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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1908)
"WITT V'.r WTttlia O nEVFK. 1A RA VT. nntpny WF.DXJSn.W, FEBRCARY 2. 190B.. i ! f i t ruary THE BETTER KIND OF COUGH CURE W& CASE ! . Feb ' .-.3- , ; . - l7x ,4 , . . I There are all kinds of cough cures on the market, some made to sell merely, some made to stop coughs by drugginr them into silence witn nar cotics, some made to do what should be done in order to properly cure coughs. NEWLIN'S WHITE PINE EXPECTORANT is the latter kind. This remedy may not always cui o ao quickly as these which loaded with narcotics, but it cures quick enough; the cure is certain and when you are cured the cause is re moved. We offer this remedy to those who seek the best cough cure it is possible to make. The remedy has, won high favor in this locality and de serves to be your regular family cough medicine. Prices, 25 and 50 cents NEWUN DRUG COMPANY - LA GRANDE, OREGON. (OAlfAMI : mm For the flint time since coal was stored In the new Etna It la being; re moved for the purpose for which H was stored there, namely, to supply any sudden or anticipated coul famine In O. It, & N. .railroad demunds. . There Is a decided shortage of coal In Umatilla, I'cndleton and Kamela yards, and from the 4200 tons of coal stored In this city, the famlne-strlcken division points will be supplied. To meet these shortage demands la what Instituted the construction of the huge bins In this city, and the company will experience no difficulty with the famine, which Is local' only, which can maintain a supply at all places with but little extra effort To reduce the expense and hurry .the fuel to Its needing bunkers along the O. R. & N., the company has sup plied Itself with a locomotive crane which will lift the coal from the bin and load It on coal cars, which In turn will take It to various points along the road. Kven the old bunkers In this rlty will be applied In this way," tem porarily, III Operation Tmlny. Late this forenoon the crane made Its Initial trip over the elevated tracks Commencing with today, the cram will be kept at work to fill transpor tation cars, and Inter, when the fam Inc. blows over, It will be used to co" vey coal to the traveling bunker, which are now being constructed From them the fuel will be dumped to the locomotives. HOLIDAY M MMA bl O. H. & N, machine shop anil round house employes In this city ar undecided whether or not to exper the month-end Friday lay-off thi whs practiced Inst month. While bit Iness has been extremely dull t.' month, and under ordinary clreur. stances the shops would be closed t Fridays, toward the last of the mont' there is still room fur doubt that th! will bo done. The reason advance for the latter theory Is that so man have been sick during the past mont that the payroll has been materlall. decreusod from this source. Howevr; definite orders will be received tnmi: row, If the shops and round house ar to be given a vacation. : THF r.Fnonp dai mpd - ; THE GEORGE PALMER LUMBER COMPANY RETAIL DEPARTMENT We Solicit Your Orders for Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Mouldings, Chain Wood t We are prepared to furnish and deliver mate'tel promptly. I Gall UJ Petail Droartmpnt Phnne Main ft There Is considerable Interest being taken in the case now on trial In the circuit court, wherein the O. R. & N company Is being sued In the sum of 17500 as a result of the accident at Perry, wherein Donald Russell lost his life. The court room has been crowded with spectators all day. The plaintiff has finished Its case, having called IS witnesses. The defense, so far, has placed two witnesses on the' stand. At the conclusion of the tes timony of the plaintiff the, attorney for the O. R. & N. filed a motion of non-suit on the grounds that the plaintiffs had failed to show any neg lect on the part of the company. This motion waa overruled. The court also overruled an application to have the Jury and court visit the scene of the accident and witness a practical appli cation of the stopping of a train at this point. auoroea nie t-uitfullj guarding the rights of their clients a every point. It Is not expected that the testimony will all be taken before tomorrow and possibly longer. ' New Oaaea. In the circuit court two new case! were filed today. Louisa Key ask. that the matrimonial bonds with Ev Key, perfected May SO, 1901, In Port and, be severed, on the grounds r. desertion. ' Henry & C.irr brought suit again T. A. Hough to recover the sum money alleged to be due, amount! to $55, and costs. Limit Hours or Hello Girls. Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 287 A bill f Imlt the number of hours a telephon. 'Irl may work and fixing a mlnlmur vage has been prepared by labor me:u bers of the legislature, who will ma ':' in attempt to secure Its passage. REBEKAHS in scot Grand Master Richard Scott of t Jdd Fellows of Oregon, will be ! he city again on Saturday, and at 'clock of that 'afternoon the In lebekahs will be assembled t m he official In an official way. S. einry of the Iiebckahs, Mrs. SmK us Issued a notice to all local me ers of the auxiliary and to visit!' nembi-rs, to be present at the loii wme next Saturday afternoon at Vclock. A large attendance Is desire The grand master Is In eastern Ov on this week, visiting small towns the- cities, but will be In La Granii by Saturday, On Saturday evening the gran, naster will visif the Island City ludg Several Ln Grande Odd Fellows vi Ikely he guests at Island City on thr venlng. BAND BOYS MAORI The La Grande band held Us first practice and rehearsal last evening af ter a vacation of a .few weeks, and the 15 members present are hlghl elated over