Spray Pumps
U b near the time for spraying your orchard, and to do
good work you will need a first class sprayer. I have a
nice line of these goods from bucket sprayer to the
Urge shu that handle four rows at a time, having sixty
eund pressure guages and two nozzles.
Call and examine them.
MRS. T. N. MURPHY
Shovels, Spades, H ardware
TURKESTAN
ALFALFA a-
.1 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
union County.
A., V. Oliver
JEFFERSON AVE, Phone 1571
Second Hand Goods
; Bought and Sold
We have on hand a large etook which we will give
bargains ou.
Kitchen treasure $260
Lounge 150
Spring mattress DU
Bed room suite .12 50
Steel ranged............ 25 00
f Cook stoves. 5 00 up
Bed quilts.. 60o up
' BedsUads.... 50oup
Bed springs .....v. 60c up .
Carpet, per yard lOo up
16X20 picture frame 12i . . .
Bicycles bought, sold and repaired.
The La Grande Pawnbrokers
Corner Fir and Adams
rimw: stin boy ud tu ti tdndi T?hone 1 58 J
f Snead kaod Goods -
We hav a New Line of
Wilson Shirts
St
and Khaki Suits for; Fishing
and Outing Trips.
BOSS & ANDREWS
TAILOR? AND GENTS FURNISHINGS.
Fresh Chocolate .
Fresh Bon Bona
Fresh Nougaot
. Freeh Carmels
Fresh Taffey
Fresh Baited Pen nu 's
Fresh Salted Almouds
Fret-li Popcorn
Fresh Fruit
PHILIP LOY
llmilllllll
A FEW OBSERVATIONS
BY OUR REPORTERS
kY' .
Ttia (treat ars taking on a much
better apperaoca now that the looee
rucks era being raked off
The fruit tree agent U now busy tak-
i g orderajfor tal 1 delivery. Tbe Indi
cation point to heavy planting tbia fall
Geo Grey Jr and Earnest Miller of
tbe Taller are la Wallowa eranty wlib
a poaalbla view of securing land. .
D H Steward la compeliel t use
eruchea this week on aecouut of a badly
prained ankle.
Mr and Mrs LB Given drive over
to Union this morning aur1 will re urn
tbia evening. ,'r'' ':
Mra Bona whohal been in l'orilaud
for, several months returne I tills in ira
inga. d her many frlenls wl I b pi as
ad that ber bea'th is g eatly improved
. The Untenant La r.ule bur bit
team i ill play here Sun fteruoon;
CI.. me wil.be railed pr.mtly at two
thirty o'H.i.k
Mr and Mra F L Lil y met a number
of their Willamette valley friend, at
the train tbia morning . who were on
tbeir way to the Bt Ionia fair. '
John Williamson waa Union visitor
yesterday. ., ,.. , ,,
The Kaffe Klateh was entertained
this afternoon at tbe bom of M las Ma -guret
Kirk and a very enjoyable after
noon waa apent r-y all present.
DrHE Hall waa called to the Camp,
bell aaw mill yesterday co atteiHl Mr
Campbell who bad met with a very
serious accident.
Mrs J M Berry and neios Miss Fan
nie McKennion left tbia morning for
St Louis fair and other eastern points.
WANTED A girl for genet al bonce
work Apply tol74 Fourth street.
J M Church who has been In Fort
lann for several days returned home
this morning. . i,
dtptb that makes it prsotloal for each ; raWW;CS - - - J ;
farmer to own one the seneat can not
be estimated in dollars and oent. I
And lo ca e it doaa not prove a so
esse Ibis knowledge is also va'uable. I
At the business meeting of the Bp
worth League of the Methodist church
Mra rhormon and Madge Enid Tbom
son were elected delegates to the dis
trlct convention which meets at Atbeoa
on June 25th.
Marshall Reborn baa another "bread
and water man" In bis fourth stret
j boarding house this week. - This time
u is a painter wno answers to me name
o Nl k Mwkel. Ue was flue I 13 00
on a charge of belna drunk ani in the
way, atid in default of the yel low pie r
he km laced upon the streets and or
dered to work out thi flin hat an h'
and work had a falli-ir ont long ,l ii g
ago he return! to comply with t'ia h
quest of the eitv author'ie
and there for he la now tiot.siiinl"
small docesof plain hakere bread
larg-e qfiiHi.titttof city water.
Thecl y Jail is full this fterno-i'.
0;i man waa put behind the bars y
terdav in order that he might sober hp
and two were placed where they will
be bandy this morning for the same
trouble, One of the men thia : after
noon seemed to think that the city
should furnish free transportation to
its "rest room" and absolutely refused
to walk, and Marshal Unburn was
compelled to call npon Mills Andross
to loan him hia furniture van for the
special occasion. . i
Mr Campbell waa working in the mill
when hie clothing became fastened to
the set screw In a ahaft add ha was
thrown over theshalt and struck against
a post with snfnlcient force to break tbe
left 'arm near the shoulder. The doctor
reduced tbe fracture and left bis patient
rest in quite well considering the ee
vere shaking np be received. Had tl.e
clothing been a little stronger Mr
Campbell would sorely have be?n
thrashed to Heath tl V thA ranlriiv ravnlv
i ing shaft. .
