VOLUME VIII.
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE.; WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1909.
NUMBER 144.
I3AY-WHUT SELL
AT $1.25 3-4 PER
1VILD EXCITEMENT WIIES
TATTEN HAMMERS DOWN
"ew. Record Set For May and July
Wheat Id Chicago Market Opened
ut $1,24 3-4 And Then Climbed up
lo One Cent Higher Worse Than
CJatcs Trices.
CHICAGO, April 7. May wheat
started soaring this morning at the
opening and jumped to $1.24 3-4. By
leaps and bounds it reached one cent
higher, which is 3 3-4 cents higher
than the highest point reached by
4he Gates corner in 1905.
The sudden advance is due to the
efforts of the shorts to cover, follow
ing a disposition on vhe part of "bull"
campaigners, headed by James Pat
ten, to take profits inMay and July
-wheat,. It is believed that after the
opening Patten sold nearly a half
anillion bushels of the May to advance
prices. This hammered May down.
Fifteen minutes after the opening it
dropped to 1.24.3-8. This was one of
jthe liveliest session ever seen here.
HIGHS TO COVE.
High School Adepts Mill Visit Cote
Very Likely Friday.
Manager Meyers and Captain Rals
ton are negotiating with the Cjve high
.school team for a game at Cove, on
Friday. The Cove team gave La
Grande a close rub last year and the
outcome of this game, if it Is played
.as planned, will be close no doubt.
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to visit this
at the time
! You
OurS
in every detail, and should you want any
thing from a yard of calico to the newest
tailor-made spring suit, WE HAVE IT.
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. GOME IN AND
SEE THEM.
HEY. J. R. X. BELL.
Well knonn Eastern Oregon Mlohter
Passed Through City.
Rev. J. R. N. Bell who was the pop
ular pastor of the Presbyterian church
in' Baker City for 14 yearspassed
through on the morning train en route
to Baker City where he delivers the
principal address of the annual meet
ing of the Commandery.
Rer. Bell Is now located at Corvallla
where he Is building a $30,000 church
nine members of his congregation giv
ing $1,000 each, the Sunday school and
the Ladles Aid Society, $1,000 each,
the latter having $800 of their amount
raised. Corvallls enjoys a population
of 4.500, is building a $30,000 high
school and in common with other
points in the Williamette valley is
keeping in touch with the era ot
progression.
The county court met this morning.
They will probably be In session until
late tomorrow afternoon.
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PETITIONERS ALLEGE INCOMPETEN
CY ON PART OF EXECUTIVE
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7. Peti
tions demanding the recall of Mayor
Taylqr are being prepared today. by
the county committee of the Inde
pendent party. Alleged incompeten
cy is the basis of the movement.
Hugh J. Mslsaae, chairman of the
ommittee, stated movement was start
ed f '""st night's meeting.
store at any time to
or not.
RECALL TAYLOR
Are
lock Is Complete
1 EASTER
If Lie
a i ,
Sl'MMERYILE GAMBLING
CASES HEARD SA1TRDAY
Members of Grand Jury Were Sum
moned to Appear Next Friday
Hellered Other Things Will Come
rp-SummerTllle Cases Will Be
Acted on Too.
Members of the grand jury have
been sumoned to retiort at the court
( cause for calling the probers together
is to dispose of the Kit Carlson case
but there will be other duties to
perform it is believed, though it Is
said at headquarters that "such
other duties may be needed" covers
the reason. At any rate the Jury
will examine the Union stealing.
Cases Saturday.
Saturday will be gambling day at
the circuit court. Judge Knowles
has notified the defendants in the
Summerville gambling cases that he
would be ready to hear the argu
ments to the demurers on next Satu-r
day, at which time the case will
either be put in a position ready to
try at the June term of court or
possibly some, if not all, will plead
guilty and receive their sentences.
I MILWAUKEE WORKING HARD FOR
HOMECOMING.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 7. Plans
for Milwaukee's big homecoming cele
bration on August 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
gradually are assuming tangible
form and the various committees are
able to report work in various de
partments to be well under way. .
