Hot Weather MEALS Bring your wife and family to the Spokane Cafe for Dinner. Your wife will ap. preoiate the change and freedom from the hot kitchen. You will all enjoy the meal the best in town. First, class service. SPOKANE CAFE J. F. Johnson Depot St La Graode.Or. OREGQR. hdIImon Pacific DSPaIT T,m. gjh.,, mil LA GKAHDK. no. a ' , SjSO p. m. Salt Laie, Denver Ft. .gP- L NO a. Worth, Omaha, Kaniu nJ. i-80 am "Iti.Bt, LouU, Chloago SO 'm ' aud tat. 8:6 p.m Portland, Dalles. Pen N0L dleton. Walla Walla, . , Dayton, PomeroT! M0 1 6:60 a m Ooftai, Moscow, Spb- kane aunts P ca a ith via Hpo- kaue, Portland, Dalles, Pen N0 6 dlclou Umatilla Wal- Nn . lulu, l,wlKU)n,('olflii " Moscow, Wallace War u.viBni 8:5 pm dner, Mpouane and other points east and "" north via Hpokune. N32Dally .8and C,y Allcel, exoedt Imbler, and Elgin HI Sunday oonnectlona at Elgin fc30 p m 0:15 a m with stage for point In Wallowa county Ocean Steamers between Portland and Ban Francisco every live days E. G. MOORE. Agent MY SHINES Are like the ''Smile that won't come off." 1 hey are put on right and etay right, I nee only Wbitmore's paste and guarantee tbut if after thirty days trial yon rind that it hns in any way way injured the leather 1 will present the customer with a $5 pair of shoes purchased at any store lie may (elect. If you desire really first class work call and get a shine. LaieB work a specialty. Remember the place, Ktt ley's Barber Shop, where everything is first class from the boot black up. JOE B. WILLIAMS KE100L fWK Opposite the Sotniner Houbo. One of the best musioal institutions in the state, Four rooms used (or musioal instruction, 15 grades of music taught. Depatmeut 1, 2 rooms ured for the 3 first grudes. Children at the age of B and older come one hour every day. Department 2, 2 rooms for grades 1 to 16 for nnpils of all ogea The lat est course beet pnotioal musical in struction. M laical contests for med als every few iveeks, E PORTER DAY Principal MRS DAY, Assistant Real estate Snap Two aore troct, seven blocks from center of La Grande. Goid six room ed cottugt) furnished completely and well, if desired. Two barns, large hen hmiBeand wire enclosed park over one ndred ohiokens, over 100 bearing iwlt trees including winter and sum- r apples, peais, prunes, poaches and several varitioa or cherries, one thousand raapbomoB, 500 struwbernos twenty five shade trees, lawn, fiovveta and large garden ready for use, three wells, two pumps, ten shores in good water ditch. UouBe insured for S700 for three years. Part down. For particulars inquire at this office. HARD WALL PLASTER Only costs aliout 60 per yard .more than common plaster, and worth many times over. ADVANTAGES No danger of freezing as it can be used in zero weather Being flexible instead of brit. tie as all sand mortors are it will dent like wood when struck or jammed, instead of breaking Doors, windows, pipe holes, etc are easily cut through it It is a non conductor of elec tricity and thus prevents short circuiting It adheres equally well to brick, stone or common lath It contains no acids nor chemicals to corrods It will not burn nor disintegrate by tire being a perfect protection for wood frame work It will under no condition pit or blister Parties having plastering to do should consult me regarding this class of work Estimates cheerfully given E. REISLAND, Phone 3?l BILLS WERE ALLOWED Those Who Received Money Out of County Treasury at Aug Term of the Court Bills allowed at the August term GENERAL FOND. CO Pennington, prisoners! board tor3ay m I0 H W Clouchek, M D, examining Mrs. Peter Piloum 5 00 Dr. N. Molitor, examining Mrs. Mary McGarry (, qo Dr. C E Saunders, services as county pbyiioian 34 10 Union Printery, stationery as Per bill 8 00 Hall Bros, same 6 85 Glass Prudhomme & Co., same. . 