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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1904)
i V! ; ,TUM etas Vfc. o f Cast fceond 1:10 oa tlsae r MbSVVMt ' ! HUM VOLUME III LA GRANDE. OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 20 1904 4s. , . f 1 i y..j''.rs ,S?'? II' i'r."l, .11' -. ' t DOWN TO BUSINESS The fepublican Co.wen- t'on in Session, t . Chicago . June 8') The advaijo , guard of tbe repnbllain national otn- . ventlon bat arrival io Cbicgo and ;, the greater comber of the delegates are v expected lomorrcw and Monday morn- From all ai'vanoe .indication, the convention promisee to laek aome of the excitement of ntber gatherings of ' it kind. The oliief interest to farorn tail la Ibe vice presidential nomintion :' The oppoaitioa against Secretary . Cortelyou for obairmao of tbe nation al committee aeemi to be dying some what, and rarioua membera of tbe Da iooal committee predicted today -that he would be elected without oppoei- '- tion. - '' -;. Tbe attitod of Senator. Fairbanks. regarding tbe nomination for viae pretideot la not pleasing to many ar ! riving delegatea, who, say hp V 6 Id . declare himself more ixplici !y i . , tuesdav . .: ' ; .OonvenHoi1 mil -d toord : hy Clioir man Hev Henry G Pevr.e. ' P ajer by Bev Timothy P Fro;.;;; ;v K ; i - Beading call for convention hy & n .'' retary Elmer D.ver. ' .- Introduction of temporary ulni -mao, Elihu Bout. . s Appointmvnt of oni miiiep r-n p; maoeot org'nizition. Intruiluotioo Wi. Miller. & Bro Are preparing o move their office to No. 1 107 . Adams Avenue Foley-Roesch Building, grouud floor -v here they will have the fiue9t and most 'modern suite of of-. , Sees in the city. -'ci. ,.. "'-' - . r ' . r ' They will be better prepared than ever ; to take care of everything in the line of - ; ' "'-.'v -1 . ' ';" 'Real Estate-' : IVXortgage Ians TRY A CUP OF CRESCENT CREAM Coffee (Finest Mocha and Java; Served free at the . . Nebraska Grocery Store I : Crescent Baking Powder "Never disappoints the cook Try it 4i ii 11 11 1 mt 1 FOR WARM WEATHER READING. It will be well to keep in mind these deysthat we bave a very satisfactory line ol books and light summer reading matter. .' Suitable reading is the safest and most proflU . - able form of hot weather diversion. The late ' " publications are here; you can find just .what you like The pfico is light whether tbe literature is heavy or light Never possible before -to. get so ..'' much reading for so little cost. 4 ,' . . ,' NEW LI N DRUG , CO. and pi'ci of permaoeol, ohairman, Joaeph 0 Cannon. Report of eommit tee on rule and naming thniobera ol the new national committee. .! W EDNR9DAY. Prayer by Bev Tbomaa E Ooz. : - Be port of oummittee on leaolutiona B'Krtof ommittee on permanent organiaai.n ' ' . Introduotion and apeecb of perma nent ohairman, Joaeph 0 Cannon' bepori of oonoittee on rulee. Naming membera of new national eommittee. . . ,. TBDBBDAY . : Prayer by Bev Tbaddeui A Boive- i. "f'v -v-,- u-i H Call for preaidential nominatiooa. Preaentadon of nam a Preaidenl Boorevelt by Frank 0 Black,,. oi Mew York, and leoonding by Senator , Bev eridgenf Indiana and othera. .. . Nomination of vioe proekeni, Beleotingof oommitteta. ' Notinoalton oi eaoaiaatea. it;- (eular Harvest Walla Walla Waah. June 80 Whe la making a rapid proBTeee In tbia oouiity aa a reault of all or aevendiya, real aummer weather. ; Harveat will begin on time tbia year, broxming ejuite general in the valley before July 12. Tlo warm weather ia especially good for spring wheat, and both varie tiea are coming on aplendidly under the beat, at the aame time not suffer ing for ralo. -A few daya more will put the oroo beyond probable danger 'rom bot winds. - The committee in charge of aennring d ate for the Fourth of July parade ia meeting with aplendid aucceai and ex pect to eclipse any former effort ever attempted. . . , - , - 1 tut 1 11 lit 1 OPENED A SAFE With a Vest Pocket Full ; of Tools. 