La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 31, 1912, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextNEW POTATOES URSURP MARKET LAST YEAB'S POTATOES ABE SOW ALL 60XE. Watermelons Drop to 2tf Cents Per . Pound, With Supply Snftlvlent ' Old potatoes, In tbe local market, are a thing of tbe past this year. New potatoes are now selling at $2.00 per hundred, which Is unusual at this eeason ot the year. The supply la plentiful in this section. , Watermelons have dropped from the three cent figure and are now selling at 2&c. The market quotations today are: Butter Fancy creamery, 35 cents I lb. roll; 2 lb. roll, 65 cents. Ranch butter, 55c 3 lb. roll. Ranch eggs 20c. : Feed and Grain. Alfalfa Hay 113.00 (retail). Timothy $15.00. Grain hay J12.00. Bluestem $1.45 Patent $1.86. Snowdrift $1.45 Flour 10s Corn Meal 35c per sack. Bran and Shorts $1.S5 and $1.41 Oats $1.90 per cwt -Rolled barley $1.90 per cwt. Cattle, Bogs an! FswL Heavy hogs $6.00. Chicken Hens 9c; old roosters 7c spring frios lte. Liffat hogs-4 $-4c Docks Ur weight, UHc Geese, lire weight ltc. Cowa 4c Steers $6.00 to $5.75. Sheep 4c. . .FraHa, , Oranges 40c to 50c. Bananas 40c' per dos. Vegetable and Xlseellaneest. Rhubarb 8c. Cucumbers S to 10c Onion $2.50 per cwt Green peas 3 lbs for 25c. Green Asparagus 10c Potatoes $2.00 per cwt. Spinach 5 Tbs for 25c Croon onions fie bunch, I for 108. Bean White. 8 l-Sc: Una, 10 cents New Cabbage 3c. Cantaloupe 10c. Watermelon 2c. Peaches 10c. Cherries 25c gallon. Green peas 15c. Tomatoes 15c. On account of the Ice plant Mowing np at Bot Lake the automobile ban duet wOI be postponed nntfl further er notice. 7S9-8t h--' A NEW. TIN PAN e M. QUAD rnrvrlEhi 1312. by Associated Llt- r;try Press It wus m beautiful Juue foieiioou when ii tlu peddler approached Jhe vil lage of IlHITtxnU He stop-d bis rig ot tbe first bouse Tbe bouse belonged to Deacon Rush. On the back stops, seated side by side, were tbe deacon's wife and her Dearest neighbor uud best friend-Mrs. Burt "Tinware, ladles?" be asked. "Every thing new and bright- Finest milk pan In tbe country Tor only 10 cents." "I've always) paid 15 cents for milk pans." replied tlie deacon's: wife. "Yes. and I've sold 'em a high as 18. but they have got a uew wuy of mak ing 'em, and I'm giving you tbe benefit of it I'll bring one in " ( The pun arrived, new and shiny, and stood all tbe tebis it was put to. No lenks.und it would almost serve, us a mirror. A'dime wus borrowed to pay for It, and after a little more talk It was left ou the step while Its owner made a call at another bouse and the deacon's wife entred ber own to umke up the bed that had leen airing.' Now came the row. She belonged to a man at the other end of the village. There was grass iu plenty, but she longed for garden truck. She leaped the back fence nud helped herself. In ber stepping ulmut she approached the kltctieu ior and saw that new pan. She saw the reflection' of her face and became astonished ami indignant A eri.p eared, one honied critter gazed at tier in a dcf.ant maimer, and as she was a tMiviiie that had never taken a bluff she bumped up her back and sailed in ' - An hour later Mrs, Burt came back after her pan. ;:r. I her first jell bruii;-'tt 'ie deacon's wife' out of the bouse There' Jay the ouce shapely and shiny pan In the dirt tcvdden as 3 A GRANDE EVENING flat as a pancake, it ought do to iuu bog bole In the Nick fence, but no artisan could never mold it into a pan. "Lands sliver esclalmed Mrs. Burt "Mercy on meP esclalmed Mrs. Rush. "That cow did ltr "She must naveP "And yon let herl" "Sarah Burt don't yon say anything like that to me I I didn't know there was a cow In the garden." "But you ought to have known. If you'd keep your fences like otber folks tbe cows couldn't get In. Look at that pan that cost me 10 cents ao hour agol" "Was I to sit out here and watcb ltr" protested the deacon's wife. "You ought to have heard the cow when she was tramping It" "You ought to have taken It borne or carried It along with you." "That's nothing to do with it It was left here, and It's destroyed, and I'll be switched If I ever pay you tbe 10 cents!" "If yon don't I'll sue your "You dasn'tr. There it was. you see the first real quarrel between neighbors tbe village bad bad In many long years. Tbe bappy minded peddler and tbe fighting cow disappeared from the scene, but the quarrel remained. It did more than that ' The news spread and within two hours Mrs. Henderson was saying: "Mrs. Burt sbonldu't try to lay the blame off on Mrs. Rush. When a wo man's busy making a bed she ain't thinking of cows. - I hope Mrs. Rush sues for the 10 cents." And In the bouse right across tbe street