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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 191o
4 4 4 J v 4
Main 40
Week
In order to impress .Main 40 on your mind when
drugs are wanted we are going to give away 500
little boxes of Prince's chocolates .this week. With
an order amounting: to 35c or over we will send you
a box of these chocolates. La Grande Pharmacy,
Main 40. Quick delivery.
PERSONAL MENTION
5 J f" J I !
La Grande Pharmacy
ADOLPH NEWLINT, Manager
Quick. Delivery Phone Main 49
La Grande, Oregon
1 Sim. C. M. Holmes has returned to
her home in Walla Waila after visit-j
ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs.'
C. S. Dunn, on Cedar street. I
Mrs. A. S. Geddes went to Imbler";
this morning to visit with friend...
II. B. Uavidhizar leturned to his
home in Joseph this morning after i
; having transacted business in la
Grande. . !
Mr. and Mrs. Al Ray have pur-1
I chased the Jenkins home on Sixih!
; street and will take possession in a
month. Mrs. Jenkins contemplate an,
extended summer visit wiLh friend in j
I Seattle after the deal is closed. .
i R. A. West and family an'veii
jhome last night from Dayton, Wash., i
where they had accompanied the re
' mains of Mr. West's mother for
1 burial at that place. I
t Homer Galloway, a former news- j
i paper man of Enterprise, came over
to iLa Grande yesterday to look utter .
some business matters.
A. Hanson, proprietor of a tailoring '
establishment in Union, is transacting
business in La Grande today.
Lee Smith returned on the noon
train from Hood River having been j
one of a party of Grande Ronders who j
made the trip to the Rose show by j
auto. On the return they had a ;
I break down and Mr. Smith under i
! pressure of business at home returned
jon the train. The others will prob
I ably be back by tomorrow. They
jare Sam Ruckman, John Quinlanu
;and Chas. Millerl
I Dr. and Mrs. M. K. Hall's two little
j daughters, Constance and Gwendolyn,
( are on a visit in Portland,
j Mrs. B. Rafter and children leave
tomorrow for Boise to spend the
; Summer. ' . .
1 Dr. Law, Oscar Pilcher and Mr.
Green, of North Powder, were in La
! Grande today to appear before the
j county court in the matter of some
i proposed county roads in the North
j Powder section.
iW.ylie Dalton, of North Powder, , is
: u visitor in La Grande today.
I A 'Behrens and Mike Reis, farmers
iof the Summerville section, are on
business in La Grande today.
Union Stock Show-
BUT A FEW DAYS AWAY, AND, OF COURSE, EVERY
'LADY IS GOING Rut get ready now don't wait tilt the last
when all the sizes and pretty things have been picked oA'er
You'll find all those pretty things and just wfliat you waftt at
The United Store for less Buy Now. '
' Fancy Coats . .'. $i.90. $9.90. $12.50
Fancy Skirts ...S2.9S, S3.98, $4.98
Wash Skirts ..; 98c, $1.49, $1.98
Fancy Parasols -. 19c. 98c, $1.49
' Fancy Silk Parasols, Japanese Styles
......... t .$1.98. $2.98, $3.49
Fancy Silk Waists .$1.98, $198', $3.49
Silk Petticoats ......$1.98, $2.98, $3.49
Silk Hose 25c, 49c, 98c
Silk Gloves 49c, 69c, 98c
Silk Fancy Ribbons . 19c, 2"c
Men's Work Shoes .....$1.98, $2.98, $3.50. $3.98
Men's Dress Shoes ...$1.98, $2.98, $3.50, $3.98
Crossetts Dress Shoes $3.50, $3.98, $4.50
Elk Shoes, Elk Soles .$1.98
Muleskin Shoes $1.49
SANDALS
AH leather with straps
49c, 69c, 89c, 98c, $1.25, $1.49
YOU CAN ALWAYS
DO BETTER AT
THE UNITED STORE
125 BIG BUSY
STORES
J. C. PENNEY CO.
GERMANS GIVE DATA
Americans Defended by Carranza grandmother, her son and his wife. Mr.
i El Paso, June 8. Carranza troops, j and Mrs. G. R. Nnger, their son and
Announce What and Who Took Part defending Americans killed three Mex- wife, Sir. and Sirs. S. Slelville Uhger,
In Big Naval Battle jicans during anti-American rioting land the little 2-year-old daughter of
Tuesday and Wednesday nights at jthe latter, Effie June Unger, who was
Berlin, June 8. In the final day- Chihuahua City, according to reports 'dedicated in baptism.
