PAGL i LA UKaND evening observer MONDAY, MAY 15, l&li; THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS Editor and Owner. ' . Xaterei at the postoflice at La Grande as second-class matter. . SUBSCK1PT105 BATES &3y, slagie copy it Pally, Pt 15 DtHy, per month....;...... &e m may Trm, jl j A T I W T j IFTsI " 111213141516 H910111213 14151617181920 Il222324252627 ?8jg9MEJJl REWARDED AT LAST The Blow process or rewarding those who did service when a state or a na tlon in time of need Is regrettable In deed, but It la better, that compensa tion come late than never. This is true of J. Q. A. Richardson of Alice! who last Friday received a check from the atate of Washington for services Mr. Richardson performed in the Indian wars of 1856 at Walla Walla. This transaction becomes .doubjy Interesting after one has talked with the old gray haired veteran who ex perienced tortures and hardships in the early daya that the northwest might be a place for the white men to peacefully live. He not only helped .fight the Indians but later on lie devel oped land and made a home In the Grande Ronde valley,, which place he loves with a fondness "that is admirable.-,.'. ' In speaking of the claim recently pald hlra hesald to the Observer: "Yes I was glad to get the, money. . I was entitled to it, but at the same time I did nothing more than my duty. Any loyal American would have Joined in lighting for home and -country 'against the redskins In those days. It was a case of the survival of the fittest and to tell the truth there was nothing much to do but fight or seek a hiding place and some way I never was built on the hiding plan.. One thing I weld Ilka to impress oh the 'people of toi day and that is the importance of fly ing the American flag once in a wh'l., 4s a nation we are losing our patriot Ism; we are failing to teach it to th? rising generation as we should and this lethargy, too, is appearing before we old fellows have shuffled off the ,stage of action. Too bad, too bad. Don't ydu know right here in thi Grande Ronde valley opposite Mr. Emily a battle was fought on July 17, lSSC. I was not in that battle tut I want to say to you there was some fighting done. , I was In ths Walla Walla country at that time, but for the sake of the boys who did fight In the Grande Ronde and fof the sake of our country every school house and public build ing In the valley Bhould fly the Ameri can flag on the ICth day of July every year. Walla Walla should also fly the flag on the anniversary of their Indian baitea. I would show the right epirlt-" There is little doubt that Mr. Rich ardson is righln his claim that pat riotism is bJng permitted to drift in this country.' Too little attention is pad the old men who fought when this country needed fighters and had to have them. If things continue as they are at present tha next generation will know little and care less about teh wars which meant so much to this na tion. -. ' - - READY TO DO ITS PART. The two county publicity campaign that is fast taking shape In Union and Wallowa countlef will be materially assisted by Hot Lake. . This has been assured by Senator Pierce and the as surance is sufficient to make every one know the fact Hot Lake is a great big magnificent institution located al most in the suburbs of La Grande. Its pay roll should be included in La Grande's resources for the people who are working there know no other city but th's. Thi institution is closely Interwowi and allied with La Granue that h J iee'.irg o: loyalty to tha tmh torium can easily be accounted fnr. There will be tfneftys derlvv'l from the publicity riven the two counties and Hot Lai;a will reap her share of the basing j, ljut so will min' othe lpBtitu'oii, tt:r this certain! is wt to be dwelt upon at length. The fac: that Senator Pierce, without the lais Hesitation, came to me center auu said, "You bet, boys, I am In on any thing that will tend to benefit JJnlon or Wallowa county and you can de pend upon the Lake doing its share" carried a meaning which all can un derstand amounts to loyal personal support as well as .financial support to the movement. r, MUSICAL MOUNTAINS. . . Singing Cliff In the Pyrenees and Roaring Sends In Hawaii. In certain parts of the world are mountains and hills which