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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1908)
FTGm T.G?S. KVEXIXG OBSERVER, LA GKAXDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY l. 1008. pace nvc. 1 I P0UL7Ry FENCE ' Now is the time to fence your chickens in. I Gome and get some poultry fence. I have it in differ ent kinds and all heights. Just received a car extra Star A Star shingles. I Tneyare first class. Gall and see' my souvenirs, 25c to $2.00 each. 1 They are nice presents to send to yout friends. i MRS-T N. murphy HARDWARE and CROCKERY t . . . . s - , 1 ' . - Torn, trruq " ' , ' '. ; . Mr Mitchell of Union', Is In the city the truest of Mrs. M. C. Newton. - .". ; Royal Allen of Cove, was over on business today. -. A. E. -Bennett is in Baker City to day attending the track" meet. Misses Ethel Gulling and Gertrude Ralston left last evening for Baker City. ' They will return tomorrow. Sheriff Childers Is in Elgin til.ir serving official papers and attend'ng the stock show as well. , Mrs. T. J. Scroggln Is still in tip; hospital, though much improved fnun her recent attack of typhoid fever. - Mrs. Sutherland of Cove, remains la an unchanged condition. Her recov ery Is not yet assured. George Sutherland, the well known business man of Walla Walla, had business in La, Grande last night. Mrs. J. H. Cherry left this morning for Portland, where she will visit friends a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Graybeal re turned to their home at Kamela after having spent the -day In La Grande. F. S. Bramwell is home from Port land, where he went as a delegate to the republican convention. Mr. and Mrs. Judi Geer of Cove, are in the city today meeting friends and transacting business. Mr, and Mrs. E. C. Hays of Hood River, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nerl Acklcs. Mrs. Hays was 'formerly Miss Elsie Ackles. Garfield Mars, son of John L. Mars of this city, arrived last evening from Baker City and left today for Spo kane. ' Mrs. J. M. Hilts, who has been vis iting friends in the city for the past few days, returned to her home at Portland this morning. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Nlbley of Mea cham, returned to their home this morning after having spent the day In La Grande with friends. Mrs. M. E. LeGore of Joseph, pass ed through the city this morning en route to Pomeroy, Wash., where she i will visit friends and relatives. Roy Goodnough, Earl Henry and . Stanley Carpy were among those who went to Baker City last evening to witness the track meet today. Omen Bishop, the republican nom inee for county school "superintendent, transacted business In the city last evening. George Carpy, clerk at the United States land office, is transacting busi ness at Baker City today, and inci dentally rooting for La Grande at the track meet. The E. E. Relsland well Is now 200 feet deep and has a water sup ply of 160 feet. An effort may be made to sink It still deeper, In view of locating an artesian flow. Robert Wlthycombe Is yet at Ur- bana. 111., and expeet3 to be absent for a year or more yet. In the meantime affairs at the big state farm are ably looked after by Cecil Clark, an expert In agriculture. Union Republican. Roscoe and M. West returned last evening from Pendleton, where they .have completed a 250-foot well. A four-hour test failed to lower the wa ter. After a few days spent here, they return to Umatilla county again. The county clerk's office is arrang ing the geno;.$l election ballots. Th time for flll'io acceptance ended y-H-terday and tlT.-A clerical department of the office has spent today in arrang ing the candidates and special maw tire In their proper order. ' J. T. Williamson returned laat eve- ports the wheat fields In that section of Umatilla county somewhat dry, but that rntn -, nAw fnlltnc It, 4nta. mittent showers. ; " ' " Thomas Harvey, residing 'on Third street. Is reported seriously ill this week with what is feared will develop1 into a case of typhoid fever. