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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1912)
r luA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, SAT1TKDAY, AUGUST 31, 1912. -' page Tnr.m BftBES TO BE FEATURE OF BftBY SHBW ii - ':".: ' ' V.' . ; . .. physical development ot babes In to be conspicuous question at the nn- i k.hu ahnw to be held this rear In conjunction with the Union county fair. jura. a u. r d'affaires of the big went has Intro- I Anred is one of three departments of the big baby show, a contest In which nature and, parents will play a dorai f nant part. ; Luck is luck and beauty la children depends . somewhat on ; the S" tidiness of the dress but the physical "'development has long since come to be i. known, as the consequence of the par . ents more than of nature Itself and in harmony with this theory the phycic al phases of Union county's, children Is to be measured and compared at ' the baby show. ' ." : ' '''';;:''. ' Score Card System Used. A score of questions will be consid ered in the determination of the child's development Babes from two to four years will be eligible and the size of the head, the abdomen. . the chest, the height, the weight, the dis position ot the - child,' Its sleeping quarters, Its food , these and many others are part of the quizzes that go with the score card requirements. It Is Indeed a new venture and should prove decidedly interesting, and,. lb e parent will obtain at the hand ot pro fessional judges an accurate notion of their children's physical development that would stand them In hand. It will be a very instructive phase aside from its Competitive features. A suit able prise will be gi.eii to the winner, the winner "of course being decided up on its merits. Other Prises Too. ' i There will be two other departments and in these the usuaTinterst will ot course be displayed. - Mrs. Richardson has announced a department ot luck In which a valuable and handsome prize win be offered for the : baby drawing the lucky number gets the prize. These babes must be two years or under.' ' . t' ' - Sweepstakes Provided For. The third department is a' sweep stakes event In this babes entered for any ot the two departments above will be in line for the- prize. His the prettiest baby, judged by doctors, that will get this plum. All in all the line up for a very successful and unique baby show Is In sight. BOOKS OF TRAVELS BY BEST AUTHORS AT THE LIBRARY Wonders of the World as Seen by Globe Trotters Told In Many Books. - s -list Given In Fall. '". A few of the books of traver-and ad venture in this and other countries which may he found at the public li brary are listed below: - : ' '''. Allen. Across Asia on a bicycle. . " Barrows.' Isles - and. Shrines of Greece.' ; , '- . .-';'''' J'":T . Bingham. - Across South America Borup. A Tenderfoot with Perry .' Brooks... First Across the continent story of the Lewis and Clark extvUf tlon. :V.''- ;f" "'.'-- v Brownell. The heart of Japan, v ' Collier. ..The West in, the. East from an American point of view. : ' . -i. Curtis. Around the Black Sea. '-Vd Windt. Through the Gold fields of. Alaska" to Bering Straights. ... , Du Challlu. In American forejc and jungle. '- ." ;.'' ' Duncan.Dr. Grenfell's parish. ' Fee. A woman's impressions of the I'iillllpplnes. . Forbes. .- Land of the white he' lights and shadows across Franck, Four months af( L Franck. A vagaV -iround the world. J Hornaday. ' Two y . Keuuan. Tent 11 Parkman. Oregtf ; Slocum. Sailing ttorld. .... Smith. Gondola Van Dyke. Out-o lnd. . Waddingtoq. Itc iMplomat's wife. Whitmarsh. The Ini.'i; toll And adven podes. ; PILOT ROCKEBS COMING. , . Umatilla County WOl Send Delegation to La Grande fur Sept. 12. A party of Bull Moosers will leuve Pilot Bock In time to Join the Pendle ton contingent who will occupy a special coach, attached to the Roose velt train out of Pendleton, on the morning of the 12th of September, says the Pilot Rock Record. Dr. I. V. Temnle has made arranne- iii i mi m" img pas- N. La Grande must grow--itY location and re sources give assurance that within a short time it will be the Spokane of Oregon. At its present rate of increase and growth it will soon double its population and its pay roll. When it reaches that stage in its career Connordale will be practically the center of town for this city must grow down Washing ton Avenue and cut into the valley. Values will then be out of sight. They are low now. Go down and see for yourself. V I to Wilson Friends. . t interested in the elec- ow Wilson are. urged to leetlng at 8 o'clock Sat r, August 81, In the K. jdrow Wilson Coma'Ittee. 