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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1914)
T:a GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1914 PAGE EIGHT a t M 1 m 1 m ' m . i " a 'v a REfUND CH UNTIES KHOT ' ABJOVRNED MEETING TO HEAR ( PLAN UNRAVELED. SnelMMMMed "How" Question Final ly Settled Last Evening. fBut little business was transacted SSast evening at the mid-week meeting -af the city commissioners, but at an -edjourned session this evening, vari om matters of importance are to iee up '' Among these propositions "tonight, is the consideration of a ' bonding refund ehart which has been -under consideration by Manager Laf ' icy for considerable .time, and arrang es the payments in a logical order. " The basic principle is simply that the - proposed $75,000.00 : debt-refunding bond issue can be paid off , in five ? - years and at the end of that time 'the city will be out of debt, have its sinking fund well fatted, have con . -siderable interest money on hand and be a heaithy, paid-up community. The plan is exhaustive and has met with modi favor at preliminary - confer . enees with heads of departments and the commissioners. ;. iKight of Way Paid For. The commission last evening paid "the railroad' company $1.20 for rent al for right , of way for its main ewer "lines under the O.-W. tracks. This fee of' ten cents per month is -merely a technical one to keep prior rights where they belong. . "Hoaa" Disposed Of. An Item of long annoyance to sev eral parties and Involving but a small amount of money, has been the em pounded horse which Sam Hiatt turn- d over to the city and which the city oM for $5.03 to H. Knapp. Every 'lody acted in good faith in the mat- ter but it -was found that the horse advthree feet outside the city limits twhen taken, therefore the city had -no Jurisdiction, The city had to stand by while legal action was taken to Teplevin the horse but Mr. Knapp simply turned the animal over with fxit all the red tape, and asked the city for the purchase price, of $5.00 and some cost money, of about $20. jjTfci Was finally comprimised at $10 for everything. This bill was passed last night and everything and every 1mSj was happy. , Subway Plans Considered. Manage Lafky proposed, tenta tively, a few days ago, that the O. "W. dig the. Second street subway ditch at the same time that it did its awn. excavation and that the city pay the company. This was tenta tively adopted by the company in a Setter to the manager yesterday pro rvidinir that the citv huild tha "drain which is to displace the pump ' jfiret proposed. The city, if it ac- epts the scheme, will buiid the sewer - Sua winter, giving employment to -anen now idle. It is probable this - i?3 be decided upon tonight. Uncle Sam's Loan Office ' Loans Money on WATCHES, DIAMONDS GOLD, JEWELRY We sell unredeemed pledges V tees than wholesale price. We sell clothing, shoes, suit cases, gents' furnishings at very low . prices. 1111. Adams Ave., Foley Bldg. M M M I REX HALL DANCING ASSEMBLIES Each Saturday and Tuesday Class and Private Lessons Taught Afternoon and Evening - By Appointment. Bert M. Sherwood Priprictor and In structor'. Hall for rent Wednesdny and Thursday nights of ech week. ' ecepi'oHday night and also tfftbts ; priding holidays. . Hates, $26 to midr.isht; $5 00 per hour after ir.'.c' !;,. ': -. decorations can be iivnl: I I C beiil'bIiuIj IK!! CLISSES The voters of Union. county in. the vicinity of Cove, are fully alive to the value and necessity of good roads that will serve the interests of the entire community; and after careful ly and intelligently considering the value and importance of the Cove. Minam wagon road being built by the forest service, they were glad to con tribute liberally to its construction The construction of approximately one and three-quarters miles of road on Mill Creek above the Eastern Ore gon Light & Power company plant was completed during 1913 by the people of the forest service; $625.00 subscribed by the people was usea in building about three-quarters of a mile of this road, and $900 of gov emment funds wes spent in complet ing approximately one