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PAGE 2 LA GHAKDK EVENING OBSEUVKU, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1911. HI n 5 lil Illy I I 1 A ' i i I ' i- J. E. E. Kirtley : Ur I i . X 7 M ; Si i (fM Him Ti Cf s I if ' . ' jr. ; A-4 asf W - V3 LL . . . Jm i . i V"-M" 1 vrrr -r m ' III. ' J ' 1 1 t . ss.''.vw i m n a . 11 in i . art . we nave on it . - i . - - - W I i i , n . T Managemeiil!: NORTH POWDER WOMAN PASSES AWAT THIS WEEK. Elgin News Items of Interest to Head ers of the County. display Furs of most every kind, while the assortment is small at this season we have made the price so at tractive that none should b e - ' " -I- " .r, . . ,i ,i. without. We ask that you call and inspect them. I Just Received We just received another shipment of R.& G. Corsets Fownes Gloves FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN Courteous Treatment to All. i (North Powder News) Mrs. J. W. Rush dii;d at her home north of this city Friday, shortly after midnight. The lady had been a suffer-: er for some time with consumption and the family moved to the place where they now live, in hoi?t?s that a higher altitude might be beneficial Deceased leaves a husband and thrae small childn?n who will long and sin cerely mourn their loss. A brother who recently came from Virginia wa3 v-ith the family when death came. The sympathies of our people are with thu bereaved family, ' . , hands this week, and J. P. Wash will manage the place from now on. Tht?re will be new . turniture, carpets and bedding throughput and everything placed .in first class condition. This will be a great accommodation to the j.ublic. , ' (Elgin Recorder.) Grant Hughiaa, well known in East ern Oregon as the crack catcher for the Elgin ball team, Was quite severe ly hurt yesterday by being struck on the forehead by a vicious liora? he was attempting to shoe. He was trying to secure the animal's forefoot, when it reared and struck him, felling him to the ground, and striking him again on the li?g. It probably would have killei him toad not his brother pulled It back. Hughes walked to the Sommer house; where his wound was dressed and an opiate administered. The sight is not injuited and it is thought he will soon resume work, though It was a narrow escape from death. While large capital arid surplus, together with am ple resources and modern facilities, are important factors in the stability of every financial institution, its strength depends prin cipally upon the men who direct its affairs. The management of this bank is composed of men hav- loner exnenpncft in banking and commercial affairs, and they are well known for their sound judgement and for their influence in the commun- United States National Bank The Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. A. J U. Roberts had a narrow escape from drowning last Friday. It fell into a pool of water made by a broken hy drant, and when found by its mother was In an unconscious condition, its entirte body being under the water, and Its arm laying over the Iron pipe. Mrs. Roberts had a hard time bringing It back to life. HIGH SCHOOL AFFAIRS OF INTEREST TO PARENTS IlarU j lMcluirdu Trosldeut of Senior-DoinPjitlc Sconce and Art Are Popular. The Domestic Science work lu the grades is entirely devoted to art. Tine sixth, seventh and eighth grades tako all the work. ' Here they learn to make ' f be different stitches and small mod- j hb. applying some of them on shnpla tll?hes. This gives, the foundatloa jSavoy Hotel EUROPEAN PLAN The rooms are good and Steam heated only . one block from depot D. C. Brichoux, Prop. for their work in garment making which will be taken up in the hlfrh school. One hundred and thirteen are taking the work. Thirty students a enrolled in the domestic art classes In the high school and 36 In the domrs tlc sclencte. The girls hare been de voting their time to making their ap rons and caps for the domestic science work. Classes In this department will tw gln next week. Miss Fruit Is cao- able Imteed and baa Instilled a great deal of Interest In the new studies. Last Monday afternoon the high school students attending the tuber culosis exhibits at the K.'of P. hall. Tht'se were prepared by Dr. Dorsey of Boise -who lectured on the subject. At a, meeting of the second division of the literary department last Wed nesday evening a Hawaiian word Aloha, meaning good will , and wel come, was chosen as a suitable .cog nomen for the department The senior class has elected Us officers and Harley Richardson was honored with the presidency. The en. tire list of officers chosen Is: Presi dent, Harley Richardson; vice presi dent, Cecil Bolton; stacretary and treasurer", Lee Reynolds; Mlas Ruth Gormley was the closest candidate for the presidency to Mr Richardson, and the race wae a Waen one. The Columbus day holiday was much appreciated by the students. Two No. 10 Remington typewriters have been added to the equlpmtent ol the commercial course. The boys In the manual training de partment have their work .benches about finished. The transformers for the new elec trie program clock will arrive Thurs day and he Installed In the superla tt'ndent's office. Thirty-one pupils have been enrol led In the senior class and several more are expected by the lend of the term. " Twenty-seven are Drenarlnar for no- sittans as bookkeepers this term. Th first program of the "Tllllcum Literary was held yesterday at the high school. The appended program was carried ont: Instrumental Duet Pearl Rosen baum, Blanch Black. The TnHeum1' OUre Massee. L. B. Tuttle. former editor of the Recorder, startted last Saturday for Portland, with the intention of secur ing a position on one of the metropoli tan papers. Tuttle ran the Recorder for several years and gavte It a repu tation throughout Eastern Oregon as a first class local paper. He Is on of the test writers In the state and has sufficient ability to achieve success In any community. The people of Elgin wish him well and hope that he may mate fame and money In the metropo lis. Recitation Frieda Herr. Current Events Howard Geddes. Dlalogul Marie Bolton, Marjorie Snook. , Piano Solp Hazel Young. Recltatlon Serena Rohan. Athletics Harley Richardson. Piano Solo Hilda Anthony. Recitation Nora Arbuckle. . Recitation Mildred Bush. Mandolin Solo James Corbett. Time Is the TsL Mrs. Melners was Interviewed on May 17. 