La Grande evening observer., August 25, 1911, Page PAGE 8, Image 8

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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1911.
Eastern Oregon Day
: at the
ASTORIA CENTENNIAL
TUESDAT, SEPTEMBER 5TH
"The Centennial celebrates the One Hundredth Anniversary of the first
White Settlement In the Northwest.
SPECTACULAR MARINE AND MILITARY PAGEANT
PROGRAM EASTERN OREGON DAY .
Mill include Regatta Races; lntfan War Dances In the Stadium;
Concerts by Ellcry's Band; TJtgatta Ball In the Auditorium. '
EH IS i!
HEAL PIONEER
SOWED BARLEY IX THE GRANDE
RONDE THE FALL OF 1SC0.
Hunted Goose Eggs In the Marsh at
' Hot Lake In Early Days.
Pacific
Coast
Regali
THE GREATEST AQUATIC EVENT IN THE WEST.
For Eastern Oregon Day the
OREGON-WASHINGTON RAILROAD AND NAVIGATION COMPANY
"Will sell round trip tickets Sept. 8rd, from all points North Powder
.nd east to Huntington. including Die Joseph Branch, and Sept 4th
from all points Union to La Grande, at ' '
ONE FARE TO PORTLAND, PLUS $3.00,
good for return up to and Including; Sept. 10th and 11th.
For further particulars, apply to any 0.-W. R. & N. agent or write to
Wm. McMurray,
A
GEN'L PASS. ACT, Portland, Oregon.
ADAM INTRODUCED IRRIGA- S
GATIOX. S
Since George T. Cochran of this city
toncame water commissioner for the
, aecond district he lias been delving In.
to musty volumes that treat on-the
subject of Irrigation and though he
and. all of us know that the system of
aiding nature In the production of
foodstuffs Is an old one few aside froci
close students of the bible, know that
Adam waa provided with a river sup
ply to Irrigate the garden of Eden,
Mr. Cochran found this out by a care
ful research and hinges some of his
lectures on Irrigation to farmers and
water users on that important finding.
The second chapter of Genesis cov
ers this little-known fact, but leaves
the Inference that It was sub-irrigation
rather than direct mechanical ap
plication of the life giver to the soil
in artificial manner. Furthermore,
water commisioners weren't needed to
adjudicate the distribution of the head
waters of the Euphrates to the users
league which at that particular time
consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Adam.
TO LATE TO CLASSIFY. ,
FOR RENT Furnished room with
bath connecting. - Must furnish ref
erences. Phone Black 1291. 8-2B-4t
FRESH for SUNDAY
Grapes
Bananas
Oranges
Cantaloupes
Watermelons
Yellow Peaches
Red June Apples
Cooking Apples
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Green Peppers
Green Corn
Cabbage
String Beans
Cauliflower
Egg Plant '
Phone Main 43
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Speaking of pioneers, there is little
doubt that Pank Edgar, of Forest
Grove, who is today visiting .his son-in-law,
Julius Fisher of La Grande, Is
about the oldest living charter mem
ber of the Eastern Oregon pioneer
band. Mr. Edgar called on the Ob
server, this morning and in speaking
of ths Grande Konde years ago it was
learned that he planted barley here
In the fall of 1860. The Indians were
plentiful here then and they Were so
superstitious of the barley that not a
cayuse was allowed to eat it. Trips
were made in all directions over East
ern Oregon by Mr. Edgar and his par
ty, using the Grande Ronde valley as
headquarters. He hunted goose eggs
on the marsh at Hot Lake, and, by the
way, he has not seen the Lake for 40
years. He will make a visit .to that
place this evening. ; .'
"There may be older pioneers ) of
Eastern Oregon than I, but I' don't
know of any of them," said Mr. Edgar.
"When I was through here first there
was nothing in the way of civilization
to speak of. The few who had become
familiar with the Grande Ronde val
ley thought the land was poor be
cause the grass grew in bunches and
for that reason deemed It unadrlsable
to settle here. It Is a little different
now to see the valley and Its marvel
ous transformation. And by the way
do you know you have a fine town
here? All along the coast you can
hear of La Grande as the coming town
of Eastern Oregon. It Is In the cards
to make this quiet a city if the people
will get buy."
