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Lodge No. 27 meets every Monday
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IVVfllQERVER, TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1912,
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS
ED1TOB AND OWNER.
fktore4.at Ue poafoOIoe at La Gimade,
Oregon, seeead etosa auttor.
SCBSCBirriON BATES.
rBHj, single eopy
MmDj, per weft
T9mOj, ar BMatt
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UNION A$ A KSETIN6 PLACE,
la aaUUUalnf the live toclt show
t Union the originators of the move
vent little realized how far-reaching
-and in what direction the project
' -would develop. .
Tbla year proved two Important
things on top of tb already well es
tablished certainty that the beat live
stock la exhibited at Union. The moat
important of these two development
t eras "Union a a meeting place." -Wallowa,
Baker and Union counties
4Bet at Union. Men who have lived in
'Wallowa half a century meet others
-who have lived a like time In Baker
vconnty. Perhaps they had heard of
ach other but never had met. The
-tock ahow provided the place of
'meeting.
Another Important thing the atock
- jshow did tbis year waa to teach the
O.-W. R. & N. company that Eastern
' Oregon baa a population consisting of
live, active men, women and children,
who. If given the chance to travel and
-will visit back and forth the same
mm people of other sections.
The special train from Wallowa
outty carrying one hundred and fifty
Arcade
Theatre
VAUDEVILLE TONIGHT.
FOB MS BOTIIEB'S SAKE
An exceedingly well balanced
and photographed story by the
American P&the company.
ADAMS ft STOCKMAN
"In Heaps of Hilarity."
TUB SFLDEB'S WEB
A splendid Vitagraph, featur
ing the ever popular favorite,
Morris CofAello..
THE GIRL WITH A LANTERN
A railroad story full of ex
citement from beginning to end.
A GOOD CATCH
A real laught In this picture.
MARSHALL A GREENAWAT
Special Music.
PICTURES OF QUALITY.
people proved this, aa did the large
i umber of tickets sold from La Grande
and Baker to Union. ,
Thla little leaaon to railroad otHcla'.
do:u should be of benefit and maki
u plainly understood that while Fast
em Oregon people are willing to pay
:ie railroad "ail the traffic will aUnd"
these same people are beginning to
feet inclined to want service without
having to "bow the bead ou the bent
kuee" too much.. v
. 'Labor Notes.
A state federation of labor haa
iaea organized in Louisiana with a
membership of 27 unions. Action waa
taken applying for a .charter from
the American Federation of Labor.
The Iowa State Federation of labor,
who charter was revoaed In 1909 be
cause of Its refusal to comply with
tha constitution of the American Fed
eration of Labor, baa applied for re-
umuiiuoii.
The women membership of trade
unions in England Increased from
203,01)0 at the end of 1307 to 221,000
at the end of 1910. More than four
fifths o fthe women members are em
ployed in the tejitlle trades.
More than $2,000,000 haa been ex
pended by the International Holders'
union In aiding sick and disabled
members during the last ten years,
according to figures contained In a
report Issued by the officers of the in
ternational. It U the plan of the leading New
England cotton mill treasure, in the
near future, to make a further ad
justment of cotton mill wages in an
effort to bring all operatives engaged
in toe same Class ot worn a uimuiiu
wage.
The natives at work in the fields
along the Nile received 2 centB a
day and are able to save a part of
their earnings. Their food costs them
nothing as they eat little besides on
ions and sugar cane, and these they
take from the fields, without paying
for them.
For the three years, 1908-1910, the
amount of dispute benefit paid by
the one hundred principal unions of
Great Britain was $5,600,000 and the
amount of unemployed benefits was
$13,250,000. The dispute benefits cost
more tha ntwlce as much aa In the
three years 1905-07.
English Sust Pudding
One ihmiihI Huiir. a U::i "p'
chopped tine, a UHlt immiiiiI Miit.nr. H
half teaspoon Halt, one pmind rnlmna.
S half teaspoon bulilne puwaer. Mil
together with sumcleut water to mute
s dough about the aame consistency
as for bread. Have a cloth wrun in
bot water, in wblcb place your mix
ture. Boll two bbure or longer. Be
sure to tie your pudding bag carefully
and give pudding a chance to swell.
Co-ed Tag.
