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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1906)
ft iipi&ii tap MEN MAKES HOUSES BUT WOMEN MAKE HOMES and every home can be made brighter and pret tier and brighter by the use of SHERWIN WILLIAM'S interior use its ' perman ence is unsurpassed, as it never cracks, blisters, peels or fades. Put up reamr for immnHnti ia n every color or tint STAN1ELS & JARMAIU v Z ; Paper Hangers and z i . Second Hand Bicycles ' One Rambler $6.00 One Ideal 10.00 One Colambia Chainless 15.00 One Ladies' wheel 10.00 " New Bicycles Cleveland and Princetons $25lo $100 PHONE RED 261 C. L. SMITH CREAMERY BUILDING THE LA GRANDE NURSERY SHADE TREES - Is one of my special ties. Delivery to be made on ' or after March 16. Roses X I also have a fine lot of Apple, pear, prune, plum, cherry, appri cot, peach, mulberry, shade trees and ornamental trees, grapes, currents, gooseberry, blackberry, dewberry, rasp berry, vines, creepers, and ' hedge plants. Phone 1511, Thorns' grocery Geo. W. Powell, THE OXFORD BAR JAMES FARQUHARSON, Prop. CoaplvW tmortauul of WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS Cold lunches and mixed drinks a specialty. Fair and impartial Z treatment to all. You are invited to call and get acquainted. BRICK BRICK ' VLBrick furnished in any quanUy or any! style, No contract too small or to' large. See samples of our pressed brick. ' GEO. KREIGER La Grande, Oregon. mMy Mountain Tea Niek Putr MdiiiU;t for Bay Itca r?.v;- Ocldea HfUta sal Euvi VigJT. rt-w Jljc for rVirwttfvttlnn. Indirection. I.lta i Klt'Lty Trouble. Pimple. EcztJi -u Impu?" tiA. Ti.d Prnat .iiiHh nnr!. ti puu rncuaf-tia. I( t lvlcy itiouninin iem in iu t form. mn i hnx. (tannine mad bj Hoiiin rm-r, Oiinsr. JJu'li""". Wis- NUGGETS' FOR SAU.0W PEOPLf Sisn Francisco a Dcce3 (ity Continued from Page 1. FRESH TALES HOURLY Each hour brines fresh tales of the people who were mantled and crushed in the streets. Some are still in the streets. Most of the Donulation is too busv truttino- mi uw Wiiuuiuui aooui removing the dead. Those who are fighting tha fire have no time. ' - FROM VANCOUVER General Funston has ordered 200,000 rations to be sent immediately from Fort Vancouver. TWO DAYS FOOD IN SIGHT The Navy Department has directed that all food available at Mare Island be furnished the city. This will supply the sufferers for a period of two days, and by that time food supplies 'will arrive from Fort Vancouver Santa Rosa, April 19 This city is a total wreck and ten thousand people are homeless. Men, women and children are huddled together. The loss of life will reach into the hundreds. The business portion is a tumbled mass of ruins. Main street is piled up many feet in depth with fallen buildings. Not one business build ing remains from California street to the Northwestern depot, including all of the county buildings. What was not destroy ed Dy tne eartnquaKe was swept oy nre. The water system was destroyed by the earthquake and fighting fire was out of the question and the citizens with their families took to the hills and watched their homes and property succumb to the ravages of the fire fiend. WIRED $50,000 . New York, April 19 Gugenheimer Sons, wired $50,000 to Oakland bank to the credit of General Fuston to be used according to his judgement in giving relief to the suffarsers. CONDITION IS AWFUL Oakland, April IS San Francisco is in the shambles.'. The supply of dynamite is exhausted, no more buildings can be blown up to stop the progress of the flames. No water, no human agency can stop the conflagration. Firemen are dropping exhaused, many are sleeping under wagons careless as to the approach of the flames. The situation could not be worse unless a volcano begins pouring lava over the city. San Jose, April 19. 160 are reported killed in this city. The entire business portion of the city bordered by St James on the north, Market on the west. Third on the east and Sacremento stieet on the south is a complete mass of ruins. The city is under martial law and the streets are paroled by troops and none were al lowed to leave their homes until this morning, All of the hospitals are crowded with the dead and dying, The work of rescue is being carried on by appointed workers. Traffic in all parts of the city is blocked- The electric light plant is badly damaged and the city will be in darkness tonight The property loss will reach into mil lions. Among the buildings either badly damaged or demolished are the 'caurt house. Hall of Record, the St James Ho tel, the annex of the Vendome, Eagles Hall, Postoffice, Rea building, Dougherty block, St Patrick's church, Safe Deposit, National band of San Jose. . SAN JOSE DOOMED San Jose. April 19, 2:30 p. m. This city is a mass of flames. Fifteen of the largest buildings are destioyed and the resident portion of the city is doomed. Scores are lying dead on the streets. SEASIDE RESORTS WIPED OUT Several seaside