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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE., FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1909.
NUMBER 183.
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; PORTLAND, May 28. Retriinlscen
es of days when In Eastern Oregon,
when the rancher hated the settler,
was the theme of the trial of William
lianley, accused by the government of
illegally "fencing" 80,000 acres of pub
lic land In Harney county. William
E. Reider, a rancher, was called to
the stand by the dfense, which de
sired to show thrnurh him th ..
condition of the fence around the
government land. Reider said when
Peter French was master of the land,
jjobody dared enter It. During gra
sping season the stock of others were
liept out. He told of continual antag
onism between sheep and cattlemen.
.' Greeks Return,
t The Greeks employed on the Wal
ijowa extension, or two score of them,
ieturued this afternoon from the
jont.
Damon's to go to Portland.
A very pleasant event occurred last
venlng at the home of Mrs. M, H.
virtley, when nearly two score of
riends gathered to bid Mr. and Mrs.
2. Damon God-speed and to spend a
loclal hour with them before , they
eave for Portland, where thv ot.
ject to spend a good part of the sum-
pier. Mr. and Mrs. Damon will leave
onlght. They will make a trip of
nvestigation to several 'coast cities.
ind may decide to locate In a lower
iltitude. ; ; ,;:; it '
: Hhu McCall Aheed, .
Hiss McCall 430 votes and Miss Ray-
urn 408 Is the standing this after
loon at 4 o'clock, of the carnival
lueen vote, though one ballot had not
be-in counted. The. voting ends to-
(nonow night at 12 o'clock.
ON
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SATURDAY, MflY 29th
Don't W f
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.Will E njoj Vacation. .
Mrs. F. S. Ivanhoe will leave to
morrow for a month's stay In Enter
prise. After concluding her visit
there she expects to visit the Seattle
fair. During the summer Mr. and
1 Mrs. Ivanhoe will not keep house and
I have stored their household eooda
J preparatory to taking Just as much
of a rest as possible while the weath
er Is warm. "
SUDDDEX ATTACK OX OUTPOST
OF 18 IM'AMRY.
Keserves Chasing Marauders After
Imports Arrive.
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MANILA, May 28. A serge'ant and
two privates of the United States army
were killed by Moros, ,who surprised
the outpost of the 18 Infantry near
Keithley, firing before the Boldlers
could defend themselves, according to
rports received at headquarters to
day. Two columns of infantry are
pursuing the Moros.
Two Funny Pictures.
All new pictures, two of them
crackerjack comics Is th" Uneup for
the Scenic this evening. The t,mtcr
are really comlcaj. Miss Grobe was
better than ever before last evenl
and entertained with snlendid eatl
faction. The Scotch Macks are no
less popular today than . when they
opened the week. The crowd which
they draw grows larger every even
ing and Manager Gardiner is fortun
ate In having sucb teams here (his
week, , . "'.-;'-r;'j ' .,
"The (.'ambler And The Girl.
People.; who. , h.8.ye.jBeea. this, great
western comedy-drama, say It is by
far the best western play ever writ
ten. " . ; ' . -
The Taylor Stock Co. plays this
and two others during next week,
when they are at the Pastime.
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, Decldely contradictory to current
rumors on the street that the Irriga
tion project Is still In its infancy, Is
the authentic announcement of a
member of the board of directors to
day that within a month, permanent
canal routes will have been selected
by Engineer Drowly and the contract
for construction of same, let to parties
with instructions to hurry the work.
Just as soon as Mr, Drowley has made
his final report to the directors, and
has again visited the dam site, he will
commence to run the main canal lines,
l nia win take about two- weeks. The
latteral ditches will not be actually
Two years In the penitentiary wes
the sentence Imposed on E. S. Con-
Vay 15 entered and robbed the
sland City flouring mill and burgla
rized several other .stores and shops
of the suburb.
Conway was arraigned .this morn
ing at 9 o'clock before Judge Know les
and Immediately pleaded guilty. His
sentence, when pronounced, had little
effect on the fellow's nerves, for it Is
Go
NEVV FACTS CONCERN IfiC D FAD MAN
Although the man whi was 'tilled
at Telocaset Tuesdnv night car. led
passports of three different persons
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WORK
MALS
constructed until the canals are finish
ed. There Is to be no loss of time, but
complete the ditches and commence
construction of the dam this summer,
has been the slogan of the directors
(for several days. -
The complete report from the en
gineer , regarding the location of the
dam will undoubtedly be accepted.
When this is done, a portion of the
$75,000 paid-in capital of the corpora
tion will be used to,' construct the
canals. In the meantime, bonds will
befloated for the construction of the
I dam Just as quickly as the land jtitles
can be secured.
evident that he had already ascei
tained the penalty in such cases, ljii
mediately after being captured, red
handed he resolved to plead guilty,
and the finding of the true bill, the
arraignment, and the sentence, were
all in accord with his wishes.'
