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VOLUME III.
NUMBER 65
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- : - LA UKANUC, UKtUUN, ItlUKiDAr MUNINli, JANUARY 2l, 1904 ,
Only 15 days more
Only IS days more
Annual Clearance Sale
Only 15 days of our great . annual, clearance sale
gone by, during which time we simply surprised our
selves at the wonderful patronage the prices we are
selling merchandise brought to us, and there are still
15 DAYS LEFT
For the public to secure the greatest values ever , of-'
fered in Union County at prices so extremely lo
that competition is not a comparison
WE DON'T THINK YOU'RE FOOLISH
If you tradb elsewhere. We simply think you are
misguifinl or hive not investigated. Take an hour
off and lot us show you some of the advantages to be
gained by trading htre. Within the last twelve
mouth cotton has advanced 55 per cent. You'd hard
ly think it to see our present prices on cotton goods. -
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During this sale up to date, we have soi l i more
mens suits than we anticipated and we can candidly
state that every department in our store has uoved
likewise. If the people who have not seen the bar
gains offered by us during this sal) ware lo rail at the
store and compare prices and values, they wou'.d go
away with their arms full. We are positive of this
from our sales during the pest 15 days. Remember
you have 15 more days to get in on these
SLASHING PRICES
Every article in our store reduced except thread,
Patterns, Douglass and Reed shoes. See our
$5 ivierxs Suits $5
$1 Shoe counter $1 $1 Shoe Counter $1
The Chicago Store,
MURPHY BROS., Props.
1209 Adams Ave. La Grande, Oregon
LEADERS IN LOW PRICES.
J, HI, BERRY
Annual Inventory Sale lasts until
I ANUARY 2oth.
Heavy cuts on goods you want more and also on
goods you will need after awhile.
We have quoted no prices yet but th? bargains
we have already turned out in our Men's Furnishings
and Suit department, and our Ladies' Suit Depart
ment speak for themselves.
Men's Wear
Any Suit in the house ' 10.00
$16.00 and $18.00 Overcoats " ' $12.00
Everything in Men's Furnishings reduced.
Ladies' Wear.
Ladies' Tailor Suits One-half prioe. All Silk
Waists at COST. Ladies' Jackets One-iialf price.
AH Drees Clouds f.t one-fonrth off. All I adieu' Furn
ichings reduced in prices.
BOYS WEAR $10 Suits for $7.60; $8.60 Suits $7.00
$5 00 Suits at $3.00 and np.
CHILDRENS WEAR Reduced oue-half, and many
reduced to cost.
SHOES. A lively reduction on Men's, Ladies' aud
Children's SilOES.
We defy competition on this sale. Prices talk
everything marked in plain figures. Avail your
an'of the mm y bargains otfered.
J. M- BERRY
FIFTY GARS
WHEAT
Are Now Enroute From
Omaha To San Fran
cisco Purchased For
The Russian Army-A
Rush Order.
Omtbi, Jan. 20 Three trains num
tiering 61 cars of extra beef aro . on
their way to the Paciflo coast (rom the
Cudnhy paoking plant in Omaha,
Souix City and Kanaaa Oily. Twenty
nvo of theen oara started this alter
noon from Omaha, 24 from Kanaaa
City and two from Souix Oity. The
meat U intended lor the Bueaian sol
diers in Mncburia and was of the
"ruab" order. The meat was paoked
in especially built ..inks wbicb arriv
ed in 8outh Omaha laat week. The
work of paoking the meat was hurried
with an poasib e epeed. The 61 oara
will roll into San Francisco on Jau
uurjr 27 and will be loaded on a abip
whioh will lbave for the Orient on
February 2. Trje meat will be taken
to Port Arthur Instead of Vladivostok,
aa the harbor at the latter port in now
ice-bound. From Port Arthur the
meat will be tranaported overland to
variona points in Manchuria aud Bib
eria.
