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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1908)
" . E3QBI PAGES. 1 PACE TWO. EVEyDfQ OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON. FRIDAY. JAXCARY U, 190T. - E PJ S O'IM M EG MP Si FOR . . mi In It th! FEBRUARY ON SALE AT 9 O'CLOCK A M. 60rtOTnxuWCawcrn- Mj 1 I Saturday, Jan. 25 53 1316 DA VI SjO R DAN MUSIC GO. 1316 ADAMS AVENUE LAGRANDE, ORE. Mlfl! ABOUT JACK LONDON MID HIS PARTY San Francisco, Jan. 24. Greatest curried 1000 gallons of gasoline, to mm s !-t urn rvin ill" Main 43 PH0E Main 43 last 1000 miles, and this supply was replenished In Hawaii. Mariners be lieve that the little vessel may have been carried out of Its way by the terrific gales now prevalent In the Pacific and that It Is yet too early to give It up as lost. ( IUC l UTI(i l.lltlt AIEY. Next Mil Drue Company I'llli u I.onx Felt Want. anxiety la felt by the friends and rel atives of Jack London for the safety of the novelist and his party, and the arrival of the steamer Mariposa, due here tomorrow from Lahl, Tahiti, Is hopefully awaited In the expectation that It will bring news of London. Not Since October 7 last, when the little power boat Snark, In which Mr. and Mr. London are touring the world, left Hllo, Hawaii, has the party been heard from. The destination of the Snark was Murciuesas Island In the oum i-acinc, anu u was expected to; Jieallzlng that In a city the size nf reach that point early In December. Ltt diande there are a number of pen Many weeks have since passed with ,,0 wn enjoy reading the latest ami no message from the distinguished best books, but do not feel that they writer and no report as to the where- can afford to buy the books outright, abouts of the staunch little vessel t)llt w, ,lre willing and able to pay Which so bravely weathered the broad u smull rental fee, the Newlln Drug expanse of sea lying between San company hus Installed a circulating Francisco and Hawaii, the first stop- j library to meet this demand. This ping pjaee on the foolhardy world ; library contains nearly 1000 volumes, Circuit. If no message Is received by ' consisting of all the talked about, the Mariposa tomorrow, ninny of the copyrighted books, the standard works uinors menus win give mm up as 0f fiction, the standard children's lost, a victim of his own originality , books and also a large collection of and genius. I paper-backed novels. The plan Many nautical experts are more adopted by the Newlln Drug company hopeful and believe that the Snark to place this splendid library In the Would be able to outride any ordinary hands of the reading public is simple .oim. 11 cuiuiuerua possioie mat Bs well as Inexpensive, There will the vessel tins been delayed by some he no red tape. The prospective damage to Its machinery or Its gas-1 mmber simply deposits $1.00 for vmiiu engine, wiiieii lurnisneu me mo tIvpowe, and that It mny now be Washington, Jan. 24. Scores of protests are pouring Into the postof flce department, demanding a revis ion of the new rulings regulating the mailing of newspapers and periodi cals. I'rominent publishers all over the country are Interested In the mat ter, but the country papers are most seriously affected, since under the ruling they cannot mail papers at second-class rates only to those whose subscriptions have been paid within a year. The executive committee of the National Editorial association will meet here Monday to consider the luestlon, and to make arrangements for the coming convention In St. Paul. SN0DGRASS GROCERY e i (look a week all that Is neces sary Is to return the bonk taken out and a membership card will be Issued which will entitle the member to a hook 'at any time upon payment only of the 23-cent rental fee. With the library Is a large number of paper back novels, which are allowed to be taken out upon an Initial charge of only '; cents and an exchange rental of but five cents. Readers are Invlt ed to call at the store and examine the library, and the Newlln Drug- com- Several carloads of crushed lime pany feels sure that the selections rock are being unloaded near the nw will be found in every way worthy of roumi nollHe .,,.,.. and wlll hH . the consideration of the reading pub- ,BlPr to ballast the approaches to the I MED You no doubt have heard of JERSEY CREAM f LOUR. If not, ask the many who use it. Try a sack next order. Satisfaction guar anteed or money refunded We have on hand a quantity of