LA tifcANDE EVENING
MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1913.
THE OBSERVER
aaaBBBa-
BRUCE DENNiS
EDITOR. AND OWNER. .
atercd at the postofflea at La Grando.
Oregon, aa second class matter.
picture film of the late mikado' fun
eral to look forward to, , , -! .
SHOPPING DAYS Left OF
If, aa Parla dressmaker lay, aklrta
are to be tighter, they wtli have to
be painted on.
ONIY lO
The Two Glaie.
There are two glasses, filled
1 brim . 1
to , the
SCBSCBJPT10N BATES.
Datlv. alnirla rnut 5e
Ball, per week , ;...le nn a rl'h man'" table- rlm ,0 rlra'
ttetly, per month ;A.65e 0ne 18 rud(,y and rea M D,ooa
And one as clear as the crystal flood.
PAGE TWO
West's f Sill AraiMal Sale
AdSSaVaV
VOTING A K1V SCHOOL HIILIMX,
At the bond election Saturday La
Grande voted to build a new school
building. It was a foregone conclu
slon that the bonds' would carry for
there were very few people against
enlarging the present seating capac-
lty of the schools because such en
largement Is decidedly needed.
Count on La Grande every time to
legislate In favor of the children. The
ft
Suid the glasi of wine to ' the paler
brother,
"T.t us tell the tales of the past to
each other.
can tell of banquet, and revel and
mirth
And the proudest and grandest soufs
on earth
Fell under my touch as though struck
by blight
Where I was king, for I ruled in
mleht
people bere are loyal to the achoola, From the beads of kings I have torn
anxious to do everything In their lne r(wu
From the beignts
I have
an honered
power that the boy and girl of today
may have school advantagea equal to
any In the country. The debt ac
quired through building of school
houses la a pleasant debt a debt that
no one will ever complain of.
But along educational lines, we
wish to predict that before long there That has made h la future
will be trouble encountered to get waste.
taxnavera to vote lane aonronrta. Far greater than a king am I,
tons for what la termed "our achoola Or than any army beneath the sky.
of fame
burled men down
I have blasted many
name;
I have taken virtue and given shame;
I have tempted youth with a sip, a
taste.
a barren
of higher learning." Right now, all
that la needed Is . a -little agitatlon
along that line. The people are con
vinced that In- most Instances there la
ot a dollar value returned for the
dollar expended on some of our in
stitutions. A few dnya ago the Ore
gonlan took a well directed blow at
Legislator Dhnlck who through sheer
est of folly,' attacked the country
achoola In Oregon and called It ex-
I have made the arm of the driver
fall,
And sent the train from the Iron rail.
I have made good ships go down at
aea,
And the shrieks of the lost were
aweet to me.
For they said, 'Behold how great you
bet
Fame, etremgth, ' wealth,, genius be
fore you fall
travagant. The country school la not For your might and power are over
mlt m va ant Tt fa nnorlv tftnulnned
and poorly cared for. Schools In cit
ies the size of Union, Elgin and La
Grande are much better cared for
proportionately than the country
school and even In these size schools
there Is plenty yet to be done. Where
the extravagance baa occurred la In
the colleges of the state. As the
Oregonlan aptly said, "the legislature
for years has been gilding the dome
and letting the foundation go without
repairs." Mr. Dlmlck got off on the
all.' "
"Ho! Ho! pale brother", laughed the
wine, ' .
"Can you boast of deeds as great as
mine?"
Said the water-glass, ."I cannot boast
Of a king dethroned or a murdered
host,
But I can tell of a heart once sad
By my crystal drops made light and
lad
Of thlrats I've quenched, of brows
I've laved.
wrong foot in his attack on the coun- Of handa I've cooled of souls I've
try schools, and he will live to know
it
It Is doubtful If there la a single
taxpayer In La Grande who objecta
to money Judiciously expended on our '
chool system, neither does be object
to any money spent In the rural dis
tricts, but there are many who. do
object to some of the seemingly ex
travagant expenses of the "higher
faatltuttona of learning" In this state.
saved;
I've leaped through valley, dashed
down the mountain.
Flowed In the river and played In the
fountain,
Slept In the sunshine and dropped
from the sky,
And everywhere gladden the land
scape and eye.
T have eased the hot forehead of fevei
and pain,
I have made the parched meadows
grow fertile with grain.
I can tell of the powerful wheel of
the mill
That' ground out flour and turned at
my will.
I can tell of manhood, debased by
you,
That I have lifted up and crowned
anew.
" I cheer. I help, 1 strengthen and aid.
At any rate there is the moving i gladden the heart of man and maid;
The United States has 07 per cent
of all the telephones in the world.
Mo wonder the United States la nnt
to everything that la going on.
