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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, .
: ' TUESDAY. JUNE 17. 1913
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'.1 FATAL
0BSS, PEOPLE KILLED AND THE
. CROPS .RUINED.
Tdtda and Marion Are Visited by Se
vere Stora Early Today.
Refreshments and music will bo pro
vided. Everybody welcome. 6-ll-8t
Everything in Photography at Hill
Drug Store. -7 3
Mrs. E. L. Evans. Pianov Teacher.
Thorough instruction In artistic
Piano Playing and Harmony. Modern
methods used. Studio 1008 Third St.
Phome Black 881. . t-1'
Only a few more days and a few
more suits; so get your suit or dress
while there is a saving at Kirt-
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Cleveland, June 17. Heavy Dam
mtr was caused here by a terrific
electrkal storm which raged in this
mgjjan early this morning. Andrew ,
abtxger was killed and a woman in
2fn& at Toledo. At Marion one man
ocas killed: arid four injured by light-
aog- '
sTe& property was damaged and
stack killed. - In Wyandotte county
ids fruit crop throughout; the whole
oactaoor was pracically ruined by the
ADDITIONAL LOCALS. ,
MONEY Can make some loans on
. gtwi productive farms for five years
seven and one-half per cent; one
'j to five thousand dollars. . Write full
:y (feteription of property and ' amount
wanted, i Address: "Money," care
: dbesrver, La Grande, Oregon.
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Efficient Auto services-good ear
always on the job.. Call Shores Auto
Service, Sommer Hotel. ?
Neat, clean, extra well constructed
brick chimneys built by John unerg,
1807 X.
. PERSONALS.
Tie Ladies' aPriah and Missionary
andety of Zions' Evangelical Luther
an durch,' will meet next Thursday
afternoon at the home : of Mrs. Roy
BteZL. 2514 Second street.
3j Grande Electric Co., best wir
and supplies. Located in Foley
Motel block, Adams Ave. B-26-6t
i , iffirs: Maier and Mrs. Moore High
alas Dressmaking and Ladies' Tailor
:mg corner Spring and Fourth Sts.
Red 1081.
B you want to build something
9Md it pays you to see John Oberg,
X Ave. Buildings, walks, bridges,
flanks anything, Not "cheapest" but
Hast. Permanently iocated here.
THE SUMMER'S VACATION
WHERE SHALL WE GO?
This question is one that comes at
fiftb time of year .and is always per
rftsiog. There are a . number of
jafaeea to go, but which should we se
lect For all who need a splendid
sett among ideal surroundings Wal
fcura Lake Park with its clear skies
. wi health giving exhilerating air,
rfth its glorious mountain scenery
.and lakes that lift your soul clean out
of trie every day rut can hardly be
(equaled in the world as a place to
laM and tone up your system and
enjoy the pleasures of out door life.
If yon will write for descriptive book-
;4 ami literature regarding dates and
vocvmnodations to the Wallowa Lake
Amusement Co., Joseph, Oregon, they
will be sent you free of charge. To
mit this beautiful spot and spend your j
vacation there is a treat that you will!
never forget. Special excursion rates
f one and one-third fare for the round:
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hunter have
returned from the Rose show.
Chris Stackland, the Cove 6rchard
ist, was n the city today.
Earnest Patty returned home from
Portland this morning.
Mrs. J. Dobin returned to her h&me
in Union this morning.
hT Kramlich made a business trip
to Baker this morning. ,' ' ,
Attorney Robert Eakin made a bus
iness trip to Vale this morning.
E. C. Quirk, a wire rope salesman
is in La Grande today on business
matters.
C- G. Holmes of Imbler, who owns
a choice 40 acre tract on which he is
growing a choice young commercial
orchard, is in the city today.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson of North Yaki
ma have been touring the valley for
the past week with a view of purchas
ing a farm. They are delighted with
the general appearance of things and
expect to locate.
Abe Perry is home from Portland
where he was entered in the five-mile
marathon Saturday -which turned out
to be a fiasco because of improperly
marked courses. The race was. run
yesterday again but Mr. Perry didn't
wait to re-enter.
his mining interests are demanding
his attention. Snow has melted suf
ficiently to get to the property handi
ly. , He has, been taking Ufa easy
during the winter months by hobnob
bing' with friends at Elgin and La
Grande. -
E. C. Quirk, Portland, H. 'A. Cald
well, Spokane; J. M. Pinkerton, San
Francisco; Miss E. W. Brown, Saa
Francisco; J, E. ) Thomposn, Walla
Walla; H. Dennery, San Francisco;
R. R. Morison, Portland, Reese Myers
Spokane; J. C. .Keppler, Anaconda;
Jas. R. Murphy, Anaconda; J. F. Wild
er, Walla Walla, and F. B. Williams
of Milton are among those stopping
at the Foley. ' ,
OREGON FIRST AMONG STATES
Recognhes Necessity of Promoting
: Better Basiaeas Methods, y . ; ;
' Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis. Ore., June 17. Oregon is the
first state in the union to set it? otfi
cial seal upon a public recognition of
the necessity of promoting better bus
iness methods amnog - the ' farmers
through the public schools. Th new
text book; Principles of Bookkeep
ing by 1'ean ' X A. Resell of the
school of commerce of the jregua Ag
r'cu'tural .college has been p.icel on
the lit of books adopted for the
Oregon public schools for the next
six years. It is intended for the
eighth grade and rural high schools,
and is an adaptation to such edu :a-
tio'nal word of his previous, thorough J
work in farm business methods for:
older students now widely used by
progressive farmers throughou: the
United States. ,
r Bellinghaa Canneries Start. L
Bellingham, June 17 Wfjeels of the
fish canneries turned for the first
time this season today. The sockeye.
run is sufficient to start 1 -c..;:.
