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ptroni; HOM INDUSTRY VOLUME V LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON, MiNOAY. AJ3JiT 6 1905 NUMBER 122 ZE wim i im i o- -m i tm m it w i t 1 1- im w im m ir r i r li i s: ir r: i l a i - 11 i it 1 v 11 i m -w ii 11 - i ipi it a , a i fV II WCJfl 1 1 ffl . I II. L ri W tiSs KIU W J'L II- L,- JR' M., I l ' VT J VU oi4 11 V IV ANP IV JLi r n y 1: ft TAX ROIL INYAL1D 110 BLOOD SHED TODAY NEW YORK Tb.epresent assesment roll of Union county is invalid, ac ;ording to recent de cision of the Oregon Supreme court which said that personal property, no matter how small, the amount must be assessed. Previously, personal property valusd at less than three hundred dollars was ex empt and wnen a citizen came under this claSH he ot course paid no personal pro perty tax. Since the decision which says that nothing is exempt, was handed down it became neceasary for the coun'.y as sessor to resses the whole county. As sessor Morton has already started the wort ( recanvassing the county in some prec'mis, and left this morning for Union to have the assessor there take up the work again. La Qrande precinct must be canvassed house to house and Mr. Morton thinks that work will begin in this city within a few days. While considerable expense will be in curred by this additional work of securing a tax roll, there will be no more than enough gained by increased tax to much more khan pay the additional expense. It is roughly estimated that there are $400, 000 in taxable property in this county that comes in this class and on the 0 mill basis this will nat about $8,000 to the coffers of the countv. !: RUSSIA (Scrlpps Newt Association) Helsingsfors. Fin.. Aug. 6 As a result of the recent disorders here the Chief of Police Malm and two adjutants have re signed and will be succeeded by Major Perghaa Finlander of the Russian army. QUIET IN ST. PETERSBURG . a c -t-u ...... : quiet today and three newspapers appear ed this morning. STRIKERS BUSY AGAIN The strikers have torn up the railroad to Irinova this afternoon and the strike it spreading to Osloff. More are quiting work every hour. Tnt police have noti fied workman that all strikers will be arrested and the meetings broken up. From Indications this morning it seemed probable that the strike would be over as there was a considerable lull in hostili ties but by noon they had broken out afresh. FROM HEAT AMIS' 1 AFTER THE Oil TRUST ANOTHER STRIKE IS PROMISED OUTLAWS III 1 $ MAMUAkU o KAUni AliHI VIM (Scrlppt News Association) San Francisco. Aug. 6 S. H. McClin tok, who died of heart desease at the Imperial hotel in New York yesterday morning, was the Pacific agent of the Standard Oil Company and the Un;on Tank line. His home was in Pala Alto, BALL0MN6 FOR RECORD (Scrlppt New Association) Noank.Conn., Aug. 6 Roy Knabenshue and Dr. Thomas, who started to New York last night to break the American balloning record, landed here this morning for breakfast. They reported that no accidents had marred the trip the previous mar t They stayed long enough to get their bearings and then set wing again. They expect to reach Boston before I ey alight again. MANY LIVES LOST PRICE OF SUGAR ADVANCED (St-rlppt News Amov'Htlon) Ne'&i York. Aug. 6--AII grades of re fineciT'ar advanced te.i cants a hundred pounds today. (ScrlpDi New Association) New York Aug. 6 The city is swelter ing and the people had to sleep on the benches, in the suburbs and the parks last ni.ht.. The house tops" tenement district are crowded. The weather con tinues to grow hotter and there are no tignt of rain. UP lO tWO O blUUK Ulia IMiiUtUtt ki:5i have been ten deaths from heat and the prostrations will reach into hundreds. The doctors say if no relief in the tem perature comet the death list tonight will be appalling. The children of the Grotto are following the sprinkling carts which the city kept moving in trains in order to let tittle folkt get gleefully toaked. The official thermometer registers 91. above. on the curbs of Wall street it it 109. SPANISH WAR VETERANS' ENCAMPMENT erlpps News Association) Albany. N. Y.. Aug. 6 The three days' state encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans of New York opened here this morning at the City Hall with sever al hundred delegates in attendance. Mayor Gaus delivered an address of welcome, to which several responses were made. The business sessions of the encampment will he held in the City Hill and dapartment headquarters have been established at the New Konmore. Tne