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eight rAcrs. pack rovn. i m YirT-rTT T.4 rhAXDP. OBEGOJT. WEDNESDAY, PECEMBEIl 2.1, 1908. c i . 'i B J tg. .' i ':. 'uni i B I ' . si t : -i : n 3 t - J i 1 1 1 11' 1 1 Hi" -J . - t It U crdnfie iverM Ohseryer PubllMlird Dally fcsoept Sunday. Cl'KKKY BUOTIIKHS, EDITORS AND PllOPKIETORS. uJuriTUcgTapIt ScrvUc SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Pally, single copy Bc Pally, per month 65c Pally, six monihii In advance.. .3.D0 pally, one year in advance. .. 1 .$ 50 Weekly, six months, In advance. . 75c Weekly, one year, Jn advance. . .$1.00 JEntereTat the postofftce at La Grande as second-lass rnuUt-r. Thla Daner will not publish any a; ti de appearing over a nom de plume. Signed articles will be reeelved sub ject to tha discretion of the editors. Please alga your articles ana save dis appointment. ' Advertising Kates. Display ad. rates furnished upon aDDllcatioa. Local reading notices lie r line first Insertion; c per line for each ubsequent Insertion. . . Resolutions of condolence, ie a line. Carda of thanks, Be a line. SUPPLY IXKXIIAVSTIBLE. A prominent farmer who Is giving the subject of Irrigation careful con sideration, called at The Observer of fice today and stated that wvernl far mers like himself,, were anxious to irnnw nosltlvely If there wns sufficient water to fill the reservoir to Insure sen and every year, to Irrigate the nnn -.,,,, ir,.il to Insure the project. ,Thl naturally I a proper Ouestlon of in'iulry an.l if there In room for doubt, It Impairs the feasibility of the undertaking. Messrs. Pierce, Stoddard and Bram well. It will be remembered, were the original promoters, and at that time It was purely a private enterpfl.se These gentlemen secured the service of Civil Engineers Young and Kelsay, of Salt Lake City, to examine the pro posed scheme and to make a report. These gentlemen did ho and made a lengthy report, which was published In The Observer In September, 1907 The report, covered several columns After going Into the questtoj of sup ply minutely, showing the' Watershed of Meadow creek, the report placed the total water-supply at 31,000 acre feet. This means that the conditions and supply of flood waters would store n sufficient volume of water In the res ervoir, after deducting seepage and evaporation, to Irrigate 31,000 acres I of land to the extent of 12 Inches of water for each acre, that is, there would be sufficient to cover the entire Jl.OOO acres of land with water 12 in ches deep. When David Eccles went over the report carefully he not only said the project was feasible, but, realizing that Irrigation was a new problem In this valley, suggested that to make the best possible showing both from the standpoint of the capU tallst and the land owner, to make the basis of the undertaking 20,000 acres instead of Sl.OOO, and then all ques Ion as to supply would be eliminated. This report of Kelsay and Young also shows that if necessary, the flood wa ters of Grande Ronde river could be conveyed Into the reservoir. The ques tion of water supply has been thor- oughly considered and a visit to the site, where the large reservoir, con - daa la ' located. Will Sluing "i o"v '-i satisfy anyone. v.,nraTilnir considered, the engl- noers stated this was one of the most , favored locations that they hud ever examined, and their report shows that In comparison with all of the ninny Irrigation projects constructed and In course of construction, there U not a ' single one In the northwest that cov ers such a large body of land with s mil,, oxnense. Where people are fa miliar with the advantages to be de rived by the use of water applied Just .k H. It needed, this HO.OOO- nine . -- cro project would be picked tip b i.i n,.Uuii,lv realize It. Tills lore v i-iu,vi v.." nroiect Is assured. Our people rt v.. i t, ihlnk and are inveytigat- vjt. This means its success. . VII.ITAItY DUII.Ii w" no vs. With public sentiment strongly I" favor of keeping down the ste of our landing army, the proper thing for the government to do Is to make the nucleus of -regulars" as .rficlent as pa-sible and to provide In various ways or military training among the Under the guidance of Secretary .um...ij x.-.