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Resolutions of conuut.ut.. Zi Z.
Cards of thanks. So Una.
Unconsciously, but nnvertheless
true, civic pride Is beginning to assert
Itself to a quite noticeable degree In
La Grande. Every city hns to go
through a certain pruning process
quite similar to a boy. who for several
years goes through the swaggering, or
careless age; but all at once he In no
ticed with boots polished without be
ing solicited by a parental suggestion
and a little Inter, Instead of wearing
the same shirt two or three weeks,
demands two or more each week.
These are not altogether unexplnlna
ble. It simply means that the boy's
natural pride Is becoming developed.
Just so with a city. It has to pass
through the careless age of construc
tion until civic pride assertH Itself, and
from that time on the Improvements
change In general character. This
change In La Grande Is becoming qtilte
noticeable.
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MM PLY THE HECVIUTY.
A bUHlness mnn of this city today.
In speaking of the Irrigation project,
remarked that there was no question
but what the 20,000 acres would rap
Idly be secured for the entire plan
was so feasible. He stated that no
money whs required, simply security
was asked.' Every acre of land put
under water would several times over
each yeur, produce the extra 12 per
ere. Every land owner knew this
therefor It was not burden to pay
this annual water rent of 12, and that
In reality all that was required wa
the land as security tor the money to
provide the water, and this would all
be paid back many fold each year be
fore the payments were due.
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The government Is beginning to no
tice the effect of the prohibition
movement' The revenues formerly
derived from the 8000 saloons closed
was' quite noticeable In the receipts of
the revenue department. The lime Is
not far distant when the government
will receive no money from this
source whatever. We hear much
these days as In the past, that the
way to secure prohibition Is to stop
the manufacture of Intoxicants. At
the present growth of the temperance
rentlment, It will require only a few
more years when the sentiment will
be so strong that congress will pro
hibit the manufacture. Just wait, It Is
comlng.
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The big Irrigation scheme proposed
by David Kfcles for the Grande Ronde
alley. Is a step In the right direction.
More of this sort of work la needed In
this valley and the sooner the fart l
'realised and acted upon, the earlier
will come the closer development of
hls resourceful valley. It la time for
our people to rise above small things
and develop the greater opportunities.
It I essy to fritter away a life-time
over little things while greater ones
' are beckoning to us, but remain un -touched.
Union' Republican.
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Every woman who wears liberal
millinery should notice how Rev. Root.
J. Burnett makes It possible for a
man to go to church and depart with
no lesa Christianity than he passeesed
when he entered. Thla la Impossible
for most 'men who are compelled to
sit behind a row of high-crowded and
wide-spreading hate so common
everywhere. The average listener
prefers once In a while, at least, to
get a glimpse of the speaker.
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Poor Evelyn Thaw! She Is not only
broken down, but broke as well.. Un
til recently she has been receiving !,
000 monthly from Harry, but since he
has been declared a bankrupt, this
money has ceased and Evelyn ruined
her nervous system In adopting novel
means of spending her monthly at
lowance. Bhe evidently was quite
successful, e she Is now reported to
be dependent on friends.
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We have heard several Interesting
talks this week about locating a can
nery here In Union. , Yes, gentlemen,
you have gotten hold of a good spike;
keep driving at It, for a cannery Is
needed In this locality, . and why
shouldn't it be located right here at
home? The cannery has started;
now don't lay down and let the other
fellow set it, but keep awake and
build it. Scout' ' - - -
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There Is yet room for a great deal
of Improvement In this country as
long as we continue to ship in hogs,
cattle, eggs and butter. It will be
some time before we produce suffi
cient quantities to meet local demands.
Our population In the northwest Is In
creasing In greater proportion to our
stock, dairy and poultry productions.
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We would suggest that the most
practical way for the apple growers
to get even with the Increased freight
rale would be to plant a few extra
trees. Another acre or two would
pay the Increased toll and a profit be
sides. Some other way may prove, ef
fectual, but Increased acreage Is the
surest.
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The trial of Captain Halns will
furnlBh another rase where the In
sanity plea will be made the basis of
the defense, but his attorneys will at
tempt to pregnate the Jury with the
unwritten law Idea to the fullest pos
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The bran famine will soon be a
thing of the past. Within a very few
weeks the flouring mills of the valley
will be grinding on new grain, It will
take a few days to fill the present de
mand as the stork of bran has been
exhausted for some time.
