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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1910)
1! PAGE EIGHT LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER WEDNESD Y. RFEMBER 28, 1910. A ii' BUIIIIG IIAIAI1T0 ACCIDENT ABOUT DOE II PENDLETQW 1) Tffi (T m n uji an. vs SATURDAY SIGHT IVILL SEE THE FIXISHIXG TOUCHES. Many Important Rales Laid Down for Convenience of the Public. As the date- for openfng the" Union county fair approaches, captalus and lieutenant! charge d'affairs are round ing up their particular departments In such shape that there will be no pos sible chance tor annoying delays or Inconveniences. Chairman Sargent of the building committee reports that the structure will be ready by Satur day night and that, booths can be decorated and arranged at any time after! that day. The facilities tor handling the stock exhibits are great ly Improved over last year and with promises of au abundance in the stock line, that department of the fair will outstrip every other effort. ' Detailed Announcements.' Manager Church has several 'Import- Hill UULU u - , V - ,. lie's perusal. In the first place all exhibits for the pavilion, such as the fruits and fancy work must be pres ented at the .rear door of pavilion at the alley, on Spring street where clerks will receive them. They nlust not be presented at ihe main entrance of the pavilion, . Women are how decorating the in terior of the pavilion and it will be a place of beauty before they are through. The streets under the roof ing are to be prepared so as not to be dusty or rough. It is Important that exhibitors have their booths prepar ed by, Wednesday morning. All exhibits must positively be In place by Wednesday noon or they will not be received or allowed space. This Is imperative.' . Several Entrances Provided For. The main entrance to the monster building which covers four blockB of streets and which leads to the pa vilion, will be on fifth street, facing Depot. There will be another on Fourth and Pennsylvania, one at Fifth and one on Spring. ' Yonr complexion u wall as your temper Is rendered miserable by a disordered liver. By Inking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablta you can improve both. POLK'S GAZETTEER a unsinPM iHreeiorr ar cacn V"7, Towa and Village la Oregon and Wanhliiftoa, giving; Deneriptlva HliHtrh sf carh place, Location, Bhlppln FacUitlra and a Cla.nl- fifd Directory at each Bualocae and 1'rofeialon. a, I rots co, in. SeaUUi, Waaa. Dainty Candies Pure and Delicious For years the name LOWXEY has stood for all that was purest and most wholesome In confection ary. The products of this house are as good today as ever. We receive them In small quan tities and often enough to insure business. We have the popular Variety Chocolates, Bon Bons and small packages. Wright Drug Co: The Reliable Druggists Lowncy DRIVER HURT ASD 3IACHI5E RCXS AMUCK. Well. Known Tendleton Woman Crushed Against Building. Mrs. Ed. Earr HeB at St. Anthony's hospital with a fractured thigh and other serious Injuries while Charles JicBee, the well known siotkman, lies at his home In 'orth Pendleton with two ribs torn loose from his breast bona and Buffering from injur ies and bruises as a result, of an au tomobile accident which occurred on Main i street last evening. Both will probably recover, says the Pendleton East Oregouian. , . . ' McBee was' returning from the Round-up grounds in his touring car, having but one other passenger. Chea ter Iteed, an East Oiegonlal carrier boy who 'occupied ihe back seat. Jic Bee came up Alta street and slowed down to make the turn onto Main fchlch was crowed at the time with vehicles and pedestrians. He attempt ed to pass between a rig and a cab being driven by 'Baker. The la ter seeing there was danger of .a collis ion reigned up his horses, and threw them onto their haunches. This caus ed the tongue, which had caught un der the steering wheel of the car to be Jerked up suddenly, tearing off the wheel and throwing McBeo to the pavement. Without a driver and with the steer ing gear wrecked the car plunged on. and turned onto the sidewalk In front of the Office saloon. The walk was crowded with pedestrians all of whom tnade frantic efforts to escape. Mrs. Barr and young son were In the crowd, the latter being far enough in