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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1909)
EIGHT PAGES. ITEMXO 0 BSERVER, LA GIUMn, OREGON. ERIPAV, APRIL 9, 1300. page mr. i r If local items. Hubert Nevllu Is up at Hilgard this morning. Ed Hughes returned from Hot Lako this morning. Fireman Charles Chandler has been promoted to the engineer Hut. Ted " Leavltt and Ed Brady- are falling In Catherine creek toduy. Thin Is the (Wat Mp-'.'.ii? of r. brother and alater In i? .;. Mies Madeline. Hill of Union la vh! ting friends In this city. "Evelyn" Nesbltt the genial Blake MeFttll man Is In the city. Miss Vie Hart the llilgard O. R. t .ft. operator, spent a few hours In the city this morning. ' Thomas Rafter, of Spokane, wont Into the Wallowa country yesterdny, to look after some timber interests. Grant Qeddes returned this morn tug from a short business visit to La Grande. Baker City Herald. Mrs. C. H. Bidwell of Island City went to North Powder today to visit ' with Mr. and Mrs. Homer Bodwell. Mr. E. Daliment of Bri ikl :v, .-k., arrived in La Grande 'his morning on a visit to his s(stir, ?1r. Jenrle ( Baker. J. A. Anderson, Minnie B. Brensler and Mattie Jenkins, all of Hermiston, were visitors at the land ottlce yes terday. - Wni. Miller has been 111 for the past two days a,t his home In South La Grande. He is suffering with" an attack of pleuiacy. Leslie Burger left last evening for Minneapolis where he will make his iflure homo. ; He was employed at the Fair store's. , Conductor Kerr Is laying Off while attending to duties of his farm at Fruitdale. Conductor Topliff has his run. , ' City Attorney'.!. F. Baker lert this morning for Pendleton where he will appear today before Judge Bean on legal .matters. Mrs. J. M. Choute of SummervMe and her mother Mis. McCulley of Wal lowa spent last night at the home of Rev. W. H. Gibson, returning this morning to i-Summerville. H. L. Winn is confined to "ats I cme ill and it will probably bo seo-al days until he can return to his place of business and he askB the public to be as patient as possible. H. W. King, connected wtth the Re . damation service at Hemlslon, is in I.a Grande today on business for the department. He is lookitig up some records in the land office. Members of La Grande lodge A. F. and A. M. are notified that there will be work Saturday evening In th t iuer apprentice degree commencing n 7.30 sharp. The brcthern are i-suuus-ed to be present. I. W. Baird, a format resident of of this city, but now connected with Murphy. Grant & Co.. of San Francis co, is here on his regular trip. Mr. Baird is well known by all tho older roalfltmls of La Uranae aim uuumw- all of them among his friends. Owing to the absence of City S-ir re.yor Arthur Curtis, the intended im provements of the , covut 1 onte grounds will not be laid out tomorrow as first idanned. Mr. Curtis went to Lostine today, and ma" .not r.A.uu for several days. M. W. Goodman aid family of Wal lowa county are in a Grande tonight n route to the Coos country. They have Jlved in Wallowa county 22 years and are reticent in taking their departure, but business ventures has called them to the coast. Mr. G. W. Boner, who has been In La Grande for some time taking treat ment from Dr. Moore, has so far re covered from a severe attack of rheu matism that he will go to his home In Joseph tomorrow for a short visit, returning later to spend the summer here. ' Mrs A. McLennan arrived last even ing from Toronto, Canada, and will spend the summer with her son, drug gist A. C. McLennan. "Mac" Says, he believes he ''oing some very good boosting i cit", since going Into bi"' ' nas been instrumental in having two sisters and his mother about persuaded to make this their homes. ' . S. S. Denning, an att-vn?r "f row, Idaho, passed thro'uar il. 'y this Biorcing on his war to Ulsiu where ne wiil Us '4.ie -pa-Xii ;. r half brother. Attorney JU Pentium, for ft day or two. Mr. Innlnif a native of Scotland, and some Iwonty yet.