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. ..... IQ1 &J VOLUUETX iiA OBAHDJE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 22, 1910 NI.IBER 5 ; . , ....... . .. i v. . LI v f RAUD CASES COMING HERE GOVERMENT SUIT AGAISSI THE NORTHWESTERN COMPANY WILL BE HERE IN LA GRANDE OYERNMENTr CONCLUDES , (. CASE HEBE, YESTERDAY - !- . ' ' : ; ,, -,. : 1 Cearin, and possibly Simon, of Tort land, will represent the defense two weeks her.ce when the de fense's evidence will be Introduced before local land officials Rabbs represents the government here Defense testimony In the land fraud cases hinging about alleged conspiracy between tne , Nortnweat-1 era Lumber Company of Spokane, and 26 other defendants, will be tak en in La Orande before Register F. C. Bramwell and Receiver Colon R, Eberhard, according to a stipulation1 entered Into last night when Special agent Fred C. Rabb of the gene ral land office took , the , concluding testimony of the government in the case, at the La Grande land office. The time set Is two weeks hence. The .greater bulk of the testimony presented by the government, allud ed to in the Observer a few days ago as comprising the biggest bunch of testimony ever presented for con sideration at one time here,, was tak en at Heppner recently, and will be read here and a decision rendered. : .; Head of Firm Here The defense yesterday at the coil elusion of the- hearing was repre sented by President . David Wilson, head of the Northwestern Company. He was accompanied by counsel in cluding Attorneys . Sam - Van Vector of Spokane and Frank Melvln of The Dalles( The stipulations referred to, were entered at the close of the hear ing. Gearln and Simon Coming, Maybe. Two of the leading attorneys of the Pacific. Northwest will be in La Grande two weeks hence when the defence evidence ,wlll be introduced, according to the present plan. John Mv, Gearln,, of. counsel of the.defense of Binger Hermann at the recent trial, and one of the most widely known attorneys of the country, will . handle tthe, defense. , Gearln. Is of the firm of Gearln, Simon & Dolph, and It is very lyikely that Attorney, Imon now Mayor of Portland,' will be here to lend aid , In the defense. v la this way . land fraud hearings will be brought to La Grande. This suit is, the case, wherein , the Northwestern company is accused of conspiracy to get government land, using "Dummy, Etrymen" to the num ber of 26,, according to Jhe allega tions. Asa B. Thomson, of Heppner, and J. W. Scrlber play minor aprts In the affair. HAMILTON TO PENITENTIAHi Ills action to be (riven another trial ends futllelly Olympia, Feb. 22. Ortis Hamilton, the convicted Adjutant General of Washington, will be taken to the penitentiary at Walla Walla probab ly tonight. His appeal was dismis sed last Light. Hardware Men Meet. St. Paul, Feb. 22. Tha Minnesota Retail Hardware Association, one i thousand Btrong, opened Its annual convention here today in the Audi torium in connection with a large hardware exhibit. Speeches by men prominent In the trade will be a fea ture of the convention ond the exposition. FRESH EGGS OF CONSIDERABLE AGE SEATTLE RANCHER'S REPORT OF , AGE AT FAULT Boys fresh ranch eggs and learnt v they were sold years ago ! 8eattle, Feb. 82. William Wooley, df Green Lake, rcentty bough a dozen fresh ranch eggs. He noticed a rubber stamp on one reading "Mary Beetce, Abergendle, Pa." ' ' V ' He wrote requesting the early his tory of the egg. '.. ! Today be received a replay saying the eggs were sold six years ago, and have evidently been in cold stor age ever since. NINE FEET OF SNOW Freighting Is next to impossible- Miners cannot leave camps According to P. . R. Bishop . who has JupBt returned from the Sumpter country, that section Is covered with nine feet of snow. People who have never .seen nine feet of snow cannot realize what a blanket it makes. But the miners who live in the upper country can testify to the hardships experienced, when that amount of snow is on the ground. ' A.t he Columbia mine, freight teams have a hard time to make trips and frequently are compelled to turn back. Saturday Emil Melzer sent a number of men to the North Pole mine to remove the snow from roofs of their houses at the camp, for a report received here stated the load was getting too heavy -to be safe. . ..... Along the creeks precautions are being taken to protect, the bridges for there is the general opinion that as soon as the snow begins to melt there will be serious trouble Baker City Herald. . v , ,'.''...'