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VOLUME III
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 1904
NUMBER 120
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OBSERVER.
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BUSINESS
GOOD
Traveiing Men Report a
Bright Prospect for
Spring and Summer
Trade. '
Prospects (or business and trade con
ditions throughout Eastern Oregon are
brighter tliii spri g th in the; have been
for many seasons acrordint to the re
. ports of the numerous traveling men
who make this teritory. A large
number of there druniinars have been in
thecily duiingtlie past few days and
they all claim th it they are doing a
bigger and better business than ever
before at this seaion of the year. When
the salesman are doing a big business,
the merchants must he. Not only .is
this true, but in addition, the merchant
must be satis-tied with the outlook and
future conditli ns or he would not order
' goods in advance in such large quant i-
tle. ' J , '"
In La Grande the merchants are very
anguine of a prosperous season, . Busi
ness ia good all the time and ii increas
ing. The people are 'buying more and
bitter clothes than ever, while the
workingman is paying np bis billa
promptly and the "bad debt" column ia
looking rather lonesome.
: Club Hall :
The board ol managers of tbe Com
meroial Club are contemplating tbe
addition this summer of ' another
story to the Olnb building to be nsed
aa a ball room, both for tbe Club
itself and lor other societies of tbe
oity. The halj will probably be on
tbe lower floor, the expectation being
to raise the building one story, This
plan will reoeive commendation from
tbfi pleasure lovers of tbe entire oity.
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Petitions Filed
Wm Mil er filed the oounty seat
petitions with the county clerk yes
terday. The total filed were 2670.
Tnis may he supplemented by a few
more liBts that hava not bien receiv
ed. However' an 1900 would bave
been sufficiant, a few mrior less than
I be total of tbe Hut filed is immaterial.
sunk in tbe desired per itfoa. Tbres
nit A l I V I I IV I thoGMud Japanese offio-ra and blue-
ivini 1 1 jnr
LAND
Invasion of Korea and
Preparation for War is
GiganticSeven Ships
Scuttled. -
Borne, Harob 25 A Chee Foo tel
egram atatea that 8.000 , Japanese
landed at Obinnampho March S2
making a total ot 98,000 Japanese on
Korean soil. ' ; ,
London, March 25 Tbe Daily Tele
graph publishes a dispatob from its
Tokio corres'iondeat under yesterday's
date which says: "On the night of
March 22 the Japanese fleet reueed
the attempt to bottle up Port Arthur.
M'uteen warships eaeorted seven mer
chant steamers to tbe mouth of tbe
harbor, and under cover of boudard
ment tbe steamers ran it and were
THE CHICAGO STORE
Easter
Sale
COMMENCING MONDAY, MARCH 21 AND
CONTINUING UNTIL MONDAY, MARCH 28
we will place on sale our entire line of Dress
Goods, at a reduction of ... . .
20 Per Cent
Tirs sale includes both Wool and Wash Goods,
all of which are the latest weaves and designs
This is an opportunity to secure your Easter
Gowns. REMEMBER THE DATE.
THE CHICAGO STORE
jaokels volunteered lor this duty. An
official report is expected this even
ing."
High School Program
The members of the High Bchool
Literary Society rendered the usual
excellent bi-weekly program yesterday
afternoon. The Orchestra was misted
very mucb, It being engaged at the
Fair Store opening. A number of visi
tors werejpresent. "
Following is tbe program 3
Quotations.
Piano Solo
Recitation ........
Bong
Recitation
Debate Resolved :
.Vailous Authors
. . .Florence MoCall
Nina ureever
...... Man Ootoer
.......Ada Turner
"That ambition
has done more barm than good to the
world."
The debaters on the affirmative, in
order, were:; Pearl Huff, Catherine
Woodruff and Qraoe DoFord, on the
negative, Andrew Allstot, Llewellyn
Thomasoti and Ben Grout,
The Judges. Miss Wenham, Vt alter
Ferguson and Miss Uollenbeck ot
Union, deoldcd unanimously that the
negative supported and' presented the
better argument. '
School Board Meeting
The Bcliuol hoard met Inst night in
the offloa of Clerk ttillinma and in
addition to routine business, euqh as
receiving the regular monthly reports
authorised the payment of $2,000 of
the bonded indebtedness, on or about
April 6.
v Married i
Mr Staiiley Miller and Miss Iua
Hedrick w&re united in marriage by
Justice Win Grant at his office yes
teruny evening.' Mr and Mrs Miller
are well known and bave many
friend in this oommunty who will
wish them all the joy that is obtain
able during tbeir married life.
