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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1911)
....... . ... lv-;V'-K:a,aU5aW V- PAGE 4 ;"' ISk GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1911. THE OBSERVER BRUGE DENNIS . Editor and Owner. - tfitlfred at the pestofflce at La Grande as second-class matter. SrBSCBlITlOS BATES Oalljr, single copy it !nHy, per week, .............. 16c Dally, per month. 65e in her city water system to gemrate current for the icitr'a use. But eren In this Baker need, not grow cheaty, for La Grande has a water power just outside of the city limits wher: cur rent could be generated in quite a quantity. - . " Alread- the street making machin- j ery is at worn, uatn the bitunthic t Y crews and the city crews are laboring to build pav:d streets and to make the dirt roads better. Let the good work go on. La Grande needs ood streets more than she needs a bank account. loirnvfAjRciFrg!! JS lAT 1WT FTS I 1 1112 13141 5 6 17 8 MOlT 12 131415161718 19p 21 22 23 24 25 I26l27128l2930i3l JCST ONE OF SEVERAL. v The announcement last evening that a brick building was to be erected this . spring on the Snodgrass corner is on- (Jy one of several new business build ' ings that are planned. Such Intelli gence cannot help making every citi zen of La Grande r.alize, that his home city is fast approaching that en . viable place in history when all vil lage ways shall have been nut aside una metropolitan methods and prices . must prevail here. ' The n?ed of more business houses has been apparent for some time. No time in the past two years has 'there been sufficient business buildings to , accommodate the commercial entsr prlces and those that would like to have located here. In one way this seems too bad. but in another way of viewing It there can be no doubt as. to La Grande's healthy business location And the sunny days came to a close with a nice invoice of heavenly dew rirono nil nf wWcti the va'l v ' i thankful for. Cannot raise good gralB without moisture as well as sunshine. DANGER OF DUST. (Inland Herald.. , Give an energetl cbut ignorant maid, unaware of the fact that the danger of dust lies not so much in its presence, but In its motion, a feather duster and the average man is glad to g t out of the room. The public Is gradually be ginning to understand that curtains and carpets are the worst breeders of diseases in any household. While the average householder, however, is re formln his home practice, the streets are left very much as they were a generation ago. Any man walking the business -streets of Spokane aft :r a certain, not too belated, hour In th? evening is liable to be choked' by clouds of dust raised by the scaven ger department. Dust that rises pene trate the luns of every passer-by, gets into every open window, destroy ing the furniture, the shoo goods and the health of eviryone with whom comes into contact, to settle again af ter the machine brush passes. What Z"H Is ejected? Tlirio i a Hille sur face cleanliness, but aft-r the removal of dirt and dust about the same result is accomplished in the street that may be effected in the parlor by a feather duster, that medieval weapon of ig norance. The sidewalks and streets of this city should be flushed before sweeping and if thta wer? done spinal meningitis and its allied dust diseases, so productive of infant mortality, would disappear. It may be said that the cltv has not sufficient water to accomplish this un There is not a firm in the city that is not doing a better business than the (louDtedly beneficial reform, but if the the commercial Importance of this city water commission tr, C. M. Fassett will make a thorough examination of s mountains the ladder until the en- tne matter ne w,n probaWy find tnat ure normw 8i is tailing uue ana prop- .hop, ,,. . ,.,, nitlce of La Grande and Eivlns U no a ao,i , iMa ., . ,,, '.. io iwv-n ill lino . III I. 11 DUlULIiri the waste of water is .laid at the j door of the lawns, but lawns ar? not watered in winter and waste of water er credit for being what It Is The com ing city of the Eastern Oregon coun try. ' I IT TO FRUIT MEN SOW. j still goes on. "THIS IS MY .VTH BIRTHDAY. McKennon and Chandler took to . 1 .1 . l . I I I .. i , i uriwuu me pr.ze iuuiuB leers, una Edward A. Moseley iney were uranae- nouae sieers. am E(lward A. MoBeley. secretary of the prizes were capiureo. irom sweep- nters(ate commerce commission since takes down. It was a great v ctory lts orpan,zatlon ,n 1887. wa8 born )n r.th V??' K me?wn,.B mPUU1 Newburyport. Mass.. March 23. 