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ICVr.NLVO OnsERVHR. LA GHAM)E, OUKGOX. t'IUD.W. ITUItrAUV l. 1909. TAOE fl V It LOCAL ITEMS. a SOCIETY. , THE SPRING QUARTERLY STYLE BOOK j 3IGin PACKS. W. E. Bunker returned to Walla Valla this morning. Mrs. Nodlne of Kamela, was In the City this morning. Bert Watson, the Kamela wood dealer, transacted business In Lu Grande this morning. Cynthia Stein, whose home In out In the vulley. In visiting a few days with . Mri. Kred Sehllke. V f George, a. Schlegel, tho Pilot Hock IWtnker, returned to his home this .morning. , :.-. Kleven cars of slwep n! three of - entile passed through today c" route from Twin Falls to Troutdale. Ed Rumble returned from Wallowa county today, where he had been look ing after business matters. i Eugene Holme, of the M. & M. Co f Wallowa, time In on the train this Afternoon. I The regular week-end literary pro gram was h'ld this afternoon by the tolgh school classes. Mrs. It. S. Steeres of Taeoma, has returned to her home after transact ing business at the land office here. t K. E. Grabb, J. F. Baker, George ilndgren are among the Knights of Pythias who went to Enterprise today. f C. T. Colt returned today from Sum merville, where he went to look after inatters prior to his departure for ' Southern Oregon. , William Selgrlst, who has been In . "Wallowa county looking after the O. It. & N. Oil's timepieces, returned to day. J Mrs. Cal Jordan left this morning tor Enterprise, where she will remain a few weeks the guest of her brothel, , William Lewis. I Fireman lirudshaw of tho Kamela - ifcelper engiriH, returned to the sum . ttiit this morning after a brief visit In ;' the city. Karl Xepple of Maker City, arrived tl is morning to spend a day with L. K. jMasee. Ik- leaves soon for Keno. ; K. v. Richard Mcllrny, John Wilson and ; JB'-nJamln S. Crisp, all of Durkee. transacted business at the land office ' his morning. I The Thomas rliincliig sclipnl will lie Belli this evening, as the regular mi et if Inir night will interfere with the ElkK' ball. A three-piece orchestra will ' .'1 npi'Iy t he music. J. IX Mi'Kennon returned fiom ivallow.i today, where he purchased 1 00 head of cattle, 2 and 3-year-olilw. jti- will bring them out and turn them into his range. 1 Mrs. Alice Ladd left for her home In S utile after an extended visit here tvlth friends. She will spend some time mi Walla Walla before going on to the Sound. ' Lot L. Snodgrass and Ernest Gust li't on tho delayed train lust night for the west. Their destination was not announced, and they left no Itin erary of their tour. For this reason ' their friends will have to he apprised , by letter as to the travelers' where : abouts. :' At the high school this forenoon -Superintendent Landers, Cress Sturgls yand Harold Warner were selected to represent the local high school in the La Grande, Friday, February 26 Mr. David Bay, assisted by Mra. Frank Bay, yesterday afternoon de llghtfully entertained a few friends In an informal manner. Dainty refresh ments wor served., Section No. 5, of Hope Chapter No. 13, (. E. S., will entertain Wednenduy night. Patriotism Is to be the key note. The social hour will be arranged to conform with the precepts of patri otic exercises, and all members must respond to roll call with patriotic o, notations. Dr. W. D. McMillan Painless Denistry La Grande National Bank Bldg Both Phones READY fOR S Rev. C. P. Bailey, of The Dulles. raeched the city Ifcut night and enters with the First Ttaptist church unon special meetings tonight at 7: 31. Mr. Pailey Is not a Mranger in this part of tlie state and will be heard with great profit and rejoicing by the mul titudes. A cordial invitation is ex temfi d to all. Come into the first service and you will not fail to attend later ones, syid Rev. W. H. Gibson, the pnslur, this morning. I. I. A. BOYS. Ilokl Their Vfckly Meeting This Eve ning at the .Muwrc Homo. The Blue Mountain association, an organization of one of the boys' classes In the Methodist Sunday school between the ages of IB and 10, meet this evening at the Massee home, cor ner First and Washington, This or ganization was perfected during the winter and has its own officers and superintendents over each of Its three special department Literary, which includes glee club, singing and elocu tion: athletics and Sunday school work. The membership at. present consists of 13, and the class Is grow ing. Last week the boys received their Indian clubs and under the direction of A. W. Nelson, they are becoming quite proficient. ! DRILLING i maxwell HOT dUlLTY &t La rirnnde, Friday, February The meeting will he for the purpose of agreeing upon rules regarding high School contests. Pendleton East Ore f onlan. '& Younr HacUcti.sclimiill Niscs. Portland, Feb. John Berg. 'Young Huckenschmidt ), last night lost his wrestling match to O'Connell, altlioiiirh he tossed the latter four . times in Tit minutes and 20 seconds. . Berg agreed that if he weighed more than ltij pounds he would throw O'l'ontii II five times Instead of four. Jle weighed a fraction over 10",, but tailed to throw his opponent five times. The nuiteh'was a lively one. t .1 f W. T. KOSS 11F.HE. ornicr l.u (.ramie Man Has Several ( ni loads of Slock in Curt". V. T. Cross, a former La Grande iesi(!ent, but now located near Port laud, was a It Grande visitor tod:'.y. ilr. i 'ross is mi liis way home with 1.1 its of stork for the I.'nlon Meat (,.. jVhieh he purchased in the middle Mr. Cross has not been in La rande for nearly five years, but docs t seem to have changed In the ist, and says he Is greatly surprised li t the wonderful growth La Grande