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LA GRANDE GIRL VVIXS
Miss Vera Flower Trotes her
Jty.
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Following a contest Issued by the
Bush & Lane Piano Co., or Holland,
Mich., Miss Vera Flower, aged 11
years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Flower of 1503 Munroe avenue, won
the first prize by correctly solving a
problem. The company sent Miss
Vor-a a nho, h tnr 11A nlHM 2fi lllpTPH !
nf .flverware valued at $25 and paid
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her carefare from La Grande to Port-:
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This Is a high compliment to Miss 4
Vera's ability as' there were several
hundred contestants The piano corn-
pany praised the La Grande girl high
ly for her correct work.
Centeniirj of Bournemouth.
London. July 6. With a series o!
revelries on a magnificent scale, the
city of Bournemouth will this week
celebrate Us centenary, the celebra
tion commencing today.
The citizens have put up guarantee
fund of $130,000 for the entertainment
of visitors, and the greatest event will
be an aviation meeting the first In-
ternatlonal flying machine held In the
British Isles, with a prize fund of not
less than $40,000. There Is a prize val
ue of $12,500 for the first flight acroBB
the channel round the Needles of the
Isle of Wight and back to Bourne
mouth. Prominent French aviators
will compete. 4 ,
Bournemouth discovered quite re
cently that she had a natural aero
drome or flying circus In her imme
diate vicinity, and she Is making val
uable use of this acquisition.
The first house Bournemouth was
erected In 1810, and certainly as
things In this country go, Bourne
mouth has made great strides In her
100 years. So recent as 1865 the popu
lated was 1.400. Now It Is 70,000. It is
a two hours' run from London.
The Bournemouth fetes will Include
besides the aviation, motor car carni
vals, competitions, gymkhanas, naval
and military tournaments, a "Young
England" day; and Madame Melba.
Madame Clara Butt Mlscha Elman,
Pachmann, Paderwskl. Backhaus. and
his crack military bands will furnish
the musical program.
Chief of Police Suicide.
Long Beach. July 6. Former Chief
of Police Judge Parish suicided today.
He shot himself between the eyes. No
motiye Is known, and he is reputed to
be wealthy.
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THOMPSON SEXT CHIEF.
Seattle Engineer Refuses to Admit
He Is Slated for Newell's Job.
Seattle, July 6. R. H. Thompson,
city engineer of Seattle, said he had
nothing to say today when asked If he
would succeed Newell fs director of
reclamation service, In the event that
Balllnger succeeded hi ousting New
ell. In the now famous Thompson-
i Balllnger correspondence made public
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'r?.?.'"! Thnmnoon woa dinted tf
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lleved he will be chosen If Balllnger
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succeeds In his determination to oust
Newell,
FI LLER IT ERA L TODAY.
Body of Lnte Chief JunIIoo will Reach
' , . Chicago Tomorrow.
Chicago, July 6. The remains
of the late Chief Justice Fuller
will arrive here tomorrow. The fun
eral Is set for Friday afternoon, with
interment in Graceland cemetery be
side his wife Reverend James Free
man will officiate. '
The pall bearers are to be Justice
Holmes of. the Supreme court, Gener-Hs
al Thomas Hubbard, William Hyde,
Hugh Wallace and T. N. Francis.
GAYXOR CHARGES GRAFTING.
Send Communication to Alderman
Exposing Grafting:. j
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New York, July 6. That politicians
are making a pratlce of extorting,
money from persons seeking licenses
of various kinds. Is the substance of
a communication from Mayor Gaynor,
before a board of Aldermen today,,
Gaynor charges politicians with de-
manding from $3 to $500 for securing
aldermanic favors.
US WRITTEN LAW INVOKED
Enraged .Man Kills One Man, and
Then Shoots at Wife.
