La Grande evening observer., August 17, 1906, Image 1

TOY AND FIND IT' IN TOWN BEFORE YOU SEND AWAY IT WILL PAY YOU
VOUJME V
LA GRANDE, ' UNION COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 17.' 1906
NUMBER 132
mm (eiiira
Only a question of tim until the Central
Railroad will have wound its path of steel
about Grande Ronde valley. Right of
wafJgent, W. J. Snodgrass is expending
every tfort to hurry the proposed road.
It is really more than proposed because
much of the right of way is already se
cured Mr. Snodgrass. with the exception
of one ranch, ' has secured the right of
way from Union to Moss Chapel. .The
Till Hrf' TTn.MM fN Onifa fknn
about two miles north untij ' it reaches
what is known as Booth's lane. Thence
it is to run due west to Moss Chapel,
There was but little trouble in securing
this part of the route but from Mass Chapel
to this city there are many routes and the
Oregon Central Railroad Company through
its agent, will adopt the path that will do
the LJl damage to the ranchers and still
bring tne best results.
, There has been some scepticism ex
pressed in regard to the intrinsic value
that this road will give to La Grande.
(Scrlpps News Association)
Portland Ore. Aug. 17 After being
out twenty minutes the jury of the fed
eral court, in the case of Clarence Zach
ary, this noon returned a verdict of
guilty of perjury in connection with the
homestead claim of Charles Watson, The
convicted man'will be sentenced tomorrow.
He waie of the officials in the Butte
Creek Company.
ZACHARY IS
(ORTO
Of PURJUIiY
GET INTO A NEW SHIRT
If you're not already we want to speak a word
of advice a word or two about "good shirts."
Talk,"good shirt" insurance for we, of cource
are going to try to persuade you to buy your
fgrts here-because-if you do, that insures your
wearing good shirts.
Unquestionably, our shirts are the best for the
money-the fact is, we know of none to equal
them in the city. Look around you can ascer
tain that. You will do well to watch our shirt
stock-it will give you the correct idea of the shirt styles, because we make it a point
to get the "latest out."
We are Agents for the
FAMOUS "SILVER" AND "COLD" BRAND
Neglegee Shirts $1.25 and $1.50
as well as other excellent makes. . ; Wash Shirts 50cts. to $3.00
COLLARS AND CUFFS
bout the collars that gives comfort and style. To get the best for the money
iilver Brand" collar. Sold the world over for 12-1 -2c.
"WE KEEP THE THE VERY LATEST"
AuVord
buy the
i Phone I k 130
SURELY
10 la grahde
There can be no question but that it will
directly benefit this city and with a greater
percentage, in proportion to size, than it
wiii to Union.
. The company has already spent thou
sands of dollars in this scheme and the
iron is ordered and should have been here
berore this. As soon as the best approach
can be selected to this city from Moss
Chapel, the worn of construction will
This line will not prove antagonistic to
the 0. R. & N. in any way. Rather than
that it will act as a feed to the big line in
bringing into the main line tow ns and
cities, all the fruit and produce of the
growers in the valley. The producers
will be better equipped for removing their
crops by the use of this line and in that
way can handle a larger crop, the ultimate
end of which is. that the O. R. & N. will
have mire Grande Ronde produce to
transport.
DEAD MAN WAS RICH
(Scrlpps News Association)
Truckee, Cat., Aug. 16. Juan Lanuxa,
who was killed in the railrojrn yards this
morning by an engine severing his head
from his body, had a draft for five hun
dred dollars in his pocket issued by the
Lewiston Montana bank, and also five
hundred dollars in gold.
MOODY . RETURNS
(Scrlpps Newe Association)
Oyster Bay, Aug. 1 7. Secretary
Moody left this morning. The President
today entertained General Wilson, Cleve
land H. Doge and Col. Cobs of the English
army.
SECOND JURY AT WORK
(Scrlpps News Association) ' '
Chicago, Aug. 17. Three employees
of the Lake Shore testified before the
second federal grand jury today in regard
to the Standard Lake Shore relations. It
is believed that the jury will be ready to
return indictments soon.
HAYING FOR HIS NEW FOST.
(Scrlpps News Association)
Vancouver, B. C., August 17. Mr. E.
S. Cranford, for the past few years
agent of the Union Steamship Company
in Boston, sailed today on the turpine
liner Mahenc for Sydney, Australia, to
assume the position of traffic manager
for his company at Wellington, New
Zealand, to which post he was recently
appointed. -
MRS. CARNEGIE BURIED
(Scrlpps News Association)
London. Aug. 17. The funeral of Mrs.
