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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 22, 1910)
4' J - f M r ill M r M M H M M ' ! M TOL. XI LA GUAM UK UfllUS COUNTS, UKEU U.N. FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1910 NUMHEU225 ILURHID SIGHT FDR THE BUYERS THROUGHOUT COUNTRY ABE FORCING THE CEREAL TO :' DOLLAR MARK AGAIN lirpnty Cents on the Barrel Is In crease Decided Upon 'or Patent Wheat Floor Effect on Grande Sonde Farmers Will be Appreciated bj Them, Making Two successive Tears of High Wheat Prices. Portland, July r Dolhr wheat is in sight with a corresponding raise of flour prices and smaller loaves of bread to consumers. With wheat prices advancing here dally, and al so in Chicago, Berlin, Paris and oth er wheat centers, each offering an ad vance in prices for the cereal, the outlook for wheat men is bright. The lowest price offered today was 93 cents for Bluestdne, delivered here. The Pacific northwest yield Is good and miller's are today ready to an nounce an advance of 20 cents on the barrel on patent wheat flour to morrow. ; Th effect on Grande Ronde wheat growera Is encouraging. Last year the local growers came near touch ing the dollar wheat ( mark at all times "and often overreached It, and with another year of similar prices likely, the gradual passing of wheat fields In this" valley ' will be be cause of bankruptcy of the growers through low 'prices but because or chards will bring even more. AMFORMA EXPERT CLAIMS VALE RICH IN OIL' Gas and Oil Will be Found Within One Hundred Feet of the Surface. Hot Lake. July 22.-Special.--J. J. ... .. . xt' rHr I waiter, president 01 me ccauucj v,-, Hydrocarbon Oil company and Interested in Vale oil fields is staying at Hot Lake for a few days. Mr. Walter reports that his company ex pects to have the nrst oil-producing j well in Oregon. Both oil and gas have been found In sufficient quantities to prove of much commercial value ac-j cording to experts who have brought from California by the company to do the official testing , The Cal'.fornift expert says he Is sure of securing an- undance of oil and gas within 10) feet ot the surface. , , Negro Killed Rawn (!) ChWorrn Tl. )) PnpnnH TIOlI man announced this afternoon that he had received confidential letters wh'rli efato that Pawn the railroad Portent whn . fnnnd-dead in his lining room two days ago and who It was alleged committed suicide, was shot nnfl lrtn . npcrn.' The WH0r trrvti'f rltinil rre m Tiamr Cor- oner Hoffman announced, . after he had mnonif the rhlpf of do- lice, thnt . win onnsMer the reatest of Insurance men for another In- OIL PROMOTER AT HOT IE JAY BOWEEMAJT - VAT J The Condon, Ore., legislator who for the past month has been acting gov ernor of Oregon and who was late last night named by the republican asaem- bly to bead tne repuoucau ucnei u Oregon.', Mr. Bowerman was speaker o' the last house. CIRCUIT COURT JURY FINDS TERDICT OF GUILTY Important Test Case r In Wallowa County Won by the State Yesterday Enterprise," July 22. SpecialNear beer, of the variety sold In Wallowa county, was given knockout drops here yesterday,, afternoon when a Jury found a verdict of guilty against John Mitchell and John Flpes, both of Wallowa county, and charged with selling Intoxicating liquors. The case was a sort of a test, and was fought strenuously : from both sides The other fifty-one Indictments were carried over to an adjourned term for court adjourned ast evening and the court has gone to La Grande where some forty Indictments will be tried commencing next Monday morn lng, Near Beer Too Near Chemical analysis showed that liqu Ids sold by the defendants as nearbeer was in reality 5.39 alcohol, while the ordnary iager beer runs between and 6 ner cent. This analysis was ai lowed to stand as evidence In th case and the men were found guilty it is presumed the case win oe ap nealed, - . . J( the supreme court upholds the decsion 0f the lower court Jury, near beer has been given a death blow m Wallowa county. The otner inaici ments are somewhat similar to this one and much Interest centers In the outcome of the test case. One Disagreement In addition to this Important case there was one other trial wncn enaeu jn disagreement There are a half dozen counts against tne aeienuaut but the Jury disagreed on th? first 0ne. Subsequent trials wui nui place until the court is resumed thl fall. LAFFERTY SENDS PETITIONS Wants Signatures to His Noni'nailoii Petition From Lk branae I eopic a W. Lafferty. the Portland attor ney has sent his nomination papers to this city for signatures to assure hla name being placed on inw ttrkpt for election to congress from this district Mr. Lafferty, ' linupr of Astoria and Judge Ellis ot Pendleton are the three men who will apparently be the chief candidates ior