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VOLUME III
LAGRANDC, OREGON. SATURDAY EVENING. MAY 14 1904.
NUMBER I63
HILGARD SALOON
HELD UP LAST NIGHT
Two Masked Men Order "Hands Up" and Se
cure $70 in Cash One Man
Was Shot
Special to the Observer -Hilgard
May 14 Two masked men
held up the Holuerton saloon at this
place about t?n o'clock last evening.
They secured about seventh dollars in
cash and a number ol checks which will
be valueless to them.' The story of the
hold up as told by Mr Holverson is a
bout as follows
''About ten o'clock two maakeil mei
entered the front door of the saloon and
presenting revolvers gave the or er
"Hands Up." Hands went np all
around In a very short ordi-r. From the
sneed wi.h whicn every ones hands be
gan to pnnoh hile? through the ceiling
it would seem that all were just on the
.point of lifting hands when the rob
bers entered. Alter the order "bunds
up," was given they then demanded all
the money in the bouse, I told them
that they seemed to have possession and
ouuld help themselves,
I then' started around the bar when
one of the robbers fired a Bliot this shot
etruck Johnie Ihorj jon a grazing lick
in the bead jnatcliping the butt of the
right ear. 'lhe wound ia not at all
serious. At lht stage 01 the game two
of the reven occupants' of (he saloon
left by way of the back door. J W
Riley states that he was going; after a
gun and he ei peeled to n turn and
kill the robbers and the other, Dave
MoFariin reports that be went cut to
bury his jewelry. As soon as the shot
wns fired one ol the robbers jumped
O'-ei the bar and opened the till and se
cured the seventy dollars and a number
of checks and time checks ngon the
Grande Ronde Lumber Co anil then en.
caped There was no efT rt to take any
thing from any ol the occupants of the
saloon." '
" From the way the robbers went about
things and train the fact that they had
no difficulty in working the combina
tion to the till Mr Holverson believes
that they ware familiar with the place
and thinks that officers will have po
difficulty in l.icating the men. Thev
were not mounted and ufter the robbery
seemed to siuply dieappe r.
Earl Kllpalrlok delivers the vale
diotory and Sarah Riddle the salutary
addreas. There baa been an excellent
musical program arranged to be inter
spersed between the orations.
An admission charge of 35 cents
will be odarged, the proceeds of which
will be applied to Ibe purchase ' ol
books for Ibe school library, which
now contains 6X0 volumes, 600 of
wbioh bava been purohaaed duriug
the past two years..
From every point ol view the past
year has been tbe banner year iu our
history, the altendanee has exoseded
all prior years and the present rate of
Inerease in oar population asurea that
there will be a till greater enrollmant
at tbe beginlng of tbe , next school
year. '' ' r :
Tbe complete program of the com
mencement exercises will appear
later. '-'-' '
can be beard on every tide. All tbla
goes in prove that La Grande ia grow
ing and that tho reaident are con
tent! d and satisfied to remain here
and make Ibis oity theii boms. Tbe
signs " rV Bent" or "For Bale" which
are usually so much In evidence in
interior towns are (ar and few between
here. There is uo reaion why he
shoulJ. There ia satisfactory mar
ket here for all that is pioduesd,
whether it be labor or the product of
labor. As said before La Qiande If
growing, cubataooiaW growing, and
there is no reason to fear that it will
ever be otherwise , ' -"
Meet Here
The Vice President of the Cn ion
County Pioneers Association met in tbla
eily this afternoon and decided to hold
the next Pioneers Reunion in this city
June 28. La Grande is Indeed fortunate
in being thus honored and will ondoubt
ly do all In its power to give them a
hearty welcome. : - ,
Treasurer Selected
Washington M iy 14 Admiral K.n
nedy, retired, formerly pAvm.is'er y i
eral of the navy stali'ne I at the navy
department, hue been eoie tul m 'rem
urer of the Patiam i -iinal rjuinniisi-inn.
Welcome
This eveni .g tbi.ro will be a
program and the lattice will aorv re
freshments to the good people of l.i
Grande. N
Don't forget the place, in the la
worth building.
Affair Desperate
Denver Mey 1-1 A noU-p:irtim iiihbs
meeting, called by tbe citizens' com
mittee of salety for the purpose fit de
ciding on "auyb and means to secure
an henpnt el :'c' cn in Denver" tonUht
adopted loio'iu tmsdcumndiug that tbe
governor .n.i i.ixe troops in Denver on
election day Id prevent riot, mob role,
and v'olenco a id to e 1'orco the laws of
the e'ate.
OLD AND ONLY
IN THE WAY
Wa-liingtoti Muy 13 The Nlpsir, out
of the nldufit woolen vessels of the i vy
It s bren ordered out of commission at
the Pngtt Sound navy yard, where the
has IVen perving rb a receiving tliip.
