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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1904)
TWv w v v - -' V THPTDilkIC 1 .' . ' ... .' ;rjr, ' ' "l-T ' 1 til '. .'.. i. w . J-1 ti LA GRANDE ' i A !t sissisrsiiwv. . 7 NoO Wett ' 11:10 ou tiiua , VOLUME 111 U GfANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, HAY 25 9H ti'f ;wisuii.4-A K;atiir, i na r ii i ui mill n ' i ii ii 1 1 'aw K.-xi-'-irsT si m- w a in it - ARE NOT BOOMING BUT ARE BUILDING Over $100,000 of Improvements Now Way in La Grande Many New Homes in City. II aay one should auggeat that La Grande we enjoying a boom at the prutnt time, it would certainly pro oke aamile from any of our residents La Oraode haa enjoyed a Heady h wltby growth (or a number ol year aid wliila little baa been said regard ing building thin year, the writer was 'track with the number of new roofs and building under omstruction ael Viewed from the site of the new city 1 hall, yesterday morning while watch- ing the men at woik on the founda- wl" 00t ove' 11.000. lion Upon returning to the rllioe : Engineer Jaokaon, elao on ) street we found our Iriend J K Wright and I"18 oting a very handsome cottage in less time than it takes to read this! tuat Be were informed it would cost lie called up his horse anil buggy and ! ",er 12.000. w drove over tbe entire oty and nol-i Fred Swaney haa ihe foundation ed the buildings, which aro not con- J completed od his property 00 N sereet Soed to any ooe section but impiove-aad ereat theieoo ft neat oommod menta are 10 bo Been on every hand. 1 'ou9 cottage. One noticeable feature of the past! I D Huffmeir bas just accepted two years ia that few nousia have been built for relit, but in nearly every instance are built by the owuers for homes . The demand for homes to rent for the past twoyeais haa beeo far fu x cost ol the aunnly and at the nreaent time aiveial of our citizone have pur-j chased lots wuli the vuw of tiuildiug to meet this increasing demand. At the preaent timo then are 111 ny handsome and cunfortitble dwxjni. , (ining up and the imch.inica of this - city are all busy and have contracts ahead. In making our rounds we noted the tnllowing: Mr Walker's house on 3rd street is nnder going considerable alternations both Inside aud out at an expense of ' sever"! hundred dollars, 8 if Richardson baa his stone foun dation josi completed 00 the corner ol Adama ave. and 2nd street This will be a vory handsome cottage cost ing over $2 ,0U0. , Oa the corner of Main and First i itreet, R giatcr E V Davis has the frame ol hia new residence up and tue work is being pushed light along This will be a two story building aud mod- fm 1 " Ladies' Shirt Waist Suits Have more than established their hold upon, the popular lancv this season Wovvn a ejood assortment of these and have placed them on. sale at prices within reach o all $4 50 to $6 50 SummerSrts For yourself aud daughter in ducki", twills, liunens, and the popular hn liantines $1 25 to $0 00. Under em in ev.ry detail, ousting not lew tbao $2,500. Mr Rankin is building a neat cot tage ou the wtat end oi Adam ate. one and a half alory tuildi ig wiiiob when completed will o wt about $1,0(10 Mr T N Murphy has just purchas ed two dctirable building loia un Main street, ol Mr A O Hunlisgrenaad will bui,d lw0 modern cotlag 3 Chaa E.Kircher on O slraSt it build- g "ory nd a half dwelling tbat lrom 1,10 coutmotor a neat oottage on his O street