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17R ORANDE EVENINg OBSERVE R
La Grande Evening Observer
Alt IMIKI'KMUCN T NKWKI'AHKIl,
l'ubluiird dully nd w,.kly at Urn
tlranclc, Oregon, by la CirunuA E-en-Ing
Obi'TvtT t'uhllichiiiic Compan.
UHUCI) DliNNIH. Htlllor.
Entered at t tie I'oHtorrtee at La Grande.
GrK"n, as Hucond Claaa Mail Matter.
AdclrercB alt communlcattona to TH
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Irande, Ortyron.
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Dally, alnKle cupy
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117 atnil. -Dally,
per year, In advance
Dally, alx monthn, In advance
Dally, threo muntha. In advance
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p.,r yeccr. In advmire .., Il.flU
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CITV AND CIII'NTY ornuiAii
On aale In other clta-Ore.on Hotel
Sew Blond, l'urtlalid: Imperial Nawa
Siand. 1'nrtland; Multnoma- Newa
tnd. Portland.
The A-noclaed 1'reaa la eiolualvaiy
, led to use for pu b Icatlo- of all
new. dlanatcliea credited to It or not
!fhrwla oredlteil In llila paper, and
Jlw the lural newa publlahed there n.
Ill r Khl- re-publlcallon of apeolal
fl.patchea her, alao are r.aerved.
Sible Thought For Toda
LOVK liKFKAL'US Mlii v"
no man anythluK, but to lovo; one
anollx-r. Thou -hull not tl. Thou
Hhnlt not covet. '1 "on "
thy iiBliihbor - Uiynulf. Kontuit
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BAKER AND HER WHISKERS.
' linker is did enough to grow a Imard-and, to use the
' expression of Uncle Dave Littlcl'icld wlio lived at the lie d
of Washington fulfil and wre a flowing beard, "J5y heclc,
lw,'- ,r,iili,r i, ,1,1 it "
It is not because JVte Howard and the rest of the bar
bel's oMJaker are on a strike, neither is it because 1 ne la.i
ladies .( )' the sister city simplv adore beards and believe
that knights of old had'tlie right hunch when they tabooed
the stud blade; nor is it because .Dan French and Louie
Levcnger have run out of safety razors and blades to
makh ah, no, there is a deeper reason for Hie I'.aker
whisker habit. .
.Men have refused to cut their hair and shave their
fae'es until Urvan is elected president, and this happened
in linker, and'thev grew i v shaggy than a Collie tjbg,
j holding onto thcir-pledf?:" lint il some' kind llYietid took them
into tlie California carrol and cither convinced tlient' of
:. their JVillyOr loivibly clipped the snj'plus haiTi from' face
and 'head. Hut even this is not a parallel case with what
is'transiiiriiui' in liaker now "in the whisker line.
'Klmm-ii ;i. Hbieii sealed ulof in Hint eitv--i libit that
is men! ionyd iiji wiiispur only, i Ihv it Old 'tfzra Meek
er and hisv(M rns 'of attendants are to visit Haker on the
Vointh nl'.Jiilv to rededicate and do a lot more things to
the Oregon Trail, and through some respect for old K.ra
mid bis liimieer band, the business men of liaker have de
rided to let their whiskers gmw until the day following the
Fourth of .July.
A great thing to do, il'or the local mattress factory
there will profit hugeky by the effort and L'ncle Kzra will
feel honored -.vhen he' sees thle Chamber of Commerce
members marching down Front street to the strains of
music from Louis 'Frei tag's band, all wearing flowing
beards and a smile..
PAVING DAYS AGAIN.
THE OFFICf CAT
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Minn MurKuerlle K. O'Uary, of
Heading, I'a., who n;iyn he has
Kiinrd eight pound und can hard
ly find words to ixpress her praine
for Taniac for the good the mcdi
cine did her.
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DON'T KNOCK.
lit New York robbers cTynumittil n
safe next door to a police station. The
police tacnnou uninjured.
WHY HUB IT IN?
In Chicago, they found a still un
dcr a barber shop. It ecnjs that a
policeman was "vxt.
It is rumored that when Doyle
asked a spirit how it e;ot to the next
world" the spirit answered ' l'lu-
Many a politician's platform isn't
strong enough to run on.
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;lf rW The
"EDWIN CLAPP""
OXFORDS:
N Just In -$13.75 ; .
"Stctaons' of courne, uro feat it red, In the
newest shaikn for sprinn, but there are Bev-t-ral
other niaites tlmt make up a very good
uHHortmeut here 1u all the new alludes und
Hliapes. i
See oup window today you'll get some idea
or the variety.
l'rlced from 5 up.
