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VOLUME VI
LA GRANDE. ONION COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 15 1306
NUMBER 13
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(Scrlpci News Association)
St. Paul Minn., Dec 3--A J Cummir.gs
broker, has announced his failure today
too heavy.
H was a member of the Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce and had more
offices wdjasted wires than any other
conceal tfcij side uf Chicago. He did an
immense business. Early this morning
Cumnitifs asked Secretary Chambers
to telegiaph the announcement of hi
suspension.
COWS IN ENG1
(Scrlpps New Association)
London. Dec 13 The quarterly statis
tical report issued today shows that the
United Kingdonis now milking the largest
number cf cows in its history, yet the
imports of butter' and cheese show no
decline in quantity The reason assigned
for this is that the Brittish farmers find
more profit in selling milk than the mak
ing of butter or cheese of it. The pro
duction of milk however is not keeping
pace with the demand.
GOVERNME NT OWNERSHIP
(Scrlpps News Association)
Mexico, City, Dec 13 It is believed
that a deal today will be consumated
whereby the government will control the
majority of the stock of the Mexican Cen
tral Railways. The purchase price is
about one quarter of a billion dollars.
TWEIVE
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AN ARISTOCRATIC COWBOY
(Scrlpps News Association)
Sheridan, Wyo., Dec. 1 3. John Fallows
Walloit son and heir of the present Earl
of Portland, has taken out his first citizen
ship papers. He has been working as a
cowboy for fourteen years and has ae
quiredaVwge ranch at Little Goose Creek.
It is stand that he has renounced his
right of success on to the title and estates
of his father in favor of his son . John
Walker Wallop.
STODDARD
; The steel gang, which has been laying
steel for the new Wallowa railroad, ar
rived in the city last evening, and reports
that the work of laying steel has been
suspended until next spring, likely in May.
Tracks have been placed, complete, for a
distance of twelve miles out of Elgin. The
grading is all but finished to Wallowa. A
crew has been working in Wallowa for
some time and now has the ground for the
depot at that place, graded.
NAMPA TRAGIDY
i Scrlpps New Association)
Boise, Idaho, Dec 15--T.il mis Daily
foreman of a saw mill, was shot and
mortally wounded in a disreputable house
in Nampa, by Grace Davis, who claimed
it was only an accident and when she
realized what she had done, placed the
pistol to her brains and blew out her
biains.
MAYORS
BROTHER
BOOTH'S PROTEGE
(Scr.'pp News Association)
New York, Dec. 13 Nankin Duvell. a
protefre.of Edwin Booth, who is a mem
ber oT Belasco's company, plunged a
cheese knife, while at a lunch counter in
a saloon, into his abdomen this morning
and itlAspected that the wound will
prove fauil.
WEISfR TRAGEDY
(Scrlpps News Association)
Weiser. Idado. Dec 13 Albert Wenrich
a saloon keeper was shot and killed this
morning by Nellie Lamont. a public char
acter, who then" shot herself thru the
throat. She is still alive but in a critical
condition.
ELECTED TO
PRESIDENCY
Mayor Stoddard is now at the head of
Grande Ronde Valley Fruit Growers'
Union. The directors of that body met
in regular monthly meeting yesterday,
and elected Mayor J. B. Stoddard to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
L. Oldenburg, the union's former presi
dent. As the retiring president was a
member of the board of directors, there
was, of necessity, a vacancy among :he
directors, and J. B. Stoddard was also
chosen to fill that vacancy. Mr. Stoddard
has a large tract of orchard land which is
now flourishing, and the mayor's know-
lege of fruit growing, will enable him to
all the more proficiently fulfill the duties
of his office.
BOSTON WOMAN TO BECOME COUNTESS
(Scrlpps News Association)
Boston, Mass., Deo. 15 The engage
ment has been announced of Miss Cor
nelia Thayer, daughter of Mr. Nathaniel
Thayer, a well known banker and Count
Von Molkte, a Danish Nobleman, and a
connection of the lata General Voe Molkte
the famous German warrior. Miss Thayer
is well known in this city as a philantro
phist, her espeqaal work being amongst
the children of the poor. She has Uken
almost entire charge, of the little conval
escents at the childrens hospital of which
her grandfather Nathaniel Thayer was
one of the found ers. Count Molkte is in
the Diplomatic service. The wedding
takes place in January
Mr. Spreckleson, a representative of a
Los Angeles firm, is in the city today.
This morning, the Grande Ronde Fruit
Orrtiar' llnlnw rfismmA m HmI fl Wtm
for twenty carloads of Grand Ronde
apples to be shipped to Los Angeles at
prices ranging from eighty-five cents to
one dollar and ten cents per box, fob
La Grand. This is a very desirable
contract, and what makes it all the mor
so is that th representative this morning
deposited th money for th entire order
in th banks of this city. Th money will
be drawn as th shipment arrive in Los
Ange'es.
GRAIN MARKET
(Scrlpps News Association)
Chicago, Dec. 1 3-Wheat opened at 74 lj'
closed at 7; corn opened at
closed at 42,1; oats opened at 34 lg
closed at 34.
UNION COUNTY PIONEER HERE
Commissioner Ben Brown of Union
county, the man who built the first cabin
in Grande Ronde Valley, and who has
been a highly respected citizen of that
county for the past 44 years, is in the
city today on his way home from a busi
ness visit to Hermiston. Mr. Brown is
well known to many Pendleton and Uma
tilla county pioneers, having resided one
winter at the Umatilla agency, about 38
years ago. For a number of years he
has been assessor of Union county and
is now county commissioner. While in
th city today Mr. Brown' ha been the
guest of John Hailey, Jr., whom he has
known for the past 40 years. Pend. E.O.
