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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1910.
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FOLK IS LA GRAXDE'S GUEST.
Few times has the pleasure of en
tertaining so prominent a, man as
Joseph W. Folk been accorded to La
Grande, and today . the Chautauqua
. board and the business and profes
sional men ere doing everything In
their power to make the Mlssourlan's
visit a pleasant en
tfosepn xoiK is one vi ui mvu w
cupying me puouc stage, wno nas
come up from the grass roots. It was
not wealthy parents, nor a large cor
poration, nor a political pull that
caused Joe Folk to rise above the or
dinary. It was his own efforts and
the ability to grasp an opportunity
which In a measure he made for him
self. '
The old state of Missouri, and an
empire she Is, was steeped In political
graft due to the enormous democratic
majority that had existed since the
civu war. Tnere a nomination was
ennlvftlfrnf tf on tAartlnn anA ttm la
customary .in any state where one
party has things entirely its own way,
officers In many instances became
corrupt and a gang of politicians ran
the state.
Tn.An Vnllr mnm .Imnfit In rtsiirltir
down at St Louis, but he raised his
voice against cu. uuuer, ottiu uimjub,
and the rest of the crowd. All were
democrats, but Folk was of a differ
ent brand. Missouri people listened to
what Folk had to say. Everyone
knows what happened. 8am Cooke
and his crowd were routed from the
state house at Jefferson City and Joe
Folk was made governor. He served
his people well, but Missouri only
permits a man to serve one term as
governor. The reform wave headed
by Folk continued and Herbert Had
ley, a magnificent young man of high
Ideas, and a republican, was elected
to succeed Folk as governor. It was
not Hadley's efforts wholly, that made
blm governor, but it was the Joe Folk
people, still carrying the banner, who
decided that Hadley would come near
er carrying out the Folk policies than
any other candidate.
And today this Missourlan is a
guest of La Grande. Tonight he will
npiak at the Chautaufua grounds and
ths crowd will be ery large. Few
men could be more welcome In Un
ion county than Jo Folk. His party
affiliation Is not our party affiliation,
but Folk does things and does them
well, does them honorably, hence he
belongs to that class of public men
who are always admired and always
welcome, regardless of the political
party they may happend to tie them
selves. Welcome, Joseph W. Folk, welcome,
In the name of Oregon, La Grande ex
tends to you the right hand of fellow
ship and bids you take the Beat of
honor.
' TWO STOCK DEALS.
Sherwood Took Flood's Boait and
Later Handed It Back.
In Joseph L. King'a "History of the
ban rraucisco Stock and Exchange
Board" Is this story of Flood and
. fe her wood:
In the early days. Id the seventies,
quite a number of operator would
gather together In Cahlirs office on
Montgomery street, near California.
Among them were Mr. James C. Flood
and Mr. Robert Sherwood. Sherwood
bad 1.000 Consolidated Virginia, the
stock selling at about $100. One day
Sherwood, on looking at the prices,
remarked that he was getting tired of
that Consolidated Virginia; it did not
move much. Mr. Flood said: "Wbnt
are you growling about? If you are
tired of that stock I will take It off
your band at $100." "Sold." said
Sherwood, and the stock cbuuged
bands.
la course of time tbe Nevada bank
building was erected en tbe eorner of
Pine and Montgomery streets. On
meeting Sherwood one day Mr. Flood
remarked. "We 'built that Nevada
block on the profits of that 1,000 shares
of Consolidated Virginia you sold us."
Subsequently. In the Sierra Nevada
and Union deal, Mr. Flood approached
Sherwood ou the street and bought
from blm 6.000 .Cnloo at $200 a share,
the transaction footing up $1,000,000.
Sherwood built the Dnlon block, on
the gore corner of Pine. Davis and
Market streets. Meeting Flood one
day, he remarked. "I built that Cnloo
block with the profits of that 8,000
Union I sold you.H
Blamod tno Last On.
