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EVEXTNO O nSEIlVEH, tA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY-, APRIL SO, 1908.
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. Resolutions of condolence, to Has.
' Card of tnanLa, to Una. -
; SOMETHING IN THE WIND. ;
There 1 an uuubrcurrent ot unreal,
01 appreneusion, rampant tnrougnuui
. me cuy. xi is not a premonition oi
. oiiuu! caiiujuy, but uuo u touting
prosperity, ooom ana vast ezpanaiou.
vusi what haf planted mia unreaUul
plrlt and general air of anticipation
is, mayhap, w.o revival and leaurrev
Uon whlca many of our business men
experienced at me recent adareas de
Uvereu by Torn Klchardaon.
"Ihure la going to be something
- doing in thia city, and mat in tne near
future," la the prognostication maue
from all corners, it la aafe to say
that La Qranae is on the verge oi
such a boom, Industrial growth, ex.
panalon and tinanclal strengthening aa
never been ureamed oi. All that
la needed Is the rtgnt - thing at the
right time, and that, thing is prompt,
energetic action by the new Commer
cial club. The organisation will have
the wnerewltnal to ao this thing, to
a greater or leas extent, and there la
ample apace for the "things" "which
The citizens of La Grande should
give the band their hearty support. A
good bund Is an actual necessity to a
live city or town. " And the only way
to have a band Is to give it the sup
port It is JuBtly entitled to. La
'..'.itindc has no reuxon to be ashamed
of Its bund, but, on the other hand,
has every reason to point to lt with
pride. No one denies this fact. This
''k we had an opportunity to ex
press our appreciation of our band In
a substantial manner and at the same
time secure full value for our money,
but we failed to take advantage of the
opportunity and thereby lost ,the
pleasure of the consciousness of hav
ing performed our duty and of hav
ing rendered assistance to a worthy
objettf. We also failed to avail our
selves of the opportunity to witness an
exhibition which was well worth, i.o
small price asked. In fact, we lost a
double opportunity, one of rendering
the band the support It deserved, and
the opportunity offered to meet half
way the "Patronize Home Industry"
spirit which the friends of the band
o cordially evinced.. La Grande can
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hi mium 10 sngni us Danu iu
manner. The Observer does not be
lleve that .anyone pdrposely Intended
tojallght the 'band boys, but the
thoughtlessness waa almost akin to
criminal.
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La Grande and Elgin again have
double train service. We truly hope
that the double service will be main
tained. Once before this service was
given, but for some reason It was dls
continued. The traffic la certainly
sufficient to warrant the extra train.
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THE
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TO EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD FOR EVERY DOLLAR YOUR
SPEND WITH US, WE WILL PRESENT YOU FREE ONE TICKET TO
THE ELECTRIC THEATH. THUS YOU SEE $5.00 PURCHASES ENTI-
.TLES YOU TO FIVE TICKETS. BUY A 135.00 "ACME," THE BEST
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RANGE MADE, AND GET 55 TICKETS AND SEE THE BIG SHOW
WITH US.
THE
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'Phone Black 641
213 FIR STREET
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HAISTEN
Thone Red 1161
1411, 1413, 1415 Adams Ave.
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Little Fellow Fibbed.
A little youngster who had played
"hookey" from school recently and
wno waa "touched up" a little by
Professor Hockcnbcrry, created con
siderable excitement this morning by
a clever ruse which for a time had
every color of stern reality. The facts
In the case were that he had skipped
school and was In a tangle to clear
himself. In the end ho was slightly
punished. This morning, while pass
Ing the Fred Swaney residence ot
Fifth street, he suddenly acquired
"terriiic sick spell" and for a time
doctors and his mother were hurrying
his way. He told a story to Mrs. Swa
ney of cruel treatment Inflicted by the
, we crave. Advertisements tor manu
! Jacturing Industries, in which are set j
1 form tne splendid natural resources school principal, of his mother's fl
i tor a doxen or a score of varied estao- nanclal Inability to produce the prop
llshments, sent broadcast throughout r excuses for absence which should
the land, will soon bring financiers . nave been accompanied by a doctor's
looking tor suitable locations for their certificate and a long tale that was
run off like a novel. In the end the
whole matter was straightened out by
the boy himself, who confessed to his
mother, who was called, that the en
tire Incident was a hoax.
j Industries that mean payrolls.
PLANT ASXEH GERM.
' In order to make the Aster show
thla fall a genuine success, and bet
! ler than last year, It behoove flower
! lnvera to commence a systematic cut
i tlvatlon of the aster plant. Many
helpful suggestions are contained In
.article elsewhere in thia Issue,
ELECT NEXT WEEK.
Elect Chlof Wednesday and Other Of-
fleer During Coming .Week.
