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jCIGUT. paces. PACK SIX. evexino observer:, la graxde. onr.oox. Saturday, February 20, t0 i ; ) DIRECTORY OF THE FRATERNAL ORDERS LA GRANDE, ORE. ,1 : " : : Sporlmg and MMetics - V VI if . M. V. A. La Grande Camp No. 7703 meets each Monday evening at I. O. O. F. tiall. All visiting neighbors are cur dUlly Invite;! to attend. . M. MeMURRAT, C. CAL JORDAN, Clrk'. J . p. o. r La Grande Aerle No. 259, F. O. E., meet every Friday night In Elks' hall it I y. m. Visiting brethren Invited to attend. :., . , C. E. HACK MAN, W. P. GEO. ABEOG, W. 8. O. K. 8. ' Hep Chapter No. 13, O. E. S., hold stated communication the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Vlsltng members cordially Invited, RACHEL E. WORSTELL, W. M. , MAHY A. WARNICK, Secretary. I. O. O. F. Encampment. Star Encampment No. 31, I. O. O. F., meets every second and fourth Wednesday In the month in Odd Fel lows' hall. Vlsltng patriarchs always welcome. H. E. COOLIDGE, CP., W. A. WORSTELL, Scribe. M. 11. or A. Meets every Thursday evening at L O. O. F. hall. Visiting members al wr.ys welcome. ; ANGUS STEWART, President. C. J. VANDERPOEL, Secretary. Woodmen or the World. La Grande Lodge No. KB, W. O. W., meets every second and fourth Tuesday evening In K. of P. hall In the Corpe bulldlnr. All visiting mem bers welcome. N12RI ACKLES, J. H. KEENKY. Consul Commander. Clerk. , J iiirrnnv nt I i' , ' ' 1 IflUIINf. Dill. m. i . i . f t.jr I i a k m i m a at a I M UK Ul I. O. O. F. Subordinate. La Grando Lodge No. 16, meets in Iholr hall every Saturday night. Vis iting brother cordially Invited to at tend. Cemetery plat may be seen at Model restaurant 1 HUGH McCALL, N. G. OSCAR COOLIDGE, Secretary. W. A. WORSTELL, Fin. fee. Foresters of A merit. Court Maid Marlon No. 22 meet? each Wednesday night In K. of P. hall. Brothers are Invited to attend. BEN HAISTEN. C. R. " LEO HERRING, C. B. C. J. VANDERPOEL, F. S. A. F. A A.M. La Grande Lodge No. 41, A. F. & A. M., holds regular meetings first and third Saturdays at 7:30 p. m. R. L. LINCOLN, W. M. . . C. WILLIAMS. Secretary. Knights of Pythias. Red Cross Lodge No. 27, meets every Monday evening in Castle Hall (old Elks' hall). A Pythian welcome to all visiting knights.. J. F. BAKER, C. C, R. L. LINCOLN, K. of R. & S. Rebekahs, Crystal Lodge No. 60 meets every Tuesday evening at the I. O. O. F. hall. All visiting members are Invited to at tend. JENNIE N. SMITH, N. G. MARTHA E. SCOTT. Secretary. B. P. O. E. La Grande Lodge No. 433, meets each Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in Elks' club, corner . Depot street and Washington avenue. Visiting brothers are cordially Invited to attend. C. S. DUNN, Exalted Ruler, G. E. McCULLY, Recording Sec. For expert piano tuning, see Thomas Bruce. l-28tf Washington Once Gave Up to three doctors; was kept In bed for five weeks. Blood poison from a spi der's bite caused large, deep sores to cover his leg. The doctor's failed, then "Bucklen's Arnica Salve com pletely cured me," writes John Wash ington, of Bos(juevllle, Texas. For ec cema, bolls, burns and piles It is su preme. 25c at Ne wllii Drug Co. Special Real Katate Bargain. $3250 cash will buy It lots, 1 brick house, 2 frame houses, good orchard, with water right; if taken this week, and assume loan of $1385. Income from preaerty $34.00 per month. Loan payable $29.29 monthly. LA GRANDE INVESTMENT C NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT. Notice Is, hereby given that Mcrtie Aldrlch, administrator of the eBtate of Mary A. Aldrlch, deceased, has filed In the coury court of Union county, Oregon, h' Jlnal account In the mat ter of a1l estate, and the county court has at pointed Tuesday, the 2nd day of March, 1909, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m., at the court house, In La Grande. Oregon, as the time and place for hearing objections to such final account and the settlement there of. MERTIE ALDRICH Admlnstrator of the Estate of Mi'V A. Aldrlch, Deceased. 