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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1911)
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1911. PAGE 5- -- - Mesfe THEATRE "The Spirit of the Light",... " VitagrapU A love story of an artist and .the daughter of a lights use keper. It is beautifully por trayed and the photography is just magnificent. : 'Harnessing the Ocean". A com prehensive series of moving photos showing the , complete '.workings of the Atlantic City .ocean wave motor generating 7,500 horse power. ' The only .one of its kind in the world. -, "The Two Heroes" . .V..' Edison .Friend Bumptious is an old civil war hero, claiming great heroic deeds to himself. The .climax Js great. It will please everybody. "The Rescue of the Abernathy V '; Kids" .Pathe . This is a .wonderful 'picture. by real bloodhounds from real businesslike -wolves. Thfre, is no "fake" about this. They are '.reel live wolves and they come .come pretty near getting - the .kids but the bounds score the first and every round after they ' .once start In. i L O CALS vOOOOOfOOOOOOOO DR. A. C. POSEY. 8peclaliBt for Eye, Ear, Nose1 and Throat diseases. Eyes fitted with glasses. ' Over Selder's store - . The new schedule on the Joseph braach wbich takes the train out of here at 10 o'clock a. m. is meeting with popular favor as there are fewer chances of missing the branch line by transfers, passengers and baggage. ; The Fourth of July committee meets this evening at which time much im portant business will come home. There was no meeting last night and as the Fourth is rapidly approaching final arrangement of details is now in order. ' -.' ; A special called meeting of the coun cil is in order this evening when mat ters of Importance will come up rela tive to street pavement and the like. : Tomorrow morning the baseball team goes u Btisr to lirCi scheduled games during the street carnival there. Practlcally,.tbe entire regular team will go. La Grande last evening and stopped at the Savoy. J. A. Pennel is her from 'Washing ton, D. C. v - .'' . y D. J. Winslow.'of Wlnslow. Ore., stopped at the Foley today. W. G. Williamson is in the city from Spokane. ,' Her is at the Sommer, ;''-' J. Chandler and family came out from Elgin this ahernon and are stop ping at the Sommer. - Tom Johnson, the Cofe rancher, was over to the county seat today on busi ness matters. '' ' ' . . . Ray Hester and E. Brock, Aoth of Lwlston, Idaho, were Foley guests last evening. . ' r ' .' . ' Geov Sutherland, the Walla Walla contractor, transacted business here today and atcrped at the Foley. B. F. Wilson, the .Union attorney, was in La Grande yesterday evening and stopped at the Foley. , A. C. Spain, a well known rancher of North Powder was at the Foley last evening. D, G. Masterson was over from El ginfcsterday and stopped at the Foley while here. .. : ' y y. C. R. Elliott was ovr from Wal lowa county last evening and was quartered at the Savoy. ' - " ' Jie. m, a. nuuw, jl uauao, a - He had ever reachI so far In that particu lar section. . . History of Smallpox. , J That tojrible disease. smallpox, ap pears to bar been Orst described by Rhazes. an Arabian physician who liv ed about the year 900, but there ts no reason to doubt that It bns existed In the east from the remotest time. 80 far as we know. It never originated spontaneously, but Is always produced by contact mediate or immediate with a person already affected by It It appear) to hare been Introduced In Europe In the times of the crusades and spread slowly into the more north ern regions. In 1733 It appeared In Iceland, where it was no fatal that ttn country was almost depopulated by It From Spain It was carried to Mexico, where It Is nald to bare destroyed 2.W1O.C0O or 3.000.010 people. It spretid rapidly, all over the new 'world, and whole villages and tribes of Indlun were carried off by It . iGlassifiem Advertising . Arcade theatre. WANTED A girl to do general house work. Phone Black H22. 