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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1910)
J k TafcUshed Daily Except Sunday. EORti IL ITEBEY." EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. United Press Telegraph Sertlea. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Oaill -Ingle copy ... 6c liy, per month 63e ally, six months In advance .,.$3.60 atly, ona year In advance .....$6.50 f eekly, six months In advance , . Tfic Weekly, one year la advance ....$1X0 Altered at the postoffice at La Grande as second-class matter. ; ; Iniifi tile Lui'ied. . j c;jiiisit,-Ui Ji.aai.ii baa Utn order- Vancouver B. C, March 15. In-1 ed and will soon be In operation, dlan chiefs from all over British Co-j Dr. Coe has accepted a contract to lumbla gathered today to attend the; sell about 10,000 acres of land under funeral of Chief Joe Capilano, who the Lmatilla project and he will tafci has the bead of all tbe Slwash tribes In the province. The ceranrcny tci?r consisted of a solemn acknowledge ment of the right of Mathias, Joe's eldest son to succeed bis fattnr. In dians were dressed in picturesque garbs. T Fight Again San Francisco, March 10. Jem Driscoll, the Englishman and Abe Attell are expected to . be matched tomorrow for a 25 round fight at Col ma, July 2. Driscoll gave Attell ons of the hardest fights of his life In ten rounds In New York. Serodn Prisoner Canzlit Pendleton. March 10. James Car ter, the young forger of this city, was Advertising Bates. i the second member of the Jail break- Local reading notices 10c wr line In crowd of seveu which escaped Tnu paper win not publish any article appearing over a nom de flume. Signed articles will be re vised subject to tbe discretion of the dltor. riease sign your articles and ' aave disappointment. rl insertion: c Der line fo.' each ubsequent Insertion. ".' Resolution of condolence, be a line 111 . l. i. ' I . ' ' ' ii from the jail here Saturday to he re captured. An officer found him in a local "near-beer" Joint 15 minutes ! ft.r ho had returned to the city. He , , . " . ... was one of the three who had stolen A week or two more of this fine,"1 , " ' .. . t horses and headed for the mountains, weather .and wo will begin to think j How?ver , he vas not nerved to the T? ''rhf ','J. "V::.:. 1 jespcrtic oived noon by . . . i- his companions ana lurnea uac. Bishop Henry Spellmeyer, of the M. E. church, who died In Trenton, Kew Jersey Saturday, presided at the Idaho conference sis years ago, which bad just been created nom the Coluni tia River Conference of which La Grande was included. Dr. J. D. Gil lilan was appointed presiding elder over both La Grande and Boise dis tricts. Later the Idaho conference was divided Into two districts . and be Is now District Superintendent, bis title having been changed at the last General Conference. Dr. Glllllan baa served his alloted time With .this conference year. Grieves 'or Sister Addison, Ohio, March 15. A week ago Frank Dague and Pearl Warner startled this town by eloping to Ken tucky where they were married. Last night, Mrs. Dague committed suicide following the alleged elopement of Dague with her younger sister. up this fory tomorrow. He has al ready sold a greater part of the lam' under tne iurnlsh-Coe project an 1 through his extensive eastern sys tem he expects to dispose of the Ke'. mifeton lands as rapidly.. The launch ar.d twa PutoraoWla which he will keep at HermlEfon will be used by him In showing the ton -Ista the advantages of the country. One of the auto3 w'l! p-obably maM regular trips between teh town end the monster reservoir or lake and u Is expected that the lake will be come a popular sinrrn:r resort 'n a very short time. There Is now more water -in the reservoir than there has been at any time since its completion and with the big feed canal running at fu'l capacity and pouring it In at the rate of 300 second feet It will be but a shotr time until It. Is1 completely filled. Then the entire 1800 acrea contained. In the reservation will b covered and the lake will have a shore line of from eight to 12 miles. When filled the lake will contain 52, 000 acre feet. At present there are 40,000 acre feet held behind the big aam. ', j -' '? ',", .,',:"''-" Bead the w West A live and progressive magazine Full of good, sound reading. 