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VOLUME V
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JANUARY 6. 1906.
NUMBER 65
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SITE
HAS VERY
i BUSY DAY
(Scrlppi New Association)
Washington, Jan. 5. The senate com-
mittee of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission today informally agreed that no
: r;t: til! ri! h it until the
j louse of representatives have finally act
ed upon'the measures that are before it
CACERES IS NOW PRESIDENT
Washiftiyfnfl Tan K I K. Amnm
j3pnt has been notified by its agent that
j Vice-President Caceres has been installed
j as president at San Domingo, pending the
I impeachment proceedings against Presi-
; dent Morales.
MILITARY STORE HOUSE
It is reported that Congressman Kahn
has introduced a bill today appropriating
. $800,000 for the construction of a fire
proof building at Presidio to be used as a
store house for military supplies.
WILL REPORT ON THE TWELFTH
It has been decided that the railroad
V rft regulation bill will be given first eon-
iiyeratioa on January 1 2 by the commit
tee of the Interstate and Foreign Com-
AHOTHER murder
(Scrlppi News Association)
Caledonia, Minn. Jan. 6. Ruth Wheat
on, who was shot by Ned Slyer, the man
who killed Pearl Wheaton. committed
suicide this morning.
The mother of the Wheaton girls who
was wounded by Slyer at the same time
is stilt alive. '
BAPTIST INTERESTS
-The annual business meeting of ths
First Baptists in this city was he'd last
night, Enthusiastic' interest was prevail
ed throughout Reports from different
departments of the work were rendered.
It is found that during the last year has
been fairly prosperous. $1385 was rais
ed and expended in the work.
The committee on church improvement
made report recommending the complete
nf the church edifice and the
putting of an addition to the church on
the north side. 84 z 32 feet The total
proposed expenditure will be $1600.
Building committe. consisting of Pastor
W. H. Gibson. T. H. Boynton. W. S.
Wines, E. Damon. C. G. Green. B. S.
Cowen, J. W. Oliver. Dr. C. E. Hawke,
Sheriff C. C. Penington, Mrs. M.J. Cran
delU Mrs. S. T. Kirtley, and Mrs. E. Da
mon, was constituted. It is proposed to
do the needed work during the latter part
of the winter.
The following officers were chosen.
Trustee and treasurer, J. W. Oliver; clerk
Mrs. T. H. Boynton; superintendent Sun
day School, Mrs. L. L. Stults; assisstant
superintendent T. H. Boynton; chorister,
C. G. Green; organist Mrs. Ella Moon;
president B. Y. P. U., Miss Grace Kirtley;
vice-president Miss Lizzie Bunnel.
TO INVESTIGATE PASS SYSTEM
The first act of retaliation on the Pea
sylvama railroad for taking their passes
from the public officials was recorded to
day in the house when representative
Reed of Kansas introduced a resolution
calling upon the Attorney General to in'
vestigate the alleged existence of a com
bination of a number of the biggest rail
roads in the east
DEATH HAS DEFEATED JUSTICE
North Yakima. Wash., Jan 6. The
euoerior court court convenes here next
Monday. Death has defeated justice in
two criminal cases. Dr. Edward
Huuhes. who was awaiting trial for
f bigamy, hung himself in the county jail
' last month. Black Mustaches, a Yakima
Indian, met death last week on the
Northern Pacific tracks near Toppenish.
He was charged with robbery.
There are about a dozen criminal cases
on the docket ranging from assault and
t.. battery to murder. A negro and two
'. Indians will be tried for
FRII1TGR0VERS COHCLU DE
THE SESSION LAST HIT
Elected Officers and Selected A Place for tHe Next (envention
; Besides Carryln$ Out tuc Profani
As Scheduled
On of the most ; successful
thirteen annual maauue tr.:
THE GAR
ASKS TOR
' ADVKE
negro's case is the
murder. The
first on the docket
GRAIN MARKETS
! Chicago, Jan 6. Wheat opened at
88. closed 88!'; corn opened at UH
closed 45; oats opened 32?g closed
32.
of the f Prof. L. B. Judson, of the state expari-
"-1 mant station of Idaho, gave his experience
(Scrlpps News Association)
St Petersburg, Jan. 6. It is asserted
authoritively that the Czar asked the
Kaiser for advice in quelling the rebel lion
Letts In the Baltic provinces urged the
most extreme measures be adopted and
Dointed out that the revoluiomsts were
operated against the German residents.
