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VOLUME V
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. 0-JEQON. THURSDAY. JULY 12. '- 1906.
NUMBER 101
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THREE
WRECK
(Scrippg New Association)
retersburg, lnd.. July 12 Three live
wtrt lott nd thousands of dollar worthJ
oi property destroyed- today by a wreck
of freight train on the Southern Rail-
' oraxeman Luther Capa was hurt
and the firaman and engineer are dead
and two other trainmen are expected to
die from injuria received.
WW ntARU lARintlUAKE
Merlpp N Association)
Albuquerq. a N. M. July 12 Two earth
quake snock occured here this morning. V
mucn aamage resulted to the building
during the tecond occuranc.
TOWN WIPED OUT
(Scraps' Newe Association) ,
Boonville, lnd . July 12 Linvilk. a
town of two thousand wa destroyed by
fire about midnight last evening. The
origin is believed to be of an incendiary
nature. Jwenty-four buildings were
razed and'th loss will be two hundred
thousand d( liar. '
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SAILS TOR NORWAY
(Scrlpp(f w Association)
N. Y. July 12,-H.'H. D. Pierce, the
nely appointed American Minister to
Norway, sailed to-day. Huntington Wil
son, who will cucceed him as Third As
ittant Secretary of State, wa recalled
- Lorn Tokio, where he hat been secretary
of the embasy. " '
A .REAL WAR ON
(Scrlpp New Association)
Washington. July I2i-General, Rega
liadi, former president of Salvador and
commander in chief of 'he Salvadoran
army wa killed in battle today by the
Guatemala troops. The UnlTed State
w notified by, Minister Marry, stationed
at San Salvador. '
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SALE now SALE
SAIL GET BUSY SALE
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Commencing July 1 2 we will place on sale our enormous stock of summer goods . Not
shop worn or second hand, but bright new goods, just at the time you need them.
WASH GOODS OFFERING
Luster cotton Taffeta, worth
20c to close at
16 bolt French Gingham, reg
ular 1 6c, to close at
13c
lie
7 12
IS bolt Lawn and Batisttt, al
color, regular 1 0c, now
1st silk
wait ...
and
cotton thirts'
. HALF PRICE
LADIES' WASH SUITS
All color in assorted sizes, just
what vou want for July and August
$2.50 to $6.50
BY
Peters
Shoe
Co.
Over 50 stores is
purchasing power
youi saving.'
our
and
I MA DE FOR US
PAClflC (OAS! Will
ATTRACT LA TOILETTE
(Obverver Special)
- San Jose, Call!.. July 1 1 The Summer
Chautaqua Session at Pacific Grove
began a (eventeen days' session today.
Among the noticeable who will take part
in the Chautaqua either in person or by
communication are included Sen. LaFol
lette. Wi, District Attorney Jerome vof
New York and Governor of .Missouri. A.
A. Wnllit of Ohio has been engaged to de
liver a series of lectures and Bob Burdette
will add hi wit and humor to the pro
gram. -
TJCNT KMED IN UPSET
(St-rlpjis New Association)
London July 1 2 Due to an overturning
of a motor omnibus this morning which
was enroute to the famous seaside resort
at B. ighten, six were killed and many
injured. Tha upset happened on the
iieiiuct u i u ii. iu vicuuis omi u'.er at
an improvised hospital. '
engine explodes
(Scrlpp New Association)
Ashland, July 12 A southern pacific
freight engine exploded this morning two
miles south of town. The engineer, E. C
Patric and the fireman, Eugene Holmes
were badly hurt by steam and hot water.
DREYfUS
HIS RANK
(Scrlpp Niwe Association) .
Pans. July' 12 -The court martial'
verdict in the case of Captain Alfred
Dreyfus some time ago by which he was
condemned on a charge of betraying army
secrets, has been annulled, bv the court
whicl) lately reviewed it. A new trial
was not ordered. More than being ex
onerated. Captain Dreyfus has been re
stored to his rank, and rumors have it
that he will be prom ited immediately.
