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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1911)
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1911. PAGE 5 DSDS PERSONALS. A TONIGHT'S PROGRAM ... La Clgale Overture, . . : Charles E.King. "When a Man Loves" Blograph Romantic elopement after over- ; coming strenuous obstacles. , "The. Little Spreewald Maiden". Kalem. The littla German girl ,t makes good In New York aud , goes back to the Fatherland for i her lovsir. Does she return to ' New York with him? Just see! "A Clever Domestic" Paths V Frerles. One of , Pathe's best: ' comics. A sldesplltter. . "Mexican Tumblers" Wonder ful aerobatic 'performance New Innovation in this art; ' , ' itnlr TV "lily the BEST of PICTURES U ntlon, Ladles! Sore : your Matinee Coupons for beautiful Souvenirs now on display In tbbj of Theatre. ADMISSION. . . .. . . , . 10 Cents Children (Matinee only) 5 cents Valentine post cards, three for five cents, at Daltons. There will be a meeting of Rescue Hose No. 1 this evening at 7:30. F. G. Wise, a popular O-W dispatch er ls on the sick list this week. A. T. Hill, the druggist, left this morning for Baker City on a business visit Atty. C. H. Finn arrived this morn ing from Portland and is attending to business matters in the city today. Building Inspector Loring, with the O-W Is here today looking after bus iness matters for the company. , , Wm. Allison went ' to Boise - thl3 morning to Bell Grande Ronde mad? flour and to take a needed rest. " Councilman-Elect Davis is in Union today transacting business matters in relation to the Davis Monument plant in this city. Cashier F. L. Meyers of tha La Grande National bank arrived heme this morning from a business visit to Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bankson leave to night "for their home In Dorchester, Met., Hi.0t littviiift ttpeiu several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Ford Ellis. Mrs. j. Ellis is tae daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j Bankson. Mr. and Mrs. Roderick McKenzie of , Summerville, who have been visiting friends In Portland reached here this morning from th metropolis and re turned on the morning train to Sum merviller Walter Francis, one of the popular clerks of the N. K. West department store expectes to leave soon for Cham pagne, HI., his former home to visit friends for a months time. Mrs. John Shea yesterday lost a $20 bill while returning from down town. She Is of the opinion that the bill was lost at the post office near the Sei grist Jewelry Nstore or at the light of fice and will pay a reward for ha re turn. , t LOCALS MISSION WELL ATTENDED : Visit Dalton's ten days sale for real bargains. : ' . , Haradon'g Tru-Fruit Chacolates. Made Just right. At all of the leading confectioners. Tru-Fruit Chocolates. .No Imitation flavors. ' . , Visit Dalfon's ten days sale for real Valentine post cards, three for five cents, at Daltona. Read In February Sunset Magazine, San Diego the city, of dreams come true. Beautifully Illustrated; in tour colors. Tetrazzlnl Binglng In the streets of . San Francisco Christmas Eve. Now on sale. All News Stands, 15 cents.' Another Important Sleeting to be Held This Evening by Missionary, The mission In progress at .the above church, is going with a swing. The sacred edifice Is being thronged every evening at 7:45, to listen to the erudite lectures of Rev. Father Fl'em- j lng who comes hsre from the ea3t with a great reputation as a pulpit ora tor. Last evening the subject of dis course was "Christ's True Church, Where Is It?" It was based on-the text "There shall be one fold and one Shepherd." People of all denominations are loud In their praise of the broad ness of view displayed by tha rev- erened lecturer. This evening the .sub ject of .discourse will be "Christ's Earthly. Dwelling Place.". The Rever end Father urged his hearers to often sing and often say with hearts free from prejudice anfl.eyes free from the bandages of spiritual blindness, the beautiful poem-prayer, "Lead Kindly Light',' which broke forth from the heart of the great Cardinal New man in the dark night of his doubt and which was followed by his entry Into the fold wherei be found freedom from th('ternlltl 'ih him. The lectures will continue every evening at 7:45. All