Build up vour 'own communitv first. The other fellow wK
k after hi3
VOLUME VI
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 190b
NUMBER 12
I A. mm KILLED
t telegram to railroad men of this city
morning stated that A. A. Prosser
was instantly killed while switching at
the Lime siding ninety-six miles East of
Grande, this morning.
Detaiis of the accident are meagre as
the crew is held today at Hun'.injton.
. The crew on passenger number 1 knew
nothing of the facts concerning the case
either, and the actual status of the affair
is partly guess work. The telegram in-
ferred however that Prosser had slipped
on the snowy prnnorf ; cjujht u..Joi
the wheels before he could protect himself.
Conductor Al Ray was in charge of the
Train and was one of the first to
notxe
his brakeman's accident. The
rain was
fl ARRESTED FOR SWINDLING
(ivrtpiis New Aasoi-tatlon)
Chicago. Nov. 21 Geo. J. Munro. Fred
Struckmeyer. William Root, E;ra Farrel.
Frank WifljJ w. D. H. Welch, A. D. Hul
bert and. David C. Ownings, who are
officers in the National Stock Guarantee
and Central States Companies and other
concerns, all alleged to be fraudulent by
post office inspectors, were arraigned
afcis afternoon before Commissioner Foote,
charged with conducting a gigantic brok
erage and swindle thru mails in connec
tion with Thomas P. Daniels, whom the
government accuses of operating a bond
unJer writing swindle. E. E. Talmage
and other officers of the San Francisco
underwriting schemes alleged to be of a
similar nature, will be arraigned Thurs
day BUILDING COLLAPSED
(Scriupt N'ewa Association!
Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 21 Five persons
were killed and eight injured by the coll-
2$se of a building in the course of erection
at Kodak park this morning. Some of the
injured may die. The building was made
of concrete, and when the brick supports
we'raYrtmoved, the concrete, which was
not srffficiently dried, fell.
ROOT IN ST. LOUIS
(Scrlpps News Association)
St. Louis, Nov. 2 1 .Secretary Root
arrived in this city this morning and will
speak tonight at the Commercial Club
dinner.
rHATS: Save one-third
' '
1
$10.00 Hats for $5.00
9.00 " 4.50
850 . " 4.25
7.50 " 3.75
6.50 " 3.25
600 " 3 00
5.00 " 2.50
4 50 " 2.25
3 50 " 1.75
3.00 " 1.50
2 50 " 1 25
Phone Black 130
backed to Huntington and word sent to
La Grande.
No word, at a late hour this afternoon,
had been received from Prosser' relatives
in Nebraska in regard to funeral arrange
ments, but the instructions will no doubt
arrive sometime this evening.
Immediately on hearing of the sad ac
cident, Al Andrews, in behalf of the local
lodge of Railway Conductors, wired
Prosser'e mother at Clearwater, Nebras
ka, and his brother at Euwing, the same
scaie, asKing lor instruction with regards
to what disposition should be made of the
body. Meanwhile the local Knights of
Pythias made arrangements for taking
care of the body when it arrived at La
KANSAS (ITT CONGRESS BUSY
Scrlpps News Association)
Cansas City, Nov. 21 The trans
Mississippi congress which convened here
yesterday spen'. the major portion of to
day in appointing new committees and
electing additional vice presidents. Sec
retary Eldihu Root spoke last evening, as
did many other leading men of the nation.
The new executive committee is:
Chas. A. Stokes of Denver, A. F.
Francis of Cripple Ceek, rJ. B. Cash, E.
B. Moses of Kansas City, A. D. Stetson
of California, Robert Hunter of Iowa, R. V.
Evans of Minnesota, Geo. Hanson of Mis
souri, F. W. Brown of Nebraska, N. C.
Lanimore of North Dakota, P. R. King of
Oklahoma, L. W. Shurtleff of Utah. T. S.
Clarkson of Washington and C. F. Cru
mine of Wyoming.
Among the new vice presidents are:
Fred L. Tillman of California, Governor
Ruchlell of Colorado, Howard J. Thomas
of Washington.
Among the resolutions that were
adapted was one favoring a national de
partment of mines and mining.
ANIIMONT MINE PURCHASE
(Scrlpps News Association)
Halifax, Nov. 2 1 The American Metal
Company, having officers in New York,
today took over the mines at West Gore,
Hanus county until recently owned by the
Dominion Antimony Company Limited.
The purchase money is stated to be
$500,000.
If you wish a handsome and
...ay nave your cnoice or any hat
actual value.
Isn t this an unusual
buying opportunity?
We revised the price of every
find prices far lower than ever
WE DON'T REVERSE OUR DOLLAR'S WORTH -
this price cut extends to every article of our regular millinery stccks.
You may deal generously with yourself, haves couple extra hats
mis winter ana ao it without a
01 me most extraordinary money
store, has ever made.
