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1... V.:-FT PAGES. EVEXIXfl onKFRVtK. t.A r;KV '. .p' !ss' THtnSnKV. At Ct ST 20, 1909. paoe porn. a; lis : I! : a ' e el ( 1 1 1 J J Jir ii I in li! Ill 1 II! Ill :! Si :ji . i ; i ; 3 I 1 f : 4 IS '1: 4 la (iifiime tveiihist Uiiscrver Puhib-hed Dally Exoi Sunday. , CCRKKY BROTHERS, EDITORS AND PKOPKIETQRS . United Vrm Telegraph Service. ' bwuatwt .by ilia ;, bunks, clearing houses and other depositories, and over $8,000,000 wm Invested last year In money order of small amounts by people who had them made payable to J themselves, as a means of saving their i money, Instead of placing It In bank," f r...7.g;rr j F. N. McMillan, chief. United Dally, per month. ..... . ". ....... 5 ; states postal Inspector at Washington, Dally, single copy '5 D. C, In an address before the con Dally, one year In advanoe. ; 50 j ventlon of the Presidential Postmas D)ly, six months. In advance. . . S.50iters, aMOc)atlon of California, today, Weekly, one year, in advance. . .11.00 j n whlch ne advocated the establish- Weekly, six months, in advance; . .is j o pogtaI avings banks. Chief Inspector McMillan asserted Entered at the pontoftlce at La Grande as second-class matter. This paper will not publish any arti cle appearing over a nom de plume. Blgned articles will be received subject to the discretion of the editors. Please sign your articles and save disappoint ment, " , ' Advertising Rates. Display ad. rates furnished upon ap plication. Local reading notices 10c per line first Insertion; 5c per lino for each sub sequent wwiuuu. . - Resolutions of condolence. Be a line. Cards of thanks. 5o a line. 3foa $un ion uc ffe lto riar V b ULJtJLJLAii 9 IIOllU2l3l! 14! that this 68 per cent represented the money that was being hoarded, which would quickly pour Into government postal savings banks If they were es tablished. " He pointed out that the postal banks were not Inimical to the commercial and other savings banks, as the former ; would deposit their funds with local banks, and thereby put Into circulation vast sums which were now being hoarded. . It ; mii ma VIIUHI IIHdd project ever attempted in either Ida ho, Washington, California or Oregon. A number of these projects cost as high as $50 and $05 per acre to get water, but even at these prices tt is considered the yer' best possible in vestment. ; ( Mr. Eccles is confident that the en tile cost will not exceed $20 per acre, and hu iu,y iioiiutes ii. will lull teiow this amount. ' ' i . ' One thing Is assured from the be ginning; anilthat is, whatever the coit Is, that will be the price' the contractor will' be called tipon tq pay. Every land owner owes It to himself to be present , at tltls meeting and Inform himself of the features of the proposi tion. Not only come, but see to It that ypur neighbor comes with you. and disv'.eptnu'in imit bea fuund, nothing has appeared to Indicate any Intention tq mislead or defraud on the part of any of the officials. ' Respectfully submitted, -3. It, MIMNAUGH, f ' ; . " Auditor. ItccoiiumHidntioiiK. : Gentlemen: , ' Referring to the new system of is suing notices and receipts In the sher iffs office, the same as they have In Baker county. Under the present system notices are sent out by the sheriff on cards, notifying taxpayers of the total amount of their taxes, but giving no description of the prop- f erty on which payment Is to be made. and the taxpayers have no idea of the COMPLIMENTS OFFICE - ACCOUNTS (Continued from puge 1.) MEElii Itemized statements marked schedules cg, R and 8, of my examination of the accounts and reocrds of the vari ous county officials of ITnlon county, Cio,uu, J.r j"-" frtnnlnr Julv 1908, and ending June SO, 1908, which shows all money received by the mto have been properly accounted or, except as therein shown. What Is everybody' business is no body's. Do not let this Idea prevail when It cornea time to attend the mass meeting here Baturday night. - - i A little child near The Dalles died from the effect of eating apples that bad been sprayed. It will require great care on the part of parents to prevent olmllar occurrences at this season of the year, when the fruit Is beginning to ripen. : ' . ... ' Noi there Is to be no promotion fee paid for floating the Irrigation bonds. Come out Saturday night and