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.
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I yti to
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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
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niury uwmiiii. un ijib imiti
Pair ground. ; " i
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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.
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s a.-'
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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.