La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 11, 1911, Page PAGE 8, Image 8

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    PAGE 8 ' ' LA GRAUDE, UNION COUNTY, OREG ON.
Was a Good let.
The whistling act last night at tha
Arcade was pronuonced .first class by
alL The audience was delighted with
the different tones produced and with
al it was an excellent evening. The
alter part of the program was also ap
preciated and there Is still some In
terest attained to It So much In fact
that It will be of Interest to all who
attended last night to call at the thea
tre for further Information.
lug up all work In La Grande.
g. S. DAVIS, Foley Hotel.
7-11-tf
Til for Sale;,
' A large quantity of terra cotta pipe
suitable for well curb3 and drains. Di
mensions, from 18 to 30 Inches. This
will be sold very cheap as I am clean
BAKEBj WINS AGA1S.
Exhibition Game Goes to Baker Yes
terday Eight to Five.
Elgin lost a second consecutive
voma.tn TtaVpr vpaterdav when the
mining town team defeated lgln 8 to J
5. The game wras an exhibition affair i
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entirely' ana naa noimng 10 ao wuu
the schedule games.
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'. Happiest Girl in Lincoln. .
A Lincoln, Neb., girl writes, "I had been
siting for some time with chronic const ip
tion and itomach trouble. I began taUmc
Chamberlain's Stomach aud Liver Tall:.
rid in three davs I was able to be op nnc
got better right along. I am the rod-t
rirl in Lincoln to and such a good medi
Cine. rur ui uj . ,
Many La Grande Machines Present
.; and Occupant See Kacs.
chautauqua and Judge Flenncr can;ment of school patrons and received
come back to La'Gfande and meet a and considered several Important re
large audience any time he v-'snts to.
PR0GR1 FOR
MEET READ!
Did yen iad what I said about In.
terehangeable porcelain fadings for
fcrldge work' last week! If not, It will
pay yon to loek It up If yon are M
forested la bridge work.
When I tell yoa that Dr. Brown make.
a specialty of rrown and brldire work
It does not m"an that we do not do
other work, onr bnalnes Is to treat
condition In the oral cavity, but Dr.
Brown specialise on bridge work and
keens bnsr at ft because he like It.
Vur new local anaOtthctlc makes
. extracting practically painless.
J.E.Stevenson D.D.S.
G; A. Brown D.D.S.
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Stationervl
Reports of the Baker, automobile
races and aviation meet brought, by re
turning visitors from Uils city all
agree that the affair was a great suc
cess., There were several races be
tween machines of different classes
and one free for all. There was only
one accident which occurred after a
light car had made, a miraculous
an elevated tractc, during wmcn ine
driver lost control tf his machinery.
This condition allowed him to slide
back onto the track just as a powerful
machine came along and the Impetus
of. the racing machine was sufficient to
clear the track of the disabled one.
The driver escaped unharmed but the
machine was greatly damaged.
The aviator, Ely, made two flights.
The first waft hardly a success, owing
to a complication of the engine, but
the second time a flight wa attempted
the machine was in the air about 20
minute. .
There were about 20 automobiles
from Union county In attendance. The
crowd was estimated at from four to
six thousand. Probably two thousand
witnessed the flight from outside
MISS TBACY PBOTIDES LIST
EVENTS SATUISIUY.
OF
porta. Sex hygiene and the physical
training of adolescent girls were
among the subjects considered. The
department of science Instruction held
two meetings, one of which was de
voted to the discussion of the subject
of "Conservation of Natural Resourc
es." The departments of rural and
agricultural, education and the library
department also . held Interesting ses
sions. ; '
Varied Program of Sports Will" Be
lldd In Afternoon. . .
stationery that 1 correct form, at-.
r.Mtve. and vet In such variety as to
meet Individual likings, can be found
here. :,.
The latest weave 8 and creations of
the best paper makers.
Bulk or packages.
Newlin Book &
Stationery Co.
; ; MASTER OF AIR
(Continued from page one)
We have a fresh lot of 11
Vanilla Wafers.
