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- v V rrKXIXIi OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY M. 13ng- , ' i m3k mini Ir-- ) t;. j? ! n It 1! I! f i I ! '; s i : La Cranjls tveninj ODscrver ,- Published dally except bunday. V CCllRKY BROTHERS. BDITORS AND PROPRIETOR8 Cnlfd Press Telegraph Service. Out iy, per month . Dally, single copy............. .9 Daily, one year In advance. .1. SO Daily, Ix tnonthi. In advance... !- Weekly, one year In advance. . . $ 1.00 Weekly, six month. In adMHce. .7) Cntered at the poatoffi.it at I Grande a second-class matter TOi pbper will not publlVi any ar ticle appearing over a nom de putme signed article! will be received t 'b Jact to the discretion of he edit .ra Please dsn your article and save dli appnlntraent. ' Advertising Kate. ' Display tJ. rate furnished upon application. .Local reading notices ,mu per line first insertion; 6c per line for each subsequent Insertion.' Resolutions of condolence, do a nun. Card of ths.nL, Eo a line. Remember the mass meeting Fri day night. We cannot, as a city, af ford to permit the La Grande Com mercial club to pass out of existence. The good it has done; the good it Is capable of doing, are all too well known to need comment. The proper ty 1s too valuable to think of letting go by default. The debt Is really the least thing to worry about. Think of It, 250 loyal member would pay it out In a short time, and the commu nity would never know how It was done. It 1 not finances so much as it is loyalty. On the other hand, to command "loyalty, the club must be active, must accomplish results, and it can and will, under proper support. lt the business men and property owners come out Friday night and out of the discussion will come reor ganization, new life and a progressive club. Is it not worthy of an effort? The Oranges are absolutely right In resisting the Initiative bill to comix the railroads to provide all county and atate officials with free passes. This Is an unJUBt bill, and never should be exacted. The opposition to the ap propriation for the state mllltla Is questionable. From the viewpoint of taxation to the extent that the mllltla Imply furnished a guard to the large Corporation In times of labor trou ble may be well taken, but the ml lltla of oil stutes furnishes the nation a nuclues for the quick mobilization of a large volunteer army, which In case of national complications might be worth many times its present cost , of maintenance. , Did you read the published sworn bank statements of our national bnnks. If you have not, do so. These official and government authorized sworn . statements reflect the financial pros- perlty of this city and vicinity that permits of no possible criticism. Of course, we all know that Is is a. pros perous community, but many who read these statements were surprised at the excellent showing made. The Dalles is to have a big poultry how this week. Already 104 coop have been constructed to take care of . the applicants of exhibitor. Politics anil Politician. The national convention of the so , delist party for the nomination of a 1 presidential candidate will meet In ' Chicago May 10. k. Representative Joseph Holt Gaines jof West Virginia, has the unusual distinction of being the only member of either house of congress born In Washington, D. C. L. Q. C. Lamar, a grandson of L. Q. C. Lamar who was a member of the United States supreme court. Is n ' candidate for the Texas legislature. Present Indications are that the .delegates from New Hampshire and Maine to the republican national con vention will be unlnstructed. Governoi I!. B. Brooks of Wyoming, who began his career as a farmhand and cnwptincher, I now one of the. wealthiest men of his state and the owner of a ranch of 1'ifl.Oilrt aei i s. The headquarter of the democrats congressional campaign committee will ' be located In Chicago In the coining campaign Instead of In Washington, . from which city the Inst campaign was conducted. The apportionment of delegate for the coming democratic national con - ventlon, mukeg no allowance for rep resentation of the Philippine islands, hut gives a larger representation than the republicans to the District of Co lumbia, Hawaii and Porto Rico. Secretary Taft will be the principal figure at the banquet of the republi can club of Massachusetts in Boston early In March. Senator Elmer J. Bur kett of Nebraska and Governor Guild of Massachusetts will be the other speakers. MTOCRT DEFINES POSITION. Pendleton Attorney Gives I tare tlic Time lie Thinks ITol liable. A Pendleton dispatch says:. Attor ney John McCourt of this city, denies that he Is making any active canvass as a candidate for United States dis trict attorney, as has been reported In eastern Oregon. He has been a pass ive candidate for several weeks. At the Instance of friends he became on applicant for the post and some strong recommendations were sent to 'Wash ington by Pendleton people. Aside from that, McCourt claims, ho has made no effort and If the nomination Is tendered him It will be without any further solicitation. According to Mc Couii, 4i Jut, rot ccr.sIScr h!" chances very promising, and he would not be disappointed by failure to se cure the appointment. 