SILK COATS FOR LADIES
These fijrments are madi
These garments are
Taffeta, late styles in
made of
long and
good
short
coats as follows:
Regular 3.50 clox t $10.15
12.50 9 25
10.00 7 35
6.50 " 5 00
Wash Skirts, all reduced,
ular $1 .60 grades for ..
reg- 93f
Millinery is Going ,
Only a few left, prices cut no figure
Give your feet a vacation,
get them out of that hot
pair of winter shoes. You'll
be surprised how much
they'll enjoy a frolic in a
pair of our: famous Diamond
Brand Oxfords for ladies
and men.'-
RESTORED
LIVELY
51,030 Saloon License Killed - OTTicLal Acts of Marstiai RaybJrn
and . Councilman - Cardinier to " be Investigated
The city council played to a full house
last evening. Every member being in his
seat and every seat in the lobby was
occupied. The tip had gone out that there
would be something doing and there wa?.
It was after eleven o'clock bef ire the
spectator began to pat thuir monev's
worth, but from that time on it was fast
and furious. '
Councilman Bartlett asked for the
disposition of the Mayor's veto of the
$1,000 saloon ordinance that had been
the attraction on the boards for these
many weeks, and moved that it be placed
on its fin; I passage, which was duly
seconded Whereupon the Mayor ruled
the motion out of order inasmuch that
the time of consideration of the veto had (
passed out of the hands of the council
from the fact that it should have been
taken up at the first regular meeting of
the council after the veto message had
been submitted. Owing to the fact that
two meetings of the council had inter- I
vened and that once it had been deferred
because there was not a sufficient number
of councilmen present, and at another
tune action was deferred, by motion.
Councilman Meyers asked the Mayor why
he did not make this ruling or inform
the council at the previous meeting.
The Mayor replied that he did not have
the copy of the charter with him and
was not aware of the rule. Mr. Meyer
retorted that it was a peculiar occurence
Mr, Bartlet then appealed to the ruling
of the Mayor and asked for a yea and
nay vote, which resulted as follows. Those
sustaining the ruling were C.irr, Dunn,
Gardinier, Fowler and Richardson, con
trary bartlett, Meyers and Williamson.
Thus tha ordinance was technically but
effectively killed.
When the Mayor announced that the
ordinance was dead there were numer
Men's Hot Weather Goods
Balbrigan Underwear, regular 7?
l.00 ar.d 1 .25 per suit . .
75c Dres shirt 45C
24 inch Bandanas, red and blu 5C
Mexican Hats ... .. 15c
Boys' Kai Kai smt .. . ,;
Long pants suit . I?75
Short pants sui ' 1.50
Odd lots of vici and calf shot I
rtgulir $2 26 nd $2 6'),-.,.
to close at . I.DJ
Good work socks . . .05
Straw Hats, all cut prion
MADE FOR UStY
Petens
Shoe
Residence
York.
buyer in New
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SESSION Of y
THE CITY COUHOL
ous compliments witn more or lest venom
passed between the opponents a i the Miy
or waxompelled to rule them all out of or
der as there was nothing before the oun
cil for discussion.
The waiting spell was not long however
whenthft Recorder rnmnwrwl rHino
the special communication demanding that
an investigation be heid re'ativ to the
charge of. City Marshal Riyburn and
Councilman Gardinier.
COMMUNICATION OF THE .MAYOR
To the Council of the City of La Grande:
It ha come to the knowledge of the
Mayor that certain complaint and charg
es have been made against city otficar
and members of t(:e council, in that they
have been receiving money unlawfully
from gamblers and sporting women of
the city.
It is charged that the Marshal and City
Physician have conspired together and
have required each inmate o' the house
of pros' itution to be examined weekly at
a fee of $2.60 for each examination.
thereby netting a monthly income to these
two officers of $200.00 pe; month.
