HAY ON
A the coast maiket on hay is nry
and we have a lot hay bought, we offer to the home consumer
TIMOTHY AT 50c PER GWT. baled
MIXED HAY 45c PER.CWT. baled
. We want to give the home consumer the benefit of the decline in
the market.
For Sale at a Special Bargain
Ten lets or any part of them, between Fir and Greenwood streets,
facing Jefferson Ave and adjoining the railroad tracks at a low
price on easy terms.
PHONE MAIN 2
Oregon Produce Company
CITY BREWERY
JULIUS ROESCH, Proprietor.
Largest Brewing Plant
Ask for La Grande
LA GRANDE BEER IS
AND SHOULD HAVE
J. BULL & Company
Dealers in
Fresh meats, Home
Cured Bacon and
Hams, Lard, Sausage,
Bologna, Fish and
Oysters, Live and
dressed Poultry, Etc
Phone Main 48.
Prompt Delivery Service.
I WALLOWA COUNTY i
We want your collections and cash
l. tir-n . .. j ...III
items on rvauowa county, miu win
guarantee prompt and satisfactory
service at reasonable rates.
If you have no direct con
nection for taking care of
these items, send them to
- us.
The Stock Growers and
farmers Bank,
OF WALLOWA, OREGON.
We pay five pef cent interest on
time deposit.
CAPITAL
i25.0OO.00
C. T. McDamieu Cashier.
A. K. Stkunenbrro, Pres.
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million and nt a nreily bonk Uiat will
tell von ellalwatlt
W C McBRIDE, Agent,
124 Third 8t
IcrtUrd Or
SALE
weak, there being no demand, , i
in Eastern Oregon
Beer and get the Best
MADE IN LA GRANDE
THE PREFERENCE
i
There is always a
best in Everything f
and paint is no exception
to the rule. Some claim
supremacy all we ask is
An impartial comparison
of our paints, varnishes,
oils putty, white lead, etc.
with others offered you,
and your orders if what
we show stands well with
anything else you may
i see in our line.
I STAN1ELS & JARMAN, f
Paper Hangers and
Decoratoratars
brick Trick
Brick furnished in any quantty or any
style. No contract too small or t c
large. See samples of our pressed
brick.
GEO. KREIGiER.
La Orande, Oregon
A
BLUt MOUNTAIN HOTEL
J. W. O'BRYANT, Prop.
White help only.
Dining Room Open, Meals 25c.
Room 25o and 60c
; Special rates by week or month
One block from depot
! Cor. Jefferson Ave. and Depot St.
A AAA A A
LA GRANDE
PUBLIC SCHOOL
Mrs. Ramsey visited the school recent-
iy-
Miss Lillian McCall chaperoned the
basket ball girls on their trip to Baker
City.
The school year closes May ?5. Ex
aminations and commencement exercises
will occur that week. -
Mr. Kilpatrick has favored the school
with visits recently, all of which have
been duly appreciated.
The next literary session has been post
poned one week on account of the Wash
ington's Birthday exercises.
The teacher of the White School are
planning very interesting . exercisee in
honor of Washington's birthday.
Miss McKinley' brother of Portland
was a caller at the High School building
one day last week.
Mr. Williams ..took the High School
basket ball team to Baker City last Fri
day. Hi nnaition was filled in hie ab
sence by the superintendent " , " " !
Janitor Peach expects to repair the flag
pole on the High School building in time
to float the flag 1 1 honor of Washington's
birthday.
All exercises for Washington's birth
day are to occur on Friday afternoon.
Feb. 23. Parents and others invited to
be present .
Misses Rohan, Kuhn, Brenholts, Harris.
A Id rich and Wenham are to unite for
their exercises in the assembly hall up
stairs in the- High School building, to
which parents and others will be welcom
ed. The members of the senior class have
taken up the "Merchant of Venice, Up to
Date and are planning to present it in
up to date" style some time In May.
Watch for the data.
