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Lee Bell the heap booster returned
to his home In Elgin this morning
following a brief visit here. ;.
Editor Lee Tuttfe 9ftne 2lo. Re
corder is spending the day in La
Grande.
Ed Kiddle and .Warren Chandler re
turned this morning ' from Portland
yinut in time to be tagged.
, Assessor Rlnehart and little daugh--tef.went
to Walla Walla this morn
ing to spend Sunday with Mrs. Rine
h4rt. 'Mrs. Bert Woods, who has been
vie) ting her slBter, Mrs. Joe Woods,
foBorae time felt, this morning for
her'botne in El'gji)
' .Misses Bon&r;Smith, Ethel Gra
hatj'and Evatteorge, all of Elgin at
tended the. oarpjval here last evening,
returning Mi?jftorping. f.
Mr. ,abft Jlt' F. M. Byrkit arrived
In La Ora'4)'-.lst night from Los An
geles.4 afftrjrilf remain as the guests
of relaUy$ for some time. A '.
H. L. Alexander is up from Imbler
today,. grjaetjng the numerous friends
he made through his years of residence-
here before he removed to the'
valley twwn. - t-v i . .
An auio pany conaisung oi vv ill
VogeL Gus Levy.C Irwin Wright and
Misses . Hill, Thompson; ' West ? and
Heritage, came over from Union last
evening and took in the1 carnival." I -
J. C. Kelly returned' this morning
from Portland where he sought treat
ment l6r his -eyes..-'-" He will be. found
at hiis chair, Monday 'morning at'Ha
gan's tonsoriaj parlors.
A. W. Nelson returned this morn
ing from Walla Walla,, as manager of
" the La Grande track team. He is
prouder of the laurels; won than the
pcsaesor of 'a Merry Widow, - ; '
H. R. Ilaina court reporter in this
district, left this morning for En,
tefpvise where he will attend the sit
ting of the circuit court ' next Mon
day.JFudge Knov.les .presiding.
n the account of the accident at
linker City yesterday morning we
gave the name of Mk, Given's fireman
aaShifclds. It should have been E. C.
Fields Hnstcarf: i -'
Mrs, .1. 3. Galloway, ' the Misses
, Myrtle-end" Mabel" Galloway and Lap
real Smith came over from Union this
morning and -are; the -guest's of Mrs.
TlioJrias; Budge and Miss Syd Budge
for the day-. , .
RECEIPTS "-; aT7-?r
cinn LUSTY YELLS
Jor three hours today, from 11:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.'.ro.j the ladies of the
park board and numerous helpers
were busy dishing out baked beans,
diiliciouB too, by the way; cold meat,
brad, butter, salad and lots of other
good things to 450 people who were
hungry, of thought they were,
wjik h amounts to -the -same"thlngY
Nearly a hundred dollars was taken
liv at the dining hall. Everybody, it
semir. cohti-IVule'd "articles" "of" food
and no .taste, was eft unsatisfied One
can go nvany- miles bfefore finding bet
tor i'offe'e than' that Berved 'at '1 the"
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The coffee was a gift to the ladies
by the "Schilling's Best" peoplegiven
through Grocer Polack. And salad,
mjghty. few people at the dinner stop
ped with one kind of salad, and many
ate four kinds. It was all good. The
people of La Grande are Indebted to
the ladies of the park membership
more than they can repay In many
months. They hare worked In sea
son and out of season for the past
year to make a park possible., and
row that the struggle for money is
tearing ' an end, every one should
Hip ell they possibly can.
