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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1908)
EIGHT FJ KVKvrva t... ;. "H.tMBMllMtt1MaW, MWtMy, FEBRUARY SS. IMS. 1 sr. . . 1 PRUNING GOODS Now is the time for pruning your orchard and lean 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. I MRS-T.N. MURPHY HARDWARE and CROCKERY i JTFMC Engineer Pike is laying off from nl west-end passenger run. The Tuesday Muslcale meets next Tuesday afternoon. ' Mrs. E. A. Bunker has gone to Mil ton on a short visit. councilman J. T. Williamson has returned from a trip to Baker City waiter M. Pierce left today for walla Walla on a brief business visit. Presiding Elder J. D. Glllllan will occupy the pulpit at the Methodist church in the morning. - John Stringham has Just completed a neat and commodious residence In North La Grande. C. E. Cochran, the La Grande at torney, is a visitor In the city today. Pendleton East Oregonlan. It is difficult for use to realize that the delay in the westbound trains Is caused by snowstorms, when It is nice and bright here. David Haynes came In from Baker City this morning to take charge of the 12-plece orchestra which is to sup ply the music for tonight's Elks' ball. rendleton East Oregonlan. C. W. Tullls of La Grande, is In the city, the guest of his sons, Charlie and Frank Tullls. Pendleton Tribune Charles Hallgarth, the pioneer res ident of this section, is again confined to his home with illness. Elgin Re corder. The round house Is a quiet place to day. Two machinists and one boiler maker are at work, otherwise a full holiday has been declared. Two carloads of logs were ditched beyond Elgin last evening and the El gin train failed to bring its daily load of loss for the Palmer mill. Th. logs are being picked up today and the lost time will be made up tomorrow C. R. Hlbber, the Imbler farmer and real estate man, Is In the city today transacting business. He reports Im bier thriving, and all Its citizens look ing forward to a year of unheard of prosperity. The air motor which arrived In La Grande this week to be used to operate -, the turntable, has not been Installed yet. The system la simple and an efficient one, as the air pump on the engine la easily connected with the motor and thus hydraulic power is cured. The results will be a saving of time and energy. The rural routes did not go out this morning, because of the holiday, All . public offices are closed. The post office was open the usual holiday A hours, the land office was closed all day and all the banks were closed. The court house officials enjoyed the holiday, too, and the city recorder's office has not transacted any business. The Pendleton East Oregonlan has Just received a card from Conductor J. B. Smith of the Pendleton-Huntington run on the O. R. A N., saying that he will leave Lot Angeles with Mrs. Smith for Phoenix, Ariz., this week, on account of her health. Al though she has been In Los Angeles for two months she Is not Improved (and will be taken to the Arizona cli mate In hopes thftt It will help her. . Harry Miller, the genial Elks who assisted In arranging the minstrels here recently, passed through La Grande this morning en route to Eu gene, where the next minstrel per formance will bo arranged. The show In Baker City last night was a mons ter success, as both papers from that , city attest to. Mrs. Miller and Clint V- Draper will pass through La Grande tonight for Eugene. Attorney Charles E. Cochran re turned this morning from Pendleton. Jeweler Gardner of Union, came uki iuuuy la h!; aut'v Mr. and Mrs. Judd Geer of Cove are among the many visitors In our city today. Mrs. D. A. McAllster, who has been spending the winter in California, re turned home last night. L. Remillard, who has been suffer ing with an injured foot, is on the mend. O. H. Holcomb, a well known horse buyer, of Seattle, Is in the city pur chasing. He expects to ship a car out Monday, Mrs. E. P. Staples returned this morning from Baker City, where she has been visiting her sister, who Is very 111. Nerl Ackles left this morning for Fendleton, where he will spend a few days shaking hands with old-time friends. Jack O'Brien, the baseball promo ter, returned this morning from a bus iness trip to Walla Walla and Pen dleton. The N. K. West lighting ulant will supply electricity for a myriad of small and colored Incandescent lights in the Commercial club auditorium tonight. Bishop Moore M Portland waa passenger on this morning's eastbound train, en route to Sale Lake, where he will deliver a sermon tomorrow and then leave for points In the east. Surely spring must be approaching. In some localities the squirrels are out basking In the sun; the robins are Blnging, and last, but not least the show windows are full of marbles on display. Notwithstanding the fact that this is a legal holiday and many places of business are closed, the usual Sat urday farmers' trade with local 'mer chants has been brisk. Hitching racks were at a premium. Rev. Upton