- Big Gift for TJ. of P. Philadelpnia, Pa., Feb. 22. More than the usua in tt rest attaches to the celebration of TJnlversItay Day by the Dnlveristy of Pennsylvania to day because, of the promise by the trustees to announce particulars . of a gift of $100,000 which has recently been, made to the university. i . Mast Explain Liquid Eggs New York, Feb. 22. Unless the Merchants' Refrigerating Company can prove to the satisfaction of Pure Food Inspectors Duff and Llnd that 273 cans of the meat of broken eggs frozen, is fit for food, the eggs,, which were recntly seized by the govern men will be destroyed today. The raid, and its results will have an important bearing upon the question which, means much to the cold stor age trade. . ; , ; .Taft In New York New York. Feb. 22. New York is freedom from business cares. Dec orations line the streets and trade Is generally suspended. Several pat riotic, organizations observed the day with appropriate exercises, and tc night President Taft will speak at the . banquet of ' the New Jersey branch of the Society of Cincinnati. Tomorrow night the President will address the Board of Trade dinner at Newark. Honor for Depew. Washington, Feb. 22. Vfce-Pres-Ident Sherman has contributed a mite toward the re-election of United States Senator Depew by honoring him as a Washington birthday ora tor In the Senate. Mr. Depew will read Washington's farewell address to the upper house. Abdul Hamld Dead' (!) Vienna, Feb. 22. Rumors that Ab dul Hamld. the deposed Sultan of .Turkey, died yesterday In Salonika, are persistent here today. Officials deny them, but these failed to con vince the. public 'hat the ex-Sultan is still alive. CONNECTED DEAD HEAD PASSENGER BREAKS -THROUGH BEACHING JjSEFiJ AT TO RETURN AGAIN SECOND TRAIN STARTS JOSEPUWARD AT NOON Mainline tracks clear and freight is moving Buckley and Bolllns both on leading train into Wallowa coun ty and superintend the strngglt with drifts Appartent that the branch line traffic is resumed. ' With General Superintendent of Harrlman Lines In Oregon M. J. Buck ley and Superintendent Bollons ot the O, R. & N, In the thickest of the fray, a way was cleared through, the drift .below Elgin,, and the enow slide in the canyon, en route to Wal lowa county at an early hour this morning, and as a result, a train Is now headed out from Joseph and should reach here late this, after noon or early night. With dead head, coaches ,and 5 . "02",. Buckley's private car, comprising the train, a crew left La Grande between 7 and 8 this morning headed for Joseph. With considerable difficulty It reach ed Joseph by noon and at 1:20 head ed for La Grande. , The other train, due out of La Grande at 9:45, waited until, noon and it too is battling with the snow on its way to Joseph this afternoon! All things being favorable, a' regular schedule will be maintained tomor row on the branch line and kept up until other obstructions occur. On the mainline everything Is run ning smoothly. Freight was even put . in , motion today. ,, Two train loads of stock, 15 cars In one and 32 in another ( are headed this (way from the' East, leaving Huntington this afternoon. . . Though there has been almost a conHtan snowfall, ejlnce ; (yesterday, It has made but little impression. Elgin seems to have secured more than its share, for the average depth there on the level is 30 Inches while In and about La Grande It Is dnly about 13 today. ATTEMPT. TO KILL ZELATA Tonng Nlcarauguan attempts revenge on old President Port Limon, Costa Rica, Feb. 22. A San Jose newspaper prints a stor ry . today .that, an attempt, had been made to kill former president Zelaya of NIcaraugua, when he was about to embark on a steamer for Bel glum. The young Nicarauguan whose father's estates were confis cated, attempted to. stab Zelaya, but the latter saved himself by shooting him through the arm. . The affair was suppressed by the authorities ANNIYERSARY OBSERVED Shops Idle, school closed and many other offices closed Industrial and social observance of Washington's birrbday anlversary was held in La Grande today. Rail road shops are Idle, excepting for a few absolutely necessary helpers, the schools are closed for the day, banks postofflce, court house, in fact all but the City Hall offices of public sorts, were closed. Social observ ances were numerous and fitting. Frank Geoch arrived this morning from Walla Walla, to be with his father, Henry Geoc'a, dulng his crit ical Illness. FIRE FIRST FAIR GUNS sflMsBsMB PJNS LAID FOR GETTING EVERY NOOK AND CORNER OF UNION CGUYiY INTERESTED ' DIRECTORS RE-ELECTED ASH OFFICIAL LEADERS' PICKED Will get premiums before the pub. , He , t onte and have Introduced many new plans for getting gene ral Interestr-Enthoslastie meeting held yesierday afternoon JttV. Wood again president. Late yesterday afternoon the an nual nieeting of the stockholders of liitt.ctiiou county Exposition was held in the Commercial Club" par lors. The report of the Secretray and ' Treasurer were read, Bhowing the receipts and disbursements of the last fair." Fifty-two shares of the 94 were represented at this meeting. The board of managers were re-el ected without exception. The stock holders realizing that the men who pulled off successful a fair as the one held last year, were the men to con tinue the good work if they would serve, which they did. Following the stockholders meet ing the re-elected board met and per fected their organization by electing Mac Wood as president, J. J. Carr, vice-president,' F. B. Currey, secre tary; C. S. Dunn, treasurer and W. J. Church as superintendent . The V?ard of managers are Mac Wood, W. B. Sargent, WmV Ash.'C. 8. Dunn, . Geo. , H. Currey, P. A Charlton, Fred Gasklll, J. J. Carr and J. E. Reynolds. "" , , The general and committee