"gut pnases oi tne SKagerak battle i mis aiternoon. t he American con-
the British fleet was superior in num- isulate was nearly wrecked.
oers to uermans, it was announced
semi-officially today. Besides num- j Elks Urge Preparedness Parade.
erous ngnt lighting forces, at least' Worth Yakima, Wash., June 7.-
Strikebreakers Assaulted at Salem.
Salem, Or.. June 7. The Pacific
coast dock strike reached this inland
town last night, .when . a crew of
25 English battle cruisers and four Preparedness parade will probably be j strikebreakers on the river steamer
FOR RENT Two furnished rooms.
I'inn f oi tl..i. In .. . .
auuu w obiuiri.. a nunc jjiuiv ju:, t roniaucl wnere
AtlV.
English armored cruisers were, in ja feature in connection with the Flag
action against it Uerman dread- "'X exercises June n. A committee
noughts, five battle cruisers and six working on the parade feature has
older German battleships. No Ger- I ueen asked by the committee of Elks,
man armored cruisers took part. j which is arranging the Flag day e.xer-
cises will be held. Patriotic organiza-
Going to Wife's Bedside - I llons nave promised to assist.
Kenneth Evans leaves tonight for ' '
Mrs. Evans is under- v,ne vorvaiini btreet to Be Improved
IRE DRINKING
PIPES LIKELY
! '
or three additional fountains will be
constructed.
The monument on Greenwood
seems to be out of kilter, and when
(Julius Roesch had engineers "tie
down" the stakes for the DroDosed
WANTED Girl for general
work. Apply at 1101 O Avenue, be
tween 9 and 12 a. m. Mrs. William
Ash. 6-8-3t
C (l Kt . .... . -
u-o-ui. going medical treatment for a grave
i malady. Sirs. Evans has been in
house-1 Portland several weeks.
VlflCAUHSION .DEEMS PROPOSI
TION "FEASIBLE.
Jtebate on Pause Asscssmenls Askml
" -tor Action Deferred.
A big docket of business came bp
tore the City commission at its mid
, week session last evening at which all
TOmber were present. One of the
impurUuit Blatters considered was an
appeal from Sirs. Pause of North La
Airaodc to have a portion of the street
;hiHirsvements against her property
reflated. -Some time ago the city
'Kecuned a certificate to tho property
iand .she is anxious to secure nosnp.i".
"Moii nyMiii uy compromise.
Guests at Sommcr Hotel.
M. V. Wheslcr and wife, San Fran
cisco; C. P. Chamberlain, F. E. Phil
lips, Portland; Joe Lester, Spok-we;
ir. a. croaanent, Cleveland; T. t.
Grant Dun!ap, Philadelphia; Sir. and1 Wayland, Portland; H. G. Slitcheli.
Mrs. F. Spurgeon. Spokane: Wvlie ' Beloit, Wis.; Allen Peel, Kamela: W.
Guests at Foley Hotel
garage on Adams avenue, the error Dalton, North gowder; Ray Suther- j B- Crandall, Spokane; C. C. Cbadwick,
was discovered. A check-un will hn land. Union: K. T S-hloni- Innh- T-i Boise. B. F. Grav. Portland: Rnv
instituted so that the building may be L. Hanley, D. Naves, J. F. Parker, i Salisbury, Denver; H. W. Loveland:
accurately staked out. I Hubert Huart, H. L. Wright, G. C. i E- L- Coe' North Bendj S. E. Bracket!,
The proposition of buying a lot or SIctzger. Portland: G. T. McNamarri' 1 Portland; Mr. and Sirs. P. A. Brow-
..... r,. w. ...... . l .. - . . . . ' 1 11 f . t
' " " " vi iy luuio nujruge came up , ueo. Alallev. San Kranciscn: w. s. uaiumrer, ure. j
flgnin last evening. The Commission Robertson. Seattle? C. Carlson. Sdo-
has lU eyes on some Washington ave- kane; Sirs. G. E. Hinton, Pendleton; 1
Tir ci . . . J- R- Stair' Seattle; Ralph McLean, I
" " ' n sait iaKe u. r. Callahan, UeJJing-
Corvallis, Or.. June 7. Corvaliis is
to have at lease one street paved t'iis
summer, the city council having last
night ordered the Southern. Pacific
company to remove its rails from Van
Bui en stieet so that the street may
be improved. The council received pe
titions from more than 60 per cent of
the people on Van Buren street be
tween Second and Fifteenth streets,
asking that the stieet be paved.
tipecinoations nave been drawn.
