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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1904)
D). L4 VOLUME .V LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON MONDAY, DECEMBER 12. 1904 nu:.:ser 36 EVEN V K. OF C. MEMBERS " INSTITUTE LODGE The Third Lodge of the Knights of Columbus in the State Organized Yesterday La Grande. in One of the grMteat fraternal events that La Grande has ever experienced occurred In oar city yesterday, when the KDlgtfU of Columbus Instituted their lodge in thia olty, which la now known aa Grand Council No. 886. The flret organization of the : Knfchts if Commons in this statowas at Vor -land two yeare ago, and the next lodge wu formed at Baker City last Feb ruary. The lodge which mi Institut ed at this place yesterday was the third instituted la the state, and the services were second to none. The , visiting members for the porpoa; of assiattnt In Instituting the lodge here begin to arrive from the Eaat on Sat or Jav aia-ht. and those from the West on Bonday forenoon. In the forenoon on Bandar, pesssneer train Ho. 0 was met by about forty candidates with the La Grande Band. Over one hnu dree, members of the society were pres ent from various , points in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Utah. - Among others were Mr. BenNorden, Terrltor lal Deputy, from Portland; Mr Boger Simmott, a prominent Portland law yer; Mr. E Duffy, Passenger Ag't of the Denver & Bio Grai.de Hallway at V . . - ' OOOOODOBQDDDQBD BB DDDODOOBDOOOQOt) . 4 ... - For the Holiday Forehanded .'.- f ' . . ' We wish to speakbf oar Holiday Line "this earl; because many will appreciate the hint Oar goods are all here., They are ready for inspection. The line is by far the finest we haVe ever shown. Too many , things to specify here, we don't want to v specify just yet, we want yon to see the goods while the line is unbroken. . You know the advantage of early choosing. Prompt buyers always avoid the rash and get choicest picking. Prices are as low as they can be and the very article you would most prefer may not wait . ' 4. . - ' -' m m m m m . . m See us about Books We have provided Jfor you. We have the books suitable for many gifts. We have the newest and most popular publications, as well as choice editions of standard works. Books not in stock will be pleased to order , for you. , ( ' Shibby's Gut Glass Don't buy out glass unless "Stubby" is cut in the glass, then you know you have the best. -' . . .,... Portland;' Deputy Grande Knight PkeU'y. of Walla Walls; Chaneellar Clanct-y, of Walla; and -Past Grand KnUht Kedt from the -ame place. From Baker City there was Grand Kt'fiht Mnrphey with tw. nty of the mrmbo i from thtt lodge to assist la the instil otion of the lodge at that place. The Bey. Father O'Neill of The Dallas was also present and par ticipated in the oeremonles, as did al so Mr J Coleman of. Portland. When the tra'e . arrived Sunday morning from the west, It was met by all ' the mombere of the order of the Knights of Columbus who were hero and all the applicants. From the depot the procession was formed, eon- slating of about one hundred and fifty members and candidates, together with the La Grande band, whioh marched to the Catholio Church where high mass waa held by Bev. Father O Neill. The eermon waa then delivered by Bev Father Whyte, after which the finishing ceremonies of high mass were cond fted, and then the members of the order and the candidates departed (or Elks II all for the lurtber conduct Ing of the Institution of the order, and the Installation of the officers. At this plsce the preliminary work of organization was done, and the meet ing adjourned for lunch. "After ..lunch the work of Initiation was begun in earnest, and the oeremonles mere oon ducted with dispatch snd dignity. There were twenty-four candidates in itiated from La Grande and seven from baker City. Tbla makes a total num. ber of thirty eight now In the lodge which has been Instituted at fils plaoe . Besides these, there were seven on the original charter list who were an. able to atteud the ceremonies, but who will be initiated in