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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.
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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
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MI FRIEND FROM INDIA" $
dpertal Scenery
class vaudeville ejeciai-
ties. All Seats 25c.
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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
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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
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