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peclally prepared addressee were de
iu-,h am .lvot.d to vaiiou d-
freea of Odd' relloihlp. Aftr the
roll had been called awl the lodge
called the member were Invited to the
baanuet hall, where a uplendld repast
awaited them. After doing porper
Justice to the refreshment they again
returned to the lodge room, where a
pleasant hour wa pent In the recital
of personal Odd Fellow experience.
Though thl I the first roll call for
7K?s:l.ik"..''V no Mi&-f
will not b the iat. and that the first
meeting night In Decemoer of each
year snail b Roll Vali night hereafter.
AdvertlMing JUte.
Display ad. rate furnished upon
application.
Local reading notice 10c per line
first insertion; 5c per line for each
ubeenuent Insertion.
Resolution of condolence, 5c a line.
Card of thank, 5c a line.
For the flnettock of cut gla for
the money you will go to SUverthorn
k. Mack' drug tore.
BUZE THREATENS GUESTS
(ConUnued from page 1.)
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Thl 1 the week that th Irrigation
committee I to Inaugurate it great
.campaign for lncreaei acreage. W
fiave done ome mlgty good boosting
In the pat; we have secured large In
dustrial Institution, but we feel that
we are warranted la saying that no
one undertaking ever attempted ha
a much posKlblllty In It for Immedi
ate development a the irrigating of
10.090 acre of our valley land. One-
JSalf, or nearly o, !a already taken. It j
doubt wui not le yry difficult to
secure the remaining 10,000 acres.
However, tha first half I alway the
enslent. so if behoove every one to
Jend a helping hand and anl the
committee durtptf the nexr'ew day,
all we can.
U land, practically worthier land,
hl even had no value from a ran.
tandpolnt and that could be se
cured from the government In large
tract at $1,245 per acre, "become
worth 1100 per acre the jmoment wa
ter 1 put on It, what woii'l land that
a now elllng from ISO to 175 per
acre be worth If water available
when needed. Some think land value
aro already high Jn Orande Ronde val
ley, but within three year after the
enmnletlon of our Irrigation project
we will look back at our present val
ue and wish we had have Invested
when the price were low.
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Oa which road you may between La
Grand and Cove and you wilf not pas
more than 10 or U houses, ft distance
of H mile. The holding running
from 10 to several thousand acres.
What a change will take place along
thl route when thl land is Irrigated,
- It i safe to predict that there will be
more new house and barn built
lon thl line during the two years
following the completion of the ditch
than there were built In La Grande
the present year.
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The striking of an artesian well on
the famed Blalock fruit ranch has
added a cool million dollar to the
alue of the land. Water, when
needed, on the land of this valley will
add the same value In the same. If
not greater proportion here, as well
a elsewhere.
their belonging Into a promiscuous
bundle, the three headed toward the
shaft In a hall that wa dark as pitch
on account of moke, though it wa
broad daylight outside of the building.
In the hall they encountered other,
they. too. earehlng for the elevator.
The moke had a peculiarly hacking
effect on tho throat, and two or three
minute more In the smoke-filled hall
would have meant complete strangu
lation. Without a moment' loss of
time, trfe elevator carried It load of
fleeing humanity to the hotel lobby,
which by that time also began to fill
with smoke. Every guest of the hotel
was awakened and taken to places of
safety without injury to anyone be
yond the annoyance caused by tht
moke. More excited ones were stas
gring from exhaustion when they
reached, the open air. Mr. and. Mr.
Bramwell took room in anoiher. ho-
M for rho rest of the day. '
The damage done to the hotel Is
itrlt. thousrh no figures have
been given out. It 1 presumed the
smoke worked it way up the hallways
from the furnishing room where com
bustible material had been ignited
The fire department was ov?r rt 'half
hour locating the fire. ,, ,
At One-half Price
Smart Hats in the New Styles and Colors I)
Offered at a Fraction of their Actual Value
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SKATING RINK
NEW ARMOR HALL
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Proprietors
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Open every week night at
7 o'clock, Saturday after
noon 2 to 6. .
First class music by our
Hew Military Band Organ
lady I beginners will be
furnished free skates ' on
Friday afternoon 2 to 5
A cordial invitation to all.
Good order assured : :
All Skates 25 cents
Another of our marvelous sales which is stirring the town with
its value giving. Lucky the'woman who has waited to buy her win
ter hat until now. ; .
: The smartest creations of the day, soyou can see by our, win
dow, will be on sale all this week at a most remarkable offering.
Here is a great chance, all our miliinery stock is at your service
and all this week we shall offer hats at a mere fraction of their v
value at
HALF PRICE
A very pretty assortment of burnt
wood material of latest patterns will
be found at Sllvetrhorn & Mack's drug
store.
Attention A. F. & A. M.
i There will be a special meeting of
the Blue Lodge this evening at Mason
ic temple at 7:30 o'clock, fro the'pur
poso of arranging for tho funeral of
our late brother, W, O. Peach.
L. H. RUSSELL. W. M. '
Shopping bags and purchase make
pretty and useful present for Christ
mas. Tou will find them at Silver
thorn & Mack" drug store.
Remember the school meeting to be
hold Saturday of this week. Wo need
a new school building. If you enter-
tarn any doubts whatever, one visit to
the high school building will convince
you.
President Roosevelt will always
mil In tho heart of
Oovernor Chamberlain, possibly much
warmer than the rntl-statement No. 1
boys.
Roll Call Well Attenedil.
Nearly l.',0 members of tho Ln
Orande Lodge. No. 1. I. O. O. F.. re
sponded to Its first roll call last Sat
urday evening. Though the L"
Orande lodge has been organized f.r
nearly 50 years, this Is the first time
that the entire rostr has be.-n culled.
Hcnre of members who were unable
to attend, sent written comnuinlca--rV..iij.
Tho !ctter w,r read to the
lodge when their names' vers h!HC;
Pome of the brother were In Puna
ma, other In Alaska and others In
the unny outhland. Over 100 mem
ber were able to answer In vt-rn.
A each nam wa called by the sec
retary, the brother called would rise
and anwer "Present,'
BISHOP SMITH I.N OltEGON.
!ael Tlirouich L Grantlc This
Morning En Route to Portland.
. Rlshop Chas. W. Smith, the newly
elected Methodist bishop, whose epis
copal residence wa established at
Portland, passed through the city
this morning for his new home.
Bishop Smith has been for 24 years
editor of the Christian Advocate and
Is regarded as one of the ablest men
In the Methodist church. Besides be
ing noted as a churchman and editor,
he has an enviable reputation of a
business man and has been president
of the Central National bank of Wll
klnsburg. Pa., for years. During his
term as president of the bank the
bishop was frenuently complimented
by national bunk examiners as having
the must methodical and best regulat
ed bank In the Pittsburg district.
District Superintendent J. 1. Oilll
Inn had tho pleasure of riding on the
train from Haines to this city with
him.
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An endless variety of pretty dolls,
dressed and undressed, at SUverthorn
A Mack's drug store.
A Xotkf.
The man that took down tlv fence
to Mrs. Honun'a lots and toi,k off a
load of sidewalk lumber Is requested
to return the same at one, or he will
Otf W' vt.-d tJ ful!--t rstewt .v?
the Iwa. He is known.
vw,wbrr tinner t"nt SI Cents.
Vi need enough butter fat to sup
ply tne urmand and will guarantee 34
cent for the month of December.
and then pro-' minr u voru cream. dwl2-15
gjlcasur to th lodge. A number of BLVK MOUNTAIN CREAMERT.
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