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. ... .. ... , ' -tl'-"'-s"i l--l.il ' " - ' PAGE .8 ':v v LA GRANDE EVENING pBSEitVEk SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1911.- fi I 5, i i 1 A' J it i! Hit I - . V. 7i Society and Clubs 00' An Item of local Interest is publish- id in tbe Pendleton East Oregon this week, which say: A most enjoyable affair of the week was a good luck party given last eve ning bj JJlss Clara Porter at the cwiiivtry home of her parents, Cottage Grtve, sfcx miles north of Pendleton, in honor of her brothers, Frank and Kalph Porter of View Point. The quests, to the number of about thirty, iwit from this city to her home in ' hay rack decorated in flowers, autumn leaves and evergreens, while tbe yard was lighted by dancing Japanese lanterns. Good hick emblems, in the shape of wish bones, four-leaf cloves and "horseshoes, were hidden about the honse and much fun was had as the guests hunted for these fortune glv rs. VAt .a late hour the happy horde returned to Pendleton, the ride in the moonlight proving far from the least -enjoyable feature of the evening. The nostesa was asslste in her entertain ment by Miss Nest Smith of La Grande and Miss Olive Jones of this city. The others present were Mr. and Mrs. James Porter, the Misses Gussie Sawtelle. Helen Hart, Elsie and Lonle Mlnnis, Elve Turner. Flo, Glee and Lettte McNett, Erna Mumm, Cora Town-9, Helen Cranston and Irene badow, and the Messrs. Royal Sawtelle, Ross Wymer, Frank Mitch ell, George Hill, Aalge Rosenberg, Prank Dorsey. Pete Shaffer, Arthur Keenan. "Lester Hamley and Merle Farrell. "Mrs. Franc Wilhelm entertained the afternoon section of the Kaffee Klatch yesterday afternoon. . In addition to the Tegular sewing the club "elected Its president. Mrs. N. Molitor who has served in that capacity for several term refused to take a renomlnatlon and Mrs. Robert Newlln was unani mously elected to that ofllce. . The club meets net Friday evening with Mrs. C. II. Conkey and Mrs. N. Molitor hos tesses, at the home of tho first named. A popular sewing club composed of a namber of high school girls, held 1U third meeting last Wednesday eve ning at the home of Mist Hilda An thony. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess at the termina tion of a very busy evening Those present were: Misses Olive Massee, Mary Penlngton, Maude Leads - worth, Ethel Wright, Miriam Smith, Mv Nelll, Runa Bacon, Hilda An thony. v At the regular meeting of the Lad lea' Aid society of the Presbyterian rhurfh at the home of Mrs. C. M. An drews Wednesday afternoon the fol lowing officers ware elected for the ensuing year: Mrs. C. W. Noyes, president; Mrs, "H. C. Grady, view prlsed!nt: Mrs. ' J. T. Richardson, secretary; Mrs. F. ' "Si. Jackson, treasurer. "Mis b Maude Cotner was married a . few days ago at Spokane to L. A. Stockman, an engineer out of Spokane. TUlns Cotner, who recently visited friends and relatives In this city a fW day ago. She 't the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Cotner or this ctiy. They will r"sldi near Spokane. Them will lie a reception tonight at the Baptist rhurrh for Mr. and Mrs. Huffman v ho are leaving ponn for California. A'l member of the church and friends of the family are Invited. A year's work in mvslc thtt ' des tined to prove instructive to the choir server office - i iv ' jju .jL'mii! members and edifying to the congre gation, is planned by the choir of the Methodist church. Mrs. Laura Green Wills has charge of the work and new anthems are to be mastered by an en large aana re-organist d choir. A social meeting of the Neighbor hood club was held Tuesday at which time the retiring officers were hostes ses to the incoming officials. The new officials are Mrs. J. D. Stout, ores! 14,000100 IK MORTGAGE LOAN The house was prettily J dent; Mrs. A. R. Hunter, vice presi dent; Mrs. Dellle Green, recordlnz secretary; Mrs. R. W. Logan, corre sponding secretary and Mrs. G. T. Wil liamson, treasurer. The directors are Mrs. A. T. Hill, Mrs. Turner Oliver. Mrs George Carpy. Mrs. J. K. Wright and Mrs. E. Polack. The party was held at the home of Mrs. J. K. Wright. Mrs. Wright, who Is the r:tlring pres ident, spared no effort to make this event one of the most delightful meet ings me ciud nas ever h. id. A pro gram consisting of a piano eolo, Mrs. Vincent Palnier; a vocal solo, Mrs. Georgia Birnie; a piano solo, Mrs. Erla Carlock, was followed by delightful refreshments served b" th3 hostesses Mrs. Oliver. Miss