312 MEMBERS
Last Week
IE INITIATED
OF
! MOOSE ORDER COMMENCED WITH
Geibel's Clearance Sale
P
FOl'ltTII SOCIALIST SPEAKER.".
''Will,' Ilo ii ' Woman; Miss May Wood
SIiiimioiih Wlio Promise to Wiirm
l'l 111 lllHUI'flgClllH.
The next lecture on tho lycoum cir
cuit will be delivered by Way- Wood
Simons, who wll speak uti tho High
"-School Auditorium, Monday, Jiimmry
"32 at 8 p, m. the subject being "Tho
Trust flusters!" The loctnrer will deal
with that vast and highly Interestiilg
MAT WOOD-SIMONS.
phase of tha subject that has not been
; a i itaiiUhtl by the heroic enemies
-at oiofr(4 capital. Certainly ; there
nsyvrnjs a ipt d-al to tulk about.
Her uRfttua! ta'ettt and thorough
iclxxj wrjik with Soiig experience In
rtJii! Hold of rl affair jjivex to May
"VFood Simons a plr of mat dfstlnc
Ttlon among woitisa lrtirr. llr un-
duntlandtng of human ptobiemi Is bus
ed not only upon th mwl careful and
'thorough study In tho schools but up
on Intimate connection with them
In Ufo through social work, which be
fan at Chicago, Mrs. Clnimons con
tributes to such magazines as the
Journal of Sociology, the Technical
World, etc. She was for over thi'ee
' vaars on the staff of (he Chicago Daily
Socialist and Is now a contributor to
4ir Hunday Posb Dispatch of St, Louis
Further Information mregani to twa
lecture will be cheerfully furnished
V. M. SIATtQUIS.
1 - ' LvcPiim Secretary
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RIXTING 1ms style and tone,
so as any other industry Dafiea on ar
tistic skill and high quality of work
ing material. - ,
ACHINERY of the best make is as
necessary in the production of
good job printing as the printer's
individual artistic propensities
and the inks. The best presses on the mar
ket for job printing purposes are now instal
led in the Observer.
IJSTKS, you know, enter largely into the
quality of the finished product, and it
has long been the Observer's policy to
buy the best inks on the market and
skilled blending of the best inks insures high
quality in the finished product.
THE FINISHED PRODUCTS TELL
their own tale by their neatness and
"classy" looking appearance. Let
v the Observer's "finished product"
talk to you. ' ' -
A JOKE OX THE PARSOX.
i $ .t- '$ 3 $ S ? i ? 3 'J1
One of the local pastors of ' La
Grande had a real Joke unintentional
ly perpetrated on him olio day recent
ly during tho coldest sped. A shiver
ing, scantily dressed limn went to his
back door and asked for a piece of
bread and butter.
"Really," said the pastor, "th folks
are gone down town and besides, din
ner Is over nnd I doubt If 1 could Hud
j ou 'anything."
"Thank you," said the fellow, who j
at the same time did not. look as If
ho quite uienut it. He started away; j
but ho looked so cold, the parson
thought .he might possibly find some- j
thing 'for him and he called him back j
alter ho bad gotten outside the gate.
lie iouuu a piece pi nrcau on wnicn no
put some hard lumps of butter; then
he discovered a piece of cold meat
which- the , ninii devoured even to
ehowlng tho soft ends of the bones.
Having eaten eagerly every crumb
and drunk the bit of tea hastily made
ho started to go. The parson then
thought tluit possibly few ever spoke
to him kindly about his Inner life nnd
r sayeri to say as he shook his hand
warmly: "The good Lord, loves yon
more than l.can, and I am sure that
If you will serve Him and let Him
have a chance He will give you better
care and food than I have done."
Sure, and I hope so,' said the
guest.
The parson wag so dull he did not
see the humor of the remark till the
door was closed Then, with the house
all to himself he had a roaring laugh
at the Joke on titmsclf, nnd one per
haps all unconscious to the Intent of
the Hibernian lad.
Treasurer's Call for County and Scalp
Bounty Warrants.
Notice Is hereby given that the un
underslgued treasurer of Union coun
ty, Oregon, Jina funds on hand with
which to redeem nil county and scalp
bounty warrants which were endorsed
prior to tho first day of November,
1911.
Interest ceases on tho above war
rants on the 20th day of January, 1012.
