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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 30, 1904)
s Bi it- 3 h- u a n u ii a u n a a a a u u u . D R a n n D a 8 1 , ... MVHIIM . , i j Grande Evening Observer IEV BEOS.,. Editor Pr p Entored'iat Itbe' Post Offlow'a La Grande,- Oregon, as Becend Class Term Harness ,1s our specifitsy, ye fcnow boa to make jood bar-. ., ness and we make good harness. Gall snd see the kirid we recommend for logging. . t-S v, K : ROBES The finest assortment of - winter robes, in V tie county; 'Vfe ' carry' everything whioh should Vei found in a first class harness store u k ri 'in U ttis Harness and Saddles a -qi !.-.? dl.w Itlooig m uohiw : Published, daily except Sunday Onelyear in advanoe. . 4,99.60 Six months in advance. . . .3 60 Per month ........... fi ; t ,65o Single copy . . .6c lilESDAY i EVENING, .NOVV. 29 1 1904 a a Ha II a bbboo bddo fiWf Farmers' and Traders b National Bank, , OREGON ,1 t; 60,000 PI -w''i3.ooo 60,000 - 183,000 ,, " nt)r.UV,lt guuarni unuftiMg uui vwuau vudiudoo. . rafts bought'aud sold on eartern aod foreign bank's. m LAGRANDEi Capital Stock . fully paid Surplus fund Liabilify of Shareholders Respoosibility a Breaking It To Mother I've got letter, parson, from my soil way oat .west, j j j. .. nO ' , And my old .heart Is as heavy as an anvil in my preset !. ,-,. ii ,v '. To think the. Jxiym whose fotur' I Had opoe ao proBdlyiplanned . , , ,,. Should wander from tbe path o' light an' pome to siob an endl . .- 1 tol' him when he left oa only threa anon yeara ago He'd find himself a plowln' a mighty a rooked row, - - He'd mias faia father's ooansel .and his mother's prayers, too; ' ; ' ' Bat he said the farm was batefal an he guessed he'd have to go. l know thar'S big temptations for ' a youngster In the 'west, r-'-.'K' Best I bsiieved oar Billy had theeour- age to resist, 11 -' '- i An when' ne left I warned him of the ever Waitink snares That lie like hidden sarplnta in lUe'a patbwaT everywhere!; . . But Mil he promised faithfal to be " keerfal an' allowed He'd build a repitatlon that'd make os v -i" . miehty Drond. : ' ; . h vm . Bat It seems as how my council sort o! "' faded froa his mind, ,K An' how he's got in trouble of the ' vert waatest kindl h u-.. His letters dome so seldom that I some . ..how sort o' knowed " That oar Billy .was a tramoln' ona 4 mliihtT rookv road. Bntliever dace imagined he Would bow my head in sname ' "' -. An'in the' dast'd waller his ol' daddys honored namo, " - M' Ee writea frommt in Denver, , an'. tba story's mighty short; I jess can't tjll his mother it'll ornsh her poor ol' heart It:: . - '' An' as I reckoned, parson, you', might break the newa to her Bill's in the legislator', bat he doesn't ...i. -. i n ... i Shange y JOSEPH PALMER,- President t nr ufiiiinti'o vt.s I: oBaonnonflDi lf'IU'11 A A'Record " J yti have been doing busi ' !, neea in, this town for 6 years i n (nytbt i time the town has ,h,uoarly doubled impoeulation t i uunuB me same time our , business has increased FIVE FOLD. In other words no our business has made a great deal more rapid - increase - 1 than the town has- There are dozens of reasons for this7 '' all of whiiob, vou'will peroeive if you bgin buying 1 drug ' ' store goods of us. In the TBreV place We had a thorough ' training for pharmaoy. In the snoOnd'plac' we had ex- ' ' ceptional opportunities for. learning' thi;prficical side of . pharmaoy in. successful drug atore flf, tfle higlieat stand ing. Io th"third place we have kept our eyes epen and attended to business until we know the demands ef the people of this town. '' Prescription Druggist i ii HILL, La Grande, Ore 0efe'eeveieeseffli0f That gentle rain Sunday was just what was needed for the thousand's of acres of fall Sown; v. " I 8raln' , , La Grande is erowiae and will continue to grow the rlexl two years at a much greater ratio than during the last two years. The sound of the hammer and saw is to be beard in every section of the city . This j has been an ideal building season and everv moment has been taken advantage of, ( All this city has .to dc is to meet capital half way in the future and 1005 will see several largif investments that wilt not o'uly utilize the products of this section but will employ labor. More than 8000 women. aj employed in the various govern ment offices in Washington, 2, 044 of whome bave entered the service after competitive examin ation. .. , , , ;, (!! ir Few people know that the act of admitting Texas into the Union provided that it could be divided into as many as five states or fewer whenever its people might dt-sire division.'