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UA URAtfDE EVENING OBSERVER,
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1911.
THE OBSERVER
- BRUCE DENNIS
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OrEMSG THE A8ILUSI QUESTION
The story from Salem tellng of the
opening of the asylum question by
Governor West Is of considerable
importance. The legislature may not
agree with the governor on this mat
ter, but there Is a strong belief that
Jt will. Throughout the state there
'eeems to be a relief that the Pendle
ton location was not chosen wholly
upon merit; that the matter was not
what one could term a "daylight"
- proposition entirely, and for this rea
son there would be satisfaction Jf K
. was reopened. ' ' !
The suggestion of the governor 'to
let reputable physicians examine the
lite and locate the institution j Is
one that all will agree with, provid
ed It is left with the physicians is
fact as well at In word. a
All Union county wants is a' fair
contest In this asylum matter with
merit as a basis. It Is tip to the leg
islature to say the word. ,..V j
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THE SHAKFEB ALWAYS AT WORK
-t - , t '
The man who seemingly never
Bleeps is the sharper. He works ten
time harder to make an illegitimate
dollar than he would to make an
honest" dollar. And the supply of
harpers never lessens. Take for ex
ample the arrests just made in Ar
kansas of men who have been swind
ling Pacific coast banks for the last
year. Most people believe that banks
have worked down their system of
business so near to perfection that
. it is next to Impossible to swindle
them, but Just at such a time there
comes along the smooth lad who
Jeeps at day and prowls by night.
A fine variety of
Pickles
Helns .Sweet Midget in bulk.
Helns milked sweet pickles In
. bulk.
Helns Chow Chow in bulk.
Helns Sour Pickles in bulk..
Heinz Sour Pickles in bulk.
Heinz Dill Pickles In bulk.
Helns Mince Meat In bulk.
Also Heinz and Gedney's bot-
tied goods. '
Herbert Pattison
Grocer
GEORGE PALMER, Pres.
F. J. HOLMES, Tire Pres.
La Grande National Bank
of La Grande, Oregon
United States Depository
Capital . . $i00,000.00
Surplus . . . i00,000.00
DIRECTORS.
GEOiiGE PALMER,
Tf. J. CI! rf II V, L. MET IRS
P. J. HOLMES W. M. PIERCE
Tfilu vut ampie resource and fscillties we can render yon eft,
dent service an I handle jour buslnm te your entire satisfaction.
He springs a scheme entirely new
a scheme that shows he has a fertile
brain but a dangerous one, and sets
the entire detective agency's mach
inery at work.
. Since the time of the foot racers
who worked through the middle
states it la doubtful if there has been !
a plan of swindling that shows the
skill the present plan Just uncovered
a to show. !
In the past It is doubtful if pun
ishment has been severe enough for
thoee who have been caught When
Missouri was Infested with train-robbers
a few years ago that state made
train robbing a capital crime, and
it would not be a bad idea for the
same class of crime to apply to bank
swindlers. It would have a tendency
to check It, although even with such
a stringent punishment there would
still remain on of the sharpers oc
casionally who would risk ,h!s life
thinking he could work his scheme
and get away.
There will be plenty of amusement
in La Grande tomorrow night. At
the L. D. 8. tabernacle the second
number , of the. lecture course wil.
take place, at , the moving picture
theatres good bills are announced,
at the Orpheum there will be a stock
company and at the Steward theatro,
Surely, no one in La Grande cai
truthfully say, "this is a slow town."
W. T. Wright has, gone to Salem
presumably to look after the merits
of a banking bill to be introduced in
the legislature. But it Is the general
belief that Mr. WMght will not hesl-
'totA in ttinVa hnnilH with fJmnpronr
West and congratulate, the executive
upon the effort to Relocate the East
ern Oregon Insane asylum. '
When Willis Moss closed a deal
yesterday with a neighbor selling him
two 2-year-old colts from the Grande
Ronde for $500 he demonstrated once
more the Talue of the Grande Ronde
horse. .
