. - ........ , ... - - . .. Ml Doctors Prescrpfois and femfjf ?ecpes Are Accurately and Carefully Compounded at the Red Gross Brag Store 44 LOCAL ,TSBS. 80CIKTI ! 4 400 ? B. M. Sherwood la in the city today from Hermlston. Dan Hlnes left for points west of here this morning. Mr. and Mrs. W. B ' Bock' of imbler are visiting with relatives In the city for a lew dayB. , - , Charles Gore, superintendent ol the light company here. Is in North Fowder today on business. Gowin Wilson of Jamestown, North Dakota, who has been visiting with relatives in this city for several days, returned home this morning. Mrs. J, H. Dupes and little daugh ' ter Sara "Margaret, of Pleasant Val ley, are visiting with relatives in La Gruo fur a ww uays. Rev. Dressier of Haines arrived in the city this morning and Is the guest of Rev. F. M. Canfleld ot the M. E. 'Church South. Mrs. C. V. Reed arrived In the city on the late train last evening and Is visiting with her sister Mrs. S. N. Bolton of South La Grande. Dr. C. T. Bacon is in Union today place who Is suffering from pneumo nia, , Mrs. II. E. Coolidge and son Jack have returned from Enterprise where they were visiting ,wlth Mrs. Cool Idge's sister. 411 o livihuj luuigau una tiui jv v her home in Kamela after visiting wnth her sister Miss Gertrude Ble ver for a few days. MIbs Elsie Leadsworth of the West f rn Union Telegraph Company of Baker City, spent a few days the first of the week with her parents In this ctly. E. E. Me'tzler, a prominent lumber man of the Powder valley, came down ; from North Powder this morning and will transact business In La Grande for a few days: The Misses Wilkinson of High Val ley are 1n the city today visiting their brother Jake Wilkinson, who Is a patient at the Grande Ronde hos pital. Mr. and Mrs. J". C. Smith of Enter , prise came over to attend the Elks tall and are visiting at the home of Mrs. Smith's mother. Mrs. M. A. Har rls. J. T. Jones, J. C. PIxon and son, Jfesephand Gearhardt Stackland of $Pft$T9 La Grande visitors today. They report everybody happy, plenty , of snow for good sleighing and ex pecting a big fruit crop next year. R. A West, the well driller, went to Athena this morning. He nas a drill working there,' and he expects to spend , about one week looking ov er business matters at that place. -Attorney J. D. Slater has been try ing to get to Enterprise for several days to attend to legal matters but the poor train service has been hin dering him. . This morning he plau- ned to take the morning train and make a strat at any rate. Guy E. McCully who recently ao- cepiea a posiuun witu a oanci w lumbering company, and who has been a witness In the government f , .1. VKaJltH.iiitlAn Turn. ber company, et. al., at the land of flee here, left today for Baker City to take up his work. Grand Master H. E. Coolidge has re turned from Wallowa county where he has been visiting the I. 0. 0. F. lodges and reports the order growing and doing efficient work In our sis ter county. Oddfellowship Is keeping abreaBt with the general prosperity In that section of the state. fight to remain a member oi tue NorthwesUra League. The league Is j Jjj to be composed of . Spokane, Seattle, jfcl Tacoma and Vanvouver season. - the coming Mrs. Geo. L. Cleaver entertained the Red. White and Blue divisions of the T. 1 0. Club of the Methodist church Ata Washington birthday party yes terday afternoon. The spacious rooms were .beautifully decorated in the national colors. Luncheon was served bearing out the general color scheme and the amusements partook of patriotic feature. Notwithstand ing the inclemency of the weather 63 ladies were present The W. H. M. S. of the M. E church will give a ten cent tea Thursday af- Klings Case Cp Cincinnattl, Feb. 23 Chairman i August Herman and other member , of the National Baseball Commission are to begin hearings today into the case of John Kllng, who . wants to be reinstated. According to the basf ball, iaw, Kling can be 'kept but o.' organized baseball until 1913 If the.' i unanimous consent of the commis sion cannot be secured. Kllng's of fense lies in the fact that he did not play with the Chicago Cubs last L. Cleaver, ; Everybody lnviud.. year, after signing a contract and!; ternoon at; the home of Mrs. George tnen Pyed with an