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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1905)
r;v : - . ... v uv. l Ti ''! TO TODAYS', ifisj; 'TODAY ' lVV?th?P now nd w tonight UCUlr Sunday snow flurries it: J. f,AW Willi fJWfl W ;$ f I LUME T LA GRANDE. UNION CQ.JlfTY. OREOON. SATURDAY. DECEMRFP an ionc I 1 l IlirrAK v ' ' ' ' ' NUMBER 60 fANftlTIAnlif ' IlIX TIN I : ouiKaniHMvr lhAr, . i BOTER (RAWfORD J GIVEI1 TWOYEARS li (Scrlpps Xw, Association) Chicago. Dec. 50-Wm. G. Crawford who wag convicted of conspiracy to de fraud the government in the poetal fraud wfcMntonced this morning to tw ' 11T2 ' ": The exccutioi trfitence was suspended pending the motion fo.' an appeal Cra-vford was vice-president of the Pf. ' 'k and Device Co.. in Now Yorlr V :k tharged as having conspired w iflaehen, , wno was -lormer'y superintendent of the free dalivery department of the postoffice and Lorenzo, formerly postmaster at Toledo, to defraud the government, on the sale of letter carriers' satchels. maunen and Lorenzo are terms in the penitentiary. (Sc.Jig News Association) Pnm. PV T l 1 . . . ou oomo exploded in Hi St. Augusta at Koggia this morning A stcret society is responsible. Only a few were hurt. now serving ROOSEVaT WRITES TO fITZSLMMONS (Scrlppe News Association) Washington. D. C, Dec 50 According to competent authority here, the letter which President Roosevelt wrote to Robert riUsimmons. the fighter, contained Xmas greetings and an invitatation to call upon aim. should the pugilists wanderings ever mm vi me capital. In the letter there was not a single word regarding the ring, or regarding Fitisimmons recent de feat, er the victories yet in store for him. ANOTHER BANK RCBBED (Scrlppe News Association) Iroquois. Ill, Dec. 80 -The bank of roquois was robbed this morning. The obbers blew open the safe and secured ive hundred dollars and escaped. SHIP ROT LOST Scrlpps News Association) San Franc sco. Dec. 350. Th M.r. stiants Exchange received a dispatch this norninjj irom Uuquuie stating that tne schoener Advanae wm not lost but that ft had gone ashore on the jetty after los ing her rudder. Tha lives of the seamen are not in danger. "COAL Oil JOHNNY" III (Scrlpps News Association) Corry. Penr... Dec. 20 John W. Steele, known the world over as "Coal Oil Johnny," is dangerously ill with pneumonia. BIG COLD OUTPUT (Scrlpps News Association) Washington, Dec. 30. Consul Randal fat Dawson, estimates the gold output of Alaska tlie past season to exceed $14, 000,000. Last year it was 59.000 000 The big increase ia from Tanaraa Valley PREPAR1W TO WED Rome, Dec. 28. The Jfcalia says the Princess Ena of Battenbirg wha will soon be married to Alfonso. King of Spain, will come to Rome in January to be ac cepted into the Catholis Church at St Peters. She will be botir.ed b Arch bishop Stonsr, ths highest English prelate in Rome. WEM HEiAl : IflW I WASHINGTON (Scrlpps News Association) . Washington, Dec. SO. Representative Binger Hermann, who is under indict ment in connection with the land frauds in Ctejfon, is expected to arrive here to- TO night The interior department under stands that Congressman Hermann is seeking to avoid trial and on account of his being a congressman is not amendable during service. JLV. ANDREWS Remember every dollar cash purchase or paid on account entities you to a chance on thit $40"SUIT-$40 THAT I GIVE AWAY SATURDAY DECEMBER 30th c SUIT CLUB WINNERS J. VandrrpooL $35 Suit New Club Jl ... u.hardubM and Tailor (Scrlpps News Awoclstlon St Petersburg. Dec SO. AA .1. t Sormova are undicaU that J e town is burning. Cannon Hririr Word was aiso receivad tn die fPu that K vm!1I w 4. I ... ... . t Syzean. Moscow refug.is ; rsy ftat naruiy a nnuso in that city rq vped des truction snd thtl hardly household escaped without some meaber being itner w.iefi or wounded, f "he police yaws are fi.ied with the bet es of the dead. j MORE PROCLHrlATSSN IS. 010 Warsaw, Dec. 30. The rt juUonisU '"" prociamatan thit morning threatening death to tny one ti ho should rent rooms to be u&ed as polit i stations. The proclamations also prohibf s the m v. ment of taxes and licenses to t) govern