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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1904)
urn r v - ; av ;Vf, " .Jg SJjr": HELP ONLY . . WHITE HELP ONU (j, a WHITE HELP ONLY. i WH EM YOU E AT AT 15 PAP'S . CHOP HOUSE Yon are certain that no Chinaman has 2 -prepared your food. The Really aud Truly Beat Meal in Union A County for the price. (j) 20 CENTS ; I ; Everything neat, fresh and clean, We solicit ' (m atrial: Polite service assured. 3?ap's Chop lionse , . ' I 'Fir WHITE HELP ONLVj .''Street-- WHITE HELP ONLY. EZ3ammmu assail an. invitaion to you, THIS IS A SPECIAL INVITATION TO YOU, We are receiving dairy many new desigha in Walls Paper -and Wall Decorations, and we extend this special invitation to you and your friends to call and see them. . We are anxious to have you see our line and we fee) sure you will be, delighted with the visit. - Yours Respectfully, Stackland & McLachlen PAINTS 6II2S AND GLASS 1 i Steam Laundry T. Y. SMITH, Proprietor. YOUU SHIRT can vory aoldoin lo properly iron ed at hoiuc. This is especially truo of the stiff bosom d fancy nnil drcsB stiiit. Wo employ ex pert Ironere mid they are expert Send ub n postal and we wil cull lor your'inen ai d retnrn it to you promptly eo beautifully Ihii udcreil hat you will linrdly HECOGNIZE IT. Dull or (iloiH tlntsli (or minus and colls as you prefer. Wo do washing so perfectly end cheaply thnt e shouldn't think you would bothor with it at home. i f Union Steamaun dty 1 1 S Paper Is Cheaper Than Coal and Looks Better. In other words if your walls ore well papered - jour fuel bill will bo reduced. We do proper Paper Hutiging at drieea you can aflord to pay. HARRIS & PRICE Painter, Paper Hangers and Decorators. A. 0. HARRIS, Phone 1506, J.M. TRICE, Phone 1401 LA GRANDE MORNING OBSERVER " CURREY BROS. Editors and Proprietors. entered at tbe Port Office at I Crande, Ore --on, m Second OUa Kail Mattel. ' " Publithed Daily Exccpi mooday. "n Year in Advance. . . Six Months in Advance. . $6.50! Per Month. . 43.60 1 Single Copy. .C5 .06 . SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 201904 Stahd not aloft nor apart; 1'lonne in tbe thick of the fight, There In the street and the mart, That ia the place to do right ; Not in some cloistor or cave, . Not In some kingdom above; Here on this side of the grave, Here we should labor anl love. KIIb Wheeler Wilcox. DOMESTIC ANIMALS The noting statistician of tbe Department of Araiculture hav ing completed his estimate of Ihe number and value of do mestic animals in the several states on Jan 1, 1904, published the same in the crop register of Feb. 1, from which the follow ing figures are taken: On Jan. 1, 1904 there were 212,888 horses in Oregon worth $51.80 cents per head on an average, in all $10,921. 521;1 of mules there were 6,944, valued at $338,824; milch cows 136,199 valued at $4,094,142; other cat tle 675,744 valued at $9,354,628; sheep, 2,927,198, valued at $5, 976, 461; swine, 274,421 valued at $1,577,921. The several values foot up to $32,283,627. This ia $18,742, 678 more than the Oregon As sessors made the live stock 0' tbe state worth when they made tbe assessment in the sumn.e ofl903. There is also a wide differ ence in the number of animulb found. The assessors found 167,743 horsns and mules, tl.o the men who collected the - d.ito fortboU.' H. Agricultural de partment found 228,824 horse; and mules. The-county asses sors found 511,288 beud of ent ile, while tbe U. S. Agricukurol lupaitment found 711,913. The assessors tound 2,120,167 beat1 of sheep and Uncle Sam found 2,927,198. TI10 assessors found 105,289 liogs and the Agricul tural department officials found 274,421. Those figures as to stale us- soesiuent are taken from the records at Salem. m ALWAYS ON TIME When you order groceries from us you are sure to have thorn delivered on time ANOTHER THING ' When you order groceries from us you are sure to I got the very bestto bo had. We keep only the beBt The next time you areTt our store sk to see our special line of fiFS ' JVC" . ' 7 U " xOor. Firana jonersuu BREAKFAST BACON & POTTED MEATS C. RALSTON - I i 1 OREGON'S WEALTH. The returns from the several counties just filed in the office of the Secretary of btate at Satem, Oregon, show the aggre gate value of all proporty in Oregon in 1903 amounted to $182,247,364 and alter deduct ing $8,687,476, the exemption there remains $173,659,888 on whicb taxes will be collected, . The bulk of this is farm prop erty, land and improvements thereon is' assessed as worth $77,903,301, arm implements $1,988,863, and domestie