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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1906)
Thousands cf dollars iy Christmas trade have been lost by bad roads : voujmevi LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. 0RE30N FRIDAY. DECEMBER 21 1906 NUMBER 25 BIG fLOOD ) J (Scrip-is NVwa Amoelatlnn) I Seattle. Dec. 2!. -The Whse. Green I and Puvallup rivers have risen eight feet I ......... . , u . . . .1 hVm"untai o'.oarior, are that aooth.r flood w.ll v:t I I IllUrllL M ! it a ivTim ir ; PJIII1 I M 11 LI m II 11 I II 11 1 ! f tlldtf IS IrFor-JssV:'- Xmas i Mill A i ..... fi DDKllNFR Firelight Glows BUT a short time, and then Ghristmas Eve 'vhen children's fingers, stiff and tremblir.g vvic'n excitement and anticipation, will hang the little stockings-pie ar little, thin little stockings tint loose their identity, and are glorifies by the part they are to play in bringing joy' to the children , HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN ANYTHING? Even if your Christmas list IS completely checked off. don't you think of some 6ther chiM who' e levrt will beat more. happily if an unexpected gift makes bright the fray of Ghristmas morning? The tiniest gift becomes great and wor.c erful then It need r.ot co:.t but a trifling sum and MONDAY IS THE LAST. DAY Isn't there another friend whom you've forgotton soma or.e to whom a 'remembrance will bring pleasant thoughts of days th;.t are p3t? The giit need not be costly and MONDAY IS THE LAST DAY IT WILL BE A BUSY T.Mt" M OUR STORE For 'two reasons --Because prices on Ghrhtmas goods have dropped there are thousand of delightful ' g'n't tiiir gT hero that will be sold for less than you'll find them elsewhere and MONDAY IS THE LAST DAY. The spirit of Ghiiotnus is in tie ar. Christmas gifts will cost little and Christmas Eve is at hand & WE HOPE YOU'LL Iria ifnci bet veen Seattle and Tacoma. Nrttiern Pacific brdge trarhc is being irciisierred on imrburia Ines. .'JAPANESE iai'ADRCN , , Si'l'tliliU Nruf AMclntlOII I Vn'cmr. ,Deo'.2i--!t was officially,. incnu - 'oad tod-i tnat a training squadron ca::is!;'g jt vna cu-strs Itsukusbima, rl jndaU. afi na Matsushima, w.li i)4Vj Ymhomi on January ianj altar see i linj sotib time here will t Seatt e. TiJiir.a. and then proceed "utis tV San Francisco.1 . , . - S."Vine- 0 ?" TT,, I Haui.T.ury n, fir. Frank Shuppert ere killed tin morning in a freight col- ,h ' "rthe;n fl0 Flr9n i' Ho"i ?" nd E"" , - f Umm ii ia namtr hurt CO. E BX1XG THE CHILI RIN, - ; . mm E CRIME WAS ( Rga. Rus.,' Dec. 21 Ten terrorists were executed today. They were guilty of a series of robberies and bomb out rages. 1 na mu roars nave muhiuw ui a month, , ; " YOU ARE WELCOME OHMIIIEfi sTA If! HONOR Of FLAG j Scrlpps News Association) . Washington, Dec. 21-A bill haa been j prepared and will be presor.ted to Con gress as early aa possible, dealing with Ihe acquisition by the government of the Batty Rosa house in Philadelphia, where the first American flag was made. The Pittsburg chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution 'first took action, in the matter, and, thanks ,to their efforts to preserve the historic landmark, the bill has been drafted. ' " PfNDLtTOfl IN DANGER , Scrlpps News Association) Pendleton, Dec 12 Floods for the third time this year hava visited this tac tion of Eastern Oregon. A large section of the 0 R & N track is out 20 miles east of her:, t!;;'.::r; tr;fSc. T" Umnn river is out of ita banks and this city is threatened unless the water subsides (Scrlppe Nawa Association! Bakersfield, Cal.. Dec. 21. Hicks Is stl'i imprisoned in the mine this morning and may not be reached today. The res cuers art encountering much difficulty in tunneling under the car. REPORT OF MINE OFFICIALS Los Angeles, Dec. 21. The officials of the Edison Company, in whose tunnel Hicks is entombed, stated at 1 0 o'clock this morning that the man could not be rescued before noon. It was expected lata last night that he would be reached by ? o'clock this rooming. Workmen are now cutting the rails from beneath the car under which Hicks is imprisoned. ' EXCITEMENT IS INTENSE Bakersfield, 1 1 a, m. Still there has been no resoue of Hicks and the wonder of bis remarkable vitality and will power grows. There waa a report this morning th'.t the miner nad been rescued but at 1 1 o'clock the rescuing party are still hard at work. Tne reports from the mountain are conflicting. One is that ha will be reached within the next hour, and others are more or less indefinite. " HICKS. IS CONFIDENT Hicks himself is confident of an early release. The failure to complete the res cue is keenly felt ir. this city. On the streets, in the homes and at the business houses, everything is 'laid aside for the discussion of the work on the mountain. Great preparations were made last night for celebrating the event of his res cue. Upon receipt of he news, whistles were to blow and cannons were to be fired. Enthusiastic men slept beside the s :und producing instruments. The Ne ws- paper o tlce is swamped with inquiries, which are pouring into the city. MAY TAKE ANOTHER DAY Rakersfield. 