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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1911)
PAGE 8 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, THUliSDAY, MARCH 16, 1911. $3.00...IvlalIory...$3.00 111 Stetsons $4.00, $5.00' EW '.OFFICE CREATED IS ! FLIMBING INSPECTOR CREATED BY SEW ORDINANCE. i Tiie Correct New Hats for Spring NOW BEING SOLD HERE All the styles that are right, all the colors that are liked, in all .: ; ' grades that are popular are now here for the approval o those men Who like to have their new hats early .'. . & SCDSANTdDN T ( THE! STYLE STORE FOR MEN I License Fee for All Plumbers Ord: nance Includes Many Details. E 1 LADIES OF FAKTY (DME WHILE MEN VISIT IDAHO. Husband and Fathers Will R ara Here Tonlght-Houses Scarce. rent but almost Invariably the parties were turned away by a , blank rent sheet. If all the homeseek;rs coming from Oklahoma alone decided to make La Grande their home there will be dif ficulty in securing sultabb homes for all of them. Oil MERCILESSLY TO APPLES JET GASKILL LAM) TO BE PLANTED AT ONCE. ! " (I ' A . What Is really the first direct to La . , Grande Immigration In th? history of , colonist rates was realized tast even ing when the first vanguard of a del- egation of Oklahoma homeseekers ar-jTHE i rived here. The ladies and a few 'off , the men in the party from Medford.J , ' Oklahoma, coming In a special car,: Land Lies South tf Imbler In Hie Not i , reached here last evening but the. fcal- ed Apple Belt. ance of the crowd will arrive tonight.' , , ... These stopped over In Idaho points Work was begun on the .let Gasklll and will come on this evening. ,Oth-(80 acres south of the town of Imbler r from the same state, ticketed to . .. ... ,.'.,. ... u . t- r,. . ,. . and It will be planted to the best La Grand;' came by northern routes i " and will reach La Grande from the 'varieties of apples. Hill & Hibbard ' west tonight and tomorrow. is the firm putting out this orchard '."It has always been the custom for and they will handle the proposition easterners to buy tickets through to in Us entirety. ' ,Jtrtland and then to drift back when The Gasklll land lies well for .or ' they so deslrtd.. but this particular chard and is In the noted apple belt delegation was routed to La Grande direct and no farther and thereby is established a new precedent. - Local boosters have always labored to make known as the Imbler district. The the attention of the whole northwest country has centered on Grande Rond- apple land several this a reality but until this Instance deals are pending for good tracts and have not been successful. out of town people are using every With th? arrival of these parties , effort to get a foothold in th Imbler comes the urgent demands for rent- district, able houses. Real estate men were ! 1 beslegfd this morning for houses to Re-d Observer want ods. ENGINEER LOWE MERELY ORD ERED TRAMP FROM TRAIN Until Engineer at Washtuciiit Known to Local Trainmen That Engineer Al Lowe had been shot down because he ordered ja tramp from his engine at Washtuena Tuesday night Is the information reaching here today in, further an ouncement of the killing on the plat form of that station. Lowe simply ordered the fellow to climb down from the tank when the tramp opened Are and killed Lowe Instantly. The engineer was well known to local trainmen who have in their time been employed on the Great North ern. Yardmaster Ted Beuhler is one of the local men who knew the late engineer intimately and like other acquaintances of the victim was deep ly grieved to learn of th. killing. Another Lowe, "Bob," by name, Is employed on the S. P. S. and several local people, Including City Recorder Humphry, believe he was the-one shot. "Bob" Lowe and Mr. Humphreys were old cronies. ' Creation of the office of plumbing Inspector holding office as" any othr appointive officer, nroyld'ng for fil ling of p!ans for all plumbing in build ings to be done hereafter, fixing the manner and size of traps and waste ft-.. I'vm uiiuiu. auu guiug lino a vast amount of detail, Is all inculcated I into an ordinance read for Informa tion last night at the council meet jing and how ready for the third and final reading and then for passage. 