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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1904)
".-f....'-:.,;'3'f" Uiicle Tom's tbi'te yea run to enoim ns busineaa. pvii't, taka LA GRANDE MORNING OBSERVER CURREY 6ROS. Editors and Proprietori. r d.i'.'m ;n themeelvee." It will be presented at Buw.rai There lire tome theatrical attrao tlobltbat are not affected in tbe Opera Houee on March S by Station's Big Company, an organuauoo long tt; HELP ONLY ) WHITE HELP WHITE HELP ONLY ,' ONLY CASH 'eft degree by tbe ahifting publio kuown to I e fv nor in .vary way taste and humor; one of the. king and one wbici. mer popnl" witn MET MAREKT Our bome made breakfast baenn U now ready. Mo better made per lb 16r Onr "Famous Hams" will be ready by next Saturday. We permit no on. to undersell oa Finest meats always on band. , beati .goers . The company h as Men Entered at the foni Offloe at 1m Grande, Mattel. Orcein, aa Second CUea Stetson' "U-ol Toais. Cabin," tbe srent ttendard American drarra (bat .i. onuiooed lor tbil season ana tbe etree parade is even finer il poa WHEN t- C L EAT .'AT PAP'S - CHOP HOUSE bai retained it bold upon tbe poblio lor over a decade. Ju first produotion ible than during pr.fious tour. PuUhtMa Daily Except Sonday. took place in tbe Tioy museum quite a number oi yean ags, Alter which i i I d Meveraick wbo lire, eart ol Out Yaar in Advance......... ix Mentha it) Advance,,....., $S.6(ti Per Month 7." gJJiO I Single Copy. I it iu oroduoed to the bid National thlacitv waa In t Grande yesterday and joined our large list ol Obeerver Theatre, Oatham (Street, new xora, Poultry, the beet the marketaiTords Cabin 8 ( r Yon are certain that no Chinaman has v . prepared your food. .. Thi Really and Truly Best Meal in Union , ; County for the price. . ' ' .; in January, 1853, where it enjoyed subscribers. Phone orders receive prompt de very. No. 1(101, )lorth Fir St. opposite Gedde. Bros FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 26. 1904. veMMoeMi i 9S 90 YEARS A SLAVE, v w. inu dot Vd Coodaji . mber- 20 D - J WHITE HELP; ONDI .' .Blreet WHITE HELP; ;ONLY Everything neat, fresh and clean, We solicit atrial: Polite service assured. Fir ; Street; 2 AN INVITAION TO YOU.gj '.,':. THIS IS A' SPECIAL INVITATION TO YOU. We are'receiving daily many new designs in Wall Paper and Wall, Decorations, and we extend this special Invitation to you and your friends to call and sbe them. 9 ' ' ' ' We are anxious to have you see our line and we fee) fa SjL sure yuu win ue utrnguieu witu iiio vjbis. ' Stackland & McLachlen paints.; e!L2S' AND GLASSY - ; Union Steam Laundry ! . ' " , T. Y. SMITH, Proprietor. . ' V" ' KM 'Ml YOUR SHIRT " can very aeldom be properly iron ed at. borne. This ia especially me ot the stiff boionitd fancy and drees etii t. We employ ex pert ivoners and they areexporte. Send n h poBial anil we wil rail mr your Mnen ai d return it tojou rnniptlv no hemitifnlly laundered hut you will liard y RECOGNIZE IT. ; Dull or O loss tin lull for coliara end cufTa as you prefer. We do waelilng ao perfectly enfl cheaply that e shouldn't think you would bothor with it at home. Union Steam Laundry Paper Is Cheaper Than Goal and , Looks Better. In other words if your walls are well jioered ' j our fuel bill w ill be reduced. Wo do proper Paper Hanging at drices you can nfl'erd to pay, HARRIS & PRICE Painters, Paper Hangers and Decorators. A. d. HARRIS, Phone 15C6, J.M. PRICE.Phone 1491 LWAYS ON TIME : ' Wh en you order groceries from m you x are Mire to have them delivered on time ANOTHER ' THING 1 '? When you order groceries from us you are ure tc '. get the very beitto be had. We'tkeep only the best Comer Flf The neit time you are at our store ask to see our special line of BREAKFAST BACON & POTTED MEATS 1 C. RALSTON RASKA JGROCERY STORE -Jor. Pir and Jefferson Sis. Mrs. Sophia Gab, who i died in Chicago Feb. 24 was born a slave in. Virginia id 1775, prior to the Revolutionary War and one year, before the Declaration of Independence waa announced by ' tbe - Continental Congress. Notwithstanding that document pr6n6uuoedv"all .men free an d equal," she was held ai a slave for 80 years after il ! promulga tion,' and.90 years of her life of 129 years were spent as a chat tie slave, with no rights that a white man w.as bound , by law to respect. If children, . were born to her,' they oame into ex istence as slaves, without legal father, owing service under the slave code ,,to , another, which denied to the blacks- marriage rights and property rights j ' Sbe, was freed, theoretioall, by the stroke of Lincoln's pen, when on.Jan.