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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1913)
PAOK KIUHT LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1913. ' V t , .k. ! ' r i Hi VS If - hi il 0 4 V. P to 1 -J m f i HIM CIS ! HIPMISES La Grande, affirms the electrical com pany head. The addition of the 21 lights to the city will on this basis increase light ing coats $76 per month for if the pres ent number is retained, the cost will be $474, and if 21 lights are added the cost will be 9550. This proposition will come before the council this even ing for final action. , v .. IVE FIFTY PEB LIGHT IS BEST , , ' FIGURE. . (Council ( Take Up'Final Disposition. , of Matter; at Once, - 'Compromises that give La Grande -street lights for $0.50 each per month instead of $6.00 as charged now,' pro vided the city adds" enough street lights to raise the number from its present total of 79 to 100, have been proffered to the city officials follow ing an informal conference between members of the council last evening, and F. A. Harmon, general manager of the Eastern Oregon Light & Power company which right now is furnish ing light for the city but has not en 1 tered into a renewal of the contract. Mayor Hall recently presented a prop- osition to the company .to pay $5.00 per light if 100 or more were used. Negotiations went along on that basis' ' for a time, but last night Mr. Harmon finally -and emphatically denied his ability to enter into, a $5.00 rate, con tract but compromised on $5.50." He :aff irms that the arc lights used in La -Grande cost $8.00 more each than the ones used in Baker,' where a $5.00 rate exists, and that a great deal more light in La Grande is the result. Wal la Walla alone is as well lighted as f COVE MAN MARRIES. , Becomes Husband of. La Grande Girl at Noon Today. : Miss Dorothy Van Gordon and Chas. Roy Lantz of Cove, were tnarried at noon today at the bride's home, 5082 North Ash street, the Reverend J. M. Dressier of Imbler, officiating. Only the relatives of the bride and groom were present during the ceremony. The happy young couple will be at home after September 1st, : at Woodburn, Oregon, where Mr. Lantz will teach . SUITOjlll CHAS. IRWIN SAYS HE WAS NOT PAID FOB SPAN. Councilman Discusses Paring. (Continue from rage l.) ' . FIRST FIRE CHECK ARRIVES. Twelve Thousand of Insurance Money .., ' ; Reaches Palmer Company. ... . The first insurance company to pre sent drafts in payment of fire losses to the George Palmer Lumber com pany caused by the fire some time ago, is the Michigan fire & Marine, fidel ity Land & Trust company, agents. The sum was for $12,787.68, and was presented to the company yesterday. Woman Defendant Saya Team Was No Good, Hence No Pay. Chas. Irwin in a suit brought before Justice A. C. Williams and heard to day, says that he sold a span of hors es and harness to Mrs. J. H. Martin, who lives in Ladd Canyon and was to receive $250 in payment; Mrs. Martin says she had the privilege of trying out the team and if found satisfactory was to pay $250. She answers the charge from the plaintiff that she did not pay the money as was agreed, by saying that the team was balky and "nn arnnH" hnl" onu aha ' AiA ni ufan - . m.' -' -- . ..WW ......, the team. Turner Oliver and C. H. Finn are counsel for the. plaintiff and' defend ant respectively, ana the case . was brought to a close this afternoon after many witnesses had been called. . LANE GOES EAST. WANTED By permanent tenant, - room modern house (preferably fur nished) reasonable - rent. O. B. Wood, 47 Foley building. Adv. ,' 8-20 3t p. . ,. ... ' ...... .- . . . l 5 m mm m i a - t s S 5ae mm "'JjJ'JJjM n 9t M m m m m m NORTONIA HOTEL European American Plan A. S. HOGUE, Mngr. A hotel whose homelike comforts and safety will appeal to you and your family. Ladies' tea room beautiful roof garden and large lob by for your, pleasure and convenience located close to tho shopping district Write for family rates. Elerenth St. off Washington. PORTLAND OREGON Secretary of. Interior Passes Through , , La Grande Early Today. ; While La Grande slept or was "just up" which ever the casermay be Hon.- Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the interior, passed through the city. He and his party were onv No. 6 the local train this morning. The secretary was on his way to Idaho points after having been feted at Pendleton last eveninjr. After visiting the project near Cald well tomorrow he will go to Boise at which place he will be the guest of that city at a luncheon, leaving Thurs day for Colorado Springs. , Boise se cured his promise to visit there at the last moment and is happy. WIND NOT SUFFICIENT. find "sop" thrown us that is a bare faced substitute to absolutely hut out competition with the Warren Broth ers, affiliated contractors, and on file in the city hall, which reads in part: "inasmucn as ic is deemed advisable, by the proper authorities that bids be received and inasmuch as com petitive bidding in the letting of con tract for street improvements is deemed adfsable, In order to provide for such competitive bidding, and at the same time secure the adootion of bitulithic pavement" the Warren Bros.' Co., "offers to any and all contract ors who may bid on bitulithic pave ment in the city of La Grande, a royal, ty of 90 cent : per square yard of finished pavement." Evn to the uninitiated it would be a joke to of fer