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LA GRANDE FATTING OBSEilVivR
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THE OBSERVER
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IA GRANDE'S VISITORS.
As predicted people came from far
and near to enjoy themselves In La
Grande yesterday, and thirty dii enjoy
themselves. They listened to one of
the leading men of the nation, Gov.
Hanly, and all agreed that in the city's
hiBtory thert never had been such a
prominent character here on July 4th.
Tinere were three bands of music to
make the day pleasant; therl were
various kinds of amusements, includ
ing races, contests and burlesque
vents. Ball games for those- who en
Joyed them, two dances for ihe young,
rest tents, open lawns and a spirit of
Arcade
THEATRE
Hospitality that caused many out-of-town
people to notice and brought
forth many complimentary remarks.
Was everyone satisfied? No. La
Grande finds that no matter what she
does It can be depended upon that
some of the home people will always
be disgruntled. Usually they belong
to the class that never attend a public
meeting, and refuse to work on com
mittees, choosing to let "George do
it," and then complain.
Fortunately, however, the percent
age is very small while the other side"
ly a certain number may be, there will
be none which will give more satis
faction to the loyal American than the
Continental congress of last evening.
DUST THE WORKMAN'S FOE
Science with her wizard appliances
has done marvelous things for man
kind in the matter of protection
against disease. ' She has searched
out the cause of the scourges that
formerly played havoc with the human
race. Smallpox, diphtheria, cholera
of the question always has a tremen-,and P001 Ter have been hunted
dous number ready to work and do
nate that those; who come may have
as good a time as is possible. And
that is just what happened yesterday.
La Grande gave the people a good
Fourth of July celebration. Those
from a distance say so, and It is they
this city was trying to please.
APPRECIATE YOUR CLIMATE
Each day the , dispatches tell of
deaths following extreme heat in the
east; each day brings news of poor
crops in the middle states and a poor
business outlook, for that section.
down and made to reveal their death
dealing secrets. We have learned to
be cautious as regards the character
of our drinking water. We know the
danger of the malaria-carrying mo
squito. We appreciate the Insidious
menace of the common house-fly. We
understand the importance of enforc
ing pure-food laws. ' .Nevertheless,
there is one broad avenue along which
disease and death march arm In arm,
right Into the very heart of the cita
del of life: It Is the highway thai
leads from the Kingdom of Dust, Tbn
myriads of dust motes are the real ex
ecutioners of mankind, especially in
those occupations where the formation
TTtit oVxMlt Wllir hnTTIP fOlintrV?
Do you appreciate this remarkable'0' dt Is a necessary concomitant
weather; the cool nights, the soft
RELYING ON QUALITY OF
riCTlRES.
"TWO comedies this change"
"Hungry Hearts". . . . Vitagraph
A comedy. Dick and Elsie,
the Vitagraph children, hunger
for the love of their parents.
.The means they take to gain It
are worth while.
"The Angel of the Slums"...,
. ... Lubin
A very strong story of a
young girl doing slumming, de
termines to convert to her faith
a certain young man. After
.failing several times she finally
.has a chance to protect him and
his pals from arrest and the
.story ends very pleasantly.
"The Bunco Game at Llzanl-
head" Essanay
A comedy, western mid full of
lively situations.
Miss Stephenson in latest il
lustrated song: "What the Rose
.Said to Me."
"Music ' and Effects. Matin
every day.
breeze-throughout the day the mag
nificent crop prospects?
Do you feel down dfiep in your
heart a sincere thankfulness for being
permitted to live in this excellent sec
tion of the world where real hard
timfcs are never known? Where na
ture brings each. an offering that 19
hard to beat and where anyone who
will work may prosper according io
his labors.
But the present heat wave in the
east Impresses one with thle special
privilege of living. In Eastern Oregon
and if you have not thought It over do
so at once and close by resolving a
resolution of thanks to the Higher
Power.
THE LESSON TAUGHT.
Repetition of the Continental con
gress last evening at the Chautauqua
grounds was worth while, and it may
be worth while-, to have it repeated an
nually for the lesson it teaches.
Doubtless many grown people older
heads had never until last night
heard or read tht speeches of the old
patriot? It was refreshing to hear
, the patriotic utterances, instructive to
note the good English that was used
even in those early days, and patriotic
in the extreme, causing a tingle of
, patriotism to pass oMer the entire aud-
' ience.
Then, too, there were the prophes
ies of what would happen in the fu-
' ture of wealth's predomination, of
trusts and combines and financial
troubles.' Therl' was also exhibited in
those speeches a telling fact of human
instinct and nature, of selfishness of
man, of the lack of loyalty when indi
vidual gain is anticipated.
Not a sent. nee uttered in thpi entire
program was without intense and sin
cere meaning and the whole commun
ity, especially every child of school
age. should- have hinard it.
With this kind of a start the Chau-
' tauqua assembly has already proven
what may be expected of the remalnd-
' er of the program. There is not a num-
:ber advertised which will not be of
benefit to all to htar. But no matter
j what Is displayed, no matter how cost-
An average man breathes about 21
cub"? fet of air per hour. Under the
very best conditions possible, the air
he breathes is never entirely freo of
dust Under ordinary conditions, the
average business man In his compara
tively sanitary office breathes In thou
sands of dust particles levery hour.
The workman who earns his livelihood
in shop, factory or mine, has his prc-
TinrHnn nf Tlloton pnnrmnntlv tnorana.
ed, owing to the nature of his work;
unfortunately, also, the character of
this particles is too often changed
from the inocuoua kind to thie death
dealing splinters due to certain occu
pations. An artisan working with keen-edged
tools must exercise extreme! care
i.n order to prevent harm to himself.
