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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, , TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1912.
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THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS
,' ' Editor and Owner,
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GATHERING OF A FLOWER.
Today the home of Mr. and ' Mrs.
JFreenor of La Grande Is darkened by
the death of their five year did son
v -wfilcb occurred last night, and which
wna caused by an extraordinary accl-
; dent The little boy was on bis way
. borne from school, when aworkman
on public works took an Interest In
Jtfm and engaged in play just as any
man who has a heart Is likely to do
with a sweet child. He tossed the lit
tle boy In tbe air and. good naturedly
they enjoyed each other's company
for a time, put In tossing the boy n
? the airman inward Injury oWu'rrod
tbat caused the boy's death , 1 -j .-, -
: Grief 4oo bitter to ' describe"" eur
rounds not only the father and mother
. ; but the man who played with the buy.
-ft s one of those unfortunate accl-
denla wlllfh HO one con foreseo, The
liwwl community extends sympathy
"io bereaved ones over the loss of tbe
little flower of the Preenof home.'
Arcade
Theatre
ABSOLUTELY TUB STHONU
EST, AND REST HLKNDED "
. PROGRAM WE HAV1.
EVER SHOWN.
v;'f -.'y.,;' .,.. . . . . fv ' .""
"THE OATH OF HIS OFFICE"
.4 8. & A.
A:powerfuI western drama..'
"DELHI DURBAR" ..... Patfco
EXTRA" THE MOST SPEC
I TACULAR PICTURE OF Tl'E
YEAR. A Dim of the most im
portant event since tlio corona-
. nation of King Qeorgo V. -
THE CAUSE OF THE SOUTH"
Edison
One of Edison's famous war
. stories.
CHUMPS" . . , Yltngrnpli
.' The big chump, our fat friend
John Bunny, the other chump,.'
Marshal P. ' Wilder. ('HUMPS"
produces the laughs !n clumps,
, ! fits and starts. It fairly :
beams with : hllarloiiti screams,
covering the earth with Irresis
tible mirth.
LAURA GREEN MILLS
In. latest populnr song. .
A Working Capital of Over
$2t5,000 00 Inspires Confidence in This Bank
The stability of this Instl tutlon,
The substantial men behind It,
Its reputation for progrcsslveuess.
; It large loaning capacity. ' :;.
Its Bplrt of accommodation,
have 'attracted customors whoso deposits apgrogate over $700,-
000.00.
Promote your Interests by allying yourself aa a depositor with
this strong and succosau 1 Institution.
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON.
CAPITAL . , '. . . .. $ 100.000.00
SURPLUS . '. . 115.000.00
RESOURCES . . ' . '1,000.000.00
United States Depository
ANOTHER WHOLESALE 110 USE.
- ' v.s::" people- are buying automobiles instead
With tbe coming of Aljea & Lewis ' 0f .pictures, v That gives the artists a
lu tbe wholesale business, announce fine chance to paint automobile boi"
ment Is made today that the Daker le8 thereby getting money to cut the'r
City Grocery company will also put jmfr an(1 g!ve the chadren ft roa8t hea
In a wholesale grocery , house' In . La dinner. '
Grande. This means taat tbis city, j .,v,
after many years of expectancy. Is 10
enter into Its own in the jobbing and
wholesale business. Every naun with
business judgment has always main
tained that this city was the logical
place for breaking bulk and distribut
ing commodities. Its location 1b ex
actly right to yfopply tbe Eat tern Ore
gon country, but until now it has not
been possible to make headway along
those lines. ? i ---
With the Allen & Lewis and tne Ba
ker City company each protecting Its
interests in this 'section by establish
ing not only warehouses but a whole
sale business' here, there are bound to
others follow, not in the grocery line,
perhaps but In hardware, machinery
and various other commodities whloji
can to advantage be shipped to La
Grande In carload lots and distribut
ed from this point at a saving. .
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LA
HOfySEEXClIAKG? FOB
1 'GRANDER
The announcement that Fred Bil
lings, formerly a prominent horseman
of Union county, s to eitftblUh a sn)-
Ilon exchange Jin Is Oranrta, Is of
Considerable lmp'ortance to th horns
industry ot this valley. It mealis that
no longer, will there be chances taken
on the purchase iof breeding animals
and that these animals will be slip
piled to Eastern Oregon at about half
of the former cost. This applies to
home grown stallions which aie pure
bred, and also to exchange stallions.
There are some strains of blood that
will necessarily for & time have to be
Imported, but for the general hrie In
dustry,' the advent of 'Mr. UHllngs in
this line of business will V of great
benefit to Union county and to East
ern Oregon. ;-.. .
WILL HELP THE GRANDE R0DE
: The Investigation of fake orchard
concerns Is going to materially assist
the legitimate concerns in the Grande
Ronde to' come Into prominence be
cause It will list every concern in the
Btato, showing the price or lands and
what Is offered in the way of merit.