property, which coat bim 11600. The stone foundation for the new Methodist paieonage was completed on which a iwo story oottage will be erected coating when completed about l,ouu- I E D Zundall has iust moved into hia-new borne, situated west of me High school building, which c-t in tbe neighborhood of $2 0OJ. M J ObriBten n ia building an ad dition to bis bouse in the Old Town At the head of Fourth street A Huff has a portion of tbe lumber on toe ground ana teams begin work to- day hauling stone lor the foundation. Mr Hammond ia building an ad - dition to hi house on M atreet. Engineer A E Btephena baa several oarpentei at work repairing bis resi dence, which was partially destroyed ! fir ,ew weeks u I) Simmons bas a neat oottage almost completed on M street, wbicb cost about $1,000. Wm Eriokeon is building a home on O street wbicb will ojst over $2,000 Thoa. Golatban bag a foundation just oompleted for a cottage ou Wash- More Than 250 LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS Made up in all the popular styles, in all wonted m leriuln, from i lie sheerer t (if threr Bluffs totlieevr iopular meroei ized , and sbauiung waistings on iii play Una k, it is well woith your wliiN to look them over, as the newest of the i ew is here at prices Altogether reasonnti e-- 50c to $750 ington ave. Ulriob Loitea I- building an addition to his Dome. Jamea McShane ia completing a borne tbat cost bim about (80U. Heorge Harmon will aoou have a new bouse on bia properly an Adama ave. . James Spauner ia making oonaider able impioremenia on bis property near the planing null. L e Nft'on is building a new house and making a nice borne in tbe Ples aaut Home addition. l; K DjIHeld also of Fleatanl Home is makiug autW home, building a70o residence A J Tijn it building a $600 cot tage in Pltaaeot Home addition. - AJ Webb haa a new borne about Completed lu New Haven addition. Robert Lee on Valley street ia bnild ing (600 residence. ; B K Ncwioo is building a pew bouse on N Elm street. Mr Powell ou Oebnrn elreet ia build ing a (700 cottage. ' Adoey Rugera ia building a $500 coitage on Oaborn areet. Harry Meyer is making quite an ad liti .0 to bia property. Wal.er Zneilel hasan $800 dwel). ing uuder oonttiaotioo , ia' tbe Ooftvi gins. '."' Mr Millring who recently pdrobare.il a ten acre tract just east ot trie city is making a beaulif Jl boms and build ing a nice residence. ' W H Bolieukampa new $11,000 residence bt just been oompleted and a eubitantnl stone and irou lenoa ia now in ourae of construotioo. A lias of business and publio im provements includes tbe new oity bail wbicb will costtia.OOO, tbe Mormon tabernacle wbicb will cost $30,000 A O Huntington' new brick which will be oooupied by tbe new creamery wi 1 cost $2,6dO aud improvement are now oeing mmle in both of our lead ing hotels. The Pommor House aud ' the Fo'ey House which represent no lea than $16,000. La Grande i not booming ' but many ni-w home r l eio built each year and white lliem naj considerable buill,iDg ,aBl y, , vry ind;0iion I 9 l0 . in0,,mse (tt' yei. J . -- I ' Dl Fiuninrl 1 r ledSant CVCnin ; Last evening a veiy pleasant gatb tri'jg was held at t' e residence ol Mrs 3 H Slater in Old Town in I onor ol (r Furnish aiate and Mr Loren Harris ol Pendleton, who are visiting inthUchv. Gamea and mua'.o were ahe order of the evening. ' I Amont thii present were Messrs jyrni8h Blater, lxren Hani', Byrin j0oorii, ,na Bail Kilpatrick and Uqdei'toeap at -w w . KJ I V l ' ..... Rl Hi : m i I hi I , B Fur -ui .11 and large iu all the wanted ki.nla at liie lowest of low pricea. Lhdies mid Misses 10c to 50c ' Mhh'b 30c to $1 75- Hiate Eva Neil I, Harriet and Jennie Hirria, Pearl H11Q. Blanche aud Hai ti j MoMurray, Jeanette, Mary, and Jnatiu Olark, Raobel Turner, ' Grace and Fannie Ooodall, Doiothorea' Tor-1 ner. :: .'