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LOCAL ITEMS.
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j. B. Eddy Is here on O. R. & N.
business today. V
Rev. C. E. Deal will preach tomor
row night on 'Patience."
Rev. Father Whyte left last night
for Baker City to visit Bishop C. J.
O'Kellly. ... , '
Mrs. W. D. Long-, who has been vis
iting In Wasco, the past week, return
ed home last evening
home here for the past six years
r'nmmlssloner Ben Rrnwn 1f 1 ' .
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ni trBm to mn o ,, .,.. P" ecn night of tho stand
l '"v ro UUIS a thn .
. .u- .), : " - Pra nouse. The
The Presbyterian Aid eodlety will
of Mrs. Anderson
the order of the day;
President K;err, of the Agricultural t, ,1 ' . .
oni. i.f v. ! " "w,u B"nern California and
cuiiirc .v., .uoi iiism iur known that 0.1,01 11- .
r... .nr,. .u. KnW8 31181 nat line ot repertoire ap
He Is
".., juov Huai une or reper
Baker City, after spending the day In Deala tfl fh
11.1. nollav I ar y
HUB J.
A. appeal has been perfected in ulrea3y create(J a Wnsat.onf wUh h"
the case of O. M. Curtis vs. Roll
Walker, where judgment In the Jus
tice court was rendered In favor, of
the plaintiff, ' ;
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Donald and fam
ily of Seymore, Iowa, spent yesterday
as guests of Attorney and Mrs. Geo.
Cochren. They left this morning- for
Starbuek, Wash. . ., . '. ..'
Mrs. Homei Denny arrived Inst eve
ning from Pleasant Valley. . Mr. Den
ny has secured a run on the O., R. &
N. out of La ' Gj-qtidei - and they will
make their home in. this city.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Brenholts and
daughter leave tonight for Red Oak,
Iowa, to be gone for some time. Mr.
Brenholts will return soon, but she
will go on, visiting other eastern cit
ies before returning.
Mrs. James McCoy in here' visiting
her friends, while cn route to hor
home In Spokano from San Francisco.
It was stated recently th&t Mr. and
Mrs. McCoy might return to Grande
Ronde, but she states that their pres
ent Intention Is to remain In Spo
kane. v ' -
Mr. and Mrs. F. L., Sheets and son
of Baker City, are In the city visiting
relatives and friends. Mr. Sheets went
to Joseph where he ". will 'islt , his
father for a fev days, returning here
Friday and will return to his home
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to resume his position on the Baker
Democrat.
PARADE WITH
A children's parade will characterize
the aster show In ha city next Satur
day, according to a decision reached
lute this afternoon. Details will be
published tomorrow out at this time
It Is certain that the parade will take
place sometime during the forenoon,
perhaps at 11 o'clock, and that the
entries In this parade will be the lit
tle folks alone. Any one having asters
which they care to donate 'should no
tlfy either of the committee on ar
fangements, Mesdames E. E. Bragg
E. Polack or George Palmer.
Marriugc Lki-nso Issued.
County Clerk Ed Wright issued a
marriage license this afternoon to
Charles Gore and Miss Lizzie Waller,
both of this city.' The groom-to-be Is
an electrician with the Grando Ronde
Electi ic company and the bride lsthe
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Waller of
this city. ' 8he was at one 'time em-
citement was rife all morning and
"Ken the hour of. 9 approached, a
large crowd had asernbled on Adams
avenue. Just before 9 o'clock a
group of young, husky looking men
began to gather at the door. As If
without Intent a line was formed run
ning toward the street The leader
was within touching distance of the
Complete obstruc-
W. Househart press agent for the
Clonlgar's Repertoire comnanv. which
comes here next Mondnv. Tiio,ia o land ofrw a
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1 VV0 nae.ln.. ... . - -
Miss Lena Johnson left this morn- L' ""... . " 'n the cl,y to , 'n 01 the BidowaIk was in this way
,ng for Logan, Utah, after making her 'Z P6" He- m 0t the ac"
here for the Bast i ..,. "ounces that his company will give i ng chief of police, McLaughlin and
Highly Interesting and well present-! his corps of subordinates numbering
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nearly a half dozen, to clear the sl3e
walk. After considerable verbal in
roupe nas six fine bills, but Just
' , wnicn .one he will open his en?as-r.