Little Rock. Ark.. July 6. Finding
Hlggens Gibson, aged eighteen, hiding
under his wife's bed, John Pltcock,
chief clerk at the penitentiary, stabb
ed the youth twenty-seven " times,
killing him. and then took a shot at
his wife. He surrendered to,the au
thorities but the coroner's jury exon
erated hlin on the unwritten law
principle. Pltcock was told that Gib
Ron was at his house, and he slipped
from flic prison to lit home.
GIVE 11 ROW ME S ECO MI) TRIAL.
31ini (hunted viltlt Bribery -Must
Stand Trial for Second Time.
Chicago, July . Judge McSurley
announced today that Lee O'Neill
Browne, charged with bribery In con- j
neetlon with the election of Lorlmer
to the senate, will be Riven a second
trial, commencing July 20. The first
trial was a disagreement.
Prtnovss Victoria Is 12. j
London. July .'. Princess Victoria,!
sister of King George and self-styled !
, "old maid daughter of a kind," is to-
, day the recipient of royal congratula-
tlons upon reaching her forty-second
birthday For more than a score of
years Dame Rumor has been engaged
In whispering of royal romances with
Princess Victoria as the heroine, but
nnne of th i have come true, and It:
Is now apparently settled that she
wll never wed.
Court In Session.
The July term of the county court
convened today and has been spend
ing the entire day working on bllR
of which there are a large batch.
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Conserve the Childhood
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the nation, and ought to have one to
conserve this great waste of child
hood. ...
The responsibility for this gre;t
waste rests upon the home and the
stat, for both create the environment
that largely determines the character
of the child. ;,
The remedy is to be found In the
assumption or the duty of responsibil
ity for child training by the home, the
state and the church. jToe home,
through enlarged vision of parental
responsibility and a better . under
standing of the characteristic of child
hood. The state, . through the day
school, reformatory, legislature, Ju
venile court and protective associa
tions and societies for the prevention
of cruelty to children. The church by
its persistent service and the use of
the most effective means, namely,
religious training in character build
ing for service, and for curbing the
follies of youth. 1
Greek Weds American Girl.
Norwich. Cann., July 6. Although
'the Greece which pcoduced a Phidias
dead and burled under the dust of
centuries, yet In these degenerate
modern days there are Greeks who
are true to the sublime traditions of
their ancient nation and who worship
at the shrine of beauty and art One
of these Lambros A. Coromllas. who
represents the King of the Hellenes
at the court of Uncle Sam. today
demonstrated his good taste and love
of beauty by taking as his bride an
American girl, Miss Annie Ewlng
Cockrell, daughter of former United
States Senator Cockrell, of Missouri,
and one of the most beautiful young
women In Washington society,
Connecticut Golfers.
New Haven, Conn., July 6. The an
nual tournament of the league of
Connecticut Golf Clubs was com
menced today on the links of the New
Haven Country club and will continue
this week.
Card of Thanks. '
We wish to thank the many friends
for their kindness and sympathy in
the loss of our husband and son and
especially Mr. Krelger and his brick
yard crew, who so kindly assisted In
the funeral expenses.
MRS. MINNIE STETZINGEU
MRS ROSE HORNBECK.
Ring Cherries for Sale. -Fine
lllnir Cherries for sale at I
cents per 'pound. Ramsey Warchoiis.
The Major's Value.
"Major Kuuks." said n veteran, "was
a pompous chap. The boys bad a good
deal of fun once over his exchange.
"It seems thut on n very dark ulgbt
a stalwart Confederate took the major
prisoner. This fact, together with the
narrative of the prisoner's returu to'
camp, was signaled to headquarters
tersely:
" 'Major liuuks, captured durlug
ulgbt march, exchanged Inter for two
Plugs tobacco." i
Doctors Are More Thorough Now.
A physician nt u dinner lu Den vet
sneered at certaiu Biblical miracles.
"Lazarus." he said, "was raised from
the dead, and yet 1 don't see any dead
folks being raised in our tluie."
