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Published Daily and Veekly at ta
Grands, Oregon, by La Grande Even
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BRUCE DENNIS, Publisher.
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Words on Death of Son Form
' a Classic. .'
We do not have to search the library
chelves to find some of the most clas
sical literature, ' neither do we have
to leave our own community. Occa
sionally everyday life furnishes Inspir
ation to some gifted words that so
enrnpt the heart thut they do not per
ish. Recently a La Grande man heard of
the death of his brother a only son
and among other things ho wrote to
tho brother was the following beauti
ful thought encouched in the plain
Lincoln-like language of permanent
life:
"It is cfrtainly a hard blow to losu
your only son at a time when he can
do tho most for you and himself. It
looks liku your sacrifice and contribu
tion to the aause of world freedom
and justice, because I believe 111
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Sale
This Sale will soon be a thing of the past; shop now, so
that you will have no regrets for not having taken ad
vantage of the GREAT SAVINGS offered.
S ( ,
Worth -While Reductions
in
Department
of La Grande's Biggest and Best Store
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inherited wealth they have added to stances. Now, in order to get a state
their fortunes. The Wheeler boys'
wealth lies in timber lurgely;
Only a few months ago one of the
Stnnfield bojs aspired to hold officsjof examining
in the state where he was born, and jburbcrs, etc,
very niuny of his associates wanted
hnn to hold office. Tho Wheeler boys
run n newspaper called the Portland
Telegram and when the Stnnfield boy
went befure the people in an honest
manner the Wheeler boys hired the
most - venomous and conscienceless
writers to besmirch his charucter, to
accuse him of nlmost everything from
spreading of thut dreadful scourgo is stealing sheep to disloyalty to his
country. Cartoons appeared of the
juosi ylcloua juiUi re, col umn ut tor. . cul-
a part of the German scheme of
1 rightful nrs.j;rhit -b-Hiat- tt-rnayrl
health officer he must be puid'prob-
ulily $5000 a year und his assistants
must be paid und then all of the work
dentists, optometrists,
s to be done by mail,
which will eliminate the practical ex
amination which they are now forced
to take.
The plan is not n good one and until
something better can be devised we
will have to advise our friend, Joe
Richardson, to sit on the lid and al
low nothing to be done. '-No doubt
there should cither be a plan found
to eliminate boards and commissions
entirely or to amalgamate them into
smaller . Jiuinuein, but there is no use
reach out beyond the physical exist
ence. It is a necessity of human
thought and consciousness when we
arc confronted with the great mystery
of life nnd death. Wo have no ovl
dmco of an after life, we only wish
wo had, and the wish is father to the
thought, so that upon this hope is
built ' ull the religions of mankind.
Thero is something in it, because it
fills a great aching void that nothing
else can .fill, und in the economy of
nature nothing exists or operates in
vain.
''Hut in the final analysis every
thing must pass away and toll up as a
scroll. It does not matter much on the
tfime of our going, when viewed in the
exerting every influence nnd running
column Upon .column in their own
newspnper trying to make It appear
that tho part they played In acquiring
timber .lands from the stato and gov
ernment was right. They are now set
upon by tho Portland Journal; which
is endeavoring to show tho Wheeler
can get a sharper one in return.
For this reason we nay, "Joe, hold
them in line, those legislators, und let
nothing foolish or impractical get by."
we sometimes take comfort in tlioulml of garbled mutter wus printed, , in trading off tho old knife unless wo
thought that our troubles and ncri"ml lh dcBircd effect was guined.
ficos nro light in comparison with the ( Suf fici;"t people were poisoned by thu
afflictions thut other people have suf Telegram to defeat the Stnnfield boy.
ferod. It take real heart trouble tojilo was a good loscvand held his tern
prove the sturf .of which people nrejper, but he was ladly treated and he
made. The power to ciukire and to, knew it, also his friends knew It.
steadfast in tho battle oMifo is the The-v)bovo is nil "history, hut now
one characteristic that makes our comes the moral. As we stated, it has
race the dominating influence In the been but few months since the
world. There is something higher Wheeler boys dealt poison to tho
than the mere spirit to endure grief Stnnfield boy, yet tho wheels have
nnd suffering. The immortal seems to turned and now the Wheeler boys are
Best Field for Brewers
Spend Their Money.
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The distillers have been talking of
spending $1,000,000 to fight the fed
eral prohibition law. If they have
any such fund nt their disopnl they
might very much better use it to pro
mote the manufacture and sale of
commercial alcohol. The country
needs alcohol for industrial purposes
a great deal more than for drinking
purposes, and has never yet been able
to get it in sufficient quantity and at
wealth was obtained in ,nn irregular
manner; ami thnt the public domain
low enough price.
Commercial alcohol
now sells, in
WU, looted bv those wtm ,. few n.onlb, i l""st P1""' 1,1 "1'0l,t '-5 8 g.tllol.
