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A drive over the city will reveal the
fact thet there Is considerably more
Improvement being made than on-
might otherwise think. . A great deal
cf cement Is being put In, houses are
being painted, walks repaired and sev
eral residences are In course of construction.
The Irrigation mass meeting Satur
day night demonstrated two things:
First, that a great many of our peo
ple are Intensely interested In Irriga
tion. Second, every one present was
thoroughly convinced that It was lo
be a purely mutual affair, That 'there
was no promotion scheme about It.
long-hike artists ..sfoll owed
' Almost In sight of their goal, tiro
young men of Seattle are this after
noon In the OranC'e Ronde valle.'.
headed for their home to. obU'n a
vager of $2500 for walking 5000 milt
! HO days. Vi..- two men IeU l:a
ker City last evening and are un
doubtedly now in the city, though they
have not made their presence known.
The young men are R. F. Hay and
William Jackson of Seattle, and they
started out on their long hike to win
the wager money offered by' the Beat
tie Athletic club. Both are athletical
ly Inclined young men, and though
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lars, they must return to their Jour
ney's end with $100. ' They are not to
beg. neither aro they to ride, and their
living expenses must bo secured by
working. They do this during the day
time end walk at night ns much as
possible. They anticipate telling of
their experiences at the electric thea
ters of the city tonight If they can
reach here In time. In this way they
may earn some money. They frequent
ly pitch hay or help thresh to fatten
their receipts.
They have until . September 1 to
reach Seattle. They left Seattle for
Chicago, went south;- returning again
to Omaha and then followed the path
of the Vnlon Pacific to Huntington.
They average 40 miles a day and when
work comes easily their cash keeps
accumulating. They appear healthy
and cheery, according to rumors com
ing In their vanguard. They will
leave for Pendletoln after resting a
few hours In La Grande.
JViisi;ajt;ri. VonMiliOil.'.
S:. Louli. Aug. 24. Vy a dal mal1
today by the E. G. Lewis Publishing
company of St! Louis, they become the
owners of the St. Louis 45tar-Chronlele,
controlling the Interest formerly own
ed by ;.j.r..an i'lank. ".
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arri-l Null lu Nix-c. ; J
6,a, Aui'. S4. ajut ctr-i
rylng a nail an inch and . a quarter
long In the nasal passage above the I
thorax for 12 days, thereby baffling!
the surgeons, Karl Stowe, aged 2 1
years, threw out the nail today In at
fit of coughing. The little fellow i
could not tell the cause of the trou- j
ble. . . j
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RIGHT: RIDERS
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TOWNS
; Aberdeen,' Wash., Aug. 24. It Is re
ported that- the towns ui uiut .Z
Ataska.- on the Minneapolis & St.
Louis railroad's river extensions, were
burned In a raid by a mysterious com
pany of mounted men last night.
They completely surrounded the towns
and fired every building. ' The reason
la unknown. The bank of Herberal,
a store and a pool room were burned
at Lowery.
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When thi proper time arrives an I
due notice will be given of the meet
ing, every shareholder In the Irriga
tion project will have a Hotce In the
selection of the board of directors
Thus It will be seen that our own In
terested and well known substantial
citizen have entire charge of tho en-
lire matter.
The fact that most of our farmers
re selling their wheat as soon as
threshed will have the effect of Ir
creasing money circulation much
sooner than usual. When the prices
do Dot open as favorably as this sea
son, the rule has been, In this valley,
to hold the grain until about January
1. But If preseut prices prevail there
will be but little unsold grain In this
Talley by the middle of October.
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The month of August Is drawing to
clone. From a commercial stand
point, the most Dying month In the
year. It Is a month of more or leu
Indifference, and normal condition
are shattered. People are drifting
hither and thither, to Hie mountains
and sea coast, and everywhere.' A few
days more practically til of the wan
derers will have return J. The vari
ous Institutions of leaflet- nt svii
open, and buslne.ot wl.l sottl.j rvn
for another annual ii Iv run '. hee
' summer Vacation month li-it tin Ir
place. Fortunate ri (h n who "in
throw off the carej !-' few days .r
weeks, and few o u.1 there are who
do not take the onmil tilt every
year or so.