out-law semi- II nrnroBBinnni , taktti it k - - . be further barred and should care! to get back to the civil courts, emi nent attorneys, both here and In Chi cago, say he could sue for damages from the National Commission, and that he could also bring charges ot conspiracy. Kllng Is not a contract Jumper in the opinion of his own 1 : ; " . Last evening at the home of Roy Currey the Blue liountaln boys were entertained and - a most enjoyable time resulted. -Lrrangeemnts were made for a Joint literary program to be given In the sear future with the boys of the Lambda Phi Alpha Club - -nr m . Plans were discussed for the coming 1 employer, .nanes weaa Murpny, besebUl season. The next meeting Neither is he charged with dishonest methods. ' It is now said that Ban Johnson will be held March 4th at the home j of George Currey, Jr. The Afternoon Kaffee Klatch will be entertained Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs, Jay Van Buren on Main Ave. ' Mrs. W. R. Jones will entertain the Ladies Bridge Club at her home on Adams Ave., tomorrow afternoon. The Ladles Missionary Coclety will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. R. Hanna. This Is the last meeting for the year and it Is earnestly hoped that all members will be present. - , is willing to vote for Kling's return but that the ' catcher must pay a heavy fine. The penalty, according to - reportB, will not be less than 1000. Kllng was asked recently . if he would consent to pay a fine of $1000. To this he replied that he did not know what he would do but he was anxious to play ball and he would stand for "almost anything in the wav of punishment provided he could get back. Dr. JTmhW.-1!- zz T" : ' J'.'-..'- : .t-lv wider field, clearer vlsUn, greater comfort and Imnrercd I apptArtirte -i K " 1 - I ' DR. X. P. ME5DELS0E7I ? ..... .... .j :!' MYPTOK Lens V w Xi if r i 11 " 1 it r U Vithoiit lines 7 Will Build Pipe Line There will be a regular meeting of Hope Chapter No. 13 O. E. S., at the Masonic hall this evening. There Is to be work and a good attendance Is expected. Recovering Slowly Rev. Dressier of Haines is a guest with , District Superintendent J. D. Glllilan while he is 1 nthe city to day. Mr. Glllilan is not recovering from his recent injuries as rapidly as he likes, but the broken ribs are knitting diligently, nevertheless. Dogs Please Many Crowded houses are seeing the per forming dogs at the Scenic theatre this week The act is a splendid one and high class. The Christies, come dians, are also popular attractions and the crowds go away well pleased. Aberdeen Loses Out Seattle, Feb. 23 Judge Gilliam to day decided against Aberdeen in its mlttee. Baker City, Feb. 22. The propose! cost of the new pipe line from Sal mon Creek to the settling tank, with the construction of a parallel line and twin reservoir. Is estimated by City Engineer Henig at $200,000. Of this amount the replacing of the Au born canal flume with a concrete pipe will cost $109,000, the construction of the twin line from the settling tank to Baker City will cost $80,000 and the building of another reservoir $12,000. ,. , , , ' . Mr. Henig also read a report of the measurements of the water own ed by the city, Bhowlng that there was a flow of 449,3 miners Inches In August of 1909, and only 216,19 on January 31, 1910. The estimate of the cost of Install ing a new distributing system In Ba ker City was placed at $85,000. This Is for a 16-lnch cast iron main from the reservlor to Resort Btreet, and then various other sizes . throughout the business district. The proposi tion was referred to the water com- For Calif ornia where business calls me. If you wish to have your eyes fitted properly call on me during the next ten or twelve days - - Will R etum April h From March 4 to April 10 my office will be closed. I have no agents or representatives HULO FOOT F0U3fD Pendleton, Fed. 23. There 1b ex citement at Echo today over the dig ging np by a dog of a human foot under the old "Bucket of Blood sa loon. " Appearances of the foot In dicate it has been buried but a few months. Sheriff Taylor is making an Investigation. The saloon has a sin tter reputation a few months ago. STEWARD OPERA HOUSE D. II. STEWARD, MANAGES. W. T. 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