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EVENING
VOLUME III
LAGRANDC. OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 5. IWi
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GRANDE
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REGULAR MEETING
OF CITY COUNCIL
1 he Town Fathers Audit Bills, Pass New Ordi
nances and Accc pt Recorder Miller's
Resignation.
i The cityrouncll met last evening with
every member in his teat and everyone
was there for buslnee. There wan not
an idle moment from the time . they
.; comnieiicail ui.til tl.ey adjourned a few 1
..moments past uinlninlit, then they did j
..not gi't throii;h r ii will meet again
'Friday evening. . . ; :
: Tbe Ways and Meana committee were
(Empowered to advertise for bide for the'.
construction of the foundation for the!
city hall.
The council officially accepted the !
site for the city hall on the 0 R& N .;
propeitron the'hill. .. - .
Liquor llscenses were planted for six
, !rnonthe to Earnest Tlior,on and 0 C
Rockwell. .
.: A toinmitlee from tl e Couiiinircinl
club waa present and asked that m na
Have
You
Thought
Of It
'I jj we win, and you win
y wheu you purchase a suit or ekiit, at the price placed on them'
v; during this SALE. ' .. ' '
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
mm
-This Sale is for tba purpose of reducing our immense Block
TO MAKE A CUSTOMER OF YOU
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H44"l' I fT1tt-M,,H,lT,J'tJ''?'
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Cti L" m CreHtn i nhsorbed so quickly that, you'll wonder whore it 1ib
gone. No trace of grease nr stickiness remains to annoy. Just a dainty,
elusive odor to tell that it has ben applied, and an immediate sense of coin;
Inrt to show that tlie healing has beg lii. It soothes chapped and oughened
skin in a magical way, is as harcnleso as dew and costs but 25 cents. ,
NEWLIN DRUG CO.
mtruh-s the club wm not intended as a
money making institution and that Its
rooms were always open to s'raugers
au'l of ten the meetliir place of coin.
mlttees and gailier'uiga of a public nat
lira that the? tiiuugiit th.y ww e entitled
to tre wer. I'ne council iimucdi itoly
ru.ingmswi tlio jtxtne.-a o( Hi r petition
uml granted it. , - ?
Tuu ui.liea Kst oom was ulflj given"
lira eater:' .... ;
' Mayor roluy returned the ordinance
nuking tht. salary of I lie Recorder $50
per moath m full lor all service rend
nrod,-on the grounds that the neworder
of ad.-muioiiaiion now threw thacollec.
uoti of the water rents to tho recorder
an.l that tula year the floating of the
bondi and tlie extra work in the build.
ing uf city hall would make extra work
We know we've got
"TO SHOW" YOU
This Idea Pleases Us
When We "Show"
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Crash Skirts, $1.25 to $6
Walking Skirts, $2.40 to $12
Dress Skirts $3.60 to $28
THE CHICAGO STORE
"205 tr.d 1207 ADAMS AVENUE, Lagrande Ore.
MUkPHY BRO'S., Prop's.
Bigius
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leamig
millllMHHvMIMMmMMHIMIIIMIMIMIIIIMim
for the Recorder and tha 30 was not
aoffltientoompensatiou. ..The ordinance
waa then pnt on ite flnal piseage result
ing In Sve members voting tor the ordi
nance, over the mayors veto. . .
Without any diacnaalon at this time
Reccnior Milter banded in bia resign
tlon to take effect Hay 7th and the name
aa accepted. Later on the subject
of a new recorder was manifest and
then it waa discussed to a limited ex
tent. The council realized the efficient
work Mr Miller was performing and re
grated vary much bla action, Mr Miller
then made the coinc.il this proposition.
"That be would preform the duties of
the recorder and keep the work in pro
per sbape for the balance of bla. term
-without pay, provided the city would
allow him to keep all monlea received
from the water tents in- excess of the
total amount received by the city last
year." The matter waa deferred to the
Friday evenings meeting. - '
Tlie following billa were allowed:
Pivjntj Fund
Job Woode, Pound and Feed......
