&
THE BLACK BAG
SUCCESSOR TO
THE BRASS BOWL
AT
FERGUSON'S BOOK STORE
MUSIC EXCLUSIVELY !
IS OUR AIM
In order to dispose of our stationery stock, we are
offering our entire line at
ACTUAL COST
NOTE THE
FOLLOWING
Popular copyrights formerly $1.50 now $1.10
Popular copyrights formerly .75 now .55
Alger, Heuty and Optic " .25 now ' .20
5c tablets at 3 for 10c
10c taoletu at 2 for 15c
Fancy box stationery at the same iscount
DAVIS-JORDAN MUSIC CO.
PLAY BAIL
M SKATES
There la mar fun In basketball on
skatei In a minute than there Is In
straight up and down basketball In an
hour, according to roller skating
adepts who yesterday experimented
with the pastime that has become pop
ular In other cities. One team has al
ready been organized here and prac
tices will be held regularly.
So confident Is this aggregation on
wheels, that It has Issued a public
challenge to any and all comers for a
game at the Koyes rink In a week or
so, for a banquet to players partici
pating. In the preliminary practice yester
day afternoon, more "cute" tumbles
were taken than the rink has seen in
many a moon.
1316 ADAMS AVENUE
LA GRANDE, OREGON
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Drink La Grande
made Beer and
keep your money
at home.
JULIUS ROESCM
YOUR WORK
Is what we want. We don't
call on you one week for it and
tell you the next we cannot do it for
you. We want it now, and all the time.
We do not think it necessary at this time to say
anything about the class of work we turn out
The fact that we have been in the LAUN
DRY business for twelveyears in La
Grande we think sufficient evi-
dence that our work is sat
isfactory. " Try it
A. B. C. LAUNDRY
TELEPHONE MAIN 7
AN ARRAY OF GOODIES
that will please anyone with a pal
ate young or old; mala or female
it here displayed, not only on
special occasions, but every day in
the yearour shop's open. A taste
for candy is not confined to child
ren and women only. Men we all
like them.
D S ELDER
National Bowlers' Tourney.
Rochester, N. T., March S. Incom
ing trains today brought many addi
tions to the bowlers congregated here
for the convention and tournament of
the National Bowling association.
Every indication points to a more suc
cessful affair than the first annual
c but ut kti.u!lc City Itwi yCwT.
itlng bowlers are unanimous In the
assertion that the local hall Is the best
equipped plant of Its kind In the
country.
Uncle Sain to Bay Horses. -Washington,
March S. Uncle Sam
needs 850 horses for his artillery and
cavalry, and bids for this number of
equlnes will be opened today in sev
eral of the prominent bone markets
of the west The bids will be for
warded to the war department for
final action. This is the largest num
ber of horses advertised for by the
government since the Spanish-Ameri
can war.
Notice of City Election.
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 Grands Evening Ob
server, for the period of. 10 days, of
the general election to be held on
March the 8th, 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. Davie and
Arthur Wranlck. Clerks D. E. Cox
and Arthur Curtis. The voting place
shall be at the city hall;
Ana mat 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 Bal Clerks
H. E. Coolldge and A. W. Nelaon.
That the voting place In the Third
ward shall be In the South Methodist
parsonage and that the judges and
clerks shall be aa follows:
Judges B. W. Grandy, R. L. Lin
coln and Arthur Williams. Clerks
R. W. Logan and C. C. Hamilton.
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. Cummlngu and A. Thomas.
. L R. SNOOK,
Recorder of the City of La Grande.
By order of the council February
5, 1808.
Dated this, the 19th day of Febru
ary, 1908.
UCAKDlAMtH. .
Be It remembered, that at a regu
lar term of the county court of the
state of Oregon, for the county of
Union, In probate sitting, txgun and
held at the court house In the city of
La Grande, In said county and state,
on Monday, the 6th day of January,
A. IX 1908. the same being the first
Mor.ouy o said raoi '.h and the time
fixed by law for holding a regular
term of said court, when were pres
ent, the Honorable J. C Henry, Coun
ty Judge; J. B. Gllham. Clerk; F.P.
