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VOLUME V
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 6. 1906
NUMBER 275
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MARAUDERS
MUNICIPAL (IUB OPENS TODAY
(Scrlpps Newi Asaoclatlon ) 1
New York. Oct. 6 The Municipal Club
opened chis afternoon for the season, and
will hold ope.'! tonight. The usual open
ing on the 29th of September was post
poned on a;c;jnt of the unveilirg of the
statue of Washi-igwn at the plaza of the
Wiiuan-.sbar; Br,d;e. The club took a
trip around the harbor at the invitation of
tne uock uapartment, especially to in
tact tns C leise-i improvement and the
new German Llyod piers. The members
dined on their return from this little trip.
AUTO RACE
WOR THAN
(Scrlpps News Association)
Havana Oct. 9 Two hundred insurg
ents rode into CariJad a turburb of
Puerto Principe today waving machetes
and .threatening the people. Twenty
American marines were rushed to the
city and' arrived there in time to arrest
thirty-nine of the raiders. The frighten
ed remainder who led by a rebel, general
rode to the commander of the marines and
demanded a release of their comrades.
Washingthn, Oct. 5 Owing to the ap
pareni ytistactory status of affairs in
Cuba, 'dJizovernment has asked secre
tary Taft if the nine hurdred soldiers that
have been sent would not be enough to
quiet matters in Cuba. Taft has not
answered yet and in the meantime, pre
parations are going on for sending the
force originally ordered.
QUICK DIVIDEND PAYMENT
iScrlpps News Association)
Goldfield. Nev. Oct. 8 The Frances-
i Mohawk Company paid a dividend today
of five cents a share, amounting to a
distribution of $45,000. This is the
quickest dividing of profits that has so
far been made by any company in this
region, as the company was organized
only last June and has since been oper
ation a lease of the Mohawk. The
Frances-Mohawk holds the record of
iMiiitf inaua uin riiiiiesl shipment of ore
yet sent from the Mohawk.
BULL fid
The American cars did not show at
the finish, but Tracy an American, drove
the fastest lap of the day. The time was
not approached even by Wagner, the winner.
The hard luck of the American cars is
attributed to swarming of people on the
course, for the Americans showed not
quite so much reckless dependence on the
spectators getting away, as did the foreigners.
MAYOR A! iillMAR
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ROBBERS
RIDGEWAYS' WEEKLY LAUNCHED
(Scrlpps News Association)
New York Oct. 6 Ridgeway's Weekly
the new "militant weekly for God and
Country" to be published by the Ridge-way-Tahey
Company similtaneously in
fourteen places from New York City to
San Francisco, begn a publication today.
The ojftjr places are Boston, Philadelphia
Pitts'JSfe. Cleveland, Chicago. Minnea
polis. St. Louis. Denver San Francisco,
Seattle. New Orleans, Washington and
Atlanta. The new enterprise excites
much interest, as it certainly is a unique
'move in thh literary world.
COMPETING AT OLD TIDDLERS' CONTEST
(Scrlpps News Association)
Brookhaven. Oct. 6. The Old Fiddlers'
reunion and contest of skill brought to
gether here a large number of skillful
violinists, but none were so prominent as
Hon. S. D. McNair, president of the Miss
issippi Railroad Commission, who accept
ed the invitation of the Progressive Union
to enter the contest. McNair is an old
Brookhaven boy, and as for many years
one of the best fiddlers in the state. Ha
looks forwa d to tonight with very pleas
ant anticipations.
VALUABLE COAL MINE DISCOVERED
f'crlpps News Association)
Mahony City. Pa., Oct. 6The Read
ing Coal and Iron Co., announce that they
have discovered a very valuable seam of
coal in JftMohanoy valley. It is a miie
ar.d an tyrtth wide, twelve feet deep and
estimated to contain coal valaed at $30.
000,000.
TO EXHIBIT PREHISTORIC ANIMAL
(Scrlpps News Association)
Nome Ala.. Oct. 6 J. E. Chilburg,
president of the Alaska-Yukon exposition
has purchased a mastodon for the fair.
This prehistoric animal, very similar to
the dephant. was f und embedded in a
glacier by p rospectors near the head of
the Moyukita. The expedition starts
next spring to bri ng the body out.
TRAP SHOOTERS' LEAGUE OPENS
(Scrlpps News Association)
Holmesburg Junction, Pa. Oct. 6 The
Trap Shooters' League began operations
for the year at this p'ace today with a
large representation of members.
(Scrlpps News Association)
New York, Vanderbilt course, Oct 6
The Vanderbilt automobile race was run
today at a sacrifice to human life and
limb. Throngs lined the course and
crowded into the track despite the efforts
of the authorities. The start was delay
ed fifteen minutes on account of the fog
The track was poor and slippery, caus
ing many accidents. Joseph Stadler was
run down at Long Island City by a car,
His back was broken and he died soon
Gegan became excited and confused in
crossing the street at Stand 2 avenue
and was knocked down and fatally hurt
by a car driven by Henry Sands. A Rus
sian had his Is; broken by a car while
trying to cross the Hoffman boulevards.
