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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1904)
full measure Chain wood by the Cord 128 oubio feot to ' the cord. 16-inch dry Chain ' wood 13 per cord,' 'This is cheaper than ty the '' load. You pay for what you gefatd get what you'pay'to' ; Pbone 571 H. W. NIBLEY La Grande Evening Observer IE? UEOa, Editor! Pr p Bate red at the PoatLpffloa at La Grand, Oregon, aa Bacon? Olaaa Mail Matter. . i . i ; Farrriers- h fit Trf ider' National 5 Bank, i e." 6 '; : LAGRANDEl OREGON $ 60,000 ! ! 13.000 '60,000 ' 188,000 Capital Stock fully paid Surplus' fund ., ' Liability of Shareholders Responsibility ' '' ' We do a general banking and exchange business. -rafts bought and old on eartern aod foreign banks . JOHEPH-PALMER, President ' a-. J. VV. SCRlBER, Cashier Published daily except Sunday One year in advance .'..';'.".' $8 60 Six months in advance. AS 60 Per month .65c Single copy . . . . . ..;.... . . '. 6c MONDAY EVENING, NOV. 13, 1904 ;d 'i m'' - t JTI LWM W PEHH HOU2 ' BtEWAAiy,: KW,r','0'';"vw "' KEltH STOCK COMPANY, 1 AlU NEXT .'WEEK A company of accomplished players appearing in a powerful repertoire of play,! replete- with speoiarctric embellishment. ) , .. .i ... r.. .. oi.ii 'in:.-., in.! ml ; v-'i : E OPENING MONDAY. NOV. 14 I "SLAVES OF RUSSIA" Followed other nights by "Capt. Fresh, U. S. A." - "Light. House , Robbery." , ."Senators Daughter."-.- Power.-, of Truth;" "A Wise Woman." - And ''Curse of Gold.!' V 1 LOVE " When yoa sum Dp the jmt' With It glory of lea ret, Its seed time and harvest, ; It bad and it bava When you get to Deoember, You sing the same tone That 'twas sweat to remember And carol, la June. From the day of your youth To the day ot white age, , Through the book of yonr-Hfa ' To the very last page, When oomeS a groat angel Tho"FInl" to write, Ibe same true evangel ! Ia aye yoor delight. There be thou who will tell you , Of jewel and gold, Of Investment, a story v . . Of wonder onf old. .' One dividend never ' -..WlU.fall to Impart The' selfsame wealth ever, ,, ,T,o dower the heart , , Let the spring zephyr blow, , Or the winter winds howl. Let fortone smile blandly ; Or Dllen fate seqwl.i From June to Deoember, "What sky arch above, To lite! very last ember, Lite' crowning ia love. DUTY OF CITIZENS ''Good-bye, Teddy I Any last message?" was the query of The Atlanta ' Constitution on n .the morning of the first Tuesday after the first Monday in Nov ember. It would be oruelty to the Constitution to make response. La Grande people will watch tha progress Of the Key flying machine whioh will exhibit .' at the Lewis and Clark ' fair -with great interest though there . are iew in this city who have doubt that the machine prove a complete success Team Harness Is our speoialty. We know hoM to make ood har ness and we make good, harness. Call and see the kind we recommend, for logging. ...... ,, .' .,, ROBES The finest assortment of winter robes in the county. We carry everything' which should be found in a first class harness store ' E GHRISJ0FFERS0N f Harness and Saddles La Grande, Oregon I Now is the time for the fruit raisers of this vicinity to get together and make arrange ments for the building - of a fruit dryer. There is thousands of ctollara worth of fruit lost in this valley each year for' the W4ht of some place to work up the second ane third grade fruit Now ia the time to take , this matter up. The election ia over and at tentinn can now , be given to home matters. It will be but a short time until the state legis lata re will be in session and it would be well to consider 'Some of those subieots whioh should be acted upon at that time, ,, , One subjeot that . should be laid before the members of the legietatore from tl'is county and which tnev should be urged to hUpport, is an amendment to the law making an appropria tion lor the Lewis and Clark Fair. - The counties should be allowed a portion of thei money paid in taxes to this Fair that they may make a suitable ex hibit and derive , some benefit for the money they cso tribute, As the committee haying "this matter in hand do. not make provision for this, the law should be so changed' as to1- 'compel them to do so,. This county pays $19,660 for the Fair and it is umust to ask them to raise more money to prepare the ex' hibit. Another subject . tnat should be considered and acted upon by the legislature is an amend ment to the assessment law by which such ooncerns as the ex- Dress companies may he com pelled to pay county tax in the counties they 'do business. In this county the express com pany receives about ' $10,000 a year profile and pays no taxes to the support of the county government. This is - unjust to other business men who must pay for the county government. Some provisions should be made by which these companies shall pay their proportionate share of the taxes. Now is the time for the people to think over the laws that should be enacted and to urge Hhe representative to see that such laws as are needed shall be passed. 