The famous imported "Duralino" ia priced
here at $10.00.
SHIRT With The
Soft Attached COLLAR!
"It Has Come To Stay"
To bo properly dressed tills sprinK. man should wear tho soft col
lared shirt of poiiBCe, solsette, aeroplane cloth or similar shlrtliiBS for
siiinmer. They're made with a very low collar and have the two button
I'rench cuff. '.
Our recent shipments from the various fartoiles Include quite an
assortineiil of these for the youni; man who would be properly shiited.
Prices range from f 2.50 iHi to 15.00.
HE NEW HATS
$5, $6, ?7, $8 .
Men who 'Jtnnw the "Edwin iClnpp" shoo
will also know that this Is an exception. illy
low piico for them.
This oxford is una of tho most pupular
"tiiipp'' lasts and Is of lil-iit brown willow
calfskin. It Is in all sizes und AA to D widths
lriced at J13.75 pair.
"I am soili.dipy over what Taniac
lias donej Jiji Jiie I can hardly find
wods to cfcprcjK my praise," said Miw:
Marguerite K. O'Leary, who lives with!
her parents nt !:! Chestnut. 'St.,!
Reading, Pa. "I wasn't exactly -wh-.it I
would bo called sick, but 'for a vear I
had been ulfl run down ani sometimes
felt so weal; and miserable I could,
.Jii(ly;iuS from the decision !' tlie citj,- rnnnnssion La
(Irande is t,o enter -(lie iavin; period oiiee'iuore. It will
not be on siieli a hroad scale iis wp had in 1911 but there
' are a iiuinberVit'-ci nnectinjr stiteets'aud extensions which
should and likely will h graveled or paved during the
: euaijii sunnjier. .N . , . .
Ln (Irande in rowiny; steadily and the; paving of n
few yoal's aunfalls a trifle short tf meeting tlie'tleniauds
of the people. Alcn build homes and they find' that they
have a block of nmd to tra'v't I with their cars before they
can reach' thcir-own ffariifre. As' a resiilt tlie desire to
liave nfore pavini; shapes itself. On the north side there
is a district asking for stiii( kiild of a hard roadway,'
' Avhetliei' it will be 'gravel or pavement remains to be seen.
When it conies to paving further in the residence
Feet ion Ihe Kveninjr; Observer would like to surest that
the narrow two-way pavement with parking in the cen
ter be considered. Nothing adds more to the attract ive
jiess of a city than to have thie residence streets paved
with a park in the center and l,a (Irande is becoiniii;.;
iiite well known for her In-mt if nl residence sections
anyway..; Let .us add ty that beaut v. by establishing the
!l.wo-wa,V Ui hrent,' for it ci sts even less thaii the wide
siimle-wa v st reet.
As a girl looks so does a man lok-
A CONSIDKHATE IIUSI1AND.
I.e Petit Parisian: She If I'm not
irrcatly. mistaken, I beard tho clock
strike two when you came in last
niyht. Am I wrong?
He No, my dear, you are ipiite
nnt. lou nearu it strme t.vice. as hardly hold up my head. 1 whs soj
mutter of. fact, it was (r')Mig to n0rVous the telcnhone bell -or r
sinuc eleven times out, teannir mm doa nir would aitartle mi I w,,i,i
tho noise would disturb you, I stopped' tremble like u, leaf. , '
the clock. "I needed .Homolhimr tn lmil.t m
" ! up and pive me strsnRth und enerjry,
Boston Transcript: "My poems arc;ami that is exactly what T'-iUic did.
the childien of my brain.1
I hey should he sent to a rtl.um
school.".
THE DIFFERENCE.
St. Louis Star: "I spc.iK foni
laniruaees boasted the doorman of an
hoti in Rome to an American em-st.
"Yes, four Italian, French, Er.ijti3h
and American.''
"But English ani Anierijn arc
the same," protested the guest.
"Not at ail," replied the man- "If
an Englishman should come up now
I should talk like this: 'Oh, I say,
what extraordinary shocking h .':.ther
we're having! I dare sav there'll be
a hit of it ahead.' Hut when yo I
came up I was just getting ready to
say: i'or the love of Mik,?! Some
day, ain't it? Guess this is tile sec
ond flood, all right-' "
THE MfSIC I.OVFUS.
Kliegende Blatter, Munich; --''Whv
do you go to the concerts if y-.m don't
know tinything about music?"
"I like to watch the faces of the
people wno don t Know i.nv.'C'ip
either."
