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a m-e Keep vou r M oney At Home A n d W at c h Town Grow J S W A. d . a WiV ItlUll iUl WW IJJ VC II, II i VOLUME V LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. MONDAY, OCTOBER 29 1906 J : ' NUMBER 293 DRAWING GRAND JURY lii Si FRARGSCO JUDGE GRAHAM RECOGNIZES LANDON AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND GIVES RIGHT TO INTEROGATE BURNS (Scrlpps News Association) San Francisco Oct. 29 With forty-five policemen in and around the temporary court building, the work of impanelling the grand jury, that is to take up the charge of municipal graft,' begun this morning. In anticipation of the exciting scene Friday crowd began to gather gnarly and the police took their pssts with V SELLS f ARM Albert Haney la in the city hi morning and stated that he ha sold hs farm at the foot of Mt. Emely to Joseph Dunn of Salt Lake City. He also stated that Mr. Dunn will buy much land in that part of the Grande Ronde and convert it into monster fruit farms. Ae has purchas ed about $15,000 worth of land and contemplates buying more. Roy Camp bell sold his farm to the same buyer, and has moved his family to Imbler. Dur ing the coming month, Mr. Haney says he will move to Weston or some northern Idaho town. AN OCTOGANARIAN SPORTSMAN (Scrlpps News Association) Bismark, S. D., Oct 29 "Uncle Geo." Watson, 84 years old has been elected president of the North Dakota Sportsmens Association. For the last twenty five years Mr. Watson has ranked as one of the most indefatible hunters in the state. Previous to that time he chased game, little and big, thru Illinois, Ohio, Mmesota and Pennsylvania his sporting career ,8inning in the late forties. " THINGS TO THINK OF FOR WINTER With the coming of the disagreeable Wintry days you'll want to think about protection--against the elements. You'll need Rubbers, Overshoes, for men, women and children, German Sox, Makinaw Coats and Rubber Clothingyou'll need the bestfor that's the cheapest sort after all. We are showing now an unusually large line of just such things made by the best makers guaranteed to wearand favorably priced German Sox 75: to $1.25 a pair Mackinaw coats from $4.00 to $6.00 . in all colors, strong and durable too' There's a host of excellent bargain among these Winter wearables-and you'll make a wise move to select them now while assortments are ample and satisfying. Make it a Doint to supply conditions are favorable for Phone Black 130 orders to use vigorous measures to sup press the demonstration, LANDON DISTRICT ATTORNEY Judgs Graham recognized Lanaon s district attorney and granted him the right to interrogate dectective Burns as a general witness but not as a bias pre NEW CORPORATION The La Grande Improvement Company is a new incorporation which has just been organized and incorporated by Messers W. B. Sargent, Geo. L. Cleaver and Frank Beinhoff, with a capital stock of $15,000. The company has purchas ed the Beinhoff property and other tracts in the same vicinity1 near the Palmer mill, and expect to build about thirty houses. They are advertising for bids for four in this issue. LEEA ASHWELL (Scrlpps News Association) Chicago, Oct. 29 Miss Lena Ashwell Englands great emotional actress, appear ed in the Lyric here tonight as "Deborah' in the "Shlelamite" in which she made such a success in London. FORRESTERS BALL The Forresters of America have de cided to hold their annual Thanksgiving ball Thursday evening Nov. 29. Nothing will be left undone which will make this the most enjoyable affair of the season. The Forresters have the reputation for giving especially enjoyable dances and this will be no exception to the rule. Union Woolen Mill Blankets. Pendleton Indian Robes, Buell Mills Blankets, Cot ton Blankets, Comfortable Comfortables, Golf Gloves and Facinators, Silk Shawls and Wool Sweaters, Chi Wrens' Bearskin Coats and Caps, New Cloaks and Suits, New Millinery A-'t IIVVI yourself while Hosiery "Todsv." felt Lined Shoe anri buyers. Slippers. HEARD IN THE COURT HOUSE A divorce has been granted Orson C. Wixon and Nora J. Wixon of Elgin. Secretary of state F. I. Dunbar has sent to County Clerk Gilham one hun dred and seventeen copies of the Report of the Board of Commissioners. Cod'iss can be had by notifying the county clerk Arthur Long has declared his intention or becoming one of Uncle Sam's under the new naturalization laws. C H. Finn has brot suit acainst Walter and Annie Helton to recover atternev's fees of $50. A legal case is being tried today at the court house. It is S. S. Booth of Union against the farmers and Traders Bank of this city and is beine heard bv J. W. Knowles who i acting a referee. Dis trict attorney