advance -to escape the onrushing car, which caught the mother and pinned her up against the front of the building. A bicycle standing against the wall also added to the confusion and to the Injuries which the woman received. McBee was dazed when struck by the cab tongue and did not know what happened after that. The woman was rushed to the hospital while McBee was taken to his home. . THREE MILES OF PRESENT WALKS IX DEPLORABLE CONDITION IX PLACES. Entire Street to be. Included In Re pairs to be Ordered Tonight. Over three miles of cefnent walks will be ordered iu resolutions that are to be Introduced at tonight's council meeting. Some time ago a resolution was passed forbidding construction of wooden sidewalks In a specified district, and since that time, the walks have been allowed to deteriorate to such an extent that in many places they are in a frightfully bad condi tion. At various places, It Is true, they have been repaired with cement, but entire streets are not systematically Improved. As there are pieces of walks In both the main and north sec tions of the city that positively have to be repaired at once to Insure safe ty to pedestrians, the street commit tee of the council was ordered to de termine where the repairs were nec essary and report tonight. This will be done with resolutions asking for cement walks. Cement Walks Cheap. There Is a trifle difference in the cost of cement and board walks. It costs approximately thirteen cen's per Running foot to construct a good board walk, and It is the belief of the street committee that this large batch of work can be contracted for 17 cents. Consequently the difference is very small. FOR SALE Milch cow. Inquire 12C3 B avenue. CEMENT WALK mm From top that eleganced DUEFADDg APPLE CROPS IN NORTHWEST BIO WASIIIXGTOX OUTPUT WILL REACH 2,000,000 BOXES. Big, Consignment Will Be Shipped to Orient and Europe Again. Spokane, Wash., Sept 28 North west 'apple growers will have plenty of money to Invest "in automobiles, pianos anud similar little trinkets this winter, with a bumper yield, the or chardists offered good prices for their crops, owing to the shortage in oth er apple sections. It is estimated that the apple growers of this etaie alone will realize some $14,000,000 and the growers in Oregon, northern Califor nia, Idaho and Montana will also roll In wealth. The yield in Washington is esti mated at about 4.000.000 boxes, nearly double that of last year. The Oregon i crop will be about half of that of Washington, or in the neighborhood of 2,000 boxes. For three months past buyers from New York, Chicago. Boston, St. Louis and other great cities, and from Lon don, Paris and Berlin, have been com peting for the crop 'and more than half of the apples grown in the nor h west have been sold. Growers who can afford to do so, however, are holding their fruit in expectation of bl? prices in December, when the holiday sea son will cause an increased demand. The average wholesale' price this year will probably be 25 per cent, higher than last year, with a corres ponding increase to the consumer. Many large consignments of extra choice fruit will go to England, Aus tralia, South America. China, Japan Germany, France and Italy. The east ern and middle states will likely get less thaa half of the Northwestern crop, and. with a shortage In tios sections, the easterners ':il probably find apples a luxury this winter. Manr of the extra choice apples for expert will be packed In boxes with card board layers, similar to egg cases. In order to protect the valuable fruit from damage In transit ' &NunberlainV Colic Cholera and Diar- iKSea Bemedy is today the beat known med OS in use for the relief and oure of bowel Otnplainta. It cures griping, diarrhoea. fciemerr, and should ie taken at the first nnnatural loooeneas of the bowela. It is eoualiy valuable for children ami adults, It 'i,3m 7. to toe--from millinery to boots, for which they seek. IF PLEASED TELL OTHERS, IF NOT TELL US PRES. JOHNSON'S PATENT HERE IXSTRUMEXT BROUGHT IX FOR RECORDAXCE TODAY, Patent Issued by President Johnson in 18G5 and Put on Record Today. - A patent issued by Andrew Johnson, president of the United States, on a piece of land included In the sale of public lands at Oregon City in '1865, was put on record on the Union coun ty books of