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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1908)
f"3 Manoa EIGHT PACES. "H CBSEBTKH. LA GBAKPg, OKEOO MONDAY, MARCH 80. lOS- GET RECEIPT MUM eopie s- M GRANDE'S LEADING DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING EMPORIUM Ffte p Store AT BANKS MORE REMAIN I THE TEMPLE OF ECONOMY The Spring season Is on In earnest and everybody now knows who has the goods, who makes the low prices. OUR GRAND OPENING of last week attracted hundreds of peopleIn fact we think every lady In La Grande and many from the country attended the opening. All 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-VJear Garments at prevailing; misunderstanding among the taxpayers of Union county la causing the tax collecting depart ment and the banks of the city con- smerabie trouo'u. When taxpayers pay their taxes at either of the city banks, as per notice sent out by the sheriffs office, th banks Issue a per sonal receipt for the money, and to get the official receipt from the tax department, the payee should go to the bank in which he paid the money, and not to the sheriffs office. . Where so many make their mistake is in going to the officials. The coun. ty officials return an official receipt to the banks and there the taxpayer must get his r?celpt. Attention to this matter will be a time-saving sUp. With only eight days more In which Union county voters can qualify as voters at the primaries on April 17. It Again the Camp Carson mines M" be made to contribute tbelr propor- I.. ..A Til Hon to the world s PI r ' " . ..in a. K. Si phi.-.s Mkt behooves the 100 or 1200 unreglsterea morro . honiV voter, of Union county to get In line leave for Carson IA a ' i and avoid the rush of the last hours (load of supplies "b1 b' ''ot before the registration books for the force of men will primaries are Cosed. Kiting the property read for ac t a . . I mlnlna-. Mr. Stephens says that jera Voter, have rallied to the regl.tra- ; ' wl requlrd tion book. loyally in the past two, . fof ,,,. weeks. The .urn total of registration. , J M wl, b. up to date 1. approximately 2800. a ' , nnfi,.te two giant. large percentage of the voting strength , weeka Th tB- of the county. FARM SALE. Mr. Egbert Buys the Potcr Allen Farm t ML Glenn. C. J. Black this afternoon conclud ea the transfer of the Peter Allen farm of 820 acres at Mt. Glenn to Clarence Egbert of Mary.vllle, Idaho. Mr. Egbert has returned to bring his family and take Immediate possession, .ur. Alien i. preparing to move to California. The People's Store I 0 ERA HOUSE BLOCK LA GRANDE, OREGON twin FEE. 8F DEBT THREE THOUSAND KUIlttCHIURI) YESTERDAY. Dedicatory Season of Um First Baptlwt iiiurt'li Came to an End Last Eve ning Day Is Memorable. One to the liocal RaptUtM and tlio City at Large Morning tiervk-es Firing 92200, tlio ArtomiMin $600, and tlic Evening Wlra Out the Debt. The First Baptist church In this city, which was dedicated lust evening stand without a cent of Indebtedness, a monument reflecting hard, concert ed and praiseworthy effort on the part of 70 member, of the church and the non-Baptists who aided In raising the notci. ' Testerday noon, when the church was filled to the doors, Dr. J. Whlt comb Brougher "extracted" 12200 from the audience, to this amount was added $600 at tho afternoon meet ing for men, and last evening $266, the buliuire due, was subscribed, and the last cent of . Indebtedness took wings. Three tirent Hervlifn. Ycsterduy saw three great sermons In La Grande.' If there Is more note about one thun the others, It was dur ing the afternoon, when the largest assemblage of men ever brought to gether to hear a religious service In La Grande, filled the Baptist church. Men, boys, professional men, men ot all classes they were all there. Dr. Brougher spoke earnestly and effectively. He easily reached the right spot of the audience and held them with rapt attention. When the speaker saw fit he forced audible sob. from the strong men, but In the next breath would convulse them with laughter. Men of this city who sel dom frequent a church, were heard to say that It was an afternoon well pent, when they wont to hear Dr. Brougher. HI. words went straight home. (Yowls Turned Auay. Yesterday morning the church was filled, but last evening when other churches of the city were silent, and the membership at the dedicatory services, the Baptist church seating capacity wa. far too limited. People were turned away. Every Inch of standing room wa. taken. KMvlnl Music. The audience last evening listened to some special music of a high char acter. ' Mesdames O. E. Sllverthorn and A. L. Richardson sang a duet, am" Mrs. Richardson later sang a solo. The hymns were sung under the lead ership of Rev, Fctz, who addressed the young people at the 6:30 meeting. and Chorister Greene of the Baptist church. Pacific Monthly I.orkley Here. Fred Lockley, the genial associate editor of tho Northwest's great maga zine, the Pacific Monthly, swooned Jown on his friends In the city today. Mr. Lockley Is here In the Interest of Ms magazine. Mr. Lockley Is con stantly on the road In tho Interests of his publication, and Is ever alert for the happenings of the northwest cities. He Is a writer of well known ability and his stores