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Chickens
ARtfWANTED
at the
Spokane Cafe !
For a Grand
SUNDAY
Chicken Dinner
SPOKANE CAFE
J. F. Johnson
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OREGON
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8:60 p. m. 8ali Lake, Denver Ft.' . v '
NO 8. Worth, Omaha, Kansas '".
8:5ni. 07, St. Loala, Chicago ,M
and Kuu 8 3 l.rr
Portland, Dalle. Pen-
KOl (lleton, Walla Walla, .
Dayton, Ponwo, N0 '
5:50a m Oolfax, Moucow.Spo- .
, kaneannu stop
-i.u j i Ui via Upo
kane.
Portland, DaUi, Pen
NO 5 dlcton (Innlllla Wal- Nn .
luta,jwlsun, Colfax
Moscow, WullaceWar S;JUa in
8:5 pm dner, Mpokane and
other points eaat aud
......... north via Hpokane.
NoWDally ,ianJ Cty Allcal,
eioedt imblor, anil Elgin
Sunday oonnectlona at Elgin teJOpm
9:1S a m with atage forpolntr
Id Wallowa oonnty
Ooean Steamers between Portland and
Ban Francisco every five days
E. G. MOORE, Agent
MY SHINES
Are like the -'Smile that won't come
oil." 1 bey are put on right and stay
rlgbt, I nse only Whltmore'e paste
and guarantee tbat If alter thirty dayi
trial yon And that it baa in any way
way injured the leather I will present
the ouelomer with a $5 pair of shoes
purchased at any store be may seleot.
It yon desire really first olsss work
call and get a shine. Ladies wort- a
speoialty. Remember the place, hart
ley's Barber 8'iop, where everything
Is first class from the boot black up.
JOE B. WILLIAMS
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Oppoaite the Sommer Hoase.
One of the best musical Institutions
In the ntate. Pour rooms used (or
musical instruction, 15 grades of music
taught. Depaiment 1, a rooms uea
for the 3 first crudes. Children at the
age of B and older come one hour every
Aav nAnnrtnmnt 2. i rooms for grades
1 to 15 for pupils of all ages The lat
est course best pnsotlonl musical In
struction. M laical contests for med
als every few ireeks.'
E PORTER DAY Principal
MRS DAY. Assistant
SCENES
This is one of La Grande's mo t prosperous
seuberbs. It has Rural Free Delivery, Tel phone
connected with La Grande, and has one of the
best public schools in this csunty.
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Few Choice Bargains in Wal-
Iowa County Real Katate ', I
: (1) 200 aoraa of land, 130 aorea oapablo ot cultivation, 113 ao
V fall sown wheau lloaae, barn and other bulldlniia. A gr -
anupan ri.fiUO i
(J0ai.aill orchard, hotwv ban and toed xnblldloi 10 aemla tall
owu ffiain; ainall atroain of water Sow tbrouith pUet A grttt banraln at $a.60O
ivi wwrMwaiu partut watua ia ma nnaat 01 meanow; fuoa nonae ana
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oivouikliniia good aajr ibcd- Juo lona of hay oan be ent on Ua pUoe 111 lak .
wia catue in trade oa trua propeity. Prloa U0 ptr aore.
. 4 60 u rea, IJ0 of dhoroe laud-Prr.. 810 pr acr This is a gnat barcaln. . :
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LAGHANDE. OREGON
Capital Stock fully paid t 60,000 V
8urpluefund - r 13.000 f ' ,
' Liability of Shareholder 60,000 ... . ;
Rflspooaibility 133,000 .
We do a general banking and exchange buaiuess.
Drafts bought and sold on eartern and foreign bank.
JOSEPH PALMER, President
J. W. 8CRIBBR, Cashier
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FIRST EVENT OF
INTEREST IN OREGON
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The First Marriages, Births, and Funerals-
First Mills, Printing Offices and
Threshing Machines.
Real estate Snap
Two acre tract, aeven blocks from
center of La Grande. Good six room
ed cottago furnished completely and
well, if desired. Two barns, large hen
house and wire enclosed park over one
ndred ohickens, over 100 bearUg
nlt trees including winter and sum
r apple, peats, prunes, peaohes
nri uuml rHrities of ohorriei, one
thousand raspberries, 500 strawberries
twenty five shade trees, lawn. HoweiS
and large garden ready for use, three
wells, two pumps, ten shares in gwd
water ditch. House insured for fliM
for three years. Part down.
For particulars Inquire at this office.
MOSQUITO FLEET
ENGAGEMENT.
George H Himes bna co npiled a f way of Cape Horn and coating $U50, .
list of first events in the bist.ry of I
Oregon, tjome ol them are :
Fiut white chil l; Alice Wuitmao
March 1837 near WalU Walla.
