Holiday
Never was a better
full value for your
now. Everything
Holiday Groceries.
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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.
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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
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Scientific Jlcjertcan.
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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
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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..
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,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, .
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A TRIAL SOLICITED
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G; L FOWLLR :
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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
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Gcntlcirwn alwayi Welcome
Fir Street
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