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1 0 Spring jyiijilinery Vim wi display r---L.;;''' 'two. .-o..tf ... . o i. . . . : II r Ill' ' " p. , . 1 LA GRADl EVENING OBSERVER. 0 THURSDAY. MARCH 27. 1010. o 111 !fir chief WILL QIU? tWeeks. who lives on Oak street, It Qweeu Adunii and &'ff4sgm, ll.r.l Iv.O..-.. tliu lw.--f.l ln"i'lli,.r with a contract for the gru elling of inueil from Pfte 1) II lie jirtjculrly'iiiloi'pstnd in the of new Kjn-in hats; in the mw. , tiliajios aiul rehiring?). To try to hKrrilw them would If! an injustice tithoin And Ui yon. Thfy .irc-aiijirt'riatod most, by. tlnwo w'ho see tlicin first. : favor orce0ilnn I.lwlKiiy'a fii.ii;;iia- illf.n. Oak miet the whole lewli of the i block on which Mr. Weeks t Ho wanted t&e wori: done ami wail j willing to pay for IU but ho w. ihhed liiiff an? txnc UK, he mild. Commf- ltl,e citv t take lh- resiOnslhility of; 'alone- OK Kniinon. howvofc wn$ i:i jhalnt Jl done. The city number j tlftjre was nu doubt but that thj 1 4 cheque would easly rover tfie cost of! J Iliu urirlr nu nnlv u vntv Ktltn I'ldiun . ' The advent of the lewii for iojlng up 0fhe street would ho rer,Ulr- ed.. The contract .tpuhfted tlMth:' gravel be put on six inches d-ppiiDl 1 if teen feet wide. ComrninMone: G randy objected to the work buin,; I done, for the reason that it would 1 b:eK up the water coming flov.'ii from j the side of the nearby hills and flood j udjolnlng property. He had sunn; i land there, himstlf, which would h ' affected, he u:;id. Both Dr. Hrown- j too and CoiuiuIhh loner McKennnu : You are cordially invited to this first complete ' . view of the new millinery creations. HILL S DEPARTMENT STORE cleaning' of the city brought the question of finding a dumping ground before the comniisHion again. The board members b,ad been looking ov er possible ) sites during the week nnd there was considerable discus hou of tlise nt tho. meeting. Dr. JJruwnton said ono householder hud threatened to bring suit against tho city If tiny piled refuse again on the ground which had been -used for 'dumping prior to li.st year, but H'ho-h( fhrt Rnirf, Mr Wf,pkH tU!inUlv. part of that site for the time being, or until a better locution might be secured. Pel It Ion In Favored. eu in limiting tue olier was very eommendablo, Mr. MeKennon stating that in his opinion the city . conh', , easily afford to sp'id two or thre days putting tho street in sb .pe ff TUTS STORE Ifi A DEP0.T I'X)It COT, LIK.'TING CLOTHING 0l TIKV CKOSS DRIVE. LEAVE AXYTJMX(r.' IlERl'j YOU WISH TO GIVE AXI; AVE WILL CAR FOR IT. J Marv Vickford in hrr new film. "Jo liniiim KnlislH," nt the Star, Sutimlny j oml Suniluy. , .'l-.r, U wil.r. ixci:Af4i'; iMi-oit 1 s n (ll'pll -2 In 1 t PAULS, M rrb 27.- The chamber 1 :id'ipft il Tui-Kd:iy umml- Mrtchhio hemlitrhlrijr done by Mrs. imoiisly a bill ioriiiHing an iiirreaHo I.. H. Nortoi, JVun. avenue.' l(,irnt In ImjmrlathtnH, The measure Is block west of liluary. illack lilUl. coinlltirniitl on reciprocal 'expoita- a-M-tr Hons. OIei"ver nds ore wiwy nvi! Obrinrvor ndvoittHlng pays. A WOMAN'S VIEW ON LEGISLATION .Memlier of the Montmui J,elliuiii 'lelln of I'iMTiriire IMirinir the Ket'oltt SeMNlon. A petition, from property owners .,e erurelline. Mr. iianily tlioucht on Walnut street, hetween WMhlnR- Mr. Weeks should n-enre a private; ton and Main Btroets, lo have that I individual to contract with him for part of tho street improvod was fa- H,8 wor an(i aci ordins;ly voted vornlily considered nnd tho city 'against Mr. McKonnon'S motion that ' attorney was Instructed to draw upjn,,, cny mananer iiin tho contract: resolutions ciontlnK nn Improvement j wm, ir. Weeks. The motion wai distrlrt for tho purposo of having the ' passed. ( Harris Grocery Phone Main 70 and 77, Farmers Black 192 408 North Fir Street ' Across the TracK ARCADE FRIDAY. ONLY Clara Kimball Young -ln- THE HOUSE OF GLASS" Ntvcr throw stones; your own house may bo 1'rnffilo! Tonight Pauline Frederick in "Bella Donna" Luncheon Suggestion Served Snow j Flakes the dainty ! salted fcrackerwith bouillon ' ardine,,Ycreamedv.fish, salads,' iWclsh rarebit, etc1 Don't ask for .Crackers, say Snow 1 FlakesT jYpur gr6ccrcn5upply "you.. work done. Tho city's ruling which requires that all pirtles hcvfng traah to be burned