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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1915)
1 ; i ( i KM I If m I: m n "V 5 ' a- rtA i ma f 3 PAGE FOUR. !fnijn;-: rtnnprM CO 1 niL KJDOLjIS, Y Ltl BRUCE DENNIS, Editor tad Owner. Altered in ' the Poit Offlci it I nMI world, and came to some profit Grande, Oregon, as second class j8De conclusions . It waa John who mtt- ' Won the prize money, ' The other two . . ., , : . . boys congratulated him heartily; but Advertising rates on appUcatloft. Ail jngiBted on continuing to play the W w $l'tA w " SJ.'game on a rival five hundred imag reach th office the day before the. 8jnce Umi Address all communications to - CHE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES? Daily' pr to" .'.'.'.'.'. ! '. '.'.V. 16c n.ilW r month 6C Daily, six months in advance. . .$8.60 Daily, per year in advance. . 17.00 Daily, by mail per year, in ad- yance ....i..... 14.00 Weekly Observer-Star, per year . ; -j in advance .'. . ............ . .$1-60 GOOD WAV TO TEACH BOYS HOW TO INVEST MONEY. V In the May Woman's Home 'Com panion appears a page entitled, "An Experience Meeting." On this page various mothers relate interesting and profitable experiences with their boys. One woman tells in .part as follows how .she interested her boys in the study of - the investment of money: , , "When my three sons were come to an aee when they were commenc ing to earn money, I put into practice a scheme I had long been formulating. w m-BMrntad with an ac count book ad told to consider : him selm in possession of ten thousand. ao"- . . . , , "TMs imaginary money was invested, on pBper,. s eaun w ih, but detailed accounts were w , to be kept of purchases and sales, deduc- tions of brokers' commissions, and in- terest. ' "For the flint few weeks after my announcement the conversation in our home was entirely of the stock mar- ' ket, and the postman put in a daily appearance overburdened by prospect uses. v. "Our ..' first quarterly . meeting brought some interesting things to f light: Bob was overstocked with . what I knew to be 'wild; cats,", al though his faith in them was implicit; John had proved a conservative, with - nothing paying over five per cent on his list;1 whereas Max had several pages filled 'with often changed in- : vestments. "The next meeting found Bob a bankrupt, with several assessments : to meet; John had been caught on a down market, and in his apprehension had sold many of his best holdings at a loss; while Max hacLnuddenly, taken it into his volatile heaj to experiment with the 'put all your eees into one : basket, then watch that basket' idea. World i Premier Dramatic Spectacle Damon and --r Pythias will bo nhown nt (ho Theatre na mntiuncd lie low. i.oto the cltttt).) Nu raovm-t pfcturo ver produced vtuu this HubUnu) preiientaiuMi. Scctu.- wf wondrouM betiuiv. C ti of : over 1(KW people, chjnot races, tc , etc. Alnko arran . uemcntH lu aee ft. HririM your fumlty. ou'H remember this spectacle for yearn. Sherry's Today Only LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK Capital $200,000.00 Resources $1,00000.00 Surplus $50,000.00 OFFICERS :- Fred J. Holmes, President C. C. Penington, V.-Preet. - F. L. Meyers, Cashier ; ; Earl Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, Ass't Cashiers DIRECTORS: A. T. Hill J. F. Conley J. G. Snodgrass Fred J. Holmes C. C. Penington F. L. Meyers What This Bank Aims to Do To promote our customers' interests as we would our own j To do all we can to make their relations here profitable and agreeable-to them; To contribute to their enterprises, the co-operation, fore-,-::. sight and timely assistance which a good Bank can properly bestow. 1 7 : ' : By i common consent we voted Boh I an Imaginary ; two hundred dollars with which to begin all over again. "The boyf gradually learned their own weaknesses in reiraru hi vw it too good zun 10 aoanaon. - "Two years' later, by strange coin cidence, the boys did come in for en inheritance of ten thousand dollars apiece and time has proved, that, thanks to our timely expei iment. they were wen premeu w ... WHEN TABLES TURNED. ' The snow burst in on a Springtime day . And a cloud obscured the sun, -. And the earth grey white, when all would say; That the winter's sway was done. A cold wind drove the mow from the west, And the mountains and ravines Grew white in the month that Spring ' had best. ... With the robes of emerald green. The meadow latk his gray song :-... hushed Sought shelter from the storm. While the lilacs dropped their heads and blushed . Neath the pressure of his arm. " And skies of gray with a dull, dull ' . , ' Look down to the earath below, To a valley wrapped in eiderdown, Tucked in 'neath a robe of snow. . Thi babv flowers in the shady nook, Where the violets and daises grew . In tna gnowy silence a rest they took j And discarded their freshness of .. . dew. .