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VOLUME 111
LA GRANDE. OREGON, FRIDAY
EVENING.
MAY 27 1904
NUMBER 177
EVEN
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AN AUCEL MAN
GIVES HIS REASONS
Came to La Grande, Saw the Work Being Done
on the New Building and Went
Home Convinced.
aliosl, May 26th. Editor Observer
Then baa been do email change id
tb attitude of many of our heaviest
Ui payen Id this vicinity regardio?
the county teat question. The sub
ject of Disking a change baa been one
that we taxpayers have- looked upon
with despair for a number of years.
We rerlited tbat if at any time during
the put ten years, the people of (bit
county erer gut a chance to vote upon
the question owing to the faot that La
Grande wat the natural location for
the county seat, it would be voted
there. We also knew that that meant
the oouuty indebtedness would be
swelled anywhere from $10 000 to
$60 000 which added to the present
large debt would result la a Irgh tax
for a number of years. For tbnt rea
' son many of us in tbis section oppos
ed the change. Now things are dif
ferent, decidedly. It seems that the
old adage " every t hing oomes to him
who waita'' U applicable in tbis in
stance. . . -
Last year we thought we were op
agalntt it wbi n the enabling aot was
secured, but . tbe supreme ooun
came to our rescue and decided that
Union county ouuld not go in debt
for any more buildings until ber debt
was reduced below the constitutional
limit, which is $5 OtIU
Now La Qrande was op against two
propositions, one was either to I irever
bold ber peaoe about the county teat
or provide suitable buildings. There
was no alternative. She knew that if
the people voted the change without
providing suitable and commodious
buildings, there would be an injunc
tion tiled and the records and offices
could not be moved.
Consequently La Grande at her last
city election submitted to her voters
the question of issuing bonds to the
mount of $25,000 for 'be ostensible
purpose of erecting a city ball and tbe
result was the bonds were voted
unanimously aud since that time
they have been issued and sold, a
eite haa deen purchased aad a con
Our Saturday's special sales have become Popular with our patrons, and we
have pledged ourselves to imka them even more popular if High Class
Goods at Extraordinary Prices, and Honest Advertising will make thtm so.
In this as well as all our ether advertising we give NO FICTITIOUS PRICES
TO GIVE THE APPEARANCE OF A GREAT REDUCTION SALE.
Further, we guarantee our regular prices quoted to be as low a the lowest
and when you see 'SPECIAL PRICE' in our ad it means a substantial
saving to you. Lock for Sa'urdsd specials:
(2 50 to $3 00 Shirt Waists, Saturday only tl 98
2 00 to 2 25 ' 1 69
1 25 to 1 50 ." " " " 98
New Belts
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tract baa been let for tbe construction
of the foundation and basement story
aod while in your oity lh other day I
visited tbe eite in company with one
of your prominent bnsineaa man, and
saw many teams scraping, excavating ,
and hauling stone, alto that tbe city
waa extending their water pipe to fur
nish the contractor water for the pur
pose of mixing bit mortar aud to be
used later in tbe building. '
Now Mr. Editor I visited La Grande
to ascertain for my own tatisfaotion
in regard to tbe rumored things that
La Grande was going to do and I talk
ed with not a few of ycur business
men and prominent oitizons whom I
bate done busineet with for yeara and
exo iusiveiy you might say includ
ding Island Oity for tbe oast twenty
five years These men convinced me
that La Grande was going to do just
what sbe says she will do. In fact af
ter thinking the matter all over oare-
.'ully I oan see and ' so oan - anyone
that in order to secure tba county-seat
lie is oomeplled to do juat what abe is
doing, with the exception abe might
have built a oheaper building than
sbe is now erecting.
Mr Editor you will please fxciisf
me for taking up so much of your
-pace but I have been interested very
much in this question for many yeara
and have always opposed a change,
but now I would like for every tax
payer to visit La Grande and tea
what thev are aotually doing, talk
with tbe business men aod property
owners and they will aurely return
borne tbe same aa I did, thoroughly
convinoed that La Grande it aoting in
good faith and that tbe ia building a
oity ball tbat ia large enough for all
county purposes and that they will aa
soon aa the vote is decided in favor of
La Grande lease this building to tbe
county for a term of fifteen yeara for
tbe small sum of 1$ per year.
