MONDAY, 'JULY 0, t191J.
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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER;
TUB OBSERVER
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THE HUMAN THOROUGHBRED.
(t hag been proposed to have a reg
istry for human thorotfghbreds. It
is argued that there is a registry for
horses, cattle, sheep and hogs, result
ing in better breeds. Why not, then
a standard of human -breeding, with
rigid qualifications for registry ?
We deubt whether the human race
is ready to do more than ponder th's
suggestion. ' While the papers and
magazines are now full of eugenics,
yet it will be remembered that the
subject in its modern phases, has hard
ly been reduced to practice. Wiscon
sin is the only state to have passed
to rigid law on eugenics, and medical
authorities everywhere are poking all
manner of fun at it. Many authorities
declare that it will result in many
common luw marriages. Doubtless
improvements in marriage laws will
ultimately be made, but it is doubtful
whether we are more than entering
the period of experiment.
An exceedingly doubtful element in
: ' the application of the theory of eugen
ics is the intelligence and free will
of human beings. The eugenists can
hardly expect to do away with natural
selection, which is far stronger and
loss easily directed in the human race
than in domestic animals. The thor
oughbred hog is not registered because
he goes to headquarters and inscribes
hie name on the official blotter. lie
does not care a hang whether he is
registered, providing he is fed. We
cannot be sure that human beings,
i notwithstanding a theoretical ac:ept
ance of eugenics, will walk up for a
thoroughbred registry. Perhaps the
fact that horses and hogs are mas
tered is one reason why some persons
will not care to hi.
This registry idea andi other sug
gestions are at least gratifying as
indicating the probable development
of a new pride of birth. Human beings
used to be proud of blue blood, if they
had it. It'was supposed to flow only
in royal veins. Figs had a monopoly
on it, because they insisted that the'r
children marry the blue-blooded. Tho
result was supposed to be a lot of
thoroughbreds, tho trouble with them
was that their blood became thinner
La Grande National Bank
Organized
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF UNITED STATES GOVERN
MENT. UNITED STATES FOSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY.
Cn pit al $100,000.00
Surplus $110,000.00
Tolul Resources $1,000,000.00
For twenty years, in all kinds of financial weather, we have
successfully catered to the monetary wants of the peoplo of La
Grande and the Grand Ronde Valley.
We respectfully solicit your b usiness.
La Grande National Bank
' la Grande, Oregon
and thinner as it became bluer anf
bluer.
We are coming to have a wholesome
regard for red blood and lots of it.
Whatever the legislators and eu
eenists may or may not do, human
b ings are taking increasing satisfac
tion in physical soundness, whether in
themselves, their parents or their
children. This is inevitably leading
t a proper pride of birth.
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SMOKE AND PROSPERITY.
There is one kind of a city which
ja worse than a smoky city-one which
has occasion to make smoke. Smoke
may soil linen. It also makes pros
perity. Pittsburg, known the world
over for its dirt, is equally famous
for its millions. Pittsburg makes
smoke, steel, millionaires and a living
for a mighty host.
Big smoke propogandas, such as
have gone around the country in epi
demic form, have had many undesir
able elements. In some cases well
rceaning manufacturers and business
men, who have really been anxious to
eliminate smoke but perplexed to find
the means, have been arrested and
humiliated. ' The passage of a new
smoke ordinance' is always .followed
by an incursion of, agents, each of
whom boosts to the skies his own par
tii ular smoke-consuming device and
declares that rival devices won't do the
business. The result is that manu
facturers to not 'Know what to do.
In spite of these difficulties, we be
lieve that improvements can be made
without drastic steps on the part of
the city. Manufacturers may well
give their attention to the progress
which engineering science is makin.
toward smoke -reduction. A consider
atie proportion of the smoke is caused
by improper firing and by overload
ing the boilers. The remedy for this
ii obvious.
A recent dispatch from New York
tells of a simple plan of smoke re
duction said to have been put into
operation by a manufacturing plant
there. It consists of forcing the cinder-laden
smoke through a curtain of
falling water. The water washes the
smoke, according to this early report,
andedeposits the cinder and dirt.
After the many triumphs of ingi-
neering, we believe that ultimately a
simple and unquestionably effective
smoke-preventing device will be real
ized. Perhaps this New York plan iu
the one. In any event it will pay to
watch for further accounts of its
operation and meanwhile to use every
precaution to cut down the smoke nuis
ance.
Scientists declare that the more
water one drinks the more easily one'l
fcod is digested. As it would require
over u barrel of water to digest a
sl:ce of restaurant mince pie, pepsin
is the safer digestant.
