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PAGE FOm. EVETXIXG OBSERVER, LA GRANDE OREGOS, MONDAY, ACGCST J, 1008. la - Mi EvenM OSserver ' Published Dally Except Sunday. Ct'RUEV IiKOTHKltS, KUITOR8 AND FROFRIETOR8. Cnlted Prcit Telegraph Service. Dally, per month.............. .65 Dally, single copy. ; .ue Dally, one year In advance. . . . . .16,50 Daily, alx months. In advance. 50 Weekly, one year, In advance. . . $1,00 Weekly, alx months, In advance. .'. .75 Entered at the postofflce at La Grande as second-class matter. This paper win not publish any article- appearing over a nom de plume. Signed article will be received lubject to the discretion of the editors, ricase sngn your articles and save disappoint ment. ' " !.:' T'T'" a1- rates furnished upon ap plication. . -. Local reading notices 10c per line first Insertion; 6c per line for each sub sequent Insertion. Resolutions of condolence. So a line. Cards of thanks. So a Una. ;AxSc W it trails? OVIi WOXDERrTL SOIL. This has been one of the dryest sea sons In Grande Ronde valley for a great many years, and the hottest weather that has been recorded for at least 22 years. Notwithstanding this fact we were permitted to visit the JJO-acre fruit farm known as the Thronson fruit tract, Saturday, and found molstura beneath what, looked like three Inches of dust. That Is, this entire tract Is under the highest possible state of cultivation, and the ground between the rows are free from weeds and grass, with the exeep lion of a fine, growth of potatoes. Just across the county road a crew vt men were hauling to the stacks the second rutting of alfalfa hay. This, like the orchard tract. It without Irri gation. Tills all goes to show how the practical farmer Is doing away with old-tlma theories. In the first place, this Pundrldge was the last body of land In this valley to bo taken. For years, while all of the foothill land was farmed and Improved, the so called Sandrldge was public domain. After It was found out that It would grow wheat, It was In time all occu pied, but after that, little If anything Im h Iiub..I.KI. II .. ..... . . . . .. .1 because It was feared the frost would kill It. After a while this proved to be a fallacy and today as nice garden grow there as anywhere. It required another period of doubt and experi menting before any one had the nerve to set out fruit trees. Now, some of the best commercial orchards In the county occupy, ths once despised and rejected soil. After the fruit live be came a reality, one by one, small patches of alfalfa was tried, expect ing, at first, only one crop. Now two large yields Is the result. In additional to several month of piiyturo. Thin, Jnlinl you, wllhout Irrigation. It hfl only been within the last few years' that the csii of thcue results have been fully solved. Since the dinning of deep wells, which developed the fact that this lara-e hod of land lo our valley had n depth or soil lhat was never eincrled porMhle. fltavel 1s not found at a lei depth t tl n KQ feet. nd often twice that distance. Cultivation on null land brings the moMur ti the surface and thu Is the reason why Hit land l,,.l.iy Is the blithest pi Iced land In the. county, with the exc ptlon nf land that I? cap able of In liiallun or Is mili-lnhpiteil, Vely Utile of the Hiindrldgc land to day can be put-chased for less than I J and tho great body of It Is held fnm I0 to 7 w r acie. The time Is not rjr distant when the -iste watert of nur elvers and streams I'! be s'ond nn l conducted over our VaUry lands. Then the nlnc win fa be is If flv niiKle. unl the big hold Jillt' vl'l be divided and sub-dls Pled, and there-will he happy h unts and . 0iho.il Imos.u tnmh tMi k.r Hum at rsenl. .This Is nhHl Hie futme has I". st re f'i" but v do not 1-sv,. I i vll for t ? ' t? be I'roae.ht ulmiit. 1 o re fhoul t bundle, la of acre ,f this Pandrlflgn bind set out to. winter npiJis. I'y cultivation, thmnugh nil. t' stloTi as Is the Mih the J.'O Here fruit orchard uboe menu,;:u.'