This mark the pasAinit t aim oat th
last tiinbpr ship eoiiatrnnted for the
nav. In a ur-at hurricane at Hauia,
she was the o:.ly survivor of (he (ier
man and Ameriu.iu fleetf.
0URGITYIS
ALL OK
Commencement
Tin La Grande publio sohools done
next week. The commencement ex -eroises
as usual will be held in the
Opera house Friday evening Tbe
graduating olass this year consists of
eight giris and thiee b lys, E irl Kil
patrick, Grovar Melville, Benj inline
Zurbrick, Hazel Corbett, Agus'.a Fisb
er,Jasia Uritnmitr, Pearl Huff, Ad
die Hunt ir, Graoe Da Ford", Harriet,
rlarria and cUrab Riddle.
More Home Building
Going on Than Ever
Before h the History
of the City. v..;".'-
Take a trip thiouv i Hk- town and
notice the number of nev buildings
wblcb are now to nour.-e l conetruo
tion. You will be mrprir-ed at the
rapid and substancitl growth tbe oity
is making. " La urande has always
grown. Thcie has never been a time
when it was not making progress, but
this year the t vide. ice of growth and
prosperity ia more general than usual.
Aside from the two p inciple buildings
which are now going up, the City Hall
and tbe Mormon Tabernxole, there is
of multitude of reel levees and resi
dence improvments being made. Tbe
clatter of the carpenters, and stone
mason and tbe cwisu of tbe painter
Clothing Prices
SMASHED
MoiKlay moruin; May 10, w inaugurate, for one week
the mi9i fxtenHvB Price-Smashing Clothing Sale
RUSSIANS, JAPS,
CHINESE AND WAR
The Oriental Mix-up Grows Thicker and Neither
Participant Seems to Know Which
Is What
Big Deal
. San Freoolsoo, Kay 14 One ol tbe
largest mining deile in ibe weal in re
cent years la the sale ol tbe Black
Diamond Goal Mines In Washington
for $1,000,003, to tbe Pacific Coast
Company of this City.
School Closes At Lone Star
Yesterday wasthe last day oi school
at Loue Star, and aa a fitting close the
people were given a good entertainment
at night. Prof Ayers Secured the 8um-
merville Mandolin Club, Consisting ol
of Dr and Mrs Monk and the Mlsws
Brooks, to furnish the musie, 'a good
program - was rendered consisting of
Commenoment exercises and the school
in general, .V-'-'-.-'-'.::-Tbe
program was well rendered
showing the ability of both teacher and
pupils. Supt Brtgg aa present and
presented tbe Diplomas to the g adu
ating i lnsa, which were Nellie Murray
Etta Woodell, Minnie Mills, and Com
W001I9IL After the program the pupils
ol the school siir lfii'd the visitors by
a troat of Ire Cream ami Cako, nil nenl
aWay happy fueling well pa il for their
trouble. :
Today
The "honse warning'' takea place at
the Kejt Room, today aliout a o CKck,
All the' fx nil -re and their wives
should cull md ma wh it is being doqe.
You ere allvelt'ome.
To-night the people of La Grande
ere are invited to come to the Kest
ltoom Refreshments will be served and
a gi.,in rendered, -- '
we li iv evr co-i Im--. 1 in tbe taiddle of the season.
No' one Mill, nor nil nr two lines of suits, but OUR
KN PUB LINK OF MEN'S SUITS AT REDUCED
TRICES, fur mie n-ork The mauy choice lines and
t-nifi'i a p-ices n'u'e'l lipfnre out buyer this Btasoii,
provf-d to plroi g ihut bs result our rlntliiiig tahl"g
s re fnirly g-o intn r iiinlur the weight. Tl'i-y i.e choice
They are Extrnorliinry values, hut too many
that's i . A -i .1 rcsu'r, tlm fence is d wn. Remember:
EVFKY SUIT AT KEDUCKD PRICE Cmnf; and liring along the neillborn, too.
25 !0 Si1'tJ
22 o'l '
2t) nO "
18 no "
16 00 "
I'nr
) '1.1 IK)
1!)00
l' 75
15 25
13 00
$15 00 suits for .......13 25
2 60 ' " 10 95
10 00 " " 8 95
0 00 lo 6 00 suitt for.. . . 5 00
10 00 to 12 00 coats & ves's 7 50
7 50 to 9 50 " 6 00
And many inlermedinte prices equally
'.low which epace will rot permit making
' mention of her?. S'ee them.
