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VOLUME IV
WALLOWA
ROAD IS
ASSURED
"We arc going to build a railroad
into the Wallowa." aaid Ganaral lies
ger J f O'Brien, thla morning when
asked regarding tb pnrpoae ol Lit ria
it to this neck of the woods. When
sake aa to when com tract Ion work
would be commenced, be aaid "Joit at
aoon aa wa bare the right of way ae
carea ana can get the contraotora at
work. Joat bow far the road will be
eontinned, we cannot state at thla
time, but It will reach far enough to
answer the needs and purpoeee of the
people of that section,'
General Manager O'lirien and hie
party consisting of R B Miller, Gener
al Freight aaent and Col. R O Judann.
Industrial Agent, and a corns of ee-
retarles, came in upon the passenger
(rain no. 0, In Mr. O'Brien's private
car and went oat on the Elgin branch
thla morning. They will take carriag
es at )gln and drire through the
Wallowa ralley and make a thorough
Inspection of the proposed route and
also examine theeonntr which U .
peeled to contribute to the business to
maintain tbe road. According to Mr,
O'Brien, construction work will begin
la a very abort time and the long
looked for road Into the fertile Wal
lowa ralley will soon become a reality.
Thus the development of interior
Oregon will be advanced and another
aeotion of the wilderness will be
brought In touch with the rest of tbe
world.
WRECK OF
FAST TRAIN
'- (By Scripps News Association)
Baobester, N Y July 18. The
Chicago aDd Detroit special on the New
York Central crashed into a freight
train at the Culver street crossing this
morning, derailing seven coaches.
These ooaohea were smashed Into knd
ling wood and Engineer Clark . was
killed, while several passengers were
Injured.
NEVER BEFORE SUCH VALUES,
TRULY BARGAINS IN MERITORIOUS MERCHANDISE
Abound iu every nook aud coruor ol our big store. ' Tbe knife is making its rounds in
every department, and it is doing it) work well. Never before have we offered euch a
HIGH-CLASS ajfgregatiou or absolately NEW and SEASONABLE GOODS, at what may
almost be called Recklessly Mutilated Prices, as prevail during this
GREAT CLEARANCE . SALE
Comparison is the true test of all things We ask you, in justice to yourself, to make the
fullest comparison. '
Ladies' Black Hose
Of good standard
quality, flat knit,
and made for ser
vice, this sale
71c the pair
Ladies' Shirt Waist Suits
We ask you to note partic
larly the fact that prices
here quoted are little high
er than actual cost ol
making. .
$I2.5Q Silk Shirt Waist Suits
$8.00
$10 Lustre Suits in Blue,
Brown and Black.
r. $6.35
50 pair $1.25 Children's
Slippers. r
79c
100 pair. $1.50 and $1 75
Misses Slipperi
$1.19.
LA
SIX PEOPLE ARE
BURNED TP DEATH
By Scripps News Association
Wabash Miau July 18 As a re
sult of the r xploeion ol i gas t ink,
the Depot Hol was destroyed by fire
early th'a morning. Six are known
to Lave been burned to death, and ft
may be that other bodies are in tbe
ruins. The identified dead are Mrs A
Hoffman, and baby, Robert Johnston
Gertrude Spentecb, Bebeooa, Herman
and James Hunt.
Ice . Handlers Strike
By Scripps News Association
New York July 18 A thousand . ice
handlere of tlie American Ice Com
pany struck this morning for higher
wages and shorter hours. ' Non union
men are being employed to fill tbe
places and a partial ioe famine is tbe
result.
Assistant Appointed
By Scripps News 'Association
Washington Jny 18 It was an
nounced today that Jaokson Smith, of
the International Railway of Mexico
had bee j appointed avsistenl to chip'
engineer Steveus of tbe Panama can
al commission. 8oiiih will ?aooom
pany chai- m in ShojiU ... and engineer
Stevens to Panama. - -"' .-.
Shoots Sweetheart
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(By Pcripps News association)
' Seattle Wash July 18 N P Dion of
Ballard, shot and seriously . wounded
Mrs Nettie Moot, his sweetheart, to
day then slashed bis own throat with
a pen knife. Neither bf I the parties
wounaea win me. jealousy is said to
be tbe cause of bia aots. "
Hays WiH Act;
(By Forippa News Association)
Washington July 18 It Is an
nounced that Professor Willett M
Hays , assistant secretary ' of agricul
ture, will have temporary obarge of
bureau of statistics, pending tbe ap
pointment of a successor to cbijf
statistician Hyde. I
NEVER
Men's Shirts
Regular 76c and
85c soft front shirts
in a larg variety
of patterns, . this
sale, : ''' ' .
