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Ol'B WATEB POWEJt
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After seventy-five years the states
men of Oregon have Just come to a
realization that the state baa water
power and that auch power Is very
valuable. There Is a proposition now
before tbe legislature for the state to
go Into the development business and
develop all the water power for com
mercial purposes. It's a One Idea If
It is pratlcal. but like the Portland;
newspapers' fight on the real estate
shafk It has come after tbe horse is
stolen.
For Instance, how could Oregon or
ganize a department for water power'
' development when at the present It
is impoHslble to organize to build
There Is a lively tilt going In the, good roads. Water power work re
lational congress Just now. It Is quires more detail than does good
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mot over the questions of state; not rouu BUU """ -
retail end of that business which is
always one of endless expense and
detail. t
If the state could make contracts
I with responsible private Individuals
1300 ap- or corporations to retail the electric
current and the state act as nothing
a wholesaler rt might be possible
HOW ABOUT THE APPOIJiT.
JCERTSt
Qpjy; West's
Sale
over tbe questions of state; not
over the Panama canal; not over tbe
land question In tbe west, but it Is
over the question of ' "What shall
arve dat possum T
President Taft has made
ointments, which - is to say tbe
least, a few in every state, and the. but
president and the republican sen a- to develop a power here and there
tors want these appointments con- and make It satisfactory. But even,
firmed. But against them stands a 1 then, the whole plan Is beset with
olid lineup of democracy. It has the political microbe which has ever
keen many, many years since democ- been an enemy to a business proposi
racy has had her stomach square tlon for the general public and as a
against tbe pie counter and there la a result there would be countless in
disposition not to let any republican vestlgatlons. changes of employes, po
vr bull mooser push her away. She Is Utlcal machines built up and a whole
.standing pat, as It were, regardless lot of things done which tbe honest
of the many threats from republican, voter would not sanction. ,..
senators that democratic legislation Would it not be a better way
win be blocked in tbe future II com-. tt with Judgment and tax power
promise Is not effected. . sites what . the business will reason-
Wnat does the lesson teach? , ; BDiy stand after it la In operation.
That with all the boasted reform but do not' put on such a tax that de-
15th Annual Clearance
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Friday Jain. 31 the last day j
Final Reduction in all
Lines for last two days
WE ST' S
THE QUALITY STORE
Dont Delay Your Pur
chases another day
turning all affairs of an office over with heartburn, Indigestion, and
to a new official for a period of nine- complaint until I usde Chamberlain
ty days, what should be turned over , Tablets, then my trouble was over.'
to him is tbe particular case or cases Sola by All dealers
designated by tbe governor. Think.
of the chaos that would follow in
"-SACE TEA IS HARMLESS WAY
TO DARKEN GRAY. FJIOEO HAIR
with all the mucky muck rakers and
their expose of everything from the
dome of tho capital to the ticker on
Wall street, the same old human In
stinct exists within the fcaarta r.t men
who play politic they . want the
' 'possum and are going to bave It. .
How the matter will terminate Is
-tut e. eiioep. rresldent . taft Is a
party man and hu will go In the ditch
velopment would cease. -
No one eboufd lose sight o? '. "the
tact that Oregon needs and ' most
have development. The . next big
money made In this state will not be
made as easily aa the good old moss
backs of Portland made their for
tunes. INo, tbe time baa come when
Oregoaiana must get Into the busi
ness game and the easy money Is a
giving over to a new man the rout'
ine business of the sheriff's office, or
tbe prosecuting attorney's office, tbe
new man to attend to all details of
every case and the regular official to
become a private citizen for ninety
10 days so far as his official work was
concerned. This Is wrong and the
governor should hasten to revise his
bill so that he would have the power
to appoint' special deputies for pros
ecution of cases where he thinks tbe
regular officials are not doing their
duty.
for the men he has appointed. Re- thing of the past. This fact is of
publican senators will howl them- Importance and the state should not
elves hoarse and coax the progres- put any unnecessary . stumbling
-wives to Join them, and In many In- blocks In the way of honest develop-
stances the Drorresstvea . will lolrlt nieut. - ' ' - ' ' ' ' "! l
them. But even then, the stolid ... , r;.. r , - t v!
democratic wlna of the senate will ! f0JfpIlu)f6 OFFICIALS TO ACT.
