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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1916;
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MAKING DECISIONS.
From the time we are old enough
to know right from wrong we are
compelled to moke decisions; to say
"yes" to some tilings and "no" to
others, Bays en article sent out by the
American Bankcra' association. In
fact, all life consists in yielding to
good impulses and resisting the bad.
No man ever succeeded unless he
learned this lesson. We can . never
form a character, acquire property,
gain knowledge, provide for old age,
take care of those dependent upon us,
or get a job worthi while until we
learn to make decisions. And the
men who draw the big salaries are
those who can pass judgment, and
are willing to stand by the judgments
they make.
It is the easiest thing in the world
to take tihe line of least resistance and
to do the easy thing. If a man would
acquire an education he must forego
pleasures for a' time. If he would get
and keep a good job, he must deny
himself indulgences that do not tend
in the .right direction; If he would
save money he must make decision af
ter decision and stick to them.
How many of us resolve that we
will save money and make a good
start, but fall down, because we yield
to the temptation to go to those places
or in that company where our resist
ing power will be weakened. Sup
pose we huve u spare night, if we
stay at home we know that we won't
.pend any money. If we go to tohe
theater we will spend a certain
amount; but if we go to the club, or
out with the crowd, we are not cer
tain where we will go, or what we
will do, and being with the crowd we
must do as tho crowd does. The re- I
suit is bound to be a breaking down
of tihe resolution to save.
. The habit of consistently saving
"no" can only be acquired when a
man has an ambition, a goal, and an
incentive. If he would own a home. I
acquire a business, get a good job, be
a man among men, and have a mas
ter passion, the impetus will be with
him steadily to spur him on and help
him make the many little decisions
that bring the result he desires. The
bread line is full of men who could
not make decisions and stick to them;
who played witih temptations of vari
ous kinds until they lost out; whose
declining years must be spent in do
"ingthe easy things because in other
days they couldn't do the hard ones.
You never will learn the secret of
Ihow men acquire money until you
learn the fine art of making decisions;
and if you do not learn this lesson for
yourself, the world will decide for
you, and the decision will doubtless be
that you have no will power, are not
strong in keeping promises to your
self and therefore cannot be expected
to be strong in keeping those to oth
ers, and relegate you to the ranks of
tibe "has beens," or the "never was,"
where you will drift along until the
end. The saddest thine on the ocean
is a drifting ship, and the saddest
tliir.g in life is the man who is go
ing nowhere, and cares not how long
it takes him to get there.
DO YOU KNOW THAT
Dirty hands spread much disease?
A high-bred dog has a right to
have 'his birth registered so has a
baby ?
The United States Public Health
Service guards American ports to ex
clude foreign disease?
Health is a credit with the bank of
nature?
A clean garbabe can is a good ex
ample to the family?
Filth breeds flies flies carry
fever?
Slouchy postures menace health ? v
Health brings happiness sickness
sorrow?
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STATE NEWS.
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Why go With Out a Stylish
New Silk Dress jOr Wear;
an Old One? W-
When we are selling such fine new lip-Tot-Date Dresses at only
HALF PRICE .
Everyone new this season Full skirts the cost of the silk alone is
more than the sale price on these dresses But the rule at West's is never
to carry Women's Ready-to-Wear Garments .from one season to another.
It's your opportunity now while the prices are reduced one-half. . h
John iBayne an attorney of Salem
was elected president of the Woodrow
Wilson league Saturday. The league
decided to hold a meeting to ratify
the nomination of President Wilson
after his formal acceptance of the
nomination.
Regular $15.00 Dresses only $ -7.50
Regular $17.50 Dresses only $ 8.75
Regular $20.00 Dresses only $10.00
Regular $22.50 Dresses only $11.25
Regular 25.00 Dresses only $1250
'Regular $27.50 Dresses only $13.75
tegular $30.00 Dresses only. $15.00
Regular $35.00 Desses only $16.50
All Women's Suits or Coats
One-Half Price
WALLOWA LAKE PARK
The Switzerland of America
JOSEPH, OREGON
Milton College Sues.
The Columbia Junior college has
begun suit against the Seventh Day
Adventist church of Milton to quiet
Title to land.
Boosters Tour Northwest
"Kit" Carson and W. C. E. Pruitt
of Pendleton have left that city for
a tour of the northwest to shout the
praises of tho Roundup. They carry
with them 1915 Roundup films which
win be shown in all the principal
cities wnere tney stop,
Fruit Crops Good.
ine small iruil and ann e crons
along the foothills near North Powder
are reported in excellent condition.
