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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1911)
PAllfcM LA OR AND E EVENING OBSERVER SATURDAY, AUGUST 26,1911. THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNiS Editer nn Owner. Entered t the pestefflee at La Grande as second-class matter. ' 8rBSCEIPT105 BATES tally, single copy Dally, per week DaUy, per month. it lit Se II AUGUST 911 ft AT lV T F S Tnrzi34 5 iO.7 89I0II12 i314I5iai7188 ilp"22!23!24252fi on record. nut mere J nine aount as to wnai Senator Chamberlain and Governor West will do if the contest lies be tween a democrat and Senator Bourne, They will support the man of their political color and the senator who did so much for Mr. West and the demo cratic senator will have to look else where for his workers. Our guess Is however, that Jona than is not worrying the least bit over affairs in Oregon. He is said to never worry and it would seem the state ment is correct, for no other state can point to a member In the upper house of congress who does spend enough time among the people who elect bim to get one change of linen laundered. . THIS DATE IX HISTORY. August 26. 1818 Illinois adopted a state consti tution. 1819 Prince Albert husband of Queen Victoria, born. Died Dec. 14, . 1861. . ; 1836 Buffalo and Niagara railroad opened. 1859 First oil well bored by E. L. Drake at Tltusvllle, Pa. 1862 The, Minnesota , militia, .under Col. H. H. Sibley, , advanced ; against the Sioux. 1863 Ceneral Burnside's force cros sed from, Kentucky into Ten "' nessee. . 1886 The Grand Army of the Repub .,'' lie began Us 20th national en campment in San Francisco. 1890 Fire destroyed McVlcker's the atre in Chicago. Decennial census placed the population of Canada at 4,823.-344. 1891- ' Not very long ago Secretary of the Interior Fisher was passing through La Grande on his way to Alaska. On the train was a prominent railroader who wanted to meet Mr. Fisher but did not know him. When the conduc tor was asked If the secretary was on his train be said he did not know, hut . that some fellow bad a stateroom. "You surely would know Mr. Fisher," remarked the railroad official to the conductor. "No, I wouldn't know bim," was the reply. "Well, 1 would," aid a La Grande traveling man, who was sitting in the parlor car, "for he baa a pronounced receding chin."' Af ter discussing the secretary for some time during which the conductor as verted that Mr. Fasher's picture had never been published In three news papers in the -country and he would bet a new hat on It. A stranger who had taken no part in the conversation, rolled and said. "If you gentlemen nt m ..iu..a v. inti. I w. uiuw i ..... '?lht offlce of hi, father, who was a anxiety you seem to hav on this mat-' ,gw r , flnd cn)ef ju8t,ce, o ter. for 1 am Secretary Fisher." Prince Edward ,8,ana at the time of The conductor got busy with . Ms hI death wag dm,tt to the bar punch and tickets he -bad collected. Jn im and he foowlng year wa8 the traveling man was delighted to . . Mr Pa,m.. career dates from 1900 when he was t elected to the general assembly. He ' was defeated by a small majority at the general election of 1904, but was vp.elnotpA fnur near later. , Previous fer. that affect the Eastern Oregon fc laWng offlce prm,er ,agt "THIS IS MY 60TH BIRTHDAY. H. James Palmer. Hon. H. James Palmer, the Liberal party leader who a few months ago succeeded F. L. Hazflard as premier of Prince Edward Island, was born in Charlottetown, August .26,. 1851. He was educated In the public schools of his native place, ,ln the Prince of Wales college, and;' King's college, Windsor! N. S.; After-Studying law Iij meet the secretary but soon had to go! to another car, while the railroad of-' flclal was left alone with the United States official to talk irrigation at llermlston and other important mat- country. democracy and the senator ship. ' May he had held several cabinet posi tions. " " EDITORIAL 8XAP SHOTS. The final H was officially added ( to th j name of Pittsburg in honor of of course. Chicago The press of the state seems to be worried because there is indication that Senator Chamberlain and Gover-iHans Wagner, nor Wast will not support Senator j Tribune. ; . , Jonathan Bourne for re-election, if he I --o 1 nominated. No. one has anticipated I Haiti used to be spelled Haytt, but Such a freak act on the part of the'Blnce