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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1908)
EIGHT FAUBM. EVENING onsFrnvtfit i.a :nvnrj nnrnno imvniv n'rn . - ' '- 1 ""'"" - . PAGE SEVEN. j 1 .& ' ...... PICNIC H AMS I SWIFT'S PREMIUM I LARGE ONES' ' H, I-?.-;. ....i v.,,. ; . THE CITY GROCERY AMD BAKERY E. POLACK, Propr i , . f ClTY LIVERY AND FEED STABLE j Cor. hth & Adams Ave., One Block West of the Foley Hotel All New Rigs- Well Matched Teams Single Horses GLASSES ARE ONLY I AT HEACOCK'S Daily Observer, New Alfalfa! Hay j Aft Kinds of Hay I Grain and Feed 1 t i A. V. OLIVER Slater. Block Pnone Main 57 ' Jefferson Avenue t RAMS '! i H ., ) ( - J Phone Main 75 1 . For Ladies THAT FIT EYE AVAILABLE REFERENCES: Ask any one 1 have fitted. 65c per Month, WELLS DRILLED If you need water (or Irrigation or domeitle use, why not hare well drilled and caied up with ateel case lng It's the only way to secure Pure Water, and a Glean Well R. A. West of La Grande, successor to Miller West O. R. A N. drillers, 0 will be (lad to give you figures and do four drtl.lnf. R. A. WEST PORTLAHD wmi i Portland, Ore., Aug. IT. (Special correspondence.) Anticipation Ml short of the actual attendance and success of the Oregon Good Roads con ference held at the Portland Com mercial club on the 12th. From every corner of the stale came men having the vital Interests of Oregon at heart. It was decided to Immediately under take the raising of I10.Q00 for an In tensely active campaign. Judge Lio nel It.. Webster of Multnomah county, and Judge John II. Scott, of Marlon county, will lead In this work, devot-. tng their entire time to It. Big Meeting Neat Tear. ' ' .' Another oonvontlon of national scope for Oregon next year Is the wel come news that comes back from Des Moles, Iowa, where the American As nMttnn of Mutual Insurance i com panies has been assembled. This means between 500 and 600 delegates, the majority of whom have never vis ited the ocast, since association has never held a western meeting. Recent Showers Needed Rain was never more grateful to Orcgontans than -the showers of last Wednesday and Thursday, and mes sages from practically the whole state Join In the thanksgiving. The danger from forest fires In the wooded sec tions has been greatly reduced as a result Lumber for Swift Plant. . Four hundred thousand feet of lum ber were bought by Bwlff1 & Co., this past week for use on their townslte near the plant now being built. Twenty-five dwellings will be started Im mediately, some quite pretentious, for the officers of the company. Hun dreds of smaller homes will go up as rapidly as practicable. Reception to Athletes. Numerous meetings of the commit tee In charge of entertaining the Ore gon athletes soon to return from Lon don bearing their word records from the Oylmpian games, have resulted In a decision to send the sportlng'editors of the three Portland dallies east to meet the athletes and escort them to the coast. Many unique features will be Introduced In the parade and re ception given here. The date will be early In September. Hon. C. J. Blanchard, of the C. 8. reclamation, service, is in Oregon and will spend iOO days Inspecting the var ious government Irrigation projects. He reports such a mass of Inquiry at his home office that the clerks are scarcely able to answer Intending colo nists. Big Prizes for Poultry. Poultry Is to have its due recogni tion at the Livestock show In Sep tember. Over 1500 In prizes Is offered and the Interest may be Judged from the fact that already over 1000 entries are booked. Poultry means almost $5,000,000 to Oregon annually. Hun ex t Home Picnic Eagle Valley, In Baker County, la planning .a "Harvest Home Plclnc' for the td and 4th of September. The whole county will Join In the-hollday the very name of the event guaran tees enjoyment Prominent Dairymen Coming. . Secretary W. L. Crlssey, of the Ore gon State Dairy Association, has been advised that Hon. Ed H. Webster, chief of the dairy division, U. 8. de partment of agriculture, is contem plating a trip to the Pacific