THE HA" GRANDE'! EVENING:- OBSERVER 1 '..
u - M oi triav, - Fel)itia vy " 1 ft,l 02.rv '
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ha Grande Evening Observer.
Ail Independent Newspaper
FRANK B. APPLEBY Editor and 'Publinhcr
HARVEX .F. MATTHEWS Dual nes Manager
Published evenings, except tiunday, at 141 6 Adams Avenue,
la Grande, Oregon, The Observer-Star publlahed every Friday.
Entered at the Poatofflce at La Grande, Oregon, as Second
Clan Mall Matter under act of March 2, 1879,
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CITY OF LA GRANDE
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LOVE NOT THE WORLD, neither the things that are In
the world. If any man lovo the world, the love of the Father
.Is not In him. 1 John 2:15.
THE OLD HOME TOWN
By Stanley
ajz 66 fiSsi-im
fnSOfT DRINKS ' IC1 IrillSSUlU-JI HOLDER ,
C NEWT SHl
AU&usr wolf lost His Hsu pipe
AND TWO FRONT TCETM IN A
COLLISION ON MAIM J-nEEBTT TOOAfj
27 YEARS
AGO
!j THE NEW OWNERSHIP.
j.J After conducting negotiations with Mr. Dennis since
iMst June, when we visited La Grande for the first time,
tie completed a deal for the purchase of The Observer
' pur weeks ago and take possession with this issue, as
r jinounced in Saturday's paper.
,' We like La Grande. We have been impressed with the
jity.'its people and the territory it serves, since first com-
;;ig here. We have the utmost confidence in its future
( jnd come here to make a permanent home and, we hope,
:j permanent contribution to thte upbuilding of this city
lid Union county. , '
'i '
: No radical changes- in the personnel or policy of The
observer will be made. We will try to produce a news
Maper that will bo a continued credit to Ihc community
'(lid. one of which the community can bo proud. We will.
'. Have no interests other than those of the entire community
,i heart, believing sincerely that we can build best and
;,Ju rest for The, Obssrvcr 1y building constantly and im
'itlrtially for the best interests of the people we serve.
Under the new ownership Tho Observer will be inde
pendent' in politics and will seek to .ho ah asset to -nil
,orthy interests not by . fence-straddling, but by being
f-auy .open-minded and (ondatg jjurj tylujjpi Jfcillil-,
.'ays', be open to sincere expressions of opinion. Our in
fluence will Ik; devoted , to those things Unit we earnestly
,j elieve -are for the betterment of La Grande and Union
j oimty ' nnd of the jieople who arc, helping build here a
I .Teat-cmpird nnd a great state. ' ... ,. .'
j We take j this opportunity of soliciting your help in
q uaking The Observer a newspaper in the fullest meaning
; ;f the term. , Witfi reader co-operation The Observer should
!, ontinue to make most gratifying progress. Our best ef
J orts :vill be devoted to that end.
Associated with us in tho publication of The Observer
bo Harvey l' Matthews,
I i ho is to be business Manager of the paper. Mr. Matthews
? 5
Dally Morning- Observer, Febru
ary 15, 1S98 Tho dumuge cusc In
stituted ugulnst County School Su
perintendent Krynolds by H. V.
Allen did not assume the Klguntlc
proportions which Uh instigators
had hoped for. Allen utterly full
ed to establish a cuse.
Tho county court which met Itust
wcV'lc refused to grunt the voters
and iaxpayero of Grouse a voting
preclnvt.
Geo. Grant of Gravel Flat wus
In the city yesterday.
John McDonald of Wullowa was
on our streets yesterday.
Dr. Mollror wuh culled to hob
OFFICE
CAT
TftAOt MANN RIO.
A l'KOIll,l;.M KOI.VFU
Poet (In despair): "Wife, the
ivolf is ut the dour. What shall ivi
do?"
Wife: Kh-h! Go tor n to (lit
flrnt floor. lassD hlin v.ith your bell
and we'll cook lilm for t'.'a."
...
Our stenographer reports that r
fly riding on the cun-lage oi hei
typewriter got orf ut Hie end or th(
line when the belt rung. Wouldn't
you cull thut a sensible fly?
...
Out youirc I,n (iriliule housewife
Mrs. .1. A. Hereford, of Allcel. who " Hlio oversteps lu-r uiontlily al
ls quite nick but not considered lmvnnee, ciiIIm at tin- linine or lici
ilungerous. j pai'OdtH null says: "Well, mother.
