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LA. GRANDE ',rStOX COUSTY, OREGON. MONDAY, MAY 81, 1909.
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. Handicap Shoot ;-.
A handicap Bhoot Is on this week at
the Indoor Rifle Range, and there
will be something doing as all former
prize winners can " shoot under a
handicap. The first prlre is a splen
did 22 special Winchester,' with peep
htght an dextra finished stock; sec
ond prize 5.00.
Crisis . Is Near. .
PHILADELPHIA, May 31. he cri
sis in the street car strike situation
here , is expected within 24 hours.
About 25 per cent of the cars are
running to day. Disturbances of a
minor character marked the . fore
noon, but the memorial services were
held despite the 'strike.
Earthquaqe la Greece...
ATHENS, Greece, May 31. A severe
earthquake causing heavy loss, Is re
ported from the Interior today,
n WILL TERMINATE ON CATHERINE
Unless 11th hour changes are
made and they are not anticipated
the route of the main canal, for the
Meadowbrook Irrigation project that
will run south and east from the
river at Oro Dell, has been decided
-upon. Engineer Darley Saturday and
today ran the lines for the big ditch
and when he makes his report to
the directors It will in all prob
abilities be without change from the
following route: Leaving the river
at Oro Dell the canal will run tan
gent with the sugar fartory until It
strikes the Gekeler lane, at, or near,
the Dextor Eaton place; It will then
follow the lane directly east. to Ca
therine creek, 11 miles from here.
This route will cover an immense
territory of farm land. ' , ; .'
Though not officially" announced It
is authentically stated that main
canal will be 16. feet wide at the bot
tom, 20 at the top and varrying from
three to fqur feet deep.
When the South canal Is run, the
engineer will start the main ditch
that will cover the Sandridge country.
WHEAT PROSPECTS INCREASED 40
PER CENT ICE LAST
Had Union countv rearranged the
sequence of rain end sunshine, It
could not have made a better success
of It than nature has done since last
Thursday. Following the almost con
stant rain of three days that soaked
every knoll and dale' of .the entire
county, in a manner seldom done at
this season of the year, the tem
perature rose rapidly during last
night.. Not only did the eh.ei fill a
want, but the rain has added the
finishing touches. Where 60 per cent
crops were conservatively estimated
last Monday the Bame progasticators
can see 100 per cent crops.- Ther
base their judgment on a careful
scrutiny of what the showers did and
the sunshine with warm weather is
doing. ' ' ." . ' ' v
WHITYM
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TT ILL
Will be In Lft Grande June 12.
(Signed) James Whltjconib.
Such is the wording of a message
received by Walter M. Pierce at Hot
Lake today from Dr. James Whity
comb, the veteran stockman who
holds a responsible position at the
Corvallis institution. It means that
the peer veterinary will be in La
Grande to act as judge of the entries
.in the stock show scheduled for that
day, and Is another ripened fruit of
j the endeavors of Chairman West and
: his assistants to bring competent
Judges to La Grande for that day. .
; The doctor haB had years of ex
perience in this line, In fact was at
one time the state veterinary. . Suc
cess is spelled for the h&rse Bhow at
' every turn.
Vmfm
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GROPPINGER, GermanyMay 31.
By breaking all aerountlc records
0:
You should see the new shapes in
street hats that have just arrived and
' are now on display in our millinery
department.
Mewest Street Hats
Among the latest ard the Mary
Garden, the Peach Basket and those
neat new shape Turbans. Prices from
$2.00 to $5.00
Stylish
Dress
Hats
You can be assured when you buy
a dress hat from us that it is an exclu
sive style and each one has and indi
viduality of its own. Have you saw
those new Tuscans arid Lace Braids.
Prices from $5.00 to $10.00
Mil
La Grande, Oregon
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by remaiuing afloat 40 hours and 1&
minutes, covering approximately 100
miles, Count- Zeppelin's voyage
through air ended here today when
the great airship collided with a tree.
The count landed earlier in the day at
Untertueskhelu to take on supplies
and Immediately ascended , again,
starting In the direction of Friederech
shafen, from where he ascended Sat
urday morning.
TORNADO CLAIMS
M VICTIMS
OKLAHOMA CITY. May 31. Ten
were killed and property valued at
$1,000,000 was damaged by the tor
nado which swept over Oklahoma
Saturday, night, acordlng to reports
today. . At . Key west, one house re
mains. The deaths reported were at
Arjington. It is feared that there
are more fatalities, but communlca
Ifon Is not restored. -
DEAD SOLDIERS HONORED III
SONGS. PRAISES AUD
LOYAL B LU EC OATS PAY V I S IT EN MASSE TO R EST I KG
DEEDS
AFTERNOON BRINGS MORE PRAISE
Memorial day services were much
better attended today than In the past
few years. The weather was beauti
ful. In the forenoon a large carryall
conveyed a number of he veterans
to the cemeteries where they ob
served the impressive ritual ceremony
of their poBt. Returing to their hall
the VY R. C. had a banquet in readi
ness. In the afternoon Central church
contained a large number of people
who had assembled to witness the
exercises which were carried ouf
stated lu Saturday's Observer, lue
special music by church choirs was
most excellent, Catherine Riddle and
Mrs. E. C. Moore recited pleasing and
appropriate selections.
Rev. C. E. Deal delivered the mem
oiiai address, the fact that his father
was a Boldier, lying in an eastern
cemetery permitted him to speak with
with feeling and tenderness. The
church was beautrully decorated with
stars and stripes; flowers, and a monu
ment to the unknown dead with the
draped empty chair, both impressive;
one suggestive of the horrors of -war,
the other suRsetlve of the rapidly
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depleting ranks of the men who took
part lathe great civil conflict.
The features of the musical pro
gram were solos by Mrs. Silverthom
aud Mrs. T. J. Scroggln.
At the Scenic.
The Scenic presents an entire new
change for the week commencing to
night. Miss Louise De Foggie In her
musical comedy will certainly make
all the press reports that pre-
. , ,.r j her are true, and when the
curtain rises tonight there will be a
crowded house to hear Hall & Col
born in their presentation of an ar
tistic character playlet If this ia
your night off you cannot afford to
miss taking In the Scenic.
. Wreck on Santa Fc.
j NEWTON, Kan.,' May 31. One man
was killed and two injured when the
El Paso-Santa Fe expreBa was wreck
i cd near Peabody, Kan., today.
The dead is Thompson, a iostaI
clerk of Kansas City.
DRY TOWN
IEPlDS OVER
SISTER CITY
Baker City Is having considerable
difficulty coming to a decision about
a Fourth of July celebration. To a
Herald representative, one Baker mer
chant said:
"Celebrate, yes, by all mtuus let's
not" go to sleep.- Ik fia our neigh
bor tow La Grande, a dry town, that
Is going to have a btg celebration.
The city has two organzatons that
are nursing and caring for Its wel
fare and why 'don't they get busy,
call a meeting of the citizens and
show that we have some life."
SEATTLE, tMay 31. With every
nail driven, practically every exhibit
ready for the official opening tomor
row, Seattle is to day ready for the
opening of the A.-Y.-P. ' tomorrow.
The occasion has attracted tourists
from every part of the world today
and the city " Is rapidly overflowing.
Seattle itself is a bower of beauty.
Hundreds, of private homes and prac
tically every business house in the
down town district Is draped ' with
bunting and flags and. with emblems
of the. exposition. V
The slogan "Fair that will be
ready," proved to fce no Idle boast
The opening ' ceremonies tomorrow
will 'begin In the natural amphitheater
with speeches to be delivered by Di
rector General I. A. Nader. President
Chlllberg and James Hill. '
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