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VOLUME III
LA GRANDE. OREGON. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 15 1904
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LA
mAND
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WORK DONE BY
THE COUNTY COURT
Numerous Bills Allowed At the Regular May
Term And Other Business
Transacted.
The application of Bolnrnn tad
MeParlane for license to Mil spirlt-
uous, malt and vinous liquors is law
' " quantities than on gallon in Hilgard
precinot lor period ot ilx monlba
Iron) May 4. M04, was granted.
Appropriation were made in the tol
. lowing indigent personst Ueorge May,
8;Ines Guild, tz5; Anna Holmen
Ella Season, $15) Jobn Hilderbreod,
$8; John Mndlock, 15
Tbe petition! ot JL McKionie,
William B Bolline, W T Hartley and
. J B Halt ley for tbe redemption of
of certain lota in the town ot Imbler,
Oregon, were granted upon tbe pay
in snt by tbe reapeotive partiee of tbe
amount of delinquent taxee, logetlier
. with eoat and penalty obarged agalnat
aid lota.
Tbe remonstrance againet ' op i
- ing of tbe propped county i ..J put
tioned for by jli: Allen, ' "1., w ,-
denied, and npn 'he lavorabh repu t
- ol the Board ot Ouuotv Rd VitWmrs
; I ' aaid road waa ordered oiued up s-u
placed in reptir lor trav-t, suit ol to
tbe approval of tbe proceeding bad in
the matter by ibe District Atorury.
Tha applio 1'ion ifJK Sim t fw
the return ol ft SI exeea Hit imo
for the gear IH-'3, waa allowed o-l ;ue
Cierk instruc d to i.aut watiaut in
lavor of J K. K.u.g lor aaid n Mint
The applioation of J L bi'iuorgof
for transportation lor Coar Lini t-"-bonier,
an indigent neat mute, " liuiii
Hnlemto La Grande, Oregon, wan
granted and tbe Clerk ordered to Is
sue warrant in payment olea-d trans
, portation in theeam of 7 40
Tbe applioation ol Z tolba Elder for
the tetura ol (2 16 exeats taxes paid
for the year lt03, was allowed and
tbe clerk instructed to issue warrant
in Iavor ol said Zantha Elder lor said
amount
y- Tbe application ol Gove Telephone
T Company to ereot, maintain and oper
ate telophone lines em end aorou
roads within Union oounty was allow
ed. Tbe Board of County Boad Viewer!
were ordered to meet at tbe beginning
lor tbe proposed oounty road petitioned
' tor by George Qettl", and othen, on
Saturday, May II, 1904, at 10 o'clock
A.M., end prooeed to view, survey
and lav out aaid road according to
law.
The following billa were allowed et
the Mav term ol Court. 1904, on tbe
. General, Boad and Contingent funds,
as lollowa:
GENERAL FUND
Robert Blumenttetn, commis
sioner's tees moo
Tbe Republican, printing ai
per bill
Glass fc Prndbomme Company ,
' stationery as per bill
S M Goff, salary etock inspector
O D ThomliDson. registering
" eleolors in North Powder in
14.00
8166
IS.00
1901 ! IU0
Union Electric Light Co, Lights
et pec bill 38.00
Dr. Willard Smith, Prof. Servic
es rendered Mis Bolomon
Kadt, Indigent
E 4 Morelook, J P FeesBtate v
' Nicely
W M Morelook, Con. fees Bute
v. Nicely :
Monte Witty, witness Bute v.
. Nicely v, - .--,-
David Soott, witneea State v
Nicely '
Ada bVott, witness State v.
Nioely . .''
Nicely .witness Stele v Nicely
We Grant, J P Fees State v
Wilson v
BF Wade con. fees State v
Wilson
Henry Bebr, witness State v
Wilson
B F Wade witness State v Wil
son ' ,
Wm Ramsey witness State
Wilson .. . ...
n i Grabs J P Fees State v Ells-
worth':
J H MoLaoaleo, eon, feee State
v Ellsworth '
J L MoKinuis witness State v
' Ellsworth . .
Del Anderson witness State
Ellsworth . '
Finer Baling fitness State v
Ellsworth J
U J Green witneea State y Ells
': worth :'
Oiaa MsOrary witness State v
Ellsworth
Hattie MoOraiy witneea State v
Ellsworth
Frenk HoOlure witneee State v.
