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ex V a v. ' ? LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON MONDAY. DECEMBER 26. I$04 VOLUME IV NO LA EVEN "'""' .--"V'.- r I eWJWJSSwal swaaansns aB,,,taM,MM,i,.M,,,M,,,M.M.M,BaBMsaBaTa - ' " i; r. : THE JURYS' VERDICT IS'WOTOT The Rasor Case Fnds in a Verdict for Defendant Alter Being out only a Short time , TIm eltmax In the oaM of the Stat of Oregon va Albert Bator, charged with th murder of Ben F Rom at Elgin, reached a climax last Fr.dy evenlaa. Dm. , Kn J-ry brought In a verdlot ot not Guilty." Tbli case was the most tmportaat on which H Inv ettigsted before the grand jury la Octc bar, and wu at that term ol coart postponed on aeooant of the inability of the prosecution a jd de fense to procure witnisaei i before ooart adjourned, and waa later ' est for trial Decffiad. y-r At that t'ma both eldee were ready for trial and lb caaa prooeeled. with dlenatoh before circuit Judge, Bout. Eakln. On Friday afternoon the evi dence wu all before tbe Jury, eod the aitormnra for the orossuatioa mad forcible argument for the State, while tbe attorneys for the defendant made telling and eloquent spesobst for the defense. Court then adjourned until 7 :30 p. m., at which time Judge Eakiu began pellveringhs instructions to the Jury, Th Instructions of the Judge were oleoma length, and dealt with erery aide and phaae cf the ease. Tbe jury received the loatructiona in writing, and the exblblta then retired to their room for consultation. Inaide - of forty five minute they had reached ,tgrement, returned before the Judge and presented the following verdicts . . .' " In the Circuit Court of the 8UU of Oregon, for the County of Union ' Bute of Oregon, Plff. J vs. .: ' ilUrl Rmaor. IMl) 1 1 jVetbe Jury duly empanelled and sworn to try the above entitled cause find the defendant, albert Rasor, not guilty.. J A WOODELL, Foreman. at the time tbe Terdlot waa render, ad a large crowd bad congregated la !tbe rooms of the Cotpmerotel Club, where court was beleg held, awaiting the verdict ot th Jury. Mr N t Bator the father of the defendant waajwre-ent and the attorneys on bothsldea. When tbn verdict waa tead by County ciera, J B Gllham, and tbe defendant was discharged by the Judge, a great excite, manl nravailed. and the friend of Mr ! Basor were only prevented from the axpresaton ot their feeling by the tact that court waa la session, men ioi inmmA ihakins ol bands which seemed tn ha ahared DrettV eauelly betw n . Albert JBaaor. hla father and brother, and congratulations Were heartily ex tended. Altbousb It was one day a- 'bead of time for Christmas, ' yet Mr i Raaor mold bare reoelved no Christ mas sift from the band of mortals that could possibly give him the pleasure which this verdict of twelve good true . . .. . J J i ana uiea men prwucsu. Mr Raaor. tosether witn bis Droiner, Mr E A Rasor. left Saturday night for h. homa of the latter, and of his lather. In Ban Bernardino. California. Happy Contractor . An Observer repieaentatlve was shown through the new addition to th Foley Bouse yesterday aitemoon by e n tractor J L Mara who will bar his contract' all com Dieted and tne buildlnc raadv to turn over U the nroDrUtor br Tuaeday. , Contractor Mars baa don a first class piece of work and baa pushed It through notwithstanding tbe opinion freely expressed on tbe start ui no wonld neTer oomnleto It. bat ther did not reckon wl htbelr man. In this in- atanc and a soon as one obstacle wet met he was ready lot another until - at last he bad very thing hie own way and for the last few weeks th re naa not been any friction whaUvar. This makeath second large contract Mr. Maia baa completed thia year, me ttn ar being tbe atone foundation for th new city hall. There were many who aaid he would never