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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1904)
IT" Hot Weather MEALS Bring your wifo and family to Ihe Spokane Cafe (or Dinner. Your wife will ap preciate the change and freedom from the hot kitchen. Yon will all enjoy the meal the best in town. First, class Bervice. ' SPOKANE CAFE J. F. Johnson Depot St. La Grande.Or . OREGOft Union Pacific UIPABT T,m beHnl THOU LA UKANDE. NO. 2 , 8:60 p. m. Slt Like, Denver Ft. NO . Worth, Omaha, Kansas .. SiSlilm. !7,Bt. Louis. Chicaso 0 a and East. 83 p.m Portland, Dalles, Pen- S53Ss.w-j!ste?: no. no. j ith via 8po- . kites. ' Portland. Dalles, Pen NO 5 dlclon Umatilla Wal- jo a lula,Uwiston,Coln.i " Moscow, Wallace War 8.30 a m 8:5 pm dner, Mpokane and other point east and " north via Hpokana. No KUally inil CHyi Alloef, zoedt lmbler, ana Elgin HI Huuday connections alKTgln &30pm 9:15 a m with stage for points In Wallowa county Ocean Steamers between Portland and San Francisco every live clays E. 0. MOORE. Agent MY SHINES Are like the ''Smile that won't come off." 1 be; are put on right and stay right. I nee only Whittuore's- pasta and guarantee that if after thirty days trial you Bud that it has in any way way injured the leather 1 nil! present the oualomer with a fa pair ot shoes purchased at any Btore he may select. It you desire really first clans work call and get a shine. Ladies worn a specialty. Remember the place, Krt ley's Barber Shop, where everything is first class from the boot black up. JOE B. WILLIAMS KfflOOl fMUK Opposite the Sommer House. One ot the best uiusical institutions in the state, Four rooms used for musical instruction, 15 grades ot music taught. Drpaiment 1, 2 rooms used for the 3 first grades. Children at the age of 5 and older come one hour every day. Department 2, 2 rooms for grades 4 to 15 for pupils of all ages The lat est course best practical musical in struction M laiial contests for med als every few weeks. E PORTER DAY Principal MRS DAY. Assistant Real estate Snap Two acre trect, seven blocks from center of La Grande. Go d six room ed cottogd furnished completely and well, if desired. Two barns, large hen hnnse and wire enclosed park over one ndred chickens, over 100 bearing f'titt trees including wlut-r and Burn er apples, peais, prunes, peaobes and several vuritiea of cherries, one thousand raspberries, 600 strawberries twenty five shade trees, lawn, flowers and large garden ready for use, three wells, two pumps, ten shares in good water ditch House insured for $700 for three years. Part down. For particulars inquire at this oflloe. DUBOIS CONTROLS THE CONVENTION Alter a Hard Figh the Senator Succeeds in curing Anti-Polygamy Plank in Idaho Democratic Platiorm. Se- HARD WALL PLASTER Only costs about 5o per yard more tbau common plaster, and worth many times over. ADVANTAGES No il.mtrer of freezing as it Ann u noori iii zero weather Mil Beine flexible instead of brit- i1 (in all sand mortors are it will dent like wood when .ii,.lr nr ininined. instead of breaking Doors, windows, pipe boles, etc are easily cut through . . i i 1 it It is a non conauctor ui bicu Iricity and thus prevents short circuiting It adheres equallt well to brick, stone or comu' ii lath It contains no acids i .r chemicals to' cortods It will not burn nor disintegrate by fire being a perfect protection for wood frame work .Ifrwill under X no condition pit or blister aving' plastering to ---xegarding -imate LewUtnn Aug. 17 After hard fonghl battle and alter having once been defeated, Benator Dubois today soured full control of the Demooralio state convention and passed an ant' polygamy plank. Lat night bis op ponents triumphed by a vole of 153 7-16 to 131 8-15 Today be oatried a resolution thr.ngb the oooveotioo that is more stringent than the one of the nigbt before, the vote standing 177 8 15 to 117 7-13. Over night Hagry