Couriers of the Czar and Kaiser meet
daily atEydtkuhne according to reports
and exchange dispatches. Fighting in the
rural mountains contniues.
St Petersburg, Jan. 5 The revolu
tionists' actions indicate that while open
revolt is crushed they expect to continue
the struggle by assassinations. It is re
ported that Witte has resigned.
Mrs. Archis Little of the Old Town is
reported to be very sick.
In the hope that you'll pick up a good
cigar nere or mere, uei nom oi a
cigar you know to be good one that
everyone who is a judge knows to be
tiptoper. sanorc or mat aavice is;
western Fruit Growers Association closed
its session amid blaze of glory last
night after ten o'clock. The last echo
being three rousing cheers for La Grande.
Practically all of the former officers
were re-elected with the exception of the
secretary which always changes with the
location of the next annual meeting.
OFFICERS ELECTED '
E. L. Smith .'...President
Hood River, Oregon.
A. I. Mason Vice-President for Oregon
Hood River, Oregon. ,
B. Burgunder.... .
...Vice-President for Washington
Colfax, Washington.
Freemont Wood .Vice-President for Idaho
Boise, Idaho.
R. C. Cooley.. .'.
Vice-President for Montana
Boseman, Montana
Prof. E. D. Ball . Vice-President for Utah
Logan, Utah.
J. R. Anderson ... Vice-President for B. C.
Victoria, British Columbia.
W. S. Offner .Treasurer
Walla Walla, Washington.
C. A. Tonneson. Secretary
Tacoma, Washington.
Owing to the fact that a few of the
parties to whom subjects had been as
signed being unable to attend, and owing
also to the fact that the west bound train
was several hours late, it was decided to
close the meeting one day sooner than
had been previously arranged. This was
a disappointment to not a few in this
valley who came to the city today expect-
ing to attend the meeting.
EVfiNINO SESSION
Col. E. Hofer. editor of the Salem
Journal, entertained the audience for sev-
eral minutes in his happy vein - and then
gave his practical experience on straw
berry culture which he has made a spec
lty of for many years. He maintains
that strawberries can be profitably grown
any part of the Northwest
t CMTTBS "s DON'T TRUST TO LICK f
mf and
SMOKE THE VISTA ORADA
other brands will concern you no
longer. That's the cigar to stick to
and the price won't "stick" you.
C. E. HACKMAN,
Factory Corner Adams
Greenwood Street
Avenue and
Red 1641
Aff E(T1
VALUED AT
N
9. 975
Was the lucky number, and the owner
can have the
$40 Stilt
By calling at A. V. Andrews' Store
SUIT CLUB WINNERS v
KH.AIUmoii. $35 Suit New Club
A. V. ANDREWS,
Men's Furnishings and Tailoring.
on planting and pruning, ne aieu uu-
ited quite a number of different kinds of
pruning shears and saws showing their
good as well as defective qualities. Prof.
Judson was followed by Horticultural
Commissioner Judd Geer cf the Cove, who
read his paper which we will publish in a
few days.
Mrs. Harley Laughlin delighted the
audience with a solo which was received
with genuine applause.
Maxwell Smith. Dominion fruit inspect
or of British Columbia, read an excellent
paper on fruit growing across the line. It
was quite a surprise to many in the vast
audience to note that Canada is at least
ten years ahead of this country in the ex
ecution of the laws of packing, marking
and selling of fruit and it was also a sur
prise to many to learn that British Col
umbia grows all kinds of fruit and ships
thousands of boxes to London. We are j
sorry we could not publish Mr. Smith's
paper in full as it was loaded with care-
sul statements relative to the vast country
to our north.
Mrs. Clara Lyle and Miss Gertrude
Ralston's piano duet was a pleasing
feature of the evening and was enjoyed
by all.
