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atsaoqaent insertion.
Resolutions of condolence, 5c a Una,
Card of thants, te a line.
A tt lWNO liuNciri.i:.
The new law of Oregon which re
fers a proposal to divide a county to a
vote, not of the people concerned, but
..--to tboee of the entire state. Is not a
"freak" law it Is a fool law.
There Is no correct principle In
volved In referring a question of any
kind to people for a final decision who
do not know anything about Its merit
and no possible defense of It can be
made.
At the election last week a new
county was created from a portion of
"Wasco, consisting of the Hood River
valley, and under a new law In this
late the potter was referred to all
the people of Oregon to decide, wheth
er It was a proper thing to do.
It la an axiom which will not be
disputed, The Tribune supposes, that'
It la wrong to refer a question of Im
portance to a Jury before whom there
. I no evidence either way upon which
to form an opinion. ' i
What did a man living In the foot
hills of Malheur county know as to
whether there should be a county cre
ated out of Hood River valley? Or
. .....In. -I. I . I
,,k,4-i k.mnr uui, in wir
mountains of Josephine?
Tet the question was left to the
Judgment of St least 75.000 people
who had no Information whatever re
lating to It. ...
In this particular Instance It was
. right to divide Wasco county ' and
make a new one from Hood River
valley, but 10 per cent of those who
voted upon It were fully uninofrmed
as to Its merits. ;
It la a form of the referendum prop
aganda which should be repealed at
the earliest opportunity In the Inter
est of common sense. Pendleton
Tribune.
Who would have thought a few
. Jrear ago that the Willamette volley
would have considered Irrigation nec
essary, yet a prominent Eugene busi
ness "man -remarked a few days ago
thai It will only be a matter of a very
few years until large Irrigation ditches
will he running everywhere. The fi
nancial flurry lat full suspended op
erations on our Irrigation project up
the river. ThU Intercut should be re
vived, tt Is too -Important to permit
of delay. We hams the water and the
land. It U nly a matter of getting
them together.-
, n
I.I ( KY KKU
Down In Lake county taxes are so
light that the property owners pay
them as readily snd easily as they buy
circus tickets alien they have a cir
cus. Their totsl amiiument Is about
11. 000. 1)00, on a "basis of 2S per cent
They pay an 8-rnl!l tax on this ynlim-
tlon. have ITS. 000 In the count trees
, ury and have enough over to pay for
. their new t5d,000 court house. Lucky
Lake!
J. H. Fransdon, of the Idaho state
experiment station, has effectually
answered the question of over produc
tion of dairy product by showing the
fsrmera that the Inland empire spent
" IS.sdo.flnO last year for dairy products
. Imporjed from eastern states,
v -i'.-J s. .....
SALOOX MEN. CHARGE FAULTY
(Continued from par 1.)
meat Instances th sheriff either pr
. tonally or by legal deputies, saw that
proper posting was mad. But ther
r Instance. It I alleged, whsr th
.hMlff rautU& unauthorized ptnong
to post the notices.
It 1 not likely that Judge Crawford
will grant even a temporary injunc
tion, but will merely issue a restrain
ing order against the county court,
when it meets tomorrow, which will
necessitate a delay of four or five days
In which the complainant will be
given time to prepare arguments for a
hearing. If. In the Judgment of the
court at this hearing, Insufficient eyl
dence has been presented and there Is
no Justifiable ground for litigation.
then the whole affair will be thrown!
out of court. But In the event that;
the saloon men present conclusive
proof that Sheriff Chllder did not
post the notice duly and properly,
then he will be forced to continue the
restraining order and to set a date of
trial, at which both side of the ques
tion, will be heard. '.".
. The antl-saloon league , ha little
faith in eventual annulment of the
election, but the proposition will sim
ply delay the day when the saloons
must go. If the trial become -necek
ary, then It will possibly ' require
weeks or even month to ferret the
elusion.
The document went Into the hands
of the county clerk at J: IS this after-
noon and was Immediately turned over
to Circuit Judge Crawford. In addi
tion to making the charges as stated
above, the plaintiffs attack the acts
of the county clerk and the county
court. In brief, the complaint re.
cites:
That the plaintiff, Julius Roesch.
has for more than 20 years been en
gaged In manufacturing beer In the
city of La Grande, and his yearly In
come Is not less than $40,000, of
which amount not less than $8000 Is
net profit, and that he now hM on
hand at least 110,000 worth of malt,
hops, etc., and plaintiff allege that
the petition to the county court were
Insuffitcent In that they were not-algn-ed
by the requisite number of legal
voters of Union county; that the coun
ty court acted without Jurisdiction In
making the order In submitting the
question to the voters; that all the
acts of the county clerk In connection
with the election on the liquor question
were Illegal, and thnt the sheriff. le
gally posted notices nf the election
only In the precincts of North Powder,
the two Vnlon precincts. Cove, and the
five La Grande precincts.
