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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1904)
. r it.' - , A MAN WITri MoNEY is nlways Id a position to dic tate hia own terras wben mak ing . bargain, Beal , estate offer no better investment than '- . G00DFABM9 , Wc are offering for, buyers with :;. eady money some choice, farms at bargain counter pi ions. - There is no charge to give you full "VarUcular;"'Tf "you're 1 joking for a "uap" low is the time to get i. Don't lose the opportunity, as jthejr are certain to go soon. ' ' '- '-"T--"" - Xa Srandel Investment Company, I c" Al!ini - Avenue, Lii Grande, Oregon Li Grande Evening Observer CUR RET BROS., Editors Props Entered at the Post Offlee at La Oiaoda, Oregon," as, Beoood Class Mail Matter. ' , .- -:' : J Published daily except Sunday One year, in advance . :$650 Six months in advanoe. . . .3 60 Per month ... ; . .'. ; ". . . 65c Single copy. So FRIDAY EVENING. SEPT 23. (90 vriiVE&a: unae.ui.uuo: , ;( Uso. pALioa V. President J. M. Berry, J. M, Oban. - J.M.BBBT .Vice President A. B. Copier. Geo. thCiee... J. M.ChCbob. . Cashier . trer.Qeo. Palmer i: ' '. f. L. Metkbs and Geo L Clearer Asar, Cashiers, ,.. ' 3655 r KANDE 1 A TlONALf D NK. ; La Grande, Orejtoo . ; v -' CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $72,000.00 TreniMcts s general banking barinen. Bnja end Mils exchange en , .' II part ol the world. Collections a specialty.' j -i j c o j a a o s s m, , a M1HON W 3TULL, ELVA JAMISON, We will call for it and bring it home when promised. We gurtrantee satisfaction and otlv ask for a trial order to demonstrate' to you that we,un- ' ' derstand the laundry business", fou can stop our wagon at any time or phone the Laundry . nd your work will be called for at once,' We, make a specialty of family washing, aud, can , do your washing better and cheaper han ou. A trial order solicited. Union Steam Laundry a o o DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY? PHONE 1981. 742 FIB STREET. TURKESTAN ALFALFA 'v . The Dry Land Alfalfa grows without irri- "" - gation. ' . - ' - BROME GRASS Red Clover, Alfalfa and, all kinds of. Garden Seed in bulk Seed Wheat, Baled Barley, pats, Etc" The only Seed House inUnion County. A. V. JEFFERSON AVE. . Phone 1571 BC3S. eeefe-ee tyes) t4tiiit9t ONE MIGHT ONLY Friday, Sept 30 A FESTIVAL OF LAUGHTER. Vluller and Bates present Mark E. Swan's . Hilarious Mirth -provoking success "A Runaway Match" A Runaway Mato h at the third Avenue yesterday jammed the theatre both afternoon and even ing and pleased the . people so well that a lot ef them are going again next week.-SeaHle Times Monday, Aug. 27. FUN THAT'S CONTAGIOT8 All the new songs of this seaionl "No, you haven't heard them; they are new. ti D O a a D a a a a a B a a tDifPQ. QRn. fiiWt and 75o. 8eata now on sale 4 m w-, w-- ssese MMMtMMMMMMS). Judge Parker in his address to the Dem 90 ratio editors said "Extravagance is. running, riot in federal, state and municipal government.". Elsewhere in the. same address he says: "The challenge to a comparison of Democatio and Republican ad ministration since the Repub hcan party came into .. existence should be welcomed." To accomodate the Judge- the Observer will take the Pension office during President Cleve land's second term from. 1893 to 1896 inclusive and compare it with the management of that office under :- Republican rule during the last four years, from 1890 to 1903-4 inclusive, and see, if judged by the record in which term, extravagance ran riot. During Presideut Cleveland's seoond term, from 1893 to 1894, inclusive, 969,190 pension ers were, annually paid. The sums paid out for pensions dur ing that term aggregated $579, 166,937.81. The total cost of the Pension office for the term was $17,861,106.65.,. ' From the above figures it will be seen that the cost ' for each pensioner on the pension roll during the term was $17.90. J The number of pensioners on the roll for the four years from 1900 to 1903 inclusive were 984, 314 to whom were paid, in the the aggregate - during the four years of Republican rule, the sum of $552,25719. The, total cost of maintaiming the Pension Office and expense for the four years, 1900-3 inclusive, was $15,935,457 93. From' these figures it will be seen that the Pension office was operated dur ing the four yearsA1900-3, in clusive, for $15,88 per pensioner on the roll. By couiparjng the two periods it will be seen that, inuring the four years of Republican rule it conducted the pension office for $ 1 ,425,648.. 