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LOCAL ITEMS.
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tUstrlet Attorney P. S. Ivanhoe Id
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WUlluwa county louay.
KiiKlneer and Mrs. n. B. Cunllff loft
inning for Walla Walla.
George Balrd Is over from Union on
buslneis matters today.
Andrew Lund, the Ice king of North
powder, was a la Orande visitor to-
iliy. ' " .
Hector McDonald passed through
the city this morning: en route from
Walla Walla to his home at Wallowa.
Mrs. J. F. Phy returned this morn-
InK from r1" "j, innru
land to spend the holidays,
Sirs. Surbrlck of Baker City, was
I pnssenger on this morning's train,
en route to Walla Walla. -
George Hansen, the Telocaset helper
engineer, Is here looking after his
property today.
Viola and Countess Klrtley left this
morning for Walla Walla to spend the
holidays with friends and relatives.
Miss Maud Clements, who la attend
ing Whitman college, Walla Walla, ar
rived last night for the holidays.
Miss Lillian Holman, who Is a stu
dent at the Weston Normal school, has
returned to spend Christmas at home.
Mrs. L..M. Bloom of Cove, who
came over yesterday to do her Christ
mas shopping, returned home this
morning. ' . . -
Miss Lucrece .Woods, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Woods, and a stu
dent at St. Helen's Hall, Portland, Is
spending the holidays at home.
Miss Viva Little and son left today
for their home In Toppenish, Wash.,
after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. George
Ackles. r
, Mrs, Koy Pickler of C'upium, Ida
ho, Is here visiting her father and
mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Pk'klor. '"''
. Miss) Evelyn Fiances Ketlog, of the
gun Francisco Opera company, Is a
guest while In the city of Dr. and Mrs.
F. E. Moore.
Mrs. J. F. Campbell and Bon took
their departure this morning for Mil
ton, to visit' friends during the holi
days. ! .
The PIxton boys, who are, attending
the Weston Normal, passed through
La Grande today en route ' to their
home at Cove for the holidays.
Mrs. William Anderson arrived last
night from Portland, to spend the hol
' ldays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Warren. ,. . ,
Dr. O'Connor, who has been visiting
his wife and daughter,, who are spend
ing the winter In Portland, returned
last evening. ,
Miss Clara Hancock, who was In
jured In a runaway5 east of this city
several weeks ago,-has recovered suf
ficiently to leave the hotpital and will
return to Cove.
C. W. Todd, the Portland horse buy
er, writes that he will be In La Grande
January SO and 31, and that he wants
horses varying In weight between 1150
and 1300 pounds. '
Joint Masonic Installation tonight.
The quarterly conference of the M.
E. church will be held this evening at I
the church. District Superintendent J.
D. Gillilan will bt present.
Another hEfndsome . calendar was
sent to The Observer office last eve
ning. This timej was Mr. -Taylor,
of the Sugar company, who remem
bered us. The calendar is a hand
some six-piece affair and most beau
tifully calendered.
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''Vl.J!ltA'iM.- month' ' ' ; " . '.......-.
: MM Jc2i. one ot the nur ul liibl ,,, 1 V ' .'W-nt tot WaJhanw .Bros. .& Krr, who
hospital, left this morning for Tort- " l,n ' Lunz,('n- formerly a switch- niRke8 hs hcaduarteri , thIs clty, t
ITURKEY
l TURKEYS bY
1 GEESE
Too Numerous tb Mention
At
IK RONDE
rrAo QTORES
FIR STREET
PRICES WITHIN THt REACH Or ALL
Mr. and M-?, V,'. J. Banford of Per
ry, wore tn the city today tramtactlng
business with a Grande merchants.
Mrs. ,ttto Dldlon will leave InThe
morning for Pendleton to spend the
holidays with relntlves.
Miss Irma Alklne la home from
Portland, where she la attending the
Behnko-Walker Uuslness college.
Brakeman and Mrs. J. Stiles left!
last evening for The Dalles and other
points In the northwest.
' Judge and Mrs. He.nry expect to g
to Baker City tomorrow to take Chrlst
mns dinner with Editor and Mrs. G.
B, Small. ...
Dr. Phy, who has been making an
extended tour of the eastern states, la
to La Grande and will again Join the
crew here.
Hugh Shelley, n. brakeman on the O.
B. & N. main line, has resigned and
will accept a position In the N. K.
