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- The fact thap hundreds of Union
county farmers came to La Grande to
day to attend Market day, and that
many horses were offered for sale,
should cause our business men to
make Market day a permanent featurr
In La Orande. There Is no reason why
Market day should not be made all
that the name Implies.
What shall be done with the La
Orande Commercial club? This Is a
Question which the citizens of La
Orande will be called upon to an
awer Monday. Talk Is cheap, but It
takes money to make the club go.
SELKCT NEW CANDIDATE.
Oregon Delegation Will Connive to
I'k'k Federal Attorney.
Washington, Feb. 29. It was an
nounced today that the Oregon dele
gatlon In' congress will meet early
next week to select and name a new
candidate for recommendation for
the nomination of United States dis
trict attorney In Oregon.
To Comply With Art No. 83.
Baton Rouge, La., Feb. 19. A
meeting of the state board of liquids
tlon, headed by Governor Blanchard,
was held today to take steps to com
ply with the requirements of act No.
21 of the extra session of 1907, gov
erning the deposit of state, parish and
municipal funds.
Dcnloa Green Entrapment.
New York, Feb. 29. Matthew Astor
Wilkes today denied that he was en
gaged to Sylvia Green, daughter of
Hetty Green. Mrs. Green has little
sympathy with the "butterfly set" In
New York society and Wnkes, It Is
thought, would not please her as a
son-in-law.
Jim flynn to Mort Barry.
New Orleans, Feb. 29. Jim Flynn.
the Colorado heavyweight, who has
made a good showing In California of
late, and Jim Barry, the young Chi
cago heavyweight, will meet In a 10
round bout before the Coliseum Ath
letic club this evening.
To Form lJitxvr Party.
New York, Feb. 29. An appeal to
the American Federatfon of Labor to
Issue a rail for a national convention
to organlbe an Independent political
movement, will be mail a special or
der of business at a meeting of the
Central Federated Union tomorrow.
TvxttM InileMiuhiMe Pay.
HoUHton, Texas, Feb. 29. The nn
nlvernuiy of the Independence of
Texas will lie generally observed
throughout the state Monday ns a le
gal holiday. Pntrlotlo celebrations
will be held In several cities.
New Hilling System.
Pan Francisco, Feb. 29. A rndlinl
change In the methods of handling
eastern shipment will be put Into ef
fect tomorrow by the Southern rnclflc
requiring all agents to receive and bill
through from all points.
To Try Ut Danker.
San Francisco, Feb. 29. Walter J.
Bartnett, first of the Indicted Califor
nia bankers to face a Jury, win he
placed en trial Monday. He Is charg.
' Ail kiUi. L. .
1 "Wh mbesslement
New York, Feb. 29. Among the
Important news events scheduled for
the coming week are the following:
Monthly.
Meetings of stockholders of Illinois
Central railroad In Chicago. .
Mardl Gras celebrations In New Or
leans, Mobile and other southern cities.
Business men of south and east
meetln "prosperity convention" in Bal
timore, Mississippi negro republicans meet
In Jackson to name Foraker delegation
to national convention.
D. L. Short and Morris Meyers,
charged with perjury and forgery as
accomplices of Albert T. Patrick, will
be placed on trial In New York.
New scout cruiser Birmingham wlli
be given trial trip.
Anniversary of independence of the
republic of. Texas will be observed In
iUAUJh
Birthday of Carl Schuns will be oh.
served In New York, Cincinnati and
other cities.
Tuesday.
Ohio republican convention to nom
Inate state ticket and choose, delegates
to national convention will be held In
Columbus.
Secretary Taft will speak at ban
quet of the Boston Real Estate Ex
change.
Woman Suffrage committee of the
senate will hold meeting to consider
constltulonal amendment giving worn
en the ballot. '
General election! in New Brunswick,
Canada.
National Threshermen'a association
convenes in Wichita, Kansas.
s Wednesday.
Kansas republican convention to
name delegates at large to national
convention meets In Topeka.
Nine-hour law, limiting hours of all
train operatives, becomes effective.
