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PATRONIZE HOME! INDUSTRY AND BUILD UP YOUR ROM El TOWN VOLUME V LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. AUGUST 9. 1906 NUMBER 123 0. H & l dS RIGHTOf WAY THROUGH TO JOSEPH As a Result of Decision by 'Judge Edkin Wallowa Valley Rail ' .. road is Deleateil after Long anil Bitter fiflrt. The Wallow Valley Railroad has no right of way from Elgin to Wallowa. This was the decision handed down by Circuit ' Judge Eakin from the injunction trials i held some time ago. fne Wallowa Valley j from constructing a track on the land in question. The decision, in regard to this phase of the question says: ' That the plaintiff is entitled to de cree in each case, that the deeds given THf CARNIVAL AT NEWPORT (Scrippa New Association) Newport, R. 1., August 9. A' though the squadron of the New York Yacht Club sailed from here this morning for Vine yard Haven, where it will remain one day, there was no lack of interesting feat ures in connection with the carnival cele bration today. One of the land features of the day was the trades processior. which contained a large number of hard- somely decorated floats. The aquatic features of the day include motor boat races under the auspices of the Motor Boat Club of America. About sixty boats have been entered for the event and the competitors will be divided into three classes. The race will be over the Dyer Island course with distances of 15 and SO miles. Handsome silver cups will be awarded to the winners of the races. railroad and the 0. R. & N. have both J by said Hug, Shelton. Parker Halgaith surveyed a strip of land leading from El- ! and Christianson respectfully to defend- in fn Wallowa Mtnh H fhr ! in mn 9-r . rrflif oih was a conflict as to the real ownership of ' survey ar.d location of Plaintiff's line of right of way, five injunctions were riled I road and by the deeds to plaintiff, is a by the 0. R. & N.. and on the 1 6th of Jul v ! cloud uoon the olaint.ifF's title thereto, and the trwil began. By mutual consent the that said cloud be removed, and that the for twoTdays the attorneys. A. C. Spencer j excavating or constructing embankments of Portland, Crawford St Crawford of this thereon; and that the plaintiff recover its CHARITY HUSBAND AND WlfE SUICIDES city for the plaintiff, and Ramsey St Oliver for the defendant, fought the question in battle of words before Judge Eakir. From the evidence presented at that , time, the Court foirr.ed his decision, which says that the Wallowa Valley railroad shall forever and perpetually be en joined cost and disbursement of these suit." This decision, which has been awaited by many anxious interested parties, sim ply means that from now on the 0. R. & N. Company can build a track on the sur veyed land without molestation from the other corporation. ( 0 RA( OR BIDING ft I DRAMS BAY ROAD LtT (Scrlpps Nftts Association) Portland, Aug. 9 Tne cortract for the construction of the first fftrty miles of the Drain Cocs Buy rai.road was ,et today by Harriman toC. E. Loss cf San Francisco. The coutractor is pre ' ar:-g to go to work at once, with several h'jrdred men. A complete grading outflt will arrive at DraiiflJext Sunday. T.u material, such as rails, bribes and implements are al ready at Drain. GRAIN MARKETS Chicago Aug. 9 -Wheat opened at725fc closed at 72'8; corn opened at 49; closed at 49 : oats opened at 3 1 : closed S 1 s (AO I (in ml (Scrippa News Association) Springfield Aig. 9 Mrs. Thomas Reilly the wife of Dwarf Gambler, known the country over committed suicide this morning by taking carbolic acid. At the same hour George Reilly was taking his mother's body to this city from Peoria for burial. , Enrcute he dropped between the passenger cars and the baggage car containing the casket and was ground to ft U fk,.f,Kt fc ft with tttfid. r ...... - m ical intent. . EREE METHODIST WORSHIP IN WOODS (Scrlpps Newe Association) . Rock Island, III., Aug. 9 The meeting of the Free Methodists began here today in the woods on the North side of Eighth Avenue, near Twenty-fourth stieetSev era' hundred members of the Kewaunee district of the Free Methodists are in at tendance, among the prominent woricers. ike the Rev. C. W. Sturdevant, of this city, he Rev. Mr. Doty of Woodstock, the Rev. Dr. Boone of Chicago and others. QUEEN'S MOTHER STONED (Scrlpps News Association) Madrid, Spain, Aug. 9. The Queen's mother was stoned today while automo biling near San Sebastian. She was not seriously injured. OR 0 I HOT FAVOR mi r (Scrlpps News Association) San Francisco, Aug. 9. Denis