TEST
FOB THE SEW
LAW.
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-htypne else play. For , the , demo- Governor West,
crats see arter lbs fourth or Marctt (;loU(3e M(,Co)orhi nas
easy sajlln.j In matter of patronage; bl ,n tne k.gB,ature
they see the oasis In that long towara better law enforcement but
One of the first cases to be furn
ished tbe state railroad commission
under tbe new 4lalarky law la from I
Union county and pertains to the tel
ephone situation. It will be watche
with a great deal of interest , for it
will have a. bearing on all corpora
tions of a public service nature
throughout the state. ''
The merits of the new law will bo
tested right here and ' the opinion
through Senate. ' that will gu out over the state will
Introduced a have a derided effect upon tho law s
which tend permanency. The situation In Union
county happens to be between' two
JACK BUSH ACQUITTED.
Hearing Before Justice of the Peaee
Bads la His Dismissal. '
Jack Bush, .accused of Inhumane
treatment to animals, following the
charges preferred by Constable Faulk
at the behest of several who believed
Bush guilty, was yesterday afternoon'
acquitted of the charge in a bearing
before Justice A. C. Williams. Sev
eral testified for the . state In the
case but the evidence was held to
Mixed With Salpnur Hakes Hair Soft, about SO cents. Some, druggists make
LoKtroos and Cores Dan. .their lwn, which Is usually too sticky.
draff.
The use of Sage and Sulphur for re-
so' insist upon getting "Wyeth's"
which can be depended upon to re
store natural color and beauty to the
storing faded, gray hair to Us natural hair and is splendid for dandruff, dry,
color dates back to grandmother's feverish, Itchy scalp and falling hair,
time. She kept her hair beautifully A well-known downtown druggist
darkened, glossy and abundant with says his customers Insist on Wyeth's
a brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur. Sage and Sulphur, because, they say, .
Whenever her hair foil out or took it' darkens so naturally and evenly,
on that dull, faded or streaked ' ap- that nobody can tell it has been ap
pearance this simple mixture was ap- plied it's so easy to use too. .Too
plied with wonderful effect -' simply- dampen a-sponge or -soft
was counsel for tbe defendant. .
out-of-date. Nowadays skilled chem- taking one strand at a time.
' Ists do this better than ourselves, at night and by morning
Do this
thfl rnv -
. - I By asking at any drug store for the hair disappears; after another ap-
77 "f ready-to-use product-called "Wy-plication or two, It Is restored to ha
Black 3681 or call 103 Greenwood eth. gage M Eulphur Ha)r natural color 8nd look, gyQetJ 80ft
Mrs. E. P. Day. l-29-3t edy" you will get a large bottle for ' and abundant '
draarv desert, and It is reasonable 10 ..n- 1- n. - ha rantnn AlnhnnA fomnantes. One is the es
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uppose they will continue to block that tne gOVernor hslj gone too far In'tabltshed concern of several J years' j
the game as much as they can. . transferring supreme power to ' the standing, while the other Is a new.
Doubtless the Oregon appointments' executive chair. He would, by tnis Mnstitution. wmcn nas duiu over ton-c
would many or tnem nave oeen con- proposed law, make it possioie - ior siaeraoie lerruory nuu is ww kh-.
Armed had It not been for the tin-.the governor to appoint deputy pros-'lng quite a population. Each has
fortunate appointment of President ecuting attorneys and deputy aherlffs" claims to make to the commission. .
