La Grande evening observer., December 22, 1913, Image 2

MONDAY, DECEMBER 22. J913
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
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Drink C A l ! YNatural Mineral
OnmmVJ Water
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You'll Know the Joy of Living
Call Black 3141
We Supply Your Electrical Wants.
La Grande Electric Co. Opposite Sherrys
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Peerless Mazda Lamps
Retail Department Phone Main 8
For Lumber, Lath
Shingles, Sash and Doors
Ruberoid Roofing
GEORGE PALMER LUMBER CH
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ALL CHILDREN INVITED TO SEE
HIM WEDNESDAY. J '
Personal and New , Mention From
Core and Cove District.
Why Do They Do ThltT
Miss Trim (who Is forty-one) Tes, 1
whh thirty only last week. Think of
It! The caller (aged thirty-seven, with
a cjinriulug Insincerity) Dear me! I
couldn't have guessed you were more
thnn four years my senior. I will be
twenty-tive next month. Cievelund
Plulu Dealer.
Cove, Ore., Dec. 19. (Special.)
Santa Clause will appear at Forstrom
Bros.' store on Wednesday, Dec. 24,
at 4:30. All children who are present
at that time will be remembered by
a small gift.
E. C. Rees and Judd Geer were La
Grande business visitors Wednesday.
Mrs. Logan Anderson who has been
ill for several weeks, was taken to
La Grande Wednesday, where she
was operated on for appendicitis.
She is in a very critical condition.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Rees were in
the Cove last Sunday accompanied
by their daughters, Lucile and Lonnie.
Mrs. A. O. Huntley ant! daughter
Eloiie of Cuprum, Idaho, art spend
ing the Christmas holidays with Mrs,
Huntley's mother, Mrs. James Payne,
Miss Elsa Braswner was taken to
the La Grande hospital last Sunday
where she was operated on for ap.
pendicitis.
Life's Fitful Fsver.
"TKrrlble t!it!n these. The book
aren't (It to read, mul the plays aren't
IK to HIH."
"Tough, ell?" .
"Vex. iukI. usual, my wife hasn't
a thing tit t wear." Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Appropriate.
Fair Vorx!ilier-Vlmt la that sad.
ml ii Ir you're playing, professor? Tbe
Professor- Put Iss Beethoven's "Fare
veil to the Piano." 1 see dose Install
ment people coming uilt der van. Puck.
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used Electric
F you have never
Lights, you cannot fully appreciate
theii superonty; if you have always
used them, you are apt to accept them
as a matter of course; but if you have
used them and then, for some reason, ,
areforced to do without them-THEN
you will realize how much their bril
liance and convenience meant to you,
You needn't do without them in La
Graiide, however, for our service
reaches every where, and ur rates place
ElectricILight within the means of all.
Gossard Corsets adapt themselves
perfectly to the present demands of
fashion.
The change effected in the figure
line when fitted to a Gossard corset
will amaze you'. Gossard corsets all
Bessie Lantz is teaching I have the long skirts and you cannot
Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co.
"always at your Service"
the second, grade room during . Miss 1 detect the lower line of boning-
Braswner' illness. Icarefully is it done. With the Gos-
Mr. and Mrs. S. ,G. Rees from I I sard there are no lines, except the
Grande, spent Sunday, with Mr. and I beautiful natural lines of the figure.
Mrs. Hugh McCall. I A complete lice of models at from
A large crowd from Cove attend-1 3.60 to $8.50 always on hand,
FLOUR GOES A LONG WAY
It makes the kind of, bread,,
rolls and pastry that mother
used to make. It goes a long
way to solving the high cost
of living when you can make
your own pop-overs, gems and
muffins, biscuit pastry and
cake. ELK HORN FLOUR
makes good cookt..
Snook Bros. Produce Co.
Phone Main 70S
If any building erected in La Grande this year
by an out-of-town contractor, got the hump on
it that the Bohnenkamp building has, don't pat
ronize home folks.
G. H. Rush,
Contractor and Builder
TRANSFER AND DELIVERY
PIANO MOVING A SPECIALTY
IV. . McClure 6 Co.
SUCCESSOR TO A WELTON.
