roR
ONE DOLLAR
You can get a pretty street h.t at the . BARGAIN
Store. We alao have a complete line of
CHRISTMAS QIFTS
: , ; : . AND " '
H O L. I DAY GOODS
E M WELLMAN & CO
La Grand - Oregon.
Blue Mountain
Grange
Meeting
LEGAL NOTICES
You Can Get
La Grande Creamery Butter
At the Following Well known Dealers
Eomig & Staples ' Baker Bros.
Mo Faylane r Q. Ralston '
Qeddes Bros ; : j4 W, Wbite'.
0. L. Thorn
Remember every pound is guaranteed
When you ask for La Grande Creamery Butter you
help a home industry and thereby help yoar own
business. . '
Pasturixed sweet Cream and Fresh Buttermilk
always on band. -
La Grand Creamery Co
Rousing Meeting Large Attendance and Aany
Resolutions Were AdoptedThe
Next Meeting.
Grange Hall Dee 3
Resolution adopted by Blue Moun
Uin Orange No 345.
Whereas There U considerable
agitation in some of the leading news
paper of the state and among politi
cian! and especially among men in
terested in the liquor traffio in lavor
of repealing ; or radically unending
Ibe Local Option law adopted by toe
legal voters of the state at the lait
June eleotion.5 By Ibe Legislature at
next stssion. .
it ' r A tr nr.
TURNING OVER PR0PER1Y
ia our business. Those who want to
sell, tell ae about it and we tell those
who want to buy. If a seller fixes bis
prioe too higb we tell him so He
fixes it lower so we can sell it and the
buyer gets tlie ad Tan t age of our know
ledge. AT BARGAIN PRICES
We offer several bouses and lota,
and business property, too. Someone
will make money in buying.
jCa Srande Snvostmcnt Company,
1110 Adams Avenue, ' La Grande, Oregon
And also to lake like aotioo with
regard to the primeiy election law
tbua notifying tha initiative and re
ferendum amendment to the state
constitution. :
Therefore we members of Blue
Mountaia Grange of Union County
do most earnestly prnUwt lmi th
legislature of the state repealing or
in anyway am nding any law that
as or may be adopted by the legal
titers of this state through the Inia
tie and Beferendum.
And we earnestly request all other
K'anges of thi state to take similar
action to the end that notion be served
oi the Legislature thai' the peon
are jealous of tot ir rights.
'Also a resolution waa adopted , by
tne gvaoge giving tbair approval and
approbation to the elretrin nil...
through tbe country. -
Botolved br Blue MonnUin grange
No 645 Union Go Oregon.' That we
are opposed to the state of Oregon in
curring the expense of building the
Portage Railroad at tbe Dalles of the
be derived by such buildtagwill justify
heavy expenditure neoessary to build
the same.
Id faot we entertain very gr ive
double whether said road will be ol
any practical benefits to tbe region of
conn fry which it is expjoted to serve.
We believe that the ship canal whiob
the . Federal Government proposes to
build is tbe only means of material
inprovemeot in tranxportaslcn facili
ties for the nnnntr In to ran to4 in
'improvement.
, Therefore we recommend that tbe
the Oregon Legislature at its next
session repeal the act appropriation
1166,000 for said Portage Railway.
Tbe next meeting of tbe Bra nee Deo
28 will be presided 07er br vounr
members. Tbe following oifioera
Jssper
Master
Oveaseer
Lecturer
Seoretary
Ghaplain
Treasures .
Steward
Assis'l 8
Gate Keepea
Ceres .
Flora '..
