CREAM WANTED
Farmers, bring your oream to us and we will
pay the very highest market price for it. At
. thejjresent prioe of butter it will pay you far '
better to sell the eream than to churn it.
We are agents for the famous DE LAVEL
separator. The best made.
COVE CREAMERY COMPANY,
E. O. Harper, Mgr.
Headquarters at Hill & Allen's, La Grande.
COUNTY COURT
yAiNli?yfTErM
OFFICERS:
R, tiMiTH ..President
J. M. Burt. . . . .Vioe President
J. M.Chusch .. .Cashier
F.L.Mkykes Asst. Cashier
DIEKCTOE8:
3. M. Berry, J, V. Church
A. B. Conley, B, Smith
L. O.Stanley "
3655
S La Grande National Bink !
B L Crude, Oregon JjJJ
c '- CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $72,000.00 J
Transacts general banking badness. Bays and selURexch vnge on
all psrts of the world. : Collections a specialty.
Please Note Our
Success
And increase of business fro 31
July IS, 1891, to July 16, 1903,12
years.
Surplus and accum
ulated 11 2,5 0 0.0 0
Capital paid in 6 0,000.00
Reliability of share
holders 0 0,0 00.00
Protection to de
positors $1 R 2, 5 0 0.0 0
Deposit subject to
check eie, on
July 15, 1891 41,6 9 8.36
" 1SP2 7 7,3 9 9.99
" 1893 27r"2C.'3
" IS!) I 0,041.54
" 1M5 42,3 4 8.11
" 1898 " 34,397.70
" 1897 43,6 4 7.59
" 189S 7 8.7 7 0.25
" 1899 8 3,7 6 0.19
" 190J 8 9 , 7 0 3.90
" 1901 8 3,72 1,67
1602 7 7,2 4 6.38
1903 1 3 2 ,1 0 3.76
Does not the Jabovu figures as
snre yoa that the management of
this bank meets witn the approval
of its board of directors and pat
rons; and deserving of your
patronage. We want your bank
ing business, large or small. Yoa;
interest will be protected at the
Farmers and Trader! National Bank
U Grand. Oregon-
Besides thi Regular' Routine of Business, the
Court Appointed the Judges and Clerks
For the June . ElectionNumerous Bills
Were Allowed.
SACRED HEART
ACADEMY
La Grande, Oregon.
O on dieted by HitturB of ft. Franoi
Select boarding aDd day school for
Young Ladies
Academic, Preparatory and Kined
irartAn nnnrnpa &rA nniitlnnurl nn h
.,, h. - j , ! Lake, Oregon,
.u. j,..uU.H. The application of Gorham & Roth-
UUI NUUUII ttl lUllBUDlftUII. -
Musio and painting teceiva spools
ttentioo
Letters of inquiry directed to
SISTER SUPERIOR
The report of A J. GooUbrod, 8. A.
Fursel and Alex Slater, v ewers, hereto
fore appointed by ihe County Court to
view out and locate a private right of-
way petiiioned for by Nellie L. John on,
and to appraise the damages that mould
accrue to the onera of property over
and aeioBB wbicb said private right-of
way would cross, was approved, and
said road opened op for travel upon
payment to the remonatrator tt dam
ages and c sta as appraised.
The petition of the Union Land Com
pany to redeem 182 lots In the town of
Imbler, Oregon, from tax kale thereof
to Union County, for delinquent tsxes
for the year 1896, was granted, upon
payment to the clerk of the sum of
(124 67, the proportionate amount of
taxes and costs charged against said
lota.
The resignation of W. B. Gassett rs
roa 1 supervisor f Road District No. 24
wa accepted, and Rascelles Morris , township and ran e; i hence east tlx
appointed road supervisor of said road j miles to the BE corner of the NE of
H.c-ti.f in flu- Him vnMiiiitf enuvfl hv
said resignation.
Saturday, January 30, 1904, between the
hours of 8 o'clock a.m. and 7 o'clock
p.m., set as the time for aaid election.
Ben Brown, Wm. Thomas and Wm.
Day were appointed judges and A. R.
Hunter, Peter Bosquet and S. E, Bine
hart clerks of said election.
The replication of T. P. Wllllama tor
the cancellation of taxes eironeously
charged aga.nBt Lots 7 and 8, Block 2,
Deal's Addition to La Grande, Oregon,
lor the jear 1901 was gran ed.