Hell .'eld secured the undivided supportof Idaho county and when (be fight opsned in conveu lion Ibis' morning Senator Dubois t wk the floor and made an address that tin doubtedly contributed much to his vio&ry. , , The southeastern people made bard fight to the end and now tbat they have been beaten the Mormon element talk of Jeolining to make a campaign in their counties. TDov talk of the counties in tbeir section going solidly for the Republican tioket but a different note was" sounded by Holtzbeimnr of Bannock a non Mor mon, wbo tonght bard tot be end and then aooepted tbe result declaring the southeast would contribute its shait towards making Ueitfeld governor . Tboee who attended 4 he Pocatello convention four years ago were forci oly reminded of its leading iocid n's by tbe events witnessed bere. At Pocatello alt)r oeing defeated st nigbt Dabois secured a reconsideration in the rooming and won the victory' on tbe question of the nomination of a seoatur tbat scoured lor him the leotion to the nthoa be now holds lli re be was likewise beaten when nigtt came only . 1 1 win in tbe morn ing, and the politicians are sayiug tbat bis luck begins only after being once whipped. It was luck in a sense for if the - opposition could have bel its forces in the ball last nigbt for ball an hour tbe thing could nave been, tied up so the knot oculd not have been broken. Mr Heitftld boldly announced tbat he would not ocept the nomination unless tbs Mormon resolution went through and there was talk las. night of nominating Mayor Hawleyof Boise. But after tbe Dubois viotory today the sky cleared and Heitfeld was dohm list ed by acclamation. There bad b eq some tslk of candicateB prior to die. poping of tbe platform tbat an ad journment bad to be taken after the gubernatorial nomination to give tbe leaders an opportunity to see who eould be teoured ti fill tbe pi ices. A feature uf tbe alternoou session was tbe adoption of a strong plank ior tbe platiorm favoring public fund legislation and -pledging tbe candidate for treasurer not to piolit by the use of the state's money. ANTI-MORMON PLANK We demand extermination of po lygamy and uulawful cohabitation within tne borders of Idaho and the complete separation of oburch and state in political affairs. e plidge tbe Demociatic party to enaot suob legislation as will effectually suppress this evil. Heitfeld Nominated. Lew is ton Aug. 17 Ex-United States Senator Henry Heitlild ol Ni z Peice oounty, was nominated by the Demo orstio stats convention fur governor by eoclanatton. Grain to Chicago "Practically none of tbe 1004 orop of wheat which has been purchased In Umatilla county this month oau " be used for export," said a prominent wheat buyer yesterday. 'The prioe paid has been to high." he continued, "and then tbe war has so raised the marine rinks that there Is absolutely no profits In the busiuuss The great er part of the wheat which lias been purchased will gp to supplying the milling demand wbi.a Iha remindY' will be shipped to the Chicago market" This is practically tho first time. In. in tbe history Ql the heat industry in Umatilla oiiunty or In luit in Ore gon thgt Portland exporters have pur chased wheat for tbe Chic' go market It Is opening tip a new. era of business Local grgain buyers eontei d auu? ex port prices would afHrni the content ion that at the present price paid for. wheat and tbe price offered for' export mere could notposBituy be any profit in tbe business. '-Again charters aie bigh and grain buyers say tbBt wtfb tbe war risks on no ex porter 'would undertake to' ship wheat into Japaft-J the only nation -that buys from the Northwest in large quantities, But tbiB same whaat oan now be sold on Ihe Chicago market fur luturo delivery at a very handsome profit -and. tliat is what is Icing done in nlsny instan ces, ' ratuitfky there vera a few thousand bushels of wheat, red chaff and alub sold for 05 conts but yesterday thej price nad dropped to w centsand no sales recorded.' Buyers do not want wheat at prextuC' a seems that-(he demand, bus been slitislloil tor tbe mo ment and I tier is no desire whatever on the part of tbe grata meii to pur chase M wheat. Tribn lie V na a a -a a . : a a a . a a a q ' a i a laiaiBBKBB bb aaesunnianaao a po an r $10,000.00: EXTRAORDINARY $10; - COMMENCING FRIDAY. AUGUST-if4-.