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Local reading, notices. iOc per line
rst Insertion ; per line. toe each
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': 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. :.. ' . . ; -
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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. '
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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
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will last for ages to come. " '
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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, -!'";.'
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F9RMER ,lli f.K VSDE. KESIPEXT
BE MIXES CENT.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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,
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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 ; ;
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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
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Positively tlie greatest singing and
danwlig. thorua la America
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" !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
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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.
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