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Political Information.
County registration book
open until April 7. r
Primary election April 17.
, Registration book reopened
April 21: closed on Ma 16.
Oeneral date election June 1.
Registration book reopened 4
September 20; close October 20. 4
Presidential election Novem- 4
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City Election. 4
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IT IS OCR MOVE.
The framework for the new con
centrating mill that I being Installed
at the Hulr mine Is neartng comple
tion and It I expected that within
the next 00 day there will be ore
' ready for Shipment. ' Now, the ques
tion is, which way Is this ore to be
hauled to the railroad? Under pres
ent conditions there I no question
about It. The ore will be hauled over
the new road to North Powder. If,
on the other hand, a wagon road was
built up the river from Starkey, which
would shorten the distance not only
about 12 miles, but would give a wa
ter grade from the mine to Hllgurd,
the ore would come this way. The
supplies that will furnish these mines
up Orande Ronde river will undoubt
edly follow the ore hauling team. It
Imply means under present condi
tions, the supplies will be furnished
from Powder River valley and Baker
City. If th water grade road Is con
structed It means that Orande Ronde
valley will furnish the produce and
La Orande the supplle. It I our
mo vs.
London's booster club, among Its
numerous advertised advantages, has
the announcement that their gas
' companies have voluntarily reduced
toe price of gas to II cents per 1000
,, feet.. '..This more strongly than any
other feature appeals to our La
, Grande cltlsens, and we may expert
' at any time to see quite a number of
ur 'people 'returning to th Mother
country.
It Is the little things after all that.
reflect the true conditions. Our
Orande Ronde valley farmers are so
prosperous that the topic for roll call
at a recent Orange meeting was, "Why
Do We Need Money?"
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The city recorder's office has been
busily engaged today registering vot
ers. It is high time that they were
getting busy. The books close next
Saturday, and there are several hun
dred who have not registered.
Hurrah for Ellis! He touched the
button at the department at Wanning
ton and now comes the order to ' es
tablish a true delivery system to be
come operative on May 15. This
will prove to be of great advantage to'
our citizens and something that they
have been entitled to for several
years. La Orande will then bu In the
class In which she belong.
Eugene Is setting the other cities of
the state an example of high grade
boosting that they may well watch
anil note the results of their year's ac
tivity. Tiie commercial club there
rained $12,000 for advertising the re
. source of Lane county. Among other
' things. It I looking after thor matter
of securing a county high school.'
Ex-Senator Fred Mulkey, who sev
eral months ago announced his can-
,. . oldary for the nomination of Wilted
tatea senator, but later retired from
th race, Is seriously thinking ot re
considering his withdrawal and re
I enuring the campaign. .
TIME TO PltV.NE. .
Washington Fruit Men Advised to
Commence Pruning.
Fruitgrowers are urged by Oounty
Horticultural Innpector C. L. Whit
ney to begin now the pruning of their
trees, relutes the Walla Walla Union.
Not only will thin operation Improve
the trees but It will reduce much of
the expense of spraying by eliminat
ing many limbs.
"This is the time of the year for
people to prune their trees and get
ready for spraying." said Mr. Wlilt
iu..'. "Csrc rh""M taken tv them.
however, not to cut the top of the
trees. Doing this only produces
bush top. The tree make a lot oi
shade and the wood, but they do noi
bear fruit when they ure cut from the
top.
"The limbs should be thinned out so
as to let the sun and air through the
branches. Those limbs that cross and
Interfere with one another should be
cut away. To complete the job, the
tree should be balanced up properly
so that It does not present a lop-sided
appearance.
"In the process of pruning some
times as much as a third of a tree Is
cut away. This, of course, reduces the
expense of spraying that much. It
also admit of a more thorough Job,
"People In the county, I find, are
taking a much greater Interest than
usual. Most of the fruit' trees are
well attended to and the best and lat
est methods of caring for them are be
ing sought. The Walla Walla and
Umatilla county Inspectors are work
Ing together. We recognize the fact
that this la necessary since the bugs
do not recognize any such thing In
their Incursions a a state line."
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Every time you make a purchase at out
store you are sure to get full value, r
. . j .... -,. ,ii;,7 it rinht. You can save monev even
Our furniture was bougnt ngm ana wc . , , . . ,.. , ... -
time you deal with us. Our selections are good and Rur assortment is complete. A
trial order or a call at our store will demonstrate the truth of our assertion.
'Phone Black 041.
21S FIR STREET.