I met a frirnd rbe other morning:
at half past Itn on hit way to soupo
as he was looking very ang-y I axtd
turn what was bis trouble, Trourle,
said he that school teaober eao't od
my boy borne for being lata wnea
it la not nine yet well said I you are
mistaken It is alter ten well, well, said
oe"I am just going to take that .'d
olooV ' "it erru-'t k' 'he K u.l '
8t - 'lie b"'- " is - "i t
w'.li a.ve him a trial ' Kt a b i
'n J w'ry , ' .
: a nunry Man - -. .
Is never good natnred, but a man
who has dined well always Bhows his
moBt genial side. All experienced
wives know this, and muDy wise worn
en in this city have learned something
else. .- . : . -' .
If They Want
To strike "bobby" for a particular
ly large slice of his bank account,
they arrange to I ave him dire at our
restaurant. They know the better
the dinner tbe easier he will g snt
their reqaeet. And they also know
the beet dinner is to be bad right here
MODEL
KtSTAtJkANT
J. A AUBI OKLE, Prop.
OPES;i)AY AND NUiHT
We Fell weekly Weal e i in '
" Tickets. Cash ....
RUSSIANS ARE
IN "THE DARK
Port Arthur Can Stand SiegeRussia Makes
Large Loan More Fighting
--0 Reported.
. (Speolal to tbe Observer)
St. Petersburg, May IS Further
progress of tbe Japanese in southern
Manchuria is reported in tbe follow
ing diapatob given oat last nigbt: .
Tbe position of tbe division wbicb
is followiug tbe direct road Hai Cheng
has not been disolosed, and caution is
apparent in tbe operation on tbe Pen
insula of Liao Tung, where 20,000
Japanese are seeking to render them
selves secure in the western section of
tbe peninsula and In the vioinity of
and below Piteewo before inaugurating
operations which have been planned
BEADY FOB 8EIGE
St. Petersburg, May 18 It ia evi-
dant from a private letter written by
an artillery officer at Port Arthur,
dated April 20, (bat General Stoessel
waa then daily expecting the cutting
uffofbis communications, Tbe of
ficer reported everything ready to
withstand a siege, and expressed sur
prise at tbe (act tbe enemy Bad de
layed so long. He said the fortresa
was practically impregnable, adding
there waa a triple row of forte around
Port Arthnr glacis, each position be
ing fronted by a moat with a badge of
barbed wires bound , with bomb proofs
behind all tbe batteries. The officer
further deolared tbey bad plenty of
supliea and ammunition.
ASK US TO PROTECT MAILS
Washington, May 13 Apparently
to avoid the risk of Russian mail tall,
ins into tbe enemy's bands tbe Bus.
ian government has requested the '
United States to change tbe route of
all mails sent from or through this
oountry for Manchuria or Siberia.
WAR LOAN ,
St. Petersburg, May 13 Tbe Rus
sian government today made announ
cement tbat an external loan of 300
000.000 roubles will be Boated to de
fray the war expenses. Tbe floata
tion it entrusted to Paris banks. Toe
loan bears 5 per cent and matures in
1909.
MORE FIGHTING REPORTED
Seoul May 12 A junk tbat baa ar
rived at Chemulpo brings tbe repoit
of heavy explosions heard at sea early
this morning. It is beleived here
these explosions occurred either at
Port Arthnr or Daloy. An Amerioan
ship wbiob left Anju May 8th has ar
rived here and reports tbat a foroe of
2,900 Russians recently spent tbe
nigbt at Usan.
Tbe reports ol fighting were receiv
ed here today but lack confirmation.
PORT ARTHUR OUT OFF
St Petersburg, May 13 An at
tempt to send a respose to a private
telegram from Poit Arthur received
yesterday , failed, tbe post office of
ficials refusing to aooept it.
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GOOD LEATHER
an l GOOD
SHOE MAKING
treessettial
to I lie ranking
of good shoes
All include J
in (he J. 13.
TILT hand
Eewed shoes. .
C. V. PRESTON,
Shoe Specialist, DEPOT STRE
Spokane Cafe
This well known Cufe is
now under new manage
ment and tbe public is as
sured fall value for their
money..
Special prices lo bolder
of meal tickota.
In order to givo the pub
lie an opportunity to know
just what a good place we
hve, we have retiuced the
price cf weal tickets from
5 to $4 60. This is a spot
cash proposition.
Try our Sunday Chicken
Dinner.
SPOKANE CAFE
J. F Johnson
Depot St La Grande.Or
SOMMER HOUSE
Robert Eakin Union
R H Benldict City
F It Trowbridge Portland
CJ Walsh do
G Dodson do
j M Morris S F
ft illy Mlnnapolla
FJMoule Portia, d
Ueo Moord Bummerville
I r T Simmons I905
L L Coydenuall Portlan
M Neilsou Cll
tven Jefflnis Suropter
ff Winks Poitlank
Fred Plechen 8t Paul
K Haeulwood Bumpte.
