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real st i bbcr, ;.ery son of Ore
gon tii'nt reb?05d, art? look upon
this ii-v era as strong, energetic,
busim rvn .'. having broad vis
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Eutieo tbu postofiiee at. I
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, to.f l) ' enumerators will begin their work.
" ' J. Many t-.rtirs have arranged for an
active caiural;;n to assist tbelr enu-
; meratota lu order that their true
uranla f popuation may be numbered. , Re
j member. hc'tH figures are official for
puLJ-3 anv f at least five years and generally
speaking for tor years, for too often
This
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Ilumo. Signed articles wn tm '-. J the ' str.te enumeration is not gener-
subject to tUe fi!rrM.iwV;.i4 I ally credited. Let every one help.
ditor. I'leane sign your .artic ,
save disappointment .
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.Local reading, notices 10c line
Jfrst Insertion; Dor line' W each
tbsequeht Insertion. . .,
Resolution of condolence, 5c a line.
UJTPEB rlflE-CHANGED
OKDElt
- Eastern Oregon ; is the center of
the keenest railway construction in
4he United States. "" Northwest " and
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. across the waste. Hill interests are
Cpenljg one of the most far-reaching
'&n& business-like r development cam
Diilgas' ever conducted- in the North-!
K west; which will "tiring tens of thous
tnds, perhaps .hundreds" of thousands
' U sturdy citizens into this state Boon'.,
llarriman lines,. suddenly aroused
. from the close policy, ' are 'rushing
v- .x new construction work ' parkllel,, to
'.' competing lines Into a regloa be
fore said one could not even aaks
; ,y ltpay. Oregon fruit has gradulaliy
forged to the top in fame and price,
. and now orchards planting rivals the
vineyard and orange grove work in
California when that state, was at
. fracting the, world.. Dairying, 'nurs
In 'every fostering environment,
: 1 Is beginning to take tremendous pro
: ;portlons. Oregon timber, a resource
greater tha nany natural ' bequest
given another- sta.te, Is just being ap
. tteclated, and ' millions of capital' Is
v cdtalng in for Its investment and de
velopmont. . .
Under the old order, an exhorbi
"tant railway rate mattered little . to
the comfortable' few, for they were
i Independent anyhow. No protest
( worthy of the name has been utterei
against the keeping of Oregon from
.' $5,600,000 of 16,000,000 of . the . Fed
eral , reclamation fund to which" the
etate- is entitled. " No heed has been
flven totyhe ffaqt tha for five years
the government engineers have been.
" engaged in the Klamath .reclamation
' project, and have yet made no ap
preciable headway on what is prac
tically the only work of its kind be
ing done by the government-in-this
state. Not a whisper Is heard against
the outrageous delay in forcing the
Oregon and CaUforn'i land (grant
suit. Oregon and Southern Wash
ington, in their ; favored situations,
,- have not objocted against the order
which charges them the same, rate
for a down, river gravity haul as Is
chargt'd foih tremendous mountain
grade hanl. . Destruction of $300,000
,to ? 1,000,000 worth of 'standing tim-
her annually by negligent fires, has
barely been given a thought. The
fact that a undo forest land acreage
. capable of producing $2,000,000 to
$4,000,000 annually worth of timber
Is left idle without any intelligent
reforestation effort, has not been
more than noted. Wagon roads have
been left Impassable, at enormous
- cost. r' '.....''
All this and more was under the
old order. But the change has come.
This state ia receiving the greatest
proportionate consideration of any In
the American Union. This changed
Btate has brought., its higher duties
There has been in the immediate past
some very good noisy work. A loud
noise as, as a rule, preceded every
LOST Pair gold rimmed spectacles.
Reward for return to Q. ,E. Fow
ler. . . -' 4-13-17. '
Reduced Colonist Rates
Westbound 4
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MarcK I to April 15
St; .ouis $32.00 f
St. Paul $25.00
CorteBpondig rates' from all points
East df these terminal points to all
stations, in. 7. ." r . - .
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' Tickets will1 be delivered to any
addresB by mall oVwire on amount
being deposited, ftt'tinused refund ;s
made in. full. ; l' ; v' 5,
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O. JL : Jack son f ' ; ' J. S.' Carter
T. P. A. ' ;v '' '' "; Gen Agt
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: $tom
o Oregon 'saved
Merchants
ove
$10,000 by carrying a pari
of their Insurance "m their
own company, the Oregon
mercnams ivuuuui nre us-
i surance Association, of
Dayton, Oregon, In 190$ J
they will save 515,000,
During the same period
their neighbors were hand-
mg over $1,500,000 in
profits. '-.r' : ;
PAY JUST AS
YOI LIKE TO
GltlDCATED CIIAUGE FOB TIIE
DEBATE TOSIGIIT
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La Grande on eTe of besting the best
In this half of state. -
' Intricate phases of commission
plans of government will be handled
tonight by six high school students
who have given the subject ' much
thought though La Grande's team
has been debating on the negative
Bide all winter and has been ."swit
ched" to the affirmative at, the com
mand of the principal of the Pendle
ton schools. This question will be
handled tonight at the L. S. Tab?