of Baker county. Lomax ano vnas. Murpney of Baker Citv are attorneys for the plaintiff and J. D. Slater is defending the bank. HfADINfi (ScrlDP News Association! Clarksburg, W. Va. Oct 29 At a spec ial term of the court here today Judge Goff commenced the hearing of indictments returned by the Federal Grand Jury against the Baltimore and Ohio railway Company for alleged violations of the interstate commerce laws namely dis crimination against some of the compan ies in the distribution of cars and rebating The trials are expected to last for some considerable time as a very large number of witnesses is to be examined. NINETY NINE DESCENDANTS (Scrlpps News Association) New York. Oct. 29 Today Mrs. Kate Weber, yet hale and hearty celebrates her nmtieth birthday and is receiving the congratulations of her friends at her home no. 1 east 1013 St. Mrs. Weber's living descendants are ten children fifty two grand children and thirty-seven great grandchildren. liEBAld CHARGES Mew Arrivals and Trimmings, Wool Vergere No. 27 i i : '? :r PASSENGER IIS ID ; OPEN BRIDGE (Scrlpps News Association) ;! Atlantc City. N. J. Oct, 29 It is esti mated thac sixty are dead and forty in jured thru the Farere bridse wreck hich ocurred here last evening. A passenger train was crosiinir tha hugs bridge when the interlocking device gave way throing tha entire train with its load of passengeis into the river. Divers immediately tried to rescue the bodies but not nearly all have been brot from the bottom. - This morning at daybreak new divers took up the work and they are working with unrelenting energy. As the bodies are brot up they are held for identification and numbered. A derrick has been tryins to raise tha sunken cars, in hopes that the dead bodies would remain in the cars and thus serve two purposes, that of raising the cars and saving the drowned bodies. However. the bridge could not stand the strain and the plan had to be - abandoned. One of the cars was raised and as it left the water, several bodies were seen to float from the window and start seaward. As the tide has been going out all morning, it is feared that many are now being tossed about in the sea. When all the bodies have been removed the cars will be broken up and 'dragged ashore. K was estimated later in the day that eighty are dead and sixty injured. TMT'eause is given as being"" "failure of the rails to lock properly after the bridge has been opened to allow a yacht to pass thru. There was no guard at the rei! along the trestle to prevent such an accident. Guards have been ordered to keep bodies from floating out to sea. TO THE PUBLIC We have now in our High School Lib rary about 800 volumes. On the 1st of November we shall receive 200 more. These will come from the library tax assessed last year. We should like to add 200 more from the proceeds of the Pixie entertainment. ir ws succeed in doing this I shall open the library one evening each week for the benefit of the public. Of course this must be with the consent of the school board which has to furnirh light and heat. With the 1200 books we should be fairly well able to satisfy the demands of our people. The tax which must be as sessed each year will bring us about $ 1 50. This in addition to the proceeds of one good entertainment would supply the loss thru wear and tear and furnish sev eral hundred new books each year and thus in a few years we should have a ibrary that would be of great use to our young men and women. W;ll you not assist us in making this entertainment a success? It is your children who will receive the benefit. It has cost us a great deal of labor in the past five years to get such a library as we now have and we find that we have a r;ght to appeal to you to help us A large part of most men's education is from books. Access to a good library has been the making of many a young man and rrany a young woman. A good library is one of the best investments! that a town can make. When children came to you to sell you a ticket give them a cheery word. W. J. HOCKENBEBHV HAY RACK PARTY The Epworth League of the M. E. church are making preparation for a free hayrack party to be g.ven next Tuesday evening to members of the church and league. 