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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1904)
C K . X WEATHER FORECAST X Tgalf bt tod tomorrow fair IV , morrow Warner. 1 .THE TRAINS' . tNo a East bound 8:10 n ontimoj No 6 Watt ' 80S p m on time V VOLUME III LA GRANDE. OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING. JULY 19 1904.. NUMBER 214 LA GRANDE EVENING THE OPENING NIGHT la the ctmtriioli:n of lite Centrnl Pacific railroad. He was the last ef lour b their. He1 leaves a Urge fam ily V'" ' The tables Big Carnival Last Night--One of "'The Concessions De stroyed by Fire Last evening was the opening night ' of theEagei Carnival. Only .a few of the attractions aere open in ibe pub lio, the others.bad not yi t been placed in oomplete arrangement. By tbie afternoon all will ie in full blaBt. Last night the Hwiss village, the big snake, the " electric palace, and the Ferris win el were in operation, The attendance was all that cunl j be de tired. The street present a . regular . street fair appearance and from all ap pearance today will give It the finieh- . ing touches. '.." About nine a HttlO'exoitement was oaused by the explosion pf gasoline in one of the oonreesions in front of Aab Brothers olothing iwr", For a time it looked as if (here might bs a real fire but the prmcpt a''t on 01 .nearby business men, hoj ii' put. Ibe fire out - and the Ferris win el nev r lost a turn. The firee oaUHo.l me total rieatrit tion of the booth and nil the knives in the oonosssion. Tin loss is estimated at between seven and night hiimircd dollars. , The management assures the public thut all the a T raction will be in work ing condition this afternoon and even ing. v The high dive will tnko plane near tbe Somnier House th's after noou at four o'olock and again at ten in the evening. ; Enough For All. O 11 Uidwell, thp popuhr miller cf the Pioneer flouring mill at Islmd City states that their company . bicb operates three ol ths-l-ading mills of the oouuty auticip til no dijlioolfy iu any of the mills being? able to secure all-the grain necessary : to keep them busy grinding 10 their full capacity next seaaon. He state that there wil' b tnnu- seeds of bushel of wheat harvested this season in triscnuuty, Itrtquiree 2500 bushili of wheat dai v to keen the six mills of the county busy, Pre suming tliat they all average 300 days eaoh year the amount nquiren for their local consumption is 7E000O puehui. , reputation for hitnsell aud bit the na.l out '4 btad by faking bis hammer, fastening down the loose hoards and driving in tbe uaila in tbe sidewalk in front of bis house. By such an aot be will bii called a knocker of Ibe ngbt sore Eugene Register., .' . Crop Conditions. The Crop Reporter, a mftnth'y pub lished by authority of the Seoretsry ol Agriculture for July ri-sobfd our office this morning, from whinh the follow ing ate reproduced A'Jout 111,930,000 aorea ol corn are now growing In the United States, an increase over last veara orop ol 2,130, 000 acres luBt years vrjr 2.4 - por - osut. Tbe average condition of corn on July ' Forces Lined Up. 8t. Petersburg, July 19 The ' Rus sian and Japanese forces lined up ex pestlng a olaah, grappled in a serious fight Sunday morning, according to a j report from Kurnpatkin. The report j indicated the Japanese misinterpreted the movement a:sd int-ed o' it being an attempt tojaka Mo Tien yass it was only a large soar. An important fart devt loped was the exact location of the powerful Japanese forces BfiOretl ed in tbe reign between Feorhui and Motien passes. ' Iib strength is indi cated by the fact that 21 battalions were insufficient to .percnantry force the Japanese pDsiiloos, tbongb some of them were occupied lemporatily. ONE MORE EFFORT Were Never Better Oregin'a Iruit prospects, excepting ne r two vatielie, were never b frr 'ian t the presents! me, aooording to George Lambereon, secretary of the Btate Hoard of Horticulture. Accord ing to Secretary Lamb rson, tbe apple crop will bs 100 per cent, dr;e full orop in almost every partoltbe state wber apples are giown ; This is parlicu- . Crocker Dead 8au Francisco July 19 Henry 8 Grocker, tbe pioneer of tbis state, and yi multi-millionaire, and brother of the late Cbarles Crccker tbe railroad magnate, died todav at the age of 72 years. He had been confined to his room for several weeks but death was ubexpeoted. He came to California in tbe early days and estabHhhed a printing establishment at Sacramento which be later removed to tbis city He amassed a fortune in the printing business and through bis participation 1st was 86.4 as compared with 79.4 larly true of the Southern Cregon commerciaLorobards, where there will be an immense yield of apples of first class varieties and first class in quality About tbe only failure obronioled in tba state is the prune orop, which will be a failure-in almost every sense of the word. . Where there was a yield oi 31,000,000 poundB laat year, thjs year there will b) barely 6,000,000 pounds marketable. This is the result of cold rain during tbe litter part of Spring, wben warm weather was needed. The prunes on the highlands did not