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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, 0I1E
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1!M)V
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WALLOWA DAY
NEXT FEATURE
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HAS OTT RIGHT TO TRY
ALLEGED BOOTLEGGING
Judge Ramsey Checks . Advance of
Second Atkinson , Trial Witness
Keller Ueld In Jail rending Com.
plction of Trial State Has Another
Charge Against Atkinson Evident
That Case Will Last Until Tomor
row Sometime.
That the city of La Grande has no
right to pass an ordinance prohibiting
the sale of Intoxicating liquor under
the state local option law, was the ef
fect of a decision handed down at 4:15
. this afternoon.
The Jury In the Atkinson trial was
Instructed to return a verdict of not
guilty and the third case against the
. name defendant was dismissed. Hence
forth the city has no right to meddfc
with a booze case. It Is all np to tin
district attorney and sheriff. .
Another attempt to puncture the
city ordinance prohibiting the sale of
Intoxicating liquor ia being made to
day by Attorney Ramsey for Ralph
Atkinson. It is being argued this
afternoon that under the state law the
right to prohibit the sale of liquor Is
taken out of the hands of the munici
palities and that the charter of La
Grande makes provision for such pro
hibition. There will be no session to
day as some new witnesses are yet to
bo called.
This legal argument checked the
trial this morning after the defense-
had placed Atkinson- on the stand.
The facts In the case, according to
the state's witnesses are that Atkin
son sold a bottle of whisky to Keller.
The whisky is In evidence and wit
nesses swear postively ' that they
bought it of Atkinson.
The state's detective witness. Kell
er, who has spent the past Bix weeks
in the county Jail awaiting the trial,
ENGINEER B1GEL0W KILLED
NEAR ROOSEVELT.
Several Passengers Hurt And, Two
Are Fatally Injured.
PORTLAND, Oct. 6. Train No. 4,
leaving here at 5:40 last night on the
North Bank road, crashed into a land
slide across the track between Foun
tain and Roosevelt, Washington, out
side of Vancouver. The engine and
baggage car left the tracks. Engineer
Blgelow was killed." The fireman and
mail clerk were fatally injured. Sev
eral of the passengers are also seri
ously injured.
It was learned this afternoon that
Fireman B. F. Roar wast bodlv inlur
ed, Expresc Messenger F. A. Koehler,
seriously, and Mail Clerk JL' C. Pettit
was badly bruised. It is believed they
will recover.'
Is the man who claimed he was
robbed in tuu O. R. & N. yards her?.
The men accused, it will be recalled,
were tried and released by Justice
Stewart. . . , ,
That Keller has 'yet a long time to
remain in his lonely cell because he
knows too much is evident. ' The Btate
has brought the same charges against
Atkinson that he is now being tried
for hy the city. After the outcome of
the present' trial at the hands of the
city attorney, District Attorney Ivan
hoe will take a shot at him and Kell
er will be held as a witness in this
trial also. ' "
Several Bills Reamed But no Announ
v.' cement of Nature.
Afer Inspecting the public offices at
the court house and- vlilltfng tho
county poor farm this afternoon ths
work of the grand Jury will be com
pleted unless something unforseen oc-
TPwi'ft-tti' require further" deliberations.
All witnesses were examined at noon
today. '"''
Regarding the results of the delib
ei ft Ions Attorney Denham and the
court officials are silent It is known
that a number of Indictments were re
turned, but as none of the arrears
have been made the names were lot
made public.
SAD SCENES ENACTED IN
VIC1NITY OF EXTENSION
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VIctlns of Extension Disaster Will
Not be Rescued For a Week at Least
Some of The Eighteen Already
Rescued Are Badly Burned And
Lacerated While Others Merely
Suffocated Relatives Harrying ,to
The Stricken District
EXTENSION, Via Ladysmith, B. C,
Oct. 6. Thirty-four are known to be
dead In the terrible mine disaster
here yesterday. Others are missing,
and there is little hope for their safe
ty, and owing to a cave-In it will be
nearly a week before the bodies are
reached. -
Sad scenes are enacted at the, mines
where the frantic relatives are ar
riving. Resciles were resumed at day
light, but no other bodies, in addi
tion to the 18 recovered, have been
I brought out. .
Football Hero Killed. ' ,
Among the bodies recovered was
that of Tom O'Connell, full back of
the Ladysmith football team. , He had
run against a pillar in the dark and
was stunned and lay where the after
damp caught, and suffocated him.
Alexander Mllos, a giant Greek, and
the camp's strong man, ran farthest of
any, but was caught by suffocating
fumes. MIIob was so badly burned
that his skin peeled from him In
strips.
MID.WEEK BRINGS THE
BEST IN THE PROGRAM
Marriage at Alleel. .
' Solomon E.'Keltner of Enterprise,
and Iva E. Gaskeil, also of Enterprise,
were united in marriage this nornlng
at the home of L. L. McKennon In
Allcel, Rev. L. E. McLeod of this city,
Officiating. ' The bridal couple left on
the noon train for Enterprise, where
the groom has a good hardware busi
ness. 'A-'j . ' " .:'.....
fOU WANT A SUIT
21 11ERE Y0U CAy BE SURE OF GET.
