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LA GRANDE, OREGON, ! MONDAY EVENING,. JULY IS 1904
VOLUME III
NUMBER 213
GRANDE
ENDED
: THEIR
fS OLIVES
; Tboqaneoa Ml here tbaflnl of lb
WMk lortbe Blf Oratk Uliltt. LmI
week h nettMd lMtr ialoralag
him of tb talk p! hie S-reu-cld-boy
io Ohio, mheb Mnd to mum Mm
aoDiidenbl gri. Hie Irieudi rap
ourfl believe lht be woo Id be lullly
lot ooumlttiog eoeb crime, , ,
The Holdewejr mmilr were raid en t
ol Le Onnde Hnnl yesre ego.
A jMan . Shoots His Wife
and Then, Ends His
Own Miserable Exist
ance v
Bmlth'i
Ferry, JulyJ 18 Freok
: TbompwD ebot end k lied hit wtleigd
tbea bimetH at Van Wyok oa Thun-
day.; LMtTneeday night he paaied
here oo hta way to Van Wyok ,' xrhere
HrcTboirpion bed been living ell
aummer la a booee ol ill fame. Be
aaked Mr. Tbompeon to oome baek
' witb him, bat ahe refoaed. , Tboriday
atteroooo they went out tiding and
oeighbora ,ko wiog there had. been
trouble watobed which way tbey went.
They left about 2 o'olook io the after
nooa and at 10 o'olook a party went
ont ia eearob of tbem. They found
the horee and baggy near 'the grve-,
' yaid at , Van Wyok and about SO feel'
from the rig they found - both . bodiea I
lying on a buggy robe and ooat wbiob
. wen apread on the groaad. . ; '
Bin. Thomptod wae ebot three timea
through the heart aod Tbompeon onoe
in the head. . " ... '
kfra. Tbompeon wae buried there
yeaUrday and Thompaon'i body ia
held awaiting inatruo.iona.
RUSSIA HOLDS ,
- Nf W CHWANG.
Tien Tela July It The biuelaii
agent bare hat omoiaily atated thai
the Japaneae have not oewupied New
Obwapg, The .JBoaeiaa offloiala are,
be at tat adainiatariag, there ae barc
tofore. : .:..i:jv!:'U"i:
(if Heavy ; Firing.
Tien Taip July 18 It baa bwa
larned from a Gbiijaae aoouroe that
heavy firing baa bwaibeard outaide ol
Ta Tobe Kiao for the pait two dayt,
DISEASE
AND
FAMINE
Frank L. Thorn pnoo, who ia meo-
tionea io the aboe dirpatcb wae a
teaideot of Blacktoot, but wae well
known in Boiae, wht-re he eptDt a oon
aiderablo portion of hia time, He waa
largely interacted in the Blacktoot
Gold Mining A Hilling company,
rbiohowoe the Silent Friend group,
one of the moat promiaing propertiee
in the Big On-ek dialriot.
do far ae la knnwn be waa not mar
ried to the woman whom he ah. t. She
formerly lived hero and will be ramem
bered a Miae Anna, Ho'daway. , She
wert to ' rlDOieVHlt" wlii rj it i" aaid
Thompapo beoama.iolatn4td ilh her
Beoeqtly ahe bad b no running
place io-Pearly But left me tune' eg)
to open a bouae' t Ola. fllm i di
crib d by thoae who know an being
deoide .ly "lir ieu", and out one to ba
Dioked out aa a womaq of Ibe world
by bar appeeranc. ' - " ' . . ' "
Negroes; In United States
. Toe Ubierver leoeifed on Monday
mcrnipg Iroqt the deparlmtat of oom
meroe and Labor Bureau nf Oeneut
Bull, tin N j. 8 baing the moat elabor.
ate tludy o! tbe negroee ia tbe United
SuteteTer offlelaUy publlebed. Tbe
book ia a duarto of SSii pagee oopiooa-
ly llluitfted with, mapa and diagrame
ahowlng tbe nomMr.ooeupatioo, ago
and literary of tbe black raoe. ' '
From it we learn that lbs number
ol negroee in tbe , United Btatea ei
olualTO of the Philippine Ialande ia ,-
80431, wbiob 89,7 par oeal aie in
theBonlbern or old alive holding
etaUe.V- ... -: -:
More thfca thiee-fouithi ol tbe ne
groee 77.8 per cent live ia the eonntry
whereat S7.8 pei cent of tbt w hi tea
live ouUide of eitiea having at leatt
1.600 lnhibltaoU,and 43,7 per cent
live ineitiae or larger town!. '
In 1900 nesroee operated, that ie
managed oo their owo acoounta 746,-
716 larme Containing J833,tf3S acne
or 68,741 tquara m:lea of " their farm
the negro operatore owned by clear
title 197,799. farm., i. Utile mora
tbaq one quarter of tbe farme ' tbey
worked",' ,, 'j . .. . .
