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Interesting Points Raised
Regard to Creating
New District
To the Editor
Bt tha nnhlln
I learn that Rep McLeod has lotrodac
a IB tbe legislature bill to create
the Tenth Judicial Diitriot of the
"anUes of Uolon and Wallowa, and
that a bill baa been introduced In the
upper ho ise making tiaker Coanty tha
Eight Judicial Dlatrict and that thane
billa are likely to pass. Baer. Union
and Wallowa ooantiaa now constitute
the Eight district. One or two quest
ions arise in my mind concerning .this
matter. Iam not intending to nay
anything for or againat the creation of
a new district. But let on assume
that these bills will become lava.
What wilt be their effect? What effect
will It have on the offloera of the
Eight District? Judge PSakiu was
elected Judge of the Bight District and
of no other. His certificate of election
will show tola to be true. He qual
ified aa Judge of tbe Eight Judicial
District and of no other, and his oath
of office on file in the offloe of Secre
tary of fitate will show thla and he Is
Judge of tbe Eight Dlatrict and of no
other If the old law creating the
Eight District la unconditionally re
pealed, it seema to me, that Judge
Bakln and District Attorney Lomax
will be legislated oat of office
Tbe District and the offices of Judge
and Diitriot Attorney were created by
an act of the legiela ure, not by tbe
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constitution, end the repeal of tbe law
which created the dletrlot and the
offices thereof will annul those offiosj
It may be that this law as rely amende
the old law aa to tbe Eight district by
szolodtng Union nod Wallowa counties
therefrom an J it it so amends the old
law, Judge Eakin and District Attorney
Lomax will remain Officers of the
Eight District in its diminished form
and tLey can legally bold their offices
of Judge and District Attorney oi that
Dlatrict . Tbe legislators may legally
enlarge or diminish tbe boundaries of
a district without destroying its ident
ity Hut the legislature cannot itself
either elect or appoint a Circuit Judge
or a District Attorney Nor can lbs
legislature make Judge Burnett Judge
of the Second Judicial District or of
any other district It cannot legally
make Jodgs Eakin Judge of the Tenth
Judioal District. He was elected
Judge of the Eight and he will remain
Judge of that dlatri t or of none . By
his oath of office be swears that be will
perform the duties of Circuit Judge of
the Judioisl District and hs was
elected Judge of that district How
can be be transformed into a Judge of
the Tenth District? The fact that the
Tenth District la composed o! part of
the dlatrict of which be was Judge
makeano legal differenoe. If these
billa pass Union and Wallowa counties
will not be part of the Eight District
but will constitute the Tenth District
At one tune an ot cistern uregou
constituted the Fifth District, but
THE HOTEL gQMMER CO., Leeee
WE C.xTER TO COMMERCIAL
TRADE
Is not tbe oaae now Oa tbe
other hand it the legislature should
re Terse matters and make Baker
County the Tenth .Diatriot and Union
and Walowa tbe Kight Diatriot, Dis
trict Attorney Lomax unless he should
move baok into Union and Wallowa
Counties, would be legally legislated
out of offloe He was elected District
Attorney ot tbe Eight District aad ot
no other
It may be said that the billa will
provide that Judge Eakin shall be
Judge of tbe Tenth Diatriot, bnt I con
tend that tbe legislature has no con
stitutional power to make such an en
actment. To do so, would be in effect
to appoint or elect bim Judge ot that
district, which the legislature cannot
egally do That body, cap not transfer
a Judge from one district to another.
Such an attempted transfer would be
unconstitutional.
Judge fiakiu, la by his oath of office
under no obligation, to perform tbe
dutiee of Judge ot the Tenth diatriot
faithfully or otherwise. Ths Tsnth
District will be an entirely new dis
trict, and toe Eight Diatriot of whiob
Judge Eakin was elected Judge and
Lomax ..District Attorney will be in
existence and it will be composed of
baker County and they can legally per
forin the duties of that diatriot. be
cause they were elected to do so. The
Tenth District will be a quasi corpor
ation entlrel) separate from tbe Eight
metric.
Quo Warranto?