the spirit ' manifested a' .his practice after the rest. Negotia tions are In progress for closing r ontraet with Prof. Hendricks of thl city, to act as leader the coming sea on. He has been with the. band tSv at several years and has met wlf uceess In his line. Henceforth tht land will hold regular practice. Cliliixr Itehols Cain Ground. Toklo. Feb. S. Rebellious Chinese are now In full possession of ' .80 quare miles of ground In the jovlncc Kwangsal and their force are rap idly Increasing. Local authorities are sld to be purposely hiding the facts f-om the public. Adv BUC ' AND- I Spring Sales ' 9 COME THIS WEEK flXDCEf AMDEA OF WHAT YOU'LL NEED WHESPRlttO COMES In addition' to the many special values offered for our February Sales from reg: ulir sto:k and odd lots and broken lines left from the past season's selling, we shall show this week - OUR MANY NEW ARRIVALS FOR SPRING marked in harmony with the prices that are now prevailing here. Some of these new Spnntr arrivals too are in small lots which makes them almost exclusive. Rajah, Chiffon, and Novelty Panamas, Voiles, Batistes, Shimmer Siiks, fwve.'ty Suitings, French and Scotch Cinghams, Madras Waist ngs, etc , etc. J CC.ME THIS WEEK AND GET AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU'LL NEED WHEN SPRING COMES i The People's Store LA GRANDE'S LEADING DRY GOODS EMPORIUM AND TEMPLE OF ECONOMY t THE OPERA HOUSE BLOCK ........... TALK BAIL lEAMlOilil The question of professional base mll for La Grande Is to be settled to '.uy. Therefore, every fan, be he fl lancinlly situated to boost the prop sltlcn from a money standpoint or ot. should attend. The mass meet ing has been called for 7:30 this eve ning at the Commercial club, and at his meeting will come up the ques lon of procuring the bond for the win. fteps leading toward rapid onsummatlon of the league team ilnns, will also be enacted. There is need of hurry In this mat er, and a representative meeting of he fans tonight will do much toward brlnsing the leaime into tangible form. Baker City, Pendleton and Walk Walla have taken the necessary steps to become members, of the original league, and It la up to La Grande now " she wishes to get In line. sailor who was abandoned after being shipwrecked on the coast of Indefatig able Isiand, lust October. place of holding said court at the Seeking Shipwrecked Sailor, court house ln La Grande, In said; Cullao, Kb. :t. The Yankton un county and state, as the place, for j der command of Lieutenant Gherardl, hearing said petition and objections ' will sail Friday to Gallapagos Islands thereto, and directing the Issuance! to find Frederick Jeffs, and American and service of a proper citation ln said pnreeedings; Now, therefore, you and each of you are hereby cited and requtreJ to appear In said proceeding at said time and place and then and there show cause, If any exists, wiij the prayer of said petition should not be granted and wny said court should not make an order thereof authoriz ing said petitioner to sell all of said real property ln accordance with the said prayer of said petition, to obtalr funds to pay said legacies and ex penses of administration, and you are required to make said showing within 10 dayj from the date of the service jf this citation and not later than the time fixed, as above stated, for hear ing said petition. Witness the Hond. 3. C. Henry ludge of said court, and the seal of said court affixed, this, the 17th day of February, 190S. J. B. GILHAM, Clerk of Said Court. F. C. BRAMWELL, Deputy. (SEAL) 18-25-3-10 l'arems lutcrcedo for Son. ' . Utnver, t,b. rhe parents ot Chester Gillette, who Is under sen. tence of death for the murder of Grace Brown, his sweetheart, In New York tate, left today to Sce it they cannot ti:i Governor nugiies to take action to a.e tnuir son llgm l(,e t.iwtric cha,r Hardware Men ln Session. '" ' Peoria, 111., Feb. 26.-Wlth over a thousand delegate, and visitors In at tendance, the Illinois Hardware era" association convened here today A special fain brought a la.,, delega "-"'cago. the will last three tfuvs. convention . ... i American Cur Ahead. '-hUag,,, Feb. o.-The Thomas Fly. York to Pari, race t0( r win leave Chlr. " - Pn, " -wuay tor san -:. " "-"aha and Cheyenne. CTTATIOX. In tha county court of Union county, State of Oregon. In the matter of the estate and last III of Mellnda Wardwell, deecased. To William McCait, sacnarlah McCall. Jonathan Newman McCall. Rebecca U. McCail, Linim MoAilstei, Fanny Wilson, Lillian Kinney, William A. McCall, Hugh McCall, Edna Seltz. Florence McCall, Marjorte McCall and Mary M. Couch, Heirs at Law and Devisees of Said Mellnda Ward well, Deceased: Whereas Ulysses O. Couch, as ad ministrator de bonis non of the estate f said Mellnda. Wardwell. deceased, (with the will annexed), has present ed to the county court of Union coun- :y. state of Oregon, his petition In due farm, praying said court to grant him m order thereof duly authorizing him to sell, according to law, either at ubllc or private sale, as said court nay determine, all of lota five and six f block twenty-six (!6), ln Stori ng's addition to the town of Island .""Ity. ln Union county, state of Oregon. to obtain funds to pay the legacies pro vided by said will and expenses of ad adminlstratlon; and sa'.d court having by order-thereof fixed Tuesday." the 7th day of April. 190S. at ten, o'clock ! s. m. nf uM Amv mt lh. A noli . 1 " "i"" i said t Tltt v and Cheyenne. AflV MILLWERYl ! ur f We are now showing new anrf i.. ... ".or. pattern ha,swhioh,ebe,i3veir8tt;fi;e ever shewn in U Grande. Pleas, nm. - creations,, ..MerLirr::.: Mrs. Smith's Millinery parl6rs I SuccessortoM,s.J.R.F0frcst i w court as the time, and the usual ; a 4