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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1912)
PAQE FOUR ' Ion I N. Kl WEST iinnniniinim THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS Editor and Owner. Altered at the postofflce at la Grande as second-class niutter. SUBSCRIPTION. RATES. . Dally, singly copy ............ Daily, per week .......... . r Daily, per month f f g.f ' . NOT IIUKTIG (O.VL IDrSTKV. The area appraised as coal land hy' the geological survey during the Rst - .il, year 19U was, 7.S21.508 acres. The; area classified as non-coal land was "2,386,444 acres greater than that so classified In 1310. On the other hand i the average price fixed per acre aid the total appraised value are notably less for 1911 than for 1910. Th dif ference is due to a concentration of work Is Use lignite and low-grad.1 sub tttssiEKCss Gelds of eastern Montana mad TTyeasSss. where the . appraised ralswt vz&n ti regulations are the,whne buying grand opera tickets. The " -- A ...1. K. I ... . ...... 11. ..-.. I 41. In aa3Kjjiuiiji iijB at; i . T3f (ints? au Jscti mane tnat ii";; Sgteraiftnna. p5i5iSfy of "3e snrve.-r his total Hii3Ti3i3 to ste coal Indnstrr of fic wHit 8?- j5srtsj prohibitiTe p.-Jcts C tiit jnSSr'etal lsaIs. The fact j Arcade FKOTOrLAVS, ASr.SIG, E. TEBTA1MMV ISSTBICT 1VE. 1AST MGHT OF K0M1G MS TEES. ENTIRE (HA.NtiE IX THEIR AIT. COTT0 KKOM FIELD TO FACTORY- ......... Ecliie Theatre A very instructive picture. "THE MATE OK T11E L!. OX BESSIE" Sclig A strong dramatic picture. -TRI E TO THEIR TRl'ST". Eclipse Featuring the children of a lighthouse keeper. A splendid picture. -THE WIVE OP A GENU'S'' S. k X. A ilre ln a large hotel, good . acting vnnd fine photopay make this on unusually line film. LAST SIGHT OF.KOMHt SIS- TERS. THE rROEESSOlfS DAIGII. '' TERS" . Pt',p The Pror. has seven daughters : who loves seven boys much to ' the disgust of the Prof. You miiut see how they work father till thev at get married. Tivrrni!i:i;)' nuoj luA OKANDE And Men Who Sfay6ifig . The most Stylish Clothes in the World $20 that the coal production of the Kocl.y mountain states- In ;910 showed an Increase of 14.7 per cent over the pre- . ductlon of 1909 Indicates that the we- 1 tern, coal industry has not been sorl- I ouslv iniured. It 1b a further slani-" ' flcant fact that the sale of coal lands s during the four fiscal years since the ; adoption of the government's class!-. I flivaflnn nnllnv ItDa liilon nVPi 19 not I 5e;cent greater man aur.ng tne tour pre- ceaing; years, wiuio w iiiurwiiuo in receipt from the sales 30 per cent. ha3 .been It Is claimed that a whale lives 500 years, llad Jonah stayed to the finish - mi6nt ",wisM have llved ln Phlla' - e'lnia. Texas has a man that welghB 500 pounds. He Is one of the state's heav iest taxpayers. SSSMSSSSSSBSMI . ( A footpad held up three men wih a briar pipe. Talk about strong;"" attempt seriously !o prevent j pipes. A man in Chicago dropped dead j iinces must oe niguer nmu uouui una season r t tne game time "Rest in pence unl!j we meet again" is no inscription for a widow to place on her husband's tombstone. The Standard Oil company has been finally dissolved, but there Is more oil teft In the can. " '.' 'V '' A fiew' t6Wn itr Oklahoma lias" been named Kern. It should be a close second to Bryan, Texas, and a great place for whiskers. A Working Capital of Over 5215.00P 00 Inspires Confidence in This Bank i i i ! ! I The stability of this Instl tutlon. The substantial men behind It, Us reputation for progresslveueBS, It large loaning capacity. Its spirt of accommodation, have attracted customers whose deposits aggregate over $700,- 000.00. " "; - ; ' , ''V Promote your Interests by allying yourself as a depositor with this strong and succeBsfu 1 Institution. , i l