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KVKXIXG CBSERVEU. LA GRANDE. OREGON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20,
I Merchants! Save $
$i0,000
In 1901 the Merchants f
of Oregon saved over
$10,000 by carrying a part
of their Insurance in their
own company, the Oregon
Merchants Mutual Fire As
surance Association, of
n - r i- mna
fumywu, vrcyon. ii tjvu
they will save $15,000.
During the same period
their neighbors were hand
lag over $1,500,000 in
profits to outside companies
In the Oregon Merchants
Mutual you get:
INSURANCE AT COST
A UM1T TO YOUR LIABIL
!
ITIES
PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF
LOSSES
i J. W. OLIVER, Agent
BUSSEY'S 1IACK LINE.
Beit -of service. Day and.
Night Hack furnished for
funerals and private parties.
Baggage transferred Day and
Night and Sundays. -
4 Stamt at Paul's Cigar Store.
'Phone Red 241
Night 'Phone Ma. a 25.
E. L. BCSSEY. 4
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Office of the Comptroller of tbe
Currency.
Washington, D. C, Oct 13, 1908.
- Notice is hereby glvea to all
persons whe may have claims
against "The Farmers & Trad
ers National bank of La
Grande," Oregon, that the same
must be presented to Walter
Niedner, Receiver, with the le
gal proof thereof, within three
months from this date, or they
may be disallowed.
LAWRENCE O. MURRAY,
Comptroller of the Currency."
.
Keep the money at home
by using
LA GRANDE SUGAR
Costs no nciesrd just as
sweet. All dealers.
9
THE GEORGE PALMER
LUMBER COMPANY
RETAIL DEPARTMENT
We Solicit Ytur Orders for
Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Mouldings,
Chain Wood
We are prepared to furnish and deliver material
promptly.
Call up Petall Department Phone Maln8.
1
COUNTRY BOYS WANTED .
EOR BUSINESS POSITION
Bulnoss men of Oakland and Sun
Francisco, and other large cities, want
oung men reared In the country to
prepare for commercial positions. Ex
perience has shown that the average
boy from the farm has habits of In
dustry and Integrity that make tor
success.
The Polytechnic Business College of
Oakland, Cal., has made a phenome
nal record In training and placing
young men and women In business
positions arid the College is located as
to provide homelike accommodations
at very low rates.
It Is said that every youn? man who
has taken the complete course In busi
ness training at wil College has re
itv' rraujHrttv employment upon
rhrlutta
An Illustrated Catalogue will be
sent free to anyone who will write to
Prof. W. E. Gibson, 30 Twelfth St .
Oaln(. C.
A visit to our store will set your
mind at rest on the holiday gift proD
lem. Tou'll know what you want to
give when you m our goods.
Newlla Book and Stationery Co.
Compete Threshing Outfit.
For sale at a bargain. Has been
run about 100 days. Time given, on
approved security.
LA GRANDE INVESTMENT CO.
WANTED--Loeal manufacturer's agent
to sell and Install our Never-Cool
Boiler Insulator and Flreless Cooker;
sells In every household; permanent
Income of $1500 to $2000 pear year;
few hundred dollars required to han
dle proposition In this town. Ad
dress for particulars, Range Roller
Insulator Mfg. Co., 389 E. Wash. St..
Portland, Ore.
Imhler l'roM?rty
For sale by owner.
Hotel and barn with 7 lots;
$2,000.
Shop with 6 lots; price, $400.
t-room house, with 6 lots;
price
prlct
$1000.
3-room housew 1th 3 lots; price $"00
For terms, .'all on or write
W. T. HARTLEY,
12-18-26t . Imbler, Ore.
WOOD SAWING
'Phone and we will
your wood sawing
promptly, and at
you can afferd to p v
are always ready..
MATHEWS & GLA (
Phone, Blaofc !
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LA uKAIlUL i
WON AGAIN
CLEAX BIT CLASSY GAME
WAS PLAYED YESTERDAY.
