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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1916)
SATURDAY. JANUARY 29. 1916. PAGE SIX LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVES Geibel's Stock To Be Wiped Out In 13 Days W. S Parker Having Bought at an Un heard of Sacrifice the Entire Stock of NT STORE GEIB EL'S DEPARTME One of the largest and best known stores in Grande Ilonde Valley, he has decided to throw this immense stock on public sale to be WIPED OUT IN 13 DAYS. This includes every article of merchandise between th e four walls of this establishment V.L&.a7 I Absolutely No Reserve Every Article on Sale Merchandise will be heaped high on counters, shelves, bins, tables and displayed all over the store at prices that will astonish the most skeptical., A marvelous saving oppor tunity, and the most thrilling exhibition of modern retailing ever known in La Grande, make your preparations to attend no postponement if it rains, snows or freezes. Doors swing back at 10:00 a. m. Saturday. January 29th. '4 FREE $100.00 in MERCHANDISE TO BE GIVEN AWAY ABSOLUTELY FREE OPENING DAY. We are going to 'throw from the top of the store building One Hundred Dol lars in merchandise coupons in denominations of 13c to $1.03. Opening day of sale the coupons will be good for the amount designated in merchandise of your own selection in our 'store, remember the merchandise coupons are good only on first day of sale, be with the crowd, get your share of coupons opening day. Bring your neighbors, be on hands at 10 o'clock sharp. . ) ..... Sale Starts Saturday, January , 29th 1 0 A. M. i mm ml IT A. T. HILL in Charge La Grande Oregon HARD I 61 IMBLER LOSES TO M. I. A. TEAM HERE. Oratorical Contest in Connection Makes Good Evening's Program. In one of the most exciting guinea played in La Grande this year was staged at the L. D. S. Amusement hall hetween Imbler and La Grande in the M. I. A. League last night. The game started out a weo bit too rough but it soon settled down to a fine exhibition of basketball. Imbler commenced the scoring and kept it up during the. first half. Stringliam scoring the most points during this iut of tht game. La Grande failed to connect with any gieat deal of luck in shoot ing. This half ending U! to 17 in fa vor of Imbl,. Second half La Grande went in with the determina tion of pulling a little better team work and a great deal less of the rough stuff hoping at the same time that luck would be with them in go ing through the steel. This started out with enthusiasm high among tin spectators as neither side seemed to have tho better. Kerrin commencei. the scoring for the locals bringing tlu scoro to a tie. The referee at thi jioint hud a great deal of trouble keeping the crowd back and trying to make his whistle heard. Lambb hooking another, 'brought lmblor ahead again. Another by Stringliam put Imbler away ahead in the lead. Things commenced to look mighty desperate for La Grande. A switch in their lineup by Manager Larson stopped the scoring streak of Imbler. rutting Horstman in center and Buum from that position to guard made things look brighter. Kerr in grabbed three in a string which again placed La Grande in the lead. An other by Lambb held Imbler from getting too deep in the hole. Another switch placing Lyman in forward who brought three points more to La Grande's score. When time was called the final scoro showed La Grande '!" Imbler 21. The lineup: l.a Grande Bnum c, Kerrin f, (Ni), Horstman f, (1), Lyman f, Stoddard f, Rosenbaum f, Ainsworth g, (4), Combs g. Imbler llonrie f, Westenskow f, (2), Rollins e. (2), Lambb, g, (9), Stringhum, (8). Referee, Peterson; umpire, Wilson; scorer, Kerrin. The story-telling and oratorical contest proved to be one of tho most enjoyable features of tho evening, Spiker of La Grande delivering one WHEN WILL THESE TWO MEET? 1 f X Krank Moran. Jess "Willnrd. IS NTO IS 01 MANY YOUNGSTERS SPURRED TO ACTION. Former Adepts Want to Recoup Lost Cunning with Gloves. the press agent bubble of Billy Gib son of New York, is hailed as the logical challenger of Willard. At the present moment it seems he is, if we overlook Sam . Langford and Joe Jeanette, the black . men, both of whom have probably seen their best days. But the superior measurements of Willard don't mean he could whip Moran. Bob Fitzsimmons, the great est fighter that ever lived, was heavy weight champion at 158 pounds, the middleweight limit. iBoxing not prizefighting is en joying a vigorous stimulant in La Grande. A half dozen youngsters who right now are clumsy with the mits, have displayed keen interest in the manly sport and are taking on lessons regularly at the Y. M. C. A. gymna- The locals will practice in other quar