La Grande evening observer., May 31, 1910, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2

PACK TWO
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1910
Poultry Supplies
We have anything needed in this line. Quality the
best, and at reasonable prices. .
GMT. BONE, SHELL, CHICK FEED, TONIC,
UCE KILLEP, ETC.
Hay, Feed and Flour delivered anywhere at "way
down" prices.
Waters-Stanchfield Produce Co.
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. Baler Booster a Hand.
A. S. Ashley, booster secretary of
the Commercial club, arrived In Baker
City this morning and will imme
diately enter upon his active duties of
advertising Baker City and Baker
county. He has been head of the co
lonization department of the 0. R. &
N. and brings with him a list of more
than 2,090 people who are looking for
locations in the west and he will t
cnce furnish them with all informa
Ion possible concerning this local :ty
The first few days will be spen
by Mr. Ashley in becoming acquainted
with the business men and citizens
and in familiarizing himself with local
conditions. As soon as possible liter
ature descriptive of Baker City will
be prepared and sent to all inquirers
Baker City Herald.
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MAHAFFEY BLDG
THE ELITE DYE WORKS
; Steam and Fiench dye cleaning of Ladies and Gent's
clothing, Ladies' silk waists and evening gowns cares
fully cleaned and pressed. Felt, and Panama hats
cleaned and blocked. All work guaranteed. We call
or and deliver work.
H. B; Wacrcroner. Manager.
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Call us for your order for
Feed, Wood or Coal.
Prompt' delivery our specialty.
Grande Ronde Cash Co. j
N. K. WEST, President
WM. MILLER, Vice President
T. J. SCROGQIN, Cashier
H. E. COOLIDGE, Ass't Cashier
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United States National Bank
N. K: WEST
WM. MILLER.
J. C. HENRY
of La Grande
CAPITAL STOCK $100,000.00
Directors
J.L. CAVINESS
A. T. HILL.
H.E. COOLIDGE
T. J. SCROGGIN
C. T. BACON
FRANK CONLEY
We will sell you the Earth
and loan you the money fo
buy it
C. J BLACK,
The Real Estate Man.
DRINK
Natural Mineral Water
Bottled as It Flows From the Spring
It's Good for what Ails You
JOHN Q. A. WARD, SCULPTOR.
Famous Artist Who Wat Called Mak.r
J' of American History.
John Quincy Adams frard, dean of
American sculptors and one of her
greatest, who died recently at bis borne
In New York city In his eightieth year,
was born In Urbana, O., on June 2U.
1830. .-
Mr. Ward spent practically his entire
life in ' New York city, having gone
there from Ohio in his youth. His
first teacher In the art of sculpture
..Ma i . I . I J Ua AS.VMU, wjui muuuj lit?
collaborated on the famous equestrian
statue of Washington in New York.
Among l,i other well known works
areequestil.tn statues' of Sheridrfn and
Hancock In Philadelphia, and In New
York the statues of "The Indian Hunt
er," "The mgrim." Shakespeare, all in
Central park. New York; Henry Ward
Beecher In Borough hall park, Brook
lyn; also statues of Commodore Perry
at Newport, R. 1, and Israel Putnam
at Hartford, Conn.
Daniel C. French, a pupil of Ward,
in paying a tribute to his genius re
called how Edwin Booth, the great
tragedian, posed for the Shakespeare
statue in Central park and gave help
ful suggestion for arranging the folds
of the cloak. "But his greatest work."
said Mr. French, "a work which St
G'audens pronounced the finest eques
trian statue In the world, is the statue
of General Thomas In Washington.
There the horse Is a real horse In
every detail. Mr. Ward knew horses
and loved them."
The ancestral Wards ' landed at
Jamestown. Ta.. In 1C07. and some of
them moved westward in the course of
time, stopping . at Urbana, - O.. Mr.
Ward's birthplace. He never saw a
piece of sculpture before he was fif
teen years old, but long before that
he had learned bow to make such
queer figures with mud and clay that
the country people called him "Ward's
queer bojr.M .
One day be went to . Cincinnati,
where be saw for the first time a piece
of real sculpture.. the work of Hiram
Powers. Returning home, be attempt
ed to mold figures of bis own. without
encouragement from bis parents, how
ever, who regarded the boy's efforts
s foolishness.