Mnal fM-oro Wus W to 0 In Favor of
Home Team Visitors Wore Gentle
men or Highest Caliber Go to lVn
il'eti n Srst KrMay La Graiule It
SiilM-rlor ill Every D'iartnuiil or the
Game.
La Grande demonstrated Its grow
ing prowess In the field of athletics
yesterday by hanging one on the fast
Pendleton militia football team by the
score of 5 to 0. More than that, Pen
dleton and La Grande club teams, for
years the bitterest enemies, and al
ways fighting at the least provocation
have played a game where inten
tions of slugging were absent and
where both teams left the field under
amicable circumstances. In this re
spec,t the game opened a new era
which, It Is believed, will continue as
long as athletic relations exist. At any
rate, La Grande won a game which
should have been theirs by a larger
score. Twice La Grande was under
the'Bhadow of Pendleton's goal post,
but coHtly fumbles averted touch
downs Only once did Pendleton get
.vlihln the danger line, and then miss
ed a try at goal.
I.a Grande Outplayed Visitors.
At every stage of the game , La
Grande showed superiority. Its line
was a stone wall thnt could not be
penetrated. Elmer Storle, the most
formidable line plunger on the Pen
dleton team, gained exactly two and
one-half yards through La Grande's
line, during the game. It Is unneces
sary to go Into details cf the game to
prove the assertion made. Pendleton
made first down but twice. Early li
the first half, Turner, the speedy quar
ter, got around Nelson's end for e
consistent gain, and just before the
same was over, Thompson of Pendle
ton, picked up a fumble on the Pen
lleton 10-yard and sprinted 35 yard
before being downed. These two galnr
were tha only ones Pendleton made.
In contrast to that. La Grande worker
.forward pass, tore long gains through
Pendleton's line, skirted the ends oc
casionally, and made great gains at
he punting department, netting In. all.
lght first downs. Chllders outpunted
the Pendleton man and Reynolds In
turn made a sensational record at car
rying back Pendleton's punts. Time
and again he would bring the ball
back to the point where It had been
kicked. It Is, therefore, to be seen
that La Grande should have won by
at least a 12 to 0 score had the team
not fumbled In two critical Instances.
The one score of the game follojved a
fumbled punt, Alstott recovering and
sprinting 20 yards for a touchdown.
He failed at goal.
It was a contest that delighted the
limited number ot spectators, fum
ing was a great feature of the game
and Captain Reynolds branded him
self as a competent general by calling'
punts on first down reppatedly. jJJI:
team mates were with him and once,
at least, recovered two successive
punts which netted in all 75 yards.
La Grande's line was a marvel. Ben
Grout, Goodall and Jasper, Elrod,
Orandy and Drlscoll, from left tackle
to right tackle, are a combination that
for aggressive work, and blockers, can
not be duplicated In eastern Oregon.
Their playing was without a flaw
When Storle, the greatest line plunder
east of The Dalles, failed to gnln
ugalnst them, there Is, necessarily.
some stability there. French and Al
ston alternated at right end, both
playing flawless games, French dis
tinguishing himself by a brilliant
tackle, and Alston hy pulling down .
neat forward pass. - Nelson, played the
ther end. Captain Reynolds Tiin.
nine gvuind than any other f'Vr -v
In ru-u-iii!; punts. Glllilan at right
half, played n hard game, tackling
mis! ;!rit;v nnl brenklnir formations
in a tl'iilling m-ir.ner. Chll-'e-s open
ed the game t fullback, hut early In
the game displaced Mlckelson. wh(
was quite severely Injured while play
ing left halfback. "Doc" Racon went
in at full and behaved as he always
does creditably. Chllders shone as a
bright and twlnklnlg spot in the firm
ament by his excellent punting, estab-
nsnlng a new mark for distance. One;
cunt went 60 yards. Just before the
, . .
game was over, Glllilan was withdrawn
1
In favor of Stltes. who for a few mo-
ments left the game, tore up Interfer-
ence like a catapult. .
