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V.'holesnlo price on ' lard at the
i;i.;ot market tomorrow.
Oeorgo Bnlfd, onf of Union's lead
lug cl! men. Is In th. city today trans
acting business. , .
Miss Lottie Howard leaves for her
home In Hood River tomorrow, after
an extended visit here.
Mrs. C. F. Merrill took her depart
ure for Portland laat evening, to be
(one about two weeks visiting friends.
Eugene Holmes, the Wallowa mer
cmii!. paw id through the city last
evening en route to Portland.
E. P. Gams, of Allel,,who has been
In the city the past few days trans
acting buHiness, returned home this
morning. . , '
L. Oldenburg returned this morn
ing from Portland, where he has been
on business connected with the Aure
11a Mining company.
W. E. Hills, traveling auditor for the
Pacific Telephone company, who has
been spending a few days here, leaves
tonight for Baker City.
Frank H. Green, connected with the
Blue Mountain Creamery company, Is
In Sumpter looking after personal and
firm affairs. He left last evening.
Attorney Robert : Lloyd, who has
been transacting business before Ihe
circuit court, returned to his home at
Elgin this morning.
Miss Anna ' Carlson, who has been
following her profession as trained
nurse In Union, returned to La GranJe
this morning.
T. H. Tatman, one of the big fruit
men of Frultdale, has gone to Spokane
to attend the apple show. He re
turns by way of Seattle and Portland.
Elma Bay, 8 months' old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bay, today con
veyed to the Fark association, 64 pen
nies to help make out the mile oi
pennies.
Attorney J. A. Burleigh and wif..
who have been visiting friends In
Walla Walla, are In the city todiy.
They are expected to return to their
homo at Enterprise tomorrow morn
ing. A. W. Leffel, for many years mer
senger on the Elgin and now on the
Joseph run, will go on the logging
trln next Monday. This will per
mit him to be with his family each
night. Instead of alternating nighis,
as now.
Mrs. G. C. Osburn left this morning
for Portland, where she will Join her
husband, who has been promoted to a
Portland position with the Pacific
Telephone & Telegraph company. Mr.
and Mrs. Osburn have many friends In
La Grande who wish them every suc
cess in their new home.
Mrs. Fred Gilbert and daughter,
who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
L. M. Hoyt, left this morning for Day
ton, Wash., where she will Join her
husband, who Is located there. Mr.
and Mrs. Gilbert formerly resided in
Haines. Mrs. Gilbert Is a sister-in-law
of Mrs. Hoyt. ,
Apostle" John Henry Smith and
Bishop C. W. Ntbley, custodian of
funds for the Mormon church, both of
Salt Lake, will be in Ltt Gin2c Svr
day to attend the quarterly stuke
conference to be held In the local tab
ernacle at that time. The conference
Is an important one, andmany will be
here from valley points.
Fred J. Holmes and Robert Miller
left this morning for Walla WaWa.
where they go to look after matters
regarding the Installation of the
steam heating plant In the M. & M.
company's new Implement ' building.
Mr. Miller will continue his journ?y
to Portland to attend to other affairs
regarding the building.
Kc4iiM That Dnto of Trial Cannot Be
Sot Until Returns Come.
31 Cenls for Butter Fat.
December butter fat, 34 cents. We
need more butter, to supply the de
mands and will guarantee 34 cents for
December. Bring us your cream.
Plue Mountain Creamery Company.
I1LALOCK OX BOARD.
Walla Wallnn Hiis Pku-e on National
AwMK-lutlon ns Dim-tor.
The liquor enses pending In the Jus
tlce case seem to be rather unclear to
the Justice of the peace, as to when
he will be able to . hear ' It All he
knows of the case Is that he Issued
the warrants After the information had
been filed with him. Constable Faulk
says he served the warrants, yet the
returns have not been mad a. While It
Is supposed the rase will be heard at
7:30 tonight, there is nothing to verify
the statement. . Late this afternoon
Justice Stewart could not say whether
Lincoln and Splllmun will be tried to
n'sht or not.
. I Follette's Magazine.
Madison, Wis., Dec. 11. Senator La
Follette, following In the footsteps of
William J. Bryan, and other literary
statesmen, will shortly begin the pub
lication of a new weekly magazine.
The periodical will make Its Initial ap
pearance within two or three weeks,
probably during the Christmas holi
days. The new Journal will be devoted
largely to politics, but will alBo have
literary features.
Jealousy to Blame.
Pacific Grove, Cal., Dec. 11. Jeal
ousy over a woman has brought Pri
vate D. C Duke, of. Co. B, 20th in
fantry to prison under a charge ol
murdering First Sergeant Edward
Stanton, of. the same company, an'
attempting to kill the woman ov.
whom both quarceled. Duke :'ju..v,
Stanton and the woman ep.:- !.i a
restaurant at the Presidio, u.iU re
turned with a revolver. He opened
fire without warning, Stanton falllni:
dead In the restaurant. Two of the
bullets fired at the woman missed.
Duke was shot In the shoulder by Po
liceman Dosch as he was runnim;
away.
Coal.
Just received two carloads of Rock
Springs coal. The best handled In thf
city. Grande Ronde Cash Company.
