LA'
EVENING OBSERVER.
VOLUME III
LA GRANDE. OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1904
NUMBER 2 5
GRANDE
V
LOSS
VERY
HEAVY
oi l, todnl.d behind, and getting close
to the hordes, was kitted and Instantly
killed.
Mr. ai d Mis. Wi.od hivo the sym
pathy of the petiple ot our roramnni
ties In tills ead bereavemont. Flora
Journal.
Tornado in IV.innesota
Does Damage to the
Amount of $1,500,000
Buildings Wrecked.
Minneapolis Augu-t 23. Tho lues
In tbifl city frO'ii Saturday oiuht's tor
nado is estimated at 1,500, 000. Th
burners eeotion at Nieoteile a d 'ixtl
I venue was badly d imaged Noni !
all the windows In tnH district wero
blown In ami goods suffered much
from the wind
Trolley wires were blown down in
all oarta of ihe citv and street ours
wnre tied up u ill noon unday.
The suburb of l-t. Louis Park, about
six miles from this city suffered much
damage.
The tort Snolliig government build
Ings escaped witbunt severe Injury
from the tornado ol t-uturilny night
Fires In B C
Vancouver, B C, Aug. Dostruc
A Moonlight Picnic
Last evening Messrs. S D Crowe, J
R Smith, Mi-tea Allie Stephens and
Mary Kanisey entertained the Damen
Krnnz and some friends with a Moon
light PI n c at Proebstel's erove, where
arge b nti e n l W4er melons were
euj yed to 'he fulleet extent.
Those pro?et)t were: Bessie Worstell.
Gnce Kinzie, Moina Aiken, Kmma
Ol rk. Mnrie Clark, Jessie Grimmett,
Edna Hunter, Opal flame , Eva Neill,
Elixabetb Beaver, Getrude Heaver,
Gertrude Mit il.ell, Fred Goible, Dell
McLain, Ea-I Kizie, Frtnk Dnvla,
Nick Beaver, Cheater Newlln, Oris
Staokland, Leslie Parker.
HANGS
IN THE
BALANCE
Tremendous Battle is
Charge For Board
Kantus City, August 23. Beginning
toilay the Oi'daby Packing company
will charge its emplovea wholndgound
board in the plnnt 13 a week. I'resi
dsnt Donnelly Is expeoted hore this
i vi nlng.
"Ars. Botkin Sentenced
Osteopath
Returns
Dr Moore the Osteopath baa retutned
from the Kast after an enjvahle as
UAI ai f.,'n a.,) ia in .
. . .. : tillory Or
rtrntimi imn ,H, in iLiMin, fill th,tcn . J
who vih to consult or be ex .mined.
"Re sults tell," is the nioltu.
San Francisoo, August 23. Mrs.
i.'ordlia Uotkln was this morning
'euied a new trial for Ihe murdtr of
Mm .T..hn I n.,n..tn .....1 .'A,,annAi1
Roini at Port Al thill"'" ife imprisonment.
! In passing Beaten e the court said
' ho woman should have been sot toured
o bang and that the jurv erre I
ng the
f .r life.
with Victory Swaying ;
in the Balance.
AVERY
NARROW
ESCAPE
structions. The officials here are con
vinced that the Jap mesa have no In
tention of violating Chinese neutrality
lor desire to jeopard.ze the immensely
j valuable foreign Interests of Shanghai
by making the harbor a naval uattle-
I ground.
A dispatch to the statt department
this morning , from Cuisnl General
I
Qoodnnw at Shanghai confirms the
' press dispatch relative to the entrance
! of the harbor by a Japanese torpedo
I boat followed by the Amor lean vetse
lOhauncey The Russian oonsul still
punishment at
in flx-
Imprieonmeiit
Congress of Negroes
Natch z, Miss- Aug. 23. The Negro
Vouuk People's Oliriat an Educationul
tie fires are still burn i ult au l it is Co-mres. whih was lnnnoh-d in Ai-
est aiateil in otfl Ul soarves that the
lbsa to date will tt;ivg:ra 82,500,001)
lantic two yers with an atteo lan e
of 1 500 btvan a weeks ueesion In tins
c ty t -day. The objoi-t of the orj-ani
zaii' n Is to follow out hooker Wasli
iiitrton'B toaoliins by encouraging tbe
young n'embers of the race to hit
idea's ui right livlii Boviaily morally,
religiously hlhI inluatrially.
