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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1911)
' PAGE 4 THE OBSERVER j body's business. It Is as complex as! months over five and a half trillion. can be and has more curves than anl "The number of bacteria on a sln- BPUCE DENNiS. .' Editor and Owner. Cstered at the pe to Aire at La Grande as second-class matter. SCBSCKIPT10X BATES Call, single copy ............ rally, per week, ........'..'..V Pally, vr Baonti. ...... ......... 6c sTa 9 16 3. 10 17 2312425 T w 5 12 19 26 6 13 ion 14 2021 27128 15 22 29 WHAT A MOTOR CAR WILL D0 English walnut. Several citie have shaken off the old mayor and councP form by electing what are termed commissioners. It is found In the larger cities that this works very wall, especially when the right kind of men are chosen for commissioners. In smaller cities the results have not been so good largely because weaker men in some Instances have been elect ed. One thing remains prominent and certain the old time form of city gov ernment Is a miserable excuse and the people are going to get away from it if they even have to try ssveral meth ods before centering upon one that will prove satisfactory. i we ara io:a mat nown m iorgia " there Is a city that has taken the bold step of selecting one man, placing him under bonds and his duty is to run the ! city government.- Every month th (whole proceedings of his office are ( published and he is held entirely ro i sponsible for the- public work. It is 1 said the plan works very well and tbat i better results have been obtained un- ! der this form than any other. ! - Th ereaut trouble in city affa'rs ' has been to place "responsibility.: i t one is responsible under the old form ! and when there is a bad mistake it is gle fly may range all the way from 550 to 6.660,000. Early in the fly sea son the numbers of bacttria on flies La Grande pfople are holding their breath awaiting the work of Manager too asy to shift the burden if t'jere is a disposition to do so. With the England of the Oregon Central rail-; one man administration .in Georgia it road who is at present making plans' is said this is eliminated and if there to put a motor car at work between Is any blame whatever all fcppw where Cove, Union and La Grande. This fea- to place It. V i'k ., ture- of. transportation has long been Doubtless the commit U: In La the dream, of this valley and now that Grande will investigate 'thoruaghly all it seem almost a certainty there is 'of the forms ip use and we can expeci general rejoicing in each of the com-! something -ot intense interest .when munities named. With a le vel valley , this committee announces Its reiiil llke the Grande Ronde!t has always nesa to report. ," teemed unbusinesslike to have trans- . . , . Baker Is still In the throes of the ' ,. t , Lovt- divorce case and "society , is come to' the county seat In the morn- ,, ,, , . . ... , . , all agog over the sensational charges lnr and return home-in the Avenine . ' . .. . , , " land counter charges according to a I report from that city. The Loves be- ' longed to the swagger set In &ew York and the refore the-divoce proceedings sparkle . with sensation. There Ic a But It takes time to work out all these problems and It would seem that we are about to face that remarkable; period when people from La Grande and Union and Cove-will be brought closer together by mtans of a motor car. It will the greatest builder that1 bas ever entered this valley. It will be the advanc- runner , of irrigation and where thera are large fields now there .will bi- small holdings In less than three years after the service is Inaugurated.- ' Union and Cove" and along Catherine Creek will be noted for the small farms, for in that re gion water ill' plentiful now which means that a man could do business In La Grande and yet live out on a mall ranch In the ' Catherine creek country. lesson to be drawn from these proceedings--for every boy and girl of East;m Oregon, and also evtry pr en.'.; The lei-son is: Stay away from the primrose path, for there lg tooth ing to it but brief and heartaches." ' President Taft Is right when he says that- the future will Justify' his action on the reciprocity measure. People of the United States are Just beginning to realize there is a real big man in th- president's chair and that h:: does not cater to applause but rath? er to bard work with a desire to sho,w ' results. 'All of he unresl in the coun- lfMHAWA. Vm1mA ... 1 1 1. M(.U.t VI,... . . . ' trv will flnallT ferment and s:et acute Bed wnen-mis is put' rnrougn ana . it . , . ,,, . , would be th' prdptr thing to put a ' . , , , , z . , . v . vi i v i v . their faith to Taft, and they will not bronze tablet In the court house to . , . honor his name. V, FOR A SEW GOYERXtfUST. . The committee appointed hy Mayor "Richardson to Investigate different forms of city government with an Idea of recommending a new form for- La Grande has bad its first meeting. Peo ple muse not expect too quick results from this body of men for they -are upon a mission which takes delibera tion and careful study. . . One of the problems of this age Is how to improve municipal government, where nverybody's business Is no- be disappointed. Texas, which bas been largely local option and In the hands of blind pig men has had an election and the re turns are so close that It will likely require an official count to settle 'the question.