On the petition of twenty-two resid
ents and taxpayers residing within Rosd
Districts No. 11, 12, 13 and 22, a new
road district was created and numbered
37, the boundaries of said road distriit
being as follows i Commencing at the
NE corner of Section 12, Tp. 2 8R88
E V .M , running thence west six" miles to
the NW corner of B c 7, said town-hip
and range; tbence roath2 miles to the
8W corner of the NW X of Seo. 19, said
gl ao, L. HnBman 8 Lee A, Wilton .
S3 W. . Turner . S4 H. Conway
57 Peter McDonald
The appoin ttient of supervisors for read
districts No.f- ft 6, 86 and 36 was contin
ued until the .wbroa y term, 1904.
The selection of 200 names from the
assessment roll h act aa jurors for the
ensuing year was made.
The following-named persons were
appointed judges and e'erke of election
for the various precincts within Union
County, for the period of two yoa's, via:
aintLopi ,
grouts cimas
H. Clay Geoige Ayrea
Pat Conlon ; WallaceO.HInokloy
Frank Roland Charles A. Hill
AL1CBL
George P. Childera ChetGaakill
P. A. McDonald Kirk Wills
J. L. Woodell W.J Case
BIO CBKXK
J.J.Turner' Lee Wilson
Richard Duncan George South
Dunham Wright James Goble
covs
S. G, White Henry Chambers
Otho Eckersley J. G.Stovons
George H. Holmes David Liiyne v
XOBTB ELGIN
T.M.Higgenbotham Ed. Alexandor
Charles Henderson H. D. Spencer
Charles Patten Junta Sommor
south iiaiN -S.
L. Burnaugh Frank Wade
Dwigbt Barnes John Hug
Jo in Graham Wm. Christians n
HllOARD '- I '
P. J. Shropahi e ' Hudson Shropshire
C. A. Staples
On petition of the Hot L1l Sanitor-
iura Company, Edw. W. Wallington
was appointed Peace Officer at Hot
DeWitt
DeWItt ! the name to look for when
loo co to bur Wltcb Haul Salvo, .
DaWltt'a Witch Haul Salva Is tho
original and only eenuln, la fact
DeWltt'alatheonlyWftcb HatalSalva
that la mada from tha unadulterated
Wilch-Hazel
Alt othari art counterfeits baw Imi
tation a, cheap and worthlesa even
danteroits. DeWltt'aWltch Harel Salve
la a specific for Piles; Blind, Bleeding,
Itchlnf and Protruding Pilaa, AlaoCuta,
Buma, Brulsea, Spralna, Lace ration a,
Contuatona. Bolla. Carbunclea, Eczema,
Tetter. Salt Rheum, and all other Skin
Disease a,
SALVE
E.C. DeWitt Co., CUcsi
For Bale by HILL & ALLEN
:
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II
They're Going Fast
But there are still many styles yet to select from.
An Iron Bed for $2.5?
Of course we havt the expensive 1 inds, too.
See the handsome designs now in our window
1
Undertakers
m banners
K, ANDROSS M.
Charles Kinsey"
Funeral Director
chi d, of North Powder, Oregon, for the
cancellation of taxes erroneously charged
against Lots 8, 9 and 10, Block SO, town
of North Powder, Oregon, for the year
1896, was granted.
The Board of County Road Viewers
was ordered to meet at the no th ter
minus of tin proposed county road
petitioned for by J. E. Tibbetts, et al,
on Tuesday. January 26, 1904, at 9
o'cloi-k a.m., or within five dajs there
i after and proceed to view, lav out and
establish said rjad according to law.
The application of Judson Draper to
redeem the NEtjof the SW and the
N'aOf tho Bilf and the S'of the
iiE.'f, Sec. 7, Tp. 2 S, K 40 E, WM,
from tax m e thereof to Union County
for delinquent mortgage tax against
said described property for tho years
1891 and 1892, was gianted, upon pay
ment of tho clerk of fill 69.
The application of J. A. Johnson for j
the redemption of certa n lots in the
town of Imbler, Oregon, from tax sale
hereof to Union County lor delinquent
taxes for the year 1896 was gran ed upon
payment to the' clerk the sum of (3 15.
The following-named indigent .ersons
were granted relief for the month o:
January, 1904, as follows: Inez Guild,
$12; Anna Hclman, 18; Ella Neason,
f 15 ; George May, $8; Johu Hilder-
brandt, 18; Mrs. T. E. Lee, $8, and
John .Wedlock, $5.
The hearing of petition and remon
strance ag -ins the incorporation of the
town, of Cove, Union County, Oregon,
was continued until Fri lay, February
S, 1904, at 10 o lock a.m.
The annual reports ol a majority of
the road supervisors of Unio i County
were reieived and approved and the
- twit i
which they can he , b.
