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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1909)
TOLl'ME Till.' LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY OHE. WEDNESDAY, MARCH II, 1909. M'MLrii 13St A 1 1 7i s il 4 X CRAZY SHAKE IS J A CAPTIVE HE SIDE MS OF GI1ES0TA ' FEAR ANOTHER OUTBREAK. Holding Out Against Ills Pursuers, Craxy Snake Eludes Army of I'ollcc and Militia Said to fie Seriously Injured Thought to le In Tiger Sailne. Pierce, Okla., March 31. Crazy Snake, the Indian chief leading the insurrection against the whites, Is re ported still defying soldiers on his trail trying to dislodge a band of braves hiding In ' the mountains. Chief Snake is desperately wounded in the thigh. - ; , Troops have Imprisoned the In dians captured at Muskogee and Ches ctah. Residents of the latter place are fearful that, the Indians will swoop down on the settlement to res cue their comrades, 'alau prison ers now total 91. Friendly Indians are begging Chief Snake to surrender, but he declines to end the Insurrection so peaceabyl. The Indians are now believed to be in a ravine of the Tiger mountains. ',. The country track and field meet will be held In Union April 24. on no HOT M We Have the Choicest Stteet Hats $2.50 Ladies' Suits Our large sale on this season's suits is convincing that we have the line that pleases. Neat Wool Novelty . Suit . Fancy Stripes The Latest Solid Color suits . - 3 some of our very best suits - JUVENILE AND YOUTH'SSUITS If you are looking for spring suits for ' the boys you will find them here rinrA Vrnl cm'fe 9 Cfl tfyil j? Double Breast nN.Knicker pants l i fV f.ftvAij L.ong h-ants kimn '' " m-'.M ry Pants. THE CULTIVATE DESERT LAND. Weter One Hundred Tliaoaand Acres of Land Xear Laguna Dam. Yuma, Arli.. March 31. The great Laguna dam of the Colorado river was formally dedicated today. The pro ject will put under cultivation 100.000 acres of what has been a barren des ert heretofore. O. F. Allen who resides near Sum merville, came up today to visit his brother II. S. Allen, city clerk of the Portland city schools, who Is here on business. ' ' SLOTHES CAURD 1 ,. . 0L. RODSEVaT FEARED ITALIANS MAY ATTACK HIM " roe PAST POLICIES Naples, March 31. Several Ameri can detectives arrived today, to as sist the local guards In protecting Colonel Roosevelt against possible at tack. Elaborate reception plans are proceeding. Roosevelt will not go to Messina. Local Italian authorities fear a move will be made against Roosevelt as a result of restriction of Italian immigration in the . United States while he was president it n na Dress I 1 M- I mo jlMr 20.00 VAN Misses' Suits The Girls! The Girls! They must be dressed. We have the great street suits. . Also a fine line' of Waist suits. Drop in and inspect them $3.50 suits - " io.oo FAR IIIC EDITOR in liTUES Ml nit 1ES urn GEORGE H. CURREY SOLE OWNER Affiliated either as business or news editor of the Evening Observer slnce it was established in La Grande and now to retire to enter publicity work. Is a brief statement of the withdrawal from the Evening Observ er by Managing Editor Fred B. Cur rey, who tonight severs his connection with the Observer. George H. Currey, former senior member of the Currey Bros, firm, assumes entire ownership and business management. The same policies, polltcal and otherwise, will SALT LAKE, March 31. The Union Pacific westbound nassenger train struck a rock slide near Castle Rock, Weber canyon, 60 miles east of Og den this morning. The baggage car and four coaches were burned. With the exception of the engineer, none irnfl Hats $5.00 111111 PACIFIC PASSEfiGER WRECKED Children's Dresses New line of up-to-date wash goods. Saves you tuna and Money. ' 75c to $2.00 NOTIONS AND FANCY GOODS See our line of Rushing, Nets1, Veiling, : Belts, Bags, Combs and small articles. JV t F. 8. CUfiREY OUEl HI HS OF be maintained under the uew regime. Fred B. Currey stays In La Grande the city he has helped to advance by a tireless crusade for' betterment along all Hues through the columns or tne uoserver. tie nas accepted a position as publicity manager for the Commercial club, a position he is pre eminently fitted for. and in addition -to that, will assume the secretaryship of the Merchants' Protective aasocla tion. . .. . . were hurt. . In the melee that en sued, the occupants of the baggage cars managed to escape before the fire which was ignited soon after the wreck occurred, had commenced to consume the woodwork of the coach es." " ; , . OSEfcO.VS BIG MAS. ALBANY, Ogn March 31. E. G. Harrison, six feet nine Inches tall, said be tallest man in Oregon, rec ently arrived here from Twin Fails, Idaho, has JiiBt found a bed in whit h he can sleep comfortably. On the night of his arrival he could not find a bed In town. He must have 'been instiiiietftal in having the nine foot sheet bill Introduced last legislature. WHAT SCENIC HAS The woman Impersonator and his team mate put on a new attraction at the Scenic this evening. Then, hfM.cs this Cw