VOLUME VIIL
la grande, uxiox county, oregon, Friday, January 22, i9o.
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ClUIATEST EVENT IN THE
CITY'S HISTORY TOMORROW.
Behooves Every Citizen ol La Grande
to Coll a Farmer Friend by 'Phone
Tonhcht Nothing That La Grande
Has Yet Pone Can Compare With
Weight of a Successful Outcome of
Tomorrow's Meeting City Can Aid
in Bringing Farmers to Town by
' Making Perwrnal Effort Over Tele
phone Everything Arranged.
Tomorrow afternoon the Irrigation
meeting Is to be held In this city.
The action that will be taken on that
occaHlon will depend the growth of
this vicinity and city during the next
few yea 4 JS there is sufflcent inter
est taken tomorrow to insure the sue
ess of the project, It means hundreds
of homes where none now exist, and it
means that La Grande is destined to
become a city within the next five
years of 10,000 happy, prosperous peo
ple. ,
The success of this project means
the extension of Frultdale on the
north side of the river, to, and below
the Walter Pierce farm, and the ex
tension of May Park on the scuth side
of the river for a similar distance. It
means that land that is today worth
from 30 to $75 per acre,-will be in
demand at $200 and $300 per acre,
and little if -any that .sill ha covered
by this project will be worth less than
$100 from the very moment the dam
Is completed. '
Every business man In the city
Bhould be busy this evening and every
moment of his time tomorrow, work-
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Our January
J inqSvecial Heavy
goods. Here area
department.
HOLDS
T ET
" LADIES' SUITS MEN'S SUITS MEN'S SHOES
Closing out at HALF price. Do you need rt Suit? This is At Junkey Prices.
Ladles' Hats, plotting out at ' $5.00 Shoes, sale $3.45
LESS THAN ONE-ILLF price. A larga usjortment l mQ Shoet aI $2 og
Ladlce' Skirts at a GREAT HALF PRICE. 3.00 Shoes, sale $1.98
SAVING.
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LADIES' FELT
LADIBS' .IV4IS7S
A New Line to Select From.
$1.5 Waists at '
Line Shoes . . . .$1.39
Childrens
$2.50 Waists
Wool Hoods . ...28c
$6.50 assorted Wool Waists at.
Wool Toques . . . .29c
Wool Gloves . . . .19
$7.50 assorted Silk Waists at
Wool Scarfs '. ..38e
Misses
Outing Skirts ..S8
Mist' Coats 1L&LF
PRICE.
LADIES' BARGAINS
Wool Hose
Wool Cloves 2c
Wool Underskirts t.ii
$!. Wool Scarfs 3c
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AWED BY APPLES
IIOVRNE IL1NDS OUT
JUICY FRUIT TODAY.
Many Easterners Never Knew Oregon
Grew Such, lovely Apples Eight
Boxes Were Furnished.
.Washington, Jan. 22. Four boxes
of Oregon apples In the senate cloak
rooms and four In the press gallery
of the senate, sent by SenatofBourne,
attracted attention today. Many never
knew such great apples grew In Oregon.
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FARMER KILLED WITH
OUT WARNING WORD.
Pursued by Posse Willi Warrant for
Arrest Charging Murder, Munro Ru
ber Commits Kulicde No One Raw
Murder of William Hellzel Last Eve
ning. Hlllsboro, Ore., Jan. 22. Pursued by
a posse, Munro Huber, who last night
killed William Heltzel, a farmer living
near Banns, early this morning com
mitted suicide after being chased all
night.
Nobody witnessed the tragedy. Mrs.
Heltzel heard her husband cry, near
the barn. A few minutes later he,
died. , , ' ,.. .'.
Sheriff Hancock called up the
Thornburg farmer house, 13 miles
from Hlllsboro, and asked if Hubci
was there. Huber answered the tele
phone and replied that he was. Han
cock and the posse started for the
farm, but before they arrived Huber
had killed himself.
Sale is drawing to a
reductions on the
few of the bargains
,
WHAT MEN WANT
Home made wool Sox. .'. . . .43
Good quality Night Shirts. .8IH
Heavy work Shirts 0
Warm Mitts 22t
at $1.1W
$2,981
Winter Caps
Wool Underwear
Dress Shirts
1.S:
SEE OUR REMNANT DEPARTMENT
It wMt save you money
BLANKETS
Large ten quarter
blankets 79c
Oregon Wool
Blankets 5.39
THE FUR STORE
SCALP BOUNTY
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EASTERN OREGON DELE- -'
CATION IS PRESENTING, IT.
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Eastern Oregon Senators Aro Fighting
' for lnMio of Scalp Bounty Law
Whore Claim Is Made for Bounty,
Entire Hide, From Nose to Tip of
Tall Must .Accompany the Claim
Judge Smith Gets Increase In Sal
ary by Senate Bill.
