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V PAGE EIGHT 0.-W. BUDGET COMPLETED "!ND "DETAILS AS TO APPROPRIA- tions HERE. ; ildttle Construction Work Outside of .TVs Repair Is Called For. . Xiberal appropriations are ' asked fffor by the' O.-W. officials in the annual Ibndget of expense for the next year, fcut little new construction work is jfovidud for, and meagre details is-.-seed in -a . Portland paper yesterday i do : not - say . anything about what .-amount' is set aside for division pur ' poses at ' La Grande. Speaking of ' the annual budget the Portland paper said last night: work will be submitted for the ap proval of the directorate. This will be the connection of the main line between Portland and: Seattle with Olympia. . ; The cost of this linewill be some where near half a million, though the amount asked for covers only the ap proximate- amount involved. Surveys for the proposed branch line .from Condon to Fossil anl from Pilot' Rock to , URiah- in eastern Ore- gonare not., yet completed. Mr. O'Brien announced, and no appropria tion to provide for construction is asked for in this budget. This prob ably means that the lines will not bo constructed this year. x. No request for funds to finance con- JOSEPH HIGH HERE TONIGHT OPEKUfG 1 - BASKETBALL , CutKE Vi J OF SEASON NEAR.1 the city today and: was guest with his sisters, Mrs. A. W. Nelson and Miss Olive Massee: , . ; Ray C. Rogers who: Has been spend ing the Christmas, holidays with friends in La Grande and Union, left today for the latter' place, where he will join.. his wife?- fTHey wiH lemv tomorrow for Welser,. Idaho, their home.' ' ' ' . ; '. Mrs. C" A. NichoaJds. of this." city, went to JBaker this 'noon on a .busi ness trip. '-'She was accompanied by her ton and will : J retuwii today. Wallows County, Huskies Will Anw ... .Tsi sEvcning for Game. - ' ; I Mr. Nichoalds who was in the city for ""ft" w wwvift mi viiailuc Mia "ic uuituiivs, icit Litis . Iliuriuilir lur Joseph will entertain a; Basketball set-to,, the fiiyt yet to be played be tween teams of these two towns. The struction of the remaining portion of Joseph huskies 'arrive this, afternoon the Vale-Junction line is asked for, lf t-i. u ... .u u t . ' from Joseph and the game is called, either, though surveys have been run I , ,. , , . . along the northern borders of Mai- for ' acloct' rt W1U fhe flrst heur and Harney lakes toward central ame tor tn local school quintet of ' Budgets of estimated expenses for the needs of. "the O.-W. company, ; finally drawn yesterday morning and submitted to Judge R. S. Lovett, the 'chairman .of the board of directors of the Union Pacific system, provide for $5,660,000 which the executive committee will be asked to approve. This money, if authorized, will be expended for Tock ballastitng the system, revision of the lines between Blalock and Wallula, new. passing -tracks, new station buildings, enlarge ment of terminals, additions to round i knife any further, they did not feel Oregon. Officials of the road ad mitted' yesterday morning that they did not feel like asking for large sums for use in new construction work at the present status of the financial situation. : - President J. D. Farrell and Mr. O'Brien threshed out the last detarts o the budget yesterday morning after weeks ; of: pruning, adding and more pruning. Neither official wouM state at this time just what improvement projects are definitely included in the budget, stating that in case the di rectors saw tit to use the pruning (house and shop equipment and new "locomotives and freight and passenger .vcars.' ..4" 1 J ' - B .i!.. MJTUy one Dll 01 new cuius uucwuu We wish you a Glad New Year J . And thank you sincerely for the liberal patronage since we oepend our grocery busi iees in 1 La Grande. Sincerely, Berry Bros. Grocery Phone Main 721. like pledging themselves to the public on any specific piece of improvement. Mr. O'Brien would not undertake to say when the Olympia line would be started,' though he intimated it might ba next year or possibly not until the. following. President Farrell proposes to con tinue the development work which has long been a feature of the railroad's activities, , and : ample provision ' for this is included in the figures to be submitted to the finaciers. -' - "In the main, the company aims to work out just as many improvements as possible without increasing unduly the amount asked of the directors," said Mr. O'Brien. "We do not feel; however, like asking too mnch, realiz ing that conditions are not what they have been." i " Hungry Men Found. An unfortunate man was seen this morning picking scraps of food from a garbage can. .This is a rare occur rence in this city and is all the more noticeable when it happens. This brings to mind the fact that two of La Grande's foremost citizens were making the rounds last night, solicit ing articles of food to supply the wants of a family in desperate circumstances. an interscholastic order, and because; the local five have not yet attained! iti stride, the game should be exceptional!?