Chlldera. Sheriff.
When, on Thursday, the 30th day of
January, A. D. 1908, or the 22nd judi
cial day of said term, among others
the following proceedings were had.
to-wlt: ..
In the matter of the Guardianship of
the person and estate of Maggie
Given, true name Margaret Given,
an Insane person.
It appearing to the court from the
petition of S. L. Given, guardian of
the person and estate of Maggie Giv
en, true name Margaret Given, an in
sane person, that there Is no personal
property belonging to said estate and
that there Is no cash on hand to de
fray the expense for the support and
maintenance of said Insane, and that
it Is necessary to sell the following
described real estate, for the support
and maintenance of the salt? tnsanr
person, to-wit: All that portion of
the northeast quarter of the north
west quarter of section SO, township
4 S., rang 40 E. W. M.. excepting
thet portion heretofore deeded to Min
nie Ostrandcr. bounded as commenc
ing at the southwest corner of the
northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of section SO, township 4 S..
range 40 E. W. M., as aforesaid, and
running thence east 4 rods and
links, thence north 59 rods and 8
links, thence west 54 rods and 6 links,
thence south 59 rods and t links to
place of beginning.
It further appearing to the court
that the heirs at law and next of kin
of Maggie Given, true name Margaret
Given, are John Given, Portland, Ore'
gon; William Given, Straeter, Neva'
da; Alfred Given, Spokane, Washing
ton, and 8. L. Given, La Grande, Ore.
It further appearing to the court
that It Is necessary to sell said above
described real property, and that It
would be beneficial to said estate to
sell the same,
It Is by the said court ordered that
the above numed heirs at law and
next of kin of said Maggie Given, true
name Margar.it Given, and all per
sons Interested In said estate appear
at the office of the undersigned at
the court house In the city of La
Grande, Union county, Oregon, on
Tuesday, the 3rd day of March, A. D.
1908, at the hour of two o'clock of
said day to show cause why a license
snould not be granted for the sale
of said real estate.
ii is runner ordered tnat a copy
of this order be published In the La
Grande Evening Observer and that
such publication be made once a week
for four successive weeks.
Done, and dated this 30th day of
January, A. D. 1908.
J. C. HENRT.
rninty Judge.
We Want Your Wants
IN
Our Want Ad Column
Your want is placed before a thousand or more want-seekers
every day Can you afford to spend one cent per word of your
want ad whe:e results are the keynotes?
4
FOR BENT.
FOR RENT Housekeeping rooms.
Inquire of Mrs. C. S. Zuber. 'Phone
Red 1781.
FOR RENT Rooms for light house
' keeping. Inquire of Mrs. E. C.
Moore, corner 4th and Q Bts.
FOR RENT Nicely furnished east
room; all modern conveniences. In
quire at J. M. Berry's store. I-8tf
FOR RENT Furnished room with
bath and privilege of using plan
'Phone Red 1881. 2-12tf
FOR RENT Large store building,
'with shelving and counters; used a
number of years for hardware and
furniture. Also housekeeping rooms.
1417 Washington Ave. 3-19-lm
FOR RENT Building on Fir St., ad
4nt.l n. -Dnv.fi V1tv fcnllflfV MltUflhlft
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for store purposes; 9 furnished liv
ing rooms upstairs. 'Phone to Black
461.
WANTED.
WANTED To buy telephone poles.
Home Independent Telephone company.
WANTED To trade hay
Stoddard Lumber Co.
for wood.
-14tf
WANTED Second girl to do light
house work; no cooking or washing.
'Phone Red 1712.
WANTED To buy six or eight Plym
outh Rock hens and a rooster. Need
not be pure bred. F. J. Wox, Mea
cham. WANTED At once, four or five-room
furnished cottage, close In. Ad
dress Box 392. 3-2tt
LOST In this city, an Elks tooth with
monogram, M.. E. G., and engraved
with 12-25, '06. Finder leave at the
light office.