'
4, House Adjourns.
Salem, Jap. 22. Tho house
today adjourned until Monday af-
ternoon. A bill to raise the sal-
ary of the deputy recorder In
Union county, has passed the
house.
Salem, Jan. 22. The eastern Ore
gon deelgatlon today brought to the
legislature the scalp bounty bill, In
cluding the whole hide in the scalp.
It provides a bounty of $1.50 for co
yotes and their pups; for gray, black
and timber wolves, $3; wildcats, bob
cats, lynx, $2; mountain Hons, cou
gars and panthers, $10. The measure
provides that persons claiming the
bounty must bring the whole skin from
ti pof nose to the tall end. Killing
must be subsequent to February 1,
this year, and 'presented six months
from date of killing.
A bill offered by Senator Hart, In
creasing the pay of Circuit Judge
Smith of Baker county, was passed'by
the senate today. A thousand dollars
must be paid by the county in addi
tion to $300 by the state. The bill was
fouglt by Abraham, because, he said,
It established a bad precedent.
Senators Slnnott, Bingham, Schol
field and Norton were today appointed
by President Bowcrman of the senate,
to confer with a similar committee
from the Washington legislature on
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close. We are mak-
remaining winter
gathered from each
2
. COAT
SWEATERS
JUST
RECEIVED
,2it
89
.4
RUBBER GOODS
Men's Rubbers 50c
Boys' Rubbers, Rooledge ..49c
Special prices oa
SUckers
Boots,
Overshoes, ud
Rubber Coats.
PROPOSED
t
RELIEF COMES
TO
GREATEST PAN C.lfll NOW IV "" "
THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
Shuttle, Walla Walla, Tacoma, Wallucc,
Salem and Other Place Report Im
proved Condition No Service From
Walla Walla to Pendleton Except by
Umatilla General Conditions Are
Much Improved Danger of Flood
Near Albany.
Northwest FIoikI Reports.
' Wallace Trains running, but-
new washouts reported.
Portland Telegraph wires are
down. City almost Isolated.
4 , Albany Danger of disastrous
floods.
Walla Walla Noticeable Im-
- provement.
Seattle Trains running slow-
ly. '
Tacoma Belated trains arrtv- .
Ing.
Salem Willamette river Is re-
ceding. .
Seattle, Jan. 22. For the first time
In three days trains left Seattle yes
terday evening over the Great North
ern and Northern Pacific, with the as
surance' that they would get through.
Between 1 and 8 o'clock this morning
five Northern Pacific trains, held up b.v
floods east of the mountains, arrived
at the union de?.t. That Bometh7sr
had happened on t!i Great Northern
between jSkymosh and Spokane, was
evident from the fact that no Infor
mation could be given about the Orl
entll Limited, due last night. ,
Wallu Walla Condition Better.
Walla Walla, Jan. 22. Flood condi
tions are improving today. Indica
tions point to the opening of all lines
tomorrow. The Northern Pacific
claims normal service today. The O.
R. & N. has started a train to Spokane
this morning, but cannot reach Pen
dleton. The city has main line con.
nectlons by way of Umatilla, The first
mall train in three days reached the
city this morning from the east, There
Is no damage locally,
Belated Trains Arriving.
, Tacoma, Jan. ii. After struggling
against landslides and floods four days,
the Northern Pacific announced this
morning that belated trains will come
through from the east today. Trains
are running today.
Washouts at ltlpiirla.
Wallace, Idaho, Jan. 22. The Walla
Walla branch of the O. R. &N. Is
running today. All other trains are
annuled. Washouts are reported near
Rlparla and La Crosse. A bad wash
out has occurred on the Great North
ern near Wilson creek.
Trains Blocked at Ashland.
Albany, Ore., Jan. 22. The river to
day reached the 24-foot mark, and Is
still rising. The basements along the
waterfront are filling. Should a sud
den rise In temperature occur, one of
the greatest floods In the history of the
Willamette valley would result.
The storm Is broken here, though
considerable snow fell the past six
hours. Below Dunsmulr all trains are
blocked.
Salem Pawned the Worst.
Salem, Jan. 22. The Willamette
river stands at 21fc9 feet, having rtcen
from 21.7 since yesterday at 10 o'clock.
The water is receding and the dan
ger seems over.
COSGROVE NOT HEARD OF.
Wire Down and It l Undeld.-d JuM
Where He Is Tutoy.
Olympla. Jan. 22. No word has
been received here regarding the com
ing of Governor-elect Cosgrove. From
outside sources It I? learned he in
tended to leave Paso Robins this
morning, but on account of wires be
ing down between California. Oregon
and Washington, his movements are
not recorded.
MARATHON WALTZ
THE VERY LATEST
IN NEW DANCES.
.Marathon Fool IUxi l ade Into Obliv
ion by the ApiMttrance of New
Waltx Merry Widow Forgotten.
