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BHD IN
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FORMER LA GRANDE MAX
BELIEVED MURDERED.
,,n '"S" Rved in This City From
tnepTlfe of George Barman and
Hi Friends to Bake, aty gon)e
Light on the Mystery Surrounding
the Disappearance of George Har
l Hade Known Belonged to
, Many La Grande Lodges.
. George Harman hai mysteriously
disappeared and traces of hit where
abouts cannot be found. Lew than
two weeks ago he was In La Grande,
ut rtuiuBj iu nis ranch near Spo
kane. FaJ5. ot foul play are entertained.
ln rtwr" recelve'l In this city from
friends of the missing man, It Is made
clear how and when he was last seen
hut, of course, they throw no light
on the manner of his disappearance.
Mr. Harman Is well known here, hav
ing at one time been employed In the
N. K. West store. He also owned a
ranch near La Grande. In a letter to
one of the lodges to which he belong
ed In this city, from a fellow lodge
man of Baker, a few circumstances
attending Mr. Harman'a disappear
ance ijf r made known. The letter
says In part:
"I have Just received a letter from
Mrs. George Harman, who Is a sister
to my wife, and who Is now stopping
with her sister-in-law, In the city of
Spokane, at E5 Montgomery street,
and whose name Is Mrs. Ella Down
er, In which she states that Mr. Geo.
Harman left his ranch, 1 miles from
Snnkane, last Snturday morning, to
go tn Spokane to deposit his money
In the-bfetik, but the banks closed at
nnon In Spokane, and he did not de
posit the money. - He was last seen
on Sunday night about 7: SO o'clock,
after leaving an electric show, and he
DON'T OVERLOOK THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY
FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY'S SHOPPERS AT
' THE CREAT
AT THE FAIR
Monday and Tuesday will be the last two days of our great sale and the chance for
saving is so great you should make a special effort to be on hand both days if possible.
When we say there will be extra special Bargains these two days, you can come with no
leaf of disappointment. We make good every promise printed and when you see It in our
ad you know you can depend on getting it lust as we adverrise it.
1000 yds wool Dress Goods,
65c to $1.00 per yd, sale
MOO vds summer Wash Goods, reg- O-
t; ular5c to 25c values, sale
The rest of the bargains are at the store, no more
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wa with a stranger going Into the
drug store for his overcoat (probably
Frank Robinson's drug store, former
ly of La Grande, as they were
friends). Mrs. Harman has notified
the police of Spokane, according to
her letter, but up to the present time
no trace of him has been found. I
know Mr. Harman very well, and I
am satisfied that there Is foul play.
Perhaps he was held up and robbed,
and then thrown Into the river. He
dearly loved his wife and two babies,
and never left home without telling
them where he was going and when
he would return. . He loved his family
(Continued on page 10.)
FRUIT TREES
, MT, EMILT FRUIT RANCH,
Manager J. J. Nunn Returns From'
Provo, Where He Attended Annual
Meeting of the Grande Ronde Val-1
ley Fruit Company Company fat
Pleaited With Results of Its Expen
ditures In Tills Valley Siiend Much
More Money Here for Trees.
J. J. Nunn, vice-president of the
Grande Ronde Fruit company, and
who is In charge of the 425-acre farm
at the foot of Mt. Emily, which Is
owned by that company, returned last
evening from Provo, Utah, where he
attended the annual meeting of the
company. So successful has the fruit
farm now In existence been, that the
company has decided to plant 10,000
additional fruit trees. The company
Is enthusiastic over the results of Its
Investment In this valley. Mr. Nunn
Is an experienced fruit man and It is
largely due to his management that
the experiment has proven so success
ful. He comes back to La Grande
filled with enthusiasm t and with a
spirit of loyalty to this valley, which
he has Imbibed since his coming here
a little more than a year ago. The
farm will soon be the largest fruit
growing concern In the valley.
regular TQ
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200 Men's Dress Shirts, values 85c TQ
to$1.00,for 0?C
$1.00 Men's Hats, $1.75 to $2.50 QOr
values, sale ' fOL
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LA GRANDE.
OREGON
BRYAN'S DEFEAT
GOVERNOR JOHNSON NAMED
AS STANDARD BEARER.
Anti-Bryan Wing of the Democracy
Has Figured It Out How It Can
Place Governor J. A. Johnson at the
, Head of the Democratlo Party at
' Denver Over W. i. Bryan Need Jio
-. Delegates From the South to Clip
' Bryan's Feathers.
