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Homes lor all people. Many styles,
ui'uy prices, iu iiiuiiy l.ialitlei. We
lave uo doubt u kid unit your taslea
nd ii lapl our oils)- payment plan to
our i.et!un.tii-g. It is eertaii ly wise to
Own a Home
tte can ad will help you, if y.iuwill
ormit us, to uicure freidom from the
isits o' tlie lauilluicl, and make you,
.ke Itoliiiirioii Cruseo, "monarch of nil
oil survey. " Why not be king of
j out rdrttlo?
JOa Srandc Snvestment Company,
La Gruude, Oregon
1110 Adams Avenue,
Grande Evening Observer
CTRREY UROS., Editors & rrops
Entered at the
Urnudu, Oregon,
Mail Matter.
Post Office at La
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Published daily except Sunduy
One year in advitiice $6 fiO
Six months in advance. . . .3 50
Per mouth . . . '. '. . . ', , , ,05c
Single copy 5c
FRIDAY EVENING. AUG 26, 1904
OFKIOEKS: DIRECTORS:
Uo. Palm KB .... President J. M. Berry, J. M. Chimb
J. M. ItRBKV Vila President A. B. C'onley, U.-o. L.. ricu-
t. M.CiiUson Cashier ver, Heo. Palmer
F. L. Mkykbs aud Geo L Cleaver Ami . Oa.liiera
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THE DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE.
that his first vote be for the
right cause, and be can make
no.mistuke in casting that first
ballot in favor of the principles,
professions and pi act ice" of
Theodore Roosevelt. Honest,
fearless, energetio aud an Amer
ican to the core, be is the young
mur.'s idoul candidate. Spokes
man Review.
If people could ouly find
money as easily as they find
fault we aU would be million
aires iu ashoi-t time. New.
SOMMER HOUSE
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I La Grande, Oregon "
J CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $72,000.00 J
I Transact a general Imukinn business. Buys and sella ox ch tinge on &
I all part of the worlil. Collections a specialty.
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Meat Market
Stollwell & Vanilermuelen, Proprietors.
WHOLESALE AN!) RETAIL BUTCHERS.
Highest market price p:iid for all kinds of butchers'
stock Hides, pelts and lurs. Also chickens & poultry.
Coai For Hot Weather
Our Rock Spring coal will give sntif"",ii.ii
We always have it on hand. Castle Gate mid '."ear
Creek coal, ton, if you would rather have it. We al
ways have coal, nil kinds aud at lowest, piic.s. If
you want wood we can fui nish you the kind that burns
longest and best.
G. E- FOWLER,
TRANSFER AND DELIVERY
Phone No 1611
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We will call for it and bring it
home when promised
We guarantee satisfaction and onlv aak for a
trial order to demonstrate to yon that we un
derstand the laundry business, iVm can stop
our wagon at any time or phone the Laundry
and your work will be called for tit once. We
make u specially of family washing, and cati
do your washing better and cheaper than
0U. A trial order solicited.
Union Steam Laundry
PHONE 19SI.
742 FIR STREET.
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The Dry Land Alfalfa grows without irri
gai ion.
BRCME GRASS
Red Cover, Alfa.fa and all kinds of
Garden Seed in bulk
Seed Wi.-at, Baled
Barley, Oats, Etc.
Ti '-' only Seed House
inUnion County.
A. V. Oliver
JEFFERSON AVE.
The Oiiskkvrk is in hearty
sj m;ii".thy with the avowed pur
, ose of the Oregon Dovelop
m mt League and is anxious that
it suorieed, and believes it will if
it lollows ihe lines indicated by
.hose who organized it, aud
work for the betterment of all
Orejou. It li t undertaken a
.1 -lid and patriotic but hercu-u-
u job; one that should re
ceive the hearty and industrious
co-operation of every citizen of
Oregon. To suc.eed it must
view without bias or hliuk the
actual conditions iu O egou,
though some of these conditions
are far from pleasant, in fact
humiliating and discouraging
We will at this time, instance,
our trade with the noo-contig.
aous parts of theUnitod Slates
on aud iu the Pacific ocean with
the hope that the Oregon Devel
opment League cau devise some
way of scouring to Oregon, at
loast, a reasonable share of that
tra.le.
The export from the United
S ates of domestic merchandise
for the year ending with Juue
1904 to Alaska was $9,809,721,
to Hawaii $11,002,080, to Philip
pine Islands $1,831,800. to Guam
$95,885, to Midway Islands $03,
627 aud to Tutuila $:i9,583, ag
gregating $26,502,075,
Oregon's share of e sports of
domestic merchandise, for the
year ending with Juno, 1904,
to Alaska fiom the United States
was $36,039. California in the I
same lime exported to Alaska
domestic merchandise tc the
value of $2,997,299 and for the
sumo time Washington sold to
A'aska the same class of gonds
I) the value of $0,730,383 worth.
Of t'ao tolal exporis of domest
ic merchandise from the United
States to li iwaii, amounting tc
$1 1,002,080, for the year, Ore
gon's share was $35,002, Cali
fornia's $10,439,228 und Wash
ington's $704,343
Of the $4,831,860 worth of
domestic merchandise shipped
from the United States to the
- bilippine Islands in the year
1901, Oregon furnished $141,-'
397 worth, California $939,038
and Washington $1,504,869
worth.
