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AN imm;i'i ;mii;n r m: iai'i:iu
rubllnhtiU dully und wvekly at Lm
Urantlti, OrtKJii, liy ,a Grande Kvn-
ntf upiorvrr nnHiKhihg coinpaar,
liilUC'li DUNN 18, Kdltnr.
Kntered at tho i'lMtofitce nl J. a Grande,
4rtKun. an HTnd Vlutta Mall Mattur.
Adlre all ctmiinunicatloiii to THIS
Grande, On-ifon.
CU V A Mi DUMA OKriCIAb
1'AI'I It.
On aile In oihir cities Or?Kn Hotel
Kewa Stand, rrUand: I mid trial Nwa
Btand. I 'or tin rid; Multiioinab Neva
eiana, iuruani.
0IJ11M HII'TIOV ItATJCa,
II y Carrier.
Pally, per month r ,
iMlly, pur thrue months
Pally, per tlx inn., in advauc
uany, ainK'H copy
II y ill nil.
Pally. ifr yonr. in ndvnnoa
Pallv. alx month. In fidvrinca
Pally, three nionih, in advance
Pallv. dit iiinnth .
Weekly Obai-rviT-Ktnr, by anal),
per year, In advance $1.00
ce fl
MKMIIKH OK ANS(M lATIil) I'HKfl.
The Asaorlued I'im-ks ti exclusively
entitled to iiku fur publication of all
nwi iitHpatciH-a rrcdutd to It or not
otherwise cradllcd In thin papor, and
Jao the local newa published therein.
All riKhta of ru-piihllrallon of apoolal
dispatch en hero alxo are rcanrvt-d.
Bible Thought. For Todaj
GREAT POWER FROM COD:
Heboid, I give uuLo you power to
trend on serpents and scorpions, and
over all the power of the enemy; and
nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Luke 10:1!.
In the Distant Future.
Irrigation enthusiasts worked on
the Columbia river project whieh
means watering tjie lands in the Co
lumbia basin until they succeeded in
getting General Ciocthnls, builder of
the Panama canal, to give it the once-
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'jASPCR JOHNSON,
HtNCOOP WHITE WA:
frf1 H0OT5 TOWN.
BREAKDOWN JU:
OWN. HAD A '"V3 - , . Il, '."ijVAy
w just as Mir ' dr Yt!l
iro MAIN5TKEET TODAV. ig?1 e)tv.&-
show is reflected also in the cast and
the south, A Philadelphian says more
horses sold in that city in the last
three months than In any correspond
ing three months in the last 10 years.
Does this mean that people are tir
ing of automobiles and returning to
horses? Apparently not, for automo
biles are increasing in number every
venr and no one thinks -of-the horse.?
now as a means of conveying pas,
sengers. The wagon horse, the draft
horse in short, the work horse is i
tho horse in demand these Uu'. . i
"It was true enough the the1 auto
mobile dislodged the horse from his
supremacy. But' 'now "the world' is
discovering that there is still a place
over from an engineering point of , ' . .1...'
view, lhe General reported it would !(Jrnwin(1, tnc wn(fon f the small busi
cost 1S0 an acre to put water on I m.ln am, workin, ul bui(iing,
janu, or a lotai expense or jf.iiou.uuu,.
000.
Work will not be begun on the pro
ject but it will be built in years to
come. The reason it will lie built is
because it is worth building. Until
the present irrigation projects of tho
United States are settled and until j
ipeople Bhow o stronger desire for
farming and doing it in a scientific
way there is no need for the Columbia
river project. However, there will lie j .
excavating and road construction.
"Koine people who gave up their
horses when they bought Gieir cars
are keeping the enrs and bringing
back the horses. We imagine the
number of those who have given up
the cars entirely anil takon back the
horses is rather small. They aie
more numerous in the regions where
ffasoline is high. Hut the number of
those who have cars and noises both
is large.
"There is another element to be con
jsidered in connection witli the "come
iback" of the horse j it is his growing
i popularity as n plensmv animal. The
demand for saddle horses: 'Is' said to
be greater this year than it has ever
ibcen. Riding is becoming the fash
!i..n nmu iliul nlimtifttl i'iii-t have
The Portland Telegram, in diseurs-mIl(c moll)1.in, too common to please
ing the G'oelhnls report, sai's: , . , lmIst h(, ...ufrcrVat." . Last
"Any ivngalion project that 'Jn-month lhc H,M r BIU,C lolses
a t-hnno to lliu hind und thi'ic wilt
bo a thick population on ull irrigation
pnijects. It in hound to come.
