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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1911)
4 PAGE 8 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1911. i; H if Mi'1' !r i" M I 'fp - - IT n IT If 17 17 -- ' ; -Tin v ... :.:.:SSn Prompt'y at 9 o'clock thk morning our dbo La Grande 25 Ladies Each Received Nice Presents FREE, r . Long before the opening hour the sidewalk ln front of our store became crowded with anxious customers ... The people are buying as they never did before, for well they know when seeing the prices at which this stock is marked that their savings are greater than ever before. ; , TOKTH OF MEMHIM3IM IS BEING ABSOLUTELY GIVEN AWAY ! Not an item in the store sold for as much as its Real Value ... Gome, investigate and BE CONVINCED THAT NOTHING LIKE it WER HAPP SALE CONTINUES 15 DAYS!! 3 U "o) 9 COME, LISTEN TO THE MUSIC 73 Tl he O mil ! v.. ; j PER CENT 11" INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS The growth of this bank is the best evidence that its policy and methods are in accord with the demands of present day . business needs. The manufacturer, mer chant or banker seeking modern banking connec tions will find this bank as liberal in its dealings as is consistent with sound banking. We are at all times pre pared to discuss your re quirements with you and invite consultation. United States National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON .''I RESIGNS ASSISTAXCY AND IS AP POINTED CHIEF. Motor Cycles and Patent Medicine Re wired Council Attention. Though It was a special session, thj council last evening transacted a largo amount of Important business, Includ ing further action on the proposed Fourth street macadam, and appoint ment of a water suptrlnteindent. The school board was represented by communication regarding the opin ions of that board on the proposed paving, a matter referred to the. street committee some time ago. The boarj reported last evening that it Btood readyAto do as the majority on that street preferred. The committee, on the other hand, turned over all avail able detail aa to how the taxpayers lined , up but made no recommenda tions. A petition from sar-cral prop erty owners stated they were opposed to macadam but would agree to bltu llthto unless It would cost more than two and a half timet as much as maca dam. With this added data the propo sition was again referred back to the committee. ' Assistant Water Superin tendent L. M. Jloyt last evening- pre sented his resignation to become effec tive at once, and the council accepted it. Mayor Richardson immediately presented Mr. Hoyt's name for water superintendent and the appointment was ratified. More Macadam Wanted. A petition of property owners on Sixth street asks for macadam high way and cement wafts and gutters from termination of paving at K street to C Street. The petition was acted on and commissioners were appoint ed. Bids for cement walk construction There were three of them. Bids for work of bitullthtc paving of Washington and Elm Btrets were opened and accepted. The Warren people got the work. Free Medicines Tabooed. An ordinance was introduced which tabooes indiscriminate distribution of patent medicines from house to house The points covered are numerous. The ordinance governing electric signs across sidewalks was passed. Motorcycles Must Tan Down. Motor cycles came In for some at tention when an ordinance was Intro duced reducing the running time of these machines In La Grande to 1 2 mil:s. It Is said the no-speed limit has been abused and the ordinance will govera the macmues as soon na It Is passed. .'. on Monroe were read and referred WYOMING SLIDES FROM WAYS. (Continued from Page 10 tected by armor of medium thickness. Close, subdivision and strong bulk heads will form additional protection against the damage likely to resulc from mine or torpedo explosions. The principal dimensions of the bir battleship are as follows: Length on load water line, 564 feet: length over all, 562 feet; beam over armor, 93 feet, 2 5-8 Inches; trial draft, 28 feet, 6 Inches; trial displacement, 26,000 tons and trial speed 20 1-2 knots an hour. The main belt armor will be about eight feet wide and will hare an av erage thickness of ten inches. Above this Is to be another belt of ten inches average thickness, and stilt higher amidships, is tile casement armor pro tecting the secondary battery and fun nel bases. At the end of the main belt are transverse armor bulkheads. Each barbette is of armor varying from four inches to H inches In thickness, which protects the entire ammunition handling machinery for the 12-inch guns in the turret above. A strong protective deck