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TOtCME VH. LA. GRANDE. CMOS COCNTST, OREGON. SATURDAY, J I X E G, 1908. mmi!i:h sal. ; I la 4 is TEX 6EIHOCSLY IXJTOED . IX INDIANA ACCIDENT. Prtwtollte Gu Explodes, Injuring Ten 1 Some Slay Dip Wreckage Rurn-Ing-.'elluloid Factory Explodes In ; ; Vienna Fifteen Are Killed Bodies Burned Flood and Tornado Add to IJst of Sudden Deaths. ' ' - Indianapolis, Ind.. June . Ten persons are known to be seriously In jured as the result of an explosion In ' a prestollte gas pumping station here Mar mmA ,h. Int.,, A w41l probably die. Next door to the pump. Ing station Is the building occupied by the St Vincent Infirmary. . The explo sion blew out the side of the Infirm ary building, and of the 100 patients In the Institution It la feared that the shock of the explosion will cause sev eral to die. An Immense tank belong . Ing to the gas company was blown three blocks. A fire engine house adjacent to the prestollte plant was demolished by the explosion and several fireman were Injured. , . Fifteen Killed In Vienna. " Vienna, June . Fifteen - persons -:: employed In a celluloid factory here, were today killed by an explosion. The bodies are being consumed In the fire now raging In the wreckage. The cause of the disaster is unknown. 'Y- Flood In Oklahoma," ' Enid, Okla., June . Twenty houses were washed away and scores ot per sons Injured as a result of floods fol lowing the worst storm In the history of the state todsy. - Searchers are boating for bodies but no deaths have been reported. A torrent of water . It feet In depth Is rushing down Main street and. business Is entirely suspend ed.' ' Tornado Fatalities. .Cheater, Kan., June I. Two are dead and six Injured by the tornado that swept southern Kansas last night. Wires are down and reports are very meager.'' Scandta was deluged with water and sand today. The tornado formed south of the city and sucked the wa ter and sand from the river bed and scattered It over the country. Another formed east of the city and Is headed for Republic City. Thous ands of dollars' worth of damage was done. ' Storms fieneral. Kansas City, June 6. Tteports re ceived here by the went hor bureau to-day. Indicate that Kansas, Nebraska and Oklnhoma were swept today by a series of tornadoes. ' Railroads and telegraph lines are washed out Mro Killed. Lincoln Neb., June I. It Is report ed that 10 were killed and many In jured In the Interior of the state by tornadoes this morning. Fatalities oc curred at Franklin, Carleton, Bhlck . ley and Geneva. ORECON PIOHEERS Portland, June f. The annual! meeting of Oregon pioneers will eccut In Portland oa June 11, and at thai time an elaborate luncheon will be arrved by the ladles' auxiliary. The total number being arranged for at the luncheon Is 1S00. About 20 tables will be provided, and the hall will be decorated. The purpose of Ihe luncheon la to give all the pioneers an opportunity of meet ing and renewing old friendship, and It to an event looked forward to throughout the year. A beiffuet Is also eelng arrangod for the Indian war veterans, to be given by the Sons and Daughters of Indian War Veterans at W. O. W. hall Eleventh street, between Washing- ' 'Maaad Alder, Portland, ea June It. i" Freak KUpatrtck brought Into The X 'Observer office this afternoon ' a aketeh, presumably drawn by himself at (east wt would dislike ta accuse aaveody else of Cjs aacrllff s of stata- a oo Heavy Strawberry and Cherry Crop. . Freewater. Jun . There will be an Immense amount of strawberries sent out of the Freewater-Mllton sec tion In the next two weeks. Owing to the cool weather thia seaxon the crop Is not as large' as it wonld have been, but It Is larger