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VOLUME XIII.
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE., TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1S00.
NUMBER ISo.
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TLI '111
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COMES TO AFTER MONTHS
IN SACRAMENTO HOSPITAL
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Brinks Wine With Smooth Sim utter
In Restaurant Know no More I n
tfl Told lu Hospital What Had Hup
pened Shipped Like Sack tf Junk
- After Being Beaten, Bobbed And
Cut np by Thugs.
PORTLAND. Oregon, .. May 2o!
Drugged, robbed, beaten, tied hand
and foot and. thrown in a box car, la
the strange story surrounding th din
appearance of F. p. Odbert, a Tualatiu
tin farmer, who has Just returned
from Sacramento to his family and
tells of a remarkable chain of cir
cumstances which prevented him from
communicating with bis family until
now. He came to Portland In Jan
uary and sold a team of horses for
$250; went to a restaurant where two
strangers were seated at the same
table; engaged In conversation dur
ing which one of the strangers or
dered wine. Odbert took a drink,
walked to the door and remembered
no more until the first of April when
he regained consciousness in a Sac
ramento hospital where for the first
time he knew that he was drugged,
beaten, gagged and thrown in a
freight car bound for Sacramento.
ARKANSAS KEGRO LYNCHED.
PINE BLUFF. Arki, May 25.
Leavitt Davis, a negro was lynched
today by a mob of 300. He confessed
to having choked Amy Holmes aged
. 15, who caught him robbing, her par
ent's home. Davis was forcibly taken
from the authorities.
The W. II. 'M. S. of the M. E. church
wil meet with Mrs. George Carpy,
Thursday afternoon at 2:30. The
due so far as possible should be In
at this meeting as June closes the
year. All are most rordally nvited.
RETURNS HO
SeasonDairt
JUST ARRIVED
The New Dufch Collar WaisL
With the tapering s'eeve effect An e'egant assortment of materials to choose from
They are just the thing for Summer wear.
Prices from $2.00 $5.00
TARORED WAISTS.
HAVE YOU SAW THOSE NEW TAIL
ORED WAISTS WITH THE GIBSON
PLEATS AND SIDE FRONT CLOS
ING. IN ALL THE STRIPED, DOT
TED AND CHECKED MATERIAL.
THEY ARE ONLY and $1.75.:
. Beautiful Embroidered Patterns
. You must see them to appreciate the style and beauty of this line. A ; splendid
showing of strictly new patterns from $1.00 $7.50. . , .
THE
forester' Conclave.
- PHILADELPHIA. May 23. Cp
veius of a thousand delgates and vls
"jrs. representing a membership of
; 000 attended the opening session
today of the Grand Court of Penn
sylvania, Foresters of America.
Pythian Encampment.
CI IARLESTOX. S. C. . May . 25.
i'ith a pa rude which was reviewed
:y Supreme Chancellor Henry P.
llrown, the annual and lodge con
clave of Knight of Pythias was open
Mi here today. The newly organized
fouth Carolina regiment of the I'nl
orra rank is also holding ts first an
nua encampment. - . : - ,
I A HIT!
CALIFOBMA GIRL WANTS
GOOD HUSBAND WITH MONEY
She Advertises as a Business Propo
sitloH Sayg She Will Be a Good
Investment for a Man Who Need
Possess Neither Beaut), ' Manners
. Nor Pedigree and Most Have Only a
Measly Quarter of a Million Plunks.
MENLO PARK, Cal., Mar 25 Pret
ty Eliza Veeden of this city, wants
a husband. She has frankly set about
finding one that measures up to the
standard she has set. Masculine
beauty age or pedigree are- not
numbered as requirements, but he
must show a boaaflde bank roll of a
quarter million. The girl inserted
this ad In a newspaper. Wanted
A man who Is- willing to buy a hand
some wife, the price belug a quarter
of a million dollars. No trlflers.
"The advertisement does not mean
that I am in a hurry to marry," said
the girl today, "I have had a number
of chances, consequently this is no
desperate attempt, but merely a busi
ness proposition. If the proper man
appears, it will be a good investment."
