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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1916)
v r v. PAGE FOUH LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER 1 THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Ovraer , Entered in the Postoffice at La Grande, Oregon, as second class families. matter. Across th way lives the British family- On the opposite side lives a Rus sian family. Scattered here and there are smaller families the Serbian, the Bulgarian, Montenegrin , and Greek These families have child- ' ren scattered in all the other families ) of the earth very many of them liv 5 ing with the most distantly situated l.V American family. "x i Now, when the Australian branch SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily single copy ............ Daily, per week . Daily, per month . . . !!y-'s.!x?!,Aijn.dvnceS-j of the German family has a misun vance r-d so arouses the ire of the Russian Weekly Observer-Star, per year family, which in turn excites the ap hj advance 11-50 Vjc;- f t r, lermr familv children in Chicago will receive musi-, cai instruments to cheer them up, but J from this distance the movement ap pears singularly devoid of cheer for the adult population of that city. , If war hasn't cheapened the foot soldiers enough the aeroplane has. "Every aeroplane,'' says an authority, "is worth a thousand soldiers." ;" Advertising rates on application. All and all this draws by ties of neighbor- copy for display "adverust-is mast . k00"1 active interest of the French reach the office the day before th and British families, it would seem ad appears. ! tfc.t rood reiehborhood counsel ought ... . , 'to.be sought strong enough to pre- Address all coramameitions to THE . . ... f . OBSERVER. 1710 Sixth Street J neighborhood peace. But nothing so good as that occurs. The "ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE i families slaughter each other, blow EARTH."" down or burn up each others precious . j belor.gings, trample down and strew It is a peculiarity of Holy Writ j with corpses each others' fair gard that the races of men are spoken- of , ens, kill each others' sons and starve . under., the title of "families." "All each others' daughters, revile each the families of the earth" is a way of others altars and. swear each others' aaying all the nations of the earth, j utter destruction. It is a very suggestive method, be- What a terrible thing such a hola cause it is so human and also because , caust is between -families that were it indicates, more than the terms set together in one earth, under a "races", or "nations" do, the human I common destiny, each having enough relations that ought to exist between ; to make their lives pleasant and f ruit them. And not only is it suggestive, ' fuL "What a horrible sight it must but it is truly descriptive, as the be to see "all the families of the events of this present war have shown. ' earth" at each others' throats in such Strong as any domestic family feel- bloody abandon of brutality, mg could be is the sense of family- j That i3 what war is a family feud, hood which each nation has shown, j But the seers of olden times who Indeed domestic ties have been tempo- gaw mankind set in these great racial Office boys in the Remington type writer plant are equipped with, rol ler skates. It is said that they have to be driven from their jobs when the whistle blows. Easter Will Not Be So Beautiful! Be cause It Comes So Late This Year Pittsburg, April 17. -The usual gor geous Easter Sunday display of flow ers will not be so beautiful as usual this year because Euster Sunday comes on April 23rd, too late for many of the blooms to show their best, ac cording to Parks' Sunerintendent. Geo. W Burke. Tulips, narcissi, hyacinths, ciifcra and other flowers are hard to keep so late. One warm day and night will cause them to wilt. There will be plenty of red Cinderella, amaryl lit cusarius and primrose, he said. ,- rarily set aside by millions of men in order that they might fight for, families, saw also the time when they should return to their better pursuits and in hundreds of thousands of in- an,j "war no more.' The world stances die for, the larger family of their race or nation. We Americans awaits the coming into the nationnl and racial spheres of the wide and know what a strong sense of 'family 'profound sense of familyhood which the very word "American" gives us, society has established in the domes a sense which grows more tense and j tic sphere. Then "All the families of exalted whenever the security of the the earth" will live in peace, each un larger national family is threatened ' der ;ts own vine and fig tree, none w i nonor iraaucea. daring to make them afraid , out now siriKingiy ooes mis way of classing mankind by families make war seem foolish and sordid. Look The bodies of Spanish seamen who died while prisoners of the United at it from the ancient and wise stand-1 States are to bo sent back to Spa point of the seers: tonder lives the German family. Next door, to the south lives a Latin family the Italr ians. Next door to the west lives a French family. On the lot to the north lives the Belgian family. in by our government as a token of re spect. How far off and foolish the rancor of '98 seems in the light such an incident. Fifteen hundred subnormal school l a . 