Ellsworth ;
Frank Counsel witneea State v
Ellsworth '
wm Grant J P Fees State v
wells
Lbayburn con. tees State v
wells
J L Joyce witness State v wells
Fred Jacobs "
Paul Lederle
wm Grant J P Fees State v
Budro
w 0 Martin eon fees State v
Budro ,
Frank Hoffmlre witneee Slate v '
Budro
Peter Budro witnesa State v
Budro
Hans ' Christofferton witness
rjta e v Bndro
Pete Lee witness State v Budro
Harry Baylies witness State v
' Budro
Elisabeth Beyliss witness State
v Budro
wm Hancock I P Ftes State v
hartin
J T Joote eon tees State v Mar-
UnV'j
Fred Wilson Spec con tees. In
12.60
0,70
; 6.00
8.10
3 30
3.20
8 30
6.60
8.46
1.70
1.70
1.70
860
14 4U
460
360
360
4.00
1 70
1.70
8.70
3.70
6.10
7.76
1.70
170
170
640
3.15
re Wesley Reed insane
Van Houten ft Messenger, lum
ber for Poor prm
James A Piloher commissioners :
lee. 20 00
J H Morton atsesaor'a ftes 858 Oil
OeWarnick registering electors 7200
illie M Hale extra work on lax
roll
0 C Pennington boaod ol pri
soner Hetty Pjy extra work on tax
. roll -.. :.. -.'
Union Printery stationery as
per bill
PaoifioStatee Tel A Tel Co.
Messages etc as per bill
B Cbanoey servioes registration
olerk '
W E Brownsll, H D Prol ser
vices rendered F r Clark aod
family
S E Brownell drugs furnished
t P Clark
38.71
86.00
91.42
40.00
34.06
78.0J
7 60
1 80
620
Robert Miller, witness J P State
: V Bechttl '
D A Barnes, juror in re Milne in
quest
James Bass " ':
J C Christ i mroii "
George t'h. uilli r "
Wm Uendr.vka : "
J W Terwi leger . . " (
E E Ai; u, witne.v "
J W St ..rt "' -"'
J ACmi-e.-
L L Crogi '' " ,
Homer Ueo'ictt "
DrT AliNkUitliton i "
IJrF W Wb ling "
Dr F W Whill f, . examining
physician
Or T MrNiugl.ton '"
E B Mo elofk, actiugouroner
ROAD FUND
Grande Ronde Lumber Co. lum
ber for county roads 1'
Lee A Wilson, services as sup
ervisor RD 32 10 00
R M Duncan, .work on roads in
diet 32 0 0
Win Duncan, same 9 00
Harry Huifmao, work in roads
in dlst 31 ' 11 2f.
G L Huffman, services as sup
ervisor RD 31 17 7!
William Diokeneun, work in B D
ID 24(1
Jos Wright, supplies furnished for
R D 28 0 00
J D Casey, " "
R D.15 9 40
E F May, work with team on R D
30 - IB 00
L L McKennon, viewer on Allen
road ... 680
B Logsdon 11 60
L D Sutherland, ohalnman " 2 20
W M Btace woik in R D No 15
Jobn Stephenson "
Norris and Clme repairing osd
tools as nr bill
Dan Otpen work in B D 27
D W Elledge ork with team
in B D 12
L O Perin work in R D 2 ! ,
Aiioel Meioaotite Co tuppliee
forBD12
Van Houten & Meaaeoger, .
lumber lor B D 28
CE8bermo servioes super-.' '
visor B D 27 ;. :i
8.00 ! Elgin Forwaidiog Co
road graders for Dials 2 and 6
Stoddtrd Lumber Co lum
ber for county roads .
Cbaa Eliawortb work on proeb
stel bridge '
Cbaa TaI '
Jobo Oliver ..
JTFIynu "
M N Myriok "
Frank Hoffoiiere ' " .
Henry Sues " ; . -
Jo n Underwood " . . r
O E Helmick "
John Young . " ' '.
