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L2t GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
THURSDAY, ' JNTTAKF 29, 1914
RUMMAGE
RUMMAGE
Isles
YAKIOUS AFFAIRS COME UP FOR
CONSIDERATION.
COMMISSION
IN MEETING
Down
The
Center
Spates on Spring Street Denied' Af
ter Duo Deliberation...
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Affairs of the city came in for the
Mid-week consideration at the hands
af the city commission Jast evening.
Keports ' routine business and some
formal transactions occupied the at
tention of the lawmakers.
The Beaver creek pipe line survey
, was again corrected up in accordance I
with government wishes.
Two more weeks were allowed the
residents on Cedar street assessed for 1
irrading the hill between Main and'!
Spring, to sign up for the Bancroft
privilege. Insufficient notices had
keen given them it appeared.
TJle sewer ordinance covering the
West La Grande project, was put to
the third reading and passed.
' The O.-W. subway was discussed be
tween the commission and a railroad
representative but no final action was
taken. "
Estimates for November's work on
Spring street had been overlooked at
the time, and the commission was
fca evening' called upon to allow the
aatiinate to the Morrison-Knudson
Mmpanyv
Rebates asked for on Spring avenue
ty property owners who assert they
kave been- hit unusually hard by pav
ing projects, were denied after delib
erate' consideration on the question.
Many of these asking for rebates on
Spring had already been liberally re
lated for other street pavings.
General Manager's Report.
Report for the week beginni)i
Jan. 18th, 1914 and ending January
24th, reads as follows:
The police made 23 arrests, 20 were
released and 3 left in jai,. Fitiss
amounted to $142.50; one- case of
diptheria in quarantine Thorns, a
house at 2008 North Fii-street, was
burglarized, $10.00 taken.
Street department spent $2l.2.' le
pairing and fixing up streets and
$83.75 cleaning streets.
The water department spent $2.80
repairing meters, and $5.35 on two
inch line on Ced ar street. '
The treasurer collected $619.24 im
provement assessment and interest,
$147.35 water rent, paid $90.00 im
provement bond interest and paid
$29.60 warrants, finished financial
statement for six months, July to Jan
oary 1st, 1914. I recommend that
same be published as soon as ex
treasurer mokes final turnover and ac
countant verifies the statement and
cash.
The fire department reports no
fires.
The recorder reports $142.50 fines,
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Article You've Been Looking For-Need-ing
anif at Rummage Sale Prices
Shoes, - Rubbers, - Sweaters, - Underwear, - Ladies - Wcfists
Embroidery 10 Inches wide, 10c the Yard
Mens and Boys'
Suits
Qeibet9 s
Mens and Boys'
Overcoats
COCKATOOS
HTELLIGEHT
SHERRY'S THEATRE IS PACKED
TO DOORS TO SEE CIRCUS.
Monkey With Mind Like Man Amuses
Big Audience. Pictures Good.
The Animal act scored at Sherry's.
A different drawing card is being
head-lined at Sherry's, known as
"Viola's Animal Circus." Strange as
it may seen, what is claimed as the
only mind reading cockatoo is one of
the features of the miniature circus
performing some remarkable work
Mile. Viola has an aggregation of
birds and animals that are real act
ors. The birds show wonderful train
in gand respond to every wish of
Mile. Viola.
Lola, the "Man Monkey,"- delighted
every one with his antics. He eats
like any human being, has a strange
appetite for refreshments, undresses
himself, turns the lights out and re
tires. Anyone failing to see this high
price' act will certainly have it to re
gret. , Last night patrons upon leaving
the theatre remarked that Mile.
Viola's, Animal Circus was the best
MARTIN KING "EXPOSED"
a
two building permits, drew $90.00
-warrant on improvement district, in- vaudeville act ever seen in this city,
terest, $10.00 in horse case, $1.20 on The pictures are perfect. Adv.
contract for sewer right-of-way and
$780.52' final estimate to contractor
Kingsley on Cedar street grading.
There were 12 cases in court, five
worked on streets, ten paid fines and
in fear cases of this cash bonds for
ippearance were forfeited.
