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pifwinan
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,. Anthony came up from River
junction, the coming iumm( resort
of the Inter-county country.
Mi UnnBsker of Walla Walla, who
hns been vlsltng friends here, return
ed home this morning. ,
II. A. Watson Is lh North Powder
explaining the advantage of the Ore
gon Life Insurance company.
Mao Wood, manager of the Golden
Rule store, has returned from a busi
ness visit to Portland.
Mrs. J. W. Hampson of Kamela, Is
here. today visiting friends and doing
gome shopping. -:
Engineer Handrahan has been sent
to Pleasant Valley to relieve Engineer
Mnrgan, who has been stationed there.
Chester Hansen came down from
Telooaset last evening and la trans
acting business In La Grande today.
Prof. H. J. Hocckenberry suffered
another relapse last night and was
frefty I" a precarious condition for a
time. Today found him some better.
George Miller placed an order yes
terday for a new automobile and It
will not be long until he will be mak
ing frequent trips across the valley.
E. E. Wlllard, the stock buyer, Is
here fnm Portland, stating the mar
ket fell off a shade a few days ago,
and sales are at a standstill at present.
Mrs. F. O. Wilson went to Baker
City on the morning train. For the
past few days 'she has been a guest
with -Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Hanna. '
Van H. Meade, Walter Spencer and
D. C. Briehoux, all of them timber
men, are In Wallowa county on busi
ness matters today. -"
J. V. King and J. M. Brown and
family, have returned to their homes
In Wallowa county, after transacting
business at the land office.
A family by the name of Lee arrived
last evening from Minnesota with the.
expectation .of buying a farm In this
valley.
C. Penlngton, of the firm of Pen
tngton & Co., clothiers, has returned
from the metropolis, where he trans:
acted business..'
Mrs. Minnie Blake has returned to
her home In Baker City after a visit
with her mother, Mrs. J. J. Crandall
of South La Grande.
Miss Hazel Landrum went to Baker
City this morning. She has been vis
iting for the past week at the H. R.
Hanna home. ;. i .
Councilman George Kretger, ' who
has been In Baker county, returned
last evening In time to take his seat
In the council. ,
JcwhJI and HlrRin Hendricks of
MaryavUle, Idaho, are here looking
over the valley, with a. view of buy
ing farms. ' c
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Hendricks, who
have been touring .. California since
last Dfcemher. arrived tW mnmlnir
en route to their home In Elgin. They
rrpnrt having had a delightful trip.
J. S. Perry, who two years ago-Bold
ont at Mt. Glenn and returned to To
n Basin, Idaho, Is here with the In
tendon of reinvesting and making
this his home.
J. W. Bush, president-manager of
the Blue Mountain Creamery com
pany, went to Pendleton today on bus
iness matters 'connected with the
creamery.
Mrs. eGorgla Reed, who has been
visiting Miss Golda Hopper, took her
df part u re this morning for Pendleton,
where she will visit at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hopper before return-
Ins: to her home In Seattle,
Mr, and Mrs. C. R. Beckley are
home from .Portland. Mrs. Beckley
'W remain here a few days before
8'ilng on to Boise, .where she was vis
Itlnir her relatives when called to
Portland last Monday.
Secretary I. B. Rhodes of the T. M.
f- A., whq was here several days ago
'"rklng up Interest with a view of
ecnrlng such an organization in La
Gran.le passed through the City en
Mute from Boise to Portland this
morning. 1
Miss Ora Catea, president of the Ep-
orth League for La Grande district,
rlt-s that the board of control will
mt In La Grande next Saturday for
annual meeting, at which time the
"ate and place for holding the spring
f&vpr,nri will be decided upon.
" B. Wearer, proprietor of the
tnli
n nursery. Is In the city today
taking orders. If Interested, read his
flvertlgoment In this issue. Mr.
Weaver states the demand in this sec
tion of fh Mtinln n ohnlM vlnlar
PP!e trees Is mnch greater than the
Bnrit are able to provide. '
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60CIETY.
Hermun St-lgrl.'t and Miss Ada West,
daughter of X, K. West, were married
last evening at the West home on
Fourth street, .Rev. Upton II. Gibbs,
officiating. The affair was aulrlly
planned and guests were limited, Wil
liam Sflgiist, a brother of the groom,
X. K. Went, the brides father, and
Mrs. Upton H. Glbbii being the unly
o;n- to .vlin--! Ihe ccretij.m.v.'"i
and Mr.i. S. Iprlst Wt on ine evening
train for a short wedding tour, They
will return to Ln Grande soh'n, and
make this their future homi. . The
bride Is an accomplished musician
and popular. The groom, too, clnlms
distinction as an amateur baseball
player and enjoys a largo circle of
Intimate friends.
"Fifty people were last evenln de
lightfully entertulned at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Frltts, on Third
street, when Miss Nora Frltts enter
tained members of the Good Fellow
ship league. Parlor games, both; noyvl
and of the Interesting sort, occupied
the attention of the guests. Light re
freshments were served. This league
Is a social branch of the Metnqdlst
church. . . , "
Mr. and Mra. John Thelson, autlwlr
home on Spring avenue, charmingly
entertained a few friends last eVohlhg
at-table-"500," for Mrs. Otto E.'Dldlon
who leaves the lutter part of the wepk
for Pendleton, to reside permanemiy.
