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EVEKUG OBSERVER, tA GBAJTBO, OREGOH, 8ATPBDAT, MARCH 1, 1908.
FASK TWO.
DIRECTORY
or THE
I FRATERNAL- ORDERS
lA GRANDE, ORE.
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Woodmen of tbe World.
La Grande Lodge No. 111. W. O.
W., meets first and third Friday of
each month in K. of P. hall In Corp
building. Al visiting members wel
come. M. M. MARQUIS,
J. H. KEENET, Consul Commander.
Clerk.
Fcreaiera of America.
' Court Maid Marian No. 22 meets
second and fourth Wednesday night
In K. of P. hull. Brothers are Invited
to attend.
NERI ACKLE8. C. R.
G. V. HENDRICKS, F. S.
Board of Trustee: Dr. G. L. Big
fers, Oscar Berger and Herbert Pat
terson. Pythian Sisters.
Rowena Temple No. . t, Pythian
Sisters, meets every Thursday evening
at p. m.. In K. of P. hall, in the
Corpe building. Visiting members cor
dially Invited. i
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EUNICE PROCTER. M. of R. St C,
U O: T. M.
Hlva No. 17, L O. T. M meets
very first and third Thursday, of each
month at 1 o'clock In the afternoon,
Visiting members made welcome.
SADIE KLINTWORTH, L. C.
MRS. EVA MTNTYRE, K. of R.
Brotherhood of Owls.
La Grande Nest No. 17. meets In
the K. of P. hall every Tuesday eve
ning at 8 o'clock. Visiting brothers
cordially Invited.
J. B. VANDERMUELEN, Executive.
C. W. BAKER, Secretary.
K. of P.
Red Cross Lodge No. 27, meets
very Monday evening In Castle Hall,
Corpe building. A Pythian welcome
to all visiting knights.
D. H. PROCTOR, C. C.
R. L. LINCOLN, K. of R. A 8.
A. F. A. M.
La Grande Lodge No. 41, A. F. A
A. M., holds regular meetings first
and third Saturdays at 7:80 p. m.
' I H. RUBSELL, W. M.
C. D. HUFFMAN, Secretary.
I. O. O. F.
La Grande Lodge No. 18, meets In
their hall every Saturday night. Vis
iting brothers cordially Invited to at
tend. Cemetery plat may be seen at
Model Restaurant.
T. J. 8CROOGIN. N. G.
V. E. COX, Secretary.
C. J. VANDERPOEL. Fin. Sec.
ATcosflmciisH
On account of ill health we are compelled to dispose
of our Marble and Granite business, and in order to
dispose of the stock at once, we are offering our e.itire
stock, set up in the cemetery, at actual cost This
offer is good until April first, and may be withdrawn at
any time without notice. This means a direct saving
of 25 to 60 per cent to purchasers. Largest stock o
marble and granite in Eastern Oregon.
BLUE MOUNTAIN MARBLE
AND GRANITE CO
Works on Fir Street La Grande, Oregon
BRICK IS CHEAPER
Brick building, at the present price of lumber, is
sheapet as well as better. It has been demonstrated
tnat my fcrbk is superior to any made in Oregon. I
:an fun ish cemmon brick in any quantity. No order
too large or tco small to receive prompt attention.
Correspondence with contractors and builders solicited.
Estimates cheerfullyfurnished. Prices made known
or. application.
!GRO- KRIEGERj
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Phores Residence. Black 701, Yaid.
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Rebekaba.
Crystal Lodge No. 10, meets every
Tuesday evening at the L O. O. F.
lodge.' All visiting members are In
cited to attend. .
LAURA STILES. N. G.
JENNIE SMITH, Becretar".
F. O. E.
La Grande Aerie No. tit. F. O. E,
meets every Friday night In Elks'
hall at 8 p. m. Visiting brethren in
vited to attend.
D. H. PROCTOR, W. P.
J. H. LEISHMAN, W, B.
SI. W. A.
La Grande Camp No. 7708 meets
every Monday evening at I. O. O. F
hall. All visiting neighbors are cor
dially invited to attend.
E. C. DAVIS, C.
D. E. COX, Clerk.
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M. B. pf A.
Meets first and third Thursday eve-
at I. O. O. hall. Visum uiemueir
always welcome.
