LAGUIAXDE, UNION OOUNTT. OREGON. SATURDAY, JANUARY a, 10.
Him-'
NUMBER Vt.
VOLUME VOL . I'
j li i MILLION
tun.' v; :
U08 SAW REMARKABLE EX-
rENDITUHE FOR IMPROVEME
oar Just russed Simula as Record
Breaker Coming Year Even More
Rich In Great Thing for the City of
La Grande No Year-In History or
City Hud So Many Assured Enter
prists as the Year 191)9 Totul
Very Close to One Million.
Improvement expenditures made or
fissured during 1908 are:
ligation $400,000
tty water works . 180,000
1st. & M. Co. warehouse eo.ooo
bolton-Bodmer Improvements 6,000
Packing plant 85,000
Hospital 85.000
llaptlst church 12,000
Residences 80,000
Downtown Improvements.... 15,000
Kldewalk construction ...... 15,000
Pumping plant and exten-
slons 10,000
pox factory , 20,000
Mahafley building 12,000
yvderal building 65,005
Total .-. -... $925,000
The year 1909 dawns on La Grande
Vlth promises such as never before
iavo been a fact, and the old year
ulcd Into history with an especially
rllliant record In the matter of city
Ics-elopment. " The above table Is a
cry conservative compilation of what
'as been done and some of the things
issured for the city of La Grande 4r
ng the year 1909. The grand total Is
leasing. Greatest of all the devel
fipments assured and to become reall-
ms In the near future Is the Irrigation
rr.ject with Its varied benefits. A
travity water system will be supplied
he city within the present year, or
jiparly finished at any rate; the O. R.
N. railroad has been completed to
rnseph during the past year, making
-a Grande one of the principal junc
ion cities of the eastern half of the
tate; a federal building Is assured
ind date of construction Is nearby.
A Building Kra.
During the prist year eo.'.y residences
ave been reared ana otners im
proved at a rate hard to express in
lfij?nrcs; a drive over the city will be
he best porof of the assertion
that
can
few years In the recent past
ii, ittt H jJ a 1
I jpla'lm equality along this, line of de-
flnpment. WVillo nHvotp rnftlo
Fkivc spent much along building lines,
J Improving residences and building
pw ones, local merchants were seized
y the Improvement germ and 1909
Bonked down on many new costly store
f ronts and repairs. These have" been
numerated before. - ;
Sidewalk Construction.
Not In many years past has there
Jhcen such a noticeable "sidewalk Im
provement. It Is a fact , that three
Imiles of sidewalk have been construct
ed In this city during the year 1908.
A half mile of this distance is cement
fwalk at an average cost of about $3
;er lineal foot. Great stretches of
ireets have been graveled, fillings
made; 11,081 feet of plank walk has
been built; 4000 feet of new cros
v.alks; six stone culverts: four bridges
filled up enormous amount of grading
done. The total Improvements on
sidewalks and streets, almost entirely
expensed by the people, and not the
city, totals $15,000 at a conservative
estimate. In the hands of Street Su
perintendent Matott, the work has
been well accomplished.
Corporation Work.
The federal building, the packing
lant. the extension of the city water
ains and equipment of the pumping
lant. the repair of the Elks" building.
onstruction of lerare implement
Ihouses, the completion of the hospital.
f he Baptist church, the box factory
jand drying sheds at the Palmer mil:
Ptak of the thrift and development
of La Grande during the year 1908
The year which is now but two days
"Id,' will see the expenditure of even
J greater sum of money along lm
PlPrjvcmeBt projects. These are only
a few of the ulterior evidences of he
city's rapid growth to a municipality
that Is to be eastern Oregon's me
tropolis. The advent of Irrigation, new
railroads, a possibility of electric
lines. All these are Ingredients In the
city's elixir.
PASSED AWAY.
J0 minutes old. C. J. Fisher, a resi
dent of Ephrlam. Utah, who had been
stopping at the Hot Lake sanatorium
for the past six weeks, quietly breath
ed his last. The deceased had been
a sufferer for mnay months from
that dreaded disease, cancer of the
stomach.
