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TiA ORANBE EVENING OBSERVER,
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1911.
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Where the Apple it King and the People are Happy
THE FULL-JEWELED
AND CONSTANTLY
RUNNING CITY .
," Oneof the strong .financial Instltu
tlons 4f eastern Oregon to located In
Elgin.'; It la the First National bank
and has been established for. many
years. : The officer are J. A- Master
son, president; J, W. Galoway,. vice
president; J.. B. Thorsen, 'cashier; R.
L. Shoemaker, assistant ' cashier. On
January 7th this institution had over
$188,000 on deposit end an account
of $144,000. It la conWVatlve and
doea not permit any day to find Its
business In a shape that should troub
le spread over the sountry it could
not take care of lt people.
R. L. Shoemaker, a home boy of El
gin, is assistant cashier and whenever
Mr. Thorsen to away attends to all the
duties of the bank. '
, Lines Represented.
. All lines of business are well repre
sented In Elgin and everyone who has
invested money In that ckty and stayel
with It has made good. While the ev
ery day business" Is satisfactory the
. people there are looking forward to
a time when the frutt will brink in
many new facet.
The old feeling that once, existed
"between La Grande the metropolis of
the north end of the valley is dying
out and only occasionally can one
hear an ill word spoken of the county
, seat' Business is exchanged back
and forth between the two towns and
each year shows the former gulf more
permanently bridged. .'".''"
"I have Hved here since the first
- house was built," said an old citizen
to the Observer representative. "I
learned to swear at La Grande In the
most approved manner and then 1
learned that It was all foolishness, for
what benefits La Grande fas bound to
heneflt Elgin. If La Grande can grow
to be a city of 50,000 people Elgin will
grow la' proportion. Yes, most of us
feel the same way and we believe the
La Grande people feel all right towar.j
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Brown Be turns to Elgin.
J. W. Brown, owner of the Fair De
partment store, has been away for
tome time trying, It Is Claimed, to Una
ft town that suited him better. '
He has now returned to his home
and announces that there are no
town in the west the size of El
gin that offer as good business lo
cations. He Intends to add to nis
stock of goods and make that his per
manent abode.
Will Have a New Postmaster.
For nineteen years Postmaster Proo-
trusted to another and in each in
stance be made good. After running
a newspaper In Union for many yean
he retired and bought a dairy ranch
near Elgin. Lately his health has
failed him but to this day the old man
is consulted on many matters of lm-
ieves trade is as good for the size of
the town as Elgin. He has a neat
atore In the Hallgarth building, and
1. now ordering 'a larger stock . for
string trade.
Grande Ronde Lady as Milliner.
Mrs. Martha Russell runs the Elgin
millinery store and she has a good
business. Mrs. Russell is, a Grande
Ronde lady, born and raised here.
She Is intensely loyal to the country
and every time one speaks of the wind
blowing she laughs and tells some In
stance of wind blowing other places.
Alter living in Elgin for a number of
ears she is convinced that it Is the
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tor has stamped the letters and bann
ed out the mall fa Elgin; but now he
is to retire and give (place, to that
prince of good fellows, . Bob Mays.
Bob's right name is Robert C. but fear
that his nearest friends "might not
know who is meant it to preferable to
call him Bob, Just as everyone else
does. The new postmaster has not
taken charge but he had word from
Congressman Ellis that his name had
been recommended for tba place,
which to evidence that he will land it
Possibly there may be some objection
by Pratmastar Proctor's old friends
who would like to see him continue at
the post of duty, but the objection will
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The Noted ' Clairvoy
ant, Palmist and Healer f
gives life readings and
advice on ; al affairs of
J life, Past Present and
Future, cures all chron
ic and nervous diseases
without drugs. Satis
faction guaranteed or
no fee accepted. , Call
and consult this gifted
medium and healer at
I once, she can and will
help you. Extraordin-
i ary low fee. Office hours
1 10 a. m. to 9 p. m. daily t
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; Office and Residenco
X 1423 Adams Ave.
portance that affect this part of the town of 'prospects and bright future, , ;
country.,. , .. . if,v;, ... : Mclntyre and Potter. ; ,
An Attorney With a Business, This firm aeiis tne stan or ime, mu
L. Denham, attorney at law, to the.leed and pther commodiUes besides
Jegal advisor of Elgin and Its peoplev buying -what the larmer nas ro eeii.
He tries to keep them out of court ' They have been in business for some
rather than set them into court. As , time, and announce lncrcaeing. traae.
