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t ... -- . a s-tA w . . f' - .t 4 GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, TTEDNESDAY, March 1, 191L PAGE 7 Ketice of Street Impmement To whom it may concern: Notice It hereby given that In pursuance of a resolution adopted , by the Common Conacll of tha City of La Grande, Ortgbnron the 1st day of February, 1811, creating Improyement District No. 31, and designating "S' avenue, as snch district, and In pursuance of' a resolution adopted by said Common Council on the 1st day of February, 1911, whereby said Council determine ed and diclared Its intention to lm- Mr. BUSINESS MAN- Do you realize the import- xe of an Electric Sign in drawing trade to your store or place of business? We make a very low flat iste on sign lighting, and ire prepared to quote it- tractive prices on any kind of a sign that you may de sire. Our representative is al ways ready to call and talk the matter over with you. Eastern Oregon Light & Power Company Phone Main 34 prove all that portion ot "8" Avenue, in said improvement district as here inafter described, by laying thereon the south vide, a board sidewalk, the Council -will, ten days after tha ser vice of , this notice upon the owners of the property affected and benefit ted by such, Improvement, order that said above described improvement b made; that the boundaries of said dis trict to be so improved are as fol lows. All that portion of "S" avenue, from tha east side of Monroe avenue to the west sida of Spruce street . (A) And the property affected or benefitted by said improvement is as follows: The north half of blocks 148 and 149 Chaplin's Addition to the Town of La Grande, Oregon. Notice is hereby furtner given that th Council will levy a special assess ment on all the property affected and benefitted by euch Improvement for the purpose of paying for such im provement, That the estimated cost of such Improvement is the sum of $180 That the Council wil 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 granted to any person feeling aifgrleved by such assessment. La Grande. Oregon, February 20th. 1911. CITY COUNCIL 1 OF LA GRAN DR. OREGON By C. M. HUMPHREYS. Recorder of the City of La Grande. . Oregon. I WRITES FROM CANADA REGARD. IG THEIB TARIFF YIEWS II LI Points oat How Canada Is Preparing to Handle Its Own Wheat WILL TAKE T QUESTION IS VITALLY INTEREST ING IN CHICAGO Safety League Will Take Hand In the Proposed Railroad Retrenchment When ycu wv a cold get a botui ' Chamberlain's t'n.jh Rem. It wi" oon fix vou up all nnd wili ns.? c ny ten5ency toward pneumonia. -f;Mis"!y contains no r.pimti or other nar'-c and may be g!"," 't i"nt:v to o . UMBRELLA REFaIRS I -ji Your Old Shoes Made New, at the Modern Shoe Repair Shop Prices Lower . . Better Work Quick Service ( , GIVE US A TRIAL. 108 ELM ST. NEXT to CITY HALL Govers from 50 cts to Three Dollars L. C, Smith-La Grande Why pay Rent ? We Joan vos money to build, ana yw pay us as you would rent. J. R. OLIVER An Essential Thing . . it. ana mere are many, in ine man. agrmcnt of a bank Is the per- J Ronal, painstaking care of Its t officers. Recognizing this re X sponsibiUtv, the officers of this Institution keep them selTes, In tonch with every Important de tail of the business.: AwMhe outcome! A generous and a steadily Increasing patronage. The United States National Bank, LA OREGON W"!' I1 Chicago, March 1. Sir Donald Mann in an open letter to a Chicago asso ciate in the building of the Canadian Northern railway declares for the re ciprocity program between the United States and Canada. He said: i "I do not say that the people (over 60 per cent of our -total population) who are engaged in producing are the greatest in the country, but they cei tatnly are engaged in the work ot latest benefit to the nation the ere ation of wealth. "The products of the farm, of the sea, and of the mine are entitled to especial consideration. Nor should the lumbermen t overlooked. Tim ber Is & crop which rlrtpnu. nrf "V? be reaped. If it la not It deterior ates. He who cuts down one ripe tree and plants one more In its plac? is a producer of wealth. "If we have seven or eight millions of people in Canada, with a free mar ket for $he producer, and to that num ber we add the 93 millions of the United States, we are assisting the most important Industries in Canada. "Next in Importance to the producer comes the manufacturer and It Is U duty of the government to provide Increased mark facilities for both. The United States has ceased to ex port cattle and may soon. cease to ex port" wheat. The balance between production and consumption is draw ing nearer adjustmnt If it were possible to prevent grain from going south, without