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THE GLORIOUS FOURTH
J WILL SOON BE HERE
LA GRANDE WILL CELEBRATE
AND YOU NT TO BE IN IT I 1
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Prep
are
Now
We have everything to fit you out for the occasion and ' at
such LITTLE PRICES they'll surprise you
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FOR THE LADIE
Lovelv White Waists. Stylish Skirts; ,
Nobby Shoes in While. Tan, and
X Black. Dainty Under Muslins. Hosiery.
Cloves, Belts. Ribbons, and Mats.
FOR THE GENTLEMEN
Swell Suits, Sued Mats, Swell Shoes, X
Swell Shirts, fancy Hosiery, and
fancy , Neckwear. 2
PREPARE NOW
THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY
1508, 1510. 1312 ADAMS AVENUE
Larcrest Stoi'P- ' . ; Smallest Prices 2
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Come In And See
The
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SOFT COLLAR
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"VARSITY" SOFT COLLAR
Trad Mark RrgUttrrd
AL ANDREWS :
TAILOR and HABERDASHER
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"roceries Fresh Every; Day
: Every fcliimr in season
: ALL ORDERS DELIVERED PROMPTLY 1
Try a Sample of our Cheese
SEATTLE GROCERY CO
LAWSON BROS. Prop..
WORK GUARANTEED
-PIEBLER-IOIUISON NUPTUALS
eEBLER -JOHNSON - In this city.
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the brides parents. Mr. and Mrs. T. B.
Johnson, Mr. Adolph E. Peebler and
Miss Leola Johnson, Rev. 0. H. King
pfficiatiiv
The ceremony took place at high noon
and was witnessed by die relatives only.
The parlors Yiere handsomely decorated
with greens and roses and native orange
blossoms. The curtains were drawn and
the duntily shaded electroliers furnished
a soft and restful illumination which in
tensified the delightful effect of the laaty
decorations.
Promptly at twelve o'clock Miss Elizi
beth King struck the opening notes of
Mendelssohn's wedding' march and the
groom accompanied by Henry Heebie r
entered and took his position under the
rlo al wedding arch. As the music con
tinued the bride, accompanied by her father
and attended by the matron of lu nor.
Mrs. Henry Peebler assumed their posi
tion and the ceremony was duly solemiied
The bride who wore a gown uf Mousse
ine uesoie. carried a noquet uf brides
roses and the matron ofhonur, who wore
a cream organdy, carried a boquet ot
American beauties and white carnations.
After Mr. and Mis. Peebler had receiv
ed hearty congratulations the guests were
invite) to the beautifully decorated dinning
room where a dainty wedding dinner was
in waiting. The happy young peupie were
the recepients of many handsome presents.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. T. B. Johnson and is one of La
Grande's most charming and honored
young society ladies. The groom isthe
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Peebler, honor
ed pioneers of this valley, and is one of
union county s most sterling yung men.
IfffCTIVf STRIKE
By mutual agreement the entire force
Lof the Observer will walkout this even
ing at 6 o clock. As a result there will
be no paper issued tomorrow. Thursday's
edition will tell you all about it.
Agent E. C. Moore if in Potlrand.
Tomorrow" being the Fourth of July
there will be no issue of this paper, '
Judge Samuel White of Baker City is
a La Grande visitor today.
- W J Snodcrass returned last evening
from Colfax and British Columbia points
to remain several weeks.
Presiding Elder Gillilan returned fnom
Haines last evening and will remain in
the city for the Fourth!
Miss Frances Heritage of Union was
through the city this morning enrouta to
Elgin. "
W. K. Davis, the Eiler piano man, is in
Elgin today attending the reunion
there.
Frank E. Enloe left this morning for
Hoo River where he will examine the
possibilities of locating his family,
Misses Ada Fowler and' Emma Clark
and Mrs. Venice Reeve are in Elgin to
day attending the W. re. L. reunion.
The Misses Zoe Brae? and Gladys Os-
terline left this morning for Baker City
where they will spend the Fourth.
those who went to Elfin this
morning were Rev. and Mrs. E. B. Hays
and two daughters
Mrs. Q.T. Flemini? and Mrs. J. R. For
est left this morning for their old home in
Iowa to remain a month visiting friends.'
