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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1909)
t V I WCTOff OOBHTX, OREGON. SATURDAY, JANUARY , 1909. Kt'MDOt 7. ? t piTTER ' KllOm PROBLEM ARE BOXD MONEYS PItEFERRED CLAIMS? County Court WrtwtUug With Proixwd Hon Growing Out of Failure of Uie Fannor& Traders No Definite Ac tion Taken Ivaiilioe Advlec the Court Drawing Jury List I No Small Tank living Done Till Afternoon. ?. The time of the county court was taken up this morning with drawing the Jury list for the circuit court To those not conversant with the duties Implied with thin task, It seems a sim pie and light official matter, but to the court upon whom this obligation falls, : It means a day of close attention and painstaking effort, and to the tax payer of Union county it is also an Im portant matter. - From the list drawn today men must be selected who will be called upon to pass upon difficult litigation and it is not altogether un likely that some of these prospective jurors may be called upon to weigh evidence against human life. The county court, with the assistance of County Clerk Ed Wright, is making very effort to secure a Jury list com posed of reliable and representative men from each precinct, men who will not allow person prejudice and desires to have consideration, and render Judgment strictly upon the evidence i presented to them. I Bonds Discussed. Just before the noon recess District Attorney Ivanhoe met with the court, and upon request, advised the court wljfc-iefeisnce to the rights of the county regarding the collection of the bonds of those' officers who had depos ited funds of the county with the de funct Farmers & Traders' National bank. There has been considerable talk about the county money deposited in the defunct bank ranking as pre- Red Tape Killed Thousands. Rome, Jan. 9; -Red tape (a today held responsible for thous ands of death among the sur vivors at M in In a and Regglo. This charge was made against government officials by a mem ber of the chamber of deputies, who declared that had they been prompt In delivering' supplies, at least 10,000 lives would Have been saved. The charges were not made public until the tem per of the people was calmer. furred claims, and It was uponN this question which the court wished the advice of the district attorney. His advice was to the effect that so far as the county is concerned It mattered not whether the claims could be con strued as preferred or not, and as a matter of fact the county was not in EXTREME COED PHLEH fill! AND BLIZZARDS GREATER DROP IN MER CURY PREDICTED TONIGHT. TIE CQUKCIL WHICH IS THE RIGHT COURSE TO TAKE, Coldest N!,jlit Hits Winter and Severe Under Existing C'lrciimMaiicoe the 111) Blizzard Combine to Make Life DIh- agrocuhlo BurHtcd Water PIh Are Numerous No Wind Flurry Due, Rut Settled Cold of Extreme Cluur- astcr la Predicted AU Indication I Point to Tills Tonight. The coldest night this year, accom- - . l . a . ....I position 10 noia me uttnit reposmuie -,.,,. - uu,,arA nt .. .nt tvn. at all, but the officers or their bonds- j Council la Dtxcutwliig Whether or Not to Accept Bid of American Light & Water Coinimuy, or Advertise foi Bids The 20th of This Month WU1 D-xIdo tho Matter Relative to Sole of DoihIh, The city council has a problem that It will have to work out between now men alone were liable for whatever )4vttt4 Polaon fti Bole Fee si. Boise, Jan. t. Several persons are recovering from the effect of poison contained In canned chicken served al the Inaugural 4 ball Incident to the Inauguration of Governor Brady. . The senr- Ing of chicken was slopped when It waa learned It was making the guests 111. None are reported In a serious condlton. An investl- ration is being made. TILLMAN WILL ANSWER.- li;trj Connies Will Follow Tlluuaa- , RooncvcU TuKsie. Washington, Jan. I. Senator Till man announced today that the letters which he Intended to use to show that Roosevelt's charges against htm In con noctlon with the "land grab" In Ore gon were untrue, are missing from hi desk. This Is the latest sensation In the controversy In which Roosevelt charges Tillman of being Incapable as a senator, and of attempted land grab, The senator declared today It was serious matter when the president at a senator. He Is made the night of Friday, Janaury 8-9, land the 20th of this month, which, will loss might occur. It was his opinion one ,on t0 be "niembcred In this require considerable thought before that the county had nothing whatever city. The government thermometer flnaI actl Is taken the Beaver to do with the settlement with the registered 5 degrees below rero be- reeK water project. The council and bank, and that if the county court .aw'tween dusk and daylight today, and It the peoPle ttre Julte anxious that thlF tacks the honor of -i a. i . i i a i ivn i ! Bvniom ha tnmr. iii tku I nrpnArinff Tnr an Arrnric wnirn n in. airain resumed an "above zero" stand- v ,tn that object in view the council I tenas to mate on tne noor or tn sen Ing. Coupled with the sharp wind advertised the sale of the bonds last ate Monday, blowing the blinding snowstorm, all fal ana supposed it had them sold people on