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If you are in need of anything in the jewelery line such as clocks, silverware, cm gias, imuu Pa. -nice
chain and locket, ring or pin, call early and get it at less than wholesale price. For the next thirty days
only you have got this chance and it will not pay you to lose it.
La Grande's Leading Jeweler
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DIRLCTUKY
OF THE
FRATERNAL. ORDERS
LA GRANDE, ORE.
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La Grande Camp No. 7703 meets
ach Monday evening at I. 0. O. F.
hall. All visiting neighbors are cor
dially Invited to attend.
M. McMURRAY, C
CAL JORDAN, Clerk.
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La Grande Aerie No. 259, F. O. E.,
meets every Friday night in Elk's hall
at 8 p. no. Visiting brethren Invited
to attend.
C. E. HACKMAN, W. P.
GEO. ABEGG, W. S.
0. K. 8.
Hope Chapter No. 13, O. E. S., hold
stated communications the second and
fourth Wednesdays or each month.
Visiting meuiue.s cordially invited.
RACHEL E. WORSTELL, W. M.
WARY A WARNICK, Secretary.
I. 0. 0. F. Encampment.
Star Encampment No. 31, I. O. O.
F., meets every second aud fourth
Wednesday In the month In Odd Fel
lows' hall. Visiting patriarchs always
welcome.
II. E. COOLIDGE, C. P.
V. A. WORSTELL, Scribe.
M. It. Of A.
Meets every Thursday evening at
1. O. O. F. hall. Visiting members al
ways welcome.
ANGUS STEWART, President.
C. J. VANDERPOEL, Secretary.
I. 0. 0. F. Subordinate.
La Grande Lodge No. 16, meets in
their hall every Saturday night. Vis
iting brothers cordially invited to at
tend. Cemetery plat may be seen at
Model restaurant.
f HUGH McCALL, N. G
OSCAR COOLIDGE, Secretary.
W. A. WORSTELL, Fin. Sec.
Foresters oAmerica.
Court Maid Marlon No. 22 meets
each Wednesday night in K. of P.
hall. Brothers are Invited to attend.
BEN HAISTEN, C. R.
LEO HERRING, C. S.
C. J. VANDERPOEL, F. S. -
A. F. & A. M.
La Grande Lodge No. 41, A. F. &
A. M., holds regular meetings first and
third Saturdays at 7:30 p. m.
R. L. LINCOLN, W. M.
A. C. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Kuights of Pjtliiiix,
Red Cross Lodge No. 27, meets ev
ery Monday evening in Castle Hall
(old Elk's hall). A Pythian welcome
to all visiting knights.
J. F. BAKER, C. C.
R, L. LINCOLN, K. of R. & S.
ItKliEKAII.
Crystal Lodge No. GO uiCvU every
Tuesday evening at the I. O. O. F. hall.
All visiting members are invited to
attend.
JENNIE N. SMITH. N. G.
MARTHA E. SCOTT. Secretary.
, Hoodim-n of the World.
La Grande Lodge No. 169, W. O.
IW., meets every second and fourth
. Tuesday evening in K. of P. hall in
the Corpe building. All visiting mem
bers welcome. NERI ACKLES.
J. H. KEENEY, Consul Commander.
Clerk.
It. 1. 0. E.
La Grande Lodge No. 433. meeets
each Thursday evening at 8 o'clock In
Elk's club, corner Depot street and
Washington avenue. Visiting brothers
are cordially invited to attend.
H. E. COOLIDGE. Exalted Ruler.
' HUGH McCALL. Rec. Sec.
GREAT CUTTliuivrBER"l
PRICES i
We are closihg our our retail lumber yard in
La Grande. Discount on rough, siz9d, matched
and finish lumber 20 per cent. 75 and 10 per
cent off on doors and sash, universal list. Regu-
lar moulding and mill work same as lumber. Job
lots at any old price. Delivery at yard. Stock
taken in present shape and in quanities amounting J
to $20. or more. No reduction on small lots and on I
stuff gotten out to special order.
Stoddard Lumber Co. j
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"Surveyors left Baker City this
morning for some Interior point.
Where, they would not state," says
the Baker City Herald of yesterday.
It Is thought, however, that they will
establish a camp at some point in the
John Day valley, and work a survey
of the proposed extension of the
Sumpter valley.
All city prisoners In Sandpolnt, Ida
ho, will hereafter be obliged to work
on the streets. The street commis
sioner has been authorized to put them
to cleaning rubbish and gutters, and
otherwise beautifying the city.
Fall wheat was dying in the country
south or Spokane uiltll the rain fell
a few days ago.' .. , .
Principal E. J..: Klemme, of .the
Walla Walla high school, has been
asked to resign. Members of the
school board refuse to discuss the
matter, and Mr. Klemme says: "I have
not resigned. There is nothing for
publication." v
W. M. Porter, a rancher of Pullman,
Wash'., expects to harvest CO bushels
of wheat to the acre tihs year.
Some one in Palouse, Wash., is do
ing a wholesale business in killing
dogs by the use 'of strychnine. No
less than 25 have died within a few
days.
