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Lot Snodgrass Is In Walla "Walla vis
' Jting friends. ' . . .
C. H. Miller of Union, la over today
looking after his business Interests.
Mrs. Kern returned last evening
from Pleasant Valley.
. Mr. and Mrs.. J. R. Munn of Hil
gard, left this morning to spend a few
days with triends in Baker City.
Mrs. James Soct,t returned last eve
ning from Walla Walla, where she
has been visiting for, the past 10 days.
Attorney N. C Richard; ; return
this afternoon from La Grande, where
he had been on legal business. Pen
dleton East Oregonian. ;
A. J. Althelde and E. E. Scott,
who have been partners In the steam
carpet cleaning outfit, have dissolved.
Mr. Althelde continues the business.
Mrs. Leach has returned to her'
home in the east after a visit with her
son, Ed Leach, who. Is head chef at
the logging camps of the .Palmer
mill. Mrs. Leach will visit at Pueblo
before reaching her home.
Mr. and Mm Meyersick of Illinois,
who have been visiting their brother,
Ed MeyereicU," who resides just east
. of the city, returned this morning to
their home. This Is their first visit
to the coast, and hev .
.' with our beautiful valley. ,
.B. F. Bell came over from the Cove
this morning, to bring his sons, Roy
and Ernest, to the train, to go to Col
lege Place, Wash., to enter school. Mr.
Bell stated, that the rain,1? have ruined
all of the small apples In the Cove.
He means that -all of the small apples
will become big ones. . .
M. McNeil, formerly of Monomonle
Wis., but now located In western
Canada, and who has been to Bake
City visiting his son. Prof. Raymond,
McNeil, arrived In the city today and
has been the guest of. former neigh
bors In the Wisconsin town. He, was
taken out over the valley this after
noon, and expressed himself as highly
pleased with the lruit projects. He
Is a guest at the H. S. M;uee horn?
during his brief stay In iht tlty.
military 0mcF.1t SCICIB-FS.
Hollered He Threw Himself lu Fronl
of a Train,' Meeting DeaUi. t '
London, Sept. 13. Unablo to bear'
the Veiled accusations that he killed
his wife in a lane at Seven Oaks on
August 24. Major General Charles Ed
ward Luaard Is ' believed to have
thrown himself In front of a train on
the South en stern road today. The
body was literally ground to pieces,
the man meeting death near his home.
The Jury Investigating Mrs. Luaard's
death adjourned yesterday. It is Inti
mated the murderer will be arrested
before the jury can meet again. Mrs.
Luaard's murder created a great sen
sation here a short time ago.
The pollen . last evening arretted
Andy Ncilhini for hefng drrnk anil
disorderly. He pleaded guilty and was
fined 10.. C. J. Junes was fined $15
for a similar charge.
The third arrest was out of the or
dinary. The facts ate as follows, and
, after Mr. Kelfer was ta'en before lis-
rirt Attorney lvunhoo, who nfter
bearing his story, corroborated by hi
relatives who reside In Elgin, decld.-d
that the law hud not been Intentional
ly violated nnd that Justice would in
110 wise be antagonized by letting Mr.
Kelfer proceed on his journey.
It seems that -Mr. Kelfer whi re
"I'les In the Willamette valley, wns vis
aing relnttvcs In Elgin, and upon re
turning with his aged sister, the folks
t home suggested that they take a
"mnll flask of whisky, which wns in a
drawer. Mr. Kojfer did so, fliid upon
renrhlng Iji Grnnrte took a couple- of
drinks. Not being used to- lliiuor.
these two dilnks made h!m feel gen
erous and Jovial nnd ho proceeded to
Invite other parties to have a sniff
lxo, on of his friends being acting
Hilof of Pollen MeLachlen. Ho did
H know he was violating tho law.
He Is 7i yoarn nf a(r0f an,j nH istor,
ho Is with him, Is 74. They will pro
"'d on tonight' train for thflr home
nt much sadder, but considerably
Wiser.
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Danltl-Harrls.