May go to Certain.
llf it la possible that La Grande will
send a team to Corvallls this spring
dtie to the fact that the Eastern Ore
gon meet - has been postponed If
such is the case, La Grande will shine
aain, it is fervently hoped. '
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8TRAYED OK STOLEN Black poney
'."Billy" branded V on left hip. and
If on right shoulder, white hind
foot. Was laBt seen near" Efchen-
" berger -place on Ladd - Hill about
ilarth 25. Information received and
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'The Park Dale dub met at the home
of Mrs. D H. Proctor, Wednesday afternoon.-
The meeting was of unusual
interest, and the reading by Mrs, Bon
sell "Home Influence"', in "Samuel
Smiles" self help series was good;
Mrs. Carroll recited a poem entitled
"The Two Vlewa-of Life." Mrs. Clark
read a beautiful selection, "The Old
Farm."' V . n '.. U :. ; 3 f I
A new; resolution In favor of one
minute talk b yeach' 'member of the
club,; upon a previous chosen topic
was passed? The subject for the next
meeting being "Grande Ronde Val
ley," followed by discussions. The
members present were, Meedames
Riddle. Carrol, Smith, Lripher, Beau
dette, Proctor, Thompson, Clarke,
Williamson, Miller, Stillwell, Wyatt.
Eagan. Bonsell, Adler, Hall and Miss
Smith.. The guest were, Mesdames
Shearer, Stllwell and" Blood; and
Misses Bork, Tatman, Thompson and
wyatt. ; C: b I C' i
After the club was dismissed presi
dent Riddle turned over the remain
ing portion of the afternoon vto the
hostess, who gave "A Welcome in
Dandelion Tlme,'r color scheme, dan
delion yellow, flowers, God's sunshine.
Princess PrisclllaJ pandeion; as
there under management of Mademoi
selle Leah, the great ruler of nois-
ble powers. 'Mrs. Wyatt was" the first
to gain insight Into 4 the monndie
chari) and now, wears the amber
eyes seeing a)l things in new light.
The honors" in ' the; additional pro
gram fell to Mrs. Williams In her
piano 6c'o, "Old Black Joe," with va
riations and to Miss Berniee Thorn p-
eon in her rendition of the song "The
Cookoo-clock.'V l ... ,4 '
In ' the bidden 'name contest. Mrs.
Bonsell won the prize, a silk piu cush-
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Other f:ames followed, souvenir u
menu': booklets'. of white card board f.
tied with yellow baby ribbon were j
nRAel. The tirRt Dae bore the club i
nan-.e and date, with a greeting: The
second, pag .thjs ; surprise; menu and
place for .the name of member or
guest.
After luncheon Mrs. Williams gave
a - piano solo, and by request the
hostess gave , two , vocal solos with
Mrs. Williams at the plano.j' ! .,
After 'winning the hostess many re
turns of the d&? the merrj" crowd bade
adieu, to ffiet-f with Mfi. C'iarke In
, Local students and soma older fel
lows realize exactly whut La Graudi
did in Walla Walla, Will be at the des
pot tonight at 8:30 to welcome the
squad home in fitting' manner. Lusty
shouts of praise will go np-for the
ydun"gwTnnerswh'en' they step from
the train, and it will be only deserv-
Sjoo. uj . ;
Enthused by the splendid showing
made thus far ; in the season, local
followers are 'working un a c"rowd to
go to Pendleton May 20 to help w'n
that meet.; ',.,.,
(OVE fRUIT
Another fruit story? Sure. They
can't come too fast or - too often. We
have the best fruit in the state, and
when a -considerable ' portion of our
population and consequently some out
side the valley are thinking that our
fruit crop Is to be Bhort this year,,
we are glad to get hold of news from
an autboratlve source which confutes
thesw; mmonr. Chris Stackland,- one
of. the Tnopt, succesBfuI growers of .tWv
Cove dirtrict; afiirts j7s thatr'the SM
.rRf p crop 0 tne valley will te nons-
Will RfACH
al. -iTe ssys that except In the lower
orchards the frcst has done no dam
age at all, and has thinned only the
cherries. Peaches have yet several
times too many blossoms, and the
pears will need thinning. Apples,
prunes and plums, as welfas berries
will bear normally, although this is
the off year for apples. ' ' .- ;
So the frost scare, prevalent every
soring, has been disappointed In thin
ftir. Proclaim to your friends that the
fruit crop of the Grande Ronde val
ley is. up to standard,
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l laleret la Meeting.
