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One-Fourth Off on All Ladies' f
Suits, Coats and Jackets. These
Garments are the season's latest
creations. We offer vou a wide
variety in quality, styles and ma
terials to select from.
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The Quality Store
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Remnants of
fill 1 IW f5 YA
5c a Roll and up
Now is the time to patch up.
W. H. BOHNENKAMP Co
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 1903
they will save $15,000.
During the same period
their neighbors were hand
ing over $1,500,000 in
profits to outside companies
In the Oregon Merchants
Mutual you get:
INSURANCE AT COST
A LIMIT TO YOUR LIABIL
ITIES PROMP TSETTLEMENT OF
LOSSES
J. IV. OLIVER, Agent
UNION
NURSERY
J. B. WEAVER, Prop.
Fruit, shade and or
namental trees.
Sherbs and Roses.
Strawberry vines
and other small fruit
SEND FOR PRICE
LIST
UNION, ORE.
SOON HAVE
About half of the pipe ordered by
the city for' that 'section of La Grande
along O randy avenue which' has pe
titioned for water mains, has been laid
by Water Superintendent Gilman, and
will soon be at the disposal of the
subscribers. The water facilities at
this time are limited in that section
and - completion of the mains will
be awaited with added interest due to
the coming summer heat.
ARRANGE
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Every member of the fire depart
ment is requested by Fire Chief .Toiiea
to report at the central house tomor
row night when it will be definitely
decided how many and what compan
ies of the department will enter hose
teams in the races for the celebration.
The chief Is imperative in his call.
(It seems doubtful that there will be
any outside teams, In these races, but
fully as interesting events will be ar
ranged beween the different companies
at the coming meeting.
Cooked Food Sale.
On Saturday all day. Just before the
big celebration, the ladies of the
Methodist church have arranged to
hold one of the largest cooked food
sales given by this society. The lo
cation is to be announced later.
Wanted.
Fifteen boys and horses "to carry
banners for floats of Nations, In pa
I rade July 5th. Inquire at Bohnen
kamp's store.
Notice,
Mrs. A. D. Vandecar will be In La
Grande, June 27 at the Bommer hotel,
with hair goods for one week. Bring
your combings.
MRS. A. D. VANDECAR.
. A stranger, Joseph Caplfn, who Is
working up the picture business In
this city was arrested this afternoon
on complaint of H. J. Ritter of the Rlt
ter studio, and given a hearing be
fore Recorder Cox for using profana
language. The plaintiff and the war
rant allege that Caplin went Into the
Ritter studio thoroughly angry Ike
cause of an advertisement in a local
paper which Caplin interpreted to be
derogatory to his business
In the quiet word-battle that en
sued in the studio, Ritter was-triued
an unprintable name, in the hs&rhig
of Mrs. Ritter. This the defendant ad
mitted to the chief when the arrest
was made. The only witnesses called
by the plaintiff were Mr. and Mrs.
Ritter.
The defendant was found guilty and
fined $15. The matter of appeal was
taken under consideration by the de
fendant and his attorney George T.
CtMiirau. - '. .
LOCALSHOPS
ARE CLOSED
Two machinists, two boiler makers
and two wipers constitute the force at
the railroad shops' today and will
again tomorrow., July 1st is the end
of the fiscal railroad year and it is the
desire of all the officials to make a
good showing and therefore all of the
employes have been given a two-days
layoff. All of the reports for the past
year are being prepared and other
uecessary work will be done which
will wind up a very busy year for
the local shops. The shops will start
up again on July 1st, with a full force.
horse m
Ralph Chinault,-is suffering with
severe bruises today, as the result
of an effort to be patriotic. He was
grooming one of; his father's valuable
horses In anticipation of . making a
good showing in the parage, and that
Is the last that he. remembers con
cerning the grooming. When he re
gained his senses, after having been
knocked about and kicked severely,
by the unshod horse, he had been re
moved to his room and a physician
had been called. He was unconscious
over two hours, but Is now sufficiently
recovered from the injuries to be out
with several bandages on his face
and body.
Important Notice.
Notice is hereby given that fire
crackers can be discharged in; the
city of La Grande on Saturday and
Monday, July 3rd and Fthi. only, and
that all firecrackers larger than the
No.'t giant cannon cracker are pro
hibited under tola rrovislony- All vio
lations of ths regulation will be pun-i
shed to the fullest extent of the law.
LOU RAYBURN,
Chief of Police!
Attention B. M. A. '
There will be a special meeting of
the Blu Mountain Association at the
Observer office at 7:30 this evening.
All members are requested to be pres
ent. . 1 .... ;
rinriiE taken 2i teaks ago.
In sharp contrast with the picture
of I -a Grande taken a few days ago
by Photographer Ritter, Attorney C.
H. Finn has brought n one taken of
the city 24 years ago, showing the few
scattering houses which then consti tuted
the city of La Grande. Tne two
picture show the development ct
the city tn less than a quarte of a
century.
I AM SHOWING THE LARGEST
VARIETY AND BEST 8ELECTED
STOCK OF SEEDS EVER EXHIBIT
ED IN UNION COUNTT, AND I
KNOW THESE ARE THE PRODUCT
OF REPUTABLE SEED GROWERS;
AND I ALSO KNOW MT PRICES
ARE AS LOW AS IT IS CONSIST
ENT TO SELL FRESH. RELIABLE
STOCK.
Alfalfa, Red and Alsike
Clover. Timothy
and all Kinds of Garden Seed and
Lawn Grasses
A. V. OLIVER
THE
THE
BEST PLACE
.Without a doubt the best place to
get all kinds of vegetables, straw
berries, cherries, organges. bannanas
and lemons, is at the Geddes Grocery,
they have the best and the freshest;
and should you want nice crisp sweet
or sour pickles, just call thein up;
and don't forget that 25c coffee, it
takes the place of your 40c coffee
Just n a shipment of Swifts ham and
bacon. ' .
GEDDES BROS.
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