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EVEMXG CBSERVEK, LA CRAXDE OREGON. THURSDAY, AtGtST , 1908.
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PEOPLE'
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Don't Fall to See Window
Whether You Want to Buy or Not
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The People's Store
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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
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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.
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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
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LUMBER COMPANY v
RETAIL DEPARTMENT
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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.
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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
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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