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Flu IT TAGES. c s IS BLUE son; q, Klinbroll; Ih, Strand; rh, J. Hill; f, Buker." " J LOCAL ITEMS. TOYS TO Y & T0YS e ' ' F. 8. Hrnmw:ll re-turned this morn- ji f'-om Portland. Ml Carmen Stoddard In home from UAl t Baiter City. . Altory J- IRand Is down from 1'nker City on '8l mutters today, C. A. and Fred Beagle of Portlnnd, arc land office visitors In the city. (Continued from page 1.) and the republican legislators will hardly dare to delay tne pnibltc de mand for his selection. Apparently, the clays of Foruker In the sena are numbered, ' Signs of activity are displayed In the camp of the friends of Joseph Benson Foraker following the letters he has sent to assemblymen-elect These, letters. It seem. were Invita tions to the recipients to vli-U the sen ator In Cincinnati. Representative Every nitch and corner of our immense store is crowded with toys. The ceiling shtlies, tzkies, and Moor are burdened with gifts to commemorate the greatest day in tife. The day to breathe peace to every man, woman and child, and bring oy in every home has arrived again, only once in a year, why not be HAPPY-HAPPY-HAPPY James tlrahani of Walla Walla, Ik visiting here today. Turner Oliver went to, L'nloir last evening. WAS COCKT JJAIUFF OF . LAST CMC ITT COlltT, Aaron Murphy Is seriously 111 at the JJ ,home of J. Lawrence. There Is but WM.ifi(0(ll IflAKOVE C. W. Elsworth and family of North La Grande, have returned from a short vlalt with friends In Nebraska: . Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hamilton re turned to their home la Salt Lake las evening. Engineer Tom Gollthan Is here from Spokane, where he has ben employed for some time. Representative-elect S. F. Richardson, leaves for Salem abeut the middle of next week to attend the legislature. Mies Sadie Michaels, at one time lo cated here. Is In tlue city from Walla "Walla- i! Guy Van Fleel Is here visiting hie relatives after a year's stay In Walla Walla. J. K. Wright Is in North Powder to- with the La Grande investment Co. Machinist William Kenneda har gone to Portland. H was Injured some lime ago while working In the O. R. & N. shop's. Engineer Graybinl, has gwie to Ka mela to relieve Engineer Parker and Fireman Wall to rrfleve Fireman II. PfelftT. ' j Toilrt. the Portland horse "buyer, lmr chased e'isht anlrrmTsnt Cove yester day. He will ship a carlond In a day or two. Mrs. Virgil T. CThwrmley of LewSston. Idaho, a shter of Mrs. Charles Coch ran, is here today on business "fcvfore the lurid office., There will be a upeclnl meeting of the cftv council this evon'mg to con i ?i : "ii ed wale of the Beaver . "pi.i. r- .if.d tither matters con . ... i!;" v.t .ftt question. Tr. 4in Vira C. T. Merrill returned tnis -m'ii .r from Portland. Mrs, i.icimi has oeen -ftsltlng friends and relatives there for the past three weeks, and Mr. Merrill olned her there a week 'ajro. Mlsa Katherfne Banna or Sitka, Alaska, will address the ladies of the Presbyjrlan sXteskmary swcilety on Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. X T. Rlchardsrsn. All are cor' dlally Invited. Meeting "begins prompt ly at 380. The case of the Barak or Oommerce V3. CharVs Bertram, is on trial In the circuit court today. This is oe of fle features doming oirt tft the taSlure of the North Powder amwmltl las eura mer. Charles England, who was expected to arrive tils morning from Missouri, from where he started 'Saturday night and the funrral of Mr. Benton, which waa to have taken plat tWe after moon, has been postpones tinttl Ms ar rival. - - . . , - r, m i At r9 f ... f do, but now located temporarily at Elgin, Is In La Grande today, Vok4ng for a suitable locution aa dairyman., The fame of the coming avoeslbiHties of Grande Ronde valley had reached him, and lie la here to Investigate. The new fire whistle, aided by sev-e-.al others of the railroad yards, awakened the sleeping populace short ly after midnight this morning. The eause was a fire In the outaklrst of the city on the East Side. The to i li house was destroyed 'with most .' t;u. contents. , The department did no; p.f out because of the fact that the blt': was beyond the reach of .the wate- mains. Hurrah for EUeiwhurg. It has been annot?