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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1904)
V. -r li It Speaks For Itself . Ll Grande Evening Observer as Its pmlectljp clear that no loau can be made on aoy piece of properly on a better biela than our offer. The transaction ie quirkly consumated and Ibo con la comparatively trifling. The Road To Fortune la often rescued through the medium of a loan. If you think you see uhaooe, don't let it pans. Von may regret it. "Notuiug risk, nothing wiu." We've got the mooeyaud we'll treat yon right. Also Homos for sulo on installments. CUIBEV UKOS., Editors 4 Prop jCa Srande investment Company, J11D Adams Avenue, La Grande, Oregon 2 lSS.(StlSS(HtStSStStSOtl ' OFFICERS: Gao. Palmkb....'. ....President J. H. Bbbt Vice President J. M. Church. ..Cashier DIRECTORS : J. M. Berry, J. M. Ohuruh A. B. Conley, Geo. L. Clea ver, Geo. Palmer F. lu Mkyees and Geo L Cleaver Assr. Oashiei 3655 La Orande National B nk La Grande, Oregon CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $72,000.00 Trjpaacta a general banking business. ' Buys and sells exchange on ail parts of the world. Collections a specialty. " . . m m BOSS Meat Market Stelhvell & Vanderinuelen, Proprietors. - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BUTCHERS. Highest market price paid for all kinds of butchers' stock Hides, pelts aud furs. Also chickens & poultry. Coal For Hot Weather Our Rock Spring coal will give satisfaction We always have it on bund. Castle Gate and Clear Creek coal, too, if you would rather have it. VVe al ways have coal, all kinds and at lowest puces. If you want wood we can furnish you the kind that burns longest and best. G. E. FOWLER, TRANSFER AND DELIVERY Phone No 1611 9 m - JOHN JAMISON WESTULL ELV A JAMISON We will call for it and brim it home when promised, We guarantee satisfaction and onlv ask for a trial order to demonstrate to you that we un derstand the laundry busiuess. fou can stop our wagou at auy time or phone the Laundry and your work will he called for at once. We make a specialty of family washing, aud call do your washing bettor and cheaper than you. A trial order solicited. Union Steam Laundry THONE 19S1. 742 FIR STREET. Entered at the Post Office at La j Grande, Oregon, as Second Claaa .Hail Matter. Published daily except Sunday ! One year in advance. .. . . ,)6 50 six moctbs in advance. . . .3 50 Per month.......... . . ...,65c Single copy f ............ .5p WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEPT 14. 1904 DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY TURKESTAN ALFALFA f The Dry Laud Alfalfa grows without irri gation. BRCME GPASS Red Clover, Alfa.fa and all kinds of Garden Seed in bulk Seed Wheat, Baled Barley, Oats, Etc The only Seed Ho js i V7 iqUnion County. A.. V. Oliver JEFFERSON AVE. Phona 1571 Judge Parker in his address lo the . Democratic editors on Sept 15 says' "The challenge of the Republican platform per mits you to compare the details the every day life," eo to , speak, of the Demoorath Administra tion ' (CleavlancU two terms) with both predecessive and suc cessive Republican Administra t ons and you -will not shreik from it." While the above has very much the tone of command, for fear that the. Demooratio editor-will shirk fiom the task imp"sed upon them the Observer will give some figuiea taken from the ottiioial record so that its .readers may fo.'tn some idea of the value to be placed upon Democratic assertion? and char- es. - During pre-udeit Cloavlands first term from 1885 to 1889 the U S mails wore carried at a total expense of 2 10,525,488 over postal routes aggregating a total annuiil milage of 338,242 miles at a co3t of $651,73 cents per mile. During the pteceedhg four year under Qr field and Arthur Republicans tbecostof conduct ing the Postar. D' pertinent was $170,585,091, and the miles operated rver were 350,055 miles, making th.) cost per mile