La Grande evening observer., May 13, 1905, Image 1

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VOLUME IV
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON SATURDAY. MAY 13 1905
NUMDER 167
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'COMMERCIAL
CLUB MEETING
The meeting at the Commercial Uluh
was well attended last evening aad a
number of. pobllo matlera received
tarefal attention.
The oommlttee on hospiUl sob
terlptlons asked for another week in
ahich to make their report.
The committee on the Uailding and
Loan Aiaociation met yesterday after
noon and decided to aak for another
week to report more la detail. The
committee recognises the nd vantages
that each Institution are where locat
d and, are pleased to know that stepe
are teing taken to have one here and
I be Club will render every poeiible
encouragement.
Mr. Cavana plaosd in the banda of
the Club letters from one of the larg
est older and vinegar faotories in the
United RtatM. aalrinw In- vn-. In.
formation relative. to the advantages
of starting a branch here: Also a
letter from a woolen mill concern ask
Ing for statistic relative to the ea
tablishment of a woolen mill .
Committees were appointed In both
inatanoea to furnish the desired in
formation The Idea adopted to in
crease the necessary funds to complete
the county exhibit was for oitiseaa of
Elgin, Union and La Grande to raise
500 which would be reimba rsed bv
the county court after the next Janu
ary meeting when they ooald make a
special levy to legally cover the same.
This will mean that the county will
give in all 81000 The question of
stamping out the diphtheria wis free
ly and Intelligently discussed. Sev
eral parties of experience were piesent
and stated that the disease cmid be
entirely eradicated within a very few
daya If every one In the city did their
doty.
The club passed a resolution asking
that the mayor take Immediate step
to have a health offloer appointed and
that the city take complete charge of
all fumigations.
Another splendid resolution wbiob
unanimously passed, was that all the
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fumigate before holding their Son
day aervicea. A committee to visit
the various pastors and Inlorm them
of the action taken by the club waa ap
pointed and without exception all seen
were more than willing to oomjly.
It waa announced, by one of the
directora who was present, - that the
publlo school build int would all be
thoroughly fumigated today andeaoh
succeeding Saturday until school
cloeea
Two Much Opiumi
By Boiippe New Aseoeoiatioo
Kansas City, Mo., My 13 A war
rant was Issued today for Ah Lee, a
Chlnamaa, In whoa den Herbert V
Croker, the two of the multl millionaire
Richard Croker, la aald to have smoked
oplam previous to hie death.
Charlee Wilson, the negro porter
ho piloted young Croker to Lee's
den, la bow held bat will probably be
released, aa the polio believes that be
tell a straight etory. Chief ol police
llays aays that he believe the death
of Croker was due to over Indulgence
la opium, and that be was not dragged
or robbed.
x JUBY'S .VERDICT
The verdict of the coroner's jury
over tii body of Herbert V Croker was
thU his death resulted In narootie
poisoning administered In Kansas City
In an unknown manner. . The brother
of the deceased, Richard Croker, Jr ,
will arrive Bandaj. .
CHINAMAN ARRESTED
Ah Lee was arrested- this alteraooa
and admitted that he sold Croker the
drug and that Croker got Gee Kee,
Chinese cook, a pill. He aald that
Croker xmoked very much like Chine
boy doea."
SEVENTEEN SHIPS
ARE SIGHTED
By Soripps New Association
Hong Kong, JMay 13. venteen
warship were sighted Wednesday
night twelve m lies off Three Kings,
large rooks off the entrance to Hookope
bay, A number oi tianeporta were al
so sooa at Knap Paaj, seventy milea
north of Kamranh bay.
WILL NOT ATTEND IUNERAL
London May 13 Richard Crocker,
the father of Herbert V Crocker, who
died in Kansas City today, has wired
from Ban Dyford that be will not go
to America to attend his son'a funeral.
, Bellinger Dead
Portland May lS-Judge Charles B
Bellinger of the United 8tatea district
oourt for the dlstriot of Oregon, died
let yesterday afternoon of a compli
cation of disease. Judge RJIInger
wa take seriously HI just after read
ing hi decision on the pie la chute
ment Bled by United State K i.utor
Mitchell In th land fraud cases
f he tremendous strain attends it t upon
th preparation of such mornentoii
decision greatly weakened the ag.d
jurist and on complication after
another followed to sap hi vitality.
Thla morning Judge Bellinger, ear-
rouaded by hi family, lapsed Into
unconecloasneis. Powerful stimalauts
were administered, bat with no good
effect. v
For the past year Judge Bellinger
ha been listening to the unfolding of
th story of the Oregon land trauda.
