-LA GRANDE EVENING
OBSERVER.
VOLUME III
LA GRANDE, OREGON. FRIDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 7. 1904
; NUMBER 37
FLEET
LEAVES
HARBOR
Reportsd that Russian
i Fleet
L. ' ...
Arthur-
as
Left Port
Kuropatkin to
lionary powars to leave Port Armor
should he situation to demand or
should conditions be propitious.
65 Cows Killed
', Bpeeiil (o Ibe Observu
Ban Franoieoo, Oct. 7 An endeavor
to store 1M tons of hey In tbe apper
part of e barn unable to withstand
aneh a weight resulted in the eollapae
of tba atrnotnre and the death ol 66
head of fine milk ootre with a total
money lose of over 110,000.
pvacuatc.
Special to the Ob server .
Tba significance of tbe Mukden dis
patoh that nothing of unusual activity
hae transpired at taat plaoe ia tbe
enbjeotof muoh speculation at Si. Pe
tersburg. The tbeorv met indioataa
it ia the purpose ol General Kuropat
; kin to evacuate the town ia now gen
erally aooepted. Military officers there
: are earmising that the commotion
: noted is in connection with a- move
' mant to oheck Japaneaa flauking op-
; eration. In Russian official oirolea
aoma oredenoe ii given to the rumor
that Admiral Wirsn haa left Port Ar
thur with his ships tbe confusion re
sulting from the severe atorm on Taea
'. day being regarding aa having made
euoh a dun possible, y
All time expired mtunbers of guard
regiments in 8t. Petersburg and vloini
- ty have been ordered to remain with
their colore. The indications are tuil
tba Buman warabipa in. tbe Baltic
will toon be dispatched to tbe Far
- East.
THINK 8QUARDON BAFR- ,
Bt Petersburg, Oct. 7 Wbite the
admiralty claims to have no kuow.
ledge of tbe departure of the Port Ar
tbir squadron it is tolerable irom tbe
way tbe report reads that suob an
event has transpired and definite con
firmation of this would not create any
surprise. Tbe Associated Press ia in
formed that no direot orders have been
sent Admiral Wiren to break tli lough
tbo blockading Beet but it ta taoitl y
admitted that tbe admiral has disore-
A Narrow Escape
New York, Oct: 7 -A ten ton roll-
I ing blast fnroaoa filled with hot iron
I used for tbe welding of tbe joints of
1 trolley truck a haa bean tba canse of n
exciting rids for a oar load of people
la Newark N J. Tba I uroaoe became
unmanageable on tbe top of a steep
bill and started down with rapidly in
creasing apeed in the wake of a trolley
oar bound toward tbe oenter of the
city. ..,-.-
Tbe motorman put on ' full speed,
bnt tbe mass of iron and fire : gained
steadily. When it seemed that a dis
astrous oollision waa inevitable tba
ear crew and ten passengers several
Of whom were women held a consulta
tion and decided that tbe only obance
to aava their lives waa in jumping.
Several leaped oS but tba crew and
two women who bad fainted remained
aboard.
After tbe raoebad gone for a quar
ter of a mile with the furnaoa steadily
gaiuidg the runaway machine swerved
and struok an oncoming oar. The
collision waa terrific but although tbe
front ol the car waa demoliabed the
passengers escaped aerioua injury'.
Project
Union, Ore. Oct. 7 Ths engineer
ing orew of the Easte n Oregon Deve
lopment company whiob haa hastily
completed a preliminary survey for a
b"lt line of railroad covering princi
pal points in tbe Grande Bonde valley
baa ben looking np t e question ct
water power over on the Hinam river
this wet k and ia expeoted at the com
pany's headquarters in Union evry
day. Tbe offioe force at work in Un
ion for aeveral week ia oompletiug
maps and data of the country to be
crossed by the proposed line f.nd ex
pects to have tbia work all don to for
ward to New York by October 10. Ad
vices from tba sast are that tbe new
line will be financed at onoe upon tbe
proper showing aa to revenue likely to
result from operation.
Preacher Arrested
Nortbport, Wash, Oot 7 John
Carlson an ex-preacher, many times
arrested for making himself nniaanoe
by barling rocks through saloon win
dows and doiug other anpeaeasble
thlcga was arrested today for publi
city decrying in profane language tbe
oly officials. ,
He asserts that be It a preacher.
He is thought to be insane. -
Whist Club
The whist olnb whiob was entertain
ed by Mrs. Thomas and Ormond result
ed in Mrs Nicholson receiving first.
honor, Mrs Edmonds second. Those
present wore Mesdemes Cevene, W S
rJnodgraas,Thoraon, Johnson, L Dunn
8 J White, Boesoh. Edmonds, Erick-
son, Given, Sargent, Bemilard, Nichol
son and Winnie Ormond. The next
meeting will be entertained, by Mee-
damea Cavana and Erickson at the
lathers borne. .. 1 . .
