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Resolution of condolence. U- k line.
, With the opening of spring several
real estate transaction have taken
place within the last few days. It U
a. matter of, comment that in most
instances ihe highest prices paid for.
Grande Ronde farming lands are by
iL ili, tar:., llrci .!2,1-,.r,"nr
for many years and are thoroughly
familiar with the character of tbe so l
And, know Its true value.
It is gratifying to know tabt the
Grande Ronde Irrigation company
has decided to bring tbe project to a
definite head. The entire success or
failure remains on whether or not
tbe farmers are willing to sign the
contracts. They have had montiis
upon months In which to considu
And by this time they should kno.v
wrether or not they are desirous, o!
having Irrigation. They know whetn
r or not water on their lands will
be an investment. If they consider
it as such they will sign up and if
. they look upon it otherwise they w. 11
Dot Hhere is the whole thing. Next
week coralmttees will make a linnl
. canvass. If sufficient land can be
signed up, the contract will be let fo;
the construction of the Meadowhrook,
dam.' if net the project will b$ pa?-
el up. ,
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4" Monument to Cleveland.
Princeton. N. J March IS. G ro
ver Cleveland's , birthday was infor
mally observed In the home town of
the late ex-president today. A move
tnent has been set on foot to erect a
; handsome Cleveland memorial in
Princeton. Dr. Woodrow Wilson, the
president of Princeton University and
ex-Senator John F. Dryden are the
leaders In the project, which will be
national in extent.
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Li Gr'-iXiC i.uTD
Colombia Unlversitr wants La Grande
to enter its athlete.
Probably on the strnegth of the
showing made at the field and track
meet at Walla Walla last u.r,
Grande baa been Invited to partici
pate in tbe Columbia indoor meet
at Portland on April 16. This Is. ot
course, an amateur meet, open to all
amateurs, but there are several aca
demic events and it is to these espec
ially that La Grande is invited. In
a letter; to Captain Peare the mana
gement ' of Columbia urge attend
ance. The academic events include
the 50 yard dash and 50 yard hur
dle races, half mile, pole vault and
several others In which La Grande
might make a showing in the academ
ic events. , :
: No definite action has been taken
to send tbfl Uam.. Few. if any. of the
local squad has ever run on an indoor
track and the sharp turves might ser
iously handicap the runners.
Out on an Oregon BotMer Ckmpai'.rn
'. Messers S. A. Partlow and W. J.
Pajie, 'representatives of the New
West .Magazine of Portland,- are in
the city. They win work in La
Grande this week under the auspices
of the Commercial Club, giving La
Grande a special writeup in the May
edition of the New West. '
They are also gathering data and
pictures of the Oregon poultry 10
take on a trip through the Middle
Western States, showing Oregon's
Beauties and Resources.
La Grande can be represented on
this Eastern trip by supplying
through the ' Commercial Club 10
beautiful steneoptican slides show
ing the advantages of the La Grande
country. r
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AEGCE FOB SOX-SHT
The Oflrlal Vote
The board of Election canvasser3
which met yesterday afternoon report
the following count;
Meyers ........ . ..
Mahady .
Meyers Majority
For Recorder
D. E. Cox.
For Treasurer
R. W. Logan
For Chief of Police
Matthews .........
- Porter
Rayburn
A Walden
Walden's plurality
Bond Issue ,
For Bonds
Against, Bonds
Majority For
ES9
51
546
648
601
11
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203
273
1
415
170
2J5
finnative voice from a single director.
This form as adopted by the farmers,
was spread before Portland attorneys
who made minor changes in the word
ing. , The changes were ignored for
gramatkal construction alone was in
volved. Then, the board decided
that David Eccles, a prospective bond
buyer, should have an opportunity
to pass upon the contract. It was
presented 1 to him and fcfs ecus??!
with the request that a written ens
wer be forwarded to tbe directors
This was five weeks ago, and durirr
these five weeks 'ji s'c'i "j som chaf
ed at the delay Eccles was given a'
opportunity . to 19 his decision o
the contract. Last nicht the. bcar3
grabbed the bull by thn horns, hi a
mild way and .disregarding the fact
that Eccies had not itiponded to
their request, paved the way for 6
last anj decisive campaign for con
tracts. Two Director Each Pay
Commencing Monday." two direct
ors will go out each day for one weV
soliciting subscriptions. The fanners
have, had months In which to think
about tbe matter and they know now
If they want water and produce a.
much from one acre of land as they
do now from 10, or whether they do
not want water. It Is distinctly up
to the farmers.
Stockholders Meeting; soon ,
In Ar?!V oftrhnlders will hold
their annual meeting and at that
time the directors will report to them
whether or not the farmers of Union
county want that elixir of wealth or
whether, the project is to be aban:
doned. If the directors report such
conditions at that meeting then there
is but one thing for the stockholders
to do and that les to abandon .H
present plans. There Is no use to
disguise the fact; one week from
Monday it will be known whether or
not Union county is going to seize
the greatest opportunity that ever
has or ever will be presented to It.