Walter M. l'leree, of rendloton. I vu "I' " . " e v.
eumo over Sunday .morning and
ias. come nore iiom aan retiro, uani., nut ins home was
I .rcviously in Iowa. He is a graduate of Monmouth College,
I Jonnioutl), 111., served nunc than a year overseas during
I die World war, and had the interesting e.pi!iieni'e of being
Jii 'English instructor in a I'Vendi university in Paris
; ftcr the armistice. We have known him for many years
J 's ail able business man, a man having considerable news-
l aper experience, possessing a
i fqually fine character, lie will prove, we believe, a valu-
: bio addition to the community. Mr. Matthews does not
' upplanl anyone in the present organization other than
! o take over some of the work that we have had in, the
iapacity of business manager since last October.
: ! FRANK 1!. AlTLKIiY, Publisher.
! '
returned Monday A-entng.
II. II. Collins, or Kuniela. while
In tho eily Monday, stated the
warm ruins were tuklng the snow
off rapidly.
lCx-Semilor J. II. Slater visited
IiIh Allcel home Monday.
.1. If. I'eure and .Charles Mel
MuIhI made a riving trip to ICIgln
Miinduy, returning on the evening
Jraln. - .
l-'red lMoori ihiw luul on exhllil
I ion a beuullrul ehiiluleHs Columbia
bleyr'le. l-'rt'd Hays hi. bus this
unr ror his iiersoliul use.
Tl' Klglll Itceorder slurted Inst
week on Its eight h year with bet
ter prospects abend then ever.
Manieil In this city Suturduy,
February 11!. 18'JS: Clms. l'ariiik
and MIsh Kljirellce.Devluo . were,
united In niarrlnge In the M. K.
Church, soiilli. by P. II. VuiiDu
ren. Justice of Ihc eace.
Mm i ri.ii -in this -!(- at Ibe
Ciilhollc cbiirch or the Immaculate
Conception. Monday, Kcbriiiiry 14.
I MIX. 'P. T. Ilollovau and Miss Anliti
M. llohnenkaiiii both or Oils city.
Itcv. I.'uthcr Moore ofriclallng,
John Kmilciii l,ogue mid Miss Hcs
ulc llohiiciikamp. the bride's sis
ter, acting as witnesses.
, Sandrlilgc Clias. playle will
plant uboiit forty ucrcs or pota
toes. Owing to I lie (haw. the mall last
week was curried on horschuck
Iroiu Joseph lo l-'lora. .
eoiuo over Jo cut our inculs for a
few days."
Scientists at Lima SeeJ
! - Pan-Americanism Movement
, ,1,1mA, l'ru ( A l Amitnir the
pnt Important of the H" ncom
(ndntlons npprovpd at the plenary
'rltBUiif wrBHlon of the third 1'nii
I'lUTlcun Holi'iitiric ('onKre.1- held
itre -luul muiith, were the follow -
Irinh-H lo the ItulltrencH or (lie vn
rlniis reptihllcH with tho end In
view of ruLslng I heir economic
lilandaiil.
In tin- rhhl of Inler-Atnerlran
ciMniiH'ri'i', it Ih n'fuimneiidi'd that
all the AiiM'itraii n'ptihllrs arrive
, at u nl I or in laws rrspfct injr roll
tnictM und l. tlt iM or credll mnklnt;
the latter a lU'Rotlable lnl ruinent
Ity nuana of endorHenieiit. niitl (t
fine ptMsoniility and an 'ivo iiit'r r tin. letter or
ii n i hi iitiurt' law to eoi
leet itn Uu-i' value.
t'hlef tininiiK I lit rt-eomnteiidu-tion.H
ront i United i,y n' l-'lrst I'fin
Atnei H uii Voini-n'H i onferein-e m e
thorn .rtuliihiK lo lilrne In
schools, means (r estahllshtn ran
teeilH and rereetoiies whert. whole
mime rood Is nl'tatnalile hy children
while ut Hi'lund, the eslatdt.shmelit
of KwlmnitiiK tanks, and it coin
pnlnory irKitnt'ii or ph steal ex
eirlses Huttiildu to the individual
ihlld.
At I he rioting veaslon. San Joae,
t'oida ItU-u. was rho-n as the
nuetliK plat e f t he, Koiirth 1'un
Amerlvan Helentltto ConKtesa In
l!t:y.
and InduMrliil asprtta of the Pan
A merit an ra 1 1 wn y project . St a n -ilardl.utlon
of railway rmiikos und
equipment ah'o Is lliRed.
Nareoik- droits eatne n for nt-
rentlon to a reeonuuendatinn that :
un A in. i lean I 'harmaeeiit U at
fHo6nimrndullona for eulaldish- t'ltnteieiur ho !otd lo draw no
ft a' rn-Amerlean I'nlverstty at r.ode f pmpuMed lavs mnerntnn!
yinanw. details of which will t.n the production, dltrlhntlon, and
rked out l.v the ln American 8ah of huMt forniins drnn;. I
(lion. l!!::ca3 of pianJ:. uni jnhn.U !
i'l'ropoBilH for !ip ndehratlon of are ret omtnended for siud, and
) ' lan-Am rlcati ' Arrht,lMl',l n'"k lni;l''in- i ynlni lens are ni x (
linfereneo In fuzco. and the pen- d. espeeiaiU ttuvte cniiet ted with I
ku fooperation of AmerUun nrch-- the prepu ration of milk tor human !
