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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1910)
ia UitUfDE EVEK1NQ OBSERVER, TCESDAY, DECEMUKR 20, 1510. THE OBSERVER Uric Dennis, Editor and Owner. Entered at C.e postoftice at La Grande t t-ond-class matter. SIB I'RJPTIOX RATES Daily, sin ;e copy 5c Daily, per week,, 13c Dully, per month. ; . (Jic i. . This peper wili not publish an ar ticle apptrlng over a' nom de plume. Signed aitlclea will be revised sub ject to t'ue discretion of the editor. Please sign your articles and save disappointment. HARDSCRABBLE WINS THE FRIZE Let it go thundering down the ages that Hardscrabble orchard located in Union county, Oregon won the apple prize offered by the Fruitgrower at Saint Joe, Mo., lately. This prize was won wholly upon the. merits of the apples for no one connected with Hardscrabble had any ipull with the fruit Journal.- And here is the story of Hard scrabble. A few years ago nothing but grain was grown on the land and no one thought for a second that anything else could be grown. It is a part of the famous Sand Ridge in ccumis muuu er ago aevelop , ed its claim as a wheat section, but only recently was considered anything like a fruit producing area. Some of the brave men of the Ridge believed fruit would do veil if tried, and they tried it The result was very pleas ing. More orchards were planted and the Hardscrabble orchard was in cluded in the later planting. , Not long ago Greene and' Sawyer, two retired capitalists from Seattle, purchased this 1 particular 'tract and continued to Improve it. They were, faithful to their investment and cared for their trees according to late and scientific methods, wltfi a result that they are' raising excellent fruit and are already entered in the prize win ners class. f . . .j.:' , And the moral of the whole story is this. Fruit as good as can be raised in the v northwest can be produced Iters in the Grande Ronde valley. All that is required 'is the same careful methods used in other fruit growing sections'. No place can fruit be raised properly without care and work. .The Grande Ronde valley is no exception to that rule. But as good results can be had here as any place if the grower is right and knows his business. Be sidesfruit land is only priced half as high here as elsewhere. That alone is something to consider If looking for fruitland investments. ' VSIQX COUNTI'S GAIN. . True, the gain in population during the past ten years has not been as large as one would like to see it in this county, but there is a feature of the figures submitted that should not be overlooked. Ten years ago Union county took in what was then known as the "Pan handle," consisting of Pine and Eagle valleys and a large area of country along the Powder and Snake rivers. At least three thousand people lived therein. Now the census enumeration gave that district to Baker county and removed it from Union, thus causing ooo Our store is still full of the choicest line of Christmas Goods ever shown in La Grande. Our prices are very low and you can find just what you want here. Pickard Hand Painted China...none quite so good. Our cut I glass display is still complete and the prices are very low. You have never seen a nicer display of perfumes....and they are always acceptable gifts. o 6 o. You should see our j Ladies Hand Bags....AII kinds, shapes and colors....and Jewel Cases that never Tarnish . . . . : DON'T OVERLOOK ' - V this county a loss of that number of people, not by reason of remov ing to other sections, but because the county line was gerrymandered. This county overcome the loss and udded a few hundred above the num ber reported ten years ago. But Union county suffers th.2 looks of the tables as they appear on paper, for Immediately one will say, "here is Union county, Oregon, not much lnrger than It was ten years ago. Something must be wrong." No, there Is notfilng wrong. Everything Is all r'ght In Union county and she has made a growth, but legislation has rhused a hard game for this county to face by changing county' lines aiid thereby changing the residence of many people. THE BOARD OF CONTROL. The Evening Observer thoroughly endorses the idea of putting all state Institutions under a Board of Control. It is the better way to handle this important matter, for " .the present beard consisting of the governor, sec retary of state and state' treasurer, has entirely, too much to do In their respective offices to give the time to the institutions that Is necessary. When one stops to think that any one of the penal or charitable institutions of this state Is a mammoth concern and disburses large amounts of mon ey each It will then be apparent that do not hold other offices. , It is within the power of the state legislature to do this and the legis lature may or it may net We do not know how strong the sentiment is favoring such a movement over Ore gon. - All will admit that La Grande needB a gas plant. A plant rightly conduct ed will not only be a great public convenience but, it should be a good business institution. This city has reached the size when a gas plant Is almost an essential. Harry Murphy, the Oregon cartoon ist has changed the immortal T. R. in to an automatic phonograph that re peats and really says nothing. But puch men as Murphy are the ones who make and break the popularity of men. If you are not happy, get that way once in order to enjoy Christmas and mo nouaay season. La Grande never looked so good in her whole history. Then rejoice and the world will re joice with you, ' ; ' " ' It is hard to decide what Christmas present to buy, unless perhaps you have been thlnknig upon the matter since last July, and then quite fre quently the mind is subject to a change. ELLEXSON TRIAL. (Continued from Pat 10 agents' window at Telocaset asking to be allowed to warm himself. This was the statement made by Ellexson later on, but he affirmed he had gone to sleep near some lumber piles and when he awoke had gone to the agent The agent told him a train was due shortly and he could go west on it This he did but was detected at Union Just about daylight. He "squared him self" with the brakeman by giving him an Ingersoll watch to take him nn ii IIIIIIIIM to La Grande. He reached here, got his break fast, walked to ITlgard, get on a freight and finally