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7 1 CIGHT PAGES. rorn. EVESflXO OBSKKVEn, IA GIIAVDE. OREGON, f ATTKDAY, SIAY, S. 1908. i . I' I- t, I Published dally except fcranday.1 '.. CCKB BKOTI1EH8, I , ICD1TOK8 ANp PROPRlETOR.a I Colled lreM Telegraph Servloe. jiit. rutt month. gfteily, tingle copy .05 gJDtUr, one year In advance... ..tt-SO t ally, six monthi, in advance.;. I.Sa .'it Weekly, one. year in advance. . .$1.00 Weekly. si months, In ad ranee. .75 .: Sintered at the postoffU. at 1m . Grande ; a second-claaa matter. I Thla paper will not publish any ar ;t Ode appearing over a ndm rte plume Waned articles will be received rib- ect to- the discretion of he ediUre . . . . . . i Please sign your articles ana appointment. '. Advertising Rate, 1. i- Display a J. rates furnished upon application. .'. .,'.. ' Ixcal reading .notjees ,10o per line rnt Insertlnnt ,t perunt,ior cacu Javbseauent Insertion, Resolutions pf condqUnce, lo line. 5 Cards of thantrs,' to a line. DEVBXOP COCNTRT. . J . ' r i v:-rrr-r ' Traveling op the electric line be- tween Portland and Balem Is rapidly i oa.ua.Uni the anticipations of the build- era of the Oregon Electric company's , trolley system, says the, Ca.tbollo, Sen; tlnel of Portland. Along the line near -to Portland there Is being established t community of small farmers, who ;'are supplying the city with fruit, veg- etables, berries and other produce In ever Increasing quantities. Within a comparatively short time , J the lands available for this class of In- dustry will be completely subdivided and the large holdings In the hands of Individual farmers will be succeed- . ed by many small orchards, gardens and berry fields each for a home for I a family, i - r- t ? Intensive farming Is more and more employed by the new' owners of these ! acre tracts. Values of land will In-' ( crease In the next two years to dou ".' ble the price prevailing at 'this time, ' and as In all other Instances of electric railroad construction, population will flow along the line of the trolley j route. - . When the present county court took charge of the county government, It was confronted with a debt so large ' that the task o'f removing It seemed ; almost hopeless. The county roads had received little or no attention for ! a period of nearly four years, and ' therefore wr sadly In need of re pair, and In many cases absolute re . yrtmstructlon. The bridges were In - many Instances unsafe and without exception In need of repairs. The : - ounty court realised that It was Its ' duty to exercise the'' most careful ... economy, and at the sa,me time en deavor to keep county property from utter destruction through neglect ' How well they have performed their duty can be seen by a drive over our county. - The roads will show much evidence of Intelligent work and the bridges will all be found In a safe condition. Many new steel .bridges will be found where there Is a demand for them. 1A accomplish this result It has been' necessary to expend many thousands of dollars. It requires money to build bridges and roads. Though this 1 true, the court has, by strict atten- . tlon to business, and by carefully . guarding every possible avenue where the county funds might escape, have been able to mnlie all necessary Im provement and at the sumo time re duce the county debt to less than 163,- www. Anotncr term with the same court In control and the county debt wlll bo a matter of ancient history, Voters should remember, when they cast their votes for county commis sioner next June, that J. M. Selder Is at present a member of the court, and "has been a lending factor In the ad ministration, ninl that he Is a cumll date for re-election. 'If you are In fu ror of a progressive as welt us econ omical administration, vote for J. M. Bolder. The Chamberlain forces would llko mighty well to give' out the Impression that there Is a war on among the re publicans. In other words, "the de sire Is father of the thought" as It were, with reference to the reports spread by the democratic papers to the ffect (hat the Fulton men were get ting tholr knives ready for Cake. We racnot speak with a certain knowl edge regarding all the Fulton men throughout the state, but we do come pretty near knowing whereof we apeak whin we aay that eastern Ore gon republicans, regardless of previ ous ; preference, will support Mr. Cake. The republicans In this nock f nt the wood! are republicans, and are j willing to abide by the party choice, .. , , , . -e i. The city officials should hang up a cup at the fountain. Farmers and others as well, often wish to quench their thirst at the fountain, but find no cup. ' " , i .. The rains last night smothered the dust In fine shape. . A thorough soak ing at this time will add a few dollars on thoso which will result from the recent rains. ,:; ' ' ". " ' ' " ; f Commercial clubs throughout the county are electing new officers and Instilling new life by placing In office men with new blood. Watch the' County. Something good will result. ! eee '; . i 4 4 4 , 0 AXTI-SAMXX. 