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m : LA GRANDE EVENING OBSEltVER, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1912. PAGE 8 hi ) - ; t bis of OLD VETS HEBE MSTALLATIOJf AJiD SOON MESS .'-. IXPOBTAJif. B treat for Old Soldiers and Corps Transpires Today. W? ; SJallonany-knowu members of the TVomen'a Relief Corps and 0. A. R. ' setrans who are Influential In affaire vitiating with the veterans' association fun Kastern Oregon,' are here this af- , . . 1 1 . ihn fnrrn 1 fnnp. ji.. i... n.. n uuous ltt reiauon 10 uw-uijuhwni m anew officials in the two organizations 1 I Cora M. Davis, president of the na- Clonal organization of W. R, C. and , er secretary, Mrs. Jennie B. Hlg jins, arrived last night from Union !i mnd on the delayed train today, anoth er delegation of Union members ar rived to participate in the mess at ' Bioon and the Installation thiB after- noon. Commander Faulk and his lieuten ants today-noon served a regular mess 2n mess fashion at the I. 0. O. F. ; fcll to the W. R. C. and visiting offl " -;lalH. The event was highly enjoyed, for the beans were kept hot and the Tbaron Bizzllng until the late train ar rived at high noon. ; The guests fell ,: In with alacrity and enjoyed the meal .-immensely.- ' - 'l' Under the 'direction of (Mrs. Davis, he W, R. C. Installed In' office and , denerai J, A, Ooodbrod of Union sup ervised the installation- of the 0. A. "ft. at a public Installation commenc 9ng at 2 o'clock. 3. A, Purcell of Un Ban was office rot the, day. ' Among the Union people present were Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Hlggens. Mrs. &. A. Purcell, and NTs'. Alma Rohrlg, S. A. Purcell and Mr. Ooodbrod. The !fflrers Installed follow: , ' Ilellef Cons Officers Ties. Mrs. Anna Hoesch, S. V. P. TSfrs. Mary 0. Miller, J. V. P. Mrs. I. "W, Faulk, Chap. Mrs. C. M. Jones, Treas. Mrs. Rachol E. Worstell, Sec. aura. Susan B. Williamson, Con. Mrs. 'A. B. McOee, Guard, Mrs. Orva Law- Post Officers. Com. I. W. Faulk, Sen. Vice' Wm. "arider, J. Vice O. McCumber, Adj. J. "W. Oliver, Chaplain, C. H. Gore, Offi cer of Day, George Jacobs, Officer of 3uard, Moso Thompson. ' SELLS COLUMBIA KIVE.III LAXBS vOhciis InvestniMit Co. Cloned Ifljf l)nl This Week. A real , estate deal including 3.000 -cres of . Columbia river land and a Vargo pumping plant opposite Umatll Sa was inade this week by the Glvens Investment company of this city. The parclmsor Is J, B. Davidson, president of the Southwestern Engineering com pany of Chicago. Development will t unee begin and 'Mr. Davidson will remove to the land early next month - to give It- personal attention. , Another deal mmle by the Given In-j raresf mant rompnny is the SnodgrasR f&rtlt tract east, of La Grande which, -was Bold to Portland parties who will move here early in the spring. A Horrible Fate Befalls 2040 In Number That many biscuits were baked and eaten, from a 48 lb. sack of La Grande Milling Co. 's Blue Stem Flour. It's the light flaky JcifZ There's an iron-clad guarantee goes with each, sack. The following stores sell it: CEDDES BROS. STAGEBEf.G WHITE'S TH0RNE & WILCOX W. M. MONROE E, J. ATCHISON CUMMtNGS 6 FRENCH SNODGRASS E. P0LACK PA TTIS0N BROS. UNION CO. C0-0PERA TIVE STORE E. ATKINS IXL STORE E. W.P.ALLEN STANDFIELD STORE CR0SSENS GR&CERY So it don't matter where you trade, they all 1 L-ili U T r n.j r- m iiaiiuie u. us ieuuy uoou. 00 oraer your next SACK THIS KIND and MAKE us prove it. La Grande Milling Co. UUIIES WILL DINERS COMMERCIAL (LIB BANQUET OS SEXT FRIDAY SIGHT. Social Effort to Get Farmers aud La- dies to Attend Function. CLUB QUARTERS MOVED. J The La Grande Commercial club wll after the first of. the next ? & month be housed In Hoiian hall -i J where banquet facilities are un- 3 siirnasseil and where the clubs --- - . . furniture will be used to good A .1 i. mKn aIhK will mnva '3T $ Into Its Fifth street quarters March first and will dedicate its 3 new headquarters with a banquet the following evening. 