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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1908)
muiV - PRUNING Now Is the time for pruning your orchard and I can supply you with anything you need In that line, such as long and short tree pruners, hand shears and saws of all kinds. 10 PER CENT off on all Heating Stoves. Call and get one.' MRS. T-N. HARDWARE i i LCCAL 'TCMO IILITIO That Is the best government where the Injury of one is the concern of alU E. W. Bartlett returned to Portland on last night's train. Judge William Smith 'returned to Baker City on last night's train. Robert Burns Is down from HUgard today on business. ' E. Polack spent the day at Hot Lake returning this afternoon. Trainmaster J. D. Matheson re turned today from Baker City, where he went last evening. Division Engineer w- Bollons spent the day here looMng over the O. R. A N. shops. Postmaster C. N. Lewis of Hllgard, Is seriously 111. Dr. Molltor was called to his bedside this afternoon. Contractor E. E. Kammerer, who has been in Portland for the last week, returned home this morning. J. A. Thronson returned last night from Dayton, Wash., where he has been for several days. 4 F.,G. Taylor expects to leave the hospital In less than a week. He' Is nicely' convalescent. Foreman Ed Thomas Is back at his post in the round house after a short ' Illness. Councilman J. T. Williamson Is transacting business in Baker City to day. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Galloway of El gin, passed through last night en route to Portland. William Hall of May Park, returned last night from a business trip to Portland. J. E. Coffey has decided to keep his barber shop In its present location, the room formerly occupied by J. T. Williamson's land office. Charles Blackwell left last eve ning for Pendleton, where he will rep resent La Grande In the Joint meeting of professional baseball funs. As was expected, Judgo Smith over ruled the petition for another trial judge in the Bartlett case, and the date of trial was set for March 2. Mrs. J. H. Watson continues to suf fer with neuralgia. While Mr. Wat- eon has been ill a few days, he Is Im proving but la detained at his home on hie wife's account R. Kelly, who has been at Hot Lake for the past two weeks, returned home last night, haying been greatly relieved from a severe attack of rheu matism. J. A. Masterson of Elgin, returned last night from Portland. He states that business In Portland Is back to ' its old-time standard and the busi ness men are all preparing for a large spring trade: Mrs. George ; Belway of Dillon, Mont, Is visiting1 her parents, "Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Faulk. She will be ac- companled home by her- two1 little sons, Charles and Ronald Harvey, who have been attending the Sacred Heart academy. , While sunshine and spring weather Is prevalent In La Grande and Union . ' county the east is In the grip of. se vere snowstorms. Extreme cold , and ' snowstorms have retarded traffjq' and No. 1, due this morning, arrived late k this afternoon as a resulfrof late trains u( of. Chicago..;.. -',.,,'.. ' ' ?.. DrA A. LS fticjis.rdson was called to Bummervllle this Afternoon to attend the little 'daughter 'of M.n4 Mrs.. - M.--L Leader. .whoja;. KVf-JJZl ,. an ettaek of meningitis. The little one Is reported rU'ngerously 111. He - - -"u very Dl wtthlnfUinmatory AeVf xnatlsm. ii-tr-.J,l,nt ... rrttttt GOODS MURPHY and CROCKERY . Rev. J, D, Gllllland returned this morning from Salem, where he at tended a meeting of the board of trustees oi liie WiUuir.ctte vr'''rlty. W. M. Queen, division signal service superintendent, is in La Grande to day. He reports his family comfort ably located in their Portland home. Route Agent J. E. Birch left for Kamela on the delayed westbound this afternoon after spending the day here in the interest of the Pacific Express company. Birth Record. William To Mr. and Mrs. Horace Williams, near this city today, a son. Will Ton Wear the Colors? At the Elks' ball Saturday evening? There is a splendid assortment of Royal Purple ties to choose from at The Fair. 2-19-3t LESS HOIS Clerks of the La Grande postofflce are aiding the United National Asso ciation of Postofflce Clerks, and friends of a bill Introduced in con gress by Congressman Wilson of Illi nois, in securing the passage of the eight-hour a day law. The bill was Introduced last Decem ber, on the heels of the decided vic tory won by the postofflce clerks in securing classification and