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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1909)
evening tuurnvi n. i v.r..xv?., nrcox thvrmv.v. jnv.::v 2?. irw. VAc:r. rivii LOCAL ITEMS. ' B. nil'1'11" " " '"i, tn m . r... In Til !t.l.,.l.. t.Mllii The Thomas dancing cifcss meets mnorrow "lKht- Conductor J. K.' Conneis li-ft , last v,nins tM Portland. .,ngin,.(.r CarlHon Is down from Ka Jnel today on a business visit. L Alton Is over from Hot Lake to- Vy on business matters. I ri.ivil Carter waa a business visitor rom Cove yesterday. , K. M. McCoy of Wolsor, transacted i Jcwlne hr last evenlne' :-.:... Attorney Oustav Anderson of Baker Kity. Is transacting business before Jthe circuit court today. E. B. Woods, O. K. & N. detective, rrlved last evening from the east and today wot west again. , j J, II. Jett, the popular Baker City rummer, reached La Grande last Lvenlng. Mrs. H. U. Myers returned this inorniug from Union, where she was. ailed several days ago by the serious Illness of her mother.' Attorneys B. F. Wilson and L. J. Da- Vls of Union, were among the attor neys to argue motions before Circuit jjinlge Knowles today. , I Cecil Hawley, son of congressman JHiiwIey of the Willamette valley, ar- 'rlved this morning to accept a position with Cherry's New Laundry. William Chenault, one of Cove's ni'ist energetic and prosperous far mers ana iruugreru, whs n im Grande visitor today. .Mrs. William Coughanour and Sirs. W. J. Morrison, will return to their home in North Powder on the evening train. They were guests at the East ern Star reception. The denizens of the Chinese qur.r ers were out for a fire-cracking time Inst evening. The presence of many, spectators proved an Incentive for ex travagance. George Baird, the Rockefeller of Union, and James Hutchinson, also of Vnion, went to their homes last eve ning after returning from Wallowa county. Miss Alice Knight, deaennness of the Episcopal church, will hold services at North Powder ssunuay. win Knlsht held services at Island City last Sunday to a splendid attendance. Mrs. Ramsdale of Cove, who his been, teaching in the public school at North 'Powder, has resigned, and Prof. Hargrove of Baker City, has been secured to fill the vacancy. There will be a public supper at the home of R. E. Smith next Wed nesday evening, given by the Presby terian Aid society. The public should keep the matter in mind. The second story of the ?.t. & M. company's building 0:1 joiierson ave nue Is now welT under construction. In the near future, the building will be ready for the roof. " ". Mrs. Pauline Moore Riley and daughter, Lorraine, of Baker City, re- iirned to their home this morning after attending the reception at the Kantern.Star last night. They were guests ot Mr. ana Mrs. canaries o.ve. Yesterday was trading day among automobillsts of the county. J. A. Thronson, of Imbler, now owns the P.eo owned by Dr. Molitor, and J. R. Hibberd has the IKssel-kar formerly owned by Mr. Thronson. Dr. Molitor Is temporarily without' a buzz-wagon. The little truant boy who was ar rested yesterday by Truant Officer Faulk., was today taken back to school and for a day or two he will n doubt lend himself Industriously to his books. Hy far the largest and many sa,, the best orchestra that has played .. a Steward production in recent years, entertained the audience last evening between atcs. With nine pieces to give finish and volume, the organiza tion can well be classed with any opera hou.se orchestra. There are still several coats an2 helmets belonging to the fire depart ment that were borrowed last Sunday night and not returned. Chief Jones Is extremely anxious to have them re turned and those who have the prop erty owe