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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1908)
EICSIT FACES. EVENING OHSKlU'fTt, J. CnUP?. - r.v : "vr LOCAL ITEMS. s LOCAL ITEMS. A N. K. Weat Is In Portland. Mi. O. E. Fowler hua gone to Sent ll to vIkU friend. .. , . . V. E. Cum-y U In Klgln today look liitf a,fter the IntereHta of The Obwrver. Chester Coolldgu la lnltlng Elgin to day. ' - Mri. McDowell and Miss Lun'n of Telooanet. VlBlted In I.a Grande today. Splendid headway la being mnde on the construction of the Inland City mill. ' . '' Mfc Mae Roe, daughter of Hon. J. U Roe f Durkee, s visiting friend in the Sandrldge country. O. C. Clarke came over from Union lost evening to go out to Grange hall rminy. - ... ;- : The HI Henry mlnHtrols car arrived trom Union early thla morning and went west with No. 1 later In the duy. 8. R. Haworth, the contractor, la home from the Apple show at Spo kane. F. A. Harmon, of the Fremont Pow er company at Baker City, In rooking after business for his company here today. .' ' . - Attorney Denham returned to Elgin this morning after concluding his bus iness before the circuit court for the present term. EvangellHt T. 8. Hansaoker returned to Walla Walla today. He has been assisting Rev. O. H. King with special meetings at the Christian church. Mrs. Lute Dunn took her departure this moaning for Seattle, where she In tends to spend about three weeks vis iting friends. Walter M. Pierce, president-manager of the Grande Ronde Electric Co., leaves tonight for Portland to uttend u convention of the northwest electric litrtit inmrmnlnl The land office continues to be a place of extraordinary interest. The case started yesterday is still on trial. Many of the witnesses in the city yes terday from Wallowa went home this morning. ' , ' , The little Crossen boy, son of Oscar Crossen of Cove, is convalescent at the home of friends In West La Grand.. He has been suffering with typhoid fever. , W. J. Snodgrass returned last eve ning from British Columbia. During his travels he went as far north as : Vernon. The weather there Is much less like unto winter than here, 're ports Mr. Snodgrass. J The Van Duyn company today pre sented The Observer with a beautiful bunch of mistletoe. The above firm has Just received a barrel from the Willamette valley, where It grows to perfection. To assist at the first concert given by the Symphony orchestra of Walla Walla, Miss Harriet Young, left yes terday for that cify, where she will accompany Miss Grace Young, mezzo soprano sol 1st of the occasion. Pen dleton East Oregonlan. ' ' L. C. Smith is expecting a new 24 horse power, four-cylinder five-passenger Ford in a few weeks. The ma chine Is equipped with a magnet that does away with batteries. The oiling apparatus Is a new one, one large can . . . . ... ... UHiiig liiieu lo luoncaie evvijf iimi u. the machine. , During the action of that famous musical comedy, "Ltitle Johnny Jones," which comes to the Steward tonight, the liCene changes from a' steamship pier at Southampton Eng-' land, to one In San Francisco's China-, town, 6000 miles away. The stage! hands do It In' 10 minutes. That's mi grating some. The Foresters last evening elected the following officers: Chief ranger, H. B. Halsten; sub-chief ranger, Claud Mackle; treasurer, G. L. BIggeVs; fi nancial secretary, C. J. Vanderpoel; recording secretary, L. S. Herring; senior woodard,' Arthur Mulllken; Junior woodard, L. L. Snodgrass; sen ior beadle, Paul Rohr; Junior beadle, Harold Carpy; trustee, H. M. Bay. The Lyric moving picture show has suspended business. The doors were closed la.t rlcM. Several attempts have been made to make three shows pay In thla city, but viewing the future fcy the past It Is not very encouraging fioin an Investment standpoint. . At the cooked food sale Saturday to be held in the Frank Harris store; the ladlea of the Methodist,, church will have a good supply of home made bread, baked boons, roast beef, mince Pies, cukes,' Jellies and many other good things to eat. Also a number of fancy articles at reduced prices. There was a splendid attendance yesterday afternoon at the Home Mte slonery society of the M. E. chur:h at the home of Mrs. Herbert Paulson. A large box of useful articles were col lected and Bent where the aocitrty thought K would be acceptable during the winter season, ' " 84 Cents for Butter Vat. December butter fat, 14 cent. We need more butter to supply the d maada and will guarantee S4 cent for December. Bring us your cream. Blue Mountain Creamery Company. A LESSON TO .t HfclUENHKICH BOY IS Ill'KT WHILE COASTING. Several Sleds Going Hraplilly Narrowly MlwHcd PuKKlng Velik-le Parents . Should Iiihtruc't Clilltlrvn Danger ous runtime. What might very easily hav W:i n fatal accident to a youngster ot" th grade school, but fortunately ended In nothing but a'severe salp wound,. o,-' curred at the Junction of Fourth street and O avenue late last evening. By ..ho Injuries sustained by Theodore 'Hel denrelch, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Heldenrclch of East La Grande, par ents should take profit and keep In toueh'"wlth their children U.at coast down the steep hill itim the Geddej residence on down O r.venue. The pastime Is extremely dangerous and hair-breadth escapes are frequent, though the accident last evenlngf wa the first of Its kind this season.1 Thu little fellow was coming down the hill at a terrific speed, but struck a sandy spot ' which retarded his momentum. Just as be reached the crossing at; Fourth street he collided with the White grocery delivery wagon,' driven by Bartmess. So sudden was the col lision that neither party could possibly avert It. J. A. Conner, driving the Bussey 'bus, was passing at the mo ment, having Just a few seconds before narrowfy missed a heavily loaded coaster bob tbat raced by him at a rapid gait, picked up the Injured boy and took him to his home. Investiga tion disclosed the fact that Injuries were confined to scalp wounds from which ho will soon recover.' Mr. Conner took note of the fre quency with which sleds' came near crashing Into vehicles that were pass ing at the Junction of the two streets. Last evening alone It was a turn of good luck that several were not se verely hurt or perhaps killed.