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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1910)
LA G2ANSZ, rXlOX CCUMT, CE3CCS, SATURDAY, APEIL f, 19 la' TCL. XI flEACIl NAPLES ... xrmw ; ; Ire also on the list "Xrecedeut to be thrown to the winds In Rojal gardens and Roosevelt f and family , win visit the Royal -v ; childrea in their nnrsery, a (act i' t seldom realized by anyone. Boose - . t At.. ......... I. r..l 1 mt .Jin iNapieB toaay on me steamer irmz .aiemrrca anc were given an entnu- L MBlaatlc reception by thousand of Ital- Hjiauo. iw&w Euveruuieiu umciais were ,; Americans, and the rank and file of V INeauolitans struggled with each oth- er to get a glimpse of the former prea .jubuu Aiiogemer me greeting was :uch as to serve as a fitting intro- luctIon to Col. RnoRPvfiU'n . t. - - f.VIWV J xtlove thlumphal touf through Europe After spending the night In the unagnincent suite placed at their dis posal, by a-Naple hotel, the itoosla- velt party will leave early tomorrow 3or Rome. The will spend Sunday -(uiiijmu. - uieiuiti iiif ana on jjf jjMonday t'I' be received by King Vlc- ; 3the Quirlnal. : ".. : -v ' '.' Oae of the most delightful fea- . v Vl. vuiuuci auu ivll O. .Roosavelt to thej King .. and Queen -will be their half hour or more in the nursery and playgrounds of . the - royal nursery. The Roosevelts are t great lovers of children and the j children of the KIng who live very -quietly, and are rarely seen by vis Gskia Waists Aadies. the ltlan Tailored Idaists you have been wanting are now in stock. Come before the Selection is groken Jhey Jtre PRICES 'pa? 3- Ml 1 itors, are . declared , to be the most delightful little ones In thi iunsJora. The audience with Popa PUm w;l follow on Tuesday and the Rooa velts will leave on Wednesday for Specla and Cenoa. Ilia Holiness' is eager to meet Mr. Roosevelt and he therefore has made no objection to the audience following that at the Qulrinal. Since the former , presi dent is not a Catholic, precedence of the Vatican visit over thai to. ttw Kins is not necessary., , - v Half the population of Naples was on. the Quay and among them were a' great number of Americans, AH gave the American statesman a great reception.; Rosevelt was met by Am bassador Lelshman who. had come from Rome to welcome the former president Counsel ' Crowninshield, Stationed here. Mavor nf NanlftH th perfect of Police and other dlgnlta-J pes were awo present. As soon as Roosevelt emparked he was surround ed by a guard of police regardless of bis protests. He was escorted to the hotel and made a brief speech of thank In response to . . . ......,. .,:i.-,....;.;; speeche" nyg Comfortable Home The J L. Courtney property con sisting of two lots in Pleasant Home addition to North La Grande, and a comfortable five room dwelling were 'sold yesterday to Walter , Tate ,a well known' local man. ; Mr. Tata irlll take , possession soon, and after slight Imp; bvements, will make , his home upon the property. ' . r St Peter's Cborch First Sunday. after Easter Sunday School, 10:00 a. m. .Morning service, 11:00 a. m. ' : Evening service 5:00 p. m. , " CBlshop Paddock will make vhis an nual visitation to-the parish on this Sunday, and will administer the Ap ostdlic f Ite of Confirmation at the S o'clock service. He will preach "at both services. . The adjourned parish meeting for the election of the vestry try wlllxbe held after the closing of the evening service. Vestry meeting on Monday evening at 7:30 - .' I Upton it gibbs, Recton ; : ihe gest II EATF m 14 1 ILL CiTIIEuS Cr C,TA!IIA CAHE I jT Vltrninun rniM.irifrrl ' t. :: APBiNO to tbe nomonA -.-.1 - - ' . .- ' -j Twe small towns ere doomed by tie lava flow Furnace-like roarin; Ii the craters of Aetna increase In violence today Oae town's lakab itants flee last ighVt MCiiw Ini stant deatk - : '. i .' -, '; - . v t .-.; ' tne furnace of Mount Aetna Increased Its violent activity today and the peo-' pie of Catatlna, after many sleepless nights are almost paralyzed by fear. Fears of a conflagration from the live cinders from the craters adds to the general alarm. ; Occasional earthquakes rock the Island. Inhabitants of the village of Cava reri fled for their lives during the night when the lava engulfed the town. ... Bellpaso and Borello are In the path of the flow and cannot es cape destruction. .. 'Cyclone In Africa. Lisbon, April 2. Heavy loss of life and great property damage by a cy clone js reported today along the East African coast In a cabl from the governor of Mozambique-. The dis patch says the level of the sea rose 22 feet under a terrific wind and the water rushed Inland for miles. Scores of bodies have already been recover ed from devastated plantations. 