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VOLUME V
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 7. 1903
NUMBER 150
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LABORING MILLIONAIRE
m mm. disregarded
(Scrlppe News Association)
Havana, Sept. 7 -General Guerra re
fuses to accept the armistice of hostilities
nd there is a threatened renewal at
Santa Clara. Commissioners have just
reached Genera! Fraves to propose a
truce.
The cavalry unde: Guerra held up an
"sstrainfor Hivi-i and took the
n sacks contamirg correspondence
from Sars Juan whs re the government
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ENRICHES
Bid USES
(acrlpps News Association)
St Paul, Sept. 7 -The Minnsota sup
reme court today, in the case of Mabel
Evans decided that leases on the lesaba
range made by tha state auditor under
private arrangements are valid. The
Steel trust and the Great Northern hold
leases worth millions which were indirect
ly valid declined by this discison.
(hill (ALUM TOR FOOD
Ccrlpps News Association)
S&shington. Sept. 7-Minister Hicks,
w&is stationed at Chili, reports that
they are suffering intensely as a result of
the earthquakes. Chili earnestly appeals
to the people of the United States to
quickly respond to the calls for aid. Con
tributions should be cabled to the Red
Cross of Chili. The conditions are here
much similar to the San Francisco and
the sufferings from hunger and exposure
are awful.
troops are located. Among the papers
siezed were warrants for the arrest of
Guerra and a score of other rebel leaders.
The people on the train warmly greet
ed Guerra's lieutenant who made the
seizure.
Two cridges on the Western Railway
between Pinar del Rio and San Luis, was
dynamited by insurgeants this morning.
Five humireJ rebels stopped the detach
ment that was sent to repair the damages.
REPRIEVE GRANTED TO MURDERER
(Scrlpps News Association)
Sacramento. Cal., SbpL 7 This after-
noon Governor Pardee issued a reprieve
to Adolph Weber who was sentenced to
hang at Folsom next Wednesday. This
delays the execution fifteen days. .
On the night of November 10, 1904,
when young Weber was twenty years old
I Julius Weber's house at Auburn. Cal.. was
burned. Before the fire department
could rescue the inmates, the whole
family had been shot dead, with the ex
ception of a younger brother ' who died
from the wounds. The house was burned
and the family killed by Adolph Weber.
TWENTY THREE f OR HIM
(Scrlpps Newt Association)
Seattle, Sept.. 7 John Ellis, aged
twenty-three, box clerk at the post office
in this city committed suicide last night
He left a note to his mother indicating
that he was dispondent over some real
or fancied disgrace. He used a pistol to
end his life.
(Scrlppi News Association)
Detroit. Mich., Sept. 7 Henry Creata.
now working in an organ factory here at
twelve dollars per week, says that he is
her to half a million, and is the man for
whom Attorney Young, of Salem. Miss
ouri, is advertising. On account of un
pleasant records at home he will not go
there to claim his money. He left his
horoe at the age of sixteen and has not
heard of his family for ever seventeen
years.
READY fOR OPENING Of SCHOOLS
(8crlpps New Association)
New York. Sept 7 Eve'ything is in
readiness for the opening of the schools
next Monday. In an effort to keep pace
with the increase of the number of child
ren expected for the new year the B-.ard
of Education has made good use of the
vacation months to provide additional
quarters for school purposes.
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W1LLIAHS0H
WILL DUPLICATE CANS
(Scripp News Association)
Milwaukee. Wis.. Sept. 7 Charles
Neary, the lightweight expert says he is
going after Nelson. Herman Yanger and
Jimmy Britt for any purse they want and
that when he his whipped Nelson and
one other, he will take on Gans,
INSANE MAN RUNS AMUCK
(Siypg News Association)
Paw Rus. Sect. 7 An inmate of
the asylum near here ran amuck today
ar.d killed seven pat ants.
ENGINE GOES OVER BANK
(Scrlpps News Association)
Santa Cruz Cal., Sept 7 A tender on
the narrow gauge and an engine broke
loose at Fulton junction and went over a
bank fifty feet high taking a baggage and
passenger coach with it. The engineer
and fireman had a hairbredth escape from
death.
(Scrlpps Nwi Association)
Portland. Sept.. 7 Fianklin Mays was
again a witness before the land fraud
trial this morning. He testified that
Congressman Williamson's trip to Can
yon City and Salem were in the interest
of the creation of the Blue Mountain For
est Reserve. Witnesses from Pineville
testified that they had taken up school
lands which were afterwards deeded to
Willamson. Sichel testified that
Williamson had sold him a third interest
in thirteen thousand acres of school land
for two hundred thousand dollars.
MUTINIED AND ESCAPED
(Scrlpps News Association)
Warsaw. Sept.. 7 Six soldiers in the
prison mutiried and killed the director of
the prison and released fifty-six revol
utionary agitators.
