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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1912)
LA GRANDE EVENING ORSKRVKK ' SATURDAY. JUNE 15, 1912. Ball Game Broken up by Sunday School Worker Sunday School Missionary Introduces New - Hethodx Makes La Urande His Headquarter While Covering Several Eastera Oregon Counties. DRINK America's Best Mineral Water It's Good for What Ails You SAM -o J t t s '" ' You never see our advertisements for any special sale, do you? But if you should come into our store and ask. for a price on anything in quantities, we have it, and it is a good one, too. Come or phone and get our prices in quantities. You will be satisfied, and you will come again. ClydeUCiddle General Merchandise Phone Red 3321 Island City, Complete Equipment tor Resetting and Repairing Rubber Buggy Tires LA GRANDE IRON WORKS D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor COMPLETE MACHINE SHOPS AND FOUNDRY OR. f - 1 fjSCHlNESE i-jLmuJI Our wonderful lire giving herbs will absolutely extirpate every Im purity from the system. No drugs, no poison, nonalcoholic. FBEE CONFIDENTIAL COSCLTATION-FT?rr. Those living out of town can cure themselve at home with our herbs. Write to us for particular!. Telephone Main 807 F " 801 620 Office i 123 Bridge Street, Baker, Oregon. WENAHA LUMBER COMPANY Oregon. FONG HERB CO. "COMPETITION IS THE LIFE OF TRADE" some people think but compe tition brings no uneasiness to us, because we know that we cannot be undersold on high quality building lumber by any one. Representing the American Sunday School union of the Pacific north wast department, R. E. Close, who baa been prominently Identified with Sunday School work In Eastern Ore gon, has moved to La Grande to make his headquarters here. Some of the characteristics of the man is reflected in the way he broke up a Sunday ball game at Baker and pulled the rooters and players and all Into the church. Once In, he had them singing . religious hymns like old church-goers and he immediately won a "borne" In an element be want ed to work with. He has five or six eastern Oregon counties wherein be will work with La Grande as head quarters and to spread the Sunday School germs is his mission. The movement is national with district headquarters. While much of the success ot this work Is due to the interdenomina tional character of the society,, all homes being opened gladly to Its mis sionaries and all elements uniting In OTICE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: No tice is hereby given that in pursuance of a resolution adopted by the com mon council of the city ot La Grande, Oregon, on the 15th day of May, 1912, creating Improvement district No. 60 and designating Cedar street, as such district, and in pursuance of a reso lution adopted by said common coun cil on the 15th day of May, 1912, whereby said council determined and declared its intention to Improve all that portion of Cedar street, In said Improvement district as hereinafter described, by grading said street, the council will, ten days after the ser vice of this notice upon the owners of the property affected and benefited by such improvement, order that said above described Improvement be made that the boundaries of said district to be so improved are as follows: from the south line of Main avenue to the north line of Spring avenue. (A) And the property affected or benefited by said Improvement Is as follows: , Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, block 2 and lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, block 5, Romig's addition to La Grande, Ore gon. 