La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 05, 1906, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextHoliday Never was a better full value for your now. Everything Holiday Groceries. 9 NEBRASKA GROCERY MRS. MAGGIE SHEARER, Prop. I Union Woolen Mills .Indian Robes : ' We have received a consignment of Union Fleece Wool a ,,. Indian Robes which we have nn sale. These robe are J I . - snitabls tor coucn coveis, .Uuuuei . uluii ir.i err.-- mental for Indian comers. The price ranee is from ? " $5.80 up I 'HENRY &, CARR S ' HOUSE FURNISHERS AND UNDERTAKERS v . . Phone No. 621. J. C. Henry, residence 664 J. J. Carr, residence 386 , I LA GRANDE IRON WORKS . D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor, Complete Machine Shops and Foundry 1 $ General Blacksmiths, We manufacture The Fitzgerald Roller Feed J Mill., the best and cheapest mill on the market. Our shops are 5 J. equipped with machinery to handle any sized work, nothing too large C or nothing to smalL ' Highest prices paid for old iron. J..................................................: eeeeeeeeeee Milk Talk No. 2. . CLEANLINESS A milk it the natural food for the young, containing within itself all 1 the regtlirements of the body, and 2 as any adulteration is injurious to the system, (either from absorp- tion or otherwise) therefore the J health of the consumer, and espec- failyj the young, depend to a great extent upon those who handle 2 thmiUu And as there are so fnany ways in handling the cow as 2 well as the milk after being drawn J from the cow. Every consumer jjavmld visit the place from whence Weets his milk (no matter if it is 2 surrounded by a high board fence) and see how the cow and the milk 2 are handled before using, it as a 2 food for the baby. SPRING BROOK DAIRY is always open for inspection and invites you to come and ' Practical Gunsmith Repairs Strictly Firstclass" .Guns restocked -'Keys fitted to door Locks I WM. AGNEW t Adust Avnae . UV GRANDE SCHCT I. - OF MUSIC PROF. DAY. PRINCIPLE. ' MRS. DAY, ASSISTANT. This is one of the best musical in stitutions in the state, and that people in this city ana vaney r. hemninne todiscover the advantage of this school.- The system uthe latest and most practical, and in- dudes afl the latest discoveries in. the art of teaching music. The school is divided into two depart ments; No. 1 is for beginners from 6 years or more and are taught the first three grades. Pupils come one hour each day. This is no kin dergarten system but far superior. In No. 2 the grades are from 2 to k Har. thev irraduate. Pupils take one or two lessons a week as 'they desire. No scholars win d permittea 10 remain who do not study. ' - Opposite the Foley House over the candy store. Phone. 475. -Groceries time to get money than in the line of LODGE DIRECTORY EAGLES La Grande Aerie 259 F. O, E. meets every Friday night in Red men Hall, Lewis Buildingat 8 p. m. Visiting brethren invited to attend. I. R. Snook W.S Dr. O. L. Biggers W. P. I. O. O. F. La Grande Lodge No. 16. meets in their hall every Saturday night Visiting brothers cordially invited to at tend. Cemetery plat may be seen at Model Restaurant H. E. Coolidok, It Q. D. E. Cox, Sec. STAR ENCAMPMENT, No. 81. I. O O. F. Meets every first and third Thurs days In the month in Odd Fellows hall. Visitino natriarchs always welcome. f. R. Snook, C. P. Edhond Robinson, Scribe. EASTERN STAR, O. E. S. Hope Chapter No. 15 meets the second and fourth Wednesdayof each month at 7:50 d. m. in Masonic Temple. - ,. Qenevive Bohnenkamp, W. M. Mary A. Warwick, Sec M. W. A-La Grande Camp No. 7705 meets averv first and third Wednesda of the month at I. O. O. F. hall. All visiting neighbors are cordially invited to attend. C. S. Williams, V. C. John Hall, Clerk. FORESTERS OF AMERICA Court Maid Marion No. 22 meets each Thurs day night in Redman hall. Brothers are invited to attend. Fred Hon Chief Ranger, L. L. Snodorass Financial bee. Board of Trustees Dr. U. L. Biooers John Hall and C. S. Williams FRIENDSHIP TENT No. 51, K. O. T M. Meets second and third Wednesdays each month in I. O. O. F. . hall. Visiting knights welcome. , Q.T. Weisenberoer, Com. Mox Bloch, Record Keeper. . L.O. T. M. HIVE No. 27. Meets every first and third Thursdays in the after noon at the Redmen hall. All visiting ladies are welcome. Maude Lono Lady Commander. M. C Vsssey, Record Keeper. . B. P. O. E.. La GRANDE LODGE No. 455 Meets each Thursday evening at eieht o'clock in Elks hall, on Adams Ave nue. Visiting Brothers are cordially in vitad to attend. F. S. Ivanhoe, Exalted Ruler, G. E. McCully, Recording Secretary. LA GRANDE LODGE No. 169, WOODMEN OF THE WORLD Meet r Kruiav or eacn monin the K. of P. hall in the Corp building. All wiaitina mAmhera welcome. ti. 1 A CKLES, uonsui iximmanaer. J. H. Keeney, Clerk. Vl4j, 60 YEARS' ytXPERIENCt D ST TftADC MAMS CorvmoHTsAe. nU awuin our otntiioa p . ? tTntv aat HWrr lor niJf tl iaa tbroark Mima Co. mM Klmifatff4litM Paunu Ua Scientific Jlcjertcan. kJaHHtatlMMl (Hllr. J.ai I B Wl A araoiaT ntvtrtwi wartlT. U Kiuoa of mt. 1',i&",r;ti imr; fnor atom... .a, .