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IiOCAL JTEMS. . 4
I FherJff Childers is In Union today
i serving official papers.
j Mrs. George , Campbell left this
I morning on a visit to Illinois!
I M. Block, proprietor of the Block
I store, went to Portland last evening.
Secretary rrea xayior or the Com
mercial club, went to WaHowa this
morning on business matters,
,.' Miss Nellie Eckersley'of Cove, ar
rived In the clty.Saturday to enter
Whitman college. Walla Walla Union.
The Ladles' Aid society of the Bap
tist church will hold a rummage sale
In the plater building on v Saturday,
September 26. , ; '. ,"' . .,'.'?;. ;...
; Fireman and Mrs. John Daniels left
today for Pleasant Valley, wherp Mr,
Daniels will be stationed for a time In
helper service. i
Attorney C. E. Cochran and District
Attorney Ivanhoe returned last eve
ning from North' Powder, where they
tried the Davis assault case. - "
v Dr. J. E. Stevenson and brother, H.
A. Stevenson; ofHuntlngton, arrived in
the city last evening to, attend to- legal
matters Jn the Circuit court.
judge Alfred's. Bennett, the fa
mous attorney of The Dalles, who
handles railroad accident sults.'ls In
the city today on professional busi
ness, '-''v.' ' v ' ,.;'
Garrlt . Oldenbnrav or ;n..Uv'
Oldenburg Warehouse . company, Is
ablerto. be around on crutches after
two weeks of constant retention In bed
because of a sprained knee. V. , ;
Miss Ethel McKennon, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McKennon, left
this mornlnc for Corvallis ito enter O.
A.v C. again. She was accompanied
by Miss Hancock of Cove.' '..
Tomorrow Is the 25th anniversary
of the organization of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen, and local
members of the union are wearing ap
propriate buttons to commemorate
the event. '".'.'.
J. W. Scrlber, cashier of. the Far-'
mers & Traders' National bank, has
returned from his visit to Portland
and Salem. At the latter place he
spent a few days with his son. Leon
ard, who Is attending school there.
W. E. Nicholl. formerlv a nnm.ci
lir with the Elgin Recorder, was lu
the city last evening 6nd loft thl
morning for Idaho Falls, where he will
accept the foremanshlp on the Begis
to.r of that city. ;
Let It be recorded that .Madame
Rappold, who Is to como' to La Grande
soon, made a successful debut. She
hns a fresh, clear, virginal Hoprano
Voice, of great natural beauty and her
tone production is good. New York
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Fireman and Mrs. Homer Denny,
who recently came to La Grantle from
Pleasant Valley, expect ' to leave to
morrow night for Kansas City, and
other eastern cities for an extended
vlnlt. Mr. Denny will go to work out
of here when he returns.
W. J. Snodgrass returned this morn
ing from Portland, whore he went sev
eral days ago to attend a meeting of
he Taft and Sherman clubs of the
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?f Ktnte.
He soys there Is no question
hut what Taft will carry Oregon by
one of her old-time majorities.
Chief of Police Walden, who hat
been hunting; for the past week. Is ex
pected home this evening. All of his
fn-lnds are to have a sirloin of elk.
If you don't receive your package for
brenkfiiHt In. the morning, notify the
chief.
H. M. Topllff, a local brakeman,
as severely injured at Pendleton yes
terday afternoon by being knocked
'mm a box car by a standplpe. He
n brought to La Grande last night
od given medical care "by Dr. M. K.
"all. He Is severely bruised up and
111 be forced t. remain on the sick
Hut for several days, and maybe
Weeks. -
Most of the Starkey people who
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contempt case, have returned to their
homes. Those who werebroughl here
witnesses and Interested parties.
r": H. F. Brlggs, Harry Dean. Henry
T- Hill. J. B. Hagey, J. F. Jones, E. F.
Jones, W. H. Brlggs. Manvell Ayers.
Hugh Beck. J. Brady, Richard Bur
B'tl and Ward Smith.
Stella Oliver, who studied
"""Ic In 'the Oberlln conservatory.
aecompany the tabernacle choir
n Its rendition of "The Soldier's Cho
" when the Metropolitan opera
"m of New Tork sing here In the
""r future. The choir Is slated for
blt one rendition, the piece men
"""H, ahd Miss Oliver will perform
Pn the monster pipe organ.
KTr.MAf;
la voting friends in the city today
W- Rman of Allcel, is a busi
ness visitor in La Grande otday. ,
Peter J. Soards is here from Sump
ter today.
Fred Swaney's cigar store is being
treated to a new coat of paint.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gilbert of Port
land, are looking ever h
Kiaaie of May Park, is shlp-1
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.01 or SH tier apples to Pen -
dleton merchants.
Mrs. Arnold Ross of Baker City ar
rived today to visit relatives in the
city for a few days.
Mrs, A. U. Green aria children of
Portland, are visiting relatives In La
Grande this week. . ;
Mrs. J. M. Shoemaker of Elin i
a guest of Mr. arid Mrs. C. M. Hum
phreys, and will renialn a few days.