-. , It Is time something was done for bidding coasting on tne steep grace which crosses a heavily traveled thor oughfare as Fourth street Is. Some child is going to meet Instant death or be maimed for. life. If a vehicle Is struck at the speed which the. coasters attain-In coming down the hill. Dr. W. D McMillan Painless Denisfry La Grande National Bank Bldg , Both Phones Hot Olilckeu Tamalos. B.'D. Scldere has added to his con fectionery department, hot chicken ta males, and those who enjoy these de U.ttt'i; '"VnMPS- 111 f' 'he hpS "vr ready for your order at E. D. Seldcr's candy store..' ' At tlio PiiKtlme. The Pastime showed to large crowd last evening and -every one went away well pleused with the quartet and the pictures. The quartet U sure getting gwod hands and every one should hear thla famous quartet. To morrow night we have an entire change of program. Remember, only three more night to hear the" quartet. This theater you will always' find warm and comfortable. Ladles should not miss our matinee as we are giving away fancy baskets and will continue doing so until after the holidays. These baskets cost more than the admission charge. At tiie Srtiili You will have time this evening' tt hear Lew Dunbar sing his catchy song Fntltled,( "My Old School Days," at the Scenlo before going to hear John ny Jones at the opera house. There Is plenty of time to witness one entire sho wat the Scenic before the 8:30 curtain at the opera house. There waa a splendid attendance of enthusiastic people last night. Few have ever seen better dancing than the work of the Atkinson Bros, are giving nightly. Dluio Social. The ladles of the C. W. M. S. of Cen tral church will hold a social In the church basement tomorrow Friday evening. A short program will be rendered and sandwiches, cake and coffee served. ' You are Invited. . PaiK-lnjr School. Mr. H. H. Thomas will open dancing school at the Elks' hall Monday eve ning at 7:30. Classes will be taught in the afternoon and evening. Thom as Bruce has been engaged to play for the school... ; . . Dolls, chlnaware and an endless va riety of Cchrlstmas novelties, which you cannot afford miss seeing tt VAN DUYN CO.'S. For Kczcma, Tetter and .Salt rtlicuin. The Intense Itching characteristic of these ailments Is ulraott Instantly al layed by Chamberlain's salve. Many severe cases have been cured by it. "or rale h-, all sro-i-' ,n'"rs. . . snk Mufflers, handkerchiefs, scarfs, In a variety of sultble gifts for Christ mas, at .'-;. ' VAN DUYN CO.'S. TOYS: TOYS TOYS I Every nitch and corner of our Immense store Is crowded with toys. The ceiling shelves, tables, and llocrare burdened with gifts to commemorate the greatest day In life. The day to breathe peace to every man, woman and child, and bring ley in every home has arrived again, only once In a year, why not be H APPY--HAPPY- HAPPY Happiness does not come in receiving, but In giving. If you are ; blue, down cast and think 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 selectioif of these presents Is of great moment to every person. To get the rignt present for John or Mary, one fhey will appre ciate and one you can afford, Is the greatest problem before you. WITH OU R I MM ENSE STOCK At your disposal the selection of presents become a mere trifle and within the reach of all. We place presents from the greatest value to the mere toy at the LOWEST PRICE possible. , f FREE SOUVENIRS FREE Besides helping to make shopping a pleasure and to show our appreciation to our K patrons, we are gofog to give absolutely FREE, tCQ handsome souvenirs a day for one week commencing Saturday, December 19th. We limit these souvenirs to one in a family. Buy your Christmas Goods where you can get everything you want at the lowest price. RukCOo Evening Observer Want Ads Pay- SI E WARD'S OPERA HOUSE JOS. M. GAITES fPRESENTS THURSDAY DEC. nw THAT PHENOMENAL MUSICAL HIT V ' ' ,,IZ1 11 LI t-L I vml LAUGH! WHY IT IS A JOLLY OLD SCREAMI BIGGEST thf MOST EMPHATIC MUSICAL COMEDY SUCCESS EVER SCORED IN AMERICA MUSICAL COMPANY ON TOUR 70-People-70 IT'S WHISTLED AMD SUMP. IN EVERY TONGUE '4zs NOW IN ITS FIFTH BIG YEAR 34 Weeks in New York 22 Weeks in Chicago And The Arc Laughing Yet PRICES: $1.50 $1.00 SOc SEATS ON SALE AT VAN BURVi'S TUESDAY Play And All Music By GEO. M. ;: ;; CO H AN soo N B HERE GHRISTMAS 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 you ' to begin to do some 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 7 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 cin. 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, if you so desire, be laid a,side.for ycu. In case of duplication, gifts will be exchanged. We shall be pleased to be of assistance to you in any way. NE-WLIN BOOK & STATIONERY COMPANY
