La Grande evening observer., June 11, 1914, Image 2

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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVES
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1914.
SiiisT
TESTS FOR THOSE WHO FAILED
ONCE IS HELD
. Various School Districts of ' the
County Contribute to Lint. ,
With a little additional effort 60
pupils of the eight grade in the vari
ous districts of the county, have suc
ceeded in obtaining diplomas : that
will entitle them to begin higher
studies in the high school this fall.
Most of them had failed in but one
. or two subjects in the regular exam
inations and were given -this second
opportunity to make the required
standing.'
After a careful examination of the
papers in the second test by Mrs. A.
E. Ivanhoe and her assistant Mrs.
Ruth Jackson, the following have
lieen given the requisite passports ts
' enter high school:
NO. 1 SACKED HEART.
Harold Nutter, William Casey.
NO. 2. LA GRANDE.
Edith Darland, Marjorie Sims,
Helen Fitzgerald, Frank Davis,
Walise Brown, Park Taylorf Frank
Young, Oro Boswell, George Mc
Donald, James Grout, Dewey Glaze,
Minnie Johnson Miriam Wheatley,
Julian Ash, Chester Thompson, Helen
Sims, George Rush, Grace Swalberg,
Ruth Morehouse, John Stewart,
Elmer Moon, Edna Andrew, Elvira
Amoldus.
NO. 15. COVE. ,
Harold Van Vlack, Earl Skagg3,
Eileen Rees, Louise McNeill, May
Newcombe, Edna Jones, Eva Roberts,
Lister Arant, Dorothy Bloom, Ruth
Burford, Tholma Pixton, Alvin Lloyd,
Burt Grow, Lewis McNeill, Jewel
Rcbinson, Earl Hetrick, Sandra
Johnson.
NO. 14. SHANGHL
Elliot Sibley, Fannie Sibley,
Johnnie Miller.
, NO.18. GRANGE HALL.
Sarah Salisbury.
NO. 15.
Ruth Saddler.
NO. 9. HARD SCRABBLE.
Berdiilie Gray.
NO. 10. ISLAND CITY.
NIlie Davis, Carl Keltz.
NO. 46. ALICEL.
Ruby Ledbctter, Ethel Fuller. '
NO. 12.
Claude Puckett, Dewey Puckett,
Nellie Smith.
NO. 28. MT. GLEN.
Eva Zaugg. ,
NO. 78. IMBLER.
Edna Billings.
NO. 23. ELGIN.
Nellie Milne.
Brooke Galloway..
NO. 5. UNION.
Deane Bidwell.
EIGHT GRADE QUIZ ANS- S
WERS HUMOROUS.
In the reading of a large list of
examination papers written by youth
ful minds, a good many strange ans
wers to questions are found, which
reveal the inaccuracy of the eye or
the ear during ihe course of study,
and which show how wrong impres
sions, caught through inattcntiveness
or lack of proper pronunciation, re
gain with the child for a long time.
The answors given below are jus;
the ordinary run of answers which
most people have given some timo in
life, and are no reflection on the
child that has given them in these
cases. They wore given in a reccn
examination of 8th grade students.
For instance ono question read:
"In the product of what does Mexico
exceed nny other country in the
world?" The answer to it' read:
"Mexico leads in tho production of
stubborn, pence-destroying people.''
Evidently this youngster has been
reading tho papers and has been
thinking something on his own ac
Ccunt. Another answer read
"Mexico lends in the production of
Mexicans," which is true enough
Another answer rend: "Nitrogen
fclithcring plants aro plants that
gather nitrogen and store it up in
tho little "noodles" on tho end of thoi
rrots." This pupil had heard tho
word "nodules" and got it confused
with a common Chinese dish.
Ono little fellow who did not know
much about county politics stated tha
Ed Wright was president of tho
senate. Another embryo physiologist
become confused in his terms about
the digestive tract and spoke of tho
glands of tho digestive tract as; I,
the ghastly juice; 2, the pile; 3, the
salad. Geo. Penbody made the blend
of Peabody's coffee, wrote another
about the noted writer.
The periosteon was oescribed as
the hinge to the head by another.
Another particular case of having i
heard the bells ring but of not know-1
ing where the bells were is in the
naming of the paroitid gland as the
potatoe gland.