If it bad not been for a sister Ward
might bare remained a resident of Ur
bana. The sister came from Brooklyn1
to visit ber parents and managed tp
arrange for her brother to return with
her to New York for instruction.' -Toward
the end of seven years' time he
turned out "The Indian Hunter."
wnich is, one of the notable bits of
fculpture at present In-Central park.
New York. j '.
The first work for-which Mr. Ward
was paid was the execution of a wolfs
head for a fountain In Mexico. He
was given $10 for it Mr. Ward was
fond of fishing, and bis real home of
late years bad been on bla estate of
2,000 acres at Peekamtose lake. In the
Catskllls. Here the sculptor had a
large house as well as a clubhouse and
' entertained In them large parties of
uls friends. . When he was In his
prime Mr. Ward was a skillful boxer,
and up to the end of his life he was a
Hercules for strength.
"Mlstah Waikab,kJti yo' tell me de
dlfTunce 'tween a cold In de head an
a a chicken coop wit' a hole In'de
rufef . ..
"No. Sam; that's a hard one. What
Is the difference between a cold in the
head and-a chicken coon with n holo
in the roof r
' "De one am a case o influenza, an
de uddah am a case o out flew bens,
uh."
"Ladles and gentlemen, the vocal
wonder. Professor Wabble Izzeers, will
now sing the popular ballad entitled
The Lips That Caress a Stogy Shall
Never Touch Mine.' "Chicago Tribune.
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Thrills followed thrills as speeding automobiles shot around !
course of the Ingleside Race Course, on April 24th, In the second aJS
final day events of the successful meet promoted by the Sim j
Islam Temple of the My Btlc Shrine. . Wr8 f j
htm DOr8 f thtday were d,vided between Barney Oldfleld wlth't
51 1 M jorepower Bern machine, and C. O. King, with his Maxwe,i
30 horsepower stock car. Oldfleld lowered bis previous record of F
i?ti ft " 7hlc ll a.t record for the eCSJ
With the exception of this performance. Oldfleld lad to take iSS I
place In the list of racinir honors UN the VnrM'l olinmnlin . . A
ffnbft?nt,fletand fteen lle handicap events, and in both S t
King and bis Maxwell were the victors. , In fact. King proved thl 2
surprise of the meet, driving all of his races with much Judgment and
taking the turns with his car as close to the fence as did Oldfleld. In '
?! ?Jevml1!. hand,caD' Oldfleld, drove his Knox racer to the utmo!?
buUhe handicap was too strong and he could not get the lead awav S
from King. Not only in the handicap events did King and his Vv i
well prove stars of the first order, but In one of the first events i of til !
day. the five mile race for cars costing from $1200 to $1600, which w t
one of the bestmatches of the meet : : u )
v, J6 i0IL the five mIle handicap was -as follows: Maxwell ?
King 4.40.30; Oakland, Nelson, 4.48.25; Chalmers, West. 4.49.30- Auto t
Car , finished fourth, and the Knnt mr Pn riA,V j J ..u fi
w viuuciu uriviuz. Tin h f
In tho event number eight, ten miles free-for-all handicap, Kin! i
hiS Maxwell nroh warn mrlr.no.. il. ... . . v' "iuS fA
J Maxwell again were the wtow."tTe M,KlSffig
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Among the true cobras of India the
naja Is . found all over.. India and
Ceylon,. Burma, the Andaman Islands;
southern China and the Malay penin
sula and archipelago. It ascends the
HImilayas to an' altitude of 8,000 feet
It extends also over Afghanistan and
through Persia to the eastern shore of
the Caspian. It mny attain a length of
Dearly seven and a half feet but It Is
usually not more than a little over
five and a half feet long. Najas vary
much In color and markings, but have
generally the spectacle mark on ''the
back of the neck, which they always I
distend before making an attack.
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so partly seasoned wood, to all com'erV. Kind
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Painters, paper hang
ers, decorators. Esti
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Oeddes Grocery Building
Phone Ind. 1431 -
Gomplete equipment for, resetting and repairing
rubber buggy tires. . '
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