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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (June 4, 1904)
JTtfilgbt 1 4dJ SuntUy fair j , LA GRANDE EVENING Warmer SoniUV -; X Nil EudHbairtuJ 9 :U or. flu i a T NnftUnal 9:10 en time ro 9.10OO time VOLUME III LA GRANDE. OREGON. SATURDAY EVENING. JUNE 4 1904 .'t -.-.!.: MMBfcisl 185 irV Irti IP IP ITYvtl firlPH UD5EKVEK .... .... ... ; i . FAILED TO KILL Roxcy Vernon Trys to End Her Troubles But Fails -Was AH Over a Hat. Another attemped aaioide took plaee last evening Id od of tbe email rooma in the north end ol town. As in most ens is of thia kind tbe attempt was not successful and the y who made tbe attempt will m worry tbe doctors and polioe nen again. Ii wae tke 8a me o'd etory tbe woman and ber "lover" the man who derivea bis living by t.b eale of tbe womans shame, bad bad a row. Tbe man aud the woman bad quarried aud the man, no man is not tbe name, thing would better d a tribt him in order to show authority bad "played" even by cutting ber bat up into strings and when she rem ed eoolv informed ber that ru be tbe next to be scbrel I. I' woman gave t n-qcticle ii i i-e tion of her Iit 'lira by lot'if half a dftieri a n nv, ti- table mi . .1 -i ue abe afterwrni Fniil Mi inm i I. pretenoe of the doc.loi anil the I er that "she wnu'd ra'lier uk" I own life than g I hi." imo ir mil killing her" The nn'.c thing n -p out for drink mj the wom-n w with bei litf' f.nir yeir ula In Si took aovaotH :c ol ihe aben "I her salesman and ii the drug h n I wnnt to bed with her baby t.i die. ' li n n returned tbe little b y li-p-d out inai ' Mamma bad taken 3 Mouthing i kit herself." The tiousers depxrimeot ol the company went out to hunt night ofHcerWade and bad him phone for the dootor. Dr Smith was called and at oner responded te the call and at ouce pro ceeded to pump the drug from ber. In the bed waa tbe woman and be bind her was the little boy who huddl ed np to hie mother tbe very picture of w nderment and fear. To make a long slory short the doc tor pumped her out and she will pro; bibly Iiv9. Tbe wo'iian is known as Roxey Vernon and is about tweniy five yeara ol age The man ie kuonn aB Doc Knapp and has never bi e known to work. The authorities $2OOO0 More goods on hand tliau we ghouH have Ht this lime of the year and the only way to move them fast is to sacrifice prices. This we are going to do. S-tle commeaces TUESDAY, JUNE 6 Etc through the entire department We assure you that aud there arf nmpy choice pattern hats to select from abould take the child away from this oouple an J plaos it where the iur rounding wi'l be butter. Local Option A circular against local option la being distributed in this community. We tbe pastors of tbe several churches in La Grande, ful called up on to most emphatically dleaent from its conclusions. The great argument made In favor of tbe liquor t radio wbloh It is claim ed local option will aubvert and dee troy is that of revenue. It ia tbe strongest argument that can be ad vanced. Bat when that argument is off by tbe enormous oost of crime and pauperism growing oat of the liquor traffic the argument uiterly fails. But If tbe rovenve argument were a sound one, we would remind our vot ers of the woe pronounoed upon a town or nation that is "built upon blood." It Is not true that onr a.hools are run largely or even in part by revenue from the l quor trafllo but even If it were true it would be a suicidal policy to educate our children by means of a traffic whose only tendency is to cor rupt and ruin them, Atlantic, Qa is oiled as a dolelul oass of tbe disaB'rius results ol local option. Hear what is raid by a real estate dealer ol that city. GEORGIA LIKES IT Atlanta Ua., May 21 Dear Sir: Loo! Option in Georgia is (rowing very fat. My borne is in DcKlb county. We have been dry for about 15 years and want nothing else. Here i: Vtlanta we had partial prohibition - wo ye.rs I believe the best yearn ., tiie history ol tbe city. I was in tie provision buaioee at tbe time and ev rytmug was prosperous. Ihe bar rel kept for reUil fl jur, sold in lies than a bag was not used during u.e rime, I know a man that was in tbe vhiakey bueiuesB and went into tbe .rovision business. In tbe two years e b night a home. Alter whiskey came back in two years be lost bis xtine and ie now a clerk but I am cl id to say has not relumed to the vhi;key business. The L ird bl-sa you .od (lutein you i my Jpraver J It Well, Real Etate It is claimed thai local optio- would throw out of employment 15, 001) men. Now it is olaimed that many ol these are good honest reliab e and charitable; Lest it be granted that many are better than their business. They woul 1 then assuredly go into othir