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VMM C I'AGB SIX. Notice-of City Etectloa. ' B It resolved by tho council of the lty of La Grande, Ore., that the re corder shall five 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 Huron tne th, 1908, for the election ef mayor, recorder, treasurer, roar anil one councilman from each ward of the city, and that the Judges and clerk of the First ward shall be s follows: Judges 3. P. Clark, E. C. Davis and Arthur Wranlck. Clerk D. E. Cox snd Arthur Curtis. The voting place shall be at the city hall; i thnt the voting place In the tYeond ward shall be the council moid, and the judges and clerks shall So as follows: Judges H. W, Stonor, David Bay and George Bal 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 elerks shall be as follows: Judges B. W. Orandy, K. L. Lin coln and Arthur Williams. Clerks Jt. W. Logan and C. C. Hamilton. That the voting place in the Fourth ward shall be In the Harris building en Fir street, and that , the Judges and clerks In said ward shall be as follows: Judges B. Logsdon, , Wm. Thompson and G. E. Fowler. Clerks C. a. Cummlngs and A. Thomas. L R. SNOOK, Recorder of the City of La Grande. I By order ' of the council February I, 1108. Dated this, the 19th day of Febi-J ary, 108. NotU of Final Settlement. Notice Is hereby given that the un . 4erslgned has filed his final account as administrator of the estate of Hen ry H. Elmer, deceased, and tho 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 La Grande, Union 4W HAY, GRAIN, WOOD We have in stock a lot of fine timothy, wild, grain and alfalfa hay, bought before the price advanced. We are selling thi3 hay at low price, quality guaranteed. WeJbuy and sell oats, barley and mill stuff of all kinds. We'll sell flour at lower price than others. Try us. We"are closing out our wood business. Have about 100 cords left. Get some at a reduced price before it Is all gone. THE REAL ESTATE, LOAN AND COMMISSION CO. I THE GEORGE LIMBER RETAIL We Solicit Your Orders for Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Mouldings, Chain Wood We arc prepared to furnish and deliver material promptly. Call uj Retail Department Phone Main 8. Complete equipment for rubber buggy tires. LA GRANDE IRON WORKS D. FITZGERALD. Proprietor Gmplett Machine Shops and Foundry rvKXixc county, Oregon, as the time and place for hearing of objection to such final accounc and the settlement thereof. Dated February 25, 190S. EDWARD ELMER, Administrator of the Estate of Henry ' H. EUner, Deceased, d Feb 2--ll-lS-25-al . Better Than Spanking. Spanking does not cure, children of bed-wetting. There Is a constitution al cause for this trouble. Mrs. M. Summers, Box W, Notre Dame, Ind., will send free to any mother her sue cessful Instructions. Send no money, but write her today if your children trouble in thia way. Don't blame the child, the chance are it can't help It Thia treatment alio cure adults and aged people troubled with urine difficulties by day or night. Do It now the housecieanlng, and our Japanese boy will help you at moderate prices. Call up Main 71. 2-14-1-1 Sewing Machines Repaired. I will repair sewing machine of all kinds. Leave orders at Davis-Jordan MuhIc store. Also agent for the old reliable WHbeler & Wilson and Singer machines. 1-1-4-1 A. H. STONE. w v w w m I BEST COAL ! i$8.50.i f -PER TON -1 Rock Spring Lump and Rock Spring Mur. p:,"': mm 10 Prompt Delivery Big Stock on Hand. PALMER COMPANY DEPARTMENT resetting and repairing I I J o.TorrrFU. m GTtA iron t'aele Kara Suea Dead Man. , Washington. March 4. Uncle Sam Is the plaintiff and William T. Col lins, deceased, the defendant In a suit brought today. Collin was at one time pension agent for the government in the District of Columbia, and left behind him a shortage of S4S.S25.06. The suit has been pending for over SO years. The title of the sulf Is The United States vs. William T. Collins. The present aetlon Is to collect frorn the executors of two of the eight of Col lins' sureties the amount that