La Grande evening observer., August 14, 1913, Image 2

LA OliAShK EVENING OBSERVER.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1913
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j How Do You Spend
Your Money
Are you doing it in a way to receive substantial bene
fit? Are you laj'ing aside something for a "rainy
day"? . If not, you will never have a better time to
begin than now. To get quickly started, begin the
easiest way; come to ,
The United States
National Bank
and open a Savings Account. Do not wait for a large
sum, for it may never come: just deposit whatever'
you have to spare, no matter how small the amount.
We will gladly assist you in getting started. Each
pay day Avhen you get your check, deposit a portion of
it and remember it will draw 4 per cent from the date
it is deposited.. This bank is 'owned and controlled
by local people.
State News Brevities
Aid Society Crowded. , yesterday whefl the l-year--old son of
Portland, Aug. 14. The Boys' and Harry Mooney, residing five miles
Girls' Aaid society has. its receivina .. .. ... . . . .
. , , ". . .. norm 01 nere, tired a cnarge or snot
1 1 home tjrowded. Thirty-five boyB and .
JjSb girls are inmates at present. On younger brother, taring a
J Monday three children -vere committ- arge hole in the left side of his abdo-
ed from Wasco county Carrie Whey, men and killing him almost instantly,
aged 9 years; Charles Ernest Murry, The boys had been left alone for a day
nged 10 years, and James Willjamnd were snapping the guns at each
Murry. aged 8 years. ,: In both of these
cases the parents were judged unfit 1 suited. V ,
to care for them. (; On Tuesday Pearl
Rogers, aged 7 years, and Edward
Rogers, aged 4 years wer committed
from Clackamas county, their parents
having deserted them.
Mrs. Howard Umstead, of Echo,
took one of the children from the
horr? for a vacation, Thursday, doing
her share toward the fresh-air move
ment for children.
CHANGED TO A
Better Beer
N. K. WEST President.
T. J. SCROOGES
Cashier.
WM. MILLER, V.-Pres.
C, R. HARDING,
Asst. Cashier.
M
OTE
Of the fact that an abstract
is an absolute necessity wher
you purchase real estate.
No matter how well postei
you might be you don't hav
a fuH history of the parcel, ar
you do when we make an ab
stract of it.
Accuracy guaranteed,
Tne Abstract
& Title Co.
Foley Hotel Bldg ,
Woman Lost In Woods.
Heppner, Ore., Aug. 14. Mrs. Jno.
Piper, ar prominent? farmer's wife of
the Lexington district, who with the
rest of the family was in the moun
tains on a vacation last week, wan
dered away from the others in this
party and spent a good part of the
night in the woods . before she was
found. Her health is not good and
grave fears are felt over her being
able to sur,vive the shock resulting
from the exposure. She was brought
to the hospital at this place as soon as
found.
IS IT PURE PLENTIFUL DEPENDABLE ECONOMICAL?
Supply your home with nil the pure, clear, sparkling water you need
cm-cut 'rum well or spring, by tlio Perry Svstcm. No water tank
to collect sliniu, mud or rust. C.imprj. soil uir delivers fresh water
under the pressure and iu quantities you need. 'Automatic
economical in operation, easily installed. Water left iu w-ll until
you m.-i.u it then drawn fresh. '
CaEl and Get Copy of the Perry Book
or let us scad It to you. We want you to know nil about the merits of
tins up to d.itc system cf water supply. The Perry System has more
auvaniaes than any other is just what you need. It will pive you water
fur drinking,' kitchen, laundry, bath, barn, sp, inkling and fire protection
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Rubber Buggy Tires
Sewers May Have Poisoned Water.
The private sewers having nn outlet
in the millrace and river may have
poisoned the water and caused the
heavy mortality among fish yesterday
Starter Is Chocst.
Salem, Ore., Aug 13. Announce
ment has been mads by Frank Mere
' dith, secretary of the state fair board,
that H. E. Woods, of Norborne, Mo.,
has been selected as official starter for
the races for the fair this fall. He
acted in a similar capacity here two
years ago and will be the starter for
j all races in the North Pacific Fair as
( sociation this year.
Frank E. Smith Quit's Position.
