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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1904)
f WEATHER FORECAST Tonight ad . Tomonow fair. LA GRANDE NINO OB THE TRAINS East bound 0 :iO n m ontl n 5Wwt ' 8:5 p mpn U( LA' GRANDE. OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1904 -i i ",; NUMBER 232 VOLUME III EVE St'WUt'U.C m tk m V. A m m X No GREAT BALL GAME La Grande Goes Down to Defeat Before the Elgin Team-The Score 8 to 6 in which lo carry breakfnst to the prisoners aud was overpowered, secure, ly tied rttb tojrels and Hess and Chea ter walked out. The former secured the hone ol the doputy sheriff and the latter an animal belonging to the town marshal aud both struck out for the bills. - A large posse is now in pursuit, and it ii expected il th" fugitives are over taken a desperate bittle will take place for both tlcse and Chester are heavily armed and will fight for their liberty, on account ot the etate having a con elusive case against them. It ash a i ram tauu I Elgin didn t do a ibiog to Li Grande's popular bise bill team I . But our boys need not feel so bid' Yesterday' game was only the seoond one they have lost this seaso the other one being lost to the Hunt ington team some time ago About 8U people went to Elglu yest-rJay on the special, all antici pating a great game and they were not disappointed. During the early part of the game it certainly looked bad for La Grande when Elgin piled up one score alter ano'ber until eight had been marked up in their credit, seven of which were made in the first three innings. In the eight our hoys i. Hied snd luccreded in getting sis scores makiug the score ttmd 8ti6 in Elgin's favor and thus it stood at the close of the game, neither side scoring in tbe ninth A return game will be plnyed on the local diamond next Sunday- Good Crop. C M Slaokland of the Cove states I heir Cove pesoh crop, both cling and Iree stone will b good ibis year, in fact the largest id ulia history of ihi Cove. Heretolor the local markets have absorbed the peach crop and product, thin year will prove no ex-ception. HORSE THIEVES MAKE ESCAPE Ontario, August 8. Bob Hess and JTd Chester, two hirsethieves, under 84000 bonds each to appear befoie the circuit court, made, iheir escape this morning from the Vale jail lo a daring manner. Deputy Sheriff Thomas went nlo the cell aoom to obtain a basket Adverse Decision San Francisco, August 8. sunerior Judge Hunt today decided againBt the legality of pioketing and boycotting by labor unions. The deoi-ion ' was ren dered in the cae of E G Pierce agninet the local stablemen's union and others. The anion, as stated by the judge, called out its men employed in the defendant's stables and picketed his place of business beoause he refused to discharge a non-union and substitute a union man in bis stead at the demand of a walking delegate ot the union. The action was brought to obtain a permanent injunction against the de fendants, which Judge Hunt granted lative Ass tublr ot the state of Oregon shewing the politics of each meuib-r thereof. Krom tho.list it appears that lu the senate there are 25 Keptibltcans and 5 De nocrats, and in the llou.eof Repre ss! tatives, GO Uepnlilions ami !0 Democrats, ror all of which the Ob server is thankful to state printer J R Whitney. ... SAVED TRAIN BUT PERISHED Opens Campaign Boston, August 8. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge opened the Presidential campaign In the east at Point Hurley Winthrop this afternoon, when he spike to the North Dorchester Repub lican olub. Senator Lodge devoted hio time principally to defining the atti tude of the Republicans on the ques tion of reoiprocity with Canada. Children Save $20,000 The Punny Provident Aess-iatlon of West Des Moines, Iowa, in a recent re port shows that the boys and girls of tbe schools there have within the lust- three years deposited in oent9 $22, 881.13. There were 2,005 depositors during the three years from November 1901 to June 30, 1901. The withdrawals for the three years amounted to $10,227 leaving now on do. pesit $12,663.06. The object of tbe Penny Provide-1 Association is to educate children in tbo tinbit uf suviug small amounts, and it has worked most satisfactorily in West Des Moines. Received With. Thanks The Observer acknowledges the eeipt on Saturday of a copy of the Oregon Game Law. and abstract of the vote cast lor state offli lals at the last atate election. Official d irectory ol Ore lion, including a list of all state officials state boaids, commissioners, sch iols and fcollegep, oirctiit judges, district I attorneys and county olllrers. Also a 1 list of the members of the 23rd 1 egis- Ch'logo. Aug, 8 Jutues Jensen, a farmer boy ngl 18 yei-s, was killed throuuh It's elfoe s to sav a Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul passenger train fr m dea'rooliou nenrCorliss, 1 1. While ths v nth and bis brother were cross ing the tra k with a -to m tur shot t' e inaoh'iie becuu e strllid V.'he.i the Chicago, MilAnuket passenner trai l came on James run up the iraeK wnv- in li s straw hat aud so determined was be U at he sto d on he truck, in the glare of t e headlight, until he was borne down by the locomotive and crushed to death The engineer eaw him In time to slacken are-l. and th nph the locomotive crns'ied Into the thresher, ti.e tram es aped a wreck. HAVE HANDED DOWN DECISION UNION COUNTY CHERRIES Excell andCommand More Attention at St. Louis Fair Than All Other Fruit.' The rpgUter au I receiver of tb 1 a G an'le lan I otliee have just banded diwa h deriBiim in th rue of Dnstiii vs Bills in favor of Mr Kills. Ti.it-ease will receive no Bin L li tems b- the citezei'8 of Suuiptor ua ho Iniid iu question involved 40 no e adjoining the tiiy aud U ra unblo aaido Ironi us min cnil as a t wn tic. Mr Kllis made application to pattc t the t river utid preentt'd bis ( ronf hut pariios entered a protest cldmlnk! tha l e lid failed to comply wlib tbo iuw. About l!t)0 pages of tfsttm-'uy was presoo el. At torney E W hurte't r presented Air Ell s and Sen t r Smith of linker City Mr Dual in. Tbe oJIiclals a'lor euro fully ttoing over tb i lost iwony "ledidod that Mi Fibs had compt ed witbtiie re quiieniL'iitH of Ui Umi laws. Trolley Franchise Kugone. Or, Aug 8. The Lune county comt this iiftcu on grantei the Wi lametti- V .liny Electric- R. way company a Ir'H'Ctiifo lo build a synieni of lines sicrg i-e comity roads. The imp rs wdl ho Kilned Monday. Promoter A'i'sey pro i.isns th4t sctnxl coutruit a chull bepin in a lew wcke. Mrs. Iiicy Johnson, nrrived out from Ent.rpriee Snurd:-y evening, en note to her hJ.ne in Tortiand. Union county cherries ecel all ot"er exhihita st the 8t Louis fair. Both the fiinft and Royal Ann varie ties snd are the admintion of th through that visit the Oregon building- . . , 1 rhess sere sent by O M & GO Stack 1 ml of the Cove grotto on llieir fruit (."r in. The loll iwiog letters acknow leiving tde receipt of the same tell the while story Tbe first bears tbe date ol Hi I,ouia of July It, Irjro Obas. V. G.lloway: " Tbe boxes of Royal Ann cherries expresi-ed by you for the Oregon tx nihil in horticultural, arrived thi morning in splendid oondition. Ore it n has things ber own way in the line of cherries. Yours are by far tbe b'sr Bovai nns yet reo ived