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THE EASTERN OREGON MINES.
Mining, like almost everything elw
possessing a sensational fascination,
runs in cycles. The cycle of lethargy
in Qregon mining is' now nearjng
completion and one can expect With
in the next year to hear of some goo3
; mineral strikes in Baker county : arid
'elsewhere in the stae,;.-.
To stimulate the interest in mining
at the present time Oregon's Bureau
of Mines and Geology has just issued
an exhaustive volume on the mineral
: resources of the state, devoting most
of the work to the Eastern Oregon
country where once the gold was the
biggest crop of all the resources.
' The book is very interesting. .Be
sides tracing the discovery of gold
in the Baker-Sumpter country ; the
writer has gathered data on the grow
production of the different mines; es
tablished facts as to the early placer
mining, and as a whole has reviewed
Hi Oregon mining . situation in tho
best manner we have ever seerr it
reviewed.
After reading what the department
says on mineral production one Is
forced to the belief that mining is to
come back very soon. ., The ledges
that gave up their gold in half million
dollar cleanups a few years ago are
not exhausted, and the placer ground
" that made Auburn the metropolis of
all country east of the Cascades still
has some gold, just as the John Day,
Pine creek and . many other streams
have gold left - It is harder to get
r.ow, to be sure,' and that, is also trus
vith-the quarts mines. r- But it will
be rotten. ' Modern, improved meth-
ods of mining and the abundance of
money always available for reason'
ably .' certain mining will once g sin
open the treasure-box and the people
, ef the entire country will' once more
, be startled by the output of gold from
' tne eastern uregon country. .
' The trade balance is once more ir.
; ftvor of the United States,' according
to the treasury: reports. ' Americans
ran now begin to feel they have a
chance to do a little more business, if
: . it did take a war of the greater part
of the civilized world .; to bring it
about.
V Bishop Walter T. Sumner seems t
i the victim of some personeager
for prominence and wealth. The suit
against him for libel seems to. ba. far
fetched and without grounds justifi
abla. Rather it would appear to be a
case of jthose who see a man, fast ris
ing to high prominence wishing to do .
something that will force from him a
money compromise and at the same I
time give slight prominence to the j
parties guilty oi instituting sucn a
suit.
Ronald G. Call vert, special writer
for the Oregonian, wonders why men
urill ualr 4ti nfflpM nf retiresentativH
and state senator wh-sn such jobs are
thankless &nd carry no compensation.
That same question has been putsitng
a nortion of the country, for half a
century. The prominence of holding
a legislative office seems to lure tnera
on, but why, no one has ever explain
ed to the satisfaction : Of those who
do' not run for office. Perhaps it is
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But whv should the lerislatuie keep
rarnutlona inn Miss Towne's desk? and I
wily should every bill she introduces I
receive : unanimous support ox the
House? She is a lady, but as a law
maker the question of sex should be
eliminated and her bills should stand
i-pon their merit alone; and not upon
the fact that they were introduced by
the only lady member of the legis
lature. Chivalry is a fine thing, but
Miss .Towne has ' taken her place
among men and is doing a man's task.
therefore her Work should be treated
with the same close inspection that
the work' of any man represenative is
treated. ;, "''i:. 'v'sAh-'
' Many of those squatters who filed
on the. public 'lands near Enterprise
are abundantly entitled to their prizes
for in some instances hey have play
ed the .watchful waiting game many
years, living all of that time in both
hope and fear as to ultimate deci
sion of- the government.. Perhaps if
many of those same people had pur-i
chased land, in the Wallowa valley at
what seemed to be . high prices they
would now have their land paid for
and be on easy 'street. But .the idea
of getting free land from; the gov
ernment is a magnet ofk strong pur-'
suasion. ' ' J
Death- claimed the father of ; Hon.
W. Lair Thompson, "'president of the"
state senate, Wednesday . nignv ine
parental home at Albany suffered the.
stroke of grief .that nature, has des
tined shall come to all homes sooner
or later. In this time of heavy gloom,
which' is caused only by the passing
of a parent Lair Thompson has the
deep and profound sympathy of his
friends in all parts of the state.