made durlgn his abspnep. Fred Maxwell Is at liberty. This af ternoon the defendant's attorneys moved for an Insu iicted Jury, favor ing the defendant, as the prosecution had not shv.vn hi yond a reasonable doubt, that the de'endant was guilty. Judge Kn jwles allowed the motion and instruc d the jury to return a verdict of not rui'ty. This ends a case that Tims excited considerable comment oubliely A similar case follows the Fred Maxwell suit. In this suit the de fendant's name Is also Maxwell, though the given name Is Thomas, Jt Is al leged that he stole an overcoat also the charge again Fred Maxwell from P. H. Huberts, clerk at the Farouhnr son soft drink stand. Verdict In Warren ( aw, The jury In the case of A. J. War- ien i.i. me iifti. i iiiiTier Lamiocr com pany, arrived at a verdict last night, giving the plaintiff $255, which was one of the items sued for in addition to the $2-1,000 dam ages sought, being the amount of wages the plaintiff would have received from the date of the accident to the present time had he not be n lncnpacilated by the in Jury. Tills verdict threw th" costs of the trial on the defendant. There are several kinds of drilling- but the kind the kind t.-at makes the farm pay is the drilling which makes water avail able. There is no need of a dry farm. The task. I is not so great as you I may think. I have had I years of experience and 2 understand the well busi- I ness thoroughly. I I D. M. HUNT ! LA GBANDE, OREGON est. ': fvo of the local politicians thought Jat first sight that Mr. Cross had de jcided to take a hand in the fight for marshal, but he assured thern that he would leave the city before night and How the race to continue without out- aide Interference. To l!efore.t Diiioel Areas. North Yakima. Wash., Feb. in. Government officials are engaged in milking estimates nf the size of burned areas with a view to reforestation of the timber lands of Washington and Oregon, according to plans formulated by the department of agrie.ilturc. G. F. Allen, supervisor of the U iinier na tional forest reserve, is In this city re ceiving applications for grazing per mits from p,cn cattle and sh. pinen. Mr. Allen says the government con templates setting aside small tracts of timber lands in this district on which to conduct .xperimepts in reforestation. FERGUSON' S The BOOK STORE Where Kothing is too much Trouble i SUBSCRIPTION AGENCY WILL HELP YOU If there is any one thing above all others that should influence you to purchase a copy of the Spring Quarterly Style book, that thing is its helpfulness. it is a complete pictural exposition of the new sprang styles in women's and children's wear. First of all it helps select styles; thus it will h lp the dressmaker please hei customers; it will help the mother in choosing styles for herself and daughters; it will assist the miss in choosing her Spring wardrobe. And then is helps in the use of the patterns and. by referring' to the illustra-, tions carefully, it will also help home dressmakers and seamstresses to so fit and finish their work as to duplicate the effects of the best modistes. , Some of the Quar terly's helpful features are: New Spring Suits and Jackets Street and Reception Costumes House Dresses for Spring and Summer Daunty Summer Lingerie Wash Dresses for Girls Wash Suits for Bays Seasonable Embroderies Two beautiful Colored Pages New Siyles in waists Popular Skirt Fashions Special Patterns for Special Figures Cutting, Fitting and Measurement Instructions WE HAVE THE GOODS There are many other things in The Spring Quarterly that will Interest and help you. We can't tell you more about them here, but we will be pleased to show you this fine 190-page book if you will call at the pattern counter. PU5 FOR Trie SrKlNQ QUhKIERLY (v QUARTERLY il'STYLE BOOKS 0 5c If BOUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH A 15c LADIES HOME IOVRNA&PATTERN eoBhs Agents for the Ladies Home Journal Patterns 5c i p Store Mr. and Mrs. Reeves of Lewlston, Idaho, returned this morning to their home after n visit with Mrs. fl. C. Zu- ber and other friends. Mr. Kecves ar rived about two weeks ago, and was Joined a week later by her husband. PASTIME THEATRE STATIONER Y BOOKS OFFICE SUPPLIES I'l.fSKix jt ritivvm. Proprietors ami Ma miners. PROG HAM: Bob M Kcnzlos Fvu In "OOVEKNM KNT BON'IJS." Af. K. WEST, Pres. Wm. MILLER, Vice Pres. T. J. SCR0GGIN, Cash. H. E. C00LIDGE, Asst. Cash. King of the film. King. 1000-foot Illustrated song l cver Clin l'iw.t Y"0. !enf' M C. P. Fen In. The U.inal.) .aplandc is. ( Kduca- Hess and JJer Goose. Three performance's nightly. Doors open at 7 p. m. Matinees Wednesday and Sat urday at 3 p. m. rUtngi' of program Monday, Wminewlny and I'rlday. The United States National Bank Of La Grande Capital Stock $100,000. o I Call for 'nifcr,iv Washington, F. h. !! Roosevelt louay issued a can to an civnizen na- j s tions to participate in international ! - One i conservation conference at the Hague Ask Ger.tral for phone Black 1251 when you want to sell or buy and you will get ED. PROPEGK, Second Hand Dealer next September. Invitations will be issued by the state department imme diately. It la understood at the Brit ish embassy here that England will respond. Representatives of other na tions have plven assurance vt their country's participation. n. west P. Staples C. T. Bacon DIRECTORS Wm. Miller H. E. Coolidge T. J. Scroggin J. L. Cavines Frank Conley A. T. Hitl DAILY OBSERVER 65c a Month THE CURTIS COMEDY CO. t t t i AT The Steward Opera House t TONIGHT Presenting "The Gambler's Wife" Tomorrow Night- "Mixed Pickles" miLLj. jic; jlvq ano jvc, no nigner I