Those who have threshed will be
glad for the rain, as the fields will
soon furnish excellent pasture. The
rain will also stmt the grass on the
ranges. '
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If the excursionists only knew It,
they could have remained at home
and shivered as well as by going to
the coast. (.
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ISItAXD CITY ITEMS.
Island City, Aug. 29. (Special.)
Miss Affle Barnes of North Powder,
Is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. It. Hun
ter.
Daniel Clapp returned Wednesday
evening from Long Reach, called
home by the death of his daughter.
Miss Hnxel.
Miss Addle Hunter returned Sunday
night from a week's visit in Baker
City. .
Miss Maud Jones of Medford, who
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Thos.
Wade, left Saturday night for Den
ver, where she will visit relatives for
some time.
Prof, and Mrs. Sheets arrived Frl
dny morning. Mr. Sheets will be the
prlnclpnl of our school for the com
Ing year.
Our community was saddened Tues
day morning by the news of the death
of Miss Hasel Clapp, at the Grande
Ronde hospital. The relatives and
friends had hoped that she might re
cover, but she was dangerously III
from the first. Mr. Clapp had gone
on the excursion to Long Beach, and
they were unable' to reach him so that
he could reach her bedside before her
death. The funeral was held from
the Union rhurch Thursday afternoon.
Rev. O. II. King of La Grande, offi
ciated. A large concourse of friends
attended the funeral. The floral of
fering of the Sunday school and
friend were beautiful, showing the
esteem In which she was held.
Attratlun. Royal rlghhor.
All Royal Neighbors are requested
to meet at the I. O. O. F. hall Sunday
afternoon at 1 o'clock, for the pur
pose of attending the funeral ot our
late sister, Mrs. Charles Dlso.ua.
MRS. MAY WEST. Clerk.
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BUKTOX LEAVING,
Last Opportunity to Hear Robert Dar-
v . ton, the Tenor, Tonight. :
Robert Burton has made many
friends with his voice at the Pastime
theater and a last opportunity to hear
him will be presented tonight. The
noted tenor, leave La Grande after to
night's performances. Mr. Hilt will
render a baritone solo this evening.
HARVEST SOOX OVEIt.
About 90 Per Cent of Walla Walla
Wheat harvest In Walla Walla coun
ty Is nearly over and different farmers
and grain dealers, estimate that be
tween 85 and 80 per cent of the entire
crop la either threshed or In the stack.
says the Bulletin.
Many combines have finished their
work on the flat lands and are being
brought in for the season, while the
separators are being run In the foot
hills, and they, too, will soon have
threshed the grain in this valley.
Comparing this harvest with those
of the past, farmers and owners pf
threshing outfits say that more favor
able conditions have prevailed for the
gathering of grain this season than In
several years previous. Fewer rains
have occurred to dclny threshers and
damage the grain, while labor has
been cheaper and more plentiful, anil
consequently the farmers and thre.sh
ermen have had an opportunity of se
lecting a more Intelligent and better
class of help, a lack of which In for
mer years' has often proved a serious
handicap.
Fall wheat has come up to expecta
tions, both as to yield and quality
very little of It falling to test up to
the number ona stnndard. Sprlm
wheat Is being sold by the farmers.
The quietness, local grain dealers say.
Is due to the heavy selling of a fen
weeks back. Since the slight slump In
prices, caused by the heavy sales, the
farmers have been holding their grain
until the market stiffens again. A
good crop of feed barley 1h expected.
Coal Coming.
The Grande Ronde Cash compnnjl
Is expecting a carload of Rock Springs
coal next Monday. . The wise ones will
order now.
GRANDE RONDE CASH CO.,
Lewis Bros., Props.
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-"THE SCHOOL
Tenth rod Morrison, Portland, Oregon A. P. Armstrong, IX. B,, Principal
CWe occupy two floors 65 by too feet, have a $30,000 equipment,
employ a large faculty, give Individual Instruction, receive more calls
for office help than we can meet Oar school admittedly leads all
Others in quality of Instruction. It pays to attend such sn institution.
CSald a Basinets Mant "Keep hammering away everlastingly on thorough
work. It will wlo oat In the end." Said aa EJaMten "The quality of Instruc
tion riven In yoor school makes it the standard of its kind In the Northwest"
CPpen all the year. Students admitted at any time. Catalogue free.
