La Grande evening observer., January 28, 1913, Image 4

PAG2P0T7B
IX UZlZrSZS 0E3S3TE3.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1913.
TOE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNiS
EBITOB AJtD tfWSEB.
Katerc4 at the postofflce at La Grando,
Oregea, as second, class natter.
SUBSCRIPTION BATES. : j
Dally, Dingle copy S
"Pally, per week ,....lej
lll). Mr month 65'
COURT U01SE AT WORK.
The people selected workers In the
new county officials for every ofllce is
humming with business these days
. There la not an Idle hand around the
county building. Taxpaying time la
near at hand and the big work of
handling thla large undertaking la
on. Sheriff Hug la well organized In
tils department
In the aaseaaor'a office there ia alao
perfect organization and a ' keen de
sire to do up the annual work and to
keep the odda and enda tied hi ao
that any citizen at any time can call
In that office and obtain information
on any subject that the office deala
w.th. '
' Recorder Proctor haa the bablt of
Also keeping up the records la bia
office, and according to our way of
thinking, the court bouae la going
some right now with every Indication
that the work will not lag. I
crops thla valley produce the year
following heavy anowa.
Some one baa aald no freak bills
had been Introduced In the legislature
What ia the definition of the word,
"freak?"
Pendleton now baa 300 more popu
lation. The Insane asylum was filled
from the Willamette valley this week.
1 Who aald anything about cleaning
enow from the sidewalks In the resi
dent district? ,
NARROW Jl'ISOR BIASED.
Tills Is Statement Made by Prosecu.
tlim ut Los Angeles Trial.
Los Angeles. Jan. 28. Claiming he
baa posltlvel information to prove that
George C. Bobbins, accepted aa a Jur
or In the Darrow trial, ia prejudiced
for the defendant. Diatrlct Attorney
Ford baa announced the court will
make a determined effort to oust Rob
bin from the Jury. It la expected the
defense will try to retain Bobbins.
Ford declared he would produce wit
nesses to show that . Robblna, follow
ing Harrow's acquittal on the former
charge of bribery, told neighbors be
believed Darrow waa Innocent and
that it would be a needless expenae
to try him again.
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LA GRASDE AS A XEETOG PLACE
Aa all know, the next meeting of
the Oregon Retail Merchants assbcla-.
tlon ia to be entertained by La Grande
This will doubtleas start what abould
have been started aome time ago a
movement to make La Grando a meet.,
ing place. The central location of
this city so far aa Eastern Oregon
goes, makea It the Ideal place for
meetings of all kinds, and we have
no doubt that the cordial welcome
wbkh I.a Grande will give the mer
chants of the atate will Increase the
desire on the part of the public to
meet here.
Walter Is Word-Lashed
Chicago. Jan .28. 'You bold up
enough people without going out of
your regular line of work," aaid
Judge Scully to John Barton, a wait
er, In sentencing Mm to two months
for larceny. "Waltera don't have to
steal. -'They can get rich on tips
alone.". Scully bad Just returned from
his lunch.
Governor West and the legislature
can fight as many rounds aa they
please so long es they keep down the
expenses of this session, In fact the
people are not caring much about the
fight It la results tbat th?y want to
. wee.
XegToes Will Celebrate.
. Washington, Jan. 28. There will
be an Inaugural ball In Washington
after all despite the fact that President-elect
Wilson frowned on it and
the Inaugural committee gave it up.
The ball will be bed In Convention
hall the night of March 5th.. There
will te bands lots of them and gay
red bunting and brilliant yellow
Bt reamers. There will be turkey
trots, chicken flips and cake walka
yaaa. sah. The National ' Negrd
Democratic league la ' making big
preparations for the event. ..
Hair Work.
Last ntgbt the Moose held forth
with one of tbelr delightful social
dancing parties which again Impress
es the tact that the Moose are a decid
ed! factor In La Grande's social ' Wr
ites. .