68 76 delegates to the national convention et
170
170
170
170
170
170
2 30
2 30
170
2 10
170
170
170
' 500
fa 00
17 25
08
a
4 70
6
24
2 26
2 78
1.84
10;
,(,... i
66 ;
37 04
St Louis. H Instructed the delegatee
to vote for wm B Hearst et St Louis a
long as his name remains before tbe
convention.
1.70
1.70
170
1.70
1.70
1.70
866
4.30
G G Staokland
Arthnr Curtis, surveyor
Frank Hempe, services super
visor R D 28
Victor England, work in "
RD28
BBFrazer, " "
RD28
B Admundson, " . "
R D 28
W C Crawford, work in R D 6
John Kimber " "
James A Read " "
J O Miler, eervicca supervisor
RD0
Dan Jolly, work in R D 26
O Lamb, " "
Clifford Lamb "
J W Spencer "
A N Davis
M L Rush "
James Webb "
Charles Gailea, work on county
bridge
Virgil Blater "
Roy Hawes " .
Ed Bartmeas "
Jay Hawes "
220
9 80
23 76
12 75
24 00
I8 60
525
176
175
M D Jones
Jay Belden " ,
John Moss . ; " .........
A J Weaver . "
I W Castle "
J HTer.y "
Robt Masleraon burlap sacks
used at Proehttel bridge .
J D r lynn work on Proebatel
bridge
Jjhn Stitzingir
QeorgB Belden "
L W Ragle .
J H Orton servioes as super
visor R D 23
J H Neilson work in B D 23
J B Stringham "
Lvwi Duel -
F M Hiatt "
S iuiub! Dell work on Proeb-
tel bridge
Prloe Gates "
1 E Logsden
3 Lngdeo Overael g work
n Prnebstel I ridge
) Caolwell eervioes as s.iper
itisor R D 14 etc
H Conoway ,up'rviior R D 34
J W Sills eervioea as tuper-
visor RD 25
J W Sills work on road in
DUt 26 etc
D H MoWatera sen .:ea as
HUpervisor B D 16
CONTINGENT FUND,
Marion Irwin pauper account
School Entertainment
8
. 8,
7
17
13
10
22 ,
7 60
15
20
15
'.11.
8
4
18 60
140
15
6
31 50
6
, 7
3
8
S
:': 8
960
, 8
19 50
6120
163 75
12
81 60
25 60
16 25
136
WOULD A SASH AND
DOOR FACTORY
if?
', 1";
PAW
mi
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Why Not ,nuure Here Instead t ShippL
Ifi. '
Our Umber -East io
Manufidurtd.
be
A. ptomlneat buslnea ata in this
city who bee had years of experiesNe
lo tbe sew mill and lumbering interest
el this eeortee in a convrreatloe with
as Observer repraeaatative, teletlve te
the estehllshmeot ol tech eoMrprieule
tblaeity that would create rtooaad
1 1 tbe steady employ meat ol labor
raggested the! thll was aa Ideal le
cation tor a large door end task factory
Tbla gentlemen eated that mUlhaM
of teetof our lumber were stow eneaelly
being shipped from this section to the
seat ud there manufactured Into ush
an I doora, whlcb could be : maaafacsn
red in this t ity Jot a cLeev ss le tbe
t rl
11. t t . K flM.- . I i . I' ' V , " ... . V J V .iT-
' aiuvi un, m iu, imw, iuwkhf
ing event to Alloelites finoe the loce
tion ol the County seat baa been defl
nltely settled, whs Ibe entertainmrnt
on .the evening of June 10th wbioli
marked the elote ot a nine months
term vt school taught by I D SmbU
wheiin thirteen puills via, ... Lottit
Willey, Dora Ric hardson, Vada Smith,
Mary - pickiemire, ' Nettle Adama,
Ellis Salisbury, Clark, Elmer Mien,
Frank MoK.unon, loris Oh Iters,
Fi yd MoKennon, Radie Hodsort and
John 8, icklemire re etved their rewanl
for dillg nee in study in the shape of
eipht (.rnile diplomas.
