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LA GRAVDE, UNION' COUNTY, OREGON. MONDAY, MAY 23, 1908.
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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.
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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.
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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
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SUPREME COURT JUSTICE UP
HOLDS DOWLING'S RULING.
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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.
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live and ast tint i i f al
pub!ic. It follows that the re-
is the chief guarantee of
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