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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1922)
VAorc koi : it I7R GRANDE EVENTNfT OBRTTRYDR 9 Tlmi'slav. -Til no V.W?. La Grande Evening Observer AN INIKI'KMKT MOWM'AI'KH. Publish t-rt dully fcnd weekly at Brand. OroRon, hy (Irando Inven tus Obiorver I'uhltnhlri(j Company, . UUUCB UUNNIH, Kiiltor, , tat a red at the PoMof fiee at la Grundn. Oregon, a ttcond I'Un Mall Matter. AddrcBa all communication to THK OBHKItVKK, 1416 Adaaa h Grande, Ore if on. UnSCIUITION ItATEI. II r Carrier. cu r a.i nii M i orniHAi 1'AfKH. I On In olfier rlllea OreROtl Hoi ill ' Jt-wi rita.rn, I'nrtlaiid: Imperial Now mid. Portlnnd; Multnooiii) Nawa dtaud, forilauU. HI M Hi It OP AHMK UTKI) PHRSS. 'Ifie in t-d iTfua 1 exeluaivell i)lilli"l t ute for luinllcatloD of all .ifvrn h:j:tii in-r tiedlti to It or not Mittrun-i i(fi(Hi-d in thin paper, and tlio tii" l. nl news pubhwht-d therHa. l fiKMin of 10-publication of ftpectal ' lldpaLch'a here ulvo are rt)irvd. per month , Dally, per three montha Eal)y. pr alx mo., la advauc Dally, copy ZZTrSiple Thought Tor Tojo , H y Alnll. Pally, per year, in advance Daily, alx montha. In ttdvanca Dally, three, montha. In advance . pallr, per month tv veiny Obiervur-Slnr. by mll. per year. In auvmn-e i 6 00 it -1,B0 THE OFFICE CAT IPlC So why should I jmrt with her jrnt to please them ? The neighbors all worry, they don't like my pet, They complain of the looks of my dear I old I innette, And while patiently waiting, us meek u a mouse, Thy don't like to see her in front oi the house. They may laue;h ut my "wagon," or tall her a "sight,'' She's a noblo old creature, her en gine's all right, ller intentions are splendid, she's noi failed me yet, So, why shouldn't I love her? My dear ol Tinnette! u. GOODBYE, WALLOWA HILL. TI1KY SHALL NOT II K WLAItV:, They that wait upon the Lord, shall renew their htrenglli; they; hhull mount tip Willi wlngd as; uaith-s: they shall run. land not he ! weary; and tin y shall walk, and j thousand simoleoiis a week, Hon t tor- not l.iinl. Isaiah 4 0 : Ml . get that he will have to make an in come tax report next year, Unit is -ure to take some of the j..y out of his life. S'mie men who east their hread up on tin waters expect it to come hack in the form of a sardine sandwich. In tliinkintf about Will llay.i' three liuying new trousers to nuteh un old coat and vest is getting more dif ficult every year WANT $1,000.00117 Ah, that some I'urhank of the West Would patent, make and sell Spring onions with an onion taste Hut with a violet smell. Harding may he never gets ing suit- have his fnultsr hut photographed in a I'OK WIVKS ONLY. Seen in a window of u drug store: bathing suit. I'ICIUIAI'S 1NDKKD! A home may he musical and still not have hominy for breakfast. Ifi-rbcrt Nairn, the stale highway engineer, lias brought joy to the hearts, of 1 lit traveling public, with an order stating that very shortly the new frade around Wallowa hill will be opened for traffic even though the rock surface is aiol yet on. ' 1 This means food bye Wallowa, hill. Goodbye to .one of the worst barriers "Wallowa enmity has. No longer will the chicken hearted automobile driver .shiver when the Lfjl is nientionllil, no li.ne.-er will iris into Oregon's beauty land be cancelled because of the hill. Speaking of that hill, Without anv kidding, it is a i. Grande has a lot of promising bad one. "We have heard the stout, hearted' sa- they did not cn-nccord,ng to the b.u-coi-niind driving the hill at .all; Mint we never believed them.! ' ' Hfle'cenHy the writer was returning firm Enterprise and had negotiated' the hill to the point' where it is the steepest and narrowest, when right ahead of us appeared Men Haisten'ri hearse. 