she has been given those two two beneficiary democrats of Oregon, . "i's" her vision la no , clearer. St. . l:are they ; js.ihre any place on rcc. I Louis Globe-Democrat... ; . ' ord where democratic officeholders j- , o ; : ever -poured water on the wheel of the By the way. "have you noticed that ; opposition party, except as it benefit-; congress has not ventured to Investi 'ted them?. Oh, no, the truth of the gates any of Hetty Green's enterprls-'-whole matter Is. if there Is a republl-J es? Newark News. ,J can party In Oregon it has been the; " o easiest duped of any bunch of men i We haven't raised the Maine, of HMMIMIIHI1HIIIIII1IHI1MIHHIMHMMI A Strong Modern ank Efficiently conducted, not only in the Interests of Its stock '.holders, bat of U depositors and patrons as well i .With official) well known and truntedj In the community. With capital, surplus and undivided profits of $210,000,000 nd total rettesrm of 11,000,000.00. The La Grande Rational Bank offers to firms, corpora tions and Individuals the best banking- service, and Its offl cent art a personal Interview with those contemplating changing acceonts or opening new enes. : , La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON. . CAPITAL ... $ 100,000.00 SURPLUS '','". . J05.000.00 . ' RESOURCES . " . . 1,000,000.00 ". Fred J. Holmes, Pres. F. L. Meyers, Cashiet W. J. Church, Vice Pres. ; Earl Zundel.-Ass'i Cashier course; we only lowered the ocean; that's just like, the United States. Louis Globe-Democrat. . Perhaps George W. Perkins note the W. refused to answer those in terrogatories because be couldn't tell a lie. Chicago Tribune. . After all, wasn't this Morocco dis turbance a press agent's effort to cre ate more interest in bookbindings. Salt.Lake Herald-Republican., Colonel Roosevelt acted on his own in'tiative , In the Tennessee Coal and Iron company merger. He omitted te referendum entirely. Houston Post.;' '.. :.; Representative Littleton complains that when the president beat bim. at golf the newspapers got out extras to tell about it, but when he beat the president, not a paper noticed It. He might refer this scandal to the Stan ley committee for Investigations-Buf falo Express. : ' SEWS FORECAST FOR THE f ? (Omimu we:. - -r , . v.: . ' Washington, Aug. 26, Botn Political parties !a Maryland will hold their state primaries Tuesday for the selec lectlon of candidates for the state of fices .to be filled at the autumn elec tion. Interest centers chiefly in the spirited contest for ' the ' democratic gubernatorial nomination between State Senator Arthur P. Gorman and State Senator Blair Lee. Phillips Lee Goldsborough will receive the repub Hcan nomination for governor with out opposition. ; Republicans of Alabama will hold a state convention In Birmingham on Thursday to select a new state com mittee and .chairman and to consider the state representation: In the. next national convention. ) "f ' ; ' . The republican candidate for con gress to succeed the lata Alexander JMtchell as representative b'fj the Sec- onl Kansas' district is to jbe -nominated by the congressional committer at a meeting to be held Monday in Kan sas City, Kas. . A conference of state railroad com missioners Is to be held' Tuesday in Lincoln, N'eb., to discuss methods of obtaining physical valuation of rail road property.; i f i Tuesday is the day fixed for the con secration of Rev. John E. Gunn as the Roman Catholic bishop of Natchez. Miss. , The ceremony is to' take place in Atlanta, with Archbishop Blenk of New Orleans officiating. r - ! Governor Baldwin of Connecticut, former Justice Brown of the United States supreme ' court, and Baron Uchlda, the Japanese ambassador to the United States, are among the not able speakers scheduled to address the 34th annual meeting of thd American Bar association, which will begin its sessions in Boston Tuesday.. The season of fairs and exhibitions will reach Us height during the week. In addition . to a dozen or more state fairs in various parts of the: United States the wek will see the opening of the annual Industrial exposition in Milwaukee, the Canadian National ex hibition in Toronto and the provin cial exhibitions in Quebec, British Columbia and other sections of the Dominion. The political campaign in Canada Is expected to be continued with in creased energy on ' both sides. Sir Wilfrid Laurler will carry " his cam