These Price-reductions
Just Ten Days.
dim Sau?A
Grande.
Mr. Prosser was about forty years of
age and unmarried. His mother and
brother survive. He has been in La
Grande for a period of sixteen years, with
the exception or two years, when he was
0 :t of the state. For over ten years he
was a conductor on the O. R. & N., and
was a member of the Order of Railway
Conductors of this city.
The body will arrive in La Grande on
tonight's train from rh F T1"?
will be met at the depot by the Order of
Railway Conductors and Knights of
Pythias. His body will then be held
awaiting orders from relatives.
GOOD TURKEY CROP THIS YEAR
(Serlpps News A iclatlon)
New York, Nov. 21. Produce dealers
announce that turkeys for the Thanks
giving market supply will be very plenti
ful this year, therefore charges will be
moderate. High prices last season started
many new producers, but, owing to the
ery wet spring, and inexperienced hand
ling, the crop is not near as large as it
should be, though at the same time, it is
much larger than for soma years past.
Kentucky this season has a very large
supply, but most of this will be handled
by the Armours. In the west and south
west the crop is normal, with the excep
tion or 1 exas, wnicn is said to have a
falling off of from 10 to 20 per cent This
will not, however, much effect prices in
the eastern markets, as the shipping rates
to points west of the Missouri river are
prohibitive.
BISHOP TIGERT DEAD
(Scrlpps News Association)
Tulso, Ind., Nov. 21. Bishop Tigert, of
the Methodist Church. South, of Louisville,
Kentucky, died here this morning, of ton
silitis. A week ago he grew rapidly
worse, and the end was not unexpected.
EMBEZZLER DISAPPEARS
(Scrlpps News Association)
Nome, Aiasko, Nov. 21. E. L. Hansen,
secretary of the order of Eagles, who em
bezzled $1,600, has disappeared, and his
friends fear that he has committed suicide.
tttmaaiuamtM,)tM( jMMM)M(t
to one-half
becoming winter hat-Come! for
you
in our store for one half
less than
proceeding? isn't this an exceptional hat
one of our fashionable hats you
before.
will
bit of extravagance-for this
is ore
- saving offers that we
or any other
Will Be In Force For
Veriere No. 27
A GENERAL SNOW STORM
(Scrlpps News Association)
La Crosse, Wis., Nov. 21 Eight inches
of snow fell here this morning and is still
falling.
Kansas City, Nov. 21 Five inches of
snow fell here and more keeps coming.
Des Moines, Nov. 21 Four inches of
snow fell here today.
Chicago, Noj. 21 The sudden drop in
temperature has caused a heavy rain and
snow. A gale is sweeping the Lake.
If GUILTY
S
lit
(Scrlpps News Association)
Herkimer, N. Y., Fov. 21 Chester
Gillet, who is under trial for the murder
of a girl, who it is alleged ha murdered
while out boat riding, was taken into the
court room this morning, under a heavy
guard, the sheriff having heard a rumor
that an attempt was to he made to lynch
him. The reading of Grace Brown's
plaintive lettersyesterday in court incensed
the people against the accused murderer.
Gillet is supposed to have murdered this
poor factory girl who was soon to become
a mother, in order to get her out of the
way so he could marry a rich young
heiress.
mm
(Scrlpps News Association)
Chicago, Nov, 21 The negroes have
called a mass meeting for Thursday
night to protest against the dismissal of
the negro soldiers, and to prevent Senator
Tillman from speaking, and to discuss the
official count, which showed that Barnett,
colored, who was supposed to have been
elected municips' judge by about 200.
The most violent among the blacks ha ve
threatened to shoot Tillman. Race aggi
tation is causing extra policing of the
negro quarters and trouble might be ex
pected.
Wasing n. Nov. 2 1 This morning Sec
retary Taft announced that immediately
upon his return to Washington and learn
ing that the President had refused to
reconsider the order dismissing the negro
troops, that he would direct the execution
the of order without delay, all reports and
speculations to the contrary.
Washington, Nov. 21 A dispatch was
received from the President this morning
stating that he would not suspend the
order of dismissal of the nee roe soldiers,
unless new facts were discovered, worth
cabling him. The President states that
action was taken only after due consider
ation and the only way the matter can be
changed, would be in a presentation of
the facts, proving that his former report
was wholly or in part untrue or clearly
implicating some individual.
BIG TRENCH fIRE
"'rlpps News Association)
Toulon, Nov. 2 1 The main portion of
the dock yards and the great forge and
iron works where a nurrher of foreign
warships and buildings were destroyed
by fire this morning. The warships wer
saved but the loss will reach sevcra
million d ollars. '
FLYING DISTRESS SIGNALS
(fl'Tlpps News Assurlation)
Seattle. Nov. 2 1 The steamer Spokane
this morning reports that an unknown
schooner, disrr.mantled, and flying signals
of distress, was sighted yesterday after
noon, off (J ray s harbor. I he crew was
still aboard but on account of the heavy
seas, the Spokane was unable to render
HO D
Ad
HO
PRO S
(OS
DISCUSSED
(Scrlpps News Association)
Minneapolis, .Nov. 21 J. J. Hill, the
railroad magnate took the side of the
farmers today when he testified before
the Grain & Trade Hearing Commission.