are, Invited and no word of of fense will be uttered to fall harshly upon the ear of those who may dif fer In religious convictions. am onsiMtiion ' FIGURE lYiTH . : mmuimmmm tl SK ..." BBWflrap MaBMawUjabJtt I- Rubbers Will On German Socks Snag Proof Sell at Cost for 30 days THE Frederic Thompson's t Massive ScenicProduction f POLLYS emeus GeorgieiOIp as Polly Cast of well known play ere 1 A Real Circus on The Stafje t At the Isls. ' Another excellent programs pleas ed the patrons of the Isle this after noon and will continue tomorrow and Thursday with so many counter at tractions in town of late It is evident that this house is gaining in popu larity, byt the continued Increase la the. number of the audience the oft repeated expressions of satisfaction from those who attend the perfor mances. The programme opened with a Blogreph story of a rich bachelor revisiting the scenes of his childhood and falling in love with the daughter of an old friend. TOGGERY AL. ANDREWS y. m.n.n.u. 111 i in m .ii.i ..I 'ii Miip-f ' -""."MM'iit-'rrjM'n.'ffiBi.TSa HERE IS A SNAP Bifif Orchard Near La Grande Must Be Sold - a Commercial varities 11 years old CFCS - belonging to the W. G. Huuter Estate In order that the estate may be settled immediately a sacrifice price of $11,000.00, only $200.00 per acre, A comfortable 4-room house, barn, first- ; class spraying outfit, including good gasoline en ginc, and an orchard cuHivator. The land on whi:h this ord aid stands is today worth $100 an acre. I have listings adjoining at this price Call and learn full particulars, the exact location varieties of trees and what this orchard has produced in the past. Permit me to show this tract. My auto is at your service. "UTTLE HIP' Fdocafed Baby Eephanf Horsts Ponies Dogs Clowns Acrobats Bmback Riders r A Acts I Watch for the Street Parade Prices 50, 75, 1.50 CURTAIN A18 O'CLOCK SHARP SEATS ON SALE TUESDAY KM AH Real Estate Geo. H. Curry Next door to Post Office (Karl J. Stackland) Cove, Ore., Feb. 7 (Special) (To the rr.dItor of the Observer) --ru con jiectl-.n with my recent artlclg on ths fruit industry in order to arswet some questions brought out by te same,. T will here try to presan'- -ms details in rega-d to the growin,; of tho njou pear. ; . ' It should be understood from the ttart that It will be no experiment to plant this variety at this time, as wc hava some trees from one to 40 years, old in nearly every fruit grow ing locality In the Grande Ronde that a:ive proven all the claims made or .-hip pesr in my former article., But, as may be understood by all persons; frrillar with fruit growing, the dif ference In care and location, etc., ereatly effect the showing made by t-iese trees. It would not be fair, eith er to take the very best or the poor est instances of crops and prices In crder to form a basis for figuring on future results; but since even th? bPtt previous results may easily be iDjiroved upon, .those ought to be fair cr'terlons for our district, not imn t'onlng results obtained . where x rellent tare was given and where the teiurns were so large as to stagger tiel:ef ; nevertheless did I base my fomer figures on actual, average w Blts here. The common error when starting in the fruit industry is to expect heavy returns in a few years, Just because nWny varieties of fruit start bearing at a comparatively early age, they, however, never bear quantities of con sequence till along up to 8 or 10 years old, for which reason a majority of those who start become disappointed before they ought to expect scarcely any income from their orchards. While the Anjou pear may be made to,yIeld real handsomely at the age nt 6 to C ,vears. with the best of care, even netting as high as $380.00 to the acre at the age of 6 years, or the 7th season after planting, one should not figure too strongly on st-curlng much Income from such an orchard till the on a fairly full crop of 5 to 6 boxes , trees are a year or two older, and not average to the tree till past 10 years old.' The above applies only to the "Ptandard"trees, "wtiile the "dwarfi trees will start bearing at half that ajseand also reach full bearing at 5 or 6 years old, and while requiring a considerably heavier Investment for the trees on the start, they are, after all' thme kind to plant for the man