SOMMER HOUSE
FliStandifh
N E Judson
K J Bannister
1 O Hall
K O Connors
M R Tedall
SAHtmilton
8 Steinberg"
A S Danner
A K King
W A BebaraJl
J A Kirkbam
O Appelhoff
E A Garrett
O B Wiggleworth
O L Darnell -
R L Cohen
S A Bandera
M Manasiee
A P Bradburry
W M Allen
OHart '
Detroit Mich
do
New York
Spokane
Boise
do
' . " Portland
do
do
do
do
do
Dayton Ohio
Elgin
Promise Or
Portland
do
SanFranclico
Portland
do
Ban Francisco
Chicago
Superb
Correspondence
Papers
lu the line of fine corroHpondenoe "papers our ') per b stock lonres
not bi off to be desired Everything in style, tint and Mulsh that han ni-)t
with the approvnl of the writing publio will be found here. The stock
m braces papers in
BOXcS, BULKS and TABIETS
liox papers range In price from 15 cents to H.7S. Vm cannot find
bettnr assortment In the stj'te. ijiilk palters are growing rapidly in
favor aa yon can get as much or as little aa yoa want, it is an ecououi.
ical way of buying paper, especially when you have as large and varied
an assortment to choose from as we arford yon.
Uur tablet line Is large and woll chosen. Have envelopes to match the
lietter tahleta. Pens, pencils, inks, mucilage, paste, erasera and every
thing In the stationery line. .Might aa well use good writing papers
when they cost no more.
NEWLI N DRUG CO.
La Grande. Or.
BRITT THE
WINNER
Corbett is Game and
Stays to the Last but
Loses the Dicision at
End of Fight
Ban Francisco, March , 12:30 a
Special to the Observer Brltt wins
the fight In the 80th round. ' Both men
were in good shape to put up the fight
of their lives. Britt seemed to have the
best of the fight from the first round,
but Corbett was game and stayed with
his adversary almost, to the last minute,
when Britt was awarded the decision.
Beta were two to one on Corbett at the
sounding of the gong early in tho even
ing." - ; ., '.y,:,.. I
Nutmeg Match
The La' Grande oornet band will
give a soenia production ol tbe beauti
ful rural oomedy drama "A Nutmeg
Matcb" at Stewards Opera bouse Fri
day April 7. Tbe play will bs present
ed by local talent under the direotiou
ol Pierce Kingsley . ; ,
Mr Kingtley bas been for . tbe past
four months leading man at the Ray
aiond Theatre in Boise and will be as
sisted by Miss Pauline Adams and
Ohas atofJaney, all of whom appeared
in tbe original produottoo of tbe play
In Boise wbiob ran for 14 oonseoutlve
nigbts to socked bonsea,
Tbe band orchestra will furnish tbe
musio for the oooasion and tbe story
will be staged with special soenery .
Seats will be on sale at usual plane
Tuesday. Popular prioea 20-36-60 ots,
Club Party
The Olnb party was very well at
tended last nigbl. Twelve tables were
surrounded with a jolly congenial
orowd. The prises were won by Miss
Porter and Mr Bodmer tbe consolation
prise to Walter Ferguson - be having
made a total of 13 points during tbe
evening.
Those who were present wilt rem
ember the oooasion as having been
one of the most enjoyable of tbe season.
The Contest
"lickety Hop) Uckaty Hop I Junbrs,
Juniors, Always on top I"
Bach was the ye 1 with which the
pupils of the Union High school were
greeted as they alighted from No A
last evening. .
The olaaa colore ot the two schools
were quite In evidence and there was
evidence of a friendly rivalry.
Tonight is the time for the anticipat
ed contest between the two schools at
the Opera house,. , Seats have been
going like wild fire. ' In fact more seats
bave already been taken than have ever
before been sold for a erbool entertain
ment in this city. " ' -
; G. A. R.-Attention!
Toe' regular monthly meeting of
Oliver P. Morton Post No. 36 Q. A. R.,
of La Grande, will take plane at the 1.
O. O F. hall this afternoon at 1:30 p.
m. The members of tie Relief Corps
will meet with tbem and a good arx'lal
time will be had. This is Phil Sheridan
dav and there will be much talk about
Little Phil.
Preparing for Beets
Geo. Ruukman was in the oity yes
tertfay statirg bis steam plow was
now at work turning over 27 aores
daily preparing lor tbis seasons beet
orop, ' .-. j, - -. , , ..
There will be 170 aores planted on
bis fat m this year, an ioorease of SI1
aores over laat season.
Afternoon Tea 1
Mrs A T Hill very pleasantly enter
tained several friends with an after
noon tea yesterday afternoon in honor
of her friend, Mrs Marls, of Hot Lake.
Those present were MesdamoB Bodmer,
Ingalla, Carpy, YVealty ami Maris.
OS-TE-OP-A-THY
The Usteopa.blo physician Is a
nature-etudeut." He learns the nor'
mal in order to leoogniie the . abnor
mal. , He is a meobanio and seeks to
restore tbe normal wbon be fl ds tho
msohioe out of order. He is a ohe
mist, recognising the ohemloal - com
position ol the body and of the essen
tial elements taken tnlothe body to
restore tbe aotual waste. ' He ; learns
the value in these elements and . bow
and when they oan be appropriated
by tbe body to replenish the waste.