Anaon and Mrs Wright. Delegates to this state fed eration at Roseburg Oct. 18, 19 and 20 were elected and these honors fell to Mrs. WrUht, and Mrs. Sout and Mrs. I George Carpy and Mrs. Fred Kiddle as alternates. This was the only bus- i Iness transacted at the very delightful afternoon. .: Thursday evening Mrs. Deborah Ai- klns and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Sargent entertained the Five Hundred club members and their husbands. The function was one of the most Import ant in a social way of the week.' Card honors were won by Mrs. W. H. Bohn- enkamp for the ladies and Mr. W. H. Bohm?nkamp for the men. It was the first party of the year at which the husbands of the Five Hundred la dles were present. Next Tuesday evening the local Elks lodg'3 opsns Its winter dancing parties rnese names were a scource of a great deal of pleasure to the many Elks and their lady friends. They will t continued at regular Intervals throughout the winter. These parties are attended only by Elks. . NEXT BIGGEST DOCUMENT.OF ITS KIND IS FILED HERE. ' " i J" ; Thief Valley Irrigation Project A. sur.jd by Loan Recorded Here. . ., .. A four-million dollar mortgage, the second largest of Its kind ever cut on record in Union county, was inscribed on the books of conveyances'fi'y Coun ty Recorder I. IR. Snook last night. The bonding mortgage is glv;tn by the Powder (Land & Irrigation company, with J. A. Almirall of Baker, presi dent,' and W. C. Adams, also of Baker, as secretary, to th,e Union Safe De posit Trust company of Portland, Me. The enormous pond Issue is to cover the cost of constructing the Tht'f Valley irrigation project which will hold the principal portion of Its stor pee reservoir pn Powder river In Un ion county. . Much of the land to come under the project ltes out from North Powder and has Union county and Ba ker county soil under it. It Is the big gest irrigation scheme of its kind lr. Eastern Oregon and the bond Issue ttiuuuM next to tm tiuge bond issue Foat'd by the Ov-W. and recorded in me locai courts. inai particular is sue, however, la 'not all to be spent in Oregon while the Irrigation bond Is sue recorded last night, is. It means a great deal to the North Powder country. The mortgage will mature In 1931 and bears interest at 5 per cent durine the lifetlm.3 of the issue. Th bonds are for J100 leach and are numbered from 1 to 40,000 inclusive. SUJTMOXS. In the circuit court of the state of Oregon, for the county of Union. Mary Hug, plaintiff, vs. Louisa II. Becker and J. J. Becker, also all other persons and parties unknown claim ing any right, title, estate, lien or In terest In the real estate described in the complaint herein, defendants, To Louisa H. Becker, and J. J. Beck- Complimentary to the Five Hundred Ur, aUo all other persons and parties unknown claiming any right, title, es tate, lien or Interest In, or to or upon the real estate described in the com plaint herein, the above named de- club, and to Mrs. Paul Warren of Se attle, Mrs. Gorge T. Cochran enter tained the Five Hundred club Thurs day afternoon at a very delightful function. The guests were served de licious refreshments. The honors went to Mrs. Fred Boch. . Mrs. Oscar Jackson was hostess to the Bllllklns Thursday afternoon. A few special guests were in attendance and partook of the afternoon's enter tainmfnt. This club Is made up prin clpally of West La Grande club ladtes. Invitations are out Tor a prominent social evnt next Thursday evening when Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Holmes Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bragg and Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Scranton entertained at cards at the homa of Mr. and Mrs Holmes. Miss N. Lucille Allen, a high school Instructor, will entertain this evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wade on N street. A number of intimate friend will be guests on the occasion. THRiEE MODERN Fl'fRNISHED rooms and use of kitchen $18.00 In eluding wood, water and light. Went ald. No children. Write 735 Ob- 10-"-2t 1 ill t Si M 13 I i mi M MT Mi 1 . k r Ten reasons why you should invest in Cove lands Land Is celling at one-half Its real value. It ts particularly adapted for fiuiU and vegetables. Strawberries will net from $100 to $400 per acre. ( Kaapberrlea will net $100 to $300 pe racrn. Blackberries will yield $100 to $300 per acre. Five to ten-year-old Cherry tro?e net from $50 to $300 per acre. Five to ten-year-old Pear trees net from $50 to $600 per