Pnnans
Lady Assi't Steward
F Huffman
BQekeler
Pearl Parker
W Parker
BO Gekeier
Alex Robertson
Ernest Holman
3 Golden
Zella Robertson
Fanny Goodall
Mable Ans in
' B M Uekelnr
Tbeeleotion ofyffloerefor tbe fol
lowing yevr will be held at this meet
tog. Tbe subjeol of Summer Fallow
ing wilt be takea op during lecture
hour and a communication on th
l ...MunmvAuu via iur
G dumbie River for-ehtf imtMaMtJmiMMBt by DrJme$ Witicombe
wo uu do peueve mat tne benefits to of tbe Agriculture coll w.ll ha ,a
Full Weight Guaranteed
Wholesale and Retail deal
ers in Hry, Grain Vege
tables and Fruits
Carload lots a Specialty .
Lawson & Zundell .
Office in Kiipatrick Bldg
Phone No 1113
Special Offer
What would be nicer for a Christmas
present than an enlarged photo of your
self or baby f Until Not 20th .oa get
an 11x14 Bromide free with every $4.00
order for Photos at The Taylor Stndio
Mot 13-19
Reading Room.
Toe eixt raom of Central Charnh a
Christ. Ooen everv dav from noon to
six in tbe evening. Daily and weekly
papers, magatinea and books. Men
and hnva onrdiallo Invitnrf. Rtrano-nra
. , , . ,
always welcome
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7 i:
SPECIAL SALE
FOR TEN DAYS
Everything in my store at
REDUCTION PRICES
Now is yoar chance. Come in and see for your
self and be convinced that I MEAN JUST
WHAT I SAY.
IT WILL PAY YOU
MRS. J. R. FORREST,
? ' Milliner
Carbolic
Acid
Route
Sulem Or. Deo 8 Charles Moll wain
aged 25 years, committed suioide in
this city yesterday af let noon by tak
ing a dose of carbolic acip. Me 'took
tbe deadly poison and told bis wife add
ing that she would he bothered with
Dim but a little wuile longer. Mrs
McIIwain immediately gave the alarm
and a physician was called but upon
bis arrival it waa found impossible to
do anything to save tbe young man
tbe dose having been too groat and
tbe intoxication too immediate. He
died about ons hour after taking tbe
acid.
K few mouths ago Mclleaio mar
ried Lena Gamer n c i this oity. .
Brooding over family as well a
financial troubles is supposed to have
caused McIIwain to become despon
dent and tbat he was temporarily in
sane when be committed tbe deed.
Frightful Experience
Cincinnati Deo 8 Robert Smith 15
of 1023 Jjhn street, ia a patient at tha
City Hospital as a result of a frightful
accident.
Smith is employed at tbe Bold t glass
worke Eastern avenue and Davis lane
overtime be tripped and fell headlong
into a stand of hot bottles.
He was spotted from head to foot
tv l'h burns and it Is (eared that be
may not recover.
COST OF LIVING
IN UNITED STATES
So muob random talk la indnfoiui in
by parties Interested proving their pet
th oriet or economical Questions nrf
social problems as to the cost of tbe
necessaries of Ufa in the Tin i fort Rtti.
that tbe Observer, not- wishing to be
misled by as. orantlona and nuui
concluded to find out. if nosalhln. th.
actual facts. In its search for facta it
procured from the United Htafoa "Vim-, i
mlssioner of Labor, his ElirhtAAnth
Aanual Report, which ia a bound vol
ume or 805 pases ffivinz the flnrA
to tbe actual cost of livlnc In th.
United States in the year 1903, whloh
book waa received this Thursday morn
ing direct from Washington. It
sents the result of an Investigation as
to cost of living for one year, 1903, of
25,440, repreeentlns 124.103 nar.n0 i
uie united states, residents in nearly
every state in the Union. ,
As occasion ma reonlm tha ni.
server will avail of tbe faots presented
in wis Dook.
Masonic balding on Adama avenue.
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fe...fae.....e...ea...................4..
GivesElopingWife$600
Dee Moines, Ia: Dec 8 Preston in
Jackson county is stirred op over the
elopment of Mrs Amelia Harris with a
youth half her age named Miller. Uia
family and the -atband of Mrs Harris
have repudiated tbe couple, .'
