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BIOGRAPHY Of j. C HENRY
Republican Candidate for .Nomination for
County Judge of Union County.
J. C, Henry, candidate before the Re
publican nominating convention for the
office of County Judge of Union county,
was born In Schuylkill county, Pennsyl
vania, April 6, 1849. of German parents.
At the age of fourteen he enlisted as a
private in the 184th Pennsylvania regi
ment, and served until July 18, 1865,
under Gen. Hancock, and was honorably
discharged as first lieutent. After the
was was over he learned the carpenter
ann cabinet maker's trade, which occupa
fij he followed for several years.
. 'Mn 1871 he was married to Miss Anna
i Tutt, of South Bend, Indiina. In 1876
he came west, arriving in La Grande on
J, May 21 of that year, with only $1.50 in
f his pocket. During the first two years
' after his arrival here he followed
his trade as carpenter, both in La Grande
I and at the Camp Carson mines, which
were at that time under the management
1 of the late J. M. Church; after which he
I accepted a position in the general mer
I chandise business with W. J. Snodgrass
jj Being a man of much natural ability,
ipnest, energetic and faithful, he was
t l.jRoo" made manager of the business, which
position he held for fourteen years.
In 1892 he started in the furni
ture and undertaking business
for himself, which under his
managment has become one of the lead
t ing firms in Eastern Oregon, and he is to
day one of the heavy tax payers of Union
county, and he has held many offices of
trust within the gift of the people; was
captain of Company K, of the third regi
ment of the Oregon National Guards; for
nine years was director of the La Grande
city schools. He served for eight years
V J as a member of the city council; was
mayor of the City of La Grande, and was
treasurers of the La Grande Building and
Loan Association during its existence.
He sert ed three consecutive terms as
coronor for Union county, which office he
now holds: is a prominent member of the
Masonic fraternity, also of the B. P. O.E.
I. 0. 0. F. and G. A. R. lodges, is reliable,
efficient and trustworthy, and if nominated
and elected, will give the people of Union
county a clean, economical, honest and
business-like administration.
l i. waiiAMsoa
Republican Candidate for Nomination for
County Judge of Union County.
J. T. Williamson the subject of this
sketch has announced himself as candi
date for the office of County Judge on the
Repudlican Ticket. He came to this
valley when a boy and has virtully grown
up with the country, he was raised on a
farm and got his education in the public
schools and at Montroth, Oregon, and is
a graduate of the National Business
College of Portland, Oregon.
He is thoroughly acquainted with every
Portion of this county having had several
irs experience as first deputy in the
heriff's office and in the Assessors
. office, and has been in a position to be
closely in touch with the government and
requirements of the county and neighbor
ing counties and is therefore well advised
to enable him to look after the wellfare
of the county. j
Some years ago Mr. Williamson passed
an examination and was admitted to
practice as Attorney before the Interior
Department and at the present time, and
for some years past, has been in the
abstract business and has made a specialty
of land practice.
On the subject of assessment and taxa
tifctfew men are as well advised, and he
, , JaTirm believer in just and equal taxa
tion. It is a well known fact by the
assessors that there is considerable land
taken up in this county, for speculation by
outside parties, under the timber and
stone act. and more particularly lands
that have been scripted for speculation
with soldiers additional, forest reserve
and various other kinds of land script, and
afterwards approved and patented to the
owners giving the assessor no opportunity
of finding such lands without incurring a
great expense to the county, as it would
require a thorough search of the land
office records from the beginning.
Mr- Morton, the present assessor, has
hidvocated having this done and has
'he matter beforB co""' court
but the court did not sanction it because
of the great expense.
Mr. Williamson in his present business
has a complete set of abstract maps of
I every township in this county, as well t
the whale of the La Grande land district,
showing evsry tract cf land that is pat
ented and is subject to taxat'on. and to
whom patented, as well ail vacant land.
