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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, TIItrftSPAY. AUfiUBT 29, 1912.
THE OBSERVER!:
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EDITOB AKD OIVXEE.
Brtered ut Die pobtofilce at La Grande,
Oregon, second class mutter
SUBSCRIPTION BATES. .
atally, single eoy Se
Bally, per week -....15e
tally, per month ,. tot
1A GKAXDE A WAV FROM WMF.
When you ar. traveling any place
la the Northwest draw out your (el
low passengers as to their opinion of
the different towns and cltlas. Invs
lably If the party ao addreied la fa
miliar with Eastern Oregon and La
Grande he wll have some good words
on the end of his tongue for this city.
It Is one of the pleasant things of
this life to live in a city that Is talked
of as a live one; that Is mentioned
In happy comparison with' other cltlci
of similar eize and the decision given
to La Grande as to future possibilities.
The traveling public is very discrimi
nating. Men who travel have no axes
to grind. Their verdict is not biased
or prejudiced. Usualy they have foun
datlon for statements made either for
or against a city, and when they will
voluntarily state that La Grande has
made more substantial improvement
than other cities of the same class In
the last two years; when they open'y
assert that they sell more goods than
' 1b any similar sized community of the
Northwest you may know they mean It.
In the residence sections, those por
tions of the city where the citizens
own their homes, eat. sleep and get
what enjoyment from life they cd-
whore the business muu or woma.i
leaves the bustle and sternness of the
t'nanclnl game and contentedly re
poses admit the pleasures "be they
ever so humble" of their own home,
i.-;re we cun consider (and should
much more than wo do) the esthetic,
the beautiful and the pleasing.
Along the many resident avenus
that now are, and will be paved, art
these parkings. A few with well ke,4
I liiwna and Inviting shade trees lend a
home-like appearance to their neigh'
, l rhood and radiate their share to
; . arda beautifying the city. But most
of the parks are unkept, often ua-
graded, without grass, and with no
shade trees. What an Improvement
to the appearance of La Grande--not
to the stranger so much as to tbe
home people, who must dally traverse
these same avenues If they were
bordered on both side by green lawns
edgd by long rows of trees, all well
kept
We have jead of Fairylands like
this. We have an opportunity to ere
ate one here in La Grande. It win
take a start by someone, possibly an
agreement by all, and a little helpful
work and interest by each to obtain
this desired end. Is It not worth the
while?
Well, the Bull Moosers are getting
more numerous every day. Gradually
the facts of the rotten work of the Re
publican national committee are per
colating through the country to the
extent that men are taking a decided
stand. It is the rank and Ale of any
political party that la honest beyond
That ts the happy position of La ) question and honest weii do not like
Grande today. She is in the lead so
much so that it Is noticeable and talk-
, ed nbout. The fact that it is talked
about ts worth a lot, for that is adver
tising of the best sort. No Individual
or community, or business enterprise
ever receives complimentary laudation
without those remarks spreading. Oth
ers take up the theme when the time
presents Itself and soon the fact Is
crystallized. ."'
Each resident of La Grande should
.tear In mind the pleasant feeling that
exists toward our city, and with that
realization take up the spirit of help- .
.... . I 8eoret Account
tag It along. By that we mean every , rnmJly pnyB,clanThe b,. w)th
citizen should when opportunity pre- oar husband, madam. Is that be has
enta mention the many good things overdrawn bis account at the bank of
here; the great business future, which vitality Mrs Gaynian 1 felt sure be
Is a positive certainty, the splendid s deceiving me about something!
tone of La Grande as a home city, and .Doctor. I give yoo my word I never
in raot a mti. m t nt ... knew be bad any account tbere.-Ex
to suport by their ballot a dishonest
political proceding when they know it
tc be dishonest. This sentiment will
have a wonderful growth between now
and and November. It Is the old time
honored question, of right and wrong.
Mad there bee no wrong committed at
the Republican ' national convention
there would be no Bull Moobb party
movement, but the wrong was done
and the movement is on with a tre
mendous rorce over the entire count-y.
to do the square thing for your community.
change.
FAVEME.TS VXD r.lHKlNGS.
I Making excuse takes time tbat la
better spent in "making good."
I Youth's Companion.
