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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 2, 1914)
m m tttttRSDAY. JULY 2, 1914. iPAGE EIGHT. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER : Mi I 10 EE IMPORTANT EAGLES PLAN BIG TIME THREE DAYS. FOIt Program of Sports and Amusements Carried Out at Eagle Park. Although no offieiul program has been announced, Eagles Park will be a continual round of entertainment . and merriment, July 3rd, 4th, and 5th. ' Committeemen say there will be pa- trotic orations and exercises, animal vaudeville, and minstrel shows, mu sic, dancing, games, sports, and races, togethet with the many novelties which will make of the occasion a ty pical carnival at the banks of the Grande RondB. The whole thing will ie staged by local talent, and conducted in a most orderly manner. Ample provision has been made fo:M resting seats, picnicking and play grounds, and the public in general is invited. Admission will be free. NO. 5 HELD UP. (Continued from Page 1.) where blood leaked through when the dead man fell in the vestibule. The remark credited to . the robber who got away, may have, in the excitement been said by the victim in the inter mission between the shot in the side and the one which struck him in the head Deffinite facts have been hard to get in the confusion of rumors and wild reports circulated. . Until the ar rival of the officials who have been on the trail, and definite reports from; the train crew, it will be hard to learn the precise facts of all details in com nection with the incident. Fourth Man Near. There is every reason . to believe that there was an accomplice in the hcld-up. Horse tracks are plainly visible in the road near the tracks, and the fugitives were undoubtedly mounted when they left the scene. Baker Prescription Pound. There was nothing on the cVnd man's person that has been made pub lic save a prescription blank filled out at the Bodinson drug store in Baker. There were other' papers taken from the body but these were kept secret for detectives to work with. The dead man was taken to Pendle ton on No. C and then brought back to Meachum again, but later in the day sent back to Pendleton. Suspects Seen Here. Two suspects were quizzed by of ficers early this coming in La Grande, though they proved an alibi. They were of a size that mighi. cor respond with the robbers, and the fact that lead to their scrutiny was the extreme amount of dust which they carried on their clothes and hands when entering the Blue Mountain ho tel. They washed up just before No. 17 arrived this morning. Nate Zeifol crlled the attention of Deputy Sheriff ' some Williamson to the men and they were closely questioned. The night clerk at the hotel was called into the ques tioning and said the men arrived on No. 5 last night and went to bed. They "beat" their way out of here on No. 17. Another Couple Seen. J. K. Wright saw two men who an swer the description as to size and t') head gear, drop off an incoming freight at the North Second street crossing about 10:30. One of the two men limpedi considerably. Local railroad official were noti fied by Mr. Wright and the police de partment took up that clew. The men wtre wearing shirts and suits that did not correspond with those seen at the robbery however. Posse Organized Early. . A posse was organized in La Grande at 3 o'clock this morning. Superintendent William Bollons, As sistant Superintendents J. F. Corbett and Dick Buckley headed the O.-W. delegation. Sheriff Hug and Deputy Kees andl Chief of Police Oral were some of the peace officials who went out with Special Detective Hannan for. the O.-W. Hitter Takes Picture. J. H. Ritter of this city was roused at the early hour and taken aboard the special train carrying the offi cials and he took several pictures o' the dead man. Getchell Likeness Asswted. !' Although the rumor is unfounded, it was reported today that the picture vas a likeness of "Babe" Getchell who formerly lived here. The dead man is not Getchell however. The famous bloodhound, Tracy, now owned by Jake Jacobson a local en gineer, but at one time belonged to the penitentiary at Boise and which was used in running down Harry Tracy the outlaw, was taken to the scene of the robbery this morning. Mr. Jacobson, besides the noted blood- houndl owns several other valuable dogs and these were put on the trail Johnson Was Engineer. Fred Johnson of this city, was the engineer of the train. His fireman was H. W. Smith, and both men were locked in the car while the robbing was going on. Headed