VOLUME VIII.
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE.,
THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1909
NUMBER 205.
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RACES
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SKIP THIS CITY
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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