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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1915.
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is hereby given by watching this space you will
benefit by it. ',
Specials for Cash
Wednesday
Coffee, regular 25c ......... .
Walnuts, regular 25c i..-
Bananas, per dozen . .......
Swift's White Luandry Soap, 6 bars
20c
20c
..30c
;..........25c
: Home Made Sour Kraut; Home Made Mince
Meat. We have a complete stock of candy, nuts
and fruit. 5
WHITE'S GROCERY
305 N. Fir Phone Main 42
II On good clothes need the attention of a special
II ist, who knows dyes and fabrics. Try ours a
I J . when you have something difficult.
I DRY CLEANING DEPARTMENT
Cherry's New Laundry, Inc.
n MAIN 56. rj
THE NEW CIGAR
MCCARTHY'S IMPERIAL
5c, lOc and 2 for 25c Made in La Grande
Announcement
Storage Battery Service
We examine and test your battery free of
charge.
We now have an expert battery man and
are equipped to do all kinds of battery work
and repairing.
LEIGHTON'S GARAGE
VALLEY ROADS
HINTS GIVEN
C. D. HUFFMAN PROPOSES SEV
ERAL, VENTURES.
Among Others Want Mile Oiled for
; Experiment Purposes.
La Grande. Dec. 28. (To the Edl
tor) This is a subject that appears
to be uppermost in the minds of si
most every, class of citizens and
should be thoroughly discussed from
every viewpoint. I was pleased with
Judge Phy's article published last
week but will confine my little discus
sion to local conditions and leave the
interstate and county roads for . f u
ture consideration.
Being a farmer I will confine my
remarks to roads lor the farmers,
Then the roads to be improved first
will be from the farm to the market
place say a good road from Cove to
La Grande and as the Sandridge is
always a good road the most practical
thing to do would be to use ti all we
can. Then a hard surface road fronv
Cove to Sandridge by way of what is
known as tne Keo bridge or the town
site of Nibley will be the shortest and
cheapest way out but a hard surface
or rightly constructed dirt road di
rectly across -the valley to La Grande
from cove would greatly accommo
date all of the1 farmers between- the
two points. My idea would be' to re
locate the j-oad as far as practicable
making it conform to legal subdi
vision and taking a more direct
course across the valley, thereby sav
ing all the distance possible. Then
laterals may be built from the farms
to the main road. Thus we mi?ht
plan for all the important roads in
the county letting each locality work
out its own road system avoiding as
mucn (.possible duplication of main
roads by making more laterals. As
to kind of roads to build I would say,
make them out of the most available
material; where gravel is handy, use
it, where rock is available, use
crushed rock. While the macadam
road is condemned as useless, a good
macadam road is a very splendid
makeshift. Near the Sandridge or
other such good road material use
that.' For example the road from the
sand hill at Nibley to the river at the
red bridge ds made by moving the dirl
irom the cut in the lull to the river.
Those who know this piece of road
will testify to its good quality when
kept rounded up so ns to keep the
waterfrom standing on same.
xne same conditio 1 can be found at
the Schwebke hill on the road fronKJ
Cove to La Grande. Now why not
continue to make the same kind of
road by moving this sandy . soil ns
far out on the roads as is nra-'tifal
and thus extend the sand ridge road
over as much or the adjacent roadbed
as possible. Keep in mmd the fact
that the well rounded ' roadbed by
judicious grading ami use of road
drag together with rip'nt use of the
roads during the vet seuson. will uro
far to solve the good road problem in
this county. The la':t that ofr real
wet season is very oio'-t compared to
other parts of the state makes it
possible for us to do our heavv haul
ing the dry season or at . least
to load according to the condition of
the road rather than put on more
teams to' draw the same load over
muddy roads. In many states the
size of the load is regulated by the
width of the tire used; also condition
of the road.
I would like to see a niece of road
nicely graded rolled and oiled and
in order to try the exDeriment we on
Cove avenue will help the county to
oil, say one mile east from the city
limits. I understand that
done for about $100 per mile.
