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VOLUME V
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1908
NUMBER 123
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(3crlpps Newi Assoclatloa)
Chicago, Aug. 10. Hundreds of notes
in blank form as far as the amount was
concerned and bearing the alleged signa
tures of Chicagoans. were found today in
the vaults of the Milwaukee State bank.
Authorities ' ive declared that Stenaiand,
as much as the present- shortage. The
signatures were evidently traced from
genuine s gnatures and then worked over
in ink.
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WILL PROSECUTE LYNCHERS
(Scrlpps New Association)
Springfield, Mo.. Aug. 10 The Sheriff
of this county today swore in thirty more
deputies to aid during the trial of the
men indicted for lynching the negroes a
few days ago. State officials have been
confering with Governor Folk as to the
advisability of sending out, the militia.
THE OLYMPIA fOR THE MIDDIES.'
(Scrlpps News Association)
Norfolk. Va.. August 1 0. The
protected cruiser Olympia. Admiral
Dewey's flagship will be - assigned to the
Naval Academy next vear for use in the
crus3s of the midshipmen and for general
instruction purposes The Olympia is
now at trie Norfolk Navy Yard, to be
put in serviceable condition. A board of
survey will make a report on the
necessary repairs to be "made before
the cruiser will be fit for service. The
midshipmen are now on their summer
cruise, and some time will elapse before
the Olympia will be in demand for such
purposes. It is hardly probable the ship
will be available before next summer.
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ILY.Y.t OCEAN RICE
(Scrlpps News Association)
Vineyard Heven. Mass., Aug. 10. The
start in the ocean race of the New York
Yacht Club, in connection with the club's
annual cruise wasmae this morning. The
(jjtrf will be from here to Sandy Hook.
AmChg the best boats who started in the
race are Wilson Marshal's Atlantic,
George Lander's Enuymom, Dr. Lewis
Stimon's Fleur de Lys, anj Edward R.
Coleman's Hildegarde.
iScrlppe Newt Association )
Oyster Bay, Aug. 10 President Roose
velt's secretary, Loeb, was this morning
served with papers instituted by Made
Dorce, and othores who were arrested
in Washington last winter. The suit is
for fifty thousand. Loeb said today that
if the woman has a case it is against the
police, as he had nothing to do with her
arrest. The arrest was made outside
St John's church which is Mrs. Roosevelt's
church.
(Scrlpps News Association)
Manila. August 10 In a hand to hand
fight with the Pulajanes at Julita. First
Lieutenant John James and two privates
of the eight infantry, Contrast Surgeon
Snyder, and Internal Revenue Collector
Williams was killed. The outlaw natives
hMj wuuiuuiuiu tne iius ueuujiunetii
Munitions and ten men were captured
after the struggle had lasted nearly an
hour. The Pulajans were driven back
and are now in the hills again.
JUMPED fROM CAR WINDOW
(Scrlpps New Awoclatlon)
Cleveland. August 10 Estella Bloom -
ingdale leaped through the window from
the flyer Band O. this morning while run
ning sixty miles an hour . and was
fatally injured. Weeping and wailing
she exclaimed, "1 have been bad, and do
not care to live any longer," then made
the fatal plunge through the window.
Judge Lawrence today refused to issue
an injunction requiring mayor Tom John
son to replace the tracks he assisted in
tearing up for the municipal ownership
street car line.
Y ANGER AND HERMA1 TO EIGHT
(Scrlpps News Association)
Indianapolis. Ind., August 10 Benny
Yanger and Kid Herman will fight a ten
round bout before the local Athletic Club
this evening. The fight wai orr finally
bad for Terre Hiute. but had to be
pctjAned and transferred to this city
owing to the interference of the local ;
authorities in Terre Haute. I
KING EDWARD AT RACES
(Scrlpps News Association)
Cowes. Eng., Aug. 10 The King, and
the Prmce of Wales are active partici
pants at the races today. Kaiser Will-
hiim's meteor is entered.
GRAIN MARKETS
C.i.eago Aug. 9 -Wheat opened at7254
closed at 72: corn opened at 49
closed at 49 ' : oats opened at 31;
closed 31.
NELSON WILL FIGHT GANS
(Scrlpps Newe Association)
Reno, Nevada, Aug. 1 0 Battling Nelson
who will fight Joe Gans at Goldfield on
September 3, arrived here from Salt
Lake this morning. He intended to train
at Reno but manager Nolan prepared for
him to train at Goldfield and he left this
this morning for the latter place. Nelson
is in a fine condition and will put up a
hard battle. It is only a knock out blow
that will end the fight.
