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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1908)
eight r.icrs. , 7TT.. . . ' , r ' ' ' ' "' ' ' ' " ' ' '""''. ii i . mm: in mi i ,, hi "I iiih.ii t WO HUNDRED NEW AND UP-TO-DATE PATTERNS TO SELECT PROA OUR CUTTER AND FITTER, M. F. WILHE LM, IS ONE OF THE BEST ON Tf COAST AND WE CONSIDER OURSELVES FORTUNATE IN SECURING HIS SERVKtS THE --..o. ..V COMING SEASON ' , Wc Can ; GEORGE PALMER, President W. H. BRENHOLTS Ass't Cashier l $ J. M. BERRY.Vice President. . ,C. S. WILLIAMS, 2d Ass't Cashier i F.L. MEYERS Cashier La. Grande National Bank I -.v. ' Of La Grande, Oregon ; t ; CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $160,000 UNITED STATES I . .. DIRECTORS . J I J- M .Berry .'A. B. Conley . s F. J. Holmes F. M. Brykil t C; C.;Pennington F. L. Meyers Geo-'L. Cleaver t . ,! , , W. L Brenholts Georee Palmer ' if-. . - . . j ; V v Keep 'the money -at home by uslnj ' J ( i f 'Y . LA GRANDE SUGAR -j i ' . Costs no ircie and Just as sweet. ; All dealers., t ' W- H. BOHWENKAMP CO. :dealers in: HARDWARE,STOVES.FURNITURf.Bl!ILDING MATERIAL CEMENT AND LIME Agents for Union Portland Cement Cos . Red Devil Brand Both Cement and Lime Highest Quality Obtainable Satisfaction tttittf EVEx:.r Ll':- -: VYll J,: - C U" TT I I I"4 f i1 if necessary make a Suit in Six Hours. We have Eight onize Home Industry. Oiir weekly payroll is $200. All of this money remains in your city. Let us figure on your fall suit ' DEPOSITORY f ' 4 t i I ; 1 1 Guaranteed twt' r. fr - uKAXDE. OREGON, THUHSDAT, gETTEMEEai 8. AfTER FRUIT APPLES MUST BE ' . PACKED THIS FALll . ' ' ; . . ' : ' : ; Kplondid 0)pituiilty to Exhibit Grande Itondc Valley Fruit at1 the ' . Fair Commission Auks for Co-op. ! eratlon From I.ocul Grovvrrx I)e . tailed Iiislriicdons to Growers. The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposi tion commission, realizing the fruit exhibits of this state at the Seattle fnlr next yenr, would be Incomplete with out a liberal display from the Grande Ronde valley, has taken active steps to secure splendid exhibits from this county. The commission has written C. D. Huffman, asking him to co operate with them. The details of the Instructions are Included In the ap pended letter, in part. A blueprint of the Oregon building at Seattle accom panies the letter and Union county can have as much space as It desires In the building. It needs no argu ment to convince the progressive grower that no better advertising can be given the fruit of this valley than through this channel, and It la thought a generous donation of fruit will be made. The following excerpts from the commission's letter tella their own story: t . r, "It la our Intention to keep the pyr amid and tables covered with cold storage apples and fresh fruit In tea- son. This will be In the nature of a mass stnte exhibit and no one county or section will be given credit for Its fruit except on the following condi tions: "If any grower or section wishes to donate apples this fall, this Individual or section will be given a certain place on the exhibit, and this exhibit will be lobeled with the grower's name and locality, and this space will be re served as long as the donated fruit holds out. "We will pay the freight on all fruit donated and place same in cold storage until the opening of the fair, without any further expense to you." Additional Instructions. In addition to the above letter, Mr. Huffman has received one from the Oregon state board of horticulture, parts of which give additional In structions: "The apple exhibit must be gath ered this fall and put In cold storage. The Oregon commission Is building a cold storage plant In- the'hascment of the Oregon building at Prattle, so that all fruit destined for exhibit can be shipped there and stored. "President Wehrung of the Oregon commission, has asked me to assist him In gathering this exhibit of fruit, hence 1Mb letter to you as county In spector, asking your help. Ton are familiar with the conditions In your county and