injury to the producer, I would say avoid a treaty or other reciprocal arrangement, but it Is be yond our power to hold our wheat within British territory. The Uniteu States can remove the tariff when ever it suits her convenience to do so, without consulting us. "with regard to the exoort of the wheat crop. Canada will have her owu lines of railway across the continent as well as . ships upon the sea. This will ennh'e them to take grain for export from producer to the consumer witnout any at vision or rates, ana. In the same way, manufactured goods as return cargoes from the producer to the consumer In the west. On the Other hand, going south through the United States, wheat for expoiv would have to pass over three pr four lines of railways, and thence by va dependent vessels to European mar kets. This through rate, which Is necessarily low, would be divided be tween three or four transportation companies, making It impossible to compete with Canadian through Jines Depend upon it. Canadian railways handling natural products of tht west for export will retain the traffic on tneir own. tracicsana in tneir own vessels to destination. "Personally I would prefer to have e. preference between the United King dom and the Dominion, and between the Dominion ard other colonics This preference should be increased from time t. o time, until, say in 25 years, the coBt of production would reach a common point throughort the Emolre. Tlrn we would be able to have free .trade wlth'n, the Empire and protection against non-British nations." , ' '. Sage." Parisian Sage Is sold by the NewJln Drug Co. and druggists everywhere. Get o 50 cent bottle today, use it for two weeks and If you are not satis- fled that it will do all that it is ad vertised to do you can have your money back. The girl wlth'the Aub urn hair la on every package. Feb. 18, Men 1-11 V be Hf 11 1Hf1 II "ff 111 I UMI'H FRRQUHARSOU'S LU11CH ROOM :: Clam Chowder, Ciiie, Fruitt, Cigars and Tobaccoet j: cheese 213 Fir Street i'M M t Cement Sidewalk Construction Co l Jc FIGURE WITH Jiotlce of Final Settlement Notice is hereby givn that the ad mlnistrator of the estate of Mons Mor land, deceased, has filed his final ac count and the County Court of the State of Oregon for Union county has fixed Tuesday, the 4th day of April, 1911, at the court house in La Grande, Oregon, as the time and place for hearing any objections thereto, and to finally settle s&i deette. Dated at La Grande, Oregon, this the 25th day of February, 1911. J. J. CARR, Administrator of the estate of Mons Moreland, deceased. Feb. 27 5t Piles' Cured in 6 to 14 Days PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleed ing or Protruding Piles In 6 to 14 days or money refunded. 50c. , Chicago, March 1. (Special) Who will become that International figure to Bucceed Senator Lorimer, if thi toga be taken from him by the pres ent Senate or the now Senate which will come Into being March 4? This is a problem that underlies not only the Chicago mayoralty contests but a hundred other issues. The grow ing, conviction that failure to unseat. Lorimer, not only would create wide spread" trouble for the ' republican and also the democratic parties has made the need of a successor who is thoroughly trusted as to integrity anu ability peculiarly Important. The revelations concerning the patronage and other inducement offered by for mer Senator Hopkins, whom Senator T "Hrr-r .cT..I. i rinnvri rum from among the possibilities. Con gressman George E. Foss was found politically weak and former Senator William E. Mason, whom Chicago calls "Billy" Mason in much the same way that the country calls Roosevelt Teddy," may occupy the seat. His strength with the labor unions ana ;n th? rural counties is due to the popu lar measures he sponsored in con gress, rural free delivery, pure fooa laws and the postal savings bank bill. Whether he would leave a lucrative law practice, his friends refuse toscy, Republicans leaders recall, howevei that In 1896 Mason debated the free silver Issue with Bryan and won bacli thousands of votes. He Is one of the sturdy old-fashioned "spell binders" and was the last senator from Illinois whose elections never were attributed to a "barrel." Safety League to Work. That . proposed railroad ' retrench ments must not be at the expense in safety of the public or employes is the contention of the League for Public Safety, the advisory board of wh:cn will m-et In Chicago soon. The de cision against rate advances called forth statements from railroad execu tives that expenses would be cut. President Bear, or the Philad lphla & Reading said: "There will be a curtailment of railroad expenditures and if the result shall be to bring about a