La Grande evening observer., July 18, 1916, Image 4

LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
TUESDAY, JULY 18, 191$..: !
PAGE FOUB
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS. Editor and Owner
-Entered in the Postoffice at
Grande, Oregon, as second class
matter.
track, and it has not been possible to
finance the undertaking sufficiently to
I erect a high board fence around the
grounds as yet.
), . Therefore, let every American citi
zen and foreign born citizen
who (has reached man's estate, or
... U..:... .w.,.l.,A inn hia
'or her honor not to stand on the out-
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
TMilyl per week ....".'..". 16c j aide of the park, grounds or race
Daily, per month '. 65c track and watch the motor races
Daily, per six months in advance $3.50 1 without paying regular admission
Daily, per year in advance .... $7.00 1 f
; Daily, by mail per year, in ad- I I , . .
vance $4.00 The boy who are behind this event
Weekly Observer-Star, per year 'ore boys who work day and night
in advance $1.50 J for j(,s success. They do not make a
' 77 ,. . . ,. .. . nickel from it for tnemselves and
.Advertising rates on application. All . , , . . . ....
copy for display advertising must thr wno,e um to bulld UP tha
reach the office the day before the biggest thing of the kind in the west
ad appears. rigftt here in La Grande.
feeling
. Address all communications to THE i
OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street
J So, if you have a measley
INFORMATION FOR CITIES.
Lack of information has turned
many an ambitious, , promising new
office-holder into mediocre city official.
American cities have been slow to
adopt tihe plan in vogue in older coun
tries of employing experts trained in
the handling of municipal problems.
The scheme bids fair, however, to
make headway. There are wise poli
ticians who realize that they can bet
ter strengthen themselves with the
like you wanted to stay on the out
side, cimsh that feeling and decide to
weighed 15 ounces and the smallest
six ounces. , . r
All Stockholders Bound.
In the case of Worth Huston and
Dr. W; H. Davis vs. the First Na
tional bank of Albany, Judge Wm.
Galloway has held that the stock
holders of a corporation who sign a
note for money received and used by
the corporation, are acting as trus
tees for the corporation and that all
other stockholders are bound with
the ones who sign the note. The
court laid the responsibility upon the
stockholders interested at the time
the note was drawn.
Southern Oregon Mine Sold.
The famous Layton placer mine on
Upper Williams creek, near Grants
Pass, has been sold by G. WV Colvig,
administrator for the heirs of J. T.
Layton, its original locator and own
er. The mine was purchased by an
eastern concern. '
Baby Inspection Is On.
oe a nm.i m ui iu.iB:.t w ;preSent the introduction of infantile
ing your part toward an event that is ! paralysis, are now in force in Cali
entitled to the support of every fornia, Idaho, Oregon, and British Co
citinen lumbia. Dr. Roberg, state ihealth-
officer, and members of the Orecon
board of Health are highly gratified
at the promp spirit of co-operation
witn wnicn their proposal was met.
Jack McCarthy now owns both liv
ery bams in La Grande. There was
a time when four and five big barns
were maintained here, but this gaso
line age has forced Jack to spread
over the entire industry if it is to be
preserved at all. The industry is in
good hands with Jack at the head, for
people by appointing trained men as he is a horseman of known ability.
department heads than by naming
possible future rivals to these posi
tions. But even experts are often
hampered in handling administrative
problems by the fact that it is not
easy to learn what has been done
along similar lines in other cities.
To provido sudh information for
city executives, New York state es
tablished a year ago, a clearing house
of municipal information. Any city
in the state can apply to this Albany
bureau for duta which may be helpful
to it in solving its difficulties. A town
with a garbage problem may learn,
in a few days, what cities of similar
size through lihe union have done, and
how well they are satisfied. If a di
rector of streets wants to know some
thing about a certain kind of pave
ment with which he is unfamiliar he
can receive from the State Bureau of
Municipal Information a report on
the cost of that pavement in several
cities, and how it has worn.
Several cities have information bu
reaus of their own, but the New York
institution has greater and better fa
cilities than most could hope to have.
And as the expenses are paid by 67
cities, this makes the cost of each a
comparative trifle. Such a bureau in
any state, if placed in the proper
managerial hands, would save a
groat deal of waste and be of extra
ordinary service to conscientious de
partment heads.
DON'T.
It is but a few days until'the La
Grande Motor club holds the annual
Speed ''Em Up races. These races
will be held at thie new park and race
Twenty-nine eggs in twenty-nine
days is batting 1000 per cent, accord
ing to baseball language, and there is
every reason to believe that the Fred
King hen with this record is closely
competing the Ed Reynolds O. A. C.
lion for the pennant.
