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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1908)
eto;:t rAcrs. v ' vV.-'-:----':'--:-";.--': ' LOCAL ITEMS, v 4 ' 1 4. . . . ' Pavld Geddes left on No. 5 for la Grande last" evening.' Baker City. . ucrald. V. B. Gaasett of Uo'on, Is a T,k Grande visitor tyilay; He Is transa-:'-V ing business at the court house. Mrs, C..W. Preston left this morn ing for Portland to visit W daughter, Mr8, J. M. Buckley. k ' Robert Newiln returned this morn ing from Portland, where he has been bpylntr goods. : : Berk Campbell returned this mom ing from, Pendleton, where he has been Visiting his mother. J. R. Worelocki who Is Interested In mining In Stlee's gulch, was In the city last night on his way home to La Grande.- Baker City Herald. Mies Dolyn Lilly today received a scholarship In a Portland school of music as a'premlum for 'wkinlng the Portland Journal voting contest. Mrs.- Adna Rogers tirl children re turned this J morning from Union, 1 where she has been Visiting friends tor several days. . . ' ' The Home Missionary society of the Methodist cnAircfi will meet Thursday afternoon at. the home of Mrs. J. W. Bush, on Adams avenue. Miss Ada and Pauline Geer, nieces of T. T. Geer, arrived here today from Cove for a .visit .with .Mr. and Vm Geer. Pendleton East Oregonlan. Among those who Wfnt ' over to Union today to attend the county W. C. T. U. 'convention wire Mesdani'a S. N. Boltdn, 'C. R. T.iornton and !. D. Gillllan of . t'hla city, and Mrs. Wo.l man and daughter, of Elgin. ; MartU Larson expects to leave this evening for South Dakota, where he will remain until March or April next. Mr. Larson IS a public auctioneer and .' makes annual trips through the Dako ta crying sales. . . . Mr. and Mrs. W."P. Mohr, formerly of AValla Walla, are moving Into their future home on Second-street, their furniture having; arrived yesterday. Mr. Mohr Is connected with the Grande Rgnde Meat company, and will locate I here permanently. . , Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gibson of Cove, were La Oiauile visitors this mold ing. Jhey rtrt tUCjC-r9a cjnd',tlo4.n Cove and vie'rlty bright,' and that ail thi farmera and fruitgroweis are fobk- Ing forward to a most prosperous fruit season. ' f f . ' "William Miller of this city, loaves tomorrow nfght for Denver, where he will attend the : bankers' " convention. He takes' with him several photo graphs of a descriptive nature and will dosome real boosting for the 'Grande Ronde valley while away. Perry Lilly, a young boy who has been In Alaska the past year, returned yesterday to make his 'home with his mother InEast La Grande. yHe left 'about a year ago with Fred Ruhle and wont directly- to Alaska. His return r trip was made unaccompanied, and Is quite an undertaking for a boy of his age. He visited Seattle and Portland en route home. He has a splendid .collection of curios and furs which he found In the Northland. Friends of Miss Mabel Williams are cordially Invited to attend the reccp Hon given in her honor this evening t her home. On Saturday Miss Wll- " Hams leaves for California, where she expects to remain until next spring or , summer. The announcements hereto fore have left the Idea that It whs simply a church .function, but all friends of the family will receive a hearty welcome. ItfiflHteretl Hug Sulo. Tuesday, September 29, A. j. Story Till offer at public auction 5." head of . registered Poland China hogs at his farm one mile west of Eummervllle. Nothing but choice stuff will be of fered. A free lunch w 111 be served. Terms cash, or bankable paper. ' , dw9-23-29 A Quiet Day. Recorder Cox, In reply to the usual Question, "Is there anything on your docket today?" replied that It was so Itilet today that even the flies re fused to bite. XEW FUItXITF KK. Local Order of Elks Hovelv'e CnlK' mcnt of New Furniture. Henry & Carr are busy today dellv r,ng a large consignment of furnl urt a portion of tho $3500 order that go toward furnishing the Elks c,"t and lodge rooms. The IJrkk o,wvi.., Considerable interest is being taken n he experiments brte cross walk at has Jut been constructed by the I A,dams aVen"' Some say It e If It .prove, to be durable, SUch aU can be constructed much cheap or than cement crossing,, and all hop. t may. It l an all-home product.