Peanut Wafers
Graham Wafers
Oatmeal Wafers
Butter Thin Wafers
Nabisco Wafers
Salted Wafers
Also a fresh supply of
Vegetables and . Fruits
fresh every morning.
Roval Grocery
H. Patthon, Prop.
Not in ike Association
Your
Poultry
Needs
Granulated Bone,
Oyster Shell,
Charcoal,
in order to do their
best. We can supply
you.
Waters-Stanchfeld .
1426 JEFFERSON AYESCK
he left almost 15 minutes before.
13 Miles on Trip, y
"As near as I can calculate I trav
eled 13 miles on the trip. I went out
to the little yellow house on tha road
hv island City yesterday by auton-o-
hile and It wa lust four and a nan
miles. 1 made that my turning point
last night." said Walsh, 'Vnd ' so
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Know now rar oui i wan. iu
ed toward the ridge and you can again
estimate.' for yourself how far it l i
from the park to the rldgo, less 400'
feet which I left tor plenty of leeway,
and. then almost straight acros the
city to the Grande Ronde river and
back. It Is about 13 miles and that
Is conservative, too.
Runway 'Too Short.
'The reason I did not ako Miss D?l-
venthal of the lit the it re as a ;as-J
senger was because of tie ditch Just
uutsiiic the ball groai.Cv 11 takes
double -the Hngth ofiuuwar to set
off 1c groual with . pp.ssdngoi's
oi e It was all I couU do to fill tiie
:)lri-t with one pasie.w Had tha
l:t h been filled up I would have tak-
i-n n passenger but it was too gfat a
.Isktt place m.j person In cr.u I b;nly
pfised on t.'t accoa c"
Miss Mildred Tracy today announc
ed the order of events for the Satur
day field meet at Riverside park. . The
list of events is as follows:
Remarks C. T. Cochran.
50 yartl dash Cirls.
50 yard dash Boys. '
Running Relay race.
Walking relay race.
Tug of war. "'f .
Standing broad Jump.
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Standing broad Jump Girls.
Standing hop," step and Jump Girls
Obstacle race Class. .
Potato race Class.
Running high Jump Girls.:
Club swinging Mildred I Tracy.
"All In for a swim."
INTEREST L5 RACES SATURDAY.
Chautauqua Grounds WB1 Be Scene of
Girls' Races Saturday.
A vaBt amount of Interest js being
attached to the field meet at the chau
tauoua erounds next Saturday after
noon when the athletic clasg under
the tutelage of Miss Tracy will com
pete In! many events of skill and
strength. The meet Is the absorbing.
topic and it is believed a large crowd
will be In attendance. The entrants
will be principally girls, though a few
boy are slated to enter the events. .
. ACCTSED OF BUGGY STEALING
George Martin Maintains Innocence of
Charge, However.
George Martin, a resident of this
valley, Is out on bohdB following his
arrest here when a buggy stolen from
Union was Identified at the Kirtley
barn In thl city. Mr. Martin brought
it here, but affirms stoutly that he
traded his buggy at Elgin for this
one. ' He was arrested and placed on
bondg pending further developments.
On Trial for Murder.
Santa Rosa, Cal., July 11. The case
of Dr. L. C. Chlsholm, who la charged
with the murder of John P. Powers,
a dentist, was called for trial here
today. The killing of Powers occur
red near Fort Ross last April.
. Embezzler Surrenders.
Chicago, July .11. Declaring that
he had embezzled $600 from the Paci
fic Electric company. Tor whom he was
fegent at San Pedro, Cal., Raymond
Duncan surrendered to the polioe here
today. Duncan claimed drink had
caused his downfalL
Centennial J u b il e e
at y:--..'.v-
AUGUST 10
TO SEPT. 9, 1911
OLD GUARD OF
IE. A. BE
MEN
PROGRESSIVE 1XSUBGEM,
PEABSE, STRONGEST MAX.
' Commemmorating the One-Hundredth
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
SPECTACULAR MARINE AND MILL
ITABY PAGEA5T.
Glen Curtis, famous svlatot. will
fly over land and sea In his airship, j
PACIFIC COAST REGATTA.
