LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER f.mT. octets, u mx
PAGE 'FOUR
THE OBSERVER
Bruce Dejihis,
Cflar aad Owner.
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Please ffga year article and
fljappofatnse&i. .
em 1 ITW SOKE DATS.
Tie Ur-kw County exposition w31
epea next vitk with a moat cor was
display of tasting, tasd moslc fcl!i
d-'plj" and trade exhibits. And
fa tiat cro'ng Union cosaty lias.?
to the oatslde world, Come and
dwe3 villi ."
JCo place la the whole anfverse fs
labor so well repaid aa Ed Union and
Willows constfee. Here the man who
tills the soil is sore of b.'s era?. The
sua vbo raises fruit sever sees a
falfnre. The sua who deals fa J am
ber fa positive of sis output and a
c wiest oa a Urge scale is certaia
to get a portion of tie million dollars
irosftt Ib to tils r alley eaeb year by
tiat cereal,
Great Is tie Grande Eonde ralley.
Greater by far t&aa most of as real
ize. 'Wltli sure crops, with a we!! or
ganlted county, wlti good roads, wfti
sciools and cbaircies already bailt,
tils eoBBty offers to tie settler pro
posltfocs tiat cannot In any way be
dopllcated fa tie northwest
Asd tb exposition next week will
tell tie whole story at a glance. There
7ott will tee Jost what can be done In
tits valley. Ton will observe wbat tits
soil mtnrled wfth a little labor will
produce. Ton will witness the splen
did frslt raised on land tiat a few
years sgo was tboagit to produce
nothing bat wheaL And yon will see
the La Grande mercantile establish
ments well represented.
Come and look It over.
TTBT SOT MATE 0E ELECTION!
Now that tie primary election Is
over ft would appear that the final
returns as Just about as uncertain as
they were before. The primary would
theoretically nominate a set of men
for eacb of two theoretical parties,
and the election would decide which
of the two parties was to dominate,
but here In Oregon, there being no
dearly divided parties, where does
ft come In? The people are all howl
ing over what a great thing the direct
primary Is, as It eliminates bosses
from the party, bat the same people
are doing their best to destroy the
party by Statement No. 1, so It oc
cnr to me to ask, Vbat good Is the
primary anyhow?
Theoretically, It narrows the field
to two parties or so, but now It seems
that It Is still possible for other can
didates to enter the field and the on
ly result has been to eliminate a few
nndeilrables. So I would suggest, why
not abolish the primary altogether
and have one direct election and have
It over with and the man who gets
GEORGE FALXER, Pres.
F. J. HOLMES, Tlce-Pres.
F. L. METERS, Cashier.
LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK
OF LA GRANDE, OREGON
United States Depository
Capita, Surplus and Unimiti Profits 200,000.00
DIRECTORS
GE0E31 rAisxa
w. i. canxen
F. I. HOLIES
Wlta ear ample meartes aal facilities we caa reader yea efficient
sen Ice aid handle ytar kastaess to year entire satisfaction.
tt avl volea gets ti cice, all ti?
same as twt lec'alatSen.
Let asy sua wio has tie mosey ta
cast ass for signatures get on ti?
ballot for any oee ft wasts or avaie
ft free for ail wittiest aay petitions
aa4 let everybody fe- I: seem to o
tils w&eli I as logical as mr direct
legTslatlos: system. If then there are
act enooca o es to go mz& w
eaa jut create a few dazea cr nor
by direct UzaIiIIoh, to that tl-ire
will c eaoj ja,
Ia tils glortoea progressive sa:
wtere eTerr tnaa ia Ms owa legli'a
tare, let as also bare ft so that eaa
maa lias Ms owa See. X. Chase
fa tie Oregonlaa. r
. CtXPilG OS IDrCATIO.
IT cat heartily does Tie Oregoaiaa
approve tie following plack fs tie
platfom cf tie Hetiodist Episcopal
conferesce held recently at Hillsboro.