That Is' exactly 'what the orchnrdlRts
of this valley should Invite and do in
vite. For no place In the entire north
west can productive fruit lands fruit
lands that will actually return divi
dendsbe purchased at the price tiny
can In this valley,
: Nothing will mlliflite to the advant-
! age of this property so much as n sep
aration of wild cnt enterprises and
forcing a complete history of fruit-
lands on the pulblc. , :
A ' married couple may get along
pretty well when they agree on poli
tics, religion, suffrage, each other's
relntlves, wall paper, onions, children,
drinks and cats, but when both a-e
born on the same day, die the same
day seventy-six years later, and bunk
In the name grave, as did ' Wichita
Kas., pioneer and his wife, we believe
they may bo called consenlnl.
The artists complain that wealthv
Several English spies have ' bee t
sent to jail in Germany and a job lot
of ; German spleB have been sent trv
Jail In England, Why not cnll a truc.9,
exchange prisoners and save , boar J
bills. - "
Royal purple 1b the reigning society
color in Washington this reason.' It
is a relief from the deep blue which
has . been the reigning color - at the
white house forJie time. ' 1
. The hhoe manufactirers give rea
eons for the 60 cents e pair lncrease;
but' bow can the public be expected to
comprehend when - such a blow, is
struck at its understanding. ' ,
While we doubt If the United States
standing' army could lick Cupula, we
have Untold military resources In U'3
Pa ughters pf the Revolution, the Colo
nlal 'Dames',' and the suiffrageites.'
A Kansas poet dies,
leaving an e
tate valued at 1200.000 , Probably ho
played summer baseball or did some
thing elBequalljr removed from ama
teurism, as a Bide line.
- 'A new play is announced by the t'-
tle of :'The Wife Decides." It may be
new on the stage, but lt"s ah awfully
eld story in the gallery.
Pitcher George Mullin must get rid
of. between 25 and 85 pounds before
the opening of the playing season, If
he could only shed one of his feet. '
'J A Colorado woman has been con
victed of murder, but she made tbf
mistake of killing a woman instead of
a man.: ,; ; ,''."...,.' :' -.: " v -':;' '.'''.;'' .-.
Virginia ' raised 12,000,000 bushels
of peanuts. . 'That should be enough
to last until next crop, even In a cam'
palgn year. v , ' . ,:.
The turkey that has thus far escap
ed, can now pose.as an example otai,
!'good rfiik" for Instffance man. w J
"Children donate eggs for pastor.'
reads a headline. There are severa'
ways In which this might bo taken.
Wizard Burbank says he can make
paint out of the cactus Warranted to
stick, of course. , ; : ; t.
We progress. The lightning rod
agent Is becoming nlmost extinct,
; THIS DATE IX HISTORY.
February 6.
10G4 Queen Anne of England born.
Died Aug. 1, 1714. .
179G The Btate of Vermont ndootod
. a constitution.
1S07 Aaron Burr made his escape
'.. from Natchez, Miss. -1813
American troops raided Brock-'-';.
: ; ville. Ont. :
181 8-i-Wllllam M, Eva'rts;'1 Btatesn'fin',
.'' Jlbor'n; in Bost'onV Died, invNeV'
-: tork, ' Feb.' 28.' 1901.. 0;.:.? " 1 '
1838 Sir Henry Irving, famous Eng
llsh actor, born. Died Oct. 13
1905. VvJv-- .'"'iy '
1 862 Commodore Foote,-- with seven
; gunboats, captured Fort Henry,
. on the Tennessee river.
1867 The French evaeunted Mexico.
1870 Prince Arthur (Duke of Con
naught) visited Boston v
1S73 James Henry Coffin, noted .me-,
teorologtst, died in Enston, P:i.
Born in Williamsburg, Mnsv, on
; - V Sept, 6, 180G. v''?v-...
1899 Count von Caprlvi, former Ger
man chancellor, died. Born 'on
Feb. .21, 1831.:
"THIS IS MY 44T1I nillflllDAT."
George A. Dorsoy.
George A. Dorsey, widely noted ao
an aninropoiogisi,. was uum .m nt-
bron, Ohio, Feorunry 6, 1868. He grad
uated from DenlHon university in 1SS8
and from Harvard two years later. In
1S92-2 ' he traveled extensively in
South America conducting anthropol
ogical Investigations for the World's
Columbia exposition and the following
year ho acted as superintendent of
the anthropological department bT the
exposition. In addition, Professor hor
sey has been instructor In anthropol
ogy at Harvnrd, professor of compnr
ntive anatomy at Northwestern nn'
verslty, curator of anthropology . !n
the Field Columbian Museum and as
FRATERNAL ORDERS OF LA
GRANDE. ' 4
A. F.;fc A. M. La Grande Lodge No
:. 41, A. F. ft A. M. holds regular meet-,
ings first and third Saturdays at
7:30 p. m. Cordial welcome to all
Masons. N. MOLITOR, W. M.
. A. C. WILLIAMS. Secretary. ,
B. P. O .E. La Grande Lodge No. 433
meets each Thursday evening at 8i
o'clock in Elk's club, corner of De--.
1 pot street and Washington avenue
- Visiting brothers are cordially, in
vited to attend.