paign into the maritime provinces, while Robert L. Borden, leader of the opposition, will confnue on tb plat form In Ontario and Quebec. , ' The statue of Steuben, which has been presented to Germany by the American congress, Is to he formally dedicated In Berlin Saturday. ; The statue is to be dedicated in the pres ence of the emperor, the American ambassador and many other notables, and the function will be made a pic turesque and literary ceremonial. Other notable events of the week in the foreign field will Include the great German naval review at Swinemunde, the annual meeting of the British As sociation for the advancement of Sci ence, which will meet in Portsmouth and the beginning of the festivities in celebration of the centennial of the Royal Frederick's university at Chris tiania, Norway. At the last named event the United States will bo repre sented by a delegation of well known 1 OF COMPLETE S A TISFR Cf0tt is back of every garment tve sell. 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Raymond,, is, back ;ln ; Chica- go fend spending his tlnw pttchlng 'or the boys on the lots. - The heavy hitting of Tim Jordan and Al Shaw has put . the Toronto fans all to the Joy. ' ; Sharon, Pa., has taken over the defunct Newcastle team In the Ohio and Pennsylvania league.:' The Cotton States league teams do not seem able to stop the Vlcksburg outfit, which look. like sure winners. Cincinnati . has sent lnflelder Jack Grieves to the Huntington Mountain State league team, for the remainder of 'the season. In Curtis Coleman of the Tacomaj team, the New York Americans get the class among the third basemen of the Northwestern league. ' ' v .v ; Cravath, Grlmshaw and Denny Sul- leading the American Association in stick work, -y.' ' ''. ' The American Association of minor leagues will "meet In San Antonio, Texas, In 'November. The meeting will bring together nearly. l.tiOO base ball men. v '- - , , ; j J v- j -Ping Bodle, of the White Sox has three brothers playing baseball In California. The Bodle family may become as famous on the ball field the Delehantys. ! : , : , . . , w , - ,-, ... Pitcher Douglass who has been purchased by the Chicago White Sox, from the Macon, Ga.; club, has a re cord of 24 victories out of 31 games In the South Atlantic league. . Manager Steve Flannagaa of .the Brockton New England league team has purchased first baseman Barry of tne Brantford, ont., club, . Barry is leading the Canadian league in hit ting. . .... . " , ' : ' San Francisco has a semi-professional team composed of Irish boys, playing under the auspices of a Chi nese , merchant and managed by a Jew. Mary, put away the scissors, I hear thunder. Tomorrow there will be a street pa rade, followed by the celebration of a special mass in the open air. The business sessions, beginning Monday and continuing three days, will be liberally interspersed , with entertain ment features. . " : ; . ; TEA PRICES SOAR. Condemnation of Big Shipment Boosts Tea Prices Tsday. ' San Franclscoi.Aug. ?6.Tea prices In tK. nllAlila.ln a 1. n . . 1 iu m n today when ftr became known that the federal authorities had condemned 60 000 pounds of tea from China because it contained coloring matter which is against the law. It is admitted at the customs house - that probably the greater part of China's 30,000,000 pound tea crop this year will be re- This applies to Japan, also. Yeang Men's Institute Meeting ' Santa Crus, Cal., , Aug. 26 The annual convention of the California grand council of the Young Men's In stitute began here today with the re Mint Employes Alarmed. ' ; San Francisco, Aug. 26. The mint employees are making themselves ss busy as possible. Orders for retrench ment are coming and those whose ser vices' can best be dispensed with will be the "women. ceptlon of the numerous delegations livan, three ex-Boston Americans, arearriving from all parts of the state. Sir Wilfrid Lnnrier's Campaign. 'Montreal,, Que., Aug. 26. Sir Wil frid Laurler closes his-' campaign io the Montreal district tonieht. The .premier will spend the coming week In the maritime provinces, speaking In St. John. Halifax, Charlottetown. Moncton and several other places. Mint Marshmallous in 10c tins Barallona Filberts A n w rii ai J A Cream Nut F lllippi Almonds Toasted Rolls PeanuCButter Flavor THEY ARE j DELICIOUS I t -at SELDER'S HiMHhMMitHltlIIMIIIHlMIHMtMMr educators.
