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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1904)
Professional FOLS0M CONVICTS ATTEMPT tSCAPE They are Instantly Killed by the Guards and Four Others Wounded. W. J. BISON ETT EXPERT ACCOUNTANT Office with J.T.WiUUmaoo.LftGrtnde Parties wishing the services of a com petent bookkeeper are Wired satis REAL factory msuiu. C. B. Cauthorn DENTIST Office) Over Hill Drug; Store U.Grande, Oregon Dr. F A CHARLTON VETERINARY BURGEON, Office t A T Hill's Drug Store La Grande, Oregon Phone 1361 Residence phone 701 Malheur County Investment For Investments In MALHEUR COUNTY ' Write to C. T. MeDANIEL Ontario Oregon Lodge Directory. every Friday aleM la KetT kal at I p as VuiOag brwtaetn tar4 w aisee.. C O BoekwaL. W t KOREHTKB8 OS AMKRJCA-Cuwrt Mai Ktfloa, Ho TJr Ja H IL ftgOn are lnTttssl to at toad. O J Vsaderpoel keetWe. ChWlMNKr. 10 0 F La Urate Ledge, Xe K neu a their hall every Saturday night VWiuiMa berioottUaUytaTiudtotyad H KOooUdge, Sea A. F. A A.M. La Grande Lodge ho. 41. meets every 1st tod 3rd Satur vUy of each month. A C Williams Sec, 0 D Huffman W.M. KaSTEmBISTAB OEM Hope Chapter Mo U meet the second and fourth Wednesday u each month at p m in Masonic Temple Mrs Clara T Lyle, W M Nary A Warniok. 6c HTAR ENl'AMPMENTNo 81, I. O. O. F, meet every nrat and third Thursdays In tbe month in Odd Feiiowa hall. Visiting broth ers always welcome K. Robinson. C. P. Ueo. llall, Scribe Folsom, Cel., Dec. 11. In a break for liberty by . conflote made at the state penitentiary yesterday afternoon tbe following oonricts were shot and killed: H 0 Bill of Placer ooanty, under a eaote .ee of 36 years for robbery. J Qolnlan of San Francisco, serving 13 rears for robbery. W Morales of Marin cooaty, under sentence for robbery. Tbe following wounded will prob ably die: D Keller of San Iranclsoo, serving a eentenoe of eight yean for robbery. B Qoeysda froca Lot Angalea, oerv iac a life seaienoo for murder. W P Feo ley from Meadoolno county, ear vine a lite eentenoe for murder. Gaifjkiir voaoded: Charles Careoo from Marin ooanty, serving Ms sentence for robbery. Three hundred and twenty-Are con victs wore engaged at the rock crush er wader gaard of Captain Morphy and four other atUohee. The attention of It stopped, some one of tbe convict having thrown a sledge ham mar into it immediately a number of the convicts seized Captain Marphv, Guards Jolly and Taylor, and rushed oat with them towards the gates brandishing large knives. Tbe coavtots war vary bald ae they approached Guard Harris, .who stood ready to act ao wording to the standing orders to shoot regardless of conse quences. When within 40 feet of the outside gaard, one of the eonviots gave the command, "Hind oat yoar gun or we will stab Marpby to the heart." Instead of giving up the gun Harris shot the convict dead and then began tiring at the others. Ha was qniokly joined by Other guards all Shooting, Warden Yell ran to tbe scene ordering all convlots to tbe prison. In the fray "Roagh House" Kelly, a notor ious convict, threw Captain M arphv to the ground, attempting to bide un dsr him, bat was shot by Harris. Cured Paralysis W 8 Bally, P O True, Texas, writes Mv wife bad been suffering flv years with paralysis in her arm when 1 was persuaded to use Ballards buow Liniment which cured her aU right. 