If you have not had a touch of la
gripe you have been overlooked, so
don't get chesty about the matter, for
there is still a 'little time left. "
Legal Notice. '
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon, for Union County.
Pearl Downs, plaintiff, vs. , Fred
Downs, Defendant.
To Fred Downs, the above named
defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon:
You are hereby required to appear
and answer the complaint filed
against you In the above entitled cult
within six weeks from the date of the
first publication of this summons,
and if you fall to so appear and an
swer, for want thereof the (plaintiff
will apply to the Court for the relief
prayed for in her complaint to-wlt,
for the dissolution of the bonds of
matrimony existing between the
plaintiff and defendant, for the care
and custody of the minor children of
the plaintiff and defendant, Eunice
Downs and Harold Downs, and for
her costs and disbursements, and for
such other and further relief as to
the Court may seem proper.
This summons Is published by or
der of the Hon. J. W. Knowles. Judge
of the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for Union County, which or
der Is dated the 14th day or Dec,
1910, and requires this said summons
to be published In -the La Grande
Weekly Observer, once ench week for
six successive weeks.
The date of the first publication of
this Bummons Is the 16th day of Dec,
1910.
EUGENE ASHWILL.
Attorney for Plaintiff. .
Dec lG'23-30-Jan. .6-13-20 .
Want ads pay, one cam a word
F.L. METERS .Cashier.
EARL ZCNDEL, Ais't Cash.
C. C. TEMXOTOX
G. L, CLEATER,
F. M. BTRIT
AXOTHEB BOILEB EXPLODES '
Eight Men Killed Whei Delaware
Boiler Bursts.
Washington, Jan. 17. Eight were
killed and one seriously Injured by
the boiler of the battleship Delaware
the explosion of the boiler of the bat
tleship Delaware this evening. Fol
lowing the boiler ftxplosion ', aboard
the men cytld not escape and were
scalded. The dead are: " Charle
Hart) Columbus ' Porter, William
White, Herbert , Brewer, firemen;
Lewis White, Clarence Dewitt. coal
passers; Christian Jensen, Water
tender; and an unidentified man.
Captain .Cove has wirelessed a re
quest to be met by tug off Hampton
roads.'" '" 1
T A COXA HAS TROUBLES.
Commission Form of Government
Leads to Trouble With the Mayor.
Tacoma, Jan. 17, Formal charges
are on file today for the retrial of
Mayor Fawcett. It Is charged by M.
B. Strambaugh,' a former council
man, that the mayor is incompetent
nd unfit to discharge his duties, is
extravagant and unbusinesslike. Ta
coma is governed by a commission
form of government and the recall
petitions are now circulating.1 The
tHZJCiX Hi'm La wuut imu fur re-eieu-tlon.
, ', ;
Ben Hicks' Mirth
By F. A. MITCHEL
Copyright. 1910. bjr American Press
Association. '
"Howdy. Jlmr ,
"Howdy, Ben?"
"Whar' j4 been?"
"Down to the Corners fir to buy
some (roods fer the store. '
"Been away some time, haven't ye?"
"A matter o four days,"
"Who did y leave in charge o' yer
store r
"Wllklns" boy.- v
"Y find It kind o lonesome cavorttn'
around her without any o' yer fan
bly. don't yT
' "Ton ln'i I been tryin to make
enough to bring my wife 'n boy but,
but fond dcoix beat me."
"Hard linen."
"I'm ftoln to mart out on a new
principle. I'm not poln to trust any
one." : ; , " J
. Tb i br ract n melancholy look at
Jl in Murphy , bat didn't eay anything.
Ren Ilh ktt whm a xunrt. tblcknet man
or. rather, boy No one wan quite sure
whi-ihrr be whk u:ud or boy He wore
a vtst mid n pair f trousers much too
Inrue for blm nud no coat. No one
bad ever swn blm smile.
"Yer too lute. Jim." be said at last
"What d'ye mean?" asked Jim eager
ly. . 'v., :
Ter store's been entered."
"Entered!"
"Tea. the day after you left there
was two of 'em come down on Wllklns
boy, tnrned blm out 'n tuk possession."
