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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1915)
weeks of the : previous THE OBSERVER dilK &UO DENNIS, Editor and Owner. ; ,2. The position of the railroads has been improved by the grant of the Cfttarad in the Post Offlce .at - La r,t incraaae, and , preparation are . Graade, Oregon, as second claw Itojn(t forward .for increased pur- ttar.,' - . . ; .i1; th(Wtg by tho railways, which will raach the office the day before the tern, which is designed to facilitate ad appears. . . lirade, has been established and ta .nl- . .''''. I ready - giving indications of the ad- t Address all communications to J vantages which in due course will be mmwt nnrnxmrcn iria gvV Stui . . . . .... i i i. no a uo9&ncni mw c"v" derived irom tnis long-neeoea cnangc 4. The money market, after months SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Daily, single eopy ............ Be of stress, has resumed normal status. Dally, per week ......... ..... 16c and gives promise of greatly facili- may, per montn . m w tating the large amount or nnancing Dally, ata months in advance... WO'vich has to be done this year. .-,'. paUy, per year in advanee...t.$7.00, B Foreign exchange rates, whose .!.!T!:..9tMi d July was on. Waakly Observer-Star,' per year i of the war's storm signals, have not ' tn advance . .. ..,11.60 f.iily lpst all of their abnormal ad- ' ' ' '' V r'"-but have returned, so far at s, : ' - ' - ' '.; least as sterling exchange is concerwr THE CURSE OF NEW LAWS. to the lowest level reached in a ' 2 V lyear. ..The danger of . further gold t Every time congress or a state, leg- cxporiB ha thereby been converted irlature meets, the members have into the j, 0f old imports. ; themselves interviewed in the rtewo- 6 The gtock Exchante; tftet hsv; papers and say they will work tor the , c,oge, f lnonthB h adoption of new laws to inusre this omi and toek or that reform, says Ed Howe. Jui.-.. I.....-.8.... -n.. of all our rational ills. .. .y For thousands of years the wisest ? " " 'T f-ardless ; of the bad weather and i 4ktai Mm. SandeiT) made a, pueiness trip to Elgin on Saturday. ' , J. S. -Splker spent Saturday: in' El gin, ji , J . . '. ; ' Milton Bennett and - Holly . Horn mad a visit to Elgin' tt Saturday. Ed Crow and wife spent-Saturday in Elgin. ' ORCHARD AND FARM PROBLEMS -. (Continued I rum f age i.) men of all nations have been experi- Indian Creek Items. l-.,o !,,. ,V,f lit. menting with laws. The notion that """ . a little man living in a country town . '" . ' can goto Washington and secure the , adoption of important legislation nev er thought of before, is absurd. Ever . take a look pver the authors of the ... , , . . , . mw Currency law?: One of ithem is Creak, Feb. 6.-(Specia3.) ... . . . .... . Wish some one wise in weatber-loro a blind man; a man who knew so lit- W0(jId te ug how Jong ft jg untj, tie that a number of men played a SprinK a!) groundhog duy was a dark woman joke on him that hud been and gloomy until about 4 p. m., when played many times before. The other the sun shone for about 16 minutes 13 a country editor. ... :.here among the hills. . The new Curerncy legislation , ro-c Mr. Zeamer and daughter, May, rulted in the creation of a large nuin- f ave been confined ,to the house on ter. of. new. jobs for politicians, but account of aevere ;co)ds..4 - have you observed that money is any i J & -' Sp'k"' R"d ,w,f? av ren iif..i having a slight attack of La Grippe. more P'ent'tu'T . Ed Scott went to Elgin on business Tuesday evening. J. A. Horn made a business trip into THE SMART FOOL. ." n . """ . j. v .