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PAGE AND SIXT res zmng , LA iiHANjjL JSVKNiNG OBSEBVhllt, MONDAY. JULY 8. 1912. of Gra 1 ' T .La. Ac Geo IT ADJOURNS AFTER FINE PROGRAM The sixteenth annual convention of the United Amateur Press Association came to a close On Saturday evening, July 6th, with the banquet at the Foley Grill. AU of the visiting dele gates and the members of the local affiliated organization, the Outlook Amateur Press club were present. Mr. Edward D. Jasper of La Grande, acted as Toastmaster, and quickly won the admiration of those present with his timely and witty remarks. The toasts were as follows: "To be or not to be," William Roy Gekeler; "Our prog ress," S. Parker Rowell; "Tomorrow, the fulfillment of today's hopes," An ihotyr F. Moltoret; "Influencing pub lic opinion," J. P. Roy ' Erford; and My opinion of It," Jesse L. Robert son. ' '" -) .: i Following the banquet, the conven tion held the final business session at the Foley Hotel, and adjourned sine die at midnight. The 1913 gathering wil be held at Belllngham, Wash. The results of the election held at the Sat urday afternoon session, were as fol lows: President, Harry Shepherd, Belllngham, Wash.; First Vice Pr.ef.l- dent, Ed J. HolJftbftfi, of Brooklyn, N. Y.j Second Vice President, Dora M. Hepner, Columbus, Ohio. ; - Secretary, Ernest H. Morris, Bridgeport, Conn.; "t reasurer, Andrew H. Jacobsen, Woodinville, Wash.; Laureate Record. er, Florence Shepphird, Los Angeles, Cal.; Official Editor, t Paul H. Hilt, Fayettevllle, Or.; Eastern Manuscript Manager, George H. Conger, Bridge port, Conn.; Western ' Manuscript Manager, Jesse L, Robertson, La Grande, Ore.; Historian, John F. Hall, Kent, Wash.; Directors, John : D. Christiansen, Milwaukee, Wis.; Hel- ene E. Hoffman, New York City; and Edward F. Suhre, St. Louis, Mo. Tb convention opened on Thursday evening, Mayor Church making an ad dress of welcome. The various ses sions held during the past few d:iys were fraught with heated arguments and excitement that was a small edl tion of the Chicago and Baltimore af fairs of some weeks ago. On Friday afternoon the visiting delegates were I the guests of the local amateurs on a forty mile auto riae mrougn in Grande Ronde valley, stopping over at Hot Lake. Among those who have been present at one or -more sessions of the con vention are Miss Mary H. Lehr, Red- ands, Cal.; Anthony F. Moiteret, San Francisco, Cal.; Mrs. Emma W. Row ell, Belllngham, Wash.;' S. Parker Rowell, J. F. Roy Erford and Miss Leonora Pearl Brace, Seattle Wash.; Miss Tina Mayfleld, Elgin, Ore.; Ed ward D. Jasper, Alicel, Ore.; Miss tetha Huffman, William Roy Gekeler, Miss Nell Young, Miss Holman, Jesse IL. bertson, Ben Gekeler, and Fred Young, La Grande, Ore. VOTE FOR PRESIDENT Proxies Conv. Total rllss Hoffman 56 5 61 larry Shepherd 48 6 54 Here is just what some valley farmer needs and such opportunities are rapidly slipping away. Five years ago there was an abund ance "of such land at $2.50 per acre. That is a thing of the past. There are now few such tracts at $5.00 and this is one of them This tract is well watered .with springs and two living creeks. 480 acres of it fenced and a stock man will immediately under stand why the balance is not. 6ne half mile from forest reserve. Early fprin pasture, the best of bunch grass, two cabins. A good road from La Grande, only seven miles. Call for particulars. H. Gurrey Chester Hoisington .. 6 0.6 CUas. O. A, Kramer... 3 0 ' 3 Necessary to elect 63. -Total vote 124. No election. ! Second Ballot: Proxies Con?. Total Miss Hoffman .......56 5 61 Harry Shepherd 48 . 6 .54 Chester Hoisington ..6 0 6 Chas. O. A. Kramer... 3 0 - .3 Necessary to elect 63. Total vote 124. ' No election. t J Third ballot: Miss Hoffman .5 Harry Shepherd ...6 Mr. Shepherd elected. F IRST VICE PRESIDENT. Proxies Conv. Total Edward J. Hollahan. .46 6 62 Chas. O; A. Kramer . .39 3 42 Roy M. Norcross .... 6 0 0 Scattering 14 0 14 "Total vote 114. Necessary to elect 58 ' Mo election. . ; Second ballot: :: 1 ,i -: Proxies Conv. Total Edward J. Hollahan.. 