- i .-.!; that th :.jihor!i I'-i.tlf . w !l . i"iv -'.-lux ' Worx -k ' . ; ,i . 1 , . f '1- . r, ..-iJ 'I'v. iv.?tty ( Kobbed. ifork, Dec. 30. Mrs. Helen M. Kelly, mother-in-law of Frank Gould, today reported the loss of $5000 In currency and Jewelry, which was taken by a strange man who escorted her to hotel after the accident a few days cr(T,xJ!.nwraria,"i.S4. driving dropped dead. After the man had departed Mrs. Kelly discovered that only a chain of her chatelaine bag remained. - only one who la-reported to have re sponded in person. Old followers of Mr. Foraker who received the Invita tion sent excuses. They privately ad mit that they cannot vote for the sen ator's re-election If they wish to re tain the favor of the great mass of their, constituents. They declare that the only men In their counties who are demSnding the return of Mr. Foraker to the, senate are polltclans who have been allied to the old organization or to Foraker personally. With the senatorial tight pratlcally settled, the republican leaders are making plana for overturning the democratic regime at the next state election. A continuous campaign la being seriously considered in order to effect this end. A matter of great moment among the republican politi cians just now is the gubematorlri nomination In 1910. Republican hu.i ers said that they wanted a live can didate, a man accustomed to '.' .nan agement of big affairs, who a pop ular and had the good will of the peo ple. The sentiment seemed to be for a northern Ohio man. It. was declared that the northern part of the state was entitled to the candidate. Arthur L. Oarrord, of Elyrla, was naravd as a man who. would fill all the requirements. Others mentioned In connection with th nomination were David Tod of Toiingstown, Joseph G. Butler, Jr., of the same city, nnd J. Warren Harding of Marlon. Tomorrow Sght the La Grand foorSwJl team. 25 tron& takes its de parture for Pendleton, where strew- oua 3Jorts wTB be made to take Pen dletoa Into camp at a iedtslve sty)?. There will be a 'slight change In La Granite's line- for the game. Will Adler, the O. R. & N. engineer, Is a new btckfleld man whs Is trying for position, and hSs upeea, icoupled math a thoroagh knowledge of the game it self, ha placed 5ilm well wp In the ca timatloa of Goailh Wrall. Me will e a valuable man far either e.nd or haW tmck. , TieldenreVh, the local Mj-h school player, Is also in the squad, try ing for a toackfieU position fullback. style of plays and haa lees trouWe maaVMlng tetrlca-te Attacks ilian others who have the signals and stjJe as well to learn. An Interesting anaouncemont to lo cal football players tomes In the fol lowing eUpplnjr Irom the Pendleton Tribune, stating that Turner has been switched to end and the starry quarter who played with the high schoel team ' T".:t..' i: ,;.! ths ' - i.-ci,.r, fir iii-s ra;i'l te-na tht t ) : 'av i.e.-t) . h Te.u-'" d. U'-1 'le ii ' IV. rfS'i'.i !!'-tn 'y say?. t .i thi le-'i'i Grai''.'v on lent itifr :', n ..iouht .!ai v.iil Le wt;."!'.'. 19 "l'ei : iw ll will, t.; n. Wi from vl ; "-: ' r 4 Ijh "Will, fluf, vl.i -!. - a 'Mh v1' George iff I 'T high school t n. ..iKer, K.; others, the ' "HV!- ' " ' least Into th i ' "The La G : .. i been practicing Pendleton and a" dividual stars ma.. : tional plays. It mu that team work coun 1 "in 1 dividual playing. For i " Pendleton team has d ' together beforehand and d sclentlous practicing so that 1.1 1 .. "The line-up will be as follcv : i. E.. Turner, Thompson: It, Devln-- '-, Ben Cresswell: c. Bean; rg, Fngdt r! rt, Sturgiss. Carglll; re, II. Thorny- W AS rather of Girl InJuivU In xcuiuuvay Hocenlly Had Many Frlnd In I J Granrio as Well as Cove, Ma Home Town. , " Cove, Dee. SO. Wlam Hancock, bailiff of the circuit Jury which was discharged but a few days ago, Is dead. His audden and untimely de mise occurred'at his home at 12:S0 a. m. thla morning, after two days of serious Illness. The phylclansy It was pneumonia, resulting from a se vere cold contracted aome time ago. Then, too, he haa beeti troubled with asthma for the past year, but that dis ease waa in no way responsible for his sudden death. rather of Injured Girl. The deceased Is the father of Clara