-no! a donar going out of ihe city. ' . Married. Emith-ThompaonJn "this city Bt th residence of Mrs. a. jr. Stacey, Mr L- Smith and Mis Tilda Thompson by Juselec of the Poace Angus Stewart. After partakins of a sumptuous wed dln dinner, the hary young , people took the evening train for Baker City where they will make their . future home. The young people have many friends here who wish them full mecs ure of prosperity and happiness. Heater Announcement. The Lilly-Foster Hardware com pany will have an announcement In their ad tomorrow, telling prospective heater buyers some news. . LILIOT-FOSTER HARWARE CO. Seven In Jail. The county jail contains seven In habitants jVday, the most that have occvpled' cells In a long time. None of these await charges of a serious na ture, but are bound over to the grand Jury. ; ' COMPLETE CROSS WALK. New Venture In Strctt Improvement Proves SatlKfactory. , Workmen under supervision of Street Superintendent Matott. have completed the construction of a brick sidewalk over Adams avenue at Its Junction with Fir street, and the su perintendent and city officials are highly pleased with the result. The brick are made at the Kreiger brick yard and no doubt the city will adopt this class of cross walks entirely hero after. The special feature about them Is that they can be torn up and laid again when street pavement makes its advent. KILLED FIXE ELK. Tom Uranium Brings nark Splendid . Antlers From Br-aycr. Crevk. . .y; . One of the few successful hunters In the mountains this fall ; Is Tom Iirannou and party. Mr. Brannon lives northeast of the city a little ways. . As far up Beaver creek as it was possible to go, the party killed an elk and they brought back his antlers to prove their statement. Six prongs grace the powerful horn. They are rather peculiarly shaped, In that they are stronger and heavier than most elk antlers and have less spread. The animal was killed so far in the In terior that it wus impossible to g'i the carcass to camp, hence the hide was spoiled before the hunters wore aware of it. They report the monarch of the forest are extremely scarce and the same thing applies to deer. The animal killed weighed about 800 pounds. . -. WAX TED TO WHIP I. EHYBODV. .Man From Dry County Finally Lands fli OllirorV Clfil -lieu. John Mlnnlck; who hrils from the prohibition county uiNd Union, came to Baker yeHtr la.' and took on too much ley fluid wit'i a result tlvit u little nft.-r illicit he attempted to turn Kesjrt M-,-t Into a prlze lir? Inviting all cj.iieis aiv' nets to enter for the fifth; 10 1 fl-.lrth. vays the i'u l;cr City Heml I. 1 hid ft friend w'io was trying to care for him but John wanted to fight and when he found no one else with whom he could scrap he Jumped onto his friend, An out sider hnpiK'ned along and argued with John, but It was no use. The dry county man was here for a night of It, nnd he started In to whip the pence maker. There Is where John was In error for the peacemaker InndeJ on his Jaw a few times and later put him to the sod. Officers stopped further difficulty. John put up $10 for his appearance In. court today, which was forfeited, and the peacemaker went his way. LOST A valuable terrier. Flndei notify J. H. Watson. DAYTON BROS., the 2 known eye specialists, well will have their office as usual at the Hole cmmo Filrtnv and Saturday. Sen trmber 2S-26. Dozens of La Grande references Eyes examined free. KilAMlcf. OULCtiJ.V- 4-4 41 4. ,"" " '; : " AT, THE PLAYHOUSES. ' . " - , 