- The Columbia river prnjuct- is of
yri?at importance when it i built be
cause the land developers will have
water transportation which by that
time will mean profitable fnrminfr.
volves an initial expenditure of a um
hs large at 0.000,000 seems tu the
laymen t be an air castle. Itcfnre
lhc Panama canal was com pit ted such
a project as the proponed reclamation
of two million acres of eastern Wash
ington arid land would have been
passed by as wholly visionary. Kven
in this day of billion-dollar enteipris
Lexington, Ky., set new records
is 8omethin: to think-about."
That
Bad Decision.
Arbuckle's third jmy acquitted him
, in mx minutes on the charge of kill
ing iss Kappe, Had busi.iess. The
irreat American public, which is quite
es, this project has been viewed as an a jury within itself, found Arbuckle
extremely doubtful venture. (guilty some time ago and the action
"Hut Ccneral (lodlmls has m.'ule an 'of the San l-'raucisco jury will not
investigation of the project and has! wipe out the decision in the publi'.'
made an otfieial report. Cocthuls, tnind.
-who made a going concern out of the !
l'auama canal, says tluit this project .
is feasible and will cost but ahout,
,000,000, or not far from $1.".0 an;
acre for the land brought into bear- j
ing. The original project contuuplut- j
ed both a gravity watering from the i
Tend d'Orielle and pumping from the
Columbia, (ioelhais recommends the'
gravity watering as cheaper to install CHAM''. Ore., Apr. ' I
THE OFFICE CAT
given ajid only Voo 'faithfully kay,
for after the lasi' silting ,thu novel
ist put oil Ills, bajj and walked
straight out lit 1,11,0 studio, never
men looking ai tha Vmiiletod nias
terplco, much lnssiiKt-ViiiK tho firitit
the compliment; lie deserved, l.jter
on, the portrait was bi'in exhibited,!
til two mot 114,'aln, and tho painter
smilingly expounding his griuvance.
WhereujKdV tho novelist rer i him
the following letter addressiifl to
himself: "Sir, I always loathed yoiirj
books. Now i 'have seen your por
trait I know why. Yours truly,!
Net an Admirer." !
111 ' rqwnifeil&Gr,
J jjl (Imoi.mated)
If that kind of pivile hail noser,
like the elephant, what a Jolly time
they would have slicking 'em Into
other people's business.
You'll fry, Too
Johnny M'hut makes the no
baby at yourhouse cry jo mucli,
To in my? .
Toiiimy It don't cry so veiy
much and anyway, If all your
teith w-re out, an.l your hair ofr.
and your legs so woik you couKlr.'t
(stand on them, I guess you'd feel
like crying yourself. l.onduu Tit
lilts. , '
Why Hain't lie?
Hero Is a. story with a moral for
telephone users, lion Jsmea UiilT ur
Canada was In tine habit of shouting
Into the receiver, and ouo day Sir
James Whitney, who was in Ins
ofrico nearby, askod what fill the
racket was about.
"It Is Mr. Duff, sir," replied the
clerk. ' He Is talking with his wife
up in Slmroe county."
"Ho is, eh?" said Sir J'.imcs. "Well
why on thrth doetyi't ho telephone
her, Instead of yelling across the
Province like that?" JJoston Trans-script.
The Easter Fashions Have Clearly
Demonstrated The Value Giv
ing Power of This Store
IIIkIi duality and authoritative style at nioderalo prices
lias marked our entire Kaster solllagi and we infiy say too,
that it has boc'n ouo of tho largest this store has ever
ItllOWIl.
With bu two days lert tu shop before Kaster, our slocks
of realy-to-wear are still gleantii with iwwucss. Dally ar
rivals have kept us constantly supplied with every, new crea
tion. If tomorrow Is the day for your shunning,' don't fail
to stop here and look over tlio wondrous array of coals,
suits und dresses.