v-ho must see quick results, provided he has rich land which the dwarf must have, . : It must' be remembered that there will never be any difficulty In selling all the pears that we will ever grow entirely differently from the market ing of the apple, no need of hunting a buyer or a market willing to take them and pay from a good to a fancy price.they sell themselves otot tha auctions In New York, London, we'l Vnouigh to satisfy any man. The aver age prices per box, for the Anjou pear, the last three yiaars, Is over $4 a box, those from Union sold for near ly $5.00 and many sales got at $6.00 up to $9.00 per box. But figuring on net, average results lor a period of 10 years' I only used $150 per box for thegures that to the uninformed,' still must have seem Led somewhat extravagant. , . you may. make au Kinas or auow anoes for short crops, other mishaps and the poorest possible markets, and n spite of all this you can't figure that these pears, properly taken care oi. will pay less than $500.00 a year net per acre, on an' average, for the lecond decade after the trees are set out. ":' ' ' The greatest obstacle to starting in he Anjou pear growing, is the pres ert scarcity of trees, as only a very limited amount can be obtained in the vhole United States, still, enough may Ye. secured to make a respectable start for a score or more of growers. , ' f ;. I tor planting "dwarf" trees on. The former should be planted at leaBt 20 fett apart or 108 tree per acre, but rather 22 to 25 feet apart, or from 72 to 90 trees per acre, the dwarf sv nay be planted from 8 to 12 feet apart, or from 300 to 640 per acre, 10 feet square being more common. The one 'and only Important essen tial for early, and satisfactory re tvrns, is to cultivate, and cultivate these trees, after set out,' so they can grow and do their best, pruning away, all undesirable growth and you will , wake up some day and find yourself well pleased that you wuum ' lauga at any man claiming any advantauje for Hood river or any other place over . the Grande Ronde valley for profitable fruit growing. It would be well, that you do not loose sight of the fact, that a paltry tn acres, In dwarf Anjou pears, well tended, at the end ,of only .ten years, will show up a margin, above your in vestment and all expenses of at least $25,000, Or say, 100 acrees In standard tr'es.that with' Rouge Stiver care will certainly have paid back over, half a u'lllon dollars at the end of 20 years, ! (f intelligently, planted on some of our l ood pear lanfi.; . , , . 1 : Again you are skeptical, and no won der, you never investigated or figured on It, did you? I want to urge on ek ry person in Union county Interest ed In fruit or; the development of our Evctlon to not loose any more time, before either disproving my claims or verify the same, as I firmly believe that- this Is our move for an early jicd immense boom in our fruit Indus try; not that it may not profitably be rled with, expensive, growing of i 1 a But no one should make the serious ether fruits, particularly clierrles and find Bulcldal mistake to substitute any a certain few, varieties or appies, etc other variety for the Anjou as the difference' In one full crop would jus tly paying $10.00 per tree for such. ahar ikon r nlant thp Vflrlptlpfi that ,v..v. j - only pay nominal orfimall returns. Ther may be Bome people of the opinion that perhaps the Bartlett or the Flemish Beauty may be of almost j fcqual value for planting, but such Is j not the case, as most any other kind, ; nameable, would fall so far below the ; Anjou In returns, as not to be consid ered for a moment. ' Do not let agents or nurserymen tnlk you into any other notion, as the nursery agent is the rock on which so i any would be fruit growers are stranded high and dry. . The Anjou pear will do well with a & ood deal less, available moisture, than the apple, but dry land must be Kvoided, otherwise, any of Our land, well adapted to the growing of ap ples, is good pear land for tho "stand ard" trees and our very richest spots of land, or those that can and will be made equally so, should be considered I if 1 i STAGS THEATRE PROGRAM TONIGHT The Twin Cinderellas Pathe. Dusty Rhode. The Golden. Supper Blograph. On the Mexican Border Lubln. Song Gliding Over the Snow. Admission 10 cenls