t.a -tiavt:. f.r.rccx ?.rf.:;rAv. xmu:h 2:, io.
rT tt.tt.
Ed KlddU is In Union today to su-
SIM! GOES 10 mil!
porvlso the flnlnhlng touches to re
pairs being made on the, Union flour-.
LJT
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Ing mill. It Is the purpose of the own
ers to start the Union mill next Mon
day, (Continued from page I.)
bay, the captain Is watching the ves
sel go to pieces. The Inman left this
ACTIVE CANVASS
city frtturday bound for Portland, In
bullust. It was off Point Reyes, when
a fire was sighted, and In th. rising
gale the captain misjudged the shore
for a ship and headed for It. The
crash followed. The loss Is estlmuted
at $125,000,
000 i- - - ii IM
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The Latest, The Nobbiest, The most Service
able, The Best
WE HfWE GOT THEM Ml
WISHES
LOCAL ITEMS. 1
;
p. Suent spent Sunday at Hot
Am"'U OroWrr returned tout
HI Nell Morton spent Sunday with
ri,nJ I" l:nlon'
B,.n Knapper of Joseph, visited
(rirtid I" G,anJe 0.Vr S"nd,,y'
L W. Wright,' the Union banker. Is
. La Grando visitor today.
lw "" today- ,
Councilman A. V. Andrew Is hom
from a business trip to Portland.
Mr. nd Mrs. Fred B. Currey leave
thS evening for a three-day stay In
Portland.
Miss Daisy Bucll ot t Orande, was
the guest of Pendleton friends for a
few days. Pendleton Tribune.
Mesdnmes George Palmer and Vin
cent Tnlmer left lt evening for Port
land, where they -will-visit' friends.
jllxi, Maude Tuvlness of Cavlness.
Oregon. nerc visiting friends and
relatives.
Miss Bodmer of Baker City, . Is a
pest with frtehds In La Orande to
day. Mrs. F. S. Ivanhoe has returned
home from a brief visit with friends
in Pendleton.
Mrs. Andrew Buekley took her de
parture this morning for Boise to visit
friends.
William Miller returned this morn
ing from a visit to Portland, where he
transacted business matters.
Fireman W. W. Klnzle, of the Ia
Grande-Joseph run, is back at his post
rtir a week holiday, - .. -
, J. Tt. Brlttaln And family have moved
Into the residence formerly occupied
by K. E. Lewis on Third street.
" Mrs. O. T. Galloway came over from
Tnlon last nljflit for a visit with rela
tives. . Mox Block tins returned from th
metropolis, whre he superintended.
for a week, the finishing touches to
bis new building there.
a shipment of 10 cars of catte
Dassed through La Grande this morn
ing from Baker City to Portland mar
kets.
Miss Dolan Lilly, who Is attending
a school of -music at Portland, arrived
last nlffht to visit her relatives, wlio
reside here,-
Fireman- G. Williams wet to Fie
nnt Vllv lat evening, to relieve
Fireman C. Jackson, who 3s on a few
days' tayoff.
Thu u.'rpfkiir was sent to Island
Cltv veterday to clear the wreck
which occurred a. week ago, when tw o
lnr-ulne cars want "In the ditch
Miss Elsie Lnadsworth returned to
Buker City last night after spending.
Sunday Jn this cSty with her parents
Mr. and. Mrs. :B. Leadsworth.
Misses Anna Relsland, Anna Alex
ander and Edith Ainderson were awrong
the Sundsy visltoi who returned from.
Hot Lake last evee-ing
Col. Frvd Boyd, editor of the
Athena Pf)ss, was a visitor In La
Grande Saturday on land business. He
returned home Sundry morning
Powder, Is eoendlng ithe day at' th
home of her parents, Mr. and Mis.
Fred G. Schllfce. " ' . 1
I'na Davis, on of 'A- P. Davis, and
who is located In 'the typewriter sup
ply business In Spokane. Is visiting
friends In La. Gtrande.
Miss thel Gw field has-returned to
her home in Wat: la "Walla, She was
a guest Mr. anil Mrs. J. D. Mathe
son and Mrs. Honaot while 1 the city.
The family of Irs Stull, emed by
police offlciuls to be in precarious need
of food and clothing. Is being helped
today by puWlc sutacrtptions from
htirche and tndlvldutfa.
O. R. & N. Detective J. Fitzgerald
of Portland,' diet 1 last right of heart
disease, aerordli to ntvs reaching
hei uii3 morning. . Mr. Fltzgerfcld
was known to railroad men tn this city-
Mrs. Pete Johnn of Huntington.
Is in the city the gae t of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Adams, ville Mr.
Johnson is stpyins at Hot Lalw? for a
fw days for the benefit of his health.