ani mals at $13,540,949, making a total of $93,433,113. Town aud city lots are valued at $41,192,221 and improve- ments tbereon at $21,018,456, indicating that city and town property is worth $52,210,677, a little over one quarter of th wealth of tbe state, while farm property is more than one half. The assessor's rolls show the aggregate taxable property of Union oounty in. 1903 was $3,UzZ,z44 an increase over that of 1902 of $371,110. The railroads have certainly done their part to make the Lewis and Clark Fai.' a success. The rate of$j0 for Chicago and return is much lower than tbe fair management thought pos sible to secure. Tbe fact-is brought out by tbe Educatirnal Review that over 13,000,000 persons are eo rolled in tbe Sundar Schools of ibis country. In the public schools the enrollment is nearly 16,000,000 or only, 3,000,000 more. Weather Obsnrver W. A. Worstell states the coldest weather we have had this win ter was 13 degrees above zro and that lasted only a portion of one night In cuse this snow would go off with a lain it would raise tbe river and tributary streams. (auipl Carrlairea. Cornel cniTiiiKt'S arc not common ronvpynner-s In most pnrts of India, but on the greut trunk rond lending to Delhi they nro frequently to be seen They are hirire. double story Trnguua drawn sometime by one. sometimes by two or even three camels, accord ing to their size. Iron bars which dive them a ragpllke appearance were orig inally inlcidod us a defense agnliui robbers, and the carts were probably also used for the oonvpynnee of pri oners. "The most picturesque 'proper ty' of the I'unJ.ib government," sny John Lorkwood Dlpllng. "la a hutfe char-a-banc to which la harnessed a team of four or six tine camels wltb leopnrd sKln housings and gayly at tired riders." Neither camel nor bul lock carts commend themselves much to tbe western traveler, but In out of the vrny places the latter are often found rrv MNft l I I a iTOMG THE CiiUMES Annonncemen's of Ser viceslS vtaayi 1 flettnt Places of worslap ' ' ID. Wi Harford wil' also lecture r . LATTER DAY SAINTS . Sunday Scuoal - 10 am Regular Services 2pm Mutual Improvement Association meet conjointly at 7.30 p m. T F. - CHEISTAIN SCIENCE ' - . 8 Irene King, 1st Reader Tbe Obristain Science services at tbe reiidanoe of John E Fage in Old Town every Sunday tl Htm. All are cordiHIy invited. TF BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday School 11 a m j Midweek service, Wednesday even ing at 7:30 p m. . All welcome, strangers cordially i n vited. TF on Monday evening on tbe subject Mooumens Builders". The public is cordially invited to there asrvices. "'" M.'E.OH JRCH JO Walker Pastor Sunday School " 10 a m. . Sermon. by. the Pasto' 11 am Sub jeoi ' "I'idolitiis" Class meeting im mediately .following sermon. Epwortb League 6:3 J p m led by Edmund, Robinson Sjbj at "Using tbe Sabbath" Follow H13 Leagut sjtvice the pulpit will ba .i .lad by Mrs Helen Harford, president of tbe W U CATHOLIC OKOLCH J W J Reade Rector There will be only one Mass Sunday "rn 21 which will be at 7 a m Sunday School 9 :5 a m No lecturo or service in the evening. Wednesday Feb 24 leoture "vVhy do Catholio make frequent use of the Sign of tbe Cross? ' Friday evening Feb 26 Tbe Way of tbe Cross. Beoediotion Cordial welcome to ail. An opportunity to learn 16 millions of your fellow citizmsoi tbe United Siates baleive ' iY9 ir Pn thcyuaelvea." CASH MET MAREKT Our borne made breakfast bacon 1 now ready. No better made per lb 15r Our "Famous Hams" will be ready by next Saturday. We permit no one to undersell ua. Finest meats always on band. t..i. il.e best the market affords Phono orders receive prompt de 1'very. No. 1C01, Nortli Fir St. opposite Gcdds Bros what tbe Sick headache results from a die- ordered stomucbe and is qtiiskly cured by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. For Sale by !! arug PRESBYrEKUN There will be services morning and evening at, the Prexbyteriau churcj by Rev Dr Huit. M E CHURCH HOUTH Preaching 11 a m and 7 :30 by R v M V Howud Sund.iy Scbo d l' a m Cbildreos servics 3pm Gray Gets Five Years. The following cases have beWdis posrd of by the Cirouit Court tbe past week. O. V. Taylor ia La Grande National Bank, judgement by instiuction of tbe judge in favor of C. V. Taylor to the amount of $1025. J. H. Barnes Si Son vs Lake Super ior Xiimher C".jiulgement in favor of J. II. Darnel! A Bon fur full auiouDt sued for 340.75 vVjolen J.