SUPERVISORS
IRE fUMEQ
TEN MEN SELECTED TO HANDLE
COUNTY ROADS.
Observer and Union Republican Are
County Papers For 1914.
Appointment of jurors for the year,
selection of official papers, and se
lection of road supervisors of whom
there are 10 this year, were some of
the important matters, coming to the
attention of the county court at 'its
January term. ...
The official report of the, proceed
ings follows:
. In re petition for appointment of T,
, B. Marlin road supervisor, Big Creek
District. T. B. Martin appointed..
; In re petition for. appointment of
Arthur Moore, road supervisor North
Powder District. Arthur Moore ap
pointed.
In re petition for appointment of S.
E. Bleving, road supervisor, North
Powder District. Petition denied, y
In re petition . for appointment of
Ira Kennedy, road 'supervisor Island
City District. , Petitioni denied.
In re petition of H. A. Endrup for
-liquor 'license Hilgard Precinct. 'Pe
tition granted, license ordered issued.
In repetition of P. A. Charlton as
stock inspector. Continued for term.
. In re claim of Amos H.Gardner for
irjurea incurred. .Denied.
In re designating official newspap
era. La Grande Evening Observer
and Eastern Oregon Republican desig
nated as official newspapers.
In re drawing jury list for . 1914.
List drawn. ;
I In re ap pohitment of county physic
ian. . Clerk ordered' to advertise for
bids.
In re appointment of secretary
county board of health. Continued.
In re appointment of supervisors
for various road districts. Appoint
ments made as follows:
Wm. Wigglesworth, road district
No. 1.
W. W. Langford, road district No,
2. .,:: ; V;',K: ' -
J. B. Breshears, road district No,
J. M. Darr, road : district No. 5. ;
Willis Wright, road district No. 6.
J. L. Woodell, road district No. 7.
, 'T. B. Marlin, road district No. 8,
Fred Taal, road district No. 9. ;
Arthur Moore, road district No. 10.
In re appointment of judges and
clerks of election. ' Appointed.
. In redelivering a deed to Mrs. Wm.'
Thomas to Lot in Elgin, Ore. Deed
ordered delivered upon receipt ol?
$200.00. ; v :
A pile remedy that is entirely dif
ferent from anything else, used both
externally and internally, acting on
the blood as well as on the disease,
a remedy without a superior. It is
Merltol Pile Remedy, made and guar
anteed by the American Drgu and
Press Association. Newlin Drug Co,
Easy Eoonomy.
Speaking of economy In the home, a
prominent charity worker said:
"There was a lot of truth In the re
mark of the poor, harassed east side
housewife wlio.se husband complained:
" I wish you would bo more econom
ical. Mary, r.ook at the 'boss' wife,
how economical she Is!' ,. -
"'Yes.' Mary replied. 'It's easy
enough for the boss' wlfo to he eco
nomical. S She's Rut' plenty to be eco
nomical wltb."1 Exchange.
One In the Family Was Enough.
Brown Insisted ou returning tho
twenty dollar parrot he had bought a
few days before.
"Why, what is the matter with ltT"
the dealer asked.
"W-w-why," replied Brown, "the
d-d-darned c-c-crltter s-s-st-stutters!"
Everybody's.
Different Method.
One orator lu New ri says that
bis understanding about It is that if
you "call a man a liar In (lie south he
will shoot at you. in the west knock
yov down, hut In the east he'll hot you
quarter you cau't prove it" Augus
ta Chronicle.
Clever Chap.
Mamma Willie, didn't 1 tell you not
to eat any more candy tonight? Small
Willie I'm not eating It, ninmma; I'm
Just sucking tbe juice out of !t Chi
cago News.
CAT5
AND CATNIP.
Leopard and Tiger Fairly Reveled In
. the Odorous Plant. -
Seme one al the Washington zoolog
li.nl park obtained the peruilrinloii of
the authorities to try the effect of cat
nip on the animals there; So far as
kuowu catnip does not grow In . the
native bouien of these animals, and
this was the first time they bad ever
smelted It -.
The scent of the plant filled, the
whole place, and as soon as It reached
the parrots' corner the two gaudily .at
tired tnucaws set up n note that told
fearfully on tho nerves of all and
mnde for that side of their cage, pok
ing their benks and claws through It
When the catnip was brought near
thorn they became nearly frantic.
