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Unity, M-r iiimitli '.
Wwi-nlv ohwitrv-r-Klii.r. Iiy mull.
jut yiMir In nil vii ni'ii It. fifl
the railroad tBU-ii nut the gravel un
der tho onffle eyt of Sup'-rititemlt-nt
William Jlollons, who has record for
beinn one of the tost truckmen in
the United StaU'H, it wan decided
that tiny gravel found in Eastern
Oregon would not stand up for he
job. And today gravel trains are
passing through l.a Grande carrying
gravel from I'a.sco to gravel the road
bed lietween this city and Baker.
.iiKum-:!! iu' asmim;iatI':i rio-.N.H.
Thu Afmirliiti'il Pri-Hif Is exi'liml vily
f-ntllli-il in iihi' fur piililli-ntliiti uf all
ni'ws ilisiiili'ln-M ri-illt--il In II or nut
otlit-rwlHe iTiMllleri In llil.l pnpiT, mill
RlnO till llli'lll llfWM pil 111 inllfll tlliTl-lll.
All rlKlits ill rf-iiiihlli'iiiluii uf fpi'dul
dlspali'lifs Iiitii almi nri- ri'Serveil.
Trading Business Will Be
Good
The old wheel moves around and
it very seldom gets out of line. When
hard times hit the country invariably
two things happen mining for gold
begins with renewed vigor and the
trading of property becomes active.
Just why this is so we can't tell,
but it is nevertheless. The trading
spirit is now abroad in the land and in
the next yeur there will be more prop
erty change hands thai! did whei
money wus plentiful and times were
good. Already the mines have begun
to open and people are seeking the
golif still hidden in mountains with
considerably aelivit,y.
In the properly trailing, it seems
when money gets tight men don't
want what they have and desire r
change in the hope that they can
better their condition. And, accord
ing to real estate men, the only draw
back to brisk business in property j.
finding enough money to pay com
missions.
Federal Roads in Oregon
The Oregon Journal of Saturday,
contained on its editorial page, some
very interesting figures on federal
road money in Oregon, which is of
much interest locally, and is herewith
reprinted, 'being as follows:
"The government has apportioned
$M,.'i:i2,178.27 in uid of the Oregon
road program. It huts a part in the
construe ion oi every nignway oi t irsi;lva (,urllVj ,, ,,lirt.ha!M., trucl
importance ami of a number consid-j, jf ,,,..- in Ul, (i.a,(. ..,,. vu,
ered secondary. ,.y llM, wi Inllke his hlimP h(lr(1
"It put ? 1 02,7110 into the construe-1 s unlay Mr. Kmbree entered the Ob
tion of the lower Columbia river ; server office with the exclamation. "
highway, federal aid represents a total .have got right with Cod and I am
Restitution
VV. W. Kmbree, formerly! of Wal-
lion lietween Scupjiooso and Deer
island.
Ilietween Hood River and Arling
ton on the upper Columbia river
. highny, federal aid represents a total
of $il()7.().ri7. Between Kcho and Pen
dleton the. government spent $M,!00
in road building, and its total contri
bution to the Columbia river highway
is $1,124, CM.
The government's help in building
the Pacific highwajyi amounts to $1171!,
105. A pifst road is under construc
tion between medford nnd Trail on ing brought conviction that he
the way to Oruter Lake, which will experiencing a great joy.
require $222,.r70 of government nton- n
ey. Ornin growers have u perfect right
"Government ud will, by the time to demand enforcement of the grain
Hhe 1825 exposition opens, make the laws passed by the last legislature,
great Southern Oregon scenic asset , "ut I'"1 amusing thing is that there
more accessible than it has ever been. 'all' of calling u pcacu conference
'The Newberg-West lluyton und.0 Unit friction between the whem;
the Corvnllis-South sections of the ,,u'cr" i"'1 prl'iliicers enn be ironed
West Side highway will receive $221,-, out- There is nothing like harmony
making restitution for my sins. About
eight years ago I took your paper for
six mon'.hs and never paid for it, anil
I now want to settle that debt.''
The old account was found and Ml
Kmbree paid the bill, mentioning nt
he did so the change in his life since
he had "been born again'' und taket
up Christianity in its true form.