Mr. Edgar Is hale and hearty. His
health is good and he looks upon the
Oregon country as a place where any
man with good habits should live to
naer the hundred mark.'; ' 1
ADVERTISE BY .
Il OF Hill
OF THE PEOPLE
DR. HALL WISHES TO HEAR EV
ERYONE ON GOOD ROADS.
Is a Member of the State Commission
Appointed by Governor. ' i ;
"I am very anxious to have the ad
vice of the different organizations In
Union county relative to good roads,"
said Dr. M. K. Hall, who Is the mem
ber of the comlsslon from this county
appointed by Governor West.
A meeting of the commission has
been called by the chairman, Dri An
drew C. Smith, at Pendleton, during
the Roundup and all members are ex
pected to carry the message of 'their
different communities relative to the
, wishes for better highways and how
to obtain them. .
. It is recognized now that the public
highway Is one of the most important
topics before the state for consider
ation. In Union county the different
farmers' organisations will be . con
sulted and their wishes will have a
great deal to do with the commission
ers' attitude on the subject. Dr. Hall
Is anxious for the granges, farmers'
unions, and all Individuals to give him
ideas as to roads and will be pleased
to convey their opinions direct to the
state board. ; '. . I'
LA GRADE INVESTMENT COJLPAA't
INAUGURATES NEW PLAN.
Will Keep "Missionary" in the Middle
western States 3 Months. ,
' Inaugurating a new method of cor-
raling settlers and land buyers In the
middle west and heading them toward
the Grande Ronde valley, the La
Grande Investment company will send
a "niilaionary" Into the mlddlewest
ern states and keep him there for a
period of three months, at least. B.
A Benham of that firm will leave on
Sept. 10 for Iowa and Minnesota
points, mingling with the 'rural sec
tions and distributing verbal ' and
printed messages of welcome to the
Grande Ronde and conversing and
arguing at first hand with the people
who may contemplate coming to Ore
gon soon.' ' Mr. Benham loaded ' to
the gunwales with truthful, accurate
data touching every phase of the var
ied Industries of this valley and state
will be a veritable walking encyclo
pedia as far as Information is con
cerned, and literature distinctly con
servative and accurate will be distri
buted In great quantities among those
who perhaps could be reached In no
other way. 'y , '.'
Will Visit Land Shows.' .
In addition to doing Urst-hand mis
sionary work with the sections cf
those states that might otherwise n?v-
er hear of Union county, Mr. Becan
will attend the land shows at Chica
go, St. Paul and Omaha. At these
places he will get rid of an enormous
amount of literature. The attendants
at these land shows are Invariably
news hungry and grab at western lit
erature like a drowning man at a
straw. When the Investment com
pany's undertaking is finished and it
will not be wlthoitt a considerable
outlay, of cash the middle western
states will have been covered with
literaturejn a manner which the com
pany believes can be done In no other
way. The scheme Is new to this valley
though It has-worked out very satis
factory to other sections of the north
west where Immigrants have been
shipped In by the carloads as a re
sult of similar efforts. By going from
man to man In the particular section
where Mr. Benham may' visit, entire
colonies are likely to be interested as
a body and headed, this way.
The local firm Is taking Its own In
itiative and is standing the burden of
expense Itself.
The missionary in this instance has
been connected with the realty busiT
ness In this city so long that facts
and figures are at hie finger's end and1
It Is doubtful If there Is a better suit
ed individual for the place In this city.
VALUE OF A BANK ACCOUNT
A bank account with this
strong, conservative institu
tion is worth a great deal to
you in convenience and se
curity. It leads to many
privileges and broader
business relations; to ask
and receive advice and to
use our many facilities.
