LA URANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
THE OBSERVER
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BRUCE DENNiS
ED1T0U ASI) OWSEB. ,
. Iitered at the postofflee at Ls Graafo,
Oregon, m sectnd class mutter.
. SUBSCKHTIOX BATES.
' Dally, single copy it
Bally, ikt week 15c
Bally, per mouth ..' ,6t
THE LliittRTY HELL
possible and cut It all down. The
rakea are started soon after the mow
era, aa the alfalfa la not allowed to
cure In the swath. If the mower
start in the morning rakea are start
ed at noon. As soon as It is raked,
it is put into corks to cure and re
mnins in Oiem a week or so. If the
alfalfa Js allowed to dry in the sun
the leaves come off, leaving the bare
stems which is poor hay. The leaves
are the essential part, and by curing
In the cock they remain intact.
"Am anon na fho prftn III hnrvp.fttp.1
the water Is turned on the field and
t another trop is soon under way. We
get three crops and pasture here in
San Francisco wants the Liberty jCalorado, while in the low, hot por-
Bell during the exposition which will
celebrate the completion of the Pan
ama canal. The councils of the city
' of Philadelphia, the legal guardlons
of this precloua relic and symbol of
the beginning of American Indepen
dence are hesltatng about granting
the request. The old crack In the
ball baa gradually been extending
'and another has appeared. It rs
feared that If It Is permitted to go
from Its shrine In Independence hall
upon a long railroad Journey It may
be seriously damaged.
Yet these objections undoubtedly
will be overridden. Liberty Bell be
longs to the natalon, not to Philadel
phia. The states beyond the Missis
sippi have never seen It. In the jour
neys It has heretofore taken about
the country It baa been guarded with
the most Jealous care. If it goes to
Ban Francisco, anyone or a thousand
Tall road men to whom Its safety will
be entrusted would gladly risk his
life to prevent It from coming to
harm.
In the few times the bell has been
tlons of Arizona and California five
to eight crops are harvested.
"Alfalfa, the king of forage plants,
Is not a transient grass, for lis tap
roots penetrate the hardest bardpau
In search of moisture and food. Roots
12 to 16 feet long are found, and in
one place In California a root was
found at a depth of 129 feet
FARMERS MAKING MOJiET BY DO-
MKSnt'ATIMi WILD ANIMALS
The following is taken from the
current Issue of Farm and Fireside
"The plain farmers of Prince Ed-
I ward Island seem actually to be mak
ing money by rearing the ailver fox
for ita fur, aa are the ostrich farm-
em of California Arizona and South
Arira by growing ostriches for tneir
feathers. At the present time seven
hundred silver foves are kept on
farms on that Island. Their skins
would be worth half a million dol
lars if they were killed. The value
of the foxes aa breeding stock, how
ever. Is given aa $1,500,000. A good
taken from Its resting place in Inde- Bkn lB wortn ln tne London market
ptndenee ball to distant cities it has ahout 12,500. The yearly profits from
been awaited all along the line of B pBr of foiet ls aboUt $d,000. While
Its progress by crowds of silent, bare tne expense of keeping the animals
headed, revent Americans. Everyone , not ,arge geUing Into the busl-
who saw It on those occasions re- neBl Ig expensive and the trick of
membered the event aa one of the rearing them Is so dlfficu t to learn
most noteworthy In his life. (bat tne mustry j8 not commended
This nation has but few symbols t0 tno nian of Bmall capital. One
which stand for all that It is and motncr fox reared eighteen your in
of these one of the most sacred and three years, and a price of 8,000 was
flttng Is the bell which rang out the rifUged for her. This Interesting In-
tldlngs of Its birth. No good Amerl- uatry was developed for ordinary
can can behold it without being ln- far,Crs. with no government aid
pirea witn a nigner conception or The fox Industry may grow beyond
what it means to be an American. No tne giiver-grays. One breeder says
Ajnerlcan can aee It without becom- thnti wUh ordinary red fox skins
lag a better patriot. The tongue of wortts $5 each, there Is more money
the old bell Is stilled, but it speaks lo thern tMan Bneep with wool at
yet aa It did when Ita clarion tones twenty cents a pound and lambs at
called men to give battle for their 95 each." - -rights
to the mightiest nation on the' ... . I .
"rth- H '" BALLOTS ARE ODD.