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ravite
inspect our
GREETS VISITORS
T1IOIGH NINETY-FIVE YEARS
OLD, IS EXTREMELY SPRY.
On The Aunhcrtury of her ."tn
Bitliday, The Grand Old Ludy of La
Grande Is able to Receive Callers
rode ou First Railroad Able to
Sit up Today.
Either proped in bed or sitting
in her chair, Grandma Palmer re
ceived callers this afternoon , but
otherwise passed the last day of her
95th year in quiet. April 7 Is al
ways, a notable day for Grandma and
for her children and their offspring.
Few attain an age so close to the
100th mile stone as she and still
less often do they boast of as much
mental and physical vitality as does
she. She conversed freely with those
who called but because she Is weak
ened by several weeks of sickness,
visits were brief.
Grandma Is the pride of La Grande.
Living through almost a century,
she has United States history on the
tip of her tongue better than most
historians and she can relate the in
cidents of her trip across the plains,
the family's landing at La Grande, of
the growth of this city from nothing
to its present size, of the experience
of riding on the first railroad that
was ever built in the United States,
and being a passenger on the first
train, niore notably than one would
iiuagiiie from any one woman.
She came to this valley 43 years
ago and is known and loved by alll
the pioneers of the state. She was
born in Pennslyvanla, and.has enjoyed
the friendship of many eminent men
and women of the early days. She
lives not at the home or her son,
Joseph Palmer, and her declining
veais are made happy by the love be
stowed upon her by children -and
grand children alike.
Has M Descendant.
Late this afternoon the relatives
who spent the day with Grandma,
listed her children, grand children
and great grand children who are
alive and the list totals. There were
dozens who called iate in the day.
DEALS BLOW TO
HARNEY VALLEY
BALLINGER WILL NOT IRRIGATE
ORY LAND UNDER CAREY ACT
WASHINGTON, April 7. Secretary
of the Interior Ilallinger today de
nied an application for irrigation of
Die Harney Valley Improvement com
pany for H2.000 acres of land, in Har
ney Valley Oregon, under the act, on
the ground is not of desert character.
The decision will dan. pen the ardor
of promoters of the arid section had
hoped to cope with nearby sections
that are rapidly become populated on
strength of promised Irrigation.
FATAL DOSE OF
MEDICINE
I : :MM'HiKl.l';i?"r :';!::i. .. V.'i!.".-"." T;r
Coroner's jury In t!:.' ia.se of Miss
Mabble Purns. who died suddenly at
North Hend several days ago, met
today but adjourned pending examin
ation of the woman's stomach. It is
suspected she was poisoned or killed
by medeclne sent through mall. Let
teis show the girl was taking some
kind of mysterious drug without
knowledge of her parents.
I'NIOX GAME ASSURED.
Local Uulieatens' Will Face Union
Aggregation Sunday.
Union's baseball team will be in La
Grande uext Sunday to play the local
team which ns played two winning
games already. Manager Lincoln has
been given assurance that the team
will be here at that time.
;iMm TREES PLANTER.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Aprlll. The
trees used in the natloul experiments
in reforestation are grown at eight
overnment nurseries out West. These
eight stations now contain 9,000,000
trees from one to three years old. 1
The preliminary stage of forest
planting within the national forests
Is now past, and several of the plant
ing stations have produced trees of
sufficient size to plant directly on the
permanent site, About 700.000 trees
were planted during the winter and
spring of 1907. ' . '
ASTER SHOW FOR
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NEIGHBORHOOD CLUB DECIDES TO
IMPROVE ON ANNUAL AFFAIR
The Neighborhood Club met in reg
ular session yesterday afternoon and
It was an exceptionally interesting
day. The program was out of th
usual order, the life and character
of George Bancroft our greatest his
torian was told by Mrs. J. K. Wright
in a very pleasing and attractive man
ner. ,
Mrs. H. H. llanua read a learned
and able papper on the qualifications
of a historian,. thus abounded in much
food for rellection and thought.
It was decided by the club to give
another Aster show this season which
is hoped to equal if not surpass the
preceding exhibits of this character.
