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volume v n. LA GRAVDE, UNION' COUNTY, OREGON. MONDAY, MAY 23, 1908. XCMUnn 233. "';fe m -r IE II TO CEI FEDERAL BUILDING IX 1A GRANDE IS CERTAIN, BUI Which Passed Both House of Congress Last Saturday Will Give La Grande the First Glimpse of a New Building In Something Like a Year Volumes of Red Tape to Be I Gone Through Advertise for Bids on Department Plana. The federal building for La Grande which was provided for In a bill In troduced by United States Senator C. W. FSilfnn v...v heuses of the legislature late last Sat urday, will be forthcoming in some thing like one year, according to esti mates made. In that time the matter will be turned over to committees of the department at Washington, who will Issue bids on plans drawn by gov ernment architects. As soon as suita ble bids have been received, the work of construction will begin. It Is said that the process of drawing the plans and the other volumes of red'tape the bill must pass through, will require approximately one year, ' ' Even at that La Grande has fared well. Pendleton and La Grande each get a federal building, while Baker City passes unnoticed. It will mean much to La Grande. There Is no longer any rooms for alarm that the United States land office will be moved to Baker City when the proposed con solldatlon of land offices In Oregon takes place. ' The new building may ultimately become the home of the eastern dtvls- Ion of the Oregon supreme court. Many think that a year Is' a long time to wait, but such has been the ex pcrlence of every other city that has been favored with a federal building. DOUBLE MURDER AT PORTLAND, Husband cf Baker City Family Kills and Suk'ldes at Portland. ' Portland, May 25. Because Mrs. Daisy Hlckey, a grass widow, refUBed to elope after the court had refused him a divorce, J. Edward Blum, a teamster, killed tho woman and him self with a gun yesterday In the La Porte lodging house. Blum has i wife and two children at Baker City. Herman Trial in August. Washington, May 25. It is report ed here today on good authority, that tho Binger Hermann land fraud trial will begin in August. Congress to Adjourn Tliursduy. Washington, D. C, May 25. Final adjournment, of congress Is expected next Thursday. The Suit vje make for you mil set you won dering why you have been paying the other tailors so much money Hundreds of neat; brisht new summer goods to show you. Come In NOW and order a Royal Tailor suit and get the .legal guarantee that every gar ment will hold Its style and fit until worn out. ',,.- $17.50 THE BOURNE UNPOPULAR. r. S. .Senator From Oregon Will Have Hard Tiiuo lu Semite Hereafter. Washington, May 25. Senator Jon athan Bourne has worn out his wel come at the White House. Secretary Taft regards him with the blttorest hatred. The senate calls him a joke. He will have a hard time the balance of the term. Roosevelt said recently: "After Bourne, Beveridge Is a pos itive relief." Beveridge Is known as the most tire some man In Washington. - . Three Drowned. Spokane, May The Kootenai river claimed three more victims last night John Sharpless. a veteran of the Boer war, John Miles, a pioneer of Richmond, and. a young English' man were swept over the falls near Governor Sparks' Funeral Held. ' Reno, Nev., May 25. Business Is suspended during the obsequies of the late Governor Sparks today. The body was taken to its former home In Texas, under the auspices of the lo cal Elks. L ELECTRIC USE The Union Republican gives out the following: It Is the purpose of the' Grande Ronde Electric company to build about 33 miles of electric (power) line this seuson from Union, to con nect with the Rock Creek line In Ba ker county at a cost of $50,000. This line will connect with the lines of Hhe Fremont Power company at the Rod Boy mine, to the south of Sumpter, thus assuring tho patrons .of the Grande Ronde company Srmpie power the (year around. This much la told the Republican this week my Manager Fred Housh, who was In Union Monday. , . The company will also erect a brick addition to the Union station, 21x24, one and one-half stories, for trans formers. The company has out upon the line at the present tlmo a force of men making nil necessary repairs and placlng.the line In first-class condition. The pplo contract for the Rock Creek extension will probably be let In Union and, this city will probably be the headquarters for construction work. Connection with the Rock Creek and Red Boy plants will give the Grande Ronde company the privilege of using 2000 more horse power for all needs In the Grande Rondo valley for some time. AND UP FAIR.'