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For Rest and Recreation
Spend your vacation among
the pines and snow capped
mountains. The ideal sum
mer resort of the Northwest.
Boating, Bowling, Dancing, Bathing, Etc.
Rates: Tent with beds and bedding,
$5.00 per week and up; room $8.50
per week and up; $5.00 meal tickets,
$5.00.
EXCURSION RATE
I''OR SALE, LEASE OR RENT
Lumber shed near the "Y", is 60 x
100, suitable for storage or wholes
nule purpose. Cheap terms easv.
Inquire W. R. Kivette. 7-19-tf
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PERSONAL MENTION
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Beautiful Draperies
That will appeal strongly to all
home lovers may be seen in great
assortment in our drapery section.
New Cretonnes in beautiful new
patterns, per yard
18c, 25c, 30c. 40c, 50c
New Curtain Scrims, the greatest
values ever offered, per yard
.12 l-2c, 18c, 20c, 25c. 35c, 60c
1 Vz Fare for Round Trip at all Stations on O.-W. R. N. Co.
Wallowa Lake Amusement Co.
North Powder today on official busi
ness. .
- L. A. Wright, well known druggist
of Union, was a business visitor in La
Grande this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Allen went to
La Grande this morning to visit with
TriPnds.nnd take in the "SDeed 'Em
l line.
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Pianwat.
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 CNE SURE WAY
OF GROWING A FORTUNE. TRY IT.
BANK WITH US
WE PAY 1.PER CENT, INTEREST
6'2 Money for Improved Farm Loans
Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON
CplUI $2O,O00 00, Surplus $50,000.00, Resources 1 1,000,000.00
rred J. Holm, rieanlrat, C. C. Pening'o-. Vk President; P. L.
Ueyer, Caihier; E. Zundel and H E. Com . ge, ,iunt Cnhleri.
! DIRECTORS
Fred 3. Holme, J. O. Snodgiaaa, J. F. Conley, C, C. Penington, H.
& Browru, V L, Mtrert, A. KokUnd, A. T. HiE H. E, OooHdfe.
Joe Egan, manager of the railway
employes' club, left last night on a
visit to Portland and Spokane and at
the latter place will get on the list
of possibilities for a farm in the re
cently opened Colville reservation.
Mr. Egan docs not expect to be away
longer than four or five days.
Minor Stilwell and family who have
been in Weiser. Idaho, tho nnst. vmp
or two, have returned to La Grande.
Thev will most likelv remain hprp as
Mr. Stilwell expresses the lwlipf tw.
I there are no better ODnortunities n''Up" races there Saturdav and Sim
be found at any other point along the day- . They expect to return Monday
morning. Pendleton, E. O.
Mrs. F. H. Green leaves this even
ing for Salt Lake to visit relatives
and friends and from there goes to
Omaha to meet her husband, after a
prolonged visit with her daughter
Mrs. Laura Green Hansen at Ana
conda and her son Marble Green of
La Grande.
Rev. D. L. Parker who hns hopn
Tiere as a representative of the Ameri
can tfible society left last night for
Eugene.
Ray Thompson who will ride an In
dian in the Motorcycle races Satur
day and Sunday arrived last night
irom nis nome in Isoise.
Cnto J. Johns. Drrain hnver for
Albers Bros., is in La Grande today
on uusiness. lie contends tnat pros
pects are very good all over Eastern
Oregon for good crops.
Frank Bartmcss is reported critic
ally ill. and mnnv ninnoprn nrp fil
ing on him, cheering the old man in
his illness. I
Joe Waddell, secretary of the In-
termountain Racintr circuit is here
from Baker today talkinir ud business
concerning the race meet to be held
in La Grande early in SeDtember.
Miss Jennie McConnell is here from
Sacramento on tho annual trip to
look after interests in La Grande and
vicinity. Her father, Thos. McCon
nell, formerly held large real estate
This is the Place to Buy Men's, Women's and
Boys'
Bathing Suits
Assortments are complete Qualities re
liable and Prices most moderate.
Women's Bathing Suits, in one piece, knitted
styles, some with lacing on the sides of skirt
and at neck, pretty collars trimmed with con
trasting colors. Priced $1.25 to $5.00
Men's Bathing Suits, in one-piece styles that
button on the shoulder. Priced at $1.00 to $5.00
Boys' and Girls' Bathing Suits . . .25c to $1.00
Women's Bathing Caps 25c to 50c
We are Offering the Greatest Values in
PONGEE SILK at 50c YARD
Several pieces which were bought before the wise in price of all silks. Is
of fine natural lustre, good weight, 34 inches wide Pongee Silk is t)h"e pret
tiest and most practical wash material there is for waists, dresses, middies,
children's wear, kimonos, etc. and it is the most popular material this sum
mer. ' .
