LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Tit I WSD AY, AUGUST 11, 1010.
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Where Stock Raisers Wheat 0 rowers and Limfcernu Combine la
Building Splendid Trade Center.
Continued from TestCrday'a Daily.)
.. Another place that will make you
emember Wallow la tho McCrae ho
Old "Mac," ae all the boys call
jim, used to chase grasshoppers In
Kansas following the famoua "crime
of 73" when silver was demonetized.
iis stamping ground waa around Fort
Scott, where the soil waa thin and the
wind blew very hard. As a result
Mac learned how to hustle. He never
believed in waiting and as a result he
'came west and grew up with Wallowa
bounty. It Is aald that he can call ev
; ery man In the county by his first
f name. At one time he engaged In tho
saw mill business, but English capital
I was bound to buy his plant and he
told it, then entered the hotel busl
uess in which he is making a thorough
and complete success. Tho person
In W allowa county. It is a hospitable
home for the traveler and one is dis-1
poBed to stay longer than he first In
tended.
Another Kansas Mai.
M. C. Davis also hales from Kansas,
lie left tho ru'nriower state in 1S79,
thereby ducking the hard times in the
eighties and also up to ninety-three.
But he got a taste of the real 'thing
for he resided there during the trou
blesome times and witnessed the
grasshoppers, also. Mr. Davis enter
ed Wallowa county in 1884 and start
ed the first planing mill inthe valley.
He hauled his machinery from
Meacham on the O. R. & N., and for
years did a great deal of freighting.
Mr. Davis had endured a few hard
ships and a little work did not phase.
8UGAR Cash Price Sugar. J6.75;
beet sugar $8.65. . 7
, VEGETABLES New dry oaiona,
5c; head lettuce, 10c; green onions. 3
bunches for 10 c. tomatoes 10c lb.;
new potatoes, 10 for 25c; cabbage 4c;
green corn 20c; string beans. 10c lb;
green peppers, 15c lb. .
FRUIT Orasgoa, EOc ftt dozen;
lemons, 45c per dozen; oananas, 40c
per dox; ' !.
blackberriea, 2 boxes for 25c water
melons 1 l-2e lb: cantalone 10 ft ISc
lb.; peaches, 10c lb.; plums, 10c lb.
MEATS Hoes, live weight, well
finished, $9 cwt: cowa, 3 1-2 to 4c;
3 to 1 1-2; teal 4 to 4 1-2; mutton 3
to 4; chickens 13c; fries. 20c,
Portland KarieU
BUTTER Extra. Creamery, 35 35
1-2; store 22 1-2024 1-2.
BUTTER FAT Delllver I o. b. at
Portland av cream 32 1-2; sour 30.
EGG3 Locai, candled. 2b O 27c.
POULTRY MX chickens 118 1-2
7c; fancy 19 cents; turkeys, alive,
20 ft 21; pigeons squabs, S2.E0; dres
sed chickens, 1 to 2o higher than alive,
BARLEY Producer price, .1310;
Feed. 25; rolled 25.5026.80, brewing
25. ;
WHEAT Nominal track, club,
86;.bluestem 93; Willam. Valley 90.
Valley 97. .
MIIJLSTUFFS Selling pnee Bran
$22; mldling. 30; shorts, $24. chop 19
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FLOUR Old crop patents. $5.35
been in
COLUMN
ALWAYS
BRINGS
RETURN
TO TRADE 160 acres of timber land
to trade for city, property, Mac
Wood, Golden, Rule store.
NOW Get that summer ault cleaned
and pressed at Pennington!. Pbooe
Black 851 or 44.
WANTED Two or. three carpenters
Apply F. S. ErtawelL
FOR RENT Barn suitable tor three
horses. Inquire at this office.
FOR SALE White Wyandot, run
blooded cockerels. Fair store.
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0E OF WALLOWA'S SCHOOL 380 USES.
who arises from Mac's table hungry, j him. As a result he has built a fine
is" too modest to live, for there Is the business and has things coming his
best in the land spread before the J way now. V He has 'a good'" home and
guests three times a day. Here is an-; some grown children to ckeex mp the
other place where the Wallowa beef- latter end pf his life, although as yet
stakes are of the finest and every be is not an old man, by any means,
vegetable seems to have "been picked His mill is called the Gate C&ty Tlan-
Shell is president. Theo. Shell is sec
retary and Bruce Cox Is treasurer of
the concern. It has been In business
only three years and a steady Increase
has marked Its existence.
The Wallowa drug store has a fine
trade and mixes .the prescriptions for
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0ME EETEKUE PEODUCEltS IX W ALLOWA COUNTY.
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a few minutes before serving. The Alc--Crae
hotel, a picture of which waa run
yesterday, Is headquarters of every
one who enters the valley If the
landlord does not happen to be In,
the guests take charge of the offioe
and smoke Charley Flynn's dgara and
Ing mill and It is kept constantly
busy with orders from local trade and
outside points. He Is a firm helever
In the future o fthe valley and expects
before many years to see Wallowa a
great pay roll town, largely due to the
amount of standing timber and the
the citizens who happen to be ailing.
While the climate is ideal there are
always enough aches and pains in any
community to kee a druggist busy.
F. A. Galloway is at the head of thi
business and Is arranging now to
move in his new store building which
Eljtln originally and has
Wallowa two years.
Mrs. Dowden. formerly of . Port
land, handles the millinery business
of Wallowa. She located there only
a short time as:o and is abundantly
pleased with the business she has en
joyed.
