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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1910)
'J J i I! & - ;: f. H - -I " ; i i j ! 1 I 'I J- i i 'A1 I - i t $ ' ! L4 GSAHCE EVL'IIZIB OBSERVFB Falllsfced Daily Except JSnnday BRUCE DEXSIS, Owner. lilted I'rts Telegraph Service r r: SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dally, single copy......... 5c rtailv. Der week :'. 15c Dally, per month....'...,....... 65c Entered at the postofflce at La Grande 'fily. six modflM tn advance ..75c Weekly, one year in advance .'...$1.00 as second-class matter . Entered it the poetoffice at La Grande This paper will not publish an ar ticle appearing over a nom de plume. Signed articles will be revised sub ject to the discretion 'of the editor. Please sign your articles and save disappointment ' ..' UTertlstafcV Bates. Local reading notices lOo oer line first Insertion; per line (or each erabsequent Insertion. Resolutl.jp of condolence. Zc a line FOrRTEEX: TEARS OF WORK, There Id ho small feeling of re gret that comes over me while writ ing the announcement of my retire ment from the Observer, which I founded 14 years ago. Qulte a his tory Is embraced within this period; in all of which the Observer has been a factor. There, is a responsibility connected with the direction ot a newspaper that . fallss more heavily ipon the shoulders of the director. " than many would suppose. While mis takes doubtless have been madf), how ever we surrender the editorial chair with the" pride and knowledge that, if nothing el3, La Grande and Un ion county is morally on a higher plane than when we first en tered the journalistic'' Held .and tint we have dona our part hi bringing this condtion about. ' We love the Orande Itonde valley, as Is -evidenced by a residence of a qiarter of a century we have no ' thcught of leaving" now. A bett?r 1 country or a better pi:ople can- bo fcund no where. To our ., hundreds of staunch friends we dCKire to say tbHfwe have always appreciated thy'" j . mnny acts of kindnoRS,, both financln- j lly and. otherwlue. . To our enemies, i if we have any, we noPl no personal piall.ee. ,. , Ous successor. Jlr. Bruce D'junw. is a .thorough, and experienced news- pancr man',' and the paBt -three 'ye? m , 5ns been editor of the Baker City Her ; -j9 iliind- It.. fcr HIU fs . noither a aid, one of the leading piipers oft waiter, or a qu'ttr. -does 'things Eastern Oregon, and. we'. bespeak fm ;nr;d UHWiUy does' them very v::ll. him a loyal patronage which you will ; And he deserves and will merit. j y.a . OKO. II. CUTIREY. ! - ,:-f .., WHY I CAME TO LA CHANDE, (For three years I have been In the Northwest, and during that t'.ne 1 Jiave carefully Investigated many com munities with a view to locating. In . almost every instance there have been many drawbacks to offset the advantages, and when It was found possible to purchase the Observer a:; anaylsls of this community was made without prejudice or favor. Undoubtedly this city, and the Grande Ronde valley, and Wallowa county has the intrinsic value. They are the least advertised localities in Oregon, today and yet produce Bomc Of the : choicest products. . Realizing these facts It was a pleasure to me to be able to take over tho Observer, which has for so long been success fully conducted by Mr. Currey. Hut in adjust In gthe editorial mantle which I assume in this undertaking I am not unmindful or the duty that a newspaper owes to Its community, t neither am I disregarding the duty that a community .owes n live, pro gressive . newspaper. The Observer . Will be a iiewsiiiner for the people.' . .No. favors will be of corto:a- tlons, f ir it for (': i . that w.'fht bouv.d (o : ever.- Port:-':- plil.-V new , J'C"-' i"' i trlR.-i' ' n .'io t'w ' J!-''. " ' --j', v'-ir - : v. rf ",-,' v V ;: tli'f cn.i ''.: '',' ' rev. ,;..;. - r-r. :-. ; '--.';." Invlt. h tr.k? y-"' i.s hard i !'le .'-.;lnt .' tp cur t" Vi v? . t- . .rrr: ri 'J-rC !.-. 'in.i.-'j' 0'- ': f ' i v e ( r v. : id n!i J ' ;V : tr, of 'the ofUee "aiid fou tiny have tlict . : ,-::'.