BUSINESS DISTRICT LIKE
A GRFjAT INLAND LAKE.
Honwlr Being Fed and Relief Quar
ters Established About the City
lliiotl Continue to Threaten Prop
erty In Kwtton Usually Omtklcn-d
Safe Kaw and MImhkiH Ulvers Still
lllslnff St. Louis ticts Taste of the
Tiirlflc Hood.
Knno-v City, June 11. The whole
sale buKltiois and packing districts of
the city are paralyzed today by the
flood which p rue Ileal ly put an .end U
all commercial occupations. The flood
In now within 10(1 yard of the t'nluii
depot,
I'lu-tliully all the railroads are tl--!
up. Thousands ff the hnmelrna'arc
being fd mid rHIrf quarters are b.
In established. The Kaw snd Mis
souri rivers l onllnne to rl-uj. The wa
tcr bus Inundate il.-oi-h.a wide sweep
of country thnt th lower sections re
semble a great Inland lake.
IT(mhU at St. IiOuls.
Ft. Louis, Jiine 11. The floods of
the Missouri river are forcing the Mis
sissippi nut of Its banks and tho wa
ter is r'xlng at an ulsrinlng rate. TM
afternoon the river Is a foot above the
danger mailt, and la-spresdlna over
the lower shore on the Illinois side.
B1LLEK MUST HANG ON FRIDAY
(Continued from page I.)
governor and pardon- board had al
ready, refused to psrdoa th man.
CJlIek had a pathetln conversation
with hi mother In Cleveland over the
telephone, and nearly collapsed. Fath
er O'Callahaa Is making a whirlwind
speaking tour of th city In an effort
to save Blllek. Th prisoner, when
Ma wife left the cell today, said:
"Well, woman, I guee It I ' all
over; I only the noose; go, th
inffolj black I all I see.-
DEVESTATIOM
iii mas cm
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SELLlHmUT;
Y. $55.00 ; QtMRTER Offi hZSK, miblh FmilZb
1 6.50 lOTOSD) TOP TrlBFES -'r : -
THE "CELEBRflTCb 'McnE Rr1HQE5" PEST M1DE 20 PERCENT OFF
REMEMBER we are Reduclnj Stock on KCVV FURMTtRE and Selling out all Second Hand
Goods at Cost. I am making this the LOWEST PRICED Eurniture House In the city. . . . -
EASY TERMS, AT LIVING PRICES TO RIGHT PARTIES. - NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS
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Phone Black 641
213 flR STREET
: HATCHED OUT LAST MIGHT
The general arrangement committee
appointed by Mac Wood to arrange
for the big Fourth of July celebra
tion met last night In the Commercial
club rooms, and devoted themselves to
the business In hand. John Collier
wa appointed secretary pro tern, and
chairmen of varlou committee to
look after the different feature of
the celebration' were selected. They
are:
On parade, W. H. Bohnenkamp.
Decoration and arbor, George Btod
dard. Sports, George L. Cleaver.
Entertainment and grounds, William
Miller and Fred O. Taylor.
The last named committees will
work In conjunction. Each chairman
Is Instructed to appoint his own aides,
and given liberty to call upon any cltl
sen nf the town for help In his depart
ment. The entire membership of the
general committee have resolved
themselves Into a committee of the
whole to look after the financial end
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, J
V. 8. Land Office at La Grande, Or.,
June 8, 108.
Notice Is hereby given that
GEORGE M. THOMPSON,
of Adams, Oregon, who, on May !8th,
1908, made timber and stone sworn
statement No. (04. for S BE and
NE4 KEVi and BE NEVi. section
It, township 3 south, range 14 east.
Willamette meridian, has filed notice
of Intention to make final proof to es
tablish his claim to the tnnd above
described, before John Ilalley, Jr., IT.