In the Pacific Monthly are relished by its many La Grande subscribers. At 5 o'clock, April 7, the county clerk will close the book, to remain .o for a period of 14 days, 10 days be fore the April primaries and four days after. They will then remain open until the 15th day of May. SPECIAL within the next two weeks. the Carson mine will be mined. Mr. Stephens Is not on an exploring osglV veloplng venture, but a real mlnhrt pedltlon. As soon as the water .tart, gravel will begin to move and the Carson mine, will be numbered among the producing mine, of the district, carson mines to be mined Iaced8 d, CtMllttC Post Card Social. , On next Wednesday evening the Epworth league of the M. E. church win .ive a Dost card social at the home of Mrs. O. W. William, in South La Grande. This style of social ha. many novel and entertaining features about It. Price 10 cents. Short musl" cal program will be given. All lady guests are requested to bring two similar postcards. Commencing this evening at the Baptist church, Evangelist T. S. Fretz. late of the chapel car Good Will, will Ilorxcs Wanted. I will brand to harness for single or begin a series of meetings, which are double driving und riding any. all expected to cover two or three weeks. Rev. Fretz Is an exceptionally gifted singer and a very pleasing and con vincing fpeaker. Come out and hear him once, and you will go again. LOST A ladles' cameo Din. encircled with pearls; between Baptist church and J. C. Henry's residence. P.eturn to this office. 3-30-3t horses brought to me at reasonable charge. Address me, JAMES BEAVER, General Delivery, A4d La Grande. OT Don't wait till your made of money. SI a week docs It. See Davis-Jordan Music Co. All make, of talking machines. CHESTER GILLEIIE CONFESSES (Continued from page I.) pronounced dend. tho I'll If ill Story. juuny an ortuiiii statement was given out by Kev. Mclllvarey and Chaplain Herrle, which was as fol lows: 'Because of our privileged relation with Chester Gillette, we deem It un- j BRICK IS CHEAPER j ; Brick building, at tho present price of lumber, is t :heaper as well as better. It has been demonstrated t tnat my brick is superior to any made in Oregon. I :an furrish cemmon bnck in any quantity. No order too large or too small to receive prompt attention. ; Correspondence with contractors and builders solicited. ; Estimates cheerfully furnished. Prices made known t on application. GEO KRIEGER! I P"M-R"ioMc. Black TOI. Yard. Red etl. U Grande, Oregon y , . II I ii.i1JUI).iiI)I.W!hi..).u y.uJhiioii.inui. 1)1111 isiwunmlWWMiilSin .ft1 , -i'vA", , " v " ' g it An Invitation. As I expect to address the voters of t'nlon county at the time and places announced elsewhere In this paper, and as I realize that perhaps there may be other candidates who might find It convenient to speak to the I voters at the same time," I respectfully Invite all candidates who wish to take I advantage of my dates and Join with me In bearing the expense of such meeting and divided time with me. to do so. All candidates regardless ofl political faith, are Invited. WM. F. ANDER80N. Candidate before the republican prl-l marie, for the nomination for the I office of county clerk. wise to mak any detailed statement of vhat we learned from our talks with him, but we simply wish to say that no legal mistake wa. made in carrying out the ends nf IiimHcu " So ends the pitiful tragedy of a Dal- i 1 1 rl rnwnHnv hnir BM.t - i i . IW ....a u n eiiiipie couniry gin, wno loved Unwisely, perhaps, but with pathetic constancy. The boy was faced by a situation he could not mas ter, and killed the girl to avoid dis grace. The daughter of a poor bui refined family, living on a farm, rruce urown went to work in a .hlrt factory In Courtland. N. Y. There she met Gillette, nephew of the owner. who was employed in the office o. the factory. HU attention, made her envied of all the girl. In the factory. -'ne uay sne left for home, . taking 'vlth her an awful secret. in tne murder trial that followei 'ier letter, to Gillette were published. and portrayed In simple language thi tory of a broken-hearted girl, wh( isked him to do Justice to an unborn child. finally he came to her and on thi pretext that he was soon to maro ner, iook ner to a, hotel on the Blf .Moose lake. On the third day the: went canoeing on the lake. When lr t lonely spot he struck her over the head with a tennis racquet and pitchec the body Into the water, upset tin canoe and asserted that an acclden' canned Grace to drown. He was ar- o ii unys iaier, anu put up n stubborn fight for almost two years. uurtng the execution his father, mother and two sinters and a brothei naitea near the prison in the Salva- tion Army headquarters. When told It was all over Mrs. Gillette fainted. Xi t HON. H. M, CAKE, Supporter of State ment No. CANDIDATE BEFORE TUB REPIBUCAX PIUM4RIF8 Wa Omen OP UNITED STATES BEXATOR. WHI ann JI- H TIIK OP I.A GRANDB WILL ADDRESS THE Oil. VI THE COMMERCIAL CLIB PARLORS COMB OCT AND REAR HXH. " ror 8sJe. Stock ranch of 1510 acres, located one-half mile south of Union; 10 acre. In alfalfa. All under water. Stock. machinery, etc., go with place. Call on or address owner. C. F. Slemsen. Thursday Evening April 2nd.: 4 Union, Ore. , t-ITdwtf ft mm.m.t ,mmtl , J h! 'i' if: sSMUMswjfXa