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LA GIiANDE EVENING OBSERVER MONDAY, .) L'LV
THE OBSERVER
I'iiMlfsbtU Rally Exeept Sunday
Bruce Dennis,
Editor and Owner
tenance the best proposition ever of
fered any community.
Bear in mind that Kuhns made mil
lions out of the Twin Falls country
by putting water cn land, and c ? :;
ing the land owner for bo doing. The
same people are following that plan
in Sacramento valley. The Thief val
ley project on Powder river will be
. . a duplicate of the Twin Falls propo
Eniered at the posiowce at a HrwHt ,
as second-class matter
Vn14 Prtf TeU graph Service
sition and the promoters will become
very wealthy from it, while here in
the Grande Ronde valley land owners
1 can obtain water for their lands at
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MEASS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
cost.
It is proper now for everyone to use i
influence in aiding all land owners to
take notice of the benefits of irriga
tion, for there may be a few who do
not think the difference In the crops
tbey raise now and what they will
raise with water, will justify the ex
pense. Keep constantly at this matter, for
it Is by far the most Important event
for this valley now on the calendar.
THAMiN, BRO. 81I1TT
tion of oar professional duties, was
what happened. W did not care so
much to be informed that "no man
was gifted with the S.zhi to see the I
cold ashes that lay where once a
flame bad flared." "that the tramp of !
feet, as the arena filled reminded one
of a pent-up mountain stream empty
ing itself into a pool, there to boil and
eddy and surge about until it finally
settled," or even that "10,000 voices
rung in chorus will send human wits
scattering."
"Mr. Bedcli wrote 'The Spoilers' and
'The Silver Horde', very fair books of
their kind, but he cannot report a
prize fight. Nor did Jack London
make a brilliant success, from the
newspaper point of view, of his work i
at Reno. We all remember how Rich-
ard Harding Davis, assigned to report
an Important event in Cuba, wired his
paper a beautifully written story, for
getting only to mention the Import
ant event."
There has been nothing of a public
nature in many months that is :o im
portant to the Grande Ronde valley as
was the irrigation meeting or Satur
day at which lime the "Pierce" idea
-of districting the vulley for the pur
pose of promoting irrigation was
practically adopted.
Thla does not mean that the water
question is settled and work will be
gin at once on the physical plant, but
ft does mean that the first step has
been taken toward an end that means
an increased valuation In this valley
m a whole and every individual who
takes the water in particular.
The plan to sell what has been dqpe
on the Irrigation project to new par
ties who are Interested at actual cost,
Is a feature that cannot be overlook
ed. This project as it stands, is worth
great deal of money. It is the main
rtery of life for this valley in the fu
ture and means the key to a situation
which in time will make It one of the
most valuable undertakings in the
northwest.
If It had been the desire of those j
Interested to make a purely selfish
investment they would never have ex
pressed a willingness to turn it over
at this time when by holding it a few
years the Increased valuation was assured.
Among the prominent visitors to
Joseph and the Lake this week are
Editor Bruce Dennis of the La Grande
Observer, and 'bis circulation manag
er, Jas. Spence, and Editor E. B. Al
drlch of the Pendleton East Oregon
Ian. These gentlemen are loud In their
praise ot tue magnmceiu . eu . oui
roundlng our beautiful lake, and pre
dict a great future for Joseph and the
rich country surrounding it
During the few short weeks that
Mr. Dennis has been in charge of the
Observer he has converted it into the
leading daily paper between Salt Lake
and Portland
able and energetic newspaper pub
lishers in the state and is gectig out
a paper good enough tor m ef feder
al times the size of La Grande. Jos
eph Herald.
Flippant Fancies.
A racy remark-"Go."
A sJdewalk-Tbe crab'a.
A parting word-Divorce.
The potter's held -Ceramics.
An operator in wool -The moth
A temporary loan - The grass widow.
Sound to the corr- A t-ugp cn'J.
The world's gieiuem composer
Cool and braclng-Tbe chronic bor
rower. The deuce of clubs Coming home
from 'em.
A summer resort- Putting on thinner
Clothing Boston Transcript
Eloping Up to Date.
