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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1904)
It f- LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVE! - i i i I VOLUME III LA GRANDE. OREGON. WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 24. 1904 NUMBER 246 EASTERN OREGON LUMBER La Grande and Other Eastern Oregon Points Send Large Quanti ties East. Eaatern Oregon whits pine is gain ii g a naiinnal reputation and ship ments are bsiug made daily from B kr City and La Grnde of finished lumb r to all poind went of the Mis t.sippi river and lo many points in Chicago territory ; Manager Grant Qeddes of the Ore goo Lumber Company report that Una season tbey have bad a Urger li roe than usual in the lumber oamp n the mountains and tbat they bave cut on tbe average b mt a hnndrei t"ousaod feet per day. Tbe La Grande m i s bave put up nbmt as roucn fin isbid lumbr and Stoddard Bros. Shockley and McMurrtn and Bumpier tire turning out as mueb more so tbat till something over three hundied thousand feet of lumber pt r day is be ing manufactured here. Large stocks of lumber are being 1 iid b for futute shipment and tbe logging csmpe sre being run to full i: ipiioity. Wheat Decline; Chicago, Au, 24 Old September today opened at $1.09 and closed at 81.10 New8eptmberopeuedattl.09li and oloeed at $ 1 1Q4. Corn 64i m- Oats, 33. Will Ship 10,000 Lambs Pendleton, Aug, 24-The J E Smith dealer, fought a duel with revolvers to Company will ship 10 000 lambs all day aa a result a quarrel over mon Shrosblre gradea, to Chicag o within ey. Morris is seriously wonnded and 25 days if they are not sooner purohaa- Orr is dying. NETTLETON'S FINE - SHOES - FOR - MEN HIGH GRADE ONLY We bave received a shipment of the above well known fine shoes for men, rooeisling of all bites and widths. See our Nettleton Shoe Window, where you will see a combination of laets and patterns. Fit, Comfort, Style, Individuality and effect sre all combined in the Nettleton Shoe. The Chicago Store THE BUSIEST STORE IN TOWN Adams Ave., La La Grande, Oregon. ed by agent. These lamb were bred fur muttuu nod ar- In pink of condition and Increasing in weight every day on the range around Meaoham, from wb'ch point they will te shipiad. War And Politics Oyster Bay, Aug. 24 Senator Lodge of Ma-sachusatia arrive! today and apent the greater part of the day in a oonference with President Roosevelt. Ha read the nreaidanta letter of acoeot ano. and distuned affair. i the tar . east and th relation of the govern-i ment to the neutrality question. No appreb' siun la felt by either tbe president or Lodge tbat the United States will be drawn into tba war situa tion. General News Foil reports from tbe storm at St. Paul and vicinity say tbat 15 neople lost their lives Saturday night. The total trade between the Unltid Slates and the Philippine du na tl.e last fiscal yer amounted to 116,898,794 Uiab socluliela nominated f a 1 state tiokat Monday, headed by Joseph Kaufman, ol Salt Lake for governor. Lightning started several fire lo Chicago Monday, some of them requir ing the fire department to extinguish. The miners d' ported tr m Cripple Creek, ondav, were cruelly beaten by tbe mob, bile enroote to the line of the couoy The striking picking house employes ' have made an api eal lo the publ o f ir fund with which to tarry on the strike. ' Bince tbe opening of tbe St. Lrnis fai", the total attendance bas been 7, 566,878, the total for tbe past week a mnunting lo 641,283. Judge Parker baa discouraged Sun day visits to hia home at Roscmout, and accordingly one solitary pollthiin from a remote district paid him a visit last Sum.ny. Tb Mormon colony In Canada lias offered peoial Induce meat a to recruits from Utah and otber orovdrd Mormon centers and tbey are now flocking to Alberta by the hundreds. Fatal Pistol Duel Sedalia, Mo., August 24. Orr, a farmer, and W T Morria. a real estate Nettleton lasts are creations of stndy and thor ough knowledge of the anatomy of the human foot. If you have had trouble with your feet try pair of Nettleton's fine shoes; then you will realize where the trouble was. Prioes $6.00, 16 50 aud 17.00. Pat. Calf, Valore Calf, Pat Eid, Pat Colt, Pat Cordovan, Chrome Wax, Kangaroo and many UNION MAN IS MISSING $ JhOUfiht DV Pendk- ton Officers to Been Drugged Robbed. Have and The Pendleton Tribune eaya : Has Jobu Nixon, the O R A N en -ployeof Union wbu wae drugged at l robb-d Sunday1, Been spirited awn; 1 Tbat is what the officers believe as up to a late hour last night Niioubi.1 not put iu an appearance aud no trace of bim ooul I be found. Nixon bad recently arrived in tl.a oity from Union and during his travv els ab)ut town be iuoidentally becaois arquaiutod with two other men, a1 strangers, having arrivdd lo the oily bout a week sgo. Sunday tbe the, o men met in a saloon on Mnin sin-, t amj began drinking. Later tbey went to the re Q lba ioon ,nd there, it . lrf N,ri, R, administered a done !ol "knockout a tops." His psrci n i was then searobed, according to tl e theory, and the two alleged friend a cured $40 Nixon partially recovered from the e fleets ol (he drink later in tbe du j and reported the matter, to Aotiug City Marshal Ciffman. The (.fficer, aided by Sheriff Taylt r, began a starch for tbe guilty offenders aud in a short time arretted two men on suspioion Tbey are O W Orl? anl R H Bi ton ley. The prisoners were taken to t i county j ill where tbey are being bel.1 for lurlher developments. Il is understood tbat these men, al though strangers bave a number o' frieudi in the city aud itiebtl:evd that Nixon bas been persuaded to leave Ptndieton and drop the om agaiust lbs