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EYEMSti OBSERVER, LA GRASDE OEEGOV. 0PEm HOUSE V3 f . ... .y T i i' i'...fth.:.J 5 I 3 I i 1 f - . i - .t 4 Managing Director Princess and La - . . . Salle Theatres, Chicago. - " Presents. '. .,' The Quality Musical Play - with;:;;' HOMES B. MASO Prlces-"S2X)Or$l.50fi$I.OO,75cand50 UbWuIFVENIHtl QttJithVf H Published Dmly Except Sundaj. GEOHUE II. tXKBEY. - "EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. T, -fr CnlteOress Ttiegrspti Service. V SUBSCRIPTION RATES: l aH Co 65c ."Ily, per month ........ ' telly, six months In advance .,,$3.50 j Weekly, tlx months In advance'.'; 75o jflTeekly, one year In advance 11.00 Entered at the postollice at ta Grande as second-class matter. vThl paper;, win ..not, publish, any sjtlcle appearing over , a nom . de flume. 1 Signed, articles will be re ftsod subject to tU dlirretioa pf JJie Sltor. , Please sign your articles and an disappointment ; t Advertising Bates. , , Local reading, notices. iOc per line rst Insertion ; per line. toe each ubseijuent insertion. ; 'v"t' ': Reflolutlon' of condolence, '8c a line. The sound of the hammer apd 'jhe law Is apparent In every portion ot j cur city. New houses, new r roofs, new porches. . General -spring work Ja beginning. :.. ' . . ; - ' in. 1 11 1 1 ' v When Sixth' 'street is Improved It - will . become one of the . principal thoronghfares leading to the court liouse. .; It, being much nearer to a large percentage of the -city and the : Talley. - ' ; " ,The movemeni to provide a Jfqad entering the. clty, following the ' rall . road fromt Island City. 3"is, a . worthy one.' , This will relieve the conges tion of travel on" Fir and Greenwood Street crossings, It would, also "short en the road. . v Thousands , of people , are coming (0 the Coast. ..The homeBeekers rates lire on and have been, for several weeks. , During the early . part , of the period the . weather caused so . many train . , wrecks and , blockades, that many postponed traveling. Now .that conditions, are normal, all ot the . transcontinental trains west . bound are loaded. ' a 1 Out; ' people generalyy will feej more like swelling up with pride re garding the wonderful achievement! Ot ' Commander ; Peary when he' abr solutely makes good by . acknowled ged authorities that his records "are What they repreaent them to be. We went wild over, Dr.' Cook and then tad to throw, him overboard. 'We re all from Missouri here after. This week will In all , probability tell the story whether or not he Orande Ronde Irrigation project will ever be completed! The committees are out canvassing the valley, for contracts. If sufficient land can be secured this project will be pushed to completion: It riot. It will In all probability havo to He dormant fcit several years and then' some smooth stranger will v come In and secure the necessary contracts on a basts of $40 to $4o per acre and even then he will be a messenger of prospeVIty and will be so considered in the years to come. There is not another Irrigation project, in the Northwest that Is offering a perpetualwater right on a basis of $20 per acre to be paid for' at a rate of $2 per acre per year.. But 1' they won'fc, they won't, and that Is all there Is to It. WANTED Girl for general house y work. Mrs, T. . gcroggin, 4th Jint Wgehlngton. , ; ' 8-30-10, - Union cointy is out of debt tGday; . There Is not a many who'was liv ing in' the county ten years ago who ! expected to ;,llve to see such " a' con dition'. ThoBie' who 'often' made this remark;' "without giving the matter, any thought whatever, "Where does ' a'l our' tax money go?" should back j up "ana tane noxe. wniie we nave been paying off this collosal 'debt, th roads of ' our county are in bel ter '.condition than 'ever1 "before In our history. "While we have the fin est let-'of bridges in Tinloh . county of any county 'in the state. ' During the past ten years nearly all of "our old wooden structures have been re-1 i . t . t . . V. L . Al-I ; - i .. 1 1 A ' will last for ages to come. " ' ;,'.