L- UKAnTDE EVENING OBSERVER, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1910.
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THE OBSERVER
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10ST A GLORIOUS OPPORTUNITY.
At the recent land show in Chicago,
which was conducted by the Tribune
of that city, the Grande Ronde valley
was not represented and It was
great mistake to let such a splendid
opportunity pass without placing some
of the products of this great section
before the public. Every other district
in Oregon that is bidding for emlgra
.; tlon wag there. Medford had two men
And a large exhibit. Hood River had
the same and even Ashland came to
the front as did Grant's Pass and Pen
dleton. But the Grande Ronde, which was
raising good fruit' long before theae
. other sections thought nhon "?r it,
- was not to be found on the ground
and would have been "skunked" com
pletely had not the two Stackland boys
of Cove paid their own expenses and
made the trip to Chicago to blow a
trumpet or two and call attention to
Cove, which happens to be in this
: valley. ;.
Shall this lethargy continue? Shall
we fold our tents and slyly steal away
from the scene of action, or shall we
, buckle our belts one hole tighter and
get in the midst of the fray?
Yes, the people can be attracted
Here. There is no use saying thev can
. not, for.that does not hold good. The
great east and wpnt i DnrinnDio
ln$ for every breath of description re
lating to Oregon as a whole. Then why
not take advantage of this remarkable
condition and plant a few seeds in the
fertile, minds for the Grande Ronde
valley?
vThojwlll be the first to come for
ward? Everyone la welcome to enter
these columns with suggestions, no
matter what they may be, but for the
love of goodness do not remain silent.
Say something.
newspapers contained much which oc
casionally might be termed sensa
tional this eminent educator insisted
that no man could be a well balanced
citizen unless he read the dally hap
penings, which la only procurable
through the newspapers. He does not
believe that a man couH be a good
juryman who did not take enough in
terest in affairs to read the papers,
and In this the professor's opinion Is
largely shared by the public.
The dullest person on earth Is one
who cannot converse on matters of
national and' international import
ance. Only a day or so ago a man came
to the,surface in Portland who thought
Koosevelt was still president. It Is
strange but true that such characters
can exist.
Give Quick Action.
A. T. Hill, druggist, reports that A
SINGLIe DOSE of simple buckthorn
bark, glycerine, etc., as compounded
in Adler-i-ka, the new German Appen
dicitis remedy, relieves 'any stomach
or bowel trouble. Many La Grande
people are being helped.
A FITTING TRIBUTE."
Some of the most difficult cases are
being handled at this term of the
Union county circuit court, and in this
connection it 1b but just to remark
that Judge Knowles is making good
as the presiding official. In addition to
expediting business. Judge Knowles
is prompt and clear In his rulings and
has made friends with both bar and
public Union Republican.
"Wonder if Senator Bourne's friends
8tarted the story about a one hundred
thousand dollar Jockpot being made
up, by bis enemies to defeat him. It
would be an old time jwlltical maneu
ver for Bourne's frln- Lu
tale, as it means much water on his
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Vacation Next Week.
Next week will be "vacation days"
at the schools. Many of the teachers
and pupils will , leave for their re
spective homes to spend the holidays.
When school begins again, on Janu
ary second, there . will be but two
weeks of study left - before the mid
winter examinations, and as Is usual
the students will settle down to a
short period of extra bard work.
FIGHTING CAPITAL rUNISIIHENT
jf In
state of "Washington Jttay Abolish the
Practice Next Winter.
Seattle. Dec. 21 Mrs. Katherlne j
Stlrtan today began a campaign that '
alms at the abolition of capital pun-1
ishment in the state of Washington;
She is circulating petitions that will
bo offered to the next legislature. She
says hundreds pf voters expressed a
willingness to sign it The bill re
pealing capital (punishment is to be
introduced in the legislature by Rep
resentative Go8B of Seattle! according
to Mrs. Stlrtan. '
READING DAILY PAPERS.
Professor Edward McMahon, of the
Washington university, recently stat
ed to his history class that a man
could not be a good citizen and fn
to read daily paper. Admitting that
According to a man who has snent
many Christmas anniversaries in the
urande Ronde a goose Is the proper
iowi, ror the Christmas dinner. How
ever, a Grande Ronde turkey, or even
a Grande Ronde hen does not go bad
on sucn occasions-
The stocking hanging period will
soon be with us. and perhaps some
newspaper- will spring the old time
Btory about the Missouri girl who
Dung up her hosiery and hail u mm,
Pletely filled with a brand new lead
pencil.
It was not, in the books for Santa
Claus to deliver the commission of
governor of Oregon to Jay Bowerman
mis .year. But Jay can learn to labor
and to wait, which after n t. it-
wwmm AID
virtunes as well as success.
Do not bother about making nn
New Year's resolutions until after
Christmas is over. Whr I
heavily on resolutions, or anything
else for that matter? '
For Christmas.
A few facts about shonnlnr w
we have them and onlv itn
values. Our prices are lower on them
man. ever before. Silverthorne's Fam
ily jurug store,
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R. L. Lincoln Is High Priest of Local
Lodge For. Coming Year.
