J
IVAmliNow Ready ,
j'' FOR BL'SINESS , ,,. '"
I uni a graduate of the Welander .
Cutting ScUppL.Ne" York, and hold a
diploma therefrom I am a practical
cuUet-Jinil ..designer Give me a
climn'e.
A. H.Marquairdt
TAILOR
U Grande, , Oregon , ,
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a Grande Evening; Observer
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Sotered, at the
Grand By Oregon,
Mall Matter. .
Post Office-at La
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Published daily except Sunday
One year in advance., 16 60
Six moctbs in advance.... 3 60
Per month .j y, .--..-. .66
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Saturday evening, oct 22 1904
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TURKESTAN ALFALFA'
' The Dry Land Alfalfa growa without irri
gation. -
BROME GRASS
Red Clover, Alfa.fa and all kinds of
Garden Seed in bulk
Seed Wheat, Baled
Barley, Oats, Etc'
-The only, Seed House
inUnioa County..
A.. V. Oliver
JEFFERSON AVE.
Phone 1571
There; are Lots and Lots
Of people who could be lawnowners
II they wanted to . It doesn't take so
muoh money by oar plan, , All they
need la a kittle money,. The balance
we accept , In email oonventent pay
ments . Before they know it they
Own a Lot..,
And it won't be la some daeolete.far.
away region that-jwill, never Improve.
It will be In a locality that 1. bound
to Improve end inorease In value.. If
( yon want to know wh-re anch lota ere,
j drop In and ask aa - We think we ran
abow yoa the beet and easiest real
eatate proposition yoa ever beard.
FOR PBESIDSNT. ,..
THEODORE : ROOSEVELT,
" ' ; ;' of New York"'
FOB VICE PBK8IDENT
CHABLES W. FAIRBANKS
' i i - ' Indiana-" ''' '
"fob PBK81DKNTAL eletoh ;
o. b. dim kick, ; Clackmas
A. o. Houon, Josephine
J. N. BABT, , Polk
J. A. Feb, Umatilla
"For life la all to ahort, dear,
And sorrow la all to great, :
To offer our alow oo paaaion '
That Urrlea until too late,
And it'a not the thing yoa do, dear, '
It'a the thing yoa leave undone,
Which g Tea yoa the bitter heartache
At the aetting of the hi,"
Edith M Todd, in, Ladie'i World.
mCa Srande investment Company,
1110 Adams Avenue, La Grande, Oregon '
FULL MEASURER
Chain wood by, the,. Cord
128 cubic fvet'tc the cord. - 16-inch dry chaiav
wood $3 per cord. This is cheaper than by the i load, i
You pay for what you get arid ge what' yoa pay for.'
Phone 571
H.W.NIBL.EY
A Few Choice ' Bat-gal na in Wal
lowa County t .Real. Estate
(1) 200 acres at laa I, U ai-( o ipi'jl i of iiliiritin III ii
In fall town wheat. Usui, urn til ,air lallinii -V tr
snat-an S2.H0O
VirtU) aerft,. aneiill orrhanl; - h.,.
bou-ii k tain; ntau atroua t
131 2,0 nt-ri of .'and Dirt
AllllillllllillCTl Mkl ka j ih..l. -AUI Lin. ml h.u m k. ....t .... .1 -1 .n.-i.-
BaVI in oaulr iu tiat't on lata propurt. rMc 110 Ki.icit.
4 Niwm.taloreliokx Ulid-PrU HO p.r r Tali la ffTMl kmnltk i
. I'-uaeiNof fl L.d at $-10 pr acr- Theianre lew of th aaaay aapa We
u. ... WBy wl ma. oaiKmiiifc r m i m higt paruonian eaarMt,
.pJ; h.it tora WM too emfaeHasm h . fcu,
ot walor Jim luruiuh vUft-A are' Sarfaln t Uffitl
tolwhlofl ta tha flnct of bimVV; coed lineac ah4'
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bantali
Si,
M'DR,niel
WALLOWA,
wsRi'Hmi)i.,kHHases4i)g
M' Donald
OREQONi
OLD TIME LIVING "
Jn 1860 the per- oapita ,con-
somption of sugar in the United'
States was 30i DoundH. in 1903
it was 711(tporind; ;
In 1860 the- per- oapita eJn-
sumptiou of coffee in tne United
States was 6,79 pounds rand , .in
1 903 it was 10:79 pbu'nds . The'
average import price . of ooff ee
in 1860 was 10,8 cents' per
pound andin 1903 . it ,was 6.5
ceute.per pound. In 1860 'the
per capita consumption of . Tea
in' the United States was .84" ' of
a pound and in 1903 it was 1.30
a poqad
Iu 1860 Nb'l pigMi'orji at the
foundry was rated j'$22.75 per
ton, la 1903 it.wan $19. 92..
