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VOLUME VUL
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE.,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1909.
NUMBER 218.
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FILMS
PERFECT NETWORK
OF LINES
PENETRATE UNION COUNTY
BUS WEST TO WHEELER COUSTT
AND TO SNAKE.
FUKIISE IS ALREADY GRANTED
Big Corporation Behind Eastern Ore
gon Project.
SALEM, Aug. 6. Declaring that It
has for its object the construction of
a network of electric lines in the vi
cinity of Baker City, and in Union and
Wheeler counties, the Baker Interurb
an Railway company, filed articles of
incorporation with the Secretary of
State this morning.
The incorporators are Thomas B.
Neuhausen, Anthony Mohr and A. K.
Bentley, prominent capitalists of Ba
ker City. The capital stock is $50,000.
Union County to be Tapped.
It is set forth in the paper that the
electric road will be built in every
direction from Baker City, Joining
Many Others
Great Sale
TOC SURELY WILL BE DELIGHTED WHEN YOU SEE THIS
SPLENDID ASSORTMENT AND AT SUCH PRICES THAT WILL
SELL THEM FAST.
You Had Better Hurry
Your choice of one lot of white and colored long sleeve waists, 68c
Another line of new patterns, some better trimmed for $L38
One 1 ot of Lingerie waists, lace and embroidery patterns, beautiful
designs and excellent v alues, for $2 48
COME EARLY. -
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towns in up-to-date rapid
The roads will be built east as far
as Snake river, northwest into Union
county connecting Baker City with La
Grande and thereon through Union
county to the smaller towns in the
rich Grande Ronde valley, and west
from Baker into Wheeler county tap
ping the s toek raising districts. Ba
ker co'unty will be literally threaded
with electric roads.
Power From Eagle River.
The company will get the power for
this gigantic scheme from the Eagle
River Electric Power company, and
will be delivered Into Baker City with
in one year or t hey will lose the f ran
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SUPREME COURT MUST TRT CASES
OYER.
Desructioa of Many Stenographic
Notes Creates Havoc.
EVERETT, Aug. 5. Important
trials here are practically nullified
through the destruction of notes of
the court stenographer in a fire which
burned the court houBe Monday. Ail
records in the fire proof vaults with
the exception of stenographic notes,
are intact. They covered a period
from June 1909, and hadn't been tran
scribed, so there's no record. Many
important tcases .werrfuJJij.
the Supreme court. Second trials will
be necessary. 1
smaller
transit
COURT MAHERS
Clearance of Woman's
Wash Suits
If you are interested in getting for
next to nothing a beautiful wash suit
or dress which will outlast the season,
call tomorrow
$40 values rsdnced to - $29.95
$22.50 values reduced to - $16.95
$17.50 values reduced to - $13.25
$14.50 values reduced to - $10.95
at Saving Prices
of Shirtwaists
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SIGHS TARIFF
1AFT
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TARIFF BATTLE ENDED WHEN LEATHER
SCHEDULE IS CHANGED
IS SAID TO BE SATISFACTORY
COSGRESSMES PACKING TRUNKS PREPARATORY TO LEAVING FOR
HOME AFTER STRENUOUS BATTLES.
WASHINGTON, Aug (Hnlltla)
-President William H. Taft thii at.
ternoon affixed his official signature
to the tariff bill and that measure Is
now a law. Changing of the leather
schedule n-l placing the bill let'or
the president for his consideration mid.
slirnutnre, o.itsrmed less than tw
hoars' time, iuifl discloses h w close!;
lie iins been in touch witii tin volum
inous subject from Its Inception un
(il its final ptisage. j
WASHINGTON. Aug. 5. Following
the adoption of the conference re
port by the senate by a vote of 47 tu
31, to make the tariff bill a law. thero
remains only the correction of the
leather schedule, and signature of the
president. A change of the leather
schedule can be accomplished by con
current resolution. The following lie-
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BILL
110 STANDS
iH THE Ml TO TAFT
publicans voted against the conference
report: Beveridge, Brlstow, Clapp.
Cummins, Dolliver, La Follette and
Nelson.
Schedule Changed.
After the vote, the feather schedule
concurrent resolution was then con
sidered, and was adopted.
The act closes legislation which has
held the country in suspense since he
entered upon his term. It is under
stood the measure doesn't receive the
whole approval of the president, but
he deems It an Improvement over the
present law. Insurgents, led by Dol
liver and .Cummins, fought the bill
to the. last ditch, declaring It isn't a
fullfiltment ot the pledge ot the Re
publican party at the last election.
