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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1913)
PAGE FOUR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1913 LA GRANDE WEEKLY OBSERVER. THE OBSERVER BBUCE BBNN'IS. Editor and Owner Entered In the post-office ,-. at La ' Grande,; Oregon, as second class ' matter. : N tax. Think it over when you go to pay your taxes this year. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily; single copy ............. 5 Dally, per week 15. Daily, per month 65c ' Daily, per six months in ad vance $3.50 Daily, per year in advance... .. $7.0 Daily, by mail per year in ad ranee M.OO Weekly Observer, per year in advance $1.50 Really things are coming Sargent's way. To have a' new baby girl at his house and be relieved of the office of councilman the same, evening bears evidence that he carries either a horse shoe or a rabbit's foot. - 1 . The most lrughable thing just now is Bourne opposing U'Ren's views on paid circulators for referendum peti tictns, These two old cronies will surely have a hard time making peo ple believe that they still do not oc ci.py the same coil spring mattress. ; After the first of January be care. , f ul that your income does not exceed Advertising rates on application. All copy for display advertising must $3,000 or the federal officers will be after you for that income tax. The reach tha ffir tha dv hfn ',. lttw exempts scnooi wacners, ana sal mit .nnAM . i aries exempt most everyone else in .' i Union county. Address all communications to THE OBSERVER, 171 Sixth St., The final showdown is now on. Last winter the legislature passed the com pensation act. A bunch of highbind ers slapped the referendum on it. The state held another election to deter mine whether the compensation act was a legal documnt. The verdict was heavy in the affirmative. .But still there is another heat to trot. What is termed a friendly suit has been brought to test the law and Senator Claude McColloch of Baker county is down at Salem trying to show the supreme court that the people knew what they were doing, while Attorney General Crawford and Attorney Kerr of Portland are trying to prove that the people knew not what they were doing. Now what do you think of that? - , Baker county is feeling the gentle and fatherly hand of Governor West, who says to the pioneers of Baker, "you are a lot of bad,, bad men and we will have to discipline you." Mean while the Salem hog continues to root up the garden patch of the state while the governor is looking across the mountains to see that some floater, who just landed in Huntington from Chicago does not play poker or ex pectorate on the sidewalk. Down at Oregon City there Is a pretty little fight on between the medical fraternity and an osteopath. The osteopath is a popular man and was chosen county health officer, and now the medical men refuse to report to him. Ouster proceedings are on and the osteopath shows fight. It is just such a fight as Oregon City likes, for the day is dark and dreary when some kind of a scrap cannot be brewed in two hours time in William U'Ren's town. . , It would seem that the O-W. R. & N, company in changing the leaving time of the "pony" to 4:45 in the afternoon has 'just about reached perfection in the service of that train. ' -..l:.. . uj vi ''I got as much use for you as the city of Portland has for her disgraced police force," is the way one little La Grande boy c ailed down a com panion who had mistreated him. " Toy Young is shipping several cars of potatoes to Chicago. About next year Toy will be wanting to send a ship load to the new republic across the water. . The referendum election cost Mult nomah county alone $11,531.10. Quite a chunk of the university appropria tion could have been paid with this useless expense. LIMERICK MAN STILL LIVES S In the language of Joe Campbell, when the Warren company's bill was being considered by the council as a last official act, "we are stung, skinned and beat, but we are going through with it." A word of explan ation is in order, for Joe really meant that inasmuch as he had voted for the ordinance ordering the work done he would vote for the issuing of a war rant to pay the bill. And now a strike among the marble cutters delays the work on the su preme court building at Salem. A little too much marble