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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 23, 1908)
s EVEXEVO OBSERVER. LA GRA7TOE. OlftEGOX. TTESDAY, JTt'XK 2S, 1808. VCV, FTvTT..' 4 LOCAL ITEMS. , ' 4 Charles Mimnaugh left Inst night for Bait Lake on a short business trip. Thomaa H. Parker of tint forest serv tce, is In La Grande today. ; J. T.' Lansdey, master mechanic the Oregon division, la here on offi cial business. . "' . , , Miss Ida Hoff , of Georgetown, Idaho,, la' visiting at the home of her brother, O. J. Hoff of Frultt'.ulp. . Mrs. F. ' E. Moore made a busings trip, to Portland last nltht. he ex pectg to return in a few daysi Conntable I. .W. Faulk this morning filed his bond and th of offlep with y.he county clerk. ;.,''. ' A marriage license hn been grant ed to O, E. Wagner and Mlas Margaret Laild. ' ,; ' "'"" ' Train No. 8 was delayed here a few minutes this morning by a hot box on una of the fruit cart, : Mr. and Mra. H.' C. Rlnehart re turned to their home In BummorvHle thla morning. .-.,.., ,. ... 'Wilt Klepper, a former resident of La Grande, paaaed through this morn ing on hit way west : Postmaster George . Hansen 7 of North Powder, came down to La Grande this morning. - Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beck ley went to Elgin this morning on a short bus lness trip, returning on the afternoon train.' Kenneth W. McKenzle, pharmacist at the Hilt drug store, left for his home in Lostine this morning. He will visit his parents for about a week. Al Stephens went to Portland this morning' for a visit with Mrs. Ste phens and his daughter, Mies Allle, before returning to the mines. Miss Julia McKlnney went to Elgin this morning to attend the funeral of : her uncle, Jackson . Graham, which took place this afternoon. Mrs. Woodson Cummins of Touchet, Wash., passed through the city this morning en route to Elgin, where she will visit friends. w Miss Isis Mow, who hRS been visit ing Mtsa Bertha Vv'alsinger of this city, returned .to her home in Allcel this morning, The first practice to be held by the business men In preparation for ths ball game hers with Union July 4, was held this afternoon at 4:80 o'clock.' Mrs. Mary Shea returned to her home In Livingston, Mont., after an extended visit with her son, John Shea of Summervllle. ..Warren Chandler and Fred Kiddle elft last night for Walla Walla and Portland, where they are - delivering cattle. . JRey. Deal returned thla morning from Payette, where he has been In attendance at the district convention of the Ep worth league. Misses Ethel Pearson and Ruth Trill of Elgin, who have been visiting friends in Freewater, returned this morning. They were accompanie d by Bessie Freltag of Freewater. The Elks have begun the work of laying the carpets In their new homo, and It will be only a short time until they are at home to all visiting bi other Elks. I Seeds. I AM Kinds! FIELD and GARDEN In bulk and in packages. We" have boen the seed distributor of this county for several years and our stock as usual is complete. I Feed of All Kinds F EARLY ROSE SEED t POTATOES : : STORAGE : : ' I A V. OLIVER I Slater Block J Mrs. Lee Rlnthart and Mrs. W. L. Rlnehart, both of Dayton, Wash., re turned to their homes this morning aftr spending the week at th Rlne hart reunion near Summervllle. Frank Abbott, a former resident of La Grande, who' was injured In a baseball game at Colfax last week, is reported as doing .nicely, and it is thought that nothing serious will re sult from his injuries. One of the, express cars on train No. 6 this morning contained two cub bears and a young Jersey bull. The bears, one brown, the other black, were consigned to a party in Wolf, Wyoming. ; Hugo lithographs will be hung about in public places throughout the county at once, tolling of the many at. t actions for July Fourth in La Grande. The posters are just off the press and ready for distribution by the commit tee. , Herman Clark presented The Ob-! server with a bouuuet of beautiful sweet peas today. Mr. Clark has the reputation for producing the earliest; and most beautiful specimens of sweet Junius O'Connor of the publicity! staff of the Pacific Monthly, was in J Elgin yesterday and appointed Miss Edith. Austin a candidate to secure subscriptions and qualify for the sea side tour to be given by that firm pub lishing that magazine. - Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Wright, who have been In La Grande for several days, left today for ' San Francisco. Mr. Wright Is an expert for the Kel logg Supply company of Chicago, and Installed the new switchboard In the Home Independent Telephone com pany's office. ' - Though not officially announced, it ia understood that the schedule In ef fect on the Elgin branch during the last two days, will be In force at least over tomorrow. The log train leaves here at 8 a. m. and at 8. ' The pas senger leaves at 10 a. m. and returns at 5:30.; , Mra. Amos Wilklna and daughter, who have been attending the Rlnehart reunion, returned to their home In Eugene. Mrs. Wtlkins Is the author of the poem whlrh was recited by her daughter at the reunion, and which appears In another -column of this pa per. