LA tilUKDk OBSERVER WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1910.
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-TOIIffi'S PBO&RIH-
Away Out West. S. & A.
Out of the Night Edison. ,
Vilson's Wife's Countenance.
Saved by the Flag.
Song Dreamy Town.
Beautiful dishes given to lady
patrons of the matinee. See dis
play In lobby.
-AMISSION 10c-
LOCAL iTEMS. 4
C. E. Rush of Baker City, is staylna
at the Foley.
R. S. McAllister and wife of Logan,
are staying at the Foley. .
R. M. Rogers of Enterprise, was
registered at the Savoy last evening.
J. W, Vlckers of Kamela is a Savoy
hotel guest today.
Mrs. Kunana of Joseph, stayed at
the Savoy last evening.
Mrs. B. A. Reynolds was registered
at the Foley. Her home is in Enter
prise. ,
George W. Wyatt, wife and children
of Enterprise, were at the Foley yes
terday evening.
Fred J. Holmes, manager of the M.
& M. Company, has gone to Canada
to look after his land interests there.
Mrs. T. White of North Powder, te
a guest at the Savoy whila Btaying in
La Grande.
Martin Anderson an old-time Con
ductor of Pendleton, located at Pen
dleton, Is here visiting friend3 and
Btaying at the Foley.
G. C. Growing of Joseph, stayed at
the Foley yesterday evening while
waiting for his train to take him to
Seaside.
.C. E. Jones, wife and children and
N. S. Jones and children, of Heppner,
are In the city today. They are stop
ping at the Foley.
Mrs. James Spence arrived last ev
ening from Wenaha Springs, to visit
with her husband, circulation manag
er of the Observer.
Mrs. Jess Paul has gone to Baker
City to visit with her sister, Mrs. Dav
id Eccles.; A daughter was born yes
terday to Mr. and Mrs. Eccles.
Fred Gelble left last evening with
the excursion party for Seaside and
Portland. . At the latter place he will
look after business matters.
FARMERS' BUSINESS
IV GIVE PARTICU
LAR AT1ENTI0N TO
THE 3JU 1
FARMERS. WE COR
DIALLY MVITE THEM
TO MAKE THIS 1HEIR
BANKING HOME.
The United States
National Bank,
LA GRANDE, OREGON.
Clint Van Fleet arrived home this
morning from an extended tour of
California. He spent most of his
time at San Francisco. !
Mrs. John Prescott of -Portland Is
expected to arrive tonight or tomor
row morning and go from here to tne
George Carpy camp at Rondowa.
Mrs. J K Romig and daughter of Ba
ker City, were in the city yesterday
visiting friends." Mrs. Romig was a
resident of La Grande when her hus
band conducted a grocery store here.
C E. Porter, district manner tnr
the Pacific telephone company trans
acted business in the city last even
ing and conferring with local Manager
C. B. Clark.
S. F. Wilson and his partner in
business, T. H. Beverley, both of Ath
ena, are here today looking after busi
ness matters and attending to politi
cal fences relative to the coming pri
mary vote.
O. R. Coolldge has Just completed
a painting and tinting job for the
La Grande hospital. The work has
been neatly done and adds much to
the appearance of the Interior of the
hospital.
Ujiro Oyama, acting Japanese con
sul at the Portland consulate ,1s in La
Grande today, the guest of Frank and
'--j .u.Aufeucm. . ne 1a latuug a
pleasure trip through Eastern Oregon
and will visit the Japanese colonies
at Union and Elgin before returning
to his post.
J. M. Sulllns, forest supervisor for
the Wenaha forest reserve, with head
quarters at Walla Walla, is here to
day, having returned from the scene
of the Beveral flrep In the Blue Moun
tains. He Is now headed for fires near
the Looking Glass.
G. A. E. Bond, assistant secretary
for the Spokane apple show. Is here
today, conferring with local applemen
and the commercial club directors. Tt
Is likely that a meet'T will be, held
tonight by the club directors to out
line some plan for having an exhibit
at the apple sbow In Spokane.
Ad Gilman, formerly assistant post
master,, here, but more recently loca
ted at Seattle, arrived in La Grande
this morning to visit his brother, J.
B. Gilham, and his sister, Mrs. H. C.
Rlnehart. He is quite ill and has
come to La Grande In hopes of Im
provement to Ms health.
Mrs. A. Hall of Portland and Mrs.
Jack Oliver of La Grande, sister of
Dr. L. K. Blackstone, who have been
visiting at his borne, left for their
homes yesterday. Pendleton ' East
Oregonian. P.
DOCTOR OF OPTICS
PERMANENTLY LOCATED
AT 1105 ADAMS AVE., OP
POSITE POST OFFICE.
DR. MENDELSSOHN'S
GLASSES GIVE THE BEST
RESULTS.
Dr. Mendelsohn's deep curve lenses
gives wider field, clearer vision, great
er comfort, improved appearanc. One
charge covers the entire cost of ex
amination, glasses, frames.
Ask any business man, your neigh
bor, or your physician, where Is the
most reliable place to have jour eyes
fitted.