This game is played with an equal
number of boys and girls. The players
form In couples, each boy taking a girl
for a partner. One boy la selected to
be "It," and a girl Is .chosen for the
runner. To save berself from being
caugbt she may lock arms with any
boy, thus compelling bis partner to be
come a runner. When the girl Is
caugbt abe must try to tag tbe boy
who caugbt ber or any other who la
crowded off. In every case there are
always a girl and a boy aa runner and
cbaser.
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Three Hardest Words.
A learned man has said that tbe
three hardest words to pronounce In
tbe English Inngunire are "I was mis
taken." When Frederick the Great
wrote to the senate. l bave just lost a
battle, and It's entirely my own fault"
Goldsmith says. "Ills confession show
ed more cream ess than all bla vic
tories "
Homemade ttoap.
Ponr three plntt of cold water over
one cau or iwtusbi Melt five pounds
of grease. When 'lukewarm add one
tablesnoonful or borax and one table
spoonful of ammonia. 1 Poor In tbe dis
solved potash until tbe mixture la as
thick as honey. Stir It until It U or an
even consistency and turn It Into shal
low pans to burden. Mark It off Into
squares before It "seta". This make
a good soap
Sour Milk Dark Cake.
One cupful sugar, one cupful sour
milk, one-half cupful acantl of short
enlng, either sour cream or butter, a
cupful of mlRlns. a small teaapoonrui
soda, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Use your Judgment In adding flour,
(wo cupfula or more according to thick
neas of milk Use little salt if butter
la not used. '
Care of Brushes.
Scrubbing brushes wben not hi nse
should be put In so. airy place, bris
tles downward Tbus tbe water will
drain out of them and they will quick
ly dry. If they nn laid oo tbelr backs
the water will soak Into the wood.
loosening the bristle, whether they are
glued or wired.
Only Made It Worse.
Barry was tauen out in dinner for
the di-Ht time in Hi lire. His mother
kept blm at tier aide because bis moth
er la a wise woman. But be acted like
a perfect little gentleman until the
dessert course. Then bla mother fouud
occasion to reprove blm.
"Harry," she exclaimed In aucb s
loud wblsper that everybody at the
table could bear It. "wbat do you mono
by wiping your spoon on your oap
kin? Too never do tbat at borne.'- -
"No. mamma," answered Barry In
an even louder wbiaper, "but at borne
we alwaya get clean apooua." Oeve-
I land Plain Dealer. '
The Alexandrite.
Dont think that your knowledge of
wonder genu Is complete till you bare
seen In all Its beauty an alexandrite'
green by day and red by night Ami
aucb a jrreen-oiive bronze, with a
tent sustention that red la there;
green wheo beld In tbe aunllgbt; in a
darkened room wltb artificial light
ruby where tbe emerald waa a inn '
ment before a tawny wine red of ex
qnlsite tone.
Quite Satisfactory.
An old colored burber Is respoobl
for tbla gem: Wheo asked If h
favored the abolition of i-apltal pun
Isbment be replied: "No. sab. I don't
Capital punishment was good entuich
fo' my fo'fntberm. an' It's good enoiiun
fo' me."-Boston Transcript.
Shut
"Willie, didn't I tell you to shut thai
shutter?" said Mr. Rukk.
"The shutter' shut." replied Willie
"sod I can't shut It sny abuttc."
Cincinnati Knquirer
Bird Eating Spiders.
In ih" Ksi indie there are some
p ir- in die timt they devour small
m
A Working Capital of Over
$215,000.00 Inspires Confidence in This Bank.
The stability of thla Inatitution,
Tbe substantial men behind It,
Its reputation for progresslveness,
Its large loaning capacity
It spirit of accommodation,
Va ' altraited customers who.
oco.co.
Promote your Interesta bv allying yourself as a depositor wltb
: egate over $700.-
thla strong and successful Institution.
la Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE. OREGON.
CAPITAL ... $ 100.00000
SURPLUS . . . 115,000.00
RESOURCES . . . 1,000.000.00
United States Depository
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Low Pares East
Visit the Old Home via
OREGON-WASHINGTON RAILROAD & NAVI
GATION CO., O. S. L. AND UNION PACIFIC.