hear the entire proposition discussed. Then you will be prepared to know exactly what Is proposed and you cannot help but become one of the enthusiastic boosters. i . The Journal says, "It la not true that democrats votod for Cuke at the primaries last spring." Either Brother Jackson is a fool or very obtuse, for everybody else knows that right In Portland tots of the democrats voted for Cake. If you do ; not ' believe It, Jackson, the Optimist will furnish you the names of 600 who so voted If you Will put up $2500 to go to the Taft campaign if we produce them, and you draw the cah down If we fall, the Optimist to bear all expenses. We know what we are talking about, and bava the wherewithal to deliver the goooV The Dalles Optimist. i Two years more or possibly a little less, t'nlon county can look every man In the face with the proud assurance that she docs not owe a dollar. Think of It! Blx years ago the outstanding warrants amounted to $269,000; today" they amount to but $S,0rtO. The next time tax payments are due, don't say, or even feel that you are not getting something for your money. The pres. 'ent administration Is wiping out this debt It should have been done years go, .but It wasn't. The present coun' ty court will have every dollar of the IrdebtedneRS wiped out by the tlm they will be called upon to turn over their officers to their successors. Then the next Important thing to attend to Is to see that their successors keep It that way. e .' It begins to look aa though La Grande would soon become a mining center. Already a sufficient number s. of prospects have been discovered to cause a mining stampede had theso findings t)een found anywhere else. We do not rare anything for the stam pede, but we hope development will prove what the owners anticipate. For many years tt has boon known that gold existed1 In Ml. Emily. Several years ago some prospector dug quite a long ditch, attempting to open a placer claim, but he became discour aged. Every season chickens are killed by the farmers who reside at the foot of the mountain. In the crops of which nuggets are' found. ,Thle gold must come from tome source, and tt Is possible tha ledge has finally been struck; FATOIW RAVINO 1USK. "Fifty-eight per cent of the money la circulation Id this country la unao- Attend the mass meeting to be held In this city Saturday evening for the purpose of hearing the originators of the Irrigation project explain the pro posed plan. In the first place, disabuse your mind that tbnro Is going to be a dol lar of profit to any one but those who have land. Again, It will be explained that the actual cost at this time cannot be def initely fixed for various reasons. Un til contracts have been let thy cost of the project cannot be determined, Again, the engineer whose report Is the present basis of calculation states that the proposed reservoir will hold 35,000 acre-feet of water after allowing the usual amount for evap oration. When David Eccles looked over the report, and owing to his personal knowledge of such work, for he Is president of the Utah Construction company, he was of the opinion that the dam and lateral ditches could be constructed for less money thnn stat ed In the estimates, and after consid ering It carefully, made the Comme;- clat club the proposition that with contracted acreage of 20,000 at $ per acre, he would personally guar antee the floating of the bonds. Now, when the 20.000 acres have been provided with water, and there yet remains a sufficient quantity to cover from 6000 to 7000 acres more, this will he done, and the subscribers will receive a rebate, or dividend, to this excess amount covered. There Is no question but at this time a great msny people are doing no lit tie thinking relative to this Irrigation project, but few are saying anything. One of the reasons ts that they do not understand tha plan, and not a few are of the opinion that the promoter expect to make something out of It Many of these projects are handled In a manner whereby the promoters do make something, but this Is not the plan. Several months ago Messrs. Wnlte M. Pierce, George B. Stoddard and F. S. Hramwell expended between $5000 and $6000 In securing the site for the proposed dam and reservoir. These gentlemen stand rendy to turn over their rights at exactly what they