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POLITICAL HISTORY.
' Some one haa made up the follow
ing table that Is Interesting reading:
McClellan In 18C4 lost New York
and Indiana. He waa defeated.
Seymour In 1868 carried New York,
but Lost Indiana, He was defeated.
Oreeley In 1872 lost Now York and
Indiana. He was defeated. -' ..
Tilden ii?; t876 carried New York
and Indiana. He .was not-seated, but
almost no stndcni of American politics
now doubts that ho waa honestly elect
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Hancock In 18S0 lost New York and
Indiana. He was defeated. -
Cleveland In. 1884 carried New York
and Indiana. . He was elected. .
Cleveland In 1888 lost New. York and
Indiana. He was defeated.
Cleveland In 1892 carried New York
and Indiana. He was elected.. '
Bryan In 1896 lost New York and
Indiana. He was defeated. .
Bryan In 1900 lost New York and
Indiana. He was defeated..
Parker In 1904 lost New York and
' '"Indiana. He waa defeated.
In 50 years no democratic .candi
date for president has bee.i elected
Who did not carry both New York
S' And .Indiana. Since Jackson's - day
Do democratic candidate for presi
dent, who carried both New York and
Indiana has been defeated.
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Eastern dispatches for the past two
weeks have been reporting quite a
change In the labor vote toward Taft.
In the early part of the campaign
labor leaders Impressod the mlnda of
the members of certain unions that
Taft was an enemy of the laboring
men and until the republicans tnet
these charges by the ' actual records
and proved conclusively that tho de
- HMnnn mart by Judge Taft while on
the bench are among the cases Cited
when the rights of the laboring man
or labor unions are involved. Those
who heard Judge "McGinn last night
can easily see how this change Is be
ing brought about. Judge McGinn
changed many votea last night, when
he proved f oncluslvely by judicial de
cisions the fairness and Justness of
Taft's decision. Such speeches as
these of which there have been hun
dreds throughout the states of New
York, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois the
last two weeks, cannot but help wipe
out the wrong Impression that Was
made earlier In the campaign. j,
AFTKIIXOOX TEA.
You must not wear campaign but
tons on Tuesday. This will be mighty
dull for 'some of the old-tlmo well
Jcnown rustlers on election day. No
teams running .about vith banners,
"Vote for Taft" nor "Vote for Bryan."
No electioneering. It Is understood
that Jack Peaie Is going to give an
Afternoon ten, and that Invitations are
now being mailed to several of the
boys to Join him on his lawn on the
afternoon of election.
Everybody -can feel good for. three
days yet. Figures. do not lie, but liars
can figure, and the'man who cannot at
this date prove conclusively by mixing
the electoral vote of the scvoral state
so the result will absolutely bring his
ridldate In the Kad. should purchase
one of those IBhio,u cnici.atur
books which were sold In our city
a few days &",
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The campaign practically closes to
night. Both parties have done every
thirg In their power to present th. lf
aide of the political guentlon, and now
the entire matter la In the hande of
the grat American Jury and the ver
dict will be delivered not later than
Wednesday. , , .
Uookmakera do not Always know
how the election will go, however,
there ha, not been a wager reported,
except with
great odd on Taft; not
even money,
La Grande haa sucrceded admirably
In Betting- on the front page of the
leading papera of the northwest the
nt wweK.
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The city basketball league gets the
receipts from the dance at the Colise
um rink today. The ball commences
Immediately After the completion of
the basketball game "between two tem
porary organisations, of which," Mer
rill Chllders and A. W. Nelson are
captains. The, personnel of the teams
Is not known at present several of
the players being on the road , and
may not retvrn. There Is A squad of
10 for each team and recruits will be
picked from the reserve. The game
starts at 8 o'clock. This is the first
game of a season which will be re
plete with contests. Tonight's affair
Is more of a practice nature than any
thing else, none of the players having
done consistent training.
The price for the dance has been
reduced to 60 and 25 cents. The stan
dard of the affair will be lield at the
verjr best, but the prices come down.
STOLE TAXES
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It has been discovered after years
of misapprehension -that Union coun
ty has been receiving taxes from the
O. R. & N. on a stretch of road that
rightfully belongs to Baker county.
The mistake Jias been discovered, Ba
ker officials have been advised, and
the Union county records expunged.
It represents no great sum though,
as the trackage In question Is .37 of
a mile In length. The peculiar situa
tion exists between mile posts 334 -and
335, thus Including the steel abridge
Just west of North Powder, t'that
point the river swerves horse-shoe
like, but the railroad leads directly
across the Isthmus. tTam inner shore
to Inner shore is a distance' of 87 one
hundrodtha of A mile and that Is In
Baker county. After running for a
moment In the wet territory the train
again emerges on dry soil for another
considerable distance. Itemarkablj
enough, thla has not been discovered
before and henceforth Baker county
will get the taxes from) this bit of
road, rather than Union.
