TTTTC T,A : GilANDS 1 EVNiid' JSf32TlV7
IX
J" ill li'j l?
Recommendations Are Made
By Retiring Commissioners
Ei;;hl Items Included in Form Paused :it Mcctin;,'
(if City Duds Wednesday I Ovi ninjr;
Jlany Problems Mentioned.
Tint hillmviiitf rcctiiiitiMii' tit lions
wr't itl I In r'KuiJtr finii-
inhHidii tiH-fflnir W( lu)-Hii:ty hIkIiI:
Wo. tlin MiKlrisih'iM l, roilrinrf
roiiiiiiiH'itMiciM uii'l wsitmncr of iln
rilv nf Iji (itjiiul"'. r-tiM.iiiK thul
work of th past (wo ytarn Iuih
Immuht out Mcvfrul vital polnl
which Khould iruvt! ulh'Jiiion in the
i"'-ffi-inK vciiVK. drhlrc t fa I i Hie
ntti-ntlon or Iho coihiiiIk fniwni-
,i i-t lo tht; fntluwlnu (h-flrti'lirli-H
ami rcNpc Unlly n romiiHn'i thai
uh rt'Min ax circii m winners i rii tl
I hey hv. fclvn connl-h-ral ion:
lu-iii One,
The reqniremenlH of tlio fin
ih'jiurlnnnt i-iiiiri) a mure- ent
ci n( fin- riKhlliiff qulpim nl. eith
er In a water pumper or u iii'W
clK'inhral truck ami pumper. Sup
plemcnting this, anil fur -uhc In
other cmiTK' ncioH, a pumping Hta
Ijon should ho Installed at ihe
pi-Hcnt location near 1 ho " river,
i:aiahie of h'lntf nillizel at a tno
tiient'H noltee, wit h I ho reenui
tiiemiallon of electric Installation.
The pivnent tt-am phint while
i kept in remliiii-HH u( Hit tlnn-n fur
pumping purpoMen. reulren mnn
Utile liiiie to he brought up to lis
.max lin ii in capacity and Hh tot ul
I'lTlcleney Ik then Inadequate.:
Iti'in Two.
The pnst year liaH also demon'
Ft rater! the need of greater clilor
liio coni rot wiien pumping in re
quired nnd watt;r la low In the.
Hion'.go reiser voir.
Ilt'in Tlll'er,
The city ha been inllel .y (ho
Htato heultti department tltat t he
fceptle lank Ik il.adequale, 1 1m
(ii-owiti of Hie oily having gone
heyond I he capacity of the Hep
tic tank to care for n'ver;W;e. Cor
rection of this matter Khould he
made as curly as pontile In the
Bprlntf.
Item Four,
rnn.slderahlc con fusion had.
nrlrten at different Union from the
fact that no place l provided
elilier'liy Iho city or county to
lake care of those pernoiiH afflict
ed wit h om tan loon dlsensen, In
the luidgc't for the expenditures ut
lir.'fi will he round an allowance
for the coiiHt ruction of nuch u
huilding. and we undorHtand iho
county la also prepared to place
tut additional amount with theno
lu ltd to purciiiiHo properly and
ron.slruct a good huilding with mil'
flcletit room to limine- Hevorai pa
tfehlH 'with their respective nuriieH.
in the meantime that certain
properly known uh the. I r. 1 toll
Jhiiihi, near the hospital Ih rented
lloil) Or. Holt lo lur used for htleh
an emergency.
Item Vlw.
(
The growth of the city apparent
ly demands ft Heparatio'ii oJ' ftlm
Hlrr'et depjiriiuein from Dial of the
water and newer department, they
lielng: now maintained under one
head. The appointment of ii wa-
. ter Kiiperlntcndent- to take care itf
thn wiHit and Hewer ihmiirliiieni,
'and ii.Hlreel Kupei-iniepdeni to look
ad or I ho HlreeiH Ih rocomuiemiod.
Item siv .
N'n provision haH over I teen
made in the past for the .vetting
aidu of any of this profits of the
water department to ho uto'd sole
ly I'M' water purpOMeH, All CXceKH
water rerelpiH now go Into the
gem-nil fund and are umd willioiit
dlhcrlmliialton for any neeil whlcti
may arlhe. Wu would reeom
inond that at leant 5 per cnt or
the groHH retrelptH annually ho Hot
aHldc for Invetitmeiu purpom-H for
a definite period of way twenty
yearn, and not to ho withdrawn
from (iie fund until thin maturity
Iihh been reached; In other words.
a city tdumld apply iho rtamo prin
ciple which brlnH succosh to an
Individual, In that it should save
a share of Us profits each year.
pneo (fatahUHhodf and tu working
prder t 1J4 mud Will o far towards
taking 'rtairrt -rtf a large amount or
tin; city's cpcniM from the In
come alone. ,Tho plan In in opera
tion In u few places, and a Mudy
of I he result in certainly coin lac
ing that It Is hoth practicable and
valuable.