must secure a permit from the chief of police before starting the fire was diHciiNsed with the Idea or reminding Ihn order during the time of tho npring cleunup. It wan Koinlod, .out, however, IkKtt the lo cation ,of every such fire In the-clty Khould be known unl it .was decidid that as it wan . but I'simple matter for parties ,lo secure penults, Ihe ruling should lem:nn In force. lty (IrtH Kod Offer. DiH'-usHion of sldewiilk and street impioveimAils' toolt up a largo por tion of the time - of tho sewsion last night. Coii(nilslo:ir Orandy called the attention of the city manager to a b:ul spot In the pavement at the southern foot of the Second street viaduct. He said tho place was bo comlng very " dangerous lo vehicles cotiHug down over the viaduct-and a The manager said ho would have the brink repaired. Aj'fioituo for $132 from W. 9 i Myrlk Coast fnM Co. - " : : ' j La Grande Mattress Shop And Weaving Works Mattress Making and Repairing, Feather Mat tresses Made, Feather Renovating, Carpet and ;u - Fluff Rug Weaving.. All Wst-fc Ci1!l for and lvbtrr4 ( l IS. I'mVAIilfeH, Prrtp. ONE CI.(X."K EAST OP KLOl'R, UtI.L I 'JON K KUD Vi'i HKLKNA, Mont., March 27. , what was women s work in the slxteentli legiHlatlvo assmuhly?" Mrs. Maggie Hmlth Hathaway, ittpro sentiitive in the lower house, w.is lasked by the Associated 1'ress. Mis, llalhaway nnd Kepresenlatlve Kmma Invalid, of i-'latheid, county were the only women In the ussembly. Mrs. Hnth-jwuy won laurels ns a 'parliamentarian and presided sever al times over the committee of tho I whole houso. I "Women's work wits two-fould," Mho replied, "Wo prevented passage. Ht.rhniR accident might result. or nau runs, an wen as repeut or goon : bills and wo put some good Mil i over. j "I began to feel like a detective, ibefero the session, ceded, for Mia, Ingalls, Hiid I wero ever on the ulor for 'Jokers' In Innocent looking leg Iwlation. I "For Inslnnce, I discovered nn !act to repeal the nge-of-consent law. jl killed It, quickly. There wua anutli ier vicious measure dealing with Juvenile delinquency, that would ;hnvv consigned Juveniles -to com moil Jails, perhaps long terms while awaiting law. We also had th.it axed. , "My groat Insk," Mrs. Hathaway continued, "was to prevent pernic ious ninendmunt o? Ihe Mother's i'eafon Act, which I wrote four years ago. Amendments as offered would' prncticclly havo nullified tho law. We won this fight, too." Mis, Hathaway Mioke of the pro. hlbltlon net pi.ssed by this assem bly. "When the measures wan in troduced In the upper house by Sen ator Iewls," she Mild. "It was nil right. Hut tho i-nnate extrnete.l Home of Us teeth, ni.d by the time thn bouse got thrr.urh with th" law, ft censed to bo a prohibit Inn measure. "As passed. It Is purely nnd simply a liquor's man's prntectlvo act. Tt repeals the hrvU feature of the Annin prohibition act, punned two years ago, nnd oven In a measure reprvils the prohibition nnundment, ni stine ironed by tho porplo, on referen dum." Mrs. Ingalls' Vnentiminl school bill was p.i.sMed with nu upproprhitlun ;Mrs- Hathaway put through her bill (for Ajuerlcnnirtllon of the school i and her niciwture for equal pay fo women In men's' work. The lattoi In Hild- to be the f I r -tt law of the sort put (Hi f.la'ure hnnKji tn America. Mrs. Hatli.iwVy's mrmoiial tit cn'n-gre-4!i. asking that I'io returned d- jfeudeis be nl!owpl to hftcp tiii'' uiuftiinis, met - due response fnmi the natloinl body. i Tito women als i seen red m-nv riitid!i for the stilts school for tie tM'ilves at IhMiltltM. Mrs. Hatlnway announced her In tent Inn of carrvlng tie fight r.n pro , hihltltin into the st ite'and will rend In her speech, she snys. tho names of till meinbers of th nssembty win y1ed for the t.ewis bill. frs.