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VOLUME IX
uA GRANDJ3, UNION COUNTY. OREGON.
THURSDAY. : NOVELIBE R 18. 1SC9.
NUMBER 22
BANKS SHOW
FAST GROWTH
TOTAL BANKING BUSINESS NOV
16 GREATER THAN EYER
BEFORE KNOWN
DEATH DCE TO ACCIDENT.
Dclanj And Negro's Death were Both
; Unavoidable Jnry.
1ERICANS
DEPOSITS OUTSTRIP THE
MILLION MARK EASILY.
Million Mark Not Only Passed but Far
Outdistanced by Two Banks
Of La Grande.
Showing marvelous growth since the
last call for. statments of the condi
tions of National banks, the two bank
ing Institutions of this city today pub
lishes statements in response to a call
Issued this morning. The statements
break all records in banking history In
Union County, for the total banking
buslnes done In the city on the 16th
of this month was 11,558,117.59, an in
crease of over 1100,000 since the last
statements. For the first time in Union
county or the city of La Grande, two
local banks show a deposit of f 1,141
338.37. This unusual reflection of circulat
ing wealth is not the result of harvest
ed crops alor.e for the many .hundreds
of bushels of wheat in store houses
and the unsold orchard crops are yet
to fatten the banking business.
When it is considered that one of the
two Institutions has been In hnsinrss
less than a year, the total is. receiv
able. . - -
After deliberating untill late in the
evening over the two railroad acci
dents or two aays ago, , last evening,
the coroner's jury reached a verdict
of accidental and unavlodable deaths
in each instance. The negro was evi
dently stealing a ride and fell under
the car wheels, while Delany met his
death from lack of caution. It was
brought out that he was repeatedly
warned of the danger but walked in
frdnt of the car thinking it would be
safe and that it would pass him. -
CALL A HALT
I,
Af
ARE EXECUTED
TERROR REIGNS IN NICARAGUA
AND MULTITUDES ARE
FLEEING TO SAFETY
FIYE HUNDRED LINED IT
; v AND SHOT WITHOUT TRIAL.
TRENCH
: PLAIN VIEW
PIPE LINE DIGGERS CAMPED IN
MILL CANYON TO COMPLETE
WATER PIPE LINE
McClure jucmoilal Dinner.
Philadelphia, Nov. IS. Some of the
i leading men of the nation will gather
about the Clover Club's banquet board
this evening to do honor to the mem
oy of the late Col. Alexander K. Mc
Clure who was for many years the
president of the club and through
whom the club gained for itself the
title of being the richest and oldest
club in America. This club is bo- ex
clusive that It is almost impossible to
become a membe and only the highest
dignitaries in the service of the gov
ernment, others of note are admitted.
WILL REACH THE RESERTOIB
IN A WEEK AT THE FARTHEST
ON SIDEWALKS
(OLD WEATHER AND SCARCITY OF
CEMENT TO BLAME.
Council Lenient With People Who are
Obliged to Build Walks!.
That the building of concrete si le
walks will not be forced upon iroi
erty owners in this city until spring,
was the recommendation of Council
man F. L. Myers last evening. Not
only is cement exceedingly yc;,-e in
the city, but the weather is s) uncer
tain as to make it difficult to put in
these walks.
In a number of Instances wliera aids
walks are needed It jv-.s brot out
that the owners of the property con
templating putting in the walks not
spring. At the present time no'te
; can feel certain of getting a Job cum
ipleted properly without having de
I work caught in a freeze. . : ?
Reports from Revolution Show Condi- J
tlons are Terrible Women are
Also Mistreated In Prison.
JJew Orleans, Nov. 18. Terror is
now reigning in Nicaragua, according
to cablegrams received from Panama,
where refugees are now arriving in
multitudes. Hundreds are being put to
death for having assisted Provisional
President Estrada. It is claimed . that
five hundred citterns were arrested
lined up and shot like dogs, without
any sort of a trial. Many were arrested
including women, and subjected to the
most brutal Indignities Imaginable. All
houses are being searched and in
many cases burned in an effort to put
a stop to the religion against Zalaya
Americans Killed.