an In vestigation showed he was short. Collins was pension agent for the District of Columbia from I860 to 1872, and left office under a cloud. Succeeding Investigation showed he was short S49.525.00. He was prompt ly sued by the government ' He left the Jurisdiction and evaded through out life service of papers by deputy United States marshals. The government Instituted suits against his sureties who had gone on his bond of S 100,000. but never real ized anything from six of them, and finally sued the surviving two sure ties, Robert Boyd and , William H. Slater, both now deceased. The case went to trial. A verdict was In favor of Boyd and Slater, but the trial Judge granted a new trial. At the second trial the Jury returned i verdict again In favor of the two -.ioflna WHn tho mnm WS tflket) to the court of appeals, however, tlu verdict was reversed. The case for some years has appar ently been forgotten, but will be re .Ived by the suit instituted today. The suit names George W. Evans llHbursIng clerk of the Interior De part ment, as the executor of the es tate of Robert llnyd, and George E V. E. Slater, executor of the estate f his father. William H. Slater. a he parties In thelij capacity a exeeu irs who should make good the short ige. Ilairliiinil Keliate Inquiry. San Francisco, March 4. E. H Iarrlman's railroad methods' . wll Kaln be subjected to a searching In Hilry when the California rnllroat' inirnlK.xlon meets tomorrow to resume is hearing of tho 4000 cases of re sting charged against the Southeri. 'ail fie railroad. In the opinion of Commissioner 'uminei-land of Lib Angeles, the hear- rig will occupy much time. "There will be much evidence," h. M, "and many witnesses, postpone lents and delays, and several lawyers "presenting the different parlies, link tho lnvestltratlon may tuki ninths. Rut, knowing thut this in estimation Is to be made, every Indl Idual in the state who has any evl Vnce to offer or tiny kick to makt Hiuld come forward or be represent l at this time. We simply sit as t ioard of Judgment. The Traffic as xiclatlon and dissatisfied shipper!, ,:iould present their charges; the rail ad should mnke answer." "W'c will contend that there has .een no discrimination against any ilpper," said Peter Dunne, attorney r the road. "All the refunding which is been done has been on account of impetitlve or locul conditions, and ach shipper has enjoyed the same irlvllege In the matter. We have of .red every faculty to the railroat immlsslon In examining our hookr nd records, and we are ready now to .rocecd with tho hearing." To Cnll on FrcMtlent. Washington, March 4. Delegates ' om the American Lumbermen's ua jciutlon, which has a membership ol 00, and represents a capital of $200, .00. flan, will be given a reception at lie White House tomorrow by Presl- tit Roosevelt. John M. Hastings, t Pittsburg, is president of the body. WratiKementB for the reception were nude by Representatlvxe Burke. National Dairy Show. Chicago, March 4. Stockholders of ho National Dairy Show association met hero today, and will decide when and where the next show will be held. No l'o to ll "I have found out that there is no use to die of lung trouble as long as -ou can get Dr. King's New Dlscov ry," says Mrs. J. P. White, of Rush horo. Pa. "I would not be alive to !ny only for that wonderful medicine. It loosens up a cough quicker than unythlng else, nnd cures lung disease even after the case Is pronounced hopeless." This most reliable rente !' for coughs and colds, la grippe, asthma, bronchitis and hoarseness, .. sold under guarantee at the Xi.ni.-, .drug store. 