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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1910. s 4 ama lit IMS -TDH1EHTS PRQERIM V),e Touch of a Child's Hand Kalem. Up the Thames to Westminls ter Abbey. The Adventures of Hat -Yita- 'jrjph. . pbaroab, or Israel in Egypt Gaumont . ' intlful dishes given to lady tioM of the matinee. See da ta in lobby. Mmissios 10c O PEES05ALS. o o I III U I o i lust rigfit. At all of the leading, ictioners. r - Hard and first class rooms with m . . 4iW , for $-5 and ao or ooara wiwuui, 8. At the Oregon Boarding House It street. Lost or Strayed, i hav mare weight about 1100 K on right shoulder. Conley's fl Circle V. 1 sorrel mare weight 1 900. brand K on rigbi shoulder. brands not known. If found not- . H. Klrtley. Vt-let your horses slip on the treets. Anti slip shoeing. R. A. jrson. T. A. Rinehart left for Summervllle this morning. L. L. McKinnon is over from Union today on business mattters. There has been first class sleigh Ing at Joseph for over a week. . John L. Staggs ot Enterprise made a homestead application today at the land office. Miss Mary Stone and brother. Archie, returned from Joseph Friday afternoon. County Clerk' Ed. Wright and wife will leave tonight for Union to spend New Years. , Miss Nettie Rucker of Union left this morning for Vale, where she is teaching school. Ray Noyes returned from a vaca tion trip to Portland, Tacoma and Seatttle this morning. W. R. Kivette returned yesterday from Enterprise where he has been for the ipast several days. Mr. and Mars.. Geo." L. Uleaver and family returned this morning from an extended tour of the middle states. F. A. Bidwell and sister, Mrs. J. A. Clark of Union passed through the city today on their way to ; Island Cltr. . Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Miller and child ren of Union left this morning for a two weeks trip to Athena and Port land. : .-' Mrs. Gene Moore and Mrs. John Lindsey returned from Baker where they have been visiting during the holidays. Walter Henry, a former printer of this city, now living at Elgin, spent yesterday in the city, returning this morning. Miss Mlnnle( Henry, sister of Walter j u ovuiago wui v vu. u uiai ket In January according to George L. Cleaver who. has spent several weeks In the east and returned this morning While away he sold con siderable quantities of apples at prices ranKing from $1.7 ner box to $3.00 and $i.00. The highest prices were obtained for Christmas packs, put up by experts here and display ed in 'Eastern marts. Of course the big prices were obtained on small lots only. On the whole the market has been fair this month and is stead ily improving, says Mr. Cleaver. RECORD CROP OF FRUIT DrRIXG PAST YEAR ( Continued from Page 14 fc fp. (fa fc. HWfri.&L about 1910. maintained their own during BIG IUKBER SHED PROMISED. 5E1T AREA ESOESOrS. ne Tears Orchard Over Tnonsanu Atres at EI? Cost to Owners. Kunersedln in imnortance the bumper and record-breaking produc tion of frott in tne uranae nonae val ley In 1910, is the Tact of a marvelous Increase In orchard acreage. Based on actual facts, the table abOTO stands symbolic of what Is being done in ex rwninlnn of orchard areas in -this val ley and with the possible exception of I ley ana wiia me yuesiuic cn-cy tin m Hood River, no other county in the Shed and Maintain Business Here. Formation of a company to do a general business in lumber, and to construct large sheds on Greenwood street, opposite the - Ramsey ware house, has been perfected by R. S Robinson and W. B. Bach, who do a tAte can even accroach it in one r. Th table, is sesrezated into two classes; the work actually done this year and what will Be done wun out fail in the spring. The orchards tn h nianted neit sDnnz are rigm- fully classed in this year's business, j . i . a. I AVI a11 V a . tor witnoux preparation una mm vu Advertising FOR -RENT Furnished rooms for light houaekeep'.ng. Inquire Clinton Van Fleet. Golden Rale. v 1MS FOR RENT Furnished house. In quire E. C. Tuck ey. xcx VTF.T Position br man and wlfa cook, wife as helDer. Camp Yeas WANTED Experienced concrete pice makers. Steady work for the right man. Apply to J. L. Mars, North Greenwood street, , ... . lorcuaras