Other irrigation projects may in time
be outlined and advanced but never
again the Observer says it advised
ly will Union countw farmers be able
to secure irrigation for $20 per acre.
Reynolds 'ot Paid
During the winter months when
there has been delay on account of
indecision as to the contract Secre
tary Reynolds has not been drawing
a salary. His work has been gratis
entirely. '
Plaintiff rests ease la the Grajbeal
salt late this afternoon.
.." The plaintiff in the suit of Mrs.
Graybeal vs. the O. R. it N. a suit to
recover damage money, j-eated 'its
c'tse' this afternoon. Immediately,
the. defense commenced argument for
ncnsult. This waa still undr way at
3:30. ,
THREE XOF.E TRUE BILLS
Grand Jsry reports and Is then dis
missed for second time
After having reported three tru?
bills during the special term of the j
session, called yesterday morning, the
grand Jury was dismissed this after
noon. Two of the bills were amend
ed indictments against Chandler and
Wisdom but the third la secret.
hi!
Complete equipment for resetting and repairing
rubber buggy tires,
LA GRANOE IRON WORKS
" D. P GEFAL.D, Proprstoi
Gmp!2tc Machine Shops and Foundrv
Sells Ladd Creek Farm.
Earl Jones has sold his Ladd
Creek farm to Adolph and Henry
Ppehler. Fortv-flve acres were in
cluded, but the price was not public, j
3IEYERS RESIGNS TOMGHT
Mayor elect will resign from council
to take up new matters.
At the regular meeting of the city
council tonight P. L. Meyers' will hand
In his resignation as councilman from
the third ward, he having been elect
ed mayor at the last municipal elec
tion. Mr. Meyers will assume the of
fice of mayor next Monday. f
F. LAMEKESCE WALL
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ANSOOCES
T CF
THE . FEi'GACE.
Arconi-.t-nlod
CHARLES B. HANFORD
TX A IC0!'EGS COBEDT DRAJIA , k
THE AMERICAN ICED
ET GEOR.GE H BROADim!' T A! CIIARI.E3 T. DAZET
STEWARD '.OPERA HOUSE
Wednesday, March t6
PRICES Orchestra Seats $U0; Crchestra Circle $1.0j Dress Chr.
cle 75 cts.; Gallery 2c and 5 Seats on Sale Uondeay, Mar. 13 '
y0 tf
Bargains In Real Estate. .
NO. 1. 167 acres Sanarldge land, ,
near Imbler; a good five room'
' house, barnj and other out build- j
Ings. 10 acres good orchard . or J
which 8 la In good bearing; 30
acres In fall wheat, 10 acres in hay,
balance all good grain or potato
land, all under good fence, one mile
from the town of Imbler, 1-2 mile
from BchooL About 11000.00 worth
ouaehpld , goods and
goea, with the
,ot nearly ne"
farm lnc
place 'it. '
tenr.
t 116.956, Easy
' To Test Frlinnrr Lnw
.Washington, March 18. According
to Information Just received here,
there Is much opposition to the direct
primary law in Nevada, and a suit
to test the legality of the act has been
filed by a Reno lawyer. .The out
come of the test will bo awaited with
much Interest In the capital.
It Is nlleged In this complaint,
which la very lengthy, that the law
is unconstitutional on mnny grounds,
chief nmong which are that it takes
from . the qualified voters the rlsM
to run for any oftVe and that it pa
rents the formation of new political
parties In the state.
AVARMXG ABOUT TAXES
Taxes become delinquent If not paid
before April 5th
Yesterday was the last day on
which to save the 3 per cent discount
on taxes. Property owners still have
until April 5 to pay taxes under no
lenalty. At any time before this on
half , of the taxes may be paid, the
Lalanca duo on or before the: first
Monday In October. Taxes become
delinquent after April 5th, subject t'i
a 10 per cent penalty, and interest
at tbe rate of one per cent pt-
mm th until paid.
MILL ST I I.L IDLE
Inability to get logs chhph Iodr tui.
pension of business
Two weeks, or more have elapsed
Ince the Palmer Mill was forced to
close down owing to the lack of logs.
lides on the Joseph branch below
Elgin, that Impede passenger traffic,
have effectually shut off the log sup
ply and it is difficult to determine
when logging trains can come up
from the camps.
TROUBLE WITH SEWER
Tbe main sewer In the alley be
tween Jefferson and Adams Avenue
1 had beconje,.d.tatched. at. a. point, la
the center of the Intersection with
Depot street and a crew ot men, is
righting the trouble today. The street
has beeoma undermined considerably
and bad sagged and had It not been
attended to promptly would have end
ed up In an accident to a vehecle.
Train on Time
The Joseph train arrived on time
today -an event that attracted more
or less notice, but show that the
track troubles of today, at least, are
removed.
Purk for California Town I
St. Louis, March 16. It Is stated
on good authority that Adolphus
Busch. the St. Louis millionaire brew
er, proposes to bequeath his magni
ficent winter home at Pasadena, Cal.,
to teh people of that clt yto be used
as a public park. The "Blossoms"
one of the show places of the city,
was recently added to hlB Pasadena
holdings. He Is now so Improving
the property that e hopes to leave
it so that the city will have no ex
pense connected herewith, except for
maintenance.
