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PAGE 8 LA OKANDK EV'ENtNO Ui4&.UVKii, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1911. HOME MADE KRAUT HEINZ DILL PICKLES SWIFT'S PREMIUM HAMS AND BACON ... New Shipment PHONE MAIN 43 ji fflU - j FOUR ARRESTED All the council chamber as it was to- day at frequent intervals. FDR FIGHTING OXE PLEADS GUILTY AND OTHERS STAJiD TRIAL. llcprefienuiUve for Strlekrs Asert that Hart mu ii Didn't Mean to Commit Art As the outcome of another near-riot last night directly and indirectly con nected with the troubles between the strikers and strikebreakers, four men were arrested about 9 o'clock last eve ning, and one of the quartet pleaded guilty this morning when arraigned before Recorder Humphreys to a disor derly and fighting charge. ;Tuek" Iiiirtman 1 this man's" name and is well known locally. The other three are named Dayton, Keefer and Kilene and are strikebreakers. ' They pleaded not guilty and their trial-has been set ' for 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoou. A man named Alexander, who, it Is said, looks after affairs for the strik ers from the standpoint of a federation representative, appeared before Re corder Humphreys soon after llart maa had pleaded guilty and raised uome discussion about the $25 line that had been attached to Hartman. He as serted that. Hartman did not mean to plead guilty but Attorney Hodgln, the counsel the strikers had employed, ln- formed his clients that In view of the fact that the court had given Hartman a chance to plead either guilty or not guilty and he tad registered the former decision there was nothing to do. Alex ander thought the fine was excessive and said Hartman merely wanted to admit he had struck a man tn a fight "but did not intend to plead guilty to the charge. . The trial tomorrow will probably re (Continued from page ono) about 6 o'clock this morning got the department to Perry in a hurry by spe cial train but with the pumping plant ot the mill in flamea, the department could do nothing with apparatus. Pre vention of a spread was the only cam palgn open and this was done with good results. Only su:h lumber and timber as was piled ctose to the mill was destroyed. The lumber yard prop er is still intact. Lon J Heavy One. On account of the absence of insuf' nnce money the loss is especially heavy and what the future policy of the com pany will be remains to be seen. Gen eral Manager George'Stnridard, who is aluo one of the prim ipal owuers, alon with C. V. Xlbley and others, is re turning from California and was ex pected home this morning. Falling to arrive, the assistants now anticipate his return tomorrow morning. lnti' his return there will be no announce ment made and probably no exact amount of the loss known for a time. During the day the Perry officials have not cast an accurate statement of louses. Mill Modem and Complete. The plant was one of the very mod ern mills of the eastern section of the Mate. Kor many years It has been turning out. a large output and has been a big source of addition to the t La Grande payroll for the metropolis i of the county is the buying post of the village. In the event that the com pany should not rebuild at Perry it will necessarily eradicate the hamlet Unofficial gossip has it that should the sugar company decide to remove its factory the Grande Ronde Lumber 02 dP BL EL CALL DECEMBER 2, 1911 "Forget It Not." company will occupy the building. This is mere rumor and has no substantia tion from Perry. Ill s J. M. CHAPMAN ACCUSES II IM OF TRESPASSING OX PRITATE PBOPEBTY. fae Set for Hearing' Next Tuesday la Jmfjre William's Court. John M. Chapman has been accused of trespassing on some property own ed by a Chinaman, living near the riv er, and the Oriental has commenced action in Justice William'g court to have the matter threshed out The trial has been set for Tuesday at which time Mr. Chinaman will present his charges of trespassing before the court and the defendant given an opportun ity to vindicate himself. GRID JURORS MAY BE CALLED THOUGHT LIKELY INQUISITORS W ILL MEET. Xo Cases WHI Be Tried for Some Time Yet, Think Officials. With the return of Circuit Judge Knowles from Enterprise where he op ened the present term of circuit court ten days ago, it is said that, the grand Jury in this county lg soon to be called together. It Is doubtful If any c&ses will be put to trial before Judge Knowles returns to complete the work at Enterprise early in December, but the grand jury work will probably be ground out before that. No definite an nouncement has been made yet, however. (Continued from Page One.) whose supporters declare that Russia has placed a price on his head. Shuster today admitted that several attempts had failed, owing to the alert ness of his guards and he said he would not allow Russia's demands to interfere with his plan of monetary re forms and would stay with the job unless the government wished to re ci.ll him. Sinister Offers clt;nntloii, Opposed In his s-henie for reorgani zation of Persia by both English and luisslan agents Morgan Shuster, the American treasurer general of Persia today presented hia resignation. It fol lowed the refusal of the Persian parlia inent to expel htm from the country as England and Russia demanded. He believes England Russia are determin ed tn partition Persia and couldn't re organize the monetary system effect ively against such opposition. Three