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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1908)
' BVE3TETO O 11 GRA1CDK. OREOOW. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY wtasrt FAtra . . ! VALENTIN Our customers are invited to call at our store and examine the largest line of Valentines ever before shown in Eastern Oregon. Our stock consists of everything in the valentine line from the five cent line to the beautiful crea tions which cost $6.00 and more. Never have had such a varied assortment, it wiii pay aii who delight in the beautiful to call at the store and see this splendid art exhibit. - - - - - - ! NEWLIN LA GRANDE DRUG CO. OREGON OUiiT HEARS m .COMPANY MAY PURCHASE STEAM PLOWS Fie dl. Manager Sebbelov Returns From Tour of Inspection and finds the Machine Practical--Acreage Product but Little More Than In Grande . Ronde The Amalgamated Sugar company - nay purchase one or two modern atotm plowing machines (or uio In the Orande Konde valley beet culture, U the company tattes favorable action report which will aoon be (lied at the head office by Field Manager ' Blner Blbbelov, who returned to hla knme In thla city today after tiHt one Booth apent In Inspecting beet fluids pens n tne extreme southern portion of California. Mr, Pebbelo left La Orande the first of January and after consultation with head officials of the Company at Ogden, went to San Francisco and since that time has toured the state f&oroughly, going as far south as Los Alamltos and returning through Los Angtdes, Ban Francisco and Portland, rmrhlng here this morning. On of the principal objects of his ilt was to ascertain the practicable . y of the new steam plow which can Yarn on an average of SO acres of fend each day, much better and con aUisrnlily 'quicker than under the horae and gang-plow System, - He studied conditions carefully, and he found that the machine works very satisfactory. It has two desirable ad vantages. It plows the ground In such a 'manner that better crop re sults are obtained, and it does It more rspldly than under the system used In this valley at present. . But the, ex- la an even balance with the cost of mlantalnlng from SO to 100 teams and plows, as are required here. What disposition the sugar company will make of hla report, remains to be seen. Ibest "coal i$8.S0 f -PER TON--! Ko k Spring Lump and I Rock Spring Ku . ; PHONE MAIM 10 Prompt Delivery. Big - Stock on Hand. Likes Omon SUU. The field manager and expert beet grower returna to the Beaver state feeling serenely happy with his loca tion. The financial and labor condi tions of California are much more serious and keenly felt In the Bay state, than here. He relates that young, active, bright and Intelligent appearing boys and men walk the streets of the cities there, asking alms from tourists. They are actually starving for want of food. Han Francisco and the other cities, In fart, of that state, are quietly but effectually routing the orientals from their borders. . Where Japs formerly Killed dlnlics, waited upon tables and did domestic work, white 'men an rapidly belli established. The conse. 'Hinu'o Is that If any race in to ii rummy. It will be the Iniiwii ami Hot the white race. I'llnmtlc conditions nie Very slml lur to that prevailing In l.a Onindc today, lie states. Crops are prosper ous there, but he was agreeably sur prised to find the beet product per acre Is very little In excess of local soli. FIRSKASE The first Jury trial for the term of the circuit court Is now on In the case of the tate vs. Charles Harris, a young man charged with assaulting A. Lun of North Powder, with a deadly . weapon. The two men had trouble In the settlement of an ac count, wherein there was only a dif ference of about E0 cents. Mr. Lunn was struck on the Jaw with a stone. which resulted In a fracture. The state Is represented by District Attor ney Ivanhoe and Deputy John 8. Hodgln, and the defendant by J. W. Knowles. The case went to the Jury about 2:80. John Peter Richard Nyren, a native of Sweden, who came to this country In 1892, made application to become a citizen of the United States this af ternoon. Hla witnesses were Attorney Robert H. Lloyd of Elgin, and Coun ty School Superintendent E. E. Bragg. TSv Rcrt Jvry win hi t the trial of R. H. Woodard, et at, va. A. E. Eaton of Union, Involving the vio lation of an alleged contract. Will Revoke Order. Judge Crawford today was Inform ed that In granting a parole to J. C. Hartman, who pleaded