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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1910)
PAGE FOUR LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, , SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1910. THE OBSERVER Bruce Dennis, K.lltT and Owner. , entered at the postoffice at lAGrnde s 3econd-class mat:er. Published Pally Except bnudaj. 8UBSCKIPTION RATES. Daily, single copy. 5c Dally, per week.... 15c Daily, per month. 65c This paper will not publish u ar cle appearing over a nom de pi lme. Signed articles will be revised ub- ect to the discretion of the editor. Please sign your articles and save tlsappointmeni. OH, DEATH WHERE IS THY TORY! VIC er dear to all who knew her. in at tempting to wender why she should be taken, cse cannot but recall tins familiar words. "O, death, whero it r Yes thy victory?" And here is hoping he wH get tail 'possum. THE V002JB9A3S MOTEXEST the Commercial clb is. essen tially a community enterprise. Whit is your volce'Ja the premises. EhaU it tcntinue or cu:t? . Homeward bound to enjoy the holi day season with his w'fe and two lit tle girls. Ed. Blackburn, one of the well known traveling men In Eastern Oregon and one of th9 best men, reached La Grande this morning on ly to hear the sad word, that his old er daughter had died last night. The writer of this arjlc? formerly lived a neighbor to Ed. and we were re jected . I,' UIo.juuhu tu break . me t jeews to the father! , , v 1 If ever a matt suffered an Intense shock It was this father. ' He could scarcely belitVA us; he waft dazed; struck & though he had been pierc ed by" an arrow, his heart remained in, a stunned condition for a moment end then the whole fearful sad real ity enwrapped him. . 1 ; It Is such events as this In life that causes strong men to weep; that eau.s the world to apparently stop revolving. In this time of bitter anguish and grief Mr. and Mrs. Blackburn, . the loving parents whose lives were whol ly given to their children, ha-ve the deep sympathy of friends. May a kind providence give them strength at such a time. . The removal of one so young, so innocent and so pure Is a part of life's program that never yet has been un derstood. She was a sweet little flow- Good roadi will probabl:' bsneEt the Grande Ronde valley more than any other one public Improvement. At present the rural highways are as well kept as possible with the amount of money to expend upon them, but more money will bring better roady The good roads meeting at Walla Walla and at Portland lately have had gxd effect upon all who attend ed and undoubtedly Judge Webster Is creating sentiment regardless of bis own ambitions later on. We would like to see this valley possessed of two trunk l'nes of ma cadam highway one to Union and Cove and the other to Elgin. It would mean a vast saving to the farmers and It would Increase real estate val uation here materially. Already there has been, a start made by tha county court to build macadam highways and that now completed Is flrstclass. demonstrating that the county court understands the road building busi ness and willbe only too glad to go Into it In an extensive way if the peo ple see flt to d'rect them. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE WITH Wat.VFnt There is doubtless no statute un der Trhith Walker, the man who dig, missed the case against hit wife in court yesterday, can be punished. He will continue to be a wart oh so ciety, remaining as a living example of weakened manhood. His case Is a little different from any ever brought to public ' notice, and there is a gen eral belief that the man is not strong mentally. -r If the prosecutipg attorney could, no doubt he would inflict some pun ishment upon this man who has turn ed down, a case after air witnesses were ready to testify and after the jury had taken its place In the Jury box. Union county does not cherish such "horse play." The community at large reBents such bogus attempts at Jus tice,' and the question arises, What should be done with Walker? Mill Absolutely Purs Tha only baking powdar tnstSQfram Royal Grapo Cream of Tartar .'sAfem. t'o Ltaa Phcsshafi If the women of La Gran.lv could b? induced to take hold of the Commer dal club everyone cculd safely wis er on results. I YULE Til -I i4 Senator Young was talking; :rn? in the senate yesterday. Ytt vi.-.t h said was In a large measure very true. Somehow the name of "Jc.