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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1908)
w1BT P'-fcEr! EVENING O IWFRVKR. LA G RAX DIE. OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY S3, 10. Foster were visitor in Union this ! BETTER PAPER FOR I I LESS . ..... Rightly or wrongly we unconsciously Judge people by appearances, and that is one reason why you should use good paper for correspondence. Good taste in the matter of stationery is indica tive of refinement, and you cannot choose amiss when you buy here. Ifs not necessary either to pay the high prices commonly asked. We have a nice line of box papers at 10 to 60c per box. A good quality by the poundan economical way fi hny...li rents. Ruled or plain linen papers 15 cents per quire. We have a very attractive line of tablet papers from 5 cents up to 35 cents, thl latter a tablet of fine correspondence paper with envelopes to match. Always glad to show these things. week Miss Kathleen Thomas will attend the Bisters' school In La Grande the remainder of the year. The young; people of classes No. ana s of the Union Sunday school met at the home of Mrs, Ed Kiddle Friday night ' Browning "Saul-. was read and discussed, after which a social time was indulged In by the young people. One of the features of the evening' entertainment waa a chestnut hunt, and while they ate them told "old chestnuts" for amusement. A game which caused a great deal of fun for the participants was seeing who could keep a paper sack filled with in mo tlon the longest before falling to the floor. "Ella Chllders recieved a pa per sack filled with bon bons for the luccessful contestant. A "paper ex change" was another interesting game. Refreshments were served arter which the guests . departed to their homes, I LADD (WON BARTLtn e e e a e 4 Ladd O. L. I NEWLIN DRUG CO.! OREGON LA GRANDE Canyon, Jan. 23. (Special.) Bowman of Medical Springs uciu woiuiig .mis. iutj Pla num ana children, returned home Thursday. Mlsa Mubel Phillips of Perry, who has bcn visiting her cousin, Miss Kate Braden. has accepted a position as a waitress at the Model restaurant in La Grande. Mrs. Lucy Graham and children visited Sunday with Mrs. Graham's daughter, Mrs. W. O. Sherwood. Mliis Eula Peebler entertained a few of her friends at her home Saturday night, Junuary 18. The evening was spent in music and cards. "Phone present were: Louis Mur- dock, Leonard Peterson, Kate Bra den, Charles Johnson, Lulu .Counsel!, Frank Braden, Mabel Counsell and Will Synhorst. PROFESSIONAL P (A S STEP FORTH ..mr alone in November brought 100 tons of this scrap iron ,i i Th market tor rrom jiamuui. these worn-out shoes seems to be a! most without limit. Chinese iron dealers buy these horseshoes and sell them to knife and tool manufacturers all over the province. It Is claimed hv the Chinese that hte temper of this class of iron makes It the best ob tainable for knives and cutlery and also for other tools. The reason ascribed for this to that hte constant beating the shoes have received under the feet of horses has given them a peculiar temper absolutely unobtaln- Two more candidates have stepped Into the political arena. This time it Is the county clerk's office on the republican ticket and the sheriffs of. flee on the democratic ticket that arejl'e ' otht'r and that t0" sought. Ed Wright, present deputy made from them are superior u county clerk, this morning filed his others. uniaiaiiuit, announcing: inai ne is candidate on the republican ticket for nomination for county clerk at the coming primaries. Sheriff Chllders filed his declara tion today announcing his candidacy on the democratic ticket for renomln atlon to the office of sheriff. PAPERS HERE MEETiS (HUE tMIl in I 1 1 V I IIIU IRSIAllATI in DRY FARMING (UlRlSS GULL i IN SALT LAKE ill) Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 23. Hun- full duty. With tl:!s fact before them experts of the national and state gov- dreds of representative of agrleul tural and commercial bodies and dd-jenn lis mid others Interested In soli egatcs appointed by the governors of ; culture have of recent years been glv- varlous states assembled In Salt Lake City today for the second session of the Trans-Missouri Dry Farming con gress. The congress has for Its ob ject the discussion of plans, methods and projects for the agricultural de velopment and reclumatlon of the eml-arid regions of the west by sys terns of scientific soil culture. Aniona the states and territories represented