extends all lore and art The Wyoming will be. fitted for a flagship and her complement as such will consist of 85 officers and 1.030 men. It Is expected that she will be ready for commission by the end of, the year. SPECIAL PRODUCTION OF "THE BACHELOR" TONIGHT " Special Arrangement Makes This Pos sible to Delight of Public By special arrangements between circumstances, Paul Gilmore's man agement and Manager D. H. Steward, "The Bachelor," Clyde Fitch's Jatest play, will be seen at the Steward this evening, at special price arrange ments. The tickets cost from 25 cents to $1.00. This circumstance Is pleas ing to theatre goers who could not get out last night, for Mr. Gilmore and his company .are unquestionably a high class attraction. In "The Bachelor" Mr. Gilmore who is a well known actor takes the part of a man who has no use for matri mony. His stenographer, working un der an assumed name, falls in love with her employer but he is unaware of the fact until the "mock heroics of her kid brother upset their well laid plans. ., One of the characters that evokes much laughter is that of a Swedish housemaid whose latest In "The Bach-: elor" is like a Manhattan cocktail, be cause the comedy itself has all the elements of a cocktail. The play may be considered a companion piece to "Girls." which made such a prououue- ed hit. . AN OLD STORY TOLD IX A I NEW WAY. $ , 7. RE8EEDING BEETS. Continued Light Frests Raise Trouble la Wallewa County. Sugar beets in Wallowa county, es pecially about Enterprise, have suffer ed heavily from Incessant frosts and General Manager F. 8. Bramwelt to day ordered re-seeding commenced near Enterprise. Heavy rains and the light frosts which hare followed each other in rapid succession hare killed the tender plants. A light snow fell In Wallowa county yesterday. p 8$ Q & & $ $ s Paul Gilmore made his debut to a La Grande audience a small audience last evening at the Steward and "wen a home."" The vehicle used to shew his ability was "The Mummy and the Humming Bird." As the mummy Mr. Gilmore, 8Upport:d by a strong cat, told an old atory in a new way; there is Just enough melodramatic stuff to satisfy such elements and the humorous veins throughout are clean and good. The ylllian lstft killed or he Isn't sent through spasms of re morse, that the audience can pee, but his (punishment Is there just the same. Many a husband might learn a lesson from the mdral of the story and though the plot handles social problems dis tinctly problems of today, it does not in any way become obnoxious or lr- reverant. For the first time in many moons, La Grande got a curtain talk. The call was incessant and Mr. Gilmore an swered it in unsterotyped fashion, tak ing occasion to announce also, that by special arrangement and due to a con dition of circumstances unexpected, he and his company will be in La Grande again lumgai. Miss Kathtryn Hutchinson, playing Lady Lumly last night, and Paul Te hune as Guisseppe, the organ grinder. make two supporters to . Mr. Gilmore that are far above the average. in friends here will be pleased to hear of it.,',; - ) ' ' ., . A French patent covers a process for bleaching and . drvinir nuxtuuii so they may be used for packing pur poses. .v. r Electricity now does practically all the work in the kitchen of the United States military; academy at West Point New York. KRYPIOK WILL RETAIN BOTH EYES. Frank Webb of Union Net DestJae4 to Lose Eyesigkt After AIL After a long struggle Frank Webb of Union will be able to retain the use use of both eyes, whereas when he was injured several weeks ago, It was thought one was completely useless and the other la great danger. Mr. Webb was struck by a staple from a wire fence and was in precarious con dition for several weeks. . Dr. Under wood who has been treating Mr. Webb announced today that both eyes would be (finally cured, he believed. Mr. Webb Is doing very nicely and his many Without Una m the Lens Neck-Twisting Glasses , Wearers of th old style far-and-near glasses, made by glue ng one piece to the foot of an other, MAKE MUCH COM PLAINT of the. neck-Jerking and neck-twisting to look over and under the line that crosses the lens. Wearers of the new est glass, the Kryptok do not complain, for this far-and-near glass has "NO VISI BLE LINES,,, "NO PIECE GLUED , ON," and Is so hand somely mad: 'that the glasses of a lady of sixty are no mors "CONSPICUOUS" than those of a young lady of twenty. GET THE GENUINE FROM MB. All lealVng physicians of La Grande recommend my opti cal work. Any lens duplicated in a few minutes. I GRIND ALL MY GLASSES. HEACOCK Eyesight Specialist. Next door to the Postofflce. i 'A t V .... ... ..-.'-i.,v. .. jt :.", .v. I