La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 15, 1919, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextFRIDAY. A If i I 'ST ft; 0TZT nHSJD ETEITCKCf OnSTIVT.TI " .... n jSTAJE WATER MASTER'S LETIER TO-THE tlTY'GDMMlSSIONERS Following id tho Mtir frifci tlu tifjv stulo wiiti'r niuKl"r,ll .J. Brews "tur, to ilia liuaid nf .-fly (iimnilsslim n. teaa aMhctr w-kly nicotine. panling theHiiiiun cf water roiu the Grind Ucmtlt Kvi-r tor city use: ' jucust iitii,.i!n:t. the ifon- To tint ifnai.r.ibk' CLv i,m,h.,' of La (iranclc, Orvcun: Oontlf-nion: 0 You nuiy or may tint knmv that tho determination muite i,y the Ktute Water Huttul on' thy ii ramie Komle Hiver Ir ikivv' in effect, "and that a water nia.itor.hss been appointed to enforce ciiiil dctt-rmin.ttiuii. t am ike Vnter master apiminted bjr the Stale Kimim it and in thai capacity I nirde a nip to - IVavei Creek Bundny. -August loth, for the purpose of insiHctiiii; Hie ciiy'3 water supply. As you all know, tiic city has heer In tho habit of pumpinK water ill rect fiom tho Grand? Itonde Hivef, and this, 03 you ptnhahly know, Ir atlveise to the rislim of varioiui us era from the Grande Hondo Kiver. I am placed here to divide the wale) in accordance w,ith tie rights and 1 intend to insist on al! users respect ing tho determination and the ludjr of tho water master, and I cannot CMPect the farmers to obey my oulm-r. unless I make the City, of Ija Grande do the same. Therefore I hnvo noti fied your manager. Mr. Collor, and Mr. McKennon that '.hey may pump, this year, hut under n'J eireuim-.tanc es will the City of I.n Onindo he nllcw, ed to do do another year, when such pumping will tnke wirier' from p'loi--rights. Your supply on Tl-'aver Creek is a part of the Giande Roinle Kiver and that is tile reason I einde the inspoc-j tion lat Sunday. 1 w.is unable to determine at that time, and will be unahlo to determine until I have hm) a chance to stiiily thj sulijoct- more, whether or not the w.-i'ler of Heaver creek would reach the (Viandc Ronde River. If tltat .wateir would reach the a I Grande Ronde River you would not jlijv.- us muck riKht to use that as you would to pump. Of course,, il' jit would not reach tho 9rr Ronu !:mi wouid'oe nlTowed to use it, tin' 'n that ctrse tliere would not fro suf fliclcit fuVply for the city. I ain In I formed by Mr. Collinn that lv city liei-Js at iproieut two niillton callous per day. This is in excess of tle second feet, and I know that three H'und feet will reach ilto Grande Honile ltivir. I urn not in any way trying to ad vise llift commission, but it is self evident that 11 thoie is wnler enough for the city, that wator will have to Po to tho Gmnde Itonde Hlver, an the city, wonhl be -without water., - Mr. Calllo.'nnd Mr. McKennon have both told 1110 thut you huve an en (.ineer retulncd 'to give a neport to the city oil whot you rhoiild do They .iy that the engineer has been given until January first to make this re port. ' If the engineer should not make liis report, until Jauuniy first, it would be Impossible, because of weather conditions, for the city tr eineily their trouble before the next irilgatlon season, und" the city Would find that they would have to pump from the Gr-inde Ronde the same a- in former years, hut as I have al ready stated, this will not be allow ed and' yoit will find yourselves ciC, eff from water for oity purposes. The need for prompt action on the