LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1913.
THE OBSERVER he,r home on ,he
PAGE FOUR
BRUCE DENNiS
EDITOR AM) flWSER. "
titered at the postofflre at La Grande,
Oregon, at second elan matter.
SUBSCIUl'TIOX BITES.
Mra. Weyburn of Portland arrived
here today to speak at the local Meth
odist church tomorrow.
Frank Metcalf of Union, Floyd
Pierce of Hot Lake and E. H. Hall
of Wallowa are guests of the Foley.
Tout Duncan of La Grande went
Dally, single copy Sc to Pendleton today In the Interests of
HEy, per week 15e
Dally, per month Me
THE WAY ME LOSE HONEY.
the grocery business.
Mrs. Franc Wllholm leaves this eve
ning for Portland where she will
transact business matters and visit
with friends.
Rev. J. M. Dressier of the Imbier
Methodist church returned today .'rora
an
Money Is not a commodity. It la a
medium for the exchange of commod
ities. (And "commodities" means the Alethodlst district conference
either goods or labor.) Under proper Prairie City.
conditions, a man who pays out Mrs. Bert Johnson of Elgin, Bruce
money does'at part with anything; he Cox of Wallowa and Aubrey O. Smith
merely gives up something that he of Elgin are stopping at the Sommer
baa received for value In some pre- hotel today.
vlous transaction and receives value Miss Hazel Welch of Allcel went to
back again. In other words, all her home this morning to spend the
through his life he gives up commod-'weck end. She Is attending the La
Ity for money and money for commod- Grande high school.
Ity In endless chain. The money It- Mr. and Mrs. Purcell of Eckley.
self Is nothing more In the transac- Colorado, arrived here thla morning
tlon than the wagon Unit dnllvprs the with a view of making La Grande
goods. their future home.
So long as this circle Is unbroken David Zimmerle, treasurer of the
goods for money and money for Grande Ronde Orchard company, ar-
goods the balance of trade, so far as rived In La Grande from Seattle and
this man Is concerned, Is maintained, intends to remain here for the next
ANNOUNCEMENT
First Spring Styles in
COATS AND SUITS
Women's and Misses'
NOW ON DISPLAY
He has not only a place In which to
buy but also a place In which to sell,
for -the money Is at hand to serve as
the medium either way.
But suppose he buys a commodity
. and pays money therefor. And sup
pose a little later he has a commod
ity of his own to sell In order that be
may have his money returned to him.
'And now suppose the money has dis
appeared. Then, If the money has
left the community, the community
cannot buy bis goods.
It may be the man himself is to
two weeks. (
Alf. N. Christiansen, employed by
Jack Oliver, went to Pendleton to
day on business, intending to be gone
over Sunday.
Attorney A. W. Schaupp of Joseph
was In the city attending sessions
of the circuit court. Mr. Schaupp
bought out the business of Jerry Rusk
formerly of Joseph, now of La Grande.
Mrs. L. A. Goodin who has been
visiting her son. L. E. Goodin, who is
operating the P. A. McDonald ranch
near La Grande, returned thla morn-
"THIS SEASON'S NOVELTY"
MOONLIGHT COATS
A new and decidedly popular style in light wrap
for spring wear. In many attractive materials
and shades.
$15.00 to $25.00
"SEE THE WINDOWS."
"CHARMING STYLES IN"
TAILORED SUITS
The product of America's best tailoring and high
est grade of materials are both embodied in these
attractive spring styles. Just received direct from
New York. Popular prices from
$15.00 to $30.00
"SEE THE WINDOWS."
blame. It may be that he has fallen ng to her home In Wallowa.
Into the habit of sending his money Frank O'Boyle, a former engineer
away to some distant community when running out of La Grande passed
be desired to buy commodities and through the city Inst night on his way
has been unreasonable enough to ex- to Kansas where he Intends to sppnd
poet it to be close at hand to serve as gome time visiting his mother,
the medium of exchange when he de- - Anna Doerlng of Tygh Valley, Ore
sires to sell. In other words, he has gon. near The Dalles, arrived tr th"
furnished some other community with 'citv to take In the IPosary hr -v.
the medium of exchange Instead of the Steward next Tuesday evening,
keeping the medium of exchange In Mrs. H. F. Tyler of Walsburg, W'n..
his own community where It will be made connections In I .a. Grande foi
available when he requires Its ser- Elgin where she Intonds to spend n
vices. number of weeks at the homo of Mr.
That seems very foolish. What and Mrs. Hooper. She was nccom
makes the man do it? " pnnled by her sister, Mrs. J. B. Hum-
11 llton of Corvallis.
' Mrs J. O. Anderson and Mrs. W. M.
4, q Evans stopped off In La Grande this
morning to -visit their brother, I . V.