TO GROW TEA IN TEXAS .
'Scrlpps News Association)
New f ork, Dec 1 3 A company is being
formed her to grow tea on a large scale
in Texas. Recent investigation by botan
ists disclosed the feasibility of tea grow
ing in that state, and tho no lard has as
yet been acquired it is intended to estab
lish a large plantation in th neighbor
hood of San Antonio.
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What will I buy for Christmas?
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drop in at The fair Store and see
the "Wonderful Display of Appro
priate Gifts" in endless varieties.
Here are a few of them.
TOYS
DOLLS
PURSES
MIRRORS
JEWELERY
NECKWEAR
BATHROBES
UNAWARE
BOX GOODS
HANDKERCHIEFS
LEATHER GOODS
and a thousand other useful articles
but above all Come in and See.
(Scrlpps News Association)
Washington, Deo 1 3 Congressman
Hayes of California, offered a resolution
calling upon Secretary Taft to inform
Congress if it is the government's policy
to engage Chinese or Japanese on the
the Panama canal and if so,
how many?
The House unanimously passed a res
olution directing th Secretary of Com
merce and Labor to inquire into the high
rate of lumber. Senator Dubois,
Idaho, in the senate this aftereoon urged
against the seating of Senab r Smoot of
Utah and charged the President of know
ingly and willingly aiding the Idaho Mor
mons in the last election. He said peopl
in the Mormon states had the right to
demand the President of the United States
to not use his power in the interests of
law defying an un-American organization
such as elected Governor Gooding.
Idaho. He said that S noot represent! the
churcn and not the state.
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IS STILL
irtcrlpps News Association)
Paris, Dec. 13. There were masses
this morning in all the Roman Catholic
churches. Nothing except the unusual
large crowds indicated that there is a
monster crisis facing th Catholic church
of France. Policemen in citizens clothes
attended to preserve order, and to take
the names of the priests who were officiat
ing with a government license. Early in
the day sixty-nine clergymen were turn
moned to the diocese of Paris and charged
to hold services without the legal author
ity and were later arrested.
Th arrested priest were examine
singly. Each answered thit French citi
zens had the right to say prayers when
ever they pleased.
(Pcrlpps News Association)
San Francisco, Dec 13 Th trial of ,
Schmitz and Ruef is still before th court
1 ill. H,i,i4WUtj b VWIHIUitl UIM MW
indictment are illegally brot. Schmitz ,
and Ruef greeted each other cordially
and there appears no foundation of th
rumor that of a break exists between :
th two.
MAYOR'S BROTHER NEXT
Among th matters slated for an early '
investigation of th grand jury is th al
leged connection of Herbert Schmitz, th
mayor's brother, with affairs of th Gray
contracting firm who hav had th lions
shar of th street contract. H is sup -posed
to be in the other deal.
TRIAL NEXT MONDAY
Ruef showed his disappointment as a
result of th first preliminary skirmish
with th counsel for th state. Schmitz
displayad no notion but immediately left
th room. The Judge ordered all of th
witnesses to be present Monday when the
trial will resume, It is now thot that th
trial will proceed without a hitch.
INDICTMENTS MUST STAND
Judge Dunne, lata this afternoon, over
ruled the motion made by th defense to
quash the indictments against Schmitf
and Ruef, also sustained the objections of
th stat against questioning Judge Law
yer, regarding Juror Wise, a member of
the grand jury which returned th indictments.
Lewis Anderson, of Minam transacted
business in La Grands last evening. He
returned home this morning.
SWEDEN'S KING ILL
(Scrlpps News Association)
Stockholm, Sweden, Deo. 13. It is re
ported that King Oscar ia critically ill with
heart failure.
GET READY FOR CHRISTMAS
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It is not too
arly to begin think
about Christmas gifts.
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From now on th time will pass
very rapidly. Then there is a lot
of satisfaction in making selection
, while stocks are complete and while
you can do so at your leisure which
is an impossibility in th hurry and
bustle of the two weeks before Christmas.
Our full line of holiday good is now her
ready for your inspection. Seeing it while
it is complete wil suggest suitable gifts for
everyone on your list will solv every difficult
gift problem, W urge you to com aa soon as possible
and as often thereafter as your time will submit, to inspect our goods.
Still another of the Jones family in
Union has d ed of cerabc-sp nal meningi
tis. Yes'erday afternoon, while Mr. Jones
was at the cemetery, wnere his wife and
two children's bodies ere be r.g buried,
death visited the hrne for the fourth
time in three days and t)o' away a little
boy ajed aknu'.f.ve years. The last child
who has suffered with the dsease. shows
ians of improving and Doctor Walsh of
Union, stated this aftern'xin that he wou'H
likely renver. In regard to whether or
not the disease is cor.taa ous. Dr. Waish
said: "Gil fiat idea out of your head. It
is an infectious d.sease out not a conta
gious one. There is r.o reason why more
of tne farniiy than is now suffsnng should
be seized with it. that is from contagion."
Mr. Janes, out of a family of a wife and
six thl'jr-. has tj'. '.!-.ree i t'.'i tots, two
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I A Christmas Sjjggesjjqn
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Handkerche fs. Si'k or Linen
Silk MjfiW
Fancy Suspenders
Fancy Hose
Sweaters
Neckwear
Smoking Jackets
Cravene'.te O.erc.a'.s
Suit case
Umbrellas
from $ .25 to $1.60
1.00
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1.60
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6.00 '
18.00 '
6.00
1.60
2.60
2.00
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4.60
1.60
10.00
25.00
16.00
6.00
Come and take a look at while the stock is complete.
Any seletion you make I will lay away for you.
AL. ANDREWS
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