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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1910)
1 lOCTH E0C5D 0TE3 Passes begis ektck for lS.M t E. . C. 8. wry -yTW?T.j :.: Summerville, Oregon rlinder 30 - 35 Touring,5 pas. $1350 SO " . 7 30 - 35 Roadster 3 PEICES F. O. B. FACTOBY U 2000 1100 fTKe Mitchell has stood the test ;. jforthe past 8 years. No experi ment, many exclusive features. (Before placing your order per mit iis to demonstrate : its good 1 qualities. Write for catalogue. ; hone Iiid. 27A P.O.Box 17 Walter Nelson ot Union, a 1 fear old bor who haa been working on. ranches la this county for a year past, waa bound over to the circuit court Monday, by Justice A. C. Smith la the mm of $100 oa a charge of fnrtp-MT aara the Enterprise Newt- Record.,' ' The evidence at the examination la that Nelson had uttered a forged check for $128.50, purporting to be signed by W. A' Dorrance. drawn en the First Bank ot Joseph In favor of T. J. Jones.. The check waa first presented by Nelson to the Wallowa State Bank In this city Saturday af ternoon, but Cashier W. R. Holmes refused payment aa he believed the signature . was not genuine. Nelson thn want ' to the R S. & Z.-store and bought ltt.25 worth of goods clothing, shoes, etc, receding aa his change $50.25 in cash' and the R. S & Z'a. check for $35. Mr. Steele found out the auspicious nature the check when a Uttle later he took the store deposit over to the .bank and a phone message to Dorrance confirmed the forgery Nelson had endorsed the check to the It. 8. Z. in the name of J. T.'Jonea. Mr.-Steele and Marshal Hug went to .Joseph on the delayed train and captured the . man .there. All or -tne clothing' the $35 check and $39.55. of the money were recovered. Nelson is In Jail in default of bondsmen: j .; QtfinHaMUtiMMswZ ! ' "" I ' I - ,., ,.,'ln.l,.nl l Ml, 1 Winter Does Not Stop Bonding.' up-to-date sleigh. . Will f convert your buggy or vehicle into an Enjoy this fine sleighing while you may. BAY & ZWEIFEL PLUMBERS AND TINNERS. i 211 DtPO) STREE1 Complete equipment for resetting and repairing rubber buggy tires. A GRANDE IRON WORKS O. F : 'GERALD, Proprietor' Complete Machine Shops and Foundry No . residence sections of the'c.lty are Improving so fast as Alder View in the southwest and . Poyd'a subdi vision, in the west. ' The former es pecially is being rapidly built up with a fine class ot houses pretty cottages and fine large ' residences. . Building has gone on even during the cold weather of this unprecedented win ter.; V ;:i :' i'.; A number of houses are ' planned and only wait the coming of spring nd the securing of building mater ial to begin the work of construc tion. ;"V'v Afrckng the cottages recently completed In Alder View" are Wm Dalsley'a pretty home on Depot St and Martin Larsen's . on Montclair Ave. Enterprise News-Record. I npms i tkc Pi aea JL wLerc you can find etylcs tnat are autlior itative, patterns tLat are novel, exclusive and du . tinctive, tailoring of sur passing excellence all from Ed. PT Price & Co. ' NowLere else in tne community will you see fucn an elegant assortment cf fabrics, or sucn complete Talue for tne money, Let o take your measure and prove our claims.. Today. 2&cW W ryr.UtiT. of E jl V. Pn fty Co. l ' I V FuKloa 44 and specification now on file at this office and to be seen at any time dur ing office hours. A certified check of five per cent of the amount of the bid .must accompany each bid, and all bids muBt be. in by. Five o'clock p. mi March 24th, 1910. , The City re serves the right to reject any and all bldS.:. : -V.; 't: Dated at La Grande this 22nd day I of February, 1910 .' D. E. Cox. Recorder of the City of La Grande. 2-22-3-22. THAT IS WELL MAINTAINED V OUB OPTICAL WORK A RATIO, ass When you come to us to have yo.i eyea fitted we ascertain the exact cou dltlon of your eyes fitting you can fully with the lent that relieve you eyes completely not by making th eye accommodate Itself to the le-u but by having the lens fit the e.w perfectly. Our experience and genuine ski! assure you of EXACT work alwayp and without exorbitant charges. J. H. PEARE 7 he EliteDying and Cleaning Works H. B. WAUGE BiEB. Faprleten V Steam and French Dry Cleaning J-adlas uta a wpe;lallt. Goods raWed for ani deliver'.. PhonelMain 6. Mahatiey Buildto' Depot Street lames Nichols Goes East ' Tonight Police Judge James Nich ols will leave for Chicago where he will consult specialists and deter mine whether or not Is will be neces sary to undergo an operation. If the physicians decide it Is necessary he will not return to Baker City until he Is well. Ever since Judge Nichols had a long siege with typhoid fever his healh ' has been tmpared and of late he has been losing flesh rapidly. While In the east he will visit his old home In, Indiana. The many friends of the Judge will be anxious to know that he has accomplished the purpose of his visit, that of re gaining his former physical condi tion. Baker Herald. ,, . 