program which has been arranged for the three days of the encampment includes an outina at Elec tric Park, another entertainment at Al Tro Park and a river excursion. (Scrlpps News Association) Carthagina Aui. 6 It is reported that the celebrated Spanish singer, Lola Mil anes was lost wich the steamer Siro last Saturday night. Tni French steamer Louise saved. fifty f our lives, but the exact number will never be known. It is car tain that the number was over three hundred. FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF SETTLEMENT irirrlpps News Association) Hinton. Okli .. Aug. 6 The fifth anni varsary of the opening of the Kiown and Co nanche country is being celebrated to day not only in this city, but also in Ana- darko. Hobart. Apache. Lawton and other points within the tertitory. Thecelebra tions will be in the form of outings with addresses by prominent speakers. 'acrtpp '' Association) Chicago. III.. Aug. 6 The special Grand Jury called by Judge K M. Landis for the purpose of investigating the rebate j charges against tnt Standard Oil Com pany, convened today and at once began with the hearing of the testimony. The evidence wll be similar to that gathered twr th fVunrt .Inrv in Clsvulsnd re cently, when it wt charged that the Standard Oil Company had received ben efits from the Lake Shore Railroad Com pany in t.-.t form of direct rebates and favors in storage charges. The case is attracting a great deal of interest and it is expected that a bitter fight will be made by the Oil Trust. Every eff ort will be made by the State to push tr.e matter to a finish as rapidly as possible, to bring the matter to a direct ssue before the courts. Prior to presenting evidence In the Standard Oil with reference to railroad rebates and the presentation of the char ges to the grand jury. .Attorneys Sulli van. Morrison. Pain and Hanchett Dyer che Utter a district attorney of St. Louis, the government lawyers conducting the campa gi he d a conference. The jury will be sworn in by Judge Bethea. The Cleveland case is to be presented in its entirety.that portion of the evidence which relates to storage chargas which were never collected. The collectors' omission of which, it is charged gave the Standard Oil Company undue advant age over competitors. The star witness will probably be H. C.Barlow. executive director of the Chicago Commercial ' As sociation. Barlow was formerly a rail road officii and it is said once had been in the confidence of the Standard people but is now an active opponent of the railroads in question and the Standard Oil Company. (Scrlpps News Association) San Francisco. Aug. 6 Linemen em ployed by the San Francisco Gas and Electric Company, which practically sup plies power for this city, have notiflsd the company that if it supplies the unitsd rail roads with one kilowa: of power more than named in the contract, they will strike in sympathy with the railroad linemen, ins iignt company has piuui ed to adhere strictly to the contracts. MANILA ARE DANGEROUS PRESIDENT ENTERTAINS ROYALLY (Scrlpps News Association) Oyster Bay. Aug. 6 Th President to day entertained the largest luncheon party of the season. Many leading society people came here from New York and other large cities. (Scrlppt Newa Association) Manila August 6 At Abuyon Island fifty Pulajanes pierced the military cordon and burne J the municipal building and killed an expressman two former member of the constablary and three policemen. A hundred tolditrt are pursuing the the murderera.: Major Crawford and Captain Knuaber and a Lieut nant with eight member; of th consteolary war j shooting th ripids in th Abulung river in Northern Luzon when they wsi attack ed from ambush and wounded by igor- rotes arrow. ' part Ann MAIAMAS POISONED (Scrlpps Newt Association) Bellingham. Aug. 6--Canned Mush roons poisoned fifty of the party of Ma zamas, of Portland and elsewhere, who were trying to reach the sumlt of Mt. Baker. One half of the party is incapaci tated and unable to continue on the trip. The ascent will probably be a failure. : MIDSUMMER SPECIALS Must be closed cut at once. Summer Wash Goods in endless varieties, at a decided reduction. Shirt Waists, small lots of ladies' hats, ladies suits, and many other summer specials INDIAN ROBES We are Aeents for the Worid S5fendieton Indian Robes. See cur Display S 5.00 to 5 Wide New RtMNAM COUNTER Or. our Remnant Counter you i.l find mary choice ends at a M ristjrr.iner sv n,j which includes. Ginghams, Percales. Prints. Woolens. S iks. Outirgs, or.d irany