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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1908)
EIGHT PArjf J taok awn. tVEMXQ OWKRV RK. LA GRAXDE. OBEGOIT, THTRSDAY, APRIL , 108. UP-RIVER ROAD WILL BBIKG M3IET The People's Store. LA GRANDE'S LEADING DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING EMPORIUM 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 people-in fad 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'Jarge pur chases but there are still lots of good things left. Everything in Piece Goods, everything in Readyto-Wear Garments at I The Store I i - . -vi i - r- rti nni i a rrm'nc nncnnn IIPtKA HUUdC DLUll LrV U.rAIUL, UKMtUiX 1 BUSY TOWR of in Imbler, April 1. (Special.) Mr. Prltchard of Denver, U in our clt; representing the W, K. Harding Pro. duce company of that city. Mr. Prit chard hua bought about 20 carloads o! potatoes. J. C. Hartley and family returnei th la morning from Hood River and Mi Hartley says the Orandu Rondo look: better than ever to him and will maki tho Inland empire his future home. F. W. Gaines of Pendleton Is her. talking to the people In tho Interer of the people In regard to the rallroa company, and will speak here April ! W. P. Anderson Is here and will tal "Pure Polities" to the voters of thl district April 2. - M. J. Duffy of Cove Is registered u thu Imbler hotel. Mr. Duffy Is shl. ping potatoes. W. F. Brown or A Heel Is shoppln J SALE CLOSES T The BmkruptSale at the Heacock Jewelry store will close APRIL 13 EDISON RECORDS, 25c t Other mercnandise at wholesale prices. Great bargains in X hand painted China, Cut f Glass, Watches, Plated Ware, Umbrellas, and a full line of Jewelry. La Grande INVESTMENT Co. J I ItCACOGK'S OLD STAND Mr! Heacock will be on hr to rpir watcheeaiHJ test tyee. hero today. ; II. I Alexander went to Portlnnil vestcrdny. Mr. Alexander shouts. "Watch Imbler grow." Mr. Shorter has moved out to Rot Sum's farm. Elmer Chlddlx will make Imbler hie lome for the present. 8. H. t'arnahan Is delivering trees oday for the nursery of A. Miller & Ions, of Milton. There will be about 100 acres of irehard set out this spring ' along ?rult Lane. Contractor Johnson tins the resl- lensce of T. J. Larson almost com pleted. This Is one of the finest resl lences In the valley. Joe Lloyd went to La Grande yes erday and purchased a nice buggy, C. B. Iddlngs has accepted a position is traveling salesman for the Bummer Hie Lumber company. The O. It. & N. had a trrtln of 27 ars on tho Klgln branch today. There s something doing In this part of the alley. If. McGolilrlck visited La Grande esterday and today. Walter Strlngham has returned te mbler, O. ("Hble, our genlul bonlfnce of he Imbler hotel. Is In Elgin today. In was accompanied by Mr. Savoge. W. H. Itolllns, the poultry man of ur city, has an Incubator hatching, hat contains over 1000 eggs. t O. Kamsey, of the firm of Ram sey & Oldenburg, loaded two cars of potatoes here yesterday. This firm Is bundling at f'-'O commission per car. Tho first car netted 65c per cwt, the highest local- price at this time was 45c per cwt. So the grower was about $40 ahead by consigning them. Rev. J. D. Glllllaii will hold the third quarterly conference In Imbler Friday evening of this week. REAL ESTATE I If 1 ASS TWO WERE KIIXKI). lo Angeles Street Car Wreck Kills and Injure Many. Lo Angeles, Cal., April I. One man waa killed, two Injured and score bruised In street car collision this morning on the Los Angeles-Pacific line. The accident was caused by a heavy fog and the fact that both cart were running on single track on which repairs were being made. For Sale. Four good halt Jersey milch cows. Must be sold at once. . 'Phone Farmer 1141. W. O. Sherwood. dwAI The advertisement In The Observer are placed there (or you to' read Each sad every Ana contain a plait business proposition. . - '- Filed In the recorder's office for Union county, for week ending March tl 1908. Furnished by the La Orandt Investment company, abstracters. Thomas Adams to Maggie J. Morton port of 8WM Sec 7. Tp 4 S, R 40, E F. C. Pecker to George W. Weir lots 5, 6, 7 and 8, In block 6, Hind mand's add to Elgin. $800. A. A. Gust to Sarah A. Stevens, lot. 10 to 17, block 116: lots 7, 8 and block 118, Chaplin's add; also EV XW'i. and SWfc Sec S3, Tp 4 I n 88, E. 1. John U. Stuhell to Albert Ohms, pat Wi SW Sec 10, Tp 1 iN, K 39, F 3500., James McCoy to Wm. Conner, pa: XEl SWVi .Sec 34. Tp 2 8. R 38, I K00. Wm. I. Dish in un to Martha A. We vor, lots 4 to 12, block 39. Hliulman add to Elgin. 