Washington, March 11. The anti
Bryan wing of the democracy Is today
declaring that It has already encom
passed the defeat of the Nebraskan
at the Denver convention.
Using the name of Governor John
A. Johnston of Minnesota to conjure
with, they assert that thev havn al
ready three mors than the necessary
number of votes to prevent Bryan's
nominationwithout the aid of a sin
gle delegate from the south.
, They claim that all the states or the
east, from Maine to Maryland, and
Ohio, West Virginia and Minnesota
will be' anti-Bryan.
Massachusetts has already refused
to Instruct for the peerless one. Del
aware has Instructed for Judge Gray.
Willis J. Abbott, Bryan's represen
tative today said: "It's the same old
war over again. The crowd that
nominated Parker is behind the
movement. I can see nothing In their
movements that will result in Bryan's
defeat"
Old Masonic Lodge.
Lowell, Mass., March II. Pen
tucket lodge, F. and A. M., will to
morrow observe the 101st anniver
sary of the granting of Its charter.
The lodge is one of the oldest In
America. ..
Hone Show In Paris.
Paris, March II. Fine strings of
thoroughbred horses from all over
Europe are entered In the Concours
Hlpplque horse show, whloh opens to
morrow and will last until April It
room on this paper.
PACIFIC STATES
BLACK 1301
I PREDICTED
SALE
THREE KILLED
D. R. G. ENGINE
IN MAD SIDEHILL RUN.
Three Are Dead and as Many Injured
as Result of a Runaway on Branch
of the Denver Kk Grande Road
Near Salt Lake Air Brakes Refus
ed to Work and Locomotive Tears
Wildly Down the Incline Three
Saved by Snow Bank.
Salt Lake.'Utah, March It. A run
away engine today plunged down
grade at lightning speed, carrying
three men to their death and Injuring
as many more.
The Dead.
J. M. GORDON, engineer.
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J. JOYCE, fireman.
The engine had Just passed to the
top of the grade at Bingham, a
branch of the Denver & Rio Grande,
and started down the other side
when the engineer found the brakes
had gone wrong. ' The engine was
gaining speed every moment and
fairly leaped over the rails, swaying
in a sickening fashion, compelling
the men to climb to the side of the
cab,
The men remained on the runaway
In the vain hope that the engine would
stay on the track until a level had
been reached. Instead, the engine
struck a snow bank and toppled
over. The three injured men owe
their escape from death to the fact
that they were thrown Into a snow
bank. E
CONSPIRATOR FIRMIN
SMUGGLED ON STEAMER.
Refugees From Port au Prince Arr
Being Brought on Board a French
Steamer Stupe Carrying Marines,
Ready for Instant Use, Should
There Be a Call for Assistance From
on Shore Negroes Enraged Ovei
Escape of General Flrnilu.
Port au Prince. March II. Gener
al Flrmln, arch-conspirator against
the government of President Nord Al
exis, was smuggled aboard the French
cruiser d'Estrees at Gonalves last
night. Today the fact became known
and the blacks are In a rage an:
there Is danger of an outbreak.
The d'Estrees Is at Gonalves toda
and refugees are being shipped aboard.
Small boats are alongside the cruiser
and marines have arms stark on thr
deck ready for instant action In cast
a call for assistance should conn
from the shore. After the refugee!
have been taken aboard It Is thought
French officials will follow and the
vessel will come to this port. Ma
rines on all warships In this harbor
are being held ready for quick action
If necessary. (
FIRE IN GIRL'S SCHOOL.
Fire Drill Rules Broken by Girls In
WUd Panic and Rush.
St. Louis, March J I. Following th
discovery of fire today In the Forest
Park university, an exclusive girls'
school, 150 young women were panic
stricken and most of them lost a
larga amount of wearing
The girls were sbouf to leavs college
for an outing when the alarm was
given. The fire drill was Immediately
ordered, but the girls soon broke and
ran. The building Is a three-story
wooden structure and was burned to
the ground.
ARRESTED IN WALLA WALLA.
Well Known Steel Manager Passed
"Phony" Checks in Eugene.
. Portland, March L O, M. Whit-
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ODD ALEXIS III
son, formerly manager of the Colo
rado Fuel 4 Iron company in the
northwest, and considered one of the
most brilliant steel salesmen In the
west, has been arrested In Walla
Walla, charged with passing a worth-
less check upon the hotel Meade at
Eugene, Ore.