3-15-16. ' .' '. . ';. : La - Grande property owners have the faith that counts. They believo to the extent of $73,000 at least In a blgh school and $40,000 for a starter for sewerage, and t$l 50.000 for pure water all within two years. Now let cur Irrigation project get a move on and start work on the $200,000 Mea dowbrook dam and this city and Im mediate vicinity will Increase to a way we little realize at present. ; ytwvf n ill stcavv tvriMV v. v tlon next December. This Is a short t.m session. Hereafter under our yew charter, our municipal electl.is will take place In December. ' The majority cast on our sewer age bonds means that our people are determined to Improve our sanitary conditions. ' ON ES JURY Funeral Today The funeral of the late H. D.- Coger who died early yesterday morning tok place from the family residence :'n West La Grande this afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev, Canfield of the M. E. Church South, offlrlatlng. ,; The deceased leaves a wife and two sons. Richard resides here and Wal ter Is In Los Aneeles. He was ,73 years of age. came to this valley 21 years ago from Virginia where be yas born. He enjoyed the friendship qj a Irage circle of arnunlstances and the family has th gympatby of all. 7 . ' For Sale . Good seven room house and out buildings; nice lawn and fruit trees. Situated on the corner of O. and 8th streets. Also For Sale or Rent, six acres of god land, good house and out buildings, plenty of water and small fruit. Half mile east of the city limits. Enquire of - , R. M. OLIVER, 3-15-4-15 2201 Fir Street. DISAGREED After 12 ours of deliberation, last ing through the night, the Jury hear ing the evidence against C. W, Jones of Union, charged by the State with bootlegging, disagreed at 6 ; o'clock this morning, The court wa sum moned at an early hotr to heir the decision ' of agreement to : disagree, and the Jurors were forthwwith dis charged. Jones was charged with bootlegging and the case occupied all of yesterday. The case can be retried though nothing has been done In the way of r'xlng the trial date. iTlca $1300.00. No. 4. 60 acres, 7 miles from La - Orande. Good new a-room bouse, &ood bara and, other outbulldlng.v Two good living springs, and ' Btream of water tor Irrigation; ail .tiider (ooa cultivation. K. F. U. by the door. T'lepnone line. Price .uou.og. . u, k. lbt L-l &cra uer me Con i tly wre bouc, ail ta fail when; ua altalfa bay; eood uaprove it ola mi ouie vu ws ctiaseO lor irff v ; Na C. A modern b-rooui Muw h:v: lot 60x120, In a good icnatuiu iu 00 cash terms for $zuu.uu Na 7 Two lots on Fourth street. 4 room bouse, small barit, citj wnt; and good well. Can be sold ou u.r lostallement plan for $7W o. No. 8. For 1775.00. one oi the lv bouses In Old Town; -rowtu ooucc von foundation. Two lou, a sa, it ukis i uc4t. No. 9. Three rood house kit jht on Jeffenon st. Ho turnlb.v. goo4 well; wood shed on the all o. all for the Tery low. price of $ Na 10. A five room . brick mcdet house, barn, wood shed, two ) 124x124. small orch?rd, shade tre? an fenced tor I20W.00. io. fosr room cotuge on "v at, close to, two lota, city wate- an4 wood sbea un easy irui a the remarkably low price of $140 1 will be pleased to enow yoa r. of the above bargains ai any tin whsther you bay or . ; Toara resfectfally. C 3. BLACK, the Real Kstate M Gomplets equipment for resetting . and repairing rubber buggy ures. . -. " LA GRANDE IRON WORKS D. F GERALD, Propretor' . . Gjmplete Mac him Shoo? an Foundrv V. LATEKCXCE 1YALK! ?. A?;xoorrs T OF THE FEXGASE. ATomn:iifed CHARLES 8. HPtHFQRD MISS MME DROFNAH IX A MOr EEN COMEDY DHA3IA THE AMERICM L0RO BY GEOKGE II BEOADIII'f.'' " A?'T fHAHLES T. 1AZEY STEWARD OPERA HOUSE PRICES Orchestra Seats $lw50 Orchestra Circle M Dress Or. cle " ets.; Gallery 25c and 50c. Seats en. Sale Uondeay, Mar. 13 The new council will assume duties next Monday evening. no r TAX BRIEFS Bead the Xew West A magazine devoted to the up building of the Oregon country. 