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Mayor Hall has been writing to sev
eral mayors of cities . that two years
ago went dry, with the Idea of ascer
taining how they proceeded when the
saloon revenues ceased. Mayor. Mat
lie!; .ci Sucrr rt?." ww onn.
' tlnued the same policy as before and
.felt no Inconvenience. He added,
however, that Eugene, from a finan
cial standpoint, was fortunate In hav
ing a county assessor materially raUe
the assessment and the usual tax levy
brought In sufflloent money to more
than offset the losses from the saloons.
The mayor of Albany responded that
the first year under -local option tin
city went behind about $3000, bill
since that time has been holding It
own the same as before. They at firm
considered the proposition of enact
ing an occupation tax as a revenue
producer, but did not.
Mayor Hall states that he hns Inter
viewed several of the business men of
this city and they would not object to
an occupation tax, provided any legal
way could be enacted whereby outride
peddlers could be kept. out. These
peddlers do not pay any rents or taxes,
nor assume any of the public burdens
. and, further, they sell a class and qual
ity of goods that dealers who dep'Mitl
upon their reputation, would not think
of putting on their shelves. The city
attorney Is of the opinion thut such
- an ordinance could be drafted, but he
stated that he had not given the sub
ject sufficient Investigation to warrant
such action. This mntter Svlll un
iloubtedly be looked Into later. Mayor
Hall Is not sure that an occupation
tax would be Just ultogether and be
lieves that probably It would be best
to adopt the Albany plan for a year
at leust. before any mil Ion I changes
are attempted.
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Farmers have been wnrned by both
the Oregon and Idnho experiment sta
tions to Ri slowly on t!:e new vailet
of wheat called "Alaska,"' yhleh tin
promoters claim yield ns IiIrIi as 200
bushels to the acre. It might be well
to sow a little patch, sufficient to get
a sack or two, and have a' mlllliiK
test. Of course, the henv yields claim
ed mukes It Very attractive, and while
It may be, simply a scheme to sell u
lot of send wheat at a fancy price, it
may be worth Investigating. However,
from all the reports so fur noted, nu
farmer would be warranted in sowlnv
thl variety exclusively.
August Just past being the second
. month tinder local option, a compari
son of the records of the police record
i shows eight arrests for August, 190K
as against 20 for August last year.
The fines for the month Just past we"
$35.50, one year sgo the fines were
ItOO. One hundred and eighty-five
of this amount, however, was collect
, ed from the "redllghf district. Thai
policy (is been abolished since Aug
list 1 of till year.
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, ' The rlty certainly effected a great
stvlng In the cost of pumping by In
; stalling electric power. The cost of
power for the city pumping plant for
the month of August, one of the henv
lest of the year, the height of the Irrl
gatlon season, 'cost only fill. Fuel
tinder the steam heating policy would
have cost much more than twice thl
mount.
Won't Visit - K)ranc.
8yrat-usvN. T., HefjU-l. Bryan will
not be an attraction at the New Tnrk
state fair week after, vetf, a silver
tlsed. His refusal to Spenk Is due In
the fact that the fair managers Insist
ed upon an admission fee.
COL WOOD
,Col. C. E. 8. Wood, one of the well
known attorneys and leading demo
crats of the state, passed through La
Grande this morning, en route to On
tario, In the interest of the Willam
ette Velley wagon road grant, of
which he has Been an attorney for
years. In speaking of polities the col
one! remarked that undoubtedly more
activity would soon be manifest, af
the hot weather wore away. How
ever, he anticipated' more Intereei
would be taken In the election of Unit
ed Strifes senator than In the presiden
tial contest. He says an effort will b
made to defeat the election of Gover
nor Chamberlain, while he does not
believe It will be successful. It mlpchi
be brought about.
THE UNION COUNTY FAIR.
As there has been some comment
relative to the present status of the
district fair, I desire to offer a few
scattering remarks relative to the
same. .
For . the last few years the fair has
nnt boon the howlinsr success that It
should have been. With the varied
products, both of crops and livestock,
there la no valid reason why every
stall and available space should not
he filled with the bery best stock the
west affords. And, the pavilion taxtd
to its fullest capacity . to hold the
fruits, vegetables and grain. ' , ' '
The only reason that this has not
been so, I think, is a lack of co-opera1"
tlon between the different elements of
business.
If every citizen of the county would
consider that It Is our fair, and do his
mite, there would be such a clamor
for room that the society would be
forced to build additional room rather
than look at empty stalls.
First of all, there should be an ef
fort made to thoroughly advertise the
fair. Let It be known In every part
if the county thot there will be a fair.
and that the premium list can be had
for the uc'-,;;!.
Let the cities of the county do all
they can to boost the thing along.
Let every one bring on their exhib
its, put up the best they have, quit
knocking and go to work for the coun
ty and the fair.
We sh'uild not only boost our own
county fair, but send exhibits to the
stnte fair and the A.-T.-P. exposition,
and show the world that Union coun
ty Is on the map.
Lot us all stand by the manager?
'if the society; let them know that we
ire with them, and surely they will
nut up a fair that will be a credit t
'e county and state.
D. HUFFMAN'.
VHcian Mnri-li In Toledo.
