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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1911.
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SUCCESS MEETING THE
FIRST ATTEMPT IS
UNSTINTED
DISPLAY lOF CHERRIES
, EXCEEDINGLY PLEASANT ONE
Cove Cherry Show Marked by Fine es K1 cherries it Is admitted by all
Line of Cherrieg and Plenty of Side ! ttat tne he8t crop this valley produce?
Attractions Free Cherries, -Speak-! '8 tn baby cr0D- WItn a to Pay
and Singing Attendance Large and ' ,ng a tribute the best the Cove people
All Praise Grade of Cherries Shown., he,d a baby show, and It created a
- - i great deal of Interest 1 . ' : & ":,"
Henceforth once a year the Cove com
munity will, hold an annual cherry
festival. '., This was decided yesterday
by the successful occasion which
marked the first effort of the people of
that part of the valley. -
The day was Ideal, the grove was
well suited, the crowd was large. It
was a gathering of people In a land of
plenty to view the rich products of a
section of country which has few riv
als In excelency.
Nothing had been omitted by Cove
people to make the event a success and
on -every hand was the most cordial
hospitality. It was not a money mak
ing device In any sense and the mo
ment one entered the grove he felt
he was among Tils friends.
The Cherry Exhibits.
Salem or The Dalles could not excel
the exhibits of cherries. In the pa
vilion made for, the purpose were
long lines of boxes tilted to an angle
for the eye filled with as choice fruit
as ever grew In any country. The
careful packing Indicated skill In this
line of work and aided materlslly In
the exhibit. To add to the Importance
of the show several refrigerator cars
were sidetracked to be filled with cher
ries for the east, showing plainly the
commercial Importance of the Indus
try. ; ' 'r ' ." ;
Prises Awarded.
Following la a list, of the different
prizes awards to the growers who had
exhibits: ,,
One box Royal Annes First prlze
L. B. Love; second, J. E. D. Kali.
Three boxes Royal Annes First. J.
K Lantz; second, J. D. Ingram; third, ;
J. K. Stackland.
ive Boxes Royal Annes First, J. ; Htlcal struggle which, ever has occur
E. D. Kail; -second, A. Antles; third,! red in the Lone Star state Today
Jos. Ingram
Ten boxes Royal Annes J. K. Lantz.
One box Lamberts First, Stackland;
second, Van Gordon.
Three boxes Lamberts Van Gordon,
Black Republicans, three boxes
First J. W. Ingram; second R. I. Bar
ker. . .
Black Republicans, three boxos
first, I. w. Ingram; second. R. I Bar
ker, '. . ,
Bings one box First, O. X. Severs;
second, K. J. Stackland; third, L. B.
Love. '
BinM tfcroa tin.u VMa T V T .nla I
econd, L. B. Love; third, K. J. Stack
land. '. :''-.;.:'
Bings five boxes First, K. J.
8tackland; second, J. "K. Lantz; third.
AEEDEYIL AUTO DRIVER IS IS
STAHTLY FILED,
fcrried Endurance Committee When
A eldest Happened. -
Two Rivera,' Wis., July 20 Louia
8tng, the famous daredevil auto driv
ag Instantly killed here this after
noon when the car In whlh ha waa.
Tying a technical committee of the"
nnnal endurance tour of Wisconsin
Automobile association careened and
"ashed over an embankment The ac- J
-V wcarrea wnen ne trying
old an approaching wagon.
to
McDanlel. j
Crate Red Raspberries First, Stack
land; second L. D. Sutherland,
Red Raspberry Carrier O. W. Corn-stock.-
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Soft. Cherry Exhibit L. D. Suther
land's crate of Black Tartarian.
Currants and Dew berries, 2 boxes
J. W. Ingram. . 1
Crate Strawberries Mrs. R. Wade.
Plate of E. Morella Cherries Birdie
Rees.
Pickled Royal Annes First, Birdie
Rees; second, O. M. McDanlel.