The commi slon pavs exprissage on allfiuii sent them for exhibit and: ' shipments ol over SO pounds should be Id rooted to the Monnd City lie and Cold Storage Co , for the Oregon ex hiblr. I Th- next let'er bears d ite of Jalv 25, f Vjn W H Welirun who writes "It is witii pleasure that I acknowledge re- i eipt 'I one box of Koyal Ann oheriies Arrivrd in aood condiii n and thol I junees save yon 100 per cent and tbey ; open-d the eies of tbe exhibitors in the II-rticultural Palaoe." Another Irom Henry Doescl., written on August 2, from St. Louis: "The box of lliog i herrios which you sent mo was d liverrd to Mr. U.illoway, iu chiirge of tbe Horticultural exhibit and be informs me that the jury has passed upon it and oredited 100 per i etit, ti e bigbni-t atva-d that can be given anil I hope it will bring you a gold medal." "When tbe stitvey tor the road has been made I will submit tliii plan to tbe war lopaittoeut; whloh will then decide whether to accept it." When s.kid whether in hiireKirt be would rtcorumenil that the govem rnent ermit me ounitrootion o( the portage road upon the oanal right of be deoin-ed to give a positive auswer, saying that he must first see tbe su vey. If, tbe gnveinmenl tbould ion sent to tbe plan to order the removal of the road if that should become ni c essary at any time in i lie luture '- Uovemnr Chsmb. il-tin said imt I v ening thai he Lad i' t y t n cc(v. M it jor Lansfitt's letter, which wsr.' Ut lo Saleii. The gm-ernor will return 1 o the capital tins evening snd tho com munication will pobahly bi considir ei by the state' board- tomorrow', From part utterances of the memhers of the board it is thought that they will oause a now survey lo lvni immediale'y tor the pi-r'age road, It -eating it wittxin theoansl right of war. JAPS LOSE statements of Chinese and prlronr tbe Japanese lost as many as 10,000 "Their losses wn-e so great tb vm enemv has not U i (me to temoTth dead or wound. d. in a Three Days Battle the Japanese are Re pulsed with Enormous Losses. . ; '';r Lawn Social. ' The Isdits of the. Catholic' oil n roll will give a lawnancUl at the Lome of Mr and Mrs F L Myers Friday evening. Everybody cer lially -a invited. , Id cream and oske wil be served. ; . St. I'etei'.burg. August 8 Ueuten ut Gmieial Stoessel, commanding the Husslan milltarv to'roea at Port Artbui in an undated dispatob to the emperoi says: ' ' . "I am hsppy to report that " the tronps repulsed all the Japanese at- ta k- of July 26, 27 and 28, with enor mous loSSeS. , ' "The garrison's enthusiasm was ex ti-aordinary.. "The fleet assisted In the defense by bombarding the Japanose flank. ' "Our losses during the three days' fighting were about 1500 and 40 officers killed . or wounded. According to Apple Crop. Hood River Ore. Aug. 8 A I lle.od oresideot of tbe Hood River Appl Growers' anion, in response to an in- puiry from tbe seoralary of tbe Inter oational Applo packers association -onnoerning the apple crop in tbe state) . of Oregon, estimates the crop for Hrod Blver it 750i O bxe, and from Inf I matlnn supplied by the boar I of dir e tor of the Appl unin he p aces lh crop for the state at 400,000 cozes. OcanF. eights - Three ooefin golDe aliifi wen -chartered in Portland ou - Sat urday to carry grain from that , port to Europe et 27 shilling 6 lence per ton. i Thepe ship? fly the English fing and the. profits' of carrying Oregon Wheat will be sppnt in England. An English shillitiu is worth in American money 24 cents 8 nilla and thirteen fiftieihs of mm. '':; MD SUMMER LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS AA, Stupendous Reductions IN PRICES Every waist at regu'ar prices as adver tised n."W goiug are J'u leady hi pnets only a little more than HALF $4 0C waists nt 2 8") 3 00 " 2 2-S 2 75 " 1 98 2 60 " 1 ! 