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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1908)
KVEmmt OIMERTKB, TLX CKAJTDK, OBJBGOK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IS, IMS. tAfiX glQHT. MUCH LAiiD ICORAf argain ! TROUBLES THAT- Bepartmem mm i I ? v ) if i 2 S i l I r it I 5 1 if 1 1 1 f ! 5 C i ? K li It It t ; i j 1 li . . If you have enough other troubles to worry you, let us take care of your corns. It won't cost much and if the results are not entirely satisfactory to you, will not cost you anything. French Corn Cure cures corns. Takes two or three days, sometimes longer, to do it but when it is done it is well done. No pain, no soreness, big relief, small price. Price, 25 cents. NEWLIN MA GRANDE DRUG CO. OREGON PARK MOVEMENT W AGA1H OH OTHER PLANS A plan to construct an athletic park along line slightly different to those . first Introduced when the high school planned to build that much-needed adjunct to the city's amusement fa Mt!cs, the athletic park is being promoted and though still young, Is meeting with some success and favor able response, Solicitors are circulating petitions tiir shareholders on a plan, which briefly stated, la: Shares sell for $10 each and Instead of conducting a sink ing fund, receipts to the treasury will to used to pay dividend! to share holders. In this way tho proposition t a business Investment,- pure and Imply. The time has come when La tlrande cannot afford to look towns, villages and hamlets of Oregon In the face and admit that she has no. place for athletic attractions. This fact seems to be well Impressed on the snlads of business men and practi cally every man called upon thus far Kaa responded with his little mite. Shares thus far subscribed vary from ne to 10. There la urgent need for kaats In the matter, as spring Is com ing on and track meets and baseball games will be numerous In spring, and the revenues from these attraction; will help swell the dividend-paying fund. Believing that the Inland empire professional baseball club will be or ganised, the promoters can see a snug sum in revenue from these games, as a customary per cent of each game will be taken for malntulnlng the park. A (luarter-mlle track, basebnll and football fields, tennis court and the like are to be constructed. The scheme plans for subscription of half the Incorporation figure, be fore Incorporation can be made. As soon as this sum Is subscribed Incorporation will be made in the nnme of the La Grande Athletic Park association, an Independent organiza tion, which will provide a place of amusement for every citizen of La Grande. The money must be forthcoming at once, or the scheme will be dropped and some other plan adopted. Dance tonight. Hnrrls hall. 15-lt eeeeeeeeeeee THE GEORGE PALMER LUMBER COMPANY 1 RETAIL DEPARTMENT We Solicit Your Orders for Lumber, Lath, ShinglesMouldings, Chain Wood We are prepared to furnish and deliver material promptly. Call up Retail Department Phone Main 8. J. T. Williamson today filed with Assessor R. A. Hug his report on pat ented government land, which hereto fore has not been on the assessment roll and the report shows that there are parcels of land In Union county, which have for years and years slip ped the attention of assessors. One tract of 80 acres has stood unassessea since 18(4, when proof on It was made at Oregon City.. This was long be fore a land office was established at La Grande. The report further shows that there are 1751.20 acres of patented govern ment land In Union county that has thus far missed the assessor's atten tion. It Is scattered all over the county In tracts varying from 4ft acres to an entire section. Remarkably enough, aome of the best farm land In the Orande Ronde valley la Included In this figure. Assessors Not to Blame. The fault la not with the assessors so much as might be at first supposed. The land office Is continually sus pending proofs and Issuing edict and rulings that keep the actual deed o these many pieces of government land out of the regular routine of busi ness. The parties to whom deeds are eventually Issued, fail or neglect to record their title. The finding of this vast tract of un assessed land. Is due to the appoint ment of a deputy, J. T. Williamson, to check up this land. The immediate results of the report filed by Deputy Williamson with Assessor Hug today are that these many acres of land will be assessed and taxed In the fu ture. Not alone will the land be assessed hereafter, but taxes due for year past must be paid. The assessment roll ' of 1808 will be considerably larger than for 1907 as a result of the checking work done and reported to the assessor'a office. (AK E snow (ASE A party at present unknown, must be possessed with an abnormal sweet tooth, if a robbery at the DutU bak ery In North La Grande last evening Is a criterion. The shop faces on North Fir street tnd Immediately within the window a n nil show case Is kept full of sweet meats. The