Tliu Sports At (ire
' TWEED KXICKISU SUITS
?i(j.ro u
Wc know that cveryi woman who is planning on spend
ing some of her time on the golf links this summer, must
have suitable attire and with the great race for tweeds,
these, knleker suits are goljig to easily Unit their owners be
fore many bright days' i-kipse.
There are dark and light shades of Scotch tweeds two
Piece suits, knickers and coat. They ape priced from I1G.50
to $28.50.
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We said once upon a tlmo "Every
man has his price." We were con
demned for the statement. Still new
alltos and bllllKalows liKiketl darned
Hood to Kilt's Jury und Higher Au
thorities and 11 was so easy to shut
one ear eid hope that the Lord was
so busy with other folks that he
wouldn't notice the slip up.
Junius, Observer.
Xever mind. Fat, old dear, if you
do nut K't back In the goivt graces
of the public, you can still be a trav
eling evangelist. '
Junius, obesrver.
Piece Work
Nashville Tennesean: Culliul Pa
tient (extremely fat) Doctih, does
yuh cure yon ipaHtnts for so much
a day, or so much a trip or how
does yuh cure 'em?
Cullud Doctor (looking liini over)
I cures 'em ah I cures 'em by
weight for so much so much a
pound.
lie nice, but at tine same time it
doesn't pay to be" too polltu to get
all that is coining to you.
An explorer reports tha( he found
a two-faced girl In Africa. We
haven't seen her for several d lys,
but don't believe she has had time
to' rcaci :Afiica. ' ' ' '' '
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
The pee wee squads of Co. A and
Co. it will meet in competitive drill
tonignt immediately after school, the
winner to receive 25 points to count
on the total number for each com
pany, 'ine squads arc composed of
the eight smallest boys in eacn com
pany, regardless of age, weight or
complexion. The squads now stand,
Co. A has 4j points and Co. U only 5.
BOY PERISHES
If HIS 11001
. IIIIToront Tarlrr.
Harper's .Magazine: A incniliiT of
citni'.ress took a taxi one Tainy day
at the- capitol to proceed to his
home in lhe suburbs.
Wilt n ho arrived aud'aske l the
ch uufleiir (lie charges tho latter re
plied it w.i- Jt.
"Hut," protested the congress
man, "you are charging mo for four
nilli-s."
"Yes, sir." '
'Well, 1 undeniland t(ial the dis
tance Is only two miles and a
half."
"It Is as a general tiling, sir,"
assented (he driver, "but you seu we
sklddn.l a lot."
II. 10. Coolidge, assistant cashier of
the I,a Grande National Hank, spoke
on the business or banking before
the assembled student body Wednes
day morning. His talk was very in
teresting and instructive.
Hi,
l.eland
perlsluil In a
and cheaner to onerate unci maintain. Weltienblllei', aged
The work ho thinks can lie done In six l"''''" 1,1 "Hdnigbf Tuesday, which,
years. Six years sounds encouragin-,'. ' ''""'"'"'l " dormlntory
,.,.. . ... ,. ,, hJ' 'ilgh school studchts. The fire
. . ; ' ,' , , 1 suppose.! to lime stalled
jec out i, Jlie realm uucs's work jn w,v ,
am, n. in.iK,- ii a laui.Me euicri-rise. ,vaH f,,,,,,, ,mi ,,s, bo(1
Land under such an irrigation system burui, , (h(l ,,,,,,
miirht llxi u, lll.r 'IH1 ,, '
" " v- ine less is pucoii at j.iiitil', par
nuv who an amin.isnce oi wai.-r e:is- Ua y covere.l bv iasiirano
I'ale of An tllil I'ngy
lUiliilnghain Age Heiabl: "Whals'
heeomn of old ni-in Soggsby, who
used to be In the drug business?"
"lie couldn't keep up with the
times and was forced to the wall." I
"i:ii?' . .. . !
'lie nialnlaimil to lhe last (hat i
it iis the business of a driiugljt to
sell ilruj-'s.
Track is now coming into its own
in the high school. Willi the inter
class fray scheduled for Saturday af
ternoon, bailing an earthquake, fire
or flood, a vast amount ef interest
is being exhibited by the female us
well as the more masculine members
of the I,, II. S. Aspirants to cinder
path honors may be seen every after
noon at the fair grounds now per
foi tiling phenomenal bursts of sliced
or else throwing th shot away or
something equally tnrtiling.
