t
TACT, TWO
LA niUYDK TVEXIKfi OBSERVER;
.TViniwrv 10. WW
just Arrived
NEW SHIPMENT
GOSSARD CORSETS
AND BRASSIERES
SLIM-BY-PROPORTION
CORSETRY
TOTHTN'G reveals stoutness
quite so much as ill-propor-
tioned corsctry. Violent
contrr.rt between too-large bust, too-sm.-ill
waist, and too-large hips adds
pounds to the appearance and de
stroys the possibilities of -graceful
carriage and becoming dress.
iiorifrtfty. women who arc no longer
slim, cndiffcAihe discomfort of stiff,
heavily bonedTfjJ-tale corSets be
cause they do not I'Sn&'e thafherc
is an unbelievably iriore'HBtjmibruljle .
and becoming kind of natWud coiV
setry that will subtract pounclsTiym A-
incir apparent wuigui uuu ui.irtc incur
slim-uy-proportion.
But such corsetry must be skilfully,
scientifically done. , If yoii will per
mit our experienced corsetieres to
properly fit you with a slenderizing
G O S S A R D
Front Lacing
C O R S E T
we will assure your satisfaction.
ill
mm
VPJJ
Krli'iilnr. .Wi: Sinlllm .liili. telephone system tit l.u (Iriincle is ami non-compensatory for the service
On l-'i'lilay night the tiioililnnl performing im important and nfffi. now renileied, unci to substitute in lieu !
Ili'iithora ami tint Jll-V team will nary public service, yet under the thereof tho schedule hereinabove in
Journey to dilon ,to play the L'nlnu present plan of providing the cost the finding set forth to ho just, rea.
toain unci Union set-onil loam. '1'lnmo thereof, only the telephone user con- sonalile and rot unjustly discrimir.
Karnes will hnvo no tieailiiK on the tributes; and not only does the tele- atory. ' . .
elty leaitue stanillui; aa they are phono user provide the entire cent of AND IT IS FURTHER 'OUDEREf) 1
purely exhibition Biunca. The Cnu- maintaining the telephone system for that the rates so authorized shall be'
Kara will play t.'nioii at I'niou on. the. city, but in addition, he pays for considered at niuximum rates for the:
next Wednesday. portion of the cost of the city gov- service specified and nothing herein I
: - eminent through the medium of fran. shall he construed as preventing th"-'
MOW-: MK.V TH. V(Mi: close taxes. Jn effect, it is double utility from filing additional rates
H.iVK Ari'KMiMITIS inNution on telephone users. rules and regulations as occasion may
Medical reports shown men are Siilarim of Officers: require for service not so specified
mure mi Meet to appendicitis al- . Tne testimony of witness Crowe for and not In conflict with the intent of i
HioiiKh many midden eases occur tne cmpany fhcvn that it is the this or other orders, rules or regule
amonii womeu. It can he? guarded .pra,.tiee of the Home Independent turns prescribed by this Commission
against by preventing intestinal In- Telephone Company to charge the sal- and further piovided that they do not
I'ectlnn. The Intestinal antiseptic. ari(.s of jtj financial agent and direc- introduce unjust discriminations be
Adler-i-ka, acts on IIOTII upper and jora (o 0p,.,nting expense accounts tween individual subscribers or class
lower bowel, removing all foul, de- Thi! p,.,u.lu.e would be in accordance es of subscribers.
eayliiK mattcir which might cinice witn prescribed accounting principle" AND IT IS FURTHER ORDEREIi
Infection. It brings out matter yon provldiw? tjis men were actually de-; that 'immediately upon the establish
never thought was In your system mi-ing their cfforU and attention in'ment of the rates herein authorized
and which may have been poisoning an operating Apartment; but, when the applicant shall file according to
rollout KTII ETH KTU TAU TAR it i9 admitted that these salaries are aw and the rules of the Commission,
you for months. Acllcr-l-ku Is DX- paid in t,u 0f discount or cominis- n tariff containing the rates so es
CM.I.h.N r Tor gas on, the atninaru. aionR on financial transactions, to Published, togttlier with all otho
I'utmnn Drug store. Adv. whichthcse officers might be justly (rates, rules and regulations applicable
entitled, this Commission, in view of in the service, nn.l shall muse a com-
SALE O.N HEAVY WINTER GOODS it., Accounting Classification, must : of thut tariff to be posted in a con-1
Over coats, shirts, sox, leather lined jnsiHt thnt this utility shall not, in spicuous place in its main offices an ,
vests, mackinaws and punts. Save 10 the future debit operating expense each other office affected by this or- '
per cent to 50 per cent; These are accounts with other than expenses ac- dor, and easily accessible for public I
..-U Till1 T W ' ( '.C"ll V ..... J m
juices. i or, jmiuuviw. I tually incurred ny operation o: tne reference.