THE SIGHT OF A FARM
Ims a whole lot to to do with its value
as an iovestnwnt. If It 1 well drained,
high liealthy ground, close to a good
Blanket K is naturally worth more than
3ow ilani. marshy or rocky land
etitnaftel three m lea from no where.
IF YOU AKE i. (WRING
for 'arm better consult us before .ou
iboy. We know of several yood farnif
iChat will suit yoa either a homestead
or as a money-making investment, anil
we have the very lowest Bg ires they
La Grande
1110 Adams Avenue,
How big a farm are you looking lor.
Investment
Company,
La Oiande, Oregon
Section 24, said township and range;
thence north 2 miles to tbe place of
beginning.
Changes were made In the boundaries
of the following-numbered road list
ricts: No.s 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 20,
27, 28, 31, 32 and 36.
S. M. Goff, of Elgin, Oregon, was ap
pointed st'.ck inspector for Unio i Coun
ty for the year ending Deccmlier 31
1904, vice, J. T. Bolles, resigned.
The selection of omciul newspapers
for tbe ensuing year was continued
until the February term, 1904, for proof
of publishers aa to tl.e circulation of
their respective papers.'
The clerk waaorde ed to issue a war
rant in favor of E. Helmer for $1.94, to
covo- over-payment of taxes o i the 1902
tax roll.
Petition of tho Fi-st National Bank of
Union fur tho cancellation of taxes
err neously cha-ged to said bank for the
yea- 1898 was allowed
The court established the followiug
tax levy for th year 1903, amounting to
34 mills, as follows: State, 7 mills
school 8t mills; county, 10 mills'; con
I ting nt, 5'.. mills ; road, 3 mil s
The petition of T II. Crawford, as
trustee, ct al, for a franchise to operate
a i e ec ric railroad along county roads
within certain parts of the county was
co tinued f r tho term.
The clerk was Instructed to advertise
for sealed proposals to furnish 60 cord
of yellow pine wood or 30 cords of yellow
p ne and 30 coixU of red fir wo d for use
of court house; wood to be delivered at
the court house in Union, Oregon, prior
to Sept. 15, 1904
The following-named persons were
appointed supervisors of the various
road distric'g within Union County
Oregon, as set out opposite the number
of each district, as follows :
1 Charles Mooro 2 Eli Smith
3 8. VI. Goff 4 R. A. Hug
7 John Muyers 8 Samuel Woodell
9 J. E Woods 10 E. B. Long
J. F. Nibbley
N.Lewis W. H Dillon
JM.ANO '
J. Holmes Andrew llloikland
W. Wells . U. G Conch ,
James Moss C. II. Conkey
K4.MBLA
R R. Collins George. Lee
William Dye 0. H Carlson
Dan Bennett Frank Samord
Li OBANDB NO. I
Wm Rynearaon O. D Huffman '
John Young F. H. Tatmun
W. Proebetel C. h Owe ley
Li GRANDB NO. II
P; Halley K. K. Noordlif ff '
W.Grandy Arthur ''i'linnis
W. Stont-r J. M. Mulfhy .
LA OBANDB NO. Ill
L Curtis Arthur V ii. nick
Perry Clark C. D. Goodnough
ohn Wilson Roger Deal
LA OIIANOR NO. IV
. W. Mc. inter J. E. Hoynolds
rank Cminsoll '"in. Sherwood
Charles Golden Eiwin Oilier
NDkTH POWUKB
H. O. Gorham A. C. Rollins
8 Vandocur J. M. ilkiMou
Jo'.n O'Brjnnt Kd. Murphy
l-KRKV
R. R Kelly John Mai-.ldoon
Alex Nibley - Petor Nelson
Chaa. Mimnaugh Win. Kelly
BrJMMKIIVlLLIC
J. W. Tuttlo Kd Logan
Rudolph Uii( C. D. McDowell
T. Woo ell in. tilenu
8TARRBY
Thomas Loftus E. M. Coomba
W. S. McMillan A. J. Sullivan
B. Ay res E. F. Jones ,
UNION no. I -
Andy Wilkinson Charles Robbms
Ed. Mitchell Frank Bidwull
X. Warron Perry Oliver
UNION NO II
D. Correy Waldo Porry
E. Foster F. W. Davis
9. 1. Benson Frank Mimiick
13 Willard Moss 14 CharlesCoalwell
15 D. H. VcWaters 16 E. F. Jones
17 Albert Winters 18 A. E. Anddison
nl.lr inatviiAtail tn nntifu th ilol i nrill All t.