for (he term of!f:4fl9,33. By comparing the expense of operating the U S .post office during Cleavlunds first terra of four.ye-irs with the cost of run ning it the four years lmraedi Htly prior t here tn and it will be ren that the Rppubli"ans run 'he Department for J40.243.397 less than Oleavlnnd did, and $182 40 per mile cheaper. During lh four ypars of Cleavlandj first Administration the expense of collecting the internal revnuo wis 3,42 per cent of the amount collected the lst year, 3,00 per cent the 2nd year 3,22 per cent the 3rd year aail 2,92 pr ceut the 4 years. The expense of collecting the inti rtiul Revune during Cleav- fi j lands 2nd t-rm was 2,57 per cental t enr, 2 55 per cent 2nH year. 2 02 per cent. 3rd year and 2.62 per cent 4th yar. Th expense of collecting th-Itrt-riml RfMneiluring the M- Kinley and Roosevelt adminia- tration for the pant four yearn wt)9 l.ol per cent tn 19"0. (hp percent in 19nl was 1 43, in 19' 2 it was 1.00 and in 1903 it win 1 9i ppr cent. Compare 'Ihtc ne'ppnt Hnd notpwhnt Ihe D'-mccratin platitudes about d'linu nutilic work or as Judge I'nrker pu'a t in his address ' I lie comparison' will show lh it ninler Democratic Control the orlminis'rai.ivo purity of the SCHOOL BOOKS, -STATIONERYDRUGS La Grande Druff Co. and Red Cross Drug Co 3.32 per cent 1st year, 6,15 2nd 4.43 the 3rd and 4.52 the last, j Tbe per cent for collecting the custom Revnuo for the past 4 years has been in 19G0, 320 per cent in 1901 i was 3.23 in 1992 it was 8,13 and in 1903. the per oeut was 2,95. THE U S THE BEST In this laud of free' speach and free press there is ao much grumbliug and ..fault finding with public men and their acts that doubtless many of our read era Hrill.be. surprised ..w.hn .the. Observer tells them that of the seventeen leading nations . of Europe $o.d t.N.oijtl jwd .South, America the United States is ma at the least per capita x ense anl tbat our t Qer capita wealth is the greatest ant) na tional debt the smallest. The per capita expenditures of the Uuited States iO 1902 and 1903 were $7,97 the per capita debt $11 and .per .capita wealth $12386. The per capita ExnMid,i'urei of Australian Cotnim n wealth in 1902-1903 were $37.69 and that of New Zealand $38 38 no data of wealth and debt. Argeniiuaa per capita expendi ture are. $12 6ft.per capit i in 1901 Thnt of Oatidda iu 1902 was $9.30, ' The goverument of Aqs-tria Htingaria spent in 1902-3 per capita $14.27 with a debt per capita of $25 and a per capita wealth of $376 80. The German Empire Expend iture for governmental purposes to 1WU1 a 44 per capita witn a per capita dept of $80 and a ptr oupita wealth of $683,25. I The United kingdom in 1902 , 1903 expended a per cap ta of ' $21,39 with a per catii'.a d)t)t of $92 and a per capita wealth of $1215 15 IMPORTANT TO FARMERS GRAIN BAGS GRAIN BAGS $4.75 per 100 By order ol the State Board of Prison Directors, I am authorized to sell grain bags in any', quantity , ahove '600. manufactured at Sun Quenlin Prison ' nt a price fixed at $4.75 per. 100. Bags delivered free in San Fran. ' oisco. Orders must bo accompanied with cash or ex change on San Francisco in full, aud also with the fol lowing affidavit verified before a Notary Public or Justice of the Peace: . .? , "I. hereby certify that I am a consumer residing in . . . ;.. . . .'. .and that the bas' ordered by me are for my own personal and individual use." Subsorihed and sworn to before me this. . . .day of . . . . - (Seai - , . . . . ; . ... i s .'. . r The hag9 arc of the same capacity as standard Oilcut - tee, and superior in quality Don't delay Bend in your ; order today to J W. ruM.rKJ.NS, Warden Sin Qeu- i t tin Prison, California ' " ' t! '8amplo9 of tbote bvgs-to be seen at this ottlea. . : ' BiiariiQaffiayy bum u o ; u u a, Fa rmers' and' Tr f icier Bank, ORliGON .National LAGRANDE, fnpiihl S.ock fully paid .... f fiU.OO'J Stl-Pl. 8 rililtl - LilHUI Liabili y of SUttrcholderi :- . ttt,0(ti Responsibility : '. . 