. and the 240-aere orchard near Lmbler and other sections' of the county, this land that today some seem high at $65 per acre, would soon" be paying Interest on'fSOO and l00 acre land. This has been the year of years to test. Llttje rain and exceedingly hot weather. But the crops In this valley speak for themselves and every busi ness man and property owner in this city and other cities of the valley should make an unusual effort to In form themselves of our actual condi tions. One and all will return from their tour of Inspection better , Im pressed than ever with old Grande Ronde. . .... i . , . -- most murnra poem. . Former Resident of Valley Rings Her Pralae. .. . . Bert Huffman, editor of the Pon dloton East Oregonian, nd formerly a resident of the Grande Honda val I..,. following beautiful trib ute to this prosperous vale, In his boon of poems, ''Song of theregon Pine": FAIR GRANDE RONDE. I 'Neath a mountain of the West, . Like a jewel on Its breast. Smiles a valley that It sweet beyond compare; Not among Ionian Isles Where eternal Bummer smiles ' Is found a spot unto my heart so fair. , fiet around it purple rim, In the twilight faint and dim, Glows the splendor of Its sunset frame of gold; Keeping vigil from afar, Steadfast as the Northern Star, Stand the mountains, grim as armored knights of old. t Rich as Anadluslan win Boasting of Its royal line, Are the treasured trophies of her hill and plain; Lo, Aladdin's fabled store Of the wondrous days of yore, ' In her priceless gifts are raised to life again. In her tints of blending light, , Fairer than Elyslnn night, ' " The 'touch of matchless master hand Is seen: Flames that flash from sunset skies, While beneath their, glory Ilea The constant beauty of the living green. Mine, yon purple heights afar; Mine, this light of sun and star, WbJch for me a path of gold has ever beamed; Mine, yon cliffs and crystal creeks. Playmates mine, yon sentinel peaks. In whose shadows I have lived anrt loved and dreamed. 'Tl my own, my native land; Mine, those patron saints who stand, Keeping watch and ward upon the vale below; Like a gleaming stair of light. Fading In the starlit height, Are her templed hills and mountains crowned In snow. Be forever. Fair Ornndc Ronde, In thy lavish fullness found; lte the Queen of Plenty on unshaken throne; lte a refuge evermore For the strimifer at your door. t'e the haven, ever, for the tempest blown! UNION COUNTf IS NINTH IN STATE (Continued from pass X.) The other eight counties Hhat have a higher population, range from 38,587 to approximately 5.634. I'nlon County Henri's. ' Though The Observer has published a general review of the school popu lation during the past year, before, a summary Is, however,' so Interesting, that It Is published herewith: The number of persons between the ages of 4 and 20 years In Union coun ty Is 5492; the amount appropriated In April, 190S, was JlftOO; the amount appropriated last Saturday, $4787.20. bringing the, appropriations for the year' to this county up to $8,78,7.20. Record Speaks Well. Union county and the state as a whole have reasons to feel proud of Its showing In school population. It ivvt; w!h of the state and figures of this kind are always watched by outsiders who are Inter ested In tho welfare of Oregon, and the 34 counties In It. . ' Bid LAI SALE TO DAY L, A. Lewis, of Portland, of the firm of the old pioneer wholesale grocery house of Allen & Lewis, who spent several days In this city and valley re cently, was so favorably Impressed with our future, that he purchased 320 acres of land of I. D. McKennon, four miles east of this city, paying $,- 600. or $30 per acre. When business men like Mr. Lewis Invest In Grande Monde valley wheat well for nur future. land, It speaks .- llert Huffman's Poems nil Sale. J "Song of the Oregon Pine," a book of poems by Bert Huffninn, Is now on sale at Leavltt's cigar store and Ncw lln's drug store. Price SO cents, d&w ' I co Water Dungi-rous. The Ice water habit Is about as dan gerous as any other habit that la work ed to excess this warm weather. When passenger train No. 5 pulled In last night It had several on board who were ill, and one man who had loaded his hide full of the company's Iced beverage until he took cramps. The fellow was suffering all kinds of pain, according to trainmen, and when reaching Ontario a doctor was taken aboard to look after him and care for people traveling who do not have enough Judgment to keep, away from the Ice tank on a very warm day. Af ter all, there Is not one man In a thousand who knows anything about himself. Too many people study their neighbors when they should be find ing out something of their own na ture. Buker City Herald. Found Body In Day. Ban Francisco, Aug. J. Mystery surrounds the finding ogf a well dressed man In (he bay near Golden Gate. It has probably been In the wa ter only an hour. There Is no clue to the identity of the man. In a small leather bag he carried $35. , Now On SHERW00DS ELECTRIC THEATRE Tuft lias a Rcllulon. Cincinnati, O., Aug. J. Rev. 11. A. Thayer, of the First Unitarian church, today denied that W. II. Taft had no particular rcltelon. lie said: "Taft's mother and Judge Alphonso Tit