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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1909)
2IGIIT PACES. 'tXExnrn "'R.sEnTEn, T. citAxns. orcrcsx. Moxo.w. rrnr.rAi.v n. 1009. T.xcr nrc. . i .1 4 tr LOCAL ITEMS. t bualncHt at the land office today. Charlca II. Ilutton is confined to his room with a slight lln.n. Miss Pauline Lederle spent yester day In Pendleton with relative. Ceorge Stoddard went to Baker City lust evening on business matters. Help the band boys by buying a tick et and attending their ball tonight. - Ilev. George Ellis left today for Athena after a visit with relatives .here over Suilay. Mrs. N. Mnlttor has returned from IWnllpwn county, where, she has been '.i'.inn -Uu-wnni Ji kti .Mr. and Mrs. Dale Donnelly re turned last evening to their home In Council, Idaho. Mr. Donnelly Is o brother of tho late J. P. Donnelly. Mesdamcs C. M. Holmes and Tem ple of Walla Walla, have returned to their homes. Mrs. C. S. Dunn of this ell-, Is a daughter of Mrs. Holmes. Assessor T. A. Rlnehart Is home from Salem and Walla Walla. He left Mrs. Klnehart at Walla Walla, and reports that she Is a trifle better. Messrs. S. D. Crowe of this city, and W. S. Crowe of Manlstlque, Mich., who Is visiting here, left this morning for Enterprise on a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. Edmonds of Colfax, I Wash., have returned to their home. They were called here by the death of Mrs. Edmonds' son, J. P. Donnelly. Mr. and Mrs. W. 13. Lewis, who have been spending several days with their La Grande relatives and friends, re turned to their home at Enterprise this morning. Mrs. Eva Andross and daughter, Mrs. Ethel N'orrls. who have been hi re jsinee the burning of the Hilts Amlross house on Fourth street, re turned to their home in Portland this morning. .Mr. and Mrs. W, E. Lewis went out to Lu Grande Wcdivsday on a com bined business and pleasure, trip. Th.-y visit his fuller, II. P. Lewis, and her I'll !.!. W. A. Worstell, both of whom reside in La Grande, Xows-Ueoord. Mrs. D. A. McAlister of La Grande, mother of Mrs. W. A. Moss of this city, and sister. Mrs. U. M. MeAtlMer, returned to their home Thursday after a very pleasant visit with .Mrs. .Moss lind family. Enterprise. Xews-Kvcord. PurmiT County Assessor Pace of Wnllown county, who was summoned before the state board of ccjimlizrlion at Snlern, returned this morning. As sessor Pace was among the very few who assessed property at its full cash value. Mr. and Mrs, Fred Holmes came In on W ednesday's train and were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. U. Holmes. The principal object of their trip at this time was for Mr. Holmes to attend the annual stockholders' meeting of the E. M. & M. Co. Nows-Ilecord. Clay Pinehart, the Itnbler druggist. i j Joe Bell, th brakeman, I In Wtil- I Iau'U pniintv tnilnv on hllHlnCKH. I'nder' the new charter, the city election Is held on the second Monday In Murch the eighth of March being I the date this year. . Heacock, the Jeweler, Is moving Into the Carl Pros.' location on . Depot street today, where he will be located until he closes up his business. Ttev. and Mrs. W. H. Gibson are visiting Mrs. N. J. Choate at 8um mervllle over night, and will return tomorrow, I. W. Faulk returned this afternoon from Imbler, where he disposed of the Roods belomtmn vo tmi, the for mer proprietor of a cJUWWi'onery nmfV T- '-'HrtttSfl, which, was attached by Wadhams & Kerr. Word has been received here that Prof. J. M. Martin, formerly principal of the high school here, will soon start from his home In Park City, Utah, for Europe, with a party of tourists, as a guide. He made a elm liar tour last year. rtev. C. P. Bailey .of The Dalles, will engage with the First Baptist church of this city In special meetings, begin ning Friday evening. Dr. Alexander Blackburn, who was to have been with the church, has cancelled his engage ment owing to Mrs. Blackburn's crltl cal Illness. The preparatory meetings in progress for 10 days will be re newed on Thursday night. Councllmen F. L. Meyers and A. V Andrews have decided to become can dldates for re-election and their peti tions will be circulated by friends li due time. There Is a general f,,,Hnc that since the members of the present city council are familiar with the de tails of the Heaver creek water pro ject, It would be the proper thing to re-elect the present council. So far there have been no opposition candi dates suggested.. W" SOCIETY. , ' . With Mesdamca L. W. Damon, L. F, Dunn and C. A. Vurplllat In charge of arrangement., the Lylo Tuesday Musical will meet at Its club rooms tomorrow to study the life and work of Composer Mendelssohn. The pro gram as arranged and announced by the program committee Is an exhaust ive one. It follows: Piano solo "Song Without Words," (Mendelssohn) Miss Florence McCall. Vocal solo "Hut the Lord Is Mind ful of His Own" (Mendelssohn), Mr. f "Tastes L5fc9?lalsM t nvu it (ntteJ li't'B Rlrl whntriMt Hon "'t''". I -. i- I t!r- junjilo oil .ill Jt:tib et LTjaJ :ia;i CiUaJ. Towls's I RCUS island toyrvy. Coin .s.v ruj, l-Umey und foa.pl Syrup Yov. r o.-r has It-i. him ((!. h(i, tts-ti:t-ut. WiIii.Vu;nHt tree. ,1,., ,.!,. . ., ..1 . 1 ...(. w.j .mi n '1111 i -iii' m. 111(1.. D. Still of Te,lf!, t. Is here with Xfc ?Dyie Hayh Syrup Co, "tl 111 1 itm Piano solo Selections from "Mid Summer Night's Dream" (Mendels sohn), Mrs. W. W. Berry. Violin Solo (a) Spring Song; (b) The Summer Boat Song; (Mendels sohn), Miss Bertha Toung. Piano solo Plaeludlum (Mendels sohn), Miss Mae White. Hound Table Talk Llfo of Mendelssohn. The brick work on the M.