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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1908)
EIGHT PAGES, ' EVENING ftiwrnvm r . wuwi. W KI.FSD.Y. PECEMUEn 0, 100S. T ' - - . TTTTTTTTTTtttV ' i 3 CHRISTMAS BO YI1 IS ' HIRE j ! - BUY EARLY I) f. OUR STOCK OF yftcbepcki,Dimnis,hw6ry, Sterling Silver notelties ... ia laicr man ever Deiore C eirerJ! 'a f f'0" 'wl'Jr ' corae anf our ne of Libby Cut Glass The World's Best-Unites and Stout fer's Hand Painted China H w" a oea5r we Wl" IY away any article in our store. WATCH OUR WINDOW FOR BARGAINS. WE WILL SAVE YOU MONEY Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention T&C Largest Jewelry Store In Eastern Oregon t Changed my Office To James R. Smith's Jewelry store, Khere you win una singer ana the M'heeler & Wilson sewing machines. Payments can also be made ' to Mr. jlth on accounts. A. H. STONE, 12-9-1-9 Agent Singer Co. . 1 ( Conley Warehouse, or SI nr rmt !. I cmt mvn vnr - - j " , .'m'mmmmmm'mmm''mmmmm'mm''mmtmmmmmmmmm . . v iii.iv, -ir.ti raiidj, i a.w KXFKESS OFFICES Uvered. I .. I i THRONSON FRUIT CO., Fine Peerless seed potatoes for sale his week only, 85 cents pt crate, at Hot Chlckea Tamales. E. D. Selders has added to his con fectionery department, hot chicken ta males, and ( those who enjoy these de- Utri f 'VnMet will fine- the best ver ready for your order at E. D. Selder's candy store. .1 is .-A- t 1-i.f f tfi The Only Washing Machine made en tirely of metal. Better than t all other washing machines combined The only washing machine that sucks f the dirt out of clothes. It does not I rub the clothes and therefore does not I I wear and tear A free demonstration f X at your home which will show you In a practical man ner just what it will do and leave you to Judge. r r" .J i II t i TV r G. C. Scheurer, rfonf fni lAnllntia rsnH llttiin Pmtnfar PHONE BLACK 1571 i V 1 r LA UN DRY Done i The Way You Want it done PHONE MAIM 7 A. B C. Laundry I Own Your Water System And Be Independent A Well Will Solve The Problem Twenty-five years' experience Jn the well-drilling business enables me to do your work properly and economically. I am prepared to drill to any depth. ASK ME FOR PARTICULARS AMD REFFRENCE RE CARDING WfLLS I DRILLED IN THIS COUNTY ,D. M. HUNT, La Grande j Firttt Carload of Lumber Arrives and Workmen Proceed' at Once. Island City, Dec. 9. (Special.) With the arrival In Island City this morning of the first carload of lum ber of the new Island Citv flourinir mill, carpenters went to work with a vim, and today the hammers hammer I Q H ll t V. . r- - -.11 m " - mw, ii iur one purpope rebuilding the destroyed mill with one that is even better than its pre decessor. Carpenters have been wait ing for the arrival of the lumber ami, somehow, sunshine marked Its appear ance. Therefore Itwas not an hour from the time of arrival of the car until the hammers and saws weve j working. ' . . ' The structure will be almost a re production of the burned mill. The main building Is 90x90, while the ele vator will be 60 feet high. The struc ture Itself, however, will be throe stories high, over a basement Cov- erlng the roof and sheeting the walls will be corrugated iron, similar to that on the old one. When the entire structure stands complete, the flag pole will tower 75 feet In the air. With anything like favorable weath er, th crew of 30 men will have the bu:.u..ig erected in six weeks, and ma-!.'-:'' '.ope to have the machinery insia.iw- ia five or six, weeks after that. Orflce Open Today at Enterprise and Joseph. This morning the Pacific Express company opened offices at both En terprise and Joseph. This Is the first time in the history that Wallowa county has been credited with a place on the express map. Packages can now be sent to- these points "collect." Heretofore all packages going Into Wallowa county had to be prepaid. As reported in The Observer a week ago, the interstate commerce commis sion and the Express company be came ensnarled In each others tolls, but that trouble has to all appearances been settled now. Daily Observer, 65c per t BREADl PERHY IS MARSHAL. Island City ' Election Yesterday Councllmen and Marhhul. for E. of the O. .R. & N. railroad. Is in the city. In . conversation with him last night with referenpe to the movement of the yeggmen he made the statement that there were more criminals trav- Island City, Dec. 9. (Special.) At the election held here yesterday the following officers were elected: U. G. Couch, Walter Williams and William Thomas, councllmen for two years; R. H. Smith, councilman for one year; E. V. Perry, marshal. - ! On the evening of December 2, the O. R. & N. trains began using the new depot