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4 LOCAL ITEMS.
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Mrt. Katl Bowman lift today for
Joseph, wher ahe will visit friends.
J, E. Foley returned today from a
Tlalt to Chicago.
County Assessor R. A. Hug is In El
gin today on business.
Sheriff Chtlders transacted officii)
business In Summerville thla mornlnK.
Ed Conley Is over from Cove today.
City school teachers received thfclr
-Alarte ?iduy,' '
F. C. Bramwell Is expected home to
night from Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hanley drove In
from their farm today.
Mrs. W. T. Grlder was In from her
ranch and reports good roads outside
of the city limits. '
f Mrs. Johanna McLaughlin and son
Archie, leave this evening to visit In
Vendleton.
Prof. John Frost, superintendent of
city schools at Union, Is In the city to
dny. Misses -Frances Heritage and Alma
Thompson, both of Unftjn, are visit
ing friends In La Grande today. '
Several from this city are planning
on going to Union tonight to attend a
dance there this evening.
Mrs. James Clurk went to Elgin this
morning to spend Sunday with friends
there. .
Conductor J. C. Gulling Is In Port
land visiting his daughter, Miss Ethe!,
who Is employed there.
Eight stock cars were taken to
North Powder and Haines this morn
ing, where they will be loaded tonight
and sent west tomorrow.
Mrs. Lou Givens left Kansns City
December 3 for her home In this clly.
She was called to the east by the
serious Illness of her grandmother.
A wagon iond of Christmas trees
passed through the streets this Core
noon. This is a real reminder that i'.ic
holidays are almost here.
It. E. Stevenson, superintendent of
air- telegraphone service bet wee ij
Huntington and The Dalles, was In La
Grande this morning. (
Seventeen carloads of lumber anil
two carloads of apples Is the local
shipping record since yesterday morn
ing. The M. E. church choir will be aug
mented In strength tomorrow morning
by the addition of Mr. and Mis.
Bridges, of the Bridges Concert corn
puny: Mr. Bridges will sing a bass
solo during the morning services.' '
Jerry Connoway, who has been In
the hospital twice before with a trou
blesome knee, is again at the Grande
Ronde hospital, but this time Is
pleased with the Indication that he
will be permanently healed. .
Claude Miller, the logger, who was
brought down from Rock creek this
week with a broken thigh, Is much
better today. Skillful nursing Is re
ducing the fever and it looks as
though the break will heal rapidly..
1 As applications for timber and stone
claims come Into the local land office
they are held up pending additional
Instructions from Washington. The
congestion Is growing worse daily,
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have not existed long.
S. A. D. Puter, who was among the
first to be convicted of land frauds In
this state and to serve sentence, Is In
the city today on his way home from
Washington. He remained over to
examine some, records at the land of
fice. '
James Weaver, a former resident of
Cove, but now a resident of Haines,
was a La Grande visitor today. Mr.
Weaver was one of the depositors of
the Farmers & Traders bank and
came to La Grande today to file his
claim with the receiver.
The La Grande Iron works Is mak
ing two handsome wagon' beds for
some gypsies who are here for the
winter. They will te fitted out for
comfort and convenience In traveling,
and when completed will cost not less
than $350. The wagons, to begin
with, were made to order and cost
$500 each.
Mr. and Mrs. McEwIng of May Park
will leave the first of next week for
Tacoma and other sound cities and
will probably extend their visit into
California, before returning the lat
ter part of April. They have disposed
of their fruit and are going to take a
little vacation before entering upon
their next year's work.
One of the most stubbornly con
tested law suits that has taken place
In the land office for some time Is the
cou'eat Ce of Tom Jolinjiou vs. Mrs.
Mitchell. The contest opened Monday
morning and may possibly conclude
late this afternoon. Seven days on
one case before the land office Is out j
of the ordinary. C. H. Finn and J. T.
A Hindu philosopher, who has some
Interesting views of India, arrived In
the city today from Buker City, and
may arrange to give a lecture with Il
lustrations in the near future.