4 THB OLD PRESTON STAND 'fTf WW fVf W VTfffl Ttttttt Killed by Snowslide uoruncopia, Feb. 24. In a terrific snow slide that occurred this fore noon In the Cornucopia mountain range, Robert Wilson one of the old ?st and most highly rescpected min ers of this camp met death and is burled under many feet of snow and tee. .;' ' . ine suae started well up the mountain side and 'with the speed of a meateor dashed downward break Ing large trees the Bame as though they had been matches. It struck the Union Company mine bunk house and completely wrecked it. rolling It over and over as the timbers were crushed and twisted; Robert Wilson was in the path of the slide and he could not reach a place of safety. . The noise ' made by the slide- re sembled a distant canonading and the snow aad ice filled the air mark ing the course of the slide through the atmosphere. At thla time it is hard to esti mate the amount of damage done to property. . -' 1 ' - ' Notice to Contractors Notice Is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the office of the Recorder oMhe City of La Grande for the constitution of a 2,000,000 gal lon, reinforced concrete reservior, to be construted accordng to the plans Help Wanted. WANTED District managers, ag ents and socllcltors for new Whole Life and Ten Tear 6 per cent Deben ture' Bond, also best natural death and disability policy. No classifica tion for occupation, race or sex. Good pay. Mr. Meek, 1041 Drexell Bld'g Phlla., Pa M-9-20 DRY -CMUi WOOD I am prepared to furnish Dry Chain Wood, aK ' so partly seasoned wood,-to all comers. Kind . , ly phone your order to' 1 . V. E. BE All PHONE RED 3741 A A aaaa. A A A. A A A. A A A AAAA AAAAA A A A A . A ' 'nqsky& Cogei t I Shoes Repaired! Two first-class workmen. Ml work turned out with dispatch and guaranteed. Candies of Quality Our reditu 2c per pound lines oar -mti make aosolntt l) imin-, wp kq-)v It aud a v!&II t. rnr mauufacturlng department will coDvJnce yon. OL'B KUGbETS are irpa.niy, the flavors e. Strawbsrry, chocolat? anil Ta Billa. Ta'fn In four flavors. NEW WRINKLE Try Ibli E. D. Selder Grande'Exctuske Can dy Manufacturer BEST OlSVJlTCHtT REAL mUM HMR, COMBS, BMDS, BRMD PUIS, ROLLS, RATS AUD PADS. E. M. IELtiWAW & CO. ADAMS AVENUc Pictures that pleats and don't hurt the eyes. . MaSlnea stsit sfternooi at l:JS. " Doors optm f 'clock at light Admlaakm 10c to an t W w w w w w w w FB0GBAM TONIGHT Fenton of the 42nr Drama The heart of a cowboy Dra ''- ma ' " . . ;- ..'V ' His vacation Comedy The new policeman Comedy A new divorce cure Com - edy. Song Mandy Lane, by Mr. Robert Forrest. $ w w w w w w La Grande, Oregon, January : It, 1910 Inasmuch as at the preaaat time the cost of Uvlng is much greater In proportion than the pre vailing prlcei of labor, we rae nn derslgned carpenters hereby reMli end agree that after the let W of April, 1910, the uniform wage for carpenters shall be $4.00 per day ot nine hours, Instead of $3X0 as It ta at present; and We hereby (artier agree that we will not do any wore st leas wages than the above rata eigned-J. N. Kohl, W. A. Ladlker, Joseph Horstman, M. &L Uarquls, Thos. H. Moore, P. B. Honstan. T. 8 Splker, a L. Spiker, J. Splker. Q D. Ooodnough, D. E. Cook, J. J. Clai ey, C O. Greene, F. W. Pattlson, G. 0. Chapman. J. L. Slater. W. P Noble. 1. D. Sheets, W. C. Kelly, Relsner ft Robinson, E. W. Kammerer, ' J. F. Steinbeck. Louis Wright l-n-i-ts. , Baling a Lawsalt Did you k iow that placing your re liance up a warranty deed Is simply bidding for a lawsuitT In California this fact Is so well understood that a warranty deed Is looked upon with suspicion. It Is for this reason: If the title Is good It passes with the deed, and that It all there Is to lf no need of a warranty. If bad. the adding of a warranty does not make It good. A warranty is only a sort ot bet a wager that yon will have no trou ble; but If yon do, and finally lose out, I'll pay your money back. A better plan la to require an ab stract Consult : J. R. OLIVER. v We have a fine, new line of Hot Water Bottles. Th y are the reli able kind, are guaranteed for more than a year anu cost you no more than the doubtful - -rt. Newlin Drug Company. "" DRESS MAKING PARLOR .108 ELM S1BEET Baring evened Parlors at the above address I am prepared to do ny thing In the dressmak ing line. Plain Sewing ' also solicited. Next door to Ada Bough phot ograpny Miss Emily Wilson