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PAGE 2 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, THP ORSIFRVFR w5skel n applicants for the honor BRUCE DENNiS Editor and Owner. second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION BATES Dally, single copy 5e Daily, per week, .............. 15t Pally, per month,... ............ 65c each one possessed. Mr. Clark carrl;d the earnest approval of practically Entered at the fft-itofike at La Grande. ine " uve, Lnion ana North 1 Powder d'strkt to say nothing of the t .support given from La Grande and the Immediate vicinity. Personal litters from prominent men In all parts 01 the county found their way to Judge Henry's desk asking for the appoint, ment of Mr. Clark, as did lengthy pe tition: " ) ' - : Now that the matter Is settled, it is perfectly reasonable to expect tnat machinery In the assessor's office will move along without any friction and aside from missing the pleasant Rlne hart smile, no one would realize that Tad had been beckoned toby the gov ernor to come up higher and take a seat to hl left Mr. Clark Is abund antly equipped and qualified Tor the office, and so long as there seemed to be sentiment demanding a Democrat be named to nil tb': vacancy the Ob erver Is glad to extend the hand of welcome to Dave Clark bellevlne he will do good work for the county as a whole. This paper will not publish an ar ticle appearing over a nom de plum?. Signed articles will be revised sub ject to the discretion of the editor. Flease sign your articles and save ilsaippolntment ; ; V'. . ; "',' il FEBRUARY 1911 A TWT F S N j 112 1 3 14 million - !3 M15161718 19l2pp232425 26!27j28l 1 CLABK AS AN ASSESSOR In the appointment of Dave Clark of Cove to the assessor's fflce. Coun ty Judge Henry has done what seemed to' be best and fairest to all concern-! bas 8 counterPart M who go.s INK, fflSK, PISK. ; (Boston Globe) ' . . 0 The popular colonel of this city who once went to a livery stable and ensnffftd a charger for a holiday pa rade with a distinct understanding that be didn't care what color thj horse was If it were only white, now ed. Mr. Clark is a Democrat while the court Is Republican, tout this appoint ment only shows a broad mlndedness on the part of the Judge and proves to -the ;ntire county that he is big enough to recognize the people as a whole and not a few politicians re stricted by party lines.; . The voters of Union county elected T. A. Rlnehart to the assessor's of fice. Blnehart was a Democrat when elected and it therefore followed the will of the voters must have been to permit a Democrat to hold this par ticular office In tho county. With this as a guide for his act Judge Henry The New $ ROUND UP !! KITCHEN i CLEANSER V. Scours snd Polishes " " " .: ' Cleans and ' Scrubs ; ' :: - V-,-V: ., v.. !: 10c a Can , i Pattison Bros, Use either phone , to the department store and orders a gown with, the simple stipulation that it may be in hue of the spictrum so long as It is pink "Helen pink." ; The new, shade of dress goods is named aftef the present daughter of the White House. , Soon 'we shall ba dazzled with an outburst of pink hats' pink ribbons, pink likere, pink, stockings, pink shoes and pink parasols. Pinkeye, a variety of ophthalmia, will be fashionably epidemic. Pink teas, after a period of Innocu ous d:uetude, will rage . again throughout the land. . . ':.. , Can't it be stopped? i Or must we suffer in silence as we did "during the reign of terror under "Alice blueuv when men of normal vision prayed for a temporary spell of color blindness?" . . 0, Helen, frown down this latest fad; give it the count Ink, mink, pink, and out; and thus earn for your self the everlasting gratitude of ev erybody who hates monotony, whether it he In raiment or music. States senator. t Joseph T. Robinson, representative In congress of the Sixth Arkansas dis trict, will be a candidate next year for th Democratic nomination for govern or of his state. Simon Wing, who was the first can didate of the Socialist Labor Party for President of the United States, died recently at his home in Charleston. Mass., aged 84 years, ' : Permantnt headquarters of the cam paign for nominating Governor Har mon of Ohio for the presidency of the United States have been established in Cincinnati.; i' . ' V : In connection with the proposal to hold the next D.ftnocratic national con vention in Baltimore it is Interesting to recall that no fewer than fourteen candidates for the presidency .were nam a In that city. , ;v : Franklin Roosevelt, who has been leading the .?ht of the Democratic surgents in the New York legislature asrslnst th election