La Grande evening observer., January 11, 1905, Image 1

LA GRANDE
li OBSERVER
ILv ILIXI
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"VOLUME IV
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON WEDNESDAY. JANUARY II, 1905
NUMBER 71
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a Grande
National
Bank
ncreases Its Capital
Stock to $100,000
Tbe annual meeting of the stock
holders of , tb La ' Grand National
Bank took place y?eterday ia -heir
parlors and realising the rapid growth
iu'tm uiij Mil county ia making and
- will oontioaa to make, tbev raised the
. capital stock of the bank from ?"0,
000 to 1100,000 pieced an additional
15000 in tbt surplus fond making t
now$),t'C6 ' ,i ; '
. 'The following directors were chosen
. for the year Geo Palmer, J M
Church, F L Meyer, Gso. L Cleaver,
J M Berry, A, B Oonley, F J Holmes,
F U Byrklt.
' The stockholders elected the folio
ing officers. Gea, Palmer president,
J M Church vice-president, F L Msy
en cashier. Geo, L Cleaver and W L
v Bienbolts ecsiatsnt cashier.
. -The ubdsI anonal divid nd was d
clared and the bank wiin the addition
capital and large deposits which it i:as
enjoyed for many yean bin position
to meet any demand that is expected
of an institution oi tbe character. As
will be noted by the names in the
directorship and officers. There arc
naw names who com to os with the
highest recommendations in business
and social circles,
FAVOR
BETTER
WablniAn. .T". H iLi
present congress enaote legislation
lookiug to the regulation of freight
rates, the prealdent will call a special
session of oongreaa for thla purpose.
Cbia semi-official annoanoement was
made today. The prealdent continued
his conference with tbe leaders of con
gress today on t'.e tariff revision ques
tion, and the question of Increasing the
powers of the Interstate ' commerce
commission. After leaving tbe White
Hons todsv Speaker Cannon, who ia
know to be opposed x the tariff re
vision, said be wm willing to abide by
the Judgment of tbe leaders in congress.
Mr. Alfan Jones, who has been
visiting relatives her since tbe holi
day, baa returned to Portland.
SPECIAL FOR CASH BUYERS
WE OFFER
. f Santa Gaus Laundry Soap
$3 pcf -JOO Bars 8 Bars for 25 c
This ia a first claw soap. Manufactured
by N. Fairbanks & Co, Bay a supply
" : - while it lasts. . '.
BAKER BROS.
Cash Grocery Phone HOI
M "'W Will I
FOR
We hate just bought all ol the goods out of one of the
largest rooming houses in the city, and will sell the
entire lot cheap, on easy terms. t There is everything
yon want to fit up a first ciass rooming house with.
Carpets Heating 8toves
Sheets Pillows
Chairs Bed Spreads
Now. is your chanee to get everything you need cheap.
Bed Room Suits
Bedding
Towles
The La Grande Pawnbrokers
Corner Fir and Adams
Remember w still btry I
I Second .Haad Goodsj
sell all kinds
j Jt J
.'Phone 1581
DREDGER TEXAS
HAS FOUNDERED
The Captain and Eleven of Crew Saved after
Drifting for Days.
Waterford, Ireland Jan 11 Tbe team '
erZeno arrived at thia port today
with tbe captain and eleven men the
only survivors of a crew of (thirty two
from tbe United States steam dredge
Texas, which foundered oft Western
Istarut riwm o. TzzZZ -.
bound from" Dantzig for Galveston
when the ; dredger went down. The
boat were laancbed and the on
oontatoini the mat and nineteen of
the orew was awam ped and all drown
ed Tbe sarvivor 4 drifted for several
days in an open boat suffering exoro
elating misery from lack of food and
water. On the day upon which they
were picked up, tbey had oast lota
w wuiwu aMwuid v Eined to provide
food for the remainder. The man who
was saved thia terrible fat la reported
on th verge of insanity
INSTALLATION
. .OF OFFICERS
At the me ing held by the Esth
bone 8Utrs on Tuesday night the fol
lowing offioers were Installed
PastUhiei
U K Chief .