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 $740.04. That the council will, on the 19th day of June, 1912, 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, June 5th, 1912. CITY COUNCIL OF L AGRANDE, v OREGON. By C. M. HUMPRHEYS, Recorder of the City of La Grande, Oregon. Teachers' Examination. Notice Is hereby given that the county school superintendent of Un irn county, Oregon, will hold the reg r;ar examination for applicants for state paners,.at La Grande, Orenoi. ns follows: Commencing Wednesday, Juni !?, at 9 o'cloik a. m and continuinf uutll Saturdaj , June 22nd, at 4 o'clock p. tn. For the M 1 PR IV Aft I Newlin Book Store Company supporting Its services, bo little cred it la due to the expert management of Us managers and the advisory board of the various districts. For the Up per Coast district this year the vice presidents who are on the Advisory Board Is as follows: Mr. G. F. Johnson, President Provi dent Truot Co., and Secretary, Port land Commercial Club, Portland, Ore. Mr. F. C. Knapp, Secy-Treas., Brew-er-Knapp Co., and President Portland Chamber ot Commerce, Portland, Ore. Mr. L. E. Hamilton, Hamilton Dept. store, Albany, Oregon. , Mr. Geo. R. Osgood, vice-president Wheeler.Osgood Co., Tacoma, Wash. Mr. W. P. Wlnatuj, Farmers Savings Bank, Walla Walla, Wash. Mr. William H. Shields, New York Mutual Life, Sopkane, Wash. Mr. C. C. McEachran, Washington Water Power Co., Spokane, Wash. ' Mr. F. S. Deli rich, Judge, Federal Coure, Boise, Idaho. Mr. D. Worth Clark, Attorney, Di rector Y. M. C. A., Pocatello, Idaho. Wed! esday U. S. History, p:iHiol ogy Writing, Physical Geography, RtaJit;,. Composition, Methods lu Htuding, Methods In Arithmpf Thursday Arithmetic, History of Education, Psychology, Methods in Goosrap'jy, Grammar, Geography, American Literature, Physics, Meth ods in language, Thesis for Primary Certificate. Fi May Theory, Orthography, Eng lish Literature, School Law, Botany, Algebra, Civil Government. Saturday Geometry, Geology, Gen eral History, Book-keeping. Dated at La Grande, Oregon, this, the 7th day ot June, 1912. E. E. BRAGG, County School Superlntendene. i 6-7-10t The Spirella Corset You cannot obtain from any stock corset the classy lines, style, -taste and absolutely per fect fit to be had In a A type for every figure. Let me select the model your figure requires and lit It to you. SPIBELLA BONING retains Its . shape permanently, allows utmost freedom of mo tion; gives supreme satisfaction, perfect comfort. My training and experience are at your service. N .La Grande. Call Farmers . 0xl E8. LAURA B. JACISON, Corsettera. 1908 First St Phone Be4 1111 Office Our stock of office supplies is complete. You will save time and probably money by remem bering to secure thesa goods here. We have everything in the way of office stationery, desk supplies, letter files, bill files, blank and account books ot all kinds. We believe that our book and stationery stock Is un usually large for a town of this size and that we can always make It worth while to come here when anything ot this character is needed. Grande MEAT COMPANY ARE NOW MAKING the ROYAL BRAND COM POUND. Pure and Healthful 51b. Pail ........:$ 65 10 lb. Pail ....... ..$1.25 CITY MARKET MAIN 50. FIR ST. MARKET MAIN 48 Phone Main 8 And Place Your Order For Berry Cups 1 at the George Palmer Lumber Co. Retail Department I I B.NUTTTER, B. Let Us Protect Your Health by putting your plumbing in first-class sanitary con dition, connecting it to sewer so it will pass all sani tary laws. BAY & ZWEIFEL UCENSED PLUMBERS LA GRANDE Iron Where It's Cool. Don't do your Ironing In a hot kitchen; ubo an electrlo Iron and Iron in the coolest room tn the bouse. Wherever there Is a light socket, you can use an electric Iron. You will be ablu to do your Ironing in about half the time It takes now, for you don't have to change Irons or wait for thein to heat Your Clothes will lock bl:jr too, for there's lew likelihood of scorching tbem. Anotacr thing: You'll And It costs less to heat an e.tc. trie Iron than th i old fashioned kind. So everything is In favor of the wcr, an who Irons with electricity. We keep all sizes rnd styles of electric Irons constantly on band, and yo i will nod our prices very modest Eastern Oregon Light '& Power Co. "Always at your service" utonae r: IT'S PAINTING TIME. Nature puts on new clothes In the springtime, and wise house owners are careful to pnt a new coat of paint on their wooden structures In the spring time too. We have the best paint (or the purpose a smooth, solid body paint that is made of pure White Lead and linseed oil. It covers a large surface and It covers It to last well In all weathers. Various sized tins and prices. m Main732. Greenwood and Madison