cannui ue ymiiicu ucai. lumber business in Summervllle, andjxhe La Grande Investment Company K. K. Haron, Jb JI. Ouiaita or lmnier, noias me retora ui s'1 v"0 peciive orcusra yiwuut, neither this or any of those menuonea are really prospective; they are cer tainties. In a greater majority 01 cases the men and owners have al ready gone to a great expense on the spring planting. Not onlv does this total 01 new positively guarantee and H. A. Rice, a prominent banker of Campbellsville, Ky. With the ex ceptlon of Mr. Rice, all ot the com pany members are well known here having done business in the county for several years. The project calls for the construc- - orcnara acres po&iuveij juwau tion, and completion within 30 days, greater fruit' production In the near ,,"r,K"r ztzi rl,' uu tuiure out t is instrumental In brtng- V. ANTED G'.rl for general houi work. Fhone Red. 1501. FOR RENT Suite of Adams avenue. rooms 1511 BOARD AND ROOM Room tor rent with board. Apply at R. Matheua, Seventh street. Vacuum housecleanlng, upholster ing and furniture repaired. L. F. Bel linger. Phone Red-562. reean?r t3 , . At this time ve vish to sincerely thanli our cus tomers for their patronage dur ing the year just closing, and to wish each of you a prosperous and joyous new year oractically all the lumber will be under shed. In addition to the lum ber, including coast fir, the company will carry a complete line of stock lumber, lath shingles and mouldings. The firm will be known as the Wen aha Lumber company. SCHOOL REOPEXS TUESDAY. sale some black Orphlngton rel. Eggs for sale in season. R. Iisterson 1705 North Spruce St Jen $75,000 School Building to be Occupied 'ext Week. High school will be resumed next Midi iumuic iicui j , oiaici ui ,viLd 1 , Amm Henry of Elgin, returned to Missoula Tuesday morning in the new $7o.- yesterday after having visited here wu wmciure gu8l w r.A ta virir, ' men nave maae we irauaier i I Mm) wVHsv MAvVAna next vna 4tr In tkvarV Geo. L. Sutherland, the Walla "u """" . Walla olumher is here to make final dail, maIn Part 01 Duuaing Maid of Niagara is a feature lit the Star 'tonight The picture Realistic one and of much inter- H . .. .. roughout "The stepmotner lame of another likely film at the tonight i il Repairing at R. W. telghton's :o and Bicycle Garage, i repair thing. Umbrellas, phonographs, g machines, typewriters, stoves guns. Shears and knives snarp- skates hollow ground, saws fil- ii set and soldering ot all kinds I repair granite wair, make and lys, repair locks. I carry a full of flash lights and their sup- Phone, Main 737. 309 Fir street ke you seen those brass beds ale at W. H. Bohnenkamps. Notice of Annnal Meeting. :a a Tioretiv riven that the an- meetlnsr of the stockholders of Mntlnnal Bank of La tie, of La Grande, Oregon, will be at their banking house m La is. Oregon on Tuesday. January M o . . .t. - 1911 at 2 o'cIocJt p. m. tor iao be of electing a board of diree- q sen for the ensuing year r the transaction of such other ss as mav be oroperiy present- said meetinz. d at La Grande, Oregon, uec. 910. F. L. METERS. Cashier. AKE STEAMER I!f GRIEF. ss Messages Indicates vessel Sinking? la lake Superior. Arthur, Ont, Dec. 31 A wire- tation. here has just picked up f nts of a message indicating le steamer Crescent is sinking neighborhood of Grand Marias, ota, on Lake Superior. Efforts Teen made to get In commnulca' tth the steamer. settlement on a homestead at the lo cal land office. He is registered at the Foley. Lucia M. French, Thomas Gray, Guy French and Pat Williams, all of Nye, Oregon, transacted business mat ters at the land offices of the city to day. Naoma Williamson returned to Eu gene this morning after spending the Christmas vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Williamson of this city. Miss , Margaret Boner, assistant cashier of a Wallowa bank, has re turned to her home after visiting with Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Eberhard here for a few days. Edith Gormley . returned to Wal Iowa where she will resume her dut leu of teaching school after the Christmas vacation which she has enent with her sister. Miss Ruth Gormley in this city. Miss Susie Deal and nephew, Aus tin, who have