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mi ftp t.)rtM J n t EICITT PAGES. A P rVFXlXO OBKKKVER. LA GKAMDB. ORKGOK. TUESDAY, , MARCH SI, 1008. mm ! i , 1.. I i i i i- Main 43 PHONE irv4 4 Main 43 1 ! SMODGRASS GROCERY i ! Have You Tried It Yet? If Not Why Not? Wf are sole agent and our personal guarantee stands back of each and every padkage. All our groceries are strictly high grade but we charge no more than 4 for inferior brands. J AS. G, "SNODGRASS SLCCfSSOR TO f. P. STAPLES 4 4 4 44444444-4444444444444444444444444444444444h DIRECTORY t OF THE FRATERNAL ORDERS ' L.A GRANDE!, ORE. ' Woodmen of the World. La Grand Lodge No. 16 , W. O. W, meeU every Saturday evening In K. of P. halt In the Corpe building. All visiting member wel come. M. M. MAjlQUIS, 3, H. KEKNET, Ooniul Commander. Clark. Fcresters of America. Court Maid Marian No. 31 meat weond and fourth Wednesday night la K. of P. hall. Brother are Invltod to attend. NERI ACKLES. C. R. O. V. HENDttlCKS, F. 8. Board nf True tee: Dr. O. L. Big ger, Owar Berger and Herbert Pat tenon. . Brotherhood of Owl. La Grand Noat No. 17, meet In the K. of P. hall every Tueaday eve Ing at I o'clock. VlaKIng brother cordially Invited. J. B. VANDERMUELEN, Executive. C. W. BAKER. Secretary. K. of P. Red Cro Lodge No. 17, meet very Monday evening In Caatla Hall, Corpe building. A Pythian welcome to all vliltlng knight. D. H. PROCTOR. C. C. R. L. LINCOLN. K. of R. 8. . U. E. 8. Hope Chapter No. 13, O. E. 8., hold tuled communication the Second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Vliltlng member cordially Invited. MART O. FORREST, W. M. MART A. WARNICK. Secretary. I. O. O. P. Star Encampment No. II, L O. O. P., meet every second and fourth Wednesday In the month In Odd Fel lows hall. Visiting patriarch alwaya welcome. D. K. COX, C, P. W. A. WORSTELL, Scribe. Rebekaha. Cryatal Lodge No. 10, meet every Tuesday vnlng at th L O. O. F. ledge. All visiting member are In vited to attend. LAURA 8TILE8, N. Q. JENNIE SMITH, Secretary. A. P. A A. M. L rnde Lodg No. 41, A. F. A A. If hold regular meetlags first art third Saturday at T:ll p. m. L. H. nnsscLL, W. kt. C XX BUfTaUN, Secretary. F. O. li La Grande Aerie No. Z6, F. O. E meets every Friday night In Elk hall at V p. in. Visiting brethren In vlted to attond. D. II. PROCTOR, W. P. J. H. LEISSHMAN. W. S. U. W. A. La Grand Camp No. 7701 meat every Monday evening at I. O. O. 1 null. All visiting neighbor are cot ilally Invited to attend. ' E. C. DAVIS, a D. E. CO$. Clerk. Relief committee: E. C. Davie, Churle Disqua, A. J. Warner, and D. B. Cox. M. B. of A. Moet first and third Thursday eve it I. O. O. F. hall. Visiting member tlway welcome. J. A. ARBUCKLE. President. C. J. VANDERPOEL, Secretary. B. P. O. E. La Grande Lodge No. 433, "meat ach Thursday evening at I o'clock Id Elk' hall on Adams avenue. Visit ing brothers are cordially lnvltd to ittend. W. B. SARGENT. Exalted Rule" O. E. M'CULLY. Reo. Sec. I. O. O. F. La Grande Lodge No. 14, meets In heir hall every Saturday night. VI ting brothers cordially Invited to at end. Cemetery plat may be seen at Model Restaurant. t. j. scroggin. n. o. D. E. COX. Secretary. C. J. VANDERPOEL. Fin. Sec. A CHAIR HOSPITAL. If you have a chair or In fact t any piece of furniture which Is on th Invalid list you can not do better than to bring It to my furniture hospital, wher a speedy cur I assured. Prompt t and neat work assured. Remem- ber that I make all kinds of buggy covers. Call oa mi for all kinds of upholttsrlng. 