The decorations were In keeping with
the day St. Patrick's. W. Harrj- Jtash
was awarded the. honors of . the eve
ning and Mrs. Dan Tanner the conso
lation. Dainty refreshments were
served.
Tomorrow evening at the Methodist
parsonage, the Ladies' Aid society will
serve a supper to all who are fortunate
enough to attend and after dinner, Dr.
Rader, editor of the Pacific Christian
Advocate, will deliver an address. To
those who have" never heard Dr. Under,
we may add that there are few more
polished talkers and thinkers, on the
coast. To those who have, eawljhim.
the announcement that he is to.,tal is
sufficient.
The . Toung People's Chrtst1.il? En
of the 'PVebVterlan
church had a most enjoyable "'meeting
last evening at the home of Mr. anu
Mrs. R. E. Smith.- There wnfttftleh
did" attendance and tho'' fccnt
thoroughly enjoyed the evening
Dr. W. D. McMillan
Painless Denistry.
La Grande NaUonat BMk Bldg
Both Phones j u u -,
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The supervisor and pffjcjfijrce of
the Whitman National forestry, service
are extra busy Just now filling ottt sra
In gpermits as the sheep and cattle
men are getting anxious to gf&.fco tljelr
feeding grounds.
. Ulg Finn In Trouble,- -New.
York, March 18. Aj, decree of
foreclosure and sale of the Metropoli
tan street-railway properties was Is
sued this afternoon by Judge Lacombc
of the United States circuit court, ln
a suit brought by the Guarantee Trust
company. The decree requires the
defendant to within 20 days after
service of 'notice to pay the clerk of
the court $13,589,278, with Interest at
6 peV cent. In default. Special Master
Turner has been directed to sell, the
property on June L " ,
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MARIE DROFNAH AS "PORTIA," I
Columbia double disc records, 65c.
at Newlin Book & Stationery Co.
Amusement
Tlu Pustline Clmngea TinlKlit.
night there was a chunge In
pictures, but tonight, besides adding
two new pictures, Angela May and
Mr. MacKvoy will give an entire
change of songs and the new opera
Skit will be "What the Papers Say."
Dining the ketch Miss May sings sev
eral numbers and Mr. MucEvoy does
a monologue and they close together
with "JiiBt My Style" from "Fantana."
Miss May -was very 111 all day yes
terday and was forced to cut her per
formance a lltlo short last night, but
she Is feeling all right again today. '
"Klppy" will' be on hand again to
make you laujih. with Ms monologue
and cartoon work.
.These people make the strongest
bill ever put on the stage here and no
one should miss It. Read the program
on page three, - .
'The Mcn'liant of VeiUco.M
Few plays of the higher class have
the hold oil ropuiai esteem tl..tt Is
possessed yl 'The- Merchant of Ven
iss." In which Charles B. Hanford Is
now appear)! with extraordinary
So cloKOi.v'Mii its piay Dcen hiuiic
that the (.itor whq undertakes u pro
duction vV'" "?bmi'ts himself, to the
m.v. ilgitJ irlttelnrii 'for ever auditor
has a distinct and vivid concepflon of
the pie In is . mind. Many actors
have undertaken to satisfy 'these ideals
but few havV'SUCoeeded.,; Mr. Hanford
Is one oiithe fortunate exceptions.
Thlsrfictor Is pow In full realization of
the brllUapli, promise given by his
earlier career.' His present tour( un
der the tnanltgemont of Mr. F, Lawr
"ence 'Wallier ls'one of the most suc
cessful that any tragedian has ever
known. Mr. Hanford's career exem
plifies the fact that the player of
classic r,i4iB once (established is fully
compensated In prosperity and ap
plause for the early patience that he
may. have been' compelled to exercise.
Mr. Hanford 1b fortunate in having so
charming a leading lady as Miss Marie
Drofnah, who will appear as Portia.
This presentation of Shylock which Is
described as ranking with the most
magnificent of modern Shakespearean
revivals will be the attraction at Stew
ard's opera house on Monday, March
22. "'..:.. '
CHEAP LUMBER
(Coirtlnue4 from page 1.)'
fight for the retention of the duty ort
lumbei will be ultimately won, de
spite the ways and means committee's
recommendation of a reduction of 50
per cent. J. H. Bloedel, a prominent
lumberman, says the lumbermen will
fight to the last ditch. The lumber
men are especially encouraged w;ith
the change of attitude of Glfford Pin
choU who admitted the removal of the
tariff will neither give cheaper lumber
to the giaioral consumer nor conserve
the forests.
The Current Topic club wilUbe er.tcr
?.tec2 fz Trlizy artcraooa ty tin. J.
