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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1905)
TODAY'S NEV7S- TODAY r-'J W'lhf Occasional light snow tonight. . tt.Ulr Tomorrow fair. mitm rr i j A. A. J ( 'A 1 J( . A ( VOLUME V LA GRANDE! UNION COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 22. 1905. NUMBER 44 'AM ALL THEY d (EI wrer. Every year there is mors tha- enough water going to waste in our I'.rumi to irrigate all of Grands Rjnde valley.' It is simply a business proposi tion and When our intelligent land owners begin to actually become interested in that fact tnat thair land today which is worth $50 an acre can be increased to a value of $100 per acre at a nominal ex pense in proportion to increased value these waters will be stored. It will come, and then Grande "Ronde valley will be come the productive spot jof ,the Jnland Empire. . RUSSIAN TROOPS 0P1Y SHOW Illl SWAM . !"''.. ; " ': - : v i Mr.V stodddfil :; Says ; OuUocK for I ; - J - ' Brit. me is Mr. Geo. B. Stoddard... of theGrande , Ronde Lumber Company said thir morn 's ing that his oompany was employing a t large number of men engaged ' in logging : ana wnen asked aoout now many muiion " feet they expected to ecure this1 season, X replied "All we can get, which ""wilf 'be J about the usual cut which- means from w fifteen1 to twenty million feet of logs. Mr. Stoddard states that the price of lumber ' was satisfactory to saw mill men and the ! demand was general and that he looked for a prosperous year in 1 906 not only "t in lumbering interests but in all lines. Mr, Stoddard has great faith in the J future in Grande Ronde valley, which when developed, will sustain a large pop- ulation. . But he says present conditions A must be reversed and that is Instead of the large wheat farmer crowding out the small farmer, .the-, small farmer must 2 crowd out the large wheat grower.' At l present the large wheat grower can pro- - duse a crop much cheaper than he arnall landlord for the reason that practically " horses are required to run a small tract J as a large one. 1 Water, Mr. Stoddard says, will change this. Land that can be irrigated just at the time when water is needed, is ' too valuable for wheat growing. r Such land is worth $100 per acre and you cannot successfully grow wheat on that kind of land. Then it will be that the small : farmer will come and buy the ten, twenty r Then will our population ffrow and evtry ' body will b prosperous. W have the WALSH'S PLANS (Scripps News Association) " ' Chicago Dec 2. The first official infor mation of Banker Walsh's i. plant . .was givsn today by Chas. H, Boswocth, who is temporary president . of the Chicago National. He says Walsh will move the offices of the Grand Central station, which connects the Chicago Southern with the Chicago Terminal and that 75 bank clerks will dismissed and that the affairs of institution j will be closed as Quickly as possible. (Bos worth " serft his Veport j'WasWngtpri. j'i ' i i ' t :i '. "t Revciutsonists Practically in Control f? Moscow. Meitial law v- Has no Effect on UV . ' SAYS RQT GUILTY ....... l, . . .... a Scrfpp Nw"Aoclatin) ' . t. Paul. Dec 22.-' H. ti. Acmey ana A. " Smith", '' millionare lumbermen of this state who are accused by the gov ernment for being involved in the Oregon land frauds have filed their answer today. They claim that (hey are innocently, in volved. '''', DECLINES NIELLAN'S OffR (Scripps News Association) ' ; Washington, Dec 22 Chaffee, this morning declined McLellan's offer of po lice cornmissionership of New York City. Roosevelt refuses to, comment on the Odall matter. -'" - ; (Scripps Newa Association) St. Petersburg. Dec. 23. The city was m darkness last night The troops have qaptued a cache of insurgent's ammuni tion. The declaration of rftartial law hat not affected the strikers. .The revolution ists are practically in control at Moscow. The number of fatalities among the troops it great Searchlights operated by sold