These maps are taken from the land
office rec-srds and are kept corrected. As
Mr. Williamson already has this informa
tion compiled he assures the tax payers
of this county that the assessor can have
this information free of charge, and can '
correct his plats up to tne present date,
so that every acre of land su ject to tax
ation can be found by the essesscr. j
Mr. Williamson assurss the tax payers
that if elected, the strictest economy will 1
be required in the transaction of all county
business. . . , j
At this time of the year the matter of .
good roads is prominently brought before
very citizen. Mr. Williamson an ad-c-cate
of good roads, bridges and culverts,
and what can be done to be done "perma
nently and at the right time, as an ounce
of prevention is always worth a pound of
cure.' Mr. Wil iamson has had much
experience in the matter of road building
and his judgment on such matters would
not be theoretical but practical.
mm it lloyd
Republican Candidate for Nomination for
County Judge of Union County.
Robert H. Lloyd, of Elgin, has been a
resident of the County of Union for the
past twen j-five years, and is well
known throughout the entire community
For a number of years he was a resident
of North Powder, and for a number of
years following was a resident of Union.
At Union he was employed as a clerk in
the law office of the late Hon. J. M.
Carroll. While in the employ of Mr.
Carroll he studied law. and was admitted
to the bar of this state. Since his admis
sion he has been engaged in the practice
of law at Elgin, Oregon, where he enjoys
a good practice and a host of friends.
Mr. Lloyd is a candidate for the nomi
nation for the office of county judge on the
Republican ticket He has always been a
Republican and has aided in a material
way, in the past in the success of the
Republican party.
Mr. Lloyd is peculiarly fitted for the
duties of the office to which he aspires.
He will bring to the performance of the
duties incumbent upon him, if chosen, a
thorough knowledge of the laws of the
state; a complete understanding of the
needs of the various parts of the county,
and promises, if elected, to give his entire
time to the performance of the duties and
obligations of this office.
The county judge must be more than a
financier; and while economy and frug
ality in public affairs is an absolute
necessity, yet the county judge is the
probate court as well, He is called upon
to supervise the administration of a vast
number of estates of decedents and
minors; he. should have a thorough knowl
edge of the law of wills, and the control of
executors, administrators and guardians;
be is also called upon to try questions
touching the liberties of our citizens under
habeas corpus proceedings, and the grant
ing of temporary injunctions as well as '
the authorization of the publication of j
summons in civil actions; so it will be ,
observed how greatly important it is for
the well being of the office that the
incumbent possess, as does Mr. Lloyd, a
thorough and complete knowledge of the
law.
Upon those great .public questions
affecting the administration of county
affairs Mr. Lloyd has taken an advanced
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stand: he believes that good roads lessen . oer or lw he was a member of the
the expense of the farmer in removing his j rm ' J- H. Rinehart & Son which oper
crops. Tnat a speedy recovery from the ated ,arCe flouring mill at Summerville.
enormous county debt will lower the taxes 'n '899 this firm dissolved, the flouring
of the property owner, and that rigid mi" operated by the firm having been
economy in the general affairs of the I DUrnd- Mr. Rinehart has been during
county will more nearly and surely bring ! thJ time, engaged in the farming and
us to that position so far as our public ;
finances are concerned that is greatly to '
be desired by every citizen and taxpayer,
The President's well known saying '
which means so much and is stated so .
briefly, is the precise position of Mr. I
Lloyd. He certainly stands for 'Strict
economy. Good Roads and a 'Square '
Deal.' " I
F ADMFDC !
lAKniKJ I
Now is the time to do your fencing. ,
...... wlaA tnnrarwtct taiA haw thm for '
sale. Our post wer cut from green fur
and tamarack tree and are thoroughly
dry. We have about 6000 of them which
we must dispose of this spring. We will
exchange them for live stock, hay, grain,
eggs, potatoes or other produce.
Leave oroers at i ne uoiaen nuiu ot a.--No.
1606 Sixth Street Also dry cord
wood for sale in any quantity.