GIbbs was able to be out on the streets today for the first time since his recent Illness. As will be noted by the church announce ments, he will hold one service tomor row. " Rev. J. M. Dressier, formerly the Methodist pastor at Cove, but now lo cated In Grant county, la at Hot Lake this week taking treatment He ex pects to be able to leave the Institu tion within a few weeks and resume his charge. Attorney John McCourt of Pendle ton, la reported to be making an ac tive canvass for the appointment of United States district attorney of Ore gon, to succeed W. C. Bristol, the pres ent Incumbent He certainly stands a good show of landing the prise. Practically all of the applicant! la the western part of the state who hare been recommended have been weighed In the balances and found wanting. which In turn defeated the University Ui "regon. and It has defeated Pea. "t" n turn defeated the university of Oregon; consequently, uie score of 17 to does not throw aiscreait on the home team. .hi, natches practice hours when the light luauon, and the pleasure moments of the players will permit Given as much practice at the Ylsltn. which are all schoolboys, the locals would cope successfully with anv ag gregation. Thl waa evinced in h. nrst half when the visitors were held aown to a 10 to I score. In the . una nan enaurance told the storv. ine aggressive team work exhibited by the La Grande team In h. fir.t half, when Walla Walla waa rn not playing a snappy game, wu versed in the second when Walla Wal la took the aggressive with a Dlunire and threw goals right and left. The large floor made combinations Drettv to watch and hard on the players. Captain Chllders was the scoring machine for La Grande. He threw a remarkably clever field goal and four fouls. Gaino Wa Clean. The game was one of the cleanest seen here In some time. Both teams played basketball and not football, with the result that basketball haB gained a stronghald In this cuy. 7UK undesirable features of a football game on a basketball floor la too dis gusting to discuss. Gentlemanly Aggregation. The visiting team made a hit both on and off the floor. Gentlemen, all of them, they maintained their usual reputation, , while they were in La Grande. La Grande's line-up follows: For wards, Chllders and Caylor; center, McKennon; guards, Scott and touna-. The Garden City players and root ers left on last evening's train for Pendleton, where they play the high school team tonight. Mffla ITOL COUNTY EXCHANGE ITEMS. (Union Republican.) Circuit Judge Crawford was In the city Monday looking over his political fences. some or our people visited La Grande Tuesday night, for the pur pose of seeing the "Buster Brown" per formance, and report It fine. J. W. Knowles of La Grande, candi date for the republican nomination for circuit Judge, was In the city Wed nesday, looking over the political sit uation. Dr. J. H. Coleman, president ot the Willamette university, visited In Union the early part of the week, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Eaton. He may return and spend next Sunday here. D. Fitzgerald. croDrletor of th ii Postmaster Rlchey Is already re ceivina' nrellmlnflrv ImtrnMinn -ia o - 1 r.vJiic,ur lit inn 1j& i ....... uwwu.av Grande Iron vorks, was In the city ' tlve to tne free mal' delivery system A SPECIAL OFFER McCALL'S MAGAZINE 10.0 FOR ONE YEAR JHE GOLDEN RULE CO. La Grande, Oregon L TEN BOXES H MAIL Tonight. Dance tonight at Harris hall. LOCAL BOYS DEFEATED Careful training, basketball ability, In fact too high a class of playing, was responsible for a decided victory over the Gobblers' basketball team at the Noyes rink by the Walla Walla High school team last evening, before a large crowd. The vlstors have defeated Whitman, luesaay. Mr. Fitzgerald not onlv conducts a first-class foundry and machine shop, but Is a business man of the first grade, and la deserving of all the good things that come his way. Jack Chllds of La Grande, candi date for the republican nomination for assessor, was In the city Thursday. Mr. Chllds .was chaperoned by W. W. Randall, candidate for the republican nomination for sheriff, and the pair took in the city together. A letter from Fred Allen, who left Oregon for Colorado recently, states that he has located at Grand Junction, and Is delighted with the country. He has bought 12 acres of land for 13, 600, and Is going Into the fruit busi ness, his land being already set to fruit Many Union friends will wish him well. (Union Scout) Dr. Law has been appointed deputy county health officer for Union and vicinity by Dr. N. Molitor of La Grande. Mrs. M. F. Davis arrived home Mon day from Portland, where she attend ed a meeting of the Homn Cnttmra committee W. R. C. and G. A. R. Mrs. J. F. Bater and Miss Ida, spent Tuseday in La Grande and attended the Buster Brown show at Steward's opera house Tuesday night. Andrew Wilkinson has rented his farm In High valley to Charlie Hag-j gerty and will move to Union, where he will