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CCIiTIVATE THE SPIRIT.
If there Is one thing which every
small town needs, it Is the cultivation
of a broader spirit a spirit which
will be animated by something more
than self-interest; a spirit which will
look upon the affairs of a town as the
concern of al! I to citizens; a civic spirit
which believes that the growth of
cities can be controlled, that civic
spirit which cun, look at things from
the standpoint of a community; that
will not allow money which should be
spent. at home to be sent away to mip-
- ... t.i Ar..n i I . . .
port H7 innnojioiirtiii; .imui vrni-i
bouses, . . .
AI.t every city or town has Its? '
business men's organizations, cornmer-1
rial club, chamber of commerce or
uuuril oi untie, me iiiifiii'mn ui an
which are to promote closer business,
telatlorts, to obtain the lowest freight
rates, encourage and Induce manufac
turers to locate, and such things as
directly relate to the general business
welfare of a town or city.
But the civic spirit the interests
and co-operation of the ordinary cltl
gen has not been cultivated, and until
It has been, no great progress can be
made In a town's welfare.
Cultivate, therefore, the civic spirit;
arouse civic spirit and work harmoni
ously for your own community's good,
and your reward will be a busy, pros
perous, flourishing' community.' Kx.
.
"WOMEN THE WOICMVS Ill YI'.ltS,
Did you ever realize that women
are the world's purchasing agents?
They are the court, of last resort for
the butcher, the baker, the clothier.
,the Jeweler, the grocer, the house
builder and the dry goods merchant.
All the roodsturts, nine-tenths ot trie
clothes, half the fuel, seven-eighths of
' the light, nearly nil tho precious stones
end Jewelry are bought by women.
Tiie oniy liiiiiK liiai men purchase to
greater :J?tlt than women -are to-,
baeco and splrltous liquors,
,j Merchants In writing their adver
tisements should remember this and
make their appeals directly to . the
women. The wise and successful mer
chant always does this.
It would be simply another freak In
Oi'tgon politics to have a case at Is
sue whi te the presiding Judge would
be Senator Fluton, the- prisoner nl
the bar, lion. Hinder Hermann, and
the Drosectitine attorney Franeln J
lbtiey,
Any one who heard Turn I U.i -hard
son last eveidns: can easily see win
be luiiiKs things to pass. tuldres
also g.ive an inslxht us to how hrgc
tliliiKS are brought about In Portland.
Cheer up! Spring will soon Vie here.
The luillis In your flower g.irdMi are
lieutnnim: t.. tMhk- their appeai-ane.
Tom Kiel:. n d-..
ladies of the I'.u
!tai!i,y uavi
the
of cheer.
Ox'pcr Tri ll rinKlii-d s(Mii.
Nashville. Mar b .'--t;.i-vv
Colonel f'oop. r. and li' t.in. v
for
son.
nd John" l. Sharp. . l.etin; "i. d for
the murder f former Senator far
mat k, announced today that after ln-t-oduclng
three witnesses, tho defense
!'! r k' lis (.;,- TV.- V,;T..rs '' . .:
lvij a.i oVvo;.--) vo it fi iij.tr, s ; n . i
IV. Thompson. bo testified regarding
Curmack's movements prior to the
hooting.
A creamery at Baker City seems as -
jured
RATE REDUCTIONS
(Continued from page 1.)
between CO and 28 cents per 100
piiuntlH. This Is a firm reduction on
first -cIush articles, and second on fifth-
The reductions on other classes,
ranife between thene figures. '
Spokune complained of huving to
pay, In a majority of cades, the rate to
tho Pacific count, plus the local rate
h'Jn " '1 back. .(. hi..kiiiT which
tin? railroad u-iiii -vas -necessary &c-
I cause of water competition.
The Washington decision holds that
the rates charged from eastern points
to Spokane are unjust and unreason
able. Clans rates from frit. 'Paul to
Spokane are reduced 16 2-3 per tent,
and a substantial reduction was made
In rates from Chicago to Spokane.
Ittaes from points east of Chicago were
not considered.
The commission sustained the rail
roads In connection with complaint by
Spokane that rates from eastern pities
to Seattle and other more distant
points are less than they are to Spo
kane. The decision holds that rates
from the east to points on the Pacific
coast controlled by water competition
and that higher rates to Interior points
like Spokane, are not necessarily un
lawful. '
A striking victory for the shipper
In the Spokane rate case bsing with
It promise of prompt reduction of
freight rales in La Grande. The chl-f
complaint registered by La Grande
shippers and consumers has been that
transcontinental freight rates to Port
land have been charged and local rates
from Portland back to La Grande
added to It. According to the decision
of the commission these double
charges are unjust and wrong.
This. Is not to be construed as inean
ing the local rates between La Grande
and Spokane are reduced. Spokane
distributors will have less charges to
pay. In shipment of goods to them
from the east and can- therefore sell
cheaper to La Grande and other In
land points.
The Spokane instance "was taken as
a; test case and Is as applicable to La
Grande as to Spokane.
i :
LOCAL oi"i ion;sts IX
WASHINGTON SWEPT AWAY.
Iy lccr Kuso Wets Succeeded In
Scoring Another lfc'cNIve Victory In
House irt Olvmpia (iiestlon Will
Come l'p as in Original I'ttunty 1'iiK
Measure. .'.
