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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVE I, MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 191L
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE PENNj S
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TO THE TAXPAYERS.
Are you aware, Mr. Taxpayer, tin
der the great Oregon system of gov
ernment which Is a legislature supple
mented by the Initiative and referen
dum, or vice versa, that the state
treasury la now almost empty; that
warrant! will soon be marked, "Not
paid for want of funds"; that It Is a
long time yet before more money will
be raised, that tb state tax has been
doubling Itself of late and the 'expen
ditures are enormous for a common
wealth the size of Oregon?
)v Do you realize that this means al
most confiscation of property In time.
Taxation has been burdensome for
some time but now with an Increased
state levy It will be almost unbearable.
: Then what are the people to io
bout It? ,' ' ' '- . ;'
Give the matter some study. Find
out what some of the new fangled
ideas of government are going to cost
before they are adopted. Eliminate a
lot of useless commissions and "pap
suckers" at the state house. Cut
down the expenses. ' .
That 1 the way every business man
does when he finds he Is spending too
much money, and why not the state
-follow the same example Instead of
continuing indebtedness for the peo-,
pie to pay In the future. , .",.'
Here Is a news dispatch from Salem
that may prove of Interest: j
That there will necessarily be
a heavy tax levy next year is evl- j
dent from affairs at present. At ;
the first of the month there was
1800.000 rash In the various state !
funds The school fund, amount-
Ing to approximately $347,000, and j
other fuuris. having been set aside j
the payments made have reduced
the $800,000 to $ 400.000, all the,
funds In the state treasury.
.., Therefore, the general fund
from which general claims must
be paid has been reduced to about
100,000. State Treasurer Kay ,
stated today that It was evident ;
this fund would be exhausted be
fore the end of the present month
- and' that he would be stamping ,
warrants "Not paid for want of
warrants "Not paid for want of;
funds," -when warrants will be
gin to draw 6 per cent Interest.
Late lu October the second half
of the 1911 state taxes will be
due from the coun'.J-s, which will
brlng,lnto the state treasury $550,
000. This will be enough to cover
all warrants issued up to that
;, date. Another deficiency will then
begin and run until the next state
taxes are due. In April.
, ' This condition Is due to the low "
levy last year, only $140,000 hav
ing been raised by general taxa
tion, while, the appropriations
made by the legislature were
large. This deficiency will have '
to be made up and future needs
of the state provided for in the
next state levy. .
Tlrere Is no way of estimating
Just what the deficiency will be. A
deficiency after the legislature Is
always the eas?, as advance ap-
propriatlons cannot be provided
for In advance. If the referendum
Invoked against the University of
Oregon appropriations is knock
ed out by suits soon to be filed,
$500,000 will be added to the de
ficiency. '
THE TELEPHONE STRUGGLE.
It Is to be sincerely hoped that the
meeting at Enterprise Saturday night
has settled for once and all the con
tention between the telephone com
pany and the subscribers of Wallowa
county. Nothing widens the breach
of discontent more than a telephone
row. We do not presume to say or
even itlmate which side Is In the rlgni
or which side la in the wrong, or that
there Is not both right and wrong on
each side. The latter Is a more prefer
able Idea. ..
. Whether the company do certain
j things without Impairing their lnveBt
; ment is a question fpr its members to
', decide. Whether the people want to
go to the expense of building another
( telephone system is something for the
, people to determine. The only abso
lute sure thing In the case Is that Wal
j Iowa county can not and will not be
without, telephone service.
It Is would seem from the report ol
the Enterprise meeting that each side
made concessions, which is the only
correct way to arrive at a given point,
.and each side Is to be congreulated for
j taking the broad view of the matter. ;
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CLEAN IT DEFOT STREET.
There is a stern demand from the
people of La Grande to clean up lower
Depot street. ! Each evening loiterers
and bums congregate along that street
making it almost Impossible for ladles
to pass. Several have expressed a
regret at having to go that way on
account of the rough element that
chooses that street as a hangout.
It will be remembered that several
business houses are located cn Lower
Depot as well as one of the popular
family theatres. Not only these, but
Depot street Is the only street to
reach the railroad station. There is
every reason why the strictest disci
pline should prevail there. There la
every reason why rough , characters
should be requested to "move on" and
even If It takes an extra policeman to
do It, La Grand should clean up that
street and do It at once., ViTe."?
"The deed was Justified" Is the plea
of Roosevelt for his action in the steel
merger. Maybe so, but the public la
inclined not to agree with such a
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i tuuiweiui wiiij an wo ins ana ou:s ol
the financial juggling match.
La Follette should not be worried
about Taft "putting him in the hole,"
for Taft U too busy right now to thlnu
very luuch about La Follette or any or
the other antl senators. ;
Old Friends and New
Winning permanent, lasting friends is the work ,
of time, and this bank numbers among its clients
. hundreds of banks and business houses. with whom -it
has had close relations for a great part of the
twenty-four years of its existence.
Our.friends have helped to make this one of the
. largest and strongest banks in the West. We have'
helped in their making, too. .
; We welcome new friends and will attend to their 1
. wants with the same fidelity which has cemented
our relations with our older ones.
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON.
CAPITAL . . . $ 100,000.00
SURPLUS , . ' 100.000.00
RESOURCES . ... 1,100,000.00
.. UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
Fred J. Holmes,' Aes. W. J. Church, I'-ce'ec.
