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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1906)
r : i Good Garden Some Swell New and neat- Good Garden R?ke Footwear, Tan est Things in jjoe r and Canvas in LACL if C Oxrords CURTAINS New Line of RUBBER HOSE Just Received GARDEN SEED up-to-date '"' ' New Styles in Anything in the line of tools for gardening NECKWEAR ' LADIE'S HATS Lawn Mowers,; .--';' - Grass Catchers, . ; Just in, Latest Pruning Shears, 'atcst novelties , in Wajsiirfgs Movelticsin Get It at the Summer DRESS SHIRTS G,dCn RU,C C' Suiting " ' ' M " ' i i i , . J r ' ' l 1 1 r ii i " " J" ' ' '''..' Nozzle Spring Goods Camping Rubber Hose Sprinklers and , Goods HOSE BascBaI,Cood oves, Cots, Qc Pi.kinrtT9i.ku Stools, Dishes, FIXTURES FBhmS Tackle ... THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY 1308, 1310, 1312 Adams Avenue. La rarest Stor- Smallest Prices i SHOES The New Spring Styles now in Come and xamine A. V. ANDREWS,! j TAILOR ind HABERDASHER There's nothing better than Swift's Premium Hams and Lard fl Remamber 'Swift' Premium Brand stands for all that is best JUST RECEIVED SWIFTS PREMIUM HAMS AND BACON. HIE CITY GROCERY AND BAKERY E. POLACK, Propr. STUDEHTS MA LOCAL ITEMS Remember the Commercial C:ub dance I'.iit evening. ' ' C. D. Huffman is engaged in assessing the Island City precinct. ., Conductor. J. C. Culling is . quite sick, and Mr. Lefful is in charge of the Elgin train. ' The Summerville Creamery Association will hold its annual meeting next Satur day. . ! Al Ray, wall known in baseballdom returned from Spokane and Seattle, this morning, The many friends of. Mr. J. C. Henry will be pained to learn that he is quite ill this morning. H. G. Van Dusen, state fish warden, is paying the fish hatchery on Wallowa er. an omcial visit. a new eight room school house across the track will be a credit to the city. It is a fine looking building. Mr. arii and Mrs. S. E. Rinehart, for merly a business man of Island City, but now located in Walla Walla, in the whole sale candy business, is in the city, the ium oi iir. ana mrs. i. A. Kiner.art.; The body of Mrs. C. R. Pratt was ship ped through here to Elgin this morning. She went to a Portland hospital a week ago to undergo an operation for cancer of the breast, but the operation proved un availing'. Mrs. Pratt has lived with her husband and family in Wallowa county for twenty four years and at the time of her death was sixty years of age. Her husband C. R. Pratt, four sons and a daughter survive her. iiENKUTTERTO . - . . . I. f 1L . 1 . : I have ust received a new siock oi me : celebrated Keen Kutter carpenter tools ... - . i which are firt class in every respect, aiso anew let of Crescent Wheels. Call and see them THE MRS' rrrii nv w m Di MM' dmi i mil I w w m iv. - The benefit entertainment given at the high school last evening was a decided success. The program was carried out ae announced except that the Male quar tette failed to appear. Miss Lillian McCall had the leading number in a re cital. Earl Kilpatrick made a hit with his political speech. The greater part of the address was in latin but enough American was sprinkled in to keep the auoience enformed sufficiently to know that the or ation was principally about F. S. Ivannoe and Attorney Slater. The speaker's gestures would lead one to infer that all the problems of state were being handled in an able manner. Robert Eakin en tertained so well with a piano aolo, that an encoe was demanded. George Hansen rilled hi number most satisfactorily and had to respond with an encore. The music by the four school teachers was an important factor in the evening's enter tainment. A dialogue between Clark and Kilpatric concluded the program. The financial side was very promising and the boys can now procure all needed equipments, : NOTHING BETTER OUR CUSHION AND RUBBER TIRED BUGGIES m v V r.-v ,-, r RUNABOUTS AND TWO SEATED FULL LINE NOW IN STOCK We have a complete stock of No. t Timothy and wild hay. Steam roll ed Barley, Oats and Millfeed.Give us a trial order. RUSSIAN ASSASINAT10NS (Si-rlpps News Association) Odessa April 28 Inspector of the police, Progrebner was mortally wound. d and an orderly was killed by assasination today; The following letter from Mrs. Emma Pool, to her brother, J. W. Scriber of this city, gives a good idea of the truly terrific conditions existing at San Francisco during the earthquake period. Mrs. Pool was in the city at the time of the 'earth' FISHING TACKLE I have My stock of fishing tacklu cannot be beat. everything you need POLE .. 