meet ing was most enthusiastic. One and all realized that th fair last year was successful to a fai gi eater ex tent than even, the most enthusiastic hoped would be possible to have the first year, and by commencing nowi the board, stockhllders and public generally will know that the fair this year will exceed it In every way. Thursday of the week the board is to meet and formulate their . plans. Committees will be appointed to take charge of the work that requires lm jmedlate attention. Among' other things,, the , premium lists will soon be placed In the hands of the printer and these lists will Boon be in the hands of everyone. Interest In general will be en thused as far as possible throughout the county, and there Is every rea son to believe that Union county In 1910 will have a fair that will be supported In every nook and corner of the county. Prof. Alderman Present Professor Alderman, of Eugene was present at the meeting and ex plained how the citizens of Yamhill county had injected general interest Into their fair throught the boys and girls of the county., that not only created general personal Interest but added to the exhibit features as well as doing valuable service to the boys and girls. The plan was to offer prizes for the best loaf of bread baked by girls under a certain age; the best exhibit of needlework; the best garden planted and grown by boys and girls. The result of this plan was that by Vctual .count there Tere over 1500 gardens planted by the boys of Yamhill county and In excess of 500 loves of bread baked by the glrla to be put on exhibit. This Idea took deep root In the minds of all present and without a doubt this feature will be Inaugurat ed in time for the spring work. SOCIAL EVE1T 47 YEARS AGO TODAY MB. AND MRS. BEN BROWN EN. TERTAINED THEN "Fatty King was "Fiddler at off a sbn in honor of Washington Forty-seven years ago tonight, tht v Inter of 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Benja min Brov.a gave a Washington par ty and served supper in their hotel in .'what U now South La Grandea "Fatty" King, who died only a few years ago, was on of the musicians, and doubtless not a few of our plu neer readers will recall the pleas ant evening. , ; j -' The funeral this afternopn of Mrs. Brown recalled this fact to several local pioneers who attended the so daL " ! " LUMBERMAN HERE President of National Lumber Co. ' resuslcatlng at Hot Lake : Samulel Merrll, president of the National Lumber Cu. of Spokane, Is a guest In ' the -city today. Mr. Mer rill, generally knows as one ot the leading lumber makers of the coast, was In La ' Grande several months ago as' a' delegate to the meeting of Northwest lumbermen held here last summer. During tue stay here, be, with the others, was banqueted at Hot Lake, and : Introduced to the mamagement of the sanitorlum there. Recently when taken 111, be remeber ed the sanitorlum in Eastern ' Ore gon and he Immediately made it his recuperating place. ' !J He is much Improved and today came over to La Grande Intending to return tonight New Advertising Scheme , Portland. Febv 22. The Grea Nor thern Railroad "has announced ""a plan to advertise Oregon, Washing ton and other North Pacific 'states by sending a car fitted up with the western products ove rthe' Eastern railroads next spring, " Thousands of cities and towns will' be visited. The plan Is expected to assist the colo nization of the Western States. Newlin's White Pine Expectorant Newlin Jit LEADER; UNION AIRY R19TS AND ELQ3DSHED CONTINUE TO BE FEATURES OF CAREEN'S STRIKE IN THE QUAKER , HIT GENERAL STRIKE BY UNIONS HAS NOT BEEN CALLED Mnrphey, leader of labor council, U consult Gompers relative to calling . ; .. . . out . general strike Many small i .... i riots Pistol shot fired In riot In front of posto filce Two women In Jured. , -;.' '.'": Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 22. A gen eral strike ot all the Union men in Philadelphia will be called today, ac- -cording to President Murphy, of the Central Labor Council, but the other , labor union leaders declared no such action would be taken by the Unions. Murphy previously announced bis de termination to go Washington and consult President Gompers. He did hot leave the city, however, and dlsapperade' after the announcement. It Is rumored that he was arrested -for Inciting a riot y ' '"' -' Unlou men are incensed at the ar rest of Organizer Pratt of the Car men's Union, who is charged with in citing a hot, and threaten both civil and criminal action against those re sponsible for his detention, ' The Philadelphia "Rapid Transit , company ' today issued a statement saying tha company was operating 725 cars out of a normal 2000 and ,can ,put"200 r'jre In' operation as soon as afforded police protection. The strikers ' assert the company is operating only 122 cars and these Irregularly.".''", ''r:'.. "M . ' President Kruger today announced that the company was not consider- (Continued on last page) Art not all ot tin am character ana nave dltierent causes. No one remedy can therefore to hade that will be certain to cure every casa. 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