4 ' ', "Oar Boys" Popular. "Our Boys" made a hit before a very limited crowd last nlht jn the Steward. where the Cloultrger Ideuls are giving a three-nights stand. The comedy last night was up to snuff, as predicted by . The Observer yesterday evening would be the case. The com pany has discovered what La Grande likes, and the few who went last night to see ths comedy will doubtlessly go again tonight,' for another comedv'ls In store, entitled, "A FathecU Curse." there was a noticeable Improvement last night over the hlaht before. If the company presents comedy .stuff .It will enjoy a good run in this city 1- If were to stay longer. . Walter & Christ Coming. Commencing September 28, for one week, the attraction at the theater wyi be th! Walters & Christ Stock company In a splendid performance of the latest plays. This organization !s one of the best In the west and Is composed of tne highest talent. Those who go to the theater .to bco excellent acting will not be disappointed. The Company comes to La Grande after a series of brilliant engagement and ho ,n,or""!"t :; .iiic -wnerever (he company has appeared. This In Itself Is sufficient guarantee of the merits of the entertainment. The players have been selected with un usual care and the management has spared no expense to gather together as fine a stock company as can be found In this part of the country. The engagement Is for six nights only. Seats will be selling at Van, Buren's store Friday, September 25. ficenlc's Xew Number. "Just as good as my last program, If not better," says Manager Gardinler of his program which opens at the Scenic tonight. The head-liner Is the film picturing the horrible conditions in slavery. The gruesomeness of . the whole affair Is well told In the picture. The comedy of the program Is In "The CrtiBhed Tragedian," which Is one ct th first Lubln film presented in the cit, and Is a'constant laugh from the" beginning. The songs are good and with one heavy piece an l two or three comedies, the house has a bill thai will please the patrons. The head liner is a splendid film. At Hip Hierwood. While the entire program at the Sherwood, la Interesting, there is one film which every man, woman and child in the city of La Grande should take the opportunity to see. The title of this number is "New York." It shows the tall buildings, the great bridge, the thousands of immlgrantr at Ellis Island and the various parks and monuments, Including a splendid view of the statue of Liberty, and hundreds of other Interesting ns well as Instructive scenes which we have all desired to see.but few have sren. The comedy pieces are good and the feature bill, "The Klndhearted Po liceman," are nil good and well worth the time and price. Pnilso for Opera Ktar, Out of the pomp and grandeur come a good performance, with, a rev elation In the person of Madame Rap pold, whose first1 appearance set tongues buzxing in surprise nnd ad miration. As Sulamlth she displayed an ease equaled only by the freshness and purity of her voice. New York Evening World. At the Fustimc. The program at the Pastime tonlgh la a varied one. Thoo who dellgh In Shakespearean productions will find pleasure in seeing tho plctorlnl repre sentntlon of "As You Like It." All the striking scenes are shown to good advantage. Those who enjoy fact comedy will find that the "Two Cleve Detectives" will afford amusement of the sort which will please them. For those who delight In tragedy will find all they are looking for In the heavy number. The songs by Messrs. Hlntt and Burton ar pleasing and tend to Increase the value and pleasure of th bill. Special Scrlce. Evangelist L. F. Stephens- will 1 1 preach at Central Church of Chrlnt 7:30 this evening. Hla subject Is "Th Heavenly Vision." A cordial lavlta tlon ti all. WKDXKVOAY, KEPT. 2 ions. .. : II of household ; ji U U iia . iiaffl U U. W 11 JJ y ' .... 