A man wliu from tll appearance
bad dined well, but not wisely, bought
a ticket at tbe box office of a theater'!
where a farce was being produced in
uerman. The man settled comfortably ;
back in his Meat, smiling at tbe pretty j
stage setting and evidently prepared
to enjoy an evening of pleasant diver- j
sion. After a time be began to look
worried and leaned forward In bis j
seat. j
"Strangest thing ever spered." be I
muttered.
A few minutes later he left tbe thea
ter. At tbe door tbe ticket taker of
fered him a return.
"Nope; don't want It." be said as be
brushed It aside. "Guess that last
drink went to my bead. Can't under
stand - a blamed thing rbem people
a sayin'. I'm goin' -borne to bed"
Philadelphia Times.
A WARM GREETING.
6he Overcame the Rules and Met Him
at the Station.
She was rushing through the gate
past Bill Gibson, the gateman. Uke a
passenger train by a flag station, but
Gibson stopped her.
"Let's see your ticket, lady." be asked
politely enough.
"Oh. I have no ticket." she said,
"but won't you please let me through
I want to"-
"It'js against the rules." cut in Gib-eon.
"Yes. but 1 want to be there on tbe
platform"-all this breatblessly-'im
so anxious to meet him."
"Well, go on through,- Gibson told
her. "I guess it'll be all right." Then
to himself be soliloquized: "Why not?
Perhaps she" won't always, be 99 keen
to meet blm; probably hasn't been
married but a month or so; mebby
Isn't married yet at all. Far be It from
me to Interrupt her In such nice little
attentions."
The train came In. Gibson sort of
looked out of tbe tall of bis eye for
a chance to witness tbe happy re
union. Such sights illumine the dark
recesses of tbe dingy old depot
lo a moment be caught sight of her.
But ber husband or sweetheart If she
had one or the other was not wltb
her. However, she was not alone.
Under her arm she clutched tightly a
compact brhulie English bulldog with
a countenance like a dissipated gar
goyle.-Clevetand Plain Dealer.
Extravagant Mourning. .
Pepya' diary has this on tbe mourn
ing custom of tbe time: On Sept. 22.
I0C0, when there was mourning for
King Charles brother, tbe Duke of
Gloucester, be -bought a pair of short
black stocklngH 10 wear over a pair of
silk ones for mourning." Next dav
'came one from my father's with a
black cloth coat, made of my short
cloak, to walk up and down In." Tbe
problem of mourning for men must
bare been greater than It Is now In
those days, when ordinary masculine
costume was less somber. On this oc
casion Pepys records seeing "tbe king
In purple mourning for bis brother."
There Is one mourning extravagance
of the early eighteenth century which
would scarcely commend Itself-the
vie 01 lu uuea umrO iv urn 'i,!.uc1
St. James' Gazette.
IT?
Suit
On Your New
At West's MidSeason Clearance Sale?
The Two Occasions.
At a Scotch temperance meeting an
old man. scarcely celebrated for his so
briety, arose and after addressing tbe
audience upon the desirability of mod
eration In all things, remarked:
"My friends, there's Just twa occa
Ions when I rak whisky."
There was a chorus of "Ahs!" In the
audience, when be continued, "1 only
tak whisky when I hne haggis for
dinner, and tbe only other occasion
when I tak' whisky U when I hae 00
haggis for dinner." ,
Suspicious.
It was down in the market district
"What this country needs is plenty
of bone and sinew." said the tall one.
"Yes. and plenty of grit and sand."
echoed the short one. "By the way.
what business nre yon in?"
"Oh. I'm a butcher. And your
"Wh-er-l distribute strawberries
wheu they arrive from the southern
markets.' - Chit ago News.
1
Tho Pries of Eloquonee.
The auctioneer held up u battered
fiddle.
"What am I offered for this antique
violin?" he pathetically inquired. "Look
It over. See the blurred flnper marks
of remorseless time. .Vote the stains
of the hurrying yenr. To the merry
notes of this fine old Instrument the
brocaded dames of fair France may
have danced the minuet iu glittering
Versailles. Perhaps the vestal virgins
marched to its stlrriug rhythms in the
feasts of Lupercaliu. Ha. it bears an
abraslon-perhaps a touch of Ore. Why.
this may have been the very fiddle on
which Nero played when Rome burned."