1:30 p m At one thirty Hicks was still unrescued and it is believ ed that it will require another day to reach him. rrlpps News Association) Dayton 0.. Dec. 21 Collins Gilman a b-other and Mrs. Gilman, mother of thi murdered girl Dona Gilman were arrest ed and held by the grand jury today as oeing accessories to the crime. COMMISSIONED INVESTIGATING (Srrlppa News Association) Chicago, Dec 2 1 The Inter State Com missioners. Lane and Harlan are in ses s on, investigating the congestion of traffic. Many shippers accuse the roads of discriminating. MOTHER IS TO ACCOUNT FOR CRIME THIS CITY Entire Old Slate Re-elected :-Jutlac Henry Qualities as V. Vice President. - ; : The last session of the Oregon Good Roads Association was taken up ' with business. At the annual election ui officers, the former slate was re-elected. County Judge Judge J. C. Henry, as county judge for Union county, is now one of tha vice presidents of the organization. Besides the election of officers, the con vention agreed to pass a resolution, ask ing tha president to appoint a committee to wait on the coming session of tha state AT fORKTODAY Another landslide, similar to tha one which delayed traffic on the 0 R & N for many hours last August, occured last night at North Fork. When passenger No. 2 reached that point last evening a considerable slide had already covered the track but a few hours sufficed to re mova tha obstruction. Following the paseenger but a few hours, came a freight and no sooner had the last car of that train passed tha cut near North Fork that a monster slid came tumbling into the cut. For a distance of two hundred feet there Is dirt and rocks piled to a height of five feet. Wst bound number 5 was lata and when it reached Meacham the accident han already happened. . All night and today that train has waited patiently on tha east end of the slide, while this morning's east bound No. 6 has waited on tha west end ' Passenger No 1 was held in La Q rand a nearly two hours this morning and at the end of that time went to, North Fork where passengers and mail were trans fered, returning to LaQrande as No. six. A TRUST SMASHED (Hcrlpps News Association) Lincoln, Neb, Dec 21 The Supreme court today smashed the Nebraska Ele vator and Grain Trust, by affirming the findings of the referee in the suit brought against the combine. James Withycombe has returned to Corvalis after attending the convention here yesterday. EVERY HOUR Toilet Cases Books Perfumes Fancy Stationery Shaving Sets Fine Brushes SLeauier Goods Tine. Cigars ADSD HI Confectionery, etc. NEWLIN DRUG COMPANY LA GRANDE, OREGON iOMS legislature in an effort to secure better Iiws. The fifth annual convention closed AUVUfc IWUI VWIMiK MV W wM.... ... ... every instance the . members felt that . something had been done which will prova of value to this county. Those who at tended generally became insulcated with a spirit, which, if properly fostered by tha newly organized local association, wilt terminate in something tangible in tha way of highway improvement Tft FNFIlDfF i v Liny it l PAYMEHT OF ROAD TAX "Road tax should be a lien against the property of the man who owes it just aa anyrther tax", declared County Com missioner W. F, Cropp last evening as ha left for La Grande, to attend tha Good fcoads convention. "This is a hobby of mine, and I hope to see it introduced in tha good roads bill to tha next legislature. Tha proposition is this. Under tha present system a great portion of tha road tax is uncollected. If road tax was made a lein against the property of tha man who owed it ha would be forced to pay up, and the . expense of tha roads would be born proportionately among all men. . . "I havan'f. utftrtA tut thm Antnilm tt tk scheme yet but I want it arranged that the road tax will appear upon tha county books like any other tax. Then when tha man pays his road tax he will get a receipt from the supervisor showing that he has done so. In this wav thm enimtv will have a check on all road taxes paid. "After the man has the receipt he can take it to sheriff's office when he pays his taxes and present it there, getting . credit on the receipt or he can if he desires pay the money to the tax collector who in turn will refund it to the road district. "As it is we have no way of forcing men to bear this tax. and we have no check upon the payment of tha sum to the commissioners. With a proper-bill the county roads ould profit greatly by some method to enforce this collection. "I expect when at La Grande to urge this matter and hope to get it included in the draft bill to be presented to the leg-: islature." Baker City Herald.- .. COUNTS NOW Our stock of desirable holiday gifts has proved attractive to those who realize that. Christ mas good will is no excuse for extravagance and that a satis factory saving can be made on anything we supply. Our stook is heavy at ail times, unusually heavy now but it is probable that at the very last assortment will be somewhat broken. Hence every hour will count. In fine Toilet Articles. Mirrors, and like sensible articles of every day usefulness there is no dan ger of our stock being exhausted. You will be able to find what you want to the last hour and minuta or after Christmas for that matter. ! r.
