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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1908)
CTEXTtO O BSEItVEtt, IA CrJLTDE. PIUMO! TCESPAY, KOYEMBEH g,18C3. T 3"': J ... Published Dally Evcpt Sunday. CTRHKY UKOTHEltS, EDITOnS AND PROPIUETOR.9 rnilrd lrc Telegraph Service. , . SUBSCniPTION nAlrS: Dally, lngle copy Pally, per month ' &c Dally, tlx month, In advance, . .$8.S0 Pally, on year. In advance. ... .M.80 ; tVtcVly, six month, tnidvance.. 75c ' VTeeJUy. one ear, in a'dv'nnci CM9 JEntered at the postoMce at La Grande ' aa aecondclao matter. Tbl paper will not publlo any arti cle appearing over a nonr de plume. lgned artlclea will be received, ub Jact to . the 'discretion of the editor. JPleaae algft your article and aava dis appointment. Adrertlsing Rate. Display ad. rate furnished upon application. " . , Xxcat . reading notice 10c per lint. tint Insertion; 8c per line for each ub- caauent inaertlon. " Resolution of condolence, So a line. Card of thanks, 5c a tine. ?1 Thl 1' your 'last day to '.make up mi n reflection' Dronheclefc. t .The your pre-eloctloJV next flrures will be results. Fa Fact. cot fiction, This land' of the.ifreel Oh. bosht Can't even7 do. a unt for, a ; friend solicit Tote at so much per; buy a drink and give one away: It. W bad enough all of, the time, but thl Inst kink on election day is certainly the limit." s Thus soliloquized one of the "once was' who always bled the can dldate or the committee for 110 on uch occasions, and there were others on every corner. For a while this morning It looked as though there would be no election; Under the old aystcm so many of our people always waited untl lthe right fellow came around and showed us where to hedge n( to the sack). It looked pitiful up - to about 10 o'clock, but like all sud den changes, they finally voted, but it , wa evident thc.t their patriotism was not up to the normal, and when not u few came out of the voting booth, the expression on their faces looked like Ihey had suddenly received bad news. , The leaders of the prohibition party have been assured, of fund , to the amount, of $25,000 annually, for the next ftur years, to further their Inter, eats. This year the prohibitionists In thclr nation! platform spreurt out on national Issues, and as compared with the platform of the dominant parties, wa equally as go6d. If the temper ance movement continues to grow dur ing the next four years a It has In .'the' last, there will be little left for It to do as a party, or It may grow In strength wonderfully. However, the v trong partle are advocating temper - ance tn many of their state platform and o far the party in power ally has led In making the announce ment.' The temperance question Is the llvest political wire today, and those who do, not pick up' the right end are sure to get stung. ' Everything Is politics; but do you know If our people would work with half as much enthusiasm regarding our Irrigation project that It would mean something to us all. Aa far as Union county is concerned. It ' is of vastly greater Importance that the Ir rigation project succeed, than whether our next president la William Howard Taft or William Jennings Bryan. Who ver I elected will be our president. and will do all In his power to do the best he can for the : cltnoeund .beet he can for the continued general development of the country. Neither f them will ever know, except by ac- .!rlnt. that there ever was an irrlga- .ni.w munilnncd In Grande HUH ' i ' J. - Ronde valley. The general prediction Is that this --...I.,- lit nnt ho clime. . Whoever rjt 1 1 ... -- - -- wins will have many votes to spare The only possibility of Bryan wlnnlntt Is by a landslide, and there Is no more roason why this landslide should not le more or less m neral than In a few localities. A landslide that would tuk tr. .,.h tat,. as New Vork and In- Un in.-iii.li. have a (liana iihriii " 1r.en others that are listed In lh Taft group.' Tue ilme U ".it -r. ' tant when we chall know. Jf Taft Is not elected by a tremen dous majority, the sporting men of the country have widely missed their rvrk. No mieh odds were ver given before. Think of It! M to 11 In fa ,rof Tift and even at theie odd ere ai little Bryan money In sight If the election new doc not utt you, you do not have to nit up all night.' ' : Ve COUNTY SHOWS APATHY (Continued from page 1.) Within an hour after the poll opened a quarter of the vote had been cast. Portland Vote Light, iWllaitti,. Nor.- J. Voting is .light In most precinct. Notning in xns general appearance of the Ctly Indi cate a national election I on. ine corrupt practice act had It effect. Weather 1 pleasant and the un ia shining brightly. Unusually Heavy In Roeeburg. Roseburg. Nov. J. The warm sun shine U bringing out a full force of voter. ", Early Indication are that the vote will be the heaviest In the hltory of the city. ; ' "' I'nloa Sewn to Lcul. Union. Nov. I. (Special.) At 2 o'clock It 1 apparent that Union' two precinct will poll the full comple ment of registration. So quiet 1 the voting 'that It I impossible to even learn the trend of affair. Precinct No..l. normally 85 republican out of ft total regiatratlon of 268. hadj cast 140 vote ai mis noui. t , ... . i,iMiHj nf ,71 and 43;jt6tal registration,' has cast 110. ' Many tari ' : 1 i a .. mrr are in. the city ana i i inuuin the' total vote wjll be heavy. . 