It has been a business factor, in tne
growth of Elgin and will continue to
be in the future. '
.Frank Smith is California boy,
but he came to the northwest ten
years ago and would under no consid
eration return to a tropical sun. He
has the finest faith In the futuna of
this valley, but he to no pipe dreamer
and banking on fruit to a certain ex
tent, he urges that it is up to the peo
ple whether or not they will hame a
fruit country, as so much depends up
on the fruit grower even though the
clfmate and soil are perfectly adapted
to the business.
"We have faith In the fruit, and we
believe the Elgin apple, will some day
rank with that of Hood River." re
marked Mr. Smlth,; "but should such
not be the case we still hanie a great
valiey and a great country. Figura
out the carloads of produce that El
gin sends to the world's markets each
year and compare the result with that
of other towns. It is cause for home
pride, and I am pleasied to state that
there is a remarkable degree of home
prld In al our people, which is ad
mlrable." - - j :
. Wheat has Been Sold.
"While farmers in thto section were
among the number In the northwest
v, ho held their wheat, that cereal has
now about all been marketed. Kid
die Brothers, of Island City, bought
heavily at Elgin lately paying from 70,
o 71 cents a bushel and this ware
houses are about empty.
i Hake Medicine Too.;
Aside from the other industries in
Elgin, the Whirlwind Remedy com
flMiv la marketing an Indian com
a result, the litigation from that pan
of the country is not heaivy and Mr.
Denham has the respect and confid
ence of his whole section. It is admit
ted by many that through Mr. Denham
many dollars has been saved to the
people who were about , to enter Into
litigation. ,
Streets Macadamized.
The civic pride of Elgin is , pro
nounced and aparent. The city coun
cil has Just finished macadamizing
the main street of the city. After ex
cavating tor two feet, wash gravel was
hauled from the river and the county
roller, through courtesy of the coun
ty court, was used to roll down the
gravel and make a solid roadbed. .
Lots have been purchased opposite
' Thoroughly familiar with what this
country will produce they say It to the
best place known for the farmer that
take one year with another the El
gin farmer can make more money
than farmers In any other locality.
Ice Crop Is Poor. .. ,
After working several days putting
up Ice for the city, workmen have an
nounced that the crop la poor and not
worth harvesting. , There to time yet
to get an Ice- croi but no certainty
about it coming, is the way citia?ns
put it, and should the natural ice crop
fail this year La Grande's Ice plant
will have to work overtime to supply
the demand. , . . , .
A Big Concern and a Strong Man.
The Goodnough Mercantile and
vhied, to a money saving cause. What
can this form be? Merely an old fash-
ionfcd wood pue, a good snarp axe
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and a will to cut the wood. There to
that much of the od-fashloned man
about Bailey. He believes in work-
good, healthy, honest toll' and he prac
tices what he preaches. But when ha
enters the school room he Is Just as
thorough In his work as he Is when ha
chops wood, and as a result , Elgin
children are learning something that
will benefit them la after years." '. :
The City Drug Store.
S. E. Harria has the City Drug store
and It is well named for he carries a
line of drugs and drug sundries that
Is good enough for any city. Equipped
with every modern appliance to make
a Btore convenient and up to the mln
ute the City drug store takes care of
Its .trade In a way that , aeema to
abundantly satisfy Its customers.
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Pile's Cured at Home by "ew Absorp.
tlon Method.
If you suffer from bleeding. Itching,
blind or protruding piles, 'send me ;
your address, and I will tell you how
to cure yourself at home by the new
absorption treatment; and will also
send some of this home treatment
free for trial, i with referncee . from
your own locality If requested. ; Im
mediate relief and permanent cure
assured. Send" no inoney, . but ',' tell '
others of this offer. Write today' to
Mrs. M. -Summers. Box P, Notre
Dame, Ind. , : . . ;..y, ,:4 .
For LaGrlppe Coughs and Stuffy Colds
Take Foley's Honey and 'Tar. "It t
gives quick relief and expels ! the
cold from your system. Jt contains '
ijKumd that to reaching almost around no opiates, to safe and sure Hills "
the world. Bob Mayfl to office man Durg store.
The Elgin Flouring Mills.
doubtless, not be strong, as it to under
stood that Mr. Proctor wants to retire.
SeTeral Physicians There.
"While the general health of Elgin
Is "distressingly igood", according to
the remark of a doctor, there are
three physicians who practice in that
city and valley. Dr. E.- G. Klrby has
been there for ten years, Dr. Whiting
about eight years and Dr. McKlnney
has recently located there. The pro
fession is harmonious and because of
the large area of settled country to
draw from each of the doctors has a
nice business. .
Dr. E. O. Wilson, the resident dm
tist, is one of the busy men of Elgin
and has a splendid patronage.