Pickled Bings First, W. Murphy;
second, Minnie B. McDanlel ; ' -..y
Pickled Centennials W. Murphy.
The Baby Show.
; While the Grande Ronde valley rals-
' In the one year old and under three
F. T. Williams: . .
Bings, . ten boxes First, K. J.
Stackland; Becond. J. K. Lantz.
Best General Effect C. M. and G. Q.
Stackland.
Sweepstakes K. J. Stackland
Crate of Currants K J. Stackland! "
i Crate of Black Raspberries G. M.
(Continued on Page Eight.)
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TEXftS TORE!
LONG STRUGGLE. TO BE DECIDED
THIS WEEK.
Local Option Fight Brings Many. Can
didates to the Front
Austin, Texas," July 20. Texas Is
about to go to one of the stlffest tests
made anywhere In the country between
the liquor interests and the anti-saloon
forces. The state campaign which
has been waged with a bitterness that
has seemed to Increase daily for the
past three monthg will close tomorrow
and on Saturday ' the voters will de
cide whether or not an amendment
providing for stare wide prohibition
shall be added to the constitution of
Texas.:'' . " ' " . :
Reports from all directions Indicate
I that this is by far the most bitter po-
and tomorrow the fight will be brought
to a whirlwind finish with mass meet
ings In every nook and corner of the
commonwealth, from the Panhandle to
the gulf, and from El Paso to the for
ests' of east Texas.
It seems Impossible to forecast the
result of the special election with any
degree of certainty. From the head
quarters of both the prohibitionists
and the antl prohibitionists are eman
ating reports indicating that both sides
view the outlook with equal confi
dence. : -
' Some onlookers Bee in the results
of the last democratic primary an In
dication of the vote In the coming elec
tion. To the majority, however, the
results of the recent primary only
serve to make the present situation
the more puzzling. In the primary an
overwhelming vote for railroad com
missioner Oscar B. Colquitt, the antl
prohlbltlonist candidate for governor,
was polled, but at the same time a
great demand for the submission of
the prohibition question waa voted.
In democratic Texas, nomination in a
democratic primary la equivalent So
election, and although Mr. Colquitt
was assured of the post of governor,
he was obliged by the votes of the
people to submit to a rote oa the ques
tion of prohibition. .
Throughout tne campaign both slds
have maintained headquarters In a
number of the leading cities of the
state. From these headquarters tons
of literature have been mailed and
hundreds of speakers have been sent
forth to stump the country from end
to end. ,
Governor Colquitt himself has led
the force of antl
speakers. On the
prohibition side
former Governor
POSSE CBS
lEIi? MILS
HIGH VALLEY MAN IS
SOUGHT BY ARM
OF THE LAW
CRUEL ASSAULT ON CRIP- '
PLED. GIRL IS CHARGED
Posse Eetarns With One Prisoner, Ac
cused of Giving Incorrect' Informa
tion to Officers Real Fugitive Still
at Liberty but Hay Be Captured To
night, Think the Police Officials.
umun, ij v w loirauitti auawu t,,
to the teeth with rifles and Winches
ters with Deputy Sheriff George Hufl
man In command, a posse of Indignant
citizens of Union returned late las'-
night from a long thought still hunt t
of the mountains in which High valley
canyon 'runs, for William Hogg, a
young High Valley resident who is ac
cused of assaulting a neighbor girl
named Mlsg Moffat Except to bring
back a man named McDonald, a rela
tive of the fugitive the posse has scor
ed but little success. McDonald is
charged with having given the posse;
wrong Information as to the where- ; Seattle said the man had jumped In
about8 of Hogg, and for not giving in- ' to the roadway and demanded to know
formation that would lead to the ar-
rest. McDonald Is in jail pending fur-1 told him there was room enough for
ther developments. ' It U said he told both and then tried to pass. F seem
the officers of the law that Hogg wentje,i either drunk or surly. Without a
iu a direction Indicated, when he lu word he raised the shotgun and fired.
reality went Into another section of
the mountain fastnesses.
