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BIOGRAPHIES.
Biographies of ,great, but es-.
peclally of good men, are most
4 Instructive and useful a halrta.
gulde and Incentives to others.
Some of the best are almost
4 equivalent to gospels teaching
high living, high thinking, and
. energetic actions, for their own
and the world's good. S. Smiles.
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Every Sunday school worker In this
county that possibly can, should at
tend the county convention to be held
in this city on Tuesday and Wednes
day. There are 21 Sunday schools In
this county, and few 'possibly realize
how great a factor a live working
Sunday school Is In any community,
to raise morality and right living to a
higher plane. Not only the teachers
and officers of the various schoolp
should be present on this occasion,
but many others. If you have never
attended one of these conventions or
Institutes, it would give you a much
better idea of the fltld the Sunday
school of the present day'occuplcs or,
is capable of occupying,
'
If the county court follows the rec
ommendations of the grand Jury, the
yards about the county court house
will be Improved and tho general ap
pearance greatly Improved. There way
suggestion made for the city to pur
chase the entire block west of the
court house grounds by vacating the
street between, which would give quite
a city park.
The Idea then was for the city to
aell the property on Fourth street,
where the old city council rooms for
merly were situated and apply the
proceeds toward the purchase. Hut.
like every other move made by th
city toward a park, enme to naught.
Only two, months more left In 1908.
and we are no nearer a park than wc
were 25 years ago.
.
Only 10 days more of special rate?
from the east to the coast. It Is ex:
pected that travel during the next few
duys will be In excess of any former
period. Tho financial depression,
however, has resulted In fewer home
seekers this year than last, still a
good many thousands of people hnve
been brought here by the several trans
continental lines. It 1 sutgted that this
will be the lust special rates given un
der this plan. The contention of the
roads being the reduction of passenger
ratesfrom 8 cents to 2 cents In many
tales is responsible for this action.
It Is evident that the politicians pra
ter the people to decide whether or
not there should bo three, two or one
Normal school in the state,' and It Is
quite possible the people will do so.
Tho people of Oregon have power that
few states enjoy. Others are falling
In Una quit rapidly, however.
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Missing balloonist promise to be-
come quite common In the near fu
ture. Detectives will have Increased
duties wha they will be called upon
to watch airships and balloons In ad
dition to the trains.
a
Two weeks from tomorrow, If you
were not too partisan, you can wink
your left eye and say, "I told you so,"
nt humanity are
MAKE IRES
FOR EXHIBITS
MEETING OF WIDE SCOPE
EARLY IN DECEMBER.
One of the Highly Important Meetings
of the Northwest ito Grande Ronde
Growers Tills Year is Portland's A f-
' fair Urge AH Growers to Aiue
Their Entries Early.
During the first week in December
there will be a meeting of Pacific
northwest frultmen in Portland, at
which time numerous medals will be
awarded the best exhibit of fruit, many
prominent horticulturists heard, and
in general, a week of instruction to
the fruitgrower A letter has been re
ceived from the promoters of the af
fair, urging Grande Ronde growers to
make entries in the exhibit at an early
date. The letter says:
"Mr. Orchardlst: """
"Do you know that now Is the time
to select that choice fruit which ls't6
make your section a name for the
production of first-class fruit "as
arood as Hood River?" Do not wait
till Christmas and then complain be
cause people are talking of your neigh
bors' fruit and not of yours.. Make up
your mind now to capture some of the
cups and awards to bo given by the
Oregon State society. ' White James
H. Reld of Milwaukee, Ore., for a list
of prizes, and then . save your best
fruit for competition In one or mow
classes.
This Is the greatest meeting and ex
hibit ever held in Portland and you
will never cease regretting It If you
fall to be in evidence at that meeting
nnd have your best fruit entered in
the running. Tho society will keep
your exhibit In cold storage,, free. If
you wlsh.lt write to Mr. Reld as to
details.
"We are not ready to announce the
program yet, but we will have some
of the best talent In the country and
the whole event wlll be an epoch
making occasion In the history of
north went horticulture.
A'score or more of splendid cups,
medals and awards, and also ribbon?
will be assigned to the winners in the
various classes and you ought to take
home some for the credit of your sec
tion, as well as for your own personal
pleasure. '
"It will do you a world of good to
meet the big fruit men from British
Columbia, Montana, Idaho, Washing
ton, Oregon. California and outside
points. One of the interesting features
of the meeting will be a question box.
