La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 13, 1913, Image 3

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Newspaper Page Text'.!sito MONDAY OCTOBER 13; 1913 OBSERVES. famous animals., The D eacon J Joe Mc Guiro's bay gelding wojjin vttaiit heats. Each time the driver showed his craftiness by taklnff advantaare of the peculiarities of Dermis' Cantatrice. Cantatrice likes to 'set1, the pace tut Mis McGuire made a .windshield of Cantatrice and in the last 200 yards in variably spurted under the wire a Winner after the Ion? trail. Thero wan I jtekt1ltat?amir.tov,iU' contest Stults and Elsworth were scratched, leaving the first and sec ond winners, along with Tippety, him't self riding. 'aa the- wily 'contender agkinstTlhesYtwo 7 w .. The' time in the relay races .was i'Ht!. Up to fourth heat. Mm, Mi i-WMifa lMf. Tipped, UA9 t ,Uswoith, lOilO; Stultc, 18:26 3-6. ' The final time was: v .. - iMayaJ 18:06;' Blafceslyttt i 3-5; Tipped, 19i26.vv'(!rA unU- t i t$ The summary of races for the. day; , Free for All Trot and Pace. ' (Best three .in five heats.) Purse $600. ,1 2 3 a great struggle .in, each heat, for.Maf.Ovetn, b. in;, kjr Bob ritxsim- r mona , . . . , w. uennisi 'and twenty an danger." jor Hardy and Cantatrice fought all the, way. This race introduced, feat ures every heat The special was, like the banner card, a great race. Relay Race a HummeKJ 'V.S The splendid string of horses enter ed by Mays of Wallowa, coupled' with' the remarkable changing skill of "Wade the rider allowed Mays to win the relay by a narrow margin of" a lew seconds. The third contest of the four opened the afternoon's performance. Mays had a trifle the best time up to that time, but Kelly, on Jim Blake ly's string reduced the' lead' slightly. The finale act on the program was the concluding test of the relay. Blakely's string lost the race in the second half mile of that race. Kelly's horse in that section was a mean brute and knocked its owner down with great force in the change, v The" horse lost fully 60 yards by the mishap and Wade was going full tilt the meanwhile, but the last hqse Blakely sent In, overtook the lead and finished in a gruelling spurt of speed, neck and neck with Mays. Kejly had the better mount but could not overcome the previous shortage' in time and the seconds lost in the sec ond half mile. Kelly didn't get away with quite 'the smoothness and die- 3 4 2 4 4 5 S 2 3 Red ;Boek; s gpy Lew" i;" Wilkes ...."(Joe McGuire) 4 Delmas. e. e.. by Dialest, , , . Allerdaw, bl. h., by Allerton- -,-, ian . . (E. Hogoboom) 2 Harold Welcome b. a;, by -.Welcome ....... (Butcher) 6 'Timet 2:15, 2:16. 2:15. v Special Harness Race. (Best three in five heats.) Purse $600. ... ' 1 The Deacon, b. g., by Q. Al- , J len, Jt.t :: t. '.. . (McGuire) V Major Hardy, b. g., by Ohso v F! (M. Dennis) 3 Cantatrice, b. m., by Alcone, ( (Dennis) 2 Sidney Wilkes, ,.- pr, a., by Marvin Wilkes, (Johnson) 4 Amy McKinneyi bL mi.; by ' Ca.pt. McKinney . . .-.''... ,"...'.. '.:.M (Ed Johnson) 5 Time: 2:2a, 2:21, 2:22V4. rf erom. : A loek mse it. If had a large bottle of CbambariasnU Cough Remedx ta the house. After louowing'.ine sairecuons xor a, hour intea he was tfcecgh Sold by all deeJere, .:''r.lm''i-ci''tt:'ff:'V UmH l-v W A QUEER' LAKE, T.:- Jseaneee "Meviee." VEvetttthe remotest towns In Japan bave' tnerr moving picture sbowa and if.- ftuorifc btMis H'twto ill With Neither. Inta Ner Outlet It If ae a, l.v-r'-j .i,yeterbMs jida . -hK , ThM le a truriuiai Bwlas Sake. Lake UarinUa. whk-e nt reuular" lutorvals cwiUHiy 'dlMaptwar and. dees aet bel giB to renll Udtli; the following winteff or sprlutf. Ub tbeM octtMlou4li evp-r ties Itself sorWiiUlly Uuit tne Rhone in large dtles tbey eeem te be neariy Hse. .vei ueier. .tn .a few bvw. as plentiful aa on this side or te ra; da?., In T,okoibaina .beire le whole street; r, tbeut. and, as the pr&gntm of Web Is eDdless and each picture' Is an aoaiwed la huge sy mbol on a separate variegated banner flying from a ..tail bamboo pole, the aspect of Theater street Is stsitltmrly unique. Tne pic tures lllustratlng.Uie sensational points ttiei broMrapis above tbe entrances and st tbeir sldex bare a certain qualntness sbeut them, wblch Is ac centuated by tbe fart that tbey are all originals, not; mere stereotyped adver 'tlxruieuu printed In row