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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1908)
rAOE EIGHT. V- EVEMXG CBSERVEK, LA CRAXDE OREGON. THURSDAY, AtGtST , 1908. FIGHT MGESa MOTHER SPLENDID OFFERi " Free I THE I :: i . z Beautiful Imported Chi to Patrons of PEOPLE' THESE are warmdayf and vou mav not I . feel like making Ihe exertion to do I much shopping Duymwtcvcr you n??n in ? our line it will DiY vou to buv now white m i m ms ire offering tins extraordin; rSTORE we are offering ment . traordinary induce- Don't Fall to See Window Whether You Want to Buy or Not Displ ay The People's Store M. OPERA HOUSE BLOCK, LA GRANDE, OREGON WHEN COAL IS A WAV IK)W.V li the time or you to stock up. Coal I lower now than It will be till next spring, go be wmo and give us your order to put in your yearly supply, Tou might as Well make the saving made by ordering now. Tou will hove to buy the coal anyway,, no wny not now when you can mako , something by doing bo. 0. E. FOWLER . Phone Main 10 FEARED TIIE DEVIL. . fran I'ram lw-o lloy Labors Itidec IV cullur IniprtKMhm Alxut Demon. San Francisco, Aug. t. Believing he wu pursued by the devil William Letterln. aged 18, drank carbwlle acid and dropped dead on a street corner today. He left rambling notes to hl mother telling of his experience with the evil spirits. He feared they would kill him and ho was'afrald to go home. Letterln wrote to his slater Ella that the demons were going to drown him In the bay and then put his body In a lot where It was found. He ap pointed four Dallbearem ami .Ion.,, I . -....,. the letter of Identification. An empty bottle was, found near him. BLUE MOUNTAIN HOUSE T. J. CRAY Prop. ( New Management) Rates $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 Best 25c meal In the city Beds 25c and 50c All outside rooms. Board and lodge $6. per week One block from depot Only house in the f city employing white help only TRY OUR SERVICE Texa Vtiv Caune Tmubln. Austin, Texas, Aug. 6. It U fine to be a deer In Texas. Not only are such 'animals protected from slaughter by a state law, but they are free to do as they please. State officials have re ceived many complaints of late, from f ounty officials west of here, alleging that the deer are destroying the crops In some sections and that In two or three Instances the animals have at tacked and maimed Irate afrmers. State officials say that under the Isw there Is no redress and that the deer will hve to be allowed to follow their own Inclinations. ' ' YoHUTday' IViill Uantra. Portland, 15; San Francisco, 9. Oakl.un!. ; Los Angeles. 4. Your Opportunity it is bad enough to buy Drugs at all, but why pay more for them than is nee cessary. A visir to our store will con vince you that our prices are really lower than you nave been paying. All our prices are marked in plain figures. Red Cross Drug Store i A. C. MAC LENNAN Propr LA GRANDE, ORE. DISPLAY ADS IN 17 BIC DAILIES COMMERCIAL CLCB PICKS ADVERTISING MEDIUMS. Special Committee to Pk-k Advertis ing Medium Ileporte That Seven-U-en Lending Daillra of the Middle West Have Been , Selected One Monthly Periodical Selected Dis play Advortlftlmj is Chosen Grande Ronde to Prevail. . The Grande Rondo valley Is to be systematically advertised In 17 middle west and southern dally paper In a I week or two, according to plans de cided upon by a special committee of the board of managers of the Com mercial iicut t v iine will be contracted for 1n each of the big papers of Iowa, Missouri, Minne sota, Kansas, Nebraska and the other middle west states. The words "Grande Ronde" are to be the Im portant lines of .the display advertis ing a class chosen as the most desir able and other salient points of In terest will be told. In the reading mat ter. ' At this time the only periodical of a monthly nature to be contracted with Is the, Paclflo Monthly. It, too. will carry display advertising. Messrs. Wm. Miller, F. L. Meyers and F. G. Taylor, who constitute the advertising committee, will enter Into contracts with the dallies at an early date. T Ml OEM Ml ARTIFICIAL ICR VY sr m mm mm m . m. mm m m a JJL County Fruit Inspector C. D. Huff man has Issued an edict which should be strictly adhered to by fruitgrow ers. It follows: To the Fruitgrowers:' If you want to sell fruit this fall It must be clean. There are not many worms yet, and thorough spraying at this time and another about Septem ber 1 will no doubt secure a very ex cellent crop of fruit o far as worms are concern!. Look well to your crop. C. D. HUFFMAN, County Fruit Inspector. Object to Royal