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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1908)
teVEXI.va O BSERTKR, IA CRAXDK. ORECOX, VKiXESDAY, DECEMBER 2, ltt"8, EIGHT pages. pack four. U Q&i'MM OUserver Published Daily Ex"pt Sunday. CItiulStOTriERS. EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. Culled IVesa Teh-graph Sen lee. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Pally, single copy ' 6c .Dally, per month 5c Dally, six monthi, in advance. , .13,60 Pally, one year. In advance. . ...14. 50 Weekly, six months. In advance.. 75c Weekly, one year. In advance. . .Il.uo Catered at the postoffice at La Grande M second-clasa matter. : , This paper will not public any aru cl appearing over a nom de plume. Cigned artlclea will be received sub ject to the discretion of the editor. 2leaae algn your articles and save dis appointment .' !' "' ' Advertising Rate. Display ad. ratea furnished - upon Application. Local reading notices 10c per lln first Insertion; 6c per line for each sub sequent Insertion. Resolutions of, condolence, Ic a line. Cards of thanks, to a line. A CHANGE COMIXG. Our citizens are not satisfied regard ing the enforcement of the local option law. We are paying a high price for the police protection we are receiv ing. It Is a well known fact that li quor is being sold daily In this city in violation of the law. Prior to the pas sage of our new charter the city could not receive any revenue from the vio lation -of the local option law, but this has been remedied and at the council meeting this evening an ordinance Is to be Introduced which will give the dty power to arrest, fine and Impris on along lines similar to the state law. The people have been restless for many weeks and frequent Indeed have appeals been made to the excutive and police departments of the city for re lief. The answer has been, "Ju?t. wait and keep qulot until the new charter passes and' then the city with Its po lice department will' take cognizance of present conditions and not only put a top"to It, but will receive a revenue from the violators. The people have waited. The char ter Is a reality. The action laken by the council this evening win ne await ed with Interest. ' . ' There are several things brewing and will continue to brew until' our nrenent conditions are bettered. A petition Is now being circulated which will be presented to the council this venlng. osklng that an ordinance be parsed to prohibit' the sale of malt products, commonly called near-beer. Other cities in the state have (been compelled to take similar steps. 7ae contention being made that the sate of near-beer it is difficult to control or prevent tho'sale of stronger drinks by unscrupulous dealers. ' The tremendous majority given lb- trifled with. We have made ft gotl start. We have done as well as Is usually done the first few months after! so radical a change.. The immediate wiping out of over 40 saloons in' the county at one stroke was sudden. Ap petites that required years to form were Just the same after the law passed as they were before, and '' as iisunl, there were some who for the profit there was In It sought to enter to this demand, We no whave two inmates in the co'un'ty Jnli for violating the local optUn law. . We have several Indict ments against other who: will be tried at the term of .court which convenes nexti Monday. We have , prosecuting officers, and courts that are fearless, and IwlU do their duty. We are not In nearly so bad a condition as wo might be. Kn act while there Is some liquor bring sold, things are much , iriore preferable under present existing con dition than thoy were before the pa loons were wiped out. But the people vant them still better and aregolng to have it belter. Just a few more ad it -vanees and Ij Grande will be no of the cleanest little' cities In the north west We have made great headway. Thlak of It! It was only a few year agot.thnt we constantly In a city elec tion fight over the lysui?" whether or not wide open gn.mbltnfT would be per mitted. Some times one ., sldei, won. some times the other. Our 14 fr 20 saloons .were run wide open every day In the week and all night long. Don't cof dlscourased: we have, accom plished much. We are. going to ac-1 compllsh more. It will take a little time. One of the next moves after a few more arrests and cowlctlons of bootleggers will come a demand to clean up some . of the billiard halls, which permit boys of 1. 