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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1909)
EIGHT PAGES. ETESfSfl OBSERYEB. Li tTXASD. CRTCO. SATIUDAT, JUT , DM. PAGE THREE. Com: LA GRANDE BUSINESS MEN'S ML JOY! TT SIX JOYFUL NIGHTS F OTICE. Those wishing graves cared for in the Masonic cemetery at reasonable rates should apply to the Sexton, Val entiue Kraemer, or to Henry & Carr, and .notice is hereby given to those in such will cease until said arrears are paid. (May 1-9) JUESSEXGEK SERVICE. P It you need a messenger, phone Main 24. tf We have Just received a complete line of Columbia double disc records, 65c. Newlln Book & Stationery Co. WHY NOT TRY Popham's ASTHMA REMEDY? Gives prompt and positive relief i vry case. Sold by druggists. Price 41.00. Trial package by mall 10 cents. Williams Mfg. Co., Props. Cleveland For aalr by A. T. HILL. Oruggurt. " 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ELGIN, OREGON, ' Real Estate, Investments, Loans Where local business men are co-operating and buying stump lands preparatory to setting commercial orchards. For par ticulars regarding good orchard lands at very low prices call or write The SLOUGH INVESTMENT CO. and Collections. 4 4 4 Merchants! Save $W,000 In 1907 the Merchants of Oregon saved over $10,000 by carrying a part of their Insurance in their own company, the Oregon Merchants Mutual Fire As surance Association, of Dayton, Oregon. In t908 they will save $t 5,000. During the same period their neighbors wete hand ing over $1,500,000 in profits to outside companies 4 2 i In the Oregon Merchants t Mutual you get: INSURANCE AT COST A LIMIT TO YOUR LIABIL ITIES PROMP TSETTLEMENT OF LOSSES I . IV. OUVER, Agent 44444444444444:. 44444444 SPRING FESTIVAL FREE ON THE Under the Auspices of the La Grande Business MAY I'nfurnished Rooms Wanted. Wanted, to tent, two or three unfur nished rooms la a house occupied by family. M'lresn "P." Cterver. Mrs. Ynnderar Hero. Will be at Sommer Hotel for one week. Ladies bring your combings and I will show you what can be done. Room 4. A Healing Salve for Bums, Chapped Hands and Sere .Nipples. As a healing salve for burns, sores, i jore nipples and chapped hands Chamberlain's Salve is most excell ent. It allays the pain of .1 Jiuva ul jaost instantly, and unless the in wlthout leaving a scar. Price, 15 oents. For sale by All Good Deilers. yourself how aulckly it relives-the pain and soreness. The medicines usualy given Internally for rheuma 'ism are poiosnous or very strong medicines. They are worse than use less in cases of chronic and muscular rheumatism. For sale by All Good Druggists. Pinesalve '-CTS LIKe poultice j RELIEVES ill ismmer if East During the Season 1909 via the OregonRailroad & Navigation Co. OREGON SHORT LINE AND ' UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD from Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Taooma, Walla Walla and all points on The O. 11. & X. lino To OMAHA and Return $60.00 To KANSAS CITY and Return. . .$60.00 To ST. LOUIS and Return. ..... .$67.50 To CHICAGO and Return.. $72.50 Going transit limit 10 days from date of sale, final return limit October 31. ; On Sale June 2, 3; July 2, 3; August 11, 12. To Denver and Return $55.00 On Sale May 17; July 1; August 11. These tickets present Borne very attractive features in the way of stopover privileges, and choice of routes: thereby enabling pass engers to make side trips to many interesting points enroute. Routing on the return trip through California may be had at a slight advance over the rates quoted. Full particulars, sleeping car reservations and tickets will be furnished by any O. R. & X. leal agent, or TTK. XrXrRR.iT, General Fau'enger Agent. Portland, Oregon. IS FURN KAUil U. S. TYLER, LcsbQC and Manager ED STKIXGILM, AUCTIONEER. Sale cried on short notice. Satisfaction guaranteed. No extra charge for distance. LA GRANDE ... OREGON Route No. 2 "Phone No. I8x8 Quick Transfer For Rapid Delivery Seivice Call Up . WILLCOCK BROS. We are in