81030. M. W. Knight to George B. Com way. E SW'i. SWVi SB 14 Sec XW Vt XE Sec 9, Tp 6 S, It 41, E. $ Augustus Harrell to Lulu Gllmor. lots 17, 18, 19 and 20, block 10, Nort Elgin. 1173. John Howard to Chas. J. Erlcksoi f!WU NEVi. Wi SEV,, NE14 SK Sec 32, Tp 4 8, R 38, E. $1200. John B. Wolfe to Hattle M. Wolft part 8W4 SE14 Sec 19, Tp 4 S, R 4( E. $50. S. P. Gates to Alverfa Gates, lota ' to (, block 5, Qrandy's add. , $1. R. E. Trill to Anna James, lota I and 25, block 151, lota 18, It and 20 block 158, Chaplin's add; and lot 4 block F, Coggan'a ind add. $2000. United States to U H. Stoddard, W'ti 8E4. NE14 8EH Sec 30, Tp 4 8, I $7. E. $300. L H. Stoddard to Grands Ror.di Lumber Co., same as above. $1. E. D. Whitney to Oranda Rondt Lumber Co.. NW14 Sec II. Tp 4 8. R II. E. $400. James C. Mclntyre to Grande Rond Lumber Co.. 8E14 8W14. SWU BEM Sec II; NW14 NEW. NE14 NWfc 8e 80. Tp 4 8. R II. $100. W. R. Jasper to George Miller, NY W NWH Sec II, Tp I 8. R II. E. $1. Heacock (lessee fit. Continued from page 1.) mountains surrounding this valley. They do not seem to realize the fact that three-fifths of the wealth, west of the Missouri river has been pro duced from the ore bodies and mining industries. . Captain Paul has been Interested In mines and mining for the past 40 year In Bingham canyon. Little Cot tonwood, Park City and Tlntlc Mining districts In Utah and Ploche and Eure ka, Nav. He was 'In these camps In thelf Infancy and saya that he states without fear of successful contradic tion, that the prospects at the head waters of the Grande Ronde river, and the show for developing paying mines and a mining district will aver age with any of the aforesaid districts Straus In Savannah. Savannah, Ga., Aprl I. Georgians will pay honor to a member of Presi dent Roosevelt's- cabinet tomorrow night, when Secretary Straus, of the department of commerce and labor, will attend the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Savannah Board of Trade. Secretary Straus was brought up In the state of Georgia, being taken to Talbottom by his father when he was 4 years of age. 'The sec- T. -y rittanlv IntoiwitAit tta In dustrial and commercial development of what substantially Is his native state, and the address he will deliver promises to be a notable one. Demand Receivership, Wilmington, Del,, April 2. Hearing of the motion for a general receiver-' ship for the Standard Trust company of Birmingham, Ala., capitalized un der the laws of Delaware for $500,000. has been set for tomorrow In the United States district court. The suit was brought by a Lexington, Ky., man, who claims that the company violated a contract and promised returns which the officials of the concern knew were impossible of accomplishment. Other suits against the company are pend ing. The company. It Is alleged, trans acts a general Investment himlnsM throughout the south. 81 ' . HP : Absolutely Pure Tho only baking powder mode with Royal Grapo Cream of Tartar No Alum, Ho Lima Phosphate ISLAND (III NEWS ITEMS Kenneth, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Smith, passed the crls'.3 ye?-1 terday and in now on the mend. Miss Carrie Hunter is on a visit toj Seattle, Bremerton and Portland. She ; will be gone three weeks. 80 rendered pleasing temperance ex- Llttle Myrtle Perry Is slowly reeov-1 erclses. ering from an attack of pneumonia. l. Rlchardaon la the attending phy sician. Mr. end Mrs. Justus Wade have been the gr.ests of Thomas Wade and wlJe. Mrs. P rry is vlriting her daughter, Mrs. Xecdham at Summerville. Mrs. .1. A. Ruesell of La Grande, has been at tha home of R. Smith several days caring for her lltle nephew, who Is seriously 111. Our Sunday school elected officers for the coming quarter Sunday and al- i i ! i i V - y t i-.'i i u fir V V A A "... o ufi j.ie 4isu : , . tit ' "t" - x HON. H. hi CAKE, Supporter of State ment No. 1 CANDIDATE BEFORE THE REPI BUCAX PRIM WUKS FOR THP OFFICB OP VXTTED STATES SEN ATOR, WILL ADDRESS THF CITI SENS OF LA GRAXDE 8 t,TI- IM TUB OOMMER IAL CLUB PARLORS. COMB OCT A D HEAR HIM. Wednesday Evening April 8th.-.