2 25 " ' ! 2 00 " I 49 I 25 " 5'3 100 " '9 85 " 4 All Men's uita At visit our fra 1 Oc Jjl ! COUNTER PC&3&' thb avB3r.nur Reduced Prices Special Meeting There uM be a meeting this evening of those interested in horticulture, in th Commercial club. Prof. H Ii Cire'fl, who for the last sixteen ye rs has ho- n con e ted with the Minneso t, statu atnieultural college, will be pr-at-ni onrl having 8ent ihe day In n any of the orchrda in this vioinity, may otter buoIi suggestions as will be b l.f il Col. .ludson will also be present. His ears of exp -rienoe with the In- ditr ai department of the O RA N Co.i.pauv Is alwayB wonhy of careful coi.sider.tiun. As the notioe of this me tu g is limited, those who resd this please epieud ibe news and at i. ml, as muih valuable inlormatioo will b- iintarted. hemeniber it la this evni g. CLEARANCE SALE Campaign Features. For the next thirty d.iys we will offer all So turner Q.ioda at Gie ii'y . R tnm ed Prices. ' . If you are in neod of anylhing for Summer Wear it will be lo your advantage to look over our stock bef ire purchasing elsewhere. All wash goods nil sale at one third off. . -' ' . . " ' ' All wath wash hirt waists at a reduction of 25 per neut. On Wrappers, Kimotms, and Dressing Saqnes we will save you 20 per cent. Just what you will need for these warm days. .1 The Chicago Store 5S5EE23EEi S'okani. Aug 8 Acourdiiig to pres ent pluni. the old-fabior.ed barbecue, with lis 'oast ox, sweet cider .speeches,; - ityiiy"t-y--TOf''-g'ft'11 .tutiiff and gem rl g od time, 'r un 7 j to tht m ia. nng till 12 at uighi, may ' : " ueoiieul ttiH di.ii .otive leatureeto wwwtwtww44W4 mark the Ki-publ can coinpaign in BM ern W .shiog . jii tms tail. THC BLVtKXV JRIR.T I""ev Latlien Skirta We liave just opened sn mlviitine sliip mcnt of the famous HEVKHUY SKIRTS These famous tailore of liisrli art sl;irti have fairly outdone any of llitir lormcr elforls in fctyle, fit and woikiiiHii'-;liip. In fact tiiey are truly HIGH ART SKIRTS Come in and see the in Jim Jwrj GOOD NEWS FOR EASTERN OREGON U H Mutineer Major W C LungQlt, i nit 'InUTview wi b lb) Pitnlind JautiiH) concfiiiiu the (Mirtug" mil way and caiinl ttt C(tlili quoted a- " Y' -,I have written u the ttMe b tid lu rej tu 'W inquiry, 1 aaitt Vl j r Lauuti tlaaievuning. 'I wroU t'Mi in -ny cpniioii the firt thing (u- tdHin 10 fo in to complete tLe riKhtot ay for the cannl end deed it to t ti 54fvtr umont. I Mid tut tbere would (jntbiiWIy bu no i bjotion to the uw o' ,it t'l I lie rK' t ul way tor.the port- u- tortd, ilxnih uf course thi i ouly y personil view. 'T iv bond vu go ahfavd and mule .n mirvey for tbe toad aud I will then I tprmine whether It would conflict' tny pOMitt with the cnn.. PernoDallv t do n t er why there should be an M-fiii) d fBunltv tlnut puttiog the toad in tbe cannl ni(bt of wey sod I do not thlok il Dft-d lnttrfere wito our work A PRESCRIPTION DECISION If you knew that the recovery of some sick fiiend depended on the stmmtli uti-l iiiinty of rerttiiu drugs or on the accuracy of their cotunoun,! iiiB, 'vhiit i.oii.ts would sou consider when deciding where to tnice the jiie scri.l.o.iV The (-H,eiiiuii requirements, we think, me ibe. and all ol tllptu aiii.lvlnthisi.li.ro: Ui ngs are sure to be freshest where t.ado u lnrg,t. Hti.ck Is sure to he hest where physicians go to huy. Ueraed.es are mo t reliHh n where standardized nd assayed drugs are uee I. Comt.t un.i.ing will he ino-t aet urMte where 'he prescription has h d gre -iest pr.K M- ul expet ii-iico. NEWLIN DRUG CO