than last year by about B000 crates,, as last year about 23,000 crates went out, while this year It Is estimated that about' 25,000 crates will be shipped out. The ; growers are realizing about 12.50 per crate. Next week will see the last of the straw berry season In this vicinity. Some cherries are coming In,' all early va rieties, Governor Woods, Early Pur pie and others. ; The cherry crop is heavy this year and It will require a large number of people to pick and ship them out The fruit cannery Is running part of the time, and as soon as the later fruits come In there will be a large number of people employed time. ' Start Bermuda Race. Now York, June l.Wlth tho cheers of hundred ot onlookers ringing In their ears, the contestants In the New York-Bermuda motor boat race set forth today In their staunch little craft to brave the 50 miles of tossing bil lows that lie between New York har bor and St. David's head, Bermuda. ThU Is the second race of the kind, the first having been won last year by the Allsa Craig, which' maintained an average speed ot 12 miles. The win ner will receive the James Gordon Bennett challanege cup, and a cash prize of $1000. Pittsburg Turn-Blxlrk. Pittsburg, Pa., June I. Germans of western Pennsylvania and West Vir ginia will gather In large numbers at Monohgahela City tomorrow, attracted by the biennial festival of the Pitts burg District Tum-Blilrk. About to different societies wilt be represented at the celebration, v which will last three days. A large number of prizes are offered In the turning,' literary and singing contests! " May Beat Records. Portland,, June I. Two world's records may be broken today In the Pacific Northwest meet Forrest 8mlthson Is going after the ISO-yard hurdles, and Andy Olarner may break the record In the hatf mile. Band Concert Tonight. At the corner of Adams avenue and Depot street tonight at 7:30 sharp, the La Grande band will give the fol lowing program: March "Union Forever," Houten. Oriental Intermerzi? "Persia," Dar nell. Overture "Dawn to Twilight" Ben nett Waltx "Sweet Dreams," Kelfer. Cornet solo "Old Kentucky Home." (with variations). Knight, air and variations, (Knight) Prof. Hendrlck. March "Chief Executive," Llnd- qulst Professor George Hendrlck, band master. TO ItTAIMI ment No. 1 republicans taking the oath of office. One ot them seems to be weeping or maybe what we took for tears Is meant to be buttons on his cost and all of them have their fingers crossed. The picture Is on ex hlbltlon In this office. Owens Acquitted, Los Angeles, June . The Jury to dsy acquitted Dr. J. 8. Owens, accused of extortion by J. Whyte Evans. The jury deliberated one hour. The trial hss been In progress since Mon day. Owen was Indicted on a charge of writing letters to Evans Intended to extort money. " Funeral of t'melllla rtonrer. Milton, Ore., June I. The funeral of W. 8. Brown, who died here Tuee dsy, wa' largely 'attended yesterday. Mr. Brown eame to this country la HIS and built the first mill It years later The' funeral wa one ' off'' the meet largely atteadea ever hetd her. EIIUSTED DEI Bra FIRST PfSCni.MINATIOX AGAINST E.XLISTED ME, Admiral IJunvcll, Commandant of the Pugct Sound Navy Yard, Denies Ad mlttaitce to Enlisted Men Because Tlielr Brogans Injure olf Links Relations With Naval Officer Very Much Strained in Consequence. Seattle, June . The first discrim ination against the navy uniform since the great fleet arrived on the coast Is said to come from a high . officer. Admiral Pnrwoll mmimmilaiit nt Puget Sound navy yard. He has is sued an order prohibiting enlisted men from entering the yard, although civil ians are freely admitted at all times. Relations between Burwell and the officers