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VOLUME VIII.
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE.,
SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1909.
NUMBER 165.
HOOTERS CO TO CMOS.
Old And Younf Xut Attend The Field
Meet.
eiC SUIT' FILED
BOLD ROBBERY
fl HER CITY
THIEF HITS BARTENDER
(;kts bag or moey
gtinndrer Visits Bar of Hotel Auks
For fkuojre, And Strikes Victim
Then Grub Bag Containing $."(M).00
jlnd flukes Getaway Bartender
found I'ncousflous 'o Arrest let
.Made.
t"1 BAKER CITY, May 1. O. A. Rob
erts, night bartender at the Crablll
Hotel, was last night beaten and rob
bed by a tall stranger. The thief got
away with a bag containing about
r00.00 which Roberts had taken from
the safe In response to the stranger's
request to him to change a twenty
dollar "bill. Roberts was found un-
' conscious, and after recovering so that
V be could talk, said that the robber was
of powerful physique, about six feet
In beiKhijand had struck him with a
bter bottleo7Uag8hot. No arrests
Jjave yet been madel'NijJt the police
think they have a good clue, and will
probably land a suspect before night.
A fellow answering the description
given by Roberts has been hanging
' around the city for several days, and
as regarded with suspicion by the
officers. He is missing today.
ill FILES HIS
. WILL BECOME FEDERAL JUDGE
innitT mrniirpn iu .
AHUUI WtUHtMAI
SALEM, May 1. Judge Bean's
resignation was. filed today with Sec
retary of State Benson. Bean will
be sworn in as Federal judge about
Wednesday. He will hold court at
Helena, Butte and Great Falls.
BOYS WILL DEBATE.
rrelijterian And Jletliodisf Boys in
Forensic Contest.
The B. M. boys or the Methodist
Sunday school last week held their
social meeting at the home of Mr.
and .Mrs. John Lottes. Last evening
they held a business session at 'he
home of Mrs. Fred B. Currey, at
which they accepted an invitation for
a joint debate with the Presbyterian
boys, and also took steps towards ar
ranging for a track meet.
M'lXlAL SERVICES AT
EFWOUTII I.EAM E
If a neat, attractive and appealing
circular letter bears fruitage there
will be a splendid attendance at the
Epworth League tomorrow night. ev
ery member received one by .mail
tli is morning.
Concert Well Attended.
The band concert last night was
rii attended, several hundreds of
itieus being present. Every number j
was applauded, and all the special
fi.nbeis. to'ild the audience have
'! Us way. would have been en-
The vocal solo by Miss Foley,
the ioiu solo l Miss Young, the col
li i h..lo by Mi. fail, and the clarinet !
'"Mi were ii;ipiauded to the echo.
ORIENTAL VESSELS
SAN FRANCISCO. Calif.. May 1.
The. Japanese -training stpiaurou. com
p-.sed f tle . liners Aso and Snya
p:-ssed through the Golden (la'.e c.
'':ir. this morning accompanied tv at
R I
Quite a number of rooters went over
to Union this morning to help the
La Grande. boys win the county fileld
meet. Among those w ho went on the
train were George Currey, Roy Cur
rey, Harold Grady, Harold Carpy, Zoe
Bragg, May Xeill and Ollie M.'.ssce.
An automobile party of several left
about 10 o'clock.. Coach Nelson drove
over.
Several boys who could not stay
away either sneaked off and slipped
away on the train. They were Coun
ty Superintendent E. E. Bragg, Prof.
Mansager'and Prof. Mickelson. Jack
Pea re left for Union as soon as he got
his dinner.
PAYROLL TO BE QUITE UREE-35
MEN AT WORK
Today George Krelger put a force
of 35 men to work at the brick yard
and will burn several kilns daring the
season. This is one of the permanent
money distributors of the city, year
In and year out. .All the way from
two to five, million brick are made
each year at this plant and the qual
ity is such that the demand comes
from all over this section of the coun
try. This year Mr. Kreiger expects
to make extensive shipments into
Baker county. . .
J'EMS (iliOi mS READY'.