Lillian Russell recommends bowling
for women. For those who cannot
bowl we would cheerfully recommend
brooming audi rollingpinning. '
A Minneapolis preacher danced the
in 1887.
tango to illustrate his sermon against
I'. Wonder where the reverend learn
ed the naughty dance. v
A Michigan doctor declares that vic
tims of St. Vitus dance should no
wed. Sufferers from the tango also
ought to be careful.
,
.Again a Piiisburg man an been
shot in the rountda. The rHunda is
the most prominent part of almost
any Pittsburg man.
: .
Dr. Wiley says Eve was created be
fore Adam. The good doctor, it will
be remembered, via recent' married.
:
Nearly 5,000 m-iii have volunteered
for the English south, pole expecM
tion. Most of the,.";, it is-said, are
married.
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NOTICE OF SEWER IMPROVE
MENT. To Whom It May Concern: You
will hereby take notice that in pur
suance with a resolution adopted by
the Commission of the City of La
Grande, Oregon, on the 27th day of
May, 1914, creating Sewer District
No. 2, Section 3, and designating and
declaring the real property herein-
after described as included in and
comprising said District, and in pur
suance of a Resolution duly adopted
by said Commission on the 27th day
of May, 1914, whereby said) City Com
mission determined the necessity of
and declared its intention to improve
said District and all the real property
included therein as hereinafter de
scribed by laying therein a sewer and
in pursuance of the Report of the
Committee on Estimates, heretofore
made in relation thereto, and! adopt
ed by said Commission, the City Com
mission of -the City of La Grande,
Oregon, will meet at the Com
mission Chamber of said City on
the 8th day of July, 1914, at
the hour of "7:30 o'clock, P.
M. of said day, and consider the levy
of a special assessment against all
the real property benefitted or af
fected by said proposed improvement,
and grant a hearing before said Com
mission to all persons feeling aggri
eved on account of said proposed levy
o' said special assessment to pay the
costs and expenses thereof.
That the boundaries of the district
to be benefitted or affected by such
proposed! improvement are as follows
towit:
Beginning at a point on the center
line of North Depot St., which is north
100 feet from the north property line
of "Y" Avenue, the boundary line
runs thence south along the center
line of north Depot Street to a point
135 feet south of the southwest prop
erty line of Jackson Avenue; thence
northwesterly 100 feet from and par
allel with the southwest property line
of Jackson Avenue to the center line
of north Fourth Street; thence north
along the center line of North Fourth
Street to a point 100 feet north of the
north property line of "Y" Avenue;
thence east 100 feet from and parallel
with the north pronertv line of "Y"
Avenue to the place of beginning, all
iii the City of La Grande, Union
County Oregon.
Notice is hereby further given you
that the said City Commission pro
poses to levy a special assessment
on all of the property affected or ben
efitted by such proposed improve
ment for the purpose of paying the
ccsts and expenses of the same. That
tho estimated cost of such proposed
improvement is the sum of $6023.98.
If you have any remonstrance to
make against said proposed improve
ment or the proposed levy of such
special assessment or fqel aggrieved
ngninst the same before said Commis
sion at the time and place above spec-
fieil, or be forever thereafter barred
and foreclosed from making the same.
Dated at La Grande, Oregon, this
the 16th day of June, 1914.
CITY COMMISSION OF LA
GRANDE, OREGON,
By LEE WARNICK,
Recorder of the city of Ln Grande,
Oregon. 6-2G,llt.
IT'S GREAT FOR B.VLKY
BOWELS AND STOMACHS
We want all people who have
chronic stomach trouble or constipa
tion, no matter of how long standing,
tc try one dose of Mayr's Wonderful
Stomach Remedy one dose will con
vince you. This is the medicine so
many of our local people have been
taking with surprising results. The
most thorough system cleanser we
over sold. Mayh's Wonderful Stom
ach Remedy is now sold here by Hill's
Dreg Store. Adv. 6-18-14
NOTICE OK PROPOSED STREET
IMPROVEMENT.
To Whom It May Concern, you are
hereby notified thai the Committee
on Estimates appointed by the Com
mission of the City of 1 Grande,
Oregon, to make an examination of
the property, upon which assessments
are to be levied to pay the costs and
expenses of the street improvement
hereinafter described, as to the valu-
tion and extent, if any of the benefits
to be derived by said property by rea
son of said improvement, have made
their report in writing to said com
mission, which report has been re
ceived by said Commission, and is or
file in the offices of the Recorder of
said City, and is open for your inspec.
ticn. That it is the intention of said
Commission to levy a special assess
raent against all the property herein
after described for the purpose a
Di.vinir the costs and expenses of im
pioving Fourth Street, on both the
east and west sides thereof, between
the 4outh curb line of Spring Avenue
to the north curb line of J. Avenue,
bv constructing and placing thereo
on each side of said street where same
are not now in place, five-foot stand
ard concrete sidewalks with concrete
aprons at all intersections, according
t the lans and specifications there
fore horotn'ore adopted by said Com
mission and on file in the office of the,
Kecoraer oi saia city.