Jim was heartbroken. He cursed
the day he bud come west to a counr
try where there whs nltber law por
order: b Inmrnted huvlnu epa rated
from his wife and ?h!ld. for fate
seemed to dtiree thru be should re
main separated from them. Now, since
robber hud cotue dowu.o? his stock
of goods be could not get back to
them nor bring thfin to him.
"Have they carted he stuff away?"
be asked
"Dunno: reckon not." ,
"Suppose they Jist gutted it. carryin
off what they wanted and ruined the
rest. That's the way these Jaybawk
ers do." .
Ben Hicks made no reply to thla
He looked as If be was going to cry,
Indeed, be seemed so melancholy that
Jim didn't like to show any more de
spondency at the loss of bis stock, it
seemed to hare so lugubrious an effect
on his sympathetic- friend.
,"0h. well said Jim. "slch things
can't be helped. What we have to do
In this world when we get knocked
down la to get up ag'in and go ahead
s If nutbin' bad happened. Cheer up,
Ben. I'll bring It all around right In
time."
"What y' goin" to do with 'em?"
"With the robbers?"
"Tea."
"You don't mean they're there yit?"
"Yes, 1 do. They're makln their
selves at home."
"In my house, with my things?"
"Yes."
"And not a neighbor has raised a An
ger to turn 'em out?"
"Nary duger."
VDo you suppose you and I together
could tackle .Vin?"
"Reolon 1 could Ox the smaller of
the two."
"And the other?"
"You kin manage t'o'her. I reckon
"What was they dolu' when yoo
left?"
MANY LINES REDUCED STILL LOWER
Great Specials in Shoe Department
Ladies' Shoes
LOT 1 Contains Talnes up to
$2X(Kt $ale Price..,. 0c
LOT 2 Yalnes ,np to $3.00.
Sale Price ...,....,.....$15
LOT 8 Yalnes to $30. Sale
Price ..'.,.......$1.45
Others at Correspondingly Low
Sale Prices.
FREE LESSONS IN MEXICAN
MenV Clothing
. 25 to 50 Per
See display of Misses' Coats;
N.K.W
"Beckon they war flghtlnV'
."Don't y' know?"
"Well, I'd got quite a ways from "em
when I beered a yelU . 1 looked back
and the little man was a kkkin' and
a boUerin' 'n t'other one was a hittln'
of him."
"What then r
"1 come away then." ; '
Jim S peers carried on this dialogue
with his friend while he walked along
homeward, the other walking beside
him. When tbey came in sight of the
house Jim's eye lighted a little.
"At any rate," he remarked, "they've
not burned it. Whar y golnT
"Beckon you kin tackle 'em alone "
"'Praidr:- ' '? .;'
But . Ben made no reply to this im
putation on his courage. Jim went on.
A three-year-old boy playing on the
premises was all that appeared. A
woman came out oT the bouse and was
about to take the boy In when she
espied Jim. Shading her eyes with
het hand, she gazed on him for a mo
ment, then ran to meet him. '
"Why. Moll, how did you glt here?"
' "Made the money sewln'."
"And the kid?"
"There bets."
She pointed to the boy before the
house, Jim sprang away from her
and. running to the boy, took him up
In his arms ' and covered blm with
kisses. When the wife came up Jim
turned to her, took both her and the
boy In one embrace and said:
"By . thunder," 1 never had such a
change from trouble to happiness In
my life. It was all that Ben Qlcks'
doln's. - He tole me the store bad been
entered, the boy I left in charge fired
and let me believe robbers had done
it"
Later when the Speers family were
celebrating their tvunion with a good
supper a neighbor came along. j
"What's the matter with Ben Hicks.
Jim?" he asked. "I seen him goln
Ions chucklln' about suinpln. No one
ever 8a w, blm do tbat before. He's
solemn as an owl. . I neked him wfcst
be was chuckltn' about, and he told
me I could And out from you."
Jim explained the source of Ben's
mirth.
Look for the Bee Uhe.
