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tttt nmt Always-The Best at The Price THIS SEASON'S SELLING OP FASHIONABLE MERCHANDISE CLEAR LY DEMONSTRATES THAT THE PEOLES STORE ALWAYS GIVES THE BF.ST FOR THE PRICE. YOC NOT ONLY SAVE MONEY IN TRADING HERE, BCT GET A CCARANTEE OP PERFECT SATISFACTION IN EVERY PENNY'S WORTH OF PATRONAGE WITH WHICH YOU HONOR CS. American SHOE A Sioe Department At Its Best Pries 3.50 Style 6003 - laea boot, with pMI laca tiara a ad kaal kaiaf waked tola, aaa lair kaal tad "Vaai" To. OLR SHOE DEPARTMENT IS NOW AT ITS BEST AND SHOWING ALL THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN TANS, AS WELL AS A COMPLETE LINE O FB LACKS IN THE NEWEST LASTS AND IN ALL LEATHERS. Every Day is Marker Day IVJfA Us The".. People's Store OPERA HOUSE BLOCK LA GRANDE, OREGON AXTI-HAIXMN. v Thin space boltings to the Tern- pcranco forces of Union , County, Office of Ktato Attorney, County of Grand Fork, North Dakota. Hon, W. W. Glasgow, Medford, Ore. Dear Sir: In reply to y6ur favor of recent dutc, with reference to tho ques tion as to whether or not prohibition la beneficial or otherwise, will state that from my personal observation. I am of tho opinion that It U of great benefit to any community. During tho period that I llvod In Dakota when It was. a territory, J wns opposed to the idea of prohibition, "be lieving that It was an Infringement upon tho Inherent .right and personal privileges of the 'people. In other words, was of tho opinion that, a per son had an absnluto right to ,oat or drink what he pleased and that tho luw could not interfere with such rights. Huvlng been a resident of Dakota Inco 1S82, I have been there during tha time when tho saloons wore In full blast under tho high license law, and also when prohibition was, In ef fect and have thus been ablo to ob serve the difference In conditions bo twecn tho community In which saloons were tolerated and in the community where they were prohibited. From 1881 tintll 1890, when prohi bition went Into effect In the then new state of North Dakota, tho saloon ele ment were the controlling factor In every political movement In the city, county and territory, as no person could be elected to any position In the gift of the people unless he was en tirely satisfactory to the saloon ele ment Their main object was to se cure the election of persons to office who were friendly to them and who would allow them to violate the laws of the city, county and territory, regu lating saloons with Impunity, At the time prohibition went Into effect In North Dakota In tho year 1890 Grand Forks was a city of 4000 Inhabitants, with no publlo Improve ments to speak of and no largo busi ness blocks. It nad about 2$ saloons, paying license of II 000 each, making a total revenue of 128,000 per year. The commission of crime was a fre quent occurrence and the actual out lay of cost In criminal cases In the county of Grand Foeks amounted to and the best filter system in the felt dollar, it Is ten thousand times a norlliwen. largo business blocks and worse crime to make a counterfeit u,u ,ouorn improvements that a man." Abraham Lincoln. x ' city of that sUe would reasonably ex- "The LI',uor traffic tends to pro PeJnt' nu,'e criminality in the population at The people aro prosperous and the large and law-breaking among the taxes' are not nearly as high as they saloon keepers themselves." Theodore were when wo had saloons In our Roosevelt. midst and received a revenue from -To make sawing. Into lumber Is n that source of $25,000 per year. And business, but to make boys Into drunk tbo costs of the county of Grand Forks ards Is arlmo." Dr. H.-nry Ostrom for criminal expenses does not exceed . "The liquor traffic Is the most do the sum of r,O00 per year, showing a grading and ruinous of all human pur saving In that respect of $20,000 por suits. By legalizing this traffic v- y . ' jagme to share with the liquor seller I Bm rtnrannnllir o nniin l.t...l ...i.i. i , ' ' iTsponsintinies and evils of hi greni many farmers residing In the vl- business. Every man who votes to. clnlty of Orand Forks, who during llcenso becomes of necessity a partner tho time saloons were In existence to the liquor traffic and all Its consc- wero what you might term drunkarilB, quonces." William McKlnley. mm in, ,ncy were so addicted to the "The saloon, which Is the center of uso of Intoxicating liquors that they the vice of