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VOLUME VIII. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE., THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1909 NUMBER 205. m RACES TO SKIP THIS CITY D FORI CAB! WILL AVOID SWIXG TO LA GRANDE local Garage Man Will Pilot Ford I lass Through The Valley Yet Pos sible That Other Entries May Come This YVay, But Sot . Likely Cars Due lu Union County ext Sunday ' or Monday Disappointment rife JJecause Koutes Were Changed. i It is now almost a certainty that the cars of the Guggenheim New York-to-Seattle auto race wHl not pass lurougu La urauue, as it is announcd Aknf at laast nnA rlnRR nf rflrci will y i mat " v .ukM. " - ... i3 go across the valley from North Pow der to Summervllle and thence out of the valley through the Toll Gate. Mr. Lund, of Seattle, manager of the two Ford cars was in La Grande Sunday, securing pilots for the two cars. I . C. Smith was engaged in this rapacity from North Powder to the Toll Gate. The cars are due through the valley next Sunday or Monday. They are somewhere in the vicinity of Pocatello today, ahd the last report was that the two Fords were In the lead. It was (julte a disappointment to the local automobile enthusiasts that La Grande was not on the route, as it would be quite a treat to view the famous cars. It is possible that La Grande may get to see the other en tries In the race but it Is Improbable, as they have been following In the path of the Fords. Each of the Ford cars carry two drivers and since they left Kansas City having been running day and night. The drivers sleep In the car and never Ret out unless it Is neces sary, carrying their meals with them and eating on the road. PRICE GATES IS BADLY HURT Price Gates was all but killed this morning when a frightened horse which he was driving, shied suddenly at a passing train and precipitated the rider into the Grande Ronde river where very serious injuries were in- mciea py jagged rock edges. In I company with Robert Newlin, Mr. Gates was traveling up the river on a f.shing juncket, when, on reaching the lower end of the new grade be low Perry, a passing train frightened Mr. Gates' mount. He was unseated with great force and landed on the bottom of the river. In the fall he struck his head on the rocks and In flicted ugly gashes in his head, the chief one being a seven-inch cut on the scalp that laid bare the skull. Aside from this wound, he is hurt internally In th retnn nf tc!:, but the extent of It cannot be ascer tained yet. He was hurried to Ba con & Hall's office for treatment. It is thought several ribs Were fractured. It is almost marvelous that the vic tim' of the accident was not killed outright. mrr III ILL (III LEARNS VALUABLE FACTS ABOUT STREET FAIRS Returns From Pendleton Loaded With Facts to Solve Local County Fair Problem CALHOUX TRIAL OYER. Final Arguments on Doth Sides Heard This Afternoon in Lonir (ace. SAN FRANCISCO, June 17 The concluding argument in the defense of Patrick Calhoun's trial came at 19:ir. this morning, when A. A. Moore, sur rendered the floor to Heney. Afte." a half hour recess, Heney opened thw final closing argument. The committee of the Commercial club which visited Pendlnioi yestei day with a view of securing iiifornia ton relative to the details and man ner of conducting- their district fair which has been has been so success ful financially and otherwise, held In the city without races, returned last nleht. The committee met Secretary Thom as Fitzgerald, who spent several hours In going over the details. The Pen dleton fair will be held this year from September 27 to October 2. Their premium books are now being distrib uted. They bill their fair Iko n cr cus, using large multl colored pos ters spending no less than $200 for all kinds of advertising. They hold their fair m the very heart of the business district, hav ing a space 100 by 200 feet, exactly one half a block. In addition to this they have the use of a street which adjoins this space and the entire space is covered with canvas, wh'.cn is re moved after the fair Is over. The PORTER IS STILL AT LARGl OLD ORDINANCE stock are all exhibited under this can vas. Last year they had over 70 boxes for the horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry. Their fair runs un entre week and last year the total atten dance was In excess of 27,000. The admission price is fifteen cents for adults and 10 cents for children. liie county and city works in per-1 feet harmony, the county contributing ; $1,000 annually and the city gives the fair all the liceuse money from the concessions. During the last three years the surplus after paying all ex penses amounted to $1,800. Special attractions are ar 'mu-ed for each day. Last vear they had what they termed political day, and many of the prominent speakers of the