1 Cove .Lean .Democratic. t Cove. Nov. 8. (Special,) In a community hormally republican by 42. it Is evident that the registration nr K9. will, nnt be reached. Cove Is voting extremely slow; though 1S had voted at g o'clock. : As far as ascer tainable. Taft Is slightly in disfavor h. ThA nluralltv In either case will be very small. Aimthy at Hllgnrd. Hilgard, Nov. 3. (Special.) Hll gard Is another precinct In the coun tv that shows apathy In the presldun tlal election. Out of a registration of 66, 45 had voted at 2:30. The apathy i.. .omurknYiin.. The precinct Is re publican by 9 registrations. Kumnitrvillc' Slow V ote, Summervllle, Nov . (Special.) r.ik oiher Drecincta In the county Summervllle is showing but little In terest In the election, Farmers am siow In coming In and unless a whirl wind finish Is In store, .the vote will h far below registration, The" pre rinrt Is reDublican by a plurality ol 26 out of a total of 203. ' lxw at ImbltT, Too Imbler, Nov. 3.-(Spe.clal.) Forty.- four vote had been cast herv at o'clock this afternoon. Farmer are attending to duties on the ranches and are not coming to town. The vote of 44 Is far below the registration, which Is 80, with a republican plurality of 15. -v.'" Wallowa County Active. Kntemrlse. Nov. ... 3.--(Speclal.) The returns from every section of .. , ,. .hnw tht voting is nmirresslng rapidly. Taft Is an easy winner in this county, the only specu- latlon being what plurality he will se cure. ' ' North Powder Is Confident. North Powder, Nov. 8. (Special.) W ore a-olnsr to give Taft a bi Plu" rallty here, though the iyte I small," I the consensus of opinion in norm Powder this afternoon, jne v" opened at Z o'clock this , Afternoon ulth 44 vote cast. The registration for this precinct is 243 republican by 54. ' Pull at Elaln. " ' v Elgin, Nov. S. (Special.) Elgin's two precincts are not voting with the usual vlirt todBy. The new corrupt practices act hns put 'such a quietus on the day that one business man for got entirely this was election day. The voting strength, according to the reg istrations In North Elgin Is 293. re publican by 81; and South Elgin reg lHtered 278. republican by 28. (it-nut rn Is DcimK-ratlc. Grants Pass. Ore., Nov. 3. Nine teen votes In one family rust for Bry- ,.n i,.. todnv. W. H. Patlllo. a mem ber of a large family, says Bryan' ha n our for common people. The early morning vote in various precincts in lo victory, . U ti estimated Bryan M csrry the coun tv hv 100. majority. I niaUlla (onnty lSrimbllcan. Pendleton. , Nov. S. Wllh perfect .,nil...r a heavy vote will be polled. I'maiuiaVooutv-. 13 con!!devl in favor of the republicans? The Indications rrv that the. normal republican ma jority of 00 will be cut to less than 100. Keeping faith with folks Js agoo way of cultivating faith in them. 4 t l444 ni THE HOUSEKEEPER 35c For Six Alonfhs. 35c FERGUSON'S "WHERE XOTH1XO IS TOO MUCJI ... TROUBLE." ; , . SxbscripiiosiS hi klLotk?t-?uk: licafions recUved : G. F. FOWLER M4 BLUE MOUNTAm HOUSE - ... ..-....'.' , v T, J. CRAY Prop; Rates $1.00, $U5, $f.50 Best 25c meal in the city Beds 25c and SOc r-11 , ' . - Ml outside rooms. Board and lodge $6. - per week One block from depot I ' I 4 EICTiON!RETUR!iS Tuesday E Charges The Regular Each Tuesday Evening J ACK-D. O'BRIEN THE BEST is that made Powder Every Sack IN0R GMDE RONDE CASH CO. Local WOOD, C0A1 -iDaily ObserVir WHICH BILL would you prefer to pay? A good stiff ont to the doctor for it. curing some of your family of , pneumonia or rheumatism or our modest one fof UV coal which would have prevented the lllnes T Tbltk It oveA Then give ti the ' ; der' !. tf-t It oon; too. Even little chill , jcavt mean big blll--for th . doctor. . .'.v.'.j . ,.,. ; . Phone Main 10 ( New Management) Only house in the city employing white help only 'TRY OUR SERVICE Manager FLOUR! " : T at North i Guaranteed Agents AND FEED 65: per Month Club Dance CBCTTERj o I A. OEOROE PALMER, President . W, H. BRENHOLTS AtCa.nir J. M. BERRY, Vice President C S. WILLIAMS, 2d Ati't Cashier F. L. MEYERS Cashier . . ' ; ' 5655' . ' La Grande National Bank ; Of La Grande, Oregon CAPITAL AMD. SURPLUS $160,000 UNITED STATES v- DIRECTORS J. M. Berry K B. Conley F. J. Holme .F. M. Brykit i C. C. Pinnington F. L Meyari Geo. L. CIevr - W. L BrnholU ; Oeorg Plnr , ' I ... v-. n i,.i 1 1 . J pi )fe)pcRRY, . i'y t- CAiTitiRNisii lumber of ai l kinds IN CARLOAD LOTS. For 16 inch Chain Weed Deldeeed at,yor Heme. Call up V. C. BEAN, La CrandcV I tone,' M .1741 ! OREGON FIRE RELIEF; ASSOCIATION t A HOME COMPANY 34.000 MEMBERS ; $28,000.00.00 INSURANCE IN FORCE A Mutual Company can Save Ycu from 40 to 50 per : -cent on Your 'insurance . 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