& M buildings la completed, the remainder of the work being prlnclpully to finish the woodwork. TREATS AT Hew Spring Goods Shanghia Silks, Satin Liberties .Madras stripes, Borders) Lin on VeWngs, Costume ChiSons, Striped Batistes, Voies, Panamas, sideband, Cambrics, Flemish Linen, Zephyrs, Percales, Cingham ann Calateas. iMys4s of Beautiful -Jhlngs If may seem early to mention spring goods but they are so lovely this year that we could not refrain from telling our friends about them-tben too, most everybody wants to make their sekct ion while the stock is complete. mm The theatergoing public of La Grande Is to be complimented upon the several high class dramatic and comedy productions which are to be presented nt the Steward opera house every night this week, by the Curyss Comedy company. The members of the company, IS people in all, arrived on last evening's train. The opening bill at the Steward will lie "La Helle Marie" tonight. The play Is one which never fails to please and the presentation this evening will he of high ranii 1 C ome and See 1 hem If QUARTERLY fe it STYLE BOOK! 0 1 1 L V t I I A ft I INI I I tA, In this connection k) us call your attention to The Ladies' Home Journal, Spring Quarterly style books, the greatest book of its kind in the world one hunnted and ninety pages- nearly 1500 illus trations. Price 20c and any i 5c pattern FREE. THE PEOPLES STORE OPERA HOUSE BLOCK LA GRANDE, ORE. Miss Leota Howard. ' i the accomplished leading lady of thejban1 appeared upon Ihe street today Curtlss company, will be seen In tlielat noon and rendered tin unusually highly interesting role of "La Hello I pleasing 'concert. The orchestra car- Marie," and her past success fuilylried by the company Is said to be one warrants the statement that after to-of the best musical organizations, of night's performance Miss Howard will 'the kind In tho northwest. have many staunch anil .sincere ad mirers in l.a Grande. Others who appear to advantage In "La Belle Ma rie" are Mr. Mayo, Miss Hessie Can wrlght, Miss Lillian Mullaly, S. M. 'tirtiss, ithers. Already a strong advance sale for seats has occurred and tonight's pro duction will undoubtedly lit? greeted with a packed house. The comnanv Geo. Uouth, (hie Kehoe umliamulstiir nhee hv ihl- pany Is. assured. Tomorrow night's bill is to he "Down on the Farm," one of the best known and interesting comedy dramas j on tho Amoije.in stage today. An ex cellent staging of this Instructive and popular film- m m m m m. M ' 4. m m mm . B A I THt LUlUlb LyMtuY LU. I AT ' I The Steward Opera House Keserveii sen is are on sale every day at the News Depot and remem ber the price lOe, 20c and 3lc no higher. 4 r w r 6 H I 1 yH 11 14 AT FARM AT $10. PER ACRc In the Canadian Pacific's 3.000.&00 acre tract ofwheai land east of Cl put on the market at $10. per sere, on 10 years time at 6 percent interest. This land lies directly on the main line of the Canadian Pacific and one crop of wheat or oats witl pay for it. The winter is open and mild and Umatilla County purchasers are moving over this monih to began work on their new farms. Mordo McDonald, of Walla Walla,- but well known in Grande Ronde, is sending over a big farming outfit to begin work on his section and a half east of Calgary. He says that it is the best wheat country on the American Continent. ' Bert Huffman, formerly of Union county, is farming his land east of Calgary thrs year. Conductors Jack Smith and Len McCrary, of the 0. R. & N. will begin work on a section near Strafchmore this spring. Wheat raising on the Canadian Pacific tract is not an experiment now. Miles Parrel, a farmer near Calgary har vested 46 1-2 bushels of winter wheat per acre on a full half section of new land. Yields from 50 to 60 bushels have been commonly repotted all through the new settlement in the Bow River Val ley. One crop pays for the land.. A. E Burnett harvested 60 1-2 bushels of No. 1 winter wheat on new land east of Calgary in 1908. Over 160 bushels of oats were grown on hnd adjoining the above tract. Spring wheat matures in 120 days owing to the long hours of sunshine in ihe growing season. DON'T BE A RENTER WHEN YOV.CAN OWN A H0ME&N A NEW COUNTRY. You can pay for a section of land in Alberta with one crop Othsrs have dene it, why not you? The next party wMI leave Pendleton for Calgary on Tuesday, February 16. Co now and get a choice tract on the main line of the railroad. Presenting Lb Belle dearie Tomorrow Night- 'Down on the Farm' PRICES: 10c; 20c and-30c.No Higher f J. . REYNOLDS, ta Gf antfe, Ure. J0NATH0N JOHNSTON, Pendleton, Ore. Second Hand Goods at Once. Highest Gash price paid A Pew Snaps $15.00 Dining Room Table, goods as rew, $8 00 $40.00 Bed Room Sets $18.00 each Gall and see the hundred an one bargains ED. PROPECK Phone Black 1251 FIR STREET I'.otray Notice. Xotlce Is hereby given that I have 'ml:.. h-i'' r. d,iu' same by proving property and paying charges. Siihl heifer has swallow tork Irs If ft ear and when found In mv pas 'urc r,n biirari-.-i ... ii . - ... -.. V ,..0.4 u'C- i ton rope around n?ck. Said animal same Is now at my place In the city I was taken up by me during the month BSSUof La Grande. And ownr may have w2-12.Ml ' f. M. GATES. IT