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tMAU OIlSOVFlt, LA VILA Mil.' RGO. r : n ! I I ! J ! F I " l i I ; i ' s a Q ) si: a . n D Q4 O j a ! U GRANDE EVEKIHG QdSthvin TubiLstt'd IuiJr Eic'pt Nyn (.i, EDITOR AND PKOPKILTOH United l'rtss Telegraph denies SUBSCRIPTION RATES , D14, "ingle copy fx -Uy, per month ............. 5 Mlly, alx montha In advance ... 13.60 Oaily, ono year In adranca .... .$6.50 Fevdy, alt montha in advance .'. 76c 7aeMy. one year in advance ....$1.00 Entered at tne poatofflce at La Grande . a eetond-claaa matter. Tola paper will not publiab any article appearing over a nom da flume. " Signed artlclea will be re- flaed subject to tb Olacretloa c ca Alton Please Bin your artlciee and cava disappointment . Adverefalat Batea. , local reading .notlcea 10c wt line Crat Insertion; per line tui eaca ihsequent Insertion. '. ' . Ceaolutlon of condolence. 60 a line. t Last year Uncle Sam gave to the 911,000 surviving veterans and wid , ows of veterans , of the American 6 -wars $160,993,000 in war pensions :U. , How would you figure the value of first, class Grande Ronde valley crything the farmer has to sell? 0 vK There la littel. use of looking abroad for investments. Right here at home there are opportunities our own people are letting go by per mitting the stranger to possess. It always was and always will be so. , '. Three Civil War veteranB ?have reached the patriarchal5 ages of 102, 107 ad 108 years, respectively. The oldest veteran of the Mexican War Is a a comparative youngster of 94 years. v " Keep the Chautauqua in your mind and by word and 'act lend 1t every r possible encouragement. This chau lauqua. if properly managed, will nalte La Grande the educational cen ter of Eastern Oregon. Not only that but it will bring: thousands of dollars here every ' season, a great ideal of it outside money; : ' 1 1 in. 1 ' i Details of the paternalistic gov ernment's pension business were re cently presented to congress by the Secretary of the Interior.' In the number 'of pensioners Ohio and Penn sylvania lead, each 1 with 92,000 In rcnind. numbers. New York has S3, 000; Illinois .68.000 and Indiana 57,- 000. ' " v '...:,"v'.-..' '. .:, ::- More than C000 pensioners live In foreign - lands.' Canada leads with 2631 Germany has 580; Ireland 460 and England 371. Remote places on the earth to which pension money Id sent Include . the . Seychelles Is fands. St. Helena, St. Martin, the jUores, Bahflmas, Turkey, Greece, IA-, beria, Korea, Honduras. Hong Kon? and the Isle of Man. The total Kent to 154 foreign countries or dependen cies is $S03,C07 a year., ; BARN WANTKD Must be at least 14x16.' Enquire at 901 Main St.(i or address P. O. Box No. 217. 4-12-20. EFFICIENT DURABLE SIMPLE inFfli PMftlMF wc usc th,s a 11 ,s comr ibrLrll LmlMxl IIM Lm pjctlybullt, has no extra water or gasoline tank and is built for hard continuous service. The cooling system ' Is the most practical f any. . , ; ill j. .. . y as nev er so cM . : tional crop expcrt.'iiu ) s , . . ;'.,. nK : In i'je first . V - . nu . a ; ;rozen to a greater C' ;:- i ..yi for ytars which means tl.i :U'. ' gr.i'J.d 'ts. stirred, similui .to -a - p plo.-. '.J,, ouiy bet ter, and tnl!(nv.Dg t':i thaw came copious ralr.3 which roaked in to a greater depth than th frost. The farmers are Jubilant over the pros pects. Some are anxious for the ground to pet dry enough to work. But a h"x sunny daya and the plows will bo gro.'nsr.Th.a, -fall-grain, of which there is thousands of acres, Is In excellent condition. The farm era,' the .money kings of Grande Ronde will all be on easy street this year. They have been thus, however, for many years. , vVl. as isis story. One strong drawlnir card at the Isis Is the "Mlnature" . ' Andrew Jackson, the seventh pres ident of the United States, stands forth as one of the strongest char likes and dislikes were very decided ad as he was not at all backward in giving his opinion, and at his op inion was very frequently contrary to the opinion of a great many of the people, he of course made a great ma ny enemies. As -was the custom in those days, he fought several duels, The best remembered and the most picturesque was the one with has. Dickinson, and was brought on by an insult offered Mrs. Jackson by Dickinson. ' v ' . Usig this incident in Jackson's life for a subject, the Edison company has produced a film that will be of unusual interest to the picture lov ing public and one that will attract; people who have previously- cared nothing for this mode of entertain ment , . At the opening of the picture we see an old Southern lawyer's office, where Dickinson and his friends are talking over the probabilities of the election of Jackson to the presiden cy, when the suggestion is made to Dickinson, who. is a dead shot, that draw a challenge f rwm Jackson and kill him. Dickinson Is successful in this, and we see Jackson in his, home Just before leaving for the duel, ad miring a mlnature of bis wife,, which he - afterwards plncea in his breast pocket. On the way . to the dueling ground, Dickinson's skill with the pistol is shown "by. his breaking a glass, and also shooting a card from the innkeeper's hand. The duel is accurately shown, Jackson with hold ing his shot until after Dickinson has fired, and then, taking deliberate aim, killing, his opponent. Jackson is saved by the mlnature of his' wife his opponent's bullet lodging direct ly. In its center. , . ' STUDENTS