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4 t i Si m "7 1 1 1 ' TO WHOM JT MAY CONCERN: Vn,. r Wh nntilW - missioners appointed by the common council of the city of La Grande, Ore gon, to make an examination of the property, upon which assessments, are to be levied to pay the costs and ex penses of ' the street improvement hejt'itmlte,r described, as to tha valua tion and extent, if any, of the benefits to be d.erivpc by said property by rea son of said improvement, have made their report in writing to said coun- Icil, which report has been received by said council, and is on file in the of fice of the recorder of said, city, and Tl is open for your inspection. That it ia the intention of said council to levy a special assessment against all the n property hereinafter described for the purpose of paying the costs and ex ' penses of improving M avenue front the W. C. line of Fourth street to the E. C. line of Second street, bv errad- ing to establish grade and construct- ing a five foot cement sidewalk ac wording to the plans and specifications 1 therefore heretofore adopted by said j council and on file in the office of the , recorder of said city: . . jj That the real property included in and; the boundaries of the district ben , j efited and affected by said proposed improvement are as follows: " Beginning at a point at the inter ' section of the center line of M avenue ; and the center line of Second street and running thence east along the center line of M avenue to the center line of Fourth street; thence north , along the center line of Fourth street to a point opposite the center of block seventy-five (75) j thence west , to the center line of Second street; thence south to the place of begin .' ning. ?all in the city of La Grande, Oregon, s' and the estimated cost of said im- provement is $1,164.65. You will fur ther take notice that said city coun cil will meet at the council chamber in the city building of said city on the 16th day of July, 1913, at eight o'clock p. m. of said day to consider making ' said proposed levy and will then and ," there grant a hearing to any and all , persons feeling aggreived against, or on account of, said proposed assess i merit. Dated at La Grande, Oregon, this 23rd day of June, 1913. CITY COUNCIL OF LA GRANDE, ? OREGON. , WXVXJUV.X1. m ; Oregon - Adv. 7-4-10t, NOTICE OF SEWER MENT. IMPROVE- 4 TO WHOM IT MAY UONUl'.KN: You will hereby take njtice that m thence along the center of Adams avo- pursuance of a resolution duly adopt-. nue to the center of Depot street, ied by the council of the city of La thence to place of beginning, f Grande, Oregon, on the 4th day of a)1 in the cit of La Grande, Oregon, June, 1913, creating sewer district No. and the estimated cost of said pro 2, section 3, and designating and de- poged improvement is $987.55. You daring the . real property hennafter( win further take notice that saig city ' described as included in and compns-.. 0 n wiu meet at the C0UnCjl cham- ing said district, and in pursuance ot 'ronneiron the 4th dav of June, 1913, ' wherebv said citv council determined; the necessity of and declared its in-l then and there grant a hearing to and ants she 1 " " - . to the man tention to improve said district and,all persons feeling aggreived against, agement of the pupils and went to I all the real property included therein or on &ccomt of said proposed as-, make inquiries. las hereinafter described by laying gessment. Mv. .Tpmes Holmes, usually called 4 therein a sewer and in pursuance oi Dated at La Grande, Oregon, this "Red" Holmes, owing to his luxuriant ,the report of the commissioners here- 23 day of June. 1913. growth of auburn hair, lived in a lo ll tofore made in relation thereto, and CIXY COUNCIL OF LA GRANDE, cabin about three miles from the i adopted by said council, the city coun- OREGON. school house, .he professed to have ;cil of the city of La Grande, Oregon, by LEE WARNICK, i some knowledge of medicine and sold "fwill meet at the council chamber of ( Recorder of the City of La Grande r0ots and hei-bts from the forest. Pt 'said city on the 16th day ot July, n Adv 7.4.in the distant oit.v. for their medical val- ; at the . 