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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1915)
PAGE TWO LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 191o. r - MT. EMILY BRAND S If. 9 li r KEEP IT ON YOURIMIND For Mt. Emily Brand hams and bacon is the choice of discerning and discriminating buyers ' people who know the best when they taste it. If you believe in getting the best for your money, ask your dealer for ; Mt. EMILY Sf Next time, and see what ham and bacon goodness really is. Packed by MEAT CO. Inc. La Grande, Oregon. THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY EVERY HOME IN LA GRANDE SHOULD HAVE ELECTRIC LIGHT. Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co. Always at Your Service Telephone Main 43 The New York Store 1$ The Workingmaris Friend LOW PRICES NOW Men's suits ...$5.00 to $10.00 Men's hats and caps 85c, $1.50, $2.00 Mon's shoes and rubbers 75c, $1.35, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50 Mon's work shirts 40c Men's work shirts, wool $1.25, "to" $1.45 Men's heavy underwear 39c Union suits 95c t0 $1.75 Cotton gloves and 'sox and handkerchiefs 5c, 10c, 15c Cotton gloves and sox wool, .20c, 25c Overalls, Union 50c, 75c, 85c, $1.00 Suit cases, trunks and baps $1.25, $1.50, $2.00, $3.00 Wo buy and sell all kinds of jowelry. Wb keep open until 9 p. m. 214 Depot street, La Grande, Oregon WE BUY ALL KINDS OF RAW FURS IN TRADE. ALL CROPS IH HEALTHY STATE CORN PRODUCTION IN OREGON GROWS.: Larger Acreage and Better . Generally Reported. Crops I Washing-ton, D. C, Dec. 17. A summary of estimates of crop pro duction, and prices, for the State of Oregon and for the United States, compiled by the Bureau of Crop Esti mates (and transmitted through the Weather Bureau), U. S. Department 01 Agriculture, is as follows: Crop production in Oregon this year aggregates in quantity about 17 per cent more than last year. Prices on December 1 average eight per cent lower than a year ago, making total value of crop production, on this basis, about eight per cent less than last year. The estimates are based upon those crops whose values in the last complete crop census represented 68 per cent of the value of all crops. For the United States production this year aggregates in quantity about nine per cent more than last year. Prices December 1 average one per cent lower than a year ago, mak ing total value of crop production on this basis about eight per cent less than last year; these estimates are based upon crops whose value in the last complete crop census represented 85 per cent of the value of all crops grown, and may be regarded as repre sentative of all crops. . Corn Increase Big. The acreage for corn in Oregon this year was 33,000 compared to 22,000 a year ago. the price December 1st this year was equal to that of a year ago but the production in 1915 was 1,160,000 compared to 660,000 a year ago. Eighty-two cents was paid. Wheat in Oregon in 1915 was grown on 900.000 acres -with a total yield of 20,000,000, worth 84 cents per bushel December 1st. This is about four million bushels more than a year ago and an increase of 200,000 acres. Potatoes" for the year totaled 48, 000 acres in Oregon with a Deduc tion of 5,520,000 bushels averaged at 60 cents per bushel, the same as la3t year. The potato production in the United States was 359.000.000 bushels at an average cost of 61.9 cents per bushel. nay acreage was less than last year and the production slightly more, being 1,870,000 tons. The hay crop in the Urfited States was 85,- linn inn -r- 1 . . zuu.uuy. naney ana oats each showed material gains over a year ago. Haines Man Still Lives. Fio-htinir for lifo Th of Haines, who shot himself yester day may pull through, according to X AAMUIVO IrliU) ternoon, relates the Baker. Herald. Censors Pay to See Films. : Chiracrn. Dm. IK TKa thatiM... qualities of the ioh of unhnlHinir ivi morals were borne in nnnn -fho Pvono. ton City Council when that body con sidered me moving pictue situation. Some weeks ago the Council created a board Of movinir nirt.np rgnsnn Tha three women on the board received $2 a aay. 'ine three theaters are taxed 30 cents a reel for their censoring. Thus far about 124 tprU been given the once-over. But at a recent meeting the chy col lector presented a bill for $78, which he said, was to nav tha deficit fnr first two weeks. Whaddva mean. nfi.:t? the 9tartled chairman of tha finnnfA committee. "Simnle." said tha cnll(Wnr ..alml.. "The union demands that movie op erators be naid X2 rUn Off a Show fnr tVlo .oneni-o Tl. ther.tors say they won't pay it, so it's up 10 ine city to loot the bill. ine Council no-rpArl fhn.f n nil u COUld do Was to ATinniri't n minmm!