DRPORTUNITYFOR
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FAIR
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PENDLETON', MdT 2T. (12 o'clock
I By staff correspondent,.' When La
Grande' athelete fivei tl.e itcrttr
for the morning nestiicn of lie an
nual Eastern Oregon Interscholastic
at 10 o'clock to-Hy it was in a de
cidedly handicapped condition. ' Tne
strati of the night to'd on. th ath
letes, but for. all that, when the gun
cracked and the prhttinariiiH were
off, the finest sinaws, ttia pinkest
Skin and the most iwichlna-ilk i move
menjts, especially in the hurdlers,
were those belonging to La Orr.nL'
The Opponents Worthy- ; ',
La Grande today competed with
the cream of the- state. Nowhere is
there a better nlj,n vaultef tniiC
Fiser of Ontario, and thero are tea
equals to Moody n the high hurdles.
All know that Walters has recovered
his old time form. Bears of Baker
City in the weight is a forjiMulk
enemy, such as on'f a few con master.
Kimball, the . n.?of'oo'Jj I'cndlsion
tan, who is known in La Grande foot
ball circles, Is V lev r short ois
tance man and low hM-diev, while
Gordon of Pendletin Is a man to
watch in the dahei of anv meet.
Peare a Surprise.
Even Peare's own teammates did
not know he was to ente.- In tne
mile. His performapca at Wylln
Walla, and durtng thi hum 'of train
ing, gave evidence of his ability in
the mile and he was eiitored pV a
black horse in that event here today.
He has In the douKmy 'Ti'iit'" trom
Pendleton a hard man to defeat. The
two men are eveniy, marched m hl&
and that race this afternoon will
be one of the features of the day, r.nd
also one that will scare the starch
out of Pendeton's rooters, . fcr If
Peare doesn't win, H '.'will. be defeat
by a matter of inches. The Pendleton
man is conceded the. race at noon
today. .'' :.', .-'....-' ;';':'
Reynolds was In better, cond'tion
, " ' NEW NETS.
WITH SILK EMBROIDERED PAT
TERNS IN WHITE LAWN, CHAil
PAGNE AND FANCY EFFECTS. ALL
GRADES FROM I-1.00 to $7.50.
than was anticipated, but for all
that ran with a percepUole limp this
moruing. His hip is .weak and nay
stand In the way of best work tbiB
afternoon. - :
Results of Preliminaries.
Fifty yard dash First heat. Cor
don. Pendleton, first; Richards, Cove,
second; time 5 3-5. Second heat,
Fisher, Ontario, first; Denham, Bake.
City,, second.
One hundred yard dash first heat;
Kimball, Pendleton, first; Denham.
Baker City, second, ' Second heat,
risner, Ontario, nrBt; Walters, Cove,
second; time 10 3-5. Third heo.t.
Gordon, Pendleton, first; Richards.
Cove, second.'
.High hurdles first heat, Peare.
first; Jett, Baker City, second. Second
hat, Roberts, Cove, first; Young, sec
ond. Third heat, Moody, Ontario
first; Heidenrich, La Grande, second.
The winners of Beconds ran together,
Heldenrich winning out.
Low hurdles First heat, Kimball,
Pendleton, first; Williamson, second;
time 27, Second heat, Moody, On
tario, first; Reynolds, second; time 2S.
In the Bet-orid heat of the GO yard
dash Williamson came out . sver.il
inches ahead of White, but the judg.p
saw differently and gave the Bakt
City man the advantage of their lack
of Judgment The sama thing occiuV
red In the third heat of the 100 yard
dash, when Carpy reached the tape
before Richards, of Cove. Carpy
spiked himself, but the wound is not
serious except that it Interfered
seriously with his running during tiw
afternoon. "V. ..-.! ,-,,,..
'. , Finals. ,;
(Special from East Oregonlnn.)