WALLOWA DOIRIR HEADS G. 0. P. I0REG0II ID HIT E10RSE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERN CEIEGATES-TAFT ADMINISTRATION LGUOLY rRAISED-SIINOR OFFICIALS ARE F.EING RECG"MENBED THIS AFTERNOON Portland, July 22. With candidates for state offices properly recommend ed, a state paltform of the "standpat" variety endorsed, 1209 delegates who were up for the first assembly of the republicans in six years, are today nominating the minor offlcea of the ticket - Bowerman Heads Ticket. Acting Governor Jay Bowerman, of Condon,, was recommended for governor. Governor Frank W. Ben son was nominated for secretary of Btate and Ralph Hoyt of Portland was selected as the candidate for state treasurer. Bowerman was elected with thirty-one votes over every other candidate. Illls dominated. Representative Hawley and Ellis the former from the first district and the latter from the second district, were given endorsement for re-election to congress. ; Th platform as adopted backs up the Taft administration and It is said that national party pledges had been fulfilled. . ' j Want Lieutenant Governor. In addition, tne - platform : recom-f mends the creation of the office of a lieutenant governor. It favored pen solnlng of Indian war veterans. Today's Nominations. K Among the nominations madexthis afternoon by the assembly are: for Justice of the Supreme Court, a four year term, Thomas A. McBrldeof Oregon City, and Thomas McCamm, of Portland; '"Railroad commlsslonet Frank Miller of Albany; State engln eer, O. P. Hoff, of Salem. The six year term was g'en to F. A. Moore and George Burnett of Sa lem. . '' . ' : ' The entire ticket to be recommend ed follows; i" . Governor. Secretary of State. State Treasurer. ' . Attorney-General Superintendent of public Instruction. State Printer. . , A Justice of the Supreme Court. . State Labor CoinmisshDner. ' State Engineer. TELEPHONES BOTH SYSTEMS SUFFER HEAVILY DURING STORM YESTERDAY Heavy Storm Sweeps Over Union and , Cove at Late Hour of the Day. Telephone lines and instruments were quite severely damaged by the electrical disturbances yesterday. The Home Independent and the Pacific companies alike are having trouble piitlng the systems ' back Into tho swvlce. Late. In the afternoon , tbc Klorm swung around and hit Union 8nd Cove, but apparently ' was more of a rainstorm that hail storm In thnt section. . Imbler. and SummervITa were given a thorough soaking with little-hail or wind. ? ' '. . May park and Fruitdale suffered the heaviest, Apples on the west side of the trees were bruised consider- 4t,n,04i it to evldpnt that the OUI, tuuuA. " " late varieties were injured the leaet Tl ELLIS GUI FOR UBS RECORDED BY ASSEMBLY State Railroad Commissioner, large.) District dominations. Representative to Congress. (At 1st Congressional District. Representative In Congress; 2d Con eresslonal District. . vi . . , 4 Water Commissloheh District No. 1. consisting of Benton, Clackamas. Col umbia, clatsop, Coosi Curry, Douglas, Josephine, Jackson, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Linn, Lincoln, Marlon, Polk, Multnomah, Tillamook, Yamhill and Washington counties. Water Commissioner, District No. 2. consisting of Baker, Crook, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Malheur, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Wheeler counties. Circuit Judge 1st Judicial district ' 2 Circuit Judges, 2d Judicial district. 2 Circuit Judges, 3d Judicial dis trict. 3 Circuit Judges, 4th Judicial dis trict. ' ' - '; ' .: V- 2 Circuit Judges. 5th Judicial district Circuit. Judge, 7th Judicial district. Circuit Judge, 9th Judicial district. Circuit Judge, Tltn Judicial district Circuit Judge, 13th Judicial district Prosecuting Attorney v 10th Judicial district. . Joint Senator, Linn' and Lane rounUes..- ' ''V '-'''C" ' Joint SenatorBentonjind;;': Polk counties. ;. i-,-.v. Joint Senator, Columbia, Clackamas and Multnomah counties. ; - , Joint Senator, Morrow, Umatilla and Union counties. : Joint Representative, Coos, and Cur ry counties. Joint Representative, Douglas and Jackson counties. Joint Renresentatlve, Lincoln and Polk counties. Joint Representative, Tillamook and Yamhill counties. Joint Representative, Clackamas , and Multnomah counties. 2 Joint Representatives, Grant. Crook, Klamath and Lake counties. Joint Representative,' Morrow and Umatilla counties. ; ' Joint Representative, Harney and Malheur counties. 