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INDUSTRY
VOLUME V
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON, MiNOAY. AJ3JiT 6 1905
NUMBER 122
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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ROYAL TAILOR
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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
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r. deep water ana sneo ior
!'n
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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
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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.