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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1908)
nam pages. EVENING ORXERVEK. LA GRAWPF, OREGON. MONDAY. JAVCAKY 13. 10S. tkOS EIGHT. rvmuip i L lUUIUi II CHIEF COUNSEL IN THAW CASE tropolU. Giving up her luxurious home In Texan, the bride of a few lays set forth with Littleton for. New fork. The couple had little money, hut Littleton was primed with arabl Ion and hie young wife abounding in alth. 80, late In 18. Utile ton first K-t foot in New York the great, care less, heartless city he had come to .onquer. ' . And he did conquer. The task was not easy, at first, but Littleton's spirit as indomitable. He did not wait for opportunities he made them. The metropolitan lawyers, with blase at first sneered at the en of the young Texan. But sent, and one whose brilliancy will,!" than three years after his arrival cgnwtantly increase with years. fin New York Littlelon was made an ., me cniNf counsel for Thaw Is ajawaiant district attorney of Kings aalf-educat'ed" man, having attended !- mty, a position which many older hool only ono term. He was a farm)tt!'d more experienced lawyers would nund and a baker's assistant In his ( have been glad to secure. While serv youtn, and at the age of 16 became a I '"8 n 1,1 ' capacity in Brooklyn, Llt brm.k walker in Texus. It was hereU1(fln prosecuted "Get Rich Quick" that lie was seized with the ambition ' Miller and assisted In conducting Ul hecoma a lawyer, and at 1 'this many other famous cases. Self-educated boy was admitted to thej New York Is quick to recognize uiir. Down at vveamertoru, lexus, trie a-'u, u 11 vu not lung oeioie i.ii rt'Ofle are still talking nf the excess- tleton had become famous as an ora- Ive brightness of "Mart" Littleton, tor and an after dinner speaker. He They are not surprised that ho has he- j combined the suave charm of the ome one of the greatest lawyers in southern gentleman with the nervous Saw York, Jan. IS. Martin W. Utlleton. chief counsel for Harry 3baw. is today receiving the earnest congratulations of his legal colleagues and friends upon having passed an other milestone In tils comparatively short but famous career. Littleton was born In a log cabin In Roane ounty, Tennessee, January 12, 1S72, mi that now he Is only 3( years ol age. His rapid rise to fame has been one of the most phenomenal among tfM legal lights of the country. He bas gone up like a rocket, and there Is nothing to Indicate a descent. His fellow attorneys look upon him as a 'smugness, flxnf star In New York's legal flrma-' thusiasms MRS. SCRIBER DEAD. Scriber of Mother of CuMiicr J. W . Tills City. J. W. Scriber received a telegram today bringing the sad Intelligence of his mother's death. The telegram states that Mrs. Scriber died this morning at the family home In Salem. Mrs. Scriber was 78 years of age and survived her husband nearly ' four years. She was one of the pioneer women of the state, and has a host of friends throughout the state who will sincerely sympathize with the bereav ed family. She leaves two sons, J. W. Scriber of this city, and Charles E. Scriber of -Colfax, and three daugh ters, Mrs. H. E. Miller of Tacoma, Mrs.' Emma Coolidge of Spokane, and Miss Adelaide M. Scriber, who resided at home, and was with her mother at the time of her death. The funeral will take place Wednes. day from the family borne. Mr. Scrl. ber will leave this evening to attend the funeral and does not expect to return before the last of the week. Mr. Scriber has the sympathy of a large circle of friends In Union coun ty and throughout the state. of honor at a banquet to be given to morrow night by Secretary of State and Mrs. Elihu. Root, to w hich many other cabinet members, diplomats and statesmen have been Invited. This will be the first cabinet dinner of the season to the president, and will be followed by similar affairs given by other cabinet members In their order of precedence. -. - .. Light at Opera House. Manager Steward announces that the opera house will be lighted by electricity this evening. Therefore all who wish to witness the "Uncle Tom's Cabin" performance this evening may attend and hare no anxiety regarding the light -situation. There will be plenty of light, electric light at that. FOM SALE Timber claim, cheap. If good the