Last evening at the home of the
bride's parent, on Third street." John
Daniel, a l0cal fireman, and Mis, May
Harrls- daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Frank Harris, of this city, were united
In marriage, Rev. S. W.: Seemann of
ficiating. The event was an unosten
tatious affair, only a few friends and
relatives attending. Mr. and Mrs
Daniel will make their home In Pleas
ant Valley, for a time at least.
IndIanapolis, Ind., Sept. 18. Tom
Taggart, former democratic national
chairman, said today that the returns
from yesterday's special election to fill
vacancies' in the legislature, Indicate
that th tmniwi . - . - ....
at the fall election, by 100,000. The
big democratic gains are shown
wherever elections are held. In Del
aware county, which gave tha repub
licans a-big majority last year, won
this time by 236 votes. The big lead
held, by the republicans in Newton,
Stark, Jasper ani White counties were
also cut way dwn.
BREACH OV PROMISE SUIT,
Wealthy Spokane, Widower Sued for
- $25,000 by Y'oitiis Woman.
' Spokane, Sept. 18. Thomas j.
Coffman of the Ho ward-Cuff man Co..
tho Inland empire representatives of
Studebaker Bros., and a wealthy
widawer, was sued by Miss Jeanette
Decamp for $25,000 for breach of
promise. She alleges that four years
ago Coffman promised to marry her
as soon as his wife was dead a" rea
sonable time. The engagement ring
was presented to her and the weddinj:
(Jay set for June, 1907. Se says: "The
date of the wedding was postponed
frequently until, a. short time ago,
when he told me 'It is all over be
tween us.' "
Lincohi-Douclas Debate.
Charleston, Ill.g Fept. 18. With a
patriotic program of addresses and
music . the people of Charleston and
vicinity today celebrated the semi
centennial of the famous debate of
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A
Douglas in this city on September 18
1838.
Boise Stage Hands Strike.
-.Boise, Sept. 18. An hour before
the opening of the new $150,000 Pin
ney thrster, the most handsome In
the Inter-mountatn country, the
stage hands. struck last night for rec
ognition of the union. Their demand
wax rejected and the performance
proceeded with, the manager of the
(heater in charge of the stage.
Slashes at His Throat.
Bclllnghani, Sept. 18. .Sawing at his
throating nnd fighting off hln friends
who attempted to prevent him from
committii) S'liclde, John Olson,- who
ran amucl: at the county poor farm
Tuesday, almost succeeded In ending
his life today. He slashed at his wind
pipe, literally hacking hfs throut.
filolie Trotter Arretted.
Feiutle, Sept. IS. Harry Keaton, a
globe trotter, who arrived from New
Vorlc ut 4 o'clock this morning, was
silting on the doorstep of u saloon
when arrested. Soatoii carried the
famous Indian clubs and a "big thirst."
H! was i-eli-ased after convincing the
pollcu ho was nut a Husidciniis charac
ter. .
Hoard Meeting Monday.
Tho board of directors of the Com
mercial club are requested to meet
Monday night. Important btislneKf
matters need attention.
JOH.V COIXIER,' President.
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La Grande's I'la house W1H
.. Monday, 8cptaibcr 21.
Open
, The most Interesting announcement
that has stirred theatrical circles re
cently Is that the . Clonlnger Ideals
company will produce at the Steward
opera house, commencing Monday
night, September 21, the newest theat.
Heal sensation, "The Counterfeiters."
This remarkable play has aroused a
furore for the last two seasons. The
play Is considerel by numerous critics
to be one of the most pleasing bills of
the present time. v
At the Sherwood. V
Miss Laura Green Is the stellar at
traction hfthe musical features at the
Sherwood this week, and augmenting
this feature are several splendid films.
There is Instruction In "Difficulties of
Taking Moving Pictures." and there
is humor in the others. To properly
describe the films would necessitate
a long article, and Tho Observer leaves
It to the reader Ho say for. himself
after he has seen the program .which
T" V.vi" ,d neard the
singing. The matinee tomorrow after
noon will serve to accommodate mani
who cannot attend at uight. Although
there is no great film in the crou'j
there are none that fall. below the high
average maintained by this house.
