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LIXE-UP AT IiAXD OFFICE -." .
..- EVENTUALLY. KUt'CESSlTL.
Trace of Violence In Front of Lund
Office This Morning Opposition
, Line Is Formed Lnst N&ht tuul An--other
Just Before 9 O'clock Till
Morning One Fellow . Especially
Obstinate and Narrowly I2wcaiK'8 Ar
Test Line Was Large. " "' " '
There was an element of violence In
front of the United States, land office
this morning' when , the doors were
opened for filing on a section of land
In Wallowa county, for which a score
or more of people have wait l pa
tiently on the tdewalks to mai:e filing
on this ntorning-.
Opposition Lines.
The first intimation of violence took
place last evening- when, a group of
people from 'Wallowa county formed
an opposition line. 'There Is an ordi
nance, the wording of which ts Imma
terial, but the purpose of which Is
to keep loafers orf the streets after 2
o'clock a. m., which was enforced last
night when policemen broke up the
second line, the members of It hav
ing not procured a permit from the
mayor to remain In line over night.
Tills was the first Intinwtlon that the
newcomers would use force in reach
ing the desk of the land office. Ex-
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Ladies Week at
THIS Week we
Price that
reap a harvest of Bargains. Below, we
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j: many.
; nlso we have
i Ladies new Suits
Inmost complete line
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J3.50
dersklrts, thU week, each.
ends of
pair . .
4.5c ladles' fast Mack Hose,
$3.50 to
this week, a pair
waists,
II. CO ladies'
ers, special.
muslin draw
a pair . .OftV
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$1.25 odds and ends of la
dlfs' ribbed' Underwear,
this week, a garment OIc
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Bank in Dad Shape.
Washington. D.,C, Sept. 16.
Declaring the condition of the
fr Cosmopolitan bank of Pittsburg '
is worse than at first reported,
Deputy Controller Kane today
denied John H.. Cunningham,' the
national bank examiner, Inter- 4
fered when he ordered the bank
closed. . V ' -
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If! OREGON TODAY
VISiTiKG 1STERI0H DF
OHEGOi; ST1BTS'-
' Medford, Sept. 15. The arrival
here of John B. Colgate, ' the New
York banker,, has started the rumor
that he is looking over a proposed
route for the Great Northern through
Central Oregon, with a view of loan
ing Hill money. In an auto he fol
lowed the route recently traversed by
John Porter, HM'3 railroad builder.
He denies the visit has anything to do
with a new road.
"I will admit my trip Is not made
for pleasure only," said Colgate. "I
want to look over the country with a
view of placing a few loans. I am not
connected with' Hill. If he'" Builds
such a road It' is posaible,we may fur
nish some of the money."
intend to reduce all
should interest every
;
lust received another
and Cloaks. VJeare now showing the
of millinery in the
and $4.00 odds and!
$2.00 to $2.50 ladles' Nain
sook night robes; special.
ladl.;s SIkvs, n
. .T. $i.o:
each
7'
$1.75 and $2.00 Bedspreads
H.Oii, Indli'S Shirt
full 10-4 size, special,
siieclnl, each 2.01i
$1.75 and
mercerized
Skirl, this
$2.00
12 Vic Chambrey remnants
specials this wei-k, P'!
yard w"Va
Limit: 10 yds to customer
black
week,
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M'DOWELL ARRESTED MD
CONFESMSJO OFFICIALS
Things are busy In Justice court cir.
cles today and where lightning will
strike next remains to be seen.
Mike McDowell' was arrested ' last
night for giving two 16-year-old boys '
whisky. He entered a plea of guilty
and sentence was suspended until tho
case is thoroughly investigated.
Warrants are out and possibly be
fore thiols on tho street Charles An
derson and one other man will have;.
been arrested. A search warrant is
also la the hnnds of Officers McLack-'
h'n. and Black, ... jta. search. , Anderson's i-
SOCIETY LEADER
JinACKS SOCIETY
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--.Win. JOT FLAYS NEW
YORK'S FASHIONABLE RiCH .