That the real property included
in
and the boundaries of the distric
benefitted and affected by said im
provement are as follows: Beginning,
at a point on the center line of Spring
Avenue which is west 100 feet from
the . north nroDerty line of Fourth
Street; the boundary line runs thence
south 100 feet from parallel with the
west property line of Fourth Street
tJ the center line of J. Avenue, thence
eust along the center line of J Ave
r.ue to a point 70 feet east of the west
property line of Fourth Street, thence
north 70 feet from and parallel with
the east property line of Fourth
Street to the center line of Spring
thence west alone the center
line of Spring to the place of begin-
nii.g; all in the Uity or la uranae,
Oregon, and the estimated, cost of sail
improvement is $1,714.79.
You will further take notice that
said City Commission will meet at
th Commission Chamber in the City
Building of said City on the 8th day
of July, 1914, at 7:30 o'ciock r. m.,
nt oniH An-v tn consider makin Z said
proposed levy and will then grant
a hearing to any ana ail persons ieei
incr aeereived against, or on account
of, said proposed assessments.
Dated at LA uranae, uregon, mis
18th day of June, 1914.
CITY COMMISSION OF LA
' GRANDE, OREGON,
Bv LEE WARNICK,
Recorder of the City of La Grande,
Oregon. 6-26,llt.
Severe Attack of Colic Cured.
E. E. Cross, who travels in Virgi
nia and other Southern States, was
tulcen suddenly and severely ill with
colic. At the first store he came to
the merchant recommended Chamber
lain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. Two doses of it cured him.
No one should leave home on a jour
ney without a bottle of this prepa
ration. For sale by all dealers.
Indian Teachers on Leave.
Washington. Juy 6. aMterial re
sults are expected, in the Indian bu
reau todav. when Indian schools open
the fall term instruction being given
Indian school teachers at several of
the teachers' institutes in several dif
ferent states, beginning today and
continuing until August 15. Leave
has been granted to all Indian wach-
ers to attend the institutes, at which
many well known educators will ap
pear.
SEWING MACHINES
i for sale'and
rent. I buy
and sell all
makes of
machines,
supplies &
'T"',i.jft.
repairs for
maenmes.
to $15.00.
F. D. HAISTEN,
Furniture on Easy Payments
MONEY-
I have plenty of money to
loan
on improved farm
lands. My rates are reason
able in fact, lower than
many agents ask See me
when you want money.
J. R. OLIVER
Phone Mairi86
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classified directory
FRATERNAL ORDERS.
A. F. & A. M. La Grande Lodge No.
41, A. F. & A. M. holds regular
.meetings first and third Saturdays
at 7:30 p. m. Cordial welcome to
11 Masons.
C. W. NOYES, W. M.
A. C. WILLIAMS, Sec.
B. P. O. E. La Grande Lodge No. 433
Meets each Thursday evening at 8
o'clock in Elk's club, eomer of De
pot street and Washington avenues.
- Visiting brothers cordially invited
to attend.
IS. B. DONOHUE, E. R.
ADNA B. ROGERS, Sec.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD La
Grande Lodge No. 169 W. O. W.
meets every first and third Fridays
at I. O. O. F. hall. All visiting
members welcome.
T. J. ORMOND, C. C.
J. H. KEENEY, Clerk.
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMER
ICA La Grande Camp No. 7703
.meets on the first and thud Thurs
day evenings of each month in the
K. of P. hall. Visiting neighbors
welcome,
H. C. BALL, y. C.
W. F. LANDRUM, Clerk.
ROYAL NEIGHBORS Meets every
second and fourth Fridays every
month. All visiting members cor
dially invited.
NELLIE CHARBONEAU, Oracle.
LILLY C. KIMMLE, Rector.
REBEKAHS Crystal Lodge No. 50
meets every Tuesday evening in the
I. O. O. F. hall. All visiting mem
bers are invited to attend.
MARY SIMMONS, N. G.
EVA MONROE, Sec
L. O. O. M. La Grande Lodge No.
850, Loyal Order of Moose holds
regular meeting, second and fourth
Monday night in Moose Home on
Adams street Visitors always wel
come, ANGUS STEWART, Die.
F. A. EPLING, Sec.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Red Cross
Lodge No. 27 meets every Monday
night in Castle hall (K. of P. hall).
A Pythian welcome to air visiting
Knights.
H. E. DIXON, C. C.
R. L. LINCOLN, K. of R. & S.
0. E. S. Hope Chapter No. 13, O. E.
S., holds stated communications the
second and fourth Wednesdays of
each month. Visiting members cor
dially invited.
