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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1911)
LA OKaNDE KVJLNjJSU UbrfEitYEtf, SATURDAY, 6, 1911. THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNiS. Editor and Owner. Entered at the postofflce at La Grande as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION BATES Dally, single copy ............ it Pally, per week, . . . . . ......... lit Dally, per month tit m MAV l!HI; Ps i Ai tTwi t Fjgl 1I2345I6 11110111213 1415 1617 1819 20 21 222p252g27 emmail 1 ll A WEEK.END MESSAGE. At the close of a week that will go down in history as prosperity maker for the year 1911 Jn the Grande Ronde valley these blessed rains nave souk ed the valley from center to circum ference and made fine big grain crops and hay crops and beet crops and ap ple crops possible we can thliik of no better message to convey to the editorial readers than a reflection of the harmonious feelings being "gen erated" between the several towns of Union , and Wallowa counties The newspapers, the mouthpieces of a community are quoted thusly j r i ; (Elgin Recorder.) ; The Recorder man has Nad with interest an account of the meeting fit La Grande to reorganize the board, having In charge the management vf the county fair, and we were especial ly pleased to note that it is proposed to enlarge the membership so as to include prominent farmers from all parts of the county. Heretofore, If we are correctly Informed, and as ap pears from the personnel of the mem bership of the board, the fair has been afflicted with local! t Is, and has been in fact a La Grande instead of a coun ty fair, In a smaller field it has about the same trouble that nearly killed the state fair, . which for many years was nothing more than a local graft. The state air board, prior to 1889, was self-perpetuating that is, as one member dropped out the board elected bis successor, and finally Marion county obtained absolute control, with the result that the association became bankrupt even refusing to take Its own warrants In payment for stock feed and stall rent furnished exhibi tors. In 1889, however, a bill intro duced by th& editor of the Recorder became a law, providing for a board of five members, all from different .counties, and no more than three of one political faith. The fair then be came in reality a sttae Institution, and has been constantly increasing in use fulness and popularity. The lesson Is a' plain one for the board of directors for what should be In the fullest sens? the Union county fair Arcade THEATRE "Mammy's Ghost". . . Vitagraph A southern war story worked out with care. "Love In Madrid" ....... Pathe A love story of the Spanish town. Settings are interesting as they reproduce scenes in a Spanish town. "Faithful Indian"...... Essanay A western Indian picture full of action and good scenery. "Tricksters Tricked"..... i'a'Iic A lively comedy. Song "Sugar . Moon" Vy Mr. Cowan Cowan Pianist and tenor solo ist. Greunaway drum end effect?. Middee every 1i nt 2 o'clock. (Union Rinublioan.) The .proposition advanced by a dele gation of La Grande business men this week, relative to the amalgamation of the commercial Interests of Union and Wallowa counties, was first men tioned by a La Grande man, at a ban quet given in May, 1910, in honor of the Union Stock show boosters, and meets with favor by all who have heard it. La Grande is taking the in itiative toward creating a better feel ing among the people of different parts of this and Wallowa counties, and the elimination of the kicker and sorehead, and , in this commendable work our sister city shoudl have thu support of all. ' " . (Enterprise News-Record.) In another column is told how the commercial clubs of the towns in central Oregon are getting together to work for the common good. The new towns along the Deschutes rail roads and the old towns such as Prineville are all entering the devel opment lBgue for united team work, j Good jesults will.be f it immediately in the general feeling that it is better to help t13d up your neighbor town than Ja tear down and destroy, for 8lwa; s the latter policy react on the ctrrm unity thRt does it. Examples ere net wantingn Eastern Oregon of the boomerang nature of the tear down policy. This harmony talk is pretty stale stuff in this corner of the ftate. We realize that, yet It Is th: only way all the wisest publicity sharps and development experts tell us that JliSE We know beforehand that it will take more than words or shining ex ample to stir the indifference of Wal lowa and Union counties, but it ia part of the duty of r live newspaper It is possible foH' Joseph, Enterprise, Lostlne pml VMowa to unite efforts In develops ei:i work for the valley and the rhcls county, but our petty Jealouslis and rivalries ar every dear to us, and we are not m-rcenary. We would rather settle old scores than 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. F. L. Meyers, Cashiet Earl Zundel,4ss'f. Cashier 4tniniiiiHiimmunmmui)Himi SWLE AN TOE (MMSSO Did you ever consider how much it means toward the perfect fit of your dress? i A PARIS GOWN WOULD LOSE ALL ITS CHARM if fittedover a cheap, improper modeled corset. So much depends on the corset that you should choose a model especially ' suited to your figure. " Our Corset Department Complete with over 50 different models designed especially for the new styles in dress. You will find a style here just suited to your figure The Henderson Corset The correct jjjj t0 $ 7,50 foundation for a perfect fitting gown. Prices . The Nemo Corset Models for stout figures $2 to $4 HENDERSON front Traced Corsets De Bevoise Brassiere Produces the slender effoct, t so mucn in vogue. g 50c TO $1.50. Corset Covers of Every Description iace ana umoroiacry i rim med. PRICES 19c TO $3.;0 FERRIS WAISTS DeBevofse) Brassiere for Women, Misses and Children 25c to $1.50 5ELr-REDUONC ' 1 4 i You should see the Ivy Corset 20 Different Styles Formerly carried by the Morgan Department store, of Portland. Now on sale here at Reduced Prices. REG. PRICES $1.00 TO jSJiO SJLE PRICES 79c to $5.00 V. M. WEST - 'ThdQualiStore malte a fortune. The same 3eems true In Union coun ty. Elgin, Union and other towns accuse La Grande of unneighborly acts, yet if all would act sensibly there Is no reason why they shouldn't get together. The same Is true we knov of Umatilla, and may ba true of Baker. Here are the big four of northeastern Oregon, Umatilla, Union, Baker and Wallowa, who ought to be working in harmony for the development of this part of the state, all with resources very similar except, of course, WhI lotfa county has the best yet worse than rtrongers. Maybo when vettlers have no place else n go they will come to this rich est but least known pait of Oregon. .M..iiiQHlH'i'1 . Free Hats for the (uHMren (Union Scout.) . We have uttended a great many booster meetings in our time but nev er before have we ben permitted to attend one where thj "get together" spirit was manifested in such a degree as it "Was in the meeting held in Union Tuesday night when the La Grande "boys" came to meet with the Union club. If there have bsen faction? and fights between La Grande and Union, It now seems that the hatchet is en tirely buried and from now pn theee towns will work in harmony for the betterment of the whole valley. The notes ofharmany that were struck in the remarks made bv our cit-.zens as well as La Grande's should havo been heard by our citizen. Union In the future will be known as a town in which the word co-operation is lived out in its fullestmeanlng. We can null together. There's strength In Union. Let's pull together. We will give one Child's Hat FREE with every $5.00RURGHASE rOST OFFICE CAXDY STORE " Mrs. C. C. Combs Prop. 4 Fine Line of CA5DT, FRUIT .. . ICE CREAM POSTCARDS TOBACCO SEWS SEALERS. Made at our store on Saturday, May 6th, or Monday, May 8th. . - . ' ,. ;; These hats are fine and are the kind that please Complete line of Ladies Furnishings and Hosiery ft w. w. oerry & Go A A A A A r ii "i nrti it i i-ii rijriri ri.ir.jrV.iiti jnftii t nil. A tA ifc a a i