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New frork, Sept. 15. New York's
"swells" were given a terrific Jolt to
day by the publication In the Octo
ber number of an eastern magazine,
of an Interesting Interview by Airs
William Astor, who retired today from
the leadeshlp of New York society.
She characterizes- the functions if
some society leaders as circuses, and
criticizes the wild rush by American
j girls for foreigners as husbands.
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Ladies Wear to the yA
Lady to'ioin in and
quote a few of the::
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large shipment or.:
city.
e
$1.75 ladles' Union Under
wear, this week, tho suit
81.57
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$1.00 and $1.25 odds and
each
ends of Corset Covers, spe
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cial this week, er.ch..i;r
ladles'
$1.50 to $1.75 - mioses
sateen
Hhoes, special this week.
each
a pair Kl.l
$1.11)
$3.50 to $4.00 Indies' Mus
lin Pklrt. 'sllirlitly soll-d:
while they last, each
place of business. There are other
things In the air, and the 'unexpected
Is liable to happen at any time.
Last evening, two boys, both v IB
years of age, were found In nn tntoxl-
tc3ted condition. - while sittlnp In 'the-
i 1ln.nn in fpnnt ln...l ..-.-fl'..
Yrh 'uZ ..Zl Z If 1 . " V
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I upon being 'questioned,' Mated.- that
they were given the liquor b.v Mike
McDowell of Sumtnervllle. District
Attorney Ivanhoe was apprised of the
TAFT GIVING FINAL PtHUSAL OF
POLITICAL ITU)
Philadelphia. Pa., Bcpt. 15. William
J Bryan Is here on his eastern tour,
and today accused Taft of evading
the Issues In his statement Issued
from Cincinnati, In reply, to Bryan's
accusutlon that he has never made
his position known. Bryan said Taft's
statement Is like his public speeches
it Hen It In generalities". "
Bryan says there Is much for Taft
to explain regarding hia record In the
rhlllpplneB; the blanket systems of
perpetual franchise with a perpotual
guaranteed Income.
- Approving Honorary. '
Cincinnati, Hept. 15. Chairman
Ilitclicoclc. of the republican national
committee, will bring his itinerary for
Tail's speaking tour here- this after
noon for the candidate's approval.
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REVISED PRIMARY FIGURES
' HAY LEAD QE'Ztil!
GIVE
Keattle, Hept. 15. With the addi
tion of some mining .precincts In the
various counties, and a revision of
former figures, tho lead of M.i.. Hay,
republkan nominee for lieutenant
(jovernor, grows. His nomination l
assured. The figures of the two lead
ing candidates are: Hay, first choice,
21.3I7; second choice 16,124. C. K.
I'nim, flrt choice. 22,571; second, 12.
500. Hay has a. lead oC2450.
Open Minnesota I.und.
Duluth, Iitlnn., Hept. 15; Forty-ilx
thousand acres of land within the res
ervations of northern Minnesota, now
Idle nnd unproductive, became subject
to homestead entry today by order of
the government. Substantially all of
the tract l desirable for agriculture
and would-be settlers are so numer
ous that the majority of applicants
will be disappointed. The tract open
ed for settlement today Is composed of
ceded Chippewa lands, being parts of
the former Cass Lake, t'blppewa of
the Mississippi, Kond du lic, lecli
Lake and Wlnnlblgonhlsh reserva
tions. It Includes lands classified fts
agricultural land eliminated from tho
national forest reserve by the set of
May 3. 1108, and land from which tho
pine timber has lx en cut.
Oil AFFIRMS
TAFT IS EVASIVE
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111 tilUCS NOMINATED.
