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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1906)
A ... Another Sweeping Reduction f i t AT THE GOLDEN RULE STORE II TIMES HAVE BEEN LIVELY WITH US DURING - 4 Our Great Clearance Sale And we are determined to keep up the enthusiasm untill the last, we have gone carefully through our Immense stock and hunted out all the Odds and Ends. Remnants, Etc. and now piace i'wU m zzlz zl z farther reduction In price BELOW IS A LIST OF SOME Of THE MORE IMPORTANT ITEMS LOCAL ITEMS STEEL RANGES LADIES' TAILORED SUITS EURS just four of these left 12.50 and 16.00 value. A few choice numbers in Coney. Water Mink, Fox, Etc.. Your Gfl0lCe.S5.00 , . Regular prices materia. .Ion... worth mor. than thi. 135 2'?5 W 5.00.6.75 750 now LADIES' TAILORED COATS .78 153 1.79 2.33 3.71 2.83 4-67,5 31 Thi. season's styles, the new Empire effect. Regular LADIES' SWEATERS' ' 1 J.80, 1 7.fiO, 1 975, and 22.8D, now ' , 1 --.J.' Regular 2.45. 2.66 and 2.85, Choice for $1.79 , $9.98,12.50,13.75,16.75 . . - Just the thing for these cold winter days MEN'S HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR DISHES AND GRAM IE WARE Large line of manufacturers' sample, in hosiery at .... 67 piece set, whit, semi-porcelain .......... Ly-$4-60 than jobbers' prices. ' 1 . ODD ENDS. In several patterns at below manufacturers' 25 lO 28c gradf , 19c 20c to 23r gride, 15c Prices. They must go to make room for our spring line Hsavy fleece lined Underwear. 60o and 60c grade 45c Granite A are Heavy wool Underwear, 1 .00 and 1 .28 grade 83c C,0,ine out two tyl'' th G9rman whit n 8en, white lined. They will soon go, Mn'. Linen collars, j5c gr.de, 3c The price I, vry low ' : All toilet soaps, per bar . - 3Jc All dress shirU rialf Price All laundry soaps p erbar - 3c 50 MEN'S AND BOYS' SUITS . BISSELL'S CARPET SWEEPERS Must be got out th. way in th. next few days, as w. will Almost as cheap as brooms $2.46 to $4.47 have our spring lin. In soon. , 1 BISSELL'S, they are the best All other goods at sale prices during remainder of month, only a few days left however, so CpME QUICK , THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY Recorder I. R Snook left thi. morning for Elgin, on a short business trip. Fred Housh went to Union today on a business trip. Miss Olive Jones is down from Sumpter visiting relatives and friends. Mise Minnie Turner of Union, spent Sunday with Miss Elva Enloe. Chester Swackhammer spent Sunday in this city . William Hoch of Pendleton is in the city today. There will be a special meeting of the board of managers of the Commercial Club this evening. Mr. Charles Mimnaugh and child and mother, Mrs. Mason, came down this morning from Perry. Mr. and Mrs. F. Q. Conley went to their home in Wailowa on the Elgin train this moniiiiu. f Among those who are up from Elgin to day are Robert Blumenstein. W. S. Fort- iner. A. P. Van Cleve, J. A. Sommer, L. A. Stoop and Jack Hallgarth. T") I 1 1 . ' . . n nibnsra irwm, or ia urande, is in Joseph thi. week and in the near future will organize an I. O. R. N. lodge here, HeralH " ' jjr Mr. ana Mrs. Joseph Palmer expect to mnirit,ior romana wnere they will remain until spring. Thev are some- wnat undecTded and may possibly go to southern California before they return.' Q. W. Allen, who resides in north La Grande, has been ill for the past week with la grippe. Upon recovering from that malady, he was stricken with in flammatory rheumatism and is again confined to his home. ' Miss Laura Hplm. of La Qiaide, who attended the basket ball game on Friday night, and who has been the guest of Prof, and Mrs. L K. Noordhoff, of. Pendleton academy, left this morning for her home. - Pendleton East Oregonian. There will be a Christian Endeavor rally of the Endeavor societies of La Grande at the Presbyterian church Wed neseay evening. Rev. W. J; Sharp, field secretary of Oregon, will speak. A cord ial invitation Is given to all young people' to attend. Come and bring your friends. HEAVY CHKKENS A local poultry dealer yesterday pur chased fifty five chickens from a Grande Ronde farmer for which he paid an aver- iMiSUwty-neto cents per head. The chickens were paid for at the pound rate. This simply showsthat the right sort of chickens bring a satisfactory price, and that it pays tq raise only the best I Largest Storp 1308, 1310, 1312 Adam Avenue. Smallest Prices . "BABY YANDERBllT'S" BIRTHDAY Newport, R. 1., January 23. "Baby Vanderbilt", also known as Miss Cathleen . Vanderbilt, th. infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reginald C. Vanderbilt. had two candles upon her birthday cake, which occupied a prominent place on the table at luncheon. Little Cathleen i. two years . old today and, naturally formed th cen ter of attention in and around Sandy Point, the magnificent country place of tne Vanderbilt.. Wagon loads of flower, and presents for the little miss arrived from all direction and avan fha imnlnu.. mnA working people connected with th. Sandy L?Mt Umull Bovernment irrigation pro- J I ...... m w J ... I. k. .. II i Point establishment did not neglect to send a token of their kind feelings for th. littl. girl. Quit, unconscious of her own importance Miss Cathleen graciously re ceived th. homag. of her parents, grand parents and other relatives and enjoyed th. good things which cam. to h.r. just like any child less fortunately situated. (AUGHT A KIDNAPPER Roseburg, Jan. 23. In accordance with Instruction, received from Martinez Cel., Marshal Jarvi. last night arrested, and took from th. train Jess. ' Langley whose ag. .. giv.n a. 47, and Thesesa Mayer, a girl of 14. ' Langley is charged with kidnapping th. girl. When arrested they denied being th. parties wanted but finally admitted that they were. The girl assert, that she cam. with th. man voluntarily. Centennial Hotel Under new management Board and Room $5 per week. ) cash. Meal. 26 ets. Special rate, furnish. Monthly patron. No. 141? Adam. Av. Phon.No. 1161. Mrs. W. E. Murchison, proprietress 7 CURES WHERE All ELSE FAILS Baat Couch Bjrm. TttfM Good. Um (a ue, Sola br draft'. Will BEGIN MAY I Pendleton Jan. 23. Within th. next 60 day. th. reclamation department will ad vertise for bid. for th. construction of th. SOCIETY I have the celebrated Majestic and Superior Steel Ranges which have no equal as to baking qualities and durability. ' Try one and be convinced. A few heating stoves left, upon which I am giving 1 0 per cent off, while they last Don't forget about our cross cut saws and logging tools. ! MRS-T.N. MURPHYl J Hardware and crockery FINED FOR riCHTLIG : Frank Hoffmair was fined $2.60 last night for assult on Moses Harris.'. The row seemed to be just a boyish fight, the principals being under age, hence the light fine. - rUNtKAl A? irioliK Rev. E B. Kayes of this city wss call ed to Imbler today to conduct the funeral of T. H. Covington of that place who died yesterday of consumption. The deceased leaves two brothers, one in British Colum bia and the other who is station agent at Imbler. The funeral was held from the house and interment took place i n the Summerville cemetery ZERO WEATHER IN YAKIMA North Yakima, Wash., Jan. 23. Zero weather orevails in the Yakima valley. Friday night the thermometer went to 2 above. There is about 6 inches of snow covering the ground in -the valley and sleighing has been good all week. The snow is heavy in the mountains, which is welcomed by the people of Yakima on ac count of the. extra supply of water it will leave there for next year's irrigation. SHOW LAST NIGHT The Grace Johnson Company opened last night with an excellent bill entitled 'A Southern Rose", which was well played by the company and well received by the theatre goers of the city. Besides th. regular performance, the company furnished a large number of excellent specialties. GETTING INTO LINE The Dalles. Or.. Jan. 23. A circular letter has been issued by the Merchants' Credit association calling upon the busi ness men of The Dalles to subscribe a certain amount each month to advertise the resources of this city and employ some capable person who will devote his time to further its interests. It is con templated to follow a plan alonir the lines of that adopted by Portland. The call has been very liberally re sponded to, and it is expected that a fund will be raised that will Warrant the ex penditure of $250 or $300 a month for th. object of making th. advantaces of Th. Dalles known to homeseekers and capitalists. ' A- TKOL'CHTfUL MAN i . Engineer Moor, says the reason thaf ha.. brought the Elgin train in late last night was that the snow was so deep and the wind so blinding he was unable to see where he was going and fearing that he might take the "Belt Line" and go spining round the valley and never be able to stop, he simply shut off steam and waited for the atmosphere to clear up. WANTED Experienced bookkeeper to take charge of office for general store. State experience and references. Ad dress "M" Observer office. TO FARE WELL does i't always mean you hav to eat at a King's table or dine at a Delmonico'. :, On the contrary you can fare just as well be just as happy, and on far less money, by eating at our restaurant, GOOD FOOD, GOOD SERVICE are good points of merit that belong to our restaurant You don't go away hungry and what you get builds you up and don't cause dyspepsia. There ar. two things no one ever complains of, and that is our food and our prices. The Model Restaurant J A. Ai buckle. Proprietor uS5ViY. w' -! tun Tomorrow evening is for the Eastern Star. a social evening ject, and work on the project wilt begin about May 1. 