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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 9, 1904)
t ?' 1 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER; .:, VOLUME III LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 9,, 1904 NUMBER 67 . V ELECTION IN UNION COUNTY Republican Plurality 1200-Pro ibition Defeated . ; By Over 500 .-Carried in a i v Few Precincts Election day waa en ideal one in Unlou oounty, Tba vote fell short of tite 1h June election and U is pre somed ft would have been still lighter bad not the campaign on prohibition broogbt out many. For many monttn It baa been evi dent that many democrat! hj the oounty were going to support Roose velt but siooe the state went so heavily republican in June it waa expected that in order to bold their organiza tion they wonld support tbeir , ticket. The returoe however abow that many did support tha republican nominee tor Booievelt baa carried -this county by nearly 1200 majority. The next highest nisjorlty ever east lor a presi dent was gi-en Bryan in 1896. Next June The Observer baa been asksd a num ber of times today when tba question of prohibition oan asain be voted upon- Section 3 of the law reads as fol lows: "If petitioned t iterator, the flrit elections hereunder shall foe held on the first Tuesday after the first ' Monday in November of 1904, and thereafter only on the flrat Monday in- June of any year." - ; A REPUBLICAN LANDSLIDE. Provisions Are Short "Vancouver, B 0., Nov. 9. News from Fairbanks and lanana via Dawson says that disorder is rampant there this winter. Touch characters from mar Beports from all over the kn 1 1. . . U i . . IAh ...v. ... ia...,rn.m.M...u to tbe Ulstriot. There is one third uc luomi ipnon question ana an nut more neople than can be provided to, - f II I . 1 .LI 1 - . . m wn .uj.ii ,ewiiw cvah&iuk; mil vuis winter. eounty u yakoo dutrlot an Hooding in ikenin to the tlistriot. There is one third prohibition was defeated oy about 550 Only four precinots in the eounty so far reported were oarried for prohi bition, Alicel, Perry, Summerville and La Grande No 4. bland City went against prohibition by one vote and the Cove by two.;:.. Tbe vote in the Alicel and Summer ville precincts will result in the clos ing of tbe ssloons now running in Imbler and 8urnmervllie. v. In eomperbon with ttie vote io June tbe La Grande vote was simply reverted. In June it went local op tion by 193 and this., time against prohibition by 198. - . Roosevelt will Have 325 Electoral Votes- Large . Republican Majorities in Both Houses of Congress This is oertalnly a' republican land slide. Prom one end of the country to toe o'her the reports only toil of Increased republican gains. In nearly every state Roosevelt and Fairbanks Shot Son-in-law. Portland, Nov. 9 A special to tba Oregon iso from Grant! Pais says that W. r. Shomeke, " man 70 years old, ibot bis son-in-law, Oliver Bar gent, to dsatb. Shomeke gave Sargent a farm in consideration ol Sargent' oaring lor bim and hia aged wife during their lifetime. Ever since tbe,. gift - was made there has been a conitant wran-i p a a a DlrpD CTDIlfP gie. Last night there wai anotbtr TALL KIVCI M IllC quarrel and today as Sargent wat leav ing Sbomeke and ft is wife after having brought their meal to them Shomeks on Monday of last week possibly fa tally beat a laborer, Henry Cameron, at Butteville, was given a preliminary bearing In the Salem justioe oourt yesterday aiternoon and was held under 11000 bonds for trial by the oir. ouit oourt upon the charge oi assault with intent to kiU. J';. -v Cameron is still lying in a precar ious condition at the Salem boipitai. .L J I . I . n . . back,oausing Instant death. Bho meke's mind is thought to be aff oted . Held Under Bond Salem, Or., Nov. 9 Carl Long who STILL UNSETTLED Fall Btver Mass., Nov 9 At a meet ing this morning of tbe Manufacturer's association . tbe latteat proposition from the textile oonnoll was rejected. It was unanimously voted to open tbe mills next Monday under the reduced scale of wages. Tbe outcome is problematical. Incomplete Vote by Precincts. 