'P New" epochs In Commercial club banquets in this city will be Inaugur ated a week hence, Friday night of next week to be exact, when wives and lady friends of commercial club mem bers and other men interested will be present at a banquet to be given In llonan hall, At a meeting of the new Commercial club directors lant night this proposition was given consldcra-. ble' attention and preliminary details laid. Two features are to prevail the ladies are to be present and a special Invitation will be extended to farmers to Join In the festal celebra tion. Plates are to cost CO centB eitch and the aim Is to get a great repre sentation present. Some of the lncl-. dents connected with the Junket to Southern Oregon, a district where, by the way, women figure conspicuously In all Commercial club affairs of this nature, will be related by various members of the parly. JUDGE CRAWFORD TO LECTURE Will Address Ml I. A. on Co-Operation Sunday Evening. Tomorrow evening Judire Thomas C. Crawford, one of Eastern Oregon's lending atttorneys, will del'vor a lec ture before the M. I. A. on "Co-Opera tloh." This Is a subject which today occupies a decidedly Important posi tion In the world and the Judge will give some new ideas on It. Evcycne Is welcome and all should attend. Lost a Fine Team. (Union Republican.) During the recent cold spell and snow fall In the Grande Ronde valley L. L. McKeunon, who has a ranch near Allcel, missed a valuable team that had recently cost him about $400, and diligent . search failed to reveal them, until last week when Mr. Mc Kounon's son ' found the . animals In the Grande Ronde river, where they had fallen through the Ice and drown ed. Mr. JlcKennon feels the loss keen ly, as tho team was an exceptionally good one. Zero Wealher In East, Minneapolis, Jan. 27. Zero weather still grips the northwest. The mercury in some places Is 32 below. At Grand Forks, N. D., It reached Its maximum low temperature. MBLER BANK PUS MATURE ISCOBl'OUATIOS l'APKRS FOB. I WAJIDED LAST SIGHT. - Capital Stock of $25,000 Subscribed And luconoratlon Starts. Incorporation papers were ' for warded to the secretary of state by the Incorporators of the proposed State bank of Imbler last night. The three men whose names appear on the Incorporation documents are Clay W. Fox, George L. Cleaver and C. S. Williams. Officers have not been elected and neither has the charter been granted, but the initial steps have now been taken which no doubt mean that In due course of time Im bler will be supplied with a bank. The capital stock is 125.000. The new banking house has been discus sed for some time and the necessary routine of red tape will be cairled forward with dispatch from now on. ISIS TO KUX FEATURE FILMS MONDAY AXD TUESDAY. Piece Adapted From Thackeray's Mus- terplecc, "Vanity Fair." This supremely magnificent Vita- graph portrayal Is Incomparably dra matic, scintillating with flashes of sa tiric comedy, and deep grasps of pa- ,IUR KKU hww..-hw w w. . Intv nnil Inrtilnntallv tbe great battle of Waterloo with all Its .... i . L thrilling and historic interest (Continued from Yesterday.) Reel Ho. 3. ... . . . Pninnoi Pnwilon Onwlev .In nrlson for debt, writes a note of appeal to ( wm be followed this year, yet the of hls wife to raise. money to secure his flcaia 0f the land office desire to at release. She replies falsely that she tract the attention of all water uBers i ii, i, hml on, I mill ImnlnrR Lord kin nnvmnnts t.n make that th la oti.n " " " - ."-i Steyne to show Rawdon leniency, car- rying out her deception buu runner nlent8 refer to tne time ine payment by signing herself "Yours affection-' Bii0Uld be made at the local land offlc 5 ately, Becky." Upon receipt of this and not to the date mailed or other note, Rawdon, In despair, sends to his wige Tni8 is especially Important, 't brother, Sir Pitt, for assistance. Sir )g anounced, inasmuch as the commis Pitt hastens to his brother's succor soner has directed the local officials and makes him free man. Rawdon ,.to m&ke every possible effort for ac immediately goes to his wife's apart-, curate an(j prompt action In this mat ments and finds here in the company ter Therefore, promptly after Marc of Lord Steyne, whom he throttles! 