The rotary got as far as Mlnam. and
tbat Is far enough unless the map
ehajngea as to the staple drifts In win.
ter time. Then Mlnam Is a good
place to atop, anyway. .
Union people feel Juatly Indignant
over the Governor's proposal to send
inmates of the insane asylum across
the mountalna to raise produce on the
experimental farm. That la adding
insult to Injury. '
Just aa a forecast It might be well
to call Attention to what bumper
Ladies, bring your combing and
have them made up by Madam Ken
edy at Savoy hotel, room 8. Will be
here only one more week. . Highest
prices paid for combings.
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Widlroadrr Protect Wldew.
Huntington. Jan. 27. (Special)
A spontaneous expression of human
sympathy has gone out to Mrs. Bather
Evere, ' whose husband died a few
daya ago. The case la sad In the ex
treme. Married Just a year ago, ber
husband burled within two daya of
the anniversary of the wedding day.
while a little daughter came a day
or so after the funeral. Her atory
baa called out a general response
from every class of practical beln
and quite a large sum haa been col
lected to make the expression count.
The railroad mail clerks have alao
Last Week of 1 5th Annual Sale
Final Reductions Now in Effect
Every department offers special inducements
for this week's Purchasing. PONT DELAY
MEN!
This will be your last opportunity to
SAVE 25 PER CENT TO 33 1-3 PER CENT
" ON ALL NEW
SOCIETY BRAND and
BENJAMIN CLOTHING
YOU MUST HUERY
Staple Dry Goods
at great price savings until close of sale.
Americus Apron Ginghams
Yard wide Dress Tercales
32Voc Dress Percale, reg. I2V2C. now
20c "Striped Seersuckers, now
60c Mercerized Damask, now ....
50c Silk Tissues Fabrics
35c Silk Tissue Fabrics :
25c Silk Tissue Fabrics
6c
.9c yd.
8c
12y2c
40c
29c
19c
.. 15c
50 pieces regular $1.00 yd. silk mes
salines. All the wanted shades
69c ID.
20 bolts assorted silks in stripes and Cfl V fl
plain colors. Regular prices 75c to JM q J II
90C DOW M M -
OUR READY TO WEAR DEPT. OFFERS EXTRA INDUCEMENTS
$9.90 SUIT SALE STILL
IN EFFECT
Your choice of any ladies' or Misses' suit in our
entire stock at one price and in many instances
only one-half the wholesale cost. ,
$9.90 YOUR CHOICE
Silk and Wool Dresses at Great Savings
Not . one garment in the . entire stock' reduced
but all are included in one great final clearance. See
them today.
LINGERIE DRE5SES AND SILK WAISTS That Sold
up to $8.50 in this,
final clearance-1 up
stairs .
W sii141ai
$3.90
WEST'S
The Quality Store
J
1 made strenuous efforts In ber be
half, aa he rhusband was a very
popular railroad clerk. They are
arranging to protect the Interests of'
the small home purchase In Port
land and which was not fully paid
for.
Bridging the Clearwater at Orofinu.
We Now Have On Deposit
$800,000.00
of money accumulated by residents of La Grande and the Grande
Ronde TsJley.
We Now Have Loaned
$700,000.00
to boaineea men, farmers and others In this community.
The money deposited here Is not "laid away" aa some of It might
b If Its owners bad not deposited It, but It la Induatrtoualy at work,
all about oa, doing good.
By depositing your Income here on open account and paying tt out
by check, yon will safeguard your Interests, build your credit and
cultivate) aa acquaintance at a strong financial Institution, which
ca and will help you when yon need help.
Dont delay, yon can begin with a amall deposit at the
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
CmDltal 1100.000.00. Surplus. IHO.000.00. Resources 11.110.000.00
flfcKD J. HOLIES w. j. CHntru.
