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.Tgra O BRETlVKTt. !,. Krrm. ORKGOX. IT.TDAT, MAY 9, 1908.
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A J O, JUST TWO MORE YEARS!
;" A well known Ifldy of" I Grande
has written a little limerick' which Is
interesting reading at this stage of
the campaign. The cry for two years
-.. to "reform" the saloons suggested the
lines: ' .
The Saloon men are begging ' '
For "Just two more years,"
To "clean up" their business .
And qultt your years. . - '
They've already had thirty
And still they are dirty.
Vote "Nit' for their liquors
And dry your wlfo's tears.
PORTLAND.
The Oregonlan, In a burst of pa
trlotism and home pride, which Is
highly creditable and worthy of the
paper, gives a few center shuts on the
vital progress of that city which are
worthy of being repented throughout
the state. Here they are; ' .
The North Bank road is building at
Portland the largest wheat ware
house In the United States. Meier &
Frank are beginning wnr on the ten
tory annex to their department store,
and Olds, Wortmna & King are plan
nine one to (Cover an entire block.
Work on the largest packing house
plant west of Chicago Is steadily pro
gressing. Another national ' bank has been
added to Portland's list of financial
Institutions. The largest commercial
club In the United States has moved
Jnto Its own magnificently furnished
"building. The O. R. A N. has Issued
orders to rush work on the Wallowa
branch of the road.
Wheat Is selling very close to the
, dollar mark and another record-breaking
crop Is rapidly getting Into a state
of absolute safety. Hood River has
Just begun marketing a 100-carload
crop of strawberries, etc., etc.
These are just a few of the reasons
- why Portlanders smile, even when
they read the baseball scores.
Politicians are wearing that look of
anxiety that always makes Itself felt
. Just prior to election dny. The close
races are apparent In several Instances
on the county ticket anil the "dry"
county question will give ample cnuiw
for Intense excitement election day.
P.alns and circus dny seem to run
together In this city. Xorrls ft Howe
Isnded In the city amliM a shower of
rain and the wenther this afternoon
gives signs of a downpour this evening,
thus shattering fond hopes o( the
ftells-Floto management for a bumper
crowd at tho evening performance.
,
Candidates hn-e but a few more days
In extend the glad hnnd of vote-get-ling.
EDITORS ARE "EASY MARKS."
There Is no reason why a man pos
sessed of a typewriter and the ability
to operate It should be out of work
ill this city. Old mngnxlnes may be
purchased In any second-hand book
hop. stories may be copied with no
mental exertion, except to change
names and titles, and the "easy
marks" whft preside over the editorial
departments of some of the New York
magaxtnea will do the rest.
Those who read the current period
ical are aware that this method of
earning a living Is extensively prac
ticed, else the editor themselves are
arrant fakir,
Numerous examples of literary
piracy are contained In the recent
number of popular magaslnes.
One I
f the "Shorty McCabe" stories, by
9e--all Ford, Is reprinted verbatim In
a popular pcilodjcal, with die author
ship attributed to one 3wett Another
magazine has an article purporting
to have been written by a noted war
corrvspondent, which is In large part
an uncredlted tranlailonof a book
by a Fpnnlsh American writer. i-
A magazine which makes a special
ty of humorous short stories, alleged
to be original, hits to ;.th "last few
month published many -yams that
were probably familiar to Adam. Eng
lish magavlnes with Utile or no circu
lation In the Cnitcd BUIob afford a
fruitful 'field .for the 'literary buccan
eer. ScoreB , of translations from
French, Cerrtfan and other European
magazines, slightly changed to suit
the American teste,' are annuallvysorv
ed up In hte American, magazines.
To the man or woman possessed of
a littl Ingenuity and a minimum of
honesty,, the occupation v of literary
pirate should be both pleasant and
profitable. -
SIDELIGHTS.
Brag about your 'Merry Widows"
all you want to, but you Just ought to
see some of the contraptions men wear
on their heatls In lodge rooms.
.. N .arly .every romanco has a sequel
which ought to iserve as a 'danger
signal to Others of a romantic ti-m-
peramoni but. lt .dqesn't. ; , .
An exchange remarks that the best
way to trim a merry wli.ow hat Is tc
u.ie a lawn mower. Would that the
bill could be trimmed as easily.
Minister Wu advised an eastern
newspaper man to try tha vegetable
diet
He ought -to know that news-
paper men thrive bn roasts.
A' Spokane preacher declares that
French heels turn the head. They huve
been known to turn tho ankle.
DUCKING VICE-PRESIDENCY.
Washington, May 29. The great
American game of "Duck the Vlce
Pr'esldency" is now on. Senator Horn
enway of Indiana, acting as next friend
to Charles Warren Fairbanks, . Issues
a formal denial of a . story that Mr.
Fairbanks was flirting with second
place on tho republican ticket. Friends
of George B. Cortelyou say the same
thing regarding the treasury chief.
Governor Hughes of New York didn't
entrust it to his friends, but made his
own disclaimer. To date the denials
on behalf of Fairbanks and Cortelyou
do not extend beyond the statement
that neither is seeking the vice-presidency.
Governor Hughes goes to the
length of declaring that he would not
accept the nomination and would not
qualify for the office were he nomi
nated and elected.
New York member of congress are
not pnly anxious but they are Insistent
that the Empire state shall be repre
sented on the national ticket. If
neither Hughes nor Cortelyou meets
with the convention's requirements,
they have other men they are ready
and willing to trot out. Among them
are James 8. 8herman and J. Bloat
Fassett, both members of the house
of representatives. If these will not
do, others will be entered.
