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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1908)
tAc.uv i'A;rs. I:EMC3 oni:nvr:K, I.A :3txni:. oitr:t;ox, vi:i)m:mav, m:i l Min it 2. 100s. V.(.P. 1 1 v v.. 1 ' LOCAL ITEMS. 1 .:(-' f UlrKh Lottes.is in Baker City today 00 business MIX.ytha Marshall left this morn Jng for '.Ontario. Mr. Hempe of tynlon, U visiting La Grande today. - F. VT. Writing of Elgin, visited In the city lant evening. F. 1 8wart of Hermlston, was ' business vlHltor In La Grande today. " Division Engineer Bosche way in La Grande-last night. '.' . '' cWdnciftr -M'jrtlffffM turn?' !n f:om " Wallowa, last evening, returning today, f Locat Elksi enjoyed a social time lust evening at the.Elka club, Sena(or-eleet Turner Oliver return ed this, morning from Boise, where he transacted legal business. ' Lavon Zundetl has accepted the po sition of night express agent, to sup plant Marble Green, resigned, James H. O'Ncil, of Portland, Is in Wallowa county today on business for the O. R. N. passenger department. The observation car promised for the O. ft. & N. yesterday, has not made Its appearance yet. Mrs. - R. D. Bracken arrived t!il morning from Payette to visit her sis ter, Mrs .Christiansen. Dick Slater, superintendent of the county: poor farm, is over . today on matters before the county court JT Mr. Thompson, who was declared ln ane yesterday, was taken to the asy lum by guards this morning. Miss Hazel Shdckley arrived last night from E'.gln.'- She will attend tho Sacred Heart academy. Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Baker, who have teen visiting friends in Baker City for several days, returned this morning. John Richardson, accompanied by his mother, were over from Cove to day. ' '" ' James E. Gllktson of North Powder, is in the city today in the interests, of a new road In his vicinity. M. J. Cunningham, road supervisor of the Telocaset district, is in tho city today.. transacting business, with the county, court. Attorney Denham of Elgin, Is here today, on legal matters, getting ready for the approaching term of fclrcult court,..which convenes next-Monday. C. li. HIbberd left this morning for (Walla. Walla and from there may pro ceed ,on west. He Is going to pur chase a new automobile. ,.".'.' W..H. Hendrlck, who has been here several days looking after his proper ty interests, returned, this morning to Waltsburg, where he Is living, engaged In photography, ' , :- Fred Scott Is here today from Dur kee, where he Is engaged In farming. Fred "says he has a flow of natural gas on his farm and will give some one a good chance on a proposition to bore a weii. He may return tonight or he may be here several years." Miss Harriett Hayden, daughter of Mrs. .RW. .-Falk leaves, on tonight's . train for southern . California. ... She will, go by, way ot Salt. Lake,, and" at Pocatello will, be ,Jolned bjH ;her Jsls ter, Mrs. George Selway, and family. Sheriff Chllders has eight prisoners In the city: jail: Three Greeks serving out their sentences, being convicted of rioting;' two serving time tor violate in gthe local option law, and three be ine held to await' the action . of the grand Jury, which convenes on Thurs day of this week. F;" S." "Murphy passed through this morhing from Portland, en route to Salt Lake, Mr. Murphy stated that hie company. In which he, George Stod dard of this city,? and a few others, have recently added another large tract of timber land adjoining their holdings In California, which now gives then 350,000,000 feet. 'They are at present logging and' will soon -have thefr large sawmill In operation. It wlllbe a larger plant than the Perry mill', and they have sufficient timber to keep this mill busy for the next 20 years. ' ', , Roth 'Sides Cue Guns. " Perth Amboy", N. X, Dec. 2. X mob of 100 strike sympathizers, armed with revolvers, today charged ..the plant of the-: National Fire Proofing company, firing at the guard of ;0 special dep uties and pollcemem'on duty. 'The clash - threatened . to become serious when the strikebreakers - drove the sympathizers away. .. . - . - r Big Tunnel Ready Soon. , San Francisco, Dec. 2. The great Spring Garden tunnel, the longest end largest In California, and the biggest on-' the Western Pacific railroad, will be pirnihed through next Friday night according, to a report . The work on the tunnel was started year ago. 6OCIETY. t " - -" ' ., Xelfilihoi-lxMMl flub Mectlnjr, t ' The ladies of the Neighborhood club rhet at the home of Mrs. Hlverthorn yesterday afternoon. The' program was unique, being a change from the usual line of work. ' Mrs. J. M. Berry and Mrs. A. L. nic-hardson gave an artis tic and instructive chafing dish dem onstration, which resulted In a very appetizing dish "lobster a hi New-burg"- which was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. Mrs.' George Palmer n-ad n infn.iiB iri'r B '.well- planned kitchen, and In the discussion that followed each lady had an Idea of her own as to Just how a kitchen should be planned. The next meeting of the club will be at 'the home of Mrs. M. Berry. 4 ' . Last evening, at the home of the of ficiating minister, Rev. O. H. King, 1308 Pennsylvania avenue, Morris W, Knight of Seattle, and Mrs. Minnette Burke of Cove, were united In mar riage. After a short trip the young people will make their home In Seat tle, where Mr. Knight Is engaged In the real estate business. ''.. , DENTIST. dr. w. d. McMillan. Painless Dentistry. Expert Gold Work & Specialty. Special, attention to children's teeth. Office: '.'-'. '. ' . La Grande National Bank Bulldln? . Both Thoues. ''"' ..