LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE., MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1909.
NUMBER 147.
OLUME VIII.
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IIIC IIEY
ENDS III DEATH
HONEST BANKRUPT FOUND
PENDLETON CARPENTER
NEWS IN BRIEF
MARSHFiELl.Vgrt.;
Jug all the way from Pennsylvania to
see his brother J., C. Cooks; residing
In this city, Christopher Cooks elder-
ly. dropped dead In front ot his brot-'
Iter's residence today,
-was the cause.
Heart trouble
Suelde at Roseburg.
iCUliitVJItVjr, Uiu., Ainu
5. Au
thorities are trying to learn the iden
tity,' man found dead In a woodpile
aiear the denot here tonight He drank
drank carbolic acid. He was well
I dressed.
An Honest Bankrupt
PORTLAND, April 6. Impelled by
a, desire to deal absolutely fair with
his creditors, Charles P. Ford, a Pend
leton carpenter, Included all clothes
lie possesses as assets named in a in
voluntary plea for bankruptcy here.
His liabilities are $389.97; and assets
including clothes worth $20, are
aimated $75.
es- j
Laud Grabbers Gather.
PORTLAND, April's.-
-Formal ap-
aiearance In answer to subpnenaes
-were made in the federal t o irt. tod;-y
."by 46 purchasers of Vrantel lands
from Harriman In second stit b pov
ernment to secure forieitura of all
lands in Oregon granted to Harrimau
Jfallroads by Congress in 1866. .
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to visit this
new spring
at the time
t
Our Stock Is Complete
in every detail, and should you want any
thing from a yard of calico to the newest
tailor-made spring suit, WE HAVE IT.
m EASTER
will soon be here. Now is the time to get
your new suit and hat.
Just received a delayed shipment of hand
tailored suits and skirts. COME IN AND
SEE THEM.
COVE DEFEATS I'MON.
Fruit Parkers Trim Blanket Makers
In Slow Game at Core.
COVE, April 5, (Special). The game
here yesterday between Union and
Cove was a very tame affair after the
first few Innings. After that the
Union team went up into the air and
the Fruit Packers had it all their own
way. There was nothing doing in the
first, and during the second one lone
score was marked up for each team.
In the fourth, Cove came to the front
with three, and likewise again In the
sixth. Union plucked up a little cour-
the nlnth' am1
brou6ht a straggle?, home.' but It was
no use' F,naI score' ve7' Unlon 2'
' Batteries-Cove, P"lth and Gibson;
Un,on' Sneet8, McR,,laD and Davls'
aP-MElIC
PASSENGERS UNO CREW STILL
HOPELESSLY WRECKED VESSEL
LOS ANGELES, April 5. (By wire
less). Resting In a precarious po-
sltion on rocks in Magdalen bay,
its crew still aboard and carrying
passengers from the Pacific Mall
steamship Indiana, the armored cruis
er California, has been stranded tlnte
yesterday. '
There is but litth ciunger unless tn
eaBt wind should come '.p. tar
ries a cargo of $500,000.
There is no hope of savin .1 the
wreck and it has been deMarert iUmost
a complete loss-.
Oil ICE
Are
store at any time to inspect our
lines, whether you intend buying
or not.
THE
FAIR
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COL ROOSEVELT
STORM AT SEA PREVENT PROMPT
LANDING AT NAPLES
NATIVES CLUSTER ABOUT
N.PLES, April 5. -The lliviiburg,
with Col. Roosevelt hboa'd, pr rived
at 2 o'clock this aflernoou. Roosevelt
landed at the arsenal, and Mr. Roose
velt whisked away in Duke Ascotl's
automobile for luncheon. Ambassador
Grfscotn went down the bay in his
launch to meet the Hamburg..
The. streets and public buildings
are draped with American and Italian
Dags. The various legations and con
sulates are wearing riot color. ' For
the past two days, visitors from in
terior have been arriving to see the
ex-president. A storm at sea preven
ted prompt landing of the ship this
morning.
' COMEDY BILL AT PASTIME.
Two very amusing comedy reels of
pictures at the Pastime tonight will
make you laugh for a month and
then Billy Sanborn the Inimitable
Chink and Dago comedian put on
some stunts that can't be equalled
West of New York.
Bordeaux and La Jeunese appear
for the first time In La Grande to
night, and these clever dancers do
five different styles of dancing some
thing .ry seldom seen in a dancing
team.