northwest to participate In the convention of the Oregon association December 10 and 11. Noise Like a Balloon. The Union county sheriff uses a flying machine at least the North Powder News reports him making "flying trips." Portland Journal. Advertised Letters. Miss Babe Plxton. Miss Kate Plxton. . Miss M. Sanderson. Olen De Cordova t. Thomas Geeror. I. B. Hoffmlre. J, Hamberg. Walter Mack. Dick Marrle. H. Major. Jo Plxton. A. R. Rearls. Arlonder S. Smith. G. A. Steel. TUlle Lucas. W. L. Tucker. OttoWIlkle. . . O. M. RICHET, Postmaster. Cured Hay fever and bummer Cold. A. J. Nusbaum, Batesvllle, Ind., writes: "Last year I suffered for three months with a summer cold so dis tressing that It Interfered with my business. I had many , of the symp toms of hay fever, and a doctor's pre scription did not reach my case, and I took several medicines which seem ed to only aggravate my case. For tunately I insisted upon having .Fo ley'i Honey and Tar and It' quickly cured me. " My wife has since used Foley's Honey and Tar with the same success." A. T. Hill, druggist, t -.i ' Wood Sawed, By Oliver 4Hagerty. with" gasoline wood saw. "Fhonr Black 1851. ' Al Better Than Spanking. s Spanking does not cure children of bed-wetting. There is a constitution al" cause for this trouble. Mrs; 'M. Summers, Box W, Notre Dame, ind., wilt send free to arnr mntho- hi cessful Instructions. Send no money, lut write her', today If your children trouble In this way. Don't blame the child, the chances are It can't help It. This treatment Mso' cures adults and aged people troubled with m a hurry? , THEN CALL . THE TRANSFER MAN. He will take that trunk to the depot or your home In less time than It takes to tell It Day 'Phone Red 781. Night 'Phone, Black 1792. WAGON ALWAT3 AT TOUR ' SERVICE. ice wm TELEPHONE US A LABOR OF LOVE. Tou never get tired of our delight ful Ice cream, made from purest In gredients, It's always of a uniformly high quality. Absolutely pure, whole some and delicious. All flavors of se leglng his efforts at refor mare lnsln ing, soothing. Try a plate and well, no more need be said. For sale at A. T. HILL. FRED DUTLI. SILVEKTHORN MACK. Blue Mountain Creamery Co. THERE'S NOT A HEADACHE, not a single bad affect following ths use of our bottle beverages. That is one reason why so many people are giving up the use of alcohollo drinks and taking. Instead, our Ginger Ale, Root Beer, Sodas, Mineral Waters, etc They taste good, are good, and have only good effects. Union Bottling Works ucvKuc. rm.ME.rc, resident T7rtr-iNri-i-- .. . J. M. BERRY, Vice President ", ' F. U MEYERS Cashier La Oranp Nati Of La Grande, Oregon :; CAPITAL AMD SURPLUS $160,000 UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY :'' 'A ma'' y'- ;V . rectors '. 'y.,': :;C:"'.. J. M "Berry J ' B. Conley- - F.' J. Holmes 1 ; "P. M. Bryklt" ,.!.! P: CP'nninton F. L. Meyers Geo'L. Cleaver . ;' ; ; W, L. Brenholts Oeorge Palmer 2 '444444 . Keep the money at home r. , by using ? 5 LA GRANDE SUGAR Costs no n sweet. : WITH TWENTY YEARS EXPERIENCE j I should be capable of fitting your eyes correctly. S I If the Glasses'I furnish you do not give absolute satis- S faction, I stand ready to refund your money : : : : I am here three hundred and sixty-five days in the year to make my assertions good : : : : : : : J. H- PEARE LEADIG PIONEER. JEWELER ! W. H. B0HMEMKAMP CO 1 :dealers in: HARDWARE,STOVE$,FtRMTlRE,BtlLDIG MATERIAL CLMENT" AND, LIME Agents for Union Red Devil Brand Both Cement and Obtainable Satisfaction You'll Pay w, H, t'RENHOLTS Ass't Cash er C. S. WILLIAMS, 2d Ass't Cashier f ere erd Just as I All dealers. Portland Cement Co's Lime Highest Quality Guaranteed IWh Pleasure For every meal you aat her. will be a- combination of good food, good cooking and good Mr rice. Our restaurant is intend ed for people who appreciate g 3od sating, also for people who like the good things of life at a moderate cost If you-belong to that olass, coma in and seewha we can do foi yoa The Model Restaurant ' J. A. ARBUCKLE, Prop. Wt sill weekly meal A Cf) ticket for , -, 4T..Jl ..... i i