Gov. Wells Home
Governor Heeber M. Wells ha re
turned from Portland where he dellv
ered an address before tbs National
Livestock convention on last Thurs
day. The governor bad a very enjoy
able trip and states that t e eonven
tion was very succesaf ul. The atten
dance was lare but not aa larga ar
the Utah convention, He says that
UN diioussions had and papers read
before the convention were very inter-
est:og and instructive and will no
doubt ultimately result in muob good
being done to the livestock interet
of this and othar western states.
Deseret News.
Local Option
Petitions are being circulated
throughout tbe state, through tha in
iatiative act to secure the passage of a
bill permitting the voters of any coun
ty orpr-cinct o vote on the question
whether or not the sale of aloholir
beverages may be prohibited. Tbii li
the first attempt under the new law
aince tbe Iniatiative and Rfeiendum.
act baa been declared constitutional
Dy tne auprenie court. The mov.-
ment must seoure 8,000 petitioners
and have them in tbe ofllwa of tbf
county clerka by next Mouday. II
successful the question will be voted
on at tbe nex' June election and il
the propoaition of Looal Option se
cures a majority of the votes will be
come a law. The time Is so limited
that it will require a coaserted acti n
to seoure the required number nl vol
era who were registered aud entitled
to vote at the June election in 1902
Radium in Utah
The Peaert News aays. "Large de
posits of pitobbleotl, from which ra
dium ia obtained bave been discovered
in the southern part of Utah." This
is tbs mast valuable of all metal, a
piece of it the sins of a gold dollar is
wor.h young fortune, our pro poo
ten will do will to poet tbemselvx up
on pitobblend so as to know il wbea
they see it, Chamber's Eooyo'opedia
describes it as a mineral whioh la es
sentially oxide of Uranlnn with alight
mixture of other anbatanee. Its col
or ia grayish black or brownish black
It is Inquisible beforo the blow pipe,
without the addition oi borax, with
which it fuses into a dull yellowish
glass." -
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- Cowardly Act
While we all know that the world
is gradually growing better each year
every now and then aome malicious
aot is committed that causes us to
stop and wonder. Tuesday evening
Dunn Bros, the laundrymen delivered
(wo baskets full of ololhes to ship to
Pendleton, to tbe express office. The
baskets were on the platform scales' in
front of tbe office and when express
agent Claud Hamilton weut lo place
them on the trucks prior to the ar
rival of tbe train, he no ioed a larga
blaok spot on one of the baskets, At
first he thought if ws ink but a cloae
!usiecticn royealed the fact (hot some
one bad poured tulphurio said on
tbem and tba(a number of the cloth
es were ruined. Dunn Bros, were
busy yesterday paying various owners
tor tbs damaged elothing. They were
seen yesterday at Ibeir new building
but oould offer no otue as to who per
petrated tLe cowardly aot.
Prohibition Alliance
The Prohibition Alliance met last
Monday at the home of Dr. Beavis
V new member -was received and after
'be business waa transacted the fol
lowing program was rendered.
Song Temperance Battle Hymn.
address. .. . ...Tiue Patriotism
By State Bee Osl lurwood of Minu
Qiven by Mrs. Lillian T omaeon.
ttao. Show through the dark
Sy Paul Laurence Dunbar, the
'-imous negro poet. .
Given by Mrs. Reavis.
Address Tbe Greatest Problem
By National Chairman O W. Ste
wart.
Given by Rev. Comptnn..
Announcements of Nat. Chairman
Stewart.
(liven by local Pres. Worstell.
CONVICTS
FOUND
EscaPes From Folsom
Are Located In Mex
ico Said To Be Armed
And To Have Money
Han Bernardino, Jan. 20 R. M.
Gordon, Jobn Vod, Edward Davis,
Frod Howard, Folsom escapes, are I -
caled at Guayn.an, Mexico. Bhetiff
Turner, of Nngales, is tak.og steps tot
tbeir immediate capture. They are
si d to have money and arms.
THIS LOOKS LIKE
PcACE IN THE EAST
The Londcn Press Says Russia is to Withdaaw
From Manchuria. German Press Says that
Peace is Decided. ' , ,
it runing in first alas ahapo btforel'n
leaves. Leave order at tho La
Grande Pawn Brokers or phone Hi.