know Just where the best EXHIBITS A fruit is to be found, and also the peo ple who will be most likely to help in the matter. , "The commission will pay the freight charges and store the fruit at the proper' time, giving to each coun ty, locality, fruitgrowers' union or In dividual donating the fruit, full, credit for the same. This will enable any grower or association to make an ex hibit and do some effective advertis ing at, very1 small expense. L ' "All fruit Intended for exhibit should be. packed w(th paper, wrappers and cardboard, and rushed Into cold stor 4ge this Is of the utmost importance. , ."Tours very truly, , . ... - I . it - " K. VeWELiI" ' FltlTT SHIPPIXQ AdTVE. Scarcity of Puckers In Thriving ,Viiia tllla County Fruit District. - Preewater, Sept. 2. The Fruitgrow ers' union shipped out eight cars of fruit yesterday, alone. They are doing the biggest business In rtieir history this season. They have nearly ai hun dred packers employed steadily and are advertising in all the papers for more, even offering to pay car'- fare both ways. ' ' - , ' The Shields Fruit company Is run ning a packing bouse at the state line In the old M,cMlnn prune 'dryer, frank Shields Is in charge. He has oor SO pnekers and 15 men working, and Is shipping about on an averagerof a acr and a half a day. 't The Walla Walla Valley Traction company which. taps this entire dis trict, la supplying , the packers with Northern Pacific refrigerator cars. -I PEOPLE PROTEST CHARGES. ; ' Wallu Wallii Citizens Defend Their Native Solon from. Attacks Walla Walla, Sept. 2. The iourt room wns comfortably filled lust eve ning by friends of Senator Ankeny to a call from a business men's com mittee In protest against the attacks that have been made, upon the sena tor In Collier's Weekly of New York, and reiterated by the Wllson-Pei kins machine papers In this state. R. II. Johnson called the meeting to order and Introduced the speakers. Hon. John lirlnlng of Dayton made the opening address and dwelt at length upon malicious attempts being made to misrepresent and malign a man against whom nothing has been said until Just on the eve of election. J. F. McLean and Dr. N. G. Dlulock were called upon and made brief re marks Id support of the senator. Hon. John L. Rharpsteln, who had been In the country and was delayed In reaching the city, arrived In time to fill his part In the program. He spoke pointedly and earnestly In favor of standing by the man who has stood by the community In Its struggles for the past 30 years. The enthusiasm was furnished by the band and a male quartet composed of Guy Allen Turner, U. Edward Reese, H. K. Richardson and Rufus Coleman. 1908. New Alfalfa I Hay ' ...... t- .... All Kinds of Hay ! Grain and Feed A. V.-OLIVER i Slater Block Pnone Main 57 Jefferson Avenue t CLASSES the ARE ONLY AT HEACOCK'S NOTICE OF FINAL KETTI,EM EXT. Notice Is hereby given to all whom It may concern, that Mary E. Swauger, administratrix of the estate of Eman uel Swauger, deceased, has filed In the county court of Union county, Oregon, her final report as admlnls ttatrix of bulJ ts'.ate, and said court has ret fon5 Pepfrmbcr ','h. A. p rt a e'-WH p. m., as the time I - , iiea ' .uch report and anr objections thereto. j Dated this July (4th, HOI. PAGE SEVEN.' WELLS i t DRILLED , e C t I i t r . II you need water torIrrigation or domestic use, why not have a well drilled and cased up with steel "caie- Ingt It's the only way to secure t Pure WatcK and a Glean Well 1 ' v ' ' ( R. A. West of La Grande, successor to Miller A West. O. U. & N. drillers, will be glad to give you figure and, do your drlUlng. , . .1 ' R.A. THAT FIT . f EYE AVAILABLE REFERENCES: Ask any on I have Huq. Notice. Having sold out, I dealre all parties having claims against me to present lh. aaam lm-.H.llni.ll'. , . .... iTuiuirijr, nuu inose ow ing me must either settle same or ar range for settlement within the next K, fliys. run be found at my for mer place of business. West Dated this 21th day of August, 1908. n-i. i-u , j. u. ur-nnx. r 1