mile of the road. '..': Union county spent $450 last fall linking together this new piece of road with the public highways of Grande Ronde valley, for a distance of approximately one-fourth mile. A substantial bridge was built across Mill Creek recently by the Eastern Oregon Light & Power " company, where the road crosses the creek near the company's power plant. ' ' The Cove-Minam wagon road at its completion will be about fourteen miles in length, extending from the forest boundary on Mill Creek up said stream to its head on Mill Creek saddle, Section 27, Yownship 3, S. R. 41 E; thence easterly and northerly to the Little Minam river; thence down the Little Minam to the mouth of Boulder Creek; thence following the proposed right of way of the Grande Ronde company's power canal to the summit of Backbone Ridge; thence southerly and easterly to the southeast corner of Section 36, town ship 2 S., R. 41 E.; thence northerly to the, Minam river. That part of the road already com pleted is established on a permanent grade, and will never need a new foundation. ; The definite plan of placing: this roadbed with a view to permanency will do away with the patching and pennywise poljcy. The . Cove people who are giving their financial and moral support in the furtherance of variable highways are not to be classed with the ranch er who thinks the road should always be built around his barn, or the city man who selfishly believes the auto mobile road should be completed to the entrance of his garage for their individual accommodations. . The approximate number of people to be benefitted the first year by the construction of this road is as fol lows: Settlers and farmers living in . nnd adjacent to the forest.... 400 1. .kn. nun f ftio 1 OtUUH II It; II MIIU VWMJ Mat.. a v. v..-. forest ...i 200 Tourists and campers. ......... 400 - 1000 The road will open an enormous area of bug-infested timber, a large amount of which will be given away under free use . and sold to small purchasers. The present supply of fuel and other material for the peo ple of Grande Ronde valley is about exhausted south and east of Cove, and the construction of this road is necessary in order to have a per petual supply of timber easily ac cessible. . The timber to be touched by this ) road is at present partially inacces-i sible, and forms a very ferious fire menace. Residents of Cove and vi cinity realize the importance of f"' tecting from fire the valuable wa shed of Mill Creek, wl.ich strei-- its present protected condition Iw' furnishes sufficient water fo;- irr'- i tion and domestic purposn '; tK territory covering its slopes. This road will serve i s " cutting in two the fire trav ' f pole pine which exiends f r snvr-v. mately, thirty miles .t.'onff tha ur.ti divide between the ATInnrr. river am. Grande Ronde vnlley, -' after it completion, admit f-f '.ho onn:en tration of n Inrjre Wy r.t men, fire-P.fl-tinp equipment vus siopltes wlth-- p reason"'" ,,r,, -t ny fire on . -ir' ',,;,., National for- stimulate the timber sale business, .which means in creased labor business, and also adds to the production of manufactured products in Union county. ; It will be possible to stock the Little and Big Minam rivers with fish after the road ip completed. Baby fish from hatcheries can be transported over this road by auto mobile in two hours from the railway station in Cove and deposited in the Minam river., ;A ,-. , . : The government plans on' continu ing work on this road at the begin ning of the next fiscal year, using the ten percent item money that may be authorized for the Minam forest. WESTERN TRI- STATE HOPEFUL ANNUAL VISIT TO LA GRANDE) BY MOGULS SURE. Combination of President, Secretary "' and Treasurer Planned. Fapdleton, Jan. 42. (Special.) J with the election of Wesley N. Mat lock of this city, as temporary pres ident and L. M. Brown as temporary secretary-treasurer, the annual meet ing of the Western Tri-state league was brought to a close in Walla Wal la yesterday afternoon.. Little defi nite official action was taken but the discussion between the representa tives makes the prospects for another year of organized