F. D. HAISTEN
I'hone Red Ilt.
Mil, HIS, 1113 Adams Avenue.
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STATE DEATH RATE.
One
1907
About Nine Die Out of Every
Hundred Inhabitants.
Oregon' death rate during
was approximately 9 in every 100 In
habitants according to Dr. R. C. Ten
ney, secretary of the state board of
health, in his annual report wihch
ha just been compiled. This low
rate Is looked upon a a remarkable
showing, and It Is believed that It Is
not excelled by any other state In the
union.
To a certain extent the figures In
his report are Incomplete, for the
reason that a number of counties
end no report of their vital statistics
to the state board of health. As a
basis for his figures he has taken the
carefully prepared statistic of 14 of
the most populous counties of the
state from which regular monthly
health reports are received, and In
which the death rate would naturally
be larger than In less densely popu
lated counties.
He severely criticise the officials
of the countle which fall to compile
health statistics on the ground that
It Is part of their duty for which they
are paid by the public to keep records
of all deaths and births. In order that
the health authorities may know what
the death and birth rate are in each
community and conclude what pre
cautions may be taken to reduce the
death rate if possible.
NUMBERS NEED ATTENTION
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as possible.
Room remains
the grazing of many more cattle.
til the space has been exhausted, per
mits will be Issued by ,the forester,
although the regular time for appli
cation expired last Saturday. Walla
Walla Union.
Mill POLK
he ent as fast known that he 1 in La Grande, he Is
1 nevertheless In ine uu.i.c
. of the city. His work has been traced
in tne reserve
I'n.
Two Seattle stations were
From the 15th station the bulk of or
ders are numbered between 3300 and
8500. The artist, however, easily
changes the "3" to an "8." From the
Seattle. University station another
batch, though a smaller one, was ta
w,.n. These number from 20106 to
20200,
La Grande business men are re
quested to be on the alert for suspi
cious orders arid notify the postofflce
of any suspected or real attempt to
pass the bogus orders.
DIES TODAY
At 8:20 thi mornings at the home
of hi sister. Mr. Carrie B. Wellman,
Milton Polk passed away. The fune
ral services will be conducted tomor
row afternoon at 2:30 from the Pres
byterian church, and :' the Interment
will follow In the I. O, O. F. ceme
tery. The announcement of his death
came unexpectedly, asmany friends
remembered seeing and apeaklng to
him Saturday on the street Monday
he was taken down with that seem
ingly unconquerable disease, pneu
monla. Everything that loving and
skilled hands could do, was done.
In the passing of Milton Polk one
of the earliest pioneers of this country
has made his last camp; It was In
1847 that the deceased left La Porte,
Ind., with his parents for the Pacific
coast, and after passing through the
Orande Ronde valley, continued on to
Oregon City. He was an Indian war
veteran, having served In 18S5-E6 un
der Captain Henry, who was killed In
action. A few year later he moved
to Silver City, Idaho, where he served
number of year a deputy sheriff.
From there he moved to Elko, Nev.,
and was soon appointed deputy sher
iff and from that position was elected
sheriff. From Elko ha moved to
Mile City, Mont., where he resided 11
years. For the past two year he
made this city hi home and by his
quiet, unassuming manner, well In
formed upon the current Issues of the
day, and being an original thinker,
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About 60 young people were de
lightfully entertained by Mr. and Mrs.
George L. Cleaver last evening. The
decorative and amusement schemes
were distinctly "George Washington."
Red, white and blue streamers liber
ally sprinkled with tiny flags, clus
tered In the center of each room am)
swung to the corner with pretty ef
fect. Flags of all nation added to
the decorative scheme. Refreshments
were served.
Current Topic Club.
Mesdame J. K. Wright, S. W. See
mann and George L. Cleaver, at the
home of the latter, entertain the
Current Topic club tomorrow eve
ning. The topic under discussion is
"Immigration."
A group of young men of the city
will give a retaliation party on March
9, at the Commercial club auditorium.
Details for the party are now being
formulated.
DR. COLEMAN RESIGNS.
President of the Willamette University
t Salem.
Dr. Coleman, who tor the past sev
eral year ha been president of the
Willamette university, at Salem, ha
handed in hi resignation. Under hi
guidance the , school ha gained a
although uncomoromlsln. alona- those Prominence educational circle of
question, of right, a he understood thlB tate tnat WM PP0
th.n, mH. m. ,m poioie wnen ne nrt . toon onarge,
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friend.
