Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1904)
roR ONE DOLLAR You can get a pretty street h.t at the . BARGAIN Store. We alao have a complete line of CHRISTMAS QIFTS : , ; : . AND " ' H O L. I DAY GOODS E M WELLMAN & CO La Grand - Oregon. Blue Mountain Grange Meeting LEGAL NOTICES You Can Get La Grande Creamery Butter At the Following Well known Dealers Eomig & Staples ' Baker Bros. Mo Faylane r Q. Ralston ' Qeddes Bros ; : j4 W, Wbite'. 0. L. Thorn Remember every pound is guaranteed When you ask for La Grande Creamery Butter you help a home industry and thereby help yoar own business. . ' Pasturixed sweet Cream and Fresh Buttermilk always on band. - La Grand Creamery Co Rousing Meeting Large Attendance and Aany Resolutions Were AdoptedThe Next Meeting. Grange Hall Dee 3 Resolution adopted by Blue Moun Uin Orange No 345. Whereas There U considerable agitation in some of the leading news paper of the state and among politi cian! and especially among men in terested in the liquor traffio in lavor of repealing ; or radically unending Ibe Local Option law adopted by toe legal voters of the state at the lait June eleotion.5 By Ibe Legislature at next stssion. . it ' r A tr nr. TURNING OVER PR0PER1Y ia our business. Those who want to sell, tell ae about it and we tell those who want to buy. If a seller fixes bis prioe too higb we tell him so He fixes it lower so we can sell it and the buyer gets tlie ad Tan t age of our know ledge. AT BARGAIN PRICES We offer several bouses and lota, and business property, too. Someone will make money in buying. jCa Srande Snvostmcnt Company, 1110 Adams Avenue, ' La Grande, Oregon And also to lake like aotioo with regard to the primeiy election law tbua notifying tha initiative and re ferendum amendment to the state constitution. : Therefore we members of Blue Mountaia Grange of Union County do most earnestly prnUwt lmi th legislature of the state repealing or in anyway am nding any law that as or may be adopted by the legal titers of this state through the Inia tie and Beferendum. And we earnestly request all other K'anges of thi state to take similar action to the end that notion be served oi the Legislature thai' the peon are jealous of tot ir rights. 'Also a resolution waa adopted , by tne gvaoge giving tbair approval and approbation to the elretrin nil... through tbe country. - Botolved br Blue MonnUin grange No 645 Union Go Oregon.' That we are opposed to the state of Oregon in curring the expense of building the Portage Railroad at tbe Dalles of the be derived by such buildtagwill justify heavy expenditure neoessary to build the same. Id faot we entertain very gr ive double whether said road will be ol any practical benefits to tbe region of conn fry which it is expjoted to serve. We believe that the ship canal whiob the . Federal Government proposes to build is tbe only means of material inprovemeot in tranxportaslcn facili ties for the nnnntr In to ran to4 in 'improvement. , Therefore we recommend that tbe the Oregon Legislature at its next session repeal the act appropriation 1166,000 for said Portage Railway. Tbe next meeting of tbe Bra nee Deo 28 will be presided 07er br vounr members. Tbe following oifioera Jssper Master Oveaseer Lecturer Seoretary Ghaplain Treasures . Steward Assis'l 8 Gate Keepea Ceres . Flora '.. Pnnans Lady Assi't Steward F Huffman BQekeler Pearl Parker W Parker BO Gekeier Alex Robertson Ernest Holman 3 Golden Zella Robertson Fanny Goodall Mable Ans in ' B M Uekelnr Tbeeleotion ofyffloerefor tbe fol lowing yevr will be held at this meet tog. Tbe subjeol of Summer Fallow ing wilt be takea op during lecture hour and a communication on th l ...MunmvAuu via iur G dumbie River for-ehtf imtMaMtJmiMMBt by DrJme$ Witicombe wo uu do peueve mat tne benefits to of tbe Agriculture coll w.ll ha ,a Full Weight Guaranteed Wholesale and Retail deal ers in Hry, Grain Vege tables and Fruits Carload lots a Specialty . Lawson & Zundell . Office in Kiipatrick Bldg Phone No 1113 Special Offer What would be nicer for a Christmas present than an enlarged