1910 and she said: "I still hold Doan's Kidney Pills in high es teem and I am pleased to again say a good word for them. I have taken this preparation recently and It has done good work." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cent. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, ole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. J. W. Copeland. of Dayton, Ohio, purchased a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough IRemedy for his boy who had a cold, and be-fore the bottle was all used the boy's cold was gone. Is that not better than to pay a five dollar doctor's bill? For sale by4all dealers. . eod ft wkly mon council of tae city of La Grande Oregon, on. the 4th day of October, 1911. creatlnsr imnrovement dlatrict No. 40 and designating Spring ave- nue, as such district, and in pursuance of a resolution adopted by said com mon council on the 30th day of Au gust, 1911, whereby said council de termined and declared its intention to improve all that portion of Spring avenue In said Improvement district , as hereinafter described, by laylnj ; thereon standard board walk on north side, the council will, ten days after! the service of this notice upon the1 owners of the property affected and benefited by such improvement, order that said above described improve ment be made; that the ooundaries of said district to be so improve are as follows. All that portion of Spring avenue, from the west line of Fourth street, to the east line of Alder street. " (A) And the proptrty affected or benefited by said improvement Is as follows: Along the south side of lots 6 and 7, block 11, lots 6 and 7, block 8, lots 6 and 7. block 5, lots 6 and 7, block 2, Romlg'8 addition and lot 10, block 13 and lots 1 and 10 block 10, Grandy's addition to La Grande, Oregon, and the A. C. Huntington tract In the cltyrof La Grande, Oergon. . Notice Is hereby further given that the council will levy a special assess ment on all the property affected and benefited by such improvement for the purpose of paying for such Improve ment. That the estimated cost of such Improvement Is the sum of $510.55. That the council will, on the 18th day of October, 1911, meet at the council chamber at the hour of 8 o'clock, p. m. to consider said estimated cost, and the levy of said assessment, when a hearing will be granted to any, person feeling aggrieved by such assessment La Grande, Oregon, October 4th, 1911 CITY COUNCIL OF LA GRANDE. OREGON. By C. M. HUMPHREYS, Recorder of the City of La Grande. Oregon. 10-6-lOt XOTIf E OF STREET IMPROTEMETT " TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: No tice Is hereby given that In pursuance of a resolution adopted by the com- XOTICE OF STREET WPR0YEME3IT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Nok tice Is hereby given that in pursuance of a resolution adopted by the com mon council of the city of La Grande on the 5th day of August, 1909, creat ing improvement district No. 5 and designating Seventh street, as such district and In pursuance, of a resolu- tlon adopted by said common council 4 on the 28th day of June, 1911, whereby said council determined and declared Its intention to improve all that por tion of Seventh street in said improve ment district as hereinafter described, by laying thereon macadam and ce ment curb and gutter, the council will, ten days after the service of this notice upon the owners of the property af fected and benefitted by such improve ment, order that said above described Improvement be made; that the boun daries of said district to be so improv ed are as follows: All that portion of Seventh street from the south line of Washington avenue, to the north line of M avenue. (A) And the property affected or benefited by said improvement is as follows: The east half nf hlnrk Rfi. l fil and 99 and the west of blocks 65, 62, 63 and 100, Chaplin's addition to La Grande, Oregon. Notice is hereby further given thai!' the council will levy a special assess ment on all the property affected and benefited by such Improvement for the purpose of paying for such Improve ment. That the estimated cost of such improvement is the sum of $6,344.50. That the council will, on the 18th day of October, 1911, mett at the council chamber at the hour of 8 o'clock, p. m. to consider said estimated cost, and the levy of said assessment, when a nearing wui be granted to aBy person feeling aggrieved by such assessment. La Grande, Oregon, October 4th, 1911 , CITY COUNCIL OF LA GRANDE, OREGON. By C. M. HUMPHREYS, Recorder of the City of La Grande, Oregon. 10-M0t . , 4 Notice or the ert3ng of the Board of Equalisation. Notice is hereby given that the coun ty board of equalization for Union county, Oregon, will attend at the court house, La Grande, on Monday, October 16, 1911, and publicly exam ine the assessment roll, correct all errors in valuation, descriptions or qualities of land, lots or other prop erty, as assessed by the county asses sor, and it shall be the. duty of all persona interested to appear at the time and place given. , All persons having grievances re garding the 1911 assessment may ap pear before such board and present their affidavits containing grounds for complaint All such affidavits must bt presented during the first week of the meeting of the board. j v D.M.CLARK. Assessor for Union County, Oregoa. v..