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ffvlrcd result and that he would take
S000 In the proposed corporal tuft,
which hv did,
A general discussion followed tu
which It was brought out conclusively
that this 'now corporation was not a
charity oiganlzatlon by any means,
but that It was the Intention and ex
pectation thttt the stockholders In the
corporation would reeelve substantial
dividends and that It was desired to
have this stock as widely distributed
as possible, -and with this In view It
wsa decided to limit the stock Htib-
scrlptlona to $5000 until It whs aseer
talned that no more
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I The recognised Importance of the
west Is signally reflected In the com
mittee appointments In congress. The
west has received recognitions as
ever before. It took us quite a while
to even get on the map, but we will be
In evidence from this time on. The
panlHh-Amerlcan war gave consid
eration to the went- that otherwise
would not have been attamea ai mis
time. Another war might place uk
where we belong, unless through lack
f proper coast defense we would lone
several of our largo cities.
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' We are of the opinion that 'Presi
dent Taft would make at least a' few
Oregon appointments If he fully real
ised to what extent the public is In
terested, not so much for the good of
the public service as Is the curiosity
to learn to whom will fall the plum.
.. , '
Los Angeles will be the new field for
the explosion of the grafter. Same
eld story, officials suddenly disappear
ing, grand ury returning true bills,
Jater will come the details of the mu
nicipal officials' malfeasance In of---lce.
'
'. , i i.v-e-e
Ex-President Roosevelt has been
leading a strenuous life the past-wek.
He has been learning to shave him
self, .-i- -.,,
BOTH CONVICTED
(Continued from page I.)
manded the Coopers to stand up and
then pronounced the sentence. The
only sound In the room was the sob
king of the daughters
Vhen they were led out the defend
ants' counsel announced an appeal
from the verdict nnd Judgment would
be taken. In support of the appeal
the defense caused copies to be made
of the court's ruling to the Jury when
It announced It could not agree re
garding the Coopers and subsequent
Instructions to the Jury that It must
convict or acquit.
Eighteen ballots were' taken, the
first resulting In the acquittal of John
Bhnrpe. and the same vote showed
Die jury standing five for conviction of
murder In the first decree, and six
favoring .conviction in the second, one
fcoldlng for acquittal. After several
ballots, II Jurors voted for conviction
in the second degree.
Finally Hyde was won over.
Vnder the laws of Tennessee the Ju
ry, fixes the penalty In nil cases ex
oept convictions In the first degree.
The minimum for the crime for which
the Coopers ''are convicted Is 10 years.
The Jury decided on a maximum of
JO years.
After the release on ball, the Coop
ers were driven to the home of Mrs.
Burch, the colonels daughter. The
arguments f'-r a new trial will besrin
April 3.
of the stock
i; W'iulJ bo taken' ill small no)diiii;. ""
Alter llios present b3n to realize
the Importance and business methods ;
that were being perfected, the great
majority of the land owners readily
saw tb? advantages over the former
plan and that this meant something.
The land owner had some responsible
corporation to deal with and at the
same time would receive umple pro
tection. It Is expected to have this corpor
ation formed within the , next few
days and then a committee will go
out after acreage and If anywhere
from 12,000 to 20,000 acres can be se
cured by the first of June, the entire
matter can be financed and active
work on the dam begin during the ear
ly part of the summer. Within 10
minutes after the meeting iidjourned,
which was 20 minutes past the noon
hour, the voluntary atock subscrlp
tions reuched over $12,000, In amounts
ranging from $100 to $5000. A com
mittee was appointed to work on the
street this " afternoon and several
thousands dollars were added to the
list which tit noon contained the following:
George Stoddard .......... $5,000
J., A. Thronson ... 200
S. McMillan luu
C M. Riddle .......... 100
J. 1). McKcnnon , 2,000
fl.' I !! rooks '.I'.'. . .. .V. ' 500 !
Fred Hull 100
W. M. Harnett 1.900
J. a. Lambert ........... . . . . 100,
R. .W. Orandy 1,000
The meeting was largely attended.
Though the representation did not in
clude the -most wealthy land owners,
the farmers in attendance represented
a large scope and many smaller hold
ings. On the streets this afternoon
general satisfaction has been express
ed ut the new turn of events and the
objections raised previously have been
droppcl.
In addition to tho list named above
the following thla afternoon signed up
as follows:
W, V. Carbine
T. If. t'rawford
C. J. Black ,
William Hall
Logiin-Sherwood
J. 11. MUlerlng
Amalgamated Sugar Co.
F. H. Tatman
J. B. Stoddard
J, P. Thomaj
V.. ;. Noriis
STEWARD'S OPERA HOUSE
' . : ; ; -I : .
Event of the Season
ENGAGEMENT OF THE DISUNGUISHED ACTOR
MR. CHARLES B HMFQRD
AccTnI : Miss Marie Drofnah
IN A BRILLIANT SCENIC. PRODUCTION OF
"The Merchant of Venice u
MR. H Ml FORD as "SHYLOCK"
MISS DROFNAH as "PORTIA"
And a Company.of Thirty
Seats on Sale Saturday Morning, March 20.
$1.50; $1.00; 75c; 50c.
Prices:
PURITY
IS A
NECESSITY
WHEN IT COMES TO
DRUGS
V " '" ' f
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Accuracy the Key Mote
When you are installing a new plumbinij
system or making the minutest repair. We
do this at the' time 'you want it and at prices
you can afford to pay.