been viBitlng friends and relatives here during the holi days, left today for Union and from there she goes to Baker to resume her school duties next week. Mr. and Mrs. -Le Phillips of Union came over this, morning to spend New Lear's with f . J. Hughey. Lenore and Sylvia Hughey, daughters of T, J. Hughey, who have been visiting in Union also returned this morning. W. C. Common, a prominent banker from New York has arrived to take a nosition in the La Grande National bank. He. is stopping, at the Foley N. H. Dunn of San Francisco Is -oo-iatorpd nt thA Folev. He is in charge of the Johnson-Jeffries pic tures that are being shown at. the Orpheum today. is ready for occupancy. I ing to this valley that desirable con dition breaking up or wneai bonan zas and surplantlng them with five and ten acre orchards. Tast Is Imnortant Item. Pictured In dollars and cents, the promulgation of this vast orchard area is no small Item. The cost of orchard planting varies between $15 the minimum price, to $35s, the prob able maximum. More orchards cost nonrer 830 in the Dlanting than $20, so that an average of $25 la conser vative. Basing it On $25, the total ex- nonditurea to be made on the perfec tion ot these iplana runs up to more than $22,000. Thia principally ais tHhiitM on th eround in the prepar th lanrl and nlantinz. thus aUUU Vfc "0 m-M W fulfilling double purposes supplying labor and Increasing tne area. POTATOES A STAPLE PRODUCT 50 TRACE OF FORGER. W. ! Grant, Wanted for Forgeries, Cannot be Located by Police. Though wires have been hot for the past several days In both direc tions from this city, no trace has been found of W. L, Grant, the man wanted here for forgeries. It was thought he went to Baker but such was not the case. Gates Seriously UL Price Gates is, fighting the en croachmenta of (pneumonia In connec tion with the injuries with which Jie is suffering as the result of a recent assault Yesterday his fever touched" 102. and he is suffering consider ably. . I Product f the Yalley This Year A Crop Failure Is r-vwu saeas. Pntatoa. this year, were considered failures at least the crop was far be low average. In the face of tnis me estimated crop is 22,000 sacks. At Elgin, 10,00 sacks were shipped out this year; at Imbler about 7,uu sacas. The Elgin figures are absolutely cor rect and W. W. weatnerspoon oi ea gin predicts 100 added acres in pota- tnaa lhnn lT.lff-ln tleTt Tear. At i UlU- tor th Mtimate is also authentic Union, Cove and La Grande bring the total figures up to 22,000 sacks at the lonut Th notato croo next year will t rtrnrinood from at least 2500 acres throughout the valley for practically all the new orchards will be put to potatoes. TO CLOSE MONDAY. Grocery Stores of the City Will be Closed on Account of 5ew Year. Friday it ' was arranged that the grocery stores would not be open Monday. Although New Year Is on Sunday this year, In accordance with .the usual custom- Mondaj; ' will be made a holiday among the .".grocery stores at least All public offices will be closed all day. I nM ratiTnit Personals. 1 jiAA Ponvon. Dec. 31 (SDeciaD tr n rr Frank Counsell and Mr. and Mlrs. Chas. Grandy, are spending the week at Josepn, visiting mt. ronnsell'a mothen Mrs. u E. Scott ni nttim- rolatlvpa there. Mrs. RetU Allen Is visiting ner brother, Mr. Mersher of Clover Creek. .. Mrs. Chas. Dougherty of wauowa, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Peebler of Laad uanyon. Now Is the time to buy a good trunk,' while they are on sale at tne W. H. Bohnenkamp.Co. HEAVIEST SXOW OF YEAR. APPLES BRING BIG PRICES. New Year to Dawn on Snowy Mantle In Union County This Year. The heaviest snow of the year thus far is falling this afternoon and 1911 will dawn with plenty of snow In this city at least for good sleighing if the ground freezes wlMIe the snow lasts. Birth Beeori. in this city, Dec. 31, to Mf. s. William Stoop, a daughter. Special Packs in Small Quantities Bring $W0 In Earstern Marts. The apple market In the , east is improving rapidly and what fruit the Bridges & Cleaver fruit company We are headquar ters for Kodak and Camera supplies. ) NOW IS THE TIME TO ook After That Eve Trough Rainy weather will iet in toon. We have plumbing fixture of all