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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1911)
PAGE 4 LA GRANDE EVEJS1NG OlfcJJSKVEli. THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1911. THE OBSERVER BRUCE D EN N i S Editor and Owner. Entered at the pestoflice at La Grande as second-class matter. " SUBSCRIPTION BITES Daflj, single copy Se Pally, per week, .............. iSt Dally, per month........ '.. 65c 11 s Iaut wit gis I -III I TT 2 3 w efr 8 9 1011 12131415 MT7 18119 20121 22 P 24 2526 27 TO 30 r THE STOCK SHOW REPORT. Df much interest to local cattlemen, is the detailed report of the awarding of prizes In the killing contest at Portland following the Northwest Stock show there some time ago. The report from the managers of the stock bow follows: . North Portland, Ore., April 17, 1911. --It has been decided that the prizes In the killing contest have been won as follows: . First prize carlot, 16 head, grade Shorthorns, fed and exhibited by S. R ..liRmokn Thm TV,"- tvi. - ' , , . , ..4 nam tut' 41181 prize lot of three-year-olds. Second prize in carlot killing con test was awarded to the grand cham pion carlot Herefords, fed ' and ex hibited by McKennon, Son & Cahnd . Jer. Thj- decision in' this particular -Js very close. The rtr . aga on the Brooks cattle was slightly ' better than the grand champion car- Jot. while the uniformity of quality was with the grand champions. The ' ' three-year-olds had been fed Ioniser aad showed marbled condition, of , meat that was attractive.. As stated before, the contest was close and the jaore jnature quality of the three-year-olds wa the principal reason for awarding the first prize. -.; r In the single classes, the grand champion steer, Shorthorn, fed and exhibited by E. W. Coles, of Haines, Oregon, is easily a winner. His dresa percentage was 62.3. , Ah attractive ness of carcass, percentage of high . class meat, and total carcass, together with quantity of flesh and fat, atamp ea him as almost perfect. Th champion Martin heifer: had high percentage of dress, 64.1, but she was overdone. 'The second prize in the single con test went to the Aberdeen-Angus that waa the third prize winner in the two year old class. She was fed and xhlbited by E. L. Wiley, Wallowa, Oregon. The percentages were as follows: 8. R. Brooks cattle, winner of the iinji prize in tne killing contest. ea .61.7 tuv 8rnu cnampipn carlot, dres- . r 60.5 auw 8rnu cnampion steer, dres sed . , . ,, .., 62 3 Tha E. L. Wiley heifer, dressed'.' 61.3 , BIRDS AXD CROP FAILURES. Blame for a ?700,000,000 a year dam age to farm crops by the destruction Of birds which feed on insect pests has twenlald upon the sportsmen of Chica go and of other cities by J. P. Gilbert, of the university of Illinois, who de- Arcade THEATRE PROGRAM. Mexican Filibusters . . Kalem Scenes In and around the pres ent uprising In Mexico. ..Lieutenant's Wild Ride...... Gaumont A wild ride against time. Nan'a Diplomacy ,...., Lubin A comedy. Acting and php tography are excellent. Song "Portland Wants Us In in 1912." Elks' booster song by Mr. Cowan, first to Introduce the song In Portland. Cowan Piano and tenor eollst. Greenaway drums and effects. Admission 10 cents n V p- mmm J '" Jj r vr i i.f rrkrPfn i v. rs von v - Moiui. Biaf ahM TtMr -imtm f SMMmm on for Style, Service & Tailoring - 1 i.iu.i --- - -- " - .-yyr.-a .i-.----.n v.. v-.'K--.-.ti 'I vt f If you buy your suit here you have our guarantee of perfect Satis faction backed by thirteen years clothing experience in La Grande' Sale Prices $18 AND UP j I AND UP I , .- 1 1 ' ' " " - - ' v-';--'- ----.-v- - AND UP The PerfecMon of Clothescraft for Young Men's Wear (ulOtfeS Sale $18 tot31.50! cfr BerjanVncis dtlf kif Sale Prices I :,' and up :j. ; : rices $18 to 31.50 $13.50 and up oung $13.50 and up. THE 1 SPRING STYLES and MATERIALS NOW ON DISPLAY Eider-Heimer Stein Wni (VlenV Clothing....Xtrago6d Suits for Boys.. All Men and Bovs Ciothing Reduced During This Xait ASK ABOUT the $500 CONTEST fa !.'