TUE3JMV, -UA? 6;1913.
LA GRAKDE EVENING OBSERVER
PAUI5 EIGHT
WOOD TICK IS
copal church, from the church Wed
nesday afternoon and hiss body was
laid to rest in the Cove cemetery.
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CAUSE I
PECULIAR HOODOO HANGS OV
ER COVE.
Third Chi.'d in Three Weeks' Dies of
Odd Ailments.
Cove, Oregon, May C. (Special)
"The third death of a little child with
in the . past three weeks occurred
i when Lloyd McGreuder, the eleven-.year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Mc
'Grueder, died at his home in Cove,
His death wan caused by a tick bite.
He was only ill two days. His fun
r. eral was conducted by Reverend True
blood, pantor of the Methodist Epis-
Columbus Votes on Change. t
Columbus, 0., May 6. Columbus
voters today are deciding whether
they want a charter : commission to
frame a new form of municipal gov
ernment. They are also electing fif
teen commissioners, who,, in the event
the charter question, carries, will
frame the new form of government to
be later submitted to the voters. Of
the seventeen, candidates for commis
sioner, fifteen are pledged to embody
in the form of government they adopt
provisions for the non-partisan elec
tion of city officials, the short- ballot,
and concentration of authority in gov.
eminent. , Socialists are strenuously
opposing the charter commission.
Cooked Food Sale.
. The ladies of the Mission society of
the M. E. church South, will hold a
cooked food sale on Saturday, May 10.
beginning 10 a. m. at Snodgrass
store. Help the ladies.
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THE REXALL STOOE
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Fifth Annual Show
Union Live Stock Show Ass'n
June 5, 6 and7 at Union, Ore.
A bigger and better show than ever.
Cash prizes for track events.
Free Feed, Free Entrance, Free Shel
ter for All Exhibits
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G. W. BENSON, Pres.
EO. A. SCIBIRD, Sec
MBCIL1EW yjfv
rt U LJ COUNCIL TO ACT TOMORROW MTf A
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Summary Suspension of Street De
: part merit Causes Filthy Streets. .
: After nearly a week's time the city :
of La Grande is to have its streets
cleaned again. Pending the meeting
of the council following a roundup I
between the finance -committee and
Street Superintendent . Stoner in
which April salaries were 1 held up
until the regular meeting of .the coura-
cil and in which every street cleaning
department was summarily laid off,
the streets have accumulated; filth
and dirt and the regular meeting to
morrow night will necessitate, some
final action in the appointment of a
street superintendent. ; The trouble is
the outgrowth of a small-sized row
nearly : three weeks ago when the
street committee precipitated ' sum
mary dismissal of Street Superin
tendent' ' Stoner but he ' was ... re-appointed.
' Councilmen Haisten, Sar
gent, and Wright brought matters to
a focus again on the first of May and
since then the streets have not been
fniinVpH ' MavAit TTaTT f nAnv ' vnirort
tne opinion tnat a street supenntena
ent would ' be appointed tomorrow
night and the thoroughfares be given
their just attention immediately af-.
terwards. 1
Haisten Outlines Details.
F. D. Haisten chairman of the fi
nance committe, sets the case forth
as follows:
"Several weeks ago the council un .
animously agreed that the , finance
committe should meet on the first
of the month' and audit labor certifi
cates and salary accounts and, when
properly signed and O. K.,' allow
their payment that laborers might be
raid the first of the month rather
j than wait until the second meeting in j
j the month. This when properly ancj
conscientiously done, seemed the best
solution of a difficult problem. ; On
April 16, the council by a vote of six
to two, declared vacant the office of
street superintendent but Mayor Hall
immediately ,; re-appointed ' H.', ; W.
Stoner," the deposed official, to the
office. By this act of ,the council the
finance committee holds, it has been
rescinded the right to audit labor cer
tificates issued by Mr. Stoner after
the 16th, as in our opinion he was not
the authorized street superintendent.
When the first of the month came,
the finance committee adhered to this
ruling, having been advised that Mr.
Stoner had no authority to issue labor
certificates af teh the 16th, and also
that the finance committee had 'no
authority to 0'. K. hi3 salary bill after
the passage of the removal resolution.
We held up his payment of ter the
16th, and would have done the same
with the laborers on the street, but
the labor certificates for April were
signed on the first of May and no
seggregation as to the 16th before
and after having been made, the
committee merely decided to report
back to the council tomorrow night I
that it had not 0. K. the labor bills
or the street superintendent salary
bill, as noted. As a consequence the
entire month's street labor account is ,
held up for further disposal by the
council tomorrow evening and will not
be paid as has been the custom of
late, namely, on the first of the
month. , Councilmen Sargent and
Wright concurred with me in this
matter." .
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Los Aaselcs Primary Today.
Los Angeles, Calif., May 6. Muni
cipal primaries called men and wo
men to the polls today to vote for a
mayor, and city councilmon. Mayor
alty candidates were John Shenk, of
the city's progressive good govern
ment association; Job Harriman, so
cialist; L. M. Davenport, prohibition
ist, and H. II. Rose, independent. A
majority of the total vote cast con
stitutes election.
New Arrivals
Women's wash dresses in percales
and ginghams. Nicely trimmeLAU
W MKTti $i.ou tO $D.UU
AVhite Pique or Cotton Corduroy
di-esses. Just the thing for sum
mer wear. Always neat and styl-.
ish. Priced : $5.00 to $8!o0
THE NEW
SHORT COATS
A new coat just on the market. Cut
short and in the popular Bulgar
ian styles. Mostly light colored
stripes. A. useful, dressy coat for
summer wear. Priced
' i. $7.00 to $10.00
SUEDE SHOES"
"We have received our new stock of
Brown and Black Suede shoes.
Medium high top, buttons, and
with the new toe and heel, We "
think there is nothing finer. made.
Pri(,e, J$4.50
GEIBEL'S
French Diplomacy Questioned. '
Par;..( May, 6.-7A11 explanation of
rrance't reasons 'for joini;),; the Eu
ropean powers against. M mtvnegro
and the sending of cruiser to join in
tne i.jntl demonstration neai'tst tho
liUh klrgdom before Scu'iui. today
v.i. uemanded by Deputy Quernier
Al en the Chamber of Douties con
vened. Deputy Guernier aUo de
manded detailed
foreign policy of France as it bears
upon the Balkan question. Foreign
nuiubier otepnen richon was expect
ed to respond.
the Bankers' association,
sions will end tomorrow.
The
Bankers' Association Convenes
Briarcliff Manor, New York;" May 8
The executive couifcil of tho Amer
icanv" Bankers associatinn nn-j
here today at ten o'clock. Members
frcm all over the country were in at
bmlance with their wives a.d fnm
i!ii!:: The council holds iiwi, n
afternoon and tonight will held its
annual banquet at which infornal ad
dif sses will be made ty officials of
Dinner Cnffoa noi.
Manager Emahiser, of the , La
Grande Grocery company yesterday
supplied free of cast the coffee used
in the Y. M. C. A. dinner. It was the
Royal Club brand and the Royal
Neighbors' are- dennlv -nnm
the favor.
FOR SALE About 700 square pick
ets, 46 inches long, 1 cent each.
Also gasoline spraying outfit
-cheap. Come and see. 'Geo. J.
Wagener. 804.4th St. 5-6-3t