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LOCAL ITEMS.
C.'B. H'-bbcrd; the Imbler real ea
tollJ man and automobile" merchant. In
filing La Grande friend today.
V. U PI'Ut and family are up rroni
tv,,(r vslliv fnrm todny. transacting
binMe w,tn Ij Grande mcrchanta.
A Imife number have Joined the
7liti)iu ian llig school,' The first les
tn be Klven Monday nlaht.
Joel Richardson, University of Or
tgon student, la home for tha Christ
mas holldaja.
Ill' Hattle Short la home from Mo
Mlnnvllle, where jihe la attending; col
lege. She will spend vacation with her
purenta here. ,
u.ninr Ecclea, of the Paatlme the-
Vorth Powder. Tnomaa uruce baa
leen employed as pianist there.
MlHse Irene Murphy and Edna
Wlssler reached home thla morning
from Portland, where they have been
attending school.,
Jullua Itoesch la preparing for the
natural Ice harvest. He will have a
force f men cutting: Ice from Dutch
pond Monday morning. .
Skating partlea are th order of the
day. and night, too. Just at present.
From all Indlcatlona there la no dan
ger of the Ice giving way.
Mlsa Effle Baker of Summexvllle,
arrived this afternoo and will be a
ciiest of Mlsa Helen Currey during the
holidays.
J. A. Thronson and family are In the
city today.. They came up from their
Imbler fruit ranch In their 0-'horse
power automobile.
Miss Imogen Russell returned home
from Walla Walla where she had
been attending St. Paul's, to spend
the holidays with her parenta, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. RusselL
The cooked food sale held today un
der the management of the Ladles' Aid
society of the M. ,E. church was a
most successful venture. The Indies
netted a nent gum from their efforts.
The now calendars are helng distrib
uted today. Among those received at
The Observer office today and which
deserve spcclsl mention, are -those of
the La Grande National Bank and the
Blue Mountuln creamery.
M. Buchard, one of Union county's
progressive farmers, was n La Grande
visitor today. Mr. Buchard was ac
companied to town by Ma wife and
son, who took the time to make The
Observer office a pleasant call.
Mrs. Gavin received a letter' this
morning from Portland, stating that
her son James, Is resting easy, and
that the doctor are giving him en
couragement in the belief that he will
' fully recover' from his Injuries. ' - :
The freight train crew which had
charge of the train that yesterday
morning luckily escaped a wreck due
to a split wheel, may be' discharged.
They were put on the carpet this af
ternoon. Loy Wlssler met with am accident
thla afternoon while working with an
Observer Job press, which will cause
him considerable pain, though It la not
a dangerous hurt. Three fingers of
the right hand were badly fcurt,
though no bones were broken.
There were more farmers' teams
tied up to the hitching racks In La
Grande than there has been for many
weeks. It la therefore evident that
the merchants are doing some Christ
mas business. Union county farmers
have the money with which to buy hol
iday gifts.
Clyde Kiddle of Island City, Is win
ning honors in Holmes Business col
lege at Portland. . In a class contest
held tne otner uay, he won liiai place
In a group where students were en
tered who' had been In college- two
months longer than he. The test was
to take five letters In shorthand and
transcribe them on the typewriter
neatness, accuracy and speed being
considered.. His mark was 99 out of
a possible 100.
Ralph Russell celebrated his 13th
birthday last evening at his home on
Main avenue, in a Joyful manner, by
inviting about 20 of his little friends
to help mnke the occasion a memora
ble one. All the games listed in a boy's
category were played and delicious re
freshments were -served to round out
the evening's pleasure. Late In the
evening the boys departed agreeing
that Ralph was a royal host.
latlon la lnv!Eea la to.Uy regarding
the propable choice for Mtorr.ey gen
era! by Taft. following the offleall an
nouncement that Senator Knox of
Pennsylvania, will be secretary of
state. He wjn undoubtedly be picked
from this list: Frank Kellogg, "trust
buster"; Charles Nagel, of St. Louis;
Henry M. Hoty, of Ohio. Taffa college
mate; George W. Wlckersham, of New
York, and George Knight of Califor
nia. '
The authentic list of those consid
ered for the commerce and labor port
folio Includes William R, Wheeler of
California, now assistant secretary un
der Secretary Straua; William Locb,
the president's secretary, and 'judg
Richard A. Balllnger, of Seattle.
Dr. W. D McMillan
Painless Denisiry
la Grande National Bank Bldg
Both Phones
KcnUne lluef Thursday.
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San FranclBCo, Dec. 19.
Judge Lawler today postponed
until Thursday, the sentencing
of Abe Ruef, convicted of bribing
Supervisor Furey. The court an-
nounced that Ruef 'a attorneys
must take definite action in the '
meantime, as no further post-
ponement will be allowed. 4
EDUCATIONAL TEST.
Wants to Know Results of Modern
Schooling.
New York. Dec. 19. Dr. L "-n Fi
lbert Landone, director of arT-'V.". tsel
encos and arts at Los Anceles, has
announced ' today that $100,000 has
been placed In his hands by a wealthy
N'ew Yorker, to be used at the rate of
$10,000 yearly, to gather reports ori
the phase of school work which fosters
executive ability In children rather
than that which fills their. heads with
theoretical knowledge.
Castro Buys Klfles.
