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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1904)
i wjw r - if i ' ; i -I WILL NOT RETURN R . ....... Methodist Conference os?s atHailey and Ap- J pointments are Afloanccd.-. Rev. Walker Goes to UnionRev J. D. i OHIilan -Comes to La Grande. y '"I Hev J 0 Walker returned this niori i Ing from the annual session of tbejd bo Methodist Conference 'whto.ib. - Justeompleied in lubori ' at HHe : The next oon'ersnce will be in Bak City. . This was the fir t conference oW v tbe new change where several oounf in eastern Oregon that beietole were in the Colimbi Rivjr di(t - were added to the Idabo ooofeiepe '-La Grande .District, - In rediatuetiog the new conferee , the (our counties of Wallora, fljsu. : Baker and Grant were formed income . dutriot and will hereafter b a EuOtt as the La Grande district andj fi be ' headquarters and residence ojtljepr'- aiding elder. I ' ; Thie change resulting in R Mlk erwho baa been pastor if tte La Grande cburohtbe ptst yeafaoV wae ' expected to bs returned but ie lihop' alter going over the sttuntlof dteided tbat it would be better lor tilt year to v bare the pretMing elder. U a ditinn ,. ... . . . if .. -.,-... - : C" """" and his estimable family and' it wa ai much oft anrp rite tu him aa it waa to bia congregation when tbe announes ment wu given by the Bishop) whoa deeiaion in auob m altera is aupreme Presiding El ler J DGi lilan baa bei n pattor ol the M, E. Ohurob at Pooe tello (or tba patt aix - yeara and baa been reeoguiaed aa one of tbe strong men of tbe Idabo Conference (or many yeara, having previously been honored with tbo presiding eldership and haa been cboeen aeoretary ol every annual oonlrrenoe during the paat SO yeara. - ' 1 ,. The ooalereoee appointment) are publiebedjo another column. faotory and mine suffered alike. Arm ies of unemployed throughout tbe oouutiy, hopelessly seeking lor an op portunity to work, recardless alike of either the Dumber of boura or the rate of waxes. To many from foreign shore? who nave alnoe then sought our hos pitality, and to many of the yonng men of our coud try, who for the II rat time will exercise tbe highest piivileus of an American freemaa, thla may esem an overdrawn ploture There are many of our countrymen who will oon Oi m it with testimooy gathered lcthoir oan bard experience. . ; "In 1896 the American people je eolved to return to Republican at ministration and to Republican policioa. We came into power pledged to over throw the Democratic tariff law and to enact in lieu olit a genuine protective measure. In due time we put upon the eta tote books the Dingiey law. Proaperity returned and spread ber blessings among all sections and all peoples within the ample limits of the republic "Three yeara ago our great and be loved leader in the contests of 1S96 a d 1900 fell et his post of duty. His suc cessor has since then administered o r national affairs with conspicuous abil ity. He has been an earnest student ol the country's needs. He has bei n conscientious and untiiiugln the dn- oharga of his great responsibilities, lie has been Inspired by but one purpose, and tbat has been to do-well the wo.k committed to his hands," FAIRBANKS OPENS ; THE CAMPAIGN Whits Blver Junction, Vt., August 30. Beaator Charles W Fairbanks, of Indiana,'! delivered hia first formal speech of the campaign here thla after- to his regular work fill t& La Omnle ! noon, Ifaige numbers of people from pattorate. J Y - be-fegul irly supplied, : . Another reason woy Alter this IJiGranfe alii PJtf county ana irom westernpew nampsuire aore present The demonstration was arranged par- tioulariy as a welcome from the people Walker .waa;.gj)Sd. Jto UnionlisthsUu U lvUnisor county to the Indiana sen. considered one ol the httfioiucitr. iator, vnose tirfcheVlaa-bo within its aa well as one of the. strngpat minis- Un In the confersnce aramt tkU pr. tioular time Union is wilnuta house of worship, having aoldtoheir oburob with the expectation , ouiiUdiog and Bro. Walker seemed to 6. 