Carnegie was held today. A number of
Americans, among whom was the wife of
Ambassador Raid, were present.
COLORADO FOREST RESERVE ,
(Scrlpps News Association) ,
Washington, Aug. 17. The government
tminv will HH from thm m.Wir ntv
half a million acres in the south west of
Colorado for a forest reserve.
10 TALK VKAR FACTORY
Grande Ronde Fruit Growers'
Association has arranged to meet in the
Commercial Club tomorrow, at four
o clock to formulate and discus plans to
ire a vinegar factory in this city. They
an embryo proposition that will se
cure the desired end, but will pursue a
different means than the former plan.
Mr. Ripley, who has a broad and pract-
MASSACHUSETTS ENDORSE BRYAN
(Scrlpps News Association)
Boston Aug. 17 The Massachusetts
Democratic state convention today adopted
a resolution endorsme Brvan for Pra
ident and declared that he is the foremost
citizen in the United States today. . -
PROBABLY 100 PER CENT
(Scrlpps News Association)
Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 17 When the
depositors of the First National Bank saw
that the doors were closed this mornincr
they went quietly away. The popular
belief is that the bank will pay one hun
dred cents on the dollar.
O. E. Harper, manager of the Rlu
Mountain creamery returned last evening
with his family from Wallowa where they
spent two weeks in camp.
Vergere No. 27
SARATOGA GETS NEW YORK
(Scrlpps News Association)
Minneapolis Aug. 17 The G., ., R.
has decided to hold its nsxt encampment
at Saratoga New York.
NO MONUMENT
The G. A. R, adopted resolutions ask
ing associated confederate veterans to use
their influence to prevent Southern women
from erecting a monument to Wirtz at
Andersonville. They tabled the resolution
favoring the canteen at the soldiers, home.
The meeting was then adjourned. -
ALL JEWS ALARMED
"erf pps News Association )
Bucharst. Rus., Aug. 1 7 The Danic
following the killing of Jews has caused 1
nunareas or refugees and fugitive to
rush on to Roumania. They say that the
anti-Jewish not have extended so far
that none can feel safe.
ical knowledge of vinegar and
cider manufacture), will be a conferee.
The outcome of this meeting will mean
much to Ur.ion county. The feasibility of
a vinegar factory is , common knowledge
and when successfully operateJ will be
very beneficial to the fruit industry and
this factory having the Fruit Growers'
endorsement is sure of success.
HARRIMAN REALIZED TEN
MILLION ON TODAY'S
MANIPULATION
("crlpps Kews Association)
New York, Aug. 1 7.-The Union Paci
fic this morning announced a semi-annual
dividend of five per cent on common
and two per cent on preferred stock. Thi
puts the Union Pacific on the 1 0 per cent
basis. The Southern Pacific this morning
declared a dividend of two and a half per
cent on common stock. This is the first
dividend ever paid. This is stated to be
semi-annually. The Union Pacific divi
dend is payable to stockholders of rAMrri
on Sept. 1 5. The Southern Pacific is
payable on October 1, to holder of divi
dend warrants. Dividends have been ex
pected for eome time, as both companies
have been showing immense earnings.
New York, Aug. 1 7--The rumor that
Harriman is to acquire control over th
Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railway,
assumed a more definite shape today.
It is positively asserted that necotiaHnna
are now pending but no official confirm
ation is obtainable.
The original proportion was that th
Union Pacific shou d take control of that
road, but that would be in violation of
the inter-state commerce laws and con
sequently the matter was dropped while
in that shape.
New York, Auir. 17--Stoek.
Southern Pacific, jumped today to a point
six and seven eights higher than this
mornirg. The market is all in a tramhl
over the annouiement of the dividends
this morning. 1 j
New York Aus. 17 It is .iatoH h
Harriman made ten million dollars nn tn-
day- manipulation of Pacific railroad
stocks. The bears have lost five million
The shrewdest judges of fiinance did not
know just what the movements meant
but in many quarter the comment that
"Jay Gould has been eclipsed" was heard.
Wall street has not been in S3 high a
tension for many months.
London Aug. 1 7 The effect of Harri
man line' announcement thi morning in
regard to dividend, ha affected the
slock market world and the bears in thi
city have had to scramble for cover all
morning. The following announcement
from the United States in regard to the
big jump the Southern Pacific indulged
in about noon.