employments that would be productive of real values. It would not be an army of 15000 tramps and paupers, but, if it should so SATURDAYS SPECIALS All Millinery at Reduced Prices for Saturday This includes all our Ladies' Hats and all Misses and Children's Hat , in fact every thing In our Millinery Department piove, tha state eonld bettor afford to support them t' n the army of : criminals paupera and Imbeciles prodared by tbe liquor traffic, It ia claimed that if local option prevails property will depreciate in valne. It la "new thing under the sun" to claim for tbe saloon that it causes property value to appreciate, If it ia so, it ia verv unreasonable for residence portions of large cities to fight against the introduction of saloons in their in Ida t. Voters ot Union County, we ask you to atand for that principle dear to ev ery American tbe lule cf tbe majoi ttv. Lioal option ia jut prohtbitJU. I' ill oa y give to ec i commuoity thi right to say whether or not the) want prohibition. B asooable men mot do less than ite to give to tun majority ot tbe p-ople tbe right to manage their own ffiire. J W Comptoo. J O Walker O H King Base Ball. Rememh' i al.e bit ball game to morrow alternooii. nme will be call ed promptly at ' thirty o'olock The epical traiu Ii K ijin will ar ive to L OraoJe ai eight forty hve Tbe l.a Hrande brata ban I will meet ihe traiu . tbt depot anl play their best. FIKE IN THE SCOUT OFFICE. Tn - Scut prin ing offioi in Union caught fl.-e at about tau xueanay morning last and waa badly wrecked Tne lUines were subdued, but only alter the offioa li'd been thoroughly water soaked and the plant damaged i.o Hn. The los'. estimated at l,000 Is folly OLiveted by lneur ance H' publican Oh My! V Ion will b n en in every pre- cinot in the conni v on Vle.aion d .y. lino !! Im men who will not be bluffed bultdnxed or intimidated On ion Republ'ctn Birdie Gets $10,000 Portland. Jone i Ihe jury in the Uiited BtHea dia'rict court tonight awarded Birdie McCarthy, $10,000 damaBea easiest James B Heryford, the weaithv southern Oregon atook m.n i,.r hreaeh of Dromia. Miss McCarthy ia eoboo' te- ober. the assortment will pl.ase you TO THE VOTERS OF UNION A circular has been put out over . tbe county over the non-de-plume of ( the " Union Count i Seat Committee" which makes bold assertions Intended . to mislead and deceive the voters. Thia calls for bnef reply from the mayor and common coonoll ef La Grande. Aa to the amount of Indebted ness of Union ooiintv we bava not tha official data at hand and will not apeo- uiate aa to ita amount nor inauiga in visionary pip dreams with said "com-1 mittee". La Grande Is not responsl- blefor this indebtedness whatever it, may be and baa no interest either In exaggerating Its amount or in making an effort to keep thia indebtedness great. Kan this be said of UulouT Much of thia indebtedness, be it large or small, Is eauaud by tbe excessive mile age and extra coata of conducting coun ty government remote from tbe center of population and business and In pay ing rent for roomo nude necessary by the lack of publio accommodations at Union. The writer of the circular indulges in a page and a half to try to convince the voter that tbe county can build a court house at La Grande. This needs no rgument id reply for the Supreme Court of this Sta e bis settled that t matter definitely aud positively in the , case of Eaton va Mitnnangh. See 73 P.icillc Reporter, at page 767. "The provUions of the Constitution can not be dayB and at the rale . tbe work la pro avoided by a mere change of the county greasing hi will have at least 10 days to teat. We are cfrar, therefore, that under ! Bp.tru. The architect haa now com- he Constitution and facti of thit rate Union County can not legally create an indebted net for the building of a nea court home " It ia very plain, therefore, that an indebtedness can not be created mil It Is equally plain that tbe build ings must be had. The county could not wait several yuan in which a tax could be loviod and od leu ted and a fund created, Tlerefore, La Grande must mriiisn me oniiiunga, ami nmees sne- lots the county seat can not De moved. the "Committee" above referred to, ...... !..... ..1. - ,l.nau.wl b.a-,1. ! itteinpting to prove that. La tiraude ould not Inmie bonds an 1 that peol would not buy them . ' 1'be proof of the pudding ia in the eating." The city charter of La Gisade provides "Tbe city council shall have power to bond the ciiy for any sum not exceed ing $20,000; provided, that at any regular election, or at a special election called hy the council for the purpose, a majority of the legal voters of the city may authorize tbe council to issne aoy greater amount of such bonds." In other