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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1910)
PAGE TWO LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVES FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1910. 2 fc h Fruits O IT" 123 vegerames 5 -5 Fresh Tomatoes I 9 Peaches i Watermelons i Cantaloupes f Blackberries Bananas Oranges? $ Cucumbers Green Corn i Cabbage New Sweet Potatoes t ; ; : ft 6 'S Wicked New York Will Some Day Be Destroyed. By Consrt.iimn VICTOR MURDOCH of Kama. WOTTT.T) 1,Vo i: which! comes nearest, to doing-big things. BUT I HAVE A CURIOUS FEELING THAT 80ME DAY NEW YORK WILL BE WIPED FROM THE FACE OP THE EARTH. It ia a bi? city, profligate of its wealth and re sources and LJN ASHAMED IN ITS WICKEDNESS. London and Paris are bigger and more wicked, but they are the cancerous growths on civilizations hundreds of years old, while here are we, a nation of only 150 years, with a conscienceless city like New York. Borne day New York will be DESTROYED AS AN EXAMPLE fTO THE NATION. I do not know what form its destruction will take, only it will not De spectacular, for that would please New Yorkers too well. t I INNS. OF CHINA. . A Knock That Wrecked a Doer and - Raised a Rumput. home ol tlie tuti ol umderD China are badly bum. ( urr-Hionaiii of the London riuirit in iraveuug aero tbe country -rivfiiiiy bud ibis eiperi enee: -At only n village bud I any difficulty. Vf tti re marching late iu the dark, and I tiiid writ my groom on ahead to Bnd tttv aa inn. as be bad ften done tWur Ue entered tn Tillage, and. tiutliiiK the Uirue lnu door closed, be called out to the -ople to pen IL But his Peking speech Is not easily understood In Ransu, aud no one answered him T lieu be knocked, and to bis dismay the crazy door fell down Immediately tnre was a row.' -.The innkeeper and nm vociferous spouse shonied out ibeir wrongH. "Every one en me into tbe street M bear; tbe whole vtllHge was rouKi-d. -Wben I arrived it seemed like a deni- ouNirauon id my Donor. As is tbe CUKtOUl. a dozen n4inli tninlhur 'tnIA i me what had happened. I rood snrH fled every one by tJrst examining the damage and then paying compensa tion In full. I paid loo cash i rather more than twopeucei. and my gener osity was approved. , "Tbe structure thus damaged re minded one of tbe jerry built bosses familiar to students In Edinburgh, where it Is on record that a lodger once complained lo bis landlord that the celling tn bis room had fallen down. 'But bow do vou amount for that 7 asked the landlord. 'Somebody In tbe next flat sneezed.' redied the lodger." W KIUWII WVIII4.MI.ir. "Have you ever loveo before V asked the coy maid. "Yes." yawned tbe worldly young man. "but er-uerer before a chap eron, two small brothers and a pet bulldog". , , And then buo suggested a trip down tbe old road to see tbe stars. -Chicago News. Knowledge of the Functions of the Eye f s- -r . J, a b f i N is necessary to fit spectacles as they A A OB should be fitted fitted by simply trying glass after glass until one is found that gives good vision, areapt to PROVE INJURIOUS There are no haphazard methods in my tests and your eyes are safe in my hands HEACOGK . EYESIGHT SPECIALIST . X" -""""V - To the Garnet Who does not hate to lie In bed. Receiving drop of noxious med.. Or upend tits hours on a cot In reach ot pills in box or bot.? ' Nay: this for ail 1 loudly preach: Go Sit UDOn the Ulinnv hlenrh There mingle with thetioor and rich , And cheer the homo team's worthy pitch. Buffalo Express. The Last Straw. "I'll have ye know," said O'Houllhaa warmly during the discussion about family trees, "that wan Iv me ances tors was an Irish king!" "So!" grinned Kleeberger. "Vas be the harp dot vunst through TaraV Just then the fight startecL-IUustrated Bunflay Magazine PERT PARAGRAPHS. Some persons m are exceedingly straightforward aud tmthful, while others are merely diplomatic. People will be exceedingly interested In you If you will tnnke jour personal ity entirely subservient to theirs. A girl's Idea of a perfectly lovely summer Is to be engaged to three men at the same time auJ drive herself frantic Juggling dates. A good example of nobody In par tlcular is rich people of the ttecoud generation. What Did She Mean? "Are you fond of curios. Miss Ethel? "Oh, very." "What sort do you prefer?" "I rather enjoy your visits." Purity -roR CANDY THE MODEM OEAIEI Mmi CwlHthMiy C. link, trllue, OntM : . ' Buuuaj aiOKtuuie. -" I aHH...M..;.iiim .in..., ,ji .,.., , , , , ; ""n""'"' 1 " 1 n-iii-niiiiiMnni m i ,.-.l,.,.-.rr-n;7i-n-.-j;.:;;r!!?r' i;j?j.i!j.-- Ladd Park, which la located In the tenter of Laurelhurst, is to be im proved at once, and wben the proposed Improvements have bee- ,nade It will be the most magnificent pi-.tilc park In Portland. These improve ments include the creation of extensive botanical gardens, an enlarge ment of tbe present natural lake now there, and ccenlc driveways and .walks. Residence property fronting on or convenient to a public park is al ways in demand and .brings high values. The boulevards of Laurelhurst have been made to conform to the proposed driveways of the park. As soon as e improvements in Ladd Park are completed, then prices In Laurel hurst lots will advance mother notch or two. The Add itionwii racter BECATSE; BECAUSE BECAUSE N i BECAUSE BECAUSE BECAUSE Laurelhurst is a good place to Invest money in. .The titles are perfect. A warranty deed with full covenants and a' certified abstract of title will be The prices are low. This Is nearly always the case In placing a new addition on the market. The ycuvie jumr.icu. iu vame or an me property increases as new homes are built, and those value, because they help to make It The population of Portland is growing at the rate of 20,000 a year, and all of these people must for the past 21 months show that 51 per cent of the permits granted for residences have been is day 73 per cent of the people in Portland live on the East side, and 27 per cent on the West side Does this mean anything? It means wonderful advances in east side prices In general, and Laurelhurst in particular bee about one-half or the real values. It surrounds the new cVty park that Is to be improved at once, and made one of the great scenic at to all adjacent property. The lots now selling at an average price of J1150 each will be worth double that amount in one year We are offering Special InAncemtnts to those who commence building this year. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Chas. K. Henry, president Chas. K. Henry Co.. Portland; owner Henry BIat. rTank F. Mead, president Seaboard Sec. Co., Seattle. Paul C. Murphy, director Bankers Trust Co., Tacoma; V. P. Laurelhurst Co., Seattle. . 'J. B, Liathicum. secretary Williams, Vood & LInthicum, Portland. James B. Melkle, former secretary Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Edw. Cooklngham, vice-president and manager Ladd Tilton Bant u A. Lewis, manager Allen it Lewis, wholesale grocers, Portland. ' H. R. Burke, of the Royal Insurance Co. ? Chat, K. Williams, manager Morris Bros., bonds. Henr7 Fries, of Wakefield, Fries ft Co real estate. . Robert H. Stronr. numr nt rvrhtt va ' George J. Dekum, of Chas. K. Henry Co.. real estate. given to each purchaser. prices are made very low to get who buy early share in the increased have homes. The building statistics sued for home on the East side. To- ause Laurelhurst prices are now Just tractions of Portland, adding value