1912 a report will be made on eac i and throws neipiess to tne noor, "euv- Ing Becky forever. Major William Dobbin marries Ame lia Osborne, whose husband was kil led at Waterloo. Amelia and Major Dobbin learn of Becky' downfall arid their hearts ore touched. They visit her in her poverty and find her diss!- pated, but unconnuered. She refuses aid from Mr. and .Mrs. Dobbin, and they leave her to her waywardness and folly. anus, iiazz viii) ox defense. Shown That Certificate to Practice 0s v v leopatliy Was Granted; Port Orchard. Jan. 27. Five wit nesses were called by the .defense to Jay in the murder trial of Mrs. Haz - zard, charged with starving Clairo Williamson to death. Dr. Walton 'oung, president of the state board of enlth in 1910, testified that a certi ficate was issued that year to Mrs. Buzzard to practice osteopathy and fasting. It was Issued on a court or der compelling them to do so. She ever submitted a diploma or passed a medical examination in Washington. WAYT FREE TOLLS. I'nnnnin Shipping Should Be Free Say Northwest Lumbermen Tacoma, Wn., Jan. 27.-r-Immedlate leclsive action by the West Coast Lumber Manufacturers' association In favor of free tolls for American ship- nine through the Panama canal were taken at the annual meeting of the as sociation last night. A committee was nnolnted to work for it with other commercial bodies of the coast. SEATTLE JEWELS TAKES. Tlitrd. Big Robbery Un Few Days 18e lMrtcd at Sound City. Seattle, Jan. 27. Diamonds and other lewelry valued at $1,000 were stolon this morning from the home of Mrs. Charles WhUelesey. The burglar left a ladder against tho window. This U the third big Jewel robbery report ed In tho last three weeks In Seattle. Iteiwrts Arc Denied. . New York, Jan. 27. Xo attempt will be mndo by the Taft supporters to place tne repuouenn state committee meeting here today on record as fav- oring the president. It was reported that an attempt was to be made to en- dorse MUST MEET ITER FEES UOVEBJiaiJiST OHWJilW WLJLIX- : TI0S BY MARCH. Prayers for Graduated Payments Is overruica y jicuarinieni. "The prayer for graduated payments of water right charges upon the Uma tilla project seems to have availed nothing Inasmuch as the commission er of the general land office has di rected the local land office to notify every water user within the project shown by the records of that office to be still owing any part of their water right charges up to and Including that of December, 1910, that payment must be made of such charges at the local land office before March 1, 1912, or pa proprlate action looking to the collec tion of charges under the water right contract if the land Is not Included in au entry subject to the reclamation act, or the entry, if Bubject to said act, will be promptly canceled without fur ther notice," Such is the statement of Receiver Colon R. Eberhard of the U. S. land office here. "In obedience to such direction, no tices signed by Register Bramwell anri myself have been sent by registered mail to all such persons. There were over 350 registered letters, and tho amount shown on all the notices sent aggregated a total of J61.754.32. "In former years, the public notice- have been conditioned so that'wate.' llrv ' ' viiriit rlnlnmntH were not delinquent untll March 31, aud pnyments made at . . 