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of tbe average man Is found In things
pertaining to good Urine. Good but
ter Is a most Important Item to a man's
happiness. It is used at breakfast,
uncheon and dinner. If it IS of a poor
quality it makes tbe entire meal un
satisfactory. Ii you are used to using ths average
quality of batter, our La Q rands
Creamery butter at 35 cents will prove
a delightful re relation of what good
quality means. Ask your Orooarman
or La Grande Creamery Salter and
satisfy yourself M to quality.
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BLOCKLAND BROS
Island City, Oregon
Breeders of BERKSHIRE and POLANDCHINA
SWINE.
We now have eight young bucks, pure bred, Cote
wold and Shropshire, ready for service, anyone need
ing ohoios backs, should see these to appreciate them
Young stock always on hand, and always glad to
have you call and see our hogs, as ire breed them for
the Farmer, and ask you to compare our paices before
buying some where else.
Items of Interest from
Agricultural College
Already this term the following
persons bare registered in the Oregon
Agricultural College;
La Grande Clayton fiaraell. Warren
Kelfer BamelL William Cowen Bolton
Henrietta Blum,;Alexaoder Dee Davis
Una J Davis, Ellen Grady, William
Harry Finn, Forrest tioott Ivanboe,
Hugh McCall, Ralph Elmer Reynolds
Delay Juaniita Whitlow, Robert Will
lam Andross,
Cove Miles Be bee Beldeu, Waits1
Allen Foster.
Alicel-Paul Ohildera, J B McKen-
non, Henry Ward.
Elgin frank Asberry Gallowsy,
Walter MoLeod.
Summerville Hugh Christopher
McRae, Walter Eakin Wade, Arleigh
Vance Laramore, Juniors Edgar Wood
ell, Fred L Darby
The following well known citizens
of Union oonnty have been billed for
the Farmers Short course whioh is
now in progress:
Mr and Mrs A P Davis, Mr and
Mrs C R Barnell, Hon John MoAallist
er, J P Whitlow, of La Grande, Mrs
Catherine Wade, ot dummerville
Tbe Oregon Agricultural College
oatalogue this .year will publish the
names of six hundred to seven hun
dred studsnts, thirty two of .whioh
will be from Union County, against
an attendance of eight from this same
County last year. It may also be
noted that within tbe past year the
following students from Elgin were
also registered but were not in School
the last term, George Good, John
Witty (graduated) and Andrew Bur
rough (deceased) making a total en
rollment of thirty five within the past
twelve months .
How Society is De
bauched by Drugs
A writer in tbe London Wurld mak
os tbe statement that tbe use of drugs
by women is growing alarmingly.
He says: "A dosen years ago it was
an open seoret that morphia and co
caine were enslaving fashionable wo
men more than all tbs spirtuoui li
quors ever distilled. And now chemi
cal research bas made i' easier than
ever for women to indulge secretly in
the drug habit.
Nor it the statement exaggerated that
in boudoirs there are far more drugs
consumed than there are aloobolio
beverages tn smoking-rooms."
I am told by pbyeioians and trained
nurses that this is '.roe of this country
as wU as of England; that the mad
rush and whirl of society life and its
terrific demands upon woman so
shatters her nerves that she bas re
course to drugs botb aa stimulants
and ssdatives, sayi Edith Sessions
Tnppsr in the Chicago Chronicle.
I have myself seen on many a
d'inty lace-hung dressing table,
among tbe silver brushes and cut
glaaa pomade pot?, bottles marked
ouloroform and little boxes contain
ing tiny "sleepy" pills. Chloroform
is especially popular with women wbo
live on their nerve. While motpbia
well. I oan perhaps better tell bow
much this ie usfd by telling you a few
stories. Not so very long s ooe I met one
evening at tha house of a mutual ac
quaintance, a remarkably beautiful
young married woman. She was tsll
and stately and bad the most glorious
hair the lovely shade of corn silk
masses of ii braided about her graoe
fully poised bead . Bbe played and
aang exquisitely talked well. It ia
seldom that I meet so attractive a
woman. She had so muoh spirit and
glow about hir thus she really fasci
nated me. Afterward speaking of
her to her host aad hostess, 1 was
tnunaerstroox to learn tna' sue is a
confirmed morphine fiend. She has
regular "morphine Jags" when a phy
aid an has to be in constant atten
dance upon her. Osteopathic Health.
To Help Trade
By Soripps News Association
Washington Jan 19 The Senate to
day r. ceived a message from the Presi
dent advocating the appointment of
six special consular agents or "com
mercial ataohes, " whose duties it wiil
be to aid in the upuniiding of Ameri
can trade abroad.