Election and Immediate installa
tion of officers of La Grande Lodge
No. 9, Royal Arch Masons, took place
last evening. Past High Priest C. D.
Huffman acted as installing officer.
Those elected, and put in office at
once were High Priest, K. L. Lin
coln;. King, William Stein; Scribe,
George T. Cochran; Captain of the
hosts, C. T. Bacon; principal sojourn
er, W. J. Church; Royal Arch Captain
Charles Noy'es; Secretary L. H. Rus
sell; treasurer M. K. Hall: Master of
first veil, C. M. Humphreys. Master of
second veil, L. M. Hoyt: Master of
third jell, J. J. Carr; sentinel, J. M.
Hilts.
BOB LYMAN COMING.
Nifty Little Scrapper to Appear In the
nor out at Owl's Nest.
Bob Lyman, a local lnv artiat
who has been appearing In several
Bcraps In the Northwest will be seen
before the OwI'b lodge in public work
out The nifty little 115-pound boxer
recently lost a match with, a 125-pound
boxer, "Jockey" Bennett at ThA
Dalle. Although Lyman jwent out of
his weight limit to meet'this man he
gave a good showing for himself up
to the time of the accident the light
was his. The fight fans will har a
chance to see him in action next Tues
day night when he makes his first
public appearance here stnee attain
ing his enviable reputation in the
glove game. ,
General lairTdTomrnercial Job Prirxtirwj
La Grande, Oregon
LEWIS BUILDING t i BOTH riinr .
1 aviu '"ONES t t I USE THEM
Newspapers and Teachers
Alert Intelligence is the better nart
of comptency and alertness. and in
telligence cannot be disassociated
from up-to-dateness. The daily news
paper is the most up-to-date 'educa
tional medium of instruction in many
branches of knowledge which cannot
be secured from the textbooks. The
world is moving all the time and the
ijemjea dmpment-- or" rin
: . Linens Just Arrived
NOW ON DISPLAY AT THIS STC
An opportunity for you to chopse from the
largest stock of fine linens of every: descrip
tion for Christmas Gifts o o o a o
scallop mum table liw
(llapkins to IVJatch
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Square and Oblong Table Linens
to Match
Embroidered Center Pieces and Doilies
btamped Towels and Doilies
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Do your shopping in the morning while the store is n
crowuea. oiore open rnday and Saturday tvenin
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QUALITY SI oi
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teachers must move with it. In order
ta keep within sight of the head of the
line of progress they must keep in
touch with the newspapers. ,
Intellectual fAty rot" has always
been the menace of teachers as a class
and the only "tones" which are ever
called "musty" are those which em
balm the events, the thoughts and the
life of long-dead days. The "living
present" Is the day of the newspaper,
and while the past must not be Blight
ed, much less discarded, the present
is always on the floor, loudly calling
for recognition which cannot be -refused
by any teacher worthy of the
name -Kansas City Journal.
Etpect Oil Gusher.
Oil Indications are looking bo bright
at the present time at the Malheur
well that the company has " wired
Chief Driller Morgan who is in Cali
fornia, to come at once to take charge
or tne final steps toward the striking
of the gusher. President Benson of
the Malheur company Is-also expect
ed nere this week. So confident rA tha
Malheur people over the Drosntn
that the work will be in the nature of
oaiung out the water in the 2200 foot
hole, when it is thought a commercial
gusher will , be struck.Vale Enter
prise.
Glee Club Went on a Strike.
' Eugene, Dec. 20 -It haB Just leaked
out that the members of the Oregon
Glee club went on a strike Just as they
were ready to leave on the long vaca
tion trip Into Eastern Oregon, and' it
was only by complete concession on
all points asked that the college
ongsters could be Induced to go. The
trouble seems to have been that the
club did not like the treatment receiv.
ed on the trip to Astoria d art.
We have allotted a small space in
our basement toyland to n-
who is busy distributing candy to hla
little friends. Call and Bee him. Ev
ery afternoon this week.
The Golden Rule Co.
Newly furnished throughout,
Hotel, Mrs. M. X Barnhill
Rooms 25c and 50c. Board bji
week. Phone Ind. 1212. 1421 i
avenue. . ,.
V; ONE - . j
hundred souvenir plates to be
away each day this week. See tl
our window display. J
The Golden Rule Co. . '
Tie anlrlmr mit i.
lew the danger from pneumonia vi'
criuuB UUKM8M. Mf. JJ. W. 1 C
WaTarlv. V hi t. k.i:.
berlain's Cough Remedy to be absolut
"w t" cpamuon on me market tor et
have recommended it to m fnW
they ail agree with roe." for sale
dealers. ,
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wahaffey Building . rww'
WE CUM.MYIHING, FROM A mCKTIE TO A
HORStBUttm. mUi toimmii
Elite Dying and Cleaning Works
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Our store is still full of the choicest line of Christmas Goods ever shown in La GrPn-
and you can find just what you want here. Pickard H,n. Snt . Ur P"Ces very lov
glass display is still complete and Ae prices arev
perfumes....and thv nr. l!lu?. "7 YU have never see nicer display of
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