8-28-tt J. H. PEARE & SON. La Granct'i LeadLg Jewelers and Optometrists' - ESTABLISHED 1890 You will. find a nice a) of articles suitable for oresents by visiting our Besides the usual large stock Ot diamonds and watches you will see the latest patterns in rings. ; pins, neck chains, lockets, ear rings, bracelets, cut glass and silverware which you can buy as cheap as from any catalogue hoase in America quality con sidered. Call and be con vinced. We will examine and fit your eyes by tnT latest scientific methods if they give you any trouble. "We grind our own ' lenses. " ' -Watch, clock and Jewelry re pairing a specialty. Adams Ave. Opposite Land OOea." . . Let Us P toted Your Health by putting your plumbing in first-class sanitary con dition, connecting it to sewer so it will pass all sani ; " . '-. . tary laws. - ' . ; BAY & ZimFEL UCEHSED PLUMBERS W GRANDE v I A-vioCS They Lace in Front The first and last thought in front lace Corseting have been applied to the "Gossard," which is positively the ORIGINAL FRONT-LACK . CORSET the first in the minds of fashionable women because they meet the ' re quirement for comfort, convenience in adjusting and giving proper poise to the body. They are truly healthful. So undue pressure Is caused In con trolling the superfluous flesh they tre modeled on graceful lines to fit women of all sizes. The slender, the medium, the stout all enjoy them alike. VAST HATE IMITATED THE GOSSABD CORSET WITHOUT EF FECT. It was once "the only front lace corset; It is now the peer of all front lace, corsets. . The best talent known has been constantly employed to maintain the original standard of quality, comfort and style. Always np to the reqniremnts ot the ever changing trend of fashion. - ; A complete line of all slier nd styles on hand. Price 13.50 to S80. MF8. B0BT. PATTIS05, Carte tiere. Pfcene Red K22L - 'mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmm j 72 Comfort Going Home I i L- i-M 0 and aomfort that will ml .pprectsta. la a box of oar doUctou ani pan Ic Cream, the must tofcttlng ad satistytng yon erar tasted, j Wo bars ft in all the popular flavors aad as w make It oar!, la j our own modal kitetoM'we eta positively gmaraatee the parity of Tory tasTodJoat aad perfjet cleanliness la the nsadlrsg. Om IrUI 1 win auks jim reenter fcnytr. t J Selder's La Grande STREET IMPROVEMENT HOM IT MAY CONCERN: No- is hereby given that In pursuance a resolution adopted by the common council of the city of La Grande, Ore gon, on the Slst day of July, 1912, cre ating Improvement district No. 65 and designating O avenue as such district, and in pursuance of a resolution adopted by said common council onj the Slst day ot July, 1912. whereby; said council determined and declared Its intention to improve all that por tion of O avenue in said improvement dstrict as hereinafter descrbed by lay ng thereon gravel bltulithlc pavement, the council will, ten days after the service ot this notice upon the ownerB of the property affected and benefited by such improvement, order that sold above, described improvement De mcOa, that the boundaries of said district to be so improved are as follows: All that portion ot O avenue from the east aide of 8eventh street to the. south side of Washington avenue. (A) And the property affected or benefited by said improvement U as follows: The south half ot block 63 and th north half of block 68, Chaplin's ad dition, the north half ot blocks 11 and 166 and all of block 10, Coggan's addl tion, all In the city of La Grande, Ore-g-onw. Notice is hereby further given that the council will levy a special assess ment on all the property affected and benefited by such Improvement for the purpose of paying for such Improve ment That the estimated cost of such improvement is the sum of $6,035.49. That the council will, on the 4th day of September, 1913, meet at the coun cil chamber at the 'hour ot 8 o'clock, p. mM to consider said estimated eoet, and the levy ot aald assessment, when hearing will be granted to any per son feeling aggrieved by such assess ment . '. La Grande, Oregon, Aagust 31, 1913. CITT COUNCIL OF LA GRANDE," OftBOON. By C 64. KUMPHBJsTS, Recorder of His City of La Grande, Oregon. Aug. 34-10. Phone Main S And Place Your Order . For Berry Cups at the George Palmer Lumber Co. Retail Department Up To The Minute In PAINLESS OPERATING THE MODERN DENTISTS. DEPOT STREET AND A DAMS ATE5UE. - Oyer Newlin Drug Store. j V at Ma sk tvvi .. - -v Ask,wM 7, iiA uiukxiAJxi, : : : : : : ujeus. Dr. thos. c. ohuabt, Hanager. GOLD CBOWN. PORCELAIN CROWN BRIDGE WORK noun: Dally a to 6. THE PRICE IS RIGHT SET OF TEETH $5 EArer Pfllingi , .7 Extractions IZ Evenings 7 to 8, Sunday 9 to L D Y ATT toljZ. PDTJ - AUworkwarrtnteclIIwcrt is not right we trLl to! O right without extra exptra to TOIL D ANT EXAinNATionrocs. . 7 7