words tbe city council without a vote of tbe people can issue 820,000 of bonds bnt can Issue any amount II authorised by tbe people to do so. This provision of the charter waa teatad when the La Grande water system was built. The first $20,000 was Issued by tbe council and the additional 130,000 on a vote of the people. The best legal talent in the state declared it perfectly Ordinanc No. 289 Scries of 1904 An ordinance authoritlng and direct ing the mayor and recorder of the City of La Grande, Oregon, for and on be half of said City, to make, execute and deliver to The Oregon Railroad ANavl ga'lon Company, a quit claim deed tn lot 4, Block 60, and lota 1,5,8,7, & 8 In Block 62, Chaplin's Addition to the Town of La Grande, Oregon. THE CITY Oe LA GRANDE DOES ORDAIN Aa FOLLOWS ; Section 1. That for anil lo considera tion of tbe transfer of Block 40 in Chap lin's Addition lo La Grande, Oregon, to said City ol La Grande, Oregon, by the Oreir n Ital . road A Navigation Co : a corporation, the mayor and recorder, I. . .. t . . - ,.. a . . .. hereby, authorized anl directed, for and on behalf of the said City, t m ke, exeen'e and deliver lo The Oregon lUitrud & Navigation Co; a quit clrtioii g unto thcBaid Oregon Hatlroad & Navigation Co; all tlie right, title and interest of said City of La Grande, Oregon in and lo lot 4, Block 50 and lots 1,5,0,7, A 8 in Block 2, Chaplin's Addition to the town of La Onnde, Union County, Ongon, Se'tiou 2; That this On.lance shall lie published in Ihe l.a Grande Even ing Olnervar for one issue thereof and ahull b'-' in full force and take effect from and alt'T the 10th day of June A, I); IMi. Paused hy the Council of the City of La Grande, Oregon on the lOih day ol Juno, 1U0I by Six members, voting there 'or. Approved this :ir.l day of June A. I) IH04 JE Koley, Mayor of the City of La Grau Ie Oregon. Attest Chester P Newlli, Kecorderof the Cry ol La Grando Oregon. WAN TED Tbe Boss Meat Ma'ke w I pay the higbent eish trice fo chiokem and poultry in any quantise. COUNTY. legal and tbe city had no trouble In finding purchasers for the bonds. And eo it la with the recent Issue. The question was submitted to the voters at the last eltv election as to whether the body van find lault or make any cor city woold issue vM.OOO oity ball bonds acting tntr on one place, that be for with which to put up thee buildings, 'gt the opposite party, aud he forgets and the voters of tbe cltv bv a oracti i- aliy ananimooa voice so authorised. , These bonds were advertised for sale ana mere were nva mas auominea. ail of which were above par and tbe bonds were sold for par and 178.00 premium, no dialer la municipal paper would have taken these bonds at any prion! if then had been any qoettlon as to their validity. I We tbeo advertised for Dlaua ai We tbeo advertised for plaua an4 , apeciflcatlona. and architects from va- rions parts of the state submitted plana In competition. Out of tbe five plana ' we bad to select from we accepted those ' we deemed best suited to our needs; and when theae plana were adopted we entered into contract with tbe success ful architect to build according to his plana, and he commenced work at once on the detail drawinga and apeciflca- tiont and aa soon aa these drawings were finished for tha fonodatlon and basement story, we advertised for bids and let the contract U the lowest of three bidders and the contractor fur- nieb d a satlefart iry bond in the sum of tlOOO to complete the work in 40 pleted the detail drawines and speciS- cations tor the superstructure anil we have advertised for bids for Ihii work and expect to let 'he contract as aoon aa bids can he submitted satisfactory t tbe council. We expect thia building to be complete and ready to be occu pied before the first of September, A D 1004 because we have got the men and we nave sot the money to do It. nated at U Orand, thia Juno 8 A D lflM ' '"' i. K. KOI.F.V, Mi or Chester P. Ncwliu, Keoirdor Attest : J. W. Kennedy A. I.. Richardson L. f. lie ivls W. If . Uohiieiikanip S A. Gaidiiiirr G. E. Fowler Council men of Ihe City of La Grand. Htate of Oregon i on County of Uulon ( 00 1, o heater P. Newlln, Recorder, of the City of La Grande, do hereby cer tify that the tact set out In the foiegoing statement eo far as they re late to what baa been done by the City ot L Grande are true as shown by the records In my office and that th' fo e going signature! of the Mayor aud c 010 ellmen are genuine and that th cm- tract and bond referrad to are on file in ! my office sod In my care and custody . Cbestei P. Newlln, Recorder of tin City of La Grande In Actual Use. T rough the plate glass of the otore window alioeo look very much alike. In r dual use however they must speak for themselves It is in com fort and seat I bat Green-Wheeler ladies shoes become e'orjuenl No trouble to show goods. Coma in and see the lates . style. T M Btohbh fiald the Shoe Specialist. T 1 X. TELL TALE TEETH-: I( you neglect your teeth you know it; and . f - everybody else knows it, becatiae the teeth are so ? i protniuently locased that any lack of care is quickly visible. Good tooth brushes cost but . little here. We have sotno that we guarantou ..