XiA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER- WEDNESDAY.. MAY 4.
PAGE FOUR
LA GRANDE EVEHIKG OBEHVFR
Published Daily Except Sunday
BRUCE DEXSIS
Editor and Owner
United Tress Telegraph Service.
It la stated that a man la Portland
will try for the nomination of gov
ernor on the republican ticket, and
that this same man prominently sup
ported Harry Lane for mayor of Port-
hearts of tee liitfiodiste on the otner. '
lt'U be before their eyes night and
day. . They'll hare to walk in its
shadder to get to their own church.
Cupolas and bells? Why, they hain't
bad nothing of the kind la New York
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senator. Now, if that is the best
brand of republicanism Portland can
produce, let her secede from Oregon
politically. Who cares T
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But the strange, feature is that the
"non-partiBan" JudlciaVy did not
oprlng from Oregon pity instead of
Portland. Probably Justice William
R. King had a stronger foothold with
Portland attorneys than he did with
the remarkable Mr. U'Ren.
THE TOWN THAT MAKES A CITY
Whenever a new country like East
ern Oregon begins to get to herself
there Is one town that makes a city
and sometimes more. In this part
of the state It is reasonable to sup
pose there will be at leaaf one city
of more than 25.000 ; people within
the next few years. No one can ques
tion this assertion.1 (
As candidates for that city there
' are at present La Grande, Pendleton,
Baker City and possibly Ontario, the
latter town is just beginning to get
In the race. With four starters in
this race for supremacy- what will
. be the outcome?
' Analysing the situation without any
desire to knock either of La Grande's
three competitors, we . respectfully
call attention to Pendleton. She was
at one time one of, the busiest cities
tn the west, but large land holdings
that produce only wheat '. prevents
Pendleton from being very active to
become the c ity of 25,000. Baker
City Is a good town. It is the center
of a large area, but carefully count
Baker's immediate resources and
then turn to La Grande enumerating
bat' i)J la sight iwe, .; : ; . '
It Is not necessary for , us to re
peat what La Grande has. ; Her pay
rolls third largest in Oregon her
splendid valley, Wallowa county, her
lumbering Industry, her flouring mills
her sugar factory all are too well
known to need mention. Then turn
your face to Ontario, the last of the
competitors. . There Is a good chance
for Ontario to become somewhat of a
railroad center and It will mean a
good, healthy town but she will in
no way compete with La Grande, and
besides Ontario has no development
as rnmnareri with this rltv Anil vlrln-l 6m.
lty. : . .,:'. .. . -.
No matter how you turn the prob-
lem, no matter which column of fig
ures you add first you cannot help,
If you are unprejudiced, from arriv
ing at the one and only conclusion
La Grande will be the twenty-five
thousand city.
This should "be so well understood
by our people that there la no longer
any 'question as to what the future
-will bring forth and all plans tor im
. provements Bhould be made for a
city of not fees than the number of
people mentioned.
A good business built in La Grande
t today will be worth ten fold in a few
years. The same is true of real es
tate. If you have a little loose money
buy some of the Grande Ronde valley
land, or buy a few lota In La Grande.
.' There Is absolutely no chance to lose
and every chance to win. ..: ..',
IOSTIXE 0T IX GRANDE RONDE
The moving of Lostlne from its
. old site to the new O.'R. & N. rail
road . Is attracting quite a little at
tentlon. Yesterday the Oregonian
gave a splendid editorial on why it is
necessary to move towns to railroads
and called attention to the story of
"least resistance" which is always
appropriate. But the Oregonian was
, mistaken when it suite Lostlne is In
the Grande Ronde valley. It is In
. waiiowa county. This is another
proof that Union and Wallowa coun
ties muBt get together and do some
screaming, for many people who have
lived in the northwest for years and
no not know where the different
towns in these counties are located,
' ,
The Sumpter Valley railroad has at
last had a wreck, which Is to be re
gretted. But really that little nar
row gauge road seemed to lead a
charmed lite, for with steep grades
and ; soft roadbeds the trains have
scampered up and down those moun
tains for several years seemingly tn
peril, yet never a mishap, . ' v
land and George -Chamberlain forlty for fifty j,eart pasL 0or bnI1(j.
ing is going to be right np to date,
even if we have to put In bathtubs
and electric bells."
Of course Deacon Wheeler and his
sect beard of these things, and the
deacon winked with his left eye and
replied.' .
"Going to have a spire, eh? Going
to be seen for five miles around. Is It?
Waal, you jest wait a little. Mebbe
there'll be two spires to be seen."
