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It might be a surprise for some of
our . young farmer readers to know
s that at the first meeting of the state
4 fair, which waa Iieni i Ciuu Cilj
.In the fall of 1861, that In making his
annual address delivered by J. Qulnn
j.;Thornton, who was a pioneer of 1848,
that ha advocated the rotation of
.-crop.. One would .have hardly
.thought that the rotation of crop the
, ory had been suggested at so early a
date. We quote this paragraph pf his
- address; "To be a successful farmer
,, one must understand the ph.Iosophy
of the rotation of crops which Is built
upon a knowledge of the lawa of
vegetable nutrition."
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A drive over the city will surprise
many of the Improvements that are
now under way Several new houses
are Just receiving their finishing
touches and several new foundations
re In course of construction. There
will bo a number of new homes built
In La Grande this year. It is a good
year to build; material Is much
cheaper than at any time for several
years, and labor Is a little lower than
last year. A number who intended to
build last year, but reconsidered, will
build this season. La Grande Is rap
Idly becoming a city of homes.
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IIOME FOLK "OVGIIT TO KNOW.'
Ebtvhard Vigorously Replies to Col.
. Ivanlino'a KtaUMiionU.
Concerning the attack made upon
him recently, Colon R. Eberhard of
Joaeph, candidate) for the republican
nomination for Joint representative,
this morning Issued the following
statement:
"Being the protege of no one, and
having no political God-father to write
fake Interviews costing so much per
line, I am compelled to do my own
talking. Just as I do my own thinking
and acting. Nor have I been working
under the "instructions" of any one
for two years, am now working under
alone, and will be under none. If nom
inated and elected.
"Colonel Ivanhoe pictures his pro
tege as a mighty enforcer of the law
and also aaya I waa elected city re
feeder of Joseph aa a 'reformer.' Mr.
Rusk waa a candidate on the other
ticket for councilman, being badly de
feated, so that his great pretensions to
Jaw enforcement ; at this time mcas
. nre tip with the record he has made.
Col. Ivanhoe also snys I Imposed fines
Tor gambling on a monthly basis.
This, assertion he Is probably not pre
pared to prove; anil,' besides, If 'it
; were literally true, would It lie any
more rcprehcnslvle In my official ac
thn than It was for Colonel Ivanhoe,
when city attorney of La Orrtnde, to
. officially countenance the monthly
', fining of women?
'"In one breath Colonel (vanhoc's
candidate Is a ''luw enforcer"; In the
, next, a great 'fighter.' 'Hut he was
assaulted,' say 'the sponsor; and be
cause 'he offended some lawbreakers,
gamblers . . . .' How does he
know WHT the assault took place. If
In fact, he was assaulted T And, If
assaulted, la It a necessary part of self
defense, when the bottom man
'squeal.' and those near are engaged
In taking off the 'assaulted' man, for
the same man on top to kick In the
face, the man who Is down? This, 1
charge Rusk did. In the case of Col.
Ivanhoe himself Introduces Into the
matter. Further, It Is a fact that the
. man with whom he was fighting Is 69
r rears of age, while the other, to use
vlh extract from the advertisement, "Is
et a young man.
"From thla screed used by tha col
onel when he 'presented' his partner
and protege, one would think that his
ideas of the qualifications for a mem
ber of the legislation are that he be
a 'scrapper,' a married man, and
above all, an owner of real property.
Borne people have an Idea that fitness
and other personal qualities which at
least give them the confidence of
their neighbors have something to do
with measuring a man to represent the
people. Concluding, after posing as
a special advocate for his man, he
then assumes the character of an ad
viser, evidently thinking that people
have more confidence in the Judge
ment of one Interested man, than
they do In that of the neighbors and
townspeople of HOTII candidates. I
submit THEY 'ought to know,' even
If the colonel thinks he dues.
' "As to the statement that tho law
abiding citizens of Joeph are gng
to support Rusk, I pronounce that as
maliciously false, and will prove It by
publishing a later statement over the
names of the leading citizens of Jos
eph. Incidentally, wll lColonel Ivan
hoe deny that his protege cannot car
yy hi own precinct?
"I nm willing to rest the matter
with the people upon my merits as to
'what I am and what I have done. To
best 'determine this In any case, I
claim the home folks know best."
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gupt-rvltmr of Blue Mountain Reserve
Will Have More Help.
