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LOCAL ITEMS.
K. B. Currey spent tho iluy in Elgin
trunsactlii business.
I,. Sloop, the Klgln candy merchant.
H in La Grande today:
a illvorce aiUt waa filed today. E.
AV. Powell la the plaintiff, and Carrie
Powell the defendant. 1
Mrs. E. Jacobnon came up fiom
1'nlnier Junction this afternoon, to
ti m a few day In town.
0 County School Superintendent E. E.
Bragg returned this afternoon from an
:uc!ul visit to the Vlparla school.
Judtt.) Coj-ivinn of .WalUo-a, Is In Iji
.;: i; ml'.' tills afternoon nn official bus
iness. Messrs. J. II. and C. It. MlmnatiKh
I, ft this morning: for Wallowa, where
tii.y huve lumbering Interests.
Mr. and Mrs. Ren Oranily, jr., are
visiting relatives In Elgin. They left
on this morning's train.
The William (Spider) Anderson
property on Adams avenue, was sold
S.itnrday to Donn Woodall. The for
nii-r owner in now located in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Lewis left last eve
ning for Union. While Mrs. Lewis Is
visiting relatives. Mr. Lewis will at
tend to some shipments from Cove.
Mrs. Irwin Wade of Imbler, spent
0 Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Gil
ham of West La Grande. She re
turned this morning.
Manager S. D. Crowe of the Home
. Independent Telephone company, is
looking after business matters In Wal
lowa county today.
The social committee of the Elks
lodge announce a social 'for Tuesday
evening, to which all members and
their families are Invited.
Erie Cowan, one . of the leading
Cricket Flat farmers and stockgrowers,
is in tho city today transacting busi
ness with our merchants.
Mrs. Sonnenberg, who lias been vis
iting her daughter, Mrs. H. G. Meske,
for the past "three months, retuned
tills morning to her homo In Oshkosh,
Wis.
Kev. H. G. Meske, pastor of the Lu:
theian church, left this morning for
Spokane to attend the unnual confer
ence of his church, which convenes
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
The Pacific Telephone company has
j" furnished the local office with new
directories and early this week Man
UK'T Laughlin will have them distrib
uted to patrons of the company.
Mrs. C. E. Cochran and mother,
Mrs. Uhormlcy of Wallowa county.
who Is u guest at the Cochran home.
spent the day with the Huckmun fam
ily at Alicel.
'Fred Fox, who Is teaching: nt th
I.uiie Pine school house, came up this
afternoon and will remain, for Ui
teachers' examination, whieh will taki
place In this city Wednesday morn
ing. Freight shipme's ::: beginning to
respond to the !,..lng demand. This
nw.rnlmr thu itellot WaS filled With
a. (........ " t -
goods for our merchants. 'Among
other evidences of spirng was several
dozen rakes ami hoes Instruments
suggestive of labor.
Mrs. J. M. Berry went to Baker City
yesterday to attend an Eastern Star
morrow she and Mrs. Fred G. ScMlke
will visit friends In North Powder, re
turning to La Grande Tuesday eve
ning. Captain E'l, the famous nautical hu
morist, was In La Grande-this morn
ing en route to Wallowa county. While
here he gave a very Interesting but
brief address to the high school, on
sharks. He carried with him a shark
jaw bone. The students would hav
njryed a longer address.
Mrs. Hanna Baker of Rltchfield,
I'tah, returned to her home last eve
ning after several months spent In La
Grande visiting relatives. She was ac
companied on her return by . her
daughter, Mrs. V.'Bean, who will visit
Uietehfield, Salt Lake and Iduho
points before returning.
The volunteer fire department of
Slilwater. Okla., have sent an Invlta-
V tion to the La Grande fire department
... nniil-lhiita nnuuhuro from 2 S rCntS
to $1.25 to assist them in building a
home. The La, Grande department,
just to show the boys that their
h"arts were in the right place, en
closed $1.25 and mailed It today.
Mrs. I. W. Faulk did not go to Ka
li"!,! last Saturday, as wai erroneously
stated In The Observer. Out of .the
vulture hflve grown several jokes, but
v.-ho the joke is on has not been de
i?ed. Constable Fa-ilk end Mrs.
P.anchard occupied adjoining seats, to
Kamela. Mrs. Rancbard gon on to
P-n!l.:tnn. Th. r.onstaJr'e tMnk
has a Joke on Mrs. Faulk while the
latter has one on her husband, and
J ist who has one on The Observer Is
Mrs. A. H. Drake of Union, Is
visitor here today.
Dr. Molltor . visited Union prcftv
itlonally yesterday.
Mrs. J. H, Il.indrahun Is vlrltli.g
relatives In Union.
The La Grande Irrigation company
stockholders held their annual meet
ing this afternoon, in the Commer
cial club rooms.
Rudolph Schmidt, th Medical
Springs resident, w ho was declared In
sane Saturday night, was taken to Sa
lem today.
7.1 r. and Mrs. Trippeer, who have
been east for several months, returned
to their home In Wulla Walla this
morning utter spetrdm'if-ft diiy'iir Two',
with the doctor's parents, Mr, and Mrs. j
Joseph Trippeer of Cove.
Manchester, England, Feb. 8. Ten
men are known to be dead and others
are probably burled In the ruins of a
Grosvenor street loiging house, where
100 were trapped by the fire, destroy
ing the structure this morning. The
lodgers weer asleep. In the panic the
men fought cach other like demons to
get out first.
Most of tho dead broke their skulls
leaping from windows and from the
roof. . Twenty are missing. Most of
them were poor laborers.