1. nxV.ntn4AiaVr, Hermiston on or before that date havj been recognized even if received the land office after the date. While , n ia nnt announced that a different rule i uuTii5 i' datea UBed in connection with pay- entry Bnown by tne lana onice uoum to be delinquent on that date." SIctuodlst Episcopal Church. The sermon Sunday morning will be nn "Perannml T?nannnaltill It V " Th. Ulusic wm be of tne Bame uauai g00(i onier, , in the evening there will be a union meeting of all the available churches to meet and hear Mrs. Unruh, state president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. This Is a treat in deed, for 'Mrs. Unruh is a lady of na tional fame,' a position she holds in the opinion of the public because of ner long proven anility, sue is not only a speaker of worth and power but an orator as well. The Sunday school meets at 9:45, F H Green superintending, and the. Epworth League holds the hour at 6:30, Miss McMurray, president Baptist Church. Services in First Baptist church for week beginning Jan. 28, 1912. Sunday school at 9:45. Public worship at 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. The Young Men's club will meet in the lecture room Monday ut 7:45 p. m. At the same hour Dr. Dora Underwood will have charge of the Young Ladles' club in the gymnasium. Tuesday evening the Young Peoples Bible Study class meets in the lecture room. Thursday evening the regular pray er and nraise service In lecture room. Friday evening, council meeting of Troop No. 2, Boy Scouts of America. insofar as nostble this church will do work along institutional lines. It Is our keen desire to be of the great est possible service to our city. E.'P. BORDEN", Pastor. First Presbyterian Church. In the morning there will be the celebration of the Lord'B Supper and the reception of new members. Evening subject, "The Free Oift of God." Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. Superin tendent, C. A. Small. Junior C. E., 3:00 ;. m. C. E. service 6:30 p. m. Trayer meeting, Thursday, 7:30 p. m. REV. S. W. SEEMANN, D. D Minister. St. Peter's Clmrch. Fourth Sunday After Epiphany. c0mmunn ,..., Brhool 8 a.m. 10 a.m. 11a.m. -...'5 p.m. Mol.nIn- v, pvpn,n .ervice UPTON II. GIBBS, Rector. It may be that some time you'll need the assistance this bank can render. If you are depos iting your money here and transacting your business with us, you may be assure of our friendly consideration at all times. Every man, today, has a good chance to lay up a compe tence in twenty-five years or less if he saves. An account with this bank will provide an excellent plan of laying aside that portion of your earnings not needed for immediate use U. S. NATIONAL BANK La Grande, Ore. The Timber DeoL (Union Republican.) The sale of a big tract of timber at the head of Catherine and in the Park, to Pittsburg parties, Is reported progressing satisfactorily, numerous WENAHA Main 732 Complete Equipment tor Resetting ann Repairing Rubber Buggy Tires LA GRANDE IRON WORKS D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor COMPLETE MACHINE SHOPS AND FOUNDRY Simple As 2x2 An ordinary lamp givesa bout -as much light as a 5 watt electric globe. i i, It would require five ordinary kerosene lamps to furnish the same light as a 25 watt electric globe eight for a 40 watt, etc. It costs .00375 cents an hour to burn a 25 watt electric light the equivaleat of five kerosene lamps. Kerosene sells at 25 cents a gallon. Figure It out yourself just how much more It will coat you to produce a given volume of light with kerosene than with electricity. You will then be convinced that electricity la cheaper than any other form of lllumlnant. That It really does more for less cost. " We are convincing people of the advantages of electric lighting every day. Not one user In a hundred would ever be willing to go back to kerosene lamps. There la only one conclusion to draw from this: that our ser vice is reliable and our rates reasonable Phone Main 34 for rates. Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co. . "Always at claims having been already cruised,' accepted and paid for. There appears to be no reasonable doubt but that the entire tract will be taken. The ques tion that interests Union is as to what the new owners propose to do with the timber. Can't We Help You Build a new home? No use to pay rent when . we are silling lumber and buildrg material at ' such low prices. ; Drop in and get estimates . from us. You will thank us for the hint. LUMBER CO. La Grande, Ore. I Your Service," ft ' X
