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THE SITE SELECTED.
Now after many months of waiting
the site for the proposed federal bulld-
" Ing has been designated. This will un
doubtedly be the . moBt handsome
structure when completed that we will
have. It will not be so large, but It
;wl!l be in keeping with the general
Idea of architecture carried out by our
government. It Is true that had It
been located on Mr. Grnndy's proper
ty, It would have occupied a more slte
jly position, as the lot Is fit the head
of Adams avenue. Hud It been local
ed where the La Grande Iron works
Is It would undoubtedly have occupied
a more central position, not only at
present, but as the city increases In
size. The powiys that be, however,
have decreed otherwise, and now the
proper thing for us to do Is to accept
this decision and permit the deport
ment to proceed as rapidly as possible
with the construction. It Is true, this
site selection Is not filial, by any means.
It can be suspended and, like many
places, might result in a hold-up for
year (Baker City, for instance). We
are a little, "differently situated from
most of the cities which have recently
secured federal buildings and that is,
we have a United States land office lo
cated here, that possibly few realize
the amount of transient people it
draws here during the year, Since
' ,eo much of the lands In the La Grande
' and Burns districts have been reserv
ed for forest withdrawals the time U
, coming, and is coming had not this
the pollcy? whereby these two dis- j
iricis might be 'combined. The fact
that the land 'office at La Grande is
- quartered in a federal building might
mean much In determining its remov
al when that time arrlv. Owing to'
the fac that the great majority of the
land within the Burns district lies In
what we now term the central portion
of the state, away from transportation
lines, It stands to reason that It will be
quite a while until that section Is de
veloped to the eaieiu ii wiii tuiiiuin
eitlcs that will warrant the construc
tion of federal building. It Is possible,
however, for us to get Into a tangle
.petition the treasury department to
withhold final action regarding the lo
cation and the department Ib very
patient and will permit us to drag
along year after year and eventually
recommend that the appropriation be
turned back into the general fund.
We have a business man in our city
today who is authority for the state
ment that the city of ltosebuig wran
gled for 10 years over the location of
a proposed federal building until the
department became worn out and the
result la that Roseburg today not only
has no federal bulldlmr. neither has tt
nn appropriation for one. Iet us ae
' cept the decision so ns to permit the
work to proceed and improve the clt
and help hold what we already pos
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PROSPERITY FOR 1909.
From n financial standpoint thing?
could not look brighter f'r Villon coun
ty and I .a Grande than what Is al
ready assured for 1 9 " S. ' In this city
J 160.000 will tie expended on our new
water system, which, when completed,
will for all time to enmo provide this
city with the best of pure mountain
. water, direct from the head of Beaver
creek, whosfl springs burst out of
banks of snow the great portion of the
-ulirfc year. This dots r.ut os;!y :ncin
water, but sooner or later a power pro
ject equal to S00 horse power, suffi-
clent to permit the city either to own
Its own lighting plant, or be In a po
sition to dictate the most favorable
! terms for both municipal and domestic
purposes.
There Is no doubt but what before
the next school year begins, we will
have a new school house, properly
equipped for the malntalnance of one'
of the best hluh schools In eastern
Oregon.
The site for the new federal building
having been selected, there should be
no reason why this $63,000 structure
should not be completed before the
clock ticks out 1909.
The large two-story M. & M. com
pany building, now In course of con
struction, will be completed during the
tarty prlng, wlili It meatid the distrib
ution of no less than $60,000 more.
During the' past year of general fi
nancial depression few residences have
been constructed In this city. Quite a
number, however, but nothing com
pared with what the coming year will
witness. Our business men all look
forward to one of the most prosperous
years in their history. We do not see
any "For rent" signs displayed If there
Is a single large or even small business
housln the city that can be secured
at this time the writer does not know
where It Is.
Last, but by far the greatest of any
of the above, enumerated things that
are actually to happen is that which
will mean so much to this entire val
ley, and whatever helps Grande Ronde
valley helps La Grande, we refer to the
Irrlgatkm project which will not only
distribute $400,000. 95 per cent of
which will go Into our homo laboring
people, but It makes possible such de
vclopment that only those who have
closely watched what water does for
thee communities where so utilized.