Ralph Walters, Baker; Wm. Winn,
Elgin;' Mildred Corns, Elgin; R. D.
Howes, Meacham; C. S. Bennett
North Powder; David B. Reaves, Wal
la Walla, and R. 'Malone, of Seattle
are among those who stopped at the
Savoy last night.
Mr. Batley of Twin Falls is here to
day transacting business. He antici
pates a visit to Twin Falls this sum
mer vacation from his son, Merlin
a La Grande high school graduate
now attending U. of O.
trip from all points in Oregon.
The Presbyterian ladies will hold
3-lawn party the evening of Wednes-j
lay, June 18th, at 1308 and 1310
JStenn8ylvania Ave., near Washington.
W. M. Jackson, Wciser; Eva Vance
and son, Wallowa; Al. Makum, Jo
seph, Ed. Bean, Perry; E. G. Eiiis and
wife, Townsend; J. J. Sturgill, North
Powder1; E. J. Elliott, St. Joseph; Jj
B. Hutchins, New York; W. a Azel
in?, Portland, and C. W. T. Koch of
Chicago are among the guesits stop
ping nt the Sommer. -
George Llndgren, ex-deputy sheriff,
leaves tonight for Cornucopia where
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RELIABILITY
I the element that counts most in the drug business. Customers
should be able to go to a drug store with utmost assurance that their
interests will be. protected in every way. This element of reliability
and responsibility is found at ' '
Cur Drug Store
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The extent and quality of ou trade and the obvious confidence re
posed hi' as by the'publlc is evidence that we have always given su
perior service.
"LET US BE YOUR DRUGGIST"
I RI D CROSS DRUG STORE
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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. , 4
4 ' $
London, June U. Georges Carpen
tier, the French heavyweight, and
'Bombardier Wells, have signed arti
cles for a return match to be staged
here, in November. ' Carpentier re
cently knocked out Wells: : , ;
, Los Angeles, June 17. Los Angeles
and San .: Francisco are to be .hon
ored by a visit from Misses Margaret,
Jessie Woodrow and Eleanor Ran
dolph Wilson, daughters of President
Wilson, within a few months, accord
ing to Judge Robert S. Hudspeth, of
New Jersey. The president himself
may accompany his daughters. ;
Salem, : Ore., June w 17. Governor
West has appointed Arthur Clarke of
Corvallis, district attorney for the
Fourth district comprising Benton,
Lane and Lincoln counties, to suc
ceed E. E. Wilson, resigned.
Salem, Ore., June 17. After being
checked over in the office of the
secretary of state, three referendum
petitions willt be filed immediately to
be voted on by the decorate in No
vember. The petitions are 'against the
workmen's compensation . act, the
sterilization bill and one of the state
university appropriation measures.
' Portland, Ore., June 17. Instead of
being robbed of $200 and a valuable
watch as he had reported' to' the po
lice,. E. dough, of , Ocean Park
Cal., admitted to the detective bureau
that he had invented the story to fool
his wife. He gave no further reason
for the false reoprt other than that
he had spent considerable money here
and feared the wrath of his better
half, whom h had left at home.
.Washington, D. C, June, 17. Priv
ate1 William Rouse, Jr.,' of the coast
artillery has been awarded a medal of
honor by Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo, for rescuing several persons
from drowning' in the collapse of a
dock at .Seattle. j
FOR SALE OR RENT Water shares
in La Grande Irrigation Co. ditch
1520 Y Avenue, corner Spruce
Street C-17 tf
FISHING NEAR DAM.
State Laws Violated and Game War
den Is Wrathy About It,
Fishermen are violating , the 200
foot clause of the state game laws by
fishing within the 20Q foot zone of a
dam, when they angle near the river
side park dam. The deputy game
warden, Chas. B. Orai, has found the
violation to be regular arrl is after the
violators with fists closed and . his
wrath stirred.
I Close Omit Sale I
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We have had several sales but never i
had such harorains hef ore. You have 4 ,
heard of sales but no one ever bought S ;
high grade suits at such prices at this
season of the year, but we must raise j :
the money and also make room for I
summer goods,
Come and see for vourself . A olea- S
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sure to show goods.
KMtLEY
Ladies9 Ready to Wear
Carnegie Gives Peace Money.
Berlin, Jan. 17. As a part of the
Kaiser's jubilee, Andrew Carnegie
presented $25,000 to German Peace
society to aid furthering and . better
understanding between Britain and
Germany.
Earthquake Toll Big.
Sofia, June 17. Official reports
published by the government say that
ninety-eight were killed and two hun
dred injuded when an earthquake de
stroyed the town of Tirnova.
German Prisoners Freed.
Berlin, June 17. In honor of the
Kaiser's silver anniversary a general
amnity was proclaimed. A hundred
civil delinquents and military offend'
era were freed.
TWO
DAYS
Ce
lebirsifaoiii days
AT
Baker, Oregon
JULY 4th aod 5tb
Positively the biggest celebration of the Natal Day
that wiilbe held in the entire state of Oregon. Every
attraction known to the arena from a harness race to
a bombardment of the heavens with a sham battle.
Drilling contests by the miners, chariot racing. Con
tests of all kinds. v
Baker Is Outdoing all Former Efforts
And Baker wants you to attend. Special rates on all
railroads. Brass bands will meet you and Baker's
Busy Bunch will delight in entertaining you. Remember
Two Days of Big Fymi
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