, The Lyric.
Manager Parson Is doing a land of
fice business at the Lyric this week.
The two Hoyts are doing their great
and world renowned rifle act and their
ability la truly great. The pictures
are all Interesting and (he subjects are
worth while. The Illustrated songs
are better than the average Taking
the show as a whole, 5Ianagr Parson
'giVtKg fuil'valuw -fot tiU hionv-y '!il
week. " . ' ' i " .
, Ttio Pastime.
Do not fall to see the new films at
the Pastime this evening. They are
new, bright and wonderfully clear.
The songs are new and the slides are
exceptionally beautiful. Two of the
numbers are comic and the other two
are classed as sentimental. The new
machines make the pictures so plain
and brings out the details so com
pletely that the Individual whiskers
on the hero's upper Up can be seen
and counted.
Te Scenic
Something doing' every minute, Is
the motto at the Scenic. . Cecil Sum
mers has a new stunt for.hls friends
this evening and the Illustrated songs
will sure cause a sensation. The pic
tures are new and the plot In each
and every one Is sufficient to hold the
Interest of the audience. There' v
be a complete change of bill M'm": ;
evening. New vaudeville peoiio i;i
appear and the pictures a:. . aongs
will be new.
PACT DECLARED INVALID.
Senate Must First' Ratify Recent
Treaty, Says Senator Money.
Washington, Dec. 5. Senator Money
of Mississippi Is today conferring with
his senatorial colleagues regarding the
action to enforce the rightof the sen
ate to ratify treaties and pacts of the
United States. Money contends the
agreement recently reached by Secre
tary Root with representatives of Ja
pan, virtually Is a treaty, and that un
til the senate has ratified It, the prct
has no validity.
lire Near Boston.
; Boston, Dec. 4. Twenty-five cot
tageswere destroyed and 12 are burn
ing in a fire that started late thta af
ternoon in Salisbury Beach, a suburb.
BAZAAR FLOUIUSIUNIG.
Presbyterian Ludlcs Have Big Success
, With Their Bazaar Today.
From an early hour In the day, until
late tonight, the Huntington building
will be the scene' of a bazaar given by
the ladies of the Presbyterian church.
Tonight at 5:30 a sumptuous supper
will be served to the public ; for 25
cents. ' ' i
FOOTBALL MEETING.
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First Gathering: of Football Players
for Pendleton Series.
Tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
is the hour for the meeting of city
football players to ascertain the num
ber of men who will train from now
until Christmas for two games with
Pendleton. , A captain and manager
will be selected, and the team given
some preliminary practice work to
morrow afternoon. It Is very essential
that a large attendance be out.
Something New.
A beautiful line of the famous Ki
ser hand-colored photographs of
American scenes. The latest Christ
mas greetings and mottos. Only a
limited supply of each. If Interested
In these you will do well to call at once
af THE LITTLE SHOP,
908 Main Avenue.
DENTIST.
dr. w. d. McMillan.
Painless Dentistry.
Expert Gold Work a Specialty.
Special attention to children's teeth.
Office:
La Grande National Bank Building.
Both TPhoneo.
- KxjK-rt Stiiriic Hand Writing.
San Francisco, Dec. 5." Theodore
Kytka, the handwriting Expert, has
been culled by the San Franelscd po
lice to decide officially whether the
hand writing of the ;'doctor's" letter
accompanying the deadly , "stomach
powders," which killed Harry Boas,
was the handwriting of Boas. This
will determine whether Boas sent the
powder to himself. '
LIulilH In "North Towdcr.
North Powder, Dec. 5. North Pow
der will be electrlcall lighted tonight.
Moot of the wiring has been done.
.PLEADS FOR, FATHER.
