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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1914)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1914. PAGE EIGHT. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER An Enormous Yardage at an Enor mous Saving to You ; ' m!&SB&K ?Sl I MILL : ENDS z : 0 M : ll . . JUST STOP AT OUR FOUNTAIN and try a glass of Chocolate Ice Cream Soda. We have been told ab solutely that it is the finest Chocolate Soda sold in this town. Come in and Try This Chocolate Soda. Only tiie choicest, perfect, natural fruits served at our fountain. , i ' , ..Only the best of every tiling, combined with clean, sanitary dispensing. :,',h HILL'S DRUG STORE rhf(&Kaij Storm v HARVEST OF CHERRIES ALL PARTS OF THE VALLEY "AT IT" IN EARNEST. Except for Few Early Varieties, All Types Are Excellent. Cherry picking is on in full blast all over Union county. Both in La Grande and Cove, cherry owners have their crews at work, and the annual beehive of activity is humming. At Cove the picking got under way in full tilt yesterday, while some of the or chards near La Grande have been picking for a couple of days. The crop has been running nearly capacity except for a few of the ear lier varieties that were caught by the frosts. Hundreds of people, men, wo men and childiren are employed in this annual harvest of cherries. ITELEGRAPHY J LEARN .TELEGRAPHY DURING VACATION . 3 CHAUTAUQUA SCRIBBLES. Most of the listeners last ' night would have been interested to know that when the Count struck his pock et and told of carrying a pistol there while yet a captive in Siberia, that he carried a neat little pearl handled one at that minute and that a 11 shot revolver reposed in his suit case and Is constantly under his fingers when he rests, reads or tries to enjoy any pastimes. Bathers think the water fine, but boaters have a better time. Kindergarten, 'hour is certainly popular with the little folks. Today they made scenes of the park cutting the requirement's out of colored! pa per. Domestic science class had a good attendance this morning and cooks are "graduating" every minute. Tennis was played last: evening rain or no rain. . , Thunder sours milk. That's- what lots of campers found out this morn ing. . .r j..'. s .v- "if you wanto learn tele graphy at home during vacation telephone Don't' lie awake to hear it, but just wake up in time some morning to hear the five o'clock chimes. (Big Bens.) , . '. 2 Red 1961. Good Pay Big Demands If the sound sleeping campers don't retire too early tomorrow night they will be treated to a .midnight band concert. r. - FURNISHINGS, NEW AND J . V 1 COMPLETE FOR Livingroom, diningroom, two bed i rooms and kitchen including dishes i J must be sold at once Will sell all J or park.'. ''.'." " - ' ', I 1705 2nd St., 'Phone Red 481. I t ! I ! I ! t , I 1 S Uncle Sam's j Loan 'Office j Loans Money on i WATCHES, DIAMONDS J GOLD, JEWELRY We sell unredeemed pledges less than wholesale prices. J We sell clothing, shoes, suit J cases, jnts' furnishings at very low prices. 1111 Adams Ave- Foley Bldg. ' Moved to 214 Depot Street. ' MAKE A NOTE of the fact that an abstract is an absolute necessity when you pur chase real estate. No matter how well posted you might be you don't have a full history of the parcel, as you do when we make an abstract of it. Ac curacy guaranteed. 1PE ABSTRACT & TITLE CO. . -y Foley Hotel Building. C. M. LOCKWOOD, PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Auditor for State Accounting Department. Does all kind of Auditing and Bookkeeping. New Systems In stalled. Cost Accounting a Specialty. ,Office with Commercial Club, 111 Depot Street, La Grande, Ore gon. Home Independent phone, Main 91. Farmers phone, 58-A. Copyright, 111. by Panama-Paolflo International Exposition Co. H. B. , Crocker Co. official photographer. THE LARGEST GLASS BUBBLE IN THE WORLD. STEEL framework of the great dome of the Palace of Horticulture at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, . 1915. The dome It the largest ever constructed, being IBS feat ' In diameter and 186 feet high and surmounted by a basket thirty feet In diameter, which will be filled with growing flowers. The dome, lighted from within by whirling colored lights, will resemble 'a buger Bre opal. .. . cove chit coming thurs CHAUTAUQUA PARK AND THE CITY ON ITINERARY. Many Candidates for Queen f Cher ry Show to Be With the Caravan.' , Tomorrow at noon a cavaran of autos carrying Cove cherry show boosters and the three leading candi dates for the - throne occupied by Queen Anne each year, and the lead ing candidate for the right to weild the scepter of King Bing for 1914,; wili swing into La Grande on a rourd-the-valley tour. The purpose of the Cove people is to visit the Chautauqua park about noon and hob nob with farmers, who will be assembled there. Then they will come up town to meet the businessmen, then complete the tour of the valley by going to Union. The North end of the county- will be visited in the morning. .