La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, September 21, 1905, Image 1

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. .TOD'iTTS NEWS TODAY v .
VOLUME IV
IMMENSE PAY ROLL
OF A LUMBER YARD
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Company Disburses
I Over $130 Daily
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Few people of Ibi. ofty or yal,eyjior Milwaukee, ocm a lumber eeoter.
h-aln-bow large d inetitotion tlie Other eastern states dem.od Oregon
National Lumber Company of thisjlnmbr eltioiigb do or.lere a:e on
BU,ii,,,Alewkoowlbio the. bend at present, several having been
4 N "wye" there is an'onpainted plan-com pUtt-d. .
fog mill surrounded by piles of rough Be.ldit bsadl!tit rough end drenrd
amber. but a few know that away up lumber the com p my make a specisl.
somewhere in Ladd canyon there is a ity ol box lamb r. This year is an
jaw mill, and that many team paa eioep'ionally poor one fcr the fruit
daily to anil kit I. rim.!., o lim, ko. n .-J- ... At. i . . .
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mtv ami rMilrff in .w. .
Al present in the National Lumber
Uompaoy's yards in thia oity there are
piled more than 1.000,000 feel of hi n
bat awaiting to be dressed apd shipped.
In tha mountains there it much more
Mailing to be baoled to tha thipplog
(' I ace. to the yards and mill in tbit
. city cUiven men are employed, in haut
Ieenteeneama, iooloding those
tloi'(irig to tbeeompany and in "be
. mountains preparing roada are twelve
ni'T men. The payroll of the men
aggregate $130, . a, day, all of wbieb
U redistributed through the business
Cliaoneli ol tne city . -I''
In the mountains sp cial timbers of
jgrea teugih'ere bet g aawed out for
b new school house and tue Dr
Corpe building but other than t'lat
the men are building roads preparatory
'to loggii g. When snow eomea the
'fxree will be iocreasrd until ten teeuik
nod 20 men will be employed to pre
para for the- spring mo. k About (he
mill, tin. btr sufficient' to 'inMir'
Operation n of i be mill tor wev.rel
?ea.s yethcw fs.:aDd in theei-y .n.i;ciC)l)C , Uqirilly lrcm tne io ,B
to the eastern atates a mark t atatd
'ready for lumber lo- all time to oomn.
r A large drying sbed for fini-lied
Jtimbrr is being built at tbe yauU, the
(liineualons being 120 I 6(J feetand 12
ffeetbigh. la tbe aorinj ead' of one
ifhed, an offioe for Abe seoiBtary and
treasurer is being built, 'as the present
'office in tbe plaoing mill is far too
noisy to be of tft;-5swv,'L v .
The oompany baa on band now an
'order for 400,000 feet of dressed lumber
Quality is
Our
r-S.l.:- n ;L.-..
EwhiUb'" other dealers
, .'TALK PRICE
vV fe T A LilC QUALITY AND
E lit! f ! U'jIUwZ price .
A man mar forget wbat lie paid for his clotheB, but bell
R nerer forget how they lotAedj
they .wore. . Our faultless clotbing saves men paying 3
C made
la to order prices und ihe unpltnoaut feeling of wear-
tht ordinary ready-made. Yes wo''! b ready fo
i
t ing the ordinary
how you any day.
fese
. CLOTHIERS AMD
r;i:i'i:,iiiiiiiit.JJ,iiniiiiuwiti,itL.,'
" " oron is ennrt io ivery
rvarlnf the vtlttiv. Tha nnmhtr of
dwellings being erected is. less than
uiual, cutting down the lool demand
for lumber ofall kind.
The offioers ol the National Lumber
company -.re, V H Bohnenkamp,
p.eident; Wot Ericson, vies presi
dent and W G B.'iceon, secretary end
treasurer. .
