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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1910)
v ' - lAGRAhOttVEKIKGOBSERVFR lilit t r -DE5MS editor &nd Owner United lm Telegraph bin let SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dally, single copy.............. ' 6c Dally, per week.............. 15c Dally, per month;... ............ 65c Entered at the postoffice at La Grande as second-class matter This paper will cot 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 PI.S HIS FAITH TO WEST. Secretary of Agricluture Wilson has 1 come forward with another of his concrete facts. He says the soil production must be increased and the place to Increase it is in the west. Realizing that the, east and middle states are now putting forth ; their best effort in making the land yield its capacity, Secretary Wilson ; has turned his face to the Irrigated sec tion and pins his faith to the west and northwest. , V And right along this line is it not well to take the statement; of this learned man in agricultural mat'era, home to the Grande Rohde valley. The soli must be made to product: more tonnage to .the acre says Jim Hill, , Secretary Wilson and other stu dents of the situation. That being true, is it not a good time to sen r. the Irrigation campaign anew for this valley? : '1 '' '' ',.; '.' With irrigation the Grande Ronde valley would more thah double her crops; with irrigation no valley in the world will outrank this for fer tility, and it is only a question of time until the irrigation comes, so :why not make that time short and let the present generation enjoy sorao of Its benefits? : '. 5 K: THE JfEW COUXTT CRAZE : Right now in Oregon there seems to be a craze for the forming of new counties. Umatilla county la the lat- : est to be threatened with this d!fi Ion. Dissatisfaction has. arisen over . around Milton and Freewater. 'I The people there feel they are big enough and strong enough to have a county of their own and cut loose from pen- , dleton and the. exclusive wheat grow Ing section, -i , ' .V Baker county is threatened also by some agitators who would lop off the east side of the county and form a new one. But Editor Putnam of the ,, Medford Tribune,,' goes them all one, better and demands that the new state Siskyou be carved from Oregon and California. .; , .' The ' danger of gerrymandering state lines is Very apparent and the evil of fooling with, county lines is : Bo.rlKlctioWn' that no mention need be made regarding ' It .. ' . t ' ; i Every man who has an ax to grind - will bob up with a bill in the next legislature and ask,: for a new coun ty to be formed, while Putnam and the'Medford boosters" will be on band ready to announce secession from Or egon ;t'vt;' v,v; . ;."';v; None of the proposed will bn at-. complished. They should not be, Things are all right in Oregon, so far ' as county lines are concerned st'J Kb j-'.i men 'phoiU. -Vcu'ttu-; Kut' -iia; ; count." w.t'-ioJt tbe po;- j i&kticn, a..ii Instead of usLaj energy i;;a:va l ues in the Liay it wcsV be bettar for a harmonious tampaiD to prevail that will bring in settlors .a this- gnat state wM(h has hardly tcca scratched. ; CIVIC IMPROVEMESTS. Don't be. alarmed, if there should be some objections to the Improve ments that have been outlined by the city administration. La' Grande surely would be a peculiar city if some one who owns a great deal of property did not raise some obje tion. But bear in mind, that every city has the same thing to contend with. There is always a certain ? cent of the . people who believe in letting well enough alone, but they &ct over it As soon as it Is demonstrated be yond a shadow of a doubt, that tht improvements enhance values $1 1 for every one dollar of expense then the ones who have registered a com plaint usually recant and ( Join ' 1 Majority, '. - . There is a little rough place li the track while this process of.;:' plaining ' is in progress and ' there