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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1908)
EVEXIXG O BSERVEK, LA OHAJIWt ORKOOJI. TflTKSPAr. JAXTART IS, ISOS. WART INCREASED SUMS FOR DEEP WATER WAYS REGISTRATION WES munlcatlon ana transportation with other section of the country. The delegate! to today' meeting de clare that the' question of river Ira- St. Paul, Minn., Jan. II. "Six feet f water from St. Paul to St. Loula" hi the demand of the hundred of rep resentative of Minnesota commercial elubs, Industrial bureaus, merchant" ', provement la now the moat vital one associations and board of trade, who before the commercial Interest of the met here today to form a federation entire northwest, since It would ren lor the promotion of northwetern In- der possible the diverting of the enor terest and river Improvement ' ! mou northwestern grain movement to In order that this work may be ac-the river, once the stream "1 again eompllshed as soon as possible, the ( made a commercially successful fac federatlon will urge that an Immediate j tor In freight traffic. This would mean appropriation be made at an average! an Important saving In freights, com expondlture of not less than $2,000,000 pared with the present transportation a yonr until It is completed. Such at- charges on grain for export, tentlon will also be demanded for Traffic experts In attendance at the channel and maintenance work as will meeting believe that grain can be car encourage the Immediate development 1 rt;(j to tidewater on the rlver.at a cost of an Important north and south traf- () cents. As the present all-rail fin from St. Paul to the gulf, such as rri-t (n the early duys of this city, export rate from St. Paul to the At lantic seaboard Is 27 V4 cents, this when St. Paul depended principally spon the river as an avenue of com- would Involve a saving of 20 cents. One hundred and sixteen republi cans, 40 democrat, three Independ ents, 11 socialists and one lone prohi bitionist of Union county had regis tered to be qualified to vote at the pri maries In this county at an early hour this morning. A the day draw near when Deputy County Clerk Bcrlber will no longer maintain open book In the downtown section, business men and voter In general are hurrying to the office In the rear of the Farmers & Trader' National Bank and while the grand total of registration at noon today was about 160, that figure will be greatly Increased before 6aturday night,- after which time the registra tion books will be at the county clerk' office in the court house. To further accommodate the voting pub lic. Deputy Scriber announced that the book will be kept open from 7 to 9 o'clock on Friday and Saturday eve nings. It will mean much to the citizen LADD (ANTON Ladd Canyon,' Jan. 16. (Special.) Hins Kate Braden attended the dunce at Perry Saturday night. She was accompanied home Monday by her cousin, Miss Mabel Phillips, who will remain here a few duys visiting. The following program wus ren dered by the Ladd Canyon Literary oclcty January 3, arranged by Mis Mary Bnnton: Itecltallon "Letting the Old Cat Die," Verdle flraham. Uccltatlon "How He Does It," Mu riel Miilholland. Hecllallon "C'lulntnius Dream," Sy bil Miilholland. Kong (a) "The Lily or the Hose." b) "You'll Always Be the Bume Sweet Girl to Me," Lulu and Mabel Counsell. Recitation "Selling the Buby," by Katie Counsell. Recitation Louise Murdock. Rending of tho Ladd Canyon J"Sledgo Hammer," Mrs. Henry Feeb ler. As vacation will soon be here the young folks of Ladd Canyon resolved to give a party In honor of Louis Mur dock, the school teacher, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wlllard Couch, before he departs for his home at Monmouth. About 8 o'clock they gathered In a body and completely surprised him, disturbing him from the book which he was reading so cozlly by tho fire. The evening passed away quickly, the guests playing games, making and pulling taffy. After witty gumes had been Klaved. . a bountiful lunch was served. At 12 o'clock they departed for their homes, hoping to have such another good time in the near future, Those who were present were: Altn Bunion, lone Peterson, Frank Braden Lulu Counsell, Kula Peebler, Mabel Counsell. Leonard Peterson, Charles Johnson, Kato Braden, Roy Peebler Jennie Sherwood, Leo Hansen, Mary llanton, Eddie Graham, Katie Coun sell, Eearl Hanson, Frankle Peebler, Eugene Ranton, Louie Phillips, Kate Harmon, Henry Counsell, Kittle Mul holland and- Verdlo Graham. ' A leap year necktie social will be given at the school, house Friday night, Junuary 24. The boy bring the baskets and two necktie Just alike. They wear one and enclose the other In an unaddressed envelope. The girls pay 10 cents and grab for an envelope. The fellow who ha on a tie like the one In the envelope which the girl get I the one whom she eats supper with. Remember, this ts for both old and young. A debate will take place, the question being: "Resolved, That the Indian has received more Injustice at the hands of the whites than the ne gro." A program Is being arranged by the Misses Mary Ranton and Mabel Counsell. l:i-ctlon to llo-ldo Salary, Vlcksburg, Miss., Jan. 16. A large proportion of the legal voters ot Vlcksburg cast ballots in a special election today In order to express their opinion of the salary received by a single city official. The pay envelope of the city assessor is the issue In this battle of ballots. In the past that of ficial, has been receiving about 14000 a year. The city fathers held that that was too much, and that $2500 would he about right. The assessor objected to this cut In his pay and