'Wow! As' we grabbed the emergency brake and brought, rue car to a standstill with, its' radiator Jiigh up in tlii,- air and looked straight, ahead into the front' ;(.0rgo -Rubber." south Bend, ind, ot that dead-wagon, there were seventeen kinds of chills News- placed hide and seek on our spinal column. According t, i j A bounti",! b"''y '"'y ; the rules of the hill the fellow going Up lias to do Hie back-i As for the weather, we're, getlin ing, therefore it was our turn to back. Inch by inch we along swimmingly. nkew-geed that car down the grade wich was just wide TiSNK'rm einongii lor t lie autonioinie tread. Ms niches over meant to tumble down the bill a thousand feet, while on the other Hide was the high perpendicular rock sides. Finally we reached a passing point. .where Men's hearse .dowly edged by us. Hut we noticed thar Men did not lo.i-k fight nor left, neither did he grin a cordial gueeting, and Men has lived in AVallowa it life, time and has traveled the hill on manv occasions. : We are glad to hear Nunn's edict that the hill is a thing of the pust. Front now it will be. a marked pleasure to drive into Wallowa county. And now Henry l'ord is to harness the Hudson river. Henry is such a versatile chap that there is'nt much use in anybody working. Why not let Henry do it .all '.' SOU! Heie lies the body of Willie Jones, Who wouldn't mind his mumer; A brakcloss auto broke his bones One fatal day last summer. W says r d'n't care how mu"h a man if he only says it in a few words. Principle follows Habit. 'Thrift Is a mailer of liablt. To act from principle Is hard, until It gets to he a mailer of habit; then It Is easy." I'r. I'rank Crane. INDLKD! "An infant i-on was welcomed last week to the home of Mr. and Mrs. l love her, 1 love h Tinnette, And why should one chide why should one fret. Though it looks like a scrap goes like a gem, I I my dear olujj Yesterday the movies, and! a"1''!; today another Doug i Pictures ol' the chil-l i iv the children with ! heap, ll;J born, ii " ,! dren I SAMUEL COCHRAN. WhC'iL a good man dies there is left a vacancy ifW a Jong time 'to come. Such is the case of Samuel Cochran, who has been' called by death. IIU nanl.t is a part of the' Grande Ifonde valley t'er his life was spent here, his fain-, ily was raised here, his interests weiV all located in 1his: valley and he loved this part of the state. j Living a life of the honored American citien this ll'ine rld gentleman gave dignil y'a.nd honor to everything' liJM associated with' cither in business or in a social way.1 Jlis line of thought, was clean and high niind'ed and it was his hope to see his. slate and country advance, to raise his family according to the standards of American habits. All of these things he did remarkably well. In leaving this earth he cjouhl not. but feel that his life had beA'11 well spent. Jlis children were grown and all of them V'ccupying important, places among men doing things that are needful to be done.' While not spectacular in the' least the life of Samuel Cochran was nevertheless one to studv and to appreciate. . n j f PAVING OR GRAVEL WHICH? I Meore the different resideiiiv districts of l,a Grande jump into the hard surface paving anie, which means a' bond issue for a long period oi time, would it not be wvll to consider the new way of la ving a macadam rojid t Nc "w adiiys the road is laid is such a way that it stands up in good shape. Very little maintenance w i'!l be needed on the residence streets and thci-ost w ill be a fourth of what the hard sunl'ace will be. I'ringtlie street to grade, put in the curb and lay macadam.' It will be good for many years and when the time conic? to hard Mi.rface there will be no Joss whatever. ' ' I TAXATION WITH A VENGEANCE. Exide Batteries llntloileH In Nlixk. Hittlcrlea for HvnU llul (eric ;i'i-lim'il ItJUtellCH WltliM'Oil I-'roO, lliittcrlrn of all imtkrs Kopitlrcd. HI i-oinhcrg i ai buret i ir hurvlco. B & T BATTERY STATION Fred Burgess, Prop. In Lclglilon's Machine Works Ilil i Eastman-made RED CROSS DRUG STORE i ............. !lth Vear "Big League I ' K I F ) I I A X ( ' V. AT K X T 1 i F. . I l '.LV LOW COS'I'-TIIAT'S TIIF OLDS MOM1LK I. W. H. Bohnenkamp Company Oldsmobile Ftuirs a i.e. Fights AN INCOME OF $100.00 A WEEK DON'T PUT OF YOUR SEWING! ' ' Fabrics as New as the New Moon r To Delight and Help You MM Wmtw WW APl'ARtL rAIIRICsi 1 . To walk in Pishiou Is lo walk In the lovely iif'w "maiei iala and weaves that fashion has rrualeil for lis. Our dress iroods, holli silks and cottons offer a hiiimrcd nnerring tuiuea tu choosu the loveliest is '.ut lo ehoosn oik's favorite. The smart cropo. weaves in silks are i-alured as well as many bright new sa;sonabtt -.doi-lnns in