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LA GRANDE'S LEADING DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING EMPORIUM
THE TEMPLE OP
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
bpening. All praised the splendid showirgs of mzrchandise and many made large pur
chases but there are still lots of good things left.
Ztci f'u.'.r.g In Pi::: Good;, eryMna in Ready to-Wear Garments at
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BALL GAME
The Baker City aggregation arrived
tills morning and everything is In read
iness for the big game at the Noyc
rink tonight, when basketball on skatei
will be the drawing card. Many of tin
visiting team are already well known
to La Grande, aa they have been seer
on the local gridiron during the past
year. "
For La Grande will be seen r
atruoK assemblage of players. Rech
Hn and Allstott, who are both clevei
altaters, and know a thing or twi
about tossing the ball, will be seen a',
forward. Williams has demonstrated
Ms caliber as a middle distance man li
games played In the home-team serlc
and will make his opposing center "g
some."
Manager Snodgras and Noyes wli:
play at guard. They, too, ure then
Uh the skates and steady guards a
Well.
The game starts at 8 o'clock sharp.
tSALE CLOSESt
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z The Bankrupt Sale at the
I Heacock Jewelry store
will close
APRIL 18
EDISON RECORDS ,25c
O'.her mercnandise at
wholesale prices.
Great bargains in
hand painted Ghfna, Gut
Giae. Watches, Plated
Ware, Umbrellas, and a 2
full line of Jewelry.
La Grande
INVESTMENT Co. 1
HEACOGK'S OLD STAMt
Nr. Haacosk rill be sirs ta
pair vatthsa 4 Ut eje.
People's
People s
Following Is the line-up for Baker
City: '
George Dalncs and Roy Waltz, for
wards; L. Blume, center; W. Kelly
and Llebe, guards. . Substitutes, R.
Tlubodo and Jessups, manager.
PADIMX'K IN THE FIELD.
Leave I'ortlund for Iong Circuit of
Eastern Oregon.
RL Rev. Robert L. Paddock, mis
sionary bishop of eastern Oregon, was
In Portland yesterday. He left for
eastern Oregon this morning to take
up his active work for the Episcopal
church. His purpose In visiting Port
land was to take up certain questions
with Bishop Charles Scaddlng, of the
Oregon, diocese, says a Portland paper.'
His first "circuit" will Include Hepp
ner, Weston, Canyon City, Ontario
and Burns. Following the diocesan
ind general northwestern conventions
of the Episcopal church, here In Port
land next month, which Bishop Pad
lock will attend, the bishop will In
vade the most sparsely Bettled commu
nities of the slate on a tour that will
consume probubly several months. On
the June trip he will spend some time
at Pi'lnevllle, Rend, Silver Lake and
Klamath Falls ami other places that
have preachers, and later those regions
which are without spiritual leaders.
Illshop Paddock has for several
yours been engaged In "slum" anil re
form work In the East Side section of
New York city. His family was prom
inent In the religious work In thl?
Hate In the early days, his uncle hav
ing been appointed bishop of Oregon
more than 40 years nao. and the pres
ent bluhop spent his youth In this pnrl
of the country.
New Rectory In Pendleton.
At a meeting of the Parish Aid so
city of the Church of the Redeemer,
held at the home of Mrs. Leona
Thompson yesterday afternoon. It was
decided that a new rectory for the
Episcopal church la this city should
be erected this spring and committees
te have charge ef the details of that
work were appelated.
The sew rectory "HI he treated ea
the sit el the present bufldlag
Jnkason street and will oust abeut
I2.lt. Plana will ee secured and
estl.aM aiada In a sknrt tl. ..d it
heala work li mu as teeAary ar-
raagasjasts ran m saade.
Oaaeraua Raster (Tarings will V
askad from the cnaaraaatlna far this
surpass aad active werfc al raising the
funds will aoaja,
Tks naff retry will k rtf-tta aad
la keening wlti the Beautiful sten
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ECONOMY
GRANDE, OREGON
church erected by the Episcopal con
gregation In this city a number of
years ago.
Mrs. Frank Frazler Is treasurer of
the rectory committee which will be
out soliciting In a short time. East
Orcgonlan.
THOROUGHBREDS BURNED.
Mysterious Fire Cremates Largo String
of Blooded Animals.
Lexington, Ky., April 3. Fire of
mysterious origin burned 44 head of
thorough bred horses at James B. Hog
gins famous farm last night. The Hag
gin farm also produced tobacco which
was sold out of pool and It Is thought
that the fire might have been caused
by night riders. The loss Is estimated
nt 150,000.
Advocate Trial Marriage.
Cambridge, Mass., April 3. Advo
cating anarchism. Socialism, women's
rights and the single tax, the Harvarc
Anarchist, a new university paper, hap
made Its appearance and has created
a sensation among the students. It If
feared that the journal will be sup
pressed by the government postal au
thorities. The editorials In the Anar
chist ure very serious In tone, as ex
nlhited in the following defense o.
trial marriage:
"Trial marriage makes the hair lonr
and curly, keeps the teeth white, am.'
prevents the pants from bugging at
the knees. It Is an excellent bleacl
for straw hats, perfect polish for" tar
boots and a reliable substitute fo:
mothballs."
