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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1908)
PAGE FOUlt. hgbt facts. 'EVENING OBSERVER, IA GRANDE OREGON, THURSDAY, XY t, I08. 1: i'i Li tede fveniiii Observer Published Daily Except Sunday. CURREY BKOTOERS, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. Vnlted Pretta Telegraph Service.. Dally, per month .65 Pally, single copy. . . ; .05 Dally, one year In advance. .... .$6.5 Dally, nix months, In advance. , .$3.S0 Weekly, one year, in advance. . ,$1.00 Weekly, six months, in advance. , .75 Entered at the postofflce at La Grande a second-class matter. This paper will not publish any urtl cle appearing over a nom do plume. Signed articles will be received subject to the discretion of the editors. Please Ign your articles and save disappoint ment. Advertising Rates. Display ad. rates furnished upon ap plication. Local reading- notices 10c per line first Insertion; 5c per line for each sub sequent Insertion. Resolutions of condolence, Be a line. Cards of thanks. 6c a line. . HARVEST TIME. From this time on there should be and there will be more money In cir culation for the reason that we are Just entering upon our harvest. Hay ing Is the order of the day. Fruits are beginning to be marketed. Within a few weeks the threshing machines will be moving from stack to stack. This meiins that hundreds of thous ands of dollars will noon be In circu lation that Is not now. Vnlon county, with her numerous lnrge, diversified Interests, Is one of the banner coun ties of the slate, We aro producers, and large producers, and our products re always In demand. STREETS II BE LIGHTED IHLECTIUC THEATERS ARE. TVRN1XG REAL IKlOSTEItK. Small Jubilee Will Alark lira Night That Street Lights Aro Turned on . With Aid Tlint Electric Theaters Will Give, tlio Street Light lrUM. sltloii Is Assured -Maimyer Ijm-y Discusses rrojevt. Mr. Lavey. manager of the boost program, has made nnnnBeniciitVvitli Mr. Shi-rwood of the Electric, and Wilson, proprietor of the Pas Mr. time, to turn nver a lurga 'pcrcentsne of Ihelr receipts next week to the II lumlnatlori, fund. The programs will be extra good, nnd It Is cxpted that the amount so realised will be surfl-' dent to pay fur, the lights nt least two; month. The club nA Mr. Lavey are plan ning a little cel. briitlon for the Tlist evening, something in the nature of a mild 'jubilee. In a conversation with' the representative of Hie Obn-rvcr. which paper, by tho way, Is nlas looking for an opportunity to fiiitlur t lie uoik planned by tho Commercial club, Mr. Lavey has this to say ubout tho lighting proptUlun: i What It Menus to I A Grande. "One of the grcutvst boasts the rlty of On remote, Oklu., makes. Is that lit liny tho best lighted business i.treets In the state of Oklahoma.- Wbtn I I went to work for the Commercial rlub there, the town known as the most dlsmul looking town In the Muto after sundown. Vciy few people wont upon the streets after dark; the men did not cam ti, and the women ero ufruld to. "1 went to all the business men in the city (and there was not half so many a In this rlty) and asked them for $10 each for the purpose of light ing the four blocks of business atreets. They could not quite under tand It al first, but finally gave the funds. ' Within three days the lights were up, and th first night th streets were crowded with women and chil dren and all seemed happy and cheer ful. They were not afraid because the streets were one blaze pf light. After these lights were up a week, I called for a vote of the peoplehrough the local papers on the question of keeping ' those lights up, "or taking theM down, and there was but one vote cant ngaliiKt keeping them up out of a total vole of nearly 400. "The average man or woman would rather go without a meal than sit in Lthe dark In their homes, because plen ty of light seems to have a cheering effect on everyone.