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I'OIt SAI.JT-J.Vuse 1208 Third St. (
. W. Hopkins, trustee, .Hain o or
Blue .Mountain Ctcamcry Cg. .
. . . 4-;s-:)ti,'
roil .SALE Seventy-five head of
young ewes, with Iamb at side. A
bargain if taken before May 1. A.
H. l'arsons, liox 71, Elgin, Oregon.
. ' 4-lu'-lnio
FOI!- BALE- Hay at Alieei, Oregon.
La Grande Investment Co. 4-18-tf
FOR fiAI.E-I)iing
small table, rockintr
room set, also
chair and gaso-
FOP. SAI.IC-Two modern
full basements, on . Cedar
Iluildings prnelic:illy new.
at Grande Iionde Meat Co.
houses,
street.
Inquire
4-i'l-ti
FOR SALE Household furniture of
. every kind and description, at 2118
First strci
All must be sold.
STAliKKICY PRAIRIE
FOR SALE
Wa have a couple of good Improved
farms; in Starkey Prairie for sale,
at practically grazing land price.
ADJOINING CITY LIMITS
Ten acres fur salu at u bargain, and.
on lh( best of terms. Can rout it
for Ibis season.
NEAR PALMER MILL
Three nice properties in that locality
fur sale. Easy terms.
NEAR EUGENE
Fine farm a short distance from the
city of Eugene can be traded for
property here.
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ACRES SANDRinCE
All in fall wheat; purchaser would
. trot owner's share this fall. Nicely
xated. on a main road; no build
hi"1:;-; can be bought right. Share of
cron will pay a splendid interest.
SECURITY LAND & SAVINGS CO.,
La Grande, Oregon.
4-27-3t
20-ACRE HOME
This is just a short distance from the
City Park. This property is well 1
improved and all under cultivation!
-uul will. cosf $8000. It will take
' ab'out $r,0QO to handle the owner's
intfj-i-st. Somo personal property
goos with it and he might consider
some town property if properly lo-
ciiied. and priced at the right figure. I
When vou consider the value of
the improvements on this place and
thp personal property that will be
thrown in. it will bring the land
down to less than $200 an acre.
No land in that vicinity can be
bought at any such A price. It will
rcnuii e some cash, hut this is a bar
gain and well worth considering.
Thnro will be a fine crop taken off
this year and the crops will take
rnro of l he payments coming later.
TCURITY LAND & SAVINGS CO.,
La Grande, Oregon.
4-27-3t
MONUMENTS
THAT MONUMENT
Von want for Dt-curntion day is ready for . immediatlclivery.
B. M. M. & G. CO., 1502 S Avenite.
THE
LEADER
AMONG
FLOUR
Blue
(HIGH
Manufactured by
0 ;;; La Grande Milling
WHOSE GUARANTE.: IS GOOD
Handled by AU Dealer.
I Oil SAI.K lt TKADB Continued
FOH SALE--New fom room furnish
ed house, and largo lot 6e.xlti0
ft." on paved str.'ef. Price cheap
and easy terms. Call Main 22.
4-lStl
FOR S"ALE Three ranches and three
residence Dronerties. all modern nd!wAN'Tl.n
nearlv new. Call Hfnin 7SI1 or writ I
Box 909. La Grande. Or. 2-27tf I
FOR SALE Complete threshing out
fit. 30-BO J. (. Case tractor- and
lid-inch cylinder steel separator, also
derrick and rook house, all of it in
first class condition. Nothnagel
Bros., Alieei, Ore. 4-!U-19p
FOR SALE 4-room furnished house,
$1000. 2001 N. Ash. For informa
tion seo Mrs. Perry. 3-27
FOR SALE 1917 Excelsior motor
cycle as good as new. A bargain if
taken at once. Call George Ruby
Cycle Shnn or phone Black 2G1.
4-6-t
FOR SALE Must be sold at once,
piano and furniture, 2107 First or
phone Red 1101. Call evenings or
Sundays. '. 4-10-tf
FOR SALE That monument you
want for Decoration day is ready
for immediate delivery. B. M. M.