i-i.r-ii property.
'r.liinvcl.'iK-
i mm-i n-i f vn
i gvjjyjjyyTA rti nr-'
Wake-Up
. To the
- ' Ml'SK'
of one. of Kin'
Marm
ut i in tVnn for
A Husy i'.'iy
One Fourth Off
See theWindow
L OU CO.
For Sale
Modem 7-room house, full base
ment. Ueuting plant, acrei-ned porh
c in front and rear. This house Is
In first class 'condition,, bungalow.
Price 3(MHI...
g-room house woll arranged so
that the upstairs can be rented
without disturbing t ll e . privacy
downstairs, lllg lot, COxllO, sbacla
trees. This place Is well located.
i Modern 6-ronui .house on Wash
ington avenue. Right up-to-date lu
j every way, heating plant, 'wash
trays, garage. '
AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:'
I.Ef.'AL NOTICE.
I'. S. C. Or. Order No.
In General :
. From an examination of the entire app,y , ot the citips of lsa0i cjt I
788. !rCCf;r h"w' !t ""P"'' that th and I Grande, County of Union, and. I
Before the Public Service Commission r'T" ; Comnanv' ' through 7 larie .0f " ' her u' B"" 'Vet )'. ''.
of Oreiron , . P. - ' P , ? . tions, except as herein set out shall
In the Matter of the application of the "L1! "lon of T ? im;rt:fed,tn" be and remain as heretofore, and tne ;
in mt -Yiauer oi me application oi tnt efflclt.ncy unu capacity of its plant ff ti , , hereof is Janunrv 1st
Home Impendent lelephone Com. lot.ate(, , the city of l.a Grande In and it VsO OROFRFO - !
pany of l a (.rande, Oregon, for per- h a mann(.r as to render brtter ! salcm Oregon th S8t !
mission to increase certain tele i .,.:,. ,.,.vui to it ntr,.n8i "ul";a "l a'cm, uregon, mis .mr ,
......w ....-.. .... , ouy oi uecemner, jui. ti
'uhlic Service Commission of Oregon.;!
that the above mentioned rates shall
phone rates at Iji Grande and 1
land City, Oregon.
'4 Order!
ThiKniatter is befor
sion onlie npplicitioi
ilndenendcni TcleDhoni
I l.a Grande,
increase the
phone rates at
City, Oregon, i
Commission, as
fir. :IH nn lh ,.,.ni,l
I pany is installing a
for
e of ce
-ancle
n file
ted
V
red A. Williams,
I.H. Corey,
FrVl G. Buchtel, -
Commissioners.
HILL'S DEP'T STORE
CLERKS II
1
1
0
year and the spectators were on
their foot most of the time. lu
the five minutes ovortinto l.ewlu
scored three field baskets for l'nlou
and a foul was shot while tho Cou
gars wore able to garner only three
1. points.
I I.ewln was high point man for
... i.i . . l'nlou scoring 12 markers while
I moil Dlijt'ilts (Hilars lllCyJn Wehb, ror the losers, chalked
OlK'llilljr (iiillle of l)(il)lc-lnir 17 pednts.