the near future. After the lodge had been instituted and installed with the following officers namely: F L Meyers, Grand Knight; Philip Lor, Deputy Grand Knight; T W Walsh, Chancellor; J H Peare, Leo turer; James Murphy, Warden; Finan oial Bect'y, X A , Walsh; BecDrding Secretary, W I Blsonet; Treasurer, E T Walsh; Advocate, A Newlln; Inside Guard, JJ Clancy; Outside Guard, Burke; Trustees, James McCoy, James Garrity and J W Egan, they adjoujued to meet at the Sommer llo el where Manager Morris had prepared a ban quet for the occasion. And this ban- quet Is one that will long be remem be red by all tbose who were present. and many have expressed themselves as this being the most enjoyable enter tatnmenc oi tnetr lives. The .dining room of the Sommer hotel was artistioally, beautifully and magnificently .teoorated. The ceiling was decorated with drapery in white and royal purple, while tall palm trees whioh reached to the ceiling were to as to make It most attractive . The oil paintings on the wall were decorat ed with evergreens, and beautiful flowers adorned the tables. The banquet waa presided over by Bev. Father O'Neill and Mr. Ben Nor den. Mr. F L Meyers, of La Grande was toastmaster, assisted by Mr. Chas Marp iy, of Baker City, and Mr. J H Peare of La Orande The toasts and addresses delivered were short, strong and purposeful. Mr. J B : Byan of Portlaod delivered an Interesting snd eloquent address on the beauties of tbs order, and other addresses were made by Messrs. Ben Norden, Thos. Walsh. JWEgan.E Duffey, of Port land, and Mr. Wb.te of Baker City. Between each of the courses which were served by the efficient caterers the people were entertained by muslo in the shape of songs, and by the' or cheatra. The La Grande Orchestra with Prof Hendricks in charge render ed the Instrumental music, and vocal musio was rendered by Miss Winifred Wen, the accomplished soprano soloist and Mr. Chas. Murphey, of Baker City. After being filled to repletnes with good things to eat, after having the blood warmed by the eloq ence of the speakers, alter having the savage breast soothed by the sweet strains of muslo, the company arose, sang the he s eet old air of "A old Laag Syne" nd then dispersed, all expressing themselves as having one of them t o 1 enjoyable times vney naa ever exper lienced. Burned To Death Monterey Deo 13 Kathleen the 3 year old daughter of Bolo Peters, ths noted California painter, was fatally burned thia morning In the Peters home, dying shortly afterward In great agony, 8he was play lag In front of an open fire place. The child had two narrow escapes from death onoe by gas, and onoe by drowning. GARNEGIt Didn't Aake Good Portland, Deo. IS a J MoCabe, the contractor, tilled to file the $00,000 bond' required before being awarded the oon tract for building ths portage railroad around The Dalles of the Col umbia, and the bids were Immediately re-dvertised for MoCabe's time limit expired tonight. Snow in Maryland Bfktttmcro, Deo. 12 Ten Inches o snow fell here today. Reports from towns In the ' state show six to nine Inches of snow. ANDREW ISSUPOEMAED Summoned to Testify in the Famous Chadwick Case to Swear he Never Signed any , of the Securities. 4 it ' ; tasyWay Mexioo City, Deo 13 President Diaz has reappointed his ssiiie cabinet and has asked the congressional sanc tion thereto. . Cleveland, Deo, 1J Andrew Carnegie has been subpoenaed to ap pear before the United 8tates grand jary on Wednesdsy to swear thai he never eigned any of the famous Chad wick securities whioh tonight reaob the astounding total of $16,990 ,009. That thia will be increased to $20. 