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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON.
MONDAY, JUNE 12 1911.
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COHMELIUS VANDERSILT.
Considered as ' Potaibl
AmbatMidor to Germany.
BOLDLY WALKS FJ103I BARRICADE
AND IS ARRESTED WITHOUT
RESISTAXCE.
BilllEO OFF III AUTO
Spirited Chase TUrongh UIIls Oat Frew
Eveujv Ends in, Almost Complete
1 Sureiidery bjr Desperate Outlaw This
Morning Surrounded by Posse Last
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Spokane, June 12. "Bill'Byrd, the
desperado, who, has eludjl many pos
ses for days, and vvpb is accused of
triple murder, yas captured without a
struggle , this morning when' he left
Mica, where, he was surrounded last
night p-and went to a, nearby farm
house for breakfast He left his gun
In the buBbes and apparently decided
that the seige was so effective that it
would be useless to attempt to stand
off $he posses after they had him sur
rounded'. This occurred last night af
ter a pursuit that lasted from Friday
until last evening. '
; A rest Is Made Without Violence.
,. He madeno effort to resist arrest
and was quickly bundled Into an auta
and started toward Spokane. . v
Last Thursday, Inspired, It is said,
- by Jealousy of G. H. Whipple's wife,
for whom he worked, Byrd went to the
building at Dtspan and shot Whipple.
John Manskl, a contractor, against
whom he held a grudge, was also kill
; ed. When ' the posse cbjised him he
shot Justice of ths Peace . Meisnar
through the lungs. Meisner. died Sat
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, Byrd took to the hills after the fra
.. cas Thursday and in the dense brush
-was able tb elude pursuers until 4St
7 urday kven!ng wlien, , augmented In
numbers, the hun,ters wre able to
gain tangible clews and. run them
'.-'down.
' y Care was taken to get Byrd Into
Spokane; without meeting" with riot
provoking crowds. V" A
In Session in Buffalo. ,
'.Buffalo, i. Y., June 12. About one
bundrtd delegates are' attending the
annual convention of the New York
Btate organization of tbe United Mas
ter Butchers'; association, which, be
t;ah",ln this city today. '"The sessions
will last until Thursday.. : .:. ...
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IMCLF.R TROT CEOWHIIS
EXtESD FUISFOSES.
WILL
SURF DELIGHTS
OBSERUER'S
TOURISTS
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RETURN TO PORTLAAD FOR
PORTANT FraCTIOX.
(Jallclo, Italian Har)Ut, to Serenade
; Tourists Tonight
Commercial Club's Affairs to Be Hun-.
d!c4 by Fruit Growers, Too.
P. F. Robinson went over to Imbler
today and while there he will' confer
with the Imbler Fruit Growers', asso
ciation and learn upon what date that
oigiutigtLuuu vma ' eouwtnrentiy meet
the La Grande Commercial club to
rurtner arrangements lor malting a
boosting club of the fruit growers.
f It has been said that the Fruit Grow
ers association of imbler will assume
all the duties of a Commercial club In
Imbler la place of organizing a sepa
rate club 'for thai purpose. , : . -
When the La Grande ., Commercial
club meets with the Imbler Fruit
Growers' 'association in Imbler the
matter of the two county Development
league will be taken 'up and the Fruit
Growers' association a3ked to join In
exploiting utha .adyanta M)f . Union
and Wallowa counties to the mutual
bene of all concerned. ' .
Colorado Sunday Schools. .
' Pueblo, Colo., June ,12. A srtfall
army of enthusiastic religious work
ers has invaded Pueblo and will re
main in possession of the city, thre!
days, during which time the annual
demonstration at Mineral Palace to
night will be followed tomorrow by
the opening of the regular business
session tomorrow; One of the big
features of the coming week will
be FlagfDay on Wednesday, when it
Is expected that fully 5,000 Sunday
school children and teachers will
march In the procession. -
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Portland, June 12. (fipeclal) Af'
ter three days at Gearhart ,by tha
Sea the Observer contest party arriv
ed In Portland at noon. VTonlght they
will receive their Portland and East
ern Oregon friends at the home of Mrs.
Phoebe Brock, mother of the contest
editor, and will be serenaded by Gall
clo. Italian harpist and soloist, and by
Prof. Schneaeffer, one of the leading
pianists and baritone singers of Port
land.' "'.'"v'V', ,'" " '.' ' '.: '
All Wallowa and Grande Ron de val
ley people who are temporarily in
Portland and who can be located to
day, ay. invited to a' reception tnrilgtt
so that the affair will be a reunion as
well ' as !a "reception, .The party; will
arrive In La Grande Tuesday evening.
The entertainment and dlvers'oni at
Gearhart hotel were superb" and The
girls enjoyed themselves in the break-
rs" immensely.?" ' ' T' "
iVUY SENT OUT AT 500X, HAS
HOT REPORTED At 8.