annual promotion for postofflce clerks. As all the employes In the local postofflce are members of the union, wide publicity will be given the ef forts of the National association In Union county. Aa It la now, the post office department at Washington names no limit to working hours and concerted effort Is being made to bet ter conditions. Local branchea throughout the United States have other measures up their sleeve for enactment One of them Is to allow a tO days' holiday each year. Circular letter to the local branch are teeming with enthusiasm and suc cess seems to stare the postofflce clerks in the face. Following Is the text of the eight- hour bill as proposed:. A bill to regulate the hours of work of postofflce clerks employed in first and second-class postof flees. ' Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assem bled: ' . .: - ' . ":. : That clerks In poatofflcea of the first and sec&nd classes shall be re quired to work not exceeding 48 hours each week,; Including such number of hours On Sunday and Intervening hol idays as may be required by the Inter- ests of the postal service. ' Sec. 2. That clerks, shall be re- quired to work In shifts of eight con secutive hous, or as nearly so as 'pt-ec- Ucable. - , - That shoufif 'fthsr' clerk or' clerks provided - for la section -one of. this act be employed more than 40 hours during- .ny week, -.they shall- be paid: extra for the same in. proportion to the-eel V'dhey axe acejy Ing,, , 'Jraapi.faw.-Alan.ee at Harris harf tb- (LEMHI KSaa OBf ERVER, LA GRAXDK. ORKOoW ntmcniv .... SICK-PEOPLE fflPMVDK Although La-Grande's sick list is unusually large this month, still there Is Joy in the announcement that many are improving rapidly. ' . Attorney and Mrs. J. D. Slater are both Improving nicely, and although not able to be out, their physician predicts speedy recovery for both. John HouHh of Nlbloy, is 111 with pneumonia, but not dangerously so. Rev. Upton H. Gibbs will soon be out again after a short but serious ill ness with la grippe. t B. W. Grundy rested easier , than usual last night and his friends hope for speedy recovery. Mrs. Zuber has been 111 with la grippe, but she, too. Is rapidly recover ing. , J. Belden is suffering with the first stages of pneumonia, but gives signs of reuuvtiij ivlth !!?? "Wwiltv. ISLAND OH SEWS HEMS Rev. C. E, Deal, of the La Grande M. E. church, is holding protracted meetings In the union church here. - Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Long are visiting Mr. and Mrs M. W. Kiddle of Island City. They are en route home to En terprise after a visit In Spokane. . Mrs. J. W. Morton of Union, la a guest with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kiddle. The Union Sunday school and Ep worth league, have received a con signment of new song books to be used In their services. Notice of City Election. v i Be It resolved by the council of the city of La Grande, Ore., that the re corder shall give notice by publica tion In the La Grande Evening Ob server, for the period of 10 days, of the general election to be held on March the 9th, 1908, for the election of a mayor, recorder, treasurer, mar shal and one councilman from each ward of the city, and that the judges and clerks of the First ward shall be as follows: Judges J. P. Clark, E. C. Davis and Arthur Wranlck. Clerks D. E. Cox and Arthur Curtis. The voting place shall be at the city hall; And that the voting place In the Second ward shall be the council room, and the judges and clerks shall be as follows: Judges H. W. Stoner, David Bay and George Ball. Clerks H. E. Coolldge and A. W. Nelson. That the voting place In the Third ward shall be In the 8outh Methodist parsonage and that ' the judges and clerks shall be as follows: Judges B. W. O randy, R. L. Lin colnjnd Arthur Williams. Clerks R. W, Logan and C. C.Hamllton. That the voting place In the Fourth ward shall be In the Harris building on Fir street and that the Judges and clerks In said ward shall be as follows: Judges B. Logsdon, Wm. Thompson and G. E. Fowler. Clerks C. G. Cummlngs and A. Thomas. I. R. SNOOK. , Recorder of the City of La Grande. By order of the council February 5, 1908. , Dated -this, the. 19th day of Febru ary, 1908. .!'! Arbitration Under Way. London, Feb. 20. The house of commons was informed today that negotiations- looking to an arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain Is now In progress. Further than thlfc nothing Is said as government through discussion of the matter at this time might be prema ture. Ohio Dlstrkt Favors Taft Bryan, - O., Feb. 20.