photo of your self or baby f Until Not 20th .oa get an 11x14 Bromide free with every $4.00 order for Photos at The Taylor Stndio Mot 13-19 Reading Room. Toe eixt raom of Central Charnh a Christ. Ooen everv dav from noon to six in tbe evening. Daily and weekly papers, magatinea and books. Men and hnva onrdiallo Invitnrf. Rtrano-nra . , , . , always welcome -- - 7 i: SPECIAL SALE FOR TEN DAYS Everything in my store at REDUCTION PRICES Now is yoar chance. Come in and see for your self and be convinced that I MEAN JUST WHAT I SAY. IT WILL PAY YOU MRS. J. R. FORREST, ? ' Milliner Carbolic Acid Route Sulem Or. Deo 8 Charles Moll wain aged 25 years, committed suioide in this city yesterday af let noon by tak ing a dose of carbolic acip. Me 'took tbe deadly poison and told bis wife add ing that she would he bothered with Dim but a little wuile longer. Mrs McIIwain immediately gave the alarm and a physician was called but upon bis arrival it waa found impossible to do anything to save tbe young man tbe dose having been too groat and tbe intoxication too immediate. He died about ons hour after taking tbe acid. K few mouths ago Mclleaio mar ried Lena Gamer n c i this oity. . Brooding over family as well a financial troubles is supposed to have caused McIIwain to become despon dent and tbat he was temporarily in sane when be committed tbe deed. Frightful Experience Cincinnati Deo 8 Robert Smith 15 of 1023 Jjhn street, ia a patient at tha City Hospital as a result of a frightful accident. Smith is employed at tbe Bold t glass worke Eastern avenue and Davis lane overtime be tripped and fell headlong into a stand of hot bottles. He was spotted from head to foot tv l'h burns and it Is (eared that be may not recover. COST OF LIVING IN UNITED STATES So muob random talk la indnfoiui in by parties Interested proving their pet th oriet or economical Questions nrf social problems as to the cost of tbe necessaries of Ufa in the Tin i fort Rtti. that tbe Observer, not- wishing to be misled by as. orantlona and nuui concluded to find out. if nosalhln. th. actual facts. In its search for facta it procured from the United Htafoa "Vim-, i mlssioner of Labor, his ElirhtAAnth Aanual Report, which ia a bound vol ume or 805 pases ffivinz the flnrA to tbe actual cost of livlnc In th. United States in the year 1903, whloh book waa received this Thursday morn ing direct from Washington. It sents the result of an Investigation as to cost of living for one year, 1903, of 25,440, repreeentlns 124.103 nar.n0 i uie united states, residents in nearly every state in the Union. , As occasion ma reonlm tha ni. server will avail of tbe faots presented in wis Dook. Masonic balding on Adama avenue. '- e.. fe...fae.....e...ea...................4.. GivesElopingWife$600 Dee Moines, Ia: Dec 8 Preston in Jackson county is stirred op over the elopment of Mrs Amelia Harris with a youth half her age named Miller. Uia family and the -atband of Mrs Harris have repudiated tbe couple, .' Harris admits that his wife confided In bim her Intention of. eloping witu Miller, and says he gave her f 000 to travel on whan he found he could not dissuade her purpose. She permitted bim to retain their young children MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS Island City, Deo. 8, 1904. The an nual stockholders meet inn of tbe Island City Church Association will be held in tbe cbnrob, Monday, December 19, 1 C for the purpose of eleoilna di- tjtor. By order of . EE Kiddle. President. Wed i Holmes, Bee. ' Bankers Gone Wrong Buffalo, Dee 8Warranta oharolnff grana larceny In he second degree bave been granted against former Pre sident Emry, Cashier ,paal Warner and Assistant Cashier William P Leudkeofthe German- bank wbioh waa olosed by the state banking de partment several data ago Tbe laree ban offloials were arrest ed arraigned and gave bail Confesses to Murder Helena Mont. Deo. 8 Charged with bavin murderel Homar E Ward hv ! shooting bim in his cabin n the roa between White dulphar and Neihart, Alex. Oriet and H. II. Metzger are In custody here and will be taken today to jueagber county jail at W-ite Bui phue Springs. Metzger has confessed, exonerating Oriet, bat says be bad a partner In crime, whose name he re faaes to divulge. Born In this oity Deo. 7. 