M 16 00
Road Fukd - .
K. Synborst, 8i. Hupt... ..... 60 CO
E. Jooei, 8t, Hupt. SSdtys...... 6.00
r Pound Fund .
Rcoeipts,......,. ....... ..... 30.00
r oenkbal Fund .:
Joe Jones, careing for boae.. 6.0u
W U Buhuenkamp Mdse... ... 9.(15
W H Wenham, 8p. police ... , fi.70
i H MoLachleu, Maiauai 0 days .," '
ttnd
15 651
J T Uihbart, labor on street. , . 8.00
Peter Nelson. .. . . . ... .... . . . IS 00
Warrant Book 81.00
B S Oowen, repairing oounoil
ionm.. . ....... ....... .i..
H W dtunar, rnonipg grader.
Lignw for April,... ..........
Win Miller beoonier lea. ... ..
B r War1 24 da. depty Mar. . .
k 8 Lallager 2.) days on St....
Oba Leak 88 ...
Jf Wood 8J " ...
H Belmer 14 " ' ...
A J Weaver 6 ". ...
M, W Deal 4. " ' " ...
Qeo Ceal 22 ""...
PeUr Selaon Ug " ' ; . .
Phone. .........
Oregonian Ad Bond Bid . . . . .
Suiddard Lumber Co. ....... .
L hayburn 21 da salary , . ..
W H Bobnenkamp MdBe.....
W EYenglinger labor.......
d Spencer .
L A Boot ' ' "
BraT-K ..uoby Md
I ft Warn.taff 46vda wood.,,
H 0 Oilman w lei Supt......
. 8.50
, 4.00
.11900
. 18.00
.48.00
. 40.00
. 48.U0
, &.00
. 49.88
. 21.00
. 8.00
.44.00
, 80.88
. 2.50
. 8.50
. 1008
.64 15
. 17.96
. 6.011
. 600
6.00
'. 2.75
.100.00
. 65.00
GEN.CONF.
EETS
President Sends Mes
sage-Thousands arrive
-New Bishops to be
Elected.
Los Ai gelcs May 4 Hie iirnnd oon
ferencc ol the MHtiodipt Episcopal
church, in point ol numbers and aignlS
cance the reati-st eccltsiastical boil)
ever assembled on the American contl
nent, convened in Los Angeles thb
nsorniog; 1 j . ,
The number of bishops elected will de
pend upon the number ol those already
in that office who may be too eld lor
effective work, and the requirements ol
the foreign fields. Tiro have died slner
the last general conference and another
(BUbop 'Ihoburii) was disabled, perms
nintly la feared, on the way from Jap
an to this ei-ason. . The negroe conftr
enoea of which there are several in the
United States, have long been demand
ing their own uishop9.
- Los AngelitB, Gal May 4 President
Roosevelt i ent the foil' vlng greelingr
to the Methodist conference this morn
-Peimllme to extend greetings t
the assembled iithbnii.ia. It Is i in no
alhln for any students ol the social anil
religious growth of our people to (ail
to uudorstand the tremendous Influence
of Methodism in shaping this growth
aright and I therefor on this occasion
congratulate not merely you but all
our country on what you have , dune.
1 wish I could lii with vod in person
aa I am in spirit."
The First Gun.
So far as known the II rat polit.cul bat
tery will be fired at WooUburn in Mar
ion county next Saturday. There will
he a grand rally of Republicans with
banners flying, bands playing, artillery
roaring, women au-glnj and orators de
claiming. ' ' - . ' 1
Farmers Attention
AH t howl intercut d in the "Kort
Boom" AJm.c.Hltoii are KqueHed to be
present at a ' houne warmuiK" which
will ti.k place S.ilutday May 14 io
the new KeM Ror ni li oated in tbe
Hawonh building (mniei y occupltr1
ly thu Kind'. rgirtcn .
