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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
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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. .
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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.)
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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. -
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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. : '
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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. '
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