Iu 1880 the net rise of stand
ard cotton sheeting war 8.73
cents per yarn in ivi)6 it was
6.26.
In 1860 standard . cotton
prints, oalioot, per .card aad in
1903 it was 6 cents per yard-.-
In 1860 tHere were employed
in the manufactures , in the ;U.
S. 1,811,545 wage earuere -te
whom were paid thai year "lor
wages and Salaries $378,878,966
an average ofi 688i96i to - eaoh
employee.'
In 1900 the faoturiea in the
United States employed. 5,719,
137 persons to- whonrwere paid
in wages and salaries' 2;76o",430
848 an average, of (478,29 , to
each employee nearly double
the average paid ih ' I860;
NO NEED FOR NEW COUNTY
BGIBII1 IBIDSII B ft 0 B O av
Farmers' and Xradet';J
National, Bank;.
LAGRANDE. OREGON. I
Capital Stock fully paid 60,000 '
Surplus fund ... 13.000 ' j
Liability of Shareholder - 60,000
Responsibility . 133,000
We do a general banking and exchange business.
rafts bought and sold on eartern and foreign basks.
JOSEPH PALMER, President .
J. W. SCRIBER, Cashier ,
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Apparently ,tbei next session
of the Oreon Legialture ; will
be called upon to bury the coun I
ty seat ambitions of the town of
Union, It has been thought
that the leautt of the1 election
last June was sufficient ' to put
auend to the contention., that
had been of long duration ' in
Union county; but how," with a
purpose to regain its lost estate
us a seat of government,. .Union
is spreading'the gospel of county
division. The proposal now '
broached is to segregate twenty
towhships for the . purpose- of
erecting a new oounl'whefein
is now the southeastern part of
Union county, and thus give to
the town of Union, once, .more,
the dignity and prestige ' of a
county seat location.
If the Legislature, as a. body,
shall be made at all acquainted
with conditions as they exist in
Union county today,' thet fact
lone will insure swift, defeat for
the new ambition. Within the
Grande Ronde valley, along the
various streams, and among the
fothilla. tributary thereto--aearly
all witJun sight from the
present county Seat 'is found
tliebhiefraetors- of our wealth
producing resources our farms
orchards, pastures, mills and
m'anufaot6riesr It is a rich and
s oompaqt terrjtory ,y throughout
Which the burdens of attending
treaties Of a 'pobtio nature are
bout td nearly equally divided'
as' Could be by any location of
the county seat whiob could at
(hie 'time be considered,- eligible.
Throughout the teiritdryr there
is such, harmony of essential in
terests that ihe re. must , yet -be
very much . w 'development, a
greatly ... inoMaM-pepulation,
'and iwre or there, a vast differ
entiation of interests, before , ar
gument for fhe division of such
community-jHoan i justly .claim
even the' questionable" quality
of'speciousneam. Surely no dis--
criminating body of men could
at this . time be . induced
to look upon the proposal . in
anyway other than as an at
tempt at aggrandiiement-which
takes no account of the general
welfare, acd which is without
any standing in the . necessities
of the people, as a ' whole," who
would be effeofedl 'thereby.
. ' The suspioion that the effort
is born of resentment for the
new state ofc6unty 'bffairs 'haa
a'ttachedto the mjve since its
inception, and it seems now to
be lully justified,' si there- is an
their (perhaps an alternative).
proposal which would .attach
the territory ;-. in question n to
Baker eounty, with Which it has
not and never . will ' have
auy. natural cause for affiliation.
It" is always unwise to hurriedly
dqouse another of having, eaten
sour grapes,. but in this instance
it appears they Who are p6nsors
for the new county movement
stand selfconfessed' of having
sucked an aoid potion from ' the
vineyard.