5c to $10.00 REELS 16c to $6.00 LINES 6c to $2.60 Prices in proportion on everything else MRS. T.N. MURPHY: Hardware and crockery. ' I SOCIETY j Miss Margaret Newlin entertained the ladies of the Kattee Klatch yesterday afternoon. The following were present. Mesdames E. W. Bartlett, Jay Van Buren, Fred Meyers,' Robert Newlin, J. J. Carr, George Palmer, W. W. Berry. A Newlin, Ellis Kirtley. Al Andrews, N. Molitor. Misses Margaret Kirk, Margaret Anson and Richardson. Mrs. Anson and Miss Margaret Anson returned home a few days ago after spending the winter in Portland. There will be a meeting of the Eastern Star this evening with . initiations. The Grand Worthy Patron will be present. BORN DONOVAN In this city Sunday, April 22. 1906, to Mr. anJ Mrs. T. Donovan laughter. GARR1TY In Island City. Friday. April 27, 1906, to Mr. and Mrs. James Gar rity, a son. FOR MOTHERS CONGRESS (Scrtpps News Association) . Chicago, III., April 28. This city has been selected as the starting point of the Western delegation to the National Con gress of Mothers, which is to meet at Los Angeles from Map 7 to May 10. Word has been received that Geo. L. Cleaver will leave Red Oak Iowa today and expects to arrive her Tuesday PERTINENT SPRING PARAGRAPHS Springtime is famous for its ability to abstract energy from the human make up. A lax individual remains and is said to be suffering from "spring-fever." In ye days gone by it was deemed r.eo cessary for everyone in April to take large doses of strong tasting medicine. But this has all changed. Now most in telligent people have learned that "the less medicine the better." It' like whis keybest in bottles and perfectly safe as long as it's left in them. : GRANDE R0NDE CASH COMPANY. Phone Main 6 Lewis Bros. Prop. It is little more than natural that we should feel a bit lethargic as the first warm day arrive. Of course some of us feel it more than others o much de pends upon the bodily condition; but the best that any of us can do to offset and cur "spring fever" is to dress as lightly as w may with safety and to- keep the blood in perfect chelation, the nerves operating normally. Osteopathy builds up, tions. in such condi- quake on her way Mexico where she had tpent the winter for her health. Spokane. Wash. April 27, 1906. Mr. J. W. Scriber. La Grande, Or.. Dear brother; We are here, Emma and I, trying to rest up from the earthquake. We were lots more fortunate as w saved our trunks, at least they are to be forwarded soon, but I feel the need of them very much, but I am thankful we escaped wite our lives. Our building stood the earthquake fine, lost some plaster and the stone was damaged but went down in the fire. I surely thought my last days had cotij wiei I wis arouwi from a deep sleep by the building swinging and rocking in all directing with a . noise like thunder, creak of building, falling plaster and etc. 1 surely thought the building would go down and thought I stood as good a chance on' the bed as any place. As soon as the worst of the motion was over I jumped out of bed and carried Emma down 4 flights of stairs and was j the second one out. For once the Scribers were swift. Needless to say I did not have any clothes on and but for the kind ness of a young man who went to his room on the first floor and got a sweater for Emma and gave me his coat, we would have suffered from cold. Later 1 screwed up my courage and went up and dressed, packed my trunk and brought Emma's things down and dressed her there. We did not get any breakfast and about ten got an express wagon to haul us and trunks to Miss Charles, a cousin of Mae McClaines. Mae and her mother, Mrs. Underwood, Margaret and little Dolph were with me. We all went out there and while w did not suffer for anything as they had water in the house and we had enough to eat of beans and corn with sardines and canned stuff, but no bread or crackers. From where w were, we had a good view