baseball more fav orable. , , : Mr. Matlock and Fred W. Lamp- kin, who represented the local club officially, returned last night by auto and they report the proposed meas-l has Iam 4-4- v -h rlrwarn Avnanoan f? maintaining a club as making the situation here in Pendleton ; more hopeful. , , The provisions are three irT num ber, to-wit: an absolute salary limit og $1200, a short season and the in vesting of one man with the combina tion offices of president, secretary and treasurer. , . .; The proposal to combine the three offices of the league such as is done in the Northwest, Coast and Union association was proposed by Director Ruridstrom of North Yakima, as a means of i saving Several Ihundfre dollars each 'year paid out in tele grams, railroad fare and telephone messages between officers. Another election will be held in the near fu ture at' which time it is probable that L. M. Brown of Walla Walla, will be chosen to the combined of fice. ... '-, .;. k . . Another innovation proposed is a board of arbitration consisting of one representative from each town who io not a director. '- Disputes between clubs will be settled by the repre sentatives from the towns not in-, volved, with the president acting ex offlcio member. President Matlock and Secretary Brown were instructed to visit La Grande, Baker and Lewiston in the interests vof baseball and with the view of securing a six-team league. Secretary Brown will probably be here tomorrow evening to meet with locpl baseball fans who have the last word as to whether or not this city rill remain in the league. ( . Tttf representatives at the meeting ii nlay were: W. N. Matlock and V . rmpl:in of Pendleton; R. W. - ! t om ni Manager Eddie ford. .!- h Yakims-j .T. T. C awford, O-.- t . ) ?.t.:ioui!' "Poc" Cre, Au- gtl i.;wfl. Cclain Brown irl Kritz Lm-X'-r-'-n.. id addition to T, M. r,T Walla Walla Fotd to Be Manager, .s'rih Yakima Eddie Ford, the : t- r on North Yt1 l .a's 1913 ..' team, has signed .-.s' mana ;er '".e coming season. F r was lead-off man t.i the Yaki-!"- i'.tting order practicplly all of la-- -eason. " Firtl wore a La Grande uniform in 1912. " . I Fl E TURKEY RED WHEAT FLOUR ON SALE. - Local Firm Ships In Kansas Wheat, Milled In Transit. . Recently while in the middle west on a business trip, Messrs SeCor and Humphreys of the Eastern Ore gon Produce company, made arrange ments to have a large quantity Of the famous Turkey Red hard wheat ship ped from Kansas and 'other middle western points, same to be milled enroute and placed on the local mar ket under the name of "The Eastern Oregon Best" flour. It is an ac knowledegd fact that the wheat of the middle western states makes a su perior hard wheat flour unexcelled by the inter-mountain product! The ar ticle being promoted by . the above firm is a very high grade hard wheat flour and those who have had an opportunity of testing the same pro nounce it superior to any similar ar ticle that has ever entered the local market. - Another item of considera tion for the consumer is the' fact that being milled in transit gives the local, dealers the advantage of plac ing the flour on the market at a price that enables them to compete with the local product, at the same time grade of hard wheat flour. , The company is to be congratulat ed on making his addition to their already large and growing business, call on your local dealer and try a few sacks of this flour. It can be found at all up to date grocers.' Ad! Imbler News Items. Imbler, Ore.,' Jan. 22, (Special) About twenty car loads of spuds was sold at Imbler last week through W. Wiggins of the Imbler Storage Co. The Imbler Building company held their quarterly meeting . Monday night to consider the election of of ficers and other new business on hand. The entertainment ' given by the. school was highly successfully realiz ing $52.75, completing the payment of their piano. . . Imbler witnessed One of the' worst dust storms in years Tuesday last, th dust becoming so thick about 10 o'clock in the morning that several of the business places had to turn on the lights, and school was dismissed. Several from here attended the farmers