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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1913.
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THE OBSERVER
BBUCE BKNNIS. Editor and Owver
Entered ia the ost-ffiee at La
Grande, Oregon, at second clave
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by a like feelin gin yourself . If you
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But there is another law as important
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THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth St..
TAKEN IN LIFE'S PRIME
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The untimely death of Miss Donna
jpeddes brings us all face to face once
more with the uncertainty of life. She
Was in the pink of young womanhood,
Useful to her relatives and friends be
cause of her splendid character and
sterling womanly qualities, yet she
was taken from those who loved her,
taken from the family circle which
she made complete with her presence.
To the parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S.
Geddes, the Observer can but extend
the earnest, heartfelt sympathy of this
entire community, knowing at the
same time that words from human
lips count for but little when the
heartstrings are torn by grief and. the
happy home that this .young lady so
gracefully adorned is today but a
i meeting place for those who
loved her dearly.
equalizer of all of our aims and feel
ings and in the end brings all of us
to the same common level. These
principles applied to the coming meet
ing ought to instill into the minds of
both farmers and citizens that they
are necessary to euch other and that
hurmonious working together is the
first requisite to the accomplishments
of the aims of either.
The reason why a good many things
never assume any volume or import
ance 1b this lack of mutual feeling. If
one is of the opinion that the other.
is getting the better of a deal it is
likely to kill he enthusiasm of the
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esfs 3rd Bargain Friday
Specials
Every Department Offers
Day Only on High
Exceptional Prices for one
Grade Merchandise.
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NO OLD STYLES OR ODD LOTS
other. If both come to an understand
ing FARMERS' CONVENTION
ing that they are necessary to each
other and agree to the terms, the only
remaining requisite is that both of
them repose the necessary confidence
in each other's honesty.
The farmer is keen for the knowl
edge that will enable him to increase
the yield of his fields, and for an op
portunity that will enable him to mar
ket his goods to the best advantage.
He is satisicd with a reasonable price
for his produce. The dweller in the
city is satisfied to get what he needs
at reasonable figures.
But feeling is not always sponta
neous, does not come alone by think
ing. Men are not dealing in abstract
things alone and for that reason there,
is need of doing something visible to
the eye, something that will reach the
mind through the sense of hearing. In
other words it hehooves the citizens
La Grande will take on the aspect as we" 88 the farmers to make'.such
of a convention city when the Farm- preparations os the conditions and the
ers' Union meets here on the second of aims to be reached demand. To create
December. That this meeting will be the sPirit of helpfulness and co-opera-an
Important one needs no mention. tion we mufit w0,k with the sPmt to
That the association of farmers and PIcase and never falter ln doinK an
La Grande residents must moan much nliS'f?ned ask'
to both is equally as evident. That Men of great learning are to .be the
the farmer is the factor of last resort guests of the city. To meet them and
in the mointenance of society as we make friends of them is the duty and
know it, all right minded people ad- pleasure of everyone of the com
mit : That the business man is a munity.
needed factor in the business of farm- , '
ing is also too true for much com- AMERICA, ART CENTER
ment, But the farmer lives on his
farm and does not come in direct com- Gradually, but surely, the art mu
munication with his town brother oft- stums of the United States are becom
ener than once a week. The resident ing the possessors of the most price-
of the city sees the same faces day less paintings and other works of
after day and is not always conscious art. And it is not altogether beyond
of the fact that he is but one member the possibilities that some day art
of a large family and that. he is re- students will find it necessary to visit
liant upon some one else for thingB to this country before thoir education is
eta and wear. . completed, even as they now feel it
It is only on rare occasions that they necessary to go to Europe in order to
associate - for the interchange of become acquainted with the greatest
thoughts and feelings that go to- works of the greatest musters,
gethor to link the world into one big; We have made a wonderful begin
family. ' ning in the Metropolitan Museum of
The problems of the business man Art in New York, in the Corcoran
are common with those of the farmer, gallery at Washington and in the art
More intimate thun casual thought institutes of Boston, Baltimore and
would lend one to think that the nec- Chicago, as well as in the smaller
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Specials for Friday From Specials for Friday from
MEN'S DEPARTMENT Ready to Wears' Dept.
25c Muleskin Mitts for "Entire Line"
19c Children's Coats
$1.50 Work Gloves for
$123 Ladies' Tailored Suits
New 50c Neckwear Ladies' Caracul Coats
39c
$1.25 Work Gloves for Reduced 25 Per Cent
$1.09 FRIDAY ONLY
K Entire Line Trimmed Millinery Half Price
Wafch for West's Bargain
Friday Specials
Each Week
Special Sale Hair Goods
by Madame Root
will be offered af a Great Reduction
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La Grande National Bank
Organized in 1887.
DESIGNATED DEPOSITOR! OF UNITED STATES GOVERSMEST.
rjRTTED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY.
Capital .I109.000.SO
Surplus $ 130.090.6
Total Resources $l,W,0tv.0
For twenty-six years, in all kinds ef financial weather, we have
successfully catered to the monetary wants of the people of La
Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley.
W respectfully solicit yoor business.
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
collections ih the other large ajid
small cities of this country. The late
J. Pierpont Morgan left a wonderful
collection, which in time '.s almost
sure to become the public's,
s And now Benjamin Altman, the
New York department store owner,
who died only a few days' ago, has
left his collection valued at $15,000,
000 to the Metropolitan Museum of
Art. In this collection alone there are
fourteen Rembrandts. Besides, there
are portraits of King Philip IV and
Olivares, by Valasquez, which alone
cost Mr. Altman $1,000,000. Mr. Alt
man was a bachelor, and collecting
works of art was his hobby. What
more endearing monument to his
memory could have been left a grate
ful public than this most valuable
series of paintings?