Wedding. Como, Italy, Aug. . Ensconced In the palace near Btresa on the Italian lakes. Queen Marghcrlta puts her foot down decidedly upon the pro posed marriage of the Duke Abruizl to aKtherlne Elklns, despite the re ported preparations for the wedding. An Intimate friend of the queen said today that should the couple persist In the Intentions and If the marriage ac tually takes place, the queen will cut both from her lint of acquaintances. The queen says she has no objections to the girl personally, but thinks the duke should wed an Furopnn prin cess. She has suggested a list from which "His Dukeletii" might make a choice. Negro DcniiKTnt. Chicago. Aug. . Prominent ne groes from all aectlnn assembled to day at the Keystone hotel for a con ference of the' NVgro Democratic league. Plans will be made for fur thering the Interests of Bryan In the campaign. A place and dute will be selected for the next quadrennial na tional convention. J. A. Koss. of rtuf fnln. Is chalrmnn of the league. It Is declared that the negroes of the coun try are almiMt a unit In their opposi tion to Taft and that Bryan will re ceive a larger colored Vote next No vember than any demociatlc candi date has ever received. DIoiimiiiImtihI 1!iu! l'onnd. Chicago. Aug. . The head of the dlMiiemhered body which wa found In the Cblcngo drainage canal, was dlnroverod today near the same spot, sticking In a hole. It was nt first thought It wbji a woman. The corpse was completed except the arms. The police are secretly holding a Greek suspect. It la thought he Is a leader of the Tadrone system here. Four ribs broken at the ends were found. vldtoUy torn from the body. The tor for Mrs. Corey. Paris, Aug. 6. A valuable building site near the Aro de Trlomphe has Just been purchased by an American syndicate, which will erect thereon a magnificent operatic theater. It is al leged that. Mrs. Corey, the former chorus girl who married, the eteel trust magnate, will supply most of the money for the project and that she is prepared to invest a million. The theater will conduct a . conservatory for the training of American singers, especially poor girls who cannot af ford to pay heavily for their training.' Ohio LeglNUitors. , Cedar Point,' O., Aug. d.Solons of the Buckeye legislature are gathering here today for the annual legislative reunion, which will open this evening with a ball, followed by an exhibition of fireworks. There will be excursions to various points of Interest tomorrow, with a banquet In the evening. Sen ator 8. H. West b to be toastmaster, A woman In a sheath gown can't and the speakers are to be Governor get Into the papers much longer. . Harris and over a score of the stato senators and representatives. . Polk-emnn KIM Thief. f?an Francisco, Tounds, aged 19, whose home la at7 Seattle, was shot and instantly killed this morning by Policeman M. T. Ar ey. who caught him In the act of rob- v blng a Mission street saloon. The po liceman chased Tounds and Pay C. Balrd, his companion., who was cap-" tured. The boys could not find work. Diax May Comei. City of Mexico, Aug. . A party of , several hundred prominent Mexicans will leave for an excursion to the United States next month, visitmg the. Home Manufacturers' exposition nj New Orleans, and It Is possible that President Diaz may head the party. The president has promised to go If possible. ' 1 ' 1 IKE GEORGE PALMER 4 ' LUMBER COMPANY v RETAIL DEPARTMENT 1 ' - We SoIicitlYourJ Orders for Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Mouldings, '. Chain Wood We are prepared to furnish and deliver material promptly. ' Call up Petail Department Phone Main 8. I, J ' m i THE ONLY PURE KIND Tht oniy kind of Ice that we han die In retail trade Is artificial ice, made from pure artesian water the only pure let In the city. A delivery wagon will bring thlt PURE ICE to your door on notification by telephone or otherwise. To regular patrons our prices are one-half cent per pof. NATURAL ICE handled In wholesale lota. Look out for the Grandy lea wagon. 'Phone Black 8T1. GRANDY II Id I GRANDE RONDE ! ! MEAT COMPANY 1 PHONE IS Y01R ORDERS TW0 P0FS; City Meat Market Main 50 Fir Street Market Main 48 a a j Our large trade permits us to handle only the best of 2 J everything to be found in a first class market. & Trl mir hnmn . n ...uuv Ddcor, nams and Lard. : THE l . i OREGON FIRE RELIEF ASSOCIATION I Z A HOME COMPANY -.mn. J 28.000.00 "4 I A Mutual Company can Save Yn. from 40 to 50 orr J I cent on Your nsMranM. 10 50 pcr ; J J. VV. OLIVER, AGENT, la Grande Or : Cor. 6th St and wiiL-L- l C'Ur- j . . aiuii Ave