1 " SCHOOL DISTHIST PAID OFF. Over thirty thousand sent out to var. Ions shool districts County Superintendent Bragg to day . wrote out checks 'j aggregating $30,000 or more which will be distri buted among the various districts of the county. This is the state appor tionment for school purposes, MINT SIGN CONTRACTS Liberal number of fanners come to - town despite the weather. ; Regardless of the fact that the storm this , afternoon prevented a generous attendance of prospective water users, there were many who went to the office of the irrigation company , and signed up contracts. Horses Hitched to Bedposts f Seattle, April 2. Irate freshmen at the University of Washington are to day searching , for the sophomores who unhitched two Cellvery horses, led them Into the freshmen quarters of the dormitory and tied them to the bed posts of Leon Becker and Claud Bozart ;The horses belonged to a driver for a dye works firm. ' . CHAUTAUQUA BOARD MEETS Many matters discussed Subscript tlon committee placed In field 4 At the regular weekly meeting of the Chautauqua board last night, it was decided that the committee on subscriptions begin their canvas " at once, and. the committee was so In structed by Chairman T. A. Rlne hart. Among the matters discussed was that in regard to the sale of 1000 season tickets which was strat ed some time ago. V ; It is essential' to tho success, of the plans that these tickets be dis posed of, and the report of the com mittee-in . charge of the sales shows 1 mat tne work is progressing, so thatj it ia hoped the entire number, will j be aeU'ti Oe near fatwe. .. LiiliiJ 111 k kuid At vis a CZEES SENT COT TO THAT EFFECT T01Y MAS I cabidates for the hrx$ ALREADI IN HELD July first will see a slice of tea town. ships chopped from the La Grande land ofiice district to help form the new land office district In Oregon Office will be at Tale and lively scramble for places Is oan the seventh la the state will be come a reality on July 1st, accord ing to Instructions Issued from the general land office officials.. At that time a new Receiver and Register will have been appointed, necessitat ing some action before the present 8G8sion of congress adjourns. The La Grande office loses but id townships by the formation of the new district. ' The principal amount of land In the new district, will be taken from the Burns district and the office will be established at Vale. The part that La Grande loses lies south of Baker City. ! The new office will be a great con venience to the people desiring to file on land in that section of the state. Burns is difficult to reach and" a large amount of the land was Included in that district. ' Already there Is ' considerable speculation as to ; who will get the plums soon to fall to the Vale office. Baker City men are after the ap pointments, 'and of course the dis trict where the new" office Is to be will supply a liberal supply, of tim ber for Bourne to select from. V ANNOUNCE CHORUS Another rehearsal and "Mikado" will be given public appearance With one more rehearsal and dress rehearsal, the production , of "The Mikado" will be ready for next Mon day night' The list of chorus peo ple, in addition to the principals an nounced two days ago, follow: ? . Chorus of school girls and tralnJ or ladies HUda Williams Lucy Van Fleet, , Ethel - Manley, Olive Massee. Lottie Jones, Robo Spain, Aletah Brookier, Nellie Hill, Frankle Craw ford, Enlce Kennedy, 'Alta De Lash mnt, Genevive McCrary, June Hume, Elizabeth Hume, Pearl Murchlson, Reat Bramwell, Irma Geddes, Mary Penington, Hazel McCrary, Ruby Huff Ruth Oliver, Gertrude Halley and Sa rah Collier. ' ;" ' Gentlemen of Japan George '& Neil, George Abeg, . C. McNeil, O. A. Hagan", Harley Richardson, How ard Richardson, Lawrence Hill,' R. Conrad, Fred Young, Irwin Bram well, Merrll Chllders, Arthur Van Fleet, Roy C rrey and C P. Ferln. . Bookman Property Sold. . Charles L. Payne this week pur chased from the La Grande Invest ment company what Is known as the Bookman property on First street. There Is a fine modern six room res idence on the property, where Mr. Payne will make his home when he takes possession In the near future. Dnel in New Tork. ; New York, April 2. The police ad mit they have no clue to the Identity of the Frenchman who yesterday fought a duel with a fellowcountry- man on the East Side water , front arid killed , his adversary and then escaped. ; The fight was witnessed by cauner wqo wi.s armng past an apartment honse. ; ' i - nTIZESS BL'Tl" Address tomorrow erciiiag In L. D. S. Tabernacle by Ati'y Kod,:!a. The Mutual Improvement Associa tions of this city bave been success ful in securing Attorney Jno, Hodgin In a lecture "The Citizen's Duty to the State," which will be delivered at the L. D. S. Tabernacle tomorrow night, April Sd, to which all are cor dially Invited. Attorney Hodgia ad dressed a large audience at the Tab ernacle a few months ago on the sub Je.Ct pf astronomy, 6nd. apoth.er equal ly enjoyable and lnstractive time Is expected tomorrow nighU Services commence 7 o'clock p. w. FAEQIHAESON AT LIBEKTL. Writ ef review Is filed In circuit , conrt Trial later Late last evening, James Farqu harson who was yesterday morning remanded to the city Jail, secured an order frnjn the Circuit Court tc aeciire his releafi until the proceed- The petition for tne writ sets forth the fact, that the city ordinance is defectiye and non-cnforcable Thus the matter will rest until the valid ity of the ordinance is determined. 