Hancock, the girl who sustained ft V. jken leg In a runaway the night fol lowing Thanksgiving day. She- was taken from the hospital a few days ago, but Is not yet recovered from the injuries, i The deceased leaves a widow, four song and two daughters: William Jr., Charles, Ralph and Arthur; Clara and Violate. The last named has been no tified of the death and will arrive from Corvallis tomorrow. She Is a student in O. A. C No funeral announcement fan he made, as a brother In Canada will be nt the corpse side before Interment takes place. ' La Grande Is grieved at the untime ly death of Mr. Haneoclt, who was swti In this city but a few days ago. He has officiated as court bailiff this winter, and at one time was constable of Cove. He la one 'cf the leading ranchers of Cove, always honest In business relations and a warm friend to every one. 1 QUEEN FAINTS AT SEHE (Continued from page 1.) and queen risked their lives to rescue a wounded child from a wrecked build ing in Messina. The king: and queen were pattslng a building when the piti ful walla of an Infant attracted the oueen, who rushed Into the structure despite the Icing's protests, and car ried the chil dto the relief boat. Pope Contributes Relief. Rome, Dec. 30. Pope Plus X Is 'deeply grieved over the catastrophe. He contributed $200,000 to the relief fund Immediately upon hearing of the extent of the disaster. Gowawr Hughes Will Help. Albnnv. V. Y.. Pee. HO. Governor Hughes today Issued a proclamation calling for contributions to the state branch of the Red Cross, for the Italian earthquake victims. Railroad Sinks Into the Sea. Naples, Dec. 80. An official mes sage confirms the report that many miles of the Calabrian-SIcllian railway has sunk Into the sea. Three subma rine cables connecting Corafu, Zante, nrd the mainland were silenced this .rifon. Oif (H I ; fKETIXG. v.mfk i'liy Krh-tu-.! .I?. Trustee In the C. J. STtV.-r i .' rate. - tte of C. J. Mv !"renoon In !c 1 ikruptcy ' i . Frank hi iit i-. Jn : t...:. 1,000 ex- " . r- T I .1 by in v I-, ! i I'r f to 1 t.- t-c i.y 'i vv'i. .t-.r. uy Tr.lf ..i T'."')i ) ;0 tr.. . " v Ml Iv-ir.r.l. of i-f.'i' i !! 1!. lift i and think no one cares for you, buy a few small presents for children or friends and see how light your heart will become and how bright the world will have grown and how easy it Is to drive away life's cares. ' Of course the selection of these presents is of gresl moment to every person. To get the tignt present for John or Mary, one ihey will appre ciate and one you can afford, Is the greatest problem before you. WITH OUR IMMENSE STOCK At yout disposal the selection of pteunts teccn.ea n.ere trifle ltd nillin the reach of alt. We place presents from the greatesfjvalue to the mere toy at the LOWEST PRICE possible. FRE EE SOUVENIRS FREE Besides helping to make shopping a pkasuie zrd to sU w our sppiedaticn to cur patrons, we are going 4o ghe absolutely ERIE, HO hkdscme souvenirs a day for one weekjeommencing Saturday, December 19th. We limit these scuitrJts lo one in a family. , Buy your Christmas Coeds where ou pn get e eryihing yev v.stit at the kwesi price. Walla Walla Poultry Show. The nine annual Walla Walla Poul try show opened at Armory hall today and will continue until Saturday. En tries in all classes closed last night and Secretary Dickinson has been busy all day preparing blanks for exhibitors, having opened his office In the show room. Coops have been put In place and It la expected that all stock. will be ready tomorrow. Outside entries are numerous this year. Fanciers from Oregon, Idaho and points In Wash ington have sent their best birds here and the show promises to be the best ever held In this section. Cash prizes as well as ribbons are to be given this year and every bird entered will be scored by George H, Northrup of Raceville, N. T. Honolulu Soon a City. Honolulu, Dec. 30. Honolulu today commenced a celebration which will extend through three days, ending Fri day with the Inauguration of the first mayor of the city and the formal in stallation of a municipal government. Although oHnolulu has been the capi tal or. in raraome oi me mcuiu for 80 years, It has never been a city, from a legal standpoint, being govern ed