la t;u'AXl& i-V l.n in (j C5;.si-;iivi:i; Wednesday, august a, uio.
THE IMS
-TOSIGHT'S
Funeral of King George Vli,
(Vito).
Mountain Blizzard.
Castaways (Kalem).
Modern Cinderella Vlto).
Song I Won't Be Homa Until
August.
Beautiful dishes given to lady
patrons of the matinee. See dls
play in tabby.
-Mission lie-
Fred Lash and A. W. Claxoa of
, Walla Walla, are in the city today.
LOCAL jTEJSS. O
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Charles Doty of Joseph, is at the
Foley today.-
C. C. Burdisk is a visitor from Wal
la Walla today. . i
Mrs. W. R. Bennett and sister of Ba-j
ker City, were registered at the Som
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mer tms morning. . . .
Wayne and Nellie Chandler of Dur
kee, spent last evening in the city.
H. A. Stone and wife of Joseph, are
guests at the Savoy for a few days. .
Mrs. Roscoe Hughes w&i a visitor in
La Grande from Weiaer last evening.
Fred Mueller - of Montrose, Colora
rado, is a guest at the Savoy hotel to
day. '
Hugo Victor, the Sante Fe railroad
time In the city.' He is at the Sommer
hotel. ' '
Mrs. F. K. White was In from Imbler
last evening. She was a guest at the
Savoy. . ' '
: Postmaster G M Ritchey was a pas
senger this naming for Baiter City on
a short visit
Dr; Anderson of Enterprise, was a
Foley hotel guest last evening. He left
today for his home. . '
, Ira Balrd, the Union auto fan, was
In la Grande tlhs morning, coming
over with his machine. " . .
L. B. Steams of Cove, who has been
court bailiff here for the summer term
returned to Cove this morning.
Al Rae arrived home today from an
extended vacation spent in Wallowa
county.
J. A. Reeves, general freight agent
of the Short Line, witi his family, is
spending some time at Hot Lake, and
was la La Grande this morning look
ing over the city.
Misses Effie and Phyllis Parks of
Pendleton, were among the people
who transferred here this morning
with the head of the lake at Joseph as
their destination.
Mrs. Nan Arbuckle, wife of Hon,
George Arbuckle of Boise, returned
home today after visiting with J. A.
Arbuckle of this city and other rela
tives and friends.
Andy Rusk, the prominent Umatilla
county Eheepman, passed through the
city today on his way to the upper
Looking; Glass country where he has
a band of sheep grazing. I
George E. Good has been today
tendered the honor of Eastern Ore
gon's commander at the annual regat
ta at Astoria. The letter tendering
the position has been received from
the admiral of the regatta and ex
plains in detail the nature of the uni
form to be worn and various other
details in connection with the office,
which is tendered to an Eastern Ore
gon man annually.
RQUG
WES
f rlppett Has Confessed (!)
Quebec, Aog, JL It Is reported that
Crippcn has made a confession. He
Is said to have told a full story of the
disappearance of his wife to Inspect
or Dew. . It was Intimated by Dew
that Crlppen had confessed but the
detective refused to discuss the do
Li'ls of the alleged confession.
Mrs! Jenkins came in from' Hot Lake
Fred W. Falconer of Enterprise, was
in the city today.
K. Gillespie of Shrevesport, La., 1b
a guest at the Foley hotel today. .
R. L. Hunt and family of Portland,
are in the city.
E. G. Stewart, a citizen of North
Powder, is In La Grande today.
, Miss Ella Gordon of Elgin, is vis
iting friends in La Grande.
J. S. Chilton came in from Lawton,
Oklahoma, last evening. .
F. L. Hurshaw of Spokane is a guest
at the Sommer hotel.
C. R. Hlbbard, the Imbler real es
tate dealer, Is home from Portland.
I P. J. Bannon, a legal light of Sump
ter, was In La Grande this morning
on his way. home from Portland. '
Sheriff Ed Rand came In from Ba
ker last night and Is -quartered at the
Sommer. He is here on legal business.
Will French returned from Portland
today and leaves Immediately on his
auto trly through the , John, Day
country. ,;.r':.'. -. . ;.'
Mrs. Bruce Dennis and Bon Jack,
reached the , city last evening after
spending a few days In Baker City
with frjends. ' ' ' ' .
David C. Bisehoux.. the land man.