Goldfield, Nev., Aug. 10 Manager
Nolan and Joe Gans met this afternoon
and signed the articles for the coming
fight. Nelson will get two-thirds and
Gans one third of the thirty thousand
purse which is up. If Nelson loses. Nelson.
Gans and the club will each get one third
(Scrlpps Newe Association)
Minneapolis. Minn., Aug. 10. Anange-
ments are complete for the G. A. R. en
campment next week. National Com'
mender Tanner arrived this morning and
was received by a battery of national
guard. He refused to ride to hit hotel in
an automobile and could not shake hands
because his right arm is tied up in a sli-g
on account of a felon. It it expected that
two hundred thousand visitors will be in
the city and that twenty-five thousand
will participate in the parade.
LETTING MATTERS BE READJUSTED
(Scrlppe New Association)
Manchester August 10 The New
Hampshire Fire insurance company stated
t:day that tuspension of the pacific coast
was due to the dosire of letting the
unsettled conditions readjust themselves
before taking further liabilities. The
company's Sar. Francisco liabilities will
be settled for about a half a million.
HANGED FOR MURDER
(Scrlppe Newe Association)
Birmingham Ala. Aug. 10 Earl Flet
cher a negro was hanged here today for
killing a fellow convict in the mines. He
denounced the trial and the judge while
on the scaffold.
EXAMINATIONS FOR CORNELL
(Scrlppe Newe Association)
Brooklyn. N. Y August 10. The ex
amination of candidates for free scholar
ship in Cornell University, which was held
last June, having been declared null and
void owing to some crookedness on the
part of a few of the candidates, a re-examination
of the students who were ex
amined in June is being held today. Act
ing City Superintendent John Walch it in
charge of the examination and great care
hat been taken to make it impossible for
any of the candidates to crib or try some
other dishonest practices. Only those whs
took part in the June examination are ad
mitted to this new examination.
DIES Oil
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MIDSUMMER SPECIALS
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
L'Jwe are Agents for the World Wide
Pendleton Indian Robej. See our New
Display $ 6.00 to $ 7.0C
RtMNAU COUNTER
On our Remnant C:wXir you will find
many choice ends at a K dsumwer saving
, which includes. Gx.gham.s. Percales.
Prints. Woolens. S '.its. Oitlrgs.' and many
Staples.
COMFORTABLE CORSETS
American Lady Corsets gives elegance
and comfort, and are-beyond a doubt
one of the best corsets on the market.
TRY ONE AND BE CONVINCED
Prices $1.00, $1.25, and $1.60
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good points of our make of shoes.
Seven years of successful shoeselling
convinces us that our shoes have
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(Scrlpne News Association)
Boise. Aug. 10. William Henry Hi
Bond was hanged in the Idaho penitentiary
at eleven minutes past six this morning
for the murder of Ovaries Daly. Tbe
murder was committed o the night of
OntoKar . t OO P,VJK
was also sentenced to be banged at tha
tame time, wat reprieved by Governor
Gooding at a lata hour last night until
October third.
ESCAPE
(Scrlppe Newe Association)
Reno Nev. Aug. 1 0 Pedro Pslizo who
it terving a lift term for murder.
Quy Vernon and William Blackwell all,
desperate men, dug through the wall of
the Nevada Penitentiary at Carson last
night and ascaped. They are still free
but blood hounds art on tht trail and it
it thought that they will be caught. Cells
in which they were carcerated were be
ing repaired and the prisoner were in tem
porary cells when tha escape was made.
i Their abssnca wat not discoved until
three hours later. ',-'
JAPAN PROTESTING
(Scrlpps Newe Association)
Tokio Aug. 10 The Japanese govern
ment will make a protest regarding the
killing of Japanese poachers at the island
of St. Paul.
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Phone Black 130
Vergere No. 27
NEGRO
MURDERER
HANGED
BROOKLYN YAKHMAN ON CRUISE
(Scrlppe Newt Association)
Norwalk Conn., August 10 The
tquadron of the Brooklyn Yatcht Club,
now on its annual tummer cruise, reached
Sheffield Island yesterday and today it on
its cruise to Black Rock, where the
Brooklyn Yatchtsmen will be the guests
of the New Haven Yatcht Club. The
distance it only 28 miles. Tomorrow
the squadron will remain at Btack Rock
to tike part in the race of the Bridgeport
Yatch Club. On Sunday the squadron
will sail to New Haven a distance of SI
miles.
