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THE OBSERVER
URUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner
Entered in the post-office at La
Grande, Oregon, as second clans j
matter.
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while the official head is addressing ' rey of Alder Slope. .He has- 294
chautauqua gatherings, but that is not hogs grazing in the clover. He has
the real question. Mr., Bryan is a big! grain growing with which to fatten
man. He has won the American peo- them later in the season.
pie's admiration. In our judgment he
made a mistake when he accepted the
secretary of state appointment, for
we felt in time he would grow to even
larger proportions than he had even in
the past, and that the office he accept
ed would have a tendency to weaken
him. , We still believe this will follow.
$3.50 ! But his appearance on the lecture plat
form at so much per night, is anything
but pleasant for even the most ardent
Bryan supporters.
THE HORSE IN DEMAND.
"Yes, I am the mother of three chil
dren, two of whom are living.- The
other excuse these tears "
"Yes, certainly, you poor thing!"
"The other works in a store that
doesn't advertise." Exchange.
CRANE EXPLAINS.
advertising rates on application. All
copy for display advertising must
reach the office the day before the
ad appears. .
Address all communications to
HE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth St.,
La Grande, Oregon.
MR. BRYAN'S MISTAKE.
Mr. Bryan is making a mistake by
"5cturing while holding the office of
ecretary of state. He evidently does
ot think so, but he is nevertheless.
Ms reason is that he wants to make
tore money than the office pays,
'hich is not well founded for this
ountry is rich enough to pay its of
"eials well for what they do. By ap
oaring on the lecture platform we
ilieve Mr. Bryan cheapens himself in
he estimation of the American peo-
There will be quite a number who
FOREST NOTES.
i ? & i a q ?,
France has spent $35,000 in plant
ing" trees on , the watersheds of im
pojfant streams.
' According 'to the Canadian forestry
association, 50 per cent of Canada is
capable of growing nothing but tim
ber crops. '
La Granders Visit Baker.
La Grande, July 19. To the Editor
of the Observer: You have puessed
right when you say George Crane isjing area to beat out the flames. Each
circulating the recall petition, but: bomb exploded will extinguish fire in
you have erred when you try to ' a circle of abuot five yards in diamet
make the people believe that it is!er.
FDlte work ortmv nrfrt. Now. in mrard I
to the appointment as pound master,
fires
Horse buyers are in the valley buy
ing every horse that is offered which
tills requirements, and the decision i ere a gooa many applications, erses the purnas nation forest, Cali-
of horse buyers is that more horses '" v: forma. Tne Nation of fires
A party of La Grande people head
ed by W. H. Bohnenkamp, chairman
of the Y. M. C. A. building commit
tee in that city were in Baker this
afternoon, viewing the Y. M. C. A.
building here, says the Baker Herald.
The citizens of La Grande have sub
scribed $40,000 toward building a
structure, and the committee was here
to secure pointers on planning their
institution.
T-l. j 1 i ...
Amonia bombs are being-tried out tfc T' gpauy .mpressea wun
some of the national forests for &aLE fe. aBd ?r?rsed
c wic ci;(.iiuaiiaiii jimmies!, uy wie
members of the Y. M. C. A.
The party returned to La- Grande
by automobile late this afternoon.
Those making the trip to Baker
were, Mesdames H. C. Grady, L.
Shields, C. T. Bacon, W. H. Bohnen
kamp and Messrs. George Stoddard
and W. H. Bonenkamp. Baker Her
ald. , j
B. B. NUTTER
on
the purpose of extinguishing forest
fires. They are said to have work
ed well in the case of brush fires
where the fire fighters .find difficulty
in getting near enouch to the hum
The V' tern Pacific railway has)
, "pu pounQ master, instructd ks engineers to report i
claim Mr. Hall did not do right. aong the ri ht wher js t
ASSESSOR IS HOST.
raised in this valley come up to speci- j 1 appointed nntKw ' 1 fireman W S?VSE !
fications than in any other place in the council would not confirm and a ?Te" "'J LlZ '7 1
the northwest. The Grande Ronde man that had not asked for the posi
jivoimo tion as pound master. 1 claim Mi
wind and feet-very essential points. h, ' unci! ' pUt the
The horse has ever been a money would confirm and if he did not havei . -lc,re persons make use of the na-
hrirnHnir animal to tVio tipotiIb nf thie a man on hia lisl thai, ihe rniin-il ! "onai lore.-ts in Utan than in any
section and doubtless ever will
Royal Anns and Bing Cherries Fur
nished to Court House Force.
("Vnintv fiffipialw anfl af.tarhps Via v-
crew met after the fire is discovered. rr
HafmPMr is then the duty cf Part" of the sec" i court house this morning feasted on
t-i:" :.-' tl0n crew t0 P back on handcars or! Roval Ann and Bin? cherries. "Mine
Host" was County Assessor U. G.
Couch and the orchardist-assessor's
hospitality was deeply appreciated.