Time was when WascO county
stretched ;from ..the Cascade
mountains to-tbe eastern bound
ary of Oregon',-when the Colum
bia Titer flowed past '. the seat
of government' for all the couc
try betwedn itself and California
state line, ' Now fourteen -other
counties are lusty "contempor
aries of what is left of the old
organization, and yet itself is a
more potent faotor in the west
ern' empire than it was in its
days1, of "magnificent distances.
TJ..I Ann r v : ..:
Ult UUI lUMU. VI lUOIQ DUUllVl
aiuua uuue into existence witn
out just claim, for -. a separate
part, in the state! s organism.
- The-development of new re
source's" planted people in the
Wilderness, and. as the complex
conditions of life grew upon
thBrn, isolation f.i. in the 'seat 'of
local government became a bur
den that tha i state was duty
bound to shift. But today the
the stale can have but one duty
with. respect to any' application
to ereot a new county in the
territory named," or to attach the
same to Baker. That duty will
be discharged when the legisla-
tUTe Calmly sits upon the pro
posal and allows it to gasp for
breath, until the"' session" shall
have ended. Elgin ' Recorder.
Brought Home
Aliai Qta Eubaoks, who baa been in
Walla Walla learning the millenary
buahutae died there on Friday and was
brought home today by .ber father
Wm, Eubanke whareaidea near 8dm
meiville. The funeral will take place
tomorrow, the interment will be in
the 8aimerlllo 'cemetery. H in On
wet-e charming young lady and tne
family bare the dee pool aympathy ul
a targe aoquaintauoe in their baieavt-manL
Died
WINK In Union on laat thureday
the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs
'' Ike Winn.
How dear to my heart U the old-fashioned waahboard t .
That mother need to waab on when I was a boy, ,
1 With ita siac-oovered ridgee the Bade need to play In
And aoap babblea gambolad to n,y oblldiah Joy.
Otttmes have I watched her when wearing her knuckles.
Aa over the ridgea oar dodaehe would tab.
I ne'er will forget bow aba splashed and ahe alatherep
The old fashioned waab board that tood in the tub.
. .-, .-':.' CHORUS ' . - , ,.,
' - The etd fashioned waahboard ; 1 i : . ..
The aluo-ooTered waahboard;
J The baok-breaking washboard that stood in the tub.
S ftana Wltsalwyva1okabow p..to daU lauddriee,
Andaay they wear out their clothes every day;
! Bat give them to me, ao I will have a bot dinner
S - At borne, -with the smell ol the aoap auds away. '
a I know that the washing machine ia maoh eaaier
On all ot oarolothea than to take them ami rub. , . . .
Till the buttons ani bosoms are loat and worn out'
By the old-f aahloned washboard that stood in the tab. . .
We are not the old fashioned kind. '
Iabc laundry
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LOCAL JJCITEB MARKET . ;
Creamery Batter 05 cents per. roll.
Batter Fat 25 oents. per pound,.
Dissolution Notice
NotioelaherebTKiveo that., the co
paatnership of W m . Grant and Harold
Herron, am.-er the firm name, of Grant
a; Herron. haathladav been diaaolved
Harold Uerron retirinrr. Tbe baaineaa
will be conducted by Wm. .. Grant who
will ' pay 11 .debts and colleot all
amounts due the firm.
Dated at La Grande, UrrlOn oounty,
Oregon, this 30th day of September,
ISO.. . Wm. Grant,
930-1080 ' ' Harold HerrSri,
For Sal),
Acre traot with new two room boose,
la Pleasant Home addition. -S400.
Part - oaah, balance - monthly install-' 1
ments . -Enquire of V H Haworthat '
Stoddard Lumber Co, 10- 17-24
FOB SALE Good ' rich Loam for
Lawns also .Gravel for stieetfiUihg
ilnquire Of JJohn An honv. -
Beautiful Pictures . -
' On next Monday night, Got. 24
1934, there will be au entertainment
given under the auspices of tbe Ep
wortb League at tbe M E church in
this oity. This entertainment "will
present i n full the original Steel and
FrMland illustrated couoert, and will
inolodei beautiful illustrative . and- Bnd the'ir eatate.