30 61 Irwin Hodson & Co., same 29 20 Cistern Oregon Republican, same 13 75 H R Hanna, copying testimony 12 50 Geo. E Miller, beds for jurors. . 4 00 SMGoff, stock inspector lor July 25 00 Pacific States Tel Co., service for July 1804 25 4fji Union Electric Light Co., lights for July 1904 32 00 City of Union, water rent June 1 1 Beptember 1 12 50 Union Drug Co., drugs as per bill 2 25 Jos Wright, mdseas per b'U... 9 35 Townloy, Gale 4 Co., same 2 00 Levy Bros., same for poor farm. . 11 95 O N Lewis, registering voters ... 3 20 A L Morris, room rent for elec tion 5 00 Robt. Blomenftein, servioes as Commissioner 32 40 J M Selder, same 37 20 Pine and Barnhill, for livery .... 2 60 John Hough, J P fees state vs Cronin 7 00 W C Martin, Sp constable fee state vs C 2 90 Maud Shortlidge, witness fee do 1 70 1 John E Hough, J P fees State vs Barnhart 5 30 L Rayburn, serv sp const same. . 16 75 C S Miller, J P fees state va Couper 10 55 J F I hy, Sp const same S 10 R A HarriB, witness fen same... 1 70 H J Lucas, same 2 10 Mrs. Lottie Davis, same 170 Bertie Lucas, eame 1 70 Case Prescott, same 3 70 f?red Wilson, same 1 "0 J Kohler, same 1 70 C 8 Miller, J P fees state va Os- born 55 Alex Slater, const fees same 190 W A Maxwell, printing and pub lishing notices 9 00 Geo. May, reiief for July 8 00 Flla Nenson, Bume 16 00 Anna Hobuan, si me 12 00 Inez Guild, same 12 00 John Medlook, same 5 00 John HildeLrand, same 8 00 Irwin Hodson Co. , stationery as per bill 29 00 W R Hutchison, excess tates for 1497 5 32 KUAD FUNK D II McWaterB, sorvices sup r d No. 15 B0 00 Wm Dixson, work on r d No. 15 30 00 J R Bonekamp, same 10 50 Wm. State, same 1 38 80 E F May, work on r d No. 30. . . 18 00 E F May, same 7 00 J W Sills, work on rd No. 25 . . . 13 80 D W Elledge, work on r d No 12 9 00 Arthur Curtis, surveyipg co roads 14 90 Arthur Curtis, Borne 9 90 o.ti. Parrott. work on r d No. 13 16 75 W A Mobs, same W A Moss, same 14 25 59 65 Grande Rondo Lunber Co., nlanks for r d No. 13. 21 00 Same 32 6? 20 Same, repairing stone hammer J L Wsodell, ork on r d No. Same C E Sherman, eup rd No. 27. . 50 1 9 00 3 25 25 00 W J Cavender, lime for r d at Mn I'nwder 1 10 Hugo Klinghammer, work on r d No. 35 ,"25 Lee Cross, same ' 20 00 a , r.. .m. 23 76 O U Uiun. D. , ... , 1.1.1 . VI 3 S D G Morris, oiBeKsuiiwuun -8haw Bros., lumber for r d No. 80 17 85 1. Mifonnnn. vlewina roads.. 6 50 B Logedon, same W J Bault. chalnman, surveying road John Perry, markor, surveying reads 7 80 ! 60 2 20 ,1 k Owen, plankfl and timbers forrd No 4 62 22 t 1 u-nndnll. work ou r d No. It 9 00 1 60 3 75 Same Same R A Mastertou, repairing tools for r d No. 12 2 00 Geo. Want, eame ninmAnatHin and Brown, tools i for r d Nob. 36-6 6 70 i D CaJey, lumber for r d No. 15 10 50 Mrs. T N Murphy, hardware r d Nos. 12-3418 18 25 G r Fleming, repairing road tools 16 60 Frank Hempe, eup r d No. 28. . 25 00 Stoddard Lumber Co., lumber for Proebstel bridge 1 V Faulk, mason work on bridges 25 RMorlis, planks for rd No, 24 25 00 CONTINGENT FUND M F Davis, stamped eovps for clerk John Frawley, stamps express J B Gllham, stamps, freight and express 5 45 2 10 e 36 siari u lriu, boarding paupers 63 SO u 11 rrottor, s amp . 