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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1913)
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1,1913. Will open for ROLLER SKATING Tomorrow Night, Thursday, October 2nd at 8 p.m Beginners given instructions free of charge during session. LOUIS McNULTY, Skating Instructor. C. P. FERRIN, Manager. ., PAGE EIGHT HUB VISIT IN CITY HAY NYE HERE TO LOOK AFTER I KUFEKTI. Treaident of Eaxtern Oregon Light & rower Company In Valley. To inspect business conditions and ladings of the Eastern Oregon Light ft Power company of which he is pres. ident, Ray Nye, the Freomont, Ne feraska capitalist, is in La Grande to - day. Wtih him is his nephew, A. J. Winters, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the two visitors are being shown the company holdings in the valley by F. A. Harmon, general manager of the company with headquarters at Baker. The holdings include the company's power conveying lines that belt the valley and considerable ranch land in the heart of the valley, where electri cal pump irrigation; has been expert isented with by the company. ' Popular Painter Returns. ' ' E. H. Betty, a well known young man .' of this city, returned Tuesday with his wife, from Chillicothe, Mo. Mr. Betty is head painter for the O. W. here and has been a resident of La Grande for two years. He recently purchased a home on Oak avenue and TON SEATS JEIIN SALE TO BE HELD NEXT SATUR DAY EVENING. Fancy Price Likely to Be Paid for Choice Fair Grounds Boxes. Next Saturday night the annual auction sale of box seats at the fair grounds building will be put on at some convenient open air spot down town. The entire list of boxes will be sold at the best possible figures and if last years heated bidding re sults, which is expected, some fancy prices indeed will bo paid for the best boxes. It was quick work to dispose of the boxes last year, and the same will probably be the case this year. The auction takes place at 8 o'clock sharp and following that the La Grande' bund' is going to give an extra ordinary program. The festivities will take place at the United States Na tional bank building corner, and it is to be a gala event There will be no mid-week concert, it having been post poned until Saturday evening. SOME FEATURES OF THE RICE & DORE CARNIVAL COMING TO LA GRANDE DURING FAIR WEEK VOTE IS LIGHT. (Continued h-ora rage One.) hsre the young couple will make their beamed smiles on the voters and with ome. The bride was Miss Eff ie May , the exception ! of of Chillicothe, Mo. On the wedding trip the couple passed through 10 dif ferent states, including the cities of Omaha, Kansas City, Fort Worth, "new on the job." Mrs. Mrs. Schilke are: Schilke serv ed last year at the municipal election. In the event that the new c!.L.i'tsr is adopted.' the local stens taken to- Texas; Pueblo, Colorado; Denver and day win make it possible for the city other large cities. I to establish the validity, if such it is. i for benefit in disposing of bond issues Uncle Sam's Loan Office Loans money on all kinds of Watches, Diamonds, Gold. Jew elry, and all kinds of personal propety.-. . Wo sell unredeemed pledges at a very low price. We sell Clothing at Half Price. Hours from 7 a. m. to 10 p. ra. FOLLY HOTEL BUU.DIVIS in the future. The polls cloRe at 7 o'clock tonight, and it is probable that all the votes will be counted by 9 o'clock, allowing an hour for the board members to take dinner. T"-'- - r ' ' x" 111 and Enterprise were in attendance and the evening was spent in a pleasant manner. . A Marvelous Escape. "My little boy had a marvelous es cape," writes P. F. Bastiams of Prince Albert, Cape of Good Hope. "It occurred in the middle of the night. He got a very severe attack of croup. As luck would havo H, I had a large bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy in the house. After following the directions for an hoar and twenty minutes he was through all danger." Sold by all dealers. ' I I F HIGH GRADE goods; choice 1 I They Make You .Feel Good. The pleasant purgative effect pro- Jlduced by Chamberlain's Tablets and the healthy condition of body and ! mind which they create make one fee! J 'joyful. For sale by all dealers. ALL NEW STOCK THE BEST VALUE M organs 10 AND 25 CENT STORE Watch Our Windows You Never Lose at Morgan's SEAT RUSH IS UN SATURDAY TEN SEATS IS LIMIT FOR ANY SINGLE APPLICANT Line to Be Given Preference Over the - Mail Orders Is Edict. . As the day draws near when the I reserved seat sale is to open for the Elks' big show, "The Elk's Tooth", in creased activity on the part of all the lodge members to dispose of the tick ets mailed them which they will not use is evidenced on all sides. Satur day, 12 o'clock, noon, fs the time set for the sale to begin and no one per son is permitted to reserve more than ten seats at one time. Owing to the limited capacity of the theatre this was found necessary. By this arrange ment no person can reserve a large i section of seats for friends and it will also shut out all chance for ticket scalping. Without doubt there will be the longest line in front of the box office Saturday noon, that has ever been known in La Grande. Requests from out of town Elks are coming in for seats already. Those in line will be given preference over telephone or mail orders. Theso will be taken care of after the first rush is over. "The Elk's Tooth" is a great big extravaganza of bright, wholesome comedy, catchy music, clever dancing all superbly mounted with special scenery and gorgeous costumes espe cially made and designed for this esT recent inhabitants were pulled when pecial piece. The scenery was built it was knoown Dositivelv that Mr. and and painted by the big Chicago firm of Mrs. Holmes are to call some place j M Sosman & Landis and is without doubt .besides Wallowa home in the future, j p SELECTION AND COURTEOUS TREAT MENT COUNT FOR AN YTniNG WE WILL GET AT LEAST A PORTION OP YOUR TRADE. CALL AND MAKE US PROVE IT. BIRNIE'S Jewelry Store SUCCESSOR TO II. T. LOVE. I J I Mi I I the finest ever brought to this city. Act 1 represents a big modern ocean liner at. sea, and is considered to be the most complete setting of a ship on the stage today. Act II is the shore of a south sea island with a wealth of tropical foliage. Act III shows a south sea island village of thatched roof huts over looking the ocean in the distance. A special crew of 10 stage hands will be required to handle the scenery alone at the per formances next Monday and Tuesday nights, October 6th and 7th. WALLOWS HONORS FAMILY EUGENE HOLMES AND WIFE TENDERED HONORS. Prominent Family Leaves Soon Texas Home. for 1 i A number of people from Joseph Wallowa, Ore.,' Oct 1. (Special) i J A farewell reception was tendered Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Holmes last ev ening in this city and the attendance was large from all parts of Wallowa county. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes leave shortly for Texas where they will re side in the future. Having acquaintance that extends over a period of years and includes practically the entire population of Wallowa these estimable people en joyed the heartfelt friendship of all. At the reception some of the most kindly things were said and the heart strings of both pioneer and the more FOR PURITY AND ECONOMY WE NOW CARRY THE OLD RELIABLE "SCHILL ING'S" BAKING POWDER, SPICES AND EXTRACTS LINE, AND IN SO DOING W7E PEEL WE ARE GIVING OUR TRADE AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL THE "BEST POSSIBLE" CON SIDERING QUALITY AND PRICE. THE "SCHILLINGS," OUTPUT COMES WITH A MONEY-BACK IF NOT SAT ISFIED GUARANTEE AND IS SO WELL AND FAVOR ABLE KNOWN THAT WE NEED SAY NO MORE. YOURS FOR Service and Quality Berry Bros., Grocery PHONE BLACK 101