He has seen men whom he knew and
respected for year drawn Into th set
of the government. Indicted and charg
ed with crimes and misdemeanors and
ha been compelled, In the atrlot per
rormanee ol his dntv a Indira In a
United 8tates court, to pot aside life
long ties and all friendly feeling and
to decide point at Issue whi- h meant
either the ruin of these friend or their
acquittal of all oharges . In al most
very oaa Judge Belllnge- found It his
duty to decide against his friends, and
this weighed heavily upon him, ; .
TO HONOR
JUDGE
EAKIN
Declared Insane
Soripps News Association ,
Wasliin-tn, May 13. An Italian,"
wbo waa arrested last night while try
lbg to effect an entrarce at the back
door of the Whit House, waa this
morning committed to the St. Eliza-,
both hospital lor the insane..
II
HUMAN OPTION"
DAMAGE CASE
Get your tickets lot Coom bs lecture
Tuesday evening.
"A Plight across the continent", all
for 25 cents. Central Church of
Chriit. Tuesday, May 16 Children
only 15 cents.
Last Veteran Dies
(ByMcrlpps News Association) '
Uti-a N Y May 13 Hiram Crnnk.
the Mole survivor of the war of ISIS
died here today. He waa 105 years
old.
By Sorippa New Association. .
Pittsburg Penna. May IS The jury
In th SteineMtibney fifty thousand
dollar breach of promiaoaa this morn
ing returned verdict awarding to the
plaintiff, Mia4 Edrtk Oibaey, of St
Louis,: th suos of thirteen thousand
nine hundred and fifty dollar.. Olaus
J Stelner, the defendant, I civil
engineer and a member of prominent
Pittaburg family. Aooording to th
evidence, the engagement . wa In the
form of an option on Mia Glbney.
The salt wa known aa the "human
option" case.
Oregon Appointment
(By Borlpa News Association)
Washington May 13 President
Roosevelt to ley appointed : Cha. G.
Reed as United State Marshal lor
Oregon, W F Mathews removud
MrJHErber.of
visiting In the eity.
Boise, Idaho, is
BARGAIN BOX SALE
Saturday afternbon from 1:30 to 3:30
day in
These boxaa contain merchandise which is in actual us in every home, every
week. There are TEN GRaNDE PRIZES as follows:
the
pair $3.50 shoes
$2.50 Ladies' Shirt Waist
$2.50 Ladies' Hat
$1.50 Dressed Doll
I pair $1.00 silk hose
I pair 50c Fancy Hose
I 75c Ladies Hand Bag
I 75c Ladies Purse
I 50c Ladies Purse
I 50c Ladies Purse
Saturday afternoon between the hours ol 1:30 and 3:30 you may take your choice of these
boxes at
We guarantee to refund the money for any box that does not
contain 25 cents worth of merchandise.
A LUCKY BUY
of a lot of dr j miners' samples of ladieV man
ish Covert Jackets, enables an to offer- you,
while they last, regular $15 and $16 Jackets
for
$10
jNEW CRAVENETTE COATS
for ladies, just received, regular 3M C AA
$18 values JKJsJl
Ladies' Suits at a Saving
Silk suits, Luntre suits, Worsted suits, in
styles to suit every taste and suitable for
traveling, outing aud street wear.- WE
GUARANTEE TO SAVE YOU MONEY
$9 to $2250
NEW LADIES' SHIRTS
In SicilJian, Pongee' and many other fabric
just received.
Sim cJcah?i cdhe, 3is?l
m -ii i m i ii' iiii-mi.ni.i" W . " ".mi. I j w -m J... .i.n.i
Chss.0. Eeed was for many; years
jory commissioner for judge Bellinger
who no doubt bad great influence in
securing his appointment.
The removal of Mr Mathews simply
means that the department doea not
intend to leave euoh an important
office in the hands ol the friends of
some of those who are now under in
dictment, principally senator Mitchell
who secured Mr Mathews appoint
ment.
Coining lust at this time on the
eve of Judge Bellinger's death, which
war not probably known by the presi
dent at the time ol this appointment,
it makes considerable room foi specu
lation as to whether or not Judge
Bellinger's place will be immediate or
whether one of the California judges
will be colled to try the place. In
ease of temporal disa'.ility another
judge would be called but in a case ol
permanent removal as in tbia instance
just what the president will do remain
to be seen .