part of the city Is eo urgent that ) would ,llke to advise thut you do something at once.. As to the condltloi of the resor- voir on Beaver Creek, and also as to t lie condition of the water, the city is better informed than I am, and 1 am not trying to advise in those par ticulars at all, but only as to the source of their supply as It affects the lights of prior usois on the G rondo Rondo River. Respectfully you 1 1, H. J. BEWSTER. Aitftiist 11th. 1919. - ( cr: ranches Many Ma-:hbrield rauclieis w.ii lalse sheep are complaining lof losses -lue to coyotes. Sex-eiQl years ago tlu'Q pitus were seaieely, known gii Coos County, but recently Bbeep rais es of botlGCiir'y and Coos Oount Urn iinve steered. Some of the HvesRick nieii say they think the coyotes are now cguiug over the u.intaiiis from DuukUh county, diivenfty the beat. S&feNews Tho Dalles Chronicle is' agitating for another hotel in the little city. Travelling men arriving iif the town are up against it fo" accomodations. lufternom. Cllffoid Chase was the owner and ho had his crop Insured. Baker is complaining of a scarcity of dwelling houses and home accom modations for school touchers and cthr:s who come to town. Teachers engaged for the coming term have ariivod and being unable to find suit able lodcjngs have threatened to leave the town. "All honor, to Ort'con," write- Noel Negley in the Cow-Tjsting News let ter for July, Issued by the U. S. di vision of dairying. "The fame which Viva la- France, Old Man's Darjijlg 2d, St.- Muwes l'opsiy and the many other Jerseys' have bmujrht Oregon ts inereasiu.i,-. This nio'iih she takes all the honors for imlh idual high' fat producing cows and for high he'd produc'.ion." F. C. Oxmnn, of Baker, who was nUuckcd by a recent mass moetlng of labor representatives In Portland, declares "the state highway commls bl'on Is capable of taking care of Its own business and does not need any diit-ctlon from organized labor." The commission let to Oxman the contract jfor the building of the Baker-Hainc loan. A wireless telephone apparatus has been installed at the lookout station on the summit .of Mount Hood nud lias beon sucessftilfy used in com munication over a di-tanre of eight miles. Tile new aiipaiatns is rottnideu as a long koiight for source of pro tection atfainiit the spreading of for est fiios, a guard with an cyo that can; see over a hund-ed miles and a vt'co thut cnii' slio'it,. if nccoxgary, nil over two states. Tendleton veterans of the world war, interested In- tho formation of n pont of the, American Legion in I heir cit, held a meeting last night at wh'rh' it was expected tlie first steps toward organization would be taken. ' ' ' 100 nCrCS Ul Mliem livoi which ' it is ts-tlinati'd would have yielded between, thirty and forty bushels an air", hiiriiril up T-i-sd.-iy Peliiilelon is expecting to entor tain during her roundup celebration' tho Finnish plenipotentiary exraor illnnry td tho United States, A. H. Snastamolnon. The Commercial As .ociaon has extended- tho minister an Invitation, after learning that bo contemplated a trip cast to take In I 1 ho event. Baker's Gocoanut CANNED IN ITS OWN MILK FRESH Price 15c Can "V1i'n iinturo in;ilcii ?iuiwiiitf.8U filled it with milk, to kf'co (U-liciili; white nut-nicat frt'sli ;md tcii'tltr- Wax Figurei of er?r. Mnnv u! -li.ii fnmlll' in Ktighiud have stored a'.vny ifle Iluures In wnS of i;icn mil -stiii:. m.e m the time the .iriglunl m ain. Tne 4uke of Norfolk lias the li;:r.