1 r O '..l..lr V, i nt C 'J 1 11 ie nuur ux o,wtiuvi x. vx . and consider the levy of a spe- jcial assessment against all the real p nrnnertv Vipnnfitpd or affected by said 1 proposed improvement, and grant a l,X"--X-i " X , . 11 ' Shearing before said council to all per- 1 sons feeling aggrieved on account oi, Grande Oreson on that do not look good to me for they ; said proposed levy of said special aa-.of the City ot La Urande, uregon, on , the tracks of the moun i comment, to tihv the costs and ex- the 16th day of July, 1913, for the con- ,. "tv.,..i. t x ,.i, penses thereof. , 1 I That the boundaries of the district h to be benefited or affected by such. proposed "improvement are as follows, to-wit: ) Beginning at a point on the center line of North Fourth street, which is north 135 feet from the nortn prop vtw lino of Y avenue, and running thence east to the center of North De- i pot street; thence soutn aiong me . south line of North Depot street to a ' point 175 feet south of the south prop ' ortir linp of Jackson avenue; thenct Aav- northwesterly parallel with, and 135 feet from the south property line of, --- " I WE SELL Pure Artificial Ice at 50c a hundred. Pure river Ice at 30 cents a hundred. Our Artificial Ice is made from pure Beaver creek water and is guaranteed as pure as the city water. Please get your orders in : I I. i before noon each day. GRAN UI THE ICE MAN. r Complete Equipment tor Rubber Buggy Tires LA GRANDE IRON WORKS D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor COMPLETE MACHINE SHOPS AMD FOUNDRY i FWh 1 w "'0"VD me center line of North Fourth street to the place of beginning, uu .a tue city .of La Grande, Union vuuiuy, uregonf, ' Notice is hereby further given you that the said city council proposes to levy a special assessment on all of the property affected or benefited by such proposed improvement for the purpose of paying the costs and ex penscfj of the same. That the esti mated cost of such proposed improve ment isthe sum of $8,920.69. If you have any remonstrance to make against said proposed improve ment or the proposed levy of such spe cial assessment : or feel aggrieved against the same present the same in writing or appear in person with your witnesses and evidence before said council at. the time and place above specified, or be forever barred and ' ioreciosea irom maKing tne same. Dated at La prande, this, the 28rd day of June, 1913. CITY COUNCIL OP T.A nBAMFlF. OREGON. Recorder of the City of La Grande Oregon Adv. 7-4-10t By LEE WARNICK, NQTICE . OF PROPOSED STREET Y IMPROVEMENT. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN You are hereby notified that the com missioners appointed by the common council, of the city of La Grande, Ore gon, to1 make an examination of the property upon which assessments are to be levied to pay the costs and ex penses of the street improvement hereinafter described, as to the valua tion and extent, if any, of the bene fits to be derived by said property by reason of said improvement, have made their report in writing to said council, which report has been receiv ed by said council, and is on file in the office of the recorder of said city, and is open for your inspection. That it is the intention of said council- to levy a spec.al a?s issment against all property hereincf ter described for ihe purpose of paying the costs and expenses of improving the alley in block 106, from the S. line of Depot street to the N. property line of Elm. street, by laying thereon hard surfac ed pavement, 20 feet in width, ac cording to the plans and specifications therefore heretofore adopted by said council and on file in the office of the recorder of said city. . lhat the real property included in and the boundaries of the district hen- ReinniT1D. nt xh intpl,se().ion nf ti,B center lines of Washington avenue and ueP'' street ana running tnence suuuieny ciiung tnu center ui vvuku- ington avenue to the center of Elm Lf t ot Am Q. bel. in the city building of said city on tne lotn aay oi Juiy, laid, at eignt.ticed K?rt Jioi"ies "I trie mounw.ms o'clock p. m. of said day to consider moi.i cjj nrancaii i0v aA will . . ' " - NOTIC ETO CONTRACTORS. . , . Nnt.inA. is horphv mvpn that, sealed . ... ... , . . . Council struction of cement sidewalk and grad- jnjf( Qn M, Avenue from tj,e West FoaHh Street to the East Curb line of Second Street. Bisd to be accompanied bya check for five per cent of the amount bid. Bv order of the Council, June 18th 1913, LEE WARNICK, City Recorder. 