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VOLUME vn.
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTT.V OREGON. SIONDAV, JULY 27, 1908.
NCMUEn 259.
INAUGURATE
"INSPECTOR CAN YET
BTOP PROMISED BERVICE.
"jta the Condition of Sidewalk and
V. the Unsatlnfttotory House Numbers
Intervene, Uncle Sam W ill Start His
Mail Carrying Servant in This City
Next Friday Inspector is Coming
First Boxes Ready Ball and Stod
. -dard Are the ' Carriers Knotty
' Question Faces Office Department.
Unless the government Inspector
hrows cold water on the project when
lie arrives In La Grande, the free mail
delivery service will be p"ut into action
teM rPiday morning. .
lTbere are but two things that can
"forestall the service at this time, and
they are: sidewalks and the house
numbers. The latter problem Is not
vo far off from requirements, but side
walks In various parts of the city that
come within the boundaries of the
service, are dilapidated and need lm-
frovement. In fact, it behooves the
city authorities to take immediate
asteps to enforce both house number
ing Bud sidewalk ordinances.
ij1 Inspector Here First. -According
to advices received by
'Postmaster 'y chey, the government
wlll send an inspector Jje before
Friday to give final voice 'on the sys
tem and decree whether or not the city
lias done its shaV. j toward bringing the
aervlce. If he finds that the condition
of sidewalks and numbering of the
"houses are not satisfactory, it is ex
pectedthat he will put a quietus on
tfre4 detlvery In La Grande until the
requirements are met The plan of
-placarding the streets has been fol
lowed to a successful end, as required
"by former Inspectors, and were the
sidewalks and numbers all In proper
nape now, we could say for a cer
tainty that the service would start next
Friday, ... -
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. v Fosts Are Up.
Twelve posts, on which will be af
fixed an. many mall boxes, are now up
In the various parts of the city where
residents can mall letters to be picked
up by the carriers.
Ball and Stoddard Carriers.
At this time, the local office has not
been" notified who the two substitute
carriers will be, but' the regulars who
will start out wHta Uncle Sam's mall
next Friday are Clinton Ball and-David
Stoddard. The carriers' substi
tutes will -be announced when the re-
cent examinauoa imio .ci., '
,J A Voluminous Task.
A' monumental task faces the In
spector and the postofflce department
in arranging the schedule of routes.
The boundaries have been fixed for
some time and will be announced next
Friday, but the hours of delivery and
the arrangement of the routes is an
other question. It is one which is
causing considerable study by the of
fice authorities and Is also one which
the citizens are anxious to ascertain.
According to the present train sched
ule, It seems that It will be quite late
late In the day before the outlying
sections of the city will be reached by
the carriers. Though the system goes
Into effect next Friday eliminating
unforeseen obstacles, which can par
tially be remedied by theclty authori
ties at the eelventh hour It will re
quire considerable time, doubtlessly,
before the Intricate machinery gets to
working properly. .
The Inspector is expected on every
train.
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LEAGUE AS STANDARD BEARER
LEADERS FEAR BRYAN WILL CAPTURE 1
THE CONVENTION WHEN IT MEETS TONIGHT.
Leaders of Willie Hearst's Party Hold Early Meeting and Decide on Thom
as L. Hlsgcn for' President South erner Will Be Running Mate Frrsd
,". dentlal Nomination Will Bo Made T oniorrow, But Convention Meet To-
W caver Like Bryan.
Des Moines, Iowa, July 27. James
B. Weaver, the populist candidate for
president In 1892, greeted Bryan when
the latter arrived here today on his
way back to Lincoln from Chicago.
Weaver announced his Intention to
support Bryan.
Aerial Artist Well Paid.'
New York, July 27. Henry Far
man, the world's champion aerial
navigator, Is here preparing to make
IS flights on the Brighton Beach race
track, for which the Aero Club of
America has agreed to pay him $24,-000.
Chicago, July 27. At a conference
of leaders of the Independence league
party at the national convention open
ing tonight, It was practically decided
that Thomas L, Hlsgen of Massachu
setts, will be the candidate for the
presidency and that a southerner, as
yet not chosen, will be the! vice-presl-dentlan
nominee. '
Delegates are arriving from almost
every state.
It is understood there Is fear that
an attempt will be made to capture the
convention for Bryan. , W. R. Hearst
has declared today that there will be
no compromise with the democrats,
and that any attempt to endorse Bryan
will be futile.
The convention will be called to or
der tonight at I o'clock by Charles A.
Walsh of Iowa, secretary of the na
tional committee. Presidential nomi
nations will probably be made tomor
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TERRIBLE AGONY AND SUF. ; (
FERING ENDS AT LAST.
