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ET.XtKB OI.SKUVKU. i. fcUAMIxC, OKEUO.N. KATCR1UY. KEPTEMTiER 10, 1008.
LOCAL ITEMS.
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I jrene Kringle of North Powdef, 1b
the city today. 7 ;7 ,', 7,
I Mayor C. A:' Johns of Bkr city, is
lore today on legal business.
(Mrs. J. C. Hart of Hilgard, who has
ien visiting In Pendleton for a few
!,iy8, has gone on to Portland.
I Mrs. M. Baker, who has been vlsit
- .nn Llovd. at Welser. returned
.Jig lie ' .
(jnie this morning.
Rev J. "W. Oliver will preach at the
iornlng hour In the Methodist church
outh, tomorrow.
County Clerk Ed Wright made a
urrled trip to Union this morning,
, turning on'No. I'. ? . . ,
Bherlff and Mrs. F. P. Childers are
Loected norne soon from their visit
I Washington points. 7 ' t
N K. West returned from . Salem
.at night, where he. has had several
his fast horses on the track. ,
Mrs. J. L. Cavlness and daughter,
jlrs. Molltor, who. have been on the
!mst and In Portland for the past two
onths, returned home last evening.
Mrs. J. Robertson of Enterprise, Is
l" the "city today. ' She will go to
nlon to visit with Mrs. J. F. Batter
onlght. .
George W. Rynearson of Payette,
irrived last evening and this morning
iJent to Allcel, where he will visit with
r-fis brothers. -
Mrs. J. H. Vatson went to Baker
ity today, accompanied by her daugh
, r, Miss Martha. They will visit there
few days before returning. "
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Jones, George
uird, A. Cravcr and Editor Selblrd
fere among the Union visitors to La-
rande today. , ' . ... " '.
There will be ,work tonight In the
fullowcraft degree In' ; the Masonic
imple. Brethren please tuke notice
nd govern yourselves accordingly..
Mrs. Edna Morrison came down
ills morning from North Powder and
III remain several days. She may
include to go on the excursion tomor
ow to Wallowa.
Frank V. Jolly and his brother,
ames, who has been In Mexico for
ime time, but more recently In a
Portland hospital,, returned this morn
ing..
Plever and wife, of Pleasant
alloy, are In the city to reside. Mr.
Flfcver is an O. K. & N. engineer and
111 have a run out of this clly. Ba-i-r
City Democrat. - ,
Albert Gibbons, formerly a school
acher at Island City, but now em
Kiyed In a North Powder bank, vlit
d friends In the city last night, re-
irning this morning.
Rev. H. G. Moske, of the Lutheran
liurch, will hold services . tomorrow
fiurnlng at 10:30. The congregation
111 please take notice' of this first
rvlce following a vacation of several
X J." Ai buckle returned hW night
mm .Portland, 'where he has been
nklng a vacation for several duys. Mr.
Arbuckle returns more pleased .than
ver that La Grande and Union county
U the nnl- snot on the man. . ' - .
Tom AVuflslnger and J. L. "Voodell
vturned this morning from the state
iilr. With the exception of Monday,
lie weather was .. pleasant and the
rowdn were simply too large for Sa
'in to take care of.'
Minn Vernon Izabelle,' a granddatigh
T of Mrs. E. ft. Johnson, returned to
f'T home In Fort Morgn'ti today.1 She
mg for a while ut tho Sherwood Klec
1i! thfiiter and johcIk manV friend
Vlih her voice. She has been vlsltlnn
n the (tty'for several weeks. '
O. V. ('oolUge'today received a ear
"d of wrapping and fruit paper. By
stuck on th; xldewalk one would
' I' d to think that there was enough
'"ill paper in the cur to handle all of
!ie fruit grown here for year.". While
a fat t, thin Is elmply a Ktarter.
Mr. B;iH.m In down from Baker
"y today.' ify is now m.innKli'g
"rwiirdlnjf hotixe tit Austin, the pr. m
Rt t-i oiltniK of the 'Sumpt.-r Valley
'dlro.'ui. nn.j ()lVnYr t a st.itje line
unniiiff ul fp,,,,, ti,,. in. Hiu-n,.
mnty.
111 Moore, tho local repref'-ntntive
f Ihe I'ni lfle (.'oiist Elevator company
'' '"uied today n'M.n from In ivan.1e.
