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I have a few odd patterns of dishes that
I am closing out at greatly reduced prices,
to make room for new stock.
Now is the time to purchase. Notice
the prices in our window.
MRS. T. N. MURPHY
Hardware and Graniteware
Second Hand Goods
Bought and Sold
MONEY TO LOAN
The La Grande Pawnbrokers
Cornet Fir and Adams.
Remember" we itill buy and tell all kind. 'Phone 1581
of SKood hand Good.i j f-none iso.
TURKESTAN
ALFALFA-
The Dry Land Alfalfa grows without irri
gation. BROME GRASS
'Red Clover, Alfa.fa and all kinds of
' Garden Seed in bulk
Seed Wheat, Baled
Barley, Oats, Etc'
The only Seed House in
Union County.
A. V. Oliver
JEFFERSON AVE.
Phone 1571
We are prepared to do all
kinds of repair work and
pressing. Send in your
clothes.
TV? AN0,tf AND CENTS FURNISHINGS.
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A FEW OBSERVATIONS
BY OUR REPORTERS
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Leo Winn waaa Union visitor Mon
day, .
- W W Pankey, the llnaman was busy
In Elgin Monday.
County 8at E E Bragg went through
to Elgin Monday, r turning last even
ing, ,
OMar Lnnd, one ol Cove', moat pro
gressive and prosperous farmers, was"
in the city Monday.
G W Molden, of the fair etore, re
turned home Monday from a week,
viait in Yakima valley.
The game ol indoor baseball between
the Reda and the Bluea baa been post
poned nntil aorae time next week. The
data will be announced later.
Mra II B Haisten arrived Monday
evening from Peettleto Join her hus
band, who has chaige of the undertak
ing department of E Androsa furnituie
bouse.
The msnv friends of Mrs Hattix
McDonald will be pained to learn that
she la quite ill at Valla Walla and it is j
I ROSS & ANDREWS j
Grande National Bank, trustee.
tor further particulars see
" r M. L. CAUSEY,
President Eastern Oregon ColonUing
Company.; ,
Folev-Roesch Bldg. LaJGrande, Ore,
D.-vV.-4,-l.
FOR SALE 6 lots, with good dwell
ing house and .barn on out skirts o(
City. For futhor particulars see Q W
Thomas at Bock and Thomas Meat
Market. , 3 22 tf.
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MAKES ROADS DUST PROOF.
ff.w Inve.tlun For Olvtnsr a Clean
Surface Co IlgThrrar.
The muni' ipul councils of Frankfon
find Dresden. Geruiauy, after making
exhaustive tests, have adopted the u-'W
means of keeping down the dust ol
ilKhwnys, culled "westrumite."
Weatruiuite la the invention of a
Germuii rheuiist. by name Van Wea
trurn. who, belns practically expelled
from his own house, which was on lu
highway In a suburb of Berlin, by res
mtn rt tliA (liiat turtlelit Kir nnaalnrr mn
feared she will be obliged to go to the, tor8( BOt tiiuiseir to And a remedy uud
rouna u m u preparation or peiruieuu
and ammoiila, whict) la soluble n wa
hospital,
Register E V .Davis returned from
Portland yesterday morning, where he
had been culled as a witness before the
federal grande jury in the land fraud
case a,
Mulr Picken. representing the Col
umbia River and Oregon Tlmbrman
published at Portland wat In the city
Monday and In Hie Interest ol bis paper.
We acknowledged a very pleasant call,
A grand musical treat to the people
of La Grande by the High School Or
chestra Friday and Saturday afternoon
March 25th and 20th at the grand
Spring opening at The Fair. The peo
ple of lm uranae are prouu 01 tntwe
young musicians.
All members of Friendship Tent No
31 KOTM are hereby notified that
there will be a grande reveiw of the Sir
Knights next Friday evening, ' 8ix
candidates will be introduced to the
mysteries of the inner tent, and a splen
did banquet will be served.
