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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1905)
WANTED Potatoes. Onions, Root Vegetables -fft "jt uuio, uui lev x We pay Highest Market Prices for all Produce We are receiving regular shipment! of fresh egg which we : are quotingr to the trade at $8.25 per ease of doi. Fancy white clover honey from California, tweeter than native etoclc. 24 frame cases at $3.25 per case. We have a large lot of No. 2 apples which we quote . at 40c per box. ' ' . i , Oregon Produce Company 1 Call up Main 29 for NEW WALNUTS ALMONDS BLEACHED SULTANAS Cluster Raisins Muscatel Raisins Citron and Lemon Peel Dates rigs Heinz Mincemeat A T r r DiKtK bKU, PHONE MAIN 29 Adams Ave ,'".' .........j.... : Mow is the accepted time : To do Your Christmas Shopping We Have the Goo3s BOOKS, DOLS, GLOVES, ETC Presents . for old and young : . E. M. Wellman & Company j J' Y ; ADAMS AVENUE " JDOPQaaDDQaaaDODflaoar i WHITE ROSE; i FLOUR a V;v I a - i O ? cuilled with the idea of pleasing every dealer's high Q olass trade-custo',"- who appreciate quality. .The uame of the Piour Flouring Mill Co. guarantee! re Q liability aud Highest grf.de iu every sack of fiour , V- Q earing the White Rose brand. a " ! , S Pioneer Flouring Mill Co. QODODOnDDDDOOnDDDOaO CITY BREWERY JULIUS ROESCH, Proprietor. : 5 Largest Brewing . t'lant in Easiera Oxegon Ask for La GrandeBejr and get the Beit LA GRANDE BEER IS MADE IN LA GRANDE AND SHOULD HAVE THE PREFERENCE H IfLLL !Ai'n riTnni f AVORS IIIdHER EDUCATIO Oils Attention to 1I22 . Nssity-cl Piep Car Tcung People . for Sectary Life ' " WcrKJ 0 ;V; Editor of the Evening Observer: ' ' In a recent issue- of your daily you' made a alight hint, that we should, or. the city of La Grande should, . have bettar school facilities for.- h;gher education. I as one of the citizens of U.iion county . in dorse such a move. ' ,. .'.. - Our paople have' been too'busyin a financial way to give any thought to the. education of the rising generation." "Ws have been building sugar factories, mills electric power lines, telephone lines, elec tric.railroads (on pa par), steam railroads, fine houses.- barns, setting new orchards, in fact improving in everything to a won derful decree, to the sacrifice of educat ing our rising girls and boys. '' The time was, from the settling ofithe New England, states until the,,Jraserit.; our great ancestor were, or" could go forth upon the broad pr&isjej and, into'the dense forests, cut with the scythe, slay with' their guns, and gather in the harvest that was sown and nurtured by the hand of nature. They were happy,.they were contented. They did not needj so much enlightenment and education as we do. This is not the case , with the countless ucKinning 10 cease sowing' wun SUCH a lavish hand; our meadows whose green carpet covered such vast domains have disappeared, the last bellow of the Amer ican buffalo is - dying away upon the breezes; the flutter of a fewprairie hens is seldom heard where I have heard their', wings produce a noise like distant thun der. Tne antelope, the deer, the elk, the moose, and all of the denizeos'of the forest are passing away as the pictures of a kinetescope pass before the audience and when the end comes darkness reigns. It is just so with our future boys and girls. They will have to face a new age. Nature has become exhausted, thus leav ing our boys and girls to faoe an age. of science from which and through which they must draw their support. The di vine law is now being fulfilled that "old things must pass away and all things must become new" and the new now , is science, in all things. Now that we are entering upon a scientific age it ie abso lutely necessary that they may better be able to fight the battles of life. , How can this be brought about, so as to accomo date all classes at a small a cost as poss ible. Our present school system is very good, but like all good things it has its faults.' To correct these faults the parents of this generation must endeavor to accomplish. The large cities and towns are, from the 'population, ' enabled to secure enough money