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Mlmnaugh ar rived in the city yesterday and will remain here permanently. Mr. Mlm naugh has been residing In Portland, but is again a citizen of La Grande. . C, M. Blevens and William Bloom, two enterprising citizens of Cove, are in the city today transacting business. They report Cove In a prosperous con dition and every prospect for a first class fruit crop. Mrs. L. Dally and daughter of Ba ker City, are In the city today visiting at the B. W Grandy home. Mrs. Dally Is on her way to Salem, where she goes as a delegate to the Rebekah grand assembly from the Baker City lodge. Mr. and Mrs. George Ball left last evening for Salem,' where Mr. Ball goes as a delegate to the I. O. O. F. grand lodge. After attending the ses sion of the grand lodge, they will go to Sllverton, where they will visit friends a few weeks before returning home. i. Mcterrin evidently has a lonesome time of It, as he Is the only inmate of the county JaU. He was ar rested wth a group of three recently for breaking Into a box car. His friends are trying to raise his bonds and he, too, may get out and leave the Jail deserted, unless others sin. Conductor James Connors of the La Grande freight division of the O. R, N., who has had charge, of the farming demonstration train through eastern Oregon, was called to Uma tilla last night to take the Idaho re publican delegates' train to Hunting ton. The train consisted of nine Pull man coaches. Pendleton EaBt Ore gonian. George E. Wedworth, representative and Inspector of air brakes on trains m the O. S. L., the O. R. & N., the S. P., from Granger to San Francisco, and the S. P. from Portland to Los Angeles, left this morning for points west of here after two days spent in La Grande. He covers 1000 miles In his tours of inspection. 1 The following Union people re turned to their homes In Union last evening after attending the circus yes terday afternoon. Miss Lulla Hall Georgia Hall, Ida Baker. Pauline West. Henrietta Graham; Messrs. James Hutchinson, Ed Claln, Ferguson. George Claln, M. Jacobs and Mr. and Mrs. William Stafford. R. E. Hall came down from the High Valley section this week. Six Inches of snow In the vicinity of hip homestead convinced him thnt he had better come back to the valley until the backbone of winter Is broken In the higher altitudes. Union Republi can. ' E. E. Woodruff, one of Union coun ty's prosperous foothill farmers, was In the city this afternoon, and while in town found time to make The Obser ver office a friendly call. Mr. Wood ruff says that he never felt more sure of a record-breaking crop that at pres ent. The rain Is Just what the doctor ordered, and all the world seems brighter. anti-saloon. , This space belongs to the Tern- . perance force of Union County. . A DRUNKARD'S WILL. From the Fireside Friend, the fol lowing is clipped. It Is the last will and testament dt a broken and disap pointed life. It tells Its own story and enforces truth: "I die a sinner and leave the world a worthless reputation; a,, wicked ex ample, and a memory only fit to perish. I leave my parents sorrow and bitterness of soul, all the days of their lives. I leave to my brothers and sisters shame, grief and reproach. 1 leave to my wife a "Widowed and bro ken heart, and a life of lonely strug gling with want and suffering. I leave to my children a tainted name, a ruined position, a painful Ignorance and the mortifying recollections of a father ' who,, by his life disgraced hu manity and at his premature death joined the great company of those who are never to enter the kingdom of God." ' .. . Reread this. Find here seven In- controvertable facts, tacts ueniun- strated before our own eyes In this city and county every year of our lives. Then ask soberly this Question: j It the drunkard, who Is the legitimate output of the saloon, lives such a life and leaves such a record, what should be done with the drunkard factory? ' W. H. O. How the Traffic Oppresses ..... Labor In Oregon. Capital Invested In manufacturing industries In Oregon, 1805, $44,02i.