Berlin, Dec. 19. After receiv
ing a cablegram today announc
ing that Vice-President VIncente
Gomez had declared himself
president of Venezuela, Presi
dent Castro opened negotiations
tor the purchase of 50,000 rifles
and other munitions of war.
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Annuul Election. .
All members of the A. F. & A. M.
are hereby notified that the annual
election of officers will he held th.'s
evening and a full attendance is desired.
BALMXGER IS T1MBEU.
Attorney Generalship Is Food for
Thought Knox Is Named.
WashlnRton, Dec. 19. Much specu-
A marriage license -was Issued today
to D. W. Sanford and Miss Lottie Man
ger, both of Hilgard.
Andrew J. Wisdom, who has resided
on Indian creek for several yeara, was
adjudged insane today. He recently
recovered from a severe attack of ty
phoid fever, which weakened his mind
and it is quite possible that he will
soon be restored to his usual condition.
CITIZENS EN.IOIN.
Engine Citizens Object to Half Million
Dollar Bond Ivsue.
Eugene, Ore., Dec. 19. Representa
tive citizens of Eugene today filed an
Injunction to restrain the council from
proceeding with the project to con
struct a power plant on the McKenzle
river. Mayor J. D. Matlock is one of
the defendants. Action follows the re
buke administered the counHl Octo
ber 1 by voters In defeating the pro
posed half million dollar bond Issue to
finance the proposed Ritchey -creek
municipal gravity system.'
Imbler Property
For sale by owner.
Hotel and barn with 7 lots; price,
12,000.
Shop with 6 lots; price, $400.
6 -room house, with ( lots; price
$1000.
3-room housew Ith 3 lots; price $700.
For terms, call on or write .
W. T. HARTLEY,
12-18-2t Imbler, Ore.
CLUB GOES TimoVGII.
University Cliapplca Are at Baker To
dayHere Monday.
The University of Oregon Glee and
Mandolin clubs, passed through La
Grande this morning en route to Baker
City, where they give one of their pop
ular performances before returning to
La Grande Monday for their appear
ance here. The cluba are splendid
ones this year and are capturing high
praise wherever they go. It Is con
ceded by the atudenta themselves that
the organization is much .better than
It was last year. The club memberi
were Joined here today by H. M. Mc
Klnney, the old-time football star In
the university, who returned to his
home this uiornln;. . ..."i : -
Knl-lits of Pythian, Attention.
There wilt be work in the first and
second rank Monday night, December
21. Members and visitors are urged to
be present. 1 ' '
AFTER. CONVERTS.
Baker County "Antr Man Spent Yes
terday With Local Solons. .
Here for the purpose of converting
local representatives-elect to the pre
cepts of anti-etatement No. 1, and go
ing home without affirming his suc
cess one way or the other. Is the sum
and substance of the visit" to La Grande
yesterday by H. M. McKlnney, erst
while football star of the University
of Oregon, but now an antl-statment
member of the legislature from Baker
county. He was here yesterday and
lovingly replied to a query as to his
.-.access here, that he had devoted all
' !s time to argument with ' Turner
Oliver (democrat) why Governor Geo.
E. Chamberlain should not be elected
United States senator.
SELF-CONFESSED EMBEZZLER.
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City Official Admits Snortnse and
Threatens Suk'hta.
Petaluma, Cal., Dec. 19. E. C.
Ward, for many years city marshal
and ex officio tax collector, todny con
fessed to having embezzled $1300. He
Is almost a physical -wreck and has
threatened suicide. His friends are
guarding him today.
Funeral Today.
The funeral of the 12-year-old on
of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Crossen was
held this afternoon from the family
home on Cedar street. Rev. O. H
King, pastor of the Central Church of
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Every nitch and corner of our immense store is crowded with toys. The ceiling
shelves, tabies, and Uocrare burdened with gifts to commemorate the greatest day In life.
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The day to breathe peace to every man, woman and child, and bring oy in every home has
arrived again, only once in a year, why not be
HAPP
; Happiness does not come In receiving, but in giving. If you are blue, down cast
and think no one cares for ycu, 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 great
moment to every person. To get the rignt present for John ot Mary, one they will appre
ciate and one you can afford, is the greatest problem before you.
WITH OUR IMMENSE STOCK
At your disposal the select ion 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. " "' N : ' -
FREE SOUVENIRS FREE
Besides helping to make shopping a pleasure and to show our appreciation to our
patrons, we are going to give absolutely FREE, 100 handsome souvenirs a day for one
week commencing Saturday, December i9ih. We limitthese souvenirs to one in a family.
Buy your Christmas Goods where you can get everything you want at the lowest price.
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COMEDY FROM START TO FINISH WITH 27 BIG MUSICAL NUMBERS
ON THURSDA Y NIGHT. CHRISTMAS EVE, H. C. CUNE'S TRANSLATION ffiOM THE FRENCH "LA PAUPEE" OR
The finest Yule-tide opera ever written. It is one continws lauga set to beautiful music
Both Operas Produced on a Scale of Spectactular Magnificence
PRICES: $1$0; $1.00; 75c and 50c. Seats on Sale, Mail orders filled in the order recieved
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. HRIRTMAR seems to be auite a long ways off and vet by the Galendar there are only 9 days more until Christmas will be here. That is not too far awav for vou
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iday preparations and the stock is now ready for your inspection. We cordially invite you to call at your earliest possible convenience and as often as you can. In
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 aside for you. In case of duplication, gifts will be exchanged. We shall be pleased to be of assistance to you in any way.
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