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Think how we become accustomed
. to thing. We report every fow weeks
that this or that section of the vulley
Is planting or Is receiving trees to
plant 100 or more acres In fruit. The
time was when a 10-ncre planting
would have caused much more com
ment than 100-acre tracts now do.
Tet every 100 acres does mean a great
deal to the prosperity of thin valley
It wilt only be a very few years until
each and every one of these 100-ucre
tracts will be producing commercial
fruit to the extent of $30,000. These
figures are surprising, no doubt, to the
unltiated. But It Is easily figured, 65
trees to the acre In winter apples that
bear six boxes to the tree, will make
13,000 boxes, which at tl per box
means $33,000. That Is easy.
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Every farmer In Oregon should
plant something for the Alaska-Yu-kon-Paclflc
exposition, which Is to be
held In Seattle In 1909. Grains,
grosses and late vegetables from this
year's harvest will go to make up the
exhibits In the different departments.
Farmers throughout the state can do
a great deul toward making a repre
sentative exhibit at this exposition,
and anything they may do will not
only be appreciated by the commis
sion, but every Individual or firm send
ing articles for exhibition purposes
will receive due and full credit In the
way of awards, medals, etc., that they
may vtjn.
Everybody knows that there Is blR
money In strawberry culture In this
valley, yet tho acreage Is not so large
as It was several years ago. The only
reason that can be advanced as to why
this condition exists. Is the difficulty
In the past In securing labor. Grande
Ronde valley should be shipping
straw berries' by the cnrload every sea
son. It will pay either on a smull or
an extensive scale. An effort should
be made to encourage an Increased
.acreage. It not only Is profitable to
the grower but It furnishes employ
ment to large numbers of people.
Think of It, t'nlon county N only
ftia.000 In debt! Two years at the out
side, arid mnybo less, will see the en
tire debt wl;v., ,Mt. it n.,y rt fe.
years nim that the county wax pnylng
per cent Interest on her oMtst Hid
ing warrants mi l It I -.! -..l hop, i,.,.
Today we are prntperut:, have more
good fi-M-cluss !:lili;r thin ov. r. ailil
Bcnernl'y pea!;l:i;t, tin- ivmli are lit
good condition. The next time ' you
hear some crank ask, "Where Is all of
our money going?" you may tell him
that 120,000 of It went to pay off our
Indebtedness on April I, 1908.
The populists actually refused to en
dorse W. J. Bryan for president, at its
national convention yesterday In St.
Louis. If the party had taken this ac
tion In 1898 It might have been one of
the strong nail.jj-a. ti the pres
ent time. tut it is the sine old story:
"Those who Caneij i.iutt -sy the fid
dler." .
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Tor l'a lily dinni lun-iilr.
Kan Francisco, April 3. Stanford
university and the University of Cali
fornia will omorfw , piay tho first
game oi tlvj usual tpiir.;- s.Tlcs of In
tercollegiate baseball u r.! ?: for the
championship of tin Jf'e'.-iflc coast.
The game tomorrow La played nt
Stanford, while the .Dei-r;.l game will
take pla I? week f:'ii 1'iinorrow on
CallforiL: Held at J l..-.cy. If a
third gati- Is neii .s. e. 1 Will be
jdayed at herkelvy at. i u V to be de
cided late..
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Lively Vl-.-su?
Last Sunday niotl-.' ; men met la
the study room ot Oi.'-.- .i cnurcii ut
Christ and Clstts'i--1. some very live
questions rtfiardlng Vtc ll'tuor busl
nefs. Time bMn "";'. ', o.'ore all the
proposed topics had bt.en treated. It
was announced that next Sunday at
10 a. m. the talk would be continued.
The chief Question for Sunday will be,
"What Would Prohibition Mean to La
Grande and This County?" All men
not engaged by other duties are In
vited. O. H. KING, Leader.
Joking Pendleton VHxleraftcrs.
Woodcrafters of Pendleton played
a huge Joke on their confiding friends
April 1. A large crowd was Invited
to dance after which a banquet was to
be served. ' The grand march led the
guests to the banquet hall and seated at
long rows of tables. The "food" con
slstcd of a lone toothpick and a glass
of water. As the guests passed out of
the hall they were handed a lemon.
Bryan in Colorado.
Denver, Col., April 3. William J.
Bryan will make a visit to Colorado
early next week, speaking in Denver
on Monday. He Is exputted to arrive
In Pueblo tomorrow, where he will
make an address for charity.
MASSACRE VERY IMMINENT
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occur unless there Is a foreign dem
onstration, Executions without tho formality of
court martial continue, despite the
promise of M. Carteron that they
would cense.
Today the body of Arsene Chevry.
the poet and writer, was found hang
ing in a tree, riddled with bullets. He
was suspected of helng favorable to
tho cause of General Flrmln, the rev
olutionist. The white loborers at Oo
nalves have barricaded themselves In
a warehouse and say If trouble breoks
out they will do some fighting on
their own accord.