resorts are wiped out of existence. The wires are down and reports are coming slowly. LEGAL HOLIDAY DECLARED Sacremento, April 19 Governor Pardee this morning issued a proclama tion making this a legal holdiday through out the State of California. SHOCKS RECURING AT LOS ANGELES Washington. D.C. April 19 3:10 Message to the War Department state that recuring shocks are visiting that city this afternoon. The operator stated that his building was rocking like a boat. Just as this sentence was finished the connection was lost, and not another word has been received from that city. TWO SMALL SHOCKS Washington. D. C. April, 1 9 The earth quake recording instruments here re corded two small shocks during the night. CONGRESS APPROPRIATES MONEY The National Congress this morning appropriated half a million dollar 'for the relief of the San Francisco earth quake sufferers. This money is to be used under the direction of Secretary Taft who is authorized to employ two steamers and any other means of carry ng supplies. SEEK SAFETYTn OAKLAND Oakland April 19 Thousands of re fugees from the stricken city of San Francisco slept in the parks and open lots last night Many are without money, but systimatic aid is being organized this morning. Other thousands have taken possession of the hills and high places fearing another shock. The city of Oak land has been placed under martial law and troops are petroling the streets. The loss at Oakland is terrific. Many of the best buildings are total wrecks. The Daily News office is totally destroyed The people are kept out of the streets the authorities fearing danger from falling buildings. The sound of falling buildings cm be continually heard. 200.000 HOMELESS Washington, April 1 9 General Funston wired this morniog that about 200.000 are homeless. Food i scarce, all pro vision houses destroyed and all govern ment buildings gone. MILLION DOLLARS APPUOPRIATEE Washington. D. C. The House moved to increase the appropi Ution from lalf million dollars to one million dollars for t le benefit of the California sufferers PROPHECY MADAM THEEBES Paris, April 1 9 The great catastrophe has awakened the emotions of the French nation. The people are freely comment ing upon the prophecy of Madam Theebes the palmist who in her year book for 1 906, predicted that the spring would witness great natural shocks and calam ity in the United States. - NEBRASKA OFFERS AID Lincoln, Neb. April 1 9 Governor Mickey has wired to Governor Pardee offering the resources of the state of Francisco; EMPEROR SYMPATHIZES Berlin, April 19 Emperor William to- day cabled his sympathy to America in a ! message to the President'; EDWARD VII CONDOLES London. April 19 Edward VII. King of England wired to President. Roosevelt this morning expressing his sorrow and offering expressions of sympathy to the San Frane.sco sufferers. KING EDWARD CABLES London, April 1 9 King Edward, when notified of the Frisco horror, immediately cabled his sorrow. WALLA WALLA HAS CHANCE TO HELP " Walla Walla, April 1 9 The commander of the Militia at San Francisco has wired the military authorities here to send all available tents and blankets. The equip ments are wanted to shelter the many soldiers that are Inforcing the martial law at Oakland and San Francisco. The ruins are being guarded very carefully by the soldiers and the officers are calling for outside aid to shelter their men. If an ample supply of tents and blankets are received in this way the homeless will be accomodated as much as possible. Mr. G. Freetag, a prominent farmer of Union county who has his farm one mile south of Imbler is in receipt of the gold medsl awarded him for the best display of wheat grown grown in Oregon, at the St Louis Exposition two years ago. He has had the diploma for some time but' it was only this week that he received the medal it self. He c apured the first prize at Island City last year with a specimen of this wheat. The medal was display ed in the Observer office this morning, and while it represents the highest prize, it is not made of gold, but an alloy of bronze. It is not in the form of a med allion but is shapped like a heart and measures three inches at the widest ' Mr. Freetag has studied the science of wheat growing to a fine point and apply ing this knowledge to the excellent cli matic and soil conditions he has managed to raise this medal-winning wheat ' SOME SKfflfKLUT SUTISIKS Statistics from the groat Piano Trade authority, The "Musical Courier" show that the Eilers Houses now handle one half the Pianos sold on the Pacific Coast Nearly two score of America's factories vie with each other to supply our tremen dous trade. These factories know . that the Eilers Houses take a permanent in terest in every instrument sold. They realize that the Eilers Houses tolerate no poor workmanship, or inferior product. They know that every Piano must stand the rigid est of our wwrenty. We can boast therefore, of having the very finest line of instruments of any retail dealers the World and this line is fully represented in our La Grande stock. Remember that the sale will not always last We have an elegant assortment from which to select Come in and have a little heart to-heart talk with us and just see what we will do for you. Our business is to make people happy. Come and join the Merry-makers. Eilers Piano House W. K. Davis, manager. 