to the great delight of passen gers, to say nothing of the Joy of the conductors, who for months past have Yeggmen Well Organized. been valorously trying to satisfactorily B. Wood, the well known offlnpr i discharge nawnwn und frolo-ht mm 14 to 20-car trains on a 12-foot plat form. However, the handsome and conveniently arranged and comforta ble structure replacing the late old time depot of North Powder station, There is a dift I erence in bread. ! Have you tried f ours yet? If you have not, you should. You may be missing some thins. Some people do not know the dif ference between fear God and being afraid In the dark. Fc RISTMAS 1 s Laundry Work I You want yourt able linen and other ULTdry ork done t excepionaMyrlcefcr this occasion. Send it early - . - - WE WILL CERTAINLY PLEASE YOU eling the O. R. & N. now than ever be fore; that they were thoroughly or ganized and knew Just where they were safe and where they were not, says the Morning Democrat. In dis cussing the various police forces and sheriffs offices along the line, he stated that tne service in Euker Ci of the sheriffs office and the police force were the most complete and ef- l ROYAL BAKERY z I CHERRY'S NEW l laundry BOTH PHONES a I with its 60 to 80-foot platform almost I In sight, are advantages worth wait' ing for. North Powder News. World Coming to End Again. (York, Pa., Dec. 9. December is to be a strenuous month. If the prophe cies c-f L.CC J. S'psr;?'"'" Vnfk' rilro- ful prophet and soothsayer, meet with : fulfillment. According to Spanglor, ucient in the state; that there was less! no less a catastrophe than the end of crime In Baker City than in any city Its size along the line, and that this the world is to take place the latter part of the month probably on Sun s due to the efficient service of j day, December 27. However, it may two offices; that they worked In take place a week earlier, Sunday, Do. .:;fv narmony, ana to make any cemDer ZO, and thus afford an econ- materlal change In either of the two omlcal solution of the Christmas pre offices at this time because of the ent problem. rest number of traveling criminals who are known to the officers, and who in turn know the officers, would be a serious mistake. He cited Port land as an Instance, Indicating that be cause of a change of a detective force that knew the traveling criminals, and police force that knew their haum When we say we hate flattery we usually mean we dislike to hear It In the third person. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Notice is. hereby riven that the un- a yeggman could go Into Portland and lerslgned has been appointed by the turn a trick and get out again with- county court of Union county, state of out being apprehended. He instanced the robbery of Monday night of the East Side bank, and of the many mur ders that have been committed, the Oregon, executor of the last will and testament of Duncan McBeth, deceas ed, and all persons having claims agninst said estate are required to murderers having gone scott free. He present the same with proper vouch- desires to be quoted as indicating his ' ers. to the said executor at his real- ppreclatlon of the assistance he has j dence In Elgin, Oregon, er to R. H. received from both the sheriff's office and the police department of this city, and Indicated that he desired to have the pleasure of co-operating with them hereafter in his work. Morgan at Banquet. Chicago, Dec. 9. J. Pierpont Mor gan win te the guest or nonor at a banquet of the Chicago Association' of Commerce, to be heiil at the Auultrv- rlum hotel this evening. Several other speakers of national reputation have been Invited. Topic relating to trans portation and commerce are to be dis- Lloyd, his attorney, at his office in Elgin, Oregon, within six months from the date of this notice. Dated this 21st day of November, 1S08. WILLIAM M V.-MiTH. R. H. LLOYD, " Kxecutor. Attorney.. NoWl-28-5-12-:i Hii HH,.J y, , , , , , Iff BL UE MOUNTAIN HOUSE j T. J. CRAY Prop. ( New Management) Best 25c meal In the city Beds 25c and 50c AM outside rooms. Board and lodge $6. pet week One block from depot Only house in the I city employing I white help r only I TRY OUR SERVICE . 4,M "The Bachelor's Cupboard' At Ferguson's Fresh Vegetables are Scarce But we have ust received nearly a a carload of canned goods. The goods : are all standard brands and are this : season's Pack : Preferred Stock, Preferred Stock, Preferred Stock Preferred Stock Preferred Stock Asparagus Spinach Swset Potatoes Pumpkins Succotash Everything in Staple and fancy Can- ned Goods : City Grocery and Bakery, LPCLACK.Prop PHONE MAIN i 'v.t: i. . w r-Y-' hi' K ... . .. v . - i ussed. .
