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VOLUME IX
uA GKANDJG. UNION COU NTY, OREGON,
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER:
13, 1909.
NUMBER 10
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BIG STRUGGLE
ON GRIDIRONS
LOCAL TEAM WADES ABOUT IN
y MUD WITH STRONG TEAM
MIDDLEYfESTERN LAURELS
FOUGHT OYER AT MADISON.
Day Sees First of the Ending of the
Football Struggles From the -Atlantic
to tb rlfl. '
. Ac the end of the first half the score
stool 11 to 0 in favor of La Grude.
The locals won consistently over
Uniou during this half although they
fought hard for every Inch f;a!ned.
Final Score 22 to 5
Slush, rain, snow and . more slush,
! nroved no lmnedlment in the, Tin Inn Ta
prande football game this afternoon
''when the field was lined out with saw
dust on top of a mantel of snow four
inches thick and mud in generous
Quantities as a supporting stratum.
Notwithstanding that the local man
agetuent had requested Union no: to
come, they came, so thorough Is the
enthusiasm over there. The game was
called promptly after 2:30 with the
field In a frightful condition.
. Union is confident, of a victory, no
matter what the conditions under
which they play. La Grande's line-up
was not announced until the men went
on the field..;. ;,,...
Tale the Favorite.
New Haven, Nov. 13. Yale Is a tbre
for one favorite over Prlii.Tt.on 'n lha
f'Vaine today.' Although Yale expected
to walk away with the game much In
terest is being manifested on account
of sentimental reasons. Enormous
crowd is witnessing the struggle.
Settle Middle west Honors.
Madison, Wis. Nov, 13. Wisconsin
and Minnesota football teams met this
afternon In a contest for the champion
ship of the west Both teams have been
playing splendid ball and today's game
will be hotly contested. If Minnesota
succeeds In winning this game she will
be entitled to the championship. On
the other hand If Minnesota wins she
will nave to contest the champions nip
with Chicago In order to cinch the pen
aut. Michigan 22," Pennsylvania 6.
Harvard 12, Dartmouth 3.
Yale 17, Princeton 0. -
PEARY'S LIFE
IS PROTECTED
HAMPTON'S MAGAZINE PEOTECTS
WITH INSURANCE POLICY. ,
Periodical Has a Hold on Feary's Life
For a Long Story.
New York, Nov 13. A life Insurance
policy of $50,000 Is held by Hampton's
Magazine on the life of Commander
Peary. The magazine contracted for
Peary's story of his dash for the pole
anc! nursed to pay $30,C10 frr tV.o nar
rative which is to appear in ten con
secutive numbers.
Peary B3 been paid the sum of
$25,000 already. The policy was taken
out to protect tivs magazine, should
Peary,, dift, while the north. The
first month, the' insurance was $50,000,
the next month it was $5,000 less and
from that time on it decreased at the
rate of $5,000 a month until the ar
ticle Is finished.
CANNON SAYS
PLOT EXISTED
BIG ' NEWSPAPERS RETALIATING
FOR FAILURE OF PAPER AND
PULP BILL'S PASSAGE
WORST EXCORATION OF
HIS ENEMIES YET HEART,
Poor Old Joe Strikes Back In a Speech
After his Scalp He Says.
Bloomlngton, Nov. 13. Speaker Joe.
Cannon's "dander" is up. In a speech
made by him last night the speaker
handed out some of the most bitter ex
coriations of his enemies that he has
yet delivered. Joe declared that the
newspapers of the country were after
his scalp because the free wood pulp
bill failed to carry at the last session
of congress and they are now frying
to make Cannonlsm an Issue. In his
speech he alleged that Herman Rldder,
president of the American Publisher's
Asociatlon headed a deputation and de
manded that he railroad through con
gress by illegal means a bill removing
tho duty on wood pulp and promising
Cannon that they would in return sup
port him with the country's big news
papers. He declared that he refused to
be bought or cajoled and now the pub
lishers are out after yhls scalp.
Cannon went on further to attack
the Insurgents and apply such terms
as he seldom resorts to.
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Comforts
rGola Weather
four blanket and Comforter feeds
Can be Pest Supplied Jere
BECAUSE OUR STOCK IS LARGE CONTASING EYERYTHING FROM
THE LEAST EXPENSIVE COTTON ONES TO THE VERY , FINEST OF .
