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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1909)
KVKXlXfi n LUVI.lt. IJi tiUANDZC, OKEtJO.N FRIDAY, MAW II 29. i DOU. . V L j M. Berry Is home rrora a visit to ove. Senator Turner Oliver was a busl- In Alll-fl tiwlllt' Jl.M Vlto" 0eorge i i leaver iran-ncieu uusi- Vom In Imbler today. Kev. V. P. Barlow, or the isaptist thurch at Elgin, is In the city today, making final proof on his homestead. Rev. W. II. Gibson returned to El- firin this morning- to resume work In ie revlvnl mjetlng Wing conducted their by the Baptist church. O. M. Ileacock has moved hU re pairing establishment to the Red Cross drug store. Thla will be hia perma nent location. Harris French, of the" Pastime the ater, went to Raker City thla morning to look after business matters per taining to his playhouse. - . F. S. Bramwell. who Is recuperating Mh health at Hot Lake, spent last Bight In La Grande with his family. He returned to the lake this morning. IT, R. Wilson, the electrician, reach ed here this morning from a hurried business visit to Portland and Wil lamette valley towns. Simon Welmer, formerly of La Grande, and now living at Union, passed through the city today on his way to Elgin. Master Mechanic J. T. Langley and Trainmaster J. D. Matheson went east this morning on No. 6, to look after company matters. Several from here will go to Union tomorrow to attend the .teachers nx-eting. which lakes place there nt that time. - James McCoy, formerly a resident of La Grande, but now of Spokane, arrived in the city this morning and will remain for probably two weeks- E. S. Mascall of Grants Pass, was on the morning train en route home from a visit to Illinois. He visited a few minutes with his cou.-iin, F...I. Lilly. E. Relsland went to Wallowa today, where he has a contract for 1200 yards of plastering for Hotel Proprietor Cameron, who was formerly a resident of Perry. " . Guv K. McCully. who has been In Portland for several days, assisting. In the United States district attorney's office with matters pertaining to the Srriber probe, returned this morning. Westbound train No. 1 was delayed a few moments here this morning by the blowing out of a steam hose on one of the Pullmans just as the train started. Bystanders were startled, but jio damage was done. President John Collier took his de parture this morning for Wallowa county points on personal business. However, ho will not forget to speak n word or two for La Grande while he is in the sister community. P. L; Helfrich, the Elgin capitalist, came up last night from that place, and left for Ontario, where he will at tend the Oregon-Idaho Development congress, as a booster from his com munity. , B. Quass, representing the Spokesman-Review, came In last night from u.ifc All nwa county. Mr. Quass speaks highly of the enterprise of Wallowa county's citizenship. , James Ireland, a real estate dealer at Woodstock, Oregon, near Portland, arrived this morning to transact bus iness In the city for a day. Mr. Ire land Is comfortably located in the sub urban town. He has. valuable.' city property here which he wishes to dis pose of. A large number, of Greeks boarded the Elgin train this morning, and will 1". employed on the extension work. They were accompanied by one Who corresponds to the "padrone" In a camp of Italians, a man with an eagle beak, a fierce eye and an air of being much superior to the poor devil who work f ir a living. Earl KHpatrick. who has been visit ing his parents and friends here for - ral days, will ' tomorrow morning resume hU Journey to- Salt Lake, wh-r. with Thomas II- Townsend, a aenlor In the V. of O.. he will take p.irt in a d-bate with stud'-nts of the Vr.Iversdty of Vtah. Thedebate was originally planned for tonight, but wa postponfd Tintil the coming Monday. ACOOEXT IV fcEATTI.n. T"-ar Tom Off and Fwt t'ru !! U In Jury to One Person. Seattle, March 45. Three persons seriously and one probably fatally hurt today when an outbound Broadway '-tric car became uncontrollable and hashed down the hill, overturning wr-n It struck a curve. Motorman tcrkette was badiy cut M. Ber.tz was pinned bnea??i the r and vat r:ncncio';s wh-n re- Pv.h fcis f-rt wTt cruh I si esr t m off. i SOCIETY. ? Alilon-JurkT. A qnlit wedding took place last night In the homo of Hon. S. F, Rich ardson on Adams avenue, when J. F. Alden of Starkey, was united In mar riage to Mrs. Annie F. Parker, of Bos tonMass. Pastor W, H. Gibson, of the First Btiptlnl church, officiated. Mr. Ald-n is a pioneer farmer and stock ri!.