In addition to thin we helev
that fivo thousand dollars per an
num from the gross water receipts
Khould ho used for water expendi
tures not ll part of the ordinary ox
poiiHcK or overhead. The amount
to bo expended fur replacement or
cxpciims and Improvements or tie
pi i sent or future water nstem.
liy so doing it will bo found thai
when an emergency urines which
require a considerable until to pay
for a neoiiiMl change ir repair, that
this accumulation will provide the
means to accomplish the purpose
denired, without an election for
bonding Iho city r an unoNual
r tcnehmonl along other lines In
order to care for the work from
the budget funds.
If It Is not powdblo to create
these fundM by ordinance then we
would recommend that the ques
tion le submitted to the voicnt at
any special or general etntlon hi
the city uitdtr a ohurirr amend
meat provision.
Item Seen,
Thero an cqdlnaacr in effect
regulating t ho cinan o' const ruc-ll'-M
of all iMiUdlngs wilhWl lii.
lir.dls. This pmhibltH the run -Klrilelion
of rnmifrat ) tron?SnS
htiiieih.,) nf I(tty building of Ctirru
ral d iron, hut we lr.-l t hat l lx
limltM o till const rui'lion j,i' not
rlgtitl cxpie.xs. ,i and h II. - ti.U
oi - i lu. i are shioihl m hauled nt
any ront uleiil lime to pimlde im
the renioa nf lit.' presiij hiuhK
luthiiomaiile wom.NIi. ,Im build
WigM of like nature , hi, h .re .U
alMK the ull.-;i In Hie (be limit',
i) nil a r. i'1'M no ni tlo rtrif wli!t
welt rfii h uctcd onrrugatfil iron
ImMI.Inm;..
Tblf ordinance should provide n
tituKalfon of the ie and height
nt vmh Wim-Mir.s :ih n, 1 m litn
IMnr; th.-lr pri xituin i elh. r
buildinrs. . prohibitive clanv.
aliould bit liHlud..t, providing that
I hio corriigati d t rtt buildings
sh'Mild nt join inly otin-r bulidlniT
.and nhould provide I or the .space
which Khali cxit bi w en build -
ingM.
Wo v."iiih lurtln r recoinmend
lhat liijiHovririfiita In Hie water
system In the fily of I, a Crande
should not he along r-xpciimenlnl
does, and licit L'm'ue improve
ments, when iiiiule, should (tirlude
a conshbrol ion of the establish
ment of a hlfchi r h-M.-i voir, wli h
iho ma!n couduil or feeder from
iho reservoir to tin- ciiy. Homo
where of suffif i-tt height atom;
the buxe or tin- I'iliM U the West
of the c'ty to j;roviilo u supply of,
waler for 'ho heights along the
scenic highway and in!aHed In ,
Hii'b a manner an to cUmlnalo tho
possibility of It i vi-r beins cov- j
fr"d by paving as Ik the prevent1
condition cf t i e woeii n c ndi:lt
now supplytiu the city. j
Wo de:ire to malic them; reeoin
mendutior.K a par; of the nil mile;
or Mocetnber :;i-d, 192-1.
(Sl;;ic-d
. I). S. llll'iWNTiJN,
C. .1. !;!,ACK,
i:in-:r:wo(UJ whj.iams,
.n 'f!rtmiHrttoroi's;'" -
' V. 11. I I A VKH.
" ' Mannjri'r."-""M! '
COMMUNISTS IX . .
FAR KAST FOLLOW
MOSCOW'S ORDERS
1 Till-: lIAClI'i:, Holland (AP)
CoMiinuiil-i aeilvltles in the hutch
; K':d Indies were Indicated in a
recent dispatch I'mm llatavla. s-iy-
, tug that the ciivernor-generni had
been In consultation with tho co.un-
jcll of slato of the Kast Indies to
1 concert measuren to deal with
, Hidshivlk agitation,
j Colonial newspapers Just nrrlvrd
liere throw some further light on
the ni'jveim lit of the andtat Ku-
jat. tho Mast Indian communist or-
' gaiilznllon. which seems to have
.branches throughout Holland's In-
' dlun archlehit.-o.