Now fellow taxpayer! here ia tbe
oportunity of our Uvea. Here ia a
chance that made possible only
through the decission of tbe supreme
Saturday
SPECIAL !
bfhC JHUTj
onart L dreod bad todo it . bi:i
nevertheless she will do it and we gel
the benefit of it
Every leaident north of La Grande
should vote 'or La Grande. Tbe change
would not only be great personal ooo
veuicnce, but the actual aavlng would
daring Urn next fifteen yemn be suffi
cient to build a court bouse. Fifteen
yeara it a long time. Note the change
tbat tbe past fifteen yeara baa made
and who la there bat bslievet tbe next
fifteen yeara will see ttill greater
changes and improvement. LaOteude
ia and always will be the oommerical,
financial and educational neater of thin
valley. Tbia meant alto the lie t mar
ket for whatever produce we raise.
There are many reasons why we
ahould vote for La Grande end none
whatever for nut doing to. . Tbia it onr
opportunity and the chancea we will
never have inch another. We are all, re
member bow Onion loat her opportun
ity when the fa' led to make terms with
the railroad company and let the main
line pats her by. Bhe aeea It now but
it Is too late. .
It It our Interact . ow to vote for La
Grande and let ut vote for oar interests
before itis too late. , '
A Cll Ahokd Taxpatk '
HELD UP
BANK
Robber Pushes Cashier
Aside and Takes off
the Gold.
(Special to the Observer) V
Auburn, Cal May 27 A man wear
ing a false beard entered the Placer
County bank today and presented a
written demand for all the cash on
band. A piatol gave emphasis to the
demand. Assistant Cnahier McFay-
den, who waa alone trlid to temporize
hoping tome perso i would enter. - The
atrauger tprang over tbe counter and
fired a thot at McFaydeu but tbe ballet
went wild. Tbe robber seized all of
the gold In the mnney tray, emptied it
into a canvass tuck, arid started to de
part. At the door be encountered
Cashier Smith. He waived him, aside
with the revolver, sprang into a cart
and escaped. '
The bank officials decline to tUte
how much gold wat taken.
The Ticket
In order that oar readers may know
who are in tbe field for office we , pub
lish tbe variout ticket!. Tbe Repub
Combs 35c
heaa ticket will be found at the
ol tbe Editorial page. V '
SOOIA.M8T NOMINEES 1
Representative John T Blob,
Union; Commissioner, W T G rider,
Island City; Clerk, Bird F L-we.
La Grands; Sheriff, Charles H Bvitell,
La Grande; Attestor. Peter Kuhn,
Union i Recorder, A. N Mayvtll, La
Greeds; Treasurer, E CI Davis, La.
Grande; Juitice of the Piace, V Ed
wards, La GraAde;Coatabtt, E Wet
land , Le Grande ( i:: ;
UBUOOkaVriC NOMINEES
Joint Senator, Union end Wallow
W G Hooter, Island City; Joint Be
pretentettve, Byron Miller, Wallow
oounty; Representative, L L MoKra-
noo, Alicel ; Commissioner, M J Duf
frey, Cove; Clerk, J H Mtmaangh
Ferry; Sheriff, 0 O Pennington, Alice
Beooider, J T. Bollae, Union
James Morton, Elgin,
PRECINOr OFFICERS
Juttioe, O F Goodall, Constable I
J H Lacblen, Surveyor, Arthur Cnrti
Coroner, Or A L Richardson.
High Five
The Lad lee of the High Five
were entertained yesterday' afternoon
by Mrs Tom Ormond and Mrs Bohnea-
kampatthe latterc home. Tbe first
prlee waa won bv Mrs J H Aikine, and
the second by Mm M L Causey. .,. Be
sides the regular members of tbe dab
there were present Meadataee
McDonald, of Allele, Mr George
Hanson, Mrs T Lundagulnn of Nadraaka
who It in the city visiting ber alitor
Mra J J Coyle.