Fruit Boxes. r
. Send your orders for Fruit Boxes to
Stoddard Lumber Go. at tbe La
Grande planing mill.
amuaiDg piotures, music; tongs all. ol
whloh will bj illUBtrated. - "
'This oonoert . with Mr Steel as
baritone soloist, is reported as stand
ing at tbe bead of all entertainment!
of ibis kind. Rev. Smith, of Elgin,
who had tbe pleasure of seeing this
same ' production ' in ; Chicago, . Bays
that it ia the beat production of mov
ing piotures that it ha' ever been his
lot to see. The purpose of the enter
tainment is to procure money for the
pnrohasa of a new set of song books
for the Metbodist chotoh, and during
the lengthy 1 program" consisting of
FOR SALE An almost new 4 room
house,-nice lawn, In best residenoe
part of town, very cheap if taken at
once, only part oash.:: Hee 1701 Elrst
Corner Spring eta. ' Oct 12 19
K)R SALE Milch cow Jersey, 1100
lb. ' driving hoise, ' gang plow, top
buggy. Apply to A. Mullenburg,
' mile N E of Island City. -
w Oct 14-Deo 14
GUARDIAN'S SALE
' By vtrfue of an 'order and license
made and entered by the Hon. County
Court of Union County State of Ore
gon' on September 8th, 1904, 1u the
matter of the Guardianship of the per
Bona and estates of Hrneat N Patty, Z
Beatrice Patty, and Frank ' A Patty,
minor heirs of Thomas K Patty "de
ceased, and wards of- tbe undersigned
their guardian, 1 will, from and after
the 21st day of October ' 1904, at my '
home No. 1116 Adama Avenue, La
Grande, Union . County, Oregon, pro
ceed to sell at private aale tbe South
eait quarter of Section 34 of TownBbip
Three (forth of Range 89 East -of tbe
Willamette Meridan is Union County
Oregon, for the becent of said", heirs
xerma or-aaie,' casu
M& 1 l. .. ., l a n,.H
w ion .u uoni. wic m I ctv,r,
Guardian of the persons and eatatos
of Ernest N Patty, Z Beatrioe Patty
' and frank A Patty, Minora; . -Datel
SepUiaiojr 10, 1904. dot 21
Estate Notice
. J R Kellogg deceased, Eatate. '-
Notice ia hereby given that the
undersigned', J M Cbun-h, has quali
fied aa Executor of th laat will and
testament of J R Kellogg. deceased ,
All persons havi g olalms aBaiu8t
said' eatatd are, hereby required to
present thd same properly verified to
the undersigned at tbe offices of O H
Finn, Sommer" BnildiDg, La Grande
Oregon, 'within six months from, the
date ot the drat publication of this
notice.
Dated and first ' published October
6th 1904. ... ...
J M Churoh, Exeoutor of Estate ot
J R Kellogg, do. e.igd.
O, H. Finn, Attorney for Exeoutor.
. MAKES A CLEAN SWEEP
There's nothing like doing- a thing
thoronghly. Of all the Salves you ever
heard of, Buoklen's Arnica Salvo is - the
beat. It sweeps away and cures Burns,
Sores, Braises. "Outs. BoflB. Ulcer-.
TO LET Room and board in private! 8kiD Eruptions and Piles. It'a only 26o
family, to desirable parties. Phone , K"r""a w give hiiuhhod Dy
sal La Grande Drug Co., and NeUIn Lrng
isruggiai., :
Notary Public
(Co.,
Meeeteeeeseeeeeseees
Money to loan
Insurance
Representing the Equitable Savings ALoan . 'Asso
ciation of Portland, Or., the strongest, safest & tnost
reliable institution on the Pacific coast, under State
supervision.. Loans made short or long time to suited
WM. GRANT,: Agent '
City property for Bale. ' '
ndel
Lawson & Zu:
Wholesale and Retsil Dealers in Hay,' Grain, Vege
tables and Fruits. Car load lots a specialty.
- - Office- in Kilpatricfc Building
Phone NaU 13 ;
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OFFICERS; DIRECTORS i a)
Oa;PAlJBB.'.-.vii,-...Iesldrt- 1, M. Berry, J. M. Churoh
J. M. Bbkrt Vice President A. B. Conley, Geo. L. Clea-
J. M.OacBOH..., .......Cashier er, Geo. Palmer
F. L. MKteiS and Geo L Cleaver Asst. Cashiers .
' 3653 I
La Grande National, B nk ;
a , La Grande, Oregon
9' CAPITAL AND ;SURPLUS, $72,ooaoo , , . S
Traaasetj a iMnral banking kntlneas, Be,, and Mtl-xchant sni
J U part of the world. OoUecUons a specialty.