First marriage Rev, Jason Lee and
Anna Pitman, (Jjrus rjhepberd and
Susan Downiui;, July 16 1837.
First funeral sertise, July 28 1834,
over a rrencn GanauiaD, oy Jason
Lee.
First religious service by Rev. Jason
Lee, Septebi r 28, 1834 . Rev, Lee also
orauled the rirst grain.
The first thresher was brought to
Oregon by Thomas Otobin, coming by
Rev.J L Parrish brought the first
while clover hern in 1840,
P W Gillette brought the first nets
strawbsrries and ra-pbsrries to Ore
gon.
Tbe first Saw mill was near Vancou
ver in 1825 or 26 by Donald Maron.
William Meek brought some gritli
to Linu oautity in 1847.
Tbe first frame bouse was at the
Dalles bull c bv Rev Perkins Ootober
1, 1839.
Ettienno Lucier culiiviteJ the eoil
fir. t in 1829 uear Portltnil.
Tho ficsr printiuii was My 18 1H39
Tokio July 3'. A blated report
from Admiral Togo relating of engage
ment of tbe mnrquito fleets off Port
Arthur last Sunday was made public
today. A Japanese flotilla composed
of torpedo boats, gunboats numbars 10
and 11, and the vidette boats attach
ed to tbe btttleships Mikasa and Fuji
attacked .-he Russian torpedo boat de
stroyed (iff Shensen Point at 3 o'olook
a the morning. Three flih torpedoes
fired by the Japanese were seen to ex
plore but the Japanrse could not tell
with what, result because of the tog
Tins repoit tends to confirm tbe re
ports received from Chinese quartet
that ttiree llus-ian torpedo boat d -stroyets
were sunk Ist Sunday. Tbe
.Tapiinese suiferod no lose in the en
a;ement in question.
could not help her. lie thought of and
tried Dr. King's New Life Pills and she
jot relief at once and was finally oured.
Only 25o, at La Grande Drug Co., and
Newlin Drug Co., Drug Stores,
The Clock
is something tbat is Indispensable tc
the bome. It marks the hour for ana
log to cone with event of the day, and
the time for retiring at night.
There Is Something -
about tbeclork that toucliea the heart
of all It will some day mark the hour
U death.
My clocks are of handsnmeappearanc
mat in design, and made or nicely
polished bronze metal - ornaments
Prices from 81.00 to 815.00.
J H Peare Union Co'e leading Jeweler
Mext Newliu Drog Btore. Watch re
pairing a Specially. ..
J. H. Peare, the Jeweler
THE
OTHER
SIDE
HARD
WALL
PLASTER
Only costs about 5c per yard
more than common plaster, and
worth many times over.
ADVANTAGES
No danger of freezing as it
can be used in zero weatber
Being flexible instead of brit
tle ss all sand mortors are
it will dent like wood when
struck or jammed, instead of
breaking Doors, windows, pipe
holes, etc are eaeiiy cut through
it It is a non conductor of elec
tricity and thus prevents snort
circuiting It adheres equally
umll to brick, stone or common
lath 1 It contains no acids nor
-.um;ola tn corrods It will
. K.r. nor disinteerate by fire
being a perfect prte'!.t1i1on .ot
d frame work It will under
nn condition pit or blister
t..;. nnvinir plastering to
do should oonsult me regarding
u:. ia. of work Estimates
VU ID Viou-
cheerfully given
E. RE1SLAND, Phone 37
The following statement ol tbe Gel
man oaptain of the ship Arabia arc
somewhat at varianoe with the state
ments contained in the protest of the
owners ol tne ships cargo which as
ae-ied that there were on contraband
vt. in Arabia's cargo and that tbe
ahln wa dispatched lor Hongkong
British put in AsiaanU not n r japan:
Vladivostock Aug 11 ne pri.e
rvmrt h. re ill leg" Kd ,n x,m
inati.m into the taseofthe rortlano
A Asiatic liner Arabia, seized by the
Russian Vladivostock sqmdron.
The German captain ol me steamer
is much upset by tbe capture oi nis
vessel, and declares that when tbe
American company in l'ortiaoo niteo
the boat be did not know that be was
expected U carry contiabs-id maiter
He I rotseted wnen ne oisco.erro
nature ol the cstgn, as did also me
Hamburg company, whicn ownto me
toat. Tho Ameriein caar erers su
l ihem. however, there was no dan-
irerof tbe steatner's oapture
tri.rlianaiock fnuadron was
her route.