-. ' . But the farmers smile, as they look at their wheat, :. The moisture and the snow, For they say that the valley will re peat t ' The crops it used to grow. , . Then let .the feathery snow drift down And let the wild winds blow , . For in the storm, piles the spotless j mounds,, i . That will t'HUse the grain to grow. Wilbur Shaw. LEGAL NEWS. , . ! Conveyances.. ' Harry H Cleaver1: et ux to the Thronsoiv Fruit Colony $1 etc War ranty deed conveys lots 3 and 4 of Thronson Fruit Colony containing 20 acres more or less. ;v- : , . - , C. R. Hibberd et ux to George A Pidock . $160 warranty deed conveys SW 1-4 of SW. 1-4 of soc 22 t 1 N R 8 E. - i ' t AMcGrotty . unmarried to Wm. Rollins and Florence Rollins x $500 warranty deed conveys tract com at H. E. Coolidge A. Blockland H. S. Brownton ' LA GHAKDK EVENING' 0E3EKVER SE oor of lot A blli; 20 of Williamson add to La Grande run then N to the county road then 8W along the coun ty road to tlw W Hn f lot 4 blk 20 WllUamaon. M tiien. 8 to SW cor of Jot blk .20 said WMliamnon add then East to beg. " AaaJ fn ment f . ' Martgag e. ' Wffliam .Ogilvy jr to the Western & Hawaiian Investment Co . limited, $1750 ssigns mtg executed by1 ChriHi opher M G Staclcland to Williura Ogilvy jr recorded book. 41 page 366 of mtgs and covering a tract com at NW cor of SW 1-.4 of sec H tp d SR 40 E run then S 120 Tds then E 40 rds then N 2 rds then E 40-"then N 118 rds then W 80 rds to beg' con t 69 acres. - - 1MBLER SCHOOLS GROWS Board Provides for Placing High School on Accredited List - - Imbler. Apr. 30. (Snecialt The school board has decided to order the supplies necessary to place the high school in the accredited list. - Amon? other supplies were 125 library books, the International Cyclopoedfa, and laboratory aDoaratus. the last beine here and a laboratory cabinet is being' made to order for it Theboard also decided to. add an-1 other teacher to the school, one who-! can handle sciences and mathematic. With this addition, the grades will be readjusted, each teacher handling only ... .1..... . Tkn luat MtAMiklt. showed' a total enrollment of 137 dur-1 inir the vear. Assistant State Suner-i intendent Carleton, on his tour of in spection, said the Imbler High: School was above the average over the state and was meeting all requirements. The i 4th grade under the care of Miss Ethel ; Pearson, are branching out as minor I poets. The following is original byj Robertha Loyd: ' - . - j There are so many, games to play That we are quite perplexed; . . ; . Then we go jumping in the hayA .And someone says, "What next!" Relief Work Neceaaary Exchange " Many hundreds '; of letters, repre senting as many provinces, districts, communes, cities, towns and villages in Belgium, and millions of its desti tute people, have been received with in the last few days at the offices of the Commission for Relief in' Bel gium, in .London and New. York. Translation of these epistles has re quired much work and many still re main untranslated. ; " A . large number of these- letters ..nn..tl.. H. " V'vv'5 of the Commission, at 71 Broadway, New York. They ropresent perhaps all of the people of the communes of Hoyst, Rymenan, the provinces of r".rjr't 'Z??:: a-.i Ti !....... . i wt peloo, the villages of Mykovlict, Bomhen, ;. Bhendonejc, Maiieskerko and St. Amandus ' All ofi thfe. letters express a desire to convey to the pie of America the gratitude of the Belgians fo rthe noble charity they have in such a practical manner ex- tended to the destitute people 'of Bel - gium and for the food sent to pre- vent starvation of the entire popula- tion. .'v. . J.: Vandon Drouche, president of the town of Lapscheure, writes in part: "Your generosity provokes the ad- miration of all civilization r and will BRITISH SOLDIERS WATCHING FOR DREADED ZEPPELIN ; ' - ' " - v ' jsf kffeseV? ' f . -i' v- off ' ONB Qir -TRB MANf. DBFJBNDKRS OF KNOLUHTOOiLfTt WATOHrVLLT WAITINO i FOB pmjl " '' , " in 'In i '.!;"' - -.