J. Anthony
WILLIAM B. SASGTNf. :
Nomination fo' Coun'y Judge, on tle
Rcpuolican Ticket
Mr i,rf K.f,. k p.-.nVii.
canVori of Union County, wth the
followir.B Platform.
"If 1 am nominated and elected. I will
during my term of office, endeavor to re-
rt.irethe indebtedness of Union County,
and use every effort from an ecomical
standpoint to improve the public highways
thereof, and comply strictly with ell the
requirements of the Statutes in the con
duct of the affairs of the office.'', 2
Ma K . c Kftn rocinsnt nf tTninn PjuwIu
j for sixteen years, and has during that
and integrity, which has made for him a
host of loyal friends, and it was at the
earnest solicitation of a large number of
these friends tha; he consented to become
a candidate for the nomination for County
j Judge at the hands of the Republican
Electors, as those who know him, know
that he will stand squarely upon any
platform that he would submit to the
voters for their consideration.
He s:anis for a ,'olJ'?2 D2V-."
rich and poor alike; an up to date business
administration; GOOD ROADS; personal
supervision over all county business;
JUST and EQUAL TAXATION justice to
all, special privileges to none.
He believes that our roads should be
made permanently good, as rapidly as it
is possible to do so.
He is a heavy tax payer, one of the
leading attorneys of Union County, as
well as one of its most successful busi
ness men, and is peculiarly fitted to fill
the office to the satisfaction of the tax
payers of Union County and with credit
and honor to himself.
He has always been identified with the
Republican party, casting his first vote
for Benjamin Harrison, and for the past
four years has been the Secretary of the
Republican Central Committee for Union
' County. This is the first political office
of any importance that he has sought
NARYIY C RINEHARI
"Publican Candidate for Nomination for
County Judge.
Harvey C. Rinehart the subject of this
sketch, was born in Summerville in 1864,
and has since lived in Union county. He
is probably the best qualified candidate
for the office sought by him that has been
announced from any party. For a i
t00" raising business. While engaged in
the milling business, Mr. Rinehart had a
practical illustration of the rules of
finance and the standard of money in this
country. Tne firm had shipped a con.
ienment of flour to China and the pro-
eet, ot this shipment were remitted up-
on o1 01 the silver standard and
the flour which would bring $4.60 under
tandara n the United States brought
$9.00 per barrel at tha Chirm.. ,.
Thi. confirmed Mr. Rm.h.rf'. '
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10ns upon the financial question and was
the principal cause of his adopting the
views of the Republican party in 1894,
since which time he has been actively and
earnestly advocating its principles. Mr,
.Rinehart has never been a candidate for
a political office and his candidacy for the
office at this time is active and aggres
sive, believing that the conditions con-
fronting the taxpayers today can be met
more sucoesf oily by the application of
the business prino;ples whiih have made
his firm and mar.y others in this county
successful. - ,
Mr. Rinehart is probably the most
widaly knv.v.n of any o' the candidates
for t.na o.ncs. Ha h-s ervei for several
yecrs as a -nambar of t ie school board ir.
his distrct and hs always insisted that
the scncols cf the c)'Jniy should have the
eat ne-t support of the pjopte.
if nominated inci eiec'.sd County Judge
ha promises to handle the affairs of the',
county so.eiy in tha interest of the tax
payers. He believes that county affairs
c-n be run in such a manner as will not
only result in wiping out the indebtedness
of tnis ou.i'y but insure future low taxes
r.nd the iniprovumant In a permanent way
of our county reads and bridges.
He is, at the present time, going about
over the county, meeting with people,
ascertaining their views and indicating
his stand upon public questions. He has
no criticism for tiosa who ere seeking
tne nomination for ' this o.lice as his
I opponenis ana is very tranic ana earnest
, in yin that if he is not chosen by his
i Parlv- tnat th cnoiM of hi P4 wi" h
hl noic' nd lf 109 voler ' tne
j Primary electian cnoose him for their
i candidate he confident aly expects the
Support Ul ink lbv.m u-,Mttwt
JAMES M MURPHY.
