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bulMlna- your careful consideration
and Investigation, so you may vote In
telligently. D not let a half dosen
votes divide so Important a question.
As a rule, only about six or eight at
tend our tax levying school meetings.
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The nearer the time for the matins-
of the legislature, the les we hear
about side tracking statement No. 1.
Every mite helps. Remember this
when given an opportunity to swell the
park fund.
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You never can tell by looking at a
man what Is under his hat.
HIS MIND
'DIMMED
rOSTMASTEirCEX KRAI.'S REPORT
The following excerpts are token
from the 1908 annual report of the
fourth assistant postmaster general,
allowing 'especially the growth of the
rural delivery, estimated requirement
for 1910. and recommendations: ,;'...
' ftlvMou of Jturul Delivery.
The number of petitions for rural
delivery, service filed during the past
fiscal year tiKSr gated -I04, an in
frefw of 1510 over the .previous year.
Of the petitions filed. 2981-have been
accepted, for. Investigation and 184 are
still ' under consideration. .
; On June 30, 1908, the service was In
operation on 39.277 routes, and 39;143
enrriers were employed. On 659
routes the service was tri-weekly. a de
crease of 80 as compared with the pre
vious year. , ' '- ' -' '"
During the year 172 new routes
were established, 17 routes discontin
ued, leaving the net Increase In the
number of rputes In operation 1549.
Rood Improvement,
Rural delivery is In operation on
43,087 miles of road, overv which car
riers are required .to.'; travel dally.
Thirty-five thousand miles of these
roads are macadam, the remainder be
ing earth, sand, or gravel. Postmas
ters at rural delivery offices were re.
cently required to furnish the depart
ment with detailed reports on. roads
; covered by rural delivery, compilation
of which shows that since the service
was first established 70,63j,l2 has
been expended on roads traversed by
rural carriers. V ;
Recommendations.
For the Postmaster General to pre
scribe a uniform dress to be worn by
letter carriers In the city delivery
eervlce, be extended to letter carriers
In the rual delivery service.
. That legislation be enacted provld
In g for delivery, at a special rate of
pounds in weight, to be effective be
tween the distributing poBtoffice and
the patrons of any rural route eman
ating from such postofflce. .
Appropriation Needed for 1910.
' The esltmate of $30,246,000 has been
aubmitted for the fiscal year 1910.-
J. M. Thompson, who for several
weeks has been 'operating In the coun
ty, purchasing fruit, was taken sick at
Hot Lake and on account bf his pecu
liar actions. Sheriff Chlldera was noti
fied und he brought him here this
morning, and before a heating before
judge 'Henry, was adjudged insane.
The asylum guards have been notified
and they are expected to arrive soon.
masv- "bieet". talks
AUVIUfrovH,
perfectly rational, lie thinks some
one Is trying to kill him, and wh'lo In
the court room the clicking of the
typewriters agitated him. He thought
some one was cocking a gun. Whis
ky and cigarettes are given ns one of
the causes of the dethronement of his
mind. His family lives In Denver and
consists of a wife and two children.
Weare Prepared to
I Make. Loans .. on
Farm or city property
Our Abstract Books the most complete in the County. , An
Abstract fucnished by it: its absolutely, 'reliable .v;:. j
iFire,-' Life- and Accident Insurance
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La Grande Investment Co.
Foley Block
La Graude, Ore.
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11. B0HNENKAMP. CO
Sufficient unto the day Is the evil
thereof." Short periods are long
enough for ti. "'endurance of hard
knocks. " ' .
i Why Try. fo "Get
t Along" without one
9 ..a. a.. a' ' ' ' ' t b'"R
"She had cone tier Desr-n
lezky range was to blame"
Why not know the delightful
S3iisfa Hon of having your
work ' done perfectly That
comes from using a Monarch
Range? IhsVySAtlsfactorylt&ns
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Current Topic Club.
The Current Toplp club will meet
Friday afternoon at the home 'of Mrs.
Fred B. Currey. " A full attendance is
desired. . . ' ?'
1 , Boy In Burning Building.
Seattle, Dec. 1. -Returning to hi
home last night a I Georgetown, Mar
tin Hauman and wife found that their
only child, a boy of 5 years, Imprison
ed in the burning building. The
mother fainted while the father crawl
ed through a window and rescued the
lad. A moment later the roof fell.
A man near Bandon will plant
acres to cranberries.
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" Spokane 1st offering $10,000 In cash
prlsea at the National Apple show to
be held there December 7 to 12. , in
clusive. In addlion to the cash many
other valuable prises are to be award
ed to exhibitors. The northwest Is
today one of the greatest apple-producing
countries and It Is Just begin
ning. What the future has In store
few can predict. The northwest grows
the fruit the people demand.
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Everybody irlrd up their loins and
aro out after this Irrigation project.
Conditions which thwarted active work
among many of our business men, are
now out of the way and renewed ac
tivity Is now the order of the day.
Think of it, apparently without any
effort, one-hair.of the required acre
ace has been subscribed. This entire
amount will all be sinned up by the
first of the year If every one does Just
a little.
November, as a whole, was a de
lightful month, neither too warm not
too cold; the precipitation Just a trl-
over one-half Inch. The entire
Fatally Klekex! by a llors.
Belllngham, Dec. 1. Angus Young
was kicked by a horse this morning,
Uo hoof crushing the Jawbone. . The
lower part of the face la hanging loose
from the head. He was tounu uncon
scious under the animal.-. There Is
practically no chance for recovery.