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' roll
iThe-distillers wore' able to mnks whis-
nvett nliivpil th "hrtlior tbnn tlinu1
with the Stanfield boy. ky for lt,3S than that,, using giod
The Observer has no knowledge of."1' Sluv,'- with lho cnea-)or mat
Ore facts regarding the Wheeler tim-termIs ttV,,bIc r turninir into cnu
ber fortunes. The charges against i"u'ninl akoho1 t,u'' couM mnk H to
thorn mnv or rniiv nnt l, tr.m W W!sen ttt n -'00,i llt?1-- -- tat. AhO
Jo believe in a .sense of fairness which.
go, 'and the solemn teinples. the gor jtHiifield boys, and we believe further
geous palace, the great globe itlf j that men nor newspapers can -not fol-
ttltall. like some unsubstantial pageant
faded, have but a wreck behind.'
" '-Hut wbi'n thy -summons comet to
join tho innumerable caravan that
moves to the pule realms of shade,
low such ft course without sooner or
According to Packer Swift's testi
mony Swift & Co. has 250,000,000
pound 3 of pork in storage. This pork
was stored at a cost of 18 cents a
pound to the packers and the drop of
one cent in pork would cause a loss
of $2,500,000. The drop is very like
ly to come and, like other business
concerns that made vast fortunes dur
ing the war, some of those earning?
will be wiped o with losses which
will follow.
OBITUARY
Bill Hanley is back from New York.
In his own language, ''it is time to
take an inventory and see where we
nro at.55 Bill's philosophy is essen
tial to the welfrro of this state and
we warn him now that Oregon does
not want him to be absent so long
again.
SAItAll STAXSKIKM).
Mrs. Sarah Stansrfcld, whose maid
en name was Sarah Duff, mother or
George K. and Elizabeth Stansficla,
of this city, died yesterday morning
In this city. The funeral will be
held tomorrow afternoon, at 2
o'clock, from the Bohnenkamp chap
el, and interment will be made In
the I. O. O. F. cemetery.' i
Sarah Duff was born, in County
Derry, Ireland, the third of "August,
1833, being therefore In nor oighty
sixth year at .her demise. At the
age of sixteen she came, to the United
States nnd made her home In Pitts
burgh, Pa., and. in 185t she was mar
ried at "Gill Hall, Vi7 to George
Stiuisfiold. To this union six child
ren wore born, of whom tho sou and
daughter In La Grande only survive.
ferer from indigestion and constipa-felt miserable. Every morsel of food
tion," writes Mrs. Robert Allison, Mat-distressed mo. I could not rest at
toon, 111; "I had frequent headaches night and felt tired and worn out all
r.nd dizzy spells, and there was a feel- j the time. One bottle of Chamberlain s .
ins like a heavy weight pressing on Tablets cured me and I have since felt
my stomach and chest all the time. I I like a different person." Adv.
Yes, that income tax is uppermost
in Milt Miller's mind. He -says con
gress is a little slow in fixing lnws
for him to wonder but asks everyone
to begin to figure on how much he
will have to pay as soon as the law is
fixed.
Few men had so much experience in
life as did Henry L. Pittock. And
few men mapped out a course and fol
lowed it so well ns did this man who
ITrew with his state and city, always
doing his share in every undertaking.
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The new Christian minister in La
Grundc has had a hard time. He ar
rived just as the ban went on and re
mained here a stranger for weeks,,
not even getting to preach to his own
congregation.
Tho good roaders in the legislature
are too anxious to force their names
on tho bill that is adopted. There is
not much in a name, but there is a
lot in getting somo good roads and
getting thorn beforo most of us die-
Prices you can afford to pay for
your spring suit. New Novelty suits
$18.50 to $25.00. Well known Royal
Tailors wil) make you the new military
suit for the nifty dresser. The Tog
gery. ' l-25-7t
BLOOMING PLANTS AND CUT
FLOWERS
IWe have a wide assortment of
plants in bloom. Carnations, all col
ors. Fusias are now blooming.
CHEHKYS, FLORISTS.
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Cured at a Cost of 25 Cents
''Eight years ago when we first
moved to Mattoon, I was a great suf-
Farming Dollars
"When you arc planting your corn crop do you
plant whole cars? No! Grain by grain, hill by
, hill, it i.s.droppccl.uutil the entire field is planted.
As you raise corn, raise your dollars. Plant thoin
as you get them, one by one, in an account with
us.' Now is the planting time for your money
crop:
SOW NOW FOR THE DOLLAR HARVEST.
No one ever regrets having a bank account.
Thousands regret not having one. $1 opens an .