That wbioh has proved Itself to be
helpful in ouring and. preventing di
sease is entitled to investigation and
no one is justified in, remaining in
Ignoranoe of It when he may be oal'ed
upon any moment to assist In reliev
ing distress or preserving lite.
TEACHER'S
MEETING:
Meeting of the r Union V
County Association to.
be Held at Cove, Sat
urday, April 2. .
Mr
Pre para liens are making for a eery
successful meeting of the Union County
reseller's A sedation at Cove, on Saturn.
day, April 3.. Following. is the program
prepared for the occasion t
' 1030 A. M. ' ' " ,
Musio ' ' !' 1 ' ,
. ' "The feaober In Society' . (
Harriet Ecfcersley. ,,9 w
"The Child and its Environment"
: - Alex Thompson.
"Physiology and Hjgiene"
. JU A. McBnde. : ; .
r 1:00 P. M
- "The Greek Poeta"
- R. W. Canfieldf
-"What a Teacher Should Read" '
' Anna Den man, J' v "
. The basket ball teams, of the Union
and Cove High 8cbooIs will play a
match game at 8:18 p. m."
Every teacher In Union county should
make a special effort to attend this
Musio
meeting,
Aid Meeting
' The ladies ot the aid society. 61 the
M E Church met Thursday afternoon :
at the home of Mrs Aldrloh on .
Fourth street. They spent tbe after- ,
noon in sewing, f : t .. j ; v j
. Auothermeetlng will beheld neat -Wednesday
afternoon at the parson
age on main streev. All members are ,
asked to attend, be pi spared to help -on
a new quilt, t . ,i ' it t
. Good Lecture
A very good orowd greeted Captain :
Mahone last evening, to hear, bis tec
tire on "Tbe Destiny of the Republio" -
Tbe speaker dwelt upon the' larger
destiny of this country In relation to
the nation of the world, outlining the
duties o' voters In the ooming oam
palgo.'' He was given the oloseet at
tent ion and those who attended teem
ed well pleased with th lecture '
NOTICE OF REPUBLICAN
PRIMARY ELECTION
The Primary Election for tbe pur.
pose ol election delegate to the Re
publican Convention for Union County
will be held In each precinct in Union
County Saturday April 2d 1004.
The Convention will be held at Elgin
Oregon April 7th 1904, The places
where Bald election shall occnr in the
four precincts of La Grande, the Judges
to serve at said election and the number
of de-egatis to be eiecced in ea'-h of the
said four precincts are as follows.
Pnc'r.ctNn 1 Polling place in the
building north of Koinig and Staples
Bakery on Fir Street. Judges, John
Williamson, J. N. Young, and Chas.
Anderson. Number of delegates to be
elected Six tti)
Prciii-t No 2 Polling place new
Council rcom Elm Ktreot. Judge,
P Stephenson, JM Hilts, J K, Foley.'
uiiil or hi miiee t-i lie elected nine
).
Precinct No 3 Polling place Old
Council room corner fourth and P
Slricl. Judges, O V Coolidgn, V S
HrHinwell, and V V Nnyes, Nunilor
of deigaU'S U he elected si.'ven (7).
Precliiut No 4 Polling place La
Grande Flouring Mill Co'a Mill. J idges
TF f-herod, hA W Kammerer and
J H Fraker. Number of delegates four
(4). Polls oien from 1 to 7 p in.
W. B. SARGENT,
Secretary Union County Republican
Central Committee
Gut
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free
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Today
Commorcing at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, ladies attendiug our Spring Opening
will be iiriFunlcd w ith choice out flowor. A choice musical program will be ren
dered dui ing the afternoon. You are cordially invited to oome and enjoy yourself.'
LADIES We are prepsred to mane
your dresses In all the up-to-date
fashions at reasonable prices
will make wrappers at from 76 cents
to tl 26, shirt waist from 60 cents
op. We also do plain sewing. Kesl
dence tiyo blocks north of little brick
school bouse. Phone 67-5
Mr Lewis and Mia Smith.
NEW SHIRT WAISTS. .
Tliul nre perfect dreams of beauty on
display, for the first time during our
opening. Large useonnont and alto
gelhor popular prices. 50o to 7.50.
NEW SKIRTS Opened up yester
day. Will be ready for your choosing
today, niuny novelties in the lot.
PATTERN HATS.
to seleot the most exacting tastes, and
many beauties among trimmed hats that
are pleasing The usual "Fair" prices.
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NEW WA1STINGS Beautiful shan- . V L'1 '
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11 NEW SKIRTS Opened up yester- It tune il,a. mercerised oonlius cotton : ':,, -
voile, and a large assortment of all - II; y 1
wanted fabrics. - , v fl A
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