Next Saturday Is Ribbon Day fat the
La Grande Mercantile Co's i-tor--. They
brought in a n- w ad for this issue but
it was impossible to get it set. Watch
for it tomorrow.
State Lenuty Mrs Margaret Her
rtn spent Monday evening with the De-
gree of Honor. Ten new candidates
were Initiated into the order and a
n u in bo r of otlu-rs balloted upon. A
sploudid banquet helped to make the
evening a very pleasant one. Mrs Her-
rin has gone to KIgin to spend several
days.
Do not forget the High School gold
medal contest which will be held In this
city Saturday Mar:h 26. Thid will be
oue of the most lute-rotting and in
Btructive eveutegiven iu this city this
season. The i-outeHt will bo between
the Union High School and the La
Grande High School and will consist
of a det ute and or'turical competi
tion. The proceeds will be devoted to
Hi Kb School Library fund. Turn out
and see what the young peoplo cau do
atl help the librarj fund. i
Grande Ronde Valley Fruit Farm
The Grande Rondo valley fruit farm
contains 320 acie, and is to be sold in
lots of of ten lots and ani up, to suit
the purchaser. It is situated eight mil
north-oaut of La Grande, Oregon,
near the KlIn branch of the O. R. & N
a! road.
We furuUh the purchaser, Ht the end
of three years, a thrifty growing apple
orchard, one that has been cared for
from setting. In the most approved
manner, cultivating the land six or
eight times a year, keepii-g the gionnd
well pulverised, and at all times free
from weedtf, grass and other vegetation
May 1st and August 15th of each year;
keeping the tret1 pruned iu the most
scientific manuer; removing and burn
ing all cuttings and flickers, and in
short, do any and all work which will
be f ir the best interest of the trees, tte
replant all trees that may die in ihe
first, second and third t-itrn, and pay
all Uses fur three years. We furuUh
tbe land, labor and material, and tre3B,
and three years' care, at the nrice of
$135 per acre, giving three years In
which to pay for it.
Our terms of payment are i3 per cent
of purchase price, caeh; balance in
three yearly payments, bearing interest
at the rates of 0 r rent per anuuiii.
The purchaser can remain where he
fS make no immediate ci. ,nge iu hi
business or home interests, making his
present butine8 pay for his investment,
Harrihctng tm time while the orcliiird Id
being brought into bearing condition,
and rent ascurcd that skilled horticul
turalists will do the work better than
he can unions he has had hortit nlturnl
experiemc under conditions existiug in
Oregon. Alter trees have had m-ieiititl,
care, prumug and shaping for three
years, the subsequent work is tnuiti
mure mothotlical ami can be mcce--f
nl ly dune by thoK without horticul.
tuial skill.
As an Investment it Is gilt edge; and
is the nearest posnthie approach. to a
Ktiaianteed annuity.
We have all our work done by run
tract and the contractors are under
neavy norms io us lor the talliittil pr-
foimanceof their work.
We have executed a bund to the
amount of $10,1KM, and have appointed
Hon. J, M. Chun h, cashier of the La
tor, says the New York American.
It la clntincd for west ni mite that I
per cent of the liquid added to 05 po
cent of water Is sufficient to lay the
dust on uny ordinary road and that
having once been sprinkled, tuo road
will not need a fresh application fur f.
period varying from two to four week
according to the amount of traffic on H
It Is claimed that the material is a dis
Infectnnt; that U priiViiutL.Uoth dust
and mud end consequently to a gmii
extent wear and tear. It la nouintbim
ma bio and nonpolsonoim, and It doe
not stain the clothes should ft fall upoi
them.
The first cost of treatment of a thirty
foot road la less than $0 per mile, and
subsequent trentment will cost one bull
that amouLt. The effect of cnnttn'.m'
application Is cumulative, and the road
Improves considerably under the treni
ment
It Is point la favor of weslruinltr
that there Is no need to close the road
during Its application. AH that ts re
quired for It Is from two to four houra
dry weather following the treatment,
and, of course, while still wet the lew
traffic the hotter. After this period of,
say, four hours, rain hna tbe effect of
laiornvlnir the snrfura
SERVANTS IN ECUADOR.