8. commissioner, at Pendleton. Ore
gon, on the S2d day of August, 190S. '
Claimant names as witnesses: Wln
fleld 8. tlurnttt. of Ftnrkey, ' Ore.;
Thomas M. Keller, of Pendleton, Ore.;
Frank Donaldson, of Mencham. Ore.;
Frank Ironsplker, of Pendleton. Ore.;
F. C. BRAMWELL, Register. -8-12-8-21
Miner.
All parties are hereby notified
not to use water for Irrigation
purposes tomorrow, June ' 12.
Reservoir Is to be cleaned and
water Is needed for fire protec-
tlon. IL C. OILMAN.
Superintendent.
Polk's Oaacttcrr.
. A Business Directory of each city,
town and village In Oregon and Wash
ington, giving a descriptive sketch of
each place, together with the location
and shipping facilities and a classified
directory of each business and pro
fession. K. L. Polk Co., (Inc.) Seat
tle. DESTIST.
Dr. W. IX McMillan. Red IS1.
Psfnles rtractlon.
Expert gait) work. Special attention
to children' teeth. i ,
La Grand National Bank Building.
Be saving. Read our ad on page 7.
LA ORANDE CASH MEAT CO.'.
Two thousand people atttndsd the
Milton strawberry festival.
P. B. HA1STEN
of the celebration.
On music and program they will all
also work together. After the selec
tion of the various committee was
finished,-a general discussion of plans
took place. Nothing -definite was de
cided upon except the fact that La
Grande will celebrate In a manner not
hitherto attempted either In this city
or elsewhere In eastern Oregon, and
that some popular young lady of the
community will represent the Goddess
of Liberty.' Another meeting at which
the gentlemen selected to act as chair
men of their respective : committees
will name their assistants, and the
matter of a program for the day will
be taken up and definitely decided
upon. The soliciting committee,
which will soon begin active work,
consists of Messrs. Collier, Sargent,
Turner Oliver, F. D. Halsten, George
H. Currey, A. C. McLennan, George
Cochran, G. E. Fowler, A. 8. Geddes,
William Ash and Grant Lincoln.
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF
LANDS IN NATIONAL FORE8T.
Notice is hereby given thnt the
lands described below, embracing 110
.
at res, within the . Imnaha National
forest. Oregon, will be subject to set-
tlement and entry under the provision
of the homestead laws of the United
Slates and th. art of Jn 11 190
Mates and the act of June 11, lo
(14 Stnt., 233), at the United State
land office at La Grande, Oregon, on
August 8. 1908. Any ettler who ha
actually and In good faith claiming
any of said lands or agricultural pur
poses prior to Januory 1, 1906, and
has not abandoned same, has a pref
erence right to make a homestead en
try for the lands actually occupied.
Paid hinds were listed upon the ap
plications of the' persons mentioned
below, who have a preference rlitht
subject to the prior right nf any such
"It !, provld-d such s- MN-r or npp'i-i-.int
Is qualified to mail.' homestead
entry and the preference risht Is exer
cised rrior to August 8, 1908, on which
date the lands will be subject to settlement-and
nity by any qualified
person. The lands ore as follows:
Thp N4 of 8VH. and that part of
the W4 of SEi. lying west of Mlnam
river, section 10, township 2 south,
range 41 east, W. merldlin, listed
I up -
'
. L
on application of M. N. Myrlck
Grande, Oregon.
FRED DENNETT.
Commissioner of the Oeneral Land
Office,
Approved May 28. 1808.
FRANK PIERCE.
Flrnt Assistant Secretary of the In
terior. 1-11-lS-H-l
NOTICE TOR PUBLICATION.
Department of th Interior.
U. S. Land Office at La Grande, Or.,
May 11th. 1901.
RAT HANSON,
of La Grande. Oregon, who. on May
(th. 190. made Timber and Stone
sworn statement No. 21. for NWH
NWi.-HeHon 10. Township 4 H..
Range 17. E. W. M.. has filed notice of
Intention to make final proof, to es
tablish claim to the land above de
scribed, befor register and receiver
at La Grande. Oregon, on th Id day
of August 188.
Claimant names ss witness: Mlkt
LePage. Mary E. Wilson. Blanch Ba
ker. Jam Mclntyre. all of La Grande.
Ore.
T. C BRAMWELL, Register.
. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. .
Department of the Interior, a .
V. 8. Land Office at La Grande, Or.,
June 3, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that '
1 JANIE H. TENTZER,
of Elgin, Oregon, who, on March 5th,
1908, made timber and stone sworn
statement. No. 5956, for SW14 SEVi,
Sec. 4, W',4 NE',4 and SW'H SE'i.
