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their patronage which more than over
comes their smaller profits. Having
something to sell amounts 10 nothing
unless you can induce people TO come
and buy IL.
The heavy rains Of last week will he
OF incalculable benefit TO this section.
From everywhere, all over this portion
Of Eastern Oregon, comes the report that
grain never looked better at this season
Of the year than II does at present, and
an enormous crop Is almost assured for
the coming harvest. This Is cheering
news for us all.
j. X. Fitzwater Is making preparations
TO build dwelling house on his lots in
Condor, near the school house. w. G.
Caldwell has purchased the Henry Hoss
property, south Of Dunlap's blacksmith
shop, on which he expects TO build a
butcher shop this summer, and will also
build dwelling house on his lot in the
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new buildings will be built here this
summer.
Dunn Bros. have one Of those fine
nickel-plated, steel rim. rubber tire Vie
tor bicycles that cost new 1926, which
they are rafting off for $45. Its as good
rs new, except the tires, which are worn
some, but are good yet for this summer.
The numbers run from 10 10 100, with
difference Of 8 between each number,
making in all 75 numbers, aud an aver
age Of 60c for each number. Call at our
store and try your luck on it.
Dan Cameron Of Schuttler Flat met
with serious accident Tuesday evening
while returning TO bis home from Ar
llngton with his 4-horse team. The
front wheel dropped into chuckhole,
throwing him out in front, and one
wheel ran over his head, cutting fear
iul cash in il. He was able TO reach
home, however, and DR.. Hudson WAS
hastily summoned. AT present Mr..
Cameron Is resting easy, with prospects
for speedy recovery.
Everything sold at the Couture sale
Saturday brought unusually good prices.
W. J. Edwards bought all the cattle, 81
head and 10 young calves for s5l5. The
z head OF good horses aggregated 1865.
John Miller bought two OF the best ones
aud willuse them In the drive 10 Cald-
well, Idaho, starting next week The
proceeds OF the sale in all amounted TO
something over si400, which will go TO
j. w. Smith, through whose foreclosure
the property was sold.
Baker City can probably claim the
highest feats Of bicycling in the world,
and the more wonderful II is that young
ladies are entitled TO the honor, The
Hotel Warshauer has OF late been the
place selected by several yonng ladies' to
practice wheel riding. The roof is as
smooth as glass, is four stories high, and
is adequate In size for learning the art.
Most Of all, 1t is secluded, and repeated
falls cannot be observed by an unsolic-
tied audience, which always has an eye
peeled to see something. Baker City
Democrat.
Jas. Lotan and Seid Back. the motor
ious smugglers were both convicted at
Portland this week for smuggling. Both
will apply for new trial. Al Henshaw
was on the jury that convicted them,
and from Tuesdays Portland Sun we
learn that after the verdict was rendered,
Mr.. Henshaw expressed himself as
having some doubt as TO whether q YER
dict Of guilty was the proper one in
the case Of Lotan, wherenpon that gen
tleman nearly exploded with wrath, and
was not bit backward about telling Mr..
iienshaw what he thought about the
matter. OF course no thief likes to be
convicted the howl when such
verdict is rendered Mr.. IIenshaw is
expected home in a few days.
A La Grande exchange says: "The
citizens oi number of counties in this
state are again agitating the question of
the county officials and their deputies
being paid entirely too high salaries for
the amount oi work done, and are petit
tioning their respective county courts to
cut down the deputy hire. In many in
stances, considering the small amount OF
work TO do and limited ability Of the OH
cials, the salaries paid are outrageously
high, and the taxpayers have just cause
for complaint. 1t is ridiculous to pay
men salaries amounting to 81 and $S y
day, when about all the work they have
to perform is drawing their salaries, and
often by men who have not ability or
energy enough TO make their board in
private business. No man should be
paid a SALARY amounting to more than he
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