"We aioQld take tie Donti of Octob
er for a campaign of edacat&a. Osr
el arches should he open for tie fall
disctustaa of tie question ; literature
siocld be circulated through oar
Sunday schools; school booses all
around osr towns give os an oppor
tunity and street meetings are fruitful
of results among a. class not reached
by oar pulpits.
Bnt this effort should be pat forth
to spread tie gospel of temperance,
of total abstinence from the cse cf
fntoilcatlag L'qaor, 'tot in tie tried
And not only la October, bat tbroagh
oot tie year, should tie followers of
John Wesley preach tie doctrine of
shunning vice wherever people gather
to hear them, V
It may aafely be assumed tiat if
saloons of tie Tufted States bad to
depend on support from tie member
ship of the Methodist church. per
cent of them would go oat of business
at once. Do prohibitory enactments
affect the attitude of Heibo&lats to
ward tie evil of intemperance? Isn't
It true that education most of all,
spiritual education has taught them
to abstain from intemperate ose of
liquors? Statutes do nrt get at tie
root of evil; least of all statutes that
cannot be enforced. Tie cure for In
temperance lies where the great body
of Methodists learned ft la tie edu
cation of tie mfnd asd bean.
Elder Ford A. Ellis eaters tie Peo
ples Forum today with a ra:hr
strange commuckatloa. In one sen
tence he seems to admit that public
sentiment is not wfth tie local option
law, while in tie seit he urges the
necessity of continuing it The Elder
apparently has the correct under
standing that the local option law is
not backed by public sentiment even
though a majority voted for it two
years ago.
A man from North Powder says: "I
regret that to many people confuse
our community with Baker county,
when we are really a part of Cnlon.
1 have a high regard for Baker but I
want to be classed in the Grande
Ronde valley, the garden spot of the
earth." That North Powder man Is
not only patriotic, but he Is sensible.
" Whether it be called states rights
or not, the mining congress at Los
Angtles was right when it voted for
state's to have control of their re
sources. But congress may not see
the matter as did the miners.
Well. Roosevelt. Is a hummer. He
W. L BREXHOLTS, AssX Cash.
EARL ZCNDEL, ti Asst Cash.
W. L. BEI5E0LTS C C PEJrTXGTON
F. K METERS a L. CLEATER
W. M. PIERCE F. M. BTRKIT
I eaa coca tie nearest toimdZctlMS
ISomU as.i yet receive tie people's I
gla. hind of aay s&aa fa ex.tee to
day. Compare ti Kew Tcrk state
plaorna with aome of tie speetiea
tie Colonel iaa beea aiaMas. .
XatSAzg lit praise fs ieard for tie
fair at I2iterprti. Tie La Graa-it
rSsftora a4s.it tiat WaHowaos iaow
tie fame and abore all tiey pc!at ta
tie Hospitality tiat was extended Cx
lur tU-ir visit.
Now tiat aa airship has beaten
a train, stock fa alrsiip companies
sicold begin to soar.
THE LOT OF HARDSHIP,
It Is Er the 8chI In Which Gfwt
mm U TaejM.
There ts a purpose la ctrrttsataaee.
Xotilsg fa oar lives is for naagit an
things which have bees gfrea aa. even
ocr chains, are meant for onr mating
aieant for the working out of oar good
ly destfsy. Banyan in prison, appar
ently cursed by sunless boars of aoC
tse and foeelinesa. was a greater
Boayaa than' if he. bad bees free to
roam aSeU. Tie walls wbJcb shot bis
body ia conSd not confine his soaL It
escaped them and went eat into aTJ tie
woru 10 art to ug&er levels the cope
and vision of manllad. Tie log: cabin
to which Lincola waa born leas Its
raggedaesa and simplicity to tie nun
himself and has become a sirlae. which
mes approach with reverend feet aa to
some bofy place which lore and truth
tin rWirfftari Th K4 W tm mmmm m
school fa which greatness fa tacgit
and tte best scholars are those who
perceive tie fwrooae of ilOasStr sad
.do not grow bitter as they grapple
wtta tt The Terr geeJsa cf progres
sive liTfcg consists la a capectty to
appreciate tie day and what tie day
tells, to find la all seasons and events
a divine eocsylracj to refine the soul
and make ft greater sod. to bail
hardship wftfr gr&a gtadaess and bless
the bins which Brest be climbed, to
look with kindly eyes spon every hu
man thing, to accept with complacence
tie small circle cf opportunity until ft
has been shows tiat we are worthy to
move la a wider one. Along no other
path may we come to onr best and lar
gest estate of being and serving.