..J THE ROOM Our. Out of Town Cus tomers Are ! More than Pleased With the propj osition. ; j Tbe rest room recently eatabliahed by the ladie of thi city ia being weU patroniisd and appieoiated by toe fai m ra of tbe valley while doing, their husiuea in tbe city Tbe room i just what ia needed ai d what should baveTbaeo maintained fo many year (nut. It provide a place where a fam ily cau apraad their iuccbwaab doat oft' aoJ be perfectly at home and rest during their leiaure niomeut while In the oity. Thi ia iurniabed free ol oharge and our viaitora are invi d and urged to take advantage oi the room. Itwaa started with tnat vi,r and lor that purpose. Mr. Hauna Kcger ia matron, where much inlor- mation csn always be secured and tbe winte of the patron provided for The room ia aituated opposite tbe La Grande marble work and out of town people are alway made welcome. - FIELD DAY SPORTS l yratoncal U)ntcst by'Sthoob of; PW,tt2E2&Z3Z Oregon, in this City, Saturday, May 28 ' ' The fi'at interaohool fiild dayaporta for La Oraode will take place ' at the Fair ground next Saturday afternoon tbe 28th. Team from Eastern Ore gon will oompet'. Baker City, Pen : dlnon and Union have already enter ed team, 1 . ; ' The event will eooaiat of running hiali initios, runnina broad ViumD. abot put, banner throw. . throwing oi diaous, 100 yard dash , 209 . yard run, 410 yard, mile ran, bigh hurdle race Uw hurdle lace, aud a mile relay race run by four men from ech" "achool. Throwing Ihe diaou ia a Qieak (port 61 very aooiant date tbat baa recent - ly been revived, 'i ' ' j. ' Tliere will 'be ' plenty of rivahy, toliool yells, diiplav of tehol colore and all thore tbinga which , , make a Contest among aoboola so exciting. '1 The admiasion to tbe ground will be!6eent4. Tliere ia no better plaoe to get young ngaiu th.n at ruoii'a'oon test . " ? Io tbe evening at the O.ier hnune Will take place the Eastern' Oregon Oratorioil contest. R prisemativM from Pendleton, Union, Baker. City and La Urande will p-ak. Tbe ladle mandolin club will furnish music. Tbe diagram will open Thursday morning. Beteived seats Si cent". Net proceeds will go to tbe High School Library. Cinderella. Stewards opera houae wa oortiforl- ably fi!ttd laat evening with paient and their friend and friend to wit ness tbe, spectacular prnduotioo of tbat time honored lavoriteol Ibe chil dren. "Cindrella". Ibe production a directed by Prof, and Mr. Simpson waa certainly eery beautilul and enter talnlog. 1 e eiory waa told In song and dialogue in a way to please and hold toe attention ol all tbrtugb tbe entire evening. The work of tbe in dividual performers waaviry One and eaob one ia juttly entitled to apeoial mention, hnt apics furbida. It I only justice however to stale that Clndji ella ha uevir polorj boon givan in this oil in anyth ng like o grand manner as it was produce I lis even' leg by Prof, aud Mrs. Simpson 1 thtir able assiatanta. ' 1 9-aVIL? y' ' V, iW;'":,iA""V'; To to ivn al lb OratraT Oburob t-oight,May . J&, a4 $ o'olotk. . , j Moic Choir iKaeiiatioa Rult ol Treating Qlea Marta . . f ; EeeiUlioa'j.A Knot of White ribbon SU6iiS4toad Dot. U. The Moon ai Beaming or i Mm taki-i;;'i j! ,' Dlla Jaokaon and Oolda 8oppr f ReoiUtion.A'.' -.Wbal I would do ;v , vw Vitl Bolloa " BeoilationV. f Only Biktaeo Bruce Solo'..