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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1915)
0. ( T&JRSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1915.. LA QCANZS EVENING .i'VUiJbi.'&l'iV. si! t r , - -fe. QUALITY IS ECONOMY 1 ' A Meoaatfe To You Efficient store service as rendered by the People's. Store has two distinct functions: - First, at the. time, of your purchase you receive the full attention anci co- v operation of an efficient and courteous saleaforcevone that does not just "sell" goods, but takes a sincere, in?, , terest in every detail of your wants and helps you choose the merchandise YOU want at the "Peoples" lowest prices possible. , 1 , ' Second the quality of our merchandise which we guarantee to render complete satisfaction.. ;, Back of this guaranty is our reputation of many years sue-. cessful merchandising in this community. - Quality is economy.- .You are really economising when you trade at the "Peoples". ' f - - ,;; t AT 65c A round Apron made of the best quality Indigo blue Sea Island percale, in a variety of dainty floral designs; - neatly finished -with best qual ity Stickeri braid. Worth more than our price of only ;. 62 AT 50c We offer a new Silk Hose with-'extra " long elastic top, guaranteed not to ravelv Comes in colors of black, white and tan. Only :. 50 A Waist Special Worth Your Attention t A small lot 'of Waists .'Hnade after the latest-tle- cree of fashion in .good quality Messaline, net and Silk Crepe. , While ' they last at $2.48 . and $1.78 - . Formerly sold at 13.75 and 82.50. ' - ,AT62c We offer a neat coVerall j F Apron, made of fine qual ity checked gingham, enr. tha will stand thr , -of washing and remain as good as new.- Only 45 AT 15c A Children's Hose Made df fine combed Egyti(Ov yam, fast black, at J.5 AT 89c A good weight, cotton ribbed Men's Union Suit, wjorth a dollar, our price only : 89 AT 25c A' Silk' Half Hose of double weight. Wears tetter,, feels better, looks better and is as cheap as a cotton hose, only 25 la Our Men's Department A good Work Shoe made of oil grained leather, very soft and pliable ; good heavy : soles with 'double bk soles. Comes in tan only,, our price: only '..$2.79 We-fill your mail orders, at these special prices. Your money is refunded .if not satisfactory, j , ThePoople'store The Store For The People La Grande Ore. AT 17c A heavy wool Sock with long . elastic ribbed top. Colors blue with white heel and toe, only....l7 In Our Bargain Basement An "Eight Cents" price predominates this week. There are sonany good and useful things you can buy at this price, in fact too many to mention in this iSpace. 4 i 4- Ml POG mm in BOW TEAM SCORE OF 2902 MADE ON CLUB ALLEYS. Pendleton Man Shoots 298 in One Game, 712 in Three. 222 212 205 182 208 To". J 169594 179569 148533 218643 167561 881 2902 Scott .....203 Crowe .. ......180 Bristow ...180 WUden .. 243 Williams .186 Total 992 1029 The above score was rolled on the Club alleys Tuesday evening against a scrub team, by the team who wiVJ . probaUy represent ' lia Grande in - the coming' v match with Pendleton next Tuesday ' -evening. This shows ' that the boys are "rolling qome" and should give Pendleton an awful run in the coming match. . However, while the La Grande team was showing this fine form which, if duplicated, in the Northwest bowl ing tournament would win nine times out of 10 the Pendleton bowlers were not loafing. The highest single score for one game ever rolled in , Pendleton was set Tuesday evening, . Fred Book- rolled 298 pins. In three games he rolled 712. ; Cove, Jknl 7. (Special.) TheHs was a game of basket ball in the Mac abee hall, Thursday ' night, between Haines and Cove. "'The score was 8 to 48 in favor of Cove. Friday nlht Joseph played Cove and th? score was 22 to 41 in favor of Cove. "Arthur Hall garth reports that the South Elgin game refuge of Union county is one of the best refuges for game birds in the state, says the cur. rent issue of the Oregon Sportsman.' It then goes on to say: "It is five circumference.- It is surrounded j liberated on this refuge last spring in by a county road, but has no cross road running through it It is well stocked with Chinese pheasants and also, ruffed grouse, or native pheas ants. Blue grouse are quite abund- WHITE FIGHTS" DRAW WITH SIIJGUUE. MANY LAY IN SUPPLIES AT THE : PRESENT FIGURE. Wheat Going Skyward, Flour Prices Must Follow Suit. Charley White, the .brilliant young observers could not see them that neorew ligmtwenrht oi Chicago, n now in line for a championship fight with Freddy1 Welsh for ; the -worlds title. His fight with Young Shugrue, the New York boy, at Madison Square Garden, proved to all those who saw way. Were he to meet the present lightweight champion of the world Over a twenty-round course he might be able to land his powerf uf left hook and thereby win the championship it that he is of championship calibre. of world. Shugrue had beaten Welsh in Newi ." White was born in Liverpool. Emr- York a few weeks ago, and White !and, March 25. 1891. his Barents has had ten-round bouts with both Welsh and Willie Ritchie, former American ngntweignt champion, in having moved there from Russia. His real name is Ankovitz, but he did not like that as a fighting name, so he which he gave them hard fights. Hi s adopted the name of the old Chicago manager claimed that he beat both men in these 'contests, but impartial lightweight, who was among the beet fifteen years ago, fuge contains California or little blue quail and some bobwhhe quail. Twer.