It gave me a fine appetjt" an
piovcd my digestion. I Rained eight
pounds, the color came back to my
face, my ncryes became normal and
I soon felt as well as I ever did in my
life. It is simply wonderful that medi
cine could make such a big change in
any one. My friends and neighbor?
are surprised when they see nie row.
and no wonder, for I look like a dif
ferent person, Taniac is grand and I
never intend (o miss a chance to say a
good word ahout it." '
Taniac is sold by all good druggists.
Believes Record is
One to Be, Proud of
(Special to The Observer)
COVE, May . l)uv;i I.orce,. vale
dictorian of the Cove high school,
out of a dass of nine, prpved to bo
the high man in the county in the
athletic contest held in 'Union. This,
is a remarkable record considering
the fact that he is carrying a heavy
course ami participating in cl-iss
(Incorporated)
"The Home of Hart Scliaffner & Marx. Clothes"'
plays and community work in general.
Xo school hour.shave been used in
preparing for the field meet and no
activity nor duty has been neglected,
lie is tho recipient of three beautiful
trophies as a result of his efforts ii
athletics. He will enter Linfield Col
lege this fall as a result of winning
the Conference Scholarship.
He will represent Cove at the East
ern Oregon track meet, to be held at
Pendleton.
Good Art
Good art always consists of two
things: First, the observation of fact;
secondly, the manifesting of human
design and authority In the way that
fuel Is told. Great and good nit must
unlle the two; It canuot eilst for a
-lenient but In their unity. Huskln.
DIME
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Kosebui'K Council Takes Ac
firm Against XJlosiii-v of
Theaters and Other Places
On Sundays.
ROSEBURG, May 8 The Sun
day "blue 'laws" recently .proposed
for lioseburg will not be enacted,
tho city council decided and In
structed the elly attorney that it
would not be necessary for him to
prepare the ordinance ordered at
tho former meeting. Two weoks ligo
a committee tipiieare.l beforo tho
council asking that the motion pic
turo houses be closed on Sunduy.
In placing the motion tho council
ordered tho ;clty attorney to pre
pare an ordinance closing all places
of public amusement. This actlun
Immediately (brought about a storm
of protest and tho issue has been
agitating the entire community for
the past two weeks.
Supporters and opponents of tho
measure have been spreading their
propaganda on every hand and the
whole community has been arousoit
over the issue.
Nth Degree in Something. :
If some men were as fussy about
choosing a wife as they are In se
curing a manicurist the divorce court!
cnulil knock off a few weeks.
nwnH
If ever we learn to umbi'strnd the
language of monkeys, we'll uroliably
hscover that they object to the Dar
winian theory, also.
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Sl'.HI.M) llMi WKKK
Political
Rally
There is no antiseptic know.t that
powerful enough to purify th'.1
minds of pome people-
May loth last day- to pay 'water
rent without a penalty. 0-(i-:)t
KyIIs of 1 'onsilpntion.
The Crawf isii at Home
the good teachers in the pay of
school : hoard. Moreover, said five-vear-old
Uavid, to his six-vear-old sister:
"Say, .lane, we got to be careful
river.
mid is a paia.lise to small boys alol; . . . . ' , ' . """" "
' , There is a river hailing into one nt
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i. i,1. i '. i,..l. . ii i i 1 ;bout throwing stones in this
lisheinieu of all sorts- Among t)e
l.ittor are always a good many other j
wise unoccupied gentlemen, the ua-1 The inventor of that new engim
rmploymcnt of sonic- of whom is ol , which will drive n car :MK miles on n
the chronic variety. .jnlloic of ;, ,,,1 f 0il, animal.
Mother picked up the thu'c childi-riii vegetable, or mineral, has us sitlin;-
nller humlny school, ami took then, up keening our eves onen. We dn't
Perhaps the most serious of tlci
diseases ciuisod by constipation Is
appcndlritts. It you would avoid
I his dangerous disease, keep your
bowels regular. For this purpose
Chamberlain's Tablets arc excellnnt.
easy to take and mild and gentle
in effect. -Adv.
Highest price paid for clean, large
sized cotton rags
1 it- a walk in the pleasant spring sun
idiinc, over the tlowcied glass an
along the hanks. They stopped throw
jng stoi-.cs to see them spla.-h when a
fisheinian came along, hunting craw
iish for bait- llj showed them to
the -children, who had never before
xoen any of ' the little creatures.
Muirmiug and naked in the.r sot
care so much about the mineral oil
supply, but there are two of the oth-
.'i- kinds we recommend. We hope his
engine will use up all there is f
them every year. Their names arc
castor and cod liver.
