TUESDAY, SEPTEMBERS, 1910,
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NEW PLAN WASTED.
Commenting on the featcres of his
platform, Jay Bowerman, acting Gov
enjor'and assembly candidate for the
republican , nomination for governor,
said he had observed from traveling
through Oregon that, in this 'campaign
the voters are disposed seriously to
consider the specific promises of can
didates rather than unquestloningly to
accept glittering generalities and
and broad statements. Concerning his
own platform, Mr. Bowerman said vot
ers are especially Interested In that !
plank which proposes the Inaugur
ation of a business system in the con
duct o.f the state's business affairs, by
which many thousands of dollars
would be saved to the taxpayers In the
purchase of supplies for the differ
ent state Institutions.. . ,
"Under the present system of pur
chasing supplies for the, state," said
Mr. Bowerman, "each of the seven
Btaie Institutions purchases its sup
ples separately. This plan should be
changed. If nominated and elected, I
shall advocate and, If possible, inau
gurate a needed reform in this con
nection. "All supplies for the state Institu
tions should be brought' together and
a saving of probably $50,000 annually
effected to the taxpayers." Under the
system which has always been In
vogue by which each 1 institution
purchases its supplies independently
of the others, there 1b a wide discrep
ancy In the prices paid by the differ
ent institutions for the same articles.
"For instance, the state Insane asy
lum, which buys meats in large quan
titles, paid only $7.87 per 100 pounds
for the first bIx months this year,
while the blind school paid $12 per 100
pounds for the same period. This Bame
article was bought at the other state
Institutions at the following prices:
Penitentiary, $7.43; Reform school,
$7.90; Mute school ' $S, and Feeble
Minded Home $7.75. Even a greater
difference Is shown in the cost to the
state of flour used by these institu
tions.' This product at the asylum cost
only $3.60 per barrel, while in the
reform school, buying in smaller
quantities, paid $5.80 for the Bame ar
ticle. This product "-cost the mute
school and feeble-minded home $5.20
each, and the Wind Bchool $4.50.
"Rice delivered at the asylum and
the penitentiary, cost $3.37 per 100
pounds, while at the reform school the
same article cost the state $5.25, and
at the feeble-minded home $4.50.
Beans for Itie penitentiary and the re
GEORGE PALMER, Pres.
F. J. HOLMES, YlcfcPres.
F. L, MEYERS, Cashier.
LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK
OF LA GRANDE, OREGON
United States Depository
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $200,000.00
DIRECTORS
(JEOcaa riiBza w. l, brendolts c c. penington
Vt. Jf. CM7SCH F. I METERS 6. 1- CLEAYER
F. J. HOLMIS W. X. PIERCE F. M. ItTRKIT
WItli t ample rrstarces and facilities we can render joa efficient
service aafi handle year banlaes to your entire satisfaction.
form school cost $1.14, and $4-i re
spec.ively, at the mute1 school and fee
ble minded- home, for the same qual
ity. ' ' V
' "It requires only a very simple
mathematical calculation to 6how
conclusively 4hat an enormous saving
of the taxpayers' money could be made
by purchasing all state supplies to
gether and apportioning the same to
the several Instl utlons. In proposing
this rerorm 1 feel that I am only re
sponding to a demand on the part of
the people of the state that the busi
ness of the state should be transact
ed on straight business principles. The
stores does not make individual pur
chases in providing stocks of goods.
He takes advantage of the situation,
buys his good9 in one consignment, se
cures the benefit of that ;lan of buy
ing and distributes the stock thus
purchased among his several s.ores as
it may be required. Why should the
state not Introduce and practice the
same practical business principles in
the purchase of its supplies?" -
When shown a clipping from a dem
ocratic organ criticising him and al
leging that he is opposed to the direct
primary law, Mr. Bowerman called at
tention to the fact that this very law
i3 Indorsed as one of the planks in the
platform on which he is seeking the
republican nomination for governor.
"I am standing on that platform un
qualifiedly," said Mr, Bowerman, "
am for the primary law, and have
never been against it, as my record
for the last six years in the state sen-
for six years to Introduce bills for Us
repeal, but have not done it. What is
more, I shall not be a party to its re
peal. If the people want this law re
pealed, they will have to do It them
selves. , I never " have voted for the
amendment or repal of any measure
enacted by the people. I have been for
the direct primary law, am for it now,
and shall continue to be for it What
more can be said?" f
GRADE STUDENTS
NUMBER 713
FLATTERING INCREASE IN FIRST
DAY ATTENDANCE.
