chool Days
WILL SOON BE HERE
AND
THrl GOLDEN RULE COMPANY
Is prepared as usual to fit the Children out with everything in wearing
apparel and school supplies.
All -!.. I -J. l iL! ; w r
5 ii me iicwcm diiu bicipit uiuib in urt'bb uoous
The Best in School Shoes
Theft
i ue Dcsi ciiiu Mewest in Caps
The Best in Hosiery 0ur 25c hosc for l8c nas nevcr bccn matched
Tablets, Pencils, Pens, Ink, all at 'Golden Rule ' Prices
ALWAYS THE LOWEST
If
THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY
Xarcrest Storp-
1308, 1310. 1312 ADAMS AVENUE
Smallest Prices
a
A Square Deal
GEO. T. PARR,
C. B. SIMMONS, President
Seo'y and Mgr.
PHONE MAIN 31
PARR-SIMMONS COMPANY
1111 INCORPORATED -
Dealers in Grande Ronde Valley Products
Fruit. Hay. Potatoes and Grain ::: Apples a Specialty
LARGE COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSE
HayJiVanted Now
HIGHEST PRICES PAID Jefferson Ave. and Greenwood St.
Call and see us before you sell La Grande, Oregon
i.
WATTS DRUG CO.
Corner Depot Street and Adams Aienue.
School Books and School Supplies
Toilet Articles and Fine Stationary
Our Prescription Department is
Complete and our Prices arc Right.
OUTBREAK
FEARED III
PROVENCE
(Bcrlpps News Association)
Berlin. Aug. 23 Another uprising of
the Baltic provinces of Russia is expected.
The german residents are fleeing h great
numbers declaring that it will be much
worse than last year, and fear that
the storm will break anv time. Prepar
ations are going on to meet trouble as
oiooasnea is certain, v ery few jermans
are left in the Western portion of Russia.
St Petersburg Aug.. 29 OrlofF who
"pacified" the Baitic provinces is to be
sent to Warsaw to exterminate the
Terrorists. The situation in Russia is
worse then at any time in the history
of the government since the time of
Alexander the Sixth. PrimierVTolypin
has made statement in secret o his
friends that the government has recJvve
a dispatch which says that this whd
townships in the Drovince of Tankn
hair been burned bv the Revolutionists
SUSPECT ARRESTED
(SiTlpps Xei Association)
San Francisco. Aug. 2B The police
this morning arrested Chas. J. Green,
suspected of sl-.ooting policeman James
Cook at Seventh and Townsend streets
early this morning. Cartridges of the
same calibre of those with which Cook
was shot was found in tr.e possession of
Green. Cook is in the hospital in a seri-
I ous condition, ll-.e officer was trying to
arrest four men who were stealing wire
when the shooting, followed.
Agents for the "POSTAL TYPEWRITER." It
has tho universal key board and only $25.
SIIELILEX HAIR PINS
Mr CAN T BREAK 'EM j,
SCHOOL
STATIONERY
ALSO SIDE COMBS AMD BACK COMBS :
E. M. Wellman & Company j
ADAMS AVENUE
AWAITING BR T All
(Srrlpps News Association)
New York. August 29. -The yacht llli
ni left this morning to await the arrival
of Wilham Jennings Bryan, off of Sandy
Hook. A few were aboard besides the
heads of the general reception committee
and newspaper men.
GUARD KILLS PRISONER
(Script's News Association)
Atlanta. Ga.. Aug. 29.-Ed Richmond,
a prisoner in the federal prison this morn
ing, attacked a guard. Pat Erie, and was
shot dead by the guard.
TO INSPECT lUVTS MEAT
(Script New Association)
Brooklyn. N. Y. Aug, 29.-Instruct;ons
have been sent to the commandant and
purchasing pay officers at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard to exercise greater care if
poss.bie. in the inspection of meat pur
chased under contrast for the naval
service.
LOCAL ITEMS !
;
G. W. Allen is in Ui.ion today.
J. L. McKenzie of Summerville was a
county seat visitor today.
Mrs. Ed Yurphy and little daughter are
visiting friends in Baker City.
W. J. Walker it transacting business
in Elgin today.
F. B. Currey is out in the, valley today
in the interest of the Observer.
Attorney Robert H. Loyd of Elgin came
up last night and returned this mornirg.
John Thompson came to La Grande
last night from Sumpter to transact
business.
J. K. Roming came down from Baker
last night on business, returning this
morning.
Theodore Taylor was awarded the
contract for the stone work for the new
Baptist church.
Mrs. J. W. Knowles witr her mother
Mrs. L. F. Williams are visiting at Hot
Lake today.
W. K. Griffen and A. S. Love, Baker
City residents are visiting La Grande
friends today.
T. . Muipiiy wiiu lias been spend
ing a pleasant time at beach returned
this morning.
J. H. Lieshman, assisstant Postmaster
s re'urned from a ten days' outing.
While away he visited Baker City and
Sumpter. '
Mrs. J. W. Earls and family, Stanley
Carpy and Fred Sheets' have returned
from Joseph where they spent a week in
family reunion. i
Mr and Mrs B. S. Wafle, parents of
Conductor bred Wafle, who has been
visiting Mr, and Mrs W. Lyman of this
city, returned to Pendleton this morning.
Miss Ethel Garfield, well known in this,
city has recently returned from the Mfst
where she completed her course iofmisic
and will soon conduct a class in Walla
Walla.
Hon. M. Baker's condition is still very
serious. At a late hour last evening it
was thought that he was rapidly sinking
but about 2 o'clock he rallied and is
somewhat better today.