colors. Tbe "Betan" or wooden winds Is of tbe spec tators are deposited on a rack before tbe entrance to a moving picture show, for where other people take off tbeir ' bats the Jspunene leave tbeir shoes. Popujir, Mechanics. ... v.. 1 1 2 2 3 3 5 4 4 5 A KarVeieisI Escape.' ''': ' "My little boy had a marvelous es cape," writes P. F. Bastimas, of Prmce Albert, Cape of; Good Hope. "It occarred in the middle of the night He got a very severe attack .,.':;f tOW. 8PEECH. .3 Voa know we roudemn low. dm of iwh. and justly so. for' tf irift of spoli I peculiar to ' ' a nasi and a tM whk'b td Krwuted to blui. that be may be ilistiHKUiMticd from the .r of : UrluK eruatureo - This elft. there fore, wblrb (lod gave um In orIer to ena'lile lit to iierfei-t ontwIrtM. tn lertru Hud to tein-li, mni-not be employed iu doiiw that which In for us wont deffnHUna; and dlHCrmefiil We must, uot Iml tste the; wiiiKK still tsim of lit . ititrnnt sod isii'ivlonH people It in sy lit HUltnlilH to tbem. hut 'it Ls not fori thow who aiv told, 'And jv Kbsll In unto nii a kiup rdoiii of piimiH and 's holy na tion'" iRx"'kli. th -Malmnaldm snd overflows IU buufcs. But, It is not uovesiwry to .,f le Swltserland iu ,or'lcr to, dnd a freak bib lake. There Ik s N'ud in tbe eentor of Lone Isluud.'at 'tbe present end of the Motor parkway, railed Luke Ron- konkoma. It has celtber inlet nor eot i'et.snd tins u the foot of tbe bills' that, form tbe buckbonu 'o(Loug: tshind. Round Its shores are aiany pretty sum mer hoinen. The treen aliout It are much larcer and more beautiful; than elsewhere on tone Island. The Waters of the hike are very clear and cold.' In seme places It mrma bottomless . . . TIm.ntninKe tbliiK Uout "Luk Bon koukoma Is that It turn s title: cot a tide like the ocean lliut rises' and, falls evefy, twelve Iioiiih. but one tbitt takes seven years to rise and seven more to fall. " The difference between blgb wa ter and low water mark ' Is between thirty and forty feet' Many scientific men bave studied the curtoea t phe nomenon, but no one boa' found 'out what causes this mysterious tide. Nei ther lone continued rains nor severe droughts affect tbe quantity of' water In tbe hike. " ' ..... Tbe Indinbs used to bold tbe lake In great awe. and few dared to cross It In a canoe. There Is a legend Of one brave who. while fishing, was drown ed In tbe lake.' Ols body was found six mootbs afterward nearly ten miles sway In Long Island sound. TeuU's Companion. .'ii.j rt7 W-, frtmwW.Cd'l ri' bus n.i iia ,fei.cl aeijij 'Mail m a mb aw. ii arm n m jarii'! tii awii m aTsTWl laTM'atfsrM . ".aT. WW 7 e al ,.., -,.., a PKSPECT -aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaM , Ten Years to Pay For It . . ' ...... '.M.. I. One-Tenth Each Year, Interest only 6 per cent r.sia The George Palmer Lumber Co. has placed their logged-off lands with me, for sale. Large areas of tract is excellent farming Ian?, well watered with springs and creeks. HIS BACKING WAS GOOD. And a ' Place President Tyler Found : . For Old Jesk Dads, , , - ' ' . President Tyler bad a carious office seeking experience at the very , begin ning of his administration. . Old Jack Dade, a character, about Washington, who. bad beea the president's class mate at college, .went to the.. White House, and said be, "Jack, 1 want an Office." , -r, i "Ton dor . said. President Tyler. :'Whst office on earth do you think yon are it ferr-',V'-..,i'v. !. .; ."Why, sne e' these 'siBecurees'. I bear so .much about no ,werk and good pay." Dada promptly replied, .., : ') "Well. Jack" sak) Tyler deprecating. ly, "you know that I am .president .now. and must havo some kind of war . rent for making an appointment. Can yon. set anybody to ludorse you? Conld yon. bring me a letter of recommenda tion?' i.. ..' .. ,.'! -! . ,"Oh. yes." snld Dade, .t'l'm fixed for thut," and he produced a , letter of, four pages written by Tyler himself , to President Harrison, whom be bad just succeeded, urging tbe claims of his dear friend, and ; classmate. Colonel John W. Dade,, for a good, fat office. "Cast your eye over that!" be exclaim ed In triumph. ' ' - Tyler read the. letter attentively to tbe end. folded It 'carefully and said: ".lack, your , backing la Irresistible Come up here tomorrow, snd I'll bave a place for yon." .. . :i j s The next day Colonel Jobn W. Dade was appointed keeper of the Federal prison of tbe District of Columbia, Louisville Courier-Journal. . . . : -j ill, ' (i -i C.J vio'.i fi ImviJ l,;uvVf .' -Ljj til ntf'l ,SEK TUB riNISl 8BLBCTION OF. BLUE . WRITS DIAMONM BVBB CAKKIE& BV ANY JEWELRT ) FIBM - IN BA8TCRN RECON. ! " ' "-'" V .