to the department to make prompt returns of the borrowed goods. Several Isolated tracts were sold this morning at the land office doors to Oregon parties. Claud Huffman of Elgin was one of the buyers. Two men were bidding on the same tract during the 9 o'clock sale, with the re sult that the bidding was spirited. One realized his mistake before it was ' fate and retracted his bids. - Man Is an admirer of the beautiful. He invariably selects the umbrella that has the prettiest handle. SOCIETY. , leading Social Affulr. The reception given lat evening at thu Masonic hall by Miss O'Leaty Hein le k and Mrs. Fred O. Sthllke, In honor of .the new. officers of Hope Chapter No. 13, Order of the Eastern Star, was one of the leading society tvvnis of the season. The guests were greeted In the parlors by Mesdames J. M. Berry and N. Molitor, from whence they were ushered into the assembly room, where they were received by Mesdames E. E. Kiddle and W. 11. Bohnenkamp, and presented, to the of ficers in their stations. At the door of the banquet room the guests wore met by Mesdames David Bay and Mac Wood. ' . Refreshments were served from ta bles decorated with colors to represent the five points of the Eastern Star. The following ladies costumed In ap propriate colors, presided: Miss Bessie Bohnenkamj), in blue, Star point, Ruth; Mrs. J. E. Reynolds, In white, Star point, Esther; Mrs.'S. L. Glen, in green, Star point, Martha; Mrs. M. K. Hall, In red, Star point, Electa. Not less attractive than the colored tables was the coffee table In silver and white, presided over by Mesdames Frank Lilly. J. H. Alklne, W, D. Mc Millan, 8,11 daintily attired In white. ' An especial feature and one that proved very attractive was the orien tal booth, where Mrs. George T. Coch ran served tea from a beautiful CM-, nese tea service, laid on a clo'.h of 1 Canton linen of exquisite hand work.) The booth itself was draped In orient tal stuffs .of various hues. The ele gant costume worn by Mrs. Cochran was of oriental nateriul, hand made and fashioned after oriental styles. The tea table hostess bears the dis tinction of being a member o"f Mayon Chapter No. 1, of Manila, P. t., the only Eastern Star chapter In the orient. ' ' Wednesday evening being a regular session of Hoppe Chapter, O. E. S., the meeting was called promptly at 7:30. Beside the regular business, f.ve candidates being In waiting, the Initiatory work was given in an im pressive manner. This was the first work given by the new officers and was exceptionally well done. Among the guests, attending were E. E. Kiddle, grand master of Oregon; Mrs. Pauline Moore Riley, grand as sociate conductress of Oregon and worthy matron of Esther Chapter No. 11, O. E. S., Baker City; Mrs. Alta Coughanour, past matron, of Lorraine Chapter No. 20, of Payette, Idaho, and Attorney John S. Hodgin, past patron of Enterprise Chapter; and Mrs. Olive Ladd, past matron of Seattle chapter. The 200 guests present after greet ing the hostesses, officers and guests of honor, spent the closing hours of the evening In an Informal manner. Miss Belnlck and Mrs. Schilke, to gether with their receiving hostesses, were the recipients of merited en comiums for the charming success of the evening. Dr. IV. D. McMillan Painless Denistry La Grande National Bank -BdgJ Both Phones BROTHER KILLED. II. C. Viiiacke Rfw-lvM ) of His Brother's Death In Railroad Awl dent. H. C. Vinacke, of this city, has re ceived the news of the death of his brother, J. W. Vinacke, as a result of the railroad accident near, Glenwood Springs, Col., last week. The unfor tunate man wns severely injured, hav ing had his right leg broken, his left thigh badly lacerated and four ribs fractured. At