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Heuyold'Str-Nick-'bt ' mMm " '
irnB!&Miima a. . - 28S , jam mwkxk U
to toMsfSH ;rT
overwrought ..tojLjj,. .4-4fl0! K.- M,
Grande. ; : : j VfBl
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e are ready for thHoliday
thai'i fit to 811 ln Holiday
-' iGoodj; lufUblaJor gifts, "appro
priate, useful and jensible. Wa
x. 1 !....AntiAn vhlla
assortment! are complete. We
show yon in all lines - we -carry
' mortb and qoality forthe price.
i ZThil 'anixaunceinbt ; ahOsp
is to acqnaiot you with the com-..
t 1 pleteness of our-1 stocV na we j j
try to ma) jhe news a econom
ically interesting s we can
and we will extend suggestions
that may help "you with the
' problem of making . presents "
we invite you to come and see
...jOur stock, as ,e ,can , giye you
t - only a j.hint ot thevcomplete
l-1 lines we carry. But we re 1
readr with the &ft "things and
o expn4 jou . hearty juvitation
' to call at this store and see.
'them, ' ;-
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ffith
a nK $tJ teen ;doing busi-
ness jhihjsjtownjrpjr 5 .years
" In that time the town has
uvarly doubled in population
o u a -Dotifififihe same time our
business has increased FIVE FOLD. In other words
our business has made a great deal mere rapid increase
lor tnis
yinj jdrug
place we had a thorough
training for pharmacy. L fb,e f cqnd place we.had ex
ceptidnal opportunities foitlr)4iggairactica)8ide of
pharmacy in a succesnful drug store of the highest stand
Ing. lo the third pUue we Jbaye kept eur. eyes pen end
attended to business until we know the deman is ef
people of this town. '
man ne wwijlAM. Jihere are doiens of reawps,
all of wbwyoujwfll Wrcm. if tou bSgm in
swre gooas oi us. in the tirst
,
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'Grande Evening; Observer
Entendjt!Lthe
QraDde, Oregon,
Mail Matter.
as Second Class
Published daily except Sunday
nne year in advance $6 50
Six months in advance. . . .3 60
Per month 65c
Single copy 5c
A,rT. 'HILL, .:
Prescription Druggist . La Grande, Oro
s
KM. W . g
National' Bank,
LAGRANDEi , v-fQREGON Q
Capital Stock fully paid . $ 60,000 tl
"Surplus fund - . 18,000 n
Liability of Shareholders - 60,000
Res'ponsibmty . ' V .'183,000
rsits bought android e eartem and foreign, banks, r 43
JOSEPH PALMER President
jVsdaiiER,
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Cashier
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V. L. Mrrzas aad Om'L CUavar Asst.Claabiars
IN ATIONAL
La Graa&a, OrtiCMi
La! Grande
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.CAPITAL AHDi SURPLUS- $72,000,00
amnumnftiii naiaaj M;iavs5M'azeaang an
au parts of U vorliL
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nooiofiQaoiiia tfeisfiiraii Wd'o o t ia
MONDAY EVENING, DEC. 12. 1904
MONEY IN CIRCULATION
The ; Monthly Circulation
Statement issued by the United
States Treasury Department for
December 1904, reached the Ob
server; Saturday, the ,10th inst.
It shows that on December 1.
1904, the general stock of money
in the United States was $2,840,
236,023 of which $1,351,415,633
was gold coin, (including bullion
in United States ; Treasury);
$168,434,865 was standard silver
dollars and $111,694,407 sub
sidary silver (half dollars) quart
ers and . dimes); ,$346,631016
Kreeubacks, $11,631,000 United
States notes and $460,679,076
National Bank Notes. '
Therp, were held in the Unit
ed States Treasury as assets of
the government on December 1,
1904, 266,347,656 - leaving of
the .money in stock in ciacula
tiou $273,883,367 on Decem
ber 1, j904, being $124,719949
taore than were in circulation
December 1, 1903
:V.Christmas comes but once a
year fortunately, ;
In the meantime . Dr :,.Chad
ick is enjoying the pleasures
of gay Paree. .
An old-fashioned winter ' is
exceedingly ' attractive until it
comes along..-c i ... -
It will take three, months to
remove, the. debris, from the in-clo-ure
of the World's Fair.
The report of the Director of
the Mint places the entire gold
coinage of the world at $5,600,
000,000, of which amount Uncle
Sam has $1,300,000,000, or near
ly one-fourth. ... i. .
The story that Secretary Taft
didn't haye more than enough
room iq which to turn 'round
while in Panama must
exaggeratiQu,,.
