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It. .-.--,., . .. r-- r v f M 1A A. ' A ' yV A v -V-n if 1 V i. i . -ti: ti M M . VOL. XIV. EA5TEMI ill OH ni EICH MEN OF COLORADO SPRINGS INVEST IS THE GOOD STUFF. Means That A' Large Commercial Or ehard WU1 be Planted la the Spring George L. . Clearer ' Made ' Sale Apples From the VaHej Con. "J .Tliiii liw uaiukvr I QUI Land WIS a Good Bay. . , , , K lilHD PURHrnOi!!!!) Another large commercial orchard "-. is to be planted this. spring three f quarters of a mile from Imbler as a ' result, of, the transfer , of , the Floyd xMcKennon 160 acre farm by Geo. L. ' ' Cleaver, through the. Geo, H. Currey ... Real Estate Agency, to Messrs. Shark and Spurgeon, bankers, of Colorado : Springs, Colorado. --' I 'X' v.-'.'.' Mr. Cleaver will set the tract out to trees this spring according to the latest ideas of expert ' fruit : men. While the bulk of the trees will ; be -' i Rome Beauties, ' the rows will be al ternated with York Imperial, Johna- . ' than, the idea being advanced .that the Rome Beauties will partake in' a measure of the deep red color of the York Imperial and Johnathans. " This tract of land lavs beautiful and within a few years will' .add ma terially to the general appearance of that section.' The soli is deep,, pro-f llflc crops have always been the 'rule on this farm, eighty acres of fine fall grain now covers half ot It ' ) ' ; Few of the present residents will know the Sandridge in the vicinity of j Imbler ' during the next,, five years. r This point promises to be one of the ' . great fruit centers of . Eastern Ore ;f gon. The depth ot soil which. the ' y moisture responds is one of the feat- ures that is Just becoming recognized by the many. A few close observers have been aware of the qualities of ' the land for the past tenr years and as a result have done remarkably well on their investments. The ' con- , elderation of the above transfer was $16,800, being $105 per acre. " Consid ering values adjoining land 'is very reasonable. V IGNORE OREGOn DECISlOH COMMSSIONER FINDS IN PAYOR OF W. J. TOWNLEYS CLAIM. Case Is Based on a Piece of Land a Few Miles From La Grande, - - - , " The Commissioner ot the General Land office has reversed the action ot r the local land office in finding in favor of Leven D. , Loudermilk, the homesteader who, "discovered" what he took to be a 88 acre farm within 9 miles of La Granae, about two years ago. This decision, If sustained by the Secretary of the Interior on ap peal, will operate to. give the State of Oregon a title to the land, and 1 through it, W. J. Townley, of Union, who now holds a deed from the State to what interest it has, will get full i title to the land in controversy. In 1872, the state claimed the land as swamp land, but nothing was ever d.ne to iden fy it or retsv that It be identified as swamp land until af ter Loudermilk had filed his Home stead and after 30 years had elapsed. The local office, follow a dccllon of the Oregon supreme court, held that any swamp land does not pass to the state as such until identified and approved as that class of land LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. by the Secretary of the Interior, and in effect Ignored some decision of the Commissioner ot, the General Land Office which the Oregon Supreme Court did not follow The Commis sioner followed his own decisions and In effect Ignored the Oregon decision. The effectof the Oregon decision Is jso far-reaching that it la said by eome attorneys that even if Loudermilk does loe.hI case In the Interior de partm ossibly can go into '.the On' ' ': : . ' 7 "--issues to th land the f ,r-r- made in about tai , derstood. MARTIAL LAW OYER CHIHUAHUA ! Revolution la Mexico Causes Ofiicrrs To Act ua Faso, Jan." 18. Dispatchers to day considered the report authentic from Chihuahua, Mexico stating that the national government had decided to remove Terrazaa and place, the state under martial law, . Colonel Cueller, of Diaz, personal staff, will be in command. ' It is said the goi ernmenf , is much alarmed over ' the progress of the revolution. s , "OREGON SYSTEMS IS BASIS FOB A POLITICAL BOUGH AND . tumble. i Senator Abraham Defied Both Houses ' to Go n Eecord. . 