Some may read this little artic,
and smile, but In seo the face of Mr.
Kmbree beam with pleasure as hi
cancelled the small debt of long stand
was
444 of the government's road building
ful.
The John liny highway in Eastern
Oregon, j,',28 miles long will be con
structed with the aid of $riSK,2.ri2.5
from the government.
The Dalles-California highway
through Central Oregon hus tin ag
gregate of 51 miles under construc
tion with $:i2ll,40O of federal aid.
Federal aid amounting to $21)5,(100
is helping build 14.44 miles along the
line of the Old Oregon Trail between
Pendleton and Cabliage Hill and be
tween Union and Telocaset; 27.XH
miles of the Baker-Cornucopia high
way and 15.1)1 miles of the l.n Giandc
Knterprise highway.
The road from Burns to Crane, the
nearest railroad point, which has long
been impussuble during the winter, is
being improved with !flHH,!Kt5 of gov
ernment money. It is 27.1!) miles
long.
"Three projects in the vicinity of.
I.ikevie'w, having an .Aggregate of
20.87 miles,' inn uciiig'huilt with gov-'
ernment ant. Government money to 1
the amount of $.V27,75S.4!I is helping
build the Vamhill-Nestuccii, Salent
Dullus, Coos Bay-Iioseburg and Ked-motid-Prineville
highway.
"The late review liylf. II. Pun-ell,
district manager of thiXgoventmetit's
road building enterprise, shows that
the government is not only helping to
build 4H3 miles of state roads but is
lisslting in bridge construct ion.
"By the time of the 1!P25 Exposition
the government will have completed
207.2 miles of forest roads lit II cost
of $3,204, MM), which will make it pos
sible for the visitors to the state to
reach some of the wm" :cr -pots .if
Oregon.
"Such figures confirm the staiem'-ii:
by Chairman Booth of the state hii-li
wiy commission that within the dec
ade $100,(Mlu,ntiO will be spent for per
manent road improvement in Oregon
and 25 per cent of the amount will
come finm Uncle Sam."
with u big "II".
That was a fine little storm we had
last night. The thunder and lightning
made the native jump a little but it
was gooil for everyone. Evitlently
we need I ho Grande lionde storm just
its much as we need the Grande Konde
sunshine in order to be happy nil the
time.
The Intor-Stnte bridge at Porllund
is said to fail to show the handsome
profit that everyone believed existed.
And that is the way with n good miiny
things -appearances indicated n big
business and lots of profit but the
dope sheet tells n different stem-.
Governor Small of Illinois says
th,, "vested" interests have combined
to ruin hii. Perhaps they have, but
it is up to the governor to jnake the
fight nnd show the country that he is
right. ' .
FORUM
THE OFFICE CAT
fly JUHIUS
cm drive a Miuie, i Ktiowb right off
ho ain't nJ regular mul driver."
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i:b, Bo'.'
Smith "Tlie hand that rocks
the cradle rules the world."
Mi-st Smith ''Thou you eonio In
here and rule lae world awhile, I'm
tired."
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'Man, von will Hee the day that
you villi be glad to give up all the
whiskey iu Hie wo: Id for a cup or
cold water." I r'runi Btinty. Pulls
tin! Kti-iuK-s),
We. know some La Grande, folks
who would ivu. the whole l.n
Grande water ssiem fur a cup of
w hiskey, richt now.
Have Yon Joined?
Have you joined l.a Grande's
"Mystic Order of the Deep yet?
Yes? No?
. If you haven't you are out of class,
for nearly evorybody's doing II,
What Is the Mystic Order of l In
Deep? The M. O, I). Is a secret society
organized by file fish hounds of La
Grande.
What tor? To foster the lutmesl
of Usher folk and to m-iginatn dis
ii'inlnnui and maintain, Iron from all
adulterations, all modes, concerning
swordllsh. whales, swalisli, nlbjcole,
flying fish, devil fish, and oilier un
der water creatures that ham their
habitant mound Union and Wallowa
eon in ys enchanted lakes.
How did II originate? It. was or
ganized last night, Ihe mooting be
ing held under Ihe Second Hlreet
bildge. Officers elecled, so far as
iHild b leariw-d, were:
Grand Whale Al Andrews,
Grand Saw Fish Howard O'Brien
rand Dolphin I'ranli Harris.
