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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1908)
, f . , -,."'1 . ' ' - . V - . . - " , i V .'.V' I RIGHT PAGES. M Attf ttttttlJ 4f Ml TAX Wild We Want Your Wants rog two. . grurryg obkicrver. la crajtde. OKEfXM.TTEsi I T'""" ' " " Main 43 PHONE Main 43 SNODGRASS GROCERY You no doubt have heard of JERSEY CREAM f LOUR. If not, ask the many who use it Try a sack next order. Satisfaction guar anteed or money refunded We have on hand a quantity of empty coffee cans Just the thin for bread or flour 25c each mm 11,'IM I . v a ranhnA ha. 1 lecUl&tivft aasembly of part of the render., a on ,ne co.tu-VMc burden for tlonality of the . exemption laws, ana mere.ur. w'""" . . ! ,... rnnferred. The exemption 1 hlrh a lev ew or ni niui i - . . .. court, have deeded and p.ain.y .tate. evidently a valuable donation wk Is certainly nui mauc purpoiw. We believe that the clauee of the constitution prohibits the legis lative assembly from granting to the householders of the state the exemp tion from taxation of the property at tempted by the statute, which, though in force when the organic law took effect, was Inconsistent therewith and hence repealed by the adoption of the constitution and Its attempt to re- enactment was void as repugnant thereto, on the ground that the rate of assessment and taxation Is not uni- that there shall be no exemptions Following Is te text of the decision: Assessor of Union County, Oregon. Dear Sir: Pursuant to your verbal request, as to whetter, under sub division 8, w-tlon 4, page 487, Laws of 1907, of Or11!. a householde having an exemption from taxation in personal propn'y to the amount in assessed value of 1300.00. I will call your attention to the case of Wallace vs. Board of Equalization of Josephine county. By an examination of that; case you will ee that the court there J AS. 6. S NODGRASS SUCCESSOR TO E. P. STAPLES MEW GOODS ' 1 ' ! . COMING DAILY Fine Line of Corsets, sizes IS to 36 i ! Laces. Collars, Veiling. Dress . Trimmings, Silk and Velvet Rib ; bons, Buttons, Side and Back Combs I THE VAN ill (0 g . . . tttttttttttt La Me, Ore. IN THE Masonic B!d$. passe, directly on the constitutionality form and equal, as between house- of any law aucmi-tins t exempt i noiaers 01 me suiie una nUn-ra-property from taxation, not falling ' dents. Constitution of ststa C? nnmeil In the Oregon, article 9, section 1." constitution. That part of the decis ion which pointedly applies to sub division (, above mentioned, reads: "It will be remembered that article 1 of section I of our constitution lim it, the power, of the legislative as sembly to exempt property from tax ation, to that to b. used for munlci IN Our Want Ad Column Your want I. placed b.fora m thousand or mora want-Mtkrt .rr day Caa you afford to spend on cant par word of jour want ad whara result art tha keynotes? ......a..W.M FOR RENT. I WAJfTFT It follow, logically that the legisla tive department desire auch an ex emption to householders, but that the judicial department hold, auch ex emption unconstitutional. The Judi cial department construe, all law. and the constitution, and their view pre vails. It follow, that tha sub-dlvlslon pal, literary, educational, scientific, I referred to la unconstitutional and you 1 1 i mi mnmnm T t rengiuu. . -""""- ' " should allow no exemptlona h ment I. argued by defendant', counsel that the exemption of property from tax ation a. evidenced by th act under consideration, I. a remission by the 7. 8. IVANHOB, . District Attorney. in m m D FOR MM BOB LAfOLLETTE W. H. B0HIMEKAMP CO. HARDWARE. STOVES AMD FtRMIURE BUILDING MATERIALS HEADQUARTERS FOR KEROSENE GASOLINE New supply of lamps just received Try a Rayo Lamp, the kind that's advertised. i htmyort. There came to my place m nUn eat e La Qramle, about Nov. 1, ltOT, Vay driving mare, branded on left kip; weight about 10S0 pounds. Own era may have same by paying pastur Age aad (or this notice. W. J. irOQHES. R.uU t, La Orande, Ore. t Maar a mao looking for sympathy .da really two awltt kick, properly , aWaced. Here 1. a ll.t of frech vegetable lt received at the City Grocery and Ha k cry. Guaranteed to counteract tha cold: lint house lettuce. Cauliflower. Pineapple. Cocoaauta. Cranberrloa. Celery. Sweet potatoes. Sweet oraofaa aad Mux lataeaa. Order now. t I Tha Boise Capital Neva say: Tha 1 Follette club held a busi ness seeelon at the office of B. E. Blaine, when reports were made from thoee carrying petition, aaklng for expressions of friendship for tha can didacy of the Wisconsin senator. The