They were given some 'nnd devoured
It, stem, leaf and blossom, with an
eagerness that equuled the noise of
their cries.
Next trial was made on an African
leopard. Before tb keepers bad reach
ed the front of the cage be bed bound'
ed from tbo shelf whereon be lay. ap
parently OHleup. and stood expectant.
A double handful of catnip was passed
through to the floor of the den. -
- Never was the prey of this spofjid
African In bis wild state pounced
upon more savagely or with such abso
lute enjoyment - First the leopard ate
a mouthful of the stuff, then lay flat
on bis back and wiggled through the
green mass until his black spotted yel
low bide was filled with tbe odor, Just
as you have sen a cat act when It re
ceives eome catnip. ' ;: " ..
Then be sat on a bunch of the cat
nip, caught a. leaf laden stem up In
either paw and. rubbed bis cheek,
chin, nose, eyes and bead. : He ate an
additional mouthful or two and then
jumped back to his shelf, where be
lay the rest of the, afternoon, tbe very
picture of contentment -
In one tiger's cage there la a very
young but full grown animal When
this great, surly beast Inhaled the first'
sniff of tbe catnip be began to mew
like a kitten. Up to tola time tbe soft
est note of bis voice bad been one
which put tbe roar of the, big maned
Hon near him to shame. '
That vicious tiger fairly reveled in
tbe liberal allowance of the plant
which was thrust Into hla cage. He
rolled about In It and played like a
stx-weeks-old kitten. He mewed and
purred, tossed It about, ate of it and,
after getting about aa liberal a dose
aa the leopard had, likewise jumped
to bis shelf and blinked lazily tbe rest
of tbe day. New York Herald.
HIS MOST ANXIOUS MOMENT.
When
Dewey Feared He Might
Be
;. Branded ae a Coward...
, Admiral Dewey tells In bis autobi
ography the story of his most anxious
moment It was when he was execu
tive officer of tbe warship Mlsslsen.
After passing the forts at New Orleans
his ship was about to sink under fire,
and the crew had to be taken off In
boats. There were not enough boats,
and the danger of a magazine explo
sion became so great that the crews
showed increasing hesitation In return
ing for another load. On a sudden Im
pulse Dewey jumped Into one of the
bonts to go after the rowers nnd com
pel them to return. He continues:
"Not until we were free of tbe shin
did I have a second thought In realiza
tion of what I bad done. I bad left
my ship In distress when It Is the rule
that the last man to leave her should
bo the captain, und I as executive offl
cer should be next to the last
"That was the most anxious moment
of my career. What If a shot should
sink the boat? What If a rifle bullet
should got me? All the world would
say that I had been guilty of about w
.raven an net ns can lie placed at the
door of an olHcer. This would not be
pleasant reading for. my father up In
Vermont. 11 : would no longer think
that I hud. done the 'rest' reasonably
well. If the ship should blow up
while I was away and I should appear
on the reports as saved probably peo
ple would smile over my explanation. "
As it turned out. however, the maga
zine did not explode, nnd Dewey
prewnce was needed to bring the boat
crews back and save the men still or.
tho sinking slilp, '
A Famous tr.
It Is contended that the year 1S00
gnve more celebrities and persons of
genius to the world than ony other
year of the ulneteeiitlt century. Anion?
those who were bom In that memora
ble year were Abraham Lincoln, Ed
gnr Allan Poe, Oliver Wendell Holmes,
William Ewart (iludstone. Charles
Darwin, Lord Houghton, Alfred Ten
nyson, Edward Fitzgerald. Professor
Dlackle, Mary Cowden Clarke and
Kellx Mendelssohn.
Alike.
A convivial correspondent wrote to
an eastern paper complaining of tbe
Somlllion of the village streets, closiug
with tbe statement that "the wntor Ilea
In the ditch fr days nt a time."
The editor printed the letter, with
tbe following "Ed. Note:" "So docs
our esteemed correspondent" Omaha
World-Herald.
BI6
Sacred Dor.
; From time Immemorial deer . bare
been beld In reverent regard by the
Japanese. Herds are kept in com
pounds , and tbo. highest respect Is
paid to the animals. .. In olden times
tho isboguo gave the people such a
strict order to - protect the sacred ani
mals that if any one buppuned'to hurt
or kill them be was put to death on
the spot . It was a period of terror.