Miss Belle Myers went to Hot .Lake
en Friday evening's train, Where she
was called by Dr. Phy to take charge
of a surgical case. She will probacy
remain at the sanatorium some llttt
time. i
Mr. and Mrs. Donald McDonald
'a'.la, are visiting at the home of their
!ster, Mrs. Will M. Peterson on Lin
coln street. They are on their "way
home from Long Beach,' Cat., wh'w
ay have been spending the winter.
. ,T i.-n Kast Oreft-jiilan.
Wednesday Afternoon Mrs. W. J.
Furnish gave a charming luncheon
la compliment to Mrs. F. S. Ivanhoe
of La Grande. Covers were laid for
1 and Mrs. George W. Welster of
Irtland was an out-of-town guest.
Pendleton Tribune,
KVKXTtAIj SUCCESS IS
ONLY ASPF.CT APPARENT.
Old SttM-k uiul Corporation Owning the
Dam Situ Will Bo Cam-ollcd Willi
Bright Profcpti'tM of Securing Re.
qulrtd Sliurc Iroinotcrs Are Jubi
lant Totlay.
An active canvass will be made at
once among the farmers In the Inter
est of the Meadow Brook Irrigation
scheme. Considerably more than 130 -
000 has already been subscribed, and
not a great deal of difficulty Is antici
pated In obtaining the remainder. Es
sentially and primarily the farmers
are the most Interested In the success
of the project, and for Its complete
success It Is necessary that as much
stock as possible be distributed amonj?
the actual users of the ' water. Py
taking stock the farmers will not only
be 'represented financially,' but they
will also have a voice In the manage
ment of the corporation, j .
The Juslness Institutions of Ln
Grande and of every town In the val
ley will benefit by tha successful con
summation of this, the most Important
plan ever made for the progress of
eastern Oregon, and they, are showing
their faith ln the benefits to be de
rived by liberal subscriptions.
The plan at present, and by the. way
the only feasible one yet presented. Is
for the new organization to take over
the property of the Grande Ronde Res
ervoir company, use the rights grant
ed already, etc., and get busy. .
The Reservoir company has an au
thorized capitalization of $106,000, a
nart of which has been Issued. The
holders of this stock "will cancel It.
and have already subscribed largely
for the stock of the Meadow Brook
corporation. r :
FERGUSON JOINS STAFF.
Well Known Itiislitcwi Man Will Com
pile Local News llorrnftcr.
To be In position to more thorough
ly compile all the news of the day
and present It to the reader the- same
day It happens, The Observer has se
cured the services of Walter Fergu
son ln Its editorial department. He
went" to work this morning.
Mr. Fergsuon Is "one of us." Is well
known the city over, and will be a val
uable asset to the news-gathering staff
at The Observer. Any courtesy shown
him will be appreciated at this office.
BOY WRITES PARENTS-
(Continue.! from page 1.)
the famous reformed kidnaper, left
thin- citv todav for Cleveland, to as-
islst Jn the search for mute, wnma,
who was kidnaped from the school at
Sharon, Pa, . '
Crowe Is employed by the Scrlpps-
McRae newspapers. He sal J :
A kidnaping to be successful, must
be planned to the mlnuetest detail
The easy time for them to get ransom
has passed."
Kldnnpor Written to.
Cleveland. March 22. Before do
nurture for Sharon today jjeiecuve
Ward of Philadelphia, Issued the fol
lowing letter to the Whltla kidnapers
The only unfortunate mistake In
your affair with Attorney Whltla was
that it was not closed Saturday night
to the satisfaction of hoth parties con
ernod. I Klve you my word this 1
tme. lie waited five hours, whll
the money lay there on a cannon. He
had done nothing to endanger you,
and it was only through the unfortun
ate Blunder that the Ashtabula police
Dr. W. D. McMillan
Painless Denislry
La Grande National Bank Bldg
Both Phones
EBERHARD GIVEN PLUM
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SHOE
Prica
$3,50
Style 6003
And lid Uociitf
lac boat, wild
puart Uca IM
tad bnl faint
rhed iol, KA
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pun tip.
"VMM'"
Toe
All the nifty, natty things in
Ladies' Oxfords-20 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 aombined factories than any
other concern in the world. 1 00,.
000 pairs every working day.
We also have the Krippendors-Dittman and other specialty J
lines. -Andviasfbuf not leastA Boy's Shoe guaranteed not to rip
Ft
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La Grande, Ore.
t Opera House Block - - - -
PASTIME THEATRE
(Continued from page 1.)
Hoberts. . . . . .
Ever since statement No. 1 theories
faave been propagated In Oregon, Mr.
Eberhard has been a conscientious
worker for that precept. He Is an
apostle of Bourne's principles and the
rapidly growing faith, through convic
tion. .
iEberliard Silent.
