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IA GEAJi'DE MEETS PENDIETOX
1IEKE JDJIE 4th.
Walla Walla Follows Pendleton GIr
' Ing Long Stretch of Games.
BANKERS PLAN
BENEFIT SAME
, Revision of the Western Tri-Stnte
tcbedule has been accomplished at Pen
(lie ton. and Potentate Grant Lincoln
advised of the following schedule con
siderably changed over the original
one!
May 21-26 Inclusive Boise at Wal
In Walla, La Crande at Pendleton.
May 28-June 2, Inclusive Pendle
ton at Boise, La Grande at Walla
Walla. '
June 4-9 Inclusive Walla Walla at
Boise, Pendleton at La Grande.
June 11-16 Inclusive Walla Walla
at La Grande, Boise at Pendleton.
, June 18-23 Inclusive La Grande at
Pendleton, Boise at Walla Walla.
June 25-30 Inclusive Pendleton at
Boise, Walla Walla at La Grande.
July 2-7' Inclusive La Grande at
Boise, Pendleton at Walla Walla.
July 9-14 Inclusive Boise at. Wal
la Walla, La Grande at Pendleton.
July 16-21 Walla . Walla at Boise,
Pendleton at La Grade.
-July 23-28 Inclusive Pendleton at
Boise. La Grande at Walla Walla.
July 30-Aug. 4. inclusive BoUe at
La Grande, Walla Walla at Pendleton.
Aug. 6-11 Inclusive La Grande at
Boise, Pendleton at Walla Walla.
Aug, '13-18 lncluslve-r-Walla Walla
at La Grande, Boise at Pendleton. -
A"tf- 20-25 La Grande at Pendleton
Pendleton at La Grande; Walla Wal
la at Boise. : , . . . . j
Aug. 27-Sept 2 Pendleton at Boise,
La Grande at Walla Walla. - I
GLU B IMWITED
BAKER WOULD KXTEKTA1X LOCAL
.MM RODS
DiXOHATIOJi DAY FESTIVAL IS
ASSURED
Two Institutions to Give Proceed to
. Needed Purses
On Decoration ' Day the, two La
Grande banks aim to afford an ele
ment of sport to officials and employ
es of each Inatitutlon. secondly enter
.iiin their frieiidly fans and' thirdly
fatten some needy charity purse. The
exact channel Into which the funds
accruing shall be poured has not been
determined but will be made with the
Idea of accomplishing the greatest
good for the welfare of the largest
number of people. The two banking
institutions have sent teams against
each other at various times, but on
this occasion It Is the plan, to charge
a very nominal fee, or take up a col
lection and the funds will go, as a
coo
200
$500
500
500
A racing circuit without peer la No. 8 free for all trot
the Northwest, providing larger purs- No. 9 4 furlongs
es, shorter jumps and In every way ; Saturday, Sept. 14, 1912
the highest aUalumeut in" the, racist! No. 10 2:20 trot, eousolatlon ...
line, opens at La GraudeSep'teiuber No. 11 free for all trot ........
11 lasting to the 14 Inclusive. Baker, No. 12 La Grande derby, 1 1-16
Ontario, Caldwell and Boise com- miles. 3 years old and upward
prise the balance of the. circuit and Running races under American rac-
wlth La Grande make ' up what is ing rules. ' v ;
known as. the Oregon-Idaho Fair clr- .Money divided seventy, twenty and
cult of which Leon J. Chapman of on- ten per cent.
tario Is secretary. ;. N. K. West, as Entiles to all above events to close
premier of racing men here a man juiy 15th, 1912. '
who has had years of experience with . Running races weight for age.
the turf business and has won niauy Additional running races, .over-
classy events, announces the circuit nUht events, each day.