meet tomorrow afternoon at the Vome men, hprB wlth , " en8age-
.-. . v ment nere with Is undec ded yet. But
Mra Anderson. Spwtnir ti.lli .. . Dul
' "c ine Counterfplfe-ra" -iu 1. n
-. .. iu an iruun-
ouuy De the opening number. Clon
making a tour of the coast and has
splendid company.
ARRESTED, EOR BOOTLEGGING
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findings and he Immediately issued a
warrant for Mirnw.ti
Ing'he1" was arraigned before. Justice
Angus Stewart. He pleaded guilty.
Sentence was suspended for the time
being.
The police were given to understand
that there was a motive In getting
these boys drunk, in order that their , . : .
. ll"-,rl preference right. ; rum this it Is gath
places on the Une-up might be taken 1 , . . "
h ZJ , 1 8 ered by some that those who attoiW
by others. The police do not take tn .j ... .. .. - J .
;, " i" iorco ineir way into tne land of-
structlons the uolice were forced to
actually push the new line to pieces.
One fellow grew obstinate, and It was
not until several threats of arrest, had
been made and after h had 'been
pushed bodily off the sidewalk, that
order was restored. Other members
of the new line i cast threatening
glances at the chief, but the presence
of . a large force of special police evi
dently quelled eg riot intent. Full
order was, resored before the doors
opened, and the opposition line was
forced to wait until the regulars had
made their proofs,':
Signal for Contest Cases.
N Unquestionably there are men
among the new crowd (hut ? h
fide squatters, and contest cases will
be the order of the day from now on.
It Is alleged Jjy those in the gulnr
line, that the bona fide squatterStood
back hand waited until .the line had
filed, knowing he would be recog
nized when he files, aa lie has 90 days
this theory very strong. One of the
boys Is named L. W. Porter. His par
ents formerly resided at Meacham, but
flee are not of the bona fide " class.
There Is'no proof of this and the
- ,, ,. statement la the surmise of those who
they are now divorced and the boy Is d for ,0 -a
milU-frifV Vita nmn TT. . J I v .
making his own living. He worked
during the summer one week for Mc-
have studied the affair carefullyv U
Is definitely known, however, that lo
Dowel , and he states that McDowell cal men who are amo tf)e bona
came to him whi e on the line-up and SQUatters Were not , (he oppo8lUon
stated that he wished he could get a jlne
drink. Toung Porter replied that , '. Suwwlcd. , , .
there was a man around there, who In 80rne lnstances there a,.B tw and
remarked that he bought seven quart ,three confllcta. Among tho8)
bottles yeste.Hlay and pointed him out over, tne foIlowlnfr. Iocal ,e hayc
to McDonald. McDowell was seen tentatively declared cce'ssfuf in
talking to. this man and a little lateb thelr fnings:
came to mo ooys ana to!a them ,to Nellle M. Spence. La Grande
Bit-p uul'h in ine auey ana nave a
drink. They accepted the invitation
not only once, but three times. '
The other boy is named William
Chandler. He is also making his own
living and claimed that this was the
first drink he ever took. He said he
did not take much, but soon after re
suming his seat In the line he realized
that he was awful sick and knew what
the matter was and was trying to get
away, but the liquor took effect soon
er than he expected and his actions by
vomiting gave It all away.
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TROUBLE WITH STRIKERS,
P, Machinist Strike Picket Perhaps
Fatally Wounded,
Vancouver, Sept. 15. A Winnipeg
special says Daniel Hepner, a Cana
dian Pacific strikebreaker shot and
probably fatally wounded Robert
Kirk, a striker's picket, last night.