CI 1 1 Id Labor and Education.
Atlanta, Uu., April 3. A discussion
of child labor in Its relations to edu
cation, in which many prominent del
egates participated, was the feature oi
today's session of the National Chili"
Labor conference. This evening Dr.
Felix Adler. of New Tork. will speak
on 'The Basle of the Antl-Chlld La
bor Movement In the Idea of Ameri
can Civilisation," Don Marquis, adltoi
nt Uncle Remus' Magnaine. will ad
uss "The Child aad the Mill," and
addressea will be ky several
tkers.
Tr frala.
Fear seal half Jaraev saHaar i4n
Mu8t f- , ,p,,M
141. W. O. 9kerwe.
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ra 1aa taera far yau te Ma).
akea amy Una aaalaku a aiala
ualnaaa sraaaattlam.
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1 ORGANIZE
AUXILIARY
The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen- and Enginemen- In this city,
la taking step to organize an auxiliary
to the lodge here. The meeting will
be held at the Elks hall on Tuesday
evening, April 7. and to this meeting
will be Invited all who may become
members of the organization. The
auxiliary will be started and organ
ized by electing officer on that date.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers, has a thriving auxiliary In
thla city, and there Is' no reason why
tne firemen and enginemen cannot
have the icme thing.
TROUBLES IN ROME.
Rome, April . In retallatloa of the
attack made by troops on the funeral
party of a prominent anarchist, result
ing In the death of two men and a
general strike has been called here to
day. Hundred of Hliops are closed
and the city is filled with troops to
prevent bloodshed. It la expected that
ail newspapers uul suMx-mi uuuiiim.
tlon and remain closed until the gov
ernment wfll assure them that no fur
ther violence will occur In the Eternal
City.
Cut Out Mule's Tongue,
Victor, Col., April 3. Fred Bock, a
Roscmont teamster, Is serving a term
In Jail here for cutting out the tongue
of a mule. Brock alleged that the
anlnia.1 .exhibited the malicious pro
clivities of the comic- section mule.
Maud, and that he mutilated her to
secure revenge. The mule -was shot
by neighbors.
Saturday Nlsht DnnVc. '
The regular Saturday night dance
at the Harris hall tomorrow night. All
"undesirables" not admitted.
A cock Is
old.
a male bird over a year
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not dead, though the building in which
it existed, has gone by the auction
eer's board.
Just what will be done to the build
ing Is not known now. In general, the
upstairs of the building will be entire
ly reconstructed and refurnished wun
costly furniture, and will be the home
of the lodge. The floor space in the
gymnasium Is to be enlarged by re
moving the plunge and bringing the
showera down to a main floor lever.
As stated, these plnns may be
changed and shifted, but In a short
time final details will be worked out
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Washington. April S. The story of
an alleged attempt to bribe Charles
Ferry, an officer of the brass concern
at Bridgeport. Conn., with a contract
for 1100,000, to urge legislation favor
ing the Electric Boat company, was a
feature In today's hearing of the Lllley
congressional Investigation committee.
The charge was made In an affida
vit by John C. Lake of Rutherford, N.
J., Vice-president of the Lake Torpedo
Boat company, which was submitted
by Lllley.
Lake says he was told by Ferry that
an officer of the Fall River Shipbuild
ing company had asked the latter to
use his Influence-with certain con
gressmen from Connecticut to induce
him to discontinue his efforts on be
half of the Lake company and work
for legislation favorable to the Electric
Boat company. If this could be ac
complished the Ferry company, statos
the affidavit, was to get (160,000 by
the shipbuilding concern.
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Washington. April 3. Panama has
appealed to the United States to assist
in untangling the trouble which hat
resulted from the invasion of JuradiLj
by Colombian troops. The Panaiflw ,
government Is greatly excited over
the action of the Colombians, which
they declare Is without Justification,
and assert that they will take steps
themselves shortly, unlesa the United,
States interferes.
Colombia has offered no explana
tion for her move.
To Settle Big Question, y '
Syracuse. N. T., April 3. Onf 'of
the grave problems now confronting ,
the country will be finally settled to
night by a debate between the wind
jammers of Syracuse university and
Wesleyan college. The latter will af
firm the question, "Resolved. That,'
aside from the question of amending .
the constitution, the federal govern
ment bhould' exercise further control
over quasi-public corporations uoing
interstate ousmeiw."
Many Stars In Meet.
New York, April 3. With doienst,
metropolitan stars among the entries,
the Dgmlnlcan Lyceum games at the
Sixty-ninth Regiment armory tomor
row night promise te be a fitting
wind-up for the Sew York Indoor sea
son. The entire track team of the
Iiish-Amerlcan Athletic club has been
entered, and the cruck performers of
several other organizations will take
part.
Wunted.
Small place of 2 to 5 acres,
s,Tfith
f of ex-
house; close in. Will rent, buy
change city property for suitable
place. Call Main 20.
A pullet is
a year old.
female bird less than
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