Aid rich and Payne are pleased at the
result., 1
Congressmen have their trunks
packed, and predict the swiftest exod
us on record. "
Speaker Cannon signed the tarift
bill just before 4 o'clock this after
noon, and Taft left the capitol, where
ne signed the bill as soon as it was
placed In his hands.
Suicide at Seattle.
SEATTLE, Aug. 5. Leaving a note
directing the coroner to take his body
to the undertaker, L. A. Lalraore a
commission man, shot and killed him
self this morning in a local hotel.
Financial conditions are believed to be
the cause.
J. T. WILLIAMSON.
J. T. Williamson this morn-
Ing at 11 o'clock took oath of
office before Recorder Snook
and tonight will sit in his cus-
tomary position as councilman
from the Fourth ward. It was
primarily Mr. Williamson's un-
tiring efforts which brought the
Beaver Creek water prcjoct to
a focus. He will have the plea-
sure of casting his first vote
under his new term for the or-
dinance on the project for
which he spent months of prl-
vate time and Industrious
work.
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DIVORCE GRANTED.
Maade Hanson Divorced From George
Hanson, Jr. This Week.
A divorce decree has been handed
down by Judge Knowles which muri
nes the marriage bonds "between
Maude L. Hanson and George Hanson
Jr. The custody of a minor child re
mains with the mother.
Searching For Train Robber.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5. Police de
tectives ar searching for William
Uaney, the alleged member of a gang
who held up the Canadian Pacific train
near Ashcroft, B. C, last June, and
afterwards shot and killed Constable
Isaac Decker.
Authorities believe he Is now In
southern California.
Kay Have Diners.
Nos. 11 and 12 will both carry din
ers In the near future regularly, c.c-
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event No. 11 will not stop In La
Grande for breakfast when it Is run
ning behind schedule.
STEAimilll
THOUGHT THAT MANY LIVES
WERE LOST.
Warships In Search For Steamer Nine
Days Overdue. . ,
CAPE TOWN, 8outh Africa, Ahg. 5.
r-Ten bodies were washed ashore and
teif survivors landed In a life - boat
from the English ship Naorl, which
foundered here last night. The Naorl
from New Zealand carried away many
passengers, the exact . number being
unknown. Searching parties along
the beach are seeking the bodies of
Burvlvors.
Two warships left here In search
for the steamship Warath with three
hundred passengers, which is nine
days overdue from Duban to Cape
Town. The trip takes about two days.
May have been lost in the cyclone
which swept the coast the second day
out.
WAIT HERE FOR YOUR FRIENDS
THE HOME
OCR CONSTANT EFFORT IS T 0 MAKE THIS A STOKE WHERE
THE IDEA OF QUALITY IS AT ALL TIMES PARAMOUNT.
IN SOME LINES OF BUSINESS THERE MAY BE GOOD REASON
FOR HAVING A VARIETY OF GRADES NOT SO IN THE DRUG
LINE. WHEN DRUGS ARE NEEDED ONLY THE BEST WILL
DO. ANYTHING LESS THAN THE BEST IS DANGEROUS.
WE CARRY THIS PRINCIPLE OF QUALITY THROUGHOUT
OUR ENTIRE STOCK. IN SOME LINES, LIKE BRUSHES, WE
CARRY THE FINER GRADES WHICH CANNOT BE FOUND IN
THE ORDINARY STORE.
NEWLIN DRUG COMPANY
.LA GRANDE, ORE.
IE AVE YOUR PACKAGES TO jCE
CALLED FOR
PROGEEDURE IS A
SIMPLE MATTER
TWO METHODS OF PAYMENT
NEED NOT NECESSARILY SELL IM.
PROVEMENT BONDS.
iiuihsmto net undecided
City Can Pare Intersections If it so
Pleases.
Charter prescriptions as to the
methods to be pursued in paving
streets, are of especial Interest today
in view of the fact that the council
last evening took up the extremely
necessary steps for the welfare of tht
city's growth by passing the paving'
resolution. The charter outlines the
steps and property owners In the ef
fected districts should read them care
fully: . : ,
The special apralsement committee
named last evening will, in few days,
this week certainly estimate the extent
of thCbetaelita to ba derived to abut
ting property by the new paving
When this, committee reports to the
council, the council will come to a
close estimate of the cost or the Im
provements. That body la then to
Issue a notice to property holders In.
that district which la to be paved,
stating that 10 days time will be given
to file objections to the pavement.
Twa Stops Open.
At the expiration of these 10 days,
the council will pass an ordinance de
claring an assessment on the abutting
property owners.
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USE OUR PUBLIC TELEPHONE
OF QUALITY
WE DELIVER FREE TO ANY
PART OF THE CITY.
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