reports were more favorable than were anticipated by those who started the movement In the Interest. of La Follette. Although the peti tions have been out only a week and no especial effort was made by those arrylng the petitions to secure slg natures, each of them returned their copies with some 25 to 30 signatures. Efforts along this line will be pushed Arrangements have been made to hold weekly meetings on Thursday nights for the future, the meetings at present being held at the office of S. E. Blaine In the old Bank of Com merce building. Later the meetings will be held In the city hall. No great activity has been under taken so far. but soon efforts will be made to extend the movement to all parts of the state. Relative to this movement In the west, particularly In Idaho, the Milwaukee Press hns the following to say: That Senator La Follette will have large support from the west Is the be lief of Senator A. M. Son.lull, Madi son, who was In Milwaukee yester day. He has been traveling In several Western states for several months in private buplness IntereM. and he took notice of the La Follette sentiment In the went. He said: "Senator Sanborn's rKtlmnte of 22S votfg for La Follette on the first bnl lot l conservative. If the sentiment of the rank and file of the people Is expressed In the republican conven tion La Follette will have the solid support of the west. From personal observation at the places 1 have vis ited. 1 am convinced that 65 or 70 per cent of the voters of the west are for La Follette. "I think Oregon, Washington, Ida ho, South Dakota and Minnesota will send La Follette delegatea without question, if time would suffice for 8enator La Follette to reach the peo ple hi. nomination would be certain. "A La Follette club was org.nlzed last week In Boise, Idaho, La Fol lette headquarters are established at Portland and Eugene, Ore. J. ' O. Story, Portland, formerly of La Crosse, Wla, la at the head of the La Fol lette movement In Oregon. LouU . Reed, a practicing attorney of Port land and a son of Judge I E. Reed, Rlpoa, ta aacratary of tba Ongaa a ganUaUoa. "William B. Flett, a lawyer la Be attle, formerly of Merrill, la leading tha La Follette movement la Wash ington. "Francis J. Heney, district attorney m San Francisco, la the leader of a strong anti-railroad, anti-machine fight In California. I think that he will win out and the delegatea from California, while they will probably be instructed will be In sympathy with the principle, for which La Follette stands. "The reports of the leader, in these and other western states are beyond expectation. This, with what I have personally observed of the popularity of La Follette, convinces me the- west is for him and that his opponents will be much surprised by his showing In the convention. He Is without ques tion one of the leading, If not the leading candidate at the present time. And his strength is increasing daily." CTRCCLATISG LIBRARY. MTlin Drog Company Fills a Long Felt Want. Renllilng that In a city the size of La Grande ther. are a number of people who enjey reading the latest and best book., but do not feel that they can afford to buy the books out right, but who are willing and able to pay a small rental fee, the Kewlln Hrug company has Installed a circu lating library to meet this demand. This library contains nearly 1000 vol umes, consisting of all tha talked about, -opyrlghted books, the stand ard woiks of fiction, the standard children's books and also a large col lection of paper-backed novels. The plan adopted by the Newlln Drug company to place this aplendld library In the hands of the reading nubile la simple a. well aa inexpensive. There will be no red tape. The prospective member .Imply deposits $1.00 for which he receives his first book. The member Is allowed to .elect any book In the library. This book the mem ber will be allowed to keep la hi. poa aeavlon for two week At the axnlra. Hon of tha week, or aooner. tha mem- ber may return tha book and by the payment of aa additional II cents aacnra another book and by tha pay- FOR RENT a fiat furnished for housekeeping. Pleasantly located; near in. Inquire of Mra. Hattle Mc Donald, 1611 6th St., or ; 'phone Black 462. FOR RENT Room, for light house keeping. Inquire of Mra. E. C. Moore, corner 4th and Q Sts. FOR RENT A house on North Bide. Convenient to shops. 'Phone Mack 1711, or call at Farmers ft Tiaders' National back. FOR RENT Furnumed cottage with Lali.; c!c:s !2. - rr? n r. Kaber. FOR RENT Nine-room house, fur nished complete. ATI modern con venience., 'Phone Red 1T1I, WANTED Employment by compe tent nurse. 