-r if Starkey Prairie, and is J well known throughout eastern Ore gon. The bride Is an accomplished adn cultured Boston lady who has for several years labored as a city mission ary under the Congregational church In he rhome city. Mr. and Mrs. Al den have long known each other and will be happy in their home life, though Starkey Is slightly differen tiated from Boston. A post-nuptial luncheon was served In the home and heartily enjoyed by the few chosen ones present. -The happy couple will be at home to their many well-wishing friends at Starkey after April 1. Dr. W. D. McMillan Painless Denistry La Grande National Bank Bldq Both Phones EBERHARD COMES . MOIDA.r.Jir: . i HAS XOT RECEIVED WORD , FROM HEADQUARTER". New lUifiti-r Will C'otiie to La tirmule' to Be Ready to yuallfj' Has lloml; Ready To lie JIuithiI. "" j seekers awaited them at the Union de According to private dispatches from , pnV u nJtortrA that Gunjlro Aoki, Joseph today Colon It. Eberhard. re-,he dishwas)ler vhom the girl is bent ctiver of the land office appointed, will ' nerving, prided the mother and arrive in La Orande net Monday lo fiaughter north. The couple rode about await the hour when be may be quail-,he city n a tax,4b, which left them lied and ordered to resume hia duti.'s.jat the nlon depot, where It Is sup- Aa yet Mr. Lbvihard nas neara notn-1 Ing in an official way from hing - ton. He w ill have hia bonds ready as soon as the blank bond sheet reach him. . In La Grande '- is believed that in?! usual routine plaining to such ma'- ters will be hurried on account of ti:e vacancy now exUting in the local fice. Xetv Musk iaa. ' Born, in this city Friday, March 26, 1909, a son, to Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Scott. Mr. Scott i.s a member of the Bramwe'lT-Soott Music Co., and the boys all say the newcomer already sings high tenor. Notldng IXfing. ' Usually the county offices are good sources of news, but today there was nothing doing. County Clerk Ed Wright has yesterday and today col i .i 4.... the rcccrcr'r office there were but few Instru ments offered for record. SUNinV AT THE CIICntllKS. M. Peter's Oiurch. . j Fifth Sunday in Lent. Holy com-J munion, S a. m.; Sunday school, 10 a. J m.; morning service, 11 a. m.; Bible j ccliiss, 4:15 p. m.; evening service, s p. m. Rev. Upton H. Gibbs, rector. I "I rl IiaptM Oiurtli, At SM5, Sunday school; 11, Ing worship," sermon by W. H. of McMinnviile college. Mr. morn Moore Moore is a volunteer for the foreign mis sion field. At S, the young peo ple's meeting will be led t-y EarroJ Ludiker. The evening preaching serv ice wl!i b announced later. Pastor Gibson will remain with the church in j r igin through next week.- Ilrt 5!-!hjli?t Epwopal liaixli. Comer M avenue and Fourth street. Sunday. :45 a. m.. Iiib!e school for all: 11 a. m.. morning worship, sub ill; 11 a. m., morning worship, sub-f ct, "A Mourtaln Trail." At :3dj . m., Epwurth League. 'Shepherds ject. P and Hir:liiK," Mi! Elhel Redh"ad. leader; S:J0 p. rn., evening wo-shlp, subject, "Poverty or Riches; Which?" Thursday, 7;!0 p. m , ptayr me-llng. "Hindrances to Prayr-r." S Pte by the choir. A cardial welcome all. IJeir. ('. E. I t" r. H. J. Scott of ifonur. county. Is here visiting his n.'-. 'ier snd father-in-law. Jir. and Mrs. Oark of Fonth La Grand. H expe to lar Itr home this evenit g. i Amusement WIXTKR SltHlTS. Ftlisou Big Fvature Film at llio Pax time TVmifctit. ' Here In Oregon that great spurt known as skiing Is seldom sen, and the Pastime theater la coming to the front with a film tonight that will give the La Grande citizens a splendid Idea of .what skiing is. No cue who has not seen the Norwegian national sport can have any conception of Its dangers and Int.-nsely thHUIng mo niftil. but ail cannot be privileged with such a treat and the Pastime the ater wi!) be taxed, no doubt, to make, room for those who are anxious to set a splendid picture of the real tourna ment The scene Is laid in Canada, where the sport is carried on aa In other countries. The longest Jump made was II feet C Inches, by E. L. Wilson. This U the most interesting film ever seen in La Grande. "Reagan's Visit," an Irish comedy, will be presented by Orton and Leota in which Leota impersonates "Buster Brown" with appropriate songs and monologue. She is said to be the very best there la In this Impersonation. At the matinee tomorrow Miss Le ota will present her Teddy Bear" spe cialty for the special benefit of the children. She has a very large Teddy Bear. Cramer promlsea his bet efforts at this change. All pictures are the lat- PORTLAND SEES EMERYS (Continued from page 1.) "accompanK-d by her mother, arrived In Portland at 7 o'clock ' this morning "and quietly lert the train on the eatt I side, while a big crowd of curiosity ,hty rjj th s:j train for ';facoma It disannninled crowd ! ,Vj.,t th? Oregon eres wm-n lit roiij into the deput. It unUl the last pajssenerr U-ft that the! j c,!r50!is one gave up h'pe ttt the J m,tm.r aoj daughter niigfcr dr Jay their . rrt sre from the car to avoid the !crowds. The Emerys wrnt to thw Sar- r srent hotl and sat In the tobbr a f- moments awaiting the taxicab they had ordered. During this time the newspaper reporters were anxioucly scouring the c-lty for them. Heai li TMfNiM. Tacoma. March !. Aoki- Is ex pected to arrive In Tacoma by steam er today or tomorrow. He di?appar-: ed in San Francisco Wednesday, and his whereabouts were unknown until, a Tacoma Japanese stated today he Is t t Mfm Tmrv. The ,M, k..,!