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brown; Mrs. G. H
Wheeler and Mr. A. C. Cleaver of thj
Central Railroad were. over from Union
last evening. ' .
The Elein train wis traded this morn
ing with La Grande people who will at
tend the G. A. K.. Pioneer and Fourth of
July celebration at Elgin. J
Members of Central church will please
take notice that the midweek meeting
this week will be held Thursday ' evening
instead of Wednesday. .'''. '
La Grande property owner's are awak
ening to the fact that they must number
their houses and the stores having house
numbers for sale are doing a land office
business. . f ' '
Miss Clara Carpenter, of Unions was
in the city this morning enrouti to Eljin
w here she goes to attend the W. R. C. re
union. She will speak today in the inter-.
est of the W, R. C.
B. A. Banham, formerly with: the
Eastern Oiegon Colonizing Co., has ac
cepted a position with the La Grande
Investment Co. Mr. Benham isa hustler
and will prove a valuable aux'ilary to the
La Grande Investment hurtling staff.
A large number of old soldiers of thi
city are attending the G. A. R. meeting
at Elgin today Among those who went
were: F. S. Newsome, W. F.Burnett. Geo
Allen, Win. Thompson Geo. Co e nan, Mr
and Mrs. Wesley Divis and A. W. Walker
5 I have the. mail box that is, approved by the Post
Master General. I can put your Name and Number
I on the box. Come and get one.
You will need some .
HOUSE NUMBERS
I have the right kind. Call and see them
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I MRS-T-N. MURPHY
Hardware and crockery.
TOR THI 42ND TIME
On another page of this issue will be
found an interesting description of one of
the first Fourth of July celebration held
in La Grande as seen by Grandma Pal
mer. She has been present at forty-one
succeeding celebrations.
PRICES REASONABLE
SANITARY PLUMBING
Is as
esscntfal in your heme as the doctor
OUR WORK
Exfcuted in workmanlike manner and approved
sanitary standards. Carrying a complete line' of
Bath Tub;, Sinks, Toilets, Lavatory and a'l
plumbing fixtures.
G. W O'NEIL
1013 Washingtan Avenue
WALLOWA (OUNTY
Send your collections
and cash items to
He Stock Growers and
r.- Farmers Bank,
OF' WALLOWA, OREGON.
We pay five per cent interest on
time deposit. ' ., j
lAPITAI.
K5.000.00
TELEPHONE RED 161 j
C. T. McDaniel, Cashier.
A. K. Steunenbeho, Pres.
HUNTINGTON VS. LA GRANDE
Huntington's baseball team has been
secured to play here tomorrow.. This
not the team which played a few weeks
ago. but a much, stronger aggregation.
Tney have added several new men to
their list and ' with much practice they
have attained a much ' higher' degree of
prolliciency than wuen here last. The
usual men will play with tre home team
CHURCH SPIRE fELL
FOR A4TH OF
SMOKE
JULY
the La Flor De Hackman cigar
will surely meet with the approval
of all good Judges. Try one, a
your - freedom and independence
from all others, for you will be sat
isfied that its equal does not exist,
and you will get from it a belter,
sweeter, and more enjoyable smoke
than you ever had before.
C. E. HACKMAN,
Cor. Adams Avenue and Greenwood
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crlpp News Association)
Hamburg, Ger. July 5 The church of
St. Michael, the tower and spire extend
ing to height of 426 feet was) destroyed
by Are this morning. The falling tower
crushed a number of neighboring houses
which also ignited." Four workmen were
killed.,
' rwofpoif raisg.
The patriotic citizens of Ladd Creek
school district Monday erected, a fine
fifty foot Hag pole and a beautiful new
"Old Glory" was immediately unfurled
to the gentlo zephers. "On last Friday
Miss Cecil Riggs finished the school yeaf
with appropriate and interesting exer-
cises. which comprised a nine months
school. Union county is certainly blessed
with many splendid public schools and
Ladd Creek certainly is second to none.
