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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1908)
Mu,..fkJ evening ossrnvKn. la guixde, ortEGoy. wedxesdat. December i, 100ft. EIGHT PAGES. TAGE VOVn. I .. i i - t i) La (ftnde venitti ' Observer Published Dally Except Sunday. CUKREY brothers, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. Called Press Telegraph Service. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Daily, elngle copy Pally, per month.. Dally, als months In advance.. Pally, one year In advance.... Weekly, six months, In advance. Weekly, one year. In advance.. . 5c . Gc .$3.50 .16.50 . 75c .$1.00 Entered at the poBtoffice at La Grande as second-class matter. This paper will not publish any ui ti de appearing over a nom de plume, aligned, articles will be received sub ject to the discretion of the editors, Please sign your articles and save dls appointment. . Advertising Rates. Display ad. ratei furnished upon application. Local reading notices 10c per line first insertion; to per line for each subsequent insertion. Resolutions of condolence, 5 a line. ' Cards of thanks, 5c a line. . THE SITE SELECTED. Now after many months of waiting the site for the proposed federal bulld- " Ing has been designated. This will un doubtedly be the . moBt handsome structure when completed that we will have. It will not be so large, but It ;wl!l be in keeping with the general Idea of architecture carried out by our government. It Is true that had It been located on Mr. Grnndy's proper ty, It would have occupied a more slte jly position, as the lot Is fit the head of Adams avenue. Hud It been local ed where the La Grande Iron works Is It would undoubtedly have occupied a more central position, not only at present, but as the city increases In size. The powiys that be, however, have decreed otherwise, and now the proper thing for us to do Is to accept this decision and permit the deport ment to proceed as rapidly as possible with the construction. It Is true, this site selection Is not filial, by any means. It can be suspended and, like many places, might result in a hold-up for year (Baker City, for instance). We are a little, "differently situated from most of the cities which have recently secured federal buildings and that is, we have a United States land office lo cated here, that possibly few realize the amount of transient people it draws here during the year, Since ' ,eo much of the lands In the La Grande ' and Burns districts have been reserv ed for forest withdrawals the time U , coming, and is coming had not this the pollcy? whereby these two dis- j iricis might be 'combined. The fact that the land 'office at La Grande is - quartered in a federal building might mean much In determining its remov al when that time arrlv. Owing to' the fac that the great majority of the land within the Burns district lies In what we now term the central portion of the state, away from transportation lines, It stands to reason that It will be quite a while until that section Is de veloped to the eaieiu ii wiii tuiiiuin eitlcs that will warrant the construc tion of federal building. It Is possible, however, for us to get Into a tangle .petition the treasury department to withhold final action regarding the lo cation and the department Ib very patient and will permit us to drag along year after year and eventually recommend that the appropriation be turned back into the general fund. We have a business man in our city today who is authority for the state ment that the city of ltosebuig wran gled for 10 years over the location of a proposed federal building until the department became worn out and the result la that Roseburg today not only has no federal bulldlmr. neither has tt nn appropriation for one. Iet us ae ' cept the decision so ns to permit the work to proceed and improve the clt and help hold what we already pos st'us. - PROSPERITY FOR 1909. From n financial standpoint thing? could not look brighter f'r Villon coun ty and I .a Grande than what Is al ready assured for 1 9 " S. ' In this city J 160.000 will tie expended on our new water system, which, when completed, will for all time to enmo provide this city with the best of pure mountain . water, direct from the head of Beaver creek, whosfl springs burst out of banks of snow the great portion of the -ulirfc year. This dots r.ut os;!y :ncin water, but sooner or later a power pro ject equal to S00 horse power, suffi- clent to permit the city either to own Its own lighting plant, or be In a po sition to dictate the most favorable ! terms for both municipal and domestic purposes. There Is no doubt but what before the next school year begins, we will have a new school