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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1909)
IS" CROP OF SUCAR BEETS THE WALLOWA CROP FINE FINEST SHOWING IN HISTORY SMALLER . ACREAGE BIT FAR GREATER YIELDS. Outlook Remarkable Everywhere Beets Hare Been Planted. "Simply marvelous," Is the way Field Superintendent F. S. Bramwell characterized the . 1909 stand of su gar beets In Union county, before taking his departure this morning - for, Enterprise where he ha ,' ten tative yield. His c rops over.' that county are reported to be ei well. ; . , ..... , - ;J "Never Before In the hist gar; beets in this county," afurmea tne . superintendent, "has the yield been tsq prolific as right now, and with any thing like favorable weather from this time on, the output of sugar this seas on will be enormous." Of course the acreage is lesB this year than in the past years, but where greater acerage 'prevailed in years past, greater crops will be the rule tltlB year. "' ' ' In view of the fact that the factory was about to be moved last Bpring be cause of profit-killing business,' the promise of an excellent output this year has a double meaning for it not NEW FANCY Bfoken ITYSHOE. THE only ln.ures determination of the fi nancially losing career, but will' go ""rus noiding the factory here when the question comes up again next year, it I8 yet too early to es timate the crop's total, but it will be remarkably large, unless, of course subsequent weather Is detrimental to proper maturing of the beets. ' UNIQUE MARRIAGE RECORD. Married Once Every 11 Years of 77 he Has Lived Is The Pace Set FRESNO, Calif., June 28.-Vhen Sylvester B. Breese, Is married tomor row to Miss Melinda Goodsie, of Santa Rosa, he will have establish! a unique record of one marriage for every 11 years on the 77 he has lived. His first wife died In 1880. The next Ave were lost by divorces, secured by him. LLtAH-UP DAY PARK CLCB WILL ELECT A TREAS URER. Important meeting of Members Next Wednesday Afternoon. A meeting of the Park Association will be held at the Commercial club rooms on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 to elect a treasurer and to decide on what day they will hold their clean-up day at the park site. All members are urgently requested to be present and also those" that desire to become mem bers are invited to be in attendance, ami cast, their voter- Xleanup day will be n notable event in the history of parkdom, and unique methods of securing the desired ends will be resorted to. Read the Observer. CA ES MEETING ' V ' Minis SHIRIWAISIS STYLES, LONG SLEEVE, WHITE AND PATTERNS, 68c AND UP. , SHOES , A LINE THAT IS SURE TO INTEREST YOU, . FOR OUR BROKEN LINES CONTAIN NO SHOD: DY SHOES BOUGHT FOR A SALE, BUT EVERY PA9IR IS A GOOD STYLE AND A HIGH QTJAL- LADIES SHOES 93c AND UP. W 1 CHILD'S SHOES 89c AND UP. x "MEN'S'SHOES $lT95DUP. BOY'S $1.68 AND UPT f COME THIS WEEK AND SEE THEM. YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS THIS BARGAIN EVENT. ' - THE FAIR STORE THAT SAVES YOU LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE., I -i DLYMPIASO I!! FIJBUSTER LFTLE DONE IN SENATE TWO NEEDED VOTES MISSING SCHIVELY IMPEACHMENT PAPERS ; WORK SLOWLY. BOTH HOUSES PLfcV WAITING GAME Slim Attendance at Meeting of Leg. Isiature Today. OLYMPIA, June 23. The latest phase lu the Impeachment trial of Schively this afternoon Is a concerted movement to Induce lilm to resign, thus relieving the legislators of the promising long session. OLYMPIA, June 28. Indications are that little will be accomplished . by the legislature which convenes at .2: 30 this afternoon. Both houses will prob ably play the waiting game, and hope has been abandoned by the admin istration forces that the two need votes to pass the Palmer bill In the senate, abolishing the office of the in surance commissioner, can be secur ed. Meigs said today he had .not yet made up the cor.miittee of aevt n to prepare the articles of .Impeachment underFriday's resolution. A slim at tendance is predicted. C. Lu Lwis, the Hllgard postmaster, came down from the mountain - city this morning to transact business. MONEY. 