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" From Mr. Nelson, now in Portland
with bis bride; the Observer received
the following telegram' this afternoon.
It is self explanatory, and needa no
further icomment. It is indeed a
source of gratification both to MisB
Barbara and to,' the city hi general
tlfflt La" Grande was so admirably
represented. . The Observer joins in
the congratulations which will be
. uuwnI inw tii uuu(j ittuy wnen
she returns. . .. ,
PORTLAND, Oregon, June 11. (Ob
v server, La Grande, Oregon)
Rayburn. . La . Grand's rose carnival
DECLINES TO SALUTE THE FLAG
SAN FRANCISCO. June 11. Wifl
iam R. Hickey, a candidate for Initi
ation nto the Woodmen of the World,
was ejected unceremoniously from the
lodge. roomB of the local camp Tues
day evening because he refused to
salute the starB, and stripes, accord
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FULL'OF L1USB
8k8 COL. II ARVEY, . EDITOR
OF HARPER'S WEEKLY
Calls Commoner's ' Head Receptacle
For Breakfast Food Had Planned
to Snpport Bryan For Presidency,
Bat Could Not do so After Madison
Square Speech Made Speech Be
fore University of Kansas Class -on
Jonrallsm.
LAWRENCE Kas., Juno 11. Col.
Ceorgo Harvey,', of Harper's Weekly,
designated Bryan'a head as breakfast
food receptacle at a banquet given in
his honor, by the class in journalism,
at the University of Kansas, last night
However, he said after he had met
and talked with' Bryan In London
sometime ago he was convinced that
the country should have a Democrat
ic President, and decided. to support
Bryan with hla paper. "You remem
ber that Bryan came home, made a
speech at Madison Square Garden,"
' said Harvey, "and then came but here'
and did the same, showing that his
head is full of,muBh.r For that reas
on I could not Bee my. way clear to
support him."
? Walter Pierce today received a wire
from
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r Agricultural , rnliBM ' Btntin that it
would be impossible for him, to de
liver the oration here on the Fourth
he expected. Chairman Pierce Im
mediately called his committee ' to
gether and after canvassing the situ
tlon decided that in the person of
onr fellow townsman Chas. E. Coch
ru" we have an orator second fb none
nd the committee in a body called
"pon him and secured his acceptance.
, : SUXBirs GAMES.
8kf dale For Sunday Games In The
Amateur Leagae.' .
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iueen and the magnificent float pii!
bolic.of the Gjrande Renda Valley JKt
eight .in- the , "Spirit of the' Gol:f
West" fcaradeu Mlas.Raybjrn va3 ex
q'utnitely, gowned and gave the finish
ing touch of beauty to the magnifi
cence of the allegorical float built by
the' Commercial club.. V ;
Hundreds of thousands saw the
monstgr fcugar , beets, tool hwimo h
ries and Gran de" Ronde applet" Se
attle's gorgeous float alone surpassed
La Grande's in the pageant of things
beautlfuX The" float passed miles of
humanity advertising Vniou county
most effect! vely." -
ing to a report current In fraternal
(circles today. When Hickey was told
to salute the . flag he Is reported to
have said: "I do not salute that rag."
Hickey said he declined to respect the
flag since he was beaten some years
ago by the New York militia.
Musical Program.
. Under the direction of Mr. Frank
Bridges'" a special musical program
has been prepared by the Christian
church choir and other talent of the
cijy and will be rendered Sunday ev
ening at the!jchurch. All are invited
to attend. ::. .!. : . ; ' . s
Wlthycombe For Governor! ;
SALEM, Or., June 11. Dr. J. Withy
combe, saya that up to the present
time he : has not thought seriously
of being a candidate again for tin
Governorship ' on the Republican tic
ket in 1910 and knows nothing About
the petitions that are in circulation
asking him to make the run ' except
from hearsay. A petition r ot this
character was in circulation In Salem
Dr. Wlthycombe, "that I gave the mat
come a candidate for Governor, and It
was numerously signed and similar
petitions were in circulation all oter
the state." : V:-'.i
"There are so many aspirants for
the office for the next election, iwl.l
Dr. Whitycombe, ,"that I gave the mat
ter no thought so far as being a can
didate myself was concerned. . I have
numerous friends in Portland va-t oie
urging me to make the race .again,
but I would give them no satisfaction
and I presume, It is they who are
putting the petitions in circulation in
my behalf. As to whether or not I
will become a candidate, I' cannot toy
now. as It depends entirely upott what
conditions may develop between now
and the time for filing petitions of
nemlnatlon." i 5 4
games in the Amateur League for
Sunday, La Grande will cross bats
with Baker City at Baker, Cove will
pay Union "at Union, 'and Huntington
will play Elgin at Elgin.
. K Leader Sear Beaver.
OAKLEY. Kansas. '. June 11. The
Shawmut car, leading the New York
Exposition race, is stalled here today,
on account of rain. , The driver ex
pects to reach Denver tomorrow mor
ning. The other four cars will prob
ably reach Denver later the same day.
