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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1906)
Bu i Id U O vm i n own communitv first other fell ow vyl'j ? 16 ok after his ... . v . . rnilUCII'CrV IWfflUf TAI ! . . RACING tNDJD LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 16 190b NUMBER 8 ARTESIAN WATER TODAY 'Vln ar rtesian well .,.,!.. ,u . ... . ... atth. -i . v" wan-, io runu tna contract, a he had never rwra,lroadyardsandto flu the tank dug a well m this locality and had no v ail vnff naa i- f-is , - -f ... r, f-. . ji in vj. k. a C3!"?ny. In ord4r to secure th;s xcsllent water supply. ti,o. U N. hve entered into a contract with Miller West, of Prjsser. WnYngoi. wall known well diggers, to bore an artesian WH. The contractors arrived in trie city yesterday morning and by this evening '!. ..V-heir Wa" diggin8 mic!"n ' I-! ir... in Muiiung order. The contract calls for well eight . meres in diameter and a thousand feet in dPl It is the hope of the diggers, that before reaching the required depth, an artesian supply of water will be reached of eufficunt volume to meet the wants of the company. Mr West of the firm, stated that h naa no :aea of the time it would require , DlSCRIMIPtATt RATES (ftrlpptJ nJws Association) Cleveland. Nov. 16-The charges against Indiana railroads of maintaining a system, of discriminatory rates upon petrYtsum were taken up today before tne Indiana State Railway Commission. The National .'Petroleum Co. is making tne charges. For the prosecution is contended that conditions in Indiana ara 3.i' bad as they were in Arkansas whore the j State Commission summarily reduced the! rates 60 per cent. Tne National Petro- j leum entjnd v for a nrw,. ate reduction in Indiana. idea of what the nature cf the underly strata is. He could not ven guess at the time. . When a stream of sjfflciant volume has been reached, it will be harnessed and piped to every po.tion of the new round house, places in the yards, and to the water tanke, where engine tanks can be filled. The plan is a big scheme if and successful will gaurantee an abundance of pure water for the yards. By tomorrow morning, the work of digging will begin in earnest and from then on the contractor will be anxiously awaiting the sudden spout of water that tells of an artesian spring, " The contractors are digging for the well st a pdint about fifty feet east of the East end of the new round house. ............. CALIFORNIA'S PROSPERITY Scrlpps News Association) Los Angeles. Nov. 16 A great wave of prosperity is sweeping over Ca'ifornia ard tho rmre than 30,000 people have ; rrived here on the fall colonists rate, the oemand for further laborers is insistent, especially in the skilled branch, ar.d build ing trades. There ie a great scarcity of labor in this city and district and all cities of the interior and coast valleys feel the shortage of supply tho wages are high, cl mate splendid and livine conditions Scrlpps New Association) Brooklyn, N. Y. Nov. 1 6 -The racing season in the East practically closed at Aq duct, L. I. today and tonight thous ands of men and horses will be headed for Benning track near Washington, the flight to winter Ciliformans. Nearly all racing stables in the New England states will be represented in the western race tracks during the coming winter. The exodus wiil commence immediately from here and it is calculated that never before n the history of racing in this country will the East be better represented than during the forthcoming season. CANADIAN RAILWAYS (Scrlpps News Association) Montreal, Nov. 16 Latest statistics collected show that today Canada has 21,000 miles of railroad. Line are at present being constructed all over the T'ruor ami it DJipouiea thai, witn the present rata of advance, both rail way, mileage and population will be doubled in eight vears. The figures show that the length of the Canadian Pacific line with its branches it 1 1 ,750. cheap. A-TAHI NOW (Scrlpps News Association) London, Nov, 1 6- Today a great meet ing of the heads of .all Bri ish Missionary societies was" held in the Exater Hail for the purpose of considering what steps siould be taken to relieve the extremely acute distress prevailing in Northern China owing to the famine. It is esti mated that twelve million people are fac ing starvation. A national subscription was started. AMERICAN TARIFf LAWS (Scrlpps New Association) Bremen, Nov. 16. Mr. S. N. D. North. Director of the American Census Burau and Mr. James L. Gerry, Chief of the Custom Division of the Treasury De partment, have arrived here on the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Gross. They have a commission from President Roosevelt to travel in this country and investigate the working of the American Tariff Laws. INDIANS iN NEW TURK (Scrlpps New Association) New York. Nov. 16 Fifty Sioux Indian under the command of Chief Sweet Mouth arrived here today from Gordon, Nebraska There are forty "four young indiant who have never been away from the Pine Ridge agency and are accompanied by six squaws and several papooses. They are to