5' ' ' . . . ..1 '-''is ' . 'i i i t -a s i i ": ' I i i lfll1 1 1 ; Iff. Atlope.m... . ';, 1; v.; Alloet....HHHH'.wl..HHM 65 16 i 8 ' : 0 '; 40 : 88 .Bkorssk .... .... ,f., .... H .. ooveM.-; ... jH , n , : ji " 4 ' ' s in no Camp Caraon .... .W. .... ,., Elgin, North... 161 66 0 0 M in Elgin, Sooth..'. j.. irt J6 ' -'14 1 3 17s ;Btigar.;,,;,,,;;.,',:;.,, a ; 0 ' o m m ittaiK pity .imii,. .,' n in J. g s '. n n Kamela ....!...... i.' ' I drande ...... 174 66 10 -i 3 1(B teg La Grande 1. ..... 116 02 - 37 2 ill 24s La Grande 8. 137 W .16 '16 "'' 2 10S 114 Ia Grande 4 I , , , 76 S4 ,.M ,' ft 1 67 U North PowdT..,. 136 40 8 . 36. i I . 78 103 " sVriy;,,',,; .';;; 47 ' 8 1 ,1 0 36 Sammorvllle ........... lis 68 0 0 0 123 101 8trkey...H.. .1.; .'. , Union 136 03 0 0 0 76 143 Onion 3. I 136 I 4 . t p 0 0 ffi iji Pneinota not yet heard &. 1 IF YOU SEEK FALL CLOTHING OF CHARACTER and MERIT ' combined with style and accurate fit, come direct to onr store where you will find an immense stock of smart styles and handsome fabrics from which to make your selection. We are sole agents here for the celebrated . .. : MICHAELS STERN FINE CLOTHING and can vouch for the quality and fashion-correctness of every garment, and guarantee to fit you uo matter how you are proportioned. We are particularly proud of our large and magnificent collection of Fall and Winter Suits and Overcoats at $15 which in point of style, quality, tailoring and fit, are every bit as good as to-measnre-madt) suits and over coats at $30. In fact you never saw smarter appearing nor better made apparel at other stores for $18. Men's Brown Cassimere at $ 7 60 worth $ 9 00 Men's Oxford Gray Cheviot at 7 60 worth 9 00 Men's Black Clay Woisted at 8 60 worth 10 00 Men's Gray Mottled Worsted at 9 00 worth 11 00 Men's Oxford Gray Ch'vt sq. cut 9 50 worth 12 00 Men's Bl'k Diagonal CUy W'st'd 11 00 worth 12 50 Men's Scotch Tweed, beautiful 9 00 worth 11 60 Men's All Wool Cassimere at 12 00 worth 16 00 Men's Scotch Mottle, very stylish 15 00 worth 18 01 Men's All Wool Cassimere at 20 00 worth 24 01 receive larger given prssfdei While tbe state of New York waa majorities than ' rsaiaenc mcruniey in 1900. clrssed as doubtful by both patties the latest returns are that Roosevelt oarries the atate by 300,000. Colorado which was also an unknown quantity ;owing to the recent bltt r la bor strife gives Roosevelt a good ma jorlty and also reelects Governor Pea body. ' '':,':' Washington gives a large majority to Roosevelt but the governorship Is still io doubt and it will require re ports from nearly every preoinot b lore accurate information can be ob talned. . The returns of the doubtlul states. so classed, went so overwhelmingly for Roosevelt that within a very few hours after the polls had olosed the national democratic committee aoced ed that the repuMloana had carried every doubtful atate and within four hours after tbe polls closed Mr Parker I gracefully submitted to the Inevitable land wind his congratal tlons to ' President Roosevelt. West Virginia, the home of Mr Davis goss republican by 25,000. ' i , , , , , IDAHO Boise City, Hov. Roosevelt will oany tall stste by 10,000 and Gooding republican nomine for governor is elected by 17,000. These figures may be inoreased when all the precinots are beard from which will not be until late tomorrow evening. '. CONGRATULATED Washington, D 0 Nov. 9 President Roosevelt is receiving thoutands ol telegrams of congratulations not only from all parts of this country bnt many from across the water. Tbe Western Union Telegraph Oo say that never in the history ol tbe United States has any president ever reosived so many tbouiand congratulatory Eiopui, N. Y., Nov. 8 At 8:30 o'clock tonight Judge Parker sent thin telegram to be preaidsot. :' "Rosemount. Eiopui, N. Y., Nov, 8, 8:30 p m The President, Washing ton t Tbe people by their votes have emphatically approved your adminis tration and I congratulate you, , V O 'ALTON B. PARKER" Washington, Novi 8 President Roosevelt's reply to Judge Parker's telegrsm was as follows i . . "AlMn B. Parker, Rosemount, N Y I thank you for your congratulations, i ;r; THEODORE ROOSEVELT.'