Republican Candidate for Nomination for
Sheriff for Union County
James M. Murphy candidate before the
Rapublicsn Primary Nominating Election
for the office of sheriff of Un:on county
was born In Portage. Wis.. July 28, 1874.
He was educated in the public school i of
that place and graduated from the Storey
College of Portage, Wis., after which he
engaged in the mercantile business for a
short time as a salesman. Ha then
entered the railroad serviee and at the
age of twenty was freight conductor on
the Great Northern railroad out of
Seattle and always made many friends
among his fellow employes on the road.
He cam to La uranoe in issr and en
gaged in the mercantile business with
his brother Wm. Murphy as bookeeper in
in the old New York store, corner Adams
Avanus and Elm street in this city.
In 1901 hi ent-rei into partnership
with his brothers Wm, and Ed. Murphy
and purchased the Chicago Store, which
is now or.e of the largest establishments
in Eastern Oregon. In June 1905 he
leased the Hotel Sommer, of this city,
which is today on of the best conducted
hotels in Eastern Oregon. Mr. Murphy
has been for the past four years one of
the directors of the La Grande Commer
cial Club, is a member of the B. P. O. E.
1. 0. R. M. and Forestors of America
lodges, is a man of exceptional ability
has an an extensive acquaintance
throiighout Union county is thoroughly
qualified in evsry particular to fill the
office of sheriff and if he should receive
the nomination and be elected the people
of this county may rest assured that the
duties of that office will be administered
in a most faithful, straightforward, clean
and business like manner. ''
Wr RANDALL
w. w. Kandall who is a candidate be
fore the Republican primaries for the
office of sheriff for Union county, Oregon,
was born in Indiana and went from there
to Iowa, then cam to Oregon with a
mixed train of ox and horse teams in
1 965, arriving at town of Union on. August
5d. of the same year, since which time
he has been a constant resident of Oregon,-
divided between Willamette and
Grande Ronde valley.
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CfORCE W. RUCKMAN
George W. Ruckman, the subject of
this sketch, is one of the most widely
known pioneers of Union Qpunty,' having
Sittied on the Sandridge. in Grant's
Ronde Valley in the year 1871 Mr
Ruckman is a candidate for the nomina
tion on the Republican ticket for the office
of , State .Representative. ; He was
formerly a uainociab out, ui wnwi,ui
issues arising in , 1896 caused him to
become a believer in, and a strong advo
cate of those well known' doctrines of
finance, which were successfully pre -sented
to the American people, resulting
in the election of President McKinley. ,
Mr. Ruckman' platform Is at follows;
"If nominated and elected I will during
my term of office vote for such measures
that will insure equality and reduction of
taxes, and compel economy in public
aTairs. : ; ' ' ' i '
"Inasmuch as I have been in the past
a firm believer in the election of a UniUd
States Senator by the direct vote of the
people, my individual preference has
always been that of the people's choice,
and I further state to the people of Ore
gon as well as to the people of my Rep
lesentative District that during my term
of office 1 will always vote for that Can
didate for United States Senator in Con
gress who has received the highest
number of the people's, votes for that
position at the general election next pre
ceding the election of a Senator in Con
gress, without regards to my individual
preference." G. W. Ruckman
J. B. GILHAM
James. B. Gilham, the Republiban can
didate for re-election for the office of
county clerk, needs no introduction to the
citizensof Union county. He has been
a resident of this valley for the past
twenty on year. Mr. Gilham cam to
this valley with his parent in 1885 and
has resided here since that tim. there
fore he can rightfully be called a Qrande
Ronde Valley boy. Soon after cominir
here, owing to to the fact that his father
was in ill health, it became necessary
for him to assist ig the car and main-
tainence of the family, and a at that
time there was little else for the average
young man to do other than to turn to
th farm, he followed the general up
and downs of a farm hand. Up to the
fall of 1894 he followed this line of work
educating himself nights and Sunday j
and whenever possible, taking advantage
or every opportunity to fit himself for
ome occupation which should enable him
to increase his earning capacity. In th
fall of 1894 he was appointed assistant
secretary of the La Grande Commercial
Club; which position he held until the fall
of 1 897 when he accepted the position
in the La Grande post office, as assistant
postmaster. This position he held with
credit to himself and satisfaction to the
public until he qualified as County Clerk
of Union county, July 7, 1 904. During
th time he ha been in office he has at
all times been courteous to the public,
making no distinctions between the rich
or the poor, believing that all had right
which he was in duty bound to respect,
and fully realizing that his was a pub Ic
office, and should therefor be acessable
to the public at all times. It has been
his desire to conduct the office of County
Clerk in a manner in keeping with the
dignity which it importance demands
and at the same tim b ever mindful of
the interests of Vt tax payers. By his
careful and painstaking attention to his
duties he had been able to greatly in
crease the efficiency of the office and
has in so many ways systematized the
methods of keeping the county records
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that the efficiency cf the' office has been
g ti; in:re-1 id and that tse covnty has
bean savd a considerable expense.