133,001) Wa do a general -banking and exchange. Imsiin'M tails bii.iglii anil anlil mi rnilein und 1'. u n liiiiiko' JOSEPH PALMER, President , J. V. SUUIBi!K, Cashier IBBBESEi a s S9 n a it A B3 ca I FULL, MEASURB - ; Chain wood by the Cord 128 cubic ft et to the cord. 10-inch . dry chain - 5 wood $3 per cord. Tins i3 cheaper than I y the loud. ', i You pay for what yo;i get at.d gel what you pay for., f Phone 571 H. W. NIBi-EY The road between this city and Island City has jn.-t ahou the beet i-olje tiou of boulders it lias been i.ui 111 icif.n tuiifl to discover for m my n.oons This is one f the princip .1 highways of the county and -limil I receive moe alien' ion at the hai.ds of (In tupeivisor of the district. Thotibove iii nUo true of the road between ibis city and O.o dall. The road up the river with the exception of ibis Mug!" mile is quite good the year around, but iu the winter mon ths an empty wagon can hardly ba drawn from Ore Dell to Ihe Adams Hveuue Mill) four good horses This par icular piece of road in the La Grande roail district and should receive better care. ili A Kew Clinic Bfirtzain A Few Clinic Bnnjaina 111 Wal- I Iowa Coun'y weal Kstote (1) 20la.T. n oi 1 111 ', 12 iitii )' .' ! I1 i 1 .1 1 1 I I 0. In tall on het.. !.m urn ill ' - u; liiji -V r Biiiipnn W,rtl. 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Uil'ifrS vns ODSPrvflil inirie ron Uuuea, lint, ennuwi -An wimr im- -.m- n Illtuuer UmlNln tint HUtU oM llfornhi, (m--run, KflViid, mimI Wriluilin Terrllory," o U i.'ie-l lo H the I "u I.Mr Und HUIm t., Rri t. !'n 'iw iuh jiifiRBS mvion j ucuniy of Wood. Huic of Wiwoiuui und rrinpiirmK me jrovernnjn-ltiiU'in-m No. ml for iiic uurfhtNe f tii ... . 'Ml.'., WU HKU SI W't HDll Istl X.nH 4ofrtV lul -x:PIMP flrcntint. U Will D6 . iU No. i To TmrniUlP No. ft rf.uth lunge Nu. n K. W. M pen iht where th ddmniatr tive purity of the fuM.erg n ob prvfd the work costs the people tnoio (linn when it in rlone on m will offer untofto hw l.iat Ihft land nOUkffil 1r tnore vliiMblti fur 1l tlnbr or 4bxie thn Tor Mrlcultural urpMHw, mn I lo mUtriiiiili bvrrtHlm to Mid land tMjfor tUn iifiuiifr ud Kmrclvcr of thin omoe ri lu H'n ide, Urr(on. on Tud7, the Vt&ili dnf of (rUtT, IWI. lit j i . i 1ai I U . Mi-nrr Brown, of lextrvill, WUninnltr. every May himmeBs principles. . buiiih, of iwry, oreon; maa ..... 1 L'.i.hI riu.n nl I. rir.ml iiiwnn. Hie en'!lflP Of COlleetinff tllO. iiv.nri ll n.mmi rlnlmltiir arlvvnMly I , , Mlin atMivo dwrllMM lanrlii am minrnUHl Ui custom revenue during Lleav fliitneircuinu m mi. omoe on or bororawia lauds 2nd admiuistratiOB WaMj K. W. Dtl, rUliler, How il-ar to my liHr . iB th'i o!l-faihiu in I ,v.ishli iiiril . . . g. "Fnat in itnnr asi'l ti wish an w'nm I m 'ry, , With Ita 7.i i- covro I ri'luin ih i U in I t ii'uf In , A id aj ii Im i iliu H i ii ')! - 1 1 1 i.y oiiii Iii i I iy Oittiined It iv I it.-h" I In- w m i w irin t Imr kil.i.:kln.i ; Ah ov-ir th ri'l .im -eir '1-nlii 310 ivo iil rati, 1 no'or All fcirix! b). hIii s 'latlisi I an 1 lu hI itharni J Tin ilJ fiuiio ii'l w.i)h li ir I t'l n s'o ) in tha tab. . UlOltUH I Tho old frliloierl wtuliSioar.l ; T .e 7.i.i cuvov(l MiiHlib iur l ; m Tim Imek lir-ukliirf wuslib mnl that aiood iu thfl tub. Sinn (ulks al my kick lio it up t i ilati luu lilrioa, An I h iy tuoy w i ir -nil t't Ir olotli is ov.ey l y ; Hut idve 'li in to m , s i I will h ito a hot ill. in -r B M ruiin , i'ii h a n II "f tuo oap a icU axiiy. I know lb it thu w.mli iik iiiii-ihluo In mu'ii o ui T Hit nil of nut- filoi.b"H tn in in tnlco tti-in anil nib Till tie li it ons an I Iih ins hi- Iimi mrl worn out a Ky th old f'Hlii'iiiAt wiHlibmrd Hint .t-Kil i:i thu tub We are lea llH ol-l fanbioiiivl kind. f ABC LAUNDRY I PHONE j 1851 i 4 City Property For Sale Ywl) Urcatd. Well Im proved 5-Koom House l:tir 1 Salt!. Alsti Oilier City l'roierty At CRANTtfk HERR0NS - i I