1904 to Mr and Mrs W O Stringham a ten oound son. Estray Notice From M BCrossens p stare one gray horse branded W L on left t-boulder aid one sorrel borse branded B on l"'t shoulder also has wire cut aoros 1 1 test. Leave word at this office or pl'one Mo 1801. 'And receive siutahle MUTICK OF RUSTOBATIOS of ' Vnhlift f.tifi trk aMttl.m.rtt .nil K'.. try. Department of tbe Interior, Urn era! Land Omce, Washinitton, D. V., November I, liKM. Notice ia hereby given tbat on October 21, 1904, t Vcting becreUry of the In erior re stored to settlement tbe pablio lands in b following described areas, wbiou were temporarily withdrawn tor forest reserve purposes: and tbat the aiid pablio lands so rv stored to settlement on October 21. liXM. Bill ha. nni. anh ject to entry tllloif and selection ai the United States District Land Olhot at La Urande, Oregon, on March 1. 1905: in Township two(2) 3ortn, Kane iurtv-fonr H4 hjint tha innth.ai.. quarter ol Beotiflj twty-four (21) ai.c me west nan or ooction ieuiT-nv. In Townahin threa (Ml Nnrth RMDffi Inrlr.fnnr lli) h'aat RoaiIaii. one cl) toUve (6), both Inclusive, (he uurui oau oi toe nortn-wesi quarter ol bection bix (6), the north hall ol Sections niua iA and tan HQl Kn tioua eleven (11) to fourteen (14): botn iucluaiva. tha north aunt nnartitr of ttectiou twenty two (22), the notih half (if tha annt.aABatmii.rtA. f ka.. tiou twenty-three (23), beotiona twerf- ty tour w) ana twenty nve itie south half of tbe aouth west quarter of Hectlon thirtv.ona Clh. and .11 Men tion tbirty-ux (3(5) ; In Township f our li) aorm, ttange forty-lour (44) fcast, tbe west half of tbe the west halt of Section one (1). ruction, two r2 ta eleven (11), both Lnolusive, tbe north west quarter oi me nortnwest quarter ol election twelve 1 121. tha anntli quarter ot beotlon thirteen (13), 8ec- tionsioorteen (i.) totsnty three (23) uomi mciusive, tne west nan -ol .the west half and tha aouth.aa.it nnartar ot the aouth weat quarter of beotiun twenty lour (24), tbe west half of Sec llou twenty-nve (25), Hections twenty sU (2ti), tweuty-seveu (27) and twenty-eight (-8), tbe north halt of the south east quarter, the south-east quarter of the south east quarter, and the north-east quarter of the south west ot eection twenty-nine (itf), - tne soutb-weat quarter and the south half oi tne uortn west quarter oi eection thirtv.nna t. an. I MuiMnna ht- three (33) to thirty six (3b), both In. ciuHive, in xownenip two (Z) North, Range torty.nve (45) West, Hectiona one 1). twofll and thron ca the north hall of Section lour (4), the north half and sooth west quarter of Keoilou ove (6), the north h-dt, and tha: nnrth half anil annt.h.uaat nnariai ot the south east quarter of Section six Wi ins east nau ot tne east nail oi Section nine 9, Sections ten 10 to fourteen (14), both inclusive, the east halt ot Section HI teen- (15). Section sixteen (lo), the south half ol the north-east quarter, the north half of the sonib-east quarter anl the south east quarter ol tbe aouth east quarter ot Section seventeen 17, the aouth hall oi the south east quarter of Sec tion nineteen 19J, .the south west quarter of tbe south-west quarter, the north-east quarter, and tbe north hall Ot the . south-eagt Quarter ol Hnotinn tw nty 20, the north-west quarter oi the north-east quarter, tbe north halt ot the north-weat quarter and tbe south-west quarter ot the north-wtat quarter of Section twenty-one zlj.tbe east nan ot tne east nun oi BectlOn twenty-two 22J. Sections twsrty-three T231 to twentv-alx f2ul. both innluaiva. the east half of Seotion twenty-seven f271. tha aouth half tha annth.mat quarter and tbe north west quarter of tne south-west quarter of Section twenty -eight 28, the southeast quarter oi tne south-east quarter and the west half ot tbe west halt of Sec tion twnntv nina 1291. tha nat half rf the nortb-east quarter and the