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QEORGE PALMER, President W. H. BRENHOLTS Ass t Cashier
J. M. BERRY, Vice Presidsnt C. S. WILLIAMS. 2d Ass't Cashier
F. L MEYERS, Cashier
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La Grande National Bank
; Of La Grande, Oregon
CAPITAL ANtt SURPLUS $160,000
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
.DIRECTORS
I J.M. Berry A. B. Conley V F. J. Holmes
F. M. Brykit
C. C. Pennington F. L. Meyers Geo. L. Cleaver
W: L. Brenholts . George Palmer
Grande Ronde Lumber
PERRY, OREGON :
Co.
CAN FURNISH LUMBER Of A! L MDS
IN CARLOAD LOTS.
For 16 Inch Ctiain Uocd Deliiered at yor tnie,
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Call up V. C. BEAN, La Crar.d;. Fhone, Red 1741
Pretty Calenders
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Ferguson's
of La Grande, Oregon, who, on No
vember 16, '1908, made timber and
stone sworn statement No. 02331, for
E'A SEVi, Bectlon 29; : NE',4 NE14,
section 82. and NW NW, section
33, township 4 south, range S8 E. W.
r Vina filed notice of Intention to
make final timber andstone proof,
to establish claim to the land above de
5crlbed,v before the register and ; re
ceiver, at La Grande, C 'on, on u-J
9th day of February, 19u.
Claimant names as witnesses: Jos
eph Santoes, Clyde Santoes, Aaron
Murphy, John Steinbeck, all of La
F. C. Bit AM WELL, Register.
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Commonwealth, tho valuable racing
stallion owned by N. K. West, met
wjth an accident that will undoubted
ly mean the animal's death, If tho fears
entertulned matoiiallKe to facta. LaU
this afternoon a 'phone message from
the Island City track notified Mr. West
that Commonwealth had slipped and
fallen during exercise in the corral. At
press time no veterinary has reported.
The employes of the track beilevo a
leg Is broken. .
. Commonwealth Is well known all
over the Pacific northwest as a horse
of remarkable speed and beauty. The
financial los. If the leg Is broken, and
the horse killed, will be heavy.
Of Seasonable Suits and Coats
Smart Suits and Coats in the New Styles and
Colors Offered at a Fraction of the
: ";.' ; ' Real : ' Value :, -v
EachTperson lives best who does hlr
best for one day at a time, and then
r.fo-h-. hlmalf for his level best
fall has been ideal. The agricultur-i ,v
st and horticulturist could not have '
rheduled better conditions. The crops NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
were all garnered without loss, and the Department of th Interior.
fait work and reeding Is advanced to
a greater extent than usual.
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Give the tnstter of another school
V. S. Land Office at La Grande, Or..
November 21, 10S.
Notice la hereby given
JOHN W. M'AXJSTER,
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office,
; La Grande, Ore., November 25, 1908.
A sufficient contest affidavit hav
ing been filed in this office by
HUGO A. BECK, " ' .
contestant, against H. B. No. ,lie5.
serial No. 02456, made February 7,
1902, for SB'4 NWfc, E SW4. sec
tion 10, township 4 south, range 35, E.
Wv;M., by Ernest R. Copeland. con
testee, In which it Is alleged that said
Ernest R. Copeland has wholly aban
doned the above described, tract for
more than six months last past, and
that he never built a house or estab
lished residence or made any Improve
ments on said tract at any time for at
all, and that said alleged absence from
said land was not due to his employ
ment In the army, navy or marine
corps of the United States, said parties
The said contestant having. In a
proper affidavit, filed November 25,
190S. set forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service of
this notice cannot be made, It Is hereby
ordered and directed that such notice
he given by due and proper publica-
are hereby notified to appear, respon
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ana ortcr evidence loucnmg sum " ;
gntlnn at 10 o'clock a. m. on Decern- '
ber SI. 190S. before the register a 1
reeelver at the United States land Ci-
tlon.
F. C. BRAMWELL,
J. T. WILLIAMSON, . Reglst. r. ,
Attorney for Contestant 1
Great
Saving on
Every
Garment
XoW for one of our BIG SALES. " Von know by experience, or mui
(hat of friends, that onr sales are REAL SALES, lit the trumt sense of the,
word , We eet certain volume or business to do every year, and buy ar
cordingly, nnd vvhen we find ourselves In d.rngcr of falling off because of
nir-rasonablo weather or Other causes, then Is the time that we put aside all
thoti -ht of profit, and make business hum with Reductions thut arc Bona
Elder and values that make people talk nnd end others to participates In our
bargains. The FALL CLEARANCE Is at hand ,
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Where Quality Governs, Cut Prices Count
Sale Starts
Monday Morn
Nov. 30,8 A. M.
This Sato exceeds all previous efforts in the great , variety of Styles,
Colortn and In value-glving. The enthusiasm of pnivluwrs stlmutates
our efforts not only to maintain, but to surpass the blgli standard already
extahltxhcd. , -
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The No FaSiorite One Price Store
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
IjI' i Office. La Grande, Ore.,
r.-u!-!i.-rcr SI, ISOg.
::jf.:. 1; hereby given that
' A'.tTHA LANGDON.
jcr LJ v-anie, uregon, wno, on
te'b.r , . I0S. made timber and
stwt to-i itttement No. 01S3S, for .
WU NEi4. secUon IS., township 2
-uth, range S8. E. W. M., has filed
notice of Intention to make final tim
ber and stone proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
the rerister and receiver of the U. S.
lMt office at La Grande, Oregon, on
the 9th day of December, 1S08.
Claimant names as witnesses: Cha
Coiweil, of Perry, Ore.; Har-y Cot
well, of Perry. Ore.; Edward Lovely,
of La Grande, Ore.; W. R. King, of La
Grande, Ore.
JT. C. BRAMWELL, Register.
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