., Tom Word,' who has been sheriff
of Multnomah county for many years,
was beaten at the last election, . and
Word .was sore; He decided in his
own mind there had been fraud per
petrated or he never could have Vieen
defeated. He instituted proceedings
demanding a recount of the votes and
the same was ordered. ; The recount
is progressing and Word appears, to
. have been the beneficiary of the
fraud. Word will be forced to ad
mit after this recount is finished that
With the most profound ' admire
tion and respect for the ladies of Ore
gon we fail to see weherin it is neces
sary for them' to 'serve on a ; jury.
Women for jury duty are. out oi place
and we believe ' ninety per cent ofj
the good women of the state will
agree to this statement.
A bill has been introduced at Sa
lem to do away with the physical ex
amination of young men who want to
marry. That law was passed two
years ago. ; How we do slip up and
then slip back in this game of law
making. ' ; : ,f- '
A coyote scalp s now worth tareu
dollars. Take the old gun down from
behind the door 0nd oil, it up. For
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I mere a money vo du. mww wiiup iiy
ing fun. Few states offer such an
LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK
Capital $200,000.00 Resources $1,00000.00
:. . Surplus $50,000.00 . i
. , OFFICERS:
Fred J. Holmes, President C. C. Penington, V.-Prest.
F. L. Meyers, Cashier
Earl Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, Ass't Cashiers
DIRECTORS: . .
Fred J. Holmes A. T. Hill ' H. E. Coolidge
C.C. Penington J. F. Conley : ' A.v Blockland
tF. L. Meyers J. G. Snodgrass ;: H.',S. Brown ton
What This Bank Aims to Do '
To promote our customers' interests as we would our own ;
To do all we can to make their relations here profitable
and agreeable to them;
n in BiarMi h.ijptw 'T ; v
To contribute to their enterprises, the eo-operataoh, fore-
siglit and timely assistance which a good Bank can
' t properly bestow.
MM! $15 SUITS NOW M 11.25
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And Others at Proportionate Reductions!
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VALUABLE NEWS
Our men's store, is daily asserting itself,
more and more as up-to-date and reliable
suit store' with stocks unequaledl f or big
ness and variety; The offering we quote
for January Clearance ($16.00 at $11.26
and all others at proportionate reduc
tions) is only an example of the high
values to be had. ' I ? . . :
V Our entire stock of suits so much un-
derpriced . are the very 'latest styles In ;
English' and .conservative models are ,
every ond all wool in heavy and medium
weight materials. Guaranteed to wear and
. hold , their shape and every man can be
fitted from our', immense assortment -
, long, short, stout and regular sizes here. -:
. Can you get a better, guarantee of
satisfaction than of buying such famous : ,
' makes as these: "Society Brand," "Ben-
jamin," Hirsch Wickwirt1' and "Fidelity"
Suits? -t
$15.00 Suits noVat $11.25
$17.50 Suits now at $1315
$20.00 Suits now at .......... $15.00
$22.50 Suits now at $16.90
$25.00 Suits now at .V.....' $18.75 ' V
$27.50 Suits now at'. $21.15
High Grade Stock Men's Furnishings Now at January
Clearance Prices
i MEN'S SILK FOUR-IN-HAND
' TIBS
Made reversible or with wide
open ends Our ties have always
been the, very best values for
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the money Now our entire reg-
' ular stock of. 60c ties 35c .
GREATEST OF SHIRT SALE
Entire stock of Manhattan shirts
now 20 per cent off. Many men
are buying a six months' supply
at the big savings. $1.60 Man
hattan shirts now $1.20. $2.00
ones $1.70 and $2.60 ones $2.00.
Entire stock separate and soft
collar shirts now 20 per cent off ;
60c shirts now 40c. 75c shirts
60c. $1.00 shirts 80c. , $1.26
shirts $1.00. $1.50 shirts $1.20.