rre Arisona, California, Colorado, Ida ho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Ne vada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah. Washington and Wyoming. Experts from the department of agriculture .at Washington are among the speak- era on the program for the three days of the session. Th subjects slated for dlscustdon Include; Consideration of the best methods of rendering semi-arid land firoductlve where ditch irrigation Is Impracticable or Impossible: the de termination of the best agricultural methods where crop and livestock farming is practicable; to encourage the establishment of experimental farms to determine the limitations ot scientific soil culture and seed selec tion, these farms to bn operated un- .der the direction of state or federal experiment stations or by private en terprise; to assist prospective settler In every possible way to determine what land under scientific soil cul ture methods Is susceptible to crop productlon, and to encourage the us of conservative practical method foi developing the semt-arid regions or the United Stutcs. It Is declared by scientists who have made a long study of the subject that the reclamation of seml-nrid land by Irrigation will soon come to an end. since the water supply available fur that purpose will soon be doing Its "Within five days grounds will be leased on the North Side and on them will be erected a grandstand and bleechers and a diamond constructed on which professional hnsnhnll will ue pinyeu." salt! Jack O'Brien, the professional baseball promoter, todnv The park Is to be a baseball insti tution pine anil simple and will be used by the La Grando club of the professional baseball association which is to be Inaugurated and main tallied during the summer months, The ground, which are to be leas ing much attention to processes of ed, are located on the north side uiy inriiuiig. wim tne result that that within seven minutes' walk from ih method of soil cultivation Is now in business portion of the city. Accord ..... I . miicessmi use in many sections of lug to present plans, 1500 people can tne west. It Is to disseminate this In- be seated luinuon ana encourage efforts to According to the promoters there reach a more thorough understanding are several prominent business men of the possibilities of dry farming behind the project, but for the time that the Trans-Missouri congress was being they are silent partners. formed at Denver last year. The present session promises to be even more Important that the first, since a great advance has been made bv the Investigators during the last year. Among the speakers expected to ad dress the congress is Luther Burbank. the California "plant wizard," who has given considerable attention to Iry farming methods and who will peak on the subject with the author ity of one who thoroughly under hand It. Delegate from 14 state, two territories and all of the prov ince ot the Canadian Northwest are in attendance at the congress. A mandate from the supreme court the case of the State of Oregon, respondent, . R. W. Pertlett, ap pellant, Jointly Indicted with S. A Gardlnler. et al for extortion, was received by County Clerk Gllham this morning and Is now a matter of pub lic record. The mandate reverses the decision of the lower court and remands the case back for retrial. Bartlett was convicted by the Jury of the circuit court. The new trial will in all probability be held during the February term of court. , Other Cases. ( The case of J. P. Gilllsple vs. ueen Z. Gilllsple Is a suit for di vorce. The plaintif alleges desertion. Murble S. Swinger vs. Anna Noith Is a case filed with the clerk of the circuit court, In which Is sought a quit claim deed to a certain piece of land. The meetings In Central church continue over Sunday. During the last 12 days there have been additions each day save one. Last evening two men confessed Christ and were bap tized. Sunday Is looked forward to ts a great day. All new members are irged to be at the morning service. The largest Bible school In our his tory will be one feature of the day, If we reach the mark set, I. e., 230. Dinner In the basement at noon. Special service at 2:30 p. m. and a great meeting at 7:30. Come, share with us. Come nightly this week. AT THE FLECTItlC. Market for Old HorscKliofM. Vice Consul Ernest Vollmer states that one of the constantly growing imports Into the Chinese Province of Shantung through the port of Tslng tau Is old horseshoes, which leads him to give