country. They would not be sur prised at any greatness "Mart" may achieve, even to the presidency. Littleton left the little town of Veatlierford to embark on a greater career In Dallas. Hq was only 21 when he Invaded the big Texas city, tt the older and more seasoned at torneys of the Dallas bar were soon forced to admit that the Weatherford "soy lawyer" was a smart youngster, and" when he had shown his ability in few Important caws he cut a large alertness of the Yankee, and the combination was a pleasing one to his auditors. It was in 1900 that Little ton be came a nutlonal figure. Called upon to "fill In" at a Brooklyn democratic meeting which waa addressed by na tional fame, ho became the orator of the evening. In 1904 the democrats of I Now York decided thut Littleton was the one man to deliver the speech nominating Alton B. Parker for the presidency at the frit. Louis conven- niche for himself ns one of the fore-1 tlon, and If the enthusiasm he ere most lawyers of the North Texas me- nted among the delegates could have . tropolls. (been spread among the voters of the On December 1, 18U6. at the age of l'l,un"T. Parker would have been H. the young lawyer married Maud ,,,!'t,'tI' ln l110 and 1905 Littleton Wilson In Dallas. Considering 1ullns wa" borough president of Brooklyn too small to afford full scope for his ',lul '"' lllllk,,s his home In the hlg bor- ablllty, Littleton had determined' to "Kh ut'r""! the bridge. ; He retired from public life two or three years ago In order that he might build up a private law prac tice, and In this he has been as suc cessful as In all of his other endeav ors. If he succeeds In securing the acquittal of Hurry K. Thaw, pitted, as he Is, against the master of crim inal prosecution, Jerome, he will huve succeeded In his boyish ambition to "conquer" New York. KUibllxh himself in the nation's me- I Home Madej CANDY Better than Ever FRUITS NUTS CIGARS ! SELDER CANDY STORE : iti:asTK.vriox hooks oii:.. Tenipoiarj Ofll.e eneri Douiitmvn for 'Tills Wii'k Only. County Clerk J. H. Gilliam has ar ranged to have the registration books brought downtown for this week, In order to give (he Voters of this city and vicinity an opportunity to register without visiting the court house. C. J. Scriber will bo In charge and has his ortlce In the rear of the Farmers it Trailers' National bank, where he will he found from S o'clock In the fore noon mull about 6 In the evening. Remember. ,., Mttln l( r,.Ks. ter am! saves the necessity f fmiR lv freeholders In Aa.Ut ( v.air vote Ip nt the primaries at the .'one ..lectin, and the presidential lection In November AT THK ELECTRIC THEATER. Picture Changes Take Plue Tills Eve ning;. While you have the little people resily to tsk to the fntrtntnment st the opera house this evening, bring them to the Electric theater and allow them to see the new pictures. There will be plenty of time to Bee them ail before the show at the opera house begins. The bill for tonight will be "Weary Willie's Luck," "Grafters, an In Japan." This last number, jusi at mis time when all eyes are turned toward the little brown men will Burely be of Interest. The Illus trated song, "Honey Time," gives Mr Ferrln a splendid opportunity to dls. play his wonderful voice, and the slides are especially attractive. Re member, the show begins promptly at 7:15 and will be over by 8:10. quire at this office. location. In-1-13-20 CONTEST NOTICE. Kctlvul Mooting. Yesterday was a great day for Cen trul l hurch of Christ. In the morn ing 170 were in the Bible school and a fine audience listened to the ser iiwii. in me evening tne nousc was filled. For about an hour Evangelist McSparran preached on "Reformation and Restoration." When thi Invita tion was given eight persons came for ward, two men, two women, two boys and two girls, making 21 since the meetings uegan. The sermon tonight will be of luterest to young men. Baptisms at 7:30, sermon at 8. The special services continue all week and over Sunday. NEWSPAPER SII.J). San Kntnelw-o Itiillelln M11-1 V .......... to CI 111 rue or Criminal I,Ih . San Francisco, Jan. IS. William H. Tevls today sued R. A. Crnthers and Fremont Older, of the Evening Bnl- I'tin, Tor criminal libel. Tevls de dares that the Bulb-tin printed a stor on March 16th. 1907, that Tevls on behalf of the Hay Cities