"We Are Alright"
N'S we ran't report daily murders
prize flcbts. euiciiles and buldnns in
Un last riuuday morning August u, flora he hasn't attained that dis
1004, the oldest child of Mr, and Mrs. tinotioii and will have to content our
D G Wood, i.f Grouse, was kicked and selves br extracting theie ch ilce moi
killed by b horse. Mr W ind was d(.s irom our hlg iladies for a time at
leading his hoses to water and the east--aml in tne meantltne we are al-
little boy, but little ove.- two years rigtit. Fl'.ra Journal,
Carnival BroKe
Spokane Au'25 !ho "Independent
ca-nlval' wentte pie es here vi't-terdny
and the shows promised until Tliura
day will not ba givon,
Child Killed
Chefoo, August 23, The Orst de
Uiled news of the g'neral assault oo
Port Arthur indicates that a trem-nd-diih
t'onflkt is waging and that vi. ton
's hanuiug in tl.a balance.
OtiiifW' who loft Port Art linr yester
day and artived bore today btate thut
the Japanese, by making ileperate
ebaruos, whioh were reinforced by an
artillery tire fr.m Shusl.iyeu and Lou
isa bay. swept frum the no th into the.
Pilii'on buy torri'ory and drove the
liussiaus bick fmm the- main forts
rim irrniind holnicoin narati vely flat in
i this vicinity, the Japanese were unable ,
o hold it in the face of the llussiaQ nr-
and tln'y retired north, an
eiahtli of a mile beyond Ibo zone of
fire.
CAPTUI1E AN'D LOSE A FORT
The Chinese declare that t',e Japan
eao captured one important fort, locat
ed ou the Itzshin hills midway be
tweu the wei-t eoast and the railway,
on a due drawn approximitoly from a
point midway between Pigeon and
Louisa bays. Tha Japanese Infant's
:'ss ulied the fort and compelled the
llusaiaus to retire. The Kussiiin ar-
llory then directed a ht nvy fire on
tho -p.it, compelling the Japanese in
turn to retito.
Women's Championship
( bicago, Augn-t 23 An army of
I'air golfers thronged the Glen View
'inks today at the opening of the
v. mon'a western championship tour
nfiinent. The tournament opened with
the elmmpi. n group teams against bo
;ey at 18 boles for the rhnmpiouohip.
Hie piny will continue through the
entire week and promises to be unus
ually successful.
Narrow Led&e of ocRrn'a,uatommp'7w''h'ienr'arto''
! man' le or leave tho harbor. Action of
Ciwoc Urtrm-i f.nm ! Secretary of State Adee nnd Acting
JilVCS WOlNman irOm SeoreUry of the Navy Darling are now
. In conlerenee on tbo subjects present-
Plunging Down a 200 ' a
Foot Shaft
FIVE MEN DIG
OUT OF JAIL
DECIDED TO
RESIST THE MOVE
Still No Hope
Worcester, Aug. '23, Senator Hoir
ia res-iiii: i-omro:ttit)lv this uiominte,
but is tfrnduiiUy tfMwlfiic weuker Un
remains olneriul an 1 riewa h o-imiiiK
death i.hilosopliically.
Thysiciaus saw that while his lif
may be prolonged for hours aud pon
sibly for daya there is no hope for
r c vury.
i linker City, Ore. Au. A largely
attended meeting of men, eato"iikoopers
cainblers, and othr citizens opposed
to a 4 'closed town1' W 'S held last even
inf, and it was decided lo res int. the
move Fifty rei'resfmtative men si tin
ed an agreement to stu 1 pat and make
a legal fight on the question. Th.y
claim they llt force tin authorities to
iW uneu or enforce ad the laws, siu-h as
' p'oaoouilnn the owners of buildlnis
ii whioh bawdy houses are kept, etc,
dlferiff It row n, on the othor hand, de
clares arrests will be made of all those
conducting gHiubling uines including
slot utnehines, after un lulht tonight
together with thoe who keep their
lioiHce open on Sundays contrary to
law. tie claims. U'tAuvsr. that no
complaint bad b-on ma in ti him can-
c.Tiiii.g bavdy housi and until such
complaiuts are filed they will not be
in jlested.