1 J. H. HITXiMAlt. Shop m Plr Strasc, If eat Door 4 Shop oa Fir Strasc, Weal Doc to Thora's Grocery. Black Ills. ARBOR DAI -OK APRIL 13 Arbor day occurs in Oregon this 'ear on April 13, snd it will probably e observed this year more generally than ever before, notwithstanding the pupils and teachers of many schools iave anticipated the occasion to a 'arge extent by planting roses In the vlnter. Superintendent of Public In struction J. H. Ackerman has suitable material for Arbor day exercises and Is sending copies of the pamphlet out to the various countls this week. Pub lic Interest In civic improvement and especially the rose-planting campaign In Portland, have aroused new . Inter est In Arbor day. In order to encourage teachers and pupils In Improving schoof grounds, Superintendent Ackerman ha ar ranged to secure photographs of some of the best-kept grounds In each coun ty and to keep these pictures on dis play in his office, together with the names iu kue ivctcitci uu litu ii,iu2. that have been Instrumental In pro motlng the good work. ANARCHIST PAI'EIt BARRED. ntmaKter General Issues Order Do rfairliur It liiniullable. Declining to permit the postofflce department to be put In the position of being accessory to murder by ad mining to the mails publications which .dvoiate kli.-.a -r elevens 'jy iynu me, ohtmaHter Ctnt-rul Meyer hci 'sui;d an order declaring non-nilalabl. he Italian pubilcatiun L. Question Bo ialc, a weekly published in Paterson .. J. Tho postmaster In Paterson ha: ecu instructed to refuse admittance J the mulls of Issues of tho publlca Ion on the ground that they ate itn loral pernicious and harmful to tht iterests and welfare of the people, 'his action is a departure from pre loua practice ant) is said to have bee: axed on section 3X91 of the rcvisec tatulcs, which covers "every nrtlcli r thing lntenilec" or adapted for an; Klecent or Immoral use." La Question Soctale, It is charged dvneates murder by dynamite, thi murder of enlisted men In the United tates army and the officers of pollc irees and the burning of horfses o rivatc citizens. It is snid to have r Irculatlon of 30.000 among the Ital in population and announces itself a-K'lnllstlc-nnarchlntlc, To Divide on Convention. Pittsburg, Pa March 31. At th inference of the national council o' 'ie Presbyterian Brotherhood o n-erica In Pittsburg, the date an lace of the next national conventlor the order will be decided on. Th uncll Is composed of 21 promlnen' mn. who act In the rapacity of ar dvlsory board for the brdtherhood he last convention was held In Cln nnotl, and an eastern or far westerr 'ty will probably be given the honoi f entertaining the coming gathrelng If your Observer Is not delivered should be, please notify this orflc 'hone Muln 13. We will consider i ravor, 4-4 4. 4, 1.1) STRIVGHAM, v AUC'vaiRlt. mm Sale crteu o .iiort notice. 4- Satisfaction guaranteed. No extra charge for distance. LA GRANDE ... OR COON Route No. t.' 'Phone No. 14x1 Evening Observer 48c per month. THE COLUMBIA OIL MD GAS DEVELOPING" COMPANY INCORPORATED CNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF WASIUXG- TO.V. CAPITAL STOCK iOOOfiOO SHARES OFFICE: SPOKAXE, WASHINGTON. 