Alex Cochran, the ninn. r..
blacksmith, was a La Grande visitor
thlsf-momlng. '
Oscar Hopper expects to ieav iht
evening for Portland, where he will
remain a few. days.
P.; A. Harmon, general nmnair'J!f
the Fremont-Power company of Ba
ker county, . Is here on busine me
ters today, j i v
District Superintendent J. D. fiiiii.
Ian returned this morning from 8t-
wnere he has been vislttn hi n
Carl.
The tennis tournament commenrA.
toom'rrow evening at 4:30. The com
mittee will be ready to announce the
schedule of pHtnit....;;;,; io.
morrow.'
C. E. Butler of New York cltv. ar.
rived in La Grande last evening and
win locate here. He comes here to
accept a position in the chemical de
partment at the sugar factory.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Thomas arrived
in the city Inst evening from Ontario.
Mrs. Thomas will remain In the cltv
visiting friends. Mr. Thomns, accom
panied by hla parents. Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. Thomas, returned home this
morning.
Henry Hill of Starkey, is in the city
today. Mr. Hill's farm lies In what
Is undoubtedly the location for the
Immense storage reservoir, when the
irrigation project becomes a reality.
He states that when this Is brought to
pass the site whore his house now
stands will be under water anywhere
from 25 to 40 feet.
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Born, to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Black,
In this city, Tuesday morning, Septem
ber 22, a son.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Brown, at their home eat of Island
City, Monday, September 21, an 11
pound daughter.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Hene
ke, of this city, Tuesday, September
22, a Hon. .
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SOCIETY.
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, TJie Kaffee Klatch will meet with
Mrs. Turner Oliver net Frlduy after
noon. The Good Fellowship league of the
Mothodi.-st church will hold a farewell
meeting In honor of Miss Mabel Wil
liams, who leaves soon f'ir California.
The league will meet at the Williams
home In South La Grande next Wed
nesdjy evening. .
I'lircwcll Ilx-i)tloii.
From 2 o'clock until 5 this after
noon tho home of Mrs. J. M.' Berry
on Adams avenue, was thronged with
guests friends of "Grandma" Me
Kennon, who came to bid her good
bye anil godspeed. While .faces were
bright, there was an undercurrent of
sudnecs, which Is always present wjjen
the time arrives to say good-bye, and
It was doubly hard In this case, for
"Grandma'' hns endeared herself to
many new as well as old friends dur
ing her present stay In Ln Grande.
She Is one of those rare old charac
ters, getting well along In years, al
though no one woid discover the fact
for her young and cheerful ways are
Indeed contagious, and it is a positive
plcnsure to meet one like "Grandma,"
who ("never grows old."
She will be greatly missed by a
large circle of friends In La Grande,
but all Joined In wishing her "bon
voyage" and that she would always
be as young In heart and spirit as she
Is today.
The Berry home was simply
beautifully decorated with roses,
ters, rarnatlons and Ivy. Dainty
freshments were served during
afternoon.
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laughs Abound. - .
There is a laugh . every minute at
the Scenic when "Breaking Into So
ciety"
iS Dresentpll - riul-tntr Ik.
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enl run- which ends tonight. Every
one who has seen Jt declares the film
Is positively funny and one of the best
humorous pictures, seen In. the city.
The crowd fairly shouts at the funny
things In it. Another film, no less In
teresting, is "Saved From an Eagle."
The picture Is extremely clear and
touching.. .'"'' "vv ' -
The Lavelle trio made a hit Vast
evening In the second performance
when the members sang "San Anto
nlo." -The singers appeared In', cos
tume and were freely applauded.' j
Manager Gardlnler has one of the
best programs In the house'a history.
The matinee thl afternooa was well
attended and he- looksfor a full
house tonight, the last-.time that will
present Itself for the
the attractions.
patrons to eee
' Pack Mierwood Theaterj
Even more than the customary
crowds packed the Sherwood theater
lsu evening when the new "program
was opened. "A Painter's Revenge"
Is a splendid picture
through the audience In' a way that Is
pteasing to the manager. There are
other extra fine numbers on the pro
gram, and the paVons of the electrlo
theaters camiot afford to miss the op
portunity of seeing these several good
pieces at the Sherwood tlicau-V this
week. Tomorrow afternoon's matinee
will! be a splendid time for the busy
housewife to attend. The usual sou
venir affair takes place at that time.
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"Our Boy". TorilRlit.
The Clonlnger Ideals present "Our
Boy" tonight as tho second card In
their three-nights' stands. The com
pany Is weak on tragedy, but has a
splendid comedian in Mr. Blanchard,
who was In La Grande when it was
but a village. The opening last eve
ning was not largely attended, but
those who went got their'" money's
worth In watching Mr. Blanchard per
form. For a time the audience was
undecided whether Mr. Blanchard was
himself or Max Zimmerman, the erst
while Btock show man. His Dart of
the Jew wasAvell taken. The play to
night Is a pure comedy and the com
pany will handle It well
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House Divided.
