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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1909)
.. TACE FCtTL KTErSK 0B8EB7EB, LA 6BANDE, OBECOX. SATrBDAT, irGl ST 7, 1909. 'I TEE OMY BASKG F0I7BER mad from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar 7. Royal Baking Powder is the greatest of time and labor savers to the nastrv cook. It economizes flour, but ter and eggs, and makes the food digestible and healthful BAKING POWDER illfl TSrtfcMSR Mill II JJ ta Grande f veste O&rve; i'lblistie'. Daily Except bondiiy. GEORGE H. CTREE Y. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. United Press Telegraph Service. SUBSCRIPTION RATS: Dally, single copy.i.. 6C Dally, per month......... 65c Dally, six mouths In advance.... $3.50 umjlf, uu jai iu mub......;C.0 Weekly, six months in advance. . . 7Ec Weekly, one year in advance $1.00 atered at the postotlice at La Grande as second-class matter. I'hls paper will not publish any Article appearing over a nom de plume. Signed articles will be re ceived subject to the discretion of the odltor. Please sign your articles and v disappointment Advertising Kates. Display ad. rates furnished upon ap plication. Local reading notices 10c per line rst insertion Ec per line for each subsequent Insertion. Resolution of condolence, 5c a line. While all do not agree on the tar iff schedule, all are happy that the bill has been passed and the uncer tainty is over. - President Taft has gone to his sum mer home to Join his family. Ills ad ministration so far has been an ex ceedingly busy one. termine whether the people will re call said officers or either of them and at which other candidates for said offices may , be nominated aid voted for. And your petitioners will eve.' pray: Thos. Brasher, G. S. Levy, 1). Couper, W. M. Kielblock, L. J. Davla, W. M. Wiggles worth, J. W. Shermon. S. M. Seamans, James Webb, 51. S. Levey, E. B. Cllne, T. P. Ficklln, .1. W Snrnn .T H. f!nn1nn L. Tvv. S. J. Benson, F, W. Davis, Edwin F. Reuter, John L. Jacobs, H. Van Houten, W. II. Vogel, E. O. Zee, F. M. Haynes, W. B. Jacobs, M. F. Tobln, J. W. Spenser. W. H. Stafford. S. L. Hunter, E. D. Furguson, D. A. Hull, R. Slater, John Martens, C. S Miller, Frank Burnslde. W. B. Da vis, F. A. Bidwell, C. W. Jones, J. M. Bell. L. A. Wright, Geo. Cignac, Joe Wright. J. M. Ross, J. T. Bolles, Gso Balrd, G. W. Benson. D. M. Dodson. W. J. Tuttle, Orrie Cline, W. A. Max well, O. J. Skiff, Geo. Furguson. F. Tuttle, F. S. Cllne, Glen Graham. A. J. Goodbrod, A. A. Mulvihlil, J I.. Suter, John Vanllouten, U. E. Haynea H. C. Faulk, T. E. Lee,' F. W. West. L. B. Eaton. M. W. Saddler. J. S. De vore, M. F. Davis, J. W. Furguson, W. Vanllouten, S. B. Corey, John W. Minnlck, J. A. Benson, Bruce Plas ter, W. F. Davis. Geo. Somer, tt. A. Cochrane, A. A. Cochrane. O. J. Fors Strom, L. B. HayneB, Alex Slater, .lno Nelson. N. A. Vanscoyke, W. B. But terfleld, I. Landers, J. A. Jones, Chas. Adams, II. J. Lucas, D. H. Cromer. The city of Wallowa has passed an ordinance fixing show licenses at $20 per day, and peddlers henceforth, will be taxed $10 per day. TUNG Congressman Ellis has been hon ored with the appointment as a mem ber of the Ways and Means commit tee, acceded the most important com mittee in the lower house of con gress. " , . " ; Recently the authorities have deem ed It necessary to place four guards to watch Harry Thaw, the supposition being that he might take his life. If neglect on the part of the guards would give produce this result, as far as the country is concerned they would be pardoned. In the present disordered condi tion of affairs in the city- of Union, It would be folly to undertake the in stallation of an electric plant. Th's Is a proposition of great magnitude for thiB little city, and will require unity of action, good business, man agement and care. Until such a time as city affairs are running upon a more harmonious basis, the instal lation of a plant of this sort seems to the Republican a good thing to let alone. Union Republican. This is an off year pollitlcally there will be few elections this fall. Oregon will not have a state election