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V,fr 1 VP) Lvf : VOLUME ra. LAGUA.sDE. OWON COUNTY. OREGON. MONDAY, AUGUST 34, 1808. NUMBER 8V8. BISHOP HUGHES TOSPEAKTONICHT NEWLY-ELECTED BISHOP IS IX LA GRANDE TODAY. 5IANY ESCAPE JAIL. Forty-five Prisoners Make Get-Away at Elgo, Nevada, Yesterday. Elgo. Nev., Aug. 24. Sheriff, Clark and a posse are scouring the hills about Elgo today searching of "Slim" Smith, who escaped Jail here yester day, In one of the most daring Jail de liveries In this state's history. : Forty five prisoners ' escaped, but all but Smith have been recaptured. The , Jail la filled to' overflowing, murder One of the Strongest Men in the Meth- charges being numerous. odlst Church and One of the New- School of Bishops Will Address a Public Mooting at SI. E. Church To nightAn Educator of the First Order President of DePauw Unl- CAP! HIS A Tonight the citizens of La Grande will be given an opportunity to heai one of the newly-elected bishops of the Methodist church. Bishop Hughes presided at the annual Idaho confer ence which has Just completed Its la bors In Welser, and through the ef- 1 forts of Presiding Elder J. D. Glllllan and Rev. C. E. Deal, he was Induced ; to stop over In La Grande one day and twill preach this evening In the Meth "odlst church. Bishop Hughes was, prior to his promotion, president of the groat De Pauw university of Indiana, which po . sltlon he held for six years. He Is considered one of the strong men of the church, and our citizens generally, should take advantage of the opportunity to hear him. The chances are that Bishop Hughes dmjiijt r.wmr iinimu IIIMMIMO REMARKABLE SUCCESS BRANDS RRICATQ MASS MEET HC AS BEGIIiliC OF HEW ERA IS EITHER STARK MAD OR SHAMMING CLEVERLY. Murderer of William AnnU Labors Under Peculiar Mania Cull for Military Uniform and Storms When Restrained Fearing He Will At tempt Suicide, a Double Watch Has Been Pluced at Ills Cell Forgets He Killed AiiiiIh. The most sanguine promoter of the matter. co-operative Irrigation scheme for the Grande Ronde valley stands amazed at the deep interest exhibited in the mass meeting here Saturday night Following the course of the meeting, close to 8000 acres of land out of the 20,000 required, were subscribed by less than 125 farmers present. The irrigation ball has been siarieo. hi m. fast clip and, as The Observer has said before, nothing can stand between the farmers and eventual success in thin Including the local business men who attended, there were about 150 men at the meeting, George Palmer called the meeting to order and was Immediately followed by George Stod dard, Walter H. Pierce, F. S. Bram well and . C, D. Huffman. Messrs. Stoddard and Bramwell know the Ir rlgatlon scheme as It is to be, for they and other have spent thousands of WOMEN FIGHT ROULETTE. Reno Church Women V In Anns at , Gumbllng Allowed in City. Reno, Aug. 24. Church women are trying to Induce the chief of police to prevent Nan Rooney of San Fran cisco, from conducting a roulette par lor, already opened at , Reno. The sheriff refused to act, saying he has i : right. Religions women threaten to take the case to the courts. Satur day nlght'N'an won $10,000 from Jack Flynn, a mine manager. . r.iBLER CROP OF WrlFATiSFTC ML HIIMII WblW ltltlSt STOLE MONEY FROM UNCLE SAC FORMER SUB-TREASURY x TELLER IX THE TOILS. Cliarged With Stealing Large Kuma of . Money From, the Sub-Treasury at Chicago, O. W. Fitzgerald is ' Ar. raigned In Court Trial Postponed Vntll Monday Tried, to, CaJi BIIU of Large Denominations Stolen From (Continued on page 8.) MANY KILLED CLYDE MEYERS THRESHED 50 BUSHELS PKR ACRE. New York, Aug. 24. Captain Hulns Is either stark mad or shamming. He seems to have forgotten that he killed William Annls less than two weeks ago. A double watch has been placed will preside over the conferences of :it his cell, to prevent his committing the northwest during the next four rulclde. He'lmagtne he has to report ytrs and as such general superln- j for immediate duty. Undent, will be no small factor in; Yesterday he sent for his military shaping the policies of the church ' clothes. When they were brought, he which he represents. ! said: "I have been waiting for you; you Nominate Congressman, t people seem not to understand that I Waco, Texas, Aug. 22. R. L. Henry! have to report to Colonel I Hani was nominated as the democratic can- noon today. Ho long; I am off tor th- dldate for congress from the Eleventh fort." Texas district at the convention held! He tried to leave, but when re here today. , I strained became furious a:id raged. Eugene, Ore., Aug. 24. After suf fering for six hours, Jack Nichols, an engineer, died this morning, making the fifth death due to the wreck on the Southern Pacific local passenger, four miles north of here last night. The engine struck a cow, turned tur tle and was hurled from the track, j The baggage cars and coaches cushed ; from tne engine seven Injured, among tfci ut the dylufc englneeif, to the local hospital. The cow was cut in twain, the frag, ments being scattered for a long dis tance. The rails and ties were torn up fo a distance of 76 feet. The passenger coaches and baggig curs lie In the ditch a short dlstnno Efforts were made the tender several feet, and finally ! today to recover the bodies of the piled on top of the tender. j tramps." Little was done, however Fireman Frank Boulton was crush- -'" arrival of the wrecking crew. ed to death under the enalne. Three i- traIn wa lhe Cottage Grove tramps were killed under the cars. a: I Nichols was flrghtfully burned and ex pired at 2 o'clock