50 yard dash Gordon, Pendfkon,
first; Kimball, Pendleton, Second:
Fisher, Ontario, third; time 5 2-5
100 yard dash Gordon, Fendleton,
first; Kimball,. Pendleton, second;
Denham. Baker Ity, third; time; l(i
1-5 ;
Discus Beers, Baker City, first;
Heldenrich,',." La Grande, second;
Hiinst, Baker City, third; distance: 97
feet, 11 inches. h '
120 yard hurdles Moody, Ontario,
first; Roberts, Cove, second; Young.
La Grande, third; time: 17 1-5.
The weathei is fine but th crowd
Is small, owing to the long distance
from town. The meet lies between
Baker City and La Grande.
DIK HOT ESCAPE
MEN WHO GOT AWAY WITH
$125,000 WILL BE III NYU)
Chief of I'liitui PhcIIIc Detective St rv.
Ice Says Robbers Cannot Escape
Will Be Followed Around Worll If
Necessury Believed Tlmt Former
Posliil Emplo)( Is Concerned in
Rohberj Many Have Planned Some
OMAHA, Neb., May Despite the
failure of the authorities to capture
the bandits who robbed the overland
limited Saturday night, Chief Canady,
of the Union Pacific detective force,
declared today that the fugitives can
not elude the sleuths much longer.
"We will land them in the 'peniten
tiary or cemtery," Canady "said, "or
follow them around th world If
necessary." While It is Impossible
to estimate accurately the amount of
loot is believed to be $12.".0'i0. It is
believed that the , holdup p'raiB were
land In Reno. Who !i bandits en
tered the mail cur liicy .immediately
demanded the Reno pouch.
'The committee who went to Joseph
to arrange for , fh coming railroad
excursion have returned and will
meet tonight and consider their find
ing. ;
At the Court House.
, A decree of divorce has been grant
ed Mattie Mitchell from E, K. Mitchell
on the grounds of desertion. ;
Lottie Todd was granted a divorce
from Chas. Todd today.
In the case of the La, Grande In
vestment company vs. Mary Webber,
In an action to acquire land, the de
cision was awarded the plaintiff, as
was also the case In a Blmllar acUon
wherein the La Grande Investment
company was plaintiff and Horman
N. Stanberg was the defendant.- Both
cases went by dpfault. the defendants
not appearing. . ' , . ;
WILL PROTEST
QPfliAfjr PATrc
ui uuniiL uniLJ
COAST CITIES W ANT TO
HANG ON TO TRADE
Big Meeting Planned lu Sun I'riiii
Cisco to Make Plans for Cluinifing
Interstate Commission's Mind Ho
gurdlug the IJlvIng of Terminal
Rates to Spokane and Incidently to
the Rest of Is. " ,.''
SAN FRANCISCO, May 25.A
general Invitation Is extended ; to
manufacturers, jobbers and shippers
of this city to meet with various
commercial organzlations and the
banker's, and underwriter's associa
tions to plan concerted action against
the approval of jtfie Spokane rati ad
justments by the Interstate Com
mission. June 9. The meetlt wil
be held tomorrow In the Merchants
Exchange buiidiiigT : William A.
Wheeler, manager ' of the . traftit
bureau, of theMerchants Exchange
is authorized, to attend tie senstoi
f the commission In Washlngtor
fune 9 to protest against the pro
osed rates. ' .
TRIED TO WORK PLAN OF
MAYOR REDBV OF MEBFORD
Encouraged by Derision lu , Medford
, Case, Vale People Want to License
Sale of Liquor But Are Dlsuppolnl
ed by State Supreme Court Char
ter Provisions Found to Be Differ
ent From Lepl Standpolut. '
SALEM, May 25. The content'ot,
of the city of Vale, Malheur county,
that It should be given full power to
license, tax and regulate the sal of
liquors lu Vale, notwithstanding the
ruiiHOf) tent adoption of " local option
Jaws, Is I eld to be ' without ln'il
grounds by tl.e supreme court in a
lr.clsijm te,i(lcied today,, writ. .n 'ly
.Instice Pride -Jn the tase of laiep
liuivty Hiiri a nuiiiber of rHUcri
npirinst the county court of Malhwur
county. The litigants were "encour
aged by the decision in the Med'ord
case recently, determined, but ttie
provisions of the Medford charter a' e
altogether different, from a . legal
standpoint, frou the . ro'ijilons of the
Vale- 'charter ttlir haiiers e(
Oregon towns; .' '' !