a bid to lay bitulithic here. ' I will say that ' the difference in cost be tween bitulithic and standard concrete pavement if placed in the bank at four per cent and compounded semi-annually, will in all probability take care of air repairs on 'such permanent pave ment for all time. In conclusion let us put in a perma nent pavement, not a substitute, and put it in within the means of the prop erty owners who must pay the bills, and above all let. us ask tire property owners to meet with the- council and advise us as to the pavywit they fant laid. ' " Ifwe do this, and we must do it, then there will be less cause for critt- eism from our people that the interests have a representation in our municipal affairs. , ;. . , ' - , Respectfully, ; . F. D. HAISTEN. . Kite Contest Is Temporarily Delayed for Lack of Strong Wind. . J 1. Ladies' New Fall Shoes Are here in all new lasts and leathers. Suedes, vel vets, cravenettes, patents, -kids, gun metals, tans, etc etc, in all sizes and widths from AA to E. NEW FALL LINE OF MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S SHOES L JL French & Co. Agents for Onyx Hosiery ' The kite flying contest held last ev ening by the "Indians" did not decide who was to be the winner of the hand some red kite, as the breeze was not stiff enough . to enable the kites to fly without running. About a dozen, kites were in evidence last night,, some of the boys making no effort to fly their treasurers in the slight breeze. However Mr. Rudd announces that they will: keep on trying and when ever they find that the breezes favor, they will decide who has the best kite. To the interested public the boys issue an invitation to come and watch the sport. . :,' Notice to. All Concerned. -Ynn ikm YiafpKv nof.ifiprl that anvnne ! violating the following, will be prose ' cuted . in . accordance to ordinances covering same: ; 1st. Anyone placinjr on any street any stone, brick, lime, timber, wood, lumber, coal, telegraph, telephone or electric light poles, without first hav ing a written permit from Chairman Street Committee or Street Superin tendent. 2nd. Anyone failing to protect an obstruction of any kind on any street with a lighted fed light from sun down until sun up. 3rd. . Parties holding building per mits must call at once and get per mits to block or place building ma terial on any street. R. L. LINCOLN, 8r2Q 3t. Chairman Street Com. Dahceland .2 DANCE AT Saturday Night GALLERY FOR SPECTATORS PARENTS ESPECIALLY IN VITED. TO ATTEND. STRICTLY HIGH CLASS. w i. nuiti.i, Mgr. Uncle Sam's Loan Office Loans money on all kinds of Watches, Diamonds, Gold, Jew- . dry, Clothing and all kinds of "personal property. We sell unredeemed pledges at a very low price. FOLEY HOTEL BUILDING. The Gossard Corset Fulfills Your .Corset Ideal Whatever your aim in wearing a corset, you can attain it by wearing a Gossard. Whether you seek style or com fort, or an attractive figure, with fnssnrd corsets you can realize your desire. The Gos sard gives you perfect ease of body movement in any position, and shows off perfectly the natural lines of beauty that are at the bottom of ev ery fashion in dress and the secret of attractiveness. A trial fitting will surprise you. I have had six years of experience In fitting Gossard Corsets, and I knowj what model is best suited to your! form. A complete line of new models, also lure front brassieres, back pads, sani tary belts and aprons; MRS. ROBT. PATTISON, Phono Red 3221. Corsctiere. Rts. 1702, cr. Spring end Oak Sts. Chehalis, Wash., May 3rd, 1913. Mr. F. D. Haisten, City . Councilman, La Grande, Oregon. Dtir'sir: In an swer to your communication relative to the expense and satisfaction of the dif ferent kinds oi hard surface paving .used for street improvement in this city will say that we are now paving our streets with concrete and find it most satisfactory both as to quality and price which is about $1.00 per square yard. . ' We have paved with macadam and find it costs tlJe least but4s not so desirable. . ' . . . - . Bitulithfc is good but very expens ive. . . , Vitrified brick we find most expens ive of all and the warrenite pavement most unsatisfactory. ". - . . .. As a result of our experience' we would advise the use of concrete for .hard surfacing strees both for" its wearing quality and cost. Yours very truly, Wm. Brunswig, city clerk, by C. Dethlefs, deputy. -. P. S. You will understand the citv is doing its own street improvement with its own equipment, hence the ability to pave with concrete at $1 per sqaure yard. Durkee Hotel Burned. Durkee, Ore., Aug. 20. (Special) Fire today destroyed the Durkee. ho tel and bar. A considerable quantity of whiskey was destroyed in the blaze. The origin is not definitely known and the loss is considerable. Golf Tourney OpeneU Eugene, Aug. 19. -The composite golf tournament at the Eugene coun try club opens this afternoon and will continue for about three weeks. There will be between 40 and 50 contestants. Each player plays nine rounds of nine holes each. Theplayers. will be judged by tile composite scores of all the rounds. The winner will, obtain a handsome leather golf bag. The Gear hart Country club has invited the Eu gene Country 'club to participate in a golf tournament which will begin on about August 25. A Special "Don't". Don't use cough medicine that con tains opium or morphine. It may sti fle the oougn, out It will