3 Walla Walla June 20 Armed with a bottle of nitroglycerine and audi otber inatrocaeuta aa could be carried io vett poekut, an ezpeit yesterday npeued a 4,5'JO pound Victor Mangan e e aale in 64 miuutea, in the presence of 200 people, nearly half of tbrm b ' mg bankers attending tbe Btate Bank ers association. " Three obargea of tbe drug were exploded , tbe last wreno img the door from its hinges. No drilling was done,' neither were any expert tools used; a sledge being employed to the fx tent nl several bio 4 a - '; This, tli" iirf.'. pieoe of safe-oraok-;ng ever iik- u i i tbe northwest, look plan D.v.iii' grove, about four miles fri.ii. tlia c ly, being a lit tle diveroinu v ied by tbe a ate assooi nut li I"-1 i liScation ofiba banker , who 'av- a abiding interest in the mi j Oi in ru gMr proof safes in Wbijti lu idi hnuiil b.-kept. Our Charley 0 E Oliv i , w wa ippoinled dep uty asi' or at a special term ol the ooon'v i u r, i at bia pistol duty in tba aaa ois oBici, U ilbeur O setle CROP REPORT IN UNITED STATES Tbe Crop Reporter, a montbiy, pub lished by authority of tbe Secretary of Agriculture at Washington D 0 for Juue 1904 received by tha Observer on Sunday tbe 19 inxt. gives toe crop con dition in Ibe United States as follow Preliminsry reiurnato the , ('hid oi tbe Bureau of 8tatist.es of die D. parl- meut of Agriculture on the acn age of spring wheat sown indioste an area ol 17,140,800 acres, a decrease of 116,100 acres, or 0 7 pel cent, from tne revised eatimate of tbe aoreage sown lastyeai Tbe average condition ol spring wheat on June 1 was 93 4 as compar ed with 96 9 at the corresponding date last year, 95.4 on June 1, 1902, and a teu-year avrrage ol 93 8. ' . ' ; ; Tbe average oooditinn of ; wiuter wheat on June 1 was 77.7 as oompaied with 76 5 on May 1, 1904, 2 2 on Juni 1, 1903, 76.1 at the corresponding dati in 102 and a ten-year average of 79 8 , Tbe total reported area (in oats u i about 27 ,646,000 acre.', a reduction ol 1 86,300 acres, or 0.3 per cent from thi- area sown laat year. -: The average condition of oats on June 1 waa 89 2 agnioet H5.Soo Junt 1, 1903, 90 6 at tbe oorreaponding date in 1902, and a ten-year average of 89.9. . Tbe acreage reported as under bar ley exceeds that harvested last year by bout 163,000 acres or 3.1 per dent The average oonditioo ol barley is 90 6 against 91.6 on June 1, 1903, 93.6 at tbe corresponding date in 1902, and a ten-year average of 89.0 . From Hot Lake. Mrs. A. M. Hall.ol thiseitv, ho iasaaal aai ati ill Jasfc sas sliatiafcasVass 1 1 rtTTTWTff f T?Tl oenlly took a 0 urse of treatment for a very severe case of ihnmatiam at Hot Lake, arrived in Joaeph a few days ago entirely recovered. Mrs. Hall bad been a sufferer from rliumi tism io its most augrjiafed form for a number of years and Shortly before going to tbe lake she became almost helpless. Sbe was persuaded by her friends to tr tbe watera of Hot Lake i.d Hie course o' treatment tbat in giveo in oonneotion witb the katbs, whiob refilled aa slated at ovo. : Mrs Hall is now enjoying perfect health and -peaka in the bighest terms jf the virtues In tbe waters of tlir lake and tbe oou'rsfi of treatment ad ministered , by the pliysioians " io charge of the sanitarium. Joaeph Herald.' ...., ;v . - '( .:,".;'' ..V- Saloon Men Arrested ' .'Tbe proprietors of the EagU-'and Arotio saloons were tbia nioriin g ar ere sted on the rliarge of reluUog to piy the iioenae required by the Oity ordinances tor keeping slot machines ThL oase will probably come op 'Or trial next Monday, G. A. R. In La Grande . The Eastern Oregon encampment of tbe Q A E including all the poets in the countef eat of TJmatilia and i-ialuding Umatilla', will be held this year at La Oraude beg'nning July 1, and lasting (our days under tbe aus pices of the La Grande post. A general celebration will be beld on a I four of the day of tbe meeting In whioh speaking, campflres, literary' musical and patriotlo programs will! be rendered. ; - -. r' . i '.: Tbe people of La Grande will ereot the largest arbor ever built on any occasion in Eastern Oregon and will provide camping grounds for viaitoia from a distance who bave teams and will make this one of the best reun- ions evei beld in this division of the OAK, , 4..,, ,,.',,, Z -y Tbe poets included in tbe Eastern Oregon division are Kit Carson post, of ibis oity ; Milton, sjliena, Weston, I La Grnd', E gin. Union Joseph, En terprite, Baker Oity and Harney and Grant county posts aud tbe teiinion ia expeoted to be one ol the moat lar gely attended in the history of the di vision '. ;'; ":;.';-) ','; Bpeakera for the d.rT-jrenl days have not been definitely oboeen as yet, La Grando post is working diligently to make the occasion enjoyable Reduced rates will be secured on the railroads and a geneial invitation is extended to al) old soldiers and their friende to attend, East Oregonian . '' . 