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Cards of tht.n'.:s. Bo a lino." ; -4
On - June: -the -flrBt. the,! voters of
Union county will e, .called upon to
.make a -ehoWe of county officers, in
making ;thls choice the voters must
naturally be. guided to a pirniM""-"
ieg-r bs the past record of the can
didates. Therefore It Is not ' out ' of
place- to-call attention, to. the various
republican candidates who are solicit
ing the votes' of the people at the com-.
Jng election. "" ' ; -.-..J v.
J. M. Sclik-r. "'
J. "M, Selder, candidate for re-election
to the of flea of county commls-
etoner, bears the, distinction of having
been Instrumental t In . reducing the
county debt from' 1122,982.21 In Sep
tember, 1904. to $57, 480.23, on the
' Slst day of March, 1908. It would
seem that such a record would be suf
ficient evidence of his ability to prop
erty fill the . office. Union county
: needs Just such a man to co-operate
;rlth the present county court. ,
K. V. DavU.
There Is probably no othor office
moro lmportont to the taxpayers of
Union county than that of sheriff.
f The sheriff Is not only the man who
must watch the criminal class, but Is
also the tax collector and the officer
of the court, i A thorough business
Administration In tho sheriff's office
Is equally' as necessary as thief-getter.
E. W. Davis, the republican candidate
Is capable of giving the taxpayers of
, Union county a business-like adminis
tration and at the same time properly
handle the criminal business. Mr.
'Davis has boon a resident and tnxpny
r of Union county for many years,
and Is certain to make a satisfactory
herlff.
" For Rcvcrdor.
I. R. Snook, republican candidate
for recorder of conveyances, bus been
a resident of Union county fur mre
than a doscn years, and Is In every
'way 'amply qualified for' the office.
He has, served two terms as city re
corder of the city of I.a Grande, and
his record as such officer Is one which
any man could Juntly point to with
pride. He-Is a thorough nccountant
and thoroughness and core mark his
efforts. He Is n gentleman lit all
limes and to meet him once Is to w
come a friend, Durlnir his resilience
in La Ornnde he hs been able, by
thrift and economy, to secure a pleas
ant home. He In n permanent resi
dent of La tirnmle and his Interests
are Identical with those of every ether
Citizen of Union county.
llmltilph linn.
away to school. He has evtr been jn
duBtrioun. Fpr a number of years he
wus 'w-ith his father in this cfyr and
Union. For'the' -paW thre yitrg he
ha been one ot the. deputies h the
llerk's efflce under the pre sent coun
ty1 clerk, Jttmes Gilliam, and his train
ing has been such that he Is In Wery
way qualified to fill the position to
which he aspires, with credit to him
self and Justice to the county. .Voters
can make.;no mistake-in voting for
Kd "Wright for county clerk.
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, , not xn to grow. i
No matter which way it goes, wet
or dry, Tjmatllla will raise Just as much
wheat,, wooli horses-, cattle, sheep.
hugs, hay and frultr Umatilla' is
bound to grqiv. It hits the' resources.
Pendleton' Tribune. ' 1
The some Is true 'of Union' codnfy.
Thla county, too. Is bound to ero-V
OuV natural resources n'I'e. such - that
nothing short of a revolution of nn-
ture can. place this coiinty Iti ' the
background, but The: Observer honest
ly believes that froni, i' puris 'business
standpoint thp bounty Will grow .more
rapidly when the ,qounty goes dry, Wc
are aien-of the opinion that on June
1 the voterff'of Union county will sig
nify their ffeslre' bf making a practi
cal test of the wet or dry proposition
by voting the,'donty dry. -
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The Hon. C, XV. Fulton has further
proyea hi oppre,ciatlon of the' Import
(mo ' r-jiili; v'hk city of
La Grande,' the metropolis of eastern
-Oregon, by bringing, about the appro
priation of $S,000 for the long need
ed public building, and has the thanks
of his many ' friends-' and admirers.
The senator never' does -' things by
halves, and It is certain he will push
the present matter to its complete
perfection- of the last detail of neces
sary arrangement before his official
career ends. With this ndded Impetus
La Grande, more and more encourag
ed, will m:)W such advances In the
near future as to surprise the moSt
sanguine. ...........
Just 10 days before election. Be
tween this dnto and election every
voters Should lake the time to rend
and stul;' the various .amendments.
These amendments are Important and
should not be voted upon in a hap
hazard manner. Each voter has re
ived a copy of each amendment and
there Is no good excuse for not know
ing the exnet terms of the amend
ment nnd Its probable effects.
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Alinntte Fle-t Now Reins Broken Up
to DrydtK-k Ships.
Port Angeles, May 21. Tho Atlan
tic fleet came Into the harbor here
shortly after 7 this morning, and af
ter circling about, the Missouri, Min
nesota and Ohio dropped anchor
while the balance of the fleet went
on. At Port Tonnsend the battle
ships Illinois and Kenrsarge dropped
anchor as the balance of the fleet
passed on. . Their arrival was greet
ed by a salute from the forts.
Xlciiols Is President.
Portland, May, 21. Ulshop Nichols
of Sn Francisco was elected presl
dent of the eighth district Mlsslonnry
conferenco of the Episcopal church
today. Itev. L. '. Sanford of San
l-'iail' ISco, was elected secretary, and
M. B.t'offman of Olympiu, Wash., Is
treasurer.
Rtin Ifcmn by Train.
.'"ao-amento, Cal., ?..y 21. A man
named Walter llarrett, supposedly
from Palo Alto, was struck and al
most Instantly killed this morning by
"i v.Miin.y .s.-.i-s.., a s,.. Pn.-lfi,. II, nit..,! l-'nnen.
found on the body gave the name of
the man.
most Important one, and in selecting
such an officer no one Is more Inter
ested than the land owner. In order
that Justice may be done, the assessor
should have a thorough knowledge of
land values, and we believe that we
are snfe In saying that no better se
lection could have been made. Mr.