Weddings Celebrated. Justice of the Peace Williams had his marriage ceremonies well re hearsed last Wednesday evening when he married three couples. Two of these were" Elgin people and while J. G. Flreashears and ClarafRysdam, both of Elgin, were being united in marriage, Montla Witty and Eme Brea ahears also of Elgin, were Interested spectators to the ceremony. Later the last two named were united and tha husband and wife were witnesses. Mr. nreashears and Miss Breshears are brother and sister. The third couple was Frank llemllck and Bessie Fleming, both of North Powder. End WlnferN Troubles. To many, winter is a season of trou ble. The frost bitten toes and fingers chapped hands and Hps. chilblain cold sores, red and rough skins, prove this. But such troubles fly before Bucklen's Arnica Salve. A trial con vinces. Greatest healer of burns, bolls piles, cuts, sores, bruises, eczema and sprains. Only 2".c at all druggists. Elks' Memorial. Snndnv at l-.Uft n'rlnrV r m TTn C. W. Fulton will deliver the memor ial address at Elks'" home. Public In-vtted. ROYAL KKIGHBOns OF AMERICA Will meet at I. 0. 0. F. hall sec ond and fourth Fridays at i o'clock p. m. . KATE EARLS. Oracle.' LILLIE KIMMELL, Recorder. 11-18-Mt Sargain Prices on Job Pr initio Having purchased the entire stock of paper from J. E. VJhiton, ob printer, at a reduced rate, the OBSERVER JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT is prepared to offer special inducements to all users of printing Linen Letterheads, Envelopes, Business Cards, all kinds of ruled stock including Billheads and Empire billing system. All kinds of Legal Blanks in stock s r- I f r ' vurLngraveuiarus v i M piease an inuy CuSivutCt mm MM ' J1JL ivi 12 Card of Thanks. We the undersigned, wish to thank those who befriended us during the re cent bereavement in our family; espe cially the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and J. H. Keeney. D. E. CARPENTER, U. S. CARPENTER. FRANK CARPENTER, E. E. CARPENTER, MRS. C. E. BROUGHTON, VICTORIA-DUNN1WAY, MRS. RAY CARPENTER. Birth Record. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. William Glass, of South La Grande, November 29, a son. ELECTION XOTICE. December 11th, 1911. Notice is hereby given that on the 11th day of December, 1911, a general election will be he'd in the city of La Grande, in the county of Union, state of Oregon, for the purpose of electing the following officers: One mayor. One recorder. One chief of police. One treasurer. One councilman from 1st ward. One councilman from 2nd ward. One councilman from 3rd ward, . One councilman from 4th ward. That at said election there will be submitted to the voters of the city the following question: "Shall the city ot La Grande, Oregon, reimburse J. K Wright, for the loss as city treasurer of the city funds on deposit In the Farmers and Traders National bank the balance being $1,567.07; said claim against the bank becoming city prop erty." The polling place designated for said election and the judgea and clerks appointed to conduct said election are as follows: Irst ward Polling place, court house. Judges: W. N. Monroe, M. Mc Murray, A. Warnick. Clerks. R. S. Clapp and E. W. Kammerer. ' Second ward Polling place, city re corder's office. Judges: II. W. Stoner C. W. P. Ellsworth, J. H. Chllds H. P. Oliver and J. E. Rey. ward Polliag Piace. sn. street. Judges; J. m. Hllu, Ledsworth. W. D. Gm.a. Howard Davis and B. L. LeaVl Clerks nolds. Third Fourth George Clerks Itt Fourth ward Polling place, new Harris building corner Monro avenw and Greenwood street Judges: 0. W. Allen, M. Mooney, J. H. Kochenspar ger. Clerks: John Ladd and W. A Thompson. Said election will toe ' . y.-.tf on. ducted and the returns i-e ui aled s p.ovided by law in the case of general city elections of said city. The polls of said election will be opened at the hour of 9 o'clock a. tn, and closed at the hour of 7 o'clock p, m. on said day. All qualified voters of the city will be permitted to vote at said election By order of the council of said city of La Grande, Oregon. , Dated November 22nd, 1911. A. L. RICHARDSON, (Seal) Mayor. Attest: C. M. HUMPHREYS, Recorder. 11-29-12-11 Just a Few of Our Bargains: 120 acres in the valley, 7 miles from La Grande, for only $5,000.00. Just one year's work on this property will double it in value. It is for sale or trade. 40 acres, fair buildings, 30 acres cleared, 5 acres orchard, water for irrigation 3 ?CAennfrom townA1 m!f t0 schooL This ProPerty can be handled for llss than $60.00 an acre. A small amount of cash, can take city property or balance We Handle Property Everywhere and have some Splendid Trades, We have a hotel to trade for city property. Rent of it pays 10 percent. easterns6 gd 0rchard' nice new house' near Pahner mill, cheap and on jCiert!?ome at 704 Main St Belongs t0 a nn-reteident and will be sold at a v cry low price . is w?rtT f UrnisM r unfuraished- lone Modern six room house at Sixth and N. Very low price and best of term.s Small cottage on N Street, splendid loc ation. Can sell on installments. Fine modern home on N street, close in; small payment will handle it. f nfSft prp.erty on ?inth sire be,l0-2s to non-resident and he is very anxious to sell it. Price very low and will take monthly payments. "iiiuua We have some fine homes and vacant 3 ots in ev cry part of the city SECURITY LAND & TRUST CO. LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK BUILDING ...... J.