For Starkey. Early reports from Meacham indi cate that the robbers headed for the Starkey district and the posses wer.j reported to be headed that way this neon. A Pendjeton man, who saw three suspicious strangers near Kamela last night, arrived in La Grande today on No.. 6. He was out late last night and was striking a match to find his way when the flare of the light sur prised! three men standing about him. He was asked roughly what he was doing and after considerable quizzing was allowed to go on. Today he was taken to Meuchom to identify the dead man, and feels certain the fellow was among the three who surprised him at Kameln. One of the men who escaped was fiv;o feet 10 inches and weighed about 175 pounds. He wore a dark coat and brown shirt. The other was five feet six and weighed 150 pounds. He had a dark coat, white shirt and both wore dark caps and overalls. The dead man was also dressed in overalls, and the pictures which Mr. Ritter brought back to La Grande show his arm to have been tutooed. A picture of & bathing girl is worked on his right arm, and the corpse was held up on a slab in such a way that the tateo mark shows plainly. The pictures have been in big de mand today. Booty Apparently Small. According to officials $240 and cheap jewelry were secured HENRY W. DWIGHT DEAD Man Who Headed City Ballot Quarter Century Age. Died Year Ago. Henry W. Dwight, whose name headedl a ballot of the early 80s as told in an article appearing In the Ob server last night, died about a year, ago at Puyallup, Wn., at an advanced age, according to Lucious Wright of Union, Mr. Wright read the article this morning and in conversation witli the Observer said he knew Mr. Dwight well and was informed of his death about a year ago. He does lKt re member when Mr. Dwight was in city politics. Mr. Dwight moved to Wash ington from La Grande soon after he left the land office where the old bol lat was found yesterday.' . WANT FAIR EXHIBIT. (Continued from Page 1.) best located state building at the ex position grounds. All the state ex hibits will be assembled there and the social headquarters will be in the building. In addition to this how ever, duplicates of the state exhibit will be displayed in the various main buildings such as the agricultural buildings. So the products of the state will be seen even by those who do not actually visit the ' Oregon building. The great exposition opens Febru ary 20 and . after having attended practically every big fair in the coun try since the World Columbian expo sition at Chicago Mr. Hyland declares the San Francisco fttir will be by" far the most beautiful and most' p'drten tious exposition ever held in' the world. The exposition will represent a $50,000,000 cost all told and of this amount Californians are spending $17,000,000. OUR GOODS-FIRST GRADE OUR PRICES-THE LOWEST Why not save when you can? Its up to you to reduce your cost of liv- r ing and we arc here to help you do it. Our tremendous buying power and buying direct from the manufacturer, permits us to do this. Try us and you'll like us and our methods. I . VISITORS LIKE PARTY "Days of '49" Well Liked by Pendle ton People Present. Summer Voile Dresses all sizes, $10.00 values ! $6.90 Summer Crepe Dresses, $3.98 Dainty Gingham Dresses, $1.49, $1.98, $2.49, $2.98 Gingham House Dresses, $1.50 values, .... ..98c Silk Waists, all colors, $1.98 Voile Waists all sizes, ' .' 98c Palm Olive Soap, 3 for 25c Colgate's Tooth Paste ....8c, 19c Colgate's Castile Soap, 8c Colgate's Talcs 12c Sateen Skirts, , . .49c, 98c, $1.49 Silk Messaline Skirts, , $1.98 Summer, Ratine Skirts, $1.98 Summer. Pique Skirts $1.49 Dressing Sacques, 49c, 79c, 98c, $1.49 Gingham Petticoats, 25c, 49c Children's Gingham Dresses,- .......................49c, 79c, 89c, 98c, $1.49 Men's Suits, $10.00 values, $4.98, $5.90 Men's Suits, all wool $15.00 values, .k $9.90 Men's Suits, all wool $18.00 values, $12.50 Men's Suits, all wool $22.50 values, ....$14.75, Youths Suits, all wool, $7.90, $8.90, $9.90 Boys' Suits, ....$1.49, $1.98, $2.49, $2.98, $3.98 Boys' Dusters ......$1.98 Men's Dusters, $1.98, $2.49, $2.98 Arm Bands, 2c, 5c, 10c, 25c Boys' Unions, 19c, 25c, 49c Men's Unions, 49c, 89c, 98c B. V. D. Unions 89c L. D. S. Unions, ........ 