-. tee to think things over. One offerf. nf ihn anem.o' nya:..u:. has been the indefinite postponement 01 me aunaay night "movie" pro grammes nt. tllA Fii'Qt onnifrCmnnn.l - --- "..fils(;OHuiiaj Church, which were to have been in augurated. The Rev. William T. Mc Elveen. nnstnr nf thn -hnrxh aA f. Catharine Waugh MeCulloch, a mem- iKir, were advocates ri a censor board. Their enthusiasm wnnrl h MvairA when itho church was notified that its' pictures must be censored at 30 cents a reel. So far as can hi thn o..,v. total of the censor board's activities thus far has been one cutout-a fat woman being pushed into a fountain uy t naruo unaplin. IF LUMBER IS NEEDED in any of your Christmas plans or preparations we urge you to order it now. We are prepared to deliver anything in lumber in any quantity you require. Of course it will be the same high (Trade material we always sell. And tha prices will be on our same old moderate scale. GEO. PALMER LUMBER COMPANY Retail Dept. Phone Main 8 Try Our Want Ad Column $15,000 For Silent Shave New York. TW fi nn.i TTrtu hp.lil hnrhni" nf tha Wn rn ' . - vi.is ttaaiLiiiKiun, lull- sonal Emporium at Mount Holly, was c.mmjir a newspaper during a lull in trade when the doors flapped a stran ger entered and asked George's name. George admitted it was Hoehn and the stranger, producing a card to show that he was an attorney from New York, informed him thnlt he is to receive $15,000 under the will of Francis E. Miller, who died in New York eight months ago. According to the New York attor ney, his fi months in an effort to locate the ton- SOrial beneftrini-v Tf tnan . j . v ovuiio wi a i seven years ago George was chair 6 at the Astor Hotel and that among his customers was Miller. Because Hoehn gave Miller a nice smooth shave with a minimum of conversation, he received $15,000 in Millers will. The attorney declared lie would be over in Mmmf TTnii certified check for the amount men tioned in Mr. Millar' ll i j ne was willing to come right over to ig, oui ine attorney told him Mere was no hurry about H, ABERDEEN Blatchfords Calf Meal Shady Brook Alfalfa & Molasses Conkey's Poultry Remedies SAWYER & CLARK COMPANY, Phone M 17 Corner Jefferson & Greenwood ; Streets. v Are You Cold? Then Try ABERDEEN Deep Curve LENSES Are designed especially to re lieve all forms' of f ye strain and, to correct more perfectly errors of refraction. A few of the ad vantages of Heacock deep curve lenses are, Clearer Vis ion, Wider Field, Greater Com fort and Improved Appearance. My work combines that of both oculist and optician. I pre scribe, grind and fit my own glasses. The responsibility is mine the comfort and satis faction is yours. You only have one pair of eyes; take them to the best specialist in La Grande. That's Heacock. HEACOCK EYESIGHT SPECIALIST Office 3rd ftoot of New Foley Building. There Is A REASON For the popularity of King Coal; that reason is Quality. King coal is a hard, clean, heaproduc- ing, Utah coal. Let us place a trial order with you. For Christmas We Have an extra large and complete stock of FRUITS, NUTS, CANDIES, ETC. Special Attention Given ' Early Christmas Orders PHONE MAIN 70 HARRIS GROCERY 408 North Fir Street, Cross Track JACK FROST Says "Buy Some Fule" COAL Hiawatha and King UTHA'S-BEST-COAL ROCK SPRINGS, NOTHING- BETTER. Al this coal thoroughly screened and deliver ed clean. We sell slack separately at $4.00 per ton. . WOOD Yellow pine, red fir, and tamarack. Make your family a Christmas gift of a ton of REAL heat. Drayage, delivery, furniture and piano mov ing, experienced men, fireproof storage and if ordwarding "Touch the button, we do the rest." MERCHANTS' DELIVERY. Lynch & Stewart One block east of Depot. . Phone Main 10 ' A TELEPHONE-BUSINESS The man without a telephone in his place of business is be hind the times, and fails to get his 'share of trade. Be up-to-date and get a telephone. Home Independent Telephone Company ; LA GRANDE FUEL COMPANY. 106 Fir St. PHONE MAIN 700. Announcement Fairbanks, Morse & Co. standard line of gasoline and oil enpinc-s pumps, windmills and electric motors. 2 hors power gasoline engine $59.00 4 horse power gasoline engine $99.00 6 horse power gasoline engine $149.00 Other sizes in proportion f. o. b. Beloit, Wis. Ask our nearest agent about it. . . .. . J. J. QulNLAND CO. Inc. Salesroom & Shops Island CHy, Oregon. Phone Black 1392 Ajax tires, Oakland automobiles, garage in connection.'