. H. J. R1TTER. El. Rul
' H. E. COOLIDOE. Rec. Sec.
WOODMEN OF THIS WOHLO La 1
Grande Lodge No. 169 W. 0. W .
meets every' second and fourth Sat- j
; urdays at K., P. hall. . All visiting'
mebers welcome. s
: D. FITZGERALD, C. C. . .
J. H. KEENEY. Clerk.
M. W; OF A. La Grande Camp No. j
770$ meets every Saturday" evening?
at i o'clock In K.wofP. hall,' over
Ulf'aardeavialUn8v,
nelibbors are welcome'. ; ' '
'"S: & '''; W. A. DUNN. V. G. io'
; ";" Vf.'jp'. LANDRUM. Clerk.
KNIOjHTS OF PYTHIAS Red Sroaf
Lodge No. 37 tneass every Monda
nlgbt In Csstls ball, (old Elk's hall )
A Pythian wslooits to all rlsitla
Knlfbts,
. . ' A. 0. HAYNES. C. C.
' R. L. LINCOLN. M. of R.. B.,
REBEKAH 8 Crystal LodK No.' K
meets every Tuesday evening In th
I. O. O. F. ball. All visiting mem
ben are invited to attend.
MI 39 HELEN McLAUOHLIN. N. O i
MI8S ANNA ALEXANDER, Bee
O. E. B. Hope Chapter No. 18, O. E
C. hoi stated communications tht
second and fourth Wednesdsys o'
; each month. Visiting members cor
dially Invited.
CARRIE B HUNTER, W. M. ;
MARY A. WARNICK. 8e.
sistant professor of anthropology in
the University of Chicago. He is the
author of numerous papers, relating
to anthropology and anatomy. ;
Congratulations, to:
George J. Gould, capitalist and rail
road magnate, 48 years old todav. .'
Isador Straus, New York fir.ancler,
merchant and philanthropist, 67 years
old today. - : ',; ' ' : .
- Asner C. Hinds, . renresentatlve. in
congress of the First district of Maine
49 years old today. - :':' . ' , .
Henry J. Hardenbergh, architect,
who designed the Waldorf-Astoria bo
tel in New York, 65 years old today.-
fl
Vib have Just received, one of
the mst up-to-date line of wool-.ens-.
ever : received In .' Eaxh-rii-Oregon,
and are now prepared
to' give you what you want in an
oiMo-dnto tailor made ' suit.
Come in and look our line over
nnd be convincca .
Popular Prices
. Expert Workmen
Lity uye
Works
Gleaning, Pressing, Re
' .pairing and Dyeing
Notice
j
(T nt rm n A'U r
V l. LAI 1
7A
Shipment Shoes
Received
At West's
Ouif;$hoe Departnt offers alHhe
advantage of the exclusive City Shoe
Stores. Largest stock ?of high qual
ity shoes and an experienced utter
always at your service.
Some Of The New Shapes
UTZ & DUNN AND J. E. TILT
PINGREE SHOES DRESS SH.ES FOR
FOR LADIES
& MISSES MtN
THE DEDBY A new high Complete line of slxen and
ronnd toe and short .vamp Inst JU8t "wired, lull, vfci,
that Is winning much favor with ". ! 'fcar in
- particular dressers. Comes In both button nn,l ,,,ce-
, tan and patent leather. Price : Prices $4.00, $4.50 and $5.00 ; ,
$3.50 and $4.00. J '
: WHITE BUCKS K1X A very SAFA T4X
popular new shoo for dressy WORK SHOES FOR MEX.
wear. Round high toe. loii , Kot tlle hwipest but the best
tr nn clean with just, , simp nnd bef)t work gofl at nny j,,., , ;
, water. Price gl,.-,0. pr(g. ftMr - -
Also severiil.netv spring styles .
In ,' - ;. . Other veil known shoes we are
'BUTTON 8EUDKS, exclusive agents for
BUTTON VELVETS,
BUTT0 V AND LA( E CALF- SIGNET DRESS SHOES . .$3.50
SKIN, CONNOLY HIGH SHOES .....
BUTTON AND LACE YICI 34M (o $7.00 "
KI1) BKIMJEMAN LOGGERS .. $7.00
PRICES $3.mi to $4.00. ' PATAPSCO WORK SUOES . .
An elegant line of Party Slip- 3M nil M
pers in dull kid. satin, patent .
and velvet. BARKER, BROWN AND SIG-
Price $3.5l. $4.0l nnd $4.50. NET SHOES FOR BOi'S.
Bring your feet to our Shoe
Department. We will treat
them the best.
' "'' Grant A.;: Lincoln ;
LA GR1NDE. OREGON. I
After a Cold Auto Ridel
what could be more comforting
Unt r, tlji. . ..
vvwiw, wmuu you wui aiways nna ready at thi8 season ot
the year at our Soda counter? We give It to you pure and cheering, i
full of that goodness and nutriment so peculiar to the best quality J
of Chocolate. It Is a food, drink and medicine all combined, at low I
cost. j
Selder's - La Grande I
or exhilerating than a nice cup of
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