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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1912)
PAGE EIGHT LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1912, Clearance Sate Of IPianos Wc find ourselves overstocked with. new high grade pianos too many for summer V;ule and beginning today and ending Saturday night we will make prices that ought to bring every prospective piano buyer to our store on th e run. Our prices will do our talking. Bring $10 with you and see what you get for it. The knife cuts deep and the saving is yours. We want to turn our fine stock into cash or good paper. Remember, we are here to stay, area permanent fixture in La Grande and if anything goes wrong we are here to make it right. During this sale (So 0 pianos sell for $225. , $1,000, $750, $650, $500 pianos sell for . . $ 750, $600, $485, $277, $237. '"" A genuine reduction and saving on every piano in t he house, including player pianos. Nothing cheap but the price. . $10 Puts a Piano in Your Home $6 or More Per Month Keeps it There Don't DelayCome at Once Open Evenings , Reed-French Piano Manufacturing Co r The Elite THEATRE A Home Show Owned By Home People. Our Profits Remain Here REJUVENATION .Tbauhooser A picture that shows the mis take of purposeless living and gives a cure tor it, too. Staged in Florida. FALSE TO BOTH Imp Two men, unknown to eacb oth er, are in love with the same woman, and each has her photo photograph. She, however, mar ries another man, and the ri val become fast friends. . WHITE APBONs'...... Nestor A clean cut comedy dealing with a domestic science school, and Its pretty teachers and pret tlers pupils. ANIMATED WEEKLT. Topical. . Current events of the past month. Illustrated Sonp Mr. E. F. Sinclair. SAVOY I X OF M. &, M. COMPANY BUS THE NEW STRUCTURE. I). C. Brlchoux, Former Owner, Moving I to Vale to live Permanently. V. C. Brichoux yesterday jsold the I Savoy annex to the M. & M. company I Mr. Buctioux erected the annex a few j months ago to faciltiate matters In regard to the Savoy hotel which has its rooms over the M. & M. company's display rooms. Shortly after building the annex he sold the hotel interests and now has let go of th ubeHR and now has let go of the building, all in anticipation of going to Vale, from where he will transact desert land business. He will return to Vale Saturday taking bis family with him, he having already epent a few weeks there on business matters. Many to Locute. Twelve well known business men of this city will go to Vale Saturday to locate on desert land there. Mr. Brl choux claims to have enough business to keep him In the Eastern Oregon town lor about .five yean. FRANK 1 M 1 (Continued from pact one) by Cajhoun d'-sned to override : majority of 77,000 California republ! cans which pre JuJ ced the contest." The national committee's vote on the contest in the Fourth California dis trict was 37 for seating the Taft men and 16 against. Two of the Roose velt delegates were elected by a ma jority of more than 69,000 In the state wide primary, and two Taft men w seated in their stead who had a local majority of 1E0 votes. F. C. Bryan, a law partner c: Gen- BAND DAXCE. v i First of Party Dances Chen by the Band This Season. The La Grande band will give its first dance of the season on June 18, i These little dances given from time ' to time by the band have proven very popular with the people, and as the proceeds of this dance are to be used j in meeting added expenses of the band when they go to Portland with the ' Elks, It will be just a little more out of the ordinary and a little more en joyable to the public than ever before. Council Lets Contracts for Sewer aud Pavements. At a meeting of the city council in executive session to consider the bids j for pavements and sewers contracts j were awarded to the Warren Con-, struciion company, which will mean ! an expenditure of $180,890.40 for civic ! Improvements and will give the city abort 60 blocks paved with the die- j hrntcd bitulithie pavement, says tut. j Tillamook Herald. Work will have to 1 commence three (fays after the co tract is signed, Li-t It Is the Inten'io.i ' of the Warren Co lttruction compini to piteli the work t s rapidly as PDA?!-; ble its the street ement cannot b? t'onc ritler the rainy season sets In. This contract wis let after earful Invei lsation of ihe merits of otiiei'j pavir.g, and was o.vnrded for bituliCiIo because of its proven worth, and ba cause It has withstood every test of time and traffic under all climatic ', con 'Hons. adv 6-12-lt s 1 MODERN SCHOOLS. In the Small Towns Sometimes Better , Than In the Larger Flaces. j To prove the fact that some of the smallest towns are more modern than ; some of the larger and olders ones, the j schools of the little town of Stanfield may be taken Into view. F. D. Carruth WELL KNOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT i MEMBER PASSES. After Brief Illness End Come as a Shock to Many Friends. Frank R. Brown, a well known young man of this city, prominent in Elk and Moose lodge circles and tire department life, died at 10:05 last eve. aJng after an Illness of a few days. He was taken ill Sunday and ncilnrr he nor his relatives deemed the illness critical until the news of the death cnaie as a distinct shock this morninr to nls many friends. Funeral arrange men's have been set for Friday after noon at 2:30 when the Elks will have cbarg of the interment, with assist ance from the Vowe lodge. The ser vices will be conducted from th; Elk hall. Here Since Childhood. Frank Brown was born In Polge tllle, New York, October 8. 