Said to be Rife in the
Japanese Army --Japs
Surrendering Because
cf Hunger
' Ta Tcbe Kiao, July 18 The Japan
eae are aufferiag from banger. ' Six
of tbem oame in and aurrendered to
Oeneral MUtehenko, begging tor fo:d.
Tbey aaid dlaeaae and famine were rife
ia tba Japeneae army. ; , '
Aoeordlag to re porta from the vicin
ity of Liao river, a diigoieed Japanexo
officer and a detaohment ol Japanese
have gone toward Hat Cheng with 10
eheatafuUof ilver 'to py Obioese
btndita. .. ;,".' .
,. tASD 30,000
Berlin, July 18. The Loksl Anzelger
tbia moraine printe a epeclal diapatoh
forwarded from a junk in front of Port
Arthur under date of July IS, via Tion
Tain, July 16, stating that tbe Japanese
alnoe July 11 have landed 30,000 men
near Pigeon Ray, under protection of
the entire fleet. " '
Hie Ruaalane. tbe dispatch aaye, of
fered little resistance. A general at)
aaolt la expectod eoon. V :, '
Parker's Resignation
preaent. . . . , .., ,.-
Scale of wagea paid to skilled em
ployee ahall not be equalized through
tbe nsok iog centers. ' ' -1 -
Minimum eerie shall be raised to
blgliei tacale now paid. i '
Working boure oaonql be changed
so that eaob employe shall work ten
boure a day. ' - "' '
Ohieago July 18 Aa a- result of a
atubboro .diaagreament, ohiefly o et
wegte for unskilled labor,:, one of thi
moat extensive atiiket io the history
of the meat picking industry of tbe
United States h.-gan In Chicago, 8 ,
Paul. Kansas City, Omaha, 81. Joeepb
Mov aod other pltoee-where packing
plant are lnoatrd, . .
The number of men and women em
ployed io the packing house et the
vanoua oitiee ia eatl a ted aa follows;
Chicago 20,000; Kansas City 10,000;
6t Joseph 6,000; Gaat Bt Louie 6,000j
South Omaba&OOO, Fort Worth 1600.
New York ' 1600, fit Paul 8000, Bioux
Oily 800. Total 49,600. , i' - '
Io addition to tbit great total, an-
othrr 50.000 workere will bt made
idle through , Hie t'ike ol the
butobi re. ' " . '
If prolonged the strike ia expected
to cause widespread inconvebienoe,
possibly (quailing the anthraelte coal
famine of two years ago.. The . unan
imity of. ttie airike wae, complete.
More than 49 000 emr loyea are directly
nvolved. In Chiuago alone 20,000
men are oo strike. ' ' ' '
A synopsis of tbe rebeipta an valuet
for 1003 aa lakim from the report ol
the secretary may be of intereett -
':':,..;', Beoeipte .Value a
Cai tie... ....3,443 ,428 ., $164,093,403
Calves ....,.,. 203,718 ' 2,727,180
Hogs 7 ,837,e49 106,787.977
Sheep . . . r. . 4,6f 8.792 . ' 18,688,867
Horaee 101.103 .. 13,623,626
STRIKERS DEMAND
PACKERS OFFER
A miolmum eoale of 18 1 2 osata an
hour for unskilled labor. N
A uoiform tosla lor all paoking
bonaet in the weat;
Aa equalization ol the scale paid to
tkillrd laborera.
Alloootraota to be drawn up at t it
time t? cover all deparments
and to expire iu June eaob year.
Tbe minimum scale at all psokins
oentere to be raised to - tbe hlghi at
scale now paid at any point.
