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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1910)
PAGE SIX LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1910 o o o o o o .a J t Qo Mo Eyesight Specialist 1 Manufacturing Optician NEXT DOOR TO POST OFFICE The Only Specialist . IN Eastern Oregon Who Grinds all His GLASSr-S N LOCMED PERM SEVERAL REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD CONSULT ME ABOUT Y OUR EYES 1. I divote my entire time to making and fitting glasses. 2. My examination of the eyes is thorough and accurate, by methods not 40 years out of date, but the latest, scientific methods known to the science. 3. All my glasses are ground to fit the Eye and the Face. -V 4. All my glasses are ground and frames repaired, in my own workshop in La Grande. . -. ' '. 5. I duplicate exactly, any lens, no matter who made or prescribed it. ' 6. I do not misrepresent to you as some do, and you are invited to call and see my equipment, which is by far the most complete that has ever oeen in La Grande. 1. I have the most modern parlors in Eastern Oregon. , , If at any time within one year, i can improve your vision no charge is made for the changing of lenses. If your mountings get broken, I will repair them. " without cost.' IVe mil resume old stand, 1HW 'warns Ave., with a complete stock of HAY, GRAIN AND WOOD i. W. WHITE ' PHONE ORDERS HOW TO 0000 .ft" SOMEBODY is going to be disappointed when the five acre tracts we have iecn offering you are 1 all gone, and they are, all but two. We have some fine burs in residence lots at $125.00 each ; $25.00 down and $5.00 a mor.il;. 33tter Investigate these. Bell Phone, Red 801 Independent 262 LA GRANDE Inv. CO., Foley Hotel Bid., La Grande business at our f o o BELL AND kWAIN 745 " 2 I I ""I t i Any Lens ; Duplicated Exactly In a few minutes without your PRESCRIPTION Humor and Philosophy r 1VJCAt M. SMITH 4 LOCATING THE DRAWBACKS. THERE'S Jones; he only sits around Or takes an evening nap. He doesn't have to work at alt To hold his little snap, t envy him; but, then, to trade I fear would hardly suit. He'd want to, 1 am much afraid. Throw tn his wife to, boot. Brown has a very pleasant place -To labor, and his pay . Is quite enough to keep a man ' In luxury, they say. I'd like to have his lob; but, then. Again, 1 wouldn't trade If In the bargain 1 must take His family ready made. , Brack owns a very line estate ' With acres broad and wide. To get across It, bo l hear, . A man a day must ride. It would be vpry tine to own C. T. DRRLEY, 1205 N Avenue, or McKennon, Phy & Roberts. Irrigation and Structural Engineer. K rA ltitve,!nn Plain nA Relnfnrrett CfwrreteL General Con- 4 8 trading. Estimates Furnished. Reference, United States j 5 Reeamafon Service. A r4 ' i 1 SPORTING NEWS: KE0RGA5IZE GU5 CLUB . Local Mmrods Preparing for Big Shoot at Enterprise This Fall. ' W. W. Brooks, of Imbler, who la secretary-treasurer .of the .Eastern Oregon Blue Rock association will call a meeting in a few days of the association members in order to change the name of the club to Union-Wallowa County Sportsman asso ciation. The object of the association Is to protect China pheasants and fishing of the two counties. The al ready active club is to be gingered up by the meeting and more Influence will be felt after themeeting. The association, now Includes Pen dleton nimrods but that section of eastern Oregon Is to be dropped in an effort to centralize the associa tion and , get the greatest " possible good out of It. During the Wallowa county fair, the association will hold its annual shoot and some big prizes are to be hung up. Al Andrews,' Frank Lilly. Sam Bolton, Jim Spence and several oth res from here are to participate In the match at Enterprise. The memoers nr tuuuJeui cf ing an excellent meet at Enterprise and many ' of the crack shots are putting In a little spare time whett ing up their eyesights in an effort to walk oft with all that Is coming to them when the guns begin to crack. SPORTING COMMENT AND KINDRED SUBJECTS With the arrival jof Fall, local gun cracks are preparing for an interest ing Beason. Indications point to a very popular season with the gun and birds. - ' . Fora Is to have a big race meet in connection' with the Paradise Valley fair to be held September 22-24. Some fast Lewiston horses are going to be on hand. After the Flora fair a large string of fast horses will report at Enter priseSeptember ; 26 to participate In the big race meet to be held there J at that time on the new track now being-constructed. A "prospect such as lils, But still i wouldn't want his health. His grouch and rheumatic. In looking at the other men To whom the fates were kind Some drawbacks to their pleasant lots Along the line I find. I think that, on the. whole, perhaps 1 wouldn't swap my place ' With them: I'll plug along and keep My family and my face. ' Mitigating Circumstances. "Judge," said the complaining wit ness, "I was just walking along the street peacefully and stopped by where he was fixing his auto to ;uss the time of day when he up and yanked off a piece of the machinery and Lit me over the head with it." "What have you to say lu defense?,f asked tup judge. , . "Nothing." said the prisoner. "I hit hira. all right. What Is the finer' But was there no provocation?" "You can Judge for yourself. It was a hot day, and he was the four hun- " " .i.