by the, officials who have general Jurisdiction over the entire Island. The city's first, mayor, who will begin his term Friday, was eelcted last month, the democratic candidate, Joseph J. Fern, being elected over the republi can candidate, John C. Lane, by eight votes, and over the Home Rule candl date, William C. Achi, by about 1500 votes. . Mother of Defendant Faints. Flushing, L. L, Dec. 80. It was an nounced shortly after court convened, that the mother of Thornton Halns, on trial for participation in the kill Ing of William Annis, collapsed last night, and Is unablo to testify. The prosecution may take her deposition at the hotel. Remove Great Mans of Coin. San Francisco, Doc. 30. Uncle Sam 'ay completed the transfer from the ' mint to Denver of $222,500,000. r.V lis began the work of removing n last August, soon after the for the orient. T Ticplace Kmbafwy. jlTf . Dec. 30. Senator Per r nla, announced today :Wi1 & ' tp frnm T7nnRiVAH V." v ir j . ...... . ... ...v. .. , .:... v.;-. in creating anj 'i rmij.,-.!1' t Peking to re ; -... ttjc !':. t 'ion at the Ch'- VlK Golden ule Co, ) Tillmun to Speak. Columbia, S. C, Dec. JO. Senator Benjamin R. Tillman will deliver one of the principal addresses at the an nual session of the South Carolina Teachers' association, commencing to day at the state house. Thirteen Club Meet. San Francisco, Dec. 30. With mem bers from 23 cities In attendance, the Thirteen cluba of California convened here today for a ceremonial session, which will be presided over by "Billy", TAmnn. errand nrpalrittnt. of thla tinlmiAi organization of good fellows. BARRY IS CONFIDENT. Kaufman-Barry Bout of 45 Rounds Is Scheduled for Tonight. Los Angeles, Dec. 30. Jim Barry to day bet $500 to $1000 that he will win from Kaufman in the fight tonight Kaufman said he will be In good con dition despite the fact that a week ago ho was suffering from a sore foot. w . ... ,, ....... . . . i Anna Gould Given Children. . Paris, Dec. 30. Princess de Sagan, formerly Anna Gould, was today given the custody of her three children, court order having been made to that effect. The court reserved the right to remove the children from the moth er's care whenever it was shown she waa unworthy of the responsibility. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Green, near Island City, December 80 a daughter. FREE-FOR-ALL AT A free-for-all fight following a wild carousal at Summervllle last evening, broke the monotony of the quiet vil lage during the stillness of the night, accordlr to reports today. A gang congre, J - i u' tne sort arms: parlor there m i v r:r.."l the furniture to a grertei or va kxtent, and then went to 'ihiu.,' Vr.ls morning the "night ;....' it Ii viid, duplicated the trick vf'- The extent "of" the "th-" j5' s to rtcllpants . la not great. r:..t -i.'"' ble damage waa don to th Mr ;: :k shop. E ' 8, M. HIATT DEAD. f Died While on a Visit to Henulston- Funeral Saturday. j Samuel M. Hlatt, who haa been, resident of this city for the past .Tire years, died today while Visiting friends In ' Hermlston, Umatilla coun ty. ' His body will be brought home tomorrow evening and the funeral will Uke Plaoe Saturday afternoon In the Mormon tabernacle. Mr. UlaU.was '77 yer f age gnd Is the ftbKrcli 8. -It. Hlatt and Mm. T. W WortamXr. of Hlatt and Mr. T. W. OTOrtwiDJfn thla city. He was apparently In th best of health when he left here a teir days ago, ; v Mrs. J. B. Fisher, who has been vis iting at Imbler, returned this after- noon. ' -.. County Surveyor Arthur Curtis re- ' . turned today from the Elgin country, where he has been surveying some v timber land. 'J',':T. Johnson, one of the. best ' known pioneers of Wallowa county, nrHvrl on th trstn thl aftornnnn n - route to Baker City. He may remain 1 here over night. 1 Dr. W. D McMillan Painless Denisfry La Grande National Bank Bldg Both Phones : Quick ; Transfer For Rapid Delivery Seivice Call Up WILLCOCK BROS. We are In position to do any kind of transferring. Give us a trial order. Calls answered day r night Phones: Day, Red 761. Night, Black 1271. Not a house to rent In ntVrprtse and every mall bringing Inquiries for houses from people who wish to mttm here, says the Chleftmla. 'M3VYtl t'li--