Requisition Danera hxv. lun t-
sued by Governor Chamberlain upon
Governor Mead of Washington, ask
ing for the return of Whltson. Whlt-
son. In his career, sold millions of tons
of rails to the O. R. & N. and Hill
lines, and handled a great amount of
structural steel la the northwest.
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ALUMNI ABOUT THE
ONLY LOGICAL HOPE.
Student Affairs Committee Still Ex
amining tlie 800 KtudentM Who
Confessed to Being Implicated In the
Deed for Which 14 Were DIs
nilsHed Alumni May Make Such
Strong ItequoHts That Jordan and
Committee Will Rewind Its Action
Stanford University. Palo Alto, Cal.,
March II. The student affairs com
mittee Is still examining the 300 stu
Jents who confessed to having been
In the mob of students who made a
tolsy demonstration before Professor
Clark's home recently, for which 12
have been suspended.
The only hope of the student body
now to reinstatement is : that the
Stanford alumni -will taks steps to
make such strong representations to
the committee that they will rescind
their actions. The only thing which
Prevents a walk-out of the students
and soms radical action is the refusal
of President Murphy of the student
body to call a meeting of the students
until the examination of the student
iffalrs committee Is completed.
The alumni generally stand with
the students In opposition to Jordan
ind the student affairs committee.
One Year for Murder.
Portland, March II. John Wynne
of Pendleton, was sentenced to one
vear In the penitentiary today, for
the killing or W. H. Dupuls, also a
Pendleton man, In a Portland saloon
brawl last December, by Judge O'Day.
Presa Not at Fault.
San Francisco, March II. Freedom
of the press Is regarded as a greater
boon than exaggerated awe of the
supreme court, by the San Francisco
Bar association, and when the friends
t the higher court attempted to pass
x resolution condemning ths critics
if the courts for the recent Bchmlti
decisions, they were turned down by
in almost unanimous vote.
At s meeting of friends of the court
a fight was made to secure the pro
tection of the Judges from criticism
of rulings, but the attorneys would
not consider It In that light.
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There Is no more vital question to be considered to
the family than that of the compoundieg of the doctor's
prescription. There should be no half way methods rr
garding prescriptions. We use pure drugs, compounded
lust "according to the doctor's orders."
HILL'S DRUG STORE
1 m m .
LaOrand j,
SEND
ihes
TO
POPULATE IRRIGATED
, LAND WITH AFRICAN,
Step Under Way to Migrate a Colony
of Aegroes to the Irrigated Dis
tricts of Umatilla County PreaUuAsT
Elder Coleman Believes This is the
Logical Solution of the Race Prob
leni Many Colored Church Organ- ,
Uations in the Northwest.
Pendleton, March !. It Is be
lleved that the best solution of thi
negro problem would be a settlement
or the arid Irrigated districts of
America with Industrious members of
the black race. ; The presiding elder
the northwest, John C. Coleman, hat
been In . Pendleton, arranging for a
shipment of a colony of his race to
that vicinity. He believes that the
new country In the northwest fur-
ihes Ideal conditions for the negro
who warjts to build up a home' In a
new country. '
The presiding elder has been In
eastern Oregon for' several days, go
ing from La Grande last evening to
Baker City. In his travels he takes
subscriptions for the establishment of
three churches for the colored Metho
dists to call their religious .homes.
The number of churches which are
now In existence in the northwest, and .
most of them thriving, is IS. These
Include the states of Idaho, Washing
ton and Oregon. With the money
which he Is collecting he proposes to
build the new churches which are
asked by the various parts of his ter
ritory.' Taft is SUU In Lead. , '
Washington! March SI. Political
developments of the week have not
served to materially change the situ
ation In ths race for ths republican
presidential nomination. Secretary
Taft Is still far In ths lead, with every
prospect of maintaining his advan
tage. State republican ' conventions ,
will be held next week In Illinois,
Rhode Island and Tennessee. The
former state will, of course, be for
Cannon. I Tennessee wilt undoubtedly
select a Taft delegation, and Rhode
Island Is apparently diclded In Its a
leglans between Taft and Hughes,
with the odds in favor of the former.
Congressional district conventions
will, be held next week In several
states and all of them, with ths ex
ception of two Illinois districts, will
likely elect Taft delegates.
Erie Road Cut Wages. '
New York, March Jl. -The , an
nounced cut of 10 per cent In the
wages of engineers on the Erie rail
road will become effective tomorrow. ,
Similar reductions have already been
made" In the wages of other employes
of the system. The wage committees
of all brotherhoods will hold a coo
ference In New York next week. ".'
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