ters aim win oe in goon condition lor Although the Elgin High School Basketball club has been forced to suspend practice in Bader's hall they have been given the privilege of hold ing their scheduled games there and will play their first game here with the high school quintet of Wallowa on ! riuay evening, February 4th. smm. in a weeK or so a series ol short boxing exhibitions will bo staged, coupled with a wrestling round or two, and the program has stimulated interest remarkably. There are already suvuitii yuunusiurs wmi , ,, , . " .. are taking- to the came like ducks -0 the, bsl etball game hetween the Cove water, and then ana who are comi ers, for instance. the game. Elgin Recorder. It was a large crowd that filled tha gym on Saturday evening to witness there are many vcter-1 A"" " ' -'" iani. ine ng back. Fred Mey-! . y . tnat de" in his day one of!it"r" l,,u " a'.'u."aeam last year so - : t i- . .tic .ui sun-it oi creat inr.prpsf tr 3 III LJtX VIIUIl'IU the fastest amateur when boxing was at its height, .is itching for a return to former form; C. D. Emahiser, Sam Wright, "Doc" Graham and a number of others who are familiar to the game are arrang ing a night class at the gym so they j can recoup their former cunning. I; I is likely that some of these seniors will be booked for the boxing exhibi tion a week hence. Km iLast night Frits Lottes, grappler of considerable fame, took on the gym class of young men for a short coach ing in wrestling. This strenuous game is also coming into its own, and many who have never given a mo ment's attention to it, realize, on wit nessing exhibitions, that there is much of nractical use in it, that self-protection is p needy requirement and l thut wrestling is pregnant with these virtues. The simpler holds such as tho hammcrlork, birred for amateurs out a spiemmi seu-oroiection in a see if they could do it again, says the Wallowa Sun. y Little NO-ws O' the Day. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Jan. 29. For the first time in the history of the in stitution men will take part in the annual Vassar play, which this year is "The Road to Yesterday." The play will be presented tonight, THE BEST PROOF. La Grande Citizens Cannot Doubt It Doan's Kidney Pills were used They brought benefit. The story was told to La Grande residents. Time has strengthened the evidence. Has proven the result lasting. The testimony is from this locality. The proof convincing: la. t-rreenawald, proprietor shoe re- rough and tumble fight, the various K" .con bt" .ndleton, Nelson holds and the toe hold wore i . 'V. T" "2 ' , - f acKac"e Mr. Lottes last evening. on the subject of Iivc, Westenskow of Imbler delivering one on Freedom. Both were very weil delivered and the small time that was allotcd for. pre paration showcil that remarkable tal ent can be developed in time. The story-tolling was represented by Miss Gladys Bin. k of La Grande and Miss llenrie of Imb'.or. Both did ex ceedingly well and with ;rnctice will developc some of the best that cun be found. i way, centers largely on the game with ! the College of Idaho next Tuesday at I the gym when the M. I. A. meets that powei ful team. A. Bean will be in the lineny for the occasion. Cove won from Union in the M. I. A. stake league this week 48 to 26. The volleyball tourney at tho Y. M. C. A. is progressing nicely, and will end in a spurt of keen rivalry next i r ruiav evemnc it w on Qt;r,i,,tni The coming woek, in a basketball- that the captain bringing in a new member gets the same credit a3 though ho won a game, hence when Captain Crowe dragged in eight, he jumped from last placed to far in the lead. Last evening his team also won a game. Papst pulled up well to the front by winning last evening. The standings are: Crowe 146 points Papst 80, Olsan 62, Emahiser 82. At the close of tho tourney the plnyers will dino and elect what shall be the nature of games for the coming six j weeks. .,,,,1 - Qfo ; - .. ouiciienH thoroughly explained to the class by! i it yS, .tJroutle1 day r fciuney secretions pained in passage and the flow was The logieal white hope candidate for Doan's 'KWney Pills plVcnreo championship honors ,s Frank me." (Statement given May 17 1910 ? Moran of Pittsbum He is very any-' A t.il-V ' ' ious to get Jess Willard. a much" larg-1 Over two years '"lite -Mr Green er man, into the. r ng; fo- any really ! wald. said: Doan's 'Kidney Pills ponular heavyweight ebamn on ought. cured me H th. t,H. i ' to be able to make $500,000 before he s, to back" ' neVBr. is knocked out. p;o cn. in,. tnan most. Hut Willard is hv ill r, ij I . . aame lnat the biggest heavyweight champion the ' recommended r,,Mo s t: ...... 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