ernacle when , the Pendleton higji
school and La Grande , high school
teams ' meet; to decide'-which of the
two shall meet the 'Western .cham
pions of the state 'and conclusively
establish the champibhBhip of the en
tire state. . The . Pendleton team is
composed of Peter Crocket, Pansy
Ireland and James Haftwell. They
will speak 4 the order named, and
will, be faced In turn by Joe Jngle
Inio. mnA William WomlHnn unit lh
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The "Judges 'for the occasion are
Doctors .Worthing and 'Ruby of the
Whitman , .College ; i faculty and i the
third Judge , will be selected by .them
from the Presbyterian ministers as
sembled " here to attend . the Grande
Itbhde 'PreBbytery meeting. ''
; The-Price Arrangement
'. In connection with this' debate it
might be said that the school is now
over 50 In the deficit column on ac
count of debates already held and it
Hliil'refjuire about ' $50 more ' to fi
nance the debate tonight. To attempt
to'mee this deficiency, and incident
all to , entice a larger attendance,
that the local team may be given all
the support that it Is possible for' an
audience to give, and-on this , eve of
victory to snatch the " laurels from
theiir "old and worthy adversaries,
'Superintendent.' Stout has made a
novel ""announcement In connection
Jwith ''-the' admission price. To draw
'out' .'a large 'attendance is important,
to' raise the money now short is al
so necessary jienqe the ; arrangement
of prices 'toR4ghi;will be 50 "cents,
if you want-to pay it, 25 cents if you
would ratlieA ,pay that-sum,:'iB cents
if that Is more desirable,' and entire
ly' gratis' if that, is more favorable.
"Everybody come," is ; the message
from the schools and pay what Vou
ikB- irr-i':c.,,:-!.;V-:
;La Grande has never been so near
f'the Vop in' forensic circles before" as
todai,.-. Do ' something" tonight to' help
La Grande mount the highest 'Tung
on" 'the forencls ladder In ' Eastern
Oregon. '
CLOUDS FRL'YEM' UiU.
Telescope owners find clouils couLi
nally preventing tie .,8..
Skygazers are awaiting clear wea
ther that the new telescope recent!;
imported by local men, can be ub
to advantage. An experiment h-'s
been carried on in the evening for a
few times but never with any great
degree of success for the clouds ob
scure visions, of the heanvens, al
most continually. . Themachine hay
been set up, however, and as soon
as the sky is cleared of clouds, the
telescope will be ready for business
PKELIMIXARIES ARRANGED FOR
Two or three mat and ring events to
,v . precede; main event ;
I Two or three fast s bouts by .local
amateurs," both wrestling and spar
ring, wlllV preceerd the Burke-Klrby
20 round sparring contest at the Stew
ar don the night of the 18th... Just
whoi these" will be has notf,been; an
nounced yet,' 'but it is planned jfo. pu:
on some' cleve'f youngsters . here, of
whom there are many" and .the fans
wlU 'havr an evening of reai amiiset
nient' from the mat and the squared
arena, ; , , '
We will have them in about a veek
In the Oregon Merchaqts
Mutual yoi: get: -
INSURANCE AT C0S1
A LIMIT TO YOUR LIABIL
ITIES .
PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF
LOSSES
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Rhubarb Radishes Spinach
Celery and "Green On
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How about that set of artificial
teeth, that you were going to have
made? We not only, specialize' on
that claBs of work,' bu we save you
money 'on it. . ..;.;' V : ,U ,
STEVENSON'S DENfAL OFFICE
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LOCATED HERE PERMANENTLY
AFTER APRIL 6TH -
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OFFI CE' ROOMS
BVlIIiS DRpSTORE
REMEMBER, MY GLASSES . GIVE SATISE ACTIO
: . " 1 ASK , ANYONE' '
yO MORE HISSING.
Xatlonnl . League ' will not permit In
, ; Bill Is in players.
St. Ix)uls; April 13. tn the future
baseiiall fans will be prohibited from
4 IV. OLIVER, Agent
hissing or making inslutlng remarks
or reflections upon the merits of
the players.' The restrictions were
decided upon by officials of the Na
tional League club and a warning
was iSBued today.: The penalty for
the violation of this rule is ejection
from the grounds.
DriCiDPons
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SAVOY. HOTEL
All .this week from April ilth tintil
- April l?th,oniy.
The JEye and Kcrve Specialist of Salt
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Consulting hours D a. m. until noon
and 3 p. m. until .7 i. m. all day
Saturday i ' ! '.' ' ; ,'
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I .GRIND Alt MY,pWN XEJNSt$
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Gomplete equipment for resetting and repairing .
LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
- : J. v D. f " ' GERALD. Proprietor' ' : " '
Gmpt2te MacWne Shops and Foundry
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Dr. Pons has brought with him a
new discovery : for straightening
crossed eyes within a few hours with
out drugs or operations or no charge.
Consult the man IT you have any
nervousness, dizziness, watery eyes,
eye ache caused by eye strain. Dr.
Pons' special nerve lenses which nev
er fail to relieve and pain caused
by eye strain. Every lens made by
the doctor himself. All the new fads
in nose glasses direct from the East
Special attention given to children
and the development of weak eyes.
Fifteen years coming to La Grande.
Any . lens duplicated In short order.
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