1'ayotto Fanner Kills Assailant. A Payette dispatch aays: G. W. Whltney, well known In Portland, and at Seaside, was shot and killed to day by J. M. McGreevy. Rumors say that. Whitney went out to the McGreevy ranch andycommenc ed to quarrel, and picking up a club, chased McGreevy around the house several time and that, when he final ly ran Into the house, McGreevy found his revolver and shot him twice, once above the heart and once just below. This stopped Whitney, and a doctor was called but found he could not live more than a few hours. McGreevy came to Payette and gave himself up, claiming self-defense. A special train on the Payette Valley railroad has gone out with a number of friends to bring the body In. The quarrel was over a sale of land. Bad blood had existed between the two men for some time, llonwo .Must Go to Court. Horace G. McKlnley and his attor neys must appear In the federal court Friday next to show cause why the records of the court should not show that McKlnley's motion for an arrest of Judgment had been denied, says the Journal. Since McKlnley's return to Portland It has been discovered that the court record shows that long ago McKlnley through his attorneys moved for a new tvlul and an arrest of Judg ment pending the outcome of such motion. The record of the clerk shows that the motion for a new trial was overruled, but no record of the action of the court regarding the arrest of judgment hag been entered. It is to show that such record should have been made that McKlnley has been cited to appear In court. , Plant Pencil Pits. Planting of seven tons of poach pits In the Sunnyslde district, southwest of Spokane, will begin In a short time, and from these It Is expected to grow C00,000 trees, most of which will be sent Into the Methow valley In Oka nogan county. Wash., where it Is planned by Spokane men to develop one of the largest peach orchard In the country. While apple growing Is one of the chief Industries In Wash ington, where the yield In 1907 was estimated at 10,000,000, It Is declared by expert horticulturists that the mar ket value of the peach crop will amount to $3,500,000 within five years. Xotloe of Final Srttlcment. Notice la hereby given that the un dersigned has filed his final account as administrator of the estate of Hen ry H. Elmer, deceased, and the coun ty Judge of Union county, Oregon, has appointed Tuesday, the 7th day of April. 1908, at ten o'clock a. m., at the court house In Iji Grande, Union county, Oregon, as the time and place for hearing of objections to such final account anil the settlement thereof. Dated February 25, 1908. EDWARD ELMER. Administrator of the Estate of Henry H. Elmer, Deceased. 1 Feb 26-4-1 l-l$-23-ut ltfldtcfl Skate CIicaimt. Ladles can skate at the Noye rl;ik ' ' thl" WMh f(,r 14 cents. This does not 1 RI,I,1" to Saturday night, however. 8 "Phone Black 611. '213 FIR STREET. For ItoiireM'iitulhe. - I hereby announce myself a candidate for the nomination on the republican ticket for state representative, from Union county, at the primary election to be held on April 17. If nom- Inated and elected I will use my best endeavors to promote the best results for Union county and eastern Oregon, and do It Im- partially. My motto Is: "No friends to reward, but equal Jus- tice to all." S. F. RICHARDSON. Attention, Foresters. All members of Court Mnld Marian No. 22, are requested to attend the meeting this evening as business of special importance will come before the court. If you are interested In your order, attend this evening. FOUND Ladles' small open-face watch. Owner call at this office. aBSSBBi SB MBSI H MB fllll .. .. .. MEET ME IN 1ft GRANDE - - - AND DON'T MA Every time you make a purchase store you are sure to get lull value. Our furniture was bought right ana we are se..i.. - - - . - time you deal with us. Our selections are gooi and our assortment is complete. A trial order or a call at our store will demonstrate the truth of our assertion. P. D. HAISTEN political Information. County registration books open until April 7. r iriuiary eieciiuo Ap.l! 17. Registration books reopened April 21; closed on Ma 15. General state election June 1. Registration books reopened September 20; close October 20. Presidential election Novem ber 3. City Election. City registration books close February 22. Candidates must file their pe titions not Iqter than February 22. City election March 9. : ! Trees and Shrubs. i Tree, shrub and rose The Union Nurseries, Union, ore., have a large stock of apple, cherry, pear and Bhadf trees, they are selling at reasonable prices. Send for their price Ust. 2-6tf EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE THERE from far and near. All the merchants in town are go ing to give some of the BIGGEST BARGAINS EVER HEARD OF or offered in the state of Oregon. FARMERS BRING IN YOUR HORSES. No commission charged for selling them at auction. F'ORGET KAIIN OR SHINE 31 ' . ii: : rnhf J. J. J. t 'i.i..Ii,liifM for f lrculL JU(U.T. -v -w . 1 lake tills method of au- nounclng myself as a candidate for the nomination for the of- flee of circuit Judge of this dls- trlct at the democratic prl- marles to be held on April 17. 1908. My motto: No enemies to punMi; no friend to reward; equal Justice to all. February 18, 1908. T. H. CRAWFORD. For Circuit Judge. I hereby announce myself a candi date for nomination on the democrat ic ticket tor the office of circuit judge of the Tenth Judicial district, comprising Union and Wallowa coun ties, at the primary election to be held on April 17, 1908. If nominated and elnrted I wtll use mv best endeavors . . . . . .,... , . . cult court In both counties of the dis trict Impartially, speedily and econ omically. D. w. sHKAnv ouie THE DAY at our Vnu can save money even 'Phone Red 111. 1411, 1113, H15 Adams Avenue. '' For County Recorder, I take this means of announc ing that I em a candidate for the republican nomination for ttie oiiice of Kvwuiuw u Uuiui county, at the primary election. D. H. PROCTOR. ,t. 4 For Assessor. I hereby announce 'to the re- 4" publican voters of Union coun- 4 ty, that I am a candidate at the primary election for the repub- lican nomination for assessor of Union county. R. H. HUG. ' - To Delinquents, Notice Is hereby given to all water, patrons of the city of La Grande wh may be"ln arrears at the present time that unless the same is paid by March. 1, 1908, the water will be cut -off. WATER COMMITTEE. O 99 AND DATE BAY