Tht luilinH will feive rclrcshmentr
lioih ii'.iirn -rp n ni -'!. ing prngrdm
will be pUniiirl uul nil iarmtia and
wivis nun l uiand'f people are eari -
eetly reqnp.fi d to be prcsi nt.
Mineral Wealth
T late renort of Mineral Resource
of the Oniler1 stales shows that In the
year 1902 the commercial value of va
rious minerals taken from tbe mines in
the United States were of trie valne of
$1,260,639,415 an increase of $174,004,
414 over the out put of 1001, or 10 2 per
cent, .. ..
Of pig iroi there was produced 17,921,
307 tons, exceeding the output of 1001
by 12 per cent. Of gold there waa min
ed a total ol 3,870,000 ounces . ol the coin
age value ol $80,000,000. Of silver thee
waa mined a total ol 65,600,000 ounces,
tie coinage value ol 71,757,676, but
only ol tbe commercial value of $21,415
000.
Surprise Party
Oo last evening Mrs Grant Key waa
vary pleasantly sui prised by a large
number of ibe mem be re ol tba Degree
ol Honor, wbo gathered In and took
poateaspo of ber borne foi the even
ing. Mrs Key la Obiel ol Honor and
the party waa io recognition ol ber
worth at presiding offioer and an ev-
deooe ol tba love and esteem in whtah
aha la held by the members of the or
der.. Tbe evening waa spent in play
ing various game sooial oooTemtioo,
mualo, etc. ' Those present were
Meedamet MeLaahlen, Andereon
Qardinler, Hash, Oorbett, Lilley, Dll-
lengar, Oowen, Haworth, Nellie Mo
Laoblen, May Noyes, Bernyoa Ells
worth, Dora Jett, Gusle Fisher,
Norma Oroeo, Sidney Hain , Oaaa-
dana Koy, Doiotby Hawortb, and
Fred Jacob) and Ueorge Jctt.
Different Now
The demoemts had the oily captured
ast night. Committeemen nni candid
ates from a l aria ol the cuuutty were
present. Several of them called at the
Observer office and stated that every
thing had been fixed r.nd that knowing
aa they did the utter uaeleasnesa ol any
attempt on the part of the republicans
to touch the bottom anywhere, they ad
vised all the republicans to withdraw.
They aa a matter of loct have been hav
Ing things In this republican county very
ihuob to suit them in the pnut but Ihev
lail to realize that for once the republi
cans have no actional difference at this
time and are going to support the entire
ticket, which means that it will be eleet
ed.
Washington's Position Strong
"Washington t ow holds the strongest
position in its history on committees in
congresa. Without suitable committee
strength, a delegation In congress is
helpless. It can do practically nothing.
Until the present lime Oregon bus al
ways led Washington; now the tables
are turned. .
. "With numerous desirable committee
ntsignmeot to our credit, the Inviting
ol attention to a lew willauffice to illus
trate. ; We have a . place In the senate
house committees that handle the river
nd harbor bills and the lighthouse
bills. We have the chairmanship ol the
geological : committee ol the senate
which places us In touch with the gto.
logical survey under which our irrlga
tion projects are developed, and we
have representations besides . on the
senate committee on irrigation, forest
reserves, and agriculture. In the house
on interstate and foreign commerce and
merchant marine." -
The above is a statement ol Senator
Foster of Washington in an Interview
on May Sid.
New Street Hats
ARRIVED THIS WEEK.