It means several hundred more home?
than we now have. It means that i'
and 80-acre tracts will support and cd
icate-the'se families In grecL-r pros
perity that the majority of nur iua
ler and half '.dion do at pw-ient. I!
means better city and rural " lools:
I means .b-c Ttns if"" con t;,n o
veryone tn icx v;v'j .' It menus e
much thaf every ms shiuM lend r
iclplpg hand. Wi mu-;t li:iv. II. V.
can have It. V-i v.ul hi It A In-n
eon you put ;rur finger on the map
this great nori 'en with nn lmivedl.-'
brighter futuie thai. Mir own J
ul and pro ,u,.
in case or ,'acir ar - iru.
tie the prop . . nent u. :'t
late these ore . out Irrltatlna
them. Orlno La-y'.r, 'ult Syrup
aids digestion and si. . "e liver
and bowel without lr.-'uli., these
organs like pills or otdlna.' 04, r
tics. It does nt nauseate w r
and is mild and pleasant to takw. V
T. Hill, druggist-
frpecliil.
Tor sale ,a tract of land totaling E60
acre. One hundred acres under cultl
tlvatlon. A $1000 residence and oth
er good improvements; sprli.t water
enough for house and barns; creek,
across one 40 al! for $5000 cash. Lo
cated six miles from town on R. F. 2.
Figure It out for yourself. Write to
Indian Valley Realty company, Elgin,
the firm that stands for a square deal
i C II ST II Dl IT If ETC CO Pi t
! EVERYBODY
Grant'.
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John C. Young, the new Portlam'
postmaster. Is 51 years of age. H
has a wife and six children and need
the Job. He Is an old newspaper man
nd Is said to be entirely competent to
fill the position. Newspaper men al
ways make good postmasters' because
they can read the postal cards quicker.
They know what news is andwhat
gossip is, Pendleton Tribune,
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JOIXT INSTALLATION.
Royal Arch Masons -May Wear Their
New Rogulla.
There Is considerable activity In Ma
sonic circles these days. Next Wed
nesday evening there will be
Joint installation of the Blue Lodge
and Eastern Star officers, followed by
a banquet and a general social eve
nlTir Hoopntlv the Rovnl Arch chap
ter received their new regalia, which
Is said to be the finest In eastern Ore
gon, and there Is quite a desire belne
manifest by the members of the other
branches of Masonry In this city and
county to be permitted to see this new
uniform and an effort Is being made to
have the newly elected Chapter mem
bers wear their new customs a por
tion of the evening at least next Wed
nesday. This may be done. At the
election of officers last night the R
A. M. chose the following officers foi
;he next Masonic year:
Excellent high priest, L. H. Russell;
king. D. Huffman; scribe, Thomas
H. WllllaniM; captain of the host. I:
T. llacon: principal sojourner. Dr.
It. L. Lincoln; royal arch captain, C
W. Noyes; treasurer. Dr. M. K. Hall:
secretary. Frank K 11 put rick; master
f the first veil. William T. Stein; sec
ond veil. L. l. Hoyt: third veil, W. H.
Osborne; sentinel, J. Edward Reynolds.
TICKETS iO RAPIDLY.
IVw of tlio Poore-t Seats I-ft for "Ml
ll .Inlimiy .lonos."
Great Inroads were made on tin
(entl'iir arrangements bnVd nt Jay Van
Bur-en's yesterday for seats to "Little
Johnny Jones." who comes here to
morrow night. There are a few seats
left la the roar and extreme win- i.f
the building, but the great bulk of
them are gone. Manager Steward be
lieves every seat I" the house will be
taken by tomorrow evening, when the
board is taken to the theater entrance
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
No. 1 6-room house, bath, toilet,
pantry, goo cellar, wired for lights;
also some good furniture. Location
un Jefferson avenue. $2,000.00.
No. 2 7-room house, fair condition,
4 lots on W street. $1,000.00.
No. 3 5-room house, bath, toilet,
pantry, foliar, wood house; wired for
lights; location on First St. $2,100.
No. 4 5-room house, bath, toilet,
pantry, wood house; wired, for lights;
location on Z street. $2,000.00. ,
No. 5 6-rooms, . bath, toilet, pan
try, fair cellar, barn; 2 lots set to good
fruit trees; location on 2nd street.
$2,000.00.
No. 6 4-room house, barn, two lots.
Location on Trowbridge St. $1,000.00.