Dr. IV. D. McMillan
Painless penistry
La Grande National Bank Bldg
Both Phones
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Dr.
W. H. Keating,
The Expert Eyesight
Specialist
of Salt Lake is now at the
SQtfHER HOTEL
And will Remain Until
Thursday, Feb. 11th
DONT FAIL TO SEE THE DOCTOR
ABOUT YOUR KYK6 OH GLASSES
IK YOU ARE HAVING TROU
BLE WITH THEM.
Did You Ever Have
Your Eyesight fitted?
I WANT TOUR DIFFICULT AND
STUBBORN CASES. 1 DON'T CARE
HOW MANY HAVE FAILED TO FIT
YOUR CASE; I TELL YOU MY SYS
TEM IS SUCCESSFUL ON THOSE
CASES. I HAVE DEVOTED MY
LIFE'S WORK T - THIS ONE STUDY
I DO NOTHING ELSE. THAT'S j
WHY I SUCCEED WHERE OTHERS)
FAIL; SO IF YOU HAVE HEAD- I
ACHES. WEAK EYES. ETC. AND j
WANT GLASSES THAT ARE J
EASY AND COMEOHTAIII.E, , .
'CALL AND SEE ME AT ON E.
j DON'T WAIT; IK) IT NOW. IXK -1
'TOR I NOT A STRANGER IN LA!
GRANDE. CAN FURNISH TOU
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PB0DS0L0HS
ATCAPITAL
Union county's delegation at the
legislature has been petitioned by tel
egrams and by letters enclosing petl
Hons, to exercise their influence In
furthering Senator Abraham's senate
VIM-. '.- IS? Uw first t.m-Fvrtiv
ary"'J."frifra'nioc1i 1 Sunday closing
Inl't p.UKTaed alter thu- Idaho law,
which Is taken by promulgators to be
exemplar In every respect. There Is
a strong lobby at Salem working
against the passage 'of the bill, which
is meant to take the place of the Sun
day closing law declared Inefflleent 'oy
a late decision of the high courts.
Several churches of the city last eve
nlng adopted resolutions asking the
county's solons work for the passage
of the bill. Today, petitions re-Circulated,
which respectfully urge upon
the lawmakers the duty of carrying
the bill through. In many respects
tho; bill It not a radical one, though It
provides stringent . punishment for
violators.
VniiHi S liX)ls lliwiimml.
t'nlon, Feb. 8. (Special.) Aft.r
fveral weeks of Idleness on account
of the diphtheria quarantine, the
schools reopened this morning.
POSITION WANTED Young lady
wishes position, either In store or
private family. 'Phone Black 812.
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For Rapid Delivery Seivice
Call Up 3
WILLCOCK BROS.
We' are In position to do any
kind of transferring. Give us a
trial order. Calls answered day
or -ight.
'Phones:
Day, Red 761.
Night, Black 1271.
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Sunny an
OF COLORADO
ft FREE IP Til Ml HHP
WE HAVE DIVIDED A 5W0Q4CRt TRACT MO TRUCK
FARMS CONTAINING
W to 1,000 Acres
PER FARM A? $200. EACH
$10. Cash and $10. Per Month
No Interest! No Taxes!
We want a reliable and energetic man in every town
to form clubs of 15 prospective purchasers. We will
furnish round trip railroad tickets fPJfcE to one member
of each club to inspect land. We pay liberal commis
sion. Full particulars upon request.
Reference: Any Bank or Banker in St. Louis, Kan
sas Gity or Denver
SAW LUIS VALLEY LAND
AND IRRIGATION CO.
Bank of Commerce Bldg. KANSAb Cll Y, Ma
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right.
UK. K. L. LWCOLN.
DENTIST.
Moat Modernly Equiped Office
None but First-Class work done
Office Upstairs.
Northwest Corner Adams Ave-
cue T..-a Depot Street.
Tlioiu- Ul 131-
THE
Luis
Valley
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Glance over your office station
ery, make a note of what you
want, then call up Main 13 and
ve will be
JOHNNY ON THE SPOT
to care for your wants in short
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order. Work perfect, prices
THE OBSERVER
PRACTICAL EXAMPLES
REGARDING THE
GLOBE-WERNICKE
SECTIONAL BOOK CASES
See what those in position to know
have to say
"WOULD HAVE LOST"
"Had my library not
been incased in a Globe
Wernecke sectional book
case kind friends would
never have been' able to
V Tf "rr-i A f 4" it .
w - i w iwuiwiWtf At y b-iW
time my home burned.
Even if it had been pos
sible to have taken the
books out the weather
was such that every book
would have been ruined,
a3 it was I never . lost a
volume."
F. S. Ivanhoe.
Dist. Atty. 10 Jud. Dist.
We would be pleased to have you cadi and allow us to
show and explain the merits of the Globe-Wernicke Sect
ional Book Case.
Lame Shoulder.
Tiiis Is a common form of muscular
rheumatism. No 'internal treatment Ir
needed. Apply Chamberlain's Llnl
ment freely thn time a day am!
quick cure !s certain. This liniment
has proven especially valuable for
muscular rheumatism. Sold by all
good dealer.
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"SAVED MY BOOKS'"
'I attribute the fact,
that my entire library
was not lost to fact
that it was held in a
sectional book case. On
account of this, willing
hands were able to.
carry out each section
intact and not a book was
destroyed or lost." '
Dr. N. Molitor
HENRY Ml
COMPLETE
HOUSE
FURNISHERS
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