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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1908)
. . , v. uit.i.in.ii, uivt.it'i v,tc.v.., Avocor -3, mug. r.c;i: kkvk.w f !: 7 n X t. GEORGE PALfTR, President J. M. BERRY, Vi&resident W.H. BRENHOLTS Asi't Cashier C. S. WILLIAMS. 2d Ass'l Cashier , F. U MEYERS Cashier ' 3655 La Grande National Bank Of La Grande, Oregon CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $160,000 - UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY . directors J. M.;Berry JA. B. Conley F, J. Holme , F. M. Brykit C CPnnington F. L. Meyer Geo"U Cleaver . W. L. Brenholta Georg Palmur i Keep the money at home by uslng LA GRANDE SUGAR Costs no n ere and Just as sweet. All dealers, , i A HEW STORE iiiaiy Carl Rider of Seattle, a former trav eling salesman, who visited this city frequently, became convinced that this wag one of the bent business points-In the northweeit, and decided to open a clothing store here and has leased the room In the Sommor building formerly occupied by the Castle saloon on De pot street. The front will be changed and "modern plate glass will take the place of the present windows. Mr. Rider loft last night for Seattle and expects to return Tuesday." MWrn BU1LD1HG Teams will be set to work hauling material for the new bridge across Katherlne creek, which the- county court, through Bridge Superintendent Campbell, Is going to build personally. The superintendent is In Union today making preparations . for Immediate commencement of the work. The faulty bridges up the Grande Ronde have been temporarily repair' ed. Two of the structures tip there were actually swaying and needed Im mediate attention. ' 4444$44$4$44) 6vw44444 New Alfalfa Hay i J All Kinds of Hay j Grain and Feed A. V. OLIVER 5 Slater Block Pnone Main 57 1 Jefferson Avenue WELLS DRILLED Large Rubber Farm is Making Splen did Showing In Mexico. If you need water for Irrigation or domestic use, why not have - a well drilled and cased up with ateel case- IngT It's the only way to secure Pure Water, and a Glean Well R. A. Watt of La Grande, successor to Miliar West, O. R. N. drillers, will be glad to giro yon figures and do your drilling. R. A. WEST eeeeeeveee44e I W. H. BOHNENKAMP CO. dealers in: HARDWARE.STOVES.FURNITlRf, BUILDING MATERIAL CEMENT AND LIME ! t Agents for Union Portland Cement Co's Red Devil Brand Both Cement and Lime Highest Quality Obtainable i Satisfaction Guaranteed 1 v i - - ...... ,.,.i.i.i.i.i.A.AiuAaiii 2 how or fakir being allowed. Rope Hoiiw in Portland. A branch house of E. H. Fitley & Co., Philadelphia rope manufacturers, Is to be established on the Pacific coast, according to the statement of William H. Fltler, who Is registered at the Hotel Portland, says a Portland item. . 'I came west on a vacation trip," said he, "but have also been looking for an opening. Our firm Is one of the largest manufacturers of high grade rope In the world, and now that business Is recovering from the panic of last fall we Intend to reach out for further business from this ter ritory." 1 IN A HURRY? THEN CALX, THE TRANSFER MAN. He will take that trunk to the depot or your home In less time than It takes to tell It. . Dy 'Phone Red 161. Night 'Phone, Black 1792. WAGON ALWAYS AT TOCH , SERVICE. : eeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeee GLASSES THAT FIT THE EYE ARE .ONLY AVAILABLE AT HEACGCK'S REFERENCES: I have Ask any one fitted. - v t nt! ooeoeeee WHAT will you have for dinner today? Tou may answer this question, satisfactori ly by dining at ' THE MODEL RESTAURANT 'lint inu Muuiit. -Our cooking Is a paragon pf per fection, our food faultless, and our service rapid and courteous. What more can we say, except that our prices are popular? We give a regu lar dinner for 25 cents. Come and try It Tou will not need the sense of hunger to enjoy It. The Model Restaurant J. A. ARBUCKLE, Prop. Open Day wSeii wMkivAJ rn And Night Meal Ticket. forUU nERE BELLING STOCK. Messrs. Homer and Howard are here placing stock for the Utah Rubber company of Mexico. The ' company as 80,000 acres of land, S000 acres In rubber trees nearly S years of age. Next January they make their first tap and expect to get a halt pound of rubber from each tree. As rubber Is worth $1.26 per pound In New Tork, and as It only costs 12 H cents per pound to grow It, the company thinks It will soon have a bonanza. STATE FAIR NOTES. The Greater Oregon state fair, Sep tember 14-1$, will this year be the largest and best In the history of the northwest. McElroy's band, consisting of 25 ex pert musicians, has been, engaged to play every day during the week of September 1 4-19 at the Oregon state fair at Salem. Eight counties of Oregon have sig nified their Intention of providing large exhibits for the state fair. The counties to participate are Clatsop, Columbia, Clackamas, Marlon, Linn, Lane, Benton, Multnomah and Tarn hill. One of the feature of the Greater Oregon state fair will be the herd of eight performing Shetland ponies, which Is owned In Fresno, Cal. The ponies will be raced every day at the fair, with boy jockles, the distance to be one-fourth of a mile. None of the Shetlands la more than 41 Inches high. The ponies will be at the service of the children during the day and a rid will be on of the delights of the big fair for the youngsters. "Meet in In the Corral" wilt be the password for thousands of pleasure seekers at the Greater Oregon state fair. The "Corral!" Is the amusement and concession street at the big expo sition. Sideshows, stands and many of the restaurant on the grounds will be located her. Numerous free acts and feature are being signed up. The "Corral' la a clean and legitimate at traction, no game of chance. Immoral . I.., .Ml I , 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 flavor of se login g his efforts at re for mare Insln- Ing, soothing. Try a plate and well, no more need be said. ' , For aale at A. T. HILL. FRED D"CTLI. BHiVERTHORN MACK. Blue Mounta in Creamery Co. THERE'S NOT A HEADACHE, not a single bad affect following the use of oar bottle beverage. That I one reason why so many poopl are giving up th ns of alcoholle drinks and taking, instead, our Dinger Ala, Root Bear, Sodas, Mineral Waters, ete. They taste good, ar good, and have only good effects. Union Bottling Wor CITY LIVERY MD FEED STABLE: Cor. Kb & Adams Ave., One Block West of the Foley Hotel Ml New Rigs Well Matched Teams Single Horses For Ladies FRESH RAMS PICNIC HAMS SWIFT'S PREMIUM LARGE ONES THE CITY GROCERY AND BAKERY t POUCK. Propr. Phone Main 76 WITH. TWENTY YEARS EXPERIENCE I should be capable of fitting your eyes correctly. If the Cllasses.'I furnish you d6 not give absolute satis faction, I stand ready to refund your money : : : : I am here three hundred and sixty five days In the year to make my assertions ood : :i : : : : : J. 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