- Hrtthaway has been mention ed 'ns he democr.itl.' cmdidnte fm eonmess tn 1020 bn has not form ally entered the field. She in wealthy In her -own right, a wldvw. and manages m Urge taiwh on which it h her boast that not a in;n hi employed. She coims fruAi the Hume aei'tion if tho a tate h;it sent MNs Jeaunette litnhln to congnR1 fn 1017, ns a republican. , , A request from residents 'on Y aventte that the sid-iwalks on three blocks of that avenue be Miied up with tho rest of the 'walks was re ceived and was hold over until nt'Xt week. , v Xpw, Ordinance TasseiF A now ordinance, repealing tlm order pased 1 :: s I April by the hoard requiring that nil dogs be kept up from April 1st and during the Sum mer was introduced, read the first, second nnd third t'mes and passed. All three mcmners of the board voted In favor of the passing f the "meas ure License Transferred. ' A resolution waspased -authorizing the transferring of ttuj" pool hall license held by Oscar Crosson to O. D. Scolt. An extension of , two months on puol licence - ;oi granted J. F. O'Connetl. This w:ts In the way of recompense to . Mr. O'Connell for the loss occasioned fiy tho closing of his tables for two months during the time of the in fluenza epidemic. Blue 'Stem (HIGH PATENT) - - 'W ; -ii. .1... i. ' ; ;. ". ... . Our Bigness v; La 'nde' Il m . ' . " I i i ! uur size enables us, to: , ; : - 'hi 1 . I 111 I 11 1 1 1 I 1 1 Our size enables us, to: ' Furnish cash markets for all live " - stock offered; .. ' ' Operate at minimum costs; ' i Stay in business on a profit of only ' 2 cents on the dollar of sales; Eliminate waste; ' Get the surplus live-stock products ; . from the West to the millions of consumers in the East. There is No Menace in Size : ! " j As long as we are ifi keen compe-. . j tition with other packers; - ; As long as there are hundreds of i firms in the business; As long as we handle only about : 12 per cent of the-meat 'supply of the country and only about 22 per cent of the meat that is inspected by the United States Government; . As long as our bigness is used to your advantage as it is now ' and as it must be in 'the future if we are to do a profitable busi- ness. i The permanence of a ' ' business- depends on the good will of thoss it serye. No large , business can prosper that is not J, ' recognized as giving in exchange ' v. for. its , earnings an equivalent measure of helpful service. j j Swift & Company, U.S. A. Sea Foam (STRAIGHT GRADE) WHEAT GERMS, GRAHAM AND WHOLE , .' WHEAT FLOUR ; , THE GUARANTEED FLOUR THEY ARE GUARANTEED BY WHOSE GUARANTEED IS GOOD Haidled byvAll Dealers. ! O C3 ' New Vou'll T BetUf. niH-nulw firidlilltlil imnilrni nre not ! .win clinch f fh iwm rapid phiv. j ti'cniphjf iu'. plivtrloni' ilevl, hn tx". ' invMHiil KhWt. Iliilits tli fowiUT and ib.'ii nM ih, mnicra iiliutter whn ! i ! t.iirnlin IhiwiUt l Ht It Rr&itest" iirUUmiijr, f. -J r i Jiiitic! wntin(r iriinln Jilowt in!1 nt f uiith and Y OPEN DAY AND NIGHT ggEggySl . i, J. C. HEIMRY Bcsidence UodorUkirg Parlor ' FtnCSSAL DISICTOSfc AND LICENSED ' tMBAMtn lJ P: c jiuhu a.ij, jaiu i ll iutlUb I, o ,. a ',i ..4. .D .1 or plwie Observer. Mary Pictcford Jn '"Johnmi Knlistii. A trrnt for tV chilJrcn. Str thontrc. 1 Kelt; fj , .. -,.4 yj At FolreO The Economical Corset. THE WAR HAS TAUGIJT US THE MEAN-x- ING OF TRUE ECONOMY V , ' .. , When the government urged conservation and economy, it recom mended the buying of quality articles that would give the maxi mum wear. .The mistaken ida that economy meant the purcha.se of cheaply made articles wart .removed forever. ' ill 1 V Front T- r r ;cl are made from cnrfully selected, hifrh prude Inaterials only. iUOH AKT JraninET, cloth, thread, tape all are quality materials. The boning in particular that- factor upon which the style and shape of a corset so much depends is ma-do especially for the Miwlni-t Company from clock spiing steel the most perfect boning ever produce I. It will .not rust or take a permanent bent! nt the waistline. Kvery ill 10- ART Corset prives a high difrree sntiWaetjun in wear and shape keeping qualities.' . , All MODART Corsets lace in front because front adjustment means right adjustment. The absence of laces nt the hack gives form and wonderful smoothness in gn-xn fit tinpr. ' A trial fittinp Vnnvire. You hnre to out on a MODART to roe its style and feel its comfort. Stvle and comfort are not easily ' plained. Make a request for a trial fitting in .our .corset department before planning you? sprin clothes 1 II if'. -A 11 l V u '.": tin "life I 1 Tt . 1111 ' ; - . -II : m i Pauline Leaetle- . V: iPj o o f2.96 o on l , !: I -V-': -u " I In ! 2s&Sx.cZih..- i 'j ii r 'u i mi A y 'irVT-V-- f - " -"-SSf OBSERVER ADVERTISING will hrinc rpRiitf I a eQ00 v o o o, e o o0 - ....S ii ; " - "' 1 ' . f r' ' v.tfcV- . o o