One point will be awarded the win
ning class in the interclass track meet
to count on lhe year's contest. The
dope points to about an even matched
contest but .tho Specials threw quite
a scare into the others when they
Paislcr
".MKiXOXKTTK"'
' Not a now matoriiil, but
very new patterns and
colorings. Tho Paisley designs
knitted into this beautiful silk
fabric lend n rich contrast to
nil oilier silks for spring. Kor
blouses, idresses or trimming
purposes, It Is very new. Pric
ed ut a.5U yard.
ILaulios;' Black and
OXFOUDS, .t (.?).-)
These are' odd sizes In a
special sale every (pair is an
exceptional value for all sold
for twice this figure. There
aro ARMSTRONGS among
them end large sizes as well
as the sin.ill. Ju our ladies'
shoo department tomorrow at
54.95. . .
JJdiutii'ul New
I.MFOIiTEI) SWISS
ORtiAXDIES
In all tlii! new colors
These beautiful Organdies
are so find and sheer that you
will wonder how such delicate
threads could be woven Into
materials so M-actiCal and ser
viceable. .They are 4 5 inches
wide mid made with a, perma
nent finish that will not dis
appear in lutiiiidering. And the
colors! Kvery new shade Is
represented; oeautiful, bright
colorings that rival even the
sjlks tor spring. Ask to see
them tomorrow they're very
new. Priced 85c yard.
cj: I
Indian Head
Just iii! -
This new' width in Indian
head is getting a demand be
yond our expectations and wu
have temporarily foecnr out, but
thts morning's express brought
us more and it is now ready
at C5c yard.
A New
TISSUE (HXCJIAM
Glenbiirn tlsstid'is the namo
of a very new tissue gingham
here. 11 is an exceptional
quality tissue gingham ill a
black and white check. It is
(t:i inches wide and priced at
Sac yard.
threatened to take a couple of fel
lows and win the whole meet. But
they decided that that would be too
much exertion so the other four class
es liuve come down to earth again and
are plottiug against each other.
Perhaps tnahy l.a Granders noticed,
the night of the presentation of "Clar
ence" by the Senior class, the banner
upon the top -of the curtain on which
"L'2" was inscribed in the class col
ors. Well, the next day no one noticed
said .banner, much to the gratification
of the Juniors and the slightly other
wise attitude of the nolile Seniors.
Hut the haughty upper classmen de
cided that their younger und less wise
brethren should not keep their cher
ished banner and set about 'o return
it to its rightful sunctum. And yes
terday, at the close of a very r.edk
rilive session, said banner was cr?i-br:l
to the Seniors breast. "He laughs
best who laughs last," says the class
of l!ii!2.
iors and Seniors is looming ii
near future. It promises to
real
later.
attraction mare will be said
POP-BOTTLE KAN'S, LOOK!
ROUEN. American baseball fans
who wield pop bottles should profit
from the case of M. Langenoce, spec
tator at a Rouen-Paris football game.
Langenove threw a missile wnic".
blackened the eye of a kou.i ydayer.
and was fined $1000.
High School Students, Attention!
Dr. iMelclrum's lecture Tuesday ev
ening in the Christian church is ol
special interest to you.
MU-u-t
The mascot battle between the .lur.-
The Kaler Nursery Tor Shrubbery.
Iirid.il Wreath, Spireus, pink iina
white; Lilac, purple and white; Per
sian, Barberry, Hydrangeas, Syrvnga,
Itranbtiry and Butterfly Hush, from
15c to 1.0ft. iledgine and nhnrii.
trees going cheap. 4-1:1-21
WHAT IS A BISCUIT?
STRATKORD, Eng. Mrs. Mar'
Stone was fined for selling biscuit'!
after 8 p. m. Her lawyer pleaded that
biscuits were confectionery and she
was released.
SPECIAL.
Kor one week wc will offer what the
public has been looking forward to.
Sec our window.
THE TOGGERY.
1-12-in
The Road to Happiness. .
You must keep well if you wish to
be happy. When constipated take on?
or two of Chamberlain's Tablets im-
meiately alter supper. They cause a
gentle movement of the bowels.