Harris admits that his wife confided
In bim her Intention of. eloping witu
Miller, and says he gave her f 000 to
travel on whan he found he could not
dissuade her purpose. She permitted
bim to retain their young children
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Island City, Deo. 8, 1904. The an
nual stockholders meet inn of tbe Island
City Church Association will be held
in tbe cbnrob, Monday, December 19,
1 C for the purpose of eleoilna di-
tjtor. By order of .
EE Kiddle. President.
Wed i Holmes, Bee. '
Bankers Gone Wrong
Buffalo, Dee 8Warranta oharolnff
grana larceny In he second degree
bave been granted against former Pre
sident Emry, Cashier ,paal Warner
and Assistant Cashier William P
Leudkeofthe German- bank wbioh
waa olosed by the state banking de
partment several data ago
Tbe laree ban offloials were arrest
ed arraigned and gave bail
Confesses to Murder
Helena Mont. Deo. 8 Charged with
bavin murderel Homar E Ward hv
! shooting bim in his cabin n the roa
between White dulphar and Neihart,
Alex. Oriet and H. II. Metzger are In
custody here and will be taken today
to jueagber county jail at W-ite Bui
phue Springs. Metzger has confessed,
exonerating Oriet, bat says be bad a
partner In crime, whose name he re
faaes to divulge.
Born
In this oity Deo. 7. 1904 to Mr and
Mrs W O Stringham a ten oound son.
Estray Notice
From M BCrossens p stare one gray
horse branded W L on left t-boulder
aid one sorrel borse branded B on
l"'t shoulder also has wire cut aoros
1 1 test. Leave word at this office or
pl'one Mo 1801. 'And receive siutahle
MUTICK OF RUSTOBATIOS of
' Vnhlift f.tifi trk aMttl.m.rtt .nil K'..
try. Department of tbe Interior, Urn
era! Land Omce, Washinitton, D. V.,
November I, liKM. Notice ia hereby
given tbat on October 21, 1904, t
Vcting becreUry of the In erior re
stored to settlement tbe pablio lands in
b following described areas, wbiou
were temporarily withdrawn tor forest
reserve purposes: and tbat the aiid
pablio lands so rv stored to settlement
on October 21. liXM. Bill ha. nni. anh
ject to entry tllloif and selection ai
the United States District Land Olhot
at La Urande, Oregon, on March 1.
1905: in Township two(2) 3ortn, Kane
iurtv-fonr H4 hjint tha innth.ai..
quarter ol Beotiflj twty-four (21) ai.c
me west nan or ooction ieuiT-nv.
In Townahin threa (Ml Nnrth
RMDffi Inrlr.fnnr lli) h'aat RoaiIaii.
one cl) toUve (6), both Inclusive, (he
uurui oau oi toe nortn-wesi quarter ol
bection bix (6), the north hall ol
Sections niua iA and tan HQl Kn
tioua eleven (11) to fourteen (14):
botn iucluaiva. tha north aunt nnartitr
of ttectiou twenty two (22), the notih
half (if tha annt.aABatmii.rtA. f ka..
tiou twenty-three (23), beotiona twerf-
ty tour w) ana twenty nve itie
south half of tbe aouth west quarter of
Hectlon thirtv.ona Clh. and .11 Men
tion tbirty-ux (3(5) ; In Township f our
li) aorm, ttange forty-lour (44) fcast,
tbe west half of tbe the west halt of
Section one (1). ruction, two r2 ta
eleven (11), both Lnolusive, tbe north
west quarter oi me nortnwest quarter
ol election twelve 1 121. tha anntli
quarter ot beotlon thirteen (13), 8ec-
tionsioorteen (i.) totsnty three (23)
uomi mciusive, tne west nan -ol .the
west half and tha aouth.aa.it nnartar
ot the aouth weat quarter of beotiun
twenty lour (24), tbe west half of Sec
llou twenty-nve (25), Hections twenty
sU (2ti), tweuty-seveu (27) and twenty-eight
(-8), tbe north halt of the
south east quarter, the south-east
quarter of the south east quarter, and
the north-east quarter of the south
west ot eection twenty-nine (itf), - tne
soutb-weat quarter and the south half
oi tne uortn west quarter oi eection
thirtv.nna t. an. I MuiMnna ht-
three (33) to thirty six (3b), both In.