of the ' fleet are decidedly strained, and only perfunctory cour tesies are exchanged. The reasons reported for the com mandant's action are that he feared the sailors' brogans might ruin the golf links and that the noise of return ing shore parties would disturb his evening game of bridge. NEGRO SELLS SQUAW BOOZE. Arrested for Giving Anna Ike VThhtkey and Now Langulhes In Jail. Spokane. June . On a warrant charging him with having sold whis ky to Anna Ike. a squaw of the Coeur d'Alene tribe, Edward Harris, a negro. was arrested at Tekoa yesterday by Deputy United States Marshal Oeo. Baker, Jr. Harris was arraigned be fore Judge J. W. Marshall. United States commissioner. He admitted tc having purchased beer with money furnished him by the Indian woman and giving It to her. The commission er placed Harris under 1200 bond 4c appear at the next session of the fed eral grand jury. He was unable to raise the security and was confine in the county Jail. Sullivan Pleads Not Guilty. This afternoon Tim Sullivan, whi Is charged with an unprintable crlmt pleaded not guilty, and his trial wai net for Monday. E IE ELECTED I.VCHEAKE IX SCHOOLS NECES SITATES LARGER FACULTY One More Teacher,- in I he Grade Needed Next Year Assembly lloon In High School Building to Be UmV Mix McKlnley Returns North School to Be Flnlidied Tills Summer Kctiool Better Titan Ever. At the meeting of the school boa re" last night at which Mr. Hockenberry Clerk A. C. Williams, and all the members of the board were present Ihe remainder of the high school fac ulty for the coming year were elect ed. They are: Miss Allen McKlnley o Salem, and Miss Pauline Milliard, a graduate of Cornell University.' Mlw Ella Blake of Nebraska, was elected to a position In the grades. Miss Blak is farmer schoolmate of Mrs. E. Pol ark.' The clerk wss Instructed to adver tise for bids for completing the North school and to Invite propossls ft leatlng the assembly room In the high building, which will be used for a study room by the high school pu pils. Those of the grades whl.-h re main at this building will morn to the lower floor the coming year. Sensible roncjusloet. "There Isn't political sore spot about the Republican shop. The voice of the people ends the argument here Union Republican. , Same here, brother. - Mrs. Peter O'Sulllvaa has been quits sick for several flaya. TEACHERS EXPEOIII Oil iiSf FATAL FOUR KILLED TRYING TO BREAK SPEED RECORD. T1h Four Victims of the Boiler Ex plosion on Board the Cruiser Ten mnee Buried at Two This After noonKilled While Tryliur to Break '. the Speed Record Tube In Boiler Crccked Steam. Cooked I'nfortun ate Men,- Los Angeles, July I. The burial of the four victims ot Friday's fearful boiler explosion on the cruiser Ten nM will n hoM at I thta aftatrnnnn In the naval cemetery at San Pedro, off which port the damaged warship Is anchored. Of 19 sailors Injured, It Is feared at least two will die H. FlUpatrlck ot Brooklyn, and F. 8. Maxfleld of Toughkena, Pa. Arrangements were made to bring the injured to the hospital here on a special train, but a heavy fog early this morning caused the plan to be abandoned. , i A revised list of the dead gives the names of E. C. Boggs, fireman. Wood lawn, Ala. j a. Vt. Meek, fireman, Hkldmore, Kan.; A. Relnhold, machin ist mate, Germany; George Wood, water tender, Scranton, Pa. The ac cident occurred while the men were working to break the speed record. Off Point Huenomo, a water tube cracked, filled the room with steam and literally cooked the men. Ad miral Sebree had left the room but a moment before. One more victim of the terrific boiler explosion on the Tennessee died this morning, making the total num ber of dead five. E. J. Burns, a