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VOLUME VIII.
LA GUV XDE, VXIOX COCXTY, OIIEGOX, MONDAY, HJHUAnV S, 1009.
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I'rilon county land owners are as alive
to the needs of irrigation as the hun
dreds mentioned In the following dis
patch: Great Crowds Attend.
Boise, Feb. 8. Fifty thousand acres
of land under the weBt end of the
Twin Falls Irrigation project, were
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rucr
lluliauH Scared by 'Quake. '
Syracuse, Italy, Feb. .8. An earth
quake at Koto today drove people
from their homes. They spent the re
mainder of the night In the open.
OPTION LEAGUE
CIH SETBACK
110 LHOL
HOUSAND ACRES
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SATURDAY A
PROFITABLE ORE
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ARE SUBSCRIBED
tkact kast or tiik city
added to sibschiptioxs.
'Wasco Man Who Owns Tract of Land
Kast of La Grande Throws 1000
Acres in for Irrigation Scheme He.
flection of Feeling Among the Live
Land Ownem Great Land Opening
Mt Gooding Today la Criterion of
What Water Does.
J. D. McKcnnon Is in receipt of a
:ietter from Mr. Barrett of Wasco, who
-owns a 1600-acre tract of land east of
La Grande, stating that he will put
1000 acres of It Into the irrigation
project. There la no question but what
this enterprise will be a go when the
land owners come forward like this.
This is not the only 1000-acre man
.on the list and there are several 500
acre subscriptions and, In fact, there
-re very, few land owners within the
aone of the prposed ditch but what Is
doing his share. Many, at first. Vho
'had not given the matter considera
tion, held off until they realised .that
now is the accepted time and tp delay
was to pay a much higher price than
It would have cost them had they
waited until they found an opportuni
ty to buy a few shares of some of their
more far-sighted- neighbors.
Pome of us several yean ago thought
land values were high. Then, after
seeing values grow, we knew five years
ago that it had reached the top notch.
f Walt two or three years after this
ditch is completed and then some of us
will have heart trouble when we read
about the sales of rear estate In this
neighborhood, "which we might have
secured had we acted In time."
Coming as this subsrlption does, on
the day when the' big Idaho land
opening takes place, it has - special
significance, demonstrating that
FIRST
Our first showing of
iust received from
New York's besi
suit makers
Suits
These suits will give
you an idea of the
style Tendencies for
Spring
Ladies
We invite youfo call
and see them. You
are welcome, buy or
no buy.
THE FAIR
Carey act today.' The drawing for
lands Is held at Gooding. Big crowds
are there.
The opening of this tract bring the
total amount of land irrigated land
under the project to 520,000 acres,
making the biggest Irrigation system
in the world.
Richard Lehman of Pendleton, was
a land office visitor today.
FEW CONTESTS
OF LARGE XCMBER FILED
OXLY FEW HAVE HEARING.
Another .Contest In Famous 4-41 Fil
ing Is Being Heard In tbe City To
day Many Filed, Bui Few Enjoy
I'aylng Heavy Testimony Expense
Canes IiOiigl-inded.
One of the few- contest cases to ma
terialize out of the great number
that were filed as an outcome of the
land opening In Wallowa county some
time ago, came to a hearing in this
city today. The expense Incurred by
carrying out the contests have scared
away many of the squatters who claim
preference rights.
Out of the large number of entries
made in this city when the famous
line-up ended, grew notices of contest
on practically every claim, but so fin
only a very few have materialized,
having been either postponed or dis-
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1LLF JUOZEX ARTICLES EX.
TECTEB THIS EVEXIXG.
Grand Jury Reported to Half Dozen
('axes Ready for Court This Evening
Joe Williams Case Is Postponed
I'ntll Tomorrow, When it Will Conn
to Trial Case on the Docket for
Hearing Today Is Sugar Company
Against Orton Smith Matter Hu
mored Tending.