A ter tbe members of the graduating
c'nau had shown tLeir respective Abili
ties bb orators, reoiters, end must
oians Superintendent Brngg was call i
ed upun anil nia!e one of bis unial
happy speei-hes before preaentiug the
diplomas.- Among tbe mo t notable
parU of the exhibition., was tbe
tableau "Devotion", tbe drill, tbe
Red, White ' and Blue, the Young
American reversed. ' and TJnole Sam's
Ktoepiiou, In tbe latter' drill Umie
Samuel and Columbia receives vlstta
from their neiglibore, leprea nta lvee
ofthe different nations ot the earth a d
proceeds to take tbem on a little ewiag
around thecitole to the musioot a tune
that Unole Sam lea ned a lo g time
ago when he was a boy. Prof timer
Littleton delighted ttie audience with
a few gongs and jokea that ihowe I he
ha l not fo'go t-n hi old trade when
he belong i to t- at wondeifat egg e
gation -'The Greatest Show on Earth"
Alvan Jordan. interested the tudieuon
lor a shoit time with selections on
b s gri-mopnone
Thedal gne "To much f a good
th nff " waa j oth interi-stini and ainna
Ing. It was now half past twelve o'clock Charles Rout
so Irissdame Watson, and Webb tang
"Good Night" and the eudiei o- Wi s
dismissed.- A WW Of tbe young men
in the audienon seemel to be oe ebrat-
ins the Dassase of ti.e '-Local Outlon"
law, it would be well for them to leave' .... " V .-' C ,V'?jisic
thiapirtof the perfoiman e out in the Forth) tiext thirty dai I offer my entire iock i)f
mm e. nana lage ' . .. . ,
h
WHOLESALE KILUNG ehlppg men te. wiitd4 aliol tbV
eobeooer Metbew Turnvr,'uraWr la-; ,
dee (root Tee true In Bid- ey Aawtre-;
Ifat." Bhr is n , n 104 day. Mho
I toll mk the triti n 74 day. Bte .
. e "ted agtintt i-i .riiv.) at t
ft"
.MSawMtanaimaHMUR ; ;
f i-it and -In f fri meek obeapar
t tat eml-r ttrewat . iditlone there wse
in ld d exnena- in tti was e of lota
bar upo t -v-il-Th ti 1 1 east I lraih
tost be pel ', j A;'t Vr- i
A plaut tuk woaid raipltqr ' thd at -
throaii anyeber- iiou- 26 to.'O mea
would cue. aboel $2,0 0.'.S';.;:,V:., :;j
Weh-v a nam &r'of met In o-ir
ettf who by Utilj htveat'gatt a re?
gar line oar timber; marke'i and, eo$ .
wonU .boid -ch-itWor not seh a .
eDterniee aonl I he jnltiaed la local- .
'ng here. If so let ,ua t ke steps to "
sejure oee j fc J . , $
1 '' : i
Schooner Overdue
. Be Ifo-d lad, June 15-tAs a result of
arlnelfoutht in the public streets of
Bryantsvllle, eight inilee we t of here
this morning, J Root, Cbar'ee Rout
and Milt To a are dead and Jentee Tow
and Frank Tow are wounded.
The ahootlag followed tbe all ed Ctl ' 'tat
determination of tbe Rout bro.here to ' -.-.y r ;
get even" for a teats Herat a we-k f N m'aatlons It .St 'dldntes' W
ego and had Its Inception over toe God 'es' of l.ibertr en.ita t' el'l "cl
attentions leviabed by a " w man neon Fntu'day at noon
v't-iSJfir'-J.Wf--'
.i'eryw'ii
J H Morton cash paid lor stamps ex-
pseanage etc
J H Mimnaugh cash paid for
stamps, express etc : .
E E Bragg, cash for stamps
John rrawley, same and ex
O 0 Penicgton, same
M A Harrison, cash paid for in
speoting roads aud bridges .
3
13
166
180
4
4 65
i
O S Hawes
12 50
200
4 50
650
17 76
850
.500
600
7 00
400
400
200
4 00
4
BIG BERRY
FAILED TO
KILL
eluding driH goode, trimmiagt, shirt ' waiMs. lklrts, " hosiery,
shoes, millinery io fact everythint in my line t . ' t$
"HH
FOR WARM WEATHER READING.
It will be well to keep in mind these dsys that
we have a Tery latisfactory line of books and light
summer reading matter.