'- Kirk taunted Hepner, who drew a re
volver. Hepner was found at his
father's home and placed under ar
rest! 1 Several hundred strikers
marched to "the railroad shops this
morning Intending to overawe the
strike-breakers. . A riot call was sent
In and the officers scattered the
men.
LHltorers In'Alaska Content.
Dawson, Sept. 13. C. 1 E. Mahoney.
an official of the Western Federation
of Miners, Is here Investigating labor
Ployed as compositor In The Observer! matters. He says the laborers seem
E. Q. Lovely, La Grande.
Chester Foreman; Portland
A. J. Webb, La Grande. : ,
Walter Brenholts, La Grande.
Florence Brenholts, La Grande.
Mary P. Ross, Wallowa couny.
Green Trump, Wallowa county.
Effle K. Trump, Wallowa county,
Jones Trump, Wallowa county.. '
Lownle Lloyd, Wallowa county.
John M. Brown, Wallowa county.
Frank C. Topping, Wallowa county.
Harry E. Mlsner, Walloway county
Carl R. Stanley, Wallowa county.
Alvan W. Leffel, Wallowa county.
Charles H. Neuman, Wallowa coun
ty. Jefferson D. King, Wallowa county.
Charles L. Selby, Wallowa county.
James R. Farrell, Wallowa county.
John K. Sloan. Wallowa county. '
Perry Owens, Wallowa county.
William Fish, Wallowa county.
L C. Henderson, Wallowa county.
, Fred E. Palmer, La Grande.
Nellie E. Vlnacke, La Grande.
Horace C. Vlnacke, La Grande.
Ouy M. Byrklt, La Grande.
Richard Claycourt, La Grande;
Lucy B.' Webb. La Grande.
Ira Lovely, Wallowa county.
Joseph L. Munhall, La Grande.
Thomas Slogmond, Wallowa county,
Miss Roblw Dead.
Miss. Roxle Robbs died this morn
ing at the Grande Ronde hospital.
The funeral will take, place tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Bup
tlst church, with Interment In the Ma
sonic cemetery
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t amount that vrtn enm ih-tl hnin. r.. 1 t . t ,1 ;
5." vuiii-iiiai ncifi yuu iu yei fCff Dili IiiC
j; amount you save, or the largeslrate for the amount invest- i
pn
The followina orices wili innnpcf th
it you make by purchasing your school supplies, shoes, hats, !:
Cans, nrv nnnnc hnciovir naiin,- ... o-j r .
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In fact everything necessary for school season, workshops, It
it home or society can be purchased at a great saving in the it
i bargain Easement than anyplace in Eastern Oreaon. it
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ats, each 4Sc
Hats, each ...............980
shoes, . . , . . . sc up
Overalls, men's, each ..... ,48c
Overalls, boys, ,28c
Work Shirts,' boys', each , .35e
Work Shirts, men's, each.. 4 5c
Dress, Shirts, boys', each, s, 29c
r ov .. .... - .
Ladles Vests, each . . ,12c
calico, per yard 5c
Lawns, per yard .......... ,5c
Apron Ginghams, per yard 4V4c
Outings, per yard ........ ,5o
JPercales, per yard ..... ,7 H 1
House Lining, per yard ...,.5o
Bleached Muslin, per yard, ,9c
-". r vtr : . , t ..... r .lBC
Linen Towels, per pair . . , ,25o
Adamantine Pins, per paper 80
Safety Pins, a good quality,
per paper .............. 5c
Pearl Buttons, 2 dozen ......5c
Thread, Clark's 0. N. T. 4o
. iIa.,r: !P,n JWro. Por, papec . . lo -Darning
Cotton," per' spool.'.. 2c
Combs, horn, tin buck...,,. 9c
wide and
Tablets, Linen,
quality each
Envelopes,, ' each . ,
Box Stationery, . . ...