-sw m.'.sVsW,.sV,.'Tm.'m 10fI.L HE STRUCK WITH AMAZEMENT If you could see how some factory made clothing is put together. The sklnipirs of materials, the inferior luterlinings. B t none of these things occur in a suit cf our tailoring. That's why one suit of ours will outlast two of the factory tiad Order one and the wear will prove it, ('. W. BAKER. ', Few people realize the fact that Hot Lake sanatorium has a modern and thoroughly equipped "gym" in which the sanatorium attaches and recuperating guests are allowed to work. Some clever wrestling bouts are pulled off occasionally. Marathon auto rides are popular ac cording to the Southerners who were Jn the city yesterday from Pheonlx, Arizona. However enough was enough and all but the driver and one, board ed the train here, Indicating that they had had all the auto riding they wish for for a while. - Carter, Aubln, Hallgarth and De Bole, well known Elgin ball tossers, 1 each batted over .300 during the sea ' son just closed. Carter playing in more than three games, batted .444 j and the ' others . range down to De Bole at '.300 even. Russet and Chlst- iansen of the Elgin team batted low est getting .175 and .150, respectively. Wm. McMahon, the Hot Lake wrest er is now installed as director of the gymnasium at Hot Lake. His prow ess was demonstrated in La Grande when he appeared against some ottne ; fast ones who comprised the Jeffrles Gotch contingent that Bhowed at the Steward ast winter. McMahon Is ratt ed as one of the fastest mat artists in eastern Oregon. , f Misses Ruby Thiesen and Olive Mas see are developing into a ladies' doubles team that will be ; bard ; to beat In eastern , Oregon. Miss Thies en is an experienced player, has a re markable force In her returns and is developing a consistency that ttands her well in hard during the progress of a match. Miss Massee is rapidly rounding into form, showing good headwork and execution. La Grande is developing osme good material on the tennis courts from among the young men, and by next year the old reliables will have some thing on their hands when it comes to matching skill. The B. M. A. courts are scenes of some fast match es every evening and the club boys are showing up well. Frits Lottes, George Currey, Willie Peare and Roy Currey are making the most satisfac tory progress with the summer game. oral ana torty-fourth uiau wbo.came) offering me advice as to bow to fix the thing." - .'v . . "Discha!',ged,, said the Judge, j "I fine the complaining witness $2." Not Alona. "She Is such a gossip." "Well?" "Well. I don't think that is nice, do you?" , "I should bate to say so." "Why?" : "It would seem like sucb a severe criticism on our best familles.,, Slight Mistake. For Ave minutes they had . not spoken. "Mary," he said at last. "'I can hear the beating of your heart." . , "Pshaw! Tbat is a man on the floor above beating a rug." SOWING HIS WILD OATS. Nights of Wasteful Debauchery That Wore Him Out. "Yes. I'm dissljmtin too much." said the red rami rustic h tie rut.ibed.ui3 bead desiwndeutly. '"Dissipating?" gasped his friend. "That's the word 1 used. You've beard that expression about 'burning life's caudle at " both ! ends f Weil, that's my case exactly. To tell the truth. I have beu having too gay n time. Last nljiht I went down to the Blue Moon and drank a soda. Then some traveling man offered me a cigar. Ot course 1 had to take it." "Tou don't mean il ?" "1 uieau just what 1 say. Then I bought a ham sandwich. I ate tt and actually forgot myself and took an other. On my way borne I dropped Into the church social for a few min utes. Some of the young ladies mads me try the 'penny dip.' and I drew blank."; . ) "S'tch extra vnpim e:" . . . . ; 'hat8 exactly it. I'Mravngance ana dlssipniioo will kilt wc It was 9 o'clock befmv I n'm hril iiotiu'." - ; "Nine o'clock!" "Yes. I must be sowing my wild oats. Well, I've .finished now. Night before lust 1 called on my girl. She wouldn't lot mo leave until I had taken her out and bought chocolate creams. Talk about pleasure bunting'. I'm BlmpJy worn out after these nights of wasteful debauchery."-Pearson'g Weeklv. - - Portlmnd. Orrcna S - f rftreof blT.of tt. joiuibpt't.pu.ni., IVpta. Mix)), Art. (.locution. uTiiuuMinm. (ivwitant pupil, moat ( ovr 14 rra ct r aa wU ioommniid. 1 hm Bomber 1 limited tr fifly. ApphoMios .hOQlil be bixI Mrl;.) Aidnm Th SiiSoxwwf,0Hc2S, 6t.HMnwMtll,Pfl),rr. IF IT IS i 0 iOifl .4v:f-i I 6 Use Either Phone i CaPattison Bro 3 ! IMPORTED SYMSS ROQUEFORT , Wisconsin smss EMPIRE UMBERGER CREAM TA. K, FARTJERS'BUSINESS WE GIVE PARTICU LAR ATTENTION TO THE BUSINESS OF FARMERS. WE COR DIALLY INVITE THEM TO MAKE THIS THEIR BANKING HOME. The United States National Bank. LA GRANDE, OREGON. Edward's Mission Brand Steel Gut Goffee in cans. 40 cents ' per pound. Royal Grocery AND Bakery. If You Use t G0LD LEAF Brand of Butter S A You use the ':Bestg K