John Philip Sousa has wrlten ' a
new opera. To be really Sousaesque
It should have a boiler explosion at
fka end of every measure.
We Now Have On Deposit
1,000.00.
$800,
of money accumulated by residents
Komle valley.
of La Grande and the Grande
We Now Have Loaned
$700,000.00
to bualnesa men, farmers and others In this community.
The money deposited here Is not "laid away" aa some f It might
be If Ita owners had not deposited It. but It la Industriously at work
all about ua. doing good.
By depositing your Income here on open account and paying It aut
by check, you will safeguard your Interests, build your credit aad
cultivate aa acquaintance at a strong financial Institution, wblcb
can and will help you when you need help.
Don! delay, you can begin with a small deposit at the
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
tl.110.t9O.0t
Capital $100,000.00.
FEED J. HOLMES
PrWdeai
Burplus, 1 S0,00.06. Resources.
W. J. CHFKCJJ.
Tie President
METERS, EARL ZCNDSL.
Caakler A set Cashier
AH Seasonable Merchandise and Staple Dry Goods at
, Real Price Savings.
. . Yard Wide 32 inch AMERICUS APKON 12Mc unbleached -
TRIAM PERCALES FORTRESS PERCALE GINGHAMS TURKISH TOWELS
Regular 12yc, now ; ,
9c Yd. ' 8c " 6c Yd. now 9c.
20c Bleached Regular 20c
TURKISH TOWELS, Extra Heavy close weave ST,EIPED SEERSUCKERS in tan, pink, gray
and blue stripes now
15c 12 l-2c
60c MERCERIZED TABLE
DAMASK
40c
ffn nn ne Jo up to $15.00 it n nn
MM W0MEr,C0AT8 MM
CURTAIN SCRIMS up to
25c now
10c yd.
MISSES SHOES worth
up to $2.50, sizes 11 to
2, now '
v 98c
CHILD'S SHOES sizes
2 to 8
One lot
49c
LADIES' SHOES, up
to $3.50 values, now
v r $1.49
MISSES' SHOES sizes
8 to 11, worth to $2.25
now
89c
Reg. 50c Tissue Silks,
29c Yd.
THE QUALITY STORE
Reg. 35c Silk Warp fab
rics 19c Yd.
YOU KNOW WHAT A SALE AT WEST'S MEAN S
I set the wine chain captive free,
And all are better for knowing me.
These are the tales they told each
other.
The glass of wine and Its paler broth
er.
As they sat together, filled to . the
brim.
On the rich man's table, rim to rim.
-Phlla. Press.
today supports several thousand era of the land last fall for the set
people, yields hundreda of thousands ting aside of this land and the nec
of dollars worth of produce annually! essary steps taken leading up to the
Attorney Browa From Launch.
Tacoma, Jan. 20. A reward of $250
baa been offered for the recovery of
the body of Frank S. Dlattner, a
prominent attorney who was drowned
while attempting to extinguish the
flames that broke out In his launch
on which be was cruising.
and is still in the Infancy of Ita de
velopment did not grow enough grass
to fatten 2500 sheep a year and was
populated by about three people.
This waa the declaration made last
evening by James HoBklns at the ban
quet tendered the members of the
good roads committee by the local
Commercial association.
Mr. Hosklns, who Is now one of
the leading spirits of the Paradise
Irrigation project, stated that he and
making of the agreements.
SHE IN BANKRUPTCY.
Notice la hereby given that I will
sell at public auction to the highest
bidder, at ten o'clock a. m. on Monday
According to the agreementa filed' dajr ot January( 1913( on the
the ownera of the land not only agree
to allow their land to be set aside
for a period of five years but promise
to feed and care for the game In case
that Ib necessary.
The N. P. lee Crop.
The Ice crop 1s about over for this
season, says the North Powder News.
I The P. F. E. Co. finished eutttnghla
1 . mi ' . WAAA. I
hla brother ran sheep over the en- wee. ine w
tr inri..rfi in th. wn nrnWt.'to the ice house here and shipped
before reclamation began and en-
Fivrht Otpt Speakership.
Cheyenne, Jan. 20. A violent
ftght occurred on the floor of
house between Speaker Pratt
Speaker pro tem Wood, when
flt
the
and
both
cla'med the right to preside. They
were separated before much damage
was done.
Notice ef Final Accoaat
countered the utmost ' difficulty in
finding enough grass to keep their
2500 head In condition. They and
their aheepherder represented tut
population.
Incidentally, they Used to maintain
their aheda on the spot which la now
the deepest part of the governmci.i
reservoir. This was part of Mr.