first It was thought there were hopes of his recovery, but on the fourth day following the wreck he passed away. - Mr. Vinacke was a traveling man. and represented a. large wholesale hardware firm In Omaha. It seems that It was his fate to be killed In a railroad accident, having been in jured twice before and had JuBt re covered from Injuries received in a wreck which occurred a few months ago, in which he was severely Injured about the head. He leaves a family, consisting of a wife and three chil dren who reside in Denver; also par ents and brothers. Miss Nell Graham returned this morning to her home In Elgin after Visiting briefly In this city. ATTACH SMITH JKWEI.ltY STOHK. Will Elle IVtitiou In llankrupU-y Sale Dclayitl. , J. R. Smith,- who has conducted tt Jewelry store In this city for the past 10 years, had his place of business at tached last nlg"ht by the sheriff on or ders of the Hamilton Jewelry com pany, who had a claim for 1160. Yes terday afternoon Jewelers Slegrist and Peare had. contracted to buy Mr. Smith's business. The price' agreed upon,' notices were mailed to Smith's creditors, giving them lugal notice of the transfer. The attachment will In all probability prevent the consum mation cf th sale, as Smith will go Into bankruptcy. The liabilities are thought to be In the neighborhood of 16000. The stock is thought to bo worth porbabiy 13000. oclor Marriage) Law. Idaho will cease to .be a divorce mecca If a bill Introduced In the leg islature today Is passed. It extends the period of residence required from six to 18 months. SUCCESSFUL j ; WELLS If you are thinking about having ' a ' well well drilled, let us furnish you with a list 'of, those I for whom we have drilled wells in Union ' sounty. We understand the well business -end believe we can save you money and leave you a satis factory well. , R. A. WES1Y The Well Driller ' Additional bills allowed by th( uary term of the county court: A. Stewart, J. P. fees, Slate vs. Gates J. W. Black, special constable, J. P. court. State vs. Gates Jan 16.70 1.20 P. court, State vs. Gates .... 3.30 Dr. H. W. Riley, witness, J. P. court, State vs. Gates .... 1.70 Ed Wright, witness, J. P. court, State vs. Gates 1.70 Anna Bay, witness, J. P. court, State vs. Gatea ..... 1.70 Adolph Newlin, witness, J. P. court, State vs. Gates 1.70 I. X. Cromwell, M. D., profes sional services as per bill . . 5.00 C. A. Galloway, grand juror, October term, circuit court 1908 , .... 11.40 James S. Peach, do 7.40 John J. Brugger, do . . 12.00 Dexter Eaton, do 6.60 J. J. Brown, do 10.60 W. H. Briggs. do I... 12.00 E. C. Moore, do 6.20 G. W. Alien, Juror, October term, circuit court, 1908 .... 39.21 W. A. Ogden, do 27.20 W. F. Gekeler, do .' 40.00 8. M. Haynes. do 42.20 Harry Welmer, do '. . 4S.20 Samuel Parker, do 43.00 M. H. Klrtley, do 36.20 W. T. Walsinger. do 4 7.40 Wm. C.etchell, do 39.40 A. O. Hagans, do 36.20 H. U. Meyers, do 3.20 Wl Jones, do -80 W. R. Ledbetter, do 47.60 Franklin Zurbrlck, do 46.00 Geo. Burns, do 4S.20 W. D. Wilson, do 19.20 C. W. T. Ellsworth, do 55.00 P. L. Smith, special juror, Oc tober term circuit court, 1908 24.20 E. P. Ashby, do 30.20 Mil BILLS ALLOWED Appearance is Half Do you realize that you can be gay,' sad; happy r despondent, prvud or forlorn bv iust changing appzKl 'cf wears. Have you thought that two thkds of life's cares come from appearance. WHY NOT APPEAR WbLL THEN and drive the small cares away? For with the outer appearance the inner self acts. Nice apparel can be had today for as meager a sum as the poorer wear. 