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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1908)
felGnT PAGES. ' evening on'Mim.y., r. cn.VNnr:. ,.t:v.t.N, . wtdnemuy. nrcrrvurn :2, toos. p.- , LOCAL ITEMS. , A. C. Miller returned to Enterprise tin morning. Uulnuad employes were given their r.iu.-uh'a pay thU morning. F. B. Currey vllted Imbler today In the Interests of The Observer. George Stoddard Is In Portland on business. Remember the cooked food and fan cy article sale at the Frank Harris store Saturday. Mrs. R. A. West is In Imbler today visiting her husband, who Is working ; nar there. George Long, Western Union mes senger boy, leaves soon with his par ents for Grand Forks. B. C.I ' J, I. Wade and wife came to La J Grande on the afternoon train from ' Imbler. . ' , County School Superintendent E. E. I Bragg left this rooming for North ,' Powder on school business. j. Mrs. F. E. Rohan has returned to i, her home In Umatilla after a visit with ;! relatives' In La Grande. . L. Rayburn has been transferred 1 from the section below Elgin. He does not know exactly when he will be as , signed. y I Express Agent George Hlbberd re ' ' turhed last evening from SalLake, . where he spent two weeks with his rel atives. '. , . - . ' 3. A. Thoraon and James Masterson ; of Elgin, who were In the city yester ' day on business, returned home this rooming. Judge Stephen A. Lowell of Ten dleton, transacted business. In the city today, while en route home from Ha- ker City to Pendleton. At a meeting of Rescue Hose Co. No, 1 last evening, a committee was appointed to arrange for a fire department ball n the near future. .. Adolph Selgrist left today for 11111s boro, where his home Is. For the past week he.. has been visiting his broth era. Herman and William Selgrist here, William Hall, the fruitgrowers, tu compauled by his wife, left this morn ing for Ashland. Ore., where they will spend some time visiting friends. Clyde R. Scitz, formerly of this city, but now of Eugene, arrived this morn ing from Baker v City, where he.at- tended the Irrigation meeting. He will iremain here with relatives until after "the holidays, perhaps. If a committee of our Commercial club could posHibly find time to attend the Farmers' institute which will be held at Grange hall tomorrow, it would be a fine opportunity to do a little project. . David Fitzgerald and E.SM. Schnell went to Hot Lake this morning. Mr. Schnell is on the sick list this week and goes to the lake In the hopes that ' the water will straighten out the kinks In hla anatomy. .Among the many Wallowa people who are here on land contest cases that threaten to last for weeks, at . least, are: F. N. Newlin, O. BurgeU, Hendrlck Groves, A, J. Winters, A. T. Mlzner, P. B. Bankhead, J. Hawlln, J. L. Groves, P. Neuman, N. D. Crowfoot, L. J. Selby, J. B. Bankhead, W.' D, Rlade. Charles W. Brown. Wright Hen derson, L. Lloyd. Mr. Sayers, formerly night opera tor at the Western Union office, has gone to Walla Walla where he will be employed by the same company. Tem porary Manager Warren tonight as sumes the dark shift while Miss Nell Pepeat will be home on the evening train to take the management of the office aftor several weeks spent In Portland and southern Oregon; Massive stones that will form the i main entrance to the M. & M. corn, pany's building are being put In place today. The west wall Is completed to a height of one story and workmen have commenced the south wall. . One matter that the council will have: ' to dispose of tonight is the matter of pianut wagons. The two factions of warring Greeks are at swords' points again, and the matter will be put be- e G CHRISTMAS seems to be quite a long ways off and yet by the Galendar there are only 9 days more until Christmas will be here. That is not too far away for j'ou - to begin to do soma hard thinking about holiday gifts and it is so much easier to make right selections when you have plenty of time. We have made all our hol $ iday preparations and the stock is now ready for your inspection. We cordially invite you to call atyour earliest possible convenience and as often as you can. 1 1 extent, variety and novelty far exceeds any other that will be seen in this locality and our prices are proportionally lower. Any item on which a small payment has been made will, ifyou so desire, be laid aside for you. In case of duplication, gifts will be exchanged. We shall be pleased to be of assistance to you in any way. NE WLIN BOOK & STATION ERY COMPANY fore the coiin?" at Its meeting tonight . The first log to reach the ne w lo- 1 lit ar. cation of the Summervllle sawmill, ar rived there today. The mill hui been moved from the timber belt to Sum- mcrvllle recently, Among the passengers to arrive this afternoon, from the north end of the county are J. D. Ollllland, Rev. A. F. Kline and Arthur Berry of Summer vllle. ' Judge Lowell, stated today In The Observer office, that It was rather un fortunate that so many of our people failed to realize the benefits to be de rived from trrgatlon. He stated that it was n..t the bonanza farmers that built up a county, but the small fsr mnr. Irrigation made it jsible for the subdividing of our large tracts. ;. at Cents for Butter Vat. December butter fat, 84 cents. We need more butter to supply the de mands and will guarantee St cents frr December. - Bring us your cream. Blue Mountain Creamery Company. . 