On the package when you buy Fol
ey's Honey and Tar. None genuine
without the Bee Hive. Remember the
name, Foley's Honey and Tar and re
ject any substitute. Foley's Honey and
Tar relieves cougs and colds uick!y
and is safe and sure. Contains no opi
ates. Hills Drug store.
The quicker a cold is gotten rid of the
leM the ilanger from pneumonia and oilier
utrinni ftieoasM M R W T. 1-fnll fit
' Waverly, Va.,M,vi "1 firmly believe Cliatii
bf rlHUi'n Cough fcemedy to be absolutely the
' I.pk! "iirolini-iitirm t1 llij nmrlrnt fnv pnt.lu ' ' I
Imre recoiuniei.diil it to my friend ami
thevall aprtr with me." For sale by a'l
ilStji FsssiiZ
Misses' & Child
ren's Shoes
OBe Lot Misses Shoes, Sizes
11 to 2 Talnes to $2.25. Sale
Price .$1.19
Child's Colored Shoes, S'zes 5
to 8. Sale Price.! ..90c
One Lot Sizes 8H to 11 Tal
nes to $20. Sale Price. .$15
Reduced
Cent
St TheQuality Store
Directory of the Fraternal Orders
V of La Grande, Oregon
A. F. & A. M. La Grande Lodge No.
41, A. P. ft A. M. holds regular meet
ings first and third Saturdays at
7:30 p. m. Cordial welcome to all
Masons. JOHN 8. HODQIN, W. M.
A, C. WILLIAMS, Secretar-.
B. P. O. E. La Grande Lodge No. 433
meets each Thursday evening at 8
o'clock In Elk'a club, corner of De
pot street and Washington avenue.
Visiting brothers are cordially In
vltea to attend.
DR. G. L. BIGQERS, Ex Rul.
HITCH McCALL, Rec. Sec.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD La
Grande Lodge No. 169 W. O. W.
meets every second and fourth Tues
day in the month. All visiting mem
bers welcome.
NERI ACKLES, C. C.
J- H. KEENEY. Clerk.
M. W. A. La Grande Camp No. 7703
meets every Monday in the month at
.the I. O. O. F. hall. All visiting
neighbors are cordially invited to
attend.
I. R. SNOOK, C.
' ' ' p. E. COX. Clerk.
Enjoy the Snow While it Lasts
Bring your old buggy or surrey around
and we will make you a first class leigh
in a few minutes ! " . " "
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PLUMBERS, HEATtRS,
c. J.
ixvtiu 'Aaai.-Jv.Mfavy .... .... .. ... .
Genekal Contractor of Cement Work
Plain and Reinforced
: Concrete
THt SIDEWALKS PARLEY
Sale
Mens and Boys'
Shoes
For Men's Shoes, worth up to
$3.00 $1.50
For One Lot Men's Shoes worth
$150 and $44)0 .......... $1.90
$4.00 and $5UH) Talnes, on Sale
for ............ .........$190
Boys' Shoes Talnes - up to
$2.75, Sale Price ... . ... .$1.25
STENCILING
Ladies' Suits Reduced
25 to 50 Per Cent
on sale $1.90
REBEKAHS Crystal Lodge No. M
meets every Tuesday evening In the
I. O. O. F. hall. All .visiting mem
bers are invited to attend.
MRS. KATIE ARBDCKLE, N O.
MISS ANNA ALEXANDER, Sec.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Red Crow
Lodge No. 27 meets every Monday
night in Castle hall, (old Elk'a hall,
A Pythian welcome to all vislttn
Knights.
jess paul, a a
R. L. LINCOLN, M. of R. ft 8.
O. E. S. Hope Chapter No. 13, O. B.
C. holds stated communications the
second and fourth Wednesdays of
each month. Visiting members cor
- dlally invited. ' '
- MARY A. WARWICK, Sec.
PAULINE EDERLEE, W. M.
WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT Cranda
Ronde Circle No. 47 meets every
first and third Thursday evenings
in the month at the I. O. Ot P. ball
All visiting members are welcome
CHLOE ROBINSON, G. M.
LIZZIE ELLSWORTH. Clerk.
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