La Grande evening observer., October 27, 1910, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

LA GRANDE EVKKLNG OHSKRVER. ; ; THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1910.
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AS OTHERS SEE VS.
The Boise Capital News , recently
printed the following editorial on "A
Nine-foot Ballot" and It Is so sensible
and timely that It is given here:
That is the length of the ballot
which, Oregon people, will have to
work through on election day, and in
some counties where there are various
county and precinct laws "initiat
ed" and where others will be sub
mitted on "referendum," the ballot
will be still longer.
, Is It any wonder that the state of
CicBju Lm umu uiiveir U me expedi
ent of publishing a newspaper for the
purpose of attempting to ,lnform the
, people of the state of the various and
undry details which are to be submit
ted to them for settlement? "'.'','"
The length of the ballot In Oregon
over that of other states, Is due chief-
, ' ly to the excessive number of laws
to be submitted to the voters for en
actment. ;.
What business concern could suc
ceed where each stockholder demand
ed the right to a full expression of
JqIs views and of his voice In every
ieUJl of the business? Suppose the
r aljwfljri. berore taking any action up-
. on any matter should first submit
the ouestlon to each hand every stock-
bolder' of such railway for approval
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. aisaDPrQvai: sucn a railway wouia
not be able to t'rnsact business enough
or satisfactorily enough to warrant
Ainm its rirht-Of.Way, .me puuuc
would be disgusted W 5UCB S?rYlce.
nd Justly too. ' , ;
Tet the Initiative and referendum
nronoses to place the details of state
1 government into Just such a position,
mnd the recall proposes to' make It
possible for a small percentage , of
the people, the stockholders, to keep
the natural running of things disturb
ed and agitated, by demanding a vote
upon the question of whether or not
". any or all of the officers from the
.highest to the most subordinate, shall
continue In the service.
If It is a good thing for the state,
.: It would be a good thing for V.t na
tion; why not demand that all laws
enacted by congress shall first be
submitted to the people by the refer
endum, before becoming effective?
True, a few, like thev present tariff
law, for Instance, might never have
become a law, but meanwhile the old
one would have remained, and it rer
tainly Is no worse, or better, Just aB
you look at It.
The point is this: Under the direct
primary the people have a direct voice
in the selection of the men to conduct
the business of the state. They do not
GEORGE PALMED, Pres."
F. J. HOLMES, Tice-Fres.
F. L.
LA GRANDE NATIONAL BAN K
OF LA GRANDE, OREGON
United States Depository"
Capital, Surplus and Vndivided Prohts $200,000.00
DIRECTORS
W. L 8XEJUI0LTS
F, I. METERS .
If. M. FIERCE
GFOKSI PALSIS
W. J. CHURCH
F. J. HOLMES
WltH wttrees il fsellltlei we ca render yo efflcteat
errle aid tuA lr tastam Tr Br Mtlsfacllo.
have to trust to incident auu H")
selected men. unless they wish to do
so. Terms of office are 'short, why Is
it tot better to trust these men to
transact the business of the state as
it should be transacted for such
Bhort period and then either retain
them or turn them out as their service
may deserve, at the end of the time?
That is the way all other business is
done; why transact public business
with less sense than private or cor
porate business? ,
THE COUNTY I'OOE FARM.
, Of all the campaigns this la the
nnA tvrnt anarklea with uhlkanery. Lis
ten to' what a' man by the name of P.
F. Wilson of Union has to say ip )
letter to the voters. Wilson says: ;.
"The county poor farm costs ip
wards of $200 a month. It can be run
at a maximum cost of $100 per month."
This one statement shows the n
ture of the man , who would delude
voters into supporting him, He either
Is Ignorant, or else he Is wilfully p;
tempting to deceive, for the fact is
the county. poor farm is practical Jy a
self-sustaining institution. The crops
taken from' the land pay the expense
of the farm. .