Without having made a report since
last Tuesday, the grand jury is said to
be ready to make an exhaustive re
turn this evening, six bills being
rumored as the total of cases disposed
of. It is stated on good authority that
the entire batch will be reported this
evening. It ts net certain that the
Lanlus-Smith affair will be' handled
In the report due to come in this eve
ning. Joe Williams trial on the charge of
arson will be commenced tomorrow
morning unless other delays occur.
Though set for this mdrning, the sen
sational case was not started on ac
count of other cases having taken
precedence. The case before the
court today was that of the Sugar Co.
against Orton. Thia ts not a long case
and will come to an end .this evening
In time for the Williams case to be re
sumed tomorrow.
King and Queen Embark.
London., Feb. 8. King Edward and
Queen Alexandria left this city thh
morning for Dover, where, they board
ed a yacht and started on a Journey
for Berlin to visit the kaiser.
' French Writer Dead.
Paris, Feb. 8. Catull Mendes,
loading French writer, died today.
PRESENT ,1" t1&
TROUSERS
Foftn
Kitting
PANTS
See the Style
See the Point
You Need
the pants that give
you satisfaction
Th price is
THE FAIR
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NEARLY $60 Tt'RXED IX FOR
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i NEW PARK THAT DAY.
Five Hundred of the Five Thousand
Needed Are Xow on Hand Except
for Flint $250, Donations Have Been
8 ma II Ones, Though Numerous
Hearty Co-oeraUon Im Evident
Benefit and New Meaibc.ndilM En
couraged Tag )ay Set For Xext
Summer,
Saturday was a fair day for the
Riverside Park association. The ladles
of the "500" elub turned la an even
850, accumulated In one evening,
though none of the many guests ai
the benefit card' part) Friday night
felt the loss of a cent, for the value
received was par excellence. Then too,
on Saturday, $8 for new membership
were brought In. and Dorothy, Alfred
and Paul Meyers, and others, turned
In another rod of penniea for the mile
of penniea fund. The growth of the
park fund is not spasmodic, for there
are few days that do not find a trifle
at least added to the sum In hand.
One of the big things locked forward
to Is the Tag day that Is planned for
the good old summer time: A big bulk
of the lacking funds should be realised
when the tags are all sold out.
BenerilH Desirable.
The money is iteming in slowly but
surely, By giving numerous benefit
from time to time, and with new mem
bers joining the association, the fund
will awell even more rapidly than at
present. Few If any can financially
afford ."to give large sums, but by at
tending', benefits and exercising per
sonal Influence In securing new mem
bers, the receipts will be greater than
the must sanguine might anticipate,
yet, through it all, no one person has
donated any great sum of actual cash.
Need Five Thousund.
To mean a park of which La Grande
an be Justly proud. $501)0 will be
needed. If every one works along the
Mnes suggested, the goal sought will
he achieved quickly and without fi
nancial discomfiture to any Individ
ual .
The best criterion of the universal
populailty of the park movement Is
the fact that few have given more than
one dollar, yet $S00 Is now In the
burets nf the association to huv land
ind improve It. Out of this 8.100, $216
was realized from the old park asso
ciation. Mites Are Welcomed.
N'o sum Is so small that it will not
be heartily welcomed for the pro
moters Inaugurated the campaign with
the understanding that donations be
small and many. Therefore the offi
cials having In charge the work will
accept a small contribution and keep
ns close a record of It as they would
of a large one.
OEFEAT METED
TO"
WASHINGTON OITIOMSTS
SLOWLY GIVING AWAY.
WcU Malm Victor)' in Wa.lilii!itn. as
the Dry Are Ghhttf Away to the Jn
rliii m e of Liquor Interest
olyii!,ia. Wash., eb. S. In '!. "'..oris
are that the local optior. 1 :.. will be
lorn to pieces in the l.Hs after
noon. The wets ( b.l'i, i . nave switch
ed four votes from t!ie "dry" to their
! side,, iind fithers are said to be availa
; l,;, . 'Tin '! i've 't'ni-m. a'"roiJnty
ami enable them i remodel Hie toil,
j They formed an organization to vote
i as a unit. They also announce they
will defeat every bill Introduced by
the dry.