Washington, Nov. 18. Leonard
Grace and Leroy Cannon, two Amer
icans were executed today by. the or
ders of Zelaya, according to advices to
the state department. Following the re
ceipt of this information the navy de
partment ordered the cruisers Vlcks
burg and DesMoines ; into Central
American waters. The result of this
execution will be that the attaches of
the Nicaraguan legation here will not
be received at the present time.
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Grand Jhanksgiving
OUR INTIRE STOCK OF TABLE AND FANCY LINENS AT GREATLY RE
DUCED PRICES. AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPLY YOUR LINEN NEEDS
AT A GREAT SAVING.
A FEW OF THE EXTRA SPECIALS
.. LOT 1-INCLUDES SEVERAL PRETTY PATTERNS IN TABLE LINENS
THAT SELL REGULAR FOR $1.25 PER YARD ON SALE FOR
73 CENTS PER YARD "
LOT 2-CONSISTS OF REGULAR $1.00 TABLE LINENS, A GOOD VARIE
TY OF PATTERNS AND EXCELLENT VALUES AT THE REGULAR
PRICE OF 1.00 ON SALE FOR V
78 CENTS PER YARD
LOT 3 TABLE LINENS THAT SELL REGULAR FOR 75 CENTS PER
YARD IN SEVERAL DAINTY, PRETTY PATTERNS. BUY ALL YOU
WANT AT THE EXTREMELY LOW PRICE OF
48 CENTS PER YARD
WE HATE A LARGE STOCK OF FANCY LIVENS AT GREATLY REDUC
ED PRICES. ,
ALL MILLINERY 25 TER CENT OFF.
WE PLACE ON SALE FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY OUR EN
TIRE LINE OF STREET DRESS AND PATTERN HATS CONTAINING
EVERY CONCIEVABLE STYLE THAT IS POPULAR THIS SEASON' AT
THE BIG REDUCTION OF 25 PERCENT.
Arrival (, Diggers In Lower Mill Can-
yon Bring Cheer to Lovers of
Port Water.
, Loud Looming of dynamite charges
last night heralded the approach ; of
the pipe line ditch diggers, almost at
the mouth of Mill Creek canyon, and
within a week the ditch will be com
pleted to the reservoir. Quiety . tho
crew crept over the hill and down the
canyon, and today the ditch is opened
to the forks of the road in the" canyon
where one branch leads off to the pole
patch and the other proceeds up to
Morgan Lake.
. Camp Established.
Yesterday a camp with 75 men was
established In Mill . : canyon, within
sight of the goal. Secluded as the work
Is from now on ferocious storms will
have little effect on the speedy comple
tion of the ditch. '
i". Pipe Laying Harried. ""
"December 15th will see water run
ning Xruw Beaver Creek to the faucets
in the homes of this city said Super
Intendent Dutch, today. With winter
threatening the workmen, this est!
mate has been made with considerable
allowance. 1
The goal which the pipe diggers are
striving for Is the old reserrolr in
South La Grande, not far from the
mouth of Mill Creek canyon. ; ; v
Kobbo-HolIIs Wedding.
New York, Nov. 18. Miss Virginia
Kobbe, daughter of Gu stave Kobbe.
was married today to Gerald Vander-
bllt Hollis at Christ Church. Babylon.
L. I., In tha presence of many of the
leaders of New York society, i
. Boxing Championships.
San Francisco, Nov. ,18. Boxing
championships of the Pacific Athletic
Association will be held at the Dream
land Rink this evening and tomorrow
when some of the best amature ath
letic talent on the earth will be seen
in action.
The great merit of men is not un
derstood by those who are formed to
be such themselves Genius speaks
only to genius. Stanislaus.
Launch New Movement
Bloomington, Ills. Nov. 18. A con
vention different in many ways from
any ever held was opened here today
by the Illinnu '?cr .Ipii".