drunkenness, especial' spent most of their time and money destructive to young men. Tho corn In tho saloons. For this reason thdr munlty has the same Hunt to pro farms were heavily encumbered with hlblt saloons ns It has to prohibit cese mortgages and all of them wero more pools." Vavld Starr Jordan, or lcs.4 In a precnrlous condition. I Since prohibition has gone Into of-' feet, theao men have learned to con-! trol their appetite for Intoxicating liquors, have coused to visit saloons, with the result that all of them have paid off all their encumbrances on their farms, and have bank accounts ranging from $3000 to $1.1, 000. i The condition of affairs on the other sldo of tho river where saloons are tolerated are entirely different. In DOES IT PAY IIOrDEXSCHIELD STILL HOLDS IUS CROWDS. Reasonable and Convincing Plea for U:e Legitimate Claims of the Soul Great Folly of Bargaining Away the Soul for Prizes of Earth Laid Bare. Last evening a good-sized audience greeted Evangelist Haudenschleld. The singing was inspiring. The seats pro vided fcr the choir were filled. The congregation, under the leadership of the Evangelist, and the choir sang with a will. t " At the close of the service about 60 workers from the various churches were Instructed In their duties and their presence and Influence will be felt In the succeeding meetings. The campaign Is now fairly launched and most gratifying results are antlctpat ed. The text for the sermon was the one found In Matt. 16:26. "For wh$t Is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul T or what shall a man give In exchange for his soulT" After clearly answer- the evangelist showed that everyone determined his own destiny.' If any man perishes It will be because he re jects the remedy God has provided In Christ Jesus. If atyr man perishes it will be because he disregards the matchless love of the Savior and re fuses to trust In the finished work of the Lord. Then with cogent argument and a wealth of Illustration from his tory, blqgraphy and present-day life he made It clear that It is a bad and unsatisfactory bargain to jeopardlre the soul for all the pleasures, wealtb, or honors and glories of the world. Then, In ringing tones, he appealed to men to put a proper value on the soul. make up their minds to give their consent and commit themselves in trust to Jesus Christ and His flnlsheJ work. The afternoon meetings at S o'clock are proving especially helpful. They have been well attended, but too many are missing what they cannot afford to disregard. The 9 o'clock prayer meetings arc splendidly mulntained. Morning Prayer .Meeting. Full list of homes In which mee ings win De held tomorrow. The an nouncement of meeting places an." loaders for tho morning cottngo praye meetings for tomorrow, are publish, i herewith. The first name designate the residence In which tho meeting are to be held, and the second nann the leader: East Grand Forks there aro about 40 T '"""-" raV. 181". saloons paying license of about $1000 T"' " 8n0k' each, making total revenue received' Mr.. rln.. leader, from these sources of $40,000. The' ?" Pw' Un- Matthp". I"er. city of Fust Grand Fork. ha. not In-! 'J? d'rtrict-M- Surrey .ir. urennoiis, leader. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF LAND Notice Is hereby given thai the un dersigned as administrator de bonit- non (with the will annexed) of thi estate of Mcllnds Wardwell, deceased will, by virtue of an order of the county court of Union county, state of Oregon, made on the 8th day of April, 1908, empowering him to do so, fro:i. and aiier the 19th day of May, 190. sell at private saie, for cash, lots numbered S and 6, of block numbered 26, of Sterling's addition to tho town of Island City, In Union county, state of Oregon, which sale will be made tu obtain funds to pay legacies and ex penses of administration, and suhi property will bu sold to the person of ferlng tho largest sum therefor. Per sons desiring to buy said property are requested to communicate with mo ut my residence at said Island City, or elsewhere. Said sale will bo made ac cording to law and said order of court. ULYSSES G. COUCH, Administrator. (To be published once a week foi four successive weeks in the Evening Observer.) RAMSEY & OLIVER. Attorneys for Administrator d5tA16-23-iOM7-U m-Mm In Fod and strictly prohibits the sale or alum baking powder . So does France So does Germany The tale of alum