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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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be high?y appreciated by
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ciative sift things of merit
La ' fande's Ideal Gift Store
for your own pleasure, satisfaction, economy
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COME AND SEE
The result Will be more filtmlpresertsfor all whom you remember itti a tig
SAVING for you.
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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
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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,
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WEST.
"The Quality Store"
Grande cRondc Lumber Co.
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CAN FURNISH LUMBER OF Al L KINDS
IN CARLOAD LOTS.
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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.
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