon
Scribcr, Geddes, Jaa McCoy. J. M.
Berry, L)l-, Finn, Tom Wode.
On Rfreshmeota
Mciulamea Uartlltt, Bodmnr, E. C.
Mooie, Van Buren, Mulitor, Jas.
Snodgrass, Carr, L. I). Knavis, A. V.
Andrews, Oilier, Crpy, Ardref anil
Misses Fannie McKennnn and Mar
garet Kirk
The musio for the institute will b
(iirninhed by tlie Lylo Tuesday Muai
cr.le under the direction of Mi's Har
vie MoKennon.
. Millinery Opening
alia. J, K. For nst will have
vrand mi'ltnery opeulng Bittirda',
March 19. Mrr. Forrest now has lb
swe lesl trimmer that ever cuih t
La Grande and will have ton.elbin.
extra fine to allow the ladle, oeit Saturday.
WE ARE SOLE DISTRIBUTORS
o' t lit -t oil kin. wit liui' (if clitini.-.h, lxiiKtly. in itio, lionostly
i -c 1 olniliiii. Tue "MILUCIl" linunl ititatlieii to
tt'ti ltin; is ii i'ii iratt'eo (lint "lli fiiiriiiont is the licst in
I'nlirii' in tl ii i n k- tlmi i'. in h i put tnni'ilmr u' tno price. It
is rut. ii- it limili! lit-, tiitnle t.i fit ntitl sowoil with regard to
wo.f li in not tint loneat priced ttlti: lung you cun buy-
bu it ) MtHi'liilcly I II IJ
tlie co.-1. Union Maiib.
U EST Unit ont bo bought ut
$10.00 SUITS
Wliielt yn ,
will lmve
trouble in -'
mulching .
at
$12.50.
VVe don't ek
you to tnke our
word.
. Come and see them
fur yourself.
Large n&Rortinenl iu .
latest pittertM.
' For smartness of style,
porfeclion in fit and atten
tion to the smallest dotail
which goes to make a right '
down to the minute suit
' that will please the most
fuslidioua dresser our suits
, from $12.50 to $20.00 :
. are alit-oluloly the be-it wo
have ever shown, We have N
thotn in patterns which
find only at tho exclusive ,
tailors. '
Golf Shirts ln
VJUII OIllllS cty f ,,attBrn.
every one of t) em hrai.d new. A
vim to our shirt depirtin.'iit will
cunvliii e you thni can eellafy
yrfur every want 60c tu 1.00.
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1 one p
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lines nut suuh a vuriedi' ;
ment in styles aiid ,
van ami you,
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