-". Ada; :. Weal tUu.ution ..vi..; .two Irmii a Joseph Ingle " ' Reoiutloo ........ . Lloeastd . J;j-;BddHrv---!,,'l ( Vocal Dut...... Whlaperiog Hop Mr and Mr Ralatoa D . I.. f 1 Beoltatlooi.':. Point ia Prohlbitibi Franoia Karl , -, soio; . .v.:; ...oom to'stU Jamea Kllpatrlok j Instrumental Mutio,' ' - ' Awardtag ol MeUal , ' Muaio Choir An admiMioc of 10 seat will to charged to aid tl. work. . I ,1 - - . Hay ii-xt Oregoo 'Btata . U range, CorvallK ; , , .! .' :' .t Is June i8 Onion County ficneer. ! Aooiatlon.La(iraoue. jl June 8 QeBMaj election lu Oregon. J uno , . , lo-lt) n--Vreg'in encamp ment O. A. U Hood Kivei. t r June 12 Thir Varcnnd annual re union Oregon' ur.', Portland. Jane i-H-H-; --V i.it,et Bport raenV 'oumrS'ni H. i dlrioir. ' , Auguai" it- H AniVroao Mining Oongiea-l I'-ttiaud, ''v. i j A BIG COOPEkATION .. . t .'. 4 The Uiiiti d States ie a liig I co-operation eoi iety,- organ iaeJ by the adoptio i of the o mstitii- b,e. i,,i, h...i,4, i;m. the preambU to that iaitrament, being among otber . lblugi i to I'Tromote tbe general Walfart." To carry on . tbi gigantic co-operation , society 3 ypry tnaimber iepectd to contribute laboanej thought. .t In 1900 of the totai popula tion wes.. 70,303,387. of these 29,295,U22 . persons, ten yera of,, ag etil. o;rr were engaged inB'mie aiul'til o""M'H j . . . . j 1 -' " -- - 1 tiuiiituoee nia . n, 'i y t-u ivi. g womeu not ni.lue 1 other tl'i'i home duties, ut,r luvu. ciii"li u uiuler teu yeeie Biiil' otlieic i'i at liv with It ''ik,' tile In Ii -i . rlcu., "v lu,r I Tlie Ui.iWd names ai-l ai-ciliifl followed li'i'tiie'U S' VOP ttKUia IO IJUtll M livmg.'.aiicl ' it is those who; toils in some ! one . of ' these oeoupatlous that dii ecily or io difectly create the national TRUST OUR SOAPS NEWLIN DRUG GO. V4 REGISTRTIONSOF .'-;j9d-J IpUH 1-M1M Shown ILossalanHiGainsS Preciricts-i Net Through the oourteiy of county clerk . Uinnaugb we are permitted to ttive our. reader the reault of the resltration of the couetv,' In coihparladn with the 1003 regiatratloriV'shiwIng vHe gain tni loaaei io the eerl pre I nets, resulting in a total gam over of 300.' Precinct; ; 1904." 1002 ' Antelope, 19'' ' 83 Allcel, V , F 87 97. Cove, 23U - 203 Camp Carson,1 6 ' " !' t -- t, . Gain Lou 'tiiXO 36 : t '. 85 " M Elgin, 850 824 B Elgin, : , S49' 865 Uilgard, ' 100 ' 127 - ! "ft "";27 wealth, which ; measured I Jib ' aonars was fin,3UO,0U0,OU0 in 1900, and is nearins; the hundred billion mark: ' 'Jt-'i In disuussing the 'operations, of this ., gigantio concern , the 1 mind js bewildered with the ! magi(ude of the results and is unable ti comprehend the iuipprjl of the long arrays of figuret uecessary v to ' be ' 1 uatd. ', Kin numerous as are the occupations of our ' people and enormously targe as are the aggregate results of their labor, they ar' all ::uiud each so iutimately corelated, the one, with ' tbe oilier aiid iiruiiy ImULid to the prime olijeut ufllit asiocialiou; . .