1 A n m mum. amwmnw vaiMitmuti BUILD FOR THE FUTURE as well as for the present if you would be genuinely economical. Use only the best and thorough ly seasoned lumber such as we handle exclusively. YouU not have to pay any more at th. start. You'll save a lot in thf future. GEO. PALMER LUMBER COMPANY Retail Dept. Phone Main 8 nft-'X -mat rUiTiiiy U VViMA, Vis rSpr.; 3 l&Xi. a. DEBT IS A HARD MASTER. THE WAY NOT TO HAVE A DEBT YOU CANNOT PAY IS NOT TO TO MAKE IT. THE "CAREFUL" MAN NEVER MAKES A DEBT, UNLESS BY DOING SO HE COULD SAFELY SEE A BIGGER INCOME" THAN "OUT-GO". THIS IS HOW H. GROWS A FORTUNE. ARE NOT YOU GOING TO PUT YOUR MCNEY IN OUR BANK AND ALSO GROW A FORTUNE? RANK WITH US. La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE. OREGON Capital $200,000.00, Surplus SSO.OOO.OO, Resources $J,000,OCO,00 Fred J. Holmes, President; C. C. Ponington, Vice Pretidcul; F. L. Meyers, Cashier; E. Zundol and H. E. Coolidure, Assistant Cashier DIRECTORS Fred J. Holmes, J. G. Snodgrass, J. F. Conley, C C Penington, H. S. Brownton, F. L. Meyers, A. Blokland, A. T. mil, It E. Coolidge. (SYNOPSIS OF TUB ANNUAL, STATEMENT 1 . OF THIS Guardian Casualty & Guaranty Company fUSi1?9 ?r' 1n iitm Mat0 of Utah on the 31t day of December, JU15. made to th! In.urance OommlMioner uf the Stat of Ore on, pursuant to jaw: i vre. Capital. Amount of caplut paid up 300,000 00 Income. Net premiums received durlnc th year . 1 nn. . Interest, dividends, and ren iar'J eelved during the year 40S'4 47 Income from other sources re- ' eclved durinc the year 24.050.49 Total Income - Uisburnemrnts, Loawea paM during the yar. In cluding adjustment expenses, etc Dividends paid during the year on capital stock Commissions and salaries paid during the year Taxc, lictnses, and fees paid during the year Amount M nil pther expend!- Mil uysraa!wss m i f The millinery section is a jjerfect bower of Spring Flowers and Colors. Tlhe new straw shapes are here and fresh shipments 'are coming in every day. Direct from the East. the New "Gage" Models will interest you with th'eir chic styles'. .$1.0li5.4T7.74 S04.430.8o 30,000.00 339.72S.81 1S.IM2 21. 0in.Tl! ' Just Received 6 Charming New Styles in SILK TAFFETA SUITS Smart Taffeta Suits seem to be quite the thing this Spring These new Taffeta Suits just received are of blue and black Taffeta belted styles and ' full skirts one is a combination of Taffeta and Serge. Specially priced at $25.00 and $30.00 Total expenditures AlMlB. Valuo of real eatute owned (mar ket value Vutue at stockfl and bonds owned (market value) l.ouns on mortgages and collat. eral. etc fash in banks and on hand..." Premiums In course of collection written since September 30. 1015 Other assets ' Interest and rent due and' accrued Il'.0t!2,0l3.03 3,011.03 11. 887.00: i46.2flo.S6 32S.G3U.S1 33 6.07.1.18 1,057.27 Total eseets 0.421.02 $1,037,780.03 Total assets admitted In Ore- gon Il.037.780.03 ' Liabilities. Gross claims for losses unpaid., s 1 ik ai Extra voluntary reserve for 0-,J!. losses -0 ooft nn Amount of unearned premiums ".vw.uu on all outstanding rlKk,.. Duo for ciunmlsslon and broker- "' 84.69.1 20. IU2.SU. All other liabilities. Total llabilltlea i &OG.7O0.0A Total premiums In force Decern. i SI 248.846.0B Business In Oregon for Ibe Year ,i Gross premiums received during; the year e , 27n -a Losses paid during the year 20715 "'.o By (Signed.) W. 8. M'COIWICK. Statutory resident general agent and attorney Block. PortliDdTor. r'"oc!t Supplementary Articles of Incorpora tion. Notice is hereby given that the Just What They are Wearing in the Large Cities : Everywhere White Sport Shoes Just unpacked of white canvas with "Xeolin" white soles (wears better than leather) and low heels high-top lace style. i Just unpacked These nifty new white canvas, high-top, lace shoes for Misses. Made with low rubber heels and "Xeolin" white soles (the new sole tiliiat wears better than leather). Priced - $3.50 Grande Ronde Meat company, a cor poration, has filed, supplementary articles of incorporation with the cor poration commissioner at Salem for the purpose of more fully stating its purposes and authorizing it to more fully conduct its business, as follows: To buy and take leases or mort gages on Teal and personal property of every description for the purpose of securing debts and obligations ow ing or due this company, or for the purpose of investment of the funds and credit of said company; to sell, lease, assign, mortgage or hypothe cate any of the real or personal prop erty of this company when ths same shall be convenient or necessary to raise funds, to carry on the purposes of this incorporation: to borrow money and give notes therefore, and Adv. 4-17-lt. give liens or mortgages to secure the same; to build and construct houses on any real property belonging to the company, buy materials therefore, and rent and lease the same. Dated this 17 April, 1916. J. A. RUSSELL, W. P. MOHR, F. A. EPLING, Directors Grande Ronde Meat Co. loans and 8 Per Cent j Y sit 1 No Delays No Outside Appraisers No Outside Auditors oney ira any Amounts-Ready as Soon as Title is Perfected La Grande Co. K W-.. It"- - ' It