The Doctor is endorsed by all of
the leading occulists of Portland and
all of the physicians in La Grande.
The entire problem Ilea ta these
three words Sightly Fitted Leiies.
: Fitted by the right man.
All broken lenses replaced while
you wait Charges are reasonable.
Tour case will not puxxla Dr. Men
delsohn, and he guarantee! satisfac
tion In every respect
OFFICE HOURS 8ttt a, b. ta !2
m.j 1 to i p. as.
HYENTJfGS BY APPOIHIinxr
MENDELSSOHN
Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Dupes 6f La
Grande,, are staying at the Oregon.
Portland Oregonlan.
C. W. Parish of the Eastern Oregon
Light and Power company leaves to
night for La Grande to Ipok over Irri
gation matters Baker City Herald.
Through a night letter received yes
terday Attorney Charles H. Carter
has at last ascertained that his part
ner, Dan P. Smythe, who has been
In the Hot Springs sanatorium in
Washington since his railroad acci
dent a few weeks ago, was removed
from that institution Friday Just be
fore its destruction by forest fires. He
Is now at the Hotel Butler n Seattle,
under the care of Dr. Kloeber, and is
improving as rapidly as could be ex
pected. Pendleton East Oregonlan.
A McCaskey account register for
sale, reasonable. C. E. Suydam.
A Hall safe in good condition. A
bargain if taken at once. C. E. Suydam
THE PRIZE
CUCUMBER
By M QUAD
Copyright. 1910. by Associated Lit
erary Press.
un tne lota day of June of a certain
year, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when
be was hoeing in his garden. I icucon
Amos Gray straightened up n rest bis
back and tben and there decided that
be would marry the Widow Spooner.
He bud beeu a widower and she a
widow for three years. She lived near
him in the village, and they bad known
each other before marriage.
Her garden needed hoeing. He set
about It It gave him a sort of sense
of proprietorship. It was her garden
now, but after awhile it would be bis
j He had been at work for a quarter of
ad uour wnen me wiuow came to tne
open kitchen door and dlscoverd him
and called out:
"Why, deacon, this is truly good of
you. I was just wondering who I
could get, to hoe my garden."
j When he had been at work an hour
t the deacon uttered a few grunts and
j sighs and came to anchor on the step.
1 The widow was looking fine for a wo
man of forty. She was robust and In
good health. The services of a doctor
wouldn't be needed for many a long
day unless she fell down the cellar
stairs. And she looked like a woman
who would esteem It a privilege to
build the kitchen fire every morning
for four weeks after the groundhog
had come out and seen his shadow.
Yes, she was all right, and the deacon
opened his mouth and said:
"Wldder Spooner, me an' you have
known each other a long time."
"Yes, deacon." ' . ,
"Long before either one of us was
married." '
-Yes."
"And I guess we alius sorter liked
each other."
"Yes."
"And now Abe is dead and Martha is
dead and we are lonesome, wldder.
Why shouldn't we"
She waited, but he stopped ' right
there. There was Sister Nancy. Hadn't
he better sound ber and see bow she
was going to take it? Yes, that would
be the wisest Way. He therefore be
gan to talk about the drought and
other things, and after working for an
other hour be went home. He didn't
speak to Nancy not on that subject
She was trying to get supper with green
wood, and she was bopping mad. He
spilt up a dry board for ber and blew
np the fire, but be bad lived long
enough to know that when a woman
gets real mad she must have at least
a day to got over It Next morning
Nancy was bo chipper that be decided
to take bis chances without speaking
to her on the subject
In the afternoon ' the deacon did
some more hoeing, and there was an
other talk on the steps. Yes. the Wid
ow Spooner well remembered bis tak
ing ber to spelling school in the old
days. She remembered their sliding
hills together: she could recall the red
apples be used to give ber.
"Happy days them was, wldder
happy days." be sighed.
"Yes. they were."
"But now you are a wldder and I am
a widower."
"Yes."
"And both of us goldurned lone
some." "1 am sometimes very, very lone
some." "But we needn't be, wldder we
atedn't be. S'posln' "
"Welir Be couldn't go ahead. The thought
bad just struck him that she might
have a wooden leg or a stiff knee and
would make that an excuse for not
doing the washing and ironing. He
eoold dimly remember bearing that
abe bad fallen from an apple tree and
broken a bone somewhere. He would
wait and make inquiries. It thus came
about, jtbjit be went home again with
nothing decided. Now, the tlenccn wus
a great county fair man. He always
bad an exhibit of chickens, ejrgs or
vegetables. Ue belicvid that If any
thing could save this world from the
fate of Sodom It wjs the Methodist re
ligion and a county fair held every Oc
tober. At that very moment he was
raising a prize cucumber to exhibit. It
was only a foot long now, but it would
be a rod In length before time for pull
ing. Deacon Gray let a week go past with
out seeing the Widow Spooner. ne got
up one morning and stepped outdoors
to Inhale the fragrance of the air be
fore sitting down to breakfast. About
the first thing his eyes lighted on was .
a woman standing over bis prize cu
cumber.1 It was the Widow Spooner.