A Pleasant Afternoon
A quiet but entertaining reception
waa given yesterday afternoon by Mrs.
J W Scrlber to a number of bar lady
friends at her borne in this oity. The
time was passed pleasantly in friendly
badinage, merry sallies of wit and hu
mor, and in the enjoyment of the
dainty refreshments served by (he
efficient hostess, Those who - were
present are as follows:., . Meedeaeee
Moll tor. Beavis, Henry, Oarr, Morris
Foley, Slater, Lyle Palmer, Boriber
tnd Misses Kathleen Slack and Mar
garet Porter.
Tbe qneetiin as to who "takes the
cake" will he settled at the LOS fair.
The cake and tbe tioketa are now on
exhibition at the Bainbow Store. Call
and take chance and vote for the
Queen, -
Ed Adcook returned last evening
from The Dallea where he may con.
clnde tbe purchase of a furniture nasi
ness. .. '
DEATH
IN AUTO
ACCIDENT
Nine. People Dashed
Over an Embankment
in a Runaway Automobile.
bank of Monte Carlo waa robbed last
night of 20,000, In currency and gold
and the robbers escaped. There were
seven men in the robber band, and
they wars not discovered by the night
watchman until the robbery had been
consummated. ;.,,. .
An alarm waa given and a chase
started, but the robbers fled in the
darkheas and all efforts to apprehend
them today proved tattle.
THE Neysr Autumn Styles in
Clothing Haberdashery & Hats.
Are now ready for your inspection. Her you can
ee the artUtio productions of the worlds best makers ol
Clothing, Haberdashery and Hats in a wide assortmeiv
of styles and prices. Everything in spic-and-epan new
fresh from the hands of the makers and bound to inter
est every man and young man who wants to drew
'stylishly at moderate cost. - "'
' We especial) invite your examination o! the new
Autumn styles in the famous .
Michiiels-Stern . , .
MICHAELS-STCRN
inna CLOTH
tenant, aTiaa
secHcavsa. a. v.
Fine Clothing
For whioh we are sole agents here.
Men's Autumn Sack Suits are here at a price range of
$7 60 to $20 00 something to suit all parses.
' Unusually fine fabrics, in single and double -breasted
sacks, beautifullp tailored and fall worth
113 00 are to be found in our large 3j pf
collection ol Saok Suits at tJpXO,
OVERCOATS
Are here at a price range ol $5 00 to $18 00. A wide
seleotion of fabrics in every style, and unus- dVI pf
ually big value in our Autumn overcoats at f '
New York , Oot. 7 One of tbe most
spectacular and disastrous of the
many automobile aooidente that have
oocorred in Greater New York happen
ed early this morning when a heavy
racing car dashed off an embarkment
and down to the traoke of - the New
York Central many feel below; three
were killed and several more may die.
&s an ,oi tne party in tne big ma-
obine were so injured that they have
not yet regained consciousness no due
to their identity has been gained bat
fronalbe machine and tbe costumes ol
Ibe party it is evident that they are of
walth and probble social attnding
and when their identity is known it ia
probable 'that some of the oity leading
amines win mourn tne loss of some
petted favorite ol fortune.
Witnesses to the. accident aay that
the huge maohlne ol sixty horsepower
waa speeding madly along the Bronx,
In it weie a parly of nine and they
had apparently passed a onnvivial
night for they were laoghing loudly
and cheering, the expertneaa of tbe
driver aa he missed obstructions oy
hair's breadth while going at full
speed. ' Down th smooth asphalt the
big msobine sped and when opposite
the high embankment at 61t street
it gave a sudden lurch turned appar
ently despite tbe exertions of the man
at the throttle and with a lap and
bound shot over the high embankment
almost before the witnesaea or those
in the machine could give a cry of
alarm. The big maohlne weighing a
couple of tons made a sheer drop
through tbe air for thirty or forty leet
and brought np a wreck on the tracks
of tbe New York Central. Hardly bad
it struok and the Inmates given a few
terrified ories wbsn a fast passenger
train whirled round the ourve and
dashed through the nreokage . where
nine bruised persons lay. ' Automobile
and dying were thrown hig'i in the
air by tbe upeeding train and those
who had calbered fell sure that not
one of party would survive the exper
ience. But when the patrol aud am-
bulanoes arrived only two of tbe par y
wore found to be dead and the other
seven were removed to i he hospital.