'"'i' hi lm been for a few days on
'In.v,. h,, Hiy8 u r(llno(1 nnriI u
'nV Jt Hit rdny In Hint city. Beadle
'"n KHt J.rtBnnlan.
Zuber Ik homo from an tx
'n'led tr)1( troti'sh the northwiHt.
; h" vNi,.,i Portlun.l. Seattle. Lewlmon.
"Iparla
a-hlnct,,,, IilHhn nn,1 (lr. tr.,,1 Uhr
l. "
nccotnpnnlod by her brother.
e an Kenvea of Union, who went on to
. onuew and wife, who have
been visiting relative. d friend. In
tMs city and Joseph, returned from
the latter place last evening and will
leave for Baker City probably Monday
to resume his work on the Baker
Democrat. Mr. Sheets was formerly
foreman of the mechanical depart
ment of the Observer. ' '
; SUCCESSFUL HUNTERS. "
KlUed the Limit and Had Royal
'Time. ' '
D. M. Hunt. W. ; A. ZwelfeL Jim
Curtman and E.. J. Stewart, who have
been deer hunting back of the Carson
mine, returned home last evening.
They report having had a most de
lightful trip and that with a knowing
lpok announce that they 'killed the
limit." They also state that they met
the CoolIdge-WiUlamson party and
report that the 'sport became too fast
one afternoon, that Chester Coolidge
failed to take proper . note . of the
landscape and lost the camp. Had It
not been for the sportive cannon which
S. B. Williamson kindly fired for his
tOniffht. Ha In a tnn.nntnhav In hi.
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benefit, the ensrgetl sportsman would Un. Many Jugglers who pose as
have spent the. night listening to the
call of the wild," which the festive
wildcats and coyotes were sending
moonwards for his special' benefit. As
it was, it was nearly getting up time
wben he was captured and brought
back to Mflin ' '
he was not able to distinguish between
the vocal strains emitted from, the
throats of the hunters and the coyotes.
and lost several good miles following
the latter, thinking they were his
friends. : As stated before, Mr. Cool
idge finally reached his friends, and
thereafter kept within whispering dis
tance of them. Later, It has been dis
covered since writing the heading to
this article that the "limit" mentioned
consisted of one deer and, though
each and every members of the party
claims to have been the lucky one.
Mr. Zwelfel Is the rightful owner of
the hide. ,
lOG IMN iWAY.
Canine Milnneil to Foreman Watson
Displeased With La Grande.
Division Foreman J. H. Watson was
the recipient this morning of a canine
brute which he calls a dog, but being
about to leave the city, ho Instructed
a niewjiiger to take the doe to his
home on Washington avenue and lock
him in the woodshed and to bo dou
bly sore, tie the beast to a scantllns.
This th. messenger did, and Mr. Wat
son Ij In Pleasant Valley feeling se
cure he han u valuable cur locked up
In his woodshed, nt . home. A few
hours after the train left the dog was
at the depot , deciding which direction
Is Pendleton. He soon took final ac
tion and when last seen his nose was
pointed Oro Dell-ward. '
PACK SEVEN. '
AT THE PLATHOUSES.
. , Humorous Films. v
The Sherwood Electric has a real
laugh-producing set of films, and those
who have not seen the show should
do so this evening. A laugh or two
will bolster up the tired brain after a
strenuous week. The Illustrated songs
are captivating and everything about
the house Is good.
The Devil" Still Popular.
Mr. filatt is again at the Pastime
and helps In the special features. "The
Devil" made a hit last evenlnar. The
play as reproduced Is entertaining,
and Manager Housh feels he Is pleas
ing his audience by giving them the
high class f Urns. The matinee spe
cialties consisted of whistling by Hlatt.
Club Swinger Draws Well.
The! one-armed gun and baton jug
gler at th Scenic will be seen again
first-class, can do no better work with
both hands than he does with one.
