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ITM15U OrilfeCBTEB, I A OUEtiON. THURSDAY. 8EPTEMBFB S. M LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER E EARO ( A MON PROGRAM Published Daily -Except Sunday. GEORGE H. ITRREY. EDITOR AND PROPIUETOR. United Tress Telegraph Sen Ice SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Daily, single copy 6c Daily, per month C5c Daily, six months In advance ...J3.50 Daily, one year in advance $6.50 Weekly, six months in advance . . 75c Weekly, one year In advance . . . .$1.00 Entered at the postofllce at La Grande as second-class matter. This paper will not ' publish any article- appearing over a nom de plume. Signed articles will be re vised subject to the discretion of the editor. Please sign your articles and save disappointment. Advertising Bates. Display ad. rates furnished upon up plication. Local reading notices 10c per line first insertion; 5c per line for each subsequent insertion. Resolution of condolence, 5c a line. IS NOT THE LAW Pierce, Hon. T. Dun- For the past week or more the writer has been asked If the new or dnance 7,'LIi.u v'tt"iis peddling does not prohibit the farmer from bringing bis produce Into town and disposing of It from house to house. The city ordiuance, after prescribing what a peddler is, makes this definite and clear-cut exception. "Provided that this ordinance shall not apply to per sons selling newspapers, Bibles, or re ligious tracts, or persons selling any agricultural, garden or orchard pro ducts or selling domestic fruits at the rlatform of the railroad depot, while trains are standing at the station." The ordinance Is taken largely from the state law and is very plain, de scrihing what can and what cannot be sold from house to house unless the person or agent first secures a license. r A&3 ' Owing to the fact thut a great ileal il era in is still in the Holds in I'nlon count', the court Is having an unusual amount of trouble with Jurymeu who are anxious to get excused from duty dining t'r."i coming term of court. Such requestrj have been made by a ma Joilly of the men upon whom the duty of jmynvsn fell. The trouble, liowsrer, is considered only a forcti'ste o! ci"..V which is ex pected next spring, for v'ie legislature nt Its session, for son,-? reason saw fit to change thj February term from the finst Monday In February to the first Monday in M.irch. thus throwing the scsfchm in the very he:rt of the rush of spring worl. on tho farms. The stute statue now provides that tile three tonus of ciruiit court in l'n ion county shall me: m tl.e first Mondays In March, .lun and Ot tolier. The change also throve tho terms more out. of propiirt'c'. than h ) fore. i . The public schools of rendition have a display at their fair tliat would convince any visitor of the ix cclleiice of her educational f; ilitit-i. This Is a splendid idea and av : pub lic schools should ini'.ke a di-spiay of their work. This could be easily se cured as nun h of it could In easily gathered. The sisters school there also, has a prettily arranged looth th:il shows of the vork of the stu dents. Sin-red Heart academy of I.n Grande toild do equally as well and doubtless wlil if an effort is made to Sci u re li . Monday, Opening Day. Principal part of the day will be devoted to entering the exhibits and arranging the displays. Monday Evening. 7:30 to 8:15 Band concert on Adams avenue. March from there to the exposi tion grounds. 8:30 Addresses by Hon. Walter M. A. Rinehart and Hon, ham Wright. Platform dancing and merry-go-round every afternoon and evening. Tuesday Afteraoea. 3:30 Address by United States Senator Geo. E. Chamberlain. '1 ucsdiiy Evening. 7:30 Free outside perform ance at the entrance to the exposition grounds. 8:30 Prof. F. P. Littlejohn, of San Francisco, in fancy costume, the clever slack wire and juggling artist, and Sidney Cox, of Seattle, Dutch comedian, will pre sent vaudeville niimhorn inside the auditorium. Plat form dancing and merry-go-round every afternoon and evening. Wednesday, Pioneer Day. 10 a. m. Stock parade of all. of the stock exhibited at the exposition. Wednesday Afternoon. Lecture on antiques and curios by Geo. H. Himes, of Portland, secretary of the Oregon Historical So ciety. Wednesday Evening. 7:30 Free concert and vaudeville performance outside the exposition grounds. 8:30 Stereoptlcan show and lecture on views of histor ical interest and Indian scenes by Geo. II. I limes, of Portland, and Lee Moor house, of Pendleton. Plat form daucnig and merry-go-round every afternoon and evening. Tuurtduy, Wallowa Day. County 3:30 p. m. Addresses by prominent speakers from Wallowa county, and other interesting features. 4:15 Football game. Enter prise high school vs. La Grande high school. Thursday Evening. Evening program will be rendered in the auditorium inside the exposition en closure. 7:00 Music by the La Grande band. 7-4R ooru? by tho L. 2. Z. Choir, "Let the Hills and Vales Resound," by Brinley Richards. Piano Solo Miss Sarah Col lier, "La Vllle Du Regi ment," Sidney Smith. Selectloa by the La Grande band. Chorus by the Lae Grande Choral Society, "The Bridal Chorus," from "The Rose Maiden," Cowen. Platform dancing and merry-go- round every afternoon and evening. Friday, Educational Day. 1:30 Parade of the school children of I'nion county und their aides. 