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Big. Ben
the clock you've read
so much about in the
magazines, arrived in
our store yesterday with
23 brothers.
They're the finest alarm
clocks we've ever laid eyes
on. They're built ? right
and right from the ground
up. : We're practical clock
men and we Know.
They'll be in our window
for the rest of the week and
we wish you'd come in and
look them over.
G. S. BIRNIE
J For Sale J
Five room house; ten city lots, J
plenty fruit tree ground piped J
o every portion, can be irri- 1
C gated with 50-foot hose.'. A 1
first claaB home. Price if taken 1
f soon, $1,300 cash. ADDRESS 1
."A" CARE OBSERVER. -: J
ELECTRIC LIGHTS WERE INVENTED TO SUPPLY
A NECESSITY. ALL OTHER METHODS OF CREAT
ING ARTIFICIAL light were unsatisfactory. Candles
wer dim and unreliable; gas, dirty and dangerous; kero
sent, dull, smoky, odorous and also dangerous to health
and property. . When elctric lights were introduced there
was but one drawback.- They cost considerably more than '
other lights. This objection has been overcome and elec
tric lights are now the most economical as well as the
most satisfactory light ,. .
Eastern Oregon Light&Power Co.
Telephone Main34
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Slate or Car Fare Paid.
To student enrolling for the mid-
winter term, paying four month tul-
lour monuis tut
lrite for partial.
tton in advance
YVI
lars.
BAKER BUSINESS 'COLLEGE.
W. P. KINOM, Prop.
mmi
TWO SIDES
to a Senior Member
ship in the
Y. M. C. A.
of La Grande, Ore.
YOU GIVE
$5.00
and your influence
as a good live booster.
That helps nicely.
You Receive "
1. The privileges of a sen
ior member in I)bby,
Swimming Pool, Gymnas-'
ium, and Social Room, un-.
til Sept. 1, 1915.
v 2. The . satisfaction that
you are helping to open one
of La Grande's biggest and
best buildings. - "
3. The satisfaction that
you make up one of many
who by supporting the As-:
sociation make it possible
for Grade school boys to be
admitted until Sept. 1st for
only $2.00 and High school
boys for $3.00.
4. The satisfaction that
the . other cities of the
Northwest Which are wait-:
ing to see what we do will
say, "La Grande is still on ?
top.'!
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EWE TO
BE WE BE
PROPOSED JUDICIAL BILL MAY
BE AMENDED.
j I). H. Upjohn Write About' Eastern
: Oregon Legislative Matter, v.!
By D."ll. UPJOHN.
Salem, Ore,, Jan. SO. (Special.)-"
Senator KicMlo of Union and Wallowa
counties i urging; an amendment be
fore the judiciary committee to Presi
dent mortipson s bin, wnicn it agreed
to will allow K circuit judge for Un
ion and a circuit judge . for Wallowa
counties, plucing each of those coun
ties in a single judical district,
The Thompson bill, if enacted into
a law, will change the form of the ju
dicial system so that probate jurisdic
tion will be vested in circuit Judges
and taken from the county judges,-
under .the present law. . In addition it
will create a court of appeals between
ine circuit court .': ana tne v supreme
court, this court of appeals to hold
sittings at Portland and Pndletsn.
With the addition of the probate Jur-
liwHction to the work of tha eirenit
courts, the districts will be different
ly arranged. ''V-7 ;V?.,?-'W''.'-.:A,V.V: -i
I - Senator Kiddle has ' hi proposei)
amendment for Union and Wallowa
counties before the judiciary commit
tee at mis time ana were is every
reason to believe that when the bill
is reported in it will carry this amend,
raent in a favorable rsport.
In event the Thompson bill falls to
carry Senator . Kiddle will introduce
a local measure providing:' for the
changing of the time of circuit court
Jin the present district of Union ana
i Wallowa ; counties. : , r ; : -
Speaking as to this bill, which will
be introduced onlv in the event of the
( failure of the Thompson bill, to pass,
senator macie said: , ; ; : , v i;. .
"The only change that is. made is
in the' November Term in Wallowu
county and the June Term in Union
county. Tha Wallowa Term of court,
t present, is the third Monday in
November and Thanksgiving inter
fering with this term, -and if tho
jurors go home they are entitled to
mileage, and if they stay . in. Enter
prise they are entitled to per diem,
which makes it very expensive to the
county. . Tho June term for Union
county is changed from the first Mon
day to tho second Monday. The Wal
lowa spring term convenes ; the sec
ond Monday in May and the way the
litigation is increasing there, the term
runs right up to the June term of
court in Union county, and does not
give the judge time to get back to
Union county to get the cases readv
for trial. "-:" .Viy;, ;. :;y;v, ;,,
' Some important bills have been in
troduced by Senator . Kiddle of Un
ion and Wallowa counties, two of
these at tha veauest of circuit Judge ,
Knowks, providing for changes in
the judicial system which are said
to be advanced steps toward rectify
ing certain serious evils which now
exist. ,. v,":-:-.';, .:-:
1 ' One of these would prevent the ro
icovcring of cists and disbursements in
n case brought on appeal from the
justice court to the circuit court in
the event the appellant failed to re
cover a more favorable judgment in
the circuit court than he recovered
ju the justice court.. This measuro,
if it becomod a law, will have a strong
tendency toward preventing numero..3
petty appeals from the justice court,
which now clog.. the wheels of the
judicial ' system and create a large
amount of useless expense in the ad
judication cf cause's.