To correct an impression which might
be formed regarding the Honor Roll
which is to appear monthly, to the effect
that the names published give undue pref
erence to the brighter or stronger pupils,
the following explanation is in order. It
seldom happens that the brighter ones
are on this roll throughout the school, any
given month, as it js often found that
they are either absent or tardy one or
days in the month or unsatisfactory in
deportment, any one point of which, rend
ers them ineligible to this roll, so- that it
often happens, that the plodders of schol
arship or evj.i bjlow th average are on
this roll. This will be evident to those
who watch thd rolls from month to month.
Then too, the brighter pupils are fre
quently "short" in one or two studies
which brings the average scholarship
down, and since three of the qualifica
tions do not involve scholarship, the aver
age child has about equal chances with
t ie stronger ones.
I ne following program has been pre
pared by the High School to be rendered
on the afternoon of Feb. 23, also in honor
of ''The Father of Our Country.
America ., .... . .... by school
Washington, the soldier . . E. W. Carbine
Star Spangled Banner Mixed quartett
Washington at Mt Vernon '
Naomi Williamson
Medley of National Air )iano solo
, Florence McCall
Origin of the National Flag ....
Elm jr Stoddard
My Old Kentucky Home quartet
Washington, the statesmen .......Will Ne.ii
Debate
Resolved that Washington was greater
as a soldier than as a statesman.
Affirmitive Lizzie King and Elizabeth
Bunnell,
Negative Jay Reynolds and Edgar
Pickler.
Music : by school
Decision of Judges.
The State University Glee Club boys
are to favor the High School with a brief
concert by way of advertisement at the
opening exercises Wednesday. This club
is sent out by the state university as an
advertisement and is intended to reflect
credit on the college, which every report
of it indicates that it does in full measure.
One of the many functions of a mana'
ger of schools is to hear from teachers
their difficulties and perplexities, as well
as their plans, methods and' ideas. If he
is able to make the pathway of the teach
er easier, or is able to lift a burden from
her so that her toil will be easier and
pleasantar, then he does well. Each week
word comes to us from hardworking
teacher that this or that parent or some
one else has sent some rude, unkind note
to the teacher, written no doubt during a
period of anger, and intended to wound
the teacher. Sometimes this is in the
form of telephone message, but seldom,
'f ever, do these persons make personal
calls to say to the teacher what they will
write or say over the telephone. Let us
have due consideration for the feelings of
these faithful teachers who have enough
to worry about without notes of innuendo
or sarcasm, from irate parent or guard
ian. The heart of our teachers are not
made of stone. Let us file our complaints
to these teachers in kindly tone realiz
ing that the teacher has her trials and
heart-acnes just as omsrs nave, and is
entitled to kindly consideration. These
teachers are interested in the welfare of
the children entrusted to them .and are
anxious to help each child. They will
gladly correct any error they are making
f it is called to their attention. A bitter,
unkind, or cross communication does not
help the teacher in her work and only,
serves to make it harder for her. Often,
after a hard day in which a harshly made
criticism has been made, the teacher gos
home wondering if the strenuous life
really pays. Suppose, we send the teach
er a note complimenting her work at
times, then when we have have occasion
to ask her to correct some error, she will
know the parent is her friend. The teach
er wants criticism and is helped by it,
but let them at times be favorable criti- i
cisms to the end that she may be err- j
couraged in her work. Call her up and
tell her that your child is doing well, or
send her a note along the same line. The
teacher a a result will do vastly better
work and her life will be happier. Years
of experience in managing teachers have
shown that teachers do far better work,
more of it and manifest a deeper interest
when an appreciation of their efforts is
frequently shown by the superintendent,
parents and school board. Thus we are
making a point in school economy. Edu
cational statistics and records show that
the young woman who conscientiously de
votes a dozen years to the work of teach
ing, is thereafter, on account of her im
paired nervous system, practically un
fitted t3 assume Ul UUUBH UI liuiltl. me,
or of an other vocation in life. Let us
add s imething to the sum of human hap
piness by casting a flower in her pathway.
ASSINu OF MEDFQKD KU..
"Spirit" of Old Massachusetts Town
Has Bub Almost Ea- ,
tlrely Out.
1
Medford, It is needless to Bay, 1 a
place near Boston. Paul Revere rode
'through Medford town" on his way to
irouse the countryside. Yet for over
i cvntury, says the Springfield Repub
lican, the thing that baa brought the
zreatest fame to the place has been
the Medford rum. It Is quite within
jur province as chronicler to cail at
tention to two recent events of Im
portance In the history of the town.