C. J. Fisher was prominently Identi
fied with the business and Industrial
affairs of his home town and com
munity being cashlre of the bank at
Ephrlam, and Interested in numerous
business enterprises, which constituted
thu commercial vitality of that little
. Ity. Ills death wl'.l cause a vacancy
there which can only be appreciated
by those who knew him best and were
conversant with conditions obtaining
there. He is survived by the widow
and one brother, K. C. Fisher, a min
ing man of Nevada. Both were pres
ent at the time of hlsdeath. The re
mains wer brought to this city New
Tear's morning, and were forwarded
the same evening to Salt Lake, where
Interment will take place, v
The deceased was an honored and
active member of the I. O. O. F. and
the members of the order here es
corted, the remains to the train. At
Salt Lake the funeral will be held uiv
der the direction of the Salt . Lake
lodge. .,,.
MWM TEAM TRGUNCES CGVE
EIIIK Til LOT U'Ml
The L. D. S. basketball team last
evening gave the Cove team a warm
trouclng, the final score standing 32
to 8. The game was played at Cove
and the one-sided score Is all mislead
ing for the game was a snappy one
from start to finish. During the first
half Cove vied fairly well with the vis
itors. It ended 9 to 6 in favor of the
Mormons. With the opening of the
last session, La Grande warmed up to
Its task and shot goals In quick suc
cession. The players for La Grande
were V. Bean, center; Walt and Atns
worth, forwards; Stoddard, Schofleld
and A. Bean, guards. .
Following the game a dance was
given In honor of the La Grandt
team. About the time the sun was
finding Us way over the mount,,!"
tops today, the pltiyei s reached L
Grande tired, but happy and p:-al-iV'
their doughty opponents.
HINTING LICENSES.
The 550 Ixsucd During 1908 Are All
Revoked by Kxpinulon.
During the year 1908 550 hunting
licenses were issued in Union county.
These, by law, expired by limitation
at midnight December 31, 1908. It h
presumed about the same number will
be issued before the present year is
pist history. Fifty more were issued
last year than during 1907.
SCHOOL APPORTIONMENT.
Filed With County Court a Banls pi
Making Tax Levy.
County School Superintendent E. E.
Kragg has filed with the county clerk
his report of the number of school
children within the county, a total o:
5274. This means, to comply with the
law, the county and state tax must
provldo sufticl.nt to average $8.59 to
.-h're. ijuhu've. ii-v. n'-':"..
special Ux. "From U:U source
:ome $44,820. ,
r I
W. B. H.-.ml!tpn returned this after--wn
from Sum mervllle. where he ha
beea the suest f hia son. Fred.
IC SELLS
PRIVATE ESTATE
A.
RESCUE FORCES TURX
INSANE FROM HORRORS.
' "'. ! ' '
Sufferers In" Italy and Sicily Will IHv
rive Benefit! From Salo, or King's
. Estate Vatican Gardens Turned
. Into Hospital and Pope- Works With
Suffering Onus Gruesome Scenes
- andHunser Drive Rescuers to Dis
traction and Death. ;
! Rome, Jan. 2. King, Emmanuel to
day ordered the sale of his Sicilian es
tate In the western part of the Island,
to provide earthquake relief funds.
The total property loss Is estimated
at one billion dollars.
The Vatican gardens have been
transformed Into a hospital for wound
ed refugees from Messina and Reggto,
so the pope can attend to the suffer
ers personally. The church authori
ties reported to the pope that they
think many Americans are In the ru-
Ins at Messian. .'
Rescuers Are Falling:. ,.
Hundreds of ' rescuers have fallen
among the victims of tho quake and
tidal wave at Messina and Reitglo.-'
Continued labor, lack of food and the
Impossibility of sleeping has driven
them to a state of Incipient Insanity
In which they found the survivors. It
It difficult to tall the 'rescuers from I
the survivors', bailors and soldiers j
have given clothing to sufferers, con-
sequently they are going about almost
nM ' A soon h's the living are
moved from the ruins at Mussina and
ReggliV the remaining buildlng"wiI-hi
leveled by fleet bombardment. There
is no possibility that the buildings will
jo td again.