J. A. ARBUCKLB. President.
C. J. VANDERPOEL, Secretary.
B. P. O. E.
La Grande Lodge No. 483, meets
each Thursday evening at 8 o'clock In
Elks' hall on Adams avenue. Visit
Ing brothers are cordially Invited to
attend.
W. B. SARGENT. Exalted Rule
O. E. M'CULLT. Rec. Sec.
O. E. 8.
Hope Chapter No. 13, O. E. S., hold
stated communications the second and
fourth Wednesdays of each month.
Visiting memoers cordially Invited.
MART O. FORREST. W. M.
MART A. WARNICK, Secretary.
I. O. O. F.
Star Encampment No, 21, I. O. O.
F., meets every second and fourth
Wednesday In tbe month In Odd Fel
lows' hall. Visiting patriarchs always
welcome. D. E. COX, C. P.
W. A. WORSTELL, Scribe.
Old papers. Just the things to start
the fire with or to put under carpets,
In bundles of 100, for IS cents at The
Observer office.
By buying a coupon book good for
15.00 worth of washing at Cherry's
New Laundry, you can save 60 cents.
Isn't that worth while. Talk to your
wife about It. 8-4
Kid 62 1.
La Grande, Oregon
A REPLY TO "MR. TAXPAYER.'
Editor Evening Observer:
There appeared an article In the
Morning Star, with reference to my
officials acts, while as mayor and a
member of the city council for the
past four years, so full of misstate
menu, Idiotic deductions and misrep
resentations, that I am surprised that
the fellow had sense enough to appear
under a nom de plume.
I am not going to burden you with
a long dissertation, but I propose to
show to tho people a few of Mr. Tax
Bayer's assertions to be absolutely
false and without foundation, and
leave them to draw their own conclu
sions as to the correctness of the same.
This protector of the people's In
terests says there has been no open
ffumblimr since June. 1906, this is
true ko far as fines being collected for
the name. During March, April, May
nnd June, under my predecesor's ad
ml"ltratlon there were 1410.00 col
lects In fines from the gamblers for
allowing them to run giimes, and at
that time there was such opposition
to the' mayor's actions that he finally
receded from his former position and
colected no fine whatever. Let that
be as It may, give the credit for closing:
gambling to whom It plenses you, but
you cannot deny the fact that I have
kept there games from running during
my entire year as mayor, unu wm, u
re-elected to succeed myself, I assure
you, Mr. Taxpayer, that the same pol
icy will be as rigidly adhere to as In
the past. "No trying to carry water
on both shoulders." Is It not a fact,
Mr. Taxpayer, that any saloon In the
city could be entered by front, side or
buck entrance on Sunday until I was
elected mayor? That one saloon man
was permitted to put up a temporary
vestibule entrance at his front door
because- he had no side or rear en
trance to his place of business?
Have you seen anything of that
cheese box since I gave my orders
that there would be no more Sunday
selling of liquors? These assertions
of yours are so broad and misleading
that any one can see where your In
terests are. You say that a worse
condition exists in the "Redllght" dis
trict since my Inauguration as mayor.
presume you know from personal
observation; I don't. I only have the
word of the police officers of the city.
However, the suppression of the sale
of liquor is not all of the reforms In
augurated In this district. Prior to
my taking the mayor's office these
women visited and roomed in many
different localities in the city, fre
quenting wine rooms and made them
selves publicly obnoxious. Do they do
now? I have stopped the minors
from visiting these places and have in
structed the police department to serve
notice that these conditions would no
longer be tolerated. If these official
acts have created a worse condition In
this district then it cannot get too bad
to suit me, as It will be continued so
long as I am mayor. I challenge you
to produce any evidence whereby a
worse condition exists so far as public
morals are concerned.