- '. '. I COMMONWEALTH SCRVII ES. Famous Stallion Injured ami Cnn So Loiijrer Appear on tho Track. Commonwealth, N. K. West's fa mous stallion will live and still be used , for breeding purposes, though not likely to ever again appear on the race course. The Injury consists of a fracture of a- simple- nature,' of a.bone In the foreleg. The best of attention will be' given the animal and the vet erinary in charge, Dr. Riley, affirms the plaster cast will no longer be nec essary after the elapse of a few weeks, CHAHHEL IS That there remains but 400 feet of channel to dig out of a total of 2640 feet that were required, to change the course of the Grande Ronde river be low Perry to permit building a road on the north side and discarding the two bothersome, bridges, and the river will change Its. course' next week, is the resume of the report .'made to. the county court when It convened, today, by- Bridge Superintendent Canipbeif. Mr. Campbell Is enthusiastic .over ut progress oi me woik-jiuu says mat everything Is working out satisfactori ly, He Is building rip-rap as fast as the six-foot channel is being dug.; The county court .has audited ' the .usual grist Of bills, andl had little special business on hand-except the county rdad matter. Routine matters will oc cupy attention after today. i ! SKATING RINK I ...... 7 ' NEW ARMORY HALL U UNLOCK & MATLOCK I Proprietors t Open every week night af $ 7 o'clock, Saturday after- noon 2 to 6. First class music, by v our Sew Military fiand Organ Lady beginners will be 'furnished, free skates on Friday afternoons, 2 to 5 A cordial invitation to all. Good order assured : : t: ' - All Skates 25 cent? : Caery Free . J At ilio K-cnl Patrons of tho Rtvnlc this evening will have an opportunity of seeing one of the most handsonnf films ever of fered a motion pic-turn audl'-nro Any where In the I'nltcd States. Thlir great film, "Jerusalem In, thei Time', of Christ," Is absoluttly new and Is con sidered by the film makers' tho very finest production rver made by them. No Incident of this tlmo and Sire has been overlooked and every detail has been introduced. All the Bible char acters spoken of In the history of that time are graphically shown and the Bible story -told is complete In every way, As a special feature, thrown In extm.. hj tlhistfnteU tvtifc, "Rack of A"ges," which will be sung by Mr. Cecil Sommers. The slides are beau tifully colored and ure masterpieces of tho slide-makers' art. Students of Bi ble history will take a special delight In this program aa it Is If such a thing Is possible, superior to the well known Passion Play which has long been con sidered the finest Biblical film made. This film will be shown this evening and again tomorrow afternoon and evening. ; f . Tike Pantlnie. The present program at the Pastime Is one which Is sure to please. The comic numbers are the sort which make old and young laugh and the Illustrated songs not only please the eye, but also the-ear. Mr. Ferrln and Mr. HIatt are' both singers of merit, and their selections are always timely, pictures are bright and attractive -)J the selection is an exceptionally good one., The feature number for this evening Is ,a' dramatization of "Mary Stuart, Queen of Seais." It Is a marvel of beauty and historically correct All the thrilling situations Incident to the life and carr of this famous historical character are 'shown and tho costumes are correctly de picted. Do not fail to see tonight's bill. '. . ,: ,-'-' . t ; Tho Lyric. , The Hoyta still bold the boards at the Lyric and at. each performance They seem to make more friends and establish themselves more firmly with the patrons of tho house. The pictures are strong and novel. There are a number of good laughs and then there are pictures which are not supposed to be funny but are Interesting. Miss Mc Crary , Is still singing the illustrated songs and it Is unnecessary to say that she Is pleasing those who hear .her. She has a rich sweet voice and 'her singing is one of the pleasing fetures of the entertainment furnished at the Lyric, r..". v ' ; . . : .; 7 Boys' Books At j ; Ferguson's F. H. GREEN H EA DS - i ' M. E. The Methodist Brotherhood, an out growth pfVthe St. Paul Brotherhood, whfch thrived here last winter, held its first real business meeting last eve ning and members for. -the ensuing year were elected. Benevolent, liter ary and. social fields are to be entered during the. coming season, and like Its brother, the Presbyterian Brother hood, will accomplish much good in the city. The membership is growing regularly. - The heW officers ,arf:,f Frank H. Green, president; George L Cleaver, first vice-president George H. Currey, second vice-president; H. J. Hocken berry, '- third vice-president; H. C. Ve nack, fourth vice-president; Walter Ferguson, secretary; C." R. Thornton, treasurer,' and C OV Morley, chaplain. ' . Notables to Soc Play. Washington, Dec. : 2. President Roosevelt and Mr. Taft have secured Seats for the premiere of "The Test," m which Blanche Walsh will appear aext Monday night. The president Is ald to have praised the "moral les- jon" taught by the drama. Xmas Booklets At Ferguson's To thosi interested In doing Embror'py or any kind ol .fancy needle ,work come Friday afternoon, Dec. 6th from 1:30 until k:Z0 . IVe will have a lady to teach you how to do the work. , Bring sny work you may have started or snv that you may have on hand that you wish to do, and any assistance that our instructor can be to you she will be only to glad to do. 1 . Vie will also have, on disslay a large line of materials in linens, Silks, ; Cen ter Pieces, Pillows, etc. ' ! f, ' ! FREE La v ' : , . -v i. i - :. t v i . . 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