The coat lew man put a careless arm
Round tbe waist of the hatless alrl.
He is one of the most While over the dustless, mudless roads
in a norseiess wagon they whirl
Like a leadleaa bullet from hammerless
gun
By smokeless powder driven.
They fly to taste the speechless joys
By endless union given.
The only luncheon his colnlcss purse
Affords to them the means
Is a tasteless meal of boneless cod
With a dish ot strlngless beans.
He smokes ins old tobaccoless pipe
And laughs a mirthless laugh
When papa tries to coax her back
By wireless telegruph.
Motor Record.
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Exclusive INDESTRUCTO Agent.
N. K. WEST,
THE QUALITY STORE
THE ART OF REPORTING
Under the above caption the editor
of the Walla Walla Union waxes face
tious over the efforts of Rex Beach
and Jack London to tell the world
what happened in that open air arena
in Reno, July 4, 1110. In speaking of
the adjective punisbers, the Union
says:
"In the prosecution of profes
sions duties we have been reading
Rex Beach's accounts of the proceed-
That part of the transaction 1 set-, ings at Reno on tbe Fourth of July,
tied and the people who are to bene
fitted know to a certainty they will
not be made to pay what is the orig
inal cost. Then comes the second step
which means organization for the
completion of the project. Under this
head the Walter Pierce idea takes
hape and It Is apparently the most
feasible and satisfactory way of hand
ling the situation. It provides for Ir
rigation districts In which land own
ers combine and secure water at ac
tual coBt of construction and innln-
and frankly, we do not think much of
It. He telegraphed a couple of columns
to the Chicago Tribune and the story
consisted largely of an apology 'for
having Haid the day before that Jeff
ries was sure to win. of a description
of the arena, the crowd and his own
heart beats and of a large number of
sounding sentences. "It was u cruel
lesson, marking as it did the inevit
able march of years and age and the
waste of a Godlike heritage." What
we wanted to know, in the prosecu-
A Secret Tragedy.
An Atchison woman called up a
friend over the telephone this morning
and when she heard a response asked.
"Is this Mrs. A.?" The answer was
inaudible. "I want to tell you a great
secret, Mrs. A.," tbe woman said, and
for the next fifteen minutes she poured
out her heart. Then When she stopped
to get her breath a reply came over
the line: "This isn't Mrs. A. 1 will
call her."-Atchisou Globe.
Her Annual Task.
When a haze of blue smoke comes drift
ing And bangs like an azure sheen
And the odor of brimstone keeps shifting
Through crevice and keyhole and screen
Don't think If s the comet returning
Or a volcano's opened Its maw.
It's your neighbor, and sulphur he's burn
ing As he cleans hla last summer's straw.
Chicago News.
the course and watch the representa
tive's strokes.
"The .representative was rather a
duffer. Teeing off. he sent clouds of
earth flying hi all directions. .Then,
to hide his confusion, he said to his
guest:
"'What do you think of our links
here, Mr. Clemens?'
" 'Best I ever tasted.' said Mark
Twain as be wiped the dirt from his
llpi with his handkerchief."
An Oversight.
"You were crazy to put your prop
erty in jour wife's name."
"How so? My creditors won't be
able to enjoy it now."
"Neither will you." Spokane Spokesman-Review.
my good
Principle.
"Here's a copper for you.
man."
"T'auks. mem. but I cannot accept it
I have registered me oath to die a poor
man. mem."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Her Own Judge.
"The courts have decided that a wo-
i man has no right to open her hus
band's mail."
"My wife reversed that decision be
fore It was made." Houston Post.
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THE REAL HEAD
THIS SPACE TAKEN BY
M. & M. CO.
'4
OF THE STATE.
A Woman Chief Executive of New
York, Boast t.'ie Suffragists.
No Guide.
She Was tha.t the church clock
striking 11. Mr. Staylate?
He Yes. but that's nothing to go by.
'And be stayed. i-Harper's Weekly.
Another Run For the Panio.
Gumshoeing Extraordinary. "Does your boy make bis own spend
Raffles (the burglar) - Congratulate ing money?"
me, old pal! I did a bit of work last "Not any more."
night that surpassed all my previous "Why not?"
eHOrtS. hA u hnlA la tho linaohnll fonoo.