Even at tbo present day tbe deer are
so tame aud abundant lu the sbrin
grounds that tbey In line weather stroV
round to tbe street by twos and threes
and surround passersby. usklug for
food and 'even . taking the persons
sleeves in their mouths affectionately.
Unee a year some or tlie deer ore
caught by means of a net with n ban:
dlo by several turners (lu service of
the Kusuga shrlue office, und taken to
an lucloHure. where . their splendid
horns are cut off with a saw,' while a
crowd of spectators -watch tbe work
wltb breathless interest (udminHion 10
sen, equal to about S cents). This
done, some of the snvred boms are, as
a custom, awarded to the spectators
by means of lottery.
' Disillusion.
The unmarried woman who shall be
tbe subject of this anecdote was fixing
berbelf up to go out In the evening. A
certain man was going to call for her,
and though tbe occasion wob somewhat,
spoiled by tbe fact that tbey would
have to take ber little niece along she
nevertheless took the usual care of
ber complexion, hair and eyes, for the
man was trembling on tbe verge of a
proposal. The trio auntie, auntie's
beau and auntie's niece walked along
the street unttr they came to one of
those all utgbt photograph galleries.
You know bow, awful a person looks
standing In tbe ghastly glare of tbe
mercury tube lights that they put In
tbe windows of such places? Well,
tbey paused In that awful greeny-yal-lery
light Aud tbe little niece said to
auntle'a beau:
"Ooo-oob, .look! Auntie looks just
like she does when she first gets up
In tbe - mornlng!"-Cleveland Plain
Dealer. ,
Sitting Cross Legged.
: Fully 80 per vent ol tbe men and
women who travel In the trains and
street cars sit cross legged, and this,
habit Is responsible for many Ills, ae
cording to a prominent London physl
hui. . The prime objection against this
able he says, is that the return flow
it blood from the leg Is stopped at
the knee, the result being that the
veins In tho log swell up. All the
weight is thrown on one side of the
body, uid the. under leg goes to sleep
owing to tbe pressure put on tbe sci
atic nerve. The body . should be equal
ly balanced. Then there is another
danger. Too much crossing of the' legs
Is sure to bring lopsldeduess. Let the
legs rest limply. In that way the mus
cles become eased, while tbe flow Into
and the return of blood from the legs
is naturally done and the body la
equally balanced. '
Rats aa Food. -1
Bats form a favorite dish In China.
Split open, dried, pressed and powder
ed with a finely ground white bark,
they look somewhat like haddocks as
they hang In long strings over, butch
ers', stalls. Dr. Arthur Stradllng once
declared that "rats would be not only
wholesome, but very nice. If properly
prepared not common sewer rats, but
such aa I ate. barn fed animals soared
In a bop garden. Tbe flesh, though
perfectly white, was dry and tasteless.
But then they were only skinned,
cleaned and submitted to the fire with
out any of the et ceteras which make
other meats savory. Admiral Beau
fort and other arctic explorers speak
highly of rats as a whosesome addi
tion to their supply of food in those
dreary latitudes." Chicago Mews.
A Lesson In Spelling.
The .lawyer was Scotch, nnd the
Judge was English. The cose In argu
ment concerned certain water rights,
and the lawyer had frequently to use
the word "water." which he pronounc
ed very broad.
"Mr. So-and-so,' nt last Interrupted
the Judge, "do you spell wnter with
two t's In your country?"
"Na, na. my lord," quickly retorted
the lawyer, "but we )ell manners wl'
tw n'sl" '
Mixed Odors.
"My wife was to give a rose tea
-everything scented with roses." .
"A delicate conceit" .
"Yes: but things went wrong. The
people In the next flat took that oc
casion to have onions and cabbage."
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Man of His Word.-.
Wife You've ' changed dreadfully.
Before we were married you said that
you'd lay down your life for me. flub
Well. I din -my life of single Mess-
sd.'iess. Exchange.
It Is rniii to put wealth within 'the
reach of aim who will not stretch out
his hatid to take It Samuel Johnson.
THIS WILL INTEREST MOTHERS.