until .one year from the coming November. By changing from June to November all state and county o!IUiala hold of fice six months longer than muni. .Nevertheless there is cunsiileniMo quiet work being done all over the state by those who have their light ning rods grounded in the hopes that they may be chosen as nominees at the primaries and Union county; is - no exception. IMON ritOGKESS. (Continued on Page Four.) ; Large sums of money has been paid ' out of the city treasury to C. H. Law ' while he was holding office as mayor. The constitutional right "of petition has been denied our people, and ihe public redit of the city has been im- .." paired," 1 :. '-.'. ' v " Therefore, ' your petitioners pray that a special election be ordered io be held In accordance with law In aald city of Unloa, Oregon, to dV CHEEKS All KErOKTS C OS TIM E TO BE COlltAGING. EX. Forty-three to Fifty and over Is the Held Per Acre. Harvesting and heading Is now a reality in Union county for machines are going everywhere and from re ports gleaned today it is evident that no crop Is averaging less than 43 bushels, while many others are run ning 50 and over to the acre. T. B. Johnson is over from Cove today and reports grain averaging between 43 and 50, more commonly nearer 50. From Imbler, Alicel and Summervllle come the Bnme encouraging reports. Headers are now going out in great numbers. mm OR MONDAY now being given of tha hemirtrni drama, "Mable Heath." Tonight's house will no doubt be the largest of the season, as the per formance la a hit from the rise of the curtain to the fall of the last. Tomorrow night the big five act comedy, "Polly and L' Will open for four nights. It will be found a bright, breezy comedy, wjth a plot. Several sparkling specialities will be Intro duced during the action of the play. TWO GAMES TOMORROW Grant Lincoln's baseball tossers are going to Elgin tomorrow under an ' arrangement agreed upon this morning. . This will be under the new arrangement of affairs since the Union and Baker City teams exploded. The . La Grande Second Team 1b headed for Baker City to play an ag gregation there which is considerably stronger than the team which posed as a league team. This leaves La Grande quiet tomorrow from a base ball standpoint Ex-Mayor Blackmailed. LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 7. Ex Mayor William Workman last nlgnt received a threatening letter similar to others sent prominent residents recently. It demanded $5,000 be left in the park under a penalty of murder to the family, particularly Workman's children.' Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Di arrhoea Eemedy Never Known To Fall. "I have used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy since it was first Introduced to the public In 1872 and have never found one in stance where a cure was not speedily effected by its use. I have been a com mercial traveler for eighteen years, and never start out on a trip without this, my faithful friend." says H. S. Nichols of Oakland, Ind., Ter. For sale by all good dealers. Notice to Mason's. There will be a stated communica tion of the La Grande lodge No. 41 A. F. A. M. at 8 o'clock, Saturday even ing. Work in the M.. M. degree. All Master Masons in good standing are invited. By order of Worshipful Master. WANTED A blacksmith. Madison avenue. Call at 150S (4t) WHY NOT -,-RY Fophnm's ASTHMA REMEDY I Gives prompt and postlve relief In every case. Sold by druggists, price $1.00. Trial package by mail 10 cents. Williams Mfg. Co, Props. ' Cleveland, 0. A. T. HILL, Druggist O M.T.MATOTT. 4 Plank Sidewalks Built and 4y Repatred. Excavating and 4 Filling. Phone Black 1562. O During the summer mouths im promptu meetings of the Commercial club directors have been held with regular sesions. Next Monday night. however, every director in the city at mat time is urged to attend a regular seslon. Vice President Geo. Palmer will preside, In the absence of President Collier. There are a large bulk of details to be Tightened before the annual meeting the even ing following when the big banquet and business meeting Is to be held. At The rantlrae. Many regular patrons are being added to the long list at the Pastime theatre by the excellent productloa LADIES AND GENTS. Cleaning, Dying and Repairing. Work called for and delivered. In rear of C. C. Penington & Com pany's store. Phones, Pacific States Black 851. You work solicited and satisfaction guaranteed. Hsme Ind. 171. H. L. WINN. Expert Eyesight t Specialist OR. W. H, KEATING, ' 1 ' IS NOW AT SOjIMER HOTEL. A S DID YOU EVER HAVE YOUR . EVES FITTED CIGHTI Don't f all to see him about your eyes or glasses, If y ou are having trouble with fr theni. 