iU..uou, tue other team will have new and laughable turns to their entertaining features. The films to be seen tonight are also new, a sthls is the day on which the Scenic changes its films. Though perhaps has a program this week that warrants more than one. attend ance at each change. Suit for large sum filed AGED WIDOW SHOT. Los Angeles, March 31. Mrs. Mary Austin, a widow, aged 50, was shot and killed on her ranch 10 miles south of Bur!)ank today. by August Schroe mer, a farmer, who later suicided. The tragedy is supposed to be the result of a business deal. It occur red at the breakfast table. T RILE HEREAFTER In order to protect both dealer and consumer, the ctiy council will pass, at the next meeting, an ordinance to compel the weighing of everv 1 , of r6trd".'"ii'- "orTitoaT soid In ; .:e city. The scales, of 10 ton a.,u.ity have already been rero'vcS. aud will be In stalled near, the recorder s office or an other cor.v.'iiient place. City At torney Baker Is at work on the ordi nance and says he will have it ready for the consideration of the council HONESTY ...... r CONDUCTOR WADE HURT. Three Ribs Hrokon In Fall While Switching at Baker City. Conductor Wade broke three ribs In a fall while switching at Baker City yesterday. The hurt Is painful,; but not considered especially critical. Mr. Wade will be on the sick list for a time and while be Is off service, Con ductor Norton will have his place. 8. R. Haworth returned from En terprise today and will spend a few days with bis family. The FaclHc Monthlies Are Here. HEEDED PART IS SL0TOIIE ABSENCE OF TO BOLT RETARDS RETURN TO FULL CAPACITY Contrary to expectations, a dlmtn- uative bolt and spring much needed In connection with the successful operation of the new Observer lino type, did not p.rrlve from the San Francisco supply house today. Con sequently the new machine Is run ning at half speed, as it were, and renders will have to be content for another day at least, with a four page paper. Without the accessory, full capacity Is impossible, and again we ask for addition patleuce with promise of greater things to come. The dry bones In Elk City are being stirred and a new business spirit per vades the whole community, says tho Newport Signal The Justice Is order ing a supply of warranty deeds and says: 'Iteul estate Is moving In this vicinity." SUIT FDR LARGE J. F. Phy, a trustee for creditors in the case of the Scriber Bankrup tcy proceedings, has commenced suit against Bolton & Bodnier for the re covery of property alleged to have been transferred to them by Scriber on October 1, 1708, Just prior to the filing of the petition In bankruptcy. The property named In the complaint PRESCRIPTIONS CARED FOR Prescriptions brought to us are never lost or destroyed. If you have ever had a prescription filled here, no matter how long ago, we can pre pare the same remedy for you again. BRING THE NUMBER , Upon the label of each bottle or package con taining a prescription we place a number. - Keep' this number, we will always preserve the original re:ire. AH the prescriptions that we have eyar -c-orjji-ifcd-are-tzcrefuriy IHle'3, a'ndby hVlpQf "the" ' number we can refer to any of them instantly. : Our method of filing, like everything else about our prescription department, is perf.ct CO R E'S BODY RESTS III CRAVE DRENCHING IUI. FAILS TO LESSEN ITNEKAL ATTENDANCE Hlth military Honors due Executive of The State Late Gove nor Coogrove 1st laid to rest this afteruoon body Lies In Slate Several Honrs Today. OLYMPIA, March 31. With full military honors Govenor Cosgrove was laid to rest this afternoon la Masonic cemetery. March to ceme tery was conducted in dense rain; despite this a large number of mourners followed the cortege In car riages and -afoot Six companies of National Guard Infantry, one troop of dismounted cavalry and signal corps company formed escort. The funeral train arrived at 6 o'clock this morning, an hour later the body was removed to rotunda of the capltol where it lay 1n state un-. til 2 o'clock. Services were held la the chamber, house of representatives. WHITLA KIDNAPER ARRAIGNED. Mercer, Pa., March 31. Mrs. Boyle, accused of kidnaping BUlle Whttla. waived preliminary hearing when she was arraigned. - Bail was set at f 25. 000 and she was unable to furnish 1L "Oregon's Chaplara Dead. Seattle, March 31. Rev. J. P. Mc Intyre, chaplain of the battleship Oregon on its famous trip around the Horn, died at his home in this city this morning. He suffered from nerv ous disorders, which were aggravated ly suffering In the San' Francisco earthquake. SUM FILED Is stock in the Oregon Life Insurance company of the value of tl.OOOi and promissory notes of the La Grande Lodge No. 433, B. P. 0. E., Elks build ing association, of the value of $2, 418.60. The complaint alleges that both parties to the transaction knew that Scriber was hopelessly Insolvent, and that the transer was made with the intent t odefraud other creditors. v f t t NEWLIN DRUG STORE LA GRANDE, OREGON i tf. (;! " -rv- mi