B Oenlor
B Junior
Manager ' :
Mistt of B and O
Oora Lewis
lfiudaPattison
Emma Bhea
Bbcda 8mib
Nellie MoLschlin
1 Ona Lino5ln
Russian
Sodiers
Riot and Plunder
Mistress ol F Muriel Ooodnough
Protector ol T ?" l Ethel Andros
Guard of Tempi j ,Leo Johnson
" Oora Lewis, Installing Offioer '
ADVOCATE NATION
AL REGULATION
Linooln. Jan. 11. Tbe lower bout
of th Nebraska legislator adopted
resolutions tbla morning in 'avor of a
National law xtndlng power to th
interstate commerce commission to
regulate railroad rates! -: I .
Four Men
Stock
Holders'
Meeting
Well Satisfied with the
Results of Last Year
Berlin, Jan. 11. Reports from 8m o-
lensk, Rossla, state that i there has
been a fatal clash between tbe reserv
ists and he local garrison. There
were thrw thousand reservists enroot
for tbe fpr east, but at thia plao tbey
ran amack, rioted, pillaged and plun
dered parts of the city. Th Governor
T.
ordered out the : local garriaod who
fired upon th reservists, killing two
hundred and wounding several hundred
mora.
Th Colonel oommandlng th reserv
1st and flue Junior officers committed
soinld from shame.
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LEAGUE
FORMED
DISCORD IN
LIVESTOCK
Pursuant to the. call lisf . week a
meeting of citiaens was held ia this
city yesterday and a Development
League wis organized for the purpos
of pushing the Lewis and Clark Ex
hibit and to work for the upbuilding
of the entire ennnty. . .
An organisation was effected by tbe
eleotion , of the following offioers:
President George Mack of Joseph, 1st
Vice-Preeidsnt A O Miller of Enter
prise , 2nd. Vice-President J F John
son of Wollowa, Srd. Vice-President
B O Maya of Loetire, 4tb. Vice-Presi
dent Mrs Florence Johnson of lronaha
5th. Vice-President W O Wilson of
Paradise, 6th. Vice-President Linooln
Austin ct Flcia, Secretary J A Bur
leigb, Treasurer W B Holmes. ' -A
oommitte on by laws was ap
pointed as follows: J A Burleigh,
A O Miller, and r A DePue.
The County Court expressed a wil
lingneee to appropiiate 100 to assist
the League in preparing th exhibit.
BepresenUkive ' citiaens from all
parts of tbe County were piesent and
took part in tbe organisation.
Tbe League adjourned to meal in
this city at the call of the President.
Wallowa Democrat.
Will Investigate
Jefferson Olty Mo Jan 11 Th bona
representatives today unanimously
pasaea a resolution providing for an
ppolntmsnt ot a com nitt e of invest!
gatlon to frxamine and look Into th
contributions of Thomas K Nfdrlns
hauaof 8t Louis chosen by th repub
lican cuoua to succeed senator Oockrell
Denver, Jan. 11. The proposition to
reorganize th Nat'l Live Stock Asso
ciation bas thrown th delegates of the
convention Into discord, and open
threat ot revolt are heard on every
band If the scheme goes through. The
opponent to th sohsme aay that
packer, railroads aod stook yard In
Wrests would soon be In control of tb
new organisation.
Calumet, Mb., Jan 11 Four men
were instantly killed snd two , Injured
in an acaident wbiob ocourred in the
baft ot the Victoria mine al Glenn
Falls today. A oar wbiob was froien
at the top of tL shaft became loosen
ed and fell upon the asoeodipg cm I wo
men In tb atcending car were killed
instantly, and two others were burled
to the bottom of tb shaft wber tbey
met instant death.