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There , will be no difficulty In se
curing . national and county election
returns next Tuesday night. The Coli
seum skatlnff rink, the Pastime thea
ter, the Elks' club and The Observer
will receive telcKraphlc return from
all the states of the nation.- In addi
tion to that. Union and Wallowa comi
ty returns will be received at The Ob-
rrrvcr ofrloo tniu nigni. mis m
Insure city, county, stale and United
States returns In The Observer office
one. The telesraphlc reports will
bo the same in all Instances, but the
county returns will be reit iveu lu iitk
office plone, according to present
plans.
A Pole Scrap Settled.
The Grande Ronde Electric com
pany had a brush with some of th
BASKETBALL
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FERGUSON'S
THE BOOK STORE
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Aways Leading
Hew Books, Station
' ery, Pictures, Hew
Ideas
"WHERE NOTHING IS TOO BIUCH '
TROUBLE." . '
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0. F. FOWLER
BLUE MOUNTAIN HOUSE.
T. J. CRAY Prop. ( New Management)
Rates $i.00, $1.25, $1.50
Best 25c meal in the city
Beds 25c and 50c
All outside rooms. Board
'and lodge $6. per week
One block from Vepof
COLISEUM SKATING RINK
Tuesday
Evening.
Charges
TUo Dorfiilat
Each Tuesday Evening
JACK D. O'BRIEN
land owners In the North Powder sec
tion, while establishing the new pole
line, And came out with flying colors.
As a result of the" scrap, it Is reported
that certain county roads have been
more definitely outlined and will be
opened to travel, and the pole line
haa been set In the proper place.
The county surveyor ran the line and
settled the differences.Unlon Re
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to vv.rr STOCK.
On ltathor Sit:
as r.::
:.:i S-ulo TliN Winter,
r'-Tierlnieiit.
J. E. Reynol-3 has purchased two
carload of tnttte and will feed them
:his winter n r.n experiment which
will undov-r-;'v lead to a larger,
scalo. In n low weeks Mr. Reynolds
expects to visit the feeding grounds
around Echo with a view of ascertain
ing how they build thi lr feeding pens.
and the use of either chopped alfalfa
4r tif;f r,va!.
Seventh Pay Advcntlst Church.
There will be aervlces- Sunday
morning t II o'clock. Elders W. W.
Steward and E. E. Smith will conduct
the meeting.
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WHICH BILL
would you prefer to payf A
good stiff one to th doctor for,
curing some of your family of
pneumonia or. rheumatism or
our modest one for the coal
which would have prevented the
Illness? Think It 07r. Then
give ua th :der ffv eo. Pa
It soon, too. Even A little chill
may mean a big bill for tha
doctor. '
. Phone Main 10
Only house in the f
city employing J
white help only I
TRY OUR SERVICE
No Extra
(TlnK Tlanco
Manager
SAY, Mr MAN
We put iust a little po-
on your shirts and
collars. They i) ,i )';;
so easily.
TRY VS THIS MONTH
HERRY'S NEW
LAUNDRY.
Pacific'Jtates Phone
Main 78
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GEORGE. PALMER. President
J. M. BERRY. Vice President
F. L. MEYERS Cashier
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La Grande National Bank
Of La Grande, Oregon V
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UNITfeD STATES DEPOSITORY
DIRECTORS . , .
J. M. Berry A.' B. Conley F. J. Holmet F. M. Brykit
d C. Psnnington F. L Meyers, Geo. U Cleaver
, .' W. L. BrenholU George. Palmer
Grande Rondc lumber Go.
RERRY, OREGON
CAN rilRMSH LUMBER OF Al L MMDS
IN CARLOAD LOTS.
Tor 16 inch Chain Weed Deliieted at yo-r ilcimc,
Call up V. C. BEAN, La Crandv f hCRC, Red 1741
: THE
5 OREGON FIRE RELIEF ASSOCIATION
; A HOME COMPANY 34.000 MEMBERS J
A n . rr inoi m a lAi mof P ?
$28,000.00.00 INSURANCE IN FORCE
A Mutual Company can Save
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J. W. OLIVER, AGENT, La Grande.Or.
Cor. 6th St and Washington Ave Phone Red 1782 ;
F w; H. BOHNENKAMP CO;
Why Try to "Get
t Along" without o
l "Sfte had done her besM
I leaky range was to blame"
Why not know the deiignnui v
satisfation of having yourJX
I work done perfeclly-ThalJ
comes from using a Monarch
Kanger
Cut Prices on
Shingles for
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We need the money; You need the material t
fir and Native Lumber, Gedar J
Shingles
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W, H. BRENHOLTS Ass't Cashier
C. S.. WILLIAMS, 2d Ass't Cashier
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Yeu from 40 to 50 per
Insurance
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TU"Sty Satisfactory "Itaivge
Lumber and
large Orders
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