- ego sent his natiirlLv.riii pa per to Washington In omer t. ica" npi homestead near Cat' tT. !i is now trying to recover th'iu. or der to have them framed. George Stoddurd went City this morning. to Baker ROOSEVELT AT PORT SAID. PORT 8AID. April . Roosevelt and his party arrived here tonight. The trip was without Incident 1 MORGAN WILL ELY. ' ROME, APRIL 9. J. Plerpont Mor gan today announced bis desire to purchase one of the Wright aeroplanes and made known the fact that he re quested Wilbur Wright to take him for a flight, if his weight was not too great. , ' SOCIET1'. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. KesBler, 'who have Covered the twentieth milestone In their Journey through life to gether, entertained a large number of their friends In honor of the event at their home on Island avenue last night. The evening was mnch enjoyed by all present, and many beautiful gifts were lert by the guests for their host and hostess. One of the most enjoy able numbers on an impromptu pro gram was a recitation, delivered with much feeling, by Mr. J. W. Lawrence, Mrs. Kressler's father.' LODGE NOTICE. All Knight Templars' please meet at Masonic Hall on Easter Sunday at 2:30 p. m. to attend Easter services at the EpiscophI church. GEO. T. COCHRAN. Recoiuer. t-.l La Janiu-Nc Team Mate With RordcHUX At The Pustime. ( OitlMl .Mt'ATIOX. When the La Grande people voted "dry." did they want liquor selling continued? When they elected their officials to cany out their wishes did they desire them to protect violators of the law 'of the families of the people? Certain Inhabitants I will not say citizens of La Grande seem to think the police department- a creation to assist outlaws to evade the law. I have no contention with the city government; so far as I know it is trying to do the right thing; and so far' as it keeps a-tyring it will succeed. But, surely an error of placed on the so-called "soft ( ?) drink" establishments. A license is a cover; alld under which the officials are not supposed U look; a sacred nlace. immune to the workings of attentive guardians of the peace. That was a mistake, and it is to be hoped the citizens of La Grande will rise up and demand the repeal of the measure or the recall of the officials who inaugurated It. ' The man who is running an inno cent drink place, does not need a license, nor dops he want one. They should be closed on Sundays; but there is no more need for the closing of the things on Sunday than on any other day of the week, for they should be closed all the time (if they are the sort that must licensed). But, there was enough Intoxicating Btuff sold be fore licenses were granted, there will be more now, If possible. A stranger Btopped off the train a little while ago, stepped into one or me sou drink" establishments and asked for a bottle or beer. Before handing it to him the proprietor picked up a "near-beer" label and pasted it on the bottel; when asked by the aston ished stranger why he did this, the soft (?) drink man said, "It Iooks better." Now, where there is strength enough In the so-called near-beer to make fellows unconscious, or stay rryi. qll-night ?.d..ca-ouse in the bar rooms and elsewhere, (particularly elsewhere),, the stuff they get Is a little too near beer. Lemonade does not do for those people. So long as the red-light section of the city keepa going there ia red liq uor being disposed of. The cry it golcg up that the pro hibition era of our history Is very coDtly. Iu some ways It is; but the cost doe not tome from the efforts of the prohlbtlonists to 'free the com munity from the ills consequent The reason thre is. any friction at all Is because there la an element of saloon owners and saloon sympathizers who are determined to mage the "dry" Idea cost the tax payers as much as pos sible, and are doing all In their power to nullify the law, and cause La Grande to go "wet" next time. Some of the former saloon men are acting j like gentlemen and are engaged In , rentable uud lawful business;, such j