0 . ' SOCIETY. Home Wedding. -At the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Standley near Alice), at 12 o'clock, De cember IS, August Erlcson was united In marriage to Mis? Logo. Koger, Rev. W. H. Gibson, pastor of the First Bap tist church officiating. The groom is one of the highly respected and suc cessful young farmers of the vallcv son of Mr. and Mrs C. J. Erlcsra , Eugene,' Ore. The bride is a '""'U'.V ter of Ben Koger of Idaho. She has made her home with Mr. and Mrs.! Standley for 12 years, and Is. a favor ite among a wide circle of friends and I acquaintances.! The ceremony was pronounced in the presence of a num-: ber of gliosis, after which the party sut down to a sumptuous four-course dinner. The bride and groom were the recipients of many w?autlful and use ful presents from many well-wishing friends. The happy young couple will reside at the Hunter farm north of Island City, where they will be nt home to their many friends after Jan- uary 1. ' "v The Neighborhood club met at the home of Mrs. J. M. Berry yesterday afternoon with a large number of the members attendance. The study at present Is "The Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne." The appended program in charge of Mrs. Vincent Palmer and .Mrs. Stella Ingle, was presented In full. Each number rendered showed a stu dent's deep thought expressed In well choseil words and with grace and dig nity: "Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne,". Mrs. Carpy "Review and Appreciation of Na thaniel Hawthorne," Mrs. Ramsey Character Sketch of Hester Pryme, , ". ; . . ' Mrs. Bragg Psychological Development oi the Characters In Scarlet Letter. ..... , ( Mrs. Ingle Psychological Comparison of Mar ble Fawn and Scarlet Letter. .... Mrs. Vincent Palmer ' Hound Table talk. Dr.W. D McMillan Painless Denistry La Grande National Bank Bldg Both Phones Better Ttian SpankJnjj. Spanking does not cure children of bed-wetting. There le a constitution al cause for this trouble. Mrs. M Summers, Box W, Notre Dame, Ind, will send free to any mother her sue- cessfuk Instructions. Send no monny but write her today if your children trouble In 1 th way. Don't blame the child, the chances are It can't help it. This treatment also cures adults and jaged people troubled with urine difficulties, by d.iy or night. " "Making Moving Pictuns," or a nw In - lllta errf .K u,lln ! M film thill will be seen at the Scenic tonight. In this city, where there Is such a craxe for moving pictures, the study of how they are made, jiylll naturally make a big hit. The entire details In connec tion with taking moving pictures are vividly pictured. "David Garrlck," Is the title of a story relating the life of the great actor. In the vaudeville features there, will be complete changes by all artists on the Scenic board tonight. These men have play ed Denver, Ogdcn, Salt Lake. There fore It Is no wonder they are giving great satisfaction here. i The Pantlme. The Pastime has an entire change of program tonight. The films are all good and, well Worth seeing. Tou can not afrord to miss hearing the famous quartet sing. The illustrated , Bong, "Two Blue Eyes" tonight, and to morrow night. They will also sing a selection of their own. The quar tet is making a great hit this week and will be at the Pastime this week only. It Isn't every day you can hear a quar tet in an electric show. And for that reason you can not afford to miss it. x NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior, U. 8. Land Office, at La Grande, Or November 2, 1968. Notice is hereby given that ; "N GEORGE C. KISSELL, f Portland, Oregon, who, on October H, 1908, made timber and stone sworn statement No. 02060, ft NEW, SE14 NWi. SW4 NE',4, section 1. township 5 south, range 88 E. W. M has filed notice of Intention to mat final timber and stone proof, to estab lish claim to the land .above scribea, before the register and receiver, at ,n Grande, Oregon, on the 18th day of Junaury, 1909. ' Claimant names as witnesses: David C. Brlchoux. Allen J. Webb. H. E. Coo'idge, J. T. Williamson, all of L.1 Grande, Oregon, F. C. BRAVVVELL. Register. For Krremo, Tetter ami Salt Kheuni. The Intense itching characteristic of Ihese ailments Is almost Instantly al layed by -Chamberlain's salve. Many severe cases have been cured by it. Tor rale, h. all go n'rro. ST E WARD'S OPERA HOUSE "" mm fmmX f4 ' ... ' ' .ill .n ....."..;. L ' JUL AJ. 1 THE MOST : EMPHATIC MUSICAL COMEDY " SUCCESS EVER SCORED IN AMERICA NOW IN ITS FIFTH BIG YEAR 34 Weeks in New York 22 Weeks in Chicago And The Are Laughing Yet TOYS x Evtry nikh and' corner of our Immense store is crowded with toys. The ceiling' shelves, tables, and iocr are burdened with gifts to commemorate the greatest day in life. The day to breathe peace lo every man, woman and child, and bring Joy in every home has arrived again, only once in a year, why not be . HAPPY Happiness does not ome in receiving, but in giving. . If you are blue, down cast and thiltk no one cares for you, buy a few small presents for children or friends and see how light your heart will become and how bright the world will have grown and how easy it is to drive away life's cares. Of course the selection of these presents Is of greal moment to every person. To get the rignt present for John or Mary, one they will appre ciate and one you can afford, is the greatest problem before you. . WITH OUR I MME NSE S T OC K At yout disposal the selection of presents become a mirt trifle and within the reach of all. We place presents from the greatest value to themere toy at the LOWEST PPICE possible. ' : ' ' FR E E SOUVENI RS --- FREE Besides helping to make shopping a pleasure and to show our appreciation to our patrons, we zre going to give absolutely FREE, 100 handsome souvenirs a day for one week commencing Saturday, December 19th. We limit these souvenirs to one in a family. 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