Joseph, March 22. (Special.) The
t'&lid IPvess 'this afternoon ; told to
Mr. tborhard that his appointment
had gone in. He refused to comment
on the appointment except to say that
ho would nut voice any statement until
the appointment had been confirmed.
It is believed that he will move to La
Grande at once.
The red tape requisite In this con
nection requires weeks of attention.
Unless a special dispensation is made
of affairs due to" the fact that the of
fice is now vacant here, it will require
something like SO days for the new
appointee to secure his bonds and be
properly ordained. The bonds are in
the neighborhood of 175.000, and
muxt be perused and accepted by V.
S. t-lstrict Attorney McCourt, after
which they go to Washington to be
finally accr-pted or rejected. The for
mer doue, the certificate of office is
issued frn Washington.
EIXIIV, OREGOX,
Iteal Estate, Investments, Ioans
Whre local business men are
co-operating and buying stump
lands preparatory to setting
commercial orchards. For par
ticular regarding good orchard
lands at very low prices call or
write The
BLOCGH INVESTMENT CO.
and Collection.
KEflRIX FKENCM.
Proprietors and Maiiujjersi
PKOCJIIAM:
Vaudeville:
Orton and Leota, . ronriedy
sketch team, presenting Jimmy
Gass," eccentric comedy.
Harry. Cramer, asslst-ed hy
Lem and Cleln, club juggler and
hoop roller.
American Fleet at Australia.
A Fool for Luck.
Change of program . Sunday,
Wednesday and Friday. Mati
nees: Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday. Doors open at 2: JO
p. m. Evening performance
at 7 p. m.
THE SCENIC
Will Reopen on
MONDAY EVENING
Presenting
as the Feature
traction
At-
The Dog Catcher
Presented by
Watson, Wallace ami Keith
and
THE DOG.
CAST:
Jack (the dog catcher)
Al Watson
Liz' (Jack's steady girl .....
Miss Aline Wallace
Miss Dot Wise (a coV-r .,lrl)..
Mis'? A j je Keith
Jack (the dof) ..Mascot
Also th c
w'r-T: ' r.
; pictrues.
GARDIME31,
- ..rtrtnr and ManrT.
tried to' arrest you. The: letter you
sent to the hotel was opened ut the
desk by persons without authority.
Whltla (ltd his bexl. Ho ucti'd honest
ly and will do so HRiiln. Try lilm."
The kidnapers Instructed Whltla to
leave the money In the Flat Ilron park
at Ashtabula and they agreed to de
liver his son to him. Smith was at
the hotel at 3 the next morning. The
Ashtabula police heard Of the plans
and went to the park, where their
presence frightened the kidnapers.
Would SuliHtltutei for Boy. ,
John H. Drake, the reformer, presi
dent of the surgical instrument manu
facturing concern, today offered to
become hostage Jfor Billie Whltla. He
announced he would become a pris
oner of the kidnapers If the boy would
be returned In safety and unharmed
to his parents. He proposed to take
$10,000 In gold and go unarmed to
any spot designated by the kidnapers.
The proposition Is based on the condi
tion of the boys' relatives deposit In
the bank that the amount payable to
Drake when the boy Is returned.
Sharon, Pa., March 22. It Is prac
tically certain that the third letter re
ceived from the Whltla kidnapers to
day was mailed near Sharon. Mem
bers of the state constabulary, dress
ed as plain clothes men, galloped
across the line Into Ohio today. They
made a house to house search for the
boy.
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Indies' 1 limit Journal.
Ladles' Home Journal for April
Bride's number, on sale at
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ALL WOKK GVARAXTEID.
A Shoe poorly repaired Is
wonhliTvS but pmMTly r
Ikaired Shoe Is good as new. My
work jleM" and sadsflcs.
R. Plant
THE OLD PRESTON STAND.
Where j on want It -When
you want U-
No smoke no smell no fronble.
Ollcn you wanl heat in a hurry
in some room in the house the fur
nace docs not reach. It's so easy
pick up and carry a
to
mm Oil Heater
to the
room
1. 1
louse. M i
smoke or
as low
th
Ipped with Smokeless) Device)
m want to heat suitable lor any room in the
i a real smokeless device absolutely preventing
ntU turn the wick as high as you can or
you like brass lont holds 4 quarts ol oil
res out glowing heat lor y hours, r in-
1 in japan and nickel an ornament
nywhere. Every healer warranted.
I. ik limn lor in threat or
rewlff. M fytt a knllunt. lr BM . , , , , .
iKat mtVetitudytplcuurt. I.U ai on. icktl pUld u4fiftf
,lli lh( blot imptOYtJ rroltal drill UriKT. EtctUiS muruii.
II you eMl obKtii l!it PtHtdios Oil Htilw f Ry IjP
nuf iukr mitt to oaf fiejrrot wy bf irtrnvt arotlt.
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