sutler much, but as neatly all of Oregon's prune trees are planted . in the low lands, tbe damage was almost beyond. eBlimuUv - . ' Nearly all smell Iruits thi- year will be or have b;eo of exceptional good quality and quantity. Tbe oberry orop so far has oeen heavy and good quality alsi. A gooS orop of pears will also be availab a this year. In all orchards tbis year there is a marked absence of petts such as have last year. The average condition of winter wheat on Jul v lt was 787 as com pared with 77.7 last month and 78.8 last year and a ten year a average of 78 8. .' Winter wheat on July lxt showed 93.7 as compared with 934 laBt year and a ten yean average i of 78.3. Tbe amount of wheal remaining in hands of farmers on July ' 1st is shout 36,630 000 equivalent to 5.7 of last years crop - Circus Day. The great Floto shows will bs here tomorrow. According to press notices received elsewhere this show is one of the badt small shows yet to . visit tbis state. Everything is new and fresh and tbe management has spared no ex panse to make it the very best'on the road. Every indication points to a advantage of the double attraction and turn out as never before. ' Same Here. That man Las a onance to make a splendid das amusement aud there is no doubt but that tbe peoble will take"t baen the lone of tbe Oregon orobardist at times. The absence of fungus In tbe Willamette Valley is probably tbe most noticeable. Tbia is attributed to the dry weather preceding the hut spell of showers. Wet weather is e sential to the propagation of fungus. Great Price Reductions On CLOTHING Is one of the interesting features of our JULY CLEARANCE SALE For this week we make ex traordinary offoring9 throughout our entire clothing department. It, is no secret among our hundreds of customers that jur clothing values are exceptional and the extremely low prices we are making on every . Buit in the house during this week are simply nn matchable. . Every Suit Reduced in Price This Week $7 50 to $10 5O Coats and Vests Reduced to $5.98 Whve about 40 of these coats and vests, all wool worsteds, uassitneres and fancy cheviots, neat patterns and up to dute in fit, style and finish Your choice this week for 5.98 Bulgarian Underwear 19 cents For men nnd hoys, in ecru colors Extra good 30 cent vnlues nil sizes this weok 10c Will Be Madeto Settle the Chicago Stock Yards Strike By ' Ar bitration . Our $25 00 Suits 20 00 : 18-00 " 15 00 20 00 1G 00 15 00 12 00 10 85 8 95 12 50 to 14 00suit9 a i a on ' N. B. Our entire line of 10 00 suits we absolutely guarantee to he regular $12 00 values. 10 Cent Bargain Table Don't fail to pay this table a visit. You will be woll paid for walking block or two out of your way to see it Something for everyone there, and any article 10 cents. $1.25 MENS SHIRTS 98c Jim J gin Gbioaeo July lb One more effort will be made to settle t ie stock yards strike by arbitration. . , ' if .; Tomorrow Preside!. t Donnelly will go over the history of the strike and ask tba packers if, in their jtxfguient, it will not be better to concede one point in tbe contention than to con tinue tbe strike. - ' . v- :' Tbe one point to which allusion .is made is the refusal of the packers to disoharge tbe men they bave employ ed since the commencement of the strike and to .give their places back to the men who walked out. The communication to tbe. packers will also suggest that it is the belief of the packers that they, as old em ployes, are deserving of this consid eration.- " j .". , If tbia offer of the union jts rejected by tbe.packers Donnelly declared to night that the allied trades at the stock yards, numbering about 13,000 men, will bi called out tomorrow. According 10 the" reports of tbe packers the foroes at tbe plants t day were abiut onr-balfa their norma strength. From tbe striker's side tbe statement that . the . independent plants are today about one-half tLeir normal strength. . - t Fiom tbe strikers' aide comes the ttstemcot that tbe independent plants are doing all tbe work and that tbe big plants are not doing 2 "per oent of their normal business. .. .? .. .. . Tbe oity was almost free from riot ing or distui Dances of any kind . . . ' Corner On Chittem Enjene, July 19 In purchasing several large holdings, recently, S. H Friendly the merohant now has stor ed in bis warehouse some 00 tons of obittembaok. Tbie is by far the lar gest lot of bark ever held by one spec ulator in the reoordB of dealings in this product in the fUte. Cleared $66.66 The Esglea carae c ut ahead on lest week's program Just 0()'6a cash. As King Conrad sucolently puts It, "We are ahead just (506 60, at we ought to valoe onr experience at Dot leas than voOO." The public shares the regrets of tba order , that Its profits are not greater. . ,t ' , ". The heaviest item of exponas was 12 per day for tha 10 ticket taken The order's ihure of tbe gross receipt! was WOO . y;; y rv-.f j it .V'. TheEaglea all speak -in terms of praise aud real appreciation of the vharaoter.of the company's manager, Jamca Bimpsoo, and his method! of doing business, and he took from here an unqualified indorsement to that ff feat signed by all