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EYEJCIXG 0B3SERYER, LA GRAXDE, OREGOS. Fill DAT, SEPTEMBER 17, 1909. nnaDnannaasnnnisnnnonnnnnnnaP WHO OWXS THE 30RTII TOLEf DEMISTS. SUPP0RT1S . : : : I a D D IS G P I! u n u a E EE E E 2. r i it i TT Till H TT yOlU o ir siM inionase Uleamimg ; THIS SEASON OP THE YEAR WHEN MANY CHANGES . .'ALWAYS. '".TAKES PLACE, .NO THDIFTY HOUSEAVIFE CAN AFFORD TO MAKE HER PURCHASES BEFORE LOOKING OVER MY LAFGE STOCK OF BARGAINS. YOU MAY WANT TO SELL. YOU MAY HAVE A FEW ARTICLES OF FURNITURE THAT YOU , PREFER TO REPLACE WITH OTHER KINDS.: WE WILL EITHER BUY YOUR OFFERINGS OUTRIGHT AN DTAKE THEM IN PART PAY MENT FOR NEW GOODS, GET THE FORM THE -HABIT OF ALWAYS VISITING THIS STORE WHEN IN NEED OF HOUSE FUR NISHINGS. OUR STOC KIS ALWAYS CHANG rtza ArrvjATMY alwavr wr have .tttrt WHAT YOU WANT AT PRICES AWAY BELOW THE MARKET VALUE. " b u a s 3 is Mb 2 2 ft 3 I nan n C. B. CAUTHORN. . Dentist Office over Hill's Drug Store. La Grande, Oregon. PRICE. D. M. D. Dentist Room 23, La Grande National Dank Building. Phone Black 1991. ' TEACHERS OF MUSIC. 531 ERLA CAK10CK. Teacher of Piano. Pupil of Pierre Doullet of tte San Jose Conservatory. For children the Burrows course of music study and musical kindergar ten. Studio In the Mahaffey wldg. PROP. E. PORTER DAY, Principal La Grande School of Music. . ' Mrs.' Day, assistant School, 100 Greenwood ave., one door south of ; Adams ave. 'Phone Black 1831. MISS STELLA OLIVER Teacher of Piano and Harmony. Studio at residence of Turner Oliver corner fourth and O avenue. MISS ROSE HOUSE. Instructor in Piano, Harmony and Technic. , 210S North Spruce Street . La Grando, Oregon BADLY NEEDED Question is an International One That s Yet Is ot Solved by The V "' Authorities. ' C. R. THORNTON. Architect and Engineer. Surveying, Civil and Structural En gineering. Twenty Years Experience. READFORMlWT FITTING? iH BROTHERS "H ' THE HOUSE OF GOOD CLOTHES b A A 6 A A A A A A o -'- PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS. . L. A. PICKLER. Civil, Mining, Irrigation Engineering . and surveying. Estimates, plans and specifications Office in Bohnenkawp Building. La Grand. Oregon. VIAYL MRS. GRACE McALISTER. '.. Teacher and .Manager. Telephone Farmers 1976. PHYSICIANS. J. H. HUBBARD, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Office In New Bank Building Rooms 20-21. 'Phones: Residence, Main 89; Office, Main 79. DR. A. L. HICHARDSON. Physician and Surgeon. . Office over HIH's Drug Store. Office "Phone 1361. Residence Main 65 N. MOLTTOR, M. D. Physician And Surgeon. ( Corner Adams ave and Detmt st I Office "Main 68. " Residence Main 69 - BACOV & HALL. Physicians and Surgeons. Office in La Grande National Bank Building.. .'Phone Majn 19. S. T. Bacon, Residence, Main 18. M. K. HaU, Residence, Main 62, Nmm t OIKS u. Many flew Titles are in stock sis wellalalt'Mld:.ta vorites "Whese Nothing is Too Much Trouble" ' C H. UPTON, PH. G. M. D. Physician and Surgeonl Special attention given to Ere, Ear f Nose and Throat. Office ta La Grande National Bank . - Burning.' Phones: Office, Main 2; Residency Mate 32. YETERINARY SURGEONS. ARCHITECTS. ROBERT MILLER. Architect Office 1107 Adams avenue. Thonat Pacific, Main 1. Home Independent , . ,V Na 8. ATTORNEYS. C. H. CRAWFORD. ; Attorney nt Law. Practice in all the courts of the Stat. and United States. Office In La Grande National Ban Building. La Grande. Orexon. Chas. E. Cochran Geo T.. Cocbrnt COCHRAN & COCHKf N. Attorneys. La Grande National Pnk Buhdlujt La Qrande Oreito. H. H. LLOYD. -Attorney at Law. Practices in all the Court of th St wb United States. . ElKin Oreao WILLIAM M. RAMSEY. , Attorney and Counsellor at Law. : Rooms 15 and 16 Sommer Block. La Grande, Oregon. With about half of the 400 guaran- teed tickets necessary to bring Senator La Follete and the other string of lec ture course numbers to this city se cured, the solicitors who are father inn this strong course, are finding dif ficulty in winding up and getting the matter off their hands. , Splendid success has marked their efforts among the laboring classes. these men buying tickets with surpris ing readiness. They seem to have giv en the matter mere thought and dis covered that the course promised the city this year is far "superior to any ever presented before. . The business men as a rule are turning it down un til additional thought has been given the proposition. From an advertising standpoint