Kearney famous all the world over as "Sandlot", will institute a contest against the will of M. Theodore Kearney, the millionaire raisin grower of Fresno, who left his en tire estate of one million to the University of California. He is first cousin to the eccentric capitalist Kearney, and is pre paring to oppose the distribution on the ground that the testament violates the section of the civil code which makes it unlawful to bequeath more than one third of an estate to a charity. LOUISANA COM EDERATES MEET 1 Scrlpps News Axynctatlon) Baton Rouge. Ls , August 9. The six teenth annual state convention and re union of the Louisana camp of the U." G. V. opened here today wiih a large at tendance. The convention will last two days. The Louisanadivision of the Sons of Veterans is holding its annual conven tion here at the same time. R PICKED A (OAT Yesterday a tramp visited the residence of W. W. Berry on Adams Avenue, and demanded ten cents. Upon the refusal of Mi s. Berry to donate this small sum of money, he deliberately picked up a coat and walked off. Mrs. Berry immediately went after a gun and gave pursuit. Mr Tramp soon returned the coat where he found it. I MIDSUMMER SPECIALS e HJJ"-"'T,;TflflHlTlllltlgil 3a8BBBEaBVs3BffiBBBMinUBDiBMnnnBHBDl Must be closed out 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 Agents for the World Wide Pendleton Indian Robes. See our New splay $ 5.00 to$ 7.0C RtMNAIMT COLMER On our Remnant Counter you will find mary choice ends at a Mdsummer saving which includes, fiinehams, Percales. Prints, Woolens. S iks, Outirgs, and many Staples. COMFORTABLE CORSETS American Lady Corsets gives elegance and comfort, and are beyond doubt one of the best corsets on the market. TRY ONE AND BE CONVINCED Prices $1.00. $1.25, and $1.50 ImadefotUjsTyT Peters I Ml lllfllxriJ inpjotiT riwT' SHOE TRADE We want to impress on your mind the good points of our make of shoes. Seven years of successful shoeselling convinces us that our shoes have merit. We Fit Your Feet. ROYAL TAILOR made to measure samples for 1906-7 now in. Become one of our many pleased customers. Phone B I So. 27 MR RR IS SltiiSLAl UNLOCATED (Scnpps News Association) London, Aug. 9. Tne president of the divorce court today announced that the court had , decided that hereafter th newspaper articles relative to divorce, affairs, could not be published as the wit-; nesses were in tome cases prejudiced The court holds that it it not conductive to public welfare to call attention to di vorce cases. HA D 1 Scrlpps News Association) San Quentin Cal. Aug. 9 William Trebilcox was executed at San Quentin prison this morning. The drop was sprung at 10:31 and a few minutes later he was prouoced dead. The man was game to the last and requested the attending clerga- man to sing a familar hymn to him. He joined in the singing and as he mounted the scaffold ha shouted, "Good bye boys. I hope to see you all in heaven. Oh -he scaffold he murmured a short prayer. The holy oommunion was ad ministered this morning. The man showed great vitality after his neck was broken Trebilcox had murdered his wife and attempted the life of her cousin who was a boarder with their family. He had relumed home one night from a long case of debauchery and without apparent cause shot his wife and wounded the girl in the thigh. He asked the court to set the execution as early as possible. THE EMtfROH GRANDSON. (Scrlpps News Association) Berlin, August 9. Preparations are being made for the coming baptism of the Emperor's first grandson. Nothing has been decided yet as to godfather and godmother to the baby prince. That there will be quite a number of them is quite certain. It will be recalled that the young father, the German crown prince had no fewer than 31 godfathers and godsmothers. among whom figured the late Queen Victoria. King Edward VII., then Prince of Wales, Prince and Princess Christian, ths Emperors of Russia and Austria, the Kings of Italy and Belgium and a host of German princes and princesses. The Royal baby has already been photographed or. rather, picture post cards are in circulation showing the Emperor with the infant Prince upon his knee. At the Empercr has not even set eyes on his grandson, this is certainly a remarkable performance on the part of the photographer. POPE IS HI iScrlpps News Association) Rome. Aug. 9. The Pope was seized by an attack of heart weakness after many fatiguing duties this morning. His doctor has ordered a complete rest. A few hours after the attack he was re ported to be feeling better. (Scrlpps News Association) Chicago. Aug. 