Some of these answers are like the
one given to the question: "How is
rain caused?" to which a little lad
in a Portland business college wrote
"Rain is caused by two clouds, brim
full of water, bumping together and
the water spilling out over the sides."
. Another lad in the same school
wrote in answer to the question who
Napoleon was:: "Napoleon was the
biggest rowdy in France. ' All he
could do was stick his hand in his
hi? vest pocket and look smart."
In the answers referred to one lit
tle fellow, with a knack for nature
philosophy, wrote: "Don't beat the
ccw unless she kicks you over," from
which one could almost deduce the
boy or girl's mental temperament.
BRAVING AERIAL ICINESS.'
Easier For the Balloonist Than For the
Man In an Aeroplane.
I am ofteo asked why the aeroplane,
wblcb baa reached at its very highest
a little over 18.000 feet, brings back Ita
aviator even from a mucb lower point,
often almost exhausted with cold,
when the balloonist floating for hours
at a height of over four miles la not
overcome by low temperature and
hardly inconvenienced.. The answer la
simple. The aviator rushes ' upward
from the earth, cutting bis way In
ascending spirals ever against the
wind of his own swift flight and the
roaring blast of bis propeller.
He Is the epitome of action. He la
man's supreme defiance of nature's
precedents. The nervous strain . la
something fearful as the machine
claws np the aide of nothingness to
ward a mark In the heavens, Invisible
yet all compelling, the mark another
man has set the altitude record. Ont
of sight of the waiting crowds, no
longer even a dot In the sky, he may
meet opposing air enrrents, blinding
cloud banks that muffle him so that be
cannot see tbe tips of his own wings.
Be may be forced to buck against ad
verse conditions so that, he keeps cir
cling round and round with the baro
graph Inshed to the side of tbe ma
chine scarcely moving, and then he
thinks about the last man's mark and
sets his teeth and sets tbe mark high
er In the heavens.
ne may oomo bnck so stiff with cold
that he cannot stir from tbe seat, but
a good denl of It will bo due to tbe In
tense nervous strain, for no one so au
daciously affronts gravitation and gets
away with It entirely unscathed. Mean
while the balloonist has been "wafted
to tho skies." If not "on flowery beds
of ense." at least on nn nlr mattress,
with a gas bag going np In doolie
agreement with laws governing the
expansion of gas. The carburetor
freezes at n lower temperature than
the bnlloonlst's water bottles, because
vnporlzlng liquid In Itself produces
cold.
But I have hnrt water bottles freeze
In a balloon often enough, and the
temperature has been around zero. The
bullnst freezes, and. Instead of sending
It over the side from the scoop In a
fine clond, you have to break np the
stony mnss with a hammer lest a chunk
fall on somebody's head below. One
day when we were shivering In tho(
thickest of ulsters and drinking not
soup with n relish, we could have
looked over tho edge of the basket and
seen tho fanners In Iowa having sun
strokes In the bnyflelds that Is. if we
had recognized cither sunstrokes or
farmers, for nt that height a man
who Is always hiding tinder his hat
looks like a period on this page. Au
gustus Tost In American Magazine.
Told of Mrs. Huxley.
In a memoir of Mrs. Huxley the
London Times recalls that In tbe "Life
of Huxley" It Is told how. before their
marriage, flnxloy took his wife, who
was very III. to one of tbe most fn
mons doctors of the day, as If merely a
patient he was Interested In. Then,
as one member of tho profession to
another, lie asked hltn privately his
opinion of the case. "1 give her six
months to live," said Aesculapius.
"Well, six months or not." replied
Huxley, "she Is going to be my wife."
Huxley died lu 1SD5 und bis wife in
1014.
The Busy Man.
Peals of laughter came from the
president's room as the secretary step
ped out.
"Mr. f! recti Is too busy to see yon
at present." said the secretary po
litely. "I'ln sorry." said the man who call
ed mi business. "Will you go bark
and tell Mr. (ireen that I've got two
stories Jnsi as jjood us the one he's
hi'iml If he'll let me ill to tell thein?"
-Iietrolt Tree I'ress.