The entire office fcce tasted a plenty
tional lorests in
other state. Nearly
of
D' ;i j all the Tjermits for shpcn arird rnttlp
Heavy stock raised here is in special ! fhn Z l"tZ z on the forests are taken out
he should have appointed him, if he
wanted to be fair and square with the
C iuncil. No, 1 am not out for spite
work, I am out for the benefit of the
people at large. It is time for the
people of La Grande to wake up.
Yours respectfully.
C. H. CRANE
mil think the official is neglecting his
demand with good prices always ob
tainable. Each year sees more auto
mobiles and motor trucks and each
year also sees a keen demand for good
horses. The pessimistic barber said
when the safetv razor was invented,
"guess we had just as well quit busi-
now," yet barbers make more money i ' Cherry Pickers Wanted,
now than they ever did. It is so with Cherry pickers and packers wanted
good horses the more automobiles Experience unnecessary. Call C. O
sold seems to increase the demand fnrj Ramst,v & Co., Mam 38.
! horses. It is rather hard to figure
in this state. This does not mean
however, that Utah carries one-fourth
of all the national forest cattle and
sheen; it happens that many small
grazme interests make use of the for
ests there; and individual flocks and
herds are'larger elsewhere.
Autci Service.
We have large and small cars for
, hire. Careful drivers. Prices very
! reasonable.
LEIGHTON'c GARAGE.
Adv. 7-19 tf. 7-rr.e Main 737
ities and reason that the ordinary out in either case et h is "-ei-.ne-,
less true.
'tizen has no vacation, and why should
lie secretary of state. Of course, the I One farmer who is not worrying'
Birth Record.
Eorn, today in this city, to Mr.
Mrs. G. L. Martin, a daughter.
and i
of the luscious fruit.
ROLLS AND SCROLLS. .
borders and linings everything in the
newest designs in Wall Papers r
here in the most artistic patterns and
most popular colorings. 'We are show
ing a particularly handsome line of
parlor and drawing room papers the
kind that will please the discriminat
ing housewife of artistic tastes. The
qualities ar? high but the prices are
exceedingly reasonable. ,.
17081 Sixth St.
Phoii. Rrd STL
The Test of Time
Time determines whether the policies under which a bank Is oper
ated are safe.
This bank has been In business twenty-six years.
It has grown steadily until It hns become one of the stronses. and
most prosperous financial lustltutlons in the West.
The soundness ... nnllcles Is attested by the long list of conserv
ative business n.en . transact their business here; also by bd
earned surplus of fi3O.!,....O0, the work nf time and the res'ill of
conservative management.
This bank has facilities for taking care of more high grade b-n!-ness
nnrt offers Its services to those who appreciate the best In
banking.
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital, $100,000.00 Surplus, $130,000.00 Resources, 1,100,000.09
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF l.MTED STATES GOYEKJiMEM.
rmTED states postal sayings depository.
Born, in this city to Mrs. Cooley a
daughter.
o.Mtorists In Convention.
Canon City, Colo., July 19. The
famous sky-line drive was taken in
today by about seven hundred motor-'
cyclists who are touring this section
on their way from eastern states to
the national convention and race meet
of the Federation of American motor-'
cyclists which is to be held in Denver
July 23 to 2(i. The visitors have sev-1
eral camping outfits with them and
a moving picture outfit for their own ! J
amusement at the scheduled stops. 1 1
Among the motorcyclists are brass i
bands, base ball teams and a score or j J
more of quartets. Many of the cyclists i
will compete for the hundreds of dol- '
lars in prizes offered at the national :J
champonhip events in Denver.
When Dealing With
J. H.PEARE&S0N
La Grande's Leading Jewelers
and manufacturing Opticians.
You are trusting yourself to a
store of twenty-two years'
standing which should satisfy
you that you will be treated
right
i
"Heroes" Return.
Water Superintendent L. M. Hoyt
and his assistant "Sticks" Woods, re
turned today from the Beavec creek
intake where they repaired the recent
j break in the main that threatened La
; Grande with a water famine. The
presence of some campers in the vicin-
ity saved La Grande from a day's fam
i ine as the two men could not have
repaired it alone. The rush to the
I scene in which the cipe had to be fol
i lowed every yard of the way, and the
subseauent strenuousities at the break 1 1
Call when you desire anything
in the jewelry line or are in
need of glasses.
The best fitted Optical Parlors
in Eastern Oregon.
WE GRIND OUR OWN
LENSES.
J. H. FEARE
&SON
The drunkard will have none of me.
The heavy drinker says "no" when my
name is mentioned.
The man who craves rough strong;
whiskey passes me by.
All this is as it should be as I myself
would wish it. I am not for them.
Cyrus Noble
W. J. Van Schuyver & Co., General Agents
Portland, Oregon
) DEFINITIONS
HELL:
v Three telephone systems in a town.
PURGATORY:
Two telephone systems.
PARADISE:
One Good Telephone System.
ELBERT HUBBARD
have left the two nmn stiffened and
worn.
pd adv.