Summerville Sittings
Nice weather at present.
Mr and Mra J L Christian made a
bualneas trip to La Grande Tuesday.
Rev Fishsr and family left Tuesday
for California where he goes on account
of ill health . We all "hope the change
will benefit him.
Mr and Mra I W Litteral made a
business trip to La Grande Monday.
Mr and Mrs Royes of Imbier have
moved to Summervide.
Mr Pete Wright made a business
trip to La Grande Tuesday .
The Kpworth league held an election
Sunday night and new officers wsre
elected. Everybody come. MUG
Mr Rlohho ia engaged in selling
ths famous Koch remedies, and wbo
Uvea ia Union, ia In the city today.
Love And Honor
The Noble stock oompany will appear
at Steward's opera house Thursday,
Friday and Saturday night of next
week in a change of play each night
and with a matinee Saturday, This
organization la one ot the most noted
in eastern repertoire, playing only
feature productions, and high classed
royalty plays. On Thursday night for
an opening offering tbe beautiful
society comedy, sensational drama
"For Love and Honor" will be given
Friday night the latest metropolitan
success "Carmen" Saturday night.
Jack Shepherd's great story of the Vir
ginia mountains, "The Moonshiners."
Each onj of tbe above is positively a
festnrs propuction, for whiob speciul
scenery as well as properties are carri
ed by the com d any.
WOOD SAW
G. W, ALLEN, Proprietor.
All Orders receive prompt
attention
Phone 1846
Residence 615 Osborn St.
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Where's the
Game?
Not herd to find if you have a taste for sweet thing and
a knowledge of quality. Just bunt along until you
oome to our store, then take au extra aim at the values
we are offering.
LoyY' Candy Parlors,
The Finest Place in Eastern Oregon.
TURKESTAN ALFALFA
i ne nry t, u niiomtuiuwa wi.mn irrigttuwm
Brome Grass, Bed Olover, Alfalfa tui all kinds ot
Garden Seed in bulk. Seed WV1 'Idled Barley
Oats, Bto. The only seed house K- m n county.
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r Bar fixtures and Bank furnitvre and all stain imitations a
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Leave orders at Staokland fc MoLaohlen, Pnone 544
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furbish grade quality you will .awnys Iflnd
this market. Drlieioui roast bf Is a mow
(iibstnutlsl il laser, but It will be a great dis
appointment tr you get a tough, stringy
hind that Is sold on bargain ment ooun'era
Wo handle tbe boat meat that enters into
this town and think It Bane to good for iM
our cuHUjmtr.
BOSS
Meat Market
Stillwell ft Vaadermeulen,
Proprietors, ,
CITY BREWERY
JULIUS ROESCH, Proprietor.
Largest Brewing Plant in Eastern Oregon
Ask for La Grande Beer and get the Best
LA GRANDE BEER IS MADF TN T a noAiumj
in - -' ivnj iwtj
f AND SHOULD HAVE THE PREFERENCE
Bent Her Double
"1 knew no ooe, for : four, weeks,
when I waa sick with typhoid ana
kidney trouble," writes Mra Annie
liunter.'of Pittsburg Pa, "and when I
got better, slthoagh 1 had one of tlie
est doctors I could get, I was bent
double and had to rest my hauds on
my knees when 1 walked. From this
terrible alHioition 1 was rescued by
Uleotrio Hitters, whioh restored my
hculth and strength, and Jnow 1 oan
walk as straight as ever. They are
simply wonderful." Guaranteed to
cure stoinaoh, liver and kidney disord
era at the Newlin drag store pries 60 :
Todays news today, when you
read the Observer.
Cured His Mother of Rheumatism
"My mother has been a sufferer for
many years from rheumatism.," save
W 11 Howard of Husband,. Pennsylva
nia. "At times sue wus unable to
move at all, whllo at times walking
was painful. 1 presented her with a
bottle oi Onarnberlaio'a Pala Balm
and after u few applications site decid
ed it was the most wonderoul pain re
liever she had ever tried. In fact, she
Is never without it now and la at all
ti mee able to walk. An occasional ap -plioatlou
of Pain Balm keeps away the
pain that she was formerly troubled
with. For sals by Newlln Drug Qo.
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