Pencil Boxes, each "
Lunch box s, each
Lunch Baskets, each
Matches, per bunch , ; 1c
Common Clothespins, per dozen ..1.1c
good
,..5c
........6c
13c and up
5c
.......12c
25c
Heavy galvanized Tubs, No. 1, ...SOc
8-qt galvanized Pails, each . ... ..ISc
8-qt' Flnlrlng Palls, each ....... .isc
Dust Pans, each 10c
Milk Pans, 4-qt each ......,.,,. ,9c
Pudding ran, from ........ 4o to 9c
5c, 9c and 13c Notion tables. '
Rule
BEST STOCK.
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Ilurrlinan's New Bond. '
"' City of Mexico, Sept. 15. E. H.
Harrlman's new Mexican railroad, the
Cananea, Yaqul River & Pacific, be
tween Guoymas and Cultacan, 305
miles, will be opened for through
service tomorrow. A big demonstra
tion will rmirk the occasion. A new
division of the road through the Sier
ra Madres has bpen laid out, and It Is
estimated by engineers that 15 miles
of construction work will cost an av
erage of $125,000 In gold per mile.
The route Is Impeded with great bar
rancas and towering 'cliffs.
A poor faith backed by a great en
thusiasm is better than the most cor
rect faith packed In Ice.
0' C O N N E L'S I
t Is the place to get the best
t CIGARS AND J0BACC0 J
i ii ms nyni price
SOFT DRINKS
t that are soft
f AMUSEMENT PARLORS
I The best Billiari and Foot
I Tables in Eastern Oregon
and the only Ivory Balls in
La Grande.
I A RESORT FOR GENTLENEN t
jO'CONNEL'st
next uoor jo rost otiice.
Stttenient of the Condition of the
FARMERS AND TRADERS NATIONAL BANK
OF LA GRANDE,
At the Close of Business July IS, 1008.
ASSETS.
Tims loans ..........
Overdrafts, temporary
Bonds, warrants, stc ....
Banking houss and fixtures
Other real estate,
I 77,654.00
1,848.73
19,712.39
15,611.00
6,000.00
CASH AND AVAILABLE ASKRT
U. S. bonds and
premiums ,...$15.75.00 ,
Demand loans 85,353.70
Cash and due
from banks .. 17,355.20
5 per cent re
demption funtj 750.00 139,133.90
Total .S ........ , $262,400.03
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock f 60,000.6'
Burplus and undivided
Profit 1.713.46
Circulation 15,000.06
Dividends unpaid 1,200.06
Rediscounts 4.500.06
Deposits and due to banks' 178,076.5?
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Total 9262,490.01
We want ycur bar.kirg rc:cir,t. W ore careful with spy busirecs en
trusted to us, sr.d cur record for crrtrvatim in th test is cur best cusr-
tha'rwITRE ThVeEST tnJtl do titnP TlhbUt Ut " CCnvinc yoU '
The Farmers and Traders National Bank
Or L GRANDE
Lutmr In I'dllilcM.
Lansing, Mich., Sept. 15. Whether
or not the Michigan Federation of
Labor will endorse the position of tho
American Federation of Labor on the
question of the Denver platform and
fall in linn with tho policy of Hiimucl
Gomper lnfhe support of Bryp.n, will
be discussed before the convention
opened here today.
"Let us be loynl to the American
Federation of Labor" Is the argument
of those in favor of tiu Ooinpi-rs pro
gram, while "loyalty to the tlmi
honored principles of tho ti-mlo unlos,
1
movement"" is the slogan of the oppo
bents of the Indorsement of llryau.
Thryy who f lit ten oil the adverslll.s
lot oinrrs are on V reed nir the r .
- 110 o; Buuwiifu iuik. , , . 1 sonic cemetery. , e I ir . I
v I . - . I . )tlM&M4iQM9 Lt us be loynl to the American eternal adversity.
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We are showing the newest stvles and latest leather, combinations.
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THESE GOODS ARE FROM THE LEADING MAKERS AND ARE CORRECT IN EVERY POINT OF STYLE 0RA RUSTIC WORKMANSHIP
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