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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1908)
-j ' FIGHT trErao oMinrn. u otakpf n-""- ttespat, march ; io, e.rne rnw i BUI SM . B El . . IB .miiiiii : -r H SHOT Bi 4 '. .- si 8- 11 il 5 iiuie: The Lfl GRANDE'S LEADING DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING EMPORIUM THE TEMPLE OF ECONOMY The Spring season Is on n earnest and everybody now knows who has the goods, who makes the low prices. OUR GRAND OPENING of last week attracted hundreds of people-In fact we think every lady In U Grande and many from the country attended the opening. Ml praised the splendid showings of merchandise and many made large pur chases but there are still lots of good things left. Everything In Piece Goods, everything In Ready-to-Wear Garments at Fred I.. Sheets of this city. Is In receipt of a letter from Joseph. In which the particulars In the acci dental shooting which occurred at Joseph last Friday, Is made known. Mrs. Ella Coulter, a resident of Joseph and a sister of Mr. 8heets and Mrs. J. W. Earles of this qlty, wa serious ly Injured by the accidental dis charge of a gun In the hands of a man who evidently did not under stand the manipulation of a danger-1 ous wepaon. Mrs. Coulter was sit ting on a chair In the home of her sister, when man who makes his home with Mrs. A. F. Sheets, enter J and began toying with a Winchester commenc1 toying with a Winchester rifle. 'which he supposed was not loaded, when It was discharged, the charge pssilng through, the flesh of both legs just above the knee, narrow ly missing the bone. Complications from blood poisoning is the only seri ous I'anirer tj b expected, say the; physicians In attendance. Confidence when eitothat yl nothing in K that :c , The only baking powder made with Royal Grape Cream of Tartar There can be no comforting cor rjence when eating alum baking pow der food. Chemists say that more or less of the alum powder in unchanged alumoralumsaltsremainsinthetood. Jh e People's ore i !, H ' ,-,-,,-sjps If- ; '. ' em 1 1 t I t"? r . J - .1 . - . m , m. w J-k -k r-k St a I X n FPil HftllSF Rl.OCK LA UKAMJt, UKdiUfl X t 4 4 MOTHER III mm PROBE IU CIIH ACCIDENT WHIP TEAM 10 SHAP Hot Lake, March t4. (Special.) Herschell Ledbetter, the little son of Ed Ledbetter of North Powder. Is In the hospital here In a critical condi tion aa a result of an Injury sustained at North 'Powder last week. He was run over by a wagon last Wednesday, the wheels passing- over the abdomen. Badly Injured Internally lw was taken to the sanatorium, but so 'severe are the injuries that little hope for hie re rnverv la entertained. Hla mother. Mi Bid Ledbetter of North Powder, was here before him to undergo a difficult and delicate auralcal operation and la today show Ing alnga of Improvement, after days f critical lllnese. Bhe has not yet been told of her eon's misfortune and that he Is In the hospital with her though In another ward. The physicians oelleve Mrs. Lcdbet tsr will recover rapidly. Express Messenger Duffey, who was In charge of the Pacific Express car when a shotgun was accidentally ex ploded while the train was In the La Grande yards a few days ago, and Mrs. C. M. Walker was Injured by a stray buckshot, Is temporarily let out of the service, pending a settlement ami Investigation. Mr. Duffey waa In charge of the mr mnnenaer. and as soon as Route Agent Birch was made ac aualnted with the Incident, he tern porarlly released Duffey from the sorvlcc. A careful Investigation Is now In process to learn If possible where the cause of the Incident, If there Is one. can be placed. Whether or not Mr. Duffey will be permanent y dismissed, remains to be seen. According to reports the gun was accidentally dropped and the charge fired, a stray buckshot slightly Injur ino Mrs. Walker, who w one of many on the depot platform at the time. Brum to Meet Nelson. v umamviiiA. Tl I.. March J4. "1"""' Jimmy Brlggs of Chelsea. Mass.. and Dick Nelson will meet again in a i round battle here tomorrow nignt. WANTED If you are looking for work Just rail at the Real Estate Loan & Commission Co. Offlc headquarters for all employment, Tonight will see the final practice f the Indoor baseball squad prior ti the appearance tomorrow night ol Enterprise for the first of a series o two games In this city. Captain Crowe will aelect the team for the first game tonight, and will limber up the aquad with fast practice. From a twlrler's standpoint, La Grande Is well equip ped. The team has one or two who an throw an outdoor baseball with considerable effect, and are not so low with an indoor ball. But in 8. D. Crowe, aside from the others, the earn has a pitcher of no mean ability, nd regardless of what Enterprise .vlll bring tnthe way of a throwing wing, it will have a fast man to meet from the local team. The fielding of the home team has always been a pleasing feature of the practices. Interest Is running high and prepa rations are being made for seatlni over 400 fans. The game will b' played on the Noyes rink floor, wher every spectator can have full view o every play. Heacork glasses fit. FOR K.I.FGANt F, DVRA BIIJTV, KCONOMY, NOTII I V G SmPASKrB UI'H FOOTWEAR. HOW IS THE C. W. PRESTON DF.POT STHKET. TIME TO SELL J. D. McKennon haa shipped i: ears of potatoes to Missouri and hat I orders for It care more. This section of the state Is especially favored In way of rates. Our ratee at present an (0 cents per 100 pounds east, whll the rate from the Willamette valle la 7J cents. Shippers In the wosterr portion of the state are trying to ge' their rates reduced. It mluht be wel for growers to make an effort to clear up their stocks before they are com pelled to compete with the vailey growers. ; Lt Heaoock rpir your watch. Ai. vf ,T , i Tit & ' j ) V. AT f One of the Muiiy Drt liuidn in Grumle IKiiide ulkv. YOU are invited to stop at La Grande and view the beaut es and advantages which the Grande Ronde Valley has to offer you. The Grande Ronde' Valley is 18 rr.i'es across a its wi Jeit point and 36 miles long. Every acre is fettie f j OUR orchard?, beet fi ds ard factories and r ote the evi denwe of prosperity vhieh is manifest cn every hand. The illustrations are typical of the valley. We are certain you v ill locate here if you wi l make the proper investigation of f fj , A UrauM iummM laacy Im, rtiu yjgf " ' -j , ......., .jJ 1 r. , t- ' t:"