S. A. Gardinier, a member of this coun
cil, has been charged with sellintr privi
leges to gambler? to conduct unlawful
games, and that on the 1 8th day of May
1 90S the said gamblers paid to council
Iran Gardinier the sum of $ I SO. 00. The.
said councilman acting a the chairmar
of the Fire and Police committee sold the
privilege to allow unlawful gaming aftei
the Mayor had ordered the gunes closed
representing that a majority of said
committee would guarantee the gamblers
from being ciosed up, and they agreed U
relieve the marshal from any responsi
bility in not carrying out the Mayor's
orders.
In view of tha seriousness of thtse
charges I, as Mayor of the City of La
Grande recommend and request that, a
special committee of three members be
appointed by the Mayor to investigate
both of these cases, that thy be given
power to employ an attorney to conduct
an investigation, to compel the attend -net
of witnesses at their meetings and thai
said w tnesses be put under oath and bt
required to testify as to any fact bear
ing on these cases.
After said investigation is concluded
the said committee Se requir d to report
to the council as to their findings.
. Respectfully submitted
J. B. Stoddard
Mayor.
Councilman Bartlett immediately took
the floor and demanded that inasmuch as
he was a member of the Fire and Police
committee, he demanded to know who
his informant was or whether he had done
this on his own personal knowledge. The
Mayor replied that with reference to th
charge against Mr. Gardinier. that tht
city Marshall was his informant and with
reference to the charges against tht
Marshall, that city Attorney Ivanhoe
was his informant.
Mr. Bartlett then asked the Mayor
that in conjunction with four members al
tne council, ne ha a not at a secret oi
special meeting thoroughly investigated
the charges against CouncilinanGardimer
Tne Mayor repl.ed, that, he did not
know that he had "Did you not oitet
with Councilmen Williamso... Dunn, Carr,
Fowler and Richardson , in the latter's
oftioe to investigate this matter," said
Bartlet. He replied! "Yes."
Bartlett then asked, "What do you
mean by having a committee cf three
members, you (o name them, to conduct
this investigation, when yourself and five
members of this' council, hawng hereto
fore acted and Were unable to accomplish
anything. Do you mean to appoint a
committe out of tne tame members?'
He replied that he did not.
Sartlett then moved that tha entire
matter be referred to the
council a a committee of trie whole f
investigation, which passed unanimously.
Councilman Richardson then moved thit
when the council adjourned that it should
meet next Wednesday night for th pur-
pj or thit investigation. Council then
adjourned..
ROUTINE BUSINESS
An ordiixfftt- wa passed ordering that
N street be graded between 4th and 2d.
' An ordina c wa alio pasted provid
ing for tha disposition of garbage within
tht city.
A resolution wa passed directing tht
Recorder to give notice that 2d (treat
would bt graded it entire length if tht
two third of property owner did not re
monstrate on or before July 26.
An ordinance wat passed ettablnhin
grades on S street.
An ordinance wat passed to grade 6th
tretL
Tht street lighting contract wat referred
back to committee for further consider
ation, as wa alio tht contracting for
book and filing case and alto tht ques
tion of bidt for city cells. -
Tht Mayor and Recorder were directed
to tilt a petition with tht Postmattar
Gtntral asking that a free mail delivery
be established in La Grand.
PAN AMERICAN (OMRfSS -
i Scrip pe Newt Aeaoctatlon) t
Rio Janiero. July 12 Tht Pan-Ameri
can Oonierence began it trt sestion
hert to-day. Tht work of tht Congres
i being closely watched by . emmitari
of tha Uniud States and European Gov
ernment because of tht refutal of Ven
ezuela, Equador and Nicaragua to take
part irTthe Hagut conference. Secretary
Root of tha United Statad wat instrumen
tal in delaying the Hagut conference in
order that South American could at
tend, without tht same conflicting with
their conltrtnct. ,
. ATE CANNED NEAT; DIED
(Scrlppt Newt Association)
Denver Colo. July 12 Mists Molli
Brown and CleoSpruin, actretse of New
York and playing here, at canned meat
f-ir lunch today. Th reiulttart that
Miss Brown it dtad and M ts Spruin vio
lently ill.