construction around Salem, coupled with the er . ratic notions of a boy governor is what is causing this tremendous state Hot Lake Springs, Nov. 21. (Spe cial) "The Limerick" man, fjeace to his, ashes! took his departure when Charley King, an old La Grande man, returned to his present home in Phoe nix, B. C. Since then the guests at Hot Lake Springs have been busy gathering daffodils not the fratrranc flower of the "Fields," but that liter ary (God save the word) license which permits of the play upon one's name. The manoger of Hot Lake was asked the other day for his"Tape" measure twas "Pat," the "Pat-rician." who did the asking that a "Plank" might be ODtained for one of the "Bridges' over the "Eddy" of the largest of the "Brooks." They have a "Mason" to do the necessary "Stone" work. "Will is mere to help if necessary. The "Work," however, will have to be done at "Knight." The "Guy" does not want to assist, but the job will be "Prest-on" him. Just then through the "Hall" came the two "Cooks," each with a "Kerr" following. One" was dressed in "Brown" and the other "White." The' engineer came, also, rubbing his hnd. The doctor examined it and said: "Why, it's a 'Wort-man,' and the Moore' you 'Foster' it, the longer will you have it" Then turning to the man from The palles, he added: "Got a bee and 'Co sting' it; that might help." men some one, Mary "Or-mandy" ran out into the barnyard and the I "Cox" began to crow. "Wat-son" of I v: y - - '- - ' : -1 i mmmmwms - - ; w i liEW C :'.'... I mVA?W)& ; ...': at.t. vrraip fin ap oAfWTPTnt! tPTf!li!St I lm . lEl 'V' ' ' -Y .Ml VMS, VTW XT. X . HJIVIMC 1VJJ i pH;;;f J' , DURING THIS GREAT SALE Or ALii iiA I I : . w&ffi-iA ym v day. ; . I ' mm t-K. ; j .. . ... , C;: S Half Price Millinery Sale! o i , , i IENE LINE ri ljCr CHILDREN'S DRESSES 1 . GORDON FURS I iXCAA AND COATS ' I II j KiiDUCED ;v .48l, 4lli.LJA"JMt ALL REDUCED a chicken made the most noise no one knows. . Now, don't get in a "Huff -man." FOR THE CHILDREN plainly the fault of the spinner in not glvinc It a mifiielent Impetus. In wMcb case sbe must try it over again, 'f. Instead of a flower, "twilicht" is called, nil change places, and the one who tf.'As to secure a Ront becomes the spin ner. If "moonlight" Is called all must sit still, and any one who Jumps up is liable to forfeit If "double twilight" Is called a double change of seats - is made. La Grande National Bank Organized in 1887. IRIl vvumAmrntrosnoiii of tjjuteb states soy!. f fliXEU BXATKS POSTAL flAvnras Capital ''. ......... ' Siooaa.eo Surplus . . . . .".$t30.o.M Total Resourced SI.000.ooa no 'T Fsr twenty-six years, in all Itads of financial weather, we have successfully catered to ths moneUryNwanU of the people of La Grande and the Grande Rondo , Vailed W respectfully solicit ysar business. La Grande National Bank i - La Grande, Oregon : The Ring A Game. The greater the number of players lu this game the more fun. Two camps are formed, an equul number of play ers in each. Oise vf the camps is to defend a place chosen as a goal, which the players of the other cuuip are to endeavor to reach. . c ; When the goal has been decided upon aud the players of each camp chosen the guardians of the goat stand at their post while the players of the other camp assemble and, without be ing seen by tbe guardians, choose -from their number the person whom they think most likely to reach the goal without being taken. ' To this one they Intrust some object' they coll "the ring;" then all scatter. The guardians of the goal "try to cap ture all their adversaries, because they do not know which one holds the ring. This task Is quite difficult especially -(lf the bearer of the ring is a good runner, Because his course will b favored by the tricks of his partners, who will defend blm by allowing them selves to be taken or by drawing off the guardians from their goal. If the n!nTr who halria tha rfn reaches Hip mini witlmnf hnin toi, I Why should Denmark be an eml by the guardians his camp keeps the I nentlv religious country? Because it ring, even though some of bis nartv I uuu HU ""mv -unsuans Kings. I i . r .. Whot nrnnM KWInu onn l v. uue uueii uiKeii prisoners, ana the game begins again by putting the ring in the hands of another player on the same side. If, on the other hand, the bolder of the ring Is captured before reaching