RESENT MESS. ! Pullman College students are on the . warpath. ' - Spokane, April 12,-rnless they re ceive a satisfactory reply to an ul timatum demanding more, better and cheaper food, 120 boarders at . the boy's dormitory at the Washington Stnte College will "strike" ' this af ternoon. The boy's board In the din ing ball is operated on tha co-operative plnn. The ultimatum is in the form of a resolution presented to the board of regents today.,, tHFMMBlMmm SPRAYER Our 1910 model Triplex will suit you; wU suit you in efficiency, in simpliciiy, in.presr. sure, in capacity and in general makeup. Our TRIPLEX PUMP gives you an even continuous pressure, be it high or low, as desired. Our Rotary Agitator gives thorough agitation and our Ideal Engine sufficient power. COUNTERS TO TART FRIDAY E003D5G HOUSE PROPRIETORS IIATE A DUTY. In three days, count will start and city has a part to play. :, Three days more and Union coun ty's corps of nose counters will start out to enumerate the county of Union. Too much cannot be said, or too, great stress laid 6n the duty of the .citizens of this Btate and coun ty in ; meeting the enumerators half way and giving them the information they seek. When it ? is poaltlvely knwbn that there will, be no use made of Information given "the census entt merators to - assessors, authorities, and the like, there can be no Just reason why" all thing asked should not be answered. Perhape the chief difficulty to be experienced ' in La Grande,' will be counting the many, rooming houses. As the Observer' has once said, and states again, rooming house propri etors should provide themselves with all the necessary' information as to their roomers right now and be able to give it to the enumerators should the roomers be out when the agent calls. All those who know of men who room in offices or similar places should inform the enumerators when he comes around. ; , La Grande's delegation of ; coun ters stands ready to start next Fri day morning and from then on, La Grande should neglect all things so cially, and otherwise, not absolutely necessary, until every human being making their habitat in La Grande has been counted. There is no need to be dishonest, hut attention to de tails and careful assistance, will give La Grande a Bhowlng In the census this year that will be commendable Earthqnake Reported : Spokane, Aprir 12. The sesimb graph at Ganzaga" College registered a Bevere earthquake last night. ' It was estimated at being 2000 miles distant, v ,' '.:')'' There's no doubt about ' LOWE BROTHERS s "Hisrh Standard" Paint ' You know when the painter puts it on gjftt ' that it will give bestresults, because when B wfef v properly put on a surface fit to receive it, it has .never failed in all the quarter century .' of its history, ' . , I ; Satisfjction is what you want, and you cannot get it if you are in , doubt. - Let ana scow Hardware ! Wallpap . pw.-ytfci. ml-xjviui MkzvnmmMmtnmm i m wiwi- 1 - , m Freezing LARGE ESTATE. $100,000 is left to charity lYiJoW to , ' ' pet the balance.' . Washington, April 12. The will of the late Thos. F. Walsh, who died Friday, was filed today. ; Practically the entire estate was bequeathed to his, widow and daughter, One hun dred thousand was left to. charity. Walsh's estate is estimated at 'be tween eight and ten millions. ,. . Folette Attack Taft. . Washington, April- 12.-Senator La Follette today; attacked the Taft ad ministration and .charged . bad . faith in the preparation of a railroad reg ulaUon IH., , He - declared"; Wlcker sham. In abandoning the New Eng land merger had betrayed the public ODG SAVOY HOTEL All this week from April 11th until : : , - Aprir.mh only. ' The lye and Nerve Specialist of Salt : Lake City. Consulting hours 9 a. m. until noon and 8 p. m. until 7 p. m.; all day V. ( . j . to' . .' . Dr. Pons has brought with him a new . discovery for . straightening crossed eyes within a few hours with out drugs or operations or no charge. Consult the man if - you have . any nervousness, dizziness, watery eyes, eye ache caused . "by eye strain. Dr. Pons', special nerve lenses'whlch nev er fail to relieve and pain caused by eye strain. . Ever lens made by the doctor himself. All the new fads in nose glasses direct from the East. Special attention given to children and the development of weak eyes. Fifteen years coming to La ' Grande. Any lens duplicated In short ordor. 3 us supply colors ; now 10 03 EY FY TT& '.certain. - Co amp Furniture er LIME SULPHUR SPRAY is the selection of all m"st popular with scientific orchardists -y.y- ' -h Specially :rr: We will have them Asparafms Now : - ':... i; 'I ; ; . 1:', . ' I' '- RhuHarb; Radishes ; Spinach Celeiy and Green Oniops ? r;'";":,:::,',::,..:,,, , ' ,:;,!, - ,,, rr, 1? Gomplets equipment for resetting ; arid repairing rubber buggy tires. LA GRANDE IRON WORKS D. F GERALD. Propneto :' ' '.. Gmptete Mzchm Shops ind Foundry . . I WILL m-'M"'' '-: LOCATED HERE PERMANENTLY AFTER APRIL 6"H , , OFFI CE OVER Ill'S DRUG ST - .RtMEMBER, MY CLASSES GIVE SAT1SFACIIQN ' ASK EYESIGHT ' GRIND ALL The Evening Observer prints all of the news all of the time the agrloultural college experts. It fills the bill and Is the Adapted lor 11 I) v iv in about a veek: H.HLettuce kMAauSalal . .- V ROOMS AtiYOKZ ; : SPECIALIST MY OYvN LENSES " NOTHING TO WATCH BUT THE SPRAY TWs hlhly rec ommended spray Summe RE 1 1 ; ! 1 IS . i - For Safc-hy RamseyrOld y: - - v La Grande, Oregon i