Elect Officers Today
Srrippa News Association.
i Hertford Bept 21 The NllonslAs
socia ion for L fe Underwr tirs tidsy
elected 0 W 8ooval ol fsMtrg. pres
ident! tiaoige Dedbsnc of Kt Louis.
vice-president; Earnert J, Clark of
Baltimore, eroretary; Eli I) Week of
LitcbGeld Oonn. treasurer. The next
meeting plaoe will be St Louis
Never To Appear Again
, liy "i-ripps Newt-Aesoolatlon
Chicaeo Sent 21 There was no re.
liel today for President Harper nl the
suifant from tbe operation which waa
performed Bunlay. It is said upon
good autl oriiy that be will never ap
pear before an audience again.
. Williamson on Stand
(Porlppe . News Association)
Portland, Sept 21 Congressman
Williamson was or. the stand in his
own behalf at the lard fraud trial
Ue denied all eooaplracy charges.
1
bow they fitted, and how
BROS.
HABERDASHERS.
EVENING OBSERVED :
LAlUNDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON THURSDAY. SEPT. 21, 1905
- Bribe Takers Fined
Serippa News Association
Chicago, Sept. 21 In th- United
Stafea court thia morning four
members of tbe firm of HchvaraAhiM
& Sulzberger pleaded goilty ot aooept
ing bribes from railroads. Samuel
W'ield. Tiee president of tha
Vance D. 8klppwortb, assistant treUio
manager; Beth 8. Cazey, traft
manager, ere accused of aaer Dllnr
rebates. The Utter waa also indicted
tor the alleged interference with
government wltnerees. The eases are
nnidentifled with the alleged violation
ot the Sherman law.
In tbe asms court Charles E ToJH
an aasiatant traflla manager, pleaded
not guilty. Jndse berthw fli
Weil 110.000: and Unziv. Hklnnr.
and Todd, $5000 aacb, with the costs to
be evenly distributed proportionately
among tbe four. The United States
marshal took the men In custody ,
Well gave the clerk ot tbe court a
check to cover the flues and costs
The government spent 110,761 In 1m
uanelllua and keuiaa mnd !.
The tinea aggregated 120,000.' The
government today tiled a demurrer to
the plea ot the packers who alleged
that tie indictments were improperly
returned.
ell la 65 years of age and la In p-or
health and his family fear the results
of the trial. Moody telegraphed his
oongratulatlona to Morrison for secur
ing the oouviotlons and aald the oases
would be an opening wedge to tbe
prosecution of all offenders undrr the
law prohibiting . rebates. It la
rumored that ; the district attorney
found evidence of more violation and
others will be Indicted when the pre
sent cases are finished Moiriwrn ex
peeta to bave the casea of tbe packere
under indictmeot for the violation of
the Sherman antl.trn-t 1m hn
brought to a final hearl ag on October
2. lie eipeots to mt tha dilator
piles out of coort by that timj.
Harmony Once More
By SerippsVews Awoouttmn
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WaeuioBton Sent 21--Tha
. v nwi iu cxroouv eouncii
todHj aettled tbe oontroversy twtween
tbe Internstlal lonsahoreman n
and International seaman's auion on
ne feci do by direct! og an order to
the seaman's onion and all who nfr.ii.-
ated with -tha nriirBniuilon nn .i..
oast indicating that the Lonnhor..
men are entitled te characters from tbe
International union and that this right'
must be respected and uohaM h. .u
auiiiiaiea labor
Must Be April 20th.
Bm Ore Kept 21 At tor nev Onb
ersl Crawlnrd, in au uoiuion ranettd
by 8ocretary ol State Dunb.r, says tbe
ciste lor holding the primary election
for the general election neat June is
April SO. He holds that tbe law does
not allow any diecielion re
garding tbe filing of the date ol this
primary election . which sava it ahall
be held on tbe 0ih day previous to the
election. Tue primary nomination
election must be held fifteen dsys prior
to tue eitotiou. . .
, Second Tribunal
Bcrippe Nsws Association.
Oyster Bay 8ept 21 I is announc
ed today that the Cur oo September
ta, nuiibed tbe President that he prt
pood calling a second Htgue conler
euce. The 'raidnt iH h -i-
all be could to aid the plan.
Toronto Next Place
Scrlppa Nsws Association. ,
Philadelphia. SbdL 21 Th. M
elgn Grand Lodge IOO F today se
leoted Toronto as tbe next meeting
plaoe. "
Condition Unchanged
Sorlpps Newa Assooiatioe.