; Will. Have .HospltaL;
Dr. Gregory, who is in the east ai
present, 'is . preparing to install ; a
small hospital in Wallowa .and equip
it with many conveniences. This will,
it is believed, render a great am w
the entire Wallowa county an4 on
every hand could be heard words of
encouragement for It. '
H. B. Halston, brother of F... D.
Hatston of La Grande, 1b stationed at
Wallowa with a very fine furniture
store, and Is the only licensed em
hnimpr nrartlcine In that county. He
carries a handsome line of furniture
and housefurnlshings and enjoys a
splendid trade. Besides the furniture
business he Is called long distances
to direct funerals and embalm bodies
for shipment. While he Is not an old
citizen of the city he Is well pleased
with his location and Blngs the same
song of the bright future for, Wallowa
that they all sing. His boosting spirit
is the kind that does not wear out.
for many of the merchants pointed
him out as one of the "live ones" even
though he Is following the undertak
ing business,
Fine Packing Plant,
For eight years J. L. Maxwell has
been feeding the people of Wallowa
His packing plant Is one of the best
equipped In the country, considering
the size of the community In which he
Is located and one will be surprised to
see the modern appearance of his re
tail department as well as the System
he uses in handling his entire busi
ness. His shop is fitted with the lat
est design of refrigerators and iced
show cases. Everything is spotlessly
clean, and the pure food commissioner
could have no complaint on the way he
runs his business. He also buys and
sells cattle, hut he does not forget to
put some of the good ones' over the
block for home trad..Tb.ftcJty scales
are also run by him and he has recent
ly had them remodeled and more con
venlent. .
(To be Continued.)
WANTED Be win g machines to re
pair, all makes, by a factory expert.
Leave r orders at F. D. Hasten's
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C. M. PACKER Repairer.
WANTED Pantry girl at Palace restaurant.
FOR RENT Barn near
quire cf J. C. Gulling.
track. In
FOR SALE Town lots close In, ce
ment sldewalkB, streets on city
grade, cash, $575. Phone Red 1141.
TO RENT Suite of furnished rooms.
Inquire at 1311 O. ave., or phon
Elack 822. v
WANTED Work by day. by stronf
young woman. Charges $1.50 per
day. Phone Main 728.
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FREIGHTING FROM WALLOWA T' TERIOR POIXTS.
everyone is happy. On the front natural resources.
porch of this hotel more history basj One of the good genera!
been narrated than in any other spot J dlse store Is Shell-Combs &
I will give more room and enable him
to fix up a drug store that is hard
T. to beat In larger cities. He is from
Notice.
Beginning Wednesday, Aug-
ust 10, the registration books
for Union county will be placed
in the rear room of the United
A States National bank and reg-,
Istration may be made at the
following hours: From 5:15 to
A 6 and from 7 to 9 p. m. This
4 is done to accomodate the gen
A eral public and everyone elig
ible is requested to register.
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LOOKS GOOD
to the rhildren when they see
the delicious bread made from
the North Powder BeBt of the
Best Patent four. It la a meal
for the little onea, with butter,
Jam or Jelly, that is wholesome
and muscle building. It looks
good also to the housewife when '
she sees the golden brown crisp 1 1
and the white bread inside when '
it comes from the oven.. It also
smells appetizing when mada
. from Best of Best Flour.
FOR SALE BY ALL GE0CEHS
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Gut Glass and Hand Painted CIbg
Prom now' until 'ijl'yM make a specially $
Iaw TiTno nn nt clftRfl ar( hnnl tainted China. It A
will pay you to eiamine ray stock and get a good se- o
lecuou oeiore ouywg yvux guus. y
All styles of wedding rings including Tiffany, Y
round, oval, etc., at lowest prices in Eastern Oregon, .
Quality considered. Y
: I will Save You Money. $
La Grande's LeadingJeweler, A
Opposite Land Officev
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J. H. Peare,
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OF THE
FRATERNAL ORDERS J
LA GRANDE, ORE J
Rkahs
Crystal Lodge No. 10 meets every ,
Tuesday enlng in the I. O. O. F. hall
All visiting members are invited to
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La Grande Camp No. 7703 meets
very Monday in the month at the I.
O. O. F. Hall. All visiting neighbors
are cordially Invited to attend.
I. R. SNOOK, C.
D. E. COX, Clark. :
Women ef Woodcraft
Grande Ronde Clrcl No. 47 meets
every first and third Thursday even
ing in the month at the I. O. O. F.
Hall. All visiting members welcome.
CHLOE ROBINSON, O. M.
LIZZIE ELLSWORTH, -Clerk.
A. F. A.M.
Im Graude Lodge No. 41, A. F. k
A. M. holds render meetings first and
third Satardays at 7:30 p. m.' ..
JOHN HODGIN, W. M.
A. C. WILLIAMS, Secretary
B.F.O.E.
La Grande Lodge No. 433 meets
each Thursday evening at 8 o'clock lu
Elk's club corntr of Depot street and
Washington Avenue. Visiting brothers
are cordially invited to attend.
DR. O. L. BIGQERS. Ex. Ruler.
HUGH McCALL. Rac. Sec.
attend.
MISS ANNA ALEXANDER, N.
MRS. JENNIE M. SMITH. Sen.
Q.
Knights ef Pythias
Red Cross Lodge No. 27 meets ev
ery Monday night in Castle hall, ,
(old Elk's hall). A Pythian welcome
to all visiting Knights.
. , ED. WRI3HT, C. C.
R. L. LINCOLN, M. of R. k 8.
O. V. 8. '
Hope Chapter No. 13, O. E. S. holds
stated communications the second
I and fourth Wednesdays of each month
Vls'.tlng members cordially Invited.
MART A. WARNICK,Sec.
PAULINE LEDERLEE W. M.
Weedmen ef the World y
La Grande Lodge No. 169 W. O. W,
meets every second and fourth Tue
day In the month. All visiting mer .
bers welcom:.
NERI ACKLES, C. C.
J. H. KEENET, ClerL
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