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Take advantage of the Grea Clearance Sale at The Fair. Every niece of good in the house reduced in price. Sale
continues only One Week More. It is to your greatest advantage to buy your Winter Clothing during this price re
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SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE
TO STUDY CONDITIONS. -; .'-
Boti Hare Measures to be Introduced
Darin; Next Session.
Hon. W. J. Churcjh, representative '
, from Union County, left last evening t
Senator Turner Oliver leaves this ev
ening for Salem where they will
spend a few days acquainting them-
.fttna. irltfi nrtttlrna tinffo tia luff.
islature opens next Monday. Both
hae a series of bills to be Intro
duced though there are no particular
Important measures up their sleeves
that are' definitely outlined. Senator
Oliver has a measure under consider
ation which will not be "sprung" un
til he gets in touch with conditions
lelative to It and knows the lay of
the political topography. .
While Mr. Church did not express
New Transfer
M. L. Leader
; PROPRIETOR
PHONE
RED 3762
Draying of All Kinds
Our , Store
in 1911
Will be a bettor pharmacy
than ever. Our Increased busl.
ness enables us to buy la large
quantities vthlch means a money
eating to ourselves and . con
sequent!? to our patrons. For
Hhe same reason we ran pro
ride even better service al
though we have always made It
c rule to serve people prompt
ly and courteously.
We shall endeavor to male
this a store at which it wllll be
worth while to trade even It It
may for some, not be the near
est one. In fact, we think It at
ready such a store.
Wright
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DrugComp'ny.
Ml COUNTY S
DELEGATION
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON.
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himself regarding the speakership
race In. which Jerry Rusk of Joseph
ia figuring so conspicuously, It Is
supposed he will join the rest of the
Oregon delegation In supporting the
t'osephlte for that position. ..?
RUSK'S JOB IN DOUBT.
roruaitu .Taper vuumes vusutcirtt
. Facing Rusk In the Race. -Jerryj
Rusk's dbstacles In reach
ing the speaker's rostrum of the
houBe, are outlined In the following
from a Portland paper:
' Failure of Seneca Fouts and Ralph
C. Clyde , to secure the endorsement!
by the Multnomah county delegation
of Jerry Rusk of Wallowa, for the
sneaker at a tneettne last nleht is
further pVoof of the divided senti
ment of the representatives from this
county regarding ; the speaker
ship. Nine of the 113 representatives
elect attendod the conference which
was held in a room of the Imperial
hotel. The meeting had been called
during the day by Fouts. '
Fouts and Clyde urged the delega
tion to act as a unit on the speaker
ship and proposed , the indorsement
of Rusk. To this a majority refused to
consent. Amme, wh!le not declaring
for Rusk, did oppose the Wallowa
man's candidacy. In the general dis
cussion of the speakership situation,
several of the other memebers ex
pressed themselves as opposed to the
programme of Fouts and Clyde.
In support of their contention that
the delegation should .get together
and bring about the election of a
speaker, these legislators said that
while they did not wish to flock to
Rusk, they would poln In the support
of any other one of several other
candidates who were anceptable to
them. , ''
Sponsors for Rusk at the meeting,
however, were firm and Intimated
that they would not act with the
delegation in support of any candi
date other than the Eastern Oregon
man. Of the other speakership candt
dldates favored by a majority of the
delegation attending last night's
meeting, Eaton and Reynolds , were
preferred. Of the two, Eaton was the
stronger, some objection being urg
ed against Reynolds because of the
fact that he was prominent. In the as
sembly movement In Marion county
In the recent general election. It was
pointed out that the Marion county
man was nominated for .the legisla
ture and ran on the assembly ticket
However, there was a disposition
among several of the delegation, not
to make the assembly an Issue in the
organization of the house, preferring
to select a presiding officer on his
qualifications rather than as to his
activity for or against the assem
bly. Not until the members-elect from
the Interior counties arrive in Port
land will the atmosphere respecting
the organization of the Oregon legis
lature be cleared. Many of the legis
lators outside of Multnomah county
are unpledged. Several will arrive to
day while by tomorrow night It Is ex
pected that with but few exceptions,
all of the 90 members will be In the
city.
This is particularly true as to the
organization of the house. With the
senate, the situation, while by no
means settled, Is not so complicated.
Friends of Acting Governor Bower
man however assert that he has suN
flclenfc-votes to give him the presi
dency. Supporters of Bon Selling are
equally firm in their contention that
the Multnomah county man will win.