ment Witt PROSnCUTE ROJESTV INSKy Berlin, Dec. 50 A dispafeh from St Petersburg says ths Czar a me minister or marine tn nunii. Admiral Raistvens!:y, of thi Russian navy. The charge are nea! nnca and inefHcieney. The admire! has I sen grant ed an appeal for a public herii g BOARD ACTIVE THE iMCOT (AS? (ScrlDDS News AnnUtinn Washington Dec 10 Sena to Andr.. r.nairman rr the sanate coif itittee on priviliges and elections, will c I a meet ing of the committ for nevt SrtiirH consiaer we cse of 5natoi Smoot, of Utah to determine what acta a is to ha continued. Kill) TillEVtS WED (Scrlpps News Association) Washington, Dos. SO A. A Mr.K.. district court clerk of Yuma con lty, Colo rado was found guilty of security timber culture entriesjn the Akron law district .fraudulently and was sentence , to two years in the Leavensworth prist . Stearns and Hsreanall ware '4I tn fniiul euilty of securing fraudulent im tries of land in South Dakota and u h were given prison sentences and fine.. FROM N3RTH MWDE11 North Powder News? Electric lighu will be ir.stalla) city In 'ne near future. C. H. Hansan saent Chriatm Grande. W. West made a huainata tr Grands the 25th, in this m U to U busi- 0. OUon went to La Granda .... nr.L iivm vim oui. Hatt Pearson made a buainaiu ri LaOrande the 25th. Henry Pearson made a La Grande Christmas. E EL Lawis. of La GranH ... i. in North Powder on business last f tit. Mr. and Mrs. A. P HunUr k., i.i-.j city spent Christmas w'.th tha fj-milv of Dr. Barnes of this city. WalUr Ooldsberry will start a k.L and restaurant shortly after thi Srst of tne year. H. P. Lewis, of Li Grande, ik. k.. been in this vicinity r the-rat t week reuimea noma bunday. the erection of a modern stone b cina. Mr. A. Lun commensal eutf.j iou for shipment WednwAay. Mr. Lot, 1 1 crin. ice at the rau of ten carVaie-1 sy and if the weather does not moden f ship out afrjut BOO cirloade w tea thi. (Scrlpps New Association) Annapolis, Dec 80. Admiral Sanda i authority for the statement that the board of inquiry which is investiratfno tha hazing at the navJ academy will prob- uiy mikhhm tneir researches unUI March. The midshipman are ull con. of the gravity of the situation. Not 1.. I. . Ik.. oniy is siepnen Uticatur. Jr.eixth in the nrst class to be placed under arreet but Midshipman Carroll S. Craves of Spokane Washington, is rorted to be booked for trial as soon as Diicature is disposed of. A large proportion of the first have been implicated in hazing, in fact the first class men have contemplated pleading guilty as a body to hazintf charges and offsring wsir resignations This would place the navy department in a dilemma because all of these men are needed to fill vacan cies on ships jus; as soon as they gradu ate next February. The officers here realize the that the hazing scandal is a bad thing for ths service but agree that the house must be cleaned. .DECATURE PLEADS NOT 0U1LTT Washington, Dec. 50. 5:30 p. m. De catur has pleaded not guilty. Midship man Cray has been identified as having veaunra in inree instances when he was hazsd by Decature and described the manner of the hazing. GRAIN MARKETS (Scrippe News Association) Chicago, Dec. 29 Wheat opened at closed 8J,1; corn opened at 60 closed 60; oats opened 51 K closed 52 V. THOUGHT POLICIES TOO LARG E (Scrlpps Newe Association) Nsw rork. Dec. 50 Joel O. Vancise. actuary of the Equitable, testified this morning. He said that onoe Harry R. Hyde wanted to make dividends on deferr ed dividends. ', The policies were larser than they thought they ought to be, and they went to Alexander, who nerauadad Hyde that his request was dangsrous. AOEHTS TO RECEIVE 85 George H. Sickles, a Buffalo real aitata agent and formerly a general manager of the Equitable, said ' that he had talked with Tarball who said that agents would be paid eighty-five percent of the first year's commissions. He said that the rebate system was general in BuTalo. Ha toldTarbell also that ha haa hair .4 Tarbell was the prince of rebaters while he was in Chicago, and asked him how it was done. Later Tarbell cava him a demonstration, aVtt SERVICE EXAMINATION The United States Civil Service Com mission annovncee that owing to the small number of applicants receive?. th clerk-carrier examination announced ta be held at Pendleton. Ore.. Dec. 1 3. 