Officers of the posse today believe
that Hogg Is either "in Union or has
headed that way, and on the strength
of this theory has sent deputies to Ba-
ker by train to fpprehend him when
he reaches there. The lay of the land
Is such that HOgg could scarcely getjhep
anywhere else than Baker ror tne
posse shut off his escape toward Union. 1
The arldness of the mountains and the
extreme heat will soon drive him to j
the open it is said and there Is every 1
reason to believe the man will be cap-,
tured shortly. In fact, his arrest Is 1
anticipated tonight ' , '
The victim of what Is said to be an
atrocious assault Is a cripple and is
now in quite a serious condition.. Her
mother died last winter and since then
she bus been living in the High Valley
regto'i with her father. Roth parties
are well nown and a great deal cf in
dignation has been, expressed today.
There was but little notoriety given
the affair at first for tt officers aimed
to avoid an un-gnera:ej 'search and
kept the, information within the ranks
of a few. The story first got out wheu
tl; girl confided to her father about
ihc matter, which happened last Situ -
day, ahe says, anl it was not until
Tuesday that the officers sot an organ-1
ized search started. , '
The hunt yesterday was gruelling to
the members of the posse who combed
the Wis and lost a' great deal of time,'
they "affirm, through the misinforma
tion given them by McDonald.
Campbell hag been one of the most
active workers. The newspapers, the
churches, the T. M. C. A. and numer
ous other organizations have lined up
on one side or the other fa the cam
paign sqd many Instances are cited
where even families have split over the
issue.;" '; ?-r ,
Th only feature of the struggle
which stands out with unmistakable
clearness is the fact that the public
generally ig desirous that the saloon
question be definitely settled once and
for all, for It has long been a bugbear
in Texas pontics. But whether ther
want to vote out the saloon at the
same time is a question that can be
answered only by a count of the votes
day after tomorrow. '' , ,
Permanenfly Located.
Dr. W. T. Phy, formerly of "Hot Lake,
Is sending out. engraved anouncement
cards stating that he has permanently j with a series of motor boat races. To
located in the Hutton building at Spo-i morrow and Saturday will be the big
kane. The card stateg he wlir confine1 days of the carnival, when the annual
his work to surgery, office practice and ' races of the Northwestern Internatlon
con sulfation. at Rowing association will be held.
HIIl'S If
SHOT IEI fiUTD
WITH HUSBAND ON AU-
TO RIDE WHEN MAN
' SHOOTS HER
SOME MTSTERY SURROUNDS u
: ' . THE AFFAIR, ADMIT ALL
Richmond Virginia, Banker Knocked
Unconscious When He Tries to Pro.
" tect nig Wife From Assassin Middle
of Dark Roaik Man Jumped In Front
of Auto Shoot Without Warning.
ownership of a shotgun found In the
brush today hinges the solution of the
mysterious shooting of Mrs. ' Louise
Beattle, wife of the Manchester- bank-
er whoaccording to her husband, was
slain wiille sitting beside him in an au
tomoblle by an unknown man who re
fused to surrender the road. ' Posses
have failed to find a trace of the man.
The coroner's Inquest will be held to
morrow, . The Beattles were married
last August, and hifre a two weeks
old baby, The murder. was comlmtted
jn a lonely spot on Midclotfilan pike.
f they Intended to run over him. "I
The muzzle of the gun was not more
than a yard from my wife. As the man
fired I leaped from the car and grap
pled with him but he struck me a fear-
fuj blow , rendering me unconscious,
-RThen I recovered he was gone.' With
one arm arouna niy dead wife. I drove
15 miles through the darkness for
Seattle has an Incision on the nOBe
but 80 far i,a8 failed to explain why
there were two pools' of blood In the
rea(j 8omo distance apart. '
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MORE BAD CHECK CASES,
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John G. Hantmonfree, Claiming to Be
Railroader, Cashes Bad Check.
