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'HO. PAGE BIX. EVENING OBSEIlVEn. LA GKANDE OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1908. , EIGHT PAOKS. - A I lit: 9M t ; ! THE GEORGE PALMER LUMBER COMPANY RETAIL DEPARTMENT We Solicit.Your Orders for Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Mouldings, Chain Wood Weare prepared to furnish and deliver material promptly. Call up Retail Department Phone Main 8. 'THE SCHOOL OF QUALITY YTenth and Morrison, Portland, Oregon A. P. Armstrong, IX. B., Principal -C,We occupy two floors 65 by 100 feet, have a $20,000 equipment, mploy a large faculty, give individual instruction, receive more calls Sot office help than we can meet Our school admittedly leads all others in quality of instruction. It pays to attend such an institution. HtSald a Business Kant "Keep hammering away everlastingly on thorough work. It will win out In the end." Said an Educator! "The quality of instruc tion given in your school makes it the standard of It klud in the Northwest" COpen all the year. Students admitted at any time. Catalogue free. References! Any bank, any newspaper, any business man in Portland. O. G. HOLST, Contractor ana llullder. Satisfaction guaranteed; estimates furnished on any kind of masonry work on short notice. Mantels and fireplaces a specialty. Room No. 1, 'Smith Booming house. La Grande, Ore. 'Phons Bed 141. WANTED Girl for general house work, family of three. Apply at corner Sixth and Penn, Anthony res idence. 7-6 tf WANTED Help wanted. Iris and hand Ironors. laundry. Mangle A. D. C. 44t444-44t4M Grande Ronde Lumbe r Co. PERRY, OREGON i CAN FURNISH LUMBER OF ALL KINDS IN CAR LOAD LOTS For 16 Inch Chain Wood Delivered at your Home, Call up V. C. BEAN, La Grande. Phone, Red 1741 44444444ita4444444444444444444444444444444 W44444444444444444444M444444444-i COMBS, NEW, THE FINEST EVER WASH COLLARS -WHITE TIES MIDSUMMER MILLIVERY ADAMS AVL'MX- 444444 44444 WE ARE GETTING IN OUR NEW STOCK OF 44444444444 LUMBER, uHirH 4 will be sold at reduced prices. House bills special prices. We have Fir finish and V G Fir Flooring We have the best grade of Cedar shingles. These are two grades of the same brand, : STODDARD LUMBER CO. 1 fflEIll AMERICA'S CHANCES TO WIN LACItEIj WHEATH IS GOOD, The FlfUi Olympic Track and Field Events Inaugurated In London To day Klnjr Edward Cheers at fctur- dy Sons of I'nclc Sain Climatic Conditions ami Strong; Improvement of Other Athletes May Make Hani Fight for Americans. Previous Olympic Records, Athens, 1896 America, 9; England, 4; Greece, 1; Denmark, 1. Paris, 1900 Twenty-three events America, 17; England, 4; France, 1; Holland, 1. V St. Louis, lo Twniy-iA Americaf 24; Canada, 1; Germany, 1. Athens, 1906 America, 11; Ireland. S; Germany, 3; Sweden, S; Finland, 1; Greece.l; England, 1; France, 1; Canada, 1; Austria, 1. Olympic Gaines Begin. London, July 1$. With the great stadium at Shepherd's Bush crowded almost to its full seating' capacity, the flags of all nations waving, spectators cheering and King Edward looking down upon the animated scene from the royal box, the International Olym plo games were Inaugurated today. Two thousand and five hundred ath letes from 20 countries will share In the competitions, and took part and a great ovation marked the beginning of the games. Uncle Sam's brawny band of red-blooded athletes played a prominent part and were ' lustily cheered, although it Is the fondest hope of English sportsmen that their long record of victories may at last be overthrown. There Is nothing to mar the suc cess of this week's great contest, ex cept the poverty of the British Olym pic -council,, which, headed by Lord Desborough, has worked faithfully but In vain to secure sufficient funds for properly entertaining the visiting athletes. Nearly all of the proposed excursions and receptions have been abandoned. The stingy attitude of the British people Is denounced by the press as "the shame of England." Never In the history of sport has there been gathered together such a galaxy of stars as that congregated today in the huge stadium a struc ture mors than a thousand feet long and 700 feet wide, built to accommo date a crowd of 70,000 persons. There is every Indication, on form, that the sturdy sons of Uncle Sam will sweep the board and many are of the opin ion that they will not only sweep the board, but take it back with them. There Is many a slip 'twlxt the cup and the lip, however, and to those who have been watching the tremen dous Interest that has been shown In athletics In Sweden, France and the British Isles slnco the Olympic games of 1906, with the resulting Improve ment, It looks as If the meet would not be so much of a cake walk for America as appears at first sight. The English climate must be taken into consideration. It has caused upsets In calculations before and may do so again. On form, however, America should tnkn all the races on the flat up to the mile, with that race In question, both the hurdle races and all the fie 1 1 events except the javelin throw. 381 VSJfiS .ALB fl 'f Drenching rain failed to mar the success of the opening. .. Among the notables present were the king and queen; the duke and duchebs of Spark; the crown prince and princess of Sweden; the duke of Argyle; the duke and duchess of Connaught and scores of other titled personages. The American team of 90 was given an ovation. The team waved the stars and stripes at the king of England. Dr.W.H.Keating The Expert Eyesight Speciatist OF SALT LAKE, Is now at the Sommer 81, where he will be pleased to see all of his old patients and many new ones. ' Don't Fail to See Him about your Eyes. If you are having any trouble with your eyes or glasses. Dr. Keating Is not a stranger to you, as he has visited La Grande for the past six years. Don't Fail to See Him This Visit SIIERW00DS ELECTRIC THEATRE The Artists' Inheritance. 4 End of a Dream. Song 4 "All Site Gets From tlte Ice Man 4 Is Ice." 4 Burglars' .New Tricks. A Lucky Accident. 4 4 4 4 Song 4 . . 'an Dear Old Georgia." 4 Japanese Butterflies. 4 4 Nobleman's Rights. 4 . 4 Program changes each Mot- 4 4 day and Thursday. Doors ope a 4 4 promptly at 7 o'clock p. m. 4 4 Matinee on Wednesday and Sac- 4 urday. , 4 4 SHERWOOD'S ELECTRIC 4 4 THEATER. 4 4 B. M. SHERWOOD A CO, 4 4 Proprietor. 4 4 Mahaffey Building. 4 4 4 4 I LA GRANDE j I SCHOOLof MUSIC Studio at 105 Greenwood St. one door south of Adams Avenue PROF. 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