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LA GRANDE
VOLUME 111
LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER I4, 1904
NUMBER 262
EVENING
OBSERVER.
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LITTLE
iSiUH DV
KILLED
(lead Crushed by Hjeavy
Jackscrcw Deajb
Instantaneous.
Fredrick, tin. lour year old apu ol
Mrs. Ann Hnimen was inetanil kill
ed lite yesterday Iternoon by a (urge
house moving jack eorew (ailing upon
hit betd.
It stems be aud another little ohild
were playing near the rear end ol a
boose tbet vu being moved off ol
Ad mi ovenue, on wbioh were two
protruding timbe.a opoo wbiob were
carried the extra aorewe. In tueir
play little Frederick (ell or rather
stumbled and bia oompaoion who waa
very eloae in orde r to keep Iron fall
ing on top of bim threw up her bande
and (Irnek the aorew, wbiob weigh
about 65 pounds and wbiob must have
been about ready t fall ciT. The srrew
struck tbe little fe low on the head
with tuob force that he never realised
be waa hurt.
Tbe funeral look place Ihia after
noon from the Central church and
the little fellow waa laid to reat in
the KetOnio cemetery.
Mra. Holoaan la a tiater ol Grant
Steve Oedy and tbe entire family
have tbe sympathy of all io their aud
den bereavment.
ROOSEVELT
C0MPLIMEN1ED
St. Louie, Sept. 14 At the opening
of tbe inter-parliamentary conference
today a telegram of greeting waa aent
to Hooeevelt, as the champion of in
ternational "justice." Count Goblet
Deliviella of Belgium introduced a
resolotion requesting the powers Of
tbe ainatoro conventions of The
Hague to Intervene jointly or asperate
ly with the belligerents ol the war In
tbe far east In order to facilitate a
restoration of peave. It waa, adopted.
A resolution was also adopted re
questing Roosevelt to call a second
international peace oonterenoe to con.
aider the questions not completed at
Tbe HagtM conference and the estab.
lishmeot of aa international parlla
meut to convene periodically for tbe
.discussion of International questions.
Gaining Population
Balem, Ore., Sep'. 14 Aooordinir
ttr the State Labor Commissioner tbt
population ol Oregon at present la
470,024 against 413,628 in 1900 mak
ing a gain ol 66,498 in four years. Tbe
c.mmiaslon"r also found that the num
ber ol on Uren ol sohrol age wbo are
not attending school is Increasing at
an alarming rate.
Combine Ends,
Observer Special
Vancouver, B. O. Sept. 14 The
lumber combine in the Canadian
North west Is practically at an end.
All tbe mountain milli in British
Columbia refused to si ll exclusively to
the retailers in the Northwest and wy
they will start yards ol their nwu and
sell to any consumer wbo baa tbe cash
It is thought tbe British Colombia
ooaat mills wil. bs compelled to follow
suit.
LENA CAN STAY
IN SAN FRANCISCO
Observer Special)
Pendleton Sept 14 William Baker,
Ab Ogg and Jesse Baling were yester
day arraigned before Judge Ellis of
the circuit court to anawor to the
the charge of allowing a . minor to
" :nequenigeiuoung games. They were
; : given until Saturday to plead, Fred
- . . L Thompson alieB John Wilson, vho
"..: r : U.. ll-b- n 1U 14 lis being held for for try as given
KUMIdll VsrUIMCr l'ay J'ltinC aCplir, UlCII I ICf until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning to
Permitted Minors
LOOKS
LIKE
HIGGINS
f Troubles will be to Get Away From
the Japanese.
answer to the chaige.
. Washington, Sept. 14 The develop
ment of. the day, so far as It related to
the Russian cruiser Lena at ban Fran
cisco, waa tbe clearing up of tbe
official muddle arising out of the
doult as to wbiob i'f tbe five depart
ments of the government should deal
with it. It was finally decided by the
President that the state and navy de
partments should trait theoase, acting
jointlr, a decision calculated to great
ly simplify its handling.
Over nisht came a tvlegram from
Admiral Goodrich at 8 n Francisco
Bought the Herald.
;
- - J Baker City Sept. 14 The Baker
! City , Evening Herald, whloh has
changed bands sinoe it started nearly
j three rears ago by Letson Balliett
The Prsldent approved of the tloe !" thf six months, was pur.
uu" jw.rruny unernoou ay rarl
Roe and his father, J L Koe, of Walla
Walla, Washington, wbo will hereafter
conduct the paper themai-lvi a. A few
weeks ago Mr. Roe bought a half in.
torest in tbe paper with W J l.achner.
who bad aoquirtd title from Hill and
U.illlitt at forced salea and otherwise,
Will be the Republican
Nominee for Gov
ernor of N.Y.
Maine's Plurality 27000
Oorver Special
Portland, He., 8?pt. 14 Returns
today and a careful revision ol last
ight's figures place the republican
plurality in yetrdaj's state election
at about 27,00". The republican gain
over 1900 is now estimated at 0 per
cent aud the democratic gain 84 per
oent.