The Colorado state legislature hi
nhclls. Only the oldest had ever seenl l''' aulhorumg the construe
-my crawfish at all. j1""1 "' Moffat tunnel. Woik i
'1'he fishermaa addressed Mother rX",l',,Ml ,H't-r"1 Allf- "'"I t"
on the subject of chihh en's ignornncc-l 4,00 mvn "u"'' tl""1 lw"
"They don't knew nothin' nowada,V..! l;'f"11' " is complete !. It will cut off
Jus' live in the citv an-: .lon't f,-.-.i-n' '"""' m,l('s between llenver and
nothin'." lie ptovod a willing nn-.ii Junction, and much of the alti
empeti-nt teacher, and soon the chil-i tu"1 nnrt " or lhl' snowsheds. Fin
cMen knew much aiiout hlai-k ba--i bl"'""'',! i'e'-ter pUta to go through
it in i:' ,
The stiry of (he Old Oregon Trail
issued by the Oregon Tourist bureau
is written by V. K. Meachnni ol'
Maker suggests that nothing could
lie more pic turosoiie or fittin - than
rand small-mouthed bass, and cr.tws
that changed their coats twice a eai
He had ccvitoinpt, a'so, for many
of the other fihermen. "Lots o'
these fellows ilun'l know enough to
put the stones hack. 1 ney throw 'em
over or pile 'cm up, or somo:h!:i That
j '. v,o put ,,e s.-mesnacK. j,, p,-pnui,,:, of that historic tri
",'" ""'"' on, icaojusu-ci me roo, hy whil.h , , (() lp Wtw( w
of every crawfish home. He not only blazed, for the motorized travel of
...- .... oacs .,u. ne ouin o ner'y. Nn t,,in,onti,,cntal higlnv
sio-'es worcri ,-,,!, ,nko
tlie r.'.li.-r lellows ha. I lossid aside iif-,.a
- I ' HI, .1 1HUHI,, j q
ii me true snoitsnianshlli In the n- v.., u t -..... - !
V.OUJ, it up,, i-.rs not confnuMl to to believe that if he stands still
2 c nicmm-r.h.p of co.n.ry club, a.,,1 j ,h, tiChti.r his sun will ... i, F
greater appeal
-Oregon Journal.
.'ay
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Another Great Bargin
.Vo. 2. 710 acres known as the Cel
tic place, 1 I miles from l.a
(irande. lf.l) acres In good
slate of cultivation, 10 acres
limber, 570 acres pasture, 8
room house, new h.im S5lti
I'eet, heu bouse, garage. a.nd
olher bllll.Uiigs all In good
shape. 'J'he following chat
tels co with the place: 2 wa
gons, 2 hay racks. 1 binder.
1 gas engine. 1 drill. 1 fan
ning mill. 1 disc plow. 1 buy
rake, 1 mower, 1 back, 1 har
row, 1 steam engine. 1 cream
separator. 1 sled. 2 sets of
double harness, 1 wood saw.
1 feed grinder, 12 head of
coming two year olds, horn
stock. miM-d 1 1 head of milk
cows. 1G yearling calves. 4
wink horses and two colts,
ready lo break, 1 white faced
bull, ah small tools and olh-:
er things too numerous to
inomion. All lor tlie price
of 120. 220.00, ij. noil (hi casji
ad ll.ooo.oo racb yr.ir
thrrrafiap.
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l.a a! plld. Olafok
STA It'l l Ml
TONIGHT!
At the lllg
Tent Theatre
TAYLOR BEOS.'
COMEDIANS
IN
'I he 4-Act Western
t'omctly Ll-ainn
"IN" WYOMING"
Also
M:w- VAlKI.'Vll.l.K
Same Tlnfcl Same lMuce
Same erlces
Following street Band Concert at Elm autL
Adams, this evening, (Monday
IKE PATTERSON
candidate for tlie. Republican noiiiinetion for governor will explain' his plat
form, and out line his plans tor the reduction ot taxcs."tScnatnr Patterson wilt '"'
speak Irom an auto beginning at 8:00 o clock..-.,, ,., ., ., . ,, ,. mv
-Music by La Grande Bandi beginning at 7:30.
(Paid Adv.)
All men ' and women invited.
A CLASSIFIED AD WILL DO IT
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HOW TO BUY
WHERE TO BUY
Muslin, per yard
J'lissc Crepe, white and colors
Hemstitched Tafile Cloths
.Japanese Tahle Cloths
Damask in colors, per yard
, One Lot of Neatly Trimmed Hats, $6.50
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