- we will give away to the people of Uni6o oounly $10,000.00 : . with ua will get part of it- It will not be a lottery averviV vuv iiiuiv JWU H.UO .110 U1II1V JUU gOV I have bought the La Grande Mercantile Company stock at. about 50 cento on the dollar, t&ffjrU i it. n 1. .i.tv. :i en.- j .! ii j ii .! .i s t , .St, iui uu guuuo uuw at tuo niuuuuw oture aiiu bix tuousana more mat is on ine way nere, x nave f.i them at about half irice. There is no cheap or shoddy goods in them. m a 1BOO PAIRS; OF SHOES We have 1500 pair of tbe bo t shoes made. Jm. . UST-' '1- t Such as Seh-:.- CONDITION OF PORT ARTHUR DESPERATE Rome- Aug, 17. The commander of the Italian Far En el, nqundron teleg raphs tbat tbe latest umljardtufut uf Port Arthur did enormous duuiiigo, General Stootsle's headiiimiora beiK among tbe buiidine destroyed. Tbo voDdiiious at Port Arthur are deeper-,, ate and nea-ly all the hordes in the be leagured city have been slaughtered Ctir food. Soars Skyward " Chicago, Aug, 17 In a ruuawav market today, wheat maile a new sea sons high point owing to a flood vof pessimiitic crop reports.- One roporl said the fields in the famous Ked ftiver valley are in a fearful eon-li'mu and this set the wheat pit Eeeraingly crazy. September closed at $t 05 (Q 11, 051 j a?b wheat, (1U5 105;, corn 4Ji, o.ts 3. President's Letter. Washington Auf. 17-Mosi of the time of today's meeting was consumed in a disci -m of th j president's letter of accei lane, which is exp'cted to appeat ah mi September 10, Lawn Social. Wednesday evening (he ladies of tbe Methodift church will give a lawo so cial at the reeideuce of Mr and Mrs C Huntington. Ioe ortam and cake wilt be nerved aud a general good time is ana ured to all who may attend. . i a a a a a a a ' ci a B s a J a . ivSchwab & Co.; A. E Brown & Co , KrippendOrf-Dittmaj and Disftict 76. Those shoes are all guaranteed b! mnuufaoturert.. Following are a few quotations: Ladies' 5 60 and 15 00 shoes at 13 75, $4 00 at l-f ;? - i: at $2 60, $2 60 at $1 80, $2 00 at $1 25, f 1 601 'hfltLjL ' pairs of last seasous shoes Jfl 75 and 1 50 at 75t' VVf Men's $4 00 shoes at 2 75, $3 50 at 2 50, foltiStd ' $2 50 at 1 70, $2 00 at 1 85, and 60 pair of hwvyj0;:0 .J86. '' :..' .;.:'. and S7. . i a r ' -.'. y-EX 2, 8B81r aU 83 r We have' sixty-live Ladies' and Childrerfs' hat'E8Et:N 86,f : uati price, tuis buubuu a guuua. uixiy sinrt waiuj yoo In Nun .1 Ql An' . V ' ' ----.', ' 50 peats ou the dollar. -.12o flanoelettsat 8io.i30 Sec8, 17 21 enl, "-'.V'.v,:1f 4m outing ilunnels 8c, 1 -6c calico 4io. Apron 'gij'ohs of the wallows,1"0 hain 5o. 50 cotton hlunkets ut'50o each, 75 f '-OWA RESfSRVJH la at about half price. Big line of corsets at fijt 4lwt(; 30, all 8J, Sw?" -cent. . AU suramor gonds one-third ff. : $ Sees i, 6 4 vt. . .,-or slock of 'silks reduced from 30 to 50 per cent7"600 .So they ! .i ..: : .... I . i: f 1 AJfr-HK lOM dl- ui ros vi ifuujiuq ouuw tuc uoat, uue ui, iuw ir . faiv Aoma leu- r.-' . . ; ' ?.J3, N Sg all 27 ''T ' ' Wq Vinvn HQ:nmn1slA atrw-lr nf minrlR. ha n.m lm fnnnrl in nnv fis Tr, a a i ,a '' Jhn A.: p - - --j - - 0 n jo ii sorv will soli all at nriaes never before heard of. ' r We want vour traiLw ' f? .. 01 . r - - . - y -w.-a a anit.Bii - i in our pew location, next lo the La Grapde Nl;'Banir.wheC''J80".t Tp ' . .... - - t utiu ua iiiuuv uew uues aa uaru tu suvo uiuiiox, uu lrfl fnr Ol unanri-Aiia ' a u' .-' r 5. artist northern one third.; 4 'n nnsurveved Tnaf'Jon . 