-avli) wu d-o'ared(uil if 1)1 killicgoff.hu Halgartb, was Bt ill en cod to five yars in the 8tate piison and to pay a tine of $100. The motion lor a mw iiial was denied. Gray attorney will appal tbe case to the supreme coii-. Early Risers a - . m wl ' TBE riMOUS little tills. For quick relief from Biliousness, Sick Hoaeache. Torpid Liver, Jaun dice. Dullness, and all troubles aris ing from an Inactive or sluggish liver, DeWitt'a Uttla Early Risers are un equalled. They act promptly and never grips. They are so dainty that 1 1 Is a pleasure to take them. One to two act as a mild laxative; two or four act aa a pleasant and effective cathartic. They are purely vegetable and absolutely harmless. They tonic the liver. PRBFARSD ONLY ST E. C. DiWltt & Co., Chiostfo For Sale by KILL & ALLEN WsFlnneton, Feb lit ItepriS'iita live . I t. Nprnhftn, tiilMV in I r. in p I a bill to prpvrnl th t wi: p "I rnfu of t-mber or 1 an in me rac ni uoesn. The hill authorises su h tow, how ever, in Tuget Sound and other uavi liable stieams and bays- tributary to the facile 300BB00.D0DB9O" v ft e . u Tbe lollowiijg i i ., i i. it. l-iemder.t Roosevelt was received in response to an invitation sent hy tbe La (Irande ledge of Elks to attend their annual ball Feb. 22. "Tbe Presid, nt regre s hif inability to occfpt the courteous invitation of La Grande Lodge No. 433 B. P. O. E. to be present at the Ball and Banquet Monday evening, Feb. 22, 19: 4 " BD9BBBBOB assiaaaassassa Throngb Salt Lake Cit, Leadville, Pubeio, Colorado Springs and Deuve and the Famous Rocky Mountain SceneOg ylight to all Points East. Quick Time. Fast Trains Daily Between Ogden and Denver 3 Modorn Equipment, Through and Pullman Tourist Sleeping andStiperb Dining Car Service. Stopovers. Allowed. W C McBRIDE: General Asrent r Rates, Foldors and Othei information Address 134 E Third Street Portl andR Cfi- WK 1 Kl i I'K - i-.S as loflrl f as ttv do our meat. We know tl at the average hoiikeei r liked to aiive on hor meat hills ami we try to pp 1 tire her trade hy polling pistalowaa ae!f )reerviitioti will permit. H)K THAT RKASOX 8te:ii;t?. chops, roasts, etr. can always m oh nincd at our Bhop a liille lower than our nearest coiiipediror. As to the quality of our meats we will let oi,i lame number of satisfied customers ppeak. Bock & Thomas NOTICE: I would like all my old friend- and ci'frton.ers to know that 1 liave rent al i portion of A. J. Vebb,s feed t;u lit LIVERY PURPOSES and will be found tbere for business with flrst'i'lass rigs and good accomo dations, I will also board horses by I lie month. Horses bought, sold and exchanged. G. W. ALLEN A HAMS AYE. Phone 1041. Congratulations. Mr. John H. Cullnm, Y, '-" Oar'.and, Tel "J, New, h. wHltsal ft facturcH rongraiulatiutis t, MinaQj llettc tol of Chamberlain . Remedy, as follows: "Sixteen vex ago when our ft ret child wa a baby he was snbjict to croupy spel's and we wi uld be very lllllK about him. We began using Cham berlain's Cough Kemedy in 1S8T, aud Htuling ii such a reliable remwlv lot colds and croup, we have ne vor been without it in the house siuea that timer We have five children an ae jivsu it to all o( tbera with ml rpsults." For 81 by all drnr Basket Supper Mau.l City camp No 103 M. W. A. ill give a buket supper in their ha'l iit Tliuvday evening Feb 25. V rhiirt program will be rendered Id r which the baskets will be sold tr be IligliaU liiddaf. Ls.li s bring VO bask t". Oerts liilng the neotfHi' evil. Kverybodv Invited, By on .: V.'m Thomas V. O j IT '' mm 11 w iu j 1 III Where does It go? That's a question we are asked a dozen a day. Where does the Rock Island go? The answer is: Pretty nearly everywhere To Peoria and Chicago. To Davenport and Rock Island. To Lincoln and Omaha. To Tonckaand Kansas City. To St. Joseph and St. Louis. To Texas and Oklahoma. Three routes east via Den ver, Omaha and St. Paul. L. . CORHaM, Osnsrat aeml, 140 ThW u, Portland, Ore. This famous remedv docs for the stom ach that which It Is unable to do for Itself, even if but slightly disordered or overburdened. Kodol SUDTllfrJl that rut. .--I 1 does lha urlt m m. I slomach. relaxing the I llCfVOUl If.tHInn n-Klla tha Inrianied muscle.1 1 And memhrin.s f ik-i organ are allowed to una neai. (I cures indigestion, flatulence, nervous dyspeps'a ar,.i ' - Hl,i,. pv cleansing, purifying and ' membrar.es of tha stom- cn ana aigestive organs. Like a Comet .in the sky comes ino star ot health to the weak and weary despon dent dyspeptic, curing all a 1 o m ae n troubles and digestive ,v oisorusrs. Kodo Dyspepsia Cure! Tor Oiiln Cia Sipti, Toe. th trial Hi,. hlcb sella lor Sol rrtius4ste.0.Bs 1S1.1l by II I I L 4 ALLEN junae- nat ia your avonpariArj? 1 f