Neither Oregon nor Washing
ton shipped anything to Guim,
the Midway Islands or Tutuila
but California did to the auiount
of $5,458 worth.
The ubovo figures aro taken
from the last otlicial publication
and are reliable. Oregon being
situated between California and
Washington with an extensive
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E W Davis
J R James
C E tUodfetlor
T M Spencer
l.r A Brown
K Bragdou
Walter Fisher
Mis:; Stella Oerber
I K Levy
LDenhaiu
J A Batetnnn
Win Howltt
E Goddaid
O E Shaw
0 E Mantel
N R lrwln
J Crloiighly
A S Miller
O K Conuel "
W B Krausa
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. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
U. B. I .and Office, La Grand., Or.
May M, lwu.
Nolln Ik h.rrbe nlven that tn coninllauee
wtlh the imivtiiliuw of the uet of- Ooaaretdi of
Junes, linH. entltleil "An act for the Hale or
llllllMT IUUIIH III llie nmiiw H iMliKirmu, UIT
Koll, Nevada ami wilHlilneten rerrllory," a.
exUmded to ull the Putaic Intuit state by aet
of AtixuNt 4,-Iki-j, ptuM'he llullta el .Veiry,
ixiuniy or union, nuiie unituii, uiix
lilt, dav tiled til till utHeo tier .ivoni .Ulle.
meet, No. MOO, Tor die iinnMia-ie of ttie HU
S WH Keiattin ill and S'k S K'.i of Section Nu.
37, liiTownlllnNo4S, V.No. M RW.M.,nnd
win oner nnKir ui Know nun im lane tumuni
iy mum viilnuhlo r.ir 11k ilmtieFlnr Klonslliun
foraKrioullunil purito.ee.tind to luatibllMti her
ouitin lo taild lend liofuru the IteKlNternnd lle
oelver or thl. om-eat I omiine, ureson, on
Honuay, ine iri uuy 01 aukiui. uvt.
Hho nninert at wltneieioN : A. 1. Ileun. John J,
Murphy, Kuleh 11. Iluian, aud Mary B.
Murnliv. .11 of I'crrv. OnifOii.
Any and all peraonn elnlniliift inlverscly the
abovfMleMrrlbed liintla are rtMlieMK-d to ate
thetrolutmsln thts ofllce on or uelur. aald
tut day or auauHt, huh.
E. W. Dnvli, BegUter.
Fire Proof Safe
For rale w. XtJO' nric S0. Call or
writ 1 Grande Pawnbmkar, Fbone
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NOTICE FOR PDBUtJATIOH,
, ' Oenrtaaant of th. InterW.
Uiud oiBo. ai L Oranile, Oncon.
June ii, ISO,.
Notice Ii hereby glyen that the following
named netller baa filed notice of hla lnlntlon.
to liuike Anal nroof In anDnort or his nlalm.
and thataatd proof will U mad. before lb.
Kenlatrr.ndKeeelverofth. U
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at Is c;r.nde, Orexon. on Aucu.l 4. IfUi. rU:
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H. E. No. Tb!, VariarethaSiutiloger. La Grand.
ure.nn. wioovoijoan aiuiainxer. ueeeaeea,
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He natnM the (nil owl n vIIumm. tn r
hi. contlnuoiuj realdence apoa and enl He. "
lion of aald land, TlK Kr.uk IkHnhcal, ,4
Keller. Conart Strocbar, Ulnard KalllD I'ef
La Grande Ortgoo. .
. K. W. DAVIS, Reflator.
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LAGRANDE, OREGON D
Capital Stock fully paid
Surplus fund -Liability
of Shareholders
Responsibility . '
We do a general banking and exchange butineil.
Drafts bought and sold on eartern and foreign banks.
60,000
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The Commercial olub dance last eve
ning was greatly enjoyed by all present.
Bund concert this evening at the cor
ner of Fir and Adams avenue.
For Sale
An extra good con and oalt. Inquire
nt the OU Town Store. V Smith.
Furniture For Sale
And l ouse to ront apply to Mrs
Sliouror opposite Star Grocery North
oi track.
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B J. W. SCRIBES, Cashier p
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FULL MEASURE V
Chain wood by the Cord
128 cubic feet to the cord. 16-inoh ' dry chain
wood $3 per cord. This is cheaper than ty the ' load. ,
You pay for what you get and get what you pay for.
Phone 571
H. W. NIBLEY
Furnished Room
Centrally locatod corner of Washing
ton and Gth streets. Known as Geo.
Hull's lodging house.
For Sale
Liirlil buy buggy team (gentle).
Work aitile, double or suddle. New
I'Ole biiy and new light harness
u. uii'li te. Inquire ot Mrs. E Whitney,
Whitney llouee, Adams Avenuw.