Letter from President Roosevelt, re
viewing commercial conditions, will
be read before Baltimore "porsperlty
convention."
Birthday of Robert Emmett, Irish
patriot, will be observed by Irlsh
men everywhere.
Thursday.
Democrats and populists of Nebras
ka meet In state convention at Oma
ha. Investigation of alleged rebating by
Harrlman railroads will be commenc
ed in San Francisco by California rail
road commission.
Members of American Lumbermen's
association will be given reception In
White House by President Roosevelt.
National organization of negro vot
ers will be formed In Washington.
Friday.
President Roosevelt will confer
with members of National Clvlo Fed
eration on questions concerning labor
and capital.
Saturday.
New York republican state commit
tee meets to Issue call for state con
vention.
United States troops are scheduled
to withdraw from Goldfleld, Nev.,
where they were sent to keep order
during labor troubles.
Boston automob(le show will be
opened.
Won anrf QornnH Hand JllSt WMl TOU want aim ai i)
Prices You will Appreciate
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213 FIR STREET.
F.D. HAISTEN
'Phone Red lltl.
1411, 1413, 1415 Adams Avenue.
TI1E NEW BOOKS.
" . . . she turned to meet him.
arms uplifted, her scarlet lips a-
tremble, the brown and bewitching
lushes drooping over her wondrously
lighted eyes."
Romance! Romance! Thrllllngly
sweet Is thin story of young and fool
ish love. Over England and into
France and pelglum, the reader Is
frequently quite as breathless as Phil
ip and Dorothy and quite as eager
to escape the malevolent Stryker and
the counterfeit Calender.
The Black Bag is a worthy succes
sor to The Brass Bowl. By the same
writer, they have something In com
mon; but those who enjoyed the Biums
Howl will find greater pleasure ii
following the udventures of the yount
American, made penniless by the Sai
Francisco disaster, and Dorothy
daughter of Englund.
For Klierirf. 4
1 hereby announce to the re-
publican voters of Union cotin-
ty, that I will be a candidate be-
fore the republican primaries
for the nomination for sheriff of
Union county.
E. W. DAVIS.
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GUARDIA XI IOTP.
Be it remembered, that at a regu
lar term of the" county court of the
state of Oregon, lot l.tu count;
Union, In probate sitting, bgun and
held at the court house In the city of
La Grande, In said county and state,
in Monday, the 6th day of January,
V. D. 1908, the same being the first
Monday of said month and the time
fixed by law for holding a regular
term of said court, when were pres
ent, the Honorable J. C. Henry, Coun
ty Judge; J. B. Gilham, Clerk; F. P.
Chlldors, Sheriff.
When, on. Thursday, the SOth day of
January, A. D. 1908, or the 22nd Judl
ctal day of said term, among others
the following proceedings were had,
to-wlt:
In the matter of the Guardianship of
the person and estate of Maggie
Given, true name Margaret Glveu,
an insane person.
It appearing to the court from '.he
petition of S. L. Given, guardian of
the person and estate of Maggie Giv
en, true name Margaret Given, an In
sane person, that there Is no personal
property belonging to said estate and
thnt there Is no cash on hand to de
fray the expense for the support and
maintenance of said Insane, and that
It Is necessary to sell the following
described real estate, for the support
and maintenance of the said Insane
person, to-wlt: All that portion of
the' northeast quarter of the north
west quarter of section 30, township
4 8., range 40 E. W. M., excepting
that portion heretofore deeded to Min
nie Ostrander, bounded as commenc
ing at the southweet corner of the
northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of section 30, township 4 S.,
range 40 E. W. M., as aforesaid, and
running thence east 54 rods and (
links, thence north 69 rods and i
.Inks, thence west 64 rods and 6 links,
thence south 69 rods and 3 links to
place of beginning.
It further appearing to the court
that the heirs at law and next of kin
if Maggie Given, true name Margaret
Olven, are John Given, Portland, Ore
gon; William Given, Straeter, Neva
da; Alfred Given, Sookane, Washlpj-
ton, and S. L. Given, La Grande, Ore.
