LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERYK FRIDAY, AUG USX 12, 1910.
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THE J51SSATISHKD CITIZEN.
There never'-was a city that entered
upon an improvement campaign; that
laid aside its baby 'clothes arid'started
on the broad highway of metropolitan
lif.tbat bid farewen to petty .ques
tions and .took up the siogan of a bin
der and greater community, which did
not possess a. number of people who
were dissatisfied
, Tr.v cannot tell Just why they are
uncomfortable, and when In doubt they
alwayB luy It to Increased taaes. ,La
Grande has a few of this cl89- They
are now talking of Bellln'g'their prop
erty because improvements seem , to
be certain and because they will have
to do their share to, make La Grande
a better place to live in. .
To all such Individuals the Observer
earnestly beseeches them to think It
over., Tey are selling at the wrong p
time. They are selling Just wnos val
ues begin to grow rapidly and be
come permanent. Do not let improve
ment scare you It Is your salvation
. The lots'surrounded by cement side
walk and hard surface pavement is the
'lot that will command the price. Its
; location Is bpuntj to be good, or the
GEOKGE PALMER, I'm.
F. J. HOLMES, Vlce-Fres.
V, L. METERS, Cashier.
LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK
. OF LA GRANDE, OREGON
United States Depository
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $200,000.00
CTORSDIRE
GEORGE TALMIB
W. J. CHURCH
V, 3. HOLMES
W. L. BRES HOLTS
W. M. ritucE
With ear ample monrces and facilities we can render von efficient
service and hnudlc jonr buslnrs s to your entire satisfaction.
i -jf'nmaJiJLJJS'SSx'JS
tALLOWA LAKE PARK
4500 feef up In iht snow capped mountains. Cool,
htathful. Dancing boating, fishing and hunting.
76 Tents famished with good beds, etc, for parties
desiring to spend their vacation at the park. Special
picnic parties and banquetsjarranged on short notice
Excursion rates on 0. R. 6 N. Points direct to Park
o Wallowa Lake
Joseph,
pavement would not reach it. Then
hgld onto jour property.
La Grande's future Is no longer a
! matter of doubt It is well-known in
all business circles that this city Is to
be the large town t Eastern Oregou.
Oet the benefit of the investment you
have had for bo long by freely spend
ing a little more money upon it, for
you will have something .then that is
really choice and will command the
price, . '
MAY BE ALMOST I XAMMOl'S.
As the days go by and thorongh dis
cussion of the proposed water district
continues, there is reason to believe
that the verdict In favor of irrigation
will be 'almost unanimous. And that
is the wny it should be. ,
If. as we believe, there are the best
business, men of the valley favoring
irrigation; the plan embraces a co-operative
proposition without profit to
anyone Sijve the land owners; the dis
trict to be dependent of the county in
assessing its own valuation as to
benefits from, water; if all " these
things are true and we have never
heard them denied, then the project
should tarry without a dissenting vote,
Bonded indebtedness on a district
like the one proposed' is not wholly In
the nature' of a ' mortgage," but "of : a
'guarantee as' to- Increased values.- -If
the land owners know their land win
advance from GO to 100 per cent, whn
water Is applied, then -bonds to the
amount of 20 or ?30 per acre.count
for. little. ' '.. : ' f- M r:, i
v There are many conquering heroeB
In that campaign at American lake
where the state mdltla boyf meet, take
steady aim and fire. But the satisfac
tion of this affair, the boys who are
playing war. would make a very good
showing If hey were up against the
real thing. . ,
Hood River keeps up its reputation
for marketing the best fruit in the
world, because It employs a cold
blooded packer who will not allow
anything but first-class fruit to be
packed This Is a pointer for the
Grande Ron valley,
W. L. BUEJiHOLTS, Ass't Cask.
EAHL ZUXDEL, 2d Ass't Cash.
C. C. TEMNfiTON
G. CLEAVER
F. M. RYRKIT
At the head of Wallowa
Lake, Joseph, Ore. J
I HP hPZMlV Stint X
. am S
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forTourists and
Campers
Amusement Co.
Oregon
Now that gold has been found in I
the basemBtaf .Salem, the question
arises: Wfc'-'-U hid there during the'
dark politicals-days when there were
several candidates for Tnited Sta-.f-a
senator?
The government Is good pay. It
proved It recently by paying a claim
that was '21 years old. , Children's
children of the man the government
owes usually get their money. ,
Registration does not cost you any
thing and think of. the . work it
makes the county clerk. Get busy and
see' that your name Is written on the
big book.
Have you registered?
DAVID EfCLES CALLS . STATUTE
OF LIMITATIONS !
fndlctnietit ' for Land Frauds Held
Faulty by Attorney for Defense.