The committee on correction' of
charter' errors organized and did con
tiderable work.
The O.-W. R. & N. Co. is asking
for a new contract for water as was
Tcported to you at your special meet
ing Saturday evening.
The bond company has receded
from its old contract and given us a
very much better deal.
Respectfully submitted,
F. J. LAFKY,
. General Manager.
FURNISHED housekeeping rooms,
light, heat "and water furnished,
1701 Wash. Ave. Phone Red 1G41.
k l-29-3t
Brooks, were a few of the many visit
ors in La Grande Tuesday.
Will Reed of Pennsylvania, is visit
ing with his uncle, Frank Reed.
Joe Lloyd and family left this week
for Paradise, Oregon.
Charles Squires and John Keown
spent the 28th in Elgin.
A surprise party was given Frank
Reed Wednesday night, it being his
G5th birthday.
Sheriff Hug was in town Wednes
day on official business.
SURPRISE PARTY HELD
Summcrville People Have Delightful
Social Affair.
IndAVr News Items.
Imbler. Or., Jan. 38. (Special.)
Mrs. O.C. Coble isivistlng f Herds in
Union.
E. Logan of Summorville, passed
through Jiero the 27l,h enroute to La
G ance.
. R Csrns loft he -e last week f ir
California where he Intends spend
iiiL' a c'.unle of mivnth".
Mrs. and Mrs. H. McGoldrick,' Mar
gin Estes, Jet Gaskill, John Coble, S,
When Martin : King,' Jack Peare.
Prone Wilhelm, Yed-iMyers and: Jho..
Logue attended 1 the - initiatory- exer
cises of the Knights of "Columbus last
Sunday at Walla, Walla,' they were
given the keys of the city andi enter
tained by the local 'Elk's as well,, in
a manner that almost took the breath
of the Oregonians. But it leaked' out
today that - Martin King' has become
the object of -much criticism: by his
fellow knights for a certain inability
to perform -. a mechanical stunt that
would have, relieved" the anxious
minds of'his fellow brothers. For
well nigh three -score years and ten
he has been, piloting engines over the;
track of the 0W.' and. drawing
down a big check each month for sup
posed : ability along: mechanical lines,,
has been making himself the hero, of
dramatic deer stories, mine promo
tions and originator of humorous ris
ibility ' in hotel lobbies, has in short
been the pivot around which much
activity in railroad and social circles
has turned-nbut now comes the dole
ful tale- that all' of this notoriety has
little or no foundation in fact, be
cause he- failed! to "come throagh" in
a crucial moment. He with eight
others had' entered one of the Push
button elevators, recently made im
mortal' by Bill Allison, and grasped
for a supposed throttle. When in
structed as to the mechanical oper
ation King pulled for the whistle
string, and up they started. When
half' way up, the car stopped.- King
became puzzled and perspired. Every
body tooked to King. to help them out
of the difficulty. Here they were
marooned in a pesky elevator with a
big banquet of tasty eatables await
ing them at one of the best hotels in
the city. King wanted to go down
again. When they had come in close
proximity to the infernal regions
King could not budge the door. An
other ride up to the top floor, a sec
ond one down made King look like
Jim Jeffries at the Battle of Reno.
King, with all of his mechanical skill,
was helpless before this plagued lit
tle trigger in the door that mride- alt
Finally a wee
little slant-eyed Jap came to the res
cue and with a deft finger released
the door catch and the Robinson Crus
oes went ashort. Jack Peara said it
reminded him of the bible story of
David and Goliath. King has lost
much of his prestige as the result of
this episode and it is not likely that
the brotherly feeling is anything
more than tissue paper. But you
can't get everything on the same day,
CHANCES ARE ABOUT 500ft)
- TO 50.
3 When you are quietly sitting:
near your heater reading the do-
3 ing3 of the day in La . Grande.
and the world at large about J
5000 persons in this city and; in-
the- valley are doing the' same..
Somebody has lost an article; or
' may want something, or has.