tali'eta. sniin. etc. Cotton, ratines, lawns, iiimitiis, oiKandtiji and tissues in 11 womli'ons array of patterns and rolorniKS. Scores ot- fabrics await to serve thoir pnrpo.se delightfully, SALE! ! ! A Hundred Suits of Men's "Porosknit" UNION SUITS Almost Half Price 89( Men who are wdarei-K of this lanious smn mer uuHlerwear should tjtke advantage of this exceptional opportunity (o secure a season's supply at almost haiif price. This Is not our regular stock, but a speeial purchasej of perfect garments at almost half their value. Sizes 30 to' 10 choice at Stic suit. Sec window. ; . Extra Fine Quality TISSUE GINGHAMS ' " 68c Yard A uuilily of Tissue tlinsham that Is ex ceptional at the price is seen in this grade,, shown heri in a gr.e:it variety of putleins. Some with a fine silk strife or thre.-iil- wi'ne with corded designs cheeks, and si.:a!l plaids, :i;i IiK-lcji v. ide,. See tiieia in oar dre.ss goods tlt.-partuietiL Imported SWISS ORGANDIES 75c, 85c, $1.00 and up to $1.50 Our ' !c"tf una, va rift it's. iiiaiili''s, etc.. In Swiss (ii'utius arc iin)i'f varied litis y";tr than cv '(. lic.iMt nil 1 Imperii -I urainiic -1 in flics wide from 7 5c to $1.4n yard. f'oInn?fl or;;un (lifs A iiiflicn at Sac yard, and lovely hand riiilmidiM'iHj, w hite , or candy 4 U nu .1 -1 4 inch 6s witlc in $ 1.1", ii nj .fl yard. All imiiurtod pieces, with I" n!:ar.cut inilj. (Incorporalea) ' :' ;;' :'- .jur" . ... . tr--. -!. ". :i Here's a real treasure from Nature's storehous GOOD old Mother Nature nas placed in wheat and barley the wonderful food properties which build and sustain life and health. ' Many so-called "refined" foods arc robbed of vital elements which the body needs (jrape-Nuts that famous wheat and barley food brings yon all the natural goodness of the grains in perfected form, with a crispness and flavor that charm the appetite. You will find Grape-Nuts an ideal dish for breakfast or supper-time. Ready to serve from the package, with cream or good milk. Order Grape-Nuts from your grocer today. Grape -Nuts the Body Builder Made hy Pnstum Oretil Company, Inc. Buttle Creek, Mich. ro.iip?,n: ho -fil"! " ;!' U JmU o) the: "V,1 ffuA Tl T.,, ft crc s a wail Sinli Stinii'tiiucs M-i'rlo , )iiv un liiK il t tliink tin ahout lii.yh taxes in Oithi is a mill tt r habit. is the case. Tlirro is ample reason I' r In in-- alariueil. Listen to lliis: Oul uetir' Sunuiuf ille tlieic is mie ol t lil. 11 best quarter si-ctioiu of laud in the northwest that was taxed in 1SS0 just .Td. The tave.- this year were $)0i). Tin; land rents for .ftiOO a year, the owner paving nt -f.jOO of the !S(i(M) for taxes. - . If a first class farm mil v In in .liHt a 'M'ar (over and a hove tlie taxes, ana il tile owner luiiM pay insurauee en , luiiltliii.s and liaiv tit," up keep on the raneh out of th;'t S KKi, have not we reaehed a point, where, ihero.is just ami flinph; .'UtJer alarm t , . ' ' . ;. ' .' ! ;.... tl'l it. I I ....I t ..Mi .1 . '.i t ' : t a m,i- ..- -i t,- i. in i,iii, ii in ivi v ? -l.v.:-.-i.T;iTnri ff.tif'T f itl'A lifiti iti ii -t i..f ,1 i,..t. ' .!. cc..:,..i-i..,,ii.. .ih.M r w.. i i . .A '. ... v . ...i z j;., '. ... I . t tel...... . S-ltttt Uial'htjmil. 1ty tii (Iittte't-r it Mililethiii!' ix lint dune f aiiiounts to no iifre than rltl.tK) a week in the cud if it is all spent as you ljo. .Sound liii.-inc.-ss judgment dictates that a portion of your fiirniu.us l.e m aside as a reserve against po.-sihle future misfortune or sh Uiiess ;md as a means of yaiuin financial independence. A savings account in this hank is a sound invest ment, it will work for ynu every day in the year and always he available in the hour of need. La Graede. National Bank ' . ' ' l.'Kld.Mlii: - lKMiKKSSlVK " A Good Investme ,'. :'t' I! 1 1 i Overstrained eyes may cause a nervous breakdown that will take years of ef fort and cost hundreds of dolHars to cor rect, which could have been sav properly fitted glasses. Sarin cr vnur F.YFS savpc -o-niir 1ip.iH.1i ' as well as vour sidit. Our couimneiit and methods are the most modern. V;''1'; V- Ia'K mv hxaniuie ii:r Ku- to cor- - ;.,;;;"-,:; ;cd by - a: t- ' DR. W. M. Optometrist . Willi m ' J. H.-PB2ARE & SOU -;. 1 1'. f.l 1. t,m M iB ill r'J Mkl III -n i T . m rtvyig j.ower.