1 -ir, . v so 30. . ...... i-bal.' Ttew -aaoes. nnnll ',. not ule'Trtt.io AN OPEN LETTER r the publlc:-r- We wiBb to Call the attention Of A Postal Will Do It 'iW. P. 97" Vest- riUy Mr d Staples killed tiiti he supp-'.ed to b one of his own p but hen be oame to examine it loiiod brass tag on one leg bjr irtfc the inr-oription "W. P. 97" As Mr Sta I l not pigeon fancier to tbe j extent ol knowing wbat these olmtsc- I lers stand for, tbat is, whether the b rd was a carrier bird and was en roll te to sum foreign port and ass making bis pUci a tetnpoisrj eating station before proceedingonor wbelh r it "as a register number, he made innqiry and was inlormed that the only point! in tbe sttts where carrier pigeons are kept srs Portland aod Tbe fcsllee. If this unfortunate bird was making a tour and the owner sees this srtlcls bs will know wby his bird ever returned, tit Staples says It eat just as fell as bis oo and U tbe tag had not been- attached be would Old Folks Excursion Residents nl llaki r - and Union Counties ever the ' sixtv-five vesrs desirous of partaking of the hos pitality of the ttu it people ol Baker Oily on Old Finks Day, ire tequested to cut out and till in the following coupon and nmil II e sWine to Manoie Kox, Baker City if yuu ate s reident ,f Bnker County and" to T omas Walsh , Lh Grande if you hm- t resi n'ent ol Union County AHeud to 'his msttrr st otici mi that ynur name will lie on tbe list in time to make arrangements for your e nter tainment; if you Lfglecl thit ynn must blame yoursi If if you are left out Joseph Baiton, Chairman Old folks Committee, This is the coupon to In filled out th'ise not already advised that we have' ost:blisiied a wood working plant-in iju Uiandeieqnul to any in the country, e believed tho timea and conditions ileinandsd such an enterprise and, we have spent ttiouaands of. dollars in ev quipmeut su l improvemeuts.- M e are not only prepared to fill your nriliTS for mill work but we can fur nish all kinds of lumber on short notice. II you buy in quantity so we can fur. iiish in enr lots to be delivered direot we carf-give you proinpthlpment and at prioes as luw as the loweat consider inn the quality of tbe stock and tbe pi oinptness Of delivery. 'I he price varies as to the amount you buy aud the cost ol handling. - Hefore placing your order outside submit your proposition to us and see f we oan handle your business to please you. We are a La Grande institution but we do not claim anything on tlfat so ot nut only to have an equal show with our competitor. After esttblishlng sn expensive lo cal enterprise we want the business1 to keep our W odd men at work. We are not beggipg lor favors but lo cal enterprises sbpuld be built up to employ our people at home instead of sending all the money away for staff nrttniifdctured in other places. , I he money sent ewny tiooa not oome bark to us and it builds np q!be cotni innnities at our expense. , ' Vours for btisinoss, Btoddaid Lumber Co. Before plaoii ' vubmit your I nlease '(.rr We are a La Ok I "iri I mil lit I I -'MJ vaniuj t"v OLD FOLKS DAY. Fill on I this coupon nd send to M.nnie Kux, Baket City, if you live in Baker County, and to Thos. Walsh, La Grande, if you live in Union County. Iam years of age and reside at I was bom on tbe day of in Ihe year and I want to be present on Old Folks Day. sign name in full. Columbia University fr!.Yr:2c:Ai.:vs lloar ting school tnr.yonug men & boys. box 34S University Park Station, Portland . O" If jjen Collegiate, Preparatory Commercial and GruionJ mar (iratlij Cources.' The purchase of a piano by mall made safe, simple aud economical, By dealing with a reliable concern a piano can now be 'purchased without ever seeing It. with, perfect satisfaction and safety. Every Instrument sold by Eller's PliiiYo House is fully gunrunteed 'snd a further agreement ' goos with it to refund all money . paid in- oase the instrument fails in any way to nav exactly as repreaentod, so that buyers are periectiy secure. 