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ZNIN5 0 BSFBrKB, LA GRA5D5, OBECOS LEVEtHHGOBSeRVER Published Dady Except Sunday. 6EORUE 1L CUBBEX. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Culled Press Telegraph Service. elections and met defeat in 19 in tbat tt. . ... iisnm From all indications it evident that Dr. Cook had cold turkey for bio Christmas dinner. He doubtedly wishes he had spent the day at or ner the North Pole or on the summit of ML McKinley. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: PalU. "ingle copy 5c Dally, per month .' 66e Dally, tlx month In advance ...$3.60 Dally, one year In advance .....$6.60 Weekly, six months in advance . . 76c Weekly, one year in advance ....$1.00 Entered at the postoffice at La Grande at second-class matter. This paper win not publish any article appearing over a nom oe nlnmn Slimed articles will he re used subject to tle discretion of the editor. Please sign your articles and save disappointment Advertising Bates. Local reading notices 10c wr line irst Insertion; 5c per line to,' each subseQuent insertion. Resolution of condolence, 6c a line. GAVIN AGAIN II LA GRANDE YOUNG ENGINEER RELEASED FROM PORTLAND HOSPITAL Lacking two day of 14 months since bis Injuries here. Tuesday the Commercial club will have a meeting to discuss the pro's and con's of the high school and if the consensus of. opinion at this meet Izz frsvv-" wh o move, steps will be taken to submit the question of build ing and equipping a high school. Whether or not the voters will irv or it, the fact remains tbat La Cradle 1 does not offer the school advance that others towns of our class do. The only objection that can be advanced a- gainst It is that of taxation, but what ' ever the expense will be we venture the statement that an investigation of our public schools in comparlsion with either Baker City or Pendleton, the shrewd business men r.ud prot or ty owners will sny It will prove nn in vestment rather than nn exppndlturp. You may visit either of the two eit'e named above and many homes will be pointed out that the owners own farim In their respective (ou:iti?a but -the families are in t.ho titles In order to secure the' exceptional school advant ages afforded. How many' lumber men, farmers and stoeligrowers own hemes in a tirnnrte for tint purpose? The above Investigation will answer ttift w"l quest ion. We are snendlr:. several thousands of dollars each year to attract homeseekers. We could of fer nothing half so attractive as a strict up-to-date p bile school. Thoss of us who have lived here for a num ber of years are 'well aware of the fact that the boys and girls of todav de not enjoy the school advantages that were afforded the boys and girls of twenty-five years ago. For many years we bate not been in position in our public school to teach either physics nor cheiwls.ry. The facts are that we have not tried to teach chem istry for .several years if ever at all. Until the closing of the Western Nor mal 'school last year I'nion county fur nished any where" from 2fi to 40 stud ents that were not taught a single branch but what was supposed to be taught In our public Bchools. Ia (Irande has no hopes of obtain ing in the nature of an educational Institution beyond a public school, ' therefore it Is an incumbent upon us to provide nnd maintain- a public Bchool to the highest possible stand ard. We today are the natural com mercial, sot-nil and political center of - this county and we should be the :1 , ucationul center, but we are not. Prom a financial standpoint we could .not afford to spend $lfi0,000 for Heav er Creek water, nevertheless it wn a good Investment. While we may not be able to spend $75,000 for the build .ing and equipping of a first class high school, we cannot, afford not to do it. There may he places where economy may be practiced but In this day and age our public school Is not the place to begin. An investigation, we believe will substantiate our position. Engineer "Jirnmie" Gavin Is home after a painful and tedious stay in a Portland hospital following his ser ious accident 14 months ago. Though he will likely bear the effects of his frightful injuries for many years, "Jimmle" Is in excellent spirits and highly delighted with being able to spend Christmas with his friends and parents here. He was released from the hospital last Friday, a date lack ing two days of being 14 months from th; Sv.ndp.r w whtrh he was hurt as he was about to pull a train west. A t ar in the west end of the yai'ds hadn't cleared the main line and tin engine mashed into it, frightfully injuring Cavin who was on the en gineer's seat. the bowling ' winds. Conductor Don ovan and a passenger by the name of Michael Morton we're killed when a street car In which they were riding was Utterly picked up by the wind and hurled Into the Nagtucket river. lish claim to the land above described Dated at Island City, Oregon, Nov. before Register and Receiver, United 29th,; a. d. 1909. States Land Office at La