Track Meet V
The eilvert-np tbat has beta offered
by the Eastern Oregonian to the team
from Eastern Oregon that wine it three
time in auc cation will be on exhibition
at Bewitt'a this afternoon and tomor
row. Bakee City haa woo it twice and
will put foitb ber best effort tomorrow
to make It a permanent possets ion.
Tbe fair grounds are being placed in
condition and everything will be In
readiness tomorrow. , tj
Some of the contest, nta are alreadv
here and othara will arrive tomorrow.
First Home Run
Mr Btnbblefleld, the new hoe man
who ia now opening a shoe stock In
tbe room next to J M Berry la a regular
base bill fan and In order to show the
boy that hit heart lain the right place
he oft'era $3,60 pair of shoe to tbe
members of the home team who flrtt
makes a home run in the game Sunday
with tbe Pendleton team. Go to m
boys and put the ball out of tbe lot
end get thethoet. ;
NEXT YEAR
HERE
District Convention of
The Rathbone Sisters
Met in Baker City
Last Night
Tbe first district convention of -
trint No 6 Batbhon 8istera waa 1
in Baker City last nigbl.
Thlt diatriot tnolnde Elgin, Union,
h Qrande. Baker Oity, Ontario,
aod Richland. Vivt temple ware re
presented.
Th afternoon nation was devoted
to business and torial work with Mr
Hyde of Baker Oity praahHac. Tb
election ol offioers resulted in th
election of Mre Hyde a presides aod
Miss Sloonm, of TJuion as Seoretaty.
Under tha order of business select
ing their next annual meeting, Mr
E Androsa, of La Qrande an tended
them a oordial Invitation to atest
next year in tbit oity, which wat ac
cepted aad omttime th latter par
of May decided upon.
Th evening session was devotes!
an exemplification of th floor work
which wat most beautifully eraowtad
Two eandidate being initiated. Fol
lowing earn tb tumpton baaejnei
and then the eonvention visited
office of tbe Morning Democrat When-
they wre royalty entertained by
night lores By tbat time th delegate
who retorded on tb west bound tram
bid tbr sisters all good by aod pro
mised them if possible an rqoatfy
(.Spatial to lb Observer) j
Delia, Text, May ST la aa inter
view today, W J Byra Mated that
there wat no middle ground on whleb
the opposing factions of tba democra
tic party can oomproeaiaa. Hi em
phasis ad the sis lament t . - '
They eaa not go together." Asked
aa to whether he would abide by the
retaUelSt Lout aeeaidt
"Tblag have no developed f
enough to tall. No one oan caterer
tateh qotetioa until the platform
aad candidates are koowa. '
He alto criticised Jndge Parker
eUeno - . y ,:
(Baeotel to lb Observer)
Belt Lake, May IT Hugh Alfred ,
civil ttttrlasev. A Jetton, bi assistant
war eoeteeutally killed by electrocu
tion at Bingham, It alia frota here,
today. To etuveyor chain which
they were carrying eaa ia contact
with a live win of the Tellnride Pow
er eomptoy aad lb malting thoek
instantly waa fatal to both.
. PROHIBITION NOMINEES
Repreaantaiive, A E Eaton, Union;
Clerk, W A Worttell, L Graad;
Sheriff, H A Thomas, Elgin : Attestor
B U Bbaw, North Powder; Recorder,
H O Tbamaaoo, La GraadiTreator ir
W L Laadruaa. Union; Comraiaslonsr
EF Roberta, Oove; ftaboat Sapt.
blank Rarveyos . bleak. Coroner, 8 L
, Corp, Oove.
LA GRANDE PRECINCT OFFICER
Jnttic of Pease,
W 8 Win, La
Grande.
OS-TE OP-A-THY
Osteopathic traatmeat aids nature's
p roc tenet to oonbal dlteass and baa
given abundant proof of ita ability. ' ;
, Had dlgeatioB leads to nervontneet,
aleepleetnett, Irritability, : braln-fsff.
ill-temper. Osteopathy core tick
atomacba aad perfect ataimilation
which makta pare, rich blood and
strong nerve. "".