15 and II years of age to congregate and loiter around their places of business. The time will come when the billiard and pool tubles will be closed on Sundays. TheK and a few more things are In tho very near future to be. The people demand theno things and when Jhe demand In made auffltcently strong, their accompllahment Is only a second ary matter., , We need anothwr school building. We will need several more when our Irrigation project Is completed. Let us begin now by attending the school meeting and provide a small tax suffi cient to" pay tht.ttltSXA the Kindt', j It will hardly be noticeable. One mill will do It and when the district dou bles In value, which It will do within JO years after the Irrigation problem Is solved, let some of our coming pop ulation help pay' for It. They will be only too glad to do, so. We need the additional room. We need It now. Lt ua have It. Have you visited the public schools this year? If you have not, you owe it to yourself and to the community to make a visit to the high school and see how crowded they are. Do you realize that the board would not know how to accommodate 20 additional high school students. These are facts that anyone can substantiate by a 10- mlnute visit. ; - . While the clean-up spirit is abroad in the city let steps be takep to pro hibit the Sunday theater. Arguments made In the larger ctiies,, wher.e there . . ... ace hundreds of homeless people ao not apply to a city of homes like La Grande.- With three moving picture shows running every night there la no necessity, of Sunday matinees. ' : , If Ruef would commit suicide II would save a lot of trouble to me people of Pan Francisco. He may yet. He has precedents. . ,. i. 1 i Xo. 3655. Report of the Condition of THE LA'GIUXDE NATIONAL RANK at La Grande, in the, state of Oregon, at the close of business Nov. 27, 1908. , Resource. Loans and discounts ...'..$596,824.89 Overdrafts, secured and un- , , ' secured ........... i . . . V. B. bonds to secure cir culation. U. S. bonds to secure U. S. deposits .............. Premiums on TJ. S. bonds.. Bonds, securities, etc. ,. .. Banking-house,: furniture, and fixtures ...i,. Due from National banks (not reserve agents) . . -. Due from State banks and bankers ' 2,690.67 62,000.00 60,000.00 457.5.' 19,919.00 66,000.00 . ' - V 39,356.40 i 2,242.25 Due from approved reserve, - agents ,......,......'.. 64,764.00 Checks and other cash Items 3,293.4 J Notes of ' other National : : banks" . . .'1 1. . . . ' Fractional paper currency, ' nickels and cents Lawful money reserve In bank, viz: 4,810.00 ! 206.63 Specie . : . . . . .$U,433.0. Legal-tender notes . . . 18.046.00 Redomotlon fund 1th U. S. 78,479. treasurer. (S per cent of ' circulation) ....... . . . 8,087.60 Total . . . ..... ........ .$984,1$1.B2 Liabilities. Capital stock paid In , .$100,000.00 , . 60,000.00 Surplus fund ............ fndivlded profits, less ex- 1 penses and taxes paid . ; National bank notes out standing . ... Due to other National banks Due to State banks and 18,396.61 62,000.00 9,887.15 bankers 1,556. Due to 'approved reserve 4 " . agents 724.81 Individual deposits subject ! o check .............. 390,513.49 Dcntand certificates of de' . ; posit v..,. ........ 891.103. 09 Culted States deposits ... 39,024.11 Deposits of U. t. disbursing officers i.v.- 10.975.S9 Total J984.18l.9q Slate' of Oregon, County of Union, ss: L F. L.-iIeyers, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to tho best of my knowledge and belief. - F. L. METEHS, Cashier, Subscribed and sorn to before me this 2nd" day of December, 1908. THOS. J. 8CKOGU1N. Notary Public. Correct Attest: ' - F. M. BTRKIT. F. J. HOLMES, - ' GEO. PALMER, ""!) Director. f We are Pre I Make Loans on Farm or city property Our Abstract Books the most I Absinct iucmshea by us la absolutely teuable . Fire, Life and Accident Insurance j La Grande Investment Co. j I Foley Block - ' - 1 Female Ix')er Dead. Los Angeles, Dec. 2. Mrs. Isabella Wardwell, the leper wife of the fam ous old army officer, who recently died, expired at the county hospital today and will be burled in the Potter's field. - ' Lower Postage Effective. Washington,' Dec. , 2. Postmaster General Meyer today