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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1908)
PAOE TWO. ma EIUIIT TACFS. EVENING CBSKRVEIt. LA GRANDE, OTtKliott. tiliitsbAV, DECEMBER 21, 108. i. i 1 f s 444-4444444" Merchants! Save 1 $W,000 In 190T the Merchants f Oregon saved over $10,000 6y carrying a part of their Insurance in their own company, the Oregon Merchants Mutual Fire As snrance Association, of r n i- inno uiyion, vregon, . in tyvo they will, save $15,069. During the same period I their neighbors were hand I tee over S1.50Q.OQO in profits to outside companies in the Oregon Merchants Mutual you get: INSURANCE AT COST A UMIT TO YOUR LIABIL ITIES PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF LOSSES J. W. OLIVER, Agent BVSSHY'S HACK LINE. 4 4 r . Beit f service. Day and Night Hack furnished for funerals and private parties. 4 Baggage transferred Day and 4 Night and Sundays. 4 Rtand s Paul's Clnr Store. 4 'Phone Red 241 4 Night 'Phone Mam 25. 4 4 K. L. BUSSEY. 4 4 '..,4 4 TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 4 4 Office of tin? Comptroller of the Currency. 4 Washington D. C., Oct. 13, 1908. 4 ' Notice la koreby given to all 4 4 peraona wh may have claims 4 agalnat "The Farmers ft Trad- era National bank of La Grande," Oregon, that the same must be presented to Walter 4 Nledner, Receiver, with the le- 4 gal proof thereof, within three 4 months from this data, or they 4 4 may be disallowed. 4 4 LAWRENCE O. MURRAY, 4 4 Comptroller ef the Currenoy. 44 444444444' 44444444444444444444444444441 Keep the money at home by using LA GRANDE SUGAR Costs no n cie rd just as sweet. All dealers. 4444444444444444 4)44444 : THE GEORGE 4 LUMBER RETAIL We Solicit Ycur Orders for Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Mouldings, Chain Wood . We are prepared to furnish and dellvzr material promptly. Call up Petall Department Phone Maln8. COUNTRY BOYS WANTED EOR BUSINESS POSITIONS Bulneaa men of Oakland and Sun Franoiseo, and other large cltlea, want joung men reared In the country to prepare for commercial positions. Ex perience has shown that the average boy from the farm haa hablta of In dun try and integrity that make fo.' sucoess. The Polytechnic BuBlneaa College of Oakland, Cel., ha made a phenome nal record In training and placing young men and women in business positions and the College la located as to provide homelike accommodation at very low rate. It la aaid that every young man who haa taken the complete course In busl-r-ew training t eollejr? hM r- jwtveA rmuo-railT employment upon jrra1utta. An Illustrated Catalogue will be sent free to anyone who will write to Prof. W. K. Gibson, 30 Twelfth St., Oakland. C. A visit to our store will set your mind at reat on the holiday 'gift proa lorn. Tou'll know what you want to give when yon e our roods. Xewlin Book and Stationery Co. Complete Thi-Mlilng Outfit. For sale at a bargain, Haa been run about 100 days. Time given, on approved security. LA GRANDE! INVESTMENT CO. WANTEDLocal manufacturer's agent to sell and Install our Never-Cool Holler InHulutor and Flrelesa Cooker; sella in every household; permanent Income of $1500 to 12000 pear year; few hundred dollars required to han dlo proposition in this town. Ad dress for particulars, Range Boiler Insulator Mfg. Co., 389 E. Wash. St.. Portland, Ore. . Imbler Iro)crty For sale by owner. Hotel and barn with 7 lots;1 $2,000. Shop with 6 lots; price, $40i. -room hoae, with 6 lots; price, price IWO, g-room housew Ith i lots; price $700. For terms, call on or write . . ' W. T. HARTLEY, 12-18-26t Imbler, Ore. 4 WOOD SAWING . . 'Phone and we will your wood sawing promptly, and at n v you can afford to pf V r.. ' are always reafly. MATHEWS A OLA Thane, Black 13M 4 4 4 r 4 4 . 4 4 4 444r4f4'r PALMER COMPANY DEPARTMENT m out ; OLD TEAR The final try-out debate for places on the Ln Grande high school team took place this afternoon amid an in teresting program rendered by the literary society of the high school, comprising the Junior and aenlor classes. The chief Interest centered In the debate, hut there wm v:, mi sio and songs in abundance.' The pro gram closes the ante-Christmas season and from tonight until the fourth day of January the students will enjoy Christmas holidays. The program rendered this afternoon follows: Song "Meerschaum Pipe," .... School Second chapter of continued story.. Marble Green Piano solo Lilly Richardson Recitation .Susie Burnett Song High School quartet Debate Affirmative J. Williamson, J. King and Marbel Green. . Negative H. 