north east quarter of the south east quarter of Suction thirty 30, tbe southwest quarter of tie noiiheaet quarter, the west half oi the southeast quarter, and tbe west half of Section thirty one 31 tbe northwest quarter of the northwest Quarter, the aunt half, and tha aunt had oi the .est half of Section thirty two 32, the south half ol the north east quarter, the eontheast quarter and the west half of Section thirty three 33, the east bait and tbe southwest quarter ol Section thirty four 34, and ati O 'Ctioua tnirty nve i jo j, thirty six 36; In Township three 3 North, Range forty nve 40 Jutst, tbe east halt and the eaat half of tha wwat half of Sootion three 3, Sec'ions six 6 and seven 7, the east half ot Hectlon ten 10, the west half of Section lour teeu 14 J, the east half ct Section nf tHMn.Ilnl. Ai-atinna aiffhtpnih - Mttl ont nineteen 119, the west half, the wat nan oi tne east nan ana tne southeast quarter - of tbe southeast quarter of Section twent) three 23, and Sections twenty nve 251, twenty six 20, thirty 30, thirty one 31, thirty Ave 35, and thirty six 3d; All Township two 121 North. Kanite iortT six 1401 East: in Township three 131 North. Range forty six 40 East, the south went quarter of the southeast quarter and tbe southeast quarter ot tbe south west quarter ot Section fire 5, the west naif of tbe northeast quarter, the went half, and tbe southeast quarter of Section eight 8, the southeast quart er of tbe southwest quarter and the southwest quatter oi tbe southeast quarter ol Settlor, fourteen 14, the northeast quarter ot Section fifteen 15) Section sixte n 10, the east half end tbe east half of the west halt ot Sec tion seventeen 17 and twenty 20 and Sections twenty one 21 to thirty six 30, both Inclusive; in Township five 5 North, Kange forty six 40 East, Sections one 1 to eighteen 18, botn lnolusive, the north half ot Seo tlcn tweutv two 1221. and the north west quarter of Section twenty three 23 i All tuat part ot Township six 0 North, Range forty six 461 East in Oregon; In Township thrte 3 North, kange forty seven 47 East, the sooth half ot the northwest quarter and tbe north half oi tbe southwest quarter of Section fifteen 15, Section sixteen 16, the south half ot the aouth half and the northwest quarter of the south west quarter of Section seventeen 17 Section nineteen ID, the north half, aud tbe nortbeaetquarter of the south east quarter of Section twenty 20, the west half ot tbe northwest quarter, tbe southwest quarter, and the Booth half of the southeast quarter of Sec tion twenty one 21, tbe southwest quarter ot Section twenty seven 27, . i . 1. . . . i . . . tne soum nan oi section twenty eignt f 2a 1. tha nnrth half of tha northeaiit quarter, the southwest quarter of the uortneast quarter ana tue west nan ot M.tl.in fhtrm fl tha ni.thanat quarter of Secttou thirty one 31, the east hall and southwest quarter ol Section thirty two (32), and all Sections . I ! . .1 . ,(. . 1 . . . ..... tnirty turee imu komy lour auu thirty alx 36j Ha Township nve (a North, Koge tony tevea 47 Et, Se.tloi.one l to seventeeu 1JJ, Di'lh IDOIUiiVe- t-ertinna tsontv nt. Ul to twenty eight 28, both inclas ive, and bection it.lrty alx 30; All tbat part of Township aix 6 North, Kunge forty seveu 47 J fcast, in Ore gop; In Township three 3 .Xorth, hnKe forty eight 48 East, the aouta east quarter of Section lour 4, the east half ot Section mn 9, Section sixteen 10, tbe east half of Sections twenty one 21 and twnty eight 23,1 be southeast quarter of tbe northwest quarter, tbe south halt ot the northeast quarter and the south hall of Section ibirty two 32, tbe sonttweat quarter .he aouth half of tbe northwest quatter ud the east halt ot Section tnirt nree 331; All fiaotionai Township Jve 5 North, Range forty eight 48J JaSSt: All raj'tlnnxl Tnanihin . i 101 North. Kanira fori aioht fJ-! East; All ot the Willamette Meildian, W A Richards, Commissioner. Approved: K A Uitebcook, Seoretary oi tbe Interior. - MOTICfi II- OF RESTORATION of rublia Landa tn Rattiam-nt mr,A Eutry. Oepartoient of the Interior, lieneral