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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1909)
rvFNTr. i nsruvrn. la cnA.VDr, oiircos, TTneiur, rr.rmtv.RY 9, tact: mm 5-ACRE TRACTS y : : ; rT in n 9 LOCAL ITEMS. - jli-s. Kirk went to Hot Ealte lant evi-ninff. j. Van Duren left this morning for Valla Walla on a business trip. Humble returned thU morning finiii a business visit to Joseph. Miss Bonnie Smith, manager of the Eluln telephono office, Id a Lu, Grande visitor toilay. Mr.and Mrs. H. C. Itlnehart came from Summervllle tiluy to vl.sll j Grande relatives. ituiph AiKin:oii unJ family kfi. tins' V' .1 It hliril Lii 1 isillf'riii y. Mrs. I. It. Snook, who has been ail ing for soine. time, Is much Improved today. j. V. McAllster. living nenr the city wa n of the men to make timber ' end stone proofs this morning:. Eliza J. Hull of Wallowa, made tlm bi r and stone proof this morning. She returned on the morning train. Conductor and Mrs. J. H. Cherrv mid son, returned last evening from an extended visit in the east. O. T. Galloway returned to his home in ITnion last night, after a few days' visit In this city. Mrs. V. D. McMillan and Mrs. S Seemann will entertain the Current Topic club at the home of the latter Friday afternoon. S. D. Crow,, manager of .the Home Telephone company, returned this af ternoon from Wallowa, where he went to look after company affairs. F.K. Noordhoff, of the Pendleton academy. Is over today attending the iinnual meeting of the stockholders the Golden Kule company. Joe Ebersole, the genial night, clerk at the Foley house, went to Seattle yesterday.' He anticipates returning soon. The J. Heughan family In the Zubci brick, has been quarantined on ac count of a light attack of scarlet fever Required by one of the children. The Kaffee Klatch will be enter- tiiitx d Friday evening ut the M. K. Hall home on Second street, by Mes dumes M. K. Hall and C. A.'Vurpillat. Charles Farrier of Hllg.'trd, with V.'. K. Eindsey and Frank Sanford as two witnesses, made timber and stone fproof this morning. Conductor R. Wissler Is on the pas senger run between Pendleton and Huntington in Conductor Waffle's place, who Is on the sick list. Mr. find Mrs. J. II. Rinehart, who reside near Klgin, passed through the city today en route to Walla Walla, where they will visit their daughter a few weeks. Engineer T. X. Gnlithnn, who has been here on a visit with his 'relatives, has returned to Spokane.Svhere he Is running an engine on the Northern Pacific. Engineer Joe Fontaln returned to xhls home at Pleasant Valley. He has been down here while his wife was here In the hospital. Mrs. Fontain is much improved. ' Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ralney and chil dren of Elgin, are In La Grande today, and expect to leave In the morning for southeastern Nebraska, where they formerly lived. They do not ex pect to return. I.. C. Smith, the garage man, has solil a carload of Fords and the ma chines will be hurried to Ea Grande at once.' Some of the six cars are for parties out of the city but living in tVi is county. If the present automobile craze continues, the horse will see his finish In Union county. HKMOVE CAXAIi t)MMISSK)N. BwimiiiiioimIivI by Onninitlce That President Take Full Control. Washington. Feb. 9. To do away "Ith the isthmian canal commission, and pive the president complete con trol ,,r canal construction, is the1 gen enil purpose of a bill reported today '" the interstate foreign commerce 'on.inittce, and considered by the Iv.Pse under special order. The re port says: "It has been found Impos sible to proceed with the work of con ruction under the control of n com mission inciting in Washington." Masonic Ixles Mirjr. Guthrie, Okla.. Fib. . .Masonic '. from all over Oklahoma, with r. prominent in the fraternity from ir states, are participating In the on "lave opened today for the purpose nf '"valgamating the grand lodges of Oklahoma and Indian Territory Into n organisation. T!v consolidation ' - '. twn tenitories a on stat ren ' Tjjs av:Ti4n r.- e.i . Tit- cii- miun will continue through tomor fl and wi:i doubtless take rank as 0n of the largest Masonic meetings vr held In the southwest. MEANS GHOWTH OF COVK'S EXTENSIVE Fltl'IT IJKI.T. r.an-MierwMKl Itcalty Company I In Opened New Sub-Dhlslon to Cove I.nr: Tncl jr.xjy I hiVt Irrtsn- ti'Tj -IV'.'ri ,'UeVirf jTuTu Tu.VYive niwf ltt I Vuil licll. The- Logan-Sherwood Realty com pany has Just placed on the market a large trr.ct of land adjoining the city of Cove 6 75 acres which they have sub-divided into five-aer racts and which now on the market. Thls is in the fruit belt of that famous fruit producing section, and much of the tract, if not all, Is subject to irriga tion. This will not only make possible a large number of homes, but will also be of great advantage to tho city of Cove. The sub-dlvlslon makes pos sible 135 homes upon what was for merly one large farm. P'owlng has commenced all around Freewater and Milton, and the far mers are all busy clearing their land, pruning the trees and getting, ready for the spring. ' ' Sjx-Hul Mooting; Tonhjit. There will be a special mceM'ig of Royal Arch Chapter tonight (Tues day). Dr. IV. D. McMillan Painless Denistry La Grande National Bank Bldg Both Phones 'ft' k Dr. W. H. Keating, The Expert Eyesight Specialist of Salt Lake is now at the SOMMER HOTEL And will Remain Until Thursday, Feb. 11th DON'T KAIL TO SICK THE IHKTOK ABOUT YOI K KYICS OH GL.SSES IK YOV ARE HAVING THOC BI.K WITH THEM. .?