West store In the near future.
Thomas Price, a timekeeper on the
Joseph extension, came In on the train
last evening and left for Portland to
spend the holidays!
Mrs. J. C. Klssler has gone to Port
land Ito visit her daughter, Miss
Blanch, who Is attending a school of
music In the metropolis.
Senator McDonald was n Observer
visitor today, stating that the Sunday
school at Allcel Is preparing for a
most Interesting ' program Christmas
eve.
Miss Hazel Small, was a pnssen-;--' J
on the morning train en route t
Poryfcnd to Baker City. MIsf !j .-.'! is
attending St. Helen's Hall, and id go
ing home to spend the holidays.
J. F.. Graham, chief of motive power
on the O. It. & N., and J. .T. Langley,
the master mechanic, were visitors in
La Grande last night, going west this
morning. .
Mr. ftnd Mrs. .William Erlosnn and
Mrs. Sairah ChaS'J of i-'pokane, arrived
last night to spend the holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. William Bohnenkamp.
Mrs. Krleson" is a sister, and Mrs.
Chase 6n sunt of Mrs. Bohnenkamp,
Nearly all of the Sunday schools of
the city have their Christmas exercises
tomorrow evening. There will be sev
eral hundred happy young folks lis
tening and taking part in the various
programs. ' ''
Miss Belle Sills, who is teaching the
Grange Hall school, has been instru
mental in arranging a moet interest
ing program which will be presented
by the school children tomorrow eve
ning. John Shaw, the Sandiidgo farmer,
was in La Grande this afternoon. Mr.
Shaw reports farmers In his part of the
valley waiting for the cold snap to
break so they can finish plowing for
spring grain. '
James O'Sulllvan, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter O'Sulllvan of this city,
came to La Grande last evening from
Joseph en route to Pendleton, where
he will visit bis mother, who is ill
there.
J. S. N. Smith, the veteran hunter,
farmer and fruitgrowers, is In town
today from his Cove home. Mr. Smith
says this sort of weather Is Just to his
liking, as the snow makes hunting
easy the cold keeps the fruit back,
and the wind keeps things moving and
gives the country the 'air of being on
the go.
The old gentleman Cummlt, who
has been quite ill for the past few
days, was taken to the Grande Ronde
hospital this morning. His sons, who
are ranehins: on the upper Grande
Ronde, came down today to admlnls-
THE HUNDRED
DUCKS
CHICKENS
the
ADAMS AVE.
n
COMPANY
tor to his wants.
William Condlt Is down from his
Grande Hondo river hay ranch, and
states that the mercury registered 7
degrees below ero Monday night. Mr,
Condlt says that it may. be a little
colder where he resides, but his hay
stacks are largo enough to break the
wind, anyway. I '
H. E. Williams was In the city to
day transacting business. . Mr. Wil
liams says the cold ware Is not bother
ing him as far as he.hus plenty of
hed room for his stock, and hay
enough to keep them fat until next
harvest, lie Is devoting his attention
to protecting an over-fat turkey which
he expects to execute In time for
returned this morning from a trip
through Idaho. Mr. French attended
the Oregon-Idaho irrigation conven
tion, and reports the convention was
a grand success. He suggests that
La Grande citizens take steps to se
cure a meeting of the organization for
some date In the near future.
Bank Officer) In Tr.-.r.hfo. '
Pittsburg, Dec. 23. rv.jm...H W.
W. Ramsey, and former Cashier A. A.
Vilsack, of the German National jank,
charged with bribery in connection
with the councllmanlc scandals In this
city, were today held bythe court un
der $13,000 ' bonds. They tendered
their resignations to the bank direc
tors Saturday when It was alleged that
as discovered 'by the bank exam
ir that they -ad &. ranged to pay
large sums of money to the council-
men to secure the appointment of the
bunk with which they were connected,
as the city depository. ' -
SOCIETY. '
Sell u ma n n Day Intercstliifr.
Schumann day was an interesting
one for the ladles of the Lyle Tuesday
Musical, who attended the meeting of
the club at the home of Mrs. Matilda
Anthony "on Sixth street yesterday af
ternoon. Robert Schumann, the com
poser, was the central figure for dis
cussion; and '.aside from rendering
some of his works, the musician was
discussed In a round table talk fash
Ion. The program was under the di
rection of Mrs., Clara T. Lyle. Here
with Is the, program as rendered:
Piano duet. Opera 11, No. 1 ...... .