- Elgin on Wednesday and has had the Occassjonally you mee a mhn w'La8Gri ppe 6Ver since. , is a mart fool. ; The ordinary fool is ., , Andrew Henderson has been hav dull, and low, and has the vacant jn(f the toothache and poid a visit to stare which distinguishes a cow; but, the dentist on Wednesday. the Smart Fool is noisy, and always trying to do big fool things. The smart fool occassionally makes a fortune by means of some swindling operation, but loses it all. in a contest .with the, pontoff ice department, and eoes to Jail.; v ..... The 'smart fool always has a fol lowing and some times make's "money, but. he always loses it; he may flour ish for a while, and make people be lieve he is able to do something for them, but they always find him out, and .he is always punished; usunl'y he goes to jail Mr. Wilson and Fred Wisdom scant Thursday in Elgin on business. The inquisitive ones might ask the writer who writes the items of In dian Creek. They might find out who knows ? : :- Mr. Schnore made a business trip to Elgin on Thursday. Ed M. Davies has gone to Enter prise on business,-' - f r ' " Arthur Bussears is putting logs into his mill. ., Ed Scott and Cart Zoamer havo gone into the wood cutting business. Success to you, boys. The Hon. School Board held a spen . o . , , . . . . . ial meeting Friday evening transact- A Smart. Fool is as certainly a fool , ki0. ,f as the common fool, but morn dans- ter8i : Also bought two hanging lamps crvua anu niura miacneviouB anu moiq for the school house. plausiblo. Ed Howe's Monthly. TALK CONSTRUCTION, NOT DE ' .STRUCTION. .' :Vi : . . The Toledo Commercial club of To ledo, Ohio, is sponsor for the advlsj "Cheer Upl There's a Reason! TaU Construction not Destruction.",.: Here are a few real reasons as not forth in the New York ''Times; Sun flay, January third.. i 1. The steel trade, the depression in which long antedated the outbrenk of the war, is improving. ; Prices are hardening and the volume of business offering is growing. The Steel Cor poration's new orders during the last three weeks of December showed a 60 per cent, Increase over the orders which came to hand during the cor- Sheriff Hug made a business trip to the Adam's mill, the one Mr. Wis dom has leased. Arthur. Bussear and Ed Crow went up the creek after coyotes last Sun day, while the . Lang boys went up Clark Creek and chased' the coyotes down towards Mr. ' Wilson's the men had quite a bunch of coyotes together fiom off both creeks. But the coyo tes made a good get away up Shaw Creek. The hunters had better prac tice target shooting before they take another hunt, they might be able to got one mangy coyote then. ' The Lnng boys are hauling straw from, the Sommers place. Geo. Scott is busy papering his house. - ; - The Young Peoples' meeting is held every Sunday evening at 7:30 and quite a bit of interest is being awak ened as it has good attendance, re- LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK Capital $200,000.00 Resources $1,000-000.00 v Surplus $50,000.00 OFFICERS:- Fred J. Holmes, President . C. C. Penington,.V.-Prest. F. L. Meyers, Cashier ' ' -Earl Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, Ass't Cashiers Fred J. Holmes C. C. Penington F. L. Meyers DIRECTORS: A. T. Hill J"" J.F.Conley "; J. G. Snodgrass H. E. Coolidge A. Blockland H. S. Brown ton What This Bank Aims to Do To promote our customers' interests as we would our own ; To do all we can to make their relations here profitable and agreeable to them; To contribute to their enterprises, the co-operation, fore Bight and timely assistance which a good Bank can properly bestow. ' ., - W. S. Brown; Housing of Poultry, C, C. Lamb; Soma Common Insect Pests and Plant Diseases, illustrated, W. 5 Brown. Friday, Fruit Marketing and Mar keting Associations, W. 8. Brown; In- rubatuitr and Brooding, CC Lamb; Tillage, Practices, J. E. Laraosj Ulus- trated lecture, 3. E. Larson and C. C, Saturday. Le Brumes for Drr and Irrigated Lands, J. E. Larson; Soils and Crop Demonstration, J, ;E. Lar son. . ;..:'...:: ' v',-... . Domestic Science. Monday, f Fruit and Meat Canning Demonstration, Miss Cowgill: Use cf Canned Goods, Miss Cowgill. Tuesday, Bread Making, Miss Cow' Kill; Cake Making, Miss CowgiH. ' Wednesday, Helps for the Home Dressmaker, Miss .Cowgill:.. Visit Lo cal "BclfooK -fn Interest oTdM and Girls' Club Work, Min Cowgin. , ., . Imbler. Agriculture. . '"'"' Monday, Tillage practices, by J, E. Larson: Soils and crops demonslra tion, J. E. Larson; illustrated