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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1909)
A Ay LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE., WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1CC9.; NUMBER 222. 7 7 flf Y "a. ?JL KMIT OTlEEF FMR protection for" Ill-All UK HUHNS v --.v.v:frf- All nFRfHAfJK SADDEST CASE IN COUNTY OTMlflFATH UXT.FUFKIHR GIRL SUCCUMBS BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR O'CLOCK. BOY DEPARTS AT MIDNIGHT HOUR Parents Grief Stricken t Loss of En- tire Family. Grim death visited the Bert oiiver family ' at gummerville for the third timp last night between the hours of ,11 and 12, and took away the only re, mainlng child of a family of three which lived hale and - hearty at 6 o'clock Sunday V night.'- The - third death occurred at midnight, while the second happened between 5 and 6 p'clock last evenlng 'and the first at he time of the Are when the infant was Incinerated. The whole affair is me the saddest of Its kind in Un--ounty's history. Hope was held it 'tor recovery of the two older chil ia who were seriously burned by fire Sunday night, but last even complications set in and quickly ad the existence of the girl. The erlng parents, themselves severe iurned, then hitched their hopes centered their prayers on the life he boy, who even at that time gave jcatlon of surviving, but death e, notwithstanding, and at mid ,jjt, life left the suffering child, "rents Grief Stricken. ' ITerlng In body, the parents are t uay grief-stricken and though the t!re county is united in sympathy, :-tb, ? mental suffering and heart pains . art not abutted. Fni ral Tomorrow. ' j 1 two bodies will be laid away to- morr w at 10 o'clock from the San- ... lerson home. ;", ; , -, The parents are burned most seri ously about the hands, and reports brought from Summerville today say that there is little danger of com plications with them. HAY TO IHeWillUaveCuslh i man's Successor ' j - to Legislature . r- ; BtLUNGHAM,. July 7. The . mat ter "of" selection -of' a' successor to Congressman Cushman "will be left entirely to the legislature. No writ will be Issued by the Governor at this time. The Governor arrived here in an automobile with his family, and aid If the legislature leaves the mat ter n his hands, he will call an elec tion 1 la November. The Governor thinks the people are tired of elec tions, and will not want one unless f necessary. "2z'rs.mAi- ouiiiiiiidjiuii u liiujuuiu bin Lowell Williamson, who yesterday went to Imbler .to work on a farm, was detained from going to work by ran and in the Interim decided to split some wood. He Is now home for eiaiu, lor untortunately he gashed his foot severely vwith an axe. His friends say the axe is a new weapon for his hands. He will be fully recup erated however to don the moleskins next fall. ' SENATE READY TO HEAR VOTE WASHINGTON, July 7The sen- fltft TTlflflo ftlirh mnlH nrnoraaa arUd "r11, i'vQvua t nil the tariff bill today, that Aldrlch this afternoon announced he expected the bill would pass within a few hours. Early today, Aldrich announced his plan of expediting the-woTfc"He su gested all amendments agreed to by" the. senate sitting as a committee of the whole, which are not objected to,r be grouped and voted on at the same time. .. ? ;'.' -V;V,. ' , ' Boundary Disputes. ' ; ST. JORN, B., July 7. The inter J national commission appointed for the purpose today resumed considera tion of the St. John river boundary deputes. , ' . .,' . ; ' . TIED HEAVY CHAINS ABOUND THE RAILS. HeaTy Freight Train " Arerts Serious . Passenger Wreck. COLFAX, July 7, A , bold attemni was made to wreck an early electric passenger train on ;the Spokane In land road from' Colfax to-Spokane, at Harpole tunnel this morning. -', The would-be wreckers'tled aheav wrecking chain, three times ardun a rail on jthe outside of a , sharp: curve and the entrance to the tunnel.;. ; For tunately a;rreight trin" drawn by. a heavy electric motor ' proceeded the passenger. . The .wheeU cut the chain in twor"ileVaIlinfir the caboose- arid sev'r eralcars without serious damage. . Detectives ( failed to find any trace of the- men. i " , if ' ' - .-..... ' - . I .V..'