-s of ttllee vejvei of one of Ills m:ec.t.i-s, vnit-h are kept In n ghis en.-e i.t one cf his country scuts. Her Last Social Function. My xmnll son on eijmln'g hnnie from school one noon said to me: "Mother, I'm going over to lluiuly's home this ttfternoou." on my asking -whnt be was going for he replied : "'hv, don't you know bis griindmii Is having her funeral this afternoon?" Cliiiyjj Tri bune. , The fiigoett Mummy. The Inrgeat uiuiiiiuy in Ibe world b that ef 1111 ' huIiihiI, the !!crtovkn niiimmiith. In the lVtrournd museum. Tfco siH'ieK tiiis liei-:i exftnet for lh usiiuils 0' jenrs. unit the ty'i-csnvkii mtiiuiuoih wleb was feuud eaibed ed lit the fro.ii earth near the rtere sovkn r)oer. In iiorthensio Siberia irtbitldy lived llfly thoioaud years ago. o World'- Largest Crater. Dr. B. K tilings, who lins been ex ploring .the voteiino of Mt. Kntmnl. in Alaska, fur Ilit Nittioncl (ieographlcnt society, nun. .iti-ves thin tuis Is tlie itrentest crater in the world. l!?-g jhj ;ess than nine miles in circumference and 3,smt lectin depth. Observer advertising wTIl bring re suits. . . V .The. Urst; l'hylr. vV-u taut u ploasaut phyfic try Chuinherlalu's Tablets. They are oi9.v to(take nlil luil Ond Kentle In effect. They Ve highly pi ieeir by people who h'aT become! acquainted with IhOr V'od iinllties. They 0iO' cost a qii;uoT. J . o ,Adv- Job Orinting, 5'he Observer. Main 87. Beaurfyiit slnlionei-y of the very latest patterns 00 what brings so many cuslium Into Silverthorn's for such items. They ulwuys have ifincticiilly every kind of late, high class boxes of stationery. 1-. laHy S-ll-i: FAMILY DfJUG STQPE LA OffANOC.OWtOON. fnfr tr? rl&- $ Accuracy $ And ' J Dispatch p ... ;- ;!': '". ' Wj m in tho tr.niat'tiou of fiii.iiicial a Hail's arc indispensable to tlio linsincss man who regards time as his most valu lahlo asset. The adequate facil ities and alert or ganization of this institution rnarai tee both m fullest measure. The true test of our service is in its use, Consult our Offi cers Today ! Wj S United States! National S Bank J r n i r "Sifts' "sts?" vp"ya"vt W Fined for Breakijig The City Speed Limit in a selling campaign oTa month's thiration. Our City Salesman has exceeded all previous records for moving Klectrical Appliaiii-es inlu, tlie homes of our patrons. Everything Goes Quick . . . .. Vacuum Cleaners. Washing Machines. Thor $35.00 Thor , $135.00 Apex $45.00 Automatic $77.50 Percolators : $9.50 Chafing Dish:. $18.00 Irons $6.50 AValTle I ron $15.00 ' Cooking Appliances Stoves X ;...$145.00 . Hot Plates to 1 35.00 Grill? . 10.00 EVERY HOME WILL RECEIVE A CALL. Phono Main 3-1 for a demonstration of the artit hi vou are in need of. Eastern Oregon Light & Power Company "ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE" Phone Supply Department, Main 34. Farms and City Property - . I - Inker's Canned Coanut,: rfady -jyatt'd ami .' ja'kcd in hs own j ich Vico4jimt mitli, in the t oiilv jii''iiari'd'.coriianut that it wally milk freh just, as tin: in'ical 'tr.vmt itself . tcixW iusclu an'iicii IW KALADS, PI'KT.T.S C.Kf:S, . Pill ' PATT1SOII BHOTHESS , ' GROCERY ... A Fine Stock Ranch 2100 nrres, about 2.'it) 'arrit uniii'r cultivation, now linni;tilow house, two (fooil linrni; well fenced nntl Kiili-iiiviilcl; water in uli suli-ilivisionn. Thin is a real stock ranch, nnd the price is only per acre. Outside ranpe and. near forest reserve. (Jood road, l.'l miles from La Cirandc. KG aero stock rnch, SO acres in cultivation more can lie; several living springs, fair improve ments, fenced, ndjoininjr land can lie purchased The price is ?;t.V)0. trrms. . I fill) acres, six miloi from I41 Rrmdt; fair im provements; fiO ncres in cuitivatu"in, 25 in fall Krain, 35 in timothy; crop Roes with place, if taken immediaUly. fricc I7KXI, nd only f'J.'