are 6a Id by the natives to sing." lu the Pyrenees certain cliffs emit plaintive sounds re sembling the strains of u harp. Two other cliffs In the same chalu are called the "snorers." When 'the wind is in the southwest they wild forth a pe culiar sound not altogether musical. The faces of these cliffs are marked by deep gullies, open lu front, which nrty he compared to' the pipes of an orami. At i crrnln tiniest n stratum of air, held l eiiveeu t!s rll.r and border ing trees, closes the 'ijieiiluus while tlie wind blow, freely between thruug! the cullies, nr ovjiiii pipes, lielilnd: ht'iNe the music t lint U heard. At the conttueme of the Orinoco and flip Klu MeU are praulte clUV which sing "itt stinrlsi'. llnmlioldt refers to the phenomenon as the musical stones of tire Orinoco. The music is caused by the rush of the expanding air through fissures partly closed by mien. Many more examples miht' be cited to show that nature makes use of prin ciples which have been adopted . by man In the creation of musical sounds. Nor are the musical sounds of nature confined to rocks, mountains and hills, for in Hawaii Is a sand bauk fifty feet high which.' when the hand Is moved about in the loon urt. produces a soun1 like thru of n inelodeon. It Is said that If '; observer slides down the bank o:i iiU Imclt, dragging both bunds !n t':t- sand, the sound becomes n ' inu tin fatnt thunder Harper's Weekly. Old Friends and New . v 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 tomake this one of the largest and strongest banks- in the West.;- We have helped in their making, too.' ' - i--' 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.' ' '' ' ' rf ; capital t.' . . .$ 100,000.00 ,-" ; , SURPLUS . . . 100,000.00 i I 'RESOURCES . ' . . 1,1 00,000.00.. I' UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Fred J. Holmes, Pi es. . W. J. Church, Vice Pres. . F. L. Meyers, C&shiei Earl Zundel,i4ss(. C&shier 4HltiHMHHHlHtHIHIHHIMll WHY WASTE YOUR TIME AT USELESS SEWING? ;; try mt rmR YMNEAPHSm The only apron made that comes in waist and skirt length to fit. Made only of the , very best materials PLAIN VAIST APRON it k , t Made of Amoskeag gingham with large side pocket. All lengths and waist size. Price 50c. Ruff led Waist Apron 'v Exactly like above pattern with the ex ception of deep ruffle around tottom. rnceouc, White Aprons ibf every description. ' Short , round styles plain and embroid ery trimmed; some made of fm- est lawns and others of Swisses and dimities; Prices 25c to $1X0 .wywur ysj ; BIBB APRON Comes in blue and white checks, Amos keag gingham with bib and straps oyer shoulder. 1 -7-y' Price 75c. Mother Hubbard Apron ;'; Complete ly covers the entire dress. Made of very best percale in colors, also of Amoskeag gingham in small checks. Price $1.15 Sack Apron Exactly like above illustration! An ideal garment for house wear. Price$1.00 Aprons and Dresses for misses " all prices, styles and materials, House Dresses -in gingham and percales. uJig and short sleeves, low, and high neck styles. You will find here ft a style and size to suit you' .at ; prices at which you cannot afford tc waste time making them. $1.25 to $4.50 See our window shovving of Mary Jane Aprons m K. WEST. 9 The Quality Store So GentU and Nlcs. "You hare no Idea." said Ethel, "how my poor head hurts me,", "Well." snld her friend, "why don't you take your hair off and rest It?" Ladies' riome Journal. Not Golden. The power of speech Is n gift vouch safed to man alone, nnd the effect of It Is to render silence, perhaps the grandest thing In all the world, a bore to him. Puck. HIS ASHES TO SWITZERLAND. ReitjMrant Keeper's Wif. Obeys Dy ing Request of Customer. . .. Mmo. Gabrlolle Glrard. wife of n New York Bohemian restaurant pro-, prittu, sailed recently for Switzerland carrying an urn containing the asbe3 of Teie Du Bols, who was the oldest member- of the Swiss colony in this country. Du Buin was for many years a lend ing patron of Girard's restourant. Re- Crow Quills Make the Best Pens. A quill Deumnker says that no pen will do as fine writing as the crow quill. It reouires the nsRlstance of a micro scope to make a proper pen out of such I a quill, but when mode it Is of won- j derful delicacy. The microscopic writ ing told of In