Salem, Ore., Aug. 14. Stating that
he desires to resume the practice of
rhis profession, Dr. Frank E. Smith to
day resigned as superintendent of the
state institute for the feeble minded.
He formally presented his resignation
to the state board.of control this fore
noon, and asked tnat it become ef
fective not later than October 1. Dr.
Smith was appointed superintendent
of the institution when the present ad
ministration went into office, and has
done much to build it up. In his resig
nation he says that the various depart
ments are in an excellent condition,
that there is no .illness among the in
mates,, and that the funds are ample
for all needed improvements and for
LEMP'S EEER ON DRAUGHT
Try FALLSTAFF, the King
of allBeer
LOTTES BAfk
1118 JEFFERSON AVE.
morning is the belief of some of the ,i n ... .. -
-. .i. i. j -l tne maintenance of the institution for
jiiciiiucjo ui me iiKii unu game associ
ation who
have been investigating.
They declare they discovered a num
ber of sewers entering the river and
race from private homes and they
think it probable that the residents in
one of these homes might have used
Some kind of poison in disinfecting
their toilets and thus have caused the
poison to find its w-;y into the river.
They declare these private sewers ex
ist contrary to the city ordinances' and
that they will miuest the city oi'fi
rials ti make an investigation.
dleton East Oregonian. i
the next two years. Though handi
capped for lack of funds, Dr. Smith
managed to carry this institution
through the first two years of his ad
ministration without a deficiency.
NO MORE TANGO "WIGGLES."
Portland Dance Hail Ordinance Passed
Vil Itout a Single Protest. '
LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
D. PJTZGERALD, Proprietor
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LATEST DESIGNS
.-' Made in La Grande.
E. C. DAVIS
Concrete Blocks
Made in La Grande
Best Building Material
Known
Cor Greenwood & SJAve.
La Grande,
oitland, Aug. 14. Strangle holds,
pen. the entrancing tango and other funny
and interesting "wiggle woglos," such
las are embodied in the latest dances,
Interstate Commerce Gets Baker Case. ' are now a thing of the past in Port-
Snlem. Ore.. Aug-. 13. Findinir that 'and, ever, aitiong the society people.
it was without jurisdiction, the state for the dance nail ttrduvance passed
railroad commission dismissed the council mis murr.g a-uu is now in
complaint of Arthur L. White, owner eirect. ine provisions 61 the ordi
of the Ben Harrison mines in Baker nance will be strictly enforced accord-
countv. against the Sumpter Valley mg to Dance Hall Inspector Flack.
railway company, but made recommen- tne ordinance prohibits close clanc-
dations to the interstate commerce mg or all sorts, and nxes a penalty
commission in favor of the contentions tor all of those who cannot resist the
in the comulaint. White charged that swaying music,
I the railroad company's charge of 15) When the ordinance came up for
! cents on contracts from Whitney to final passage this morning not a pro
i Brker was exorbitant and the commis- test was heard. Commissioner Bige
! sion recommended to the higher com-'lw laughingly i'MViai-ked however,
j mission that the lute be reduced to 10 t that Portland's Morals pre becoming
cents. The state commission was with'" hotter as shown by the fact that no
'out jurisdiction as the charge is part I protests were made.
The new law states that the woman's
hight hand must be kept on her part
ner's arm and in no other position
while the' dance is in progress. This
is the most drastic ordinace "of its
kind the city has ever had,
0f an interstate rate,
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LUMBER WILL NEVER
CHEAPER.
BE
than now. As you know, the
lumber fit for milling is getting
ucarcer every year. Then why
not begin building now and take
Advantage of the pre. it rrir
ket? Later o nyou will regret
it. We have full supplies for
high-grade lumber for both ex
terior and interior construction.
WENAHA LUMBER COMPANY
State Printery to Be Open Shop.
Salem, Aug. 14. Holding that a un
ion contract would be a violation of
the bill of rights guaranteed by the
state in the federal constitution, A t
I tcrnt'y General Crawford rendered an
opinion holding it would be unconsti
' tutioiial for the state printer 0 enter
kilo a written contract with a tJ'Fo
I graphical union to hper&t ttie state
printing office a closed shop. State :
Pi inter Hul t'ik who announced Iris 'hV.
tention of entering into suclf, ! ftn
trnct, staled he would accept tl.o ral
ii'l of the attorney yintairV
Kills Rattler Wirfti Shovel.
