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
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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
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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.
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COMPLETE FOR
Livingroom, diningroom, two bed
i rooms and kitchen including dishes
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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
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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
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