& G. Co., 1502 S avenue. 1-17-tf
FOR RENT
FOR RENT Two bedrooms, 2002 4th
street, across from P. O. .. 4-21-tf
FOR RENT
$12 up.
R3BQ1.
-Nice oosey rooms from
1510 Adams, Phone
1-1 8 -tf
FOR RENT Modern furnisheJ
apartment. Call Red Mil or Black
1511. 4-28-tf
LOST AND FOUND
LOST On streets of La Grande, a
small locket and chain with picture
inside and F engraved on back.
Finder please return to Observer.
4-27-2t
LOST Sorrel filley branded X3 on
right shoulder. Missing from Mc
Allister ranch. Return to W. R.
Clapp. Reward. 4-27-Gt
LOST Blue plush auto robe in vicm
ity of La Grande or Island City.
Leave at Shannon's Harness Shop.
Raward. 4-25-3tp
TAKEN From my porch Tuesday,
Apr.il 22, Red Dayton bicycle. Please
return to 702 Main avenue. No
questions asked. 4-28-tf
LOSTt-A light Durham heifer, brand wi!1 n,l ttjstament of .lames A. Huteh
Ijizv S nnri bar on loft flank. Phono k. deceased, has filed her final ne-
Farmers 2 44. Reward. 4-28-(it
The Observer furnishes and prints
Rntrpr Wrappers.
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iWAN'TLU Kive-room mouorn hO.ti
chise in, gagige if possible, lly M;iy
1.1th. Phone Red 3.V.U. I '".I-U
VANTEfl--Lady for general house
work. Four in family. 'Address ,
Geo. W. larshtil?, care Savoy hotel.
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WANTED Girls to enter training at
tiV Walla Walja hospital. Apply
superintendent. . 4-ii-tf
To rout or buy nn
iae-
butoi"
that holds from 75 to 100
Cull Black 351)2. 4-2li-:ltp
W-
WANTED Spring cleaning, trees and
hedges pruned and trimmed, gard
ening, windows, carpets, wall paper
cleaned, kalsomining. Call Red
3202. 4-23-titr
WANTED Two returned soldiers or
sailors wishing steady employment.
Big money for workers. No experi
ence necessary. Call room 41, Sa
voy hotel, between 7 and 8 p. m.
4-25-tf
WANTED Experience help at once.
Modern Laundry. 4-21-tf
MACHINE HEMSTITCHING done by
Mrs. L. II. Norton, DOG Adams ave
nue. First block west of posioffice.
Red 711.
4-10-ti
MACHINE HEMSTITCHING done by
Mrs. E. C. Tuekey. Latest mode'
machine. 900 Wash. ave. Phone
Red 151. 4-11-tf
PIANO AND PIPE ORGAN Instruc
tion by Mabel Douglas. Studio in
new Foley .-building. Phone Main
754.
,4-13-tf
AUCTIONEERING Twenty - five
years' experience; satisfaction guar
anteed. F. S. Johnson, R. F. D
No. 1. 4-13-lmp
WANTED Girl for general house
keeping. Phono Red 3811.
Adv. 3-29-tf
PSYCIIOMETRY AND SPIRITUAL
Card Reading. Business question-'
answered. Mrs. Blood of Portland,
G20 Sixth St., corner of Spring. Call
10 a. m. to 8 p. m. 4-28-8tn
NOTICE
The annual meeting of the Summer
ville Cemetery association wilt be held
at the cemetery Saturday, May 3rd.
at 1:30 o'clock, for the purpose o
electing one trustee for three years,
and one clerk for one year.. Also for
the purpose of considering the. erec
tion of a chapel nt the cemetery. All
members are urged to be present.
W. II. GLENN. Chairman,
ALIX McKENZlE, Clerk.
