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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1912)
MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1912. MAKING ShLT OF SALT LIKE WATER SEEING IS BELIEVING LA GRANDE EVENING 0B3I3VE2 By J. D, OUUlan. , Salt Lake If interesting bo.ly ot inter. To have lived beside It for yenrs. m fl'd L 18 t0 bave baa an 'n" ! tcrestlng si leu ot experiences. Kot:r thousand, lvu hundred feet nboj Hie level of t'.O eea It stand a glitssv bow! of bvlne hemmed in by tlie Wa patch range and bordered by tia branches, the Oqulrrh and the Onaijul. Several largo Islands occur on 1: vually placid bosom, such as Car rlngton, Antelope, Stansbury-and otu ex smaller ones. On some of these ara ranches, which have an excellent fresh water as runs out of the hlllB of any mountain. Some years ago there was a small herd of semi-domesticated buffalo on Antelope Island. There were taken elsewhere aince. . At various points on the low, shing ly shores are bathing resorts, among the finest In the world for families because 6f the shallowness of the wa ter, the absence of vegetable matter nnd the almost absolute security from storms. In Some places one can wade out a mile Into the water. . So dense, too, is this water that one can He on his' back with hands clasp ed under his head, without need of fear that he will drown; he floats like a cork. Here Is a great industry in the mak ing of salt It Is evaporated from the water which holds so many different Ingredients.'' There are salt, magnesia, ' gold, etc. There is gold to the value, of $3.00 to the ton of water. While it can be caught and saved, yet the pro cess is too costly to be made a very extended business. ' For miles In some places the shore is so near the water level that the winds will cover It as does the tide on ocean boarders. Here Is where man takes advantage of the power of nature and makes the wind and the sun tserve him. He takes plows and rrauers and throws up ridges or low embankments on the four sides of a square, with one side near to the edge of the lake.. Then he cuts a few small opening on that lakeward side and retires from' the scene till the winds blow toward his net he has set for the water and fills it for him. So soon as it Is filled, he goes quickly and stons up the breaks he left in the em bankment and then does other work till the sun has evaporated the water leaving only' the composite sediment which he then shovels Into huge piles , wMch teams haul off to the refinery j where it is reduced to the commercial j yrouuci we use in our culinary aaairs. Riding along, the railway one sees the stacks of unrefined material like small shocks ot bay but glistening" white as the driven snow.. 1 S0B0DI SPACED Kidney Troubles Attack La Grande Men and Women, Old and Toung Kidney Ills seize young and old. Come quickly with little' warning. Children suffer in their early years. Can't control the kidney secretions. . qirls are languid, nervous, suffer pain.' . , '.. Women worry, can't do dally work. .' Men have lame and aching backs. V The cure for man, woman or child. Is to cure the cause the kidneys. Doan's Kidney Pills are for sick kidneys The following testimony proves their worth: ' ; Mrs. G. E. Laughlln, 2031 Fifth St. Baker City, Ore., says: "We have used Doan's Kidney Pills in our family on several . occasions and ave always found them beneficial. My daughter's son was troubled by a weakness ot the kidneys for several years and at night seemed to have no control over the kidney secretions. ' Doan's Kidney Pills soon corrected this complaint and proved of benefit in every way.1 For sale by all dealers. Price SO cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.- ."-.' . Remember the name Doan's and take no other. : Indian Killed 01 Track. Near Rochelle, 111.,, an Indian went to sleep on a railroad track and was killed by the fast express." He paid for his carelessness with his life. Of ten It's that way when people neglect coughs and colds. Don t risk your life when prompt use of Dr. King's New Discovery 'will core them and so pre vent a dangerous throat or lung trou ble. "It completely cured me, In a short time, of a terrible cough that followed a severe ' attack of grip," writes J. R. Watts, Floydada, Tex. "and I regained 15 lbs. In weight that I had lost." Quick, sate, Tellable and guaranteed. 50c and $1.00. Trial bot tle tree at all druggists. FIFTY-FIRST OREGON STATE FAIR Salem, Sept. 2 - 7, 1912 $18000.00 Offered in Prem iums on Livestock,PouItry, Agricultural and Otherj Products Races. Dog Show, Shooting Tournament, Band Concert, Fireworks and Free Attraction Send For Premium List and Entry Blanks Reduced Rates on All Railroads For Particulars Address Frank Meredith, Secretary, Salem, Oregon. You are the one best judge of what you want. Trust to your own judgment. Re ly on the evidence of your own senses. D e mand to be, "shown" before you de cide on the purchase of real estate. If the property is as represented it will not suffer by examination. We have nothing to conceal. . That part of Connordale Addition which is now on the market extends along Washington Avenue from Twelfth stree t to Sixteenth street on one side and along Twelfth street between L avenue and F avenue on the other. It is as level as a table. The soil is a dark rich loam, easy to work and wonderfully fertile. The sort of ground that produces that th ick, green velvety lawn that adds so much to the beauty of a home. It is un derlaid with gravel from 6 to 8 feet be low the surface. This insures perfect drainage and carries off all surface water. Cellars do not have to be floored and walled with concrete and will always be free from stagnant water after a hard rain. Concrete curbs and extra heavy concrete sidewalks f?ve feet wide-- have ben laid. The streets are graded and a ten foot parking space provided on each side. The city water baa been piped in and the sewers follow this year. Washington Avenue is paved with asphalt this summer right to the head of the Connordale addition. L Avenue, ninning from Washington Avenue at the head of Connordale, past the city hall to the high school, is to be opened up. Electric lights and telephones have already been in stalled in the new houses built on Connordale and a street lighting system will soon be provided. Every requisite of a hight-class. residence district is found there. Go and see for yourself, or let us take you over the Addition in one of our machines. We have a legitimate, home-building proposition not a wild cat speculation. .You owe it to yourself and your family to investigate it. ' v. I' Grande La La Grande National Bank Bldg. La Grande, Ore. Uevelopme Co 274 Stark Street Portland, Ore. isisssrtslsrfidiiitfirtisliaa Let Us Protect Your Health ...... by putting your plumbing in first-class sanitary con dition, connecting it to sewer so it will pass all sani - i taryJaws. BAY & ZWEIFEL LICENSED PLUMBERS LA GRANDE Up To The Minute In PAINLESS OPERATING The Strength of a Bank is based on the character of its assets, and of th6 men behind it. This bank, for twenty-five years a pillar of strength in this community, keeps its resources absolutely clean and dependable. . Its officers will always see that Its assets are of such a character that its strength can never be . questioned. i Upon this basis we invite your confidence and your account La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON CAPITAL SURPLUS . . RESOURCES . . FRED J. HOLMES, President 7. L. MEYERS, Cashier. $ 100,000.00 120,000.00 . 1,000,000.00 W. J. CHURCH Vice President. ' EARL ZUNDEL, Assistant Cashier. Designate DeposU ry of the United States gov- ; eminent United Stat Postal Savings Depository THE MODERN DENTISTS DEPOT STREET AHD A DAMS ATEJfUE. Over Newlin Drug Store.- LA GRANDE, : : : : : : ORE. DR. THOS. C. OHMART, V. Manager. THEV PRICE IS RIGHT $5 SET OF TEETH Silver Fillings Extractions ri GOLD CROWN PORCELAIN CROWN BRIDGE WORK Hours: Daily 8 to 6. Evenings 7 to 8. Sunday 9 to 12. . All work warranted. If ' is not right we will maksQ right without extra expels to, you t LADYATTENDANT EXAMINATION FREH