-v.V'-'.T; What a world ' power Mr. Hoose- velt might make of China. He might also make an awful failure. He would be looked ' upon as a foreigner and when he begun to swing his .big stick, however close the administra tion might stand behind him, the big corporations and Interest - that ex ist In that , country, the same aas in all others, would doubtless have suf ficient power to thwart, his efforts. However,, there are not a few Inter-j ests in this country that would be glad to see him tackle China. But It seems most likely that he will glveto his own country the benefit ot his energy apd master mind., Mr. Roosevelt has a mission yet in hiB own country to fill and will doubt less fiii it, -!'";.' : F9RMER ,lli f.K VSDE. KESIPEXT BE MIXES CENT. St.- Has seen, 'country, crowd out, horned toads for vegetation. , Hot : Lake, March ;30 (Special)-i Mr. 0Kh, Davlsa former resident bt La Grande, but now located at Echo, Is a Sanatorium guest this week. Mr. DavlB has been connected with the reclamation service for the1 past "five years and Is taking a vacation In order that he might consult with Dr. Phy. ; '. ;'--:-'' ';';-: ' ' Mr. Davis Is entitled to be known as a J Union county pioneer as he came to La Grand eearly In 18t9 anil resided In that Vicinity until when he went to Wallowa county and purchased "the Silver Lake Ho tel; Later he Was elected: Justice of thePeace. ' ;-f ' 1 While In Union county he was In terested wlth Henry Rbbbs' in ' the saw mill business and also with Don Chapman and Green Arnold. " f . Five 'years ago he went to Echo, where he .accepted a position 'with the. government and is now '.'Water Superintendent. He says It seems strange that the yery. places .where helped, to sklijj mules in the early seventies, and where, he 'nrily-.crop that the coun try could produce was Jack rabbits, sage, brush and horned toads, now sustains a heavy' population which thrive upon the very fat of the land. Alfalfa fields flourish where he used to make dry camps and peach trees are blossoming where oven sand fleas were known to perish with the thtrst. Irrigation canals have brought about the chance." lie 'said, with a smile, "It la certainly' o of the or dinary for an, old freighter to take up with any sort of a water propo sition,' but the' railroads have made It necessary for' evtn a mule skinner to hunt other work' and water Is not so bad after all, when yow get used to It." ' , Mr, Davis expects to return home In a few ! days'" He says he likes the Sanatorium and' especially ' Dr, Phy'e system of curing "people .without pe-. sorting to the knife unless absolutely necessary. He expected to go npon the "operating table when he came, but when the Doctor wade, an exim(- The One Bfg Musical Ccmdy Sensation of the The original superb cast. The ori ginal mam moth scealc prcddction and Famoas Princess -i ..-...V.rf.-- ... - iWtll II 11 - t II II . 1 W 'I ; ,i' i 'i The ady ' Leslie nat!on he -was agreeably surprised when he was told an operation was unnecessary. Mr. Davis say's the San atorium might Just as well have had hia money, but he Is not kicking If the. Sanatorium people are satisfied. ALL -TRAINS ;T0 1,1 f new , riioyisioxs. jn .yabd "pa? V, f ILITIE - iT PER f WAY. , : v '.',', '. . 1 ' "".". When depot U moved hack, pescn . gers wll take siding " Construction of a'slde. track on which all main line passengers will "head In" on reaching' the' yards,' was commenced this ' morning under ; su pervision' of ;" Yard" Track Foreman tlutcn. It Is In a way merely a con; tlnuatlon rof a Bhort side track1 al ready existing. : '- ";";''-''' The side track now heads back otj the main line Just north of the freight house; and from there: It is' that the cbhstructldn will commence. The sd' wwv. u..ua nm vuiuuiClltD. A IIC Bill I Ing will tun parallel with the main line, on the South side of It. Ivini'nn the1 Same ground tnnt'thVdenoT nia'r.' form how occupies. k The' depot wili be moved back at once. " On reach ing Fir street, the siding will 'again fuse with the main llfie. . 1 t 'AU train from either direction that carry 'passengers or' maiC will head ' on "th siding! Vheu they ' ap proach' the dopwt. " ""'.'