. Since the windows of the new noar house have been put in, ihe general appearance ban been greatly improved. Tha building is a credit to the county. The steam heat., is now being con nected and the structure will soon be ready to turn over to the pbunty.n i fi - : ' ; ;:!... Good ' SCHOOL LAND ..... ;.:.( u. I.: . i" when it Lecture The United States gave to Oregon a territorial goV ernment it dedicated two sections n each: i townships or one eigb-lil-ane county; oonatract a mile or ao ol toenth ofthe land surface of ,hei,"P"V t,J"..",on ' -We learn f'fom the press of Western Oregon that the Hon. James W Abbott engineer of the Good Bosda division ct the United States Department of Agri onltnre, ia delivering 11 La it rated lee tares on how to constraot flood roads In that part of tbe state. Mr. Abbott illnatrates his lectures Tilth stereoaoop Mortars giving ipnstioal , demonstra tlpna in good road bnllding. .The .Ob server suggest. tfatoarooavtoJBcUa the, Orange and leading oitUsna onlte in an effort to get Mr. Abbott to oeme to Union oonnty and deliver a series of leotnresand.lt possible to do, in this oonnty wbat b Is preparing to do' in state to the common school. Vti for't'unateiy' for the ofiildren1'''oi' Oregon for all time to come ih& act of ; congress making tbis munificent .grant reppsed " too much faith in the wisdom of the legislators' Of; Oregon and' in vested .thein 'witti the"power to fx.ttie price for whioh- the land could be sold.. The result ot ttus misplaced confi lence is that a J:i-. '..:-"-;'t.A r very iBi&e u 400,000 acres given to the state has been ' d isposed ' of for 1.25 per acre,,ijt,i'ar better manage ment prevails in Idaho where the grant of , land from the general government , is.., the same as in Oregon, as will appear from the following press dispatch f": Moscow; Idaho, Nov. 2T The sale of state school .landed uatab! county, held here yesterday was largely attend ed and satisfactory prices were obtain- ed, "" '" .-. I' Chief Clerk Norman Jaokson of the state board of land commissioners oondaoted the aula in person at tbe ootuthoose. All the land offered was sold except two ,40 acre traota and one tract that had a five year lease on it, and was therefore erroneously advertis ed for sale. PhdMhWHtt anlil 11(10 U1FM At nn y -average' prlce'-jof 20 par aore. Some of the lands only brought tbe opprais ed valne of tlO per acre, whioh is tbe loweat price any state school lands can be bo;:, for under provisions of the IJAt. .1... , . The highest price paid for any traot sold was (31 ner aore. All of the beat school lands in this -county ..bad been previously sold. This sale was princi pally on lands that no one would buy heretofore on account ol not being worth the appraised value, and the re sults yesterday would Indicate that the price of farm lands In this section is still on the increase. Chief Clerk Jackson aeid there was much more demand for lands in north ern Idaho than in the aouthern portion of. the state and .at better prices. Ha also stated that durtaj the past two years bis department had loaned school funds to the amount of nearly (1,000,- 000 on first real estate mortgages in Idaho, and that the interest in most all cases had been promptly paid in ad- vanoe." Quarintine Raised The diphtheria quarantine that has been on the Catholic school at the Urns tills agency tor. tba past three weeks was ralsedjestorday, and th- premises have betu fumigated. There were ten oases, under the care of Dr. T M Hen dersoa among the Indian children that were immunized with antitoxin and all fear of another epldsmio of tbe disease has passed. Several of tbe patients were very 111. -East Oregonlan. ' The Department of Agriculture la manifesting a greater Interest in good .roads than ever before, and there Is a reasonable hope that if our people will exhibit a desire to cooperate with tha government, that it will meet them half way. ..' - ' , '' Richards .'"Denver Nov. SO A special to the -re publican from Cheyenne, Wyo that on good authority if Secretary Hitchcock of.the interior department resigns be will be sa seeded by William Richards, commissioner of the general