complete that lthln his time limit of 60 day but ha did and bad ten day to hi credit. From thia time on when contractor Mara takea a Job ther will not be any doubt expressed bat what be will do It and dolt Just a called for la th plans aud epeolBoation. BODY BROUGHT HOME HAND GRAN ADES AREEREEMSED lost Office Well Recom mended The body ot Mr John Glass was brought heme tots morning on pes : senjrer train . Mr Gla4 has cg been in ill health, and soote'ilme ago (eft for Arlijna. thinking that the ohaoge ol climate would affect a cure ora least alloviatw bis snfferieg. However, he grew du'H" and at last suooomed to the ravages ol tha liMaaa flanaiinantion. H U known and loved throughout tbe county and leavei many relatives here among owners bis mother, Mrs Mary J Gists, two brotnora, Cbsrlee and William Glass, two sitters Mrs Abbis Bartmess and Mrs G Benemsn, a wife and one child. The funeral will take nlace tomorrow at two o'olock. Tbe ssrvioes will be beld at th Central Church of Christ, the Rev O H King r nffiniatinff. anl th burial will Uke nlae In the Mastnio cemetery , Japanese Take Two More Forts by : Hand to f i i siuiiws a ss. vt.is 1 ... kto. Deo So-General Nogl rel Th naval firetb., of I that In r'-i tttlCi ttC: J-k- J - r"' ---- ' BY A WAGER Oregonlan New Bureau, Washing ton, - OeoeuiUr 24. RepreeeaUUve Williamson today recommended th appointment of Robert O Watkina as rostmsster at Allcel Union county, Oregon. Shinies, Shingles Two car loada of flrat class shingle Just received by th Stoddard Lumber Company. ' ' ' MDGlffln, the genial and skilled nnderUker who for th paat several years baa been with Sherman A Reed of this oity, hsa severed bis connection Ith this firm and ts to locate in busi ness by aeaoclatlng himself wltJ a firm in similar business in La Grande, Or. Mr. Giffln wUlb greatly missed as a ritlaan and as an undertaker. His long reaideno and familiar acquaint ance In this city mads nim a person aomrht for and called when an under taker's services were needed.- Hi sin cerity and sympathy, bis profound and gentlemanly .Qualification, bis candor and agraeablenesa In a borne hn he aa called mad him yer a noonlsr friend after .his serrloes had onoe been used. vVherever Mr. GIBQn may choose to locate he will have no troubl in drawing around him friends hoth. In a social and busineea way. Mr. Giffln leaves Butt with a host of ao analntanoea and trisnds who will sin cerely ' regret his departure. Butte Miner. . ' MADAM . , . RUMOR BUSY Tokio onrta anese hv taken two more forte at Port Arthnr by a desperate attack on White Wolf bill Dynamite was us ed to tilaia the way ui band-to band fighting, in which explosive bsnd greoadee were freely need euiued 8evral Russian oora menders are re ported to nova ben killed, among them General Kondratenko and general not identified . . General Bto easel's obiel of staff was wounded .A a big fire it raging In the outer,' fort . .1 iv T.A.nu. aKalla The newt of the oontinued Japan ese tucoMt before Port Arthur as tbowo by the eaptur of White Wolf hill end ths heights estt of Hooysrg- thukou Bungshu mountain and" Rib- lung mouoUin and tbe destruction by fir of the lorts st Taiyangkou hat caused Cbristmaa day to be observed with universal rejoiclngt throughout Japan. The tall of the fortress msy be looked for any day now, and is ex pecttrd to uther in the new year, a amsll sunboat and: several torpedo destroyers remain of the one proud , fleet in which was centered,! bops of Russia. Toga bai withdrawn th majority ol bs fleet fraut 'tablock. ade. and a portion of It has gone so next be Baltia squadron, and ths balance fcre In the docks being repair, ed end scraped lor future servio. FILED IN CIRCUIT COURT ".-1 - D Sommert Plaintiff, versus B F Myere, defendant. Attachment Amount in oontroveray. 