SUICIDES
(Berlin'" News Association)
Minneapolis, July 12 Nathan Rigg
who wa yesterday arrested it Elrov
Wisconsin on a charge of murdering Mis
Ellison of Eliworth, Wisconsin, at this
city, and placed in jail at Elroy, committ-v
ed tuicide thit morning by (hooting himself.
Mis Ellison was brutally murdered, and
it is alleged, robbed of a large turn- of
money in a hplel in this city yetterday.
After saturating a sofa with alcohol and
igniting it, battering her skull with a ham-
ner the villain fled. Latter in the day a
man named Riggs was arrested at Elroy
on suspicion.
Rigg' house wa searched and valist,
atomizer and other article which it I
known Miss Eliybn took with hr to tht
hotel were found in tht furnact, partially
burntd.
ALLEGED
MURDERER
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You will find economy of time, money, and patience in
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equipment is right, and we
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(Scrlppt Newt Aesoelatlon) ."
Chicago III.. July 12 A bulletin from
Glasgow Scotland y that a ttntation
ha beta caused on tht stock txchangt by
the "announcement that tht Fresno Copper
mint of California, ha been officially
condemned. Four hundred thousand pounds
wart invested in tht mint and it a com
plete lot. i
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D. VJercpe. an Englishman, who interested
Glasgow capital by nding out glowin g
report of tht value of tht or in tight.
It it said that ht unloaded t vast amount
of stock, most of it going to Scotch !"
vtttort) but torn going to Amtrlcar t.
The mint wtrt clottd down recently
throwing hundred out of work.
; JARTHQUAKES Al REDDING '
(Scrltipa New Aeaoctatlon)
Redding Cat.. July 12-Earthqual'
hcck.w rt reported thit morning in thu
vicinity.r Tne people grew alarmed at th j
rumbling no tes thtylttard and when tht
hugt , boulder cam rolling down; tht
mountain idt people grew frantic. ' N
ttriou damage i reported. -I
COLD BRICKS STOLEN
(Scrlpva New Aaenclatloit) .
Fairbank Alaska July 12 Ovr flfiy
thoud, m gold bnok, in car of tha'
Pacific Exprt, wtrt toln from ti t
tamer,lda May between Fairbank ard
FartQibooo today. , .,-,,,:...,.
1 ; SEVEN IBUStTDKTED f
(Scrlppe Newt Ajstaelatlon)
f Washington July 12 Tht federal grand
jury today returned indictment against
ktcal trast institutions consisting of seven
firms, charging them w th conspiracy in
restraining trade,
MOST MEET REQUIREMENTS
(Scr!pp New Association) ' ! ' '
Chicago? July 12 Secretary Wilso
demtd, tha packer tha right to us tna
uvernmeny label until all of tht require -t
aunts of tt new taw art complied witn
Th 'secretary left thit afternoon to invea
tlgat the plant t Omaha. , -
TARfilD PRtPARlW CEPCRTS
iHi'rlpps Newt Aesoelatlon) '
Washington July 12 Working on
inswtltering heat at the capital whli
othar officials art at tht seasid" or In the
mountain, Committiontr Garflald kttpi
pounding away at tht trusts and their
action, to be ready with hit report if if
it calltd for by tht President. , He hai
a half dozen investigations among tha
principle industries of the United States
which art in progrtss. :
make you safe on that scort
The kind that it will be a satisfaction
for you to own. - I - f
Bristle and hair lather brushes, each'
a bargain at the price.
Latest and most '-deslfafcte Resigns.
A variety of 4dnds:t a v variety of
prices.
good shaving soaps.
DRUG CO.
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