If this is onnflrm-il in court,
t .ml nariro will ynhib y b- (
fiMl l-d, w-.tb exception of that
por.ion of ths cargi addro-scl to
Honakong, and o incerning this there
aope" to be some doubt. It turnsout
' . . n . i .. r . A
tbat the sow tons oi nour
dressed to any person or place, but to
"order." Tbe consignee holding the
order may b at any stopping pl.ee of
the steamer, j
The Big Circus.
The mi'H)nCrjit,",u tuat Kinnlin
Brolbem World's GuateH eIh.wb will
exhibit id linker City Ann HI wi I be
received with more ttmnunntl intereot
by th peopl of tnL neigliborhuoii.
Tb Kindling Brtiiliera huvu a nnme
that flUnla tor U thit ia nuw, m.v 1
and enterlainiug in lif circin lint',
and ibe inanaiCHinenl hiiiiijui.cjh ibai
tbie seatiou thebuw liHsbien cnl ugcii
to ucb an extent :hl a wbula f-xtrn
train i uwrf iu addition to the four
trains of Inst xeatM.n lie low ih
now (ransporlcd from plac6 to plate
in fiibty-five fvtiily-fool orf, con
structed e'peci-illy for the Kiogling
Brother: In eonni'ctimi with ibe
circus proper, in wb'ch thef-rf-nio per
for mace in marvelous, the Kinging
Brothers are this t-o son prefi-nting
tbe beautiful and eubimio epectacnlur
production of Jerusatcm ami tbe ( r i
eades, I his paiitoniinuc fliy nt-ceps:
Boise Lands Withdrawn
Washiiigton Aug. 1 Tbe soting
commissioner of the land office today
lusti noted the land officials it Boise
tr withdraw from all forms of entry on
account of the Hutatj valley irrigation
project the lollowing lands in Boise
district: The south half of eeotion 6
and the north bill of seotioo 7, town
shin 1 north, range 1 east.
AN OPEN LETTER
To the public:
We wish to cull tho attention of
Uioko not hlreudy adv.Fod that we have
Oftiihlifl.'orl h wocd working plant In
La U audr vtpiul to any in tbe country.
VI e believed tbe nines and conditions
demanded such an enterpriKe and we
have Hpent thousands of dollars in e
quiiii,ent nn 1 improvometit.
W e are not only prepared to fill your
onbTH for null work but wn run fur-
niHb all kinds of lumber on abort
notice.
If you bny In quantity so we can far
nisi, in air Iota to bo delivered direct
wo cim kivq vou prompt shipment and
at prices as low ha the lowest consider
ing the quality of tbe stock and tbe
pioinptncfls of delivery. i
I he price vurion as to the amount
you buv and tho ioHt of bundling.
Before plucitiK your order outside
submit your proKisitlon to us and see
if we can handle your business to
, pleiiae you.
Vh ar a La GrandH Institution but
A Postal Will Do It
The purchase of a piano by mull made
safe, simple and economical.
by dealine with a reliable concern
piano can now be purchased without
ever seeing tt, with perlct-t saUarnction
and safety. Every fnstrument sold by
feller's Piano House is fullv ku a ran toed
and a further agreoment goes wltb It
to refund ell money paid in case tne1
instrument fails in any way to prove
exactly as represented, to tbat buyers
are perfectly secure.
If yon are thinking of purchasing a
piano or an organ, drop us a line on a
postal, giving your ad drees and vou will
immediately receive ao abundance of
circulars and handsome bo::lt-ts show
ing a variety of iiiatrumeuts and giving
fuTl description of tl.ein; A letter
from the bead of the Mud Older De
partment will also actompanv them,
giving full information concerning our
low prices and easy payment yntt'm.
ir we have anv spoemi bargains in
secondhand Instruments which our im
mense business 1 continually bringing
ti us, those- also will be fully described
end prices glvbii. i ,
Your renlv. whether it be a ronuest
for f'trtliei information, or tin onler for
an Instrument will be promptly and
courteously attended to.
W hen mail orders are filled, the In
struments are personalty seiefted by tbe
heart of our mail oder department,
who is an experieuced aud expert piano i
judge. He thoroughly inspects every i
piano sold by mail and ecus thrtt it is
in perfect condition heloro ho permitB
it to leave the wtore.
We make a sueda'tv of nuckimr our
inst timeuis sothat no matt r it they
have to be hauled by wanon a Ion? dis
tance, no injury can posHihly come to
inem. itemem Dermis ia tne nouse so
knowlcdyod to be the lowest prict'd and
most reliable on the t-osHt . Itrop n a
postal. Uiotir-nnd have done It to
their advantage. Kilora Tnino Iloiife
.151 Waslnngion btroet nomr Park.
