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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1909)
U (iTMie fvenini OUscrve; Publisher Dally Except Sunday. G0GE II. (IKKET. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Culled Press Telegraph Service. 'SUBSCRIPTION RATS: Daily, alngle copy . 6c DaJly. per month 65c Daily, aix month in advance.:.. $3.50 Daily, one year In advance f6.50 (7ekly, aix months In advance. . . 7c Weekly, one year in advance $1.00 Kniered at the postottlce at La Grande as second-class matter. This paper will not publish any article appearing over a noin de frlame. Signed articles will be re Mired subject to the discretion of the dltor. Please sign your articles and ave disappointment. liverUingKate Display ad. rates furnished upon ap plication. Local reading notices 10c per line first insertion; 5c per line for each obsequent insertion. Resolution of condolence, Cc a line. Cards of thanks, 5c a line. It requires water to make our lawns grow, why not make our crops grow. President Taft has risen Immensely In public estimate the past few days. A Judgment of $42,000 was entered JaU week against the Sumpter Smel ler. It never did pay a dividend. It begins to look as though we are going to have Beaver Creek water by fall. There have been not a few dis appointments since this project was first considered but -everlasting per feverance has succeeded. Imrlng the last three years the gov ernment has spent $100,000,0(10 to Ir rigate 2,000.000 acres of arid land. Averaging $."0 per acre. Our project 1b $."i0 per ncre less than one half of this average. Farmers of Kansas and Nebraska are being seriously handicapped in tbelr harvest through their inability Of securing labor, the regular Wage being $2 per day and board. Try placing a pint of water contain ing two tablespoonfuls of fonnaldey hyde in a pint of water for killing flies. It is said to prove moBt satisfactory. Arrangements have been made to bold a monster meeting in Kugene the last day of this month to discuss ir rigation. Irrigation In the Wlllam- ette valley was considered a huge Joke a few years ugo. Now it is being seriously considered. : Patience has ceased to be a virtue With President Taft. he gave congress a chance to put the tariff bill through, but finally he wns compelled to wield bis big stick and without doubt things will move from this time on. M James J. Hill attributes the cause of . the high price of wheat to the fact that 0.1 per cent of the population of the country lives in the cities and the. question is can the other .'!." per cent. fefl them. , , . Those of our citizens who expect to Visit the Seattle fair soon should try and be there on I'nion day. Fiilon county In exceptionally favored over any other county in the stnte. The first tiling that confronts the visiUv Upon entering the Oregon building Is the I'nion county display. There undoubtedly will be a good attendance at lmbler on Pioneer Day, from l-ii rirande, an devery one should c!o a little quiet boosting for the coun ty fair. We are noinn to have it fair that the cities of I'nion county will feel proud of. and the sooner they be gin to realize this the better the fair . will be. ... . . When we compare our Irrigation project wilh others it will be seen that our acreage is to be' watered nun h ben per than any. The following are the largest pro jects iu the state of Washington and their cost: Sunnyslde, 00.000 acres, coat $!,C0t.- 000; Tieton. 31, 000. cost $1,500,000; Wapato. 120,000. cost $l.."00,0tt0. The Okanogan will water 8,000 acres at a cost 01 .uu.oou. . ; Dr. Waffle Has Position. Dr. K. B. Waffle is now in charge Of the hospital department of the con- struct'on ganxs who Art, hnll,l(n h. Harriman road up the Deschutes river. The hospital is located for the present at Grass Valley, Oregon. Dr. Waffle being a Pendleton boy, his many friends will be pleased to learn of his responsible position. Pendleton EL O. New War Son at Union. . The l'nlon council has adopted a new war song, according to the Scout, and it follows: We're city fathers, wise and good And want to hold our seats As budly as some people want " Their cows to roam the streets. , Chorus: For Auld Lang Syne my friends, For Auld Lang Syne, We'll confiscate the near beer yet. For Auld Lang Syne. Vou bow in meek submission to The laws we make for you; You are but servile nincompoops With nothing else to do. The retail, dark, foreboding word And we're alarmed at that But. dear constituents, we bank On O. Potato Pratt. - Moling Old Depot. Henry .Miller and his force of men today began sawing the old depot in two sections and will move the old structure from its present location that work on the new building may beeln at once. Tinker CUv H.nM Married This Afternoon. This afternoon Justice Angus Stew art united Mr. Harry E. Zeek and Miss Fern Banard, two well known young people of I'nion. Mr. Zeek is a lum berman of our sister city; the young people will return tonight and make I'nion their home. Notice of Impounded Stock. Notice s hereby gven that on the 10th day of July, 