acre. Five to ten-year-old Apple trees net from $40 to $400 per acre. $2o0 invested today will return $10,000 in ten years. . , ... DAVIS 4 F0YE will treat you right. Further Information upon request. fndants: You and each of you are hereby notified by me to be and ap pear in the above entitled 'court and anwer the complaint therein filed against you In the above entitled suit within six weeks from the first publi cation of this summons, and defend ants and each of you. will take notice that If you fall bo to appear and an swer, the plaintiff will, for want there of, apply to the court for the relief demanded In the complaint in said cause, to wit: That plaintiff be de creed to be the owner in fee and en titled to the possession of all the real estate described in the complaint, to wit; the east half of northeast quar ter of section thirty-three (33), and southwest quarter of northwest quar ter and northwest quarter of south west quarter of section thirty-four (34), and north half of southwest quar ter of section twenty-nine (29), and east half of northwest quarter and east half of southeast quarter of sec tion thirty-two (32), In township one, north of range thirty-nine, and north halt of northwest quarter of section vo (5), In township one, south of x-ivge thirty-nine (39), east of Wlllam mette meridian, In Union county, Ore gon, excepting a tract of about fifteen acres heretofore by Rudolph Hug in his lifetime conveyed, and that plain tiff's title, thereto be quieted and for 3u:h other relief, as to the court shall seem Just. This summons is published by vlr- rv.e of an order or the Hon. J. w, knowles, Judge of the circuit court of the state of Oregon for the county of Union, bearing date September 13th, A. D. 1911. directing publication of such summons in the La Grande Evening CUerver, once each week tor six con secutive weeks and the first publics-j I and Broadway, Los Angelas.' was de ttroyed early in the morning of Oc tober i; 1910. : General Harrison Grey Otis, owner and publisher of the Times, was In Mexico when the explosion occurred and hastened home. Twenty-one persons were killed In the disaster. A special grand Jury to Investigate the disaster was assembled October 25, 1910. It returned a verdict that the Times was destroyed by dynamite. General Otis, through the1 columns of the Times, charged union labor with being responsible. Union labor leaders denied the charge and offered a reward of $5,000 for evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of the guilty parties. Twenty-three Indictments were re turned by the grand Jury on January 5, 1911.. Earl Kogers, a Los Angeles attorney employed by the National Erectors association, presented the evidence. The Indictments were se cretly filed and bench warrants were Issued. . On April 12, 1911, James B. AIcNani- ara and Ortie E. McManlgal were ar rested in Detroit, Mich., by op:ratlves of William J. Burns' National Detect ive agency. On April 12, 1911, John J. McNam- .ara, international secretary of the bridge and structural Ironworkers' un ion, was arrested In the offices of the union In Indianapolis.- After a hasty arraignment accord ing to union men before an incompet ent Judge John McNamara was brought to Los Angeles by California deputy sheriffs and Burns' detective agency operatives. James B. Mc Namara was also brought west at the same time but by different routes. All three were lodged In the city Jail in Los Angeles. On July 5, 1911, the two McNamaras and McManlgal were given their pre liminary examination. McManlgal was charged with dynamiting the Llewellyn Iron works in Los Angeles on Dec. 25, 1910. The two McNamaras were charged with responsibility for the Times explosion and were held for trial on a charge of murder without bail. Superior Judge Bordwell set the date for their trial as October 10, 1911. During August and the early part of September, 1910, three men, whom the prosecution claim to have been James Li. McNamara, M. A. Schmidt and David Caplan registered at vari ous hotels in Los Angeles and San Francisco under varying names. It is claimed that the men who were known as J. B. Brlce, M. A. Smith. Davd Caplan, A. J. Bryson, F. A. Perry, J. B. Leonard and William Morris vari ously during this time completed pre liminary arrangements for the dyna miting of the Times building, Includ negotlatlons for the purchase of dyn amite from the Giant Powder works at Giant. California and the renting of the launch Pastime, also knowu as the Pcer'ess, for use