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Slocum of Cleve land, O., who have been the guests ef Mr. and Mrs. George Good, for several days, left for Walla Walla this morn ing, where they will visit Mrs. SIo cum'a sbtters for a time. ' Mr. and Mrs. Good, will go 'over In a day or two. Mra. Slocum is a sister of Mr. Good. . ..... ...... . The committee In charge of sports for the celebration have definitely de cided upon a few events. There will be a relay foot race upon the street between two teams of four men each. Several autos will show their speed, and' at the ball grounds horsemen will demonstrate their skill in riding. The plan, subject to modification, for the riding contest. Is to pin upon the shoulder of one of the riders a rosette, and let the others try to take It from him! The Inst man tq hold tha rn,te will ret the purse or prize. la guandi: jonnr.n. Inbinil Empire Ia-oitiio (iamn Can it'llctl for July the fourth. The head of the Inland Empire leugue has taken another dig at Ia Grande. This time It Is upholding the decision' reached a few days ago rel ative to the Fourth of July arrange ment of gnrm-e. President Thompson has decreed that the La Grande base ball team must leave home on the na tional holiday. .The result Is that there will be club games nt Raker City and lit Walla Walla, but In La Grande there will bo nothing doing In the professional bam bill lino. La Grande h!is supported Its club wlOi gutu re ceipts more Itlielnlly than ni,y other cl'ib In the league, und Munngors Jiick O'Brien and Grant Lincoln . affirm Hint the La' Grande fans should be given an opportunity to see tho Fourth celebrated with A good game here. Because all other clubs hive bren aided by public subscriptions to s much great! r extent that the ' La Grande club has, President Thompson Is Inclined to give outside towns the preference. What WalU Walla Thinks. La Grande has a fast bunch and their playing Is well worth seeing. The home club needs strengthening In several places. Then It will be fully as good. If not better, than the lead ers. As fsr as the pitching staff la conceraed, many of the fans think that the Oarden City staff of twlrlera Is tha best In the league, and with good support will win m big majority of tht games. Walla Walla Eulletln. SOCIETTi Matinee Muslcale. Mrs. Stella Ingle entertained at a Juvenile matinee this afternoon at her home In South La Grande. The par lors were beautifully decorated In yel low rosea and In the hall red roses ind vines prevailed. . " '."..'' Light refreshments were served and about So guests were present. -' The following Is the program given: "Grandpa's spectacles, Violet Larson. " Alice Walts, Mattle Pchotleld.. Song of the Sea Shll, Inez Knovvles. Beauties In Paradise, Stella Bodmcr and All' Spencer. '. . ; v' Dancing Waves, Isabella Miller. The Lark's song, Amelia Collier. - Rustic Dance, Martha Watson. With Castanets, Ceclle Lilly. Vocal Duet, Wlllard and Kenneth Carpy. ' " - Slumber Sweetly, Bessie Buehler. , The Rosamunde Air, Gladys Miller. The Quadrille, Gertrude and Mar garet Moore. ; '- rnlnBl March. Naomi Kirtley. '.. .. ! The Sailor Boy's Dream, Ethel Con ner, ....'..' - ' ' Promenade, Alice Hill. . Spanish Dance, Jeannette Smith. Vesper Chimes, Marie Bolton. i '' . Pinner Party. . , ' Mr. and Mrs. William Ash enter tained at a course dinner Sunday eve ning. Thoae present were Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Buckley, J. M. Berry and Mr. and Mrs. Ash and family. ' .; . .' DENTIST. . Dr. W. D. McMillan. Red SSI... ', Painless extraction. Expert golO work. Special attention to children's teeth. . La Grande National Bank Building. ADVERTISING FOR FEDERAL Bl'ILDIXO SITES. Treasury Department Office of the Secretary, Washington, D. C, June 8, 1908. Proposals will be received, to be opened at 2 o'clock p. m., July 16, 190S, for the sale or donation to the t'nlted States- of a suitable site, cen trally an dconvenlently located, for the federal building to be erected In La Grande, Oregon. A corner lot, of (approximately) 190x133 feet, is re quired. Each proposal must give the price, the character of foundations ob tainable, the proximity to street cars, sewer, gas and water mains, etc., and must be accompanied by a diagram In dicating the principal street, the north point, the dimensions and grades of the land, the widths and paving of adjacent streets and alleys, whether the alleys are public or private, and whether or not the city owns land oc cupied by sidewalks. The vendor must pay all expenses connected with fur nishing evidences of title and deeds of conveyance. Improvements on the property must be reserved by the ven dor; but pending the "ommencement of the federal bulW'.liis' tiiey may re main on the land u;.:t t .'