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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1909)
F EXIXO on.SERTER, 1.1 CBIXDE, ORECOX. WEJM ! AIITKiL J!N THE SATISFACTION OF SHOPPING IS ENHANCED flY A KNOWLEDGE OF EXCLUIVENESS IN THE MERCHANDISE OFFERED, AND THE ASSURANCE OF REAL VAL UES AT THE PRICES ASKED. . VV l&U SPRING EXPOSITION OF DRESS GOODS The newest Spring wash goods are here for j'our choosing, person ally selected by us for the best trade. A superb collection! A collection that every Woman should see. A collection that will put her on tiptoe with delight at the lovely dresses, the smart waists she can fashion for this Spring and Sum mer wea"ring SMART SUITS FOR LADIES We wish that Ave could picture . the charms of these new tailored suits for Ladies the smart simpli city of cut that gives just the dash and style Ladies needjthe distin guished beauty of the materials; the thorough tailoring that leads such a high class air. DRESSY CLOTHING FOR MEN. Every man awes it to himself and his friends to be well dressed. Yes a man's friends have a claim on him; they many think highly of his character and ability and yet wish that he would look "more present able." There may be differences of opinion as to what is meant by well dressed, but there is no ex cuse for any La Grande man not to be spie and span when there is West's to ccme to. MEN'S HATS We are showing a number of new blocks in soft and stiff hats. "Wie guarantee every tat to give satisfaction, and the fact that we very rarely are asked to make good under that guarantee, shows that the Gordon hats in style, wear and price do give satisfaction. Just received by express some Millinery Models of the Hour from the east. Something Very new and striking. TSie Quality Store A BLOSSOM OF SOLID WOOD. LOS AXGKLES. Cal.. April 2S. Through the gift of a friend who visit ed the remote region where It grows. Herman Silver, of-Los Angeles, has come. Into possession of a specimen of the strangest and rarest flower known to scientists. It Is the "Rose of Hell." a gigantic blossom of solid wood, which grows only on the edges of a Central Ameri can volcano and gets Ita name from the Indians.' who believe the crater Is the entrance 'tit' "HVdei" anu ' tW" W0 som a native of the region inside. Mr. Silver's specimen Is one of few that have eyer been brought to this conutry, and perhaps the finest. At flr.t nimcnrflnrA It SeelllS to be a tough gnarled knot of a tree which has been splintered, but closer ex amination discloses the . fact that It has petals of wood and bark and the rough outlines of a flower. The petals concave In form, are arranged muci like the petals of half-grown rose Their Inside surfaces are covered with fine lines, which have the delicacy of s fln hnnil rarvln. The Stem, which Is about a foot long, la of some un usual wood, which Is light and strong. It is covered with heavy bark, which seems to have been cracked by heat. Both flower and stem are dark brown the color of weather beaten boughs and dry as tinder. The flower grows on' a tree of great size and strength The blossom measures about tweleye Inches across. The trees grow In the crevasses on HE A It FKIPAY MGJIT, n.lM) CONCERT Dills will be out today announcing that the band will repeat its concert of the 5th. Many people who missed the opportunity of hearing the con cert at that time have requested that It be given again, and the boys have made arrangements to appear In Stew ard's opera house Friday evening. The price or tickets will be only 2a cents, to any part of the house. The program will be substantially as briar- nad !y alcsera need, no vnrrtR of nralse from us. They are known to all lovers of music In the city. The band boys have put in -a good many hours at earnest practice since the former concert, and the new instrument will .help to make the bnnd numbers better, If possible, than before. KratkeIiuK!ell. Miss Kathleen Clyde Russell, of Schulter, Okla., who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. W. C. Young, of Cove, during the past winter, left Monday evening for The Dalles, where she will be met by her fiance. Mr. Louis Kracke, of Portland. The wedding will take place upon their arrival In Portland, and the happy couple will at once begin housekeeping in a hand some bungalow which Mr. Kracke has prepared for his bride. Dob; Saes Baby. . ENCIXITAS. Cal., April 2S. Elliott C'oiuts, aged 12 months, owes his llr -to the Intelligence of his pet dog. Both were romping near a bridge yesterday in the vicinity of the home, when the child espied an enormous rattlesnake. Not knowing his danger and paying no attention to the dog's barking, the baby attempted to make friends with the reptile. The dog, realizing the danger, seized the little