Mr. Selling, however, has admitted to
friends that he has not secured the
votes of Senators Hawley and TTos
klns of Polk- and Yamhill, respective
ly, although he says the two West
Side men are by no means to be
counted in the Bowermn camn. Both
of these Senators, have, at different
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times, been included In the Bower--man
and Selling camps by friends
of the rival candidates. Mr. Bower
man is expected to return from Con- ,
don tonight personally lo look after j
his interests. . ' j
With more than a half dozen ac- i
tlve or receptive candidates for the j
speakership,, the situation as to tie !
election of "presiding officer of the
house has not changed materially ,
during the last few days. Entering,
Into, the settlement of this fight are
the questions of whether or not a
caucus shall be held and whether j
or not the house shall be organized
along Statement No.' 1 lines. These
issues have served further to non
fuse the members In the election of
speaker. ' . ' v -
These Is a disposition among the
house members to effect organization
regardless of the course pursued b
the senate. For that reason the lower
branch will proceed independently of
the action of thj upper body. Those
opposing a caucus Justify their po
sition by contending that by carry-,'
ing the contest to the floor of the
house a process of elimination could
be adopted by which numerous can
didates would be disposed of, and at
the same time a satisfactory officer
selected.. ; ; '
Selection of a speaker will be fac
ilitated by the choice of president of
the senate. If Bowerman is success
ful, Rusk and McKinney, as well as
Brooke, all being Eastern Oregon
men, would be eliminated. In fact,
Brooke, of Malheur, it Is reported,
already has virtually ceased as an ac
tive candidate and is assisting Mc
Kinney. The election of Bowerman,
naturally would throw the speaker
ship to MfuUnomah county, Western
Oregon or Southern Oregon. While
Abbott, of Multnomah, denies that he
is a candidate, he undoubtedly would
get into the contest, if Bowerman
wins in the senate. The contestants
from Western Oregon would be HqK
lis, Eaton, Reynolds and Bonebrake.
Of these, Reynolds of Marlon has de
veloped some" strength during the
last week. In Southern Oregon, the
candidates for the Speakership In ad
dition to Thompson would be Buch
anan of Douglas, and Eggleston of
Jackson. V
, It Is this unsettled situation which.
has suggested a. conference of the
representatives-elect from Eastern
Oregon counties. Such a meeting
probably will be held when these
members reaeb Portland. Its purpose
will be a discussion of the speaker
ship situation with a view of adopt
ing some plan for concerted action.
Prosperity lu 1911 Sure; Doubters
Are Wrong.
(San Francisco Examiner.) .. .
Two lugubrious prophets of the
gospel of pessimism, James J. H'll,
the railroad magnate of the North
west and Charles H. Mellen. a rail
way president of fiie East, are pre
dicting direful things to the nation's
prosperity for 1911.
. The facts are against these dole
ful gentlemen. There are many
things the people see which appar
ently they do not.
The railroads today employ 2,200,
00 men. That is an increase of 400,-
000 men over two years ago.
George Gould has recently com
pleted his railroad to San Francisco
and already Is planning to extend it
to the southward.
The Burlington Hill's own road
Is preparing to run new transcon
tinental trains between Chicago and
the Rio Grande and the Western Pa
cific. k
The Southern Pacific Is preparing
to put on another overland limited
train between Chicago and San Fran
clsco to meet the increasing demands
of public traffic. ,
The Southern Pacific is building
he r air
FRIDAY, JANUARY 6,
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31. I. A. AND I.VBLER TEAM TO
CLASH TUIS EVENING.
Old Time Stars From Imbler Team
. Arrive to Meet Fast Five.
Imbler'B crack basketball team, the
one which walloped North Powder
recently to the tune of SO to 0, will
meet the M. I. A. quintet at the rink
this evening commencing at 8 o'clock
The Imbler team arrived this after
noon,' ready for a fast and snappy
contest. In the Imbler delegation are
much the same fellows as played last
year and basketball fans know what
they nre. Al. Hugg, the shifty Fox,
and all the rest of them will be here
for the game which la.', attracting a
good deal of attention. ' V
Imbler will line up:
Fox and McKennon, forwards; Wal
ter Wade, center; Al. Hug and Fox,
guards. The M. I. A. will maintain
their old-time line up; as follows:
Lindsay (Captain) and Geddes Man
ager) forwards, Bean Center,' Hollls
ter and Metcalf, guards.
. The game starts promptly 1 at
8 o'clock.
new roads in Oregon and so Is Jim
Hill. . ; j' .. . .
The automobile plants' are being
enlarged to meet the demand for 1911
cars which already has taxed their
present factories to the utmost lim
its.' - .; ...
The mining interests of the nation
are being developed at an unprece
dented rate. "More gold, more coal
and mqre Iron will be taken out of
the ground In 1911 than in any pre
vious year .in the nation's history.
Bank deposits show a constantly
Increasing volume of expansion.