ponit(on to do any kind of transferring. Give us a rtrial order. Calls answered da.y or night .'Phones: Day, Red 71. Night, Black 1271. ' - Trh B Sixes FLAY I'l M AGS The drama. "The Mills of the Gods." Is in four acts, the first act helm? a prologue taking place ' eights years previous to the following three acts, and deplclts the most realistic court room, scene ever produced on the stage. Every 'detail of this act, to those who are familiar with court proceedure. is correct and a speech is made by one of the prisoners at the bar that moves and tin ills the au dience to the very core, j The second act is in the office of a ! cut glass factory where one of the ' prisoners is now the chief designe" and has won the confidence and respect of both employees and the employer, and there is introduced one at the cleverest, slangiest typewriters it is possible to imagine, who, with a country lad learning .to. be a detective j by mail, provoke all the laughter that Is good for an audience in one eve ning. I The third act Is a drawing room scene where a climax is reached by the two prisoners, seen in the first act, that is convincingly constructel and produced thrills guaranteed o call forth more applause than has been heard in this theatre for ninny n day. The fourth act .with that skill that tins made George llroadhurst famous, completes the plot with most unusual ly well drawn situations to a happily conceived ending. JACK PEARE Will Peare, the star half-mller from La Grunde who yesterday took tfrst in the fourth heat of the half mil- run, conies by his ualiflcftt!nns honestly, his father, .lack Peare. a jeweler of the Oregon town. htiii,B been a prize winner In the fire tournaments held here 12 and 15 years ago. relates the Walla Walla Statesman of Friday. In recalling reminiscences of one of the tournaments In which the senior Peare participated, one of the mem bers of the former volunteer fire tie- remembered!! STREETS Men's Association partment this morning said: "I remember about 12 years ago In one of the tournaments held here, Walla Walla had a man whose stride was not adapted to the hurdles when they were set at the regulation dis tance of TO yards; otherwise, how fever he was a whirlwind, and was touteil a winner in the 120-yard hurd les In which Peare was entered from La Grande. ' "In order to overcome the handicap at which the Walla Walla runner was placed on account of his stride, 'he of ficials, unknown to Peare, placed the hurdles 9 yards apart, and ivtvli the race duck soup for the local num. .J'.ist before the pistol shot was fired, nome one In the crowd called Pcare's atten tion to the distance at which the hur dles had been placed, nud he el'uBOd to run until . they had been Miiing.jil. That done and the ri-ce was his In a walk. "Don't quote me as telling this stoiy on Peare, or he would come over here i A GOOD We have conducted L,a uranae.ior many years, mere must a reason. A trial order . will explain the mystery. A. B. C. Laundry . PHONE MAIN 7 INFANT MOTHERS WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED AX EXPRESS SHIPMENT OF THE LAT EST NOVELTIES IN INFANTS SHOES, SIZES TO 5, WITH OR WITHOUT HEELS. ALSO DO NOT FORGET WE HAVE A : SPLENDID LINE OF HOSIER V TO SHOW YOU. Repairing Neatly Done Smith & Greene, DEPOT STREET six HAPPY DAYS , and put me out of business. He has won any number of medals and rib j bona In the events In which he has participated, and his son Is making au excellent showing on Ankeny field this .' week, Indicating that he may some day i become such a whirlwind as his i pater." '.. ,v:' v;- . ' Advertised Letters. List of letters remaining uncalled for In this office for the week end ing May 7, 1909. ' Ladles. . . ; Mrs. Carl Noah. Mrs. J. II. Conner. Miss Moana lllghet. lively n l.apeunese. ' ; Mrs. Able Proctor. Gentlemen. Herbert Cask. Es. Mr. Chuiles Spiekler. Observer want ads find lost articles. 'Observer want ads do It. Want ads find things. .", . 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