' account with us. '
La Grande National Bank
Member Federal Reserve System
A month or two ngo sorfic sarcastic
plants, presumably, can be more
piesemeof Eternity, because ull mus Ihc Wheeler boys failed to show to the! cn'"' ""le ' purpose than
Gasoline is likely to pive out soon-
i or later. In the meantime therejeditors were inquiring "Who -wants a
later the tables will turn and the very I1 ' !m ,u 01 UiUJ ,or "icoiioi as luei, Ichruc of 'nations, anyhow?" And now
iiccaise ol us cieanliiu'ss and safety, who dorsn t want it?
I And it.s uses in the manufactures and
Juris are almost infinite. It is time
now to beirin realizing all the fine
utterances made will come back to i
haunt those who make them.
As the 'Wheeler boys follow the
where each shall take his chamber in .newspaper profession year after vear
the silent halls of death, ko not likejthey will also la-irn that it doc not
the quarry slave at ninht, seourtred to . pay to t-eargh for the venomous writ
hi dungeon, but,' sustained and sooth- jers and the curtoonists with sttuk pots
'i by an unfaltering trust, approach and then turn them loose with instruc
thy itnive hke one who wrupft tlWjtions to k the limit, unless thero is
drapery uf his couck alwut, him and jt'bimdaiil reason for so doinjp.
lies 'down U pleasant dreams.'"
lphecies the experts were
' alcohol n fw years ntro.
It's about time for a sroojl, healthy
row in the legislature. Things are u"
makiiiK i"K too smoothly for a result-getting
Ihodv.
The SUnfield Boys and the
'Whaler Boya.
Ilo quUk the scciu-t :-ift in Tift;
how soon -is 4he act of ytN'roVy
ovi-ibc wnll vswrially if that i!
h a trifle vflf.tir, nr.d tinw tln
lip in our conscieiKt tlit
I: tg a t.dtow man the worst of it e
Two Jamil ics of 1 tys live in 0:-
jrnti both momment, hoth mht
One in the Stantidd bv) and tUv vth
vr is the WheVr hoys,
hiys tun sheep and
u vp made tholr fort i
i'i the open country
.has Itf-
1?.' one Parted
Hold Them in Line, Joe,
Uolti Them in line.
del in,
thVm
A lot of thv nwspujier correspon-i
tt-nls t StiUm contend that Joe Kich-
anlsoti Is the whole thmtr hon it
ct'fniN t(vrmoul(liii0' th ttate gowrn-
ment and amalgamating offices.
'ltit Suits ns. (ir .foe is a keen fel
!i ami i posse.-)ed SX m cfean, square
principle tat the. si! net'ds gt nil
on. tin,P!l, Q ' "
Ve have seen g draft of" a mopo-H-!
Tne StmrnW pin t0 bramble tlt diitttMit lails
cattlf. Thej of thstate and giake thMu Info one, 1
l. by hard work rb,"a?',h officii who will Hvrdepu
athi the, 'Untryi ti)4. clerical l'fom. etcO A wv read
impress U.n them.-'i H j cvi the lirt ii ;he taigids affectti?
wr wneft; ve Vtg in eniost gerv case ,
i)jh$ bouid- se4 sustaining. 'It tes
tuu cost t);ic ta.paver wanvthiiiff 10
men.
The ft heeler Toys hi&. lots i'f .-altK)
They -re not forced to make tl;
turtocoruO; hilui tt.thjg-ainlOw, "one or vo in
Used Cars
" r, Listed With Us For Sale.
Nearly new ;l'ord with shock absorbers and
spetHioTaetff $800.00
Chevi-olet-Good condition ....l.....a $00.00
Buick-B 23 ?L..Z...u ..........IWlQO
Foi-d Tourmg'Car ..?. ?1&.....p. .'$300.00
V'e ao have a long,,list of Maxwells, Saxons,
''-"" Briscoes and Others. e
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It Pays To Read
vertisemehts'
lOU'VE often heard the saying, fit pays to advertise.1; That
,is true. And it also pays to read advertisements pays you.
' If you read advertisements consistently for any length of
time you will agree tiiat this statement is also true.
IT FAYS. YOU IN MONEY SAVED. There are many reaj'
bargains offered from time to time in the advertisements appear
ing in this paper. Watch for them. '
IT PAYS YOtT IN, SATISFACTION. When a, merchant
Mks you to:come to his store he obligates hjmsclf to sell you quala .
ity goode "as advertised." You have a right to expect satisfac
tion from what you bii and you get it. ', .
IT PAYS SOIT I NTIiE SAVED. Whetf you kaow exact
ly what you want to buy and whre faa wa'ht toc feuy it, you don't
"haw to "look1 around' Xid waste tims ftudin& it.
s, ra Don't YOU watit to gaw miy ajid time? WouJ Ai't you lie
to be sure of gettiug'Satisfattorycservice and qoality foods every
time you go to a storj? Than rjad the idvrtisemecs and pirtron
ize the stores which can serje youj bste c
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