II('II(1(T Llist. Ni.tflll. The lineups were: Union, I.ewln
. and .Morgan, forwards, Turner, ren-
jter, Slrrlno and Spencer, guards. In
The Clerks defeated the Stoddard j the last . half Mc Cann took Morgan"
llrothers last night at the Y. M. i place as forward. The Cnunarj
V. M. The .Stocldands have defeated i playcvl Kccney and Wehb, forwards,
the remaining teams in the league j Cooper, center, Klugwell and Oli
and have now no mure official ; rer, guards. In the last half Klug
RatnoH to play, The Clerks have j well took Keeney s place at for
narnered two gnines and have only! ward and Oraliiiui entored as guard.
Union mid the Lingering Five tc: i Charles Reynolds refereed both
play. I games.
Tho first half ended 11 lo In The city league now stands:
favor of the Clerks and was feat-1 Clerks, two w ins and no loses,
ured by the extremely close guard- j mull; .Sioddard llrothers, three
lug of the winners. The f-'toclclnrd j w Ins, one lost, .750; Union, one wen
llrothers attempted, to come back -and one lost. .Still ; and the Cougars
in the final half and scored In hm, Lingering Five nre In the eel
poluts to the Clerk's seven hut were liar with three loses and no wins,
unahlo to make the grade. nn one lose aiid no win. rospect-
Carrlty starred for the Clerks. Ivuly.
Thleson nlso dolnc; some nifty Last night .i a preliminary io
guarding. Tbft Stoddard llrothers the city league gaiuim. two inlej
all played w.dl but were too close-'.mediate Raines or basketbari were
ly guarded to break looso with played which completed the inter
thelr usual strong offensive. mediate schedule,
Tho llueitps were: Stoddard, j in the first contest KlugwellVi
Uroihurs, John nail Lester, Stod-1 squad won the championship of the'
dnrd, forwards, llean, center, Have . Intermediate leaguo bo defeating
null Earl iSlucldurd, fuards; Clerks, ' t'oker's ctivn, 24 lo 21. Klllgwell
liarrlly and Larsen, forwards, lie '.- scored 14 points and Stager, ot the
er, renter aud TUelson and Clark, jcokers, scored 111.
:unr,lH' j lu the second game the La Freln-
In the npenlng game, of the dou- lers heat the Smith's 3n to 22, each
lile-header Union deleated the ('cue Ileum playing two men. Ilrnwj) sretr
gnrs after rive minutes overtime. 'e-t 2:1 pedns foi the winners nncl
the sreond half ending 22 to 22 ! Metciilf starred for the Insets.
This was tie! most exciting vaiue The Intermediate standing Is
yet i:nyeil a tl,e ca court llil. i Klniiwells.. s:l(l; Cnker. .C.fi4: La
it has asked for an increase in rates
lin said cilv bv reason of such increas
ing invoutniAnl find tint! n r 1 aeiMic. 1
the Commis-'n.. 11..1 tt.. cn;,i vc,.a nt n f
the Home reascWiable. nor. in excess of the rates 1 .
mpany, of collecte1 for a like service by other 1 attest
,.o,u,, lu uii uiesAin' s munr s zeci cu es.
tm tele-: ThoreieWc. based on the above state- "'"' "C1-. 'rewry.
sland ment of fiftjs. thci f!nmmission make-' oirue orune 11
this its findme-As follows! . .I Herviee CniiniA.ie of Oreo
S. C.,, fclNDrKGS. 1 State of Oregon
Om- 1 'TOW ihti V,li,W .gtf nnA CttM
,'er.t narties to said VLovA entitled matter 1-""wf 01 - n;! ''
ConS
itdiction of th.'i. . 1'.W fP.'Ellis. Secretary of the PuV
ion of Orergoti' ,it" Service Commission pf, Oregon, and 1
:hauter 271) of ! custodian of the seal thereofvdo here-!'
