La Grande evening observer., February 01, 1912, Image 3

LA GRANGE EVENING OBSERVER.
THURSDAY,- FEBRUARY 1, 1912.
PAGE 3
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For its
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PERMANENTLY n V II I , INTRODUCING
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Our untarnished reputation wherever we have established offices .
Is a recommendation we look to with pride, and our motto, "Honest
work," "fair dealings," has always made our success continuous for
the past 10 years. 1 - :
We guarantee our work, .and If It Is 'not right we make it right
without any extra expense to on.
We would rather be fcmy all tho time and make a smaller profit
from each individual patient than charge prohibitive prices. Peo
ple In all Bta'uons of life patronize this Institution of Modern Den
tistry. PAINLESS C(n II PfAA EXAMINATION, CONSULTATION
EXTRACTION0"4' II rc" ESTIMATES AND ADYICE
Price; for the Best Work .
$15 Set of Teeth ..U8.00 1 1 Gold Fillings ........ 11.60 op
$10 Bridge Work (best) tfC 00 Silver Fillings ,75e
$10 Gold Crowns 22k . YJ .Plates Repaired $1.00 op
12 year protection guaranteed.
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AMBULANCE
WENAHA LUMBER CO.
Main 732 La Grande, Ore.
THIS WINTER
THE WORLD OVER
splendid hostelries, its varied at-
wauugns, us nne Beaches, hot springs and
pleasure resorts-ali these can be " reached :
with ease by the
Oregon-Washington Railroad &
Navigation Co. and
Southern Pacific ? Company
"Railroad of a Thousand Wonders"
$55.00 -,7'
Portland to Los "Angles and
Return '
With correspondingly low fares from all "
O-W. R. & N. points, good six months
with stopovers going and returning with
in limit. Handsomely illustrated litera
ture will be supplied upon application to
any of our agents, or address
WM.McMURRY, , !
Gen. Pass, AgU Portland, Ore
Uptown office Main 720
Residence phone Main 25
e. l bussey
: HOW LONG IS A
DOLLAR?
Depends largely upon where
you buy. In lumber, for ln
stance, you get 100 cents
worth for every ' dollar's
K' worth purchased at the Wen
" aha Lumber company. Large
or small orders, by mall or
telephone, filled promptly
and exactly.
9
FOUR
B1LLS READY
MEASURES TO COME HEORE CEN-
, ERAL ELECTION.
First of the Four ..lets Published in
Full Todiiy In Observer.
Four, highway lawn are to be sub
mitted to the voters at the general
election this year. The have been
...adopted by the state wide legislative
! committee appointed by Governor Os
jwald West and will be submitted at
the November election. As the coming
week Is good roads wee"c througuouif
the state, It would not bo amiss for
Grande Ronde i valley taxpayers :v to
consider the various measures. The
Observer publishes the first one of
these proposed laws today and will
I supply the others In print tomorrow
.and the day following.: The first Is
I an act to create and establish a high
! way department, and the act rolatlng
to that feature Is appended today.
The second act Is one creating a state
highway fund, the third deals with tho
procedure to aid highways and the
last is an act creating a bond Issue.
The first of these four follows;
An act entitled, ."An act to create
! and establish a state highway depart
ment, and authorize the appointment
j of a state highway commissioner there
(for, prescribing his duties, his, pow
ers, his compensation, the method of
work; the appointment of assistants,
and appropriating money therefor."
Be it enacted by the people of the
state of Oregon: :
Section l. There is hereby created
and established a state, highway de
partment, whose chief officer shall be
called the state highway commission
er. Said state highway commissioner
shall be appointed by the governor,
and shall hold his office for four
years unless sooner removed ' for
cause. Said commissioner shall be
thoroughly skilled in scientific road
construction.
Section 2. The secretary of state is
hereby directed to furnish the state
highway commissioner with a suita
ble office in the capltol building,
where his records shall be preserved,
and said office shall be kept open at
such times as the business of the
commissioner shall require. The said
highway commissioner shall keep a
record of all proceedings and order
pertaining to the matters under his
direction and copies of all plans, spec
iflcations and estimates submitted to
him. :
Section 3. No road, highway, pub
lic way or bridge, paid for wholly or
In part out of the moneys of this state
howsoever appropriated, shall be sur
veyed, planned, projected, constructed
maintained or erected until and only
after approval by the state highway
commissioner.
Setlon 4. The state highway com
nilssioner shall compile statistics rel
ative to the. public highways through
out the state, and shall collect all
essary informtaion in regard ' there
necessary ' Information in regard
thereto which he may deem Import
ant. He shall investigate and deter
mine upon Various methods of road
construction adapted to different sec
tion of the state.