! which deal comprehensively and j On next Wednesday evening the La
clearly with that desirable pastime Grande fire department will hold Its
,for it truly la such, to grow beautiful
.'flower of any specie. No real suc
cess can come from a half-hearted at
tempt, and why should La Orande not
'add another star to it crown of at
tractive feature by spreading far and
; wide It proclivities aa a flower grow
ing community. The spirit ot beauti
fying a city should not rest with aa-,
ters. Why not let every resident and !
property owner contribute hi share
toward making La Orande a rose city
. liko Portland now laT A city beauti
ful city 1 acquired through Individual
HIGH COURT
m HAT
May term or tne Oregon supreme
court which sits at Pendleton twice
each year, convenes next Monday
morning. In all there are 14 cases
on the docket, from Baker, Malheur,
Union, Umatilla, Grant and Wallowa
counties. From Union county there
are two cases aa follows:
mza carrou, administratrix, ap
pellant, Lomax & Anderson, attorneys,
v. the Grande Ronde Electric com
pany, respondents, C. H. Crawford,
w. M. Fierce, F. S. Ivanhoe, attor
neys. Suit to recover damages for fa
tal Injury caused by broken electric
wire.
jiigin rorwaromg company, re.
spondents, C. H.; Finn, attorney; vs. F.
M. Cummlngs, appellant, J. W.
Knowles, and R. H. Lloyd, attorneys.
Suit to recover on open account,
plaintiff, allowed $297.06 and costs.
Defendant appeals.
The more important of these two
cases Is, of course, the Carroll case,
which has occupied the attention of
the district and supreme courts for
several terms.
annual election for fire chief. During
the same week the three separate
companies will elect their full slate of
officer, each company holding Its
election on a separate evening. By
the end of the week the new chief and
company official will all have be in
selected. For each company are the
following: Foreman, first and second
assistant, president, secretary, treas
urer and historian.
Evening Observer (So per month,
llave you heard "AlamedaT" The
attention to private flower
and attractive lawn.
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garden deamlest waits ever written.
DAVIS-JORDAN MUSIC CO.
NEW ARRIVALS
Ladies' Voil, Panama and Luster Skirts
Hosiery, Underwear
Corset Covers, Gowns
Lace Curtains, . Richardson's Emb'y Floss
Pillow Tops, Center .Pieces
Belts, Silk and Lawn Waists
1 Shoes
and many new novelties too numerous to mention.
I THF VAN MIYN rA -
ix ia in inc.
U Jul ! nil mu I n w. Masonic BitfJ.
ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF LAND
Notice la hereby given that the un
derslgned a administrator de bonis
non (with the will annexed) of the
estate of Mellnda Wardwell, deceased,
will, by virtue of an order of the
county court of Union county, state of
Oregon, mad on the 8th day of April,
108, empowering him to do so, from
and after the 19th day of May, 1(08,
sell at private sale, for caah, lots
numbered S and , of block numbered
21, of Sterling's addition to the town
of Island City, In Union county, state
of Oregon, which sale will be made to
obtain fund to pay legacies and ex
penses of administration, and said
property will be sold to the person of
fering the largest sum therefor. Per
son desiring to buy said property are
requested to communicate with me at
my residence at said Island City, or
elsewhere. Said sale will be made ac
cording to law and said order of court.
ULY8SES O. COUCH,
Administrator.
(To be published once a week for
four successive weeks In the Evening
Observer.) " '
RAMSEY & OLIVER,
Attorneys for Administrator.
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PHOTOGRAPHS.
Pastime Opens ioiuunun r!;hf.
Managers Dozler & La Fountain an
nounce that they will have a com
plete program for the opening of the
new Pastime theater In 'the Lewis
building, which will .open tomorrow
night. May 1. Watch this paper for
the program. .
Notice) to Water Consumers.
Patron not on meters wishing to
use city water for Irrigating purposes
will please call at the recorder' of
flee and make proper application, and
the water superintendent will turn
the water on. Hour for Irrigating
from 5,to 7 p.m.
' : : ' H. C. GILMAN,
DAJOtf " Water Supt
A NEW
ICE
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Got Your Cow Ready.
On March i I wlU start to take the
town cow to the William pasture.
If you wish your cow to have the
benefit of this excellent pasture,
'phone me at once. Ray Williams,
'phone Black 1872. '-
FOUND Ladles' rain coat 'Owner
can have same by calling at thla of
fice, proving property and paying
for this ad. S-30tf
Beet Quality of Ice, taken from the Grande Ronde River above Perry
San mill.
Best Quality of Chain
WOOD
- Not the light edgings, bui plank ends and heavy slabs cut to 16
Inch lengths. We call attention to the size of our loads and the fact:
that our wood is DRY.. Wood and Ice, wholesale and retail.
A Bigger load of a Better Wood put In your Wood House. "
ICE AND WOOD AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
V. E. BEAN
Phone Red 1741
THE DEMAND fOR PROPERTY
RIVERSIDE ADDITION
NEAR THE BIG SAW ""I
has become so great, that it has bean decided to advance the price on lots in th a
addition. N '
By comparing the prices at which lots in Rivsrside Addition have been sell
ing, with the prices of similar property in other sections of the city, it will be found
that lots in Riverside Addition have been selling at too low a figure.
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Before advancing the price, however, it has been deemed only fair to give due
warning to those who have been contemplating buying, but who have been delaying
from time to time, therefore , .
TAKE
NOTICE
that during the remainder of this month, (April) prices will remain the same as here- . f: at i :H:
tofore, but on tne tirst aay or May tnere will be a general advance of 10 per cent in
prices, theref ore all those who wish to take advantage of this advance must buy this
month. ' ''.'. i
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IAGENTS LA GRANDE REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION:
NO. 1107 ADAMS AVENUE, LA GRANDE. OREGON
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