7-8 5t. I NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby ,,-i 'fc'i that scaled i bids will be received by the Council of !,the City of La Grande, Oregon, en ihe 16th day of July, 1913, for the con- I struction of a cement sidewalk, grad-' ! ing full width and constructing cement i t... mxtii a ynrn tv.x, nof . , i n xi. ox -x x. xu property line of Fourth Street to the curua. un x iicnuc iiviii ..in. i.wn. of Fourth Street to the" east property line of Walnut Street. Bids t6 be accompanied by a certified check for five per cent of the amount bid. . By order of the Council, June 18th, 1913. LEE WARNICK, City Recorder. 7-8 5t. Resetting and Repairing t t uuc u i rru ugvnifi'itnu SHOWS GRANGERS' TALENTS L Installments of a "book" written by different members of Union county fa,a; waB. near was ma- erantres and read at" mpptinfrs of thai"18 Te?dy. to atta me when a lare granges and read at meetings of the ammal of 8omfl kjn(, Cftme ou(. rf the granges, will be published from time brush near by and diverted his attt., to time until the book is completed, tion. I turned and fled thinking I was Each contributor wrote a chapter, and all were read in their logical sequence. CHAPTERII. , By Mrs. Agnes Daroh. """ontinued from Yestredays Daily.) ihe pendulum of the big clock on' f, wall snrnnir elnwlv hot nr4h ;" T"; fT,: J VLli. jl L T. W. 0,,Lf,lr J notone- .The little clock on the teach- "i w uuuiu i.ne uig one in sneprf with its tir-k tirlr i.V. Toaohl s heart was vibratine exceeding the speed limits of the clocks for she was n"V Tf0 of her pupils wrrmTss! '. - . . . w mi? irom the school room: these samei l S v " ' " vbu di-whwi uvmcj-nai, WilsTL&wdl Z TttZtZchtt nZimng one81ba,loon ascension in this country. had been vexing her very much of.set out t0 searcft lor Lucy' 1 i late,, especially Lucy, Edna she knew was a good girl at heart but was being led into mischief by Lucy, she inquired of the pupils if they know where the eirls were, but no one had seen anything of them since they had sr'en their? dinners at their accus tomed place under the large pine tree across the road, . ' v The hands of the big clock pointed to twenty -minutes to three and still the missing, girls had not appeared. Teacher sent two of the larger boys to look around the woods near the pchool house but it was of no avail. Miss Winter was angry and of course eh pupils persisted in being naughty and keeping her so, some how it was so rasy to do mean things when sh ' scolded.. She seldom pun there was no Gtheshrdletaoishi'deta 'shed with . stick or strap without there was no other way to gain her point but today she had half a mind tn rolieve It"' pent up wrath on some of them. There ' was Ralph Lowell, hadn't he teased the smaller boys dreadfully at recess? Hadn't she I seen numerous . wads of paper shot hack and forth across the room ? Hadn't Jack Hunt put gum in Eliza beth Scott's hair? Everything seem ed to go wrOng, the recitations were abominable. Grace Dent claimed "that six times eight was sixty-four a"d when teacher held up a picture of a zebra in geography class, Harrv Burns said "it looked like a horse in a bathing suit," A few minutes later a slight; cough and a shuffle of feet warned teacher that some one was trying to attract some one else's at tention and as she turned around a folded Diece of paper skidded down the aisle and stooped near Kenneth Clark's desk. Before Kenneth could find an excuse for bending to pick it ' up, Miss Winters announced ir! a stern tone of voice: '"n-- remain ' ..moitn nan brine-s T'- then sh" n"- nearine ths sf'"M bouse : .ut j ue. He was fond of hunting and ' . . . ,. , roamed the country a great deal. He informed Miss Winters that he had seen no one althoueh he had been on f xurt ,-.n;n.l-,Knvinn. mnnria tViat n LUltl "X UCieiluwllllf, ..vwuo dav. He said: "I have seen tracks are fresh thoueh and it is not safe for such small girls to be out in the woods alone. Several days