and higher class of service?!!,. I :nre subject to th
Alter due enl legal noticctff all Public Service
iiueiesieu pin iius, me iiuove entitieii anil the provisions oivtnapter 27U cjt , 7 ' '
mutter came on regularly for public -the General Laws of the State of Ore- bJ r"fy that I have carefully com-, i
hearing before the Commission at the gon for 1!U1, and all acts amendatory P,ed tnc annexed copy of ORlER
City Hall, La Grande, Oregon, on the thereof and supplemental thereto.- ' lw,,h the oritfinal thereof, filed in the I
18th day of November, 11121, at the- 2. That by reason of this installs :'Jice of the said Commission, and,,
hour of 10:00 o'clock A. .M., tit which tion of a modern telephone pla-nt in'.tht 11 IS 11 ful1'' truc aml correct -1
time and pluce witnesses were called, lieu of the present existing ptn transcript therefrom and of the whole !,
sworn, testified a"d their testimony and increased investment and the bet- 'thr'0'' , ' v',r" rnrncc ''
taken by reporter fc-tho Commission, ter service rendered thereby, the rates : IN TESTI.MONl WHEREOF, Ifi
in P. S. C. Or. No. !18 for tho Cities !"ve. hereunto set my nana ana nt-lj
f Island Citv and La Grande xn which111'" ' 01 s'" ' ommission, at I
tne presc
in Island
RESENT:
Fred A. Williams, Chairman.
H .IT. Corey, Commissioner.
APPEARANCES: '
Homo Independent Telephone Com
pany of La Grande:
Ron,
dand City and La Grande xn which-11"" ' OI slu -ommission, ai 1
present revenues of this utilitv ,lts o!! the Capitol, at Saleni,i
sland City and La Grande, Ore-100"' tn, -Hth 'y ot December,-1
, nre based, are inadequate juid.!'-!' 1
are found to be insufficient,
Snodgrass
and
Zimmerman
V V
erVeil Emlitl-
nier, Arabiiirice fetr-
J. 11U11CJ
NiJit
Pimer;;
lor, Tic
vice. Day
Main G2,
Plione, Maiu
1505 Fourth St.
La Grande, Oregon.
i$jcapc
Jn jo-12-19-2cC
P. ELLIS,
llv Cochran F.lierhard nnil lc.isonnb e and uniiM v discpimlna-i . aetrciuij.
Ed Wright, attorneys. tory and not such aa to furnish a b .- Public Vrric Commission of Oregon. mmi
City of La On nde: is-,upon whlcjl to nceclia'ate cf Flt-ieBrfr j A-:
Hy -I. I', plater, nttorneyV service. , I
STATEMENT. ! 3." That '-the' fair, . reasonable and
This matter is before the Commis- not unjustly,'; discriminatory ratti
sion for authority to increase the tele-! rules unci .regulations to be applijd
phone rutes in the City of Iji Grande by the Home Independent Telephone
and Island City, Oregon, on the Company for efficient service in tieo
grounds thnt the nppllcnnt tierein, at r of those -now -in force ami effert in
large expense, has installed a more Island City ail La Grand, are as
modern and improved telephone sy-T follows: , -'(-' '
tern 111 said cities, and that it is neces- Rates:
sary to receive this increase in order 'f.J.'ANf) CITY.
to carry the large: investment incicient Business I'njimited Merict
to such improvement.'' i Wall Ret
Neat new bungalow and two acre
on Covo avenue fot 2r,0D. Splen
did property. , V
A good buy modern nVw B-room
bungalow, basement, liirige. ' Own
er wants Immediate ucVioa and of
fers his home neveral llJdred dol-
llars less than It cost hint to cou-
I struct. Price $250(1, with reason-
able terms. ' , .
SGeo. H. Currey
I Phone 200J, -
1 Itcrtl Estato Insurance'
B 1 1
m
' THRflT SHOP OPEN. .
1
The Red Cross Thrift Shop fs
1 open daily now in the New Foley Ht
Building, off the Xdanra avenue 9:
H-'entrance. Thursday wilk eontin-JK
1 ue to be Thrift Day und on this 1?
' day all who have donations for HI
1 '35 the shop are asked to have it Hf
rH ready to be delivered, that be- sit
1 Hi ing the day collections are made, $
' ' 12-16-tfp
1
COVE
STAGE
Weimer Bros. :
Passengers, Freight
Daily Trips from
Savoy Hotel .
Individual Lino . . ..
Two-Party Line . . . .