Another high-handed method of ob
taining : the almighty kopek is dis
closed In the action of a man claiming
to he John G. Hammoirtree, a railroad
er by trade and of late said to have
been plying hig wits in the accumula
tion of easy money. The latest known
escapade charged against him is the
Instance of obtaining $25 from P. A.
Foley on a check made out to himself
and on a Portland hank. The bank
Uep0rted no funds and now Hamontree
H,, gone officials are on his trajl. .
j Aside from getting away with the
monev cted v. 1. .ftM to have iumn-
ed some bills, one for some dental
work done recently. - He lived high,
say those who knew him while he was
iu La Grande and claimed at various
times to have considerable money, on
his person. He was a good mixer and
made . many friends here during his
stay. ".' ,'''.' ;'; ' ; -
, Convention of Gideons. -'
Milwaukee, Wis., July 20. Delegates
from many parts pf the country arriv
ed in Milwaukee today for the annual
national convention of Gideons, an
organization composed of Christian
traveling men which during the past
year hag been Instrumental in placing
over 80.000 Bibles In the hotels of the
United States and- Canada. The ses
sions of the convention will begin, to
morrow and will conclude Sunday with
special, meetings to tie held In 40 of
the Milwaukee hnrches.
Bfgr Res .ft at Bnlnth. x
;" Duluth, Minn,, July 20. The three
days' carnival of water sports, for
which Duluth has been preparing for
several months, was ushered la today
; Plan to Pay Firemen.
Montpeller. Vt., July 20 Montpel
ler, which ig blteved to be the largest
city in the United States still retain
ing the volunteer fire department, has
called a special city meeting for to
morrow to decide upon' a 'proposal to
adopt the modern system of a paid de
partment. The buslnesj Interests are
overwhelmingly in favor of the change,
as the city's fire loss during the last
nine months has been over I100.OQO. ,
King and QAeen Leav Edinburgh.
Edinburgh,. July 20. The royal visit
to Scotland ended today with the de
parture of the king and queen, the
Prince of Wales and Princess Mary,
for London. A great crowd assembled
at the Caledonian railroad station an l
gave their majesties art . enthusiastic
send-off.
Medical Director Retire
wasnwgion, juiy zu. -
career of efficient ''ar
- r-
rector Samuel
on the n "
' tst1 ...fts placed
yCt ,'c ioaa on ao-
counti
etv
PiWuent to Speak at Manassas. .
Washington, July ; ' 20: President
Tart has arranged, for a trip to Manas
sas, Va., tomorrow io take part In the
big celebration of the Blue and the
Gray, near the battlefield of Bull Run.
ATMDIN
FLY L
FI60M NEW YORK TO CHICAGO IS
: . HIS AIM. .'..v;- ,
Will Mate Seven Stops in His Attempt,
V V Affirms Aviator. ! . 1
Washington, July 20. Encouraged
by his success In recent flights from
Boston, Harry At wood, the aviato.
hopes to fly from New York to Chicago
In the near future. i ,
He said today he expected" to make
the rip in ten days, making seven
StOpS. '. ''.''.' '; ' ".
BOND SALE FLOATED. :
Twenty.SIx Thousand Dolkr Sale Ii
Quoted at Par Pins Accrued Interest
. Approximately 926,000 in bonds to
pay for the pa;ing of Fourth street
were floated at par plus accrued inter
est last night when the council accept
ed the bid of the Warren Construction
company. That bid was the only one
presented In response to bids for quo
tations on improvement bonds and as
it was satisfactory In every way the
city attorney, mayor and recorder will
take the steps necessary to convert the
bonds into cash.
Start Brickyards Monday.
If plans mature as laid out todayt
the Wilson brick yards will resume op
erations next Monday after the break
down"Vf a few days ago..
California Glee Club In Berlin.
