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hu' depended fruhi the Influence and
power ot sperlul Interest that no
I outer dominate. Along with ,lhese
special Interest mlfc'ht be cited the
power of th saloon nnd ll'iuor deal
er. Nolo how temperance 1h sweep
ing the country. Thousands upon
thousands of saloon were voted out
of exlnter.ee during 1808, and thous
and more will be. In the 12 month
to follow. 'Few sections of the coun
try today remain where the candidate
for public honors can openly defy
decency by publicly forming alliance
with ll'iuor dealer, ylth the change
of public sentiment on tcmperunce
Jfctered'at'tha poetofflca at La Grande , cornea the wiping out of the gambling
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Thl paper will not publish any till-' read magazine or Journal that ha. n
! appearing over a nom de plume, j employed great reform writer who.e
Signed article will be received uU-, object Is to educate the people on
feet to the discretion of the editor, some one or mora Important subject
... .niMoi -J uvi die that need adjustment. Th Woman'
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Appointment.
Home Companion turned Its batteries
on "child lubor"; the editor of the La
dies' Home Journal, on the demand
Advertising Kates.
Display ad. rate, furnished ,wa ,(y... the 0wikf , pW)
Lcal reading notice 10c per line
Brt Insertion; 5c per line for each
subsequent Insertion.
Resolution of condolence, Sc a line.
Card of thanks, 5c a Una.
THINK OP THIS!
The following editorial taken from
thla week' Issue of the Portland
Journal, would lead one to think, who
Ja not acquainted with tho climatic
conditions of the locality raferred to,
that It might be situated In some arid
or even semi-arid section of the Btnte.
Molalla Is slti'ated about 20 miles'
aouth of Portland, where until the
county roads were drained, neighbor
ing farmer boys took their recreation
of beating from one farm to another
in the county ronds. Many ot these
farms havo to be drained during the
winter months, but that does not
eliminate the fart that during the
maturing season of the year they an!
hort of water, and lriifrntton will
make the farms more valuable, the
same as irrlsatlon will make the farms
of Grande Ronde more productive,
hence, nure valuable.
"The people of that splendid and
exceedingly resourceful county, Clack
amas, or at least that portion of them
Jiving in the Molalla river district, are
manifestly waking up. They have not
only organized to irrigate several
thousand acres of that section, which
'Will greatly Increase the value of Its
farming land and allow of subdlvls.
ion of large farms and intensive farm
ing, adding much to Us population and
wealth, but an electric railroad up the
Molalla valley Is projected and nc
cordlrg to rc porN seems assured. In
stead of waiting for and dependlns
Wholly upon outsiders, tho people up
there are proceeding to do somethlnn
on their own account, to help them
selves, to cause development and
progress to begin nt home.
In those projects the. Journal wishes
them entire success, end doubts not
that If they pull together they will
ucceed. . In doing so they will not
only add greatly to their own wealth
nd general prosperity, but they will
et an exnmple that may be of lm-
the state as s whole. Irrigation; In
tenalvo farming; electric railroads:
good wagon roads these are what
many localities In the Willamette val
ley need, and they can only be had by
tho people "waking up" and "going
after" these' things."
The year 190S has passed Into his
tory, but from a historical viewpoint
it has had few equals along general
reform line:. It la doubtful if an
other single year can show as much
effectual effort to bring about a bet
tering of Ve conditions of the United
States us the year Just closed. More
a-gencies have been at work and the
public has reminded to a greater dc
gr.e. Miu It bus been accomplished
and the founua; n. has been laid for
continued nilcrK' -ment of our liber
ties arid rational and personal elevii
tion. : Tin- ( .at I'.'ioHttj? public ban
tieon given much mm- pure rea lms
and remlletr with definite objects in
View that have lny-n no small facto
In iirlntrintf b,.et otcar.er conditi.v.
AttOiATiOfiS
On our "FUOUC scnoois , comer
Weekly through It pure food cam
paign has given deceptive patent nos
trums great publicity. The Delineator
Is placing hundreds of waifs in pleas
ant homes, and thus the list could be
extended to scores. The dally press
stands for much higher ground than
It did 12 months ago, any casual
reader can see this, as expressed by
the editorial columns. A meeting took
place a few weeks ago of the Fed
eral Council of the churches, where
such topics as "How to get In closer
touch with the In boring mnn," were
discussed, and this was no sudden
burst of enthusiasm. Many denomln
Htlons are giving this department of
their work especial Interest and prac
tical results are noticeable. Ourform
of government Is such that one cannot
stand still we must either progress
or degenerate. We are now In the
midst of moral' progression. So many
avenues nre being touched, to- bring
about reforms In one way or another,
and as a whole, advancements aro In
evidence. 'The year 1908 has made a
record that can be pointed to with
pride by every good citizen.