It further appeartng to the court
that It Is necessary to sell said above
described real property, and that It
would be beneficial to said estate to
sell the same,
It Is by the said court ordered that
the above numed heirs at law and
next of kin of said Maggie Given, true
name Margaret Given, and all per
sons Interested In said estate appear
at the office of the undersigned at
the court house In the city of La
Grande, Union county, Oregon, on
Tuesday, the 3rd day of March, A. D.
1908, at the hour of two o'clock of
said day to show cause why a license
should not be granted for the sale
of said real estate. .
It Is further ordered that a copy
of this order be published In the I.a
Grande Evening Observer and that
ueh publication be made once a week
tor four successive weeks.
Done and dated this SOth day of
tanuHi v, A. T. 198.
J. C. HENRY,
County Judge.
at high school building, five cords at
White school, and 10 cords at Fourth
ward school, and to be corded up
nentlv and closely where directed by
board. Fifty cords to be delivered by
July 1st, and all on or before August
13, 1908. Bids to be left with school
clerk. Board reserves the right to re
ject uny or all bids.
A. C. WILLIAMS.
School Clerk.
Febl"m5d
Wood Notice.
V' " I hereby given that the
'1st-1 I school board of school dls--lr
N'n. l of Union county, Oregon,
'" -i lve up to 4 o'clock p. m., of
' 3, 190. sen led Mils for fur
'' ' snl.l aohon' .! r t No 1 wit
'So -ords of four-foot sp!lt. yellow
pine and red fir wood, sail wood to
be ci t while green and not later than
June 1st, 1908, free from larre knots
and acceptable to said school board. !
Sold -vond to be delivered, 1JB cords'
Suffering and Dollars Saved.
E. S. Loper, of Marllla, N. Y., says:
"I am a carpenter and have had man
severe cuts healed by Bucklen's Arni
ca Salve. It has saved me suffering
and dollars. It is by far the best
healing salve I have ever found."
Heals burns, sores, ulcers, fever sores,
eczema and piles. 25c a Newlln Drug
Co.'a drug store.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOI NT.
Notice is hereby given that the un
' derslgned have filed In the county
! court of Oregon for Union county, his
luiai m-i-Olir.t cmimatrRtor 01 me
estate of D. B. May, deceased, and
that said court has fixed Tuesday,
March 3, at 10 o'clock a. m., as the
time and the court house In La
Grande, Oregon, as the place for
hearing all objections thereto and set
tling the same.
Dated this 30th day of January,
1908.
. B. T. MAY,
Administrator of the Estate of D. -i
May, Deceased. '"W
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shortest system In existence. Ten
rules. 53 word signs, no prefixes, suf
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LEAD CAR A1STEIUiING.
New York-Purls I lace Grows in In
terest in Middle West.
Chicago, Feb. 29. A message re
ceived from Sterling, 111., states that
I the Thomas car, uie itrnuor iu iu
New York-Paris auto race, pussed
through that city today.
- The French and Italian cart passed
through here today accompanied by
scores of Chicago autolsts who will
pilot them to Clinton, Iowa. At that
point pilots from Marshalltown ai!
Cedar Rapids clubs will guide th
racers across the state.
UMBRELLA
RECOVERING
AND
REPAIRING
New Covers put on, $.50
to $4.00.
If you have anything brok
en(l can fix it.
L. C. SMITH
. OPPOSITE FOUNDRY
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Rock Spring Nut.
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BEGINS
SATURDAY, FEB, 29
Having purchased he Heacock stock of iewerv from the Trmte in Ranirrn
sma" per cenf of ,7s rea va,u' u is ou' ''ntion to dispose of the entire stock with
in as short a time as possible and in order to acenmnlUh thit rami I...... ..t.. j
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down the original price to nearly
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Buyers will find that never beforeT h ZD o f ull f oHlmd'
liable iewelry at such remarkably lXtT JZ '
to become such. We simply puifcasedXsfoe 1 ! tt0 CXped
maAeiasafsfaco ' jj- orderto
low that we believe that within a short time he entZ Lt T ma?C fhc pr,ce 50
A ,e store wi,l convince ft-
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