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10) A ..9 VOLUME IV LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY. DECEMBER 29. 1904 riitii ocrt dCf LA OBSE 'il Hi 1 1 I. U 1, -Ji A.G0OD WORD FOR LA GRANDE Attorney? Crawford Tells Portland People of Our Prosperity. He Knows Whereof. He y b .; Speaks .v The eonrthooe which the city of ' li Bearing completion," said Tbomu Crawford the venerable attorney and Jurist of the Grande Bon la valley yesterday at the Imperial. 'La Grand la erecting the building which -1 a sightly brick atraotare and the city will donate lta oae to the county for IS years tree of rent. It waa to hare been completed by the firat, of toe year and will probably be finish. ?itMackinaw i II UIIU Pants Made from the best of Oregon and California wool, surpasses ererything else oq the market for cold weather wearing appeareL $3;50 to $5.50 GERMAN SOX For Men and Boys In black and colored, special prices 75c, 85c to $1.25 Rubber At prices that mean a smart earing. Nothing but FIRST QUALITIES, handled here and in the best makes. If yon fail to'see us about rubbers it is because you are . indifferent 1a Viill aan VAI1 mOTIflT fill io saying uiuucj. cut join these-goods. ' Men's Winter Caps 25c to $1.50 Boys' Winter Caps 25c to 65c t M 1 1, i -mi in-rir-T--' ---i 1 " ' f iininnii n ir J r the middle ofJanurry term of Court. An Increased acreage of bee' a In the .Grande Sonde valley la promised next year'as a result of tb splendid prod action of the season just closed. The beet Industry la spreading and a great er nnmber of people from the outside are being enlisted In the growth of aaooharine root, Journsl ... n WOOL SOX For Men and Boys Suitable for all kinds of wear and all kinds of weather 25c to 75c Regular 50o Rod Sox JQc ? vj vnu - j Goods LUMBER FROM THE SOUND Washington, Dee. 29. The Panama canal commission baa awarded the contract for 2,207,000 feet of lumber to be devered on the lstharas to J 1 Mcore A Co. of Ran Franolsoo for the price of 163, 181.42. , The entire supply will oome from Paget Monad. (Local lumber dealers had opportan liy to bid on this contract and the fact that Puget 8onnd dealers were soooess fal la taken to indicate that trade la brisker here, and the local manufact urers hare snob demanda elsewhere that they did not care to go down to the low prices of Paget Bound 1 amber. Christmas Dinner A number of relatives and friends enjoyed eating Christmas dinner with 8enator and Mrs. P A McDonald. All report baring bai ; a most enjoyable uiu. iu targe dining room waa beautifully decorated for the oooaslon and the table waa ladened with all the good things imaginaole. Among those fortunate to bare ben present ware: Grandma McDonald, Mr. and Mr a. R P Beaaoner, Mr. and Mrs. D MuDon aid and family. Prof, and Mrs. 8 N Ayera, Prof, and Mrs. W L Tucker and family, Mr. and Mr. Turner . Ollrer and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Grant and family . ' . Faithful Scholars Little Herman' Herald Earls, eon of Wm. and Katie Earls, started to the M E Bandar School the first Sunday of this year 1904 (being three and one half years old when be started) and has gone the entire year without miss ing a8anday, and always brought an offering, and the remarkable thing la he has earned all the money himself by haollng stovewood into the houss on his little wagon for one of the aeigh- bors. JAM Eunice Bolton, also of the first class, has attended the entire year without missing a Sunday . "Contract Let Tbeoontraot was let today .by the state portage board to : Nelson and White, Seattle contractors, for the construction ofthe portage road around The Dalles of the Columbia, Nelson and White bid f 115,533 eiolu sire of the rails and rolling stock. FINANCIAL OF SCHOOL CLERK Showing Receipts and 30, 1904, and Other General Information. La Grande Or., Deo. 28th. 1904. To the . Hon board of Directors and Citizens of School District No 1, Union County, Oregon. Your Clerk would respectfully sub mit the following report of receipts and disbursements since Jane 30, 1904, the beginning of this School Tear. : RECtfIPT8 Balance on hand beginning of school year Jane SO 1904. . . .I 6323 63 Beoeived from delinquent taxes various years....... ....... 14 88 Becelred from same, year 1897 . 66 " 1898 ft 30 M " " 1899 8 68 1900 236 34 ' M M " 1901 190 t it i9oa 1 " 1903 1009 60 "Co. school fund 1872 70 " SUte " 2139 69 . Tuition..'...,' 48 00 Total amount received fU.753 si DISBURSEMENTS Tmli out for teachers salaries $ 3114 90 - foeUBuppltoe.... 734 64 , " " repairs, Imp..... 349 IS ; " "Int. on bonds... 663 68 "salary of clerk WHAT A BOY SHOULD KNOW From the Young People's Mega- sine. A very successful man, In speaking of what a yonng man should know to begin a business life In the right way summarised the qualifications about as follows: He sbonld be able to write a good legible band. To spell all the words thai he knows how to use. : ' ' , To write an ordinary receipt. To speak and write good. Eegllah. To write a good aootal or - basinets letter. "' To add a column of figures rapidly. . To make out an ordinary account. To deduct 16 per ceot from the face of the account. ' 4. . . bWWll tttS MWMM IIMMI , M paid. . .... To wiite an adrertiasment for the newspaper. . To write an ordinary promissory note. ,. 5 '"' To reckon the interest or the dis count on the uote for , years, months Of days. ',. . . "., .. To draw np an ordinary bank check To Uke it to the right plao In the bank to get the money. To make neat and correct entries In day bock or cash bodfc. : .' To tell the number of yards of oar pet required for the parlor. To tell something about the great authors, statesmen and financiers of the present time. '' '; If says the successful business man boy can do all this it is probable that be has enough education to make his way in the world. At its closing session in ' Portland on Tdesday night, the Oregon State Poultry Association elected the fol. lowing officers;' President, Frank Fenwiok of Portland; vice president J Murro w Oregon City; secretary J O Murray Portland and treasurer D H Bauer Portland. " ' "Mr It L McKennoa of Allcel, who has been to Portland on a summons 'or the Federal Grand Jury now In session at that plaoe, returned Jto La Gtande this forenoon and left for home on the Elgin branch. Disbursements since. June 41 , "Janitors......... M - to other expenses.. 