'Zurbrick, Leon Daw son and George Currey. Subject "Resolved, That Method of school taxation should be chang ed." , Selection High ' School orchestra Report of critic Prof. MickelHon The San Francisco Opera company gave a delightful presentation of "Fan tana" at the Steward last evening. The verbal testimonials that can be given by anyone who attended, should bring a still larger house tonight. The company is well-balanced, each minor part being capably handled. The lead ing lady, Miss Evelyn Francis Kellog, Is a charming bit of humantly who sings well and acts well. There Is a touch of grand opera at occasional moments, which carries the listener to the realm of the big stages, but the "classical" stuff seldom continues long and the trend of the play drifts back to comedy and mirth, liberally inter spersed with catchy songs. Following Is what the Portland Telegram says of the play, "The Toymaker," which will be given tonight by the same com- pany; "The Toymaker," "The Toymaker," as produced at the Marquam Grand this week, Is an ex traordinary achievement, scenlcally, musically and dramatically. It is an extraordinary achievement for a very clever, a very ambitious and a very young impresario, Frank W. Healy. It is also, such for a superior stock opera company, for the company is appearing at its best in the best thing it has yet attempted. Briefly and without cavil, to the production ns a whole, falls the rare distinction of being the most satisfy ing and pleasurable attraction of the year. There are many and plenty of reasons for this rather extravagant statement. In the first place, Mana ger Healy, with fine commercial and artistic Instincts in building up the company and in selecting operas, has led the patrons of the Marquam to ex pect something a little better each succeeding week and the great demon stration attending the opening per formance of "The Toymaker" last n'.Kht was eloquent prjof that he has kept pace with the popular dem.inu. Again, after many weeks of sojourn ing here, the Pan Francisco Opcrr. company haves Portland next week for other fields to conquer, and it was plainly to he seen that the versatile and hard-working company of players POPULAR i and singers were exerting every effort I to please. Both audience and stage- folk seemed to catch the spirit that 4 "speeds the pjirtinff guest." and there- J fove added zist was lent the two hours j and a half of fun. melody and specta- ! cle. Furthermore, it doesn't often happen that the first nlghters. those I hardened nnd blase old sinners, always J cold, critical and unappreclative, are carried off their feet to the extent of going out after the first act and mak i Ing reservations for the very next night, but that happened a number of times last night. J Dipping for a moment Into' the ex cellent features of the production, fae- . tors which entered Into the great hit (scored, It might be said that no spec- tuele, either of a Yuletlde nature or otherwise, has beei seen on a Portland stage, that could approach the closing picture of the second scene, tho toy shop picture. It carried Its strong ap peal into the sere and crusted hearts of the old, and vividly stirred the emo tions of the impressionistic young.,' The initial curtain of "The To llshed with practically every mechan ical and automatic Christmas trinket and bauble known to toyland. They were all In motion,' set to music, and to all this gorgeous, moving bewilder ment was added the living, flesh and blood human automatons, singing and moving to the measured swing of rhythm of lifting orchestration. The prettiest of the chorus girls In the company were scattered in riot and profusion among the toys, and that Is why the little shop ln . Nuremburg, where "gentle dolls and fearsome beasts are made," was at a fairyland tableau. Call Santa Claus or St Nich olas or old Kris Krlngle myths if you will. Deny their existence and smash them as idols and figments of idle Imagination if you will; but the airy castles of childhood will never tumble Into disuse and decay so long as the stage presents such striking pictorial fancies as that closing scene. The Initial curtain of "Te Toy maker" rises on the chapel of a mon astery near Nuremburg, where a con tend 1, self-sacrlficlngf band of Black FArest Franciscan Friars are dlscant ing on the uncharltableness of the world and less vigorously perhaps on their own bitter needs. The situation, us the layman would say, Is that of wondering how they can pay the mort gage on their humble possessions. . Good music abounds In this opening scene, and while "Brother Matthew'' doesn't look very comfortable in the dark brown gunny sack and bell-cord costume, he sings with as fine effect as If he wore clothes. Hewas ably assisted ln his rich and winning num bers by a good chorus of brother monks. The first scene is Important to the unfolding of the plot, for "The Toymaker" is not one of those usually disjointed clap-trap things which pass muster under the sweeping but mis leading title of comic opera. It Is a series of Interesting Incidents, well re lated, plausible and falling upon each other's heels with natural sequence and calling for plenty of dramatic skill. " Eugene Wiener, the apprenticed monk, about whom the love plot large ly revolves, sang In fine voice last night, while dainty Dahpne Pollard, who assumed the role of the famous doll, the masterpiece of Johannus Gug genhelmer, tho toymaker, gave an en tirely satisfactory performance In this heavy part. If one cares to ascertain Just how hard It is to play the part of a human automaton, let him try it once. George Kunkel, as the toymaker, had a not too grotesque, but an ef fective make-up, and to him must be accorded the chief individual honors as a droll and tireless mirth-producer. His song, "I Got Plenty," made the curtain work overtime. Fmnk