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LA iBAHra.ETOiffq QBEEStTER.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30,, 1913.
TOE OBSERVER
I BRUCE OENNiS .
' EDITOR 1XD OW5M.
latere at the pestefflea at La Grande.
Oregsa, m secsad data Matter., .
I 8CBSCR1PTI03 SATIS.
Daily, single copy tc
ttly, per week ............lie
'fly, per month .tSt
'aires to bay goods, reducing the vol
ume of money at home, be will, of
courae, again find himself In the po
itlon of debtor to an absent creditor.
Tbe money tbat be "will acquire will
have to be furnished him by tbe fin
ancial centers to wblcb be bat tent
1U Therefore, In sending out of tbe
community the money whtcb should
remain at.bom for tbe use of him
self and . neighbors, be is effecting
present and doubtful economy at tie
expense of tighter money later on..
WHERE IS THE FAIR5ESSI
With tbe large amount of snow i There are many things attached to
that baa already fallen in the moun- ne taking up of public lands which j
tains, and with assurance from theltho" who nave Bot ha1 experience I
weather denartment that a mm may encounter. Tbe writer sat in I
more Is to come, tbe probability of 'the ,an1 fflce yesterday when three
floods on the Grande Ronde Is to bej,8olule(1 tracts were sold." Aocord-
u I
PROBABILITY OF FLOODS.
considered.
It is not an uncommon thing to
hear some of the older residents tell
of tbe time wben water, was three
feet deep from tbe bill to Island City,
wnen it was possible to ride in a
log to land office rules these lands
must be sold to tbe highest bidder.
Tbe first of these tracts was put tip
for sale and was bid In at. appraise
ment, wblcb Is probably tbe natural
price for the land as appraisement
boat from the hill to Union. In ialiy covers what the land is worth
those days there was no railroad ,n Intrinsic valuation,
grade and tbls would naturally pro- j The next two tracts were offered
tect the west side of the city now. 'or sale and the parties who bad ro
But a heavy flood would certainly . ceeded with all the requirements to
Inundate the eastern part of the city. Ret tbe land on the market were'en-
Suggestion has been made that the conntered with opposition bidders
city look carefully to the bulkhead In one Instance, at least. It waa a
at Oro Dell to be sure that the rotten c'er case of hold-up,, with tbe ap
logswil not give way under heavy Parent desire of making the original
water pressure. party pay more for the land than It
It would indeed be much better to really worth, but because of loca
expend some money as an Insurance tlon, was desirable. According to
against floods than to go to heavy federal land rules there is
expense necessary to replace the nothing to force a man's money on
damages caused by them. 'able when bidding, and it occured
As a year for snow this bas every to nat the old-time rules of the
indication of being a record. breaker. voker player should be the rules of
i . , the land office wben a man sees fit
"to bid on a tract he should show the
real money, Tbe way matters now
rn recent years the farmers of the ,tand' ,DJrone can appear ana bld on
THE ABSE5T CREDITOR,
Isolated tracts, and while they may
never Intend to take the lands, still
have tbe privilege of being a bidder
Middle West have rejoiced at getting
out of the debtor class. Not so long
ago farmlands of that territory were
blanketed wtth mortgages 'that were
e'fl 1n Philadelphia, Boston, New
York and other, eastern cities. Tbe
east was the creditor, of the west;
and to tbe east tbe west shipped a
considerable proportion of its earn
inss to meet' Intercut navmnnta.
These loans were part of a natural B' "Uncial dree and-speech -and
desirable arrangement. Tbe east We 4earn tDe wor,d to doubt
being the older community, bad the And cry ,or rlche" out of rM h
from which wn"e w , "DOUl
We need to love for life Is more
mi 1. 1 f I
tut needed the quick money of the 'UBU "'.
east for Ita Improvement. Eastern lu "u ,"",la' ""
WE NEED TO LITE.
We need to live for life is more'
Than eating, drinking, wearing.
Than seeking pleasures door To door
And hither, thltber, Hiring. '
established
these loans
fortunes
might be
drawn. The
money, therefore, and western brawn
combined for the development of the
prairie states.
Nevertheless, mlddlewestern farm
ers were anxious to become financial
ly Independent of the enat as soon
as possible by paying off these loans.
In recent years the farmer has pros
pered. Land and crop values have
Increased, and the middle west finds
Itself free from tbe mortgages which
once plastered the farms of that re
gion.. There Is no likelihood 'that middle
western farmers will again become
debtors of an absent creditor to an
great extent, unless they shall gen
erally follow the policy now be'ng
followed by a few. If the middle
west farmer sends bis money to the
centers of population wben be
Tbe inner mortal cheating.
The tinsel things of life we clutch
While skies are blue above us.
While here beside us at our 'touch
Are those who long to love us.
We need to learn for life Is more
Than wearing, eating, drinking
A little less of later lore
And more of early thinking.
We need to live and love and learn
The simple things to cheer us.
To truth, established to return
And learn the lesson near us.
POl'GLAS MALLOCII.