1I0NDAY, " 1 1 - - - - FALL FH1 HORSE lil PROVE FATAL UNION BOY IS INJURED IS STILL FAMILY CALLED TO HIS BEDSIDE TODAY. SKULL FRACTURED B THE FALL After-Horse Race Accident, at North Powder Is Serious. NORTH POWDER, June 28. (Snec- lalj Frank Harris aged 22, and the son of the well known Harris family Union, Is at the Radium Snrinirs sanatorium this afternoon, hovering between life and death In an uncon scious state as the result of an acci dent yesterday at this place. Mr. Harris and Leo Mann were returning from a horse race meet just outside town, and both were riding one horse. t Making a sharp curve on the corner, the animal fell throwing the riders. Mann was considerably, but. not seriously bruised. Harris how ever, has sustained a fracture of the skull, and it may be necessary to perform an operrtlon to lift the bone eff the Jia'.i., lie was taken to the hotelln ra- 3 c" Dr. Irwin, and this morning Doctor .Meyers of Union, and May of the sanatorium took the young man to the sanatorium for reatment. At a late hour this afternoon Harris had not regained his consciousness. and his family has been called to his bedside, s Hopes for recovery are not entertained. ... . , , North Pawder Boy Dies. -, Glen Olson, eight-year-old son of Mr. and Albert Olson of Clover Creek, near North Powder, died yesterday, and was buried this afternoon. Tariff Schedule Ended. WASHINGTON, June 28. The end of the tariff schedules was reached this afternoon and adjournment' ta ken until tomorrow when the corpora tion tax will be considered. BULLETS1IZIS STRIKERS SEEM TO CONTROL THE SITUATION. , Not a Car Running In The Rig City of Pittsburg Today. ' PITTSBURG, June 28. Fourteen strike breakers employed by the Pitts burg Railway company were driven from one of the company's barns by a mob of armed strikers today, a full- sade of shots was exchanged. Court Detective . Englebert j was seriously wounded. ,. At Complete SUndHtllL Not a car is running today, and the strikers seem to control the situation. Both sides are holding meetings in hope of reaching a settlement. OLD DIAMOND DEAD. Family Driving Horse of A. C Hun tington Died Saturday. Diamond, the well known family driving horse of A. C. Huntington, died Saturday night Diamond has been in TS JUNE 23, 1903. over twenty years, and was purchased at the Sterling sale at Island City, be ing a get of Anvlll one of the best stallions ever brought to this valley. He was only sick a tew hours. He was Just a littl over 29 years of age and fr reliability and a general util ity family horse had few equals. Former La Grande Man Pies. Mrs. Hanna Rogers writes from Santa Crui that Russell Hlgglnson, who at one time was a druggist in La Grande, died at Bellingham, May It, of typhoid. Mr. Hlggiuson was a partner with Mr. Rogers in the drug business here. Buys Impounded Hon. At the sale of an Impounded horse, conducted by -Chief Rayburn this af ternoon, E. E. Grout was the highest bidder, paylnor t4 '''r:.:"".':':'':' f. H. FINN, FIRST MAYOR, TO CO TO METROPOLIS. Blazed .Trail In Local Attorney His tory, And as Executive. La Grande will lose one of Its pion eer families and the pioneer attorney of the city on August first, when C. H. Finn will move to Portland to open an oBlce in that city. His office will be closed permanently on July first. Was The FIrt Mayor.. C. H. Finn was the. first mayor ot La Grande, and Incidentally is the only man to hold that office three suc cessive terms. In addition to that he is the pioneer attorney of the -city Twenty-seven years ago he came here to open an office. J. D. Slater, who is also one of the first lawyers, was not then admitted to the bar, and present City Attorney J. F. Baker waa at that time practicing in Union. 