184(5. that will last years; that will attract ;xt lhJ a of 16 ne ran to good stockmen here; that will plsce 'an(j for gome years'Vas connected with iw imw iruui una v.n n:n : the East India trade. Later he en- u?.? h I? !lun, lumber business, and In It with the many other good things this roa. t. fopMinp TIfl utA law nH valley produces, McKennon and Chan dler have shown to the outside world that the Grande Ronde Is the home of the betf steer. , But there are other prizes to be tak en. No .finer fruit can grow that th!B valley produces. It is now up to the fruit men to prove this excellent dis tinction by competing for prizes in the fruit shows this fall. One man In La Grande, Instead of buylug town lots five miles away from the busin ss section of Portland, went out to Imbler a year ago and purchas ed a few acres of fruit land. Will that served several terms In the Massachu setts legislature. In 1887 he was ap pointed secretary of the Interstate commerce commission at the request of President Cleveland. Mr. Moseley Is regarded as the leading authority In the United States upon all measures tpr appliances designed to secure the safety of railroad employes and trav elers upon railroads. He has written several books on the subject of safety appliances on railroads and has Deen Instrumental In securing the adoption of federal and state legislation re quiring air brakes,, patent counlfngs i and other safety appliances. At its commencement last June .Notre name man exchange his Investment for any of the town lot and stock schemes In nivrpifv tcrrci , m- m far off cities? Just ask him and he l jey tne honorary degre of doctor of will show you where he has a eood thing where he can look after it and his future values are assured. No. h la not in the market for any such trades. Ilaker City is talking municipal ownership of her electric light plant. Baker claims to have sufficient power laws. "I had been troubled with eonstlptUon for two years tnd tried all of the beet physi cinn in HrUtol, Tenn., nml they. could do nothing for me," wrilen Tho. E. WiMinnin. MiddMinm, Ky. "Two pnekagea of ('ham tIMlit'- Sluni.irh V"1 T i.--.r 'lulllolB CUT" a fr.fr f"' .f . '. ,p'1 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'f 'I "i1 f ' 'i' 'I THE OFFICERS of this bark will be pleased to talk with you at any time concerning mutual business relations tHEN the Federal Government, tho county, the city and a large and growing ot list commercial and private depositors entrust tneir funds to this institu tion Lo the extent of $800,000.00, you may be sure that it is a safe one for you to identify yourself with. GALL AND TALK IT OVER WITH US La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON. CAPITAL . . . $ 100,000.00 SURPLUS . . . 100,000.00 RESOURCES . . . 1,125.000.00 UNITED S TA TES DEPOSITOR Y Fred J. Holmes, Pres. W. J. Church, Vice Pres. F. L. Meyers, Cashwi Earl Zundel.lss'f. Cashier much as poKsesslon U nine points of the law of rightful ownership tbe asxuyer Is not allowed to be a doubting Thom as. "Several years ago." said the super tntendent, "there was a city detective stationed In tbe bulldlug to watcb for Jewelry and gold and silver pieces that were presented for assaying to deter mine whether or not they were stolen goods. He remained here for eighteen months, and during that time be did not catch a single thief. The reason was that tbe newa undoubtedly went out to every 'fence.' crook and thief of every description In tbe city that a guard was at the assay office and to watch out for him. "After the city detective was with drawn it became more necessary to se cure some other means to prevent our office from really becoming a fence' for stolen articles. "The one provision we finally incor porated Into our rules that hat kept away from us the greatest portion of stolen goods that might otherwise be headed in our direction was that we re fused to accept any bullion that will assay leas than $100. In this way we are able to refuse any ordinary quan tity of rings, watches and other trin kets that would be stolen and which fiiMiiniHiiiiiitiiiiiiMtiiiinimiiiiimnmi7 '"iJJS Jiiflie 0 .1 " perasi Date, and Particulars of the 0 A ASSl 7 aikra Sale Lgnes will be announced in Saturday s issue of the Observer : v vWatcK fcir It! 4 i ' " V'- V ' , - 1 V : Cmi MiSli iinerv duo win of Spring Models i t i Gage Pattern Hats Lyman Pattern Hats Tailored Street Hats Exclusive Styles M PC FTP fQ The Quality Store BARS THE CROOKS Uncle Sam's Assay Office In Wall Street Not a "Fence." ON THE WATCH FOR THIEVES. Precautions Taken to Kep Jswelry and Gold and Silver Articles, That . May Have Been Stolen. Out of the Government's Melting Pot. The way In which the Pnlted Stntes assay office hi Wall strew Lfoi it-j wnere we will accept stuff aud It wtll turn out to be wort'j n few dullars under tbe amount, hut we cannot always guess correctly when looting at froods "We have many other ways of deter mining whether goods presented to us bave been stolen, but It would not be wise to let every crook In town know what they are. Sufficient to say that every time we have suspected things were not right we have secured Imme diate co-operation of the New York de tective bureau, and I believe we have secured better results than when a man from tbe central office was con stantly on watch. Then tbe stuff did not appear. Since