T:a GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1914
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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.
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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:
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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. " .
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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 ' :
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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.
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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
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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.
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