FOR RENT Modern
furnished' complete.
1712.
9-room house,
'Phone Red
8-2-t
Sewing Machine Repaired.
I will repair sewing machines of all
kinds. Leave orders at Davis-Jordan
Music store. Also agent for the old
reliable Wheeler & Wilson and Singer
machines. 3-1-4-1
A. H. 8TONE.
iv44TfWHmHWt4W4
IBEST COAL:
!$8.B0j
f -PER TON- 5
Rock Sprints Lump and
Rock Spring Nut.
PHONE MAIN 10
Prompt Delivery Big
Stock on Hand.
Arrival and Departure of Trulua at
La Grande.
No. 1, westboun' Portland Special,
arrives 9:25 a. m.; departs, 9:30 a. m.
No. 6, eastbound passenger, mall
and express, arrives at 8:45 a. m.; de
parts 6:60 a. m.
No. 2, eastbound Chicago Special,
arrives 8:05 p. m.; departs, 8:10 p. m.
No. 5, westbound passenger, mall
and express, arrives 9:65 p. m.; de
parts, 10 p. ra.
Elgin Branch.
Leaves La Grande at t a. m. and
rrlve In La Grand at ft: Jin.
FOR RENT Suite of three furnished
housekeeping rooms on ground
floor, close In. 'Phone Red 1712.
3-2-6t
FOR SALE.
FOUND Ladles' small - open-face
watch. Owner call at this office.
FOR BALE 1600 buys two choice
lots, corner Cedar and Jefftison, one
block from Adams Ave., 85x104;
young fruit and shade trees. Wfil
be 1750 after March 15. Inquire at
Collection Dept., of La Grande Na
tional Bank. .
FOR SALE Five-room house, partly
furnlBhed; 2 lots, stable and wood
shed; 1 block west of White school
house. Inquire at 604 K St. 5-2tf
Do It now the housecteantng, and
our Japanese boy will help you at
moderate prices. Call up Main 73.
3-24-3-1
Trees If you want cherry or ap
ple trees, get prices from the Union
nurseries, Union, Ore.
HERE TO STAY
Although the present
electric light famine has
temporarily placed us out
of business, we are not -
out of business ariy
means. W' iv.. x"
Ul Uglily X
are on again the cublie t
will find that we will still X
9 bshere with the very best J
filaRtrift rfhow in Eastern t
Oregon. We re taking
auvawuinu or l. v wvu- x
t dition of affairs to n?1 t
. .
many improvements as t
t the public will readily see
mien we again open to
the public.
ELECTRIC THFATRE CO.
' E. M. Sherwood, Mgr
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FOR THE LENTEN SEASON
The following list of seasonable eatables may help you to seleot your
menue during this season, when careful housewives sometimes find it diffi
cult to arrange a satisfactory meal,
B:ston Beauty Mackeral; Dainty Brand Cod Pish, two pound bricks; Keg
Herring; Boneless Lunch Herring in glass; Norway Mackeral Sardines;
French Sardines in cil; Mustard Sardines; Broiled Mackeral,
CANNED GOODS
Salmon, Lobster, Shrimp, Clams, Oystsrs, P. S. Stock Clam Chowder.
CHEESE
Full Cream Cheese, Swiss Cheese, Jerssy Cream Cheese, Fine Limberger
Cheese, McLaren's Roquefort Cheese. .
THE CITY GROCERY AND BAKERY
E P0LACK, Propr. Phone Main 76
W. H. B0HNENKAMP CO.
HARDWARE, STOVES AND FURNITURE
BUILDING MATERIALS
IN fl HURRY?
THEN CALL
inE TRANSFER MN
He will take that trunk to the De
pot or your home in less time than
it takes to toll it.
Day phone Red 761
Night " Black 1792
Wagoo always a:Ywr remit
HEADQUARTERS FOR
KEROSENE GASOLINE
New supply of lamps just received
Try a Rayo Lamp, the kind that's
advertised. .