I ai ; ij V h C 4 c A S : f V i A j I i i' i 5!" I ( 4 w: if y p fl it m Is ( kfttHIMtMHMUMMMMMMtttttHOttttMtHtm chool Days WILL SOON BE HERE AND 1 THc GOLDEN RULE COMPANY Is prepairinj as usual to fit the Children out with everything in wearing apparel and school supplies. I All the newest and staple things in Dress Goods The Best in School Shoes 2 -w-- - "-. at...,.,.. 4. 3 . 2 me ucat uiiu ticwcOi m uuuo I The Best in Hosiery 0ur 250 hosc for l8c has nevcr bccn mached I Tablets, Hencils, Pens, Ink, all at "Golden Rule 'Priccs ALWAYS THE LOWEST THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY LOCAL ITEMS The Rev. Father WhyteJ left this morn ing for m visit with Baker City friends. Miss Mable Wiliiam and Jenette Clark returned this morning from Hilgard. County Commissioner J. M. Selder is in the city this morning from Cove. F. B. Mitchell and Or. R. N. Brewster of Baker City are in the city. Mrs. R.J. Boody.is building a residence in Romings addition. Miss Nellie Disqua is visiting friends in Baker City. T. N. Proffit, the Baker county stock man is doing business in La Grande to- R. Pattison is about to build a $1500 4 III WBSbVIfl (lUf blUI Ul UIO rTJmsion Foreman Watson, of the 0. R. & N' is building a neat and substantial brick dwelling on Park street. Mrs. C. W. Noyes has returned from a very pleasant visit with friends at Amer ican Lake and Spokane, Wash. Work has been suspended for several days on the La Qrande National Bank building owing to the non-arrival of the - .4 W-UI. Lamest Storf- 1S08, 1310. 1312 ADAMS AVENUE Smallest Prices X I : : :: A Square Deal C. B. SIMMONS. " President " - Sec'y and Mgr. . PHONE MAIN 31 t PARR-SIMMONS COMPANY INCORPORATED Dealers in Grande Ronde Valley Products Fruits, Hay, Potatoes and Grain ::: Apples a Specialty LARGE COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSE Hay Wanted Now HIGHEST PRICES PAID Jefferson Ave, and Greenwood St. Call and see us before you sell La Grande, Oregon WATTS DRUG CO. t Corner Depot Street and Adams Aenue. School Books and School Supplies Toilet Articles and Fine Stationary Our Prescription Department is Complete and our Prices are Right. THE SPEED PROGRAM NEXT MONTH The following is the speed proeram for the meeting of the Grande Ror.de Valley Agricultural Association which meets on the fair grounds just east of this citv from the 25th to the 29th of September. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. 3:00 Trot. 2 in 3 $'50.00 2:30 Trot, 3 in 5 250.00 Three-quarter Mile Dash 1 00.00 Cow-Boy Relay Race 300.00 Ladies Relay Race 300.00 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 2:30 Trot. 3 in 6 200.00 Quarter Mile Dash 60.00 Cow-Boy Relay Race 300.00 Ladies Relay Race 300.00 THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 27 2:25 Pace. 3 in 5 200.00 Five-eighth Mile Dash 75.00 Cow-Boy Relay Race 300.00 Ladies Relay Race 300.00 FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 28 2:30 Pace. 3 in 6 200.00 One Mile Dash 150.00 Cow-Boy rfeiay Race 300.00 Ladies Relay Race 300.00 SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 29 . Free-for-all-Trot 200.00 Half-mile Dash 75.00 Threa-eighth Mile Dash 60.00 Cow-Boy Relay Race 300.00 Ladies Relay Race 300.00 SCHOOL SfPItMBflflOIH Vacation days are about over and the boys and giris are now counting the days until the morr.,pg of September 10th when school begins. Agents for the '-POSTAL TYPEWRITER." It has tho universal key board and only $25. SHELFLEX HAIR PINS ' CAN'T BREAK "EM jt SCHOOL : STATIONERY ALSO SIDE COMBS AMD BACK COMBS I E. M. Wellman & Company: PALMER HOUSE 1 JOHN PALMER, Prop. David Fitzgerald, proprietor of the La Grande Iron Works, it nursing a very sore hand this week, the result of having run n iron sliver into the index finger. John Palmer, proprietor of the Palmer House on Adams Avenue, left this morn ing for Portland where he will remanin a few days transacting business. f Quite a land slide occured last night on the extension of the Elgin branch. It will require the services of the steam shovel for several days to remove the obstruct- on. r. A. M. McKennon and daughter, Miss Etta who have been visiting rela tives here for the past month returned this morning to their home in Clarksville Arkansas. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Taylor of Haines, who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Reeves of this city the past few days, returned home this morning. Mrs. Taylor is a sister of Mrs. Reeves. The writer while passing the farm of Thos. Shewood a few days ago witnessed a cayote in the act of carrying off a good sized hen from the barn yard. Years ago cayotes were frequently seen along the foot hill road. The Observer is in receipt of a letter from Claud T. Jones who is now with the Graton & Knight manufacturing company of Portland. Claud has many friends in La Grande who will be pleased to know that he has secured a good position. C. E. Troutman and wife leave today for La Grande. Mr. Troutman will stip there for a few days on business while his wife will goon to the Pierce ranch, where she will be the guest of Mrs. Pierce. Pendleton Tribune. The union service will be held in the M. E. church at 8 p rr. Sunday evening. Rev. E. B. Hays of the Presbyterian church will preach. A cordial invitation is given to all to attend. Come and bring your fr.ends. The many friends of Jack H. Chi'.ds will be pleased to know that his condition is much more hopeful this afternoon. He has regained consciousness and there is now every reason to believe that he will recover his full strength and vigor, revolution 1 C. H. Mimnaugh, western manager of the W. E. Kelly Lumber company, with headquarters at Spokane, who has been visiting his brother, J. H. Mimnaugh. at Perry, went to Baker City this morning to be gone few days transacting busi ness. He will return to Spokane the latter part of next week. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Aiken, of La Grande arrived in Baker last evening and are the guests of Mrs. I. T. Mayfield. Mr. Aiken left this morning on the Sumpter Valley train for the John Day country where he goes to Ukb up a timber claim. Mrs. Aiken will visit friends in this city during his absence. Herald. Mrs.J. M. Berry and Mrs. H. H. French, accompanied Dr. McKinnon and daughter as far as Salt Lake on their way home' Mrs. Berry and Mrs. French will remain in the Utah capitol several days vision? friends before returning home. ' . J Firstc'ass accommodations. Board by the day week or month at reasonable rates J New furniture throughout J Centrally located ADAMS AVENUE ADAMS ANENUE. between Fii Greenwood. Off fOR BEAVER Don Turner left this morning with a wagon load of supplie and J. A. Matoot and Leo Bartemess for Beaver creek. Engineer L. F. Pickler will join the party tomorrow and will commence making the preliminary survey and estimates of the cost of bringing in the waters of Bea ver creek for citv purposes. La Grande for a number of years has been talking of securing more water and more or less efforts have been made with this view in end but the demands are becoming more specific each year as the city grows. There i no question but within the next year La Grande will be using the waters of some of the fine mountains streams that can be conducted to this city. AN AllKuu- m8TnuVor.Kckman; even to those who do not use to- haVmaVimPtator.,obesur.nd get the real thing. C. E. HACKMAN, Phone Red 1381 Cor. Adams Avenue and Greenwood IURKMI SULTAN SAID TO BE ON DEATHBED Paris. Avg. 24--A communication em mating from the reform party at Con stantinople appears in the newspapers here today' asserting that the health or the sultan of Turkey. al though momentarily improved, is gradually failing, and that a fatal result may be expected shortly. It adds that Abdul Hamid is fully aware of his condition and desires to secure a successor who will follow out his policy He is said to consider the heir presump tive, his brother, Mohammed Richard, to be too liberal; which view is supported by his majesty's entourage. The com munication also says that a plot is going on in the palace ir. wbicn Aodul Kamivi's advisers and the religious chiefs of the Mohammedans are caniving at the dis inheritance of Mohammed Rechard, who will be declared ineligible as a result of sickness from succession, to the throne, and the sultan will proclaim his seventh son, Mohammed Burhan Eddin, who was born in 1885, to be his successor. The latter is said :o be in complete accord with his father's policy, which the reform ers claim "would mean a continuation of the present regime of terror and massacre." RECOVERED HIS PROPERITT Joe woods has returned from H linos where he recovered his team which was left, also his surrey which the same party traded off foTlTbum may cause to refer to the principals of this breach of good faith later, if so they will be closeted where they may be subject to an interview at any time areportemay choose tointerview them at his convenience. . i j BLACK DISCHARGED Charles Biack. who was yesterday ar rested upon the charge of robbing the Hilrard section house was examined last evening before Justice Hough and dis charged for want of evidence. This will be welcome news to the f rienas of Mr. Black. STANDARD OIL INDICTED (Scrlpps News Association) Jamestown N. . Aug.4 The grand jury today returned an indictment against the Standard Oil Co., and the N, Y. Cen tral, charging the road with giving, and the Standard with accepting special rates, on oil shipments. HARRIMAN WINS (Scrlpps News Association) New York Aug., 24 The Union Pacific went up four points near the close of the market today, It is stated that Harriman and his friends made over S3. 000.000. The st:ck reached 189 the highest re cored and the 200 point it predicted. RESIDENCE FOR SALE OR TRADE A five room house, with four lots, two blocks from new school house, sells cheap-, ; and on terms or trade, inquire at tift office before Sept, 10. STEAMBOAT TIED UP The steamboat Lewiston tied up last night at Riparia and there is now no boat running on the river, nor will there be one until there is a decided rise in the stream The Spokane has been on the ways for a week undergoing repairs and there has been no general fi eight moving. The Lewiston has been operating between the construction camps with supplies but this is stopped now. Lewiston Teller. DONT START Off HUNGRY When we can satisfy your carvings for something good to eat at little cost. Our food is selected with care, cooked with skill and served in appetizing style we are not afraid to have you take a peep in our kitchen and see how we do things. We might write volumes on how to cook but that would not do you one tenth the good that one of our regular dinners at 25c will. Treat your stomJ""h with good eating and thereby makaa wise head. The Model Restaurant J. A. ARBUCKLE. Prop. We H-ll Weekly i en MealTlckxU for $4-3U ND NIlillT IGC GREAM I AND ICE CREAM SODA None Better Doctors Prescriptions and Family Recedes c Two Graduated Pharmacists Alwa , ' A, it ' -"a i j ic. RED CROSS DRIC STORE A. C. MAC LENNAN, Prop marmacist """' AT COST j Season is over for gentlemen's s j have 25 imported patterns left. , wi!1 not I river W,U i. 3 l,ucl11 yards , each piece. All suitaMe for ,adies. skirts J a.. at unce and get first choice. al. Andrews! TAILOR and HABERDASHER