11575. La Grande lovestent Covfriga J U4Walttd;''AtUohm nt.Amount, lu cotrQverly 7iy (WS Mr, Jack Shea la In th city "i today' from Prospect ranch for th purpose of nuying supplies. - f ) v 4) ' ; e t " - -; - :,- a ) m - t- . . f. f " Ooxighg art varniogi of oething mii in throat or long,. Don't ' mind the cough; mind the cause, Ue a remedy thai will go to the ' ' source of trouble and cure that. Such a remedy is our White Pine Cough Balsam It cures promptly and thoroughly because it cures in the right man ner. Believes irritation, heals inflamed surfaces! loosens the cough, and soothes and strengthens while it cures. splendid remedy for" children because it is so good to cure and so good to take. Price 4 e m -a Federal Grand Jury will Adjourn but iKumor StiH3usy;w The adlonramenrof " the" federal ffrand lurv nnzt Tneadav mornlna? has ooossioned an Interruption oi tne sen sations which have oome with bewlld erlns rspldit since ' the aesBlons ' be gan. Inquisitors and accused will havs s brief respite ' ' Rnmor Is still buav. however, with the name ot prominent men .who. axe aald to have been connected, directly Or Indirectly, with th land frauds. It t asserted that the evidence presented aithla tha nalt two riava nlaoes JJr W H Davis, msyor of Albany, in a very nnnleasant lhrht. and that tbe grand jury is senonsiy investigaung wana actions In which b waa concerned There Is strons reasons to expect ' In dlctme'nta atraintt O E Loomis and 8 B Ormsby soon after the Jury reconvenes. nothing new has dsvalopea as 10 Senator Mitchell and Congressman Herman o, and tbelr cases have not yet been consldeiod, tnongn tesumonny baa been-given which incidentally touobed upon their relations with Pa ter and soma of hia confederates. Stat Senator Georat C Brow cell professes to be 1 undisturbed ; by tb prospect of investigation by th grand Jury into his alleged connection with the land frauds and saya that he can readily clear himself of all suspicion. Oregon Journal. ' . :-:;i!."',i.jH.,l.l,' J. 3tO :i RRf IGLCS 0. BIT O 8A JV1 TB i R b The Bij Line is at ' Or": fif" "."N ' V ; HILiL'S DRUG - STORE JA.T. HILL. PrcscU Dfiiggbt1 V 1 ' Lowest Ptiathm'i -du u BestOoods. - J. ' (. J. v! I, WILL - v Iv V ' 'r. JL i V'-" 1 . "-J a ri wua uii wta aio i Z fi mmmmmmKmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm- . J stor will be sold at diSper ceitt discount ...'- . ' This is your opportunity to. get your Holy- ,'7'ST-' " ; ; ddtfHataiabarjtain. , r25 and 0 cents. - r THE NEWLIN DRUG CO . LA GRAIIDE - OREGON ! t t : 1 v - -.. '- i -a t li f.!i . . IV J a a stts LULA1C The: latest in braided 9 handle purses ,: and Peggy bags. Something new in combs and baretts. ' ;. Z v 1 Handkerchiefs V HERE! ' , mm mmm ! i . :n.. ? ' if r D Fitzgerald proprietor' ot tb Dayton Iron Work has. been ' In La Grande for over a week selecting a lo cation on which to move his mschin shop and foundry.; Mr Fitzgerald baa decided that there la a better field In La Grande for bla energies and by tn( 1st of February next th scenes that' hav known blni .oo 'kng will know him no'more. Mr Fitzgerald baa been a resident of Dayton por nany years and by bis Industry and' strict aUect Ion to bis business-has bnllt up quit an extensive eatabllsbment which Dayton can 111 afford to lose. Dayton fWaab) Courrier Press. - - ' Kibbons t . . : ir' , At a discount. The T Special line ' Jast re1-' ..,, nncst line i rji- .voiveu. riuw uww S r ''bons ever shown in until Jan. 1, for 5 4 I 4, - v ll jPerfumes, Tbi1et-5oaps rarid Powders, vti: I u ' M.;Switcto,V?PomMdwifs' -and s Bangs ? tU-i f ' ',,'? ; :v' ; 9 a-V ! sj i ff J ? V :....! This s positively a new uae and can only - .,. ? do nccurcu uctor t I ... i.i -m --r w - - T . t; i t TT ; . 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