2-1-8-15-22-3-1 Motor boat racing, yacht races and rowing regattas on Lake Washington, will be a dally feature of the A. Y. P. ill 10BIES e. Don't you think it's about time you had your eyes attended toT Stop those nerve-racking headaches, that mistiness, those pains, etc. Obey nature's warning and let us check the development of that defect with a pair of Glasses fitted by U& te&3.SIJ ACCURATE WORK GUARANTEED. J. H- PEARE UtimibD PIONEER JEWELER WOOD & COAL In quantities to suit Warehouse Storage Truck and Transfer G. E. FOWLER . Phone Main 10 : III HENKY BROUGHT THE 1HIST INTO THE COUNTY, About 1000 Saw First Automobile In Thin County and Now Tliere Are Over 50 Evidence of Doubling Uie Number, Thla Yeur -Speed Mania Has Seized Every Owner So Far. (By L. C. Smith.) The first automobile to be seen in Union county was a steam machine used by Hi Henry when hero with his minstrels. This was perhaps about the year 1900. The first automobile Union county really claimed wai a four-horse powei Oldsmoblle, owned by Dr. Phy, for merly of Baker county, and later of Hot Lake. The doctor traded this machine to George Ruckman of Allcel, who claims the distinction of being the first farmer to own an automobile. This was In 1902-03. James R. Smith In turn became the owner of the Oldsmoblle and boasts that he drove It a thousand miles during the summer of 1908. In the spring of 1903 two more machines appeared. One a four-horse affair, drawn as a prize by a Union mercantile company and a Rambler, eight horse power ma chine bought by Dr. Molltor, later be comlng'the property of J. Van Buren. Jus I lust week this machine was seen lolng Its chug-chug stunt up and down the streets of La Grande. Fever Grows Rapidly. In 1904-05 the fever began to spread 1 1, all directions. During that year t'laro Crawford. Fred Housh, Jap Ste phens, Drk Phy, Rumble and McCuI ly and perhaps a machine or two In Union, made up the list of owners. Since that time the number has In creased so rapidly that It Is Impossible to mention them In order, but there are now more than 50 machines In Union county. ' SM'ed Mania Epidemic. It is a noticeable fact that not one man who has owned a machine has lost his desire to own one, but each year he wants one with more horse power and greater speed. Of these we might cite Dr. Phy: First a four horse power. Oldsmoblle; then a 16- horse power Reo; then a 20-horse power Reo; then a 42-horse power Franklin, and rumor has H that the out one is ot the 80-horse power, 70 mlle an hour variety. J. Van Buren, eight horse power Rambler; then 20 horse power Reo; then a 40-horse power Kissel Kar, and a 42-horse pow er Franklin. T. J. Wright, a 12-horse power Cadillac; a 20-horse power Reo; a 80-horse power Pierce Racine. Others seem to be following in their footsteps. Promises to Double Number. The coming season promises to nearly double the number of machines In 'the county. Many of the factories have representatives pushing their tines, of which might be mentioned W. H. Bohnenkamp Co., with the Cad illac, a 30-horse power machine sell ing, fully equipped, at $1900; and the Bulck roadster selling at $1050. J. R. Oliver, representing the E. M. F., a 30-horse power machine, selling at $1400; L. C. Snillh, representing the Ford, a 5-pnsscngcr, 20 to 24-horse power car, selling at $1000. Foster Ji Brown. f Union, repre senting the Mitchell, and others. Sr-J ' ..-.,r v-'. MARATHON HACK NEAR. Widely Heralded i:ent In Seattle ItriiiK Skill to the CouM. . Scuttle, Feb. 20 When Mayor Mil ler fires the starting pls-tol Monday afternoon, the speediest bunch of dis tance runners ever gathered on this toust. wiii l'e olf irter a full-distance Marathon course. Besides Seattle. I.os Angeles. Chicago. Centralis, Wnsh., Vancouver. H. C, San Francisco, Oak land, Tortland and Taroma represented. Archie Wilson, and C. C. Clarke, manager of the experiment station at Union, are here today. A Later Model of Uie Automobile Used strela. The Orginlal Wa by HI Henry In Advertising His Mln s of Primitive Make. COHTERBKE WEEK OOKE FINAL ACTION TAKEN ON SATURDAY MORNING. Indications Arc That at Least Twenty Actual Representatives Will Attend IniKirtant Meeting Here Next Week Early Gathering and Draft Work Friday. One week hence the Eastern Oregon High School Athletic ' conference will actually have materialized. As the time approaches for perfection of the first conference among high schools that has ever amounted to a row of pins, deep Interest is taken by all