- Meanwhile both sides claim victory, as usual: ' v HOW FLIES OAltRY DISEASE, If only one female bouse fly should survive the winter and on April 15 lay only one batch of 120 eggs the number, of flies born from the suc ceeding, generations would be In five Old Friends ahel 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 . . v, 100,000.00 . RESOURCES . . .1,100,000.00 UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Fred J." Holmes,' Pi es. W. J. Church. Vce Pres F. L. Meyea, Cashiet Earl Zundel,ss'J. Cash:er are comparatively small, while later the numbers are comparatively large. The places where flies live also deter mlne8 largely the numbers that thy carry. The average for 414 flies was about 1.250,000 bacteria on each. It hardly seems possible for so small a bit of life to carry a large a number of organisms." , The most thorough sanitary pre cautions are necessary ja order to get rid of the fly. Manure piles must not be allowed near human residences. Screens, until we have learned to de stroy the breeding places of the In sects," must be freely used. Fly traps and fly poisons are effective helps in the process of extrminatlon." Most of those upon the market are good and sticky fly paper la especially, recom mended. Dr. Howard describes In de tail several of the modern ' fly traps and gives directions for their home manufacture. Formalin or formalds hd?, d'ltitsd six to one with water and placed In a shallow dish, is a good Lrn:!n2tcr. rum. carbolic acid, laurel 01L and other deterrents, j used frequently and with care, will kill or keep out flies. Jhe Christian Herald. ' ". '" J'The sense of smell of the typhoil fly must be very keen, although .Its selection of attractive odors undoubt edly differs from our own. It is very catholic In Its choice of food the milk Jug and the freshly baked custard pie are apparently equally In favor with the slop bucket, the garbage pan, and all sorts of unmentionable filth. It knows the odor of cooking, and it flies unerringly towards the nearest kitchen, although the temperature of the kitchen stove may attract it al most as much a the possibility of something good to eat. Its food muat be liquid, and when its lights upon a solid, a 'plentiful flow of . a salivary fluid enables It to maka some slight impression, and to gain sustenance. Ev?ryone who reads this knows how in tha old days, and even now In, some places, the typhoid fly swarmed, or swarms in a certain class of public r?staurantr; and in poorly-cared-for eating places. The story erf the man who entered a dimly lighted railway restaurant "and asked for a 'piece of that huckleberry pie,' and was Inform ed that It wag not huckleberry, but custard, -Is literally true. "Three years ago I made an attempt to estimate th amount of money that was spent annually In screening hous es In the United States. As close an estimate as -could conscientiously be made seemed to Indicate that more than $10,000,000 are spent every year for this kind of protection against the flies and mosquitoes. In fly ridden lo calities the expense is undoubtedly Justified, since " the majority. of the flies are kept out by careful screening. No sysm of screening however seems to be so perfect as to keep them all out. --,' ; - -. , .. . "The whole expense of screening, however should Ira an unnecessary one, just as efforts to destroy flies In houses should be unnecessary. Their breeding should, be stopped to such ah extent that all these things Would be UBeless'-rDr. O. L. Howard In The Christian Herald. i w it V V Md-S C!eairaie 0. ositivlyCfaesgiis All Summer Goods Sacrificed '' ' ' 4 S T1 i CHIC- if EntireLine Men5;,&Bovs, I CIothingRedac (1 25u Half Price Millinery Saie Includes our .entire stack of exclusive and stylish millinery All summer wash goods ;r educed 25 per cent to 50 per cent 69 ladies suits at Half Price Ladies wash suits -Half Price Ml ladies dresses reduced 25! Summer parasols in all the newest pat terns reduced - .r . Entire Line of Ovfnrrls Mpn'c T nrltVc" and Children's, Reduced - - - 20o 10u These prices in force untii August! stonljr You know what a sale at Westys nieans,r Ml THIS DATE IN HISTORf. July 25. " 'v' 1722 The New. England colonies join ed in a, war against the Indians. 1759 Americans . surrendered .Fort Nfagara to the British. .V ' 17S5 The ship Maria, of Boston, seit- , ed by Algerians and her crew enslaved. 1799 A French force under Bonaparte defeated the Turkish army at Abouklr, Egypt. . "THIS IS MI 65EW BIRTHDAY." Arthur J. Balfour. Arthur J, Balfour, former prim J min ister of Great Britain and now the leader of the Opposition, was born In Scotland, July 25. 1848, and was edu cated at Eton and at Trinity college. Cabuiridge. He .entered th house of co'nmons in 1874, and for a time was a follower of the late Lord Rardolpii more or less Iniortancs betwoot'. the years 1S78 and 187 In 188? and ISSfi be was president of the Leal iJwm- ment board, and before tha he had been private so t'rry to h!p untie, the Marquis of ! iibury, whn th'j .'ai.fr wns sf cvetury f Ptate for foreign nf-fatit-. In Mi. Balfour wn ap pointed to 'the nuch covet d p.icii'o i f l".vd loctor of St. Andre v": :! sity. tl v.rs in Jit htingthe Irl3h vay a8 ni-i Hi iury lor Ireland i-r.in 1887 to 1891 t'.uit he made .lis oII,i.,l reputation. In 1891 he became govern ment leader In the house of commons and In 1902 he reached the premier ship. He remained in power until the fall of the Unionist ministry In 1905. a GROCERY . ... .... Haln JO. .. 0. K. SANE0R0 C. L. STAGEBERG We handle Van Camp & Snyder's Pork and Beans, Ubby's Veal Loaf , Lunch Tongue and Chipped Beef. ' .. 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