0 I want your difficult and $t stubborn cases. I don't care how many have failed to fit J your case, I tell you my sys- tern la successful on those cases. I h ave devoted my life work to this one study I do nothing else. That's why succeed where other's fall. So If you have headaches, weak eyes, etc., and want glasses that are easy end coufortable call and see me at once. Dont wait; do it now. Dr. W. H. Keating is not a stranger In La Grande. He can furnish A you many references. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. 1 Department of the Interior, ' t. i . . U. S. Land Office at La Grande. Or June 21. 1909. Notice Is hereby given that BENJAMIN F. YOUNG, of Hilgard, Oregon, who, on Septem ber 17, 1903, made homestead entry No. 13213, serial No. 04021. for SW SEVi sec. 12. NV4 NE, SEtt NE. section 13, township 4 south, range 26 east, Willamette Meridian, has filed notice of Intention to make final five year proof, to establish claim to the land above dscrlbed, before the Reg ister and Receiver. U. S. Land Office, at La Grande, Oregon, on the 16th day of August, 1909.. Claimant names as witnesses: Nels Holverson. Nels Endrup. Hans Endrup. W. A. Young, all of Hilgard, Oregon. F. C BRAMWEf.L, Notice of Desolation. Notice is heret7 given that C. C. Penington and W. H. Rush doing business under the firm name of C. C. Penington & Company, have dis solved business by mutual consent, and C. C. Penington will collect and pay all bills against the firm. licit general patronage, assuring ex cellent seuTlce and gentlemanly recp tion. My friends are cordially Invited to visit me in my new location. JOE KELLY. Announcement. Notice is hereby given that Joe Kelley and Harry U. Meyers have formed a barbershop to be known as Myers and Kelly, and this firm so- Water Melons New California arrived. stock just Ice Cream Parlors My parlors are the cosiest and most comfortable In the city, electric fans, the best" of service and the variety of, and quality of my flavors are unsurpassed. Fine Candies Made Fresh every day.' He U.'DL.LUL.t is 0 I YOUNG MAN X what are you doins toward preparing yourself to earn more salary than vou now earn? If vou are de- 4;& pending on Practical Experience alone, for promo- 0 tion. you have a long, uphill road before vou. Thousands are prepared every year for bigger op- i 0 portunities by the j International Correspondence School WHY NOT YOU??? 0- REGISTER ti A! IN- SPOKANE AS TOU GO EAST VIA THE Through tickets to all eastern points apply via this route without addition al cost. Apply to O. R. & N., Local Agent ROOMY CARS AUTOMATIC VENTILATOR ELECTRIC FANS. J. S. CARTER, Gen'l. Agent. G. M. JACKSON, " W. T. P. A. SPOKANE, WASH. Tell me what subiect interests you most and I will 0 mail you a catalogue giving full information. Do it 0 now. Address, J. E. MARTIN, Local Representative - J Box 491, Walla Walla, Washington. $ 40OO & 000 Ho IDAHO CAREY ACT LAND The Idaho Irrigation Co. Ltd. OFFERS 20,000 ACRES AT $35 PER ACRE, AD JOINING THE TWIN FALLS TRACT. EASIEST KIND OF TERMS. LAND NOW OPEN FOR EN TRY. Logan-Sherwood Realty Company 5 rf5 TI a? TUrVPl RAttf jOto, I'd ARC YOU COMING TO THE EXt'OSITION Hwinx thouthl el WfU. 7:11 bwr hurry1 srsaAt um on f ttts AUMH.(KAbUCUMTI mi MAM HO COMnSIH HOTEL SAVOY Suits 20 Per cent Off S Think what this means on these strictly first clasr goods $12.50 Suits $10.00 $15.00 Suits ..$12.00 $17.50 Suits $14.00 $25.00 Suits $20.00 $21.00 Suits .. $16.80 Other Reductions In Accordance. Nicelassortment to select from. Latest styles. 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