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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1909)
Setlce ( Asaial Fair. The management ot the First Eas tern . Oregon District Agricultural society, wishes to announce that the count? fair will be held this rear at La Grande, beginning October 4th, and lasting one week. The new catalogue will be out now In a short time, the cause of the de lay so far has been due to the effort to get the Wallowa county people to Join us and combine the two fairs. The new catalogue will be practic ally the same as the old one, but with this exception, many of the premiums have been raised and new features added, and also a large special list ! of premiums will be offered by business men of La Grande. Get your exhibits ready for largest fair that ULion county ever had. F. M. HUFFMAN" Sec. the the has First E. 0. Dlst. Agri Grande. Society, La For Sale. . We have a large amount of o!3 papers which we must get rid of In seme way. They ere good for under laying carpets, for covering shelves, and anything for which waste paper Is used. They are tied In large pac kages waiting for you. If you wish any call at this office. m ; UKILLINU There are several kinds ot drilling but jthe kind the kind tnat makes the 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 I understand the well busi ! ness thoroughly. D. M. HUNT LA GBANDE, OREGON - Merchants! Save $10,000 In 1907 the Merchants of Oregon saved, over $10,000 by carrying a part of their Insurance in their own company, the Oregon Merchants Mutual Fire As surance Association, of J Dayton, Oregon. In 1908 f they will save $15,000. During the same period tU-t I.--J incf iiziyiiDuis were nunu- ing over $1,500,000 in I profits to outside companies In the Oregon Merchants Mutual you get: INSURANCE AT COST A LIMIT TO YOUR LIABIL ITIES PRO MPT SETTLEMENT OF LOSSES I 1 IV. OLIVER, Agent Quick Transfer For Rapid Delivery Seivice Call Up WILLCOCK BROS We are In position to do any kind of transferring. Give us a trial order. Calls answered day or might "Phone: Day, Red 711. Night. Black 1171. KtcauO 'fill PROW ISSUED AT UH10H THIS WEEK NOT PARI IZAN BUT WILL PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF CITY'S MORALS The Mew Paper Will be Issued Twice a Week Hereafter "Tho Union Progress." a senil weekly publication, was this morning added to Union's newpaper directory. The periodical is a four-page affair and the first issue Is void of ads. The reading maiter is blended with Un ion news items and unraslcal, but sharp, comments on the political, conditions of Union. According to the "curtain riser" published in the editorial department, It Is not a po litical sheet In the sense of having party affiliations, but is to be de voted to the progress of Union's wel fare. Editorially, the first Issue says: The Union Progress makes its initial bow to the general public of Union and vicinity for the first time in this is sue. It's columns will be devoted to the cause of mu nicipal reform and civic righteousness. In politics it is independent and stands for the man and not the par ty. First and foremost, we will advocate the protection of the home and the young and rising generation. Whatever strikes the home undermines the very foundation and principles of all government. Then let our first care be for the home and the young peo ple. Municipal ownership of all public utilities and fran chises. The success of municipal ownership has been demonstrated to the people in Union in the large revenue derived from the water system of our little city. Even the strongest opponents of the proposed electric lighting system publicly acknowledge this. Political corruptness and rottenness will be exposed at any and all times, none such offenders will receive any mercy be they friends or foes. The columns of this paper are open at all times to all people for the discussion of the municipal affairs of the city, and for all legitimate enterprises and efforts to build up a bigger and a better Union. We intend to make this a semi-weekly publication and believe that the enter prising and progressive people of this city will be clad of the innovation. We shall boost for Union first, last and all the time, be cause there is no place like it on the face of the earth, that has been blessed with more natural advantages than this beautiful city of ours. It is simply a ques tion of taking advantage of these things provided by nature, and we need more reoi)le to help us along these lines. We shall dis tribute sample copies of this and several succeeding issues freely and trust you will read them carefully, and if you then feel that von can suDDort such . a 0 KtBTFR. LA KB A TP. OR? GO to have oration. your hearty co-op- The news columns features a re ply from Doctor Law to W. A. Max well, who