69c, 98c Men's Crosett Dress Shoes, $3.50, $3.8 Star Brand Dress Shoes, $1.98, $2.98, $3.50, $3.98 Work Shoes $2.49, $2.98, $3.50, $3.98 Elk Shoes, Elk sole $L98 Boys' Muleskin Shoes, $L49 Oshkosh Overalls, 79c si I TheUnitedStore"1" 70 BIG BUSY STORES J. C FLIMNLY CU. Inc. H This Store Open Friday Evening and Closed All Day Saturday, July fourth. . E. L. Cooper, proprNior of the "Cozy" Theatre at Pendleton, and Lee Drake, the man who chases dollars for the East Oregonian, were in La Grande last night to attend the "Days cf '49" party at the Elks' hall. They pronounced it the best thing in its line they had ever attended. i FURNISHINGS, NEW , AiD COMPLETE FOR J J Livingroom, diningroom, two bed- rooms and kitchen including dishes must be sold at once Will sell all J J or part. ' ! 1705 2nd St. Pioneer Miner Dead. Baker, July 2. William MacDon ald, a pioneer miner and prospector, iwas found dead in his cabin several. days ago near Sumpter, according to information received here yesterdlay. The particulars of his death were not stated, further than that his body was found in his cabin where he had been living for some months, having been employed at the Highland mine before going to Sumpter. He was well known in all the mining camps throughout this section and had a large number of friends. According ; 1 1 the information received, the funor ! al was held yesterday and burial was : made at Sumpter. 'Phone Red 481. Porcupine Draws Crowd. A real live porcupine, a big fellow, created a sensational attraction at the Valentine hardware store on Cen ter street yesterday morning. The animal of many quills was cap tured in a tree on the James Cavin farm in the Pocahontas district. It is a fine specimen of its species. Ba ker Democrat. . FORD SERVICE TO THE PARK Stand at U. S. Bank. 25 Cents Round Trip Return ticket good on any car carrying FORD SERVICE BANNER 1 10 Mrs. Frees in City. Mrs. Grace Frees accompanied by her son, Ben, arrived today to be the guests of Norman Frees of the Palmer Lumber company. The local man is a son and brother respectively of the visitors. FOURTH OF JULY PICN There will be a good old fashtiiiel picnic at Limburger's Grove in xidl Canyon on July 4th. 7--'H. Join the cooking classes. Uncle Sam's Loan Office Loans Money on WATCHES, DIAMONDS GOLD, JEWELRY We sell unredeemed pledges less than wholesale prices. We sell clothing, shoes, suit cases, ,nts' furnishings at very low prices. 1111 Adams Ave Foley Bldg. Moved to 211 Depot Street. fiom the small express safe the main express safe was not touched. The booty taken from passengers is not expected to total more thun a couple of hundred dollars as only a few were in the three coaches. Henry Scars of Pendleton said this afternoon while in Lb Grande that when he saw the three men at Kamela, they were in company with a Russian tramp. The four started a enmp fire and Mr. Soars says it was 20 minutes past 11 last night when he saw them. Sears says that the Russian is now held by the authorities at Meacham I pending further developments. The i Russian professes to know nothing of i, the identity of the three men. saying ' I they started a camp fire together I and that nothing was seen of any horses. He claims to know nothing about the time that the men left him, yet he is confident that tho dead man is one of those with , him in camp lust night last evening. 1 1 The story about a brown automobile i i TELEGRAPHY: i LEARN .TELEGRAPHY DURJiNC VACATION If you wanfto learn tolo graphy at home duinif vacation telephone DURING I I l l l ', Red 1961. Good Pay Big Demands ! j without a number is a false theory, things Mr. Sears. He is confident their escnpe was made by horses. The officials evidently have some doubt about the Russiun's story as they arc holding him for complete in vestigation as to what he kiyws, if anything, about the men he camped with. The special train which has on it the officials from Ln Grande is due ; to arrive here shortly after 4 this : evening. . A reward of $1,000 has been offer j cd by the O.-W. for the capture of tho libbers. lis paper was printed to be read. I STORE OPEN FRIDAY EVENING STORE CLOSED JULY 4th Be sure to supply yourself with warm weather wearables our prices are right SEE OUR SPECIALS FOR FRIDAY LADIES' TRIMMED HATS LADIES' SUITS LADIES DRESSES I are being closed out at half half off of original prices, silk, marked down nearly one-half. - price. wool and novelty weaves. NEW WHITE MID-SUMMER HATS NOW HERE SPECIAL VALUES SANDALS PARASOLS in Boys' wash suits. Prices 75c A special fine assortment for the t0 $300- whole family. Closing them out at 1-2 price. CHAUTAUQUA Si AfiTSfe g K0VERALL& FOR THE MEN FOR THE MEN i F0R THE MEN " I a fine line of Straw and Cloth Lightweight summer Under- j A complete line of comfortable . IIata- , j ' Dress Shirts. Reliable Merchandise GEIBEL'S Reliable Methods i 1 ..- ...V