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DRYS
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' RESIGN XOW.
SALEM. FEB. 8. GOVER-
NOR CHAMBERLAIN WAS AD-
VISED TODAY THAT HE HAD
RECEIVED ADVICES TO BE
IN WASHINGTON MARCH 4,
TO ATTEND AN EXTRA 8ES-
SION OF THE SENATE. HE
WILL RESIGN AND BENSON
WILL ACT AS GOVERNOR.
IERYIS
RAPID PROGRESS WITH
INTERIOR OX FlXUm MILL.
Builders Receive Shipment of Wht
dovrs for Large Structure at Island
City Today Machinery Rolling and
More to Start at Om-e Elevator Is
Done. '
Island City. Feb. 8. (Special.)
With the arrival in Island City today
of a shipment of window for the Pio
neer Flouring Mill company, the
builders have resumed active work,
and as for the building itself, com
inenced the finishing touches. The.
windows did not arrive on schedule
time and little could be done with in
teilor finishing until the carpenters
had the shipment at hand. This week
will see rapid headway in the finish
ing phase.
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CHICAGO FLYER BITS OPEN SWITCH
, Cold water. Miss., Feb, 8. Fireman
Martin Senton and an unidentified
porter, were killed, two fatally hurt,
and 15 b-ss seriously Injured, when the
northbound "Chicago Flyer" of the
Illinois Central road ran Into an open
HUGE ROIIEDER STRIKES C. II. Till
- Belllngham, Feb. 8. PasRpngers oj
the southbound Great Northern train,
leaving here at noon yesterday, are
their narrow escape from death when
a rock slide crushed into the train
near Sehome dock. P. E. Perlne, the
express messenger, cut about the head,
was the only one Injured.
At that point the road Is cut through
THE DRUGS YOU USE
Should be pure
Should be fresh
Should be of right potency
Should be dispensed carefulry
Should cost you but a fair price
Should be bought amid cleanly surroundings.
Everything at our stcre is as it should be. You can
place utmost cor fidencein our goods, and our methods
will surely appeal to you.
WE WOULD LIKE YOUR TRADE
NEWUN DRUG STORE
LA GRANDE, OREGON
SEGHEGATlOX BILL IS
REPORTED FAVORABLY.
House Members WUI Have to Deride '
Between Hopgrowers and IrolUW
MouIkLs Bill Sent to Alcohol Coat
mittee Will Mean, If Passed, Tbat
Beer Can Stay, Where Whisky br
Xol Allowed Mock BUI Willi Hu
morous Twinge Pawtod.
Salem, Feb. 8. Local option inter- ,
esta suffered a setback In the house
today when the bill authorising a aep
arate vote be taken on permitting the
sale of beer, or whteky, In all precinct,
at all future elections, under the local -
option law, was referred to the com
mittee on alcohol traffic. The com"
mlttee will report the bill favorably.
and the members of the huse will.
have to go on record as against the
organised hopgrowers or against the
prohibitionists.
The bill to aid the Umatllla-Morroi
county Irrigation project was passed.
A mock resolution to. abolish the
legislature and sell the state capltol te
collectors of political curiosities, was
referred to the committee on Immigra
tion. The fate Of all the salary bill will
be known Thursday night, when they
will be segregated from ether legisla
tion before the house, so it can . get
special consideration.
Chamberlain this afternoon sent In
two more veto messages, one against
a raise In the salary of circuit judge
of Baker City district, from f 3000 t
$4000, and the other against raising
the salary of the clerk of Curry coun
ty. - ' e-,-:,"lV'-':''''.v;t','''r'".
switch on the outskirts of the cltyy this
morning. Officials .suspect wreckers.
The whole train was derailed.
George Matthews, the express mes
senger, and a tramp wll die. Passen
gers were thrown Into heaps In various
coaches.
solid rock A huge boulder weighing
several tons rolled down the embank
ment, crashing into the train at the
rear part of the combination mull and
express car, making a big hole. Th
first four cars were thrown frota the
rails.
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