- The republi can congressional .convention of the Fifth district of Ohio met here today. While this has been called a Foraker strongbold, . the ..district - committee has Indorsed Secretary Taft's '. presi dential candidacy unanimously ' and irws'sfcritrmcht 'apparently ' animates the delegates to the convention. '' ,., nuanK iu, in9 $ McC THE F1ER REV PLANT Imbler, Feb. 20. (Special.) There Is a movement on foot to establish and have, ready for operation before the harvest of this year's crops, a de natured alcohol plant large enough to take care of all the potatoes and cull fruits in the vicinity of Imbler. Secretary of Agriculture J. J. Wil son writes to Imbler parties from Washington that the company can pay SO to 60 cents per 100 pounds for the potatoes and sell the denatured alco hol at 25 cents per gallon, and be making money by the Industry. How ever, the product Is worth $1.60 per gallon In La Grande now. The promoters at Imbler wish to In terest all farmers and merchants to purchase stock, for this Industry will help Imbler and Its tributary country as the sugar factory does La Grande. The land values will Increase as there Is more money to the farmers In rais ing potatoes at 60 cents than there Is in grain at existing prices. Potatoes are grown on land that Is being summerfallowed. This Industry Insures growers a market for the crop and uses small potatoes as well as large, aa well as saving the sacking expenses. There Is nothing better for light and fuel than the denatured alcohol, and with suitable climatic and soli conditions for potatoes, there can be no better Industry for the valley. IMBLER HENS John Berry has ' been helping his son Harvey move over near Elgin. . Mr. and Mrs. Draper are prpud of an elghUpound girl. - Anderson Bros, are getting their mW moved and will be ready to saw about April 1. . L. M. Jensen la busy at the Imbler Cash store,' as his sale Is cheap and many are taking advantage of the bargains' - II II A A SPECIAL OFFER ALL'S MAGAZINE FOR ONE YEAR GOLDEN RULE La Grande, Summons. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for Union County. William G. Peach, plaintiff, vs. Ella C. Peach, defendant V To Ella C. Peach, Defendant Greet ing: IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON, you are hereby re quired to appear and answer the complaint filed against you In the above entitled court and auit on or before the expiration of the time pre scribed In the order directing the publication hereof, to-wit: six con secutive weeks from the date of the nrsi puDiication oi tnis summons which is January 10th, 1908, and If you fall to appear, answer or other wise plead within the said time the pallntlff will ask the court for a de cree dissolving the bonds of matrl mony now existing between this plaintiff and this said defendant and awarding the plaintiff an absolute de cree of divorce. By virtue of an order of the Hon. T. H. Crawford, judge of the above entitled court made and entered on the 24th day of January, 1908. This summons Is published In the Weekly Observer, a weekly newspaper printed and published In La Grande, Union county, Oregon. COCHRAN COCHRAN, Attorneys for Plaintiff. For County Recorder. I take this means of announc ing that I am a candidate for the republican nomination for the office of Recorder of Union county, at the primary election. D. H. PROCTOR. Old papers. Just the things to start the fire with or to put under carpets, In bundles of 100, for 25 cents at The Observer office. Carved Back Combs White Ruchings Clothes Brushes Gibson Collars Men's Purses E. M Wellman &Co. ;AE FAC3 ZTTSL CO. Oregon We khow how to turn your money quickly into the most delicious gro- i ceries in the city. There X isn't as good a place to 1 buy good, safe things to X eat or drink anywhere. X I Jiverything, from a pound X t of salt to the best 1n 1 season" dainty, can be : ; had here always, and al-: ; ways for the I -ast money. : ; This grocery is famous ; : ror its matchless service X in both taking orders and delivering them. CEDDES BROS. If wWwWW4ww tlandWatfl for Circuit Judge. I take this method of an- nbunclng myself as a candidate for the .nomination fer the of- flee of circuit judge. ef this dto- e trlct at the democratic prl- marles to. be held on April 17, 1908. " "-. f i' -. - 4 My motto: No eoesnlee to e punish; no friend to reward; 4 equal lustloe to all. February IS, 1908. ; T. H. CRAWFORD. 1TBI e