145 J H Mortal), pstaue 8 25 I. U Pennington, postage 1 50 John Hough, moving co tout house 30 00 M A Harritou, inspecting roads and bridges 16 75 JBtiilham, bill ol S inborn, Valle Co 50 BIG FIRE RAGES. IN ST. LOUIS Kl Louia, Aug. 18. The plant ol the American Reltigealor Company one o tbe largest in the oountry nun lire. A general alarm baa been sound ed and it is thought the loas will b great. Strikers Enjoined Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 10 Judge Reed in the federal court today grant ed an injunction restraiug the strikers at the Cudahy plant from interfering, in any way with the opt ration of tht plant- About 1000 strikers ara re strained individually. NEGRO MUST PAY PENALTY Washington, Aug 10. President Roosevelt has declined to interfere in ine oase 0! John W bin ley a negro confined in the jail of the District ol Columbia undei eontenoe of death for the crime of criminal a sau't the vio- tim having been a little gitl 4 years old The president has directed that the sentence ol the jury be carried in to efft'Ot on August 2 j iintant as de cree r1. HELD AGAINST STRONGER ARMY 81 Petersburg Aiir. 10 The fo'low ing dicpatch Irom Viceroy Alexbit-fF, dated Aug. 9, h.is bu-n nceived by tl e r: "General Hioesel reports as lolViws: "At 6 in the morning ol July 27 the etiemy having advanced a strong force, their artiller upsueii fire along their whole Iront, followed by a series of at tacks, une ol which, directed against Yupilaza mnuntaiuj was especially vl8or0UB - "At bol 8 lllB ev.niug tbe ene- r-7 were tvetyw ere repulsed with enormous losses. I remained in the advanced position we have b Id for two days againtt an army very muoh stronger tbati ours. "At 4 in he morn'ne of July 30 about live divisions of J kpauese took the offensive against our posituu on Woil's hill. In view of tbe enormoua superiority ol the enemy's forces and the weakness of our ositioo our troops were ordered to retire to the next po. sition without lighting The move ment was effected in complete Older under the protection of ariillety whioh by rapid fire at short rangecom pletely stopped (lie Japanese ad vanoe. "Our losses have not yet been aar oerlained bjt they were not great. The Japanese looses were very oonsid eraoln. In the engagements of July 26 and 27 the Japanese bad about 70,000 men and a considerable number of Beige guns. "The niorale r ttie Russian troops is exce.lent and the.r health good." Rear) Uila paper and Tb Weekly Old Folks Excursion Residents Hftlt and Unirn Conn ties ( vrr i!n years ricfiirnuti ol pitality of the e. City nn Old F.il:- ;L" f ftixiy-five r rtiiiijii of (he but '1 ; te-jple ol linker JJiiy urn reqfufed iti the fi flowing fi cut out fill' coupon aril mm I 1 1 ne to Mtinnie Kox, Hriktr Ctty if y m ttr' h residont nf Bribr-r t'nnntv nn! if ThomftB dent of linicn County A'tend to thin mattT nt oif.' co Ihat your name will 1 on !)" 1 in time to mAKe flrrnrig' mnnts for your enttr tdiument; if you iif(;lect thi you must blame yoursi If if you ere left out Joseph Batton, Chairman Old Hoik Committee. This is the coupon to b' filled out, OLD FOLKS DAY. Fill ou t this coupon snd send to Mannie Fox, Baker City, if you live in Baker County, and to Thos. Walsh, La Grande, if you live in Union County. I am years of age and reside at I was born on the day of in the year and I want to be presen t on Old Folks Day. sign name in full. Advertised Letters. List of unclaimed letters remaining in tbe Ls Grande Oegon Post Office for the we:k ending Aug. 8 '04. Brown J T Harris Mis Pauline Rolle Mrs Bessie Wilson B H Cameron William Jennings Frank 8 Titus George Cannon His Nettie Kennedy MrtO B Turner Miss Minnie Tbe above will bs held U days and thao sent to the Dead Letter Office. When ceiled for please 17 Advertised Aug. 8 04. JOArdreyPM New Telephones 1691 67 2031 645 . 