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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. '
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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.
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