4 This spacp belongs to the Tern 4 ' ' perance forces of Union 4' 'i r County. f 4 -. I ' Had you heard the latest on Kan sas? No? Well, "y George, It's ' a good one! They are actually saying the state Is likely to go back to territory-hood. The fool people down there In that benighted land of grass hoppers and fanatics have elected a fanatic for governor, and he has also a fanatic In the office of assistant at torney general, and between them they are very likely to . turn that once promising commonwealth back to the Indians and prairie dogs. ' The whole blumfustlcated trouble Is this: They've got the fool Idea from somewhere that a whole state can be run without the beneficent and pro ductive Influence of the always wide awake saloon man; that really after the years of centralized effort to make himself appreciated, he has proved a failure and his millions are not need ed. Well, what a breed of cattle the Kansasltes, must be, anyhowl They seem to want their grain fed to the animals instead of to their boys. Years ago, the grasshoppers cleaned out their crops for them, and when these no longer continued to come, the broad-minded saloonlst set up his brewery In their midst to take the place of the grasshopper as far as pos sible, and I'll be tee-totally jumped up It those Kansas cranks did not say they really preferred the 'hoppers, al though they wanted neither. The dumbness of these Jayhawkers Is what puzzle the country, and will have to be explained to congress when they present their application for territory-hood. You see, the: saloon bought and used millions of bushels of their farm products and turned them right back to the people. The farmer had a snap; the saloonlst was fair, he gave money for bushels; boys learned to drink (that was not his fault) and that gave him more dollars (or the farmer, and thus It ran: More boys, more money for more bushels; more boys for the saloon, more money for the horny-handed son of toll, etc. Now, these slow-mlnded people are raising more grain, more boys, have more money and no saloons and few drunk ards. Just read the following: Him. C. W. Trlckett. assistant attor ney general of Kansas, furnishes the following facts concerning the closing of saloons In Kansas City, Kansas: This city Is the metropolis of Kan- Bos, with a population of about 100. 000. The Inhabitants are largely wngp-earners and represent every nu- I tlnnnlltv. v in..nt...i u. liter, only ah Invisible lino separating us from Kansas Cltv. M.v Th citv j ranks fifth In the list of manufactur- Ing cities of the United States. One year ago there were Ifi8 sa loons In this county, 200 gambling dens and about 60 houses of social evil. Today there Is not a saloon, no open gambling ilen, nor a disorderly house. It is the largest city in tin world without these dens of vice, and os we have now existed about 12 months without them, it affords a liv ing example of the fact that a large city can grow and prosper without such evils. At the commencement of the con test a large number of our people thought It would ruin business and de stroy our prosperity, but It has stim ulated business In all lines. Our population has Increased at a greater rate than ever before. The deposits In the banks hare FREE! T-HE; 4 ' ...... ACME Thone Black 641 213 fIR STREET gained by one and one-half -million dollars; The mewhants unon streets l have had to employ additional clerks. The attendance In our publlo schools has Increased largely, and we have had to employ 18 additional teachers. The teachers Inform us that this in crease is largely of boys and girls of from 11 to 16 years of age, who prior to the closing of the saloons were com pelled to assist In supporting the fam ily, by reason of the father spending his wages for drink. 4 The charitable Institutions report a reduction of more than two-thirds In the demand for aid. The juvenile court, which has the care of depend ent children, has had but two appli cations in the past 13 months, while prior to the closing of the joints from eight to 88 children required aid and assistance each month. Prior to the closing of the joints we sent from 15 to 25 young men to the reformatory every year. In the 12 months since closing we have sent but two. The expenses for prosecuting crim inals have been reduced 825,000 per annum. Expenses tor the police force have been reduced as much more. For the first time In 25 years the court of common pleas of this coun ty opened Its term the first Monday in May without a criminal case. The city courts, created for the ex press purpose of trying petty suits, for the collection of rents and grocery bills, and formerly crowded with black docket every day, have now practically no business, for the reason that the people are paying their bills Instead of being sued for them. A year ago this city was trying to devlso ways and means to spare the money to build additions to our city jails. Today the doors of the- jallB swing Idly upon their hinges and we have no use for those we have. One year ago, not to exceed two business men on the principal thor oughfares of this city would have fa vored the closing of saloons. Today there are not two who would favor opening them. Twice since the saloons were closed we have held a city election at which the Issue was presented to the people, and at each election the people have DRIFTING TOWARDS Many people who are neglecting symptoms of drifting towards Bright' s Disease, which is -- "" FREEH MMe ; TO EVERY MAX, WOJtX AND OIILD FO EVERY IXMXAR YOVU BPEXD WITII VS. WE WILL PRESEXT YOlmEE ONE TICKET TO THE EtECTRIO TIIEATR. TIICS YOC SEEj.oo PCRCHASES EXTI- TLES YOU TO FIVE TICIiETS. BUY, A $55 RANGE MADE," AXD GET 55 TICKETS AXD - ' WITH VS. - -ACME RA r. B. HAIS lndorsd present , conditions. .'Every bank is loud in praise of the present clvlo situation. The- city .. 