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I Miss Martha May, aged sixteen and
tr. youngest daughter of Ben May,
was operated on at the hospital Mon
day evening for appendicitis. Her
condition is such as to indicate a hope
ful outcome.
Cashier F. L. Meyers is home from
the seashore with a sun-blistered
brow caused by swimming around in
tne l'acihc ocean without unv lY.ead
covering. Mr. Meyers says that it is
not at nil comfortable on tho coast,
mem uumjr a cnuiing temperature
and stormy seas at night.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bolton have
gone to tne coast for a stay of a
week or two.
Miss Thed. Bollons has gone to Spo
kane to relieve one of tjhe stenogra-
Hnura in tne omce ot tne railway su
perintendent in that citv. nnH will
probably be absent for a month.
J. F. Corbett, of the dispatchers' of
fice, has again been called to PortlMml
on account of the condition of Mrs.
Corhctt who has been in the hospital
for several weeks and hus made slow
improvement.
L. A. McAllister, head of tho rail
road supply department for this dis
trict, has returned from Spokane
where he took a chance on the land
drawing. Ho reports that Spokane is
Mled with people, not only on account
01 tne land drawing but through a
general activity which is a vivid re
minder of old times.
Mrs. Chnmbreau, of Portland, is a
visitor with her daughter, Mrs. H. L.
Bouvy.
Miss JollHIHlll Nnrnm ha a
from Everett, Wash., where she has
been visitine friends fnr
weeks. She will visit Wallowa
friends for n week and then return to
Im Grande to remain permanently.
Mr. and Mrs. II. W Vitf r rnt;
fornin, are late arrivals in La Grande.
Both are musicians. Mr. Pitts' snpini.
ty being the violin and cello and Mrs.
i nts is a pianist. I
i. Levy, tho druggist, is in Un
ion today looking after business in
terests. Dr. C. T. Bacon has returned from
Montana where he was looking after
tho interests of his son, Archie, who
acquired a fine homestead a few
yonrs ngo through a drawing similar
to the one soon to take place in Spo
kane. On the return throue-h Knnknnp
rr. Bacon added one morp nmnp tn
the list of I -a Grande nnnlipjint in
the drnwing soon to ho made.
"Undo Bud" McAllister struck out
ti-uln. X: . U r 1 .
vim , vi i,,ii4i iuw it T romi-.n
while on a visit with nl.tivm
frier fs.
Knginecr Frank Jackson. wh- wi-nf
to Spokane to look in the, land Jj.,i: j.
tuition proposition, arrived home today.
interests in Grande Ronde and was us
ually a companion on the journeys to
La Grande. The latter is now past
the 90-year mark and his age and
physical condition preclude the visits
that were formerly made.
W. W. Wilson, wife and children,
Mrs. C. Wilson and Homer C. Wilson
will constitute an auto party which
will leave this evening on a tour
whidh will take in Spokane and north
ern Idaho points. They expect to b'
away for a week or 10 days.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Mays are vis
itors from North Powder and are reg
istered at the Foley Siotel.
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Miss Tru
Will Serve You
Tru Blu Biscuits
at J. G. SNODGRASS'iGrocery
Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday
LET TRU BLU
BAKE FOR YOU
Money to Loan
Have $50,000.00 3 7 per cent
in amounts from $2500.00 tip, to
loan on Grande Ronde Valley
Farms.
Have $50,000.00 8 per cent
in amount from $1000.00 up, to
loan on farms in Union County.
$ 250.00 5 10 Per Cent
$ 500.00 fi 10 Pr Cent
$ 700.00 ! 10 Per Cent
$1,500.00 8 Per Cwt
To loan on Improved City Prop
erty. Also an unlimited amount of
capital to lcar. on La Granle
property on monthly repayment
plan Building loans a spe
cialty. W. B. SARGENT,
President
LA GRANDE INVESTMENT
COMPANY
LA GRANPK, ORE.
BEDS! BEDS! BEDS!
An out of of town house
nas turned over to
me
75 IRON BEDS
to sell for them. These
are slightly used. But
otherwise in good condi-'
tion.
Priced at y3 of New Beds
lb
Prices $1.00, $2.00, $3.00
$4.00 each bed.
This is a SNAP Do
you want a good bed for
a$.?. Well come to the
store and see these
BARGAINS.
These beds will not be
sold over the telephone.
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r. U. HAlSTFN Furniture Easy
'j .ravinents
Conable I. W. Faulk wont to