43c
Ladies' Collars
in this assortment
are to be found a
great many of our
beat 25c and ; 35c
sellers, this sale
10c
caliuu, as mucn ic
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.as vou want, a vd
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None to Merchants
All Ladies' Hats
HALF PRICE :
GRANDE,' UNION COUNTY. OREGON TUESDAY. JULY 18. 1905
GASES
AGA.NST
f (By Soripps News Assoc latloi)
Chicago Ilia r July 18 Assistant
lalted ilates Attorney If erst i to.
day filled a bill , tor the Int i-$tate
Commerce Commissisn against, the
Chicago, Qieat Western sod seven
other railroads in the United States
Circuit Court, asking that' the all-
roads be prtverted from charging ez
oeseive rates lor the shipment of live
stock over that charged for difrsed
meets, front Missouri river piniiJ
RYAN WOULD SELL
' : HIS riULUINUS
. 8drtpps News Assooirtion , -
. New, York July 18 The offloisl an
noucoemenf was made today that
Thos V Kyan had transferred all bis
holdings in tbs Equitable' Assuranos
Society to trustees and is now repre
sented by a single certificate i held by
them, subject to toe trust agreement
It is currently Veported that Byan
h.s agreed to sell his holdings to the
soolety for half a million, with inter
est at lour per cent from time ,of pur-
onase.
Disasterous Fire
By Boripps News Association'
Santa Rosa Julv lft A fire at Aid.
night destroyed a portion of the' Vusi
ness section of. 8ebastopx)l.The loss.
wva.wuiea jwij tpcwoini uoiiars
Today's Grain Markets
(By Scripps News Association)
Chicago, Ills., "July 18.-Tbe qaoia-
tions on tbe grain today in the stock
exchange were as follows: wheat 10.80
corn opened at 07 and closed at
80.57) oata opeaed at 80.30 and closed
at $0 31.
BEFORE SUCH PRICES
Ladies' Waists
of tbe regular $2.25
and 2.60 kind,
good styles and uu
qualUSedly the best
waist bargains' in
tbis country.'
Choice this sale
$1.00 -
i Boys' Suits f: ,,-;.
values up to $3.50, good
assortment
$l.95o
Men's Coats and Vests
in all wool, black and fancy
wersteds, regular $10
vajues.
M $5.35
$2.25 and $250 pants, tn
sll wool and mixed wor
sted and chariots.
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' f .;'.$I.65f
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50c, 75c Un'$ Straw Hats
Choice 25c-:
ROADS
DEFENSE WAIVES
'THEIR ARGUAENT
Pcripps News Association
Portland, Ore.. Julv 18.-Alter n
Introduction of testimony by the de
fenssfto show the character of the tim
ber claims in Question, tlniurf Kt.u.
Attorney Deney began bia argument
tor toe prosacuUon in the land fraud
oaee against Congressman Williamson
et al. Be waa followed this afternoon
by the attorneys for the defene. fThe
oase will not reach the jqry before to-
morrow nignt.
WA1VU AROU.MENT
(Later) Tbe defence In tbe Will
iamson oaae sprang a sap'lse this fcftei
noon by - waiting: ' their argument
A recess was taken until three thi.
afternoon la order to permU the court
so write inatraotions. The cess will
MANY. DIE FROM
safwrr a i rr tit-? a w
h uiiliwl umai
v j (Sorlppi i Naws Aaoelatioa)
Daa Moinei, Iowa, July 18 -DanUl
Hormon, lira Margarat Oatpara and
har tbraa teoutbi old Infant, and John
Doolittla. all of this city, dlad today
frowhaat. Adozanhara been proa
tratad. AT MILWAUKEE
THilraakaaf Wli., July 18.-Thare
waia flva proatrationi and two deaths
front beat hare today.
DREADFUL IN NEW YORK ;
Na fork,r July ll.-,Th tampara
tura roea steadily daring the day and
at three thla afternoon res literal one
baudred degrees. Tbe sidewalk and
Itreeta are deserted, and horaos have
dropped by the acora. Ten d&the
freia iimatroka were.reported op uotil
two 4'elook thla .'after aoon while the
pollre blotters abowad sevarat hundred
oaeea of proatratlonc jn y - , . . ;
TEN ARE DEAD f
? FROAV HEAT WAVE
Borippa Newa Association i '
NerVerk Joly 18-Lte frtarns
from tbe hospitals show tea' deaths as
A rstult'of the terrifio beat of venter.
clay lM(5re'llun a hundred oases of
prostration from heat hsve been re
ported. Tbe hot weather continue
W!.t!ii3ilHJ "A .