F. E. Shepard's racer cutoff an unidenti
fied man's legs at Norwich on the sixth
round of the tace. President Peters took
the man in his car while Shepard contin
ued the race.
During the night people flocked to the
sides of the course that they might secure
a good view.
When the race started there was the
greatest number of people lined up that
ever before witnessed an automobile race
in America. Every hotel and private
house was rented. During the fog of the
early morning, there were innumerable
minor accidents to pedestrians crossing
the streets of the course. Dr. Weilschott
an Italian driver of a 1 20 horse-power
machine struck a boy spectator and his
recovery is doubtful. Wagner won the
race.
DEATH OF CUP RACES
"There will never will be another race
for the Vanderbilt cup in this country.
I am shocked at the deplorable accidents"
said W. K. Vanderbilt this afternoon
This is dashing cold water upon the
defeated racers who are already discuss
ing the plans for lifting next year's cup.
"1 am too depressed by the tragic t
to talk about races said Vanderbilt.
CIRCUIT COURT
The attention of the c rcuit court was
taken up today with the case of Helen
Lockhart, wherein she is charged with
removing some ninety dollars from ths
person of Henry Belmer without his con
sent. The case is being argued by the
grand jury as we go to press.
Die Grand Jury returned not a true
bill this afternoon in the case of Percy
Harris, of Cove. This is the case where-
n Harris was charged with the crime of
arson.
URGE ACQUISITION Of LUMBER LAND
(Scrlpps News Association)
Vancouver, B. C. Oct. 6. A company
at present operating mills in Washington
state have acquired a very large tract of
lumber land in British Columbia measur
ing upwards of eighty square miles.
TRIED f OR Rlf LING THE MAILS
(Scrlpps News Association)
Lockport Oct. 6The trial of Ralph
Tillotson mail clerk on Lake Shore Rail
road for rifling mails began here today.
JOHN D. JR. AT PICNIC
(Scrlpps News Association)
New York, Oct. 6- -John D. Rockefeller
Jr.. took his Sunday school class for a
picnic today in the Pocantico hills.
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GRAIN MARKETS
Robbersjare no respectors of persons '
A few weeks since residents, busi
nessmen and ministers were roooed or
household goods and money. But now.
the mayor and a member of the city coun
cil have suffered losses at the hands of
unknown persons.
Last evening or ni"ht the Stoddard
Lumbar Company was robbed of every
cent of currency and checks there was
in t e safe
This morning, when the Mayor and his
assistants, arrived at the office they
found the safe door open and the boits
thrown. Further investigation disclosed
that the inside door'was locked and the
key missing. Leon Stoddard was called
to me oince. wnere witn the use or a
duplicate key he unlocked the inside door
only to find that the cash drawer
was locked too, and that key missing.
Howevsr another duplicate key soon
brot the emyty Cash drawer to light
About forty dollars in gold and checks
amounting to nsarly thirty dollars are
missing.
It seems that either the robber knew
the combination, or else on leaving the
office last evening, the combination had
not been properly set. In the latter case,
a simpls turn, accidsntly administrated
to the combination, could open the safe.
After prying the money drawer, the
party by the use of the keys laying in the
drawer.Jlocksd the drawer itself and the
insids door, then threw the bolts of the
outside door while it was still open. This
made it impossible to close the door or
open the inside door, unless, as it happed
that a duplicate key could be had.
COUNCILMAN DUNN NEXT
Down at the A. B. C. Laundry, thieves
were also at work. By the use of a
skeleton key the robbers entered the front
door. However, fortunately, there was
no money in the building and the thief
took revenge on the firm by removing
about ten dollars, worth of silk under
wear that happened to be lying handy.
Councilman Dunn makes a practie of not
leaving any money in the safe over night
and for this reason, was not "touched."
UUAKSbOUNO
This morning, when W. B. Denny,
deliveryman for the Stoddard Lumber
Company, went to the yards to gst a load
of lumber, he found lying behind heap
of lum ber. eleven boxes of cigars.
The cigars were taken to the office)
where they will be held untill the local
police can feret out the proper owners. It '
is surmised that the thieves have broken
into a box-car and in this way got pose- ,
ession of the weeds, but not being able to
smoke them all at once nor having suffi
cient pocket room to tote them about, the
robbers had hidden them in the lumber
yard for further use. The police is hot
on the tracks of what seems to be an or
ganized gang of thieves. At a late hour
today no arrests have been made.
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BARGAINS
Bargains Bargains Bargains
Scrlpps News Association)
Chicago, Oct. 5 Wheat opened at 74,
closed at 74.; corn opened at 42
closed at 42?t; oats opened at 341
closed 3 4 If. .