- miles ilong and about thirteen mile J ty-if our Hungarian partridges were ant, and it also contains about two i the reserve, reported that he has a hundred prairie chickens. This re-! flock of pheasants on his farm with two pure white ones among thesis When he first saw' them, he thought and they are doing well. Several species of ducks are nesting along the river and Wilson or jacksnipe are plentiful. . v "William Hill, one of the farmers ia they were leghorn chickens, but Aey flew away with the rest of the flock and were good fliers." l t aa ! i a a ? LOCAL FLOUR UP. '.V; X All La Grande brands of 4 f flour went up five cents on the K sack today, ; , : J 4 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. v 4. 4. 4. 4. Not the least ' worry that Mrs. Housewives has, is to cogittte about the prospective price of flour, f With wheat at fl.60nd in demand, the price of flour has of course 'gone up wards, but that the next month or two. will find the price soaring a great deal higher, is feared. The con sumption of flour will likely be re duced should the price of the food stuff goes much higher. Many are laying in supplies at the present price, fearing a stiff advance inertly. 'viv ,". r. " v 'I---'. 'i ''..?'-''"' flour, n a 1 : 1 kk-T' ftc. Blue Stem Flour 11.75. . Patent 11.70. ' Snowdrift $1.85. Upper Crust $1.85. . None-To-Equal M.60. Occident 12.25. Sea Foam $1.60. Timothy (to producer) $10.75. : Rolled Oats $1.60 per cwt Oats (to producer) 96c $1.26. ' Bran $1.35 cwt. - Rolled Oats $1.65 per cwU Barley $1.00 per cwt Alfalfa hay (to prorinrer) $8,500 (9.00 f. 0. b. cars, bald. ' , . Wild hay (to .producer) $8 baled CHICKENS AND FOWL, Turkeys 22c28c, retail. - 1 Soring i frier w2fk, retail - Hens 16c18c, retail, dressed. Burrisn a?jd ccmss. Butter Fancy creamery, 35 cents, i-u rou; z-m roil 7U cents. Ranch butter Mb. roll 30c; , 2-lb. roll- 65c. . ( , . , Fresh Ranch Eggs 15c. : : ' VEGETABLES AND HISCXLLANB : ova. , Brussil Sprouts, 20c a pound. - Parsley 10c a pound. Sweet potatoes 6c lb.' New potatoes $1.26 cwt :x Chili pepper 40c. Honey 20c Beets 5c, JS0 10c. Cabbage 5c, 1 Pickling Onions 20c lb. Carrots 2c lb. . Beans White 10; Lima, 121.2c. Egg Plant 16c and 20s. v Turnips -30c lb. Beets 30c lb. . Pumpkin 2c lb. . Onions flc lb. Celery, home grown 3 for 25c: Cal. Squash 2c lb. ; " ''' , Sugar, cane or fruit $6.20, sa.'k, cash- $6.60 for 30 days' time. Beet sugar $6.00 cash; $6.40 for 30 days. fkuit. Oranges 25c to 60c a doten. . Bananas 30c and 40c per doz. ( Bananas 10c lb. , Lemons 35c and 40c. Cranberries 15c qt j ; ; . , Apples Eating, 75c and $1.00 box; Cooking, 75c box. - Red Emperor grapes, 20c pound. CATTLE. Prime light . . . . . . . .$6.6037.00 Good .................. .$4.50(5)4.75 Medium ....... .$4.004.5O Cows, prime $5.005.80 Prime .... ............ $6.1606.85 Medium .... $6.006.10 Rough heavy .$5.005.50 SHEEP. Best Spring lambs . . . . . .$5.606.50 SAID Or READING. , In science read by preference the newest works; in literature the oldest. The classic literature Is always modern. Bui wer-Lyfr ' ton. -" ; ' Whst a wonderful, what n almost magical boon, a writer of great genius confers upon us ' when we read blm intelligently. ' As he proceeds from point to point In bis argument or narra- ' five we seem to be taken up by ; ' blm and carried from hilltop to hilltop, where, through an at mosphere of life, we survey a glorious region of thought look ing freely, far and wide, above and below, and gazing in admi ration upon all the beauty and grandeur of the scene. Mapn. (hi 1 A 1 " 3 ; II IF otl ii m i n WK is under Sired smipeMsici of Its United States Government Like all other National Banks this one has to under go periodical -examination by Government experts for the benefit of depositors. It has to keep a large sum in absolute reserve against its liabilities and it i is subject to the direct supervision of the United States Government. No institution could be safer ' for banking your money. Accounts solicited. Every facility given consistent with Government rules. The Unite States Nat'l Bank Capital $100,00 Surplus $13,006 Deposit! $364,841.14 ' ' OFFICERS and DIRECTORS . WM. MILLER 3. C HENRY , J. L. CAVINESS J. F. CONLEY , T. J. SCROGGIN C. T. BACON A. L. RICHARDSON U. G. COUCH GEO. T. COCHRAN Those DANCING TOGS NEED CLEANING OFTEN. WE ARE EQUIPPED TO, DO THIS WORK QUICKLY AND WELL. TRY US WITH A RUSH ORDER. CLEANING and DYEING CHERRY'S NEW LAUNDRY Inc: MAIN 56 MAKE A NOTE of the f-ct thatan abstract Is an absolute I necessity when you purchase real estate. No matter how well posted : ' ' you might be you don't have a full history of the parcel, as yon J dc when we make an abstract of It. Accuracy guaranteed. ::J ' THE ABSTRACT ft TITLE CO. J Foley Hotel Building. j Read the advertt&oznentj too. All accounts owine to the Geo. A. Anderson company are now in ths hands of M. V. Mefford for collec tion, and parties owincr the company can pay their accounts at the old lo cation of the company in the Gardi nier building. Adv. 1 2 U. X I THE HOME INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE-COMPANY LONG DISTANCE CONNECTIONS TO ALL POINTS ININORTHWEST LA GRANDE, OREGON. J