. . ': . ' Fhonograph Comiwny Fails. ' ".HARTFORD, " ' Conn., July ' 7. A tiearWgwiII be 'hfeld- here today pn the 'matter of the appointment of a permanent receiver for the Leeds & Catl In company, of MIddletown, manu facturers of phonographs and records. Tr Improve MIssonrL " YANKTON, 8. D.f July 7. ProJecU for the Improvement of the, "Big Mud dy," with the view of rendering It navigable, are under discussion at the meeting here today of the Missouri River Navigation Congress. The ses sion will last, three days. Omaha will probably get next year's convention. T HSPUE MVUKABLE NOW IB STREET FAIR IN LA GRANDE MERE TECHNICALITY IS ALL THAT HOLDS UP. MUST. HAVE SITEgBT JULY 15TH Suitable Option Secured Sometime, Hence Certainty. - T A . m?re ijtechnlcali thai can vbe overcome In tne simplest mannernow stands' in jthe' way of holding the next county fair In the streets cf La Grande this fall.; At a meeting of the fair commission held Mate yesterday afternoon, the hopes of street fair promoters were all but realized, when the commission decided to acquiese with the promoters, provided that the promoters :.can. show, within a few days, that they have a suitable' place on "which, to hold the fair. The com mission gave until July 15 in which to secure, : the site, and If such is Bnown oy that titne,( they will permit the county - fair to' be held ' In La Grande.'' -,''."'. , .v.-.; v'. Grounds Already Seenred. , , ;, .'' .;-.r. ": a :,;? An option has already been secured by. the promoters on a favorable site. and between n,oW and the'lSth insUnt, the option will be clinched. Such be ing the case it is almost, an assured fact that the fair will be held, here this year and a'new era in fairdom- simllar to that which characterizes almost evry"puBtlc enterprise In Un ion county of late will be onened. Street fair popularity in,all northwest towns Is too familiar tothe average reader ,to need any elucidation, here,, DEAF UK IS LIHEBXRGER .STRICKEN AT ;:VMPH.suiiDiy 'y ; Suffering ,f rom' some malady which ... the.' Joseph doctbrs failed. to (diagnot8e, Oscar'LinebargeV the deaif mute whose parelifs llv? in Ladd'Canyon, y was brhji)ntifrom Joseph .on. the, after--nohttraiiiti He1 Was taken to the hos pital where local physicians will treat him'." The" disease 'resembles a pois oning from a poisonous weed. His sister and brother accompanied him out from Joseph. Earthqaake ia France. , PARIS, July 7JA large area of France bordering on the' Mediterran ean was shaken by an earth quake this afternoon. The shock lasted sev eral seconds, but no deaths -are re ported. ' A heavy rainstorm accom panied it. ,'" ' .; : !" " " " ' '''. SERIOUSLY ILE . r. f r( --,4 ,m .-en. y . . SEVERAL DEAD OR HURT WOMEN CLINGING TO LIMBS APPEALS FOR HELP SENT OUT TO NEARBY TOWNS. RESCUE PARTIES IHl' HCLD DISK Residents Flee to Housetops While Others go Under. ' KANSAS CITY, July 7. Flood wa-tera- from Grand River and' Big Creek have inundated the town of BattenB burg; Mo., during the night, and ap peals for aUt have been received here, and St. Josuph today.- ' , ;, It is reported many persons are drowned and ' driven to roofs. - The town was under 10 feet of water when the appeal - was received, and rising rapidly. ' , '.''.'-"' . . -Six Workmen Drown. . GALLATIN, Mo.., July 7. Six work men are missing, and It Is feared they were swept' awy by .a flood of the Grandi River 'last night They were sent to keep driftwood from a bridge, and couldn't be found this morning. , 'Three persons are known to be dead at Pattonsburg, the heart of the flooded district, and many are Injured. Relief 'parties halted four' miles from 1 Pattonsburg.' 1 Refugee farmers who escaped to Chllllcothe, Mo., tell of seeing women and children cling ing to the branches Of trees, awaiting rescue. Trenton, with a population of 5000' Is n6w kn island by 'the over flow of the east fork of "the Grand River. T . ,.; (Continued on Page Seven) The Observer prints all.4he news. DELL STRUCTURE BIDS TO BT. OPESEOT i Bids wljl be opened . tomorrow for the ' cohBtruction' of 'the; bridge over the . Grand Itonde river, at: Oro Dell ' by; couny" co.urt, . which convened . for the(ir. monthly meeting'this mdFr J ning. It Is to be a i64footsteel span bridge. ; Th.e. biddet , Is Required to be at the court house at 12 o'clock and the bids will be opened at 1:30. The county court today has been busy pas sing on and allowing bills. Cherry Fair Tomorrow. SALEM, July 7. While heavy rains destroyed a great many cherries, sun shine weather will make a success of the cherry fair, which opens tomor row morning, with a parade which will be an annual event