The farmers are already certain of
high prices for their products. The
acreage of land being brought under
cultivation In the West Is Increasing
so rapidly that the government ex
perts cannot keep up with the sta
tistics.
As a matter of fact, the Jeremiah
like waMlngs of the railroad presi
dents heed not be taken too serious
ly. The railroad presidents, are rest
ive under the legal restraints which
the people of the United States have
dentded must be imposed upon them.
They are preaching a doctrine of
non-interference solely because they,
wleh to be unhampered by govern
mental regulation.
To all these apostles of calamity
The Examiner extends its most
cheerful greetings. Cheer up! Its
s great nation, this one of ours. Its
new.. Its prolific with possibilities.
Its people are not. pessimists. They
are optimists and they have an abid
ing fa!thvthat the prosperity of the
nation is not only great, but it' is
going to become greater.
LIQUOR DEALERS WIN.
Dry Majority of 17 Set Aside and Sa
loons in Fonr Cities Will Continue
After a hot fight in the Circuit
Court. Judge Coke has sustained the
liquor men'f ' injunction, obtained
shortly fitter the November election!
has made it permanent and the local
option election held in Coos County
has been officially declared Invalid,
says a press dispatch. When the
votes were counted the dTClTafter the
election in November, it was found
that Coos had voted "dry" by a ma
jority of 17 votes. It was the only
county in Southwestern Oregon
which had been "wet" during the
SNAPPY GAME OEil
TONIGHT
1911.
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preceding two years,, and also the,
only "wet" county in the state which j
voted "dry." The prohibition major-j
ity was so small in Coos County that! j
the saloon interests took Immediate -steps
to attempt to keep licensed J
saloons In 'the four principal cities t
Bandon, ' , Marshfield, North Bend '
and Coqullle. The home, rule amepd- j
ment to the state constitution, while ;
applicable to these four Incorporated '
places in Coos County, was not used
to affect the desired result by the!
liquor interests, the plan being to use
tnat only in case tne injunction was j
decided adversely. ' . , ;'
The petition for the injunction clt
ed the fact that number .of the names !
signed to the local option petition'
calling i Che election were those or
persons not qualified to so' sign, and j
the cotirt has .so decided. Bandon has
eight licensed saloons to a popula-'
tlon of about 2500; Coquille has four
with about the same population; '
North Bend has about jthe same num- J
ber as Bandon and Marshfield has 15, (
with a claimed population of 5,000.;
All will continue to do business for
the next two years.
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Notice of Street Improvement
To whom It may concern: .
Notice Is hereby given that in pur
suance of a resolution adopted by
the Commoun Council of the City of
La Grande, Oregon, on;Jhe 4th day
of January, 1911, creating Improve
ment District No. 30, and designating
Cherry street, as such, district, and
in pursuance of a resolution adopted
bysaid Common' Council on the 4th
day of January, 1911,-whereby said
Council determined and declared Its
intention to improve all that portion
of Cherry street, in said improvementi
district as hereinafter described by
constructing a wagon road crossing
over the railroad track, the council
will, ten days after the service of
NOW IS THE : TIME TO
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,y Rainy weather will set in soon. We
have plumbing fixtures of all kinds,
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NEW SLICING MACHINE
We can slice your bacon for
you in nice even slices. Cooks
better, tastes better.
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this notice upon the owners of the
property effected and benefitted by
such improvement, order that said
above described improvements be
made; that boundaries of said dis
trict to be so Improved are as fol
lows : All that portion of Cherry ,
street, from the north line of Adams
avenue to the line of Cove avenue.
Notice is hereby further given that
the coundl will 'levy a special as
sessment on all the property affected
and benefitted by such improvement
for the purpose of paying for I such
Improvement. That , the estimated
cost of such Improvement is the sum
of $577.00. That the council" will on
the 18th day of January, 1911, meet
at the council chamber at the hour
of 8 o'clock p. m., to consider said .
estimated cost, and the levy of said
assessment, "when a hearing will be
granted to any person feeling ag-
grieved by such assessment
La Grande, Oregon, Jan. 5, 1911.
CITY COUNCIL OF LA GRANDE,
By C IT. HUMPHREYS,
Recorder of the City of La Grande,
Oregon.
Smallpox In City Jail.
Ike WarBtaff, who has been em
ployed in the Bennett logging camp
near the mouth of the Grande Ronde
river has been brought to thos city
and Is now in the city Jail suffering
with small pox. The case Is not con
sidered very acute. ' 1
Hetty Green 111.
NeV York, Jan. 6 Hetty Green is
ill but reports are today that" her
condition Is not serious.
Killed on Way to Work.
Connelsville, Pa,', Jan. 6 Four em
ployes were caught on the track while
walking to work and killed by the B.
& 0. west bound today. .
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