Ms, Wilson has been county Judg'i
and he should be sufficiently Inter
ested In county tiffalrs to know abint
the poor farm. If he does know abou
it then be is placing himself ' in the
attitude of a man who is trying t?
But It Is not necessary to take ny
statement in Wilson's letter to con
vince the people that he Is the las',
man In the county for the Judgeship.
Look at his record. Figures do not !'e.
A Wilson administration .would be the
most expensive thing Union county
could Indulge in. It has proven so In
the past, and there Is no disposition
whatever on the part of Union countv
to burn themselves on the same Iron
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JffcW VOMERS WILL EXJOT DE
LICIOUS APPLES SHIITE1I.
One of the Finest Shipments of Fruit
Ever Hade from Ibis valley.
Sonle people In Buffalo, N. Y., are
going to know what kind of fruit is
raised in the Grande Ronde valley . for
today Ramsey & Co. billed out a car
load of Jonathan apples that certabi-
ly look good, taste good, and are good.
Tt is & special order from some of the
nabob New Yorkers who instructed Mr
RamBejl that the best'was what.mey
speklne. With this instruction
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the fruit man scoured the valley for
first claBS frulf a,nd then had it pack
ed in the most approved manner.
VIn speaking of the shipment today
Mr. Ramsey said: "I have never seen
a nicer car load of apples. Colored as
they . are the most delicate
touch of nature's coloring and sized
to a uniformity, I want to say that
to look at this shipment makes one
proud that he is living in a country
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W. L. BRESH0LTS, Ass't. Cash.
EARL ZCMEL, 2d Asst Cash.
METERS, Cashier,
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CL L. CLEATER
F. M. BY RETT
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ant Line
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FrencVCrepes Messafc,
will find our prices lower and our selection of styles as complete as offered
by many of the stores in larger cities. PRICES $25.00 to $50.00
e cordially invite you
with such,a wonderful resource as the
fruit industry. And it is only in Its
Infancy. No one dared let his-Imagination
stretch to what is possible for
this valley in the future."
The Cow and the. Moon."
Musical extravaganzas, kladlescoplc
pictures,' rapid change of scenery,
gorgeous costumesnd plenty or tnom.
riotous fun and color, music ana mirm
seem to be what the theatre going
mihltst want - Thas. A. Sellon. who
has appeared here In that favorite mu
sical extravaganza, "The Cat tfhd tne
km rid in" oppnisi to have . gauged the
nubile fancy, and this season Is pre
sontlng a brand new entertajnuient of
this Bort and will be seen at tne btew
art on Tuesday. November 1. It has
the tltTe of "the Cow and the Moon,"
most peculiar but at once interesting.
It deals with earth beings and immor
tals from the Moon, and Molly, the
vaulting cow who nimbly leaps over
the Moon is sure to be great fun for
the kiddles as well as the older, folk
Mr. Sellon will be seen as happy n
continuation ; of - the .character he
played "The Cat and the Fiddle" and
he will be surrounded by a cast or for
ty or more together with a large and
capable chorus.
Xotlce of Street liuroieinent.
To whom it may concern: Notice Is
hereby given that in pursuance of a
resolution adopted by the Common
Council of the city of La Grande, on
the 5th 'day of August. 1909, creating1
Imorovement District No. 4 and des
ignating Washington avenue as "such
district, and in pursuance of a resolu
tion adopted by said Common Council
on the 28th day. of September, 1910,
whereby Bald, Couucll determined and
declared ita intention to improve all
that portion of Washington avenue, In
said Improvement district as hereinaf
ter described, by laying thereon ce
ment walk, the Council will, ten days
after the service of this notice upon
the owners of the property affected
for All Occasions
n .,: zzhe '
We're showing an elegant line of hand
tailored dresses in all the new styles. Nev
er before have we been able to offer 3rou
as complete a selection.
resse
Chiffon, Panama and Serges,
and oer-drop skirts .