to sustain a high er course of study than what allowed in rural districts, thus enabling the city boys and girls to enter our colleges in ad vance of the ruraliat. This should not be. From this I do not want you to .Un derstand That I wish to retard the city, not by any means, but I ' desire that the same facilities be brought about for the farmer boys and girls, for -who needs a more scientific education "m . all of Its branches, than the tiller of the soil? for from the soil comes the wealth of nations and their sustenance. .. ' The city of La. Qrande has "splendid schools. Under the guidance of . Prof. Hockenberry and his able corps of assist ants, any on could see th minds of our children were tending upward at a rapid rate. The present principal. Prof. Martin 'eee'eeeee should be highly commended for his work. Those artcles of his, that were published n your paper are only tod true, and 1 trust that parents should take heed and help him correct these evils. As evidence of good training and thorough instruction, our boys and girls are permitted to enter the college of our and other states, when they pass even the eighth grade," and witnout an examination. I consider that a very high compliment to our school. , , ' With all of these laurels, I am ashamed to say that we are ' blind " to our sur roundings, why is this sending our boys and girls fuur hundred miles toward the setting sun, for the pjrpose of .attaining higher- knowledge?", Compulsory, yes compulsory, but should t be so? I . env phajlisally say no and the sham should rest upon' our own heads and the head of every citizartof the surrounding country, and for that matter every loyal citizen of Eastern Oregon. I suppose you are get ting some light, as to the why of this art icle. I will now plainly say that, as a cit izen of Eastern Oregon, it is for the up building, first' the minds of our children. eecond, our city and third the whole of boys and girls who are deprived the priv ilege of attending higher schools and col leges, on the account of finances and, the remoteness of such institutions, and those who are so unfortunate as to be number ed among this class, will surely have a bard time In buffeting the cold waves of business f life. These children' must be reached, and it must be done bv estab lishing higher schools and colleges if you please. Can it be done? Yes, and in several ways. First the state should es tablish one in this part of the state, and be conducted Upon the earns lines, as the one now at Corvallis, If this event could not be accomplished the county court should be granted the power, to levy special tax for its support and maintain- ence, and by tuition and donation of the city and surrounding country. With1 the present high school and per haps eight more professors, at a salary not to exceed $1203 per year a very good college could be maintained here. So it can be readily seen, that for eight to "ten thousand dollars, with rooms furn ished the object' could be assured. Of course a set of grafters could not be kept upon the list , You would be astonished when I tell you that there were 53 boys and girls went from this county alone to Corvallis last year and it cost upon an average of three hundred dollars par student showing th nice sum of $9900 that left this coun ty never to return, enough in itself to maintain this school. If these students could be induced to remain at horn 'the starting Is easy and th future success would be amply assured. La Q rands is th ideal plac for such a scnooi, re is som two hundred miles to Pullman, Wash, and Moscow, Ida. on th north, and four hundred miles.from Cor vallis to th west The altitude and scenic surroundings of La Grande are just suited for th highest attainments of the life of th student th crispt mountain air clears away the cobwebs of the brain, that a low warm altitude creates. Now Mr. Editor 1 am quite lengthy, but as you started move keep knocking. "Knock and It shall be opened unto you." If not why not? ., A. P. Davis MILTON SCHOOLS CLOSE Miltoh, Or. Dec 2 O.Th public schools of Milton were closed yesterday onac count of new cases of