-avtj m4PV aonw f
left this morning tor, me .Wallowa
country where he has a number of
clients he Is locating." , -' . i
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j Mrs. T, A. Beouhler and daughter,
Bessie, arrived last evening from
Boise, and will te guests with Mr.
relatives for a few days.
Mrs. Virgil Gormley and ri family
left last evening for their home in
Lewiston after visiting with the C. E.
Cochran family and the, George T.
Cochran family tor a few days. '
G. R. Scott, business manager of the
Observer, and Circulation Manager
Jim Spence are in Wallowa county to
day looking after business matters.
Mrs. W. B. Bolton, wife bf one of the
commercial t travelers well known
here, passed through La Grande to
day for Wallowa to spend a few days
there.' .,''-:;.: . '
'Mr. and Mrs. Jack McLaughlin of
Portland, passed through La. Grande
this morning on. their way east. Mr.
McLaughlin is traveling ' passenger
agent on the Illinois Central and Is
well known here.
Bulllutrer will not Resign.
Beverly, Aug. 3. Politicians ' are
becoming uneasy at, the apparent un
willingness of Ballinger to resign
They are fearful he will fulfill his
threat to stay in the cabinet untjl dis
missed by the president. It is report
ed Taft wll refuse to take such action
Pawnshop Robbed.
, Los Angeles. Auk. 2. Two robbers
entered the pawnshop" of L.' Shapiro
today, gagged and bound R. I. Pierson
a son-in-law of the proprietor' and
robbed the safe of $2,000 In jewelry
and diamonds, and then escaped.
OIGKLUIE
HUGE ENGISE CAN WOES ENTIRE
BLOCK IS A DAT.
Hough Surface Grading Progressing
with Much Dispatch on Adams
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O TOO LATE TO CLASIFT.
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FOR SALE Two Jersey milch cows,
phone Red 2SG2. .
Adams avenue between Depot and
Elm street Is plowed up as is the
block between Depot and Fourth. The
steam plow breaks the upper crust
and scrapers and shovelers haul away
and fill in as the case may be. for the
center of the street has to be filled in
to get the proper curve on the"ground
foundation. At the rate which the
rough grade Is being established, the
entire street will be torn up before
the middle of next week. Less ground
than might be Imagined has . to be
hauled oft the streets after the plo
has loosened It
It the world looks blue, use Blue
'Mountain remedies. Get them at lbs
Red Cross Drug store.
' Ohject'onable Oath Killed
London, Aug. 3. On the third read
ing the House of Lords passed the
declaration bill, which eliminates tha
phrase objectionable to Catholics it.
the King's oath. The bill is alreadr
passed by the Commons.
Schooner Ashore.
San Francisco, Aug. 3. The four
masted schooner James Rolph.
bound from San Francisco for Haw
aii, went ashore today near Point San
Pedro. There is no immediate dan
ger. : . - . .
J. T. Anson and wife of Cambridge,
Nebraska, have been in the city visit
ing at the Joe Anson home. The two
brothers have Just returned from a
yislt to. Eagle valley, Carson mines,
and other points enroute, but the
famed Eagle valley has not the attrac
tion to the Nebraskan that has the
Grande Ronde valley..
ALFONSO IX DOUBT
Socks Adilce from England by Golnie
There to Meet King. .' ,'
London, Aug. 3. It is officially ad
mltted. todafr that King Alfonso of
Spain, is coming to England to seek
advice in his present crisis of Span
ish affairs and open break with the
Vatican. ' '-, -
Pt mt - fMlIn .(rV' i Mil
Mountain liver pills. Best on earth.
Get them at the Red Cross Drug
Store.
FOURTH VICTIM DIES
Man Wounded by Insane Fireman
Monday, Succonibs Today.
San Diego, Aug. 3. Captain Sanip
sell of the fire department, who was
shot by Durham, Monday, died today.
He is the fourth victim. The injured
are recovering.
Ten Passengers Endangered
Seattle, Aug. 3. The steel steam
ship, Chippewa, crashed into a wood
en flteamer, Albion, carrying 10 pas;
sengers, bound from Seattle to Port
angles, off West Point light house,
early today. The Albion was badly
damaged and beached.' No one was1
injured.
SCIENCE
DR. MENDELSSOHN'S .
GLASSES GIVE THE BEST
RESULTS,
GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY
IN FAERY RESPECT.