'm rrl36W Our Line Over :coKD Newest Conceptions in Raincoats lust Arrived by Express X r The largest line of Muslin Underwear in LMINE0US RUBBERIZED SATINS, variety Eastern Oregon ont for your inspection. Price of cohrs, tight fitting or fullback is the least consideration with us. $1250 RUBBERIZED CRMENETTE, band tailored MOIRE VEL0UR with the latest collar deml tmed back $9.50 515.00 i THE PRIDE OF MY LADY is a neat, dainty foot- A gentleman is usf as much concerned with the zppearance of hh feet as is a queen. And why not, for does not the appearance of the feet change the whole person? So in looking for footwear seek for STYLE AND WEAR COMBINED the hvo essential qualities in Shoes, Rubbers and Boots. The ioot dress handled by us js purchased from this standpoint by men of experience and who know. So If you wish a faot which is trim and neat, buy our shoes which are narrow but roomy with thtblucher running well down to the middle of the toes and see the wonderful effect it has for ap pearance, . ' Golden All the New Styles J. W. Van Fleet, do . S-20 John Welch, do 2-20 Wm. Winn, do 2.20 Jack Hills, do . 2-20 Geo. Orout. do 2.20 Geo. ilekcler, do 2.20 D. M. Hunt, do 2.20 Neri Ackles, do ... 2.20 C. P. Thompson, do 3.20 Wm. Winn, do 3.20 C. L. Mackey, do 9.20 Wm. Thompson, do 24.20 J. Splkor, do ... . 9.20 F. I. Gasklll. do 9.20 J. '. Huff, do 2.20 John E. Hough, do 9.20 P. A. Charlton, do 9.20 G. Blockland. do 3.20 J. B. Stoddard, do 3. 20 W. J. Landsay. do , 9.20 Chas. W. Noyes, do 9.20 S. H. Haworth, do 3.20 J. K. Wright, do , . . . 3.20 Dave Procter, do 6.20 E. Iteisland, do 6 20 Lee Leavltt, do 6 20 C. S. Dunn, do '. . 6.20 fi. II. Thii;a.s, U'.t 3 id Ed Devine. do". 2 20 M. A. Ojettrup, witness before grand jury 3.20 Hazel Ojettrup, do 3.20 Rule Coo Valentines Now Ready Our new valentines are here and on display. We have a very rarge line of them, out it will pay to select early so as to avoid the rush later and to secur your pick of the stock. Our line is new and up-to-date, consisting of Card Mounts, Fancy Drops, Ccmlc end fancy Post Cards. Booklets, Shaped Cards, Scenic and Pulling Cards, Lace Goods, lie. All the newest effects, designs' and combina tions, including foreign and American novelties. Prices range from one cent to three dollars. jk t a?i iai oaai r WCWLini DUVIX OK STATIONERY GO. Ruth Spain, do 6.20 Mrs. It. E. McDowell, do .... 6.20 M. S. Bloch, do 2.20 W. H. Bohnenkamp, do' 2.20 W. K. Jones, do 2.20 A. May, do 2.20 Alice Clover, do 2.20 W. K. Davis, do 2.20 Francis Haynes, witness. State vs Mlnnlok ". 9.20 J. H. Hutchinson, do 7.20 John Chadwiek, do 6.40 J. W. Evans, do 10.80 Geo. McDow, do 9.60 Martin Gale, do 10.40 W. R. Hutchinson, do 7.20 Joseph Gale, do 10.40 Richard Wade, do 9.60 Thos. Wilkinson, do 8.20 T. B. Johnson, do 9.80 Bert Devore. do . . . . 7.00 Mrs. Ego, do 920 'Chas. Ego. do 9 20 King Spain, do 8.00 J. n. Peare, witness. State vs Officer 2.20 A. B. Cherry, do 2.20 J. W. Waiden. do . ... 2.20 D. E. Cox, do '8.20 E. R. Carr, do 2.20 Alice Clover, do 2.20 C. J. Black, witness. State vs. the Battlei Make an Early choice McCoy, et al 2.2 Geo. Stoddard, do .......... t.2 M. K. Hall, M. D., do ........ 2.2 Peter GJettrup, do 4.2 Hazel Ojettrup, do .1 7.2 Ivy Williams, do 2.2 J7. A. GJettrup, do 7.2t Geo. L. Cleaver, do . .' 2.2 W. I,. Brenholts, do 2.20 M. H. Allen, do 3.2 F. S. Bramwetl. do 2? Mrs. L. Snyder, do -. 0.29 A. E. Vanderifraelen, do 4.29 Ed Harding, do 6.2t Mrs. Ella Rynearson, do .... 4.44) J. W. Reynolds, do 4.29 A. Stewart, do 2.2t J. H. McLachlen, do 42t Mrs. Jumps McPnv An t II Vera McCoy, do 2.21 Jerry Prow, do 2.29 Jake Vandermuelen, do (.69 Rene Vandprmuelen, do 4.CI Jamea Parker, do 2. 29 Herman Goeck, do 2.2t E. R. Carr, do , 2.2t E. R. Carr, witness. State vn A" lemon t.49 3. H. McLachlen, do 4.2 I. W. Faulk, do 4.2 Mike McDowell, do 2.2t Ben Cotner, do ; 2.2