conveyances this after noon by- Recorder I. R. Snook. The aged document Is really a relic, and has been the object of comment about the court house all day. President An drew Johnson gave the patent to I. W. Knight of Baker county on the year named, but for some reason It has never been put on record until today. The parcel of land Is described as S 1-2 of the S E 1-4 of Section 8 and S 1-2 of N. E. 1-4 of section 17; town ship 3 South 38. This would bring the land west of La Grande. The document is perhaps one of the rarest of the rare on file at the cour: house and the owner has a relic worth keeping. iFFIGI L COUNT NEAR END (Continued from Page 1.) C. T. Bacon 581 For Commissioner C. A. Galloway .,550 The Democratic Tote. For Representative In Congress Harry Lane 7 A. W. Lafferty 3 John Manning 33 John M. Gearlm 1 For Governor Jefferson Myers 162 Oswald West 136 For Secretary of State Turner Oliver ...260 For State Treasurer T. A. Rlnehart-. 84 For Justice Supreme Conrt (1 years) Woodson T. Slater 234 For Justice Supreme Conrt (6 years) Will R, King 237 For Justice Supreme Court, 6 years- Will King 257 For Attorney General T. H. Crawford 1 A. E. Bean 3 k. E. Reaves 1. is the word that describes what well groomed women are seeking for at all times in all places. That they find what they seek is best evidence by the number of elegantly attired women who are constant visitors to our store. A. M. t Crawford ...... . . ........ . 2 j II. J. Bean .:' 3 For School Superintendent E. E. "Bragg ........ 6 J. B, Horner 14 R. R. Turner 13 S. A. Alderman ., 1 A. E. Reams 1 For Commissioner of Labor . , Hugh McGiven 4 Charles P. Strain 4 D. S. Houstman 8 Railroad Commissioner Hugh McLain ... 125 Charles P. Strain ., 108 For State Engineer ' C. E. Moore 1 John H. Lewis .... n L. A. Plckler 1 For Water Superintendent F. M. Saxton .................. 235 Prosecuting Attorney John S. Hodgins 260 For Joint Senator Dunham Wright 2 B. F. Wilson 1 L. B. Tuttle 1 M. K. Hall .... 45 For Joint Representative John P. Rusk . . , , , . 3 J. C. French 13 S. A. Pace 1 J. W. French 7 Fred Smith 1 M. K. Hall . 1 C. R. Hockett 1 George Holmes 2 Henry Chambers 1 J. A. Masterson : 1 WILL TAKE SHAPE AT THE COR XER OF SEVEXTH AXD PEXX. Preliminary Plan Shows Five Rooms Suites on Each Floor. Construction of a two-story apart ment house with about five-room suites on each of the two floors, is the next Important building step in La Grande. Mrs. S. E. Zuber has such a building under consideration and it will go up at the corner of Pennsyl vania and Seventh street. A cottage now standing on the Bite Is being moved back to face on Pennsylvania avenue In the centepof the block, leav ing sufficient room on the corner prop erty for the construction of a new modern apartment house. The ven ture is one that will spell good f r cial returns for It if there is anything La" Grande needs It le Just such a building or buildings. The location Is NEW APARTMENT HOUSE SURE we provide ' WM TAW, central too. '; . It . Is also reported that another small apartment house is to be erected near the Zuber building but this Is in definite. . CALDWELL IS AT THE HEAD Will Manage Northwest Territory for Gasoline Harvesters. H. A. Caldwell is In the city hav ing just returned from WalTa Walla,. ; where he Bpent several days demon-i stratlng the new gasolltfe harvester put out by the Best Manufacturing , , " Company. During the fair he sold eleven machines and has many more orders almost closed. , The new gasoline machine Is one of the greatest Improvements of the present century and is greeted by the grain grower with the warmest ap- ,r -preclation. ' r Mr. Caldwell has been placed at the head of the Northwest territory for " ' the sale of gasoline outfits and he is ' well pleased with the outlook for a tremendous business. Southern Land Opening. Washington, Sept. 28 President Taft today signed the proclamations '' opening 63,000 acres of the national forest reserves In Southern Arkansas and Utah. Don't waste your money buying plaster when you can get a bottle of Chamwrlain'a Liniment for twenty five cents. A piece o! flannel dampened with thin liniment iutipe-' rior to any plaster for lame back, pains in iha siil ?!' ''iBn. ,iV pi ..- WE WANT YOUR Work BOTH PHONES TWO WAGONS s New i 1 Laundry Cherry Laundry 1