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' f .I A fn lew rir 1L' VOLUME IV 1A GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 5. 1905 NUftBER '66 ORAND OBSERVED i . . . ... re ;i i . t t ) j- . '1 t ' k f r-r, j. JAPANESE TOOK -- TWENTY THOUSAND Ofihe Thirty-five Thousand Inhabitants of Port Arthur Twenty Thousand are sick ;" -: ' ' . Tokio, Jan. 6A. dispatch from General Nogi aaya order ia being main tained in Port Arthur and tbe people are quiets He aaya common provi sions and bread are plentiful but there is a toaroity of meat and r vegetable. No medical supplies are in Port Ar thur, but tbe Japanese are strenuous ly succoring people LEFT WITH OFF10BES Tokio, Jan 5 Tbe emperor . ol Bus aia has cabled Oeneral 8toeasel saying that tbe giving of their parole or' the alternative of imprisonment is option al with the captured Russian officers. FOR We hate just bought all of the goods out of one of the largest rooming houses, in the city, and will sell the entire lot cheap, on easy terms. There is everything you want to fit up a first ciass rooming house with. - - s Bed Room Suits Carpets Heating Stoves Bedding , Sheets 4 Pillows . ... Towles Chairs : ( Bed Spreads- Now is your chanee to get everything you need cheap. The La Grande Pawnbrokers : Corner Fir and Adams Remember we still buy and I Second Hand Goodejs . WWW wwwww e AT COST ' ; ..... , I am dosing out all my ... ....... BOYS' SHIRTS A CAPS AND ! ' UN DER W E A R I Have, a big assortment of l i ,i.V - ' i ,V . 1 . . . Boys:.....S.W?aters All at Cost v . A. V. ANDREWS : Gents FurnUher and Tailor, t j8 . . .... jUosine Going Out $15,000 stock of turniturc will be "dbposcd j of within the next 30 days at greatly 1 re- ? duced prices. Cash or approved security. i (E.ANDROSS HOUSE FURNISHING3 V. ,4. -. MANV PRI80NKE8 " T3kto Jan d Tbe 4iwun US- tared 25,000 prisoners at Port Arthur Tbe total number of inhabitants is 35,000 of whom ),01'0 are aiok. BLIZZARD IN NEW YORK. - New Yo k Jan 6 The most severe strtn of tbe winter prevails in' this city and viiiuity today. Traffio ol all kinda is delayed and many suburban trollev lines are blocked by snow drifts In many cars' snowbound in the streets the passengers remained all nigbt rather than face the llissard in an attempt to walk to their homes. sell all kinds j j J Thaie J58J Gut of Business Phone 0-1 : 1 Residence Phone 367 S 1202 Adams Are I MURDER ANDSUICIED Portland, Jn ft It developed this moroiog thai Henry Loom is eho lest night shot and killed Freak Frits end mnrderd bU wile end then suicided by caning hi throt with rssor ap peared reoeatly before the grand jury ia o Attempt t gettbena o Uk eo tioo egiioi-t hi wife end ber pare mour. Failing in this, he lo triiwl Pi proouru a warrant at .. tbe police station, Tben, a lsat atep be took justice Into his own bands. ABOUT GOOD ROADS The people ot Western and Southern Oregon seem to be taking a more lively interest in good roads than has been so far manifested by the people gener ally in Eastern Oregon. The Observ er believes that good roads are of as muoh concern to the people of Union county as to any other county in the state and hopes soon to see as much interest taken In good road making here as elsewhere. The following dis patch taken from the Portland Joornal Indicates how the feeling runs in the Willamette valley. -Hilltborot Jan. 4. Good roads was the topio of absorbing interest to Hills boro citizens yesterday. The occasion was the meeting of mors than 200 prominent cilisen and farmers of Washington eonnty to disease the bet terment of the public highways in the near futore. ' Several men of prominence in good roads advancement were present from other counties and towns in the state and took an active part. County Jndge L A Rood presided at the meeting and George A Morgan act ed as secretary. WILL MOVE TO MISSOURI El Paso, Jan. 6. The headquarters of tbo Mormon cburoh will -some dsy be located in Independence, Mo.," said John Henry Smith, one of tbo IS apostles of the Mormon church, while hers today. "The Mormon people bsve long cherished the idea," he con tinned. "Their great ' city sboold'be located