Lines Protected by Automatic Block Signal.
Round trip tickets to principal cities in Middle West
ern and Eastern States.
Baltimore $107.50 Kansas City .$ 60.00 ' St Louis ....$ 70.00
Boston 110.00 Minneapolis .. 60.00 St. Paul 60.00
Chicago 72.50 New York ... 108.50 Toronto 91.50
Denver 65.00 Omaha 60.00 Washington . 107.59
Going limit fifteen days; final return limit October 31, 19H. LIB
ERAL STOPOVER PRIVILEGES. Choice . of rout 3.
PE0V0RTI0NATELT REDUCED FARES TO MANY OTHER I J1STS
DATES OF SALE
TO ALL DESTINATIONS:
JUNE 1, 6, 7. 8, 13, 14, 15. 1 7, 18. 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27. 28, 29.
JULY 2, 3, 6. 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23, 26, 29, 30, 31.
AUGUST 1. 2, 3, 6, 7, 12, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30, 31.
SEPTEMBER 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 30.
THREE Through TRAINS to the EAST DAILY
From Portland (Union Depot.)
10:00 A. M. "Oregon-Washington Limited."
8:00 P. M. "Portland & Puart Sound Express."
Both to Chicago via 4K-W. R. & Ji 0. S. U. P. and C JL W.
9:00 P. M-"Soo-Spokane-Portland Train dcLuxe," to St. Paul,
via Spokane and Soo Line.
EQUIPMENT AM) SERVICE STRICTLY HIGH-CLASS.
LET OUR AGENTS AID YOU IN OUTLINING YOUR TRIP.
CITY TICKET OFFICES:
716 Second Ave, 3rd ft Wash. Sts 601 Sprague ave 1117 Pacific ave
SEATTLE PORTLAND SPOKANE TAC0MA
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We have a new filling mater
ial for front teeth. It will please
you. No gold to show and tha
color of the tooth perfectly pre
served. It has been the dream
of dentists for years and at last
It la true that we have a per
fect filling, one that does not
offend the eye and perfectly re
s to res the tooth to as near nor
mal aa possible. The next time
you visit your dentist Insist on
knowing more about it-
DR. STEVENSON
Gossard
The luxurv of a Gossard cor
set is a Real Economy.
Your satisfaction with them
and a knowledge that you
have the best is worth many
times the price.
They are durable and are
made of the best materials.
The steels will not rust They
are guaranteed. A complete
line always on hand. Prices
$3.50 to $8.50
MRS. ROBT. PATTISONj
Phone Red 3221. Corsetiere.
HALF OF I0UB LIFE
Is spent In yonr working clothes
Are yon satisfied with the kind
yon are wearing! Ton will be
more than satisfied If yon wear
DATS BIG FITE BBAD
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Young
Men
Vati A in Mncflvi
"From Missouri"
' YOU Wait ; . Agents for
w ' GORDON $3.00 HATS
W "Tn Ra ttnwn"STETSON $4.00 HATS
r .10 DC kJUUWU New crusher and straw
117 aO shapes are here.
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; - Agents for
Preiser neckwear
50c to $1.50.
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WE CAN SHOW you the prettiest
and most exclusives clothing styles
and models you have ever seen.
WE CAN SHOW YOU the largest
and best selection of men's furnish
ings in Eastern Oregon.
WE CAN SHOW you that they are
thoroughly dependable at all times ,
WE CAN SHOW YOU that we ab
solutely guarantee you satisfaction v
or your money back.
WE CAN SHOW YOU that we sell
the best clothes made for far less
than you would pay for inferior
ones.
WE CAN SHOW YOU that we can
fit your perfectly.
WE CAN even show you that we are
Young Fellows - ourselves and
that we are "there" when it comes
to knowing what you want.
We're sole agents for
SOCIETY BRAND SUITS.
$20.00 to $30.00.
BENJAMIN SUITS
$20.00 to $35.00.
FIDELITY $15.00 SUITS.
N. K. WEST !
The Quality Store !
Mowing the Lawn
Well, it would not be half so hard If you
would take the mower and have it sharpened
EIGHTON
Grii them this factory way, hence his de
cided iccess. See him at once and save
muscle -'d cuss words.
Washington St. Between Fir and 6th
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