If you have a question, that you de
sire answered by the convention send
It In and designate who shall answer
It If you wish a particular person t
consider It. Let us have the questions
oarly so that all may have, a chance
to see what Is coming.
Delegates from oil parts of this
northwest region will obtain reduced
ates on" the railroad and "Horticul
tural Week" In Portland will be a red
letter rtny for the fruitgrowers of the
Pacific northwest, December 1 to 5,
1008. E. R. Lake, secretary, 'Corval
lls. Ore.
MORE NOTES
A representative of a Boise (Idaho)
bank, Is In the city today with a batch
of notes connected with tho Farmers
A Traders Natlonad bunk, which he
Is Investigating. The slzo of the
bunch Is not made public, nor Is there
any Intimation as to the number that
are good or bad. The representative
spent the day here looking over the
affair and anay be able to give' out
some Information later on.
SUSPEND POSTOFFICE CASHIER.
Shortage of More Than $4000 Is Re
sponsible for Release,
Portland, ' Oct. H. Charles A.
Strauss, for eight years cashiers of
tha Portland postqfflce, haa been sus
pended following discovery of a short
age of between $4000 and S000.
Strauss says tha accounts were straight
when ha left the office last April on
f bad eyes. Two days later
Ifled and t
Y.
LAUNDRY
Done
Jhe Way You
A. B. G.
I PH01 MAIN 7
The Story of a
ohdenul
$1,000 cash Is offered and all ex
penses of inspection if it is not as good
as represented In the printed literature
of this company. '
Oni ui ui lineal oouieu oi laud ina;
the world has ever seen, embracing
300,000 acres In Southern Oregon, 1?
now being opened for settlement of
the American people. This Is practi
cally" your last opportunity to , ge.t
choice cheap lands, with pleasant vcll
matlc conditions, In the United States.
Two hundred dollars, payable $10
per month, buys from us a Contract to
one of these undivided farms, and
other rights, ranging In size from 10
acres of fine fruit land, (five acres of
which is under Irrigation, at time of
opening, with perpetual water rights
for same,) to 1000 acres of grazing
land. Along with each farm goes a
town lot In the additions to Lakeview,
the county seat of Lake county and
the coming metropolis of Southern
Oregon, often called the "Great In
land Empire."
OREGON VALLEY LAND CO.
References . . .. t
' Gate City Bank, Kansas City, Mo.
, Pioneer Trust Co., Kansas City, Mo.
First National Bank, Colorado
Springs, Colo. ' ,
Three hundred thousand acres of
Southern Oregon territory, which
have for the past half1 century been
sealed from development with the
stamp "Land Grant." are to be opened
at once to settlement. Suddenly re
versing the obstructive policy which
has characterised these lands, the Ore
gon Valley Land company the pur
chasers, announce that the entire acre
age Is to be developed and sold on
terms that are alike attractive to the
'peculator and the homeseeker.
This tract constitutes the bulk of the
tillable acreage of the great Oregon
Central Military Rroad grant, which
LOGANt-SHERWOOD
REALTY COMPANY
Uuion County sRgents
PHONE Main 86
CAR SPIN'S LIKE TOP.
Several Fatally Hurt In Ptvullur
Street Car Accident,
Sun Francisco, Oct. 19. Three per
sons were fatally Injured and a dozen
seriously today, when a Washington
street cable car dashed four blocks
down a steep grade to a sharp curve
at Powell street, where, spllnnlng Itke
a top, It threw passengers In all di
rections. The car was prevented from
leading the track by a cable grip stock.
Mrs. F. Taylor was thrown to the
curb 20 feet and may die from her
Injuries. Policeman C. K. Francis,
and J. W. Demrltt were also probably
fatally hurt.
SNOW AT KAMELA.
Trains Crewe Report Heavy Snowstorm
at Summit of Mountain.
Train craws that came through Ka
mela earTy this morning, report that a
heavy snowstorm raged la the moun
tains during the night. Snow waa fall
ing rapidly m far down tha mountain
ids ae HUgard. At Kamela the snow
, .... . ,ntH o ea Inches.
nichei - V "
N"th Taalm
want it done J
Laundry
Conn
ry
was made in 1864 by the United States
government to the company of that
name forconstructlng a military high
way. rom tne uay o( tne grant until to
day nothing has been done to encour
age development. The new owners
enter upon the enjoyment of the em
pire with another doctrine, Which, they
will Bteadily pursue. They will im
mediately proceed to settle and de
velop the country. -
The part of the grant placed on the
market, begins where the line of the
grant leaves the Klaamth Indian res
ervation on the east. From the reser
vation the grant lands extend in an Ir
regular line down to Lakeview, and
thence eastward to the western bound
ary of Malheur county, Oregon. The
tracts secured He In Klamath, Lake
fyid Harney counties. From Klamath
reservation to Lakeview the strip Is
over a splendid agricultural and graz
ing country. Sprague River valley.