Section 9, Township 2 South, Range
S5 East, Willamette Meridian, has
filed notice of Intention to make final
proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before the reg
ister and receiver at La Grande, Ore
gon ,on the 10th day of August,' 1908.
Claimant name as witnesses: Josh
ua C, Smith, of La Grande, Ore.;' Sam
uel Parker, of Elgin, Ore.; Carrol L.
Yentxer, of Elgin, Ore.; Albert' lau
scher, of Elgin. Ore.
F. C. BRAMWELL, Register.
TIMEETT LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1878.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
V. 8. Land Office, La Orande, Ore.,
April 17th, 1908.
Notice Is hereby given that In com
pliance with the provisions of the act
of congress of June 3, 178. entitled
"An act for the sale of timber landf
In the states of California. Oregon.
Nevada and Washington territory,"- as
extended to all tho public land stater
by act of August 4. 1892.
GEORG1ANA B. COALWELL.
of Perry, county of Union, state of
Oregon, has this day filed in this of
fice her sworn statement No. 8006.
for the purchase of the SE'4 of
Sec. No. 27. In Tp. No. 2, 8., R. No.
37. E. W. M., and will offer proof to
show that the land sought Is more val
uable for Its timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes and to establish
his claim to said land before the reg
ister and receiver at La Grande, Ore-
gon on Tuesday, the 14th day of July.
,. .
She names as witnesses: Herbert
Coalwell, William Coal well, Harry
Coalwell. Charles Coalwell, all of
Perrv, Ore.
Any ,nd , person cia)mnK ad.
versely the above described land are
requested to file their claims In this
offC. on or before 14th d f
July, 1908.
Fl c- BRAMWELL, Register.
. ,.
. 1.1, 1 r, J(.
E 3. 1878.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
U. Land Office. La Crnndo, Ore
March 30. 190S.
NnMee hereby given thnt In com
pliance with the provisions of the act
of rnTcs of June 3. 1 STS. entitled
"An act for the sale of timber lands
In the states of California. Oregon. Ne
vada nrd Washington territory." s
extended to all the rnlillc lnd'state
by act of August , 1893,
ACHILLES S. KS.-ION.
of Tre Dalies, county of Wnscn stnte
of Oreson. his this day filed in tnlr
office Ills sworn s,iit.;;ient No. "171
for the purchjii of th,, r n 'vr i '
Y'1- -NK' PK'-i ,.f Seetlnn
No. 10, In TownsMn No. 2 S.oiti,
Rsace No. J7. E. W. M and will of
fer proof to show that the land sought
is more valuable for its timber or
stone than for nrrlctiltural purr.iw..
and to e;abl.h his ciiilm lo snlil Inml
I hefore tho register ami r..,-..i, ... . , .
Grande. Oregon, on Tuesday, the ICth
'. 'la,y,"fnf "I"' ",
I lie names as wltne.Ken; Henrv F
St'irdevant, of The Dul,-, Ore.; 'Da-
iU'1.'; Krtchoux, of La Grande. O-,.
I Karl Lyons, or La Grande. Ore Much
B. Eson. of Hood Klver. Ore.'
Any ami mi persons claiming ad
verr!y the above d,-si be, inn.ls nre
requested to file their claims In this
June? m S?r U ,Ur' "M Ulh day
' F. C. BRAMWELL. Register.
TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE 3. 1J7J
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
Notice Is hereby riven that Henrr
F. Pturdlvant, of The Dalle.. countT
of Wasco, state of Oregon, has applied
to purchase under the act of congress
of June 8, 18,8, extended by act of
August 4. 1892. the NW14. Section 11
T. 1 South. R. 37. E. W. MTd w I
offer proof to show that th land
ought Is more valuable for It timber
or .tone than for agricultural pur
pose. nd to establish hi. claim to eelrt
land before John Hallev, Jr fj
commlsslooer. at hi office. Pendleton
Ore., on th 1st day of July, iJog -'
He name a witness: David C
Brtchoui i. of La Grande. Ore.; Eari
Lyons, of La Grande. Ore.; Achilles
Ksson. of Th I miles. Ore.; Hu-h n
Epson, f Hood River. Ore.