Ln Grande can boast of mll?s of ,
pavement and more and more Is being
laid. Much of this U extending 1 .
through the residence districts. Here, ' Harmonious.
where the traffic Is not so voluminous "They uy Mix .idliilV-Uus given np
and where the expends must be con-jf'.'tit pet white pomlle of her'," mild
sldered the pavement Is so constructed Mr Johnson. ----. .
as to leave 20 foot parkings on each
side of the street'
. In the rtonandlng activity of com
mercial lire we seldom think of the
beautiful or the pleasant, but only the
useful and the quick, therefore tlw
bareness of the business street. Put
Ves," sa'.il Mrs. Whllllger "She' in
.'.cp liHMii'iilni! for Mr .leillffe. you
t ii'v i hits evlinnved ToIm'V for
i liiii'-k mid tun."- ltiiiiei- Weekly
I'he ((iHf'-eM
MiiUinI ro M:
: i ; t : i ill 1 tie llitl.
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is based on the character of its assets, and of tht
men behind it.
This bank, for twenty-five years a pillar of
strencfth 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.
Upon this basis we Invite your confidence and
your account- . .
La Grande National Bank
LA ORANDE. OREGON.
CAPITAL
. . ' SURPLUS ; .
RESOURCES . .
FEED J. HOLMES,
President.
F. L. METERS,
Cashier.
100.000.00
120.000.00
. 1,000.000.00
W. J. CHURCH
Vice President.
EARL ZTJNDEL,
Assistant Cashier.
Designated Depovt wy of the United States gov
ernment United Sta Postal Savings Depository
THE GNU IS A. PUZZLE.
It Shim to Be a Cross Batwean the
Horse, Cow and Deer.
Did yon ever bear of a horned horse?
tt In called the gun and Is a uitUve of
South Afrlin. The tnu Is a puzzle.
We have culled It u horse, but It Is
mure like a cow. It really seems to be
a cross between the horse, the cow and
the deer. It hits the heiul mill horns
of u cow, the tail, the lumie and with
ers of the horse and the legs of a deer.
Altogether the gnu In one of 'the most
aliiKulur. creatures on earth.
The gnu inhabits the hilly districts
of South Africa, roumlng all over the
country In vast herds. As far as trav
elers bare yet penetrated it is found,
and It Is fortunate that it Is so. for the
Cesb of the guu forms excellent food.
Gnus are. however, extremely wild
and, being very quick in their move
ments, are difficult to shoot Upon the
first alarm the whole herd scampers
away Is single file, following a leader.
When seen from a distance they look
like a troop of horses.
Their speed la very great, and when
first disturbed they do not exert It, but
kick out tbeir heels and begin butting
at anything that comes in their way.
exhibiting the greatest fury. Unless
bard pressed they seldom show fight,
bnt when brought to bay they will de
fend themselves desperately. They
dart forward npon tbeir enemy with
great fury, and unless be remains cool
and collected be probably will not es
cape.
STEALING A RAILROAD.
A R
eady Now
Are
Not In a Finanoial Way, but by Carry
ing It Off Bodily.
No stranger theft was ever commit
ted than the "lifting" of an entire
railroad, twelve and one-half miles In
length, wblcb once connected Birr and
Portumna. in Ireland.
The line bad cost $450,000, and for
years it did service for the Great
Southern and Western Railway com
pany until tbe year 1878. when the
company, wblcb bad been running it
at a loss, washed Its bands of It The,
line was derelict Nobody wanted It.
For a few years it stretched Its' use
less length through north Tlpperary.
Then its neighbors began to turn cov
etous eyes on It
Bolts and screws and other portable
trifles liegnn to vanish. A few prose
cutlons were, Instituted, but the
Charges were withdrawn. Nobody
seemed to enre. The thieves, thus en
couraged, grew bolder. Farmers
brought their carts and horses and
loaded theuj with spoils of rails, 'sleep
ers, swttcnes ana semapnores. one
goodly station vanished, to Its last
brick and door. In a single night '
They were great times for Tipper- I
ary. Boatloads or booty, nunareas or
tons of rolls, were sent away from j
t'ortumna by unlicensed "contractors."
and the work of spoliation went on )
until not as much as a turntable was I
left Argonaut.
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Dickens' Den. !
Dickens' erre for his material sur-
rouudiugs did not end with his bed-
room. Ills favorite writing place nt 1
G idshill was a Swiss chalet In the I
Kbrubbery. and this he fitted up in a 1
most ingenhins fashion. "1 Jinve put
mirrors iii The clniTef where I write." j
be snys in ouo of his letters, "and they j
reflect and refract lu all kinds of ways
the leaves JhnJ J J.Yerlug Qt Jhe i
windows' and the great fields of wav
fiig corn and the sail dotted river. My j
room is up among the branches of tbe
trees, and the birds and the butterflies
fly In and out. and the green branches
shoot In at the open windows, and the
lights and the shadows of the clouds
come and go with the rest of the com
pany. The seeut of the flowers and
Indeed of everything that Is growing
for miles and miles Is most delicious."
