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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1J10.
7
DAYS' SALE
July 16, 18, 19,
20, 21, 22, 23.
All
go.
IS nincr Fiams
VX J
12 1-2 Ginghams,
10c Ginghams,
9c Ginghams,
15c Yamika pongee,
15c Fine Dimity,
35c Mirrettee,
12 1-2 Batiste,
25c India Linen,
22c India Linen,
Laces and
5c Lace,
7c Lace,
10c Lace,
65c Corset Cover
35c Corset Cover
30c Corset Cover
C0SFLAUHAT10X IN NEW TORI
Fire Spread from Tiers to Adjoining
Property Doing Much Damage
New York. .Inly 16. Firs th the
pier of the Metropolitan Steamship
Company today spread beyond control
and is now threatening adjoining
property. Every available fire nppar
atus is fighting the flames. The dam
Ufa is already InYfieulO. The fire
started In the trubine of the steamer
Harvard, caught the plM and JWOP' "
to Washington nnirket and dozens ot
other structures. Finally all hut the
pier was saved, and it will be a total
loss. Damages. 60,000. The Har
vard was towed Into stream, the fire
f xtin. wished, bnt she was l n' 1 df i
. aged.
Fire destroyed ihf Brunswick
M. J. B.
COFFEE
Demonstration
Tomorrow
Come in and
try a cup
5 S
cTN GROCtRYl
AND i
BAKERY
Dalton'
Summer Goods Must U1IU LL
Price will move them 22 22,' 23.
Men's underwear, 40c value, sale price 21c
$1.00 corsets, sale price - - 83c
$1.25 corsets, sale price - - - 95c
$1.50 corsets, sale price - - $1.19
$1.75 corsets, sale price - $1.35
$2.50 corsets, sale price - - $2.00
25 and 30c Wash Goods, sale price 19c
20c Galatea, - - sale price 14c
12 l-2c Percales, - - sale price 10c
10c Percales, - - sale price 7 l-2c
sale price iic
sale price 10c
sale price 7 l-2c
sale price 5 l-2c
sale price 10c
- sale prce Vc
sale price 22c
sale price 9c
- sale price 19c
sale price 16c
Embroideries
sale price
sale price
sale price
Emproidery,
Embroidery,
Embroidery,
panics piers with a loss of a million
dollars. A freighter nimniock, wan al
so badly damaged.
HEATIM. CONTBACT LET.
Sutlicrllu Of IVallu Walla t-cts Con
tract I'or New School Plant.
Qeorge H. Butherlin Plumbing Co
of Walla Walla was Awarded the heat
ing contract for the mnv high school
at i meeting of the board last even
ing. This was an adjourned session
as the bids were not finally ailed on
the evening they were flpaj opened.
Mr. Butherltn Is well known In this
city,
Ottan ; i 1 K ice.
Boston, niy t. Under the auspices
of the Corinthian jfnchi club, the an
imal Marble Hay Ridge yacht rate
sailed this morning. The conditions
of the race are similar to those of last
year. The new yacht Grampus, Just
Completed by Arthur P Homer of this
city, is among the contestants.
Texts Catholics Celebrate,
San Antonio. Texas. July Hi -The
German Roman Cnthollc Staatsver
band of Texas began its twelfth gen
I ) convention here today nr.! th
sessions will continue for three days
During the convention the celebration
of the silver Jubilee of St. Josephs
: Society will be held.
To Train OI)inplc Team.
Ni w York July H- Amateur athlete
, Lawson Robertson, former trainer of
the track learn of the I rish-Atuei h an
Athletic club, who has accepted an of
for to t nalti Finland's Olympic team
for the games to be held in 111),
-ailed fot Europe today In company
with Ernie Hjeit.berg. who will take
charge of the Olympic team of Swed
en. Robertson says Kinland's st
poln "as noon In the weight events
but he will em-. nasi t work on the
cinder path on .hit it t'e Kins
very poor, ,
7
nam
3c
4c
6c
sale price 39c
sale price 23c
sale price 20c
Chaplain Pierce's Birthda).
Washington, July Hi. Tomorrow
Rev. Dr. I'lysses G. n. Pierce, who
succeeded the late Dr. Edward Ever
ett Hale as chaplain of the United
States senate, will celebrate his forty
fifth birthday. Dr. Pierce received a
number of congratulations today. He
Is pastor of the First Unitarian church
In Washington, of which President
Taft is a in em her.
Hand fence Toniirhl.