See him tonight
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of household necessities in Eastern Qrenon isl
uept in the Bargain Basement and
oithing at special prices V
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Laundry soap. 7 bars ........... 25c 8-qt covered Tureens. ach ..;..4c
Toilet Soap, per dozen ....... .1.4 5c ' Covered 'Butter Dishes, each .....IJc
Horseshoe Tumblers, per set..... 25c ' Sa-e Boats, each .;. . ua
.... , ; SloP Jwi each ........ lii
Good grade work shirts, each ....45c V?ash Bowls and Pitchers
Ladles' hose, per pair ........ 12 c , Chambers, each ............... .73C
.: ' Soap Dishes, each ............ ,'iBe
Children', Hose, per pair .....12He y - " ; Semi-Porcelain Salt Boxes, . iZ
YOUR TRUDE MPPRECmTEB !
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I Scats on Sale.
: Seats went on sale at Jay Van Bu
tvu'm uu morning lor the opening of
the theatrical jseason in the Steward
opera house. , "The Counterfeiters" Is .
the opening card and the Clonlnger
repertoire company plays it well. The
prices are popular. See the house ad
In this Issue. , '
THE
MUSICAL EVENT
OF THE SEASON I
ey. Where you get the best for your money and
where you get the best accomodations. We. not
only give the most, the best and best accomod
ation but with every $1.00 cash trade we give a
coupon that is ivorlh more than face value in th
Bargain Basement.
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Will Mow- (u Wulln Walla!
E. C. SKHos. representlTig the.Blum-auer-Frank
Dnfg company of Port
land, Is In the city today on his r"g-,
ulnr call upon the drug trade.. Mr.
Skilcs has made' his home In Pendle
ton many years, but will remove to
Wnlln "VValla next 'week to make his
hni .nrrmnwently.: : 'Mr; .. and ;. Mrs.
Sklles are well known . In this city.
They tnov to' NVallrt Wallu to be
with Mr. Sklles' brother, Harry, who
Is at the head of the Skills Dry Goods
company of thnt city.
Picture ttf Lineup. . .
Hitter, the. .photographer-) has fin
ished a Plitiire of tho line-up at the
land offln- Init Tiumlay. It was taken
nt a ilrm? when everybody v-xpeetrd
trouble' mid' the picture shows clearly
(lie crowds and the lino. '
A concert company consisting en
tirely of stars from the Coniied Me
tropolitan Opera company Is about to
visit us. Think what an opportunity
Is here presented to hear the famous
voices that have been creating such a
furore In New York and other large
cities. Will any lover of real music
miss It? Madame Bappold, the bril
liant prima donna, la tho sopruno;
Madame Jucobl, whos wonderful geni
us Is everywhere recognized, Is : the
contralto; Slgnor Martin, whose sing
ing Is Just now having a tremendous
vogue. Is the tenor, and Slgnor Cam-
panarl, whose work always commands
the highest pfulse, Is the baritone.
These distinguished artlnts havo all
won imperishable fame by their
achievements In grand ' opera roles,
and are by common consent, among
tho most cultured singers before the
punue. Together they form a com
pany that has no uperlor on the
concert stage for. technical facility,
wealth of expression and artistic abil
ity. They have consented to give a
limited number of performances only.
In the Interval between tho grand
opera season.
The program to be given hero will
consist largely of choral member
embracing quartetH, trios and duos
from tho great operas. ,
Department of the Interior,
V. R. Land Office at Ii Grande, Oro.,
AiiKUst 10, 19PS.
Notice Is hereby given that
GKOBGB A. P1KP.CK.
of La Grande, Oregon, who, on July
29, J 90S. made timber land applica
tion No. OfiCO. for SW'U NW'4, NVi
SW4 and lot 4. ep""lon 1, township 4
south, mi.c -'. VV. M., has fllefl
notice of intention to make final tim
ber pi'oof, to establish claim to the
land shove described, before the reg
ister and receive of the V. S. land
office nt !.a Grande. Ore., on the 27th
day of October, 1908.
Clatmnnt nnmci as wltiieses: Petri
Itohepnen, of Perry, Ore.; Charles Far
rler, of Perry, Ore.; Charles RoKiatd.
of La Grande, Ore.; Frank Gabhart.
of La Grande, Ore.
F. C. BBAMWCLL, Register.
NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION.
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NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, .
V. S. Land Office at La Grande, Ore
June 30, 1908.