Drew's valley and the north end of
Goose Lake valley are crossed, where
here Is a large quantity of fine agri
cultural land, which has been leased
to setters for many years, but never
put on the market. From Goose
Lake valley the route crosses Into
Warner valley, where there Is, more
good land, and thence Is passes
through the southern portion of Har
ney country, crossing the headwaters
of the Donner and Blltzen river,
passing through the wonderful Catlow
valley the finest valley In the state
where there are leagues of fine level
land, commonly called the "cow man's
paradise." ,
The southern part of the state Is
now assured a liberal policy of de
velopment that will be In strong con
trast with the obstructive tendencies
of the great land-grant holdings of the
state In the past. '
LA GRANDE, ORE
opening a law book at random, while
waiting for an attorney to receive
him. Maxwell Kramer, a wclknown
stone mason, saw a paragraph In the
Washington reports showing ihat he
was entitled to $3000 by a decision of
tho supreme court, handed down In
1806, given to him 'and his brother.
The brothers furnished the labor and
material for a building for which
they were not paid. They filed a me
chanic's lien, and the judgment was
the result. .
Notice to Creditors.
Notice Is hereby given to ah whom
It may concern, that E. C. Dlsqua has
been appointed by tha county court
of Union county, Oregon, administra
tor of tha estate of John H. Dillon, de
ceased. All persons having claims
against tha estate of said deceased are
required to present them with the
proper Touchers within sU months
from tha data hereof to the admin
istrator at his place of buslneae No.
110$ Adams avenue, La Grande, Ore
gon, Dated September II, 110$.
B. C. DISQUA.
Administrator of tba Batata of John
H. Dillon, Deceased. -
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NOTICE FOR PUBUCATir
fVpartmaut af tba IntsrUc,
GEORGE PALMER, President W. H. BRENHOLTS Ass'tCa5h er
J. M. BERRY, Vice President C. S. WILLIAMS. 2d Ass't Cashier
',V; F. L. MEYERS Cashier '
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La Grande National Bank i
' Of La Grande, Oregon
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $160,000
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY '
' 'f'''Vv'v directors
J. M. 'Berry A. B. Conlay F. J. Holmes . ' F. M. Brykit
,C C." Pennington F. L. Meyers Geo. L. Cleaver
v' ' :W. L. Brenholts George Palmer ' ; .
Up-to-date Tail
or Made Suits
Net and Silk Waists, Infant's
Pop Com Silk Caps, Wool
Shirts and Leggins ,
the Latest Styles
ill wuifcird diiu ijeifd
IHE YAH DUT1 (0.
It's Heacock's
Glasses That
IT'S WATCH REPAIRING THATO I VE
SATISFACTION
GET THE HABI1
COLISEUM SKATING RINK
, ,0pc.?..?.very rtwoon from 2:30 to 5. Every night from 7:30
fa 10. IV open from 7:30 Saturday evening until 11 o'cloci
Those desiring to learn to skate will be taught by an able in
fractor Gratis every evening from 5 to 6.
NOTICE; Rights reserved to refuse all oblectionable persons L
sdmlsslon to this Rink. n
JACK D. O'BRIEN
U. B. Land Office at La Orande.Ore.,
October 5, 10.
Notice is hereby given that
KLZA E. PENDER,
of Vancouver, Wash., who, on Octo
ber S, 1108, made timber and stone
sworn statement No.' 01162, for EH
8KK, section l, township 4 eouth,
range IS; and lota 1 and I, section C,
township I south, range II, R. W. it.,
haa filed notice of ln -
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la Graufle, Ore.
IN THE
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IN LA GRANDE
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Manage
scribed, before the register and re
ceiver of the U. 8. land office at W
Grande, Oregon, on the 1W '
December, It 08.
"Claimant names as witnesses:
vld C. Brtchoux, of La Grende, Ori
John O. Kieaell of Vancouver, Wm
John W. Maltland, of YsocouW
Wash.; Baael B, Sever, of Port
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