.OO cash reiiired; '.IU ill int-itidk all of the stock and implements. Well .iter I. , IW1 :-rcs, C'e mUes'from I.a Grande, well im proved; rew hunalovt, nwnlern house, new trood barn; Well ferttd. fri. llo.OOOi, first pay mint only fffOWMiU 80 acre.--, ii miles from Iji fiinnde, snlerdid land, water rit-ht. This place is (worth mcie money tiian the os'ner is askinir. m o G I f!ve other splerlid values in farms iirnll lections of fce ctjun'.y. If you ari in l? mniket i would lie pleased to s'r w yo my li.ii;s. tS city cily City Property If 'you nrc intci "U 'I jti a rimming Iiotiru-, I . may have juj-t what ymi waul. ' . Acre tract, 'wdl inipnivcJ, jn.et out'iiili' limits; $J.VMlt terms. , . ' L'our nci'fn, well imjirnvctt, juvt gutiiii; limits. Owner will consider taking in u moilurn. five-room himso as part payment. Thin will liear inVcsticatiun. fiplenIil prop-rty tn the mrn'-r of S'-mnil and Adams. Thi property nju.t lie dl. Ilrre in an opprntuirty Ut malic yuur rnmiey talk. omo and see, rrte. Hoiitn r.il nine Int'-t Bnfar Palmer mill .for tetinH; jrood land, and tt i-rv k uin:t ihrdu;;h it, which ti:i;ai!H k ic"'"' i'a:d?i ev n in dry yi-ars, j .ix- ro'-Wi hf'U-e on Spr'ico. (rood pltiin'iTi', ircil, t-hirfc fn hiu e iint p.r ct-in. nt v.jiIVs, plh.'e for car; yard fifd v.h hoj. e floiMin. I'rice. $'J7'HI, ju."t a few h jii'l d duui, halanre like rent. Modern f;vc-r";n Ij'tii ofiposite hinh scdiotd; full hacnient and fireplace. -Iitve-tiKUte. , ep hoii"1 ne;i r hii'h k) well hfciiu hotie. Ijirge fir,j;lai'o; 0 I havp rlient vwhi on naver' f nt. If you rini and want cllt I ctn two hiif lots, d- ptuperty. pri.-ed 0 Ji Grande QJQ. ft. CURlY l - Rea! EsUte - .sr ti-Rs.yV ..JWs rOM WINDOWS OF OUR OriCCN PLANT 25M I FreshTFrom Sunshine and Pure Air COUNCIL, Metits are. prepared among ideal surroundings. They-! come to you in vacutfm packages t3iat preserve all their purity, flavor and food value. All meat no , waste. Ready - to servo ' ecfinomical. f A supply on your pantry . shelf offers a happy solution to meal -time problems a variety of meats for all occasions.' Indian Packino Company . OREEN BAY, WIS. : J A Bargain BUICK 1918 seven passenger, new cord tires, new spare tire. Guaranteed good as " new. ' ::. R. D. Bade Auto Co. Phone Main 94 219 Depot Street ' 1 1 T i. 1 11 - i n i j HARRIS FURNITURE CO. NEW AND SECOND HAND 4 Furniture , Carpets, Ru, Etc. "GOOD FURNITURE FOR LESS" JOfi FIR STKEKT . l'JIOXK RF,1) 3171' o o A firch'H Riino no coal, mo wood you jdit yiiiirfond in tliiM-onkc'r licforc goiiifj to t'liui'rri ' or I'Minpini? iiiul wlicti you !oino lioiiio a (Iclii'-ioiiH ini'iil, Jcnilcr and ,ini'y, awnilM yfli mid 'Hint is" not all, Itir-rc i K.'iviiiX ol'aiiorc tli.iiV() per (cut of fuel con feuiitj( .. ' . FURNITURE rf i.mt ..!!. ...1- 1I1 EXCHANGE . X'ir ntid Jb'flVBHon host l'riccs I'aid for $'so,6 liirnitutc, stU Jd'liniic for Noy. Hi o o --'v- 0 "oo ft O . o o O O 0 o o o S... o, - oJi,J : o ... ,... . o , o 0 0 0 o 0 o0 o o '(