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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1904)
tUHTUill SWST Tonight and 7 batsday,. fjr. . Warmer Tonight ' d w a LA GRANDE I ' - f V - THE TRAVIS X wo i uast DouBii oa (no' No 6 West " 9:10 on tl ' i L VOLUME 111 LA GRANDE. OREGON. THURSDAY EVENING. MAY 26 (904. 7 -.if,'. NUMBER 176 ftr .1 NORTH POWDER IS FOR LA GRANDE The mtdal for the oratorical contest In case ol a removal the county will INSPECTING FRAUD. The postal derUent bat am in spector at Beaaoaont, Texas, namlo- BARRELS OF MONEY it now on exhibition in Jeweler Hew itt's window. Thai medals for the varions field events are expected to night. be provided ml tb a building modern Id very respect, all offices wt 1 be in salt of two rooms, for a term of fifteen years casting: tbe county II per year. The Ing into auesaer el the ail amapi saving in clerk bare alone In tbase j niee promoted (here daring the boom EXCITE PARISIANS Four Cars Necessary; to Carry the i $9,000,009 ; Which tha United States Government two offices named during that period j day, that dialricf. It U said that means $27,000. I many of the oil companies paid divl- The saving to the eoonty by the ese j . . ,,, . tK- uU. .i.k So Says a Prominent Citizen of that The Sentiment is Almost Universal. ' A prominent oitiisn ol North Pow--der in in the olty yesterday tod id dieeuMing ibe oouoiy seat question, staUd that Nor lb Powder wu praoii . oHj anaminons in (avor of La Grande. Tbey not only all signet, tba petition but were going to voto for La Grands. Tbere was a sentiment abroad (or a few days tbat tba remov al would increase tbeir taxes, but g since tbey have been enured tbat auoh a removal will coat tbe tax payers The New Grounds Tbe base ball buys are getting their new grounds in shape fur tbe 8unday game with Pendleton and wbtn tbe game is oalled every thing will be as neat as a pin. Tbe boys are prepared to pat up a good gum a and feel oer tain that they will again defeat tbe Visitors. One tiling Is oertain tbe game if won will ba won bon9stly and tbere will be a total absence of rag chewing. Our b ,ys play good oleao ball and the public oao rest , aosured thai there will be no foul language or bully ragging o' any sort. The tiraod stand is now about ready anil the publio can dopant upon finding good tat. i Born Earls In this cry today Thursday May26,tl4, to Mr and Mrs Wm Earls, a tea pound daughter. A Rirthrlav Partv J J . A social gathering of little folks , met at the home of I: ma Martin yes-; terday afternoon on the occasion of ' her tenth birthday, and enjiyed them selves to tbe fullext extent as such mall people always do. This was very oiuou in evidenoe when supper was commencrd'and during the repast. Tbose prtsent were; Noia Arbuokle, Ethil Oonneis, Ethel Wright, Linton Wright, Retta Bramwell, Nomia Ladies' Shirt Waist Suits Have more than established their hold upon the populnr lane y this season "We own a ?ood assortment of these and have placed them on sale at prices within reach of all $4 50 to 8BG 50 Su miner Sirts For yourself and daughter in duckf, twills, lumens, and the popular bnl Hantines 1 25 to $6 00. Place- nothing but Id reality will be the meaoa of a great aaving, aa a result of tbe use of a large new building for a term of fifteen years, free, or preoti oally so, $1 pe year, is the same Ibing and tbe great saving to tbe county - in milage. This gentlemau who ie one of the heavy tax payers of the south end of tbe county stated tbat tbe oitl ieua of North Powder could reach lbi city muob more conveniently and the hotel accomodations in Union were not to be compared with La Grande, Kirtley, Hilda Anthony, Gertrude Moore, Margaret Moore, Francis 8oiltb, Vei.a Smith, Ruth . Taylo., Emma Lottos, Agnes Grant. FIELD DAY NOTES The Pendleton Team is Here and Baker City On the KOan---F VP.fV-; J thing Ready. ! The prospeots for a large crowd at ; tbe field day sports is very good. i Borne of the participants from Pen- ! dleton are already here. They report that 60 or more will be here from Pendleton, The Baker City crowd will probably get here tonight. A large delegation is expected . Tbe Union people will probably not oome until 8aturday morning. The judges will be from Whitman oo lege. Arrangements hnve bsen completed and it is expected that every tbing ill pass off smoothly. - More Than 250 LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS Mi'fle up iii all fbe popular atyl' s, in all Whtiteil m .leriale, froui the ebocrei't of sliper stuffs to tup "ver niiuliir meri t rized and e!:Mtiuii)v waistings on dis play ibis ek. li iswi-ll ixiiili your while to look them ovr, m tbe newest of tbe i ew is here at prices altogether reasonable 50c to $7.50 WILL ASK WHY A Techical