In Independence, which is not far from Kansas City. This dream seems now to become something ta gible. James Q Duffln, a bishop of our cburoh, has bought several thousand acres of land near In dependence for use of Mormon oolon lets. This will bo our .vanguard and In the course of time we will erect then s magnificent oity which will be known as Zlon, and In which there wilt be a Mormon temple far more extensive and mora magnlfloent than in Bait Lake. When this rity and temple bare been built the headquarters of the Mormon church will be moved from Bait Lake." . Notice Notice of election of Chief of Fire Department. To the Members ot the La Grande Firs Department. Notice is hereby given tbst by order of the Counoll of the City of La Grande Oregon, a convention of tbe members os the said La Grands Fire Department Is hereby called to be held at the Council rooms In said City on Wednes day, tbe 11th day of January A D 1906 at the honr of eight o'olock p. na, of said day for the purpose of also ting a Chief ot said Fire Department. - - lire and Insuranos Committee, ' Of the Council City La Grands, Ore. SAYS HE IS NOT V' UUILIT Letwv- '' -"ft But Knows that Land Frails Do .Exist j Idaho . in Washington, Jan nary 5. Persistent romors have been In - clronlation here Dubois charging estensivo lard frauds In Idaho Connected Senator . Heyburn with tbe 'alleged frauds and oansed considerable oommeat. These rumors are entirely without foundation but the senator, upon ' tbe recurrence ot the reports, went to tbe White House this morning and had a coofrienoe with the) tprealdent. 7 t t - The senator was seen ' when leaving the w bite House'' and upon ' being asked odhcernlng the . report that he was attof ney for the man implloa'Ad in the land frauds expressed himself vig oroosly pon tbe sobjeot: ' 'I always select iaj own battlefield. Those who challenge me to combat want to be particularly careful 1 what they have tossy,". faid Senator H7 bur.n. MI have never represented any of them, ' On , the . contrary I have fought them and a year ago.' in ' the coarse of a disousslon of soma matter affecting Northern Pacific land grants, I gave notloo on the floor ot tbe senate that land frauds in Idaho per being committed. . I stand rtady now to aid tbe offloers of justloe in an Investiga tion of these frauds. : Certainljl have no dssiie to shield tnj one ; who hss been guilty ot their perpetrati5nrTbe men accused are no, friends of mine It they are guilty I want them punished and at any rate I want -to have the whole matter investigated." , ,, LADD Tbe Ladd Canyon Literary Society met Jan. ft and rendered - tbe follow ing program to a large audienoe Tbe question for debate was Re solved : that ' foreign emmigration should be checked. Tbe affirmative Mrs Braden, , Mrs Couob, Leonard Peterson and Boy Feebler. Negstr e Mr Curry, Mrs Braden and W O Sher wood. Tbe question was deplded in favor ol tbe negative. - ' ' After a short recess a very internet log prrgr m was rendered which was as follows: Music Ions Peterson Recitation Both Peebler Song . .': .Mm Henry Feeb'er Recitation . . . ;. . . .'. . . Eugene Bantan Duet.... ...... V Croesen, L Phillips Recitation ............ Lucy MeClure Song Mrs . D Croesen Beading , ,( Mrs Braden Song .'. . '. Lena Rsgain Recitation ... ....... .Boy Couob 8ong Mrs Couob v After ahioh tbe meeting adjourned until neat Wednesday evening. ; Shicklin Killed ; Baker City Jan 6 Constable George W Reynolds last nigbt returned from Durkee hsving In charge a man named John Wilson who is charged with threatening to kill a man named Shlck Iln as the result of a quarrel. Judge Carrey , placed Wilson under $200 bonds to appear in court and plead; Special Sale Mrs. T N Mnrphy is hsving a special sale on Cut ' Glass, Fancy China and nesting 8 tore a. , Call and make your selections sarly. She has some great bargains. Bala from January to 20th v J 20. ' CANYON LITERARY ELOQUENT YOUNG PREACHER -. v Far mors tbaSj u 01 Interest aU sends opoa lbe ure'ings at the West Webb Methodist church , where tbe pastor, Rev Howard is assisted by Revs. Tborongbman and Crockett. Tt lormer, ence pastor