recently attacked the ex niayor (now recorder) In a publish ed communication In the Scout. A rather pathetic communication from "An Old Woman of Union" Is also featured: fc to The Kecallers. You say to the Bow Wows our city will go, if those meddlesome women ' foi.uiii.lau U tuuii luoii iui iui the town by pen or by tongue; Those women you say are not very young; Those old meddlesome women. Let me ask you some questions, and answer them fair; Then say if you've given a deal that Is square; If you've done unto them as you'd have them do to you. If they were in your place, and you in the shoes of these "dread ful" old women. Who goes to your home when your wife cannot see? Looks after the house and the child at her knee? Who cares for your dying? Who lays out your dead, sends flowers for your cof fin, dries tears that are shed? Its some of those women. Who plotted the grave yard you ac knowledge is neat? Who rustled the hose to water its streets? Raises funds for its sexton, looks out for repairs, while you let them do it, and lend them your "prayers?" "Woodle headed" old women. For whom do you business men keep your supplies? Alone for the men whom you think are so wiue? Me thinks your Income would not be so high, were it not for the things that the children must buy; And those "gabby" old women. Who furnished the flag, which so proudly did wave o'er our school house to honor the heroes so brave; Who furnished the girls for the liberty car, the "angles" the band boys, the rest room, the choir? T'was some " horrid old women. Who was burlesqued the Fourth in your ugly parade. Bears your ridi cule then; Bears your ridicule now. Who raises the boys for your piggeries, blind; And you say the police has no business to mind the request of a woman. All we ask for is justice, and cour tesy too; If you are honest, great hearted, fair minded and true, you'll see that you owe the best things in your lives to the love of your mothers, Mr. Investor or Homeseeker. Look at This: SO- acres of the finest land on theSandridge near Imbler; well improv ed, will be under ditch. Price $25 per acre. Terms, write to Box 5, Elgin, Oregon. Parties wishing to see land will be met at Imbler make a dat-V LEE BELL, Elgin, Oregon. 00000000000000000000000 0 o T. PAUL'SSCHOOL I S S FOR GIRLS 0 : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Accredited school founded 1872. Walla Walla, Wash. College Pre- 0 paratory, Academic, English and modern language and special cour ses under University graduatea.also primary and kindergarten teach- era with foreign training In vocal and Instrumental music, art and T languages.' Home care and social life. Special care for girls of sev- en, elgth to fifteen, etc. Amplegrounds for play. Basket ball, tennis, 0 hockey, etc. Milk supply and sanitary matters approved by Board 0 or Heaitn. visitors are always welcome. For particulars, address. ANNAE. PLYMPTON. PrincmaL 0 SATTBDAT, AUGUST 7, 190. I I'nf 'In i"; ' rt'A'illi' la fftl'iS tmfkl $mmi$ your sweethearts or wives, who are "pesky" old women. A UNION OLD WOMAN. The Recall Petition. The recall petition, so famous In connection with the Union scrap, is published as follows: TO THE MAYOR, COMMON COUN CIL AND RECORDER OF THE CITY OF UNION. UNION COUNTY, STATE OF OREGON. We, the undersigned legal voters of the City of Union, Union County, State of Oregon, hereby demand the re-call, by the people of said city, of the following officers of the said City of Union, to-wlt: C. H. Law, Mayor of said city, J. H. Hutchinson, Coun cilman of said city, and Nels Schoon over, Councilman of said city, each elected at the annual election of of ficers for said city on the first Mon day of December A. D., 1908 and .1. A. Dalton, Councilman of said city, elected at the regular election of of fleers for said city held on the first Monday in December, A. D., 1907, who have each held their respective offices thereunder for six months prior to the circulation and filing of this pe tition, and give the following reas ons therefor, to-wit: Under the admin lstratlon of the affairs of said city by said officers, the same has been con ducted in a manner unsatisfactory to your petitioners public funds have been diverted; large sums of 'he city's money has been spent needless ly; and experts have been employed at great expense to the city without first calling for bids; numerous po licemen have been employed unnecoa sarltly; the common council has held meetings at private residences, de priving the people of their right to be present and an emergency clati-w has been added to ordinances when there was no emergency, thereby taking from the people the constitu tional right of the referendum. 0 Good! Cloffife If!), ft. W1t Afnan 111.. dont know how to go about It. 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