Many at Milton Show.
Grahamona, arriving from Portland
was attacked by a dozen men who
swooped down upon the boat from
the coyer of warehouses and shrub
bery along the river bank. v
Rocks were hurled at the crew and
several men, including Captain- C.'
Bloom were struck with stones, but
not seriously injured.
The men who attacked, the boat
vanished before, the police arrived.
They are believed to have been sent
here from Portland purposely to at
tack the Grahamona crew.
GEO. W. PERKINS IS T. R.'S
VANCE SCOUT.
AD-
Milton, Ore., June 7.-
warm June skies are today
Slalley, San Francisco; W. S. "e"- !m?r re7 J' H" Mourneli. I down upon Milton and contributinc-
F. L. MEYERS HONORED
petitioned for vacation of land near ham P D SIcRa'e Chicairn- p' cl. I La Grande Banker Elected President
.v. u niiCTi, 11 burn. .Snnknnn: ( . H Hnn ola Sosift.la- nnsuimuun.
extended, would penetrate. The mat- p v v.,i- c t d: r.'
ter is under consideration. !-h.to- M v . w r n. 'n it ! F. L. Sleyers, cashier of the La
MISS BARNES WINNER.
Elgin Demurest Medal ConUnt Draws
Big Audience. :
E. T. Rii-i. Rn. I
! Chester, N. Y.; W. C. Dawson, C. E,
! Marvin, Portland
i John Nichols
Hambleton, Lostine.
ind; Chas. Altshuller, ! Glnde. National bank, was unanim-, nnd have the flavor for which
and wife, Detroit; S :2??ly ! vfd pre3ldn of he are famous . in this country,
stine. iSta.te Bankers association in Portland morning home folks and visitors
PLATFORM CHIEF TOPIC
(Continued From Paee One)
the convention recessed at one-thirty
until four o'clock, when the nlnrfnriii
win De adopted.
Six men and women contested in
the big Demnrest medal contest in
Elgin last Saturday when the rr.u-
Tho mHt- nicipal theatre there was wp II rrr.wl-
-ter has been referred for the time he- 1 e(' 10 hear the contest. Miss Barnes
was pronounccii tne winner tv luui'es tu d....i.i:
riil'imum. X7..-H. c: i ...-n frnn. I : 1 ii...i: i . "v-Huu.ivan convention was ae-
riTrr- .:.:?":'"-u.,. a- " Betting started again. Mr.
ami Pul SpU mair 1 "Joe
All the judges pronounce the con- S",0" """ndered dawn the isle car-
test exceedingly interesting and re- ir x "enlea. ?'Kar nl a guard
port great interest at Elirln concern- l!,10! him and demanded his badge.
ing it.
; be rvad out in session next week nf- 'John S,
ver which the city will be in position
tc proceed with enforcement pavnient
attorn litigated charges there. 'Sumo
,rm,f -imuio up since the commission 1
itBatiumlly .mfuced the costs of the i
nw:i improvements. Some of South
Fourth rare likewise settling up by
imruih iWam rutt method rather
.than fighting it in the courts.
A Petition from the Oregon Groeeiy
fompany presented by O. SI. Wall to
iuiLl a corrugated iron warehouse
mjoAAb tie fire limits was denied, the
cxaneniKsion holding it conflicted with
Jrhe city ordinances.
'V.etf-p llllt)lif fnnntjlinM for nan nf
'discussed and the matter met with ap
proval, it is not unlikely tlurt two
Savoy Hotel Guests.
J. F. Smith, Pocntello; A. Stoddard,
Portland; H. II. Weatherspoon, Elgin;
R. R. Palmer, Wallowa; R. Brooks,
Elgin; Myrtle Larson, Monument:
Miss Minnick, Ixstine; J. .T Hobhs,
A. Lun, North Powder; J. W. Cum
mins, La Grande; O. Robetrs, F. Giih
hart, City; W. Landers, Mediial
Springs; S. C. White, Portland; L. W.
Drumsmith, City; II. Inwall, Portland.
Cannon started to remonstrate when
IV Illinois and Indiana delegates seiz-
eil him and steamrollered the guard
nn,l i.i n u: ..
It is raining dismally alnd an atmo
sphere of apathy continued today.
iiaraing called the convention to
yesterday. The full list of offices
include:
President, F. L. Sleyei-s. La Grande:
vice presiueni, r.. u. vusick, Amany;
treasurer, J. H. Booth, .Eosebure:
secretary; J. E. Hartman; executive
committee, K. G. Crawford, Portland;
J. W. Bennett, M&rshfield ; 0. N.
Smith, Aahland; J. B. Blackaby, On
tario; E. O. Blancher, Hood River.