Indicted officers of the Oregon Lum
ber Company yesterday began a techr
nicai battle for liberty In the United
States ' courts,' relates the Oregonian.v
David Eccles, Salt Lake millionaire,
the Mormon church, Is the chief de
fendant. With Grant Geddes, manag
er of the company, and a number of
other associates, Mr. Eccles Is ae
cused of. entering a conspiracy to de
fraud the government of timber lands
in Baker and adjoining counties on
the east side of the state. '
The Indictment was returned by Vie
federal grand Jury but three 'days be
fore the statute of limitations twould
have run against any criminal prose
cution.' And In order to get within the j
law' at all, the crimes charged; are
based on the last overt act alleged to
have been committed. The United
Stales blstrlct Attorney,' John Mc
Courb; contends that It was a "cont(rW
ulng t onsplracy," although the scheme
i8 . alleged to have been hatched in
1902" :" ' t
Attorney Wallace McCamant, repre-
aontlnir Mr. RVctpa. fllpfl A. demurrer
to the Indictment on the ground that ;
the statute of limitations had expired
between the filing on the first of 04
timber claims said to have been se
cured by the conspirators, and the
finding of the indictment. Mr. Mc
Camant held that the performance of
each overt act mentioned In the , in
indlctments formed a separate crime
and should be bo treated. He relied
largely upon the Willard N. Jones cse
which was appealed t the circuit court
of appeals and wherein Judge Ross
held that each overt act was subject
. to he statute of limitations. In other
l caseB in this district the opposite po-
' sltlon has been taken.
' On the motion to quash Mr. McCam
ant argued that the Indictment was
vague and failed to clearly charge the
defendants with the crime upon which
the government would attempt to se
curt) conviction. 1
Briefs will be filed for the advice of
Judge R. S. Bean, who has the case in
charge, and In all probability it will
be several weeks before a decision enn
be rendered.
David Eccles was not In the court
room, nor did Mr. Geddes appear, al
though Iip was In the city. Mr. Eccles i
is supposed to be spending the summer
ou 'a tour of Europe in company with
his brother. Attorneys Zera Snow. I.
R. Webster and John L. Rand of Baker
City, appeared Iu the case. The entire
i day was taken up in presentation of
the arguments.
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JTae spelling of the ancient name
. "
'larlngton with the 'small "flf" h.und
: la old manuscripts is inerelv tbe reten-
won or the old form of capital "P."
Deeds ot conveyance in the time of
' George II.' and 111. recite. "George of
j Great Britain ffrance and Ireland
j king,? 'etc. Tbe form could not there
I tore be due to Ignorance, as bas been
l said, for In days - when gentlemen of
estate were gentlemen of quality such
a spelling in deeds could hardly arise
from lack of a knowledge ot spelling.
The ffarlngtous of Wordeo Hall. Lan
cashire, prefer. Ilk several other well
known families. Including the ffolkea
tad "Trenches, to retain the archaic
capital "ff." The family trace their
descent from Hugo de Meolla. who
came to England with the Conqueror,
and they have been associated for
generations with tbt court, army and
church and with public llfa.Londos
Court Journal.
ut Littlo Too Smart.
A scrubwoman Id a Paris theater
found a . masninVent diamond stom
acher in a box in sweeping up. The
honest old soul determined to restore
the stomacher to Its owuer. and the
owner, of course, wasn't long in turn
ing up. a youu woman spleodidly
dressed and on the verge of hysteria.
"Oh. have you found my stomacher?" I
she cried. "It Is a chef d'oeuvre of
Lallque of tbe Place Vendome." "Calm
yourself, madame." said the scrubwe
' man. "Ilere Is your stonim-ber." And
she produced It from her pocket The
other took out a fifty dollar bill, press
ed It on the honest scrubwoman and
departed with her stomacher hurried
ly. ' But an hour later another lady
called. "Hare you found my Kom
acher?" she asked, smiling. "I thiak I
left It in my box." "Why, yes. ma
dame, but If it Was your stomacher."
said tbe scrubwoman, "a thief has got
it. She got It this morulnu. She gave
me SoO rewiird." "Why. the stomacher
wax 'Imitation," the lady snltt. "It only
cost s.). Your thief is 15 out.!" t .
Mr. Gladstone's Catch.
"now many member of this bouse."
asked Mr. Gladstone oiu-e in tbe course,
of a debate on electoral qualifications,
"can divide 1.330 Its; d.': by ' 13sl
8CLV " " " ' : '' " ' -
"Six hundred atid fifty-eight." shout
ed onernembi'r.' .' ,
"The thing vamiot be done.'Vexcinlra''
ed anotter.:;--v.,j..Vr ,.. ,;
A roar off laugh tef.gree'ted. this, last
remark.-- But It was true nevertheless.
Fou' cannot multiply ;or divide money
by money. Vou-nm'y' repeat a smaller
sum of money as- ninny times as. It Is
contained In a larger sum of money.
you repeat 5 shilling)) often as there
are hairs in a bora's tall 'you do not
multiply 5 shillings ' by a( horse's tall.
Perhaps you did not know this before.
Never mind: you beed'not be -asbaoied
of yxour Ignorance, for.lt was shared,
as has been demonstrated, by the en
tire bouse of commons (bar one mem
ber). Including tbe then chancellor of
the exchequer. . -
Mothtr Goose Cooked.
Mary had a little lamb.
But when she heard the price
She sent It back and had Instead
A bowl of milk and rice.'