The otl Vr measure proposed in a
bill introduced by Senator Kiddle at
the request of Judee Knowlen " nrn-
vides that a judge may receive a ver
g(
ida
mes . on a Bunaav or a hoiidnv. or
may dinchari
the
e jury on such Sun-
Xlay or holiday. . Under the present
statute a verdict rendered on such a
day is a iiullity, and in event a jury
is discharged on that day, such dis
charge automatically discharges the
defendant ns well, It is stated that
such a provision as the one in the
present aci has resulted in manv
travesties of juBtice, which, if the bill
passes, will be prevented in the fu
ture. ;.;.;:..;..:: ......v... .
. Senator Kiddle has also introduced
a bill for Jiarvey Wells, the new in
surance commissioner, striking from
the fire iusurance laws a provision
which allows a certain per cent of
capital; stock to be paid in, in the
formation' of such insurance - com.
tection law, as far as the formation
of such companies is concerned, is
practically a nullity.
nrn.
Parcel Day, Wednesday Feb. 3..
I, F. J. 1 Lafky, city manager, in
view of the fact thnt mnnv nt mil
worthy citizen of our fair city, on
account oi lack: or employment and in
many cases through no fault of their
CWn have been" unflhlo f a nvAtritfa f lia
necessities of life for themselves and
their families of children and in view
cf the fact that the charitable organ
izations Of the citv are nhla tn twn.
nomically distribute such necessities
tnrougn the recent organization of as
sociated charities. Therefore I desig
nate and set aside Wednesday, Febru
ary 3rd, as parcel and bundle day and
call upon all my fellow citizens who
may be able to do so to bring to the
Y. M. C. A. building such things as in
his judgment would be welcome to a
home destitute of the necessities of
life. Those unable to bring parcels
may call up Mrs. F. Jackson or the Y.
M. C. A. v . .
F. J. LAFKY,
'. ' f General Manager.
High Grade Job Printing costs no
more than the other kind. Observer.
V''CMAN IN HISTOHY.
Jk Aawear to Hv Get Hereelf e
Qeed Many Page.
Boa rocte ..of equal suffrage aaa
tocmbitoe profrew seem to think that
voeaaa ba not been clen her proper
jlaee and d credit la history. '
Aaa yet Ain't yon. kaow. w bad
tot pbewrved the historic dlacrimlaa-
ttoa glnat womaat On the contrary,;
uie puce or woman in History a look
ed pretty good to u. ' ... . -,'".".'
! What about Joan of Arc? And Char-
Mt Gorday? And Rebecca tb Jew
txsT .Aaythlng namby nam by la themt
A bo Mid Martha Washington and
Florence Nightingale? ; Thea there ar
-don't M eTerybody speak at once
Rutb-and Rachel and Potlphar1 wire
got to mention Lot'. . .
Ton bet Caudle had do contempt fet
Mr, Candle, nor Mantalinl for the
oiHdanie. , .vi;- &Ji-i::v---:.-.-.z
We need not go o far back a Cleo
patra and Aspasla except to remark
that In their day they cut a rather wide
iwuth around Alexandria and Athena,
ud appear no sniall bunch of radtshe
ea both the dramatic atage ami the
historic page. Moll Pitcher wa a ham
mer In American history and 81 Jen
nings a toiler in English history) Meg ;
Merrilie was oo slouch. Doe Oath- I
aria or-Russla count for nothing, aor
Maria Theresa of Austria, nor Ellta
betb and Victoria of Britain,' among
feminine sovereign? . i
r Gracious, here come trooplag la at
die door, their bright eyes shining and
their ; rosy cheeks gktwlag, . Jel
Brown of Locknow and Jeent Dean
f Midlothian, and Ethel Newcome and
Lucy Koutaln and Florence Dombey.
Cod bleu their sweet souls, each and
ery enel-LouUvllle Courier Journal
"'''"'' Tarn and Turn About. . .
lit was sometimes the custom of pre
fessors In former times to give free
tickets for their-courses a kindness
that was sometimes abused. In "The
Book of Edinburgh Anecdotes" Francis
Watt tells how the famous Dr. 'John
Barclay, extramural lecturer on anat
omy nt the- University of Edinburgh
between 17! 17 and 1825, nee applied
humorous corrective to nn Imposition
of this kind, ." '
''He received a note from Dr. t.aing.