announced . the establishment of a two-cent postage between Germany and the United States on letters going the direct sea route.' Those gofhg by the way of France and England require five cents. Emicr)r Ih Crowned. ; Pekln, Dec. 2. The coronation of Pu TlJ emperor of China, occurred to day in the Imperial palace, where,' ac cording to traditions of the throne, he was given a new name, that of Hsun Tung.i It lacked the brilliancy of for mer coronations, owing to the recent death' of the emperor. ' ' COt'RT IIOCSE GROrXDS To Bo Soctlcnl to Grass ami Put In Tm. pro ved Condition. A committee of the council visited bio countv court this afternoon with a view to having the court prepare th,e grounds and place, ; them 'in shape, along the lines, suggested by theJlast grand jury. There has been a misun derstanding as to who should Improve the grounds. The city thought It cer tainly had fulfilled Its part of the con tract In turning over one of the, best appointed court house buildings In eastern pregon for a s period of 15 years for a one dollar per year rental. It Is understood that the court and city have practically agreed on a plan I of action that will add greatly to the general appearance of the court house biock. -. . - - Aberdeen, Dec. 2. The price of logs i Pretty Calenders Ferguson's XO )XE HESITATES OVER OCR CAXDT Everybody that v-. knows our conf . . i t ., r. lions at all Is aware of their pur i their fresnness. their fine flavor. - I ' " M don'.t know, ''get J acquaint ' you rou certain!; set your mone w-." in this esndy shop whether you ')!- an ounce, a pound, or a S-pound t-r t . - I E. D. SXXDER, THE CAXDT 11 IX to complete in the County. An La Craude, Ore. j went up to a doller per 1000 today, and lumber advanced accordingly.- It Is claimed not more than 4,000,000 feet of logs are In Grays harbor. Fred Swaney has been confined to his home for the post two days on ac count of UlnesB. , ' The worst failures are those suc cesses : that have come at the cost o( the soul. '''' ' NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office at La Grande, Or., November 23, 1908." Notice is hereby given JOHN W. M'ALISTER, " of La Grande, Oregon, who, on No vember 16, 1908, made timber and stone sworn statement No. 02331, for SE?4. section 29; NE NEVi. section 32, and NW NWIi, 'section 33, township 4 south, range 38 E. W. M., has filed notice of Intention to make' final timber and stone proof, to establish claim to the land above de scribed, beforo the register and re ceiver, at' La Grande,. C , "on, on 1-3 9th day of February, 19ow. . ' Claimant names as witnesses: Jos eph Santoes, Clyde Santoes, Aaron Murphy, John Steinbeck, all of La Grande, Ore. F. C. BRAMWELL, P.eglster. ' pared 1.. t " Of Seasonable: Suits Smart Suits andlCoats in the New Styles and Cn of : ; : . ; S : Real Value 1 ? : :? : Great Saving on Every (Garment ? 1 1 Where Quality Governs, Cut Sale Starts Monday Morn t!cv. 30,8A. M. ffTic No .r i:W;.;;H.;.B0HNEWKAMP CO; ; Vhvlrv to "Gel i Along" without one "lie had aona net tesr- teakv ranae was to blame" Why not know the delightful - a a a a comes from using a Monarch Range? DAILY OBSERVER 65c a AVonth i Grande l- ... ..4 i y CAN FURNISH 'LUMBER OMI L. KINDS , I IN CARLOAD LOTS. I j For IG inch Chain Weed Dcliiered at o.r ilrnic, I jCalui ' DAILY OBSERVER 65c a Month Xow for one of our pIG SALES. Yon know by experience, or from that of friends, that our, sales are REAL SALES, In the truest Reuse of the word. We set a certain volume of business to do every year, and buy ac cordingly, and when we find ourselves In danger of falling off because of unseasonable weather or other causes, thou is the time that wo put aside all thought of profit, and make business hum with Reductions that are Bona Fide, and values that make people talk and send others to participate in our bargains, r i i - l The FALL tXEARAXCE Is U ' This Sale exccedsTall previous efforts lii the great variety of Styles Colorings and in value-gl1iig. The enthusiasm . of purchnsers stimulates our efforts not only to maintain, but to xurpass the high standard already established. " - WEST, Favorite One Price Store" f',: ' ' "V v a r nJJJ JIm "$Uy S&Usfactory"l&is Ronde Lumber Co. PERRY, OREGON ' an m U .'1 - 'r;' " . '' V'; - ! andCoats at hand - V , ? ' ! 1 ": I Prices Count v'i: 4 'A.