Reference! Any bank, any newspaper, any business man la Portland,
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i AT THE PLAYHOUSES.
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' ' 1 At the Scenic. "
Two Little Shoes was all that was
promised for It, and many who at
tended last evening have , signified
their intention of coming again this
evening In order that they may see It
again. The story Is a natural one, and
the situations startling enough to hold
attention, and at the same time not
overdrawn.; The comic number Is
really funny enough to make a sick
man laugh, Thla funny number h'aB
the distinction of being humorous, but
not silly. Mr. Beane finds It easy to
please the house with the two Illus
trated songs and last evening found It
absolutely necessary to respond to sev
eral encores. There are other good
numbers, but the ones you will re
member the longest are the Two Lit
tle Shoes and the comedy showing the
man who got In the wrong room.
The Pastime.
; The Hidden Hand Is the head-liner
I Tz:'.'' t-h. it is truly a
great drama, one which furnishes all
the excitement of the five-act drama
and at the same time none of the
worry as to how things are going to
turn out. The film makers can always
be depended upon to bring things to
a happy conclusion. The other num
bers were good, especially the num
ber "Love Laughs at Locksmiths" and
the one entitled "Caught by Tele
phone." Mr. Hitt, the whistler, cer
tainly made good. His rendition of
the Mocking Bird was equal. If not
superior to anything In Its line ever
heard here. Two additional special
ties will be offered this evening. ..
. At thc Sherwood.
The great automobile race la surely
pleasing the patrons of the Sherwood.
To those who have never had the op
portunity of seeing a real automobile
race, this pictorial exhibition is more
than' Interesting. To those who have
seen real races, the exhibition Is truly
exciting because they understand the
danger which the drivers of the ma
chines are subject to. The pictures
tre all clear and free from any blur
or tremor, therefore there Is not the
annoyance to the eyes or any head
ache following the pleasure of viewing
the automobile race. In fact, this
same statement can be truly made re
garding all. the pictures at the Sher
wood. Did you ever stop to think, the
pictures are always clear at the Sher
wood. The automobile race and the
other features of the program can be
seen again this evening. Bring the
little ones and let them see the Bird
Family and the beautiful transforma
tion scene.
The editor of the Seaside Signal of
fers a reward of $5 for the conviction
I any one using dynamite in Nccan
leum and Wahann creeks.
time to think
winter supply
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OF QUALITY"
Fruit Season is Now On J
Phone Us Your Orders for
ECONOMYJARS
Pints
Quarts
Half gallons
Extra clamps
Extra caps,.
EXTRAS FOR EASY VACUUM JARS
e Caps 18c dozen e
I Rubber rings SOc dozen 2
Clamps... ..lOcdnzcn
Extra large Jelly Glasses .. .45c dozen
These are en attractive size and shape, and are easily
worth 60 cents per dozen
F- D- HAISTEN
I4II-I4I5 Adams Ave.
FRUIT GRQWERS ATTENTION I
The Ramsey-Oldenburg Company are :
agents for the Grande Ronde Lumber ,
Company and are now prepared to :
take orders for laige and small lots
of apple boxes. Call at the office in
La Grande National Bank Bldg and
see samples of new stamp on box.
Stock Will be Delivered at the
Comqany's Warehouse.
PHONE:
Pac!fic States Main 86
WE ARE
OUR NEW
LUMBER,
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"i us auiu ui icuubtu pnut; (louse DIIIS peCO
prices. We have Fir finish and V G Fir Flooring
We have the best grade of Cedar shingles. These
are two grades of the same brand, : : : ; :
smnnARn iiimrfp rn
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ARTIFICIAL ICE
THE ONLY PURE KIND
Tha only kind of loe that we ban die la retail trade Is artificial Ice,
made from para artesian water tha only pure Ice In tha city. A delivery
wat-on will bring this PURE ICE to your door on notification by telsphone
or otherwise. To regular patrons ou r prices are one-half cant per pound.
NATURAL 1CB handled In wholesale lots. Look out for tha Orandy lea
wagon. Thone Black 671. ' '
GRAMDY
$1.10 dozen
...fl.85 dozen
91.75 dozen
10c dozen
20c dozen
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Phone Red 11 61
Vergcrc 1402.
GETTING IN
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