Kxtcn.iorv with bll
Kxtonsimi without hm
Jurif-diction
Thf Homo Intlt'pondont Telephone
Company of Lu 11 ramie in a corpora
tion duly organized and exLstina: u;i
der nntf by virtue of the laws of the
State of Oregon, to ronduut and op
erate n telephonp feusiness in Union
and Wallowa counties, Orefton. Its
principal office and place of husine.R
i m Gnimk', Union County, Orejjor.
Said upplicunt furnishe.s telephore
.service KpnpnUy to the residents and
inhabitants of said territory and in Iltisiness Unlimited Hrir
auch capacity is a public utility and Individual line , . .
subject to the jurisdiction of this Com- j
mission and the provisions of Chapter
27!) of the (lOnernl Latvs of Orcjfvn
for 1 ? 1 1 and all acts irmendatorv
thereof and RiUTlemental thereto..
LiM'fition: , '
Tho present telephone system oper.
ated by thin cflmpunjp consists of .seven
IT PREPARED Pft jf
pe- fnw.th ;
W.m i
..'...&.!
I .fflj
Residence ( nlimiled Srtce h
Two.rarty line H.09 I
Four-Party Line 'A P ;
Extension without hell t .M
Extension with liell $ .!
(For desk instrument, add i!.V.) ;
LA GRANDK. i
Two-Party line "
Ten-Party Suburlan Line 4rn-
tral selective si(fiul. .
Suburban Party line .I2.W
banner line Switchinif ftt-
vice ' ll.frl
Extension without bell .7;
Extension with bell J .i'
FOR ALL EMERGENCIES
central office exchange located in Residence I'nlimitud Herlce
Individual line M.WJ
Two-Partv line .l.'.riP
Eour-l'iirty line
.Ten-Party Suburbnn lino (cen-
tral selective sinnaJ) $2.'Ji
lintel Private Hrnnch Exchange,
Elnt Rutc Service.
lywJMtaawiiiaeiiinictjguw
Off Summer
Pastures
s rtir fi::ri!i ciin In o!T tb V
, ii jrea iv'll r.is ie tonu-s mid InxntivM N Vv VO V"
wiii.-ii r-iit'?! suppi - rp !1cip tlx tn m condition.
I: y W'si rWi",' Y.Ai mit surnlv what is
l:it KinK in the .Tty fcl Ijay, ifraiu uud fodder or thtwill ut
"o!i '. tC nml t uS-f i.x. ,
Dr. Ke.?s Stcrxb Te&is
i C I' . it. T - I
tjuppurm (fiu s ante x-uxof fi-c Lqjtft.ff q
h vrn - nintnln fr ft (mm wonns II kria their ArU ftM.faa T.OC-A.
i. li'. iht- ii-;rtiii- Nml .htcitioo good. w'
(: ci.ti.lm kiwi I.t -lvni. It hrlp to krep upthp milk (Iw.
It k in frr.h.i( fsttlw rii.it up on thir ii'titc.
I' hrr.n lutgm licalihy. Ilirifly. frw fr.m Wfltni. Q
It uivaii titvilij) mud thnlt fur all animal. Q
' Why Pay the Peddler Twice Myrict?
H'f art local Jtu!cn frr Ihr Dr. Ilia lint. Call nil u
Putman's Drug Stor
Till at how mach ttotk row Am. U' hw t meteor to MIL
20 !
J&kH-H.aAV ltV
Un,ion and Wallowa Counties, Oregon
one of which is located at Iji (raiulv
Onvun, servinir the cities of Island
City and La (ij anile, the rates in snit!
cities beinir at issue in this matfer.
Service:
At the present time the Exihance at
Ml tirancle is equipped wit h a switch. Switchboard:
board of Misnlete type, filled to a Non-Multiple, with battery pow
point of saturation, and additions ', er, riniriuir circuit and switch
the lioant are iniprnclicnblc nwinir to' board telephone, Tor each po-
ils aite and deteriorated condition. sitiun, per position equipped
The rec ord also shows that this so itch with not to exceed fift"en
board has lieen the source of many! (l") drops $2.00
complaints and much dissnsfnetinn Each additional Rroup of five
ninonir the patrons of said comnanv (M droin or fraction there
in La Crancle as to the quality of ser- of ?
