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evenixci onsr:nvt:n. la gil-nde, ouecox, fhidav, December 4, ioo. EIGHT PACES. '.:) ' t f, ; r fi la Grande Evening ODsciver FublUdied PuHy Ex PC Sunday. Cl'llREY llUOTJIEItS, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. Culled Prow Telegraph Service. SUBSCRIPTION , RATES: Dally. single copy 6c Daily Per month 5 .Dally, six months. In advance. . .IJ.50 Dally, on year. In advance. .... I S0 Weekly, alx montha, In advance. . 75c Weekly, one year, In advance. . .11.00 DEBATES 10 HOLD FORTH LA GltAXDE MEETS IIEH 1UVAL, PENDLETON, JAN. 8. entered at the poetoUice at L wraade aa aecond-clae matter. Thla paper will not public any aru Sl appearing over a nom de plume. fUgncd artlclea will be received sub ject to the dlecretlon of the edltore. Please sign your article! and save dle-ppolntment. Advertising Rate. . Dieplay ad. ratea furnished upon Application. Local reading notlcee 10c per line first insertion; fc per line for each sub equent Insertion. Resolutions of condolence, Ic a line. Cards of thanks, Sc a line. Yesterday morning presented an ob ject lesson regarding the value of wa ter when thone on Adams avenue wit nessed the line-up In front of the United States land office, by those ager to file on the Hermloton gov crnment Irrigation tract, poylng for the water at the rate of $60 per acre. The land was formerly the home of the Jackrabblt, nothing els? could rnalntain a livelihood on it. It offered no Inducement to settlers; they would not live on It when the government offered them homes on It for nothing. Now we see the poople sitting up all night for fear some one e!se would beat them to the land office, .eager to pay $40 per acre and knowing they weer' limited to 40-ncre purchases. "Little drops of water . on little grains of sand, makes a mighty dif ference in the price of land." Male lllifh Slxw4 Debating League ..nuouin re SHWlJuIe l l!.tJW Question la Hie Sumo for All East ern Oregon brhool 1 Grande Students HopefuL If the county receives a bid repre senting the value of the poor farm Ituated in Union, it will be sold. This la a fertile piece of land and will doubtless bring a, 'good price. The court desires to have the ;nnr farm nearer the county seat. It can be handled more equinomlcal and be un der the personal supervision of the court. A former attempt was made to dispose of the property out the court declined 'to sell at the bids received, and may not do so again. .... ae It is jfcood news to report that it Is the Intention of our two large lum bering plants, the Grande Ronde Lum ber company and the Palmer Lumber company are preparing to operate through the winter season, thus giv ing employment to hundreds of nun throughout the entire year. . ; The demand for lumber has mater . Jully Increased since the presidential election and all our sawmills are shlp ping, rtot o wm. mediate country, but all over. Lum ber shipments comprise a large part of the tonnage of eastbound freights at present. - ii tf you never have visited the depot upon the arrival of the train from Wallowa county, you might be sur prised upon doing so to note the heavy travel of this line. The freight ship ments both ways are interesting, showing how rapid is the develop ment of a country when given trans portation facilities. . . There 'seems to bo quite a contest on between the various candidates for the honor of being the next speaker of the house, which meets next Month at Salem. A live book agent might d. a thriving business selling the life of Joe Cannon, he might give them sev eral pointers. a '" MrTUK OK HXAL SETTLEMENT. Xotlee Is hereby given that Othn Eckersley, administrator of the estate of Wlllltun J. Shoemaker, deceased, has filed his final account ns admin istrator of said estate and the county court of Union county. Oregon, has set Monday, the 4th day of January, A. D. 109, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of sil-l day. and the county court room In the court house. La Grande, Ore eon aa the time aid place for hearing raid report and all objections thereto Dated at La Grande, Oregon. thi 4th day of December. A. D. 190S. OTHO EOKKRSLET, Admlnintrar jr With the debating season only a few weeks, away, the high school of this city is exerting Itself along for ensic lines. The interest In the com ing eevnts is marked, and La Grande will rank high in the debating depart ment of the state high schools, when the season la ended. The full particulars of the plan for the Oregon High School Debating league for this year, which was given birth last year, has been received by the local Institution In a bulletin pub lished by the league, and the schedule of debates for eastern Oregon has been made out. Beginning on the 5th of January at the southeastern corner of the state, a series of debates will be held between the nearer hools, end ing in Pendleton on the 8th. This schedule Is as follows: Uakcr City and Ontario, January 5; Cove and Union, January 8; Elgin and iBland.City, Jan ury 8. The latter debate will be held in Pendleton. In order that all the schools may have a perfectly fair chance a set of Judges will be brought from Washing ton to liecide all of the