With such splendid spirit shown by
so many of our very wealthy men,
the only thing that stands in the way
of America as the world's art center
is the hard and fast law laid down
by old-country ' governments, that
paintings and statuary by the great
masters shall not be permitted to be
shipped out of those countries.
NOTICE FOR PROPOSED STREET
IMPROVEMENT.
To whom it may concern: You are
hereby notified that the commission
ers appointed by the common council
of the city of La Grande, Oregon, t
make an exvminatic;, ui the property,
upon which assessments are to be
of the street improvement hereinafter
described, as to the valuation and ex
tent, if any of the benefits to oe ar
rived by said property by reason of
said improvement, have made their
report in writing to said council, which
levied to pay the costs and expenses
report has been received by said coun
cil, and is on file in the office of the
recorder of said city, and is open for
your inspection. That it is the inten
tioa of said council to levy a special
assessmeat against all the property
hereinafter described for the purpose
of paying the costs and expenses of
improviag Second street from the
north property line of Spring avenue
to the sensh line of the culvert ex
tending over the irrigation ditch or
canal crossing said Secdhd street,
through lot 3 in block 18 and lot 4 in
block 6, Grandy's Addition to said
city, by laying thereon Gravel Bitu
lithic Pavement accroding to the plans
r.r.d specifications therefor . heretofore
adopted by said council and on file in
the office of the recorder of said city.
That the real property included in
and the boandarits of the district bene
fited by said proposed .improvement
are as follows:
Commencing at a point in the cen
ter of the alley in block 18 in Gran
dy's Addition to the city of La
Grande, due west of the nothwest cor
ner of lot 3 in said block 18, running
thence south along the center line
of the alley in blocks 18, 17, 16, 15, 14
and 13, in Grandy's Addition to said
city to th r.orlh property line of
Spring avenue, thence east to a poinf.
due south of tne center of block 10,
Grandy's Addition to said city, thence
! nnrth nlnncr flip ppntoi lino rtf tho nl
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ley in blocks 10, 9, 8 17 8 and fi. Gran
dy's Addition to said city, to the
south line of the right of way of th?
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navi-
I gation Company, thence northwest
along the south line of said right of
way to the north line of lot 4 in block
5, Grandy's Addition to said city,
thence west along the north line of
said lot 4 and the north line of lot 3
in block 18 of Grandy's Addition to
said city to the place of beginning,
; said Improvement District, consisting
' of and including tha following de
scribed parcels of real property, to-iWit:
The east half of blocks 13, 14, 15, 10
'and 17, and the west half of blocks 10,
8, 7 and 6, in Grandy's Addition to
said city, and lots 1, 2 and 3, in block
18, and lots 4, 5 and 6. in block 5 in
Grandy's Addition to said city, all in
the city of La Grande, Oregon, and the
estimated cost of said proposed im
provement is $16,311.60. You will
further take notice that said city coun
cil will meet at the council chamber
in the city building of said city on the
19th day of November. 1913, at 8:69
o'clock p. m. of said day to consider
making said proposed levy and will
then and there grant a hearing to any
and all persons feeling aggrieved
against, or on account of, said propos
ed assessment.
Dated at La Grande, Oregon this
6th day of November, 1913.
CITY COUNCIL OF LA GRANDE,
OREGON,
LEE WARNICK,
Recorder of the City of La Grande,
Oregon. 11-7 10 t.
of the seven thousand graduates, not
one of them has ever been divorced.
Do they teach cooking at that school!
Luther Burbank says the cactus
will soon become a very common dish.
Then we may look for the cactus
trust almost any time now.
Mount Holyoke college claims that
Oregon Agricultural
College
Farmers9 Week
DECEMBER 8 to 13. 1913
This will be a notable event in the
educational history of Oregon.
Farmers' Co-operation will be the
leading topic or, a stimulating series
of lectures. The week will be crowded
with discussions, and demonstrations
in everything that makes for the wel-
lare ol the farmer and home-maker.
Winter Short Course
JANUARY 5 to 30. 1914
The College has spared no effort to
moke this the most complete short
course in its history. A very wide
range of courses will be offered in
General Agriculture, Horticulture,
Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Poultry
Keeping, Mechanic Arts, Domestic
Science and Art, Commerce, Forestry,
and Music. Numerous lectures arid
discussions on FARMERS' CO-OPERATION,
at home and abroad, will be
a leading feature. Make this a pleas
ant and profitable winter outing. No
tuition. Accommodations reasonable
Reduced rates on all railroads. For
further information address
H. M. TENNANT, Registrar
CORVALLIS, OREGON.
Farmers' Business Courses by Cor
respondence Without Tuition.
A Harvard professor says women
talk off their beauty. At last the
mystery if solved.
COFFEE
GOOD COFFEE IS GOOD WHILE
IT'S FRESH: THE REST TOFFEE
IS NO GOOD. WHEN STALE.
ALL COFFEE IS MORE OR LESS
STALE WHEN IT REACHES CON
SUMERS UNLESS TT'S PAP.KF.n
IN AROMA-TIGHT CANS LIKE
SCHILLING'S BEST PROTECTED
AGAINST ATR. nnnps MmsTimR
AND WEATHER.
Cleanly granulated; in 1-lb, 2-lb.
and 2 1-2-lb cans; 40c a lb money
back. .
i La Grande Taxi
and Touring i
Car Service
Four good cars available day
and all night for city and coun
try driving, and to surrounding
owns, charges reasonable.
Experienced, licensed chauffeurs
'ways on job.
Call Sommer Bouse or Foley
Hotel. -
I J. D. LYNCH