46 7 53 Chas. O. A. Kramer ..39 0 39 Roy M. Norcross 6 1 7 Scattering ...........14 0 14 Total vote 113. - Necessary to elect 58. No election. Third ballot: :- Mr. Robertson nominated. Edwon J. Hollahan Jesse L. Robertson Mr. Hollahan elected. SECOND VICE PRESIDENT. - Proxies Conv. Total Dora M. Hepner 48 7 55 Bessie Smalley ......12 2 14 Mrs. Frances Thomp- eon 3 0 3 Bernice K. Boss .....12 0 ' 12 Olive G. Owens 20 0 - 20 Scattering ...V .8 0 8 Total vote 112. Necessary to elect 57. No election. Second ballot: Proxies Conv. Total Dora-M. Hepner 48 7 65 Bessie Smalley ......12 1 13 Mrs. Frances Thomp son 3 1 4 Bernice K. Boss 12 0 12 Olive G. Owen 20 0 20 Scattering ....8 0 8 Total vote 112. Necessary to- elect 57. No election. Third ballot: Dora M. Hepner .7 Bessie Smalley 1 Mrs. Thompson 1 MIfs Hepner elected. SECRETARY. Proxies Conv. Total Ernest H. Morris ....70 Ethel M. Johnston Myers 11 75 12 Frieda C. Davidson ..8 '1 George H. Conger ....11 1 Lucinda M. Hafuse ... 8 1 Mary H. Lehr ... 1 0 Total vote 118. Necessary to elect 60. -I Mr. Morris elected. . TREASURER. ' Proxies Conv. Andrew H. Jacobsen; .35 : 6 Roscoe W. Goens ....37 0 Mary H. Lehr T. ...... 8 2 Scattering , .. 22 . 0 Total vote 111. Necessary to elect 57. No election. Second ballot: Proxies Conv. Andrew H. Jacobsen.. 35 6 Roscoe W. Goens ....37 0 Mary H. Lehr ....... 8 4 Scattering ..22 . 0 "Total vote 112. - ' Third ballot: Necessary to elect 57. too election. Andrew H. Jacobsen Mary H. Lehr Mr. Jacobsen elected. ,: OFFICIAL EDITOR. Total 41 37 10 22 Total 41 37 12 22 Proxies Conv. Total William Roy Gekeler .41 . 2 43 Paul H. Hilt 30 4 34 Earle A. Rowell .....10 0 10 George H. Conger ... 7 0 7 Guss Kiss 4 0-4 J. L. Robertson ...... 01. 1 Scattering 15 . 0 15 Total vote 114. .; Necessary to elect 57. . No election. Second ballot: - . w Proxies Conv. Total William Roy Gekeler. 41 1 42 Paul H. Hilt 30 5 35 Earle A. Rowell .....10 1 11 George H. Conger 7 0 7 Gus Kiss 4 0 4 J. L. Robertson 0 . . 1 1 Spattering ... 15 0 15 Total vote 115. . Necessary to elect 58. . No election. Third ballot: William Roy Gekeler 2 Paul H. Hilt 5 J. L. Robertson l Mr. Hilt elected. LAUREATE RECORDER. Proxies Conv. Total Mrs. Florence Shep phird so 4 84 Edna G. Thorne 21 3 24 Gladys White 5 1 6 Scattering T. 3 0 3 Total vote 117. Necessary to elect 59. Mrs. Shepphird elected. EASTERN MANUSCRIPT MANAGER. Proxies Conv Total Carl B. Morgan 48 Emma G. Davidson ..43 Edmund B. Clenny... 6 George H. Conger .... 0 Scattering 9 Total vote 114. Necessary to elect 57. No election. Second ballot: Carl B. Morgan 48 Emma G. Davidson ..43 Edmund B. Clenny...' 6 George H. Conger .... 0 Scattering 9 60 43 6 6 Total vote 114. ... ' Xecossary to elect 57. No election. Third ballot: , George H.- Conger ;; 8 Carl B. Morgan . iT.'. .......... .0 Mr. Conger elected. WESTERN MANUSCRIPT MANAGER Proxies Conv Total Jesse' L. Robertson. . .36 6 42 Gus Kiss ..28 2 20 Max Janes 39 0 ' 39 Scattering ....13 0 . 13 Total ,vote 114. Necessary to elect 57. ) . No election. . Second ballot: , . Proxies Conv Total Jesse L. Robertson. Gus Kiss Max Janes ........ Scattering ......... ..36 ..28 ..39 ..13 Total vote 114. Necessary to elect 57. No election. Third ballot: J. L. Robertson Gus Kiss Mr. Robertson elected. HISTORIAN. -J - - Proxies Conv Total John F. Hall . ... George Wright .. ...42 6 48 ...33 0 33 l . . 5 05 ... 5 0 6 sr . 5 1 6 ...14 . 0 14 Edna von der Helde Aubrey W. Deerey William Roy Gekel Scattering Total vote 111, Necessary to elect 57. No election. Second ballot: ' Proxies Conv Total John F. Hall 42 7 49 George Wright 33 0 33 Edna von der Helde . . 5 0 - 6 Aubrey W. Deerey ... 5 0 .6 William Roy Gekeler .5 0 5 Scattering 14 14 Total vote 111. Necessary to elect 67. No election. Third ballot: J. L. Hall '.. 8 George Wright 0 Mr. Hall elected. Third ballot: . ' Milwaukee ....3 Belllngham 5 Belingham elected. DIRECTORS. Proxies Conv Total John D. Christiansen .51 George Billheimer .-..34 Edward F. Suhre ....39 R. Gerald Ballard ....31 Ella Barnhart . f. ....39 Henry G. Wehklng ...22 . Edward W. Allen 14 Helene E. Hoffman ... 2 William Roy Gekeler . 