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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1910)
M. GRANDL FUENINGOSSERVFR eratioj, but fur posterity Published Daily L'xcept gnoday j E3 WelL ; . This county, not so much unlike other couatios, has for many, many c-.-rkd tadcMetlufcaS. At times .: tt.t. :t. iscd suii at other tines it v?3 necessary for en increase, for o o o (GM.BEN RULE o o o United Tress 1 Sr-j.;i Senioc j cant!ie. like individuals, tarry on a business concern. SUBSCi.U'TiON Daily, single copy,....' Daily, per week.,,.., Daily, per month. 6c 15q 65c Entered at tbe postoifice at La Grande as second-class matter TblB oancr will not Dublisb an ar ticle appearing over a nom de plume. Sighed articles will be revised sub ject to the discretion of the editor. Please sign ; your articles and save disappointment. HALE, IIEAKTY EZKA MEEKEB : As our readers already know La Grande was honored yesterday by a visit from that sturdy old pioneer, Ezra Meeker. He called at this office and we could not help but gaze ad miringly at the veteran of the range; this man of more than ordinary qual- ity. .i ' '. ' r . ' He is traveling back over tho old Oregon trail, partially for the pur pose of locating It definitely and. par tially because be lias reached that age when men live In the past rather, than In the present . Ezra Meeker va mn n1onr In reviewing the early days of Oregon life than he would eating, a ten-dollar-a-plate din ner in the Portland grill. He loves nature and breathes a great cleat of Oregon ozone. This la hotlcable in his face and excellent physical 'condition.''.'- ,...'"'"..-. y. '.,'; His .desire Ib to ; interest present day people in tho old train so that historical societies will perpetuate the remarkable stories told of ; it. Whether he succeeds or not it is com mendable of him to give of his time and means along this lin. . , ; Mr,, Meeker was welcomed to La Grande very cordially and he I JtL. Anyone who mlaglncs that a coun-, V tv Is not like a larce business con- t cern and needful of tte closest bus-1 lness ability at Its head is very much mistaken. And rignt here we can not help mentioning a condition that! prevails throughout Oregon the man who guides the county's destiny usu ally gets a salary that does not com pare with a skilled laborer. . But that is not the question before the house, as .old Daddy Withycombe ' would say. Tie fact that Union county is out of debt Increases the absolute ne cessity of breaking away from a time trodden path and trying the new Idea in building communities Don't you suppose that the settler looking for a home will be delighted to bear that this county is free from Indebtedness? Then tell it to him, and tell It so that he can understand It "When you meet a man from a neighboring county don't let him get past' you without driving home the frigid fact that Union county is out of the . red column, that her people are prosperous, that her bank depos its are large, and La Grande, has a future without parallel. : Really, there are so many talking points for this community it would er, scratch his head to know where to begin. , All 'of these things are known at home and we as a people treat them as common place. But don't you know friends, the world at large Is look ing for communities like La Grande and Union county, where' public debts do not sap tha vitality of every man who locate sthere? Why, sure, that is a fact. The world is looking for good, prosperous . communities Just the same as corporations are looking for men who can make good. The taxpayers here should net ov- admlnistratlon that, has Quality the; Same, Price Less Dainty Under Muslins was erlook the defyghjted with his receptJon. He brought this county : out of the red may, never reach the east with hiB outfit, for age Is ripening the old fruit until it may fall ' from the' vine at any moment. -.But should he pass peacefully away while camped on the great desert he will Boon , cross, ' no doubt such ending would Jbe. what he wishes for. Surely it wpuld be In line with the pioneer life he has led. i M0l'T,?0F BEBTV The sweetest "expression," next to tender, things that' surround a man's private life is, 'out of debt." ; When the average Amerlcun, after astrug gle ,for years unfler a load of debt, makes the last payment and touches a lighted match to paper containing his signature, ho, is usually a very proud man. , , , , , : - . . , I burg about a week earlier, county is in today.. She is out of F . . . debt'. She owes no person a cent,! ,'. ' ',".'"" " of herself in a way that Insures de- Some Polk county mohair sold at has no bonds and is able to take care ! 