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
tSt-rippg News A tclatton)
Manila July 3 Twenty one. new cases
and sixteen deaths from cholera . are re
ported today in this city. The provinces
reports twenty six cases and twenty five
deaths. C. Dwight, a cook of Co. C, is
among the dead and strenuous efforts to
prevent it spreading are being made.
The health authorities think there will be
10 epidemic. The great difficulty is to
secure reports of the disease from the
native.
The disease is of the deadliest type.
The earliest victims are among the natives
in the vicinity of this city. Four Ameri
cans have been siricken. one is dead.
SOCIETY
In honor of Miss Mayme Carr who soon
leaves for her home in North Bend, Ore
gon and Miss Ora Gary who returned
hsme to Boise, -Idaho this morning. Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Carr entertained last even
ing with a charming and defightfull course
dinner. Red and white, being the colors
used, in the decorative scheme. The din
ing table was beautiful with its b ujuets
of red roses and the , place cards were
adorned with a rose giving a lovely color
effect, as the dinner was carried out
with, the (ose plan... r- - s.' .
Covers were laid for the following;
Miss Mayme Carr, North Bund. Miss Iva
Gary. Boipe, Mr . Boreman, Park City,
Mrs. and Mrs. E. W, Bartlett Mr. and Mrs.
O. W: Crawford. Dr. and Mrs! F. E.
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. McCully, Dr.
and Mrs. A. L. Richardshn, Ms. and Mrs.
J. T. Van 5u'ren, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Carr.
WIRELESS AT BOISE
James Hays and La Fayette Carter,
tws 17-year-old boys of Boise City, have
invented a crude system of wireless .tel
egraphy which works successfully and
which has many ne features in it.
Carter is a nephew of John H alley, Jr.
and Justice T. G. Hailey, and will arrive
in the city tonight to visit at the home of
John Hailey hefor going to Salem on a
visit.- t..-f
The inventors have been working on
their plant for several months and have
finally succeeded in making it practical.
Two stations have been set up by them
several blocks apart and messages are
sent with accuracy and rapidity from one
to the other. They startdd in at' first in
sport, but as the plans developed .thty
became interested and now- have a com
plete wireless outfit. Eist Oregonian.
DUG HIS OWN GRAVE '
fSc'rlpbs News Association)
Fairbanks Alaskj. July 3 John John
son was fonnd dead on .bis claim in Kant
ishua nd was buried in a hole hehad
dug whi'e mining.
THE COMEORT
Of the ladies is well taken care of by
us. we nave succeeded in our ertorts to .
make our restaurant the best place forth
ladies to have their meals, and have
tastely arranged the different things- to
add attractiveness to the place, and
make the surroundings pleasant
OUR RESTAURANT
Provides meals that are beautiful and
refreshing.-The excellence of our cookery
has been attested by the favorable com
ments of the many ladies, that patronize
us. If you would stop at our restaurant
your nostrils would dilate at the pleasant
odors our cookery sends forth. It would
tickle your palate and after the meal you'd
smack your lips and say, "That meal was
very tasty." . v
The Model Restaurant
J. A. Aibucklc. Pre dor
OHKN DAY
Nil Si MP
itki"!w' $4-50
FOR SALE A young draught horse
and light surrey. Cheap if sold at
onc- J . H.S. Massm
'Phone Red 151
FOR RENT-Pleasently furnished''
rooms for housekeeping. Inquire of
Mrs. ZuiEit
WOOD WOOD WOOD-PaVties desiring
to engage their winter supply of wood
,WiU please leave their order at Mr.
Poiock's grocery store. I have 600 cords
. of good dry cord wood and of any kind.
.., . . Respectfully
: j J. Anthony.
WANTED Furnished rooms for light
housekeeping. Enquire at this office.
FORWENT A good seven . room house
with. bath in good location. Inquire of
' ' Niwlin Druo Co
CALL UP
MAIN .75 : j
FOR fIRST CLASS GROCERIES
Fresh fruits and vegetables every day
Your orders promptly delivered as i
fast as ordered
Standard brands always in stock.
THE CITY GROCERY AMD BAKERY
E. POLACK, Propr.
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