appear here during Thanksgiving in a spectacular show in the Hippo drome STANDARD OIL PROSECUTIONS (Scrlpps New Association) Washington, Nov. 16 -All evidence for the prosecution, by the government, of the Standard Oil Co., underthe anti-trust law, ha been scheduled and it has been stated in the Department of Justice that Attorney General Moody has decided his course of action. OUT TOO LATE Wm. Johnson will not meander up down the street after two o'clock in morning for tne next five days, unless produces ten large dollars and delivers them to Recorder Snook. This morning Johnson was arrested bv Waldon anJ McLachlin, and a charge of being on the on the street after two o'clock a. m. without a valid excuse, was lodged against him. John conLucted his own defense, but wa enable to show any good or suffi- dient reason why he should not pay the penalty prescribed by the constitution and by law of the city of La Grand. Johnson is known to the police a a hard case, and chooses hi companions from the hobo class. In fact hit appart menu at the -Tin Can" it known a a "rest room" for all the traveling gentry who find occasion to visit La Grande. It to be hoped that he will take the hint and leave for other part as soon a ha "sits out th ten dollars sen tone, im posed upon him by the city Recorder to day. s FLOODS DRIVIi PEOPLE TO THE IIS FOR SAfETY NORTH POWDER BOOMING Messer. George Ellis, A. C. Rowlin. and Judge McCleran of North Powder, are in the ciry today transacting bnsiness. These gentlemen report North Powder In a flourishing condition and that th proa- pects for that Union county town war never brighter. Among the other good things which are in store for that little burg.it a railroad connecting with th famou timber belt. Thi enterprise will be constructed by th North Powder Lumber Company and will be used ex clusively to bring logs to the mill in North Powder. Mr. Ellis reports that at a mass meeting held there last evening the Hon. Herman Rothchilds was given the nomination for mayor by acclamation. 4-e --. , 4 2kS&3 1 ! OAN'S UMBRELLAS ARE GOOD UMBRELLAS They're 'mcde (borne) in Baltimore, they're sold (raised) everywhere." If they didn't embody "quality." first of all, the foregoing wouldn't be at all fitting but it is. 'These umbrellas stand formost among umbrellas all over the country they're made on steel Paragon frames frames that won't rust-and you know rust is injurious to any umbrella fabric. Gan's umbrellas are made in several qualitiest for instance: 3 Women's at frqm $1.25 to $6.00 Men's at from $1.25 to $5.00 vever when ycu buy an umoreiia with the words "Born in Ba.1r.imnr ta .... 1 il l . HAigVU everywhere , ir it--ycu buy the best in the country at the price. Lcck for the label inside. MEMORIAL TO TALMAGE (8crlpp News Association) New York, Nov. 16. Plan were today completed for the erection of a $ 1 0,000 organ in the Janes M. E. Church as a memorial to the late Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, $5,000 of which was donated by Mr. Andrew Carnegie. A stained glass window is also being placed in the tabernacle where Dr. Talmage labored so long and well. THE LARGEST (ORN RANCH (Kcrlpps New Association) Sioux City, Iowa, Nov. 16 Iowa claim the largest corn ranch in the world. It it the Adam 16.000 acr ranch at Ode bolt and yeilds on an average Z6 bushel to the acr thus making th crop 625, 000 bushels. Thirty eeven double stalk cutters are being used to bind the corn n this field. CAN'T BUT DELAY (Scrlpps New Association) Washington, Nov. 1 6. It is stated 'in high circles that the resources of the Standard Oil Company will not be suffi cient for unnecessary delay in the prrse- cution of the suit filed at St. Louis Prompt and decisive action is expected Judges will come from all the states where the practices of the Standard have been obnoxious. It is necessary that delays be sufficient to keep the case in litigation a long time at least. CABINET CRISIS (Scrlpps News Association) Madrid, Nov. 16 A cabinet crisis pending over the rivalry of General Wav ier and Peltiva for Field Marshall to fill the vancancy caused by the death of Chesteking. The official are hurrying back to the capital to settle the matter. rV TODAY Ladies' :. ere cf -e fr:v ar Nc Fees c x5 - A. C: -n r- ,L' 515.( 0 K $22.50 Phone Black 130 EW TODAY Just received by express from N.Y. Ladies' and Misses' Coats in ali the Popu'ar Sryles. LADIES' COATS S7.00 to S25 00 MISSES' COATS S.00 to tO.OO IVEIV By TODAY Furs, Scarfs Express Ladies and Muffs. It is conceded that Wm. H St Cos. line of Furs take lead for Sie and Quality. Call and See Miller the A HUGE LOCOMOTIVE iScrlppn News Association) Erie. Pa.. Nov. 16 The American Locomotive Co. has commenced the con struction of a locomotive for the Erie Railroad which will be the largest and most powerful of its kind ever built. The monster will weigh 250 tons and combine all of the best of the old mechan ical features in lobomotive construction with the very latest and most approved devices to ensure the highest grade of strength and speed. Vergere Mo. 27 tirHITslTWI'TTillTstrfliaJ ' "MIIMMMUMMill TU.WL PROJECT Scrlpim Nwa A Annotation I London. Nov. 1 6 It is expee'ed that the project of constructing a tunnel from Dover to Calais will be brot before the notice of the House of Commons in a few day. Plans and estimates have been prepared and it it believed the time it row rip to get the op' rJon of the country on th matter. Th tunnel, it is eitimated could be constructed for $150,030,000. J I tail from Christobal for Porto Rico this Levening m n,,l, n : i By one o'clock toJay the Pacific States Telephone Coinpanyannounced that wires nad been connected and repaired between her and Pendleton tnd Walla Walla. Portland i (till isolated a far telegphonic connection are concerned. It was ftr two o'clock thi afternoon before messages wer received from Portland. Wire East of Huntington ar now renaired and in working order. (Scrlpps New Association) Portland, Nov. 16 Nearly all the town in th Cowlitx and Lewi river valley, ar (till under water and th inhabitants ar camped in th hill. Suffering from exposurss is sxtreme. This morning r vealed a tad scsn of devastation. Re port from North Yakima confirm th statement that th Natchez river has changed it court and hundreds of families living on it bank ar washed out. Over a thousand acres of o rchards ar ubmrged. Report from th Northwst Indicat that th Northern Pacific I so badly washed out that it will be months before oparations can again be resumed. The damage will necessitate practically a re construction of the line from the summit of th Cascades to Tacoma, Th town of Woodland. Washington, i submerged by th rit of th Lewi River. All wire and many building' ar reported swept away. Thr ar no details, TRAFFIC RESUMED Tr" mm t. r n . - " , this morning. This is th only outlst by' rail that Portland ha. Passsnger on cast bound passenger train thi morning, rlatd torisof terrific flood in all parts of Washington. Pendleton is still in darkness. Th flood at Walla Walla eontinu to mnac property and residences. Th Umatilla river is soaring high according to th fol lowing rport from Echo; j Echo, Or. Nov. H-Th high waUr in th Umatilla River hat put an nd for th time being, to all work on th intak dam for th government ditch at thi plac. Th water it flowing ovr th concr'. block and th mn wr com pelled to leave th work thi afternoon." ' --------- i PfRMANEHT 1111(111 RESTRAINING ABE Hf (Scrlpp News Association) San Francisco, Nov. 1 6 Th case of of Landon against th Board of Super Visors for a writ of prohibition against Langdon removal from office wa arguad and submitted this morning. Dis trict Attorney Langdon was present but Abe Ruef failed to (how up. Judge Seawall today granted a permanent in jnnction restraining Abe Ruef from inter fering with Langdon axcercising hi duties a District Attorney. fOR FRENCH PRIESTS (Scrlpps News Association) Woonockt, R.I.Nov. 16 A French Roman Catholic Organization known a L. Union St. Jean Baptiste d'Amerique are about to promptly demand the Vatican to recogniz th right of th Frnch speaking Roman Catholic in th New England states to hav priests of thei own nationality and tongue. It is intended to send the amount collected for Peters Pence thru a committee of the society instead of thru the regular dioceson chan nels and thus be able to call the atten tion of the Vatican to their demands. The Hon. Felix Gatineau. of Southbridge, is head of the movement. I The Belvidere case involves the mann in which Ahe Ruef is alleged to hav served 25 of th company' tock. Belvider wa a tenderloin rort oper ated under th nam of Jim Croffroth. Eddi Qraney, the prominent prize fighter, wa present at th trial and said h had been given special privilege in th matter of conducting "Rception room whr actresses met men and drank with them." Th mannr in which Mayor Schmitz will b served notice, of the lndictmnU against him has not been decided upon. TRAIN WRECK (Scrlpp New A xslatlon) Ogden, Nov. 16 An unknown Italian wa killed and six men wer injured in a wreck on the Southern Pacific at Mont enello last nighl. The air refused to wnrlr on the engine and the freight rushed down grad triking an engine in process of being cleaned. Thirty-fiv car of fruit ware piled up seventy-five feet high. PROMISfD CARS Frank Lane is getting out several car loads of wood at Nolan to ship to Pndl- ton. H is promised cars. Fj-.hn p.m. . Kl- tar. How We Make You Safe In buying the preparations that enter largely into prescriptions, wa pro cure those made by houses who use assayed drugs. These are drugs that have been subjected to analyjis and their medicinal strength determined. Such preparations cost more than many druggists care to pay, but no other souid go into prescriptions. Though w employ the highest grade d.ugs. jjur prices are low and we do not be';tve are ever beaten. h I vmna . . - ..-'.-inea in wckCampos 4 being stabbed to death by Sam Caroduais. , 1 who wa before th hr NEWLIN DRUG CO. La Grande, Oregon. iI tA"rjraWB;x)reronw I . . - writiJVJ VA7. e . I i mameantim ne pew to j m u i a , 1 1 r- j. - ..... . n tma con morning I HARFDHirucn ... W 1 Z