Sneeial to Ibe Obseivir
Cape Haytlsn, Hay 17 A, erimia
battle waa foogbt today batwtea tbe
Dominican troop and tbe revolutioa
lit at Eeperaesa, on the toad from
afoot Cariati to Santiago near Mao
The re volution it tt were victor ion.
Many were killed and wounded on
both tide.
General Baoal Cabrera, minister of
war, who commanded tbe government
troop waa killed. . Tb revolutionist
are before HavaretU, where another
battle will be foogbt. Th govern
ment troop are waiting for reinforce
ment Tb United State cruller
Detroit and tb gunboat Newport are
off Monte Obritti.
(Spsoltlto lbObeerverr
Ijoodon, MaytT TbeShanhaikwaB
correspondent of tba Dally Ohromel
ends a report received from If io
'hwang that on May IS tolnking tbat
he Japan had retired from Ceng
VangObeog, lt),000 Suasiaos fronr
Hal Cheng aod Man Yang marched
toward Feng Wang Cheng. They
were surprised by V 000 Japanese in
Tatnng pat. Tbe Rnsin euualtlet
war 4,000 and over 1,0U0 Butiians
surrendered Th report doss not
ita' tbe Japanese loss s.
ivMHMHI
TRUST OUR SOAPS ?
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It is difficult ix judge the purity of toilut soapsi ft
and too often an agreeable odor detormines the ' . ?.
ohoioe. If all eoape were as innoceut as their ; .
fragrance ia pleasing, there would be ' more 4?
moot he skins and clear complexions and loss .. -1 ;
w roughness, pimples and blotches. ,
We can make you safe in your soap buying. 1
The toilet soaps we handle are those made by 4
reputable firms. Wo have pure and safe soaps 5
at whatever price you wish to pay. t &
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GORMAN LEADS ;:
STATE CONVENTION
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And Has Things Very Much. His
With lhe Maryland
: v Democrats. - -
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(Special to tbe Observer) 1
Baltimore, May S7 Tbe demoora
tiettat convention of Maryland met
in this city today, ' adopted platform
and aleoted delegates to the 81 Louis
eonvention.. w'-:... v'". . '
Senator Gorman Was the delegate
from Howard county, and tbeplatlorm
adopted by the eonvention admittedly
embodies bia opinion ol wbal the
national platform ahould be. It it
eoefintd to national issuea and prao
tloally endorsee tbe .in of action fol
lowed by the democratic committee
during tbe lata session- I oongrest.
It eallt for a moderate tariff revision,
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nau a wanoaa 01
New
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arrd latest wall Piper.. .Half
rJ rolls. - 'This Is more paper
thought of.bringing into this
I Tbia papsr 1 all (or sal and
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wbo are without doubt tbe most ski Ifnl workmen in Eastern, .. :?'
" Who, with the Ave Oret clee paper bangers already In our- em- I?
. Piny girt oathe best working foroe la the Inland Empire. . , ..V
Stackland Sc
PAINTS, 0I12S
TRANSFER AND DELIVERY
Wood, Clear Creek and
Castle Gate Coal .
Not and lamp aoat, Bed Or, tamarack, and yellow pins f wood .
Phone No 1011
gKe. fowlerS
Suoeeasor to L. 0. Grout and City Coal Co.,
A.W phone orders civ-i i ;jS
Our prompt Attention.
Way
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iodependenoe for tbe Filipinos', , ecou
omy in expenditures and lull inveattVsw
gatlon of all alleged orookedoeaa in '
the potloffios anJ other government
departments and severely orittci ''
tbe present administration. .It ooo
demut tbe method under ' whieh tb
Panami can'il t rritory was acquired .
and the disregard of law and treaty ?
obligation toward our slater repub ia .
" While the delegate! to St Louis are' -not
inttrnoted except to vote aa a unit ;
it it admitted tbis oourte waa followed v
by tb request q' Senator Qormea th k
convention being plainly in tbe but ;
mor to tnttruqt for bldi,- : .r. v
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Wall Paper:
a car load of the . newest
a carload means 20,009.
than any", one -firm ever -?
county in a single season. .. .
mast: be sold this senson. W , , j)
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enjoyable time nest year in L Grand
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