-!?" seems to Indicate victory. Take th2 Walker-Johnson trial for "Instance. . . The little fellows have already be-J , gun to f gure on the size of the Christ-1 ' mas tree at home. 1210 FARM'S RETARDING EXCE. IXFLU. Columbia County, Wabhlngton, has i ben producing too much wheat and barley, remarks the Oregonian. Thv 1 gangplow and the combined harve3-1 ter have made ipossible the cultiva tion of land on such an extensive scale that the 'big farms have swal lowed the smaller ones. The system of absorption has proceeded eo far that during ttie Un most prosperous lopulaUon has Jictulellf decrtasea 131. AsHha popul&tlWR &I bayton', the principal city" of the county, has in creased more than 800 In . the name tea years, it is not difficult to trace the drift from the country' to the city. Columbia county, (pointing with pride to its reputation as the greatest barley-producing county in the state, and also to its heavy production of wheat, apparently does not regard the record in this particular as disad vantage to her general prosperity. But within the confines of Colum bia County there are already located fruit and vegetable farms which pro duce greater net Incomes from ten Vand twenty acreB than are taken from grain farms of ten times the Biz.. The economic advantage in the small farm uoes noi cease witn creation or as much real, tangible wealth from ten acres as may be derived from a grain crop on 100 acres. The fact that tsn families can make a .living In fruit and diversified farming on the same amount of land needed to enable one gralngrower to keep even shows the tremendous advantage of the small farm in the community and the state. Gralngrowlng for many, years has paid large profits on comparatively small investments. Not only in Co lumbia County, but in other portions of Oregon and Washington, has tha small settler with his foitle family been replaced by the hired man of the bonanza graingrowers. Every lo cality where this change has takon place has been loser because the soil was not making, and never will make the maximum returns when used ex clusively for, wheat. The grain traffic was formerly very attractive to t!-,e railroads, but experience has shown railroad men that for both passeng er and freight traffic a thousand ac""5 of well-tended small farms are worth ten thousand acres of wheat land.- The Freewater-Milton fruit district Is only a few miles from Columbia V. . . . .i I jwepresemauve kusk says every- county, which has made such a thing is good for him to land the strong showing In grain and such, a speakership of the next legislature, poor showing in population and from AT ALL PRICES FOR ALL PEOPLE makes no difference how much you f wanf to pay or who you want to buy for you will find many acceptable gifts on display at this store. Only 10 Don't days shopping before Christmas, wait until the lagt day to select your gifts Elder John Brown, the evangelist, continues to draw good crowds at the Christian church, indicating hat n La Grande's onward rush commercial ly many do not forget their spiritual obligations. t And the Wallowa county branch road assures everyone that this will bo one winter when snow storms will not tie up trains -la" the canyons. And the answer from a score of traveling salesmen is, "good." La Grande's stores never looked so beautiful during a holiday period as they do this year. Artistic "findows and careful decorated interiors are a part of the great holiday festivity. If wheat continues to look strong some of the ranchers in the valley may sell a few hundred thousnnd bushels Just to have plenty of spend ing money during the holidays. GIFTS THAT WILL PLEASE HER Indian Robes & Blankets Fancy Linens All Kinds House & Boudoir Sappers Swiss Embroidered Handle' fs Keiser Neckwear " Hull Umbrellas . Hand Bags & Traveling Rugs WHAT TO BUY TOR HIM . ' Bath Robes and Smoking Jackets Keiser Mens Neckwear House Slippers Silk Suspenders Pajama Suits and Night Shirts, Sweaters, Gloves For the little folks we have Billikens, leddy Bears, Baby Bumps, Talking Dolls, Acrobat Dolls, Knit ;s Sweafers, Bootlees and Leggings - S We Invite you to visit this siot e today and l compare our qua my ana pnee mm omers .. - No Ko WEST jHt QUALITY SI ORE $ Mahaffey Building Depot street J that district there has been shipped -M4-i4 this season nearly 1,000 carloads of fruit and vegetables a greater and more valuable tonnage than was ever moved but In grain In the palmiest days of the industry. Numerically, Columbia County's loss of population does not make a very heavy showing, UUl lll7 ictuses nuiv.u aic I ayKjiLaiuiry for the shrinkage reflect a great loss In the failure of tha farmers to make the most of the opportunities which the rich soil and good climate" pre sent. ' IVE CLEAN ANYWING, FROM A NECKTIE TO A HORSE BLANKET. Work called for and delivered Elifr rtvi $ PHONE MAIN 14 -H"4hh HKK 1 f ave Plenty of ey by your Christmas Presents at Our Store YOU VAN SAVE AOIOST ONE -HALF ON YOUR CHRISTMAS STATIONERY AND HAVE A BETTER SELECTION THAN A TCV.pt. Aran' ttcp IN LA GRANDE. WE CAN SAVE YOU QUITE A LITTLE ON BRASS GOODS, PERFUMES, BU RNTTWQOD AND JEWEL CASES WEDAN SHOW YOU THE BIGGEST, BEST LINE OF PERFUMES YOU EVER SAW IN THISCOUNTY. OUR LINE OF CHRISTMAS nAttmiffg ha v NOT BE BEATEN ANYWHERE. AND WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY ON LADIES' HAND BAGS AND SHOW YOU TTTTi T.APnn t t.t? Tn rTpr FROM V ; " . . ' ; . , : , , - - : : ; Our Cut Glass an(l Plckard Hand Painted China arc Two Good Things You Should rout uveriuuft v ' rr rrt a i rt t i. -r. T"l'' "V . r n il S OriM tor REXALL