1 have also need it for old sores frost bites and skin eruptions. It does the work." 36o 60o 1.00-Newlin Drt.p Go FOR THE NEXT TEN DAYS Holiday Specials The Sommer House Cafe Makes the Following Generous Offer for THE HOLIDAY TRADE California Claret Wine 25o a quart bottle, 5 bottles $1.00 Finest California Raspberry Wine 25c a quart bottle, 5 bottles $1.00 ReUling Wine ode a quart bottle, S bottles $1.00 Best Bottle Beer, quart bottles, $2.50 per dozen, $1.25 per half dozen MoBrayer's Best Whiskey, eight years old, per quart bottle $1.00 Old 0. P. S. ten year old Whiskey, per quart bottle $1.00 Old J, E. Pepper, eight year old whiskey, per gallon $3.50 Old Hermitage, 15 year old Whiskey, per gallon $4-00 Imported Port Wine Imported Sherry Wine 75o a quart bottle 75o a quart bottle Please send in yoar order at once. We prepay charges to your nearest freight or express office. Sommer House Cafe A-L. MORRIS, Proprietor. Witt TEACH JlU JITSU Washington, Deo. 31.-At a cabinet meeting today Secretary Morton said it had been decided to have Jiu Jitsu, a Japanese science of wrestling, taught at the naval academy. The president is much interested in this science and approves tbe decision. I Will Go Bail New York, Deo. 31 May Irwin, the actress, has offered to furnish ball n any amount up to 160,000 for the re lease of Nan Patterson. Miss Irwin called personally at the Tom be today and left a letter for the former show girl making this offer. Is quick to realize that in huing prices counts, but when she buys meat she knows qualii r a a . counts, coin conditions are fully met with here with telling effect. Bock & Thomas TO TH i HON . COUNTY CO 11 UT OF UNION COUNTY, OHttGO.4 We the undersigned 1 ojjal voters and residents of tho Precinct of Hilgard, Uuion County, Ore gon, hereby reapecWu.ly petition your Hon. Coartte grant to Holverson & McFariand a lioenss to sell spirituous, u alter vinous liquors or fermented cider, commonly known as hard Older, In leas tiuantil.es than one gallon in the town of Hilgard, in the pteolnct of Hilgard in Union County, Oregon, for a period of six mouths commencing February 10, 190 1. Dated at UilgafU, Oregon, December 10, 18M John Thompson OK Bissau W 1. Frllla.. an Fred Outley Henry Love Jas Laferly i t Nibley F A MeDongall Win. Out. Frank Sboidstrom tieo. Rogers Pat I .tice y Wa. Banks J S Olilmaa Ike Matnerson Kred Werner W M Httrick Kd Peterson Frank ban lord U II MoUarry Ed .ih UK Harry French 0 sTioldstroa Geo. Teyto C Johnson Ote Livsraoa r Maden M C Bwchett T J Koundtree Harry Wells OOardea K Hoe ju Matt Markle Ueo C Lee J w MeUy B B Heaucuamp J O Casey D P Hewman J E Kits Ueo. Hlanchard FB Moore H A hiudrop J I. Lao man LU Well, Chat. Baker Ed Thompson Rudolph Haiti J W Scott Mat Anderson J T Holmes N CKndrup William Law TM Rankin C8 Ham Or Frank Moore George Burthen Clarence Ion; OC Farmer Notice is hereby fives that we will oa the 1st day of February 1905 apply to the County Court of 1) nion County, Oregon, at the court house for a llcuaae to sell spirituous, malt and vinous liquors and fermented cider commonly known as hard elder la the town of Hilgard, Union county, Oregon, for a period of six months commencing on or about February W IW6. HOLV ERSON & McFARLaK D Script Script riaiVnSKl, ready ror"lrjur?in" OPPORTUNITIES Five Room House, Good Comfortable Finish, Lot 60x110, $750. 300 GASHe balance may run for three years Will Rent for S9.00 per month New Three Room House. Good Sized Bam, lot 60x110, NEAR SCHOOL HOUSE. CITY WATER, WILL RENT FOR S00 Price $650 TERMS $150 CASH, BALANCE $10.00 PER MONTH. Good Five Room House, Near School House lot 60x110 QTY WATER Price $J, 000, $200 Cash BALANCE $J0 PER MONTH. RENTS FOR $12 PER MONTH Pretty Six Room Cottage, with Three LsOts Price $1,000 WILL RENT FOR $12.00 PER MONTH A good selection of Lots in all parts of Town upon which we will build a house to your order and let you pay for the property on practically rent payments. We Expect to More in a Few Days to the Foley Block and want to Reduce Our Stock. La Grande Investment Co m. sr a. a i suae, rwiast, or.