appealed to the governor, with the result that a special election was ordered to decide the momentous question. Who Is liesiiuuo C""f!rj h vote at the primaries and June election, If he doe not register while the opportuni ty Is at hand. This week ends the convenient location of the books and not a single voter should overlook the urgent duty of attending to this matter. In the trial of Charles Harris, who formerly resided at Cove, charged with assault with 'a dangerous weapon upon the person of A. Luii of North Pow der, which took place before Justice Hayne yesterday, Harris waived ex animation and was held In tiw , um of $1000, In default of ha i was turned over to the sheriff for safe keeping until the February term of the circuit court. Deputy District At torney J. 8. Hodgins represented the state. The facta are that Harris was In the employ of Lun, who Is Interested n the Ice business of North Powder and was discharged, and In the set tlement a dispute arose, resulting In Harris striking Lun with a stone, se verely Injuring him, crushing the up per bones In his jaw. This happened Tuesday and Mr. Lun has been con fined to his bed ever since. The at tending physician is of the opinion that his patient ts out of danger un less unexpected complications set In. smews to UPS II WRECK ALL MUG PIONEER Of OREGON CONE (Continued from page 1.) active business about 10 yenrs ago and lived quietly with 'his family on hit fruit form. He alwnys took an active Interest In religious affairs and helped organize the first church In the north end of the valley, practically building the church edifice himself. He wa ever a public spirited citizen, a broad-minded man, a loyal friend, a faithful hus band and father, and In the commu nlty where he lived for more than 4J years everybody claimed kinship by calling him "Cncle Wesley." LOST Ladles' hunting case gold watch and watch pin. Finder re turn to thl office and receive re ward. 1-22 Logan Paul, who last summer was arrested on the charge of disorderly conduct, while keeping bar for J. N. Klein, found guilty and fined $20, from which he gave notice of appeal to the circuit court, surrendered himself to the recorder last night and Is serv Ing his fine out at the rate of $2 per day, which means 10 days. Paul stutes that the reason he did not perfect his appeal Is that his at torneys Informed him that he could only take the case before the circuit court on a writ of review, which would not permit of a review of the testimony, but on the legality of the proceedings. During this time he has been under $150 bonds. It seems that this action taken on the part of Mr. Paul Is to be the basis of possible future legal ac tlon, which. If any, will develop later. The Hickory saloon, under the man agement of Klein, had given the city luthorities considerable trouble, and when he last applied , was refused -enewal of his license. The Baloon was closed until Mr. Blackwell of Portland, purchased It. Blackwell ap piled for a license which was held up by the council until certain condi tions were compiled with. One of these conditions was the closing of a door which led to rooms overhead the other condition, the discharge of Paul as a barkeeper. Mr. Blackwell arranged things to the satisfaction of the license committee of the council and his license was Issued this week Being out of employment, Paul claims that he cannot pay his fine, hence Is serving out the sentence of the re corder' court. ROUND THE ROUNDHOUSE WAGE BEDCCTIOX COMING. Bock Mand Announce That Mea Will Kx.n BeavMjJLtwer.Wa1j. Topeka. KaVjan. 16.-The Rock Island RailrouVS company ha an nounced today through Vice-President Mudge that the company expect to shortly reduce the wages of all men employed on that line. The monthly payroll to "'i""-"- of the O. R. & N. In La Grande for. the past month, which arrived here this morning, la considerably Bmaller, than customary. The fact that round house laborers have been put on a nine-hour schedule and mechanics and their helpers on an eight-hour sched-j ule, I partially responsible. Has New Run. I Engineer Al Stephens, - for many year passenger engineer on the west end out of this division point, has been transferred permanently to the Elgin run. Engineer Frank Pike has been permanently assigned to fill the open position on the main line caused by Mr. Stephens' transfer. Passing of Small Knglne. j The traffic over the Elgin branch line has taken on such proportions that the old style engines, the 60 class. Is no longer adequate to handle the- service and. 64has been relegated iu a c'.ars ."t means considerable ln- activity. .Work trains and the UKe will henceforth be the field of the lit tle engine. Engine No. 113 has been assigned to tho Elgin run. Back to Kaim-la. Engineer Norby has again returned to the helper engine at Kamela. New Shops Busy. After a week in the new quarters, the rallrohd machine shops are busy getting the locomotive crane .which Is to be used on the new elevated track over the coal bin, into service shape. There Is considerable work to be done on It, but by the time workmen have completed the movable projects ad joining the new bins, the crane will he completed and repaired. The old coal bunkers will be removed as soon as this takes place. TearliiK Down Old BuilriliiK. The tin and paint shops are being torn down to make more yard room. The old machine shop building will be converted Into a storage structure. nun m In the event of war between the United States and Japan the American people would suddenly discover that every one of the great railroad sys tems west of the Mississippi river Is completely helpless." That