The Grande Ronde wind made an
other dark spot in history by blowing
down the wails of the new round
house. This bit of news will travel
all over the northwest and we will
often hear of the "terrible wind in
the Grande Ronde valley that blows
cars off the track and cracks out of
the fences."
Late Berries Damaged.
A large percentage of the unlhar-
vested cherries and late berries in the
Hood River valley are damaged by
me recent rains.
Jolly bunch of folks from Cove yes
terday. And they came to impress
upon La Grande tho date of the
Cherry fair, Which they did in a way
!a Granoors will not forget.
Body Recovered.
The body of Wm. F. Drew, an en
gineer on the construction of the
north jetty, was recovered at Astoria
He was drowned a week ago.
Work Does Not Harm Music Hand.
dgar t,. Coursen in a communica
tion to the Oregonian says that up to
date music teachers have discarded
the theory that manual labor of any
kind, or m any quantity, injures the
nnmi ior piano playing.
Liquor Shipments Gain.
Figures made public in Douglas
county show that tho liquor shipments
ior tne montn of June were slightly
in excess of the previous month.
Dallas Rifle Club Formed.
A rifle club with a membership of
78 has been formed at Dallas. Many
business and professional men are on
the list of members. Target prac
tice will commence soon. Much in
terest has been manifested.
Grants Pass Fines Grow.
Owing to the new traffic ordinance
at Grants Pass, the city treasury has
, , , . oeen greauy augmented Dy the busi-
The war department is sure Villa is ness and professional men. One hun
dead, but the American residents 'drod dollars have been harvested in
along the international boundary line I one week in fines. f
are not so sure of it. . , , , ... r,
j Rickeral Alter Power.
Those June ruins got sidetracked served with electric power. An effort
this year and aro now arriving.
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STATE NEWS.
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Spuds Large.
is being made to interest the Oreiron
rower company in the building of a
service line between Dallas and
Rickeral.
Tho record yield of early potatoes
in the Hood River valley 18
K. P. Anderson. From a single hill
of American Wonders, which had not
finished their growth, he harvested
13 tubers, the largest of which
Tonnage Is Sought.
S. S. Bullis with whom tho citv of
iMedford recently concluded a contract
ior an extension of the Bullis line to
the Blue Ledge mine, has announced
i that he will put un a $30,000 sawmill
uiHi if8 ' order to obtain a lal'Ke box factory
held by ; for tne cjty if the citizens would co
operate with him in an effort to get
tonnage for the proposed road.
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Crop Estimate Lower.
Following the drop and thinning of
apples at Hood River the growers de
clare that the total tonnage will not
go much over 50 per cent of that of
last year. The uddIcs aro imimr tn
lie ol a quality above the average, ow
ing 10 more scienunc treatment.
Newest Modes In Sport
Always to be found at West's. Always something new. "We specialize
at moderate prices and are prepared to show you a large variety'of correct
styles for Street or Outing wear in Hi
Appall
New Sport Wash Frocks $5.00 up
New Sport Separate Skirts $1.00 up
New Sport Middy Blouses ":' $1.25 up
New Sport White Shoes $3.50
New Sport White Pumps 85c up
New Sport Wash Suits ..;:..$5.00 lip
New Sport Hats, with Correct Gloves,
Parasols, and other things to go with
them. ' ;''
We Have Women's Hosiery
In every style and wanted color of silk, Fibre Silk, or Silk Fibre, Mercerized Lisle and Light
Weight Cotton sheer, cobwebby, yet so firm. in texture, so pretty that their possession is a delight
At $1.00 we show our celebrated "Ixi France" Pure Silk Hosiery in black and a big assortment
of colors.
New stripe and cross-stripe" combinations in pure silk hose at '....;.'....... $1.25 and $1.50
Silk Boot Hose in white and blacks and colors. Strong lisle tops and reinforced foot 50c
Fine Fibre Silk Hose in all colors. Priced at , 35c and 50c
Sheer Light Weight Cotton Lisle Hose in black or white. Priced .', ........ 25c and 50c
July Clean-Up
Sale on Boys'
Wash Suits
All the New Styles Tommy
Tucker, Billy Boy, Norfolk, Mid
.ry, etc. materials of Repp, Pop
lin, Percale, Galetea, Suiting
cool for Summer wear, easy to
wash and iron.