the course is profitable. Mr. La Follette's coming wtu ue uwwami wot ui northwest . through telegraphic dis- j patches in such a way as to bring La Grande before thousands of readers. The , senator's prestige is such as will command attention any where. But the $200 charged for the course ticket has other things almost equally as strong. The College singing girls are known to musicians the country over; Larunt the magician. Is another couutry-wlde name, while Elliott the reciter ot piays, is another man who has appeared lu the largest cities of the country. Ly Bare;r the lecturer, is another who holds alruobt -'as i much popularity throughout the country as these named. With such a list before the city, support should be given It The re gaining half must be raised soon or the city will miss a rare thing in lit erary an damusement lines. La Fol lette's coming Is well worth the price of the entire course, as will be attest ed to by men who read the dally pa pers and are aware of the man splendid elucotlonlstlc abilities and ot his standing as a thinker and a doer of things unheard of in politics. Notice to Contractors. Notice ts forbid n anting.) Notice Is hereby given that the undersIgnc-J forbid hunting of any kind om their premises In the Fox and Rob Hltt districts: J. Warrenstaff, O. P. Kiagsley, Albert Clyv . Henry Brill, Conrad and John Strauber, 3. Keller, E. iDann, J. Wilson, 3. W, White, Alec Calchien, Mr. Caldwell, B, Crammett J. D. McKennon, J." A. Russell, R. ID. Hamilton, A. Benson. Frank Sweener, N. HeMenrelch, H. Goeck, J. Henderson, IL Allen, Millering. (8-27-9-27) . I. Tor Sale. One brown mare, good and gentle, weighing 1000 lbs. :. Just the animal for children and ladies to drive. One two seated light rig In good shape nearly new -and a good set of light harness. AH for $150. For informa tion call at 1J11 W. aveuw. S-l-l&t) Notice Is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the City Re corder's office, for the construction of a macadamised street from Hemlock street to Willow street on Adams ave nue In the City of La Grande, Oregon. Plans and specifications to be seen at the Recorder's office. All bids to be In by 6 o'clock p. m., September 27 tu, A. d, 1909. , : ' h ' '''.',; v City of La Grande, ' ' - By D. E. COX, (S-16-100 Recorder. Call Fsr County Warrants. - DR. P. A. CHARLTON. , Veterinary Surgeon. Office at HIH's Drug Store, La Grande. Residence Phone Red 701. Office Phone Black 13 1. Independent PhoM 63. : Both phones at residence. DR.; T. W. RIDDELL, M. D. C. Graduate .Veterinarian! ; Office Red Cross'Dmg Store. Phones: Pacific, Main 4; Home, 121. La Grande, Oregon. DR. W. H. RILEY. Graduate Ohio State University. Vaccinatiori, DentlBtry and Surgery of all kinds. Country calls promptly answered. ' Office, 14 Adams avenue. Phones: Pacific, Black 1901. ' Independent 373. '. SR. a Hr. ZIMMERMAN. Osteopathic Physician. Office Sommer Bldg. Office "phone, Main 63; Residence . 'phone, Black 591. Successor to Dr. Moore. You Need Weil A letter to me stating ' your location and needs will bring you all -the ;in formation regarding- well drilHng.nec88ary. : R. A. IVEST, The Well Driller ..'. , ;,'t i .' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' i I1.1 . i 1 1 r ..',.,. i Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned treasurer of Union uuinty, Oregon, has funds on hand with which to pay all countywarrants which were ondorsel prior toJune 1, 1908. . ,v Ho interest allowed on ' the above warrants after August 24, 1909. JOHN FRAWLEY, Treasurer of Union County. Ore Hon. A-23-30t) C Second Hand Autos For Sale. One lour-cyclinder four-passenger Franklla, $406;. One two-cyclind roadster, three-passenger, $400; , One two-cyclinder, ' five-passenger Reo, 1400; One two-cyclinder, five-pass in ger , Oldsmohlle, $426.00. Whlteman Carage, oppaaite foundry. (S-13-2-5) . ' Effective September 3rd anC until farther suttee local tickets will not be honored on Train No. 8, between Portland and Huntington. This train will, however, make regular schedul ed stops to pick up passengers destin ed to points east of Huntington. V V; Sw Irrlgatioa Book Free. '' "Well Irrigation for small farms" Is a publication Just Issued 'by ther Gen eral Passenger Department, of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co:; and 'Southern Pacific lines In Oregon. This booklet sets forth' In a prac tical concise way ten possibilities for profit of inexpensive