62 less than . it was run under, Demoeratio rule, though there were 15,124 more pensioners 'drawing, pensions during the four years of Repub lican rule than under the, Demo cratic administration and v that the Pension offioe is now being operated far $2.52 per name ou the roll per term of fcur years less than during Cleveland term. SCHOOL BOOKS, STATIONERY, DRUGS La Grande Dru;j Co. and Red Cross Drug Co' It is stated by those who are interested in the undertaking that the artesian well proposi tion will betaken up now within a very short time and work eom tnenced thereon . These rains aie hailed with delight by those who live near the foot oi Mt. Emily as the ores which have been raging there for several days would consume valuable property if the wind should set in from the west makes little difference to the country whichever way it goes Past experieuoe however would support the former theory, 'that the, result is already a foregone conclusion. A prominent farmer of this valley who has just returned from the state fair,, certainly hit the nail on the head in stating that,-while under, present con ditions it is quite impossible to have it in some central point in the state, it should be held in Portland where they have ac com rood atioos sufficient tc take care of the crowds. , We have received information thai within very few days there will be somethiug to pub lish regarding the proposed electric railroad. La Grande is making a rapid growth this season. New homes are being constructed in every portion of the city, aud the great majority are of an un usually better class than has heretofore been constructed as a whole. IMPORTANT TO FARMERS GRAIN BAGS GRAIN BAGS $4.75 per 100 . By order of tbe State Board of 1 Prison Directors, ' I am authorized to sell grain bags in any quantity above t 600 ' manufactured at San tuentin Prison at a price fixed at $4.75 per 100. Bags delivered free in San Fran, cisco. Orders must be accompanied with cash or ex change on San Francisco in full, and also with the fol lowing affidavit verified before a Notary Public or Justice of tbe Peace: 1 , , "I hereby certify that I am a consumer residing ...in,. .. .. n ... .and that the bas ordered by me are for ; my own. personal and individual use." Subscribed and sworn to before me this. . . .day of . . . . ISeal v , . The bags are of tbe same capacity as standard Cslcut tes, and superior in quality Don't delay -send In your order today to J. VV. TOMPKINS, Warden - Sau Quen, tin Prison, California Sample o! tbeie begs to be seen at this offloe. ''''BsSHsflHBsWflSsSsVHHIHHsSHIMBRqi An old pioneer yesterday re marked that that portion of the city "ou the hill" reminded him of the Sandridge. For many years it was passed by, hut when its good qualities were found, out it was soon taken up. There was some action recent ly taken by the council relative to enforoing the dog tax. If j there ever was a city that needed; a thinning out ef worthless dogs La Grande is that place. There are certainly over 100 dogs in this city that the owners would never think of paying a tax on, and if this statement i correct So much more the necessity of enforcing the ordinance. a IOBODOBO D D II Bin B B,B B) B UHiM National Bank, LAGRANDE, - OREGON Capital Stock fully paid . $ 60,000 Surplus fund - - . 