JolntfllHta In iije ctudy and In- i 'iiisnuii iton. 1'rofeetion of rare
mtlKutlon of the remain oi ino mros au-i amainc i.ini tile is ne-j
elellt peoples of .America. oliini' unci. ,
The. endorermift rtf the work Ho. loleph a I nnd edu atlooal '
no bv the furnfie Insfifntlon tiiesiiiin im Imie Pan-Am ilcan
jl lh propoe;il for the estnldlsh- center f s. nm.la'v e.lueatlon to
pnt or meteoroluKK nl nt b'o- ie siaoiiMie.i a " w a:iiniii;on, I .
yHlcul BlntloriH in nil the repim- i . wiore tmmtn nt course:, in
i of tht run-American I'nlon. l-;iiKh. Hpanlrdi iv.it I lirtuuese
(A riTontmendutinn was also he avaliuide rr Pan-Ameih an sin
Lie thut o Pun-Amrrican Insll- denlM. The conservation r the!
or lOleetrlcal Knttliieera he e- ptirliy or uio aiiniaii iiuiKiiUKf i
jllwlied for tho purpose of uliidy- tiltt i iirn"d. t'uurses In political I
tleclrlcnl dovelopment. espe- neieneo nnu imernaiioiiat mw are
illy with reference to eleetrh ul recommend u rr hii American unl- 1
:wr na a pulillc utility, Its tar- verltien. as wen an i ne iniro.iuc.
MtnndurdfKed voltnRes. and "on inio Miin-rtm.-nuin univer- ;
Jbllc und prlvuto monopolies It nUivu of (Me nimiy or JournaltMn hm
Vlo Tecommonded that n "t'otu- ft prftfosnlon. It Is reco.nmende.i j
Ate on a I'an-Amrrican nnn- - - - a
ty" Btudy the economic, political teaching tht mauuul arU and
TIIAIHC AIOTTOKS?
Cami'ihell BjupB A feast sow:.
Paria Garters You just know
alio wnam them.
Hatch one-hut Ion underwear
Auk the man who owns one.
Nuxuted Iron No metal cut;
touch you.
lu Pont I'JxploulviH Shako well
ijeforu tio.ii;;.
lie: "I wouldn't want to live In
Texas and have a woman govern
ing me."
IShe: "you're not married, art
you?"
Hoy; "I want ti dime to give t'1
n. himo.mnu.". , . , ,
Mnllter: "You shall have it. Am
who la tho lame inun, dear?"
Uoy: "Oh, he'a the doorkeeper at
tho movies."
When a friend of ours orders
hash In a restaurant ho always
uays: "Glinme some of the weekly '
review."
lie: 'Do you know, dear, why I
ordered angel cuke for you?"
Hhe: "Probably for the same rea
Bon I ordered lemon for you."
Manager: "hlop sir! You can't
dance that way litTe." -
La Grander: "Aw, wo ain't danc
ing, niu old woinau lias Jut went
and fainted."
A rUleaKO woman, suing her hus
band, .-says ho always Used her
toothbrush. Instead of getting un-
fltlicr toohhrush she prefers to get
another liuaband. .
Tattle sister was telling the next
door girl all uhout It.
"My sister 11 nut rice Is awfully
lucky."
"Why?" , . ;
"ihe went to a purty last night
where they played a game In w hich
Urn men either hud to kiss a girl
or pay a forfeit of u box of choco
lutes." "Well how was Heatrlee luey?"
"Kho came home with thirteen
boxes of choeolutes."
Rev. Knight
I
41 a ,
TRADE TREND
IS IRREGULAR
NKW YIHIK (Hy the Associated
PresH) Koine evideiieo of irregu-
lartly appeared on the business
horizon lat w eek. Peflocted in a
It Kiieiilnw demand for steel pro
ducts und u slight reduction In the
volume of freight truffle;, they oc
cusioned llltle alarm but Indicated
that the forward trend of trade
was by no meuns uniform.
The action of the stock market
which was swuyed for the most
part by professional domination
was a further Indlculioii thut the
Unanclal and business community
egardlng the present situation us
somewhat unccrtuln and preferred
to await more definite spring de
velopments before expanding activ
ities. Erratic fluctuations of spe-
ialty stocks were bused on pro-
Its a square meal for a dim
Ilovcrend NcLson Knight, nuw
preuclilimr ut- the new Church or
God CliaK'l at the corner of X and
Spruce stive I.