PreUet Tire President
" virrnQ fa HI. y.r!P-
ASS1 issuer
i A large crew of men la now rushing
work on the new steel bridge across
the Clearwater river at Orofino. The
bridge la being bu.'i by the county of
Clearwater and the contract price Is
18.000. The bridge will give the
farmers of the rich section of coun
try near Rusell and Gilbert across to
Orofino and the railroad without the
expense and difficulty of crossing the
river on the ferry.
supervisor at Missoula, Mon-t.
More than 25 different corporatloua
have submitted applications to pur
chase parts of the timber, which la lo
cated on the west branch of Priest
river and along Moore's creeg, cover
ing some 18,000 acres of land in the
national forest.
The sale of the timber will mean a
great deal of activity in the district
In the next few years, as under the
terms of the sale the timber must be
removed at a rate of not lees than
j 30,000.000 feet a year. It ia a expect
ed a number of new sawmills will be
built as a result.
Bidders for the timber are required
by the government to submit with
their offers a statement of the pro
posed meana of logging and develop
ment, which will be ocnsldered In
awarding the timber.
About 55 per cent of the timber, or
about 150.000.000 feet. Is high class
white pine and the balapce la about
equally divided between yellow pine
and Englemann spruce.
I WHAT
Is better for break
fast than
AT ONCE - CLOGGED
NOSTRILS OPEN,
HEAD COLDS AND
BIG TTOBER SLE E IK.
i(hrr 2rtO,mw,0K Feet to Be Sold to
Highest Bidder Attril 1.
Spokane. Wash.. Jan. 28. The larg
est sale of government timber ever
made In the northwest will be con
summated Apr! II. when the national
forestry service will dispose of SK3.
000.000 feet of saw timber in the Kan
Iken forest In Pend O'rellle county of
Eastern Washington to the higher!
bidder. At the same time there will
be sold 1WI.000 cedar poles.
The minimum prices that will be
considered br the aovernment for the
timber vary from $1 to $5 per thou-'
ssnd feet and It Is estimated that the'
timber will net the government atj
least an averate of l' per thousand,
making a total of considerably more
than a million and a quarter dollars
for the lot.
Rids foj the lumber are being re
ceived by the forest . aupervlsor at
, Newport. Wash., and by the district
Breathe Freely! (lean StuiTed-BM,
Inflamed Nose and Head and So
Catarrhal Dhrharce. Cure Dull
Headache.
Try "Ely's Cream Balm."
Get a amall bottle anyway, just to
try It Apply a little In the nostrils
and instantly your rloggeil nose and
stopped-np air passages cr the head
111 open: you will breathe freeiv:
inllness and headache disappear. Bt
morning! The catarrh, cold In head
or catarrhal sore thoat will be gone.
End such mtsey now! Get the small
bottle of "Ely'a Cream Balm" at any
drug store. Thla sweet, fragrant
balm dissolves by the heat of the nos
trils; penetrates and heals the in-
flamed, swollen membrane which
I linea the nose, head and throat:
clears the air passages: stops nasty
discharges and a feeling of cleansing,
soothing relief comes Immediately.
Don't lay awake tonight struggling
for breath, with head stuffed; aoatrlla
cl-ved. hawking and blowing. Catarrh
or a cold, with Its running nose, foul
mucous dropping Into the throat and
raw dryness la distressing but trul)
needless.
Put yonr faith just once in "Ely's
Cream Balm" aqd your cold or ea
tar. h will surely disappear.
i BUCKWHEAT
CAKES
with
j Adirondack Maple
1 Syrup?
We carry a fresh lice of
2 self-raising Pancake and
i Buckwheat Flour.
j Phone 16
Cummings & Black
Victory secured from worthy and
respected rivals is doubly sweet, but
it doesn't make any greater' noise in
he percentage column.
1 ?10H ij gNY UVIOglCOaSaV i gin Li i J
For Headachp NpivniTcnA
iPJteSihdiaS t disorders
asa jsiiuiica.aiimoiaaaei7
FOR SALE BY A. T. KILL. DRl'G-