coal passer ot New York, succumbed to his terrible Injuries. , 8. Stematls, a fireman, Norfolk; F. 3. Maxfleld, a fireman, Pennsylvania, are fatally Injured. No official Investigation has been made, but It la understood among the men that the officers are not blamed. Idaho Floods Receding. Lewlston. June I. The Clearwater and Salmon river floods are receding after a two-days rampage. The great st property loss was caused by the bursting of two dams valued at 1 10,000 one at Grangovllle power plant, the other belonging to mining companies Real Estate Transfers Filed In the recorder's office of Unlor lounly. Ore., for Ihe week enilln lune I, 1108. Furnished by the Is Grande Investment company, ab stracters. La Grsnde: Union Real Estate & Mining Ex change to Eva E. Wldell. deed to loir IS and II, block 18, North Elgin. 130 Union Renl Esta.te Mining Ex--hange, to Eva E. Wldell, deed to lots II and 14, block II, North Elgin. 130. United States to Morten Mortensen. patent. NH NE14, NH KW Sec 15, Tp I S, n 41 E. Q. W. DonneHy to Harriet A. Ows ley, lot S, block t, Orandy's 2nd add 1 1000. United States to John Oawlth, Jr.. patent. 8tt BE M, Bee 20, E NE'4 Bee, II. Tp 2 N, R 41 E. I). F. Webb to J. L. McKlnnls, deed IE 6EH. 8ee I, 8W BW4 Sec 4 NW4 NW14 Sec I, KK NEK Be Tp I 8, R l. ISJOO. Fred R. Alexander to H. L. Alex ander, deed. Lots 7, . t and 10, blk I, Inabler." 1260. Clara Vandlke to Phebe Hale, deed SR NW14 Sec . Tp 1 8, R 28 E 1100. J. J. Rehlln to Dsvld W, Berk, deed Lot t In division "R," New Hsven adi' to La Orsnde. ISOO. Joe. Gibbons to James II. Wilson deed. T.St NEH Bee IT, part WW NW(i, Bee II. Tp 2 B. R II. and pan SW NE' BeC IT. 14500. D. Bnmmer to Prank Counsel!, deed. KV4 of E4 Bee II, BE4 Bee 2, Tp I 8. R II. I12G0. Claude Huffman to J. A. Thorn, deed. Timber on 8 Si Nfc 14 NH BE Sec 10. Tp 1 8, R It. II. B. F. Bush to J. VT. Mlnnlck, deed. NH block t. Hanoah'g add to Union. I17t. ' James Olikleon to A. E. Oliklson. 4)ed. Iff 1 trs4 lea H.rw IK 14 Sec 11, tnrt SEi SEVt Sec 11, Tp S. RISE. $1200. , . . John Mllier, by sheriff, to Vm. G. Noble, tax deed; purt NE SEft Sec is, Tp a R e. in. United States to Green A. McWll Uams. pntont N14 SE4, NE SW and SE NWK Sec 4, Tp 4 8, R ss'e. '. " United States to Henry Lawrence, patent SE!4 Sec 7, E NEI NEH SE4 Sec IS, TP 4 8, R S8 E. United States to Henry Parker, pat ent EH SWi4. Wfc SE14 Sec 17, Tp 6 S, R II E. '. ,' . Wm. F. Anderson to Scott Goodall, deed.. SWH See 28, Tp 4 S. R 88 E. moo. : J. V'. McKnenon. to 8. U. ( Evans, deed. Part Eft SE14, BW RKi. 8EI4 SW4 Sec J, Tp 2 S,J 87 E, $1. 8. V. Evans to J. D. McKennon, deed. Lot 15, block 124, Chaplin's add. It. . r.Ti.,. r- ' -.- ;m y. -4, . . . doed. NE See 7, Tp I S, R 29 E. 14000. ; L. Oldenburg to A. P. Johnson, deed. BE K See 16, NEK 21, SK SW K Sec 15, NH KWH Sec 22, Tp 1 8. R 10 H. $1. ; - Henry Lawrence to Mabel Blge low. deed. SEK SEK Seo 7, KM NE H. NE14 SE, Bee 18, Tp 4, S R. S3, E. 11250. State of Oregon to Geo. E. ' Wells, deed. NEK NWK, Sec 12, Tp S 8, R 17 E. 50. Nancy A, Shaffer to Geo. E. James, deed. SEK NWK. E ,8WK. WH SWK Sec II. Tp 2, N R 41 E. $8500. W. R. Dredge to L. M. Jensen, deed, lots II and 14, block 7, Imbler. $200. Robt Lloyd to W. R. Dredge, deed. Lots II and 14, block 7, Imbler. $200 L. M, Jensen to W R Dredge, deed. Lois 11, 12, II and 14. block 7, Im bler. $200. ' Casper Anderson to Fred Johnson, deed. Part NEK NWK Sec 22, Tp I 8, R 40 E. $2000. . John W. Parker to Thoa. H. Parker, deed. NH SWK. NWK SEK. Boo t. Tp t 8., R 21 E. $1. Thoa. L. Connelly to Phebe J. An derson, deed. SEK NWK. 8WK NE K. Sec 21, Tp I 8, R 40 E. $2800. John Conklln, by administrator, to A. G. Conklln, deed. H Interest In SEK SWK. SEK SWK. SEK Sec 15, Tp I 8, R 40 E. $2800. Joseph F. Brooks to ' Moses C. Thompson, deed.' Lots 11 and 11, block 1, Acme add. $75. John McKenna to D. H. Procter, deed. 8K loti t and I, block 80, Chaplin's add. 11100. Sarah A. Stevens to Nelson Rich, deed. EH NWK nd EH 8VT14 Sec 31. Tp 4 8, R 88 E. $1. Samuel T. Rogers to Laramie Leep Rogers, deed. 8H NWK. Sec 8, Tp 1 B, R 21 E. $1. Illrilular Dinner. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Williams will give a five-course dinner tomorrow af ternoon In honor of their daughter, Helen Grace's first, and HalHo Ad ler's sixteenth birthday, The table will be spread under the rees In the yard. The last course will consist of two raVes. The one lighted with 1 candle for Helen, the )ther for Miss Halll Adler, lighted wlth II candles. About 17 guests will be present. ; ' ' 1 ytttlllMIMt4I I OUGHT TO B Tile HAPPItSS AMD GLORY ol every citizen to so live and act that his fel low citizens will esteem him for his goodness, IT his kindness, and his usefulness. The principles of ood citizenship should constitute the code of rules for every kind of business whether public or private. This applies particularly, to the drug, business, be cause, owing to the limited knowledge of the qualities of drugs by the general public, il follows that the re liability of the druggist Is the chief guarantee of good service. HILL'S DRUG STORE I La Grande a TAFT S FOES 110 1 DISCOURACFO TROVBLFS NOT OVER FOR TAFT AND FRIENDS. Loin of Fun In Chlenso Ilolli 8!. ! f Uilm Victory in Kml Knox May Bo Element In Flgtit Tnft Ouiiw Alalmmtt Dc!.Knte Tola! Gain of 30 Since Beginning .Actions cf . Committee Sloy Bo Tested lu Court. Chicago, June 6. The allies have not yet surrendered, dosplto the dl-hc-artenlng victory of the Tuft fore yesterday, when they succeeded la delegation. Burke, Knox's manage from Pittsburg, says he will carry tho fight Into the convention, as he be lieves the credentials committee will not be packed for Taft. The Flcrlda' contests were discussed this morning. It Is reported this afternoon that preparations are being made that may possibly result In an action In court, attacking the legality of the whole ac tion of the republican national com mittee in connection, with the conven tion contests. A member of the com mittee said that courts had ruled; many times that the actions of a com mittee could not be reviewed, and that the allies had better give up. The committee this afternoon seated the Taft delegates at large from tho Second district of Florida. This adds six delegates to Taffs total. He won 22 In Alabama and two from Arkan sas, making a gain ot SO since ' the hearing began. , . . ' v . M caelum Mill Will C1oe Down. The big sawmill of the Meachaitt Lumber company, located at Meach am, which has been running for the past three months, will close down again soon on account of tbe dullness of the lumber output of the mill of the lumber market In the east. Th output of the mill has been shipped east exclusively and since the finan cial trouble of last fall Its market has been declining, according to report. It Is possible that It will start agnln and turn Its attention to the local market In eastern Oregon. Pendleton East Oregonlan. McFarlnn and WnMi to Fllit.' Ban Frnnclseo, June I. Huron Long announced today ihut hu hu signed Parky McFarlan and Freddie Walsh to box 25 rounds In Los Angeles July Fourth at the Jeffries club. Fiii(-rillc Clo-c. ' Oakland, Cal., June I. The Emery vllle season closes today. The feat ures of Ihe final day will be the Pre sldlo handicaps. Marriage Lkciwe iMiitcd, A marriage llcrnse was Issued today ,0 A,v Bl,rnv" n Mabel Bulll- Vn, both popular young people from Blorkey. " -. m - 4