the finest ever formed In the North- The rules and regulations govern-
west,, not omitlng the Spokane clr- ing the circuit are:
cuit. The program Is' the same 1. Entrance fee five per cent and
throughout the five weeks with short five per cent from all money winners,
lumps between all of them and valu- payable two per cent July lath when
able purses In each town make great hosres muBt be named, and the re
Inducements. It Is earnestly believed malnlng three per cent on September
that all the Salem strings will come.iar, X912. No entry wlll.be accepted
here to partake of the cream of this unless accompanied by entrance fee.
racing circuit and the beauty of it 2. The main race for the $1500 purso
all Is that La Grande gets the first. f0r 2:15 pacers will be for $1000. The
crack at the game hence the greatest consolation purse of $500 free en-
humber of strings for accidents some- trances provided there are eight (8)
tiraeB occur eliminating favorites. I or more starters In the main event,
N. K. West this week attended the First second and third money wln-
mettlng of organization at Baker, ners barred
and comes home with glowing pros
pects for the ' season. There are
many side Issues of local moment to
whole, to whatever purse is deemed the race meeting In conjunction with
best in line for it. The general plan the fair but to the Northwest In gen
will meet with the satisfaction of eral no racing meet will draw any
everyone for there will be no league niore or probably as much as the open
game that day, ,; ling. week of this splendid circuit in
1 , I this city.
There is a general feeling that V The circuit will operate'under the
Smith picked up from Walla Walla la American Association, making It fur
mighty little better than Miller. Mil- thcr the top notch circuit of the North
er has been released and returned to west from any viewpoint. A score
La Grande yesterday. (of top-line features enter into the cir-
'. ' . ' j cuit and any one conversant with the
Lundstrum is doing the heavy hit- game will readily recognize this clr
tlug for Boise In the present series cult ns the acme of perfection. The
at. Walla. Wfllln HAPUPlncr thrna nut nf aa It 'will tin nnti1pil nnt In
ivb luesaay ana two , out or. three each town of the circuit inciuae tnose u tl. . .
Wednesday. I -with local features always to be 0. The right is reserved to call off
' iirovlded' I 0 y rRC tliat does not tiI1 tlafac-
. Manager Kellackey of the Irrisa- . wJL;V ' t 11 1910 i torlly, to change the" order of pro-
tors has been confined to his herf t ... ' . iSnn sram, to postpone or declare off any
2:20 trot for $1500 same conditions
as 2:15 pace.
3. An entrant who has made two per
cent payment may declare out at any
time prior to September 1st, by the
payment of one per cent additional
but an entrant who has not actually
paid the two per cent can not avail
himself "of the privilege and will be
held for the full five per cent.
4. All harness races me heiii
three and five. nrt n e shait
longer than five heats (except In the
event of a tie for first money at the
end of the fifth heat), and money is
payable according to summary at the
end of race. Division fifty, twenty
five,' fifteen and ten per cent, of
the Dacres In Walla Walla ever since
race on account of inclement weath-
Wednesday, Sept. 11,
No. 1 2:15 pace..
- . tin
his arrival In that city with an attack C"' f7 ,ur,ong3 .' 300- and 0 all tracks otthis circuit to
of la grippe. During the games he re-' N0, 3 7 T.iesdav "senVi'lVlV ' rnl1 ,,?rluT.s a walkover and the
... . . . i-aa -uliai wiu uciure lue euirunce lees
.o. i z:x imi 1)al(j dlvided as foliows. Seventy per
No. 5 2:2o pace u cent t0 the first uorS(? ,. tnirty per
lU. O. O Mil lUUgO "V"
1' Friday, Sept. 13; 1912
No. 7 2:15 pace consolation .... $-00
Kew Automatic Traps Installed nl
Club's Khuc Yesfrduy.
celved news of the contest by innings Vn . tTnt
Stamps released a week ago from
the La Grande club, won a solid meal
ticket and sleeping ticket nt the town
of Joseph by wapplng It to Elgin last
Sunday by a decisive score. Stamps
twirls for Joseph henceforth in the
Branchline league. Wallowa trimmed
Enterprise a week ago so there should
be heaps of excitement tomorrow
when Elgin plays at Joseph and En
terprise at Wallowa. '
.-.,.