The geratest acuatlc event to be held
In the West
Historically this celebration ia to
be one of the mostMmportant events ,
to taka place this year in the United
StateS. : : . . '
The Oregon-Washington Railroad &
Navigation company will sell tickets
from all points on Its line, Including
branches at
LOW ROUND TRIP RATES
For further particulars apply to the
Centennial Committee, Astoria, Or-J-
WM. McMURRAY, GenT Pass. Agent, Portland, Ore.
CHERRIES
Special Boxes of
Extra Fancy Bings
and Lamberts.
GO.Ram
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- RILEY BKlDUGHT SEAK.
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James. Whltcomb Riley was orougui
right-home to La Grande from nis
Hoosler environments laBt evening
when, amid a blending of patriotic
songs and orchestral renditions, that
old uoet's favorite productions were
recited by the Jolly Judge J- D. Flen-
ner of Boise. Mr. Flenner Is still in
the city awaiting the arrival, of to-
nlKhfa train to take him to cauiorma
where he will recite before the tnl
versity of Berkeley and other big in
stitutions thl fall.
fairiv nnt-Rilevs Riley. Mr
I' iriiiivi .m .j - " .
Flenner has the happy faculty In be
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Inir able to feel ana toos. nv uuuci
lying current in the particular poems
he recites, and when he read tbat pat
rintlc noera. "The Old Man and Jim.
he attained flights of oratory tnat ad
ded to the reverence of the occasion
p,.. vnunir orchestra, rendering ev
tll w
.mi patriotic airs, was instrumental
v.-. .
in tevlnit the audience to a fit conui
.inn to receive the Riley production
Mrs. Henry Young and her daughter
on nor that old song so familiar to an.
n.rnr. h rtnttla. Mother. The
j uai iiciviv .
tn iha nrnurtm T18 in
BUIO vihuwav r f
ded excellent
nnt there was a happy blending of
light and pasiornl numbers such as
i Tne ui awiiuiiiui w. "
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Believed Bitter Politics of 'Frisco Coa-
vention Is Ended.
San Francisco, July 1. Despite
half score of -committee meetings and
trlns nlanned for entertainment, thou
sands of delegates are In attendance at
the convention of the National Educa
tlonal association, the wave of poll
tic which has deluged the delegates U
Denounced as over today. The In
surgent faction is enthusiastic, owing
to the appointment oi carrou v
Pearse. of Milwaukee, to the head of
Jhe nomination committee. Pearse la
the strongest Insurgent canamaie ior
the nresldency of .iie assjciat'.ou and
supporter claim they have z or
members of the nominating committee
nledeed. The "old guard" 1 support
lne lames Barr, of Stockton and El
mer E. Brown of Columbia university,
as candidates.
Bmv Day for XHtlon' Teachers.
San Francisco, CaL July 11. The
second day of the 49th convention of
the National Education association
which opened, here yesterday, was ex
tremely busy, nearly all the various
department holding session during
the day. orecedlng the general session
Wn the evening. The departments of
Kindergarten Education, Elementary
and Special Education held a Joint
meeting: and considered the subject of
"The School Laggard." Health and
sanitation, playgrounds and physical
training were also ably discussed. The
denartment of secondary education re
received and considered the report or
the committee on "Articulation of
mh School and College." and listen
ed to an addres, tn the new Harvard
plan for college admission.
Tha nesslon of the department of
manual training and art was devoted
industrial training. ' The department
of child study heard an Interesting re
port of a tfst of two hundred chll-
Frost Is on the Punklns" and humor-, dren hy tne eCale. and also die
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The advantages of auto de
livery has been demonstra
ted by us: Customers ap
preciate quick delivery and
we have reduced this fea
ture to a science.
This in connection with
the always fresh stock of
Groceries and Provisions
makes the Snodgrass Groc
ery a household phrase.
I
ous poetic mimDri buiur uw akMv 1 ciuftoa several omer sudjccis ciosiy
I of "Walk. You Si.cK.er. wain, ana reiated to the subject of child study.
rs. i The department of physical education
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