EM
East Dot
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West's 15th Annual Sale
Has Broken All Records for BARGAIN GIVING
FOR ALMOST A MONTH THIS STORE HAS BEEN CROWDED DAILY WITH HUNDREDS OF
EAGER PURCHASERS AND EACH IN TELLING FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS OF THE GREAT
REDUCTIONS, SQUARE DEALING AND UNEQUALLED SELECTIONS HAVE BEEN THE
CAUSE OF THE ENORMOUS CROWDS EACH DAY.
Take Advantage ofThesePrices Now. Don't Delay
BENJAMIN AND SOCIETY tomokeow ends the unpabalelled
brand suits ill Reduced. $9.90 S UIT Sale
y Irdy fT aO'lVfl Includes every Ladies' and Misses' suit in our entire
WV ii W KCitV ...... stock. Values up to $40.00. .
Extraordinary Savings on All Staple Dry' Goods
$1,25 Velvet Corduroy, now"
Yard wide Triam Percales
:85c
.....9q
.10c
15c.
12J2 Fortress Percales, now
20c Fancy Striped Seersuckers
0c Fancy Tissue Silks
$1.00 Yd. Crescent Messaline
.....8c
..12i2o
29c
69o
Reg. 15c Bakhara Flannels, now
20c Turkish Towels, now ;
BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT THAT EQUAL THE ABOVE. MANY LINES REDUCED
BELOW THE COST OF MANUFACTURE. . " ' v; . .V
ONLY ONE
DAY
HURRY
' ONLY ONE
DAY MORE
. ' HURRY
3
THE QUALITY STORE
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go or Philadelphia or any other tlned to a pathetic failure, so far as mail order competition, and are lay- were giued. t0 tne necklace worn
city will get out of !-. remark concerns getting the farmer's pro- Ing plans to combat it. The best by Mrs. Wilson. It was a circlet of
Judge C. Welliver, a well known duce to the town consumer. land surest plan would be to adver- n..' i' ....,
- - - MutifWU vvllio 111 UU11 gUlU H1IU UlieU
.tise in tneir local
authority. Within a 30-mile :- radius
of New York City there isn't enough
butter, poultry or dressed r fowls
raised to put In your eye. compared
of course to tbe demand of New
York's tremendous market. But get
outside that little radius and . you
can't ship any of those thing to any
city. i . .
WILL PARCELS POST AID THK
FARMER!
Just think for ' a moment how
de- much good New, York, Boston, Chlca-
We Now Have On Deposit
$800,000.00 ,
or money accumulated by residents of La Grande and the Grande
Roude valley.
We Now Have Loaned
$700,000.00
to business men. farmers and others In this community.
. Ths money deposited here la not "laid away" as some of It might
be If Its owners had not deposited It. but It Is Industriously at work
II about os, doing good.
- By depositing your Income here on open account and paying It out
bv check, you wUl safeguard your Interests, build your credit and
cultivate an acquaintance at a strong financial Institution, wblcb
can and win help you when you need help.
. Dont delay, you can begin with a small deposit at the
La Grande National Bank
.La Grande, Oregon
Capital iio,oe.e.
fred j. wnMia
President
r. i
Surplus, I1SO.000.OA. Resources, $1,110,000.0
W. J. CHURCH.
Tic Prmtdeat
VCTERS, KARL ICTDFT, r ' ' '
Asst Cashier
WHAT C08T!TCTES A HOME I
Think of home, and the mind in
stinctively wanders ta,-k to the old
town, the quiet street, the spacious
grounds, the cottage hidden anions
the trees, the gravel walk, the old
well, the flowers In bloom, and the fir
laden with the fragrance of spring.
Do you see what it means?; The
ver, inmgs we nave oeen promised Mvg Bn 0maha paper.
could be shipped direct from farm the clo8,ng Qay ca8tg , ghad.
to city home can't be shipped there ovpr ,h. world fadin rava nt
at all. Eggs? Yes. It must be ad- ,k Hirr,; ... ,... .k u .u. P nut after the business
iuu ury $uou8 men ao.
papers, placing close like the Enellsh doVcollar.
the superior quality of their goods This is one of the pet fancies of Mrs.
intelligently and persistently before Wilson, and she wears It almost con
jthe people of tbelr field. The ad- stantly. As the long white gloves
vantages of trading at borne and of were draw ofr the rineleas hands
building up local Interests might al- witn tne well kept nails and dimpled
so be explo'ted in the same wa y.The , knuckles were In marked contrast to
truth Is that the retail hardware the overloaded bands of the average
dealers are as a rule non-advertisers! g0Clety woman. v
to
a . , . . I
ana mey are simpiy sunenng irora a .vot havIne wn nrvl1eept
lack of publicity. The mall order meet any ot tne former ,adlea of the
hnitaQ urill fnnt'nim in Annmanl. 1n .... ...
" wn te House, I cannot, even tnougti
to tneir trade until-they wake up and j
Just
J
were rudely disposed, make any
M:XT LADY fF THE WHITE
HOI SE. .