1 le man ol n en to take charge of t i rk. .The L Grande . Methqi t ohuroh regrets very muob - to loftlr Walkir limitW Bena or Eairbank's address was impart aa follows: "Tts four years suooeedlng General Ha rain's defeat will not be aoon for gotten Tbey stand in sharp contrast withie yeara of Republioan adminla tratDp, both before and after. Tbey weretour years of arrested develop ment of panic and distress without a paidlelin American history. Field, CONVICT HYDE IS CAUGHT With Girl Companion in Male Attire he was Captured in Butte: Montana. sued hia proclamation earnestly I'oojo mending the celebration' by all' the oitins of Idaho on Monday Sept Mb aa Labor Dav. Ue savs: "Let tho.e the nsasl occupations and a gathering of those who toil and those who employ labor, to tbe end that, rUutual Interests may be recognised and honored and a broader' sympathy . established Let the oonveniion assemble under tbe banner of brotherhood and exalt the truth that Labor wide aa Earth has Its Summit in Heaven." a; . ;. -. ..! . Local Option There is no question but what there will be something doing for and against the Local Option law to be voted npon in this county ai tbe coming election in November. Those who favor the passage of tbe law and those who are opposed are working nnder instruct! n from their respective headquarters in Portland under the ins ructions of their attorneys, - Petitions have been cironlated in various precincts of the county for eov eril dsys asking that tbe Local Option law be submitted including the orunty aa a whole. This petltiou haa not yet been filed with the county court. Today a petition waa circulated in I a Grande dreoinct No. 2 In the inter est of those who are opposed to the law, signed by over 100 names asking that this precin jt vote npon the law by it self. This petition was died with the county court this afternoon. Non the question arises as to what effect, if tiny, theee two conflicting petitions may have. " f ' Bpokane, August 30 Edgar Byde, tbe eacaped convict from tbe , Walla Walla penitentiary, who waa arrested in Butte, Mont., sieut in the oity jail last night,.;' He is the man mentioned in tbe papers all over the country as tbe companion of Jeasie Morrison, tbe girl tramp, who waa also arrested in liutte, She was traveling in male at tire with him at the time. Both are from Taooma. , j State Warden F A penitentiary at Walla T Mills, a member of the Washington state board of control, brought Hyde to Spokane yesterday from Montana. "Hyde was cent to Walla Walla for 15 years for robbery, from Taooma," aaid Warden . Dryden yesterday. "He was released on parole, but still has 11 more years to serve. He waa paroled by Governor Mcllride on reo immeoda lions from Fierce county which seemed ample to justify it. "He worked in a mattress faotory in Tacoma for a while after being given his release. Soon he broke bis word, and left the state. We concluded from tbe descriptions that the man arrested in Butte was the one I wanted. He pretendsd.be did not know me when 1 went to see, him in the Montana jail, "It will be very difficult if not abso iutely impossible fur hm to get a parole again. Tbe girl le still iu tbe Good Samaritan borne in Helena." Mr Drydsn will take his prisoner to Walla Walla today. ' - Married HALL McKENNON In thla oity J Monday August 29, lOOi Dr Marshall! K Hall and Miss Kannia K MoKhuuoq f at the home of the brides, uncle and I aunt Mr and Mrs J M Berry, "the Rev. i cawara u Hays pastor of the Presby terian onuron oniouriug. Tbe bride wan given away by- li.ir m.ole Mr J M Berry. : Mr Cbsu Hur McKonnon the brides brother waa the ' - - i'' ta Oociora kbest man, ' Tboe plescit were iion 3 M Church, Mr and Mr .-.-f '. -'V tl A Holmes, Mr and Mrs John llJ-'I'.' S'ij; Donald Edward Holmes, Waller Gl .-; "t ,1 -.: i";, son and Howard O'Brien, of Wnllowii,."T''.i.-'-,.'