empty coffee cansJust the thing for bread or flour 25c each lie. I which he receives his first book. The i , member being allowed to select any drifting about the south Pacific, or book n the library. This book ttte that the wayfarers have been forced j m,.mber will be uliowe: to Keep In to land on some uninhabited Island. ,,s possession for one week. At the The Hnark was equipped with a gaso- eM,rntlon of ,he werk. or sooner, the line engine of 75 horse power, with tM(.,ber may return the book and bv which she was able to make 10 knots tn ,mylm.n, nf an additional 25 cents an hour. secure another book. Thus for 25 Jack London, with Mrs. London, cents the member may have the Captain Karnes, his wife's uncle; Mar- pleasure of reading a J1.B0 book. If tin Johnson of Independence, Kan.; the books are kept longer than the a Japanese, cabin-boy and a Chinese week the small charge of five cents cook sailed form here on the little per day is made for each additional Snark on May 4, 1907. The Snark ay. Should the member ,iot wish to Assignee',, Xotico to Creditors. Notice Is hereby given to all whom It may concern, that the Farmers & Merchants' State bank a prtvae cor poration or North Powder, Union county, Oregon, has made an assign ment of all Its property to e for the benefit of all Its creditors, lnd that I have duly qualified as such assignee. All persons having claims against the said corporation bank are directed to present the same under' oath and properly Itemized to the undersigned, at North Powder, Oregon, at the place of business heretofore had by said as signor, within three months after this date. Dated at North Powder, Ore., De cember 27, 1J07. '! 'V 3. P. MYERS. Assignee I coughs Km OF CURES golds THE WOfJDER WORKER FOR THROAT DR. KING'S AtJD LUNCS ill ill if Mil new structure. At present the space between the tracks Is soft earth, and he officials believe the rock wlll be nuch more satisfactory. j Several small gangs of laborers are odny completing, construction of car racks on the extreme west end of he yards. There are two of them, )f considerable lenirth. and th . jalr work on defective cars will here ifter be done on these tracks. Car repair work has been done on the tracks Immediately In the rear of the water tank, heretofore. JAS. G. SN0DGRASS SUCCESSOR TO E. P. STAPLES 0 (1(1 I FOR COUGHS AMP COLDS PREVENTS PNEUMONIA 1 had the most debilitating cough a mortal was ever afflicted with, and my friends expected that when I left my bed it would surely be for my grave. Our doctor pronounced my case Incurable, but thanks be to God, four bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery cured me so completely that I am all sound and well MRS. EVA UNCAPHER, Grovertown, Ind. Price SQo and $1.00 ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED! Trial Bottle Free SOU GUARANTEED BY XEWI.IN D1UU CO. OTHER CITIES The possibility of connecting Walla Valla and Pendleton with Union and Wallowa counties in a telephone way Is the object of n visit to La Grande, by W. I. DfVarney, asxlstant munuR-cr of the new automatic telephone sys tem now Installed In Portland. He Is conferring with Manager Crowe of the Home Independent Telephone Co. In this city, and It the plans material lo. subNOilbers to that company will have their service broadened to In Cludo long distance telephone service between Union, Wallowa and Uma iti counties and the city of Walla Walla. The Portland manager's visit to La Grande at this time Is merely Of a tentative nature, but such a per jfectlon of the system by the company :is possible In the near future. Best Illinois Coal. Coal buyers should not overbuilt jthls opportunity to secure best Illi nois coal, delivered, at 110 per ton. j This Is positively the beat coal on the La Grand market O. E. Fowler. 'Phono Main 10. Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion fools. Socrates. THAT PICNIC HAMPER Should alway, contain a bottle or two of our pureand sparkline BEER Nf mart mk( ...... nt.jt ..... 80,1(18 re, youil oe right the liquid part of your refreshment if our Beer nestles in your basket wh tn ycu start out. There will be no fear of its "going flat." It won't get a chance after you haye sampled its exquis te flavor. Try a sample box even before your picnic, then you'll know the right kind to take. - LaGrande Brewery JULIUS ROESCH, PROPR. Childrcns Golf Cloves Ladles' Golf Gloves - New Toys For 1908 E.M.WelIman&Co.A& J f v 1114 and 1US AUauw vwu -