31 1-2 cents, says an exchange nk column. It took some work, sonje careful, business-like manipulation to accomplish this task. Men who at tend to such duties do not as a rule do so for the money they receive, nor yet for the ; honor that Is attached to public office. Usually It Is done because they realize it must fall on some one's shoulders and they as progressive citizens, are willing to bear their share of the load. . , ; The first statement of the county since It has shaken the mantle of debt appears In today's Observer and we earnestly request that it be given thorough and honest consideration by , everyone interested In this community;"- 'v.; ..,.-' '' . ' l"'" The first rose of 1910 in Eugene has bloomed out.. One apperned in Rose- 9 1 jot tialies the food of maximum quality at minimum cost o o been ' . Special attention has given to the selection of new patterns in the laces and em broideries used on our muslin underwear for women and children. ' , Our undermu8llns are;dIfTerent and as usual prices are less than elsewhere. Our line is now most complete Including combi nations corset covers, drawers, skirts and gowns. A special offering Is a skirt with wide lace edge and insert ing with pretty embroidery inserting, wide flounce and dust ruf fle. Price only PAG Dont Forget the KAGE SALE . $1.50-1 t Saturday- -Choice 25c for Values to $10.00. Ask someone in Store LalGrandeV Great est Store. Give the Boy a Chance In our. Boy's Suit Department may be found the best and most servlcable clothes to be had, . . and best of all, the prices are lower than most tores for inferior quality.. Styles are "Buster Brown" Norfolk and Mannish, i We can please thje boy as weir as the parent. New Grays, Olive and Blues dominate. It t ttJ,? Mr'' it r t SPECIAL Attention is called to a "Buster Brown' suit in all 2 1-2 to 16 years, at S4 the Suit. $ PERT PARAGRAPHS. A grouch is both an offensive and defensive weapon and generally very busy., i . ." An old bachelor talks loudly about the pleasures of independence to cover up the evidence, that he is in tbe discard.- . : -''v7 ',.;.'.-..'';. Two can bow live as cheaply as one will be able to live in another year if prices keep on at , their bresent rate of high' flying. ' . V ' ' - . '. In this day, of get-dlvprced-quick a man may have his courtship of No. 2 under way to the extent of being cer tain he won't, be refused before his wife realizes that she Is slated for the unemployed class. - ' . Keeping up appearances at the same time that one is engaged in keepmg down expenses calls for the united ef forts of a diplomat and an expert. The difference between' 'a lawmaker and a lawbreaker Isn't vso much as might appear ou first sight. The woman who knows ber own mind Is often found not at all averse to extending its acquaintance. , ' Many labor saving devices turn out to be simply money spenders in dls- gulsa. ;" : ,": A self made man may as well ap pear to be proud of It, for he cant go back on the hallmark that Is In plain sight ' " '. When women break Into the law making class they undoubtedly will show the men some new stunts along the line of getting what they wiut SIRES AND SONS. Aw mat: 11 foe Ciiy ': Meeting Tomorrow Xlght. Worthy Matron Pauline Lederle is urging the attendance of all Eastern Star members tomorrow night, when initiations will be carried out. M. W. A. Initiate , - 1 Deputy Head Counsel Alsbury was a guest of honor last at a meeting of the M. W. A. One candidate was ini tiated and the deputy addressed tho logde in warm words. Draw Plats for Meeker y , J. T. Williamson's land office Is to day drawing plats of the old Oregon trail from' Kamela to Weatherby, In Baker County. The maps will , be ready by tomorrow when Mr. Meeker will resume his Journey. C. E. Members Meet. All members of the Presbyterian Christian Endeavor Society are urg ently reauested to be nresent at special business meeting at church at 7:30 p. m., Wednesday ev enlng. '' ,'y '" ', '.' K. of r. Inltlatlonl "The local lodge of Knights or Phy thlas hel dan Initiation last evening of two candidates. Important busi ness matters were transacted during the evening. . Home Missionaries to Meet The Ladles Home Missionary So ciety of the Baptist church will meet at the home of Mrs. A- A. Couch 1306 Jackson Ave., Wednesday afternoon at 2:30. All are cordially invited to attend. ; Be sure and take tbe children to the Star Theatre Thursday to see Roosevelt's trip through Africa pic tures: :- '. Facts From France. Jlany Baker People File.' : Chief among the visitors at the land office today were the homestead fliers from Baker City. Among them were George W. Stringer, James , J. Welsh, Charles A. Hindbury. An other filer was George A. Lee, an heir of the estate of William C. Lee The new French, navy bill fixes twenty years as tbe maximum life for th'-t'" 'TRer glasses of ships. 