Laud Odloe, Washington, U. V., November 3, 1U01. Notice la here by given that on October XI, 1904, tha Aoung cecietary of the Interior restor ed to ae.tlement the pablio lands in tha fulloatintr daanrilwl unxnm i,lk I " wwwv, WUIVU vwere temporarily withdrawn I jt forest urHW)a, ana tnat tne -said publio lands so restored to settlement on October 21,1004, will become sub ject to entry, HUng and selection at tue United States District Land Ollloee at Ia Urande, Oregon, and Walla Walla, Waahtogtoa, ou March 1, 1905; lo Township one 1 South, Range thirty-seven 37 Eaat, Sections thirty, one 131 and thirty two (32), and the south-west quarter of Seo tion thhty three S3; In Township two 2 the south east quarter "of Snotlon five 51 ! In 'I'nwn.hln rtrA Ml XJ-. ivuuifs thlrtv eiffht (3S F.nt th- oUl hiilf of HMitinn An. r 1 1 In 'lwn.kt two 2 North, Range thirty-eight (38J uav, owiiiuua toirteen iuj, twenty lour 24, twenty-five J5J and thirty six IJ8I : In Townahin Ho- M W..k KaoHe thirty eight 38 East, Stotlon twenty izuj, tne west ball of Section twenty one 21, and the north half ot lJ .. L . n . ...... . . f . . . . . . oocmviu iww.1 utua ana cuiny louji to xowusnip three 3 North, Kange thirty -nine f391 East. Kectiona one 1, two 2, nine 9 and sixteen iiuj, aua tue soutn east quarter of oeotiou twentf-eight 128; In Town ship (our 4 North, Range thirty-nine I3U1 East. 8 Action thirtw Hiu Cl aud thlrty-alx 30 ; In Township three vo; ngriu, nauge torty (4U) juast, all that part of Suction one (1) lying eaat of the Urande Ronde River; All that part of 'Township tour (4) North, ttange forty 40 East, lying east of the Urande Konde River; In Town ship three 3 North, Range forty-one 141 East, Sections one 1 to six 6, bulb inclusive! All that part ot Town shin four 4 North, Range forty-one 141 East, lying south a id east of the Urande Ronde River; All that part of Township live 5 North, Range forty, one 41 East, lyinij soutn of the Uranda Ronde River; In Township five 5 North, Range forty two 42 East Sections thirteen 13 to sixteen 16, both inclusive, and Sections twenty 20 to thlrtV Slx T361. both innln.ivat All ot the Willamette Meridian Ore. goo. All tbat part of Townshin six b North, Range 43 East, lying in Waabinaton: In Tnvnahin u f71 North Ranae tortr-tbree 1431 Kaat. Sections twt-nty-four (24) and twenty. uro me eoutn nuit oi Bectioa twenty eiaht (28). - the south-eaat quarter of Seotlon thirty-one (31), the south half and north-eaat quarter of oouuou tnirty-two (3), ana ueottons thirty three (33) to thirty six, (36), uovn inclusive; xn xownsnip nine (0) North, Range forty three (43) East, Sections one ill tn four f4). both In. aoitthwpat:r"t0l pwwoa seven i), tne norm "PoT'ihalf of Section eighteen fl8. and Section thirty six (36) ; In Township seven (7) North, Range forty four (44) East, Sections one (1) and twelve 121 ; In Townahin sinht K Nnrth K.n forty four 44 East, Sections three 3, four 4, five 5 and eight 8, and the north halt ot Sections twenty alx 26 and twenty nine 1291 : In Townahio nine 9 North, Range forty four 44 Eaat, Sections four 4 to Dine 9, both lnolusive, Sections fifteen IS to taunii tmn f ill h..tk l-w.lr.l-. lnJ Sections twenty seven 271 to thirty four 1341. both Innlimlva; All of th Willamette Meridian, Washington W A Kinharrlia. rnmmii.mnti. Approved. E A Hitchcock, Secretary of the Interior aa a DSPAaf . XL. m,hlul ' Kat la oKAjma. no. i rrr 1:60 p. m. Bait Lake, Denver Ft. . f- 1 NfTa Worth. Omaha, Kausaa 8- ,u t wtak. tr, Ht Uula.-Cbloaio ,0 aud kaat, ft5 p.iu Fortlanil. Dallas. Pen- , . HOL aiatoa. -yalliirWalla, w- , u Dayton, Fomeroy, wo 6:80 a as OolJax, Moseow.apo. , . fcama annu " F cu j ith via Bpo- kaoe. . . Fortlanil. Dalles. Fni- N05 dloton Umatilla Wal- n a lula,Lewlun,olfaK "O e Moaoow.WallaosWa. o-mi.-. 84 IB doer, Mpokaoa and "asa other point eaat and ' ' ... ... north via Hpokana. . K2DaHy i,! city. AltosL ? lmbler, and E3tn aj Bunoay oonnentlOD at fclKla Siag p 1:18 a B with Ug furpoinu . In Wallowa wounty ' Han rraaclsco every five days 8. O. MOOBR, At