in transporting the dynamite. September 20. On the pretext of using the Pastime for a tour of San Fraccisco bay, Smith and Perry de- t $:00 with E. H. Baxter, part own- wing i N OUR BUSINESS, shows that still more people are opening accounts with us. We are daily adding new names to our already long list of depositors. There is a good reason for this. It is this: they have found that the road to . wealth is by way of the bank account; and that we, by our uni formly conservative methods, our courteous treatment of our cus tomers, our steady increase in strength, have proven that this is the place to open that account. United States National Bank building Is blown up, 21 persons los ing their lived as a result of the dis aster. October 2 Smith and Peery leaving Los Angeles for San Francisco where they go to the Arcade hotel. October 16 Ten cases of dynamite, later identified as part of the purchase made at Giant, are found In a vacant house at 1622 Nineteenth street, South San Francisco. October 17 The tarpaulin in which the dynamite was wrapped Is identi fied as the one sold to William Cap pa of 1565 Grove street, San Francisco. W. P. LawBon and D. Caplan had been living at that address. October 18 Mrs. Belle Lavin at whose lodging house Smith lived while in San Franoisco, is arrested on an Information and belief warrant charg ing murder. She is takn to Los An geles as a witness before the coroner's jury. W. P. Lawson is found by the police.. Caplan has disappeared, de serting his wife and children. October 25. Special grand Jury Is sworn at Los Ange'les. Witnesses are summoned from San Francisco and the taking of testimony begins. January 6, 1911 Twenty-three Ltti dlctmcnts are returned by the grand Jury! They are secretly filed . and bench warrants are issued. April 12, Ortie E. McManlgal ar rested in Detroit for tbe alleged dyna miting of the Llewellyn iron works at Los Angeles; 'subsequent to tha destruction of the Time building, in confession accuses James B. McNam ara, alias Bryson, alias Perry of being the actual dynamiter of the Times. Acting on this Information McNamara la arrested in Detroit the same day. April 22 John J. McNamara, Inter national secretary of the bridge and structural Iron workers of America and brother of James p. McNamara is arrested at Indianapolis as being the man who planned the destruction of the Los Angeles Times. July 5 The McNamara brothers are brought up in Los Angeles for pre liminary examination and are bound over to the superior court on murder charges. October 10 Trial of the McNamara brothers begins. . er of the boat, to secure against pos sible damage. ' September 22 Smith, under the name of William Morris, arranges for the delivery of dynamite, previously i ordtred, on board the launch Peerless j at the factory at Giant. On the same ' day the owner of the launch discovers ' that the name' Pastime has been changed to PeeVless by means of alum inum letters, later discovered to have been purchased from the Moise-Klin-ker company. September 23 Smith and Perry leave Sauailito In the Peerless and arriving at Giant are assisted by a third man in placing the dynamite on tlon of this summons is oa. the 13th j board the craft. day of September, A. D.. 1911. , J. D. SLATER, Attorney for Plaintiff. D 9-13, 20. 27; 10-4,11. 18, 25 Room 8, 1 cloy nidg .La Grande. Oregon lJiSUEAME DAVIS & FOYE f ARM AD FRUIT LANDS f ove, Oigo f ore Hotel REFUSES TO (Continued from page one) to start Monday, unl.ss again post poned. Farts of the Case la Brief. The Times building at First street September 26 The Pastime is re turned to one of the owners, David Burrows, and the money on deposit is returned after allowances have been made for minor injuries. Ex aminations prove that another name plate has been placed, over the name Pastime. , September 29 Smith and Peery ar rive In Los Angeles. Peery gots to the hotel Chapman, where he refuses to allow a bellboy to carry two heavy suitcases. Smith goes to the New Baltimore, hotel, registering as Bryce. October 1 The Los Angeles Tlims Prices for the Best Work $15 Set of Teeth .....v...$&00 $10 Gold Crowns, 22-K .. .$5.04 $10 Bridge Work (best)': .$540 $10 Porcelain Crowns ...'.$00 Teeth Cleaned fLOti Gold Fillings tUO ip Silver FUllaK . . . , . . .75 Cement Fillings Me Re-enameling .... 12.00' Plates repaired good as new $1.00 sp TWELTE TEARS GUARANTEED iMODERN IPAINLE66 :NTI5T5 rS J Honest Work Honest Prices Painless Extraction Over Newlin Drug Co. Depot St and Adams Ave. V '1 s