3-15-16. . FILED TODAY v WaRhlngton, March .15. The gov- .mmtni'i hrlef hi connection with corporation tax cases filed in the Supreme 1onrt today by solicitor general PowerB. Arguments on the cases now on appeal will begin im mediately nfter the Standard Oil h'-'ar tn la nn(liided. . The brief is filed In response to , been wrecked. The streets of Man '.: .t.. w'is onn.idan are 'under water. ' It Is not be- Heved there lias wen any johb oi ETfrythlnp Settled Oakland, March 15. Preliminary legal reaulrements to permit the Johnson-Jeffries fight at Emeryville were cleared away today, following the action of the town trustees last night in fixing the license for the big go at $2000. This means there will be no opposition on the part of the city trustees. ; ;.. Flood In North Dakota Blsmark, N. D.. March. 13. Floods are sweeping the lowlands along the Missouri liver Ju this section today. The river stonmer Expansion has Discuss Commission Dan Washington, March 13. Toda Is thu last day In which essays mar be ubmltted In the $100 prize contest Inaugurated by William H. Baldwin through , the National Municipal League. The subject discussed this year Is, "City Government by Com mission." The Baldwin prize is opji to all undergraduates In Amnrion colleges and universities having dis tinct courses In municipal govern ment'' . " . ' 111. I. I I , ,. p' FOfKD Ladles gray leather purse. Owner cen havo same by calling at this office. 3-14-16 A Laud Srop !tetl?e of Street Improvement TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: No tlce la hereby given that In pursuance of a resolution adopted by the Com mon Co :acll of the city of La Grande, Oregon, on the 15th day of December, 11)09, . creating improvement district No. .2, and designating Pennsylvania avenue, as such district and In pur suance of a resolutiou adopted by said Common Council determined and declared Its intentions to improve all of that portion of Pennsylvania ave nue, Is said improvement district as hereinafter described, by laying there on macadam pavement and construct ing curbs, the council will, ten dayB after the Bervc of this notice upon the owner of the property affected and benefitted by such improvement, order that said above described Im provement be n.ade, that the bound-j aries cf said "iBtrlct to be so lm-j proved are a a folic wc: All that por-j tion of Pennsylvania avenue from thi, west side of Washington avenue, to' the east side of Fourth street Notice ' Is hereby given that tbe council will l - .n.nlnl taooaamant nn nil tVlP property affected and benefitted by) such Improvement That the estimated . . ' . lHMA..n.Mnn In tV. B11TVI COBl OI Bam laiyiuvcuicub im ui u of $2264.80. That the council will on the 16th day of March, 1910, meet at the Council chambers at the hour of 8 o'clock P. M., to consider said esti mated cost, hnd the levy of salr ass essments, when a hearing will be granted to any person feeling ag grieved by auch assessment 1a Grande, Oregon, March 3rd. 1910 City Council of la Grande, Oregon. By U EL Cox, Recorder of the City of La Grande. Oregon. 4-3-16 ' ' ILL1..1'.1 " i.m'-.