The grounds of the Algonquin Ten
nis Club have been put in fine shape
and will be ready for players tomor
row. The tapes and nets were put In
place this afternoon by some of the
members.
Attorneys Dan Shehan and J. F.
Burleigh of Enterprise came In this
afternoon on their way to Pendleton
to attend the supreme court.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1. Hun
dreds of fishermen are out today, the
opening of the fishing season.
. I t. A.
SALEM -PORTLAND RELAY RACE
WON BY CHEMAWA .
SALEM. May 1 The relay race of
:C miles from Salem to PorUnnd be
tween the Cheniiiwa Indian training
seh.icd ami the V. M. C. A. of Portland,
was started at U:02 this morning when
Gov. r.euson said "Go" to Amos Smoo
ther, representing Chemeawa and D.
fiHip.'- for the Y. M. C. A. Thev ran
the first five miles. When they left
the caiitol building Smooker was four
feet in the- lead. The runners car
ried the following message from Gov
eitor Benson to Mayor Lane: "The
State of Oregon sends greetinsrs to
Portland the beautiful, a sure win-n-i
in.tlie rare of cities of the Northwcs,."
At Ornron City, the end of fi re
lay the Indians were eight i:innii'S
in the P'.'nl.
t'hemawa won the race in 1 -72.
imiosiiig escort of Ani. iu ''i s'.ips
which joined. them outsi.'e the --ate.
;,:..: th- '.irYi-.i; '?.-:
n Is from San Pedro.
NDIANS Will
FROM
AT SAN
m m m m
t in: h
For a long time the Union county
fair association has been laboring un
der difficulties, trying to hold a county
fair without funds or without any do
gree of public support; the latter due
to their inability to make a fair with-,
out money.
Now a proposition has been started,
the sucessful consummation of which
will provide the fair awoelatlon with
a fair grounds, buildings, track and
stables, and the coun'.v with a ior
farm near the center of population,
and large enough for our needs foi
years to come, The county court ha
proposed to the fair association that
if they will raise J3.00C for the pui
pose, the county will appropriate P.
000 to buy the present fair "grounds.
There is a mortgage of f 10,000 on the
property, but It Is probable that the
holder would prefer the money to the
Ill B If
False alarm as usual. The fruit
ci op is not killed, nor anything lTke
It. One of the best informed fruit
men, and closest observers In the val
ley investigated conditions yesterday,
and finds that sweet cherries, al
though some blossoms are killed,
will bear very nearly a full crop, and
the quality will be all the better for
the thinning. Sour cherries .are not
hurt at all. Pears were thinned out
some by the frosts, but there will be
Hundreds are Killed
By Storms
MEMPHIS, Ala., May 19. At lea3
182 persons are known to be dead and
700 injured as a result of the storm
Thursday night. Forty towns in the
Mississippi valley are ruined. . The
Art autvr
dfflPi
An enthusiastic bunch of router",
and a hopeful squad or ath'etcs left
Lai-andc this morning on N'
bound tor T nion. where they w .c l"
meet liie agsreKiui-ins from Civ-.
j Island' City ami I n 'cm. Kluhi :
I scut " few ( oiijpetlto: s for at',!"..'
jlK.nors. The La (iian-ie boys w-re us
.i!ik of eoi'dition and had put i'i
!of 1 raining. Con se-iuetttly theli 'vi;
! ran hiuli. They were ;ir omprr ) ;:
I Pm!..asrit: 'MlsLel' and M e.l
Ccaih .VelFO') 'lrii" ever later.
tti'ticiaN of lire Meet.
Prof riinr.-nil!. of !l:ikr City, was
I',;,, let, ' en of the ia. lie WIS i:ts.
i t.-d b '. C. Cliiik of Colon is fid.l
Uu'w. !- K. IVhu' of La (rai.ili js
i ftt.jsh jn-'pe: ; v. .jfirUelHot. of Ti
'jj.nde as P rk t tt"- rtmrs. . Mr.