1V0KKS FOR AID S0CIETT . School for boys and girls at Portland send worker here. Miss Myrtle E. Pease, wo u the district visitor and . investigator for the Portland Boys and Girls Aid So ciety, which Is now-caring for many from Union .County, was In the city yesterday looking over the field here. She solicits moral and financial sup port for the Institution which Is be coming one of the most Important of its kind in the state. A full slate of officers In Union county is always maintained , and F, L.' Meyers of this city . has been chosen president In place of C. II. Finn, The other offl cers'are.. "...'.' . ' '."..'..V ';;V.:"".;,: ;. ' Secretary Mrs. Harriet McDonald James Kussell; Mrs, W. T. Wright of Union and J. T. Williamson. SEND ENGINE TO A1BINA. Locomotive which went into river Is '-'.A able to be shipped. :; A crew of men was sent to Pen dleton this morning by Division Foreman Watson tQ take engine No, 885 to Alblna, This is the locomo tive that went into the river at Mis sion at which time two were killed. The machine has Just only; recently been placed on the rails again and will have to receive a liberal expen diture for repairs.; : V ' v; 'it McCall Exhonerated New York, April 2. Justice E. E. McCall of New York Supreme court was today completely exonerated of all . charges against him In connec tion with fire insurance bribery scan dals. Superintendent Hotchklss said today the charge that Justice Mc Call was Involved In the scandal was entirely without foundation; . l HMR TRAGEDY In the healthy scalp when a hair Mis out It la soon followed .by a new one. This proct;s goes on all the time.'.-. -. But there may come la day when the falling nair Is not renewed; , the hair bulb has lost its vigor. Un less this rigor is promptly restored the bulb will prob ably never be revived. - Multiply thes3 torpid or dead . bulbs and permanent baldness is the result ' ; ; Don't wait when the hair begins to thin out ' Use Shlek'a Golden Hair Tonic in time and it will al ways' prevent baldness.', ' . . : It makes the scalp healthy and the hair soft, glos- .' ey s.nd thrifty. X ' " ' ' ... .'. LA GRANDE, OR. Hi .EEAlLE FitEt C. ;m lid CHICAGO FlK'i IS KIUnT. . ' PE30i'3i fMTiiiu un;yi :;;:5J- Had Chicago firm siijiub'J clot As wat they aclwJly moan ty ivoall have reeeivei b! I--Icwr firm t? i ....... . .'" bonds with i'rfsu'ura : and several otivcr Iiitpo-t3it items , r , ' " - 1 ; ';. . . j' ' ' n ' . ' .-. .. -rv jw i uw; - meant" precipit."4 ifi alio pp guments and dl'-'-.lyjna au.i stood In the way of a jroup t a cMtaac ' of bids presented today ei 2 o'clocif when kuntyjrrf aHnrf:r FrDvli.y aal . the school board ppfciiJ t.a Llij s school bond i.uo bld. ,T(,u bids ere In, but o'uly.twu vejo la Uz range to' each iHbjf. ' ' t - F. H. RollhiH au.t Eopa cf Uuvr,M presented a ot ?1..1'97.r0 ys a pr -mium, agreed i iuy tor thn, bond a cost of aboul $ti'.i a:id pay acc rued Interest 'unl 111 the Urnds , v-tr actualy floaiod, If wy to renjod. ' k The next and nr-sl ?'r.T'"'siot'r this ' bid 'wa :isjj t hi.;r voffernl a higheyemiupi but'neg'iectod to eU pulate other ; wbr Vv'tdlt, McNeaf & Moore of Chicago, . oHerel a premium of 11,327.50, but left out provislols for bonds and accrued in terest It will be seen that the last named bid was the lowest but othdt phases considered the Denver bid li easily the more desirable of the lot ; Representatives lor both of the leading companies ' had opportunity to discuss the matter, and the Chica go man affirmed his company meant what the other stipulated, but deemed unnecessary to Bet It forth. $ ' By 3 o'clock, howevef the Denver firm had been given the bond issue and the red tape of . liquidating the bonds ; will commence at once, It may require about a month's time, . NO ACTION TAKEN ,J- Special school meeting to consider ..building takes no action. At the special meeting of the school board called last night by Chairman Henson tQ consider, the question of tlje new $75,000 high school building for La Grande, no action was taken by the member upon this question, nor npen the el ection of a superintendent for the schools for this city. ' The meeting was adjourned to be called at a la-, ter date .for further consideration of these matters. ' v