Grand Walrus Hob Newlln.
Grand Octopus E. T. Andrews.
Grand Keeper of the Tackle Joe
Groen,
Grand
Putuian.
Grant!
kanip.
Grand Simmer
Bill Hi, llins.
Grand Sen Lion Tom
rand Oyster Kd CoolldKi
Grand Sea Serpent- V. L. Lilly.
Grand Keeper of Hie Seal Periv
Olive?
Grand Devil Fish Lot Snodgrnss.
Giant Polar Hear Geo. flat roll.
Of courso ull these bright lights
were not present, but Ihev were
dncted lo' membership, and each one
Is now entitled to a minnture liar-
tinon In his buttonhole the Insignia
.if the order.
One beautiful feature of Iho Mys
lc Order of the Deep is (hat all
members are oflliera ihete are no
ank line! Ille.
Application for membership should
be sent to Al Andrews. Grand
Whale, care 1'nlon cotiniv Jail.
Very Well
Ye ed The utmost In politeness,
is we take II, Is a Buy Scout salui
ing a policeman V. G 11.
The Charter Election
discussion of the ilinVrcnl
anteiiihiienls to he voted on
August tllh.
Keeper of Ihe Kale 0. 1
Abalone CIiusq Bohnen-
of Ihe Harpoon
Seroggln.
Days
Not Ihe Good Old
Some cily slicker put one across
in the Hotel Portland last itlnht. A
telephone call came to Ihe exchange
asking tluil John Barleycorn he
paged. The girl al the switchboard
was n relief operator and passed the
message to the head bell mini. The
latter ordered the bellboy with the
loudest voice to jingo the supposed
patron. "John Barleycorn, mill for
Mr. Barleycorn, please," shouted the
page and everyone In Ihe lobby be
gan to sit up and take not lie hope
fully. The desk clerk heard the call
and. realizing that someone was per-
pernllUK a Jokn, stopped the call
ing PoiMland Oregiinian.' ' ,
August ninth citizens of La
Grande will he called on to p.-i!:l up
on 11 aiiieiiiluieuts to the clly char
ter, tbo vole to be cast at a spec
ial clef i inn fur that purpose. Four
of I hu total auieudnieiil.j really make
It po:tsible In adopt new policies In
city government but the balance are
perfunctory In that they are Insert-!
ed 111 the ballot to allow a legal con-I
feminity to state laws utiw exist-'
ing. The slate laws prevail, regard-
b'SH of vJieltii-r or not tho votets.
adopt iirneiidiui-iils of that type, but i
in re-shnpitig lis charter, the voters!
are asked to correct such features!
oC the chin-ler as are In discord with 1
state laws passed either by the leg-.!
Islalitre or by the people slnco the
preseul charter was drafted and
adopled. !
.Koine of Yllal Interest
. But this does not apply to four I
of them, and of the four two are of
especial interest In that about their
adoption liluges the proposed water
system. Two of Ihese aro necessary
of adoption by the voters of this ci
ty beforo a new water .system can
In- built. A vote on Dili special
election does not carry a direct ap
proval or rejeiti:;n of the specillc
plans that are being proposed to the
cily commission by consulting enr
gineers. Thiit is another mallei-.
The ineasuies merely make It pos
sible to Uni'iK't- I lie project by two
processes: First, i.i raise the limit
of indebtedness, and, second ly, to
Increase the rate of interest legally
limited by charter lo conform to
the new standard of interest rates
b.o'inlit i.liout by pieseut eoiidilions,
wholly n,-w ;tnd afler efforts since
the limitations now in the charter
were adopted. The onn nmnndmeiil
inn lies it possible to offer bond:l for
sale for thin purpose, tha other
would make them salable on Ihe
marker.
In order lh.it the public may have
an opportunity to study the meas
les thai will be vuted on, the Ob
server will publish them separately,
Willi coiinnenls from the clly'.-; view
point, and of taxpayers as well. The
pi iiptT.cil nnd tntii'li-needed waler
system Is vitally related to the first
jtt.;ijf.iiMini,--Mii:ar
The
MEN!