ago I no- ' 08, the ciek from in"y"abin but by the time I had se- j cured my ?un and reached the snot, "uin had disanpeared." Biddintr Miss Winters a trood afternoon and hoping rth.Pw find them: safe at home when night came on, "Rod" pro- ceeded on his wav and Miss Winters returned to Iw d'it;"s. TU" ""f"- Z VhrlH wuld auly be ed and the description of the 1,; at home after school but she could "Pn which same is growing, or in not help feeling worried and anx- ous. . , . paffMSStS Mrs! Brown, when thev iU li'o homestead and found that Edna was not there. Miss Winters went to the . -j.. . txx jf", edunon" Mrs". t.OWe nome DUl Wltn no oeii-er uuc , th r caled u- on Mrs, Brown's brother, Mr. John Marshall, and he, in company with Mr. Lowell, went to make a search for the trills, jney weic '' , x i, upon which such weed may ue growing rrnize a lareer searching party. Marfy H , of the neiehbors came, bringing lan- then such notice shall be served by terns and th search boan fiv', posting in three conspicuous places man carried fire arms and when the .(p0n said premises a copy of such no girls were found the firing of a gun tjce duy certificd to be such by said was to be the signal for calling the , little company together. Old Bouncer, "ad supervisor a fine, large shepherd dog, belonging Section 2. That Section 6460 ol to Mrs. Brown, was in company, he Lord's Oregon Laws be and the same had played with and taken care of js hereby amended so as to read as the girls since thev were very small . and usually accompanied them to . 8" . T. . rv iivuif uuif vi -v- " i home to mind the stock. After sv- cral wearv hours of searching Boun- ccr was heard barking joyous ly sey-j eral hundred vards away. Uncle John i reached the spot first, where he. fnnnd Rouneer dancinir around and, r.UsTl v.., nta hnrl nPPTl KPDL ail , l x .1:- w.r.' kissing cana overjoyeu at juiuimk " shall be the duty oi sucn road super ! playmate; Edna was much friehtenedj . t d he h n hav0 aulhority to and fat cued but otherwise unharmed. i nnt. with hnr. Edna told of I go upon said land or road or highway I their wandering through the woods and of encounter.!.,; he bear, she running toward the school house, but own auuuu i hum unveil me wroniff path and was not able to find the way home. - I kept wandering around unni. it grew dark and 1 became so tired I could not walk any more, so dropped down at the foot of a tree 'r" X3 nm V""S. uill W0K8 me Un 1 am afra'd thse wild beasts must have gotten Lucy, I do not know 4 but h'e was a tree whpn I ran n-aiav nlonso tnVo "P . . 1T8n 8Way' P,ea8e ? SJl,', 1 ver wa1t. to! I x I fL bVt serening I party,t0ether' U"cle John, with Ed- na ana two verv tired o n mpn start-, E The County Court is having the road supervisor of this district issue the following notice as to the destruction of noxious weeds: ''' To You are hereby notified to at once destroy all Russian Thistle, Canada Thistle, Chinese Thistle, White Mus tard, Cockle Burr and Silver Brush Salt Brush, now growing upon ..... Section ... . .... ... . . .... .Township . ....R. E W'.M. Union County, Oregon, now occupied by If you fail or refuse to destroy said' above noxious weeds for ten days from date of service of this notice upon you, you will be proceeded against as provided foiby the Sections 1, 2 and 3 Chapter 168, General Laws of Oregon enacted 1907. Supervisor ofi-Road District No Following is the wording of the law upon which the order is based: Chapter 394, General Laws of Ore gon, for 1913, reads: Be it enacted by the people of the State of Oregon, Be it enacted by the legislature as sembly of the Slate of .Oregon. Nation 1. That section 6458 , of Lord's Oregon-Laws be and the same :g herebv amended so as to read as fol- ! low Scs. 0458. It sha'.l be the' duty of each road supervisor in each road dis- trict in this state, in addition to th. duties heretofore prescribed by law to ascertain from time to time and know whether or not there is in his district any weed known as the Rus sian thistle, the Canada thistle, the Chinese thistle, or sisymbrium altiss inum (called white or Jim Hill mus tard), cockel burr (known as the dag ger cockel burr), atrisplex -argentia (called silver salt brush), and