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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1907)
jGbASSIflEB' ADS Rates One cent a word, one-half a cent a word each subsequent inser- tion. Classified adds bring quick results. Try one today. FOS SALE Four brood sows, one Pol and China bore and four shoates. B. M Crandy, May Park, Phone Black 1016 raunti-for loar.s on city property see Wm. Grant's agency. Also real estate and insurance. ruK k cm a neat 4 room cottage on Adams Avenue. Inquire 2004 Adams Avenue. Phone Black 1 532. FASHIONABLE DRESSMAKING All orders promptly filled. Prices reason able. Call at 1903 3d st. between Park and Adams Ave. Phone Red 71 1 FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT Furnished housekeeping rooms in suites of two, three or four, in central loca tion. Also four room house. Phone Eu C 2 iii a." si 1 4 ! 9 Ave. t ARM FOR RENT 500 acres well improved, 3 miles from Island City wash rent None but teliable parties need apply.' Inquire at Adcocks & Fritz furniture store, La Grande. FOR RENT Furnished rooms for light housekeeping. Apply at corner of O. and 8th Street, 1402 O St. JR RELIABLE TITLES go to the tnent Company, Foley building. ABSTRACTS OF La Grande Invest- La Grande Ore., in ' JR SALE Eight acies, six room house barn, place for chickens- or hogs, all ainds of fruit and plenty of water, Locat ed east of flouring mill. Apply at premises or address, John Gavan. La Grande Oregon. REAL ESTATE LOANS Any amount on city and country real estate. Loans closed promptly, as soon as title is ap proved. La Grande Invkstmhnt company. FOR SALE-Polen China boar 9 months old tor exchange or sale, also several smaller ones for sale, also two Jersey milch cows for sale. Apply to H. Vehrs La G ra.;d, R. F. D. No. 1 also Vergere Phone. r UK bALfc Two acres, one block east of new school house, two dwellings, and other improvements. Will sell cheap for cash if sold at once. Water right with place. Inquire of W.T. Davis, La Grande, Oregon. we will make a liberal proposition to to give party of good standing' who will represent us in this town. Only a little time each day must be devoted to the business, and will not interfere with any other occupation. Write us at once. S. V. Peiser & Co., Stock Brokers, Kohl Building, San Fransisco, Cal. UPHOLSTERING OLD FURNITURE M A D E GOOD AS NEW Lounges and couches upholstered. Maltrosses recovered and generaly renovated, carpets cleaned and put down. Special Furniture Made to Order. All Work Called For and Delivered Promptly, J. M. II ILL MAN Cor and N. Depot Monroe St. PHONE 1801 Red WANTED Woman for general house work. Apply to Mrs. M. Baker. Phone 1011 LOST Female Fox Terrier. Return to Ritter's studio La Grande, and receive reward. FOR SALE-200 acres of pasture land ' close in to La Orande, cheap if sold at once. Apply to Real Estate, Loan Collection Company. mm SHEARS AND SAWBUCK WHO PASSED FOR SALE An Edison Concert Phono graph everything complete and in good condition. Inquire at Al Andrew's store. FOR RENT One five room cottage furnished for complete house keeping. a m iso one new nve room cottage un- farnishH. Apply to Mrs G. D Sim mons, corner 8 and N Streets or phone Red 1712. BOARD AND ROOMS Nicely furnished rooms with or without board. By the day, week or month. Terms reasonable. Mrs. C. Shaw, 1421, Adams Ave. DRESS MAKING Persons wishing first class dressmak ing done promptly, at reasonable rates, should call upon Mrs. W. A. Bakir, 1520 Hill Street; opposite new brick school house. Fit guaranteed. NOTICE TO CREDITORS nonce is nereoy given to all persons having claims against the Summerville Creamery Association to present the same to William Choate at Summerville for adjustment as said association has suspended business. Dated at Summerville, Oregon, this 50th day of January, A. D 1907. Summerville Creamery Association By, Wm. Choat, Treasurer. HOW TO CURE CHILBLAINS "To enjoy freedom from chilblains". writes jonn nemo, bast utisfie d. Me. "I apply Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Have also used it for salt rheum with excellent results". Guaranteed to cure fever sores, indolent ulcere, piles, bums, wounds, frost Dites and skin diseases. 