The horse show will be well worth
your while. At 1,:S0 tomorrow after
noon. " ; ,
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LA GRA1TD2, U2TI0N COUNTY, OTJl
Attorney (Vchran .Who Wl II
LU06EiEUM
SEATTLE RECEIVES ORDER v;
; AGGREGATING $250,(H)0
t ar Manufacturers of ' Chicago, St
Loub and Milwaukee Order Quar
ter Million Feet First Blgr Order
Received lu Northwest For Long
; Time Indicates - Revival In Lvoi.
' : berlng lodastry. 'v'; -; ; '
" SEATTLE,, ; June 11. Washington
lumbermen are highly pleased today
by eastern, news indicating a revival
of the lumber Industry." . The news
reached this city in the form of speci
fications for, lumber orders aggregat
ing over 12.000,000 feet wlhch deal
Is expected to bring into the North
west about $250,00, The specifications
came from the car manufacturers of
Chicago, St. " Louis and Milwaukee,
and Is the first big -lumber order re
ceived In ' Washington for . nearlr :i
year.) i y;"-,- '-, ;-:.'
The Milwaukee specifications state
that the materials are tor use in the
manufacture of fifteen hundred re
frigerator cars for the Northern Pa
cific railroad.; Another Inquiry Is
from the American Car and Foundry
Company of St. Louis for a bill of
lumber: aggregating 2,000,000 feet of
the best materials. Lumbermen be
lieve that the business in sight her
ads the return of the old time activity.
.: The special train bearing the busi
ness men of Chicago W, thejr .way
home from 4 a tour' of the west will
pass through La Grande . this after
WILSOX TS. GILIIAM. j .
- IX CIRCUIT COURT
! In the circuit court the' case of
John Wlson . vs. J. B. Gllham Is be
ing tried." Mr. Wilson alleges that
through the negligence of Mr. Gilhara,
county clerk at the time, to sign an
execution in connection with a Judg
ment which Wilson won against Cul
Staples some years ago, he. (Wilson)
lost the sum of $500.00, the amount
asked as damages in the present suit
Baistea Won.
The case of F. D. Haisten vs. It A.
UCH PLEASED
111 PASS THROUGH HERE TONIGHT
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FRIDAY, JU1TE 11, ICC 3.
Iclher The Oration on The Fourth.
SfSsts
STAYS CALIFOKMA LEGISLATE
is body of begesekates
Prominent Snfl'ragette Says What She
Thinks of Men Who Will Pass Meas.
ures Only As Personal Favors to
Fair Sex Declares Much Courage
is Required to go Before Lawma
lers of Golden State. V V '
OAKLAND, June 11. Mrs. Lillian
Coffin, . a prominent suffrage worker
of San Francisco, caused sensation
In suffrage circles by branding the
members of the state lerialatnm nt
California as "degenerates" at a meet
ing, of the amendment league. She
declared that ; the measure they de
sired passed by the legislators was de
serving, and-said: "If women secure
anything at the hands' of' the legislat
ure 't will be merely as a personal
favor. It requires courage to go be
fore a body of "degenerates" to plead
our cause. The splendid men In the
senate are In a minority.' - , , v
Entered Stock. -
f wscar canton and Elmer Baker, of
Summerville. ' were In the city this
afternoon. They entered stock lu the
horse show for tomorrow. They will
remain over until Monday. :
noon at 5:15,, They., will stop only
long enough to change engines. An
effort was made , to get the men to
stop here for an hour,; but It failed
at the last moment. . '
Crawford which went to the Jury last
evening at 5:30, was decided at 10
o'clock in favor of F. B. Haisten, The
facts seem to be that Ilalstei) rented
J. B. Officer the stove, and during Of
ficer's shady actions for which he Is
now serving ; time ; at Salem he sold
this rented stove with other goods to
Crawford, who refused to turn over
the stove on- Ilalsten's demand and
Haisten replevied the property, hence
the suit. V .-
1 Remmeber the horse show.
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. . The . prc'cessloh'. of. the Floats o
Nations in the coams Fourth- of
July I'ttrr.du promiaa to Uf fi e ninst
j;oi-bous and bi'illlant iasennt';ev:
seen in Eastern" Oregon. Every puh-
Ic 'spirited... woman 'Interested in ih'e
advancement of Ia Grande's .reputa
tion., asa. xits,. capable. t.uiitt.lnrj).i
rt-'Kood; celebration"" as entPrtalninent
for her guests, is expected to be ready
o answer to culls from the following
chairmen to assist in decorating floats.
The liBt as arranged Is as follows:
t'nited States . Mrs. O. E. Silverthorn
The Philllpplnea ..Mrs. Geo. Cochran
Alaska . ,4 . . ..... . , .Mrs, N. Molitor.