Olympia, March !!.- In the local op
tion light, resumed In (he house this
morning, thf wets gained a complete
victory, wiping the drys off the boards.
Tim wets victory was so complete that
probably the whole fixht will be takon
up again, staring out with the county
unit plan, as originally contemplate!'
in the .MiMaster's bill. The wel
sjirung a surprise the first thing when
Slaydeti moved the adoption of the
dry majority report of the house pub
lic morals committee. The report
made cities of the first, second and
third class, units by themselves, Tho
-i nati' went ot'ille house to witness
the 'local option flybt.
Tho committee report required a
population in' I TiuO In order to be n
unit. l:y agreement fteaeh reduced It
to loan. This was the first compro
mise. The UeNt came In an amend
tm tit ff.iui the drys. providing fourth
class cities with a pop illation of T!'
should he the titiit. This was defeat
ed. The third eooipiooiie wis of-
fi red bv (he dtys, n duclns the pnpt,
1 itlon to rtiVft. T'lls also defeat-
l.d. When the last t uniproni'se was
offered. .la' lison announced that if It
lost, tie wi ul l bring up the old local
..pto.n fight "n the county unit basis.
Hoilc.l to leitli.
Nev.. Vanh :. Mrs. A.
M
V . . -. , ! i e.' S.:.'.I . ?s . f . J.Mr.".r.
v.. .... -art "vt i in.il. i s months
old. b ib d alive in a tub of hot wa
ter In which it had f Allen. . The infant
bj pta. tu a.'y Oi iJ when taken out.
1 A -' app orchard 1 to b.?
WETS OUTVIT
Mft ENEMIES
j P'r-ted nar Cvrvailts.
START I W
WAREHOUSE
Oroiind was broken for the Wool
growers' warehouse " Wednesday by
Contractor E. H. Knapp, who says.
: o;uTlt.u lyi'-wei.u ln. . a prfi(o)(vtl
I stretch of Vr bad weuthe', the build
ing will be done in contract time, June
1 m-xt, says the Enterprise News-Uec-ord.
A half dozen scrapers and fresnos
nro rapidly schooplng out the big ex
cavation required for the basement,
and hill rock is being hauled for the
foundation.
The big hole Impresses one with the
Immense size the building will be, 50
xl50, besides 12 foot covered plat
forms. The directors of the company re
ceive congratulations on the choice of
material, as concrete has been proved
to be fireproof. Concrete structures
in the midst of burning blocks of
other buildings are unhurt by the
flames or heat, except for discolora
tion. It 'means absolute safety from
fire for all goods stored In them.
, , Lewis-Adams.
Henry W. Lewis and Mrs. Josle Ad
ams were united In marriage In the
pastorlum of the Baptist church at 6
o'clock last evening. Rev. W. H. Gib
son officiating. The happy young
people will make home at the resi
dence of Mr. Lewis on Cove avenue,
In this city. Their many friends wish
them great happiness.
I. R. Rhodes, secretary of the Y. M.
I". A. of Oregon and Idaho. Is here to
day meeting a numher of leading citi
zens with a view of sowing additional
seed that will later result in a move
ment to secure one of these great In
stitutions in La Grande. Mr. Rhodes
has Just returned from Poise, where
he assisted In a campaign to sell the
present Y. M. C. A. quarters, built
eight years ago but which Is now en
tirely too small, ami also at Nampa,
building is shortly to be launched,
hulldln gls shortly to be launched.
Payette, Idaho, has Just completed a
building which cost, furnished, about
$L'0.000, and her citizens have every
reason to be proud of their achieve
ment. . ,
For expert piano tuning, see Thomas
Druce. l-28tf
Pirates of the Air
They come like thieves in
the night, dropping hundreds
of feet Irom high up In the sky,
catch themselves, circle once
or twice, then come at the owl
like a thunderbolt."
A quotation from the unusual end interesting ttory
of decoying hawks, wlwh but one ol llie many
olrniKuly illustrated articles which appear in thft
b'n Moii.li issue o
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r.unlx-rs at ths regular price, and is the most su-p--.!j
istue of on ont.ioor tnaeaine ever published,
it contains magnificent lull-page plates worthy of
fiemhg, tepro!ucerl from photogrsnhs of thlilling
.noments in ouidoor e reattoru
Nimlvrre ! e v :i! - u Sad sikh helpful, en'ertain
ing arte In i'fi . atcJ enrlusncly ly tl most ex
pert photi.a; 'ic:j. RLCRF.ATION is fmiu
Itom the !. t! lint the men who write for its yirt
hae " i?- en There" and can start you planning
your ouldjoj carrpain.
YA'e want you to become acquainted villi the
majjaiine and all its hettjfulns.
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RrrDen.ber RECRE.ATION is d.eonlr magazine
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NOTE-
This is a medicine com
primising the curative
rop&rties of the Oregon
Grape, which grow wild
on our hills, combined
with other valuable in
gredients and the finished
product is without a doubt,
the most excellent prepar
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treatment of Blood Dis
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up of the Kidneys and
Ltver.
A Trial will
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Special Sale on Sewing Machine Oil
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Gomplete equipment for resetting and repairing
rubber buggy tires.
LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor
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to carry around. They are sold under guarantee to do all we claim
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paoking and postage if you mention that you aaw the advertisement In
this paper. Te sample alone may be sufficient if the defects are
triflsng.
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