pleasure-bent failed to go There was only one bidder and that Kx-Goveroor Dylnjr, far. By mldnleht the storm had abat-I flrm as 'ar 88 the council Is con-1 - San Francisco, Jan. 9. Following fit to assist the officers and bondsmen was close to the noon hour before In collecting from the wrecked Insti tution they should first protect "the I county from any possible loss, and this could only be satisfactorily done by a good and sufficient bond given by the bondsmen. He advised the court to lend itself to no legal entanglement which could in any way result in the loss of any of Its present rights. , The question of preferred claims is a deep one, and one which is far reaching in its effects. The best legal minds In the county differ regarding Just what con stitutes a "preferred claim," and some Interesting legal battles will undoubt edly be the result before the affairs of the bank are finally wound up. While this matter was under discussion, County Clerk Wright, who Is also In terested to the extent of nearly $1200, ed but the mercury kept dropping. Colder Tonight. Government machines and tele- graphlo weather reports all point tc an extremely cold night tonight. Weather Observer Worstell .affirm? oerned, has disappeared from the fact I n operation for appendicitis In an of the earth. Registered letters have I Oakland hospital, Caleb West, former been mailed It, and teletrrams sent, but I governor of Utah, Is thought to be no replies have ever been received. At a special meeting a resolution uas passed ordering the recorder to dying. He suffered a relapse today. that last night's record will be more notify the company that unless they than equalled this evening, unless a sudden change for the warmer takes place. Observations indicate that the blizzard winds are passed. Plumbers Butty. Zero weather meant many a bursted water pipe in La Orande. Admittedly nerreccea me purcnase tne oond con tract would be declared off, and there Is every Indication to believe that when Hound Over. Young Truax, who was arraigned before Justice Stewart today, was bound over to appear before the cir cuit court tn the sum of $1000 and the the 20th arrives the 1160,000 bond Is- principal witness, W. S. Gates, was held sue will remain unissued, and the cltyi'n the sum of IC00, to appear when !s no nearer the construction of the water system than it was several months ago; for, In the natural order the case was called, gave bonds. Both Immediately the coal man Is a busy mortal today .... . I 1LI. II having deposited that amount for but his career is a simple lire compareo I i""s, me enure proceeuings woum which he Is responsible by virtue of with the woes of tho plumber, who has lave to be gone through with again being clerk of Union county, annonnc-' untold orders to attend to. and most uuveruamg ior oias ior me saie Hang Six Night Riders. -lempnis, xenn.,- Jan. Jones today sentenced six nt th ed that he would make no attempt to disagreeable weather in which to ply 0' the bonds, and until the legal time Ulcted "night rldera" to hang Febru enter his claim as Dreferred. but would i:ls vocation. But what is worse than I tor advertising nad expired . and the l!ow hl claim tn take th nnti.ml or. ! the woes of the housewife who Is I bonds sold, the city could hardly ex der of procedure and sustain the loss, J stranded ami(?st broken water pipes? pect to advertise for bids for the con- whatever that may amount to. Just Many were overtaken unprepared ary 19, and two to 'serve 20 years in prison. v YOUTHFUL- BRIDE SHOT. (Continued on page 4.) (Continued on page 4.) struction of the system until the con tractor knew that his money was available. Some of the councllmen be- Coul0 nt lJoor mteUiktm toe lUtbhtn lleve that if the bonds have to be sojd again, through advertising again for bids, it Bimply means that nothing will be done this year. It Can Be ConxtrtMtd and fatal Shot Fired. Sterling, Mo., Jnn. 9. Mistaking her for a burglar, Carl Tticbarch last night shot and killed. Innrnnll lfr Tt.,r. It seems that nnrn-lthiitnnriinir thai I ruelter. a nrlrta nt tvrn mn Ck umuppuinimeni at me im lure or tne WHh Mien nc a a a IF Furthermore it Means Chicago bond buying company to com plete the deal for which they negotiat ed, that the American Light & Water company has come to the city's res cue unu Buuiniis an oner to construct the Eeaver Creek pipe line according to the survey and specifications made by Engineer Plckler for a Btatcd sum went with her husband to the Tscharch home, six miles from the city, to en- ago him to work. Thinking the cou- Ile were burglars at the door, Tscharch red. The husband was not wounded Tscharch has been arrested. lEWUKOPEIIS nine K. O. T. A a. BANK CLOSED DOORS roil GOOD TONIGHT. United State Natlotud Bank Win Transact Huslncea Next M outlay Morning Tttkea Over All BhbIimw Of Retiring IiMtituUou -Chock ay Trust Bank to Be Houored at New One No Inconvenient U Either Old or New Patroua. Huuk OMecra. President N. K. West Vice-President Win, Miller. Cashier T. J, Scroggln. Assistant Cashier H. E. Cool ldge. Clerk Charles Harding. Directors N. K. West, C. T. Bacon, A. . T. Hill, T. J. Scroggln, J. L. Caviness, Frank