Mr. Gilham is an ec'iva member of
several of the lead ng orders and is also
a member of t."ie board cf managers of
the La Grande Commorc al Club and
takes and active part in all matters of
puplie interest. He owns On of the neat
est and most attractivo homes in the
city over which his mother presdes,
happy and contented, fully helievinj that
in the future as in tne past her son will
stand between her and all hirm. '
i l.BR00KS."
I, Sv L. Brooks, having been a residen
of Union county for thirty-throe year
and have not been an aspirant for office '
in my life but have on several occasion
been requested to accapt the nomination
at the primaries for countv iudce or
commissioner. I have always declined,
but undar ,vh present, primary law my
fr ends took tha privilege to get out my
petition for county commissioner while I
was gone to Walla Walla, and had;it at
my home when I returned, for my signa
ture. 1 considered it an honor by my
friends.; ; and ; accordingly e!gned it I
consider the county board the most im
portant office In the county, and the voter
should not vote for a man to that office
fK t? ? "-"' rtm th! own
personal business, for the county business
is every tax payer s business, and they
should look well to their interest in elect
ing this board. If the voters see fit to
nominate me on tne democratic ticket
for county commissioner on April 20, '06,
aid if elected in June I wilt look at t
nutter as though the board owns 'jnjQf,,
county in partnership, and will I .v .
as though it wer my own Pf.49nai buMi.
ness and manage it to )st of my
knowledge for the r believ in
triot economy th best road our
fund will rmit without x-orbitant
tax, until 6ur present debt are paid and
"iiil treat all alikv and. show fayors t?
none, and will oppose RU graft that com
to my know!de,
D. It PROCTOR I
Thr are few men so well' and favor
ably known throughout th County as i
th present County Recorder, D. H.
Procter.
Mr. Procter has held the office of
County Recorder for the last four year
and take pride in knowing that th offlc
is a self sustaining on, mor thai paying
the expenses of conducting and supplying
th necessary stationary, books, tc. Th
management of th offic ha a great
deal to do with the expense created and
it is to the credit of Mr. Procter that th
expenses have been as light as . was
possible and yet be able to do good and
efficient work. '
Mr. Procter came to this county in
1890, from Wisconsin, and located at
Elgin, being a school teacher by profu
sion and teaching in many of th leading
schools of the county he ha been able to
become acquainted with many people.
H followed teaching for about ten
year or up to 1900 when he was
employed as foreman at the G. W. Buck
saw mill near Elgin and it was while in
charge of that mill that he met with an
accident that cost him th loss of his right
hand.
He is now before the Republican voter
as a candidate for th nomination and re
election to th offic of Recorder of Con
veyances of th county of Union, and as
he is known to be a capable and an effici
ent officer as well a courteous and oblig
ing to those whom he meets either on
business or otherwise, there seem to h
no doubt that he will succeed himself a
County Recorder. ,
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