Richard Wlgbtman In Metropolitan
Magazine.
Her Little Joke.
"When Harold proposed to me," said
If and. I told him to go and ask papa."
"Bat yos don't really care for him!"
said Msytnle. "Of course not But I
do ao lore fa n!a itttt 4nva m, n..
Washington Star.
Nothing ta little that la our duty, and
t common life with homely snrrotind
fsga la tie beat discipline for most of
THENA
There is no feasor
why you should suf
fer discomfort as a
result of i3-firang,
coarse undergar
ments.
You can have un
derwear with all the
usual worry and dis
comfort entirelv
2?,.minated. You can have underwea;
n which
, COMFORT. FIT and
DAINTINESS
are strongly emphasized.
You will find 'a real solution of all
your underwear problems in
Athena
Underwear
which can be had in a style, fabric
and weight to meet your require
ments. The special fabrics, the shaping,
shoulder treatment and neck finish
are features to be found only in this
ideal underwear.
ATHENA is made in two-piece gar
ments and union suits, for women,
misses and children. ATHENA
prices are no higher, either, than you
ordinarily pay.
The complete line is now ready for
your inspection.
as"" W aVft tff fl L.
AIMO
Irani
Ocrenflrt
LadiesReady to Wear Garments
are now resdj for roar inspection. Heier before
. have we been zbte to shew zs complete an assort-''
isent of High Quality merchandise as we are now
- displaying for this season's wtat.
First sliowiiig of; Gordon Fms
m sit
m
9-1
Me Ko
IN
Willvi "Welt, aroeltl Now t.n
Teddy, how manv mIHIonIr haw
you got over there f
Three hundred thousand! Could
we get a few of them over hereT 8ay '
one or two thousand I If we promise
them some title, say commorcienrat or
gtheimret."
"New I have It The nobility!"
n 1 1 ii i i . i
SMEWT
tyle Display f
Fa I 2nd Winter lined
Yere eiclnsire agents fo Americas
urea tcsi Fur manufacturers
FUR SETS, from $4.00 to $150.00
Collar Pieces, "
Banal and Rug Muffs 2.00 to 75.00
Child's Fur Sets 1.25 to 5.00
Fur Coats in all qualities
Select your furs early while the as
sortments are complete. We invite
you to come in today and see the
newest in HIGH GRADE FURS
WEST
BERLIN.
Teddy: "Well, let mo s-e sbsu
30CXC3." "No, that doeent attraot Americana."
"Oh, no, that i.nt for Amerioans.
Not at all. But we pay cash for
things. How much will yoa take for
your whole Germsnyf"
From Per Flow, Vienna.
mm
1.50 to 75.00
TiC Store
The Cookbook.
If 1--41
Whipped cream is the best sauce to
serve with shortcake.
A dash of curry Is believed by aome
epicures to be an improvement to fried
and poached eggs.
A enp of milk added to the water In
which oatmeal fs cooked makes It much
richer and adds a great deal to the
flavor.
A spoonful of sugar added to the
water for basting meat win rive It a
rich brown color, and the fliror will be
much Improved.
Explained. ' .' ' '
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MIInpstr -"IJi't'r."
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You Doubtless
I Appreciate
Prompt, Painstaking alien-
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nun iu me Qxiaus oi your
Banking Business
where we can be
Service to Yow,
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of real
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National Bank,
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N. K. WEST
The Quality Store.
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