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LA GRANDE EVESIKO OBSERVE), WEDNESDAY, ATTGtT&T 16, l9'll.
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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
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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.-
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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
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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.
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V CARACULS
The new models are de
signed In accordance with
the latest tendencies ' of
fall and winter styles.
All
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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?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
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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