Mrs. Wilson is pre-eminently the
, type of woman whom one emects to
each other's embrace, they stroll enjoy tbe domestic side even of'the
I -1 I A Al t t .
iimeu iui iney re going 10 aiiow lat.Ped windows .and over cradled
eggs to be shipped farther. ,Theylnnorent.e motner croong' ner h,1(,.
will go In a corrugated piste-board ),v
container that Is very Usirf. Wo". "M tne break!nR dawn calls to act
took one of them, at the postofflce dp- lvlty the waking world, we see him.
partment the other day, a sample af- on whom. for n.r ajfe neveT de.
.uuc , crr . eggs, anu grends-we see them as. locked In
weighed It. It we'gbed Just six
ounces. With a doxen eggs In It a .... .. ,., I . .".
h. ..... . ., . 6" - wore tire wmcn has been thrust up-
!. f.u , . T. P Ver ,1,B ne "n"1M "" h" ber through her husband's ad-
mar shin LI fa ?. v ifv" hfW " Mr,,nK A Ps vnnce ,o the foremost o.Uce In the
?ut Iir I. .S.3dJrh of hIs mnen. say. Edith
fut your eggs in and address It to a ,ki. . i ., ji. .... ...
... -v.. ..a ouu u lownscna Ksurmann. "I linow ev-
tnuce comes bis response. We say rv woman wan-a tn liaor oan predict that
place In the first rone; tbat Is, with-
In ca mIi.. mv a iii a
... u ....,:. .B p..s.HKe win oe Tn,re ,s home Xnd g0 ,
cents. Add to that the cost of the
container Itself and It will be sever
al cents more; probably enough to
Justify you In having an arrange
ment with your customer to' mall
Ilke j comparisons,, but from the - delight
fully gracious recaption accorded me
and my raincoat, of one thing I can
be certain Mrs. Wilson with her
charm of manner still retains a
strong antagonism to anything even
verging on vulgarity or an appeal to
the sensational.' This Is borne out
by the report that she will not coun
tenance In the White. House, the tur
key trot or the bunny hug, approving
as all' women must, - the graceful
waltz and the always popular two-'
step. Wtth these qualifications I
no more popular
hostess will live In tbe history than
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of tho
President-elect." -
A man who claimed to be the right
ful heir to tbe Spanish throne has
roTt ladv of the White House looked
It is not necessary that it be sum- on . the rainy day following the ex
ptuous to be a home. It Is only notions of thev nleht before, and the
necessary that Love reign therein. exegencles of a morning of Christ
It is not necessary tbat It be poor mag shopping. The tailor-made cos-
In Ha a hritrtA If la rtnlv lin-Tf ii ' . . ...
th Mn.t. wv ..tW " ............ . iiinie. or. mat ana ssin, was ot
,, .. ' 1 nat Kindness shall be the ruling smooth mannish cloth In rrov and Just died In Missouri, which Is bet-
aplrlt. white stripes. The skirt fitted beau-t,r h"n a'aylng In Spaln'and being
A nation that Ignores the welfare tlfiilly, but there was no suggestion . Bno
and the happiness of the home Is a 'f ,k.,isht rarb. The roaf wa nff -
But the egga destined for; large nnt'ou doomed. Men do not defend , the usual Jacket cut. not cutaway Boston physician claims that he
cities will not come from points tenements. . bsck. ith a narrow white almulated can tell what alia a patient by hold-
........ . nrs. sons as a ruie; tney, i ue oniy excuse ror governmern vest. On her shoulders she wore a Ing said patient's hand. The nsual
w. mine iroiu m second tone, ann law is io mainiain tne ossimii-. wonderful deep collar of sable beads
which Includes everything outside ty of a home. We need not only, d talis and carried a moderate
the first and Inside of 150 miles. Justice to make It possible. Peace1 s7ed muff of the same fur Her hat
- - vv J av w J uui uubu kj snc I, " HViCi 1 Willi UVB J UlUfltT
cost of sending it back will be five
cents; so you have added 13 cents to
the cost of the eggs. v
egss will be 10 cents, with a 6-cent It Inviting, companionship to make It
charge for carrying your corrugated blest. Love to make It holy, and the
pasteboard back to you: total cost of laughter of a cMld to make It divine
getting the eggs to market. 1 cents. s-s .
Will such rates market many eggs?( The Eugene Guard points out the.
The truth Is that men who have been way in the following :"Tbe retail
working on these regulations are hardware men In session In Port
convinced the whole scheme la des- land, are alarmed over the growth of
wns far more simple than thnt of
monv shop girls. It was a soft cam
el's hair felt of warm brown, turned
back from the wavy hair of almost
the same tone, and caught by a ros
ette or green velvet and a green wing
It was tremendously smart and equal
ly becoming.
nnne we were talking, my
method Is to hold the patient's pock
etbook. " '
A German scientist has invented a
milk which he says Is Just as good as
that given by the cow, and probably
It Is a good deal better than that g!v
m by the well pump.
One pound ot good coal releases
sufficient energy to raise an average
eyes man to a point 14 miles high.'
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