lie goal the two camps change sides. the former guardians becoming hold ers of tbe ring and the first holders the guardians of the goal. The Bat Of course yon know that the bat Is not a bird at all. Birds have feathers. and the bat has soft, smooth fur. He Is absolutely harmless unless frighten ed or hurt, and he is a very useful lit tle fe'low. He eatB mosquitoes and bouBeriles and the insects that cause most of the worm eaten apples'. Bats fly only at night Tbey soon become friendly with any one who Is kind to them and will come to be fed or stroked. One who has studied them says that the good they do Is very great and that the value of one of the llttli; animals might easily amount to $r0 a year. . Riddles. What Is the best word of command io give a lady who Is crossing a muddy road? Dress up In front, close (clotbesl op behind. Why Is n postman In danger of los ing his way? Because be Is guided by the direction "of strangers. What fruit is like a statue? ,Flg (er-n-gy). What would Neptune say If the sea were dried up? I haven't a notion fan oceap). U. LOTTIES Wholesale Liquor Dealer i v FOR I i-A: WmiSkIli kJ&TTCS, LA 1118 Jefferson Ave La Grande Ore.1 PRICES & QUALITY 1 W WHISKIES INES - BXADIES GINS, ETC, PHONE. Blach 51 Distributor Of hemp's St. Louis Beer The Toad and tha Qrasiheppsr. - "If you please, sir." said the toad to the grasshopper, "you're so uncere monious that you are almost Imperti nent" , , . I Impertinent V snld the grsMbnp per. "How do you make that. out?" "I'm forty years older than you. and yon hurl yourself at me as though yon were my equal." Forty years! And pray what have you been up to all this time?" "I was shut up. sir. In yonder stone." "Yes. and what did you accomplish r "Nothing." replied the toad. "Then, sir, you might be my supe rior In years, bot ln nothing else. . If you had used your life to some advau (age there'd be a reason, but now" and the grasshopper sniffed the air. I m only one week old, but I have chirped and hopped nnd hopped and chirped, and well, what's the use of wasting time on a lazy thing like yon? nave work to do. so goodby." and with another sniff tbe grasshopper left the poor little toad on the roadside and went bis way, Dot's Feet. J "Ma." cried Dot. "my button shoes are hurting me." j J "Why, child, no wonder." exclaimed ma: "you put them on the wrong S feet!" i Dot looked puzzled; then said: ' " nat win i do. ma' They art all the feet I got." City Grocery and Bakery Nonsense. The nun warn up. The dny hnd come. Mlm Buttercup (The pmttjr one) Put on her cap Of yellow silk And fllled her Inp With butter." i ik. Choose Your Thanks giving s Here ! Game of Twilight Each child takes tbe name of a flower, and sents are provided for all but one, who stapds In the center and slowly spms a wooden plate, calling the name of u flower at Hi um time. The girl whose iIowpp tin mn la ailed leaps tin to catch thn nlnfn ho. fore It falls, and .the vacant chair Is taken by the spinner. l the plate Is cot caught before It falls a forfeit Is required from the me who falls to catch unless lt!l. 8erlous He-m From Nelse. Investigations made by physicians prove tnat there Is appreciable barm from noise, and serious barm too. It Is no doubt true tbat a normal nervous system can apparently adjust itself to all sorts of adverse clrcumstenceR We couldn't exist otherwise. Nevertheless 1 , tbe Inimical ngentn make an Impress ', and, like water dropping on a stone. ! can overcome resistance In time. These Investigators bave found many abnor-1 mal nervous conditions In those who 1 1 have long been Immersed in loud noise j mieny unaware tnat any harm wax being done. London Tit-Bits. Water Safety. In Massachusetts all streams of wa ter unsuited for drinking must be marked so that tbe fact cannot be overlooked. His Status. Mrs. HonkColonel nook Is a con gressman at large. Isn't be? Honk Yes. Tbey baven't arrested him yet Puck. New Walnuts, Hazelnuts pcans, Almonds, Pea nuts anaPine Nuts New Raisins, CurranVtron, Orange -and Lemon Peel ' " Sweet B'diled Cider in 25c and 35c Bottles ) Dates and Figs. Popcorn that will Pop Wfirrt Potates' Head Let- Sd bTb wTt Le?e Tupp Beats c te Just in g Llttle Dairr Farm Sausage All that thon gtvest thou wilt carry nay with tuee.-TurkUn Troverb. j The City Grocery S Bakery j ! E. P0LACK, PROP, i mp!:mtii& s, n H
