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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1908)
" if? ii" C. -3!rf,Eit' BVKfllXG O B8EKVKR, LA GBAHPE, OREGON. SATTRPAY, FEBRUARY M, PACKS FOUH. i i . in i mm mm II t 'mT " I li Grande tvcninj ODscrver Published dally except bunday. CCKREY BROTHERS, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS Called Pre Telegraph Service. Ouilj, per month Daily. lngl copy...' .OS Dally, one year In advai.ee 14.50 Dally, els month, in advance... I.5 Weekly, one year In advance. . .11.00 Weekly, six moniha, In ad ante. Bnured at the postoffljt at " L Grand aa aecond-claaa matter. Tata paper will not public any ar Hole appearing over a nom de plume Mgned article will be received a b )ct to the discretion of he edlt.ir Please sign your article and save dls appointment Advertising Ratea. DUpUy ad. rates furnished upon application. Local reading notice Wo per lint first iniertlnn; 5c per line for each subsequent Insertion. Resolutions of condolence, Be a line. Card of ths.nL. Bo a line. t Political Information. 4 County registration books open until April 7. r I- ' Primary election April 17. Registration book reopened 4 4 April 21; closed on May lit. 4 4 ' Oeneral state election June 1. 4 4 Registration books reopened 4 4 September 20; close October 20. 4 4 Presidential election Novem- 4 4 ber I. 4 4 City Election. 4 4 City registration books close 4 4 February 22. 4 4 ' Candidates must file their pe- 4 4 tltlons not later than February 4 4 12. 4 4 City election March . 4 444444444444444 Elsewhere In this issue we reprint a letter from a Chicago banker in an swer to Mr. Bryan, In the Commoner, favoring his plan to have the govern ment guarantee deposits In national banks, for the purpose of showing that there are always two sides to every question. There Is no one who questions but what some better protec tion than Is now afforded should be thrown around those who place their earnings In the banks. On the other band there Is much truth In the let ter referred to by Banker Forgan. He is right In saying, that the fact of a government guarantee, would place all banks upon an equal footing, the plungers and the conservative alike, and that many persons would engage in the banking business who would never think of It now, because their past lives and associations were such that a discriminating public would never think of placing their savings or surplus money In their hands. Mr. Bryan' plan, when It first came out, on the face of it looked so almple and easy, that hundreds were heard to remark: "Why was that not thought of before?" But It is readily noted that simply a guarantee of the deposit are concerned, but without ome practlacl safeguard along busi ness lines. It would destroy the entire banking system as now conducted. It I a mighty big question, involving a It does, our entire commercial standing. At the present time there re a number of bills before congress to regulate our banking system, but It Is a foregone conclusion that In reality little will be accomplished. Our National banking system, like the tariff question, has been a national Issue more or less since the orgnnlsa tion of our government. It Is possible that out of all of the discussion more protection than now exists will be given the depositor, but It Is doubt ful If Mr. Bryan's plan will ever bej adopted unless the bunking system Is placed entirely In the hands of the' government. If the government went j into the hanking business, then It could j guarantee the deposits, but It could 1 hardly lie expected to do n banking! business a Is now being done by even i our most conservative Institutions. The banking business lies so el use to the vltnls of our entire commercial prosperity or destruction that any and all changes should be given tho most careful thought by our ablest and ex perienced slulesnien. first government trial trip on Pacific coast Tuesday. Annual convention of department of superintendents of Na tional Educational association meets Tuesday. New York President Roosevelt will press a button In Washington Tuesday, opening McAdoo tunnel under North river, between New Tork and Hobo ken. Trial of Raymond Hitchcock, noted actor, charged with criminal as sault upon young girls. Is set for Monday. Charity entertainment un der auspices of Mrs. Waldorf Astor for benefit of poor mountaineers of Virginia will be given Wednesday and Thursday. ' Miss Elizabeth A. Cook will be one of the representative of Cornell at Cornell-Columbia debate Friday. Secretary Taft wllf speak be fore Brooklyn Bar Association Satur day. ' New , Orleans Second democratic primary for state offices will be held In Louisiana Tuesday. United States Association of Local Building and Loan associations convenes Friday. Mardl Gras carnival begins, to extend to March 8. Indlnnapolls Conference of United Mineworkers and operators of central competitive field convenes Thursday. Nsshvlllw AmAWen PnrlrahlM ! soclatlon opens annual convention Monday. City of Mexico Annual conference of Mexican Methodists opens Thurg day. St. Louis Missouri republican state convention meets Thursday. Oklahoma City Republican district convention Friday. Springfield, O. Republican district convention Thursday. Shelby, O. Republican district convention Wednesday. Bay City, Mich. Republican dis trict convention Thursday. fill! Every time you make a purchase at our m store you are sure to get full value. RE Our furniture ms bought right and w are selling it right. You can save money every i:, 4 nnm and our assortment Is com Diet A time you deal win us. vur scmim ... trial order or a call at our store will demonstrate the truth of our assertion. A I 'Phone Black til. 213 FIR STREET. F. D. HAISTEN 'Phone Red 1161. 1411, 1413, lilS Adam Avenue. 