" . . ' . 7 . , , 1 11 Henry Kinehart 12 D. W. Klledge
su ervisors o orward their reports in ' s
time for action on the same at the Feb
ruary term, 1904, uf the County Court
Based upon a pe Ition, proof of publi
cation and other necessary proofs, theie
be ng no remonstrance agai Bt the
i-aine, a special election to vote on ine
incorporation of Island City, Union
County, Oreg n, and for the election of
municipal officers was ordered; and I
19 E. E. Grout
21 F. D. Gaskill
23 D. H. Sargent
20 J. W. Si Is
27 C. E. Sherman
29 Ed. DeVine
20 F. H. Tatman
22 W. J. Haling
24 Rascellea Morris
26 R. V. Davis
28 Frank Hempe
30 E. F. May
PORTLAND AND
LOCAL MARKETS
1
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THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Have you got all your Winter's Clothing,
ikI did you get it at
UNIONSTORE?
If you did? Alright. ifnot?-well,wait
and you'll see.
P. S. The above refers to
G-erits' Groods
Local Markets
Kuks fresh valley 40ut8, eastern, 30c '
Uuttei, orcamiry 60e and firstolass
dairy 60n Dfr roll.
Potatoes GOcts per saok. I
Applo.SOo. to 75cts. per oox. j
Ca Mge, 1 1 rr lb. I
Tiirkies, 10 cte. Ih. live weight.
CRKAI.9
Wheat COc to 64o per bu.
Oate 90o per cental
Barley 80c per cental
Portland Market i
The probability of war in tbe I'ar
East in sending wheat up in all parte
ol the country. Chicago and 8ao
Franti'co eauh advanced 3 cents and
local r-xportfts put up their piicei
Irom 1 to 2 cents in the inteio '. Not
-nucll was done yesterday, but it is
believed that tbe market will be
active ntit week. The English ex
change, were closed yes'erday:
WHEAT Walla Walla, 73c;
blue-stem, 78c; Valley, 79.
BARLEY Feed, (20 per ton, brew
ine,$20; rolled
FLOUR Valhy, 13.75 and 8.86 per
arrul; bard wheat straights, 13.90 and
PRODOCB
Potatoes, 00 to 76 cents per sack.
OnicuB 8 1 cents to 11.00 per sack
Eggs Oregon, 3U 32A ots, V ru
25 2!c
ilutter Creamsry, 27 nd 30c
Daily, 20 und 22 Jo, store X6lGo lb.
Poultry Chickens, mixed 10c par
pound, spring, 10fl and bene,
It'c , turkeys live, 17 and 18o
lb dressed 18 and 2qc lb-, duck's, $6
and 7 er doz. geese, 8c lb.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle Best steers 14.25 and 14.00
medium, 4.00; cow. (3.25 and 11.00
Hogs Best large, fat (b.25; medium
large ft 4.76
Sheep Beet wealbert 13.60; mixed
sheep (3.25.
4 10; oloars, (3.65 and 3.75; hard wheat
pnteuts, (4.20 and 4 M; Dakota hard
wheat, 4.90 and (5.5'; graham, (3.76,
whole wheat, (4; rye wheat, (4.60 and
.76
OAT8 No. 1 white, (1.07J; gray
(1.06 per cenlr.l.
MIL1.8TUFF8 Bran, (18 per ton
middlings, 123: i-hort. (10; ohop, U
8 mills, (18; linseed, dairy lood (19
HAY Timothy, (16 per ton; ClOv-
or, (12 ; grain, (lit ; enact, (11
.SiiiiwT.V
. GREENE &,CO.t
v CANDY FACTORY
Fresh Candy in Fine Boxes
; S '-. ;i Our, Specialty t ,
GREENE & CO"
A Two Light Electrolier, ! f .
'' . ..- ' )' . !.-! ,
Hiapire style complete with etched lass
shades and alK attachments put up iu "
your residence for $5.00 "
See samples in out window,
La Grande Light & Power Co'
1 in 1 11 11 11 p 11 1 1 1 iwMjr-TSiriTtnriftifi
11 ara s i
50c
Complete ?
Outfit for
- 25c
lin'n
ctilor
em-
Congratulations.
Mr. John H. Oiillom, Editor o' lilt
Garland, Texat, News, baa written s
factures congratulations to Ihe mauu
lettei of of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, as follows: "Sixteeu year-
ago mien our nrst cnno wn
a baby he" was sul j-ot to cnnipi
spells and we w uld tie very miens)
about bim. We began using Cham,
berlain's Cough Remedy in 1887, and
finding it suub a reliable, remedy lor
oolda and oroup, we have never been
without It in the nousn siuce inai
time' We have five children and
hate giveu it to all tf them with
good results." For 8aln by all druggists.