'Not alone Is the office of Insp-ctor provided for and the term of his of fice, but it gives the mayor power to appoint one , to serve the lncomplet-' term with power of removal the same' as any other officer. The offload; salary and his bonds have b en left blank but will be Inserted when the .proper committee makes Its report. That the property owner installing' olumbimr roi'st file a drawlne of the work with the citv. recorder, that no! plumbtnz may be don-, vint'l a ner-i mlt.has been srrmted hv the orooerj authorities, that the time for inspec I tion is two day after comnlettn of tn contract. r onlv a few of th provisions of 4he ordinance. Licenses for Plumbers. A license of $5 per year Is required of all nlumber8 doing busin:ss in the city. The ordinance will be published in full Immediately after its passage, showing all the requirements of It. These r fluirements are voluminous lii detail Intending to make a safe and effective svptpm of seweraee when Ml connections to th? new sewer sys tem are made. Another important ordinance now In nrocess of passage Is'the one deal- 'ng with the rules and regulations of the water plant and tht rules to con sumers. It Is in many ways identical with the one now In use but simplifies the rules considerable and nuts Into permanent eff.ct the rates now in use. Our 4me is Complete You can find here the Best to V ; ' Fit Your Boy Complete Knickerbocker Suhs, Blouse Suits, Two-Piece Suits, ' Shoes, OWs, Caps, Hats, Shirts and Play Suits for your girls IVe can dfess them as nest as dolls in all the neat and drinty things ' as well as every-day dresses Vvash Dresses, Skirts, , j On e-Pece Dresses, Suits, Hats9 Shoei, DainfY Stockings NEW DA MAGAZINES NOW IN FOR APRIL ; Th s rair REHEARSAL THIS EVENING, Date of Lytle Progrum Nearlnar and - Reh arsals Are Numerous. Preparations for the Lytle Tuesday Musical program to be given at a nearby date are going on wtth a vim and the next rehearsal of the several held this week is scheduled for to night at 7:30. All members of the chorus are required to attend these reahearsals as the time for presenting the numbers is rapidly drawing near. Notice. All accounts should be presented to Mrs. O. ColYln at 1612 Seventh St., h-foro Mnrrh 21st. O. COFFIN'. LAYING CEMENT SIDEWALKS. Summer Improvement Era Opens with Work on Slsth Street Today. Arrival of summer street Improve- nipot fn waq PTinoiinopf" thl morn. !ng wh:n a crew of men commenced the laying of cement sidewalks on Sixth street. There Is a huge amount of this work to be done and by the early start- obtained, the work will hj carried out In good time It is believed. Irish Music ut the Isis. Mr. Charles E. King, the Isis pian ist, has arranged a special program of Iri3h iauslc for that theatre for St. Patrick's day and the public may rest assured that it will be good. He has arranged a selection of the "Gems of Irish melody" .which Include such favorites as "The Minstrel Boy," "Dear Little Shamrock," "Fine Ould Irish Gentleman," "Harp -That Once Through Tara's Halls," "Kathleen Mavounuen," "Kerry Dance," "Kil laloo," "Tlpperary," "Off to Philadel phia," etc. Miss Nellie Garrick will sing that sweetest of all Irish melo dies, "Klllarney," and Mr. George Bir nle's baritone voice will do full Justice to the Immortal "Father O'Flynn," A grand feature picture for tomorrow is the latest production of the Biograph in two reels. "His Trust" and the Be quel on a second reel. They are magnificent and will make a hit In La Grande Friday and Saturday. Arcade ' i THEATRE PROGRAM. Society and the Man.Vitagraph Very strong dramatic picture. Krlmmel Waterfalls. Gawmont Scenes remarkably pretty Secret of the Still. Kalem Southern dramatic very strong. Jiggers Looks for a Job. . . , Gawmont Good, live comedy. . "You Can't Make Me Stop Loving You".. ........ Song By our popular singer, Lynn F. Cowan. Cowan, pianist and vocal solo ist, Greenaway drums and . effect. Admission 10 cents Forced to Raise $5,000 in Twenty Days Forced to Raise $5000 in Twenty Days prim JL o Starts Sa taraaVo Marc h 18 WAIT !! For This Great Slaughter Sale WAIT !! WATCH OUR WINDOWS AND THE NEWSPAPERS FOR PRICES WAIT !! V"