? " will eioeed 40,000. : v'-'.rrr V . : WEST VIRGINIA , .. Wheeling Nov .ft This state is oonoeeded to b) for Roosevelt. , -, -.": , POPULAR VOTE ;;i New York, Nov. 9 Peturnt so far received bave given Roosevelt and Fairbanks a popular vo ts of 1,800,000. y''- CONNECTICUT r" ; New Haven Nov 9 Complete returns from entire state gives Roosevelt a plurality over Parker of tO,000. " The largest plurality ever given in the history of the state. ; WASHINGTON ' . -V 1 Seattle Nor. fl Returns are very mesger and all coming in slow. Roose velt will carry the state by at least .15,000 but the vote on governor Is very close. ; . I i MISSOURI CLOfJE ' Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 9. Tba Kan sas City World saya tbnt if the present gains are continued as represented by tbe returns now coming In, Hoosevell' " will carry the state. Folk, the Demo oratlo candMate for governor will pro bably be elected. STILL LEADS Kansas City,' Mo., Nov. 0, 8 p zn. Both sides claim state and Missouri which haa been always Democratic for tbe past 36 years will In all probability cast bsrelectorlal vote for the Repub lican nominees. - WALLOWA Enterprise Nov 9, Prom tba pro do ots so far heard from Rooievelt will carry the county by uuu untarprise wss the only precinct that Voted on prohibition and It waa defeated by IWO WOOe if-iif.?, T-VV" ',.--;y' 1 (nun ruiiiuuiw Portland Or Nov9 (8;30 : Rstorua now In give the state to Roosevelt bv . 35,000 three times greater than . Mo-;.' utnew iu ilia mw mum iMrnuwnu more votes than' Parter.- ;' . MEAD ELECTED Seattle Wash, Nov 9.-(3:S0)The re publican central committee olalm that Meade will be elected by 8,V.OO and that Roosevelt will carry tbe state by 86,000 Legislature solidly republican. rr-"rv i ; EVERY NORTHERN STATU Ban Franoisoo Nov 9 Tea Baq Fran olsoo Examiner conoedes that Boose velt has oarrlrd every northern state and will have 326 votes in the electoral college.. . - ; MAJORITIES IN CONGRESS Nev York Nov. 9 The national re publican oongreaslonal committee based upon reports io far received state tbe republicans ' will have a ma ; jorlty of 60 In the house of representa lives and a two thirds majority in the senate. .-, .-,...' , 1 f ' ' STATE PBOHITION ' Portland, Or , Nov. 9. Every oounty with the exception of Benton went asainst Prohibition. Lincoln and Lane . counties doubtl'il, very close. fisl Heavy Team ' ' . ' . ...... , ' 1 i t:,y . Harness : Is our specialty. We know hoM to make (,ood har ness and we mske good harness. Call and see the kind , we recommend for logging. ROBES- .The finest assortment of winter robes in the county. We carry everything whioh should be found in a first class harness store t. ;" E. CHRIST0FFERS0N. , . Harness and Saddles ' La Grande, Oregon , a a a a r .1 A Store With A Record s We have been doing busi ness in this town for 6 ears In that time the . town has nearly doubled in population Duriue the same time our business has inoreased FIVE FOLD. In other words our business haB made a great deal more rapid increase than the town has. There are dozens of reasons for tnis all of which yon will perceive if you begin buying drug store goods of us. In the first place we had a thorough training for pharmacy. In the second place we bad ex ceptional opportunities for learning the practical side of pharmacy in a successful drug store of the highest stand ing. In the third place we have kept our eyes open end attended to bnsine8B until we know the demands of the people of this town. . . a telegrams as is now being ssnt to onr present txsonti vs. mi n