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t. f-V 1 A N rf Mi ftV.'-'V-, ,'V'i,' 1 in , i . r . V VOL. XI LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. MONDAY. MAY 9. 1910. . NUMBER 161 1 7: MP O ' i a MM)' .,11 . O rnzi V- H TMZT : JV i r ;r-. re. rneu muB urns ercs rd re SEVEPl EASTERN fflELIO CAPITALISTS BE NS INSPECTING VALLEY TODAY ISEfTi I ing to La .cranne ana L nioa county ' ;;. ' -"'." '' V..;, . ) ing to La.uranae ana l: Boston Chicago and MiKvaukee.finan. ' cial Men in the Party toliOR OF BIG EXPANSIOil IS REVIVED "for several dayi that the Eastern Oregon Light and Power company will aTtanrf Its Hn (nth thli fpfrt tory, touching all th imailer tiront along the railroad. Alldel, ltnblef and Summerrllle are aald to be In j eluded In the proposed, ejtpanslon Ru route and canie back wjth many les son's In city beautlflcatloo that they will lend to the park association here! The deplorable condition of the local depot facilities .was made vivid to the travelers after seeing the 0. S. L. depots la Idaho. ' league Had Vleasant Time . A , On Friday evening of last week a Very pleasant evening was' spent by members of the Epworth League at the home of G. Frttts. A musical program was tendered, games piayea and at & ploper hour, refreshments were-iertedi j '.. LATE KliSFDK AOE NEARLY ERAL FLAWS If LETED Georjjc V Formally Made Kin This Morning With Ancient Ceremon:: ALICEL I"-LER SU""ERVILLE SAID TO EE ON PROJECTED LINE OF ta.itt mh FUNERAL OF 110 EBUMD Oil M 20 ' v; V. . ' ni EXPANSION AND GEOWTH TISITIXG FISA5CIEBS. ( Bay Nye--PresldeBt Eastern Oregon light and Power company, headquar ters at Freemont, Nebreska. ; s 0. U. Inslngs-TCashler Katlonal GIty Bank of Chicago. P. II. Farley Prominent capialiHt ' of Boston. Vfm. A. Jackson Tlce president of the Fidelity Trust company of Mil irankee. ' Wesley Turner Of the Bond and Securities company, Omaha, Neb. ' ! Frank B. Johnson Vice president Omaha Printing company. ' E. W. Cummlngs-Consultlng engl neer for the Eastern Oregon Light & r Power company, with headquarters at V:. Seattle. ' . -i' ' .'..' 'F. A. Harmon Gen. Man. E. O. L. ' i P. Co. Baker City c . ; , " Moneyed men financiers and .cap italists oming from 2 geographical. ' terripry, tnat em,Draces ,xa ijoi nun ' of the'; United , States-lying' between " Freemont.f Neb.MilwaukeV;;. Chicago, . and Boston, are In-; and! about - ta Grande today studying oppbrtunitles tor future ; investment. Announced purposes of the visit are that arrest er majority of the seven who com prise the party are guests here with Ray Nye of Freemont, Neb.7 and who ' ' Is president ; of the Eastern Oregon Light and Power company, having holdings throughout . a vast area of Eastern Oregon. - ;;. i '.; General Manager F. A. Harmon of the E. O. L. h P. Co., with headquar ters at Baker City, is the pilot of the party. They arrived this morning and at once commenced a tour of in epectlon that will lead them ' during the next two days to all the holdings of the electric light company In Un Ion county. ,v-' " ; As to the real purpose of the vlait nothing Is known. .That aome defl In lie purpose drew . Jnnanciers from BoBton and other ieastern cltlea is ap parent . What 'it Is,' is only conject-1 ure, but following a visit to La Grande about a year" ago of a portion of the men in his party.-a "deal was closed in relation to the light company that involved ' some '"$300,000 and ! it may be that additional eastern money 1 3 to be Invested In Union county., 1 'rTtiA.' nnnn'MrAk' .lit' OQIf was 'attached to them until it was learned today that automobiles par ties carrying the capitalist hate been touring a major portion of. the proposed route of the new line. ; . . Kore ifhlte Sim,' Cases. ;4 J Washington; May , ; 9.--Politicians hf pteaic M.tu ew xors: M I rnv fill I " 1 1$ M CTITC rfl!) I UtPfl ft tTfCtniVC f" posufe of the white slave traffic willlLvJl HILL, lil 1.1 oinis- lua n ili.wj ui iuuLL. uaiti n..v. 1 result soon in the passage of an anttl TrfFItFR AI Ifin!! TH l3l"F5ITS ' slaverr law. the purpose of which is to make the trade uong the line ex tremely haiardous ; 1 I'M iElral" CHANCES Mm The occasfon is; aiso'the 'semi ' an nual ; visit' of President Ny . to Ore gon. He brought these men to Oregon to get them in touch with Oregon and Oregon prospects, he says, and will take, them over the holdings. . The presence here of . consulting .. en gineer Cummlngs puts a phase on the Visit that Indicates more than a pleas ure junket. . ; ; . V-,' '.''"'