'('an.eif.n of l'i.,cui us sii'tt- r, and
i'aiious other otr'.t ials of minor Jin-
; ; -: -
J The result of, th? meet, as Ur as
H B
Lf
I property. ,
I ' If thin In rtniioi tli a rmintv would
hold the deed, but the fair associ
ation would have a right to use the
fair grounds proper, The tract In
Bide the race track Is sufficiently
large for the poor farm needs, thera
being between 45 and CO acres so
enclosed' ' '
The land is fertile and can be ir
rigated with the water now running
through the grounds. Altogther tha
project seems feasible and of advan
tage to both the county and the fair
association. The only difficulty in
the way, providing the price is not
above $10,000, is the raising of the
$3,000 by the fair atsoclutlon. It Is
Jo be hoped that they are successful.
Subscription lists are being circulate!
' by several influential members of the
I association.
I better than a fair crop. None but
I early apples are damaged enough to
hurt. Prunes and plums will be as
good as last year. ' -
i There are localities, of small extent,
where these conditions are not true,
where nearly all the fruit Is killed,
but In general, the average crop of the
entire, valley will nearly approach
normal inicpiantlty, and in quality will
be much better than if no frost had
occurred.
property loss will amount to millions
of dollars. When telegraphic com
munication is restored it is certain
that the. list of dead will be greatly
Increased.
11, lalf TUC
can be learned as we go to press, is
as follows. Some of the mum s nay
be spelled wroiiji.
The one tli in .a; that we ur! stir? of
Is tint, tlx- La Giatide hoys v ol. 'ho
i.ieei IianilHoniely.
! yard d:i a -Walters I'r -'. I : s ,y
. n.l Willi:-mon third: titu- -i
-.' ;,ui ieddeo ! r j--. -1 V'7 i- -
-..hi-.- ' : t:.ird m-'-..e.-.v-, ; -lin-
' i.j.i: t.
.jo yurii diisii--Ca.'py hist. I :-';-Hnis
teonl, Wliliitilison t;.i.'.. wine
; xi. I, l'ny. !sl:i"-" Cin . i;i."t; Vill-
, has. Cut. Ke. i.iei. Ingram, I'no-,
! ,i : nv fiiiii.v
j 1 : , 7 i i h inlles. I'are. La C.nuide.
ItitM. : ilolihinf. Cove, second; VuiHit.
I Li', (i-.tn-'le. liiird; not tine.
yard dash Reyntdds. I.aCfiande,
"''oi-s Cji' fiiid: Insfia'ii.
v live, lliird; l," liuic.
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(IlItlSTI.iXSEX KLLEASED.
Itelathrs of Votinit Man Prorlde Kc
qulrr d liond. .
Word was received from Elgin this"
afternoon that Elmer Christiansen's
relatives would provide the fjOO.OO
bond requtred by Justice Haines, and
that w hen that fa done, and the no
tice received by the sheriff's office the
young raau will be released. Chris
tiansen Is alleged to hae raised a
check.
rsKxowx BiKitn.
No ws From Friend of Fred Miller.
Nothing has been heard from any
one who knew Fred Miller, the man
who was killed at Hllgard some time
ago, and the body was buried at the
expense of the county this afternoon.
BY III FUST
TUFT M SIGNED AN D DELIVER
ED THEN
WASHINGTON, May L President
Tuft announced today that he thou&ht
the tariff bill would be signed and
delivered to the country by JuneL
Senator Aldlrch said the completed
bill will be submitted, to lli$ presi
dent for his signature before Jure 1st
Many Will Attend Bull.
From reports received from differ
ent towns about the valley 'and coun
ty, a record breaking crowd will be
present at1 the carnival ball.".
TACOMA'S MAYOR.
TACOMA, May 1. Mayor John
Llnck was arrested this afternoon on
an Indictment by the grand jury;
t.i,.nlr,n. 1, l,r u Hh tvllliiir tn enfnira
the 1W ,'e.at.ve to prohibiting hciuses
of 111 fume. The arrest created a
sensation.
Pa time Theatre.
New pictures tonight fresh from
the manufacturer, and guaranteed to
be up to date and unexcelled vaude
ville. ffi L KILL LI
OR STAY fi
ROOSEVELT DE1ERMINED IU KILL
.KING OF BEAST
NAIKOI5I. May 1. Reports received
here today from Roosevelt's ramp,
that ho Intends to remain there until
he bags a Hon. lie spent, yesterday
tracking a bi black, mimed lion,
which eluded him. K'ennit spent the
day in sliootinn tiiueil-es.