The British Muuum.
in the early days of the hrlllsh mu
seum, a century or more ago. the place
was open for only six hours dally on
five days a week during the summer
and four hours dally during tho rest of
the year. Nobody could remain In the
building for more than two consecu
tive hours, and the number ndmlsslbls
at one time was strictly limited to fif
teen. Each batch of visitors was shep
herded by an attendant.
NOTABLES IN
THE LIMELIGHT
Or. Romulo S. Naon, Mediator
From Argentina.
1914, by American Press Association.
Until tbe arrival of tbe South Auieii
can peace mediators at Niagaru Falls.
Canada, little was known of tbe per
sonalities of Its members outside of
diplomatic and official circles at Wash
tngton. All , are men skilled In tbe art
of diplomacy and learned In tbe science
of government Perhaps of the three
Scnor Itomulo S. Nnon, minister from
Argentina, wux the least known to tbe
general public In his own country Se
uor Naon first attracted attention when
be won n cold medal nt tbe University
of ftiienos Aires by n thesis on a mut
ter of greut Interest to bis country. lu
IDO'J he was elected to the lower house
of the federal congress of Argentina,
where he remained for several years,
winning recognition for his skill us a
debater and his knowledge of public nf
fulrs. Under President Alcorta lie was
uiude secretary of Justice mid public
Instruction because of his public serv
ices and because lie hud already been
professor of civics In the National
college and of Intermitiont'.l taw in the
University of Buenos Aires
While secretary of public Instruction
Senor Nnon founded schools of second
ary instruction In the Interior of Ills
country, the first Industrial school
for laborers and established normal
schools in the national territories as
well as u superior normal school and
university preparatory institute at
Buenos Aires. As secretary he was
noted for his high Ideuls, executive
ability and ' capacity for hard work.
He was appointed minister of Argen
tina at Washington In 1011.
Noted American Jurist.
Among tbe matters discussed at the
peace conference nt Niagara Falls,
Out., the land question was held to be
of prime Importance by tbe American
delegates. They held that the feudal
system bus been n. fundamental cause
of unrest and a breeder of many revo
lutions and that lasting pence In Mex
ico could not be hoped for until this
problem has been settled.
Joseph It. Lamar, one of Uncle
Sam's delegates to the conference. Is
an associate Justice of the United
States supreme court, to which ho was
appointed by President Tnft in 1010.
Ho Is a native of Georgia, fifty-seven
years of age. and before donning the
Judicial ermine was one of the lead-
Photo by American Press Association.
JOSF.l'II IIUCKKIt LAM. Ml.
ers of the southern bar. Ho was edu
cated at the University of Georgia,
Washington and I.ee university and
also studied nt Hotlinny college. He
was admitted to the bar in 1870 and
began practice In Augusta. For throe
years lie was a member of the Georgia
legislature and In ISPS was appointed
a commissioner to codify the laws of
Georgia. In 1003 he became n Justice
of tho supreme court of Georgia,' but
resigned after serving two and a half
jeapvlils health havle" tullciL U
When A Man Wants
To Make a Quick Sale
He Puts an Observer Want Ad To
Work For Him
One cent a word puts your ad. in the Observer want
column, and the Observer want coulmns place your
ad. in the homes of Union and Wallowa Counties
Observer
FOR SALE 160 acre timber land. B.
T. Roberts. X Ave. and Spruce St.
La Grande. 5-16-tf.
FOR RENT Furnished housekeep
ing rooms, Phone Red. 962. l-6tf.
WANTED Dressmaking and sewing
by the day. Call Mrs. Nash. Red
1022. ' 4-17-tf.
FOR SALE OR. RENT Water
Shares in La Grande Irrigation Co.
Ditch. 1520 Y Ave. 6-1-tf.
FOR RENT Furnished five room,
modern cottage, 2104 Second. Tele
phone Red 3411. 5-23-tf.
FOR SALE One twin cylinder Indian
Motorcycle, fully equipped, in good
condition. Call Phone Red 1981.
6-10-2t.
FOR SALE OR TRADE Town prop
erty 11 acres, five room house and
stable or team, wagon and harness.
Phone Red 622. 6-ll-6tp.
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Notice of Annual School Meeting.
Notice is hereby given to the Le
gal voters of School District No. One
of Union County, State of Oregon,
that the Annual School Meeting of
said District will be held at the Old
High School building in said dis
trict to begin at the hour of tw
o'clock P. M., on the third Monday
of June, being the 15th. day of June,
A D. 1914.
