,M.twlW.WI'W," I'HUKSD AY; APRIL 6, 1911. Buster 4 ta j Are feet "in bad" 3 11 MIS MIS' 101 ' ' HE AND COUNCILMEX FIND COS- TRACT IMPROPERLY DOSE. Let us put them "in right" If you have not been getting style, service March Pajments Held Up and Work Will Be Remedied Later. Contractor B. 8. Davis laying the !. sewer projects now under way, came !a for s warm jrlUInj last night when .uayor A. L. Richardson announced his determination not to elgn tha' March J warrant in favor of the contractor un til what is said to be inferior work on the contract from Greenwood east has ! been rectified. Councilman Church 'was hand In hand wltb. the executive In the' complaint against th? quality of work done, and though 15 per cent of the cor.;-act price has been with held, the major pcr. of the account will not be settled a; fs. i:u:e. nly. or Richardson. Councilman Church And jwork already laid careful Inspection ! this' week and found that from Green- rrmi nrf in CrinPC wood on east the sewer Is now taking comiorc in Mioeb .1 or twotnlrdi dt water jwhen It should be dry. Work dona 1 by the city under supervision of the (city is perfectly dry. ; However, the j question arose as to requiring th-3 contractor to do the work over at this , ticable until the river drops. -In the meantime, the city attorney and mayor and Contractor Davis will enter Into a tentative arrangement for turning In the sewer connections with the un derstanding that the inferior work Is to be remedied just as soon as natural m conditions will permit Inspector Jones, who represented the city, was entirely exonerated as It was pointed out that the last council committee took the matter out of his hands and hs was unable to forestall the sewers being laid wet. Contractor Davis was not present and missed tho crltism of -his work. V that's bad. If you have corns, bunions nr tender feet that s wrong. If ve shoe you you'll get ser vice "that's right." 4 Alli1A . am mr hi - StlUc Most Styles $5.00 STONE Y & I SPR ANTON Sole Agents 2 rz Piflpfi . . ' "-- " ' ' - ladies; XIz take this means of informing you that we have just received an exclu sive line of Silks in -which you will be greatly interested. If you will Call at Our Store vr. rr31,t only too glad to show you these New Silks, Especially Adopted for the Pop ular One-Piece Dresses, Waists and Coats. You will Appreciate at a Glance the Very Reasonable Prices at which we are selling them. These materials comprise Foulards, Messalines, Tussahs, Satin Soleil, Pongees, and Shonting. We will festeem it a great favor if you will Call Early-and See the Full Assortment. V THE FAIR PICK BLOCK 10 DARING TRY PAVING PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN AND 5TII SELECTED. 4TH Kansas Men Here, As a further addition to the Sun- FetroUtlilc Paving to Be Tried at the Expense of Hie City. . One block on Pennsylvania avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets will flower colony In Union and Wallowa j be treated to a process of paving counties, W E. Russell and; A. I. R. known as petrolithlc and If it is found Hughes, of Howard, Elk county, Kan-j that the process Is as lasting and de sas, have arrived here. Mr. ,Ru8sell slrable as It Is cheap, the property at once decided to stay and Is getting owners will be asked to pay their aa ready for spring work. Mr. Hughes . sessraent. This particular block la will niak-' a trip to the coast first but ( chosen because the city owns half of It he will return 'shortly. He lived 29 and the work will be done by the city, years In Kansas and wants to find a 'The street committee has the work In place that suits him bo he can spend hand, and will build the block" of pav- THIEF ON TIL NOW MAN WHO LED MERRY CHASE THROUGH CITY IS DEFENDANT Disposing of Charge? Against Negro, Next Case Is Besomed. for six weeks in the La Grande' Even ing Ot3crvsr. And you will take no tice, that If you fall to so appear and answer, for want thereof, the plaintiff will take the decree of the court, for the dissolution of the marriage con tract existing between yourself and plaintiff. This summons is published by order of the Hon. J. W. Knowles, J DMch 30-Ap.6-13-20-27-My 4-11 Judge of the above entitled court, dat ed March 30th,' 1911, directing It to be published in the La Grande Evening Observer, .for six consecutive weeks, first publication to be In Issue of March 30th. mi. " i " ' ,;. l..J, F. BAKER, ;v . 'v..-; ' .' " Attorney for Plaintiff. 29 years more la one place. ILXUtl L Expert j Watch Repairing i Wecanmske your watch keep time'. Prices Reas onable. Ml work guaran teed. ENGRAVING. X Clock 6 Jewelry Repairing l SIEGRIST & Co. ft T fa mrA Orkfirini 1 La Grande, Oregon X 9 POPTJL-ABL MECHANICS MAGAZINE "Written Se Yo Can Understand It" 300 Pictures Everv 400 Articles 7. I, 250Pairea Month - o Ins as n experiment to l-:arn its pasting Qualltiea. Jf found as well adapted to the soil In this city aa It has been found In California where Mayor A. L, Richardson discovered It and explained Its principles to tho council, then Vxv half of the-block owned by private citizens, will be paid .