PHONE MAIN 10.
LA GRANDE.
THE TELEPHONE!
ed the Red Pepper basket
given last Friday night.
A crowd of young people were de
lightfully entertained at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Conley last
Monday night The evening was
spent in card playing and afterward a
delicious lunch was served.'
. Mrs. Arlie Jones and . daughter
Mary, were La Grande shoppers Tues
day..,,
Lloyd Carter and Archie Conley
returned from Canada Monday where
they have been attending to some
business matters.
Miss' Agnes Johnson of Union, is I
clerking in Forstrom Bros.' store
at Cove, during the holidavs.
MRS. ROBT. PATTISON,
f!onMlML
Rea. 1702, Cor. Sorine and Oak.
PhoM Red 8221
Complete Equipment tor Resetting and Repairing
Rubber Baggy Tires
LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
D. TTZCERALD, Proprietor
1 COMPLETE MACHINE SHOPS AND FOUNDRY
An Old Caddie's Retort.
He is an old caddie on an east const
course, and being a noted figure on the
links lio endeavors as far i:s possible
to caddie only for thoroughly efficient
golfers. Occasionally, however, lie fiudf
himself accompanying a "foozler," and
on these occasions his dignity Is in
jured.
Ono day recently he found biraselt
cnddylng to nn old gentleman whe
Was out, clearly, more for exercise I
thnn for the love of the game and whe
was playing shocking golf.
By the time the twelfth bole wat
reached ho had been In most of the
bunkers en route and had succeeded in
breaking a club. "I think I shall give
up this bole," lie. remarked at last til
his indlgnnnt caddie. "Na, na." re
torted tbe old worthy bitterly: "feen
lBh the course, sir fecnlsb the course
Ye've gotten other four clubs to smasb
yet on' nltie bunkers tne dae it inl"
Gla'sgow News. .
A Merciful Farmer.
A yonng lady from the city wns go
Ing ono summer to make her first vlsll
to n cousin In J lie country. At the sta
Hon she was met by the cousin, ane1
after a half hour's drive he told hoi
they were approaching his farm
In one of tho broad fields that met
the young lady's attentive eye stood a
windmill, and gathered around It. sonic
standing and soino reclining, were
several hogs.
ell. that bents anything I evci
heard of!" exclaimed the fair one. "1
didn't know that yon farmers wore s
considerate."
'What does?" queried the contn
cousin.
"Tftat over yonder," replied the elt
girl, pointing a pretty finger Musi
think of having a fau out iu the field
to keep those hogs cool!" Chris tin n I
Endeavor World.
By furnishing quick service in com
munication multiplies a man's capacity
and makes it possible for the business
man to transact more business.
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Courage of Despair.
l'rofessor McCoy of .Melbourne mil
versify In a book about snake experi
ments tells n strange story Illustrating
the courage of despair, rutting a
mouse into a box that contained one
of bis captive cobras, he watched the
reptile glide slowly toward it. The
mouse simtuK terrllled Into a corner.
and then when the cobra's flattened
head was within nn inch of It It sprang
into the nlr and alighted on tbe back
of tbe neck of its foe. It sat there and
clinched Its sharp little teeth in the
reptile s flesh. The cobra could not
shako it off. nud it bit deeper and deep
er until tbe cobra lay dead.
The True
Christmas
Spirit
Is always the best,' where the conmfort
of the home and. those we care so mueh
for is considered. ' .
Select your Christmas gift here of a
useful and restful piece of Furniture
that will ever be a constant reminder of
your thoughtful remembrance of the
pleasure a home comfortable holds'
through all the seasons for its members.
We have a most select line of orna
mental and every-day useful and at
tractive pieces of furniture for every
room of your home.
. WE CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO
VISIT OUR STORE AND SEE OUR
SPECIAL XMAS
F. D. Haisten
Furniture on Easy
Payments
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"it seems to me that he made a ver,
sound argument.
"Yes, and did you notice be made
very little noise about It?" Chicago
Record-Herald.
If you would learn the value of mon
ey go and try to borrow some, for be I
that goes a-borrowing goes a-sorrow-1
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