diphtheria, which have developed in tne last few days. Th Freewater schools are closed also, as it is in th same school district' Two new cases broke out yesterday in th horn of Editor Carl Brown, and.the entire family of nine has been exposed as well a many of th neighbors. There are about nine cases, widely scattered. All necessary quarantine regulation are observed. ' STOCKHOLDERS , MUTING Notic is hereby given that there will be a meeting of. th stockholder of th La Grand National bank at th La Grand National bank building in th city of La Grande, Union county, Oregon, on Tuesday, January 9, 1906, at two o'clock p. m, for the purpose of electing a board of nine directors, andnyT other business th transaction of which shall legally come before ths meeting. F. L. Meyers, Cashier. Ddf.d Uiis 1 1 day of December, 1906 ' M'WALIY ARRLSTED Baker City Dec 20. Henrv McNallv. local weather observer for Baker City. who replaced Mr. McGulnness, was token nto custody this afternoon by th sheriff at therequest of Stat Weather Observer Beals of Portalnd, who cam down here to find out what ; was th matter with the office, tt is believed McNally is a little out of his head. ! Hollitter's Rocky Mountain Tea is simply liquid electricity. It goes to every part of your body, bringing new blood, strength are new vigor. - It makes you well and, keeps you well 55 cents. Newiin Drug Company. .4 v i , v - BIG POULTRY f ARM Kiona, Wash, Dec. 20. A poultry farm on an axtanssv seal is being es tablished near this plac by W. A. Mo Causland. Thre incubator of a ca pacity of S00 dozen each ar being in stalled. Mr. Causland proposes to sell his fowls at the eg of nine weeks. He has xpended over two thousand dollar in buildings, well, heating apparatus, etc. WE DRIVER DRUG STORE MODS ' W do this to accomodate you and it cost you nothing extra. It's not philan throphy, but simply another of our busi ness methods by which we expect to get more trade; so don't hesitate to 'phone, or get word to us in any way you wish, to have goods sent to you. ' Everything we send wilt be first class; if you are not satisfied you can return the goods and get your money back. Newlin Dhuo Co. lilSI & (0 REHASH JLWELRS AKD CPIICLASS RUT DOCR TO POSTCfflCE CHRISTMAS SALE Every Article in the store REDUCED 10 PER CEHT ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURED Dec. 16th to Jan. 1st You all know the sure, easy and quick road to commer- I cial ruin is to leave your goods in the show cases and ! on the shelf.' We don't propose to be caught on this road. People have ask us how we expected to sell our enormous stock in La Grande. We proved to themJhat our.prices are the lowest and, our stock of the best quality. They bought and have told their friends, and we get (heir business. Our. prices sell our goods. We ha vft had- a..vrv hnov mnrK Ku . w mif ' 'goods, which- is 'our reason', foi cutting ' prices. ' We need the money and you will be the one to profit GALL AD INSPECT OUR STOCK AND YOU WILL REALIZE AND APPRECIATE lHE:f BARGAINS WE HAVE f OR YOU IV .. , ' , i ., : : - I , , j ) ff: K'2A Remember we reserve no goods Watches and Diamonds : Co in this sale. . If you wantto buy or not call and Inspect our stock and you will be convinced we, have the Largest stock in Eastern Oregon and our DrllAC fit A haiii IaiiiAi k am nln.lArfiiA 1am ' . ' r .... . r .- ' ;' - uur store wui oe open "tiir Kepair worn given prompt Q P' m- untl DecemDer 26 attention and guaranteed ! Si EGRIST & Go. j Reliable Jewelers : j Nxt Poor io Postoffice GRANDE, OR. : ; To Whom it May Concern This is to certify that th undersigned doing business in th Stat of f Oregon, County of Union, City of La Qrande, do hereby swear that during J th month of November, 1 SOS, ,w sold to your Horn Merchants 1410 sacks J of La Grande Made Flour, and not one sack returned to u. Do this not show that th following brands is giving ntir satisfaction to th public. i ROYAL PATEMT, SEA FO AN, JERSEY CREAM. ' GASH SPECIAL and OUR SEAL Above all things Ladies ask your grocer what BLUE STEM PATENT is" J . YOURS FOR GOOD FLOUR J ''' . I La' Sranede MiLiiiNS G2I