."-tient of a reasonable ground rerf. The grantor must, however, rcmovu u i Improve ments on thirty days' nali-u u to do. The right to reject any pro; al la re served. Each proposal must be Seal ed, marked "Proposal for federal building site! at La Grande, Oregon," and mailed to the secretary of the treasury, (supervising architect). Washington, D. ('. No special form of proposal la required or provided. GEO. B. CORTELTOU. Secretary. MAT!' ' NirfU-o to Creditor. Notice la hereby given to all con cerned, that letters testamentary have been Issued by the county court of I'nlon county, Oregon, to Mary G. Hulse, upon the Isst will and tosts ment of Murjul L. Hulse, deceAsed, and all persons having claims against wild estate are hereby notified to pre sent the same with proper vouchers to the said executrix within six months from the date hereof, at tha office of her attorney, J. D. Slater, at La Grande, Oregon. . Dated at La Grande, Oregon, thit 22nd day of June, A. D. 1101. MART a. HUME. Executrix. J22July21 Kpw Itrataurant. Oa o'r about July 1 we will reopen our restaurant on Depot street. Our new quarters will be furnished wlt5 the latest modern appointments which will be a credit to tha city Watch 'fof our opening announcement, I I) II rOLLOCK GILBAXKB. i mm tHECES 4 : V9 WE SSMI uTm IE - hTheQ Days Celebration a La Grande this Year Promises to IS be the Biggest Event Ever Held in Union County, V'oiv iv7 : no Doubt be with Us on this Occasion. In Order to Hake h the Day Enioy able we have Quoted Below a Few of the ne cessaues vmicn onoua appeal 10 you White Lawn Waists .: Nicely trimmed in Embroider ies and laces 50c to'$3.00 ..;.,''.,; U'hJrP Sklrtc . w i Indian Head and ,.!..... with sama Materiala I V BlactVand Colored SKIrts"''';:"' In Voils, Pnnamas and mixed Suitings, gored and pleated from , ; $6.25 to $15.50 Ribbons ; Silk and Satin Taffettas in all the wanted shades. Silk and Lisle Cloves In long and short Blacks,Tans Whites, Greys and Browns from 25c to 5225 Parasols i , In Whites and Colors, Ladies - or Childr ns from 25c to $2.25 Summer Wash Goods Lawns, Dimiti:s, Batestes, Thistle Silks a.:d India Silk, all colors from 7c to 60c per jrd Mens Shirts In Pongee Silk, Percales, , v Was Wasting Away. "I had been troubled with kidney ) disease i for the last five years," .. r, . t. .. . o , , writes Robsrt R. Watts of Salom. Mo. ! "I lost flesh and never felt well andi doctored with leading physicians and tried all remedies suggested without Finally I tried Foley's Kidney! d leas than two bottle, com- relief. Cure ana less than two bottles com' pletoly cured me and I am now sound and well." During the summer kidney Irregularities are often caused by ex- Arrival and Depart are of Ttabu al La Grande. No. 1, weatboun. Portland Special, arrives (:2S a. m.; departs, 1:80 a. m. No. I, eastbound passenger, mall and express, arrives at 8:45 a. m.; de parts 1:10 a. m. No. I, eastbound Chicago flpeclal, arrives 1:05 p. "m.i departs, 1:19 p. m. No. E, westbound passenger, mall and express, arrives 1:51 p. m.; de parts, 10 p. m. inln Dranch. Regutnr mixed train leaves La Grande at I o'clock and returns at I o'clock p. m. Ths logging train travea La Grande at 11:30 p. m. and returns at 7:45 p. m. t t. II. KEEXEY. Agent. La Grande, Oregon. ; TO TRAVELING PUBLIC ; ! t Persons desiring neat 4 '4 and comfortable rooms it and wholesome meah j I should stop at the J PALMER HOTEL j? Board and room by 'the week : : : : $3.00 I Rtf tlirt A-:t I fill 4' I tww wh,; ... I.w iJ The only First Class it $1.00 per day house m It La Qrande. White help t i only Employed. , ; Two Blocks from Depot ; W. J.RAMS0M Prop. 1 ; PHONE BLACK 402 ; . '.r'-rWf n n rr rr r n n . - "' I-;.. -IT " ES GO ana ard IDEM MULE Madras and Silk (with or without colors) from 50c to $3.00 tMen's Summer UnJcrwcar r : Balbriggan, Nainsock . and Meserised Lisle, in two piece and Un'on suits. 50c to $2.50 per suit Linen banded St. 65 tn 45 (1(1 Four-in-hand, Tecks Windsors - and Glub Ties. Bows in ail latest desings and colorings 25c to 75c Men's HATS Boy's In Straws and Felt, all the latet colors and styles ranging in price from 50c to $3.00 Men's SUITS Coy's A large lino of Man's and ' Young Men's Suits $5.50 to $13.50 Boys suits In Worstedand Mixtures from $1.25 to $5.50 Ladies' and Children's Ox'ords , In Tan Black and White light and heavy sole. Ladies' from $1.35 ot$3.50 Men's Oxfords Blacks in PatentDull Calf and Vice. Tans in Welt Soles, popular lasts from $3.50 to $5.00 fswr23 cesslve drinking or being overheated. Anend to tne kldneyl ,t onc by us , ) , , .... . . Foley's Kidney Cure. A. T. H I . . 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