Monetarily the affair was a failure.
The gate receipts Were approximately
I $20 below the actual expense of bring
ing the team Mere, ana covering oi in
cidental expenses.
The La Grande squad goes to Pen
dleton next Thursday night to play
the unmii team at "that place New
Year's ufternoon.
Official Fair.
The officials yesterday behaved In a
manner that was pleasing. C. C.
Clark of Union, refereed an errorless
game, while Prof. Mansagcr of 'this
city, and George Strand of Pendleton,
alternated at umpire and field Judge
to the entire satisfaction of both
teams. Timekeepers were E. E. Bragg
and Spell of Pendleton;, head lines
man, Jay Reynolds.
SELECTED
The Observer publishes herewith
the three selections of an all-eastern
Oregon high school football team. In
a letter to The Observer today, Mark
Moorhouse of, Pendleton, makes Pen
dleton's selection, thus completing the
three principal opinions of eastern
Oregon. As stated before by The Ob
server, the player securing two or
more selections holds permanent place.
The three teams follow:
Jlakcr Man's Choice.
Center Flnley of Baker.
Guard Graham of Pendleton.
Tackle Hall of Raker.
End Sturgls of Pendleton. .
, Guard Devlne of Pendleton.
Tackle Ingle of La Grande.
End Jett of Baker City.
Half Smith -it Ontario.
Half Xiles of Weston. t
Qua: ter Denham of Baker.
Full Baker of Pendleton.
Couch WttU'8 Selection.
End Jett of Baker.
End Sturgls of Pendleton.
Tackle Bean of Pendleton.
Guard Williamson of La Grande.
Center Bean of La Grande.
Guard Graham of Pendleton.
Tackle Ingle of La Grande.
Quarter Denham of Baker. '
Half Chllders of La Grande.
Full Baker of Pendleton.
Half Jones of Baker.
Honorable mention Walters, Cove;
Reynolds, Meyers and Hamilton, all
of La Grande.
Pendleton's Choice.
End E. Niles, Weston.
Tackle Devlne of Pendleton.
Guard Hall of Baker City.
Center V. Bean of La Grande.
Guard Ingle of La Grande.
Tackle Bean of Pendleton.
End Jett of Baker City.
Quarter Klmbrell of Pendleton.
Half Nlles of Weston.
Half Finch of Baker.
Flul Baker of Pendleton.
In making his choice Mr. Moorhouse
says of the two La Grande men given
places by him on the honorary team:
With Rean at center and two good
strong, steady guards, such as Hall of
Baker City and Ingle of La Grande
would make; men that could last the
game out protecting their center,
breaking through when the center was
unable we would have a stone wall In
the middle of the line that few teams
would try more than twice to put a
play over. While both Hall and Ingle
played the position of tackle they were
not quite heavy enough nor were they
well enough acquainted with the game
to play on this team, older and heav
ier men have crowded them to guard
positions. Other good guards, would
he Hindman of Raker City, Hlnderman
of Pendli r-n I Hean of La Grande.
rORM ATHLETIC CONFERENCE.
Movement on Fool to Perfect a
O r'jtn n i za '. io n A 1 1 1 let lea II y .
Ncv.
To form an rstern Oregon Athletic
r.iVr.T.ee co j ; i " i ! -i n i- all the high
schools and Normal institutions, is the
movement s'art.d in Pendleton by
Mark Moorhouse, and one which will
no doubt he fostered by every city in
this section of the state. By the for
mation of an association of this na
ture, all eligibility rules can he estab
lished, contested games carried to a
high tribunal, and definite decision?
made as to championship.
Notlc to Do Owner.
V.nir l? horehv eiven t ail-dt:
owners mat tne cog tax tags are
here In the hands of the city recorder,
,, ,,,. . ,,, , ,.,'
tftt on 8na arter January l . 1905.
,n dogs found without said tax tar
will be taken up and disposed of ac-
.cormng to oity eraiaane
J. VT. YIJLLJJtjr,
W.
