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POSITIVELY GCARAEEDMiAY AKD PLAVEHS. ' The story Is pietty, Bane and em.Klonal, and aa the curtain drops on the final vindication of "Parepa" you go home Mulling .
and bwiinlng with sutlifion. play to far from the beafn trai, and the theme m far alead of any pi ' Plw ,,ere xUM il wou!d rt,Me Cor P1"' lo,rer to '
mblt. It to a pleaHtire t an ducatlon to sit throiiKJ play w ljoaut fully handled and well Htaged. , , , . . ....
SI'FCUL NOTICE- ; Oecouit of the capacity business everyivherc played to by "At the Old Cross Road." on Its farewell tour, patrons .hould secure their seats early In order to -
avoid disappointment.' F Ust absolutely suspemhsl.. I personally gu. an.ce the eicellee of this attraction. D. It STEWARD, Ma.u.gcr Steward Oprr. House.-
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Sure to riease.
Whrn Arthur C. Alnton, who has
iven our tneaiergoera r i reimn,
Tennessee's Pardner," "Pretty Peggy,"
"Freedom of Suzanne," and several
other first-class attractions, announced
the production of "At th Old Cross
Boads" our public knew thut It must
te a meritorious play or Manager Als
ton would not be connected with It.
Ab a consequence the play was given
a cordial gtlng from the start, all
over the coi y, the tours which have
been from st to coast being to a
succession crowded and enthusias
tic audience The engagements at
the Grand ,a house. New York
city, were tmost successful ever
known, ever that big playhouse,
which Is no for the enormous re
ceipts. Peo were turned away at
every perfornce, the police on sev-
STEWARD'S OPERA HOUSE
eral occasions even stopping the sale smaller cities Of the state that sup-
of standing room. Manager Alston port good high schools,
has spared no expense In the way of
proper stage environment, correct cos-j A GOOD RECORD.
turning and properties, mc company
contains 20 people of established rep
utatlon and who are partly responsi
ble for the phenomenal success of the
play.
A great deal of Interest Is being
shown In the engagement of this com
pany at the Steward opera house Jan
uary 2.
D. H. STEWARD, Manager
MOXDAY, JANUAR 6
GEO.
YOU'LL LAUGH YOU HED OFF
AT LOVE'S AFF1NIT'
MAM-MOW
Minstrels
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ALL DANCINQ CODIANS
CfOROt II. PHNROSE
WITH HIS OWN '5RE47,COMPANY
OFMINSTRELSy LEADING
ENTERTilNERS.
Magnfcent
Productioh
I'lrst Time Here.
Music is to be one of the specia
fenturcs with George Primrose" an
his all-star minstrel company. wh
will be the attraction nt the Stewarr
Monday, January 6, for an engage
ment of one night only. The vooa
lepartment has rectlved the mosi
areful attention by the management.
ind will be made up of four first
tenors, four second tenors, four bari
tones and four basaos, each of whom
have had a musical training here and
abroad. They will be nsslsted by a
trained chorus of 12 voices, making In
all 26 voices who will render all the
latt-st ballads. They will be accom
n.ni,.1 hv an orchestra of 20 picked
musicians. The comedians
six of America's leading lights In
black-face comedy, headed by George
Primrose, and each of them will bring
a budget of new comic songs
humorous saying which will be heard
i. t.,r the first time. The entire
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company will be seen In
part.
Sokndid
Singers
Fifty foytnkers
Wonderful Nov!ti
A" Octn of Marrimtnt i
t Dandy Company and Produtfon as Presnted in all
the Leading Theatres Thro jght the Cduitry
THE WORLD'S GRANDEST AhD BEST 0F mSTRELS
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the first
nOIPPC Orch'ra$l.60 Orchar.ra CirU;i.00 X
rKILLO D.isCrtl. 76c G.1l,r,25andE0c. i
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fTATK tXIVERSITV.
The iJirgt Attendance In the Illstorj
of the School.
ITnlverslty of Oregon. Eugene. Jan
Tk following table, taken from
the records of the registrar's office,
shows that the students of the t nl
versltv of Oregon come from practl
cully exeiy county In the state. Ther.
r(, now In attendance In the aepan
ments at Eugene, exclusive of music,
...n .i,i..nts. which Is the largest
,,(1,lv f students of college rank en
rolled In any institution In Oregon
That they nre not from the homes of
the rich Is shown by the fact thai
nenrly TO of them are either wholly
or partially '""iln their own way.
Most of them are registered from th.
Veil Cows Produce CS.358 -Pounds of
Ruttcr Eat In 13 Months.
Fred King, who resides In South La
CSrande, was an Observer caller yes-
crday and In conversation stated that
he had not failed to deliver a load of
ream to the piue Mountain creamery
single tiay during the year 1907. At
he time he called at this office he
ad delivered his 365th delivery. Mr.
'lng has milked an average of 10 Vi
ows. from which he secured 63.358
pounds of butter fat. We believe this
s the best average so far announced j
'or any herd In the state. Mr. King I
tays- that he has found the dairy bus-
ness a paying one, and Is well satis-
led 'to continue for another year at
oust.
In hopes of raising sufficient money
to carry out the undertaking.
. Yesterday afternoon the three men
met with several prominent merchants
In the rooms of the Commercial asso
ciation and those present signed the
subscription paper. According to th
merchants the market day Idea Is a
good one If it can be carried out.
It Is planned to have the stock auc
tion sales at the Alta feed yard,
though no definite arrangements have
yet been made. Pendleton East Ore-gonlan,
COVE, OREGON.
The finest of land in Union county
lays In this section for cherries, ap ,
pies, berries or vegetables, the soil has
the required amount of productive
ness to make It a garden of Eden, If
only mankind will plant and cultivate
it. Now any one can purchase .
tract of 10 acres or mora from the)
farm known as the Ed Payne place,
which has been cut into 10-acre tract-
and on sale now by the recent pur
chasers. Will sell on Installments,
LA GRAND INVESMENT CO.,
12-30tf La Grande, Orn.
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Pendleton Merchants Are Suliwrlhlng
Funds to Arrange for Such.
Today the gentlemen who have been
trying to arrange for a series of
market days" for Pendleton, have
been busy circulating a subscription
among the business men of the city
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Program changes each Monday
4 and Thursday. Ladles' souve
4 nlr matinee every Wednesday,
4 I p. m. Children's 6c matinee
4 every Saturday, t p. m.
4 New Electric Tlico'.cr.
4 B. M. SHERWOOD & CO.,
Proprietors,
Mahaffey Building.
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Men's and Boys9
Clothing, Furnish
ings of all kinds,
Boots and Shoes
J. M. BERRY &
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La Grande, Gregon
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