tha official! of ; the order. ., s ..j.i . ..... - - A noticeable and singular, and aa yet unexplained fa.it la that daring tba en tire carnival week- the number-of ar rest were fewer than usual . and the police court docket was corresponding ly lighter. Ea.t Oregonian. Local Option Elsewhere in tbis issue appears quite a lengths article on the Local Option question relative to Baker oounty and aa we presume the same policy will be xarried out all over the state, we re publish the article as molt of it was the result of an interview with one of the leading men of tbe state who has tbe work In hand of puttlog into effect the new law i ' . -,- , ., . :, y r ? Worth Keeping . VA mraer'a Inch at water It equal to B gallons p minute. , .. , - A ou ft p second Is equal to SO miner In., or 460 gallons p miauto. A gal. fresh water weighs 8.34 Iba and contains 231 eu in, , ' A cu ft fresh water weigh! 645 Iba and contains 1 gals. " ' Doubling the diameter of pipe In creases its oapaolty fonr times. Theoretically, water can be raised by auction 33 ft, but practically only 25 to To floi tbe ' orae power required to alavate water to a given height, multi ply the number of gallons ralaad. par minute by 8K. and this by tha bight to ft, and divide the. product by 33,000, whioh givea tlieoretkal horse power. In ordinary practice SO to 100 per cent should be added to provide for friction of pomt a end water In pipes. It will take 37,154 gatloos of Bator to cover 1 a 1 in deep.- . ' ' - :' Tu. cover 1 a 1 In deep In 2 bra, it will taka 225 gallons p minute, or 25 miners In.'- Bulge in Union Pacific. ...New York July 16 The announce ment of tbe Northern Securities decis ion oaused a oon vulsive bound in Un ion PaoiBo to 86 and in Souther o PaoiBo to . The deoisioo had been ao accurately forseen, however, that the disposition was soon yielded. On he ourb Northern Securities after' sailing tolOl. at )03 dropped abrobtly Oom Paul's Remains. v London, July 16. At a meeting of tha privy council at - Buckingham palace, at which King Edward presided the request of tbe relatives of the late president of tbe Transvaal, Paul Kroger, fer interment of tba remains in tbe Transvaal, waa granted. Advertised, Uat of unclaimed letter! remaining in tha La Grande. Oregon, Post Othca for tbe week ending July IB, 1001 Bratten A. L; ' Foster Harlow Jonee Mrs. I , . Morpby Y. H. Oaotwall Rev. T. , Usrt Mary , Keenan M. A. Pepper Ted ' Oarllle Fiank v' Jacobs E. Long Mies Emma Stemiuan A J. - White Mrs. (colored cook) Tha above will be held 14 days and then , sent to the Dead letter office When calleJ for pleas aay advertised July 18, 1904. J. O. Ardrey, P. M. M. L. Causey has just reoelved flf tten doaeh glasi jari especially made for tbe exhibit of fruits. Tbey are of various beighti and diameter and Mr. Oausey will soon have tba bast exhi bit of frulu ever prspsred in tbis val- i MID v SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE Game Laws Of Oregon : At this season of tbe year there are beginning to come in inquiring as to the opening and dosing esson for fish and game in Oregon. We print the following brief synopsis (uroisbing the information : Male deer, antelope and mountain sheep, open season July 15 to Novem ber 1. Femal deer, August 15 to Nov ember 1. Killing of spotted fawns, elk or baaver prohibited at all times of year. . No one is allowed to t ike more than five detr in a season Night hunting or witb dogs, the purchase or sale of bides without tags, or venison i prohibited. Open season for silver gray squirrels Odober 1 to January 1. , Quail, grouse, native pheasants, prai'ie cnickene, open season October 1 to Deoember 1; limit, 10 birds per day. Douglas county, September 1 to Deoember 1 Ducks,' goeie, swan, open season from September 15 to January ljlimit of ducks, 100 per week or 50 iu one day. ' Eggs ol game and song birds pro tected the year round. . , Trout open season April 1 to Nov- ember 1. To betaken with book and line only. Hale prohibited at all time. Tbe laws of the elate require non resident market hunters to have a 11 cense,oostiog$l per season.' It is unlawful to bunt within in- closures without owner's permission . For.the next thirty days we will offer all Summer Ooodi at Greatly Reduced Prices. , , - s , If you are in need of anything for Summer Wear it will be to your advantage to look over onr stock before purchasing ekewhere. All wash goods on sale at one third off. ;..-- . : - .- ,. .. Ml wash wash shirt waists at reduction of 25 per nsnt, ' On Wrappers, Kimouas, and Dressing Saques we will save you 20 per, cent. Just what you will need for these warm days. The Chicago Store New Irrigation Co. Artioles of incorporation have been issued to an irrigation company which will operate In the Grand Konde val ley. Walter Pierce, A. B. Conloy, and T. J. Tweedy are in the incorporator The primary intention it to irrigate the ranch belonging to Henatnr Pierce near Island City, and incident Uy that belonging to these arijsoint wh i may wish Ui 'ake adrantxge of Iba facilities which tbe oompany may put within their reach. 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