1SR1, and came to La Grande In his early child hood, having lived here continually sine?, being renrly 31 years of ace. He k survived by his mother, Mrs. lntfly of this city but now principal l eral Charles Dick, Taft's contest man- cf the public schools In Stanfield in I ager, argued for Taft. Heney epoke . conversation with an Observer rep- j for the Roosevelt delegates. After esertative this afternoon displayed a , Bryan was through with his argument, few pictures of his schools. The writ- t er was shown views of a fine modern concrete building, well ventilated and j J. White, and father, M. D. Brown, a alster, Miss Mae White, and other rel- Hon, we will protect ourselves Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania ask ed him if he knew the California leg islature "flagrantly and deliberately violated the law by forcing through the California primary law under the lash of Governor Johnson." Heney was on his feet Instantly. "I object," be said, "to having my state insulted by Senator Penrose, or anyone else. I won't silently permit anyone to libel Governor Johnson." The Roosevelt men declare the ac tion of the national committee In seat ing two Taft delegates In the fourth district California Is a part of the plan to law a foundation of attack on the whole delegation from California and other states where the delegates were electod from the tate at large. TM i attack, they say, Is before the com mittee on credentials. Flynn and Gasscock declared the electoral delegates of Pennsylvania and West Virginia will support Roose velt In the electoral college even If Taft Ib nominated. Flynn said: "If they steal the roll call In this conven- The with an abundance of large windows, where all departments of school work are handled. In addition to the regu lar work Mr. Carruth showed the pictures of great swings loaded with children, and other older pupils en gaged in games and many forms of recreatalon. These he explained were to keep the pupils busy and out of mischief. Mr. Carruth also showed pictures of a gardening contest which had helped to train the young minds along the lines of agriculture and to interest them in the practical side of life. WANT CHARTER RETURNED. Chicago Electrotyper Want to Get Back In the Fold. San Frarclsco, June 12. President Straube of the Chicago Electrotypers and Stereotypers' union today contin ued his argument at the 11th annual convention of the International Elec- atlves, some of whom have arrived . Pennsylvania state delegation Is not trotypers' and Stereotypers' union here for the funeral. These Include Mrs. Flora Smith and Miss Berdie Smith, an aunt and couln, of Walla Wnlki. adjourned. We have 30 of the 3S dele, gates and nothing can prevent our electors voting for Roosevelt. Even if Taft's name Is on the ballot, the The Philadelphia Quakers are now j electors are not bound to vote for him. able to put a strong team In the field This would mean the defeat of the n.v and the other National leacue teams tlonnl republican ticket but woa'd are booked for a real battle wl en snve us In Pennsylvania, they meet Charley Dooin's outfit. All Moose are requested to . tt:-.' for the reinstatement of his union. The Chicago charter was cancelled after the union struck In sympathy with the Hearst pressmen In Chicago. Pres. Straube declared that President Freel j of the International body made no in- ; vestlgatlon of their grievances before ordering them bark to work a!t-r tV 1 re struck. Freel lr ree ? BsV9sSsiVBK9HsHsHMHsbsbsb Fmel We will clean your Diair. md Ring, Pin or any Diamond Jewelry free of charge for the next ten days. Fancj' or Plain Mountings made to order in our manufactur ing department. New claws put in old mountings. "Work done promptly, prices reasonable. Siegrist & ...Co. Largest Jewelry Store in Eastern Oregon A Short, Pointed Messsage To VounQ Men Clothes Count Clothes don't make the man, but they go a mighty long way toward showing what kind of a man you are. If you are somebody, you'll appear the part. Xo ordinary clothes are admitted to this store. If they are not cut and tailored just right, we fire them back. We sell only such garments as will retain their good appear ance and stand the wear. You can depend upon clothes bought here to make you look the part of the real man. They Will satisfy you, your family and your friends. The Store That Satisfies lonraiGHTBu MICHAELS, STERN & ( ROCHESTER. M Y. A A VtOl VW1U U1A11 V a