50c and II. Tr!nl bottle I fr..., ' a. wfpjtesdav vnrr -. Public Sale. The undersigned will offer at pub lic aale at the Ed Strlngham ranch five mile east of La 6rande, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, commencing at 10 o'clock, a. m., the following described property: One Bhire stallion, weight 1500; coming 4 years olc One bay gelding, weight 1100; com ing 4 years old. One orrel gelding, weight 1100 lb, coming 4 year old. One grey mare, weight 1100 lb, coming I years old. One grey filly, 2 year old. , One black filly with foal, from Shet land horse, 4 years old. One half-blood Shetland -mare, with foal by Shetland. ' Fourteen A No. 1 milch cows, from 2 to 8 years old. Two 2-year-old heifers, will be fresh next spring. Ten heller calves. One Milwaukee binder, in good re pair. One Jones mower, in good repair. One 16-Inch sulky plow, good a new. One Hoosler press drill. One potato digger. One garden plow. One wagon snd hayrack. One disc harrow. Two sets double heavy team harness. - One gentleman's gold-filled watch. Other articles too numerous to men tion. Free Lunch at Noon. Terms of Pnlo: $10.00 or under, cash. Over 110.00, eight months' time at 8 per cent, with approved se curity. Three per cent discount for cash, M RS. E. P. COLLVER 'D STP.IXCiHAM, Auctioneer. Pi-miter to Go South. Washington, March 4. Twenty-six "Mihty knlilrita of the limond, who re anxlouj, to all In placing the na lonal capital at the head of the per entnpre column in the race for the merlcnn league pennant, will report in Chlactto tomorrow, and with Man iier Joe Cantlllon will leave on their training trip to Galveston, Texas. Clarence Jacobson, treasurer of the club, will also accompany the club to the Oul city. OREGi vrrlvul und lcparture ol 'i ruins at Xa Grande. No. 1, westbound Portland Special, ', -rives 9:25 a. m.; departs, 9:30 a. m. I No. 6, eastbound passenger, mall and express, arrives at 6:45 a. m.; de part 6: B0 a. m. No. 2, eastbound Chicago Special arrives 8:05 p. m.; departs, 8:lu p. m No. 5, westbound passenger," mail nd express, arrives 9:55 p. in.; de arth, 10 p. m. - Mull) Rpuncli. Leaves '-a Grande at 8 a. m. and in l.u i iron, In it S:S0. OF THROAT AND musics REKVI- EPSES Ckufhamt Learn Chsrtier horthand, tho ahorteat system la axtetenc. Ten rule, it word signs, bo prefixes, suf flxea. contraction or omission. Caed in tha leading bulnea college In Portland. Seattle, Spokane and Ta coma. Student, take .dictation after three weeks' .tudy. CHI. Mis. Cat. Black IIIL 'a Grafting I a dead Issue. So ay Dr. H. C. Par ker of tho Indiana School of Medi cine. In Collier Weekly. W concur with him. Blue Mountain Cough Syr up will euro your cough, not a pleas ant to take as some other, but It con tain tho ingredient that will posi tively and absolutely euro that cough. RED CROSS DRUG STORE. .,,. f For Sale. Egg from Rosecomb Rhode Island Reds, the best general purpose bird; good layers; good 4 size. First-class stock. Eggs, $1.00 per 13. 'Phone Red B12. T. E. WRIGHT. Box 781. La Grande, Oregon, ED STRINGHAM, ; AUCTIONEER. ; Sale cried on short notice. ' Satisfaction guaranteed. No extra charge for distance. la gra:.t;e - - - woon ! Route No. 2. 'Phone No. 196x j Latest Designs Best Quality Greatest Assortment Reasonable Prices J. H- PEARE LEADING PIONEER JEWELER Grande Ronde Lumbt ' Co PERRY, OREGON CAN FURNISH LUMBER CF ALL KIIVDS IN CAR LOAD LOTS For 16 inch Chain Wood Call up V. C. CEAN, La for COUGHS AND GOLDS CURES u THROAT us LUNG DISEASES SAVED HER SON'S LIFE My son R was taken down a year aeo with luno- r,,w- , doctored tome months without improvemfnt Th.n i tKrouble Dr. King'. New DLcorery, ud Sed . culnire ? ' 7' MRS-SAMP.RIPPEE,Av.,Mo. Money Supports th- Hofne , .V. . . t and it needs a steady Influx of It to maintain the household and keep It going. To be sure of that steady flow of money. It i the best plan to bank w. .n that yiu will know 'where to reach them in time of need. For "rainy days" come to tne tnru tlest of us at times, and it Is well for us If they find us prepared. Bank your surplus cash with us now, and you will have the pleasure of know ing that It Is not only secure, but earning good Interest. The eastern Oregon Trust Saving , ; i . OFFICERS: F. M. BTRKIT, President WM. MILLER, Vice-President, no. t. ct.KAVER, Cashier. T. J. BCROOGIN. Assistant Cashier, F. J. HOLMF.S. r-eaurir Delivered at your Home, Grande. 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