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London, Jan 20 The press here
today with tbs exception of tbe Time
is optlmistilo ntona regarding tbe far
eastern question. Tbe Manchester
Guardian quote a British offloial
just returned who aays Russia is pre
paring to withdraw from Mnnaiuiria.
Russia Decides For Peace
London, Jan. 20 The Berlin cor
respondent of the Pall Mall Gazette
wiies that be ia assured from abso
lutely trustworthy authority that
RussiaJ has positively deoided for
peace and will auswer Japan's latest
note by complying with all of Japan'
important demand. Rmejais-now
hesitating whether she should notify
Japan exclusively, or send a general
nut fijalion to the pewers,
UNION-CORNUCOPIA ROUTE ABANDONED
Union, Ore , Jau. 20 Postmaster
M F Davia lias been notified of the
discontinuance ol the Union and Coin
ucopia . mail route to take ell'uct
February 1. The mail from that date
will have to go by way of Baker City.
The miil route will however be con
tinned to Sanger and Medical Springs
on the Cornucopia route. W Mo-
'.Jar.llo owner of the stage has sold
his inlerent to liana Hanson, who
will continue the run to Sanger. -
FORT WALLA WALLA TO BE ABANDONED
Still Buying
Pendleton, Jan. 2C Senator Wal
ter Pierce today purchased 640 acre,
of land of A. B. Donley near Col
Springe. Mr. Pieros owna thousand.
of sere in Umatila and Union oouo-
A SERIOUS
CHARGE
A Warrant Out For The
Arrest Of AdaThomp
Charged Wit'i Threat
ening To Kill.
The-e must have been something do
ing out ol the nn'aiury in the vicinity
ot Hilgaid a lew days ajo, jndglng from
the ?uiilaiiil o Mrs Violet Itntler who
eweari out a complaint against Ada
Thompson, in Justice Grant court on a
vharye of thri'atenipg to kill. The In
formation sworn to by Mr Butler la
not VMy specific aa to tbe manner aa to
how the threat waa to be ca-ried out,
or the weapon to bo used. The follow
ing is a copy of the Information and ia
naturally the atatement of facta which
the prosecution must prove when tbe
case comes to trial, which at present is
indefinite as the ofucer have not a yet
biea able to serve the warraot of arrest
for the reason that the present abode of
the defeutant is not known, In other
words lor the time being at least she
ha apparently disappeared.
' "Ihesald Ada Thompson on or about
tbe 4th ol Jannary 1904 In tbe county of
Union, did willfully and felonoualy
threaten to do bodily harm to said Vio
let Butler by threatening to cut the
guts out of the aaid Violet Butler."
The omcera here know nothing be
yond the statement made iu the Infor
mation, hot It Is intimated that the
parties are related and it Is the outcome
of a family quarrel.
C. B. Wade Improving
Pendleton, Jan. 200. B. Wsdr I
improving slowly and I sow able to
Walla Walla Jan 20-Nowa was com
municated to the walla walla Coinnicr lal
club today from Washington that the
abandonment of Ft walla walla had been
definitely decided upon by tho Secretary
of war aa soon aa the Boino IwrtickB
wire auffluiently enlarged to accoiniuo-
iutu (Ofriujtt!?.' iuaiiquurters mlU lour
troops ol cavalry, The newa la received
with hitter chariu here, as the city had
enlisted tho nsaietanco of the entire
Washington and Oregon delegatione
for the posts retention. Fort walla
walla sraa established about 1850. '
NEW YORK IS FOR
ROOSEVELT
Washington, Jan. 20Senator Piatt
in an inteiview today, says that if in
strno'ion are necessary for the Now
York delegates they will be made.
Aaked If it were true that there was
considerable sentiment in Ntw York
for Hanna, he replied:
"1 will answer that by saying that
Senator Hanna ia nut a candidate for
the Presidency. I have juat had a
long talk with biro. He will nut al
low the use of bia name. In addition
to that, he is for the nomination of
President Roosevelt. There need bo
no doubt o.i that tcore."