Ulr
fbe Traveler la Forced to
aiunr to Swrvc Htm.
If you wore living In Ecuador and
wished In hire a servant wou could
linrilly get one by himself or herself,
aut would be compelled to tuko up with
i drove of thorn, probably far outnuio
Bering your own family. For example,
with a cook you would hav to receive
tier husband and children, and perhaps
also her father and mother, Into your
tintise to bed nnd board, and each would
String along all his or her portable prop
erty, consisting mainly of domestic
pets, such as pigs, chfcUens, rabbits,
itngs and other "live stock." The hus
band may have some trade which he
follows during the day, but at meal
times and when night comes he returns
to the bosom of his family and yours.
It would be considered downright In
humanity to refuse them food and shel
ter, and nnt a sen-ant In Ecuador
would work for so mean a master or
mistress. The children of your cook
may be utilized for light services, such
as running errands, weeding the gnr
den and tending the baby, but the nu
merous brood is apt to be "light finger
cd" and certain to be lousy, dirty and
probably diseased. There Is no help
for It, however, hecanse "el costumbre"
has decreed that for every servant you
hire you must expect at leapt a doses
extra mouths to feed.
Nor Is this the worst of It. Occasion
ally the cook's relatives from nuotlui
village come to pay her a visit of a fort
night or two lasting as long as you
will tolerate It men. women ond chil
dren, bringing more dogs, pigs, chick
ens, etc., to be housed and fed. Fortu
nately, they are not accustomed U
"downy bed of ease" or sumptuous
living, but consider themselves In
clover If plentifully supplied with
beans, corn meal and potato soup, nud
will sleep contentedly on the stones of
the patio or the straw of the stable
The danger Is that some of the stranger
bangers on may not bo nn honest n
the cook herself Is supposed to bo. ami
cases are known wboro tblevos and
even murderers thus cnlnd adml'op
to the Inside oT the oaa with disas
trous results. I'lillndelphla Record.
Merciful Kit's imk
Punch publishes these "merciful e
capes;" In a recent account of election
proceedings In which a candidate was
pelted with dirt, mud thrown in the
face of his wife, nnd bis daughter
struck with a stick, a dally paper re
marked that "the police bad difficulty
in preventing a breach of the peace."
A correspondent sends a brief account
of various other episodes, in each of
which by au equally narrow margin
a contretemps was slmllaily avoided:
"The ex tensive prom ises of M essi a
Blank & Co., oil and tallow merchants,
were completely gutted by fire last
night, all five storiea being ablate at
once. It needed all the efforts dt the lo
cal brigade to forestall what promised
to be a contiagrutlon." "A motor car,
proceeding along tbe High street ths
other evening, took frlgbt. It is sup
posed, at a constable on duty aud itc
ploded. blowing tbe occupants In va
rious directions over the adjoining
building. The policeman Is to be con
gratulnted uion averting what might
hv titwn n t.Ttotis nceldeuL
Congratulations.
Mr. John U. Callnro, Editor of tbe
Garland, Texas, Newa, bas written a
fartures congratulations to tie ananu
letterof of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, as follows: "Sixteen year,
ago ' wben our first child ma)
a baby be was subject to croupy
spells and we w uld be very untany
about bim. We began using Cham
berlain'i Cough Remedy in 1887, and
finding it sucb a reliable remedy for
colds and croup, we have never beeD
without it in tbe bouse since thai
time. We have five obildren and
bate given it to all of tbem wilb
good results." .For Sale by all druggists.
Change of
Management.
The UDilcraignid bas purchased
the busin ss koown as the Harris
Caab Meat Market aDd will here
after ci'iiduct the samo.
Wo wish to inform the public
that we ure prepared to furnish
all kind j of meats, game and
poultry at the very lowest prices
consistaut with first-claa articles
We have our own del very
and mah' two trips daily to the
Old Town. Highest markel
price paid for Jl cattle, hogs and
s'lepp. We smicit a share of
your potronjge nnd guarantee
the very Ik stsutisl'.ction.
