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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1909)
er ni b. 5 j i 4 wciie tveniai Olswei tablutfel kver) tYJdaj Morning. GLOliGE H. IXKKJKr. EDITOR AXD PROPRIETOR. CuJU'4 rre Telegraph Sen lee. SUBSCRIPTION RATS: Dally, tingle copy. Sally, i er month. Dally, six mouth In advance.'. Dally, one year In advance.. Weekly, alx month in advance. Weekly, one year in advance... . Sc . 65c .$3.50 .16.50 . lie .$1.00 Entered at toe postofflce at La Grande aa aecond-clasa matter. This paper will not publish any article appearing over a nom de Iume. Signed articles will be re ceived subject to the discretion of the editor. Please sign your articles and Mve disappointment idvtrtiftlBg lutes. Display ad. rates furnished upon ap plication. Local reading notices 10c per line Crst Insertion; 5c per line for each absequent insertion. Resolution of condolence, Sc a line. Cards of thanks, Sc a line. The new law prohibiting minors from playing billiards, pool, cards or ebaking dice In public places 1b a step much farther in advance along reform . linen man most states have reached, however, this will be generally the law of the land within a few years. The law not only provides a fine of $25 to $100 on the proprietor who permits minors to pay in his estab lishment, bu also provides a fine of from $10 otlOO for the minor who attempts to deceive the proprietor re garding his a,e. The rain has been general all over the Inland Empire. This Insures the usual bounteous .yield and with cer tainty that the prices ;will be much higher than last Beason, which filled our banks full of money, prosperity Is written In large letters for the Northwest this summer and fall. ; "..!.. ' ?-h ; - The standing offer of a $10,000 re ward by the Great Northern Putiflc railroad, for the nrrest and convlc . tlon of train robbers should greatly . lessen the chances of future attempts. "The wise hold-up man ..will-try some road where so great price Is mt over his head, : , ',, t It Is beginning to be noticed that there are several located in different portions of the state, who are intently listening for a call from , the dear people to fill the executive chair. Tho approaching warm weather will hatch out quite a batch of candidates for state offices. .; ; ; -- . , The horse Bhow will be a fine thing at this time. We have a great many trnngcra In our. midst, at 'present and the display of fine horses that will be on exhibition will be a revelation to them. There Is not a county In Eas tern Oregon that can show as many fine blooded horses as Union county. . '' The Fourth of July in La Grande this year has every evidence of being a great success. . Live wide awake committees are already busy with the details and within few dnvn ppneral enthusiasm wilt permeate the entire city. . AM- iX00 and it was one of the most t interesting cases In the local courts ! for several terms. One-Third SIXIMY AT THK CHCRCHEs. FIRST BAPTIST CHUKCII. Corner With and Spring L 9:43, Sunday school. Dr. J. E. Stev enson, superintendent; .11, Morning Worship; Sermon. "Grounding Experi ences In Christian Life and Service.' 7 p. m.. Young People's Hour, con quest missionary meeting, theme "The Sunday School as a Home Mission Agency." 8, Evening Worship, Serm on, "The Manysided Man of Nazarth, from a Business man's view point." Cordial welcome, come. - W. H. GIBSON. Pastor, PLUM SKBMD.Br niEiYriuT UUIOWIII To come by anO-acre homestead. the finest bit of land In nil Elgin country, bearing 23 acres or fall wheat now standing 18 inches high and veiy conseratlvely estimated to have rea lized 40 bushelB of fine wheat to the acre, Is the extremely rare luck' thut has fallen to tho fortune of W. J. Ryder. This remarkable ins.wu la brought about by non-adhearance to the residence requirements In taking up homesteads. - .. In 1903 Win. Roulet of Elln, (!) homestead right on a very choice piece of land near Elgin and Imme diately . conramenced to cultivard u He raised crops every . year and eon tlnued to increase tho tillaga aci wiue. until now it Is the cream of that sec tion.. Hut, In the meantime, h.' was making his home with ' relatives six mils northeast of Elgin. Recently one John ' MayfloM con tested the homestead right nl!egln; fault on grounds of none residence. After a warm contest in which V. n. Sargeant. appeared before Register Dram well for Mayfield and I. T. Willi lanison for Roulet, the case was sent to the department where the rights were cancelled. Register Eramwell excluded all evidence but that