Something (riMxI.
If you failed to attend the Electric
theater last evening, you missed some
thing which you would have enjoyed.
The pictures were not only good, but
of the kind which please. The songs
were both well received. Taking the
program as a whole, It can safely be
said Ihut It comes nearer perfection
than any offered for some weeks.
At Ml. St. Mary's.
Emmltshurg. Md April 3.- Mount
St. Mary's will op, n It baseball' sea-
m here tomorrow by playing the nine
of the Catholic University of America.
The schedule Includes Karnes with Cir
llsel Indians. Holy Cross, ptiuknell
Villa Nova, University of Goorghv, Uni
versity of Msnlnnil, University of
I.outst'tmi nn 1 cliier strong teams.
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Call at Our Stores and Examine These Lines
This week ws will show new patterns in Carpets and Linoleum. We have a
new stock in Feather Pillows, Feather Beds, and Feathers' in bulk for sale, any
quantity. Trade us your old staves and secure an ACME ' RAGC, fully warranted.
Good Plows, a bargain in these.
Phone Black tl.
SIS Flit STREET.
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-Phone ned 1161.
1411, 1113, 1115 Adams Ave
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FOR (ill!
Paso Robles, April S. In a charac
terlstlc Interview, Admiral Evans
made his position plain In regard to
the proposed commission of the vtce-
admlrulty, which Is being held up by
a coterie of statesmen at Washington.
The admiral Is overwhelmed with the
kindness and Interest of the American
people In his welfare.
"If this is the way the people feel
he said today, "that bunch of politi
cians In congress who are opposing
tho proposition to grant mo a commis
slon as vice-admiral, can tuke their old
commission and bury -It In the stoke
hole of hell, I have all the reward I
need In this demonstration from the
people. I love. Nothing any politician
can give me would equal It."
FIVE till lK IIKS OF '
CITY JOIX STItEXfiTII.
Will Assist In Meetings Now Ileitis
Held at llaptlst Cliun li, Follow 111.'
This Mwt Iiik All Will Co-operate
I'ndiT tho Direction or F.vmi;rellst
C. It. Ilaiideiisclift hl, CommciKin-r
oil the Tweiity-WH'oml, In tho Sknt
ln;t IMuk.
Arrangements were concluded this
afternoon whereby the following
churches will join their forces In spe
cial meetings, the Rnpllst, Christian.
Methodist, Methodist, South and Trcs
byterlan. Until further notice, commencing
Sunday, the above churches will work
under the direction of Evangelist T. S.
Fret at the Baptist 'church, and nt the
close of this meeting will work under
the direction or Evangelist C. H. Hau
der.sehleld In the skating rink build
ing, which hns already been secured,
to commence on April 22.
Pottage prayer meetings will con-1
tlnue In the afternoons In various sec
tions of the city.
This Is the first general series of
union meetings that have been held lit
the city for a number of years. The
pastors of the above churches, backed
by their respctche congrrgntlons. are
entering Into this movement with en
thusiasm and carnetness.
FISHING FOit HOGS,
TRY SHEPHERD- I
All bills carrying appropriations originate in the f
Hcu e. There are no conflicting interests to prevent a
Multnomah man from giving a Square Deal to any part J
of Eastern Oregon. 5
Pepper Has Novel System of Oitur.
Ii Untaxed Animals.
P pulr IVp'i. r irot more money than
d.U'.s toiliv.-' V.Mtii li!s fUhii,,l ,in,l
v. Ire i tie e. n ailed many canlm s.
but the owners in .most Instances pro
duced the fee when ttvy realised that
their pet dog was peeping through
the screen that covers the deputy's
wagon.
He has divided the city Into sections.
Today he visited North La U.ande and
before he has ceased his wrk tho en
tire city will he covered. W ith a long,
flshpole and a piece of mi at, the dep
uty can capture the mo-t suspicious
dog Imaginable. With his meat he
coaxes the untaxed anlnv.l toward him
and then drops a loop ever the brute's
head. The rest Is eas-
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laKe tne time to examine into me resources 01 me uranae 4i
Ronde Valley, and you will sec that it is to your interest to
locate here.
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Varied Resources
Union County is not confined to any one industry for sup
port. No county in the West has such a variety of re
sources. Sugar, Beets Fruits, Wheat, Lumber, Hay, Dairying,
Mining, Horses Cattle, etc , etc.
llurvcstlug St-cne In Grande Hondo.
Work For All
Laboring men will find that they can find constant employ
ment at satisfactory wages.
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Gntlu rins Strawberries on Grande Hondo Fruit Iirciis.
Home Builders Wanted
0attT f?Lms ire w?itin t0 be divi). Prices are not -any
higher than they should be.