- will better La Grande and bring more people into this valley that nature has so abundantly blessed. Personally,- I m delighted to be able to locate In La Grande. I am not going the rehearse the pretty story of snow capped mountains and the city nestling in a pretty cove; It is a beautiful story and will al ways bear repeating, but let Tom Richardson or Judge Lowell or some of the other boys uncork the oratory. I am here to help la Grande work; to aid In my small way In developing one of the choice spots of this na tion. We have room for many peo ple In the Grande Ronde valley, and if we get the least bit crowded let us turn our eyes to that magnificent little empire the ' chosen land of Chief Joseph for there, by uniting our efforts, we can locate thousands of people on lands that will make them rich, thereby doing each Indi vidually a- kindness and at the same time cementfng the commercial and social tie between Wallowa county and La Grande. . BRUCE DENNIS. UaArAN VAk WELL ATTENDED i -Pre- Play lacks in several point s sented hj a good company. The "Alaskan," presented '. Satur day night at Steward's theatre, was rather a disappointment to, many who attended. While the cost of the pro- .. -. V , UUtUWU ,tU . .V t j . mam AMV . .w ,..,. was composed of good people, through out the play there , was 'something lacking. The players did rot s??m to fit , well. They lacked enthusiasm, showing plainly they have no love for the piece. r .: . The male ;. voiced-were above the average and the chorus wan pretty and 1 well , trnlned. .' 'Disappointment was probably the keenest vh?n ths celebrated Tcttrn Pole eons: was rr-n-. dered, for it rcplly fell flat 'as com pared with forn?r , rfforte. . , " ." '. . That tne pto;iie of la. t;rnnue tj-t-ly expected a much-' bette.f ,jtonn ance. than w?s' wan 'shijwn by iho maimer in vifch' they patronised the show'.' The (h'-otr.T.vR5 wll f?U?d. ( Kow tliat It hap jVtco1 'te! thrmgh' rrtomtain to .Wal!a- Walla (tint Hill, i? fVh!ul th rlrosd -snr- v,vs tJwt are no-y.b na: nnd urimnd Jjk Grande, " doubt V. rs ?H ndnds w''' j i)e -t vest and .'ar other railrood . wll! j. he considered a La 'Grande amnt. Ana by tJio way. it is fortunate .that II 111 perpcnc.! in'Mirscn i)t r,f nnv 1nsti tutlon counts for a reit deal. .This was prove:) -! irdny ' rlcbt .vhcn Steward's theotre had almost an ov eiiiow house ana Mr. Steward, owner and manager of the theatre, person ally looked after the comfort and wel fare of his pntrons. lie takes the correct view when he treats those who attend his theatre as his guests for such they are, ' T-w .:-'fl,,'-"-5'3 fi. ' 1 VA,-.i?"'j '4- : r 1 intprovosthoflavor rk0 ' Jgsprk52 ami adds to iho - fflij heaiihfulnoss :. (J$Mmk M PS ' otihofmd y!Srk0, he i u ) 1ECAILESS BUT LITTELE AID GIVEN TO THE ENUMERATORS Residence districts easy to coint bat : rooming; bouses bard Rooming: house proprietors are ex tremely negligent about securing da ta as to the names and ages of their roomers, and L Grande's enumera tors are finding tt extremely difficult to count roomers. .Otherwise than in this respect, , the citizens , have ' re sponded nobly to the repeated calls for assistance, and in the residence districts, the counters find little or no difficulty. Only one case Is re ported where a citizen felt Inclined to be peevish about answering what to him might seen trivial and immater ial questions. The situation in the rooming hourrc districts, however, Is really serious. Only In ft few Instances have the pro prietors made any attempt to se cure data from their roomers, which might In some way lead the enume rators to find the individuals at their work at some future time. Perhap3 no town in uie biaie m &ieulci population in rooming houses and ho tels tl.nn La Grande and as an almost Invariable rule the roomers ari out at work during the day time, it is extremely difficult, to get their count. These ppople must give attention to this matter and lend aid to the 'count era if La Grande is going to have its population thoroughly and entlrel; counted. '' .- . .'';' : MYTENGKIt . BABY. DfiAD t'lilM of five iTccJcfi passes array' at Pendleton last cvenlntr. errr e this morning" to T. T5., BHihler. . head , t-T ; the Brotherhood of Conductors,1 that '". tne baby -child of Mr. and Mrs. FrarikM?tengcr'd fit.. Pendleton':-last evening at seven o'clock of whooping cough The baby was about five wevks of age. 'The ''funeral vm held this after noon nnd loenl members 'of the Bro therhood ; wen? able to express their sympathies through funeral wreaths. Mr. Myte'nger is an O. R. & N. con ductor on the Pendleton-Huntington run..-" . :' : , " .'-J, 1IKAC0CK Only Oiitomotrlst In Union Con vtho v grinds Ms own lenes. . Why wait several days to get a new lens when you break yours. I am the only optometrist In Union County so equipped as to duplicate your lenses In less that three or four days. I can duplicate any lens In a few minutes without your, prescrip tion. Offices In Newlln's Drug Store. mm ; ' , '. Pi L'U ImJ USiU oa .' JT rf-V .C- W .Actuio' Futo. w"- - ..i- ' "' ,.'