he shall as he ascertains that there is any of such weed, and before any thereof had shed its bloom or commenced to forir. the seed, serve or cause to be serv uPon the owner of. the Iand or the land adjoining a road or highway to the center thereof, if he be known and "siding within the county, and if not. , uPon the occupant of the premise oi to the center of the road or righway j adjoining said premises upon. which; said weeds or thistles may be, a no - writing notifying said owne. or occupant of the existence of said thistle, or weed or weeds, and in such notice shall give the name cf case said weeds or thistles are grow- ing upon a road or highway, a de- J"! the - road or highway. Said notice shall be served by delivering to the occupant nr nerson in chartre of said nremises i ' " 'r la"d adjoining said road or high- way, a copy thereof duly certified to be such by tne person serving same, anc. jf there be no occupant of such land out. n out-ii v "iii-x wvv : m pant shall fail or refuse for ten days!; af t(,r i,eing so notified of the existence i J or Qn fiaid , djl . . 1 a or said land adjoining a road or high-! , way, to completely remove same, it,! . ... .. .. . , , T calling to his assistance Buch help as Tl buui litnu or roai or Highway in such limns against said proposed unjuov a manner that it will be moBt effect-1 ment or the proposed levy of suchsp ive and work the least injury. to the1 ". assessment or feelaggriew lard, fen 'W h!ll dot, .ij .fH"'". MW " ummm and sto'.Rced. and prevent tha same from ii. any way spreuding to any ad- jt ... ...r.dt,. Adv. tf. 120 Yeexe Since .First FligM. Washington. Julv 9. Off Mais . of the recently established Langley aero-1 dynamic laboratory at the Smithson-1 iah Institute today commented on the. fact that it was just one hundred and twenty years ago today that a man I nam' Blanchard the Rodman Law nariKfi' Blanchard the Rodman Law of yesterday startled America bv as cending in a balloon at Philadelphia. I lit was the first time the feat had e;eA Def?, ccomPsned on this side Ihe comment was brought forth in' connection w.h the present day stage of air navigation when aeroplanes 1 hydro-aeroplanes, dirigible balloons and ?ther. . a!r craf ceased to De novelties throughout the civilized world. George Washington woo on nfAactaj NOTICE OF SEWER IMPROVE- MENT, TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN! You will hereby take notice that in! pursuance of a resolution duly adopt- ed by the council of the city of La Grande, Oregon, on the 4th day of June, 1913, creating sewer district No. 1, section 4, and designating and da- daring the real property hereinafter described as included in and compris - ing said district and in pursuance of a resolution dutva dopted by said city' council on the 21st day of May, 1913, whereby said city council determined the necessity of and declared its in tion , to improve said district and all the real property included therein as hereinafter described . by laying therein a sewer and in pursuance of the report of commissioners hereto fore made in relation thereto, and adopted by aid councils, the city coun adopted by said council, the city coun cil of the city of La Grande, Oregon, will meet at the council chamber of said city on the 16th day of July i;13,.?Yne noI,r 01 ,5 'ock1 P" of said day, and consider the levy of ! i iL x ! iiJxv' nYnVXl. point oppjit?,th.ctar co id r,Mnnj i x , j SLti XTlIZJ'li count of ' 8Birio.eT lf .aW special assessment to oat ythe costs .nS8!8.' t8 .t V:SrrrK. to be benefited or affected by such proposed improvement. are as follows: to-wit: , Beginni: center 1 -Tr-r"li.-M "-I": iinef Alder street toff, center line of O, avenue; thence east along the tciiier nue 01 j avenue 10 u e center line of Cedar street; thence north along the center line of Cedar street to the center line of Pennsylvania ave p''p then'-" et alone the cnr tnt of Pennsylvania avenue to the cente: line of First street; thence north a!on.; J the center line of First street to th ter ljne of Spring avenue; then'i- west along the center line of Spr'nr a enut to the center line of O.il; street1 tVipnce south along the cep'ei lino of Oak etreet to the center line V0L"",Le"! .!"exuc!"