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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1911)
-r- LA GRANDE EVESIKO OBSERVE), WEDNESDAY, ATTGtT&T 16, l9'll. JhL ODbLKVLK to list tte government gets exactly the the seaside resorts the fcame year , tharacter of coal it desires and Axes J amounted to 240,403. The number oC BRUCE D EN N i S - Editor as4 Owner. -Safe-res' at the pestonice at La Grande aa aeeoBd-elafcs natter. SroSfRTPTHH RATES frajly, olnpje copy .v........ Dall;, per week, fUUy, per nonta. 15 tie WMiGVST I9H I s iAnr )w tTfjsJ I 11 2131415 78i 9I0H12 13 14 15 16117 18 IS 0212223242526 l27l2820303Trn the price accordingly. Each year the purchasing aget o? the various governmental department receive bids for contracts specifying the kind of coal to be supplied, its commercial name,, the name of the mine from which the coal shall come, and even the coal. The heating value must also be shown cn Tte estlmaU as well s the" yercentate of ash in it and the price per ton.- Testa ot coal 'are mad before and during delivery- THE IlOCSt VlTHiiri X WHSK riui a.s nm.i.ivftt iuka imvi,i. . TOM. , ' A house "without a broom or a match, without toal or i as. would have been a wonder ten years ago but they are quite common low. But this ia the decade cl electricity and there are jjlenty of bomes In this country where tte broom and the match and the coal scuttle have been banished forever. Tu elect ric. vacuum cleaner has oust ed tJieold broom and the electric light ana cigar lighter haa done away with I thematch. Electric beat for the kitch ! en removes the last excuse for a dan j gerous matc h in the houBe and "takes .r. r.tr f the old coal and gas range. j There will be brooms Tor good many years yet, just as the ohl fash ioned candle TBtiH suryrvea in the back districts, but the modern .home, apart ments, stores, offices and all large buildings are fast adopting the more sanitary vacuum cleaning outfits. For the home the vacuum cleaner ia made portable so that It -can ie removed from raom to room.' A long flexible cord is provided to connect it to the and -a small foreigner has also increased greatly in the hut three decades. In 1870 only 401 Americana visited these re aorta. In 1900 there were 2,611. It la estimated that each patient oenda an average of 1100 at the hatha. J 52.50 at one of the North sea resorts. ( j and $59 at one of the East aea resorts. On. this basis it is estimated that, in 1905, over f63,000,0O0 were expended at the various health resorts of Prus sia. In addiiion the exportation, of medicinal and table waters brought in -nearly St.OOO.OoO more, making the en tire financial returns for Prussian re sort ia 1903 over C7.0OO,OOO; while the receipts for all the German water ing places in the same year amounted to IU-0.000.fiOO.- P W0" uaifj fFi !W!phiw 'W r- WV"r- s Every live htstlng city fehould tia & hobby jast as each Individual ahuuM .. tiatfA hihhl- am 4r KtnV VrKlfi ft ub ss uuvu;i 4S- uu auw a KJtu i. t waa some such advice Dr. Sadler pave bis chantauqua audience last year. Ex actly so with towns. Each town should have a hobby. La Grande has ber hobby pretty well established. La Grande and cbau- tauqna are synonomons; the one "big ; electric lighting socket event of the year 'n which interest but powerful electric motor whirls a swings out to a much large area than j suction fan which .sucks every particle any annual attraction can or does. The ; of dus't and dirt, thoroughly cleaning same thing is true of Pendleton, iltbe floors, walls and ceilings. The month from yesterday the second an-i new cleaner does more than merely nual Roundup starts and atl Eastern j clean the surface of the rugs and car Oregon Is going to benefit. Consequent- ! pets, it sucks every particle of dust ly It is fitting that La Grande inpport lout of th? fabric and from the floor Pendleton at the "Roundup and next beneath. Extra noxzles are providen year. Pendleton ahould come back : for cleaning curtains, pillows, bed ,' across tbe mount.Vns and support tVe' ding, etc. In large buildings the main chautauqua btre. It Is such policies ' vacuum clean'ng apparatus ia located that make fnr a better Eastern Ore-! in the basement and the building is gon, bigger anil ..better Penflleion 9fidj piped with baseboard outlets for the bigger and bet'er La Gnmfle. ' ; attachment of frre cleaning hose. In ' ' .; . : ' I w nil ih ittrt la sucked ud and 'carried downstairs in one operation. TESTING THECiOTERMTETr-COlL.! .Regardless of what oij'a personal views of the Judiciary recall are, there Is no getting around the fact that President Taft's citation of heated in tra state squabbles In Arizona ia cor rect. When it comes to bitter local option fights, county and state capltol site fights, and a long list of other fight subjects, Arizonana are capable of producing a great deal of smokq and fire. , If, during that state of af fairs, tne juuiciary , ouulil I..