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li crande tycnini Observer
Publifslied Dally Extvpt Sunday.
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Entered at the poatofflce at La Grande
as aecond-clana matter.
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Blgned articles will be received ub
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pleaae sign your article and save disappointment.
by Engineers Young and Kelsay, which
placed the cot of the dam at f 241009
the decrease In the cost of cement and
material will permit thcue figures to
be nhaded $40,000. and lif case the to
tal lurid covered by leaving out the
Kundrlrfge, would not exceed 1S.000
acres, of which 11.000 are now a
Hiired. Toe KO per acre expense
would mean a capitalization of $240.
000, thus having $40,000 to run the
canal, which, would not exceed $20,
000. If it becomes necessary to elim
inate tin SnmlrUlKO the canal will
cover the north side of the river to
Mt. Olenn, where 1000 acres are sub
scribed, then down by the Day farms,
on down the Booth lane to the Pierce
fn-m thence to the E. W. Oliver
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TIME AMD GASH
Saved by my Met.iod of j
Digging Wells
No Wood Used
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Gasoline Engine Saves
you much time and mon-
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re. -kL
Tenth Great Annual
. Sale
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Clearance
farm, thence to tne u. . w . II
and several hundred more acre can . J
line Engineering .
Advertising Rate.
Display ad. rate furnished upon
application.
Local reading aotlce 10c per line
flrt Insertion; 5c per line for each
' subsequent Insertion.
Resolutions of condolence, 6c a line.
Card of thank, 6c a line.
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With the announcement that there
Is a probability of a straight reduc
tion of 20 per cent in Insurance rates
In La Grande, the efficient work of
the La Grande volunteer fire depart
ment must be given credit , for no
small factor in the bringing about of
these results. Our fire department
has a record that Is without precedent.
Jfot a single fire has ever reached that
point where It was beyond control of
our fire laddies. The loss by fire has
been much less In La Grande than In
any other town In casern Oregon
within the past 10 .years. Think this
over and then take off your hat to our
loyal five fighters.
Wi nr.;- Italy presents few attract'ons
tf U..; jresent.' The eyes of the world
a,, ,..n-or-strlcken upon reading the
n-ful reports a a result of the
. r,.,,,-4ke' disaster there this week.
ul course, the charities of the world
will pour Into those devastated and
ruined communities, but money nor
food can ever replace the thousands of
dear ones wiped out In the twinkling
of an eye. However, the living are the
ones to be pitied and cared for, and
thl in a great measure -will be done.
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This Irrigation project may mean n
sewerage system for La Grande.
There Is much of a practical nature In
the suggestion of Mr. Bohnenkamp
that the ditches running through the
, city might be so diverted that it would
furnish a wwerago pystem to the city
and at the am time act as a fertiliza
tion to the farm receiving the water
Walla Walla receives quite a revenue
irom her sewerage.
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A W per cent reduction In tnmir-
n"v. rtes Is a New Toar's gift of no
Moment In the city the slr.e of
J .t -i tide. Every little added to what
?w Kve makes U easier to increase
your bank account.
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t, nvet- vour life the past year
, .v.n.Mn von run better It the
coming year. If you cannot, what ex
cuse have you for existing at all?
easily be secured. This large area can
all be covered at the lowest possible
cost In way of ditch construction. On
the south side of the river the ditch
ing Is also a simple matter and the
land to be Irrigated lies almost with
out exception In a contiguous body
after reaching a point two miles eant
of town, and this acreage will be In
creased. A number of people are tak
lng stock as a speculation, by subscrib
ing for 100 to 600 acres, who do not
own land. They will provide security
that will be acceptable and later will
either buy land adjacent to the project
r sell to those who may need water.
The Logan-Sherwood Realty com
pany, real estate dealers, yesterday
took 500 acres, equivalent to $1000,
and others have signified their Inten
tion of doing the same.
Every effort of the club and citi
zens generally from now on will be to
have a successful meeting on the 16th,
when It Is hoped that the entire mat
ter will be, transformed from a theory
to a condition. With water Frultdale
can be extended many miles on the
north side of the river, and with water
the 10,000 acres on the south will he
as thickly populated as the most
lemu ly settled part of tho ralley I Jt
present.
There Is no doubt whatever aboiM
thi practicability of the entire enter
prise. If you have any doubts, ta.k
with any dozen or more of the large
land owners who are subscribing larg
acreages themselves, and are enthusi
astically working among their neigh
bors.
Everv citizen In La Grande, bust
ness man or property owner should
talk of the advantages of the projec
upon all occasions. It means the mak
lng of a city of La Grande.
R. A. WEST, ;;
The Well Driller I
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tr Ecxema, Tetter and Salt Rheuni.
The intense Itching characteristic of
these aliments is almost Instantly al
layed by Chamberlain's salve. Many
severe cases have been ourcd by It.
Tor ralr.h '! "v'' ""'"m.
WHY NOT TRY.
Popham's
ASTHMA REMEDY?
v31ves prompt and positive relief i
evny case. Sold by druggists, Prlc-'
$1.00. Trial package by ir.&ll 10
cents.
Williams 3Ifg. Co., Props.