London Chronicle.
FallSStylei
Waiting Your Selection
Every express and every freight
is bringing boxes and cases of
bright, new, fall merchandise
for every department of this
great stock.
In The Ladies' Store
New Fall Suits New Long Coats
ew Dress Goods New Trimmings
New Silk Dresses New Wool Dresses
. 1 ' ' ' I ; : .... i .
In The Men's Store
New Society Brand Fall Suits
. New Benjamin Fall Suits
New Gordon Hats New Stetson Hats
New Tilt Shoes New Eatile Cans
We Inviie Yoii"
to inspect and compare our quality and prices
COME IN TODAY
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K K. W
sP
Judging ths Colt
The Arabs huve two methods of estl
mating the height t whieh n colt will
grow, the first being to stretch a cord
from the nostril over the ears and
dowu along the neck and compare thin
meesureineut with that from tbe with
era to the feet and the other method
being to compare the distance between
the knee and tbe withers with that
from tbe knee to the coronet. In the
first method It la considered that it
colt will grow as much taller as the
first measurement esi-eeds tbat of the
aecead. and tn tbe econd method. If
tbe proportion la as two to one. the
bene wtll grow no taller.
(dastrlana.
A teacher In a primary school was
endeavoring to mak.-lear to ber earn
tbe meaning of the words "eqnefltrian
lam" and "pedertrtanlsra"., when she
pat tbki query to one small bof:
"What Is a pedestrlanr ' ' " .
la one of those fellows. Mid
tbe boy. "who makes ao awful kick
when an automobile runs him down.'
New York Treaa. .
" o No Further Delay.
A hner Slnpoek idesperatelyi M-mnv
I name the d.-iyl Jemima Jone ide
clslvelyi N: A hner Sloiwak (In
alnrmi-W by? Jemima Jones (frsnk-lyl-Becansr
if you put It off as long
you did your proposal we never will
be married. I'll name tbe day my
aelf I Cleveland I-ender.
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The Quality Store
TIXTILEDIVNERS
UNDERCHARGES
M'MBER AND IDEMITY IS SUM.
- SF.fBET.
Iiidlrtmrnts Arrnse Several of Tliint
ing Djaamlte.
Boston, Aug. 29. The Indictment?
have been returned by the grand Jury
roday again several prominent textile
millmen accusing them of "planting"
lynamite during the labor troubles at
Lawrence, Mass., several months ago
In an alleged attempt . to discredit
tne strikers and turn public feelin,:
igallnet the operatives. The numbri
of indictments ts not known. Tii
Identity of those Indicted la to be kn
"eeret nntll the arrest are made.
ry bridge below the new one, fences
have bsen built and traffic can go on
'list th samo as always, while the new
-!.-30 is being constructed," said Mr.
Campbell today.
SCHOOLS OrEX soox.
Te::chors lo Heud La Grnndewnrd Dnr
Ing Xext Few Days.
Preparatory to the opening of
school September 9th, school teach
ers are returning from vacations and
new faces that have been assigned
)laces In the staff will also make their
appearance here shortly to become
permanently located for the year.
Xotlce to Trespassers.
Hot Lake. The undersigned hereby
positively prohibit any and all per
sons hunting or shooting on the prop
erty known as the Hot Lake marsbe
or the Grandview Farming company's
lands. These fields and pastures ar
now filled with horses and cattle and
the topography of the lands Is such
that this stock will surely be killed'
or injured if shooting is permitted.
For this reason we are compelled to
deny all requests for permits.
: (Signed) W. M. PIERCE. '
-' ! W. O. SAWYER.
S-29-20t r ;
ELGHt BRIDGE 50T OCT.
Travel Sot Hampered at Elgin Says
Bridge Superintendent Campbell.
While the new hrldge Is blng con
structed at Elgin, traffic will not he
tampered In any way, ears Bridge Sw
nerlntendent J. F. Campbell In setting
t rest the rumor that traffic was clog
ged there. "We have built a tcmpnr-
Fan":
Motors
Irons
Fixtures
Waite Electric IC6.
Interior Wiring A Specialty - ;.
All work and material in strict
accordance with rules of the
National Board of Fire Under
writers. Room 3 Foley BWr. . ' Phone Main 199