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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1909)
TAfiC fivtc. 310111 VA'1S. ETFMNU OltsKUVI'tl. T.A GttAXnE. OKIT.OX, SATUKDAV. FiimiAUY 1.1, l n !l LOCAL ITEMS. 4 George V. Lilly, a member of th American Society of Civil Engineers, located at Portland, Is In tjie ctly to day looking after busliu 01 matters. The county tax, collecting depart ment Is sending out notice of taxes due. If all taxes are raid before Dr. C. T. Bacon la In Portland. Miss Hull Haws of Hlrgard, l here visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. F. II. Green Is slightly Im proved today after a short Illness. T.,i,n L. Rrand of Baker City, Is transacting business In the city toduy. Mrs. James A, Kttssell left for Pen jiileton this morning, where she will spend a week or mor with relatives, pavl.l Pr'choux, the timber locator, Iowa county. Frank Muzzy has returned to Sump ter after being called here by the funeral of Grant Turner. Miss Sarah Weber, one of the north end school teachers, returned to El Kin this morning. Mrs. Charles H. Crandall left this morning to visit friends In Walla Walla. Scats are now on sale for the Cur tiss Music company at the Steward next week. The companyls credited with being a"splendld one. --.I 1lrQ T,i. TTiwIau -ahn hftvo ilav tn h trial Of VOUnK TrUSX Of 1,11. DIIU U "V a.ut.vo, " uu w - . . - been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bay Car- Kamela. The Jury was selected, the penter. have returned to their home j test(mony introduced and the argu- at Kaston, wasn. . Mrs. O. C. Scheurer returned to nt made t0 March 15, a 3 per cent rebate Is al lowed. W. Woods of Elgin, came to La Grande yesterday evening to transact business here. Manager Latighlln. "f the Pacific Telephone company, returned this af- ternoon from Wallowa county points. G. H. Elmer and sister. Mrs. Ida Vvth-riu t rtvnsant. Valley, wh v -"a-rrtiiie .v..i fh tt-ni the- -'tifttmi 'their cousin. Miss Louis Young. whe died near Elgin last Wednesday. JThej expect to return home this evening. . ALL LADIES AND CHILDREN EXCLUDED FItOM COURT ROOM Circuit court gave Its attention tt- itarluns, taken to a hospital and his caso diagnosed as appendicitis. The doctors cut lilm open, toik out his ap pendix, and be was saved. After he was well he went to a layer ayd wanted to sue the city for $10,000 damages, on tlie ground that he had not authorized the elimination of his appendix, which, he Milt In his com plaint, 'was a treasured and revere portion of my anatomy'." Ttift leaven New Orleans. New Orleans, Feb. IS. President elect To ft and wife, left today In a special train for their home at Cincin nati. nw m ' ' if irTX ivew spring uooas Shsnghia Silks, Satin Liberties. Madras stripes, Borders, Lin on Veiings, Costume Chiffons, Striped Batistes, Voiles, Panamas, sideband, Cambrics, Flemish Linen, Zephyrs, Percales, Cinqham ann Calateas. M(f JURY' aiti v r mm m North Powder last evening. She came down to attend the funeral of J. P. Donnelly. , Mesdames Halley and Rigga and Pe ter Soards of Sumpter. have re turned to their homes after attending toe Grant Turner funeral In this city. Chris Simpson of La Grande, Is In the city for a visit. He was one of the early settlers In Umatilla county. Pendleton Tribune. Mrs. M. H. Klrtley returned last evening from Walla Walla, where she has been visiting her son, Ellis and family. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Wlnslnw left to duy for their" home in Pendleton. They have been visiting at tno home of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. lloacoek for the post week. A. V. Andrews made a visit to Hot Lake this morning, the first time In three months. It was not very long since AI was making regular trips out there, but his health has greatly Im proved recently. Shelving for the new exclusive shoe store to be opened next month" by Messrs. Smith' and Greene, Is now be ing put In place. The new store will make a sightly addition to the Depot street business. William Hall and wife have re turned from an extensive trip through souther Oregon and California. Mr. Hall, who is one of the prominenl ap ple growers of this county, studied condition of fruit in the territory vis lted and is not-less enthusiastic over Grande Bonde fruit since his visit south. They haw linen &.me uboul two months. the jury all In the same day, with the result that the Jury has the caso tonight. The defense had a short list of witnesses, and the stnte had only a half dozen or so. Children and Ijidies Out. On account of the nature of the tes timony, which Is obscene in the ex treme, Judge Knowles this morning ruled that all women, and children under 14 be refused admittance to the court room. Maxwell (Use Monday. The rase to be heard Monday Is the Fred Maxwell suit, where the defend ant Is charged with stealing an over coat from the Golden Rule store. things Myriads of Beautiful tt may &eem early to mention spring goods but they are so tovely this year that we could not refrain from telling our friends' about them-ihen too, most everybody wants to make their sefect ion while the stock is complete. ifll IP 1 1 kim mm . mmmm 4263 SIGNING HALL'S PETITION (Continued from page 1.) lion but what C. E. Cox will file his petition before the expiration of the -equired period, which Is ten days priir to the .election. In older limes thei-e used to be a tierce fight over the city treasurer' office, but the lust few years this of r"iot Is not s strenuously sought after is the salary is only $1j per month. His Anatomy Outraged. -Speaking about ingratitude," sai" 1 Texas man, "1 am reminded of :i ramp who came into our fair city or.t iny suffering Intensely. Me was di-s ovtred by some of our many hum: n PEXDLKTOX GIVES IX AND LA CKAXDE IS MEETIXU PUVCE (Onf erctu e Dates AiiiiouikwI. 