2 Joint ReDresentatives, Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler coyntles, 2 Joint Representatives, Hood River and Wasco counties. " J TW0 OTHERS WOUNDED IN THE SAME SCRIMMAGE Race Feel 1 115; Iilh In Mississippi Fol lowing the Incident Carrol. Miss, July 22. Race feeling is high and riots are feared. at the shooting and killing of five negroes, and fatally wounding two others, by Depi'ty Sheriff Cauley on the farm of Henry Buck, a short distance from this city. Negroes are arming openly and . have threatened ;.; vengeance. Whits are likewise arming thcr.i selves. , ; Every precaution has beeii-ttutcu to protect Cauley. Thejjvuolo started resterday whdn SUeflff MacKinzie"at terapted to arfest seven negroes on chargefartsault The negroes ruah- cflwt flown cnVwIth pitchforks and Cauley shot five and wounded tho rest The battle lasted ti seconds. - WRECKS KILLS & NEGROES IN 10 SECONDS f GOYEBXOR FRASK BESON Nominated for Secretary ot State at Portland. nrrrn Tiir llrrrii I ilr iarll! UUI Lll I 1 1 L. ' I B COXFERESCE RESULTS IX POST PON ME NT TO NOY. 1. Interstate Commission Will Inv ! gate Reasonableness First " ; Washington, . ! July 22. Following ' rnnfArr'nr- hptu-n ! Chairman T, -- - : .- , , v-.-.vj.v r,w-rr. and Chairman H,osmer ef thg Western Trunk . Lines association, It was an nounced that the proposed rate in crease on western railroads will be suspended until Nov, 1 This action Is in accord with the commission's de sire t6 investigate the reasonableness of the, proposed Increases before be coming effective. ' THREE DRUNK AND DISORDERLY "Wetness" Yesterday Affected Three to the Extent of Dizziness. ' . Three men were overcome by the dampness, yesterday and spent last night In the city Jail and this morn ing' were arraigned before Recorder Snook on charges of being dizziness from too much nearbeer. The men are Lee Teetman, Charles Bowles and II. Cramer. : . PROMINENT VISITORS ARE HERE Ed Hostetler, Prominent Odd Fellow and Others In the City. ' A. E. Lake, county Judge of Wasco county,, Ed Hostetler, postmaster of The Dalles and "Sim"? Bolton, ex county clerk of Wasco county, are In the city from The Dalles this after noon on their way to Wallowa county. Mr. Hostetler Is a prominent member of the Odd Fellows grand lodge and an officer in It. Mr. Bolton Is a Elgin Miller Here RATE5DULE IIITHEISIEST J. H.; Dater, miller at the Elglnffair is to be, in a general way. They mills, is temporarily 'holding the same nosltlon at the Plorteer mill while regular em plo'3thc are a vacation. Mjvvlll B&ter Is one .the leading-flour manrfacturers. from a standpoint of experience and skill at the county can boast of. Uncle Sam Unify. Washington, July 22. The govern ment this afternoon formally declared that no blockade exists at Blueflelds and any Interference with American! tins morning bound for Kamela where property by Madrls will not be toler ' atei 01 EL GUEST IS GOEPiJATED AT (IB FOREST FIRES BAMPEXED AFTER LIBERAL RAINFALL ALOSG THE PACIFIC COAST VilSGDuSIilFLf.ES COSTLY General Conditions Throughout the Xortawest Much Improved by Rain fall St. Joe, Idaho SU11 Suffers Considerably bat Otherwise Im- Hoqnlant Threatened by Coaflafa :Hoquiarn' ju,y22--ne i'wui two are missing as the result of a fire which destroyed the Hoqulam hotel early today, threatening the heart of the city. Mrs; Olson, a hotel guest and aged 70 years was burned la her room. Two men are missing. The fire started in the hotel proper and was fanned by a strong wind, burning so rapidly that thirty persons in the place tiardly escaped with their lives. Some were burned so bad that Vtey had to bg taken to the hospital. Wisconsin Fkfs Break. Out . WauBau, Wis., July 22.Accordlng to messages recleved here, fully 700 residents of the village of Merrll.are emperlled by forest flreB sunround- !a8 the district: Thickly Wobdcd SI I iricis are anaine, spreading rapiaiy. Tho . . G1 h heea'cut from .. ftommnnit.atton fnr Bfiv;,rfti hours. A'St Paul train carried rainy of the settlers to safety, ?, Fire at St Joe.- ; : Lewlston, July 22. A fire near St Joe Is causing much trouble. Jt is spreading despite efforts of fire fight ers. '; Rains Help Much. Portland, July 22. A general rain fall has Improved the fire conditions along the Pacific coast Many of the prominent fires are reported as al most out. , COLORED BILLS TELL STORY OF COMING EVENT Union and Wallowa couutles to be Thoroughly Covered W'Hh Them. Something rather unusual In the annuals of falrdora In Union county was noted today when the posters for the fair next fall arrived hereThev will be posted so earlvth&Call county JMHH3 cbu reguiaie personal an&irs 80 as to attend.,.' I Tne portera are large and wl col ored "and tell the story of what the I will be spread to the four corners of I the county and over Wallowa conntv on I as well. The board of managers are of! not leaving anything undone in the matter of exploitation and when the fair gates swing open, it will be known by every man, woman and child in Union county that can read or has ears to hear. Outfit Cars to Kamela. J I A string of outfits was In the city POSTERS II considerable bridge work Is to be done. , West congress