iers were thrown, upon tha main streets. Through trains heavily guarded are run ning through to St. Petersburg,' but the postal service It unreliable. . . ": '. -f m OPtN rkvolt i . Moscow,. Dec. 22 Troops are. openly Wra RICEIVE MORI PAY (Scripps News Association)' Salt Lake. Dec 22 An order has been issued to become effective that after Jan uary 1. all section foremen on the Oregon Short Line will receive an advance of $S a month in their pay. The announcement is a surprise to the men as the increase was entirely unsolicited. showing thjr sympathy for the strikers. Three person were killed this morning in a small riot. Forty six military., electri cians who were' recently arrested were released yesterday to assist on the city works, ' but they promptly joined the strikers. In the Oreld district, the land owners are barricading their houses but most all have been forced to surrender to the peasants on account of tack of pro visions. The peasants are destroying everything they can lay their hands on. ' REXI PLACt (CREERIKCI (Scripps News Association) . Washington, Dec. .22. United States Senators Perkins and Flint of California, called upon the President today to urge him to appoint Truxton Beall, of Bakers field. California, as the American repre sentative to the next Hague peace con ference, ' ' " The last wire to Moscow hat just been cut '. '. GOVERNMENT DlIEOlYLS (Scrlpp News Association) Chicago, 111- . Dec. 22. Government detectiyet spent the night investigating the record of the veniremen who were ascsptad by the defendants in the pack ing trust case. Today Morrison preemp- torily challenged three. 1 ! AfTESt MUTUAL Am AFRAID Of YORK WAIS Lax rasa's of.Dcin Inst ance la New YcrK is i Rescensi HANDLE BIO WORK , WOULD RAJp tlANG jS (ScrlDDs News Association) . ' ; ': ' 'Waleftury, 'Conn. Dec."22. Chtrtes' Xj Bassett epnvicted or the murder, or Thomas C. Lock wood, a recluse, . was sentenced to life imprisonment this morn ing after having said that.he wouW rather hang.v "-. ' . ' ," , ,'. ... "?. I TRAIN WRECK (Scripps News Association) t Holly Springs Miss. Dec. 52 A limited train on the Illinois Central from f New Orleans : to Chicago was derailed here tbit morning. ,Mn..J. M. Wada of Miss Ippi and. Wm Murphy were killed and J. 1.. nerce is aying. With the big ne lathe received a short tims ago, the La Grande Iron Works hat just completed turning down two ' large friction - cone ' pulleys , belonging.- to the Grande ' Ronde Lumber Company. Al though these pulleys were ' five' feet In diameter and weighed . but ' 100 pounds lest than a ton, they were bandied with ease with big machine. Such . 'work hat hitherto gone to Portland. Mr. Fitzgerald it toe complimented for hit effort to keep Union ohunty money in Union county.' MONEXJp LAUNDRY , -V ;-;J., ABQthy had.a bad half hour yesterday wnen ne discovered tnat ne naq seni rour $20 bills to the laundry id; a pocket of hit shirt He dashed, to the washing estab lishment and succeeded In rescuing the currency, shortly after it had been giveji a bath in one of the' machines, which was little tht worse for its experience. Baker City Herald. ' , . i, aECTIQN OFOFnCERS7 . All membert of .tht W. R. C. art here by notified that the regular - meetirjg will take place tomorrow afternoon at tha I. O. O. F. hall, . Election of officara art held. .,v-" V., '.Vi- THUG SHOOTS VKTIH . ' (Scripps New Association) ' ;'. ; Rocford, 111., Dec. 22 A masked thug entered the. bar of Gottlieb & Arnold tit daybreak this .morning. Arnold, was counting money and was shot in tht back, dying two hours later. The thug. In flee ing, met D. A. Fuller, and shot him,' prob ably fatally and then disappeared. New!York" Dec. 22. Stephen M. Smith Assistant treasurer iand Charles A. Preller, auditor of the MutuaC were wit nesses on the Insurance investigation .this morning.. . - MONEY TOR HGHTERS San Francisco, Deo. 22. The gate re ceipts of the Fitzsimmons-O'Brien fight last night, were $ 1 6,407. Of