547 473 1714 1093 1781 364 1779 1101 F M Jackson residence Mrs M B Wilson " Fred Jaoobi " TNGolittaan " Mrs Mary Noble " Mrs Ethel Helmick" H B Pidoock " ..... HO Grady " Rev E B Hays " Rev J O Walker " K J Ord farm ' Baker Bros - Grocery SOMMER HOUSE J F Graham C F God.lard - Portland do do do do do do . do do do City M O Potter F H Green John Clancy F A Taylor MLCordell A Noltner George Waton M L Mourfleld F A Palmer B F Walker Jeesle Hobaon M Herxog a L Brown E C Morgan E LRyau J L Smith and wife U Blumenstien J J Kelley R O Cohen M LCordele San Francisco I 8umpter Seattle Spokane Minneapolis Baser Elgin do Pendleton do Portland Pendleton Los Angeles, Cal Chicago S A Loyd J It Oliver Lu B Bluuienthal FOR SALE Second hand furniture is for sale at Salvation Army head quarters. Call this week. GIRL WANTED Light house keep ing good wuges apply to Mrs O W Nib ley Perry, Oregon. - FURNISHED ROOMS-Fleasant lo cation, known as near post office. Aug 22 Whitney House Mrs. E Helmick AN OPEN LETTER To the public : We wiBb to call the attention of those not already advised that we have established a wood working plant in La Giande equal to any in the country. We believed tbe times and conditions demandtd suoh an enterprise and we have spent thousands of dollars in e qulpment and improvements. We are not only prepared to fill your orders for mill work but we can fur niBh all kinds of lumber on short notice. If you buy in quantity so we can fur niah in car lots to be delivered direct we can give you prompt shipment and at prices as low as tbe lowest consider ing the quality of the stock and tbe promptness of delivery. The price varies SB to the amount you buy and tbe cost of handling. Before placing your order outside submit your propoBitiou to us and see if wo can handle your business to please yon. We are a La Grande Institution but wo do not claim anything on that ao 01 unt only to have an equal show with our competitor. After establishing an expensive lo cal enterprise wo want tbe buainess to koop our 20 odd men at work. Wo are not begging for favors but Io- ciil enterprises should be built up to employ our people at homo instead of sending all the money away for stuff manufactured In other places. i ne money sent away aoes not oome back to us and it builds up other com-l munities at our expense. fours for business, Stoddsid Lumber Co Columbia University A1PLT F3H OATAL0O0B Collegiate, Preparatory Gommerolul and Gram mar Grade Oources. Hour 1 1 ii n school tor young men A boys. Box 348 University Park Station, Portland Oregon Dr. I' A CHARLTON VETERINARY SURGEON, Ollice at A T Hill's Drug Store La Grande, Oregon Phone 1361 Residence pbone 701 ghtful Route, Daylight Ride Dizzy Crags, Deep Canons. A Golden Opportunity See nature In all lifir o-lnrinna beauty, and then tbe acme ol man's handiwork. Tbe first is found aloniif the line of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad 11 nd Mm latter at the St. Louis World's Fuir. Your trip will be one of pleasure make tbe most of it. For information and illns trnlfi literature write . W, O. McBRlDE, Gen.Agt, Portland, Oregon Sacred Heart Academy, La Grande, Oregon This welli known institution, conducted by the Sisters of St. ancia, affords excel lent 1 eduoatiouhl advantages. Mualo, dra ing and fainting optional studies. Preparing young ladles for the profess ion at teaching a. specialty. Boarding and day school opens the flrat Monday In September. " For catalogue address Sister Superior. Aog 4 Oct 4 The Big Circus. The announcement that Binglin Brothers World's Greatest sbos will exhibit in Baker City Aug 16 will be received with more than usual interest by tbe peo pie ol that neighborhood. The Ringling Brothers bave a name that stands for all that is nsw, novel and entertaining in the oircus line, and the management announces that this season tbsshow has been enlarged to suoh an extent that a whole extra train is used in addition to the (our trains ol last season. The. stow is now transported from place to plaor in eighty-five seventy-foot cars, con structed especially for tbe Ringliny