-.iii'M i.,.;.M..... .'I. ii i GEORGE PALMER, Pres. W. L. EKENHOLTS, Asst. Cash. F. J.T.CLMES. Viccfref. Jl llV 1 1 1. V ILL1AMS, Jud.Asit: Cash F. L. WEVERS, Csthier. LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK OF LA GRANDE, OREGON United Slates Depository Capital ariSinflKS $10,CC0.CG . DIRECTORS Georjpt Pain ct C. C. Fenington G. L. Cleaver F. M. Byrhit W. L. Erenholts . ryieyers W. M Fierce With our ample resources and facilities we can ren der you efficient service and handle your business to your entire satisfaction arate corporations. Bowevs argues Jtbot.the tax Is not a direct tax on property as Is asserted. He says Its esclse Is on "carrying buslnPfiB" and therefore tipp1s .no' '"'apportionment amonii iM '.various states according to population under the constitution. He donlos thnt the' tax Is n Infnic tlon on tbe general powe rof stutes to ftuthorlo thn formation' of corpo rations ss la claimed. ; ; Stockton.' Calif.'- Mrch .15. James' Davis today beaun. jto' 5-'rv a urlonf. sentence of one ypnr rt snncl?.l work. DavlB recently attempted to soil his 35 year old dnnghter to a sheen berd er and clt'Xcns ranscd bla hrr't. lie was convicted and Judge Smith een--'od him to one year In the count v jail. Later la was discovered tnat tne life. Uurirlnr law Dt fccihe , Salem. March !". A. B. Smith, who attempted a daylight holdup of th jewelry store of C. 11. IIlngoB of this city a year ago wna given his freedom ttom by the supreme court todny lie cause1 the law under which he was tried ami .'onnd cuilty h .is -been re pealed by the legislature and he can not be conrUted under later siiitutes for tht1 prison w the r rnnlty Is in rrensed. ; v ; The decision' may-have n awcopln; efftict on the etntUM of other per sons similarly charged. Launch on Reservoir A 30-paBsenger steam launch Is to Pav. children were dependent upon placed on the government rer- hlT! and h chonaed the penalty to"ir near n... ,u one year, work. The court will col-1. future py Dr. Henry Waldo Coe. Ject the wage- d present It to tbeay the Pendleton E. O. The per !i. : . - Ti't has been secured from the aov- fhfldren. -" i.. ...'.. . A 164 acre farm, 1 1-4 miles from town and 1 1-2 miles from railraod. Running stream of wated through p. see. 55 acres under ditch and that 13 tollable, The rest can be farmed as soon as the timber is taken off, Rest situation In the county for fruit, 1C0 trees on tbe place. Houbc of 8 roomB, two story; barn 36x46. Price ?G150. Inquire K. M. DITTEDRAN'DT Ind Phone 27A. Summerville, Ore, Dsrgalnft In Itral Estate. NO. 1. 167 acres Sanarldge land. ' nar Imbler; a good five room house, barna and other out build ings. . 10 acres good orchard of which 8 Is la good bearing: 30 acres In fall wheat, 10 acres In hay. balance all good grain or potato land, all under good fence, one mile from the town of Imblor, 1-2 mils from school. About $1000.00 worth louaehold goods and. goes with the Administrator's Xoilce Notice Ik hereby j,Iven that the u;. dursigncd ha been appointed admin lRlrator of the esty of Nick Ar moas. de!ea3V., by tho County Court of Union Tounty, Orev.ro. and all hav eg 'claims t. gains ; the said estate ue hereby required to present the niine to n;e as "admlnltsrator at my store on Adams Avenue, La Grande. Oregon, together with proper vouch ers, within six montLs from the dati of the first pul' Ration hereof. Dated this 2d day of February, 191C JAMES G. SNODGRASS. Administrator of the estate of Nick Armoas, deceased. " i - , . Cochran ft ' Cochran, Attorneys for Admin'-Btrator. 2-114-11. ,of nearly nev farm imr - place i' tern NO t $16,956, Easy .- , ,'allea cnltlvat ' good barn , . a tidings. A -' ;y orchard, 60 cr?-'..-nd timothy hay, good wa .pbt. R. P. D. by the doo'. of a mile from school. About 4 400 worth of personal property Koes with the place at the price or ,4OO.0(. No. 3. !0 acres adjolnlag the above tract; aplendld land wen adapted to trait crowtBg or aaythlns else. I " '.' ' .- ,- A''- ' " I . il . .. 1A Sri 4 W-r K - IS v . Mr. Charle.s B Hanfqrdi '. Te eewarge btids mast be going In , witheit oppodltloa. Jast for fun ask , few low thry Yotei MIC 11A5F0RD fO.MES TO l CRAXFEE TOMORROW ASD HIS FACE WILL AGAIN BE f ALLEED S0 BRTAS-LIKE" :A: : t