Siimmcnllle Couple Married. -
Mr. -George W. iioblH and Miss
Naoinj M. Lewlt, , boih of . Sniiinni
ville. werp fiuar'-le'l - today at the
home of llev. V. M. Gibson in tie
l.rn-.cuce of a fci'P'ii' ol cIomv frieiuls.
Th? young people .will reside In s m
ii. e' ville, where th both I av titan;'
. I'.-nds who will whn them a pes
I'cious and happy '.o.v.ip; on the sea
o tuatrlmony.
FflALHEUR TOWN
DISAPPOINTED
IS POPULAR
WITH NATIVES
CORRESPONDENT SAYS TALES
OF POPULARITY ARE TRI E
Roosevelt Partj Remains la Camp All
of Sunday Monday Enpaze la Buf
falo Hunt, But With no Succe
Tales Thut' Roosevelt And Sob Are
III Without Foundation Will g
Further South June 2ud,
( By ; Warrington Da wson.I Staff Cor
respondent, ynited ,PressJ.. v..li;.
NAtKOBI, Mar 25. After -spendlag r
Sunday and Monday . with' Roosevelt
and party at the camp on the Heatly
ranch, I am able to vouch' for the
truth of the stories of Roosevelt's pop
ularity with the natives, who are ac
companying him on the trip. WV te
mained in camp all day Sunday. Ca
Monday we went out on a oufflo
hunt. We were after a herd of tevovi,
but rode for hours without getting -any
trace of the game. The Colanel
and Kermlt had fine sport jfhiwthis
smaller game. The stories thuJ they
are 111 are entirely groundless. Hoosi
velt has returns I, to NalroiVi. To
morrow he will visit Govenor Jack
son and will remain as the uect of
the Govenor until June 2nd, Mien the
start southward In Beach of Timber
hunting adventurea will bo made. .
T
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WITH ARREST
AFT PKKS FLOWERS IN CA PI-
roL (iirocNDs. .
atchiiuiu Threatens Entire Party
With Arrest.
WASHINGTON, May 25. President
Taft experienced a narrow escape
from being arrested r Saturday night,
when with two friends, he stopped
to pick flowers In the capltol grounds.
A' watchman ranup and threatened
u aire.' the entire party. .The presi
dent, concealing a bunch of flower
behind him, jokingly tried to throw
the blame on Archibald Butt, who
was ready to go to Jail to save the
president from anv embarrassment.
3uddenly the watchman recognized
the party and apologized profusely.
INLAND EMPIRE Ll'MBERMEN.
Members of the Western Pine Manu- 1
facturers Association to the number
of 16 reached this city this morning
and spent the day with almost aa
eiual number of the members who
reside In Eastern Oregon. The visit
Is not Btiktly a business one. but
is made more for the purpose of bo-
coming acquainted with the mem
bers of this' action and to work up
Interest in the regular V quarterly
ueetlng scheduled for 11 Sokane ,ln
August, during the National Irriga
tion congress. : During the forenoon
the vls'itors and their hosts " were
taken to the Palmer Lumber com r
pany's plant In autos. They spent
a couple of hours Inspecting this, one
of the most modern plants in the
Inland Empire. This afternoon th
party are at Hot Lake. ,
One of the most Important topics
that came up during; the ' busings
meeting was the matter of securing
uniformity of grades in the mills
of the pine manufacturers. The tarln
also received Its share of attention.
Those who came' from Spokane and
.Montana territory are President M-.-Goldrick
and Sertary Kcllog .f
Spokane; A. V. Llrul, E. Enoch. L. .
Tollerton, R. G. Keizer, Gub Lnclt
wlta. Earl Rogers. C. 11. Rk'harden.
S, Merrill. C. M. Crego,1 J. (V fJarline.
James Jackson, B. F. Pierce and If.
B. ('lark. The return trip to Spo
kane will be made tonight.
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