-. Ih- rwi nd mother ar-!1 iiniM . - - o - - - - uvea nere at uiw urnMin. Ai- though opposition to the marriage i general all over the city, the officials say they must ifsue the license If ask ed for. The law does not prevent in termarriage of races. TO (Continued from page 1.) ! sugar factory to remain one year longer," he explained, "but if water ' Is not In sight nxt year. It Is going to 'a place when) It will make mony. which It has not done here." Makes Broad Statement. Relative to the matter of flotinii the necessary bonds when sufficient stock has been subscribed. Mr. Eccles T T TIT! O ; i it irt m u 1VMM SATURDAY ONLY I Mines' and Children's Hats, also re- duced Prices L s aekrupt p! e Make the Bargain Department PAR EXCELLENCE We have them ail and if you are looking for bargains it will pay you to visit our store $1000.00 worth of Ladles' Summer Waists, Wrappers, Kimonas, Skirts bought at Fifty cents on the Dollar. $500.00 worth of Sample Shoes bought at one-third off wholesale jsrice. Lot Children's Sample Dresses and numerous other special buys. ALL ON SALE NOW AT JUST ABOUT HALF : A PRICE IN OUR BARGAIN DEPARTMENT The Opera House Block assured bis listeners that he would nr nl he J,rj"n- a4itol under the f mer proposition. With everything pointing to success on every turn. Mr. !- reflected the re3iiig f the local promoters when he 4 he was highly pleased. He rea!iw?d that the sum nwewary for preliminary wrk would B-cearily be larger than might first be expected. "I will be back and will visit La Grande in a few days, and anything that I can do then for the good of the cause will be willingly offered," Is the statement be made as his train depart ed. He Is so confident of the success of tK venture that he is going to take stock and with the aid of the local moneyed men will lead the proces- on to the goal of success. About 149,000 in actual subscrip tions are now recorded. There is much more than that promised and will b actually subscribed as soon as the pe tition holders can get to the men. At present the sum total of actual signed amounts Is Just below the 4O,0O! mark. Trt-aMirer's t all for City Warrant . Xotice is hereby given that there are now funds on hand to pay all out standing warrants Issued on General Fund of Ia Grande city, up to and In cluding No. 70, endorsed August, 1907. Interest on all warrants on General Fund from No. SJ to 70S, inclus ive, eeas.es from this dat. La Grande, Oregon, March 25, 1909. J. K. WRIGHT, , S-2C-4-6 City Treasurer. eery Date on Gage Hats mn 4 4 17 m tock-Sam Li Odds and E Tl. Peoples FAT FOLKS ONE DOLLAR Invested In a bottle of those wonderful, karmlrrs fat-reducing tablet' nd la 50 days you wld be a normal, well-formed person again. Don't carr around your ugly bulk, your ungainly superfluous fiesh. It makes you mis. erable ridiculous and what is more Important, It subjects you to fatal conse quences, sudden death f'om fatty degeneration, heart disease, kidney trou ble, apoplexy and muscular rheumatism all come from OVER-FATXES ANT1GORP0" R E M O V ' S , uul FAT 'iiiT-"m7 Thousands of Testimonials from Crate fui People Prove This Y0LR MONEY BACK IF IT FAILS AXTI-CORI'U is absolutely the greatest discovery in medicine for se ducing fat. It Is made In the form of a little tablet out of Vegetable mat ter and is easy and pleasant to take. I t Is endorsed by every reputuble phy sician and College of Medicine. Ask y our doctor. ANTI-COUPTJ is absolutely harmless. The formula vs! In making thla reparation l on file In the Bureau of Chemistry In Washington, which :s proof that It is PURR- and HARMLESS. AXTI-C ORFU reduces FAT 3 to S pounds a week. It reduces doubls chin, fat hips and flabby cheeks. No wrinkles result ' from this reduction,, for It makes (he skin close-fitting and smooth. ANTI-COItPU strengthens W';ak heart, cures palpitations, short breath, and acts like magic in muscular rhcu mails m and gout. PRICE $1.00 per bottle. M'.ney back If It don't do all .we claim. It your druggist does not keep It, show him this odvertlsement and make him ret It for you. or you can send for it DIRECT to us. Wo pay postage and lend in plain wrapper, SO DAYS' TREATMENT IV EVERY BOTTLK. We will tend you FREE desired weight ESTHETIC CHEMICAL CO. WIST i25th SFKEtT NEW YORK .,M Y. Observer Want Ads Pay t0t2 La Grande, Ore. asamplo cf this wondeiful fat-reducing remedy on receipt of ten certs to pay for postags and packing. The sample itself may be sufficient to reduce ths Mention this paper. Desk 4, ft