New Orleana. Sent. 21. Fin...'
eases and one death bave been report-
ea up to aoon today ;
But Five New Cases
Boripps News Associrtioo
Berlin, Sept 21 Five new cu ..
three deatha were reported today fiom
uuwivra, .
PARKER DID
NOT SOLICIT
(By Scrlpps News esooiatioo.)
New Vork, Hept. 2l.-Perklns wss
recalled to the stand lu the insnranoe
iuveatlgHtlon thia morning. John V
McCullougb, a typew.lter In the Al
bany ofBoe, and Andrew Hamilton
testified in the proceedinga. McCul-
ongo appeared to know little about
the large checks and said that ti...
eoujd be handled only by Hamilton or
iue new xora ufe.
MoCall this mornlug snid be didn't
mean that Parker appeared iu
to ask for contributions but reiterated
hie statement that the oampeign man
agar frequently called. Ua .No ..m
that Parker as obairman of tbe ,Uemo-
,:u eomomtee tor several yt-ars, ao
eepted tbe proffered gifts
Seek Those Adnft
' f-Oe a " :..i-.,V-.
Marsbfleld, (Dr., Wept. Si'. The Han
don life saving crew waa ont all night
looking for four men and a woman who
were sighted ion a raff last night. They
reached Port Orford early this morn
ing hot foood no trace of the rait.
Two men patrolled tha beai h all night
and the tug Triumph Is now cruising
off Cape lllaneo. -
KILLED
BYOWN
fcrlppe News Association ;
Warsaw, Sept. 21 The iiorernor
general Iihs Issued ordsrs stating that
owing o the lenlenoy of l he civil
i IVIIIBIIU ui i ill
aufhoritlen. tlia mllil.r. f t Fun.
moat
suuprees disorders in the district ;
At flunk province Ol Minsk: a hnmh
erpioded In tbe pocket of a young man
who waa waitiug for tbe oblef of police.
ium man.witn tbe bomb and four
otbets were killed.
Armistice Arranged
oj Doripps news Association
Tokio Sept 21-The neval armis
tice has been arranged and tbe eom
maudsr have designated the zone ot
neutrality and tbe question of contra
band decided.
Ordered to Raise Mikasa
, Sorlppa News Association
Tokio Sept 2l-Admlral Aral, who
raieed the Russian cruiaer Variag, has
been ordered to Sasebo to raise the
Mikasa.
Witte Visits Loubert
Boripps News Association
Pari. Sept 21 M Witte visited Lou
brt today, devoting four hours to the
vUit. Alter the vieit be left on a pe.
oi 1 train for Monteliner.
Signs Arbitration Treaty
(Boripps News Association )
Madrid 8ept 21 Alfonso ': K ng of
Hpain, sigted tbe erbitration trretv
between Bpio and Belgium.. .
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Select Officers
By Boripps News Ansneiatiori
Kansas City, Sent 2' The AffArlp.n
llomologlcal society elected ofBcers
today. L. A Goodman, of this r;ii,
prealdeut; T V Munsoo Den nlfinn
Tex., vice preeldentj John Craig,
Itbioa,N. Y, second vice-president;
L HTsft, Ann Arbor, Mich, tiessurer
Grain Markets
Pcrlppe News Assoofatlno.' ?
Cfaiwgo, Sept. 2L-Tho m.rk.r.
closed today as follows: wheat B1U:
enra W.y; oats 20.
PORTLAND MARKET
Poriland, Sept. Jl Wheat. bin..
stem 73, Aalla Walla, TO; valley 72.
LOCAL MAHKKr
Buysrs today era fr.rln l ,.ni.
for bluestem, and fifty right for dub.
Jil 1 11 Ll l luoreasiog o!oudincs, coo!r too
swedish soldiers
aiobil
Nonvegian Government Shipping Cjn
. nons South
Boripps News Association.