Sta-jles. COMFORTABLE CORSETS American Lady Corsets gives elegance and comfort, ard are beyond a doubt one of the best corsets on the markeL TRY ONE AND BE CONVINCED Prices $100. $1.25. ard $1.50 I MADE FOR US BY 1 a t Phone Black 130 V04 7 g ERIENSHIP 13) nns oio TRANSP0RTATI01 RES1M:) (Scrlppt New Association) Redding, Cal Aug. 6 Th temporary track around tunnel number six Is com pleted hut there will be no transfsr of passenger tonight Four overland pass anger wars transferred today and by svening, train will b ru ining on time. There are six hundred men working on the broken tracks. BANK COSED (Scrlppt New Association) Chicago Aug. 6 Th Milwaukee Ave nue state bank with capital of $250,000 and whose deposits ar said to b $4,000 . 000, was closed this morning by Vic President Thoodor Stanland for examin ation. A large fore of popcemen ar holding buck th enraged depositors, who ar mostly foreigners. H. C. Bidwell is again at his post of duty at the Island City Pioneer mill after a sever seig of rhuematism lasting over a month. H has been at Hot Lake for th past two weeks, has thrown aside his crutches and will soon b ready to help take car of th new crop. SHOE TRADE We want to irr,pre55 or your mind the g.d points of our mane of shoos. Sevan years of successful shoesellifj convinces us that our shoes hue merit. We Fit Your Feet. (Si-rlpps Nv Association) Frendsnip N Y August 6-The cei bratbn of, the one hundredth anniversary of tha founding of this village began here today and will con'inue throngh the week An elaborate program hs been arranged for the caieoration and the festivities have attracted a large number of visitors from tne surrounding districts. This village was founded in 1806 by Richard Friar who came here from Kingston and settled Others soon fol'owed. As the sire of 'th settlement increased dissent ions arose among the people and the strife was so hot that the place was called Fighting Corner. Later, however the differences were amicably ssttled and upon the sufgestion of one of the pioneers tne p'ace was named Friendship and was incorporated under that name Tr-.at was in 1815. At one time tne ' n.ar. wm ou te a center of the lumber I inj.Ktrv :n nrt of the country and had j 25 sawm.ils in ooeration. Tne first school 1 was opaicd ;n 1 3 1 0 and religious services' ' i were smarted a-iouttht sums time. Tna tirst cii'd sorn in the village was Siierman j Has.. 1333. the fir it destn that of I Hat. F ur in tne s.ure year, and .' Srs: Tirr;ig was that of James 'Sar.fj'.J a-d Si .-j Harrison in 1803. T-.e 3U"aa a l man to ins ur-i :n ;r,i C.vil War. TWO SMALL BOYS KILL AN MA AT ( OTTAGEGROVE (Scrlppe Newe Association) Cottage Grove. Ore., Aug. 6 William Powell of San Francisco and seventy years of age was shot near her last night. Mr. Powell was a little way south of this city when he was attacked by two boys nsither of whom are fifteen years of age. Th boys, who ar supposedly escapes from the Washington Reform school, tried to ho'd the old gentleman up for thirty cs.ts. After a scuffle ths old man was shot and died from th wounds this morn ing, Th murderers arn still at large, but it is thought that by getting the des criptions from the reform school author ities it will be possible to identify th boy should they be found. Mr. Powell was known to have had considerable money on hit perton anj th boy hsanng of this had no doubt planntd on a big haul. No other clew to the perpetrator is yet in the hands of the police. v:..ae ; arrr.y 3 ROYAL TAILOR macs to measure samp. 33 1 906-7 row in. Become or.3 many pleasad customers. for of TWO DIE TO SWE A fRIEND N! ss Ethel Oaibreth a school teacher of Prar.e Cty Orjon. and the M;ssss Hilda and Ma'giret Sawyer, were drown ed in Soutn Coos river near Allekhany Saturday. Te young ladies were bath- wr.en M ss Galbreth wno could not 1 j . . - r. deep water ana sneo ior !'n " - 1 re p. Savera. men were siaiiuing un n : bank but r.a-,a offered to help the youii 1 woman S" M ss Hild.a Sawyer went to 'theres-.ue. but sou'i do notn.ng with t drown. -.g g ri. TnenM.se Margaret saw- to endaivor to lend mem a a. i 1 yer en' 1 Visi O orath is from Eistarn O-ai Vergere IMo. 27 Pend'eton Tribune. Miss E:s e Leadsworth and Miss Maym . Potts le't uist vning for Seattle where . . ... . 1 t . ' they wil v.s:t friends tne remainder i i..w summer. Lad.es wnite shoe dressing. Jus, re ceived at tr. Fair, white shoe dress nj for lad e canvas shoes. COMB AND BRUSH SELL THIS WEEK 20 per cent off SEE OUR WIDOW DISPLAY NEWLIN DRUG CO. La Grande, Oregon.
