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LA URANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1913.
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DEN N i $
. EDITOR ASD OW5EB.
A. Bell, of 'Eugene, first Tlc'e presi
dent; T. J. Fletcher, of Albany, sec
ond vice president; J.' O. Snodgraas,
of La Grande, third vice president;
Tbomaa G. WatU, of Reuben' (re
elected), treasurer: W. F. Isacs. of
at Ue pe.l.fflre .1 La Grande, 0rf- J?'???
Ow. m .c.. eUs. -after. mU G"Dt, ' Prt'an ' C
Mann, of Portland, John E. Mailer.
SUBSCRIPTION BATES. of Portland, R. Alexander, of Pendle-
Dallj, single eepj It ton, E. Polark, of La Grande, and T,
ttlf, per week lit A. Leaner, of Astoria, directors.
Dy, per month .tit Kad .Improvement Favored. '
One of the most important resolu-
IA GRAADE CHORAL 80(9 ETT. tJoB pM8ed D3r 'ora
the use of the tax collected for auto-
The La Grande Choral Society Is nK,blle "cens- ,B Improving roads.
bow a fact, and tbls organisation A Nation also was adopted urg
ahould be of great benefit to the mem- lns le88,atlon to llnM trn
bers of It, and help toward the gen- ,tamps- H Mn hoped ,n thl n"""1"
eral uplift of the whole city. At the to boUgh the trad,DS tamp tytlem
meeting last Monday evening, at the tor M P0"101- Another resolu
home of Mrs. E. C. Moore, the organ- tlon commends that It be made un
iMtton was completed, and the follow ,awful ,or n to advertise
log officers elected: Mr. Hadaller. wlth comparisons between the
president: Mr. Ferrfn. vice-nre.ldent: reR11l8r 1 ?cM telltaf Prices, tn-
Mr. Dixon, secretary and treasnrer; original . price had been In,
Miss Geddes. librarian.
The citizens of La Grande are deep
ly Indebted to Prof. Glenn H. Arm-
trong. to whose untiring efforts the th9 l0re8on nttrotA o"1l"
organisation or this society due. abolished After the discussion be.
It now rests with the singers of the came rather heated President Stock
dtr as to whether or not It will be a ton ' th motlon out of order on
auecess. It Is In their hands entirely, th, ground that it was a political
for. wlti Prof. Armstrong as director " Bot Properly before
they have one of the best that could tb convention.
be obtained as Prof. Armstrong is a .Four lesses and a discussion of
graduate of the Grand River Institute and the
or Au.tlnburg, Ohio, and studied for: Community" marked the closing ses
everal years at Oberlla Conserve " convention this afternoon,
tor, of Muslcihe has been a very sue. ; Th dlacussioa wsa led by F. D. Hals-
ce.sful teacher of music and director t". of La Grande, and was particlpaU
of choirs and choruses in churches for1 ,' 'n Dv ,anous delegates,
several years, and also had charge f '-v.- '
of the department of music In ths Rio TALKS OK ADTEBTJSING.
Grande College. Rio Grande, Ohio, and i--? .
beneficial.
Will yon do It.
The first business I will take up In
my next talk on Advertising 1s cloth
ing for men).', . i ' "
RALPH KATE.
ME ACS AM HAS GRIEF.
B0U17 Plow Is Kept Coasiaatly at
Work oa the HIH.
The rotary was sent out on the
branch line today to clear that line
for traffic.
Speaking of snow conditions at
Meacham. a Pendleton paper relates:
Glen Bushee and Guy Hayes, wno
have been cutting wood on the Ira
Hughe's timber land near Meacham,
are in the city for a few days. The
now has gotten so deep that work
!ln the timber is unprofitable for the
'present. ' Mr Bushee says that the
' snow is about six feet deep at Meach
'am and1 wax still falling last night
The rotary enow plows are kept busy
force for SO days previously.
.The liveliest fight of the convention
occurred over a motion to recommend
of the state normal school at Spring- .,T) 0Dserver.g Beaurs:. .
fleld. So. D. -With the interest that . w- have faf taken up he
ha. been shown In the organisation of mora,-,Me of 8(jTertU(,ng. Before wt
the society, the. number of available tf down tft spec,flc rap ,et ,
singer, that live In the city and with work . out lmaglnery advertisements
Prof. Armstrong as director, La " andnV the real selling points and
fcrande should have a chorus to be ,he t way t0 present tDem
prond of,, and one of which any city Th(j beet way t0 d0 tnli l0 plck
many times our site might be envious. nei of DUBlneM and aicer.
" " tsln why. people should patronize
. AWnICAT!05 OF WATER . than.
, I want the -reader to understand
- that because any one' talk does not
that time every claimant has the treat of m Particular .business the
right to inspect' every other claim,'' article is of no Interest. to him: Even
and. If he deems any exorbitant ' or ,f you are ( in the f ishing, business
anfalr. he attempts a settlement with and w are Hwusslnghoea the
the'tartyi If no agreement is forth-. P''"' m''r', maln ob
coming, contests are advanced and Ject to iel1 snoe Irrespective of
settled and then come the final de- W,,B:, ,hey 8r'- And ,f ce1
qrees by the water board. .method sells shoes you should be
' The commencement of this adJudl- able ,0 flnd om "B8etlon In that
cation means the nearby conclusion m"hod ,hat toul11 1(al1 t0 an ldea toi
of riparian suits and litigation that." ciotning-ano vice versa.