Grande, Ore., on the 12th day of January 1910. FANNIE BROWN, Administratrix of the estate " of Benjamin Brown, deceased. RICHARDSON JINS SUIT LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE GIVEN A VERDICT AT PORTLAND. Case of Long Standing Comei to An End in High Courts Decision Was no Surprise. S. F. RIcharson, the Union county pioneer merchant who traded grocer ies for timber while' operating a small portable sawmill near Council, Idaho, was yesterday relieved from the claim made by the .United States, a demand for the payment of $2,000, The case was presented to a Jury which return ed a verdict for the defendant. Mr. Richardson, who Is now a Union county official operated a store at Council in 1903 and 1904. At the time Basil D. Hinkley was endeavoring to establish a home on the public domain near that point, and In clearing his homestead Ilinklay cut out about 200, 000 feet of timber which he traded to Mr. Richardson for supplies.' Later Hinkley relinquished his homestead entry, and.lt finally reverted to the government. In the trial of the case Mrs. Basil llinkey went on the stand for the de fendant and testified that all of the timber cut from the homestead was done lu endeavoring to clear the t-he land anil place it under cultivation. The couple were compelled to aband on th place on the account of the scarcity of water for domestic pur poses. She completely refuted the claims made by the Idaho government ;in cfals tlmt the timber had been taken for speculative purposes. The case is about the last of those which tame down from the agitation of a few years ago resulted in the in dictment of most every person who had sawed a log in Western Idaho. Tort land Oregonian. Breweries in Washington are pro hibited from maintaining warehouses la dry cities for the distribution of dry' produces, according to a ruling of At torney General Hell of Washington. This is a reversal of his former con struction of the local option law. The latest opinion was given on a question submit tod by Stevens county which recently voted to abolish saloons. As common carriers are forbidden from carrying liquors Into dry territory it Is furthet held that liquors may be delivered under the law while the present stock on band laBts but that it EAST SUFFERS FROM STORM. Elaborate Christmas. In common with other cities, of the Northwest, La Grande . observed Christmas this year with more elab orateness than before In many years. Christmas tree programs were well attended . Friday night, '. and Joy and mirth has run rampant everywhere since that hour. Merchants say more money was spent this year for holiday shopping than previously. - Some of the programs announced for Yuletide and carried out Friday night follow: ' ' At the Methodist Chnch. Christmas Chorus. Prayer. Anthem, choir. Christmas Thoughts Rev. H. E. Mc Leod. Chorus "There is a Song in the Air." Recitation Guy Davis. Song Primary Class. Recitation Inex Rnowles. Chorus "Luther's Cradle Hymn." , Recitation Harold Scott. Christmas Carol Kenneth Carpy. Recitation "Santa's Coming," Em erson Schrock. Carol Francis and Muriel McLeod. vlolin Solo Marble Green. Duet Mrs. Nelson, Miss Olive Mas see. " Christmas. Bells. Presbyterian Program. Christmas Carol Boys Choir. Joy to the World School. Invocation Scripture Reading Matt II: 1-12. Primary Department "Snow Flakes are Falling," Mrs. Thompson's class Song Boy Choir. Exercise Primary Department- Song "Hark! the Herald Angels .Sing" School. Imitation "Seeking the King" Mrs. Currey's Clas3. "Christmas EVerf reer." Mrs, Sxlth'c Cla-K. "Silent NUsht, Hoir Night" Ghls :;ans. . tho kvM Pn TT'ir M!s Marjorle McCall. Christmas Carrol School. At The Christian (burch. The following program will be ren dered at the Central Church of Christ on the corner of Washington and De wot street: Song "Let them Come to Me." Scripture reading and prayer by the minister. Song "Star Divine." Song Christmas Star. Recitation Mary Fitzgerald. Recitation Bessie Armstrong. Song "Do Tou Know the Song?" Lantern Drill. Song "Make Somebody Happy." Recitation Cleo Rice ! Recitation Muriel French I Recitation Bonnie Kessler . Recitation Lucia Tilton ; Holly Drill. , ! Recitation lone Rice Recitation Louine Sheat3 . Duet Lucia Tilton and Eva Cotner. : Recitation Marjorle Snook Recitation Llod Klrdred j Recitation Beth TiKon ; America Drill. i Santa Clause Appears. i St Teters thsrch The Christmas tree exercise will be held at the church on Tuesday even- i Ing at 6:30'. - ; UPTON. H. GIBBS, .! Rector. j Baptist Church Program j Song ..'