Notice Is hereby given that
MART RUMKLIIART,
of La Grando, Union county, Oregon
who, on June 2C, 1 SOB, mado ttmbei
and stone sworn statement No. 607S
for E NW'i. Pec. 12, Tp. 2 fi., R
37 K. W. M., has filed notice of Inton
lion to make final timber and ston
proof, to establish claim to tho land
above described, before the reglxtei
atd rscclver, at La Grande, Oregon
on the lt'.th day of September, 190S.
Claimant names as witnesses: Hen
ry II. Brill, Lewis II. Kumelhart
Clara A. Stoner, Isaac C. Holmes, a
of La Grande, Oregon.
F. O. BKAMWKLL, Register.
7-10-a-lI
PUBLIC LAND SALE.
NOTlCi: l-'Olt PUBLICATION.
(Isolated Tract.)
Serial No. 01010.
Notlco Is hereby given that, as dl
reeled by the commissioner of th
August 17, 1908.
La Grande, Oregon, Land Office,
general land office, under provision
of act of congress approved Janua
27, 1901. Public No. 303, we will of
fcr at public sale, to th highest bid
dcr, at 10 o'clock a. m., on the 30th
day of September, next, at this of-1 Deod-wt
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BEST STOCK.
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tlco, the following tract of land, to
wlt: " NW14 SW4, section 17. town
ship 4 south, range 35 E. W. M.
Any person claiming adversely thf
atovc-descrlbed lands are advised t
file their claims 'or objections, on oi
before the day above designated foi
sale.
F. C. BR AM WELL, Register.
. A. A. ROBERTS, Receiver.
WAug21Sept25
TAX Mmt'KS
ASSETS.
Tlma loans 77.664.00
8.846.73
19,732.39
15.611.00
6.000.00
Arc Rclna Sent Out by the Sheriff for
Last Half Payments.
Notices ere. being sent out from the
sheriffs offlco notifying those who dlO
not pay their taxes In April' last, that
the last one-half Is due und payable
on or before the first Monday In Oc
tober. 1 ' .
Those who' paid one-half last Apii'.
and neglec to pay tho last half befon
October will have to pay 12 per
cent Intorpst from April 1, and In ad
dition, a penalty of 10 per cent.'
The unpaid taxes do not aggregsti
i very large, sum as compared wit)-
the total. The total tax for 1907 was
1220,000, of which 3188,000 has beet,
paid, leaving only a balance ot 232,-
000 unpaid.
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Fon st fires burned over 21,0'H
acres near tho state line around Poke
ganui.
Notice of MccUn-f of iiullAfitlin
I loan I of Villon County.
Notice is hereby ;lven that tin
equalization board of Union coiinl.v
Oregon, will meet at the court Iioiim
In the rity of La Grande, on Monday,
October 19th, lies, nt 10 o'clock a. m.
'Petitions for the reduction of a
particular ass'r.Hinent or asscssim-iits
fhnll be mndo In writing, verified by
the oath of the npplleant or bis attor
ney, and be filed with tho board dur
ing the first week It Is by law required
to be In pension, and any petition or
Application not so made, verified, and
filed, shall not be consldi.red or neted
upon by the board." (Chapter Jlfiti.
Section 4, Pago 4 31, Session Iiwn of
1907.)
Tho board will contlnuo In session
ry I for a period of SO days, unless the
work coming before said body shall be
completed sooner.
R. A. HUG,
Assessor.
Statement of tho Condition of the
FARMERS AND TRADERS NATIONAL BANK
OF LA GRANDE, ' , , ' .
At the Close of Busln ess July 15, iDog.
Overdrafts, temporary
Bonds, warrants, etc' ....
Banking housa and flxturea
Other real estate ........
CASH AND AVAILABLE ASSETS
U. S. bonds and
premiums ...$15,675.00
Demand loans 35,863.70
Cash and due
from banka .
8 per cent re
demptlon fund 750.00 129,633.90
7,855,20v
Total
$262,490.02
LIABILITIES. '
Capital stock ...'..,;' .i to see.'-
Surplua and undivided ' '
Proflt J.7lt.
Circulation ............... lff.eoe.cc
Dividends unpaid ....... i' 1,244 C?
Redlscounta ,ti.c
Depoalta and due to banka t7M"Vr
(li
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Total
$262,4d?4V,
We want your barkirB ro-cunt. We are careful wilhary tusirata rr
trutted to us, ard cur record fcr conwvatif m in the rt t ur bist cj-
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