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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1908)
' ' ' ' ' . pGirr paces.- , " PAGE EIGHT. EVENING C BSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATCnPAY, APRTL . 1008. ' mmmmmmmmST 5s7ij 4 1 I fie PtODle's Store M GRANDE'S LEADING DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING EMPORIUM l tuc Tcniini c ac prnMAMV i The Spring season s on n earnest and everybody now knows who has 'the' goods, who makes the low prices. OUR GRAND OPEKING of last week attracted hundreds of people-In fact we think every lady in La Grande and many from the country attended the opening. All praised the splendid showings of merchandise and many made large pur chases but there are still lots of good things left. Zvzrythiz; h Piece Goods, everything in Realyto-Wear Garments at I 1 OPERA HOISE BLOCK LA GRANDE, OREGON The People s Wood AD Coal f Why Pay More?; Best Yellow Pine, now, but green rut. Dry $5.50 $7.50 10 inch ' par cord Rock Spring Coal per ton TRUCK and TRANSFER Phone your orders to Main 10. Quick service guaranteed. Storage In fire proof and damp proof building. : G. E. FOWLER : iSALE CLOSES The Bankrupt Sale at the Heacock Jewolry store will close APRIL IS E21S0N RECORDS 25c O.her merchandise t wholesale prices. Great bargains in hand painted China, Gut Giass. . Watches, Plated Ware- Umbrellas, and a . I full line of Jewelry. La Grande INVESTMENT Co. i I HEAQQGK'S LD STAND t RfVlfW Of THE HYDE- Ing The following excellent review of the Benson-Hyde land fraud cases, now on, triul In Washington, Is given by a correspondent from that city: After repeated delays and post- ponementH, John A. Benson, J. II. Schneider, Henry P. Dlmond and Frederick A. Hyde, real eMtate opera torn of the Pacltlc coast, are finally to face the bar of Justice and answer to charges of conspiracy to defraud the United Slates out of valuable tim ber concessions In nearly every state west of the Mississippi liver. These four defendnnts, aisyorc the government officials, are th leaders of the. most Htupondoul 1nd frauds ever brought to light 1 country. Their casen were called for trial to day before Justice Stafford. The trial Is expected to consume nearly three months, ns more than 200 wit nesses may bo examined. Congress recently authorised the expenditure necessary to conduct the prosecution mil directed that the entire cost, ap proximating I50.H00, be borne by th: government anl no portion charge". iRalnst the District of Columbia, in whose couitu '.ho tii:'.l I to t n ',; o place . The case of the proscctiltcn will be handled by 1'nlU-d States Attorney t'ugh und Francis J. H.ney if San Francisco, special counsel. Including Attorneys S. A. Worthlngton, It. Ool ten Donaldson and A. A. I'l.'ney, with three nslitanls. The cases against Benson, ll:nond. Schneider and Hyde have been drag ging along for the past four years. John A. Ilenson Is regarded as the principal In the alleged eon-yiracy. For many years he has been a promi nent figure on the Pacific coast. Early In life he went from Ohio to Pan Francisco, where he established himself as a surveyor, land agent am! real estate operator. I r rom isj. 10 isjv ne nciu inn oe flee of United States deputy surveyor. Then he proceeded to organize thi Benson land ring, seeking to rontro' contracts for surveying government lands. For th next six year he ant' his crowd controlled 11 Contracts for surveying government lands In Call- EKOS LAND FRAUDS fornla and the neighboring states. Reports of Benson's operations fi nally led to an official Investlgatlor as a result of which 78 Indictments were returned against Benson and hh associates. In 18Ujand 1886 Bensor himself vaVi lmUrTed no less than 1 times. WealUT and Influence wer. employed -r prevent the trial of thi cases. jrlinwhlle special agents a. the g'lirnment were sent to 8ai r sco to make a thorough Inves tlxlion of state and federal official hod protected Benson. They found that the Southern Pa ,Ulc railroad, as well as a number c prominent officials were Interested li the Benson