BAY & ZWEIFEL
211 DEPOT STREE1
We Guarantee Jhe
Purity of all Drugs
sold here : : :
MILL'S bKm JTOREi
LA GRANDE, OREGON
r i i - ia 1 . t . .
. rubber buggy tires. .
LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
' D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor
G.-mpfete Machine Shops and Foundry
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a
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..$
loo
r.oo
100
200
500
200
5,000
500
200
: ioo
100
D. C. Carbine 100
F
J. A, Pay
T. Muellenburg
lOrt
100
John Splkehart 200
2,000
R.000
500
MEETING BIG SUCCESS
(Continued from psge 1 )
At the conclusion of Mr. Pierce's
explanatory remarks, he called upon
George Stoddard, who simply replln!
nt In tii. opinion .the il-'l way j(,e corporate' stock tn ?M rorpi,
Thronson Fruit Co.
W. M. Pierce ......
P. A. McDonald
D. M. McDonald B0
llobert Clark rn0
Ttn-ms of Contnu-t.
The terms of the contract which Is
to be signed, follow:
T.a Grande, Ore.. March 20, 1909.
We .the undersigned, do hereby sub
scribe for and agree to take and pay
for the number f shares of corporate
stock .s-t opposite our respective
names. In the Grande Konde Reser
voir company, a corporation incorpor
ated for the purpose of Impounding
th- vatrs of Grande Uonde liver, and
using said Impounded waters and oth
er waters of the Grande Konde. river
In the'lrrlgallon of lands In the Grande
Hondo valley, and we do hereby mutu
ally agree with one another that each
will take the number of shares of stock
set opposite his name at the par value
of One Hundred Dollars IT share,
and will pay for the same in Install
ment! as follows:
Ten per cent thereof Cm the first
day of May. 1909; fifteen per cent
(hereof on the first day of July. 1909.
nnd twenty-five per cent thereof on
the first days of October. November
and December. 1909, respectively, and
we agree to form ourselves into a cor
poration and ornnnbse with One Hun
dred Thousand Dollars capital for the
purpose of carrying out this enter
prise. It Is hereby mutually under
stood and agreed that no Individual
nuWrlfior can take mora t';.aR.J,(i0C
r
Ten Room House, Slone Foundatian, Stone Cellar, Two Blocks
from Depot, Furnished Throughout
$2fi00.00
0 e half cash, balance on two years time at 7 per cent interest
Logan-Sherwood
HOT DRINKS
Just the kind oF drinks for cold
weather.
CLAM BROTH BEEF TEA I
X CHOCOLATE With Whipped Cream t
t SELDRR, THE CANDY
MAN
In St. Peter's church, March 20.
1909, William Donaldson and Miss 101
ma Mills, both of Hummervllle, Ore.
n?-v. Upton H. GIblis officiated.
! DRILLING I Grocery and Bakery,
lo form a mutual concern, but after
the long delay tn bringing this to a
. eucceMful Usue. he was positive that
atlon until everybody who de're to
subscribe stock shall have the V'ixi
lege of subscribing, provided that tl.if
he new plan was the next best wy privilege will not be extended beyond
And the only way to bring aboiit th tne fjr.t jay f M,y, 1909.
1
lllds Wantcil.
S:-, l i Id. Is will be received by the
board ni' iireciors of the Joseph WarV-
house 'o., of Joseph, Oregon, up to
Saturday, March 20th, 1909, at 10 a.
in., for the construction of a ware
house at the "ity of Joseph. Said
warehouse ' lie completed on or be
fore Tuesday, May 2Ti. 190. Bidders
to furnish a good and sufficient bond
to be approved by the board of -directors
of the Joseph Witreliiitise Co. The
rlijht t. iej.it j ii j ii-i ail bids rc-
rvd. J'-'.-.'-h a - " pevifloati.is can
be s" nt t) iflee of Caviness &
" M-ph. Oregon.
Dated i .. Joseph, Oregon, March 10.
Board of Plrei-tors of Joseyli Ware-
There are several kinds ;
of drilling but the kind J
the kind that makes -the J
farm pay is the drilling ;
which makes water avail- ;
able. ' There is no need
of a dry farm. The task ;
is not so great as you
may think. I have had ;
years of experience and ;
understand the well busi-
ness thoroughly.
Nice smoked Finn and Hoddy Bloaters.
Extra nice God Fish, Mackeral. All kinds
of canned Fish.
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Fresh vegatables are arriving. Spinach, As
paragus. Gauliflowpr, Lettuce, Radishes,,
ery, Rhubard and Green Onions.
E.PCLACK,Prop
Belt Piionc Main 75 InrJercrriciit 241
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iV. K. WEST, Pres.
Wm. MILLER, Vice Pres.
T. I. SCR0GG1N, Cash
H. E. CC0LIDGE, Asst. Cash
i D. M. HUNT I
LA GBAM5E, ..OREGON
houe Company.
ALBERT WTRZWEILER.
v,T ' Secretary.
ADDING NEW ACCOUNTS
We are constantly adding new accounts and
our business is increasing' at a very satisfact
ory rate. Probably ycu might fcte glad and
join us.
The
United States National Bank
Of La Grande
T
I
N. K: West
. P. Staples
I C. T. Bacon
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DIRECTORS
Wm. Miller
H. E. Coolidge
T. J. Scroggin
J. L Cavines
Frank'Conley
A.T.Hill
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