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LA GRANDE, ONION COCNTT, OREGON. THCRSDAV, AC GCST 20, 1008.
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MEAGRE REPORT THROWS LITTLE
LIGHT ONI EXISTING RUMORS
DEVOURED IN SHORT ORDER
i.. UNIOX BOYS SEND IN BRIEF
J " MENTION OF THIS AAI.
Without Anr VerlflcatUm a Rumor
Comes From Cpper Mlnam, Haying
. a Shccptierdor Vu Devoured by a
, Ferocious Bear, While Comrade Was
After Arum Both Saw Bear, But
Had No Weapons and While Afler
Tlieui, Comrade Waa EaleiL
MEETS 6TRANCE DEATH, v
Boy Sucked Through 600-Foot Flume
and la Ejected, Dying. ; s
' Chlco. Cat, Aug. 80. After being
lucked by a swirling eddy Into the
mouth of a 600-foot hydraulic sy
phon at Hamilton City, Floyd Ketch
um, aged seven years, met one of the
strangest drownings on record. The
boy was swimming and ventured too
near the mouth of the big tube car
rying the water to the sugar beet fac
tory. He was sucked through the pipe
600 feet to the mill, where he was
ejected. He died two hours later.
VANCOUVER III '
PHOhUffiS
FIRE RAGED M
: PEWLEWM
CHRISTIAN CHCRCH AND WILCOX IMPLEMENT HOCSE
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COMPLETELY RUINED BY CONFLAGItATIOIN EARLY TODAY.
Witti Every Indication Tliat the Business Center and Fashionable Itcsldewe
District Would Be Gutted by the Conflagration, CitUen PrCfMU-e for the
Wont Heroks Work Saves Residences and Golden Rule Hotel The
Burned Section SUU Smoldering, But No Danger of Further Outbreak
Total Loss at beast $30,000 Worn t Fire in History of the City.
TIMBER VAIilED AT
$100,000 ALREADY RCINED.
Union, Aug. 20. (Special to the ObT
" server.) A vague report sent, here '
; 'from the upper Mlnam district by two
sons ofFrank Hall of this city, con-i
veys the news that a sheepherdor of
name unknown, was literally eaten up
by a bear on the hanks of the Mlnam.
The news reaching here Is meager ,
and only states very few details. Ac
cording to the report, two sheepherd
ers had a Urge flock of sheep on the
, Mlnam slope and hearing a commotion
in the flock, while they were' taking
One of the Worst Fire In Ten Yearn
of That Suction of Canada Tlireat
cos City of Vancouver Today-
Heavy Smokes From Fires Ap
proactilng the City Men Are Fight
ing Heroically Air at Vancouver I
Oppressive With Heat.
Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 20. A heavy
pall of smoke,, caused by the ap
proaching forest fires. Is overhanging
this city today. The air Is oppres
sive. ' The fires are the worst In 10
years, and are dangerously near the
Pendleton', Oregon, au. .
of the worst conflagrations in the his
tory of this city occurred last night.
Shortly after midnight fire was dis
covered In the barn In the rear of the
Golden Rule hotel, at the corner of
East Court and Johnson streets. The
barn was dry as tinder, the loft being
filled with hay, furnUhlng excellent
material for the flames to feed upon.
The flames leaped to the three-story
brick Golden Rule hotel, which was
badly damaged. On the north was
destroyed the plant of the Wilcox Im
nipment comnany and the beautiful
new Christian church adjoining.
The fire burned . fiercely and for
a time It was thought the entire city
would be leveled by the fiery tongue
of fir which licked their way in
every direction. The heat was In
tenBe, snd drove the firemen from the
nolnts of vantage from which they
were trying to cope .with the flames.
The residences of W. J. Furnish
F. W. Vincent, Thomas Thompson R
rw Alexander and Frank O'Gara, were In
Explosion Malms and Kills.
v.i ., -,-. in cAmn. hurried to the
fcene. They found a huge bear In j Hmlts..
; the midst of the flock,, causing wild j All efforts to extinguish the fire
distress among the animals. One hur- have failed so far. ,
rled back to camp to procure a gun, ! A largo force of men have volun
leavlng his fellow herder to watch the teered and are now fighting the
. flork as well as possible under the flames heroically. Over $100,000
circumstances. When the man re- j worth of valuablo timber has already
i.h ih mm ha was horrified been consumed. It, Is the worst fire
...j .i: hiriv iviiir!il bv In the history of tho Bquamlsh val-,wii near here last night M. Doyle
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ley, Bowen Island, Point Grey and the Une superintendent, was blown JO feet,
(Continued on page 8.) ; Capllano vanoy. I t,t escaped unharmed.