'Mrs. Finn will accompany the at torney to Portland and during ; the summer and they will make their fu ture, home there. During their long residence in the city, both have won places of distinction In matters legal, and things society. In Portland Mr. Finn will form b partnership with Leroy Lomax, for several years district attorney of Ba ker county, and well known in La Grande. THE DALLES MAN FRISKED OF FAT ROLL. Two Thieves Oct" Away From Peace ; Upholders After Steal. PORTLAND, June 28. Hundreds of persons in the main waiting room of the Union depot today witnessed a melodramatic robbery of F, A. Seufert, the millionaire canneryman of The Dalles, Oregon, followed by a rough and tumble fight between the victim and the thief. Seufert took a roll of hills from his pocket to buy a ticket home. A moment later a thief seized the roll from his pocket, and handed it to a pal, who ran, Seufert seized the other man, and engaged in a fight. In the .meantime a policeman caught the man who had the money, and lock ed him in a temporary Jail. While the police and Seufert were looking for the other man, the prisoner kicked his way out of the temporary Jail and escaped. Both are missing. PIOHEER WILL CO TO PORTLAND ROBBERY AHD FICHT III EEPOT NUMBER 21 WILL PLAT ALL DARLEY COMES BACK ESTABLISH SOUTHERN GRADE SELECT DEFIMTE ROUTE THIS "'"": EYENING. PLAT WILL PflDVE VALUABLE ASSET Noticeable. Reviving of Irrigation Fev . ' et Every where,; ,v'- Engineer Darley Is in. La Grande ready to curry ou the policy of the board of directors of the Irrigation project to hurry matters with utmost ; haste. He arrived this morning, and, when tomorrow morning's expresa ' brings the required instruments from Portland, he will commence the final and permanent settlement of data rel ative to the district to be covered by the south ditch leaving the river ft Oro Dell. He has already run preliminary lines for the canal and laterals, 'but the directors have not accepted- tils recommendations. This will be don at a meeting tonight, and th;n, know-, tng which of the proposed routes will be adopted, the engineer, will establish the gvfute and plat the entire region. In this way, the. directors can, go to a farmer and make It clear to him, Just what "40", or "80" is under tha reach o fthe laterals, and supply any information the buyer wishes to know. In the Meantime, preparations for running the north ditch survey will be laid. -. , -, ,;.'"'-; ''.' ' Things are humming In irrigation circles, and from now on, it will be a constant rush toward the goal-actual realization of water on thousands of Grande Ronde valley land. TWELYE DIE OF HEAT. Terrible Suffering From Excessive Heat In Chicago Last 24 Hours. CHICAGO, June 28. Twelve per- ' sons died in Chicago as a result of the .. heat the last 24 hours, according to a Coroner report today, mrcury hov- V ering about 90 all yesterday, and. 89 ; this morning. ... "ri . ;-, :, V -. . 5 Heney to Portland. PORTLAND, June 28. Heney Is en route to Portland, accompanied by his wife and a physician, in accord ance with his promise that as soon as a verdict in the Calhoun trial was re ported he would, come .north as ad visory attorney for the Portland Dally News, which has been sued for libel by "William Hanley. The latter's at torney Is C. E. S. Wood. TheNewa charged that Hanley illegally fenced I one thousand acres of land In Harney county, Oregon. - Error In Score. , f ; In writing up the base ; ball scort in the game between the Barbers and the Band Boys this morning we er- rored in saying that the score was 22 to 2. Harry Meyers ot the Barbera says that the score .was 17 to 2 and pretty near 3 as he, Meyers, almost made a score and would have, had there not been three out. ! Quits The Circus. II. S. Clarke, who has been "with the Sells-Floto shows, left the clrc.ua at this place and will probably locate in La Grande, y Suffers Operation. ' ; Mrs. Do Llle Green underwent usL operation at the Grande Ronde hos pital this afternoon to have' a tumor WATER D1STRIC . 1 -V-7. :' 11 ' ' ':'') I? - ' . ' . ? f 1 41 if If I the possession of Mr. Huntington for Read the Observer. removed. ' 4 -