. i,. ..,.., , !" ' v ' ' ' ' J' ' - : 9 ' ' enrr a i n a t- w . ask about the &oo xame cosiest SPECIAL SALE SAMPLE LINES LADIES COATS, SUITS AND DRESSES L- r ' r New Yorks Very Latest Styles " " :', Throughout Entire Stock E3 See our Sale Showing of Cen temeri and Kayser Silk Gloves 11 ASSIGNEE OF BANKRUPT MORGAN DEP'T STORE of PORTLAND clared the crop damage amounted to J7OO.OO6.00O a year. "Quail on the farm is worth many dollars," he said, "although quail on toast is worth but a few cents in spite of the high prices. One flicker can eat 5,000 ants at a sin gle meal and the kingfisher is the most powerful defender of the poultry yard in existence." Verification of Mr. Gil bert's statements was given in a bulle tin of the department of agriculture JuBt issued which mentions the disan-! pearance of the various shore birds j which are fond of insect pests of for-' age and grain crops, particularly the prray worm which Is eaten by the kill-' deer and spotted sand piper, alBo cut worm, whose most active enemy In early days were woodcock, upland plo ver and kllldeer. According to this bulletin Jack snipe, plover, woodcock and other shore birds are nearing ex termination and present conditions are such tat the wonder Is that any es cape, "in both fall and Bprlng they are shot along the whole rout of thnir migration north and Bouth," says the bulletin. "Their habit of decovin. regularly and persistently, coming in flocks to the decoys attain and acaln in Bjjjte of 'murderous volleys greatly lessens their chances of escape. The breedin.? grounds of the species In the j United States and Canada have been greatly restricted by the exttnsion of agriculture." TIIIS IS MY 38RD BIRTHDAY. -HM-H--M"H"M ! 1 f H iff -f Gardiner G. Hubbard. Gardiner G. Hubbard, aviator, aero plane designer and manufacturer, was born in Boston, April 19, 1878. the son of Charles E. Hubbard, a Boston at torney. After graduating from Har vard university In 1900 he became a sugar planter In the Hawaiian Islands, and then spent a year In a trip, around the world. . After completing his trav els, Mr.' Hubbard spent three years In in the study of architecture In Paris. and practiced his profession In New York for two years until 1909. Becom ing Intereated In aviation he went to Baddeck, Nova Scotiar to study with Professor Alexander Graham Bell, the telephone inventor and exponent ' of , tetrahedral kites. At Baddeck the young aviator designed and built an aeroplane with which he made suc cessful flights. , Later he took part In ! aviation exhibitions In various parts of the United States and Canada and then entered upon the business of manufac turing aeroplanes for general use. THE Blue Stem 1 Flour Vie carry must give you better baking WHITER, LIGHTER, X TASTIER BREAD must satis fy you or we will refund pur. cbase price. 1 Pattison Bros. I Bolh Phones Old Friends and New Winning permanent, lasting friends is the work of time, and this bank. numbers among its clients hundreds of banks and business houses with whom it has had close relations for a great part of the twenty-four years of its existence. Our friends have helped to make this one of the largest and strongest banks in the West. We have helped in their making, too. ' We welcome new friends and will attend to their wants with the same fidelity which -has cemented our relations with our older ones." La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON. CAPITAL ., , ...... $ 100,000.00 , SURPLUS . . . 100,000.00 ' RESOURCES . . . 1,100,000.00 UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Fred J. Holmes, Pres. ' W. J. Church, Vice Pres. L- Meyers, Gasket Earl ZundeUss'f. Cashier wiiiiiiiiMMiiiiiiiuiiiiiinumM)MJ . . v li