OST OF MRRIACE
Cupid's crimes during the year 1908i Eleanor M. Henkle.
In Union county, are recorded here-J April,
with: - ' ; A. L. White to Ellen Whiting; Fred
Jaiuuiry. W. Kellbloch to Flora Irwin; Clias.
Carrol L. Ycntzer to Janle H. Gll- L. Cross to Minnie O. Harl; G. E.
Ulan; Charles R. Copeland to Jessie J Wallter to Mabel Neff; Leroy N. Steers
Dunsen; Samuel T Boothe to Myrtle to Sarah E. Schaffer; Solomon R. Wel
Clemons; Joseph Dudley to Jennie Jser to Alice Webber; Augustus A.
nilth: RenrdA.W. Brown to. Nellie M. .
Brown: James Hepe to Katlj Ritchie;
George p. Mapes to Velnja Gaster; R.
M. Eaker io Laura Carter; Roy H.
"all to Minnie Darr; J. C. Harvey to
Klslo Irwin; Vess W. Dodson to Mary
Minnlck. I
February.
Franklyn M. Nelson7 Jr.. to Pearl
Vi ancps Hunter: W, R. Frlzzell t
:-sU D. Johnson; James Henry Goi
o i'ja-ah, MubRl Rarhun; Frank Lewi
' "HHhhurn to Clara: Emma Spiker;
Tames Neace to Zoe Rc-millard; Till
man A. Clifford to Gladys Chandler;
O. Brldwell to Jva F. Underwood;
Axel K. Johnson to Martha E. Holver
ion; Alvin T. Johnson to Cora Cole.
March.
A. D. Jones to Ida Colby; Eddie W.
Hartfleld to Eerthle Stoll; E. B. John
son to Has:el Euck; Clyde W. Davis to
Pearl Lupher; Fred Erlstow to Bessie
Harton; William D. McMillan to Eva
lln C. Seemann; Jesse Webb to Eula
Haynes; James Fields to Mabel Phll
'ips; William Tyacke to Mary E.
rou-: Clifford Bushnell to Elizabeth
O. Hixon: Eugene E. Reuter to Iva V.
Minnlck; Albert Woodell to Elizabeth
J. Paker; Grover G. Hays to Elsie A.
.Vckles; Robert E. Eanvs to Sadie E.
Jroesbeck.. Willis L. Simmons to
Oladys V. Keefer; Lysle G. Terry to
WHIT ASSUMES US CliTIES
y. A. H.n'-'a.rv has 5.-suivf-il I'm du
les of assessor, to which office he was
.lected lat June. ' His office assistant
's Miss Nellie Morton, who assisted
.er father during his several years
of official service. Assessor Rinehart
stateJ toiay that he did nut believe he
PRESIDENT
TONGUE LASI C
IRATE FATHER ACCUSI3
ROOSEVELT AND REBUKES.
President Roo.M'veit Rebuked by
Wealthy Virginian for Siicakiug to
Little Girl Who Was Following
Horseback Party Parent UpbraliT
President In Iclter to Hint Today
Refuses U DImums the Matter Tlie
Tongue-IiiiKliIng Stver.
Washington, Jan. 2. Carleton B.
Hazard, a wealthy Virginian, today
declined to discuss the rebuke he ad
dressed to the president regarding the
president's alleged aotlon In accosting
Hazard's daughter on the road m-ar
Rock Creek park. The letter reads;
"My little daughter, Martha, aged
14, came home about two weeks ago
from a horseback ride, crying. .She
stated- she had been accosted, while
riding In Rock Creek park.
She ln-
forms me she unexpectedly came upon
your party. Not wishing to pass, she
, rode slowly back of you until she
came to the road leading her to her
home, whereupon you turned on her
and esked her If she did not think she
had followed ")U long enough, and
ordering her to take a side road, which
'would lead her away, from her home.
