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PAGE 6 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1911. 15 1 iH i'' ' ' ; '"'!',' 1: (iliJS-: fU UGHT TO KNOW '' tils shop, and its ability to err : 70a best. Oar u strongest desire is to tnrn oat the best CXEANISO AND PRESSING to prlee our gerrlecg to meet yonr satisfaction. We be. Here we do this. If yonr gar-.- ; snents need our attention tend j-v .' them to us and we will do yonr work promptly and; guarantee . not to ruin the materials. ' ELITE DYEING & CLEANING WO&KS W R. WamrAntr Plumbing and Heatiiig John Melville 128 Adams Avt LA GRANDE, - ORE A EONCEHT BY BAfJQ TONIGHT' LEADER SNAP HAS EXCELLENT . PROGRAM FOR TOMGHT. Mid-Week Concerts Prove Popular With Many La Granders. Tonight Is the. regular' mld-week concert night and the L Grande band will be heard by Its many admirers again. The band Is giving these con cert. regularly and especially during the: long evenings does the program entertain the many who flock to the scene of the concert. ;' ( Band Leader Snap today announced the following program to be given to-1 night: ; ;',',.. j March "National Emblem". .Bagley Selection "Goddess of Liberty". . . .................... Howard' Rag Odlty "Wild Cherries". .Snyder Waltz "Zeona" v..... .huh" Selection from "Offenbach's Op- ras" arr. by ........ .... Boetger March "Lights Out" . . McCoy. '! The concert will take place at the Corner of Washington and Depot. vf, "GRANDMA" LANE OF COVE GUEST OF HONOR. Mrs. Sanfordj Entertains In Honor of Birthday Anniversary. ' Cove, July. 27-(Spfclal) Grand ma Lane's birthday anniversary last Sunday was quite a gala day when Mrs. Sanford, with the cc operation of all the' neighbors, entertained In her large dining room. She was as sisted by her eldest daughter, here on a visit from 'Utah, with an excellent dinner, the whole company numbering about 40." A number of pretty birth day cards and other presents made It a time long to be remembered. Grand ma Lane and her husband highly ap preciate such kindness. RECITAL AT ALICEL. Chicago Lady to Give Impersonation at Alice! Church Friday. Alicel, July 7. (Special) Miss Katherlne Trvette, of Chicago, will SIT;, S T"C!f!"-' Imnorannntlnn At the Alice! church, Alicel, Oregon, Fri day evening, July 8, 1911. Admission 15 and 25 cents. ; ; WRECKER. SENT - OCT OF' HERiE " ' LAST NIGHT. Some Delay, to Traflic When a Few Cars Are Derailed. 22T Some delay to traffic on the east end of the La Grande division occurred! last night when a tew cars of a freight -train w re derailed at Weatherby. The wrecker was sent out of herei about' 11 o'clock last night and. the. wreckage was cleared and cars put on ' the tracks this morning. Number 17 the morning train from Chicago wasj delayed only slightly. The night traf fic was somewhat retarded, however, because of It. FARM NOTES. , Not Written for Farmers. By H. L. Itann. ' 4 It Is all right to rhapsodize about the man who whistles white he works but nothing will make a milch cow hold up her morning offering quicker than a loose-lipped, hire man who lays his profile against her rib, and whis tles in four different keys at the same time while filling a twelve-quart pall with seafoam. When a cow becomes nervous and unstrung over poetry and song, her .lacteal mechanism Is about as useful as sweet milk at an Elks' convention. If we had a hired man who Insisted on whistling "Just Before the Battle, Mother," in the ear of a sensitive heifer. which is trying to get rid of her surplus product, we would can him before he Infected the entire herd with hysterics. We have often wondered why the boot owl U so unpopular a member of society. The voice of the male owl Is fully as melodious as that of the average tenor, and his repertoire is just about as extensive. Whe have seen men try to insert a 44-callbre bul let In the lung of a tuneful owl sim ply because that bird toes In and In hales angleworms, but these same iaen will turn around and take a drag from an Egyptian cigarette with a flavor which would turn the stomach of an Angora goat. Life Is full of incon sistencies. ; -' - '. The Holsteln calf may be all right as an artlole of virtue but as a bread winner he Is a more dismal failure than string beans on th& pastry course The Holsteln inherit a love for sleep and ground feed, and It is a toss-up which one he would rather have. You can put a calf of this species in the hammock and rock him to sleep with a burst -of song, and unless you cut the rope or ring the dinner bell he will freeze to his humble- pallet until his corpuscle coagulate. When It; comes to Indolence, the offspring of :i Holsteln heifer makes the Brotherhood n Hnhn . look hunter than a small) boy with the shingle's.. More Holsteln! calves come to a violent death at the hands of red automobiles and Irate manure apreail ra than': all - other beasts of the field combined, unless It Is the Buff Cochin rooster, which will stand, up in the road and crow in the face of a seven passenger touring car. The only way to get any action out of the Holsteln Is to saunter up be hind ; him when he Is wrapped In thought and Jar him out of his trance with a four-tlned fork. Jhii iTi .