La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 29, 1911, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 4 LA GRANDE IjlNu OBjxlIu iu:, AT EDXESDAY, MARCH 29, 1911. MWMMMWMMliMMliMMMMMMMMMM III! MlJI -- ..IM T I -i M g v ! '.Ji rtt t1. . . j. -...-.TirTjT-,r1.,ft ..V. ' . 1.fu.,i,.j.aniii.r . .in',..i- j.ri . n . nn . t r-j T r - --- . - 1 I - - :1J a i . . ; . ., i If I 1 ' : i , 3 3The Greatest Sale La Grande Has Elver Known IGME EAMCRUPT ' OF MORGA Now in Full Swing. Crowds Growing Larger. An Unparalleled Merchandising Event tUO and f L65 Lace Curtains . I8e uatr. ' 60c to COe Corest' Coven 27c and 89c Men's Fancy and Plain ; Lisle Hose v . " .. 87c Vise : "' Lawns knd Bathtes ' ... Jctaardl READ SOME Of THE MANY UNtQUALLED SAVINGS 1 riuiKS Bankr ipt Salf, Fine Lin rns, Doilies Batt nburg. Laces, embroideries, Tlaxons mash Goods, Ulks. eg. 25c ' Mercerfaed Sleeveless Vests, Special 15c mm . 1 rk .-' iY.cn s . uoy 5 mg . .Every sulr in the store re duced. One lot young men's uits, sites 14 to 19 years, the valuer to 112.50: to close out, $1.49 Joys' , Knickerbocker Suits reduced 25 per cent. All men's Clothing reduced 10 to .13 1-3 ;ter cent 25c . . Turkish and Face Tow. j ' cis ; ' v . . 19c . t Satin finish table doUi, '! size 6x7 1-2 feet, Special , suo Portierres and Roman Curtains 8c ' $U5 , ' Ladies' Waists, all ' sixes ; 79c Regular 12 l-2c Golden r. 10c ; - "Z WIDE PERCALES, . Special ,8c yd. . , Kayser Long Silk ; Gloves v 79c $3.00 Marseille Sitradt, .5 52.19 . x Assignee's HALF-PRICE SALE. Ladies' Suits, Coats, Dresses . An elegant-assortment of bright, snappy new styles to select from. All sizes Half Price Men's FnnF.I-Hr.T;i J Lscs' ?15 lure MIK . Ties for 25c 50c Summer t'lidervrear for 'Meti " ',. Special 87c V 15c Zephren 32 In Dress Watch the cou soon as one line is closed out another U kes its i i hi7 m placeiN Pose 89c J cOC Men's Work Shirts, 25c Sju's HOS3 ' 19c 15c;-- Indies' Hose 9c I'alr ew offerings daily -I A Great Don't Miss It! 32 o Assignee of the Morgan Department Store Ll1 A . Ai i i Ai in rTi 1 1 i it i ii nTn jrt i THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS Editor and Owner. aierea at me poswniee at i uranae s aecond-class matter. Daily, single copy . . . . , 6 Dally, per week, 15c Dally, per month....... 65e B1IE1AR-Crr-T6ll, s l-lr" IWT fTs -.r II 12.1314 l6.11:llon 12131415161718 19 20 21 22232425 20l27l28l29130!3lt A MORE BEAUTIFUL LA GRANDE." i' -4- What does a more beautiful La Granda mant ,: It inean8 more people, better homes, mora home pride, and a better feeling among the residents. 7 Yea, It means a great deal more, for the leasona taught the younger gener ation count for more than all other things mentioned. Raise a child in a community where everything is in place, where the streets are well cared lor, the sidewalks . kept in repair, and the lawna carefully nurtured and mat cnua starts lire wita a system tor he baa seen nothing else. It is a part of him and It cornea easy for him to follow the lead. Laat evening, under auspices of the Neighborhood club,' Howard Everts Weed gave ft lecture In which he put up to the people some things that Ls Grande can do to make this city a bet ter place to live In. Unlike many lee turera on such subjects he did not at tach enormous expense to his under takings, but presented a practical plan of operation that would not crimp any bank account. It is to be hoped the ladles ot the club will keep alive the work they have started and enlist every citizen of La Grande in the great work of beau tifkatlon. We need several parks close in. We need parking along all residence streets and above everything else, there la a'crylng need for prop er grading anddralnage of the dirt roads of the city. A cyclone has Just visited Philadel phia and It snowed the other day In Pasadena. Who has the nerve to say the ' wind , even blows hard In the Grande Bonde valley? .v . LAFFEltTT S 'OBITUARY'' Copy for the new tongresslonal di rectory Is being prepared and it is. In. teresting to note what it will say ol Congressman Lafferty, the new repre sentative from Eastern Oregon. Proof 8h-:ets of the directory show that Mr. Lafferty a "(sketch" will read thusly: Counties Baker, Clatsop, Colum bia, Crook, Gilliam. Grant. Henry, Harney, Hood River, Malheur, Mor row, Multnomah, Sherman, Umatilla, Union. Wallowa. Wasco and Wheeler, 17 countka. Population (1910) 382,605. Abraham Walter Lafferty, republi can, of Portland, Oregon, was born In Audrian county, Mo., June 10. 1875. attended the law department of the Missouri state university, 1895 and 1896; was admitted to the bar ot the supreme court of Missouri on exami nation June 5. 1896; practiced law at Montgomery City, Mo., until Decem ber, 1904, during which time he eerved three years with the rank of captain in the Missouri national guard and one term as prosecuting attorney; In 1909 he waa given the degree ot LL.B. by the law department of the Mis souri university; December, 1904, he was appointed special agent of the general land office and after brief preliminary instruction at Washing ton, D. C, waa Bent to Oregon, arriv ing at Portland the flrst of March 1905 where he has since, resided; resigned as special agent of the land office on October 1 1906, and re-entered the pri vate practice of iaw; instituted the litigation now pending In the federal court in Oregon to compel the Ore gon and California Railroad company to sell 2.300,000 acres of lands grant ed to it by act of congress in accord ance with the terms of the grant which require that the lands shall be sold by the railroad company to ac tual settlers only in quantities not greater than a quarter section to any one settler,. and at prices not evad ing 2.50 per acw; became a candi date for congress in. 1910 as a pro gressive republican and favoring greater liberality to homesteaders and the giving to Oregon of the bene fits of her own natural resources; was nominated In tho primaries and was successful at the- general elec tion, receiving 30.642 vot-s. John Mannlpg democrat, received 19,47" votes; Wm. A. Crawford, socialist, 5. 