ciuHive, in xownenip two (Z)
North, Range torty.nve (45) West,
Hectiona one 1). twofll and thron ca
the north hall of Section lour (4), the
north half and sooth west quarter of
Keoilou ove (6), the north h-dt, and
tha: nnrth half anil annt.h.uaat nnariai
ot the south east quarter of Section six
Wi ins east nau ot tne east nail oi
Section nine 9, Sections ten 10 to
fourteen (14), both inclusive, the east
halt ot Section HI teen- (15). Section
sixteen (lo), the south half ol the
north-east quarter, the north half of
the sonib-east quarter anl the south
east quarter ol tbe aouth east quarter
ot Section seventeen 17, the aouth
hall oi the south east quarter of Sec
tion nineteen 19J, .the south west
quarter of tbe south-west quarter, the
north-east quarter, and tbe north hall
Ot the . south-eagt Quarter ol Hnotinn
tw nty 20, the north-west quarter oi
the north-east quarter, tbe north halt
ot the north-weat quarter and tbe
south-west quarter ot the north-wtat
quarter of Section twenty-one zlj.tbe
east nan ot tne east nun oi BectlOn
twenty-two 22J. Sections twsrty-three
T231 to twentv-alx f2ul. both innluaiva.
the east half of Seotion twenty-seven
f271. tha aouth half tha annth.mat
quarter and tbe north west quarter of
tne south-west quarter of Section
twenty -eight 28, the southeast
quarter oi tne south-east quarter and
the west half ot tbe west halt of Sec
tion twnntv nina 1291. tha nat half rf
the nortb-east quarter and the north
east quarter of the south east quarter
of Suction thirty 30, tbe southwest
quarter of tie noiiheaet quarter, the
west half oi the southeast quarter, and
tbe west half of Section thirty one 31
tbe northwest quarter of the northwest
Quarter, the aunt half, and tha aunt
had oi the .est half of Section thirty
two 32, the south half ol the north
east quarter, the eontheast quarter and
the west half of Section thirty three
33, the east bait and tbe southwest
quarter ol Section thirty four 34, and
ati O 'Ctioua tnirty nve i jo j, thirty six
36; In Township three 3 North,
Range forty nve 40 Jutst, tbe east
halt and the eaat half of tha wwat half
of Sootion three 3, Sec'ions six 6
and seven 7, the east half ot Hectlon
ten 10, the west half of Section lour
teeu 14 J, the east half ct Section nf
tHMn.Ilnl. Ai-atinna aiffhtpnih - Mttl ont
nineteen 119, the west half, the wat
nan oi tne east nan ana tne southeast
quarter - of tbe southeast quarter of
Section twent) three 23, and Sections
twenty nve 251, twenty six 20,
thirty 30, thirty one 31, thirty Ave
35, and thirty six 3d; All Township
two 121 North. Kanite iortT six 1401
East: in Township three 131 North.
Range forty six 40 East, the south
went quarter of the southeast quarter
and tbe southeast quarter ot tbe south
west quarter ot Section fire 5, the
west naif of tbe northeast quarter, the
went half, and tbe southeast quarter of
Section eight 8, the southeast quart
er of tbe southwest quarter and the
southwest quatter oi tbe southeast
quarter ol Settlor, fourteen 14, the
northeast quarter ot Section fifteen 15)
Section sixte n 10, the east half end
tbe east half of the west halt ot Sec
tion seventeen 17 and twenty 20
and Sections twenty one 21 to thirty
six 30, both Inclusive; in Township
five 5 North, Kange forty six 40
East, Sections one 1 to eighteen 18,
botn lnolusive, the north half ot Seo
tlcn tweutv two 1221. and the north
west quarter of Section twenty three
23 i All tuat part ot Township six 0
North, Range forty six 461 East in
Oregon; In Township thrte 3 North,
kange forty seven 47 East, the sooth
half ot the northwest quarter and tbe
north half oi tbe southwest quarter of
Section fifteen 15, Section sixteen
16, the south half ot the aouth half
and the northwest quarter of the south
west quarter of Section seventeen 17
Section nineteen ID, the north half,
aud tbe nortbeaetquarter of the south
east quarter of Section twenty 20,
the west half ot tbe northwest quarter,
tbe southwest quarter, and the Booth
half of the southeast quarter of Sec
tion twenty one 21, tbe southwest
quarter ot Section twenty seven 27,
. i . 1. . . . i . . .