may. be an , occasional.. Jar. felt, bu it will be all right . Everyone " will be happy when the work is completed and after all results ate , all that count In this world. .;-',',."' - la Grande 1$ entitled to be the large town of Eastern Oregon but the first thing to make her the larg est point is to do just what the city council has started-r-bulld cement sidewalks, pave the ' streets, build a sewerage system and keep everything looking In first class condition. The first appearance of a city on a stran ger's mind is lasting. , Fortunately this city has the railroad entering at , proper point while :. many other Eastern Oregon towns show up bad-, ij from the tracks. And the appear Since of La Grande will be greatly Improved when the traveler can Joofc westward from the depot and jus trt pftvtv) streets.5 . ' ' isbes, such as Oak, Walnut, Mahoga ny, Rosewood, Silver and Gilt, put' up in ecus from 20c ut i.o $3.00 for the g&llon size. Any trne can apply "Sunshine" v. ith a Kiuall brush. AH uses.fcr "Sunshine" will be demon strated next wee:. the col:;:;:: rule. (La Grande's Greatest Store) PERRY PEOPLE ALARMED THIRTY DATS GIVEN TO ALL THE SMALL PLACES. La Grande and Perry Alike Have 80 Days to Complete Count Ruth Bryan is to take unto herself another husband. Here's hoping that Ruth may get her affinity this time. ;' Notice cf Sale of State lands. ' Notice is hereby given that the State Land Board will receive Bealed bids until 11:00 o'clock a. m. August 1, 1910, for the following described school lands, to-wit: ; ,' 3 1-.2 and S 1-2 of N i-2 of Sec tion 16. T. I S. R. 34 R . - ll ; ' All , bids; must be accompanied by .f regularly executed application to purchase and ' at least., one-fifth .of tire amount offered. ' No bids for . less than $15.00 per acre will be considered. ' v . : - The right ,is, rented rto J.eject any and all bids."".":' ' ' v: ,':': Applications and bids should be ad dressed to G. G. Brown. Clerk State Land Board, Salem, Oregon, and mark ed, "Apllcatlon and hid to purchase state lands":;.:;: ..;.-.'-"': ,-. ' i : (i- BROWN,'. . ' i ' -Vin 'FMb Land Board Date J A:rlt 2Z., liitif. Apr, 29-Aug. 1. . Residents of Perry were.yery much alarmed yesterday when It was dis covered that iio enumerator had been in that, neighborhood during, the 15 flays allotted for taking . the count in cities and towns. A canvas was made pf the residents at the sawmill own , and it . was learned that there was no , sign of . an enumerator in tnat sectlon,.'-Tne alarm was untime ly, however, as all towns under 5000 population at the last census have 30 days In which to make the count. This information ' reached this city yesterday and it has been transmit ted to Perry, alaylng the alarm felt .there that no count might be made of the entire , town. ' La GVande is Included in that category hence there yet remain 15 days In which to com plete the count here. . ' , . ' v - , . i -he-: eoiiaeini 11 Tl LA GRANDE'S GREATEST STORE. NEW ' 'SUMMER': tDRES'SES. LOT 1 Blue or gray ch3m- " bray " dresses. Pleated . yokej collar and caffs and trimmed with pretty braid. Plain skirt with ' full snepp. Our price . ....... ... . . . ... . $2.65 LOT SO. Stripped or chccicil Madras, all colors, embroderled yoko piped straps and belt, button tri iinn'J Onr Price . . ... . . ..... $3.75 WILL GATHER LOT XO. 3 Plain LInettc dress In Lavender, Bine or Light Tan. 1 Em broidered front Piped straps and belt .Very pretty. , . ."'... Our; price .; .. .$4.75 LOT ko. - 4 All Linen In Blues, Tan, Pink and . Lavender. . Trimmed with SouU8che and covered buttons. Dress buttons on side. Onr price, $5.50 . : :E.!&ff o o o $6 Sills Petticoats, 4.G5 1 Uood, wide full size skirts, 14- $ inch flounce and dust ruffle, colors are gold, tan and brown various shades of green, black wistaria and wine. s:ld rej-;o ularlv at $6.00, on sale Mon- day for." . .. ; $4.95Eacli Wares at Small Prices McCall Pattern No. 2978 CHIC VISITING COSTUME Stewart's Duplex safety Pins, 1 all sizes Sets paper. f:; Gfark's O N T or Merrick's spool cotton 4c a spool Double size hairpin ' cabinets, Dolly Varden o c cabinet l "Patchall" Mending cl o th Ajix Dressmaker Rns, all sizes, 4c paper - ! 