Later one ol tbe i- j d ' died and
three roo.e are m piacariousoonditiou
sod may die before tbe day dawna. All
will be scarred for life as tbe result of
being tbrc n many feet in tbe air by
the rushing engine and impaled in
the wreckage of the automobile
SCHOOL LAND
$69 PER ACRE
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Colfax Wash. Oot. B Blily-nine
dollars per acre is the highest price
obtainable for unimproved sobool
land in this county, except for an oo
oastoual tract within or adjoining a
town, II H Wheeler, county auditor,
sold 40 acres of unimproved land at
auotion to J A Ibman for $69 per acre
The land lies in Maaaant Valley,
three miles from Bt, John. It is un
improved except lor a fence, lor which
is appraised oa f 126 Tbe buyer had
to pay for this fenoe also., Henry
Bock paid 2S.60 per acre for 16 .
nearj Diamond. This land was Im
proved, and II r Book had to pay $8005
for the improvements. . This brought
the purchase prloe of tbia traol, with
uprovemente, to $41 15 per acre.
BURNS ,
IN CITY
JAIL
Unknown Man - Con-
fined in City Jail for
Petty Offense
of Flames v
HOW GERM
NESTS ARE MADE
Even tbe so-called "erm diseases
are usually, il not always, caused pri
marily by an anatomical disorder of
some kind.: v:;.
. n is wen snown tuat geitns can
thrive only in unhealthy tissue. A
dislocation ever so slight, perhaps
discoverable oolv by an Osteopath
first caused an Interrup ion in the
supply of blood or nerve force, or both
to some part of the body, leaving that
part ill nourished and thus preparing
a place, or "nest," in wbio tbe germs
way live, grow, and multiply,
Victim
Hlllsboro Or. Oot. 7 An unidenli- ' .
fled man waa burned to death last
night about 11 o'clock In tbe Jail at
Cornelius, two and a half miles from '
here. The man was about N years
old and yesterday afternoon waa en- ,
gagea in selling trinkets In Voroeltus
and that vloinity .
About 9 o'clock last nigbt the town '
marshal found him lying drunk b:-
tween two of the stores and after some
trouble and with the assistance of four
bystanders succeeded - in lodging the
intoxicated man In jail. ' -
About 11 o'clock the fire alsim
aroused the sleeping Inhabitants - of
the little town, Tbe ja.l waa ablaze.
Many rushed to rescue tbe prisoner
from tbe burning building. They
uooeeded in extinguishing the fire
before it had done much damage to
thej'ilbnt not until the ocoopaul
had been suffocated. . ; . r '
How the fire started la a mvsterv -One
theory 1t th t the prisoner acci
dentally set tbe UUildl g afire' A our '
ooer'i inquest waa held at i o'clock
this moroinor and the body was Inter
red by the county.
Remember that the election of the .
Queen of the fair to be given by the (,
D S is now n and that votes will be
received at 'he Rainbow store.
in i n. r i
smart JdLaberaasnery ana inats
In a great varieties and at pri.s that will surely tempt you to buy, if correct styles and the
best quality appeal la you, Gome and see the new things. :
What's A Bushel ,
The grain standard committee of
tbe chamber of commerce has com
pleted Its olass'flcatlon of grain of the
northwest and established the stand,
ards with the weight per bushel for
the year 1905 aa follows.
Walla Walla white 69 pounds,
Walla Walla red 59 pounds bloestem
59 pounds red Russian No 1 58 pounds
red Fife, No 1 68 pounds, two new
wheats have been added to the last,
Bed Russian and Red Fife.
Stop That Shivering
And save that Coat
four horse needs' blanket . and we,
have the best assortment in the valley to .
seleet from. Horse blankets at all prices.
New stook just received sf
MEN'S GLOVES. ,
. Working men's high grade gloves. This
is a new line with us and we are proud of
our se.eotion. Cal' and see them. Har.
ness and saddles made" to order. Winter
robes just received. Second hand sewing
machine for sale cheap. t-
E. CLnstofferson-
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Harness and Saddles
. La Qrande, Oregon
Pastor Installed.
Although tbe weather was very in
clement last evening, yet a Urge and
appreciative andlenoe witressed Ibi
installation of Bav. E B Hays ss pas
tor at tbe Presbyterian cbu.ob. Tbe
poogram was osrried out in full as
printed in the Observer, and all pre
sent were impressed by tbs dignity
and solemnity of tbe ceremony.
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A Store With
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We have been doing busi
ness in this town for 5 years '
In that time the town has
nearly doubled in population
Dunne the same time our
business has increased FJVE FOLD. In other words
our business has made a great deal more rapid inorease
than the town has. There are dozens of reasons for this
all of which you will perceive if you begin buying drug
store goods of us. In tbe first place we had a thorough
training for pharmacy. In the second place we bad ex
ceptional opportunities for learning the praotical side of
pharmacy in a sucoesofu) drug store of the highest stand
ing. In the third place we have kept our eyes open and
attended to business until we know the demands of the '
people of this town.
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A. T.
HILL,
La Grande, Ore
Robbers Get $20,000
Prescription Druggist
Jacksonville, Wis., Oct. 7. Tbe
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