the schoo's that are to be represented here. G. M. Mickels'on, on whom has fallen the brunt of the work in issu ing invitations and securing promises of general attendance, due to the fact that Principal Hockenbcrry has been handicapped with Illness, is receiving notification from all parts of the state In the territory to be represented, and the attendance will be large.. Actual representation will no doubt touch closely to a total of two dozen, yet proxy representation will be far more than that. Meet Friday. The first delegations will arrive Friday and on that day a rough draft of the conference rules will be made. As much of the work as possible com Uig under preliminary description will be transacted Friday and Friday eve ning. On Saturday morning oth.r delegates will have arrived and final adoption of rules will be made early In the day. Delegates will be routed from their beds with the rising of the sun Satur day, that all business can be transact ed prior to the opening of the, teach ers' meeting, which is slated for 10 o'clock Saturday. ' After Saturday eastern Oregon high school athletics enter a new era: one where men will be eliminated from high school sports; where law and order will prevail, and far more bene fits derived from athletics than now grow out of the various branches of sports. SPIKES AND TRUHKS, 11! I I OBAKER I HOLIDAYS Public employes of all classes will be given a double holiday, commenc ing tomorrow. Washington's birthday follows Sunday and among those to lay off Monday, will be Uncle Sam's servants. The postofflce will be open on Sunday hours, both Sunday and Monday, except that on Monday the city and general delivery windows will be open from 5:30 till 6 o'clock. In this way the mall can be distributed to those who are anxious to pet it. All public offices and banks will be closed all day Monday. SUCCESSFUL YEAH IN BAS KETBALL NEARS END. New Precedent Set in Basketball as Played h.V La Grande Boy Year Successful In Every Respect Com ing Season Looms Up Bright In Bnt-cball and Track Work. Spiked shoes and rubdown are rap Idly supplanting interest of waning basketball. Manager Earls nas about given up hope of landing any more big games of the strenuous Indoor kind, and while one or perhaps two minor contests ma? be witnessed In this city during the 190S-09 season, It Is safe to say that the wind will soon be re moved from the sphere and basket ball togs laid away for another year. The passing "of basketball for this season, has a striking significance, us, 'for the fl'st time In several yeaiTi the sport has been conducted on a paying basis. Previously It was not an un common thing for local girls' teams to fill a hall to capacity with specta tors, but never so the boys. ThU year the reverse has been true, but there has not been a girls' contest this year, and boys have not lost money, though, admittedly, the athletic goffers are not much fatter than In the beginning of the year. -The team won two and lost one big game, and came out fi nancially even. Thus the record Is a creditable one from all standpoints. But with the passing of basketball comes the call of track and field ac tivities, and the high school baseball fever. In both branches of the sum mer sport. La Grande has blooming prospects. The entire squad of last year's cinder material Is back in school, all stronger, all better imbued with more confidence than ever be fore. The new material that entered high school this year will play an Im portant part In the selection of teams. As yet v no organization has taken place, but long before dust flies and the warm breezes blow, the spike and the trunks will be dusted and broken In for another year's hard but victori ous work. Baseball Prospccta. An augmented and strengthened baseball 8'iuad will trot out for the Initial warm up this season. In the pitching department the school Is well supplied. Meyers, Heidenrelch, Oliver. Geddes and others will be ready to race for the stellar moundshlp. The entire smiad of last year's team will be in sehqol with freshmen to strengthen the experience of Inst year's work. James F. Wn!l will ex ercise his skill in the coaching line In baseball and his fruits will show in that branch as they did in football. He and