1 There are many subjects that might be considered by the poo- will pie and if their wishes are made '' . I known to the members elect we I will have more laws passed that are in the interest of all the people. Telephone Register. any There is a certain white horse whioh ii being driven in the lead of a four horse team in thi' r-ity which should either be killtil r turned out to pasture. The horse it- fo lame that it .is in no condiiiou to be worked and the owner should take notice of tbe fact and remove the animal from the team; The humane officer should take this Advertised Llat of oaolmaied letters remaining In the Im Grande, Oregon, Poit Office for the week ending Nov. 10 1901. Landajle Ciloata Jones. Mlas. Irene Bolen.E Foyer DW JenoinglOO Moss H F Roger S A Dawson Jame Harris Tomaa O Look W U Peak Mis Emma Snider Mrs Liddie Flowers Frank BaBbroack Wm C Keifer Mrs Laperla Looney Miss Maud Piedlow V F Stone Oarley jThe above will be held 14 days and then sent to the dead letter office when oalied for please say advertised Nov. 10 1901 Postmaster (3 M Richer. JOHN MITCHELL President of United Mine Workers, i at San Francisco today Present FINE TAILORING Before ordering your fall ana . winter suit or overcoat remember . . that I am the business. I have . 17 years experience, have worked for some of the best firms in the " V S., and able to . eompete with , the beet. If I oan't suit you : there will be no charges made. s MARQUARDT, The Tailor. , Phone 244,,,, ri7,La (Grande,, Oregon , m How dear to my heart is the old-fashioned washbmrd J That mother need to wash on when I was a boy, With it zinc-covered ridges the auds used to play in And soap babbles gambolnd to my childish joy. J Ofttime have I watched her when wearing her knuckles. " As over the ridge our duds she would rub, " , I ne'er will forget how she solashed and she slatherep ' J The-old fashioned wash board that stood in the tnb. Ladies We will mak you a box coat farina. money than yoa pay for a ready made garment and yon hare two huadred a turns to pica from. We alao oover luttona. pros clothes and oleao vonr mutter up end sea that the tut-1 H0 ooat with every dollar paid In oar store. ai Andews, Uent furnleh ing. i Phone No 331 , riige is stopped. ANNOUNCEMENTii! Wo have purchased the Big Stock of Furniture, Hardware, Tin and Grauiteware, Carpenters Tools eto of Secrest Bros at A BIG DISCOUNT and for the next 80 days we offer the people of Union county the GREATEST BARGAINS of the season in House Furnishings at 76o on the dollar in order to close out this stock quickly. $12.75 to $2l 75 8 75 to 13 so 5 75 to 13 75 7 50 to 12 50 8 00 to 1500 Regular '$20 to $30 bed room suits " " I2 50 llo 2d Dressers 8 00 to 22 50 Iron Beds 10 00 to 21 00 Lounges 11 50 to25 00 baby Carriages 12 00 to IS 00 Extension Tables 8 65 to 14 25 3 50 to 9 00 Child's Beds 2 45 to 6 75 " .75 to 2 50 Dining Chairs .60 to I 85 3 50 to Q 50 RocKers V 2 50 to 9 25 10 00 Double supported steel" springs 7 15 Common springs 50c to 4 90 Don't forget the Hsaters and Cook Stovas Saws, hammers and Axes; nails, Staples, hinges, Cartridges window shades, Curlaiui, Fowlers, Cots, eto eto Call while tbe stock is complete Look out for our eien ' CHORUS . The old fashioned waahboard;. The zinc-covered washboard; The back-breaking washboard that stood in the tab. Some folk elwayi kiok about np-to-dute lauddriee, ' And say they wear oat their clothes every day; Bat give them to me, so I will have a hot dinner At home, with the smell of the soap auds away, I know that the washing machine ia muoh easier . On til of oar clothes than to take them and rub Till the buttonB anJ bosom are lost and worn out' 1 By the old-fashioned washboard that stood in the tab, e We are not the old fashioned kind. J ABC LAUNDRY! PHONE j i85i . seeeeeeest . eaeetMt Notary Public - , , Insurance Money to Loan Representing tbe Equitable Savings & Loan Asso ciation of Portland, Or., the strongest, safest & most reliable institution on the Pacific coast, under State supervision. Loans made short or long time to suit WM. GRANT, Agent City property for sale. ) OFFIOER8: DIRECTORS i ! ' 5 uao. riurea President J. M. Berry, J. M. Church J.M. BBr Vice President A. B. Contey, Geo. L. Olea- J.M.CHCS0H Cashier ver, Geo. Palmer " t.t. MKTKta aod Geo L Cleaver Asst. Cashier H B HA1STEN P:.o.ic 2051 3655 La Grande National, B NK - La Grande, Oregon CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $72,000.00 Transact a general banking bnslneea. Bnya aod sell exchanm . Collections a specialty. ail part of the world. a Lawson & Zundel Wholesale and Retail Deal An in TTm r5-: . wbles and Fruits. Cr Wad lots a specialty. ' " Office in Kilpatrick Buildine Phone No 1 113 FDHAISTEN If- The Golden KuieAoinpaii he La tjrande Pawntroktrs ISOSimfi,