To manage 1,100,000 acre of range
land and to aee that It Is equitably
distributed among the sheep and cat
tie men of eastern Oregon, la the task
which fall to Henry Ireland, super
visor of the eastern division of the
Blue Mountain reserve who is now
here.
With him this year Mr. Ireland'wlll
have a force of 14 rangers whose duty
It will be to patrol the reserve and to
aee that the regulations of the forestry
bure.tti are compiled wt:h. With th
force of men he says that better serv
ice can be rendered than was given
last year, for his crew will be bolh
larger and better than In the past.
One reason for this I the fact that the
fear of hard times has tended to drive
good men Into the government service
where they may find Jobs that are
sure and steady though the salaries
are small.
For 11 years Supervisor Ireland has
been In the forestry service and dur
ing that time he has advanced from a
ranger drawing a salary of $50 per
month, to supervisor of a greut re
serve. He entered the service In 189"
when the Arestry service 'was con
ducted with the department of the In
terior and when Blnger Herman was
commissioner genernl of the land of
fice.
He say that the separation of the
forestry bureau from the Interior de
partment was hailed with Joy by those
In the service.
At present the headquarters for the
eastern division la at Sumpter which
town lies close to the reserve. How
ever, It Is off tha main line and be
cause of Its Isolation Is objected to by
sheepmen generally. However, Mr.
Ireland sajra, no change In headquar
ter can be made this year.
ROMADKA
READY ACCESS TRUNK
UAISING the cover brings every
Iv. corner withm reach without re
moving trays. Saves the time of
an ordinary trunk to pack or un
pack. Easy to operate. Nothing to
get ont of order. WiU .land all the
knock and hard usage of traveling.
Costs no more than a common trunk.
.$5.00
Something Good in Trunks,
and Suit Cases.
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Call at Our Stores and Examine These Lines
Thi3 week we will show new'pitterns in Carpats and .'Linoleum. 5 We have a
new stook in Feather Pillow s, Feather Beds, and Feithers in bulk for sale, .any
quantity. Trade us your old stoves and securs an ACME RANGE, fully warranted.
Good Plows, a, bargain in these.
"Phone Black 641.
113 FIR STREET.
'it SyUt at,,
F.D.MISTEN
Phone Red 1161.
1411, 1413, 1415 Adams Ave
uninstructed delegation to the national
convention."
It is believed that the anti-Bryan
men will choose Chairman Connors,
Alton B. Parker," Leader Murphy and
John B. Stanchfield aa delegates at
large from New Tork to the Denver
convention.
Ladles.
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Have you een the Alorine Female
Syringe? It la something new. It I
the only aboalutely scientific sanitary J 9
see tnem aij
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female syringe made.
the drug stores.
Carload of Trees) for Park.
- A carload of trees and shrub was
received by the park commission to
day from the nursery of Storra &
Harrison, of Palnesville, O., the larg
,est In the world, and a large force of
men Is engaged In planting them in
the park this afternoon, say the
Walla Walla Bulletin. Many of these
trees and shrubs are of varieties never
seen here. The carload cost $1000 f.
o. b. and the freight amounted to
1255. making it cost $1255 laid down.
This shipment Is In addition to $1.
000 worth of trees and shrubs bought
of the Walla Walla valley nursery
men. The park commission bought from
local dealers all of the stock they had
on hand of the kind wanted, but
some new varieties were needed and
an order was sent east. The local
dealers said that before there had
been no demand for these varieties
and consequently they had not been
carried In stock.
To Exchange.
Want to exchange second-hand or
gan for some team work; also want
some pole. See Hendrlck. the re
liable piano tuner.
What a pity to miss the pleasure of
a talking machine In your home Just
because the whole price-isn't ready
today. See us about those easy term.
Davis-Jordan Music Co.
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This is the open season for Ice Cream and we are pre- i
pared to furnisn the trade with the very .best. ' Re- Z
member refreshment parlors are the finest in Eastern '
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Oregon. A resort for Ladies and Gentlemen
L D. S ELDER, the Candy Man;;
Silver Deposit ware at one-half
wholesale price, at the Haecock Jewel
ry store. Sale closes April 18.
Hear Fulton answer Heney at
opera houj tcnlght.
the
Silver Deposit ware at one-half
wholesale price, at the Haecock Jewel
ry store. Sale closes April 18.
FOR SALE Brick store building;
good location. "Phone Red 461.
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR
THE
NEW SPRING MILLINERY?