Stockholm. Sept 21-Many stores
in Christiana have been closed saya a
writer of a private letter, because all
employeee have been culled to arms
Keaolotlons bave beau added by tbe
Ssedish social party to call a general
DIPHTHERIA IN
NAVAL ACAD tAY
Sorlpps Newa Association.
Annapolis, Sept 1 Ten cases of
diphtheria vs'e discovered among the
cadets at the government naval acad
emy. The authorities slate that the
medical staff will be able to subdue
th epldemlo, and that none of tbe
cases are thought to be of a very ser
ious nnture, and they do not tear any
fatal results. .
Freight Train Burns
Cl'y Hrrlppa iews Association)
"Truokee, Nev., Sept. 21. Several
enow shsda and all ot the freight oars
of a train borued last night, the Are
being caused by an explo Ion All of
west bout d Southern i'eclfla passenger
trains are held up. The damage is
estimated at $75,000.
Pays His Fare
By 8orlpps Newa Association.
F " J - " ,1
afternoon on bis tour of 'the
Lincoln, Sept 21. I.'rysn left this
world
jeare-
which ill probably last two
lie declined the offer of
Pacific of a private i.ar to
cisoo, and bought ticJtola
the Union
San Fran
for him set
in tbe or-
and wife and two ohildrea
dioary Pullman,
LADIES' OVERCOATS
..:, . r '. ' '' ' ' ' 'A A,
We will make up those fin overcoat patterns into
ladtes' (rveronals tor from $24 to $32 earb. f , These
coats are marie to fit by competent workmen and are
not ordered from eastern wlioleale Louses. You take
nochnnces.1 If they dun't fit or .suit don't ask
you to take them. ' ' . . -H -
... SUIT CLUB WINNER'
E M Crow . $3S SuitNtw aub
E M Dtvb . . . 33 Suit Old Club
A.L. J3RHJWS
Haherdaxher and Tailor . ' ,
a44--a'w Ktf4vvvvtftttt
" EXCELSIOR "
STOVES AND RANGES
Just Received direct from the factory and will
for cash at the lowest pricei ever offered in La
before. Call and see them.
Heaters from $2.50 to $18.00 1
Cook Stoves from $8 50 to $30.00
Ranges ftom $32 50 to $45 00
RUGS AND CARPETS- Positively lowest prices
Rujs 25 cents up. t ; - ' ;
TO CLOSE OUT '
Pint Fruit Jars, 50 cents; quarts, 60 cents; half
75 cents a dozen. Five gallon tub of paint $3,
F D. HAISTEN, r
Phone Uwl 1161 4 '
Highest Prices Paid for Second Hand Goods
tomorrow
, NUADER 275'
strike In case war . la decldeJ and to
refuse to take op ar.aa
4 According to private letters received
the Norwegian gorernmeut baa sent
GOoannone sonfh by rail. The postal '
service baa been Increased te facilitate
the circulation ol . mobilisation
summons. -
INSANE FALSER
tJoilpps Nsws Assoolatioa
' Madison Iud He "'. 81 George Tord,
Ignited bis boune this morning. ' Hta
wife snd three cbildiaq who were fa
the house vi're burned lo death. He"
r fr ha, giveii no' reason 'lor his
fiend it ta i act ' It is thought that the
act was committed while Ford was in.
sane, as be l as al timrs sxhib.ttd
signs of ioss'nily.
Resume Court AVsrtial
; fc'cripps News Aeeoclatloo.
Vsllejo, Sopt fl.-The Ben n I ton
court, martial resumed thia morning
at 10 o'clock The' verifying d the
testimony ol yesterday's trial occupied '
the most ol the uioralug. Lleateaant '
Yates, an eiscotive otDoer on Board
ihe I'aunlogtoe, was on tbsstaod and
test! fled that be waa In the sUUroma
at the time of the disaster. . ;
Kansas Flyer Wrecked
By Scrlppe Newa Aesoelatlea)
! N-.wtobi Kin Sdpt 21,-1 be east
bound California flyer on the Santa'
r'e road waa wrecked at Waltoa.
(irant Conard, and G A Gleuder of Loe
Angeles were injured. ' .V
HEATERS, COOK.
be sold
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