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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1910)
LA t i i run iV hi Yr2i LA U Uaim iitf WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1910. y PAGE SIX f Suited Rlmonds - Ve salt them ourselves and Peari ufs orc ffft. selder'S door to poamt uu xy SUPPLY JS i iMiTcrn Q BmIIIII 1 aaaft... . BETTER FILL YOUR SHED BEFORE WET WEATHER BEGINS t .1 .. .... . ; .. . Waters, Stanchf ield Produce Co. L H AY, GRAIH, FL 0 U R, W OOD ff rr 3k -"'CVlJfll 1 1 I LI I lO PL! 1 1 L. - .-s- -vvim I. : i v: tt I t Mm "Can be depended npon" is an expression we all like to bear, and when it issued in connection with-Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera . and Diarrhoea Remedy it means t'ai ' ! Wf.r fails to cure diarrhoea, dysentE. i bowel complaints. It is pleasant to tal:e equally -valuable for children and ad Just Arrived from St. Louis QUARTERBACK AND (JEW RULES fee Wiil tefces Play th Uttb Fisld General? FOR'.'ER POSITION ELIMINATED Promise of Fcur Big Fast t.'.t Be hind Ltr.e This , Season Cessnas Will Not Know Hu tc Pla. Tneir Hands Bto- Middle o Octooer Mlil tlif (Jl.'iriei't- K lie tance.- A.. Ancient Tragedy. I Java's Flying Frog. - .. A historical paper In Lord Montagu's j The flying frog of Java la usually a collection In Loudon tells of a strange beautiful green in color, white under tragedj "done In Holborn. a little be- neatn. with orange yellow soaring fore Christmas.' several centuries ago: J membranes between the fingers, and it "A boy seven years old came up Into a changes color like the chameleon, gentleman's chamber and prattled to This frog feeds on insects, remains him and drew his sword and flourished quiet in bushes by day and . when dls with It- The gentleman, being in bed, turbed glides away to quite a dls- wondered to see the boy toss Ms Diaae so and said: 'So, good boy, thou bast done well Put in the sword.' The boy Persisting, the gentleman rose and held lm the scabbard, and the rude hand Id' lad, thinking to sheath the sword, fcistily chopt it into his body. Compa ny were called. One offered to strike the child. 'Let him alone.' quoth the. fcentleman. God is Just. This boy's father did I kill five years since and none knew. Now he hath revenged It And the gentleman died, the sec ond dressing." 1 t 7rf foil J PI ; i . . . : i T . i L Have You an Old Or a quilt with ahistory? If so, enter it in bur REVOLUr : TIONARY QUILT CON TEST which begins , next Monday and continues all week. A fresh shipment of Swiss Cheese Brlct CheeM ' Limburger Cheese Cream Cheese Mackerel . ' Codfish Boiled Spiced erring RoyalG and roceryi Bakery $500.00 M 'RBZES ARE OFFERED, for the thirty most interesting, oldest, most unique or most artistically made quilts entered in the contest and you willperhaps gain a distinction of owning the most valuable quilt in America. . .. ' Get one of the Books of Rules THEyilE FHEE FOH THE A.SKIJVG No purchase is necessary to enter your quilts in the con test, and the entries may be seen at the store next week absolutely free. , We want some woman in La Grande to win the first prize, which is now being contested for by women all over the country. Get a Booklet today A.f7 LEA.HJV allahout it And while at the store ask to see "REDDISODE" COT "70N BATTS stitched together in full quilt size ready or the covering. H TTh ie reopies Stbre EATERS , -ALL KINDS- ,. New and Second Hand Any Kind of Price You Want Prepare for Winter Telephone: B'.ack 1521. C. E. SUYDAM 141 11413 Adams Ave. Goncord, Tokay, White Girap Vbfn playwiV ,Ther U nl a fnnrlcul w tio Is not Klvlii); mix iiiiiii'.ti 4iw,i i.i--uylit. UDf tit the limit.i Wif lii.it ' t!ie rulen ruuiin1:fW riT to ii.- 'i'l in rbt I'.tlH i ihIh'Ik i-i-SjuMistliK- I 'l I Ilia uhu i-mi-hiuii wurry Thi : i i i.vh tli.-i' liif iniui revM!ua t:u'ni-. tM;u rh c'ui,r ui;iy ndviiu' tm w i.rrt Nat urally tli fliwktrlnMird sr.unii Im pnnHid , Tbri U u.. un f"i i I'll lU!irtrla k dH imt vt t run tive yard ou Sillier Hid f th intt b for -r)8Hlux th line of w niimmge. C'mnlnly ithtu do away wtth thi quarterback Be would bt a.; hin drance..' Lat,yar be was the moHt important man on the Held. De open M rh lever of the football machine and directed It forward. 5' Of course a man will have to call signals, but there the quarterback function ends. The. quarterback that the game has known since Its inception in tnls country-Is no more. v Four Men Behind Line. A place has to be found for him be hind the line. Incidentally there will be four big, fast men behind the line this autumn Instead of three and a lit tle quarterback, aa has been the case. How will these four men be played! Will ther be lined across the field or stand In a tandem on the line? The question Is a hard one. A rule provides that a man to make a forward pass or onside kick must stand five yards behind the line. The forward pass and onside kick promise to attain high development this year. These plays will be used Tery , fre quently. This means that a man will have to be kept on that five yard mark. This may be the berth for the despised quarterback. At any rate, coaches' will play probably one or two men five yards behind the line. The