A Wright. They huve been visiting their
mother in I'nion and are now on their
. w"y to Lewiston and Lane. Idaho, re-
u t i n.,.....,... ..... , ...si.ectively where they live.
...... ...... .......,.,., , lI1L. W)n Inll Ig b(uk poi..i(I1j
city from Klgln. She returned today. . . . . . ..
A. M. Patterson left today for Ne- witness for the federal government In
brnska, where he will visit during Hie a land stealing ense. He was accom-wln1er-
.panics by Ms sister, Mrs. Lane. Both
' fleo. Itohrdond of Pendleton was s'opped off In La Gramlo before re
in the city the guest of Mr. Ham of turning to their home In Dm-kee.
La Grande. I c F. Johnson of Enterprise re-
Miss Pound of. Umatilla passed turned this morning from North Da
through 1 Grando today after a trip kola where he had gone with his
to the Wallowa country. i)lte daughter RlUa to spend the win-
W. L. Lay and children ncmllne ami (Pr. The weather proved too severe.
Thurston of Joseph were in Iji When he left, the thermometer regls
Grando visiting relatives and friends, tered 40 below zero and Mr. Johnson
rraisoxALs.
February White Sale Now at Its Height
SAVING PRICES ON ALL NEW EMBROIDERI ES, MUSLIN UNDERWEAR AND WHITE
WASH GOODS.
SALE LASTS ONLY UNTIL FEB. 15TH
$9.90 Suit Sale
Over 40 of these elegant
garments to select from.
Values up to $40.00.
WEST'S
THE QUALITY STORE
a stiiriiitiiisiiiiisi.i.i. nr-atf s tff asfssf uidULixliJjjTj
FinalCIean up Prices
on many short lines to
make room for arrival of
spring merchandise.
reasoned that the weather and op- CHRISTMAS F03TALS BURNED
portunitles for a mechanic In the UJ'""'-U'
Grande Ronde valley were better than Dead Letter Office Destroyed 178,000
there and returned. Last Year.
. r L ' The dead letter office In Washington
, Inst year destroyed 178.(KK picture
Clanged Times. postcards. The majority of them car-
In a meadow a half dozen younc wo- rled Christmas greetings nnd were held
en gulf players were practicing put- as unmnllalile hern use either the oost-
llng. They looked very smart iu their age was not prepaid or the cards bore
trim golf suits, their skirts of rough mica or tinsel ornaments and were
homespun and their st arlet lacketa mailed In unsealed envelopes I
An old farmer anil one of his farm; The transmission of eartls with mica cerlne. etc., as compounded
hobs. Kriiiiihifd the farm htinil. 1 postal rofful.it.ona bwnuse In the pnt '
"thciu girls In the mwider ) scflrin the eyes of etuploj-eea were Injured by
our cows" dnmlllriff thm
I he old rnrmer shook hip hend and f
Slncp the oM-fashlonrd thporv of cur-
Inff eczema tliroutch the blood lias heen
given up by scientists, ina:.y c ..Csvy.i
salves have been tried for skin diseases,
lint It has been found that these salves
only clog the pores and cannot penetrate
to the inner skin below the .epidermis
Where the eczena germs are lodged.
Thin the quality of ' iemtraUnK'
probably explains the tremendous suc
cess of the well known liquid eczema
remedy, oil of winterjireen. thymol, (tly
cerlne. etc.. as compounded in D.D.D.
i li.isi-i iiwornr n is rorb hit on br the " v A.
I i.,.. , . ' I We have sold other remedies for skin
Wfey Salves Can't Cure Eczema
troubles but none that we can reeom
mend us 'highly as this for we know that
I.1).D. tops the itch at once. We curt
give you a trial size bottle for 25 cents
that will be enough to prove It
Of course all other ttruKHlfts hav.
D.U.D. Prescription go to them It yr
can't come to us but don't accept som
bis prollt substitute.
But if you come to our sore". we ar
so certain of what D.D.I i. will do for you
tnnc we oner you a lull size bottle on
this Kuarantee: If you do not And thst
It takes ewny tbe Itch AT ONCE. It
cost you not a cent.
slchi'd
"All. Timothy." he said with pro j
found truth, "times Is i lianired since
I was youni; In tliem days the rows
scared the mils."-Washington star.
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under which a bank is oiit f f
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The Christmas Preterit.
A platrue on him who sourly dubs
The cusinui overdone.
For every Christ mri gift contains
All prew iin rolled In one
tt taken the fnith. in thlnits unseen
Most wonderful to think.
In reindeer loiirueya over roofs
While stars Inns down to wink.
Time determines whether the policies
nted are safe.
bank has been tn Itusinnss t wont v-lx veni
It has grown steadily mi'll It has become one of the s'Tons"?' a;;d
most prosperous rlnancl.ii lisMliutlons In the West.
