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"Uly. per booth ..j... 65ft
ally, Blx months In advance ...$3.50
"ally, on ear In advance $6.60
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article appearing over a nom de
flume. ;.- Signed articles ' trill be rt
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tare' disappointment. ' 1 ir ' ,
Aemtlnlng Bates.
Local reading, notices 10c vr line
first' insertion; !ter line W each
ubsequent insertion; 7
Resolution of t condolence. 5c a line.
CONSOLIDATE 40 MUSIC DOUSES.
Headquarters of Ellers Interests to
be at Portland.
With headquarters , at Portland all
the 40 Ellers Music Store on the
Pacific slope 'hava Keen" consolidated
And. the incorporation, papers 1 be,
filed .immediately for th nnw rrn
ern, to be known as the Ellers Mu
sic 'ilouBe, 'with'' a paid up ca'pitai ' ol'
$3,ob6,0Off.5f'Wbfd of 'the completion of
, the -deal which1 has been pending-for
considerable time, reached Portland
Catprday. . y t Wi.i
" Thjs consolidation - creates one of
the largest and strongest corpora
tions devoted to the sale of musical
Instruments . in America. The . com
pany will control the sale of . many
4tf the, foremost lines of American
and . European pianos and musical
Instruments. '. .; . ''
The 'consolidation of interests in
this line has been made necessary by
trade conditions existing on the Pa
cific , coast , Three pianos . are sold
on the. Pacific coast to one In any
other section , of the United States,
In proportion .to. population, indicat
ing tie prosperity of the people on
thisr coast. ' Eilers has grown to its
preaen' size from a small, beginning
In 11 years. ''' -V?'- v---7.;
Among the most famous makes han
died by Eijersare the Chlekering,
and the Hallett & Davis, the Sohmer
. the Weber,, the Steinway. Pianola Pi
ano, the Kimball, the, Jlohard M. Ca-
ble and the Smith & Barnes.
The , following men identified with
the , plana, business, of the- Pa'clflc
coast form the directorate of the, El
lers Music , HouBe: Chairman, Henry
Ellers, .founder, of the firm;. D. 8.
Johnson, president; Adolph II. ' El
lers and S. J. McCormick; Portland;
. O. A. Heldllnger, . Spokane; R. S.
Fringer and Clarence It. Hopper, Se
. attle; R S. Irvine, Stockton; A. I
Andrus, Tncoma; W. S. Gannort and
Theodore Hardee, Snn TVancisco.
SAD NEWS
JttJss .Harlnnd receives teleglinm an
nounelnir mother si death '',
Miss Ilarland, who for the past
four treeks has been- assisting Rev.
Johnson in - the special meetings, ; to
day received a telegram stating that
her moth'r, vho was living in Lon
don, had parsed away. '
EFFICIENT
DURABLE
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BEETS
That Wallowa county Is going to
grow betu tills j tar Is attested to
by the following from the - Enter
prise News-Record.' ; ?
T. ;W. Workman, field foreman in
this "county for the' sugar factory, is
rushing work preparing the -ground
for seeding. All the plowing is com
pleted, 730 acres adjacient to Enter
prise and over 400 acres near Los
tine. " Seeding will begin ' soon and
Mr. Workman alms to complete It
this month. "' ' ' -;" v "r.::;v
The ground Is In fine condition,
and there is 'promise of V big crop,
as plenty of water is assured.'' !
.The Stubblefleld farm south of t6Wn
is; being used' air headquarters forfthe
work. A new dump' will be erected
above town 'where the "loading of the
beets next fall cari . be" 'done much
more ".rapidly - and 'easily than ,last
fall; ?a mVS -tf.i
itf Workman, returned f from 'Lft
Grande -Tuesdayi where ;.be .had been
to consult Manager F. S. BramwelL
The latter Is just-recovering from a
severe ..Illness ., , Mr... , , Workman,
brpught his youngest glri home with
him, the older one remaining in La,
Grande to attend arhool
: .iM-?(' , Special lleetlng. f . v j
;'' A, .meeting for all who desire to
attend ( will .'occur, at ; the : Central
Church of Vhrist on the corner of
Whshlngton and ' Depot street this
evening at 7:30. , The purpose of this
gathering is, to search for the truth.