MaClymont
Miss Lela Wilson and Nellie Disq.ua.
Reading "Life .of Robert Schu- .
mann .... i Mrs. C. H. Upton
Piano solo "Slumber Song," Schu-
' man . . , Mrs. G. C. Cummlngs
Story and song "I Murmur Not,"
Schumann ........ Mrs. E. C. Moore
Violin solo "Abendlied," Schu-
man Miss Bertha Toung
Song , '
a "Belt Ich Inn Gesehen," Schuman
b "Until Tou Came," Metcalf.
' ' Miss Jean Macdonald.
Piano solo "Fruhllngsrauchen," '
Llnding ......... .Miss Mae White
Quartet "Gypsy Life," ....Schuman
Mrs. O. E. Sllverthorn, Mrs. E. Polack,
Mrs. C. H. Upton, Mrs. M. Anthony.
ChrlPtmaa dinner. I
Steward's Opera
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WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23th and With
E SM FRMCISCO OPERFk COMPANY
40 PEOPLE ON THE STAGE- 40 A Bit BEAUTY CHORUS
PRESENTING ON WEDNESDAY NIG HI SHUBERT BROS, JAPANESE-AMERICAN MUSICAL COMEDY
The piece with remarkable recerd. 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
ON THURSDAY NIGHT, CHRISTMAS EVB. H. C. CONE'S TRANSLATION fROU THE TRENCH "LA PAVPEE" OR
ee
The finest Yule-tide opera ever written. It is one continous lauga set to beautiful music
Both Operas Produced on a Scale of Spectactular Magnificence
PRICES: JI.50; $1.00; 75c and 50c. Seats on Sale, Mail orders filled in the order recieved
TOYS
every nitch and corner of our Immense store is crowded with toys. The ceiling
shelves, tables, and Uocrare burdened wilh gifts to commemorate the greatest day in life.
The day to breathe peace to evety man, woman arid child, and bring cy in every home has
arrived again, only once in a year, why not be
HAPPY
" hap pine sTdo'ew receiving, but in givinc. 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 selection of these presents Is of grta
moment to every person To get the rlgnt present for John or Mary, one Ihey will appre
ciate and one you can afford, Is the greatest problem before you. ,
I T
r: WITH OUR IMMENSE STOCK
At your disposal the selection of presents beccme 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. j .V-'V 'Z;'".V
F R EE SOU V ENIR S FREE
Besides helping to make shopping a pleasure and to shew our appreciation to cur
patrons, we are going to give absolutely FREE, HO hzndscrre 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 everthing you want at the lowest price.
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Evening Observer Want Ads Pay
Round Table Talk Subject: "Robert
Schumann." ,
Conducted by Mrs. E. C. Moore.
Christmas for Telephone Girls.
.The telephone exchange girls last
evening onjoyed a. Christmas tree par
ty at the home of Miss Flora Mack.
Only members of the Pacific exchange
were present,
'Monday evening the young lady
friends o the number of 115 or more
gave, a linen shower to Miss Martha
Cahoon. A most pleasant evening
was the result and all departed reafiz-
ing that wedding bells were soon to
be expected.
NIGHTS
eep
antan
The Toy maker
-TOYS
-HAPPY-HAPPY
Goldm
Dr. IV. D McMillan
Painless Denistry
La Grande National Bank Bldg
Both Phones
Scientists Obttcrvo Eclipse.
Santiago, Chile, Dec. 23. Five hun
dred of the leading savants of the
New World, who are here to take partj
In the Pan-American Scientific con
gress, today witnessed the curious
phenomena connected with the most
Interesting total eclipse of the sun In
recent years. The Chilean government
is acting as host to the visiting scten-
tlsts. over a score of whom are from
the United States, and the eclipse of
a
TOYS
the sun is but one of the interesting :
features on the program. Today's,
eclipse began at 5:22 this morning and
ended at 8:18. It began as an annu- .
lar eclipse, became total for 11 sec-,
onda, and again changed to annular.
Some of the leading astronomers of
North and South America took ob
servations, and the eclipse will be dis
cussed in several interesting papers to
be read before the congress, which .
formally opens on ChrlstmuB day
All members of the M. E. church
Snuday school, who are to take part In
the. ChrlBtmas program tomorrow
night, should be at the church tomor
row afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, or as
near after that hour as possible. ,
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