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EVESflXO OBSKKVEn, IA GIIAVDE. OREGON, f ATTKDAY, SIAY, S. 1908.
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' 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.
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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,
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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. ' "
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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. ,:;
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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.
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4 This spacp belongs to the Tern
4 ' ' perance forces of Union
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' 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-
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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
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gained by one and one-half -million
dollars;
The mewhants unon
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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
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; 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
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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
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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.
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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.
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