Oi'Oini'fst Mowy Saving
In Manv Mi.nllw
$
.90
FOR ,
FLORSHEIM SHOES
Values up it'" $15
i ' 1 1 r ' ii
Men's dress shoes.
The:e aro
Would you pay $0.!lli for a shoe worth from $10 to $15?
li'a i-lnnrmw-a llniA hplD llf nil mill I III H mill binllt-tl Slitl-S in
brown and black Iho best of our FLOltSHEIM stock.
Not nil sizes In any one shoe of course, bill I hero are all sizes in lite sale, and every man,
voting man, or ony who wears a man's shoe, will find ample selection and the most In value you
iiavH ever seen. The regular prices of these shoes are $ 10. nil. J 12. all and $i:..uli. and at such
a low price as this, over half or them go al iess .than their wholesabi nisi.
There are all sizes and wldihs. See them in our window. Your choice, for !-ii.!0.
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a dush Tor the kitchen, turning on
Ihe lights as he went. Thoie was
Ihe noise maker nil right a Utile
Fox terrier that is the prldo of the
t.'oolldgn household und the playmate
of the children.
The automatic was replaced in its
hiding place and Mr. Coolldge re
turned to his couch without as much
as explaining tho iucldeut to the
family. '
1.C0111, nni'd on l'ago Six!
:i:.i) oitscitvi-.it want a.s.
Col. Eckley came to town the oili
er day In search of a hog buyer for
he hud a bunch of picture porkers
Tor sale. He could not find the buy
er and went borne a tilfle dtsap
lioitKB., But he did not remain so
liiiiatt foj- the Observer arrived ,at
the,lkley home telling of the nd
viuiefili the price of hogs. The
ColotpSjf In commenting on Ihe mat
ter s.otl: "That's the way of life.
It' a man sells at a low price and
loses money he Is a chump; If sonie
ihlng happens that he can't sell for
a few days and the price of stuff
goes up he Is n smart man."
Since nutoniohlles seem to have a
mania for tearing oul plate glass
fronts in La Grande the plate glass
Insurance has become popular. You
never know when you go to bed at
night who Is going to kick In your
front before the sun rises In the
morning .
Oregon would convince ihem and II
is too bail , liiui'o of them don't
come."
C. J. Black, who went to Chicago
on Ihe real estate men's excursion,
tells some great stories about things
that hnppened on thai journey. He
ndmits most or the charges made
against him by La Grande lo the ef
fect Hint he suffered fiolil Hie heat,
'I hut hie stood on Chicago's street
corners telling of the wonders of tho
Gralldo Knmie valley until a police
man made him move ou, but be pos
ilively reruses to admit that Ihe trip
was sprinkled ' with anything ol a
sptrfliMis nature, except tile, general
boosin-r spirit whU-h prevailed
throughout tho journey.
AROUND THE
EDGES
PTace Signs on Highways
Now
Just Gravel
Po ynu fonu'mbpr your ago vvw
pvpry sin bonnl had n nrwirx tnckfMl
on it, "Wntch Pasco"? Well, people
watched for a whil nnd then jrrew
tired. Ptisro develops into a irol
little lwn and MayeH a litUe town.
You hardly ever hear of Pasco now.
Rut she has boen heard from recently.
And here i the way Pasro aain trets
into the limelight: When the O.-W.
railroad decided to fjravel the road bed
hetwen Ia (irande and Maker, every
layman thought that would be eavy
terau.e we have o much rck anl
gravel in Eattern On'iron, all of
whieh room to show that the layman
in any line of lnninew knowt very
little about what he is anying. Whi
KAMKI.A, Ore., July 2:t.-To the
I'voninir Observer: In reariUto the
protection of the traveling public be
t ween Pendleton and I .n ( I ramie, 1
want to say :hat the people on both
sntes of the mountain are not tnkmfr
the interest that they should. In this
mstniue, Ttuti'y I say that parage men
in particular should be more- interested.
A; the present time, the stjfn bonnl
seivice inadenuate, nnd many tour-
- eai h day travel over the rouh
ro.wls, only to tnd up at Casey Hiding,
and then have to return over the same
oad road. 1 here should lie sicn
bnanU at alt of these places, directing
the touri-t t the rijrht road.