New York, Jan. 22. The newest
thing Is the Marathon waits, which
will be seen for the first time In pub
lic at the Ilesper club's annual ball in
Palace Garden tonight. The distance
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UNION EPIDEMIC HAS
CRIPPLED TRAIN SERVICE.
Tralii From Union to Cove Is Com
IKmkyI of One Engine Train Crew
Not Allowed to Enter Cove Con
flirting ReMrts From Union Rectl
fled Tills Morning.
Cove, Jan. 22. (Special.) Train
service between here and Union is
confined to one engine and a tender.
This Is on account of the diphtheria
at Union. Yesterday the train crew
was refused admittance to the city,
the authorities here forcing them to
remain with the train at the depot.
Today the train is composed of an en
gine, .nothnlg but mall being carried.
It Is thought this condition will not
exist for more than a few days at the
most ...
. Dying Out at Union.'
Union, Jan. 22. (Speclal.)--Con-fllctlng
reports have gone out from
here relative to the diphtheria epi
demic. Up' to date there have been
five deaths. Today there are - five
cases, two of which are out In the
country. The others have been ' de
clared cured. This statement comes
from the physicians In charge of all
cases- and from, them, too, comes the
statement that by next week It Is hoped
to have normal conditions restored.
The same close quarantine continue!
to be maintained, . u ! li
Football- Team Coming,
Liverpool, Jan. 22. Among the pas
sengers on the steamer Arabic, , sall-
Inff for New Vnrlr ffnm Jycrj'O?! to
day, are the members of the Australian
Rugby football team. They will spend
a week in New York, and will proba
bly play several games In that city.
The players will then proceed to San
Francisco and Los Angeles, and e the
rtugby games is popular on the Pacific
coast, they will likely engage In many
contests before sailing for home on
February 26.
Worthy
COVE Till IS
A MERE I0KE
t
these goods come to us. By picking the
( fcesf goods and buying direct from the -mak-
ers, we insure security and saving. We can
RUub 6r se em at Prices and also guarantee
the qualify. We have Hot Water Bf1ks in
all Vie new styles, colors and sizes. Y
will get your money out of one many times
before Spring.
Goods We ave ew,r ' 5Knnse ya tver 53W
and some kinds you haven't seen.
PRICES RIGHT ON Ail
NEWUN DRUG STORE
LA GRANDE, OREGON
em's cum
HOT. PREFERRED
MONEY NOW ON ILVXD
TO PAY FORTY PER CENT.
Miurli First U Now the Date tho Re
ceiver llas Set for the Distribution
or Fund Uulo by Waiting Until
March 1, the Dividend Can Be
Raised From 40 to 60 Per Cent
Ruling Versus Preferred Claims Re
ceived Weight to Pay March First.
Money on hand now to pay 40 per
cent dividend to all. creditors of the
suspended Farmers A Traders Na
tional bank. This Is the Information
given out today from the office of the ..
receiver. Arrangements are being
made to declare this dividend on March
1 or 2, unless, In the opinion of Re
ceiver Nledner, that by postponing the
date until the 19th of March at
which time the second installment Is
due from the shareholders and
amounts from other sources would .
make It sure the cash on hand would
be sufficient to declare a 50 per cent ,
dividend, the date of paying the dlvl- '
rionil u-IU hn nnntnnncd from March 1
to March 19. ' ...
This will be the first dividend dew ,
clared and when "the next one will b(Ti
forthcoming' or the amount of it can
not be stated at this. time.
Not Preferred Claims.
For some time there has been more
or less talk in regard to taking action',
to have the city, school and county
funds declared trust funds. That Is
not definitely settled yet in each In
stance, DUl loaay vuy tremuiTr a. iv.
Wright received" notification from the
treasury department that It would not
consider his claim as a preferred claim,
and after reading th letter of In
structions Mr. Wright decided that he
would not make any runner attempt , ;
along this line, and immediately rnea
proof of his claim as treasurer of the
city, and will receive his pro rata the
Bame as any other creditor of the bank, '
The officials In the bank state that
Mr. w rigni s Claim is laenucai wuv
the claims of the officers holding city
or county funds and that if the depart
ment refused bne it would refuse all.
Whether or not the officials and their
bondsmen will all abide by the treas
ury ruling or not, remains to be seen.
In case they do not they will have to
go Into the court. " ' 0.4ij)i
To Pay In Full.
Mr. Wright affirmed today that
when the first dividend Is Issued by
the receiver, the total amount in
volved In the Institution belonging to
the treasury department, will ba paid'
In full. The specific sum Is $34S2.
With no more than 60 per cent and
perhaps as low as 40 per cent dividends
from the city, the sum left over for
Mr. Wright to produce from his per
sonal account at that time will be In
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There h probably n one line in which there
Is so much deception as in rubber goods
Much of ft h almost worthless. Nne of