Poor Senator Forakor, a man with
gncnt ability, a man who could have
been of great service to his state and
the nation at large, will step down and
out of the United States senate. Il
ls not nlone. Ho simply did not keep
in touch with the progress of the age.
T"'ltlc is becoming purer and purer
in t' !s country, and the combinations
nnd alliances that were possible, and
tolerated, a few years ago, when men
!lke Foraker were leading spirits and
creator of public sentiment. These
men have not kept their ear to the
ground nnd their bosoms have not
been In touch with tho breathings of
emancipation of the voters, but have
slniply listened to tho directors of the
corporations. As a result they are
wondering what great change has
taken place. It Is too bad that men
of ability like Senator Foraker of
Ohio and Senator Bailey, of Texas,
succumb to temptation, but the world
Is full of good men who may take
their places.
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Rheumatism this year seems to be
more prevalent all over the Pacific
coast than usual. ()ne season grip
takes a run; another something else,
but our exchanges contain more ac
counts of people Buffering from
rheumatism than from any other one
Illness. On the whole, however, the
general health of the northwest was
never better than at. present. A con
tagious disease flag has not been no
ticeable In La Grande for many
months.
What are you doing to make the
meeting of all meeting for ltf"9 a
success. We, of course, refer to t'le
I.Tigatlon meeting that Is to be held
In this city on January 16.
.. .
Pummerville, Jan. 2. (To the Edl
toi of The Observer.) In regard to
an Item that wa In your puper a
few duys ago about there being fight
ing and a "rough house" at one of the
as far a the fighting IS concerned,
for there was none. . A for the soft
drink houses, they are about a hard
as before t)i local option went Into
effect. "F.oujgh house" pre ft com-,
rion thing a there Are drunk and
disorderly people nearly every day
and night. Gambling 1 allowed most
of the time. Our town officer ere
zo good that some will take a hand
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Tenfh Great Unnual Clearance
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Designed to Effectually Reduce out Stock to
a Minimum
in the drinking and gambling and
without a how of being any better. J
During tho "rough house" your artl-,
cle referred to, furniture wa broken
and the-floor scrubbed with beer and j T
malt, ome of which had given them
a light head and tangled feet.
W. 8. HUNTER.
All Consideration of Profit are Ignored to Accomplish the
Desired end o Converting Merchandise
into Available Cash
. writ'
Notice.
. La Grande Lodge No. 41, A. F. & i J
A. M regular stated communication j J
this (Saturday) evening, Masonic hrllj
nt 7:30. Work in E. A. degree. All iJ.
niOMons ore cordially Invited. By or
der of W. M.
A. O. WILLIAMS, Sec.
C:ime Near Clinking to Dentil.
A little boy, the son of Chris D. Pe
terson, a well knowrp resident of the
villaco of Jacksonville, Iowa, had a
sudden and violent attack of croup.
Rlrth Kcoorcl.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Avery Har
rison, In this city this morning, p.
daughter.'
Week of Prayer.
New York, Jan. 2. As has been the
custom for many years, evangelical
churches In New York City will ob
serve the week beginning with the
first Sunday in the new year as a
week of prayer. The Evangelical Al
liance for the United Stntes has rec
ommended many topics, which will be
almost universally used.
Once hach year'jat the end oftqe season, we hold our Great Annual Sale, where nothing
counts wiik us tut quick sails and empty shelves. This event has come to have special
mezning to hundreds of people who W3ieh fdr this opportunity to actually save a large
sumlin merehandise buying. Eoch year we endeavor to make this se greater than the
last, znd thiswill be the greatest in the history of the BIG STORE.
very a
in house Reduced
Sale Holds from Monday, January 4th to
Saturday, January 30th
M-M -J4..t.4,A 4
ilueh thick phlegm came up after giv
ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mr.
Peterson 'says: "I think he would
I have choked'to death had we not given
him this remedy." For sale by all
good dealers.
Prohibition Flht.
Nashville. Tenn:; Jan. 2. The !quor
Issue in all its phnses will be a burn
ing question before, the legislature
when It convenes here- this mbnth.
State-wide prohibition advocates are
making strong claims and opened
headquarters here with former Sen
ator I. L. Pendleton In charge.
May Revive Racing.
Hot Springs, Ark., Jun. 2. A leg
islative act which would permit rac
ing here under restrictions, has been
presented by the business men's com
mute, asking for a. 60 to 90-day race
meeciiig iieie ettcii year, io be ciiviued
between late fall and spring meetings.