here needs no iotroduction.Mr Crockett Is knowr. only to the highly pleased people who have listened V bim'at tl'at church since 8uodsy morning. , 1 Mr Crookett ba- as auditor ' each nig'bt ibe people, (all of them who can come) who listened to him , pre viously and tbe result is ! that '. the meetings are growing rapidly in inter eat and effectiveness. Mr Crookett who is a graduate pf the Kentucky Weslej ao tjoi vers ty C?T2 W.lt unrine and waa for a time sopyly at Arlington. Later he wsa sect to La Grande, w ere he is now pastor. He is here now to help Mr Howard in the present series o! meetings. : He is scholarly earnest and consecrated and one of tbe best of the younger clasa of evangelists, aa a speaker and reason er. Hia. address and delivery are splendid and diction faultless. He is adjudged to have an enviable future in tbe history of the M TS Gnureb, South end of evangelism in the United States. E O. : Bryan theCrator The Grant Birthday .association of Galen's, 111., will celebrate the great commander's birthday, April 27. William J Bryan will deliver the ad. dress. ' Not Yet A dtlzen of Eugene who la visitlbg 1 1 Vermont, writes to tbe Daily Guard tba If the Pacific coast had been " set tled first, New England would not be safctisi yew 1 1 TO THE PUBLIC: A ' .if - i The rash of Holiday trade is over and busiaess in general has got backto its normal cobdition, I wish to inforia rail my . patrons, and those 1 not my patrons but whp.ure liable to be, that I am n6w in a position to take care, of "all watch, clock and jewelry repairing with dispatch. I have secured all the neces sary help in all the latest tools and materials known to the trade, as well as the best; workmen that money can procure. y' ' " 1 ' AU repairrwork is under my personal supervis ion and I guarantee each aodevsry piceof warkd ioe" to be fiuished m first class workmanlike manner, and " k to give (with roper attention) perfect satisfscti o, AU work sent by mail or express will receive the same . careful at'entiou as if delivered in person, and to be " promptly returned in first class condition. . Thanking my patrons for their past liberal patronage and assuring them of my utmost ability to give thera perfect satisfaction in the future. I remain ';-!Sv as wFr"-"- J. EL. PEARE, ; Next to Newlln's Drug Store. La Grande's Leadlnt Jeweler 4 4 V 4 44 4 4,4 4 " - 4 4 '4 4 , ' Coughs are) warnings pf something amiss , in throat or , lungs. Don't mind thecugh, mind the cause, Use a remedy that will go to the source . of trouble and cute that Such a remedy is our White Pine Cough Balsam ; J It cures promptly and thoroughly becadse it cures in the right manner. Believes irritation, heals . inflamed sur faces, loosens the cough, and soothes and strengthen while it cures. A splendid remedy lor children because it is so good to oure and so good to take. Price 25 and 50eentf.Ar; js,-V-j:X, "f ' 'H.li Hi 'A ; NEWLIN DRUG CO LA GRANDlt ?V.V 1 i Portland's Mayor Indicted Along with Chief of Po-5 i lice and other Minor i Officials. s The Multnomah county grand Jury at noon returned. Indictments againat Mayor G H Williams tor malfeasanee a office pertaiulng to tbe licensing to gambling and of Chief of Polios Hunt jor malfeasance in permitting gambling also, and relsasiog prit oners without trial. . '- ' :- - '-A ' Former City Engineer W O Elliott who reeigoed last montn, and Con tractors E B and B W Biner, for irreg ularltiee connected with the construc tion ot sewers and several other mtaor indictments were returned. ; Tbe Jury also Indicted J M Cayford, an inspector in the city engineer's office, and Henry Chandler, surveyor 0a tbe streets andseweijru. ' New Year's .'Gift cv , January 1 was born to Mr. and Mrs. John J White, ot Fredericksburg -Va-, a son their 22nd child. In the family are three sets of twins. Mrs. White is 38 rears old. . & -' J 1 ... St Peter's Church - Tomorrow Fnday Jan 6 being the Feast of the Epiphany there will be a oefebration ot the 'Holy Communion at 10 a in. : - ; OREGON - i .1 I--. t- ' A i .A! ... W.,. .r.... t. ' A v ; . ... i 'VI till II Uaa lUAAi AX . ..................................