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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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H. STFWARD, Proprietor
i The Buster Broun Amusement
vi iw rorlt City
Presents
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