JOHN FRAWL15Y,
Treasurer of Union county, Oregon.
as much
Would Chang.) Entrance,
University of Oregon, Eugene, Or,
Jan. 22. -(Special) Dr. Joseph Scha
fer, J professor of history at tho Uni
versity of Oregon, In an address en
titled, "Who Should Go to College and
Why," at the assembly hour last Wed
nesday, vigorously denounced the
present system of matriculating stu
dents In vogue in American universi
ties, and maintained that college en
trance requirements should be based
upon Intelligence and ability, proven
by tests In conversation and exami
nations, rather than upon the presen
sentatlon of a high school diploma.
Dr. Schafer maintains that It Ts a
prevalent fallacy that high school ed
ucation Is a foundation for college
work. Intelligence and ability to
profit by a college should be the
standard. Too many high school stu
dents are pushed through to college
without adequate competency, says
Dr. Schafer This Is the reason for so
many failures amongst college gradu
ates. The certificates system of en
trance is not a fair test; It is too
easy for those who have been carried
along from grade to grade. Dr. Scha
fer believes tfcat a system of Indi
vidual questioning would be more
just and profitable.
The Reason.
"That lawyer used to be a milk
man."
"That accounts for the war In which
be pumps his witnesses." Baltimore
American..
Not Particularly Cordial.
Gernldlne What did pn say to you?
Gerald Well, he didn't seud for tlio
mayor of the city to make an address
of welcome to me. New V jrk Press.
Then He Went Home.
He I dreamed of you lost night. Do
you over dream of me? She (suppress
ing a yawn) No, but I'd like to very
much. Detroit Free Press.
Womanlike.
Crawford How did your wife come
to buy you nil those suspenders? Crab
shaw 1 think she wauled lie pretty
boxes they came tu. Judge.
We must carefully distinguish bp.
tween the absence of tact and the pres
ence of priiiclple.-John Davidson.
FIXE SUCCESS.
Visiting Moose and Home Guard Feast
and Have Royal Time.
The La Grande lodge. No. 850, of the
Loyal Order of Moose was organized
yesterday afternoon at the Arcade the
atre. There were 312 candidates who
took the oath of membership and were
Initiated Into the mysteries and se
cret work of the order. One hundred
and fifty members of the Loyal Order
of Moose came from other towns to
help Install this lodge and to initiate
its officers into their new duties. The
meeting was called to order by Or
ganizer S. W Greene who, after call
ing tho meetiug, retired and the fol
lowing "officers pro tem were given
the offices: Jesse A. King, worthy dic
tator; Frank Bramwell, worthy vice
dictator; Jasper Stevens, prelate; Jer
ry Rusk, past worthy dictator,' C. C.
Charberneau secretary. The officers
pro tern then, in turn, turned Che work
over to the Baker lodge. The follow
ing members of that lodge presiding:
H. C. Sheppurd, past dictator; J. A
Andrews, worthy dictator, S. J. Coff-
land, vice dictator; Ernest Walz pre
late, and J. W. Parry secreatry, Loui.
Olsen, sargeant at arms, Grant Barlet
treasurer and J. A King, inside guard
The secret work and mysteries of the
order were then given and explained
to the local members and two popular
local boys were given the works as a
demonstration. The presiding officer
then called for nominations for the
various offices. After several rous
ing and eloquent speeches, Attorney
R. J. Greene was nominated for the
office of worthy dictator and was un
animously elected. Frank Bramwell
was then unanimously elected worthy
vice dictator and the following mem
bers also unanimously elected to their
respective offices: Jasper Stevens,
prelate; Lee Leavitt, secretary; Ohas.
McCrary, sargeant at arms; Frank
Toney, inside guard; Arthur Van
Fleet, outside guard, ' William Ash,
treasurer, and three trustees as fol
lows: Dr. A C. Posey, Dr. G. T. Dar-
land and P. A. Foley.
The lodge then adjourned to the K.
of P. hall where the newly elected
officers were duly Installed, and took
up the business of tilie order.
Worthy Dictator R. J Greene taking
the chair, in a stirring speech, asked
for the support of every member pres.
ont to make this order the greatest
and grandest order in the west under
his term of office, and Che members
responded with applause that shook
the building and through the spirit
shown made it apparent that tine lo
cal order of Moose has a very bright
future. Worthy Vice Dictator Frank
Bramwell In a rousing and impressive
speech on "Moosedom" brought glad
ness to the hearts of his ihcnrers and
pledged himself to do all In his power
to upbuild the order. Jasper Stevens,
William Ash, Frank Toney, Arthur
Van Fleet, Lee Leavitt and Charles
IcCreary all responded in enthusias
tic speerihes that were greeted with
loud applause.