debates In the series. These judges Win uegin wmi the Baker-Oniurlo debato on the fifth and work northward deciding a con test each night until the winners oi the eight schools have been pick.il out. It Is expected that at least 0 high schools will participate in the debat3h of the state league this year. In ar rangement the slate has been divide i Into four districts, Central Oregon, Co lumbia River, Eastern Oregon and Southern Oregon. After the Hvlnners of these divisions have been ; deter mined a new question will be pre pared and the final series of debates will bo held to determine the cham pionship of the state. Question Announced. , The question for the schools of the eastern division is, "Resolved, That the state of Oregon should provide by general taxation for a minimum term of six months In each school district of the state." Each of the other dis trlcts will debate a different question and the winners will finally try foi the state championship on the ques tion, "Resolved, That the United States, should maintain a system of bounties and subsidies for the protection o.l the American merchant marine." llukcr Won I-aM, Year. , The championship of the eastern Oregon district was won lust year o Baker City defeating The Dalles hiyh school on March 20, on the question, "Resolved, That the government should own and ope rate the railroads." Whfu each high school In the state has the ambition of capturing the championship, the La Grande high school feels especially well equipped this year to make a winning run for the coveted gout. There is "new blood" at hand, ami while no real tryouls have been held, it Is the general belief here that La Grande will make a splendid showing on the rostrum. L Mi! Any boy or r!rl can set 1? Villa Animals or awion fjfj their grocer The boys eii j aboui : x Towle's CIRCUS Brand Table Syrtip "Give manure." The irirli say "Let's have It for broakf oat. dinner and sup per. It tasUa hka mapla ayrup." It is a delicious bland of Suear Can Syrup. Corn Syrup, Koney and Maple Syrup. Prepared by oar original and exclu sive process. The Towlt MapU Syrup Co. ! BIGGEST AND BEST OFFERING of SUITS This Season Remarkable Low Values For Women and Misses New and Stylish winter Models that Never have been ' kJfJlVYJJ UCJUJC t Many different styles and materials well made In every detail i SKATING RINK ' NEW ARMORY HALL HUN LOCK &. MATLOCK Proorietors I V x Open every week night at t 7 o'clock, . Saturday after- I noon 2 to 6. If T , T i First class music by, our I New Military Band Organ I : t t a a a V r I Lady beginners win De ? furnished free skates Friday afternoons, 2 to 5 The result of our advantageous buying is plain to be seen when you look at the good suits that have been marked at extremely low prices. . They come direct from one of the largest New York suits house by express. When you see them you will undoubtedly wonder how such good suits and coats can" be sold at the pri;es we are asking for them. The entire lot is oh sale at reduced prices . on Where Quality Governs, Cut Prices Count t A cordial invitation to all. Z Good order assured : it M if 110 i t.i li juf kjj j I All Skates 25 cents ; "The No Favorite One Price Store" Gallery Free '("H-yj Observer "Want" column for results. 1 D t D I "'!' Kn t4it!IGHAM, I tSOyS DOORS j AUCTIONEER. " Sales cried on short notice. 4 : At J Satisfaction guaranteed. 4 J No extra charge for distance. tf Ppfflllnn S l GRANDB - -OREGON " C. yU''II , Rout No. 2. 'Phone No. 198x6 Grand ball Friday evening at Elks' lleivptloii .Meeting IMiiiuhhI. ' The W. 0T T. U. will hold a recep tion for new members In the Haptlst ehiiivh on December 11, from 2 to t o'clock. An address of welcome will be delivered by Mrs. C. It. Thornton and a response is to follow by Mrs. J. W. McAllister. Mrs. Hattlo Wolfe, county president of Union, will be In attendance with an address. Refresh ments will he served during the prog ress of the meeting. Grand ball Friday evening at Klks hall. WOOD SAWIXG 'Phone and we will yov.r wocd sawing rf promptl7, and at i; r-i you can afford to p ' . are always ready. MATHEWS & GIA 1 'Phone. Black 131 !WiTTBEsfriWi is that made at North j Powder I Grande Ronde Lumber Co. PERRY, OREGON ' CAN FURNISH LIMBER OF L MMDS IIM CARLOAD LOTS. Every Sack Guaranteed : N0RCBETTCRi GRANDE RONDE CASH CO. : Local Agertts ' WOOD, COAI AND FEED o a 4efe4-ee4-4'e14ee-fee4'e it BOHftlEftlKAIViP CO i ; Why try to "Gel I Along" without one l "Sftc had done her best-A I leaky range was to blame" I Why not know Ihe delighllul I satisfa Hon of having your . .... i. r.ii.. TL-t comes from using a Monarch Range? tonm afy?k 1 li4 ra I II H Si U J I1W ftfl a a For 16 inch Chain Wocd Deliicj edat yo .r Home. Call up V. f. BEAN, La Cranclc. Thcne, Rfd 1741 DAILY OBSERVER 65c a Aonth eare Prepared to Make Loans on i Farm. or city property Our Abstract Books the most complete in the County. X Abstract fucnished by us is absolutely reliable . An TU "Stay S&tlsf actorytutct I Fire, Life and Accident Insurance - I La Grande Investment Co. J Foley Block - " LaCraude,Ore. eBe-MeMaia-aa-MeB--iB-BHBeiB-H-a-ae---Mea-a-MBM---iB-MBa-B--i-a DAILY OBSERVER 65c a Month) it f t .oi('ii-waettUjgkt.itra