RESUME
SMOOT
CASE
RETIRI NGi
We jare closing out our entire stock of
furniture absolutely at cost and will retire
from busines. This b a bonifide closing out :
sale Come in before the stock is broken
E. ANDROSS
HOUSE FURNISHINGS
Phone 9-1
Residence Phone 36'
1202 Adams Are
Mead Inaug
urated
t
Olympla. Waah- Jan 11. Albert E
Mead was today Inaugurated Governor
of Washing toa In his message be
recommend tb passage ot a railrord
commission law, composed ot three
men, appointed by tbe Governor, to
fix tarriffa, control railroads of tb
state. He recommend a reform la tb
divorce law, and want It mad a fol
onr to desert child, fauabaod or wife.
Tbe feature of tb inauguration ad
dree was tb statement that any at
tempt on tb part of an instructor or
teacher of any educational Institution
"to Influence th belief that onr sys
tem o( government is. based op on fal
laolooa principles' will result In Im
madiaU dismissal. '
Washington, Jan 11 Th Bmoot In
quiry returned work this morning Tb
first witneas waa Wm. J McUonnelf,
twice republican govenor of tb state
of Idaho, who said In hi political
work he bad become well acquainted
with th Mormons, and despite tbe
(act that be waa somewhat prejudiced
against them on aocount of their pecu
liar institution, be waa rather sar
prised to find tnem geneially more
moral in behavior than gentiles. He
said he never found any of them drunk
or gambling Witness said that Good'
log, who has ba elected republican
Govenor of Idaho in place of Morrison,
received a large vote of th Mormon
in th oountle ot southern Idaho,
because of a letter written by senator
f Dubois, who, working for. th demo
cratic ticket, stated in this letter that
tbe Mormons wer criminals.
Killed
The Director ot th Farmer and
Trader National Bank met yesterday
and after an examination ot tb Uank'a
affair, Instructed th Cashier to trans
rer trom tb earnings $1000 to tb sur
p'.us fund and pay the usual aemian
nual dividend.
Under tb able and efficient manage
ment of its Board of Directors, th
Farmers and Traders National Bank
has paid is Dividends to tta bare
bolder $13,200 and accumulated a
aurplua of 111,000 with undivided pro
fit of 3000. . '' ;
It now bus (or tbe prot eotioa ot It
depositor a Capital Sarplu and Un
divided Proflti of 177.000. v
. Tbla Bank has alwaya extended to
its depositors and patron all tb lib
erality consistent with oonservatlra
Banking i always tree ti assist in any
public enterprise that la eerviag and
they ar now better prepared than
ver to serv th public '
Seek Information
Washington, Jan. 11. Tbe senate to
day agreed to a resolution asking the
Interstate commerce commission to
furnlsb Information conoernlng and
relative to th alleged rxceealv or ex
orbitant railroad rate, unjust diserim
inationa and violations ot tb published
rate, with records of ths bearing lb
such oases. . . .....,.',.',... .
TO THE PUBLIC:
The rash ot Holiday trade is over and business
ia general has got back to its normal condition, . I
wish to inform all my patrons, and those not my
patrons but who are liable to be, that I am now in
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. ..... . .,-' J'
All repair work is under my personal tuper via-:. :
lorTand I guarantee each' and every piece of work done
to be finished in first class workmanlike .manner, and
to give (with proper attention) perfect satisfaction .
All work sent by mail or express will receive the same
careful attention 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 them perfect satisfaction in the future; I remain
as.ever. J. H. PEARE, i ;
Next to Newlln' Drugstore. La Grand Leadlnt Jwlr ,
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.COUOHS
Dr. A L Richardson of thia city baa
Just reoelved bis commission from th
U 8 Governmont, signed by th Com
missioner ot Pensions, appointing him
on of th Board ot Pension examiners
of th La Grande District. Tb board
now oonsiats of Drs. Molitor, Bacon
and Blobardson, and tb district com
prise th count! ot Union, Wallowa
and Baker.
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Coughs are warnings of something amiss in throat or
lungs. Don't mind the cough, mind the cause, Use a
remedy that 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 manner. Relieves irritation, heals inflamed sur
faces, loosens the cough, and soothes and strengthens
while it cures. A splendid remedy for children because
it is so good to oure and so good to take . Price 25 and
60 cents.
THE NEWLIN DRUG CO-
a rn Mrn