house, properly equipped for the malntalnance of one' of the best hluh schools In eastern Oregon. The site for the new federal building having been selected, there should be no reason why this $63,000 structure should not be completed before the clock ticks out 1909. The large two-story M. & M. com pany building, now In course of con struction, will be completed during the tarty prlng, wlili It meatid the distrib ution of no less than $60,000 more. During the' past year of general fi nancial depression few residences have been constructed In this city. Quite a number, however, but nothing com pared with what the coming year will witness. Our business men all look forward to one of the most prosperous years in their history. We do not see any "For rent" signs displayed If there Is a single large or even small business housln the city that can be secured at this time the writer does not know where It Is. Last, but by far the greatest of any of the above, enumerated things that are actually to happen is that which will mean so much to this entire val ley, and whatever helps Grande Ronde valley helps La Grande, we refer to the Irrlgatkm project which will not only distribute $400,000. 95 per cent of which will go Into our homo laboring people, but It makes possible such de vclopment that only those who have closely watched what water does for thee communities where so utilized. It means several hundred more home? than we now have. It means that i' and 80-acre tracts will support and cd icate-the'se families In grecL-r pros perity that the majority of nur iua ler and half '.dion do at pw-ient. I! means better city and rural " lools: I means .b-c Ttns if"" con t;,n o veryone tn icx v;v'j .' It menus e much thaf every ms shiuM lend r iclplpg hand. Wi mu-;t li:iv. II. V. can have It. V-i v.ul hi It A In-n eon you put ;rur finger on the map this great nori 'en with nn lmivedl.-' brighter futuie thai. Mir own J ul and pro ,u,. in case or ,'acir ar - iru. tie the prop . . nent u. :'t late these ore . out Irrltatlna them. Orlno La-y'.r, 'ult Syrup aids digestion and si. . "e liver and bowel without lr.-'uli., these organs like pills or otdlna.' 04, r tics. It does nt nauseate w r and is mild and pleasant to takw. V T. Hill, druggist- frpecliil. Tor sale ,a tract of land totaling E60 acre. One hundred acres under cultl tlvatlon. A $1000 residence and oth er good improvements; sprli.t water enough for house and barns; creek, across one 40 al! for $5000 cash. Lo cated six miles from town on R. F. 2. Figure It out for yourself. Write to Indian Valley Realty company, Elgin, the firm that stands for a square deal i C II ST II Dl IT If ETC CO Pi t ! EVERYBODY Grant'. ' am t- Ronde. John C. Young, the new Portlam' postmaster. Is 51 years of age. H has a wife and six children and need the Job. He Is an old newspaper man nd Is said to be entirely competent to fill the position. Newspaper men al ways make good postmasters' because they can read the postal cards quicker. They know what news is andwhat gossip is, Pendleton Tribune, ..-....", i ' ... JOIXT INSTALLATION. Royal Arch Masons -May Wear Their New Rogulla. There Is considerable activity In Ma sonic circles these days. Next Wed nesday evening there will be Joint installation of the Blue Lodge and Eastern Star officers, followed by a banquet and a general social eve nlTir Hoopntlv the Rovnl Arch chap ter received their new regalia, which Is said to be the finest In eastern Ore gon, and there Is quite a desire belne manifest by the members of the other branches of Masonry In this city and county to be permitted to see this new uniform and an effort Is being made to have the newly elected Chapter mem bers wear their new customs a por tion of the evening at least next Wed nesday. This may be done. At the election of officers last night the R A. M. chose the following officers foi ;he next Masonic year: Excellent high priest, L. H. Russell; king. D. Huffman; scribe, Thomas H. WllllaniM; captain of the host. I: T. llacon: principal sojourner. Dr. It. L. Lincoln; royal arch captain, C W. Noyes; treasurer. Dr. M. K. Hall: secretary. Frank K 11 put rick; master f the first veil. William T. Stein; sec ond veil. L. l. Hoyt: third veil, W. H. Osborne; sentinel, J. Edward Reynolds. TICKETS iO RAPIDLY. IVw of tlio Poore-t Seats I-ft for "Ml ll .Inlimiy .lonos." Great Inroads were made on tin (entl'iir arrangements bnVd nt Jay Van Bur-en's yesterday for seats to "Little Johnny Jones." who comes here to morrow night. There are a few seats left la the roar and extreme win- i.f the building, but the great bulk of them are gone. Manager Steward be lieves every seat I" the house will be taken by tomorrow evening, when