A tiRANDE EVENING OBSERVER.
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VOLUME III
LA GRANDE UNION COUNTY. OREGON SATURDAY. OCTOBER 29. 1904
NUMBER 58
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E1ILOARD
SCENE OF
! MllDER
John Chaser Kills A
a wan by me iame
of Webster Then Kills
Himse'f
..iy.i Last evening ci ruorer Jtmes 0
:- Henry received wor.l tu immediately
visit the logging camp No. 4 about 13
' miles up the river from Hilarl opera-
ted by He sers Eilni mil fc Lmgley
: that as a result of a qurr I two men
J were killed.
Mr Henry took with !wm Win Grant
and H Kirtiey and it j ootfJnn and
left tbie morning for t'.m oamp at if
J o'oloek. As tbe distance i- - nt, in 26
:-f milee from tbie city a l n b.nng bio
as intention 0 bring tbe bidiea b-iok
"J, with him alter bolilin .s tba Humiuf-
V1UU. Ab Will OBUU110I' lU), labtl 1U1B
evening before hi wil rftuiu anil the
aotual faota oti bi o tune i . There
are many rumors afloat but no one
has been in the city w;io wad ttier. at
the time the tragedy ocourre).
Hilgard being nearer tbe aoenr- we
received a phone messag I n here
which givee the fo'loig --i-o .
James Obesser wbois 'oremin of
4 the camp became involved . ute
over a small money m t r. ti n pi
$!! 60, shot aud instantly In 1 i a
woiking fn t'le same c-iin.. 1..- . e
nam i ol Webst r.
After i lie shooting, Oni-n r iv t
out in the timber a sbort d a . .i i
f anilh r li.r was I esrd , li 'i 'u.e o
of tbe men vent to th; pi lr oi
which tu r tu t waa hear my found
Obesser breathing bis last and be died
in a few sioondi after tbe parties
found bim, having tskau bin own life.
There are sevenl rano (torn up the
river in tbe oity who - know Oheeser
well Heoame here about three year
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TWENTIETHCENTURY
The La
ig i hum Miohigao and tockup
'itoh'T l.um ou Oatherin creek above
U non whi h he eft-rwarda disponed
of and went to work in the logging
camps for tbe Grin le Rinde Luntb r
Co and for tbe put two years bad
been foreman ol one of tun driving
crews. - He is ab rat 86 years if age
a. i married and baa no relatives in
ib s eeotion. He was a good steady
workman nuless tbe influenoe ot - li
quor being ola-sed by those cb
knew bim ssaperiodioal driuker dur ing
which times he was very eioitablfl
Little at this hour can be found out
regarding WabiUr, aside from tbe (sot
that be was a single man about SO
years of age. ' .
" Tnera ara several repoits to the ef
eot that tbeie is a woman muid upm
tu.. ditfiouity, that- both men -fro
paying attention to a young woman
who is assisting in tbe cooking
Some ol tbe reports going so fr tnat
Obesser first Bred at ths youug woman
then shot Webster and than killed
himself.
later report
About noon a man arrived in Peir
from tbe camp and correoted the re
port we r ceivid from Hilgard thai
foreman Cnesser and VWbster had a
'utaivi ..-- landing over Webster's
time and th-rj is notbiog to tbe re
port witu rel.-renoit to the young lad t .
Discuss Pair Exhibit
Members of the Pendleton Cummer
del Association, theoou ity couitand
Dr A Le Roy, of the Oregon lnforma
tion Bureau, met at 1 o'clock for the
purpose of discussing an appropriation
for a Umatilla county exhibit at the
Lewis and Clark fair. An attempt will
he male to secure an appropriation
fiom the county for this purpose.
East Oregoiiien
Ranger Burned Out
The oflli-e of the Long Creek Ranger
was burned last Monday night, com
pletely destroying tbe building and
contents A llacksmith shop i.n one
side and an undertakiir establishment
on the other side v ere also burned.
This is tbe same office (with tbe same
proprietor, Charles E (Joe,) that was
dynamited last year Messrs Oars
and Knhn, of Pendleton, were in Lung
Creek tbe day following tbe fire, which
is best desorlbed as being undoubtedly
of incendiary origin.
When Your Boy
Needs Clothes
You think too much of your buy and hia appear
al co to say "anything v. ill do;" you think too much
of your pocket book to waste money on cheitp cloth
ing.. In th TWENTIETH CENTURY Clothing,
whieh se offer for your close inspection there ie noth
ing slighted but the price. We do not off r you
something, but we (ill convince you that you can
get more value for your -money than in at.y other
makf of boys clothing.
$1.50
Bins Norfolk suitr, belt effect 3 to 12 years at 2 25
8 00, 3 50, 4 00,5 00 and 6 00. You can't afford to
to buy flsewhero till yoa see our line of boys, youths
and men1' clothing.