.New York Sua.
7 Wonderful Man. '
;He (decIaiming-"Roll on. thou dark
blue ocean, roll."
Week Old Bride Oh, Edward, U'sdoV
Jng it!-Judge's Library.
The Mystery.
O Bchoolma'am, In our early days , '
We very eeldom like your ways!
The echoolroom In our minds we hate.
For we cannot appreciate -The
things, tor us you try to do
When life. .is younx and years are few.
But we confess before all men,
, Although-p'tild not show it then,. .. ..
We thought "you were thrtWeetest, mtw
That ever hlortal tried, o kiBS,
And we were Qult-deermined, too,
When we grew up to marry you, '
But there are. always things on Ice
To mar the plans of men and mice, , .
And o It happened we were not
Allowed to carry out the plot. '
But always In our secret heart
There 'was the, half forgotten smart
Because we missed that joy supreme
To match with you and muke a team, .
And how we envied some bright lad
Who'd won your hand and made you glad
Now from nfar we come to chase
A week or two about the place, '
To bring our kids and Bhow our wife
Where daddy got his Btart In'life, ,
And really our surprise Is great .
To find you yet In single state.
It's more than we can understand
How such a tresisure failed to land 11 '
And why you did not take your pick
Of Tom or Arehie, Kill or JCIrk,
O vain regret! 'Twas ever thup!
Perhaps you waited round for us
Turned every other man away
In hopes we would come back some day '
Suitable.
"He will make a yootl husband."
"Do you think so 7" .
"I know it."
"What are his qualifications?" ' !
"He cau bake bread, sweep, dust,
sew on buttons and is a master hnnd
t darning silk hosiery."
, Hard Lines.
gtraIned in that fan,
1 "Are they?"
J "Swm to be." '
"Wonder what strained them?"
i "The null on tlit mirn Ktrina I
i - - r. , -
fancy."
Color Combination.
What bappeus when a green chaf
gets the blues?"
"What happens?"
"Yes."
"I don't know. What does?"
"Turns him yellow, of course."
Lots of Them.
"How does It happen that Ceclle
makes such a success on tbe stage?"
"Keeps the audience busy."
"Keens them busy?"
"Yes; regular com motional actress,
jou know." ;
The Microbe Carryall.
"Johnny, have you done anything
useful today?"
"Ten, papa; I killed a fly."
"Brave lad," salt! tbe advanced fa
ther: "there Is a million dollar bill as
a reward." .... .
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Political Announcements
This column is open to any
or Party and is
S. F. WILSON, Athena, Oregon, candi
date for joint senator for , Umatil
la, Union and Morrow counties sub-
, .... .
Ject to decision-of republican pri
maries. "I firmly believe in the di
rect primary .law, economy in . iha.
use of public funds, good roads,
better schools, - strict and prompt
enforcement of law, the square deal
and eternal prosreoB of man and his
Institutions."
C. A. BARRETT, Athena, Oregon. I
hereby announce myself as a candi
date for the nomination for Joint
senator for the district embracing
Union, Umatilla and Morrow coun
ties, subject to the choice of re
publican voters at the primary
"Has he good taste? - -'Ko."
-
"That's too lad."
"Yes, but that Isn't the worst."
"What could be worse?"
"He has so much of It"
Trials of a Fathsr.
"I thought yon were going to retire
at fifty." ; - . '
"I did expect to, but not yet"
"But you have, made money."
"Yes. and I have two more soss-ln-law
to support"
Not Exaotfy.
"Have you seen his new maga-daer
Tea"
MHs said It was to be different How
is itr
"Indifferent.''
Bad Example,
mall boats, tbey ssy, should hag tk
shore .
Nor vsntur out Ilk frslchtsrs.
But thoM who so about In tiMss
Should not be ImltstofS.
No Less
Line fy-JX
Styles ff ,
; FOR GORDEN HATS
1- '-
t x'M :
sJsvBtiUsI
candidate regardless of Faction
paid advertising
nominating election to be held on
September "24th, 1910. If nomina
ted and elected I will work for the ,
Interest of all tte people of myf
district to the best of my ability.
favor the maintenance of. the di
rect primary law and people's
choice for senator and believe the
people are as competent to nom
inate as they are to elect their of
ficers. Very respectfully yours,
C. A. BARRETT.-
DK. V. T. BACOX, La Grande, Oregon.
; The Observer r is authorized to
announce the candidacy of Dr. C. T.
Bacon for coroner of Union county,
subject to the decision of the re
publican voters at the primary elec
tlon . . -.
We bare to do some things because
we want to and a lot of others be
cause our better half wants to.
We are always" waiting to get an
opportunity Instead of going out and
making one out of hand. '
Tou can't tell much by Its shabbl
ness hove much money a purse has
carried In its time.
There are a lot of people who are
much more expert at taking an order
than they are about delivering the
goods.
We like to have our own way, but it
does look unlovely to see others in
sisting In season and out of season no
on baring theirs.
Next to baring a very excellent rep
utation comes having one that maktsT
people afraid of you. ;
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