Rertmnd helped cnt1rnW In the evening's gaiety. The five chorus girls who played doll parts won numerous curtain calls. Altogether "The-Toymaker" is one of those attractions in which the cost of the seat should not be much of a consideration, but the San Francisco Opera company. In the Healy produc tion. Is giving Marquam patrons three times their money's worth. If yon miss it this week, blame yourself, for it's worth seeing two or three times at least. SPEND TOm HOMDAY VA- CATICN A r PASO KOBLKS. Tf complete rest and most perfect conditions Imaginable for nature cure are what you need, spend your holi days at l'aso Uobles hot .Springs, Cal ifornia, A week or two, and even a few days there will accomplish more in Hie way of restored energy than a much longer period and more expens ive treatuit nt elsewhere, because good old Mothei' Xatuic Is nurse and physi cian. Paso Robles Is taking the same rank in America and enjoying the same fame for wonderful cures that Carls bad and Uaden-Iladen do in Europe. The hotel is a marvel of comfort and luxury, and the bath house built by the city, free to all, Is said to be one of the best In the world. It is a stub born ailment and a hopeless condition of physical breakdown that the min eral waters and. hot mud baths of Paso Robles will not heal in a short time. Call on Agent J. H. Keeney for de scriptive booklets of Paso Robles, and he will also tell you all about the rates. D4Jt A AAA AaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAi A A A A A A A.sA A, i a . - We Want - ; , Our Want Your want is placed befors a thousand or more want-seekers very day Can you afford to spend one cent per word of your want aii whe:a results ars the keynotes? ' C 4444444444444444444444444444444444 FOR RENT. For Ret. I have some liioe pleuMint rooms for rent, with or without board. Tranelent people sollalud. Mrs. Laura L. Stults, 1120, corner Sixth and Spring. For J lent or Sale. A six-room furnished house; will sell furniture and rent the house, or will sell both furniture and house at a bargain. LA GRANDE INVESTMENT CO.' t'OR RENT Five-room house;, close ' In. Inquire at Geddss grocery. FOR RENT Seven-room house, with bath. Mrs. Ralston, 1409 Washing ton Avt. 'Phone Black 1041. WANTED. WA?"T" To sell or exchange 10- acre fruit ranch in bearing, with . many Improvements, forLa Grande i city property. Telephone Black 932. LOST AND FOUND. FOUND Long neck fur on road 9 miles east of La Grande, two weeks ago last Saturday. At Observer of fice. LOST A bunch of keys, between the' Summer house and 'the postoffice. Leave at Sommer house. James Dick. LOST Two small pieces of carpet on the road between La Grande and Wm. Hunter farm. Finder leave at j M. & M. store! Island City, or 'phone j T. J. Snider. LOST On the streets of La Grande Saturday, one dozen baby photos. Finder please return to Mrs. Harley Smith, or this office. LOST Last Saturday, between Imbler and R. M. McKlnzie ranch, a pair of white Angora Bhaps. Finder please return to, or 'phone J. L. Woodell ranch. Reward. 24-2t AAAAAi4'''l A f tomptmss I The value of a prescription depends upon the prompt- ness with which it reaches the "Do It Now" f is the motto whkh stands for X M pi,.rcm. nil preuipuwui and delivered as soon as filled. You know out reputation 1 for pure drugs and careful compounding .:. .:. M 41 We Cany everything which bnouia oe i Found in a HILL'5 DRUQ JTORE LA GRANDE, OREGON f fj.t- -i- 4 DAILY OBSERVER 65c a Month : 0. F. FOWLER Yoar Wants in : Ad Column 4 . FOR SALE. POR 3A.LK--Two to four crs c.f suburb property, well improved. 'PheneBiack 1532, or see E. W. Kammerer, 2004 Adams avenue. FOR SALE email house and a 140x It 0-foot lot Buy from owner and save commlsstcaer's fee. Inquire of J. Bachant, Cherry street ' Laud for Sule. " 40 acres ef fruit, garden or alfalfa tana for sale cheap If taken soon. C D. Huffman, R. F. D. 2. La Grande. FOR SALE 1 chiffonier, 1 center ta ble, 1 single bed with mattress, 1 refrigerator, 1 lady's saddle; cheap If taken at once. 'Phone Red 871. E. Sebbelov, opposite sugar factory. For Sule. ' The Gre Hansen property. Sev en room house with bath and pantry, closet room, corner lot; good location. Street and sidewalk Improvements done; part cashv Terms made known on application. . A bargain If taken iron. Inquire at Ferguson book store. 12-3-lm ' FURNITURE FOR SALE A snap if taken at once. Mrs. Fred; Housh, at 1701 Fourth street t 4 4 4 WE WANT 600 to 1000 acres of land suit able for apple orchard; must be able to Irrigate samel Also, houses to rent. We have demands. Why leave your house Idle. THE VAN DUYN REAL TY CO., iLA GRANDE, ORE. Office ln Scrlber Block. Both phones. 4 4 4- '4 4 4- 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4444444444444 sick room much in our prescription ae- AtlS a I dieujicu as miqu as rtxeivcu r A f I T Drug Store , THE COOK WILL BE GLAD to see some of our high grade coal carried into your collar. Didn't know there were grades ln coal? Why there are almost as many as there are of eggs or butter. Let ua send you the kind that will prove by the per fection of the kitchen fire that our coal la diiora&t tnaa the ordinary and decidedly better. - a . Phone MataJOj