And so there was. The Baptists
had no' sooner begun work on theirs
than the other sect started in and
sold the belt, demolished the cupola
and began on a spire. Then it was a
race to see which spire should be the
highest Each one jealously guarded
its secret As a matter of tact as
measurements afterward proved, the
Baptist spire was Just three-quarters
of au Inch the longest, but one rubber
necking from the earth could not have
been sure. ..'
After six months the spires were
completed, and each church planned
for a festival to be beld the same
night Two hours before night a fierce
storm of thunder, lightning, rain and
wind set In. It had been raging half,
an ; hour when a great crash was
beard. Ten minutes later there was
another. As soon as the storm abat
ed the two deacons got out for a look
around. ' , ; , , ,
And soon June will come with her
bridal wreaths, and ' wedding rings.
Then, too, the sweet graduate will ap
pear. -Great Is the month of Juno.
It makes us all younger and causes
us to appreciate the world as it is.
The report that Blnger Hermann is
improving from a severe illness Is
received with satisfaction by most of
the Oregon people.
Such rains as occurred last night
retard the irrigation project In the
Grande. Ronde valley.
THOSE CHURCH
.. SPIRES
By M QUAD
Copyright. 1910. by Associated Llt
wary Press.
,' The village of Tomklnsvllle had two
churches. The Methodists built a
house of worship with a cupola and
hung a' boll there. The Baptist edifice
was also to have a cupola and a belt
but the funds ran short at the roof. It
was the Intention to wait a year or so
and then finish up, but five years bad
passed ' and nothing more had been
done. Meanwhile one bell pealed for
all, and both sects dwelt together in
unity.. There was no envy, no jealousy,
no criticism.'" ,v ?a,;..-ij ,
Then the blow fell. It came like a
thunderbolt. Deacon Wheeler of the
Methodist church and Deacon Ames of
the Baptist leased ten acretPof land In
partnership and . planted It to- corn.
Each furnished half the seed and was
to do half the work. One day' when
the corn waa tall enough for the first
hoeing and the two deacons were
working side by side Deacon Wheeler
pointed to a patch of grass and ob
served: : '
"Deacon, it strikes me that that is a
good place for a bumblebees' nest"
Tea, kinder looks that way," waa
the reply. !' v
"Bumblebees orter be 'rooted out
"Waal, I dunno. The Lord made
But they are pesky jthlngs. We
shall be plowing this corn with a horse
next time, and a'pose they pitch Into
him? I reckon I'll root 'em out"
"But don't kill any more'n need be.
It's wicked -to take life if you don't
have to." .
Deacon Wheeler found bumblebees
there. They also found him. They re
sented his Intrusion at once. They
likewise resented the near presence of
"Goshr exclaimed Deacon Ames,
;Tbe two spires lay on the ground In
masses of wreckage, and neither, has
been replaced to this day. Some blame
one deacon and some the other, but It
was those bumblebees that brought
about the whole thing. , '
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t Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablet
are sa re. sure and reliable, and have been
rniseu oj iiiousancs or
women who have
seen restored to health through their cnntln
aid and curative properties.
JiOTICE FOR" PCBL1CATIOX ISO.
LATED TRACT
Public land Sale. Department of the
Interior. .1'. Land Office at La
Grande, Oregon, May 2d, 1910. i: ;
Notice Is hereby given foat, as di
rected by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under provis
ions of. Act of t Congress 'approved
June 27, 1806 "(34 Stats. 517)y we will
offer at public sale, to the highest
bidder, at 10 o'clock a. m l on the
7th day of July,' 1910, at this office,
the following described land:" '" 1
l The NB 1-4 SE 1-4 Sec. 33, T. 3 S.,
R. 35 EL W. M.., Serial No. 06912. j
' 1 Any persons claiming adversely the j
file their claims, or objections, , on
or before the time designated for sale,
r P. C. BRAMWELL, Register:
COLON R, EBERHARD, Receiver.
A display of popular
priced White Goods
showing all the new
est and neatest pat
terns and weaves for
Summer "Wear '
White Goods and Embroideries
Embroideries thata're
priced to sell and pat'
terns that will please
the most critical. We
buy in. large quanti
ties direct from the
manufacturers. .
; Oh Display in Our Willows Today;;.;
VTe-don'tneed fecial prices to sell them. Our good3 are cheaper if youtonsiderpuality
:;r?ile Goods
An elegant showing of white
waistings, priced from. . 50 to 50c
Cross bar and striped' dimities
J priced;. .vu : . 20c to 25c.
Extra good vaues ip India Lin-
ons in all qualities. Price 12 l-2c, 50c
"White Piques and Reps for dresses '
and wash suits, ; . . . . . .20c and 25c.
