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CLOSING OUT
All Boys' Clothing and Shoes
Now is the time
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An Indian can be happy with
out a Piano. But who wants
to be an Indian
STEINWAY, LUDWIG, KERTZMANN, A. B. CHASE and
C0N0VER Pianos for sale by J
J. T Scott j
Special Prices
Cut Glass and Hand Painted China!
From now until July 17, I will jnake a specially
low tpo on cut glass and hand painted China. It
will you to examine my stock and get a good se
lection before buying your gifts.
All styles of wedding rings including Tiffany,
round, oval, etc., at lowest prices in Eastern Oregon,
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iuauty considered. ,
I will Save You Money.
JU X.qa La Grande's Leading Jeweler,
Mo Caie, Opposite. Land Office
r TWAIN'S FIRST LECTURE
Bret Hart Headed the Claque, but the
( Audience 8warr.pcd Them.
Mr. i 'lemons prepared u lecture for
bis Sao Francisco audience, giving a
most cm nt vnaiil account of what he
had seen among the south son Islands,
When llivt Dartc and s.iiue other of
his friends were told of his platform
Intention they agreed to go In a body
to the old Mechanics' hall, where
Twalu W8J to deliver himself, and
form a big claque that would Insure
the success of the affair.
Mark wrote his own handbills, which
et the towu agog with anticipation
One particularly inviting phrase print
ed at the bottom of the announcement
was, "The trouble will begin at.s p. m."
The hall was crowded, and the claque
was uproarious when Clemens appear
ed upon the platform. Tbe lecture was
delivered with manifest effort in a
alow, deliberate, drawling manner, and
the lecturer paid no hoed whatever to
i the inconsiderate demands of "Faster,
faster! We can't stay here all night!"
and other urgent calls.
Although llurte tried to steer the
claquers, they insisted upon applaud
log and laughing to the wrong places,
which may or may not have been In
tended as a joke on Twain, but at last
' the audience, which began to catch on
, to tbe unique style of the man and to
'appreciate his quaintly whimsical ut
i terances. overwhelmed tbe claque and
I bad things Its own way.
An old timer who attended the lec
I tore says of the effect of Twain upon
his first audience: "Hla alow drawl,
'the anxious and perturbed expression
of his Tlssge, the apparently painful
effort with which bo framed his sen
tences and, above all, the surprise that
apread over bis face whan the audi
lance roared with delight or rapturous
ly applauded tbe finer passages were
unlike anything of the kind they bad
'Tar known. The lecture was a great
. success." - Bailey Millard In Hamp
ton's Magazine
to Save Money by Buying th Boys' Clothes at Cost
C. PENINGTON
GATHERING PRUNES.
The Fruit Is Never Picked, but Is Al
lowed to Fall to the Ground.
A peculiarity of prunes' Is that they
are never picked from tbe trees, but
are allowed to fa to the ground. The
reason Is that a pr usl be dead
ripe, with all its sujar developed, or it
will not cure properly Ther re the
ground under the iiv 1 varefuilj pre
pared and leveled to make a soft,
smooth bed tor the railing fruit. Ciatu
erlug the fallen prunes Ls u staple lu
dustr.v lu AngUSt and September. Hoys
and girls and often entire families are
employed In it. camping in the or
chards. Being gathered, tbe prunes are rolled
down troughs full of tiny needles that
prick their skins. They are then dip
ped in a hot solution containing lye,
which Cleanses them, and rlused In
cold water. Next they are put lu
broad, shallow wooden trays and laid
In tbe sun for two or three weeks.
This sun drying practically converts
them Into the staple prunes of com
merce and of boarding house jokes.
At the packing house they are assort
ed as to size by a machine which
shakes tbem over a huge sieve. The
farther the prune travels over the
sieve the larger the holes, and when
It comes to a bole a little bigger than
Itself It drops through Into tbe proper
bin. It Is then run through a vat con
taining hot water and finally rolls
down a chute into a wooden packing
box the same box that you see at the
grocer's. When the prunes pour from
the chute, however, there ls a remova
ble frame about three Inches high on
top of the box. Box and frame go un
der a press, which promptly stamps
down the contents so that they are no
higher than the top of the box. The
frame Is lifted off, the cover Is nailed
on the box. and tbe prunes are ready
to ship. Will Payne In Saturday Even
ing Post
:
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSEKVEK
COST
-rur nrnii
m inc ncHLm
OF FASHION
For the Vacation Trousseau.
For the vacutioo trousseau this little
white linen mudel will be found very
useful. With its square neck of ctuny
lace it is charming variation of tbe
one piece blouse and tbe deep bem
skirt.
This garment fastens at tbe back,
is girdled with a white kid belt, and
Its finish tbrougbout Is the same white
llneu with stitched edges. Both" the
ONE PTXCn I. IN IN FROCK.
neck aud sleeves and skirt ore thus
trimmed, aud a narrow band tops the
deep hem ou the slirt.
So that the skirl will not be toe
heavy a facing of white batiste lines
the deep hem tit the bottom. This is
resorted to lu many handsome and
heavy materials.
The lack of hand work un the heav
ier summer frocks is distiuctly notice
able, even lu France.
It ls an accepted fact that tbe pre
vailing skirt is uarrow and without
plaits, that its heavy hem weights the
bottom and that few gathers appear In
the one piece bodice. In other words,
"slim" Is the note of the midsummer
season.
THE SMART YOKE
QUESTION SETTLEO.
For General Summer Wear Sheer
Linens Correct.