one by the clothes and dragged him away. Mrs. Coutts. hearing the frantic barking of- the dog. Vushed "to thfe' scene 'nd' kit'."' led the snake. . . . . Yi. C. T. V. Meetlug. The W. C. T. U. will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. R. Thornton, on Main avenue. All mem bers are. urged to be present, as much Important business will come before the meeting. By order of the President. ManZan Pile Remedy Is put up la tube with nozzle attached. May be ipplled directly to the affected parts. Guaranteed. Price 50c. Sold at SiU rerthorn's family drug store. Assault And Battery Case PlrnnlNsed. Yesterday the case of the State vs John Sims, a rancher out In the val the Bides of Mount Agua. a high peak ley a few miles, brought on complaint . . . . -i i wiiiiam i.onfiaii Amnirtvpn nv among the rugged mountains oi i-eu FANCY SEED TOTATOES. A new fancy need potatoes from Maine and Colorado the price la from 2 1-2 cts and 7 cts per pound. At A V. Oliver's warehouse, 4-23-30 NEILL & BECKLEY. Send us your lace curtains. Every one who sends Is pleased with our work. Why not you T Cherry's new laundry. 4-1-tf COVE FRUIT LAND. We have 100 acres of the finear. fruit In Cove. Subdivided in 10 aci 3 tracts. Fin black boIV, 1-2 mile from school, runniug water on each 10 ac res. Have Just completed three miles of new woven wire feuce on place. Price $125.00 to $200.00 per acre. Will sell with part cash, balance payable In installments or on straight ilm r- suit purchaser. Will take some yt-oi La Grande property as part payment 4-23-5-5 La Grande Investun it Co. -314 You Need i A Well March 22, 1909. 3-22-tf JOHN FRAWLEY. Treasurer of Union County, Oregon. MOOD OTICE. . Notice la hereby given that ti District School Board of School D'.j trict No. One of Union County, Ore gon, will receive until 4 o'clock P. M. of April 30th, 190!), isW bids for furnishing said School I)!au:ct with 140 cords of four-foot split yel low pine and red fir wood, said wood to be cut while green and not later than June 15. IS09. fiM fro:n large knots and acceptavit! to si.U School Board. Said WmhI to b.t de livered, 130 cords at high school building, 5 cords at white school and 5 cords at 4th ward school. All to be corded up closely and neatly where directed by Board. Fifty cords to be delivered by July 10, and all before August 20, 1909 Bids to be Bervea the right to reject any or all bids. ARTHUR C. WILLIAMS, 4-17-30 ' School Clerk. lness as may said meeting. properly come before N. G. DROWLEY Referee in Bankruptcy CALL FOB BIDS. Notice Is hereby given that bids for one hundred forty (140) cords red fir and yellow pine wood, three feet eight inches In length, to be piled In the basement of the court house at Ia Grande, will be received by the county court of Union county at the office of the clerk of said county. Bids must be submitted on or before Wed nesday, the fifth day of May, 1909. Tha court reserves the right to reject any or all blds. 4-A if ED. WRIGHT, County Clerk. i$ i -isi$t-$$ I nine MMIIUTXIN uniirF t I DLUL rtUUlllrllil IIUUJL T. J. CRAY. Prop. FIKMTCKK FOR SALE. Household furniture, including kit chen utensils and other furnishings must be sold at once. Call between S unci 12. Mrs. J. M. Berry. .MESSENGER SERVICE. If you need a messenger, phone Main 24. tf - J i A letter to me stating your location and needs will bringyou all the in formation regarding well drilling necessary. R. A. WEST, : The Well Driller I Board by the week t $5.00 and up & One block from depot, i ONLY HOUSE IN THE CITY EMPLOYING WHITE I HELP ONLY TRY OUR SERVICE :' $! t$iis$-fe t UN(K OF .K1UTTCY. tf In the District, of the United States j for the District of Oregon. In the Matter of J. H. Leishmau, ; Bankrupt. j To the creditors of J. H. Irishman, i of Baker City, In the County of Baker ! and District aforesaid, a Bankruptcy. '..Xwce.m hereby -sivon that on the 2nd day of" April, i9o:. the aaid J. 1. Leishman was duly adjudicated bank- ; rupt; and the first meeting of his' Mrs. A. oolidure Is Dead. ' Word has been received from Spo kane that Mrs. A. Coolidge, a sister of J..W. Scriber, died at her home In that city last Monday. The Spokes man Review of yesterday says: Mrs. Einuia Scriber Coolidge, wife of Alfred Coolidge. one of the direc tors of the Tradem' National bank and president of the Colfax National bank of Colfax. Wash., died yesterday noon at the resilience, 140" Ninth avenue. She has been an Invalid for the last 10 years, having recently returned from Arizona, where she spent the winter. She was born near Salnm. Ore., in 152 and received her ediiaction there bring one' of the first students to grad uate from the Willamette university. While in Salem she met Mr. Coolidge who lived at Sllverton, Ore., a short distance from