(he well known untlqmiry, rciiuustuig
free tli'ket for a young medlcnl tu
denf.; -Knrclay iirofi-Hscd. himself -de-itghted
to confer the favor, but Invited
the pupil to iiccoiiipiiny hlin to Ur.
Lallig's boiikh(ip. wIump he selected
books on nnntotiiy to the exnet value of
ticket . for hl course of lecture.
Then,' .,'ssfivly renin rklii ' tlitit without
textbooks bis lecture were useless, he
presented the books to the usiontHhcd
youth ns a gift from Dr. f.nlug.' ' He
would not listeu to the young man'
Mpostulntlon. but bundled blm and the
book out of tbe shop. Be did not And
It necessary to repeat the !e0B. '
Want Ads.
YEARS AGO the crier an
;. , nounced the aucttn sale then
came . the hand bills and
their "hit or miss" results
today the effective way i
. the Want Ad they hit (he
mark. That' what counts.
Found Two bicycles. . Owners can
have same by identifying them at the
city police station and. paying for the
costs of this advertisement . . 1-25-tf
WANTED To" hear from owner of
rood farm for sale. Send cash
' price and description. D, F. Bush,
Minneapolis, Minn.
1 30 3t 12 3
FOUND Two roosters in a sack. Ao
'ply at Island City store. 1 22 tf.
FOR ' RENT Five room modern
house, good location. Ask Geo. W.
Perry. Perry, Oregon. 1 21 tf
FOR SALE A good jersey milk cow,
inquire 1202 . Corner Sixth and G
avenue. ' 1 12 tf.
FOR RENT Four room house. Tel
ephone Black 3761 or call at 2108
' First street. - - 1-14-tf.
FOR RENT Two nicely furniBhed
housekeeping rooms with bath. Two
blocks from center of town. Phone
Black 3901 or 1612 Adams Ave.
12 24 tf.
FOR RENT Housekeeping rooms.
Red 962. ll-3tf
FOUND Boy's hand sled. Call at
Observer an 1 claim property.
r ' 1 23 tf.
FOR RENT Five room modern
house, 2009 First St. Phone Black
1191. 1 27 tf.
LOST Between Alicel and La Grande
black fur coat and . black robe,
branded. Return to Observer for
suitable reward. . 1 27 4t.
FOR RENT Furnished house, close
in, phone Main 728. 1 28 2t.
Dry 16-inch wood . and posts for
sale J. D. Fitzgerald. 'Phone Red
811. Adv. - 1 28 12tp.
WANTED A good girl or widow for
general house work. Call mornings
from 9 to 12. 1101 O Ave. corner
Fifth. 1 28 St
ill'?-'
llSw.-. r iaaaaaasi ' ' ' I
like all other National Bankn this nnn has tn nnnr.
. go periodical cxaminatiou
: lonue utment ui ueposiiors. ,,: ii nas 10 Keep a large,
sum in absolute- reserve against its liabilities and it
is subject to tlie direct supervision of the United
States Government. No institution could be safer
for banking your money, . ' - ' . 1 . , ,
- Accounts solicited. Every facility given
" consistent with Government rales.
The United States Nat'l Bank
Capital ; . $100,600 Surplus - 113.000 : Deposit $384,841.14
1 ; ; ' OFFICERS and DIRECTORS ;"
WM. MILLER
v J. C HENRY
' " J. L. CAVINES3 '
J. F. C0NLEY,.
W tf 4? fS fV 4? 1? fi? $f HS 4?
! COAL! COAL! tOAL! f
That Good Clean Utah
Coal, Order it From
I Shook & Stiles Produce Co.
, Phone Main 706 ' - J
j Retail Department Phone Main 8
For Lumber, Lath
Shingles, Sash and D?ors
Ruberoid Roofing
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GEORGE PALMER LUMBER CO
All
The Land of Sunshine,' Fruit and Flowers . . , 4
CALLS YOU
With SUMMERTIME in WINTER
OUTDOOR AND INDOOR SPORTS BOATING, SURF-BATHING,
DRIVING, GOLF, POLO, TENNIS. ,FOR REST AND
RECREATION, CALIFORNIA IS DELIGHTFUL.
FOR SAFETY AND COMFORT, GO VIA THE
THROUGH PORTLAND. ; RETURN THE SAME WAY.
CALIFORNIA IS STAGING TWO BIG SHOWS
Celebrating Completion of the Panama Canal
PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
San Francisco, February 20 to December 4, 1915.
PANAMA-CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION
San Diego, January 1 to December 31, 1915.
They represent the highest and
human endeavor in the world -
science and industry. See both
Tickets, infornation, etc., upon applica
:'; ., tion to .. - "
J. H. KEENEY,
; Agent O.-W. R. & N. Co
: LA GRANDE, OREGON.
'.'.VI 1 'f
is under
by Government experts
T, J. SCROGGIN
s C. T. BACON
A. L. RICHARDSON
U, G. COUCH
GEO. T. COCHRAN .
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