cost. notwithstanding the fact that they hold the key to the entire project, uome out Saturday evening an Messrs. Stoddard, Hramwell and Pierce will be present and address the meeting and they wilt tell you what raluablo rights they possess and how feasible the entire project la and how much the entire valley will be benefited. This Is a mighty big project and th securing of $0,000 acres Is no small undertaking. It la going to necessl tate a campaign of education. Men who at first will not see fit to sign, will take large acreage contracts as they begin to Investigate. This proposed mass meeting I sole ly for the purpose to gather together the farmers and business men, to be come acquainted with the undertaking so that they may not only know themsetvea, but can explain It to oth ers. ' ; ' 1 FruitSeason is Now On I Continued on page S.) Mrs. Patch of Galesburg, 111.,. 80 years old, sister-in-law of Dan Patch, after whom the celebrated racing horse was named, is visiting at Forest Grove. ' , ' Tcnt"rdny'8 Bawimll Score. Portland, 7; Oakland, 0. to. Anreie. R: San Francisco, 0. While the clerk's books showing the ounty treasuor's account agreed with the treasurer's books as to the total, there was a difference as to the vari ous funds, and It was necessary for me to Investigate several of these funds back to July 1, 1902, at which time Clark and Buchanan, expert ac countants, made their report. The necessary entries have been made on the clerk's account Journal, and the postings made,, so that on July 1, 1908, the various funds as shown on the clerk's books agree with the treas urer's accounts on that date. ; TUB COUNTY DEBT. " In the matter- of recommendations In the different offices, I would sug gest that all tax rolls i.nw In the!gs,f clerk's office be turned over to the sheriff, as the law provides that the sheriff shall be the tax collector of the county (see section S094, Bellinger & Cotton's code),' which Bays: "All such tax rolls shall be public records, and as such preserved In the office of the tax collector." While the money de rived from the delinquent tax sales record and the old delinquent rolls now; in the clerk's custody does not aggregate very much yearly, It Is my opinion that It would be much better for the sheriff to handle all tax mat ter, as he Is better equipped with the necessary books and forms, and also, under the law the clerk has no author- ; Ity to Issue tax redemption certificates; on payment of a tax lien held by the county, and that the sheriff la the on-! ly officer having such authority. If , thl:i change Is made the clerk should j furnish the sheriff monthly with ccr-j tilled copies of all Journal entries re lating to tax matters, so that the necessary notations could be made on the rolls by the sheriff. I also recommend the adoption of the system now In vogue In Baker county, for the 'issuing of tax notices and receipts, and know that tt will greatly facilitate the work In the tax department of the sheriffs office, and will be much moro satisfactory to the taxpayers than the present system, as the notices will show the description of the property on w hich the taxes are to he paid, and will also act as a re ceipt after payment has been made and the sheriffs signature affixed thereto. t Detailed explanation of this system will be found on the attached sheet, I als recommend the adoption and use of requisitions, and herewith sub mit a blank form.- Each official to be furnished with these forms, and whenever any supplies are needed one of the forms to be filled out, signed, and submitted to the county Judge for his approval of rejection. If the county Judge approves the requisition It should be relumed to the county clerk attached to the Invoice by the person or firm furnishing the supplies or material. The requisition system can also be employed In a similar man ner as to the various orad districts. Would also suggest doing away with the printed form books In the re corder's office. These books cost about one-third more than the ordin ary blank book, and also about one- third of the spare I not utilised, thereby making them very expensive books for the county to Use, where the blank books would serve the purpose Just a well. In as much aa you have a book tyrwrlter In the recorder's office. In conclusion I will say that I have found the accounts and records In the various offices kept In neat and ays- tematlo manner and tha officers cour e - Phone Us Your Orders for ECONOMY JARS . - iim . ; . .11.10 doxen Quarts . .