0. A. Election TbeG A B Department of Oregon. eleoted the bllowiug officers: BF Pike ol Wasco, ooiumander; T J Cun ning of Hood River, senior vice com mander; E Swan of Portland past jun ior vioa-oomrnander; J Barr, medioal director G ., W Bigby of Pendleton chaplain. The followiug were eleoted fo the council of administration: OA Wil liams of Oregon Gity, P J Nruberg of Portland E Hoops ol Forest Grove, D Webster of Salem, H H Winslow ol Sheridan. Delegates to tbe national encamp ment are: P Pierdner ol Portlanu, Z. N Parvin of Salem, O L 3 ranahan oi Hood Biver. . - Tbe W B C eleoted officers for : tbe year aa follows Mrs Bertie Smith ol Portland, di- parlment commander, Mrs A S Blow ors of Hood Biver, senior vice-president, Mrs Rose Wiedman of Grant Paaa junior vice-preaident, Ura Kath- ryn Cameron of Union o:iaplaio, Mrs Ida Hardman of Portland treasurer , Mre Pritohard of Portland secretary, Mrs Helen N Packard ot Portland patrio icinstruotor, Exeeullve board Mre Nattie Bay of Oregon Oity, Lisa e Smith of Salem, Lissie Wood of Port- lan't, Mrs Martha Leaob of Oregon Ot y, Helen Soutbwidk. La Grande's Off Day Yesterday was certainly an off day for tbe La Oande base ball team. Tbe boys seemingly went to pieces and could not recover. Tbe Pendleton boys played good ball and deserve tbe victory, but if the tome team bad played iu usual game the result would not bave been so terriffic, and tl a chances are Pendleton would bate gone bot e defeated instead of wearing tbe laurel wreath This defeat may be the teault of a little more practice on the part of the home learn and a little better ball. One defeat will not nut the bora out of buainets or cause tbe home people to loose oonfldsuoe In the home team . "Keep a tiylng ." 65SHEDP KILLED Sheep and Cattlemen Are At War. Prine villa June 20 Tb first riapre datinnaa a reault ol the orn fliot . g territories occu.iid by tbe oattleUMo and she p owners in Ibis county oo enrred last Monday when 66 aberp b ri gioi to Allie Jones were a bot . and il.td oo Mi creek by maaket tns athitbreatt-oed agrea er alaugiher if be b.nd wa not removed from, thai ! rulnv.. . . " . - . . T killing happened oa tbe weal sldf ol will ersek, tbe herd of .sheep oemg in onarge 01 iom raina w to waa surpiiaed and unable to ofTr auy resistance when tbe attack oceured. -This Aril outbreak againat ; the rbeep marks the first step in tbe rang difficulties which are likely to be en countered during tbe coming season Tbescoe of the killing ia in the di. tiiol Io wbioh an tffort waa made a abort time ago to establish lines. The territtry waa visited by a party of sheep owners from Ai telo.it and it was believed that matieia could ba satisfactorily adjusted between them and the the oattlemro in ' shal part ot tbe oennty. But nothiog de- Bnile was decided upon and it is ex pected that tbe old lioee will hold good thii.year. Rinchart Reunion Notci nuics 1 Mrs Hsggle Stephenson a ooualn of a oootiq oi thexidgeneratDn of tbe Kineharts arrived in La Grande Saturday mom-1 THE $20,000 iSTOCK REDUCTION SALE Goes merrily oil and you will truly tniss an esoeptional opportunity for economical baying of THE M08T SEASONABLE OP SUMMER GXD9 if yon fall to attend this groat SaW We must move this surplus slook and the extraordinary price) redaction in ever? depart ment are forceful argumeuts why you shouli make your naoessary pnrohasM hare. VVo do not say everything reduced because ynu are not interestod in fall and winter goods now but youcun make a snug little sum by