KXI'RESS HU i: ORPEREI)
It V Tin: COMMISSION
The Olt'ener s j,, r,.,-,jt. from the
State Lai'i'cu.! Coiiiitii;iou of the
schedul" of reduced express rates
llxed b. '' i ''nr.in: 'on. I'o.il.ind 'o
all ioii ; : i . Ue- St.-t on the O. It. &
. j -.r.-oee ie!,-,.-K to see them,
lie ma', d :o t s ' (iiliiii at the oflue.
Ti)r ;; , ) . .1, the I'ai l!;c l-.pres.j
Compan .
La ;r.,n..- lii l Wore 1'olnl- Than All
;ln r TcltjIht.
SULT.ii; UAO PLANNED
I (.' jNS'l'AN'i INOI'i.I '., May 1foi
j r-upoml .-in e w as found in tlie ?m h?
'today which pre,'e fonc'osivelv flint
l lie 'tivpVot'u ai.i'uii 'liW!' 7','rT :'f!(r"W
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BAKER CITY BA.K
SUE 'FOB LARUE V
Suit Brought by Cashier of Intit.
tloo, Actlsg as Trustee Sri ml.
Large Firms And Sumpter Valley
Railroad Made Defendant Cam
plaint Alo Asks For 500.(M) as AU
tornej's Fees.
BAKER CITY, May 1. J. T. Don
nelly, cashier of the First National
bank, acting as trustee, has sued the
Sumpter Smelter for $12,705.40 and
$500 attorney's fees. The smelter lr
controlled by the Oregon Smelting and
Refining company, the Buropter Val
ley railroad, the Columbia Cold Min
ing company and the Adams-Gardiner, ,
lumber company, all of which ire ,
made defendants to the suit. tJ'v
Qjjj
Bhtnchard'ti Condition .Serluu. .
Frank Blanc-hard, who was operated
upon yesterday at the hospital, was
delirious all night, and is still l,n a
very critical condition, but It Is hoped
that he will recover. Through mis-
understanding over the phone, the Ob
server was made to say yesterday af
ternoon that Dr. Upton and Dr, Miller
were Blanchard's physicians, when the
names should have been Dr. Hubbard
and Dr. Llllle. -
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PASS UNKtlflWEl
TO H
11 R SAYS BA1LH0AC CEVTRAL
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OREGON-COOS BAY EASY
WEISKK, Idaho, May 1. At the
morning session of the Idaho-Oregon
Development Congress, H. A. Hn.rlhurt
a retired, civil engineer, created great
enthusiasm by his addresses. He said
there is a pass through the Cascade,
which will permit railroad con3truc- '
tion on one per cent grade from the
plateau of central Oregon to Coos
Hay.- It Is believed that the pass is
unknown to Ilarrlman.
Hurlburt said the pass Is so den
sely timbered that a footway would
have to be cut through, liurlburt'a
l,,M.r,'H,n nvpernm
in-eat. ob
stacle.
Rev. Dark Will French.
Rev. F. K. Dark reached the city
tills afternoon and will speak In the
First Baptist, church at the. morning
and evening hours tomorrow. Also
in the Presbyterian church at 4.00
tomorrow afternoon. He will be laotit
interesting and helpful.
!U. STKVF.NSOVS
MOTHER IS DEAD
News reached this city by wire last
nlnht of the death of Mrs. Elizabeth
Sievenson the mother of Dr. J. K.
Stevenson at ftitcheock, S. D. Dr.
Stevenson left La Grande for Hitch
cock last Saturday nilit. and with the
oilier four children was present when
the mother pass'-.! away. Mrs. Stev
enson visited with In-r son and family
ti !.'! Grande during the past winter
hd is ni 'St Vintey remembered by
lria'je '-v!.o i;!i)e to Know her.
E
teiiornl .massacre for Apil J". a-nt
that the capture of the city on Ih1-