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ITALIAN RAN AM I'l'K.
IOntmtl Kama Rosa Hull Rowm and
mw1 lire on Dancers.
Santa Rosa, Cal., Aug. 84. The en
tire police force of this city, aided by
a po of deputy sheriffs, are today
seeking a strange Italian who last
night entered the ball room of the ho
tel and shot ruthlessly at the crowd of
dancers, wounding two. He escaped
from the crowd.
To tight Woul Combine.
Salt Lake City, Aug. 14. Plans for
fighting the wool combine by estab
lishing a national wool storage system
will be considered at a meeting here
tomorrow of the executive committee
of the National Woolarowere assorts-
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La Grande Methodism la seldom
honored with the presence of two high
church dignitaries as today. Not only
Is Mshop Hughes here, but alBO Alpha
G, Kynett, the recording secretary of
the board of Home Missions and
Church Extension. Rev. Kynett la no
stranger to the needs and resources of
the northWest, having previously vis
ited this coast, but this la the first
time 'either of these distinguished
gentlemen ever visited the Grande
Ronde valley.
They were dlven about the city this
afternoon and out Into the Valle" a
short distance, through Frultdale and
May Park. They said many beautiful
things about the present state of de-i
velopment of our city and valley, and
the great future that Is before us. .
American Delegate. j
Washington, 1. C Aug. 24. Frank !
D. LaLanne of Philadelphia, has been
appointed by the state department a
the official representative of the
Untied States government at the In
ternational Commercial congress to be
held In Prague, Austria, next month.
Doiijtla Memorial.
Washington, Aug. 24. Delegates to
tho Natlonnl Negro Business league.
In tJi'sslon at Baltimore last week, are
In .Wnshlngton today, "nilnjr has;
been arranged In thel:- in-n-ir, the pro
ceeds to go to the F.-.-'derlrk Douglas
Memorial fund.
MRS, FOREST STARTS
50,000-DOLlAR SUIT.
AGAINST THE S,P, ROAD
Mm. Forrest Star Suit.
' Santa Crus, Cat., Aug. 24. A
4. hearing In the $50,000 (Id mage
suit by Mrs. Mary O. Forrest,, of
4 La Grande. Ore., against the 4
Southern Pacific, on account of
the death of her husband, an en- 4
glneer, killed In an accident at 4
4 Big Trees, 18 month ago, waa 4
4 begun today. It Is one of the 4
4 biggest damage suit ever Instl- 4
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ACCTSED OF PATRICIDE.
Aged Judge Shot by Own Son When
Latter Was Refused Money.
Jackson, Ky Aug. 24. When the
trial of Beach Hargls, charged with
the murder of his father, was called
today. It was announced that a special
Judge will be appointed by the gover
nor to try tho case. The father was
Judge Hargls, the famous leader of the
Hargls clan In the feuds which IiuTe
made Breathitt county famous. Beach
shot his father when he refused him
money.
.NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office, La Grande, Ore.
July 13, 190$.
Notice Is hereby given that
KATHRTN CONNOR8,
of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, who, on
July (, 1908, made timber and (tone
sworn statement No. 0142, for NH
NEK. 8E14 NEH. Hc. 31; 8WH of
NWW. 6c. 32, Tp. 4 S., R. 38. E. W.
M., has filed notice of intention to
make final timber and stene proof, to
establish claim to the land above de
scribed, before the register and re
ceiver at La Grande, Oregon, on the
25th day of September, 1108.
Claimant name a witnesses:
Amanda Miller, of Sioux Falls, 8. D.:
Charle F. Clency, of Sioux Falls, 8.
D.; Joha K. Wright, of La Grande.
Ore.; Walter Spencer, of La Grande,
Ore. F. C. BRAMWELL,
?-4-25 Register.
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DON'T FORGET
Ferguson's Circulating Library.
If you go camping
Take a'couple books along.
LOTS OF PAPER NOVELS
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To lne stigate Her
Resources
Union County offers a home,
market and health to ali whoa
wish to work and . prosper.
There's Room for All
FRUIT
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Crop Failures
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Markets
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