Mountaineer Falls and Breaks Ieg
Each Day of the SUUien He Wrote
In Diary Dragged Himself Through
Wilderness Seeking Aid, But Found
None On Sixteenth Day He Penned
. His Last Word Saw Help But Ho
Could Not Attract Their Attention.
Helena, Mont, July 27. After liv
ing through terrible torture and agony
for It days, alone1 without food,
death finally came to the relief of W.
H. Gulliver In the mountains near
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Greatly Underpriced for This Week.
1 Hundreds of Garments of the "Royal Make"Undermuslins splendidly made, of the
best of materials, perfect in fit and finish to the minutest detail Dainty, desir
t able garments at a liberal saving this. week.
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85c Ladies Gowns 68c
Made In circular and V-shaped yoke,
trimmed in lace and embroidery In
sertions and tucks; extra good values
at regular price. Special this
week ; 8c
$2.50 Ladies Gown 198
Made frojpfrne NnJfcsook, with square
and uTrar yow t and short sleeves,
trlrtrnjfi with wlss Embroidery and
tunc Albbon Special this Week at.
facfl ..... 11.9s
75c Corset Covers 58c
From fins quality Muslin, trimmed In
lace and embroidery Insertion, and
Interlaced with silk ribbons .,..580
Ladles' MusllrT Skirts 79r.
fade from good jfuallty Muslin, 10-
4h embroldty founce, with I rows
of tucTThg. Special this week.. 70
Olive station In Sanders' county. The
only thing known about the man is
contained In a diary kept by him while
he was slowly dying.
The first entry made reads: "Notify
my people. My name Is W. H. Gulli
ver, and my home Is In Birmingham,
England. Notify my wife, mother and
child at IC and East 8outh street I
fell down the mountains and broke
my leg." '
The next memorandum was made
the following: "I dragged myself
through miles of wilderness with a
broken leg dangling behind." On the
seventh day he wrote: "Could see sec
tion men across the river on a hand
car. I yelled and am sure they heard
me." On the twelfth day he wrote:
"Two young men passed me and prom-j
Ised ti go for help, but they never re
turned." It is thought this last note
Is an hallucination.
On the sixteenth day he still had
sufficient vitality to write: "This Is
my last day."
His body was found In a state of de
composition. He was about SO years
of age.
the other, on a short and narrow
ground platform. '
The start of this awful act la made
from the dome of the tent. The cars
ride on the same platform, one be
hind the other, being releaat'd simul
taneously. One car Is red and the
other blue that their separate flints
may be followed by the eya that dares
to look. The leading auto arches
gracefully across the wide gap. being
encircled as it does so by the rear
car. They land at the same Instant.
From the time the cars are released
at the top of the incline to the land
ing below on the platform, just four
seconds elapse. Those who have seen
the act say It amounts to four years
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worry and the awful Jolting of the
nerves. ,
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LAND ANCRY
OVER
Tart Gives Finishing Touches. '
Cincinnati, O., July 27. Wm. H.
Taft spent the'mornlng today In con
ference wlthj the arrangements com
mittee, which has charge of the notifi
cation ceremony tomorrow. This af
ternoon he attended a meeting of the
state central committee, called for the
purpose of infusing harmony Into ths
Taft campaign in Ohio.
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BURIED WITH III9 HORSE.
75c Ladles' Short Skirts 58c
With fine India Llnon flounces, with
clusters of tucks and hemstitched
hems. Special Mo
50c Ladles Muslin Dra'rs 39c
From good quality Muslin, with 1-Inch
flounces, tucked and hemstitched;
positively worth 0c; this week to
I Misses9 and Children's Undermuslins at Spc-!
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cm Prices ifls week
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$3.00 and $5.50 Ladies' White
Suits
In neat Tailored effects, made from
Indian Head Linens. Cho now at
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Rich Farmer prefers Boneyard to
Fashionable Cemetery as Resting
Place.
Pittsburg, Pa., July 17. The body
of Warren W. Phillips, a rich farmer,
lies In a grave with his horse, "Phil
Sheridan," which died nine years ago.
Preparations were made to bury Phil
lips In a fashionable cemetery, but
when his will was read It was found
that he provided that he be Interred
with the dead horse. For years Phil
lips has hated society. Just before his
death he told the executor of the will
that the old horse was nls best friend.
and at the same time said:
"I would rather go to hell direct
than be burled in a cemetery."
GROBBCUP DENIES RUMOR.
Indignant Over Statement That He
Had Dinner Invitation From Oil
Men.
Plttsfleld, Mass., Juyl 27. IndlgnJ
tlon Is expressed by Judge Orosscup
today while discussing the story that
B. Parmelee Prentice, son-in-law of
John-D. Rockefeller, Invited him and
Attorney General oBnaparte to dinner
at the Prentice home here. Orosscup
Is the Judge who read the decision In
the oil case.
He denied that he received the In
vitation.