-.i ,-... Jloot. the educational and admlnlstra-j in January, tlve departments tf the army were , tsstly Unproved. The new system re-1 The G. I. A. of B. of L. E.. elected oulrcs a much larger number of com- officers for the ensuing year yester mlssicoed officers, because of the dy afternoon. The new heads of de 'headquarters work. In time of war. It la essential that this work should be well In hand and that there should be enough highly trained men to dlstrlb- ute among the volunteers. It Is rlKht for the government to de tach a certain number of officers for service as Instructors In educutlonal Institutions which offer military drill. And a wise extension of this Kind of aid Is provided, for in two bills sent to congress with the approval' or 1 rem dent Roosevelt and Secretary Wright. It Is proposed to Issue equipment to schools that are willing to take up field Instruction, and a special appro piiatlon Is requested for the encour- sgcemnt of rlfl practice In scnoois, colleges and civilian rifle clubs. Military drill has been given In the public schools of eastern states for many years. For at least 30 years It has been compulsory' In the high schools of Boston and It Is there re a j a rat success. It teaches the boys both to obey and to com mand, gives them healthful exercise and an erect carriage, and Imparts an elementary knowledge of tactics. There are bayonet and sword exercises, and the schoolboy officers are strictly ex amined. A system of prize drills and an annual parade of all the regiments keep the Interest of the boys from flagging. . In almost all. the public schools where military drill Is given, the weak point Is that the boys are not taught how to shoot. They get the discipline and learn the evolutions, but there I? no lancet practice. The guns used are often condemned Springfield ri fles which are serviceable only for the manual of arms. Very'llttlo time Is required to teach raw recruits in simple evolutions that It is necessary for them to know. It is for the officers to translati the or ders that come down the line. Hut marksmanship Is acquired only by de liberate practice, for which there I- amnll opportunity after a call to arms. CJrfat Interest Is reported In school boy rifle practice, especially since th successful' tournaments In New York and Washington. The National Rifle association has taken steps to co-oper ate with the nrmy board, and what ever the action of congress may bf the movement may confidently be ex pected to spread. The training of target shooting h nnt confined to skill In shooting. K steadies the nerves and Improves "th eye." It reduces carelessness abou; handling firearms, for their danger l. taught, and the rules of the range an cora. Moreover, the electric ma- ihlr.o rifle, which fires no charge, I 4 becoming very popular for targe; practice. Spokesman-Review. Local wood dealers are having harvest this weather. The snow on the mountains permits them to bring. out large loads. March and April if generally the high price period on fuel In this city. The mountain roads for several years during this period Is al most Impassible. ; Tomorrow Is the last day In which to get ready for the event of events. New Years day will soon follow, but we only have one Christmas day, all others are secondary. THE FEBRUARY TERM. Will Bo Short Session From Pmniit ApiwaraiMtv. The chances are that the coming term of circuit court will be a short session, owing to the fact that under ordinary clrcumstuncea a number of cases tried at this term which ended this morning, would havo been tried at the February term. The grand Jury was In session twice during the pres ent term. Stole 20. Hellinghum, lec 23. With tool secured from the railroad enr shops, two burglars bored Into and blew an Iron s;it, In the Rcllinghnm Hay and Ktllisli Columbia depot this morning. They secured I'.'O. Complete (limine. Complete change of pictures at the l enie tonight, of course, the vaude ville acts m ill contain new feature. Have you heard Z.etia l.ovell sln, or seen her dance the Highland fllUK'.' The Dutch and Jrlh comedians have tuethlng new J'nis evening. Nuf!" sed. A whole show for 1; cents. Ol'FICKltS I IJXTKI). ADDITIONAL IX)CAUH. A. C. Miller of Enterprise, arrived on the evening train from Joseph.. Kd Rumble Is over, from Elgin this eventng transacting business. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Bach of Im bler, came In this evening to spend Christmas with Mrs. Bach's mother, Mrs. Stacy. It is reported that from Mt. Glen on north the sleighing Is good. There Is every Indication that the sleigh bells will be ringing In the mvrnlng. The case of Huntley against J. W. White and I. W. Fuulk, where the plaintiff charges that goods were Im properly attached.vls on trial in Jus tice Stewart's court today. It is a drawn out afiair. .VO OXB HESITATES OVER OUR CANDY. Everybody that knows our con fee. clone at all is aware of their purity, ihelr tresnness, their fine flavor. Xt you don't know, "get acquainted.' You certainly get your money's wort.h. in this candy shop whether you bu an ounce, a pound, or a 5-pound box. R. 1. SF MER, THE CANDY MAN Something New. A beautiful line of the famous Kl- ser handcoIored photograpns oi 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 THE LITTLE SHOP, 906 Main Avenue. J H PEARE LEADING AND PIONEER JEWELER partments will be installed the second 1 uutua At .iiuatf , wis, Schllke Is past president and the other new office ra arc: Mrs. F. M. Jackson, president; Mrs. George HUlman, vice-president; Mrs. V. Shcppard, treasurer; Mrs. Mary Kalmbach, chaplain; Mrs. F. Plko. guide; Mrs. Fred Johnson, sentinel. The appointive officers have not yet been named. 4 4 4 4' I Kwnne I'lro In Storm. New York, Dec. 23. Over 1000 men, women and children : were driven from burning homes J 4 In UrooUlyn this morning In an jT Z icy storm that was sweeping the j t streets. Scores were overcome j by the fire and others were un- 5 conscious In th- biting cold". A ' heavy snowstorm is raging. An . entire block was liadly damaged. ! J Many are destitute. 4 J- OTlCK )V HSAL SI0Tri.!:IKNT.f Notice Is hereby given that Otho PckersKy, administrator of the estate of William J. Shoemaker, deceased, "tits filed his final account as admtn-'-itrator of said estate and the county court of I'r.lon county. Oregon, has set Honday, Hip 4th day of January, A. D. ;909, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of -.ild day. and the county court room :n the court house. La Grande, Ore :n .? te time s- il pt-?? f r hearlr.s said report and all objections thereto. pnted at I Grande. Oregon, this 4th day of December, A. D. 190S. OTHO ECKEItSLEY. A'dmlnistra'or. - ' - m 1 IS SUM IS RtAPY .i MAYdlVEiTWEOffER YOU f OF HOLIDAY GOODS, THi EQUAL Or WHICH I I ' .. (MM STORE There never was a betier time to (lit xis store to the gift test than new. It never looked better. Stoeks never were more attractively tilsplajfd or conven iently arranged to select from. Every department Is showing an endless variety of good gift things. Salespeople are alert, courteous end eager to help you make your selections. Prices are ncwhere lewer; variety that gives to 'bur merchan dise a character peculiarly Its own. A gift thing frcm WEST'S is a gift that will It be high?y appreciated by ii.. Aifni- nun ciative sift things of merit La ' fande's Ideal Gift Store for your own pleasure, satisfaction, economy . COME AND SEE The result Will be more filtmlpresertsfor all whom you remember itti a tig SAVING for you. o The ideal Christmas gift for yotirself. The one that will be truly appreciated and enjoyed, Is a pair of my Glasses. If . your eyes are beginning to evince any signs of a deefct. By proper and prompt atten- tlon you might have to wear them but a short period. A fact that you should consider now and have me fit you. . Hot Cldokei Tamiiles. hi. u. oeiuers hat uuued 10 iiis cou fectlonery department, hot chicken '.a malaa, and those who enjoy these de livilo'je ""itntles will find the ht -V'r ready for your order at E. D. Eelder'aH , cany ,tore 1 TIME AND CASH Saved by my Metied of tlW"& Wells Ko:'Wood Used Gasoline Engine Saves ycu much tiine and mon ey. Instruct!. n in Gaso line Engineering .. .. Call or Write R. A. WEST, The Well Driller fi . m m m m mm k w '.as ss sr tm X Lllll H UV-ATUC I III ii iii mwmm Ihe rfr;r?cnt for many many reasons, r w-Ik through t (nm (tcitottinn far tho. hnnrirpfK of thnrnuchfv annr f ' ' we are showing makes ours a fto WEST. "The Quality Store" Grande cRondc Lumber Co. V PERRY, OREGON : CAN FURNISH LUMBER OF Al L KINDS IN CARLOAD LOTS. For 16 inch Chain Wood Tall ma M mm BLUE MOUNTAIN HOUSE T. J. CRAY Prop. ( New Management) Rates $1.00, $125, $1.50 Best 25c meal in the city Beds 2Sc and SOc All outside rooms. Board and ledge $6. pet week One block frcm depot Complete equipment for rubber buggy tires. LA I D. FTrZGE3?ALD. Proorittor w Complete Machine V I L( I V III I I.UKARI 1UI IUU A I X . r -t t I t Delivered at yovr Home. V 0A mm mt ! Only house in the city employing white help only TRY OUR SERVICE resetting and repairing v Shops nd Foundry 1 LhUKhIIIl III