suswots. Nixon may have gom to Adams yesterday b' w- rrnrmrrmmm n i iiii i ii m i nr Qim'i; ever as it ia understood his wife and bby bave b an there (or si ver I dayt, ATTACH BODY DEAD WOMEN After being safely burled In the ce ro uter v for almost two years and upon exhumation foi the purpose of being removed to the old fumlly burial ground in Tennesaee only to be at tached f T dbt by the pbysloian who attended htr during ibe sickness which cause' bar death was the sad fate which befall the body of Mrs Robert Mllhourn in Milton Saturday. It was a proce dure wblob la very, verv reldom heard of. But th doctor bill wa finally payed and tbe oorpa proceeded on It way to Tennessee Bodies Found The bodies) of William MoKenzle and Miss Ka'e Bast, who disappeared from Belllngham too weeks ago were fonnd Monday floating lu the Lake Wbatoom. Lay Corner Stone Astoria, August 24 This alternoon at 2 o'clock tbe corner atone r f Clat sop o muty'a new court house wa laid. The ceremony was performed under ihe auapl ra of the grand 'odg of Masons ot tbe stale of Oregon. Many prominent citizens of the oounty, as well as different parte of the state, witnessed the ceremony. Land Jumpers P Bouly and N Lindsay, claim jump era, were found dea l on a trail in the mountains near St. Marv'e, Idaho, Monday with 13 bullet holes in their . .u . mi noaiea. A imro juinper unmea xyier, is mieeing. The I'ltiz-ns are ii.furiated over the actions of the claim jumper who have Infested that oountry this season. Work on tbe City Hall is progres sing r pidly. Those who have visited the building i:id are familiar with the building trade pronounce it one of the bit buildings in eastern Oiegnn. The very bwt material and workmanship are being used. Clothing Sale THE PORT ALL BUT FALLEN Strong Chain of D? fenses Have Been Cap tUred and Port Arthur May Soon Fall. Chefoo, August 21 After tremend ous attacks the Japanese yesterday aecceeded In eapiurlng another chain of forts and Port Arthur has now all but fallen. Shells from the Japaneae guns swept clear over tbe divide and dropped Into the harbor below but it Is not known tbat any damage was .).. to the warships or smaller shipping therein. The news was brought hero this eve- ning by refugeea from p. rt Arthur who howevirknow nothing of the losses They assort, how iver, that owing to ' tbe stubbornness of tbe defense the Japanese muBt have sgain pa d heavy toll In human life for their gain StoesBol's residence was sbat'ered by shells which were thrown from a position obtained bv the Japsnese be tween Golden hill and Ibe town Sunday. To gain this p'dm the Japanese foroes pressed Ihe Russian center along tbe railway line and at tbe same time pressed the Rustlan right wing near .... 1UWU Ulll Later the at lackers oc cupied Taiping Tee. The refugeer oor.flrm the report tbat the Japanese bave received at leasi 30,oOO more men from the noribern army. Within the fortress all arangemente go steadily forward for a fight to tbe very last and each position sained by th' Jnua e-e w II be eon ested bitterly The Rus'lans confidently expeot that f they can but hold out a month the tide of war will have turned until Kur Opaftln will bi aide to ieliee tbe be. sieged garrison and oep the Japan ThU is the last week of our Clothing Sale -- i' Every Suit in our entire line is sacrificed.;: Come and get your pick. These are all new' and Up-to-date Qoods. " All $20 00 Suits go for........ -.16 00 All 18 Suits go for........'..... 16 All 16 Suits go for..........;.. 12 All 12 60 Suits go for. '.. . . 10 85 All other prioes in proportion. PICK TI Many Odds aud Ends of Summer and sea to'iahle goods that are exceptional values in ast be closed out in the next two weeks. Jim J$ufj laWFJafgAMAWJAMM" ese back in final defeat. The spirits of the garrison remain ssngu he and da termined. A spirit of almost berolo frenzy prevails, many i f the iren si- j j aerting that they will die rather than ) I be captured . ' PREPARE TO CELEBRATE So confident are the Japanese sym ' pathizera at Chefoo that the days of Port Arthur are numbered that pinna are under way for tbe ce'ebration of ; its downfall. Huge slat ds with gor j genua decorations are being tncled I and la tern staffs arianged along ninny J thoroughfares. -. . i But little Interest aeena to be taken ; hero In the Shanghai neutrally aQu r, other than tbat show by the news- I mnur nnrrnnnnnilnnta Rrtrl cnimnla. The PooP' In general apparently regard China's neutrality aa a matter of but small moment and would undoubtedly accept a 'all to wa- aa a holiday. Con BJenca In Japanese prowe I main tained and predictions are made that with the downfall of Port Arthur peace will follow. Nearing Completion The project of building a ship t ami 'across Ifloilda has attain rom to the 'ore, and there is a strong probability 10 ufa,B cairieri . ous. a oanai, known a" 11,9 Florida Coastline Canal, npdy rearing .o, plotion and now extends from St Anguetioe. on the ,rrth lo on th 80uth. oompiete miaou way ol over sou miles. Pendleton Market. The local wheat market. bas bien on ' a steady decline fur the pstlwoday and is quoted today: Club 6Toenta end bluostera 73 J oents. Yesterday and today sbiut 15,000 sacks of grv.u were disposed of. Many farmers are of the opinion thxt prioes will again advanoe but '.he grainmeu take a different view A larmr remarked tbis alt moon E. W. MoOomas: "When arayou going to give me 80 cents for my wheal t" I The reply was: "You will bave to wait snverai weeks, lam afry.lJ." E O The regular band concert will tske place on Friday evening of tbla week. ) - mJiiVE TLJF!!! f- -v:.r m ..."V .: .: ; v".'- i -i.il i " ' ,V' w ; " '. '!