BURNS ANNIVERSARY
PROGRAM
Annual meeting and Entertainment
will be held at Elk's Hall at 8 p u. La
Grande Ore January 26 1904'. ...
Call to order
Invocation Kev W L.Van Nuva
Coronet solo Scottish aif s ' Mies' Tait
President's Address Turner Oliver '
Music '. - - 4 Orchestra
Memorial Address ' " F 8 Ivanhce ;
Songand rhoros, 'Nae luck A boot the '.
Hooee"
Mra Forrest, Misa Tuit and Misses
Nohln. ? t - t ,
Address The Burns Character J P Barnn
Song Annie Laurio - Ladles Qeartetie
Address, The Scotch Irish Judge
ri.no Duet, National Scottish Overturn
- O E Cochran and Itoht Enklii Jr
Koc Hilt ion MIssNiiorhi Williamson
Trio ... Thome VunNuva and Halntun'
Recitation , , , Klchur.l McCnnii :
Music ' '. . . ' - Orchestra
Bus nets meeting (Enrollment of new;
ineinde s, payment ol dues -' and -ele'c-tion
ot officers)
Banquet," Toasts by Dr McNanglitoii'
John Toehack, T A Rineheart win Miilr.
Songand Chorus, ..'lno War Spangled
Banner' . - - Miss A hi rich .'
: (Audience to join in glioma) "
Music"- - . " : Orohostra
"Auld Lang Srno" Kveryboilyi
Jn.rendoring the foregoing prngrsnr
Prof R P Tait will lie Musical Director; '
aim M-aLyle, Pianist. "" '! "-.l , ' !
' MARRIED "V . V"
SNODGRASU-'BURROUGIIS-Iii this f
city at the home of the brlde'a par- v
ente, Mr and Mrs H A Burroughs, Mr
Janies G Snodgrasa and Miss Lola;
Burroughs, at :30 o'clock PM, the"
Rev Father Reado offiolatiig.
The brides sisters, the; Mlesea Llllle
and Bessie Burroughs acted as brides-'
maida i nd Messera Guy MoCully and V
Lot SnmlgrasB acted as best men. From -eight
till eleven the happy cotiplo held -a
reiepllon, where they mot a number
of their frlc-nils. They were tho ru-'f
clepelnta of many lmndsotn prosonla
from thier admiring frienda and relativ- -Ives.
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The yonng people aro both . well and 5
favorably known and haven host of
frienda who join with the Observer in :i
extending congratulations and nlsliim;
them a long and happy matrimonial )
voyage, . .1
Statehood Bill
Washington, Jan. 20 Senator
Quay introduced a bill today provid
ing for the admission ot Oklahoma
and Indian Territory aa one slate.
Ladies Attention
You are oautiuned to remember
that Smith the repair man oan make
that sowing machine of youra run
juat aa good as it did when It was new
He will call at your bouae and have
BORN
Steward At Perry on' .... Wednesday
January 20th 1(103 a son to Mr. and
Mrs E. O. Steward.
For Mothers Sake will be here Thurs
day the 28th instead of the 29- as' was
ormerly arranged for. ' '. t:-j?.
BUYING OPPORTUNITIES
Oi the greatest importance to you in all departments.
We daresay you hayo never been oflert 1 Btrictly NEW'and SEASONABLE GOODS at such
PRICES. Why not mitke your soleflions oow, It does not require along stretch
of imagination to know tlmt there will uot be as good choosing next week -1
ALL LADIES JACKETS
FOR .
Just Half licgulai- Price-
Aliont 20 nf Lhp bo i ons most fiitlnonable garments, all ut
I1ALF PR:CIi ' "
All I a dies Suits at
HALF PRICE
All Boys Suits and Overcoat Reduced
$3.48 for $4 to 5.50 Suits -3 yrs $3.15 for 3.75 to 4 suit$-3 tot
$2.4& for 3 to $5 suits-3 yrs $2.15 for 3 to 4 suits-3 to 8
$3.75 FOR ANY $5 OVFRf.OAT
It up aome today.
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