Section 5. The state highway com.
mlssloner shall make a report to tne
legislature of this state at each ses-
jslon thereof, which shall fully set
forth all that has been done by him
during the period covered by the re
port, all money expended by him, or
under his direction, and all roads that
have been construction under the di
rection of the commissioner, giving in
each instance the number of miles
constructed in each county and the
cost per mile of onstructlon.
I Section 6. At the end of each month
the state highway commissioner shall
prepare a detailed account of his trav
eling expenses for that month, and
the cost of stationery and supplies
purchased during the month, which
Bhall.be submitted to the secretary of
state, audited by him and passed to
Hie treasurer for payment.
Section 7. It shall be the duty of
the state highway commissioner to
advertise for bids for the construction
of public highways or bridge for a
period of three weeks, in at least two
newspapers in the county where the
road to be constructed Is located. All
bids received shall be opened by the
state highway commissioner and he
may reject any or all bids, If in his
opinion a good cause exists therefor,
but otherwise he will award the con
tract to the lowest responsible bidder.
Other things ' being equal, the bld9
shall be awarded to residents bfhe
county In which the road is to bo con
structed.: Bidders must furnish bonds
equal to 50 per cent of the contract
price. All contracts for the construc
tion or Improvement of publl high
ways must be made in the name of
the state of Oregon, approved by the
governor, sjgned by the state highway
commissioner and approved as to the
form and legality by the attorney gen
eral or his deputy, , Each bidder shall
deposit' with his bid a certified check
in on amount equal to flvo per centum
of the amount of his bid. Should the
bidder to whom the contract Is award
ed fall to enter into a contract and
furnish the bond hereinbefore provid
ed within ten days after the notice of
such award,1 the amount of sachj
check shall be forfeited t the stnto
ivpusury, and shall becomi n .'part of
the (state highway fund. The checks
of all unsuccessful bidders shall be
returned after tho contract Is award
ed Mid a bond given. Nothing In this
section shall be construed to prevent
the employment of vunvlct labor, nor
the construction or repair of any road
prtific.ibed in section.: by day's labor,
when, In the judgment of tha commis
sioner It is advl5iib:iJ. '.'.'.,'
Section 8. The stt highway com
m'.ssl'iner shall rcilw un annu il sal
ary of $5,000, payablo monthly by the
stale, and his actual necessary trave'l
Inn" expenses whl'. j .officially employ
ed. Said commissioner may appoint,
if the work of the department requires
It, subject to the approval of the gov
ernor, one assistant commissioner who
shall be a' civil engineer and experi
enced In road building. Said nsslht
ant commissioner shall receive an
annual salary of. not to exceed $2500.
payable monthly by the state, and his
actual necessary traveling expenses
while officially employed." The state
highway commissioner may appoint
by and with approval of the governor,
such clerical assistants as are neces
sary for the proper conduct of the
work of his office, to be paid by the
state. The state highway commis
sioner is hereby given authority to
employ by and with the approval of
the governor, such civil engineer and
other assistants as may be necessary
to carry out the provisions of this
act, to be paid by the state.
Section 9. There Is hereby appro
priated out of any money In the treas
ury of this state not already otherwise
appropriated, the sum of $15,000 annually,-
or so' much thereof as may
be necessary for the payment of sal
les and expenses as provided in this
act. .
Section 10. All acts, or parts of
acts In any "way inconsistent or in
confllct'with the provisions of this
act, are hereby repealed.
VAGARIES OF THE TIDE.
Mysterious Currents, the Secrets of
Which No One Has Solved.
There are as tunny vagaries In tho
waters as In the winds. Why, for In
stance, should great ocean currents
send their warm waters across the
wide Pacific and Atlantic? Other and
equally mysterious currents exist In
well nigh nil parts of the world.
It Is on record that the sea has run
for weeks out of the Java sea, through
the strait of Sundu and thence back
again for a like period without any
perceptible rise and fall during those
limes. . .
Then there Is the equatorial current
that flows Into the Caribbean sea. the
ever flowing current to the eastward
around Cape Horn, the cold stream
flowing from the Icy regions of the
north past Newfoundluitd and Nova
Scotia and along the American const
to the extreme end of Florida,, the
continual current running with a ve
locity of from four to five knots an
hour through the strait of Gibraltar
Into the Mediterranean sea, the swift
current running across the rocks and
shoals off the end of Bllllton island,
which apparently starts from nowhern
and ends somewhere in the vicinity of
the same place, and the current which,,
starting halfway up the China sea,
runs from two to three knots nn hour
to the northeast and finally ends ab
ruptly off the north end of Luzon.