Herman Billik's Daughter Apjioals to
Illinois Girls for Aid,
Chicago, Dec. S. Edna Bllllk, the
daughter of Herman Bllllk, condemn
ed to hang next Friday for the mur
der of the Vrsal family, today started
an endless chain of letters to little
girls of Illinois, asking them to wire
Governor Deneen," begging . him to
pardon her father. '
Property owners of The Dalles seem
determined to do some paving. It
will pay.
FLKS' MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Public Invited to Attend Annual Serv
ices at Auditorium.
An ' interesting program has been
prepared for the Elks' memorial serv
... tomorrow afternoon. The pro
0.am hinges about the memorial ad
dress by Mr, Levens of Baker City,
The public Is especially invited to. at
tend the exercises. They are Im
pressive and Interesting s well. The
motive prompting these annual serv
lees Is a tribute to the dead of the
order.
The officers of the lodge desire it
made known thut the public is invited
to attend.
Following is the piograrf prepared
for the occasion: ' '' .
Funeral March
Opening ceremonies. . .Exalted Ruler
C. S. Dunn,' presiding. .
Ode '. . Lodge and Audience
Air, "Auld Lang Syne.",
Great Ruler of the Universe,
All-seeing and benign;
Look down and ,bless our work, ,-'
And be all glory Thine;
Oh, hear our prayers for the honored
deed
While bearing in our minds
The memories graven on each heart
"For Auld Lang Syne." -
Invocation Chaplain
Hugh McCall.
Quartet
C. P. Ferrin, W. K. Davis, H. M. Mon
son, F. C. Bramwell.
Eulogy , F. S. Ivanhoe
Contralto solo "The Great Heaven
ly Choir," Julian Jordan
Mrs. T. J. Scroggin.
Soprano solo "Afterwards," Fran
ces Ellitsen ....Mrs. J. Van Buren
Memorial Address W. S. Levens
Bake? City Lodge No. 338.
Quartet '
C. P. Ferrin, W. K. Davis, H. M. Mon-
son, F. C. Bramwell.-,
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No. 433.
Doxology .Lodge and Audience
Praise God, from Whom all blessings
flow,
Praise Him, all creatures here below.
Praise Him above, ye Heavenly host,
Praise Father, Sjm and H'yX Ghost.
Benediction. .. .Rev. S. W. Scemann
Pastor First Presbyterian Church.
Recessional.
Accompanist .Mrs. Wi W. Berry
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Walla Walla -valley poultry raisers
have formed an incorporated associa
tion at Milton.
Deny Continuance of Trial.
San Francisco, Dec. 6. Theodore
V. Halsey, the Indicted "publicity" of
ficial of the Pacific States Telephone
company, was today denied continu
ance of a month in the cases against
htm. although physicians stated he Is
suffering with tuberculosis.
An orchard near Albany produced
about 3000 boxes, or five carloads of
apples this fall.
Xmas Booklets
At
Ferguson's
Sinks in Deep Water.
Bedford, Mass., Dec. 5. The cruis
er Kankee, which was pulled from
Hen and Chickens' reef yesterday,
sank In deep water this morning oft
Peniekse Island. The 120 men aboard
, were saved. She was later raised, and
, now I'im ira An ecn iicei with iaytj.
j funnels, and bridge rigging above the
water.
Williamson are the attorneys.
A lot of big hor-9 were sold at
North Powder to Portland buyers at
an average price of $200 a head.
HOUMY-
GOODS
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The largest line of Holiday Goods
ever shown in Union County will
soon be on display af ; fAe Croden
Rule
Remember the Golden Rule store has always been
the Headquarters for Santa Claus and
this year will be nq exception : -
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mheGdldeM.
uleCo
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$9,000
39,000
STOCK OF
$9,000
Furniture, Stoves.Ranges, Carpets, Linoleum, Tin, Granite and
Glassware will be sold regardless of cost for CASH ONLY
I Mean What I Advertise
Sale Commences Saturday Morn
ing and Continues Until Stock is
Disposed of
F. D, MISTER M
14H--1413 Adams Ave. Phone Red 1 1 6 1
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