Royalty Wants Divorce
(By Hcrlppa News Asa elation) f;
Qotha Gdrmany July 18 The
Grand Poke of Cphprjc-aotha today
filed a petition for a ditoroe from
Prinoeaa Louise, the eldet daughter
of King Leopold, of Belgian
Killed in Train WrecK
By Scripps News Association
Chicago, Ilia., July 18 -In a head-
on collision of Santa Fe paaaenger
and freight, two miles south of Romeo
Ills ', this afternoon, ode waa killed and
three seriously Injured William Call)
a Walla Kargo expresa messenger, wai
kil.etf, and the Injured were all train
men. Two passenger coaobes tele -
coped the angina and four freight ears
were demolished. . ,r
HILLIARD. BREAKS
, CLIMBING RECORD
(Rcrlppa News Aaeeoiatlcn)
lit Waahlogton, July 16-W U Oil
Hard, of Hot ton. In a ' slxtr horse
power Napier automobile, established
a new record for the world today . for
climbing the summit oMt Washing
ton, and cnttlng four minutee oS tbe
record held previously by Harry Bark
ness, of New fork. Hilliard made
he ascent In tweoty . minutes, fifty
eight and two fifths Seconds. ' " ,
, Ward And .Wright I
r r' Berippi i News Association ;
Loudon Jnly )8 In tbe d ublea to
day Haloomb Ward and Beal Wright
defeated Brooke and Dunlop, this giv
ing them eight of tha international
challenge rounds for tbs Davis cup.
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WOULD
DEPOSE
Sorippe News Association
Bt Petersburg. July 18.-It Is r
1 ported here that a large party of Zem-
stvoists at Moscow are in favor of is
suing a proclamation deposing tbe Em
peror Moholaa. and establishing a
regency for the Grand Duka Alexis
Motiolaivltch, the Infant of the
tnrone, under tbe fear Grand Dukes.
It Is alleged that lot this reason ; the
emstvoist congress, which waa ached
sled at Moscow for tomorrow, bas
"een prohibited.
Promoter Arrested
(Uy ttorlppa Newa Asaoclatlon)
Nor walk, Ohio, July
French, a capitalist aud railroad pro
moter, who baa lately been operating
in California, was arrested hero this
morning. He will be taken to Akron
for trial on a charge of obtaining sev
enteen thousand dollars from - Nathan
Burk under false pretenses.
A World Alliance ,
' .(Sorlppa News Association)
London, July 17. The Baptist Con-
aress todav aimrnvail al wnattiiiv An n
the new Baptist world allianoe, the ob
jeot being to promote good fellowship
and co operation among the Baptists
tu all oountrias. , ' '.
V Twelve Died
By Soiippa New Association T.
fit Paul, Minn, July 17-Nine par
sona have beau drowued, and . three
death have oooarred irom the heat in
8t Paul and Mlnaeapolia during , tbe
past twenty lour hours. The drowning
resulted from an accident , while in
bathing. . . (
THIS WEEK
$1.50
COPYRIGHT
FOR $1.10
EMPEROR
BOOKS
FOR SUMMER READ
. ; Our stock of b oks . includes the choicest., works ' of
standard authors aa wfll as the latest and inoat popu-y
lar book by contemporarj writers, We make a pe -ial
fiffort to secure the new "books as soon as their good-
ness and popularity are assured; '' ! ;i .
If you wish anything in the book line for study" '
or pleasure, for home reading or to take with you ou '
your vacation, it will be profitable for you to see what
we brve to offer before deciding what and where to "
buy. Our prices are always right
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Convicts Liberated
By Sciippe News AseociatioB
Berlin, July 18 The SchleeUobe
Zeitung eara that the JaosDeae tiave
released all oonvlots on the Island of .
Sakhalin. The ordinary criminals '
have been shipped to Siberia " and .
turned looee. after being given provla- .
lona. The political Drisouera were
asked to remain aa Japanese subjects.
Threaten Turkey
' ..".By Uorlpps News Awociion
. Berlin, July 13 The fageblatt says
that the powera have threataoed tbe
porta that, nnleaa Turkey agrees to tha . .
proposal for tlie international . control
of tha finances of Macedonia, a Joint "
naval demonstration will be made at '
8aIonIoa. " ' i ; ;
GROCERIES
FROM THIS STORE
ARE ALWAYS NICE
AND FRESH
Seasonable Goods as
well as Staples always
on hand.""""--
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Dr. CLBijjert $25
Suit last Saturday
Two drawing on Sat,
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