!!r "n" along theenter line of 'Pennsylvania avenue to the center line of Walnut street; thence north along the cente- line or walnut street to the centei line of Jefferson avenue; thence west along the center line of Jefferson ave nue to the place of beginnine. all in the city of La Grcfie, Union county, Orepon. Notice is hereby further given you that the said city council proposes t levy a special assessment on all of the property affected or benefited by such proposced-improvement for the- purpose of paying the costs and ex- natieoo nf tnn mo To 'tlio Let Us Protect x xj,. i-t.-c-nx:-,, t ii,. addnon;. thence along the center line ngat the intersection of the nt tij'. onA 9 w:.j LJee,r.s.?"x ?!!fJd,,.'and 78, 77. 76 and 75 3 riUelZ by putting your plumbing in first-class aanitnn fnt rlition, fonnecting it to sewer, no it vill ,.c- tary laws. i jlcewcd Ftumbers BAY & Monuments Concrete Blocks j LATEST DESIGNS Best Building Material ' Made In La Grande. KllOWn E. C. D A VIS Cor Greenwood & S Ave. , La Grande. writing or appear in person with your witnesses and evidence v before . aaM council at the time and place above specified, or be forever barred jkmB foreclosed from making the sane. Dated at La Grande, Oregon, i&jq. the 23rd day of June, 1913. OREGON By LEE WARNICK, Recorder of the City of La Grajstf, Oregon Adv. 7-4-Iflfc ' NftTlrP OP PRftpftirn ctrfft woll('t r""l:9?.E" STKEEI IMPROVEMENT. TO WHOM IT MAY COJJCEKXs You are hereby notified that tha missioners appointed by the coraraoo ; council, of the city of La Graodr. Oregon, to make an examination the property, upon which assessment! are 'to be levied to nav the casta rmi expenses of the street improvement hereinafter, described, to the !- ation and extent, if any, of the bene- fiU to be derived by said properly It icaauii v onm juiLnuvenienL, uhvc? made their report in writing to council, which report has been mien- ed by said councjl, and is on file ia the office of ' the recorder of said city.. and is open for your inspection. That it is the intention of said couorii tat lew a special-assessment affainst. jlH the property hereinafter described for j the purpose of paying the costs and j expenses of improving N avenue from west property line of Fourth strtl t the east property line of Wateiti street by laying thereon cement carte, j and walks and grade the street la the proper sub-grade, according to the plans and specifications therefor heretofore adopted by said council and on file in the office of the reoonier of said city.' . ' That the real property included m and , the boundaries of the didrte& benefited and affected . by saitf jutt- posed improvement are as follows; Beginning at a pomt on the enter line Of Fourth street opposite the ee. ter of the alley in block 74 of Chajo lin's addition and running thence ec along- the center iine of block M W, 72 and 71 of Chaplin's addition ant diocks z and 7 or wisdom's add An to the center line of Walnut strwii? x'L'"B "JL "SJTs thence along the center line of Watast "Oi . jbiocK b oi ' Wisdom s addiLM;' thence along the centerline of BloA Thencft Aleve th,- center line of Blocks 6 araS I Wi3dom's Addition and 78, 77, W, -mC 76 of Chaplin's Addition to the ceSer Fourth-.treet, thence or U ' " '"e of La Grande, Oregon.' line of blocks 6 and 3 of Wisdom n to the center line of Fortk Si! SV1 I X ? -aGraa, -ii s xv. ;x t . -. j : n XJ 9 and the estimated cost of said pr- posed improvement is $10,659.54. Yh will further take notice that said ci?y council will meet at the council cJim. ber in the city building of said citsp.. on the 16th day of July, 1913, at evgta o'clock p, m. of said day, to considw making said proposed levy and wilt then and there grant a hearing to ms and all persons feeling aggrien& acainst. or on account of. Raid 7vr&-. . posed assessment. 23d day of June 1913 ' pttv rriTTMPTT aw t a rnivnv ORPrnN GRAIN DX. By LEE WARNICK. Recorder of theCity of La Grantf Oregon , Adv. 7-A-Mfc Notice to Creditors. All persons owing A. V. Ann-""- are requested to pay their accotntai at once as the books must be closed m before they are transferred to tla new firm. Adv. ' A. V. ANDREWS Your Health ZWtlFtl LA CKtiXK , if r : . -t f f r t 4