CREATES SENSATION
Portland May 13 The Removal of
Marshal Mathews has created a great
aensatlon here. Mathews was many
years I he local boss of the republican
machine and waa clorely affiliated
Senator Mitchell through whom be
waa appointed. Removal is on ac
count of the result in the land fraud
investigation!.
The bar of this eity onanlmonily
signed a petition, this morning, which
is to be circulated throughout, this
judicial diatriot, asking President
Roosevelt to appoint tor honored and
respected cltlaer.. Judge Robert Eakln,
to fill the vacancy In the United States
dlstriot court, caused by the death- of
Jadge Bellinger.
The bar of thla district have every
reason to believe the1, In Jadge Eakln
they have a candidate for farther hon
ore, whose ofllolal and private life will
meet In the fullest degree siioh char
acterlatlca as President RooeeveH will
demand for thla important position
UMh..r ill.t II.. ..
business mm ot Wallowa and Union
comity ar loth to have Jadge Eakln re
moved from the bench, but when it is
taken1 Into consideration that this
position, of United 8lajtea Judge, holds
for life and carries with It a salary of
$0000 per year, we should waive our
personal selfish interest to one who
for years bsa devoted so much for the
bettering of Eastern Oregon in general
and Union county la particular,
Judge Eakln ia professionally pre
eminently qualified for thla Important
position and In the days ot Intense
political strife within the Republican
party. Judge Eakln atood aloft and In
no way became tainted by the asso
ciation of either faction. In the very
prime ot life, having graduated from
the law department ot the Willamette
University in 1873 at the age ol twenty
Ave, since which time he studiously
spplied himself to his chosen profession
until today he stands abreast with the
leadlig members of the bar of the
State. His friends In La Grande and
Union county would consider his sp
polntmant aa an honor la whiob all
could equally shsre.
Mr A. O. Palmer and wifr, ol W-1-'
Iowa, were in the city on business to
day, and lad this afternoon for Elgin?
There is none better than
our
PURE CANDY
Every Piece Guaranteed
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SECTV MORTON ...
WILL RESIGN
By Sorippa News Association
Washington, May 13. Secretary
Morton stated this afternoon that , he
would resign from the cabinet next
fall, and that he had ao Informed the
President.. Ue added that it . waa un
deratood between them that he would
only remain in the cabinet until Mch.
1, 1905, but be remained at the earnest
solicitation of Mr. Rooaevelt.
Exodus From Moscow
Ry Soripps News Association .
Moscow, Russia, May 13. There is a
great exodua of people from thla city!
and the population la alarmed by the
reported impending trouble. Serloua
disturbances are reported In the dis
tricts of Smolensk, Tomsk and Nessar-eb!a.
Best equipped Bod a foun
tain ., in Eastern Oregon .
Our new water
sures absolute
Plenty of room,
ments served at
tables. . . .
filler in-pnrity.
Refresh-iudividual
E. D. SELpER,
Next1 door to Post Office
TO THE LADIES OF.
LA GRANDE AND
VICINITY
You are cord iaVy . in
vited to visit any grocery
store in La Grande, any
day except Sunday, from '
7 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. for
the purpose of buying' a
sack of :
La Grande Milling Co.'s
FLO U R
of which there ia none
better made, and your
money cheerfully back
if you do not say it it as
good as the money you
buy it with. Be sure it
redds LA GRANDE
MILLING CO. on every
Back,
STRIKERS MOURN
LOST BROTHER
By Scripps News Association
Chicago May 13 Two hundred
additional wagons were put into
aervloe this morning by the employers.
Because of the aubsiding of violence.
the police force on duty aa a result of
the teamsters' strike haa been reduced
by a hundred men The unions this
morning distributed fifty thousand
buttons with a black bolder and In
scribed "We mourn the loes of a dead
biother " The caption Is aoppoaed to
refer to the death of George Prince, a
anion teamster who was killed by de
puty sheriff Waldron.
I
Desperado Escapes
Scripps News Association
Casper Wyo May 13 Too sheriff's
posse today overtook three prisoners
who overpowered the guards and es
caped from the last night. A
desperate battle was fought in the
Casper mountains, but the, outcome
haa not been learned. Two mo
FOR Y O U R
PROTEC T lb N
Tho prescription department is the important
part of any drug store. Our's is modern in
every repect. lathe character of the drugs
utej, in the methods of compounding, in the
skill of our pharmacists, it is thoroughly 'up-to-date.
We beliee that the service rendered
has a value for you beyond any money value,
aid it costs you nothing extra .whatever. Our
prices are as low as good prescription work cau
be done anywhere. Lower than the usual coat
in most places.
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