WOOL, THEREFORE YOU ARE SURE TO FIND WHAT YOU WANT, AND
AS FOR THE PRICE, THAT IS THE LOWEST TOSSIBLE QUALITY CON.
SIDERED. f
Cold Weather Jtfpparell
the Men
ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THE
COLD WEATHER! IF NOT, REMEM.
BER WE HAVE A COMPLETE STOCK
OF UNDERWEAR, SOX, SHIRTS,
TROUSERS, KAKINA COATS, SWEAT
ERS AND IN FACT EVERYTHING
TO KEEP WARM THIS COLD WIN-
TER WEATHER.
for &tierything to Outfit the Wom
en, Misses and Children
FOR THE COLD WEATHER OCR 1
. STOCK OF HOSIERY, UNDERWEAR
OUTING FLANNEL GARMENTS,
SKIRTS AND IN FACT EVERITU.
ING IN WEARING IS LARGE AND .
AFFORDS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
GET EXACTLY WIlAT YOU WANT
. AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE
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STRIKERS TO
J CAff Tns
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FEDERAL AUTHORITIES WILL IN
SIST ON PRISONERS TAK-
BURKE, IDAHO BOYCOTT
NOT SERIOUSLY FELT.
Police Conditions in Spokane arj I n
. tier Control More KcrnIU Aro
. Coming to Spokane.
Spokane, Nov, 13. It Is reported
that the military authorities at Fort
Wright, where a hundred Industries
are now imprisoned, are Insisting that
the prisoners be given good food. They
say that a majority of the men Are
now too weak to work and In tact are
too weak to arise from their cots.
The police now declare that the sit
uation is under' control. The Indus
trials, on the other hand, declare th.it
they are only waiting for more re
emits which are to arrive and the new
men arrived today from Billings, Mon
tana, Great Falls and Seattle, and ?E
are also expected to arrive from Port
land.' Employement agencies announced to
day that they will not hire .the Iodus
trials as their cllants will not put
them to work, claiming that the agita
tors cause dissatisfaction In the ranka
large crws of men and are not want
ed by contractors The city has Lot
In particular felt the effect of the
Burke, Idaho, miner's boycott but It
is feared that if the tight Is continued
that it will seriously curtail the ship
ment of supplies into the camps of the
Coeur d'Alene mining district?, and
this will have more effect, through the
merchants of the city, toward repeal
lng the obnoxious ordinance than any
thing else can have.
Inquiry Started.
Seattle, Nov. 13. Inquiry was start
d this morning In the Interior depart
ment concerning the validity of several
coal land entries in Alaska, known as
the Cunnigham case, which was be
gun in November last. Over these .in
tries a controversy has arisen betww?n
Ballinger and Olavls, resulting In the
letter's dismissal from the service by
President Taft.
TOM TUCKER
IS
CONVICTED
NOTORIOUS WALLOWA COUNTY
MAN FOUND GUILTY.
State Had Hard Fight Against Army
Of Defending Lawyers.
Tom Tucker, the notorious Wallowa
county man who has led a checkered
earner for the past two years was con
victed on a riot charge last evening by
a Jury in Enterprise. District Attorney
vanhoe said today that It was the
-ardest fight that he has ever had.
With half a dozen of the ablest lawers
In Eastern .Oregon defending thn,
Tucker did his best to regain his free
dom. Sentence will be pass-.d .Monday.
The Hunter trlal i3 Set for Wednes
day of next week. The court Is engag
ed in some small civil suits today,
"!ol. Ivanhoe came In this afternoon
to round up some business matters
here and will return to Wallowa
county tomorrow.
HATE TWO BIG CONTRACTS.' :
New City Hall and ArVles Building to
B Tlnurd By Local Firm.
Two extensive contracts have been
closed up by the firm of Bay & Zwife
plumbing company. One, to be fulfilled
Immediately Is the re-rooflng of the
Ackles building occupted by the Peare
Jewelery store and the other places
of buslnes between that place and the
Pattison Bros., store. The1 roof Is 75
by 100 feet, and will be recovered with
tin. ' . . :- ,'. ; .