Wallers and Cossgrlff are leading In
batting at Pendleton. The first two
games found Walters hlttlns a 428
clip nnd Cossgrlff a .285 pace. Out of
In two
$1500
Automatic traps for the La Grande
Gun club wero Installed yesterday and the 13 hits the team m.ictn
will be used Tomorrow for the first' games these two gleaned five
lime. Thus far tne pigeons nave been
shot out by a crude trap. The auto
matics "-"re installed yesterday un
der the direction of Lou Rayburn one,
or tne. most entnusiastio mm rods or
the city. They are declared to be in
high class order and many squads
will aoubtlosxiy snoot at the blrus
Auto mid Motor Gossip.
J. C. Keefers' ad C. Westover, two
Olyifipln. Wu. boys, passed through
La Grande yesterday on an overland
united from the new traps tomorrow.! tour of the Northwest by the moter-
inwr-'iowu snuoi Arrniigea cycio route. Tne boys are headed for
Tentlvoly BueaklngoSg ..... ... UoIse, nt tho speed of about 100 miles
Tentlvely at lonst a series of Inter- per dny and will return via La Grande
town shoots , with Baker and La' and the Tool gate road a week or so
Grande gun club fans ns the par-1 hence. Their return to Olynmia will
tlclpanUi, has been arranged. Lou! be over the most dangerous of the
KayDtirn was in Bauer this week and' road
while there received a warm lnvlta-ltlie Blue
lion for the La Grande Gun club to serious obstacles to the' machines. One
visit Baker as the lattor's guest. Mr. I of the motors, both being of the In
Rayburn reriprocnted tho Invitation' dlnns mnke snapped a fork In the
and it is probable that these inter-1 Knmela hill climb and the young men
lown snoots win commence very : "no more grier yesterday than any
cent to tho second.
6. Owners may en". t o horses
from one stable by : .. ;.imnt of
one per cent additional u that priv
ilege, due when entry It made, but
only one horse can start c :ep: where
proper transfer is made r .ording to
rule and full fee paid on -.:.b entry.
7. Records -made after ..- 15th no
bar.
Rules of the American Trotting As
sociation govern.
9. Owing to criticism of fairs under
state control, the following rule has
ueen adopted by all members of this
circuit. All horsemen will be charged
the nominal fee of. $1.00 for each
badge or admission ticket issued and
no badge will be Issued to owners.
. . . ,..! ' " C4..-t trainers, drivers of grooms without
Pipping Are Winners From the Start thjs I)ayment 6 ul
, In Yesterday's Game. : 10. All entries and remittances must
i ' he made to the individual secretaries
Pendleton, May 25, (Special) La or managers.
Grande started out a winner today .
and finished In the . same manner,
thereby taking her .first game of the
serlos against Pendleton. The score
LA GRANDE IS
MM. 7-3
MOUNTAIN, FORMER PENDLETON
- MAX, PITCHES.
5,000 Skat Players to f oiuete. ;
Chicago, May 25. Skat players from
' ' nil Mra ht l'nt4DJ C . J -
was 7 to 3. It took an ex-Bucknroo 1-
to adiuinls er the bitter pill to his ada.-more than 5.000 in number, are
termer team mates, that individual f ln tu" to take part
being Mountain, released by Garrett n t he 15th annual tournament of the
Mondav. and who persuaded Bfedley -North American Skat league, which
lUH Ulusi uaugerous 01 uie- ,.." ,., trial todav He Ditched l'e"l!u "ere toaa and will continue
ways. Up to the present time. 1 1 ' hy: "1 ot five until-Monday. In recnt years the in
LUm."n'alns X? r.3t I fZ" Cols their only scoTe ' which is the great na-
" " O - - ' '! ' r 1 II II II I irfl Ilia nr Hn ranmnno lna
.mV wna on the mound TOr r uao
shortly and cortalnly ho of value In
bolstering up added Interest In both
flubs, linker funs have only recently
Installed the l.cggnt Iran such as Is
used In La Grando commencing to
dnv. Sumpter, Wallowa and Elirlu may
In the end get in on theue Intertown
time on the trip. They are probably
the first tdcrosB the hills this year on
u motorcyclo. After repairs tho men
continued on their way to Boise yes
terday afternoon.