& something to sell. The simplest
t- way to reach so many parsons
S is to insert a little wan ad! in-
the Observer and you will be I
talking to about 5000 persons s
at the same time. Cotrfd' you
possibly see more thaiv 50 of $
$ these persons in one day-t" It is
not likely. The busy man lets- ?
others do the talking -and: com
5 serves his energy for the- trans-
action. A paper never gets out 3V
5 of breath, never losos- energy &
and always puts the proposition
in a few lines. If your time is
worth money you cm't save- it
more easily than by -a- waitt ad-
Trying is believing-. The- Ob-
server is willing to prove- it.. $
her a clearer, conception'. o' Roman
times than any amount of reading.
Be sure to be on-; hand; at seven p.
mL for the first show and! 9 p. m. for
the second. QucnVadiSi appeacs to
day and tomorrow only: Adv..
Bryan Avoid; Dispute.
Summerville, Jan. 29 (Special)
O Friday night the young friends
nf rw.il Anderson treated him to a
surpirse. The young people each of them prisoners.
armed with something good to eat
marched in on him about 7 o'clock and
made merry with games until ten
o'clock, when a lunch was served.
Those present were: Rose Vander
poel, Anna Sanderson, Ida West, E1-.
sie Vanderpoel, Leo Neiderer, Dora
Noidorer, James Combs, Blanche
Combs, Gene Oswald, Charley Brad
ley, Albert Bradley, Ray West, Otto
Ott, Irene Ott, Jaunita Choato, Thel-
ma Choate, Francis OU, James Mc- J reconcilement and a name for skill
Kae, Andrai Litteral, Marie Becker, In extraordinary emergencies. Either
and Mabel Oswald. Is enough for ordinsry mortals,
Washington,- Jan. 29. At in per
sonal request of Be van, the house im
migration committee again- declined to
hold hearings in- the- Raker alien bill.
The committe declared that Secre
tary Bryan had asked a postponement
of the case to preverHt renewal off the
dispute with-Japan.
Uncle Sam's
Loan Office
Loans, Mbney on
.WATCHES, DIAMONDS
GOLD; JEWELRY
We seil unredeemed; pfadges
less than wholesale price.
We sell ciothing, shoes, suit
cases, gents' furnishings
t at very low prices.
1111 Adams Ave, Foley Btdg.
Read tke advertteementa- to.
REX HALL
DANCING. ASSEMBLIES
Each Saturdbgt aad Tuesday
Class and Private Lessons
TJhght AfUraoaa aad Evening
By Appointment. Bert M.
Skerwood Froprictar - aad In
structor. llal! for tent Wednesday and ;
Thursday nights of each week,
excepilioiiday night i and also
nights preceding holidays."
Rates, $25 to midEijht; $5 00
per hour after micNO. Na
decorations can be writ'..
(Continued from Page Six.)
chewed to cteath by a hungry tiger
or leopard, burning Christains on ar
smeatred poles, forming human, torch
es for the revelry of mea low
er than beasts, makes this pic
tare, without a doubt, om of the
most superb attempts in moving pic
tures ever shown. . Thousands of
men, animals and a fortune in cos
tumes, the best that Italy could pro
duce in the great art of acting are
in this picture to make it as much
like the times of Nero as mortals
can create. We are advertising this
picture because, we know that it is
worth more than we can say about
it. When a picture runs for months
in the large cities, day after day it
must be superb. Such is the history
of this picture. It will never be
here again. " For children the price
will be 10 and for adults 25 . No
high school pupil should fail to see
this picture for it will give him or
"THE WARDROBE"
La Grande, Ore.
To Whom It May Concern:
At the request of friends who want
their clothes Tailor-made, I have
remodeled my store and installed a
tailoring department in charge of Mr.
O'Connor, who is a practical Cutter
and tailor, on Ladies and Gentlemen'
Garments.
It will be our aim to study j our per
sonality, your complexion and vour
form, and build your clothes as a eon
tractor would build you a house.
The first shipment of "Woolens
which consists of the latest patterns is
on display for your approval. The
prices are not high, measured by
the values.
Sincerely yours,
A. J. McLeod.