Mrs. Holllday was saying: "I'd let ber sue and be banged to herl ; When a new 10 cent milk pan la left on my back steps by a neighbor If a my duty as a Christian woman to go out there every few minutes and see that ifs all right I shall certain ly advise Mrs. Burt not to pay the 10 cents." By , the next day the Tillage was about equally divided on the question, though some few were Inclined to blame neither the peddler nor cow. It was all talk for a day or two, and then cam action. The factions no longer bor rowed nor lent They bowed stiffly to each otber or not at all on the street They revived ' gossip that bad been dead fifteen years and rolled It nnder their tongues.' Carried Into the church es? Of course It was. When a thing like that gets started In a village there's no telling where It will end. It drew the elders and deacons and two ministers In. and It made the attend ance at sermons and prayer meetings mighty slim. To all peacemakers the deacon's wife would reply: "I wasn't set here on this earth to took out for other folks' milk pans, and I Jest won't do ltr And tbe reply of Mrs. Burt would be: "She ought to have known about the cow. and I'll never pay that 10 center It was a quarrel and a division that lasted five years and might have gone tn for another five but for providence taking a band in the game. A tramp who bad the measles beaded that wey, and be simply handed the town an epidemle. Not a score of people were spared. While none died. all went to bed to be doctored and to do heap of thinking, and the result was mai as rasi as iney coma crawi out tbey eased their consciences by confessing their errors and asking for forgiveness. "Here is the 10 cents," Bald Mrs. Burt as she tottered over to tbe dea con's as soon as she could stnnd. Sarah, I don't want it" was the re ply. "These measles bave made me see that-1 ougbt to have watched that milk pan." And the village of Harrison loved Itself and its neighbor again A Delicate Position. "That was an annoying coincidence," said Mr. Biggins. "It took great tact to manage it" "What's the trouble? "The pension examiner and the life Insurance doctor both called on me at tbe same time." Washington Star. A Good Rule. If yon wish success In life make per severance your bosom friend, experi ence your wise counselor, caution your elder'brother and hope your gunrdlan genius. The pain of life but sweetens death; tbe hardest labor brings the soundest Deep. Albert Smith. Like Veal er Roast Pig. "I think not. but I am Interested." "Tbe eggs of those ducks taste like quail and nre on tho menu of first class hotels only. They gobble up all la sight at 75 cents a dozen. As to tbe birds themselves, being reared In a tropical country. I don't think they could be brought here alive, but tbe epss can be brought by the million. If batched here the tasto will still be better than that of our ducks. I fig ure that it will be something between veal and roast pig." "Aud the little article you spoke of Sarcastic n,ft.if.hau Holme I wish to be vaccinated. Doctor-What's your bnsl 'noes? Hawkshaw Holmes I'm a de i tectlve. Doctor Stand out of lino, 'please, and give somebody else n chance. There is no danger of y'ir ever calclilujf anything Iiostou Globe OBSERVER. AS La La SKATING TEAM TO MAKE TOUR Fiflesn Speed Ecys to B3p Campaign In Boston, CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE. International Contests Will Be Ht'd !n Boston Eastern Titles to Be Dec did In Syracuse Middle West Honors In Cleveland. A squad of fifteen of tbe fastest uu:u teur speed skaters lii tbe United State ond Canada Is being organized b.v the International Skating union to mai.e i: tour of tbe Canadian, Western. Miii.lle States, New England aud Eastern Skating association districts uud coin pete in the various championship events scheduled by tbe union: Tlils new arrangement was decided oft at a meeting of tbe International Skating union beld la New i'ork recently. Tbe New England association, which bus teen under :be bun of tbe union. was placed in go id standing again. The union elected tbe following offi cer for tbe present season: President. Allen 1. Hlnnchard of Chicago: lirsl vice f resident. Cornelius I'ellowes of New York; second vice president James A. Taylor of Montreal: thlri vice president. Peter It. Olsou of Oil cago; recretnry and treasurer. Lti!' How Sea birds Dnnn. The means Uy wtlch sea lards ipienci. their thirst when l.tr out i -'n Is '!f sctIUmI ly an old skipper, wim tt-ils how he has seen bird at e.i. lar trim, any laud that cmild furnish thorn vu ter. hvirtng around and under a storm cloud, clutterine like ducks ..n a hot day nt n pond and drliil,!mj m the drops of rain as they