' S. J. Coffland, H. C. Sheppard, J. A.
Andrews, Grant Barlett, Ernest Walz.
T, W. Perry. Louis Olsen and various
others of the visiting members in
warm speeches that were frequently
interrupted by applause, outlined the
methods by which the Baker lodge
'had obtained Its present success. J. A
King, who was one of the most faith
ful and enthusiastic workers in the
culmination of installing the Moose
order in a Grande, then spoke on
subjects that were of great interest
and benefit to the local order. (Mr.
Kjng. while a resident of La Grande,
is a ifliarter. member of the Baker
lodge and Is so popular there that they
refused to allow him to transfer to
this. lodge. On the other hand the lo
cal members assert that they will use
the constitution to compel his trans
fer. After several committees had been
appointed by Worthy Dictator Greene,
the meeting was adjournd In due form
and everyone retire to the banquet
room at which there were over 400
pople seated. There was such a crowd
that It .was found necessary to serve
the banquet in four relays, but evrey
one enjoyed the splendid feast to the
fullest extent.
After the banquet the visiting mem
bers were serenaded to thoir tra!ns
Foot N.U.
There is nothing tn this book bu
footnotes."
"Strange! What Is the title?"
"'Every Mau His Own Chiropodist'
Heaven takes care that no mnn se
cures bapplut-sM by crinie.-AICeri.
We will close the sale
Saturday Night Jan. 27
Furs
In the ordinary course of business Furs should com
mand top notch piices at this time of the year, but de
ception is no part of our policy this is a sale hence
you can buy the most fashionable, genuine furs at;
prices usually associated with the outgoing of winter.
Lots of Time to Wear Furs
BUY THEM NOW
Winding Up
Our Most Successful Sale With the
Lowest Prices Offered
This is the last week. . Even if we did shout about the
values we couldn't exaggerate their goodness. But
we believe that it is only
they are the best of tle sales.
I (Gel pel sj
Sparrow Diet For a Stork.
An English sparrow tlew into the fly
ing cage in the zoo aud began helping
itself to the cracked corn thrown upon
the ground by the keeper. A Brazilian
stork quietly approached and shot out
its six inch red .beak aud caught the
sparrow. Going to the fountain, the
big bird dipped the little one iu the wa
ter and then swallowed it and looked
about for more.
"Oh, you cannibal! Vou ought to get
a beating!" exclaimed a woman vis
itor. "The sparrow ought to know better
thnn to go in there." explained the
keeper. "The storlc has beeu eating
half a dozen of these birds a week
since he came here. The English spar
row has a quick eye and is quick on
the wing and is seldom caught by
prowling cats., but doesn't suspect any
thing with feathers on. The big bird
Is getting fat on u spurrow diet." New
Vork Sun. 1
True to His Promise.
"Dearest, will you let me share your
every sorrow after we are married?"
she whispered as she cuddled her
cheek against his.
"Yes. darling," he replied, again
plucking a delicious kiss from her
weet lips.
It -was the same lady who two years
later wearily cried out:
"Oh, Tom. why can't you ever come
Into the house without bringing a tale
of trouble with you? I'm so sick of
bearing about how hard you have to
work to keep the bills paid."-K!bleago
Record-Herald.
Funny Metaphor.
The late King Edward when ho was
Prince of Wales once made a funny
mixture of metaphors. In reply to cer
tain Inquiries and admonitions he said,
"I will do my best to walk In my fa
ther's footsteps, which you have held
up for my Imitation."
Negative Woman.
Marks I married mv wife n month
ufter she accepted me. Parks That's
nothing. 1 married mine three days
after she refused me." Boston Transcript
necessary for ns to say that
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The Croe Indian's Wooing. "
The Cree Indian girl is sought in mar
riaso not for love, but because she Is
strong nnd useful. The young bravo
who wishes to take her for his squaw
is often faint hearted and frequently
sends Uy.n disinterested person or se
cretly leaves in her tent n gaudy silk
handkerchief purchased from the Hud
son Bay company When' his inten
tions are thus declared the goes, shy
and awkward, to the- father and asks
for tho baud of bis daughter. Should
the parent refuse consent to the union
the undaunted wooer seeks a bride
elsewhere. He never sulks or mopes:
he never feels that his heart will break,
but calmly selects and makes propos
als for another maiden. Women are
plentiful, and perseverance is sure to
end iu success. Wide World Maga
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