state including the governor was present. School day was another winner, ev ery attendant in the public schools of Vmatilla and Morrow county were ad mitted free one day. Horticultural Day with representatives from state SHAN IKO, June 17. Up to a late hour this morning no denude trace of the Negro porter Brooks, w'uj r.vt and wounded Bernard Tramb'ill and John McLaughlin, of Illinois Cenuhl railroad, has been found 11 j lu !ie lleved to be hiding l: tha ruffed country around Shanka -.vhi-h o.ld be easy to do. Authorities say It la Impossible to escape, as he must auk for food or Btarve to death. Word from the Portland hospital where McLaughlin and Trumbull are being treated say the two men are resting comfortably, and will recover. Bloodhounds from the Walla Walla penitentiary will probably be brought here. 7GT 1" AT ALL lJlJtfcI. TO BE ENFORCED ANTMIKE CRACKER LAW STIRS IP UNCERTAINTY (Continued to Page 8). I'at'Ganey Not so Seriously Injured , as Was First Reported. Pat Garvey, the section foreman at Hilgard, who fell from the Red path hotel In Spokane yesterday, is not so seriously Injured as was first reported. Railroad men who came from Spokane this morning report that while Mr. Garvey Is Injured seriously in one arm he will soon be out of the hospital as sound as ever. , t hief of Police Raj burn Will Enforce Measure Recently Discovered, Ub less Council Amends It Immediately Merchants Have Laid by Large Stock And Hundreds Would be Lost I'uless Special Legislation by Couu cil Follows Promptly. Move to California. Mr. and MrB. William Tillman ex pect to leave this evening for Cali fornia where they will make their future home. oulr TWO NEW AUTOS. J. C. Henry and A. P. Davis Each Hnu New Roadsters For Use. Two Chalmers-Detroit cars' arrived In La Grande today. One, a run-abou:, is for County Judge J. C. Henry, and the other one a car similar In every respect to the one owned by L. II Russell, is for A. P. Davis. The Hen ry car Is rather unusually built, as compared with cars already hero. TP DAYTON HONORS WRIGHT. Whistles Blow And Crackers Explode While Aviators March. DAYTON, Ohio., June 17 'Vith whistles blowing, firecrackers explod ing, troops parading, Dayton is today celebrating the aeronautic achieve ments of the Wright brothers, lhe brothers rode In the Van Cleave Park automobile, with characteristic ein barrasment when they heard praises sung. C PLEASE OWNERS CLOVER CREEK IS ESPECIALLY FORTUNATE. Farmers There Only Now Recovering From Recent Losses. Mr. C. Olsen, who spent a tew hours in La Grande this morulng, says the crops in the southern end of the county are better than for years, and that on Clover Creek, they are better than In any other part of that section. Some two years ago a heavy hailstorm swept the Clover Ceeek valley, and destroyed thousands of dollars worth of grain for the farmers, Mr. Olsen among the number, and many of them are Just recovering from the loss. If the prospects for a bumper crop their I this year are ralized, they will all be well fixed again. . ST. PETERSBURG, June 17. Fir ing upon the British steamship North burg, a torpedo boat accompanying the Czar's yacht Standart to Pitkitpas Bay to meet the Kaiser, an English sailor was injured last night, accord ing to the advices received here today. The shot was fired because Captain Robertson, commanding the North burg, refused to heed the torpedo boat's warning to stay away from the bay, where the Russian and German rulers are to meet today. , News re garding the incident Is closely cen sored. According to the meager report here the Northburg was in the waters from which all foreign vessels are barred penf'ra a meeting .of the monarchs when Bhe was struck by the torpedo boat. Captain Robertson paid no at tention to the command, the torpedo boat fired, hitting the English ship's stack, and Injuring a sailor. Packets of two rulers entered the bay today and escorted by warships representing both nations, , at the same time ex changed salutes. The Czar then boarded his barge and went to the German yacht Hohenzollern, where a conference was held. It is understood politics were the chief topic. The Czar was accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Iswolsky, and other chief advisors. T $2.00. $2.00. A x Hand Bags W FEATURES l'RESUYTERIAN MINISTER HOME FROM TRIP. SCALP BOUNTIES SECURED SEVERAL ENTITLED TO THESE WARRANTS ALREADY. CRUISER HERE FOR UNCLE SAM GREAT DECREASE IN ENTRIES UNDER NEW LAW. Man Who Appraises Timber And Stone Claims In La Grande. A, government cruiser Ib in La Grande today for the purpose of ap praising some timber and atone land. Under the new law it is necessaey for a government agent to appraise the value of the claim and the applicant can use his own judgment about ma king entry. Reclever Eberhard states that there (Continued on page S.) a couple