$1.85 dozen e Half gallons . '. .1.75 down J Extra clumps .'. Mo doxen Extra caps , 20c doxen . Call for Bids. 'Notice is hereby given that the coun ty court of Union county, Oregon, will receive sealed bids for the construe tlon of a wooden bridge over the main channel of Catherine Creek on Main street, In the city of Union, Union county, Oregon, said bridge to be con structed In compliance with the plans and specifications on file In the office of the county clerk of said county, at La Grande, Oregon. Said bids shall be filed In the office of the county clerk of said county, on or before August 22nd, 1903, at 12 o'clock noon. Said bids to be accompanied by a cer tified check for five per cent of the amount of said bid. The court reserv ing the right to reject any or all bids. Dated at La Grande, Oregon, thla 8th day of August, 1908. ED WRIGHT, County Clerk. POLK'S GAZETTEER A Business Directory of each City, Town and Village In Oregon and Washington, giv ing a Descriptive Sketch of . each place. Location, Ship ping Facilities and a Classi fied Directory of each Busi ness and Profession. 1 R. L. POLK A CO., Inc. SEATTLE. WASH. EXTRAS FOR EASY VACUUM JARS Cops .18c dozen I Rubber rings ............ .20o doxen J Clump MP down Eitra Inrge Jelly Classes .. .45c dozen ; Thete ?.r? ?n attractive size and shape, and' are "easily 'worth 60 cents per dozen '"''r-?: , F-'. D- HAISTEN eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeei I4IM4I5 Adams Ave, Phone Red 1161 eeeeeeeeeeeeee e DON'T FORGET Ferguson's Circulating Library. If you go camping Take a couple books along. LOTS OF PAPER NOVELS ;teeee4ee4ee4es4e4e4te4'4e444r-rl'e KILL the COUCH AND CURE THE LUNGS w Dr. King's flew Discovery PBICB OLDS TrW Bonis Free AND ALL THROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES. WsftM sflk U K T"yiiJC, too ii.oo. GUARANTEED BATISFAOXOBXj OS MONEY iuiUBCED, Daily Observer, 65c per Month. x i We're Going NKWLON DRUG COMPAQ I. Special Train Kxcurslon to Portland and the) Seashore. J The O. It. N. Co. bee to announce that on Friday, August 21st, they will operate a special train, consisting of Standard Pullman and Tourist sleeping cars and free reclining chair care to Portland, leaving La Grande at 8 p. m., arriving at Portland following morning at 8:15 a. m. Steamer T. J. Potter leaving Portland at 1 p. m.a ar riving on the Beach at 7:10 p. m. Tickets limited to September 5th. Passengers may take advantage of a 18-day atop-over at Portland on the return trip If they so desire, and can leave the Beach Sunday, August Ud. The very low rate of f 10.00 for the round trip will be made. 8-7tf tt will be undoubtedly shown at this mass meeting that thla is tbe cheapest teoua, and while tome minor errors NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office at La Grande, Ore., August 10, 1808. Notice Is hereby given that DAVID W. HUG, of Elgin, Union county, Ore., who, on August, 10, 1808, made timber land application No. 0858, for 8H SW4. section 5, Ntt NWV4, section 8, town ship 8 south, range 15, E. W. M has filed notice of Intention to make final timber proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the reg ister and receiver of the L". S. land of rice, at La Grande, Oregon, on the 88th day of October, 1808. Claimant names as witnesses: Bam uel Parker, ot Elgin. Ore.; W. H. Gib eon, of La Grande, Ore.; H. J. Hug. of Elgin, Ore.; Henry Hug, of Elgin. Ore. P. C BRAHWELL, Register. ' wAugUOctll I K To aise Your Salary if you want to earn more salary, you will have to know more about your business. Come to International Correspondence Schools Window Display A reoresentative will be in charge every day, and wil ' J be glad to explain to you how X AT L M. BERRY'S The Leading Clothier. Come In and examine our text books. See our Student's work August 19, 20, 21, 22, Inclusive During the display a discount of 20 per cent will beal to all who enroll. Here is your opportunity. Are you going to take it? AMOVING ATTRACTION will be on exnibit during display. Came and see It and bring your friends. The exhibit Is absolutely free to all. I MHMtMMMttHmttWtWWMtMIMMWtHtW i