SOME GOOD POINTERS ON
SOME VERY GOOD
SHOES
Probably you are familiar with the shoe standard of this
store. Perhaps you already know we have no room in
ur stock for any shoe that does not come up to our idea
of a good shoe. We are veritable cranks on the ques
tion of quality in shoes and so far as possible we try to
protect our patrons by excluding all shoes which look
dubious or doubtful. . -
This fall's showing surpasses all previous display in
the essential points of style lines and superior con
struction. Not a shoe on sale at this store which we
cannot commend to our customers. We hold ourselves
personally responsible for the worth and wear of our
shoes.
SCHOOL SHOES
we would call your attention to our complete line of
SCHOOL SHOES. If there is one thing that the careful
mother wants it is good shoes for the boys and girls.
One trial order will convince.
LADIES' SHOES
Thtse are some of the ladies' pets.
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medium heavy soie cushion insoie
cur best seller in ladies' snoes
15b5 Vici Btucner man wp
medium sole, a fine wearer
1470 Viei bal pliable uppers
heavy soles especially good
5218 Box Caif bal school shoes
heavy sole
$4.00
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(Scrlpps News Association)
Boise Sept 7 J. W. Lilard of Baker
Uity uregon and bteve Adams has ap
plied to the district couit for a writ
of habeas corpus to release Adams from
tha Idaho penitentiary. The application
was made at noon today. Adams had
been arrested in Oregon last February
charged with complcity in the assassin
ation of ex-governor Stuenberg.
He nad never been indicted nor given
a preliminary hearing. 1 his move it made
by the attorney for Moyer and Hay
wood for the purpose of finding out what
Adams knows about the case.
0. R & N. HAS A TENDER SPOT
Then was a distracted lady in town
this morning. And she had reason to be.
When passenger number six pulled in this
morning a lady was seen to hurry from
the train and make her way over town.
This was nothing worthy of special notice
but when the smoke of the passenger
train's engine could be seen slowly wind
ing skyward in the region of Hot Lake,
tha dispatchers and ticket agents and
every employee at the O. R. & N. Yar ds
suddenly sat up. The lady who had me
andered to the business section of the
city had returned and found the train
gone. She promptly went into hysterics.
Between sobs and screams her story was
elicited. On approaching La Crande she
had left the child in the chair car while
she went in search of milk. As was evi
dent, on her return the train had carried
her little one toward the rising sun.
The officials came to her rescue by load
ing her on tha Elgin branch engine and
started the little steam engine on the
fastest trip it has experienced in years.
Engine and distracted lady overtook the
passenger and child at Union. The scene
there can best be imagined.
ANNUAL ELECTION OF OTEKERS
The Foreign Missionary Society of the
M. E. Church met at the home of Mrs.
Qeo. Currey, Thursday afternoon, with
a very good attendance.
An interesting paper on tha conditions
of India was read by Mrs. Thornt on. A
letter direct from one of India's mission
aries was read by Mrs. Clark, which
vividly described the horrors of India's
superstitions. The report of the Treasurer
shows that in the past year this society
paid out $50 toward the spread of the
Gospel and to Famine Sufferers in Foreign
Lands.
All felt encouraged to labor on, for the
nlightment of those who know not of the
blessed Savior of mankind. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
Mrs. Thornton. Pres.; Mrs. Simmonds,
Vice Pres.; Mrs. Hunter, Sec; Mrs. Cla
Cor. Sec; Mrs. Geo. Currey, Treas. Mrs
Leighton, Mite Box Supt. Adjourned to
meet with Mrs. Geo. Cleaver Oct. 4th.
flELD DAY fOR TEMPERANCE '
(Scrlpps News Association)
Hartford Conn.. Sept 7 Temperance
advocates from all parts of New England
and other parts of the country are assem
bled at Lake Compounce today to take
part in the annual field day. which repres
ents the largest gathering of temperance
preachers and advocates in this part of
this country. The whole day will be
given up to a discussion of temperance
work and methods and many prominent
temperance workers, me.i as well as
women, will address the gathering.
Among the speakers will be Major John
B. Merwm. of St. Louis; Rev. Chas. A.
Crane, of the Methodist People's Temple
of Boston' and Judge M. Warner, of Putnam.
HAW
TERRORISTS BURN HOUSES
(Scrlpps News Association)
. Potsm Rus. Sept. 7 Terrorists today
started a fire here and destroyed 177
houses and burned one boy to death.
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DISFAVORS
(AIL LOAN
(Scrlpps News Association)
Washington Sept.7 Secretary of Treas
ury Shaw . today issued the following;
statement to all depository banks: "1
am advised that many banks are loaning
their surplus through brokers in New York
on a call at a high rate of interest. Money
that is loaned on a call is well nigh uni
versally for speculation. 1 am not willing
that this money be enticed away from
tha locality whurs it wn rinnitwt tnr
us. It has been deposited there to aid
legitimate business and if you have more)
money than your community can absorb,
return it to the treasury where it can be
placed to do the most good."
IN
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(Scrlrps News Association)
Washington, D. . C, September 7
According to those in touch, the Presi
dent has affected a compromise between
the Ohio Republican factions. The Fora-
ker-Dick combination are to favor Taft
for president ai d the Taft men are to
support the Foraker-Dick state candi
dates. This removes Foraker from the
race for President.