. Rummage Sale
At a meeting held by St. Peters
Guild Seat. 9. It was deoided that
they would hold their semi-aonutl
ummg9 sale beginiog Oct. 7 and
lasting one week any Oue having
wearing apparel or furniture to dis
pose of Kill please oll np Hrs. J. N,
8tevens or Hrs. J. D. Slater
Toe sile will bs held at Kilpatricka
implement bouse.
showing on his own Initiative that he ben that the vessel will be obllued to
bad caused one of his expert officers .return in the end, for It is altogether
to make a preliminary examination of l .kely by tbe time she oould be made
the L na and that temporary repairs ready to go to sea oi e or more Japan-
would occupy six week's time and the I eae cruisers would be off the Golden
new boilers would Involve eight mouths' 1 Gate read r to sink or capture ber.
delay
admiral's aotlon. Agreeable to the
President's Instructions, Acting Sec
retary Adee, for the state departm- nt,
and Captain Plllsbury, . for the' navy'
department, bad two conferences dur
ing tbe day and tbe result was pre
paration of Instructions to Admiral
Goodrich. There is good ground to
believe that these Instructions oon .
template an allowance of sufficient
time for the Lena to make
repairs.
However, there is growing belief
Do not fail torvad the Observer aila.
temporary , The ,re Pl there to be read and you
win udi get me ion woitb of your
mon-y unless you read what up. to date
merchants Have to say about Iheir goods
uuu tne prioes. - a
HAINES
FARMER
SHOT
John Simons, a wll-to do and well
known farmer oearHalnes was sbot In
the right aide Saturday evening by
Fred Whan, of this city, who waa out
driving with Miss Warren Wban wa
shoo tin, says tbe Baker City Imo-
orat, with a small rifle at a bird a
short distance away and did npt notice
Simons, who was cutting hay in the
' Or rvor Sp-oial
Saratoga Sept "r 14 Unless forces -
behind thecscdidaoy ol 1.1' u tenant
Governor Frank W. Higglnt change ;
their position blnre the vcti is taken
there la tvery indication ol bla nomi
nation by the republican state con
vention to bead the elate ticket aa
candidate for governor. But on
name la mentioned in opposition that
of ex-LieutsnantG ivernor ..Woodruff.
A1 talk of a third candidate baa been
abandoned and tonight the contest
lies between these two men.
field close by. Mr. Simons says he
as stooping down to fix his mower
when he heard the crack of a rifle and
at tbe same momeut felt the bullet id
his side. Mr. bimons was consider
ably exero sed over the matter, but
when be learned that Mr. Whan was
very sorry over the affair and that it
waa purely accidental, he dropped all
idea of taking any action in the matter.
Mr. Simon was attended by Dr. Fran
cis, of Balnea, but up to a lata boor
last night tbe buret had not been lo
cated. Dr. May waa sent for yesterday
morning, as Mr. Simons seemed to
have a onlll, but it is believed there
will be no serinus trouble unless blood
poisoning sets In. , -'
Later. Dr. May, who returned last
nlgbt from ' Haines, where be was
cat ed to examine Ml. Simons, reports
that tbe bullet entered . one of his
lunga and badly law rated It and that
the patient is In a serious condition
with the chanoea 60 to 40 in favor of
his recovery. The bullet bss not yet
been located.
Q6R TALL STYLES
W bae jnBt received a mll shipment of orjr FALL STYLES of COAT8
and SUITS. H you expect to buy a 8UIT, it will pay yon to look our line over,
as it will be to your advantage and you will be sure to get the RIGHT THINGS.
T?he Chicago Store
THE BUSIEST STORE IN TOWN
Adams Ave., La La Grande, Oregon.
RUSSIA
FEARS
CHINA
Observer Special
There baa been no renewal of fight.
ing on a laige scale bstweeo the Rut
aian and Japanese armies in tbe tat
Eaat. At St. Peteisbrg tbe people
are harassed by rumors ol the impend
ing disaster of Kuropatkin whioh find
ready credence tecauts tbe lack of of'
fioial information Irom the general's
beariquai tera at Mukden and for the
moment the DOnnUritv of the bead of
the Ro.flan armv on the flelJ is In
eclipse. Io that connection too, tbers
is mioh uneasiness felt lest tbe
Japaneae advance in klanoburia
should afford oocaiii n for tbe growth
ol anti-Bosaiao apltit in China and
tbe ultimate irojeotion ol that power
into conflict.
DAN PATCH AT
POINT OF DEATH
Observer 8peoil
Topeks, Kan. Sapt. 14 Dsn Patch
tbe latcoue bay pacing stallion is at
tbe point ol death tonight. He is aol
faring from strangulated hernia. Vet
rluary turgeoos say lbs orl-la will
ooaie on tne morning and tliey have
still a ehanoa ol saving the horse's
lite.
A Hint to Hie Wise.
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Sharp, 8hrewd Buyers Make ;
Early Selections'. ' 1 The Top
Notch Values Those That
Strike tbe Pnpulnr Fancy sell
out first. ' We fully r elite ' the
tru h of this and act Hccorrling-
It is rqunlly true in our ,
edit, therefore, if you would
cbooea from the truly choice,
make your (elections early
OUR LADIES TAILOR SUITS FOIl FALL
Are nearly all here. They are the cboioest lot' it has
ever been our good fortune to offer. Style, fit, fiuisb
and workmanship to please, in such varieties of material
. that you cannot fail to find -'YOUR SUIT" here. Prices
are also most attractive.
TO $25
Ladies Street Hats
In all the popular shapes now
on display. Our pricings will
be an agreeabls surprise to you.
Ladles Water Proof Skirts
Light in weight, comfortable
and fashionable.
Misses and Children
School Dresses.
Good serviceable worsted goods
Red, Hue, brown, etc, in plain ;
and piairis, neatly made and
trimtnul $1.25 to fl 75.
New
Pompadour
And
Stray Lock
Combs
NOTICE: Suits, jack
els, skirts and long coats
of all kinds made to your
measure. About 800
lamples to "elect from.
All man tailor work.
New
Ladies
Hand Bags
And
Purses