guilty to the charge of larceny of merchandise and was sentenced to 18 months .In the penitentiary and paroled, that he made an error In granting the parole, owing to the fact that the law does not grant the right of parole to per sons who have ever served a term In the penitentiary. Judge Cravtford was not aware until today that Hart man had previously served a term for a similar offense committed In Elgin several years ago. The order will be revoked and Hartman will be com pelled to serve his sentence. GLIDDEN ON LONG TOUR Alexandria, Egypt, Feb. 6. Chas, J. Glldden, America's famous auto mobile tourist, accompanied , by his wife, set forth today from Alexandria on a motor car tour of Egypt and Syria that will cover about 2500 miles, The course will Include a considerable trip over the desert. Thus far Mr. Glldden has traveled about 43,000 miles In 85 countries. Before completing hla tour In 1911 It his desire to cover 50,000 miles In 50 countries. He will return to Amer ica after the present trip, by June. The famous tourist Is now greatly Interested In ballooning, and has or dered a balloon built In Paris of about 33,000 cubic feet. He expects, within the next few years, to repro duce his motoring feats by trips In the air over every country of the globe where It Is possible to secure suffi cient gas to Inflate a balloon. SMALLPOX PATIENT. Caiwes Little Flurry In the Recorder's Court. This morning George McDonald, claiming to be a resident o( Wal'i Walla, arrived In the city and at onc-e presented himself to Mayor Richard son and asked to be taken care of. It did not take the mayor long to dis cover that his caller. had a splendidly developed case of smallpox McDon ald was at once turned over to Chief of Police Walden, n'hi (or want of any other vj)lace to properly house the stranger, took hl-n to the city Ja l awaiting some other place of con finement. Only one wall separates the jail from the of flee of the city re corder, and Recorder Snook moved out as the patient moved In. A sign on the office door now informs the public that the recorder's office Is closed pending proper fumigation. During the day McDonald will be taken to some safe place It Is hoped and that by tomorrow some time, Re corder Snook will feel at liMferty to resume his court room. The city authorities feel that the city gets the worst of It on cases like this. Just why the city should be compelled to take care of such cases Is not plain, to them. It would seem that It should be the duty of ioe vuuuljr lu took BOXING CONTEST. Fifteen Hound Boat Between Wll- luuns and Dal) Friday Xlght. A grand boxing contest Is scheduled for Friday night In the Commercial club auditorium between Mickey Wil liams of La Grande, and Louis Daly of Spokane. There will also be three preliminaries of four rounds each. Tickets tl-50 and $2. Good boxing is assured. Everybody come. 2-5-7 Nil BETTERS Mil Indians Go to Mexk-o. Okmulgee, Okla., Feb. 6. Dissatis fied with the treatment accorded them under statehood, the Creek Indians of haf q( )e voters will b skirmishing this vicinity are considering an exo- tn in(j -ix property owners 10 Only about one-half of the voters of the city have registered -books close on the 24th o( this month City election takes place the th of ,h nd when about one- dus to Mexico,' where they hope to be allowed to live under the primitive conditions to which they have been accustomed. A committee of promi nent Creeks has been selected to visit Mexico and complete arrangements for the purchase of a million acres of land tn the wilder portions of the southern republic. Many Cherokees and members of other tribes are also looking longingly toward Mexico, and It Is likely that within a few years poor Lo will be almost unknown In Oklahoma. New ftfctei n i-n uu lit' im Zero at New York. York, Feb. 5. Zero weather Ti".C City Y.m eTnerl- digent persons who chance to become enced the worst cold snap In point of such while In the county. .suffering among the poor, since 1893. I TO GROW CORK TREES San Francisco, Feb. 5. America may some day grow Its own cork trees, If experiments now being con ducted at the National Plant Intro duction garden at Chlco, Cel., are suc cessful. Fifteen thousand cork oaks are now being propagated from acorns received from Spain. This Is the first attempt to Introduce cork oak Into America for commercial purposes. The cork oak, from the bark of which corks are manufactured, is of Spanish origin and la the basis of an