This lack of sins is causing strang
ers lots of prief, as it is a waste of
tim, und money n them.
The people in I,a tirandh and Pen
db ton must remember that ti2T Is
coniMitf and that many of the same
people or their friends will want to
come to the World's Fair. Hut they
will hok f(r some other lund way.
A on,, would naturally say, That
iiunch around 1a (irande and Pendle
ton are a dull old timers Inyoul.
Thert must he roads and as we are
now spending the money on mads
why not label them .o travelers know
whereof they lead.''
A Kamela ood Ibmds )ofe.
Mr. Pepper: "li was ' really a
lnr ovoaln: Ihe trentro n,n pond,
tho lunch waa hotter, our walk h uno
wan delightful hi faci every min
ute, was thilllliiK, Howi'vor. wo are
now to the Jumplnu olf plate a:nl I
must say pood nlKht. dear."
Mis Kewpio: "Oh. please don't
an, IVppcr, I am Just heiuuiim to
tlko you."
( an't lie Done
' A may bet rays hls's by brarr
trln." says A. J. Martin. "When l
hear a man tellln' 'h.iut how as he
The pn"puliirity of hurKlarlzinK l.a
firitntle homes is- in Its height nnd
no on js ;;hi pi ised iow to po home
and find the limine turned Inside out
from a --e:trch by stranfiera for val
uables. li v.vv become so pi'erolent that
Htranjio noises al nlKht cause tho
ni.iu of the hmiso i.i immeiliutely
. nrke nnd eart h t ho promises for
iiiti uritM.xt
f A few nihls npo II. K. CoolblKe
t was aruUicil f i oin slumber by the
souml of rl...st. ps on his back stair
way. Has! ily In' jumped f rom his
downy cotu'h, yrabhed his automatic
and si, attiily crept down the front
stalrwav epe(:in); to encounter the
bij: htivly to:if.'h face to face. lie
reached 1 he purler mul pressed on
Rider Coker has remodeled him
self Into a general utility mail and
these pleasant days find htm engag
ed tn doing a littlo painting, or
plumbing or eai.ppnlei' work on his
Jefferson street property. Tho par
son says he long ago learned to turn
hfs hand to what was before hi in.
THE REASON FOR OUR SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH
IS OUR , SUBSTANTIAL SERVICE
j the Uuht.
ah. he i-.,
1 Sui!"1 etui
, illi,. Sv in
No one was in aight. bin
i a und in tbo kitchen
ii was sonio on mov
i.'l't to the ball and made
When Mr. Silverthorne was a
younger mail down In 'San Antone,"
a lot oT things wore different. It ace
horses, wild eowboys nnd Mexican
honae in font ed that quaint obi city
of Texas. He ran a drug store there
for many years and he admits now
that be, like every other Texan, be
lievnd that was the only country on
tho fa'o of the earth. 'I often
think of those people down in the
rodhot country during the summer,"
said Mr. Sllvflrlhorn, "nnd really
wonder If they attll think they have
a lino place to live. One trip to
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The Sunny Side
of The Street
A Kiivirjgs nccount nts i.fs owner on
the sillinv siilc of litV. Ditspitc re
verses, l;y-olls anil iijin nntl downs o
various kinds, tlie man who saves can
still alTortl to .inile.
His a't'conint is tlie liilirie.-urt lli.-i'i. mak
es life run more smoothly, and speeds'
his upward lrot;i-ess.
We partii-iilarly invite the v;ii'
er Itn open an aei-otint with ns.
aeeonnts arc eordi.iillv weleomei
earn-Small
United States
National Bank
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Try Oiir Vtn.
A riihI. niu-k lunih nil rcflily for
ynu nt ll:.lo t 1 : Mu, h K'tter
-linn nnwt liini In- Snlil nt Al Cain'i
I'AI.ACK CONFI-KTIONKHY
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INTER-STATE BASE BALL
CHAMPIONSHIP
Cove vs. Weiser
LA GRANDE BASE BALL PARK
Sunday, July 3 1
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Admission 50c, Grand Stand Free
"HELP C3VE" is the Slogan.
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