000,000 before Mr Carnegie aomei here seems eertalu, for the United States secret service agents are now on the trail of ottrnr notes disposed o( VALUE OF OUR FORESTS Showing the Immense Value vof the Timber Land in U.S. ! by Mrs Chadwick. The 115,996,000 represents only the forged paper that hss actually been -dlscoied by the official. ' n There are positively known to be in existence another note for $500,000 dispoeed of some where in New Jersey and one for $800,000 some where in Pittsburg. Iu addition to all of these there are said to be ,' probably $3,000, 000 more forged notes in exlstenoe. SENATOR CLARK'S BIG DEED Missoula, Deo, IS A deed to all ths property owned by Senator W A Clark In Missoula and Powell coun ties made to his son, William' A Clark Jr. was filed to Jay. Nearly thirty closely typewritten pages wsre used to desorlbe the property conveyed, The significance of the transfer is only surmised. Bring your rush orders for job work to the Obseiver office, we can handle them. ""' ' ."' "" THE NEWLIN DRUG CO LA GRANDE OREGON s s B ofL F Dance i Owing to the fact that New Tesr's . a .a i eve oomes tn eainraay . nignt, wo Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen will give their twelfth annual ball on the night of Friday, Dee. 30, 1904, at the Commercial Club Ball. Tickets will be IL. and ladies free. All are oordially Invited to oome. , The following olippping from the Minneapolis Times will show to what value the timber land in that sttte bas arrived. Many do not realize the value of our forrests, and fail to properly appreciate what ' nature has done for us and the government is doing for us by protecting the forrests from fire and fraud. . Washington , Deo. 12-Acting Com missioner Fimple of the general land offioe announoed today that the sec retary of the interior approved the general recommendations for the ae oeptanoe of bids for the sale of pine timber on the Pigeon Elver, Fond du Lao, Bois Fort, Deer Creek and parts of the Chippewa of ' the Mississippi, Widmbigoshish, Leech Like, Bed Lake and White Earth reservations in Minnesota delivered at Cass Lake, Minn., Nov. IS laat. . The timber offered was located on 116 000 aores of land and embraced 1 28 ,000,000 feet of white pine and 82,000,000 feet of Norway pine. Seal ed bids were submitted by twenty three different bidden the prices rang ing from $5 to $8.81 for white pine and from $4 to $7.75 for Norway pine At this sale about 148,000,000 feet of whits pine, from 69,000 aores cf land were sold for $931,319 the aver age price of the timber being $6 28. There" remains unsold 83,000,000 feet on 47,000 aores. The timber at this sals brought at out $ 13.50 an acre." Carnegie Is Silent Nsw York, Deo 12 Ths astound ing dikcovery that the muoh disoussed "securities" held by Ira Beynoids in trust for the liquidation of Mrs Cassia L Chad wick's debts con si. ted of addi t ion el forgeries Andrew Carnegie's name was mads known to the Iron master tonigbi bnt be declined to add any word to what he has already said on the subject. . , ' ' Shipping Brick Mr George Krelger the brick manu facturer of this city, today shipped (onr ear loads of briok to Pleasant Valley to be used by tbe OBAN riilroadOo. in their improvements at that plaoe. , , Mr Krelger deserves great uredit for ' the per.itteooy and pertinacity whioh be has shown .a eetablitbiug this in dustry in pur oity, and bis efforts cave been rewarded, at all are begin ning to realise the extra quality of tbe goods which be puts on tbe marked ' 16 SECOND HAND HEATERS 75c to $5.00 a Some are but slightly used. Three fine coal burners at a bargain. Fine Guitar, new, only Eight Winchester rifles Iron Beds New Chairs New Chiffonier $7,50 $2.60 to $ 9.00 1.00 to 12.50 . : .60 . - V 8.50 m o New baby buggy and child bed at wholesale cost It B. HAISTEN, i Upholstering Phone 2051 i !.?,"': V,' F. D. HAISTEN, . Furniture Repairing, H We carry Stove Repairs. OS3w)tJt(s9tJssj Quite A Problem Where does all the mad oome from that accumulates pn oar streets? There Is only one answer It Is bronght by the trafflo from the outside. Eugene streets are all solid and wall graveled so that of themselves the streets pro duce little or no mad. ; But that mad will aooumlate rapidly Is shown from the fact that the force of 27 men and 17 teams that have been at work cleaning op healed o9 789 loads of mud at a oost of $280 to the olty. Now thst tbe mud is all removed the holes and crosswalk approaches are to be filled with gravel. Tbe streets around the parks and court bouse are undergo similar repairs. 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