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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1910)
i 1 1 'PAGE TWO CLOSING OUT All Boys' Clothing and Shoes Now is the time C. An Indian can be happy with out a Piano. But who wants to be an Indian STEINWAY, LUDWIG, KERTZMANN, A. B. CHASE and C0N0VER Pianos for sale by J J. T Scott j Special Prices Cut Glass and Hand Painted China! From now until July 17, I will jnake a specially low tpo on cut glass and hand painted China. It will you to examine my stock and get a good se lection before buying your gifts. All styles of wedding rings including Tiffany, round, oval, etc., at lowest prices in Eastern Oregon, HI 1 iuauty considered. , I will Save You Money. JU X.qa La Grande's Leading Jeweler, Mo Caie, Opposite. Land Office r TWAIN'S FIRST LECTURE Bret Hart Headed the Claque, but the ( Audience 8warr.pcd Them. Mr. i 'lemons prepared u lecture for bis Sao Francisco audience, giving a most cm nt vnaiil account of what he had seen among the south son Islands, When llivt Dartc and s.iiue other of his friends were told of his platform Intention they agreed to go In a body to the old Mechanics' hall, where Twalu W8J to deliver himself, and form a big claque that would Insure the success of the affair. Mark wrote his own handbills, which et the towu agog with anticipation One particularly inviting phrase print ed at the bottom of the announcement was, "The trouble will begin at.s p. m." The hall was crowded, and the claque was uproarious when Clemens appear ed upon the platform. Tbe lecture was delivered with manifest effort in a alow, deliberate, drawling manner, and the lecturer paid no hoed whatever to i the inconsiderate demands of "Faster, faster! We can't stay here all night!" and other urgent calls. Although llurte tried to steer the claquers, they insisted upon applaud log and laughing to the wrong places, which may or may not have been In tended as a joke on Twain, but at last ' the audience, which began to catch on , to tbe unique style of the man and to 'appreciate his quaintly whimsical ut i terances. overwhelmed tbe claque and I bad things Its own way. An old timer who attended the lec I tore says of the effect of Twain upon his first audience: "Hla alow drawl, 'the anxious and perturbed expression of his Tlssge, the apparently painful effort with which bo framed his sen tences and, above all, the surprise that apread over bis face whan the audi lance roared with delight or rapturous ly applauded tbe finer passages were unlike anything of the kind they bad 'Tar known. The lecture was a great . success." - Bailey Millard In Hamp ton's Magazine to Save Money by Buying th Boys' Clothes at Cost C. PENINGTON GATHERING PRUNES. The Fruit Is Never Picked, but Is Al lowed to Fall to the Ground. A peculiarity of prunes' Is that they are never picked from tbe trees, but are allowed to fa to the ground. The reason Is that a pr usl be dead ripe, with all its sujar developed, or it will not cure properly Ther re the ground under the iiv 1 varefuilj pre pared and leveled to make a soft, smooth bed tor the railing fruit. Ciatu erlug the fallen prunes Ls u staple lu dustr.v lu AngUSt and September. Hoys and girls and often entire families are employed In it. camping in the or chards. Being gathered, tbe prunes are rolled down troughs full of tiny needles that prick their skins. They are then dip ped in a hot solution containing lye, which Cleanses them, and rlused In cold water. Next they are put lu broad, shallow wooden trays and laid In tbe sun for two or three weeks. This sun drying practically converts them Into the staple prunes of com merce and of boarding house jokes. At the packing house they are assort ed as to size by a machine which shakes tbem over a huge sieve. The farther the prune travels over the sieve the larger the holes, and when It comes to a bole a little bigger than Itself It drops through Into tbe proper bin. It Is then run through a vat con taining hot water and finally rolls down a chute into a wooden packing box the same box that you see at the grocer's. When the prunes pour from the chute, however, there ls a remova ble frame about three Inches high on top of the box. Box and frame go un der a press, which promptly stamps down the contents so that they are no higher than the top of the box. The frame Is lifted off, the cover Is nailed on the box. and tbe prunes are ready to ship. Will Payne In Saturday Even ing Post : LA GRANDE EVENING OBSEKVEK COST -rur nrnii m inc ncHLm OF FASHION For the Vacation Trousseau. For the vacutioo trousseau this little white linen mudel will be found very useful. With its square neck of ctuny lace it is charming variation of tbe one piece blouse and tbe deep bem skirt. This garment fastens at tbe back, is girdled with a white kid belt, and Its finish tbrougbout Is the same white llneu with stitched edges. Both" the ONE PTXCn I. IN IN FROCK. neck aud sleeves and skirt ore thus trimmed, aud a narrow band tops the deep hem ou the slirt. So that the skirl will not be toe heavy a facing of white batiste lines the deep hem tit the bottom. This is resorted to lu many handsome and heavy materials. The lack of hand work un the heav ier summer frocks is distiuctly notice able, even lu France. It ls an accepted fact that tbe pre vailing skirt is uarrow and without plaits, that its heavy hem weights the bottom and that few gathers appear In the one piece bodice. In other words, "slim" Is the note of the midsummer season. THE SMART YOKE QUESTION SETTLEO. For General Summer Wear Sheer Linens Correct. Striped chiffon, looking auite like tllekft will mnhi , Iva sL-l.. I t "... ........ . it... jvaiu), V, thf mnm plnhnmrn OYtwn mil Infant to get for your ocean voyage, and it will bold Its own on tbe briny deep as well as net. ! MONDAY, JULY 18. 1910. i For seasnore or geueiui ouuiuict wear sheer linens are as good and quite as correct for tbe washable gulmpe as are eyelet embroideries. Black dotted net is newer than the aquare fillet weave for tbe yoke and sleeves of tbe all black gowu. uud the best qualities of very fine net are so firm as to require no lining of chiffon to bring added warmth. Embroidered dots of cotton or linen floss will bring the dress color up to the yoke of plain white or ecru net. Metallic laces and insertions and cloth of gold and silver or nets of me tallic weave are more perishable In summer time, but have not been aban doned on tbe elaborate gown. Irish lace In tbe small pattern of the baby crochet ls an ever ready ma terial and is suited to most dress stuffs for yoke purposes. Cluny insertlon-tbe three aud four Inch widths makes excellent yokes or gulmpcs with cuffs nttuched by long net sleeves. The widths are sewed to gether by band and shaped to fit each individual yoke pattern and then mounted to a collar. Durability ls their main point if we exclude their beauty. Plain white linen made into a sheer yoke, finished completely, is then treat ed to Madeira work in the form of round or oval eyelets put In with col ored cotton to give the desired note to tbe frock with which It Is to be worn. Black on a white yoke Is good. Floral Hatpins. Tbe floral pins in rose design have been seen before, but now they vie in attractiveness with carnntlous In tbe daintiest of deep cream tones with a touch of pink In the feathery edges. Anything more natural than these floral hat anchors It would be hard to find. The roses, in pink and yellow, both full blown and bud. look as If they had Just boeu plucked from the garden or conservatory, aud the car nations are no less realistic. Not a minute should be lost when a child iliows iviuptoms of croup, Charaberlnin'a Cough itemed? given as soon a the child becomes hoars or even at'ier tl.o cronpi cough appean will ;it'fiiiii'.ir i : pawm i iMuiiiwiiiiiiir. . KING OF THROAT AND i una I REMEDIES 1 siilverthorn's Drug Store EAD OF BLOCK SYSTEM HERE GENERAL SAXAKER SLATER IV SPECT1NG EASTERN OREGON Has Gone to Boise bn Will Return to Go Orer the Joseph Branch General Manager Slater, supreme head of the block signal system on all Harriman lines west of Ogden, was In La Grande this morning in bis private car, "Pacific 106," inspecting the sys tem as used on the mountains. He went on to Boise on No. 6, and will return in a few days to go to Joseph where the coropapy has not yet in stalled the complete block system. The general manager comes over the entire system but occasionally, due to the- vast territory under his supervision. The inspection this morning was hasty one, for the thorough investigation of the moun tain service will not be made until the return from Boise and tributary country. Notice of Street Improvement To Whom It May Concjin: Notice is hereby given that in pur suance of a resolution adopted by the Common Council of the City of la. Grande, Oregon, on the T,th day of August, 1909, creating Improvement District No. 1, and designating Adams Avenue, or street, as such district, and in pursuance of a resolution adopted by said Common Council on the 15th day of September, 1909, whereby said Council determined and declared its intention to improve all that portion of Adams Avenue, or Street, in said improvement district as hereinafter described, by laying tncreon maca dam, the Council will, ten days after the service of this notice upon the owners of the property affected and benefitted by such improvement, or der that the above described improve ment be made: that the boundaries of said district to be so improved are as follows: All that portion of Adams Avenue, from the east Bide of Fourth street, to the west side of Alder street. Notice is hereby further given that the Council will levy a special assess ment on all the property affected and benefitted by such improvement for tbe purpose of paying for such im provement. That the estimated cost of such improvement is the sum of $12,000. That the Council will, on the 20th day of July, 1910, meet at the' Council chamber at the hour of 8 o'clock, p. m. to ro-.sider the estima ted cost, and the ivy of said at ment, when a hearing will be grant ! to an person feeling aggrieved by such assessment. La Grande, Oregon, July 8, 1010.. CITY COUNCIL OF LA GRANDE OREGON. By D. E. COX. Lc order of the City of La Grande, Oregon. '9-20 DR. KING'S NEW DISCOVERY for COUGHS AN COLDS CURES ul THROAT "id LUNG DISEASES SAVED HER SON'S LIFE HnrtIS tSJL? Wff Uken down yer go with lung trouble. Wa 1?SJ!?31 without taprowment. Then I toan giving ieKSeTtn?' "J 1 80011 notlced change fcXS?2 tOL AND GUARANTEED BY Wilson & Brittian, Electrical Contractors. Prompt and careful attention given all work. All work guar anteed to pass underwriters9 examination. Best ELECTRIC IRON on the market; also ELEC1RIC FANS One Door south of Observe! Office HMMMMMMMft !! i: Green Corn V i i Tomatoes . j! ii Bananas lApncU if I Apples t I ! Royal Grocery AND Bakery. ;itSK$e$? We Have Them. What? Six pound Elec tric Flat Irons at 53.75 Each EASTERN OREGON Light and Power Company 50c AND $1.00