13.000 Liability of Shareholders - 60,000 Responsibility - - 133,000 We do a general banking and exchange business. T rafts bought and sold on eartern and foreign banks. m 1 ti 4 B JOSEPH PALMER, President - . " J. W. SCRIBER, Cashier a BBBBBBBlBBBBBBBBBBBBttf eeteeeeee tttt-- Piano Tuner Haye Prof. Hendrioks tone your piano. It will py roa to do So. Tud. log and repairing carefully done. We kindly solloit yonr work. Oct 3 Prof. Hendrioks Wood Saw Having leased the G W Allen steam wood eaw, t am prepared to promptly take oare of all orders entrusted to me. W M Andla, Corner Ureenwood and Hill streets Phone 18C3 S 12-0 I NOTUJ&OP FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice it hereby siren to all whom it may concern, that Christian W Murphy, hag Hied her fluai aocoant aa administratrix of the estaie of Thomas N Murphy, deceased and the County Court of Union county Oregon has eei Tuesday, ton tilh day of Sept ember, A. O. 11HM, at two o'clock P M lor me Hearing or sai n ret ort. Christina W Murphy. Administratrix. full measure Chain wood by the Cord 128 cubio feet to the cord. 16-inch crry chain wood $3 per cord. This is cheaper than by the load. You pay for what you get at.d get what you pay for. Phone 571 H. W. NIBLEY A Pew Choice Bargains in Wal 1 Iowa County Real Estate I 1).200cfln.1. ,13)iirejopibH of eiUiritiii, lll o m id fall sown whest. UoOM, am aalr.htr mil Unci. -V raj snapan S2,500 . g (21 W aeiw, n,iil! orchatil, house, barn and Rood oniballdlnn. 80 or in 'fall ft (l W cm ol .anil part o M oS is the SneJt of meSdiw- iSbd hoiui id m 6u in otttle in tia.le on this property. Price 110 iter aor ' IS? " ofohoice I.Sd-1'rCe SIO p?r acre. Thtais a rt bwraln " h "' ' fl" ld at U per acwThcaa arc, l.i ol thf SinTaSli. We hayctoojcrlnth wayofrotlSuubarKalnk F?, further 'rtteobrs addM I M Daniel &, M'Donald WALLOWA, - OREGON It is quite evident that tbe commercial world is little if any disturbed as to the possible re sults of the Presidential election whioh is now only about six weeks distant. This means either that the! commercial interests are quite sure that there will be no change or are confident that it NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION U. 8. lAnd Office, La Grande, Urcvoa. AUgUBt 5, ItM. Notice le berebr tiven thnt the rrtllnwinr- nained aeltler has filed notice of hia Intention to matte floal proof In anpport of his claim and that Raid proof will be made "before the Itealater and Hecetvrr of the U 8 Ind otDce at La Urande, utfvoa, on 8epL '2. lnot. via: U.K. Nasttl, Ji.hn Keller, of Ya Grande, Oregon, for the Sy'i, SfcKSWX Section tie aamea the lollowlnit wllntvtaea t1 prove hia continuous residence upon and cultivation of aald land, via: A J I'ltt, Conrad 8trocber, Kntil Uauae and John Monj, all of La Orande Oregon. K. W. Davie, Register. Congrrtulattons Mr John n Cnllom, Editor of the Garland, Texas, News, has written a letter of conirratulationa to the manu facture of Chamberlain's Cough Re medy, as follow": "Sixteen years ago when our first child was a he y be was subject to croopy spells and we would be very uneasy about him. We began using Chamberlain's Congo Remedy in I8S7, and finding it such a reliable re. metly for roldaatulcroap ws have never been without in the honae since that time. We hare fire chil iren and bare given It t" all ol them with good re sult." For sale by all druggists. J Uowdtnrtp my heart Is the old-fashioned washbwrd ' wi.h??' m0thCT a'"i "hen I was a boy, " ? , With its ztne covered ridges tha suds use.1 ti play in " - I nrfflni"ifP b,amef 8atnbol-d to n,y ohildisli Joy " " i Ofttimes have I watche.1 her when wearing her knuckles 'i T?,r.,ha ri288 0,,r iada "e would rub? I I ne er wl II forget hoar she sMashe 1 and she slatberep The old fashiouod wash board th tt stood in the tub. ! CHORUS The old fashioned washboard: " a e. u. i u 7;' sl-'e-corered wnshboar.l; , The baok-breakiug washboard that etood in the tub. ! , Some folks alway. kick about ap-to-duta lauddrisa ! Rt Ai1d ",h7 Wesr out ii"'lr l"thas eve y ayr' ' & hm6.m 'St" 80 1 w.ill.hT hot dinner ' ? ; At home, with the smll of the soap sn.ls aWuy i I know that the w.tshing machine is innoh easier ' Till Vi'.'h Ur '0tbc8 t,, " them and rub KtSS oSVf k '""i"" r" lo9t orn out " Hy the old-fashioned waahboard that stood in the tub We are not the old fashioned kind. ' . ' ABC LAUNDR Y PHONE j i85i , City Property For Sale j Finely Locatprl WpII i , ..v.. a.uiinuicu j-Rijom, nouse ror Sale. Also Other Qty Property "At GRANT1& HERR0NS 9 !1