; "Bad, roads in a settled com
munity are an open verdict con
victing the people of ignorance
and shiftlessness. OjHhe,other
hand, good roads area sue ip4
dication of thrift and intelligence
amongst the people residing
along their course."
iMake the stranger feel;, at
home. -Every stranger should
be made to feel that he has a
right to live and that the citi
zens of this city are willing that
he should ' live. Prepare ; y.our
self with information regarding
this valley and make it a point
to explain the merits ol-Grande
Ronde valley and the , resources
surrounding La Grande. ,Thd
average stranger would' much
rather be informed regarding
the backing of the town 14n to
listen to your ideas regarding
be an ! the outcome of the Russian-JaD.
' ...- - ... 1
,anese war. It is altogether like-
Senator Piatt admits that it is
time for him to hang up bis
fiddle" and., tis bow. ,..pau ,4t4 (e
that the wicked Odell has fobbed
the old gentleman's rosin?
In discarding , the ' Doxology
there is a suggestion, that Chica
go University will substitute the
hymn beginningPraise 'JohV
from whom oil ..blessings flow."
f The belief of President Roose
velt that the . Federal Govern
ment alone is capable of dealing
with the trusts, is an intimation
ibthe trusts that the Executive
of the Federal Government in-
The treasury Department es;tend8 to
ti mated the population of the
United j3tates on December. 1,
1904, exclusive, 'of. 1 the PhilipL
pines, Porto Rica and Guam, at
82,445,000, end that the circula
tion on tha basis was $31.22
par capita. The per capita cir
culation! in .1903 was $29 42 in
1860 it was $13.85.
''Ease of intercommunication
secure., and ample" highways.
mark the spirit both of demo
cratic fellowship and of rational
economic conditions, The ex
travagance pf parsimony has no
better illustration than in the
neglect af our public roads."
ly he has figured out the war to
bis satisfaction any way.
Whether he has or not makes
no, difference to us. It does
make a di ff erence though whet
her or not he carries away , with
him the proper information re
garding this valley. Just tell
him the plain truth about La
Graude and the Grande ' Ronde
valley and he will at once be
come a walking advertisement
for us, and he may decide to
locate and increase the number
of wealth producers.
Estate Notice
J B Kellogg deceased. Estate.
Notloe is hereby given that the
undersigned, J M Church, has quali
fied as Executor ot thr laat will and
testament ot J B Kellogg, daceaaed.
AU peraoDS hariog olalms againat
Mid estate are hereby required to
present the same properly verified to
the undersigned at the offloes ol O H
Finn, 8omroer Building, La Grande
Oregon, within alx montha from the
date ot the first publication .ot this
notioe. .
Dated and first published October
6thl904." j . r ,.
. J f (Jhuroh, Exeoatorot Estate ot
J R Kellogg. deceased .
O, U. fian, Attorney for Executor.
Professional
BISONETT
EXPERT ACCOUNTANT
Office with J. Williamson; la Grande
Parties rshlng'thserTleee of a com
petent bookkeeper arSau ued satis
factory results. Prioes reasonable
C. B. Cauttiorrl
DENTIST
Offloe Oyer Hill DrujjE Store
La Grand Oregon
Dr. T A CHARLTON
VETERINARY SURGEON,
Office at A T Hill's Drug Store
La Grande, Oregon- Phone 136 1
.,, Residence phone 701
Malheur County Investment "
4Por InTeBtmnnte In
, MALHEUR .COUNTY
Write to C. T. McDANXEL
Ontario ; . , , . . . ; . . . . 1 .0 regon '
Lodge Directory.
BAGtnS-La Unnd Airi. t
icq V BIK mMta
rr.FncUT wJijhtln K 9t V Sail at S v m
CimookL. W f A M urVtII,WSM.
rOaastEBs or AuBBraAurairTiiai
Marion. No S meeta aaoh Tsatdav la Elk.
tulLj BroUan arc lnrlted to attMd.
bait eefdialljr iai(cd to attend. 1 '
. SKRloehartNU
HKOooIidga, SM '
A, F. & A. M. La ' GranJe Lodge
io. 41. meets erery 1st tnd 3rd Satur
day of each month. , . t . ,
A CWiilisms dee, :
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wiSFS STAR Olt ia Chf. No
IS roecia lha Kscotid and foonU WedocidaT of
achonthaH0pmlnMnieTml)la
tarjrAWaraiok.Sa.
otaj KNIJAMPMBNT No 8L X O. O. F,
Ef"" L78l7 third Tliidayi l In Ttt.
monthln 6dd Fellow. hallTvialtfnf broUi-
Pay Up
The pnblio is hereby notified that
I bate disposed of my feed store to
J.W.White and 1 desire to thank
the pnblio generally for their liberal
patronage ia the paejt and (bat parties1
now owing me will please call and set-'
lie with me personally pr Ifcey can call
at the La Grande National Bank who
will receipt for all bills. 11-11 to 1S-1
O.Q.J0HK30N.
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