-Saratoga, Sept, 15. Gov
mut'les t Hulies was1 iv-
nomlnatcd for governor late
this afternoon nit tho first bal
lot. Tho last hope r the allies
fled when word cunie from
Germany that Ambassador Da
vid Jayno would nut run for the
nomination. : ,
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LARGEST CONFLAGRATSHN S!?iCE
MWl DISASTROUS FIRE
Saco, Me., Sept. 15. The worst fire
in. Maine since the million dollar
conflagration that destroyed Portland,
early today wiped out a large section
of this city, with a damage of a half
million dollars. Six hundred are
homeless and S3 tenement'. houses ore
deserted.; It estimated' that 0,000,
000 feet of lumber have been destroy
ed. The fire had strong headway be
fore it was discovered. 1
When the flames reached the lum
ber yards' it was almost futile to com
bat them. Practically the whole
poorer part of the city Is wiped out,
ana there Is great puffertng, A ro
lled fund has been raised."' ., ; "...i
Saco Ii located 14 miles southwest
of . Portland and at the last census
contained a population of 7000. Ex
cellent water power exists In the re
gion of the city, and manufacturing
plants are numerous. ,
lilt KM IX MICHIGAN.
North Shore v.X Iike Superior Is ISnp
ldly Heeovorlng Iom Fires.
. tuhith, Sept. 15, A steamer from
the north shoro todgy reports the fire
conditions Improved.. ' A . relief fund
of $100,000 was raised. In Pu'luth fct,
Paul and Minneapolis.
A Calumet,' Mich.,' dlrpatch says
the forest fires are raging near there
today. A darning pavilion and sev
eral small bulldltiR were destroyed.
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Three Believed Drowned.
Ihlllnghuri, Sept. I". .Tames Sta
ples, Fred Otieal and another com
panion, who left h?r' on a trial trip
Friday in a launch, are still missing.
It . Ik now thought tluy were drowned
or marooned.
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The Exact Kind That the
Doctor Ordered
Ojr Prescription department is or
ganized along modern lines and
our reputation is sufficient guarantee
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! MILL'S DRUQ JT:0KE
i LA GRANDE. OREGON f
U1ESISTII
DJuSCltlPTION Of HIS OWN
DEATH 'rKE-J'KEI'AUED.
Four Days Kcfore Death OvertaUe?
' IJIm In the Uornt of Murder a Texas
ltnnclior Dreams tho Dct.ill- -Wrltiij
Tluun to a Cousin Uotnpitro
Mulder- Was Shot From Behind u
lIc'DtTuiMCil Ho Would Be.
Galveston, Texas, Sept. 13. fter
dreaming the -exact clrcumsLnvrn of.
his own murder ;ind writing the story
In detail four days ahead, John Buch
tern, a wealthy farmer, la dead today,
the victim of a negro whoso appear
ance, tallies with tho assu.iln of th
vision. '
Buchtem dreamed he was shot in
the back by a man with a large scar
across tho back of his neck, whose
forefinger wss cut off at the first
Joint. Ho was so Impressed that h&
wrote it down nnd mailed It to a cou
sin, James. Barry. '
Four days later he became Involved
In a 'Quarrel with Raymond Newton,
a negro. As Buchtern mounted his
horse hq vas shot lit' the back and
killed.
Newton's 'brother was lynched nnd
the iv,ftss,(' Is being guarded. ;
MAINE KEITW.ICANS WIN.
Plurality 0cr Democrats Much I.es
Than Fonni-r YonrH.
Augusta, Me., Sept. 1 5. Tod;y'
returns of he state election yesterday
assure the republican partyW victory,
showing Its plitralltv has been cut te
8000, the smallest In 25 years. Bert
M, Fernat wan chosen governor over
Obedas Gardner, demiyrnt. Tlie pro--hibltl'on"
fjuestlon entered tho fight.
CVnt Diletriitcs to .lapan. ,
Pan Francisco, Sept. 15. The Pa
cific delegation , represenllnif t'sm
Francisco. Portland, SeuUle, Eureka,
Fresno, Lis- Angeles and Sari Diego,
lenvo for Toklo September St.
Waslihmton Pioneer Dead.
Tort Angel, s, Wash.. Sept. 16.-
John Dike, a pioneer of Port Angeles,
and the city's first mayor, died Mon
day of an illness of two months. The
remains have been taken to Taeoma.
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