F. LMeyerk, CasAie Earl Zundel,ss";. CasA:er
Classifie
g Advertising I
FALL
STYLES IN FINE
FOR SALE Young pony,' safe and
gentle. Just right for young children
F. D. Haisten Furniture S ore. 8-7-6t
FOR RENT Four good rooms. Phone
Red 42. 1505 Madison avenue. 8-3-tf
WANTED Young man desires board
ana room witn private family.' Must
be close in. Inquire at Observ
er office. . i 8-6-St
FOR RENT Part of good barn, close
in. Apply this office.
FOR SALE Two steated trap In first
class condition. Inquire Dr. A. L.
Richardson. 8-4-1 f
FOR SALE Winchester rifle. 25-20
take down 1892 modelv Price only
19.00V H. Coffin, 1107 Adams Ave.
8-5-lw '
WANTED Elderly lady or girl be
tween 12 and 14 to help In house
work. Only two people. Phone F L
14 x ' : . - 8-5-tf
WANTED Piano to rent by month.
FOOTWEAR
JUST RECEIVED
FOR SALE Dry chain wood in an)
quantity. $1.60 per cord at the Per
ry yards. Grande Ronde Lumoei
company Pe.rry, Ore. C-lC-tf
FOR SALE Good header and binder
combined. 12 foot cut Deer ing
make. Inquire L. J. Ferguson, El
gin, Oregon. "
PIERCE FARMS
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ONE T1SIT IJi THREE WEEKS 18
HIS 15EC0RD THIS YEAIB.
Senator Will Devote Almost Ills En
tire Time to Sanatorium.
Hon. Walter M. Pierce visited his
ranch 10 miles from Hot Lake sana
torium for the first time In three
weeks. Four binders, four mowers,
one threshing machine, one header,
12 men putting up hay, were a; work.
"I have in 800 acres at grain," said
Mr. Pierce. "At leaBt 100 acres is the
heaviest spring wheat'l ever saw. It
will yield at; l.?at jB0, l)U8hela, per acre.
may noi return, to my rancn again
his year, not even' to spend a few
hours. I am going to give all ray time
to the management -of the Hot' Lake
eanatorium,
"I have seen thousands of people
come here very sick, many of them
on the verge of death, and to see those
people in a few days regain their
health suggests to me that we have
nature's remedy, and I believe I can
not do a greater work than to give It
my uudlvlded attention." .,
Showing two famous lines
"Utz & Dunn's" and
FAMOUS $3.00, $3.50 AND $4.00 SHOES
"Button Tans," "Button Gunraetal," "Lace Tans," "Lacs eumnetal,"
"Acme Cushiun Sol buwob' Luttcn a-d isss patent WHkb. in the new -
HIGH TOE, SHORT VAMP, LASTS '
A II Oxfords and Pumps Reduced
i i "in ' i
Entire line of high grade oxfords and pumps, in Seude, Patent, Gun Metal, vici
- kid and tan at . .-.
FINAL CLEAN UP PRICES
5eenem m uur windows
i U K. W
, The Quality Store
lightful and refreBhlng( Parisian Sage
that is now sotd all over America, and
if It doesn't prove better than "any
other hair tonic you ever used, get
your money back. Large Nbottle 50
cents at the Newlin Drug store and
druggists everywhere.
I Water
Melon
two:
Joseph Aoto Party Here, .
; D. R. Stanford and wife, and A.' W,
Schaupp and Miss Addle Knapper, of
Joseph, constituted an auto party, who
spent the day In La Grande yester
day. While here, they are guests at
the home of Receiver and Mrs. 'Colon
R. Everhard.
BALD AT &
Kill the tierm Nourish the Hair
Roots snd TonMl Never Grow
' . Bald.
It's your own fault (t you grow bald
at 33 as thousands of men do; yes, and
women are doing. If you have dand
ruff there's a thousand or more germs
already devouring the very life of the
hair at Its root
Kill these germs with a 60 cent hot
tie of Parisian Sage, and stop dandruff
itching scalp and falling hair In two
weeks.
It's guaranteed, you know; this de
CENTS
and PAYETTE rAXTALOlTES
Royal Grocery
H. Paffson, Prop.
Not in 1he Association
WHAT'S THE REASON 1
Many La Grande People In Poor
Health Without Knowing the
. ' Cause. '
There are scpres of people ; who
drag out a miserable existence with
out realizing the cause of their suffer
ing. Day after day they are packed
with backache and headache; suffer
from Nervousness, dizziness, weak
ness, languor and depression.. Likely
the kidneys have fallen behind In their
work of filtering the blood .and that la
the root of the trouble. Look to your
kidneys, assist them In their work
glvo them the help they need. You
can uBe no better remedy than Doari'i
Kidney Pills. .
Below Is grateful testimony from a
sufferer in this locality.
," Mrs. F, A. Lyon, First street, east
of Mill street, Sumpter, Oregon, says:
"A member of our family used Doan'a
Kidney Pills and received great bene
fit. She suffered from backache and
WANTED
Five Boys
OCONNELL'S
Cigar Store
PsoL Billiards, Cigars, Tobac
co and Soft Drinks best and
most complete tine of cigars In
the city. !
Observer's Coast Lcagie base,
ball scores every day there's a
rams.
Corner Depot and Jefferson St
AT
Fam Us Ming
Cigar Factory
Must be over 16 years of age
to work till starting of school
106 Fir Street
pains through the loins fllirl vao filaA
afflicted with a distressing kidney
weakness. Headaches were rommo
and dizzy spells caused much annoy
ance, uoan's Kidnev P1H utrenD-th.
ened the kidneys and brought relief
from the aches and pains."
For sale by all dealers. Price 60
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole r.gents for the United
States. , ,
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
THE
GROCERY
Stageberg & Sandborg
Phone 70.
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