Taft of Tom McCusker as postmaster' over' the state for a period of ninety' and quite likely when the commlss-.
of Portland. That brought on a fight aayg during which time the officers Ion gets firmly to work on tbe situa-
looted to fill those offices would be tlon here a re-adjustment of ratos
compelled to turn i . entire business according to the commission's Idea
of each respective office over to the of scientific rallng will follow.
deputy. " . Without discussing either side
In practically every instance where for It Is a case where honest people
the governor would appoint a deputy differ, tbe matter can come up to the
prosecuting at- experts for adjustment, it Is to be
because of some hoped, within a reasonable length of
parltcular failure of the regular ,4lme. The commission has oeen
officer to do bis duty. And right crested by the people of the state lor
Is where the governors adjusting differences among mose
wherein decency arrayed Itself for a
skirmish. Protest so strong has been
made that senators from outside this
state are taking an active part In th
fight from a matter of, principle, and
it is understood that Dixon, Brlstow.
and several others will go the limit sheriff or a deputy
to keep the tacCueker appointment torney It would be
from being confirmed. In doing this
they have blocked the way for
smooth sailing so far as others are there
concerned.
We Now Havs On Deposit
1,000.00
bill is weak. There is no reason for who serve the public and I nion
county will be one of the- first
' counties to be served. I.et us see
Jus? hnw well the new organization
handles the matter.
$800,
of money accumulated by residents
Rondo valley. ,
of La
Grande and the Grande
We Now Have Loaned
1,000.00
$700,
: to badness men. farmers and other In this community.
The money deposited here Is not "laid away" as some of It might
be If Its owner bad not deposited it. but It Is Industriously at work
all about us, doing good.
By depositing your Income here on open account and paying It out
by check, yoo will safeguard your Interests, build your credit and
1 cultivate aa acquaintance at a strong financial Institution., which
can and wBl help you when you need help.
Dont delay, you can begin with a small deposit at the
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital I10S.0O 00.
FVXIt J. HOLMES
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Surplus, 1120.000.00. Resources. tl.UO.090.Ot
w. j. rumen.
Tie President
FTFRS, EABX ICJWFT.,
Cashier Asst Cashier
KIDDLE'S RE COBS).
Ed Kiddle, senator from Union
,Wallowa counties, Is msklng an en- M
viable record at Salem. He has not
introduced a bill and may not durlna
the session. His contention la that
I we are Inwed 4o death now with lit
tle enforcement of what we have and
he Is standing on the ground that
Orepon needs repeal of a great many
complex laws, and that many meaa
ures Intended to adjust business af
fairs are passed never to be beard of
agnin.
His Stomach Troubles Over.
Mr. Dyspeptic, would you not like
to feel that your stomach troublet
1 were over, that you couia eai sny
kind of food you desired without In
Jury? That may sooro ao nnllkeiy to
you that yoa nn an som for aa
ending of yonr tmabia. bat permit
ns to assure yoa that it Is not alto
gether Impossible. If others can be
I cured permanently, and thousands
have bees, why not you? John R.
Barker of BaaUe Creek, Mick., la one
of them, lie says, "I was troubled
IS THE ONLY PRODUCT UNION COUNTY
D'QESNT RA'SE
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A Healthful Steady Growth
haj always been La Grande's keynote of success. During the past few years
we have paved miles of streets, established a paid fire department, installed
water and sewer systems of real credit, built fine schools, promoted various
enterprises and developed many institutions, and, of course, have greatly in
creased our population, ruial and urban.
There's a Whole Lot Doing at
Present
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as well as a good record for the past. A Y. M. C. A. building is being planned, -a
city library, several new churches, new school, new railroads, new mills, new
businesses, new people, all are headed toward La Grande. '
Consider what this means to real estate values. We believe that, either as
an investment, a business, or a home, La Grande property is the best proposi
tion on record. Business activity as well as cultural development will more
than ever characterize the growth of the city of pay-rolls in the valley of di
versified interests.
A LOT TO r.UILT) OX j A RESIDENCE to BUY
1704 Adams 'Ave. 101 Yi
xl20, will make "two
good. lots. This location
is very desirable. Price
and terms reasonable.
1604 First St. 5 rooms
smooth plastered, ce
ment basement, bath
toilet, lot 50x110. Barn
18x24. Built in 1912.
A HOME FOR SALE
An entire block and 5
room house, four acres
mostly in orchard, good
land, an unusual piece
of city property.
LET YOUR WANTS BE KNOWN, AND WE
WILL TRY TO SATISFY THEM.
GEO. H. CURREY
108 ELM STREET
He Who Sells
REAL ESTATE
LA GRANDE, OR.
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