- 548. Wage earners employed by this cap ital, 18,523. ... Amount of capital necesary to give employment In breweries. $2,138,(12. Wage earners that should be em ployed by breweries in proportion to capital, 900. Wage earners actually ' employed, 151. Shortage, 749. , Wages paid to wage earners by manufacturing industries m Oregon, 1905, tll.44S.512. . Individual average, (618. -Amount which should be paid by the breweries In proportion' to capital Invested, $556,200. ; Amount actually paid, $138,965. ' Amount deficit, 8419,236. Let's Stop This Graft. Our sawmtllB with only 6 times the capital, give employment to 48 times as many wage earners and pay 10 times as much for raw material than do the breweries. Our flour mills, with less than twice the capital, give employment to 2V4 tltnes as many wage earners and ex pend 17 times as much for raw mater ial than do the breweries. Our planing mills, with half a mil lion less capital, employ 7H times as many wage earners and pay three times as much for raw material. The creameries -of Oregon pay out for raw material each year three times the amount of Invested capital Our meat tacking establishments past, two times the amount of Invest ed capital; but the breweries pay. for raw material each year only a' little more than half the amount of Invest ed capital. The brewers contribution to labor In Oregon is only $1-22 for each 100 re celved, while in the city of Portland alone, through the $00 saloons they control, they filch from the products of labor not less than $2,000,000 every year. Rogwa Are Scarce. No arrests were made In this city last evening, and the police have new record for circus day. The rough appearing element which was In the city yesterday was colsely guarded un Ml the circus left for Baker, but -Both' .i..- ixtnt Ttnrk. where ha was called on a land offlc. caw. H r- Mg warranting arrets, occurred. The 1 Golden-Rule Cop$ ft TUi o of Sales" in ait Departments ! II OVER llil The Baptist association in cession In this city, will close Its meetings with tonight's session, and participate in the evangelistic services in the skating rink at the appointed hours tomor row. At the hour of 8 this evening the Rev. Ralph E. Storey of Pendle ton, will preach In the Baptist church on "Conditions of Power." The sessions of the day have been replete with Interest and the body will close Its meetings realizing that the) have passed through one of the best annual meetings In the history of the Baptist work In Grcade Hondo va!!;;. MrifS' 13.50 SHOES $2.50 Sam-s line f 150 pairs of women's E.-.ocs ftr.d Oxfords, at a wonderfully lo'.v price. Th! season's footwear. Including tan, vlcl kid, light and heavy soles; sizes 8H to 5; regular $3.50 values, at the low price of $2.50 CHllDRENS 1.50 SHOES $1.15 Sizes 7, 7(4 and 8, in vlcl kid and patent. With white and colored tops; tans and reds, the best values In the for $1.15 LADIES' SUITS Regular 13.55 sell at $9.25 III nil colors uuii many mjivi ui .. season's most attractive garments, in tight and semi-fitting Coats. The materials are Panama Cloth, fancy Worsteds and English Serges. Skirts gored, pleated and trimmed with bias folds. AH sizes, take your pick at the following low prices: Regular $12.60 Tailored Suit.. 9 8.S5 Regular $16.50 Tailored Suit.. $11.00 Regular $24.50 Tailored Suit.. $10.35 $9.00 JABKtTS $6.75 Materials: Coverts and fancy stripes, trimmed In velvet and strapped with same materials, mostly seml-tlttlng: Regular $10.65 Jacket ....$8.00 Regular $12.50 Jacket $0.40 Regular $ 9.00 Jacket ..'.$8.75 BOYS CLOTHING 1-4 OFF Special purchase from one of the best manufacturers In this country, cut in the latest faahlpn, , plain Knicker bocker pants; materials of fancy worsted and fancy Cashmere, tans, blues. grays, stripes and checks; sizes 2U to 15 years; Friday and Saturday only,. .ONE-FOURTH OFF MEN'S PANTS 14 OFF; 450 pairs men's Pants, all the best styles In Worsteds, Casslmeres, Stripes and Checks. Friday and Sat urday only , . . .ONE-FOURTH OFF anrAiiiA ounrmu Anrniii a irttiAWBflSMNTirtLiALy FRIDAY and SATURDAY ONLY Parlor Matches, highest grade, per box . . So, TABLETS, regular 6c values,' each 8c FANCY GLASS WARE A new as- sortment In vases, cake plates, ber. ry bowls and novelties. In colors, ranging In price from 85c to 60c. Friday and Saturday only ...... lOo ROYAL "ORANITEWARE, in gray color No. 20 Sausepan, reg. 28c; special S3o No. 24 Saucepan, reg. 85a; special 28c No. 28 Saucepan, reg. 60o; special SBo O. N. T. Spool Cotton ...do' 1 I , I ,The usual Saturday aftenoon band concert by the La Grande band, under