1 iu a disastrous flood in France in j 1W0 CO.(KX) acres were Inundated and over 000 nouses were swept uway. Luminous ink ba been Invented by a French chemist. It Is used to print posters and handbills, which may be eunlly read in the dark. President Armand Pallleres of the French republic, who , is reported to have resigned his office ' because of 111 health, the resignation to take ef fect Mav 15 after the treneral election, bad" been 'at tbe head of the republic since 1900. . ' .. . Frederick ; n. Weyerhaeuser, the lumber king, is a German and came to .this country in 1S52 ' I The English Admiral Sir W. M. Luard, who Is in his ninetieth year, sang the national anthem at an enter tainment at Wltbam recently. John Wanamaker, .now In. his seventy-second year, ,1s st 111 , at the head of the great Wanamaker stores in New York and Philadelphia and is to he found in .his office almost any day. be tween 8 o'clock In the morning and C at night, When Edward Paysou Weston Isn't traversing tbe continent on one of his long walks be spends much of his time dally In the office of n New York broker. Next to walking, stocks are his great hobby, and his knowledge of the way of Wall street is only second to that of the science of pedcstrlanism. Captain James F. Weuman, oldest member of the New York Cotton E change and Its first vice president, re cently celebrated his eighty-seventh birthday anniversary. Mr. Wenman is known as the "father" of the exchange j jj and Is more regular In attendance at ' K' Its sessions than many of the younger members. . ' Mr. Balfour Is In his sixty-second year. He first entered parliament as a-vmrr KrkW svs - 17 At nt In 1 OTA ITak be remained till 18S5, when he went to East Manchester, where he .remain ed till 1900. when be was defeated by Mr. T. G. Dorridge, and since then be has occupied a seat of which he Is hardly likely to be dispossessed so long as he chooses to retain It Memorial Committee 'amfd , i A committee of the G. A. R." mem bers have been appointed to prepare a program for Memorial Day in this city. I. W. Faulk Is chairman, and with him are J. W. Oliver, George Jacops and Mr. Grlder. The Memo rial services will be held May 29th an dthe decoration exercises on tne 30th. ,:" '....' '- ' Proverbs. Big' mouthful often choke.' Italian Proverb ' . , Tbe rude Jester I brother to the fooL ' Irish Proverb. j ; , ' Nothing overcomes passion sooner than silence. French Proverb. . Avoid the ford In which your friend was drowned. Gaelic Proverb. ADJOINING CITV LifVIITS Low Prices Easy Terms You Will Double Your Money in a Year Get One of these Tracts While they Last, Will be Sold in Thirty Days LET US SHOW THEM TO YOIJ AND QUOTE YOU PRICES AND; TERMS LA GRANDE II Foley Hotel Building (0 La Grande, Oregon nsstiiBiivrra as: in aw tee WE HAVE THEM IN NOW Things Theatrical. Klaw & Erlanger have secured the American rights to "Miss Dudelsack," tbe Viennese operetta which has been much In demand. ' , Frank Stayton, the English play wright who wrote "The Inferior Sex" for Maxlne Elliott, Is to write a play for her sister Gertrude, the wife of J. Forbes-Robertson. The little boy, David, who plays such a prominent part In Margaret An- uvu. r t. ..... r ' K"u py. ine Awasening or neie- tnallsm is simply rheumatiBm of the mus-1 Da 'cwe, Is a young woman of twen clet due to cold or damp, or chronic rheums- ' ty-one wbet Is only three feet in height, tism, neither of which require any internal but Is perfectly formed and carries treatment All that is needed to afford re- . out the stage Illusion very welL Be lief is the free application ( : Chamberlain'a fore going on the stage she was a Liniment. Give it a trial You are certain .tenoirrnnhpp to be pleased with the quick relief which it ' P er' affords. .. ; : . ;.- - ' .. . Band Dance Friday Sight. The La Grande Band dance will be given next Friday evening. A ten piece orchestra will supply the music v 1 BANARAS AND 1 Asparagus J H. H. Lettuce Rhubarb Radishes Spinach; Celery and Geen Onions CITY OROCERY ffl BAKERY