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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
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. 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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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 !
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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
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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
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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
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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-
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