The racing Is to be conducted three
day of each week, to be under the
government of three citizens of the
county who shnll be appointed by the
governor. They shall receive their
pay from tho county after $100 rev
enue Is placed upon the racing each
day. The bill will be presented to the
legislature tho second week In Jan
uary as a Business Men's league bill,
and will be backed by local business
Interests.
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The Portland Oregonlan spread It
self January 1 with n fine Illustrated
annual edition. It reflects much
credit on the makers of that paper.
VO nvr; Wcrra'rpg
OVER OCR CANDY.
Everybody that know our confec
tions at all la aware of their purity,
their tresnness, their fine flavor. If
you don't know, "get acquainted.'
You certainly get your money' worth
In this candy shop whether you buy
an ounce, a pound, or a 5-pound box.
K. D. SIXDF.R, TIH3 CANDY MAX.
1'rtv.h INmliry for New Yctir's.
We now have a llbeml supply '
turkeys and oilier poultry for New
Year's dlmvr. 23-lt
c.iianp!" r.oxni: mi; at c.
politically and socially. The mark of
Infamy has lt" n stamp-V. on fia;i .' V.TI'0--I 'Hal mrjnn'ai Mrer'-- rr:.-ii
r i . ' . r liefi,re. Seocs oi !
nJ t-v.i fi -'.)' i .
miittlcpal official j,ave resigned nj
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woe! I not to'.i rate.
hft e- tiern !e feu
-n'U'-tme pt.h
J.ook at our t;nl' 'd :-'':'. su ite, how i
the p-unlng knife Is we.-timg out ninny
ct those who.se political life for years
lo sell .in I iri i!l our Nevcr-c "o !
Bolter IiiSic.ilo,- 'ui.1 Kii-el.ss Co.::ev:
so'is Inei'-v lnuts: ho!d; pcrmreii r'
la. Mine of flTi'ia to J:MKU pear :' r:
fev lvii-'icil toll:ir-i re-:ulrcd to ban
die pi "iiitinn in thU town. A.I
dn .-s for pa. Uculars, r.ain;:' Unil r
Irs.il-U ir Mfg. Co., 39 I. Wash. M..
Portlnnd. Ore.
YOTICE OF FINAL SI TTI.l IMEST.
Notice Is hereby given that Otho
Eekersley, administrator of the estite
of William J. Siioemaker. deceased,
hns filed his final account ns ndni.i-
jlslrator of said istate and the emit:
I court of 1 ri iri county. Oregon, li;i. set
j M in.lay, th- lih day of January, A. D.
j ISO?, nt 2 o'clock in the afternoon of
:'M ci.iv. nnd the county court room
In the court house, La Grande, Ore
i if'oi as il.e Mine 0' ri p,rce for hearing
al 1 repcrt and nil objections thereto.
Hated at L Grande, Oreuon, this
tlh day of December. A. D. 191S.
' OTHO ECKERSLKY.
Administrator.
Notice to Dog Owners.
Notice la hereby given to all dog
ownois thr t hs l'"'1 dog tax tags are
here In the hi,. '". r the city recorder,
and that on and after January 1, 1909,
nil dogs found without said tax tags
will be taken up and disposed of ac
curui.is to city ordinance.
J. W. W'ALDON..
Chief ef Polici of the City of La
Cranjc. D22J1
A Sir".liiecl AtlMe.
.s a ri.. o a m.ui .lili feel well satis
fied if he can hobble around on
crutches -r. vo v three weeks after
spraining his ankle, and It Is often two
or three mouths before he is fully
recovered. This Is an unnecessary loss
of time, as by applying Chamberlain's
Liniment, as directed, a cure may as a
rule be effected less than one
week's time, and in many cases within
three days. Sold by r.U good dealers.
Grande Ronde Lumber Co.
' US PERRY, OREGON : '
CAN rURMSH LUMBER OF M L MDS
IIM CARLOAD LOTS.
for 16 inch Chain Weed Delivered at yovr Horn?.
Call up V. I. BEAN', La Crandc rhene. K?d 1741
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nihhor hnirrru tirao
Gomplete equipment for resetting and repairing
rubber buggy tires.
LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
D. riTiaCRAI-D, Proprietor '
Gomplete Machine Shops and Foundry '
THE LATEST lKD PRETTIEST -
ollday Gifts
COLLARS. BELTS. PURSES
TOYS and BRIC a BRAG
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Start t!ie New Year Right-Save money some of those-bargasns atthe
Peoples Store, Opera House Block, every article in the store reduced
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