Besides a mother who I probably
the oldest pioneer now. residing In
Portland, he leaves four sisters.
The character ot uch men always
leave their Impression upon the com
munities In which they live and their
Influence lives on rorever.
FRIEND TO FRIEND.
The personal recommendations of oeoole who
have been cured of coughs and colds by Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy have done more than all
else to make it a staple article of trade and com
merce over a large part of the civilized world.
AN INSTANCE.
tecy Boddreth, ef Lenoir, N C, had been troubled mitk
rary tud cough for ever a year. 8heava! "A friend
Vmfht bottle ef CamntA'g. Cough Ttxttxot,
bronght it to m ami Insisted that I alvniM f.V. ft. Jdit
to and to my mrprtaa U helped aw. 9mm bettleg af il
r ISKWLIX DRUG CO. . ,
Lane Caee Not Sensational.
Portland, Feb. 20. Today's session
in the Waymlre-Raddlng conspiracy
It la now out of debt and in addition, case against Mayor Harry Lane, was
ha an endowment fund of $260,000. taken up with listening to the testi
The attendance la larger than at any mony of a number of minor witnesses,
former period in its history, and Is The tat will probably reit tomorrow,
now one ot the atrongest institutions
of Methodism In the northwest Dr.
Coleman's successor ha not as yet
been selected. . .
and Mrs. Waymire will then tell her
version of the affair, In which the
character of Mayor Lane la Indicated.
Another Food Sale.
The Baptist ladle will have another
ale of home-made cooking on Sat'
urday, February 22, at Adcook "
Frltts' furniture store.
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BOGUS ORDERS CIRCULATING
een at the recorder' office. If not
right, n trivial expense and less effort
will make It lfght. Bring your street
and lot number with you, and tjlie cor
rect houHp number ran be ascertained
In a moment. . If every resident would
Id this, the numbering would eoitn be
correct, but to secure an official
stamp of approval, some official must
Inspect every residence
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10,000 CATTLK ON KF.SErgl'rf.''
Suspected presence In La Grande of
cleyer forgers ha led the postofflce
authorities to notify all local business
men not to cash money orders Issued
In return, for goods or payment of
bills. . , ,
Instructions treating , with tle re
cent Seattle money order (heft; were
received this morning by Postmaster'
ltlchej'.jjindjby noon nil the business
men h!"i been notified to cease .cashi
jng money order. The adept nilprars
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JOHNS IN WASHINGTON.
Calls Upon Senator Fulton, But Says
It la Only" Personal. ' ', ': ! '
j . Washington, Feb. 20. Mayor John
of Baker City, I here In the Interest
ibT COST FOR CASH i
On account of ill health we are compelled to dispose
ot Baker city, to secure, if possible, ')f our Marble and Granite business, and in order to
the location of the neiv proposed fed- 5 j; f 4v. a , A
era. district. Mayor Johns called upon, t dlsP0Se of the stock at once, v. e are offering our . o.itire
Senator Fulton today, and later made
the statement that his Interview with
the senator had no political' signifi
cance, but was merely a personal visit.
tbtoni for More. Gnuem, Say kSavKltY
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' Ho be working among Jewelry men'and
RoimrtH rtti'elvtwl v.wt.,li,M, lOK ttk.- r, . .'' . ..... '
nttf Knraater t.ihn Ri.hmtfVnf Ai'r "
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naha reeerve show ..-Hin. jnent'
10.000 cattle are to be turned loose
for grazing, applications for that many
animal having been made. Permits
to the owner of the cattle are he-
PENDLETON IS BCSY.
Will Send a IelegHtlon to Washington
If Necessary. .
JP.eadleton, .Feb. 20. If necesary(
stock, set up in the cemeterv. at actual cost. This
offer is good until April first, and may be withdrawn at
any time without notice. This means a direct saving
of 25 to 50 per cent to purchasers. Largest stock of
marble and granite in Eastern Oregon.
Vtnthtors (.annflniK
.?. vi i , . ,i . . . . -.vucivu, K o. u. ji necessary
iniormaunn rrom wattle ;'taup. that the Pendleton Commercial club will
the party' very'' cleverly change the 'mni delegation' to Washington to
Initial number of the money order put upVtlght to assure their city bc
wlth red ink and Invariably forges an Ing selected as th headquarters of
order on the office In which town he the new federal district tn eastern
Is working. While not definitely Oregon.
! BLUE MOUNTAIN MARBLE
MD (SRMITE CO... . . .
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