La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE. OREGON. CAPITAL. . SURPLUS , RESOURCES United States qsitdry EVENING OBSERVER to $40 Ask Us . v ?The Quality Store" ionium lias grown weary of wrig- giy dances on the stage. Civilization - may In time become civilized. SeatUe man h because of a R(ia..v chamnaene. to' shave with, couldn't keep mum about It. . Kansas Lining up for Clark. Hutchinson. Kas.. March 13. Nearly M of 61? deieglltes wno wiU com. prise the democratic state convention to be held here tomorrow have arrived j in the city. The democrats regard the, outlf.ok for the suce-v:s of their party ln Kansas this year as being unusually bright .and the con entlon promises to be an enthusiastic and harmonious gathering. The work of the convention . will be confined to the election of dela- gate at large to the Baltimore cenven-.-. tlon and the selection of a .national ' committeeman. ' The predominance of I it st -a. nnn.tmAnt- ' n rtn. mnwt-Afl flint r 1 ... lV LltUH. V U 1 1 Ul C 1 J b IB moiiM:" V". Is not believed t:ie Wilson adher- thi endorsement of tne Mlssouvinn. The. Indications are that the name of no 0ther aspirant for tfce democratic presidential nomination will b? mou- tlbned SIRES 'AND SONS. Lord I-och. lord in waiting, to King George of Knglnnd, is well over six feet In height and Is the tallest, man about the court. , ' Theodore 1.. Weed. ' who ' has just been appointed director of the postal savings system, is a. Connecticut man and has beu in the. government service siuce IS1I8.- , I Oiylen Mills Reld. Ron'of Whltelaw Held, nroprletor of the New York Trib une imd United States ambassador to great yHlaln.hAsJieen ole-t-d preslj 100.000.00 115.000.00 1.000,000.00 "WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1912. tfeht" of the Tribune' association uuU win lake a lending part in directing - tlm nitn-aminiir nrnriprfv . s " .' John Crier Hibben. Prloceton's new presideut. Is fifty-one years of ace. Is a graduate of the university nnd has been teaching there for twenty-one years. He Is also presideut of the American Philosophical society and is an ordained Presbyterian minister. James A. Tnwney. former congress man nnd a leader ln the house. Is to become president of a St. Paul fire in surance company soon. Ue Is a native of Pennsylvania, but moved to Minne sota ln 1877. where he followed tils trade as a machinist until ISS1. He announces that he Is out of. polltn-s forever. Sporting Notes. : Harry Johnson, formerly of the Ohio nnrt Pennsylvania leitt:e. and Thomas ;n,.ter, formerly of the Pennsylvuiilit state league, will be ou the staff of lu. ..! l.n O'n.llnril t.11 U.hllll I I Umlllt."S ll LUC i . rnn.i u league the comlug sensou. ." Denton T.-.("Cy"i Yo:tng has sent to the Boston National league baseball team bis signed contract for his twen ty-second year in major 'league base ball. Ue Is the oldest pitcher in point of years nnd service In big league base ball. Though Martin Sheridan vehemently says he never will go In another all around competition, the signs along the trail rend that Martin may take a wallop at the Pentathlon, the five event contest, and the Decathlon, the ten event contest, ut next summer's Olympiad. , Egg Flips. Ashevllle. N. C. claims to possess a dog - which catches beus a"d Holds them ' until they lay.' , Vb.v ; not add that the intelligent atiimai himself a setter? Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. : Some people are fearfully behind rimes i-'or instance, a visitor here went to a grocery store to buy nu egg. Just ns If they keep such thlugs nnywhere but in jewelry shops. Charleston News nnd Courier. - Ahen nenr .Tarrtowiilald.ajL egg Let Us Protect Your Health by putting yo-i plumbing injfirst-class sanitary condirion, connecting it to sewer so it will pass all sanitary laws BAY & LICENSED PLUMBERS . , ; raw. 8 In a snowdrift "iihu to ' profeet It put , two shells on It. A really perspicn clous hen would have laid an ess with j fur on It. , The owner should kill this I Ktiuild fowl. Rochester. Union aud , Advertiser. .' .. - Pert Personals. Now that Lillian Russell Is engaged again old Sarah Bernhardt has decid ed to try to "come back. -tf- i-mns Republic. , -;,, 1 One ensps to think of the expe riences that must come to Hetty j Green s yet unmnrriea son ounui; mm i Hi. leap year.-Chicago News. y i - r, Mr. Rockefeller is very fond of Ed- standing -the fact thai the state organ win Mnrkham's poetry. Air. Mark-1 lzatlon naa fought tooth and nail in hum in tlie man who wrote "The Earth Is All 1 Want-'-Buffalo News, the Interest of President Taft The If the Persians conld only get Kip- ! delegates to the state conven Mm in ling to write a poem on the situation :Btructe(j ror Roosevelt outnumber the there is Hiti reason wny tuey sanuiu : not become reconciled to It Charles ton News and Courier. . A Usaless Verdict. , "Yes," snld the old traveler, "I was on u jury once.. It was a murder trial. 1. didn't -.want the fellow hanged and so stuck out against the other eleven for ulue days, locked up lu the jury room, wiieu tuey gue iu, uuu ..c . brought in a verdict of not gu.'lty, a HQ'' then 1 was ready to stab myself with spite." "What about?" ' ' 1 ."'Cause, the mob had hanged tho!Velt delegation from Oklahoma, prisoner on the very first day we were j . . . . . locked up. Soiled Wall Paper. ,A wall paperer advises to get a roil i 6f cheap cotton batting for cleaning i J sailed wall paper. With a piece of the j i tatting go. over the surface of the pa- J iter lightly.'. Then with some more but- ; i ting go -oven.. the' pa per, with -greater ' J pressure. ' , The result. Is astonishing: i To keep th paper looking' well' ;hls treatment should b'e given occasionally The Poor Poets. Assistant Editor Here's a poem trout a fellow who is serving a five yars' term in prison. Managing ; Editor Well, print It, with a footnote explain ing the circumstance. It may serve as a warning t other poets.-Exchange. ZWEIFEL ' LA OkftNDE ' After a Cold Auto Ride ! ' what could be more comforting or exhileratlng than a nice cup of Hot Chocolate, which you will always find ready at thla season of j the year at our Soda counter! We give it to you pure and cheoring, full of that goodness and nutriment so peculiar to the best quality of Chocolate. It Is a food, drink and medicine all combined, at low J cost TTTlTlr.". .... . -qiimiiiiiiiM! Copyright 101 a, Alfred Dockor Colin wniHimanmii FftVOr R,ogcYeH In " Oklahoma." Guthrie,. Okla., Merch 13. I.'nless the unexpected happens, The'.dira Roosevelt will get In his first uuily blow in the fight for the republican presidential nomination here to;nor iow, when the republicans of Okla homa will meet to name ten delegates i and ten alternates to the national con vention at Chicago. The Rooe.vlt sun-. porters are expected to be in absolute .. .... Taft delegates nearly two to one. The Roosevelt supporters point to fills fact I as one of great significance because. they declare, it represents tue first chance the people have had to choose between the two candidates under a primary law. While ready to admit that they have lost the fight so far as , . , ,, ,, ,rj fh(. Dtt t V liUII'UWUU I" LWH--VIIK.IJ,, - Taft people believe they will bo able to capture some of the district dcle- ' gates, thus preventing a solid Rocse- NEW DELICACIES .Keller's Dundee Marmalade. Preferred Stock Figs. Maraschino Cherries. ; " IIamc-Mr.de Horseradish la pint Mason Jars. 20c - ' Freshi Vegetables by express ct cry mornln?, . FOR SALE BY Pattison Bros. Phone Xnmbers JITain 79 and 80 I Selder's :'ytl'.;,Wriu,, up r.'- 7