5 Notice of City Election. Be It resolved by the council of the city of La Grande, Ore., that the re corder shall give notice by publica tion in the La Grande Evening Ob server, for the period of 10 days, of the general election to be held on March the 9th, 1908, for ihe election of a mayor, recorder, treasurer, mar shal and one councilman from each ward of the city, and that the judges and clerk of the First ward shall be a follow: Judge J. P. Clark, E. C. Davis and Arthur Wranlck. Clerks D. E. Cox and Arthur Curtis. The voting place hall be at the city hall; And that the voting place in the Second ward shall be the council room, and the judge and clerk shall be aa follow: Judge H. W. Stoner, David Bay and George Ball. Clerks H. E. Coolldge and A. W. Nelson. That the voting place In the Third ward shall be In the South Methodist parsonage and that the judges and clerks shall be as follows: Judge B. W. Grandy, R. L. Lin coln and Arthur Williams. Clerks R. W. Logan and C. C. Hamilton. That the voting place In the Fourth ward shall be In the Harris building on Fir street, and that the judges and clerks In said ward shall be as follow: Judge B. Logsdon, Wm. Thompson and G. E. Fowler. Clerk C. Q. Cummlng and A. Thomas. I. R. SNOOK, Recorder of the City of La Grande. By order of the council February S, 1908. Dated this, the 19th day of Febru ary, 1908. GOVERNMENT POLICY (Continued from page I.) tlonal Issues before the Republican club in New York that the pressure became really great. That address before the Republican club met with a most gratifying reception all over the country, but nowhere more so than from the republicans of the mid dle west. The newspapers In all this great section pf the country gave up an ' unexpectedly large amount of space to It, and the comments both by the newspaper press and by Indi vidual republicans have been corcpll- i mentary to a degree. j TRACK Tf AM IIIIIUI 1st II The high school track and field team indulged in its first training last evening. ' Prospects this year are brighter than they have been In several years. However, from the squad of some thing over a dozen, It Is hard to prog nosticate the futin status of the team at this time, but with hard work the talent and ability exhibited last year, and many of the bid team are yet In school, the La Grande school should be well and creditably represented this spring. Regular practices will be maintained from now on, If weather permits. There are several good meets on schedule this spring. There is the county meet at Union, which always attracts much interest. The eastern , . .... ti-- rlf. another 1 I U . . ...wb " ' hard-fought meet. The Corvallis in tersrholastlc will draw four or six men from this school, and that trip is worth working for. The Walla Walla tnterscholastlc, which last year was a huge success, may possibly be pulled oft again this year, and La Grande will surely be represented there. With these many meets for Incen tive for hard training, supporters of the squad hope to see a winning team. It is too early to even guess at even tual representatives. 4 For County Recorder, 4 I take this means of announc- 4 4 Ing that I am a candidate for 4 the republican nomination for 4 4 the office of Recorder of Union 4 4 county, at the primary election. 4 4 D. H. PROCTOR. 4 444444444444444 4, Class r.nU'rtaiii". Miss Latld and her I'lble school class entertained Mrs. King and her class r.i & W:l'h,.:tn!!,? MfthHny pnrtv In Central Church of Christ last evening. wn(cn went into effect this year, and The large room used by the primary nave discontinued many Btnall offices to porcure extra men to fill In the tt- EIGHT-HOUR LAW CONTESTED I (Continued from page 1.) department was curtained orr into rooms and decorated with national colors, a cherry tree and many paper hatchets. Games were played and re freshments served. Miss Ladd and class 5 proved splendid entertainers. The following were present: Ruth Cot ner, Edith Rush, Bessie French, Helen Richardson, Susie Burnett, Clara Ha gerty, Valleta Watson, Verla Weaver, Nlma Erlckson, Manda Stone, Mary Stone, Barbara Snodgrass, Beulah Brown, Geneva Alden, Leona Findley, Margaret McCoy, Sarah Smith, Hazel MeCrary, Lela Sampson, Hilda Mc Coy, Alta Davis, Enna Rogers; Mrs. O. H. King, Miss Ladd. Old paper, just tne thing to start the fire with or to put under carpet, In bundle of 100, for 25 cent at The than for any Saturday quired help. Other states, like Texas, will fight the law to the hlgheit court A legal tangle of much Importances telegrapher and railroad alliums, facing the court in many parti of the United States. Now Blacksmith Shop. Imbler will soon have another blacksmith shop. John Hyde, a re cent arrival from Canada, has pur chased a lot and will erect a new shop and expects soon to be able to meet customer and friends. The people generally took advantage of the fine weather and goodlid and came into town today. There were more persona on the street today for levaral Observer office. ' months. JlT U id o a Tun FOR LAM AA in nil i i t LA GRANDE'S FIRST MONTHLY t r i i BAY Sat TT1 T .re bo 29 AND DON'T FORGET THE! DAY AND DATE News l'oroeast for (lie Coming Week. Washington Dissolution suit of the government against Standard OU Co. will be resumed Monday. New ar mored cruiser Uouth Dakota will have WINTER OK 1883. I It-unl round In tho Keo.pders Offhv n a IVert. i I 'll the iiKirgln of n document In I ihe court house Is an annotation made' In February, mil. when W. T. Wright was county clerk, to the effect that; In Union, which v us then the county sent, the thermometer on February 3 ' 1SS3, register d SO below zero, and ; "It Is reportel t2 below at North! Powder." T'lo following day It was recorded at St below In Union and 0j below at North Powder. COME IN TOWN EARLY as you will soon get Busy. jfimongthe prizes to be offered: $5.00 IN GOLD for the Farmer bringing in the Largest Bonafide Family. No neignbors' kids goes. $5.00 IN GOLD to the Lady purchasing the largest bill of goods out of the different stores. Here is the Hottest One That Ever Came Over the Trail To any couple, young or old, matrimonilv inclined, who will volunteer to be married in public on an elevated stage on Market day, every merchant in town will throw in a present to help feather their nest Max Zimmerman, the Horse Auctioneer, will act as master of ceremonies, FREE BE IN TOWN LA GRAM'S BIG MAIFmET AY 4