T. Richardson, on Sixth street.
A sleighing, party went to Bourne
last night to be the guests of Dr. and
Mrs. Brown, and all report a splendid
time. The sleighing time for this sea
son will soon be gone and the young
people are taking every advantage of
It while It lasts, this being the third
party within a week, all of which have
proved most enjoyable affairs. Sump
ter American.
MAT-: Pi! 40 PERCENT NOW
(Continual from page I.)
within the next 10 days, the pro rata
amounts will be compiled here, sent
to Washington with the schedule, there
recalculated, and checks dated and
drawn. All of this will consume not
more than a month's time. It is
thought, and when April 19 comes
around. It Is very likely that the de
positors of the defunct bank will have
In their possession 40 per cent divi
dends. But little Hereafter.
With the exception of perhaps $1,
000, every cent that will accrue as
dividend paying moneys hereafter, will
come through winning of law suits,
after expenditure of mony and lap?
of time. The difference between 4 0
per cent dividends and the amount
now on hand will not be sufficient
scarcely to fight the Innumerable suits!
that , will congest local courts ln the
immediate future.
Crisis Came neretUly.
A sudden and new turn of afft!rs is
directly responsible for the lowering
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The Latest, The Nobbiest, The
WE H& VE GOT THEM RLL
Jtmerlean
ady
SHOE
Style 600J ' , '
Amlid Uudier
Ira beol, wtlh
P4lent ho lr
a q4 kel fume
wvhrd loU. nih
lry Ktl
ptteoltp.
Toe
Price
$3,50
We also have
lines. And last but
The
Opera House Block
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wash houses are having I
Hid I HUUUiCO TV.I.1J t-Uil
tagious diseases,
Ours is a
etc.
Sanitary
Laundry
Not quite so cheap of I
course. We can't live on J
rice and rats. -. But our J
work is better; bestof all
iic.cui anu nwcci, omening.
TRY US
Both Phones
CHERRY'S NEW
LAUNDRY I
of dividends. During the last ' few
days, the estate of J. W. Scrlber has
filed a claim against -every piece of
paper In the hands of the receiver that
is not made out to the Farmers &
Traders' National bank. .Those who
know conditions are aware that there
are many such Instances.
Among these Items la the Ontario
property valued at 19000. The re
ceiver had figured on this item as an
asset of the bank and as such figured
It In the plans for the Issuance of 45
or 50 per cent dividends. Now, then,
the estate claims this large Item be
cause the deeds are no made out ln
the name of the bank, but are In the
name of Scrlber himself. There are
many similar cases.
Will All Be Fought.
These claims will be fought to the
bitter end by the bank -nd it Is slated
that there Is ample ,f to offset the
claims of tt3 cs' -Xot'C'
.titajnpt EMate,
Out .ngled state of affairs
hoi iew aspect. The gov-
- willing to listen to com
I x .a notes in the class de
ft ., but never at any time did It
iiuend to allow the claim for 112,000
said to have ben destroyed by Scrl
ber on the day of the failure, slip by.
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able, The Best
All the nifty, natty things in
Ladies' Oxfords20 kinds, as well
as the new things in Ladies' Boots
Men's In Every Style
Made by such 'manufacturers as
The Hamilton Brown Shoe Go.
who 'turn out "more shoes from
their combined factories than any
other concern in the world. 100,
000"(pairs every working day.
the Krippendors-Dittman and other specialty
not least-A Boy's Shoe guaranteed not to rip
Peoples
SEEDS
field
IN
"I AM showing: thk largest
VARIETY AND BEST SELECTED
STOCK OF SEEDS EVER EXH1R1T
ED ,IN UNION COUNTY, AND I
KjVow Tamau AltBJ THB3 PRODUCT
OF REPUTABLE SEED GROWERS;
AND I ALSO KNOW MY PRICES
ARE AS LOW AS IT 19 CONSIST
ENT TO SI5LL FRESH, RELIABLE
STOCK. , "
Alfalfa, Red and Alsike
Clover, Timothy
and all Kinds of Garden Seed and
Lawn Grasses
A. V. OLIVER
The same was true of the Ontario
property. The new claims against the
bank by the estate has caused the bank
to file claims against the estate for
every note that, for the difference be
tween the notes and papers In their
hands and the sum total of notes that
should be there according to the books.
The bank will eue for the abstractions
In the loans and savings account said
to have amounted to approximately
$12,000. It will sue for the $12,000
alleged to have been destroyed when
the bank failed, and it will sue for the
collections on all accommodation
notes. To properly describe the mat
ter as It now stands would be a tark
of grfat moment, but the point espe
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La Grande, Ore.
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Store
Garden Lawn
BULK
cially emphasized Is that the original
ly planned dividends cannot be paid
because the estate has claimed the
items which were considered ' to be
property and assets of the bank, but
:';must now be proven so by process ot
law.
Will Total $175,000.
The Various items so defended by
the bank will amount to something
like $175,000, which, If allowed against
the estate, will mean that the estate
will pay a dividend something like 10
per cent.
On the other hand, should the state
contentions be upheld by the courts,
the asette of the bank will decrease
proportionately.