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LOCAL ITEMS.
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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 ' .
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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
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i.-ci,.r, fir iii-s ra;i'l te-na tht
t ) : 'av i.e.-t) . h Te.u-'" d. U'-1
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IV. rfS'i'.i
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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.;
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"Will, fluf, vl.i -!. - a
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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
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"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.
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Mv !"renoon In
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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
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'i rmij.,-.!1' t Peking to re
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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.
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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.
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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
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