FOR MOTHERS
SAKE
with.
Art Exhibit
The Ladloa Nelghborhool Club ami
the Lyle Tuesday Musical will hnvonn
art exhibit comp-ised of 2J50 of the fin
est paintings and statuary in the world
Their object Is to place a Rood grade of
pictures in the public schools. Do not
fail to attend and help a good cause.
Adults Season tickets 7." cts for six
exhibits, Pupils season ticket 25 cents.
A high grade entertiiinment at each ex.
hiblt. Remember the diite, Jun'S 29
and 30. at Commercial Club. I'Miimenc
ing Thursday afternoon at 1'-' M.
STORY OF SiRONG HEART INTEREST
Ahouuii ... i: . .,-;!, i;u.r.iis
Hurtling Climaxes ..
K -ficatnng in its Originality
Uniform Rank Ball
In df ffcience to the wislien of anu
ber of the membeie of the W
O. W. rank team it tins lieen
desirrd to ohange the pi ice ol holding
he grand Ball Feb. 3id. (rum I' i
Atmony Hall to the Oo'iimeicial Olul
hall. Do not fnrg' I the place or the
date.
Fred Jneoh,
CluiriiiHii Coniiii.t'.e.',
NOT.CEOF EHTIUY
Notice la hereby given tliut tl
following dr-scrilied row Is now at my
place, having been taken up by m
as an eatray. One bla-k and whit
cow without visahle ! anil, ehort duu
laps, said cow Is allu. Uwner may
have sain" by proving owm- ship
pajing pasture bill and expense of ad
vcrthting. W. L. Cobertaon I'err
Oregon.
Pictures! 1'ictureal Pictures.
uiiss the Art r.xuibit.
1 18x18 inch
outer piece
1 Hatidsoiiie
it tidy "
.1 Dt igran embroid
rv li'saoit , .
4 Skeima ofgr-tud
'ri.n Illo stlk t f
1 Doz Ktielibli
totilcry need'ea
Your clioico of
iw... , ... , i, w,.,.v, iNu.3-1'2, Holly, JNo.
"Sirawborty, No! 345, Violet, No! 310, Amorlcair Beauty
Rdsp, No. :i14. ' r; ; -'' -
RAINBOW STORE
do-
t
P
Fioc !otcti3 in futicy woik.
STIiWAKDS OPERA HOUSb",
1) i I Sleward, Mgr & Piop
Till: LITLLE SUNBEAM '
MARIE HEATH
In t M lunilicent Scenic l'rc-
luotion of llio successftil Rurnl
Dramu U'roaenting New Iting-
untl lifo ' .
An exc.illeut cast
car loid oi scenery.
THURSDAY
JAN 28
FOR RKjiXi
Six 'onmed eoltngc, centrally loent
ed. Tho propor person ruay have tho -lieu
of this pro.ierty during the spring
and summer free of charge, provided
they give promise of proper caro.
Jan 9S to Jan 31-:' Address box 4SI
La (irande, Oregon.v , Cottage is fully
furnished. . ; : ' ' -
1
," Save your ' nennys, the
dollars - will take care
themselves." i . -
CASH
MEAT.. MAREKT
Oi r home ninde Dreakfast bacon I-nou-
ready. Ko better made per lb 15r
Our " Famdns'HumB" will be ready
by next Saturday.
We permit no one to undersell us.
. Finest meats always on hand.
Poultry, the best the market affords
Phnco orders receive prompt de
livery. No. ICO'l,
, North Fir St. opposite Oeddee Bros
REDUCTION
t '.i in- J i iriirv
.!- . Mi nl 'lifki-t will
In r, r lit (m1 !r. tit $5 to
if I 5(1 lor ( i t .
V' iiii cia'. the gen
rrotis tilronuge ex-ti-iiilcd
i'i tbe pp.st find
trust the -frvice render
fl will not only merit
a ontiiiunut-e, but aa
ini'fifuM).
lir.GUI.AU MICALrJ
25c
OYSTERS in any style,
out- h iHt i ull y.
Try our Stimlny Din
ni rg front 12 to 4 p. m, -
Ucsl sft vici' in the city
MODEL,
RESTAURANT
Handgome Men -
' Should proti-, thoir
beauty by seoiug that -i
. they .have only ,.w i
COMPETENT BARBERS
To shave them. We -will
protect your face. ,
Evans Sc Fitzgerald
q ,' SPICES, q
COFFEE.TEA. :
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