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Sale in the History of La Grande
A magnificent array of New Merchandise, bought at Assignee's Sale farielow o
nary prices. Saving shared with you.
Waistsl
$1.25 values 79c
$1.50 values 89c
Silks, Negligee and
Tailored WRit8, all
Kinds at f ale prices
$1.50 to $L65
Lace Curtains
Ladies1
Suit:s
Half .;;,;a:
y Price
Men's work Sox
6 pair for 25c
Men's Work Shirts'
37c : .
Great Saving
in, Summer
, Underwear
25c .mercer
ized sleeveless
vests, special
50c to 60c
corset covers
27 & 39c
Ladies' 25 c
hbsieryjspecial
a pair '(I
Regular r 15c
ZepKron and
Toile Du Nbrd
Ginghams
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Assignee of the Morgan
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THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNiS
Editor an! Owner,
Entered t the poitoffice at La Grande
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WHEN THE BLt)CK SIGNALS DO
GOOD.
It mast be admitted that great ad
vancement marka railroading of today.
And this can very cheerfully be. done
without endorsing everything that the
railroads do, or pandering to their
wishes. La Grande Is brought face
to face with many Improvements rail
roads makei which other cities not so
close In touch with railroads scarcely
realise. This fact Is easily demon
strated by falling on Jack Watson
and asking him to take you through
the yards and shops.
The appliances to safeguard the
public are among the most -satisfactory
Improvements known in railroad cir
cles. Just the other night a few
freight cars got loose In the yards and
went onto the main line without the
knowledge of any human. They trav
eled toward Hot Lake for some dis
tance, when along came a fast freight
with what th crew supposed to be a
clear track if La Grande. Suddenly
the bjock showed up Indicating there
was something ahead. Of course the
freight train slowed- down and soon
the crew discovered what was the
matt r. A few years ago thiawould
have meant a fearful wreck with prob
ably a loss of human life and much
property. Today the disaster was sav
ed by an appliance used In railroad
ing. All of theBe things count for
much, and the public must be mindful
of the good things done by railroads.
By this we do not mean there should
be any cessation in the demand of the
people for a square deal from trans
portation lines, but there are many
good things the railroads do which
they get no credit for doing.
ALREADY BEING RECOGMZED.
Indicating the pronounced benefits
of organization there are already large
fruit deal rs writing for information
relative to the Fruitgrowers' union
Just formed In the Grande' Rond val
ley, and some concerns are even send
ing men here to ascertain whether the
union la to be p .rmanent and what
good they can expect of It.
This should give that encourage
ment necessary for a go-ahead spirl
to prevail throughout Union and Wal
Iowa counties and In no Instance per
mit the market of fruit that has not
gone through the. tests and Inspection
according to union rules.
To make a great fruit belt possible
It only needed organization. Now that
has been begun with good results al
ready and there Is every reason why It
should be perpetuated. '
Mongrel fruit, like mongrel horses,
receives little consideration. "Where
an owner trots out a horse and guar
antees his breeding everyone takes
notice, but when a fair looking horse
Is displayed with no pride of ancestry
he Is passed by with little comment or
attention. It Is the same with fruit
The time has come when buyers must
know what they are getting, how the
fruit is to be packed and whether the
reputation of the community stakes
Itself on playing fairly with the mar
ket. The fruit market Is one Instance
where you cannot Job the consumer
It is possible todo it once, but ne.ver
again, for one crocked transaction In
fruit puts black marks enough agalnsj
a district to keep It In the background
for years to come.
THE SATI0V8' RESERVE.
It is the theory In a republican form
of government that every citizen must
oecome a soicner in time of war. In
our country it Is generally . thought
that volunteers would come forward
In time of need In sufficient numbers
to carry on any war. But to be of
value as a soldier, the man must be
trained and disciplined, and this
training requires a large amount of
time and the discipline of repeated
practice. After war has been declared
It Is too late, declares Captain Fred
L Lsmmon In the March Number of
The National jGuard Magazine.
Hence, It is necessary that drills,
encampments, and . other Instruction
be given to the citizen soldiery during
times of peace. They th.n learn how
to live properly In camp.
There Is now a vast difference be
tween the old militiaman and the
present National guardsman. Prev
ious to the passage of the Dick law
the organized militia was not a na
tional guard but a state force. The po
sition of the national guard at the
present time Is little understood bv
the, public generally. The Dick bill
was chiefly concerned with the or
ganization of the militia to make It
conform to the regular army as a con
dition to its sharing In the annroDria-
tlona of congress. However, the law
with Its amendments, has made everv
soldier In the organized njllitla a tru
national guardsman.
By the passage of the act of Mav
27, 1908, the state forces became ;
part of the first line of defense with
the regular army. When the national
guard is called out In the future, it
will mean a strict realisation of mili
tary duty, and the citizen soldier must
be prepared to go wherever reaulred.