-.:'-' f V--.X''',:-'V,;:(',,"'-' J ' HI BIG CROWD VIEWS 2100. Humphries k C. bare mack snceeis . first Bight with instrument A large crowd last Saturday night became amateur, savants and -studied i the moon through the Humphries & Cox telescope, stood on a tripod near the city fountain. Tonight' the lens will be trained on the moon again and the machine will be placed on Depot street Special Speaker . Mrs. Ellen Hunter, the Held secre tary of the Christian Woman's Board of Missions, spoke yesterday morning cn the subject of missions. She was greeted with a good attendance. Her theme was the missionary work of the women of the churchs. She spoke this afternoon. to the women of the thurcU at 2:30. SANDERS SEES IMPROVEMENT. "Enterprlnlng resident of Nertb Pow. ' der pins faith to city E. M. Sanders of North Powdsr. who for years conducted one or the largest creameries In Oregon and whe has keen visiting La Grande at in tervals ' for the pa3t 20 years, wa? In the city yesterday. He stated ' to the Observer that according to his way of thinking,, there has been nreat Improvement In La Grande 5n the last few years and he looks for tb town to forge constantly ahead from now on. Mr. Sanders figures safely on communities and does not over look the resources that are In fact essential for any city to prosper. . Notice Is hereby given that the District School Board of School Dis trict No One (La Grande) Union coun ty, Oregon, will receive at the office of the school clerk until 7 o'clock p. m. of April 15, 1910,- plans and bids for drawing complete plans and spec ifications for High School Building co cost about Sixty - Thousand J)ol: tars. ;: : .'.,..," ' . The Board reserves th right to re- lea any or Rll bids. : . , ; ;. , By order of the Eoard. ; . : . V ARTHUR C. WILLTAMS. 4-5-1 1 School Clerk Notice ti "Water Consumers You are hereby notified that here after water rent must be paid in by the tenth of the mouth of the water will be shut off The water commit tee will.se that this order is strictly enforced and the water system plac ed strictly on. a business , , basis. Please call at ' office and settle as there will be no collector and the hooks will be closed after the 10th of each month. J. K. SIIEAK, O. T. FLEMING, W. J. CHURCH, Water. Committee. . ; . 4-12-5-1. Aotlce to Contractors. Notice Is hereby given that sealed bids will be recived at the office , of the Recorder of the City of La Grande Oregon, for the construction of , 43,- 920 Cu. Yds. of macadam, pavement, to be . constructed according to the plans and specifications now on file in this office. Bids. will be received until 4 o'clock, p, m., May 4th, 1910, and must be accompanied by a certi fied check for 5 per. cent of the amt, o fthe bid. The Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. ,vy D. R cox, ';,, Recorder of the City of La Grande Merchants! Save $10,000 In 1907 ffte Merchants t, Oregon ; saved s ove $10,000 by carrying a part of their nsuranc e in their own company, the Qreqon Nerch3nis mutual fire ns- n suwee Association, of Uivtw, Crcqcn. .. h ih'ey will ssve $15,000 Outing lh same '.criod their nehlibcrs v,"cre hx:& irr m-sr nt5C,f-C0 . h: Wds. VV. OLIVER, Agent i y Enildlsy Through Wire. J. W. Bull .superintendent of a telegraph line from Portland to Ba ker City, was In the' city yesterday. The line is now built to Umatilla and We wilt havi tKem J AHAHA Asparagus H:H. Lettuce 3 Rhubarb ' Radishes Spinach j Celery and G een Onions 4 nirpir bin 1' ';'; , a- -f ; . -4 ; j? ' - ' ,.; I We Have Optical M YOUR ''EYESIGHT all our own , ' -'-'' vgfnd;ig f-i Broken - " ' . . Lenses ;; While, You Wail of the Eyes 3 years in La Grande and all -my glasses are giving ; , satisfaction. . Ask anyone. - ' , " Sojne Symptoms of Serious Eye Trouble '. Dimness of vision ' l' . ,;: ',;;'; Seeing spots, specks, etc. dance before : J; your eyes ; . -.n -;y; ;;:;." . The atmosphere seems foggy ', You may see better some days than others See better sideways than straight ahead : See objects double or multiplied '. , : Pain in or about the eyes Constant or periodic headaches 1 ' m IS it n ;- . T ! M t t;:.v.r . 'i ' '' ' ' '' - "'-'" '' ?'' LOCATED 0V? JVrTiVL'S DRUG S TO? c will r2cb La Grande in about three wetks.. A tecond through wire tfeaJt Portland to San Frandsco is also to be built. .through to La CianJe ' oon, according to reports. in about a week mm mmm.w ; v--- -----. f : your - . - ' y ( . " 'v ) ;, Our Phnt ; is the '''-.. :. " ,-' ' , -.'.-..'tf-A.- - t Most Complete h '-''''r ana Most Modern in "".'V t Vft-; : i . Eastern ; : Oregon 11 .,,; .- "' ':'.-: Machinery for 4 I K..,J f f..i4 f ... ' U 3. 3 liMtiMJIIlllbikilt jtf nt ibw Mi f