"Thirty cents." said a red nosed man
in the front row.
"It's yours!" cried the auctioneer
cheerfully. "What nextr-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The talk last night at the Chautau
qua grounds delivered by Dr. Buchan
an on New Zealand, wag very Inter
esting. Like many who have visited
that country Dr. Buchanan Is thor
oughly wedded to the plan of govern
ment Strange as it may seem, the
New Zealand Idea, though popular
with Individuals, does not seem to
ipread very rapidly. There are many
things about It, however, that are
worthy of notice, even If one does not
agree with It as a whole.
The accident at the park last night
when Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Allen suffer
ed severe and painful Injury by being
thrown from a carryall, serves to lm
press the Importance of careful hand
ling of horses at such gatherings.
There can not he too much care used
where human life !s at stake. Plenty
of light, good terminal facilities and
cartful drivers for all public convey
A South Arabian Food Plant.
Jowarl. a tall, slender plnut resem
bling corn aud beaded with a grain
something like millet. Is the Abdnll's
chief crop. He feeds the stalk to his
camel and eats the grain himself.
Three crops a year are produced. Jo
warl requires little cultivation except
weeding, which the Abdall does by
band, and when ripe he cuts It off close
to the ground with his bunting knife.
New shoots spring up from tbe roots
to become tbe next crop. For a camel
load of about 125 pounds be receives
at Aden an average of two rupees, or
$04.88. A fair yearly yield la twenty
camel loads an acre. Consular and
Trade Reports.
Fairly Warned.
"Mr. Smith," spoke up the yvong
lawyer, "I come here as a representa
tive of your neighbor, Tom Jones.
with the commission to collect a debt
due him.
congratulate you." answered Mr.
8nllth, "on obtaining so permanent a
jod at such an early stage In your ca
reer," Success.
The Human Mind.
Slow in forming, swift lo acting;
low In tbe making, swift In the work
ing; slow In the summit, swift down
tbe other slope. It Is the way of na
ture and the way of the human mind.
-Anthony Hope.
Reduced 25 Per Cent
Benjamin Clothes for Men, Eiderheimer Stein
Young Men's Clothing, Xtragood Boys' Suits, La
dies' Coats and Jackets, Ladies' Wooltex Suits
and Skirts, Parasols, Hair Goods, Muslin Under
wear, Boys and Men's Pants. You save 25 cents
on every dollar's worth of each item named above.
l nmK or it.
Reduced 1-3
Kenyon Long Coats for Ladies, Ladies and
Misses' Wash Suits, Boys' Wash Suits. Means a
saving of 33 1-3 cents on each dollars worth.
Precocious In. 8pots.
Bobby-Do I hare to go to school,
mother? Mother-Of course. Bobby.
Bobby-Vhy. mother. I beard you tell
father last nlgbt that I knew entirely
loo much. -Detroit Free Press.
No. 20.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
COTE STATE BASK
at Cove, in the state of Oregon, at the
close of business, June 30, 1910.
Resources.
Loans and discounts. . .... .$35,750.95
Overdrafts, secured and un
secured . . .21
Honds. securities, etc...... 570.90
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures 2,075.00
Due from banks (not re
serve banks) 853.57
Due from approved reserve
banks 2.195.54
Cash on hand 1.857.44
Millinery 1-2 Price
150 Boys and and Men's Suits 1-2 price. Every
Article in the Store Reduced for 10 days.
M
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THE QUALITY STORE
sjffiS
ZEE
Total $43,303.61
Liabilities.
Capital stock paid in .$15,000.00
Surplus fund 200.00
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and taxes' paid. .. 814.18
Individual deposits subject to
check 18,789.17
Demand certificates of de
posit 203.45
Time certificates -of deposit. 6.296.81
Bills payable. Including cer
tificates of deposit for
money borrowed 2.000.00
Total $43,303.61
State of Oregon, County of Union, as.