4-28-4
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the un
lersiened. executrix under the last
count and the court has set .Monday, j
the 12th Hay of May at 10 o'clock a. m.
as the time and the court house at
La Grande, Oregon, as thevplaee for
hearing objections, if any there be to
said final account.
saraii e. nuTCiircn,
Executrix under the Last Will and
Testament of James A. Hutcher,
Deceased. da I I lil 2 mfi V
THE HEX TtAHBEIE SHOP
Cantrell & Holliday, Props.
Union shop, everything clean and
sanitary. All first-class workmen. We
solicit a share of your patronage.
2-27-U
" Scalp Sores
If von want pn ily help t ry t!it; D O. P. Prvs
cription. fco enay to uniiiv. ait (frt-iMV r
nit-hKy. It w-.e-lita inU tin. wnlp iii'l tm: ruliui
ij) iuptnnt. i ry it trjittiy un our puumuKe.
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Tjfcie L.ictviic7. Wcili
C. II. 1'I TM W
Corns Pes!
Off Painlessly
I There's Only One Genuine Corn
Peeler -That's "Gets-It."
There's only nno hnply w:ty to I '
fT.ftl rid of anv corn or ult is, nmi , t
Uuifs the p.iiaN .Hs-pt i l-ot v. fry. I
, "G;ta-It" Is the oniy torn ruiu-.'y la i
2Irnp( of 'ftfln-It Corn i il'mint d." 1
I f'-ctivt-iy. tliorouhtj Why i: '.' ' -v. n 1
"ti ttir door, to- you rM'lf tip n.l'j ;i
knot, iui'1 h.ive li !-i ahj, )..,,)
rui. olf, Mi- kv i iM-, .h. Kim-.
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EEL1EWD WIZARD
Sirancjc Old Man in Missouif
Who Embittered the
Countnrside.
DEATH
Ui.rllll
IS SHOT TO
Suspected of Setting Fires and De- !
stroying Grain, He Is Waylaid at
Night by Angry Neighbors
and Killed.
Kansas City. tip In n lonely
rahiu. on an elevation in tm nvcrlSow
district of the Missouri river, for more
than HO years the- mysterious "ynrli
dortur" of Chariton enmity brewed Ida
medicines from herbs nf the forest and
made prophecies to the country folk.
Who be was or where he came from
no one ever knew, lie pivo his nuiue
as Sturman, bur be never revealed his
true Identity,, 'Ills prophecies of death
ami valamiiy ciiuie true so surely that
the people of the vicinity accredited
him with the powers of u wizard ami
feared him.
It Is said that he predicted the pres
ent world war, declaring way back in
the early seventies that "in the last,
part of the ijrl quarter of the new
century the Imrvcst tlelds will be
stripped of their gleaners, as they will
he lighting a foe on a foreign soil, with
weapons not seen before,"
All of bis remedies the old doctor
prepared In a room which he allowed
no one to efse to enter. The gray,
weather-beaten house straddled the
mound like a drunken horseman, look
ing as if at any time it wight reel Into
the .lap of 4 ho swamp lands below.
A Tall, Bent Figure.
The appearance of the old man was
in keeping with his habitation. A tall,
beut
black
figure bumped over a eane;
eyes that glhtered under
f?"WrjirjsTJ
Hi' VLfJn J
Was Ambushed and Killed.
thatohlike eyehrows; long, unkempt
heurd and hair, surmounted hy coon
skin nip.
Tlio siyht of him coming down the
roitd in his ramsluiekle hugy, drawn
)y a rickety old gray iniiro, miide the
eliildreiv scamper from the i-oadshle.
'J 'lie old lujiii wits a crlppli! when he
mysteriously put in his appearance lu
Ilie Missouri towmdiip. He was aide to
get iiniuud only hy iiuaiis of his horse !
and IniKK.v. Allhoii-ifi lie gave freely I
and williout chargt of his remedies, 1
he refused to "iiolghlmr" with anyone, I
Ah he dipped his toddy in the little'
ero-roinH Fioro he quarreled with t
:ihft hystarideirt. Jtu May eoioilantly !
eranpjl in some lawsuit uud made
many bitter enemies.