1 According to the Hatuvia N'ieuH
hlnd. tif".o native " com mh iff sis
Blrlclty follow -the Moscow " pro
igriim. Tliev I'onduct .sorri-t pieet
ilngs, hut M-cin to luiye mot with
ibut. scant succe:s In ior near tho
. hfL'i?cr towns. Their' latest plan
(seems to be to appro: rh tin- .lav
aneso imtividiitiMy in! Ihu small
Hculicrcd vllliies ami fo ; make
propaKiunlu for comiiiuiilnm.
Tho newspaper noii-s lhat th'
J rhinoKo, who form an tmpnriupl
part of; tho trinliiiK population lit
these hdundt), are leaving hosheik
pmiiif;iuilu hi I Ki KiKiiot.' 1 , -A
fascltd iiHfvemeni ban nhn
sprung up In .lava lately, colonial
, papers slato. ,
J Sales ItulMfiiit liiirgosi i;iec 1
HAI.KAT. Oro.-.ljii1ijig npom.
thins In Siilcin d 11 ring 1 ho year
j Hi 14 , fig'frregaled $ l,s-l 3.sf,5 ' an,
agiilu?;t 111 l!i:':t. aecord-
Irti; to thi records in the niu'vn of
tlMVClly recor.ler. The 1!H'4 bulld-
I lug proKi'iimimj was said to have
been tho birgcMt In iho history of
the eltv.
If . l
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t l.AlDB C. I'KA'IT
I mh .mm niitiri in me pa pi 'i'
jelorthi."
0
"I :;et Minio kick nut nr n.
adv."
1
I "l Ihi iv no n to Kli p Hi. 11
i iiiun I'liui'!. uil. out nr uH )(.
MT.
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I "llion-'s lliol (ili liiiv iii-nlii."
i o
! "II- ninny Im 'mlliliij in
say."
j "I lii'l nimv iio.l,. ivml Mini
Hill. Ihmi nny mlv In Ih,. i;iMr."
j - 0
I "l li:il mini I'mi ilcM,. m,. "
I 11
'l ln-M' in v ju-i n ft m of Hi,. r,..
m-i-Us Him oin fi noil, hnio
miili- 1111 I n lili'i- I' ul m,,, ,, (
llli'OI ill our in I'.
' l,r "' - . it i mi luir-
t::l.lis lot- li,. ihu ir.-ir.
VuK Sl.!.s l.i,,-. In u,.: ,,.
TI.e
ChuJc C. Pratt
Lumber Co.
The I'tMir Aljtn f Hi ud
Ojiftii. I -Mii.rb . 't, i 1 3M U
o hniotvy ItitOr.-m
OFFICIALS TO
ME OFFICE
Wallowa County to See
Rr,. rl " tv...i :
r mauj nailL'M 1UUUU III Tnasur-r. Mrs. Kiln T. riayton
Ooucthouse Personnel t,n " four yn, Hucce.dic. i...r
1 is.lf. wlthoi:! opp.,H:Hn.
HitJIKKiy. J Kchool Hiiperinierd-ni, J. c. Ton
1 - J !. to sorvi- four yi arw. fcueeecdhif
NTIIIil'ltlNK, oh-. (Hperial lo
Ihe f)bHcrver St-w officclH lak.'t County surveyor. I.ew( A. Hian
jiip their dulleu tlexl .Monday at the !'. to seiv- four y.-ai'H ii.Knnlln
court houMo. The changes are more It. S. Kellogg. The lait.-r remain
iiuiiieiouH than at any lime lor cour.iy cngim-r In charge of hifji)
many years. In fact, only one ufll-ay construct Ion.
clal survived u cf.nicsi ror his p'j- Coroner, f'lareiice 1,. linoth, I
sltiou; lhat was J. f'oiilcy, u. 'serve four years, succeeding him
p-i inicndi'iii of m-lntuin. self, without oppo;i Ion. This is :
The common linproshm has f,,,'i ofrk' will very 111 i U- compeii
bei-n that Iho new officers ats'.ime t
(heir duties the firs! of I he year, The nevy court consists vt Judge
In.! the const II ti lion of t he mi ate Jordan und Coin m issioticrs Whit-provjih-s
lhat iho change shall lie. more and (libs (Mass, the last liuld
iiiade Iho first Monday In Janunry Inv office for Iwo years more. It
inter New Years. ro Iho old oiil-'wiH hold its rirst meeting next
oI:i!h will continue in auihorlty t he Wednesday, according- to la.v, and
remainder of I his w eek. Uvlll have a long s sslon for much
The new court house family will , business for the year wilt be. laid
comprise the following: ' ,out then.