-ij'e(J. . Did You Ever Have Your Eyesight fitted? I WANT YOrit DIFFICULT AND STUBBORN CASKS. 1 DON'T CARE HOW MANY HAVE FAILED TO FIT YOUR CASH: I TELL YOU MY SYS- T'C.M IS SUCCESSFUL O.N TtlUMI CASKS. I HAVE DEVOTED M Y j LIFE'S WORK T THIS ONE STUDY , I DO NOTHING ELSn. THAT'S j WHY I SUCCEED WHERE OTHERS ! FAIL: SO IF YOU HAVE HEAD-, ACHES. WEAK EYES. ETC.. AND WANT GLASSES THAT ARE i KSY AND )MI Oi;TARLF 'ALL AN sfa-; Hi'. AT '.''.'ur-. ', DON'T WAIT; IM IT NOW. DOC-j TOR IS NOT A STRANGER IN LA i GRANDE. CAN FURNISH YOU j MANY REFERENCES. j I DONE New York, Feb. 9. After waiting for hours In the bitter cold for an opportunity, with a revolver In her muff, Mrs. Martha Erlchsohn today shot down and probably fatally wounded William Schwanetnann, a grocer, nenr his store. After being "Men rt the . n.Hfr. 'Mnn tn Wfnvv mv allowed wirychnine ccnce.ak-0 In hoi docking. Jhe is believed to be dyng. It Is said the woman eloped from Germany, deserting her husband and two. children. Schwanemnn was about to marry her until he heard the story of her elopement. That dissuaded him, fearing bigamy would bc charged. DIG ltnVK.ll HAMMER. Just Installed In the Im Grande Iron Works, The mammoth power hammer which Was designed and made by the La Grande Iron works, has just been In stalled and works perfectly. Hy the tuck of a lever a blow of from 1000 to 1200 pounds, at the rate of 250 strokes a minute, or a blow that would not flatten a pin. Is at tho command of the operator. The hammer stands about eight feet high, and weighs 8000 pounds. Mr. Fitzgerald, the manager of the shop. Is hoping for a Job that would require him to run the hammer to its full capacity, which would mean a piece of steel or Iron no less than eight Inches square. However, pieces a (iiinrter of an Inch square can be handled with dispatch. Every me chanic in the shop Is proud of the machine for they all had a portion of its construction, and It works as smooth as if it came from a factory built especially for this class of ma chine.. NOTICE OK FINAL ACCOUNT. Notice is hereby given that Mertle Aldrlch, administrator of tho estate of Mary A. Aldrlch, deceased, has filed in the cou"v court of Union county, Oregon, !"- final account In the mat-, ter of iiid estate, and the county coi'xt has ai pointed Tuesday, the 2nd liay of March, 1909, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m., at the court house, In La Grande. Oregon, as thw time and place for hearing objections to such final account and the settlement there of. .MERT1E ALDR1CH, Adrninstrator of the Estate of Mary A. Aldrlch. Deceased. 2-l-8-lti-22-3-l IN Sunny San AFafm for $10 OF COLORADO II FREE fRir TO WE HAVE DIVIDED A 5t,000-ACRE TRACT INTO TRUCK FARMS CONTAINING 10 to 1,000 Acres PER FARM A7 $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 FKhE to one member of .each club to inspect land. We pay llbe'ral commis sion. Full particulars upon request. Reference: Any Bank or Banker in St. Louis, Kan sas Gity cr Denver SAN LUIS VALLEY LAND AT-JD IRRIGATION' CO; Bank of Commerce Bldg. KANSAS CITY. Ma La Twenty years ago people, said land about Newberg was held at too high a figure, and it did look that way, but In that time the price has doubled two or three times and those who are oc cupying it are more prosperous than were those who held it 20 years ago, says the Graphic. THE Luis Valley EXAMINE LAND for Someone Homestead Relinquishment 160 acres k 1-2 milts east of Enterprise. 0r Bo acres finest kind of farming or fruit land in a body. Bafance fine north slope pasture. Fine counly road to the place. $250.00 It Won't Wait Always LOGAM SHERWOOD (0. Grande, Oregon 'A PRACTICAL EXAMPLES REGARDING THE GLOBE SECTIONAL BOOK CASES See what time 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 have removed it at the 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 call and allow us to show and explain the merits of the Globe-Wernicke Sect ional Book Case. I.amc Shoulder. This Is a common form of modular rheumatism. No internal treatment If needed Apply Chamberlain's I.iri mmt fWiy'n.re.- tims a day and & tjlck cure : certain. This liniment has proven especially valuable for muscular rheumatism. Sold by ail good dealers. '-WERNICKE "SAVED MY BOOKS" "I attribute the fact that my entire library was not lost to the fact that it was held in a sectional book case. On accoujnt of this, willing hands were able to carry out each section intact and not a book , as destroyed or lost." Dr. N. Molitor COMPLETE HOUSE ' FURNISHERS LA GRANDE, . . ORE. '! pBi!NE5SC0LLE Pinesalve im 1111 'oultict Carbolized rcVJIS. w t m . i 1 s t