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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1913)
; f 4t '3 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVES, FRIDAY AUGUST 29, 1913. lift'. Of 5 Jl lie Arcade Theatre !-A-5-J 1 -With the best pictures, the pictures that are hard to get, the pictures that cost fortunes to obtain, now announces some of the choicest films for the near future: 7 : S : .i" U'1 .1 "In the Sultan's Poiti;er"-Tw6 reels, August 30th ''Pit and Pcndutum,,--Three reels, September 2nd. "Robinson Crusoe"--Three reels, September 5th and 6th , . ' i "Fantomas-Three reels, September 8th and 9th :', ',)'.. 1 ' These are the cream of present productions in the moving picture world. On days of presentation of "Robinson ' Crusoe" handsome bound volumes of the book will be given to the boy and girl writing the best essay on the story Don't Miss Tonight's Pictures .3 -1 ' ALL EW ON ES "SKELiEV" WANTED A CAT '';V-'?.'''.'' i1 ". .-. . JUST A VEE LITTLE MILK FED & ; v,-,- : CAT. ., Mead Deluge Board of Trade Build- ing With Feline. '"" ' I Ast a woe littlf milk fed cat that mi all that Hugn. Shelly at one time popubtr railroader out of this city and later an employe of the N. K. . West stori), wanted and when he ex jraised thitf deaire it wts immediately taken up with the result followng which wan clipped from the Portland Evening Telegram. .,: , -.i -.. For several hours Monday the Board f Trade building looked like a kitten aHew. It was the most cattif ied sky . scraper on the Pacific coast for the . onceand'the time being.' The densit; . f feline population was what might : ie called saturated. The conversation al display was in full keeping with ffie occasion. There were catlets and ' catcalls sufficient to go around, and aobody witl an office in the building had any cause for saying he had been neglected. . It all came about because H. T. Shelley, the cigar man in the lobby of the building, let slip a little word that he was fond of cats and was anxious to get a nice milk-fed little kitty, of good pedigree and with the proper cre dentials. John Mann, the printer, and H. K. Shellaby and W. L. Grahama couple of friends, heard of Shelly's in finite longing for a furry, purry pet so they got busy. ' , -! v ;. "I think there are about three or four.' doren out In my barn on the ranch," reflected Mann. ;:" "I believe our neighbors could scare up about 30 of 'em on a pinch," add ed Graham. ; : P ("I'll help some if I have to buy 'em," put in Shellaby. . . , Altogether the trio rounded up about half a hundred kittens, some with their mothers and some without, and at an appointed hour, Johnnie Mann got his automobile, assembled the exhibits and toted them down to' the Board of Trade building. A fourth conspirator was added to the list, and he concocted an excuse for getting DANCE AT Danceland . Saturday Night GALIERV. FOR SPECTATORS PARENTS ESPECIALLY IN- ! VITED TO ATTEND. ! STRICTLY HIGH CLASS. CP. FARKIN. Mgr. Shelley but of his shop for about ten minutes. The cats ' were ' properly placed, and when the cigarman return ed, the lobby was alive with fur-balls. With the aid of a uad of jani tors, elevator boys, tenant and volun teer forces, most of the varmints were corralled in the course of the day, but Shelley hasn't expressed any consum ing desire to establish a cat farm since. Card of Thanks. We, the undersigned, desire to pub licly express our deep aprpeciation for all acts , of kindness shown us during our recent bereavement. We especial ly wish to thank the engineers, fire men, Lady Maccabees and Loyal Order of Moose for the . kind sympathetic acts. ' M MRS. J. W. HAMPSON AND FAM ILY. - V New Store to Open. , J. R. Mills is here today making arrangements for opening a millinery store.! His wife and his sister, Mrs. J. P. Kuhn, of Lewiston; are to man- : see the concern and it is known as the Oriental store and because they ! Iiiiim hoAii nnaM. fin A 1 ,u . : n n f more room, have been required to lease a small office room in the' Hunting ton block, on Eim street. : Mr. Milb, I who is making the arrangements, is interested in a homestead hear. En terprise. '.::..- -.!' n.-.,.';. I . Shedd Is "Dairy Center.' Albany, Ore., Aug. 28. As a re sult of a. slight dispute betweenShedd and Scio, two towns of this county, concerning the right to the title of "The Dairy City," .the Shedd Commer cial club, at a recent meeting, decided to yielfl the recently adopted slogan for that town to Scio, and adopt an other slogan, "The Dairy Center," up on the contention of the Scio Commer cial club that the former sclogan had been previously adopted by that city. Uncle Sam's Loan .Officer Loans money on all kinds of Watches, Diamonds, Gold, Jew elry, Clothing and all kinds of personal property. We sell unredeemed pledges at a very low price. ( FOLEY HOTEL BUH.DING. Fall uitinas & 500 New Patterns Royal Tailor Woolens Are now ready for your selection. AH the new checks, stripes and whatever is new in ' - ' .. . . '. ; " ; ! r cloth is to be found here. ! Make your Suit and Overcoat selection; early and get the choicest patterns GEE C "YHIOMT Itll, TMK HOTL fAH.019 EEL'M