take It easier the rest of the time. Martha and George Washington will receive at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Kaster Monday evening Febru ary 24, at the social. The original pa per containing the notice of George Washington's death will be on exhi bition. Everybody Invited. An Important meeting will be held at the city hall In Union, February 25, at 8 o'clock p. m. As matters of spe cial Interest are Involved all fruitgrow ers are requested to be present. The establishment of a fruit cannery at Union will be a vita question and much other business will be taken up. which is to be Inaugurated In La Grande In the near future. Some of it, the department wishes kept quiet, but other bits of Information of In leresi to me pumic, nowever, are available. Among these Is the fact that 10 mall boxes will be posted throughout' the city, where, mall can be dropped, to be picked up twice a day by the carriers. There are to be two routes, and in the near future ad vertlsements for applicants to take the examination for carrier will be posted by the local office. - The present mall train arrangement will be the cause of considerable study by the department Under normal conditions the last mall to arrive reaches La Grande at 0:25 a. m. and whether or not the mail from the early morning trains and the night previous shall be held for the arrival of the late morning mall, remains to be seen Mr. Rlchey does not know definitely as to the number of deliveries each day, but It seems logical that two will be Instituted. This will Insure an early morning delivery in the business district and the full service as soon as No. 1 has reached the city. But according to advance news and rumors, the arriving time of No. 0, the morning train, Is to be changed to something like 8 o'clock, and In this way the first, or early delivery, would only carry mall from two trains, both of them the evening before. When the time approaches for real I Inauguration of the service, these de tails will be arranged. The salary for carriers, It is believed, will be ISO a month. Current Topic Club. The regular reception of the Cur rent Topic club was held last eve ning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Cleaver. The hostesses for the evening were Mesdames Seemann, Wright and Cleaver. The entertain ment took the nature of a Washing ton birthday party. The rooms were elaborately decorated with festoons and streamers of red, white and blue, and American flags Innumerable. The flage of other countries were very effecUvely Intermingled. The topic for the evening was, "The Different Phaaes of the Immigration Question." The various phases were ably han dled by Mrs. Kirk and Messrs. Hanna and T. Oliver. A very Interesting im promptu talk was given by Prof. Hock- enberry. At the conclusion of the program Mr. Cleaver produced a quantity of maps of the various states and aa It is leap year, the ladles were requested to guess from the outline the state represented. Each map was found to contain the name of one of the gentlemen present who was to be tne successful guesser's partner for upper. Much merriment was caused by this part of the entertainment. delicious luncheon was served later. consisting of hot chicken tlmballs and crumpets, olives, followed by cream puffs and coffee. At a late hour the guests departed well pleased with the delightful evening which all had spent. i Those present were Mesdames Han na, Seemann, Osburn, Hockenberrv. Bheaholts, Oliver, F. Currey, Mallory, KirK, Hill, Williams, Wright Pearce. R. Smith, J. T. Richardson. Deal: th Misses Huffman, Seemann, Pearce and Anaon; Messrs. Seemann, Wright, Brenholts, Oliver, P. Currey. Mallorv.i Mill, T. currey, Williams, Miller, Mc Mlllan, Hanna, R. Smith, Deal. We khjow how to turn your money quickly into the most delicious gro ceries in the city. There isn't as good a place to buy good, safe things to eat or drink anywhere, Everything, from a pound of salt to the best "in season" dainty, can be had here alwavs. and al ways for the 1 ast money, f for its matchless service X in ootn taking orders and delivering them. GEDDES BROS. . Notloo to Rural Patrons. Patrons of the rural delivery wish ing their mall on Saturday or Sunday, can get It at the postofflce by calling at the "Carrier" window from 0:30 to 10:30. To Delinquent. Notice la hereby given to all water. patrons of the city of La Grande who may be In arrears at the present time, that unless the same Is paid by March 1008, the water "HI be cut off. I , Candidate for Circuit Judge. I take this method of an- nouncing myself as a candidate for the nomination for the of- flee of circuit Judge of this dls- trlCt at the demoeraHn r.-l- r, marles to be held an Anrii it ..... .. , 1908. My motto: No enemies to punish; no friend to reward; equal justice to all. February II, 1901. T. H. CRAWFORD. WATER COMMITTEE. Carved Back Combs White Ruchings Clothes Brushes Gibson Collars Men's Purses E.M.Wellman&Co. ADAMS AYEME i $ a t. 'i,