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SATURDAY, 6, 1911.
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNiS.
Editor and Owner.
Entered at the postofflce at La Grande
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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or Monday, May 8th.
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that please
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