-r'itr' ,.v,e-'''" -1' - - -'V MOT1CE fOii .Unnt of)the law passed by the last legislature prohibiUng'inerchandiBe Vtom, all stamp books inust be redeemed oii or before May 15th . . : -' New-"House Dresses. For Spring V No prettier nor more practical styles than the ones we haverwere ever shown before, you'll agree aiwl surely no easier pricing V was ever placed upon such . becoming practical house .dresses than have. Priced at $1.25 to $2.50 . There are many new ideas developed in these new house dresses all are of the kind most wanted, v Good patterned ging- , hams, chambrays and percales in dozens of good color combinations are . shown. ; Good practical models that will appeal to all women who like house dresses to look trim and neat and be serviceable. All - sizes, 34 to 46. 1 " bring, the blessing of God on you and on your country" ' 1?rnm."tll MmmnnA v tf . Pllt.fA fhA " ' i Relief and Alimentation Committee paysthis tribute. , , . . . . . . . f" ,. - . "Thflne token of America dis- 1 inf AKnntul aha tilrf f "' nM .naif anHM Hf ".T . """"J- ",rr vviii um eLerjiuiiv rviiiviiiLmrvu v ua and by futuVe generations, 'and will the same .. . . ; . 'V l . . . ' I : a letter signed oy tne pmcers or.. tna amn of the " wt kpnmont, m . the , province, of Ueger peo-,tne burgomaster says: ; . '( "Our smcerest wiahes for the hap- pmess and prosperity of our great American sister. v; :. 1 'In a communication from Meperti- gen, province of Limburg, the burgo - master sends word that many of the citizens on. receiving their first con- tributions of food w5re, in many in- 'stances, . touched to tears, . ;C , Similar communications, all of them breathing the same sentiment, were received from different sections RAID ! . OOMDfO OF.OBMUNnUL TO STAMP those we Tou will always find that touch of refiiie ment to our styles, whicK makes theiu easily recognizable from mother kimh. 1 ' Exclusive Agents For : - 1 ''Utz and Dunn" shoes and pumps for wo men and misses 2.50 t? - "Pingree".. shoep and, pumps, for women : and misses ...I...... $3-50 .to $SOO f"Romper" 'shoes for;chiJdren'" . ' : $150 to $3,00 "J. E. Tilt" shoes for men f.1 : $350 to $5,50 "Nettleton" shoes formea :'j,.:.,...:.;.r...i. :r k $6 50 to $7.00 in the provinces of West Flanders and Antwerp, covering practically the en- -tiro anta t fKa Dalmiim'lrintwlnm ". .... ,. ..w -r..-... AGRICULTURAL NOTES. Washington, Apr., 21. The Federal Reclamation Service points with pride to the development of the Orland pro- . uwf. in nalifnmia-. Tf. nraanltAB . tliA .'success of co-oneration in irriiration. :nm wag one va8t vheat field 'vfifti' ranches "fHi apaft marked rty ramshakle ' dewellings. " The commu- nity was described as dead. Today lit is called one of the inspiring young districts' of the Pacific coast. '. Small farms, 40 acres or so, have, taken-the place of the big wheat ranches and the farms are adorned by ttractivlve homes. .... Fine dairy herds 1 graze and the roadways are lined with 8tiM " " trees, me commu i lurk umwjCiiM '"SYRUP Is blended from choice Oriental sugar, and jits excep tional food value makes it children. -1 " . I Gallon Cans TEA GARDEN STRAWBERRY v...' PRESERVES Whole, sound berries with pure sugar a feast for any neal. Saturday morning we will have our usual shipment of fresh vegetables anil fruits. . Phone Number Main 80 " '" PattisonBrok W' aw- Quality Footwear b'Qsr No4 matter how small the price you' pay,;; here," you are always assured of the best value obtainable for that price. ' -" Distinction of Style Another Important . Feature - nity. spirit - provides enjoyable .social life. . " Orland's dairy industry took $90,000 from the creamery in the past year and the creamery declared a 10 per cent dividend for the benefit of the 14 diaryman composing it. 1 " . Speaking .of dairying, on the Umatilla,- Oregon, , project, live,diarymoa have organized an. association,, to im prove the . stock and encourage the purchase of more milk cows. Herm iston has a creamery . that has been. nnnhln thiin fur nnnnlv ffiA itomanr poffcenfan's whistlfe for the use- of the farmers wife is becoifung a re cognized farm utility in some sections It works fine, since a good one can be heard, to the ..further most corner of the. average farm. If she wants the head of the - family, the i wife blows; one blast; for the eldest son, two -blasts; next oldest, three, and so fol lowing.. Then, too, many, .wtves have emergency signals, in case, of trouble- especially desirable $1.00 " " l! -.Ill -.'.r".T 1 ; : v 1. 15' V