-. If ma K TOUR NC VALLEY T HE SPEAKS TO THE LABOR ING CLASSES OFTEN' With Party o Twenty Leading Re publican and Candidates, Hon. IL M. Cake is Touting Union Count) Today Driving Home . the Fact That He Adheres to Statement No. 1 Ovations Are Spirited and Large Crowds Hear Him Here Tomorrow Night. Hon. H. M. Cake has Inaugurated a new system of campaigning. In his extended, tour through Union county. which' commenced this morning at 6:45, and will end here' tomorrow night, he Is speaking to the laboring classes whenever the opportunity pre sents Itself. Early today,' before the employes of the Grnnde Rondo Lumber' company had gone" to their day's work, "Mr. Cake was at Perry talking in his straightforward manner to the work men, telling them of hi qualifications to the office of United States senator. Briefly, but pointedly, he talked to the mill hands. . "In automobiles he and his friends were hurried to La G.'oudi, "where he again talked to the laboring classes At the. round .house, shouting above the din of the shops, he talked briefly to the expert bollermnkers and ma chinists nllke. At 9:30 he was off on his tour. A quartet of automobiles, well loaded down with republican candidates for Union county offices and prominent republicans composed the party, The first stop was at Island City. Here commenced the enthusiastic scries of meetings, that was continued through out the day, leaving his Interested lis teners nt Island City, he and his party sped to AlluelAFor a period. ot tal an hour he talked to practically the ntlre male pnpulution nnd a large portion of the feminine Inhabitants of that village. Ills reception was en thusiastic. Once more taking to the roads, thr republicans reached Imbler. Here again a half hour was consumed by speaking. The usual enthusiasm wn' cvlm-cd. For tho fourth time the car avan of autos Journeyed onward until Summerville was reached. For an other hulf hour the senatorial candl date lay down prlclples which he ad vocates. Ha dealt with forests, exclu slon of orientals, and In each stop driving home the fact that he Is still an exponent of statement No. 1, de spite what be said of him to the con trary by his opponents In politics Summerville was his last stand In day. light. At Elgin tonight, republicans art- going to meet him In great numbers The ovations which his addresses arc eliciting are complimentary. Tomorrow tho firHt Jump will be long one. . From Elgin to Cove Is the trip. His speech there will be more extended perhaps, than any of them were today. At Union he speaks In the afternoon and then he starts tho last Inp of his course.' ' He Is scheduled to arrive In La Grande before 7:Sf o'clock, In fart, his Itinerary allow ample time for this. At 7:30 he-uprm his final speech In Union county. Tl( early hour' Is arranged In order tliu! nil may attend the graduation exor cises at the opera house nt 8:30. ADDITIONAL IjOCALS. One of the special features Of the pre am m given by the high s-lrml to morrow night,' will he a" vocul solo ' Tho f'tir Spangled Banner." by Ml'-' Mabel llllarns, with a pantomime" by 14 girls from the seventh grade. J. W. Pnodgrasa, delegate to the r- cent republican convenlien at Port land, has returned from Sulom -a:i" Portland., where he has been for tr' week's. Mr. Fnodgrass states tlmt un less the weather turns warmer. Port land will be hy" a few roes for thi rose carnival. ' Robert Smith'1 has recently pur chased the bnrn belonging to Mrs. An thony and is moving the same to his property on P street. Bert Gllman left Saturday night for Seattle and other Sound cities, and in Mentally te see tae fleet ODAY HI KILLED TEWS Ml NORTH TEXAS SWEPT BY SEVERE STORMS. Thousands Are Homeless' or Driven From Homes by