contracts. Although th i pedal ugents completed tn'olr evl detice the cases were repeatedly pus. poned and never came to trial. From 1887 to 18U5 the Benson casi dragged through the United Statu courts. In the latter year Benson an. his associates, having amassed a lar; fortune In California, widened thei Held of operations to Include, Or gon. WusliMiglon and other state Then came the Investigation starte by Secretary Hitchcock In lSt)3, n suiting In charges Involving StnaU .Mitchell, Representative Bluger Hei mun n and other of prominence. As a result of the evidence brnugr to light in these trials lienson v.'u convicted at San Francisco in Aligns 1907, of conspiracy to defraud th government, and sentenced to 1 years' imprisonment. He appealed tl.. case and has been at liberty unde 130,000 bond. Now, with a .fortum estimated ut 120,000,000, he and hi. associates must again stind trial oi charges Of alleged wholesale swind ling. -, For Rent. 320-acre farm on Sandrldge rent cheap. See us at once. BLACK & BR AM WELL. foi The place to hear the New Victor records for April la DAVIS-JORDAN MUSIC CO. I For Sale. Four rood haft Jersey milch cows. Must be sold at one. 'Paone Farmer IH. W.. O. Sherwood. , 4wA MEET MAY COME HERE It appears that Union will land the county meet this year, despite the fact that for a time it appeared as though La Grande would again be host to the various track teams of the county this spring.' It Is not definitely dis posed of yet, however, as the big event may yet take place here. Principal Omen Bishop is over from Union today and In discussing the matter said that Union was In readiness to tako charge of the meet ing, but If La Grande has Its athletic park completed by the time the meet la pulled off, It is barely possible It will be held here, as the park Is lo cated nearer the city than the Union park is to Union, and thus a larger attendance might result were the meet held here. , Elgin will appear In this athletic event this year. It has a team and will be added to the list of schools which enter. Cove has a team this year again. und It is also barely possible that North Powder will enter. It Is to be hoped It will. .. ' At present the cities and towns to be represented In this meet are: La Grande, Island City, Cove, Union and Elgin. No date has been set as yet. Ac cording to present Indications It W1M follow the eastern Oregon met at Baker City, Instead of coming a woe't earlier ,os It did last year. The date and place will soon be selected. Equals Bull Run Water. A Milton correspondent of the Pen dleton East Oregonlnn, says: The city of Milton recently purchased a tract of land on which Is locatod sev eral springs, and has excavnted a res- Where the nnesi vyi cake, hot-breads, cr;to or puddings are required iloyal is indispensable. BaKingFowder AlfSOiuteijriruitr Not only for rich or or tor special times or aciviw Royal is equally valuable in m DreDaration of plain, substantial every-day foods, for all occa sions. It makes the food more tairy, nutritious and wholesome. 91 if poses, und the city will be furnished j from these springs for domestic Jiv.r-; poses. The city has received reports I from samples sent to the state hue-1 tereologlst and the state chen:!?:. showing that the spring water !s of the most wholesome for di inking r.nd all purposes. This gives Ml! ton one of the best water supplies in the sc.me of Oregon. A poult Is a turkey In its first, year. IN ( HURRY? THEN CALL The advertisements in TIi3 Observer aro placed there for you to rend Iach and every one contains a plalrs I ?rvo!r and developed a splendid spring! business proposition. it a point far enough above town to I 1 five a good pressure for fire pur-' TTeacock glassfs fli. !.fl TRANS ?ER MAN Vt v ill utr ipt tiurk to the d jot rr yrur hemo in less time than a lakes '.o w'.l it. Tr.y ph-re Fii 761 N.S-C " Black :?92 Wsm; i'-;3 tr'T"T e-v.:e lit J .lit A HON. H. M. CAKE, Supporter of State merit No. 1 ms OF iJt OKAVDK " " L A,,I8 THE CITI- IV T COMHSfioU,, CLt PARLORg. COIUi OCT 4X MJKAR BIM " Wednesday Evening April stl.-. t '