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Miss Ellen Stafford In .visiting at
t'.ic li. Lewis home.
V'rs D'.-rtha Blmms if Baker City,
Is 'vlfttttnff relatives In Lit Grande.
lAft Hell, the prince of boosters at
Eila, returned this morning. .
C C. Stackland la over from Cove
today.
Mr. Klvette, the lmbler lumberman,
transacted busl ness In the rtty today.
VA shipment of 15 carloads of sheep
from Shunlko . to Omaha v pastied
through La Grande this evening.
Mm. L.' J- Wulllngton, Miss Dclonp
and Miss 1'hy are here from Hot Lakt
today.
Lou Stoop returned to his home In
Etir'n today Afttf ttunsactfag burtnesti
here Inst evening.
Miss Delia Itayburn came up from
Elgin Inst evening to visit friends
here. '
Jack O'Neal, traveling passenger
agent for the O. H. & 3S, passed
through La Grande today.
Engineer Handrahan, who has been
with a work train near Elgin. Is home
on a ahort furlough.
Harry Spencer, the Elgin lumber
man, had business of Importance here
last evening.
Another work train has been pulled
off the Wallowa extension. ' This time
Is was the train working near Elgin, In
charge of Conductor Ncff.
Mrs. R. Tulley left today for 'her
home In Wallowa, after a visit with
the W. T. Short home In North La
Grande.
Mrs. C. LtvElakesley of Union, It
visiting her daughter, Mrs. . K. Oltvei
and her daughter and granddaughter.
Mrs. E. E. Lewis.
C. Seemann, son of Rev. and Mrs.
fl W. Seemann, left today for Joseph
.nenri the winter as caretaker of
O. R. & N. engines at that termlnu.
Archie MeCall yesterday purchaeec
the A. E. Huff place near Island City.
The consideration lias not been made
public.
Chief of Police Waldon siys. that
there are still a few bicycle' ridWB who
are not complying with the ordinance
with reference to providing their.Mivet
with lights and bells. ' .
Owners of dega arc Invited to Tend
Chief Waldon's notice to iUr. owners. ;
This advice may save 'sumo m t'.ie
grift or ".elms cni'-'i iuuukiii owi,.
much loved doergle. 1 ; ,
Sam and Arthur Wall, local . .?-
men on the O. 11. & N are home Wm
Kansas, where they were called by
the Illness of their mother. She 1
much Improved. - V1; ,'
D. M. Hunt made another visit to
his Imbler artesian well, today. At
last reports the flow was continuing
more prollflcally than when It first
started.
Mrs. George Hanson, Miss Roberts,
Miss Etho Kelsey and'-- Miss Caspar
came down from North Powder this
morning to visit friends and transact
business. t
.' Chief Assistant Engineer H. A.
Riandon, who has the construction and
' perfection of the Joseph extension In
charge, arrived Inst evening en route
for Portland, to spend Christmas. He
was accompanied by his wife and son.
Prof. H. J. Hockenberry Is still
confined to his home, suffering from
a severe attack of rheumatism. Mrs.
F. S. Ivanhoe la in charge of the La
Grande public schools during his ab-
John Ormond, sr., accompanied by
his wife and sister, Mrs. Guard, ar
rived today to visit at the home of T.
J. and John Ormond, Jr. After a visit
here until Christmas, they go to Idaho
Falls to visit friends. There home
are lii Spokane.
W. F. Clegg left this morning for
Logan, Utah, where he goes to accept
a position with the Amalgamated Su
gar company as sugar boiler. Mr.
Clegg occupied the same position
; here. He expects to make Logan his
permanent home.
Dexter Eaton was In from his farm
". Iar.''. City stated that
the roads were" never In better condl-
'linn triAtl TlflW. Alia that the farmers
.pneraiiv. were taking advantage
thotr nniendld condition to do
heavy hauling. " '
; From" the numberorChrlstmas trees
which have been brought to town the
past few days, It is evident that the
president's example of saving the for
ests by hanging present on deer horns
dors not seem to be very extensively
corded In th't pa; t of the country, i
R. W Goodman, lice Alberta
Hopper, arrived In the city this morn
Ing from Tacoma, to spend the holi
day with friends and relatives.
Mrs. J. Hopper and daughter, Mis.
E. Jacobson. cume up this afternoon
from Palmer Junction, where they
now reside. ' .. . c . , .
Miss Ethel Sheets and brother-in-
law, Arthur . Collingsworth, arrived
this afternoon from Joseph,' and will
spend a few weeks with her sinter,'
Mrs. William Earla.
J. W. Earla returned this afternoon
from a business trip to Joseph. - lie
reports that one night while there the
mercury reached-a point 14,digreo!
below ero.
Mrs. Ernest Grout and daughters,
arrived this afternoon from Promlfp,
and will remain In the city during the
holidays, the seat of he,r brothers,
K. E. and G. L. Grout.
Mr, and Mrs. William Scott arrived
this morning from Spokane, andWill
remain here a few days the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick. Mr. Scott la a
lumberman residing at Elgin and has
been attending the fruit far at Spo
kane. .
'' The Scenic,
' Plenty of fun and foolishness at the
Pcenie this week. The new vaudeville
people ure certainly llvt ones. The
lady who doa the Highland fling sure
understands her business. Her stutter
song pleased the home, but her danc
ing could truly make the sons on
Thlstlelimd set up and say, "Hoot,
mon!" The Dutch and Irish team
have the monopoly of the laugh Indus
try and keep the audience work'lng
overtime. The pictures are all gooj.
I The feature bill Is the "Queen of the
I Arena." This Is a strong bill. In this
number one cap go to the elrci's and
I see a death-dealing accident and wit
ness a marriage and attend a funeral.
There are several comic numbers and
plenty of thiillera.