He declared that great evils existed in
the grain trade, against the farmers, and 1
tmt the public elevators should not hand
le the grain. "Federal inspection alone,"
he said, "could, relieve the conditions.
Laws regulating grain inspection and
handling are good but there are not
enough of them." He stated also that
the success of his road depended on the
success of the farmers. He denied thai
he or any member of his family ever
owned any stock in any elevator.
I
(Scrlpps News Association)
Ponce, Porto Rico, Nov. 21 President
Roosavelt arrived here this morning and
was received at the landing at. 8 o'clock
by Governor Wmthrop and other officials.
(Scrlpps News Association)
San Francisco, Nov. 21 The principal
interest in the graft investigation today
centered aroi nd the expected arrival of
Mayor Schmitz in New York. Both sides
are anxiously awaiting word from the
east, neither having a line of the plans of
the other, in notifying the mayor of his
indictment, or of taking steps to see that
returns prompt to San Francisco.
That Ruef had a trusted emisary at the
dock to meet Schmitz is not doubted,
but what information was conveyed to
the mayor is known only to Ruef, It is
generally believed that no warrant was
served.
WILL ARRIVE TOMORROW
New York, Nov. 21, S p. m. The
steamer bearing Mayor Schmitz, of San
Francisco, from Europe, is due to arrive
tomorrow. As yet it has not been picked
up by the wireless telegraphy instru
ments. It is expected that the grand jury v ill
return indictments this afternoon against
Eddie Graney, the famous referee, for
bribery, and against Ruef and Schmitz,
for extortion, in the Belvedere music hall
cases.
The cases agtinst Ruef and Schmitz
were called in Bunn'scourt but by agree
ment, the case was postponed until De
cember 3, Peter Duffy, a former city hal
employee, who was indicted Tuesday, for
perjury, in connection with the alleged
bribing of supervisor Nicholas, surrend
ered himself to the sheriff this morning.
How
We Make
You Safe
In buying the preparations that
cure those made by houses who use
have been subjected to analysis
Such preparations cost more than
should go into prescriptions.
Though we employ the highest grade
not believe are ever beaten.
NEWLIN
BY J. J. Hill
He admitted during his testimony that "
he had nearly matured a plan for a Great '
Northern acquits system along his route '
but added that he had "discovered" that
the couits would not allow it. Elevators
snouiu giva bus Tarmurs wnu siure grain, '
a receipt una a arau. men tne termers ;
vou.u tjiat.ubiiy snip inair wneai crop
for two cents.
P. B. Smith, president of the Minneap-
the assertion that grain men fixed the
price of wheat each day and telegraphed
the various elevators thru the country
what they should pay the farmers for
wheat. Grain man allow . themselves
three cents a bushel for handling wheat
and fixed the price accordingly.
Al
(The town is profusely decorated in hie
I honor and the streets are crowded with
I people who have come many miles to see
I th big man at Washington,
i . . . . .
CALIFORNIA'S GREAT ORANGE CROP
(Scrlpps News Association)
Los Angeles, Cal.,Nov. 21 It is now
estimated, with certainty, that the sea-
sun s urangs crop in mis state, wnne
being excellent in quality, will be some
what larger than last year, possibly by
one thousand cars or more. In eouthern
California in tome districts, the crop is
slightly lighter than last year but this
deficiency will be offset by the larger
sizes. Taking all facte' Into considera
tion the crop is more satisfactory than
last season's one.
' FAILURE OF IRISH POTAT0 CROP
(Scrlpps News Association)
Dublin, Nov. 21. The blight in the po
tato crop which appeared in June has al
most completely destroyed the potato crop
in the south and west As it is the staple
crop in the districts where it has been a
failure, the districts are congested. Boards
are taking steps to relieve the peasants
from any suffering the coming winter.
CASHIER FOUND DEAD
(Scrlpps Nawe Association)
Indianopolis. Nov. 21 Wylie Arm
strong, aged 27, assistant cashier of the
Hamilton and Dayton railroad, was found
dead in the freight depot at noon today,
with a bullet in his head. Earl Wilson
has been arrested.
enter largely into prescriptions, we pro
assayed drugs. These are drugs that
and their medicinal strength determined.
many druggists care to pay. but no other
diugs. our prices are low and we do
DRUG CO.
w
0
assistance. Tugs from this port have
La Grande, Oregon.
')))
been sent to the rescue.
rTmeantime he spent the day in U J