No. 7 6-room house, wood house,
one lot. Location on First street.
$1,200.00.
ra. 8 c-room house, hen hojise,
wood house, 2 lots. Location on S
street. $1,000.00. .
No, 9 5-room house, pantry, large
barn, 20 bearing fruit trees; elegant
outside borne place. Location on
North Foul th street. $2,500.00. '
No. 10 5-room house, 3 l0is;'12
fruit trees. Location North Fourth
street. $1,1700.00.
No. 11 4 rooms, cellar, wood house,
some fair furniture with house. One
lot. Location on S street. $1,200.00.
A part of the above list can be pur
'hased with one-tenth down, balajice
.asy payments. ,
No. 12 4-room house; 4 aCres ldhd;
i shares water; wood house. $1,-
800.00.
No. 13 3-room house, 1 acre land.
1 share water; good wood house; nice
ot berry bushes. $1,050.00.
No. 14 5-room house, 3 closets.
pantry, cellar, wood house, on 2 acres
best land near town; 2 shares water;
fine berry bushes; fruit trees. $2,-
250.00.
No. 15 3-room house, 1 acre land,
1 share water; wood house. $950.00.
No: 16 20 acres, 2 miles f rom t,a
Grande. All In cultivation; running
water 'on place; no buildings. $1,
WO.00. (
No.' 17 13 acres, 4 year-old 6r-
chard; 6-room house nearly finished;
all new; good water for place; one
mile from postoffice. $5,400.00. ' ' '
No. 18 40 acres near Summerville;
2-room house, log barn; mostly fenced.
$450.00.
No. 19 160 acres; 40 acres splendid
timber; 12 acres under cultivation; 20
frlut trees; S-room house, fair sta
ble; good water; partly fenced; lota of
wood on balance of farm. $900.00.
The above Is a partial list of real(
estate we have for sale. Let us know.
your wants and we will try and supply
your needs.
LA GRANDE INVESTMENT CO.,
Foley Block.
This Is a Christmas shopping ptece for everybody to solve any sort of a gift
buying problem. Gifts here for every one of the family-for baby, brother, sis
ter, master, miss, mother, father, grandma and grandpa.
INDEED THIS IS EVERYBODY'S SHOPPING
PLACE FOR EVERY GIFT
and it's a shopping place for every price. A few cents will purchase a ,
Ing little gift, whose appearance belies its cheapness, or Fifty dollars or more '
can be spent on one article of rare richness and tleg
And what is important-no matter the
amount you want to spend-that amount has t
greater purchasing power here thanetsewhere
"The Quality Store
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ser hand-colored photographs of
American scenes. The latest Christ
mas ' greetings and mottos. Only a
limited supply of each. If interested
In these you will do well to call at once
at THIS IjITTIjIH Bliur,
906 Main Avenue.
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IIIVIL AILI UMOll
Saved by my Metied of
Digging Wells
No Wood Used
Gasoline Engine Saves J
you much time and mon-
ey. Instruction in Gaso
line Engineering
Call or Write
Phonographs will be popular for
;lft purposes this year. We carry a
fine line and have hundreds of th-
most desirable records. i
Xewliii Rook and Stationery Co. J
Something New.
A beautiful line of the famous Kl-
R. A. WEST, ii
The V.el Driller!!
Grande Ronde Lumber
PERRY, OREGON
Co.
CAN FURNISH LUMBER OF M L MMDS
IN CARLOAD LOTS.-
For 16 inch Chain Wocd Delivered at yovr Heme,
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BLUE MOUNTAIN HOUSE
T. J. CRAY Prop. ( New Management)
rrn coo:': will bs glad
to see some of our high grade
coal carried Ir.-.b your cellar.
Didn't know there were grades
In coal? Why there are almost
as many as there are of eggs or
butter. Let us send you the
kind that will prove by the per
fection of the kitchen fire that
our coal Is different than the
ordinary and decidedly better. -
ffaes $1.00, $1.25, $1.50
Best 25c meal in the city
Beds 25c and SOc
All outside rooms. Board
and lodge $6. per week
One block from depot
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Only house in the f
cify employing
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white help only
TRY OUR SERVICE
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! 0. E. FOWLER . Phone Main 10 j
Complete equipment for resetting and repairing
rubber buggy tires.
LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor
Complete Machine Shops and Foundry