of the fire The first night we couid not sleep for fear of an earthquik eand the second, the fire was so near. We did not know but we would have to move at any minute. Fortunately it was gotten under control just three blocks from us and Friday we got a man with an old sand wagon to haul us to the ferry and we felt for home arriving Sunday morning. Mother had been terribly worried and was S3 relieved when my telegram arrived about ten minutes before I did. Trusting (very thing is progressing favorably with you. With much love to you. Ella and children. Mr. Emma Pool. horn from New j The delegates began to arrive here a few daps ago and they expect to leave here tonight. Tney will travel in a special train and will visit Denver, Colorado Springs, Pike's Peak and the Grand Can yon of Arizona on their way to Los Angeles. They expect to arrive in Los Angeles on the morning of May 7. Del egates from thirty- six states will take part in this conference. Mrs. Frederic Schoff, of Philadelphia, the National Pres ident of the Co?gress, will present "Links i. Child Protection" as the subject of her annual address. MUST WEAR HATS (Scrlpps News Association) Lowestoft. Ap. il 23. The Rector of St. Ma garefs in this city, is making war against all women who come to church without hats, particularly against hatless young women, who - ct as bridesmaids at church weddings. He has provided "bridesmaid. caps", which all those bridesmaids, who come to church without hats, will be compelled to don. 4-. t yrWtMimA A HUNGRY MAN never good natured, but a man who ha dined well alway (how hi most genial side. All experienced wives know this, and many wise women in this city have learned something else. If THEY WANT Tq strike "hubby" for a particularly large slice of hi bank account, they ar range to have him din at our restaurant. They know the better the dinner the eas ier he will grant their request. And they also know the best dinner is to be tod right here. fQf The Model Restaurant J. A. AibiKklc, Proprietor We Mil weekly i Crt IllUIOtKilK 4 3 OPEN DAY J. R. OLIVER. UNION COUNTY iS ABblKALleS r y -j Farm Loans a Specialty Best equipped abstracter in Union county. Many years experience with the Unicn county records gives me a great advantage. It is folly to' purchase real estate wnnoui nrsi securing a proper abstract. An abstract from my office will show the title just as it appeare onthe official record. 4 ADVICE OF A FRIEND And its Happy Results Mrs. Florence Steward of Evansville. Ind, writes, "Any women who can ap preciate what it means to be restored to health and vigor after being so run down aim anaemic as to make lire a misery will understand why I cannot express my gra'iiuae lor vinol. "I had been in this condition for years, and had tried many remedies prescribed by physicians, but without benefit. Whe a friend suggested a cod liver oil prepar ation, canea vinol. I must confess I had not much faith in it, but I decided to give t a trial, and after taking it a short time I began to feel better. 1 con i ued i use and today am as strong and hearty can be. and I feel that Vinol saved i life. i aavise any women who is in need of a blocd maker and strength creator to try Vinol. and I know she will thank me, 31 o I tkat.1. !-. I .. t . . . ,. ,,,cu wno suggested it to me. Mr. Newlin of the Newlin Drug Co. says, "Vinol is not a patent medicine, out ii is ine most valuable and delicious auuii oi sou nver on, the greatest noaun restorer and strength-creator we have ever sold, and we ask every run down, nervous, debiliated. aged or weak person in La Grande and every person suffering from stubborn colds, hang-r.g-jon coughs, bronchitis or incipient consum- huw w uj vmoi on our guarantee to re turn money if it fails to give satisfaction' Newlin Druc Co. I. R. OLIVER, LA GRANDE, ORFGON Room 51 Sominer Building T bVi.f)i Jf i If You are a Lover of ice cream you will find your sweetheart waiting for you at this store. We make it a point to see that our cream, milk, sugar and fruit and other flavors, that it' handled in a cleanly way from the raw material to the finished pro duct and that you are served with pol.teness. We give you the best ice cream and water icea we can for the money. SELDZR, T"c Candy man 4