For some reason or another. New
York republicans teem to be Imprexscd
with the fact that this year' they arc
going to have on hand the fight of
their lives. As one of them expressed
It, if we are going to carry New York
for tho republican ticket In Novem
ber, we can't overlook a single bet.
The vlce-prei.ldenry la one lift,, and a
big one. Although It has become a
deplorable fad for American states
men to turn up their noses at the
vice-presidency, the people still repard
It ns the second plncn In Importance
and dignity within their gift and It
helps In any stnt to have the vice,
presidential nominee. Henry K. I .am
ble. ,
A Part uf Union County.
Omen Mshop, republican randldite
for school supc-lnu-m'.cnt. Is In the,
city today sicnl.-i In the Interest of his
campulgn. People are pleased to
know that he Is a permanent resident
of the county, a successful school man
who has Invented his savings In Union
county properta nian who owns his
home, a taxpayer In the county and
is a man whose Influence will be for
the upbuilding of the county, educa
tlonally.
lUttle With tho Wave.
Fan Francisco, May II. After a
desperate death struggle with an In
sane drowning man In tho water of
the bay this morning, Frank Olardlnl.
a mate on the steamer Costa P.l.-a,
saved hi own life and th ship' cook.
Chef Johnson fell off th gsng plank
while trying to board th ship, after
staying out all nlsht. It was Insane
-villi fear and nearly drowned his r"s-
outr.
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'Phone Black 641
213 ftR STREET
. . - ANTI-SALOON. ,
perance forces 'of Union
County.
"Prohibition and BusIiiohs." ,
The following letter, printed i:i the
Pacific Outlook from the president of
the First National Bank of McMlnn
yllle, of Interest at bearing upon the
saloon question.
"Referring to your Inquiry of April
14 as to the effect of local option on
the business Interests of this place, I
may say that my reply Is not that of
a church membecnor a prohibitionist.
I am neither. In this letter my view-
Is from a financial standpoint not
moral or ethical. '
"Two years ago, when the question
was before our county of retaining the,
saloons or closing them, I used my
Influence and cast my ballot In favor
of the saloons, believing sincerely that
by so doing the best interest of the
community In a business way would
be conserved. I greatly regretted the
result of that election day, by which
the saloons were closed. I expected
a period of depression and possibly of
disaster.
"But now, after almost two years
without saloons my fears have not
been realized not in the slightest de
gree. The only Interests to suffer have
been the saloons themselves. All oth
er Interests have prospered. All the
buildings formerly occupied by saloons
have now other line of business.
Every business building vacant two
year ago I now occupied. There Is
not a vacant (tore building on our
main business street. More business
I being done than formerly. Credit
I less frequently asked, and where
credit is given there I less difficulty
in making collections. Deposit In our
panic last fall waa not seriously felt
here. j
"It is needles to add that merely a
a business proposition If for no better
reason, I shall f com now on work ano
vote Just as heartily to keep out sa
loons as I formerly worked to retain
them.
"JNO. WORTMAN."
Can't Qna-th Indlrtmonts.
Washington, May St. Losing In an
attempt to quish the Hyde-Penson
land fraud Indictments the defense to
dny proceeded with Its testimony. At
torney Ackermnn of 8nn Francisco,
testified to similar transactions as
those Hyde and Pennon and snld It
was commsn practice with lawyers.
Mnnford vs. Utah.
alt Lake City. Utah. May 29.
Track teams of Stanford unlverlt
and the University of Utah !ll hob'
a meet tomorrow on Cummlngs field
The contest will be the clHsxlct In
which a Utah track team has ever
appeared and will be witnessed by
large crowd of spectators. The Stan
ford track team Is on the way to Chi
cago, where It will take part In the
big Intercollegiate meet a week from
tomorrow. '
Isirgr) Crowd Out.
A large crowd thronged th Sher
wood Electric last evening at all per
formancea to th present run of
films. Th et I a kind which hold
attention during th entire perform
ance. PETITION Foil MQUOR; LICEXST
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County:
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Kamela, Union county, Oregon, and
having actually resided In said pre
cinct at least thirty days Immediately
preceding the aate of signing and fil
ing of this petition, hereby respect
fully petition your honorable court to
grant to Charle W. Estes, a license
to sell splrltous. malt or vinous liquor
or fermented cider, commonly known
a hard cider. In les quantities than
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
'he La Grande National Bank
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RESOURCES.
Leans and Discounts
United Stat Bond
Ral Estate, Furnitur. to
Cash Assets:
Dut from Bank 125,624.04
Out from U. S.
Tiurr .
C1 on hind . ..
.. J. 087. B0
.88.642 65-2 1 ?664..09
Total.
GEORQE PALMER, Prisiokrt.
F.L MEYERS.
J. M. BERRY A. B. CONLEY.
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mam FROM
one gallon, In the town of Kamela,
Union county, Oregon, commencing on
or about the 5th day of June. 1908.
Dated this first day of May, 1908.
F. O. Eyre, F. L. Wright, J. P. Ad
ams. C. W. McFall, D. Charlton, A. C.
Sherman, L. Craybeal, H. C. Hanson,
N. Page. O. W. Allen, M. T. Burnett,
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THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS MAY, 14,
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SHERWOOD WILLIAMS. 2nd Assistant C.h,.r
'J-. J. HOLMES,
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Thompson, E. Rice, I. L. ijcFjills, John
Richards, June Sanford, WfiD, Adiuns.
W. A. McFalls, August Moeher,. H.' K.
Charlton. ' ;
Notice is hereby given thajt I will oi
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 splrltous.
malt or vinous liquors, or fermented!
cider, commonly known as hard cider.
In quantities less than ono gallon, li
the town of Kamela, Union county,
Oregon, commencing on or about thet
5th day of June, 1908.' , "
i CHARLES W. ESTE3.
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