5 Scattering ; 62 Total vote 312. Necessary to elect 63. Mr. Christiansen elected. Second ballot: Edward F. Suhre ....39 Henry G. Wehklng... 22 Helene E. Hoffman .. 2 William Roy Gekeler . 5 Scattering 169 . Total vote 251. Necessary to elect 64. No election. Third ballot: 65 37 44 31 40 ,25 It 7 8 5' 43 21 7 6 169 Edward F. Suhre Real Helena E. Hoffman .....1......5 , Henry G. Wehkiifg ...f.:...:.4 William Roy Gekeler 2 Miss Hoffman and Mr. Suhre elected JiOTICE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT . TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: No tice la hereby given that In pursuance of a resolution adopted by the coui' n.on council of the city of La Grande, Oregcn, on the 26th day of June, 1912, cre'.ting Improvement district No. 63 and designating .Hemlock street as .such district, and In pursuance of a resoM'tion adopted by said common council on the 26th day of June, 1912, whereby said council determined and declared Its intention to Improve all that portion of Hemlock street, In said, improvement district as hereinafter described, by laying thereon gravel bltullthic pavement, the council will, ten days after the service of this no tice upon the owners of the property affected and benefited by such Im provement, order that said above de scribed Improvement be made; that the boundaries of aaid district to be so Improved are as follows: All that portion of Hemlock streit from the north line of Washington avenue to the south line of Adams avenue. (A) And the property affected rr benefited by said Improvement la as follows: The west half of block 8 and tlie east half of block 9,"'Coggan's addition to La Grande, Oregon. ... ... Notice la hereby further given that the council will levy a special as." ment on all the property affected and benefited by such Improvement fr the purpose of paying for such Im provement That the estimated coat of such, Improvement Is the sum of $1720.00. That the council will, On the 17th day of July, 1912, meet at the council chamber at the hour of 8 o'clock p. m., to consider said estlmaf ed cost, and the levy of said assess ment, when a hearing will be grant 'd to any person feelmg aggrieved bv such assessment . La Grande, Oregon, June 3rd, 1912. CITY COUNCIL pF LA GRANDE. OREGON. By C. M. HUMPHREYS. - Recorder of the city of La Grande, Oregon. ' 7-6-10t For the Bt,j Han. Merchants' lunch from 12 to 'clock. 40 cents. Foley Grill. 2-1-lf Cherry Packers And Pickers WANTED! We shall want 50 people at least, have fine ranip mg places for all. Write or call today. A fine wav and place to'spend your vn-o tion. C. M. & G. G. STACKLAND Cove, Oregon Estate SATURDAY'S CM LOST SECO.NB GAME OF BOISE SERIES INTERESTING. Details of Sixth Game Told in Boh Dlspatcb. Bolae, July 8. (Special) The box: score Saturday' was: BOISE. , AB R H POA H Kelly. 2b ...... . . , .4 2 0 1 4 1 . Altermatt, ss ....v.4 2 2 2 12 Clark, lb ".....,....3 I 2 13 J, 0 Scott, rt ............4 1 3 0 0 ft - Gimlln. cf . ...... ...6 0 V 1 0 1 West. If ..; ;.s 1 0 0 0 -O- Fox. c 3 1 l 9 , 0 . McGeehen, 3b . ..... .3 0 0 0 1 0 O'Loughlin, p 4 11 110- I ! 85 9 10 27 14 4 . LA GRANDE. . . v - AB R H POA Ef Mensor, cf ...4 0 111 0 Fox, cf ........ ,....1 0 0 0 0 Barry, lb ...1 0 0 2 0 0- Mclvor, rf ...... ...i 0 1 2 0 . 0" Smith, rf and lb.... 4 1 2 '9 0 0 Harmon, if ."...3 0 11 1 - Luttrell, 3b ..".4 10 0. 1 1 King, c 4 0 1 4 1 O- Forbes, 2b . .3 0 0 3 5 1 Naughton, ss ..... . .4 0 0 2 3 3- Maxmeyer, p ....... 3 0 0 0 3 2- it 2 6 24 16 r SCORE BY INNINGS. Boise ..........1 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 x La Grande ......0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 02 SUMMARY. - : First base on errors, Boise 6; La Orande 4; sacrlflce hits, Clark, Scott. McOeehan; stolen bases, Mensor, Lut trell, Forbes, Clark, O'Loughlin; two -base hits. Fox; home run. Smith struck "out, by O'Loughlin 10, by O'Loughlin 10, Maxmeyer 4; base on balls, off O'Loughlin 1. Maxmeyer 3; hit by pitched balls, Clark b Max--aieyer, Tlnrmon and Forbes ' bv O'Loughlin; passed balls. Klne. .?: t wild pitch, O'Loughlin 2, Maxmeer l; Time of ?,me 2:06.. Umpire, Knail.