She refused to do this, and promptly
told yYtti Khe would take the other
road, and shd did. Did you expect my
little daughter to dismount on meet
re-'lntr vouT As for my Jittls girl, she
shall take, her rides as usual. It she
will be so unfortunate as, tomeet y6U
again. I feel confident this communi
cation from ma will be sufficient to
assure her of safety hereafter."
LICENSES IN 1908
Heoner to Mrs. Mary A. Miller,
May.
Thomns E. Parks to Florence I. At
terbury; V. L. Crandall to Agnes
Saiifet:i, Ilony Ji. Ci uniiiuckur iu
Ada S. Reld; Franklin S. Vandervort
to Elsie Ezell; Elmer B. Hanson to
Ixna Nolan; Maurice Boyer to Alice
Lyle; Elmer Christiansen to Cora Pra
tar; L. R. Childers to Bessie Gruy; R.
C. SelUer to Lois V. Jameson.
Juno.
Charles P. Dye to Bess J. Fisher;
William A. Hackctt to Leona M. Van
able; Sherley S. Graham to Mamie E.
Evans.. James Dowlng to Mrs. A. L.
McFarlin; James G. Walnum to Bess
r. Goodnough; Frank F. Bay to Alice
F Itner; Alva Benson Burnett to Mabel
Sullivan; Joseph Smith to Tillle Her
ring; Daniel A. Phillips to Minnie E.
Safford; Joseph Wheeler to Ata Siowe;
J. O. Devuney to Eola Evers; Fred
E. Macey to Ruby Bronghton; John
P. Donnelly to Elizabeth R. Goeck;
Minor A. Stilwell to Juanlta' S. Dur
yea; James I. Kuhn to Esther Cham
bers; Leroy J. Spencer to Nellie L.
Gekeler; William Jack to Elsie Sion;
Oren E. Wagner to Margaret Ladd;
Robert Cook to Alyda Lund; A. M.
Evnntfon to Bertha E. Derringer; G.
E. Howell to Alta Pratt; George P.
Mytes to Mabel Jones.
July.
. . i .j
m.uiu 1 able to r-t hl .uatles U1
Uie field much before April, and that
he Intended to have a less number of
deputies than has generally been the
custom, and to give those so appoint-
L larger eis'rl'-ts. He brieves that
I 1
letter scr.lce will be the rtsult.
'Norman L. Swlkert to Hattle A.
Robinson; Edmond C. Connally to Ef
fle M. Corpe; John A. Glon to Nellie
Murray; C. J. Baldwin to Florence B.
Dohazer; Philip M. McGovern to Ad
dirt E- Gardner! George H. Baker to
M. c: Wood. . .. .
; Charles O. McReynolds to Helen' M
Vfchrs; William T. Keenan to Mary A.
Hall; Roscoe A. West to Mary L.
Relsland; Albert Press to Julia Pierce;
Jfhn Feo to Emma Parker; William
IRirta to Viola Morris; Sherman A.
Chappell to Bertha E. Itlnehart: El
mer M. Obeig to Louisa C. Dalnes;
j vrinis j. Oliver to Louie I. Willey; R.
:.. ;o Carrie Morris; Bert C.
Hutchinson to Eva McKennon; T. F,
Martin to Mrs. Jessie Morrison; Ira
McKlnny to Bertha Lewis; -Thomas E
Stafford to Theresa E. Roth; Orln
McClelland to Hannah Grlgg. ,
! September.
j John B. O'Brien to Carrie L. Ryner
spn; James R Farquharson to Alice
M. Pendleton; R. Frank KIcKennon'to
Montle Smith; William B. Barthoff to
Mary Raynor; Clay W. Fox to Lelah
P. Day; George W. Tiffany to Flossie
Watklns; Eddie McMasters to Sarah J.
Bates; Chas. II. Beach to Mary L.
Orow; Charles W. Gore to Lizzie Wal
ler; John Daniel, to May B. Harris;
Arthur L. Gregory to Etta Anger; C.