Old Editor an El(rln Citizen.
If you are In Elgin often you will
notice an old man driving a gray
horse. That man is Editor MeConias,
one of the strong character's, of east
ern Oregon. For years he held forth
at Union and in those days he was a
pronounced factor in politics of the
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One of the Good Business Houses of Elgin.
One of Nature's Beauty Spots ear E lgln.
the Recorder offlce for a new cjty hall
and this summer it Is the intention to
erect a modern structure of this kind
and surround it with a handsome
park.
Lighting Is Poor.
If the people of Elgin were not pat-
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west. Several times his state has dis-1 ieiu ine wuu,u lUD" ""b"v
patched him to Washington on lmjpor-1 an di8car(l tl,e lirpfient elettrlc UkM"
tant hiiBlnes. hnt t h -n. S B.vstem," for without a doubt It Is
wMMHMMnMHMMMMi I the Doorest on the 'coast. There Is
Stock convmny is one of the largest
institutions In E!gln., but it is no larg
er than Its manager, rrauK smun.
This concern Is an offspring from the
old M. & M. company which is really
the parent of all merchandising in the
Grande Ronde valley. The connpany
carries everything in stock and buys
everything that a farmer has for sale.
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Reduction Sale
tOO, Switches 25 percent off
Beginning Monday morning
Switches, Curls, Puffs and Combjngs made to
order can also supply the trade with Hair
Goods and Novel'-ies. Massage Cream and
Facial Remedies.
The Paris Hair Store
MRS. PALNER, 209 Fir St., La Cradde, Ore.
tnd general manager of this concern.
He has testimonials from all classes
and from all parts of the country. It
Is the intent of the company to devel
op this into a large medicine concern.
Mays is the new postmaster and he
bo was a number of years thi? man
ager of a big forwarding company at
Elgin when 'all freight for the Wallowa
country passed through his ' hands.
Many years he bought the entire wool
output of that .country for Charlie
Green. .
Two Telephones.
The IM1 and the Independent tele
phone lines furnish outside communi
cation for the people of this city Miss
Pauline Becker is manager of the
Bell and Mrs. Balrd manages t9
Home phone.
-Schools are Excellent.
This is , where . Professor Bailey
holds forth. He has built the Elgin
schools up to a point where they are
recognized all over the state and he
is still building. A new form of phys
ical culture and athletics is recom
mended by Bailey. At any rate he
follows and believes thoroughly that
It 13 of more service than football or
basket ball. If constantly followed
at stated Intervals he guarantees it
to develop' the muscle and brain, make
new blood and do all the things that
a Battle Creek course will do. Con
nected with this new form of athlet
ics or rather an old form Just re-
DAXGEB IN DELAY.
Kidney Diseases Are Too Dangerous
for La Grande People to Neglect
The great danger of kidney trou
bles is that they get a firm hold before
the sufferer recognizes them. Health is
gradually undermined. Backache, head'
ache, nervousness, lameness, soreness,
diabetes and Bright's dlseaseSHRDLTJ
lumbago, urinary troubles, dropsy dia
betes and Bright's disease follow in
merciless succession. Don't neglect
your kidneys. Cure the kidneys with
the certain and safe remedy. Doan's
Kidney Pills. 'which has cured people
right here In this locality.
G. W. Knight, 513 Franklin St., Pen
dleton. Ore., says: "Doan's Kidney
Pills benefitted me so greatly that I
do not hesitate to recommend them.
For eight or ten years I was troubled
by pains across my back and kidneys
and at times my loins and sides were
affected. I had to get up several times
at night to pass the kidney secretions
and often noticed sediment In them.
Doan's Kidney Pills relieved my aches
and pains in a short time and cor
rected the trouble with the kidney se
cretions." For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburii . Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the nams Doan's and
take no other. Jan 30 Feb 1, 3
poorest on
considerable murmur nmong the citi
zens and unless better service Is given
there will likely be a municipal plant
erected the coming summer. Several
are studying, the proposition of mu
nlclpal lighting and find there Is !
great saving to th people in It.
Bents California.
., L. J. miller, who runs the corner
grocery In Elgin. Is a California man.
When asW if he liked this country j
he said. "I most certainly do. I came I
from what Is considered the best state
In the west, but 1 nra frank to say that
th" country In eastern Oregon far ex
ceeds tho California country." Mr.
Blbler has a nice trade, carries a good
stock ami Is a thorough business man.
Another Happy Merchant.
J. II. Buell, wV runs the Elgin Fair
store,' is also a happy merchant. He
f rtys there Is no place when? he be-
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