So highly pleading are all the films
In the Pastime theater that tho house
Is divided as to the best one. "The
Roman Tragedy" put on last night,
made big hits with the audiences
while a large percentage seemed satis
ilea that the "Clover LVtectlves" was
the best thing. Shakespeare'B piny
came In for a good jtortton of prais,
as well. Mr. Burton was freely en-
cored lost evening on account of his
rendition of "Dearie."
BELL HERE
This morning a largo sevlcenblo 600
or 700 pound flro bell arrived, con
signed to Jos. Jones, chief of the La
Grande fire department. The bell
wlW be placed on the property of
Street Superintendent J. A. Matott.
An extra 'phone will be placed In hln
residence und In case 'of night alurms
he always being at home, can give the
alarm. South La Grando not only
has on effllcent fire company, but
fire bell as well.
Mrs. McColm, wife of Rev. McColm
the new pustor of th Methodist churcli
at Union, Is visiting friends in tht
city toduy.
The funeral of Lucy, the 16-months-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs
George Wade, whose death occurred
yesterday, took place this afternoon
from the family home near Summc
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The Dalles Is growing and In every
direction. Improvements are going
on quietly and persistently, says the
Chronicle, which mentions a
particulars. ,
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Laundry soap, bars 2Sc
'Toilet, Soapi' per doteri ..... . .450
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Horse8hoe Tumblers, per set.... ,25c
Good grade work shirts, each . ..45e
Ladles1 hosepr pain.. ...... .lc,
Children's Hose, per pair
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ey. y here you, get the best for your money and
where you get the best accomodations. Vie not
only give the most, the best and best accomod
ation but with every $1.00 cash trade we give a
coupon thai is worth more than face value in the
Bargain Basement. .
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WHAT
will you have for dinner today? You
may answer this question satisfactori
ly by dining at
THE MODEL RESTAt lUXT
The Old Standby.
Our cooking Is a paragon of per
fection, our food faultless, and our
service rapid and courteous. What
more can we say, except that our
prices are popular? We give a regu
lar dinner for 25 cents..
Come and try It. You will not need
the sense of hunger to enjoy It. .
The Model Restaurant
J. A. ARDUCKLE, Prop.
Open Day w Stii Weekly a j rn
And Night Meal Ticket. forV
Notice of Mooting of rtiullMitlim
Board of Union Count).
Notice Is hereby given that the
equalization board of Union coun'y.
Oregon, will meet at the court house
In the city of La Grande, on Monday,
October lth. 1908, at 10 o'clock a. m.
"Petitions for the reduction of a
particular assessment or assessments
shall be made ln vrltlng, verified by
the oath of the applicant or his attor
ney, and be filed with the board dur
Ing the first week It Is by law required
to be In session, and any petition nr
application not so made, verified, and
fllcd.shall not be considered or acted
upon by the board." (Chapter 2,
Section 4, Page 451, Sessions Laws of
1907.)
The board will continue In session
for a period of SO days, unless the
work coming before said body shall be
completed sooner.
R. A. I1UO,
Assessor.
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Statement of the Condition of the
FARMERS AND TRADERS NATIONAL BANK
OF LA GRANDE, x
At the Close of Busjn cm July I5, 1008.
r ASSETS.
Tim loans .',...,;,., ,.$
Overdrafts, temporary',,.
Bonds, warrant, etc. ....
Banking house and flxturei
Other real estate
77.664.00
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19.7S2.39
15.611.00
6.000.00
CASH AND AVAILABLE ASSETS
IT. s. bonds and
premiums ...$15,675.00
Demand loam 65,353.70
Cash and due v
from banks .. S7.855.20
5 per cent re
demption fund 750.00 1S9.633.90
Total $263,400.02
The Farmers and Traders .ational Bank
or l cranOe
ma H U RRY?
THEN CALL
THE TRANSFER. MAN.
He will take that trunk to the depot
or your home In less ttms than It
takes to tell It,
Day 'Phone Red ?61.
Night Tlione, Black 1793.
WAGON ALWAYS AT TOUn
SERVICE.
Sure Cure for Asthma.
We guarantee to cure asthma,
bronchitis and catarrh. If our medi
cine falls we will cheerfully refund all
money paid. Writ Arnold's Asthma
Cur Co.. ISI-SS4-S36 Arcade Build
ing,' Seattle, Wash., or for next 10
days. Morris W. Height. Cove, Or.
Box IS.
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8-Qt covered Tureens, each ...... 48c
Covered Butter Dishes, each .....28c
Sauce Boats, each ........ , jgc
Slop Jars, each .;i.2
Wash Bowls and Pitchers ......Jl.35
Chambers, each ...... .,,.,. . . ,?Bc
Soap Dishes, each , , . . .10o
Seml-Porcelaln Salt Boxes, each, ,45c
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SMALLEST PRICES.
MOBILITIES.
Capital stock ........... 60.000.0
Surplue ' and undivided
profits
Circulation
I.713.4S
15,000.00
1,200.09
4,500.00
Dividends unpaid
Rediscounts . . .
Deposits and due to banks 179.076. 5T
Total
1263,480.01
BUSINESS COLLEGE
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