tne soum nan oi section twenty eignt
f 2a 1. tha nnrth half of tha northeaiit
quarter, the southwest quarter of the
uortneast quarter ana tue west nan ot
M.tl.in fhtrm fl tha ni.thanat
quarter of Secttou thirty one 31, the
east hall and southwest quarter ol
Section thirty two (32), and all Sections
. I ! . .1 . ,(. . 1 . . . .....
tnirty turee imu komy lour auu
thirty alx 36j Ha Township nve (a
North, Koge tony tevea 47 Et,
Se.tloi.one l to seventeeu 1JJ,
Di'lh IDOIUiiVe- t-ertinna tsontv nt.
Ul to twenty eight 28, both inclas
ive, and bection it.lrty alx 30; All
tbat part of Township aix 6 North,
Kunge forty seveu 47 J fcast, in Ore
gop; In Township three 3 .Xorth,
hnKe forty eight 48 East, the aouta
east quarter of Section lour 4, the
east half ot Section mn 9, Section
sixteen 10, tbe east half of Sections
twenty one 21 and twnty eight 23,1
be southeast quarter of tbe northwest
quarter, tbe south halt ot the northeast
quarter and the south hall of Section
ibirty two 32, tbe sonttweat quarter
.he aouth half of tbe northwest quatter
ud the east halt ot Section tnirt
nree 331; All fiaotionai Township
Jve 5 North, Range forty eight 48J
JaSSt: All raj'tlnnxl Tnanihin . i
101 North. Kanira fori aioht fJ-!
East; All ot the Willamette Meildian,
W A Richards, Commissioner.
Approved: K A Uitebcook, Seoretary
oi tbe Interior. -
MOTICfi
II-
OF RESTORATION of
rublia Landa tn Rattiam-nt mr,A
Eutry. Oepartoient of the Interior,
lieneral Laud Odloe, Washington, U.
V., November 3, 1U01. Notice la here
by given that on October XI, 1904, tha
Aoung cecietary of the Interior restor
ed to ae.tlement the pablio lands in
tha fulloatintr daanrilwl unxnm i,lk
I " wwwv, WUIVU
vwere temporarily withdrawn I jt forest
urHW)a, ana tnat tne -said
publio lands so restored to settlement
on October 21,1004, will become sub
ject to entry, HUng and selection at
tue United States District Land Ollloee
at Ia Urande, Oregon, and Walla
Walla, Waahtogtoa, ou March 1, 1905;
lo Township one 1 South, Range
thirty-seven 37 Eaat, Sections thirty,
one 131 and thirty two (32), and the
south-west quarter of Seo tion thhty
three S3; In Township two 2
the south east quarter "of Snotlon five
51 ! In 'I'nwn.hln rtrA Ml XJ-.
ivuuifs thlrtv eiffht (3S F.nt th- oUl
hiilf of HMitinn An. r 1 1 In 'lwn.kt
two 2 North, Range thirty-eight (38J
uav, owiiiuua toirteen iuj, twenty
lour 24, twenty-five J5J and thirty
six IJ8I : In Townahin Ho- M W..k
KaoHe thirty eight 38 East, Stotlon
twenty izuj, tne west ball of Section
twenty one 21, and the north half ot
lJ .. L . n . ...... . . f . . . . . .