Toledo, O., Sept. 2. To the music of
many lands and the lusty cheers
ous-ands of spe .'tutors, the boys In
blue of the Grand Army of the Re-
public marched through the elabor
ately decorated streets of Toledo to-
lay. -Many distinguished men review
ed the procession. This evening there
will be n great electric display, cover
ing a distance of four miles, on the
"tiiumce river, A pyrotechnic display
of Sheridan's ride will also be shown
tonlKht and tonni-row nlsht. Two
hundred troop will be required to
produce the spectacle. The sessions
of the national en.ampment will be
gin tomorrow.
Titorni.r. ix mixixcj t ami.
Conforeiut on Today to Uelde Wliat
Miw Owiur Will Do.
Hi-Una, Mont., Sent. 3. The Indus
trial pence of Montana, WnMhlngi.tu ;
and Wyonilng hlngeif on eonferer. ;
begun here today between coal miners
and the United Mineworken, on
the
wage arale for the north went. A fall-,
ure to decide meann a general strike
affecting Montana and Washington, j
A utrihe will prolong the Wyoming'
trouble, affecting 25,000. men.
11II.M Irt HKI EATEI).
lMt Ileiiirnn Show llryan'e Man Wk
' Not Nominated In Nebrawka.
Omaha, Neb., Sept I. Heturne
Indicate that thl city, with C pre
cinct out of 400, give Congretuman
Hhallenberger the democratic nomina
tion for Roernor by a plurality of
10.000, over Mayor nuhlman, who
va l'inn c.nillilate.
A BUILDING BGOi vii PmitS
Is now due. We heve put in a
fine line of fir V. G. Flooring
and stepping and squares sur
faced four sides, native finish and
' dimension. Cedar y Shingles of
the first quality same price as
second grade. We are closing
our our doors and sash at Port
land wholesale pride. You get
2-8 x 6-8 door for $1.25, other
kind in proportion.
Don't wait until the Fall rush is on,
buy no;v to avoid the mad scram
ble for material later on
T0DDARD LUMBER CO
THE 1909 REO IS HERE
Not Going to be Sometime, But now
Ready to Deliver Notice the f rice
20 H. P. Touring Car $1600. F. 0. B. Factory. The lowest
Price Standard Made 5 PascengerCar in the World
Why wait for the new and Untried car, that even the manufacturer does
not know how It Is going to stand up? BUY A REO, THE CAR OF SATIS
FACTION. IMMEDIATE DELIVER Y. NOT HOT AIR.
FRED . BENNET.
Northern Distributor.
REO PREM IKK RAPID COMMERCIAL- CARS
Agents wanted in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Rritihh Columbia.
1416 Broadway ' 495 Alder St. 814 Second Ave.
Seattle, Wash. ;; Portland. Ore. Spokane, Wash.
ROLLER SM TING
Coliseum Rink
Every Afternoon and Evening
I wMi to kindly state that 1 lim e '5 rl hi nw (I to ;i"s!'.ivclv
refuse ndmlMoii to this Rink, on '. . !'., of i he iicunlilc par
ties, uiid will oWr.e the mU ; i illnU under this xur'x lease, b;,
STRICTLY r.NFOUCINO TI1K " " ! SIu i
JACK D. O'BRIEN
iWOOD AND GOAL 8
Now is the
about your
We have the supply and the price ttJ
and quality is right
Phone Main 6 For Particulars -
GRANDE RONDE CASH CO
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LEWIS BROS. Proprietors.
tlttitttt
"THE SCHOOL
Tenth tnd Morrison, Portland, Oregon
C.We occupy two floors 65 by 100
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I empioy a urge iacuuy, give individual instruction, receive more calls
j for office help than we can meet Our school admittedly leads all
others in quality of irntruction. It pays to attend such an Institution.
a Badness Maa 1 " Keep hammering away erlstingly on thorough
work. It will win out to the end." Raid aa EJacatort "The quality oflnetrue.
tlon given la your school makes it the staaderd of Its kiud In the Northwest."
COpen all the year. Students admitted af any time. Catalogue free.
j Refers aces 1 Any bank, any newspaper, aor bualacM man la Portland
Manage1
time to think
winter supply
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A. P. Armstrong, LL.B., Principal
feet, have a Jao.ooo equipment,
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Phone Us Your Orders for
EGONOMYJARS
' I Pints ,. $1.10 dozen
. Quarts ................ .$1.35 dozen
Half gallons ............ $1.75 dozen
t Extra clumps 10c dozen ;
Extra caps .............. 20c dozen :
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EXTRAS FOR EASY VACUUM JARS
Caps '.,...l8c dozen
Rubber rings ........... .. 2! dozen ' ?
Clamps......... Jtk dozen
' Extra large Jelly Glasses .. ,45c i74 n
These are an attractive size and shape, and are easily I
worth 60 cents per dozen
F- D- HAISTEN
1411-1415 Adams Ave. ; Phone Red 1161 2
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FRUIT GROWERS ATTENTION
The Ramsey-Oldenburg Company are
agents for the Grande Ronde Lumber
Company and are now prepared to
lake orders for large and small lots
of apple boxes. Call at the office in
La Grande National Bank Bldi and
see samples of new stamp on box.
Stock Will be Delivered at the
Comqany's Warehouse.
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'Where Nothing is
AKICIAl ICS
THE ONLY PURE KIND
The only kind ot Ice that we ban ale In retail trade Is artificial loe,
made from pure arfwtan water the only pure Ice In the city. A delivery
wagon will bring this PURE ICE to your door on notification by telephone
or otherwise. To regular patron onr prices are one-half cent per pound.
NATURAL ICB handled In wholesale lot. Look out for the Grandy loe
wagon. Tbooe Black HI.
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