(Continued from Page 1)
going over the summit every day to
keep the track clear. A few days ago
the plows came down through, the
yard at Meacham ' and threw snow
and ice enough from the track to
break in the door of the old Por
ter store building and wreck the
front. He says that one of the great
est winter scenes be ever saw was
when a freight train was' hung up
there for about 24 'hours and had
seven engines all worhing at the.
same time to get It out It was
finally released by sections. Just a
few cars at a time because the snow
bad drifted under .the cars and
around the wheels until each car had
to be shoveled out before it could be
hauled to the clear.
West's 15th Aniiual S
ale
END DISGUSTING
CATARRH
bsve been waged in Union county
Will you co-operate with me 1o the
for years, and would continue unless extent ' glvln rour ldea8 ln ,he
settled finally by the board. The
Grande Ronde and Its tributaries
matter?
Ton know (as well as every busi-
feed water to thousands of acre, hv n"u "now,, urn uiiU..i6
the small ditch system and a propel-" and criticising the subject should
adjudication will end riparian strife De " " 'r"-;
that ha. often assumed bitter-pro 'Bt erl- 1 wou,d "ke -very jeadeH
portion,, to writ his viewa of each aubject of
j business 'taken up, to me in care of.
Xeney Bae From the Xewlla Drag fa
If fadarrhal Misery Does
Xot Leave Toa.
Try the sure way. Breathe Booth's
IIYOMEI over the sore, germ infected
membrane, kill the germs and heal the
sore spots. !
I'se the little inhaler th i comes
with . each $1.00 outfit five 'times dur
ing the day. At night use the vapor
breathing treatment as directed.
Booth's HYOMEI does not contain
any harmful drug. It is -Australian
eucalyptus combined with effective
Llsterian antiseptics.
When the bottle of HYOMEI that
comes with your outfit is gome you
can. get another for 50 cents. Just
breathe it no stomach dosing.
The Newlln Drug company.
KEKCHAXTS COMIX G
(Continued from Pare I.)
the paper, in which Talks appear.
I The publishers will forward It to
" me and In future articles I will bring 1
Jaclson.Zjbsco Mate! Dated.
The Polish wrestler. Zybsco, cham
pion., of Europe, will wrestle Ben
Jackson, heavyweight champion of
the northwest, at the Oregon theatre
t Pendleton Tuesday night, January
28th, ' ,.
j Inu-Jimation Rill Dennnatei?
Washington, Jan. 2fi. Bitter war
frre Is expected ln the house vtxtr.
Closes Friday, Jan. 31
ONLY FIVE MORE SHOPPING DAYS and the
Sale of Sales, the crowning effort of 15 years suc
cessf jl business in La Grande will close and
Thousands of Unmatchable Bargains
will be withdrawn from our offers. You cannot afford to miss these few
remaining days of price savings.
Figure Out What You Want For Months
to Come
Then bring your list here and let us show you where it will pay you hand
somely to make your purchases before this greatest Annual Sale closes.
Ask Any of Your Friends About This Sale
and they will tell you that it is by far a greater bargain event than all
other sales combined, that aU reductions are genuine, in fact, that it is
the latest word in economy and this store's supreme effort in value giving.
Don't Delay Another Day
WATCH
MONDAY'S
PAPER
WEST'S
THE QUALITY STORE
WATCH i
Our Windows
MONDAY
cept Fridays, acused 300 marines
and Bailors on the I'nited States army
transport Sherman to rebel. The
transport is on its . way from the
Philippine islands and the mutineers
have been put in Iron cells.
LOUS BOtVJIAX FOUND.
Peas Lore Jfeage The Dies.
D arrow Trial Halted.
Los Angeles, Jan. 25. There was
no session of the Darrow . trial to
day. With ten persanent jurors in
the boxes It Is expected the jury will
be secured from 40 veniremen whom
the deputies are rounding up today.
t
San Francisco, Jan. .25. Missing San Francisco, Jan. 25. "Goodbys
since New Years eve the body of.1"111. I 've you and die with
Louis Bowman, aged 22, a clothing . thoughts of you." Penning these
dealer, was found in the bay. Helwords. M1 Laura Schimmel aged JJ,
disappeared after spending theeven-,8 stenographer, turned on the gas
ing with his fiancee. His valuables 'a her apartments and died of as
were' untouched." . - : phyxlatlon. Her father lives in Sio-i
' Falls, S. Dak. ... ... .. .
; Tote Seekers Hold Heetinpi j '' . ' ' -
j London. Jan. 25. 'Militant suffra-: Rockefeller Qnls 'Seant
gettes held mass meetings throughout; -rrr. e -
t. . a - . .v 1 Washington, Jan. 25 P ans for the
London todan preparatory to the , ' .,,,. ....