She had an ax on her shoulder, and her
Jaw was set
"Why, wldder. what does this mean?"
asked the deacon as be sauntered out
to her.
"You have the same as asked me to
marry you," she replied as she spat on
her bands and flourished the ax.
"But not right out"
"But near enough. Deacon, when is
it to ber
"I can't say. What are you doing
with the ax?'
"In two weeks, deacon, or I chop
your prize cucumber In two!" "
"Lordy, woman!" ,
"Do I chop?"
"You wouldn't go to chop that cu"
"Two weeks, deacon, or .three or
four? Speak quick P
"Waal, say about three!"
And three It was. and. though Nancy
raised a fuss and bad to be carried out
I and dumped over the fence, the couple
have lived happily together for years.
Humor and
Philosophy
9r WfCAt M. SMITH
WORKING IT OUT.
FACTS are very stubborn things.
Though we try to pull the string
That wilt bend them to our will.
They are facts, not fancies, still.
We may warp them just a bit
Bo they will our purpose tit.
But they slip back in their tracks
When we get right down to tacks.
If they were but thus and so
We might stand a better Bhow :
And could make things come our way
In the game we try to play. 1 -
But they do not budge an Inch, .
Though we stretch them at a pinch.
They recoil within our hand
Like a fragile rubber band.
It Is very sad Indeed.
Though some other facts we need,
There they stand through thick and this
With a most annoying grin.
And It useless Is to kick
On a hard, unfeeling brick
Or to claim that east is west
If that suits our purpose best.
We must look them In the fnee,
Though they do not suit our case
And may cuu.se our props to full.
They are tljeie, nud tnat U all.
SiiiiIb&crQlbeirs)
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. Not Saucy.
"He seems to care more for his dog
than he does for his children."
"Is that so?"
"Yes."
"1 wonder why?"
"Maybe it Is because the dog never
sasses back."
Naturally.
"He seems a breezy sort"
"Yes, he can't help it"
"Can't?"
"No."
"Whyf
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aire."
Gsnarally.
"What is a diamond ring the sign
of?" '
- "Sign of?"
"Yes."
"Sign that some silly saphead is liv
ing on prunes and potatoes."
Tha Summer Girl.
"Let us be engaged. Genevieve."
"All nght. Percy."
"You darling. Now, 1 don't believe
In long engagements."
"Neither do I, so we will let ours last
. fifteen minutes." '
t
Query.
"The ben Is
sitting on the
porch." .
"1 wonder U
she will hatch
Realized His Limitations."
"There are lots of things man can't
explain."
"You bet 1 found that out" ,
"When did it dawn on your
"When 1 tried to pass a civil service
examination."
Close Miss.
"He was reared In the lap of lux
ury ."
"And now be hasn't a cent"
"No, or a trade or profession.''
"Evidently lost by a lap."
Want the Length.
"He makes an occasional slip In bis
grammar."
"Slip, did you say?"
"Yes." .
"He shoots the chutes."
A Substitute.
"Is he pretty bright?"
"ne don't know enough to come in
out of the rain." .
"1 noticp lie knows enough to steal
an umbrella."
' Awakaning.
The burglar thought he might bt wren.
But couldn't see it quite.
They turned a searchlight In his face.
And then he saw the light.
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COOK WANTED At Oregon Hotel.
FOR SALE 5 dozen Mason fruit jars
In good condition. Phone Black 822.
WANTED Girl for general house
work. Apply at 804 O. street 2t3
CAN MAKE 150.00 PER WEEK We
want some good hustlers to sell
high grade reliable nursery stock..
Splendid territory. Expense money
advanced weekly. Address Albany
Nurseries, Inc.,. Albany, Oregon,
Dept. J.'
WANTED Sewing machines to re
pair, all makes, by a factory expert.
Leave orders at F. D. Hasten'a
, store. C. M. PACKER, Repairer. My
last week.
TO TRADE 160 acres Of timber land
to trade for city . property. Mac
Wood, Golden Rule store.
FOR SALE 500 sheep. Waiter Glenn.
R. F. D. No 2.
WANTED Pantry girl at Palace res-
J
WANTED Two or three carpenters.
Apply F. 8. Bramwall.
FOR RENT Barn near track. In-
quire of jJ. C Galling.
FOR RENT After August 27, a five
room furnished cottage. Apply of
Mrs. J. T. Harvey, at 2103 FJrst st. tf
FOUND At Selder's confectionary
store, a package from the Fair store,
containing three yards black silk,
some insertion and buttons. Inquire
at Selder's candy store.'
SEAT SALE OPENED TODAY.
Minstrel Show Friday Night will Have
A Good Crowd.
Judging from the early seat sales
for the Richards and Pringle's min
strel show Friday night In Steward's
theatre, La Grande people are hungry
for a show. The seats went on sale
today at Van Buran's cigar store.
This minstrel company Is one of the
good ones on the road, and for those
who enjoy Mr. Bones' comic jokes,
along with good singing, it will be a
rare treat.
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