buuiug your SUMMER goods daring tbit Sale. ; WASH GOODS AT A SAVING Lawns, Dimities, Ba'iste aud in (act alt ' the popular summer fabrics suitable for hot weather dresses at following prices: 'I' 8 l-3o wash goods, the yard.... 60 lOo 12, 25 25 to 35c STRAW Mens Panls at Overall Prices About 60 per cent otf ' Wool mid heavy AO cotton work pants . V J 50- 1 75 ijants J 29 2 25-2 50pams I 95 Mens f6frMos : ' $ tm 11 1 . ." ' 1 ' 1 ': inglroro Uskelooee lews. So Will remain in the valley : until . ftar tW rsuoicn, tajaalatsar aaoond trip wsi of the BesJray Msjajnulnay sM having spent 10 days bare 14 years ago aba says Ibe obangsa in oar . vallay are wonderful. 'i;' ;;-""'; ' " ' " ' - Henry Rinebart was npfro clii merviUe Baturday after tbe G it tent wbi.b will be used lor a dining room for tbe Rinebart re.iol .o Plat aa will be spread lor Tt y ople at a time. 7 ''; . ; - s "'4 ' ' . y J W Donber and wifeoi Man I Oi'y with Ibeir aasiatano will go to Hum nervilts Tuesday morning to tk ebarge of the cooking dVpartmeat at the reunion they will eerva Ibe first meal Wednesday nooo. :.' Itia naWlms io say tbat by tbe tine tney o a for a hundred or mora hnugry Rim haita i tot a week they will know thki tlrry US WWH Ml, The Rinebart tribe, will land ia . I . ' I Grand. n-xtWednda. morning tolp M Mit0lm tt.tun.oI.bontWa) tkey wl.t Mt0,oU.ll, ..,,, .k Z v. '" V? M. oU.. that, hd-r Sl? Th ""fl l.lth.1.lrwr-.l- M.4- reooion advisee the people of L t i.a . ,,.. . ?ZZnf!jr n WUZZ thaoUaranxaJ ' S-"i """' ' inthiseit),. Daylight Robbery A mao at about nine o'aloek tbia morning anl-rad tha resident) of en -giaar lobney Hhaa who resides on frat street and secured f U and had be o t been ditluibad mlg'-t bave taken oter things. ' ; . ; . f i '; ; Mr Shea relumed from bis ran early in tbe saoming, took a bath aad . " reured, iaaring bis Olotbt whKh oeo- retired, leaving mtaad bUpuraaln the tatb room, r Mr Shea had been - at home all ...7 ...10 ;.'.I9 HATS 18c 50c to 50c SHIRTS 20c The 2 in one work shirt ia one of tha bast on the market. Black shirting witb whit stripe. 29c daring this sale . 76o 86o 11.00 Drsss shirts 69o. ssoraiakg but bad just atefped acraai ; ' Ill-s Haael OerkeM HiZ. r. sum sasppssj ova aor a row BtNnap ., anpoaftaaaain ' aaet etnap v mao u tbe boaas, who pstilely eoai eat y. .: and tippsd hU bat aad finat) otat through the baatb door aad gat. Mia Oorbatt did ar t; knew that Mrs that) ' wu abseol aad thoagbt aarthteg tbesmatleraatU Mrs lsta aMtrt4d . juH attar tb ansa bad gone A Mar borriad questions sooa developed i faot lau this aaaa sndeat'y had artM.' -' bust Bass there aad aoardol toe. ' tga-. '" .' ioa ehowo'l ib-.t Mr Shea's pure are naisalns. Hsfshall Baybtwa was ea t-, , ad aad Mi a Corbet f ileaoribnl the -a .... litegeatlsoiau at h t aba.eotild kaat. ; opto this botii rf at 'lag to o ha ". Advent L imomte' nz? .. .. S . . Vv'j. anir nr.. I. v..;. . an m - tm - hala. la I. kntt. I .A- gaagat Tbe Advenliet have gather' ad Ivoaa alt parts of tb: try and are devoted In their noreii , : A woman in a . neLhb rin : t lUyV' b.,oglit an-w (a. led roflta pet rutnavelaij'i a paridl r. In the It to her buabanl lie eveaint she stosMtJ 1i-''-vaV:1 a k.Mt . tir54dli wh tol l bar he kept tbe same thin ' 'to" (or h4f tha prkseabe hsajf .u aaaar aa i. ax. ... a. . . a-. - wan, eoe san, -wwy aoo,; .,..-.s, yon advartlseT Nobody notra wbatjj ;v ; ..; - yon have for sale." LADIES HATS REDUCED. . : This tleparlment atfords some unparal ed values iu choice ready to - wear bead drees ". , . -; .: $7 90 bat for .M 96 6 60 " ........... ...;.4 95 : .,-.1... 4 -.y. --v ;; j-; , ; ..32; 3 60 , 2 75 '' ' 3 ;.: ...196 2 60 . .....19 75c STRAW HATS 45c 3 So Lace Hose . . . . . Quo . Blaok Liste thr al bos, abtolutely fast color, 25j . Lot Ladies Belts 860 to $1 CO in ueat eervioeable belte SScents For your choice $100 Ladies Wrappers 5QCTS. 1 T.Jr- . i i .:' mmmii f. V ntsrz i .J x&ffiat 1 '"- w. i ' , '.y-.-.'-.'j':: I ,?'..vV.-f.:' '.i:'' ':brf;'"'. ij .(!.. :,v.v .':;. iS" ttllllllH Baa LssajaBaBu "ttm 'wsjaajr. ' ...r .tw'"'.'?'''',v-i'i's '; ' - aiwia.'ywair..y'V.friwr