9 Cashier Herring of the Milwaukee State bank has announced to the newspaper this morning that he will give himaelf up this afternoon. He said the reason he remained secluded was that he k.iew the people would not understand the position and wanted to secure the hondsman. He hat not been out of the city tince Monday when he appeared and found a man posting notice of the bank's close and went home with a friend. He said that several weeks ago he warned Stensland to arrange for the indebtedness of the bank or there would be trouble. The examiners said this morning that the former figures placing the value of the alleged bogus securities at a million were approximately correct. It appears that the whole trouble lies with Stensland as ha never paid many of the debts, and lost forty 01 fifty thousand a year. His rent bills and lights bills were never paid. Chicago, Aug. 6 Another warrant for Theodore Stensland, former president of the state bank, was issued this morning. The Herring case did not appear at one this afternoon. Inspector Shippy and Examiner Jones said that certa.n parts of the Herring story were untrue. Shippy says that he it paying no atttention to the reports that Herring has surrendered, but is keeping sixty detectives on the trail. Chief Collins says that he will have Herring as toon at the bank officials want him. All sorts of clewt at to Paul Stentland'l whereabouts art rumored. It is not known definitely where he it or anywhere near where he it. TEXAS SHERIffS HOLD CONVENTION (Scrlpps News Association) Dallas, Tex., Aug. 9 The annual con vention of the Sheriffs' Association of '. Texas opened here today with a large attendance and nearly every county in the state it represented at the meeting. Robert Qoodfellow, sheriff of Coleman, county, it president of tht organization and will preside at the meetings, which will occupy three days. Many important matters will come up for consideration. LABOR TO CO INTO POLITICS (Scrlpps New Association) Pittsburg, Fa August 9. The mats meeting called by the leadert of the Un-, ion Labor Party for the purpose of form ing and organizing a new political party composed of the organized labor elements, will be held here today. Hundredt of delegates representing the various labor organizations will be in attendance this evening, when the meeting is called to order. E. M. Douglass, one of the pro jectors of the new . party, M. F. Tighe, asiistant secretary of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Work' ers; Simon Burns, Samuel Gompert, C. C. Douglass and other prominent leadert are here and are expected to deliver ad dresses before the meeting. BISCUIT TRUST MEETING (Scrlpps Newe Association) New York. August 9. The Board of Directors of the National Biscuit Company will hold a meeting hare this afternoon. The main purpose of the meeting ie to act on the question of dividends. The cus tomary rate of 1 on the preferred and of 1 par cent on the common stocks may be exDected. It is stated on irood author- ity that the company does not intend to buy the Butler ttora system in Greater New York. A plan for building an ad ditional factory may be considered. ' AGITATORS BANISHED (8crlppt Newe Association) Moscow Aug. 9 A complete resump tion of work was begun to day. Many agitators have been banished. TEDDY COHfERS WITH STANDARD MEN (Scrlpps Newe Association) Oyster Bay, Au. 9 Former Senator Jones, and man from Arkansas named. Barstale, who It the Pittsburg represen tative of the Standard Oil company, wat in a several hours' conference with the President this morning. It was tried to keep the matter secret. - OUR IDEA OF j ! TRADE - BUILDING! MIRAOJIAS ESCAPE (Scrlpps Newt Association) Van Couver, C. C, Aug. 9-M rs. H. McArthur, the wife of the owner of Loins creek mining property near the Skeena r'vtr, fell into as'u e box and w.scarri d nine hundred feet and thrown on a dunp. She escaped with a broken leg and a few bruises. We belieave that people wish to trade where they can do best, and that to get their trade it is necessary to do best by them. This is the principle that we have tried to apply, and it has proven effective. We are sure that our business will keep on growing. It will grow because all those features that huve brought trade are still in operation. We want your trade, and we ask for it solely on the basb of our intention and ability to do you good, and we ask you to come here whenever you need anything th it a druggist ought to sell, and feel sure that if you ci ue once you will con tenue to come. NEWLIN Dl UG CO. La Grande, C ion.