It is still . bellved by soma that if
the fellow'B past were known, all
bird records would be disclosed, but
as the local authorities know nothing
about his past, the case in hand could
only be dealt with.
all made out in Snain, it is probably
that the one bearing the nai'i'j of
Damlau Alon.o is really his, and that
that is his true name, for several bit
ters addressed thus were found upon
his person. He seems to have been
something of a leader ' anion his
people, else he would not have been
carrying papers belonging to othe -.
and he would not have received kg
many friendly letters.. One of the
letters, addressed, "My Very ;V)od
Friend" vas written from Camp 16
of the Utin Construction compin,'.
at Orovllle, Cal., September 26, iyo8.
and is signal by Jose Pameroz. Ail
the letters upon the dead mna ex
pressed the warmest frlenship for
him. He also carried, in addition to
the passport issued at Albox, Pro
vince of Almena, Spain, a letter ni
Introduction from the alcalde of Al
box. -, tk,;,
From June 24, 1907 until October
11, the same year, he resided In New
York, and then evidently started west,
for he spent some time In Colorado,
at Trinidad and other places, and In
all probability he was travcKut west
when killed, for memoranda anion,
his papers contained notes of Ib
tantes and fares from Colorado towns
westward Into Idaho, 'i'he- fci.n gen
erally considered as bell"; Alonso's
may not have been his at all, but
Chris Bellas, by attorney, virtually
pleaded guilty to one ot the vbaiyes
preferred against him bv tlio e;iy
officials, charging him witi bootleg
ging, and as a consequent e, $150 has
been paid to the city treasurer, and
the other charges against Bellas are
dismissed. Wlhle one Jury hung In
trial of Bellas on the first charge
there was another hearing this morn
ing, though not by Jury. The city,
through Attorney F. J. Baker, intro
duced evidence similar to that pre-
the property of the man c men wh.
killed him. There is very little
ground, if any, for the HJl5er that hu
was a man of low character. . That
he was a laborer seems certain, for
his passport classes hlr.i as. one. B it
that he was above the general n.n
of Spanish laborer la alio ictal-i.
He carried a picture, taken lo Hp.''n.
of two ladies, Plainly Spanish,
well dressed and of Intelligent countenance.
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TELEPHONE LIS
THROUGH MISTAKE CRITICAL
Fire Alarm Included Among Mistakes
by Oflicials. '
LOS ANGELES. May 28; With 893
working lines out of commission, by
order of the civil authorities at Pasa
dena, and with the Pasadena police
men guarding the severed lines to see
that no repairs are made until the
people tax the franchise obtained ot
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
Company, officials of the company met
this morning to discuss the outlook.
Between 2400 and 4700 telephones In
Pasadena are not working. The city
officials Intended only to cut local
wires but made a mistake. Cables
were cut, and Include two lines ' to
San Francisco, one to Pomona, one to
Covlna, and the Postal Telegraph cir
cuit. They also put the city Are alarm
out of commission. ' ' .
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Possession , of the $60,000 brick
building corner ot Elm and Jefferson,
was taken today by the M & M. com
pany, when supplies previously stored
in the Slater building were moved to
the new quarters. The splendid
structure is ready for occupancy, and
for general details of perfection, can
be duplicated but reldom in this
part of the state.
The new structure will house a gen
The Marathon crane has struck La
Grande, ah d the athletic . committee
of the Fourth of July celebration,
beaded by J. II. Peare Is now con
sidering the,-advisability i' of conduc
tign a marathon ot .approximately
L
FOURTH OF
run iLiy
' seined to the Jury a few days ago,
jand at the conclusion "of the city's
caBe, Attorney Cochran left the mat
ter in the hands of the court. Record
er Cox. In default of contradictory
j testimony, Bellas was found guilty
jand fined. The city immediately
moved for dismissal of the second
t charge.
Bellas was not present and during
the litigation going on about him, he
has been at a distance, the exact lo
cation of which la not publicly known.
, Monday, May 31, La Grande will
celebrate Decoration Day In a fit man
ner. A complete program tor the day
has been prepared. At 10 o'clock a
procession will form at the G. A. R.
hall, and march to the Masonic ceme-.
tery where exercises will be held and
the graves ot dead soldiers decorated.
rites. The post and corps will return
to the hall and will nartake of a
banquet at 12 o'clock. During the
afternoon, thse services will be held
at the Central church.
. PROGRAM.
, Opening Prayer by Post Chaplain.
Song, C C. of C. Choir.
Recitation, Katherlne Riddle.
Vocal Solo, Mrs, SUverthorn, "Star
Spangled Banner,"
Lincoln's Address at Gettysburg by
Rev. J. W. Oliver.
Song, ' by the Presbyterian Choir. -
Reading, Mrs. E. C. Moore.
Vocal Solo, MrsT. J. Scrogglns. f
Address, Rev. C. E. Deal.
Song, C. C. of C. Choir. '
Song, "America, by Audience" led
by Hon, Chas. Cochran. .'
Benediction.
, S. R. Haworth went to Enterprise
on the morning train.
eral wholesale and retail line of farm
Implements, harness and hardware
goods. .'' While the old quarters were
cramped and Inadequate, the new lo
cation will afford ample floor Bpace
for the large line of goods carried by
the company.
. Manager Clarke was the busiest
mortal , In town today, ' supervising
the "moving in." . '
DURING THE
JULY FESTIVITIES
seven miles on the day of the
Fourth. If indications ot sufficient"
entries to make the ruce Interesting,,
are procurable from Union County
Amateur circles, the race will be pul.
led off for suitable prizes.
It is planned to have the gallopers
start from some convenient place up
town, and run to Island City by oiu
road, and return to Ia Grande vl
Fruitdale, a distance of approximately
seven miles. There are amateurs
enough in the county to run the dis
tance, and run it well. ,
At a meeting to be held In tne
near future, the definite ' action re- -gardlng
the race will be decided on.
SCHEDULE FOR SUXDAY.
Games Slated For txt Sunday Bring
Outsiders Here. .
Cove and Elgin wll cross, bats in
La Grande next Sunday. La Grande
goes to Union, while Bakr City will
tackle Huntington at Huntington,
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