-- rj z- VHAT VATER GRAHDEROHDE VALLEY No one can question the figures as given below astounding as they seem. We will all agree that in order for this country to become thickly "populated the large real estate holdings must be sub divided and before they will be divided the condition must be such whereby a I comfortable living can be made upon - a small tract of land. ! In this country we have several locali ties that are typical of the conditions to be desired. May Park. Fruitdale, Cove and the suburbs of Union are thickly populat ed. These land owners live comfortably and educate their families and save money from the cultivation of small tracts from 6 to 10 acres of land and few larg er than 40 acres. The only secret of their success is water, which they possess. The object of this article is to show, the advantages of a prosperous, thickly populated community, and to suggest that concerted action action be taken, whereby . the now wasted waters of "riv1 Rnnde river, may be stored and conducted over a portion of some of our richest land upon which there could not the least possible doubt but that the owner could live In luxury and ae on every 80 acres saying nothing of smaller holdings. . "" W have investigated sufficiently to be warranted in making the statement that water could be conducted upon 20.000 acres of Sandridge land at a cost of less than $10.00 per acre and assuming that this land today will be worth $50 per acre and if the cost of water is $10, it would mean land that would cost $60 would be worth at least $100 par acre. Here is a net profit to the owners of $800,000. We will consider what would be the result to the commercial interests of this valley, if 20,000 acres of this land were thus watered and subdivided ' into acre tracks and a family upon each subdivl- 3GLAR WAS MUSICAL Setrayed Bis Lot of the Tiano ty Giving a Nocturnal Concert. Ttte tenant of a villa In an pu'lytce suburb of Hamburg was aroused from his Mleep by the sounds of. extraor dinarily good piano playing; laauing froni an attaining sitting-room.:; ...... He went to the door and saw a 'lag ged, disreputable looking fellow abat ed before the piano and playing Han del's "Messiah" with remarkable sHiil. A number of other pieces follow. 1 In low key. the hearer standing t th' door, charmed and mystified br the talent of the mysterious performer. Suddenly the man broke off with ft shrill discord, and, throwing himself across the piano, buret into bitter tears. When the owaer entered the room the musician starter) up la alarm and attempted to escape. He Anally confessed that music had been his profession, but that, led away by bad company, be had eventually turned to burglary. He had onlr lately eon out of prison, and bad broken Into tfee house In order to steal. When he saw the 'piano, however, his old love ' oame back, and be had bngun to play, un- coruclous of his surroundings. The gentleman finally promised to help the talented burglar to follow a more honest career. .. Old Russian Costumes. - -The old local costumes are still worr it1 many parts of Russia. There I gieat variety In them, but rich mi tirolderr and an Imposing head drcSk n ome nr ar common to all. No one can be perfectly free till all free; no one can be perfectly mCYal until all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy. Spencer. When you wish a nice juicy! roast or a tendei steak, or a piece of.boLng meat or pot roast, Just phone ' Main , 48 and you will soon have ex actly what you desire, J. BULL & Company Phone Main 8. Remember the phone is on the directory as Boss Meat Market Main 48. (Pel WOULD DOTO sion. First we would have 250 additional families, which would mean 260 new houses, and barns which would cost each $2000 easily.,.....:... 600.000 Horses, cows, wagons, farm ings Implements and etc 250,000 Furnishing these homes $200 each. ;. ...... 