Mrs. Hattie Eckley broke the diversion
of fruits, berries, etc., by reading a paper
on flowers. Her.years of experience and
unqualified success reflected itself in the
manner in which she handled her subject
The quartett consisting of Messrs. Fer
rin, Davis, Bramwell and Monson were
compelled to respond to an encore, not
withstanding the limitecf time.
The usual resolutions in acknowledge
ment of the courtesies and favors which
the convention had received at the hands
of the officers, the press, railroad com
panies and the city, were passed with en
thusiasm and La Grande and Grande
Ronde valley has certainly been honored.
In fact this meeting has resulted in in
forming many that we are on the map.
AFTER STANDARD OIL
(Scrlpps News Association)
"New York. Jan. 6. The fight by Gov
ernor Folk to drive the Standard Oil
Company from the state of Missouri, be
gan in this city today. Standard Oil
officials have been called before the state
commission. Sanborn ' gave ' testimony
this morning. Two suits have been
brought against the Standard Oil Com
pany by Attorney General Humley in
Missouri courts.
The deposition hearing has been dubbed
"Hadley's school of penmanship." Had
ley thinks that it will require about 8
days, while it was expected to finish and
go to Cleveland and take testimony next
Monday. .
H. H. Rogers, W. Q. Roekfellow, J. A.
Moffatt E. Bedford, Howard Page ap
peared before the federal jury. The
schedule of appearances made an excuse
for A. B. Jockele. The first witness was
sul for the Standard Oil Company moved'
that all of the testimony be taken In long
hand under section of the criminal statute.
Hadley objected but to no purpose. '-
BARS S
(AILED TO
flYAHf.
IT
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MUST LEAVE COUNTRY
(Scrlppe News Association) :
. Dee Moines. Jan) 5. Letters received
here are to the effect that William Albers
who was sentenced for three years for
insulting the president of Nicaragua has
been pardoned but under orders to leave
the sountry.
PLAN BOYCOTT
(Scrlppe News Association) '
Genoa, Jan. 4. German. Austrian and
Swiss steel and hardware dealers are
planning a boycott on American goods in
these lines. A conference will be held
this summer toward this end.
(Scrlppe News Asaouiatton
Washington, Jan. 5. The sympathise
of the public are with Mrs. Minor Morris .
who was forcibly ejected from the Whit
House yesterday when she attempted to
see the President to have her husband ,
reinstated. .
!; k ""n la prostrated i
as a result of the rough treatment and It -under
the care of a physician. The Pree-
ident Is said to have expressed great die-
pleasure and Barnes has already been ;
asked to make an explanation to him.
Barnes said he took the woman for one of
the host of cranks who are attracted to "
the White House. A friend of Mrs. Mor
ris' declares that it Is an outrage.
Barnes has Issued a statement in which ,
he says Mrs. Morris' piercing shrieks '
were heard through the building. She ,
refused to listen to the counsels for order
and refused to leave. She shrieked at
the very suggestion of leaving until It be-'
came necessary to have her removed.
The officers asked her to go quietly but -she
refused. She struggled violently with '
two police officers and when outside threw
herself on ths ground. it became necess-J
ary to carry her. Barnes denies a negro
messenger aided the officers. '
THE TAX LEVY .
The County Court fixed' the tax
levy today of 28 mills.
The total tax levy for the 1906
assessment including the city, county
and state amounts to 44 mills, against
the total levy- for 1904 of E7 mills!
Ths totals is segrigated as follows:
County and Stat 28 mills
City 9
School ' . '7
TWENTY ONE KILLED
Bluenelds. W. Va. Jan. B. It was
definitely learned today that twenty one
minere were killed as a result of ' the
fire damp explosion at Coaldala yester
day. Only one body so far has been re
covered. The smoke and gas is retard
ing the rescue parties.
ABANDONS INSURANCE PLAN
Chicago, Jan. 6. It was announced
that the plan of the officers of the West- ;
em Llf Indemnity company to tranefer '
the policy holder of thafcompany to th
Security Life & Annuity company of
Pennsylvania has been abandoned.