- l, J863 he affixed hie name to the Emancipation Proclamation; but - it cost two years of bloody ...war and the loss of hundreds , of thousands of men and thai destiuctibn Jof millions upon millions .of, dol lars worth of ' 'property before the shackles fell from the limbs of'4',6od,000 human ' beings' in the .United States. When Gen. Lee-, the. great war chief of ' the slaveholders' rebellion, sur rendered to ! Gen. Grant, the captain of freedmen's hosts, at Appomatox on April 9, 18B5, Sophia Geb. after 90 , years of uncompensated service as a chattel slave, became a free woman. . Sue died in a hospital for the aged and infirm colored people in the northern . city of Chicago, f eb. 24, 1904. .. The Baker City Herald states that )he records show that Bu- ker countv onl' spent about 80 last year: on roads . and bridges and says the levy for this purpose brought in about 16,Q0Q and asks where the, bal lance of the money went to. Whist Club. The Whist Club was enter tained yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Molden by Mesdames Molden and Knott. Mrs. Eubanks was awarded the first prize and Mrs. Causey the second. Those present were Mosdames i Cavana, Remillardj Geo. HearyrChas. Kinsey, Pat tison, Johnson, Sargent, Eu banks Given, Dr. Moore, Caus ey, .Hiits.C. Dunn, Ormond, West, W. F. Snodgrass, Ed. Thomas, and Bock. Mesdames Kinsey and Given will entertain next at the home of Mrs. Given. G. A. R. Attention. The regular monthly meet ing of Oliver i P.- Morton Post No, 36, Grand Army of the Re publio, will be held in the I. O. O. F. hall in La Grande, Ore gon tomorrow, Saturday, 27th. Roll oU at 1:30 p. M. A gen oral attendance of member is desired, and members of, other posts cordially invited to meet with us. I. W. Faulk,;Com. $ Btevarl'a l;ilt! -Ill T'jh.lloUb.peo;,,, . Stewart Coming Oliver W Stewart, ohelrmen ol the Natl nal Prohibition Commit will peak in this oity ou MarobU I) in tho Oeutral ohuroh ol Ohriat. Mr Stewart I. tbe only proMb'tlno member of the legialalur in Hate of Ullnolt and ia spoken of ia She high est term ea an orator ol the great.! ability by the leading dailiee of Obioa go and St Louie. Central oburcb hould be filled to overflowing on this oeeanlon and If our eitlient realite Hi hold on. Not A Candidate. ' Editor Observer: . i In your issue of tbe 25tb inst. I notice the nomination of and tbe placjog of a- socialist ticket in the field for tbe elect ion of city officers and that my name appears for Alderman of the third ward. I must say that this is somewhat of a sur prise to me, and ' I think the action of the olub rather pre mature in this step, as I was neither present at the meeting nor knew anything of their in-' tentions. While I am a be liever in and : supporter- of Socialistic v principles, - I posi tively refuse to be a candidate. Respectfully, Geo. J. Wagoner. - FOR A REUNION. j Ail those who were students of the Blue Mcuntain Univer sity are invited to attend a ineeting to be held at the Com mercial Club rooms on Monday evening, Feb. 29, for tbe pur pose of arranging for a re union. J.E.REYNOLDS. WHITE OUT. I Jerry White, who was shot recently iu Baker Oity by At torney Butcher, is new able to be out on the streets and with the exception o( the fingers of one hand, which are partially paralyzed, he is recovering. ... ' Special Meeting ' There will be a special meotine Sat urday night Feb. 27, at the Salvnticn Army hall, celled the pound meeting. ! Every one come and bring a pound of something in the line of groceries, fiuit, vegetables, canned gond, etc. As people cannot atsiit ua in mono; we are giving all a cbrnce to help ip this way. Donol forget this meeting. STTWARD'S opera house Wednesday, March 2 STETSO N'S - Uncle Tom's Cabin Company. "the Barnum of them all." " "New at the BARGAIN STORE New Ribbons New, Laces New Combs New waist Sets New Wnite Belts and New, Crush. Leather Belts E. M. Wellman & Co. ..' Fresh Chocolates Fresh Bon Bona Fresh Nougact Fresh Carmels Fresh Tafl'oy Fresh Sailed Peanuts Fresh Salted Almonds Fresh Popcorn Fresh Fruit GREENE & CO- a s mi. (0m as i-loeelv as we do our meat. We know that the average housekeeper likej to save on her meat bills and we try to se cure her trade by selling pist as low as self preservation will permit. .. FOR THAT REASON . , steaks, chops, roasts, etc. can always be obtained at our shop a little loWerthan our nearest couipeditor. As to the quality of our meats we will let our large numher of satisfied customers speak. . Bock & Thomas THE A B C LilUndry for BusinessV 3 1 1 1 1 0 a a a ISaBBBBBBBBBBBBSt With our new up-to-date Plant we are iu a Position to turn out the, best of work. Short Order wiik a specialty. Phone No. 185 Call us up and our wagon will call. ABC LAUNDRY PHONE j i85i Under the nianngoment of Leoi.'