A band concert is to precede the
production of "A Man from Mexico"
at the Alrdonie tonight The music
will be accepted as '4 Saturday even
ing treat to the public. "The Man
From Mexico" is really a fine number
and the Atrdome need or! be ashamed
to shout the virtues of the play. It is
full of fun and had it a more dignified
price it would be classed as tip top
theatre stuff The company Is being
strengthened wh the addition nf Mr.
and Mrs. Host and is now able to i til
good shows on in good shape.
4 TOO LATE TO CLASIFY.
FOR RENT Furnished hous
able for keeping roomers. A
Third and Adams
Mi:t
dv FOR BALE High grade piano very
cheap for cash. Also other furni
ture. Phone Independent SSI,
Bankrupt Stock for Sale.
I will receive bids at any time on
or before the 19th day of July, for the
general merchandise stock of goods t
Allcol, belonging to the bankrupt es
tate of H. 1 We!.:. The stock and
Inventory cr.! tamlned at anv
v - su-;nt pointment with
tllO m :lee f
HAB r VYl.E . TrnftOA
Canteleup Sundle today at Selder's
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HILGARD NEWS ITEMS. 4
Hilgard, Oregon, July 16. Special.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rlchlin have
returned from an extended honey
moon through California and other
points on the coast.
Mrs. J. R. Towner left for La
Grande on Thursday to be gone a
week.
Mrs. Charles Hawes expects to
leave Sunday morning for Walla Wal
la, where she will make a short visit
with relatives.
A picnic is being planned among
the younger folks for Sunday to take
their lunches and go up the river to
spend the day.
Nils Holverson's brother Mr. Hol
verson. is here with his two children
from Milton.
FATAL EPIDEMIC
(Continued from Page One.)
stated the same symptoms apt 1.' as
in typhoid fever and the early syiuu
toras are almost identical, and it io
not known from where the Infection
comes, as tne indlvlduMls alXOc'tJ live
in entirely different parts of the city,
with no cotmnunicatou whatever.
Mr. MrMasters was only n the
county one week, having conic from
Couer d'Alene, and it must have been
developing at that time. Strict T-ar-antine
regulations are being nifoic.M
wherever the disease is man it. and
It Is to be hoped that the dise.i-." will
be stamped out at once.
Doctor Molitor states th it medical
science does not know how i it trans
mitted, if it is transmitte. The
state health officers have been not i
fled, but have no suggestions to offer,
only advising strict quaranti i regai
lations.
Relatives of t lie victim tol-iv have
been notified. Deceased was gentle
man of good standing and favorably
ki own In the locality from whence he
( .me and his untimely death will be n
shock to his friends.
THE PRIZE PRESENT.
It Was the Gem ot th Wadding Gifti
He Assured the Bride.
Bored, unspeakably bored, be found
himself in the room where the gifts
were displayed. Bui then he might
as well be here as any place else, be
argued, for everything connected with
a wedding was a bore. Ills gaze wan
dered listlessly over the collection of
silver, meat forks, cut glass berry bowls
and onyx clocks till it fell on a laded
little old Japanese print almost hidden
behind a hideous Hutting dish that
looked as if It might have beeu band
ed dowu by the cliff dwellers.
In auoiher moment he was before
it, tingling with excitement, the spirit
of the collector rampant.
"An I'tnniaro. sure as you're allveT'
he exclaimed, looking about for some
one with whom to share his Joy. Any
body would do, so he tapped a stranger
on the shoulder and announced with
the air of reporting the discovery of a
diamond mine. "It's an Utamaro, the
real thing'."
"A what?" asked the man, adjusting
his glasses
"It Is by I tainaro, the master of
Japanese artists." be Answered as bo
fled in search of his wife. She would
understand. "To think of wasting it
on those don' eye who Won't know It
from n signboard!" bo grumbled.
He found her shaking hands with
Hie bride, so he rushed up and ruug
the girl's hand enthusiastically. "I
have just been admiring that poachy
Utamaro!" he exclaimed excitedly.
peachy Ctamaro! What' that?"
nSKedtlie bride. inj stifled.
Ti.,t rare old Japanese print up
,,i jt's the rem of your whole lay-
"Oil!" CXflu luted the lriU faintly,
looking a little queer, so be thought,
as she turned to gleet another guest.
As his wife dragged blin away he
demanded to know what the dickens
was th - matter with that Utamaro,
"It was our present to them." she
moaned. "1 didn't dare tell you. You
would have wanted It for your collec
tion. "-Los Angeles Times.
The Dittinguishing Mark.
"Ilow do you distinguish the waiters
from the guests in this cafe? Both
wear full dress."
"Yes, but the waiters keep sober."
Cleveland Lender.
The Jokes on th Man.
Mrs A -Do you ever read the Jokes
lo the newspapers'- Mrs B.-Only the
jokes on the men the marriage no
tices, you know Boston Transcript.