' as to ine road to be improved first
J let that be done where the best in
ducements are afforded. Any locality
i where they will do a lot of gratis
jwork or levy a special tax for road
purposes, should have the preference.
I I hope these random thoughts may
I be the means of fiWAVanincr onwu
i brighter mind and brinir forth th
complete solution of the good roads
(problem in this county without pay
j ing a royalty to some pntent road
material firm. C.D.HUFFMAN.
; Order Court to Make Lew.
Baker, Ore., Dec. 23. Circuit Judge
J Anderson yesterday handed down a
! prempbory mandamus commanding
j uie county court of Baker county to
I mnl'. n 4.u ........ .L. t a
, n iA O.KH1USI, me non-nign
school districts of Baker county, ns
provided by the new school law, for
the payment of tuition of students of
such districts as attend high school
in other districts of Baker county.
This order followed the filing of the
answer of the county court by Dis-
u-irt Airorney uoowin.
Action will be taken by the court
at a SDecial tneptmi TW ai t
.not know what the commissioners
win no, earn judge Messick, "but 1
am in favor of appeal and so is Mir.
Godwin, who advises the county court
to appeal. ' I would like to see the
consftitutionttlity of the law tested
out and will recommend to Mr. Welch
and Mr. Ritter that appeal be taken."
If the county court appeals from
the ruling of the circuit court, such
appeal -will automatically stay pro
ceedings pending the ruling of the
supreme court
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? War News of One Year Ago $
j The Mikado dissolved the Diet
4 when fin. TTmiQo w;.tvwl ..
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-j- expansion bills. Ambassador J.
f Dumba at Washington denied
that Austria wanted peace. 4
fr between the U. S. and Canada
4 was commented on in London. 4
K European waT orphans thanked
American children for the $
I Christlmiui tAv nhina
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My work combines that of both
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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 flooi of New Foley
. Building.
TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS:
' We notice on the chart of Life, a port ahead which
we trust your ship will enter 'safely New Year.
We earnestly hope that you will find in this port,
Happiness, Contentment and Good Cheer, also
OptimismEncouragement, and strength.' t
As you proceed on your voyage in 1916 may Good
Cheer follow you with just sufficient rough, stormy
weather to bring out the very best that is in you, and
may no good thing escape.
We are all getting a little older, but if we have
profited by what has gone before, we ought to make
the 1916 trip in safety. ... ,
We wave the fkg of Good Luck and wish you bon
voyage.. . -
Assuring you of our appreciation for the many
valued orders given us during 1915 and trusting you
will allow us to supply your needs in the grocery line
all through the 1916 voyage, we beg to remain, with
the season's greetings.
Yours very truly,
HARRIS GROCERY
PHONE MAIN 70
408 North Fir Street, Cross Track
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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
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Of Course You Would Like to Own a
HOME:
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1 You know the folly of paying rent. You realize the benefits and blessings
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Three of Our Bargains in Homes
NEAR HIGH SCHOOL (426)
(383)
Modern 6 room house with
cemented basement, bath and
toilet; sewer and cement walk
in and paid for; electric lights,
phone and water; Cor. 3rd and
M. Sold twice for $2400. Price
now reduced to $1800. Terms,
$400 down and $19 per month
including interest. These terms
can be adjusted to suit buyer.
NICE SUBURBAN HOME.
(383)
Good 8 room house, bath and
lights, barn, wood house, chicken
houses nnH runs fina nm1..
and garden; lot 110x200; whhin
iv oiocks or center ol city. This
Tllace in An PWAnfiinol
r wu.il. wujr.
Terms S200 down, hnlnnoa 9K
per month or $300 per year.
Cattle or a Ford might be traded
on this.
1605 WASHINGTON AVENUE
(424)
Five room house, bath and
toilet, stone foundati.n; good
barn on alley; lot 95x120; Just
remodeled inside and out and
newly papered; cement walk
around house and to barn. Really
2 lots, plenty room for another
$300 cash, balance plenty of
time.
Let Us Insure Your Buildings, Furniture, Stock, Imp Uments, EtcT
La Grande, Ore
108 .Elm Street
Phone Black 2001
Geo. flGurrey
He Who Moves
Real Estate
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