In one's profession is conscience
applied; it Is honesty, veracity and
fidelity. '
Mechanical equipment is a matter
of purchase. Professional equip
ment is the result of study, acquain
tance with conditions, appreciation
of what you need when you need
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' We feel that it la all right to tell
you that over 2.000 satisfied pat
ients back up our guarantee of sat
isfaction. : We have the profes
sional equipment as well as the
science.
SKILL, REFUTATION
AND nONESTY
A man's heart must be In h3
skill, and a man's soul , in his
craftsmanship. Our heart and soul
are in our work.
The satisfaction of those we
have served Is your guarantee that
we will serve you satisfactorily. "
High-class work at lowest pos
sible prices. '
DR. M. P. MENDELSSOHN
DOCTOR OF OPTICS
PERMANENTLY LOCATED
AT 1105 ADAMS AVE., OP
POSITE POST OFFICE.
OFFICE EOURS 9:59 a. m. to IS
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Below you may see a sample of the many listings which I hold. If you want to buy or sell I
w PROPERTY
Insurer Your Grain
Many farms are insuring their
grain now in the field during the per
iod of harvest and storing. If inter
ested call or phone me.
Why Pay Rent?
I have a seven-room plastered
house, sightly view of city and valley.
City water In house, stone founda
tion. Terms $100 down, balance on
easy terms, either $15 per month or
, $100 every six months. '
Now in Gourse of
Contraction v
Fine modern house In every re
spect, plumbed, flue built for fur
nace, large basement cellar. Every-,
thing first class. Situated on east
Adams avenue, $3,500 on easy terms.
" Grazing Land
.240 acres, large spring on .place.
Good wagon road to tract; consider
able can be cultivated. Price $7 per
acre. . . '
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I have . several choice buys in im
proved fruit farms, where the or
chards are all the way from 7 years
to 13 years of age. The crops are
n.iw on the trees and speak for them-
. selves. To Illustrate, we have one 20
acre tract with 14 acres of bearing"
orchard, 6 acres on which the trees
are 13 years old. 8 acres seven years
old, water right j every acre first
class land and crop goes with place,
' If taken very soon. Price only $6,500.
Other Bargains
We have other bargains in fruit
land, several close to La Grande, and
several tracts on the Sandridge, in
cluding some extra fine property ad-'
Joining Imbler. If you want any
thing in fruit bearing orchards- call.
Sand Kidge
eighty-four acres, splendid land, for
either grain or fruit, $8,500 r one mile
from Imbler. At leaet one-half cash
required.
Farm in Lower Cove ;
160 acres splendid timothy land, own
er has been farming it in grain for
seven years. River runs through a
portion of it. ?60 per acre. . '
Farm near Talocaset
,160 acres of land near Telocaset.
Thl sland was farmed for many years.
Price if taken in near future $5 per
acre. . . . "
Farm near SummerviUe
80 acres fine fruit land, $60 per ac
cre. If interested call and learn par
ticulars. Opportunity for
SPeculatin
80 acres adjoining the city. Crop
growing on no less than 20 acres,
, fine large spring. This place Is all
well fenced, county road running
. along entrle side of place, making It
suitable for subdivision into small
tracts. The price is only $37.50 per
acre. This land if cut up would eas
. lly bring $100 per acre. Land on two
sides of it cannot be bought today
for $100 per acre. ;
A Real Home
80 acr farm one quarter of a mile
from city limits. Good modern house
with furnace, bath, toilet, cement cel
lar with living spring. Commercial
orchard ef seven acres, ideal dairy,
and poultry farm, " $5,000 bri easy
terms. ' ' . -
City Property
House and three lots on Pennsyl
vania avenue, two story, in splendid
repair. Just repainted and papered
throughout, $2,600, reasonabe terms.
Nice little home in North La
Gratde, easy terns , on this place,
$1100 v
Two-story house, and three lots on
North Fir street desirable property,
for only $l,40(a :
Twelve acres and nice two-story
house in South La Grande, $4,000 ;
100 fruit trees and an ideal place foi
a few cows' and poultry. This Bite is a
commanding view of beautiful Grande
Ronde.
A new seven-room house on East
Adams avenue, roomy basement,
pastered, well finished ' throughout,
$2,600.
- Three lots on Main avenue, facing
north for $350.
Three lots on the beautiful sightly
hll side, west ot La Grande for $1,000.
Deslrabel lot and houses In nearly
every portion of the city.
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Real Estate and Insurance,
J La Grande, Next Door to City Offices