Jitdi;e. K. Jordan, fderloil for In the offices, tin changes will
four years, succeeding Kdgar Mar- be made without and jar. for cx
vin. j perlenei-d men will le found In
CommlsHloiier, Carl Whlimore. to each. Sheriff Miller Is soim-vvhat
s.-ive four yeurs, sacceedlinr - l. .m-w to ills position, bul will have
Morally. 'the HSKHtauoe of Mr. Hpence who
Slierlff. A. Ii. Miller, to serve has had several years of acquaint
four years, succeeding l' l. Itlm-- anco with r cords und Is an export
rl . W. M. Kpenci' will lie office aceouniHnl. AssesHor Horner lies'
k..
O"-' IlilliRna.
deputy, in charge of tax collodion
and accounts.
'lfrk, l. H. Iteavls. to serve foul
years. Hiiccccdlntr 4. I. Tobin. The
nfitce depmy wllflie Orvul Mill;nl.
who now occupii h that pos.tlon.-
Asse tutor, J. Ilarloy ilnrio-r. It
srvo four y.-nrs. Maccoodiug John
.Mclmnuld. office deputy., win
mak. H up iho tux roll und docs
much other bookkeeping work wil;
ho (leoree K. IMclmrdH, now dep
"'V "rirr. '
mins or us vpiiee
. the pride
WHAT a treat to the senses
awaits the visitor to this great
empire of the West the sight of
our scenic glories; the touch of a
western handshake j the tasta of our,
marvelous western coffee.lahilv yes; 1
even hearing what the West thinks
of Hills Bros. 1
No wonder this great country is
known as the home of wonderful
coffee. It is I Break the vacuum
seal of a tin of Hills Bros. Coffee
and inhale that rare aroma. Brew
a cup and ;' it to your lips! In all
the world, no coffee like this!
Because there is ho finer coffee
to be had.. It is the cream of the
crop not of one plantation, but of
the plantations of the entire cofTec-
HILLS BROS COFFEE
v. s. r.i. oil.
been it ibputy In that office fm
several yeur and knows It by heart
and he will have the os.i sinnce ol
ilr. Ktchardu v. ho hos been work
ing wl:h Iho records for u hnitf tiiiK
and Is u trained bookkeeper. Clerk
UeavU has been In the court house
four years us deputy ustti s.ir ami
his deputy, Mr. Xlillurd. altiady
holds (hat position and w is thor
oughly familiar with Its dutha.
vw t lly orriclalK
Tho city council meets Iho. firs!
Monday each month, and bo next
Monday lliffht will be the time for
Mayor l-'red H. Cole to assuiue of
liee. iucceeding- H. W. I laiiililon.
')ne new W'tiuiK il inonilter will be
111 1 he board. It. I.. Korsyihe. muo
ceedlnfr C. A. ltlhy, who was not
1 candidal' for re-eh-eiion In Sih'
eed himself. The other nii-mbers
f the r.xini'il on- Sam I. itch, M.
M. Ward and I-. lierland.
Ko change ' was made In other
Uy orfioeiH. who are: K. W. Sti-id,
ccord-r: W. II. Soence. treasurer,
ind K. 11. ilurlcieh. aiiour-v. K'aies
HAROLD LLOYD
In
"HOT WATER"
Starts Monday,
ARCADE .
of the
producing world. Blended with
rare skill, roasted to a turn, ground -
with special machinery and packed
in a special way. In all truth, The
, Recognised Standard, ;r 1 1 ills, Brost . .. - ; . .
'Coffee! is'tdbnQmical to, lisci IVIsmAM
7v the erignaWccmim Tack
tchicli keeps the coffee fi esh
a local newspaper.
j l lsh Wb'i l I ta one, I.
I MA ItSHI-'l I0I.O. Ore. The state
! fish und game commission Is dis
cnssliiK the advantage of install
I Uk a fish wheel on Hi lie river to
jtako trout to spawn for egg- sup
' idles for several trout hatcheries.
iilt l-Vrry creek plant near liandon
j k particular. SIxom ilvos Is In
j Curry county. miles below ifon
j don. A representative ot the com
j mission is to no I eel u siie soon and
have the wheel operalin by -eb-
io voir TIKAUZi;
Tll.vr:
of every laO people In Amer
ica, as die peuniieKs?
Ifj . of every Jin) averagr
American men have4 &uvcd
nothing at 45 yeurs of age?
one person out of every ten
who die today in our largo
cities la hjricd in a rotters
Field ? -Providing
for the fut iro lias
been one of the necessities vt
man since, time begun. It Is
something none ' of us should
Ignore or postpone.
