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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1904)
LA EN1N0 ..OBSERVER. VOLUME 111 LA GRANDE. OREGON. MONDAY EVENING, . AUGUST 22, 1904 NUMBER 244 EV MINING CONGRESS NOW IN SESSION s . Jr I hi Afternoon. "Every year we nr subj-ottd to auch annoyances. Homcnne has aecurod b'ank chicks rum our bind and filled them put. "During the harvest seaaou it ia ' waya well (or meichant aud buaiuM men to w ere in nashiog oheoks for it ia an eaiy nut tor for Iraud to bt practised." EimO'eonian. Representatives From Nearly Every State the L'ni m Now in Portland -Other Distinguihed Visitors Portland, August 22, 1904 The eoventb annual suasion ( the American Mining Congress, oo ivem-d in this city loday. Nearly every ette in the Union aud the romtiicrcial bodies of streets, where the se-sloii is b-ing held neaily every oify of nroniinenoe in thi ha'een Oraiied in the national oiois country, besides several foreign The program ia suhjecr to change frcm day o day duviUjc the session, na the occasion iuy require ur as the prgri.m c immittee niay I'lrret The Hrmoiy building, Ttntb and Ooueh ed vessels engaged lu our foreign trade that entered onr ports during the year ending with Juca I'JO-i aggteuted 6, 678,173 tons.' ... " During tbe aamo time, the new toil. nsge of foreign owoed ships engtig'd in our foreign trade that entered our ports aggregated 23,22,W net tons, The American owned vessels that cleared from our ports, engaged in our foreign trade for the months ending with June 1004 had an aggregate net tonnage of 6,641,!iS4 torn. During the same years the net ton. that clear porta of the United States a gaojtted 23,278,420 net tons. A curious menus of moving boats Hi From the above figures it will be employed ou the river El'ie. A chai i f eten that in our foreign trade daring 2'JO miles long lies ut tbe bottom ol tno , the year ending with June 1004 s ton Btroam, which U too swift to uavlgnto j nage totaling 40,871, 101 not tons were in the usual way. The boats are lbt) em; loved of whi b but 13,320,547 net feet long and provided with 200 horfco tone wre owned by Americans, power Btenm engines will -n turn WHEAT WILL REACH $1 MARK ,n, LONGEST CHAIN IN THF U'ORI Pi "88 of foreign owned ships " VV-' ud from the porta of the Oni tions, will be represented by ilolfga ti in. of one or more. The federal gov ernment will have specially appointed representatives in aitindance. JudaeJ H Kh hards of Boise, Idaho, president of the congress, is presiding The address . f welcome on iho part of the slate of Oregon to Ihe vi-itiig delegates was made by Uoveinnr Geo. l'j Chuuiberlaln. and an extensive display of miuora a ba beou arrungi d by Colonel Muhoi, seoretary of the congress. Among tl.e 1 1 nit. d States S"iiato:s whoareexpeol ed to attend tbe conitiess are: Levi Ankeny, Fred T Dubois, W B Allho.. C W Fulton, R J liamble, William M Stewart, Tbomaa R Bond, William B Hcyborn, Charles II Land is, Keed rrmno', V J btone, A G Foster, and J II Mitchell. drum fastened on the deck. The chain oomes in over the bow, passes along o i rollers t the drum, around which it i wi.und th'oe times Tbe chain is thencarrl'd to the stern, where it drops hack tnlo the wator It is lingeat chain in Ilia world. GOVERNMENT IRRIGATION been foued feasible, and may be bf.ilt The obstacle to ivercome i ibo con- ceusurliiu th Denver and Rio llu JURY CENTURES THE RAILROAD MINERS SEIZE CRIPPLE CREEK Hon. Walter Pierce Thinks That Price Will ., " " .. Reached Before Next Season, Owing to Crop Conditions. be Puohl't, August 2i!. Afror exhaus tively eumniiuis up nil tho evident o that had been eutunittt'd the coroner's jury tliia nftnriioon rt'ndorod a vertlii t Hon. Walter M Pierce, the well known extensive wheat grower. o( the Inland Empire aud California, makcB tbe Martling prediction, that Pendleton will eee tl wheat before the next har vest. " Mr. Pierce baeoB bis statement on . tbe actual condition as they now ex- 1st and the estimates of th crop short Cripple Creek, Col, Aug 22 This age throughout the wheat countries o? town ib in the hands of a mob of more the world. He say that wheat must than 1,000 non-union minerB. Trouble h is been brewing for some time over the reoeutdeportatlonBaud uulminateJ tliis afternoon when the non-union men seised control of the city. It is feared that bloodshed muy result be fore quiet is lObtoiotl. The government wilt constru'-t the Malheur irriga'ton project in Orepoii, ! the largest work thut will be un er tiiken for the present. Tbic, in sh'rt, was the informatinii disseminated at the joint mectinn of ti e Or gou a id v nsliinut in irrii;atum commissions w ft K 11 Ni w-ll, heal uf the reclamation service. The But-ier creek tcheme ha hwn abandnied en tirely. The Dearhutrs fcheine Is in the bandt of private i urtio?, and the government is opposed to interfering in a case of that sort. No other pont in Orrgon will likoly be touched for a decade. In Wa-hina- ton but one scheme has been found j feasible The P loua - Ph-co pl.tii toj take water from the I ulouse