This meeting is called for the pur-
pose of electing one Director and the
transaction of the business usual at
such meetings.
There will also be submitted to the
Ltgal voters at said election the
oUowing question:
Shall the District School Board of
60,000 Acres Open To
Settlement
Under the Carey Act on the FAMOUS VALIER PRO-
JECT, MONTANA IRRIGATED LANDS, $40.50 per acre. f
$3.50 per acre down -Balance on 14 years time at 6 per cent. ,
Any citizen of the United States may make entry of from 40 to
100 acres of this
within 3 years after date of filing
Perpetual Water Right Now
Raises "from 30 to 50 bushels of
wheat per acre; 70 to 100 of oats; 40 to
70 bushels of barley; 16 to 24 bushels
of flax and 3 to G tons of alfalfa.
NO STUMPS. NO SAGE BRUSH.
CROP THE FIRST YEAR
For further information sign and
mail coupon to
VALIER LAND CO.
La Grande, Ore.
P.O. Box 388
Want Ad. Column
FOR SALE CHEAP Coal heater.
605 Jefferson Ave. 'Phone Black
251. 5-27-tf.
FOR RENT Furnished housekeeping
rooms close in. Inquire 1707 Jef
ferson or 'Phone Black 1642.
4-21-tf.
FOR RENT Nicely furnished light
housekeeping rooms. 1311 N. Ave.
5-228-tf.
FOR SALE OR TRADE A regis
tered Holstien Bull. Inquire of
Mrs. Frank Ott, Summerville Ore.
6-6-6t.
FOR SALE Remington Standard
Typewriter, first class condition.
'Phone Black 1111. 6-10-tf.
FOR SALE CHEAP A piano. Call
Red 1582. 6-10-tf.
FOR SALE CHEAP A piano. Phone
. Red 1582. 6-9-6t.
School District No. One, of Union
County, Oregon, sell the White School
house, located on Block 86 of Chap
lin's Addition to the town of La
Grande, Union County, Oregon?
' Said election shall be held from 2
P. M. until 6 P. M., and it shall be
by ballot.
Dated this 2nd day of June, A. D
1914.
S. N. BOLTON,
Chairman District School Board.
Attest:
ARTHUR C. WILLIAMS,
District Clerk.
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Notice to Contractors.
Sealed bids will be received bv the
County Clerk of Union County. Ore
gon, at the Court House at La
Grande, Oregon for the construction
of a steel bridge over Catherine
Creek, near Hot Lake, in Union
County Oregon, according to plans
land; Only five weeks residence required
COUPON.
Valier Land Company,
La Grande, Oregon,
Gentlemen:
Please send me full particulars regarding
The Famous Valier Project
NAME ...i...
ADDRESS
FOR SALE Folding bed, heater,
lounge, rockers, stand tables, or
gan, lace curtains, ' set of white
Havalin China, rugs, pictures, pil
lows, dishes, springs, cupboard and
other things. Call 1419 Adams.
'Phone Black 1642. 6-10-4t.
FOR SALE CHEAP Greenwood
Farm, two miles out of town, 76
acres, all in fall wheat and alfalfa.
Excellent condition, $110 an acre.
$3,500 down Balance at your con
vience. Farmers 158 R. P. Green
wood. 6-10-tf.
FOR SALE Two-year-old jersey
cow with heifer calf. Phone
Main 70. Harris Grocery.
. 6-10-3t.
STRAWBERRIES For sale at L. C.
Smith's, 1705 U Ave. 6-9-3t.
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and specifications on file in the of
fice of the County Clerk.'
Bids will be received for the work
complete according to the plans and
specifications, including steel work.
fonudation, forms, excavation and
erection.
Bids must be filed on or before 10
o'clock a. m. June 22nd, 1914.
No proposal will be considered un
less accompanied by a certified
check on some reputable bank in tha
State of Oregon, for an amount
equal to five per cent of the aggre
gate amount of the bid and navable
to the order of the County Treasurer
of Union County, Oregon.
The right is reserved to reie t anv
or all bids.
By order of the County Court,
Attest: J. C. HENRY,
County Judge.
ED WRIGHT,
County Clerk.
- St Wk-Dly, 6-6-14t.
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