11 you are miuking ot purcnasing a piano or an organ, drop us a line on a .postal, giving your address and vou will Immediately rooeive an abundance of circulars and handsome buoUluta-ahow 4 'InK a variety of instruments and vlviim full description of tl.em. A lottor from the head of the Mail Order De partment will also accompany the Jiving full information concerning otfu' ow Drlees and eaBV navment avstem. If we have any apodal baricains jf-jj secohdband lustrumenta which : mense business is continuully bw,,5,vi? . M' ' to us, those also will be fully deacr.; : ; , and prteeeflTMi.- jj.n '" " Vont ranlv. whether it hn'. a ren iifc?pii for furthet fnformstion, or an order sn instrument will be promptly and ??.v6r courteously attended to. 51 Krln.o When mail orders are fllled, " theC strumenU are personally eelected ti tj,V ' '' head of our mail oidor depHrtin.r- i wbo is ao-experieuqed and expert i.'f,, $2 85 junge. no morougmy ipspecis evis-i . 9 cijar' lano sold by mail and sees tbat ri - " .aKJf 1 perfect couditioa before be i?i' 1 Oni It to leave tbe store. . J:'i 1 kpjrOR W e make a sneuialtv of nackintVT . .. rloi lnBtrnments solthat no matter if.V 1 nave to be hauled by wskoii a Uom ., . 140 tames, Do injury-can poasilily etjfaf 'no' -.5 ... V-."- . ftA' sr. 1. -dwr -i- r .. .j.iy . Cf ' ' ,-J.efV. . s ' - r.--rx m 1 mm at ' I '..'--'"-' Has I all H m ....iI:Ll It . :.fy: - y f-t t I.I - -. f. i has. -?.. 1 1 MM V- n - ' . " ' ar if ' i ' M-M U if t.ntM (am. ;' TtT-Tf 1 -n - .1 , 1 M ' VHiyiiMuf.iuudHtinn.iii rSL .' 1 ,ie prtou varlr 'UJ; you. '-joptliat s i Kmtr .... , Dr. I' A CHARLTON VETERINARY SURGEON, Oflice at A T Hill's Drug Store La Uraude, Uregon l'hone 13C1 1 Kesitlence phone 701 y I Itnigh. 'I Jt- them. Reineniberttiis is the hr' knowleaged to be Hi lowest prWA; moai renaoie on tne coast un postal. Thousands have ' don their advanteite. - Kilnra PUnn mv; Wsshingion 'Street coiner xjure aKirea aujo Dan r.rauctscr.s'-' Haeramentn cal., Spokape and Se& V Wai-hjngton.' ' ,V B1W 0 ,f . Host sM asa.srw DrupijS... ;0icVl--.l one er ier Pai -,.ifrT-....'WIV - -t. 1 - v mm . ' - -1 innui. - ;i 14 11 1 irt LOST-Grey horsd branded O P on thigli very sway backed, when lostl ,i "on mniuim vi,ii rtqnf. LiUHl Seen in mountains about 8 miles southwest of,, Lst Oraude. tiuitable reward win ua paia nnuor . K 7. Carbine mt titsuet jWl Bul' ghtful Route, Dayligbt Ride Dizzy Crags, Deep Canous. A Golden Opportunity Sea '..nj Mm- L -. T Bim r.- : ISl'lOB 1' - wo just oip JLawiMa- "lveeka . todseDirecrM 8JW BAOI.1M-U Onnil. Airio i:, P O S T Ifriilny nlnht in K ot V hall t VWllnrbreUjern Invited toitlend. . C.UKockw.li, W S AN May villa, WSce 1, .T.,..ffl tea""" rwjt the lip sUu .1-' .-: IT- nil . :; ..i. 1? f:,n' th lit V."1 t. . - ' r. .x j "s ,nn u? .- B 1,1 1 Iranr."..!. i. .i a , and the latter fcH Is possi., World'. Fair. VSfJ" ttSs en one 6T ploasurevi iMture In all ' her . elorimia P"1"?? N. ?" fcii Tuciay in uik- Hlb DIMUinil. IDT IK I In n) .nil tieauty, and then the acme ol man s handiwork. The firsfc is found alonjj the line of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad and the latter at the St. Louis World's Fair. Your mn will he one of pleasure make the most 01 it. ror miormation and illns trnlcd literature write ' W. C. McBRIDE, Gen. AcL OK AMERIOA-Oonrt M.ld icei. r.cu j uo.uay m Elk s lovlleiltoaitenil. 0 1 Vaaaerpool. kej """" "nA. f-U Or.nilo llodpi, fo r, y.vryalunlav nlalit Vl.ll it. . ItlniK' 1 06 r. ineir na cv.rw her. nnMllallw lnli..l ... UJ vanuorpool, mw i Batwok, s - , . -2jJ '.SB... - J ' ' o., r . a At m. Lis No. 41, meets every Is day ol each month, j. 1 and Bri of it. For li ejtraled k- . -. -'Jt to. nformfc?. iltaok nevi r have known tbe difference. - ; Portland, Oregon A C Williartf A