thief broke tho window nd reached through the hole, laying his hands on a delicious fruit cake and several angel foods which were stored in the show case. The fruit cake was valued at 13 and other pieces of food stuff taken brings the total, loss of goods alone, to about $4. The win dow Itself will require 82 or i for repair. No arrests have been made. Though on a main thoroughfare of N'orth La Grande, no one knew of the theft until this morning when the proprietor, Fred DutU, discovered the fact. 01 I m i(E m L. L. Fox, who has just returned from Baker City, where he has been for the past few days, says that Ba ker City people are making a great fight to secure the seat of govern ment for the proposed new federal district. Mayor Johns Is now on his way to Washington backed by all the Influence he can summon to his com mand. Mr. Fox also saya that he heard a number of the Baker City people say that If they were success ful In securing this plum, their next move would be to secure the La Orande land office. There may be somsthisg In this 's Store The: People ir rrrn A DT. Some time ago we set apart a space to be known as tha BAKU aim u MENT of our store and into this we put all the odd lots, remnants ana especid , good things in staples from our stock. . That this department is much appreciated by our patrons and friends ana co -tinualiy growing in favor is evidenced by the fact that thousands of dollars worm or goods have been sold from it during the past few months. Naturally in a stock the size of ours there will accumulate many odd lots ana remnants and these we shall continue to put into this department as fast as we nna them. Just now we are able to offer Jy Good Things Linen Glass Towels, each he Cotton Huck Towels, 1 6x32 each 8c Union Huck Towels, 16x32, each iOc Misses Hose, 20c values lie Misses Hose 25c values 19c Ladies Hose 12 l-2c values 8c Ladies Hose 15c values lie Ladies Hose 25c values 19c REMHAHTS A great variety always to select from in Outings, Flannelettes, Wool Dress Goods, Calicoes, Ginghams, Embroideries, Laces ODD LOTS Underwear, Corsets, Fascinators, Caps, Coats, etc. From 25 To 75 Per Cent Below The Actual Value NEW GOODS Our Spring Stock of Goods Is Arriving Daily - - - Already we have received hundreds of pieces of beautiful spring dress goods which are being opened up and placed on display as rapidly as possible. The lot in cludes Panamas, Voiles, Batistes, Novelty Suitings, Shimmer Silks, French and Scotch Cinghams, Madras Waistings, etc., etc. .To make your selections early means that you get the choice of all and have the spring sewing donetwhen sp ing gets here. Store The People's LA GRANDE'S LEADING DRY GOODS EMPORIUM AND TEMPLE Of ECONOMY THE OPERA HOUSE BLOCK talk, provided Baker secures the fed eral district. It Is time that La Grande keep her eye open Just a little. NEWS EVENTS OF THE COM NC WEEK Washington Battleship fleet of Ad miral Evans due at Callao, Peru, Tues day. National Society of Naval Spon sors will be formally organized at a meeting In Continental hall Wednes day. Bids for the sale of two navy department monitors, the Canonlus and the Ptnta, will be opened Wed nesday. Labor editors of the dally press will meet Saturday to organixe a national labor press, bassador to Great Britain, sails Thurs day for England. National Motor Boat and Sparesmen's show opens Thursday In Madison 8quare Garden. Chicago Governor Hughes of New Tork speaks at the annual banquet of the Union League club Saturday. In land Dally Press association convenes Monday. New Orleans International Asso ciation of Master House Painters and Decorators of the United States and Canada convenes Tuesday. Dallas Southern Cotton association opens annual convention Wednesday. Atlanta Southern division of Sal vation Army meets Friday, Minneapolis Alpha Delta Phi fra ternity convene Thursday. Albany Anti-race track hearing ill be held Wednesday. Buffalo Secretary Taft will speak on Saturday. Indianapolis Baaqoet to honor of Bryan Monday. Hutchinson Kansas democratic state convention Friday. Muskogee Oklahoma democratic state convention Saturday. Attention, Elks. All Elks, their wives and sweet hearts are asked to remember the so cial session Saturday evening. All should attend. Maryland Society to Dine. "New York, Feb. 15. Mayor Maholjl ' of Baltimore, and several other Mar? land men of prominence, will respond to toasts at tonight's dinner of the Muryland Society of New York at the St. Ilegls hotel. The advertisements of La Grande merchants In The Observer should be read religiously. They contain store news of vital Interest to every reader. l i STEWARD'S OPERA HOUSE I H. STFWARD, Proprietor i The Buster Broun Amusement vi iw rorlt City Presents TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Co. A$ he was nsvor .... l Th.Cen,osnd,: tprid e IBUSTER BROWNl t with the Jon. i ;,. ... 1 " MASTER REED BUSrER" ri ; BUSTER BROWVS Rnp.v .5? 40 t I RARELYh j!""m BRIMBE I . K.4 B0; Um c" Mi O.B.,. r