6-13-tf Right in your busiest season when yon have the least time to spare you are most likely to take diarrhoea and lose several days' time, unless you have Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera ana Diarrhoea Remedy at hand and take a dose on the first appear ance of the disease. For sale by aJl dealers. EXCURSION Fates East '' 1911' 'v.'; v .. . . From nil points on OREGOX-WASHIXGTOX RAILROAD & NAVIGATION" COMPAXI To FARES Chicago $72.50 Council Bluffs.. Omaha Wnnsaa CMv 60.00 St. Joseph St. Paul . St. Paul, via Council Bluffs 63.90 Minneapolis, direct ............. 60.00 Minneapolis, via Council Bluffs. 63.90 Detroit, Mich 82.50 Boston .' .110.00 New York .108.51 St. Louis 70.00 Washington, D. C 107.50 ' Atlantic City, N. J .102.40 Sale Dates June 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29 and 30. July 1, 2, 3, 4. 5. 6. 19, 20, 26, .27 and 28. August 3 4. 5, 14, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30. : - September 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Stop-dvers within limits In either di rection. Final return limit October 31st One way through Calfornia $15.00 ad ditional. Inquire of any 0.-W. B. & JT. Agent for More Complete Information or TVM. McMURRAY General Passenger Agent Portland, Oregon. ACREAGE WANTED Want 10 to 23 m Acres, nrrnrritnir in nra 11 n-nA ' 7 -"o v iu uiauuQ Ronde valley: Will turn In on c . count of price of screnee a $900 equity in hew home In Portland. Hou seattractive, inside and out. Furnace.' Picture at oXice. H. Cof. fin, owner. 1107 : Adams avenue. Pone Main 1. ; ' A carload of " strawberries from Hood River for points in Eastern Ore gon and Idaho was sidetracked here last evening because of, a defectiv? wheel, and this morning had to be shifted to a new car, going out on No t'EKSONALS. 4 Frank White of Condon is visiting friends in La Grande. Miss Helen tart has returned from the. rose festival. -, y- v 'Dr. G. A. Brown made a profession al trip to Elgin this morning. Ethel Weaver was at the Savoy last evening from Enterprise. O. E. Ryder, one of Elgin's residents was a Savoy guest this morning. ; Mrs. J. Shentoffer of Elgin was In Safes. ' Welch's and Imperial Grape Juice Mso Pure Hawaiian Pineapple Juice Just the drink you want for this warm weather, and a fall line of fresb fralts and vegeta bles. ; ' ... . Royal Grocery H. Pattison, Prop. Not in the Association ELECTRIC LIGHT WIRING. We will be pleased to figure with you on your house. Work guaranteed. Phone Red 741. THE ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. BLACK & PRATT Real Estate and Insurance 111 Depot Street iting friends in South La Grande, formerly lived here. , W. E. Anderson is here from Emmet, Idaho, and w a guest at the Savoy last night. . . .'. ,, .' : V G. G. Tuckett and family and J. F. Conley and family, all of Cove, were Savoy guests last evening. I Julius Roesch returned from Port land last evening where he had beer, attending the big show.1 , Mrs. J. K. Wright, one of the many La Grande visitors at the Portland Rose show last week, returned today. Sianley Eaton, well known resident of Union, stopped at the Savoy last evening' while transacting business here.." ': '. "' ; - j. ; Conductor H. C. Grady, who spent a few days in Portland, is back on the Job again, caring for 'passengers on the Joseph tralnl T. G. Forss'rom, formerly of Union, but now a merchant at Cove, transact ed business at the county seat today and was at the Sommer. .County Bridge Superintendent J. F. Campbell, a visitor at the Rose Show and a gue3t at the seaside for a few days, la home again today. Mrs. Frank Toney and her mother, Mrs. K'.