Brothers:" In connection with ' tbt oirous properdin which theareuio per- formace is marvelous, the Itinpliuc Brothers are this season presenting the beautiful and sublime spectacular production of Jerusalem and the Cru sades, This pantomimio play necessi tates the use ol 1,200 actors and aot ressee and of almost three hundred horses. It Is preaauted on the laigest stage ever used for exhlbitional pur- poses, 8peoial oxoursion rates have (been arranged for all lines of travel by Riugling Brothers. A Postal Will Do It The purchaeoof a piano by mail made safe, Bimple and economical. By dealing with a reliable concern' a piano can now be purchased without ever seeing It, with perfect satisfaction and safety. Every instrument aold by Filer's Piano llouse ib fully guaranteed and a further agreement goes with it j to refund all money puid in oaee the instrument mils in any way to prove exactly cs represented, so that buyers are perfectly secure.' 1 : If you aro thinking of purchasing a piano or an organ, drop us a line ou a !)08tal, giving your address and vou will mmeiliatelv reoelve an abundance of ciroulars and haudBome bool-.lets show ing a variety of Instrument and giving full description of tl.em. A letter from the head of the Mail Order Du partment will also accompany them, giving tun luioriuaLiun conuerning our low-prices and eusy payment system, If we have anv anocial bargains in secondhand instruments which ourim- mense business is continually hrlnglni to us, those uIbo will be fully describe! and pricesglvbu. " - lour reply, wtietner it ne a request for further information, or an order for an Instrument will be promptly and courteously attended to. When mail orders aro filled, the in strnmentB are personally selected by the nead ol our man oiaer department, who la an exnerieuced and exnertuiauo judge. He thoroughly inspeots every piano sold by mail and aoes that it is in perfect couditiuu bolore he permitB it to leave the store. We make a specialty of packing our instrnments so that no matter if they have to be hauled by wagon a long dis tance, no injury can possibly oome to them. . Remember this is the bouse ac knowledged to be the lowost priced and most rotiable On the coast. Drop-us a postal. Thousands have done It to thoir ailvantego. Filers Piuno House 361 Wasbiuglon Street corner Park, Large stores also San Francisco and Saoramento cal., Spokane and Seattle, Washington. IN THE OOUNTVT COURT, FOR THE COUNTY OF UNION, STATE OF OREGON. In the mnttor of the estate of 1 Citation ANGIH A WOOD, Deceased 1 To William H. Wood and Percy M. Wood, GREETING lu the name of the state of Oregon, You are hereb cited and required to appenr In the County Couit of tbe State of Oregon, for the County of Union, at the Court Room thereof, at Union in the County of Union, on Monday, the loth day of August 1004, at 1 .80 o'olock, in the afternoon of that dm. then and there to show cause if any you may have why the petition of J. K. Wright, as Administrator of the estate of Angle A. Wood, Decensi-d, to sell Lot No eight (8) block sixty (00) Chaplin's Addition to the City of La Grande, uregon.snould not be granted. WITNESS The Hon. M. A. Harrison Jiidue of the County Court of the State ot Oregon, tor tno Gounty ot Union, with the Seal ol said l.'ourt allixed this 13th dry of July 1U04. ATTKSl'-J. B. Gilliam, Clerk. CURES OLD SORES ' Westmoreland, Knns. Mny B 1902. Ballard Snow Liniment Co. ' our Snow Liniment cured an old sore on the side ot my chin that wus supposed to be a cancer. The soe wus stubborn and would not yield to treatment, until I tried Snow Liniment, which did the work In short Older My Bister, Mrs Sophia J CaiBon, Allensville, Mlllln Co, Pa, has a sore nnil mistrusts that it