Men are asking why these , things
are so, and ' they are hot contented
merely to hear a statement, of the
facts. The minister of this church
will deliver a short, enthusiastic ser
mon on "Man's DeBire for Truth."
Special music will be rendered. Sev
eral persons will put on Christ in
Christian baptism. CoC 2:12. AH are
cordially invited . to attend.
FORD A. ELLIS, Minister.
- sew TiiouGiix tudy. .
Presbyterian 'Brotherhood - has -'Inter
; " estlng meeting tonight
"New Thought," that subject which
is coming to be given much atten
tion by "thlnkologlsts" will be dis
cussed tonight at a meeting of the
Presbyterian Brotherhood at the home
of Hon. Walter Pierce, corner First
and Main. 1 Among the ' speakers for
the evening are Attorneys Crawford,
Oliver, Ivanhoe and . Rev. Seemann.
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MEETING P0STP0XED
Meeting of Irrigation men fizzles from
want of ntteudauee.
.Notwithstanding- Ithat ltyeral , ad
vertisement had been given the first
annual meeting of stockholders in
the irrigation project, there were not
enough present this afternoon to
transact "business. As a result the
meeting was postponed until Satur-
(jay,
Half of the stock In the con-
cern must
meeting.
be represented at the
Will Lento Tomorrow .
Revivalist Johnson and party will
return to Minneapolis tomorrow, ac
cording to present plans. ,
1910 model Triplet will suit yoii; will
sure,, in capacity and in
continuous pressure, be
agitation and our Ideal
-
We use r this engine as It Is com
pactly built, has no extra Water, or
for hard continuous service.
Mo Fair Aid
A. E. McCready goes East and East
erner comes West
A." E. McCready leaves this even
ing or tomrrow for Lead ' City,
South Dakota, where he. has .accept
ed a position as engineer. The com
pany with which he is to be affilia
ted Is the Humstocx Mining compa
ny, one' of the largest f Its' kind in
the world, and some years ago, he
was connected with it In the same
capacity, ' ") '!' r .
, C."H. Crawford1 of Virginia; has
come here to locate and has purchas
ed Mr. McCready's property in South
la Grande; known as the Sim Roipig
place. Mr. Crawford is one of those
who has been' innocu la ted -with the
virus of Western thrift and thinks
La Grande Is the . proper place to
propagate these bacteria, spreading
with rapidity in the East t'.
CROSS HI YES soox.
Bifficnlt and haiardons task going on
! , near Hflpard.
, , According ,tO; Bridge r Superintendr
ent J. F. Campbell, who was in the
city Vesterday fof supplies.the tem
pdrary bridge across -, the' 'X Gtande
bonde river near Hllgard, will be
completed by tomorrow. Rather it
will be so near. completion that tra
ffic can be carrledon oyer It, - The,,
task Is a iazaiidousi'onei for .the 'log
drive now going- bn 'pVevehts -eiJeedy
driving of piling. -Much of the" crew's
time Is taken np in fighting, log
from the drive. , ; . ' ',::. !.
f Hilgard and up river residents will
be highly , elated when the wdrk is
finished for they have been well iso
lated since the bridge washed out
during the high waters a few weeks
ago.'" - ;''' '-J':" : .-.'' ;
MEETING TOMORROW.
Not known whether promoters will
vincet during day or erenlny. ,
'As far as can be learned today, It
is not certain whether the Walla Wal
la, Pendleton, Baker City and La
Grande-professional baseball promo
ters who are to meet here tomorrow
will hold their meeting in the day or
evening. Grant Lincoln has been ad
vised that these men will come here
tomorrow, and of possible, the meet
ing will be . held some time during
the day. Officers will be elected for
the coming season and a schedule be
drawn up. It is most likely, that a
meeting will be held during the day
and adjourned until evening-to com
plete the big bunch of business that
will come up, , . " . . ;..