the following particulars: Patrons Wekume ReoMMiiiig of Popu lar Playhouse. The Electric theater announces Its program fur this evening in Its regu lar space, and those who take ,the trouble to look it up will find that the pictures give promise of being ex ceptionally fine. Headers of books good time until the locomotive whls- Cove, Jan. 23. (Special.) J Cove lodge No. S2, I. O. O. F., End Wildrose Rebekah lodge No. 10J, bald a Joint Installation of officer for the ensuing term, as follows: Lodge no. 52 Noble grande, Edwin Boswell; , vice grand, Walter Pierce; secretary, John Mitchell; treasurer. Will Rey nolds; H. S. N. G., M. O. Lieusanee; L. S. N. G., G. M. Gassett; R. 8. N. G., Story Morris; L. S. N. G., G. 8. Blalde; chaplain, August Lorenze. Wildrose No. 102 Noble grand. Mary 0. Martin; vice grand, Mary Sills; secretary, J. Mitchell; treajuTTVt Florence Anderson; warden. Myrtle Kali; conductor, May Kelly; R. 8. N. G., D. Mcllroy; L. S. N. Q., Mattie Comstock; R. S. N. G., Lizzie Reyn olds; L. S. N. G., H. Lleurance; chap lain, Berthat Gnssett; D. D. G. M., Ira Messenger was Installing officer. An Invitation having been extended to the two lodges at Union, the fol lowing Odd Fellows and Rebekah f present from that city: Mr. and Mrs. W. Wiggleswnrth, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Goodbrod, Mr. and Mrs. John Martin, Mr. and Mrs. John FergUiMkp--, Mr. and Mrs. J. Heryford, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woolenes, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gassett, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Huffman, Mr. and Mrs. George Balrd, Mrs. L. Benson, Mrs. Savllla Allen, Mrs. Rea E. Hater, Miss Rena Wilson, Miss Tressa Wlgglesworth, Miss Ger trude Stoker, Miss Neta Shoemaker, J. W, Shore, E. J. Sayers, J. C. Mes slnger, John Delaney, Waldo Perry, Will Flcklln, C. S. Miller, T. W. Da vidson, Al Adams, George Huffman, John Rich. Immediately lifter the installaio''' ceremony a sumptuous banquet was spread and all proceeded to have a will discover In the "Sa Wolf a true and correct pictorial dramatization of Jack London's great sea tale. The other numbers are good, but this partlculur number is well worth the price of admission alone. Man ager Sherwood has placed a number of extra chairs for his patrons as the business has increased to such an ex tent that a greater seating capacity was absolutely necessary. Remem ber the entertalnnunt begins prompt ly at 7 o'clock. tie was sounded, warning the visit ors that time was up for their return home. What I admire In Columbus is not his having discovered, but his having gone in search for it on the faith of an opinion. Turgot. , A well known mixture made In La Grande, the Blue Mauntahi Cough syrup, fry It. Red Cross arug store t Hi CONTEST ISLAND CITY Island City, Jan. 23. (Special.) The teacher' Bible class will meet ivlih Mrs. Ed Kiddle Thursday after noon. Mrs. J. E. Reynolds spent Wednes day In the Island. M. Cleeves delivered book here Wednesday for the Success Co. Thomas Wade and wife, visited the S. L. Brooks family at linbler the lat ter part d the Week. Mis. C. II. Bid w ell and Mrs. Lilly La Grande Is to see a IS-round prlxefight between "Micky" William of La Grande and Lew Daly of Spo kane. The event will be pulled off on the evening of February 7. Aside from the principal bout, there will be one or two preliminaries and perhaps a wrestling match, all be tween local adepts. Local people are making the preliminary arrangements today and there Is every indication of the match being n sure go. Daly and Williams will weigh In at 124 pounds and go IS rounds. A Novel Social. An end-of-school social will bo held on Friday evening at the home of R. . Frltts, under the auspices of the Epworth League. Characteristic speaking" and songs, and an old- fashioned "spelling bee" will he the order of the evening. Dinner will be served. Plates. 10c. Members of the league are requested to come early. k GREAT REMNANT The People's BEGINNING SAT. SALE! torei JAN. 25 I The sales of the past season have left us with a great many short lengths in our piece goods depart ments. These we have gathered together and MARKED DOWN TO WHAT WOULD SEEM BELOW THE BOTTOM OF POSSIBILITY. The lot fills a number of large tables in our store and includes ALMOST AN ENDLESS VARIETY OF CALICOES, OUTINGS, FLANNELETTES PER CALES, COTTON and WOOL DRESS GOODS 'siLK LACES, EMBROIDERIES, RIBBONS AT ABOUT HALF THE REGULAR PRICE! The LA GRANDE, People's Store i OREGON,