"Maxwell" Cohon of Portland', who
sells the Maxwell automobile In Ore
ltesiemencr waa uu hio uikuuu . . . , ..
.... . .v.n.. i, . hi. froo. ""-'eu ivuuncriuuy in me uniiea
' rl, TI t T. n t States and Canada and the number
y' Vl f,"rnr I , the result ' Amrin devotees of the fascinat-
was strong factor the iesult ,n ,nc M
Besides Mountain La C rande had under the )ceg '
L.0'heL."W.-hLnJWd rate. The annual tournaments held
n 8h Su,u8 ';. .. tnVa lcal1 Skat league have contributed ma
NEW BLOOD IS BED lO llffl
' Reorganization of the baseball sit
uation In La Grande continues ' to
move : apace. Committees which at
present are the nucleus of the base
ball association that is to own the
franchise here and attend the business
part of the club, have met with fairly
good success in the financial support
line, and this afternoon the commit
tees are. meeting to organize perma
nently. This final meeting was set
for yesterday but was delayed . and
by Monday La Grando will know the
personnel of its new baseball moguls.
Several new players are In communication.-,
with - the management and an
announcement of much importance to
the cellar champion - town will un-
doubtedly be given out within the
next day or two. .
The' 'governor' ot Arizona' has an
proved a bill passed by the legislature
of that state, prohibiting exactions
from workmen as the price of employ
ment. The, new iaw carefully . deflneB
the rates that may be legally charged
for finding employment and provides
punishment for Its violation "
Moving picture operators in Berlin
Germany, receive from $7.14 to $9.62 a
week, vUile, operators In. the smaller
German : cities range from $4 76 to
$7.14 a week. ' w
I
This Testimony Convinces
JAS. C. AHLMASJi serving his third term as mayor, Omaha, Nebr., was
against successful in receiving the overwhelming support of the voters in
the primary election. He also successfully rid himself of a bad case of kid
ney trouble, by the aid of Foley Kidney Pills, and writes: "I have taken
Foley Kidney Pills and they have given .me a great deal of relief, so I
cheerfully recommend them." What Foley Kidney Pills did for tfay Dahl
mann they will do for any other person bothered with backache, rheuma
tism, or any other form of kidney or bladder trouble. Just try them for
quicked and permanent results. Otherpeople who are happily cured by Fole
y Kidney Pills are: M. D. Bonrdman, 573 W. Main St, Helena, Mont, Le
Roy TliBcker, Watertown, S. Dak. j J. A. Adleman, West Plains, Mo.; G. E.
Calhoun, 801 W. TEird St, Stems Falls, So. Dak.
For sale by A. T. HILL.
Phone Main 8
And Place Your Order
For Berry Cups
at the
George Palmer Lumber Co.
Retail Department
aff-ir. which will. It is assured be' gon, Is In. La Grande today, looking
roplnto with ki'Cii Interest,
A Long Run.
Nover In the history of tho theater
ns there beon mn recorded outside
ef the cities of Now York and Chicago
that has iver approached the record
ef "The Cninpnr,' which was played
for 212 t'nies In Hie city of Los An
geles. It will perhaps be many, ninny
years More this extraordinary
amusement rrvnrd will ho broken.