Alonzo Cleaver, president of the Cen
tral Railroad was summoned to Portland
last evening to appear as a witness before
the federal court in the F. P. Mays land
fraud case.
Attorney Woodson T. Slater and family
who have been visiting LaGrande
relatives several days returned this
morning to their home at Salem. They will
stop over a few days in Pendleton.
R. D. Goule and daughter Florence ar
rived this morning from Hood River to
visit Mr. and Mrs. J. Ireland. Mr. Goule
is an electric contractor and is well known
in this section of the state.
(LEAN CUSPIDORS IN BACK YARD
H. W. Stoner, as street superintendent
of this city, has filed a complaint aeainst
Robert Keily for naving cuspidors cleaned
on the streets. The hearing will be held
tomorrow at ten o'clock before Recorder
Snook. It has bejn customary for saloon
men along Depot Street to have cuspidors
cleaned in the streets during the early
morning hours but the superintendent felt
it his duty to enforce the city ordinances
in regard to this matter.
ASSESSMENT ABOUT (0MPLETED
Sunty Assessor Morton is in Cove
today on business connected with his
office. The work of reassessing the
county is about completed, all but this
city) Other precincts have been visited
by the deputy assessors and within the
next few days La Grande will have been
canvassed from house to house in order
that a legal tax assessment can be
made out.
SPORTING GOODS
rea
I have a complete stock of shot guns and rifles all sizes,
hunting coats, gun cases, and revolvers, all kinds of
cartridges. If you are going hunting come and try
some of the Selby shot gun shells, I have them in ir
.... , i.i nnJar aloft black D0Wd3T
different Rinas or smoKtsicaa
Do not forget about our doors, windows, and shingles
MRS. T-N- MURPHY
Hardware and crockery-
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A FINE CATCH
Messrs. J. D. Simmons. 0. E. Lemmon,
Robert Davidson and Ed Biady have re
turned from their fishing trip in the Imr.a
ha countryThe party got one deer.
FfuwuvUfTthat is not the interesting part
of their success. In one day the party
ca'jght twenty-three trout all measuring
from twenty to twenty-seven inches.
Some of the finest ones were smoked and
are still the object of much admiration
from friends who have seen them.
AN ATTRACTIVE SMOKE
means a fine cigar. There is a fas
cination in La Flore De Hackman s
special cigars that is irresistible,
even to those who do not use to
bacco, it is nul iiai J uj aowtuiit
for, however, because it is the high
est type of a cigar. Havana filled.
Havana wrapper, hand made. It
has many imitators, so be sure and
get the real thing.
C. E. HACKMAV.
Phone Red 1381
Cor. Adams Avenue and Greenwocj
A PICKANINNY
Perhaps the first negro child to be born
in this city is the little girl born to Mr.
and Mrs. Richardson last Saturday. Tne
hospital nurses all agree that the little
pickaninny is exceedingly cunning. Mr.'
Richardson is employed in Hubbard 4
Hogan's barber shop.
EIRE PERMITS
Fire permits have been issued by County
Clerk Gilham to the George Palmer Lum
ber Company and J. C. Vagruedor of
t!g-n.
BORN
Clark--in this city Wednesday Ajit..
29. 1906 to Mr and Mrs Harvey Clark
a son.
Jarman In this city Tuesday Aug.. 23
1906 to Mr a.J Mrs Charles W. Jirman
a sor..
DAINTY
Treats in eatables, so folks say who sit
daily at our tables to refresh the inner
man. Our restaurant will give your
stomach a rest, because the foods are
carefully selected and cooked under ord
ers of a chef of wide reputation. Our bill
of fare is varied daily and always con
tains some choice 'idbits. Live oat to
eat but eat to live and dailv dina riln.
It will be a picnic to your interior dVpart
' ment.
The Model Restaurant
J. A ARBUCKIE. Prop.
lll'KV lAV
AND MuHi'f
Me!Tli:kl for ?4
ICE GRCAM 1
AND
WRECKER CALLED OUT
The wrecker was called out this mjrn
ing to replace a freight car that had beep,
derailea near the crossing on Depot Street
After many futile attempts to replace tne
car by the aid of an engine, the wrecker
came to the rescue and lifted the wheels
to the rails.
LADY B ANNERMaTiLL
(Svrlppa News A clatlon)
Manenbad, Aug. 29 Lady Chanette
Camobell-Bannerman i ,orinnlv til i.Jra
. - - - j ... iii,
and may not recover. Her husband, the
premier of England, is at her bedside and
the King is exceedingly anxious.
ROYAL CHRISTENING
(Scrlpps News Association)
Berlin Ang., 29 - A son of the crown
prince was christened last evening at
Polseam with representatives of every
royal family in Europe present as God
fathers. The people are indignant at the
Kaiser because he has said that the
christening was a family affair in wn.ch
the nations of the earth had no part.
FORESTERS Of AMERICA. ATTENTION
Thursday evenino. 50th inst.. the ho
class initiation comes off. Meeting opens
promptly at 7:30. Banquet, smoker, etc.
John Hall. D. G. C. R.
ICE CREAM SODA
Norte Better
Doctors Prescriptions and Family Receinu c
Two Graduate pk,-.... f Ke Specia.ty
a.,,., mways in Attendance.
t RED CROSS DRUG STfiRF
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A C. MAC LENNAN. Prop
Present . qi ,JP-
AT COST
Season is over for gentlemen summer suitings and I I
have 25 imported patterns left. I will not carry them i
over. Will sell t me so .. V.
-neswide and 31 toi
yards in each piece. All suitable for ladies" skirts and 5
ccats. Call at once and get first choice.
AL ANDRE Wis!
TAlL0R nd HABERDASHER