High Waters The Damage to Property Is Very Heavy and Stork Losses Will Total Thous andsFive Thousand Near Fort Worth Driven Out Last Night Two ' Thousand More Go Today. '" Fort Worth. Texas, May IS. A vio lent storm swept northern Texas last night Nine persons a"r known to h drowned and there are probably many others. There la 1100,000 damages here.' - , ' Andrew Welch and an unknown boy drowned north of Fort Worth. Four unidentified men drowned in Maple creek here. Wade Owens, and Ernest Stater were drowned at Mineral Springs. An unknown man drowned at Denton. ' Thousands Are Homeless. : Seven thousand people homeless or driven from their homes by the rise of Trinity river, two thousand Doing forced this morning from there to fol low 5000 refugees of last night. . ! Thousands of livestock have already perished. Roowevrlt to Convention. Chicago, May 25. The Hughes Fairbanks managers : announce that 'Roosevelt will attend the convention In Chicago and assist Taft. Tho allies declare tho soc- retary Is scared and the presi 1 dent's personal efforts are. the only hopes for Tuft's noinlna- tton. New Tammany rsjicliem. New York, May 23. Daniel F. Co- lialan will (bo elected to succeed W. Hourke Cochran ns grand sachem of tho Tammany society at the meeting ihls evening. Another matter likely to bo considered1 Is. the advisability of moving tho Tammany Hull headquar ters uptown. Leaders of the organ ization are seriously considering this proposition, H Is known, but tho plans of tho board of sachems will not be made public until a site has been se lected and an option Becured. Ct'iierul Mat'Kcnste Retires. Washington, May 25. General Al exander MacKcMilu, chttf- of engi neers, Is today Gi yiirs old ,thu flgc for retirement fr tr. active service la the United ;tp'.es frn v H; g-nduated from Wont Point in 1SB4 nnd his amy career since that time has been a bril liant one, culminating In his appoint ment as brigadier general and chief of engineers In 1904. His work In connection with river and harbor Im provement has made him famouB throughout the country. Anto Wreck IVenr Purtlitml. Portland, May 2.1. Dr. George P.. Wntts, Outtt I.udwlg. and an ufi- ;nown man and a woman were In jured In un auto accident. Watt's ma chine ran Into a buggy containing the unknown people, near the 12-mile house. Ludwlg, In another auto, rashcel Into the wreck. ' Wutts Is nt he hopltnl Bnd Ludwlg Is bruised. The other couplo was picked up by on nuto and dlmppcared. lluy Iwtliit'xl l4iml. Several tra !s of Isolated 'Innd lo oted In Umatilla and Wal'owa coun ties were sold at public unction In tho railed finite land office this morning. A group of Ulinetlllu people, consisting of Bert T. Byrd and Chan Cute, were the successful bidders on Umatilla land. Wallowa land was purchased by John Pookout, John Rookout, Jr., and David Roller, all of that county. Killed His Ron. i 8t. Helens, Ore., May 25. George Barger, while attempting to shoot a crane, accidentally put a rifle bullet through his 11-year-old son's brain yesterday, killing him Insatatly. ANARCinSTS MOKE Y. L C. A. Noted Scientist Slurs Memlx-rslilp of Portland Institution. Portland. May 55. Dr. C. E. S. Wood, the noted anarchist scientist,' called the members of the Y. M. C A. "Easy Christians," In an address here yesterday. . He severely arraigned the organisation for Its refusal to rent the hall to Emma Goldman, the high priestess of anarchy. Wood, In Introducing Miss Goldman, declared he believed the young men Joined the organization because It was no trouble to be a Christian now. He said he believed that even the direc tors wouldn't belong in day when there was danger of burning at the stake, -; . ; . .. , . , Tennis Courts Finished. tm ' "w- -rr touches placed on the two, double courts constructed by the Algonquin Tennis blub, and by ,' tomorrow the game will be on In full blast. Killed by lightning. Pt. Louis, Mo May 25. Lightning killed Joseph Howard while be was playing golf yesterday. A TO STUDY TICKET In this Ixsue of The Observer Is printed a complete copy of a sample ballot for use In tho election on June 1. Aside from tho list of candidates It contains, there. Is ample subject for