4. minimum so le of 17 1-2 cents
boar to onsk.lleil labor iu killing, out-
ting, beef loading and casing depart
meats. , 8c 1 in othr department
to be fixed b? agreement. " ;
i Waste and wrrking coadition;lu
- Eaopns.July 16. Judge Cullea of
Brooklvn, one of tbe seven Judges of
the court of appeals, of which Parker
is chief 'Justice, arrived at nooa and
took luncheon with the Parker family
Parker's resignation It now ia progress skilled depeit-uenU shall remain as at
SENSATIONAL
July Gcarance Sale
"OFFERINGS
Don't overlook a single itom : of bur , ,i
- JULY PRICE BULLETIN8 v, r
They may seem sensational and un- j
believable, but we assure you you will.. ,
find every item and every pride exactly'
at ire quote tbem here. .
i feoyi' Waists 25 cents : ;
Lot of4oys waiels ranging in prioe
from 25o ap as high as 8Bo and $1 00.
Yaur choice for 26b " ' : :;
' Campinj BUnkets 65c )
Follsiie double blankets, suitable
for the home or camp, 66c , :i
Wash Goods Much Less -f ,.
All summer drees goods must go.
They csnsist of lawus, batiste, organ- -die
and cotton voiles in choice assort-
ments af colorings. . ,
1 19e lor 25o to 860 goods -
10o for 12io to 20c goods ; ; ;
60 for 8o to 10c goods. J.
All Ladies Hats
..... i ' i-l,
Half Price
. , All trimmed bats and all street huts
without reserve, including many choice
pattern hats at "just exactly , 6iij ', half i,
. regular price. ,-v VJT
Ladies
Neckwear 1 Less
k-j-,.. Price,
Than
l ' :
Half
TAYLOR
DIVORCE
CASE.
Decree Granted
tiff in Umatilla's
sational Divorce
May Appeal
Plain-Sen-Case
Mr Taylor waa given a decree on the
grounds that Mrs Tajlor had a violent
temper, thalebe oalledhim vile oamee
aod continually aeoueed bim of Infi
delity and drunkenness, which tbe
oourl found the evidence did vol
sustain. vi-v. ... .
The Taylors bare lived on a ferm near
Weston for 85 years. Kose Taylor Is
worth abont $90,000, aoeoidmg to the
flgurea ol tbe court. lire Taylor was
given the home farm near Weston,
valued al 10,000; a briok block 10
Athena valued at 17400, and 11600
immediate alimony and 11000 a year
fur six yeara and $500 a year for two
yeara longer. , ,4 ,
,. The ease waa bitterly ooaietted,
i requiring five days Io take tba
testimony. "V-
evening, and at 11 o'clock dalrity;
lunch was served.' Those present1-,
were; RnthOotnor, Maydoll-Orandell
Euth . Allen,. Barbara,. ;8nodgrase,
Jeaale, Elva.and Beutrise Green, Gertie
Oarpenter, Wanllla CarpeuUr, Myral
Hiraaell, Cyrus Watson, Hnr Short
Bex Green, Grover Eleworth, .
Bnodgrass, . -.Leater Klngsley . Gleu
Carpsnter, Edward Oarpenter apd
lister Preobatel.
PenHhton, Ore.' July 18 In thr
Taylor divoroe case, wMch haa created
aueb interest torougbout Umatilla
oounly on aocoont of .tba prominence
of the parties. Judge Ellia today
rendered a deoislor, granting Moses
Taylor, the plaintiff, a divorce from
Isabella Taylor ou : the grounds nf
cruel and inhuman treatment..' Mrs
Taylor wae given one third of proper!
and given tbe onslnily of two minor
children.
' Judge James A Fee, one of the at
torneys for Mrs Taj lor, gave uotioe of
appes 1 -i .-.;..' . ;
Thin Your Apples
A. I. H.l, advnoalee ihinning the
ap..l. . r p. "Take 1 ff two thirds ol
t'isrii," saya Mr. Gals, "end you vwill
g t more (munds and batter ei.p'es-
apiiliM th.t will sell." . Ap le-gr iwers
slioulil b'sr this in mind. It is the
oh a (mil lht brings the high pr oa
Vtf sarub Irull Repnhlican.
Surprise Party
Good Advice;
Look here, reader: II you are one
ol Ihose whnare thinking of . leaving
Union,' wait awhile; think if over. .
rberoare many worse places thn ?
Union? and you may not have to tray- ;
al far to find tbem. ... Don't ac Mtily ,(
Bspubliean.