The new city hall building when It
has been completed will also be cov
ered with tin by this firm.
The company has recently Instated
the latest and most modern power .die
fvi' kulUu uutu on pipe. It Is the
only one of Its kind in Eastern Oregon.
End In Sight
Paris, Nov. 13,The end of the trial
of Mrs. Stelnheil is now in sight. The
prisoner is today showing consider
able nervousness and in fact is almost
a nervous wreck. Attorney Lubin Is
summing up the case for the defendant
and the case will probably go to the
Jury by tonight. In case the trial is
not finished today It will probably be
wound up tomorrow. Mrs., Stelnheil Is
much execlsed over M finding of a
paper at her front door this morning
stating that If she is not convicted she
will be killed any way.
The police Bay that this is the work
of some crank and that if Mrs. Steln
heil Is acquitted she will have ample
police protection until the excitement
of the trial has had time to die down.
TAX SUMMARY
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W. FINISHED
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TILLAELE LANDS IN COUNTY ARE
LISTED AS 160,879 ACRES AND
IS VALUED AT 55,347,854
cattle Assessed runs
into long figures
Interest Summary of Assessment Roll
-' I CiuiMitt; iy tne umcials '
Of County Today.
Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Bryant of Sum
mervllle drove hi today through the
storm to attend to some business mat-r
ttrs at the court house.
The summary of the assessement
roll has been completed today by
County Clerk Ed. Wright and shows
some Interesting facta concerning the
county. The aggregate of tillable land
Is 160,645 and the valuation of this
land was placed this year by Assessor
Rlnehart at $5,347,854. ,
The non tillable acreage Is 606,879
valued at $1,697,055.
As showing the next most important
industry of the county, exclusive of
the cities, the number of cattle found
In the county by the asc3ior was 13r
110, valued at $190,340. Horses and
mules, 8,237, valued at $564,820; sheep
nnd goats, 9.752, valued at $24,790 and
swine, 5,300, valued at $20,265.
The Improvements on town tr-.d city
Iris was placed at $1,070,100, improve
ments on deeded or patented lands a
$1,138,630, improvements on town mid
city lots $1,070,100. The gross valua
tion of all property in the county Is
$16,864:733. ' -
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ELGIN ALIEN TO BE DEPORTED
Booked for France, the land where
she originally came from and from
whence she falls to show credentials,
giving her. the right to come to the
United States, a denlien of the "under
world," or the "red light" district, was
brought in from Elgin this afternoon
by United States Marshall Sawyer. The
woman seems highly sensative and ir
ritable when Indications of a reporter
are seen.
The woman came to Elgin a short
time ago from Tuscon, Arizona, ; and
has been In America a year. It Is
against the laws of the United States
for one who is not a citizen to en
gage in the business that she is In. So
she was traced up and Is to be deport
ed. The offlcer, will leave on the first
eastbound train tonight.
CAIRO MAYOR UPHOLDS MOB
Cairo, Nov. 13. "There haBn't been
any mob. It has Blmply been an up
rising of the business men, determined
to put an end to the many outrages of
law and order that have been let so
unpunshed in this city," Mayor Par
sons declared to the office ra of the
state militia, In referring to the lynch-
ft
-tjYour Favorite Drug Storer
Ten years in this location and the largest store,
too. In that time hundreds of people have learned
to depend on our reliable, safe and careful druggists
because they know them. Our cusomers rely on
us and we appreciate it by striving, for, improve
mnts, and by giving them the very best goods we
can buy. ' : "'-v: ,:
We are now ready to cater to your Pall and
Winter business with many new goods on display.
This ,wrA we want to call your attention to our el"o
garit line of mirror displayed in the windows. All
kinds, shapes and sizes and most reasonable in price.
Tf you are in need of a mirror we know that we can
please you. Come in and lot us show them to you. ,
HILL'S DRUQ
LA GRANDE, v - -
J3
JT0RE!
OREGON
lugs of Thursday. The mayor la said
to .have, expressed tne sentiments of "
nine-tenths o ftbe population of tha
clty.v,;'. ;,y;
Arthur Alexander - a negro , tromf
jamesville and suspected of having ay
Land in the murder of the Pelley
woman, . arrived this morning on a
special train under military guard.