And then there came a July night 1
when tin men of the community decid
ed the old doctor had been a neighbor-1
hood - nuisance long enough. There
hud been several Itres In the township. '
Jiiigfy-.wheel tracks were seen in the
vicinity of ench. Following the tires i
a number of sacks of wheat that ,wero 1
I loaded aL 'tin- old KeytesvMIe lauding i
ready to be f. hipped to Kansas City
were cut one niglit and Ihoijsainls of
l;aslp-ls of grain lost. The same
wheel trac ks twre seen near the land
ing. The community was enraged.
be obi "yfnb doctor" ivai hehl re
tohsible. Tiio next afieraoon, as' ho was Jog
int.' homeward, u niirnbt;r of men am-i-h
i the irme'i: .';ni..Kl. riddled hi?
ff r w 7?"
WANTED
CIcjih ('"Hon l;;iL(s Sui(nlic 1o A'in-' Miicliiiicry,
2 cents a pouii'l.
La Grande Evening Observer
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find' tins' 'iiiV"n
n .iif.-i, fu-Jo.-T'iJ, for
e..
hlui lu shallow gruve.
, Superstitious Fear. 0
The community approved, but later
on a nVsen men were urresfed for the
murder. When the foiflt ordered the
body of the irhiruvred man ft be ex
humeri the whole neighborhood was
ulai'tucil. H'hey feared life might come
again to the old doctor. Prayer meet
ings lu the churches uud at the old
camp meeting, ground were set for the
i day.
! Eaeh man arrested, however, proved
,m 'llu' prosecution was suddu-
lv mj,. i'u, mHy wm, supposedly
i nailed up in u walnut box and' burled
lu a deep grave,
tested easier.
The neighborhood
The grave In the woods, however, l
said to be a haunted pot.
Aerial Postal Service.
Negotiations for aerial postal serv
ice have been completed betweou the
Prltish and Dutch governments, and
Holland Is very mw making limit ar
rangements. The Journey from Am
sterdam to London would take but ono
and one-half or two hours. The Dutch
military airmen, who have been In
training since the beginning of the
war, are to act as pilots and the min
istry of war Is lending full eo-opern-lon
to the scheme. On the same lines
an atr .service between Amsterdam and
Grolgen Is also being arranged. Ground
for large airdromes is being prepared
bear the Dutch metropolis. Scientific
American.
Austrlan Child-Slaves.
The report of a parliamentary com
mittee appointed to Investigate eon tit
tlons surrounding child labor In Aus
tria discovered a most deplorable con
dttion, according to the Arbelter Zel
tung if Vienna. More than one-third
of all schoolchildren are engaged In
some kind of work, ln name districts
all the children of school age are work
ing. Out of every UK) achoohhtldreii
between six and eight years, IS are at
work; between nine and ten, 35; be
tween eleven and twelve, 50. and be
tween thirteen and fourteen, P2, Two
fifths of these children have been
working from the time they were live
or six years oht
Three Maxweil cms like new. Good
let-ins. Wallown Milling & Grain Co.
ndv 4-2-tf
Sawyer-Holmes company has n fresh
itock of garden and field seeds thai
will grow. Why experiment when you
are sure of good seeds trom tliem?
tdv .3-10-tf
s Front I. Rood
WHY LOOK OLDER
THAN YOU ARE? ;
It in n?toniliini; how ninny
women thrmitfh lack f atten
tion iwe wearing corsetH that
give a more mature appear
ance to the fijeure than ll
should have, anil consequent
ly they appear to he five or
ten yeara older than they nr.e. r
It in possible to readily im
prove that condition if you
will come to our corset, de
partment and (ret a trial Tit
tin); of the MOIlAItT front
la:ed corset.
Pauline Lederle
tji fut otliors, toctluT
v. Ui- wiM '.'History of tin:'
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TGE'ORM SIDE CASH KK1UR
O O SHOl'
Give me n(ry t yHur auto. A'l my
work guaranteed. G. W. Ituchanau,
corner of Fir and Madison Streets.