"The Blossoms" adjoins his famous
sunken gardens, which are known all
over the country for their beauty.
It Is Mr. Busrh's Intention to join
the two places and make the most
beautiful and palatial estate on the
Pacific coast.
Will Move to Portliind
J. J. Ctancey the contractor is
planning on 'moving, to Portland to
make his home. Xo definite day for
the departure la set.
BOUGHT A FIRM
Mr. Snook ho recently arrived Iter"
from Fulton. MNsonrl buys
J. L. Corhett has sold his 80 aero
farm five miles east of this rity to
Wilson Snook, father of Recorder 1.
R. Snook, who nrrlvede here recently
from Fulton, Missouri. Mr. Snook Is
well pleased with our beautiful val
ley and buys for the puropse of mak
ing this his home. The consideration
was $6300.
For Sn'e
Good seven room house and put
buildings; nice lawn and fruit trees.
Situated on the corner of O. and 8th
streets. Also For Sale or Rent, six
acres of god land, good bouse and
out buildings, plenty of water and
small fruit. Half mile east of the
city limits. Enquire of
R. M. OLIVER.
S-15-4-15 2201 Fir Street.
No
jflaa '
coltlvat
good, barn
i . " :.0ding. A . . .
St. . iu.'iy orchard, 80 crc ..
- nd timothy hay, good wa
. . -ight R. P. D. by, the .door.
of a. mile from achooL Aboui
,'400, worth, of personal . property
goes, with the piaca at the price of
IMOMo.'
No. 3. 20 acres adjoining the above
tract; splendid land, wall adapted
to fruit growing or aaything els 3.
. GEORGE PALMER, Pres. .. Vk . L. EKENHOLTSl, Asst. Cash.
, F. J.htLA:tS,ue-tfF. sm,V tit V ILLLAJVS, 2nd,Ant: Cath
F. L. MEIERS, Cefcr.ier.
LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK
CF LA GRANDE, OREGON
United States Eepcsilciy
Capita) eil Smplts $180,CCCX0
DIRECTORS
Gecrfe Fein, ci,
S. , ii ; ..;-, t'v.
. . meyers
C. C. Penington
G. L. CieaTer ,
F. M. By r kit
W. L. Brenholts
W. M Pierce
With our ample resources and facilitsej we can ren
der you efficient service, and handle your business
tc your entire satisfaction
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Taft's Auto Hoodooed
Washington, March lfi. While on
his way to the railway station today
Taft's automobile came near running
down a woman who walked in front
of it. Five blocks further on a colll-
son with a Btreet car was narrowly
averted. Quick action by the chauf
feur Baved the president from possi
ble danger.
Flour Case Dismissed
Omaha, March 16. The famous
bleached flour cases which come to
trial tomorrow were dismissed to
day by Attorney Butler of St Paul,
appointed by the government to pro
secute. It was claimed that flour us
ed by the government had been es
peclally, bleacehd for the trial. It
was dismissed on these grounds.
Roosevelt Inspects Rattlefleld
Khartoum, March 16. Col. Roose
velt Inspected the battlefield of Om
durman ( today, escorted by, Colonel
Hutchnson and a party of . Sheika.
Other points of, Interest were visited
on the return to the city.
Te sewarge bends mast be going In
without opposition. Just for fan ask
a few mow they toted,
A small house and under fence
Price $1300.00.
No. 4. 60 acres, 7 miles -from La
Orande. Good now 6-roora house.
good barn and other outbuilding.
. Two good living springs, and a
stream of water for irrigation; ail
under good cultivation. R. F. I).
by the door. Telephone line. Price
M.ooo.oa.
No. 6.) 62 1-2 acres near the Con
itly ware houses, all In fall wheat
ua airalta hay; good Improve
ments. It sold at once can be pur
chased lor ,
No. 6. A modern 5-room house ami
lot 60x120. in a good location aad ' jfc
o cash terms tor $2200.00. &
No. 7. Two lots on Fourth street, 4
room house, small barn, city water
and good well. Can be sold on the
Installment plan for 1700 H. j
No. 8. For 1775.0. one of the best!
bouses la Old Town; '4-room house,
stone foundation. Two lota, a nP
If take at .
No. I. Tkree roosa kousa aad one lot
oa Jeffaraon at. Hom raralalied,
good wtD; wood abed oa tha allej,
all for the very low price at tl!
No. 10. A five room, brick modern
' house, barn, wood abed, two lot
124x124. small orckard. shade trees.
ill fenced for, 12000.00.
lo. 11. A toax room cottaga oa "O"
at, cloaa la, two. Iota, city watar,
and wood shed. On aasy tanaa a
Uia remarkably low, , prtea ot $1400.
I will b laaaa4 U ahow jo ay
of, ttabfl,farfataa, at aay tlaa.
Town tanacttaliy.
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