4a .. cli. crime Is at a - minimum, merchants prosperous, real estate advancing. , This city is now the experimental' station of the world. If Kansas City, Kan., can close Its saloons and .keep them closed, and If the closing pro duces prosperity, happiness and con tentment, then It is reasonable to as sume that such results will follow a like policy in other large cities. CONTEST NOTICE. Department of the Interior, U. 8. Land Office, La Grande, Oregon, March 21th, 1808. ' The United States of America, and Frances Harris, plaintiffs, vs. Wil liam H. Patten, defendant. A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed In this office by Frances Harris, contestant, against Homstead entry No. 10188, made May 18, 1901 (C. C. 8800), for the BE 14 Section 8, Township 3, N., Range 40, E. W. M., by William H. .Patten, contestee, In which It is alleged that the aald Wil liam H. Patten wholly failed to com ply with the homestead law prior to proof; that he failed to maintain res idence prior to proof and has since wholly abandoned said entry, and that said alleged absence from said land was not due to his employment In the army, navy or marine corps of the United States as a private soldier, of ficer, seaman, or marine ' during the war with Spain or during any other war in which the United States may be engaged, and said parties are here by notified to appear, respond and of fer evidence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a. m., on June 3, 1908 before the register and receiver of the United States land office In La Grande, Oregon, The said contestant having, In a proper affidavit, filed April 29th, 1908, set forth facts which show that after due diligence personal service of this notice cannot be made. It Is hereby ordered and directed that such notice be given by due and proper publica tion. , ' , F. C BR AM WELL, R. H. LLOYD, Register. Attorney for Contestant 4-2-9-18-23-30 12) fOliTSMI stops Irregularities, strene-thena of the kidneys so they will perform their functions properly. Healthy kidneys strain out the impurities from the blood as it passes through them. Diseased kidneys &o not, and the poisonous waste matter is carried by the circulation to every part of the body, causing dizziness, backache, stomach trouble, sluggish Ihrer, Irregular heart action, etc wtn" ou have an7 sln of Kidney or Bladder Trouble commence taking FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE at once, as it will cure a slight disorder in a few days and prevent a fatal malady. It is pleasant to take and benefits the whole system. How to Find Out. Ton can easily determine If your kidneys are out of order by setting aside for 114 boon a bottle of the nrine passed opoo arising-. If npon examination it la cloudy or milky or baa brick-dost sediment or small particles Boat about in it, your kidneys are diseased, and FOLEY'S K'DNBY CURB should be taken at once. FREE!! &NGE THE REST BIG snow 1411, TT 7 . fVlseaae, on L . 7 Prevail, uiio un me jower jevi InalsriA Ir encountered to a greateL legg tent, according to altltudL,68 eX" pome .climate affectlonsi" V"" malaria, Jaundice, biliousn " ' and ague, and general del most effective remedy Is Elef 8 ters, the great alterative anl l purifier; the antidote for evet uji,.. , orm i i. o., .And luaumuia. oum uiiuer auarani the Newlln Drug Price 50c' ! Co.'s drug A $5000 HOTEL FOR SALE For $3600 if sold this month, not and cold water, . electric llgh furnished. In a good location neaoy roomers ana boarders, an, transients, 11 roms and toilet upstairs. unice, aining-room, kitchen, parlor, two bedrooms and bath room down stairs. Good basemen under alL Anv. one wishing a good proposition of this kind can call on W. J. Ransom at the Palmer house, or 'phone Black 402. Committee Meeting. A meeting of the county republican central committee Is hereby called to be held In this city Monday, May 4, at 8 p. m. This meeting Is called for the purpose of electing delegates to the state convention. J. H. PEARE, Chairman. C. G. HOLST, Contractor mnd Builder. Satisfaction guaranteed; estimates furnished on any kind of masonry work on short notice. Mantels and fireplaces a specialty. Room No. 1, Smith Rooming house, La Grande, Ore. 'Phone Red 141. Valued Same as Gold. B. G. Stewart, a merchant of Cedar View, Miss., says: "I tell my custom ers when they buy a box of Dr. King's New Life Pills they get the worth of that much gold In weight, if afflict ed with constipation, malaria or bil iousness.' Sold under guarantee at the Newlln Drug Co.'s drug store. 25o Is the prettiest waits you ever heard. Hear It at DAVIS-JORDAN MUSIC CO. kidney trouble, hoping "It kidney trouble In one of th "AOIE," Ve THE A IGE 2f 14 1 dl Q. B. Burhans) Testifies After Four Years. O. B. B urbane of Carlisle MAboat few rears ace 1 wrote seme of a oonro kidaty trouble by taking loss tbsa two tinnlos 1 Foloy'o KMaoy Cure. 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