Bake,r City will have a horse sho
aild market day on May 1. '
Because the Willamette river is now
over live feet below normal for thty
season of the yeiy, Portland is afraid
of the regular June flood. i
Some one asks the Portland Tele-'
gram if the numbers 1. 2, 3. 4, 5, 6, 7,
8. 9, 0, can be arranged or added in
any form to make 100, the meaning of
the query is not uuite clear to us, but
yon might try it.
A resident of Krupp, Wash., gave his
wife a beating the other day. Citizens
of the place sent him word to stop It
or he would himself be whipped. That
same afternoon he procured a bottle of
whisky, went home aud his wife j
ioured the whisky on the ground. The
husband got a club and went after her. :
The uproar roused tne town duhuicbb
men. who. with stout clubs fathered; (
and in the melee, the wife beater was
put out of commission. Not by any j
assistance from his wife though. She
nitthed in and helped him. declaring
that she had lived with him for a long
time: that she was wliiped whenever (
her spouse so preferred, and that such
proceeding s on his part wore all right.
Spokane is suffering from an epi
demic of scarlet fever. The city has
appropriated l.ooo to aid in the cam- (
p:ign against the disease.
MKAIMmitROOK. Tilt! BANI
that jmn. la .i;ami: r.VMOt s.
maker; let us show you what you can
do in The Sunny Alberta, District.
Fine wheat lands cheap, show land
free after arrival in Alberta. Rail
road fare refunded to purchasers of
land, abundance of good water, plenty
of ralr., no irrigation needed.
(3-24-5-1) La Grande Investment Co.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received at the Recorder's
office, city of La Grande for the grad
ing of the court house ground and one
half of L avenue from 6th to 6th
street. Plat and specifications on file
at Recorder's office and may be seen
on application. Bids must be in by 4
o'clock P. M. May 5th, 1909.
; GEORGE KREIGER,
Chairman Ways & Means committee.
(A-27-M-4)
Ladles, the very latest thing in
belting and lace collars Just arrived
t THE VAN DUYN CO.
LOW
RATE
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) An Ideal Cough Medicine.
, "As an Weal cough medicine I re
gard Chamberlaln'a Cough Remedy In
class by lUelf," says Drr. R. A. Wilt
shire, of Gwynrtevllle, Ind. "I take
great pleasure In testifying to the re
sult of Chamberlaln'a Couh medi
Blne. In fact, I know of other
preparation that meets ao fully the
expectations of the most exacting in
saaea of croup and coughs of children.
' it Tontalaa no anlunv. chloroform -r
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safe, pleasant and efficacious remedy
for the 111 It U Intended." For sale by
all good dealers.
Attention! .M-h.
Stated communication of l.a Grande
. Lodge No. 41 A. F. & A. M- will be held
Saturday May 1st in Masonic hall at
8 o'clock P. M., Work in M. M. degree.
1 All master masons in good standing
are cordially Invited. By order of v.
M. Attest r A. C. Williams. Sec.
SPE"D A QUARTER rOXIDIT.
HEAR THE BA5D C0XCEBT. .
OREGON
DAILY
DURIIMC MARCH and APRIL
from all parts of the East
via
UNION PACIFIC
OREGON SHORT tINE
THE OREGON
RAILR0A 8, NAVIGATION CO.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
$33. from Chicago
$30.50 Pom St. Louis
$25. from Omaha
$25. from Kansas City
Correspondingly low from all other
points.
To the Public
in the east and tell them about these
Write letters to everybody you know
low colonist rates. Send thm litera
ture about Oregon, or send their ad
dresses to us and we will do It. In
this way you can be a great help In
the grow th and progress of your state.
You Can Prepay
Tares
for any one from any place If you
want to. Deposit the necessary amount
with our local agent and he will tele
graph ticket promptly.
Inquire of Agents or write to
Wli. McMURRAT
General Passenger Agent
The Oregon Railroad A Navigation Co
Southern PaclHc Co, (Lines In Oregon)
Portland, Oregon
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THE GEORGE PALMER
LUMBER COMPANY
RETAIL DEPARTMENT
Wc Solicit Your Orders for
: Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Mouldings,
Chain Wood
We are prepared to furnish and deliver material $
9 nfAmnf 111
Call up Retail Department Phone Main 8. f
THINK THIS OVER I
If you believe in your
town why not make it
worth while to do busi-
wn i V rrO
j ASK FOR LA GRANDE SUGAR j
j Accuracy the Key Note
When you are installing a new plumbing
system or making the minutest repair. We
do this at the time you want it and at prices
you can afford to pay.
BAY & ZWEIFEL I
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BIDS WASTED.
Sealed bids will be received by the ,
Board of Tusteea of the Joseph Metho- ;
dlst Episcopal Church, of Joseph, ;
Oregon, up to Wednesday. April 28,
1909, at 6.00 p. m. for the construction i
of a brick or atone church at the City i
of Joseph. Said brick or stone church i
to be completed on or before Friday,
October 1st, 1909. Bidders to furnish
a good and sufficient bond to be sp-
prored- "oy -ihe -oaAr trt'Tmievrvt
the Joseph Methodist Episcopal
church. The right to reject any and
all bids reserved. Plans and specl
catlons can be seen at the office ot
"The Observer" La Grande Oregon.
Dated Joseph Ore., April 12. 1909.
W. L. MULKET,
' Sec. Building Con.