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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1908)
EVEXnfU OHttKKVEK, LA GllASDE. OREOOS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY T, ltOt. Mint Fotith. U Grande Evoint ODserver Publlahed dally, except bunday. CUKREY BROTHERS. EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS Cnlted Pros Telegraph Service. iDaiiy, pr month ............. .(I Dally, single copy .OS Dally, one year In advance $4.50 Dally, six months. In advance . . . t.6o Weekly, on year In advance. . .11.09 Weekly, sis months, In ad nine. .75 ntered at the postofflaa at La Grande as seeond-claas matter. This paper will not publlVi any ar ticle appearing over a torn rte plume llgned articles will be received sub ject to the discretion of 'he edlprs Please sign your articles and save disappointment , Advertising Rates. Display C.J. rates furnished upon application. Local reading notices 10u per line first insertion; 5c per line for each subsequent Insertion. JMMU1UUU1M Ul bUUUUidUVVi WW & tit Cards of tht.nL. to a line. Ing, is not far behind her sister in progress, as Its walls are now being erected. ' The emergency hospital will hare Its last finishing touches applied with in the next two weeks, and then a complete hospital corps will be In stalled In the buildings to take care of any one hurt or taken sick on the grounds. As we become better accustomed with the use of the Initiative law we believe that very few laws will be di rectly referred to the people. There Is no question that at the present time the proper use of this law Is be ing abused as evidenced by the sub mission of 16 or 20 laws or proposi tions to be voted upon at the coming election, me Idea or this law was to provide an avenue whereby the -people could refer laws direct, In thoBe cases wherein the legislature refused to enact meritorious relief measures, With this view, which was the founda tion that caused public sentiment to demand Its passage, the initiative and referendum law gave such relief, but It was never Intended to have the peo pie pass upon such local questions as to whether or not Wasco county should be divided, and half a dozen other Similar purely local matters. But if we are not mistaken the voters will set their stamp of disapproval on such measures by such immense majori ties that in the future our ballots will not bo thus burdened. The legisla ture, generally speaking, Is the place where our laws should be made, and the Initiative should only be the last Court of resort. UDD ill Ladd Canyon, Ore., Feb. 26. (Spe cial.) Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Sherwood and daughter, Miss Jennie Sherwood, visited Sunday ut the home of Fred Braden. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gates, Mrs. Lavlna Gates, MIhs Alverta Gates and William Wlnburn of La Grande, were guests at the home of William Can ton Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John McCauley have received the sad news of the death of: their daughter, Mrs. John Crossen, who resided at Oakland, Cal. Mrs. Orossen was well known in Ladd Can yon, having once lived here, and many were sorry to hear of her death. . Phi leaves to mourn her loss a husband and two children, Vernon and Bryan Crossen. Mrs. Lucy Graham visited Sunday with Mrs. Frank Counsell. Our school begins Monday, Febru ary 24, with Miss Dora Murdock, of Monmouth, as teacher, after one month vacation. II M FURNITURE 2 CSSgsagggafeg Every time you make a purchase at our store you are sure to get full value. Our furniture was bought right and we are selling it right. You can save money every f time you deal with us. Our selections are good and our assortment is complete. A trial order or a call at our store will demonstrate the truth of our assertion. Phone Black 6. C F HiAlCTsPIVI 'Phone Red 11M. 213 FIR STREET. I Jf I 1llJ I Lrfl 1411, 1413, 1413 Adams Aveuue, 4 For Representative. I hereby announce myself a 4 candidate for the nomination on the republican ticket lor state representative, from Union county, at the primary election 4 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 4 friends to reward, but equal Jus- tlce to all." S. F. RICHARDSON. We do not understand that an ef fort la to be made at the moss meet ing to be held Friday night to see if It Is possible to keep the La Grande Commercial club from being closed up. to meet the financial difficulties, that a subscription paper Is to. be clrcu lated or the hat la to be passed. If The Observer understands It the object of the meeting Is to have the business men and property owners assemble to devise -some means of financing the proposition whereby if the proper sup port is given the club through an in creased membership, that It cannot only pay the running expenses, but eventually wipe out the Indebtedness. Let there be a sufficient number In attendance to make a showing that the city does not desire the club to pass out of existence. There is not much danger In the voters of Union county casting a ma jority in favor of free passes. The vote on the measure to prohibit free passes was snowed under by a major ity of 869. Let us rally round the flag, boys. Let us rally around the old Commer cial club Friday night and keep her going. - Union county gave a majority of threo In favor of equal suffrage two years ago, kxi"osition m:ix rrsiuon. nullilln Going t' anil Contracts Ing fimnleri l.xlilhlt ArrnngiHl for. Sent tie, Feb. 2 7. (Special corres pondence.) Nearly a thousand per sons visit tho site of ttu Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition every fine day to Inspect the work which Is r:ipidl progressing on the grounds and build ings. The first of the big exhibit palaces that will bo completed will be the Manufacturers' bulldliiK, which has reached the stage where the roof will be placed Into position next week. Al ready much of the ornamental stuff work for this building has been fin ished iind is being placed in position. The Agricultural building, a twin Structure to the Manufactures build- CIRCUIT COURT In all there were 40 witnesses placed on the stand in the case of Russell vs. the O. R. & N. company. Both sides finished at noon. The afternoon has been occupied in the arguments of counsel, which is now In progress as we go to press. It Is not expected that the case will go to the Jury much be fore 6 o'clock this evening. The court room has oeen crowded all day and has excited unusual Inter est from the start. McDonald Case Postponed. It was expected, that the case of the State vs. P. A. McDonald, administra tor of the estate of John Morrison, would follow the case now occupying the attention of the court, but It was ascertained today that It would be Impossible to go to trial on this case from the fact that several of the im portant witnesses could not be se cured. The state Is trying to have the estate of Morrison escheated, or re vert back to the state on the ground that the alleged heirs are not legally heirs. A number of subpoenas were Issued today in the Bartlett case, which Is set for next Monday. Witnesses subpoe naed today are J. N. Klein, J. T. Wil liamson, S. A. Gardlnter and J. J. Carr. Egga and Flour Prices Drop. Eggs and flour have suddenly drop ped In price on the Walla Walla mar ket. Flour has been strong, ranging as high as $5.60 a barrel a few days ago. A drop of 20 cents a barrel has been announced. Eggs are plentiful and 25 cents Is the price quoted by grocers. A few weeks ago the price was 45 cents and the supply was far short of the demand. 1 Political Information. 4 ' County registration books open until April 7. r Registration books reopened 4 April 21: closed on M '.. General state election June 1. Registration books reopened September 20; close October 20. Presidential election Novem- ber 3. 4 City Election. 4 City registration books close 4 February 22. Candidates must file their pe- 4 tltlons not later than February 4 22. 4 City election March 9. 4444444444444444 Trees and Shrubs. Trees, shrubs and rosea The Union Nurseries, Union, Ore., have a large stock of applejcherry, pear and shade trees, theyare selling at reasonable prices. Send for their price list J-tf tundhlato for Circuit Judge. 4 4 I take this method of an- 4 4 nounclng myself as a candidate 4 for th nomination for the of- flee of circuit Judge of this dls- 4 trlct at the democratic prl- 4 marles to be held on April 17, 4 1908. 4 My motto: No enemies to 4 punish; no friend to , reward; equal justice to all. February 18, 1908. T. H. CRAWFORD. 4 4444444444444444 For Circuit Judge. I hereby announce myself a candi date for nomination on the democrat ic ticket for 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 elected I will use my best endeavors to administer the business of the cir cuit court In both counties of the dis trict Impartially, speedily and econ omically. D. W. SHE AH 4N. uuuiiiy jiccoruer, 4 4 I take this means of announc- ing that I em a candidate fn. a the republican nomination for the office of Recorder of Union county, at the primary election. D. H. PROCTOB 444.4 44444444 4 4 4 4 4 4 4444444 S 4 For Assessor. 4 I hereby announce to the re- 4 4 publican voters of Union coiin- 4 4 ty, that I am a candidate at the 4 4 primary election for the repub- 4 4 llcan nomination for assessor of 4 , 4 Union county. a, R. H. HUO, 4 444444444444444 To Delinquents. Notice Is hereby given to all ater patrons of the city of La Grands-he may be In arrears at the present Urn, that unless the same la paid by March 1, 1908, the water will be cut oft WATER COMMITTEE). "O en. 99 - - MEET ME IN LA MARKET GRANDE BAY- Communication. The question as to the future of the Commercial club Is one of Interest not alone to the members, but to every loyal citizen of La Grande. No man with any real Interest In our home town wishes to see the plant cease to serve the city. If the Institution can be made more effective for good. more people will share In Its maln- talnance. Allow a few humble sug gestions irom one wno Is not a mem ber, but should love to help support club house that would stand as an Indication that we aro awake to our brothers' Interests as well as our own. Why not organize the work along Y. M. V. A. lines? Eliminate the cards and the pool and billiard tables. Open the reading room to all men, and es pecially welcome tho stranger. Put In games, etc., that are not under sus picion even amonit "old-fashioned" flirlstlans. Refit and remodel the bath rooms, making them more In viting. Then equip the lower floor us a good gymnasium and whenever the younger membership justifies, se cure n trainer. Discard tho dances nd any other features that are of- tensive to many and carry on the work in such a way Hint every minister In town will rejoice to endorse the Instl- umiMi. Mien arrangement will, I am sure, bring many new friends to the help of maintaining tho club house. Respectfully, O. H. KING, EVERYBODY IS GOING TO, BE WERE 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. AND DON'T FORGET THE DAY RAIN , OR SH INL AND DATE Grant Lincoln expects to go to Port land the last of the week. 29 Sato.F D) AX