."Joy to the World"; Scripture reading, Matt. 2;1-12. . . . . . ! Miss Bennel i Prayer Rev. Gray ; Christmas carol .Miss Little J Dialogue, "On Christmas Eve." ' Song, No. 23 Recitation, "The night before Claimant names as witnesses: Bin D. Smith of Pendleton, Ore. John P. Zombie c: rcnCOCi. Or. ZzszzzL j F. S. IVANHOE, Atty. for Estate. Caldwell of Meacham, Oregon ana James R. Shacklcy of Meacham, Ore F. C. Bramwell Register. (U-21-12-21) N'ettee te Credlteis. Notice Is hereby given that the un dersigned has been duly appointed, and has qualified as administratrix of the estate. of Benjamin Brown, de ceased; and that all claims of every description against said , estate must be presented to the undersigned at her home iu Island City, or to F. S, Ivanhoe, her attorney, at his office In La Grande, Oregon on or before six months from the date of this notice. The Best Plaster. A piece of flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Liniment and bound on te the affected parts is superior to any plaster. When trotbled with s lame back or pains In thes side ' or chest, give It a trial and yon are cert ain to be mere than pleased with the prompt relief which it affords: Tnls liniment also relieves rhuenntl? pab aid is certain to relieve anyjne tuf. has filed notice of Intention to make ferlng with that disease. Bold by all good dealers. SUSSEX'S HACK LUTE. 9 Best f service. Day iaf OTgnt- Backs vurnisnea tor funerals and private parties. Baggage transferred Day and SUad at Paul's Ogar Store. 'Phone Red 141. Night Phene Mala si. , "" EL I BUES3CT. PASTIMt THEATRE Tnos. Bruce Manager. FAREWELL WEEK 4 a. NATIONAL 8T0CE CO. o 4 Thursday, Friday and Saturday IN 0 i Nights A MI FRIEND FROM INDIA" $ dpertal Scenery class vaudeville ejeciai- ties. All Seats 25c. . Christmas boxes for rale, f erguson s. (Continued from page one.) the state, the passengers taken to ho tels to save them from the fury of the storm nnd railroading in Peunsyl vania was practically at a standstill for the past 24 hours. Reports are coining in slowly as to the damage by the high winds, which blew at a hur- rlcnue velocity, au denote that an im mense amount of damage has been done. Tw o Dead In New Urn en. New Haven, Conn. Dec. 27. Two men are known to be dead and over a halt a million dollars worth of prop erty has been destroyed as the result of the awful blizzard that has been raging In this state for the past two must not replenish Its stock.. The de feat of the local option forces lu Walla days Wires are down, street car and Walla Is the first Important reversal railroad traffic are all at a standstill, jthat the temperance forces have met, while the cold is bo great that it is """"Ve tliKsuhave won In 35 Bpecial impossible for horseB and men to faoe 4 Plum j Pudding j Christ-1$ mas" Mary Snider Solo, "Dolly's Prayer"... Merle Love Recitation ...Gorden Gibson Dialogue, "Tedy's Question Anewer- ed" Ruth BIggers.Clef. Horseman Chrstmas Drill ....By Class Recitation Elmer Horstman 1 Rec "Christmas day has come"! Duet, "On Judea's Hills." ' ,i Misses Oliver, Little; The Franco-American Plum Pud- I ding I Raisins I Currants t Cider Oranges 1 Sweet Cider for A. Mince Meat Hum Mince Meat and "None I Such" Mince Meat in Packages Olives in the bulk, Pop Corn, t etc, at the NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. j J Department of the Interior at La J Grande, Oregon. $ November 11. 1909. Notice is hereby g:ven that Willirm M. Caldwell of! Meacham, Oregon who on August 16. j 1907, made Umatilla entry No. 928,; serial No. 01B88 for S 1-2 SW 1-4 Sec. ! 24, N 1-2 NW 1-4 Sec. 25 Township 1. j S Range 34 E., Willamette meridian hrs lied r.ntlt ? 'ntetlon ts make CITY-- t GROCERY final Umatilla Ir.diaa proof to estab- Christmas hexes for Bale. Ferguson's. The Sum Total of Human Happiness is attained by the man who selects'' a place which is approved by hla an', adaptable for his entire famil. ip" live amidsTsuch cond tlons apprcxlmates about the keenest Joy Imaginable. "Where are such conditions to be found In the rapidly growing . Northwest! I'll you. Go to C. J. BLACK. He has a large amount of property listed to mtmmt, mt mm a otvwb w TtMw, atgir am nnni, witj Propertty. drain Farms. Hay Varsos, Timber Lands, with or with nut imDrovaments. PricM ftcht Lmt m . C. J. BLACK, The keai estate a' an Burglary, Theft and Larceny Insurance OEB POLICY COVERS All nn'd arneflu anil nersodl .iffflcts, belonging ot any member of im t unto - . by burglary, theft er larceny, In. clasjag thefts y snaur ok.t employees. ALSO COVERS DAMAGE Te preyerty, slssiblag and otber fixtures. Allows six months vacan ey wMhent etlee. So eo-iusurance. No Inventory ef the property if neeessary. . M;r: S'-'b . " BATES FOR A YEAH. PrlTcU iMldesces and Apartment Ilonses. $1,000, $12J0; $2,000, $22.50; $3,000, $30.00; $4,000. $35.00; $5,000, $40. ' (4a;ijj Each Additional $1,000 $5.00 pmtmn' Stables., Each $1,000 .. .. I..'. ..$15.00 Vaeaat kenses (plsmblng fixtures and damage te bosses each $l,0tl.. .. . 311.00 L0GAN-SHERW00D REALTY CO Happy New TO ALL Year While extendinc: the compliments of the season to our host of friends, we announce also our readiness for the holiday trade. We hare tke best things to wear for men and young men that the country produces. Our prices are the lowest that it is possible to be made and no pains win be spared to render each patroa the best of service. ASH BROTHERS THE HOUSE OF GOOD CLOTHES Daily , Observer, 65c per Month 0 0 1