Salt Over Sale at Some Hay Occupies
Attention This Afterteen.
- A Jury to try the case of J. T. Bragg
vs. the Grande Ronde Cash company
was secured by noon today and the
trial started this afternoon. Bragg is
suing to recover on some hay sold for
him by the Cash company. '.
, The case of Annie Arthur vs. H. D,
Spencer went to the Jury this morning
but no verdict had been reached this
afternon. . ' .: ;
. Famous Antographs at Auctten.
' London, June 12. One of the most
Interesting and important dispersals
of autographs in recent years was
commenced at Sotherby's today, when
the famous Huth collection of auto
graph letters and documents was
placed on .sale. Among the many
valuable items in the collection,' alt
State Would Tax 3Irs. Eddy's Legaciei.
. Concord, N; H June 12. A bearing
wll be had in the probate court here
this week on the petition of the state
treasurer of New Hampshire asking
fhe court to determine the question as
to' whither the legacies, contained hi
the will of Mrs. "Mary Baker G. Eddy,
the founder of ChrtsUan Science,' are
subject to the New; Hampshire inheri
tance tax, Pending the determination
of the question the executor of the
will has been restrained from, remov
ing or transferring any of the Eddy
property in New Hampshire. ;- '
Convention of Beavers. i-'V'..-.,
Blloxi,. Miss.,. June 12. The na
tional convention - of the Supreme
Dam of Beavers, a fraternal organiza
tion with a membership extending
throughout the country, met In Biloxl
today for a three days' session.. Mayor
Glennan gave the visitors a welcome
this morning and response was mad'j
by G.. A. Canale', of Memphis. Su
preme President L. E. Valloft deliv
ered his annual address this after
noon.1 ' '; ' .
Montana Shooting Tournament.
Hunter Hot Springs, Mont, June
42. The eighteenth annual shootln
of them of great historical value, are, tournament of the Montana ' Sports-
letters written by Queen ,. Elizabeth,! men's, association opened here tday
Katherin 'of ' Aragon, Charles I., and will continue until Thursday. The
Henry VII., Edward IV., and Mary
Q-en "of Scots. Among the literary
celebrities represented are Robert
Burns, Henry Fielding and Oliver
Goldsmith. .
Commencement at Tom SchooL
Washington, June 12. Many nota
bles attended the commencement ex
ercises today at tin Tome 8chool for
Boys. The address to the graduating
class was delivered by Dean Le Ba
ron Russell Brlggs of Harvard uni
versity. ' ' : ,
participants include many well known
shots, from Anaconda, Billings, Butte.
Livingston, eHlena, Great Falls, Mis
soula, Boteman, Deer Lodge j and
other cities and towns of Montana.
Cone:' Island's 05,000,000 Fire
Turned Into Profit by Showmen
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; Sil'j Silt
ILLINOIS WXATIIER RECOr.D in,
KEN EOTn WAYS IX
OXE WEEK.
felSUiEn I'EATHOC'LLY
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County Touo5iM)L;i Oraauo l';s t
; Few Dajs lliimij Heat la Perils J
Severe. Yesteriav-Two Killed ty
Strmi In the East ,S;now end Co'J
' In Illinois. '';.
Ftre photo ?y American Froas Association.
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ONEX aSLANtf is unique In many ways and oue of its tuVst promlneat
characteristics Is the groat resort's optimism. Before , the ruins of
Dreamland and other amusement enterprises had ceased smoking the
task of turning the disaster Into a profit had been started. The ruins
were searched for relics that could be sold as souvenirs. Twisted bits of
metal, small china articles that had been partially fused by tbe heat, pieces of
plaster all these were collected and sold. A crowd estimated at from 300,000
to 400,000 flocked to the Island the day after the disaster and visited the shows
that were doing business or watched the teq, acres of ruins that had marked
the spot of the world's most expensive amusement section. The body of Black
Prince, the huge lion hat bad escaped into the crowd .as Dreamland burned,
weather man had his joke todayAr"''""1
swering , last week's prayer, for relief
from .the sizzling weather,' he pushed
the cold weather bar over;. - Today
cold rains with snow flurries was ca
the program The heat and cold rec- , ,
ords for June wejfe-broken W one we;k
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jWilkesbarre, Pa., June, 12. Two" 1 1-, ,
tai;:Us ara rapo'rtci' today as 'th? ro- ;". .
sut of. severe storms which visits I
this, section Ut yesterd? ; e -i - lT
today. '. AncCrtw' GliA,?1, '.&sid . eight
was killed: by lihtnins t,the miners
mill, and James "Benson, a laborer,
was . killed near plains. ' , ; ;
was placed In a tent and thousands paid to see it Coney Island set its eyes Hhe weather conditions uncomfortable.
on the future and paid no attention to the past It is not likely that Dream
land will be rebuilt ! It cost about 14,000,000 and had never been tremendously
profitable. There was only $500,000 Insurance, and this was carried as part
protection for a mortgage of $750,000. Owing to the nimsy character of the
buildings tbe insurance rates were prohibitive. The loss in the region covered
by the flames was total; nothing was left The picture shows a view of a sec
tion of Dreamland before the fire and what tt looked like after the firemen had
got the flames under controL . t r
To Tote en Commission Plan.