SEATTLE RESPONDS TO YEll
"EVERYBODY HELPS'
Seattle Oct. 6 At noon today the sub
scrintions in the hands of the officials of
the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition
amounted to $608, 530. The committee
has not yet been able to get In all the
subscriptions and the amount of the subs
criptions when finally checked up will be
much larger than this.
T he subscriptions were received from
6.600 persons and corporations.
The enthusiastic manner in which the
citizens responJed to the slogan "Every
body helps" yesterday has inspired the
committees in charge of the exposition
with confidence in the success of the ex
position.
COVE BANK OPENS
This morning at nine o'clock the Cove
branch of the Eastern Oregon Trust and
Savings bank was opened for business
Gso. L Cleaver, cashier of the ba nkhere
is todav in the Cove superintending the
initial day's business.
Geoige Stock is the cashier of the banch
and will transact the bank s business.
During the past week, banking furnit
ure has been installed in the building for
merly occupied by the barber shop at
Cove, and this morning everything was
in readiness for business.
THE RAILROAD WORK
The Central Railroad Company is stilt
grading toward La Grands and the grad
ers ars at present near the Grande Ronde
River. The work of surfacing on the
Union end of the road is going on and the
ties are being scattered along the grade
out in the valley, twenty teams being em
ployed in this work. Several cars of steel
are now on hand, and one car of steel was
laid immediately, but a large quantity of
angle-bars that were to be with this ship
ment have not arrived. The company as
soon as this was ascertained, wired
immediately to Portland for the necess
ary bars, and will upon the arrival, con
tinue to lay steel toward the Cove. The
company has all nacessary ties In sight
and is doing1 all in its power, sparing
neither labor or expense, to Cove and vi
cinity. Union Republican. .
3.
DEATH OE JOHN WILKINSON
John Wilkinson, an olH and respected
citizen of Union county, and a resident of
High Valley, died in Walla Walla Thurs
day at 4:16 p.m. The immediate cause
of his death was the amputation of a foot
made necessary thru an injury to the foot
which caused blood poisioning.
Mr. Wilkinson was Vibout 67 years of
age, and leaves a son and a daughter of
his immediate family J'inourn his loss.
Ths rsmains wllF4 Vsadh Union Friday
evening and the funeral will take place
at 2 p. Saturday, from the Methodist
church. Union Republican.
FOREST f IRES RAGING
(Scrlpps News Association)
Monterey Cal. Oct. 6 A forest fire
started last Sundayr fom hunters four
teen miles south of here has gotten be
yond control of the ranchers and has al
ready burned a strip four miles wide and
twenty miles long. There is danger that
the fire will reach the Santa Lucia forest
reserve. Over 76,000 acres are already
burned ever. All feed for cattle of that '
region has been destroyed and many
ranchers have been laid bare, althongh
so far, no lives are lost in the fire. Sev
eral hundred men are fighting the fires
today.
f ASTEST AND BEST CRUISER
(Scrlpps News Association)
Norfolk, W. Va.. Oct. 6-The cruiser
North Carolina, the fastest and most
heavily armoured cruiser in the navy, was
launched today. There were thousands
present at the christening and the cere
mony was superintended by Rebekah
Glenn, the daughter of the governor of
North Carolina.
TEXAS fOOTBAll GAME
(Hcrlppa News Association)
Austin, Tsxas. Oct. 6 Today the
University Football Team meete the
United States regular army team from
Fort Sam Houston, in this city. This is
ths first gams of the season, but the Uni
versity team has been practicing since
Sept. 2nd.
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A fINE BANKING ROOM
Stamelsand Jarmen have just complet
ed the Rainting of the outside and decor
ating the inside of the Farmers and Trad
ers National Bank. This, taken together
with then marble front makes one of the
finest banking rooms in Eastern Oregon.
The Bank has up-to-date furniture and
has safety deposit boxes for rent, and has
the only absolutely fire proof vault in the
city.
They advocate the policy of paying
interest to its depositors and with its con
servative management is doing a very
successful business.
IT'S f OR YOU
You are not obliged to come out again
after you have settled down for a com
fortable evening, even if drug store goods
are needed Call us up by phone any
time before 9pm and state what is
wanted and our messenger will be at your
door in a jiffy. You can have your pre
scriptions fi'led just as easily for we will
send for them and deliver the medicine
promptly.
To save you steps is the reason we
have provided
Our Free Delivery Service
Newlin Drug Co.
Forty-one and one-half steps East of
the rost Office.
i Right Rubber Goods!
At Right Prices.
Tne season is at hand when a variety of rubber goods is in demand.
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This is a line in which price is an imperfect guide. The name of the
maker and the reputation of the dealer counts more.
In keepirg with our policy to piotect the interests of our customers in
in all respects, we select our rubber goods with care. While it is
necessary to handle more than one grade, we sell these goodsfor just
what they are and recommend the purchase of ti e best.
HOT WATER BOTTLES. SYRINGES, AND SICK ROOM GOODS
NEWLIN DRUG CO.
La Grande, Oregon.