(Speoial to the Observer) J
, St. Peterkburg, Hay 14 Witb re
gard to tbe report that the Japanese
bar threatened tbe Pekin govern
ment that tbey would occupy Chinese
territory unless the Chinese drove out
the Russians, the foreign offioe denies
there have beeu any Busaians In Chin
ese territory except oppisite Niu Cb
wang and Sin Min Ting, tbe teimiou'
ot tbe Ublnese railroad, and in view
ol tbe retiremeu' from Niu Obwang
no one kuows the exact situation at
these point". The foreign office reo
ognir.es that tbo protection of foreig-
nert at Niu ubwang must be provided
or. While it seems probable tbe
Chinese regulars will be aaked to .en
ter Niu Obwang, there is a sugestion
here thai prehaps an arrangement
oonld be made by which the Japanese
would oroupy that place Immediately
after tbe withdrawal ol tbe Russian!
London May 14 The Mall this morn
ing publishes a dlcpatch from Con
stanlnople according to which Kussia Is
concentrating troops Jut beyond tbe
Caucasus. Tbe most reliable informa
tion, the dispatch says, fixes present
total number of troops at 125,000.
-Persistent report is current that a
Russian squadron of cavalry succeeded
in getting behind the 'Japanese, who
were several squadrons strong.and Is
occupying Kuandinsan. . Tbe unexpect
ed appearance of the Ruasiaraauarsl '
the Japanese Immediately to evacuate
tbe town and retire toward the Vein.
The report ia believed to he correct,
Up And Doing .
Tbe liquor pWers in Oregon are
keenly looking after their ioterest end
are opposing be looal option bil Iwulob
will be voted upon by the voters ol -the
state at the Jans election. They -are
well organised for tho work " in .
hand, abundantly supplied with mooy .
.0 bo used one way or anotoer to In
fluence votera to vote againal tbe o- (
oal option bill anc have at least one
ol the big newspapers In Portland
working for tbe defeat of the bill. .
Tbe liquor interest in Oregon is do t
small aflair, but numerically not ' . (
formidable as is generally supposed.
, In 1900 the United Btates census .
found 97 wholesale dealers in liquor,
1 distillery of spirits. 123 t re were, 734 -saloon
keepers, 819 bartenders.'.- Tie
number of landlords who provide, tbe -homes
for the dealers and their faml-
lies will probably reaoh 200. AH tbese
will most likely vote against tbe bill .
How Ibe people w.U vote remsins to
be seen.' i; ',-. '.' &'.
Miss Lillian McCall left this morning
for Walls Walla to attend the Whitman
college declamation contest which laces
place this evening.
Peanut Frolic
On Thursday evening May 19 The
dancing . txcentriciry- The Peanut
Frolic, will be produced ' in Armory
Hall 01 tbe benefit of the patrons of
Prof Simpsons Dancing Acidemy.
There will be several unique Contests
The prizes are being made to order
right here in the City, Tbe Peannl
ro iclsanew figure of the German,
and like all the lest ol the features of
Prof Bimpsons Academy has to be seen
to be appreciated. Fifty (.oands ol
peanuts will be used for the decoration
Should be Held
Sin Franoisco, May 14 At the ex
amioalion wbioh has bden in prci ret
for several weeks, Oommissioi er
Heaoook deoided Hyde and Dimend.
should both bs held for trUI at V b-
ington, I) O, for oon-piracy to de
fraud the United St.ites govirnm ml
by illegally acquiring title to public
lands .''.,.,-,.. I
On the anniunoemeut ol tbe decis
ion Attorney Heney, the attorney lor
the government asked that bail of tbe
defendants be doubled. That of Hyde
be made $60,000 and that of Dimoud
$30,000. Tbe attorney stated that hi
made the suggestion fur the r anou
thit tbe fTeoae with which the men
were charged was not one on which
hey could be extradited, should the)
decide to leave the country aud not
appear! r their . trials. The ooun
.nnounoed that the bail of Hrdt
would be fixed at $t0,0C0 and tbat for
Dimood at (25,000.
High Class
Merchandise
The Special values shown by us, ore offered chiefly for
educaii rti purposes. We wish to cultivate the acquaintance
and make fast friends of still greater numbers of articular -'
women. We wish to demonstrate to I hem that we are carrying a '
line of merchandise which grade by grade, quality for quality is .
unsurpassed in the city. You are invited to inspect our goods.'
Chicago Store
Murphy Bros. Props. :." 1
Resolutions
Whereas It has beeo the will of
Our Father to remove from our mids'
ur beloved sister Cnirie Kl'liuidy.
Resolvfu That Dupe Charier Num
her Thirteen Order of Etstern Star.
leeply depl.ires lhe untimely loss
mr sim'r and extend to her bereaved
family and striken relatives sincere!
ympatby in their hour il grief and
trial.
Resolved alio That our charter be
'raped in mourning for a period ol
'bin j daya, that a copy of these reso
lutions be presented to the relatives of
our departed sister, nod a copy of the
ns-r.e be published in tbe Eveninp
Observer and tbat these resolution
be spread upon the records of onr
Charter.
. DoiaBBchllke
Meiiie Aldrlch
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