Huglias been resident of this county
for the past !7 years, during which
time he has been engaged In farming
and stockrulslng. He Is the owner of
much real estate, and is a careful and
conservative business man, a Is evi
denced by the business-like manner In
which he has conducted his office
jlurlng the time he has been In office.
Property owners need have no fear
regarding the proper valuations being
placed upon their property with Ru
dolph Hug as assessor of Union coun
ty. Ed Wright.
Ed Wright, the republican candi
date for county clerk, needs no Intro
duction to the voters of Union county,
as he was born In this county, and
has been a constant resident with 'he
exception of the time be h been
C'OXTEsT NOTICE,
Department of the interior.
United States Land Office,
La Grande, Ore., May 6, 190S.
A sufficient contest affidavit hav
ing been filed In this office by V. Al
bert Burns, contestant, against Home
stead entry No. 140S4, made January
11. 190S, for the NEV4 NKU. section
28, T. 2 S., R. 37. E. W. M by
Charles M. Perdue, contestee, in which
it is alleged:
That said Charles M. Perdue has
wholly abandoned the land described
In said entry for more than six months
last past and further, that he has
never resided upon and Improved and
cultivated said land as required by law
at any time or at all, and that said
alleged absence from the said land
was not due to his employment In the
army, navy or marine corps of the
United States as private soldier, of
ficer, seaman or marine during the
war with Spain or during any other
war In wlhch the United States jnjiy
be engaged. ' '" ' e-v.j . .
Said parties are hereby notlled, to
appear,' respond and offer evidence
touching said allegations at 10 o'clock
a: m on June 1, 1908, before, the reg
ister and receiver at tha. United States
.and office In La Grande, Oregon. ,
The said contestant'! having In a
proper affidavit filed-May. 4, 1908, set
forth facts which show that after due
diligence personal service of th's no
tice cannot be made. It Is hereby or
dered and directed that such notice be
given by due and proper publication.
- ' F. C. BRAMWELL,
. T. WILLIAMSON. , Register.
.Agent and Attorney for Contestant.
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PETITION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE.
To the Hon. County Court of Union
County: - , .
We, tho undersigned legal voters
and actual residents of the precinct of
Kamela, Union county, Oregon, and
having actually resided In said pre
cinct at least thirty days immediately
preceding the dato of signing and fil
ing of this petition,, hereby respect
fully petition your honorable court to
grant to Charles W. Estes, a license
to sell splrltous, malt or vinous liquors
or fermented cider, commonly known
as hard cider. In less quantities than
one gallon, In the town of Kamela.
Union county, Oregon, commencing on
or about the 5th day of June, 1908.
Dated this first dny of May, 1908.
F. G. Eyre, F. L. Wright, J. P. Ad
ams, C. W. McFall, D. Charlton, A. C.
Sherman, L. Graybcal, H. C. Hunson,
N. Page, G. XV. Allen. M. T. Burnett.
L. E. Tipton. O. Kllng, Ed Moretl.
Wm. Dye, Wm. Horton, Jo Connor,
John Somers, R. J. Smith, J. R
Thompson, E. Rice, I. L. McFalls, John
Richards, Juno Sanford, XV. D. Adams.
W. A. McFalls, August Mosher, H. K.
Charlton.
Notice Is hereby given that I will on
the 3rd day of June, 1908, apply to
the county court of Union county, Ore
gon, at the court house In La Grande
Oregon, for a license to sell splritous
malt or vinous liquors, or fermented
cider, commonly known as hard cider.
In quantities less than one gallon, In
tho town of Kamela, Union county,
Oregon, commencing oil or about the
5th tiny of June, 1908.
CHARLES W. ESTES.
5-2-30.
Best Yellow Pine, Dry ?
now, but green rut.
16 inch
per cord
Ro:k Spring Coal
per ton
$5.50 ;
$7.50 ;
TRUCK and TRANSFER
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Storage in fire proof I
and damp proof building.
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We guarantee to cure , asthma,
bronchitis and, catarrh. If our medi
cine fulls we will cheerfully refund all
money paid. Write Arnold's Asthma
Cure Co., 333-334-330 Arcade Build
ing, Seattle, Wash., or for next 30
days, Morris W Kr.fghtjj- Cove, Ore.
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Arrival and Departure of Trains at
La Grande.
No. 1, westbound Portland Special,
arrives 9:15 a. m.; departs, 9:30 a. m.
No. 6. eastbound passenger, mall
and express, arrives at 6:45 a. m.; de
parts 1:50 a. m.
No. 1,. eastbound Chicago Bpeclal,
strives 8:05 p. m.; departs, 1:10 p. m.
No. B, westbound passenger, mall
and express, arrives 9:55 p. n.; de
parts, 10 p. m.
Elgin Branch.
Regular mixed train leaves La
Grande at 8 o'clock and returns at S
o'clock p. m. The Jogging train
leave La Grande at 13:10 p. m. and
returns at 7:45 p. m.
3. IL KEF..VEY, Agcat.
I Grande, Oregon.
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City Meat Market Main 50
fir Street Market Main 48
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Evening Obeerver 5c per month.
Our large trade permits us to handle only the best cf
everything to be found in a first class market.
Try our home made Bacon,' Hams and Lard.
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LUMBER COMPANY
RETAIL DEPARTMENT I
We Solicit Your Orders for t
Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Moulding
Chain Wood
Were prepared to furnish and deliver material It
promptly.
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