the auspices of the La Grande Enter tainment & Market Day association, w$s held this afternoon. Muddy roads arjd the fact that yesterday was circus day when so many farmers visited the city- kept the urban population i at home. The crowds on the streets this afternoon was mostly lijcal. Another concert will be given this evening. This attraction always brings out the city spopulatlon on Saturday evenings with the esult that mer chants all get additional business. So ciability Is also livelier with "some thing down town." PORTLAND iROSE FESTIVAL To Be Held In PORTLAND, OREGON, JUNE 1, TO $.1908. Will be tho most brilliant FLORAL FIESTAv and CIVIC JUBILtE Ever held In the Pacific Northwest. Portland, the "Rose City," will be a scene of splendor and the center of world-wide Interest for one week Several Important conventions to be held. In Portland on that, occasion. TheO.R.&N.CO. Will SeU Special Ticket on Tills Occasion From LA 'GRANDE TO PORTLAND, and Return, at $12.15 FOR PARTICULARS CALL ON . ' J. H. KEEVEY, Local Agent. WM. McMURRAT, i General Passenger Agent, . j ' PORTLAND - ,.' ,.OREGN DIRECTORY or THE . FRATERNAL ORDERS i LA GRANDE, ORE. . 444W4)4)4W)t. L O. O. F. La. Grande Lodge No. 16, meets In their hall every Saturday night. Vis iting brothers cordially Invited to at tend. Cemetery plat may be seen at Model Restaurant . T. J. SCROGGIN, N. Q. D. E. COX, Secretary. C. J. VANOERPOEL. Fin. Bee. A2 VY, A. La Grande Camp No. 7708 meet every Moaday evening at L O. O. F. hall. All visiting, neighbors are cor dially Invited to attend. E. C. DAVIS, C. D. E. COX, Clerk. - , Relief committee: E. C. Davis, Charles Dlsqua, A. J, Warner and D. E. Cox. Woodiuen of Uie World. ' La Grande Lodge No. 1, ViVJD, W., meets every Saturday evening In V nf P hull in th fnrnft building. All visiting members wel come. , M. M. MARQUIS, J. H. KEENEY, Consul Comraandetu. Clerk. 1 A P A A SI La Grande Lodge No. 41, A, F. A 4. M., holds regular meeting first tnd third Saturdays at 7:80 p. m. L. H. RUBSELL, W. M. C D. HUFFMAN, Secretary. nrotlierliood of Owl. La Grande Nest No. 17, meets In '.he K. of P. hall every Tuesday eve ilng at 8 o'clock. Visiting brothers cordially invited. J. B. VANDERMUELEN, Executive. C. W. BAKER, Becretary. K. of P. Red Cross Lodge No. 27, meets svery Monday evening In Castle Hall, Corps building. A Pythian welcome to all visiting knights. P. H. PROCTOR, C. C. R. I LINCOLN, K. of R. S. L. O. T. SI. Hive No. 27, L. O. T. M., meots every first and third Thursday of each month at 2 o'clock In the afternoon. Visiting members made welcome. . SADIE KLINTWORTH, L. C. MRS. EVA M'INTYRE, K. of R. , Rebekah. Crystal Lodge No. 50, meet every Tuesday evening at th L O, O. T. lodge. All visiting member are In vite to attend. . LAURA STILES, N. O. JENNIE SMITH, ftecretarv. ... F. O. Z. La Grande Aerie No. 258, F. O. E., meet every Friday night In Elks' hall at 8 p. m. Visiting brethren In vited to attend. D. H. PROCTOR, W, P. J. H. LEISHMAN, W. B. - Ft renters ol America. Court Maid Marian No. SI meet cond and fourth Wednesday night n K. of P. hall.. Brothers ara Invited w attend. NERI ACKLES, C. R. O. V. HENDRICKS, F. 8. Board of Trustee: Dr. O. L. Big. gers, Oscar Berger and Herbert Pat Urson. . ...'v O. B. S. Hope Chapter No. 18, O. E. 8., hold stated communications the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. Visiting members cordially Invited. MARY O. FORREST, W. M. MARY A. WARNICK, Secretory. I. O. O. F. Star Encampment No. 81, L O. O. F., meet every second and , fourth Wednesday in the month In Odd Fel lows' hall. Visiting patriarch always welcome. ' D. E. COX, C. P. W. A. WORSTELL, Scribe. M. B. of A. Meet first and third Thursday eve t L O. O. F. hall. Visiting members always welcome. J. A. ARBUCKLE, President C.J. VANDERPOEL, Secretary. B. P. O. B... . La Grand Lodge No. 488. meet each Thursday evening at I o'clock In Elk hall on Adam avenue. Visit ing brother am cordially Invited to attend. W. B. SARGENT, Exalted Ruler. O, B. M'CUIXT. Rec Bee. . Shoemaker' Buxs-Buggy, A La Grande shoemaker has made an automobile for himself. Portland Journal. 1 Is that awl.. Wonder how long It will last. Pendleton Tribune. If not soled It auto last for awl time.