Severn! trtenisllnp; statistics wero kept
durlnp t'is run and an effort was
Hindo tn -iTerlalii how often dltferont
neoplf l 1 been V the show and it
wns fnn' ! that four persons had seen
, the sVw times each, although
etrtinr ' enquRb, were unknown to
each p' -r and of course came at sep
rsto ttmr-a
after business. He reports heavy
sales on his make of cars for ,the
season and also predicts a very pros
porous year for Oregon.
11. 15. Driver received his new 22
horse power, five passenger automo
bile last week and can he seen on the
road with his many friends these
days
R. A. Holmes' new 40 horse power
five passenger Case machine arrived
last Saturdny and wns put Into service
Sunday making a trip to Wallowa lake
and return. Moth of the machluos are
fine ones. Wallowa Sun.
The-" vlll be held In Milan from
Wy 27 31 tho first International
Terlln';, congress for the prevention
of nf''l',',",s and Injury to laborers
and for 1'ilustrlal hygiene. This coh-
sross !)! consider technical means
anil
th Y.t'
devices tenfllne to nrotect
d llmh of the laborer, as
e means and mothods for
the hygienic conditions of
uBtrles.
NOTICE FOR BIDS
Notice Is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the under
signed, until 5 o'clock p. m June 6th.
1912, for the construction of approxl
mately 400 lineal foet of board walk,
to be built on portions of North
ftreenwood streot, T avenue and North
Spruce street. Bids to be accompan
ied by a certified check for five per
cent of the amount "bid. '
; By order of the council May 22, 1912
CM. HUMPHREYS,
City Recorder.
5-23-Ct
c-u- nun fiiviiL ik ic ik iiitvH rnniriiniipn mil.
Introducing himself by getting tnree tera, 8tlmu)atl ft , t
hits in '' trips to the Plate. Mt ln tne nme and from e tQ
Augustus for Pendleton and White U)e BttBndBni.e and tne ,
for La Grande poled out homers dur- ,,, thaa , . .
1 ing the game. i,as increased. At the nresent enn-
The score: test $10,000 ln prizes will be awarded
, , to the victors in the various contests.
La Grande 7 11 i T(,e principal prize is $1000, and there
are also prizes of $200 and $100 each,
Pendleton 8 10
Wnllll nulla Wins. wh n Ions list nf minor awarUa
Walla Walla, May 24. The Bears no6)) r
outplayed Boise here today and won
10 to 5. 'The adore: R. H. E. ' SPALDING
5 13 51 UFFICIAL
10 12 1 PfiDI National
UUrvrV League
Let Us Protect Your Health
by putting your plumbing in first-class sanitary con
dition, connecting it to sewer so it will pass all sani
tary laws.
BAY & ZWEIFEL
UlLNbtD PLUMBERS LA CRANDE f'
BolBe
Walla Walla
DaTldson's 76th Anniversary .
Davidson, N. C May 25, The exor
cises of commencement week at Dav
idson rolleire will be ushered In to
morrow morning, when ltev. George
L. Petrle. D. D.. of Chnrlottesvlllo, va.
will deliver-the annual sermon before
the college Y. M. C. A. The most no
table day of the week will be Wednes
day, which will e given over to a blgl
colobrntlon of the seventy-iirth anni
versary of We college. The speakers
at the anniversary exerclosos will In
clude former Governor ltobort B. Olnn
and the presidents of many of the!
leading educational institutions of the!
South.
CENTER
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I The Time is Here I
The Journeymen Stonecutters union
at San Francisco tins entered Into an
agreement with' the contractors whore-1
by an advance In wntes of P,0 cents A- G. RPAI HIMfl A RRrtC:
a day will become effoetlv eon October .
1 Thn now nornomenf will hn1t nnd 'BQ OEAHY STREET
until January 1, 1918. SAN FRANCISCO
When you will be going camping
and we have a full line of all
Hnds of lunch goods of the best
grade that will taste fine on your
trip. A cup of Hill Bros. Red can
coffee is fine while camping.
Fresh vegetables every day.
R O. Stagebere
Tr CkOCER
PHONE MAIN 70