Posse in Pursuit
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A vary pleasant eururlee party wee
given at the borne of aire J E Birdsell
In honor of tbf-re sou Earl., Gamca
and moslo waa the features of the1 their men to elioot the raiderenn might.
A special from,. Baker city says: A
messenger froth the fKiean in pursuit of
the raiders who- aliughtered a largo
number of abeop on Old Baldy mouu
taln Thursday reports that nothing has
been discovered to lead to the Identity
of the criminals. A war between the
sheepmen and the raiJora, who are sup. .
posed to lie employee ol certain cattle
raisers, le imminent. ; During the pant
few monthe numerous raids have been
made on ebeep camps and large num
bers ol sheep deatroyeiL.Tho sheepmen
are now arming their employee with
high calibre rifles ami have instructed
mm
Toub. . 10.4t,60 ' .i 295.71M 748
Some oonoeptiou c( the steady de
velopment ol the. stock yard, industry
in Ohiuago . may be gaioed from the
knowledge that .tbe figures for 1908
show a eaiu of about 9 per cent over
(ha previous year. ; ;
GAVE
UP HIS
SECRET
Disappearing 30 Years
go Simon Pote Gives
Family's Address; On
His Death Bed.
26p turnover collars and ladies " 25o
and 35c ties on sle Your choice 10c '
: f-U .' 25e Sun BorwveU 19c
Laree line to choose1 (rom irt
and children's sun bonnets. .
thing to take along for your
' Your choice for 19c :
ladies' ,
Just the,
outing
s,-.;:o:v.i ;(
Shoe Counter.
! Offers the best shoe values ' ever.
' Men's shoes and boys shoes valued up
to $2 25. Choice the pair $1 J8
' Marion, Ind., July 18 After a thirteen-
ear' aearoh Simon Pote, 74, who
myatariputly disappeared from' bit
borne in Bt, Louis, Mo., has been found
by hia family, but not until ha was on
hie death bed in tba hospital at the
Marion Soldiers' Home.
Broken down with tbe infirmities of
age, Pot baa been in the' Soldiers
Home Hospital in ' this oily for ' the
lata few yesrs,but lie guarded tba se
cret ol bis peel until yesterday, when,
between gasps for bis last, breath, he
told the atirtieons tbe address ' ol bis
family Pote died a few minuses after
giving np bie secret r Vil'" '"
- Alias ittoacoa rote, aoaugnier. woo
had never given up tile search lot. bar
father) waa imfotmed of tbe death of
her father and the came here today
from Bi.lLonia to attend ; the funeral
Ptite wai given a military burial in
tbe ttoldiers' .Home Cemetery., this
alternonn. . .
Pole waa one ol the Union veterans
tospike tbe sfuna'on Island No. 10 In
Ihe Mississippi Biter during the war
ol the Rt billion, and-was a-playmate
of Oamp brotbeie, the ahip builders, ol
Philadelphia. .
MID
SUMMER
CLE AR ANCE; SALI1
1 V
Summer
Goods
VjVli
at Q really
Reduced.
if
For the next thirty days we will offer all
Prices. -'.:. ! i ). 1 1 v 3 k I tK-'ifVir
If you are in neod of anything for Summer Wear it will be to your advantage to .,y
'loot over our stock before purchasing ekewhere. All wash goods on . sale at one v
' third off. x ,1 - v i
ll wash wah shirt waists at a reduction at 25 per fwut. v ,v w-t
"On Wrappers, Kimouas, and Dressing Saques we will save you 20 per cent. '
Just what you will need for these warm days. v-u- ' 1 ; ' i ,
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The Chicago Stom
Lost a Fincs.
4
I4IH
IO Dozen Uadies Bhirt Waists
! ,v HALF PRICE :
II ,
Wto Hamilton was ia the city 8t
i unlay Io have a fingef dreaaed. Mr.
Hamilton is working at the Saw mill
near Hilgsrd and in some manner bie
fingtr waa caught between tbeoogeoo
tbe slab, oonve'yor and was' so badly
crushrd (bat Drs Baoou and Hal
were obliged t) amputate the finger I
lh. sioiutl Joiut. ',. , : s
.... .i ,. ... . .-,
T. If. Bovnton ol Whitney, who
ss lieon in the city tbeptst few days
t onsaotlnr huainrat, returned borne
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