- I-admit that It acts that way In my rae. "Of course, that Is our own side' of the case. Now lot us take It from the standpoint of the stranger who enters our gates af ter dark, or who Btops over at one of our hotels. . We must admit that he would be most favorably impressed with our progressive spirit if he walked from one end Of the business district to the other under'a continu ous , pathway of overhead, lights. Then, aga.n, think of the stranger who arrives In this city on one of the night trains. Don't you think he would be most favorably impressed with our Hr t .csu!5 T.i.r :.Uu ;u upoi to our leading hotels along streets well lighted? First Impressions are always the most lasting." I . believe this applies to cities as well as Indi viduals. The merchants and business men alone should not be made to bear the burden, but, as well lighted streets are enjoyed "by all our citizens, our wives, sisters and sweethearts, all should help In maintaining the lights and having as many of them as possible. Then we will have crowded streets every evening. rfutomobjlo .owners could run their machines along Adams avenue and Depot street through the business section of the city, owners of carriages could do the same. It would be pleasant going under so many lights, besides, strangers could pro'n enade with comfort along our streets and the mere sight of their happy faces would repay us will for the smulr Individual expense. I have helped to mnke this Improvement In several towns, and I never regretted what I contributed, because I got at it: "w'wii'w-'- w PRICES f n: n I n n ts it ew an r.. n-: tt n vur rncc i en t the Story-Why u Satisfied . Cus- ti tomers Throng U Our Stores. Thoi.e Black 641 r ti 213 FIR STREET if rwf v-rf-w s-wv-w rrvTmTtTtTTTTTTTTJTf HWtWtMWKH W8WW!W' much comfort out of It as anyone else. There were no dark places along the street and the people actually seemed happy because of It. The people of this city should ap preciate the efforts of Mr. Collier In this lighting proposition. The time will come after the work has been done when the women of La Urunde will bless them for it. "Now. I want to say further, that the proprietors of the electric shows have shown the light spirit In giving The Creator of Ml Things Placed at the Door of La Grande All These Wonderful Resources. But He Depends Upon MenStrong Men, to Utilize Them No Matter How Great the Resources of Any City "It Takes Men to Build Them Up" La Grande is about to open a campaign for the development of those gifts which nature placed at her door and help, both moral and financial, will be neededbig broad minded public spirited men will gladly give both. If you can't give one you can always give the other.' Harmony, United Effort, the Will of Strong Men will make La Grande a Great City. "THE OBSERVER" will Always be Found in the VanguardAlways Boosting Always Pushing REDUCED Cut tills ad. out, bring to our stores and we will show yon the articles here advertised,' white they last, and present you a beautiful framed picture with a piirciiuxe of $10.(10 or more. Ladles' Writing Desk, $7:50; reduced to -00 Ladles' Writing Desk. $16.50; reduced to $11.95 Bamboo Hall Tree, 17.50; reduced to $2.50 Quartered Oak Hall Tree, $19.50; reduced to .i $11.00 2 Box Couches. $14.50; reduced to $9.15 Quartered Oak Library Table, $10.00; reduced to $1.00 Kitchen Tables. $3.25; reduced to - $2 25 Two upholstered Couches, $(.50 and $3.00; reduced to $2.50 and $1.00 Bike Tires, single and double, $3.75 and $3.50; reduced to $2.75 All od ami ends of my stock, both In FVRNITCRE, HARDWARE and LARGE ASSORTMENT OF GRANITEWARE and CROCKERY GLASS and TINWARE. 'will h an 14 nvp.if;f PHICE TO CLOSE CtT. See Our QUEEN f. B. HAISTCN to us a large percentage of their to tal receipts for the coming week, and we hope that every resident of the town can at least spare 40 cents nec essary to' visit each- show twice dur ing the week, once for each change of prgrnm. Jiy doing this, they will not only give themselves a large amount of pleasure, but will help materially In the appearance of the town. And nppi'Urance Is the only criterion of the strnner.". ON EVERY econ Quality Mattresses Dr. Stevenson Arrested. Dr. J. E. Stevenson was arrested this afternoon, charged with practic ing dentistry without a license. F. Parker Is the ostensible complainant. The hearing will be held In Justice Angus' Stewart's court, probably to morrow. WANTED Girl for general house- work, family of three. Apply at corner Sixth and Penn, Anthony res- I ldenr.e.- 7-Ctt ARTICLE Hand Our Prices Tell t the Story Why it m m mm ' baushea lus tomers Throng Our Stores. Thone Red 1161 1411, 1413, 1415 Adams Ave. At Jay Van Buren's. A representative of the Portland Oregonlan will be at J. Van Buren'tc Btore for the next few duys with a. very attractive lino of premiums. Don't fall to see them. DENTIST. Dr. W. D. McMillan. Red 851. Pair .loss t traction. Expert oC work. Special attention., to children's teeth. La Grande National Bank Building.. It it gj pi Mi !4k It 6 .4 V i 4.