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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1904)
fMi. GRANDE 'iomorrow fair. THETRa kNo Em bosDd B :i0 No 5 West '.SSp.s. : VOLUME LA GRANDE. OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17, ' 1904 , LA EVENINGQBSiW it -Mam . . GRAND a A. R. , PARADE Old Soldiers Assemble In Boston, Where they Are Given a Cordial Reception. Hoston Aug. 17. The great parade of the veterins of the (irand Army of the Repnbllo took place today aod in honor of the occasion the day was Ob- nerved aa a holiday. Ear'y in the fore neon the last division of the- invading grand army arrived. From California and Massachusetts and states lietween 11 host oaniu, and ut 10 o'clock the nun r of parade 25 000 men were in line.. Anna M fna.-tbal swore to the com- which renamed lu the harbor, or ships' plaint. She owned the bnildlng in of Ihe late Admiral H'iteocft's orliiiil.il wbioh Ward baa bis plsoo of business, and elaimi back rentloreiirht months, amounting to 1381, due her. -The complaint obsrgea tbat the de fendant baa considerable money, bur led and otherwise concealed which he refutes to use in the payment of bis dtb a. This charge was vigorously de nied by Ward when he arrived today in the ouitidv of the sheriff. Boy Drowned squidron. Jn either eveut, it Is con strued that lbs simile of the Japanese land ba'torios are falling in the harbor rendering it impossible for ships to re mai there any loi gor, It Is als iu terprcted ill some quarter aa iudi- at ing the eve of the stormiug of the for. tress. ' ' ' PENDLETONS FIRST AUTOMOBILE. Pendleton, Aug. 17. Dr. W. G. Cole today reoeived an 18-horse pow er auto obils to be used in bia oity practice. It in the first t be ooned and operated here. DANCE TONIGHT DANCE TONIGHT Will be given under tbe manage ment of members of Company L, at the Armory Hall tonight, August 17th. Yob are cordially invited to partici pate in the merrymaking. Excellent musio will be furnished by Thomas oroheatra. Enjoyable time guaranteed everyone. AdmiMion 50 cents, ladies free. St SAYS HE HAS BURIED MONEY Pendleton Ore. Au. IS Balpb Ward, a oonfectionary dealer, whose store was closed und ir an attachment by tbe sheriff Saturday, was arrested today in WalU Wall and brought back to Pendleton charged with at tempting to defraud his creditors. North Yakima, Aug. 17. Wal'er tbe 3 year old fo.fr child of Mr. W L. Tomlioton of Spokane, was drown ed In the hubbard ditch near this place jeeterday. Tbe oh'll bad gone to the ditch to visit the Coeurd'Aleneaand will speak get water and sat dowo on a biard to! at the opera houne at Wallace 8e.-teiu- Idaho Socialists Wallace, Idaho, Augmt 17. At a mass meeting of the socialists of SIiob ahone county held yesterday afiernoou in ibe Tribune hall a full county and legislative ticket was nominated. DEBS WILL SPEAK It was announced at the meeting tbat Eugene V Debs, the peBidotitial candidate on the socialist ticket, will dangle hit feet in the flowing stream He tell off the board and was carried down th stream. Mrs Tomlinson bad taken the child from tbe Home Pirding Asso oiation a few weeks ago with the in tention nl aitopttng him, vnd came hers last week to visit her brother. An 18 Inch Gash Genesee Idaho Aug. 15 A seriout outtiug affray cccurred at tbe Simp son ranch, on tbe reservation, eight miles south of here, this morning in whiob Melvin Simpson a well known tquaw man was carved by G.-orgt Mill ir of this place. Simpson wsa brought to town early tbia morning by Drs. Conant and Eb len who attended to bis wouuds He has a severe cut in the back near ibe shoulder blade, across the body, about 18 inobe long It ie an ugly wound but not necessarily dangerous unless complications sst in HEAVY FIRES IN IDAHO Oataldo Ida. Aug. 17 Residents of tbia town and vicinity have been right ing fire for three daya and nights to save their property. Tirab-r and brush is exceptionally dry and mucb loss has been wrought by tbe flames. Another Blow St. Petersburg, August 10 Th news ol the'defeat of the Vladlvostock tquadron has added another orushing blow to the reverse before Port Ar thur. The Che Poo report of last night of the sortie of tbe Russian ships from Port Arthur naturally cannot be confirmed, and