this turn 60 per cent went to the fighters, , their thart being divided TS per cent to the Winner and 20 per cent to tht losar. Fitz simmons this 'morning seemed fully re covered' from 'the pummetlfhg administered ty O'.Briefi and ate a hearty breakfatt Fitzsimmons insists he will 'not again enter, the prize ring, ' ; ' : y TO ENTER POLITICS ; (Scrlpp News' Association Washington. Dec. 22. It it believed that after Corbin't retirement he will seek tlection to congress from hit home district In Ohio and will try' to gei the' chairman ship of jnUitary affairs, ' y j 1 ; i "iRAINllARKETr (Scrlpp New Association) ' Chicago, Dtc. 22. .Wheat opened at 83jg; i doted, ; 85; , com4pened 49. clbsed. 49; oats . opened 80, ciosea. ou. ' " . . . 40t e)MtftMtt l REDUCED PRliif WIU BE GOOD , r New York, ' Dec. 22 The 'Times this morning states the big railroad companies of the country hava formed an agree ment to abolish all rebates to shippers. This. action is said to have been reached after several conferences recently held and to be the result of the vigorous prose cutions recently inaugurated by the gov ernment. - , .fA.H ELECTION. . The annual election of officers of the . A. R. will take place tomorrow, after noon at the regular meeting which will be held at that time in the I. O. O. F, Hall. AH members are requested to be present. . SUCCESSFUL OPERATION ; '. A very successful delicate operation was performed. by Dr. W. G. Cole and Dr. R. E. Ringo, of this city, and Dr. Hall, of La Grande; upon Mrs. John Hampson, of La Grand,' at St, Anthony's hospital yes. terday evening, Mrs. Hampson . was brought here several dayt ago for treat ment and yesterday it wat decided that an operation wat inevitable and the deli' cate task was performed. Mrs. Hamp son recovered from the operation and it resting well today. tast uregonian. . Chief Dispatcher ' Dick . Buckley and wife1 leave this evening . via Spokane, to spend tht holidayt in -Seattlt. They ex pect to be gone about ten dayt. ' Fridav and Saturdav -j j-.ij. . i. . (.. ... ..t :::;:: ::,..i::.u:,v::k:, THE BIG DA CLOSED (Scripps Newe Association) Lincoln, Neb- Dec. 22. State Auditor Searl said that because of the 'lax meth ods in the New York department of in- ...... - .a J'aIa.iI It. .V. A ' irtuAatifYalilR com.mlttee. tnr neurasica "uommission will in all probality find it necessary to personally txaminf into .tht affair ' of every New York company doing business in the state. Nebraska , has heretofore been willing to abide by , Hsndrkk't ex amination and those of his predecessor. V ni: CC'JIDS YAGfT SATE v ; (Scripps New Association) New York. .Dec. '22.7-Gep, Gould' yacht which' wat. Miported missing is bow safe in harbor at Nassau,, in the West Indies. ' tk i.1: Ji" KANf.FD f P.!) HffiDfflnF (Scripps New Association) f Jersey. City Dec. 22.-E. H. Tapley a riecrri was fianEed htrt this morning lor 'uxoricide. ' V ' ' "" ' ' J I ' GHRISllASllSDOAl - ' ' i . ;. f ' ' -l J f- ilk - Today tht dted for the transfer of the 1040 acres of the Hardy Harrell farm to J. D. McKennon, which was made through tha Wm. Grant Agency, was completed. The consideration being $3 1 ,200. This it not a panicy transaction to clou tht old year with. Grande Rondt real estate hat a ttaplt valut and tht prict hat bten steadily on the Increase and prices that teem high today will look thirty cents ten Lies in buying early and in buying Euy soon v and secure ad- vantage of uncommon , a? sortment. Eearly.hMyw Buy before some one else gets just the article you i wouldhave " most preferred. Our Holiday Goods are here and there's goods arnon them that will please you. You vill get them at right prices, too. It's right prices' that's going to make them go quickly. TOILET GASES; FANCY 1 II AIR, CLOTH and TOOTH BRUSHES, BOOKS STATIONARY ITEMS, POCKET BOOKS, PU RSES, BILL BOO S, S AVING SETS, CIGARS, Ct NFECTiOJSERY, BIBLES, ;: AL BUMS, CHRlSTiAS CARDS, etc j Newlin Drug Co. j j La Grande, Oregon, j year from now. '