' 4-lletf
Any one owing the Ln Grande
Pharmacy will please call and settle
; their account at once, either by paying
fensh or giving note. We have dsscon-
tinned credit business and must clone
all accounts. All accounts not settled
.it once will be placed .with collection
agency.
4-M-tf La Grande Pharmacy.
A Long Line Both
New and Used
All makes and sizes priced from
$20.00 to $125.00
Furniture Exchange
Black 1241 Fir and Jefferson
Best prices paid for Used Furniture.
BUY A VICTORY BOND
Ml
Taking the
Out of
OTHER INVESTMENTS MAY LURE BUT
BUILD THAT HOME FIRST
The liuililini; of a home is the first investment a family should
make -fir.-l, hecause it it used every minute of the day anil every
day of the year, lirrnuK',u Is "home."
.The purchase of a home may he; rated ns the liest investment u
family can make, h st liecan.se it is of stalde value; it does not pass
out of style vtilh the elKinclnif seusons; it does not lose its chain
wilh continual use.
IluiMini; without plans and candcsH de.siKninir are the hu items
.of expense. Select a plan designed hy nn architect it will cost no
more than a home in which the modern conveniences are rnjssinjr. Ijt
may lir a modest cnttairc or hunnalow, it may he a model of ni'ehi
teclund heauty, hut unless it has the many new built-in featuiea
it is not up to what is now considered modern.
Our Catalog- -A Magnificent Vcdume of 4IHI Modern, Moderate
Priced, Stop-Savinr, Convenient Homes, Harns, Ki'lus, drain llins,
llo and roultry Houses and other buildings, jvery design is tie
work of an expert. There are no dark corners and all matters per
taining to sanitation and ventilation are perfect.
We have l,si,.,l fr every one of the ilisit'ns all the ncccssarv
lumber, tnillwoik. built in features, hardware, paint, number of
days labor-, etc., making it posstblo for you to build for a definite
funn of tno'm v, without' waste, 'and every modern built.'ut feature
included.
WK A UK KXl',t;siVK R K I'll KS K XT ATI V KS !' t!IK
NATIONAL BUILDERS BUREAU
IMC AH 'III CI It .ilis IX THIS MONTH'S ISS1IK OK THR ll K
I.I.VKATOIt. TIU: WOMAN'S MAtiA.INIC AND '1'IIIC IjlCSKiNhli.
Wlieth'-r you arc buiMioK or remodeling, we will be lad to as
si'.t you, it's our bosim-ss, we know -how. No'idiliution. "
' KICTAII. DICI'AUTMICN I' Ol" ."
The Grande Ronde Lumber Co,
( oriifr (,'rv
uwihh! ami Mjulison
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BA KER-LA GRAND E
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Carinas & Tiimas o G '
J,v Biker Si'.'.OOl. m. 0LvJadGrade !.:00 a. m,
Lv Eaker ?.. 2:00dp. m? LLatCrani .... 2:g0 p. m
,fhone Blaclfe HI. 3 0 Leaves Fi?ora Silver Gftl ,
seven
fifes,! is
When the 0111111611.0011011,
Rv
9 jvrusterole on i liroata
and Clfcst3 t
No telling how soonJFhe aymr.t&ma mc?
develop into croup, o;iworse. And then
when yu're glad you "have a ir of Mu
terole at hand to give prompt, sure re
lief. It does not blister.
As first aid and a certain remedy
Musterole is excellent. Thousands i,i
mothers know it. You should keep a
jar in the house, ready for instant use.
It is 'the itmedy for adults, too. Re
lieves sore throat, bronchitis? tonsiiiti.-.,
croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, bend
ache, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism,
lumbago, pains and aches of back or
joints, fcprams, sore muscles, chilblains,
frosted feet and colds of the chest (it
otten prevents pneumonia),
30c and 60c jars; hospital size $2.50,
Guesswork
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