1 90S. hae been postponed to January 10, 1906. ror application blanks and further in formation apply to Mr. Ralph Howland local secretary at the Pendleton ncau office. ' RO PAPER MONDAY . There will b no issue of the Oeasma i - vnnTHi iit wm ran Mr. C J BV..- -i ti I Ui Nm V... k. t.L:. . . , t "ro vi i-roy rtv-1 m ivh ana n- dsrs leading buaineea, st makins l lai for I dTor o make up for it by an extra k. s . j . . I J.. . m .... iii uumm utm rwn ot 1VUO. . (AW COMMUSJCATIOII (UI OFT Nw York. Dee. I a -The cable com pany announces this morning that all communication with Russia bevond Lihan (Scrlppe Newe Association) Washington, D. C. Dec. 50. Rear Admiral Reiter commanding the Philip pines has been detached and ordered to Washington to report for duty. Captain Dayton, president of the board of inspec tion, succeeds Reiter with the rank of admiral TRAVa RESUMED (Scrlpps News Association) . . . St. Petersburg. Dec. SO.-Telegrams from all parts of Runii that there Aas bean a i - of railway traffic ,' ,. , , DIPHTHERIA AT SUMMERVIUf ' . . The young son of Mr. mA m,. u r. ninshart, who raairls k' una mne North n Cmm. " .. . sualbwi WlUt diphtheria. Reports from the Rinehart home yesterday were to he affect that the boy was improving and hopes are en tertained for his recovery. , . Ae yet no more cases have developed but it is fsared that theie may be many more, as the child was 111 for five days before the nature of the disease was known and children from the same house had been attending school and othsr public gatherings. However, every pre caution is bsing used to prevent its spread. IIUOSANuElES Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Vieksrs of No. 624 West Twsnty-eighth street have as their guests for the holidays, their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H Crawford of La Grande. Or. Mrs. Craw ford was Miss Nan Vickersl one df the most charming and lovable girls of ths young set. and her many friends will be glad to welcome her. Mr. and Mre.Vick srs have just returned from San Francis co and brought with thsm Mr. . and Mrs. Crawford, who were visiting thsre, Thursday afternoon of this wsek. Mr Vlckers will entertain with a tea in honor of her daughter. Loe Angeles Times. DOES HOT APPROVE Of RATE IE (Scrippe News Association) Nsw Orleans. Dec. SO Th. D u. plan for railroad rate legislation as em bodied in the Esch-Townsend bill wm -i;;y arraigned here today. The) Interstate Commerce Commission was) criticized for a statement thit I. ai to be misleading and intended to obscure) republic vision in the address before) the American Association for the ad vance of scisnce by R. T. Newcombe.. lawyer of the District of Columbia who defended the Elkin's law. : ' COMPTROUER MARRIES (Scrlppe Newe Association) ' V Washington, Dec. 50 William Barrett Ridgley, comptroller of currency, was married this afternoon to Katharine Dor ing, daughter of the lata Capiain Doring, of the'navy. They will visit Florida and the West Indies on their honeymoon. ' ' , SO1001 AHD an TAX Our school and city tax in this district is seven mills this ysar and the city tax is making a total of 16 mills. Next week the county court will fix the county tax and then .the grand total will be known. Last year property in La Grande was taxed 67 mills. This as the valuation, has bssn greatly increased ths rata should be correspondingly lower. : ; ;- -:. ;"'4' : j Scientific Goufih Lure - We do not believe that any cough cure can be better than Newlin's White Pine Expect orant. It does just what must be done to thoroughly cure a cough. It overcomes con gestion and inflamation; it soothes and heals the delicate tissues of the air passa ges; it promotes expectoration, loosens the cough and finally cures it to stay cured. Relief is almost immediate. It is pleasant to take and economical to use. When you the best possible cough cure ask for NEWLIN'S. WHITE PINE EXPECTORANT Price 25c and 50c Newliu Drug Co; La Grande. Oregon. ' ' - ' " L-l is cut pff. aut-JS -r Tr"