Investigation to be Instigated Re garding Disasters to Japanese Ships. Tokio, Hay 26 Of tbe complement of the proteoted oruieer - Yosbino, sunk recently in collision with the cruiser Kasuga, 6! noncommissioned offioers and 220 bluejackets were drowned, and 48 noncommissioned o' ncera and men were rescued. No details of tbe disaster have ' as yet been received. Tbe Navy Depart ment is awaiting a detailed report of toe lose of tbe battleship Hatsoee, des troyed by coming in contact with a mine while oraising off Port Arthur on tbe morning of May 15, whiob it expects hourly.' A naval constructor has been dispatched by the Depart ment to question tbe survivors cf tbe catastrophe and make a thorough tech nioal investigation into tbe affair. , Would be a Saving. Any one who is at all conversant with our present court bouse aecom raodationa is well aware that tbere is I cnnmantlv einnloved one clerk each iu county clerks and sheriffs offices, that would not be neccessary, weri' ! these offices sufficiently large for the proper transaction oi nusinese ami this may be true alto of the assessors office. Tbe clerk'sami sh tiff's offices ae and have been for year in sneh cramped quarters that anyoi e v si' Inn either, on business or olbetwiee, not only dis turbs the work and attention of tbe cleik or ehe'lff. but the entire force. This can not be helped under tbe pre sent conditions, Such would not be the case were either office so arranged as it sbould be in two rooms, one for tbe clerk and sheriff so that partiee having businrss with Mm would not of necceu sity, iu the leas disturb the entire force. One less clerk in each of these offices means a savins: of $160 to tbe tax pay ers each month or $1800 per year. ganjiiiEi1 OqdePtoean For small and large in all the wanted kinds at tbe lowest ol low prices. Ladies and Misses. . ..... .10c to 50o Men's ..30c toll 76 JCHM yare. conn bouse. ' fifteen y ars would build a i0,000 GLENN MARIS WINS THE SILVER MEDAL Eight Young Boys Compete in Oratorical Con testAll Recitations Far Above the Average. ' Toe silver medal contest given last evening under tbe direction of the ladles of theWOTU of this olty was a decided success. The eight email gentlemen who competed for tbe medal all did splendidly, and though tbey aid , ' ". a- " - I made. They all did well and those wbo were pi event enjoyed listening to their recitations. The seclectlont were remarkable good and each and every one told a story which will have a lut ing benefit, Tbe Judges awarded the medal to Master Glenn Maris who recited "Tbe Resnlt of Tr sting." The verdiot of the . judges met with the complete ratifica- tion of the entire audience. MORE WAR TALK ABOUT PT. ARTHUR Fighting Reported and More Japs Landing Near Antung Money Removed from Dalny Banks. ; Cbefoo, May 26 9 P M-Chinese junks arriving from Taknshan, a port lying southwest of Antung, report tne landing of 6000 Japanese troop at Taknshan .on tb 21at Inst. Another jnnk from Pitsewo report tbe Japanese landing a small number of troop than every da and building ' temporary barracks on Elliott Isand, where a hundred ships, Including men-of-war and transports, have mad a nodes, voaa. Only small skirmishes are reported along the western shore of the Llao Tung Peninsula up to tb 22d. ' Heavy firing wae heard in thedlrectioo NOT GUILTY. Washington, May 18 At 8:63 this af -con tbe jury in tbe Tyner-Barrett oate brought in a veidiot aequittiay tbe defendant of conspirsoy to de fraud the Goveinmeul. JAPAN'S LINE CUT. Pari, May, 26 A dispatob to th Temps frou 8t. Petersburg says Gen eral Kuropatkln ba cut the land communication between tbe simies of General Korokiaud Okn. O. B & N. 8UMMBE BOOK rhe .handsome 1S04 summer book Beslful Rear ation Resorts" issued by tbe Passenger Department of tbe Oregon Railroad & Navigation Oom pan v is just out. Tell all eboot tbe places of tbe Columbia Biver Valley a brief description of the tripe np and dewn tne Colombia Biver, . to tbi mountains, beaonea, inland reenru and fountains ol bealiog, when they are and bow to reach there. Tb book baa a specie' designed front oor er, printed in two colors, and tbe ineids psgts are splendidly lllustratf d by coat' ly and beautiful halftones. A copy ol this pobPoation may be obtained by sending two cents in stamps to A, CRAIG, General Passenger Agent tbe Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company, Poitland. Judne Ellis, of Pendleton stopp-d over in our rity laBt evening nn bis way to Baker City and was kept busy renewing acuaBiUooea aotoag nil auay friend ' " swew nun. .for at all. These contest are indeed wry ds- lightful entertainment and Is It gratify lngto tb ladies urawui u to know that they are meeting with tbe approval of tb general public Tbe