foods has been made illegal in Washington and the District of Colum , bia, and alum taking powders are everywhere recognized as injurious. jQ proec y0urScIf against alum, ; when ordering baking powder,1 Say plainly f4lbP0l7DEO . . w RnT7A n DAKIL'Q ami ue very sure you get royal. ' Royal is the only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar. It adds to the digestibility and .whole- someness or the rood. - Better Than Spanking. - ! Spanking does not cure children of bed-wetting. There is a constitution al cause for this trouble. Mrs. M. Summers, Box W, Notre Dame, InJ., nill send free to any mother her sue-, cessful Instructions. Send no monoy, ' but write her today If your children trouble In thrs way. Don't blame the child, the chances are It .can't help It. This treatment also euros adults and aged people troubled wit 'a urine difficulties tiy day or night ' Pastime Theater . PHOTOGRAPHS. THE SORT THAT PLEASE TOim FRIENDS AND TOUR PURSE. MODERN POSIXO A SPECIALTY. Call at Studio and see sam ples of Vp-to-Inte Photography. MISS ADA ROUSII. Bohncnkump Building. ." LA FONTAINE & DOZIEll, 3 Proprietors.. Q LEWIS BUILDING. Continuous . Performance, from S 2:30 to 5 p. I"., and 7 to 10 4 $ p. m. 6 PROGRAM: f ' " Narrow Escape. ? A Modern Sampson. 8 4 Beginning today we present the biggest hit made this season "A SLEEPING BEAUTY." $ Everybody should see this fllm.L . r ? Song: $ $ 'With Tou In Eternity." Three changes each week. & Watch for announcement s Admission 10c; children 5c. $ PASTIME THEATER. 3 r $ la Fontaine & Ikreler, Props. creased more than 1000 In population since 1890, and la largoly Iq debt, has no paving, no system of water works,' no street cars, no electric light system, ' andlnfact.no public Improvements, whatsoever. And even its system of publlo schools are rery poor. No lady will dare go out on the streets In the evening In the city of East Grand Forks without an escort. And even In the daytime yo ucannot walk down tho street without hearing vile and profane language. Loafers are found on every street corner. There Is not Mrs. Cates, Mrs. Cahoon. leader. Mrs. Olllllan, Mrs. Hnnna. leader. South district Mrs. Deal. Mrs. In gle, leader. Vlnackle, Evans, leader. I Mllllgan, Lewis, leader. I East district Hohn nuuvi , leader. Jackson, Eeemsnn, leader. Bradley, R. E. Smith, leader. bout $55,000 per year. Flnce prohl-1 womlor ,hnt nV "inn having the wel bltlcn went Into effect we have grown very rapidly and now bavo about 13.. .000 Inhabitants, paved streets, water works system, electtlo light system. street car system, steam htatlnj system Deputy Game Wardens. Stale Game and Forestry Warder a day passes that some crime or other Stevenson has appointed Charlc Is not committed and the costs for B'uek and Enrl W. Dunn of Halfway criminal expennes are enormous. I Leo A. Blevlns of Union. Joseph A When we contrast the conditions of Harris, Harvey W. Harris, Howard these two cities lying side by side K- O'Brien. Newton V. Downs and J. with only the Red river of tho north Fred McClaln of Wallowa, Walter A. dividing them. It Is certainly a-reat Fay of Chlco. Drurv D. n.ivl. nf im. . . u me community at heart would vote to retain the saloon. Your truly, . J. B. W1NEMAN. State's Attorney. "It It Is a crime to make a counter- naha, and Joseph K. Carper of Prom ise as deputy game and forestry war dens of the state of Oregon. Program Cliangra. , ine t-iectrlc theater opened It? week-end program this afternoon with a well-attended matinee. As seen by the program In the display ad. else- wnere in mis issue, the films are of the light and picturesque nature. The ongs are catchy and the scenes are good. f it a tr a i T- umni The Observer alwaj-s first with the All kinds of Cement and Concrete work. . CONCRETE BUILDING BLOCKS CEMETERY WORK No contract too large or too small. Satisfaction Guaranteed A. L. ROBERTS PHONE BLACK 682 I0 MAN NEW Best Quality of Ice, taken from the Grande Ronde Rive- above I'erry Sawmill. Best Quality of Chain W O O D Not the light edgings, but plank ends and heavy slabs cut to 1. inch lengths. We call attention to the size of our loads and the fact that our wood Is DRY.. Wood and Ice, wholesale and retail. A Bigger load of a Better Wood pnt In your Wood House. ICE AND WOOD AT WHOLESALE AND RETML, V. E. BEAN Phone Red 174! Children's Hats for Schoolfy, v Sailors Dress Hats Belts, Bags, ani Purses E. M Wellman&Co. ASE