ft mid his wife were iiiemheis of the Unitar ian church, also members (f the 'on Kiccitlonal cUiiiM. of which 1 was once a put or. Will Taft attended tny (hurt h rev,olnrly. He became n member whin he was a hoy. I n- niemher he nce took part In a play given by the Unity church when In Terrible Sufficing. San Francisco, Aug. 3. With his body almoKt covered with a seething ! mars of boiling iisphaltum, throw n i . upon hlin by the explosion of a pot In which be was heating the material, I peter Com, g street laborer, was car ried to the hospital In terrible atony I today. He Is expected to live but a few hours. Ills flesh was horned to the shoulders to the bone. he Uleichi'll 1" good cntllp lll) ' Ilanc-t lleguii hi Wiillnuii. John McDonald started n binder on his fall wheat sooth of town Monday. He has a good crop, much h-'tter than was expected a few weeks nipi. Tim othy haying Is In full blunt mid on Ir- faliy j rivaled lands the yield of hay Is much w is piedicted, being sl- The Stolen Sausage, Pretty Dairy Maid. ; ' Song "Roue Brliis Dreams of You." Tracked by Police Joyous Surprise. Dgs. Bong- "UunkiT Hill." Victim of Hia Honesty. Temihle Bulclde. Program changes each Mon day and Thursday. Doors ope a promptly at 7 o'clock p. m. Matinee on Wednesday and Sat -urday. SHERWOOD'S ELECTRIC THEATER. B. M. SHERWOOD A CO, '' Proprietors. ... Mahaffey Building. s e :;i it :!! ; , Fruit Season is Phone Us Your Orders for ECONOMY JARS $1.10 down e $1.35 dozen $1.73 dozen ....... 10c doxen 20c dozen s Pint Quarts Half gallons . . Extra clamps Extra cups . . EXTRAS FOR EASY VACUUM JARS s Caps I Rubber rings ? Clumps . ,45c dozen . ,18c dozen . . 20c dozen . . JOc dozen ' Hilrs '-""e. Jelly Glasses These are an attractive size and shape, and are easily worth 60 cents per dozen SALESMAN AND AGENTS $50 per week and over can be made selling new campaign novelties from now until election; Sells to stores, county fairs, picnics and private families. Complete line of samples charges pro paid for SOc. Order today. Chicago "Novelty Co., 60 Wabash Ave., Chicago. Land for Rent. We have 320 acres of excellent land for rent. Call at once. F. S. BRAMWELL, t C J. BLACK. F- D- HAISTEN j : I4H-I4I5 Adams Ave. Phone Red 1161 J POLK'S GAZETTEER A BiislnesB Directory of each City, Town and Village In Oregon and Washington, giv ing a Descriptive Sketch ot each place. Location, Ship. nine Facilities nnrl a ClnuKt. fled Directory of each Uuai- t) ness and Profession. ft fL L POLK & CO.; he. H SEATTLE. WASH. AJ 1 sMHESEHE! KILLthe COUCH and CURE the LUNGS " Dr. King's Hen Discovery PBint a ton OLDS Trial Bottle Free AND ALL THROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES. GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY OB MONEY REFUNDED. NEWL1N DHUU CUMFAl. CIRCUS LE AUGUST 11 I b t mm n TJ i. si VI I. ' i 1 t 5.1 Pi- no p.mnils. T.ift Is In j t.crinaiw rh briUc. Syrncusc, N. Y.. Aug. tb rmnns I frmn ell vt ilm slat., are h-it- today 1 ; tn t.iUe pnrt In I 'ic P.-nt. he T. ;: f. -' jtlvltlcs, iimd this morning wl'h a! Milir pnriiibv This .ifl-i-n.i.'n there Willi ; nn ellii-n', uinlint program and! in.l.hor-r, .y Th 'nip Hutiti nf NV j . ToiK, prcml, in nf hrf St iti- Alllerii. "f Oi riinin m l,-t. s. and other pnnn-i In. nt t,iriiiiti, ' better thrill mill a full crop. n the hill lands the crops n:e (nr lllrt nf l lug a f.ill ure. but the luck of rnln and the lute- iih n buve cut the results ll'o average yield. Itnth st nie lul'-r th;in in s nf the ' far short nf haj Ing and b n v. usniil this yenr, son. ell n a owing ti the l.ltv- scil- Atnerlrnn 1Vtits lll Vail nn. Home. Aug. 1 Archbishop I " . rl.- beading a ilelr-i;iiin nf ;t American prli-st and la An.. rl.au pilgrims, ar rived at th" Vatk-dii today, rarryliv the ivtei-'s pence. Wlllllll I'Ulilo l'M1lC. Tlie cm lily court of l;a).-r eminly Is gntii!- i,t ronf, r with J n 'y ll-nry of this iiii iiU, r lailve tn building n J'llnt I'l l. h.. at North I'iiw.;. v. Til-' nm now th.-re li '. n In mi l ni eMi nlve rrpnlis. &7 f7 'A, I XI k Hew York Said It vs tts B!cjt and U-A Zm 2a In Ka3scn t-.un wlWTll 'v---' m. a it ii .7fc r Jl- AMnserlgt100 Cant. 70 Elspbantt anil Cjmela. A Family nt Clraffas. Only Two-Horntd Rdnocsrot In Captivity. A TtwuMnd Anlmil Wwtidsrs,. AUTOS THAT THS U RAQU2 eLk3 v r, Oeithi Dkrlafi Feat That Defies Imitation In K'tir rr;j Auio iiJ.Jjat'rge;;1! eliisr In sctrara'j c::i vfi': f!jt-3 nd i-r:c;jul. Inj In tl-a Air Kiiinl.iy HitM-ball hoin-s. Pan rranclncii. C. TVrtland. 'S Inning. Oakland. 7-0; Los AngrK-s. 1-8. 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