2:30 Spelling match of the school children of Union county up to and including the Sth grade. Friday Evening. 7:30 Free entertainment outside . the exposition grounds. 8:30 Address by Dr. Kerr, President of O. A. C. and Prof. Alderman of the U. of O. Platform dancing and merry-go-round every af ternoon .and evening, v Saturday. 10 a. m. Stock parade of the premium winners. 11:00 Riding contest of lady riders; Prizes 1st, $10.00; 2nd. $5.00. and 3rd, $2.50. Saturday Afternoon. 1:30 War dance of the Umatilla Indians. 2:30 Prof. Littlejohn in a high trapeze, slack wire 3:30 Football game, Elgin high school vs. La Grande high school. Saturday Evening. 7:30 Free exhibition out side of the exposition. I 30 Combined entertain ment by all of the specialty artists and grand finale. Platform dancing and merry-go-round every after noon and evening. T'nssiidv few of our people realize the many hmu f nrtmi.it a the. manaecrs of the fair. Union County Exposition were in se curing Major Moorehouse's exhibit of Indian relics. He has been years ga thering together this large collection together with the absolutely correct history of the scores of relics of early savage tribes that only a few years ago were in supreme control in the Northwest. $4-'! The life of the Pendleton fair is that every resident of Pendleton considers It his or her fair. Is it not the "Committee's Fair." See the differ ence? This difference Is the keynote of their success, and it will be the keynote of the success or failure of any fair, a few men no matter how enthusiastic, cannot make a fair a success. S.- President Tall is seemingly not used to the strenuous life of the west. We are showing him too great a time and the variety is too tempting for liiiu to refrain from over indulgence and lie 13 anxious to return to the simple life. The fair committee which visln d Pendleton Tuesday, returned home very enthusiastic, realizing as it did that Union county was so situated that wtlh the same public spirit that prevails in Morrow and Umatilla counties, we could excel 1 both in dis play and attendance. The public is beginning to weary if what Lieut. Peary is about to say a id if lie continues his present policy much lons-'or they will care less re cardlng what he may have to say. attractive features of our ?xsx?- Notlco cf Final Settlement. Notice Is hereby given that John U. Plass, executor of the last will nd testament of Charles Hall, de ceased, has Med In tha County Court )f the State of Oregon for Unioi. County, h!a final account in said cs rate and that said CVwrt ins appoint ed Monday, the 20th day of Septem- oer, 1909, at 3 o'clock p. m. at the Court House in La Grande, Union County, Oregon, as the time and place tor hearing objections to said final acount and the settlement thereof, JOHN B. PLASS, Executor. , R. H. LLOYD. Attorney for Estate, (8-21-2R-4-11-18) I HARDWARE . ST0VF5 AND RANGE Kitchen Utensils Lanterns, Glassware, Economy Jars, Crockery, Etc. Sash Doors Shingles F. L. LILLY. HARDWARE AND CROCKERY IDAHO CAREY ACT LAND Is Now Open The Idaho Irrigation Co. Ltd. OFFERS 20,000 ACRES AT $35 PER ACi.E, AD JOINING THE TWIN FALLS TRACT. EASIEST KIND OF TERMS. LAND NOW OPEN FOR EN TRY, LOGAN-SHERWOOD REALTY CO. fit 4, - - . ft., H ft y . A'- 'NV . UA if A. , : . k ' "TfT 1 "III -III' illl I llf " OEOROE PALMER, President C. S. WILLIAMS, 2nd Asst Cashier. P. J. HOLMES, Vice-President W. H. BRENHOLTS, Asst. Cashier r. L METERS, Cashier. La Orande National Bank Of La Grande Oregon CAPITAL AMD SURPLUS.!$170,0U0 UNITED DEPOSITORY DIRE '-TORS M. Berry J. D'Mathesor. F. J. Holmes C. C. Pennington F. L Meyers Geo L. W. L Btenholts Georee Palmer F. M. Cleaver Brykit Tho chum ; . I 1 i.t"V I"- -'i v.'-'i'f-A H OL1VKU .1 riiiiRiiiR Is to be one of .Mr. Whit I'.ri.ndi -.1 ore of the ill the jiniiii Sti'V.- Imrdt ciimpiinj npiii'iii'ti!' Silent actors Midi the Kpleuilld F.ek iir.l Opera House, week of October 4th. STEWARD OPERA HOUSE PASTIMt THEATRE II. G. STEWARD MANAGER. One Week, Commencing 8 MONDAY, NIGHT OCT 4 THE ECKHARDT COMPANY SlTlTOKTIMi MISS JOSEPHINE DEFFRY In a splendid selection of high-class plays, change of plays night. MONDAY, NIGHT OCTOBER 4th. each ECKHAUDT. "The Captain and the Lady." TI103. Bruce Manager. TONIGHT In McKee Rankin's play "GOLDEN GIANT MINE." Thursday Night, "For Her Sisters Sake." A story ot the stage. 4- l'rlces 10c, 20c, and 30o. Hciits can he reserved at Van liurcn's Cluar store. Omittinn Thurs- day nitdit 1 BCSSET'S HACK LINK Best ot service. Day and Night Hacks furnished tor funerals and private parties. Baggage transferred Day and Stand at Iatil's Cigar Store. 'Phone Red 141. Night 'Phone Main 21. E. U BUSSEY. 2,000POUNDS COM OF .for $8 Weighed on City Scales. Rock Springs Lump or Nut delivered to any part of the city- Gity scales ticket delivered with load. G. E, FOWLER Oetfihfr ?th. M! Our Cream Wafers ARE ALWAYS FRESH E. D. SELDERS i I i