The 276th anniversary of the first set
tlement on the M ystlc, where Medford
stands, was celobrated most fittingly
n Thursday. Dr. William Everett, of
juincy, whose facility in the writing
it occasional Verse Is not unknown to
a whole nation, recited a historical
poem whose concluding stana auda
ciously remind one of the town' most
celebrated Industry:
"What means "Old Medford" to her
exiled sons?
What dear, domestic dream In want
and wandering through their vis
Ion runs!
Close to their hearts a warming taste
of home
They praise perchance; they share
and feel.
Though from their mother far they
roam.
Her spirit still Is there." -
But as a matter of fact, her "spirit"
ha departed. Medford rum Is no
more, save In a vry small and con
stantly diminishing quantity, for the
firm that has made It has decided to
close up thejmslness and withdraw
this redoubtable article of commerce
forever from the markets of the world.
When the supply "now In the bonded
warehouses Is sold, Medford's chapter
in rum will be ended, and the old
'.aunt that so distressed our orthodox
-randmothers about New England Bl
'ties and Medford rum going on the
-ame ships to the ehathen will lose
both Its pertinence and it sting.
WRITER'S LITTLE MISTAKE.
American Newspaper ' Correspondent
r, at Port Arthur dot Left
on Eggs.
In Frederick VUller' recent book
telling of hi experiences with the Jap-1
anese force at fort Arthur he nar-i
rates an Interesting little Incident that I
ccurred the day the correspondents
rat reached the front. They were,
.uartered in rooms at Dalny which had
ueen pillaged and desecrated by the
Chinese robber after the evacuation'
by the Japanese. He says: "We were
soon busy trying to make the placet
habitable. Rations of food were sent i
.is from headquarter and our party of
en was soon split up Into messeo.
iarry (correspondent of . the Chicago
Jally News). Ricarlton, the expert
holographic artist, and myself re
ceived bread potatoes and two chick
ens. Ricarlton took a great fsncy to
one of the birds, and. being tender at
heart, would not have It klUed. I
. "In fact, he was quite a Buddhist In'
many ways, and would destroy . only ,
Hies. These Insects I have secn him j
send, with his unmalled fist, a cozen at,
a time, without warning, to the shailcs
of the blue liottie. B it he spared
hlckena, and this special ulrd learned l
o perch on bis shoulder and to peckt
uread Irom hla hand. It was an awk-i
ard situation. I took no delight in the I
owl's winning ways and simply want-'
d Its flesh, and Barry was of the same
nlnd. Ricarlton at last proposed a1
compromise. j
"He said that he would take no' share '
of the bird that w bad already
doomed, and he would let us have the j
first doxen eggs that hi chicken (
which he had christened Kurokl, In
honor of the famous Japanese general
should happen to lay. We agreed V '
this arrangement, but It was most un-1
satisfactory, for. although of course I
feel certain that Ricarlton was no !
party to the deception, the wretched '
bird turned out to be a rooster." I
Fine
Confectionery
and
Cigars
AT
VanBuren's
D. H. STEWARD,
is. riiiv..! r-a -
iNew
I .J NOT UNTIL-
1 MM
I UOU' !
Lumbermen's Quartette,
Log-Jam.
Luxurious Appointments
Seats on sale at Van
Eurens' NOW
Pric?:
Aurelia
Reports from the mines during January has
warranted a raise, consequently stock has gone
up to 7J cents, and this is not all, it will keep
going up as long as the property gets better, as
it is you should buy before - another raise in
price, or you will miss a good investment. You
should consider this as being a home enterprise.,
and help the matter along, thereby helping
yourself. ' .
AURELIA
Read the Observer
Delivered by carrier One month for 65 cents
Proprietor and Manager.
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY
12!
The Same
The Refreshing
The Merry Swedish :
Boy from thehiils :
cf the Old Country
a favorite with the girls
A treat for the rid folks
Beloved by the hi'dren
A M trce cf Pure Fun.
50c. and 75c. children 25c I
'
Stock
MINING CO.
J. A. THRONSOli
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