- never to shed a bristle. We also hnve the lntest ' . and best tooth preparations; those thut pslisli, : whiten and preserve the teeth and cannot harm. . Cau supply a ttioth-saving outfit for very little money. ,-. NEWLIN DRUG GO To The Houorable Voters of Union To From a Cltisan of Sommervllle. -- The moment la drawing near when he citizens of Union Co have the pri vlllagn lo vote and deeida for their own good ami well fare or not, by which I eoisMer the County seat question the most Important problem, I have read the d ffereut explaiiationationa in the local papers. One of th ini ia tba oud of Mr T U ' Crofford of Union, and I must Say tt is a splendid enllgbting and correct tulk i for TJ.ilou. Tom au I hit gang of : voter, and so to express iilmwll lor tbe wellfam of 'he majority of hla U lion Co people. I I'V1 In this county for twenty i j raw u uuimi and mevenieots of tbe ditTereut towns anu Ulirerent enterprues, and d.Uerent enterprising people. r -them Ami 1 foiiud La Grande Heals all and La orande is tbe mailing town In union uo, u lias me name tor en- terpris terpriae und prosperity. Itbnanatutes opportunity a well as any town in Union Co. Aud if yon glver theui1 the County Seat vet, our prosperity to complete. Theu La (iran In will ' be a town, and it Is fir bettor (for all the people In the whole County if we have one good City than none at all La orande ia (be best trading point in Union countyt all ready you can aell grain and all kinda .of pro tacts for a better price than any other tjwn In the' couuty La oratido worked itself n p from nothing to four or five thousand people, - It baa the railroad and all kinds of - , . . , ' , r un m regular uwu snu our marKiu still bet'er than belore. Th ao will be all kinds of industries and entc prise i growing out of a good town, one thing brlnga another and thou au Is of laborers would And employment Hoi wlihanr1 hoe that all the votara of Union County can tej into that and vote lo move the county aeat in Li ran Ie next Monday. Yours Truly A Tax payer. Refere Stop Fight Ihicagn, Ju ie 4 tnddy It hi the Oh ago light welg'it was " -l eaten" so ba 'v In the tight with Jimmy dar ner ' Low-li, M., that tha r. ree at ipad tha fight in the sixth run d to lava Kan irom ; lurher. pun's ment. . ',..'' f Win. Miller & Brb Are preparing to move their office to No. 1107 Adams Av-nue Folcy-Roesoh Building, ground floor where they will have the finest aud most, inndorn suite of ol- ;;t .... i J flcea in the uity. tr? ' ' ' ..'..' . : They will be better prepared than ever to take care of everything ia the line of fi Real Estate r , INSURANCE , lYXortira "e 1 loaiis BROKENAT PenJNIominated For Governor of Illinois on the 79th Ballot. , SprlDyfieltflliKlone 4 By mik- hDK . combination witb Obas 8 D I uiBD: y Bbermao, Howland J Ha- 1 mln n, ,jolta g. pieroei Qovernor Yi. nH hrnlcn the rlearfl.iok in i t ... ' ..t- . .l state convention nil ; ' brought abjut tb nomination of li -nsen for govero'of. The ; pomina "i ' was made on tbe)' 79lh ballot which stood: J Yates lj Lowdeo S22 1-9 i Ceneen Bit 1-2, Warner 21. ? Tbe oomblnation waa the result of a series of oonleienon ,wbioh were held last night sod this morning. The agreement had not been oonsum mnt3d when the convention met at 10 o'clock'1 this moroinp, and thn Yates and Dineen people forced re oesi until J pm, 3 Then the par tit s to tbe combina tion met and finally decided upon De neenas Ihe candidate.' J When tbe convention re-oonCened Yates, Ham II I ii nuu , j in i i.tiiii mw invn ,uvn names frJm tlircAimide-ation of the lin and Sherman wit drew their doleizatwand .iru'd thur friends to do1egatesand urn' vote for IXneun When ' tbe 79 h roll call was complete, Louden moved to m .ke the nomination unanimous and Oiai.mao Cannon neclared the motion carried.., AU IDnnent up en thiisinsm ol the delegates : 'oamfested itsell as J.neen ' anitt.-p the platform an I hni 11 y tli,n,kid the c invi h i m '.-lllr-'l e IIOMllr..lrt..!.r--)...- . ;' , Ladjesjhoej. My ladies idiiies nt nt only up-tn- , datnj bnt nptntite-rniniite in sty'o.. Distinctly high-cla'S 't popular prices. . .. Fine shiiOj. r -.psirig . ' Blulibli fidd Ihe up-to-date ?( "boe deale-. 5.1 . , - Next' door ko J V Berry s. 4M MIMIIMIIIlllAlilJHm