of days ago City Attorney' Baker Discovered an ordinance among the archives of the city that stelctly prohibits, within the city limits, the , firing of any thing in the nature of crackers, bombs, scjuibs, pin wheels, in Bhprt, anything at all that could be called fireworks, with the single ex-, ception that it lie within the power of the mayor to grant permission, specifying time and place, to fire can non on holidays or other public oc casions. Since the discovery of the old ordinance, which, by the way, has , never been enforced, the matter has been in abeyance. Chief Rayburn de- clares that he Is compelled to enforce the ordinance, and that he will do so. He Is of the opinion that the only way out of the difficulty will be for the council to amend the ordin ance. Members of the Council and Mayor Hall, while not in the least in clined to consider ttye ordlance of no effect or unenforceable, feel that it would be rank injustice to carry out Its provisions at this time. Several dealers have laid In heavy stocks of ' fleeworks, and of necessity' must pay for them when the bills fall due. To ' prohibit the use of fireworks now, and . eoseiuently to stp their sale vftuli; work, a hardship on the dealers of which no fair minded person would r approve. The dealers are not seeking j ' any special favors at the hands of the council or the citizens, and If apprised in lime of the existence of such an ordinance as the one in ques tion would have cancelled their or ders for the forbidden merchandise.; But now that the stocks have b-sen received and the sale of them alreaur begun, they have good grounds for,, feeling that they have a right to . whatever profit may be made from the ; sale. of what the young folks so earn--estly covet. It is probable, in view of the public sentiment agatpst the use of present day firework, that another year will find La Grande entirely with, out them. It is understood that after' the present season, a majority ot the . council are in favor of the enforcement of some such ordinance as la now on the books. ALL THE NEW STYLES. We have a large line of new hand bags that we or. coii of nnp-linlf nriee and less. We aiC gUAXlg DVll X. ill i have displayed this line of bags on the big table m j marked them "Your Choice lor Twn nrtiinr . Whether or not you need cue at 2 present, you cannot afford to miss this sale. . Twenty J or more differtn kinds, uaii ana see mem. $2.00. DRUQ JTORE $2.00. HILL'S LA GRANDE, OREGON ,Mt Attended Brotherhood Meeting in Port land During Tour. Dr. and Mrs. S. W. Seeraann return' ed thls morning from a tour taking them over the Northwest, permitting attendance at the Presbyterian Broth erhood meeting in Portland and a visit to the A-Y-P. at Seattle. In regard to the success of the latter visit, the doctor affirms the fair is a very cred itable one. The grounds are beautr ful he says, and the buildings pretty. While perhaps not as extensive In its scope as the Chicago, and St. Louis expositions, the Seattle fair is well worth the time and expense required to make the visit. The Brotherhood meeting was ex tremely successful from every stand point, and permanent organization of state and coast organizations will be made soon. Young Brothers of Hilgard Claim (( ward For Cougars Killed. Buys School Equipment The Ladd Canyon school district has purchased a Waterbury heating and ventilating apparatus from Manuel Snider of this city. In a year's lime all districts will see the necessity of having these equipments. Supplies for the issuance of scalp bounty warrants were received at the county clerk's office this morning and Mr. Wright at once began to write out wareants for which claim-uus have already appeared. The larger 'Vf.i- rants were Issued to the Yojir broth ers of Hilgard for $10.00 ejeh for the destruction of three cougais recently. Ix)u Gassett brought in yesterday the skins of six cayote pups w'.iu n he ww while crawling along the ivaJ in n hay stack. He killed the hill's var mints with a pitchfork. Ther.i has teen considerable delay in the pr til ing of the warrants and supo'iled, but now the clerk's office is ready 10 is sue said bounty warrants to all ri&Iu clamants therefor; that s. o all ice the firstof February and who ;nf8e:its the scalps at the office w;ldii six months of the killing of the- animals. ! I: m&i Sewing Machine Supplies m Needles Shuttles and Bobbins for use in All Makes c Sewing Machine. Services at School lloase. Pastor W. H. Gibson will preach at the Iowa school house at 3 o'clock next Sunday. i Hardware e land i Furniture I W. H. B0HNENKAMP Co. I VrarV Needle y Threader A "Boye" Needle Threader rca. n w, oco. , Simple. durb!. utnmat!o. . . Is threads any needle lwelt even In the 4w. , Motaluabloof all attachment. , No twlBtlaK. bltiotf or outtlog thread, , r, II i, .-r. l: li m I :.l 4- li-