25c at New in drug store. I DAWSON'S MARKET A BRAND NEW PAINT AND WALL PAPER STORE Having again reopened a paint and wall paper store, will be pleased to againsee all my old customers and many new ones. My goods are the best and prices the lowest. Call on me and I can save you money. Sherman Williams Paints, $1.60 per gallon, quarts 45 cents. Every thing else in Painting and Paper-hanging. : H. A. Staniels Phone 1420 ADAMS AVENUE La 3rande, Oregon. Black 1781 Successor to Smith & Dawson The best of every thing to be found in any shop. Once a patron of our shop you will . never go elsewhere. Careful attention given the smallest orders. We carry a full line of fresh and cured meats of all kinds. We can give what we represent. Phone Red 751 THE M, County Superintendent Bragg has graded the examination papers handed in by applicants for the various grades of certificates in answer to questions put by mm at me recent examination held in Elgin. Those who were successful are: FIRST GRADE CERTIFICATE Nora W. Webb. Sarah E. Weber, Ruth Alice Bush, Alice Jones. SECOND GRADE CERTIFICATE Lillian Halford, Stella Severs, Bertha Rinehart, Nellie Conlon, Maud Kelsey, Claud M. Hale. THIRD GRADE CERTIFICATE Iva M. Willia-ns, Harriet West, Mabel JoVm-Mn, Mary Elma Cusick. Helen Groves, Frank E. Eames. PRIMARY CERTIFCATE Miss Mertie Aldrich. . , DEFAULTER CAPTURED Pendleton Feb 20 W J Sewel: default ing minager of the Potlatch Lumber Co. has at last been captured and he is now a prisoner in San Francisco. Word to that effect was received tast night hy Sheriff Taylor and tomorrow morning that official will leave for California to secure his prisoner. While there is always a pos sibilty of error in the identity of a man taken in a distant city, the sheriff feels certain the man in custody is none other than Sewell. himself . , REDUCTION SALE In order to make room for our spring stock which will arrive soon we will, till the first of March offer all our granite and tin ware and in fact every article . in our kitchen furnishing department, and also all our light hardware at a twenty per cent discount. Our stock is now com plete, but these bargain prices will soon reduce the stock. A word to the wise is ufficient. The Little Racket. FOREMAN WANTED To lead work on ranches located near La Grande. Steady work and good op portunity for right man. Party living on north side of Joityrpreferred. Apply at Sugar factory office. " PASTURE TO RENT 400 acres of good pasture, plenty of water, well fenced, up Grande River four miles above Hilgard. Prices reason able. Desire to rent to one nartv. Anniv to N. D. Endrup, Hilgard, Oregon. LOST Party who found package of hair on 4th Street between M and P will kindly return to Mrs. Forrest's Millinery store and receive reward. Shears and Sawbuck kept a store Such never was before. City folks they wouldn't sell. Couldn't let 'em have a smell. Fetched their money but by jing, Couldn't buy a blessed thing. Couldn't meet e'm face to face And then sell 'em with good grace. Country trade was what they sought. Folks who'd pay for what they bought 'Fore they saw it hide or tail. They sent catalogues by mail Out to every blessed one Gittin' mail at Possum Run. We sat up at night and read When we'd orter been in bed. Book was 'bout as big as sin Had a lot of pictures in, And a list of merchandise. Every kind and size Giv'in prices that they swore Knocked out every country store, Looned so straight and seemed so true 1 bit at it and Jim did too. Jim's my neighbor 'cross the way, Best man ever worked in hay, Just let him top off a stack. Sheds rain like a turtle's back, Pleasure jest to see him work, Never new of Jim to shirk; Swings a scythe like it was play, Love to watch him in the way, Well, we like a pair of fools Sent off and got some hiyin' tools. Jm trot harness and a plow, I, a range - 1 see it uuw; Drat the thing, it was so light Used it for a torch at night! Throw'd the darr. thing in the yard, Use it now for renderin" lard. 