We also have M. Born fe Co's line of made to
measure samples We have I ad fifteen years exper
ience in takiDg measures and handling taikr made
agency business and guarantee a At Let us show
you our samples We do not charge express on suits
made to measure
Grande Cash
THEN
AND
NOW
George H. Himes, One
of. Oregon s Foremost
Pioneers notes change
of 50 Years
A repress ative of tbe Oregon His
torical Society, Mr George H Himes,
assistant secretary, - arrived in La
Grande last evening, on his way west
ward from Baker City, where be has
been lor three or four days gathering
historical data. Mr Himes observes a
vastobange in this eastern Oregon
country as compared with ahat he re
members when first passing through
this region a little more than fifty one
years ago . Then a wilderness, only
peopled by wild Indians; oow a happy,
prosperous, euergetio and contented
people, with evidences abounding on
every hand of tbe best typ of Amerl
oan citizenship. The olianges for the
better lu I .a Grande since M' Himes
was here four years ago have been
very marked, and be considers that
this city has entered upon an era of
prosperity and growth suoli as the
resideula hero can soaroely conceive
o Noi only that but he believes
tie entire slate is on tba eve A a radi
cal change for the hotter in every re
spect The people of tbe whole stat
should unite, aud he believes they
will, in a forward movement for n
' Greater Oreson." . The people of the
eastern side oi tbe Kooky maintains
aro inquiring aoauc ' tne uregoi.
country" the original Oregon terri
tqry bounded on th.i west by tbe Ha
ido ocean, Kooky mountains on ti e
east, 42ud parallel on tbe south and
the 49ih on the north, as never before.
Without disparaging any other part of
United States, he oiintends that no
fairer portion of tbe national domain
exists, or oan contribute, . to a larger
extent, to the welllare of the human
race, than our own Oregon; and
tbe Grande Ronde is the peer of tbe
best.
Boys two piece suits, ages from 8
to 14 at 1 50. Tbey are values,
you will say so if you will come
in and see them.
Store.
The work of tbe Historical boclety,
of which Mr Himes ts the active field
worker, should be better knowu to the
cititens of the state. Its business is
to discover the sources of every phase
of human endeavor and record the
same In a connected and ooberent
form for the benefit ot tbe present and
future generations. Thus the blstoti
oal work will become of transcendent
importance as a factor in the proper
eduoatidu ot tbe people.
Mr BImea extends a moat cordial
and earnest latitat, on to every citizen
of tbla community to visit the rooms
of Society in the city ball, Portland,
whenever tbey have occasion to visil
that city, with the aasuranoe that they
will flnaTmuoh to interest them, ,
, The avfrage number ol visitors per
month slooe tbe historical reoms were
opened to the publio four yeara ago
last December baa been not less than
two thousand, and of these fully one
thud have been thirty five to forty
states outside Oregon. Thus know
ledge about all pa its of Orefcou Is be
lug disseminated to soma degree
throughout tbe entire oouotry.
OSTEOPATHY WITH
OUT VARIATIONS
In the early days of osteopathy,
pome of those who were weak lu . the
faith, but honest at beart, were fea-rul
of tbe future ol tbe science unites It
wns propped nd strengthened by ad
junota and side Issues, such s hydro
iherapr, ale trlolty, etc. Hut tbelr fear,.
were groundless, as osteopathy1 kept
rlgbton growing without them a -d
has now reached t ie .tune in ita devel ,
opment where it keeps on growing is
s. ita of them.
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R & N
--IMPROVEMENTS
It transpires on goqd authority thai
tbe reu nstruition plans of tbe O It 1
N Company begun two years ago by
President Muhlor and no being con
tinned by General M imager li E Cal
vin, hBve been so enlarged us to in
elude change of line near Coyote, whc.e
aoutoff nill be built whlc'i will re
duce tbe mileage very materially, take
out curves, and enable the manage
ment to make a great saving in t me;
this cut-off will extend beyond Uma
tilla and to a point near Echo.
Another set of curves will be cut out
just this side of Hood fiiver and tbe
only obstructing grade out of Th
Dalles will be reduced, ballasting o'
the lines Is proceeding with vigor on
the division east of here, and new rail-
will be put In the line where tbey
have not yet been laid, it 1b Mr. Cal
vin's Intention to make tbe main line
betweeu li mtingtan and Portland as
solid as tbe main line of tbe Pennsyl
van is railroad.
Most of .he track ia now in ne good a
condition as an Eastern trunk line.
As fast as the ballasting is put in it is
lined up evenly so that it presents tbe
same handsome sppeaiance as an
Eastern roadbed. With better traok
oomes better time for Irelght and
passenger tiains.
Farmers Statement
La Grande, Oregon, Oot 29 190)
Editor Observer:
Dear Sir;
In renponse to your
request that I give you some facts
and figures as to the amount that oan
be produced on an acreol lnnd In one
vicinity will say this has been an off
year In most all sinda of crops, yet I
harvested over 20 tons of alfalfa bay
from 3 acres or t) tons per aire,
Kroin one anro of onions I harvested
430 sacks 100 beach or 43.000. A P
Davis who lives Just noross ths street
from us has just Hut shed harvesting
his carrot crop of two aorrs whleb
yealded 5(i tons or 25 tons per acre we I
bsvejutt begun digging our poUtois I
so cauno say what tbe yield will be
we have just dug one hill oomaiolng'
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uiiv uuuuini iuu leu iuwiui.B uui
counting th least ones,
Vours
John W McAlister.