AS THE SLOGAN
WASHINGTON DEMOCRATS IN !
CONFERENCE AT TACOMA.
Report That Plain People of Wanh
Ington Are Enthusiastic for Bryan
Will Warm Up Campaign by Adopt
ing Commoner's Name as Slogan-
Six Prospective Gubernatorial Can
didates In Washington Attend Dem
ocratic State Committee Session. .
Tacoma, Wash., July 27. Twenty-
five of the 17 county members of the
democratic stats central committee at
tended the conference In the Tacoma
hotel In this city today. It Is evident
that Bryan's name will be employed
as a campaign slogan to arouse voters
to aid the party. Canvassers report a
great uprising of the plain people for
Bryan. Chairman George Wright
called the meeting to order.
The only business of the morning
session was ths acceptance of the res
ignation of .Tom Vance of Olympla, as
candidate for presidential elector;
Robert B. Turnstall being elected In
his place.
Six prospective gubernatorial candl.
dates were heard from, They are:
John Pattlson of Colfax. Col. W. H
Dunphy and Jack Splawn of North
Yakima, M. M. Goodman of Seattle,
William Blackman of Spokane, W. U.
Kneeland of Olympla. The real .work
of the meeting was done this after
noon.
CASTRO'S
BRAZEN INSULT
DUTCH SHIPS TO BOMBARD
VENEZUELAN IXRT.
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President Cawtro Overstepped Bounds
y- M " 1"-, in f,--m,",u - .y -w.
Ing Dutch Minister Out or Office
Open Warfare Is Only. Tiling That -Can
Bring Castro to His Serines -Several
Ycnoxuelan Coast Towns to
Suffer Bombardment.'
Amsterdam, July 27. In retaliation '
for the summary expulsion of Minis- .
ter Denies, It -Is officially announced
today that all Dutch warships in Am
sterdam waters have been ordered to
make a demonstration against -Vene
zuela, unless President Castro makes
Immediate apology to this country. It
Is probable that the Dutch ships will
bombard Laguayra, Puerto Cabello
and other principal coast towns.
In Venezuela the opinion Is freely
expressed that Castro exceeded (ill
bounds i In International Insults, and
that nothing but an actual attack upon
Veneiuela will bring him to a proper
recognition of tho rights of other na
tions.
Cruiser to rrutcet Dutch. '
Wltlemstad, Curacao, July 27. The
Dutch i cruiser ' Qalderland arrived
here today bearing Minister Deruers,
who was expelled from Veneruela.
The cruiser received orders to return
at pnes to Venetuela to protect Dutch
Interests and be prepared for any
emergency.' Deruers will remain here
pending orders from his government
Uncle Stun is Worried.
Washington, July 27. Ths an.
nouncement that the Netherlands hae
decided" to make a hostile demonstra
tion against Veneiuela was received
with great Interest at the stats depart
ment today. The department realized
that something had to be done to
prove to Castro that he Is not above
International law, .
. Baseball Scores,
Portland, I; Oakland, 2.
San Francisco, 7-6; Los Angeles, 1-f.
President Meets Cur.
Reval, July 27. Profound diplo
matic significance Is attached to the
meeting today of President Fallleres
of France, and Emperor Nicholas of
Russia, which took place on the Bus.
slon royal yacht Standart. Tomorrow
ths ccar will return President Fat'
Meres' visit and will dine on board the
French battleship Verlte, on which
the French executive Is making his
foreign (our. The Verlte Is escorted
by the armored cruiser Dupetit Thou
ares and three destroyers. President
Fallleres will go from here to Chris
tianla, the last stop on hls northern
Itinerary. It Is believed that ths visit
will result In strengthening the tics
which now bind France, Russia and
Great Britain In a peaceful under
standing. v
Take a Little Soda I
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For Your Stomach's Sake
DOUBLE AUTO SOMERSAULT.
New Cirrus Thriller Relegates Those
of Hie Pant to the Kindergarten.
Circus thrillers of ths past are as
tame as a chalk-talk In comparison
with the latest thing by the Barnum A
Bailey show. Ths act Is called "Autos
that pass In the air," and Just as the
name Implies, two automobiles, each
with a girl on the swat, are plunged
Into mld-elr by a dash down a steep
Inclined; they circle each other and
land, In reversed order, ens behind
This Advice Certainly Holds Good with Everyone
This Sort of Weather
Soda served at our fountain is more than a
tasty thirst-quenching beverage. It is tonic and
refreshing and every glass a strengthener for
tho stomach.
Our Soda is absolutely pure, strengthening,
reviving, refreshing and healthful. It "lands di
rect'' on the "dry" spot and quenches thirst as
nothing else will, because we serve it at juSt the
right temperature.
il HILL'S DRUQ JTOREil
LA GRANDE, OREGON
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