ls a oancer. l'leuae send her a DOc bottle. Sold by Nowliu Drug Co. Lodge Directory. KAQI.K& 1 Grande Airio 950 P O E meet, every Friday nlKlil In K uf V hall at S . m VMtlns lrohern invited tontieml, C C Uuckwtli, W t A N Unyvllle, W Bee. KORK-STKIW Of AMKIlIOA-tnirt Maid .M?.rio9; . ".! T'"'lr m liik'a V1 llel.uar Chlnl Haneer. O J Vanderpool, kocacc. IOO F la flrande MHlire, No 16 rmeta In their hall every Haiunlay nlalit. Visiting mem bers oordially lDvltd Ui atnind. UJ Vanderpool, N (1. I B Snook, Bee, A, P. & A. M. La Grande Lodge No 41. meets every 1st and Jtd Satur day of each month. A O WlllismaSeo, ; O D Huffman W. M, mmmssmtwmmmsmamissmm.mrmi A Few Choic lowa County Real Estate ' (1) 200 acrso'ef land, 120 asms Capable of cultivation, 113 at) ' III fall town wheat. IIoom, am and other buildings. A gr snapan W,6XW . nil MO aorta, uaallgrchaid, bonis, ham and good ontballdioas, BO acrKb'hll own gi.in; .null .traain of waMr tow Uir iuh pUc A irreat Eanraln al fi.eoS 181 2.0 aura. Of laorf mrlnl ahli-rl La tu. rfV.-t h....J oiiibuildiua. (out aay .Iwdw sua uiuiotluyainlKcut ou Ut'a ujace will take S640 in eslNe In t.J on lllU property. Hrlcil 110 ki afj. . . , foj aerw, cai ol ODolcc lauil 1'rli have la oSat in th war of real ratal, barga M'Dfxnlel 6c WALLOWA, - inBBflBflflHIDBIIHlBBnODn Farmers' and Tmdera , " .auonai tsariK, LAGRANDE, Capital Stock fully paid $ 60,000 ' . Surplus fund - ' 13.000 Liability of Shareholder. 60,000 Responsibility . . . ' 133,000 " We do a general banking and eiohange business. Drifts bought and sold on eartern and foreign banks. n J. H. Pcare, the Jeweler STONE AND BRICK Of All Kinds'Doae WM aaa CARPETS! CARPETS!! Linoleum, Shades, and Upholstery Goods. : We have a fine line of these goods at very low prices. Carpets and Linoleums cut, made and laid to order. Call and see these Goods , Beautiful White Maple Dresser & Coinmodo $18 25 Worth f30. Go cart 8 00, rerfection Oil Stove S 00, Dining Table 6 60, Best Oil . Range 10 50, . New Lounge 12 75, Gasoline Stoves 2 75, Desk 7 50, Camp Stoves 140. . Two sets Double Harness, 2 Sue Shot Guns, 2 Win chester RifleB, 1 Iron Bed, 1 ten-gallon ohuru, 10 Cook Stoves at very low prices. Remember we do upholstering, furniture repairing and bouse cleaning. Phone for estimates. I H. B. Hasten We Do Not Claim That we can pleaBe all of tbe people all of tbo tiiKe,Ebut WE DO CLAIM j That our plant has been uudergihe same lnaiuigement for nearly TEN YEARS ' j lint auring tins lime ouraimnaB ueeu to piease 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 ' I us with your patronage - 5 That Packages left at Anderson & Myers or Kirtley'a barber shops will receive tbe same prompt attention that they would it leftat the laundry. . ABC ; PHONE S l85r : City Property For Sale Finely Located, Well Improved 5-Room House Sale. Also Other City Property," At GRANT & HERR0NS f-' . ... , T. " jiff Bargains In Wal till par aore. Tail is a gnat bamala. .oa. For furUira partkuUra adaioaa. - M'Donald - : OREGON OREGON JOSEPH PALMER, President - J. w; SCR1BER, Cashier a D BDDBBBBBflBDBDDOO The Clock is something that ls Indispensable to the home. It marks the hour for ris ing to cops wlih events of the day, and the time for retiring at night. There Is Somethir. about tbeclork that ti..-.i iu heart of all. It will some day mark the bonr ol death. : My docks are of handsomaappearanc neat In design, and nuide ol nicely polifhed bronze niemi ornaments Prices from (1,00 to(lB,00. NJ B Pcare Union Go's leading Jeweler KextNewlln Drug btore. Watch re-1 pairing a Specially, WORK AT REASONABLE PRICES C HANSEN Phone, Main 1621 Pho2noV F. D.H&iSten Formerly 0 & M Noble's Store. LAUNDRY j For a a p a a a 1 '-i'v.'.je .v-H'-nH.-f-'