NETTLETON'S
FINE - SHOES - FOR - MEN
HIGH GRADE ONLY
We have received a shipment of the above well known fine 811003 for men,
consisting of all fcizes and widths.
Only a narrow ledge of rock project
ing from the aide of a shaft Baved Ed
mund Jueaaen from being mangled at
the bottom of a 250 foot hole in the
Bnowahoe mine nt Libby, Mont. Mr
Jueaaen, who la of the thm of Jueaaen
& Clarke, mining engluonrs of Spokane
wan mailing an examination of tne
Snowahoelaat Tliuraday. In the itlnrm
of the workings be stepped into the
shaft and crashed down 10 foet when
be struck n-iconiiuiona upon a narrow
projecting lodge. On slowly regaining
oon oi'iusuess he found h-s head hang
ing over the ledgo above a yawning
ahaft that only readied bottom 250 feet
deeper. It is a miracle that hi es
caped death .
Although badly hurt Mr Juessen
managod to call aome miners near by
and they got b m out with
difficulty. One sh-mMer waa dislo
cated, one leg bruiaed aud a hand was
battered, The minora had mueh rtllll
oolty in getting him out to Libby,
wh re he waa put on a train and taken,
to Spokane. He Ib ra. oveiing
Pendleton, Or, Aon, 23 Five var
iants esoaped from the e ty jail last
night by digging thiough the oonorete
floor of tbe corridor. Ihe men have
not been oiptured.
R H Ulnohley and G W Greeley are
under arrest uh urged with robbing
Jack Nlion,an O. R & N. ynrdman .
of 120. A purse In po sesaioo of the
prisoners has bien recognized as
property.
CHINA'S POSITION
CAUSES CONCERN
A Great Discovery.
Pittsburg Aug 23 Homer Williams
superintendent of the Duquenue Steel
works and an old Carnegie stool man
has perfeut d a proeesa whh-b means
the rovnlutlonizlnx of the mnnn'aoiuio
of steel and will put millions' f dollais
Int 1 the ootf era of the oompany. Ho
bus succeeded in reducing tho phosp
horus tn the molten iron while It la
still in tho ladlo, thus making it ready
for the Ho98omer convert' r. Tbe obom
i ale ha puts in the ludlo neutralizes
the phosph tub. '
Washington, August 23 Itie ass-rt
ed positively at tbe i.avy de .artmont
that the American lloet at Uhangh 1 is
not charged with the protection of
Chinese ueu trinity by any specific he
ar Dishman of Elgin who returnod
home this morning stated that the saw
mills of the noith end id the county
were about through with ibeir seasons
ran whioh would ngr-gaie ab at lg,
000,000 feet. Must of which bad pass
ed out of tho hands of the saw mill
but was atiil to a largo extent la Ihe
bunds of the dealers.
Mmi '1 i'f '"I
Nettleton lasts are creations of study nnd thor
ough knowledge of the anatomy .of the humau
foot.
If you have had trouble with your feet try a pair,
of Nettleton's fine shoes; then you will realize where
the trouble was.
Prices $6.00, 10 50 and $7.00.
Put. Calf, VtlorcCalf, Pat E id, Pat Colt, Pat
Cordovan, Chrome Wax, Kangaroo and many
Clothing Sale
1
See our Nettleton Shoe Window, whero you will see act. inbinatiou of luels and
patterns. Fit, Comfort, Style, Individuality and effect are all combined iu the
Nettleton Shoe.
The Chicago Store
THE BUSIEST STOKE IN TOWN
Adams Ave., La La Grande, Oregon.
f I
Thi3 is the last week of our Clothing Sale
Every Suit in our entire line is sacrificed.
Come and getryour pick. These are aU new
and Up-to-date Goods.
All $20 00 Suits go for $10 00
All 18 Suits go for 15
All 16 ' Suits go for. .... 12
All 12 60 8uits go for 10 r
All other prices in proportion.
PICK Tf-iliM: TUP ! ! !
Many Odds and Ends of Summer nnd sen
fo table goods thai are txeepl ional val'ies
must be closed out in tho next two week?.
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