nvtr and hold It in immense reservoirs to wuttr 100,000 acres near I lie Si.ake river has strnetion of a branch of the Ore, n Railroad & Navigation company, be tweeu Wnshtuco and Connelt. The track is beiug built rltcht in the lino of the reservoir and tho canal TWO FRAUDULENT CHECKS The jury found 'hat the train rew w is blameless, as they could see no si i a of dmgor. The rnilrond company awor ling to the verdict should hare constructed a bridsro that wonld have withsto od ta impa tof tbe flond Had a bridge of one pnnn with stone abutments been across tho arroya. in all human proba bility it would have withstood 'he rush ol water, tbuaavertingthediaastir, The Firnt National B ;nk oi this ri y ia the victim of two Irsiidiileiit chtckr drawn on the local institution and cashed in Spokane, The b pii chuck" one fur $16 and tbe other fair if ID were ruoei red ttirouKh the mails tl. if morning for colltctioo. The checks b-ar the unnjeO F Baud lod aredrswn in favor ol E G Hall, Ni-ithir nan e ia known at the Pendl. tin bank. ''It is aintply a cane ol iraud," ia ill A-sirt int . Caoliitr Gurge A Uartman AMERICAN AND FOREIGN SHIPS The follo.vini! Ilure showint; tli rontive proportion of Am.'rii-an own el and (oie'nu ships piiKiined in our foreign trad mid taken frcn tliu Monthly Smninaiy of Cominiroa and finance for June 1904 whiib roached the Obstiryoron Saturduy. The next tonnnue of American own NETTLETON'S FINE - SHOES - FOR - MEN HIGH GRADE ONLY be had and if the supply ia short the demand will be just thai lu-iuh greater, which means high pricoa, Mr Pierce knows the conditions in California i ml knows what the ahortage Id (hnl aia e la. But whether or' not Mr. Pierre knows what the price of wheat ia going to be remains to be seen .The on'y Immediate oon.ola'ion which the farmer hae Is thajjopethat Mr Pleroe'i prediotlon comes true. Pendleton Tribune,. , Grain Pool. Surprise Party. A Plague of Eels. Cottage Grove, Ore, Aug. 20 A ipieer pestileD'-e, in the shape ol eela hue been annoying the oity officials for the piiBt few days. Thousands upon thousands of esls are dying and on the olty water front they lodge in -ddien of the river. Tbe order haa heroine bo offensive that boya have been hired to raka them out into run ning water ho they niay float away. Haivie hiv. who haa bren in P. r'- 8alemOrAug. 22 The farmers of Uni. Ih. nMt nnlh, udii tbe Waldo Hill, (.rain pool have had home for a. ort viait was eivenaaur-' nn san.iaoiory oner lor uieir oata aa nrlaB ... ., Kri.,,.v ,-.: I J - J - r The evening wa paaiei in qlayiot yet tbia year and have decided to tl.oe tbe same at Maodnsy in a warehouse. Tbey bave 40,000 bushels. TRAINLOAD OF SHEEP Coming Back. Dan Uynea who for n any months was in the employ of McCoy and Mo barlane, but' of late hns resided in Portland ia exprcled to srrivecn thie vening'a train to reaume his former position. Dau h many frit nd, here who wtil be glad to -re hire bauk. Baker Cicy Aug 22 J M Yeataa of thie city left ! r Elgin to receive and ship to eaatern murkets a (ruinlond of eheep which he recently puroliascd in Wallowa and Union oountiea. He will make anothei shipment of 10.000 head to tbe Omaha,, Kaunas City and Chicago marketa in October. In all Mr Yeataa haa purchased over 6U,t00 head of sheep in eastern Oregon this season. ." ' Mlde . r nop I yti to .'th.it o. MVi'show witb . Clothing Sale?! games after whioh dainty ricliejb'1' M -...1 -sAy Those present f matr, Ethel Davis, Mrf X ' Ollio Crawford . 11 ''.''"O" sie aua jnuriei uuk, MoMurray, Lottie Ha Nina Hermann, Jeonil lyu Ruhu, Mae Robil O ark. Mhvmo Bunker. palph Ladd, R1d'i ..pengWe ln- vii', a iunuai, tvvt the ouainese to Winu, Elmer 8iil;H k' . ' . u oi . . ,, J for favors but lo- .10 ue uuii. O 'Orce Hansen, kt homo ina ms not Tiiher C P Huffman common n... day on the stone foundutlnn.rabeV ..... in... ' -..S2. niury uwmiiii. un ijib imiti Pair ground. ; " i f t I We bave received a ehipmetit of Ihe consisting of all tizes and widths. ahove well ku.iwa fine shoe9 for men, Nettleton lasts are creations of study and thor ough knowledge of the anatomy of the human fnot. If you have had trouble with your feel try pair of Netlletnn's fine shoes; then you will realize where the trouble was. v Prices $6.00, $0.50 and $7.00. Pat. Cult, ValoreCalf, Pat Kid, PntColt. Pat Cordovan, Chrome Wax, Kangaroo and many See our Nettleton Shoo Window, where you will see a combination of lufts patterns. Fit, Comfort, Style, Individuality and effect are all combined iu Nettleton Shoe. and the The Chicago Store THE BUSIEST 8TORE IN TOWN Adams Ave., La La Grande, Oregon. Mm -1 s a.-' . .. -v . Thij is the last week of. our Clothing Salt ; Every Suit ia onr entire line is sucrilii ..d Come and get your pick." These hto nil nerf una up-io-aato uooua. All $20 00 Suite go (or. A.11 t8 "" Suits go for. All 16 Suits go for. All" 12 60 Suits go for. All other prices in PICK r-nT-TTr.b wora-out tlwuet ,W7 'hy kidneys strain J0T Many Odds and Ends of Summer and sea sonable goods that aro exceptional values must be closed out iu the next two weeks.