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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVES,
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1912.
ONE -HALF PRICE
CROCKERY SALE
It Is Great To Live
AND IT IS GREATER YET TO BE PERMIT
TED TO LIVE AMONG TEE GOOD PEOPLE
07 LA GRANDE AND THE GRANDE
RONDE VALLEY. WE REJOICE IN SEE
ING THE PROSPEROUS CONDITION
THAT PREVAILS, AND WE WISH ONE
AND ALL '.
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
E. E. KIRTLEY
LADIES' READY-TO-WEAR
T
AT
Flint Six
.Months of It
I'mir ropulur.
F.xMeucr
It may be of Interest to city tax
payers, all of whom help tn siiort
the public library, to read a few sta
tifctU 8 In regard to that liiKtitiition
Opened to the iiiihlic on July I'., 1!H2.
It lias hail an otlicial existence of
less than six months, yet In that
time the total attendance has been
7,547, and the total circulation ol
books l.llS.'i. The attendance in Sep
tember was 1.413, In (October l,Sil!
and in November 2.17(1. a noticeable
Increase, and making a weekly aver
ago duiiiiK the last month of ovci
600, well repaying the 1 mill tax on
city property.
Seven hundred different people
have taken nut cards and the dull)
attendance has often reached the
hundred mark.
There are at present l,2H."i volume
on the shelves. 114 of which were pre
sented by private Individuals during
the last two months.
The site documents are sent to
the library from time to time and
contain much valuable Information.
There are on file 37 of the best
magazines which are available to the
public at any time for reading at
the library room; new copies come In
each week or month, according to
the magailne.
tit Is the plan to purchase more
books In the sear future, making the
election varied enough to meet the
Interests of all classes of readers.
Miss Oowell. the librarian, is a
genius In her calling and Is receiving
well earned praise for her work.
irOTICE.
Notice of the recorder of the city
e-f La Grande, Oregon, of tht assess
ment of Improvement district No. 17
of the city of La Grande. Oregon. .
Notice Is hereby given that the as
sessment for the improvement of
North Second street, being Improve
ment district No. of the , IU -of
m Graode. Oregon, nnder the pro
vision. of Ordinance No. .t.
Series 1U. entitled. An sr
dmance declaring the ro.t of
Improving North Second street from
the north property line of W aveuue
to the center of Lake avenue, deter
mining the property benefited here
by; levying a reassessment thereon
to defray the costs and expenses of
the Improvement: prnvldlnr 'or in.
assessment roll of the same and di
recting the entry of said assess
ments in the dorkvt of citv liens;
providing the time when the same
shall become delinquent, and requir
ing the city recorder to prepare a
Mm!
IStC lna.ir
eternally watch
youjr money
in this bank
Day in and day out the Government has its eyes on
a National Bank. Its experts swoop down at any
minute to see how it is guarding your money. The
argis eyes of Uncle Sam are eternally watching
its rondnrt.
This National Bank is therefore one of the safest in
the world. Your account solicited. Come in
and we will tell you more about it.
UnitedStatesNationalBank
.La Grande. Oregon
Capital, $100,000; Surplus, $10,500; Deposits,
$400,000.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
N. K. WFST II. F. rOOI.WOE
WM. HILLKR A. T. HILL
T. 1. rU'ROGGM r. T. B.U OI
PR ASK rONLKY
J. f, HFXRT
J. L. ( avim:ss
If you are in doubt what to get why not get chinawarel
My one-half price sale on fancy chinaware is headquar
ters for present seekers. You have the best stock of dec
orated and hand-panted chinaware to select from.
F . L . L I LL Y
HARDWARE AND CROCKERY
special assessment roll in accordance
with the ' assessments herein levlel
and to collect said assessments," the
same being In Improvement district
No. 27. in said city of La Grande,
Oregon, is now In my hands for col
lection and that any Installment
therein may be paid to me at any
Ume within ten (10) day from the
19th day of December, 1912, without
penalty, Interest or cost; and each
property owner is hereby notified
that on application to the undersign
ed within ten (10) days from the 19th
day of December, 1912, which is the
first date of the publication of this
notice, they will be allowed to pay
such assessment in ten (10) annual
Installments, the first Installment
thereof being due and payable on or
before the 19th day of December,
1913. If application is not made ai
above specified, the whole amount
will be and. become due, payable and
delinquent on the 30th day of Decem
ber. 1912.
The assessment roll is as .'olio ws:
Riverside Addition
Luis Straum, lot 9, block 3...J14(.36
Louis Straum, lot 10, block 3.. 121.10
Julia Becker, lot 11, block 8.. 111.44
Julia Becker, lot 12. block 3.. 101.7
Julia Becker, lot 13, bloc 3.. 101.89
Margret Bartz, lot 14. block 3. 111.70
Margret Bartz, lot 15, block 3. 121.60
Margret Bartz, lot 16, block 3. 147.82
IB. Becker, lot 9, block 4 160 16
B. Becker, lot 10. block 4.... 123.87
La Grande Real Estate Ass'n.
lot 11, block 4 114.07
La Grande Real Estate Ass'n.
lot 12. block 4 104.26
La Grande Real Estate Ass's.
lot 13, block 4 162.98
La Grande Real Estate Abs'd.
lot 14, block 4 111.53
La Grande Real Estate Abb's.
lot 15. block 4 12o
La Grande Real Estate Ass'n .
lot 1, block 4 14S.11
La Grande Real Estate Ass's,
lot 9, block 7 13( 99
La Grand Real Estate Ass'n.
lot 10. block 7 112.24
La Grande Real Estate Ass's.
lot 11. block 7 14.13
La Grande Real Estate Ass'n.
lot 12. block 7 ..' 9.0
Ia Grande Real Estate Ass'n.
lot 18, block 7 97.7
La Grande Real Estate Ass'n.
lot 14, block 7 17.55
La Grands Real Estate Ass'n.
lot 15, block 7 117.38
La Grande Real Estate Ass'n.
lot 1, block 7 143.(8
La Grand- Real Estate Ass'n.
lot 9. block 8 148.02
La Grande Real Estate Ass'n.
lot 10, block 8 122.66
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A MERRY, MERRY
CHRIS! MRS
To All
And may the coming year
shed even greater bless
ings upon each of you
than the year now closing.
The People's Store