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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1914)
. ..l.'.. i.'-i.?-.,trn.m..lMm.-I I WOK FOUR LA GRiXDE EVENING OliaEttVER TUESDAY, .MAY 5, 1914. THE OBSERVER BKUCE DENNIS, Editor and Ownt. Entered in the Pott Grande, Oregon, an matter. Office at La he displays on billboards, supple mented by a house-to-house distribu tion of dodgers and liberal display .-.pace in the daily newspapers. Some Advertising rates on application. All copy for display advertising must Teach the office the day nature the ad appears. Address all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street, second clan ' of the other members of the min j iiterial alliance, it is said are in clined to brand this publicity effort as sensational and not in keeping with the dignity of a religious organi zation. , , . ! ' : f ' ' .- . It isn't, on final analysis, so much j the medium that is employed as the fc e $ i$ $ j v .... PERSONALS 1'auy, single copy .-L , i i; , , . ' , . Dally, per week ;.:.Ut1,t emp,oy PrinUsr a ,nk to wplaim Daily, per month 65e big cause? The dissemination of the Daily, aiz months in advance.... $3.50 gospel is a business the -greatest Daily, per year in advance $7.00 ' , , Oaily, by mail per year, in ad- bu31ness on earth a many have vance .... .$4.00 held so why should not printer's ink Weekly Ovaerver, per year in ' o.nvey the message of the preacher advance ILfiO Enme as jt conveyg the message of the theatrical manager, the mer chant or any one else "who has cause to attract the public ? ROADS WILL NOT DRAG THEMSELVES. J..K,. Wright was an outbound pas senger on' the branch line this morn- Preston Lewis was a passenger to Enterprise on business today. He re turns tonight- . C. A. Nichoalds, traveling salesman for the Oregon - GroceryV company, made his regular weekly triD to Imb- tjr tWMtill tmOtmlt&UC -Chas Windquist 'of Baker passed through the city this morning on his way to Rondcwa, where he will visit on a ranch for some time to come. Tom Duncan traveling for the Wad hams Grocery company, went to El gin this morning in the interest of the giocery business. W. R. Rhinehardt, traveling sales man for the Marshall Wells hardware comoanv. with hitniiitnn : t - . . , . I The Milwaukee pastor who is just Grande mar). a t-ir. v The Kini? road demonstration has i .... y . .. .. ' , ure made a trip to Elgin this been made. ' i his home city has ample precedent, No one has learned a great deal for in many other cities the church more than was generally known be- advertisement occupies equal prom fore, but the venture was worth all ' inence with other institutions. cast gubernatorial! race W ithy Just Just Twenty newest Arrwea and summer Arrived Coats direct from New York by express. I In the combe stock seems to be advancing. morning. Mrs. F. S. Ladd of La Grande left this morning for Enterprise for a visit with her daughters, Mrs! O. E. Wagner. She will be gone indefinitely. it cost in the way or starting a revival of good road agitation. However, it must be remembered that the roads will not drag them- Advice from Portland says the I.J -OT fni. ntnntha unJ At U 1 il 3 i,..u ' ." wr?,. c .n. ,. u. Kiuuouun m ihuii.- stay with Grandma Ross in the fu advocate different plans, but ' the nomah county that is getting dawn ture. county that gets good roads gets out to business. But the same advice and makes them. ' says Gus Moser is showing remark- Care for the roads we have already lile speed and that Charlie Johns made is of great importance, as well i3 running in the high gear, ah figuring on new highways. 'I he Not wishi'ng to slight the home people the Elks Minstrel will another of their popular macadam at the end of Adams avenue io going to pieces just as fast as can be imagined. The same is true of a portion of Booth lane, and the road between La Grande end Hot Lake has . not, according to old time resi dents, been worse in twenty years. The road that is made today must be tared for tomrorow. Everything in this world deterioates, but noth ing quite so fast as county roads. So, along with our enthusiasm caused by the visit of Mr. King, let us organize for active work on the highways. Start a repair gimp out to fix the good road already built at heavy cost, thus saving what has already! been spent. Then formulate a compaign for extensive work on the dirt roads of the county. give permorm- Mrs. Sara Waits of Medical Springs passed through the city this morning on nerway to Joseph where she will The Misses Rose and Elsie Van der Pool of Summerville, who have been visiting with their aunt Mrs. Thomp son of this city returned home this morning. Mrs. Naoma Robbs and children Evelyn and Lena went to Summerville this morning for a short stav before nnces Thursday night of this week, j they move to Whiting, Oregon, where and those, who have not seen the ' they wiH make their nome in the fu- i ture. show will be surprised at the excel lent talent it carries. But before deciding to operate the government railroad in Alaska by electricity Iwe should consider i tendency of this ' administration to step on the third rail. Miss Lillian Stubblefield of Pilot Rock who has been visiting with rela tives and friends for severai months in Enterprise passed through the the 1 countv seat this morning on her way Having pulled down a statue of I Washington we "may expect those 1 daredevil Mexicans to go a step farther and lick all the 2 cent Ameri can stamps in their city. ADVERTISING ETHICS. Mrs. J. Penbrook of North Powder passed through La Grande today on her way to Elgin where she will be the guest of Mrs. Jane Hallgarth and of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Long 'and other relatives for an indeterminate slay. ENTIRE LINE INCLUDED AT CLEARANCE PRICES This lot-of-new coats wei$ ordered just imfte..ifleV cWeMiiVW dot unex pected Clearance Sale of Ladies ' and Misses ' Coats and Suits. In accordance with our policy of making good, these new garments have been marked kt ' eg- ; ular rate of profit and reduction made the same as on all other garments. See Them in Window and Ready-to-Wear Department. ' ; '., First Showing of New Summer Dresses now on display in our windows and , Ready-to-Wear Department. Many new fabrics, including the popular crepes ratinetts, linens, flaxcus, etc. Prices range from $3.50 to $20.00. Be sure to visit our Corset Depart-' ment this week and see the New Nature modes in the famous Nemo Corsets. ten, then to Walla Walla and on to Montana points and back. They ex pect to be gone several months. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Elliott of Gree ley, Colo., are in the city visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Short. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Gape left this morning for Pendleton on a visit with relatives for a number of weeks. Harry Bartmess left yesterday morning for Wallowa, where he will be' the guest of friends for a wc or ten days. In Milwaukee the pastors are en gaged in a discussion of whether it is ethical for the clergy to use ad vertising as a means of interesting One Presbyterian minister, accord- thousand college diplomas. How are ing to the Milwaukee Free Press, has the waiters in the summer hotels go indulged in full sheet posters, which . ing to get credentials now? . The fruit crop of the Grande Romln is immune to cold weather judging from reports that there still !" W.at,er Power company, returned Leo Klees who has been in Salem and Portland attending to the perfect ing of his incorporatinir papers for l last nin-hf TTo efafa .,..u: will be a good crop, even to the deli- , rendinesSi ,, that he ;.ou,be. cate peach. James Slater and D. W. Sheahan of Enterprise, left this morning for Pendleton to attend the sessions of the supreme court. Mrs. L. M. Atchison of Meaeham, v ho has been in the city the guest of Mrs. J. L. Gibson, returned home this morning. j Chicpfro fire destroyed several Thos. J. Wall, general agent for the C-nadinn Pacific at Spokane, and L. I V. Blanchard, tras'eling passenger otrent for the same line, are in La "turn., ;ti.MMl mrougn trie I this I gm at once with the preliminary sur veys. Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Kraemlieh" This is "Clean up and Brighten up" week in La Grande. Don't overlook the "Brighten up" part which means to use Sherwin-William's Paints, Stains and Varnishes. F. E. OXNER Successor to Coolidge La Grande National Bank Organized in 1887. DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF UNITED STATES GOVERN MENT. UNITED STATES TOSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY. Capital $100,000.00 Surplus $140,000.00 Total Resources $1,000,000.00 For twenty years, in all kinds of financial weather, we have successfully catered to tho monetary wants of the people of La Grande and the Grand Rondo Valley. We respectfully solicit your business. La Grande National Bank La Grande, Oregon tiiy wus morning on their way to Enterprise where they have pur chased a ranch and where they will make their home in the future. Mr. Kraemlieh is a brother to Henry Kraemlieh one of the f:;m 0f the Club tailors. j Miss Ollie E. Freeman of this city ct last nip-ht for Mondak, Montana, where she has gone on a visit with relatives and friends. She mill be gone indefinitely, j III I Mrs. A Nebraska L. Dotson of Sutherland, passcl through the city Mrs. Elmer J. Sullivan, of Spokane arrived in the city last night to be e guest of her parents Mr. and this morningnroute to Joseph, where ;M"-,A-G- f' She Will c licit; u nctn ui sne will attend the funeral of her daughter-in-law Mrs. E. F. Dotson who died recently in Lewiston, Idaho. I w . ... airs, iwson is but a voiinc woman Miss Hattie Meyers of this city left this morning for Pendleton, Portland and leaves to mourn her loss a grief ' Che',!,li,. Washington, on an ex- atf fltnn kncl.onJ oJ II -VM ir" VIllTiluun "Mitll la III i ....umi.i nun kmu nillHM Villi- dren. Complete Equipment for Resetting and Repairing Rubber Buggy Tires LA GRANDE IRON WORKS D. FITZGERALD, Propreitor Complete Machine Shops and Foundry Wm. Spencer, superintendent of logging for the Geo. Palmer Lumber company left for Howard creek this morning. Mr. Spencer states that the first train load of logs came from Smith mountain yesterday, which means that the newly built railroad is in working order and that hence forth sawing in the local mill will be carried on as usual. He states his force established a record for speedy railroad construction, claiming that no other logging company ever built as much road and under such diffi culties as did his force. n month. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Van Ness of Gloverdale. Washington, arrived in I T.n Grande this morning to be the gi.est of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Van Ness. -'" .Mr. and Mrs.. Case of this city left this morning on ,an extended vaca tioiv From here they go to Pendle- Mr. and Mrs. J. Hunt of Everett, left this morning after a trip of in spection around the valley. They have wintered in Salt Lake and are stopping off at all of the principal plnces along the route. They declare without hesitation, that the Grande Romle is the most beautiful spot they have seen on their entire trip. Candidates can breathe more freely now for the names of all voters will soon be accessible. J. H. PEARE & SON Manufacturing Opticians and Jewelers Adams Avenue. Y R e nnve the only lense rurf acing machine between Portland and Boise and the only means of fur nishing customers with any lens they require same day as left with us. We are the only firm in Fastern Oregon that can get you md furnish KRVPTOK LENSES same dr.. OUR OPTICAL DE PARTMENT IS IN CHARGE '"' THK ONLY ATTEVDANCE GRADUATE OPTIMETRIST IN UNION AND WALLOWA COUNTIES. Don't trust your eyes to self styled specialists without any reputation. When you c n have T riJQrc the services of a firm of twenty- We guarantee all our uork and will be here to make it good. Optical Department In chaw of Attendants Graduate ot Northern Illinois College of Optimetr?. if VI 'iV'Vfvj'i) K.?iV,'W'l 11 vv r ' Th-i.civ:'-' i