Mother Ore' Sweet Powders for Children,
, Certain relief for Feveriekneee, Headache, Bed
I Stamerh .Teething Disorder!, move end rcftnleU
1 the Bo welt end ueetrojr Worm. They break up
Cold. In M bonre. 1 bey ere to plieMnl to the
lole Children liketliem. OvorlOiOovtcelimoniali.
lifted of Motnere Tor S4 you re. tmh ntrtr Jan.
Bold by ell DruggiM, Mr. rlnmnle mailed FKEK.
Addren.Allenb.Olmea'd.'LeKoj'.M. V.
PIECES OF SILVER.
They Supplanted Cacao Beam i
the
First American Currency. ' ,
Before Mexico was invaded by the
Spanlurds coins were uuImiowu there,
tbe natives using lu place of money
the smallest cacao' -beans.' 'reserving
those of larger size and better quality
for the manufacture of a liquor to
which they were uddlcted. ."
About foui'teeu years after the con
quest that Is to suy, about 1535-Cas-tlllan
coins began to make their ap
pearance In Mexico. As tbey arrived
only In very small quantities, tbey
were insufficient for the needs of trade.
It was then that the viceroy ordered
tbe manufacture ia the City of Mexico
of small pieces of silver of a certain
weight
These pieces were not stamped wltb
any coinage mark, and their value was
determined entirely by their weight
From them was derived tbe ' name
peso.'. '.'. .... ' ;"..'.'
These pieces of silver remained In
circulation n number of years, and
pieces of gold and of copper Were also
added In time. . Soon, however. It was
found that this sort of circulating me
dium made fraud easy, aud tbe Span
ish government established three mints,
granting them a perpetual existence
for America.
The coinage of money In the City of
Mexico was actually begun during tbe
reign of Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza,
who established a mint In buildings
belonging to tbe Marquis del Valla
Here It remained only a short period,
being transferred first to tbe council
building and later to tbe viceroyal pal
ace. v '. ''-'?
During all this time the coinage was
of a considerable amount and tbe facil
ities for the establishment were not
sufficient to meet the demands made
upon It for coins, for which reason fre
quent' demands for minting apparatus
are found In tbe records. In the year
1778 the mint was established In tbe
Apartado building and has continued
since then in tbe street of that name. J
From the declaration of Independence
until the year 1847 tbe mint was rented
out to contractors. Now York Sun.
- Living With Them. I J
"I hope you know enough to keep 'i
your wife's relatives at a distance." jj
"Hum! My wife's maiden aunt isi
going to live with us." " -. ,
"Good gracious, send ber away!" :
"I can't She's going to live with us 1 1
In ber bouse." Cleveland Plain Dealer. I
A
La Grande Investment Company
Old U. S. Land Office
1113 Adams Ave.
DUTLl'S TO SERVE LUNCH.
Attractive Room for New Addition
; to Bakery. . : i;
Mrs. Fred Dutli will serve a bakery
lunch at their newly remodeled bak
ery on Fir street. The lunch will
consist of sandwiches and such baked
goods as, they' have fresh in stock.
It will be one of those places where
you can drop in at any time of the
day and sip a cup of the best coffee
in the city. Try it. Mrs. Dutli is
making special efforts to please the
trade and will serve only the best
at right prices. '
Adv. , ' .-
Read the advertisements too.
Fish
Fresh fish every day
Fir St. Fish Market.
We have our own delivery and
deliver any time. - . ,
N. Maderick
402 N. Fir St Phone R. 741
We are Going to Have
Introduced in Congress
A BILL
Forcing the Weather Man to
Adopt Recipvocal .Relations With
the Coal Venders
GRANDE R0NDE CASH CO.'
PHONE MAIN 6
Smell Deal
may be the means of making you a
home in the near future.
These lots described below are lo
cated where theV are desirable.
They are lots 7 and 8 Blk. 83.
Chaplains Addition. ;
Just north of the old white
school house. Each lot 60 x 110 ft
making 120 ft. south face or 110 ft
frontage on west.
Price $60 Cash for the two.
for sale by
Foley Building,
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Phone. Red 8931. La Grande.
FRESH TAMALES AND
CHILI
All kinds
of
HOT DRINKS
Ice Cream
Finest Line of
Fresh Candies
in town
HOT TAMALES. OYSTER
COCKTAIL, HOT BEEF TEA,
HOT TOMATO NECTOR.
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La Grande."
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