UNITED STATES NATION
AL BANK
. Awaiting- Saperlntendent. i
- Commencement of activities on the
new federal building here are at a
standstill, pending the arrival of the
superintendent of construction, who
is expected momentarily. . , ,
Awaited Tooth Unconcerned. '
Boonevllle, Ind., Aug. 23. William
Lee is unconcerned today and said he
was confident lie ca nprove he didn't
kill he mother, brother and father and
fire the house as charged. Mina Tay
; lor, to whom the youth was to be mar
ried tonight, testified she knsw noth
ing of the crime.
rifi
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demands which the federation of shop
man have requested. The demands
were for Bhorter hours and a wage In
crease. ' ': '
Reports today from the Pacific slope
state that Southern Pacific shopmen
In practically air large centers have
already taken strike ballots and it
Is rumored that they have voted to
strike It the company does not accede
to their demands, r
It te known that the men on the
Southern Pacific, the O.-W. R. & N.,
Central Pacific, Oregon Short Line,
Houston and Texas Central, San Pedro
and Salt Lake and the Illinois Central
are discontented and that only a spark
is needed to bring on the threatened
disturbance.
That the railroads are anticipating
trouble U seen in the preparations
they have been making recently.
Majority Aixlois U Strike.
San Francisco,' Aug. 25. President
Reguin of the Federation of Shop Em
ployes said today that either the Har
rlman lines will recognize and deal
with the federation or the shop em
ployes will strike within two weeks.
He said the strike vote was almost
unanimous, and laid they will ask the
sanction of the aix craft organizations
to strike, but if not given, they will
strike anyway, unless Kruttschnit
grants the recognition.
Kline said 4.000 employes of the.
Sunset route (Harriman system) had.
wired for permission to strike.' r'
1 . Territory Involved Extensive. '
. Kline said the leaders ot, 5,00 em-;
p!oye8 on the Central Railway of Geor-.
gia had telegraphed him. to used hie
influence with the railroad officials to
prevent a etrlke.there because the line '
refused to recognize the federation. ''
Many Employes Laid off. ' '
Sacramento, Cal., Aug. 25. The long
expected blpw fell today when orders
arrived to lay off 20 per cent of the
shop force of the Harriman line here.
This will throw 700 men out of Jobs.
Tte sentiment as to the strike is di-
yidfd. Many men say the federation's
demands are unreasonable' but they
will go out if ordered, however.
Los Angeles Awaits the East
Los Angeles, Aug. 25.Empldyes of
the Southern Pacific on the Los An
geles division are awaiting strike de
velopments and are preparing for any
exigency. Eastern developments will
to a large extent, influence the situ
ation here. ' If HOI
ana Alt f Vl A nnafc hMa u.1- . x .
tween t the Christian church and the
Kirtley livery stable. Mr. Smith will
commence contruction ot a hrick gar
age on the property at once.'the build
Ing to be 60x90 feet In addition to
the. residences and Episcopal guild
hall already on the block, the build
ing wjji load that block down well and
spread the business section of the city.
" lights Scheduled for Tonight
' Frankte Burns vs. Charlie Harvey,
10 rounds, at Rockaway Beach, N.. 7,
1 1 1 1 1 1 m a f i f ff i ,, f T 1 1 1
?' The following list may help k
i you in preparing your wants for J
Z your Sunday dinner: '
FIFTH SHEET
SMITH GARAGE TO OCCUPY IT
WHEX FINISHED.
Two Lots Purchased Today on Which
Building Will Be Erected.
Purchase of two lets on Fifth street
between Spring and Washington ave
new today, spells a new brick build
ing for La Grande. L. C. Smith, the
local agent for the Ford machines, is
the purchaser, buying the property
through the George H. Currey real es
tate agency. The two lots In question
EGG PLANTS
TOMATOES
CABBAGE ,
SWEET POTATOES
GREEN PEPPERS
CANTALOUPES
GRAPES
"WATERMELONS
BLACKBERRIES
1 1 PEACHES
ORANGES
BANANAS
Fresh Cottage Cheese about i
1 :30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. I
tPattison Bros. f
MW FALL SHOES
arriving every day in Tans,
Patents, Gun Metals, VicH(ids
and Black and Brown Velvets
In the new short-round high
toe with short vamps.
LIFREMCM
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