"No." said a clergyman, an eminent
Biblical scholar, with a smile. "Mod
em medical scieuce has progressed too
far for tuat. ehr-Washlngtou Star.
Conciliatory.
Head Walter 'dignified and pompousi
-Have you ordered, sir? Despairing
Patron -Yen. I ordered a porterhouse
steak hair nu hour ago. and I wish
to aiwloglie for my rudeness. With
your permission 1 will withdraw It as
nn order and renew it s a suggestion.
-Chicago Trlbuue.
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STEAMER AFIRE.
Sister to General Slocum . Catches
Fire In Narrows, but People Escape
New York, July 6. The steamer
Grand Republic, a sister ship to the
General Slocum, caught fire today
while coming through the narrows.
She sounded her siren and headed
for shore. A flock of small tugs and
flreboats rushed to the ship, remov- j
ing the passengers in a hurry and
commencing a systematic attack on!
lilt) UttUiCB. "' " . . ; j
Elgin Defeats Cove. I
Te Cove baseball team reached La'
Grande this afternoon on its way from '
Elgin to Covej having played a two-'
series game with Elgin. ' Cove lost
yesterday In a loosely played contest. '
Cherry Packers Wanted
Highest price paid for cherry pack
ers. Inquire Ramsey warehouse.
otice of Street Improvement -To
V'hora It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that in pur
suance of a resolution adopted by the
Common Council of the City of La
Grande, Oregon, on the 8th day of
June, 1910, creating Improvement Dis
trict No. 1, 2 and 3 and designating
the alley between Adams Avenue and
Jefferson Avenue from Willow Street
to Spruce Street, the alley between
Adams Avenue and Jefferson Avenue
from Spruce Street to Oak Street on
Jefferson Avenue; Fourth Street from
Lot 1, In Block 3, to Lot 5 in Block 3,
in G randy's Addition; Third St. from
Washington Avenue to Grandy Ave
nue; Second Street from Pennsylva
nia Avenue to Palmer Avenue; First
Street from Spring Avenue to Palmer
Avenue; Oak Street from Main Ave
nue to Jefferson Avenue, as District
No. 1, and in pursuance of a resolu
tion adopted by said Common Council
on the 8th day of June, 1910, whereby
said Council determined and declared
Its intention to Improve all that por
tloin of said District No. 2, as herein
after described by constructing sew
ers therein, the council will, ten days
after the service of this notice upon
the owners. of the property affected
and benefited by such Improvement,
order that said described improvement
be made; that the boundaries of said '
district to be so Improved are as fol-j
lows: The alley between Adams Ave-1
nue and Jefferson Ave. from Willow
Street to Spruce Street, said last men
tioned alley from Spruce street to
Oak Street on Jefferson Avenue;
Fourth Street from Lot 1, In Block 3,
to Lot 5 in Block 3 in Grandy's Addi
tion. Third Street from Washington
Avenue to Grandy Avenue, Second
Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to
Palmer Avenue, First Street from
Spring Avenue to Palmer Avenue,
Cedar Street from Main Avenue to
Palmer Avenue, Oak Street from Main
Avenue to Jefferson Avenue.
Notice is hereby further given that
the Council will levy a special assess
ment on all the property affected and
benefited by such Improvement for the
purpose of paying for such improve
ment. That the, estimated cost of
such Improvement Is the sum of
$71,800.08.
That the Council will on the 13th day
of July, 1910, meet t the Council
chamber at the hour of '8 o'clock,
P. M., to consider said estimated cost,
and the levy of said assessment, when
a hearing will be granted to any per
son feeling aggrieved by such assess
ment. ' . .
La Grande,- Oregon, June 22. 1910.
CITY COINC1L OF LA GRANDE.
WIVIAIVIM.
By D. E. COX. Recorder V the City
of La Grande. Oregon.
June 28-July-9
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fruit and berries. Will sell you
any amount from 20 or more
acres. The price is right and
terms very easy.
Let us show you this for a home
or a guaranteed investment.
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