the admiralty is puz zled to know whether it retera to sbipa ber 30 TWO BURNED AT STAKE Two utigroeB, I'uul Kiei and Will Gates were couvioted on August 10 at Staleeboro, Georgia, of the murder of the Ho dues family and were suntootod by the cunrt to bo hang on September 9. . Savannah, Auk. W Advices jitst received bere by tulephono sty the mob overpowered tbe gaurda and tonic Gates nod Held to stakos, where they are at this hour being burued. Five negro's were ako given a terri fic rawhide lashing, end others warned to be more respectful t whites. Two of the negroes lashed may not rdcoyor from their wounds. Spokane Fire . Spokane, Aug. 17 Fire broke out in the amoks bouse of the Stanton Cold Storage company this morning and be fore it was brought unrior control de stroyed property valued at $1:10,0011. The biggest losers are ; Grote Runkiu company, furniture. 7o,000. Washington Liquor comauy, $20,1100. E A Stanton, cold storage, fin.OOO. T E Westlake, 88000. All were well insured. MAYOR TURNED ' DOWN. Packers Refuse Mayor's . '. a r of Mediation and Claim Plants are Work ing Full Force. Will Campaign Chicago, Aug. 17 That Senator Fair, banks, republican vico presidential candidate, will 8ptak almost rontin uously in the campaign and tour the country iD bohalf of the ticket was made known today as tiie result of n visit made by him to republican head quarters iu this city. At Sun Frannisoo 'choice" apples are quoted, at $1.50 per hex, and "com mon" at 40 conta per box. What dues the grower get for the common stuff? LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS A-t Stupendous Reductions IN PRICES ' Every waist at regular prices as adver tised now going are you ready at prices oDly a little more thau HALF $4 OC waists at.. . 3 00 " .... 1 visit our f'mi 1 0c Jl H COUNTER Sjj&p I TeMteivc.a9r.nuaT. .2 85 . a 28 . 1 98 89 69 49 93 79 64 All Mod's Suits At Reduced Pricej 5 V .SKIRT I Chicago, Aug. 16. At a secret meet ing of the mayor and representatives of ti.e packers it Is understood that the mayor was Informed by the pack ers that there would be no reopening of peace negotiations. They olalmed to lis working the plants almost to their full capacity and that the strike was won therefore the would not consent to compromise with the strik ers as it was utterly impossible to dis charge new employes to make room for the stiikers. Undaunted by the uucouiprouiisiug 'attitude of the pack er Mayor Harrison arranged for a meeting with President Donnelly and other representatives to the unions to day and is still hopeful that a com mon moetlug ground will be found Donnelly however has given up hope of a settlement and raid today; "1 have no propositions to make and don't think the mayor can do any (lilng. We will tell him of the situation treat 1 lin courteously, howover.", .. , Everything is quiet in the stock yards dietrick this morning. MEDITATION A EAILUItE Mayor Harrison at the close of his conference 1th the labor lenders ex pressed his willingness to meet the puekors but they were indifferent, lie Btutod that while the packers claim ed they had the strike woo they would learn the contrary to be true. Ho would be willing to meet any agency likely to promote peace but ad mitted hia efforts have so far been a failure. He has no further peace plana In view but will take advantage of any further opportunity to ' mediate, T A Carroll, special agent of department o( commerce ami labor udii.isted today tie whs engaged with 18 asaistauta in investigating tho alleged beef trust and the present labor difficulties. Cathcrin? Creek Mr Chas Clements and family re turned to La Grande, Wednesday. The flsh may now come forth from their hiding places. Stanley Carpy was bitten by a vi cious dog Saturday. Tho animal in flicted an ugly wound but fortunately it did not prove serious. Gladys Curroy was given a party last evening it being her 4th anniversary. Dainty refreshments were served and a general iiood time was had by all. MIbb (iladys received some very nloe tokens of remonibranco. Consternation reigned in' camp tor several hours Tuesday, caused by the disappearance or nou appearanoe of two little sirlB, Maud Clements and Cirol (Jurrey who wont horse-back rid ing. it turned out Unit the equine had luilked in milstroain and the children had to await his pleasure to move. Camp Union was reinforced by Mr and Mrs Tom Wright, Mrs Mailon Carroll and family Mr and Mrs Geo Balrd and Miss Uormloy all -of Ui.ion. Mr Volswinkler and family of Island City are com ortulily eaconsed in their ea ip ii Cu'lifrine C eek. ..... MraCd. ( urrm Is enjoying camp jlii a, ti.i up ' 'nrr.