-close. Joseph claims to have a strong team this year and is making its first, junket asM result of that strength. The La Grande lie-up will not be announced until the game is called promptly at 8 tonight but such,! men as Schofieltf, Rosenbaum, Larsen, Courtney, Esan, Carpey, Proctor and severer others will probably be seen in action- during the evening. The game will be played at the high school gymnasium'. De Has Rv C. Karle,- Pbwiand; Patt Howrta government, cabled from Paris Young, Grace Manning, Jo. Jensen, J had succeeded in securing n M. Johnsons Claude Woodell, Mr. and- . Mrs. I, oner. Hew- Marv Stilt. Wnlln t- .. oouoiea. walla; Kev; M. U Baltezoraj Wall. Walla; Roy Millerlng, T. E; Bustler; Dandruff Parisian Saga Slaps. Falling Hair and Itching, Scalp; Bemsves Dandruff With One Application. - your, nau is tpoAthin,. make it Louisville Ky.; A. H. Schultz, Rugby, N. D.; Wesley Ihwiwra;. FT N.. Whit man and "wife; E. Hartkoff;' Cald well, Idaho; J.-Jensen;. ' ' J. L. Hamilton; rspresenting" the! Hamilton-Brown Shoe ompny ,:oS' St. Louis, Mo., is in- the citlr and'will make La Grande his headauarters: He irow If- it is Uod. cy and britl. has made his headquarters at Boise, i ften ufrluorlcate it If you have but owing to better fairffities h'ere-in idandru?- jt becauss the scalp is La Grande, and a more -suitable-dim-1 100 n. flakes off. Freshen un ate, will permanently locate here: Hethe 8!alP anAdandsutt will go, Rkes the lay of the courrtry and its Parisian. Sage,, always sold by the people, and will Join' the colony 0f"Nwlm Drug, Co., in 60-cent bottle, is traveling men who make La Grande? J"3 what, you HoeA to make your their headquarters. j scalp ; healthy and immediately re- -The following are registered' at1 nuwe dandruff-youf hair ; wavy, the Sommer: A.. B. Salmon, Pdrt-ilustrou and. abundant. 1 r . tt r ryii-n . i . . t Yah QnnAf VtA Jinnnnn:l.J I 1-v. been called to settle .some, difflcu.ty "TV 8- Enterprise; James B. Everett, Seati. cleanses the. hair, of dust and tie; J. C. McConnell; J. C. and ' Jacob excassive oil;, takea away tha dryness. Wright, and H. L: Fish, Joseph'; -W.' aiidh hrfttleness;; makas it. seem, twice F. Thscker, Seattle; Peter Grout,, as-abundant and. beautifies it until it Hooper; W. H. Locke, Cfticago; Oliver. ,s 8011 aa luwfou. Wallowa .and Enterprise. He is a traveling salesman and is in: and out frequently, . ' . ,' , .. H. Hall state manager, for the fra- Sernal society of Homesteaders and. also representing the Northwestern National Life Insurance;, left thiaj morning for San Diego where he has : - PERSONALS. James McGlinn of ' La Grande, left today for Kamela, where he has gone to assume a position. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Hampton of Boise, returned to that place this noon after a delightful visit with friends. created by John Fulle a.f drmem rep resentative of the Homesteader.. . He will be gone a month or more:; Clint Gray of Walla1 Walla, a. brother of Clarence Gray, an employe of the Golden Rule; left -this, morning for his home. Clint Gray is- con nected with the Walla Walla electric Supply company aad is one of the; Hammond, Boston; ff Caviness. Victor Melville; BUSINESS PROSPECTS- GOOD; Naarlin Drug, Company. rising young men of that community. He is an amateur wireless onerator of some note and operates an ex.- C01"6"" Adjust Themselves pensively equipped outfit. x I " Cdsattion of TariffT . The following are registered, at the Foley: G. B. Flynn, Burley, Ida.;: Tr.... ... ' ' ' ." men called for the purpose of "discuss- Mitchell, Chicago; C. R. Scott, of the r ' . t v ,. , , O.-W. Co.; W. S. Preston; O.-W.; A.. " "c"c? ' 1 A.. Lambert, The Dalles; W; A, Me TZTTl 'L 1 I New York, Jan. 1. Optimism reigns in the conference of ' business Mountain Home News Items.' - Mountain. Home, Dec. 31. C&pe cial4 A; snow.'- squall, visitedi , this I section of the mountains last week b'ut the. stock are. in. fine, condition to g through, the. winteis.. ' , Mfe. Ed. Bartmess. an. dmother. were business visitors in. tha city last week. Est Propeck and wife ' passed through here-with.a. load, of prowisions going to their home oa Beaver Creek. Dr.- Riley made a business-, tang, up 'P, .imuoviico 'Wilt MMUti . ,, ... , themselves to the new conditions-im J . fho'dstrom was -a business ver; W. A. Miles. . S. Wigglesworth, who has been . t. I visitor in La Gran, erfSaiurdajc . . , duhmi dt rna IJ nnRrwIMiri ' IBTlrr law" making his home in La Grande- the . - ;,- - . ... ' ' Mrs. Elva Stiles who has been vtuiuu la vAicoacu ill Mil paiia XT N- To World under the-fading j.wssj bmsyv iccii sunn. "Outlook -for 1M4 is brjght." ,. See- 1D17 thPir hnmo nf M nsmt r.;n Uia - O- mv Auutuu. uui iuk uia T JX? . r . m i - I Mrs. Nora Johnson of Perry, left stay here. He is extensively inte- IVZZ . L u " ' T 1 Mov fr R,.V ,h. V ill !rt ofj . w . , . P".raenc wirea: i raimc; ine-lUnaa- ....w., u..w ,w. (hiwu in fTaitciibuii real ebutX9 sna . is going mere 10 De on-tne ground. t -His father has just returned froml Los Angeles to settle his business in critically ill the. past four weeks is still in La Grande under the doctor's care but is reported better.. ( mo Phone, Hod 3931. La Grande. FRESH TAMALES AND CHILI All kinds of HOT DRINKS Ice Cream Finest Line of Fresh Candies in town HOT TAMALES, OYSTER COCKTAIL, HOT BEEF TEA, HOT TOMATO N ECTOR. NUR11L THE CIGAR FOR THE MAN WHO GUARDS HIS HEALTH Start and end the day with MURIEL the cigar with the fine fragrance of the full Ha vana without the full Havana's heavyness. No cluttered tongue or filed nerves when you smoke MURIEL. 