Adv.
CARNEY'S SACHET BAG. .
The Wonderful Rose odor that lasts.
It makes a lovely remembrance' and
Easter Greeting for your friend. At
the Art & Gift Shop. Richardson
"The Art Man." ' ' ;':4-M-2t
from a
i renin.
ily applied such soil and climate as
may be found in ea lein Washington : Hiirhest price paid for clean, largo
should make the tract watered one ol o'.ed cotton rags
the best producing regions on earth i
Whatever value there would bo in (hi i
two million acres under consideration i
would be nlnioM pure gain, for as it
now lies it is worth not much more '
than blue sky." j
l-'rauh(y Personal.
London Morning Post: A famou
novelist, who specializes in medlaev
al romance, was having his portrait
panned by an equally famous u
list. Said Hie iialnler: "Would you
mind not looking at lhe picture till
It's finlshi , ? It seems a silly th'ii.
ui nsi,. imii - I lie promise was
Back Comes the Faithful
Horse.
The Claude Komlc al!cy was for
years producer uf the bet hoises the
country has ever k:u wn. IIuci
lame fiom far and wide to this val- '
ley because the quality of iu h,,,-,,.
was the best. Then came the at:(o-
' mobile anil the horse b 'M favor. lYo
pie ceased ruism.r them aiul the mui
"sot w-as wiped out.
But the tiite has turned and the :
Inuse'is back, or coming hack very i
inpidiy. and according to the !!e;
Statesman wo may look for tile future
to reintati' the faithful animal pci
mauently annai men. That newspa
per has the following to say regarding
the matter:
"The 14 principal horse markets of '
(he middle west show a total of 5:1,
L'll (iniln.'tls received dutilig ,laiiuat
and 1'ebiiiar.v. 1:121, and (be Horse
Association of America says this
means a gain of 2102 head, or 4.(i per
cent over lll'-'l ligurcs. The hoise i-
t-oniiiy,- b"'k
"Whul the middle wcoteiil m-iikcU
n
When You Have Money
in our bank, it is your bank as "well
as ours. It belongs to its depositors
and is a public institution for their
accommodation. ..
You can satisfy yourself at any
time regarding our STABILITY and
general BUSINESS METHODS.
Dcpositcrs will always receive
courteous answers to questions
pertaining to theso matters.
PAY
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LA GKANDE
NATIONAL. BANK
LA GRANDE? OR,E.'
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reserve!!
Full Measure Value at La Grande's
eat Cash Grocery
Where The Thrifty Throng
FLOUR
Picker,-the ureatest Hour value in town
-I9 .W). sack
BEANS
('alil'iii-niii- hand picked red Mexican, KMhs.
Fauev-'ijink beans. It l'is
.Fancy White Xavy beans; 11 lbs
Fancv f.iuia beans, 11 lbs
RICE
Fancy bhn- roes rice, 12 lbs
.Faun,- ditiian rice, U lbs
TEA
Hill's Red Package Tea, lull lb
Shillinus' Tea. lull lb
l.iptonV Tea. full U .
LARD aud SHORTENING
Ariiinwr's t'ive-iouii(l. full weight
(iramle Ifonde five " und tin nire laid
Ci'isco, I! llrs
("risen, U Jbs
Cl isco, !) -Jbs
iklO'l
.$1.1)0
fl.OO
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
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.. !0e
: one
$l.:;s
$2.07
PRODUCE
Spuds, the best (irande Konde or Vakini
100-lb. sack
Onions, tine, lare ones, 2 lbs
Sweet Potatoes, I! lbs ZZZZ'.Z
lJananas, fine ones, dozen
Fresh Creiiniery Putter, 2 lbs. ;
If "Hit lieauty A(ples, bn.
Full ('ream Cheese, lb.
.Fresh Eiii's, dozen
SOAPS ,
lVarl Wliite Lauudrv, 21 bars
Crystal White, 20 liars ZZZZZ
I'.icctric Ua.slmio; Machine Son) Cliij
b'ose Path Toilet Soap, (i bars
LUNCH GOODS ,
Van Camp's Pork & Means
Deviled Meat, tin
Sardines, in nil, tin
Peanut Putter, 2 lbs
Libby's 1-1 b. Salmon
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2oc.
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