'Turnover"Braid hairpins the newest, 10 cts each. - Jane Patterns just arrived. Also June "Fashion Queen." i 9 LA GRANDE'S GREATEST STORE. BAKEB CLEAMXQ SHOP EXPEXP IJiG AT BAPID RATE. '4 Ferry, Island City and Palmer Mill to ; , ' be on Besilar Rente. ' V Snnshlne uni Uj a! It Wlli Do "Put n lltttlo "Sunshine" in youi home and see what it will dot to old frrnlture. picture frames, or any woodwork that is marred, scratched or weather' beaten.. To make any thing new apply -Sunshine." All fln- l3 ' - . -.. . ' lJ. D AKirlC" tfOWDCR ' MADE PROM : - "YAL CRAPE 1 OF TARTAR 0 l' NLvU v) 71 J H , C. W. Baker, the tailor, starts next Monday to make : regular . calls- on the Palmer Mill and at Perray, . He will deliver to these places on Sat urday. Island City calls will be made on Tuesdays and delivered on Friday., Three or. four men will bej added to the force to handle any and all kinds' of 'work.;. -' ; : ; ' ': . .V : . The shop has been manned with two men but the business has been increasing tq such an extent that it has been found necessary to expand. Mr.- Baker believes he wHl .soon have cause to enlarge his prospective crew for he feels that support will be glv en him' in bis effort to make , the largest cleaning and ' repairing es- tabllshment in Eastern Oregon -in his shop.1 As soon as he can make' ar rangements to handle the business, he will; expand still further and. in clude other points in the valley as his regular patron a , V ' ' - This is but another step in the right direction by La Grande busi ness men. ". When Cnoin and Wallo wa counties come to realize that the best and largest plants of any. kind are to be found In La Grande tHf natural tendency will be for a por tion of all , lines of business to come to the capltol of TJnlon county. ' oo o Jim Ready for Test of Local Option Law. - Pendleton, , April . SJ-The stipula tions; have been filed, and all is no h. readiness for the trial of the ca jo blch Is to test the local option la so far as it applies to Umaticlla' C . The flght Is to;be made on the ground that the county1 court had not been officially notified of the result of .th' election and that the ensuing prohi bition -order was therefore Invalid. ' The case against Thomas ; Murrel, who .was one of the large number Recently indicted, is the one thnt has been taken ' for the " test , It agreed by both Bides that he did sell beer containing more than four per cent of alcohol, but it Is denied by Murrel , and hlB attorneys that b , violated any. law, giving the reason as alleged above for their eonten tion that there was no local option law In this county to violate,. , V The dates for the' argument of the case have not been set but will prob- 3 As usual, the largest stock of Bulk and pack age seeds in the county. Alfalfa, Red Clover, Timothy, Red Top1 Blue Grass, White Clover and everything in grain seed. - -Garden Seed in Bulk. Hay Grain, Feed and Flour w Phone Main 57, Indepenpent H81 A. V. OLIVER, Corner Greenwood and Jefferson Soo-Spokane Route Excursion Rates C9ejF FIRST CLASS V CdSl 3 MOTHS' LIMIT $60.00 Acir WlWilPEG S7. PAUL DULUTti MlNNtAPOUS $63.90 Omaha v ; $65.70 Kansas City : . $t7.50 St. Louis Selling Dates ;. May 2, 9 June 2, 17, 24 !uty5,22 . 'Aug.3 jSept.8 Through tickets to Principal East ern Points. ; Ask for them. ' ' Tickets' from local agents O. R. A N. - Particulars from .' G. H. Jackson ' ': . . J. S. Carter Trav. Pass. AgL , Gen. Agt i,....:k..v.,.... tl.w'-Cclim,....aJ, ADJOINING CITYf LIMITS Low ;PricCSr : Easf' Terms Rich Soil You Will Double Your Money in aYeat -1 Get One of these Tracts While they Last Will be Sold in Thirty Days - 1 AND QUOTE YOU PRIGE3 AND TERMS (0! Fnlm ; Hnfp Buildina i jz la GrandHtOreaqn i r