Sa ve all you ca 11 N O W bo f o re
your earning" capacity Is ffajie.
Cultivate the habit of system
atic savin?. Make savings de
posits regularly no matter how
small.
We lay 4 Interest
U. S. Nat. Bank
Member rctlcrnl Iteorve System
. 'The. Hank That Takes i'ure
of Your IntereHts"
1 ; '
a,'.- - ,1
West '
rimry. Oilmen nnd the larger flah f
would noi ne a4receo, by me woevi
ory bullilings wore rin-enny oam
agod badly by the November
fn''e und are in ho condition to
operate.
, .J l,
Now we know why bathing' girls
left tho iiiiLa-.'.Jtit' covers. They
have better jobs on Iho ina cal
endars.
We Have on Hand a Few
Which Will I!e Sold at the
No. &I0 P.iRular I"rlci Iti.fiK
No. r.:l" Iti-Kiilnr I'dw t'J so
No. 5r.n Ursulur 1'iicc .!
No. f.CO It.'Kiilar IVIiv SII.iici
No. ilio ItrKillar I'ricc ?ir.00
Tlu'c lirlcis npiily "inly l
In Mx k 111
Oregon Hardware & imp.
Co.
Let Your Telephone.
Help You-
do your slinppiup;. It is economically nnd prompt
ly done. Telephone Inlying has become a pleas
ant habit Willi thousands or people.
Home Independent
Telephone Go.
Blue Mountain Oregon
, .. , iii:i:i' voriE xi:v yi-;a uksolvho ; .
ih'ii.o' ov - .y.'.ii ?
n '1 ' ' '1 T ' ' 1. 1 ' j :' f '
nowman-iiicHs
" ' ' ' MAIN 8 "" '"
"' ' CHAIN AND BOX WOOD
' raoNi: MAiN 5t7
J. L. M UN HALL
Seventh Message
Why buy an open or semi-open car Why not a
III DSON or an ESSEX COACH?,
1 - i i ! . - .,1 - .
Ledbetler Garage
Hue Ailnins Avenue
Servicing Batteries
We Specialize in
RallPi R-chnr;lnc, RrpolrlnC Mm prolonging the w-itIcf
our hallrrj nan Inli-mlnl (o give rrKar.llo.i of the slie or
make. Our nrlo nml xtvIci' must saiii.rj,
-llHK Itl l'IIAItiii; SKUVIOB r.X(lR nintrlbiilor
FRED T. BURGESS
MAIN I2& iso8 Joffcraon Are
NEW YEAR
PLl'M PUDDING - FRUIT CAKE - CHERRY CAKE
Real English Plum Pudding and Fruit Cake
This is not a bread pudding and the
quality cannot be equalled. ' .
Have your Xma clUi-n nnd rnnrlng marie jr rxperlenreil
liaUors anl pnnlry rookH. I. its ili-rnntti ynnr raki-a, no
malliT what il'Nii-n. oan make II. unl no niatt.r how
mall your or.l. r iippr.-, i.ile It. an I Rive ynn th but
olilalnalile. (Mm,- ln :n,, tu , ,1,! Jn nnt.
ri.rji rrniiNu
TKl-IT CAKK
fllKHRT CA ICR
KHKNI-II IMHTltY
KCI'I.K.1 fAKKS
ciikhkY ii:ois
All iinr fain j , akn nn ninili-
Iwkiil liy 1 I.Mlrlill. "1 lie- Snnliary nay." A- ymir ini-r.
Mlhlf lit "Km- Ibimp of lln- .. 1.11 'rul l'.r-ail."
Gwilliams Electric Bakery
1 r nw i ! v anutk. K.
I . W
I "JJm
f KOUP
fl bpasmodlc Croup is frequently
relieved by one appHcationot-4
V VapoRub
Otr 17 Mtlliitn Jar Uttd lVHf
eaters
ITRFKCTION Oil. Heaters
Following Keduced Prices:'4!
.Now S.YH5
..Now SiS.hl
..Now, KH.m
..Now .35
..Now St-J.(l."i
siovi-s wlilili hit
I his I till!'.
MimDer L.ompany 1
x
ni'TTKn HORNS
MAPI.K KOI.I-
PATTY SHF.I.I.S
MKItlNfllKS
si-oTnt f.-iiK'ririKAi
l-IRS -Al.l. KIMS
fnini mvi-i'Z iliiiry Imttt-r mi)