Chief of Police ef the City
ALL-STARS
ef La
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Grande.
Wc WantYour Wants
in :
Our Want Ad Column
J ' Your want is placed before
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vvvi 7 ynjr-vwi jvu miwiy vw
want au wh:e retulu are the
FOR RiCNT,.
Fr Ret.
I have some nice pleasant rooms for
rent, with or without board. Transient
oeoole solicited. Mrs. Laura L.
Stults, 1620, corner Sixth and Spring.
t ir, s sm " " 'i '
For Rent or Sale.
A six-room furnished house; will
sell furniture and rent the house, or
will sell both furniture and house at a
bargain. 1
LA GRANDE INVESTMENT CO.
FOR RENT Five-room houaw; close
in. Inquire at Geddes groeery.
FOR RENT Seven-room house, with
bath. Mrs. Ralston, 1409 Washing
ton Ave. 'Phone Black 1041.
WANTED.
vT"TO To sell Or exchange 10
acre fruit ranch in bearing, with
many improvements, forLa Grande
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
Sommer house and the postofflce.
Leave at Sommer house. James Dick.
LOST Two small pieces of carptt on
the road between La Grande and
Wm. Hunter farm. Finder leave at
M. & M. store, Island City, or 'phone
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. McKlnzle ranch, a pair
of white Angora shaps. Finder
please return to, or 'phone J. L.
V.foodell ranch. Reward. 24-2t
LJ.-. .
Promptness
The value of a prescription depends upon the prompt
ness with which it reaches the sick room
"Do It Now" ':
is the motto which stands for much in our prescription de
partment. All prescriptions are filled as soon as received
and delivered as soon as filled. You know our reputation
for pure drugs and careful compounding .:. .'
We Carry Everything which Should be
Found in a Drug Store
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HILL'S DRvlQ JT0KE
: LA GRANDE, OREGON
L Sk. -SI. A A A A. A -SL .
DAILY OBSERVER 65c a Month
Li vJ isi I
G. E. FOWLER
fm
a thousand or more want-seekers
,n inanfl .nM I - .
vuv uuub ci rvuiu VI your
keynotes?
FOR 6 ALB.
iri air m tr.n t t
' wur. acres m
uburban property, well Improve
'PhoneBlaok 1532, or ace E. w
Hammerer, 2004 Adams avenue.
FOR SALE Small house and a UOj
130-foot lot Buy from owner and
save commtseicaer'a fee. Inquire at
J. Bachant, Cherry street.
Lan4 for
40 acres of fruit, garden or aifaif, I
land for sale cheap if taken seoa. CI
D. Huffman, R. F. D. 2. La Grand.
FOR SALE 1 chiffonier, 1 center ta
ble, I single bed with mattreu. 1
refrigerator, 1 lady's saddle; cheap I
E. Sebbelov, opposite sugar factory.
For Sale.
The George Hansen property. 8ev
en room uouse with bath and pantry, I
oloset room, corner lot; good location. I
Btreet and sidewalk improvement) E
done; part cash. Terms made known I
on application. A bargain If taken I
soon. Inquire at Ferguson book store, I
12-S-lm
FURNITURE FOR SALE A snap if
taken at once. Mrs. Fred Housh, at
1701 Fourth street.
tttl
WE WANT
600 to 1000 acres of land suit
able for apple orchard; must be
able to Irrigate same.
Also, houses to rent. We have
demands. Why leave your house
idle, f THE VAN DUYN REAL
TY CO., LA GRANDE, ORE.
Office in Scrlber Block. Both
nhonea.
,
THE COOK WILL BE GLD
to see some of our high grad ,
coal carried Into your cellar.
Didn't know there were gradea
in coal? Why there are almost J
as many as there are of egg of ,
butter. Let ua send you the (
kind that will prove by the per- ,
- i.i.v,r. fir that i
feetlon v.
oar coal is different than th J
rdlnary and decidedly better. J
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. Phone Main 10;