Marvelons Attraction. ,
At the Scenic tonight will be seen
the one-armed wonder, Joseph O'Bri
en, in his gun and baton juuglina act.
O'Brien 1s a one-armed wonder and
imm an ? 8-pound musket. Ho comes
iwe from the Sullivan & Consldini.
circuit, and Ih on his way to Seattle.
to fill an engagement at that place.
Another novel feature of this act'wilt
be tUe juggling of the fire baon. Mr.
O'Brien romes well recommended, and
will surprise tho public.
The Lavclle Trio is a strong feature
In the musical line at the Scenic and
the trio will be heard tonight in late
songs. The films to be seen in the.
program are up to date and good.
. The Pastime Program.
Two films eland out at the Pastime
theater this week, and they are "The
Devil" and "The Mesmerl::er." Both
are really wonderful productions, nnd
alone would easily repay the patron
for his door fee. George Birnle's ap.
pearance in "The Singer and the Song"
mado a big hit last evening. Mr. Blr
nle's voice is popular with La Grande
people. '.
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Pastime Change Ownership.
.Mr. 'Lucas, operator and partner In
business at the Pastime electric thea
ter, has sold his Interests to Fred
Housh and will hereafter not bo con
nected with the Pastlmo theater.' Mr.
Housh will continue to manage and
own the playhouse singly. Mr. Lucas
la undecided as to what he will do,
though he Is planning on remaining
In tho city.
LIKE POSTAL
New York, Sept. 1 8. 55. p!ylnjr tn
a letter from Peter Shlpmitn of Min
nesota, Post master General Meyer h
written a letter. charueterlzbi? as dun
gerous the democratic plan for guiir.
imtee of b.ink depot-Its. Hi considers
(Ms feature of the democratic plnt
foim In conflict with th best Interests
of the country, but that the proposed
postal savings system favored by Bry
an Is heartily endorsed hy himself.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office at La Grande, Ore.
August 10, 1908.
Notice Is hereby given that
PETER J. LILLY,
of La .Grande, Union county, Oregon,
who, on January '13, 1908, made tim
ber land entry Xo. 0S3, for 8',i SF
4, NW'4 SEU and NK4 8Wi4. jec
tlon 19, township 4 south, range 38
E. W. M., has fired notice of Intention
to make final timber proof, to estab
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F. C. BRAMWELL, Register.
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Notice or Meeting of Initialization
Hoard of I'nlon County.
Notice Is hereby given that the
equalization board of Union county,
Oregon, will meet nt the court house
In the city of La Grande, on Monday,
October 19th, 1908. ot 10 o'clock a. m.
"Petitions for the reduction of a
particular assessment or assessments
shall be made In writing, verified by
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filed, shall not bo considered or actd
upon by the board." (Chapter 266,
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Deod-w4t Assessor.
10 CONCERT
The coming to this city of a group
of graud opera stars, fresh from the
greatest opera company In the world,
Is on event of sufficient Importance
to make our soilety and music lov
ing people open their eyes In astonish
ment. They aro truly coming, and
moreover, they are going to give a
"owert, In which all mny have, nn op
portunity of hearing the four voices
that the big cities have hc-n raving
over during the past year.
These artists ' are distinguished
members of the Coniled Metropolitan
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Just close. 1 Madame Rappold, the fus
tliuitlng prima 4onnu, was alt the
rage In New York, and other musical
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her; Hlccardu Martin, tho great
American tenor, proved himself to be
nil that the title Implies, Hnd evn
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to lneiitlng new, phrases to extol his
wonderful genius.
In their concert tour they are dupll
eating the greatest succi ssch of the
opera si-uson. . Tho program arranged
for their apeparnnee. In this city is
calculated to cover a wldo range of
popular and classical soiif;, arias, du
ets, trios end quartet.
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