A C Clearer Engineer Brown and
Mr C E Jennings of the Eaitrrn Ore
gon Devslopment Co, bettor known aa
the Electrlo Railroad which proposes
to encircle tbe valley at at the Foley
House. Tbe gentlemen have nctbing
new to th public at this time bnt
ibeir general appearance cannot but
impress anyone but bat everthing is
BETTER
THAN
DEFEAT
Gen Stoessel Bids Em
peror Goodbye and
Says Port Arthur
Be his Grave
will
. vi. (Special to th) Observer)
Shanghai, Oot, 39 A private letter
from Port Arthur, datel October 81,
us been received here today which
says: ;
General StoeBsel wired the emperor
and court recently, 'I new bid you all
good bye ("raver. Po. t A'thur is my
grve.' ' :;( x ...
General Rtnessel has Imbued the
gnrrlson of the bi-leagiiied fortress
v th the spirl. that io cout a glorious
lestb ia preferable to capitulation.
tnpanese sbi lla are .inHiotin great
damage bn the Russian fleet and lortl
Qcations and the arssnal with Its con
tents of ammunition an f small arms
has been destroyed. -Preparations er
bolag made for tbe la t dea lly struggle
inclose quarters. The water supply
is out off and wulls are being sunk
Only tinned meets are left and tbi
soldiers bold gala feata on he horses
silled by shells., field and navitl hos
pitals are crowded and hygienio con
ditiona arebeoomtng desperate, Th
bombardment at times is so lui'sssnnt
that it is impossible to bury thi dead
to any depth Over half tbe original
gsrnson is dead, wounded or eiok
Tbe new lown bus been praotlcally de
stroyed by the high angle Are and the
besiegers are pres-inj closer daily. ; It
is bard to say how long we oan hold
out. When the end comes tbere will
be a dtsperste fight and a surprise
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business has increased FIVE FOLD. Iu other woriis
our business has made a great deal more rapid increase
than the towu has. There are doznu of reaaoi for litis
all of which you will perceive if you begiu buyiu :, , drug
store goods of us. In the first place we had a thorouuh
training for pharmacy. In the second place we had ex
ceptional opportunities for learning the practical si le of
pharmacy in u succeunful drug store of the highest stand
ing. In the third place we have kept our eyes .oiv I'd -.
attended to business until we know the dernau 1 1 if . iii
people of this towu.
A. T.
Prescription Druggist
Heavy
Team
Harness
Is nur specialty. ; We know boss to make innd h,-r
ness and we make good harness Cull and see ti e kind
we recommend for logging.
ROi;E8 The finest assortment of winter robes in
the county. We carry everything which sliouh' In
found in a firut rlass harne s store
E. CHRIST0FFERS0N
Harness and Saddles
La Grando, re" .
j Thousands of the enemy will perish
j everything la mined."
Artesian Well ,
Mr. Thomas Mi Gunnel reports that
the parties who are sinking an artasiau
well en his land about seven mllea
east of this city have released the tools
thst were left lu the we'l last, spring
whsn they suspended operations at a
depth of BX) feet and are now sinking
deeper. They have 260 feet of oaalng
but hope to strike a permanent : flow '
before attaining a depth ot 750 feet.
However, Mr. MoConnell isdetermined
to know wbeth ir It Is i radical or
possible to obtain artisian water lu
this valley. ,
NO SUCH
; SNAKES HERE
3 El Jones has re elved a letter from
hit mother, who resides in Laoas
oounty, Iowa, containing news i f a
singular death dealing reptile which -has
startled and terr)fled the people of
that oounty. It Ib found In cabbage,
and Is about 17 ' Inohes long, with i
body as line as No. 8 sewing thread.
W hen tbe snake or worm Is oboppe 1
up with tiie oubbnge und eat-n In auo
krnu or ot'ierwle, It means o rtsin
and Instant dual li to the viatlm, Tito .
people' died suddenly at Columbia
from this oaus , at d the frightened ;
populace la throwing hundreds of
li nvlsof aner k nut away. One of ,
'ho worms Ib axbihl'ed at the otBce o(
the Union, published at Alb a, Iowa
Weston leader.
Ex-GOVEKNOR
NASH DEAD
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Oolumbns O Oot 29 Ex- Governor
Nali dropped dead la his bath roo u
at 11 o'clock this m lining Heu t
tr.iul'le of lung sta i ilng wa the cauan
o hip death Che ex -governor h.iad
oliued rapidly . since ho retued fr 'in
the executive oiliui)-last lanuaty lie
was a widower and lived with his
tiep daughter. . ;V . ' , .
We have been doi g nuai -'
nesa in this town for n eais
lu that tune the t iwn li s
nearly doubled in pupulation
Durins the' eame-.iime . our .
HILL,
La Grande, Ofo
s9)sfaaB4rst
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coming their way.