Dr. W. D McMillan
Painless Denstry
La Grande National Bank
Both Phones
Bide.
Washington. Dec. 11. The Nation
al Rivers and Harbors congress today
ratllfed the recommendations nomin
ating a committee for officers for the
ensuing yearas follows:
President. Joseph Ransdell, Louisi
ana; secretary-treasurer, J. E. Elli
son, Cincinnati. Among the board of
directors will be former Governor (
Pardee of California. A. De'vers of
Portland, and N. O. Blalock of Walla
The Scenic.
Pleases them all. That is the or.lj
way to properly express the character
oMhe Scenic program this week. Gor
don & Price, the vaudeville team, are
springing an entirely new line of dope
and every line is making a decided hit
with the patrons. May Hart, In black
face, ranks right along with them and
it would be difficult to decide who hat
the best of it. She has the "Colored
Mammy" act down so fine that It Is
hard for the spectators to believe that
the greater part of the day she is a
decided blond. The pictures are good
and refreshingly new. Remember the
matinee tomorrow afternoon for the
school children.
Mae Hart puts on tonight her very
best In the way of a guitar accompani
ment to a song hit that pleased Port
lnnd and Seattle..
The Lyric.
The Lyric changes program three
times each week now. The pictures
last evening dealt with new subjects
and were acceptable In every way.
The vaudeville act would have been
all right If the black face artist had
been a lit Me more careful with hix
lines. An occasional slip of the tongue
nearly ruined the very good act. Mr.
Hoyt, as the professor of the school
of acting, was good. His interpreta
tion of the generally accepted Idea of
the old Bthool actor was really first
class. Jumbo will make good whn
he learns to keep his English within
the proper bounds. Remember the
three times a week change. .
The Pastime.
The Pastime pictures last evening
were exceptionally good. The feature
number was far better than the aver
age, the acting being of a character
far superior to that usually shown in
moving pictures. The film is a losig
one and to give a proper description
would require more space than we
can devote to amusements today. Mr.
Ferrln's song is a most delightful one
and gives him ample opportunity to
display his wonderful vocal poweis.
Next week Manager Eccles will be able
to offer as a special attraction, the L.
D. S. quartet. This quartet needs no
introduction to La Grande audiences.
The reputation has been long established.
SUNDAY AT THE CIIURCIUii. 4
11rt PrfHuytrrlnu hurt li."
Washington avenue and Sixth St.
Rev. W. H. Bleakney, ph. D.; presi
dent of the Pendleton academy, will
preach morning and evening.. Sunday
school, :45 a. m., W. L. Brenholts,
superintendent; C, E. service, 6:30 p.
m leader, George M. Rogers. Pray
er meeting Thursday, 7:30 p. m. Rev.
8. W. Seemann, D. D. minister.
First McthcxtlHt FplwoiMil Church.
Corner M avenue and Fourth street.
Sunday, 8:45, Bible school; 11 a. m.,
mnrnlng worship, subject, "A Suffi
cient friend"; 12 in., clous meeting: j
8:30 p. m., Epworth league, subject,
"oys of the Overcome," leader, Mrs.
Loda Redhead; 7:30, evening worship,
subject, "A Call to Men." - Monday,
7:30 p. m., at parsonage, the class in
Christian Stewardship. Thursday, 7
p. m., teachers' meeting, followed by
prayer meeting at 7:45. Special mu
sic by the choir. A cordial welcome
to all. Rev. C. E. Deal, pastor.
St. Peter's Church.
Third Sunday in Advent. Holy
communion, 8 a. m.; Sunday school,
10 a. m.; morning service, 11 a. m.;
Bible class, 4:15 p. m.; evening serv
ice, S p. m. Litany and choir prac
tice Fridays at 7:80 p. m. Rev. Upton
H.'Gibbs, rector.
Fancy
Lesson
FREE
LAND BUSINESS GOOD.
Unxie Sam's Heal Estate Offh'e Pros
IxTou Halley Here.
Business at the local land office was
good today, s In fact, land purchasers
were so numerous that the office
force was kept more than busy taking
filings, entering contest applications
and listening to final proofs.
Enough of the government domain
was disposed of to make a good sized
county, but this fact did not In any
way discourage the officials, as Reg
ister Bramwell stated there was no
iear of working themselves out of em
ployment, as he had enough land
listed to make the average real estate
man turn green with envy. The" cus
tomers who exchanged their hard
earned dollars for government land
all seemed pleased and wore the ex
pression of patrons who were laboring
under the belief that they had .se
cured a real bargain.
United States Commissioner John
Halley, Jr., Is over from Pendleton to
day, transacting business ' before the
United States land office. He expects
to return to Pendleton this evening.
Desperado Kilkj Negroes.
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 11. Without
the slightest provocation, William La
tura, a desperado, today shot up a dive
full of negroes, . killing four, and
wounding several. He was captured
later.
James F. Wall leaves tonight for
Portland to spend a few days. He
expectB to return early next week.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON 1:10 to 4:30
We have a competent person to in
struct anyone who is interested in
any kind of fancy work. You are in
vited to come and bring any you may
have started or wish to do and let
the lady give you a few pointers
1:50 UNTIL i:50 FRIDAY
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