union convention held at La Grande last week..' - Sheriff Hug was in town recently on official business. - . Wmr Wiggins has received his moving picture machine, which will be installed in the very near future. Mayor Witty entertained a num ber of friends at his home Friday last Seven additional electric street lights have been installed last week, which makes a decided improvement. Miss Aneita Hough, of Portland, who has been visiting her cousin.Mrs. H. E. Waddell, left for La Grande, Wednesday, where she will visit her uncle, Jas. Hough. C. A. Bingaman left here recently for Pullman, Wash. C. A. Johnson of the O.-W. R. & N. spent Sunday with his family here. .' .. 'I . , Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fox of Alicel, spent Sunday at A. F. Wilson's. Rev. Quinn of Alicel, and Rev. Dressier of Summerville, ' were in town Tuesday. Friendship Announced. I wish to announce that friendly relations have . been re-established between myself and Wong One. '' JIM LIVERMORE. Adv. 1-22, It p. ? WANTED Experienced salesman to solicit orders i'r our high grade nursery iock. Kerences requir- ed. Uni;i Nir -.cries, Union, Ore. J. B. "Weaver, Prep. 1-22, 3t. FOR RENT Four or fivt ,icely fur nished rooms for ho.sikeeping. Reasonable to righc party. Phone Red 1311. 1-22, 6t. FOR ; RENT Furnished hoi-cskeep-ing rooms at 1311 N Ave ihone Red 3711. l-22,6tpd. We Vlill Give Away a $15.00 Lamp It is beautiful with its handpainted shade. It will be, given in ' the Observer Pennant Table C over Contest Whether you win any of the $21 worth of prizes or not. you will possess the beautiful table cover you can make out of Observer Pennants, but you can wis a price if you try hard enough. . Read about it and see the pfeturt of the lamp to this paper-. Yoq must hurry if yon, want the beanti. ful State of Oregon pennant.; They are going fastl ' : ' OBSERVER PENNANT COUPON. : '';; This Coupon, with two others of different dates and 15 cents, (to cover incidental rtbst) entitles the bearer to one Observer Pennant when presnted at the Observer office. By mail, five cents extra to cover postage and packing. Name ......... Address Pennant desired WEDNESDAY, Do not order Pennants In advaace. They will not be issued before 5 TENEMENT LIFE ' IS GRIPPING FIRE SCENE BRINGS SPECTATORS TO FEET. Stingy Tenement Owner's Daughter ; Saved From Fire By Doctor, ;,. In addition to that gripping drama "Thieves and the Cross," which play ed to several crowed houses at the Arcade last night,A this show house has added another film of rare skill called the "Fire-, of Fate," in which a rich tenement owner's daughter is almost consumed by flames. She falls in love with a doctor who is devoted to charity woi:: in the slums PI Special Sale of Poultry and Stock Food Having decided to close out this line, we have reduced the prices below cost Large Pail Stock Tonic . i . : $1.50 LaVge Pail Poultry Tonic.,' '. . . .$1.50. 50c Package Stock Tonic . . .. . . . . v 25c 50c Package Cow Conditioner. . . . . . . .25c 50c Package Poultry Tonic. '. . . .25c 25c Package Poultry Tonic. .15c Lice Killer, Fly Killer, Lice Powder, Roup Cure, Cholera Cure, and Liver and Intestinal Remedy all at Half Price J. G. Snodgrass, GROCERY Phone Main 43 JANUARY 21, 1914. and consents to nurse a mother uj child who have been advised to lean the tenement, but cannot. Upon ttil request by the doctor that the tend monf. Awnor imnnwa h!a mal;j 1 I ! -r HU"U UUUH I es, the girl learns of the condition I and makes up her mind to investigate for herself. , Here she, meets the doc I tor. The fire breaks out in the tec I ement while she is nursing the sickj child. The father repents and agreed to build sanitary buildings. "Thieves and the Cross" is bettef than anyone expects. The scenerl is beautiful. Rizal and Atima, two profession flexible equilibrists, just from the Or. ! pheum and the Pantages Circuit, ir. rived on No. 17 and will be 6n tin bill tonight. They come with per fect recommendations and will gin the theatre-goer more than their money's worth.- It is astonishinr how much the modern thretre world! is getting for ten cents. La Grande, Ore. : i