MRS. A. C. WILLIAMS, W. M.
MARY A. WARNICK, Sec.
F. O. E. La Grande Aerie No. 259
on each and every Friday evening at
8 o'clock in top floor of Foley
building. Visiting members cordial
ly welcomed.
W. C. HANSEN, W. P.
L. F. BELLINGER, Sec
WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT CIRCLE
No. '47 Meet second and fourth
Tuesday nights of each month at
Eagle's hall in Foley Building, ah
visiting neighbors welcome.
LOUISE HILARY, G. N.
LILLIE ALLSTOTT, Clerk.
UNDERTAKERS.
W. H. BQHNENKAMF CU., Un
dertaking and Embalming. Strictly
modern. . Day phone, Clack 241.
Night phone Red 3971 or Red 3412.
HENRY & CARR, Undertakers and
Embalmers; 20 years in business;
day phones, Main 62; and Main 95;
night phones, Main 707 and Red
8131. .
C. M. LOCKWOOD, PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
Auditor for State Accounting Department.
Docs all kind of Auditing and Book-keeping
JSew bystems Installed.
Specialty.
Office with Commercial Club, 111 Depot Street,
La Grande, Oregon.. Home Independent phone,
Main 91.. Farmers phone, 58 A.
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
A. L. RICHARDSON, M. D. Physi
cian and Surgeon; over Hill's drug
tore. Phones: office, Blk. 1862;
residence. Main 730.
DR. R. E. L., HOLT Physician and
surgeon; successor to Dr. N. Mol
tor; corner Adams avsnoe and De
pot St Phones Office Main 68:
Residence, Main 780.
DR. M. K. HALL Physician and sur
geon. Office WeatJacobsou Bid;.
' Phone Main 53. Rooms 11-12-13.
C. H. UPTON, Ph. G. M. D. Physi
cian and Surgeon. Special atten
tion te Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Office in La Grande National Bank
Building. 'Phones: Office Main 2;
Residence Main 82.
DR. H. L. UNDERWOOD Physician
and surgeon. Diseases of the eye
a specialty.
DR. DORA J. UNDERWOOD Dis
eases of women and children. Of
ficesAdams avenue, over Red
Cross Drug Store.
OSTEOPATHS.
DR. C. H. DAYn0(.n.
Physician. Over Lilly's Hardware
Store. Phone Main 63. Res. phone
oiacK n. successor to Dr. Zimmer
mn. .
VETERINARY.
DR. H. W. RILEY Graduate Vet
erinarian Hospital, 1409 Madison
. aiaie faauion inspector
Stock inspector for shipment Home
Independent Phone, Black 41.
Farmers Co-Operative Phone, Mam
17.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
COCHRAN & EBERHARD Geo. T.
Cochran and Colon R. Bberhard
Attorneys. La Grande National
Bank Bldg., La Grande, Oregon.
T. H. CRAWFORD; ROBT. S. EAKIN
CRAWFORD & EAKIN Attor
neys : at law. Practice in all the
courts of the state and United
States. Office Weat-Jacobson build
ing, La Grande, Ore., rooms 9-10.
R. J. GREEN Attorney-at-Law
Rooms 9-10, Sommer Bldg., La
Grande, Ore. Practices in all state
and federal courts.
REAL ESTATE, NOTARY PUBLIC-
SAM PARKER. A. C. BRACE.
PARKER-BRACE CO. Real Estate,
Insurance, Collections, Notarial
Work and Auto Service. Office
Phone Black 471. Residence Phone
Black 221. Office over Newlin's
Drug Store.
ENGINEERS
INTERIOR ENGINEERING COM
PANY, Inc. AH branches of En
gineering and Surveying. Investi-
' gations, Estimates, Reports. L. D.
, Howland, local representative, La
Grande National Bank building.
CARPET AND RUG FACTORY
1802 East Pennsylvania Ave., be
tween Cove and Island City avenues.
Rag and Fluff work; scientific clean
ing. Phone Red 741.
Have Your Wall Paper Cleaned,
also calcimine cleaned and calcimined.
Done by expert $1.00 and $1.50 room.
Call F. E. Finnerty, Blue Mountain
Hotel. Black 1341.
Notice.
All land owners in Road District
No. 3, are hereby notified they must
cut or cause to be cut any and all
Russian Thistle, Canada Thistle, Chi
nese Thistle, White Mustard, Cockle
Eurr and Silver Salt Bush growing
within said Roadl District No. 3 hv
July 10th No further notice will be
given, but prosecution will at once
fellow after July 10th.
J. C. KENNEDY.
6-27-10t. Supervisor.
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