R. Smith to Tilda C. Thompson; David
X Hanna to Affte Barnes; H. L. Sa li
fer to Alice Crlppen; John MUler to
Anna Dickens; O. J, Burnett to Laura
(Continued on page 8.)
ihISt
! BATES EFFECTIVE
BATE WAfl ' 'il hlllHSII TO 'St
:: CARRIED TO COMMISSION
San Francisco, Jan. 2. California
shippers' will carry the fight, against
the Increased railroad rates to the In
terstate commission immediately.
' 'Their protests were ineffective. The
Increased freight rates are, In opera
tion today. The shippers are con
templating asking congress and Roose
velt for a government steamship line
between here and Panama.
Every shipper was asked by ' the
executive committee, which handled
the shippers' fight, to keep a strict
account of the Increased freight Dins
so the evidence will not be lacking in
vnf nn nnr! In the Interstate
commission is successful..
THE YEAR OLD
AND THE YEAR MEW
We think it well to begin the new year by express.
ing our apprecialhn of the good will and patronage ' ex.
tended to us during the year that is past.
Our relations with our customers have never been
so satisfactory as dur'mg the past twelve months.
VJe have hied as never before to prcmctef the in
terests of those who trade with us and wehav'subsfian
tial evidence thai our efforts have noi been in; vam.
In the coming year we shall maintain tbe highest
standards of pharmacy, the highest quality d goods, the
f.Ticsf poseikie service and, aS m the past, psce the in
terests of our customers above our own, believing that
in the long run we thus promote our owa interests best.
Thanking all our friends and customers for favors
shown, we extend to each our kindest Regards and cur
best wkhes for a healthy, happy aod prosperous HEW
YEAH.
Mewhn
La Grande, Ok:
IIC Fill i
FEBRUARY FIFTH
DEFENDANT ALMOST IN
COLUM'SE WHEN SENTENCED.
. ' n
Outcome of tlie 1'lnhcr - Murder la.
Portland Ut Death oit the Gallows
for the Murderer, nn February
Defendant Married Altoui Two
Weeks When lata! Bullet Was Fired v
Aimry IJecauNj Ho Had Been Sua- -
ponded From Organisation. ,1 '
'; " . '. "a .- j - J,
Portland, Jan. S. James Finch, the i
attorney who was convicted of mur-i-
derlng Ralph Fisher, prosecutor for.-
.-v
the Oregon Bar association In the lat-
tor's .office a fer weeks ago, was to-
day sentenced to hang at Salem Feb- -ruary
5, by Judge. Bronough. When
the words meaning his death passed '
the judge'! lips, Finch shook his head ;
and was on the verge of collapse. The .
evidence showed that Finch, angfy ,
because Fisher was Instrumental In '
having him suspended from the bar.
entered the latter'a office and fired
with hardly a word of warning. Finch .
declared he fired lii self defense, and
that Fisher attacked him with a no-'
tarlal seal, which, It developed, waa
untouched all the time Finch was In .
the office. Finch waa married only
two weeks when the shot waa fired.
' Hangman's Day m.
Three Fridays this month will be .
hangmea's day s?t Salem.' ; Beside
Finch, the condemned men are: Math ,
Jancljag, who killed his sweetheart In
Oregon City, sentenced to hsng next
FjW.njrj.W8.iter .Johnson,' whojtllled
Walter Perdue In a lonely cabin In the
woods near Forest Grove, to , hang"
January 22; Harry Daley, who killed
his partner In the saloon business n
Portland, to hang January 29. ' '
Transmit Aid Frm
Manager De Peat, of the Western
Union office, has received the follow
Ing Instructions from the general man-, '
ger: '
The free transmission of domestic "'"
messages relating to the relief of the
Italian sufferers Is authorized when 1
offered by regular relief committees :
or public officials. Applications for ;
the transfer of money Bhould be re- t
ferred to the banks and the American. '
Red Cross. The latter being the deslg- ;
nated channel for the transmission off
fSmds. Instructions In regard to fret
cable service will be given later.
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