1 , 1 11 '' ' ' v kept in the Bargain Basement everything at special prices Laundry soap, 7 bars ........ Toilet Soap, per dozen ...... Horseshoe Tumblers, per set..;v2 Good grade work shirts, each Ladles' hose, per pair . . . . , "Children's Hose,, per pair MQSTl YOURTRPlDE RP'PRECm TED ey. wnere you getthe best tor your money and vhere you get the best accomodations. We not v only give the most, the best and best accomod ation but with every $i. 00 cash trade we give a coupon that is worth more than face value inthe Bargain Basement. 1 1 1 . . i . 1 . ; . L x s: BEST STOCK. ?- l WHAT will you have for dinner today? You may answ-cr this question satisfactori ly by dining at THE MODEL RESTAURANT 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. Ypu will not need the -sense of hunger to enjoy It. The Model Restaurant J. A. ARBUCKLE, Prop. Open Day wSeii Weekly mi rn And Night Meal Ticket. form Notice of Meeting of EiiinII.utlon Uonrd of Union County. Notice Is hereby given that the equalization, board of Union county, Oregon, will meet at the court house In the city of La Grande, on Monday, October 19th, 1908, at 10 o'clock a. m. ."Petitions for the reduction of a particular assessment or assessments shall be made In writing, verified by the oath of the applicant or his attor ney, and be filed with the board dur ing the flrst week It Is by law required to be In session, and any petition or application not so made, verified, and filed. shall not be considered or acted upon by the board.1 (Chapter 266, Section 4, Page 451, Sessions Laws of 1907.) ' The board will continue In session for a period of '80 days, unless the at I work coming before said body shall be completed sooner.' R. A. HUG, Deod-w4t . J ' Assessor. 1 fie f n It V 4 M 4 i . J -'T necessities in Eastern :45c - i2',ic . 1214c ; : 7 - II M ii7,iiiii.x:"IIXTTToi " 7 Statement of tho Condition cf the FARMERS AND TRADERS NATIONAL BANK OF LA GKANDE. . At the Close of llusln . . ' ; ' ASSETS. Time loans i 77,664.00 3.8473 19.732.39 15.611.00 6.000.00 Overdrafts, temporary ... Bonds, warrants, etc Banking house and fixtures Other real estate ...... i. CASH AND AVAILABLE ASSETS U. S. bonds and premiums ...$15,675.00 Demand loans 85,153.70 , - Cash and duo , from banks ,. 87,855.20 5 per cent re demption fund 750.00 189,683.90 Total ....$362,490.02 The Farmers and Traders National Bank 0" LV GRANDE IN A H J K KY? THEN CALL ; Tins TRANSFER MA(. He wilt take that trunk to the depot or iyour home In less time than It takes to tell it '. Day Tlione Red 761. Night 'Phone, Black 1792. WAGON ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE. Sure Cure for Asthma. We guarantee to cure asthma, bronchitis and catarrh. If our medi cine falls we will cheerfully refund all money paid. Write Arnold ! Asthms Cure Co., 888-884-886 Arcade Build ing, Seattle, Wash., or for neit 80 days, Morris W. Kclght, CoTe, Ore. Bo1 .iutLeui . " v 4 . ft r 'J -? r-r regon 1 and 4 4, . Jk 6 .. . . ' ? H ' ' - ; .u. w V ft"" .f . . 8-qt covered Tureenm, each , . ... Vse Covered Butter 'Dishes, each .....23c Sauce Boats, each ISc Slop Jars, each ....... .... .. ,$! 2i WoMh Bowls and Pitchers ,....$1.33' Chambers, each , ,75c Soap Dishes, each .............. ,10c Sem'l-Porcelnin Salt Boxes, each.. 45c rr it il, SMALLEST PRICES. cws $uly 13, I90g. LLlLrUTIES. Capital stock $ 60.000.0' Surplus and undivided profits Circulation $.713.43 15,000.03 1.300.00 Dividends unpaid Rediscounts 4,600.00 Deposits and due to banks 179,076.57 Total ....$262,430,03 COLLEGE to I UPI AMD TffcTM It. k. :A COHTLAND. OMtnQH O'COHNEL'Sl Is ihe place to get the best CIGARS AND TOBACCO at the right price SOFT DRINKS i that are soft i A Mil C rim CUT Dnmnr Z. LI L : : The best Billiard and Pool ? ; ; Tables In Eastern Oregon and the only Ivory Balls In j i ' La Grande. t A RESORT FOR GtNTLtNEN J WO'CONtlEL'si ',Next Door to Post Otlice. 6444)444444444m4gNe f