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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
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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
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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