-i ,.riii n- niTii i-ir. n .1. ttw im, i- m-n .rii - r -A.,.w-. 8':-';:;-:v-li2nfp';-v:-1 REDUCTION n On low cut Oxfords and all Summer Pants i THE .TOGGER Y Ohio Errors to Take Long Trip. , Cedar Point, a, July 27. The an? nual summer meeting of the Associat ed Ohio Dailies began here today, with headquarters at the Breakers ho el. Arter electing officers and concluding the other business of the meeting to morrow the editors and their families will depart for a tour of western Can ada that will take th;m as far as 'Al berta and Saskatchewan. County and District Clerks. Galveston. Texas, July 27. Improv ed methods of keeping records of mort gages, naturalization papers, taxes and other matters with , which they have to deal' are slated for exhaustive discussion at the 19th annual meeting of the County and District Clerks' as sociation of Texas, which began In this city this morning and will con tinue in session until Saturday. Warm senatorial elections are In pro gress In several ' southern states. In cluding Virginia, Mississippi and North Carolina. - ' ' " -' V- ' 'i W A AMA I IVIKr.K 11 1. 1 ; ;' : Red Cedar Shingl GREENWOOD & MADISON Home Phone 421 Bell Phoned Main 732 in CD G FT A-T .oca .-v LlJ TT'TT ft f tlfTTTf fTTTTTf I'l'l'lfl'TTTTl' I'l'TTTTTTT TTTTTf 'I'TT TI'TTf r 4 S&& mum ; U ' mb-m - mm M mmw, I These can be had in our own city day We have fine 80 acre tract just outside the city limits, all in timothy, grain and alfalfa; on one of the principal roads lead ing into La Grande; good buildings, an abund ance of water, and one of the best dairy farms in the valley. This land is suitable for any pur pose, and if as conveniently located to any other town as it is to La Grande, could not be bought for double tbe price asked for it. A payment o $4,000.00 down will handle it; good terms on the !l l)f;!.m . Have a splendid proposition adjoining City. " ;v-,y-'-,:.; ., ' Just 70 acres in this , property, one-half of which is the best of soil and, the balance good pasture. , Good new house and good barns. A number of fine springs and one of them piped in ' to the house. This is close to school, on main county road and affords fine view of the town j and valley. The price of this entire property is j only $4,000.00 and 20 acres can be sold from one , . end of it within another year for at least $2,000. This would leave 50 acres with all improvements and easily worth the present purchase , price. Come in and let us tell you about it. 40 acres in the north end of valley Four miles from Summerville, best of soil, new ; buildings; fine stream of water, some timber, onlv $2,200,00, one-third down, balance, one and -two years. . . -. . - a. ..... ,. ; 160 acres, 5 miles from LaGrande - 50 acresalfalfa, 55 acfes fall wheat, 10 acre . of .oats, balance llmmet fallow. Good .six f'6oih ; . house, good barn and outbuildings. This place is sub-irrigated and oiie of tte best alfalfa, grain and dairy ranches in the valley. Price only $85.00 ' ; per acre reasonable payment down with terms on balance. This year's crop will pay good share . of purchase price. . .. ... . HaV6 cirie fine orchards and Orchards lands I " ! here and in the Elgin country. Prices op these vary according to location and age of trees, and will ask you to tell us what you want and where you want it. These are all good investments! Some of our good buys in city prop erty. : Good six-room house, cellar, shade and. fruit trees, on Third street, for $2,100.00. Only $400 down, balance in stated payments at 6 per cent. : Fine 7. room, two-story house, with large lot, shade and fmit trees; on Second street, for onlv $2,800.00. ': lJUi -TivG room house ihodern, shade and fruit trees, on aVe'htie for Only $1,650.00. . w - j Four room house and tftd lots, wood shed and city; wafer, on North tepoi and "V" avemle for only $i,i00.00. ' -This property m be .bought 1 with a veiy Small payment down and tyalance at $20.00 per mOnth. m ' : jTour room house, cellar, wood shed, trees,- two good lots, on North gpriide street, for $1,250.00, Small payment down wili handle this property, and can make substantial reduction for cash. . ' We have vacant lots in all parts of the city, and not a single lot that will not prove a good investment, even you do not improve it. Let us show you these and other bargains. j EMM LAI & TRUST rtmwHtMmiiiiHimtiniiiiiwHft 4mn nil imuiHHwwmmi COMPANY: X