- JurennU endanger the "highest purpose of the courts is a question for politi cal economists to elucidate further upon. ' - Uncle Sam spends nearly $10,000,000 . GErlXAS IFE I LT1I RESORTS annually for coal, and, through an in tricate system of testing, the new bur eau of mines sees to ft that he receives a full dollaT'a worth for ever dollar expended, says L. vmilm Thavia In th September Popular Mechanics Magazine. . It requires each year a mass of coal one mile square and over ten feet high, a veritable black aca. as fuel for' all the government bottdmgs from the ; Atlantic to the Pacific, the army posts and forts, the lighthouses and the navy 'a battleships. These last alone consume over a million tons a year. The German spas, or watering plac es, are well "known and popular re sorts, not only for the people of Ger many, but for practically all of Eu rope. As they are under the control of the state, and -as careful records are kept. It ia possible to secure accurate data regarding fbeta. The Berlin cor respondent of the Journal of the Am Many a La Grande man and women. too, for that matter, trust yesterday' reports that oil Is aoon to be a paying product of Vale Doll, has at least some element of truth in it. "Quite a few kopecks were taken out of La Grande a few years since when the Tale wells wre being boomed. - Tom Lawson, Boston financier, can be accused of plagiarism. His admon ition to the "Boston young man smacks a wnoie lot line Horace Greeley s Anyway, Oregon vhas a warm booster In Tom. . - THE FALL COAT SEASON OPENS WITH A STRONG PREFERENCE FOR PLUSHES AND CARACULS Read This Fashion Note A POETION OF MARSHALL FIELD & CO.'S ADVERTISEMENT IN THE CHICAGO DAILY TIMES OF AUGUST 2ND, 1911. ' "Flushes and Caraculs are coming into their greatest season. Of this there can be no doubt. The entire yardage production is already in the hands of the manufacturers or contracted for. This condition points to a scarcity of materials and corresponding high prices as the season advances Our customers' interests have been guarded in our enormous early pur chases of both plushes and caraculs." Early Fall Arrivals rin many attractive styles of these Beautiful pile fabrics for Women and Misses new on display in our Suit Department and our Windows A Vancouver, Wn., woman has es caped the pain and anguish of many a mother's experience by anchoring her boy in shallow water where It can splash and" paddle and yet . not be drowned. Some Idea, that.; Loss of Time. Means Loss of Pay. Kidney trouble and th.e ills It breeds means lost time and lost pay to many a work man. M. Balent, 1214 Little Penna. St., Streator, 111., was so bad from kidney nd bladder trouble that hehe could not work, but he says: "I took Foley Kidney Pills for only a short time and got entirely well and was soon able to go back to work, and am feeltng well and healthier than ever before.1' Foley Kidney Pills are tonic in action, quick In results a erican Medical association, in a recent r,enl h working . man .or iMndn -mtft ailffara trrtm VMnov ilia letter, gives some interesting facts about these resorts. There are in Ger many 312 sea and mineral bathing places, of whlcb '194 re in Prussia, .The article describes the comprehen-, while 102 of the "215 mineral spas are j alve system of fuel testing and vaiua-t ;n Prussia. There are 28 waierlng tion to determine the true value of peaces on the East sea. and 28 cn the coal for special purposes carried on -North sea. The popularity" and proe ' by the new bureau of mines. The fl perlty of these Tottering places is testing stat jonat the WaRhinjrtowbar- showa.'the.'JhTitriberof visitors.;; In -eao examines spectaenB of a?f ib roal ISOi'the to1al!4tnber ot visitors at all inaed by yhe"p)TernmWt.r By Kfiact : of the baths wa9?.136; while in 1900 ' laboratory mettodt. the chemical and" the total number wmountea io 584. physical properties of the coal are de- 460.an Increase of 360 per cent. The termined. and from this knowledge hs visitors at the rhineral springs in 1900 heat value Is accurately computed, numbered 845.999. while the -visitors at IHtMMMMMMnHM4MMHHIMHMMMMHi 4 Old Friends and New Winning permanent, lasting friends is the work of time, and this bank numbers among its clients hundreds cf banks and business hooves 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 out relations with our older ones. ; , ' La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE. OREGON. "; CAPITAL . . . $ 100.000.00 . SURPLUS ' . '" 100,000.00 ' V ; - RESOURCES . . . 