The soundness of its policies is attested by the lonit list of conserv
ative business men who tr.-.rtsact their business here; also i; an
earned surplus of ir.lV.MM C. the work of time and the res ,!i 4"
conservative mnnngement
This bank has facilities for takiiie care of more hlsh (trade b';.-.:-ness
and offers its serlies to those who appreciate the best W
banking.
The Troubles of a Giant.
Oeorpe Ciimlterlaiid saw the famous
slant Olirlnn Horn In the Strand In
London In 17M. and in "The Cumber-
In ml Letters." edited by Clementina
Hlaek. irlvea this note on biin: "His
hand, from the ball of his thumb, ne
tnally measures eleven liiehes and a
half and Is large In proportion. When
stood up I could lust with m forw-
flncer touch the bottom of his chin -In
a word, he Is eight feet three Inches
high, and his Isines are In prosirtloii j .. Christmas Flowers,
large-hut the mor devil eeniK to lie H''''',rs always make a lovely gift
dying for want of nlr ami exercise. ' 1 1 k,''':' "evernl days If in,.
He Is nineteen years i,r age and f,,l,,"vll i ----: 1 1 1 f h ,ire taken:
pecU to tie nine teet high" I ''' ""' ''" ,lf stems In melted
: pant din wax nti.l eaivrullv wril, the
cuf..u. ru..,. L. I f -"-- '"
Rul. hasa law wliiel, , outside oh- ; , "a 1 ,e n v. 'fT' '"
' " "e iilenty to fohl over the How.
It takes the hope which ever springs
In hlsh and lowly found.
The optimism anil the trust
Thst make the world go round.
And. Ihsi. it iaiiK for charity
The present in enhance.
But If troni iclver or Klvee
leNMid. in clieumstsm-a.
Mcljinill.nrith Wiivon in .New Vork Sua
We Will Do Your Electric Wiring
Do it right and at the right prices '
WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS
LA GnANDE ELECTRIC CO.
FOLEY 1I0TKL BLOCK. BLACK 3141
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital, $!0n.n0(0 Surplus, $1,10.000.00 Resources. t.mo.OnO.OO
PES1GXATKD DEI'OSITOUY OK I'NITF.n STATES (iOYEHMl:T.
I'MTED STATES I'OSTAL SAVlXiS DEPOSITORY.
on then l.v which stolen g,s,ds Ihmii j ,.,,. ,
the property ..I the thief if he can witi, ,. ..,,. ' . " "
prove that he ha- h .s.ssess, f j Mil! I nes'U ,' f nn.wn 'a ,'r !, tiTt hor
them foro. ei rive years In the thieves I re ready u. eM,i-...- '
market- which is. of eonrse licensed ity I
m.: I, e g,i,,it i in, i udmitteiv have I A . , .
been stolen (.re than dve vears I. J A ,8B MM-.g a sto
ore, . are ., oHerea ,,.r sine. ., ry ., , , f
Ihe place Is a veritahle Misvh lor the e i .. ;
Ugh. tinge,,,, gentry and their enter- ,.h., , - h ; , , """""
nrkinu ir ... . ' V. "'""r 'He can la::kc
- " "e - s Uuiiar go further
honest meu.lier of sM-lety. who se. me , k,,(w
'""J leiupuiig oargaiu ulsmr nim
I
tn a i-auiiaij;ti tha i
They tell a "toiv
a s'ory that sliowa whii
1 SoliO ivory. i manager lie Is It Meems ne went
I "Yes," ronresM-d Mr IsirKlnn. "II ,n, cigar store one day to get a
serves me right i enguoHi the mini "Khl- W,'H a he was lighting on a
to move our uinsIs and I forgot to aic . n,!in enteral and Isiugtit thrtv live
him bow much lie was uoing tocharce ; nt cigars. As soon as the man left
me for the .ih. It ever I do ih-o n 3"r fr,,"m' ,:ld quickly:
thing again. Maria." voii can Oae mi ' " "r,,"e cigars are sii for a tuarter,
, head for a football " B'' theyT
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it would he a good deal tun re pmnt- ",r- " la Mtesmnn.
able. Jotin al,l Mrs. iNtrltins. "to nit ! "r fi,',", l,llJ a dime.
It up into blllianl hails. . 'hM- on "filmme. he said, 'the other three.
Trlbuue.
then.' "-New York Tribune.
"Pleased !V
"Delighted !"
"Dandy Work!"
13 WHAT THEY ALL SAY ABOUT OUR "
French Dry Cleaning and
Pressing
Because we are giving a quality of service never be
fore even approximated in La Grande.
LET US PROVE IT TO YOU.
Cherry's New Laundry, Inc.
GEO. GILBERT. MANAGBH.
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