Salem. He moved to CoHax. Wash., in 1SS1. where he founded the Second National bank, which later became the First Nation al. After residing two years In Col fax he returned to Salem, where he married Mrs. Coolidge. who returned with 'him to Colfax, where they made tpre home until plx years aeo when they fiioved to Spokane. Mrs. Coolidge has been conspicuous In social and benevolent circles for the last 2fi years. Besides her hus- tral America and near the volcano of j Fuego. The Guatemalan Indians have konown of It for a long time and have nasnrlated It with the riery vengen- ance of the subterraneau regions. Bran 'ew l'lctures. Change of houses brings Mr. French nictures Just a few days from manu facturer. Two pictures, five. ,pnd eight days roanwtivlv. will be run at the Pastime tonight for the first time. Manager French is now getting fllniB from the Morton Exchange, and they ha mnst un-to-date people, as well as the largest firm in the busi ness. ni.iotrntpii soncs will return to the ...vrom tun. bplne Bung this week j 1 1 "r. ' ' - by Graham and Norton. The Drews and the Patterson 8 packed two houses last night an- nthpr evidence that good shows gei the people. . DELTA THETA SIGMA. A. C. Girts First Chapter West of Rockies. of William Kendall, employed by Simms, charging him with assault and battery, was dismissed by Justice Stewart, as the evidence seemed to be Insufficient to convict. BCSSEY'S HACK LINE. Best of service. Day and i Night Hacks furnished for funerals and private parties. Baggage transferred Day and 4 Night and Sundays. Stand at Paul's Cigar Store, 'Phone Red 141 Night 'Phone Main 25. . E. L. BCSSEY. BESSSSBSSSSiS 2s gfjf 11 J a J. W. Davis, a representative of the National fraternity, Delta Theta Sig ma, organized the Phi chapter from J . . . . , m . among O. A. V. siuuenis lasi inuia- day. Chaiiters of the rraternity are es tablished only at institutions which maintain courses of high standard in .... . . . ..... a agriculture, mi cu.tin.ci jo tm. to be established west of the RocWes Delta Theta Sigma is an honor fra ternity. It is to the students or ngn- ulture what the Phi Beta Kappa is to those of liberal arts, the Sigma XI nd the Gamma Alpha to those in sciences or the Tau Beta PI to those engineering. It is considered an arVnowli'ittrment of the standing ot the Instituion in which the chapter is established and a certificate of high a.imlarsliii) of the students invited to membership. The chapter members of the chap- tor woro nominated by members or the faculty from the junior and senior i lasses. They are 25 in number, in cluding nine members of the faculty. Corvallis Gazette. U.vj Gvfishi The Hout of i Kuppenkdoef Chicago That easy swing and grace so important in this season's clothes styles you' will find to perfect ion in our line of standard made clothes. 13 .12 mi Treasurer's Call for County Warranta. Notice 1 hereby gtven that the un dersigned treasurer of Union county. Oregon, has funds on hand with which to nay all county warrants that were . . i .... ,4 1 . M,aw 1 1 an .1 n..r wH iMt.iiMP nnnr 111 , i a ,i tuiiui ., iv.uw f - . first day of April, 10T. No Interest claims, appoint a trustee, examine the . tlvely. The body will be sent to Col allowed on th aoova warrant after bankrpt and transact such other bus- , fax for buriaL creditor will be held at my office In Baker City, Oregon, on the 16th day ; band, she is survived by three chil of April, 1909. at 2 o'clock In the ' dren. Dolph Coolidge, a cashier of the afternoon, at which time the said Taconia State bank, and Max and Em- thelr ma Coolidge. aged 12 and S. reaper ( KIMIXAL COIK II AS two ew nouns "Graft" and "gross misdemeanor" are two words that have crept Into the lepal language of the state of Washington, both being incorporated In a sectfon of the new criminal code which will become effective on June 12. The section defines what consti tutes graft It applies to all administrative, ex ecutive, judicial or legislative officers, ns well as to any person giving or promising any compensation, reward or gratuity or influence any public fuse, neglect or defer the performance i of any publ.i duty. - "Gross misdemeanor" Is a new clas sification of crime in the state of Washington. It Is defined as every crime not covered In the definition of a felony or a misdemeanor, and the penalty Is a fine of not more than $1,000 or Imprisonment In the county Jail for not more than a year, or both. Walla Walla Union., THE VERY BEST OF MEN'S SHOES, HATS AND FURNISHINGS C C. PENINGTON & CO. Special Sale of Millinery THIT WEEK C.I1.WEUJn1N if CO. ADAMS AVENUE s 44G&G$4A$Wtt&t$ t99'99994t DRY CHAIN WOOD DRY For Best quality ct CRY chain wood call on V. F. BEAM Biggest loads for least money PrtOiVE RED 1741 f , ,,,