Bayonne, N. J., June 12. Much In
terest la .manifested in the special
election to be held in Bayonne to
morrow when the voters win decide
upon the adoption or rejection of the
commission form of municipal gov
ernment
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At ,the age of 81 years, more than
half a century of which was spent in
Union, Wallowa and Multnomah coun
ties, Fred Proebstel original settler
on the pre-emption 'claim now owned
by Mrs.' Proebstel at Riverside park.
died today in Portland thereby is re
moved by death one of the very first
men to locate In the Grande Ronde
valley. When the late Mr, Proebstal
came to Union county, the white in
habitants of this valley could be num
bered on the fingers of two hands, be
ginning with the late Ben Brown and
his wife and. other intrepid pioneers, !
most of whom are long since dead. Mr.
Proebstal's death in 'Portland today
waa made known to Mrs, E, L. Eckley,
a niece, late this afternoon. Death
ended a two years' Illness and last
March Mrs. Proebstal was a visitor at
his bedside. She wili leave for Port
land this evening to attend the funer
al. '"'
Fred Proebste was a twin brother
to the late Will Proebstel who died
about four years ago, and who himself
was one of the .Very first settlers of
La Grande. With Jacob Nesley, a very
well known . pioneer, Fred Proebstel
came to Oregon in 1852 and 10 years
later moved to the Grande valley, tak
ing a pre-emption claim where' tbe
Proebstel homestead now lies, the title
having. never left the family, His
brother Joined him a year later. Ten
or eleven years later, -Mr. Proebstel
moved to Wallowa, thereby becoming
one of the earliest settlers of that
county as well. After a few .years' so
journ there he returned again to La
Grande "arid about 10 years' ago made
Portland his hbme,; living there con
tinually ever since.. i ; ;
In the; passing of Mr. proebstal this
valley again loses one' of those rare
characters, the original-' settlers, and
his. many pioneer friends in La Grande
mourn the pathfinder's' death,, for he
tolled and endured as only they who
lived here with, him in the. early days
of settlement know how. ; ; :
Fringes of the heat wave striking
the middle west, Portland, Seattle and
other coast towns, touched the Grande
Ronde valley the pijst three days, yes
terday being the hottest day of the
year.," Then, too, humidity has made
though, contrary to other nearby sec-'
tlons iu Oregon' the weather has not
reached the very oppressive stage a
yet An Portland. Yesterday was one,
of the hottest days In 1S11 aJ was
extremely humid.- ..
t Cotton States Tennis 2Feet
'.' Montgomery,, Ala., Jun 12. Th?
ehamplonship of the Cotf.on States
began on the 'courts of the Country
club of Montgomery today ami will
continue, throughout the greater part
0 fthe -.verk. If Is thought the tour
nament wilt be the most successful In
point of participants that has ever
been held In this section. Among the
entries are some of the best known
tenuis experts of the aouth. .
, Prominent Speakers to Be Heard. V
Minneapolis, Minn., June IE All
sighs point to a record-breaking at
tendance at the "annual convention of
the National Association of . Credit
Men, which will begin . its sessions
here tomorrow. Che noted speakers
to be heard on the opening dny In
clude Archbishop IrelAfd, James J.
Hill,- Governor ' Eberhart, Mayor
Haynes of Minneapolis and H. H. PI
gott of Winnipeg.'
Professionals In BIsr Tran S!ioit.
Eugene, Ore.? June 12. One of the
biggest trap' shooting tournaments for
professionals ever held In, this sec
tion opened ,here today under the aus
pices of the ; Pacific Indians. The
competitions wyi last four days.
Over $1,000 In 'cash prizes, besides
many trophies, will be distributed,
among the, winners.
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Class Day at Princeton, ;
, Princeton, N. J-t June 12. Mary
visitors attended the class day exer
cises at Princeton university, today.
The customary program of exercises
was carried out, the leading features
being' the planting of the class ivy,
and the ivy oration, in front of Nas
sau hall, followed by the cannon ex
ercises later in the afternoon. ', ,
United Wireless Reaches Stage
y : Bankruptcy at Portland, Me.
of
Portland, Me,, June 12. In the .
State Supreme court today Judge Bird
heard arguments on a petition for thi
appointment of n receiver tor the
United Wireless Telegraph company,
of which the president and four di
rectors were recently convicted ia
New York on a charge of mlsus'iig
the malls in soliciting stock subscrip
tions. . . ' ' .', ' , .
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