TAFT SCENTS TROUBLE.
Declines Urgent Invitation to Meddle
In West Virginia Trouble.
Hot Springs, Aug. SO. William Ed
wards of Charleston, W. Va., arrived
today to invite Tatt on a trip to the
mountain resort 80 miles away, to
meet a number of prominent West
Virginians and to get acquainted. Taft
scented trouble and declined the lnvt
tatlon because If he went he would
be accused of favoring . one of the
warring faction of the ' republican
party in. West Virginia!. . ,
Bill
the line of the tire. . rr "
work were saved after having received
bad .scorching.
The residences damaged are those
n the best residence district of the
town and were beautiful structurea
The loss to the Wilcox Implement
company will reach $30,000. The
First Christian church was but re
cently completed, 'vas two stories In
height with Immense tower. The lo
to the church will reach over $18,000
The total loss of the fire Is conserv
atively placed at : $50,000. This Ik
mostly covered by insurance.
CIPLIIIITS m
OFFICE ACCOUNTS
ACCOUNTANT frllMH FINDS
COUNTY OFFICIALS COMPETENT
SIX TOTS
III FUSE FI
PARENTS AWAY AND OLDER
SISTERS ENACT BRAVE DEEDS.
Six Cliildren, of Two Families, Burned
to Death In Fire Near PoIoumv The
PorenU Were Away and About Mkl-
night Fire Breaks Out Two Elder
SIstors Make Hereto Attempt ' to
RECOMMEHD MAH1T CHANGES
COMPLIMENTS COUNTY ,
COURTS METHODS.
If Suggestions Are Followed, Com.
-w rMn of Tax Jv'otk-e System
Will Bo Adopted Splendid Showing "
by County Court Warrant Indent
edness on July 1, 1908, was
oe 1.61 Errors Are Fed and of tua.
Extremely Minor Nature.
. Tlie warrant Indebtedness of Union '
county on July I, 1002, was $260,
622.38, and the IntercMtcd amounted'
Save Younger Ones They, Too, Are to approximately $1,000 per month.
The fire was first observed at
o'clock, says a special 'phone message
from Pendleton, and for two hours It
threatened the entire fashionable res
idence district. At $ o'clock It be
came evident the fire department had
the upper hand and though the raxed
structures are still smoldering, diere
Is little danger of a further outbreak.
Tickets on Sale Now,
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sm Rosa. Cat.. Aug. 20. One man Hench excursion tomorrow evening
can secure tlcKets tniB evening ann
tomorrow at the O. R. A N. ticket of-
Is dead and two are fatally Injured as
the result of a premature explosion of
riimAmito"" being lowered Into an oil
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flee. Every one Is assured a good
time, so better get on the train and
come along.
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GREAT UNDER-PRICE SELLING j
! OF LADIES' DAINTY WAIST
s $3.00 Waists all white, made frem theshierest of dainty
materiais, trimm?d with lace, solid and open worK em-
broiered front, with tucks and pleats, short and three
quarter length sleeves. This season newest waists,
sold regularly at $2.75 and $3.00 now .
$1.78
$1.25 and $1.50 White Lawn Waist - ' - - 88c
2$ 00 Waists, White and Colored - - - ' $1.38
TROUBLE
OVER
LAHD C OF FLEET
White Shut Waists af 1-2
Price
all Galatea Cloth Suits at a saving of
from 811 to 60 per cent.. NOTHING
RESERVED.
Canvas Shoes at a Substantial
Saving
t2.lt ladles' Canvas Oxfords. . .$1.40
II. SO misses' Canvas Oxfords.... OHc
81.75 ladles' Canvas Oxfords.... 97c
AU tailored Wasli Hulls, Including
6MGIIT HITCH IN SYD
NEY'S FLEET PROGRAM.
Ixihdoa Is Somewhat Excited Over Ac
lion of Hydney Officials In Enforc
ing the Brltlkli Uw Irblilding
Foreign Troops to Isind Rece)tk)n
Will Be Carried Out Despite Hitch
Australia Want Anglo-American
Alllaiwo In Pacific..
Dying llewuo I'arty Effected.
Bpokane, Aug. 20. As a result of
a fire In the home of H. W. Schults,
two miles west of. Palouse last night,
six children are dead and two are dy
ing. Four of the dead are Schultz's
children, and two are the children of
his brother-in-law, W. W. Fix. Fix
and Bchultx, whose fumllles lived to
gether, were away with railroad .crews
snd the mothers were at Palouse to
attend the show, when the fire started.