DANE STILL WHINES
OVER HIS WHIPPING
Uoldfiaid Nevada, Sept.. 7- -Nelson is
still in bed as a result of the beating of
of last Monday. Ha and Nolan
are still claiming that they were robbed
of the fight but they get little sympathy
Referee Siler said to day that Nelson
needn't whine about getting the worst of
it for he got the best of it all tha way
through. Twenty times, Siler says, he
could have called a foul on him but Siler
wanted tha crowd to have a fight and as
the fouls were not serious he let them go
with only a warning.
In reply to Nelson's charges that he got
a piece of money. Siler asks if he was in
on money if any one thinks he would
have let the fight go 40 rounds when he
had so many chances to call him on a foul
Gans says if Nelson wants further proof
he can have a finish fight and that he will
make more generous terms than the Dane
or his managar would offer to him.
SPEAKER CANNON BETTER
Portland. Me.. Sept. 7. Speaker of the
House Joseph G. Cannon has entirely re
covered today from hi: slight illness and
will address the people here tonight on
the polit.ca! issues of the day.
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
(Scrlppe News Association)
Liverpool, Sept. 7. At a meeting of
the Trades Union Congress today, with
out discussion, it unanimously instructed
all labor members of Parliament to intro
duce a bill providing for the nationaliza
tion of the railroads, canals and mines
within the united kingdom.
SEAL POACHER RELEASED
(Scrlpps News Association)
Washington. Sept. 7 The department
of Justice today ordered District attorney
Valdez of Alaska to release five Japanese
who were captured at St. George Island
as Seal poachers. The charge has been
unsustained.
EIRENEN INJURED
(Scrlppe News Association)
St Louis Sept.. 7 This morning assist
ant Fire Chief G. Carry was fatally hurt
and ten firemen injured by the explosion
of a gasoline engine while fighting a fire
on Lucas Avenue.
LONGWORTH CONFIDENT
(Scrlpps News Association)
Oyster Bay. Sept., 7 Congresman
Longworth and wifs left here at noon
for Cincinnati. He feels certain that he
will be renominated and re-lected to congress.
GRAIN MARKETS
tflcrlpps New Association)
Chicago, Sept. 7 -Wheat opened at 69
closed at 69; corn opened at 47,
closed at 7S; oats opened at 30,
closed 30.
. WILL REORGNIZE BROKE BANK
(Scrlpps News Association)
Philadelphia, Sept. 7 The directors
and depositors have accepted a plan to
reorganize the Real Estate Company. It
was proposed that Earls as president be
allowed to put the plan into effect.
MEN'S SHOES
A few of our good numbers.
No. 283! Pat. Colt Blucher a shoe that
ooes not crack, neat and nobby
No. 2813 Kanjeroo Kid Blucher so'd hy
all leading shoe stores at 5 00
our price
No. 2550 Box Calf heavy sole Biuihsr
neat and dressy
No. 2514 Vici Blucher ( non scuff
light uppers heavy sole
No. 5 1 0 Stonewall iseamiessl
soles a No. 1 work shoes
DESCRIBES NEW 'FRISCO
J. H. Stanton of 'Frisco was in the
city last evening and after discussing
Senator Gillitt's nomination for Governor
i the man from San Francisco drifted to
the 'New Frisco.' Hegavea graphic des
cription of the present condition there.
"It will take years to make the ruins
! look Ike a city, let alone old 'Frisco.
L'fe there now is a burden, sure. The
principal streets are today one mass of
street cars, and wagons hauling away
debris. Up one side of the street wagon
follows wagon, all empty, going to the
debris of some huge building that was
On the other side or tne street are scores
of loaded wag' ns. Just imagine now, the
' dust nearly a foot thick and street cars
assissted by the dump wagons. I say
irnigine if you can. the amount of dust
! i lr'trA un thara tvirv mtntif "
1.1ml. r'wr.w J
In speaking of holding industries he
stated that little one-story tin shacks are
oom.ng up by hundreds as it is almost
impossible to get contractors to build a
business or residence structure al a nomi
nal price. The contractor is forced, by
reason of the frequent labor strike, to
charge fifty per cent more than he would
under more quiet circumstances.
SAW LA GRANDE'S FORMER MAYOR
"By the way, said the traveler. 1 recently
saw A. P. Fuller who is one of your for
mer mayors. The old fellow is doing
office business in mining enterprises."
Got Your
Books Yet (
We are having
a large sale
on second hand
books and there
is every reason
why you should
have them.
mm i ne dooks are
good and the saving is worth while. It is important
that you pick as early as possible because assortment
may break at some point or your choice of the better of
the second hand ones become limited. We can do you
good on everything in school supplies.
FALL STATION! RY
we bought stationery with our school
you want anything in writing materials come here
pick from the newest papers out.
at-..
supplies, when
and
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La Grande, Oregon.
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