constipate the bowels, keep the poison in the system and Nottcure the cold. ..Take Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It con tains no opiates is soothing and heal ing, mildly laxative. It is a safe and reliable curative medicine. Adv. Hill's Drug Store?' DISSOLUTION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the firm of Clark-Snook Produce Co. is this day dissolved by mutual consent, D. M. Clark, retiring from said form. All accounts owing said firm will be collected by Mr. Snook and all bills of the firm will be paid Ty Mr. Snook. Dated La Grande, Oregon, August 19th, 1913. W. S. SNOOK, D. W. CLARK. Adv. 8-19 Costly Treatment. "I was troubled with constipation and indigestion and spent hundreds of dollars for medicine and treatment," writes C. H. Hines, of Whitlow, Ark. "I went to a St Louis hospital, also to a hospital in New Orleans, but no cure was effected. On returning home I began taking Chamberlain's Tablets, and worked dightalonj;. I used them for some time nvA am now all right." For sale by ail dealers. FIFTY-SECOND ANNUAL ;. OREGON STATE FAIR Salem, Sept 29Cct 4, 1913 A whole week of pleasure and profit; $20,000 offered in premiums on Agricultural, Livestock, Poultry, Textile and other exhibits. Horseraces,, shooting tournament, fireworks, band concert, Eu genics exposition, children's playground and other free attractions, in cluding Boyd and Qgfe's one ring circus. '. ft Free Camp Grounds You are invited. , Send for premium list and entry blanks . - Reduced rates on all railroads. ; For particulars address - - Frank Meredith, Secretary SALEM, OREGON. Home Seekers Attention a 1 1 v If you want a farm, I have it. If city property, my listings com prise every section of the city. v ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. '-' ." - The administrator of the estate of the late Andy Anderson ..' has placed his 80 acre farm 1 miles Southwest of town; 25 teres in cultivation more can be, nice young orchard, berries, 9 acres in meadow, large flowing spring, barn, ' chicken house; fenced; considerable wood on the tract. This place must be sold, come in and examine the terms and . conditions. 160 ACRES NORTH SUMMERVILLE. 16 acres in cultivation, 50 acres more can easily be cleared; the land has been slashed for over six years; much more : can be placed under cultivation; house, barn, chicken . house, cellar, spring. Price $2,750.00 and reasonable terms .'.will be considered. . FARM NEAR ELGIN. . 172 i acres two miles north -of Elgin. Abuot 60 acres un der cultivation; all but 30 can be cultivated. House, large barn and out buildings. Creek runs through place.. The price includes 5 milch cows, two heifers, two calves, three horses, wagon, harness, plows, one-half of crop of 20 acres . of oats, and 20 acres of hay crop and one-third of 12 acres of potatoes. .Price $8,000.00. Terms, $2,000 cash, balance $500 per affnum. Here is an opportunity to step into a good thing, the owner made a mistake, he never had any business with it, he is not a farmer and he wants ' to dispose of it. It will bear investigation. 80 ACRES ON SANDRIDGE. : Choice tract between Alicel and Elgin at $100 per acre. No better land in the county in this vicinity. .. , " ONE OF THE VERY BEST. , ; - . Lajge 280 acre farm in Cove, one of the very best improved farms in the county, water rights. 10 acres in cherries that netted $1,300 this year. An al! around dairy, 'stock and grain farm. The price is $23,000.00 with terms; to see this . farm is an incentive to become the owner. It has always been a money maker and made a fortune for the owner. 80 ACRES" IN LADD CAN YON. Nearly all in alfalfa; good improvements. Choice location, ready market for everything produced. Two milk wap-ons-call daily for either fresh milk, cream; close to Hot Lake and several saw mills. A desirable home; 20 ACRES NEAR CITY. Here is a snap for some live wire, well improved; 7 acres in orchard mostly cherries; $800 of truck- will be marketed -'from this 'farm ' this season, much of it is now growing.. Call and let me show what the place is doing, not what it has done. '. The price is $4,500.00 and it is .worth it. You will say so too if yo-.i are in the market for, this size place. IF YOU WANT FARMS I have a large list of farms in various parts of the country that are. priced right and if interested call and I will be pleased to give you minute details and conduct you over them. You canot afford to purchase until you look over my list. . CITY PROPERTY. La Grande is some town, a real live one; a purchaser can al ways let go if he desires a change. This is demonstrated every day. I have sold 14 homes since July 1st, and have several customes who are just waiting to find something that just exactly suits them. I have several homes in South. La Grande that are close to Fourth street that has ;ust been paved and will Increase values in that section of the city. South La Grande is one of the most pleasant residence sections of our city in which to live. Prices are very low compared to what they will be two years hence. Remember this last statement. VERY EASY TERMS. J have property in every section of the city that I can offer as . low at $100 down and small monthly payments on the bal ance. There are many who are paying $25 and more each month for rent that should investigate my listings. Geo. H. Currey He Who Sells street REAL ESTATE 1)?? j :Uji'.. el"