Shields', Ore., Ajijv. 13. Hearing a
commotion arhVR the turkeys on the
tav-m of Dick Harwell, four mil -. east
of Sheddd.'liutt Saturday, Mrs. Farwell
went to ttie poultry yard and found a
rnttlV 'isnake among the fowls. She
picked up a shovel and1 cut the rep
tiles head off. The snake was three
feet long and had nine rattles. Rattle
"snakes formerly were nlentiful on Sad
dle Hutte, half a mile from the Far
well farm, but this is the first one
killed in that vicinity in the past few
years.
"Unloaded" Gun Claims Boy.
Usi' Car I A Prevent Fires.
HAfcer, Aug-. Fire Warden PM
hler has VifWi notified by the state
forester be" careful about issuing
burning permits during the latter part
August and first of September as
this period is considered the most dan
gerous time of the year for starting
of forest fires. Thus far, those to
whom permits have heen issued have
used great care, with the, result that
as yet there has been ho fire of any
consequence in the district under the
control of the local warden. However
the notice of the state officials will be
obeyed and extreme care taken to go
through the season without fire loss.
"'Bill" Hanley for Governor.
Editor Davey, in his Harney County
News, always loyal to his CcY-n and th
people of his county, has nominator
for the office of governor of the great
state of Oregon William Hanley, the
cattle king of central Oregon.
Mr. Hanley for many years lias been
a resident of Harney county and has
been one of the chief factors in bring-
promoting of railroad building into
that region.
Seeks Damages of $25,000.
Baker, Aug. 14. Charles H. Burt
yesterday filed a suit for $25,000 dam
ages against the Baker White Pine
Lumber company the complaint alleg
ing that tne plaintiff was injured
while in the employ of the defendant
company through failure of the latter
tc properly safeguard the machinery
in their plant. It is set forth that he
was transferring lumber, when.a board
was "kicked" from an unguarded ma
chine, hitting him in the side and
caused internal injuries which have
rendered his condition such that he
cannot work. It is alleged that his
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I O. B. Mount, James H. Nichols aid
C. T. Godwin are attorneys for thJ
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and manufacturing Opticians.
You are trusting yourself Uo a
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Drain, Ore., Aug. 13. A supposedly . irig the vast empire of central Oregon
unloaded gun claimed anoQier "victim i to the attention of the world and the
Walla Walla, Wash U. S. A.
barTEMBER 25, 26, 37,7i3
hronher Day ,it VVaila Walla wffl, un-
: : V ' ' ' fcest at-
traction of the kind ever promoted by
any tty of the United States. Every
feature of western life will be re-enacted
i 'Ti- i ' 5"a18 manner Dytnemon
p, 8k and daring performers living.
Champion .riders of world fame will, each day, cofo
pete with edch other in wonderful and thrilling featsl
horsemanship; racing wild horses by dare devil ridefi
win hold the crowds spcll-bound( the "drunken-iidc"
is a top-notch featurej Indian tace and feat will truly
depict the character and cunning of the Red man,
-wonderful-endurance test of man nd beast ;m,1 P"" .!;' "lay race will require
ondrou, manner and ren SLriLwJ " X-ir sk.ll aC,hahmp,on w ride wil1 trfofm ,D
Indian dance,, Indian village Tand a Rw llmL xv -n6 SI"a"
manner Indian life. Bulldop-trW . r,l. , i WtooiNO will portray in vivid
theleitoftheevenunlannTi. ca,ureso' l,,e amonfJ the cattle. Not
Votn which will .how e'T
pack train. and early M"'- fW" ridcM' 5,ae C0Ch
Tand Eand of 70 pie'ee. X'Sj!! M 'amOU 72d Sea,orth
w.n. w .. EXCURSION RATES ON ALL RAILROADS
WaBa Walla County Fair Sept. 22.272iftrMiD .
Don' Fil n i,..j D. . ,000 Purtet and Premium.
Don t Fad to Attend th. B.g Fair and the On. Only Big We.tera Show
JOHNSON. S.cr.tory, Wall. w.lh. W..hinrt.n. U. S.A.
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