When the call comes he Immediately!
goes Into the nattonal service without
a new enlistment, and he must stay
till the expiration of his original en-j
llstment.
braham academy. Thence he entered
Wesleyan university at MirWletown,
Conn., graduating In 1869. He contin
ued his studies at Boston University
TJieologlcal school, but did not remain
for graduation. . After being orda!ued
to the ministry he officiated ns pastor
of Methodist churches in a number of
cities of Niw England and New York.
He became president of Dick'nson col
lege in 1889 and during his service of
more than 20 years he has developed
the colleg,. into one of the foremost
schools of Its kind In the country. As
state librarian of Pennsylvania from
1889 to 1903. he developed and com
piled the Pennsylvania arch'e.i. Dr.
Reed has taken a deep ints rest in pub
lic affairs and numbers anions his per
sonal friends the greatest uerL-ans
of the last few decades. '
THIS DATE IX HISTORY.
THIS IS MY JTII BIRTHDAY."
George E. Reed.
Dr. George E. R ed. president of
Dickinson college, Carlisle, Pa., and
one of the foremost scholars In the
Methodist church, was born In Brown
vllle, Me.. March 28. 1816. thi son cf
a Methodist minister. He re'flvtd h's
preparatory education In tha pub!:c
schools of Lowell, Mass., and at Wil-
March 28.
1818 Gen. Wade Hampton, of the
conf; derate states army, born
In Columbia, 8. C. Died there,
April II, 1902.
1846 American army,- under Gen.
Scott, Invaded Mexico.
1854 Rupture ..between Greece and
Turkey.
1858 Nicaragua placed hersilf under
the protection of the " United
States.
I860 President Buchanan protected
against a proposed inquiry Into
his acts. :'
1867 The British North American act
received the royal assent.
1870 Gen. George H. Thomas, hero of
Chlckamaugua died In San Fran
cisco. Born In Virginia. July
31, 1816.
1871 Commune proclaimed In Paris.
1891 Canadian Pacific railway com
pleted from ocean to ocean.
1898 Port Arthur "leased" to Russia.
1901 Canadian troops departed from
Halifax for South Africa.
1910 Representative government,
with universal suffrage, was
proclaimed in Monaco by Prince
Charles.
POLITICS AJiD POLITICIANS. 4
Maine and Kansas are the two old
est prohibition states In the union.
California has adopted the Initia
tive, referendum and recall for all
municipalities.
-,
Mrs. Leona Brown, a Seattle suffra
gette, s a candidate for appointment
as Judge of the Washington supreme
court.
According to report Col. William F.
Cody (Buffalo Bill) would liks to be
one of the first United States senators
from Arizona.
Cambridge, Mass., the seat of Har
vard university, Is in' complete con
trol of the democrats for the first time
In Its history. ; ,. ,
' It is said Senator Bourne of Oregon,
head of th, Progressive Rcpo'ollcau
league, will launch a boom for Sena
tor La Fojlette for president at a ban
quet to be given in Boston on March
30th.
( Kansas now has a law prohibiting'
the publication of unsigned nr,i:i
, articles in newspapers and also. pro
j hiblting the lnsertion of articles which
jtend to injure any candidate for pub
lic onice.
The New Hampshire legislature, al
ready the largest representative body
of its kind In tha world, will be- In
creased by seven members as a result
of the recent census, making a total
of over 400. '
Xotlee to.1. C. S. Stud. nts.
All I. C. S. students, lid and new,
are cordially invited to V smoker to
be held on Saturday, ApVil At, at 8
P. m. in I. O. O. F. banqjrt hall.
E. H. LEWIS,
Special Representative,
3-28-30
Lyle Tuesday Musical program next
Friday night. Hill orchestra in addi
tion, aiany excellent numbers.
range to be present.
Ar-
Lyle Tuesday Musical program next
Friday night. Hill orchestra In addi
tion. Many excellent numbers. Ar
range to be present
you at
nations
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THE OFFICERS
of this bark will be pleased to talk wi
; . any time concerning mutual husiness
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; A- me .federal GkvernmeAt,
; yy coumy, the city ani a lage and
; growing of list commercial and private
j depositors entrust Ineir funds tothisf institu-
; tion to the extent of $800,000.0(3, Jou may
; , be sure that it is a safe one for vrAtl idntifu
: yourself with. V ' i
GALL AND TALK IT OVER WITH US
La Grande National Bank
! . LA GRANDE, OREGON.
I CAPITAL t . . . $ 100,000.00
; ' SURPLUS ... 100,000.00
j . RESOURCES . . . 1,125,000.00
; UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
; Fred J. Holme Pres. W. J. Church, Ve Pres.
; F. L. Meyers, Gashiet Earl ZuhdeMss'L Cashier
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