dealiiifi with the residence. Since the govern ment has upheld the ruling of the lo cal register,' Win. Roulet has waived his rights In favor of William J. Ry der, who if he lived on the tract aspre scribed by law, will without a doubt have picked U) the finest plum li homestead tracts, that has come un der the observation of laud men o Oregon in many years. ' SCHEDULE The opposition to the aspirations of Joe Simon ta WViwrt! Yiiuyor or Portland seem to be eil scattered that he will have t V;nlk over on election day. V"" : ''We wonder If anyone will try to secure tho nomination for the offlce of sheriff of I'nlon county, since the last legislature cut off the salary af ter January 1911. of Your Life NAHDATE ARRIVES Attorney J. D. Slater today r' celved the mandate of the supreme court In the celebrated case or S. S. UootU vs. the Farmers' ATradevs bonk reversing the lower court whi h gave Mr. Booth judgment for $J02 and costs, and giving the bank Judgment for; and Cost and rtUhurseiurnt. utuiuutiiii in ail o uui.Wf.eii ami jMidl Mi. lioolll ftiwti tlie buiiii im o.v i' mm Final details as to the running schedule of the Railroadmen's Excur sion to Wallowa' Lake and Minam on June L'O th. have been arranged. The schedule for the train leaving for Jo seph, is: La Grande fi:o0 a. m Island City 6:40 a. m Alicel 6:uo a. m liubler . . . . 7:10 a. in Elgin ..... 7:30 a. m Palmer Junction 8:05 a. m Wallowa '.-...9:30 a. m Joseph .....10:30 a. m Returning leave Joseph at 5:30 p.m The , second train, or the one to stop at Minam for the benefit of those who care to fish, will run as follows La Grande 7:00 a. m island City .....7:10 a. Alicel a. in I liubler 7: 10 i. w i Elgin ......... ..... . . .8: 10 u, m Minam i..9:10 a. m Will return from Mlnnm at ( p. m, Is spent in bed What did you pay for the mattress? In bed we laugh, in bed we cry; , ' And born in bed, in bed w6 die; The near approach a bed may show Of human bliss or hun an woe. ST Do you recognize the importance of the mattress? Do you select it with the same care you do the other ' comforts of home? Have you ever stopped to consider that in this age of advancement it has recieved little attention little improvement was made until the 1 re- nowned Sealy Mattress was invented? This marked the entry of a new era in mattress making. The Sealy Mattress is different! Features that stand out in bold contrast: First successful and only Non-Tuffed Mattress; First mattress made along tcientific lines, Constructed of one single bat of long staple cotton, Without Tuft or Binding. See this won-, derful mattress now on exhibition at our store. Thft success of the century. Let us explain its merits. W. H. BOHfyEWKAtVIPCo. HARDYVARf and FURNITURE Swift's Premium limns and New Loi Just In m City Grocery and Bakery, L PCLACK, Prop I Bell Piionc Main 75 Independent 241 PURITY IS A How .'would y,ou like to have your preference of the world's neatest and new est fabrics made into a suit according to the fashion pre vailing in the big cities the moment the cloth is cut? THROUGH THE MEDIUM of cur connection with Ed. V. Pries & Co., of Chicago, largest tailors in the world of GOOD made -to-order clothes, you can secure the most satisfac tory clothes obtainable at remarkably reasonable prices. See us today. C. C. PENMGTON & CO. Just Received Puffs, Switches, Rats Psyches and R0II3 : ALL COLORS r . NECESSITY WHEN IT COMES TO ; DRUGS We Guarantee the Purity of all Drugs sold here : : : MILL'5 D R M Q JTO K E LA GRANDE, OREGON i t H,JH-1.Jt - 14 , Gomplete equipment for rubber buggy tires. resetting and repairing LA GRANDE IRON WORKS D. FITZGERALD. Proprietor ' Complete Machine Shops and Foundry rHT im U. , MlOI 00. SEASON OPENED AT SELDER'S ADA SIS AVESiTB HOUSEKEEPERS ATTENTION 11 Do You Know , Thot the ELEGTRIG IRON Furnishes the GHEAPEST and BEST Method of Doing Domestic Ironing ? The Heat is Where You Need It Vou Owe it to YOU R S ELF E Five Days Free Trial. GRANDE RONDE I ICE CREAM and I SOFT DRINKS . "''.''-' .'.'.: -. ' '. . . '-. '. - UK. WEST, Pres. Wm. MILLER, Vice Pres. 4 T. I. SCR0GQIN, Cash H. E. C00LIDCE, Asst. Cash .FOR SALE -On Trehh J'ce.v , cow, ) I'hono to tUiK'k 1 .47 1 . or f.H on Thomas rf. Ilnrm. V.wZ u. Biietk.. ELECTRIC CO,. ADDIN NEW ACCOUNTS We are constantly adding new accounts and our business is increasing at a very satisfact ory rate. Probably you might; be glad and ' join US, - United States National Bank i Of La Grande N. K West E. P. Staples C. T. bacon DIRECTORS Wtr. Miller P. F. Codlidge h J. Scrcggin J. L. Cavines Frank Conley A. T. Hill r.