TING GARMENTS NOT ONLY Cp
'v RECT IN EVERY FASHION DETAIL
BUT FAULTLESS IN WORKMAN.
MANSIHP AND PERFECT IN FIT.
THAT IS BECAUSE THEY ABE
BUILT BY. TnE BEST CLOTHES -MAKERS
IN AMERICA. COMB EAR."
LY WHILE THE ASSORTMENT IS
COMPLETE. VALUES $10, $15, 13, $20
AND $25.00, '
ifljVER COAT
Viyfi MAGNIFICENT OVERCOATS A BIG
WORD BUT NOT TOO BIG TO TELL
YOU OF OUR LINE, ANY SHAPE,
SIZE OR STYLE THAT YOU MAY
! WANT WILL BE FOUND 'HERE.
.'" PRICES $8.00, $10.00, $15.00 AND UP.
MLSTERS
YOU WANT A GOOD STYLISH COAT
FOB THE RAINY SEASON. WE
HAVE THEM AT PRICES THAT ARE
IN BEACH OF EVERYONE. PRICES,
. - ' H0.00, $12.00, $13J0, $15.00 to .$22.60.
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ROYAL TAILORS
WE ARE AGENTS FOB THE ABOVE
WORLD WIDE, MADE TO MEASURE' T
CLOTHING. i
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Tomorrow Is an All-Important Day
For The Fair Program Tonight
Hinges on The HImes Address
Program Tomorrow, Evening Will
be Principally a Musical One Lo
cal Choruses Ready For The Enter,
talnment Thursday.
" Wednesday Evening. .
7:30 Free " concert and
f vaudeville performance 4
u . outside the exposition Y
grounds.
, 8:30--Si:ereoptican show and
' lecture on views of hlstor-
leal interest and Indian'
Bcenes by Geo. II. Hlmes, j'
V of Portland, and Lee Moor- V
house, of Pendleton. Plat-
iT." form dancnig and merry- A
. x go-round every afterncon and A
v, ' evening. v
Thursday, Wallowa County
Day. ,., . ;
3:S0 p. m. Addresses by A
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yrouiineni speaKers rrom
; Interestlnar featnrpn V
4 ; 15 Football game, Enter-
prise high school vs. La A
Grande high school. A
Thursday Evening. V
V Evening program will be
rendered in the auditorium
inside the exposition en-
J:' closure. ' ;
V. 7:00 Music by the La .V
Grande band.
O 7:45 Chorus by the L. D. S.
Choir. "Let the Hills and A
A Vales' Resound," by Brlnley A
V Richards. ; ;
Piano Solo Miss Sarah Col-
' Her, "La Villa Du Regl
a . ment," Sidney Smith.
band. ,
Chorus by the Lae Grande
4r. Choral Society, "The Bridal
; Chorus," from "The Rose
' Maiden," Co wen. Anthem.
. L. D. 8. Chc5ir, "Holy is the ..
Lord," Wall. . ''3 , A
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."Wallowa Day,'" Thursday,, 1b the
next event on the extensive program
for fair week, and the local-commit
tees headed by -,JoBn. Collier are see
I tag. to it that the day will be replete
I with great features. Though there are
ilectures and addresses on the slate,
1 perhaps that . which will attract the
'greatest attention tomorrow evening
I Is the musical features, which 'Have
j been fully explained previously. To
, night's program is published above,"
j and will be an event hinging on the
iHIroes address and lantern slide pic
tures.
' The week has progressed now to
j the point where the best treats of the
iweek and a greater number of at
tractions, are on the list as feature
I events. ' . .' . ...
The . International Grand Opera
company at the Opera house, a"'
appearance at the exhlb' '
.two choruses frf
(are really excelk" ' , . .
I surprisingly . co! "
j will be the chief .
night. '
i Stock Parade Off.
j Due to the frowns av6 rushes ,'of
J tears from the rain pod1 faces, the
; parade of stock planned for this mor
jning has been called off. The blue
ribbon parade occurs. Saturday, and
jit is Just possible that some arrange
ment can be made for arranging all
the stock in the pens before the pub
lic's gaze sometime before that
Historical And Relic Features to be
Shown on Canvass.
Secretary George H. Ulmea of the
state historical society, Arrived from
Portland this morning, and spent the
afternoon at the pavilion explaining
the curios and Wetorlcul relics in ev
hlbltlon there. This evening Mr
Hlmes wiil deliver a lantern slide
lecture on the history of the Btate.
The Illustrations which he will
throw upon the canvass begins the
history of the state with the landing
of Captain Robert Gray in 1792,- and
Including the old, forts of the state,
ttie OlocK nouses, iuiuiigruuuu irtuiis,
etc. One of the pictures which will
be of interest to the people of this
section of the Btate is that of Peter
Skeene Ogden, who wms through
eafctern Oregon In 1820.