books of literary curios ities was all done with a crow qutll. The steel pens of the present hare very fine points, but somehow a finer point can be given to a quill than ban ever been put on a steel pen, and for delicacy nothing can equal It. Mutual Forbearance. "You and your wife seem -o get along nicely." "Fairly well- We had an under standing from the start I wasn't to expect a dollar to buy more than a dol lar's worth of goods, and she wasn't to tell me about the fine men she might have married." Washington Herald. ' ' fication of a body found floating in the East river was made oday by two brothers of Dorothy Arnold, the heir ess who has been missing for months. D. H. Arnold said he bellevid It was her bodyj. another brotner was not so sure, but both declared they were un able to positively identify. Grand Jury Still at It Columbus, 'May 15 The grand Jury inestlgatlon of ths legislative grafting was resumed today and it is bslieved three more Indictments will be foiini before the Wednesday recess, and will probably be the cause of further cor. essions. ' v.&jj''.-. Killing: of Jiegro Costly. Montgomery, Ala., May 15. Two ne groes are dead, one negro and one dep uty sheriff will die, and three other deputy sheriffs are seriously wounded as a result of a negro killing 20 miles south of this city. Tom Benson, the killer, fought off the deputies when they attempted to arrest them. He barricaded -his cabin and they flred it and then shot him as he staggered through the door. C: " He shot the deputies. ' Directory of the Fraternal Orders of La Grande, Oregon No Spooning. -.'" "Tell me that I may hope," be plead ed. ' . .. ' "All right." she replied. . "hope on. but don't ask me to feed your hope with ' a spoou "Chicago Record-Herald. ' -'.'.;-... Considerate Revolutlonlats. ' : The wildest and most ferocious rer outlonnrles I have known have often been In private life tuercifok tender, nnselflsh. conslderate.-T. P. O'Connor In London T. IVe Weekly. . Warned. He-Darltng, 1 don't know what to ay to yonr father. She Just say, "Mr. Munn. I wish to marry your daughter," thewdodrt !' MMB. (HBRTVLtP. orRAKD. ' v -.. . . ' v .-i '. eently h fell l!l'. uud the Gira'rds called uion him. ,. He rcnl'7.ed.,that.. be was mortally stricken and usketl his friends to have . Lis body cremated and the shrs tnken to his old home In Neu chutel." '.; Mnje. Glrard gave her word, and her present trip is In fulflllmentof th dying retiuest 4. P. & A. M. La Grande Lodge No. 41, A F. & A. M. holds regular meet . .lugs first and third Saturdays at :7:30 p.'m. Cordial welcome to all Masons. L. M. HOYT, W M. A, C. WILLIAMS, Secretary. 8. P. 0. E. La Grande Lodge No. 43 meets each Thursday evening, at , o'clock In .Elk's lubcomeT otDe pot street and Washington avenue. ; Visiting brothers are cordially in vltd to attend. ' .A : .: '",;' ' - : rr- H. J. RITTER, Eir. Rai. H. E. COOLIDGE, Rec. Sec. DOROTHY ARNOLD FOUSD (!) Body Found Floating In East River Is Salt to Be That of Uelrees. New York. May 15. Partial ldenti- WOODMEN OF THE WORLD La Grande Lodge No. 169 W. 0, . W. meets every second and fourth Sat urdays afK." P. "ball.7 All visiting mebers welcome. , r D. FITZGERALD. C. C. ; .-. ; j. H. KEENEY. Clerk. ! M. W. A.--La Grande Camp No. 7703 . meets every Monday hi the month at the I. 0. a F. hall.' All visiting neighbors are cordially Invited to ttend.-. : ' . ' ' ' " '" E. E. DANIELS, ' :' - : .... ED.. HEATH. Clerk. 1 .EBEKAHS Crystal Lodjce No. M v meets every Tuesday evening In the I. O. 0. F. hall. All visiting mem ' bers are invited to attend. MRS. KATIE ARBUCKLE,. N. G. MISS ANNA ALEXANDER, Sec KNIGHTS QF . PYTHIAS Red Cross Lodge No. 27 meets every Monday night In Castle hall, (old Elk's hall.) A Pythian welcome to all vislttnf Knights. V,-V": JESS PAUL, C. C " ' - R. L LINCOLN, M.of it R i 0. E. Si Hope Chapter NaTlS 0. B. C. hoM stated communications the ' second and fourth Wednesdays of veach month. Visiting members cor dially Invited. CARRIE B HUNTER. W, M. , . MARY, A. WARNICK, Sec. WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT n'iux v Ronde Circle No." 47 meets ' . first anu . tUlnt Thursday evt- In the mo. -t the I. O. C- . , All vlsltlig jmhersare. rj-m ' ; CARRIE ROBBS, G. M., . . LIZZIE ELLSWORTH. ...