Conley, William Miller, E. P. Staples and H. E. Coolldge. f Seeks Mi-wing Murttexer. Sfin HVfl nnfa.A Tan T lY.lt.rl nt nil nun j .m . '" " J 7. k , , "uy-pwlght E. Clough murdered his min ment therefor, city bonds. Inasmuch , , . .. .. Ing partner, Jefferson D. Ettcr, In Hon Reduced It means your opportunity to buy winter goods duras three years ago, Miles Wallace, a former district attorney of Fresno, Cal., is seeking the fugitive on the Pa clflc coast. Tlie Horrfluras govern ment has refused to grnnt extradition papers for Clough. The state depart ment Is helpless tn act. It In believed he Is now ;.j Portla.iJ. as this Is less than the amount of the bonds voted for this project by $14,000 and this bid Is less by about $2000 than the engineer's estimate, It looks aa though this company is a guardian angel sent to us at the opportune time, and it may be. The council evidently -,o considered It the other night, when it passed a resolution to accept the bid of the American Light & Water com pnny. If the Chicago bond buying firm lid not take the bonds by the 20th. Tho Objection. Since the passage of the resolution it the last meeting of the council some K A MELA WOOD IN if the councllmen see that they may iave acted rather hasty, and a num ier of property holders take a similar lew that before no large a contract IKamela, tho Wood Center, line, an FUEI IN ABUNDANCE ' f IIl'GE IiOTS; MANY CARS. rTTf '-rv- i m tiny Hi ivy AcJf GIT S V. -J M J LA GRANDE, OREGON : . s this is let that bid for constructing '.he same should be advertised for, and scertaln whether this Is the best pos dble bid to be obtained. In open com etltlon. Some are making serious ob ections to the proposed plan, and cite the fact that this same firm on a t-t-lous occasion offered to tako t'ip cn Iro Issue of $180,000 and t-.t :n the -ptcm. Now the sa-- -rnpany, of ts own volition, roi-.xes its. former Id $14,000. The qurrtlon Is, what bid IkM this Bame company submit In iniCK-tltlon with other contracting irms, or what the bids might be sub mitted If other contractors had the rivllege of submitting bids. J The whole thing In a nutshell is. If Abtnuliiix-e of FmJ and Knur Car Kertk-o IxnI Oual DiU-rn Feel No Alarm Alio-:t ' mil limine Thin Win- Ut, They Kay. Kamcla, Jan. 9. (Special.) With great ricks of fine wood standing near the tracks here, and O. R. A N. cars In abundance to convey the fuel to La Grande, there is no danger of a fuel famine in the county metropolis in the event that the present cold anap should be a continued one. With the mercury eight degrees below tero, and two feet of snow covering the ground, woodhaulera find conditions favorable At 4 o'clock this afternoon the J Eastern Oregon Trust & Savings bank went out of existence and at 9 o'clock Monday morning the United State National bank will open Its doors tat the building formerly occupied by the defunct Farmers & Traders' National bank. This announcement is official ly made today, followmB tolegraphia Instructions from the comptroller ef the currency at Washington. : The new bank opens with a capital stock of $100,000, and will ".flbhduet the routine business coming under the scope of any national bank. In the bank aa assistant toLT. J. Scroggln, the counter, will be II. V?. CooHnWf tin Coolldge paint store. Both men are well versed In the principles of bank- ng and accounting. Charles Harding, now doing clerical work for the East ern Oregon Trust, will also be Included -In the office force. Slight delay has been experienced la opening the new banking Institution, due to a congested condition of the comptroller's office, but next Monday morning will find the new Institution doing business, though the opening hour is approximately a week later. than first planned. The event will not be marked by any ceremony or lncon- eniences to the patrons of the disa ppearing bank or prospective patron f the new one. . The United States National bank will quietly and without Inconvenience to any one, take over the business of the bank which tonight went out of existence. Checks drawn on the East ern Oregon Trust will be honored tn -the now bank as they would be In the retiring one. All drafts will be treat ed likewise. All obligations and lia bilities have been assumed as well. The retiring institution has been doing business nearly three years, and withdraws after having enjoyed a lu crative business. BETTER OIL HOUSE SOME CHANGE ABOUT TO TAKE TLACE HERE. he bonds are to be re-advertlsed and ! for speedy work in the woods. The HcpreHCiituUve of Octopun In LA Grimdo Bettw Protection for Peo Ilo Near tho Tank Socins Aiwured May Build Brick House for New Oil Tunk In Rumor. That the Standard Oil company I soon to make some changes In the housing of their tank und oil house is evident. Recently the city council no tified the company that the present tanks must be ti moved from the city Hr.iita or properly housed. As . the present site of the tank Is In the city limits the company must either move or build a brick structure large enough to house their tank and oil hOue. A representative of the com- (Contlnued on page 4.) I . yi.'A (Continued on page I.) (Continued from page I.) ,1 !