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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1908)
1 I J 4 f AGE TlniTT. EVENING O RXF.KFKK, LA GRAN1R. OREGON. SATTIiDAV, JAXIA11V It, 108. fight pmvks. JS IHtlWi fOSECAST fOR II1E (NfllK WEEK Now York, Jan. H. Aside from elPtlon at a banquet to be given In the procrastinations of congress and (the Hotel Amor, New York, next Frl llie continuation of the Thaw trial, day night, and may take advantage of many new matter of general Interest the occasion to make some references will come up to engross public atten- to his buorn. Won duirng the coming week. Bryan platform. One of the principal political events will be the dollar dinner to be given ' In honor of William J. Bryan by the democrat of Lincoln, Neb., hi home town, on Wednesday night, at which thn distinguished Ncbraskan Is expect . ed to announce the democratic plat form and policies of the coming cam- palKn. To Indorse lirynn. Mr. Bryan will bo Indorsed for the presidency ut a convention of the New York State Progressive democratic league, to be held In Cooper Union, New yrk, on Thursday night. Au gustus J nomas will preside. Mayor Tom L. Johnson' of Cleveland, is scheduled to speak on "Why Bryan Sfust Be Nomlnnled," and United lituteg Senator Jefferson Dnvls of Ar kansas Is on tho program for a red hot speech rousllng the plutocrat of Wall street and explaining why the democrats of the south favor the nom ination of W. J. Rryan. IIukIdw I loom Next. The boom of Governor Hughes of New York for the republican nomina tion for president may be launched at the meeting of the republican county committee In New York city on Thurs- aay. Herbert I'nrsons and the Roose velt contingent in the committee may ttempt to prevent the Indorsement, as hey did at the committee meeting last iionth. Governor Hughe will speak before the Woman Republican nsso- I Home Marie j ! CANDY I : Better than Ever FRUITS NUTS CIGARS ! SELDER CANDY j STORE ! Social Affairs. Among the social affair scheduled to take place In the national capital next week the most Important I the annual dinner to be given by Secre tary of State and Mr. Ellhu Root In honor of President and Mr. Roose velt. This will take place Tuesday night and will be the first of the cab inet dinners for the. president, and will be followed by a similar banquet given by each cabinet member In or der of precedence. The Italian im issador and Baroness Mayer des Planche will give a dinner Wednes day night In honor of the ambassa dor from Austria-Hungary, and Bar- Menirnlmiiller I Oregon IimI 1'ruudn. Monday Is the date get for the trial of the Oregon land fraud cases. Fran cis j. Heney of San Francisco, the special representative of the depart mcnt of Justice, who has for some time been Investigating these cases, will assist In conducting the trial of them. The trial wltl be pushed by the gov ernment as rapidly a possible, as He ney hns many Important Investigations under way In San Francisco. NowMla 1 legislature. In response to a call Issued by Gov ernor Sparks, who wus spurred on ba the-criticism of President Roosevelt. the legislature of Nevada will meet In special session 'on Tuesday. The ob ject is to adjust by legislation, if pos sible, the differences now existing be tween the miners and the mineovvners of Goldfleld, President Roosevelt hav ing expressed a willingness for the troops to remain in Goldrield until the legislature had ucted. . Much doubt Is expressed as to whether any thing will be accomplished at tho spe ciai session, us many of the members of the legislature are reported to be opposeil to authorizing the organiza tion of a stale mllltla or constabulary force. I'o Fix ScImnIiiIcm. In Chicago on Monduy there is to be a Joint jnectttig of representatives of the trnns-contlnental fi-eli-hi !.,, and the central freight and trunk line associations, when final arrangements will be made to meet new conditions brought about by the amended Inter state commerce act ami the rulings of the Interstate commerce commission. A final check will be made of the east and westbound trans-continental tar iffs and, if necessary, a committee will he appointed to confer with the Inter- i.iuioicice commission concern ing any point that may be doubtful in connection with the turlffs. IIFXRY Novel A feiarkcy Ilcnldcut, Uaa a Scheme to Kill Coyotes. . "Shoot them from the tree top," aid Henry Hill, a rancher of Starkey Prairie, speaking of the coyote prob lem. In this city