fell. They will smell H rain HO mile distant or eM'ti farther off nnd scud for It with almost Incon ceivable swiftness. THE TWIG OS BENT the tree is inclined" is an old adage and a true one. It applies not only to trees and children, hut to cities as well. La Grande as a community is just emerging fromthe condition of a village and assuming the aspect of a city. It is growing toward the south and the Connordale Addition. Anyone doubting this statement who will take the trouble to walk down Washington avenue and take note of the activity in paving, grading, opening up of streets and building operations will be convinced of that fact. As the city increases in size, its growth will continue along these same lines. That is a matter of past experience and common sense. In fact, the direction in which the city of La Grande must grow has al ready been determined by natural conditions and surroundings. It is hemmed in one one side by steep foot-hills; on another side by the Grande Ronde river and hundreds of acres of natural manufacturing sites that will soon be in demand; on the third side by the railroad tracks, shops and yards. Therefore it can only grow to any great extent in ONE direction SOUTH TOWARD CONNOR DALE. The best residence and business section will grow AWAY from the smoke, dirt and noise of switching engines, mills and shops not TOWARD them Connordale is the only large tract in the city available for a restricted, improved and uniformly developed residence section. The city improvements are already in. Property is still cheap. Within a short time it will double in value. Think this over, then go down and see for yourself or let us take you over this property. Your own judgment will confirm the truth of these statements. Grande Development La Grande National Bank Grande, Ore. PERRY SCOTT'S TURKEY. This Wonderful Bird Was Well Fixed With tegs and Wings. The story of Perry Scott's turkey has come down from Revolutionary days In Carolina. Colonel Gordon wus act-us tomed to tell of tbe busty march wblch be made before KudolpbV legion, lie wus Just sitting down to dinner when orders were given to cross tbe Ashley river. It wus nearly nightfall when lie bivouacked in a valley In which the onvalry under Wayne bud Just u camped and, with bis umcers. begun to sup ou dry bread and potatoes. The infantry which' be coimuuuded were In a starving condition, und the couiinls sary was without umucy. but raiding upon tbe farmers wus sternly made punishable by death. Iteports of the hungry condition i tbe newcomers bad circulated umon-j Wayne's men. Just as the colonel le gan to , eat his musty bread u prlvnt from Wayne's cavuiry appeared aim said respectfully: "Perry Scott tiau some money, colonel, and knight a turkey. We have unfortunateiy eaten all but one leg. I took the liberty ot bringing that to yon." The colonel took the leg gratefully and bad scarce ly finished It when another of Wayne's men appeared with the same story ol Perry Scott's turkey nud another leg Tbe colonel congratulated himself on bis luck- and. handling the drumstick over to a fellow officer, went out of tbe tent It was growing dark. Another cavalryman catue up. whispered the story of Perry Scott and cautiously banded over n third leg. Tbe colonel continued his walk through the camp and before his return bad been secretly offered twenty legs and fourteen wings of Perry Scott's turkey. , Wayne's men had raided a poultry yard the previous night and concocted tho story of Perry Scott's purchase to protect themselves In case any turkey j bones should be discovered. The bun ger bitten faces of their new comrades were more than they could bear, bow ever, nnd each man. unknown to the others, carried his share into Gordon's camp at the risk of detection nud death. It was not until the war was over and the troops disbanded that Colonel Cordon told tho storv of Perry Scott and his many legged fowl. Ar-J gonnut i Bldg 274 St ark Street Portland, Ore. Charlie Dooin believes that bis team will go higher In the National league race aud has picked out second place for the Quakers. Up To The Minute In PAINLESS OPERATING THE MODERN DENTISTS DEPOT STREET AM) ADAMS AVEM'E. Over Newlin LA GRANDE, DR. THOS. - Manager. THE:. PRIO GOLD CROWN .... . d r PORCELAIN CROWNIV BRIDGE WORK Hours: 1 Daily 8 to 6. Evenings 7 to 8. Sunday 9 to 12. IiADYATTENDANT Go. Manager Griffin, of tbe W team, and Manager Busch, of fa.1 orsburg team, are tied for battlagl ors tn the Virginia League. Drug Store. :::::: ORE. C. OHMART, E IS RIGHT SET OF TEETH Vfc Silver Fillings Extractions All work warranted. If week is not right we will make St right without extra expeiar to vou. EXAMINATION FREE.