Mr. Hlmes enjoys the well deserved
reputation of being the best . living
authority oa ; the subject of Oregon
history.' -.' . : ":- - ,
A movement is being agitated to get
lie state to appropriate money with
which he may employ stenographers
to" catalogue and explain the vast
herds of valuable old relics at the
office of the Historical society in Port
land. He is the only living man who
can do it and it is considered that the
loss of his knowledge of these relics
would be f.rretrievable .
BENCH SHOW IS
WEATHER MAN PREDICTS '
MORE SHOWERS TONIGHT
Pioneer Doy Attendance Not,, to
Expectations Due to Heavy Rain All .
Last Night And This Forenoon In-'
dkatlons This Afternoon Encourag
ing to The Promoters Pin Hopes
on Tomorrow's Visit From Wallewa
: County. '-.v-
"Showers and cooler tonight; fatref
tomorrow." . 't . ; ;: '
Thus reads the weather forecast for
Thursday, and the fair promoters and '
the county as a unit, truats that the
weather man knows whereof he
speaks. Pioneer Day,1 the attraction' '
for this day, Was given a serious set-
back by the heavy showers of last
night and the incessant rain this
forenoon. Farmers were held back.
This afternoon's balmy weather
with indications of fulfillment of the
weather forecast,' brought a few far
mers to the city; who had given up
hopes earlier In the, morning, but the
attendance has not been up to expec- .
tatlons. ' However, the fair people
are praying for better climatic condl-i
tions tomorrow when the Wallowa
special will arrive . with its sightseers.-
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DANDY AFFAIR
MANY "CLEVER" CANINES ARE ON
EXHIBIT NOW.
Large List of Entries In Dog Show at
The Exposition Hall.
La Grande's first bench show open
ed today In connection with the fair.
and a splendid array of pedigreed
canines are now on j exhibit at the
building. The liHt of exhihltnm 1b
larger by far than had been hoped
for, and the grade of dogs exhibited
is surprisingly splendid.
The dogs will be Judged next Fri
day and made a part of the parade on
the day following. . Yelps of doggish
glee and doggish resentment at the
confinement within the exhibit pens
has attracted scores of dog fanciers
this afternoon and the animal occu
pants of adjacent pent are looking
on with unfeigned Jealousy at the loss
of attention paid them..
. La' Grande's Grand Opera Season..
One of the most notable bookings at
the Steward Opera house Is the Inter
national Grand Opera company, which
comes to La Grande on October 7th,
direct f rom its successful run of six
Weeks In San Francisco, and two
weeks In Los Angeles. This is the
same Grand Opera company which
has hnd such a successful run in New
York, Boston. Chicago, and the east
ern cities, and was brought to the
coast on a large guarantee.
The principals ate; Mhie. Therry,
Bertonsl. .N'orelll. Strauss, jforad. Mm.
Bari, ColuiiWnl. ArcaneM, Gravlni.
Samo!'.-", a. ()ieri Gulllani and
; ; . own to those who keep
' operatic. The com-
- , ghty, and an orches-
'clans, under the di
, vinaccia. The tour is
, .c-r the personal direction of Mr.
Frank Norcross.
Wreck In Illinois.
CLINTON, Ills., "Oct. 6. Miss Clara
Watson 1b dead, and 18 are injured as
the result of a head on, collision be-,
tween a north bound train loaded
wtth-4iightseei'S'from th 'S..ialr.
at Springfield. The south bound train
was on the Illinois Central. The
wreck occurred at Farmer, at 9:50
last night. ; ,
DRUMMING TJP TRAFFIC.
Traveling Passenger Agent Now ; In
Wallowa to Arrango Excursion
Traveling Freight and Passanger
Agent C F. Van de Water of Wall 1
Walla, came in this morning and left
v. noon for the Wallowa valley towns
to arrange for and manage the big
excursion to this city tomorrow.'
three of the coaches were taken on
the regular train at noon today and
seven will follow on a special tonight,
Mr. Van de Water will have charge
.-f the' excursion owing to the ab-
Ktnce of Traveling Passenger Agent
J. If. O'Nell, who is in Seattle at the
present time. With fair weather a
crowded train is expected by.the rail-;
reed officials. .
PROTECTS STOCK
BIG RAINFALL FAILS TO DO ANY
" DAMAGE.
Lone Bandit Robs Four.
CHICAGO. ; Oct . Threatening to
shoot If they resisted, a masked ban
dit robbed two men and two women
In an automobile In the outskirts of
this city last night. He . compelled
the victims to drive him Into the
country, and escaped. The robbers
secured $30 In money and consider
able Jewelry.
Attendance at Exhibit Building Im-"
proving Every Day. , .
After a night of rain during which,
time one-tenth of an inch tell, the ex-
game" in .proper eotciu.- : fc
o'clock the attendance exceeded that
of the opening day including the eve
ning. "In the evening crowds llle'l
through the doors and fairly filled th .
pavilion. . The best feature la th
fact that all who were In attend anco
found entertainment which they like I
and also the' best exhibits they hal
ever seen; If Jupiter riavlus ses
his way clear to give clear weather
during the remainder of the week th
exposition will come out vwlth fly'nj
colors. - L
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