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Three thousand apple trees are be-
' Jng distributed in this city today. It
wlll not be a very long period until
these 8000 trees will be sending 20
carloads of fruit to far-away markets.
Our fruit Interests are developing more
rapidly than many realize. W will
soon be sending solid tralnloads of ap
ples from Grande Ronde valley. When
- we do, we will get better prices tnan
we are now receiving. When buyers
,cnn go to one locality and fill their
orders, they are willing to pay more
than If they have to, scour the entire
country and get a few carlouds here
and a few there. We have thousands
Ct acres of fine fruit land, and ' each
year notes the Increased acreage.
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This is President Roosevelt's birth
day. He Is 50 years of age and la one
of the liveliest combinations of fleiih
and blood that has been produced In
'this country. We, as a nation, may
ever know to what extent we are In- j
debted to this peerless leader. , He
' dared to do right and did It. The
United States is today on a Jilgher
plane than It has ever been. We are
beginning to respect law. This Is a
Wealthy state, and meana anything but
atagnatlon, commerciaTly and morally.
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A good slogan for a "dry" town:
If found. guilty give 'em the limit."
Ignorance of the law excuses no one
jtnd as the local option clause Is fresh
In the binds of most everjf man and
woman who can read and write, It Is
hardly probable that anyone dealing
In "wet goods". la, not familiar with
the recent ruling made by the voters
of Douglas, county.- Douglas County
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Baker City Is In "he throes of a city
.campaign. The Issue seems to hinge
:s a wide-open town. 1 But. as Is al-
' ways the case, the Issue Is being side
tracked. The result seems to be In
doubt Baker City is about the only
town In the state that tolerates public
gambling at this time.
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y-U is too bad that Thanksgiving
comes so soon after a presidential
lection. Everyone cannot eat tur
, key. Some have to partake of crow.
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If you cannot pick out the presiden
tial winner at this date, you ore a
mighty poor guesser.
BOlTis;
ALL STORES IX LA GRANDE
WILL CLOSE AT O'CLOCK
. Motomlbllo Men Are
tend Meeting Which They Ilclped
Bring Here -City Should Attend
" Many Farmer Coming.
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SAMPLE LINE OE FURS
Oil SALE AT U. K. WEST
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The new styles up to the minute. A :
Invited to At- k .. .
them. The best line of furs made in :
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America - - - - -:
All county roads will lead to the
Elks' auditorium tomorrow Afternoon
and all business men in La, Grande
will be in attendance at the Good
Roads convention set for 2 o'clock, if
present Indications stand for aught.
Tomorrow at t o'clock every business
house in the city will close its doors by
mututal agreement and the proprietors
and most "Of the clerks will attend the
meeting. ' .
Judee Beott of Salem, who will be
the moving spirit, will arrive tonight
from Baker City, and be In attendance
with his live boosting wires. That he
will Inculcate a virus of good roaas
fever is a foregone conclusion..; Far
mers to the number of 200 or 800 have
been notified by special or roundabout
Invitations, and it Is thought many of
them will attend.
It behooves the city Itself to attend
as a body as farmers feel this Is not a
meeting for them alone, but for every
one. Automo&ue men oi in? cmuuy
have been generous in meeting ex
penses of the convention and they are
especially invited to attend this talk
rest. . v v
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GEORGE. FALMfcK, rresiasnt . ; . w""'"" -
j! M. BERRY, Vice Prt.id.ni C. S. WILLIAMS. 2d Ait't Cashier
F. L, MEYERS Cashier ,..'.
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La Grande National Bank
- - Of U Grande, Oregon, ... .
On sale for few days only
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La Grande
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MEDFORD CASE CAN BE
DCPMCATED ANYWHERE.
Supreme Court Tpholds DecUlon of
Jackaon Circuit Judg, Ruling That
Cities Can Change Their .Charters to
Exempt Them Form Count j Vote on
Local Option Issuea Opinion Wrlt
ten by Justice Moor on Judge Han-
na'a Recent Action. ;
Sale, Oct. 27. A decree of Circuit
Judge Hanna,' enjoining the court of
Jackson county from making an order
declaring the result or a majority ot
votea cast In June in the entire county
In favor of prohibition, and deciding
absolutely on the interdiction of sale
of liquor so that the mandate affects
Medford, was affirmed by the supreme
court today. The opinion was writ
ten by Justice Moore and means any
cltv may amend Its charter exempting
it from the operatlona of the local op
tion laws, so that outsldera In the coun
ty cannot vote the cities dry. ,
Boomed Prisoner Encape.
Eureka, Cal., Oct. 27. Twenty
armed men have been searching the
hills In this vicinity all night for Den
ny Haxel, the condemned murderer,
Who escaped Jail last night by locking
Jailer Dudley in his cell behind him.
He was fientenced to hand on October
29 for the murder of Joseph Silva last
June...
IT'S WATCH REPAIRING THAT GIVES
SATISFACTION IN LA GRANDE
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The Regular Club Dance
Each Tuesday Evening
CAPITAL AND .SURPLUS $160,000
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UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
' . DIRECTORS
J. M. Barry . A. B. Con ley F. JHolmas F. M.
C C. Pannington F. L. Meyert Oao. L Cleavar
- W. L BrtnholU Oaorga Palmer
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Grande Rohdc Lumber Co.
PERRY, ORE60N - '
CAN FURNISH LUMBER OF M L MMDS
IN CARLOAD LOTS. '
For 16 inch Chain YVood Deliver ed at yovr ilomc.
Call up V. C. BEAN, La Grande, rfcnncita! 1741
i Own Your water system
And Be Independent
KoKtvn. Wash.. Oct. 27. While
bunting In the mountains, William
Adams, soi of County Commliwlonor
"Wlllia Adams, whs mentally wun.Kil
by the acclJvntal llhurge of his
companion's rifle while he wns fl'llny
along the road. Adorns was eheml
and Ms companion's horse became
" frightened, . causing the discharge ot'
the gnu. The tu!l t entt red the rlftht
eld," romlnr nt jh lft hoiililpJ
- H ivei n'.iuVi. rfuing'l ntle
homeback and five mlU-s In a rig be
fore reaching the hospital here.
Bold Diamond Robbery.
- Spokane. Oct. 27. The police are
looking for the -thief who stole the
diamonds bvlongtna; to Mis Liilng, a
companion of Mrs. John A. Finch,
wife of a mining millionaire last
t.,t,t vii-.-r! at ISOOO. They wew
taken undur the wry nose of the
houjtt-hold. It Is not known whether
the thief entered the second story win
dow or wnVUcd boidly by the servants.
HALLOWEEN BALL
For the Benefit of Ihe Basket
ball and Indoor Baseball Teams
COLISEUM SKA TING RINK
JACK D. O'BRIEN
Manager
A Well Will Solve Ttic Problem
Twenty-five years' experience In the weU-drilUng bustaese eaablea
me to do yonr work properly and economically. I am prepared to
drill to any depth. ;
ASK MF FOR PARTICULARS AND
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Turin, Oct. 27. Doubt concerning
the Abruai-EJ.kinweddlng .were re-l
moved tiKiay toiiowmg the amiounva-i
ment by the duke that Katherlnei
would become his bride some time in
November, either at Washington or at
Elklns, W. Va. He said: "I am plan
ning to leave for America Immediate
ly and AlU return with ills Elklns."
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