. W i . . WaBhuuru. v. ' 4 iMoiJ; tfrand novelties Ihun'evor eorgedus scenery, mecbniiicul effects Prof. Dorr's military band, ureole 'ladies' brasB band, blood hounds, beautiful chariot and tubleux, wagons drawn by sbetlund ponlcn, genuine cake walkers, buck and wing dancers, male and fomnle qunrtottoa, jubilee Blngera, grand vision and transforma tion scones, little K.vii nud her golden chariot. Wnteh for the liig parnde. PUBLIC AUCTION , : OF- CHATTELS AT Early Risers ' TBE FAMOUS LITTLE PILLS. For quick relief from Biliousness, Sick Headache, Torpid Liver, Jaun dice, Dizziness, and all troubles aris ing (rom an Inactive or sluggish liver. Do Win's Little Early Risers are un equalled. They act promptly and never grips. They are so dainty that i t is a pleasure to take them. One to two act as a mild laxative; two or four act as a pleasant and effective cathartic They are purely vegetable and absolutely harmless. They tonio the liver. nSPARID ONLY ST E. C. De-Witt & Co., Chtcatfo For Sale by KILL & ALLEN NOTICE: I would like all my old friends and cuetotr.ers to know llmt I have rent ed a portion of A. J. Webb.a feed oar. for LIVEltY rUHPOBES and will be found there for huslnoss with first-class rigs and good aicnmn dations, I will also board horses by the month. Horses bought, sold and exchanged. G. W. ALLEN AI-.IMS AVE. 1'hor.t 1641. o o o Q Scttt on Sale Monday Morning. 25, 50 and 75 cents Prices NOTICE OF PROPOSED STREET IMPROVEMENT ! Notice lf.heretiygivnn.ot tho pion-.s-l ed improvement ot Oreeuwond 8'feet ill the Cty ot I .a Orando, Oregon, by tbe oonftruoUon ot a a,li-wnlk even teel wide on tho northwesterly Bide of aid Or.-enwi.iid: ?rrctt fn-in Adams Avenue to-Washington Avenue and oroeewalk aoron alley. Siiil sid walk to be constructed at tbe expense of ti e abutting property owui-rs and cross walk to be coustruoied at tbe expenie ot tbe Oity. Notice is hereby furthcrgiven that nnla-s said propowd imp ovement i deleaLed by a remoi.strance signed 1 r two thirds ol the abutting propert Owners and filed with the undersigned oa or before tbe 8ih. day of Marcl A. D. 1904 said improvement of sail. Street will be ordered by tbe Council of th. City ol La Grande. Dated this 20th. day of February A. D. 1901. H. T. Williams Recorder of the Oity ol I.i Grande Union County, Oregon. IMBLER, 4 Saturday, OREGON, Feb., 27 1904 Commencing at 1 0 a.m. Sff, IDCRAI 91-0 pronguoaii L,ae uit), fadviile, Pubeio, Colorado Springs and Peaye .od the Famous Rocky Mountain SccneUa ylight to all Point. Kant. Quick Time, Fast Trains Daily Between Ogden and Denver 3 Modern Equipment, Through and Pullman Tourist Sleeping and .Superb Dining Car fcrrice. Stopovers. Allowed. VC McBRIDE: General Agent U4 L Third Street: PonIandR ales, Folders and Othet inloimiition Address Like a Comet in the sky comes the star of health to the weak and weary despon dent dyspeptic. curing all a 1 0 m ae n troubles and digestive disorders. This famous remedy doesfor the stom ach that which It Is unable to do for Itself, even if but llghlly disordered or overburdened. Kodol supplies the natural I Juices of digestion and I doos the work ol tho stomach, relaxing the I nervous tension, whiu 1 the Inflamed muscle, 1 and membranes of that organ are allowed to rest and heal. It cures indigesllon. flaiul palpilallon of the heart. nervous dyspepsia and all stomach troubles by ! cleansing, purlfvln and strengthenlne the elanda. I membranes of the stom- ' cn ano digestive organs. fodol Dyspepsia Cuiq Tin OnUr Caa Snab T a' St. 00 Sin heMIni 9M UaH tha trial aua. kldi muuiAH rnearaf til. .' UICA' ForSale by HILL & ALLEF "Phyllis" The L Grande Opera Co. will cer 'in'y lurnish the people of L. Grande a rare treat when they preset Phyllis, The Farmers Datuhter. Feb. 27 Thi company ia sparing no pains or expense tr mrJU. m, ihe ban, ner produciion ever given in this city Tea will be delighted you a'lend.