Raffles (the confidence man) Aha!
Picked a time lock?
Raffles Better than that. I got home
from the club at 2 a. m. and didn't
awaken my wife! Illustrated Sunday
Magazine.
that be rented to tbe other boys, but
since the team has been losing be
hasn't been able to make it pay very
well."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
A Big Job.
Last week 1 started in to read the dic
tionary through.
I'd like to skip the hardest words, but
that would never do.
I've finished all the A's and B'a and
reached the word chaotic;
But, oh, it seems a long, long way to get
down to zymotic!
Woman's Home Companion.
Clarefied French.
There was once a young person named
Clare.
Who adopted a Frenchified air.
She drank cafe nolr.
And when told "Au revolr"
Would always reply, "Pomme de terre!"
Uppincott's.
Juvenile Depravity.
Tommy I'd like to have you come
an' join onr Sunday school class.
Little Clarence 1 don't know about
going to Sunday school. I am not sure
that I believe in tbe immortality of the
ML
Tommy Why. durn yer hide, you
don't have to believe in tbe immortal
ity of the soul! Chicago Tribune.
Why He Was Waiting.
"What are you waiting around here
for?' asked tbe officer of a sailor who
was standing at tbe door of a church
where a wedding was taking place.
"Waltin' to see the tied go out. sir."
replied tbe sailor, touching bis hat.
Yonkers Statesman.
Camp Meeting Time.
Oh, I'm feelln' like camp meetln' time,
an' that's the lime for me.
The country, like --.ovation. Is most amuz- I
In' free.
I know we'll stag the old hymns that
stem the Blot tn an' tide.
An' 1 reach the M o promise with Jen
ny oy my m.h-. ,
-Atiania Constitution.
It Fades.
The beauty of the rose must fade,
Our laughter changes to a moan.
And oft we see a pretty maid
Whose store hair doesn't match her
own.
-Detroit Free Press.
Well, What Do you Know7
"Didn't yon promise to warn me to
ask you to inform me to tell you what
I said I'd tell you to tell uie when yon
told me to tell you to tell me It?"
"Yes."
"Well, what is itV'-l'rinceton Tiger.
(j FORGE PALMER, Pres.
F. J. HOLMES, Viee-Fres.
W. L. BRE!S HOLTS, Ass't l ash.
KARL 7.UN1HL, ti Ass't fash.
F. L MEYERS, ( ashler.
LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK
OF LA GRANDE, OREGON
United States Depository
Capital and Surplus $180,000.00
DIRECTORS
GEORGE PALMER
F. J. HOLLES
J. CHUBCH
F. L.
ft C. PEMMiTON
(J. 1. (LEAVER
F. M. BY REIT
W. L BHEH0LTS
W. M. PIERCE
With ear ample resources and facilities we can render job efficient
service and handle your bo sine to year entire satisfaction.
Enthusiastic woman suffragists are
boasting that for the present at least
there Is a woman at the head of the
government in New York state, and 4)
iney orrer tue testimony of a member
of Governor Hughes' Immediate fami
ly for proof.
It was the Hew Dr. Richmond, pres
ident of the Union uuiverslty of
Schenectady, who gnve out the infor
mation which has so pleased tbe suf- '
fragists. He was a recent guest of the ,
governor in Albany. While the party I
were at dinner a nurse brought Mr. I
Hughes' baby into the dining room, j
when the youug hopeful was called
upon to give an exhibition of the
know led ui she had acquired during
the brief time she had been located on
thai niuudaue sphere.
Dr. Richmond said he would not 1
vouch for the extent of tbe baby's vo- ;
cabulury further thau three words- !
"ma-ma." "pn-pa" and "goo-goo" but '
the youngster puts these three to good j
use. She was getting along famously
when the. nurse asked:
"Now tell them who Is governor of j
Now York. Who Is the governor, ba
by?"
"Ma r r declared the !nfnt, with
decided emphasis.
LINOLEUM
Happened at Bridge.
She Jet me hold her hand a bit
While tn a gracious mood.
I didn't take a trick with it;
it wasn't very good.
-Pittsburg Post
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