hereafter. - no Former Traveling Engineer Back at The Throttle Again. John Shea Is going to return to active engineer service, having been assigned a west end passenger run out of here. For the past year, or two ne has been traveling engineer on the O. R. & N., but rtturns to lnk up the throttle business again, tils fam ily was moved to Portland when he accepted his traveling position. His family will return, tovLa Grande soon according to present plans. ESCAPED CONVICT CAUGHT , SALEM, July 7. William S. King, who escaped from the Oregon peni tentiary in February, 1899, whm ser ving a five years for a statuatory charge committed in Baker county, was arrested in Montana. Requtstion upon the Governor of Montana for King's return, were issued by Gover nor Benson today. . - THOUSANDS PRESENT. International Convention of, Epworta League In Session In Seattle.'; SEATTLE, uly 7. With, ten thou san Methodists present, the elgth in ternational , convention , Epworth league met at 2 this afternoon in the Armory building, and will continue session for six days. ' . ' ELKS' SPECIAL GOES TO GET BAKER BUNCH AND .'- ''. RETURN. .fe.; Spukane Special Enroute to Baker And Return Tonight.' . ; The special train which will carry Spokane, Baker City' and La Grande Elks to. Los Angeles, passed, through La Grande this afternoon enroute to Baker City to pick up that delegation. It will return to La Grande at about 9 o'clock tonight , to pick up those who go from this city. .,' . The train is elegantly equipped and the sightseers and regular 'delegates will have comfort at their command all the way. .", ' , ' , J. ' The train will not be carrying its full quota , of passengers until : It reaches' Pendleton on the return fjrom Baker City. 'l . Troops Gnard Road. ' St Petersburg, July 7-Fifty thous and troops were today stationed along the railroad between St' Petersburg and Poltava, to prevent any tamper ing with the line over which Emperor Nicholas passed on his way to par ticipate In the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the battle of Poltava. The military attaches of the various embassies and legations and a large company of Russian officials accom panied the czar. Everybody should read the Observer. T CITY NEW PEDDLER'S LAW DUE STREET PAVING ACTION TOO CREATE AX IMPROVEMENT DIS TRICT IX CITY. LICENSE OH ALL REPRESENTATIVES Saloon Ordinance Is also Due To Bob Up Tonight ' Representatives of all outside firms who sell through agents and peddlers any manufactured or grown goods, wareB or merchandise, will be heavily taxed and licensed if an' ordinance prepared by Cty Attorney J. F. Ba ker, to be introduced at the council meeting tonight is passed. It will , be one of the greatest strokes for the protection of home merchants yet at tempted. The state Jaw recently enact ed Is very broad and its receipts will be carried out in this ordinance. It covers such men as catalogue house agents, tea, coffee and groceries, pic tures, books and every conceivable article often sold by agents. Improvement Division Also. Hand In hand with this splendid or dinance, will be another one which has for its object the' Immediate .pav ing of certain city streets. Under th4 ' new charter a city must be divided In to Improvement districts . to Insure paving on the ten year payment plan. and an ordinance Is ready for Intro duction tonight which will permit Adams avenue and Depot street resi dents and property holders to do pav ing. , The . exact process of securing pavement In this Improvement district is an easy one and not financially stringent. - - " , , As the city grows and "additional paving Is wanted, another district wlir be set aside. ;V V; ; '. ' ' Saloon Ordinance.' : - Thev saloon ordinance which has been held up for weeks, will likely be acted on tonight. It will remove screens from saloon windows. Read Auditors Report t : The auditor' report will be read to night. It will show a very satisfac tory condition of the city's finances'. BEAST SSMAf teddy Hay a : hscape in the LAKE NAIVASII, July 7.Cornei ing a big lion which had started tow-" ards him, Roosevelt shot a beast Just In time to save his life, says a mes sage, brought here today from camp. The gun bearer accompanying Roose velt says the latter-really had a nar row escape. Roosevlet was tramp ing the Jungles when a Hon suddenly leaped. He seized the gun from the" native and killed the lion Instantly ri 4 f.