0:d town people can meet the r:g at the church and those living in the new town can meet it at the home of Mr. Fritz. Mrs. D. R. Johnson, who left this citv about three weeks ago with the intention of making her home in Washington, hat returned and says she will never be dis loyal to old Grande Ronde again. W. H. Gravet returned Monday from a trip to Grande Ronde where he went to purchase a winter supply of applet. While there he purchased 200 head of yearling tteert from Kiddle Bros., of La Grande. Wallowa Chieftain. ROHAN CATHOLIC (ttURGI (Scrlpps News Association) Chicago Oct. 29-The new Garmn Catholic Church of St. Nicholas was for mally dedicated at Evanston to-dav. It stands in Ridge Avenue South of Main Street, is gothic in style and cruciform in shape. The outside material of the ed ifice is brown pressed brick with huff colored stone trimtransrs. It cot o.n 000 and will seat 750 persons. MOODY IN PENNSYLVANIA (Scrlpps News Association) Philadelphia. Oct. 29 Senator Knn presided at a large republican convention here today at which Attorney ueneral Moody was the principal soeaker. Thar. re two republican Gube.-natorial tickets in the fie d here. Mr. Moodv acting on instructions from the P-esident sooke in favor of the candidature of Mr. Penrose RECOVERS fROM OPERATION Lynn Lawrence who underwent an operation recently, was discharged from was performed by Dr. Volp and was a vsry delicate one. Dr. Moormlestar nf th. Volp & Moormiester firm also performed an aperation on Christ Jack last wsek with successful results. A URGE ferlpps News Association) Evansville. Ia.. Oct. 29 All preliminary surveys etc in connection with the monst er dam about to be constructed across the Mississippi were completed today and it is expected that the actual construction works will commence immediately. When constructed the dam will furnish a force which will generate 211.600 horse-power, much more than Niagara does at the present time. The dam is being promoted by a syndicate aggregat ing $30,000,000 in capital which has already spent $60,000 in preliminary surveys etc. A great many difficulties had to be overcome in promoting this! project. The government had spent $5,000,000 in building a canal for navigation of tho river past the rapids opposite Keokuk, la., and the new water power scheme would necessitate-the. overflowing of this great national canal. Nevertheless Congress was induced to look with favor on the undertaking, as the promise was mads that, altho all the Federal work in tha neighborhood would be drowned out. new ones would be constructed without cost to the nation and that $4C,000 a year would ultimately be saved the govern ment in the cost of operating its canal. The work will give employment to the thousands of men for a considerable time. POWER hah security! from serious throat and lung troubles depends oil two things: first, securing the right remedy; second, us.ng it in time. We are confident that the rem edy most certain to give prompt and satisfactory results in the curing of coldt and cougha it Newlin't White Pine Expectorant. A FAIR PROPOSITION you are apt to have a cold thit season. A cough will result and you wilt want to cure it as quickly at possible. We want you to try thit remedy with the understanding that if it fails have your money back. Price 25 and NEWLIN DRUG CO. La Grande, Oregon. . JOI BARE 10 PRISON EORllfE "'V'., Observer Special) Enterprise, Oct. 29 At eleven o'clock Saturday evening the Jury in the cats wherein John Bare was charged with tha murder of Brick Johnson returned ver dict of Murder in tht second degree. This afternoon at on thirty Judge Eakin sentenced him to life Imprisonment in the stats prison. James Dorris, who killsd Chas. 0. Simm was placed under four thousand term of court. It is thot that ths present term will adjourn this afternoon. C. J. Qordan, of Elgin, has been com mitted to the county jail in default of paying $500 bond. Last wsek he was arrested on a charge of assault with at dangerous Weapon and held over to await action of the Qrand jury and placed und er $500 bond by Justice of the Peace Gilmore of Elgin. Gordon had been temoorarilr takinr charge of a saloon at Minam when a man named Johnson entered and started a little disturbance. He was ordered to leave by Gordan and on failing to do so, the later seized a shot gun and made as if to shoot him. The arrest followed. The prisoner affirms that ths weapon was not loaded. EXHORTER'S LICENSE GRANTED The last ' Quarterly conference of ths M. E. church decided to grant Mr. Jasper an exhorter's license and Rev. Meredith accordingly hat turned the certificate over to Mr. Jasper. The first sermon which he will deliver under the privilege to preach, will be at Island City next Wednesday evening in ths absence of Rev. Meredith. He was formerly cap-' tain in the Salvation Army. E. P. Schow well known In this city where he lived many years is now em ployed in the land department of the Southern Pacific at San Francisco. Recorder D. H. Proctor has moved his family from his farm in Fruitdal to this city and will make La Grande his winter home. to give entire satisfaction you are to 50 cents. ElilUE Hi COUNTY BASTILE Mi t- , il