Is the statement made today by an employe of one of the Harrlman lines whose home is In this city. Ex plaining, he said: 'Within the past six months thous ands of Japs have been engaged as section hands on the great transconti nental roadB. Apparently the only no tice that has to date been taken of the great movement of the little brown men Is that accorded by the ranks of union labor In this country, for, In en gaging Japanese for the care and re pair of their lines the managements f the various roads have displaced white labor. But there Is far deeper significance than the mere displace ment of white labor In this wholesale employment of Japanese through the railroad authorities even yet seem not to be aware of It. "From Information that has come to me within the past few days, I be lieve I am safe in saying that the Jap anese engaged on the various railroad lines west of the Mississippi are In a the whites. There was no Indication Ituro Inheritance. The modern ways of the American Indian as some of them are today were Illustrated at the Portland postofflce this morning, relates a Portland pa per. An Indian squaw, dressed In the height of fashion, walked through the postofflce corridors toward the stamp window. She purchased $5 worth of the little red stickers. There was plenty of money left. The squaw brought her papoose, riut it was not huddled up In a little basket on her back. No, Indeed. The youngster was In the arms of the modern squaw's nurse girl. The nurse was also an Indian. And even the nurse carried the baby In modern style In her arms. All were dressed after the style of position to wreck trains by the dozen and tie up traffic on all these lines In the most complete manner within 24 hours." Portland Telegram. Scuttle llullots. of the Indian about them except their features and the dark, red skin of the first and original settlers of the continent which has been taken over by the white man and civilization. The only Indication of the longing of members of the tribe for the wilds was to be seen In the baby Itself. While it had on modern shoes, clothes, coat and cap. In Its arms it carried a CURES -s Coughs and Coldo PREVENTS Pneumonia and Consumption Fwwj 's He? nd Tar not only tops the cough, but heals and strength' ent the lung and prevent serious f salts from a cold. There Is no danger ot Pneumonia, Consumption or other serious lung trouble if Foley's Honey and Tap . Is taken, as it will cure the most fctub born coughs the dangerous kind that settles on the lungs and may develop Into pneumonia over night. . If you have a cough or cold do not risk Pneumonia when Foley' Honey and Tar will cure you quickly and strengthen your lungs. Remember the name Foley's Honey and Tar-and refuse any . substitute offered. Do not take chance with some unknown preparation tha ' costs you the same when you can get Foley's Honey and Tar, that costs you no more and is safe and certain in results. Contains no opiates. Cured After Physicians Said Ha Had Consumption E. H. Jones, Pastor M, E. Church, . Grove, Md., writes: "About seven or eight years ago I had a very severe cold which physicians said was very near pneumonia, and which they afterwards pronounced consumption. Through a friend I was Induced to try a sample of-r""' Foley's Honey and Tar, which gave me so much relief that I bought some of the regular size. Two or three bottles cured me of what the physicians called consumption, and I have never bad any. trouble with my throat or lungs since that time." Thiee sizes 25c, 50c, $1.00. The 50 cent size contains two sad . one-half times as much as the small sis and the $1.00 bottle almost six times as much. weft A. T. HILL, Druggist. Danger in a Colo The ballots for the coming Seattle munllcpnl election will each be four feet long and the authorities are puz zled to know how to stuff 36,000 of little brown Teddy bear which appro them Into 118 ballot boxes each two prlately corresponded with the com feet square. plexlon of the Indians themselves. Because you lisTecoiitravted ordinary coldi and recovered from thum without trc:iimnt ot any kind, do not for a moment tuiaglu that colds are not dangerous. .Mot only pueu monla. but also the Infectious disease such k- rilt.l.tHa1a - .1 ...... 1 0. aH. . . - . f. U cold. The cold prepares the system for the reception and development of the germijot these diseases. Take our advice cure fjut' cold while you can. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy by It remarkable cares of cold ha become a staple article ot trade and commerce. It la prompts It 1 effectual: It la reliable. Try It. NBWUN DRUG COMPANT - - Interest Unabated at The Peoples Store Our grcAt Miu-ninirr innni hh ymm ikkuui m uimnn, siuiugan mo imfm n "'"w um k uuy camea away Immense loads of bargains from our tor there are snii hh oi fooa uuuga mi. 1 Theee we are boa mi to move If low prtrea will do It. AIJj SKASOS.tDIJS OOODS AT SLA I'G HTKRED PRICES, SEE THE RED TAG-TH1S IS THE BARGAIN SIGN THE PEOPLES STORE LA GRANDE OREGON Men' and Boys' Furnlahlnce. Boy' Hat and Caps, value to 75c, now SSo Boy' knee pant, value to' 11.25, now .....50c Men's lined Gloves. 65c value ...SSo Winter Cndprwcar. Odd jarments, ..Half Price Ladle' fleeced, z 5c grade &o Boys' fleeced, 35c grade SSc Men' fleeced, tOc grade ....39o Suits and Cloaks. $5.00 Children's Coats $i.8 17.50 Mimes' Coats $3.13 1 10.00 Ladles' Coat $6.45 115.00 Ladles' Coats $10.43 $17.50 Tailored Suit $11.73 Hosiery Bargains. Ladles' Hose, It He grade S Ladles' Hose, 10c grade I'.i Ladle' Hose, J 5c grade IV SEE THE RED TAG-THIS IS THE BARGAIN SIGN THE PEOPLES STORE LA GRANDE OREGON e e e- ' -' .