.. . .v v . exam nation of WU lam Rockefel er
Imously re-elected president of the out giving credit to every commun-,
association and, Leo R. Merrick, ot leal Ion quoted. If you will co-operate
Portland, was unanimously re-elec.ed with me benefit Is bound to accrue to
secretary for the ensuing year. Other all concerned as the exchange of the new Immigration measure comes j
officers were chosen as follows: V ideas is bound to tend to omethlnR up for .consideration. The measure i
as amended provides for a literary j
test, and all Immigrants must furnish
certificates of character from their
respective governments before they
will be (ranted admission Into the
I'nited States. The bill has caused
more letters of complaint to congress
men than any other measure Intro-j
duced ln the house ln recent vcirs
Jewish organizations have pledged
themselves to fight the cranse refer
ring to certificates, and are warmly
supporting Senator La Folleite who;
bitterly denounced that fetaure of the
bill because it effectively closes for
ever the door of America to political
refugees. "
We Now Have On Deposit
$800,000.00
of money accumulated by residents of La Grande and the Grande'
Ronde valley.
. We Now Have Loaned
$700,000.00
to business men. farmers and others In this community.
Ths money deposited her is not "laid away" as same of It might
be If its owners had not deposited It. but It Is industriously at wora
all about us, doing good.
By depositing your Income here on open account and paying It out
by check, you will safeguard your Interests, build your credit anl
cultivate aa acquaintance at a strong financial Inatltation, which
can and will balp you when yon need help. ,
Doot delay, you ran begin with a email deposit at the
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Ct gon
Capital $100,900 00. Surplus, $120,000.00. Resources, $1,110,000.00
run j. Hftures w. j. curRcn.
PresUeat Tie President
r. .L. BEYERS, EARL ICS PEL,
Gutter Aaat Cashier
Kobbers Imprison Cashier.
Oklahoma City.. 0kla Jan. 23.
Robbers looted the state bank ot
Mounds. Ckla.. and locked the cashier
in the vault. Thirty-five hundred dol
lars were secured. A posse Is trailing
the masked men. -
next Monday for the purpose of con
tinuing the debate on the clause
granting the franchise to women. -
were discussed by Attorney Ottmeyer
for the committee, and Attorney Gar
ver for Rockefeller today. Chairman
Pujo declared he expected to examine
(Rockefeller next week. '
Rider Crows Alps.
Geneva. Jan. 25. For the r.rst time
in historv an aviator has crossed tfce
Alps in safety. The honor belongs to
Aviator Bielomicio who flew from
Brieg. Switzerland, to Domodosillo.
Italy, in 25 miutes. Good weather
favored the passage.
Inve9.tIpa.Jon Is to Be Demanded
WaRhineton. Jan.' 2S ConirreRHmnn
Berger of Milwaukee has announced 2,
that he has practically decided to de-,!
ma ml a congressional Investigation of
the garment workers strike in New
York. He Is gathering data for the
Investigating committee.
-Hand apt Get Reception.
Tacotna, Jan. 25. After exchang
ing five shots with an unmasked ban
dit !n one of the paolrooms of the
suburb. J. M. Parker was wounded In
the head. He believes one of h!s
bullets found Its mark in the robber.
Both emptied their revolvers at a d!s
tance of IS feet. Wheu the robber
appeared he ordered Parker to hold
up his hands, but Parker stepped be
hind U.c counter, got his revolver ant
ipened fire.
Krorea 'rantrc Confica.ed.
Chicago. Jan. 25. The Chlrag
health department baa seized a car
load of oranges just arrived from
California on the ground that the
ml", is frost bitten and not fit foi
consumption.
Satiny Fellows BeWttew.
Saa Francisco, Jan. 25. Beefstew
three times a day for thirty days ex-
la Grande a Goed Town.
La Grande Is a mighty good town
worthy of the best of everything
That's why we have joined the Amer
ican Drug asd Press association and
offer to our people the Merltol line
of preparat'ons. made by the associ
ation and sold only through Ms mem
bers. ' There Is nothing like these
goods, guaranteed In every way. with
oute aa equal, made by experts. We
want La Graade people to have the
best there is. so we offer you this line
Ask t see Meritol goods. The New
lln Dru; ceffipany.
EARN S03TETHIG Dl'RING
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The Observer has an attractive
S proposition for one person
" either lady or man in every
school district In tfnlon and
Wallowa counties outside of La.
Grande, to act as correspondent.
Space rate will be paid for all
news, provided at least one news
letter each week is sent in.
This work can be done dur-
Ing snare moments. Checks for
services will be mailed each
month.
Remember, a correspondent is
wanted at every postofflce and
In every, as well as ln each
school district. No previous ex-
perlence is necessary, as all
that is required Is telling th
news of the community as it oc-
curs.
Write at once and be the per-
son to represent the Observer ln
your community, thus making
some extra money for vonrself.
THE OB3HRVER,
tf La Graade. Oregon
WHAT!
It better for break
fast than
BUCKWHEAT I
CAKES
with
Adirondack Maple i
Syrup?
We carry a freh lice of
self-raising Pancake and
Buckwheat Flour. ,
Phone 16
Cummings & Black