Let San Francisco have the bell. 1
tits pilgrimage to the Pacific coast ' -
will Tiring put some of the most 1m- Our vuiinted ability at law making1
prettslve demonstration! of American Is somewhat put to shame when we
patriotism the country has ever seen, see the manner in which this Intel
In the eara of the west its voice has llgence exerted Itself In the mark
always been clear. But the west ls tu of ballots. There is not a precinct
entitled to see the Liberty Bell and In all those ton couuted so far In
draw from it the Inspiration with the recount content, In which there
which It thrilled the crowd waiting are not a dozen or more that are en
outslde the old state hoiue ln Phlla- tlrely blank. This will hold good of
delphia on the memorable Fourth of nil counties, because I'nlou county
July In 1776. mny be said to be on a par with the
"tx ...... -- - - - " J lest of them when It comes to Intelll-j
' FACTS AilOff ALFALFA gent voting. It Is one of the most
Interesting sludes In psychology tlmt
West's 15th Annual Sale Offers
Many Bargains Beginning Saturday
Read the lists below and check off the Merchandise you need.
Then come here and see for yourself the real saving:
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INTERESTING PRICES IN OUR
REM-TO-IAR DEPT.
YOUR CHOICE ANY LADIES' SUIT IN
THE ENTIRE STOCK FOR ...J
$9.90
Ladies' and Misses' coats at HALF PRICE
Silk and Wool Dresses to $17.50 for $9.00
Childs' and Misses' Coats $1.50 to $7.00
100 New Silk Waists up to $S.50 for $3.90
Newest Lingerie Dresses up to $10.00 for
.. $3.90
One lot ladies coats up to $17.50 for $2.98
SALE PRICES FROM OUR
Men's Dept.
If en's Dress Shirts to $3.00 for -.$1.29
Men's Dress Shirts to $1.75 for 79c
All shades and patterns in this line of high
grade shirts.
Men's 50c Silk and Lisle Sox -.-...19c
Entire line Lion Collars 6 for 25c
One lot Men's Overcoats up to $15.00 for
$2.98
$2.39
...-....$1.98
49c pr
23c
$2.90
Lot Boys' Suits up to $7.50 for
Men's $3.50 Shoes now
300 pair Boys' Shoes, all sizes
Boys' Blouses up to 50c for
Malone Mackinaws now
Great Saving on STAPLE DRY GOODS
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ATTRACTIVE SALE PRICES THAT WILL INTEREST YOU.
5000 yards 36 in. per- Good quality Turkish 8 2000 yards dress ging- 32 inch Fortress dress
cale. All colors Towels ha,n' percales "
9c yd 9c each I 10c yd 8c yd
50 bolts Americus sta- , Regular 20c cotton Jap- Curtain scrims worth 75 bolts Bakhara flan-
ple Apron Oinghams anese Crepe up to 25c yd, for nel. Regular 15c yd now
6c yd 12i2cyd' 10c yd 10c
Reg. 20c striped seer- 50c Silk Eolienne and 1,000 yds Silk Messaline Extra heavy Indigo
suckers now Silk Tissue shades: Worth $100 shirtings on side now
yd now g for
12tfc yd 29c yd 69c I 10c yd
Annual Muslin Under
wear Sale
! " in our
Ready-to-Wear Dept.
.WEST'S
The following facts about alfalfa
are taken from the current Issue of
the Farm Journnl.
"Alfalfa Is the natural forage crop
of the arid region. It will grow any
where here, making from three to
seven -tons er acre a season. Color
ado alone lias uu annual output of
nVilf exceeding $!.i,niui.0(i0. T';e
hay Is cut just as the plant comes
Into bloom. The rancher puts lis
many mowers into a fel.1 as soon an
: could be thought of and would be. ot
Immense value to thoso who advo
cate unlimited vmlllfc by the people.
The secrecy which surrounds the
ballots and the keeping all boxes
locked which contain this valuable
information, Is one of the diawbaeki
of the system. Ni doubt 111 the end
swimy of the ballot lias a greater
advantage t'lan givine indiscriminate
, access to the hoes. Hut under the
,.-,,nif cyptem no one enn tell
THE QUALITY
aiPMstiadiadirtadisrisriitsftssfisrfs srfsi Hsrfisstsafc
STORE
Regular 25c cotton serges
All shades. Reduced to
15c YARD
whether the people are exercising pistol from the wall, invited the bui
the right to vote ln a manner that is j Rar out and then at the l,oint r
beneficial to the community, save the;t!,e "iBto1 ma,,e hlm, pro,:se- 'ra,k
auouc oiu mums ueing siow; ,ut
tut!