Fred Swaney Is reported to be im
proving quite rapidly at Hot Lake.
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NAPLES BOWS TO
019 HARDWARE
COMPANYROeRED
VALUABLES TOTALING $153, TAKEN
FROM STORE LAST NIGHT
THOUGHT CLUE IS F
UNION, April 5. (Special) Rob
bers last night entered and robbed
the F. W. Davis hardware store. En
trance was affected through the rear
doors after a glass had been broken
and the lock picked from within.
Among the articles known to have
been stolen are: One' shot gun valued
at $30; two revolvers one worth $15.
50 and the other $5.50. Pocket knives
valued at more than $100 also disap
peared and the cash drawer was
cleaned of Its contents something
like $3.50.
The robbery occurred between the
hours of midnight and 4 this morning,
but as far as the public knows, no
trace of the men has been found. It
Is thought the authorities have a
strong due.
Bhip tottering
A FREAK ADDRESS.
Letter Destined to Iinnuha Wallowa
('(Mint), Taxes Mull Clerk.
An example of what railroad mail
clerks have to contend with is con
tained lu the following address prop
erly deciphered on the mainline this
morning: Mrs Iammia Walla
Wa co Oregon. Just how the fellow
who handles the mails figured it out.
that the address Is destined to Imnaha,
Wallowa county Oregon, is somewhat
of a puzzle. But he did it.
Mmr nnmn nr
wit DUflnu ur
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W LL DETERMINE COURSE THAT
DUPLIECATE AT BIG SCHOOLS'
SALEM, April 5. The State Board
of high school curricula met at the
capltol this afternoon for the first
time. There Is little to do except to
organize and outline the future work.
The members are: Principal J. K.
Wilson, of Portland Academy; llepre
sentative Beats, of Tillamook-. O. P.
Coshow, of Koseburg; State Senators
C. .1. Smith, of Pendleton ind J. K.
Hedges, of Oregon City. Thi board
will determine. what courses of niudy
will tie duplicated Oregon Asricul
tural College, I'liiversity of Oregon.
MAKES WOOD TALK.
Talking and walking mechanical
men, with a team of society comedy
sketch artists. Is the slate at the
Scenic. The shop opens its doors to
night "il new bill Including 11 new
is the title of a feature film. To hear
the ventriliqlst is surely a great tre? t.
Attend the Scenic tonight before lis
tening to the band concert.
Roundhouse .ewtu
Workmen wnre busy making minor
repairs on the turntable today. En
gine 210, one of the new passenger
engines being prepared tor the ser
vice on this division, will be put into
commission tomorrow.
Number 1!)S is receiving new tubes
and a general overhauling.
IX BED 60 DAYS.
Injuries Huxtalned by O'llrlen pHlnful
liut Not Critical.'
Personal letters from Jack O'Brien
at Hannibal, Missouri, say that while
he is still on the sheets as the results
of quite serious Injury received while
working out with a baseball club rec
ently he Is not In a critical condition
by any means and will be out again
in something like GO days. Ills shoul
der was badly hurt and his ankle Is
still "the size of Jacks head" says
the letter.
Traveling Engineer Johnnie Shea,
now located at Portland, but until
recently a resident of this city, arrived
last evening on an official visit to this
point.
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011UW WLLIUH
BY THLTARHERS
LIGHT SNOW SATURATES AND - RE
' TARDS FRUIT BUDDING :
Big round slmolians are represented
in the light fall of anow that mantled
nearly all of Union county yesterday
evening and today. The melting snow
will saturate areas where heavy rain
storms do not soak in, but drain off
without doing the land any particular
good. Farmers are united In elation
over the light snow. ,
Fruitmeu ate no less pleased for
the occasion? 1 cold and wintry weath
er 1s rhrc'.rt)g fruit budding In such
a way that It will avoid subsequent
kllliug by frosts. Though a trifle un
pleasant to city folks the snow Is a
blesBlng to the farming and fruit
distric ts that is hard to express it In
figures. .
RSnMITV TATUTPC
UlUllLi unniLiio
AT LAND OFFICE
EBERHARD RAS RECIEVEO HIS
BOND FEQM WASHINGTON
Money is accumulating at the U.