laud office. Hazeltine, Fa Olcf Officejs Nov. idut rafr Nov. tit President Mitobel, Vioe prealdut Lewis and 8eo retary and 'Treaaurafr Wibon, of the United Mine Workers, will: be elected without opposition at the annual eon vention in Indianapolis Januj 16." ' Mrs. Emery Oliver, who earns down from La .Grande and baa spent the. Bant two dava with har twrePU. Mr. and Mre. W EBylveetet.feft today for her home in Portland. Dalles Ohron Ida. a' v X . ' i it a 'I. ' VThare will be a regulafneating to night -.bf the Moderni Woodmen if America, A fall attendance la very muuh desired. r A number of people from Elgiu, Union! p and, different , pezsa ;of tbe valley "came In Xa take in the "BUck Pattl'Tropbadours last nigbU.. . Remember the danoe at tha Oommer oial cla.1; Friday evening. Mrs.' Aliflie Udd and daughter Mlas Florence left yesterday for the west to Spend some time visiting relatives and friends In Walla Walla, Spokane, Portland and other points,. I The work of tb itorce of expert lln men who. have been engaged (bere for some time In putting uptfe nef eablei for the telephone wires, is rapidly pro. greasing, and1 the work Is being done in a manner entirely thorough and eat isfaotory,, h; ,t,:'. -:...', BLOCKL AN BROS. ,.--'. , i' Island 'Cityv' Oregon '.nV' ;, J'' Breeders of BERKSHIRE and POLANDCHINA ' , swiOTp. .;jm::) ;.,::-;i'&.u'. . ,', i cl ,:i " ' . - 1 Wenow hayo eight youngjbucks, pwe bred, Oota wold and shropshires, ready for service,' anyone ' need, -i ing choice buqks, should see these to appreciate them ' " Young stock always on hand, and always glad to ' ' have yon' call and see our hogs, as we breed them for the Farmor, aod ask you to compare our paicos before buying some where else., , a., , ., : -. r. -j:,,' i-.cu-t-,, yn ' t.jui j , ' 'r..'l c.a Bj::iBnd . How dear to my heart Is the old-fashioned washboard J That mother used to wash on when I was a boy, With its zinc-covered ridgea tbe suds used to play In And aoap bubolea gainbolxd.to n.y childish joy 2 Ofttimes hive L. watched, her whea wearing her knuckles. As over the ridgea our duds sue would rub. I ne'er will forget how ahe anlashed and she slatherep J The old fashioned waah board that stood in the tub. S CHORUS ' The old fashioned washboard; J " ' Taealuo-covered washboard; ' The back-breaking washboard that stood in the tub. ' Some folka always kiok about up-to-date, lauddriea, And aay they wear oat their clothes every day; J Bat give them, to me, so I will have a hot dinner e At home, with the smell of the soap suds aivay. I know that the washing machine ia muoh easier S On all' of oar olothes than to take them and rub Till the buttons ao ii bosoms are lost and worn out' By the old-fashioned washboard that stood in the tab, We are not the old fashioned kind. A B C. LAUNDRY HPHONE'j. 1851 t : :; V FULL, MEASURE i Cliain wood by th.e Cord -tj - ,,128 cubic feet to the i cord. 16-inch -dry; chain wood, $3 per cord. This is cheaper than by the load. You pay for what you get and get what you pay for. Phone 571-: . H, rW. NIBLEY. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee MesjeaaajajBjBSJBJgjBJBjBJBJBB ClSsfflg b tit Special Six New.. Go Carta & Baby Buggies at One Half Price 925 00 Buggy, now ...$12 60 J500GoCart,now. 7 60 . Big Redactions on Iron Beds 118 00 lied t)12 50 New Springs ......1 75 Second Hand Springs 60 We have several ''handsome Dressers at Real Bargains. Also $12 Extension Dicing Room Table (or 18 50, New chairs 60c. )H We will pay all your old stoves are worth in exchange for New Ranges and Heaters. s Notary Public Money to Loan , t nsuraiioV fr ' f .. -rt ' ... i. . . i i ii Representing me uquitaDie savings at Lioan Asso ciation of Portland, Or., the strongest, safest & most reliable institution on the Pacifio coast, under State supervision. Loans made short or long time to suit. 1 WM. GRANT, Agent City property for sale. . , . H B HAISTEN , m UPHOLSTERING Phone 2051 FD HAISTEN - t y . OFFICERS: Qao. PauiKa President J. M. Basar Ties President J. M. Chdscb Cashier . DIRECTORS) ,,; J. M. Berry, J. M. Ohuruh A. B. Coaler, Geo. L. Clea ver, Geo. Palmer . . II .... ttU ly,, F. L. Mitkbs and Geo L Cleaver Asar. Cashiers 3655 La Grande National, B nk La Grande, Oregon " CAPITAL ANDj SURPLUS, $72,0000 . ,j Transacts a general banking business. Bnya ar.d sails exchange en , t all parU of the world. OollecUons a specialty.
