La Grande evening observer., May 17, 1910, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

ti GRANDE EVENING OBSERVE! ' TtJESDAY, MAY 17,' IDiO.
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stumps which never costs less than
$75 an acre, whereas in this valley
land under the plow and producing
excellent crops can be bought for that
price.
And the best of the whole matter,
the Grande Ronde land will actual!.'
produce more dollars worth of crop3
ier acre each yea- than will thi
ctuihp land.
When the reader is talking to fl
stranger about this valley let him
remember the remarks of Mr. Geibs!;
and repeat them to all who will
listen. '
DOES IT PAY TO ADVERTISE!
G. D. Roe, who represents the Uu
derwood typewriter, happened Into
Li Grande recently and being an oil
friend of the editor of this pancr,
immediately made a call at the OU
rerver office. We made a persoi'ni
mention of him being in the city and
the next evening Mr. Roe recei rn 1
a telephone call from a man in tb3
country asking that he call and sell
' " ' him a typewriter. The man explain-
.
It will only be a few days until ed tnat ha ha(J 8een Mr- ne was ln
school will have adjourned for the town by tne Observer and was anx
suniraer vacation, and with that ad- ,ous for a inaf;nIne. SQ he ea'led him
jniimnmnf fomPH more or less reflec-, ; ;
t!on on what used to be and what la 11 tuei' ""j tdiCTc:: for
today iii the way of public schools. a moment that the columns of the
Most'of us can remember when we Observer are not ,tlio proper meai.i
went to school, all right enough, but' for "aching customers, let him care
who can say that tho old form 0f j fully tblnk over the above true sturv
teaching brought results? ,
It took ten years of practical life
out of school to realize that we ever
attended. We seldom thought of UBlng
what we had learned, for the truth Is
few learned practlcu things. Outside
of a little arithmetic and spelling the ' al,e Pr,ce an advertisement In
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AIbo remember that the people of
this valley are consumers; they liny
gcod goods, and they read ' newsoi
pers. Tou must not try to Job tho
trade around La Grande, but if y:u
have an .honest product at a reason
reiuamuer 01 one s eaucation came
through the university of every day
life. - :,';
Things are different now. Children
are taught to reason, to perform ac
tual duties and so much attention Is
not given to events of less Import
" ance. .
The manual training In schools has
been of great benefit to children and
will continue to be. It brings out
that element of Judgment, which,
under the old form of teaching, re
mained dormant.
To teach the girl how to sew and
the boy how to saw a board means
that the coming generation upon
leaving school will be equipped for
the battles of life. And it is found
that these things go very nicely with
book learning. They round .out the
pupil, make him more independent,
appeal to his personality.
With manual training departments
firmly established in all of the
chools the desire to visit the old
swimming hole will leave the minds of
boy, for they will, become interested
in making something. ,
AN ARGUMENT OF WORTH.
Observer is the best investment y.ju
-;m make.
. ' A -1 t M
uiuuer a rew evenings ago
Fred Gelbel. one of the . leading bus-
less,, men of La Grande who has a
keen business Judgment, offered the
following land argument that . Is
worth remembering:
"It might truthfully be said." re
marked Mr. Geibel, "that men can
get land in the Grande Ronde valley
for nothing when compared with land
that Is selling on the coast." He ex
plained this statement by recalling
to the minds of all present the ne
cessity of clearing the coast land of who s willing to Btand for a "eussln;-
VALUE OF AN INSPECTOR.
The Observer has no other doubt
than the city administration has al
! ready planned for an Inspector of
1
cement sidewalks during the building
period and an Inspector for sewer
construction as well. These men are
the most important on the jolirt,
iYIany people will pass by . when ihe
work . Jb In progress and remiri:,
'whajt is the city paying that mm
fcrt He just stands around and
does nothing." But, nevertheless, il
tbe inspector Is the right kind (aud
no other kjnd will be employed) L
will save this community hundreds rif
dollars on every piece of work. ,
All contractors are not tricky b it
a whole lot of them are, and Bh i nJ
it fall to La Grande's lot to draw one
wlo was inclined to slight plans aud
specifications it would mean a ser or.3
loss. Judging from some of the ce
went sidewalks-now in use the li
jpsctor, if one was employed in th-
lust, went to sleep on the Job f r
the e is cement sidewalk, In this city
that is not making good.
Few peope know when work is
properly done. The property owner,
who has to pay the expense, invariab
ly knows nothing of what it takes to
make a properly built sidewalk. The
mixture and the parts of sand and
cement are set forth in the speciflca'
tlonBl but by slighting those speciflca
tlons It is very easy for the contrar
tor to add dollars to his own pockets
at the expense of the citizens.
The inspector needs to be a man
with a backbone like steel; a man
match" if necessary, to make things
come right We saw at one time a
whole Bectlon of storm sewer torn
w;t because the contractor took ad
vantage of an inspector's absence and
used inferior material. It made a
stormy scene when the : order wai
forced through to tear It out, but the
storm sewer then put In will last in
definitely and the people are thus
benefited.
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The California negroes are tak!nJ
out insurance against Halley's conist,
which reminds one of the early day
ghost stories. But Halley's cornet
is EOine to be a factor while It lasts
Km000$000K 'O o$$$
Glomes Goiral Mesice
Not a dangerous one, but a thing o
thoroughly out of the ordinary thnt
the country as a whole will take vm
Continual planning is now going on
by by local people for the Chautauqua
assembly. Many La Grande folk will
camp during the entlre'meeting and
it is a pleasure to hear the discussion
of the camp grounds. There have
been few things of a public nature
that met with the general enthusiasn:
that the assembly Is meeting with, i
The day Joe Folk Bpeaks we believe'!'
there will be special trains run intoj
tuts tuy tiuiii unco unclluui ! .