Quality Merchandise
Lowest Prices
Mail orders given prompt
attention
Icsslonul operations rutlier
uny significant trade news.
; Steel Activity .Mixed.
The. progress ot the steel Indus- I
dors were reported lo bo flowing however, the volume of freight
in at u rule eonsldcrubly in excess j trurric wus. the greutcst on record .
of production. Tor this period.
l'or tho first time this year the j The oil Industry ctnlinued lo
report on cur loadings for the lat-1 present -the lurgesl budget of lii-
I est week uvatluble, that ending voivible developinenls. Another ner-
than January ai, showed a fallini; off ics of crude oil und gasoline price
from tho corresponding week of advances followed the announue
llilM. The totul of S!Mi,055 tirs ment of u substuntiul reduction in
was about 28, UU below the preeed- j output during the first week of,
ing week und 33, Out) under the Pebruury. The yiM geological sue-'
.inie week lust yeur. ITnTuvoruble i vey showed thut u decreaso in pro
duction last yeur wus the llrsl since
9u6 and Indicated thut the world
output also would be lower.
vious weeks. Despite un expunsonl .. . . ,. . .,
, .,, ... .iiesponsblo for the decrease. 1-or
n m operut oris of the United ,, , r. , -
KlntrA enrrtnr-utfnn. In f. nnr eent . '" n i .'i
of capacity, activities of the hide
pendents were said lo have been
slightly curtailed.. New buying was
less brisk and crup metal prices
were shaded moderately. The gain
in unfilled tonnage of the big cor
poration for Junuury was 220,647
tons ns compared with more that:
700,000 tons in December but or-
EVERY BITES A DELIGHT
Have You Property .
For Sale?
Ale )on Rolntf lo offer
your iu-oim'iIj- for Mile i;ils
spring? We ore pliasrd lo
offer you our bvsl servkva
10 Hie Kt'lliiig of clly prop
erly ami acreages. I'rniicrlj
It nnlnlili', prieed 1'IkIiI anil
011 reusonnlile terms, lioulil
tell In (JO ilny.s or liss l'lione
or Hoe un.
Wm. Miller
& Co.
"Mee 0ir Sign."
Phone ijMain.,.1
Every Day In Every Way
OL'll HTOCK OF BAB V AND CIUI.DllKNS WUAlt IS
01STT1NQ HIGGKU AND HKTrHll.
AND Ol'lV rUK'ES REMAIN THE LOWKST
WE HL Y GOOD QUALITY AND IN LAKGE QLANTITIUH.
Norton's Kiddy Shop
MARKET JOEL'S GROCERIES
PHONE MAIN 759
New Rodeo Bars
10c
A very delicious chocolate covered confection.
. Add a couple to your grocery order.
U..UTI)E ('. PRATT '
. Vimr Miintrl Iirn imule us w linl
inv. Wf enme lo Mm clly of
l.n ;i'illlilM ultli n large fniii!l.
null only I'll i' llunilml ami Mfij
llollilis. im lime lurueil oie'i
lii'lti r I lii I hlrtj-llie '1 Iiiiiismu,!
hiillais In u. .Mi, ill tune lolil 11
llml e lime Mtvttl lliein lilj;
niiiiiey.
Slirlns; Is (iilii up wilt n
rush In nor liulni ss. our pollr;
Is Jusl (lie sum,. l,.M;i: VIII,.
i.mi: ami .siai.i, riturir.
Claude C. Pratt
Lumber Co.
TIm I'nnr Mnn IVh-nil"
Ovpo. l iMlii.lrj. I'llOM: 1IK w
No Munilay lluslneM
M
AwiMiaa
Announcement
Minerva
Says
r s-
Thi-y rhoo fltia in
tiiMiunl. loii w. hIu people
In Th Itootcry. All klndN
ot p.oolr nllh alt Kinds (
hIuh'm, hti;h und lo hot-.';
lit. dl mi und low pi l( .
Th in Ik n
Iijm a (d.
Kood plat c to
'noi
h.r.'--v.i
lu.n
III t hi' I 'iH'tlT l
Bii.iranti't- H.ttttac-
THE BOOTERY
UAV IIAYKK.N, Mr.
Mre Vim Will lle-l lu
I'oinf.ii I Mills'( IU Iiir
Sei in),
A
Reliable
HanK
We are glad to announce
that The Ford Motor Co.
are now furnishing, as op-
tinal, Full Balloon
merit on
only $25
equip-
all Ford models at
advance in price.
SEE THE NEW
MODELS
lii'liiiliililv thiit nirans
lu'lpfiilni-ss us well as
uifely mi miiltn- what
j Iho r meinour'.
I Ia Grande
j National Bank
Snuiul, Iti'llalile. l'nKlVs.sliB
Perkins Motor Company
4th. & Adams Phone Main 500