general reduction in wages and in material and supplies. In the end the railroads will suffer no mor than the general public. "Some of the roads have betrun retrenchment In previous cases by reducing track Inspection and lessening other safe guards against accidents and wrecks. Reducing the wreck wast' is one of the most fruitful f'elds for railroad managers who need more net earn ings, according to the bulletin or w League. Only 30 per rnt of tne roads have advanced beyond the "twin order" system Inaugurated when the telegranh came into use In 1845. Those which hav adonted signal safeeuards. such as thp Hrriman lines. hv very ereatly reduced accidents and Iopp or life ind nroperty nnd Increased traffic movement and revenue per day over their tracks. KoUce to the Pnblle. . , During my absence, which will until June 1st. my patrons will be taken care of by either Willian Sei- grlat or J. H. Peare. These gentlemen will deal fairly and honorably with them, thus preventing the humbug and eye glass grafters from taking advan tage of my absence. ' -t Respectfully, , DR. M. P. MENDELSOHN. ' DAXGEIt IX DELAY Kidney Diseases are Too Dangerons for La Grande People to Xegleet The great danger of kidney troubles is that they get a firm hold before the sufferer recognizes them. Health Is gradually undermined. Backach:, headache, nervousness, lameness, sore ness, lumbago, urinary troubles, drop sy, diabetes and Brlght's disease tol low in . merciless succession. Dont neglect; your kidneys. Cure the kid neys with the certain and safe rem-! edy, Doan's Kidney Pills, which has cured people right here in thiB local ity. . - .'V G. W. Knight, 513 Franklin street. Pendleton, Ore., says: "Doan's Kidney Pills benefitted me so greatly that I do not hesitate to recommend them. For eight or ten years I was trou bled by pains across my back and kidneys and at times my loins and sides were affected. I had to get np several times at night to pass the kid ney secretions and often noticed sedi ment in them. Doan's Kidney Pills re I eved my aches and pains in a short time and corrected the trouble with the kidney secretions." ' For sale by all dealers. Price 50 New York, sole agents for the United States. ' . t : , j Remember the name Doan's and take no other. Feb. 27 Mch 1 3 Wood notice Notice is hereby given that the Dis trict School Board of School District No One of Union county, Oregoa, iH receive up to 4 o'clock p. m. of MarxSi 3rd, 1911, sealed bids for furnisbiss said school District No. One with tor&s of four toot, split, yellow pine and reJ fir wood, said wood to be cut whJ5 green and not later than June 1st. 1511, free fmm large knot and accept able to said school board. Sald'wottf la to be delivered 300 cords at hi2a school building, and 100 cords at & Fourth ward school and to be corded up neatly and closely where directed by Board. ' 100 cords to be delivered by Jaljr. 1st, and all on or before Sept 1, 1S11. Bids to be left with school clerk. Tb Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. , ARTOUR C WILLIAMS. : ' '. . School Cleric. Every family baa need of a good, reliable) liniment. For sprain, braises, sorenera of the muscles and rheumatic pains there is none better than Chamberlain's. BoW b Plumbing and ta- Heating John Melville 1428 Adams Avt ' IA GRANDE, - ORE Complete Equipment tor Resetting ann Repairing Rubber Buggy Tires LA GRANDE IRONWORKS D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor ' COMPLETE MACHINE SHOPS AND FOUNDRY JUST OPENED REMOTES DANDRUFF Puts Life Into Faded Ilair and Steps Scalp Itch. If your hair Is dull and lileless. is falling out and getting thin on top, then you need Parisian Sage, and the quicker you get it, the sooner you will thank the Newlin Drug Co. for selling you such a worthy dependanble ban- grower, dandruff cure and hair dres sing. ' , Read what Mrs. M. A. May, of 107 East Elizabeth St., Detroit, Mich., writes on June 6, 1910: "I have used many 'hair restorers but have received no apparent bene fit until I tried Parisian Sage. My hair Is soft and silky, and while before I commenced using the remedy my hair was falling fast, was dry and harsh, faded, and altogether unlovely now Just within the past few weeks several have remarked how lovely my hair was. It Is also fine Just for a dressing, leaving the hair soft and fluffy. It remoes dandruff, and cures itching of the scalp. I certainly taRe pleasure In recommending Parisian Shining Parlors, Cigars, Tobacco, Fresh Fruit, Candy; Fresh Popcorn 241 Depot Street La Grande. Oregon i: 1' i Ji I : Real Estate ! r ii i Mining Investments General Informa tion regarding the Famous Wallowa Valley Correspondence Invited bowman a CO. Joseph, Ore. r U 'I l J , i .1 i " 1 T l