We Now Hav2 On Deposit
$800,000.00
of money accumulated by rcsidr
Itonde valley.
!k of l.a Grande and tho Grande
We Now Have Loaned
$700,000.00
to business men, fanneis ami others in t'.v.o o:imm:iitr.
Tho money depns'ted here is ti.it ":.i!d away" .is nvne of it nilKiit
t If lis owners had tvt deptwited It. . it s indnfo-islv w.e
all ahout ua. doing Rood. '( . - . iOJ t
Df dofMcitt"K your Income here on open aciouiit and imvln - 't oi
by cneck, you will safeguard ?imr lr.-iM.ts. b ii'. ! your cre.llt an I
cultivate an acquaintance at ntron tlnan-liit itif tif.ulon, ii(c:i
can and will help oii when yen need v.-l,,
Don't dclar, you cm be 'in with a am all deposit at tbe
La Grande National Bank
' Ln Grande, Oregon
rinitii i:n mil oo.
niEP J. olmi:s
I'rcsMent
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TashliT
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Vice l'n..'(Mt
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.tus't i'asliliT
Judges and clerks of election who. in )
their hurry to count the ballots and!
gut OUt have no time to muke a care
ful perusal of them.
As already stated, many of the!
ballots are altogether blank and have j
not a scratch on them. On other'
the voter seemed so insistent that hls
in:tn ls the right one for the oflite'
t l lie w rote the words "voted for" i
after the man's name, before which '
be had made the proper cross. For;
others there was but one man on '
the ballot. It is not at all Infrequent
that Frank Cliildcrs was the onty
man voted for. Ouiors wc"e ol ihe
opinion that they would take an elec- '
tor from eai h of the parties to maket
litire ibiit there would be p'lCM'.v i'
wrangling about the president.
Another peculiar ballot shows the i
III will which h.mte unknown man
ntei tallied of the banks and ths '
glvliii; of fr.'per bonds was the on'y !
meastle for this fellow tin the la-g"
steel. Another nnlns'rueted vot?r
saw nothing Imt roads to vote on n'id
Uiaiie them the ftviret of his si r"..
nl'iTm i' i' " '.i'l ano'.her fe'l
thosti0.it the s li'irme court ovcrw."k
cd :r t .". 'd for all the tand'.i-: .-s
f" '" : . . ,
T: r .n in lis. -rl. innate t'i;'.;. --
of th.ng ''er Ittstamo it wa rv i !
men enough to sec a regular Hejm'o-1
I; an -.: !',-r In!. a do.--4i -.-i i:ii'..-:s j
and lice versa. grod luafv e,'.r,.!''V ;
n! their find while in the ti.-i-t'i ; 1 1
n'ue o" t'-e iVaais In t ' i t
v V.i.e tn be i:issi. on by the
lourt or the Ir':i-dntiivo t de-.-rtitiii
the contest Ivt'ici'-i 1' .! . .-: ! '
dl .
i: eh of t'ie 1 w. ;e first nrd aeoottd
illn Ire
A Georgiu man has Invented ft eee-.:- ij
less watermelon, hm the Renins I? I
yet to arrive who Vlll invent one !
with a handle.
Thnt Hoston man who tried to coiii
mit suicide with a corkscrew oviil n:
ly found life a here.
itile
ausages
A NEW SHIPMENT JUST IN
Jones
Pig S
That balloonist bad his nerve when
he named his gas M? 'i"iicle h'a'ii ."
l!is S'toncirh Tranhles Out.
Mr. Pyjpoptlr, would yon net 1"
to feel that your stomach trou'i'e
were over, that yon cou'.l rat ai.
kind of food you desired wi'lio-it !
tnrv? ThHt msv u unniolv !!
you that you flo ni n.. for an
ending of your tm-imo. but oermu
us to assure you that it is not u!u
gether Impossible. If others tun ;.
cured permanently, and t'.onsa.nl
have been, why net you? John K.
lh.:!:cr vf H.:a;h.- ( re, k. Midi., is , n
of them. II'? says, "1 was tro:ii i
with heartbu.'ti. indigestl-in. a;-l i i. :
complaint until 1 usde I'ha.nberhi.:.'.
Tablets, then n.y trouble .v mi':.'
sold by All dealers.
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