Mardl Gras In Montreal.
Montreal, Dec. 22. An Ice palace
and allegorical processions and pa
geants are Included In the plans for
Ihn Winter aPrnlvnl and aMrdl Oras
celebration to be held in oMntreal fort exception
10 days, from February 10 to 20. It
la expected that the festivities wllihe
carried out on a larger scale ""than
ever before. ' .
Tho Pastime.
" The pictures at the Tastlmo this
week arc Just such pictures every .one
really likes. There are some that are
comic, some that are otherwise and
some that make your hair stand on
end. They are all rlaan and enter
taining. . Manager Eccles has given
his film house" strict orders to send
nothing but the best and to eliminate
from his order all that could in any
way be construed as tainted or even
suggestive.' The Illustrated songs are
new and sprightly, Mr. Eccles calls
attention to the fact that his show Is
ooen every day In the week with the
of Sundays. Business last
It evening was good, notwithstanding the
fact that tne weatner was rainer cooi.
TOYS
TOYS
TOYS
Dr. IV. D McMillan
Painless Denisiry
La Grande National Bank Bldg
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Hulclde at Kalem.
Salem.' Dec. 22. Claiming he has
lost hia last dollar in a land deal near
Portland and unable to find work,
Tom Sullivan, aged 63. leaped from
the bridge over the Willamette here,
100 feet Into the water. His coat, on
which was pinned the pathetic note,
was found on the bridge today. He
he liud outlived his usefulness.
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' Every nitch and corner of our Immense store h crowded iv.'i toys. The ceiling
shelves, tables, and iloorare burdened with gifts to commemorate the greatest day in life.
The day to breathe peace to every man, woman and child, and bring joy in every home has
arrived again, only once In a year, why not be
HAPPY---HAPPY---HAPPY
Happiness does not ome 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
bow 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 fo every person. To get the rignt present for John ct 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 selection of ptesents 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. . . ' '
EREE Jfts OXJV E N I R S - H R E E'
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ijBisides helpw and to shew; jur appreciation to
P3ims, we sre going to give absolutely f ME, ICQ hzKdscn.e cunirs a day for
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week commencing Saturday, December t9ih. - We limit these' souvenirs to one in a family.
Buy your Christmas Coeds where ycu can get everylhirg you want at the lowest price.
Evenin d Observer Want AdslI Pay
T ldy Webb, the Coc-kney Comedian, as "Hawklnx" In "atMlana" at the
Steward WlnesIav XIHt. '
COMPLETE BliOWKU SYSTEM.
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Frank Hay, of the firm of Bay & Mrs. S. , F. Richardson entertulned
Zweifel, plumbers, has returned from ! last evening at dinner In honor of her
& Zweifel Install New System in
North Powder Mill.
North Powder, where he has installed
a complete blower system 'in the North
Powder planing mill. The system is
In detail similar to the one now In
operation at Imbler, and will be a big
fuel saver to the North Powder plant.
The pipes convey all waste from each
machine by means of auction. It is
being rapidly adopted by all first-class
planing mills of the county.
FOR RENT Furnished front room:
modern; one block from postofflce.
Phone to niack 342.
son Joel, a university student, Messrs.
Harvard Moore, Reuben Steelqulst and
Donald Lewis of the Oregon Universi
ty Glee club, and- Benjamin Grout of
thla city. Mrs. Richardson was as
sisted in 'serving by her daughter,
Miss Helen, and Miss Ruth Cotner.
Sportsmen In Boaton,
Boston, Dec. 22. Sportsmen are be
ginning to gather in Boston today to
show, which opens Christmas eve; will '
be an indoor rifle shooting tournament
under the auspices of the National Ri
fle Association of America. There
will also be an athletic carnival and
a fly and bait lasting tournament. ,
- To Welcome Oontrrcwtnion,
Paoaman, Dec. 22. Officials of Ma
canal gone and business men of Pan
ama and Colon are preparing a hearty
reception far the members ' of ' tht
house .committee on interstate awd
foreign commerce, who will arrive
here ftVly next month.
Spokane Politician Killed.
Spokane, Dec. 22. Allen F. Gill, a .
well known Spokane contractor and
take part in the various contests ar-. politician, was found dead last night
ranged for the annual Sportsmen's I in Moses Lake, Douglas county. Ho
Show of the New England Fish andl was hunting and It la supposed he was
Game association. A feature of the I accidentally shot-
Jetty at Month of Slnslan.
Eugene, Ore... Dec. 22.--J. B. Cush
man. of Acme, has received word from
Congressman W. C. Hawley, that the
chief of engineers of the United fitates
army has secured from the secretary
of war a loan of the government ma
chinery now at the mouth of the Co
aullle river, for the building of the i
Jetty at the mouth of the Sluslaw river
In Lane county. The county will prob
ably be bonded for' $200,000, if the
bill providing for that amount is
passed by the legislature.
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WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23th and 2Mh
THE SM FRMS1SC0 OPERR COMPANY
40 PEOPLE OS THE STAGE 40 S!Xwa M BEAUTY CHORUS
PRESENTING ON WEDNESDAY N1GM SHUBERT BROS. JAPANESE-AMERICAN MUSICAL COMEDY :
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The piece with remarkable record. Over on solid year in New York; six months in Chicago, five months in Boston
COMEDY FROM START TO FINISH WITH 27 BIG MUSICAL NUMBERS
CN THURSDAY NIGHT, CHRISTMAS EVE, H. C. CUNE'S TRANSLATION FROM THE FRENCH "LA PAUPIL" OR ,
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Both Operas Produced on a Scale of Spectactular Magnificence
RICES: 1 .50; $1.00; 75c and SOc Seats ori Salh, Mail orders fiUed hi the order recieved