study on tho part of voters relative to the many amendments to be acted on. In this Instance, the voter will see the amendments as he will see them In the eloctlon booth June 1, and by prepar ing himself now, he will bo able to more quickly and Intelligently cast his Vote. V." '... In the set of amendments are many catch phrases which, If not Interpreted correctly, will bring Just the opposite result from that which was Intended. One of these Is the mensure regulut Ing the conduct of, theater, race tracks billiard halls and the like. The saloon element has dexterously' veiled a clause In the amendment which In the end will annul the "dry" movement. If the measure Is carried. If you do not vote on this amendment at all, you are voting for It. If .you do not want It to carry you must vote "No." There are several thus, carefully worded, and to vote correctly and In telligently will mean some study. This Is a splendid opportunity to do It, whero tho amendments are assembled mid arranged In tho order In which they come on the official ballot. Methodist Drnillork Broken. Iinltlmore, May 25. The dead lock In the Methodist bishops' vole at the conference, was broken by the elec tion of William Qtinyle of Chicago, on the tenth ballot this, morning. . Five more bishops will be selected ypnertlly. TftliP.HT Tfi RF THK IT f every citizen to so E low citizens will esteem him for his goodness, X his klntfiiess, and his usefulness. Ths principles of I good citizenship should constitute the code of n:!cs for every kind cf business whether public or private. I This applies particularly to the drug business, be- cause, owin2 to tiie limited knowledge of the qualities f cf drufis ty the general liability cf the dru-jjist good service. .' HILL'S DRUG. STORE ; La Grande yTf SUPREME COURT JUSTICE UP HOLDS DOWLING'S RULING. -1 Considerable Excitement Today Over Announcement of a Decitdon Reach ed by Justice of the Supreme Court, Affirming That Thaw Is Insane and Unflrto be Given Ills Liberty Ere. tya Seems Pleased Thaw Blames It t Jeresne. ' Poughkeepsle, May ft. Harry If' Thaw Is means and not a fit person, to be at large, declared Supreme Jus- ttce Morschauser this morning. Ths . court upholds Judge Do wllng's order i of commitment to Matteawan asylum, and says that Thaw must remain In the asylum until cured and beyond danger of a relapse. ,. j.,;. - District Attorney Jerome Is highly pleased with the decision. " '' It is reported that Thaw threatened the prosecutor's life. " It is also report ed that Evelyn, is satisfied,' as it Is well known she feared harm In the event that hlr husband was released. Thaw said todny that he expected such an outcome of the case and. blames Jerome's "hot air" and spec-' 4 taculnrv work, The witnesses for the- defense were ndt sensational enough to attract attention, but he does not blamei the reporters. ' Thaw sntd he did not believe Eve lyn would drop her divorce suit. His mother visiter the prisoner this morn ing an 1 is cJT the "v "apse. A hearing to determine int. ' Iace where Thaw will; be confined will probably be held next week. WSI. lLVCKETT HURIED. Funeral Took Place Yesterday After noon From I"iIhc)iuI Church. V The-funeral of the late William Hackett was hold yesterday afternoon at 2:30 from 1 St. Peter's Episcopal '.hurch. The Internment tool; pluce In the Masonic cemetery Immediately af terward. Those acting as pallbearers were David Bay, J. D. Slater, Jap Ste vens, R. W. Jones, T. B. Johnson and L. II. Russell. . V . . Mcinorinl Address Given. O. A. Jl. cml W. R. C. Attend In Tlody Yesterday Afternoon. The Momorlal services In the Bap tist church yesterduy afternoon wore well attended and the many attend ants enjoyed the memorial address by I w. H. Gibson, The G. A. R. and W..n. C. uttended In a body. All the pastors of the city participated in the services, ' ": : Mark Twain Missed It. Tiptop, Nev., Moy 25. Mark Twain narrowly missed being a millionaire. A big gold dlacovery has been made near tho humorist's old ; cabin la Unlonvllle, Nev. 11 . DDI MFC 2 AVir T.inrjV.i live and ast tint i i f al pub!ic. It follows that the re- is the chief guarantee of .-v;-? "i Oregon i i i'i a..:,riU.CTi,