SILICS and MESSALINES in all the new
Shades and Styles. Hobble and Pleated
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of
Evening
and benefitted by. such Improvement,
order that said above described im
provement be made ; that boundaries
of said district to be so improved are
as follows: All that portion of Wash
ington avenue from the east curb line
of First street, to the west curb line
of Spruce street. Notice Is hereby
further elven that the Council will
levy a special assessment on all the
property aff ected and benefitted by
such improvement for the-purpose of
paying for such Improvement That
the estimated cost of such improve
ment is the sum of $S061.35. That the.
Council will on the 9th day of Nov
ember, 1910, meet at the Council cham
ber at the hour of 8 o'clock at p. m.
to consider said estimated cost, and
the levy of said assessment, when a
hearing will be granted to any person
feeling aggrieved by such assessment.
La Grande, Oregon, Oct. 26, 1910.
CITY COUNCIL OF LA GRANDE,
. OREGON.
By D. E. COX.
Recorder of the City of La Grande,
Oregon ' . ' Oct 27 to Nov. 7
1 Notice to Contractors.
Notice Is hereby given th it sealed
bids will be received at the oir;co of
the Citv Recorder until elsht oclrn
p. m. November 2tvd, 1910 for the con
structlon of 2068 lineal feet of cempiii
sidewalk, said walk to be built ir. at
cordance with the specifications on
file in this office, and to be d-e foot
in width. , '
Said walk to be built on Main direct
both sides from First street to Fourth
street, and on Fifth street fra leptt
street to O avenue on the east side.
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Council reserves the right t) re
ceive or reject any or all bl.U.
By order of the Council, Oc .-." 2f,
1910.
D. E. COX,
Recorder of the City of La Gra ide,
Oregon. , Oct 2? Nov. ?
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s ibr street W ear
one piece effect with Hobble
$10.00 to $25.00
. $1 5.00 to $3U.0U
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More Beets. .
The Wallowa train brought in
cars of beets this afternoon."
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Advertising
FOR SALE -At a bargain, if taken
at once, a No. 2, Smith Premier Type
writer In good condition. Call or write
Lee Humphrey's store at Island City.
WANTED Four or five ironers and
manele elrls at once. A. B. Ci Laun
dry. , ' ' ' I . '
WANTED Position , by a man as
ccok and wife as helper. Camp pre
ferred. Call at Observer office. t
FOR SALE Household furniture
2 iron beds, 1 rocker, sewing machine
Mrs. J. E. Coffey, 2202 1st Street.
WANTED Responsible party , to
take the agency of Union and Wallowa
counties for the Thclps Carbide Feed
Acetvlene Generator for Individual
FOR RENT Furnished rooms. Call at
1705 Front street. .:
FOR SALE Good heating stove,
Reason for sale too small for Btore
Dalton 1318 Adams avenue.
,0. R. Cooledge has received a car
of fruit paper. Mr. Coolldge in speak
lng of the shipment said the paper
was of unusually good quality and all
demands can be supplied.
Adcock and Fritz, the furniture men
are unloading today a car load of fur
niture, the 'shipment includes some
of the finest golden oak patterns ever
offered In the city, the leather uphol
stered rockers that are now on dis
play are models of beauty.
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STORE
Mrs.RobertPattison
, agent for
Q0SSMID
CORSETS
" prices ; v
$3.50 and Up
PHONE
Black 81 or Black 1481
The Up-Building f
of This Bank
Ms due to the fact that we have,
ample capital and that we have
adhered to a ollcy whca has
been conservative, yet alo
progressive lines. We offer -to
our customers modern facilities
for the prompt and proper tran
saction of their financial affairs;
ample vault and safe room for
storing and safe-guarding of
. their money, notes, Insurance
policies and other valuable pap
ers and such liberality of treat
ment as is consistent with pru
dent banking. . 7
YOUR account Is cordially soli
cited. , V '
The United States?
National bank,
LA GRANDE, OREGON
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