Hosklns' homestead and he declares
that the tactics used by the govern
ment In securing It for a reservoir
site proves to him that justice Is not
always forthcoming from federal au
thorities. He states that be had $1500
worth of Improvements on his home
stead, according to the figures of the!
government employes and yet he wns
but $S00. Also, he declares.
he was promised that the two years
3000 tons to the Huntington plant
and 250 tons to Umatilla. The com
pany emploved local men for most of
the work, hut it was necessary to
bave some experienced - men, and
switchers were , brought from True
kee, Cal., and Ogden, Utah. The
TrucJtee switchers bave the reputa
tion of being the best in the country,
but we are informed by reliable authl
premises, at or near Owyane, on the
La Grande tt Joseph branch of the O.
W. R. & N. RyH near Lostine, in Wal
lowa county, Oregon, the aaw mill,
(daily capacity about 30,000 feet), and
planing mill together wltbt lumber,
logging outfit, blacksmith outfit, sleds
wagons and horses, and all other as
sets and equipment of Qulncy E.
Owynne, Bankrupt, according to In
ventory. The lumber consists of about 500,
000 feet of shop lumber, (mostly 1 &
1-2"., about 1.000.000 feet of one Inch,
two Inch, and other lumber all East
ern Oregon Pine.
This lumber la well manufactured,
well piled, dry and protected from the
weather. The saw mill and planing
mill are well housed In good bulld-
j ings, both being complete and ready
j to run. Commodious yards, aide
onties tnat tne past two years work track and conveniences with reason
has developed four North Powder" ble lease and contract on good ttm
switchers who are equal of any from fcer available.
Truekee. The local experts are g. d WHITE.
Mark Robinson. Edgar Hollinger, Trustee of Qulncy E. Owynne, a
Geo. Miles and 'Will Dalton. ' hankruot. '
Notice is hereby given that Henri
etta Day, executrix of the last win i ajjowcj
and testament of Edwin forter Day.
deceased, has Died In the county - ...,.,, ... I
court of Union county,. Oregon, hen""" "Hir ne nan tneo u.non ms
m a . .. . A - . 1 .1 I . . 1 1 .1 n n
nnai account in me innurr ui bbiu auuifipau biiuuiu hium.t uinm "." sm t... ic:..j ivi.l. u .
estate and the county court baa an I (llh.r
rwtlntAt Tva.iI. 111. fourth HAV flf I '
I........... . m. rn-na ntnrmtkA luHt Your Aftar I
Of ton " " "
tnu h red tape, tnat sucn an arrange-;
input would be imnons'ble under the!
lurnta oeautl-
PLAIN GARDEN IE DARKENS '
CUT ifi AND IS 'HAfflUILEGG
February. 1913. at the hour
o'clock a. m. at the court house at La
Grande. Oregon, as the time and
place for hearing of objections to
such final account and the settlement
thereof.
Dated this 3rd dky or January, 1913
HENRIETTA DAY.
Executrix of the last will and tes
tament of Edwin Porter Day, deceased.
daily Jan 4 11 18 25 feb 1
.Restores Natural (Viler
and I.axtre,
In
ii.ue Preserve AgrecmeBt Hade.
Once
Barren Land Now Pradaetlve.
(FeaiTlrtoa E, 0.
Less than ten years ago, all of the
great acreage now Included In the
government and Furnish projects in
the west end of the county, which
Gray, faded hair
j fully dark and lustrous almost over
night. Is a reality. If you'll take the
. trouble to mix sage tea and aulphur,
I hut what's the ue. you get a large
(Baker Herald.) i bottle of the ready-.o-ue tonic called
Agreements were filed this morn-1 "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair
ing In the county clerk a office .set-. ncmedy" at drug stores for about 50
ting aside certa'n tracts of land In rents. Millions of bottle of "Wy
thls county as game preserves. The cttfs" are sold annually, says a well
stipulations are made between the known druftglat, because It darkens
state game warden, W. L. Flnleyjthn hair ao naturally and evenly that
through, his deputies Fred Johnson.no one can tell it baa been annliw!
and Charles B. Oral and certain
land owners of this county. Permis
sion was given by the various own-
lou Just dampen a sponge or soft
brush with Wyeth's Sage and Sul
phur and draw it through you hair.
taking one amall strand at a time.
Those whose hair la turning gray,
becoming faded, dry, scraggly and
thin have a surprise awaiting them,
because after Just one application the
ray hair vanishes and your locka be.
come luxurjangy dark and beautiful
all dandnffljaoea, acalp Itching and
falling hafrktoiie,
This Is thl age of youth, gray hair
ed, unattratre folks aren't wanted
around, aofret Busy with the Sage and
Sulphur tonghf' and youll be amaied
at your youfcul appearance and the
real beauty and healthy condition
of your hair within a few daya. In
quiry at drug stores here shows that
they all sell lots of "Wyeth's Saga
and Sulphur," and the folk aslng
it are enthusiastic.
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