yesterday. HI novel method of killing coyotes 1 Interest ingly described by the Inventor. "I select some large tree tn the midst of a clump of brush," said Mr. Hill, "one with a clear space around it for 20 or 20 yards. I climb up Into the tree to a height of 30 or 40 feet and build a scaffold. Then I put a carcass on the ground where It can be easily covered from my position In the tree. In the evening when the co yote come out to feed I am up In the tree with a double-barreled shot gun, waiting. When they arrive kill ing Is easy. "Sometimes it is after dark when the animal commence prowling, but on a moonlight night' or when there Is snow on the ground It Is easy to pick them out with a shotgun at the short range. A I'm up in the tree the ani mals do not scent me, because the scent Is carried upward. At this sea son of the year the animals are hun gry and will come long distances to feast. 'To those who are fond of crawling oui ui h warm oeu ui in uie morning and mounting the tree In the cold mountain weather, there are as many or more opportunities of getting a shot." As the fur of the coyote Is long and of good quality in the winter, the pelts are valuable. Heavy robes and fur coats can be made from them, which are especially useful In the Starkey Prairie country, where the winters are severe. MRS. WOODS 1EAI. Died Last Evening Puenral Tomor row From Mormon Chun-h. Last evening after 9 o'clock Mr. Nephl Wood, who has been 111 for some weeks, died at her home In this city. The funeral will take place to morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Mormon tabernacle, Bishop C. J. Black officiating. The Interment will follow tn the Mormon cemetery. The family, consists .of a father and five children, Robert, aged 1: Emily, 14; BY- PORTLAND BONDS m DM In order that no time may be lost in obtaining a ruling of the supreme Roslne, 13; Leroy, J, and Alexander. i Court of the state on the validity of 5, who have the sympathy of a large circle of friends in their bereavement. iem)li:to. vs. jla grande. Basket bull Girls to Contest for Honors Jlere. Miss Ethel Gulling has todav com pleted arrangements with the mana ger of the Pendleton high school bas ketball team, to play a game here with the La Grande Commercial clnb girls' team Thursday evening, Janu ary 18. The Pendleton .team Is a strong one, out the La Grande girls feel confident that they will be able to win the contest. The game will be played according to the boys' rules, i ne following is the line-up of the two. teams: Pendleton K. Vogel and N. John son, forwards; G. Jordan, center; R, Gibson and D. McPherson, guards: H Rader, N. Nolen and L. Itader, sub stitutes. La Grande H. McMurray and F. Massee, forwards; R. Theisen, center: Gulling and Frances Massee, Fatal Tlilrtwn. When Ben West was brought down from the court room after the case went to the Jury he was advised that the signs of the times was against him for the reason that there were 13 prisoners left in the Jail. He said 13 was his lucky number, but the" verdict of the Jury disproved his statement., unless he thinks he I lucky to escape the gallows, for the verdict of the Jury was guilty of murder In the second degree, which carries with It a life sentence. It Is also peculiar that the court has fixed Monday, the 1 3th day of January for passing sentence. if was noticeable that the verdict of the Jury did not phase the defend ant ln the least. He maintained the same impassive, unemotional disposi tion that has characterized hie con duct from the very first. To look at the defendant during the progress of the case one would imagine that he was the least concerned of any man In the court room. After receiving his sentence he will be taken to Salem to spend the balance -of hi natural life. Baker City Democrat. guards; A. Roesch, M. Cotner and V. Wells, substitutes. A good fast game Is assured and as the Commercial girls have assumed a heavy financial obligation In bringing he Pendleton team here, it Is to be hoped that their La Grande friends will patronize the game liberally. Premium llucon anil Hams. The City Grocery and Bakery will I have a fancy shipment of Swift's Pre mium hams and bacon ready for the between Turner trade Monday. He sure and read the and South La ad. In Monday's Observer, and also re- rlbhon. Finder Il-se leave at .he Newlln drugstore, store and see the oH, Lost On 4th st. Oliver's resilience Grande, a red Brook Trout for Idaho. The first shipment of eastern brook trout eggs for the