oocmviu iww.1 utua ana cuiny
louji to xowusnip three 3 North,
Kange thirty -nine f391 East. Kectiona
one 1, two 2, nine 9 and sixteen
iiuj, aua tue soutn east quarter of
oeotiou twentf-eight 128; In Town
ship (our 4 North, Range thirty-nine
I3U1 East. 8 Action thirtw Hiu Cl
aud thlrty-alx 30 ; In Township three
vo; ngriu, nauge torty (4U) juast, all
that part of Suction one (1) lying eaat
of the Urande Ronde River; All that
part of 'Township tour (4) North,
ttange forty 40 East, lying east of
the Urande Konde River; In Town
ship three 3 North, Range forty-one
141 East, Sections one 1 to six 6,
bulb inclusive! All that part ot Town
shin four 4 North, Range forty-one
141 East, lying south a id east of the
Urande Ronde River; All that part of
Township live 5 North, Range forty,
one 41 East, lyinij soutn of the
Uranda Ronde River; In Township five
5 North, Range forty two 42 East
Sections thirteen 13 to sixteen 16,
both inclusive, and Sections twenty
20 to thlrtV Slx T361. both innln.ivat
All ot the Willamette Meridian Ore.
goo. All tbat part of Townshin six
b North, Range 43 East, lying in
Waabinaton: In Tnvnahin u f71
North Ranae tortr-tbree 1431 Kaat.
Sections twt-nty-four (24) and twenty.
uro me eoutn nuit oi Bectioa
twenty eiaht (28). - the south-eaat
quarter of Seotlon thirty-one (31), the
south half and north-eaat quarter of
oouuou tnirty-two (3), ana ueottons
thirty three (33) to thirty six, (36),
uovn inclusive; xn xownsnip nine (0)
North, Range forty three (43) East,
Sections one ill tn four f4). both In.
aoitthwpat:r"t0l pwwoa seven i), tne norm
"PoT'ihalf of Section eighteen fl8. and
Section thirty six (36) ; In Township
seven (7) North, Range forty four (44)
East, Sections one (1) and twelve 121 ;
In Townahin sinht K Nnrth K.n
forty four 44 East, Sections three 3,
four 4, five 5 and eight 8, and the
north halt ot Sections twenty alx 26
and twenty nine 1291 : In Townahio
nine 9 North, Range forty four 44
Eaat, Sections four 4 to Dine 9,
both lnolusive, Sections fifteen IS to
taunii tmn f ill h..tk l-w.lr.l-. lnJ
Sections twenty seven 271 to thirty
four 1341. both Innlimlva; All of th
Willamette Meridian, Washington
W A Kinharrlia. rnmmii.mnti.
Approved. E A Hitchcock, Secretary
of the Interior
aa a
DSPAaf . XL. m,hlul ' Kat
la oKAjma.
no. i rrr
1:60 p. m. Bait Lake, Denver Ft. . f- 1
NfTa Worth. Omaha, Kausaa 8- ,u
t wtak. tr, Ht Uula.-Cbloaio ,0
aud kaat, ft5 p.iu
Fortlanil. Dallas. Pen- , .
HOL aiatoa. -yalliirWalla, w- ,
u Dayton, Fomeroy, wo
6:80 a as OolJax, Moseow.apo. , .
fcama annu " F
cu j ith via Bpo-
kaoe. . .
Fortlanil. Dalles. Fni-
N05 dloton Umatilla Wal- n a
lula,Lewlun,olfaK "O e
Moaoow.WallaosWa. o-mi.-.
84 IB doer, Mpokaoa and "asa
other point eaat and ' '
... ... north via Hpokana. .
K2DaHy i,! city. AltosL
? lmbler, and E3tn aj
Bunoay oonnentlOD at fclKla Siag p
1:18 a B with Ug furpoinu .
In Wallowa wounty '
Han rraaclsco every five days
8. O. MOOBR, At