We fcave It. New, Nobby and Stylish.
All Kinds. All Prices.
E. M Wellman&Co. T8w
Bryan an Issue In New York.
New Tork, April 18. William J.
Bryan will be the principal issue In
the democratic state convention of
New York, which meets tomorrow In
Carnegie hall. Most of the members
of the democratic state committee,
practically all of whom have gone on
record for an uninstructed delegation,
arrived In the city today and will hold
a meeting tonight, when flnnl plans
for the convention will be decided
upon. In many of the up-state coun
ties the delegates to tomorrow's con
vention have been Instructed to vote
for the Indorsement of Bryani nnd
hot fight Is expected. -..'-'
It Is understood that no attempt Ib
to be made to oust Chairman Conners,
of the state committee, and that he
will be In charge during the cam
pnlR-n. Conner Is the leader of the
entl-Bryan forces and favors an unln
structed delegation, although he Is I
supporter of Governor Johnson. In
regard to the action to be taken by to
morrow's convention, the chairman Is
quoted as saying:
"So far as I know, there Is no ques
tion but what the delegates from this
state to the national convention will
go uninstructed. I know many demo
crats who used to be bughnused for
Pryan who are now opposed to him
and believe that It would be bad poll
tics for the party to again nominate
him for president. I believe that the
real democratic sentiment of thl state
I' for 'Governor Johnson of Minnesota
a the candidate, but we will send an
Ilryan Xot to KM'uk.
New York, April 13. William J.
Bryan will not attend the Jefferson
Day dinner of the National Democratic
club, to be held at the Knickerbocker
hotel tonight, according to the latest
reports. In view of the widespread
discussion as to whether the Invitation
was to make a speech, or merely to
get a meal, Mr. Bryan has announced
that it would be embarrassing both to
the club members and himself to be
present In either capacity.
The Nebraskan Is spending the day
in Trenton, N. J., and will be given a
reception by Governor Fort, who has
been prominently mentioned as Taffa
running mate. New Jersey democrat
are divided in their" allegiance to the
commoner and a portion of them will
attempt to make hi visit a Inconspic
uous as possible, while other demo
cratlc leaders are determined to bring
about a contrary effect.
:TME DEMAND fOR PROPERTY IN:
IVERSIDE ADDITION
:NEAR THE BIG SAW MILL:
Try to OuHt MeCk'llan.
New York, April 13. The right of
George B. McClellan to the office of
mayor of New York city, which Is
contested by William Randolph
Hearst, McClellan's opponent In the
last municipal election, will be deter
mined by a trial commenced today In
the appellate division of the supreme
court. A special panel of 100 tale'
men was called from which to select
Jury. The trial follows a legal con
test of two years, as a result of which
Hearst finally secured an order of the
court granting the right to open the
ballot boxes In disputed districts for
the purpose of counting the ballots.
It Is Hearst's contention that whole
sale frauds were perpetrated In the
election and that he Is rightfully the
ntayor of the city.
has become so great, that it has been decided to advance the price on lots in th a
addition,
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By comparing the prices at which lots in Riverside Addition have been sell
ing, with the prices of similar property in other sections of the city, it will be found
that lots in Riverside Addition have been selling at too low a figure.
Before advancing the price, however, it has been deemed only fair to give due
warning to those who have been contemplating buying, but who have been delaying
fiom time to time, therefore
TAKE
NOTICE
T Reduce Kxprcwi Rate.
Austin, Texas, April 11. A hearing
will be held tomorrow by the Texas
railroad commission on the readjust
ment of the merchandise rates of ex
press companies. It Is proposed to
make a reduction of 20 per cent In
the present rates. The commission
will consider an amendment to the
passenger tariff under the head of
"party rates." by eliminating "an!
mals" as baggage or by prescribing a
limit of 10 as the number of such ani
mal that may be handled as baggage.
that during the remainder of this month ( Aprilprices will remain the same as here-.
tofore.; but on the first day of May there wiirbSTgeneral advance of 10 per cent in
prices, therefore all those who wish to take advantage of this advance must buy this
rro-.th.
Special inducements will be given those who build this season houses cost
ng $1000.00 or more.
fOR FURTHER PAR HCILARS CALL 0N:
MILLER & BRO.
AGEN1S LA GRANDE REAL ESTATE ASS0GIATI0Nz
NO. 1107 ADAMS AVENUE, LA GRANDE. OREGON , :
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