I A Few Choice Bargains in Wal- :
I Iowa County Real Estate
1 (1) 200 acres of land, 12) awes oapable ot cultivation, 113 ao
in fall sown wheat. Honae, tarn and other buildings. A gr
m annniln t'j.nlKl
ii) W ai:ru amall orcnarn, n.iiiae, uaro aim goou uuiouikudk.) mi am i.
town ffiam; aiiLttl atreiou of water flow throuah place A great Urgala at $),6Q0
H 21 acrea .if 'and jmrt ol whtc.fi ia the Sliest of moaduw; good homac an
Apple Boxes
Wu havo about 200 apple boxes left
from litat year which we will Bell cheap
us wu want the room.
LaGrandoPawn Brokers
LOhT Tlio crown oft' of a Knight
TtMiiplar'fl emblem with a setting of
flv uniall diamonds. Finder will
pieaHO it-arc at J M Horry's store and
retcivo rewurd. tf
'f.n
ouit.uiMiiiuft KmKlhtsliU. 'Mi Um of hay can be out on Ui plW Will Utte
laitlc i-i itBilt! on tills property. I'rlce 910 per Oro
ofotioitw land I'ric J10 per ncre. Thif it realMrgsU.
c luOaeifj of tlni l-iikI At tl or lien ThuM are a few ol the nuny lUDl w
have to oiTur tn th vvny of iDiit etttaU ImrKUhiH. Kor Turthor particular! tddraM,
M'Da,niel 6c M' Don aid
WALLOWA, - - OREGON
olfiSaSMKBIinl'! MEMBl?aiEBa5agBEljtTO
Peaches
I 'vinli to Buy lo my friends and the
publi that I In vo a large crop ol
P 'aciu s tliia year. Our early Peaches
wi J 1 1- tipe in about a week or 10 days
lr on tlr.a time wecan sell yon a more
juicy beiti'r lUvored peaoh and cheap -or
th-in you ran buy them after they
Iihvi bei'ii shipped in frotn other parts
Then wli. n yon pay for 20 lbs yon
get '20 Ihe gi.ud pound measure.
J K Kellogg.
Notice to Contractors
Soalod hidfl will be received until 2
j o'clock lJ M Sitturday August G 100-4
lor mo i-ontruoiioii oi a two story
frame rellonco building according to
plan- tind Hpertlli-atioiia which maybe
aeon at the residence of Mrs Z Patty,
or at tin reeideuoe of C R Thorrtou,
Arcliiiei-t. Ijitirande. flreeon. at which
latter place bide will be opened. Bidder
invite t lo lie preaent. The owner ro-
crvos the right to roject any and all
bids. Mrs 2 Patty.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
iSiitir-o iri r ore by given, tnat the co-
pBrt ij-.-fliip liert'Uif'iro existing between
tliM uii'i.THiciied under the firm nam1
. tl !. I. l .. 1 1 : .a..
, . , in ,n v iij ut iiici' nriniiu. 111 nio nr. ucr w
em hoaru ana two ports ol en- buei !., at La urande, has been dia-
;iHiRoln-i hy mutual agreement. The
i : n .:ll i... .1. 1 U-. iimo
iiiirnn-aB viii or o'liiiuiue.. vy iiiinui
j j try, it looks trungo thut
Li j share of the trade should be
How dear to my hoart is the old-fashioned washboard a
That mother nsed to wash on when 1 was a boy,
With its zioc-oovered ridges the suds used to play In
And ao.ip butiSlos gamboled tu toy ohildisli joy . . s
Olttlmos h ive 1 watched ber when wearing her knuckles. J, -
As uvor the ridges our duds she would rub,
I ne'er will forget how she enlushod and aba slatberop
The old fashioned wash board that stood In the tab.
CHORUS -J!
The old fashioned washboard;
T ie zinc-covered washboard j .
The back-breaking washboard that stood in the tub,
Some folks alwayi kiok about up-to-date tan ldriea,
And any tlioy wenr out their clothes every day ; J
J Bat give thsm to me, so I will have a hot dinner V.
At home, with the ami-ll of the soap suds away. '
I know that the wtiah ng miichtue is tnuob enalor . 'S
On all of our clothes than to take them and rub . .''
Till the bntiona an I b isoms are lost and worn out
Hy the old fashioned washboard that stood in the tab. ..
We are not the old fushloned kind.
Iabc laundry I
PHONE j x85i
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Phone 1571
80
smull, only 1312.493, while our
neighbors on cither the north or
south enjoy so much more of
the trade with our non-contig
uous possessions and the On
kkrvkr is in hopes that the Ore
gem Development League will be
able to find aud remove the
ban so that our bhure ol that
P trade will be more in proportion
t; ! to our area and population llian
I; ' it now is
iMolitr.une.
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Dated, Auguet 12, 1!XM.
James MiMJoy
W. Mct-'arlane
City Property For Sale
I Finely located, Well Improved 5-Koom House For
t Sale. Also Other Citv 1'roDertv.TAt
GRANT & HERR0NS
Sv aVAiAadl
w w u w w ip v v f s
Mn.it every young man desires
WE Aniii HEADQUARTERS
For Kodak mid Ivodalc Supplies
aper. PlateB nt wholesale prices,
A complete stock of professiona
answered promptly.
Mail orders.
La Grande Drug Co. and Red Cross Upi;;
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