-' M- . . Rumors of Expansion -Elgin, May 9 (Special) The com- LOST OPPORTUNITIES COST MAM EASTERN CITIES DEARLY. After Tisltlng In Louisville and Other Cities, Ladles Return. , After a month's trvel in 'the east, Mesdames W. H. Bohnenkamp, pres ident at the park association and the prime mover in the park movement here and Mrai'H.' C. Grady,; reWned yesterday from Loulsvelle, Ky.tVhere there were ' guests writh Chase Boh neniamp, who is attending, a military school in that city. .While the. trip was made 'primarily for, ; pleasure both ladles were wide awake to school themselves In the science of city, park Ing.- ' '.,v', v,;-v;V 1; :f '' .'' "We found that cities aa a rule, are spending unlimited sums to re cover lost opportunities in the way of city park facilities," said Mrs. FoJv nenkamp this morning. They over looked opportunities when they had them and are novr paying enormous sums. 'of money;. t buy' sites and to maintain' them ;once secured." - The ladies made- frequent atope en MAY 1IAE BEEN THE STAR OF . ,: BETHLEHEM. Iowa Pastor Outlines New Theory on the Comet of Today. ' .Webster City, ' Iowa, May ;9. The St Paul Universalis church congre gation believes that Halley's comet and ,the Star of Bethlehem are the same. VDr,lSplcef from the pulpit last night gave arithmetical ; compp tation to prove bis statements.. London, May 9 King George was formally proclaimed king V 9 hls morning. All the pomp of mediavel ceremony was adhered to. It has been officially announced that Edward's fu neral Vill be held at!windaor Castle May .20 .The body will He in Btate three days preceding the funeral. Coffin Being Prepared Edward's body lies in the bed chamber where he died, lie appears lo be sleeping and fails to show any trace of suffering.. The .body is cloth ed In the red silk robe he wore when he. passed away with his .hands folded over his breast. ' The coffin Is being hewed from' a' freshly 'cut oak tree In the royal preserves near Windsor. r Tentative arrangements ' for , Ed ward's funeral were completed today. Lord Eschew, deputy governor of Windsor Castle, ' who had charge of Queen Victorias funeral and also of lEdwajri.'s coronation,, will superla tendthe obsequies. The body will be conveyed from Buckingham Palace on the gun carriage to the railroad sta tion where It will be shipped by a special train to Windsor.. The royal coffin will probably be draped with English flags and on the casket will He Edward's crown, robes and scep ter. The King, Queen and the Queen's mother will follow the funeral train in carriages. At Windsor the body will be carried to the Albert Memo rial chapel where public ceremonies will be held , the body to lie In Btate three - days'.' ' . . Mining at Joseph, v Many of the rich mining prospects He- declared that scientists believe In the Joseph district are rapidly, be; that Christ wa8 norn lour years uu fore "the credited birth was due then. The ; comet Large Missionary Offering. ; kt the M. E. church yesterday morn ing the sum of $233 yvas raised for J ver and ing developed toa point . requiring stamp milfs and -other machinery, says the Joseph '. Herald, , Then this entire district will come to the front with leaps and bounds as one of the world's greatest and richest; gold, sll- copper producers. : Even foreign missions, which Is a splendid showing for a city the size of La Grande, according to those who have closely observed these things. The church herexpects to jralse another hundred dollars, for the same cause, which will make the full amount al lotted thla congregation.' It required only a few .minutes to raise the money after the, morning ejnricea.' Butte, Cripple Creek or South Af rica did not make as favorable a show Ing In their early history as Joseph la making now.' ' . An Isls Attraction. A new trap drum has been pur- attention chased for the 'Isls theatre and will lend attractiveness to the " music. Among the excellent films at tiTe Isis for tonight Jai -"The Girl and the Fu-lt'e";7-aa strong and 4 powerful - a western drama as ever released by . this firm. There are strong dramatic crlsises, that are developed to the ut most ahd are made as much of by the capable actors as possible., And there is a dash and "go! to the entire pic ture that makes it stirring at times. There is a love story connected with It which gives it a" heart interest and servea to develop and maintain a human, not a wholly curious Interest. Details are worked eut with careful. Roseburg, May 9. Two prominent young women of this city were drow . ned In the North1 Umpqua river at midnight at Winchester. : The boat waa overturned." They were Mrs. Adeo Vial and Miss Hattle Smith. ' , They were rowing above , the dam With Lloyd Atterburg and Clarence Cole when one of the blrla became frightened!