RAILROAD
DECLARED
DIVIDfllD
VALPARISO VISITED B Y
EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE
(Scrlpps News A cIatlon)
New York, Aug. 17 Private dispat
ches report that a terrific earthquake,
followed by fir at Val raiso. Chili, last
night all but destroyed that city. There
is hardly a building but what Is damaged.
The casualties are reported in later dis
patches and say that no conservative
figure can yet be placed. Still later dis
patches say that cables are working as
1 .. ... ...
ing on the seashore just outside the city
and all land lines of the interior are down.
The operator in the hut a few mile from
the city thinks that the disaster Is a repe
tition of the San Francisco disaster.
OCCURED EARLY
The earthquake occured at seven fortv
five last night The cable operators
returned to the city last night, thi morn
ing which is an indication that the danger
i about over. No word ha beeit recevied
at ten this morning from the American
council general to Chill. ' ' , ' - "
FELT HERE
North America was shaken by the
earthquake which did so much damage In
South America. Last night the seismo
graph here gave a clear record showing
that the earth swayed a quarter of an
inch, and began at seven twenty-nine
and continued four hour. Records indi
cate that it must have been a severe
hock at Valparaiso. The recording oen
was not so much agitated a during the
ban f rancisco and Indian earthquakes
TREMORS SLOW
Washington, Aug. 17. The weather
bureau's official statement of the full
tecord of the earthquake has been pub
lished. The tremors here were compar
atively slow covering eighteen to forty
i seconds and finally ceased about mid
night. They were by far the heaviest
since the San Francisco disaster.
Keports are conflicting, , this
afternoon says that portions of the city
Valpariso burned all night and hundreds
of citizens are buried under the ruins
Upon the heels of thi comes aVeport that
loss of life is unconfirmed, but that fires
are burning in various part of the city.
Washington, Ang. 17 The Chilian Le
gation here has no word regarding the
earthquake. The state department re
ceived no advices from the Amencrn dip
lomatic or Counsular Representative. It
i reported that a number of interior town
suffered more than Valparaiso.
WHERE SITUATED
Vapariso, a fortified city, the capital
of a province of its own name, and the
principal port of Chili, is situated on
large bay in the Pacific 90 miles W. N. W.
of Santiago.
The Say of Valpariso is of a semi
circular form, and capable of
accommodating a very large fleet. It is
well sheltered, but is entirely open to
OUR IDEA OF 1
TRADE - BUILDING I
We belleave 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 fe; ;ures that hsve brought
trade are still in operation. V j want your trade anH
we asK lor it soieiy on the
ability to do you good, and
whenever you need anything
sell, and feel sure that if you
tenue to come. '
NEWLIN
La Grande.
wards the North.;, and during prevalence
of winds from thi quarter m the winter
season, accompanied by a heavy rolling;
sea, the shipping, is much exposed. The
town ha a very picturesque situation.
The part properly called the Port is
built on the tower slopes of a range of
lofty heights which encircle the bay,
and on a narrow beach widened! here
and there by deep cuttings into these,
commercial port of th Pacific coast! of
South America, it having an import trad
of about $35,000,000 per annum', export
about $18,000,000. During the Spanish
domination Valpariso was a place of
very little not, and was scarcely known
to the world. In 1819 th population
barely amounted to 6000 soul. In 1865
it wa bombarded by a Spanish fleet.
Population i now 97,757.
SEC ROOT
CHEERED BY
POPULACE
(Scrlpps News Association) ,
Bueno Ayers, Aug. 17 Secretary of
State Root, at a reception in hi honor by
the American community, addressed th
gathering of Americans and Englishmen
and other leaders on the commercial life
of Argentina and upon the prosperity of
that country and pointed out that there
is no reason for enmity against the
United States by Argentina. He advocat
ed the idea of more steamship lines be
tween the two countries. Thi morning
he visited the ranch of Estancia Divot
and took breakfast with the owner. He
returned this afternoon and was cheered .
by the crowds on the streets.
SHOWS MAN FOR REVENGE
(Scrlpps News Association) '
Fort Morgan, Colo.. Autr. 17. After
accusing the wife of John Strasshiem for
not making efforts to save his three year '
old son who fell into a fire before her,
Fred Jewell sought revenge on her husband
by shooting him. The German friends of
Strashein gathered to lynch him but
troops appeared ani protected him.
CHAIN MARKETS
(Scrlpps News Association)
Chicago Aug. U -Wheat ooened at 70 1
closed at 70';, corn opened at 48-.
Claud t 47 L 1
oats opened at 50..
closed 29. .
ba
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i of our intention and
ask you to come here
it a druggist ought to
ne once you will con-
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