July Clean-Up
Sale Boys'
Hats
j
$1.25 Wash Suits .......... .95c
$1.50 Wash Suits $1.13
$2.50 Wash Suits $1.85
50c Rah Rah Hats 40c
$1.00 Rah Rah Hats 80c
50c Straw Hats 40c
50c Boys' Caps . . 40c
"Best Ever" Suits $3.00 Up
Defy the Hardest Wear a Boy can Give
If Mothers always bought such splendid wearing suits as "Best Ever" brand, the cost of dressing
their boys would be materially less The new Coats are Norfolks and belted models, lined ydth al
paca and serge pants cut full, and full lined and taped. The materials are new and mnTeed all
wool. Sizes 5 to 16 years. Some suits have two pair of pants. Priced .. $500 up
WHAT IS THE USE OF REAPING A HARVEST UNLESS
YOU REAP A "RESULT" FROM YOUR HARVEST. BEING
CAREFUL IN GROWING YOUR CROP WILL NOT BENEFIT
YOU UNLESS YOU ARE "CAREFUL" WITH YOUR MONEY
WHEN YOU GET YOUR MONEY.
REGULARLY BANKING THE MONEY YOU EARN FROM
YOUR WORK OR IN YOUR BUSINESSES THE ONE SURE WAY
OF GROWING A FORTUNE. TRY IT.
BANK WITH US
WE PAY 1IPER CENT INTEREST
6y2 Money for Improved Farm Loans
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON
Capital $200,000.00, Surplus $50,000.00, Resource $1,000,000.00
Fred J. Holmes, President; C. C. Ponlngton, Vice President; F. L.
Meyers, Cashier; E. Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, Assistant Cashier.
DIRECTORS
Fred i. Holmci, i. G. Snodgrase, J. F. Conley, C C. Penington, H.
8. BrowDton, F. L. Meyer, A. BlokUnd, A. T. Hill, H. E. CooUdc.
Stanwood Is Launched.
Miss Dorthea Albert of Oakland
(.!., christened the steam schooner
htanwood at North Bend 'Saturday.
heveral hundred persons witnessed
the launching.
Apples Invade Hood River.
Airples grown in nnother section.
other than Hood River, were put on
uie Dy me mercnanw ot tnat town
tor tne first time Saturday.
Their local apples are late.
Carlton Hav Damaged.
Recent rains caught farmers with
, many tons of hay cut at Carlton,
musing a great aeai 01 damage.
Picnic Planned.
Next Saturday at the Oaks in
Portland, the Native Sons and Daugh
ters of the State of Oregon, will give
a picnic honoring the pioneers. The
question of erecting a building in
Portland to be known as the "Pioneer
Memorial" building will be discussed.
Four Educators Resign.
The city superintendent "f schn.ila
at Tillamook has resigned to accept
a position of private secretary to
President Camnbell of th Ilni
of Oregon. Three other instructors
in the high school have resigned.
BLITZ ON TAP
The Great Summer Beverage, the
Beverage that makes you Smile
and Call for More.
B. W. Hughes
Sporting Goods Store
-.
and loan law" was the best title for
the proposed amendment. whi.Jh if
passed, would make the single tax
operative in Oregon, W. S. IPRen, au
thor of the measure, cave un in His.
gust and left Salem. The measure
will bo known as the following: "FHill
rental value land tax and homstead-
crs loan fund amendment."
District Attorneys to Confer.
At the annual meeting of the Ore
gon IMstnct Attorneys' nssnri.itmn
; which will bo held at Portland this
montn, tho matter 01 the Dronosed
amendment to tho prohibition law will
be discussed. This amendment would
make it legal to bring liquor over the
line by private conveyance.
Trout I-ake Club Is Host
The Woman's club of Trout lake
entertained tho members of the White
Salmon's Woman's club last Thurs
day. An interesting and varied pro
pram was provid.- '. Returning bv
moonlight through thr timber to
White Salmon w..s a fitting climax
to a most enjoyable day.
l''R.-n Quits.
After an all day discussion with At
torney-General Brown, in an effort to
persuade him that "the people's land figure.
Albany Has Record Rainfall.
In SO hours 1.67 inches of rain fell
at Albany, the down pour being con
tinuous from 6 to 8 o'clock one morn
ing until noon the next day. This
probably exceeds all records there for
tn equal period at this time of the
year.
Street Work Suspended.
The rains have compelled a tem
porary suspension of all street work-
at Astoria. Damage to hay will be
extensive.
One Bids for Hatchery.
A score of Oreiron Citv and Port
land men were prepared to bid for
uio lb-acre tract, formerly used as a
fish huk'hev on the Clackamna rivrr
out not a Did was submitted, as D.
Winn, who conducted the sale said he
had a sealed bid offering $5000. None
of tho binders would raise .,
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