then we have been of assistance in tracing down several burglar mysteries. "When goods are stolen that value aolf from ihwnnilnf n "fence thieves and crooks may bring their j or asRav r 100 lt mc tnln WnrM tn hnvp thorn melted nnd eas,er for U8 ,0 keeP ,h lstf Of the receive cash for the same was recently J an, whlch- ar thed by the po explained by the superintendent. Tbe federal statutes make it difficult for those In charge to refuse any gold or silver handed In, .The sjatute reads In part that "any owner of gold and silver bullion shall be entitled to de posit the same, and It shall be melted and assayed Immediately." It does not designate that only the rightful lice department and to be on tbe look out for what is wanted. "Then when tbe value of the articles la over that amount we are In much safer position to put a few questions to our customer, to discover who he Is and why be wants to get money for the articles. If we are still suspicious that all la not as it should be It Is a simple matter to .make a few Investiga- count and the settlement thereof. Dated this 28th day of February. 1911. ELIZABETH DONNELLY. Administratrix of the Estate of John P. Donnelly, deceased. r. iClassified't l Advertising 'I FOR RENT Furnish room. Block post office. Inquire Mrs. J. C. Gul ling. Mch22tf nwnnr mnc nnnlv fnr nervlce. and Inns- i """H1" iuuim w ....!'; i, , tlons before we complete tbe transac tion. "I am perfectly aware that the Idea la prevalent In many quarters that tbe United States assay office la a fence' for thieves to bring their wares. This may have been the case In New York In the old days, and It may be ao now In other places, but I feel that It la a pity that such feeling still exists In New York. It may be that there are cases where stolen articles get by us, but we are constantly on the lookout for crooks and what tbey bave looted, and I feel safe In saying that there la leu Justice to tbe term fence' being applied to ns cow than at any other time In the history of tbe office." New York World, i.i TEAM WANTED Medium Bized ttn horses; gentle and safe. G. F. Duch er, Cove, Ore. ' EMPLOYMENT OFFICE-We furnish all kinds f reliable help on short notice. We have them listed In our office. If you are reliable 'phone us your wants. Wilson & Reed, employ ment office in postofflce block. FOR RENT Furnished t ooms.: Roy Rynarson. Close in. Sixth street. Mrs. 1620 tf FOR SALE Sixteen lots, four blocks from roundhousej,M. Hendricks. FOR SAL EOR TRADE Two 80-acre tracts, uncleared, in Jackson county, one on county road, also 10 acres nearly all clear 1 1-2 miles from rail road station, with seven acres young fruit trees. Will trade any or all three pieces for property in or near La Grande. Address Box 567, New beg, Ore. TO LOAN A client will loan $. ,000 at 8 per cent interest, one rear or lon ger, first mortgage farm secartty. F. S. Ivanhoe. For Sale. j A Bean power spraying outfit in 5uuu iuuuiuob at a Dargam If taken at once. Inquire of C. O. Ramsev, or J. B. Stoddard. WANTED A man with a few good teams to take contract for hauling 1 1-2 or 2 million feet of lumber, 8 hour trip. Apply at once to Overton Lumber Co., Union, Oregon. (tf) FOR RENT phone 462. -A furnished fiat. Bell Hattie R. McDonald, tf FOR SALE Two good fresh milk cows. Easy milkers. Inquire 1001 corner 2dn and J streets. WANTED Man and waon for col lecting. Apply of E. C. Herzinger, Savoy hotel. FOR RENT Five room house for rent close in. Inquire of Geddes Bros, store. March 21-3t CITY SGA VANG ER Joseph Turn bull, city scavenger. Anyone want ing my services call up City Recor der's office. Notice ef Final Account Notice la hereby given that Eliza beth . Donnelly, administratrix of the estate of John P. Donnelly, deceas ed, haa filed In the County Court of Union County, Oregon, her final ac count In the matter of said estate and the County Court has appointed Tues day, the 4th day of April, 1911, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. at the court house In La Grande, Union county, i FOR SALE Two good homestead re Oregon, as the time and place for linqulshmenta in Wallowa county. hearing of objections to such final ac- Inquire of D. Blrchoux FOR RENT Furnished and light housekeeping rooms. Mrs. E. C. Moore 1617 Fourth street. WHITE LEGHORN rooeera for Bale. Inquire Mrs. W. G. Hnnter, Red 691. FOR SALE At a bargain. One acre tract, six room house, barn and poultry yard; 50 full blood Barred Rocks, 80 friut trees, also gooseber ries, strawberries, etc. Fine place for poultry ranch. Owner leaving valley, must sell at once. TO SEE IS TO BUY. A. L. Rice. Imbler Ore. WANTED Housekeeper for man with no family;. widow lady prefer red. Box 321, Union. Ore. FOR SALE Twenty head of two and three year old horsea. H. Eichen berger, Ladd Hill horse ranch. For all kinds of MESSENGER ASD DELITERT SERVICE Call Up The Central Messenger and Delivery Co. Office In Foly Building Boom 2 Phones, Main 709 Ind. H. J. EESLER, XA3AGLB.