the board is taken to the theater entrance REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. No. 1 6-room house, bath, toilet, pantry, goo cellar, wired for lights; also some good furniture. Location un Jefferson avenue. $2,000.00. No. 2 7-room house, fair condition, 4 lots on W street. $1,000.00. No. 3 5-room house, bath, toilet, pantry, foliar, wood house; wired for lights; location on First St. $2,100. No. 4 5-room house, bath, toilet, pantry, wood house; wired, for lights; location on Z street. $2,000.00. , No. 5 6-rooms, . bath, toilet, pan try, fair cellar, barn; 2 lots set to good fruit trees; location on 2nd street. $2,000.00. No. 6 4-room house, barn, two lots. Location on Trowbridge St. $1,000.00. No. 7 6-room house, wood house, one lot. Location on First street. $1,200.00. ra. 8 c-room house, hen hojise, wood house, 2 lots. Location on S street. $1,000.00. . No, 9 5-room house, pantry, large barn, 20 bearing fruit trees; elegant outside borne place. Location on North Foul th street. $2,500.00. ' No. 10 5-room house, 3 l0is;'12 fruit trees. Location North Fourth street. $1,1700.00. No. 11 4 rooms, cellar, wood house, some fair furniture with house. One lot. Location on S street. $1,200.00. A part of the above list can be pur 'hased with one-tenth down, balajice .asy payments. , No. 12 4-room house; 4 aCres ldhd; i shares water; wood house. $1,- 800.00. No. 13 3-room house, 1 acre land. 1 share water; good wood house; nice ot berry bushes. $1,050.00. No. 14 5-room house, 3 closets. pantry, cellar, wood house, on 2 acres best land near town; 2 shares water; fine berry bushes; fruit trees. $2,- 250.00. No. 15 3-room house, 1 acre land, 1 share water; wood house. $950.00. No: 16 20 acres, 2 miles f rom t,a Grande. All In cultivation; running water 'on place; no buildings. $1, WO.00. ( No.' 17 13 acres, 4 year-old 6r- chard; 6-room house nearly finished; all new; good water for place; one mile from postoffice. $5,400.00. ' ' ' No. 18 40 acres near Summerville; 2-room house, log barn; mostly fenced. $450.00. No. 19 160 acres; 40 acres splendid timber; 12 acres under cultivation; 20 frlut trees; S-room house, fair sta ble; good water; partly fenced; lota of wood on balance of farm. $900.00. The above Is a partial list of real( estate we have for sale. Let us know. your wants and we will try and supply your needs. LA GRANDE INVESTMENT CO., Foley Block. This Is a Christmas shopping ptece for everybody to solve any sort of a gift buying problem. Gifts here for every one of the family-for baby, brother, sis ter, master, miss, mother, father, grandma and grandpa. INDEED THIS IS EVERYBODY'S SHOPPING PLACE FOR EVERY GIFT and it's a shopping place for every price. A few cents will purchase a , Ing little gift, whose appearance belies its cheapness, or Fifty dollars or more ' can be spent on one article of rare richness and tleg And what is important-no matter the amount you want to spend-that amount has t greater purchasing power here thanetsewhere "The Quality Store ff ser hand-colored photographs of American scenes. The latest Christ mas ' greetings and mottos. Only a limited supply of each. If interested In these you will do well to call at once at THIS IjITTIjIH Bliur, 906 Main Avenue. t Tl It I T Jtlff .lC4 ' IIIVIL AILI UMOll Saved by my Metied of Digging Wells No Wood Used Gasoline Engine Saves J you much time and mon- ey. Instruction in Gaso line Engineering Call or Write Phonographs will be popular for ;lft purposes this year. We carry a fine line and have hundreds of th- most desirable records. i Xewliii Rook and Stationery Co. J Something New. A beautiful line of the famous Kl- R. A. WEST, ii The V.el Driller!! Grande Ronde Lumber PERRY, OREGON Co. CAN FURNISH LUMBER OF M L MMDS IN CARLOAD LOTS.- For 16 inch Chain Wocd Delivered at yovr Heme, rail tin V F RFAN I a rrrf IT l s 1 i BLUE MOUNTAIN HOUSE T. J. CRAY Prop. ( New Management) rrn coo:': will bs glad to see some of our high grade coal carried Ir.-.b your cellar. Didn't know there were grades In coal? Why there are almost as many as there are of eggs or butter. Let us send you the kind that will prove by the per fection of the kitchen fire that our coal Is different than the ordinary and decidedly better. - ffaes $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 Best 25c meal in the city Beds 25c and SOc All outside rooms. Board and lodge $6. per week One block from depot I Only house in the f cify employing T t t white help only TRY OUR SERVICE ! ! 0. E. FOWLER . Phone Main 10 j Complete equipment for resetting and repairing rubber buggy tires. LA GRANDE IRON WORKS D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor Complete Machine Shops and Foundry