-. to protuote ' ,lhe g'-'ueral welfare," '1 li it no ' si ngle .hueiness or ' industry can 1 wrap the mantle of self importance about it aud Bay, "Uam ad I big and what 1 do is of such trange--dent importance, that I can do as I please Oothwiibs auding 1 the constitution; the general wtlfa:e means me. I aui bo tiiucti 0f.1t that I am it." , iKing Cotton Hlrtedy that -trick and tailed, J. P. Morgan tried it liter and the Supreme Court' of tbe United SiaWVsaid that! lie, as all other m'euibeia of the great corporation, association called the United Slates was bound to assist iu "promotiug the general welfare" and that his acts were inyiolation of ihe grand ohartir II n A Of ufli.nK tiA np.in ui,tm- n . ,1 Ml.uv. " u , v. ,, n U I, i,u ouviug Hill, Hhal lie mu-l quit and iro'ou't of -,t!'. c,'M"UB,t!iut kiud of buniues", and h unit. r Jt You May Not Know It ( But it is tbe lant that there I lo a i ot money apent In a looliah mannei by people who do t 4 iiv better It is difficult to judge the purity of toilutsoapsi' and too often an agreeable odor' determines - tbe choice. If all soaps were as innocent as.iliuir fragi'ance is pleasing, there would be - more sinoothe skins and clear complexions and loss roughness, pimples and blotohes. . We can make you safe in your soap . buying. The toilet soaps we handle are those made by reputable firms. We have pure and ; safe , soaps at whatever price you wish to pay. i ''''.'' n ' ;ntrJiw to Gain over 1902 tit- Island,' y--. -. U 71 Kiuie! J -49 167 ' 8? 14 a So 1, 201 12H3 - 28 rU'QkNb. '...4ST-. 5)79 f 108 fit : La Ifo s; 284 2 "',41 atowuer, ... jus-.iM Sinmerillej a7V.i8644l:.'!i 18 : SUrkey, , ' OT. l :VL. Bljf Creek.-' 'W;"'! "; -: & tJntoaKoaV' au'kiiklVti : Union. Ni-2h-.ai8WHi I f - ,74 '"'Net gal(il'er'1i62;:3air audidu'uUw&ka'iliiiaAtteHBqiqiuifA gifrTOOTy-pitetr0,1iitv8 oot moila mouey; Ufa,g Iw'Kknow what to do iipUsvukiieir satisfac tion that tlifV can aficfilti 'save from 4i0 tn 5 cants Pit thf dollar by trading - Vrba-! IWlSt y.iWpletS"' lin uOlWibiA,iawyy pa.TBHVr'trT.'T.'fTT"! line ol wrtrfr-fawrEj- r W TitlW7Hc,e, K'MIji Kllll ajl.-.i.iir,-; .jd of kln.v!f 'WiTi.,-,;-y-.i-'5:i handerohiefl V tif IM-luV'rv'p nil i fjt.;Vf; inii;tjv f.-;.tf. SovJ- Goiwy ? rt fii '"j-Vfr,i to ai i ngf. L Klar'Mrl ftUji merj tibt'Ort'siil,! j.imiKu ah U-' .vx lia'ir.TuiA ,i'nV Si 5J t'"'"a;i- 'il)'iliifcar.;iii ou :-' ' Wre iwii? .. wee, elbclt, i i"!.-', I' h-- -r ' y thing' in th: (!i;'i.j -1, ;k V.t:. jeweler ii(;oirB .wtt" t'O, .iiikCTr'TilI''' OaJI nil see 'm.f J Spccfef Excursion to thWorid'i ' ; Fair. - '-.;.5:r ... iV '"v. .' The Denver A Bo.-Mranrle), In ooij- ',;; tlof'jtjtjtfejttri Fioitto, will " , run 'a series ol Personally Conducted 'Eji6ursioos"lo the Worlji' Fair during ; i: June!1-'ThsO'Vcuriiih will run ' tbrongh to r(. Louir wilboat abaoga : : ' ui care, making sliurt sto s'aV priroi" .:" pkl pofnja 5lfrofttJ...(Jret of the ' . Excu aibna fill leave fort'acd June 7th, anj,ili-'.en;iiid J;iur,JJ! h. " Tfia rt fto H J. U'iide w-. btjKi.Jt toEt. Louia i.u..tarii. j 'iW.iiiiH go-"V5 tog ti via. lie's'H r.ivejr'jfraVwattde' bav the priv .eH uf trtui- log by a -diBfrwt,y.i.niex,Tni lap.lte -ilnadst pleasant w.iy aa' w-'il ra tliemot de lightfiil 'Oinr, li.cn.M tbr.cootioDl. Tni stop'-' uriM g- d iive.jaii oppor- ' tii aUy of viii-ing h varioutf-poiola bf l itiTereat in ai d about Khob City. It yt)'u wn-li im a' company ooe i f thaee exbur'iun- ar.ite at once to W. fl. Uc i '. Bride, a l,nnd-tr.ot, Fcrtlaod, tor ' ; Hlerping cir. r seivattons. 1 ' Karl 8 KllUii,;iife and soOv of Bolder J t.oloratlQ Hre .at.tl'S Foley lioitse, "i '. : i ' S. , " -V -7t' -s . ; if l W'fl s 1;