amputation of the quarterback means a saving In speed that might counter balance the added distance the men would have to take behind the line. At Dresent It's all a gamble. The coaches will not know how to play their nanas until the middle of October. Idea Not a Now One, The Idea of playing one or two backs Ave vards, or more behind the line with the others near It is not a new one. Pennsylvania used such an at tack In the Cornell game last year Hutchinson was needed In the quar terhack oosltioo to run the team. He was also needed In the fullback's posl tlon for runs off tackle and around the ends. So they taught the players spe cial formations for that game., The four backs were abreast They could end run, forward pass or kick. This year it will be the 8a me, but the new clause will let the formation hit the line too. Trouble For Conference Teams. As the conference college teams can not berin practice until Sept 20, the coaches Inflicted by the rule are in an srulah. Minnesota Is an example. The Gophers open their season on Sept 24. This elves Dr. H. C Williams ex actly four days in which to teach new football with all its varied rules, con dltlon his players and develop an at tack and defense. Williams thinks the labors of Hercules were childishly' simple, His Apology. Mrs. Mlnks-I don't want to make a scene, but that man over there Is star ing at me very offensively. Mr. Minks -He Is. eh? I'll speak to him. Mrs. Mlnka (a few moments later)Dld he pili.;!."e? Mr. Mlnks-Y-e-s. He said a'. v.:is louklcg for his mother and t jour lit tirsi that you were she. In t'ne Sarre Box. J a 5: mtP'-lug."SlcetrBy George, the lin is (cn.ins down all right I'm :2'.: C. i:u--Watre ia your umbrel; 3? 2;wi '. ItV-it's what I ara.-Boa-.in.Tr:mTl!r. Pessimistic - "What i fl!) nutiiiuurinn. po?" "A mnn wlni. not satisfied with his Jhe past" -New York Press. Broken Celluloid. Broken celluloid articles can be mended by softening the broken edges In ether, applying collodion liberally and holding the pieces together under a thoroughly warmed Iron weight. . -The King's English. VThe origin of the term "the king's English" seems to be a little shady, but there Is no doubt as to what it meant and means.. It dates back to the days when the king of England came as near to being educated as was anybody in the kingdom, and if he couldn't speak correctly there was no use in anybody trying. , The Plantain. - The plantain differs from the banana not only hi color and flavor, but In the way of growing. The fruit points up ward, while that of the banana points downward on the stem. The hearts of men are their books: events are their tutors: great actions are thnlr eloquence. Macaulay. Prosperity tries the fortunate, adver. slty the great Pllnv. ' A remarkable 8howr. -.. A shower of a remarkable charactet occurred in Sicily on April 24. -1781. On the morning of that day every ex posed place within an extensive dis trict was found covered with a gray water, which being evaporated left a deposit nearly a quarter of an inch In thickness. It was determined that this soua ' mauer uiusi u cwue xrom Mount Etna. -It Depends. Teacher Johnny, which Is right "a man lies easy" or "a man lies easllyT' Pupil Who's the man? -Cleveland Leader. - : ' - Complete equipment for resetting and repairing rubber buggy tires. LA GRANDE IRON WORKS D. FilZOERALD, Proprietor . Gmpl2te Machine Shops and Foundry . - d f TT If Peaches Plums ' Prunes les . A'ddraoiS: Is now, on the Market ' This will be the mos t sightly addition of La rande. ' ' ' The only addition to La Grande with building restrictions. The lota are large nearly a full acre In each lot. We are going to set out some nice apple and cnerry trees fin er.ch lot. . We are going to mak e the prices reasonable, and most fav- orable terms. No in tereat No taxes. Come to our office and look at the plat, then "get Into our automobile and go se e the properf. La Grande Investment Co. , Owners, La Grande. Oregon KeS-eK-v Bananas Oranges Pattison Bros. Use either phone HERE IS THE LATEST WRINKLE IN PITCHING. The newest wrinkle In pitching la reported from a little league In Kansas the employment of two pitchers on the same bats-man-and from all accounts It is quite a winner." One of the teams In the little league has a pitcher who possesses such ter rific speed that the catcher of the club can't bold him and also carries a hurler of wide curves slow, soft curves that could be caught by a Chinaman. The fast pitcher drives In two strikes on a batsman and then retreats to center field, while the slow curver, who has been guarding center, hurries to the slab. The curve pitcher sends the third strike curling over and trots back to the garden, while the fast boy returns to take two shots at the next batsman. ; : SE J. H. i PEA RE I LA GRAHDES LEADING JEWEIER . t When in need of anything in watches, clocks, Jewelry, cut glass, hand pain ted China, or any other article carried by a first class Jewel ry store, Investigate our prices before buying and you will save money, and be sure of securing first quality goods. If your eyestro clan of experience. uble you, have them fitted by an opti- Opposlie the U.S. Land Office, Adams Ave. ft " " - ;' T e V