All Glades and Especially High School
Show Increase Yesterday.
First day registrations in La
Grande's Bchoola yesterday were flat
tering. City Superintendent Stout has
compiled the attendance in each build
ing, showing the following table:
Nqrtn. Side, 244; Fir street, 63; Cen
tral building, 196; White building, 210;
high school, 180. This makes a total of
93 who registered yesterday and for
a week or more the attendance will
Increase rapidly. The grade attend
ance was 713 last year, when all for
mer records were broken, the attend
ance the first day was 826, showing a
large Increase . this year over the last
record.
- Chamberlain's 8tomach and LIverTnMeti
invariably bring relief to women sul'eriiu
from chronic constipation, headache, inui
newt, dizziness, sallowness of ti'O it
dysiepsis.
W. L. BRENIIOLTS, Ass't Cash.
EARL ZUNDEL, 2d Ass't Cash.
T
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ENTERED
11 1' KG LA US EVIDENTLY FIND
NOTHING TO SATISFY THEM.
After. Gaining Admittance by Break
ing Window, They Touch Nothing.
Evidently finding "nothing to their
liking, robbers who last night some
time broke into the O. R. & N- freight
office end freight house, left the
building without apparently taking
anything. Evidence of the burglary
were noticed this morning when Bill
Clerk Perkins and others went to
work. A window' has been smashed in
and admittance gained in that way. As
fas as an investigation has learned,
nothing was removed from the build
ing. The robbers overlooked a revol
ver and some other small articles of
value In the office.
BIG TIMBERDEAL
Iiii hi, Out, vt l tit LAKUfcS! IN
EASTERN OREGON.
Negotiations' Under Way for Closing
up Deal Near Ileppner.
A deal meaning a mint of money to
Eastern Oregon is now in process of
negotiation and unless the unforeseen
occurs it will be closed up between
the Van Duyne realty company of thts
city and a Chicago syndicate witihn
the next few days. The transaction in
volves two hundred million feet of
lumber In. the Hepner and Hardman
districts, C. S. Van Duyno has Just re
turned from the, belt where the timber
stands and is ready to close up the
deal Just a3 soon as the representa
tives, from the Chicago buyers reach
La .Grande. The transaction has been
under negotiations for some! time and
there is nothing up to date to indicate
that the deal will not be put through.
Approximately 150 claims are ' In
cluded, Indicating the extent of the
proposition , ;
Notice of Administrator's Sale.
Notice is hereby given to all con
cerned that Lewis D. Sutherland, ad
ministrator of the estate of Amy J.
Sutherland, deceased, under and by
virtue of an order of the County Court
of Union countyState of Oregon, of
date September 7th, A. D. 1910, auth
orizing sale of the hereinafter describ
ed lands belonging to the estate of the
said Amy J. Sutherland deceased, for
the purpose of paying claims against
Bald estate and expenses of adminis
tration, will once from and after the
12th day of October, A. D. 1910, pro
ceed to sell at private sale for cash
the following described land belong
ing to said estate towit: The south
eight acres of the east half of the
southeast quarter of southeast quar
ter of section ten (10) in township
three (3) south, of range forty (40)
east of Willlamette Meridian in Un
ion county, Oregon," and all the right
title and Interest the said Amy J.
Sutherland had therein and thereto
at the time of her death.
Dated at Cove, Oregon this Septem
ber 13th, A. D. 1910.
LEWIS D. SUTHERLAND, Admin
istrator. 13-20-27-Oct. 4-11.
Notice of Dissolution. '
Notice Is hereby given that the La
Grande Meat company ha3 been dls-
solved by mutual consent and that M.
J. Hally withdraws from the firm. The
outstanding bills will be collected by '
and the firm will be managed by Fred
Boch and Paul Rohr.
FRED BOCH.
M. J. 11 ALLY,
PAUL ROHR.
OIIS
Notice of Taxpayer's league.