'Phone Black 62. WANTED Heavy, rour-horse plow team, with a competent driver. .Prefer if owned and driven by the same man, tha reason for rame, tha owner will aee that they all pull to)w gether. Tha plowing la clay and ' gumbo. Price no object for - the right outfit Work will last from a wek to 10 day.. Apply at once. J. Mara. ,.2g WANTED Housekeeper, to assist la tha core of five children; steady po sition aad good wages. Apply to f. A. Fnraharsoa. 'phone Main , batweea 16 a. m. and 1 p. in. FOR RENT Furnished hooeekeep inc rooms; close la; eaH at 141T Washington avenue. 1-26 LOST. LOOT Gold brooch with 4 pearl, aad diamond, batweea Dr. Richardson', sad W. L. Breaaolta reaideaoa aa P araet; IfbereJ reward for ratttra ta aba. A. I Raaaardaoa. WANTED Position aa bookkeeper r clerk, by a lady. 'Phone black 211. 1 - : : : ; ( WANTED Competent girl for gener al housework; apply to Mrs. Joha Synhorst, 2101, Cor. First and Jeff. WANTED To buy telephone poles. Home Independent Telephone company. FOR SALE. LOST Pearl and diamond brooch, between tha Farmers dt Traders Na tional bank aad the Clara Scriber realdence oa Park street. , Finder return to this office and receive reward. FOR BALE Correspondence coarse m bookkeeping aad higher aoco ant ing, complete with textbooks aad( referee oe library. Half pries, iltfca quire at this office. I . FOR fUIJBBarrsd Plymooth Roefe roosters for saie.' Inquire of X. B Reynolds. Phooe Bkack 101. 1-lllm meat f aa additional II cents secor aa ether bask. Tana (or II esata the member asay have tha ptesarars of r4ag a 11.16 book. If Us books are keat laager than tha weak tha small chars at Ova cents par day is made far each ad flrti octal day. Sherd tha aa era ber not wish ta take a book a week aa that ta air. senary Is t rstnra th hook taken out aad a membership card wfll be Issued, which will entitle tha member to book at any time upon payment only of tha ll-eest rental tea. With the library la a large number of paper back aevela, which are allowed to be taken ont upon an Initial charge of but five cents. Readers are Invited to eaH at the store and examine .the library, aad tha Newlln Drug: company feela sure that the selections will be found In every way worthy of th consideration of tha reading; public. Cue Denatured Alcohol. Thoee who have occasion to use al cohol for burning or any mechanical or Industrial purpose, should remem ber that aa a result of the new na tional law, denatured grain alcohol can now be had at a price which makes It an object to use It Instead of wood alcohol. Denatured alcohol la pur grain al cohol to which a amall amount of wood aloohol and certain chemicals have been added so aa to make It un fit for, drinking purpose or medicinal uses. For heat, power, and all uses In the arts and Industries, denatured alco hol is superior to the dangerously poison wood alcohol and will doubt less replace the latter. We are ready to supply denatured alcohol In any quantity. Price, 25c per pint, 60c quart, II. T5 per gallon. NEWLIN DRUG CO. 1114-1111 Adama Ave. NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT. Notice Is hereby given that the un dersigned have filed In the county court of Oregon for Union county, his final account aa administrator of the estate of D B. May. deceased, and that said court ha. fixed Tuesday, March I, at 10 o'clock a. m., as the time and the court house In La Orande, Oregon, as tha place for hearing all objection thereto and set tling the same. Dated this 10th day of January. 1106. . " B. T, MAT, Administrator of th Estate of D. 8. May, Deceased. When you cannot answer your op ponent's logic do not be discouraged you caa still call him rile name. MERE TO STAY i Although the present? electric light famine has ' ' temporarily placed us out ; of business, we are not ', ', out of business by any t means. When tne ngnts ; ; are on again the public ', Fill find that we will still j behere with the very best,' ; t electric show in Eastern i Oregon. We are taking ' advantage of the con- ; ; dition of affairs to make ! many improvements as ; the public will readily see : ; when we again open to ! I the public. ' ' ; : ELECTRIC THEATRE C0 E. M. Sherwood, Mgr. ; ; m UMBRELLA RECOVERING AND REPAIRING put on New Covers If you have anything brok en 1 can fix it. J L. C. SMITH : OPPOSITE FOUNDRY a a iLCI Ululiuv . Steam Cleanifiil aud Dye worn . Lac Curtains, Draper- - KMatov.EvniIw90W!! and Party rMM Cleaned on short notice. W call t i J.u..r fraa. OLD CREAMERY BLDG. . triMf rjaaa noil ,v i'V V--"''"---1w-.---ar-'-T-v