are to be commended and encouraged. Lift a brother." But la it not Just a little queer that the drink places al ways render themselves the objec of suspicion and legislation T Yours for decency, J. D. QILLILAN. ! be Hons m We cannot tell you in our add of our many bargains Onh a few at a Urn:, but here fs merely a sample lot thJ you will find in every nook and corner of cur crovvfced st ore The Little Shop 906 Main St. I Embroidery lessons giv- I en. Stamping done in eylet, French, Waliach- I lan, Hedebo, and Cut I Work. Orders taken and lessons given in i Stenciling. Shirt waist, t Hflnter Pieces etc !? ... Stamped. Emoroidery f , Materials. -. . I Easter Cards I SPECIAL RARGAIX. Yesterday we bought a second hand cupboard with glass doors.'" You would think U new. Cost 12 our price $S SAVE flO. Buy our La Cedo steel range with reservoir for $12 Others ask... $"& MATTRESSES. Genuine bargains In wire and wool. We re selling wire goods from $1 to 16 COOOK STOYES. Several good second hand cooking stoves purchased yesterday, extraordi nary valuea at..... $3 and $10. MEX'M SADDLE. A first da high grade $10 saddle good as no for...... $-0 IRON' UF.DS. A large assortment to select from,' and you are doing yourself an Injus tice by not looking my line over. CARPETS, Next week a new assortment of wool carpets will arrive. Call look them over. , L1X0LECM. Why pay Suets for the same grade we are selling for 65cts. LOUNGES. $20 values for $12 Come look us over. Everything marked in plain figures. Charles: Large stock of new and second hand goods L ;nofan zaszsxz : -I 4, i THE SCENIC PANTAGES CIRCUIT. Lu Grundc's Foremoxt Yaude- i ille Theutre. Depot Street. S. A. Gardlicnr, Bla linger; Week beginning April 5. Dave Rafel the great ventrilo quist introducing walking, talk ing mechanical figures. Runy &Richard8, society com edy sketch. Latest moving pictures. Matinee, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Adults, matinee: 10c; children,' under 12 years, fpc. Evening prices, 10 and 15c. .'. :.( PASTIME THEATRE HARRIS FRENCH. f Prtiprletor and Manager. Program Josi Two large lots of second hand house goods, consisting of two Home Gomfort heaters, 5 carpets, 5 Bed Springs and yindow Shades, Lace curtains, 16 chairs, edlPlf furnishing Rangs, 3 Mattresses 5 Rocker, ' liH eJ ! t I k lr,T f. 1 'I. -Mi 1 H 1- III rrf" Vaudeville: Bordeaux and La JaneuBe, artistic dancers. . Billy Sanborn, high class im- $ personator. v Moving Pictures: 4 T For Love's Sake. '.I I Hard to Beat. "Oh Rats!" Change of program Sunday, $ Wednesday and Friday. Matl- nee: Monday, Wednesday and 4 Saturday. Doors open at 2:30 ; p. m. Evening performances ' Z at 7. p. m. I Chiffonier, 4 Dressers, 6 commodes, 3 safes, 4 Kitchen I Treasurers, lats of cooking utensils, crockery and glass 1 . dishes,.Linoleum, couch, bed covers and in fact 2 -Com-I nietfi HoiiRKkeeniriff Outfits, which I will offer at a bar gain to move them and make room for . car of Spring furniture to arrive I .cieved a large shipmentof trunks and traveling bags. 1 PHONE BUCK 64! "Juit re- D. HAISTEN Dr. W. D. McMillan Painless Denistry La Grande National Bank Bldg Both Phones eeeeeeeeieeeeeo BEAUTIFUL EASTER CARDS HUM FERGUSON'S We ttink we have the Prettiest Books,' Stationery and My Glasses Fit Reference: : Ask any of the 400 I have fitted. 0. M. Heacock, With Red Cross Drug Store I eee GEORGE PALMER, President W. H. BRENHOLTS' Ass't Cashier F. .1. HOLMES, Vice President C. S. WILLIAMS, 2d Ass't Cashier F. L. MEYERS Cashier US' EASTER CARDS in Town W.'.-7-fr. Office Supplies "llolhing lis Too Much Trouble" La Grande PJat'ia! Bank Of La Grande,. Uregon CAPITAL '. nD SURPLUS5 $170,000 UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY DIRECTORS J. M. Berry J. O. M the son F. J. Holmes F. M. Brykit C. C. Pennington F. L. Meyers Geo. L Cleaver W. L BtenholU George Palmer eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee aeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee es4Mseeae- : I I : . I 1 !'