1900. I took while runnning at largo a .ie city of La Grande, Oregon, the following de scribed animals to-wit: One brown horse about 14 years old, weighs about 12,"i0 pounds, three white feet, white Btripo In face, brand t double lazy II on lert shoulder, shod In front. Also one bay horse, about 8 years old, weighs about 1250 pounds, white spot In forehead, and white snip on nose, three white feet, brand circle S on right thigh, and D. J. D. com bined on left shoulder. That I Impounded said animals in the city of La Grande, Oregon, by virtue of an ordinance thereof, and will unless the owner claims and pays the cost of such Impounding and keeping the said animals, at the ex piration of ten days from the date of this notice, I will advertise and sell said animals as provided by the Ordi nances of said city. Done and dated at Ia Grande, Ore gon, this 17th day of July, 1909. L. R AYR FUN. Chief of Police of the City of La Grande, Oregon, 4 Healing Sube for Burns, Chapped llunds and Sore Nipples. As a healing salve for burns, sores, sore nipples and chapped hands Chamberlain's Salve Is most excell ent. It allays the pain of .i hura al most Instantly, and unless the In without leaving a scar. Price, 5 cents. For sale by All Good Doners, yourself how cmlckly it relives the pain and Roreness. The medicines as:aly given Internally for rheuma 'Istu are poiosnous or very strong medicines.' They are worse than use less In cases of cnronlc and muscular rheumatism. For sale by All Good Druggists. Notice of dissolution. i Notice Is hereby given thnt C. C. I'eniiigton and W. 11. Hush doing business under the linn name of C. C. Peningtou & Company, have diss- I solved business by mutual consent, ' and C. C. IMilngton will collect and ' pay till bills against the firm. ! PASTIME THEATRE Johnson & mute. ; Proprietors. PASTIMF. STOCK CO. Mmidav. Tuesdav & Wedncs- day nllits. "Chrlstoper Jr." or "A Trip from Hombay." j; il Matinee Saturday, 2: SO. t Matinee Saturday, 2:30. TEMfa OBSEB7ER, LA GBAXDE. OREGOX. 1TESDAY, JULY 20, ".'.fk. Jfk .' SMK)i'at Phenominal m A hat do vou suppose happened vesterda v ? We had a Piano marked at $275.00, which was an awful slash from its rcffiilar price, vet a mancame in and said he wanted to set one for his little trirl.aud could not verv well af ford to pav more than $225.00. He cot the instrument, and Ins own terms to pav forit, and vou never saw a more delighted person in vour lifc.Uut that is iust what we are doing. e cannot verv wellsav what vou can afford to I ay -unless, vou come in and talk it over with us, and if v ou will onlv do that, thechances are ten to one we can show you. In making this unheard of effort in piano selling, we arcsimply trying to fill the horn es that have long wanted upiano at price and terms that no one has ever equalled inthis vicinity before, and vou will not live long enough tosee it done again. It does not make an v difference to us where vou live, whether in La Urande, or inthe mountains, anvwhere we can deliyer.the piano, and we will put it in vour home free ot moving charges. A lettermailed to us at 1316 Adams avenue. La Grande, will bring vou a piano. Tell us how llMU'll VAIl WOlllfl lil-rt r tinvonil iT'r ...JU r.t,: 1-- ' A'.' ,V-'A"- eu I MUU V Hill oitl)) tilC liiftli U- ment. It it is not as represented vou don't have to take it. Could anything be fairerthan that. Then if vou can not come to La Grande, write us a letter. Open from 8 a, m. until 9at night. J. T. SCOTT MUSIC CO. 1316 ADAMS AVENUE. ONE ARREST UP "EDICT" James Farquharson was arrested this afternoon on the charge of viola ting the anti-filth ordinance under au thority of which the officials have in- augurated a campaign for cleanliness. As we go to press the case is being beard before Uecorder Cox. Vr. Lovey the city garbage officer, testified turn he served the notice upon M; i"Vr quharson last Friday afteronon 'o i lean up his back barn yard an.i un? alley adjoining. The alley was '.Ieni ed, according to the officer, but !bJ burn yard, where a cow has been kept 'a still tii a filthy condition. Mr. Fa quharso.i, acting as his own attir'-ty will try to show to the court that lie complied with the letter of the u- t.c mid is consequently Innocent o. the iharge preferred against him. Kcdinen in Session. TACO.MA. July 20. The great O.nn cil of Washington Rednien. con eneil in the Odd Fellows' hall this mornitirf for the? l-th annual session. KM.'ISTKATIOMS TOTAL lMil't. Cue Applicant Held up by Wotue i fp Hes;rl And Fleeced. MISSOULA July . 20. Total regt.t Cation I ntht Fiitthead ludian rosi rv.i tiou at midnight was 12000. An -r-plicaut fioiu liutte was held up !v a woman In a wsort and robbed of ?'"'(.. A number of trains start fro n J-':. I aul today ca r.vin.r big crowds l :.c Just Arrhcd. Have you seen the new shipment of electric flatlrons at the Grande Konde Klectrlc company's office? Save wood and enjoy the comforts of the parlor by buying one. A Pleasant Aliyslc When you want a pleasant physic give Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets a trial. The yare mild and gentle in their action and always pro uc a, rleasant cathartic effect. Call ft rfoou ivit'r W ZTmt. entp. his lair office In La Grande, Oregon, for them. ER (LEAN And Still Thev an m -W ' anos at the Great Sale. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE GET POSTED. 53 Lot No. 2. Div. A, New Haven add., with one share wjfter. This is an acre of good land $575.00. 53 Lot 3, block 2, Home Invest ment addition. One acre with one share of water; one-fourth of the crop of potatoes gnea to purchaser; good land $325.00. 52 3 acres in block 1; 3 acres in block 6; Home Investment add., with good 3-room house; 55 young fruit trees; plenty of berries of all kinds; barn for 4 horses; 6 tons of bay bug gy shed; 6 shares of water. Price without the crop now on place $2500.00. ' 51V4 2acres good ground, with 2 room house $100(1.00. 47 2 acres good land; 4 room house; cjose In; can be made a nice home; not a, bad buy at $1200.00. 24 4 acres land; 4 shares water; 5 room house; woodshed; price now $2000.00. 51 2 lots and a fine house of 5 rooms with bath; good cellar; a. fine barn; 3 stalls; place tor 8 cords wood, and room for carriage. Here is where you could have a most de sirable home for the low price of $2650.00. See this place and get the terns. .5414 Modern, 5 room; 2 closets; extra large pantry; bath, toilet, good basement, fiue large veranda; good lawn, cement walks, woodhouse. Now. listen; this Is of brick and the finest home in the city $3700.00. Hera ii where you can get good terms. 10 acres ot fruit' land with about " acres set to trees 3 and 4 years (dd. 1 acres now in potatoes. 1 acres in grain; fine house and born Let us show this If you want a tract for fruit $2600.00. If you want a farm, we have them If you want a house and lot we hav them, or if you want real estate of anyklnd. We can supply your needs. ' Foley Block. I.a Graude Investment Company For Sale. Furniture consisting of range, kit then cabinet, dining ' table, chairs, beds, dresser and small sde table, will be sold at private sale Tuesday, Wed nesday and Thursday at Abe residence of D. H. Jordan opposite court' house. Jist ArrWed. Large shipment of electric irons. Call at the light office for prices and see samples. 1909. THE THE BEST PLACE Without a doubt the best place to get all kinds of vegetables, straw berries, cherries, organges, bannanaa and lemons, is at the Geddes Grocery, they have the best and the freshest; and should you want nice crisp sweet or sour pickles, just call them up; and don't forget that 25c coffee, it takes the place of your 40c coffee. Just n a shipment of Swifts bam and bacon. GEDDES BROS. FAT FOLKS ONE DOLLAR Invested in a bottle of those wonderful, harmless fat-reducing tablet and In 30 days you will be a normal, well. formed person again. Don't carr around your ugly bulk, your ungainly superfluous riesh. It makes you mis. erable ridiculous and what is more Important. It subjects you to fatal conse quencaa, sudden death from fatty degeneration, heart dlseaje, kidney trou ble, apoplexy and muscular rheumatism all come from OVER-FATNESS ANTtCQRW LE M O V Ifef FAT Thousands of Testimonials from Grate ful People Prove This YOUR MONEY BACK'JF IT FAILS AXTI-CORPU is absolutely the greatest discovery In medicine tor re ducing fat. It is made in the form ,Z a little tablet out of Vegetable mat ter and Is easy and pleasant to take. It 13 endorse" by every reputable phy sician and College of Medicine. Ask our doctor. ANTT-OORPU is absolutely harmless. The formula used in making V' preparation Is on file in the Bureau of Chemistry In Washington, whl' proof that it Is PURE and HARMLESS. . . AXTI-CORPC reduces FAT 3 to 6 pounds a week. It reduces double chin, fat hips and flabby cheeks. No wrinkles result from this reduction, c- It makes the skin close-fitting and smooth. ANTI-COitPU sf engthens weak heart, cures :apltatlons, short breatk, and acts like magic In muscular rheumatism and .gout. PRICK $1.00 per bottle. Money back If It don't do all e claim. II your druggist does not keep It, show him this advertisement and make hint get it for you, or you can send for It DIRECT to us. We pay postage and tend In plain wrapper. SO DAYS' TREATMENT IX EVERY BOTTLE. We w111 end you asample of this wondotfu. fat-reducln pJr l-.rernedy on receipt of ten cents to pay for postage and I LL;packta!' The eampl itself may be sufficient to reduce the desired weigh'.. Mention this paper. Desk 4. ESTHETIC CHEMICAL CO. WESTI25th STREET NEW RKY0..N Y. IZSKSi The Medicine You Take Whatever modlcine you get at this store la exactly right If you could see how your melclne Is prepared here, the care that we give every prescription that comes Into our store, it you had the professional training to appreciate the quality In all the drugs used and the skill used- in preparing, you would never think of going elsewhere for even your simplest drug store wants. People who deal here never have any doublts about the medicine they get. The price is right too. HILL5 DRW JT0RE LA GRANDE, - - OREGON EIGHT PAGES. PHONE MAIN Hb mm lit1 r jf j ' Jf.-