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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1916)
TUESDAY, MAR 14, 191& LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAiJ3 FOUR THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner MR. HOWLANDS ROAD ADVICE. Theoretically Engineer L. D. How land may lhave some gi-ouml for his advico to Union county relative to proposed road building, but we have always noticed that theoretical advice i -very expensive. If unlimited money is to be expended the average engi neer is the man to put In cliarge of an undertaking. But if tho commun ity desires the best possible results for as little money as possible, then it ftvlls to the lot of the lhard-head, the experienced citizen, the practical rancher and the conservative business man to figuro out a plan and proceed on that plan. . An engineer knows only the straight line of the rule, the angle of tine instrument and the cost must bo com- .rnmuimt. Ha therefore is not the man to take the initiative in road building in a sparsely settled farming community hke the Grande Ronao val ley. He may bo empioyeu w .w after grades ami leveU after tho prac tical men outline what is to be done, but under no consideration is ho tho man to make up Uh road scheme. Mr. Howland complains bitterly of gravel roads, wills them a waste of money and in other ways heaps criti cism." We would respectfully call his attention to the gravel highway from Island'City to Moss Chapel, which ac cording to Ruc-h reliable men as Fred J. Holmes,, was built Hhirty years ago by the people of Island City and the surrounding country without even the assintnnce of an engineer. This piece of o-oad is recognized as a frretclass highway throughout the year. An other piece of gravel road tfh&t Bhares in praise is the road between La REPORT OP THE CONDITION OF ! LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK ' At La Grande, ia the State of Oregon, at the close of business March 7, 1916 No. 3665 ' RESOURCES coinQ Loans and discounts $653,217.09 U. S: bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value) 72,000.00 U. S. bonds pledged to aecure deposits (par value) ' 10,000.00 U. S. bonds pledged to secure Postal Savings (par value) 5XJ0.00 87,000.00 Other bonds, securities, etc., owned unpledged ' - (other than stocks) 14,848.86 Subscription to stock of Federal Reserve bank . 16,000.00 Less amount unpaid , 7,600.00 Banking house.... WH.00 Furnituro and fixtures ,"Scftnn Other real estate owned J"' Due from Federal Reserve bank l,uii-s Due from approved reserve agents in central re serve cities 11,728.78 Due from approved reserve agents in other re- ,0,suli . serve cities 111,134.60 liAW.d8 Due from banks and bankers (other than in-- eluded In 10 or 11) 12,696.76 Checks on banks in the same city or town as re- porting bank 1,968.52 Outside checks und other cash items 4,300.22 Fractional currency, nickels and cents 719.60 52Jj!'nn Kotes of other national banks 'irnnn Federal reserve notes ..i... BC0.W Lawful money reserve in bank: ,..,.. Total eoin and certificates Legal-tender notes . ifiQ.0Q Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (not more tnnn o per ceni on circuiniiun; Total $1,049,731.61 LIABILITIES Oapitul stock paid in 2"5,50- Surplus fund 60,000.00 . 260,000.00 Undivided profits 6,263.82 Iess current expenses, interest, and taxes ' ,,.,, aid 5,243.41 ! 1,020.41 Circulating notes 72,000.00 Due to banks and bunkers (other than included .rr in 28 or 29) ...... . . 6,245.65 Demand deposits: ' ' " . j J OQ Individual deposits subject to check Wi.iiH.JV Certificates ofd eposit due in less than 30 , days 73,074.05 Certified checks , mninn United States deposits ....!...: I'oia'i? Postal savings deposits 4.J8J.&4 Time deposits: Certificates of deposit due on or after 30 days 230,411.42 Total $1,049,731.61 State of Oregon, County of Union, ss: I, F. L. Meyers, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that tho above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. F. L. MEYERS, Cashir. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th dny of March, 1916. H. A. ZURBRICK, Notary Public for Oregon. FRED J. HOLMES, A. T. HILL, ('-' JAS. G. SNODGRASS, 1 ' . Directors. j. j iiori riitv. which was built by the people with the Kiddle boys as prime movers in the work. According to our iniormuuuu ;... neer was used in this construction, yet dt is a good road. Argument against well graded, well drained highways witfh, gtravel sur face in this valley is not well found ed, for we have examples of what u,. ff course, it is admit- CUIl UV wv.tfc. - ted that gravel road will never be as smooth as the hardsurface highway, and UhQt it never will attract as much attention, but for good service and for all-purposes gravel roaus u night. PEEPING OVER THE Hi LI Thn Tirti-MnwHt nroKBeritV has been a long time coming to be sure, but we believe it Is now peeping over the bill. Although many Porflanders who were ready to shake hands with old General Prosperity wree monuis ago, lcDondent and declare u Tu,,-n mistaken in the signs of the thnes, yet the atmosphere now seems to be charged witn advance currenos from the central energy plant of bet ter business. Sentiment seems to be general that Europe's war will end this summer. An1 wit!h that enl?ne will come the demand for building material. Then will the northwest lumber trade bring tit the money uch s the ammunition trade of New England has been brir.g- ing in money during the ,past year. rw.b. hnetnAut witihl Eurone will be based upon peace instead of war and will therefore be more lasting, as well as by far more pleasant. 't KLECTRIFYING THE FARM. iiH-im irfitrv it J&irt Ou. WHO GETS THE MONEY YOU EARN? DO YOU GET FT, OR DOES SOMEBODY ELSE WHO DOES NOT EARN IT. YOUR "EARNING POWER" CANNOT LAST ALWAYS. WHILE YOU ARE MAKING MONEY BANK IT AND BE HXED FOR OLD AGET JUST DO A LITTLE THINKING i . IBANK WITH US- ' WETPAYH PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON Capital $200,000.00, Surplus $50,000.00, Resources $1,000100.00 Fred i. Holmea, rreaident: C. C. Peninon, Vice President; F. L. Heyers, Cashier; E. ZunM aad O. E. CooJiJge, Assistant Caabiara. V'j..".-! . DIRICTORS Fred J. Holmea, J. G. Snodgraaa, J. F. Conlpy, C C Penington,' H. 8. Brownton, F. L. Meyers, A. BloUsnd, A. T. HiU, B. E. OooUdgw. F. D. McCully, of Joseph, would not wish to be colled a wizard, for he is a very modest man. But tlhe fact re mains that he has harnessed a water power in his section of the country and with it he is slowly but surely transforming fairmnig. He has electricity going to waste and Inst year he put an electric thresh ing outfit in for a rancher. Like Jim Hill, when he shipped ft HnaMoad of bull calves to the western irange, Mr. McCully was willing to wait for de velopments. The electric thresher was used and its praises sung by every rancher whom it worked for. Then Jay Dobbins ihAd a problem in chop nKnlf for his sheeD. He had purchased a couple of combustion exit- Bine rigs ana tho expense or opera tion was too heavy, McCulloy in stalled a small motor and the problem was solved. . Thus one by one he is pushing alnrfricitv forwatrd and every rancher wJhn uses it would never again do without it. 1 Some day there will be very little o-ncillna unlit lin Eastern Orecron for power purposes. Storage batteries I frnm mountain streams will Tvrwr,nl automobiles and freierht trains will be pulled across the Blue Mountains by electricity. The number of contests in the local Innd offii-n indicates a very strong desire on the part of some to get back to the soil. Tho Rivdrside Park bridge is being damaged, not by high water, for the river is not at a high point, but tflie bridge is nevertheless damaged to a great extent. That dollar's worth of value for every dollar expended for public improvements, etc., etc., etc. Better register if you wish to vote at the primaries. . You cannot even vote on the road question unless you an; registered. Thoso Texiins who want to organ ize under Colonel Roosevelt to hunt for Villa would get valuable space on tlhe front page of all the papers. Tho Portland News, in its report of the Salem convention, noted with T CAUSE OF KiDNEY TROUBLE Take a glass of Salts if your Back hurts or Bladder bothers Meat forms urio acid. FOR SPRING ARE Too Many Patterns to Attemptto we Want you to Drop. .. t.hov're 200U suira . New Shapes Here for Spring, Gordon and Stetson Hats - ' Clever Top-pieocs iheao famous lines of hate and m our largo stock there's a hut style for every man. la noticed now days-Will yours be a Gordon or , on this Spring. It .pays to bo particular-Come m and tell you why. 4400 Gordons $3.00 Stetsons $4.00 ,New Spring Shirts, Brand New Ship- f ""Memlintt.fl.n8 urcia - nHtlPW shipment of Manhattan Bay -your shirts now while the picking is good. a !V fancy colorings, and sUdard shirts just received. All new Spnng p oj f plain whites, etc. One glance will prove xo.you u $L30 ahd $2.00 , Shirts, priced 1 00. $1.25. $1.50 hirts. priced.'...' 