A new departure for the coming
year is to be taken by the Neighbors
Club as from now on it will be a
Department Club. It will start out
with 3 departments, history, literature,
and domestic science, and this the
wish of the management that all mem
bers of the club will notify the lead
ers which department they prefer to
work in. if literature is preferred ring
up or call upon Miss Anson; if his
toryMrs. Turner Oliver, and if do
mestic science Mrs. W. H. Rush.
It was also decided to arrange for
a lecture to be given on "More Beauti
ful America' by Mrs. Howard Evarts
Weed of Chicago, this to take place
on or about the 10th of , June and
further notice will be given later.
Ml FLESH AS
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STARVING IIDIU WOMAN SAVES
HER CHILDREN'S LIVES
PORT ARTHUR, Out., April 7.
C KIvt, of flesh from her own
body, a heroic Indian woman, living
north of lire, baited her hook with
it, end caught fish to pave her chil
dren from starving. The story is
bK;ft h-fe hy wos,kmk- whose
comrades are caring for her. The
first Ilaii caught wa sthe first food
the family had for many days.
J. K. Wright went to Cove this
morning to superintend the construc
tion of 9000 rods of woven wire fenres
around the 10-acre tracts which the
La Grande Investment company owns
there.
mini!
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BUT i
FULTOH
ED
POST IN
HAS ASKED FOR TEX DAY
TO CONSIDER
OFFER
If Fulton Accepts, he Kill be Sent te
NOT
China us Envoy Extraordinary And
Mlul.ster rientlpolenliarj FrleadS
Had (ilren up Hope of His PuMi .
future. ' " "
WASHINGTON, April 7. The Taft
administration Is anxious toprovlde
for Charles W. Fulton, late genator
from Oregon. Foiled In his attempt
to land the new" federal judgeship
in Oregon, Fulton and his friends, too.
were becoming discouraged, at the -former's
ability to . pluck a federal
plum. It was definitely announced
today however, that President Taft
haa decided to Make Mr. Fulton envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipo
tentiary to China. -
Taft made the offer, It is learned ou
good authority, but Fulton has net
accepted as yet. Me has .asked 19
days' time In which to consider the
proposition,
ANSON'S TEAM IX PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, April 7. "Pop''
Anson's ?'Colts" play today. This semi
professional team, which Btarted from
Chicago a few days ago on a 5000
miie trip, meets the Athletics and the
Quakers today, Anson's Chlcaog Colts
are having a good time, and will ap
pear at Sprinfleld on the 15th, Hart
ford 16th, and Worcester 17th.
8KCI RITIES MATURING.
NEW YORK . April 7. The Journal
of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
has compiled exhaustive data showing
that between March, 1009, and Decern- ,
ber, 1910, inclusive, the railroads ancf
Industrial corporations of the Unite
States must meet matured short terms
notes alid bonds aggregating not less
than $731. 921, 000, of which Just over
half a billion fall due in 1910, Includ
ing $:127, 560, 000 notes.
FIRST TERM OF
unit nniiivr nnirr
T1LW LUUill Dilltr
FEOFHAL COURT - FOR - .EASTERN
OREGON SITS AND ADJOURNS
Eastern Oregon's first term of fed
eral court was convened . yesterday
morning at Pendleton, though the
judge to Bit on the bench is yet ta
be appointed. The court was called
to order by United States Marshal
Read, who came up from Portland
for that purpose, and who read the
proclamation creating the term of
court until June, says the East Ore
gonlan. Te then adjourned court un
til June, by which time It Is expected
the Judge will have been appointed.
If the Judge Is nut appointed by
tliis time the court Is scheduled to
contiue Its sessions, the same .offi
cers will meet here again and will
again postpone the session.
KEEP DUTY ON
BARLEY
WA.-MilNtiTOX.- A,.: !! 7. - Jku;s to-...
clay in a coniiniitfe vl "wie whoie,"
retaining a duty of 1.1 cents per bush
el on barley. Humphrey. Washing
ton, lout his motion to put barley on
(tie fiee list.
Representatives of seven Flint
Michigan, families w.ent into the Wal
lowa country this morning after apen
ding the night in La Grande.