855 25 7 82 Total amount paid out...... 6515 24 Balance oa hand Dec 23 1901. .1 6237 97 GENERAL STATISTICS Total taxable property In dls tiict as reported by Co. Qerk. ...J766021 00 DEBT OF DISTRICT Bonds dated Oct 1 1895 10 15 ft per oen tint....... :.... 8000 00 Bonds dated Jun 11899 10-20 5 per oent Int.. ............. 17000 00 Bonds dated a pr 15 1900 10-20 1 ft per cent Int 5500 00 Total debt of district. ....... .125500 00 INSURANCE . , Insurance against losa by fire carried on high school bldg.tlOOOO 00 Same on white school bldg... 6000 00 Same on 2nd ward bldg 1500 00 Same on high school f amiture 3500 00 Same oo white school 400 00 Same oa 2nd ward ' 200 00 Total amount of Insurance... 19603 00 Annual cost of Insurance..... 140 00 Respectfully AO WILLIAMS, School Clerk REP0R1 IV1ERCHANTS FORA AN ASSOCIATION La Grande Merchants Institute a Protective As- sociation at an Enthusiastic meeting : Last Night. -.' ' -7 A most snthnslastio meeting took place last night in the offices of the La Grande Investment Company when the La Grande Merchant' Pro- sWHSVtval iwm The situation in this city has been snob that it beoame impeiltivo lor the merchants to form an association in which all members pledge,, them selves to protect each other from the class known as "dead beats" ' this means the person who persistently gets credit first from one merobant then from another and so on down the line nntll be has "don" (hem all after which be goea to pastures new. The La Grande Protective Ajsoou- tlon will de away with this evil in a very short while, as soon ' as It be comes known that a person Is in debt to ons meronant, this merchsnt noti fies the secretary oi khe aasoclatian, who in turn notifl s every member to nnder no oiroumttaroes extend credit to that person until he has cancelled hie obligation. ' . At the met ting last night,, the or ganisation was perfected through the efforts of the grocers. Mr Romig ol NOT ALTOGETHER NECESSARY Forest Grove has no revenue from saloons but the Times says that the city's postofflce business has increas ed a greater per cent'this year than any other town in either Oregon or Washington; it has built more " new bouses probably than any other town ofitseiae in the state; it has spent mors money from the general tax fund in improvement of0 its streets this year than during many years previou its sidewalks are in better condition than the walks In almost any ether town in the valley: it has paid all running expenses out' of the usual resources and in addition . has paid almost $1,000 on debts." v Fairbanks a Mason Vloe President-elect Fairbanks' was Initiated Into the secrets pf Masonry Tuesday. His Initiation was the oc casion of one of the most . notable gatherings the Masons have ever beld la Indiana. 'i , www 4) . ' ; 1 Coughs are warnings of something amiss in throat or lungs. Don't mind the cough, mind the cause, Use a remedy that will go to the source of trouble and ' cure . that. Such a remedy is our : " ' ; r White Pine Cough Balsam - It cures promptly and thoroughly because it cures iu the right manner Relieves irritation, heals inflamed sur faces, loosens the cough, and soothes and strengthens .while it cures. A splendid remedy for children because it is so good to oure and ao good to take. Price 25 and . 60 cents. . . . ,, . ; The newlin drug co ; : ' LA GRANDE1 - , ' ' OREGOK ' x the firm of Romlg A Staples was put in the ohatr ss temporary chairman and after calling the meeting to order Mr W MoFarlaod was eleoted as tern- M f WeSSiejei "asaayey - pf the Portland Tradesman 4 Com mercial Record outlined the policy adopted throughout the state by the different associations and the benefits to be derived therefrom ,s V i ,; A permanent organisation was then effected and 'the following oOaers were elected by a unaminous votes President , E E Bomig Vioe President ' ; : , W McFarland Secretary ' " A BGeddes Treasurer J D MoKennon A meeting will be called some time , neit week when all the merchanta u,i will be invited to join the association The dues will probably be' placed at one dollar per month. At this meet ing a board of directors will be cho en constating of five members. Those present at last night's meet ing were: E E Bo ml, W McFarland J DMoKennuB, O Balston, . Baker Bros. , J W White , Geddes Bros., and C L Thorn ThintPbt A fool Is most a fool because be does not know that he la a fool . - " Wild oats yield a. crop of experience obtained at the expense of health. People who strive to be what they are not, only succeed In being nothing. Many men pray hard In oharoh on Sunday, and prey hard on week days, in business. .- r , ,--.'''-. . Money may buy experience, bat It cannot bay wisdom ,- Wisdom comes not so much from learning, as from the use tnat Is made of It , . A man has more to fear from bis friends than from his enemies he ' generally knows who his enemies are. A bad habit Is like a small fire, at first, easily qnenohed, but suffered to live, Inoreases beyond control and ends In making ruin. Those people, are the most comical, who are' funny without meaning to be so. ; U .' : V.-P' V-'U ' The seuond qaartely Conference for be La Grande Coarse will be held at he Methodist Church tomorrow Fri day evenlog at JjSO, A full attend ance la desired , , . vw . :.s -Si :S . e .: .last year........ 100 09