2 for 25c and 10c Straight. Get an introduction today to MURIEL. The Mild Havana Blend Sold by . All Dealers. La Grande has the best possible building talent. Look over the Foley office building, the Library building, the Bohnenkamp building and others, constructed by local contractors and compare with those conducted by out-of-town men who import their help and see if the difference is sot in favor of local contractors. G. If. RUSH ' ' Contractor and Builder. with friends for a number of days. B. F. Webb of J Alicel, passed through the city fliis morning On- his way to Hot Lake, where he will' visit with friends. Mrs. A. K. Graham who has been in the city visiting her sister, Mrs. May Davidson, left today for- her home. Mrs. Clara Allen returned' to ' her home in Portland after spending the holidays with her grand parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Lane, of Cove. W. A. Reineman, water master of Umatilla county, is a guest this week with Assistant Water Superintendent. ITowIand of this city. John Keefer, who is working on the city filter intake at Union, came ' to La Grande this morning on No. 17 to spend the day with his family. Collis Plummer of Haines, arrived in 'the city this morning to spend the day with his brother, V. W. Plummer, an employe of the O.-W. Mrs. W. W. Graham returned home yesterday from a visit with friends near Island City. She was accom panied by her daughter, Mrs. Kath leen Kay. Miss Pauline Lederle of this city was called to Pendleton this morning or. account of the serious illness of her father. He is in a very crit ical condition. W. R. Moon of Eureka, Utah, stopped off in the city, looking for a suitable business opening. He is enamored of the beauty of this valley and may permanently locate here. C. W. Lower of Walla Walla who was in the city looking for an open ing for a barber shop, left today for his home. He may return here and locate. Mrs. W. E. Ferguson and little daughter, Elizabeth of Pendleton, re turned to their home yesterday after having spent the week at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. H. Keeney. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thomas and chil dren, Etha and Frank, left today for Cove, where they will Spend the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Reese, relatives. , Claude Lynch and W. J. Moore went to Union this noon to complete the bungalow which is building on the experimental farm, v They expect t complete the same by the 15th of this month. M. W, Dorothy of Starbuck, who has been visiting his brother-in-law, Mr. Putman of this city during the holidays, left for his home. Mr. Putman accompanied him as far as Milton. Miss Lillian Crapson arrived inhe city' this morning to spend a num ber of days with her friend Miss Nell Mahaffey, of this city. They will soon leave for Baker where they are engaged in teaching in the public schools. ; La Vern Massee of The Dalles, for a number of years express agent in La Grande and now holding that posi tion at The Dalles, passed through economic condition: of tliefcoun- is sound" MEXICO GETS MILLIONS. terests at Walla Walla and! will also De La Lam Seenres Loan-for Huerta- hwsstigation! of' make Warrenton his home; The following are registered at the Savoy: H. Moss, H: De- ffass, Chas. New Commission in Session.. Washington,, Das.. 29; The "new federal industrial! commission, today met for its second full-board session. ( worK aireaay unaerxasen memoes an health conditions rnmemKeporc uoumeo. among workera the co-operation Mexico City, Dec. 31. Finance- . ... I ... . , Minister De La Lam who was recently of the Publlc he,th service- pltwis sent al.road to negotiate a loan for the f Ar the coming year were taken up Arcade TheMre FRIDAY, JAN. 2, 1914 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON GLEE CLUE Left to' Right: Back Row Charles Reynolds, Jerry Martin, Clarence . Brotherton, Del Stannard, Henry Heidenrich, C. C. Baker. Third Row Norton Cowden, Robert Farriss, Ira Staggs, Merlin Batley, Vernon Motschenbacher, Raymon d Giles. Second Row Willard Shaver, Bert Jerrard, Ray Williams, Robert Lang ley, Earl Fortmiller, Gavin Dyott. First Row Vern Apperson, Lee Row ell, Clyde Phillips, Lawrence Mann, Alfred Skei. Prices: 50c, 75c, $1.00