583 votes, and George B. Pratt, pro hibitionist, 3,464 votes. CHINESE LEAVE SOUTH CLARK. The prospective moving of China town Is giving real estate buyers ol the' west and south , sides much con cern, for as yet Frank Moy and the other magnates of South Clark street don't know where they will locate, ot if they do know they are not telling. Their advent will make a big differ ence in any district Rents have be come too high for the Chinese mer- chanta. The loop district has crept up and surrounded the Chinese shops and tenements where many curious mysterlee have begun and ended. "Thlrty-fivft years ago." said a lead er ot the merchant body, "we could rent a store and basement for $40 a month. Now a store rents for 250 a month and basement for about 870." The decision to migrate was taken at a meeting of the On Leorffe Tong. the great organization of the Celestial merchanta, and, according to their plana, South Clark street will be de serted by It present inhabitanta with in a year. According to the Chln-e calendar this momentous move will be made In the year 4608. or the 48th year of the 76th' cycle of 60 years. It is a notable year In the cal endar any way, for it Is a leap year with 284 days. born in Indiana. March 29, 1847, and received his education In that state. He served through the civil war as a private in an Indiana regiment and at the close of the war he returned to his native state, studied law and was admitted to the bar. H3 practiced law in Indiana until 1883, when he re moved to California. For several years he practiced law in San Diego. In 1888 Governor Waterman appoint ed Judge Works to the supreme court of California. After his retirement rrom the bench he returned to the practice of law, locating in Los An seles. As president of the ci'y coun cil of Los Angeles he assisted mater ially. In bringing about an honest municipal government Judge Worka made his campaign for the Unit id Stat s senatorshb In the .Ca'lfornla primary of laat year on a p'-ogre!-slve" republican platform."' In na tional affairs he is an enthusiastic supporter of the Roosevelt policy of conservation and an advooa'.a of anti machine politics and the election of United Stat; s senators by direct vote of the people. THIS DATE IX HISTORY. THIS IS Y 61TII BIRTHDAY." John D. Works. John D. Works, the new United States senator from California, was March 29. 1632 Canada and Acadlc rebtorcd to France by the treaty of St. Ger-maln-en-Laye. 1790 John Tyler, tenth president of . the United States, born in Greenway, Va. Died In Rich mond. Jan. 17, 1862. 1814 American frigate Essex captur ed by the British ships Phoebe and Cherub. 1815 Napoleon abolished the slave trade In the French domains. 1824 Return Jonathan Meigs. United States senator and governor of Ohio, died in Marietta. O. Born In Connecticut, Nov. 16, 1764. 1848 John Jacob Astor, founder of the Astor family in America, died In New York city. Born in Waldorf. Germany. Nov. 16, 1763. 1819 Formal annexation of th Pun jah to the British dominions. J 1866 Oen Wlnfleld Scott died at West 1 Point, N. Y. Born near Pet ersburg, Va., June 17. 1786. 1879 British under Col. Evelyn Wood defeated the Tilus at Kambula. 1892 United Stat;s senate ratified the Bering . Sea arbitration treaty. 1903 Gustavus F. Swift, a leader in the packing industry, died in Chicago. Born in Cape Cod, , Mass., June 24, 1839. 1910 Both house of the French par liament approved the tariff agreement with the United State. . Lyle Tuesday Musical program next Friday night. Hill orchestra in addi tion. Many excellent numbers. Ar range to be present. Rend Observer want ada. Lyle Tuesday Musical program next Friday night Hill orchestra in addi tion. Many excellent numbers. Ar range to be present ' Coal operators who employ boys in their mines in Wsst Virginia unde; the age limit of 14 years provided by law, are liable for damages to Injur ies to such boys, according to the op inion recently handed down by the su preme court of appeals, affirming a decision rendered by the circuit court of McDowell county. ' Expert Watch Repairing I t We can ma Keep lime. t onabe. A I feed. Clock Ok I S1EGRIS Ke your rnct 1. ' 1 11 1 m vfteff I m watch s Keas- guatan- A I AIG. X y Repairing & Co. I Jeweler and Optician I La Grande, Oregon 1111111 1 Hit 1 1 1 11 1 m 1 n , '"" -. .......... ........................ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 iii 1 1 11 in THE OFFICERS of this bank will ,be pleased to talk with you at any time concerning mutual business relations TA HEN the Federal Government) the y county, the city and a largl and growing of Usl commerciaPandTriyate , depositors entrust tneir funds to trisnstitu tion tothe extent of $800,000.00,1 yfu may oe sure mat it is a safe one for you W identify yourseii witn. 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 STATES DEPOSITORY Fred J. Holmes, Pres. ' , W. J. Church, Vice Pres. F. L. Meyers, Cashier Earl ZundeMss'f. Cashier WtHIHmHHIIIMIIIHIIIHHIIUUimirH