GUASDE RONDE PRESBYTERY
Will meet In la Grande this week,
commencing tomorrow night
Commencing tomorrow, evening and
continuing until " Friday, the Grande
Ronde Presberty, which , embraces
the counties of Union,' Wallowa, Ba
ker, Grant, Harney and Malheur, will
convene In the Presbyterian church
of thld city. Rev. Boozer of Baker
City, will deliver the opening, address
tomorrow evening. Other leading min
isters of the district will be on the
platform from time . to time and a
most interesting session Is antici
pated. Dr. S. W. Seemann is the re
tiring moderator. ' ' ' ' t : J ':
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general makeup. Our TRIPLEX PUMP gives yon an , even
it; high or low, as cesired. Our Rotary Agitator gives thorough
Engine sufficient power.
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The cooling system
Freezing
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Borne Independent Telephone meets
and sends out more money
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Last Saturday afternoon thedN
recWfs of the Home Independent Tel
ephone ' companyi met In the central
offices and 'transacted v routine (busi
ness matters." "Among other things,
was the declaration of a regular
quarterly dividend..
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Upper Berth Cheaper
' ), Washington April lL--The Inter
state Commerce Commission, has ren
dered a declslok,r,hbldlngr tt "Un
just and unreasonable" for the Pull
man company to charge equally for
upper and 'lower berths. biff e'reii-i
tial ; charges are: ordered in several
instances and rates to the Pacific
coast were ordered reduced.
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SAVOY HOTEL
All next week from April 11th until
- ,t April 17th only. ;
V- .V"-A . -.! ;A .kiili ." : '--Th,e
Eye and Nerve Specialist of Salt
;:v':,:,jake'
Consulting hours; 9 a. m. antll noon
and 8 "p. m. until 7, p. m.j all day
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' Dr. Pons has brought with him a
new ; discovery for 'straightening
crossed eyes within a few hours with
out drugs or operations or no charge.
Consult the man if you' have any
nervousness, dizziness, watery eyes,
eye ache caused by eye strain. 'Dr.
Pons' special nerve lenses which nev
er ' fail to relipve ' any strain caused
by eye strain. Every lens made' by
the doctor himself. All the new fads
In nose glasses 'direct from the" East
Special attention given to' children
and the development of - weak eyes.
Fifteen years coming to La Grande.
Any lens duplicated In ' short order.
Specials
The most startling prices on enam
eled ware ever offered in La Grande.
A nice clean line of staple sellers
that is sure to attract the keen and
alert buyer on sale Saturday, April
9th in our bargain basement.
28 Wash Basin, il 1-4 In. . . .', .11c
80 Wash Basin, 12 In...... 14c
2 Quart Pudding Pan ........... 1 9c
3- Quart Pudding Pan
4' Quart Budding Pan
14' Quart Dish Pan .
17' Quart Dish Pan ."
10 'Quart Water Pail .
12 Quart Water Pail ".,
1 Quart Dipper ......
8 inch Pie Plate .....
...11c
,...13cJ
...39c
...43c
.39c
...47c
...12c
... 8c
The Golden Rule Co.
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suit ypii in efficiency, in simplicity, in pres-
LMESULPWRS
is the selection of all the agricultural college experts,
mist popular with scientific orchardists
Specially
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We will Have them in about a week
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airagiist KiH. H. Lettuce
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Ikhubari VnRaciishes ' Spinach
Celery and
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9ft J.cvc-j-iie II .tr?Wifii
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1, Gornftete 'equipment 'for
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LA GRANDE jlRON WORKS
! . .:.'-'.;':- ').: . -". -: D. F -' GERALO.' Propre'to' . s ,
LOGAtED HEREERMANENTLY
AFTER APRIL 6H -' '
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; o frig b;. rooms;
Of ER illN'S DRUGSTORE
REMEMBER, MY GLASSES OWE SATISFACTION
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