60,000 Cost of living (government stastics each year) " 175,000 Cost of land $100 per acre 2000,000 $2,876,000 Think of it, quite $5,000,000 made possible with an expenditure of from $100,000 to $200,000. One million dollars of this amount would immediately find its way Into the various channels of trade, such as lumber for the new houses and barns, hardware, furniture, dry goods, stock, implements, etc., and but of these 250 families at least 247 of them would be reading the Observer, vlf the business interests of this city could but fully realize what such an Undertaking would mean. Think of the annual expenditures from these 250 families of $175,000, and the produce of these 250 farms would mean a still great er sum, then the magnitude will be ap parent If the present owners of the land fully realized that an expenditure of $10 less per acre, would add anywhere from $40 to $65 per aore to the present values, they would join hands and not only 20, 000 acres would be placed under water, but several ' times 20,000. The valley would immediately become populous and La Grande would soon reach the . 18,000 mark. . ". fc We will grow and increase in population under present conditions. We have, but really we could move faster, and no bett er or more permanent basis could poseihly be secured than the above. : ' BHICK WM Brick furnished in any quantty or any style, No contract too small or to large. ' See samples rf our pressed brick. . 'i '. C . ' " ' . GEO: KREIG;ER 'i La Orande, Oregon YOU Ify Mir llrkitUi ml and Hlot4i.ii,. R.lti Lin.trt tilt world" the Pmivw rm in u ininy miiln lt i t in poiOUOf lutTYOTt lUDK thO '1. lwencirii Kn1 Dennr fc ill ilia lll) . n.vw Imooom. ilrMome . . . .. , If rna nr. ln murl, writ, for Hoik miction nad cni a pr Miy ell vou all .boot il bo. Uial will W C McBRIDE, Agent, 124 Third 8t ortlrd Ore To Chicago and the East Fast train daily, through to Chi cago without change, from points I 7w-ii7nJi.;n,..n I ill uitjuu i,vi f ntniigiuui . im M.v I Chicago, Union Pacific and North- Western Line, the route ol l tie Overland Limited, over the double-1 track railway between the Missouri River and Chicago, making direct connection at Chicago with all lines to tne r.ast, THe BEST Of CVCRYTHINO. -For lurlber InformaliM'Stply to ? W. A. C, OaMral Aft. C NW. Rjr. IM Third SUM, Porthokt, Ore; REAL . MINE OF ICE. WABK WEATHER EESOBT OF '. PENHSYXVAJTIA ' PEOFLZ. - " DisooTery of an Old Soldier FrOTS ; of Oreat Value It Is a Great , , ' Attraction on Hot - ..' Bundays. . ; - ; t - The high temperature which has pre vailed here recently was responsible for a great Indus of visitors. Crowds drove In from the surrounding villages for the reason, that the weather was hot. some even coming from as (ar away as Austin, 12 miles away over the moun tain. Visitors will continue to flock here every Sunday throughout the summer says a Coudersport (Pa.) report This town never was planned for t summer resort It Is In a gorge when not a breath of air stirs and the ther mometer frequently registers 95 de gr.es. Nevertheless, the people of Pot ter county come, here, because It la hot to getcool. . : ' This Is the home of the now celebrate "Potter county Joe mine.". Here wllfet humanity may enjoy an arctic atmos phere by descending into the shaft o. can moderate the' temperature by mov Ing to or from Its mouth, to catch thi currents of chilled air which the mini sends forth. . . . . - The hotter the day the cooler the mine Atmospheric condensation goes on a a great rate when the mercury ap nmachm he 100 degree mark, and cur rents of cool air are produced wnirt circulate as far as 50 or 60 feet from th mouth of the shaft It Is now seven or eight years slnci the fact became known that during thi summer ice formed freely on a woodet hillside two miles southeast of Couders port on the Sweden Valley road. Tin village of Sweden' Valley .'