-Jumped to her feet and upBet the ! boat The. boys reached the shore but the girls 'sank almost! immediately. Dragging and dyna- ' ' mltlng today failed to recover the ba- Trench Biggin; Progresses, i Dlgglngof trenches for the 10 Inch water mains ' on "Adams avenue has reached the Foley hotel block, hav ing commenced on the west end of Adama. The trench will be confi ned to Greenwood and 1 Immediately afterwards, a trench for ; an 18 inch main from the reservoir, to Adama avenue will be dug along. Second St '-''fl ; T h ftwri -ttMiU tnlnlv b:is'okted ana forced. to admit thaffehe Was ten houfc behind thercmaiiidcr of the country if it were not for the telegrapiuc news ssiryico. Tile UDServcr IS lUO vmy at a" county carrying telegraph. - It is expensive .tobe sure, but what can a newspaper hope to be without iU; Take for instance the illness and deah, of Kingd ward. The Observer gave the first intelligence to Union and Wallowa' counties. The evening issue, told of his ill ness with strong chances that ho would. not recover, and a few minutes after the paper was on the street a raes- Back at Office.- : v isage came to the Ubserver teinng 01 in xviug t . .' .. .. I 0 rm ' a. . . .lA nn Vin nhanrxW mill OTITIS I Dr. M. P. Mendelsonn nas pariiany 1 mis message was puaicu uu vuv, y muv. . - - recovered from wb recent attack.of fa prominent places and lia uranae.ana yicinuy kuuw ui illness and is able to be at his office t1,eft(a 'T, nnifMv as anv Other DOint'lH the north- o OrQprvrr's tfilesTanh report of the m- ler 's death was the only news received in this city by wire. . it .a .Tinr fj buijkimi'i.iiiii i.ti iv i lit v luuv tu w - -V UV 1 Bliu.f.v. ! ' 1 .11 I rtpTi in the "world without the people of this community hearing of it through the Observer be fore bedtime? : - v . -v : ' Is it not a staisfaction to know that as a news dis tributing center, La Grande has no equal between Port land and the Idaho state. line! ' V The Observer covers this held and the people nave ifa folpo-vntii?p. ronorts are crenuine: that again today. 'The I "3d Rebekah concentlon held at - Cove Saturday, was well attend- Chalrman Mrs. Martha Russell, of Elgin. bV , W -- f " ." - : ,' V ' ed, 15 from the local lodge driving; Vice chairman Miss Alexander, of over. Union sent ove 30 by tram La uranae. and Suramerville an auto load. All I ' Recording 1 were delightfully entertained by the hospitable Cove people. These con ventions held , annually have . proved to. be very profitable, the delegates returning full of enthusllasm to per fect their own lodges. ::'" : ; Elgin was chosen as the meeting place for , the next convention - with the following officers; ' , J V Secretary Mrs. of Summerville. Smith, Left to Attend Trial, Among those who left for Portland last evening to attend the Scriber trial were N. k: West. Jos. Palmer, Sam; Bolton, G. M. Richey and Joa. Carri ' ': ' Union, May 9 (Special) While there T seems to be ?o well defined there seems to be no real backbone ' grounds on which to institute the tn t.hn nrnnaeanda. there is a consld- action erable wave of discussion as top ; h ,nrr kd liiie that article was reCCiV-- bringing contest against me passage im uij WUuui , i,.,v,u uu - , . . . .. . t -1 1 n.v.an framoii on nrrllnoTirfi looklntC toward ' rtVol" tli AVnRfnm TiTiinn lines at a crreat cxiensc to people of union by a vote of 118 to a new charter which win lift the paper1 iii order to accommodate its readers, and for 15c decided to float bonds ror &o,uuu . Dona nm au y"'"-"- - " iu further purpose of giving La uranae wnai snc IS JUSl to build a new high school here. More for water system Improvement, pro- j - . 11 ; ( ;-; ; X conservative Ones are confident the! jected light systems an dother munl-iiy eniltiea . . . . . . , , objections wlir not take shape, aacipal improvements. " A real newsji. : ; y ; rj: ;.-'.';. ' Dallas; Oregon,' May ,9The coro ner today held an Inquest oyer the death of Miss Leighton of McMln vllle,.who was killed last night by a train. Miss .Eunice Lewis of New-; berg, was badly cut about the head, and E. , Whipple ana ' J. Scully, both of Sheridan, were hurt. The girls had left the train at Bridewell sta tion to ride to Dallas with their when ' the Dallas passenger crashed lnt othe buggy hurling them all out Miss Leighton's body wa staken from the pilot badly mangled. The wound ed were brought to Dallas at mid night J' . . ' i ' --. CInh Meeting Tonight i; A regular meeting of the commer cial club will be held this evening friends and were crossing the. rtack. at the club parlors, ishtt