75c Ud Manhattan Standard Shiii Spring Dress Shirts with attached collars Boy's Wash Suits for Spring Now Ready little suits have just arrived-- JillfhV iaraiiuu'5 - , . ... . they are the first of 'the advance styles in little boys' tub suits. See the new Billy boy suits-the Tommy Tucker suits the middy styles. , . , All made from the best tub fabrics m plam colors, in stripes, etc. Sizes 2 to 8 years 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00f $2.50 . ' Boy's Tapeless Blouses In the new sport styles, also new patterns with military collars They are the "Kaynee" Brand and are tapeless with no tapes or draw strings to be pulled out in the laundry the colors are guaran- -teed - - - 500 5 tearful emotion, the extreme love that every delegate held for the Ore gon fiirniar. WVll bet on Fred Funston all the time. He was raised in a country full of Ihardships and poverty during his ' youthful days, and poverty and hardships are the best men developers this countiry has ever known. At the Foley Robert B. Sheffler, R. D. Atkeson, G. L. Goodell, B. L. Metzger, G. H. Cecil, A. L George, J. T Langley, F. W. Bnrrett, W. C. Cooper, Portland; J. Temple, Jr., W. A. Smith. Pcmlle Hains, Ruf Warlover, W. J. Roup, Enterprise; G. O. Barnhart, Spokune; S. Canter, Oeveland; Dr. 0. T. Mcin tosh, Prescott; C. D. Metzker, San Francisco; John Henricksen, New York; A. B. Hall, Wallowa; J. S. Marr, Minam; S. C. Ogsbury, C. B. Larsen, Boise; W. T. Welch, St Paul; M. G. Sacrid, Chicago; J. D. Casey and daughter. FOR RENT A five-room furnished house and a three-room furnished flat. Inquire Mrs. Zuber. 3-14-4t Down From Meacham J. U. Casey and daughter are down ton; L. L. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. John- from Meacham today and are regist- son, Stnrkey; C H. Zecker, iithel ered at the roley Hotel. Physician's , Eczema Remedy Dr. Holmes, tho well-known skin Epecial itit, writes: "1 nin convineod thnt ths I. D. D. Pn Fcription la as much a specific for Keznua ns quinine for nmlurln. 1 have been piv scribins the D. U. D. remedy for years.'' This soothlns combination of oil of "Intercroen, Thymol, and other heallnK Incredients called D. D. D. Prescrlptlna Is now a fnvorlto remedy of sklu speelul lsts for nil skin diseases. It penetrate thn pores, gives Instant relief from tho most distressing (toll. " Its soothing (ills cjulckly heal tho Inflamed tissues. Druggists nro glad to recommend this soothing, cooling liquid. 25e, r,0c and $1.0X1. Come to us and we will tell you more about this remarkable remedy. Your money back: unless the first boltle relieves you. I). I). 1). tiuap keeps your skin healthy. Ask about It. Putman's Drug Store. If you must hns'e your meat every day, eat it, but flush your kidneys with salts occasionally, says a noted authority who tells us thnt meat forms uric acid "which almost paralyzes the kidneys in their ef forts to expel it from the blood. They become sluggish and weaken, then you suiter with a dull misery in the kidney region, sharp pains In tie back or sick headache, dizzinesa, your stomach sours, tongue la coated and when the westher is bad you have rbeunmtio twinges. The urine ants cloudy, full of sediment, tho channels often get ore and irritated, obliging you to seek relief two or three time during tho night. To neutralize these irritating acids, to cleanse the kidneys and flush oiT the body's urinous waste gvt four ounces of Jad Salts from any pharmacy here; take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grape and lemon juice, combined with lithla, and ho been used tor generations to flush and stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to neutralize the acids in urine, so it no longer irritate, thus ending hlnhli r I mi s Js4 Salts is inerr-msirs; cannot in- ' Sura, and makes a delightful effervescent I trUkia-wats drink. '.I "Eating for Health" consists in selecting food that, will guivly rebuild the tissue cells of brain, nerve and muscle. In this daily rebuilding certain elements richly stored in the field grains are all-important. Grape-Nuts made of whole wheat and malted barley, supplies in splendid proportion all the rich nutriment of tho grains, including their vital mineral salts, phosphate of potash, etc., lacking in the usual dietary of many, ; but necessary for building and storing up reserve energy. Grape-Nuts comes in sealed packages fresh, crisp and ready to eat. Tt has a delicious nut-like flavour, is easily and quickly digesrted and, with cream or good milk, ia an ideal ration for health. "There's a Reason" . SOU). BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE ; ' j