S. land office here pending the Instal
lation of Colon R. Eberhard as re
ceiver, an event that. Is hardly an
ticipated for three weeks yet. Those
who buy land or make final proof de
posit money with the register who
acta as keeper of the moneys until
the receiver's office will be resumed.
Considerable money was deposited in
tills way today when several made
final proof on homesteads. Mr. Eber
hard lias received his bond blanks and
lias forwarded them to Washington.
Those who made proof loday are:
Charles Ileeles. Wallula; Arthur Mil
ler, Promise; August Arp, Pendleton
and John lituler, Pendleton.
DOCTOR ORDERED DOSE.
The quartet arrested Saturday for
diso'.evly rnd"'-t wns arraigned this
r.i;--.- laa nrA ci&tr -Cox - n-'au as-
r.ossnd them $10 each. The two men
from Baker county have not paid their
fines and will work It out on the
streets. The officers, after Inves
tigating, believe liquor was brought
here Friday night by the Baker City
men. Ail maintain this Is a fact. How
ever one of the four says he applied
to a. loc al physican for a prescription
for a pint of brandy which he se
cured. Mr. and Mrs. Edwacd Tlall and Miss
Jessie Matheson of Illinois are regis
tered at the Foley house.
in n riwn
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TRUST BUSTERS
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IF GOVERNMENT WINS MW JERSBY
COMPANY MUST DISSOLVE
ALL EVIDENCE DOCUMENTARY
ROCKEFELLER'S ATTORNEY
GETS $1000 EACH DAT
ATTACK STANDARD
Due' of the Most Remarkable Cascx ftr
Jurisprudence Opened at St. Lenls .,'
Today Will Mean Tremendous Loss
to Standard Oil If tJoverument Win -
- Suit.
ST. LOUIS, April 5. Before the
four Judges of the United Stites O'lr-
cult Court for the Elgth Judicial
Circuit the final chapter In ine gov-,
ernment's three-year war to disrupt
the Standard Oil company vas be
gun today. For ten days or two weeks
attorneys for the government and for '
hte Standard Oil company nnd Its J0
co-defendants will make lim.l argu
ment on the evidence alrodV collect-'-ed
at hearings held In man of the
Important cities of the United States
and before which some ot tno most
prominent financiers of America weie
called. John D. Rockefeller a not
present at the hearing today
Under the procedure of the Circuit
Court only that, evidence can be pre
sented which has already been gather
ed and printed. Instead of living
men telling the story of the growth
of the octopus,Ja llray load of calf
bound volumes will furnish the factir.
Ater the attorneys have explained
the Importance and significance of the
replies of Mr, Rodger as to rate bo
and Q grapted. to such an oil com
pany, their honors, the judges wilt
decorously withdraw from the court
room and by a procesB about as ex
htllratine ar reading the encyclopedia
decide whether or noi the oiuJii
has for two-score years violated the
law of e country. i .4 '
The umpires who will decide tho
case are Judges Walter H. Sanborn,
Willis Van Devauter, William C. Hook
Mid Kluier B. Adams. i
The government forces today were
marshalled by Frank B. Kellogg, of
ficial trust buster. Ha I one of the
few men who has been tOlinetc-a with
the case all through its circuitous
course. Charles B. Morrison of Chi-"' -;
cago, was his chief assistant. ' '
Moritx Rosenthal and John- 8. Mil- "
ler, who shatered the Landls twenty
nine niilion bubble fine, appeared for
the Standard. There were a hair doz
en others seated behind the .breast
work of law books stacked on the
counsel table. Rosenthal draws a sal
ary of $1,000 per day while arguing
the case. y'
If the Government wins a perma
nent injunction will be Issued prohib
iting the Standard from carrying oh
Its business with the companies
through which it is said to c-ar-y out
its conspiracy against th t'nited
States . A series of Injunctions are
asked which effectually end th. b.ifi-
ness of the Standard and 19 eiibat
dary companies.
Agent Lowrjr Rack.
F. K. Lowry. agent fo rthe Americas
-s: .Wcw. -wtv tutu,., ret m
to Ia Grande this morning after a
week's absence in Boise and other
south Idaho points on business for
his company.
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Three Elgin Dhorees. , r
Papers in threedivorce suits came
over from Elgin this morning.
o Freight Thieve.
Mr. E. B. Wood, spec lat agent of the
O. R. X.. Is In La Grande, but says
that none of our citizens are sus
pected of stealing freight. t
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