(Scrlpps Nu-s Association)
Birmingham, Ala., August 10 Earl
Fletcher, the negro convicted of the mur
der of another negro, a fellow convict in
the Flat Top mines of the Sloss-Sheffield
Company, was executed by hanging at
the county jail today.
MARKSMEN TRYOUI
(8crlpps News Association)
Santa Cruz. Aug. 10. Cracksmen
from all over the country are here attend
ing the three days trap shoot which is be
ing held under the auspices of the Santa
Cruz, Monterey and Salinas Gun Clubs.
DIED
KELTZ In this city, at 9 a m. Aug. 10.
1906.D. K. Keltz. aged fifty-six years.
D. K. Keltz was born in Wheeling,
W. V.. in 1850. and came to Oregon 20
years ago. He was a member of
La Grande Lodge No. 16 1. O O. F. and
Local Lodge No. 3. Stone Masons and
Brick layers. Ha leaves to survive him
seven brothers. S. V. and George Keltz
of this city and five o'hers. He has been
sick since the first of May w.th stomach
trouble.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon at 2:10 o'clock from the Odd
Fellows Hall. Interment will be made in
the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
INDIANS CLAIM HORSE
Two Umatilla Indians are camped on
the court house steps and :ntend)to remain
here until their griviances are remedied
They arrived in the city yesterday looking
for a lost horse, and went to Sheriff
Childers with a claim which says that they
have the horse spotted in this city. The
Indian agent has been sent for and when
he arrives the question will be taken up
and if the Indians are successful in prov
ing that the horse rightfully belongs to
them tht animal of course will be given
to them.
AMERICAN KILLED AT PORTO RICA
(Scrlppe Newe Association)
Washington, Aug. 10. The war de
partment has been notified that John Mi
bourn, an American at ("or to Rico and
who had charge of the Santo Domingo
customs, was killed at the Haytian fron
tier on August 6 In the vicinity of Las
Mates.
HELD WITHOUT BAIL
(Scrlppe Newt Association)
Kansas City, Aug. lQ. Albert Cont
wat today held without bail to answer for
the murder of Berth a Boulin hit forme
tweetheart. He tlugged the . man who
wat walking with tht girl and thrtw him
over a cliff.
INDKINIM ROT UKELY
(Scrlppt Newt Association)
Cleveland Ohio, Aug 10 Is it unlikely
that Rockefeller wiU be indicted by that
goverment official. ' Those who will.
however, are those intimately connected
with the Standard Oil's official.
Rockefeller still manU ins that it is twelve
years tine he held any office with that
company. 1
TROUBLE fOR MUTUAL
(Scrlpps Newe Association)
New, York Aug. ' 0 . Internationa)
policy holders' committee hat started a
vigorous campaign to secure the actual
mutualization. The moat active campaign .
it the ettablithment of a press and
publicity buraau under O). F. Carrigton,
No expente will be spared to gain tha
assistance of the small holders and get
control away from the office.
PECULAR SUICIDE
(Scrlpps Newt Association)
Eureka Ut. Aug. 10 John Sullivan
today secured a couple of sticks of dyna
mite from the mines and attached a fuse.
Then deliberately stood over them and ,
waited for the explosion.
Both legs were torn off causing his
death soon after. Before he died he re
greted that he had not done a better job
of it.
DENIES BIRTH Of CHRIST
(Scrlppe Newe Association)
Cincinnati. Ohio. Aug 10. --Re v. Georgo
Clark will likely have to face a charge of
heresy for writing to Bishop Vincent in
which he makee statsments that compare)
with those of Krapsey'e. In ths letter he
denies the virgin birth of Christ, denies
bodily resurrection and the doctrine of
original sin.
OffKERS OUSTED
(Scrlrp Newe Association)
St. Petersburg, Aug. 10.--A regiment
of infantry this morving repudiated their
officers and elected successors to fill their
places:
OUR IDEA OF I
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We belieave that peopl6 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 basis of our intention md
ability to do you good, and we ask you to come 1
whenever you need anything that a druggist ougr
sell, and feel sure that if you come once you will
tenue to come.
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