-'' "'" , Hereafter, or rateher when the'atd liig- is finished, switch engines '. wilt hnve -little to" do "on' the siding, and there will be less danger to passen gers and bystanders from "the switch engines racing up and down the main line, which then Will not be In' close proximity to the nlatform where the poople stand. ; It Is 1 understood the removal of the depot and the general repairs to it will somnjencfl at ou.ee, i RON SIDING -T ..... . v. -. . "If -"i- Irls" with TheStnhhorn ClnderVila" f ompany at I theljsteward Olera - big debate soox. y? -' La Grande and Pendleton meet Fri ' '. day If Judges can he secured. ', lt Is planned to hold the debate be tween Pendleton and. La, Grande for the' finals in Eastern Oregon: In this city next Friday ; night if Judges from out of town can be secured'to pass upon the ntest. , . " iMuch care Is 'necessary In the se lection of th'oBe w-hrt are to decide Upon the winner as this debate will fix the championship ot Jhe-Eastern Oregon district 9nd , determine wheth er La Grande or Pendleton will go to Eugene next month to meet the. win ning team. of i Western (Oregon at I ho University ?;there. '': ' 5 ".'Prof. LandlB of Pendleton who has charge of the contest .,in Eastern Oregon had decreed mat La Grande's team must take the affirmative side In the debate with Pendleton. This is said to place a. handicap on the local boys as. they : ar'e' a nega tive team and . have ',been dealing their thunder and winning their de bates on the negative aide of the question.. Pendleton's wjnnlng team is also a negative one, so it is nec leB8ary for one team to make a 1 jchange, .and .La Grande has -been chosen for the sacrifice. . Joe Ingafs, Wjlliam Hamilton and Arlo Meyers compose the team which by defeating Pendleton will win a chance at the championship of all jnterseholastle debating 'teams for the entire state. . " r v Roosevelt" Sails, for .Alexandria . Cairo. March'' 30. Colonel i koose velt and party left .early, this morn ing for. Alexandria and from there will sail ; for" Naples. The station was crowded 'with the' friends "of the t former president," who gave him a j hearty faiwenn. 'He ts due ktNa 'nlM Ratnrfl.v 'Roosevelt made light of yesterdhy's demonstration by: the Nationalists and said he considered It an "Interesting Incident of an In teresting visit 'V ; ; M Seasm: ; ; Theatre Chorus . 1 . - - -' r iwf.UUhj.m- ltaMitwM& 1 nikis sf isiil i . r v - -1 --r v TreHSoreVs Call for County' n:.i4 for Scalp Bounty Warrants. : - Notice IB hereby given that the un dersigned Treasurer, of .Union Coun ty Oregon, jias funds 'on, hand 'with with which to pay all Co. and Scalp Bounty : warrants Hwhkhv,wereYlasued prior to ' the' first day of ApjdJ, 1910. Interest ceases '. on the above war rants on March 30, 1910. i.," ' r. JOHN FRAWLEY, y County Treasurer. , Treasurer's Call or City , Warrapti Notice Is' hereby, giventbat there arei now finds on band to pay ali outstanding warrants issued, on Gen erali Fund of . La Grande City up-to and including1 Nc 7915. enilorBed, Oct 13th,-1908. ..;'. fi:. ' Iunterest .- on all warrants on Gene- . ral Fund frpm No. 7473 Jo tNo.7791B, Inclusive, ceases .from : this date! La Graude, Oregon, - March' 26th. . 1910. ' RAY, W.' LOGAN, ; y " - , - y City Treasurer R '-"'!;. vnnrlA (mm RA.I f.n'nA 'X Vt A .i:r:,'-- :- :: I iipiii iifli r Positively tlie greatest singing and danwlig. thorua la America ; V ' tomuany Seventy -S , - '-. Cavlods ot Scenery 1 : 2 :f V-., 6 ' -? . This Company's KccorcL, - 4C7 nights PrLacess Thenlrc, fhlcagi V 6 , Months-U?olw j, Theati 'eJk.K T. 1 - :;",--J-r? ,-: ; I 1 ' X 1 'v- t 1 liouse tonight " !Appftlasli!o'n Good RoadsMect ; -HenderBonville, N. C, March 30 To arouse enthusiasm In .the work of the Appalachian Good Roads Asso ciation,, which wys, organised; last .Oc"'. tober, a meeting of members of the ,a.8.sdciati9n ,'and. others Jptsted In the good roads movement was held . here today. ', Reports of progress ' were, had and discussion of plana considered for the constrnction of Im prpved highways between Charlotte. andKnoxviUe, Greenville and Nash- ' viiieand Spartanburg and Ashevllle. It, la hoped to complete the building, . of ? all these highways during the -present year.. -. ''" ,,,'.'- -. j Kiug of . Abysilnnia Dead. London, March 30 The .death of King: Menelkk of Abveinnla occurred last Sunday, "; according qa dis- patchy from ; ; the : caultol '.; of the Ethiopian kingdom. ' -This dispatch confirms the United Preps cable of .Monday. V'- t . . . ' -a- . m a i I I n it 1 Y I I