Berlin, July 20. The University of
California Glee club, which Is making
a tour of Europe, has arrived In Ber
lin and tomorrow night will give a
concert under the auspices of the Am
erican Woman's club. The concert will
be held In the ballroom of the magnl
cent new Bruderveretn clubhouse In
the Knrfuersten Strasse. V
, Western Tennis Championships. ,
Chicago, 111., July J0.--A number of
the foremost tennis' experts i of ttt
country are In Chicago in readiness to
compete In the championship tourna
ment of the Western Tennis associa
tion. Play will commence Saturday
on the courts of the Onwentaia elub,
at Lake Forest, and will -continue dur
ing the coming week, , - ,
' Leo's Anniversary Mass. .
Rome, July 20. The flghth anniver-J
sary of the death of Pope Leo XIII
was observed today with a - requiem
high mass, which was celebrated st
the Sacred college in the presence of
the high dignitaries of the church and
a number of invited guests.
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TO W ill'
NEWS GOING AROUND
AMONG SPORTS OF ;
BIG FRAMEUP ; 1
ENGUSUMAN, WELLS, SLATED , :
TO GET WORLD'S CHAMPIOff
Reported From England Today That
Johnson,' Sore at Americans, ; to '
Lay DWa la Coming Fight for Big
Iurse Get the Money" His Sol
Purpose., Say Men who Unearth LW
Lohdoh,; July 20-That Jack Joha-;
sou,; tn-caaiupiuu, ut pttuitug, i .i
downl'tlu the coming match., with.
"Bombadier" Well and pernilt th V
Englishman' . to win toe heavyweight ;
itltlels' openly charged her today, tt
lafdetiared that Johnson Is sore oatrw,
American sports, and la realizing ho :
is' getting older, wants to clean up big
money and is willing to drop the title
to "get the dough." 'f; .' ... ' . -
The fight will be held in the stadium '
and the receipts are expected to be .
nearly, a' million dollars. The place .
seats 200,000 persons. . V
A big syndicate of which Jamea "
White of Manchester. la the alleged
head, is to pull off the battle. The
Identity of the members of the syndicate-
is , carefully guarded but it . i '
learned that the real backers are Ter
ah Hooley, the famous .promoter who
Is now In bankruptcy and S. Bottom
ly, editor of John Bull's Weekly, whicli
is also in financial straits, as a result"'
of i verdicts against him for tSieg&l
promotions. v '-' .
Both men, U Is sald hope to recoup ,
their fortunes through the Johnson,
fight.. It is alleged Johnson has been?
offered not only the entire purse ti;'
flay down" but also a large percent-'
age of the moving pictures, the value ,
of which will be fabulous It Wells wins. '
Wells' share In the reported agree
ment is problematical.; He has a good
chance to. win as Johnson! Is as Sott as
butter. ,' .:''. v. 'Jii:
J0D1 IS
International Highway Started. .
Plattsburg, N. y., July 20. Official ','v
representatives of. the state of, , New. , ''
York and Vermont and the province
pf Quebec assembled today at Routes' : ;
Polnf,, si plated on the International '"
boundary line near the foot' of Lake'
Champlaln, and Joined in a celebration , 1.
to mark the commencement' of work.:
on the proposed international highway
to connect-.Montpeller and New Yorlc.
City.-, .v'"-:' '; !,.'! 'i f'Ai'S
St Paal to Helens Aato Tonr, i
St. Paul, Minn.. July 20. The thjrd f.
annual endurance run of the Mlnne-y ;
sota State Automobile association
started from this city today, with Hel- .
ena, Mont., as the objective point. The .
tourists expect to reach the Montana f
capital on the eighth day of the run; ; ..
Night, stopg will be made at Alexan- ;
drla, Fargo, Devils Lake, ; Berthold,
Culbertson, Malta and Great Falls.: ' j
BOTH HCSBAHDS MET THROUGH
; EATRIM05IAL AGENCIES.
Wants to Be prosecated fojf Her Crime
':;, and Is Jailed.
Baker, July 16. Confessing to big
amy Mrs. John Lang of Rock Creek,
today Is a prisoner. In the county jail,
having requested to be prosecuted. She
married Lang last may, but has previ- :
ously beefi married to Arthur Lake, of
Colorado, but left Mm. ,
She met both men through a matrix
monlal agency. : .'
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