The ouly wealth which will not de
cay Is knowledge. "Langford.
SOCIt TY
, -. v v , , v
Somewhat of a marathon was sue-,
cessfully indulged in last Monday ,
evening, when a score of young peo-1
pie, executing a walking dinner,
commencing in East La Grande and
concluding in West La Grande, and
making a tour Involving a six-course
dinner. The Le Jaunesse club and gen
tlemen friends were the participants
in what is socially known as a pro
gressive dinner. The function com
menced on the Mrs. J. M. McCall lawn
when Misses Florence and Marjorie
McCall served the initial course
soup and wafers. The next station
was found at 131$ Penn., when Mrs. A.
W. Nelson served fruit salad and wa
fers. The third course the substan
tialitieswere served at the J, E.
Foley home where Misses Ethel Gull
ing and Miss Etta Foley were the hos
tesses. At this juncture an elaborate
dinner's backbone consisting of roast
veal with dressing, creamed new po
tatoes, cucumber pickles, creamed
peas, and a half dozen related dishes,
were served. Cut glass in abundance
graced the dining room table. Gn the
Mrs. T. N. Murphey lawn and porch
the meandering guests were served
with lemon pie, cottee anu saiieu
nuts. Following a much-needed rest.
Mrs. H. M. Bay, at Main and Cedar
was the fifth hostess of the evening,
serving sherbet and assorted cakes.
The finale of the junket came at the
J. W. Bush home. 2105 Adams, when
th.1 tired but happy tourists enJoyeS
cigars and nibbled at mints and. sip
ped coffee according to sex and dic
t:ifps of tastes. Those who followed
in the "trek" were Messrs. and Mes
dames H. M. Bay. and A. W. Nelson:
Messrs. Archie Bacon. Frank Con
nors, William Francis, Oscar Jackson. I
C. B. Clarke and Roscoe Doane; Miss
OS Florence and Marjorie McCall, Et
ta Foley, Ethel Gulling. Irene Mur-
phey and Ruth Bush.
We will resume
old stand, 1410 Adams Rye.,
with a complete stock of
HAY, GRAIN AND WOOD
J. W. WHITE
PHONE ORDERS NOW TO
Crop Insurance
Is only possible
with plenty of water.
.s P t 1 4. ; c ii r i
uoii i uei uu rttiiiia.n. i ou may lose.
Our Willowa Co. Farms with plenty t
i of water will cos4 vnn tin mnrp fVian i
r j "" 15
? others without water, and you get a
crop every year.
S From 20 Acres to 1000 Acres
lC. H. JORDAN,
4 Independent Phone 555 j
DRIVERS,
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X Waitnn Shop, corner Greenwood
J up. I do not shoe horses
T log a specialty, and our shop is
Ing a specialty, and our shop Is uell equipped for this line of work.
Boggy, surry, and hack bodies made to order. Ghe ns a call
A. DITCHER, Prop.
Miss Sarah aler was the guest of
honor last Thursday evening at the
home of Miss Lulu Dawson when the
young friends of the popular Illinois
lady were delightfully entertained by
Miss Dawson. Refreshments and
games entertained the guests. Mis
Collier, who has been a guest with
relatives in La Grande for the past
year, expects to leave in a few days
for her home in Petersburg, Illinois,
where she will resume her school
work this fall. While in La Grande
Miss Collier has won considerable
distinction as a musician. Those at
tending the function in her honor
Thursday evening, were:
Sarah Reive Collier, Nina Tucky.
Ruth Ghormley, Helene Curry, Maude
ClemnienB, Nellie Pickens, Mae Nelll.
Pauline Newton, Ivy Long, Olive Mas
see, Florence Dawson and Lulu Daw
son. e
Miss Meilie Allen, one of (he popu
lar Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
company central girls, entertained in
honor of her nineteenth birthday las'
Thursday afternoon, her guests being
fellow workers from "Central" of
fice A five-course luncheon was
served the guests at the home of Miss
Allen, the following being guests of
the occasion: Misses Pearl Murchison
Nettie Leep, Erma Allen, Lena Jones,
Leone Wade, Elsie Wright.
Miss Hazel Thiesen. who receitly
returned from Portland where s!ie
has been attending school the put
whiter, gave a dinner party last even
ing at the P. Thiesen home. '906 Fii.it
st eet. to a few of her young friends.
The Kaffeo Match has disbands!
for tli' summer and will not resume
Its existence until next fall.
Canteleup Sundle today at Selder's.
business at our
BELL 42 AND W.MAIN 746
when you buy land
ATTERVW
.1.1... a .
- uive annum to Butchers
and Monroe arenni.. and Thm
so I make wagon and buggy repair- V
uell equipped for this line of wort
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