of W. P. She-fosn to be senator, is a cbunsin of Colonel Th eodore Fopce velt , , ; ' i ; ' " Vernon, the of .Tannines conn tv. Indiana, is bedevil to be the onl town in the 'entire state that is still governed under a charter granted bv the 'Indiana constitution in 1816. Though the town has only five hundred Inhabitants it boasts of a mavor and othe official the sam-i as the largest munlclnalitles. , . ' Tft'i foerwtve Lagu ot New or Jeans will nay for a snecial train for Col. Theodore Roosevelt and will ale.J provide a $10,000 banauet in h's honor to b-t given In the historic French On ers house, when the former presllnnt of the United States pays a vWt to the Crescent City next month. , ; ' A new Texas Republican Asaocla tlon has been or?anIz;d to combat the rule of Col. Cecil Lyons, who as na tional committeemen, state, chairman and treasurer, has dominated tho Re publican party in Texas 'to: many years. The new organization has also declared its opposition to th? nomina tion of Theodore Roosevelt for the presidency in 1912. - ' ; When Speaker Joseph G. Cannon re signs his gavel on March 4 he 'will have achlevd the longuit record for the speakership, with one exception. Mr. Cannon has served faur full terms or eight years. This reco"! Is surpass ed only by that of Henry Clay, who was cho8enslx times and servrd an aggregate of ten years. Mr. Clay's ser vice in the speakers's cha'r, however, was not continuous. POLITICS ASD POLITICIAJiS 4 vGr iensboro, N. C, has adopted the commission form of government.' ! Six aspirants are contesting the Re publican nomination for mayor of Chi cago. ' ' ' ' , . . Congressman Ben Johnson has with drawn from the contest for the Demo cratic gubernatorial nomination in Kentucky. , c :James A. Reed. United States senator-elect from Missouri, will be the principal speaker nt the banquet of Kansas Democrats In Topeka on Feb- X i ruary 22. . .., The Democraktlc State Ex:cutlve ; Committee of Kehtuckv has issued a f ; call for a state primary to be held in fr-Hil l 111. . May for the nomination of a United 4.' THE OFFICERS ; of this bank will be pleased to talk with you . t any time concerning mutual business relations . WHEN the Federal Government, the county, the city, and a large and , growing list of commercial and private depositors entrust their funds to this institu-' tion to the extent of $800,000.00, you may be sure that it is a safe one for you to identify, yourself with. GALL AND TALK IT OVER WITH US La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON. CAPITAL . . .t $ 100.000.00 . SURPLUS . . '. 100.000.00 RESOURCES . . 1.125.000.00 UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY ' : George Palmer, Pres. Fred J. Holmes, Vice Pres. F. L. Meyers, Cashiet Earl ZundelMssY. dshier , fttHHMIHI till llllMUtlitillwm-t "THIS DATE IX HISTOKi February 21 1677 B. de Spinoza, celebrated a defender of the doctrluo of .rb . eismfdled. Born In 1632. ' 1711 CharK Craven commissioned as colonial governor of South Car olina. " 1813 Ogdensburg, N.'.Y..' captured by a force of British and Canadian 1829 Virginia general assembly pass ed a resolution condemning:, the ' first high tariff bill as unconstl tutlonal. . ; .) 1848 John Qulncy Adams, sixth presl . dent of the U. S., died in Wash ' Ington, D. C. Bom In" Qulncy, Mass.. July 11. 1767. " 1849 British under-Lord Gouh de featt'd the Sikhs In bloody batile at Goojerat. 1854 Czar of Russia. proclaimed war against the Turks. ' 1856 Roman Catholic diocese of Lon don, Ont., was established. ' 1882 Charles Bradlaugh expelled from the British House of Com mons. 1891 Gen. William Tecuseh Sherman burl'fl at St. U,un. WlO-The new British Parliament vat formally opened by King Ed ward with a speech from the throne. t Jabotb, Stocks, Lace and Embroidered. j'? V: ' ::-Pri-25s-to:$i.o"6. . -' ? Dress ; Gmghams fcpfS O in showing of draperies comprise all the newest patterns and materials. FINGREE UTZ & DUNN'S OXFORDS OXFORDS EDUCATOR SHOES AND OXFORDS Spring Stock Arriving Daily MM j 1 IS trlct to be so. improved are as- fol lows. - All that portion of "S" avenue, from the east side of Monroe avenue to the west ld,a of Spruce street. ;' ; (A) And the property affected or benefitted by said improvement .is as follows: The .north half of blocks 14$ and 149 Chaplin's Addition to the Town of La Grande, Oregon. Notice Is hereby further- given that thjf Council will levy a aeclal assess ment on all the property affected and benefitted by such Improvement for the purpose of .paying for such Im provement. That the estimated cost of such improvement Is th i sum of $180 That the Council wll Ion the 15th day ofM arch, 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 grant:! tony person feeling aggrieved by such assessment. La Grande, Oregon, February 20th, 1911. ' . CITY COUNCIL OF LA GRANDE. OREGON ; '" ;' ( By C, M. HUMPHREYS, Recorder of the City of La Grande, Oregon. ; Notice of Street Improvement ' To whom It may concern: Notice Is hereby given that in pursuance of a resolution adopted by the Common Council or tha City of La Grande, Oregon, on the 1st day of February. 