-consisting ol half a hundred empty houses, is. In fact deserted village. Some milling or far- tory project which Anally failed was the occasion Of laying It out.' Had the In habitants known that in the pine for est less than 50 yards from their doors veritable Held of Ice. was spread ul during the summer, it U hardly likely that they would nave pulled up staked for there Is profit In the Ice mine and Itt possibilities have hardly begun to be de veloped. ' " '-- - " An old union soldier became possessed with the ldra some years ago that thi country s ricn store oi treasures nau not heen exhausted.. - He determined tc I search for mineral wealth on the forest-clad mountainside southeast of Sweden-Valley Shouldering, .a nick ht tolled up tne mountain one seorening lay for 100 yards. Selecting an bpen ffpwie'on-ef tlUIe'plax". Be strnck bis pick Into the., earth. The Implement met with no resistance from the loose soil at the first blow. On the second attack some hard sub stance gave forth a crunching, crack ling sound. The veteran withdrew the pick and examined the'tioint Several glistening and rapidly dissolving crys tals adhered to It. They were alllie de void of taRte and odor. The rapid melt ing only served 4o arouse bit curiosity.. rr-l . I J ' . L - 1 . Vt- - .1 -.1 in.... ,111. VeVBIBB IHIQT 4JUUIB l.upiq HIUG coat and hacktir away with reneweU vigor until at the end of an hour he had laid bare a fairly large mass of the glis tening substance. He examined It care fully and then ejaculated: "Ice, by gum!" - The old soldier guarded his secret closely, anil returned day after day to work at the excavation. In the course of a. week he had cleared out a circular si ace- Jen fel hpflfairieter-sjid a doaen feet'deep. HeNowereB a ladder Intb "tne hole, covered It with boards, and went away fir sfr days. When next he vls llei the place he.fnund that hiasseg, of Ice covered the sides of the excavation These wre shaped like huge icicles. Then hs began systematic observations. He wxiv lenrnel that on the days of greatest h at the amount of Ice in the excavation was far In excess of that found there on cold days. ' ' '" ' Rumors of the "Pottnr county tea mine". bail spread far afield. Incredu lous persons visited the spot and left, fully satisfied that tha story yaa do myth. It was not long before learned profPHwrs from colleges and universi ties came to examine tha Ice mine and the neighboring territory. None, how ever, was able to account for the forma tion of t.he ice. w, i -. , While dlgglng'arniind one day the old soldier cleared away the loose learth from a small opening, which proved to be a cleft in the rock. A current of cold air rushed out-and led him to be U eve that a srtall tunnel led to a cavern hi the body of the -mountain. Chemical action of some sort going on In some sub terranean expanse tnay account for th manifestations od the 'local excavation This solution of the problem, however. never has been verified. . ' A narrow stairway was constructed from I he roadway up the sleep moun tainslde to the rude platform surround Ing the shaft. ai:d here the discoverer and owner of the mine began In a modest way to nap the profits of his find. Mild refreshments were dispensed! and f small admission fee was charged. ' As the cool nlubta of the high alt! (ules came on with the advance of the season, the Ice began to disappear, ai'.d at the onset of winter It was gone, lett ing ;m Interior of the excaallon,cr fectly dry. and many degrees warmer than It had been throughout the en. Ire summer. The name phenomena have been observed each year since the die' eovery of the place. .The Ice formation and the frigid atmosuhere it and near thenottih of; the fulne shaft a.re never ceasing''' sVwrc'is ofatrhnr to ell who visit the place. When the heat Is ex trenie an examination of the gray moss which covers the ground Jri theadjfccetu furrst discloses tod lact (hat Its Inter stices are filled with Ice. There has been talk of building a big summer kot.l. en the mountain side. but the project has not been realised, j Have Smith HoilOYvgrind Your Skates C L. SMITH CREAMERY BUILDING IN A HURRY? THEN CALL 'AfVM. REYNOLDS ' " . THE TRANSFER M AN . . ., , He will take that trunk to the Ce-' pot or your home in less time it takes to tell it . , Day phone Rod 7C1 4' Night phone Black 1792 . I Wagon always at your service HOTEL Fom : BARBER SirOP: C T, COLT Prop. 5 First class workmen always . ready to please you, . . V . A TRIAL SOLICITED ' a ... am G; L FOWLLR : i . Truck and . Transfer Wood and Coal PHONE 1611 All orders given prompt attention ,.'M: - THE,. dXFORCiJj PlR I JAMES FARQUHARSON, Prop, CoaplM. MMMmml ol r WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS Cold lunches and mixed drinks a ipeciilty. . ' Fair and impartial treatment to all. You are Invited to call and get acquainted. THE LOUVRE . CHRIS WRIGHT. Prop, FINK LIQUORS 2 CIQ1R5 Gcntlcirwn alwayi Welcome Fir Street OREGON Short iim1. 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