I, O. A. Stock, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement Is true to the
beBt of my knowledge and belief.
O. A STOCK, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn, to before me
this 5th day of July, 1910.
SAMUEL O. WHITE.
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
JASPER O. STEVENS
M. J. DUFFY
O. A. STOCK,
Directors.
In Doubt ;. r
Editor-Look here, what sort of writ- '
lng is this In your story?
Reporter-What's wrong with it. sir?
Editor-You say In your account of .
this party where they bad fun with a
bashful guest. "As his Intended part
ner swept past gracefully the others
brushed by to scour th place for the
timid victim of tbe game, who bad lost
courage and dusted." Say. are you
writing about a social party or a
housecleanlng eshibitlonf-New York
Journal.
A Lesson In Anatomy.
A professor nt one of our universities
is very witty upon occasion.
A medical student once asked if there
were not some works on anatomy
more recent than those In the college
library.
"Young man." said the ' professor,
"there have not been many new bones
added to the human body during the
last ten years. London Standard.
Blows His Own Horn.
"What kind or a fellow Is Griggsr
"He's one of those chaps who can da
anything."
"How dellghtfuir
"Yea, but be likes to tell of If
"Obr-Roston Herald
Spanish Treasure Found.
Workman excavating for a church
foundation at Chlco. Cal., found a
rotting- chest containing hundreds of
dollars worth of Spanish coins. The
first relic found was the silver inlaid
handle of the cbest Then the diggers
came upon some rotting boards and
finally some old 8panlsh coins. Some
dated as early as 1374 were found.
The Unknown Groat.
"My tooth hurts like Sam Hill!"
"Who tbe Dickens Is Sam Hllir
"Well, who In Sam mil Is Dlckensr
Toledo Blade.
Be neither Ignorant nor careless with
respect, to the furore.-Vergil. .
Aid Society Wants Assistance
The Ladies Aid Society of the M.
E. church i going to maintain a
restaurant at the Chautauqua grounds
and will be glad to have friends of
the church s-ipply necessaries for the
meals, when convenient. Vegetables,
fult, butter, eggs and other food
supplies may be left at the Elue
Mountain creamery where they v.;!!l
be given proper attention.
Xotlce of Street Imurovement
To Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that In pur
suance of a resolution adopted by tbe
Common Council of the City of La
Grande, Oregon, on the '9th day of
Feb.. 1910, creating Improvement Dis
trict No. 16 and designating Sixth
Street, as such district, and in pur
suance of a resolution adopted by said
Common Council on the 17th day of
June, 1910, whereby said Council de
termined and declared its intention
to Improve all that portion of Sixth
Street In said improvement district
as hereinafter described by laying
thereon Bltulithlc pavement, the
Council will, ten days after the ser
vice of this notice upon the owners
of the property affected and benefited
by such Improvement, order that said
above described lmproyement he made;
that the boundaries of said district to
be" so improved are as follows: All
that portion of Sixth Street, from the
North line of Washington Avenue, to
the North line of "K" Avenue. ;
Notice la hereby further given that
the Council will levy a special assess
ment on all the property affected and
benefited by such Improvement for the
purpose of paying for such Improve
ment That the estimated cost of
such improvement Is the sum of
S31.984.00.
That the Council will on the 13th day
f July, 1910, meet at the Council
FARMERS' BUSIN
INES
VJL GIVE PARTICU
LAR AT1ENT10N TO
THE BUSINESS OF
FARMERS. WEC0R
DIALLY INVITE THEM
TO MAKE THIS 1HEIR
BANKING HOME.
The United States
National Bank,
LA GRANDE, OREGON.
chamber at the hour of S o'clock,
P. M., to consider said estimated cost,
and the levy of said assessment, when
a hearing will bo granted to any per
son feeling aggrieved by such assess
ment La Grande, Oregon, June 22, 1910.
CITY COUNCIL OF LA GRANDE,
OREGON.
By D. E. COX, Recorder of the CX
of La Grande, Oregon.
June-J8-July-9.