France . . . . .".".Mrs. Bridgfls
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TERPR1SE UEETIE3C BEARS FRUIT
SALEM, June 11. Since the mat
ter of the reasonableness of the wool
rates enforced by the Southern Pa
cific and the O. R. & N". was taken
up by the railroad commission, three
new tariffs have been filed by the two
NORMAL ISSTRCCTOHS V
; WILL LEAVE O'tEGDSf
' r ASHLAND, Or.,'. June lt.v v ' land
,eople In general and frienWof the
normal schools In particular expect
that the close of the normal schools
inOregon, by reason of the failure
of the last legislature to make appro
priations for their support, will only
be temporary, but meantime many
of the most valuable instructors are
to be lost to this state Besides Presi
dent Shafer, who is going to Penn
sylvania Professor ,11. H. Wardrlp,
teacher of manual training at the Ash
land Normal for two years past,' has
been called to a good position In San
Bernardino,'. Cal., where he is de
sired to take charge of and reorganise
the high school along; modern lines
and , introduce the manual - training
system therein, Professor Wardrlp
having a brUIant record in this branch
of the school work . , V
, ' Ettglnemea Ileld Besponhlble.
Superintendent D. W. Campbell un
der bulletin has made public the find
ings of the report of the Board of In
quiry regarding the derailment of
Train No. ' 6 between Telocaset and
North Powder on May 5 in which the
tender, mall , car, two baggage cars
and three coaches were derailed, The
board held that Engineer L. Given was
responsible for the failure to confine
the speed of the train to confirm, to
special Instructions covering this par
ticular location. V 'Vi''.:;'.-. V
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, Tomorrow at .1 o'efock there will
assemble at the corner of Elgth and
M streets some of the finest stock ever
seen in Union county. The" prospects
for the; flnest horse show In thesis
tory of Eastern Oregon are very bright
indeed. The program which has been
arranged is one of the best yet. .The
reviewing stand where the horses will
be Judged and the prizes awarded 1b
at the corner of Adams avenue and
Elm street. Dr. J. Wlthycombe, who
will act as Judge, will arrive in La
Grande tonight or in the morning. The
marshals -bf the day are: A. A. Rob
erts. II. W. Stein, F. P. Chllders, Fred
Gasklll and D. C. Brlchoux. - Those
who will participate in the parade will
aasemlU at 1 o'cock and be in readi
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Gorniau'y" .
Turkey '.'..
Italy
Bpf in ....
England .'.
Scotland , .
. . .lvfsl LV'T'ohu'c
.......Mrs. V. T.. Swunty
. .Mrs. Ceo. Cleaver""
.Mrs. W. 11.' ttu'iHicnkamp
..Mrs. A. S. Ge(UU-
...'. . .""The Rurns Society
.........Mrs. J. II. -Pearo
Ireland
Switzerland
, ...Mrs. M. Anthony
Greece ':, , . . , . , .Mrs. Fred Currej
Macabees . . , . i
;....mrs. Frank linker
Japan ............ Resident Japanese ;
China s ....... . . . . . .Resident Cbinesa
Mrs.'W. R. Jones ia the general chair
man of this division of the. parade.
For any informution or assistance the
ladles may need , in arranging their
floats they will apply to him.
companies, making substantial roduc-
Hions. Unless further eomptaiiita are
received the matter of wool tariff
wilf receive no .'further, attention.
Wool has been taken from claBs ratoa
on the O. R. & N. and made a com
modity rate. ?
itllEUE FEASIBLE
EGINEEIt FOl'SD ONE PER t'EAT
GRADE ACROSS MOUNTAINS
Scheme .Promulgated by Coos .Bay
, Folks May" Bear Fruit Engineer fa
Charge of Survey Says no Trouble
to Cross Mountains Work WUI be
1'roseeated With Ylgor Twenty
Miles Already Surveyed. ,
MARSIIF1ELD, Oregon, June 11,
Chief Engineer F. A. Haines, of the'
Coos Bay-Oregon-Idaho railway who
was out with a gang of surveyors,
stated today that twenty miles of road
are surveyed, including two differ
ent summits. He finds that he can
getover the range . with a grade of
teas than one per cent, making the
difficulty of , getting over the moun
tains to Douglas county riot as great
as feared. Another surveying gang
will probably be - put Into the field
and more money will be solicited to,
carry the work on' quickly.
ness to start promptly at 1:30.
The program follows:
. . Formation of Parade.
La Grande Band, Ladles Saddle
Horses, Gentlemen's Saddle Horses,.
Double Driving Teams. Single Drivers,
Work Horses and Mules, Stallions
shown U Halters, Mares shown to
Halter, Mares with Colts. !
Assemble at corner of Elgth and M,
proceed north to Adams avenue, up
Adams to Second, south on Second to
Main, east on . Main to Depot, down
Depot to Adams, and up Adams to re- .
vinewing stand. -
Attend the hrose show tomorrow af
ternoon. There will be some fine ani
mals on exhibition. 1 '
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