Striped chiffon, looking auite like
tllekft will mnhi , Iva sL-l.. I
t "... ........ . it... jvaiu), V,
thf mnm plnhnmrn OYtwn mil Infant
to get for your ocean voyage, and it
will bold Its own on tbe briny deep as
well as net.
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MONDAY, JULY 18. 1910.
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For seasnore or geueiui ouuiuict
wear sheer linens are as good and
quite as correct for tbe washable
gulmpe as are eyelet embroideries.
Black dotted net is newer than the
aquare fillet weave for tbe yoke and
sleeves of tbe all black gowu. uud the
best qualities of very fine net are so
firm as to require no lining of chiffon
to bring added warmth.
Embroidered dots of cotton or linen
floss will bring the dress color up to
the yoke of plain white or ecru net.
Metallic laces and insertions and
cloth of gold and silver or nets of me
tallic weave are more perishable In
summer time, but have not been aban
doned on tbe elaborate gown.
Irish lace In tbe small pattern of the
baby crochet ls an ever ready ma
terial and is suited to most dress stuffs
for yoke purposes.
Cluny insertlon-tbe three aud four
Inch widths makes excellent yokes or
gulmpcs with cuffs nttuched by long
net sleeves. The widths are sewed to
gether by band and shaped to fit each
individual yoke pattern and then
mounted to a collar. Durability ls
their main point if we exclude their
beauty.
Plain white linen made into a sheer
yoke, finished completely, is then treat
ed to Madeira work in the form of
round or oval eyelets put In with col
ored cotton to give the desired note to
tbe frock with which It Is to be worn.
Black on a white yoke Is good.
Floral Hatpins.
Tbe floral pins in rose design have
been seen before, but now they vie in
attractiveness with carnntlous In tbe
daintiest of deep cream tones with a
touch of pink In the feathery edges.
Anything more natural than these
floral hat anchors It would be hard to
find. The roses, in pink and yellow,
both full blown and bud. look as If
they had Just boeu plucked from the
garden or conservatory, aud the car
nations are no less realistic.
Not a minute should be lost when a child
iliows iviuptoms of croup, Charaberlnin'a
Cough itemed? given as soon a the child
becomes hoars or even at'ier tl.o cronpi
cough appean will ;it'fiiiii'.ir i
: pawm i iMuiiiwiiiiiiir. .
KING
OF
THROAT
AND
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I REMEDIES
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siilverthorn's Drug Store
EAD OF BLOCK
SYSTEM HERE
GENERAL SAXAKER SLATER IV
SPECT1NG EASTERN OREGON
Has Gone to Boise bn Will Return
to Go Orer the Joseph Branch
General Manager Slater, supreme
head of the block signal system on all
Harriman lines west of Ogden, was In
La Grande this morning in bis private
car, "Pacific 106," inspecting the sys
tem as used on the mountains. He
went on to Boise on No. 6, and will
return in a few days to go to Joseph
where the coropapy has not yet in
stalled the complete block system.
The general manager comes over
the entire system but occasionally,
due to the- vast territory under his
supervision. The inspection this
morning was hasty one, for the
thorough investigation of the moun
tain service will not be made until
the return from Boise and tributary
country.
Notice of Street Improvement
To Whom It May Concjin:
Notice is hereby given that in pur
suance of a resolution adopted by the
Common Council of the City of la.
Grande, Oregon, on the T,th day of
August, 1909, creating Improvement
District No. 1, and designating Adams
Avenue, or street, as such district, and
in pursuance of a resolution adopted
by said Common Council on the 15th
day of September, 1909, whereby said
Council determined and declared its
intention to improve all that portion
of Adams Avenue, or Street, in said
improvement district as hereinafter
described, by laying tncreon maca
dam, the Council will, ten days after
the service of this notice upon the
owners of the property affected and
benefitted by such improvement, or
der that the above described improve
ment be made: that the boundaries of
said district to be so improved are as
follows: All that portion of Adams
Avenue, from the east Bide of Fourth
street, to the west side of Alder street.
Notice is hereby further given that
the Council will levy a special assess
ment on all the property affected and
benefitted by such improvement for
tbe purpose of paying for such im
provement. That the estimated cost
of such improvement is the sum of
$12,000. That the Council will, on
the 20th day of July, 1910, meet at the'
Council chamber at the hour of 8
o'clock, p. m. to ro-.sider the estima
ted cost, and the ivy of said at
ment, when a hearing will be grant !
to an person feeling aggrieved by
such assessment.
La Grande, Oregon, July 8, 1010..
CITY COUNCIL OF LA GRANDE
OREGON.
By D. E. COX. Lc order of the City of
La Grande, Oregon.
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DR. KING'S
NEW
DISCOVERY
for COUGHS AN COLDS
CURES ul THROAT "id LUNG
DISEASES
SAVED HER SON'S LIFE
HnrtIS tSJL? Wff Uken down yer go with lung trouble. Wa
1?SJ!?31 without taprowment. Then I toan giving
ieKSeTtn?' "J 1 80011 notlced change fcXS?2
tOL AND GUARANTEED BY
Wilson & Brittian,
Electrical Contractors.
Prompt and careful attention
given all work. All work guar
anteed to pass underwriters9
examination.
Best ELECTRIC IRON on the
market; also ELEC1RIC FANS
One Door south of Observe!
Office
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i: Green Corn
V i
i Tomatoes
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ii Bananas
lApncU if
I Apples t
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Royal Grocery
AND
Bakery.
;itSK$e$?
We Have Them.
What?
Six pound Elec
tric Flat Irons at
53.75
Each
EASTERN
OREGON
Light and Power
Company
50c AND $1.00