RECORDER
GIVES HIS; REASQ
His Duties were Increased
He Does Not
; . t-KK, Flat
Ao Observer representative called
upon Mr Miller thin morning relative
to the aotion taken by the oounoil last
night and he stated that In bis opin
ion waa not treated witb proper cour
tesy by the coonoil in passing the
vetoed oidioance over the mayor, pro- reoeived from this souioe last year. Mr i
viding lor a , flat salary of 50 ' perl Miller slates be is not opposed to,, the
month..; ! Inasmuch , aa the cout.oil i office being placed on a salary baaia.
neither as a body or as r a coniruiitee, but. favors it; but believe that in' as
mod e no effort whatever to inform j mnch HS-ths duties ol 4be office have
themselves as to the amount of labor been Inmeased and will be atill mun
necessary to the proper fulfillment oli sc in the floating of the bonds and
the reo rdera duties. They never oon- j other extia work incidental so the.'
ferred v.ttb him regarding the mattsr i.oonstructioq of the new city ball that
itbougb they were aware that io cane ! the ealaiy should be some.bing iioar
the ordinanoe passed he would renign.
Last year the recorder received i 855
and bad nothing to do with the 0j1
leotion ol the water re its. ' vl
Last year lully one hall of the time
ol the water superintendent was con
sumed In the oolleotion ol the water
rents. This duty the superintendent
baa been relieved of and placed in the
Imnaha
Robbers
Enterprise May 5 Word jeached
here this morning that the Irunami post
office robbers had been seen by a sheep
herder on sheep Creek mid bad' given
themselves up to him. His- story . is
that they came to; Ills camp and ...thai
were followed by a bunch of range
horses which they mistook for a sheriff
and his poste .They gave themselves np
to the man and surrendered their g ins,
but when they dUcoverel that the sup
posed pcBse was only a . bind ol loose
horses they doina i'le.l ami ree lived "i
their guns and wcut' on their - way;
The Sheriff and n p is-e is now on their
track and expects t i ovurtdka them to
morrow some time. ; ? " '
FOR RENT Office rooms for rent.
Inquire at Lewis Piintery. 4 20ll
Beautiful Hand-Tailored H;tsin the shapes which have
proven themselves the most popular. - Pleasing color
combinations and a gr-at varlvty of the most1 beautiful
fancy braids. The prices we have made so low that these .
beaut'ful hats are easily within reach of all. ,
OUR MEN'S SHOB:
is popular with shrewd buyere because it is
right down-tO'the minute in every department
and SAVES YOU MONEY.
Men's Suits, $5.00 to $25.00 -Men's
Shirts, .45 to 3,00
Men's Hats, . .25 to" 4-50 1
Men's Underwear, 30c to $2.25 a Garment.
Don't miss thfl 'Bia SHOE SALE THIS
WEEK every pair in the house at reduced
prices. ' ,
She
WILLED
i
and His Pay Red.:;
Object to the
Salary,, ;
hand ol the recorder a eoving "c lil-
60 per month equal to 5IO per jmt.-s
' There are 888 water patrons who' If
properly looked after -would in ' Mr
Miller's opinion bring In at least. $1-
nnn .... . l f.
. ,uv uiurv ruvuaue IV lue Qltj wmu wi .
the valued the work executed .
Owing to the' ffos - of the" hansom
vote be reoeived at the last election he :
regretafary much that things ' have
taken this course and1 believe it -would
nil have been averted bad' the
oouucil made any attempt to investi
gate the dutixa and labor ' connected
with the office. i
Cunningham Convicted
i Portland, May 6 The: UniWi States .
(Srnnd Jury to day returned 1a verdict Iti
Uio ouse of Cunningham the Umittaila
lend swibiller' finding hlro guilty, na -oharged
and the Judge Imposed a fine
' v5000" , " y
Locomotives' for Japan
Tacoma, vVanh,1 May 6 Seven s
large ra,ilwy, l iajtmntivcs are .being
loaded on tbe steamship- Tremont at
this port dt)tinidl to Japan. It ' to
said tbe engines are for use w tba
new railroad in Ooiea .
v, Young Trappers
Olarenoe and Ethel ' Redhead who
live just smith of the oity are . becou
Ing expeit trupoers During tb month
ol April they oaughc 122 squirrels, S
gopher inJ one bidgeh --i The; lather
J W Bedhead pys thorn so muoh psr
eoalp lor thefr roui'ts in depopulating -the
pests. '""'' v
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