4 ' February 26 and 27, inclusive are the dates 'set for the East- em Oregon Athletic conference in this city. The Union County Teachers' Institute will be neia on the latter day. La Grande's efforts to land the eastern Oregon high school athletic conference has been successful, as Pendleton, In a letter received last evening, magnanimously gave In to the requests. With the meeting place definitely settled, strenuous efforts will be made between now and the date, to make the Initial conference, a i.rnfiinlile one. There are hosts of things to be discussed and given final action at the pending meeting, among them the four-year rule, college or normal school disbarments, election of officers,- rules governing preliminary and championship games, who is to fix the schedule and a copious bull; if other matters too extensive to enu merate. Eastern Oregon will set a pace foi all the northwest if the proposed reg ulations and conference rules become :t fact, for at present there are no high school conferences that are reg ulated as closely as the recently adopt ed conference rules now governing the northwest colleges and universi ties. The high scliools of this section will be protected Sud regulated fnll is well as the colleges if the motive of the coming conference is curried out. TlrOsc C'omill!!. Invitations urgently Inviting the chools to send three delegates or hree proxies the f irmer more pref- Come and t Hl QUARTERLY lfl I HllSTYLE BOOK ! rm&&M . m nr See 1 Item In this connection let us call your attention to The Ladies' Home Journal, Spring Qinrterly style books, the greatest book of its kind in the world one hunmed and ninety pages- nearly i 500 illus trations. Price 70c and any 15c pattern FREE. PEOPLES SHE OPERA HOUSE BLOCK LA GRANDLY ORE. era Vie will be sent to Ontario, Baker City, Union, Cove, Island City, Elgin. Wallowa county high school at Enter prise, Pendleton, The Dalles, Hepp ner and Hood Biver. The conference will be formed In time to cover the coming field and track meet at Pendleton. The t.n Grande school has a big task on Its hands If It engineers the coming con ference with due dispatch. But the local athletic fraternity is determined to handle the big event in a credita ble manner. There will be at least 2 delegates and school principals In at tendance. " l i UY A WHEAT FARM-AT $10. PER ACRE WE CURTIS COMEDY CO. I AT The Steward Opera House The Following Sterling Plays: "f "La Be Mve" Monday; "Down on foe Farm' Tuesday; "Out West" Wednesday; "Man from Mexico" Thursday; "The Gambler's Wile" Friday; "Mixed FicMes" Saturday. In the CXmadian Pacific's 3,QO0,0C0 acre tract of wheat land east of Calgary, Alberta, a new district has iust been put on the market at $10. per acre, on 10 years time at 6 per cent interest. This land lies directly on the main line of the Canadian Pacific and one, crop of wheat or oats will pay for it. The winter rs open and mild and Umatilla County purchasers are moving over this month to began work on their new farms. . -J Mordo McDonald, of Walla Walla, but well known in Grande Ronde, Is sending over -a big farming outfit to begin work on his section an a half east of Galgary. He says that it is the best wheat country, on the American Goniinent. ' - Rph- Huffman. fnrmftHv of Union countv. is farming his land east of Calgarv this year. Gonductors Smith ar.d Len McGrary, of the 0. R. & N. will begin work on a section near Stratihmore this spring.' Wheal raising on the Canadian Pacific tract is not an experiment now. Miles Farrel, a farmer near Calgary vested k6 i-2 bushels of winter wheat per acre on a full half section of new land. Yields from 50 to 60 bushels have been commonly reported all through the new settlement in the Bow River Isy. One crop pays for the land. A. Burnett harvested 60 1-2 bushels of No. i winter wheat onliew land east of Calgfry in 1908. - Over ICO bushels of oats were grown on had adjoining the above tract. Spring v,teat matures in 20 days owing to the long hours of sunshine in the growing season. DON'T EE A RENTER WHEN YOU CAN OWN A H0ME&IN A NEW COUNTRY. You can pay for a section of land in Alberta with one crop Others have dene it, why not you? The next party. wiil leave Pendleton for Csljary onluesday, February 15 Go now and get a choice tract on the main line cf the railroad. 1 I PRICES: 10c; 20c and 30c. No Higher Jack hat- VaU La Grande, Ore. Pendleton, Ore. Second Hand 'Goods at Once. Highest Gash price paid A Few Snaps $ 1 5.00 Dining Room Table, goods as r ew, $8.00 $40.00 Bed Room Sets $ 1 8.00 each Gall and see the hundred an1 one bargains ED. PROPECK Phone Black 1251 FIR STREET The Tag day announced by ladles of the M. V.. church for next Saturday, has bepn postponed. " vXfHf .otb-f. Notice Is hereby given that I have taken tip one 2-year-old heifer, and same Is now at my place In the city same by proving property and pay ins charges. Said heifer has swallow xori '.ups or. I-add Canyon, had small cot ton rope around neck. Said animal was taken up by me during the month' of September, 1991. " 1 of La Grande. And owner may havew2-12MIS F. M. GATES. t ! -