J Linday Portland
L, D McLaughlin Cit
il N Hoillh Portland
eo Cox d0
John Joues Allcel
,'etor Cooper N
A Re .k .e , Spokane .sh
W Sawyer Pendleto
K E Murphy Wash D C
J P Newell Portland
A Brown do
Vi Bungle Santa Id
Oto Mosser Bpokane
Will Alders
D O Nell
A Long
P Sibley
St Joe Mo
Portland
Seattle
Portlnd i
Will Bore for Water.
Within a very short time the ques
tion whether or not artesian water
oan be obtained in tbia valley for
practical purposes will be known.
Parties (rum the Sandndge are In
the city who state the amoont needed
bat been subscribed and tbe company
will be incorporated witbiu tire next
few days. .
While nothing definite can be de-
oided upon until tbe company ia or
organsed and a managing board ol
dir utura elected it is understood tbat
it ia not tbe iuteotion of tbe company
to invest in machinery, but to lei a
OJntracl to parties who already
hve the maohiuery and have had ex
perience in the sinking of deep wells.
It is gratifying to know that afier
yean of speculation we err at last to
t . roughly solve tbe question. II
artesian water can be aeoured at
Second Hand
SALE
11 Drs8ora $C and up
1 Ladies Dressing caso 22 GO
i) Commodes 1 25
Wash Stands 35o
Parlor Suits 7 00 to 15 00
oenter stands 25o and up
Cbildrens cribs A beds 1 25 up
cook stoves, rangos 5 00 and up
Iron bed steads, several pattorus
2 03 to 5 (X)
I bnvo all kinds of chnirs, ta
bles, quilts, comforters, blankets,
pillows, portiers and lace curtains,
rugs, springs, etc, whlcomust be
sold during this month, come iu
and look at these gonuine bargains.
Iiememher all my new
stock of crockery, hardware,
and tinware goes ibis month
only at net wholesale cost.
Oats
Oats
Car load or sack; Roll
ed or chopped. Bar
ley the same. Wild,
And Grain Hay n d
Timothy.
Our prices always the lowe'; find out. Do not
forget tbat e bandl coal ami mm-l.
GRANDE RONDE CASH COMPANY.
a Free delivery 'Phone Main 1801 Wholesale and Retail -,
:
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 lo do this; namely, relievo
. the Stomach of its ufrvnue i-truin rest it; and ;
at the same time Assist tl:e Stomach and Diges
tive Organs in Digesting and Asimulutitig
Sufficient Food to Hebuil.l the Tistmoa Support
ing the Organs Involeul. There is but , one
remedy that will do thin, mid that remedy is.
KODOL DYSPEPSIA CUHE. If you want to
know' more about Kodol, cooie in and '
WE - WILL TELL YOU
A. T.
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Prescription Druggist La Grande, Ore
. 4- 4
I Ladies' Tailored Suits
i at less than Manufacturer's Prices.
. We have left of our Spring stock
in Ih'i line loim FIFTEEN SUITS and
in order to make a complete clean-up
have d -tided to offer thue at tacrifice
Blnck Etamine suit, Eton Jacket
trimmi-il with black silk around
nerk and down front, atola r fleet.
Three narrow silk bands down Iront
and l.sck Regular price 12.50 sale
price 10 00
Cassimere suit, Eton or Norfolk
J.icket vtitli capp, militsry eftVct,
hlu- nd gray niixfd Nant loi'king
and sprviraMn Xgnlnr pric 12 60
sale price III 00
Novjitv suit, Ktnn Jacket, of
Unlit grt-y suiliiig piped with Kaynl
blue eoi'ill brum buttons on sboul
dsrs, trout and sleeves, s'iift trim
med same. Regular 12.60 siile .C
Finer and more eUporatelr trimmed suits in Novelties, Cheviots,
Voiles, f'o.
116 suits $12. $16 60 suits $11 20. $17 50 suits $14. $21 suits $10.80 f
Larue line ol ladies' summer skirts just rtceivtd. Crash
linen, Duck, Voile, Novelty, etc ?rices $l.t)5 to $5.00. J
Golden Rule Comp'y I
IO AO IDA f.r i fM llf lllr-inif aat
J IOUO 1JIU 3t AUAiYlJ AVCIMJC,
DO YOU WANT A
CHOICE TIMBER CLAIM?
If so s ciin Incnto you on somo fine
cliiitiis iu Wallowa Couuty
M'Deiniel &c M'Donald
- - OIJEf.ON
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H D Haisten,
A. C & M Noble's old stai d!
1415 Adams Ave.
1
A FRAME HOUSE
" a! I the way
around is the idenl h me of muuy n
family. If yen have nut jet attained
to the ownership of ouo, it's timo you
did
DROP IN our office any time and
e will tell yon why. i I show you
how you can own one even if you have
not got much money, will also tell
yon bow to make money by l'U7ng in
tbe best locnllty. We eun show ymi
son. good p.ans, too, if you desiro to
build tor yourself.
La Grande Investment Company,
1110 Adams Avenue,
V
i uianue, Oiegoo,
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