True, our expenses have been high
during the past four years. Prior to
that time there were no permanent
Improvemnts. Every year there was
nothing but repairs on work that, had
it been put In In a lasting and substan
tlal manner, would have required no
expensive repairs. My system, that
what you do, do well; build the foun
datlon to your house before you do
the roof; It will prove cheaper In the
long run. Have you ever counted the
cement crossings constructed by the
city? You believe them to be a poor
Investment? You probably know to a
cent what the extent of cost was to
.maintain the old board disease-pro
ducing sewer; how many typhoid
cases It created, and how many deaths
It produced. I don't; but I do know
that the present time It Is clean, odor
less, non-productive of disease, and
lasting. You would have the property
owner kick because It cost him J 20 for
a sower connection, and In turn you
would have the taxpayer object be
causc we did not charge the whole ex
pense to tho property owner. "Con
sistency, thou Hrt a ie-wel." How much
did It cost you for sewer connections
fff your hotel? $100; and you kicked
and at first refused to pay that! I
will pay as much fur sewer connec
tion for my residence and think 1 got
i bargain. Did you mention any of
these Improvements: Cement crossings,
a 114,000 sewer, several miles of wa
ter mains, a street grader, 33,000 pump
and electric motor and the cost of In
stalling at the city pump station? Are
these things we can keep house with
out? If so, then your deductions are
correct, and I take off my hat to you.
These are not all of the big Items of
expense since my official career. There
was something like 33,600 for extras
niant for the city hail. I
presume this was thrown away, al
though you advocated it very strenu
ously at the time. Then, the city has
purchased a safe, a typewriter. In
stalled a new set of books and filing
system; surveyed and established
rra.de. all at a big expense. Was this
money misapplied? Did we need
these things? Or were we to continue
In the same old rut? No! The peo
ple demanded otherwise. Then there
vera new lall cells, something near
82,000 spent In investigation of the
Beaver creek project; $700 In an at
temDt to develop Falk springs. Labor
nearly doubled in price, wood costing
from 35 to 36.50 per cord, and every
thing else In proportion. Is there any
wonder that the running expenses of
the city have materially increased?
Now, Mr. Taxpayer, if you will take
as careful Invoice of the money spent
and what it has been spent for, as you
have to find something to crltlcse in
my official actions, you will discover
that there Is not much left for me to
appropriate for my own use. ,
You say that the official salary list
has now reached the enormous sum of
310,320 annually. Your calculations
do not surprise me. Had you stated
the amount correctly, I would have
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SAVING MONEY
by dealing at Geddes Bros.' Is no illu
sion, as the amount of your purchase
Is never excessive, as it ia always
computed at the lowest possible
prices. In fact, many tell us It la al
ways lower than they expected. We
keep only the highest grade goods.
Our trade Is among the highest grade
people, so we make few bad debts.
We buy In very large qantltles and sell
at the lowest possible figures.
GEDDES BROS.
I BEST COAL!
!$'8.50f
-PER TON- f
Rock Spring Lump and
Rock Spring Nut.
PHONE MAIN 10
Prompt Delivery.
Stock on Hand.
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A CHAIR HOSPITAL.
If you have a chair or In fact
any piece of furniture which la
on the Invalid list you can not
do better than to bring It to my
furniture hospital, where a
speedy cure la assured. Prompt
and neat work assured. Remem
ber that I make all kinds of
buggy covers. Call on me for all
kinds of upholstering.
J. II. HILLMAN.
Shop on Fir Street, Next Door to
Thorn's Grocery. Black 1511,
: UMBRELLA
RECOVERING
: AND
: REPAIRING
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Z New Covers put on, $.50
I to $4.00.
e If ou have anything brok-
en lean fix it.
j L. C. SMITH
OPPOSITE FOUNDRY
Main 43 PHONE Main 43
SM0DGRASS GROCERY
F0RLENTEN SEASON
Mackeral
Salmon Bellies ,
Boneless Codfish
Smoked Salmon
Kippred Herring
Golden Bloaters
I Frnch Fane
J AS. G. SN0DGRASS
SUCCESSOR TO E. P. STAPLES
NEW GOODS
Fine Line of Corsets, sizes IS to 36 IE
Laces, Collars, Veiling, Dress :r
Trimmings, Silk
bons, Buttons, Side and Back Combs
I VA IT 0
BEAUTIFY
Of course you are thinking of making some
changes in the home this season. Let us
help you. We have the material, the exper-.
ienced workmen and the "know how." Our
stock of wallpaper, paints and decorations are
at your service.
O. F. COOLIDGE
Paints, Oils, and Glass
ARE YOU LOOKING FORr
THE -
NEW SPRING MILLINERY?
We have it New, Nobby and Stylish.
All Kinds. All Prices.
E. M. Wellman&Co. ASE v
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COMING DAILY I
and Velvet Rib- $
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