Association. The organization resulted
from a call Issued by President James
of the University of Illinois. Its field
is all of outdoors and Its object Is the
improvement of the highways in the
state and the forming of a state reser
vation, the beautifying of city streets
and parks, establishment of play
grounds for children, tree planting
and prcr jrvatlon and the extension of
landscape gardening.
Two state problems of great Inter
est are to be taken up for discussion.
The first Is the proposed plan of mak-,
lng a state reservation,, taking In Starv
ed Rock and its picturesque surround
Infra In the Ottawa Valley and the sec-
pnd is "The Need of Landscape Gar
dening Along, the. proposed Lakes to
the Gulf Water Way." ?
AVAItDS HARD
TO DECIDE OPI
MICROSCOPLUSED TO DETECT THE
SPECKS ON MANY CF THE
EXHIBITS AT SFGKANEJ
GROWERS SUBSTITUTE SfW
STEMS FOR OLD ONES
Jitffcs Proceeding Yery .Slowly as It
is Hard to Reach Equiable De-'
' cislon Among Exhibits.
. .' Birth Record.' V- "v';-'
Near Alicel, Thursday November 18,
909, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Evr.r
et Walsmger. .. --r-7t-"' '" '.
s Spokane, Nov. 18. Trouble contin
ues among the National apple show
judges In making the awards. , They
found 23 plates on Variety, so near
Identical that each is worthy of a first
prize and this Is even counting in mi
croscopic specs to decide the winner.
In a single box the display judges
found that the owner bad broken off
the stems and then sharpened others
(and stuck them in the apples. All ap
ples must have their stems at these ex
jhlbits. Because of the difficulty in de
termining the winners In the small
exhibits, the Judges will pot. be ible
to'3is"b the large "exhibits until the
show Is almost over.
BUILDING FIRST PART OF
FIR STREET STRUCTURE
Foundation for what is to be in time
one of the largest buildings on Eati
Adams avenue, is now In the course of
construction at Fir and Adams. S. JT.
Dalton. owner of the corner property
new his material on the ground ,for
the first 'portion of the building to be
erected in the rear of the wooden 3trn!
ture and later In the winter he will
build the front section of the two story
building. This gives display windows
on two streets. In the end the struc
ture will be, added to so as to occupy
the entire property.
ANOTHER DIVIDEND ISSUE
TO DEPOSITORS IS NEAR
REMEMBER EVERY LADIES HAT IN THE HOUSE REDUCED 4fr
$ FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
TWIN FALLS IN
DRY JIUIN
KOOTENAI COUNTY ALSO IN THE
DRY LIST.
Substantial Majorities Existing in Each
of the Dry Counties.
Boise, Idaho, Nov. 18. Twin Falls
Lincoln and Kootenai counties were
voted dry yesterday by substantial ma
Joritles.
The dry victory in Kootenai tcsHh
In the closing of a new brewery, n ett
ed only a few months ago at a cost of
over 1230,000. The saloons in the four
counties are compelled to close In
three months. Thousands of dollars
will have to be refunded from the
funds of the city and schools for un
expired licenses.
If the Ontario property now In the
bands Of the receiver of the Farmers
ft Traders National bank can be sold
Immediately or three or four thousand
can be realized from some other source
the receivership will be In position to
Issue a ten per cent dividend at once.
Enough funds, less the amount men
tioned are now on band to warrant a
speedy Issue of dividends to depositors.
While the needed sum la not now avail 1
able, it may be soon, and when It Is,
the depositors will get checks. Re
ceiver Nledner hopes to make a"'
"Christmas present" of this issue to
the depositors. v .
VDSS3SS3SS
-iYour Favorite Drug Store-
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 cusomcrs rely on
us and we appreciate it by striving for improve
mnts, and by giving them the very best goods we
can buy. ; '
, We are now ready to cater to your Fall ' and
Winter business with many new goods on display.
This week we want to call your attention to our ele
gant line of mirror displayed in the windows. All
kinds, shapes and sizes and most reasonable in price.
Lf you are in need of a mirror we know that we can
please you. Come in and let us show them to you. '
HILL'5 D Ry Q JTQRE
LA GRANDE, - - - OREGON