ICVr.NLVO OnsERVHR. LA GHAM)E, OUKGOX. t'IUD.W. ITUItrAUV l. 1909.
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LOCAL ITEMS.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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King. 1000-foot
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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.
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United States National Bank
Of La Grande
Capital Stock $100,000.
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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.
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Wm. Miller
H. E. Coolidge
T. J. Scroggin
J. L. Cavines
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