Considerable interest is taken lu thi
open air serivces to be held tomorrow
afternooa eorner Depot aud Adams
avenue.
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MEETS
The main business of the cointnis
iuuei couii, jumi euueu, was tne al
lowing of bills and the approval of
the survey ot the Owsley road exten
sion. Nothing has been decided In
r,W!?. .in..P0?r..,rm- 0Ul
J llenr?' .anith1 commissioners; took an
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exienuea rme tnis morning, looking
at 'several places which they have un-
der consideration. The court will
meet again Monday. As to the re
pairs on the county jail. In about two
weeks the man who fitted the Baker
"" nera ana
t,nake . Proposal to the county court.
w M'h w, ,hen de( ,tie "iU8t what 18
t0 d"ne ,n the of raakl"
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PUBLIC LAND SALE.
Heunrtuif'nt vi Tfce Interior.
S. LAND OPFiCE at La Grande,
Kon. April 27th. 1.9o9. ...
notice ts nereoy given tbat
an dl-
rejted by the ('omiuissioner of Jio
General Land Office, under 'provisions
of.Act of Congress approved Juno 27,
1906 Zi Stats..' 517)-,' we wlU'offei1 ot
public sale,' td Uie highest bidder,- at
10 o'clock a: , in., on the -13th day of
June. U'09Aat this office, the following-
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THE
Oil
10DA
will be in their large and
commodious new quarters
in a few days.
IN THE
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however, they are prepared
to take care of all business
in their line.
described land:
SEVi NWi. NE4 SWU and SW4
SE4 Section 32, T. 3. S. R. 35 E, W. M.
Serial No. 01783. s
Any persons claiming adversely the
above-described land are advised Ho
file their claims, or objections, on or
before the time designated for sale1.
Dr. VI D. McMillan
Painless Denislry
La Grande National Bank - Bldg
Both Phones ;
THE SCENIC
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La Grande's Ferenost Yaude
tHle Theatre.
Depot Street
S. A. GARD1.XER, Manager.
Week beginning May 2.
; Welnrlck & Waldron, the boys
J w ho sing and talk.
The Romlg Twins.
, New Songs and Dances. , ,' v
Latest Moving Pictures.
and Saturday. Adults, matinee:
10c; children, under 12 years, "!
5c. Evening prices, 10 and 15c. Z
PASTIME THEATRE
IIACItlS FUECIf. v
f 1 Proprlelor and 3fnag:cr.
Program . , '
Three ret Is of' lut.st moving
!i turrs.
Ad'nission 5 ami 10 "cents.
Ciu.nge.-of program. .'Monday,
Wudueaday, Friday aivd Satur
day. Matinee: Monday, Wed
nesday aud aSturday. Doors
f-Pfii at -2:20 p. in. Evenings
performances at 7 p. ni. ,
Change of i;-'5ram Sunday, ,
Wednesday,. aud Friday. : Mati
nee: Monday, Wednesday and
Sau:id..y. Do..- 3 open at 2:30
p. m. ' fivun'-hg ' performances '
at 7 p. m. - . .
BUSINESS COLLEGE
WASHINGTON AND TENTH STRICT
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GEORGE PALMER. President ' W. heRENHOLTS" A$'t Cashier ' t
F.J.HOLMES. Vict President C. S. WILLIAMS, 2d 'AsYt Cashier
; F. L. MEYERS Cashier . . '-' I
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Orandc National Band
' Of La Grande, Oregon
'CAPITAL j AND SURPLUS? $170,000
" UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
'".'.'. ',.';"-." DIRECTORS . -
M, Barry. J. D. Matheson F. J. Holmes F. M. Brykit
C. C. Psnnington F. L Meyers f Geo, L. Cleaver
W. L Brsnholts
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IDAHO CAREY ACT LAND
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iThe Idaho Irrigation Co. Ltd.
Offers '20maws'$li5 'per acre,' ad-
ioining the Twin. Falls Tract., basieslkindl
of terms. Land now open for entry.
Logah'Sherwood
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low price. The money will be
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