191L creating Improvement District No. 31, and designating avenue, as such district, and In pursuance of a resolution adopted by said Common Council on the 1st day of February, 1911. whereby said Council determin ed and d iclnred its Intention to lm nrove all that portion of "S" Avenue, in said Improvement district as here Inhfter described, by laying thereon the south sldp, k board sidewalk the Council will, ten davs After tin ser vice of this notice noon the owners of the propertv affected and benefit ted bv such InrnovAment. order that said above described lmprovtnent be made; that the boundaries of said dls- Backache, Rseumatlsm, Nerronsness. Mean disordered kidneys, Foley Kid ney Pills have helped your neighbors; they will also help you. Mrs. B. Hill, Peoria, 111., says: "I have suffered greatly with my kidneys for years and have suffered also with rheumatism. Have taken several wel known kidney Pills. These have done me a great deal of good, relieving me of the severe backache and reumatism and I cheer Hill't Drug Stor. Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. v ARTHUR C. WILLIAMS, 1 , School Clerk. Feb. 15 to Men 3 . ''4 44 O 4 O 4 4 4 4 ' 4 PKOi'ESSIOSAJL DISECT0BT. 0 4 ? .. .. O WW 4404 FHI8ICUIfS AND SURGE pNS. M. MOL1TOR, M. li. Physician and Surgeon. Corner Adams Ave. and Depot street. Office, Main 6S; Resi dence 69. . C. H. UPTON, Ph. G. M. D. Physician and surgeon. Special attention to Eye, Eaii Nose and Throat. Office In La prande National Bank Build- ' lng-. Phones: Office Main 2, Real dence Main 32. ' n "' residence. ATT0R5EI8 AT LAW. COCHRAN t COCHRAN Attorneys : ' Chas. E. Cochran and Geo. T. Coch- mn. La Grande National Bank mdg.,La Grande, Oregon. T. H. CRAWFORD Attorney at Law i Practices In al Ithe courts of the Bute and United Ptatet. Office In La Granae Naiwui ttani Bldg., La Grande, Oregon.' O. W. C NELSON Mining Engineer. Baker City, Oregon. , A. L. RICHARDSON, M. D. . J. W. LOUGHLIN, M. D. . Drs. Richardson & Loughlin Physicians and Surgeons, Office Hours 9 to 11; 2 to 5; 7 to 8. Phones Offlo Black 1362; Ind. 353. Dr. Richardson's Res. Main 65; Ind. 812. - GEO. W. ZIMMERMAN Osteopnl Physician. Sommer Bldg., Rooms 7 8, 9 and 10. Phones: Home 1332 ' Pacific, Main 63. Residence phone - Black 951. Successor to Dr. C. E Moore. " , LOOK Who's Here A-.SEW PAIST ASD WALL PAPER parlor conducted by , CL0GST0S ASdsUTTER. All " thelrtock of wall imper Is new and uj to date In every respect Call and see for yourself. We do all of our own paper hanging and imlntlng In a style that is bound to please. 1708 1-2 6th treet, Independent phone 1341 door to the Observer office. - f ' Wood Notice - ' Notice Is hereby given that the Dis trict School Board of School District No. One of Union county, Oregon, will receive up to 4 o'clock.' m. of March 3rd, 911, sealed bids for famishing sad school District No. One with cords of four foot, split, yellow pine and red fir wood, said wood to be cut while srrcen and not later than June 1st, Kill, free from large knots and accept able to said school board. Said wood !s to be delivered 300 cords at high school building, and 100 cords at the Fourth ward school and to be corded up neatly and clOBely where directed by Board. 100 cords to be delivered by July 1st. and all on or before Sept lK 1911. Bids to be left with school clerk. The DR. M. P. MENDELSOHN Doctor of Optics. Spectacles and Eye Glasses Fitted and made to order. All er rors of Refraction Corrected. 1105 Adams Ave. . Foley Hotel Bldg. I Grande, Oregon. CLOGSTON NUTTER OR. H. L. UNDERWOOD and DR ; DORA J. UNDERWOOD Office ov er Wright Drug store. Special , at tention paid to diseases and surgery of the eye. Phones Office Main 22; residence. Main 728. J. C. PRICE. D. M. D. Dentist Room 23. La Grande National Bank Build Ing. Phone Black 399. DP- R. L. LINCOLN, DENTIST Firs; class services gtven. Office over Lll ly's Hdw. store. Phone Black-451.' DR. P. A. CHARLTON .Veterinary Sur geon. Office at Hill's Drug store La Grande. ' Residence phone, Rei 701; Office phone. Black 1361; Inde pendent phone 63; both phones si California Family Wine i $1.50 PER GALLON Absolutely Pure JULIUS FISHER 221 FIR, STREET