In line with the discussions that
followed the offering of the resolu
tion, the delegates voted an appro
priation of $10,000 for the Interna
tional Pacific Livestock show, to be
held in Portland next winter.
The next meeting of the associa
tion will be held at Marahfield.
orcier at lir and asked for a report ...
Smoot court yesieraay on appeal irom
Criminal Case Still On
The trial of the case of the State
vs. Slarting, the alleged wood steal
ing case, which -began before the C5r-
Bright,
smilinc
nt.mrr n
! Golden portion to the success of the
annual Strawberry Festival and Horiie
show of this community.
'Strawberry is queen over all and is
offering her luscious Kweetness to all
who come to do her honor. Under
the warm weather of the past few
uays ine Denies nave ripened rapidly
thev
All
or the credentials committee. Smoot
read the report and the convention
adopted it. The organization commit
tee then recommended making the
temporary organization uermnnent.
At the mention of Harding's name as
v cuiium-iii, uiiaiririaii xne
the Justice court, was still on this af
ternoon. ,
The County court's regular meeting
for the month of June opened yester
day. Routine matters, principally, oc-
County
vc.Jn etipy the attention of the
into sporadic cheering, which spread P08"1 membcrs
ta a violent demonstration lasting five ! -
i
took to fullness of the fruit that has
no peer in popularity.
Despite the counter attraction of
the Portland Rose Festival, there are
large crowds in Milton for the an
nual festivities. The Walla Walla
valley has sent in many hundreds
while Pendleton, Walla Walla, Ath
ena, Weston, Freewater and many
other communities are well repre
sented. The horse feature of the. rIiow is
even better than in preceding years,
many nne animals beinir on evhihit
Tl. ., .....I: :n. , , .
.me juugniK win- commence tms at
ternoon and continue until all awards
have been made.
this afternoon attention will be
centered particularly UDon the narndp
ana me nose race oetween Milton.
Freewiater, Walla Walla and other
towns. The carnival has opened up
and is doing a thriving business
among the merrymakers.
Four Generations Join Church
Spokane, Wash., June 8. Last Sim
day members of four generations in
one family joined the Fourth Presby
terian church in Spokane. The party
included Sirs. Rebecca Unger, great-
'mi i &msLmm
Here is the chief financier of the
Bull Sloose party in 1912. taken iust
after he stepped off the train to "put
over" the Bull Sloose candidate at the
G. O. P. convention in 1916.
minutes.
SHERRYJTHEATRE
TO-DAY
William Fox Presents
& Robert B. Mantell and Genevieve
Hamper
m-
A Wife's Sacrifice"
A Vital Drama
Also
TWO COMEDIES
H" fff f
Apparently the convention is no
jineaier a choice for nominee this af
ternoon than yesterday, but there is
a noticeable increase of "pep" among
me delegates.
More women are in the galleries.
Upon reconvening at four this af
ternoon a two-hour discussion of the
piatform begins. It is reKrted the !
oio guard is lathering a scheme to ;
continue the afternoon session through ;
me night until a candidate is nomi-1
nntcd. Harding believed late today l
there would be no nominating speeches 1
until tomorrow morning. I
Depew poked fun it Wilson's for
eign policies and called the President :
a "professor." Then ho said: "A J
Ford machine is like a bathtub.i
everybody wants one and nobody ;
wants to be seen in it." i
Then he turned to Brain Kitting in
! the press gallery nnd called him the
greatest pacificist near at hand. Tip
-aid "Pacifists think if a foreign foe
should attack, a million Americans in
Fonts would meet them and drive
them hack."
Although the Republican platform
committee endorsed womnn suffrage,
to at, arter a lively fight, oppon
ents immediately threatened to dc-
mam! a reconsideration because seven
I mebers were absent. It is exported
the fight against suffrage will lie re
newed on the floor of the convention,
llorah announced it wouldn't 1k re
considered with the committee.
The committee defeated the uni-V;r.-1
military training plank 33 to
15. It adopted a ulank denouncing
the Iemocratic foreign policy. ;
A High Grade
at a Low Price
i
A fine solid oak. genuim.- leather upholstered seat
and hark rocker for
$10.00
SEE THEM IN 0UE WINDOW
W.H.
oiinenKamp
Furniture Department.
Co.
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