When all the children were asleep
at 11 o'clock, the oldest Bchultx girl
was awakened by smoke and fire.
She aroused the ltttls tots, who were
too sleepy to realize their danger. The
next oldest sister grabbed four of the
Fix children and two of the Schults
children and attempted a rescue. Fin
lly they were forced to abandon the
attempt, to save their own lives and
dropped the sleepy tots. They ran
through the flames, their clothes
burning. ,
The quartet of Fix children and the
two Bchultx children were buried to
death before 'help arrived. The old'
est Bchultx girl and the sister who at
tempted the rescue, are dying. . " '
It is believed the fire was started
from a kitchen pipe. When the moth
ers returned they were horrified to
find their home In ashes. i
JOII.VSOV ACCEPTS.
Is Nominated for Governor of Minne
sota for Third Time,
Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 80. Gov
ernor J. A. Johnson today decided to
accept the nomination for re-election
by the. slate convention. He had de
clared he would not accept He will
issue a statement later.
The warrant tiulcbtcdncsa on July 1,
1806, was $133,410.08, while-on July .
I, 1008, It luid been reduced to $68,
061.63, showing a reduction of 601,
887.65 In the last two years, wlik'h cer
tainly mum be a umttcr of satisfaction
to tho court and tlio taxpayers of the
county.
Expert Accountant James Mlmnaugh -
has filed his report with the county
court after having made an exnuusttva
examination of the records. One thing
Is very gratifying but was nothing '
more, than waa' anticipated and ex
pected and that Is, that every county
official has performed his duties faith
fully, and only In a few . minor In
stances are there any errors whatever.
Mr. Mtmnuugh recently experted the
books of Baker county, which was pro
nounced the most satlfactory of any
exporting Jhat had ever been attempt
ed and no doubt the same compli
ments will be passed on the report
just filed with the county court after ,
the offllcals have had time to look it
over. It Is a vplumlnous document,
comprising many pages. Each office
has been gone through In mlnuts de
tail. .
In Mr. Mlmnaugh's communication,
which is appended to the report ad- -dressed
tto the county court, he makes
radical recommendations to the court
Many of them appear worthy of 1m.
mediate attention by the court and
It is more than likely that a large '
per cent of them will be adopted. HI
communication and the recommenda
tions which he made, follow: -To
the Hon. County Court of Union1
County, Oregon. ,
' Gentlemeni I- herewith submit
(Continued on page 4.)
Attractive Dainty Wash Goods at Unusually j
Attractive Prices.
Dainty sheer material of all wanted kinds in whitkand many beautiful
evening colors-Patterns in stripes, checks, plaids and dainty floral de-'
signs. 12 1-2 to 15c values at the yard 8c. 16c to 20c value the yd.
He. 25c to 35c values the yd now 19c
III men's 65c rmdium and lightweight underwear 50c, all 75c
men's summer underwear 53c, all mens $1.55 underwear 95c.
0 I If yoa would keep posted on tlx
A Men's Straw n -a
MfMZ f4 nod rlxrirrxt 'iftkius you should
MM-MiWiMrfw- Hal 1"2 Price TlZ."1 IT
g''J'''g ffffi titr" "Ignt now. New goods arriving dally
Sydney, Aug. 80. The newspapers
toil ny contain editorials favoring an
Anglo-American alliance for the con
trol of the Pacific. The thought up
permost with Australians and Nc
Zealandors 1s the necessity of whites
forcing authority over the yellow
races In the Pacific ocean.
The parade will be held accordlnx
to schedule, dpsplte the English law
forbidding the landing of foreign
armed forces on British soil. A dls
pute arose, but It was settled.
A dinner wus tl .i-n tonight In honor
of Admiral Hperry and his staff. A
t'ast To Theodore 'nisevelt. wa
cheered loudly. Tho official landing
will take tlnri tomorrow,
The land'oi? h followed uy a
publlo reception and a great parade,
the Jackie participating. There will
le a state dlnn-r In the ev
A misunderstanding reli
srade wss reported and threatened to
cu" Intprnsilonsl complications.
London, Aug. 20. All London Is
today discussing the question of
. whether the reported attempt of the
authorities In Sydney to prevent the
landing of the American snllors would
' result In a dlplomstlc tangle. Bydney
i officials are keplng the Incident at
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lane a umv ouua
For Your Stomach's Sake
There wllllj
venlng.
'Intlvf to theX
This Advice Certainty Holds Good with Everyone
This Sort of Weather ;
Scda eerveJ a.t our fountain is more than a
tasty thirst-quenching beverage. It Is tonic and
refreshing and every glass a slrengthener for
the stomach. -
Cur 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.
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