Then we have those tidal vagaries
known the world over as boros. Those
that run up the Hugll and Irawadl
rivers, from side to side, till they reach
their limit often tearing tho - ship?
from their anchorage, originate nobody
knows where or why.
At Singapore It lias been observed
for days nt a tlmo that there has been
but one rise and fall in the twenty
four hours. Boston Globe.
' Queer Bread."
. Along the Columbia river bread If
made from u kind of uiuss tbat grows
on a species of fir trees . After belni
dried it Is snrluUled with water, n!
lo'ved to ferment, rolled Into balls a 1
big ns n man's head nod linked In p!t
. with the help of hot stones. Traveler
J who have tasted It sny thpt it Is by'
no mean, uitpnlntuble. The Callfor
nlan I ml in us collect the pollen of cat:
tiills In large quantities by .beating I'
off the plants mid catching It on blnu
kets. They ninhe brend of It. But n
4 delicacy they prefer bread of grass,
hopper flour.
Ready For Work. "
"Now." said the warden to the forget
who hud Just arrived at the prison,
"we'll set you to work. What, can yoa
do best?" . . . , -. " . ' .
"Well, If you'll give me a week
practice ou your signature I'll sign
your official papers for you." London
Tlt-Blts. r
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Morely Guepeoted. ' ' ,
. The Stranger Is there a good crimi
nal lawyer In yonr town? The Native
Waal, everybody thinks we've got
one, but they ain't been able- to prove
1t on him. Cleveland Plain Denier, y
,., 8ympathetio.
Sufferer (to dentist's servant) Not In
today? Dear, dear, I wanted to con
sult him badly. Servant Well, let's
bVpe you'll still have toothache to
morrow. Fllogende Blntfer. . ' .
Woman's Way. ,
. She Time will heal the- wound Tv
made In your heart. He-rYes; but
you'll bo mad at me If it does. Ex
change. ; .. .. '.,:. ,
There : Is Only One J" rX .
"Bromo Quinine'
Laxative Brmttm Quinino
(MED THE WORLD Of.: TO CURE A OOLil IH OKE OAT, i
Always remember the fu)' Vfme. :
lor this signature on ei box.
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Complete Equipment tor Resetting ann Repairing
Rubber Buggy Tires
LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
. ' D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor
COMPLETE MACHINE SHOPS AND FOUNDRY
Simple As 2x2
An ordinary lamp givesa bout as much light as a 5 watt electric
globe. .
'It would require five ordinary kerosene lamps to furnish the same
light as a 25 watt electric globe eight for a 40 watt, etc.
It costs .00375 cents an hour to burn a 25 watt electrlo light the
. equivalent of five kerosene lamps. Kerosene sells at 25 cents a
gallon. Figure It out yourself just how much more it will cost '
you to produce a given volume of light with kerosene than with
electricity. You will then be convinced that electricity Is cheaper
than any other form of lllaminant. That It really does more for
less cost. . ' . -
We are convincing people of the advantages of electric lighting
every day. Not one user In a hundred would ever be willing to
go back to kerosene lamps. ' ) ' . i
There Is only one conclusion to draw from this: that our ser
vice is reliable and our rates reasonable Phone Main 34 for rates. .
Eastern Oregon Light &
Power Co.
"Always at Your Service."
REACTS ABOUT REGISTRATIONS
m 1912.
. ;'!;;: ;;--Vv;."V.;-..;
s General election will be heli -
on November 5.
Primary election will be held
oh April 19. ,
' A t the general ejection will be
elected president, vice ipresldent, .
one United States senator, con-
gressman for new Eijsfern Ore-.
S gon district, secretary of- state,
$ sheriff, clerk, assessor, treasnr-
er, coroner,' ; surveyor; commls-.
eloner, justices of the. peace and
? constables, recorder, Buperlnten- .
8 dent of schools, dairy and food
S commissioner, rallxoad coir.mi-'
Q sioiier f 2nd district) stao repre-
. tatlve, Union and Wallowa coun-
S- ties senator from Union and Wal-
Iowa counties, representative
from Union Countv. Jolut senator ,
i including Union, Malheur and
Morrow counties..
At the primary election par-
ties will, nominate for same of-
flees and ; In . addition will ex-
press their choice for president
ad vice president and will elect
delegates to their national- con
S ventlons.
' Registration closes on April D.
Last day for candidates to file
nominating petitions, April 4.,
Registration reopens April 29.,
Closes for last time May 15. .
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B. D. NUTTER.
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