Irrigation and should be in the bands of 'every far mer in Oregon. " ? Copies may be obtained free on ap plication to Wm. McMurray. General Passenger Agent. O. R. ft N and S WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. (Special) What proflteth it a man to discover the North Pole when he can neither own It. nor sell it. nor give It awayT And yet that is precisely the situa tion, no matter what may be deter mined in the present deplorable' con-. troversy whether Cook or Peary saw It first One of the Interesting questions which have arisen out of efforts on these 'explorers is as to the Jurisdic tion which may now extend to the pole by right of discovery. Have they extended the possessions of the Uni ted States, or have they merely added to the holdings of some other nation 5 , Already two countries have put in their claims to whatever may have been found at the top of the world. Denmark Insists that it belongs to her as a part, of Greenland. Canada claims It as a part of her northerly possessions. And American ' citiiens iuuuu in unuor itieew virvuuiBuwvoa did Peary have a right to offer the pole to President Taft as though It were something he owned and could give to he American nation? It Is a question which has puzzled many eni lnent geographers and statesmen. Light upon the subject is shed by a. high official of the state department,' . according to whose argument no one nation can claim special Jurisdiction there, but the finding of the pole Is a gift to the whole world. There f re three ways by which this question of rights ot discovery are settled. One, which has been recog nized for many years, applies to such1 matters as the finding 'of an Isolated Islet in the Pacific, for Instance. In such a case the , discoverer, ,by plant ing the flag of his country, and making formal declaration, annexes the new land.,V''.; : '-'; . Another way applies more particu larly to Arctic exploration. If new lands are discovered and they prove to be a continuation tU and part of. land already known, those new lands belong to the same sovereignty that owns the old land. Thus, If Cook's and Peary's .dlscovereles should hare developed to be merely continuations ; of Greenland, Denmark's claim would be preeminent V;T. . But this Is utterly disproved because It has been demonstrated that Green land Is an island. . Amundsen, tn his explorations, proved this by circum-' navigating it. Thus the Danish claim falls to the ground. . The third way, which applies to the . Phnndlnn rnntpntlon ! tho claim of nations ; to the "hitherland" which, stretches back from ' theljr acknowl-: edged possessions. There are several ' art'illar instances ot this in Africa. The "hlCierland" extends until It meets the acknowledged Jurisdiction of another "power". ' ' ' ' ' " But, In the case e; the North Pole, it la situated at a point where all meridians converge and where all the "hltherlands" of all the northern na tions meet For. that reason no one of them-can set up a claim to the pole without meeting the counter claims of others. ' Therefore, it is the world's possession and not that ot any one country. As for the possession of any Islands or lands which may have been dis covered by either Cook or Peary above the 87th parallel in their . dashes' to the pole, this same state department authority is of, the opinion that they would . , be in the same category as Spltzbergen which, although discov ered over 200 years ago, has never been claimed by any civilized govern ment and still a "No Man's Land.' But, although, from the argument of this learned authority, neither Cook nor Peary can own, sell nor give away the North' Pole, there are profits that come to , such explorers In another way. So long as the controversy ex ists as tp which got there first and so long' at the' "whole civilized world Is divided Into two partfslan 'camps', on believing In Cook and the other In Peary, the two men are certain to be in great demand for their writings and lectures. : It Is' calculated that both of them will be worth at least half million1 dollars within the next year or two-as a result of their enterprise. That Is the golden reward to come to them for their efforts and sacrifices, and bravery in facing the untold dan gers of the north. '' Bargain In Piano. ' Piano as good as new for sale, reaa- P. lines In Oregon, Portland, Oregon, onable terms; 'phone or call on Dr. F. (S-16-tf) WM. McMURRAY. E. Moore. (S-17-2t)