If he is surrounded by circular saws
revolving at lightning speed, or with
vats of corrosive acids, or furnices of
molten steel, these perils are at least
In open vitew, and may be guarded
guarded against. It is different, how
ever, with the dangers lurking in dust.
They are Invisible, but none-the less
deadly. In a steel-grinding factory,
tWeair is charged with flying. Jagged
splinters of steel, infinitely sharper
and dangerous than the razor-edged
tools to which he is accustomed. Ev
ery breath sends bits of metal, keener
right Into the midst of his delicate
than thl far-famed Damascene blades,
lung tissue. From the "Kingdom of
Dust," by J. Gorden Ogden in the July
Popular Mechanics Magazine. ,
"THIS IS MY 51ST BIRTHDAY."
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.jHolmes 'Pres. ' W. J. Church, VicePres.
F. L'Meyerb, Cashiet Earl Zundel.ss'f. Cashier
Benjamin F. Bush.
Benjamin F. Bush, president of th;
Missouri Pacific railroad system, was
born at Wellsboro, Pa., July 5, I860.
After studying surveying in the state
normal school at Mansfield, Pa., he
went west and, at the aga of 22, began
his career with the Northern Pacific
as a rodmnu. Within three years he
was made locating and division engi
neer. In 18S7 he became division en
gineer in Idaho and Oregon for the
Union Pacific. Two years later he left
that road to become chief engineer
of the Oregon Improvement company,
which owned extensive coal lands on
the Pacific coast. He remained with
the company seven years and then
became general manager of tht North
western Improvement company which
held the coal properties of the North
ern Pacific railroad. In li)03 Mr. Bush
took charge of the- Gould properties in
the west and southwest and four years
later he went to Baltimore as presi
dent of. the Western Maryland, one of
the Gould railroads. In a few years
he succeeded In extricating the West
ern Maryland from its financial dif
.ficulties and continued to direct its
affairs until his election come months
I ago to the presidency of the Missouri
Pacific system.
!
1607-
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
July 5.
-Hudson started upon an explor
ation of the coast of Greeuland.
17SS Fifteen thousand New England
troops embarked upon Lake
Champlain for Canada.
1777 Americans abandoned Fort Ti-
iondroga.
1 1807 Admiral David 11. Farracut wast
born near Knoxville. Tenn. Died
at Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. H
170.
X! NOTICE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT
X I WHOM IT MAN CONCERN. Not-
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THE
QUALITY STORE
of a resolution adopted by the com
mon council of the city of La Grande,
Oregon, on the 17th day of August,
1910, creating improvement district
No. 25, and designating Chestnut
street, as such district, and in pursu
ance of a resolution adopted by said
common council on the 7th day of
June, 1911, whereby said council de
termined and declared its intention to
improve all that portion of Chestnut
street, in said improvement district as
hereinafter described, by constructing
cement walks 12 feet wide on both
sides of the street, the council will,
ten day after the service of this notice
upon the owners of the property af
fected and benefitted by such improve
ment, order that said above describsd
improvement be made; that the boun
daries of said district to be bo im
proved are as follows:
All that portion of Chestnut street,
from the north line of alley between
Adams and Jefferson avenue, to the
south line of Jefferson avenue.
() And tbe property affected or
benefitted by Bald Improvement is as
follows:, Lot 13, block 115, Chaplin's
addition and Lot 1, block 114, Chap
lin's addition, all in La Grande, Ore
gon. Notlec Is hereby further given that!
the council will levy a special assess
ment on all the property affected or
benefitted by such improvement for
the purpose of paying for such Im
provement. - That the estimated cost of
such improvement is the sum of
$412.33. That the council will, on the
19th day of July, 1911, meet at the
council chamber at the hour of 8
o'clock, p. m., to consider said esti
mated cost, and the levy ct said as
sessment when, a hearing will be
granted to any person feeling ag
grieved by such assessment.
La Grande. Oregon. June 28th, 1911.
CITY COUNCIL OF LA GRANDE,
OREGON.
By C. M HUMPHREYS.
Recorder of the City of La Grande,
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Dutchers Wagon
Shop
No Horse Shoeing
Wagon repairing a specially.
If your Tires need resetting
give us a call, Second-hand
Buggies, Hacks and Camp
Wagons for sale.
Red 42.
O'CONNELL'S
Cigar JStore
Pool, Bllllardg, Cigars, Tobac.
co and Soft Drinks best and
most complete line of cigars In
the city.
Observer's Coast League base,
ball scores every day there's a
game.
Corner Depot and Jefferson St.
For the Quickest and Most Re
liable MESSENGER
SERViCE
Call Main 4 or Independent 121.
H. KESLEfi.
OaHs Answered Promptly.
Savoy Hotel
The rooms are good and
Steam heated only one
block'from depot
D. C. BrichouxPron.
STAGEBEHG & SAJfDBOEQ.
Main 70 ia mi
CAL1 AND SEE
THE GOLDEN STATE MASON
FRUIT JAB.
Pare food preservative.
Complete Yacnnm
. Extremely wide opening'.
No clamps needed.
GUARANTEED.
No removal of cap neeoL
No shoulder or neck. ;'
Sanitary.
Takes largest fruit ithont catting.
Pints
Quarts
Gallons
U0
VAQ
1.80
Yegetableg or meats can be pre
served In their natural condition
with an unchanged flavor. .