wound up in Echo where he was employed on Wednes day following, by a man by the na of Harlln. ' : Asnmes Fictitious NamP. In Echo he told the Harlin fam;ly j that his name was Ed. Tetter.?. While there he waa in close company with ! $L the Harlln boy and much of the dam-m aging evidence against Ellexsor; will 'be offered by this young man. i S While there he asked for and seur-'fl ed the Forland Journal almost daily . and read It carefully. He called 'at j the. nost office dally and received his mail, glv'ng his true name to the postmaster. I v Makes Damaging: Statement - i The Harlln boy; will tell ; a. state-'1 ment to the effect that Ellexson told him on one occpsion; "I don't eriet to be an employe always. I expect to have a farm of my own soon." He wa3 seen reading a letter' received at the Echo postofflce. When asked by-th? Harlln boy as to who It was from, said: "It Is from mv sweetest ewper-' heart in Portland." Prior to this. El-,' i lexson had told him that he had ' a "sweetheart" in Portland. , Then the state will show that when arrested at Echo on a warrant Issued at Union, Ellexson said in reply to a question by Chllders as to where his gun was, "I have ia I rrrcr carry one." I'At that time, before ' he had been told what' he was arrested for he said, "You have made a mis take and got the wrong man." Later while conversing with auth orities at Pendleton he admitted he knew Perry well and knew his family. He showed no surprise, no excitement or unusual frame of mind when told of the death of Perry. " When asked, whilst at Pendleton, if the letter he had been reading at Echo was from Mrs, Perry at Portland, he answered "yes." ; During the same conversation he said: "I came into Perry's house once and found her crying. She said her husband was jealous and had wanted her to go duck hunting. When she refused-Perry said something about killing her and the 'kids.' " El ltison advlBed her to put a hole tbrough'hlm. Then the scene of the testimony will shift to Portland. It will show that while there Mrs. Perry received a letter from Ellexson and it was read in the presence of her parents, the Nick Ficklln family. It was handed over to Mr. Ficklln and was read by him. He showed some anger at the fact that she had received a letter from a man like that, but there was nothing in the letter out of the way or Indicating close or improper rela tions between the two. In the meantime the matter of re ceiving the services of a man to work at the Union farm so that Perry might come to Portland where employment had by that time been secured, was bothering the Ficklln family. On re ceipt of the Ellexson letter, the entire family deemed it best that she write back to Ellexson and, 'despite the .fact that she had pleaded with her hus band not to hire him because of his drinking habits, to keep in touch with him and hire him to take the job at Union. She did this. The matter of securing a working man for the job was becoming serious and her mother agreed that Ellexson was better than none at all. This letter was received at Echo. It AND THE BEST Delayed ; S ' Lineiis Jisst A NOW ON DISPLAY AT THIS STORE n opportunity for yen to choose from the largest stock of fine linens of every descrip tion for Christmas G'fs o o o o o 8 t l SCALLOP ill Avoid Do your shopping crowded. Store NoKoWESTJHmLiTYs1oR started a flood of endearing and love splattered letters and cards in which Ellexson "made love" In bold fash ion. Attorney Ramsey for the defense, will introduce a line of evidence which is practically Identical .with that of the state. The chief differ ence of course will be over the where abouts of Ellexson between 7 o'clock Sunday night and 3 o'clock Monday morning. The rest, in the main, is identical. The employment at Union during the summer, the employment with Brown, the carousal at Baker, the start West after two nights of hilar ious spreelng and the stops along the way will all he admitted. One Material Difference. In one respect, the purpose of the trip west will differ as told by the de fense. The defendant will say that while walking to North Powder he met a man who said there was plenty of work at Echo and at that moment he changed his mind from a visit to Union, to going to Echo. The defense 'will claim he slept at a lumber pile, whereas the state will Indicate that circumstances point to the fact that he went to Union that night six and a half miles away, and pulled .the trig ger of the gun that killed Perry. The defense will say that after being up two nights In succession and walking WEEK TO BUY Mpment S3S33Z3 BOU TABLE I'M- NapEiins to VJatcl! Square and Oblong Table Linens , with Napkins to Match Embroidered Center Pieces and Doilies Stamped Towels and Doilies Mexican Drawn Work the X-mas Rush in the morning while the store is not open Friday and Saturday Jc-venings to Telocaset from Baker on the third day a hike of thirty-five miles El lexson was so exhausted that he fell asleeep as Boon as darkness overtook him at Telocaset. To establish the technical fact that Perry had been killed, George Balrd, his wife, Alex Slater and W. A. Max well were called to the 'stand at the conclusion of the presentation of the case. We have allotted a small space in our basement toyland to Santa Claus, who is busy distributing candy to his little friends. Call and see him. Ev ery afternoon this week. . The Golden Rule Co.' i 11 1 1 U H 1 1 1 1 1 1 ? 'Mahaff6y Building WE CLEAN AHYlttlHG; HORSEBLANKET, Work Elite Dying and PHONE bp b wm . me it LINENS1 Newly furnished throughout, Keefer Hotel, Mrs. M. L. Barnhlll Prop. Rooms 25c and 60c. Board by day or week. Phone Ind. 1212. 1421 Adams avenue. ; . v ; v , ;'. one ' y. ; hundred souvenir plates to be given, away ach day this week. See them in our window display. " ' The Golden Rule Co. The quicker a cold is gotten rid of the less the danger from pneumonia and other serious diseases. Mr. B. W. L. Hall, of Waverly, Vs., mtk "I firmly believe Cham berlain's Cough Remedy to be absolntely th best nrpmntmn nn thn mnrkat fnr mMi T . f IT " - .Hinw " vunM, A rhave recommended it to my friends end iner au agree witu me.", or sale by all Opulent. l l M j H jH 1 1 1 HH I1W I Depot street FROM A NECKTIE 70 A called for and delivered Clewing Works MAIN 'A OOO or f: rnvea I, if! Drug Stars REX ALL mi REX ALL