1908, with a view to com pleting It on April 1. 1906, The main canal will be 22 miles in length, th. headgate to b. on. mil. above Echo. wher. a bed rock dam will be built across the Umatilla river. Th. canal will b. 16 feet wide on th. bottom and will carry a volum. of water, six feet in depth. Th. canal will b. so built that th. slop, of th. wall, will be on. foot .lop. to each two feet in height of th. wall, and will be built throughout on a moet permanent and scientific plan. Th. main reservoir Is located exactly eight miles north of Echo, wher. a dam consisting of 600,000 cubic feet material will be constructed. Th. reservoir dam will be 600 feet long long on the bottom and 200 feet long on top. with a concrete cor. through th. center. The highest point of th.dam will b. 97 feet above th. bottom of th. reservoir. It i. estimated that It will require al most th. .ntii-. appropriation of $ 1 .000.000 to place th. project in readiness for use. It i. not known if any local . contractors will bid on any portion of th. work or not. but it .. thought that thi. will be th. case. Th. bid. to be published by th. govern ment will give th. feature, of th. work in detail, and it ia probable that .mall con tracts will be let to local people In the vicinity of Echo who ha v. don. ditch work for number of years. ' r . HEAVY HOGS Thi. week 1 90 hog. wer. .hipped out of Joseph aveaging 260 pound, each. Joseph Harold. OPEN MEETINO . , An important society event will be the "open meeting" given by the- Lyle Tues-day-Musicale in Mrs. J. M. Berry', spac ious parlors, next Tuesday afternoon, on. week from today. An admission of ten cents will be charged, a. these meetings are given to benefit the' club financially, as well as otherwise. Meidames J. M. and W. W. Berry will be hostesses and ar. sparing no pains in the effort to make this one of the most successful of the club meetings. POUR HUNDRED ONE CLUB PARTY The partiee given by the 401 Club have proven the prettiest and most entertaining of the season e social functions, but last vening". affair redoubled their popularity in mai respect, mrs. w. Morrison was hostess and had invited several guests be sides the club members, sober cosy rooms were quit, filled. The amusement feat ure of the evening wai a game which brought back blissful memories of school days, honors being won by Misses Mertie Aid rich and Bess Bohnenkamp, Annual January Clearance Sale J NOW 111 Fll1l Suincr -"6 Without rpcarrl fr rncf n: b w" ",luua &c,ung Pnces, we propose to make this the b-mnin event of the year. Can't list all the . . ""I- me store is full Gome m and share in the great money saving carnival.- of them. TOBACCO FOR THE NAVY - Washington, D. C. January 23. For the first time in several year, the Navy Department ha. this year been abl. to award its contracts for tobacco for th. next fiscal year to a concern not identified with the so-called tobacco trust Hither to the prices of rival bidder, hav. been such that th. award of th. contract had to be Mad. to a firm believed to hav. been Connected with th. trust Last year the contract wa. not awarded to the firm whose samples wer. considered th. best because th. pric. wa. too high, but this'year the firm offering th. best sam ples, offered them at 55 cents a pound, which i. considered a very reasonable pric SEASONABLE MERCHANDISE AT HALF PRICE furs. Ladies' Waists, Ladies' and Children S Coats. Tailnrorl Ci. ins Sacks and Skirts vuw,,t! l s"'s, Dress- yard, the Embroideries. Insertions and laces that retailed from 17 ' . est Value in the city, for 5c PCr Waist Lengths. Skirt Lengths and some 6 'and 8 yard TaK i F .. Goods, at values below cost. ,ae Drcj Ladies' Wool and Wool Mixed Veil anri Da-. : i 31.00 garments, nowl ! K ETUI to ounrn uw t vr-x' W OO, S3.50, and $450 ..,. MACKINAW COATS, CAPS, AMD RUBBER Gnnnc " JIT rnc m-UftWCAR, SOCKS AT COST EVRRY ARTICLE REDUCED $1.50 SHIRTS !