Any and all persons elslmin. .j
versely the above deecrlberf i..,. .'
requested to file their claim In thU
FURNITURE
AT C05T FOR C15M
$3I0
2.50
22.53
Thone Red 1161
1411, 1413, 1415 Adams Ave:
office on or before, said 1st day of
July. 1908. ..:
v F. C. BRAMWELL, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. i;
Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office at La Grande, Or., '"
- May 11. 1908. - .
. Notice Is hereby given that
. , JOHN 8TROEBER,
of La Grande, Oregon, who, on May
15, 1903, made homestead entry No; '
12899, for X!4 8W?4, SE1 SW14
SW14 SE 14. Section 25, Township 2
S., Range 37, E. W. M., ha filed no
tice of Intention to 'make final five
year proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before register
and receiver of the U. 8. land office at
La Grande, Oregon, on the 6th day of
Julv. 1901.
Claimant names as witnesses: John
Carroll. Albert Clay, J. R. Warnstaft,
John Kellcn, all of La Grande. Or.
F. C. BRAMWELL. Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office at La Grande, 6r.
May 11th, 1908. s
Notice Is herehv given that '
BLANCHE BAKER,
of La Grande, Oregon, who, on May ."
th. 1908, made Timber and Stone- -,
sworn statement No. S022. for 8EV4
NW14 and NE! SW?. Section 8.
Township 4 S., Range 37 E. W. M...
has filed notice of Intention to make
final proof, to establish claim to the- -.-land
above described, before register
4nd receiver at La Grande, Oregon, or
the 3d day of August, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: Ray
Hanson. Mary E. Wilson. Mike Le
Page. James Mclntvre, all of La
Grande. Ore.
F. C. BRAMWELL. Register.
TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE 3, 1878- '
-NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
U. 6. Land Office. La Grande, Ore
April IS. 1908.
Notice Is hereby given that tn com
pliance with the provisions of the act
or congres of June 3, 1978, entltledT
An act for the sale of timber lands tn
the states of California, Oregon. Ne
vada and Washington territory," is
extended to all the public land states:
by act of August 4. 1892
, r VILLIAM O. SALLEE.
or La Grande, county of Union, atate-
oJfi?rS?"' ha" ,h, dar In hl
office his sworn statement No. 5979. -tor
the purchase nf the Ett 6Wli oC
Par, v-"' 5-tn Township No. 4 ftoutr.,
t n, i ,nnt Ul8 ,nnJ "ought
l.ri 7 val"hlc for Its timber or stoW
estshluJ r,C!"furBl P'"'P"'1- nd to
ih ei .h.nl" Cl?lm ,0 sald ,and More
he reKI,ter and receiver nt La Orand".
SlitT T"Urs"a'- lh day o
N,u,e nv,K a ,wln"ws: John Winn.
K no ,H."nV ,Mar,ln C,Brk- Horace
Knap p. nil 0f jj, Grande, Oro.
vrvlbL "s1 Pe70",, cllmln t-
V(-!,ey (hp nhox clmrll.ert lin,l.
.f'l " their ,.(trl
In thhr
day of
F. C.
BRAMWELL, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
De'mrnient nf m t.
U. S. Land Office at La 6
e at La Grande, Or.,
'ay 11, l ttttM
e t, r,nnK A. McCURUr
of Hood Klv-r. Wsseo coonfC
gon.
Tim I
Who. .:..'." '"uny. "re-
Tlmher :,n,l hVT' """.
1113
for
rii x.,.. . . - .....
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Oregon onih. i., l Grande,
vid iuXZ'T': line.es: Pa-
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in. " wrHnOP.
Or a -
Ore - v AiK"::"",nvor l Orando.
Ore: Ch.n.. . l.Pur.n"- ' Grande.
- LUAMWELL, Register.
Dewn,C! PR PL'B"CATION.
NO,,Alw.!T?-th.t
La Grind. V."?"?"
noti
ber
to th
" tne la.d . emir
th rrl.. . -bo,, .esrlbed. befor
Sour, i!,.i' H,T':,n 7- Township ft
rl 1 Inn w""ntte nV
make'fin.l nrfn.",l,' ,,f '"fntlon t.
-he,ndaah,fd:r;rb;h,,vr,"'m.-
regl.ter an,l "fl' b.dl. be,or "'
or
ho, n May a i.o, "ljr; ",nn
nd stone sworn'.., ' m'1" mbS'-
Oregon. o; th:'" L Grande.
1808. -n 10.,h dy of August.
BRAMWELL. KegSler.