lecture, C. C. Cate and J. E. Larson. . Tuesday, I.gumes for .Dry and Ir rigated lands, J, E. Larson: By-pro ducts posisibilties, ,W. S. -Brown; Poultry feeding and management, C C. Lamb; Housing of poultry, ..illus trated, C. C. Lamb nd Some Common Insect Pests end Plant Diseases, W. S. Brown. . , Wednesday, Care and Marketing of Poultry Produces, C. C. Lamb; Fruit Marketing and Marketing - Associa tions, W. S. Brown; Incubating and Brooding, C. C. Lamb; and Pruning demonstration, W. S. Brown. Thursday, Care and Management of the Dairy Herd, E. B. Fitts; Milk Testing Association, F. W. Kehrh: Improving the Dairy Herd E. B. Fitts, Dairy Cow Judging Demonstration, E. B. Filts; illustrated lecture, E. B. Fitts.. -',., . Friday, Feeding for . Milk Pro duction,. E. B. Fitts; '- Hog Feeding Work of the Eastern Oregon Experi ment Station, Robert Withycombe; Market Types of Hogs and Hog Judg ing; The Farmer and the Pare Bred, C. H. Kennedy; and Types of Improv ed Livestock, illustrated, R. E. Reyn olds. : , - v '-" .. Saturday, Sheep on small Farms, R. E. Reynolds; Feeding- Value- of Field Peas, Robert Withycombe; .How to Detect Unsoundness in Horses, C. H. Kennedy; and Horse Judging, C. H. Kennedy. . ",-'. .. . Domestic Science. '. Thursday, Food as a Factoi , iu Health, Miss Anna M. Turley ;Vege- table Cookery, demonstrated, MUs Turley; Cuts of Meat,, Miss Turley; and Meat Cookery, demonstravlon, Miss Turley. . , Friday, Food for the Sick, Miss Turley; Egg and Milk Cookery, dem onstration, Miss Turley; Food Econo mics, Miss Turley; and Use of Left Overs, demonstration, Miss Turley. -, Saturday, Bread and Bread Mak ing, Miss Turley; Bread Making, dam- castration, Miss Turley; Food Tor the School Child, Miss Turley; Com pletion of Bread Demonstration, Miss Turley; and School Luncheons, dem onstration, Miss Turley. Agriculture, Feb. 8 to 13. Monday. 10:00 to 11:00 Lamb, C. C Poul try feeding and management. ,; 11:00 to 12:00 Brown, W. S. By product Possibilities. . 1:00 to 2:00 Lamb, C. C Incu bating and Brooding.' 2:00 Brown, W. S. Pruning Dem onstration. : 8:00 Lamb, C. C Housing of Poultry (illustrated.) . 9:00 Brown, W. S. Some Com mon Insect Pests and Plant Diseases (illustration.) .'.."'.; Tuesday. 9:00 to 10:00 Brown, W. S. Fruit Marketing and Marketing Associa tions. . 10:00 to 11:00 Lamb, C. C Care and Marketing of Poultry Products. 2:00 to 3:00 Larson, J. E. Tillage Practices. ; 3:00 to 4:00 Cate, C. C Clover and Alfalfa Seed Production. ; 8:00 to 10:00 Larson, J. E. andi Cate, C. C (illustrated.) Wednesday. . . 9:00 to 10:00 Cate, C. C Noxious Weeds and Plant Diseases. 10:00 to 11:00 Larson, J. E. Le gumes for Dry and Irrigated Lands. 2:00 to 4:00 Larson, J. E. Soils and Crops Demonstration. Thursday. . 10:00 to 11:00 Kennedy, C. H. How to Detect Unsoundness in Horses. 11:00 Kennedy, C. H. Horse Jud- mg. 2:00 to 3:00 Withycombe, Root. Hog Feeding Work at the Eastern Oregon Experiment Station. 3:00 Reynolds, R. E. Market Types of Hogs and Hog Judging. 8:00 Kennedy, C. H. The Farm er and the Pure Bred. 9:00 Reynolds, R. E. Types of Imported Live Stock (Illustrated.) . . Friday. , ;' ' ..".I' 10:00 to 11:00 Reynolds, R.' E.. Sheep on the small Farm. 11:00 to 12:00 Withycombe, Robt. Remodeling : and Cleanup Sale Jebruaryj i, i; ' i -t i Extra Low Prices on All Surplus Stocks Broken Lots Etc.To make thb the final Big Cleanup Event of the year, ! '; V "'''. Any ladies' FaU coat, values to $20.00 now i,4L-rXj... $4.98 ; One lot ris'Vasli-lidiWi'valufb to! ,: $2.50, notv-;.:.ta: 23 One lot girls' -coats, values to $15.00, -. sizes. 12 to;;17, no vv i,... ' Women's novelty .Sviatei dresses, val ' ues to $10.00, now $1.19 Women's silk waists, values to $6.50, allcoVno.w.:......;$1.19 .One lot dr goote-values to 50c, clean Up price .''..1.1.... 15 'One lot dress goods, -values to 75c, ' r clean up price 29 J One lot dress" go6ds,"yalues to $1.25," ; clean up price ...... 49 Extra . weight flannelettes for ki monos, dressing sacques, etc. Reg. 18c yard, now, 10 and 12 1-2 Odds and.