Preeident Moulton of the Western Indem
nity Life company made the further an
nouncement that 8000 shares of capital
stock of th Security company, which
had been purchased by the officers of th
Western Life Indemnity company, had
been sold and the proceeds. $200,000
refunded to th treasury of th Wstrn
Lif Indemnity company
FATHER Of SIX ELOPES ,
WITH MOTHER Of flVE
MIPS'
STRIKE
AT BUTTE
(Scrlppe News Association)
Ft. Morgan. Col. Jan. 6. Miss Irene
Furnish, aged 1 9. a pretty and attractive
young lady, who formerly lived at Doug
las, Wyoming but who is now living here
today filed a suit asking for $20,000 for
breach of promise against F. B.Underhill
a young millionaire aged 50 whose home
is in New York City. Underbill's parents
came west and saw the girl they filed
their protest against the young lady be
coming their daughter-in-law and the
young man seems to have consented to
declaring the match off.
ANOTHER CAADIDATE
While the Fruitgrowers association was
particularly confined to horticulture, it is
reported today in several quarters that
within the next few days that President
E. L. Smith of Hood River will soon an
nounce himself a candidate for congress.
One thing is certain, Smith is a hustler,
and if he enters the field most all of the
voters in this district will know that he is
in the game. Hood River isso modest we
do not know whether she could stand
having such honors thrust upon her
not.
Hamilton, Mont Jan. 4. Th , littl
town of Darby is the scene of a senea-
tlonal elopment G. L. Shook. 60 year
old and father of six children, is said to
hav left with Mre. Charles McPhee,
aged 45, and the mother of five children.
Th pair took with them Mr. McPhee'
youngest child. The shsnff is hot after
the lopere, on a warrant sworn out by
Mr. Phee and Mrs. Shook.
USES SOUP MADE OF HUMAN
FLESH TO CURE LEPROSY
Victoria, B. C. Jan. B. News was
received from Tokio by the Empress of
Japan today that the Japanese police have
solved a strange crime when proving the
murder of th celebrated Japanese poet,
Nesei Foguchi, by Osaburo Noguch. It
was found that some years ago Osaburo
murdered a boy and cut a piece of flesh
from his victim to make soup, which he
fed to hi foster parents, who were lep
rous. He did so because he read that
soup mad from human flesh would cur
(Scrlpps News Asoclatlon)
Butte. Mont, Jan- B Three hundred
and fifty miners and teamstere are idle
here as a result of the lockout of ore
haulers by ths contractors over the refus
al of the latter to increase the pay of the
drivers fifty cents per day. It is not
thought that the strike will become gen
eral but business interests are naturally
excited to a certain extent as no one
never knows to what proportions a min
ing strike may lead to.
CURRENCY REFORM
(Scrlpps News Association)
New York, Jan. 3 The alarm that was
sounded in the chamber of commerce by
Banker Schiff is approved by many of the
financiers of Wall Street including Lyman
C. Gage, and Frank A. Vanderlip, both
of whom declare that the currency should
be so reformed and without delay to pro
vide for immediate elasticity.
ANOTHER RAILROAD
(Scrlpps New Association)
Salem Jan. 6. The .Oregen Northern
Railway Company today filed articles of
incorporation. Th purpose of th or
ganization is to build a railroad through
Morrow and Gilliam counties. Hardman
and Blalocks ar to -be the terminals.
SALT LAKE ACCIDENT
(Scrlpps News Association)
Salt Lak Jan. 8. Lorin Snowball, a
boy, while coasting down th hill on third
street under a etreet car this afternoon
and was killsd instantly. 1
Prescription
SECURITY
If you knsw ths facts about our prescription department your prescriptions
would come her, even if our prices ar high, which thsy. never ar. a
If you knew th measures w take to insur th purity and fresh-
ness of our drugs; if you wsr familiar with th safeguards w J
throw about th compounding, and various other methods 9 ,
peculiar to this stors, you could not hslp having sntirs
confidnc in th accuracy of any prescription w - J
put up. To hav such ssrvic to fel saf
i worth something and costs nothing extra
NEWLIN DRUG COMPANY
...... -5 , t
La Grande, Oregon.
leprosy.
Th headquarter is to b at Heppner.