Water com pany, had paid Abe liner bribe money In order to secure an acceptance bj the city of the Bay Cities Water com- 1 lani. TcvIh declares he prove the story false. can MUST t.VIHXKT lliwi ii. vretiiry mid Mr. I'lilm i;nl(.r. lulu Pt-i-NhUiil iiiid Cnbliiei. .wisiiingion. Jan. 13.' Prcsldem and Mrs. Roosevelt mil 1... .1... - -. Kooscvclt win be the guct Department of the Interior, United States Land Office, La Grande, Ore., Dec. 14, 1S07. A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed in this office by Lovell E. Tipton, contestant, against homestead entry No. 15117 made July 19, 1906, for NVi SWVi Sec. 4, and NH S&K See. 5, township 2 S., Range 35, E. W. M., by Thomas H. Daly, contestee, in which It t alleged that Thomas H. Daly has wholly abandoned said en try for more than six months last past; that he has not resided upon or Improved said land at any time, and that said, alleged absence was not due to his employment in the army, navy or marine corps of the United States as a private soldier, officer, seaman or marine during the war with Spain or during any other war in which the United States may be engaged, said parties are hereby notified to appear, respond and offer evidence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a. m. on January 28, 1908, before the register and receiver of the United States land office In La Grande, Oregon. The said contestant having, ln a proper affidavit, filed December 9, 1907, set forth facts which show that ifter due diligence personal service of this notice cannot be made, It is here by ordered and directed that such'no- tlce be given by due and proper puo llcatlon. (Signed) E. W. DAVIS. J. T. WILLIAMSON. Register. Agent and Attorney for Contestant. Dec. 27-Jan. 24. A C1LUR HOSPITAL. If you have a chair or In fact any piece of furniture which la on the Invalid list you can not do better than to bring It to my furniture hospital, where a speedy cure Is assured. Prompt and neat work assured. Remem ber that I make all kinds of buggy covers. Call on me rr all kinds or upholstering. J. II. HII.I.M AN. Shop on Mr Street, Next Ioor to Thorn's Grocery. Black 1811. LiTCrande Steam Cleaning and Dye ; Work Lace Curtains, Draperies,' Kid Q lovet. Evening Qownt and Party DressE Cleaned on short notice. We oall for and deliver fret. OLD CREAMERY BLDG. First Clasi Work Guaranteec Ca.-ef al a:ttr.:irr. tc transient trd UMBRELLA - RECOVERING AMD REPAIRING put on, $.60 New Covers to $4.00. . 1L! 1 1. 11 you nave anyimnt' oron- en I can fix it. L. C. SMITH OPPOSITE FOUNDRY Grande Ronde Lumber Co PERRY, OREGON CAN FURNISH LUMBER OF ALL KINDS IN CAR LOAD LOTS For 16 inch Chain Wood Delivered at your Home, Call up V. E. BEAM, La Grande. Phone, Red 1741 I'll OIB . ME FOR IS COLD THE OF DR. KING'S gouge: AND ALL THROAT and LUNG DISEASES . . . . . PREVENTS PDEu.c3p.DiA 'and eorarMion unable after using JJ V 2 , 8eY?re.C0ld wttW 00 lunes and so completely prostrated to work and scarcely able to stand. I then was advised to try Dr. Klne'a New sing one bottle I went back to work, as well as I ever was me tbat I was Discovery, and W. J. ATKINS, Banner Springs, Tenn. PRICE 50c SOLD AND GUARANTEED BY JSi r.,v. I il. 1111 ! it AND $1.00 iH.aj unaoarea at i he reoo es Store Our uront MI,MVI,cr Clrl, Sale .s .rtallv . , JiT " fi V J Irt.m our Morr, llivrv ar Mill lots of k,mn thlujr. lofl certainly a hiiinniiT. and ni,Kl. tl. people of La Gramle ,,l vh lnlly have In the past ten days carried SEE THE RED TAG-THIS S THE BARGAIN SIGN nito we are bouml . ir ..... " " M Will UU . AIX SRSOXIJI.K i(Kl)S AT NLAl'GIITKltKD away Immense loads of bargnlns riucKs. THE PEOPLES STORE LA GRANDE 0REC0M to Men's and IloV Furnishing Tt . - ".vs nuts and Caps, values 75c. now , ' Buys' knee punts, values to 9 1.S5, now M-n' lined Gloves. 65c value ... 39o SiiIIm and Cloaks. 15.00 Children's Coats $2.H $7.50 Misses' Coats , $3.45 110.00 Ladles' Coats 115.00 Ladles' Coats $10.15 $17.50 Tullored Suit $11.75 Winter I'mlerwcar. Odd carments uf Ijulles' fleeced. 25c grade loys" fleeced, 35c grade ..... Men's fleeced, 60o grade lrk-e . . t.K' ..25c . .3e 1 foolery ftnririliiN. Ladles' os,. 12C grade . Ijulli's' Hose, 2ilc grade . . . Ladles' Hose, 25c g,lU. . .So .He SEE THE RED TAG-THIS IS THE BARGAIN SIGN THE PEOPLES LA GRANDE STORE OREGON '