-y. to accept me reward would seem as though a hope of gain was all that in flaeiictd hie aotlone in the matter. His position Is being ; received . with com mendatory comment by those who have witnessed the strange chapters of the Holy Roller craze as they nnfolded themselves and were brought to a fin isb in the capture of the leader. MRS. MAYBRICK MAY ENTER Washington, . , August ---Commis sioner of Immigration, Sargent' stated today that the officials in. New York had been instructed not to detain Mrs. May brick upon her arrival In Ameri ca, She will be afforded every faoility hie an American oiiizen. TACOMA GIRL . MYSTERIOUSLY GONE ma reoontly on tbe theory tbat. then la an organized sang of procurers in Seattle. DANCE TONIGHT DANCE TONIGHT At the Armory hall. A genalne good time guaranteed everyone Thomas' orchestra doe the fiddling. SOMMER HOUSE K I) McAusland Portland Tncotna, Wash., August, 10. lloyt, a 1(1 your old girl, has been miss lng since last week from her home in this city. She belongs to a prominent family, and whs visiting frleuds at a summer camp and disappeared attar leaving for homo She ia believed to have been enticed away while on the boat. Tbe police iiooouutfor. tbe numerous mysterious lisapiearanoes of young girls iu Tnoo' IA Palmer GM Smith. W M Rico ; A ft Benson WHawyer fi Seudriew K D Ryan -" A B Hradbury - D M Linooln Mrs D M Lincoln .Miss.- " jO E Mollne ' . Don E Harwood I W if Caldwell ' r :r Norma 0 M Coruoll ' ,' A J Cohen if- ' -S it Iteardau y H J Gallagher t U Mariner,,, do.' .'do-' " do i do ' do ' . do '.' ' ; do dp .' i Joepb '.:.-;'-i ".do i'.'i?':" ' .-' r 'v do A " do ' ( : . Salt Lake do ; Denver " : San Francisco : do-.;. Jameston N 1 HnEttngton Vl Is rtLjo write ,b0 II. e . a u . .. i To jf. Lice I -for 1681 Aftei hours shi .11 brief Deiongr t i it; . . fo. !n8co lift.. n ,. llU KEVS-rln RF ' ' Bw., ia, en aw ' if oa 0, i"00' . BrlokW-Int6rlla'!, . There'iSS-siar!.? mentglvtu-at the Mrs. B D Hamilton tblaWJa at about 8 o'clock the,ftny) 1 the lawn social which Willi' , the home of Mrs!' liantiBr p0, ladles of the Methods t fl0t Missel YounnWlll ini8 r lee and ':Homelaod."teojpt 1 H K Haworth i jjftaty fke today whereT'orrfe, the work of paUinjirii,,, '" ' Inch Dine. WheuXt " which will be bsS, ' of September, I their 3000 feet ipe..' Mr. Ha. .altt-rioe; -liNw, 13, iDi 7 Kr nil 17 .'.rJilHi in ti i 1 1. 8 ai','D" FINE- HIGH We have received a Bliippeut c OD8isting of all bizes and widt, ijj jor fa; '.:,.,-. . .; . -J&V?-3& home THE nvr.&L' 3"ev Ladiea Skirts We have jut opened an advnii'.'e Hhip ment of the famous BEVEULY SKIUTS Theee famous tailors of liiuli art ekirt3 have fairly outdone any of llieir lormrr efforts in ttyle, fit and workmimsliip. In fant they are truly HIGH ART SKIRTS Come in and see them Jim Jairj Davids Notification. W bite Sulpher Springs Aug. 17 Ten ihoii iind are expected to witness tbe nolirira ion of Davis to norrow. The i h vis pariv arriveo last ntjftit on a peiiiil. Tarrsgart and Williams aro i xpeted late today. The speaking will take place on the veranda of the Grand Central hotel. . REWARD WILL BE RETURNED Corviiliis.Or:, August- !7.-Th'e $350 Crcflield reward ha. been nlaced In (1.. nanus oi Derlir llurnett, and tbe i00 of this amount that was contributed bv Individuals will be returned to the donors on request. The 100 offered by Benton revert to iau county. rriL i oe cause oi this is tbat O V lln.i 'h-father of tbe bov. Rr un. discovered the Holy Roller .-a caused bis arrest, refuses positively to ? . i Si . a . "'sire, is na - . . ,!.f l .v rorsbnt lo- : ' JIM 1 1 . . I " ' ' - '.' Nettleton lastsot . ' See our Nettleton- ' -tjfrttti YW'HWMr- : " patterns.' Fit, Co,- , . Xl' ., ' f NeUletonSb;-. ';;JjXfg,Sal - .jV'V . , : ' :';f i p , I i I 1 Vr 1 II T L W ' I Mr. Hart today deolared that to per y oi me members of his family I