Large stores als'i han Kmnoiscn and
Sacramenti cnl.v Spokane and HerUlle,
Waehington
Freab Chocolates
Fresh Bon Bons1 .
Fresh Nougact
Fresh Carmels
Fresh Taffey
Fresh 8altd Peanuts
i Fresh Salted Almonds
Frenh Popcora
Fresh Fruit
PHILIP LOY
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STONE AND BRICK WORK
Of All KindsJDone
AT REASONABLE
WM C HANSEN
Phone, Main 1621 '
tales tne use o 1,200 att irs and act- ccuut only to have an equal show wltb
as the
not uear
the
andof aloio.-t three hundred i our loinpeutor.
After oslablicUnp n espensive lo
cal enterprise wo want the business to
keep our 20 odd men at work.
Wo are not l Kiting for favors but lo
cal enterprises should be built up to
I employ our people at home Instead of
i sending all the money away for stud
m.nnfactnrnd In othor-placi a.
I ha money a.'nt awav ilrma not. nnmA
Chicago July 80. A coll wai ir-1 bark to ui mill it builds up other com
....rl h-r. todav for the elnii,,n nl H.. . 'nuilltlea at our expe iso.
legates to a national polil cal labnr
party convention to ht held in Chirago
in August, rtepreseorai ivea o fie
unions affiliatey wltb the Chicago
Fed' ration oILabir are Miind the
movement.
resses ano or acnc-i turee nunoren i
hordes. It is priHentd on the! latgel
stage ever used )r exhibitlonal pur
poses. Special cicursion rates have
been arranged for wt lines of travul by
Bingling Brothers.
Labor Union's Party.
Vours for Imsinosa.
Stoddald Lumber Co.
THOUGHTFUL MAN.
M M. Austin of Winchester, Ind
knew hat to. do in the hour of need.
Ilia wife bad such an unusual cato of
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net ad- Bead this paper and Tb. WmJU,
I stouiach aud liver trouble, physicians J22A2
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon, for Union County.
ANNUS HOLM AN, plaintiff, )
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ALBERT HOLM AN, lefondtnt )
To Albert rlolinan, the above named
defendant:
In tbe name of the fetnte of Oregon:
V oil-are hereby required to appear in
the above entitled (;ourt and answer
the oomplaint hied against you in the
above entitled cause, on or before Sat
urday, the .rd day of Septornbor, 1904,
after the publication of this summons
for six consecutive week-, in the Laat-
ern Orogon Observer, published at La
Oran.le, Oregon, boginnlug with the
Issue i f July -22, VM.
And you will hereby take notice,
that if you fail to so appearand answer
said complaiut, for want thereof, the
plsiniiff will take the decree of the
Court for tho relief prayed for In the
complaint, to-wlt: for tho dissolution
of tbe marriage contract existing be
tween plaintiff and yourself, ami for an
order of the Court awavdlug to plaintiff
tile care, custody and control of tbo
minor children, the Ishuo of said
marriage as mentioned in said coin,
plaint.
Yoii will, further take notice, that
this summons is published by order of
Ilou. Robert Eakin, Jude of said
Court, made ami dated at Chambers,
i n July '20. 1(KM, and which ordor
directs that the first publication Jf this
summons be) had on Fr.day, July 23,
1U04.
J. K. Buker, Attorney for Plaintiff,
EXTRA BARGAINS
We are offering thia week . - -
SifaBed.New.... 10 50
Chairs, 16o to 76o
Fine Upholstered Chairs 2 50
Kitchen Treasure 3 00
Dining tables, 2 50 Camp stoves, 1 40
DreBser 5 00 Trunk 1 75
Boss Washing Machine 1 75
Good Loange, 2 60 Rockers 50o-3 00
Cook Stove. . .3 CO Kitchen cabinet 6 25
Fine center tbl 4 50 Rugs, 75o to 2 50
Trunk ...... .3 60 Colts revolver 9 00
Gassolene stove 2 60
Remember we do all kinds of furniture repairing,
upholstering and house oleaning. fhone us aud
we will give you estimates.
H. Be Hasten
F. D. HBijten
Phone
2051
Formerly 0 & M Noble's Store.
We Do Not Claim
That we can please all of the people all of the tiice.Jbut
WE DO CLAIM
That oar plant has been uudeithe same management for
nearly TEN YEARS
That during this time our aim has been to please as
nearly all, at all times as good work and courteous treat
That we will do our best to please you if you will favor
us with your patronage
That Packages left at Anderson & Myers cr Kirtk y's
barber shops will receive tbe same prompt attention - that
they would if left at the laundry. -
A B C LAUNDRY
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