Prof. Mickclson together, will be abue to turn out a fast nine Ith the material to be on hand. In baseball Mickelson is distinctly at home. This was demonstrated I-ist year hen he rounded a gren bunch Into championship form. Wall, too, h:is a thorough knowledge of the sport. Peter O'Sullivan went to Pendleton this morning. He will spend week or two with his wife, who Is In St. An thony's hospital there, and hope that he will be able to bring Mrs. O'Sullivan back to La Grande In a month's time. Changed His Iiucalion. WEISER, CALDWELL, BAKElt AND LA GRANDE LOOM UP. lroiiioter Lincoln Sends Invitations to WcMern Idaho and Eastern Ore gon Town to Appear In Baker City .Material In La Grande Squad to , Bo Iargo. Invitations to all promoters of semi-professional baseball in western Idaho to attend a baseball conference In Baker City at a nearby date, were sent out last .evening by G. A. Lincoln, :he local baseball organizer, who is nglneerlng preliminary work In the ormatlon of an Eastern Oregon .Vestera Idaho four-club baseball league under class D regulations and protection this season. At this rneet Ing, to be held to best suit the con venience of all concerned, the person nel of the league will be hashed over and organization perfected. Realizing that the call of the diamond is loud, and growing more stacato dally, Mr. Lincoln is hurrying the preliminary meeting with all dispatch. This week he toured the western portion of Idaho but, unfortunately, found only a few of the "big guns" In town, so another trip Is necessary, no doubt. He' did find Baker City promoters at home, and "with considerable evidence of In terest. Two Clubs Decided On. There is no question for debate as to the color of two faces in the pro posed league: La Grande's counte nance and Baker City's "mug" will be prominent parts of the four-cornered affair. To all appearances Welser and Caldwell will be the others. But the Invitations sent out were not to these two teams alone, and the conference In Baker City will doubtlessly find other representatives than these four at hand. Early Skirmishing. Grant Lincoln has been doing two tolngs at once, and while the prelim inary arrangements are being perfect ed he Is looking out for .likely ma terial that will form the nucleus of the coming La Grande club. It is yet too early to announce the youngsters he has his on his wires, but Inside In formation is to the effect that all la eoort n'?.!itj Jiioi w'iihi uiner pros pective clubs have done cannot be positively asserted, but it Is safe to surmise that they have not taken ad vantage of early skirmishing, due to uncertainties of any of the leagues that have been discussed during the, ante-baBeball season. That period of the year, by the way, Is not far hence, and quick organization work will have to be the order of the day. No General Sltool Tomorrow. Though a few may take cracks at the pigeons tomorrow, members of the gun club will not, as a rule, at tempt to do much practicing until the weather grows more balmy. Last Sun day the work was greatly hampered by cold winds, and for this reason the Sunday practice shoots will be delayed a week or so, pending arrival of more suitable climatic conditions. . BOYS MAKE A MAT. Athletic Department of B. M. A. Avoid Exense and Makes Mat. The athletic department of the Blue Mountain association now boasts of a gymnasium mat, having manufactured a very suitable one last evening at the meeting held at, the home of H. Si Massee. A Cleter riayht. Tlie playlet 'Government Bonds' made a decided hit at the Pastime last night. The pictures are the "best ever." Don't miss this show if you don't want to pass up a real treat. "Government Bonds" has a laugh each minute of the play. The people All parties wishing a first-class j who put It on are capable persons and workman to repair rheir watches and Jewelry, will find p. M. Heacock lo cated with Carl Bros., at Huelat's IJ stasa. Repairing done premstly. tf the nature of the" work they put on requires skill. This is without a ques tion, as good a skit as has been seen in La Grande vaudeville. Ve4. W. tlfs C As. IK .-lm . ee on 13 ; ,!,, " ; ce. :; f lit se, t pm oa ' c- ! ier :' 21 71 ' its ' e, en' If r : itr " . ' i' , ! : I - i- ' m er ro- a te ia s.