vice rendered. Trunks: i
New Installntiuns: Kirst Rothway trunk, Individ-
The applicant has acquired a mod-' ual Rusines's line rate,
em fire proof building centrally lo 1 Each additional hothway trunk
cated, which is now beinjr remodelled . individual business line rate
and is installing therein one of the less S .50
late typos of common attery eiuip- Stations
ment and apparatus, and is nlso re Each station not in guest room
I. uil.ling pole lines and installing need-: 'subject to mileage if not in
ed cable facilities throughout thcty building with exchans"! ...1.00
of la tiiande. I'pon completinn of; Each station in guest roo'. . .S .fiO
the rearrangements La Crande will (An additional charge of 2-V p.r :
Im well e,tiipped with one of the vcrv i month will be made for desk type
latest types (J equipment, in one of instrument.) I
the met modern exchange busings Suburban Party li'' 2.00.i
in the :ute of Oregon. The cost of Farmer Line Switching service $ .00 1
s:6 improvements w ill amount to Extendi. m0 without bell S ..VI
more "than e,.- thousand dollars Extension with bell .w ;
(tei,0P&iXi).Q (Kcir desk type instrument add 2V.) I
I runc-hise Tax: ' ORDER. I
Tl record indiAtea that under thco .used mum the foreeoirO tindings
fr. hise issued tne Home Indepeud- :.tement and O entiie record hen--i
:it I. phone ( ompany. the City of in; IT IS HERKI1Y OROr.KKIi tjit .
La (iranile requires, unufi 9 gradual- the Home IndeP.'nclent Telephonr j
cd scale, the company to a stipul- company be aud the same heiy is
nted percentage of its gross earnings authorized to discontinue its present I
to he City 1 asurcr. While this rates, rules and regulations pertaining i
practice was more or Jess general to service in island City and l.s !
some years ago, it does not meet with Grande, lirfn, as specified in the'
the approval of this C'wni csion. The p, s C Of. 35 found to be inadequate '
The value of being prepared
to meet evVry emergency
cannqt'jbe ovVr-estimated.
. Aepk amount is' the
best preparation for handling
a difficult situaoon.
If you arsjiot ius equipped
it would beea to open an
account with at once. "
LA OFLANDE
NATIONAL BANK
K1.LA:CR.ANDE( OrE.
iVE PAYJ
4XJ
i
Licensed Plumber
Work Guaranteed
ART'S
Plumbing and Repair
Shop
'Art Weagle, Prop. .
Repairing a Specialty
402 N. Fir St
Phone 407.T
La Grande, Oroiroi)
MEMBER
FEDERAL
RESERVE
SYSTEM
TAXI
CaIlMn44
We Bi.iltoalcaUs promptly.
Ton do not Wvo to watt. Xe
do nil kinds or country driving.
Iteasonaliln ltafes
Careful 111 1 vein
FORD & GEORGE
Main 44 ,
i rufminck ,
' ; 1
When Yoh Both Love Music
What more delightful Vay Hear the latest danOu tazz
F4Ciiu iu cvciumk tuu ivujiru Qm lnicrprcrra oy me
mc to I he hrunswicklpUK
your favorite sciecuonsr
That is, if you own a Bns-
wick. If you haven t one, c
in today and IranhcQ to
one (Qtly.
First hear it play Brunsi
'al anl instrumen-
Suoer-Keatur Airnrrli in-
hicatiogl The ideal produc
tion, the (uet velvfly tone
Will XIUCQ4UU JTHglU you,
Then we will explain the
convenient paymrnt plan whirh
so easily puts The Brunswick
in your lion
JANUARY" RECORDS NOW ON SALE
EASTERN OREGON
MUSIC CO.
Union-La Grande
Alfro STAGE
I Orniile Heaclqliartera: "
L. &L. Drug 'Store '
tnion li'aiipiarlers:
' New TJjonj Hotel
Connections made with
Union-Raker Stsge '
P. G. DcLap, Mgr.
IR-unyan'sl
Sign Service
i
Auto fainting-.
The nwdern kind
A Gaarantee With Erery stroke el
me Brush and the Guar.
antee la Good.
Kunyan
In Hug's Qarage
.........
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