401 Nlehola Block. Corpcr Riverside and Washington Street. OIL FIELDS IX MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON. PURPOSE OF THE COMPANY THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPANT IS TO PLACE ON THE MAR KET ENOUGH TREASURT STOCK TO PURCHASE A STANDARD DRILLING RIG, PLACE IT ON THE COMPANY'S CLAIMS. AND CON TINUE WORKING THIS RIG UNTIL A THOROUGH TEST HAS BEEN MADE FOR OIL OR GAS. PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY THIS COMPANT HAS AND OWNS FORTY-EIGHT CLAIMS SITU ATED IN THE HEART OF THE MALHEUR OIL DISTRICT. THE CCUPANT ALSO HAS A SMALL Dwn.T.TVO RTG. COMPLETE, AT VALE, MALHEUR COUNTY. OREGON. OUTLOOK THE SURFACE OF THE MALHEUR OIL FIELDS ARE ROLLING, WITH DEEP RAVINES, SHARP POINTS AND HILLS. IT IS COVERED WITH SAND AND GRAVEL AND IS DEVOID OF VEGETATION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SAGEBRUSH. THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS FIELD SHOW IT TO BE OF THE NATURE OF A DRY, BARREN PLAIN OR BASIN, THE SUB-DIVISIONS REFERRED TO CONSISTING OF SILICIFIED AND CLAY SHALES, SANDSTONE. CLOSE AND COARSE GRAINED. THE UNDERLYING FORMATIONS ARE CLAY, SANDSTONE AND CALCAREOUS CONCRETIONS. WHITE CALCAREOUS SHELLS, FOSSIL 1FEROUS CONCRETIONS, CARBONIFEROUS LIME AND LIME SHALE. THE FORMATION GENERALLY IS SUCH AS TO GIVE THE LANDS IN QUESTION A HIGH CHARACTER AS LANDS PECULIAR TO OIL FOR MATIONS ON THE PACIFIC COAST. THE SANDSTONE STRATA IS IMPREGNATED AND STAINED WITH DEFOSITS WHICH WOULD RESULT FROM SUCH SOURCE. WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY , IN A RECENT REPORT FROM A GOVERNMENT EXPERT A STATEMENT WAS MADE TO THE EFFECT THAT THE MALHEUR CO UNTY OIL FIELDS OF OREGON STOOD IN THE HIGHEST CLASS. LIKE THOSE OF BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, AND OTHER PROMI NENT PACIFIC COAST FIELDS. A NUMBER OF OTHER EXPERTS, PROMINENT AND THOROUGH LY RELIABLE, STATE THAT THE FORMATIONS OF THIS OIL CENTER POINT TO AN UNLIMITED WEALTH IN OILS AND GASES. SUPERINTENDENT BEARDSLEY'S REPORT 4 IN A LETTER FROM SUPERINTENDENT J. T. BEARDSLEY, OF VALE. OREGON, DATED IN JANUARY, 1908, HE STATED THAT AT A DEPTH OF SEVENTY FEET. ON THE COLUMBIA GROUP. OIL SAND AND COLORS OF THE BEST QUALITY WERE ENCOUNTERED. A SAMPLE OF WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN THE COMPANY'S OFFICES AT SPOKANE, WASHINGTON. TO THOSE INTERESTED STOCK 15 CENTS PER SHARE THERE WILL BUT A FEW SHARES SOLD AT THIS LOW PRICE OF FIFTEEN CENTS. ANY INFORMATION WANTED ON THIS OFFER WILL BE GLADLY GIVEN BY T1D3 COMPANY'S SOLE AGENT AT LA GRANDE, RAY W. LOGAN, AT IHS OFFICE IN THE LA GRANDE X. TIOXAL BANK BUILDING. IN A VERY FEW DAYS BLVE-PIUNTS SHOWING THE COM. PANY'S GROUND, AND ALSO THAT OF OTHERS WHO ARE SPENDING LARGE AMOUNTS TO DEVELOP THE OIL II ELDS IX MALHEUR COUN TY, OREGON, WILL BE AT THE AGENT'S OFFICE. THOSE WHO A VERY FEW MONTHS AGO BOUGHT STOCK IN THE MALIIEVR OIL 4 GAS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, THE UNION ORE CON, COMPANY. AT 12 J, CENTS PER SHARE, COULD NOW SELL WITH A HANDSOME PROFIT. BUT 1LWE TAKEN ALL TIIFJU STOCK OFF THE MARKET, KNOWING THE VALUE OF IT IN A VERY SHORT TIME, FROM THE WORK NOW DONE BY THAT COMPANY. NOW IS THE TIME TO GET IN ON THIS STOCK ISSUE T Tins VERY SMALL PRICE, BEFORE TIB3 RAISE, WIUCH Is BOUND rn COME LATER, AND INVEST YOUR MONEY IN A HOME COMF1 w THAT YOU KNOW IS GOOD. " i-x OFFICERS WM. PARKER, Prwldent. j. n. WATERS, Vice-President R. F. LOUNSBERRY, Sec-Troaa. J. T. BEARDSLEY, Supcrlm'enJcnt. 4 DIRECTORS J. B. WATERS. L, U ACMOCK, J. T. BEARDSLEY, R. F. LOUXSBERRY. ADVISORY BOARD WM. PARKER, 4. V. MARLOW, A. E.KNAPTON, C1IAS. BESGROVE. .n W. A. INGRAM. "E,and R. IV. LOGIN, SOLE AGENT LA GRANDE, OREGON The La Grande National Bank Building 5 13 IT."'