-'zle. arrived home from Port land this morning, having been Ros3 Show guests for the past week. Miss Mae Wenhani, a former La Grande girl, now living In Pullman, Wash., is here visiting friends for a week. Mrs.'G. A. Brown has arrived in La Grande. She Ig the wife of Dr. G. A. Brown, who is located with Dr. Stev enson. Dr and Mrs Brown are living at 1606 1-2 Adams avenue. Mrs. W. D. McMillan left last even ing for Portland where she will be the guest of friends and attend the East ern Star functions scheduled for this week. Miss Helen Currey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Currey, arrived home today from a week of sightseeing and visiting with friends in the metropolis.- ; Mrs. Hattie WrA'e, ex president of the county W. C. T. U. union, was in La Grande last evening on her way to Union after attending the Institute in Elgin Sunday. , George T. Cochran, superintendent of water district in Eastern Oregon, is in Pendleton attending the meeting of some 300 water users in Umatilla county where adjudication of rights Is now going on. Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Taylor, former residents of La Grande and now locat ed In Lewlstown, are here to spend a week with friends. Mr. Taylor was manager of the sugar factory here foe Beveral years. ; . Miss Minnie Robson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Robson, lately of Red Wing, Minn., but now permanent ly located in La Grande, has reached the city from Red Wing and will live in La Grande, hereafter. Miss Robson is a school teacher. Canton' City of the Dead. In Canton, about eighty miles from Hongkong, there Is a place known as the City of the Dead. There are 194 small houses.' in each of which a corpse Is lodged, at the rate of 125 for the first three mouths and then at a re duced rate until the geomancers em ployed by the relatives of the dead nomnn WtH , when ' ii nd where the corpse shall be burled. Silk or paper lanterns and Imitation fruit are hung from the roof; there are screens In each room between the door and the coffin: tea. fruit and any other kind of food which .the dead Krson liked when on earth are placed on no altar before the cofflo each moraine Tbere are card board servants standing about to watt on him with pipes or cardboard cups of tea. Tbere are also two handsome paper females placed there to guide bis spirit on the way to heaven. FOR : SALE House of , five rooms. modern improvements. Bath, hot' , and cold waters Three blocks from round house.. Phone Black 1191 6-12-6t - , HELP WANTED Experienced wait resses. Good wages, steady work. Phone Hotel Joseph, Joseph, Ore. ...6-i2-tf V' 4 r . r HIRES' ROOT BEER EXTRACT ' f For Brewing Root Beer at Home 5 Gallons for 25cts WANTED Two furnished rooms foi light housekeeping. Apply ioi Fir Thirst-quenching, sparkling, ef fervescent and wholesome. For sale by WANTED A good girl to do general housework. Wages $25.00. Address 902 Penn. 6-10-3t FOR RENT Suit ; of housekeeping rooms with bath and laundry room. Swartz house,' Phone Black 3711. 6-10-tf - Xo. 0311. Report of the Condition of the EXITED STATES NATIONAL BANK, at La Grande, in the state of Oregon, at the close of business, June 7, 1911. Resources, , ; ' . Loans and. Discounts ..,...$238,585.63 Overdrafts secured and Un secured ....' U. S. Bonds to Secure Clr . .culatlon . . ... ... .... ... . . Other bonds to secure U. S. deposits ....... ......... Prem. on other bonds.,...' Premiums on U. S. Bonds.. Bonds, Securities, etc Banking House, furniture and fixtures J............ Due from National ' banks (not reserve agents) Due from approved reserve fgents ......... ........ Checks and other cash items Notes of other national banks Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents Lawful money re-. ' serve in bank, t viz. ' .V ; . ' Specie, Gold ..... $21,465.00 Silver Dollars... 574.00 Frac. currency V 1,757.40 23,796.40 . Legal Tender Notes. Mold coin ...... $1,250.00 Silver coin ...... 235.00 ' x : . Legal Tender ... 