( for in the regular way. I About 80 cents Is what Mayor Rlch- ; ardson believes It will cost to lay the ' material In this city. No plant Is nec essary particularly. . Th ' street a plowed up to a depth of nine Inches ; after proper grading, and a composi tion of crude oil, 80 per cent asphal? turn, Is poured over the loose ground. .The solution Is cultivated into the loose ground and then a machine for thinasHow to make mu, 1? w&Ulu? Jhe Purpose, the only "plant" neces sary, Is run over the loose ground and mixes and tamps the ground so A wonJcrful story of the Progress of this M chan leal Af. Instructive, but more (asrinutinc than any fie. ion, A migazin for rjunk. r. Hociors, Uwyers,Tc(!chem,Fimer!. BustnnuMMj, Man. ufactureiy.Mnhanict. llr.'1.2u(Mi00rHir every month. Interests everybody. When you see one you understand why. Ask tho man who reads it. Your newsdealer will show you one; or write the publishers for a free sample copy.. , The "Shan Nnf" nnf of 20 mm, tells .. I easy ways to do Every family has need of good, reiiaou liniment For sprr.'.ns bruises, soreneoj of the muscles ami rheunmtlo pntm them it none better thn Chamberlain's. SolJ bt til denies. hoir.e and shoo. etc. "Amatcor Mechanics jop.iw r ... " 'i make mwaioo rurniture. Wlrelrm. boat, inirin maolr anrf all the things a boy loves. S1.SO tt not, tlnelt cofliit iS ctrti ASK YOUR NEWSDEALER OtAiirm POPULAR MECHANICS MAGAZINE U3 WaahhMtes Ss, Ckleaa Th? jury hearing the case of the negro who stood trial when his alleged partner, now sentenced, plead guilty to robbing a North Powder store, re-; tired late this afternoon and the next case on ths docket was resumed. i . The Jurors are now wrestling with the case wherein a stranger stole some goods from the Tony & Scranton store, lead a chase through North La Grande cl more tbau ordinary exclttment, and. was finally captured near Island .City that night. - It la presumed this case will be finished tomorrow some time. POnONCEl T APPLICATION FOR ELGIN FRAN CHISE NOW FILED. . rtrfrtTTfrWrttt t H 1-. I BIGYCL ES that It is perfectly smooth and very firm. A composition of fine gravel and tar, or asphaltum, Is then placed on th surface and the process Is com pleted at a cost between 80 cents and $1.00. The system Is very satisfactory tn California for residence street pur poses and if It can be placed for the price' named, there Is no doubt but what the outlying districts will adopt the method. oh the Installment Plan j Columbia, Hartford, Flyer and other stand ard makes. Bicycle repairs and repairing. Also bicy cles tor reut. Auto Garage, second hand bicycles. Auto re- . pairing. 1 " 1 G8oyoLeoiit)ini 309 Fir street. Telephone Main 737 POSTOFFICE PROBE STARTED. Democratic Representative Starts a Movement to Study Department. ' Washington. April 6. Representa tive Shepphard, democrat, today Intro duced a house resolution demanding an Investigation of the postofflce de partment by the committee on expen ditures by postofflces. Johnson Nears Death. . Cleveland, April 6. Then ts no Im provement in the condition of Tom Johnson and it la believed that his death Is but a matter of a few days. Said Company Will Eventually Work Toward La Grande. Elgin, April 6. (Special) Appli cation for a franchise to furnish light and power to Elgin, will be finally act ed upon next Tuesday. The company seeking the franchise la the McCully- Rumble Power company which has an engineer on the secne to build a power plant three miles below the hatchery and run wires directly across Cricket Flat to Elgin. F. D. McCully and Ed Rumble are the promoters. To Spread Out Over Yalley. ! It Is said the purposes of the com pany are to secure a franchise In El gin and supply that town with light and power and then, to proceed Into the valley proper and touch at Imbler. Ultimately it ts be.lleved the company will extend Its line toward La Grande and when possible secure a franchise In that city. The company ts capital-1 Ized at $50,000 and with the engineer j on the scene It Is said the work of; constructing the plant will proceed it ! once. The Priil: Sfa with a ay Ej WHEN yoli want a first-clasi job of Printing - and want it without delay; when you have a- design in printing you would like to have figured out sat isfactorily; when you want work at reasonable prices, bear the EVEN ING OBSERVER in mind and call Main 13, also Independent 1342. WSifiaa I a Simmons. In the circuit court of the state of Oregon, for Union county. j Arthur A. DeFord. Plaintiff, vs. Lu-' ella DeFord. Defendant. j To Luella DeFord. defendant: In the name of the state of Oregon, You ! are hereby required to app ar and, an-j swer the complaint filed against you; Scarlet Fever In Elgin. Elgin, April 6.(Speclal)--One death Is r ported and five other cases I In the above entitled court and cause are quarantined as a result of sca'ietjon or before the 12th day of May, 1911.1 feer. ! after tho publication of this summons I We Do Anything With Type EVENING OBSERVER The Print Shop with a Pay Roll