, Clevelan.1
Wot salr by
A. T. HILL. Drugget
Pastime. '
There will be a change of program
at the Pastime tonight. The feature
film, a Montana Schoolma'am 1 one
of Pellg's latest dramatic plays, which
has only been released 10 day from
the factory. Weary Willie Takes in
the Flower Show Is a very good com
edy. Mr. C. P. Ferrln will sing the
Illustrated' songs. "We're Growing Old
Together" and "In Mem'ry of Tou,
Sweetheart." You will always find
the Pastime warm and comfortable
Saturday will be children's 5c matinee
commencing at J p. m.
IRRIGATION PROJECT SURE
(Continued from page 1.)
it. A committee a few days ago took
tn automobile and spent many hours
-here, which resulted in securing SO
.,.,. and that from an owner or
400 acres. The committee lb
t,mctlcally unanimous that in propor
tlon to the expense of putting water
on the SandrUlb-e, as compared with
. Un Hulflnee Of tlu
ina locauou i -
acreage, that the expense will not war
runt It
The committee will make one more
. ,..! if favorable results are
not secured, the Sandi-ldge section wll
1... rltmlnate.l for the present.
in tho absence of an englner's esll
mate the committee is of the opinio!
hnt a savin of $100,000 can be m;nl
hy not ifolng to the t?-indrldBe. whlcl
nresent Is on!y represented by 100
a '-en. The proposed canal runs hU'h
u- on thu mountain side a Her leaving
Oro Dell, and In order to reach the top
of the Sandrldge from the Iowa school
rouse to the summit will require a
rt-e line of two and one-eighth mile.
y;.'"."tiifry-. i.-i.-.v.-r.i"
t -.1. the far.r.lf and lntri require
r many miles to reach this 1000 acre
r t does to reach the 10,000 acres on
. south side of the river
Call or Write
PlionopTanlis and Roc-
r,la Hi KKWI.IX BOOK & ST.V-
TIONERY tO. " (
Together.
Robert Herrlck's new book, "To
gether," at Ferguson's. Also Charles
Rann Kennedy' "The Servant In the
House." ' ,
The citizen of the progressive little
town of Bank have decided that the
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Designed to Effectually Reduce our Stock to
a Minimum
Ml Consideration of Profit are Ignored to Accomplish the
Desired end o Converting Merchandise
into Available Cash
Once ftach year'jt the end oftqe season, we hold our Great Annual Sale, where nothing
counts with us but quick sails and empty shelves. This event has come to have special
meaning to hundreds of pepe who v akh for this opportunity to actually save a large
sumlin merehandise buying. ' Eoch year we endeavor to make this sale greater than the
last, and this will be the greatest m the history of the Bid STORE. ,
Every article in house Reduced
Sale Holds from Monday, January M to
Saturday, January 50th ' f
Grande &Ronde Lumber Co.
Ms. PERRY, OREGON ,
time has arrived when they' should In
corporate, and a bill for. the issuance
of a charter has been drafted. .
FOR RENT One or two rooms for
light housekeeping. 'Phone Red 661.
WALLACE TRILL HERE.
La Grande Man Hold Position With
Sunnet Matfiwlno People.
Wallace Trill, a son of La uranue
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who recently completed t-ui.t.B
course tn this state, and Is now with
tho Sunset Magazine advertising de
partment. Is In La Grande today com
bining pleasure with business. Mr.
Trill has a boost contract over in Mal
heur county, he doing similar work for
his magazine that Mr. Rohrabacker
did for the Pacific Monthly In Union
county. Mr. Trill Is slated for read
ing clerk of tho house, and at Us next
session and his La Grande friends hope
he will receive the appointment in view
of his undisputed qualifications for the
office.
TABLE RELISHES!
We recieve fresh consignments of Hot
House Lettuce, Gelery, Sweet Potatoes,
and Cranberries, GauMflowers and Pine
Apples' and Cocoanuts for the Holidays.
Pn Horn that All DOD and Nuts that
are fresh
CAN FURNISH LUMBER OF Ai L KINDS
IN CARLOAD LOTS.
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For 16 inch Chain Wood Delivered at yovr Home,
Call up V. l BEAN, La Grande. Phone. Red 1741
44N44r -V'.v?$t4w
City Grocery and
E.PCLACK,Prop
Bakery,
phone mm 75
KXtJLAXDS POLITICAL STRUT.
House of Commons Will Attempt to
Wipe Out Romlltary M.
London, Pec. 30. Armies of unem
ployed throughout England, Scotland,
Ireland and Wales, the growth of vi
cious political power, liiii Wed by Hie
Honor Inter-sts. obstructive methods
of the house of lords, are the causes
that today threaten Great Britain
with the greatest political crirtis In tl
last "5 years.
The house of commons Is becom
ing solidified for action on these thn
vital questions. The existence of th
house of lords Is at stake. The poir.t
of attack mpon the upper house wl'l
be that It Is the weakest spot In the' ,
decadent aristocratic body of heredi- I J
.M'..U.-J,.'..-VS:J:,? AW-vJ.
twining and Increasing asccm n
llh the avowed change of f i i.
succession to ' the vacaml r -. J
house of lords from hert."r t.
. We rlavo Recieve d the Age r.cyfer I
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BALL WATCHfS
The Railroad Standard
Made by The WEBB C. BALL WAtCIt Cr.
Cleveland, Ohio. Accptcd by 78 Rn 5 n? - t!
Systems of the U. S. as their Oftic'
dard. VVc uitt be pleased to sh-u
plain this watch to anyene. F vr.
Man knows what it is.
Gomplete equiprr.on: fcr rt-settir ar.d repah'inn
rubber buggy Uret..
LA (.iRANDE RON WORKS
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