1,100.000.00 : UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY FredJ.'Holrr.es.'yes., W, J. Church. V'.-ce'Pres. F. LlMeyerjk, Cashier . Earl ZundeLss'i. CasVer , Foley Kidney Pills will check the pro gress of your kidney and bladder trou ble and heal by removing the cause Try them. Hlll'a Drug store. 8-16, 23. 30. ;v A UBERAL OFFER. . .W Tt th.Mjicin'CoU Nothing.'' ITo nnqueetlonatly, prove to tbe (peo ple that IodlgettioniDd d.vnivepxl" cao be permanently .relieved and ttiat Hex all JJyspeptda Tablets will briut; about this ireeulu we will furnisti the nietii clne .absolutely free If it falls to jrlvt aatisfactiou .to. any oue using h. Tbe remarkable euccees of Bexa'J Xyspepie Tablet ,la due to tbe hlgb degree of -eciaotjtlc skill .used ln,devh tag ibelr formula as well k lo tbe case .exercised ia tulrt manufacture, whereby the well known properties of Blsmuth-Bubnliratf and l'eplo have been combined with -Cartnlnatlvea .and other afrenta. BlMuutb-Subtilrme and fVpain are onptirtly eutployed and reoocnied tjy the entire medical fxwfesaiea aa toraluatole In the ireatjnem f ttoa and dyepepsla. Tbe Pepala uaed ia ftexoll Oyepep aia Tablet In prepared by a roe ess wttcu dereloiw ita greateot efla clency. repniu supplies to the diges tive airamni one of the nmx Impor tant elements f tne dipefftlTe fin id. and without It the digestion aad as similation of food are luipoaelWe. Tbe carminatives poaaews prepertlee which aid in relieving the disturb ances and pain caused by undigested food. This perfect combination of these ingredients makes a remedy In valuable for tbe complete relief of In digestion and dyspepsia. We are so certain of this that we org yon to try Bexail Dyspepsia Tab lets on our own personal guarantee. Three sixes. 25 rents, IU) cents and f 1.00. Remember yon can obtain Resall Remedies only at Tbe Rexall Store. HILL'S DRUG STORE. W- Ski JTlEi 11 lit vr i V CARACULS The new models are de signed In accordance with the latest tendencies ' of fall and winter styles. All cu: A WW mm garments are with extra iull sweep and extra wide lap in front finished with wide sell facing of the materials.' Each garment i s lined with best sat ins and satinetts. Caraculs for ladies Price $12.50 $18,50 $25 and $30 Caraculs for Misses Prices '$10.00 and $12.50. nru in M C W at m PLUS ii COATS This illustration shows the attract ive Etyle and the well fitting lines of these elegant gar-" nients. -: All garments i a r e : 1 i n e d with best quality ; satins and show the perfection of tail or's art. : Frices $30.00 t $35.00 and $40.00 We cordially invite you to visit our suit department and see these new coats in fall and Whiter Styles. ?';-;:-V.;;V.;':rv V,-.v: , DON' ...... ill . I mm - 1 pim '''', . i. '. gamin Let the dealer select your cigars for you. Get what you want Call for a Fam Ua Klag Havana cigar and get the best that yoar money will buy. and not a cigar that the dealer wants to sell you for reasona of his own. fern Us King Cigar Factory 106 Fir Street H'ecial rrncrs Post Office Gnfectionery 11 OB Cigarettes, 5c to 25c; Large Size Oranges, 40c a dozen; Ice Cream, 5; Soda Water,. 2 for 15c; All kjfads of Cigars,' Gum and Candies, Fruits and Nuts, Post Cards and Stationary. Tom Kapellas propietor. WEX FROMl J A. 3. to 11 F. P. r-i . ?MJf !Lr 8bP "d M 'j-"tnrt the sse f Perry Pne' r,ms ..j.n. ,e hare IBSt iastalled one at fenntr FeerFarai- Way set have a H.th . w .... swaosai an sinn spsxial swaivr. mstv or yoar kernes! Yes cast hate s U re Is case of fire. Call sad let ss take fry day cpcratioB. tavm aad alee fire ureter tion ) sfi stresas st 93 possds press ft mmm Mt bhjI i BAY 6 PLUMBERS, HEATERS, ZWEIFEL SHEEl METAL WORKERS jsayssips'SsWH Mint Marshmallous in 10c tiijs Baralloria Filberts A Qr " N Fillippi Almonds r m ul Toasted Rolls Peanut Butter Flavor THEY ARE DELICIOUS AT . ELDER'S