art that they are meeting with general avhhahaI Jbmi Ana$a la kaa n font that larser attendance. Tdie is as it snouia be. Tb roanf folk should be eo ooaragtd to (peak In public in order that tbey may besom fitted tor th public place which every good Ameri dtlaen should have an ambition to fill. Tbere will be a intet Friday evening at Island Olty In which all but Master Glenn Maris eo.npete- A number Irom La Grand will attend lb contest tbere. Cecil Bolton will also, enter th 'lists. of Port Arthur yeaterdav, indicating that a land attack had commenced, as the Japanese fleet I not to be teen off Port Arthur. Dalny refugee say that General Btoes sel ba taken all th oash from tb Pott Arthur and Dalny bank, so that tb depositors are nnablp to canh checks. Tbere are Iwo Takushane on th Tung Peninsula, On lies 40 miles onthweet of Antnng, and tbe other l situated midway between Pitsewo and Tallenwan Bay. Th former Is th point at which tbe Japanese bave been lanrilnv thalp fMAta. anil It la tha one referred to abor When yoa meet your friend from out of town take him np to the city hall sit sad show him bow tbe work progressing. We want the u-opl to understand xact'y what w are doing and there is no better way thtn to ow tbem. AaAAlaa V TT'i'W TRUST OUR SOAPS It is difficult to jadge the purity of toilot soaps and too often an agreeable odor determines tbe t , , choioe. If all aoaps were as innocent as their fragcanoe is pleasing, there would b more . t smooths skins and clear complexions aivd loss , he.3 roughness, pimples and blotches. We can make you safe in your soap buying. " The toilet soaps we handle are those made by reputable firms. We have pure and safe soaps ' ; - at whatever price you wish to pay. . . ' ' f '''".''';' '.' . " ! : : :' .. '..'!' ' NEWLIN DRUG CO. ot ; 1 Paid to Paris If ay 15 Tbe arrival i ere of enormous quantities of American gold in payment of tbe Panama Canal pur cbaaa, exoites Ike wonderment of tbe Parisians. V.:'y.'-' : -' A Urge crowd gathered, at tbe 8t. Laser Bailioad station here to see tb Ireigbt train of four ears carrying 178 barrels of gold, being a eblpment of 19,000,000 by the Frenob Line teamst Loriaine, which arrived at Havre Thursday from New York. Coming Eve its May 14-27 Oregon But Grange, Oorvallls. -'..,- . : ,'.. Juos 2B Union County Pioneer. - Aaeoolatlon, La Grande. June 0 General eleoticu in Oregon.' Jon . 16-16 17 Oregon , encamp ment G. A. K., Hood River. ,-, : Jane 12 Thirty-eeoond annual re union Oregon Pioneere, Portland. " Jnne 26-24-26 Noithweet Sports men's tournament, Pendleton . Augutt 22-17 American Mining Congress, Portland. - , ; J Parents Attention , All pbildren wbo are to help in , the Decoration Day Exespiaes please meet at tbe Presbyterian choroh ; to-night f Thursday) aftsrooon at 2 o'clock. ,v MINER MISSING- Wallaoe, Idaho, May 20 L. Lovall, miner t Proadeot,' near Borax, Mont., bat keen missing lor ten days, and it i believed tbat be has perished COAL S3 WOOD transfer and delivery ' Wood Clear Creek arid; Caif'Gatti &' Nut and lumpooal. Red flr, tamaraok, and yollow pine Weod Phone No lOir G. E. FOWLER,- ; Suooesaor to L. 0. Grout and City Coal Co. " A.11 phone orders eiv. i Our prompt A.1 tention. KMiititiiiiiitMmtniiti"iiMiiiiit Ht rrance. f.1 Tbe xritement wae "such 'that'- tit ' polios feared it wouldb oeensary to stmmon reinforoemente, bat all psssed off well. Tbo precicu cargo was safely conveyed to tbe strong looms ol the Credit Lvonnais. " A ler;eaosoe of gendarmes guard ed the quays at Havre while tbe bar. rkls of gold were rolled off, and aoi fjsght oar oarried- guards who" remained with the barrels "until tb gold was turned over to the v.' Credit Lyonuais. " " u ' from exposure and Hunger.- 8eareh ing parties bave gone fiom Wallao -r ,t r . , There were pupiberof aia which . should bave been chapgea lor. tins ta sne.bnt we were' unable to Intake all the changes.' ' Among those Uft over were the fair Store and the La Grande Investment Oo. t-t.w 1 ' Read the new ad changes In this .1a-r, sue ol tbe Svenlng Obsorver. There ; are a nnmbpr an-ibfy tb all -good read inn. Each Bml eeryoneof them is iilarud there for'yonf-cOTlsWi mid it la oilyubiHlnsi proposition for you to read thein?& . . Hi few da't re wUJTpublish an article ,wilttei,L h; :one" Of,th , hrgh school 'graduates ' .giving hi reasons wby L orande should', add another year to its high whoal . course. Read it and tbeurla what you '-can tJ bring this about. . There msrfy reaso te why. this should be done. Tnlnk the matter over and talk to the' eshool board. We want more -and' ' batter schools Iu I-a (Jrande. ; Ji FOR RENT-3 roun liouse for boils, keeping npply to Mrs H 6 iuber. 6 Utf : . , .t it MUHItHMMM lf j , ' - i ; pi m SK IT i I) i x fey- i i: r