350.00 Redemption fund with U. S. treasurer (5 per cent of circulation) ............. FOR RENT A furnlshde bungalow. All modern furniture.' ifouse open for Inspection Monday from 9 a. m. to '; 5 "p. m. Mrs. C. JScrlber, corner i Pattison Bros. I J Phone Elaek 8L , . OFF FOR VXKXOWX. Four Horse Team to Take Fishermen to Secluded Spot in Woods. J. J. Carr, Will Church, Robert New lln, William Selgrlst and Joe Woods leave tomorrow for upper Grande Ronde river points with a four-horse wagon. This will be the first time in history, It Is said, that a four horse team hag penetrated to their Intended destination and It was only last year, when much the same party went be yond the lakes, that a two horse team 328.36 25,000.00 5,000.00 61.45 429.69 3,175.62 28,391.40 : 7,502.05 5,963.24 509.23 40.00 114.27 of First and Grandy. 6-9-11-41 LOST A bay horse, weight about 1,- 050 pounds, branded G on left shoul der. Anyone finding him call the Newlln Drug company, 6-8-tf WANTED A good second-hand Uqht buggy. Call Black 842. 5-9-tf FOR SALE Windmill in good running order, complete for a 20 foot well. Inquire 2008 Second street. Fred Synhorst' 5-7-tf FOR SALE Three of the best resi dence lots in the city. Want small payment, good terms on balance. Address owner at Box 244, city 6-5-tf FOR SALE Furniture for five roor ', complet?, practically new, only used ten months, call Black 1192. STRAYED Bay gelding, 2-year-ol J, branded H right shoulder; bob tall: came to our pasture about April 1st. Mires & Clarke, La Grande, Ore. " ',,-:. f-5-tot 1,835.00 Total LlabOIUcs. Capital stock paid In . . . Surplus fund Undivided Profits, less ex penses and taxes paid . . National Bank Notes out standing ...y .......... Due to other national banks Due to Trust companies and savings banks Due to approved reserve agents Individual deposits subject to check Demand certificates of de posit , Time certificates of deposit Certified checks ........... Savings accounts ......... United States deposits (pos tal) .. 1,250.00 $341,982.34 $100,000.00 7,000.00 265.97 25,000.00 2,081.12 3,059.00 495.79 136,703.24 12,826.12 49,695.24 BO.00 4,694.56 111.30 WANTED All the boys In La Grande 'between 10 and 16 years old to. Join the Boys Savers club. Call at the laundry and I will tell you all about "It. A. B. Cherry, mgr. Cherry's New Laundry. FOR RENT Star theatre; will be re modeled for store room. Inquire at Good Literature for Warn Weather ; Forget the heat and ( make the long days pass pleasantly, by reading an interest ing book selected from our stock. We have scores of the late novels, copy righted books.stand ard fiction, and all that is latest and best in literature Books Rented at 10 c Per Week Wright Drug Co. PUEE DRUG DRUGGISTS. I Total ,.........$341,982.34 State of Oregon, county of Union, ss. I, N. K. West, president of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the bfst of my knowledge and belief. N. K. WEST, President. ' Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of June. 1911. ' W. B. SARGENT, Notary Public. " Correct Attest: wit hillerV A. T. HILL, '.' ' H. E. COOLIDGE, ' ' Directors. Centennial AT Jubilee ASTORIA ' AUGUST 10 TQ SEPT. 9, 1911 . vjuuiuicmuiuraung me une-iiunareutn . Anniversary of the First White Set tlement in the Northwest and the Be- . ginning of the Oregon Country at As toria, Oregon, presenting ' historical and ceremonial features, together with a ' ....... ...... . .' :, ; SPECTACULAR MARINE AXD MILL ITARY PAGEANT. . Glen Curtlss, famous aviator, will fly over land and sea in bis airship. PACIFIC COAST REGATTA. The .geratest aquatic event to be held In the West. ! i , Historically this celebration Is to be one of 'the most Important events to takei place this year in tis United , States. . '.'''''. .''',- The Orfgon-Washlngton Railroad Navigation company will sell tickets from all point on its lines, including branches at LOW ROUND TRIP RATES For further particulars apply to the Centennial Committee, Astoria, Ore gon, or to WM. McMURRAY, Genl Pass. Agent., Portland, Ore.