$2.60 silk shirts now $2.00. $3.00 .
silk shirts $2.40. ,
MEN'S GORDON HJ&S $2.70
The best $3tW hat value in town. ,
Greatest ' assortments, newest
styles. i : ' , . (
Men's Stetson ihats now . . $3.20
Broken line Gordon hats, i $1.75
Broken line Stetson hats . . $2.35
MEN'S CAPS REDUCED 20 1
' AND 33 1-3 PER CENT . , : '
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: "Interwoven" hosiery, VArrow',, ,
collars, "Fownes" dress gloves,
"Kenosha Klosed Krotoh'5 union' X
' suits are a -few of 4 the. v.well,',.,
known ' brands in ' our stock;"
Every article at January Clear
ance. " ' " ' - ' ,
A Water Proof
a Malone Shirt ,
Just the thing for loggers,
cruisers, farmers and all
men out .doors. Now re
duced 20 per cent ' -
Heavy all wool pants-reduced.
Regular $2.00 $2.69
$3.00 $4.00 $5.00 pants
now $1.50 $1.90 $2.25 $3.00
and $3.75
Men's $3.00 Corduroy
pants now. ....... $2.25
Men's $3.50 Corduroy
pants now' ....... $2.65
Men's Mackinaws and
slheep lined Coats . re-
duced 25 per cent.
Gold Seal Rubbers, Over
. shoes. Bergman Loggers'
Wool Sox, Lined Gloves
at the lowest prices of
the year. Send in your
'. mail order ' satisfaction
guaranteed.
YTRACOOrt
: People are Now Gall-
9?r BOys
- Suits
Andt little wonder! The prices are very
low for the best boys' suits made"."" 26
i per cent whittled, off from, the price 4of
every suit. We are not reserving a single
suit and gives you the choice of any one.
"Extra Good" or "Best Ever" . brand.
$5ioo Suits now $3.75
$9.00 Suits now . .V. . . . . ! ; .i . . , $6.75
$6.00 Suits now ..it. $4.50
: $7.60 Suits how .t.! , .. $5.65.
Boys' $4.00 $6.00 $6.00 Buster Brown
Suits now ...... $2.00 $2.50 and $3.00
Boys' Hats Reduced 1-3
' Boys' Sweaters 1-3 off Vr.
60c Bell Blouses 38c
25c Blouses now ' 21c
Extra Fine Boys' Caps with Fur Far
. Flaps now 40c
Every Article
Entire Line Ladies' Dresses Now
" " ' ' Skirts '
Any Ladies' Suit in the Store Now
' " Coat " "
Every Article ;r
Reduced
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.Price;
y2 Price.
$7.98;;
; - ,:. $6.98
Children's and, Misses' Coats values to $15.00, Sizes 10 to 17 Now at
Low Price of $1.98. ( n ,
. Gambling in La Grande must, go,
whether it be a poker game or -a
card game for chips to be cashed la
ter in the alleys. Those who stand
out against the enforcement of the
laws are sure to get cought by the
steam roller sooner or later.
offered to make easy the payment of
taxes, etc But the man who pays
his tax with most ease is the man
who has the ready money. . .
Forcing those who lobby at Salem
to register is a good thing to joke
about, but how, many will affix their
names to the register and state in
the blank space following the; name
why they are at Salem and what in
terests they represent? s '
The biennial fuss about the tax
law is now on and many plans are
panies are now connected and - with
one phone any part of the county may
be reached.
Russia has placed a large order forj
cars with Seattle firms. .This coast
will begin to think it is not half so
badsky if she follows this line of
commercial aetivty. . ' '"
w Pendleton is active in its opposi
tion to the new fish and (fame bilL It
looks to us; like, the activity against
this measure would be widespread,
especially east of the Cascades. '
Union countys telephone com-
' Guess there was something to that
German talk about - shooting, a few
bombs into London, or at least the
British think there was.
bring the price. .
"Hard times or not," comments our
friend The Herald, "the Ameridan
benefactions for 1914, $316,000,000,
wore larger than those of 1912 or
1913." They had to be, on account
of , the, hard times, Boston , Trans-;
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Canadian silver is now suffering a
discount, so be careful ,and sec that
the; change you get bears the fac si
mile of an American Eagle. .
Another piece of wheat land in the
Grande Ronde valley has been sold
for $100 an acre, which goes to show
that things having ; merit will still
There's some consolation in the re
flection that after the war some of
those medieval EuVopean cities can
use the trenches for subways and
sewer systems. Boston Transcript .
Waist-deep in snow, we can well be
lieve that the A.Cies stand the German,
fire coolly. Boston Transcript. v -
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