1 State Capitol, Salem, Jan. 18. The biggest fight yet held in the legisla ture started today over, the Kella gher resolution which , asserts that the "Oregon system is the best on earth."-;:- -, - ,f-.., Contrary to expectation' bitter at tacks were made on the resolution. Senator Abraham defied both houses to "make fools of themselves by say ing we have the best system." Ad journment without settlement this af ternoon guarantees there will be more fight. ;. As the resolution is In the nature of 'advice to other legislatures all over the country who are considering the the Oregon system Its defeat would mean, according to adherents of the present plan, a hard blow to the In itiative, referendum and recall. Senate Ratifies Income Tax. State Capitol, Salem, Jan: 18. The Oregon senate today ratified the in come tax amendment to the 'federal constitution. . The house took) a sim ilar action yesterday. The vote in the senate was 25 to 2. ' Senator Sin not speaking for the measure, said It would do much to equalise' -taxation, making it possible to fore the rich to bear their share of the burden of .taxation:'. i. : - 7 Lawmakers to Eat and Drink. ' V State Capitol, Salem,, Jan. 18. All arrangements are complete for a ban quet by the board of rade to the leg-l islators' tonight. . Other prominent men will attend. Plates will be laid for, 200 and Senator John Carson will be toastmaater. 7 '-. '., " ; . Has Narrow Escape. . ' ' Jack. McCarthy is today congrat ulating himself that he was not cre mated last night, while asleep at his home at 2104 Third street. Before re tiring for the night, McCarthy placed an oil heater at the foot of his bed and after he had become sound asleep the bed clothing caught pn fire from the heater and burned fiercely. Mrs. J. Klbler and daughter, who reside next door, were attracted by the howl ing of a couple of dogs which were locked in the' house and by the flames through the window of the bedroom. They Immediately raised the alarm j andjhe fire was put but by water car ried in buckets and cans. Lttle damage was done except the ruining of the bedding and the cur talcs in the room. OHO SEHT EASTFOn niiiTE nil If This is Known, Thrown on the Cause of Wallowa County Coyotes Going Mad Who sent east for germs to infect the' ground squirrels in ' Wallowa county? . . Answer this question correctly and you will have conferred a lasting, faS vbr on the people of Eastern Oregon, iUui m uMv itotvea t the mystery surrounding the coyote situation which is now not only claim ing the attention of the county and state officials, but that ot the federal government as welL y " , ) : Since rabies have appeared among the" coyotes of Wallowa county all sorts of stories have been started as to the origin ot the disease. , State Veterinarian W. ,H. Lytle has made several trips , into the extreme local ity regarding - the mad coyotes. , On one occasion he went in.byjsay of Lewlston to a ranch on the state line where a mad coyote had been oper ating. The trip was so long and re quired so much time that by the time he reached the ranch che mad coyote had been killed and everything that had been bitten by It had also been killed and burled. ' On another occasion he entered the country around Flora, where Jt was reported that a mad coyote had bit ten dogs, sheep and hogs. He took two dogs, which had been bitten to Portland to await developments, but neither of them showed signs of rab les. The hogs, however... went mad and So.dd a sheep which had been bitten by the same coyote. , But What Is the Cause! According to the men of medicine rabies do not occur without .infection. Then, how . did the coyotes in Wal lowa county become infected? A thepry, has been advanced that last summer, Rlngllng Brothers clr cus in touring. California spread rab ies all over that state; .that diseased animals "have worked north until they reached WaJowa county. But this is scouted at by a great many land a closer cause seems to be prob- ame. .., -;j '. . , Developments Occnr Here. : Yesterday there was a committee of strangers in La Grande. It was found that some of them live in Par adise valley in Wallowa county and that they are extensive stock raisers They were here to follow a clue, in all probability that has been traced from an eastern laboratory. While it was impossible to get any o f them to talk to any -extent, it seems that some , resldonts of Wal lowa county had been bothered with DELAYED. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1911. Some Light Will Be squirrels. There was a desire to ex terminate the pest and to this end an order was sent east for rabies to in fect the little animals so-they would bite each other and thus cause death AfteV giving this . infection to ground squirrels for some time with satisfactory results, ' It was discov ered that coyotes were showing signs ot the rabies, The coyotes had eaten the Infected squirrels, and ' thus ac quired the disease. The movement had rone past recall and the only thing for the-promoters ot it to do was to remain silent, which they are doing, according to what can ; be gained today. The. committee from Paradise is trying to unearth the whole affair and ascertain who it was that sent east for , the infection. 7- i : Mad Stone a Joke. " When Dr. Lytle was aBked why he did net send back to Missouri for a gross of mad stones he laughed. "Dont you know that a mad stone is merely a relic of superstitious days.; There Is no merit In such a Btone and there never , was. But speaking of , mad stones,' he continued, "reminds me of the time when I was coming out of Wallowa county with the two dogs which had been bitten by the mad coyote. I met an old gentleman who ascertained my mission and he want ed me to get a mad stone. When 4 told Aim there, was none available is this northwest country he' thought there should be, for the old 'f el low- stoutly proclaimed that a mad stone came from the stomach of a deer and therefore this country should be full of them." i : -: :- ; Will Fight It Hard. From the way the state and federal government are taking ' hold of the coyote matter, it would seem that a hard fight will be put up to extermln ate the mad coyotes. Stockmen are Hying In dally fear, however, for they have no way of telling how many of their herds have been' bitten. GRANDMA CLARK VERY ILL Aged Lady,. Has Symptoms of Pnen monla, It Is Said, One of the pioneer characters of La Grande, Grandma Clark, la re ported rery 111 today "at her home In South La Grande. ' Physicians say Indications of . pneumonia show In the case, but the hope is entertained by all that she may be spared a cam paign with this dreaded ailment MoBrld In 8t Louis Rtpubllo. THE CAUSE Goreniment Organizes Board t In. onh-v At Once. i Washington. . Jan. 13. Although there is hardly hope that the (V, real cause of yesterday's explosion ca the 'Deleware will be ascertained, the gov eminent today began organizing a special board of Inquiry. v Commission Delays Action Washington, Jan. 18. The Jnter state commerce commission todiy de cided to postpone until March' lSth the effectiveness of '. the increased rates on western roads. , Motion' Filed for New TrkL Attorney Chas. Cochran, counsel for Jess Parker,' yesterday filed a mo Mf , irwi. ui tne case oi Jess Parker, cou'lcted at .the last term of court of killing his father- in-law, William Porter. -'".New ''.evi dence has been brought to .light by the finding of Henry Worthau, who, it is said, is the man that sawed off the barrel of the gun that was f cut- in tha road where the shooting oc curred The motion will not be ar gued until, the return of IMstrict At torney Iranhoe, who is now In Salem. PLOT TO ASSASSINATE MIFJLDO IS LAID BARE. More Than Twenty Anarchists Con ' vlcted of the Crime. . ,Toklo, Jan. 18. Death sentence has been 'passed on twenty-four of twen ty-slx anarchists today who were con victed of a plot to assassinate the Ml kadq Two were given long prison sentences, but It is believed some of the others will be . pardoned. : ; When senctence ; was passed upon Kotoku and his mistress, Kan.no, each calmly bid the other goodby and then tarewelled fellow companions. ' Fol lowing this all began shouting devo tion to their principles and the out burst was only stopped by officials acting severely;, While the govern ment generally dubs the band as an archists, the public looks