1316 Adams Avenue ' F0OH1 4 AMUSEMENTS i ! J BEN IS COMING . The many requests lodged at the box office for the engagement of tl e North land singer, Mr. Ben Hendricks, the pop ular comedian, is a most healthful indica tion of the growing esteem for this favor ite artist Although this is Mr. Her.dricVs tenth season in this favorite play "01 ; O'son", he has proven beyond a dou t that he hereafter is to be counted among the best paying and beat appreciated players who com j t this city. No' more delightful drama. ,c treat will he offered this season thai thtt presentation of "Ole Olson", this g'itro .i.r'tc drama. Mr. Hend .oks will this rason make a feature or n:s singing and therefore has equipped hin-.self with slS ew songs, each one of which is a gem. Steward's opera house, Monday. April 23. S0CI ETY society Mrs. W. H. Bohnenkamp entertains the ladies of the Five Hundred Club this afternoon at Bridge. The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church spent yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Ben Grandy in May Park. The afternoon was spent in sewing. NOTICE OF RESTORATION to Settle ment Entry, Filing and Selection of Lands within the former Baker City Forest Re serve, uregon. Department or the Inter ior, General Land Office, Washington, D C. March 23, 1906. In pursuance of the proclamation of the President of the United btates. dated March 15. 1906. ex eluding from the former Baker City Forest Reserve, partly embraced in the Blue Mountains Forest Reserve. 1 Orecon. the area described below, and restoring to settlement the public lands therein, notice is hereby given that the said public lands will become subject to entry, filing and selection, under the usual restrictions, at the United States Land Office at La Grande. Oregon, on July 18, 1906: In Township eit.ht (8) South. Range thirty eight (38) East; Willamette Meridian, the west half of the north-west ouarter and the west half of the south-west quarter oi section tnirty-nve (So); in Township nine (9) South, Range thirty-nine (39) East the west half of ; the north-west quarter and the west half of the south west quarter of Section twenty nine (29), and the west half of the north-west quarter of bection thirty-two (32). r W. A. Richards, Commissioner. Approved: Thos. Ryan, Asting Secretary of the Interior. Now is the time to take Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. It cleans your system of all impurities. 1 A wonderful spring tonic. A family benefactor. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Newlim Druo Co, VInol builds you up and keeps you up Our delicious Cod Liver preparation without oil. Better than old-fashioned cod liver oil and emulsions to restore health for Old people, delicate children, weak run-down persons, and after sickness, colds, coughs, bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles. Try It on our guarantee. Why Not Live Well? You can do this and not spend any more money than you are spencing now. The secret is trade at the SEATTLE GROCERY CO. 2 Our prices are right our detivery system is right our groceries are right e Try our 6 cent Cracker snaps. The children cry for them. You will like them frrv : SfcATTLE GROCERY CO LAWSON D. H. STEWARD, Proprietor and Manager. 1 HE FAMOUS M0RTHIAIVD SINGER t BEN HENDRICKS and the screaming comedy that has captivated millions X M0DAY. APRIL 23 1 t l' 5 W LATEST; j ( V III I Minim I CALL AT MRS. LA GRANDE IRON WORKS . D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor, y C.tnpifte Machine Shops and Foundry General Blacksmiths, We manufacture The Fitzgerald Roller Feed Mill, the best and cheapest miil on the market. Our shops art quipped with machinery to handle any sized work, nothing too large or nothing to small. Highest prices HIS APPRECIATION THE BUSINESS MAN thoroughly appreciates the advantages of a checking account with a bank. Those who do not keep such an account miss many of its advantages. We are always glad to explain the workings of a checking account to those who are not familiar with banking. Interests paid on time deposits and CAPITAL AND SURPLUS TJhe J'armors Tfattonai BROS. Prop. Olson New Songs New Company A Swagger Swedish Swell Northland Lullaby New Laughs Strawberries New Features Open Your Mouth and Shut Your Ejies. New "Ole Olson" Fair Land of Sweeden Prices Orchestra and orchestra center ?5c Dress circle and balcony 60c. Children in balcony 25c. J. R. FORREST'S paid for old cast iron. in savings department $74,000.00 and TJraders S3ank V