Important Industry In Spain. About 20 years Is required for the tree to reach the commercially valuable stage when tho outer bark Is removed. The trees continue to thrive, however, and yield an annual crop of bark. For Circuit JihIkp. I hereby announce myself a randl date for nomination on the democrat ic ticket for tho office of clrc:;H IiiiIko of the Tenth Jiidirrfil district, comprising lhj"n in K"Vh1Iow a comi ties, at tho primaryfieri Ion to he heli: on April 17, lairs. If nominated and elected I will use my best endeavors to 'administer the business of the cir cuit court In both counties of the dis trict Impartially, speedily and econ omically. D. W. SHEAHAN. SIDEM(K (IIMdES A general rearrangement of the side tracks and switches of the local yurds Is soon to be made. To serve emergency use, the yard section fore man tn laying temporary tracks today. which will be used until the two principal changes are made. W'hen the rearrangement takes place, the completed cinder pits will he used, but until this is done, the old one will have to suffice. It Is planned to extend the main west-end Inlet to connect In a straight line with the principal east-end Inlet. The track located on the south side of the new coal bins will be extended to Intersect the present rip-tracks, thus crossing the ground where the old turn-table stood. These two changes will facilitate the yard work immensely. SAVMIll BANKRUPT .. . . ...t.. In assist them to swear tneir vu they will be Impressed with the fact that It would have been much easier to have quietly stepped into the re corder's office and saved all of this trouble. Nineteen more days yet In which to register. The Brown Bros. & Tramwell saw mill company of Telocaset, has served notice of foreclosure. The North Powder Lumber company, which Is In volved In many large suits where em ployes are ( suing the company for money alleged to be due as wages, Is the principal debtor. The liabilities of the company are 827,000. HEARING FOR FINANCES 7 New York, Feb. 5. Another phase of the case against John O. Jenkins, Br., John G. Jenkins. Jr., Frank Jen kins and Frederick Jenkins, the In dicted officials of the Williamsburg and Jenkins Trust companies, wiii come up tomorrow, when a motion for a change of venue will be argued In Mineola. The change of venue Is demanded on the ground that the defendants cannot receive a fair trial In Kings county, owing to the feeling inspired against them because of their con nection with the suspension of the in stitulons of which they were directors. Conspiracy Is the charge on which the defendants were Indicted. It Is alleged that they conspired to use Illegally the funds of the two trust companies. For Job work no extra charge (or promptness call at The Observer. RKCOIlDF.il ELECTED. Croup I When a child wakes up In the middle of the ' night with a severe at'ack of croup as fre- quently hamMMis. no time should tip lost la I exnerlmeiiiinir with remedies of a doubtful I value. Prompt actum i often ncceary to 1 save life. Chamberlain s Coug'h Remedy z t North Powder Counclhiinn Choose Clerk (or City Affulrs. j North Powder, Feb. 5. (Observer OnAAtnl T. I- . --1 . . . , 1 . , xiie t-ny council met last v. n. v.rT. .., ,n ,.. a night and appointed Ben Evans as city 11 1"1" Iwn In use for over niie-thinl of acu . ... tur.y' There Is none better. It ea:i lie de recorder. Tho qutstlon of sidewalks pendeduiHin. Whv experiment? li i.-iW ! was discussed, but apparently noth- s". ing was done. NEWLLV DRCG CO. Our Special Features For February one of m of the T.-?e special features of our store during February will be that of closing out all odd lot3 and broken lines left from the winter's selling. , The prices will be so low that they will appeal to everyone as phcnomlnal oo- kv. aumuc iur saving tacn week and day during the entire month will b : special orrenngs at much less than worth. - In addition we shall inform new advance spring styles arriving. Already we have received hundreds of pieces of beautiful spring dress goods wh.ch are being opened up and placed on display as rapidly as possible The lot in eludes Panamas. Voiles, Batistes. Novelty Suitings. Shimmer Silks French and Scotch Cinghams, Madras Waistings. etc., etc. a"d To make your selections earlv means that- iL . - ' juu me cnoice of all the sprirg sewing done when sp ing gets here. and have i i The People's Store l r.PAVnF'S I FADIM 1 riDV rnnnc r.. . 0 AND TEiMPLE OF ECOVOVV inc. UftKA HOUSE BLOCK- 3 r X (