upon them as socialists. Kotoku imbibed his so cialism in America where he lived tor sx years. "',''.,'. BASKET BALL FRIDAY SummervUle to Play the High School in Their New Gjm. SummervUle will have the distinc tion of being the ' first oponents of La Grande High after' their occuapney of the new building. The Ara game oi oasitei oau wui do piayea next Friday evening and all indications point to a very close contest Man ager Neubauer has reason to expect a large crowd and unless for . some unseen reason the game will well warrant a large attendance, besides the addtlonal feature of its being the first game in the new building. EXAMINATIONS TOMORROW Last Two Days of Week Taken Up -With MJd-Wlnter Examinations Thursday and . Friday of this week will be . the period devoted to exam inations In the. schools of La Grande. The students have been burning the midnight oil for some time to be pre pared for the tests that will be put on their Intellectual development dur ing the past semester. Next Monday the second semester begins and new starts wll be taken In the various branches of study. Dr. Habbard Return. ' After a visit of several weeks with relatives at Soda Springs, Idaho, Dr. Hubbard has returned to the city and resumed his practice. He reports the Idaho country all right, but he Is glad to be back in the Grande Hondo' valley. v WILL INVESTIGATE DEItTHSElTElCE PASSED NUMBER 71 mwm FIGHT '.OF IIIS LIFE RE-ELECTED TO FMTED STATES SENATE TODAY TO SUE PRISE OF MANY. ISiEEOISflllEfEllTEi 'Generally Admitted that' Lodge Would to' Hls SupWrt asd He rallei Through with 1U Votes When Only 141 Votes We' Really Necessary Prominent In Senate for Years. Boston, Jan, 18. Henry Lodge was re-elected Unite:) States senator , to day. By claiming this victory he has won the hardest battle he ever-fought during his long political career. When the vote was v counted Lodge had 146, Sherman. Whipple, democrat, 125, Ames, five, cc&ttering five. Neces sary to elect, 141. ; , ; . Since so many' of the old guard had ' fallen before the onslaught of Insur gency this year it seemed, fair to Re lieve that Lodge would also go, for he Is one' of the stand pat republf cans in the senate who has been a great factor In national affairs for fover fifteen years. , ) v ; ' ' Carrying' the personal animosity of Governor Fobs, with an ambitious congressman by the name of Ames cutting) Into his strength at every op portunity, all of which opposition was f backed and steeped In the Insurgency wave Lodge cleared the decks la his state and engaged inwhat'was' almost a hand to hand conflict for his old pat in the senate. ' ; -1 -; While he was antagonistic to many Roosevelt ideas, yet the ex-presldent was a strong friend and, plead for his i' re-election. ' ;- -. : . -; -. ' . f ' ':-,(.; I Iowa Failed to Elect.." ;-r; .'. , De Moines, la.,' Jan. 18. On th first ballot for United States Senator today republicans "were divided. The vote stood: v Portei', democrat, .53; Young 32; Funk, 21; Kenyon, 22; Byrs, 14; Garst, 6; Feeley 7; Frak, 2. ALL PARTS OF THE CITY SEESf TO BE INFESTED WITH - ' THIEVES. 'Wi (Coal and Wood Grabbed After the . Sna Goes Down, Is Claim. That La Grande Is to get a reputa tion ; tor being infested ' with petty thieves seems certain, if the present conditions are continued. According to reports from almost, every part of ' the city petty stealing is going on, and the woodpile and coal bin are the principal goals for the night time worker. ', ' In moBt' cases people are not ; screaming their heads off about the loss of a little fuel, a few can of fruit or other prepared foods, but if this keeps up the time will come when , concerted action must be taken to rid the community of . this unpleasant proceeding. ., It Is very common now for a man to be "panhandled" a couple of times on the way from the postoffice to his place of business by some of the ' army of unemployed who drift Into La Grande. . Although there seems to be a good deal of work; yet the un employed increases almost dally, due largely to the fact that most, of the travelers make for a division town before parting company with their favorite box car. , PETTY THIEIG REPORTED - p.- ! '' l 1 ' y- '