Notice is hereby given to all 'con
cerned to meet In La Grande, Oregon,
on the 16th day of September, 1910,
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, for the
purpose of organizing a Taxpayers'
League of Union county in accordance
with the agreement heretofore circu
lated. K john w. McAllister.
President of County Union
Sept 9-10-13-14. ' ', .
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IMaGm2 styles are always the best, but
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M." K,
During the past three winters at
Washington Congressman Ellis has:
Secured appropriations for three
fine federal buildings for Oregon cit
ies. Been honored by being placed on
v the ranking committee in the
House of Representatives Ways
and Means. This is the first time
Oregon has ever had a place on
this great committee with the in
fluence it gives. , '
Been a consistent friend of the
"old soldier" having supported ev
ery bill introduced in his behalf;
. Becured passager of many private
. bills Tor very needy old veterans
and their widows; and handled
many hundreds of different claims
for pensions which were acted on
by the pension bureau.
The Second Oregon district
Btood at or near the head in the
sums appropriated in the last
House bill for Its rivers and har
bors! ($1,800,000).
Congrassman Ellis has lived in the
district over 26 years; he knows the.
people and what they want and nfeed.
He has been in congress ten years,
and gained an experience on the floor
of the House and in the ' committee
rooms and an acquaintance "with the
membership of Congress which puts
him In a better position to satisfy
the needs of Oregon than any new
man could be for many years!
. WHY MAKE ANY CHANGE?
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WEST
Political Announcements
"" '
This column is open to any candidate regardless of Faction
or Party and is paid advertising
S. F. WILSON, Athena, Oregon, candi
date for joint senator lor 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 the
use of public fypds, good roads,
better schools, strict and prompt
enforcement of Hw, the square deal
. and eternal progress of man and hit
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 I at the primary
nominating election. to be held on
September 24th, 1910. If nomina
ted and elected I will work for the
interest of , all the people of my
district to the best of my ability,
favor the maintenance of the di
rect primary law and people's
choice for seuator and believe the
people are as competent to nom
inate as they are to elect their of
ficers. Very respectfully yours,
v C. A. BARRETT.
DR. C. T. BACON, La Grande, Oregon.
The Observer 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
tion DR. CLYDK T. HOCKETT. Enterprise,
Oregon f wish to announce my
It is called MI-O-NA, remember the
name, and it banishes distress from
over eating or fermentation of rood in
five minutes.
It is guaranteed by the Newlln Drug
Co. to cure Indigestion, sick headache,
nervousness and dizziness, or money
back. ' - - -
No matter how long ytih have suffer
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ed you will find a certain cure in MI-O-NA
stomach tablets.
"About six weeks ago I purchased a
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Copyright lIO
THE QUALITY StORE
candidacy for Joint representative.'
tnr tho 24th ranroaantntlna Matrfat
subject to the voters of' the republi
can party at the primary nomlnat-
, lng election to be held' in said rep-
1910. CLYDE T. HOCKETT.
An Open letter Bosk to Hockett.
. josepn, uregon. seDt. 1. xaiu.
To Dx. C. T. Hockett, Enterprise,, Ore.
i new oil ; - ... -.
innamimn do v,t . nrn.. a riaiooata .
to the late republican' assembly at
Portland, and as' you state in your
announcement for the.r'epubllcan nom
ination for "Joint representative, Un
ion and Wallowa counties, that you fa-,
vor holding assemblies In this state, I
as a candidate against you and pledg
ed to uphold the Primary Law, State
ment No. 1, and opposed to assemb
lies, do hereby challenge yon to pub
licly discuss the assembly proposition
before the voters of our district, you
may tlx the times ana places during
the primary campaign and defend
tl.UII. - m VI
mine i snaii oppose me assemoiy
scheme. ' '
I also Invite you to discuss adverse
ly, if you please, my record last ses
sion or any part of it. '
No "pussy footed" campaign for
me." Let us see if the people deem
themselves capable of choosing their
own officials.
Respectfully,
JOHN P. RUSK.
Republican candidate for renomlna
tlon Joint-representative Union and
Wallowa counties.
Paid advertisement.
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N. Y.
MI-O-NA stomach tablets are only
60 cents a large box at Newlln Drug
Co. and' druggists everywhere. Get a
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Mi-o-na, Buffalo, N. Y. ' ,