- Ends Stamped pillow . tops, runnere,' laundry Uags, etc. now ... :.' ..u..'..........:..;. 1-2 price One lot regular 15c flannelettes, now yard 7 'All blanketts- now at a saving of ' 15 per cent to 33 1-3 per cent '.' .."V J'tf''.' ' One lot men's overcdatsp valued to : $17.50, now ; Ijifen's suits at clean. up prices' Kegv $15.00 suits lam ....-Vr" JJJJf. Reg. $17.50 suits now ;13,la , Reg. $20.00 suits now $15.00 Reg. $22.50 suits now .;. $16.90 ' Reg. $25.00 suits now $18.75 Reg. $27.50 suits now ,..,v.,. $g0j5r. Men's $1.25 flannel shirts .':$1.0O Men's $1.50 flannel shirts $1.20 Meh's $2.00 flannel shirts $1.60 Men's $2.50 flannel shirts $2.00 K Men's $2.50 dress "pants at .... $1.90 - r Men's $3.00 dress pants at -$2.25 Men's $4.00 dress pants at .i. $3.00 Men's $5.00 dress pants at . $3.25. j Men's $3.00 Gordon hats i $2.40 Men's $4.00 Stetson hats JL. $3.20 Mule skin mitts now.. 19 Odds and Ends $1.50 work gloves 98t Boys' waist overalls, pair,.: $5.00 boys ' suits how ... . $3.75 $6.50 boys' suits now J.....: $4.90 $7.50 boys' suits now . 1 $5.70 Bovs'.hats now 1-3 off. Also Now Our BIG WHITE SEASON SALE Offers Exceptional Opportunities to Save' .- .. We are now showing the advance Spring styles iri Women's and Misses'. :; Spring suits, coats, dresses and skirts. We cordially, invite you and your friends to come and see these advance models. New garments . arriving .by . every express. '"'U K-IV :C. ' . -.. .j. See window display of the correct new styles of Spring shoes for,' Women "; and Misses "Manhattan" Spring shirts . for men, etc, " ' NEW SPRING MDSE. NOW ON DISPLAY Stacks and stacks.of dainty new undernnislins Our entire stock' of-.: gowns, combinations, drawera, corset covers; etc. now on sale at this- White Season Sale. r ';,"'-'' '. ::-:: Yards and yards of ynew Spring embroideries just received the prettiest we have ever shown all at White Season Sale reductions. . Also our entire stock of new .Spring white wash goods at White Sale re ductions. Supply your Spring sewing needs in white wash goods now at big savings just. as many others'are now doing.. - lii. 7nmTTTrT -Feeding Value of Field Peas. ' 2:00 to 8:00 Fitts, B. B. Care and Management of the Dairy Herd. 8:00 Schrock, M.- S. Dairy Sani tation. -'. " 8:00 Fitts, E. B. Types and Breeds of Dairy Cattle illustrated.) Saturday. ' ' , ;. 10:00 to 11:00 Schrock, M. S. Ruining the Dairy Calf. 11:00 to 12:00 Fitts, E. B. Feeding for Milk Production.. 1:00 to 2:00 Kehrli, F. W. Milk Testing Demonstration. 2:00 to 8:00 Fitts, E. B. Improv ing the Dairy Herd. .ji ' 8:00 Fitts, E. B. Dairy Cow Judg ing Demonstrations.' ... ;; Haines to Have Fire Proof Block, -and is already having plans prepared ' hail hOUfflht tflA OAmai nrliAfa -formerly stood the Toney hotel. He ,, bought the corner from T. B. Tbney for the immediate construction ofla- flre proof business building to covjn the entire property. Domestic Science, Feb. 11 to 13. Thuraday, Feb. 11. Morning Turley, Miss A,fl(fia M. Food as a Factor in Health (Lec- .' ture.) Vegetable Cookery (Demon stration.) Afternoon Turloy, Miss Anna M. , Cuts of Meat (Lecture) Meat Cook ery (Demonstration.) Friday, Feb. 12. Morning Turley, Miss Anna M. Food for the Sick (Lecture) Egg and Milk Cookery (Demonstration.) Afternoon Turley, Miss Anna M. Food Economics (Lecture) Use of the , left-overs (Demonstration.) Saturday, Feb. 13. Morning Turley, Miss Anna M. Bread and Bread Making (Lecture.) Bread ' Baking (Demonstration.) Food for the School Child (Lecture) Afternoon Completion of Bread (Demonstration) School Luncheons (Demonstration.) K CO AL Sale Starts Monday Feb. 8 ends March 1st Semething Never Heard of Before n Owing to the weather and the great : amount of coal on hand we are going 'tar v have a sale on Hiawatha and' , Eock. k l ' Spnngs coal. Prices are right and must 1 be spot cash. It means a great saving :; -to all. Good clean coal. ,. r ": ' i One ton lot Five tons or more $8.25' . $7.75; See the Mammoth Lump of coal in front of our office Takes nine men to lift it.' W. E. McCLURE & CO. Phone Main 10