Phono rders receive prompt
and cor ful utlentk ti.
Ilari is meal market across the
trusk. . Phone 1001.
TURNER & WALTER
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WOOD WOOD
The best in tbe cily, lowest price. t
COAL as
Anything in the
HAY and GRAIN line.
Cull at oar store
Slator building, or phone 1801.
GRANDE RONDE CASH COMPANY.
Free delivery 'Phone Main 1801 Wholesale and Retail
THE QUICKEST LUNCH-rtan be hud
hero. We call it our "rapid-fire luucli''
became It is served so quickly. It is
not fired at our patrons, however, but
placed before them in a dainty ai d
appetizing manner. This lunch cots
little, and satieties all but the rrn-t
robust appetites. At a slightly high r
prico these can be appeased with more
substantial viands.
MODEL
RESTAURANT
J. A. AKBUCKLE, Prop.
OPEN DAY AND NNjHT
We sell weekly Meal
Tickets, Cash
$4.50
All
included
iu the
J. E. TILT
SHOE.
Rood leather
good wear,
good fit,
So there you
are, at
C. W. PRESTON'S
Shoe Specialist
Depiit Street
Ladies Attention
We will make a special reduction ol 20 per cent
on all our ' SPRING SUITS this eek at the SALE
Come in aud look at thein. They ure the latest things
on the market.
Laces and embroideries 15 per cent off regular
Underwear at'd hosiery 15 per cent off regular .
Cluoy lace and Applique trimmings, 15 per cent off
regu'ar price.
Shoes .... 10-15-20 per cent off
Ben Amerioar. Prints 05 per yard
Pen-quality Percale 1 1 per yd
llt.-aiit Ladiej' Walking Skirts $3.51
lines' Skirls and Wool Novelties 2.52
In fact everything in the store m tides too
. iiruerous to mention are reduced during the sale.
We extend a special invitation to every lady in
i )v n, and would like to have you bring your husband
that we may become acquainted with them also.
A Shamrock will b? given ith every purohas-n of
115 cents cr over this week.
La Grande Mercantile Co.,
Phone 1901
LA GRANDE, - .- OREGON
How Can I Cure My
INDIGESTION?
THIS IS A QUESTION THAT HAS BEEN
ASKED TIME AND AGAIN BY HUNDREDS
yes, thousands and tens of thousands of people
There is but one way to do this; namely, relieve
the Stomach of its nervous strain rest it; aud
at the same time Assist the Stomach and Diges
tive Orgaus in Digesting and Assiiuulating
Sufficient Food to Rebuild the Tissues Support
ing the Organs Iuvoleed. There is but one
remedy that will do this, and that remedy is
KODOL DYSPEPSIA CURE. If you want to
know more about Kodol, come iu aud
WE WILL TELL YOU
A. T. HILL,
Prescription Druggist La Grande, Cre
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Lutre Crochet Cotton, Per Spool 4c Clark's 0 NT Spool Cotton, Per Spool 4c S
Hire hri:
ton rr.i
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pof r.v.
atari in .1
Mlrntnre.
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f - t wrote It. I wu
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TO ALL WEARY iiOUSrWIVES
who are using Hint back-breaking, dust
raiting corn brnom to sweep their carpets,
we pav, avoid this ueles. wiiste of oin' rir v
nnd unnecojiiry dust by u?ipg a " CYCO "
Heating HIS? ELL, the fitie-t ra'jiet
sweeper made, h will brighten and pre
serve your carpets aud make sw (ping a
pleasure instead of a' drudgery. It will
outlast forty brjoros. Note our prices:
"Ideal," $3.25. "Standard," $3.25. "Grand
Rapids," nickel, $3. "Grand Rapids,"
Japu, $2.75. "Crown Jewel," $2.75.
The Golden Rule Company
1303-1310-1312, ADAMS AVENUE.
Clothes Pins, Per Dozen 2c
Matches, Per Block lc
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