. Complete line of new Persian Lawns,
Sylvia Lawns, Long .Cloth and Nain-,
sooks. '-.' V
; Corset' Coyer Embriodery .in -
plain and crossbar effect, from .
per yard. . . : ) .'. .25c to 90c.
''I' ilouncing in all widths and weights
with insertions and all over lace pat
terns to match. ' ' V- '';
. Beading and Insertion in many
beautiful patterns. . ' i
- Edffins of every description from I
; the muslin to the finest and danticct; fl
cambric. V;.";-v: C .: : -
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon, for Union County
"George Palmer Lumber Confpany, a
private corporation, Plaintff, vs. F.
M. Byrklt, Defeandant
To P. M. Byrklt, the, above named
defendant, you are hereby summon-
Deacon Ames. They went for the two! ed and "Quired to appear and answer
the complaint filed against' you in
the above entitled action on or be
fore the last day prescribed in the
order for publication of this sum
mons made by the court In this ac
tion which order requires the sum
mons to be published In the La
Grande Dally Observer for the per
iod of six weeks: You will take
notice that if you do not s6 appear
and answer the complaint filed In the
men hot foot and got In their work
and chased them from the field. It
was after the bees had given up the
pursuit that Deacon Ames turned to
the other and exclaimed:
"Now see what we've got by your
meddling. If you wasn't an old fool
you'd have let them bumbles alone 1"
"Old fool? Why, Deacon Ames, you
are six years older'n I be!"
'But I told you to let 'em alone..
"Say, Deacon Ames, you are talk
ing mighty sassy r
"But I've got a right to."
"Yes, talking mighty sassy for. a
Baptist",- ' n
'"And wbif about the Baptlstsr .
"Waal, you can Bee your." meeting
house from here. Does It look like
meeting house or a cooper shop? I
guess more'n one stranger has bad to
ask to find but"
Are you digging at me because we
hain't got a cupola or a belli"
"I'm a-eaylng that If more bumble
bees had been stirred up mebbe your
folks would have finished the build-
lng. ' ...
It was all over between the deacons.
Deacon Wbeeler went home to tell his
wife about It, and Deacon Amea
walked straight to the parsonage and
said to the minister: .
"Parson Jones, something has got
to be did. iVe been Insulted, our old
building baa been Insulted, and now
If we can't go at it and finish It np
IH sell out and move away.
"We don't want no cupola nor bell.
Cupolas are for schools and bells are
for factories. ' What . we want and
what we are going to have la a spire
a thing shooting up In the air about -1
sixty feet something that can be
eeu ror ore miles around. Cooper
shopl We'll show the Wheeler crowd
whether we're got a cooper shop or a
church. That 'ere spire shall pierce
the clouds on the one hand and the
As usual, the largest stock of Bulk and pack
age seedsin the county.; Alfalfa, Red Clover;;
Timothy, Red Top' Blue Girass, White Clover
and everything m
Garden Seed in Bulk. Hay, Grain, Feed arid Flour
Phone Main 57, Ihdepenpent 1481 h
A. V. OL1V
s omet GreenwooQKand Jenerson
t
bove envied action within the tlmo
'J . . i. . . . m l. 1.1. .
namea mat juagmoui wm uo im u
against you for the sum of $6,300.00.
wlh interest thereon at the rate of
6 per cent per annum from the first
day of October, 1908, and tor the
further aum ot. $600.00, reasonable
VttnmBT feea In said action and
costs and disbursements.
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GEORGE PALMER, Pres :.' W. L. BRENHOLTS, Asit Cash.
F, J. HOLMES, Tlce Pres EARL ZUKDEL 24 At Cash.
P. L. METERS, Cashier. ,
U GRANDE NATIONAL BANK
OF IA GRANDE, OREGON
; United States Depository
Capital and Surplus $180)09)0
DIRECTORS
THE 6I0RGE PALMER
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F. J. HOLMES
W. J. CHURCH
P. L. METERS
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G, L. CLEAVER
F. M. DTRSIT
AT. L. BRENHOLTS
W.M. PIE3CE
With oar ample resources and facilities we can render you efficient
service and handle your business to yoar entire stalsfactlon
DEPOT S1RUT
THE ELITE
MAHAFFEV BIDG
BW WORKS
Steam and Fi ench dye cloaniln of Ladies and Gent's
clothing Ladies silk waists aifid evening gowns care
fully cleaned and pressed. Ffcit and Panama hats
cleaned and blocked. All worii- cniaranteed. We call
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ior aua aeuver worx.
Tel Main 6
B. Waggoner, Manager.