(" WE BuVAiL 9 DIAMONDS DRECt, POMiHi; CUXTEB , THUS 8AY1MQ fn$ .CU8TOM.BR THE iOBBSB'8 PROFIT. EV , EBY, ST0HK GUARANTEE!? .ABSOLUTELY PERFBCT.' ? " . WE y?lhV BAVE, YOU. MONEY. , , -.v.,-a A FULL UNE, OF WALTH AM, ELGIN, ' ILUNOIST HAMILTON ''AND SOUTjSBBN WATCHES ALWAYS IN STOCK AND CAN GUARANTEE; MEETING .jlfcY' EASTERN CATALOG PRICE, .: 'v ' . ) ,f,'!hi:,'S la v.:',,, j.'ii PEARiS'2&zSON Vwleri.:J'''T v.::t it s.n't4 wvi V;:)t, : . Manufacturing Optldaaa r , Adasaa Ave. ". ' OptitaF Department tn'; charge fi AttendanU Graduate i -"' - Illinois CeOeg of Optiatetry, y , Nsrthera 1 !., lit ftHr'l ' I I I If J a m m mm m mm The - Modern Quick Shoe Repair 1 Jl ''ft ft:t" " ' ' 1' tri ( VJI ; OFFERS' TO THE PEOPLE OF LA GRANDE SOMETHING . DIF FERENT IN THE WAY OF SHOE REPAIRING. . OUR PL ANT , IS EQUIPPED WITH THE LATEST AND MOST MODERN SHOE RE i PAIRING MACHINERY ON THE MARKET, WHICH ENABLES US TO PRODUCE A CLASS OF WORK SUPERipR TO THE OLD METHOD. BRING US YOUR OLD SHOES AND Wlf WILL MAKE i TllUH LUUa MKWi R. L. DUIGNAN, Prop! tit . 1 HI 1 aMg.MMa.riliaHMaiiaBll.MaHMMm This land produces the best of Wheat, Oats, Barley, Timothy, Vegetables, and Fruits of all kinds grown in this section of the state. Near railroad; wagon roads are already constructed ... Inquire of those who are well acquainted with large areas of this tract better still, permit me to conduct you . oyer it ... This will be the last chance to ever obtain good agricultural lands in Union county at the liberal prices and terms. GEO. H. CURREY Real Estate 108 Elm Street La Grande, Ore. imWl8-&mm0mmi0amaa0mi . ' Appropriate Exoua. : " i . : "Before the establishment of right eons courts and trials by Jury .where justice could be obtained." explained tbe teacher, "persons suspected of cer tain crimes were tried by what was known as the 'ordeal.' One of these was the' 'ordeal of Ore.' Hot plow shares were laid at short intervals along tbe victim's path, and tbe sus pected person was blindfolded and compelled to walk over them. If be succeeded lb doing It without stepping on tbe hot Irons be was deemed Inno cent But If he received burns be was adjudged guilty. Who would submit to sucb an ordeal now? Johnny, would you?" " 'No. ma'am." said Johnny. ' "And why not?" "I'd get cold feet" Cleveland Plain Dealer. - Ths Other Woman. 1 "X don't see now that woman can gsd about tbe wny she does and neg lect ber little children." . - "Bow do you know that She pad aboutr " ' ' '' "We get the same girl to take care ef our liable when we're awiiy from home, and nhe's kept busy over there fully half of. the time It provokes tne so to have to be put off no often when I want to get away." Chicago Record Herald. How Much Do You Save by Using Kerosene Lamps? , . " , .,:.,,;';( v.'''-1 '''.' ;: ''' : '' ' 1 ' ' ' FIGURE IT OUT. n - ' . - t ' i ' - , Is it worth while to endanger your health and eyesight, to put up with the danger, discomfort and inconvenience fer the few cent ybu i think you save? And Do you Really Save Any thing? Now is ,the time to have that house wired; Phone ua today and let us explain the easy payment plan; we will make It easy for y'ou. Others aia taking advantage of this liberal offer; better investigate. tion' ' . . ' ' . , V t , , I Ii Eastern Oregon Light and Power Co. Always at Your Servioe ' ? j p m m m m m m m n NORTON I A HOTEL "Slssslf's " American Plan. S. HOGUE, Mngr. European. A A hotel whose homo comforts and safety will appeal to you and your family. Ladies' tea room beautiful roof garden and large lobby for your pleasure and convenience. Located close to the shopping district. Write for family rates. " V ; , Eleventh St., off Washington. PORTLAND OREGON Wh.r. Ma Was Strict Little Girl-My mnmiun Is nwfni strict. Is yours? Uttle Rny-Orfnl Little Girl But she lets you o any where vou want to and- Uttle Buy- On, she ain't strict with me l.lltlej Girl Then who Is ; she strict with? Little Boy-Pa. J TRANSFER AND DELIVERY PIANO MOVING A SPECIALTY IrV. E.' McClure & Co. PHONE MAIN 10. LA GRANDE. . I 4 1 I