this morning. The loss to rolling stock is veiy heavy. Autos from Eugene carr'wl away efeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeee OPENING DISPUW Of In jaaies- New York' Br ' 9 tall mm Latest Styles I: 9 e ' tee ffffffff0' !o:r.!, and left Portland at 4.15 yes terdny afternoon, with Conductor Mlnkler In charge. It is considered remarkable that the passengers escap ed death. Later Developments. The bodies supposed to have been tramps were identified as Ray Swart?. of Junction City; George Bailey, restaurant keeper of Eugene, making four dead, all told. The Injured are Verne Apperson Eugene, back hurt; John Wright, Portland, leg Injured; John Wllbught, Pittsburg, Pa., left leg broken: Albert tlahn, Portland, left arm cut; . W Richardson, Salem, right hip Injured. It Is one of the worst wrecks in the history of Oregon. 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ANOTHER CASE OF FATAL DISEASE HAS BEEN FOIXD On Bank of Potomac River, a Young Mun Is Slowly Dying Itom Ieinw Kntlre City of Washington Fright med us Victim Sought Work for live Day ik!.,:i- Limoirry V .Made lilt Family In Dire Need Authorities uuliin. Washington, Au.f. C I. With religion as his only solace, John R. Early Ppunlsh-Amerlean war veteran, strli en with leprosy, admits his fate In a l-dated tent on tho bank of the Po tomac rlvi. where he Is guarded by health officers. Hundreds of people In Washington are frightened, . fearing they have contracted the Clsiane because Ecrly spent flvt day peeking work before the physllcnn discovered he was leper. Ills wife and child are In Cjt distress at Lyon, North Carolina. Highest Mark of the Year Established at Imbter Where Wheat Field Yield 50 Bushels Per Aero Apple Crop In Imbler Vicinity Was Never Bet ter Slight Rain Last Saturday Night No Dnriiago Otliera News Items From Thai Section. . Chicago. 111., Aug. 24. George, W. Fitzgerald, formerly assorting1 teller of the t'tilted tSates sub-treasury, ; ap peared In, Judge Chetlaln's court, to day to answer a charge of ' stealing $175,000 from the treasury over a year ago. The ease was postponed -until next Monday. The prisoner was released Ton 210,000 bonds. His arrest was based on, the alleged fact that Fitzgerald tried to make arrangements with certain business men to cash a one-thousand dollar bill. There were several similar bills stolen from the treasury. . , . "' '' to Imbler,. Aug. 24, (Special.) The banner wheat crop of the season has been harvested In the vicinity of Im bler by Clyde Meyers,' who threshed 50 bushels of wheat to the aero. This s without doubt, the most prolific yield of wheat yet harvested this year, though the field which produced It, was not a large one. This remarkable yield, however. Is not the general crop, which continues to hold Its average at tbout 40 bushels to the acre. Other Imbler Notes. A. R. Hamilton has sold a span of bay horses to Roy Campbell for $350. Arthur Elllngford has traded 40 lores of Imbler land for a place In Idaho. Arthur Hlbberd of Salt Lake, has reached here and will Join with his brother, C. R. Hlbberd In the real es tate business. There was a light rain here Satur day night. No damage from the wind or lightning Is reported. Apple Crop Splendid.. The outlook for apples this season was never brighter than they have been the last week. Imbler and the entire side of the valley In which Im bier Is located, will produce apples this year, eliminating unforseen accl dents, better than ever before. A FORTUNATE NURSE. , United on Rich Man's Wife and Was) Ijiter Mode Joint Heir to Fortune. Keck Simplified Form. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 24. A uni form and simplified form for fire In surnnce policies and a uniform law for health and accident Insurance will be among the matters considered at the National Insurance Commissioners convention, to be held here during the next three days. Chicago, Aug. 24. Friends of Alice Page, aged 18, of-Chlcago, were sur prised to learn today that she had been adopted by John H. Converse, a Philadelphia banker, and financial ngent of the Baldwin Lpcomoilve works. , i The girl nursed the wife of Converse the latter making a dying request that her husband adopt the nurte.- Tho girl Is now touring Europe with Mary Converse and Is, now Joint heir to an estate valued at $10,000,000, FLEET SETS SAIL FOR WINTER. Pacific Fleet Goes to Kamoun Islands for Long Visit. ' flan' Francisco,' Aug. 24. Seven cruisers' of the Pacific fleet, and seven torpedo boat destroyers started at 10 10 this morning on a cruise to the Samoan Islands, which will end In at Magdalena Bay next winter, for tar get practice.' ! l' ' "' Yestorday thousand made a last Inspection of the big ships. Today the water front and Golden Gate park were lined with thousands, taking a last look at tho fleet for many weeks. German Diplomat Dead. ' Berlin, Aug. 24. Baron Speck voa Sternberg, formerly German arrfhasea dor to Washington, (lied at Heidelberg today following an operation for can cer on the face. He has suffered a long time. j Take a Little Soda X For Your Stomach's Sake This Advice Certainly Holds Good uilli Everyone Tills Sort of Weather ..lit" . Soda served at our fountain is more than a tasty thirst-quenching beverage. It is tonic and refreshing and' every glass a strehgthener for the stomach. Our Soda is absolutely pure, strengthening, reviving, refreshing and healthful. " It "lands di rect" on tho "dry" spot and quenches thirst as nothing els"e will,' because we serve it at just the right temperature. .'" " " " I IIILL'5 DRUQ JXiOKE LA GRANDE, OREGON - : ; J X 4 t t