kinds, nnd lee. "? " ?: and become due and payable in full, within fin rtava from and after the date this Ordinance goes Into effect; pro vided, however, that the property own ers may, upon application to the Re corder be permitted to maKe saia pay ments In ten equal annual instalments deferred ipaymenta to bear interest ai the rate of S per cent per annum. Rut If annlicatlon be not maae as aforesaid, then all of said amounts will be and become due ana payaoia in full at the expiration of said sixty days. Section 2. That improvement bonds in the said sum of $111.50 shall be issued and sold, to pay for said improvement which bonds shall run for a period of ten years, and bear Interest at a rate not to exceed 6 per runt nir ftnnnm. Section 3. Inasmuch as the said work has been completed, and It is necessary and expedient that the ; same be paid for at once, now there i for, in order to nreserve the peace, health' and safety of the City, and to protect its credit an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Or dinance shall be in force ana taae effect from and after the 3lst day or. December, 1910, after its approval by the Mayor, and Its publication in one issue of the La uranae evening w- Paaaed tha Council on the 23th day of December, 1910, by 8 members vol ing therefor. Approved this 30th flay of Decern ber, 1910. F. U MJCYKK3, - Mayor. ittoot' n v. rvjr. Recorder of the City of La Grande, Oregon. Assessment Roll oN. 11. Block 123, Lot 1, Chaplin's Add! tion. Rose Harris, $40.90. Block 123, Lot 28, Chaplin's Add! tion, Mrs.. James Petch, $70.60. We' will endeav or to merit your trade in the' fu ture as in the past CIH BAKERY k GROCERY I To Our ii Customers I and Friends flflV A TWflFFA i i i w - . , . Ordinance So. 507, Series 1910. ii, rvritinaws Hfrlarlne the cost of ' AU V . -t Improving Greenwood street from the north curb line ot jeneraon aveuuo Via nnrth nil rh lln Of MOOTOO SVe- U1Q UVl " nut naanslnjr tha DroDerty benented iiiar'ohir Ariarln such assessment, di recting the entry of the same m me rwirot nf Titv Liens, authorizing the Issuance of improvement bonds to pay for said Improvement, and declaring on flmoTirPTirV. The City of La Grande does ordain as fnllnwa j - That the Council has - auiorpfi tha nroDosed assessment for improving Greenwood street from the north curb line of Jefferson avenue to the north curb line of Monroe ave .,. ar,A an nhforMona made thereto, UUG, .UU j and hereby ascertains, determines and declares the whole coct of said im provement in the manner proviaea oy resolution duly passeo tne touncu uu the 28th day ot September, 1910, to be the sum of $lU-50 and that the special and peculiar benefits accruing to each lot or part thereof or parcel of land, within the assessment district, by rea son of said improvement and in Just proportion to such benefits, are In the respective amounts set opposite the n, rioarrlntlon of each lot Or part thereof or parcel of land In the i annexed assessment roll, and said as-1 sessment roll which Is numbered 11, 1 is hereby adopted and approved as tne , assessment Tor said improvement, and the Recorder of the City of La Grande. Oregon, is directed to enter a state ment of the assessment hereby made in the Docket of City Liens, and cause notice thereof to be published as pro vided by Cha-ter. All of the amounts set out In said assessment roll will be We desire to thank yon for the many favors extended to m t daring the year aow closing and 1 , to assure yon of onr appreela tion. Wishing you a nappy Sew Year and the best ef all things which life, health, effort and accomplishment can offer for 191 L Sincerely yonrs, I Pattison Bros. Use either phone i 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 r m -: i n " The First Question Asked -when buying or renting a house, the ONE ques tion of the modern renter or buyer invariably runs this way: Is the house wired for Electricity? EVERYBODY has come to realize that electric light is not a luxury they want, but a Necessity they must have. EASTERN OREGON Ught and Power Company 1 Mahaffey Building Depot street WE CLEAH ANYTHING, FROM A NECKTIE 10 A H0RSEBLANKET. Work called for and delivered Elite Dying and Clewing Works PHONE MAIN A