- , The leading candidates for cherry queen which will.be decided Satur day night' are Bessie Lantz, Exir White, and Cassie Kelley..;; Robert Burdette is in .the lead ..for. the royal robes worn by King Bing each year. FORTY AUTOS TO C ELKS MIDNIGHT BAND CONCERT PART OF ATTRACTION. SUMMER SCHOOL OPENS. Pendleton is' Chosen Mecca ior West ern Province. The Sisters of St. Francis'; who con duct schools in Oregon and Washing ton, will hold their summer school and institute for. the Western . Province, this year in Pendleton at St. Joseph's Academy. The summer school open ed with Mass by. his Lordship, Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Reilly, on Tuesday, July 7. The session will continue four weeks and the following excell ent lecturers wili speak: Rev. Father Butler, O. F. S. C, three lecture? a week on Physics .including labratory work, and three lectures a week on Chemistry including labratory work: Rev. Father Brady, three lectures a week on Educational Standards, Character Development,' ' Routine Work, Relation between Parent and Teachers, etc.; Rev. Father Driscoll, two lectures a week on Philosophy;, Rev. Father Marshall, one lecture week on Christian Doctrine; ' Sister Mary Ebei harda, who is a graduate of the Philadelphia Normal School and has finished several courses at ' the University of Washington, . C, with the assistance of Sister Miry Mil dred, a teacher of pedagogy in the private Norm.nl School of , the Sis ters of St. Francis. Philadelphia, will conduct the High School anil Grade Work of tho Summer School, the Commercial 'Department will be un der the supervision of a graduate of the Columbian Commercial Schooi, Detroit, Michigan; Professv II. A. Kelso, of the Ke'so School of Music has been jurured as musical Instruc tor and May Donally Kelsc of the School of Dramatic Art, to "take classes in elocution, dramatic' art, and physical culture. The Kelsos are from Chicago and come highly commended. The Sisters gratified at having secured so excellent a num ber of lecturers and are quite sure the Session of the Summer School will be productive of the best results. Adv. 6-8-lto. Dancing, and Sandwiches and Coffee, Part of Entertainment. . Tomorrow night, between 10 and 12 o'clock, La Grande and La Grande Elks will be host to a band of North west business and professional men who will comprise the special North western Elks' special to the grand lodge at Denver. There will be about 150 men and women in the party, and about 40 automobiles have been recruited to take the tourists to Riverside Park, immediately after their arrival here. The local Elks hope to have the tour ists at the park 10 minutes after the train arrives. Midnight Band Concert. The La Grande band will be on the job at the park and will furnish mus ic and band concerts until midnight when the visitors must hurry back to town to get under steam again. While at the park,';' dancing will be indulged in and the L. D. S. ladies' will serve light refreshments to the guests. Aft er a tiresome, 'hot ride to La Grande the trip to Riverside should prove a tremendous treat to the Elks and their wives. '' ;. -''"- : -The train stops two hours here and all of that time will he put in at the paik. ' '' Our Eastern Buyers wereon the job The fac tory wanting to close out all short lengths at any price Over $100,000.00 worth of Mill Ends going to our Syndicate Our portion in one .to eight yard lengths now at your disposal at savings you never experienced before, i Calico 2i2c 1 Plain Worth Cheviott 7c Kimona Crepe 12c Dress Gingham 5c White Outing 7 Striped Worth Cheviott 7 Vac j White Damask 25c J Heavy Sateen all colors 10c All length cf Embroideries 70 BIG TliriTMITm OTADU WE LEU BUST STORES OTHERS FOLLOW 3. C Penny Co. Inc. Cash Settlement Made. Baker, July 8. For the death of Albert Smithson and injuries to Al vina Smithson, his wife, both former ly of Baker, who were struck by a Portland, Eugene & Eastern train on grade crossing in Portland, Janu ary 15, the railroad has made a cash settlement said to be several thou sand dollars, to Mrs. Alvina Smith son, widow a the man who was killed and Mrs. P. F. Hindman, his mother, administratrix of the estate. ' The settlement was made out of court af ter suit for $25,000 had been brought by Mrs. Hindman, of this city and for $7,500 by Mrs. Smithson. Mr. Smithson died shortly after the acci dent and Mrs. Smithson was badly injured but she has practically re covered. Their baby, who was be ing carriedl by Mr. Smithson, was hurled ' down' the embankment . and was not injured. The plaintiffs were represented by Attorneys James H. Nichols of Baker and J. N. Hart of Portland, formerly of Baker, and the railroad company by Ralph E. Moody and W. D. Fenton. Frank Earls Coolest Man. , "I'd like ft meet that rear brake man, wouldn't you Kid?" remarked Albert Meadors, one of the two con fessed railroad bandits, yesterday to his partner, Clarence Stoner, while discussing their part in the hold-up of No. 5 last Tuesday morning. ' "I sure would," answered the The rear brakeman was Frank Earls, a young man of this city form erly of La Grande, and the 'two 'rbl- Ders aeciare ne was tne coolest man they ever saw. "There I was trembl ing in my boots when we boarded the train" said Meadors, "and lie was as cool as a cucumber. Those, guns pointing at him didn't seem ' to make him a bit nervous. I sure adtmire"a man of nerve and rd just like tofiaVa a talk with him." Deputy Sheriff George McDuffie, who killed the leader of the trio alsog testifies that Earls was the: coolest? man on the train-after it was all overJ Pendleton E. O. ' j Read the advertisements, too. Arrange to? Attend - Cove Cherry Fair O N July 15th The Greatest ever given by Cove people. New Exhibit Hall is completed. Many attractions to entertain the crowd. Decorated auto parade-$5.00 prize for best. Two ball games are arranged for. Speakers of state-wide reputation. Musical talent of the very best. Come to Cove July 15, and Spend a Happy, Happy Day r. i