-'Jii'i.s Mr and Mrs W V Berry Dr and Mi2t i fyfyti A L Richardson, Mrs O T Bacon, .Mr and Mrs J M Berry and '.Chaudlor V j . Morienuon . . h" V-'- ', " "''' The yonng people are well like ! c - f and respected by a host of (rlei il ' , ! k who join with tbe'Observer in wluhli g ' 'y ' f ; them a long and happv married life, " s' .'!, Jj EXTENSIVE . IMPROVEMENTS I : A fi,roa about 20 men are engaged at ' The weddlns was a ., "A.,io !.iri-litb station of the Lv Grind Klotrfa 9 - j uua aaUCa4l m only a few of the relatives, and noari Lint nd per Oo dam i bfc ; friends being to witness the oercmoney I 'S repaired and every portion of tbe ' The ceremoney was - preformed., st I mabhiaery U being overhauled. The even thirty and; following the services plant is in the bands of practiual tl Dr and Mrs Hall took the train fori (.inirieiinil men tthn hin miilii n 1 ,;. FINE !4 wv We have f L H consisting I it NETTLETON'S -. -j. ' . - SHOES - FOR r MEN H PH p R AD E Q N L - jeceived a sbiiment of the above all bizes anqvidths. i well known fine shoes for men, Nettle ongh krJr foot.' I lasts are creations of study and thor- ledge of the anatomy of the human IiyotThave had trouble with your feet try pair of lettBton's fine shoes; then you will realize where theftrotble was. Pr.ees $6.00, 16.50 and 7.00. i ai. Calf, ValoreCalf, Pat Eld, dovan, Chrome Wax, Pat Colt, Pat Kangaroo and many See our Netton Shoe Window, where you will see a combination of lasts bottom. wiiCnmfort Stvle. Individuality and efleot re all combined in f - i --- - - Nettleton Shi and tbe Chicago Store HE BUSIEST STORE IN TOWN Adams Ave., La La Grande, Oregon. ruriiKuu sou Ban Kranolsm. they will remarn a few weeks,. Just Prior to the . coiemoney Mrs A. . L nran of th . . "u "omisr me" Berry .Played the The Rev Edward, Hayes performed the' beautiful and impressive; ring oeremoney uf the Presbjteiian ohuroh, , Jh'JJB.l!Wli-'iHii.i ..,.. . to Retire " Albany, N Y, August 80. David B HI 1, in conversation with friends here today, announoed that be Intends to retire from politics January 1 next, and that, no mat er what the result of the coming oampaign may be in the state or nation, he will relinquish tbe leadership of the Demooratlo party in New York. He edi ed that in the event of democratic success this fall he would not accept any position noder tbe national or state demooratlo ad ministrations or again become a candi date for election to nny office whatever. Former Senator Hill made these statements en the eve of bis biithday anniversary. He was torn August 29 , 1843. ' Gold In Japen Toklo, Aug. 30 A gold mine, be lieved to be of great extent and consid erable richness, baa been discovered in the Kesen district, lkazen provinoe, on government land. It is estimated that tbe yield will amount to nearly 3,000, 000 pounds sterling. ' PHILIPPINE CITY , DESTROYED BY FIRE decided improvement einoepoiohtiini? the property. Whan tibay odmple'ii . tbelr water power repairs thiy expsco to be able to run the pl-trid by w-.u r at least seven months out o! the yeitr, ; riiia niil result in ho smitll aavlng a uh uhiier present conditions their fu I . xpence is great. , '' Manila, Auir, 29 The city Binang Island of Luzon, haa been destroyed by Are. One hundred persons perish ed in the flames and 5,000 were render bouieiess. Tbe government is furnish ing shelter and food for the dtstltcte. Work On Letters Oyster Bay, Aug. SO President Roosevelt la putting the finishing touch es on hia letter of acceptance and no callers are expected today. PABBER BATS NOTHING Esopus, N Anir. 30 Judge Fsr ker declined to make a atatement to day regarding D B Uill,s expressed In tention to retire from politiial leader ship of the party in tbia state on Jan uary. He worked uninterruptedly to day on bis letter of acceptance. Labor Day Governor Morrison of Idabo has is- ---v-: ' ; 'V'.,i:l The Great Fashion Center -O? LA GRANDE- .t jsiip ;,.v. NEW-STYLES NEW GOODS NEW PRICES Jim Yours for Fall Trade Hi it ill -. i.. -- - u im ctuteroi Aaion'1