new state fisheries which was recently completed near Hay springs in Blaine county, is ex pected to arrive this week from Penn sylvania, says the Boise Capital News. This will be the first lot of a ship ment of 900,0110 eggs that have been ordered from the east. Robert Stiles, superintendent of the state fisheries, who ha been In the city for several days, left last eve ning for Hay Springs In order to be on hand when the first shipment ar rives and superintend Its removal to the hatchery. There will probably be four shipments of trout eggs made In order to supply the state with the number ordered. The other ship ments will be made later In the sea son ana oy early spring there will doubtless be several thousand eastern brook trout basking In Idaho waters at the state hatchery. the bonds voted for at the last elec tion, an appeal from the decision of Judge Cleland announced yesterday, holding the bonds invalid, wa filed In the circuit court this morning by Deputy City Attorney Frank S. Grant. The decision appealed from Is that forecasted some time ago by Judge Cleland on the request of the city at torney and attorney Seneca Smith, who represents F. I. MeKenna, the plaintiff. In announcing a long list of decisions yesterday morning, Judge Cleland affirmed his previous an nouncement as to what the decision on the city bond case would be. The effect of the Judge's opinion was that the bond 'Issues for various purposes that were voted by the peo ple last June were Illegally placed upon the ballots, and therefore liu- j bonds cannot legally be Issued. The questions were placed upon the ballot at the direction of the city council by resolution. Judge Celland held that there is no authority under the constitution for any niaesure that Is enacted by a vote of the people to be p.laced on the bal lot by any means other than by Initia tive petition, and that the act of the legislature which undertakes to give the power to city councils, to place measures on ballots, Is' unconstitu tional. . Though the water bond issue of $3,- 000,000 was the-only one directly held Invalid by Judge Cleland, being the only Issue involved in the suit, it is conceded by all attorneys that If Judge Cleland's view of the matter is affirmed by the supreme court, all mntters placed on the ballot by the, council, and not by the initltalve pe titions, are invalid. In consequence, all the bond Issues voted for are Ille gal If Judge Cleland's decision Is sus tained, and a special city election to re-enact the bond Issues will probably be called as soon after the supreme court announced Its decision as possi ble. Should the supreme court re verse the Judgment of Judge Cleland, the bonds may be lsstred without fur ther difficulty. Sirs. Gardner IHmuI. A. N. Gardner was called to Baker City Sunday night, December 29, by a message announcing the dangerous Illness of his mother, Mrs. 'Mary E. Gardner, living three miles from Ba ker City. Mr. Gardner returned Sat urday, his mother having died New Year's day. Mrs. Gardner was 70 years old. Mr. Gardner will have the sym pathy of many friends. Union Re publican. Aiuxiicr 1-ouiiry i'tuiu. ' V. C. Kelly, who recently pur chased the six-acre tract tn May Park, was In the city today purchasing ma terial for the construction of a chicken park. Mr. Kelly expects to" engage in the poultry business on an extensive scale. He expect to keep his flock up to about 1000 hens. UMBRELLA RECOVERING AND REPAIRING a New Covers put on, I to $4.00. If you have anything brok- 1 en lean fix it. ' L.C. SMITH "j . , OPPOSITE FOUNDRY ! $-50 ", Central Cliun-li of Christ. Saturday evening the theme is "Un godliness and the Judgment to Come." Lord's day. mornlnar. "Whn .Khmt i Do With Jesus, Who Is Called Christ." Evening, "The Reformation." The evangelistic meetings under ' the" preaching of Evangelist McSparran, and the work of Christians are grow ing In attendance, Interest, power and conversions. A number have entered the new life and without doubt many more are near the kingdom.- Grande Ronde Lumlxr Co. PERRY, OREGON CAN FURNISH LUMBER IDE ALL KINDS IN CAR LOAD LOTS For 16 inch Chain Wood Delivered at your Home, Cal'up V. E. BEAM, La Grande. Phone, Red 1741 : - - - v vT',s-wKa?xMSKx .-vaaaaaaa y id- M mint er Clearing at Wonderful Reduction THE SHOPPING EVENT OF THE YEAR RT: if LIT fir3 11 Inlls PL FRIDAY, JANUARY 3rd. TO SATURDBY, JANUARY Uth. EVERY ARTICLE OUR STORE Immense Stock Radically Reduced in Price i 'Pi t: 1 If IWSlBWWHIIiBWI