'Fore Jim used the olow an hour Found the blame thing wouldn't scour; Tneid his harness broke a tug, Sought for solace in his jug. In the cooler all that night Jim reflected on his plight: In the morning Richard Stout Hardware merchant, balled him out. Jim said after that he'd stick, Close as bark to good ol' Dick. Since he left the Possum jail Says he won't buy goods by mail, Says Dick cheaper, anyhow Might have saved some on the plow, Onthe other goods some more, At his old friend's hardware store. Jim says. "We can't sell no truck To sich folks as Shears Sawbuck They'll take all our cash away, But won't buy our corn or hay." That seemed pretty strange to me. ' So I told ol' Jim I'd see So I wrote to them that night ! Jist to see if Jim was right. As't 'em "What they'd pay for oats? Could they use some likely shoats? Had about four tons of hay 1 could ship 'em right away. Could I furnish Mr. Shears With his family roastin ears? Also would nr.v frienk Sawbuck Buy some of my garden truck?", Answer came one summer day. Said they couldn't use our hay, Couldn't use our oats or shoats, wiuu v iiku uui umy goats. When they needed truck tu eat Bought it down on Watar atrial: Sorry, but they must refuse Anything but cash to use. I sat down an' wrote 'em then; "Hate to trouble you again, But I want to thank you sirs. For your bunch of cockle burrs. If you love your feller man. Do him, good, sirs, whan you can While our merchants sweetly sleep Shears and Sawbuck shear your sheep. Anonymous Free Oregon State Lands Irrigated IN A HURRY? THEN CALL THE TRANSFER MAN He will take that trunk to the De pot or your home in less time than i takes to tell it. Day phone Red 76 1 Night " Black 1792 Wagon always at youi service You arc entitled to 20,40, 80 120 or 160 acres FREE you simply pay for the cost of irrigation, which is $10.00 per acre, payable one-fourth cash, balance in three equal annual payments. Title direct from the STATE OF OREGON. This land is going fast; do not delay; call or write today. JTOMRLVS- OMi D. H. STEWARD. Proprietor and Man WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 THE PLAY THAT WONT WEAR q. W. E. NANKEVILLE'S PICTURESQUE A RECORD BREAKING I A HEROIC, PATHETIC DRAMA OF REAL LIFE AMONG THE ARKANSAS HILLS HUMAN HEARTS A Company Above the Avcn Universally Endorsed by the ) Seats on sale at Van Burens' store Tuesday Morning PRICES Orchestra $1.00 Orches' Dress Gircle .50 t Jallerj $1.00 A MONTH KEEPS Y0I What better protection could y DO IT NOW! A Stitch In time saves nlf Gall up either: Main 80, or: Main 91 ant you a representative to explain it a your aplication for membert The Management of the Union Heajj DR.F.M0C Ot aji DR. H.V0LP,. Office, Cofpa Bldg. I EASTERN OREGON COLONIZING CO. hoiey block La Grande, Oregon SAVE CC W ARM UP V SCHEURER'S RED T A M A L Chicken and Chicken only. You sei made and know they are Froh, Puro I La Grande Nation, ESTABLISHED 1817 united states Deposit Capital and Surplus, . OFFICERS AND OmiOTOM TEORQE PALMER, Ps.sid.nt. j. M. BES F. L. MEYERS, Cas.io. W. L. BRENHQLTS, 1st Assistant Cashim. QEORQE L. CLEAVER. F. M C C PENINQT0N, C. S. Wl Sot BYRKIT. P. J. J January 2nd 1 905 January 2nd 1906 January 2nd 1907 Individual deposits $567,728 97 627,643 18 736,870 60 Toti J. L MARS, Contractor and Builder Dealer in Building Material Building Stone 'Clean ICoarse Sand and Oravel delivered. La Grande, Oregon Dro line Jnaming work,J and I will name the right price. : -tTtM m I Me W. A C. S.Williams, Clerk. !"Hmmmmau Cheapest, Safest, and Best. Death Rata 6.48 on 1,000. Railroad Men are Admitted. Management Cost the Lowest M. W. A. MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA Fancy Floor Drills. Drill Instructions Fn 'to Members You are Solicited for Membership. Join Now. Now is the time to Join. $5,120,193.1 840762 Mi Local Campi old. , loitia P. B. CuBNiY, Consul M. t 4