Suitable reading is the safest and most profit
able form of hot weather diversion. The late - -
publications are here; yon can find just what you
like The pWco is light whether tbe literature is
heavy or light Never possible before to get so
much reading for so little cost, .
NEWLIN DRUG CO.
Brick Johnson, Wallowa
i County's Bad Man,
1 Attempts Suicide A
1 Spectacular Affair.
' ' ' " V-.:. . -I r '
. Brick Johnson, of Wallow count)
iscertalily makings i-trong etf.iit to
create the imp easion that he is a b. ld
bd anil deaperu'e man. HIh est at
tempt In th e line wae to pnn turn his
big side with d rk.nnil men do
hot toot for home. Ho went home to
, il o so be au d.hut mu- h to thi dlen ay
of the eople of that dletrlot failod to
'die.' From tbe account received by
tbe Ob erver this morning by le ephoiir
Brick was on or.e of his frequent
drunks aud oould think of no oth-r
way to become a leading citizen bnt
to lead off for the other airjo 'lie call id
up a few small boys and Inviud them
around behind the M ft M Co store
and offeied to -bow them "something
fine" he then etrett hod hlmeelf out on
tbe ground and x tabbed hlmaetf twioe
In tbe aide, ouo- joat below tbe heart
and onoejuat aboie. He then annouuc
ed that be beliovrd he would go borne
to die and t-tarted off on the run. As
above stated he lailed to die, and from
all indications will live to continue
orchards wSII bring the total quantity to be an expense and ding race to the
up lo last seaaons apple output out,.J"""7
many orchards are m i jielding i-s
much as thi y d d lat rear bnt the
quality will doubtless be bitter. .
J M 8eldra commisnioner . elect
brought ever a load of fat hogs to La
Qrande this inorniDg and found time
to make ue a abcial cull. Mr Belders
says that next week the Cove' will be
thoroughly ia the strawberry buiinese
and that they will have at least oue
third beaver crop than ever, this sea
son. He also reports tiiat they have
their poles all eel and wire etiung for
their new telephone system aod x
pect.the phones to arrive In a few
days. Tuis will prove o' great advan
tsgetoall. Mr Seldera sy tbe young
An invitation ia eztanded to the public to come in nd lean
prices whathtr yod buy or Dot.
aeas'isisaiiisisiisinin islli iiiiimiin I I
S:T J La Grande's
i New Shoe store
I I bow opt'U tun rerly foi
1. $3.00 .t.,. P. rrU , pi
L-dies'; Gentlemen's and chi'- 1 (S 1 W
dreu's Shoes. Yon are invited to, SV
" call and examine my' stook whether ' aJCiV' -
yon buy or twi. WiftiiW ;.sWVv.
., -.')". 'r, : qo I ' '
: T M STUBBLEFIELD;
, litl.,;t,.ri 4r to J H. ulrji
iaiii s-sla- si susa-i si s iilllll ltOja)l liMMHl
WINS IN
ILLINOIS
State Convention In
structs Delegates to
Vote for Hearst Until
The Last. . '
(Siieolul to the ObserverJ
8pringflell,Ill, Jnneln. Tbe dem
ocratic state convention today nomi
nated a full stale tickets and elected
Russian
War Losses
. St. Petersburg, June If. Tbe Pol
lowing statement ol the Rriwian losses
in the war has been isaurd'!
"Navy, 44 olficera and 820 men kill
ed ; 13 olflrora and 3' 0 men wonndeJ
ar.ny 36 officers abd 9S0 men kill .d ;
103 olftcers and 2,0BO men aonndtd:
taken priaoners 20 oflioers and 606 mea.
Noted Preacher Dead
Chicago, June 15. The Rev. William
Lee Jones, a llaplist minister, who has
been engaged in charoh wdrk in Illinois,
Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Kentucky,
Maryland and New ! Jersey, sinoe 1850
is dead at the Euylewood Hcepit.1 en
the result of an operation. . He was a
veteran of the Mexican War and ot th
Civil War. lie was 73 years old.
Wm. Miller & Bro
'..-f
Are preparing to move their office to No. 1107 Adams
Avenue Foley-Roeeoh Building, ground floor where
they will have the finest and Most modern, suite s of n,oi
floes in the city.
They will be better prepared than ever
of everything in the lino ol ;
to take caio
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