Vermont Odd Fellows.' t
Bu: 11. vt., May 17. With a ! A
council Itriarchs Millitant, the an-
nual convlave of the Vermont grand
lodges of Odd Fellows was com
menced hpi-f this hiornlng. A pa
rade will b htsid tiiis afternoon. The
grand encampment will convene to
morrow, the grand lodge on Thursday
and the Rebekah pssembly on Friday.
EYES FITTED
Ut Cut Prices
Honestly, what would you think Y
of Buch a statement? X
Wn 1 1 1 Vrtll ThOlfA i-m.M 7
treated by a person doing such X
advertising? X
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vv nen you Duy glasses rrom
me you get " 4
More Than Glasses t
You get the benefit of my skill,
wuivu lueaiis inai you get
glasses 4
jdauc run 101,
and for you alone.
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comes with the assurance
that you are correctly at
tired for any and . all occa
sions. v Alfred Benjamin's
correct clothes for men and
young men, reflect every es
sential of standard fashion
and give tha.t personal sense
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of efficiency that only per- '
fectly tailored, accurately .'
fitted clothees can give.
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by designers who create
styles for tthe world's fash
ion leadeis, iBenjanlin,
Clothes give the highest degree of dress distinction and individuality
in addition to more than; satisfactory service, at a moderate cost.
"They are sold in La Grande" e xclusively in our men's clothing de
partment where any day you can se e twenty-five to thirty new spring
models in fine air wool worsteds, ca ssimeres, rheviots and mixtures. Al
so elegant blue serges and blacks at . . ' . '
$20.00, $22.50, $25.00, and up to $35.00
I Gordon and Stetson Hats, Manhattan Shirts
! , S AND TILT OXFORDS."
Semiannual Millinery Sale
t20 per ct. discount on all Hats and Plumes
2sj have a full line of
w HANDY S1IIIU0X
vt- J MOUNTINGS
IN.
THE
quality 01
HEAC0CK
I O'rind all my Glasses , .
Eyesight Specialist
Office Over Hewlin's Drug J
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GEORGE PALMER, Pre, -f. 1. BREJiHOLTS, Asst Cash.
F. J. HOLMES, Ylce-Pres EARL ZtTXDEL 2-1 Asst Cash.
P. L. METERS, Cashier.
ttA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK
OF LA GRANDE, OREGON
United States Depository
Capital and Surplus $180,000.00
DIRECTORS
GE0BGE FALXEB
F. J B6LKES
W. J. CHUBCH
F. L. METERS
W.M. PIESCE
C C PEMGT0N
G. L. CLE1TEB
F. M. BTRKIT
W. L. BRENH0LT8
With 91 ample rciairees ail facilities we eaa render yea effieieat
mice aa4 haaiie enr bailaess U jtar entire stalsfaetloa
Vacation Trips
Around the Circle
' Tickets sold from all stations in
the Inland Empire going via Spo
kane, Macleod and Calgary, through
the Canadian Rockies, touching
Banff, Lake Louise, Field and Gla
cier, returning via Vancouver, Vic
toria, Seattle and Portland, or vice
versa. .
00
dJA
p-Trv
Tickets on sale dally June 1 to
September 1. ' Final limit October
31. Unlimited stopovers.
ALSO SHORT TRIPS
THROUGH THE KOOTENAI
AND ARROW LAKES.
Write for literature and detailed
Information.
G.M.Jackson, Geo. A. Walton,'
Trav. Pass Agt Gen Agt Paas
Dept
14 WALL ST., SPOKANE.
9 uuamy oiore
4044$0444 $44444X
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Notice to Contractors
Notice is hereby given that sealed:
bids will be received at the office of
'ne Recorder of the City of La Grande
Oregon, for the construction of 43,920
Bquare yards 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 25th, 1910.
tnd must be accompanied by a cer
tified check of 5 per cent of the
amount of the bid. The Council re
serves the right to reiect any and
all bids.. D. E. COX,
Pecorder of the City of La Granda.
May 12-23.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIOX-ISO.
LATED TRACT
The George Palmer
QJLMGBEI! D
RETAIL DEPARTMEN1
We solicit your orders for Shingles, Rubberoid Roofing,
Deadening Felt, Building Paper;. :
We are prepared to furnish and deliver material
promptly. Phone Main .8. :
Public Land Sale. Department of the
Interior, U. S. Land Office at La
Grande, Oregon, April !6tn, 1916.
Notice is hereby given tha, as di
rected by the commissioner of the
General Land Office, under provisions-
of Act of Congress approved
June 27, 1906 (34 Stats., 517). we "Will
offer at public sale, to the highest
bidder, at 10 o'clock a, mH on the Td
day of June. 1910, at this oHce, in
following descrfled land:
The S 1-2,' SE 1-4 Sec. 32: SW 1-4
SW 1-4 Sec. 33, T. 2 S. .and the NTT
1-4 NW 1-4 Sec 4, T. 3 S. R, 37 E.
W. M... Serial No. 06729.
Any persona claiming adversely the
r.bove-descrlbed lad are advised to
file their claims, or objectiona, on or
before the time designated tor sain
F. C BRAMWELL, Register.
COLON R. EBERHARD. Receiver.
Feed
the
Anim
als
mm THE BEST
Hay and Grab the Market Affords
We can supply you cheaper than
ever, and that's "going some."
Waters-Stanchfield Produce Co.
FLOVR, WOOD, P0U11RY SUPPLIES.
1410 Adams Ave.
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