(1 ; t V - - . - ' - t -i.i ' J iJJ mi "" " ' J" ' ' 1 "" "" " '" ' "" r I AM Great as; 11 a a a D a a a a a a a a D a a o Mer(iW:,9Nipfc:,rei-. gnB Dupromq . audi .-'ex;- to cMl and inopQctl tlib mas 14-nnrl 8V, Viof over orougnt to Lia .., ., . , HI - w-p r (Of IMS tl Ull! A3? I m nrrrmt t-. i inn mi iii-i I . "V I K'trfi' J IllilH III I ill I N m mm mm I Jjj-.- " .1' - m anmait" T tm i i.i i We are ready for the Holiday V trade. We Thave everything . Ttbiii'a - fit io ' sell: m . Holiday J , Goodaf ;6uitabie for gifts, appro- J" priate, useful and sensible. We invite an early mspection while assortments ure coinpleto W show yon in all lines we carry I , ,wori an4r,naHQ,forj the. Erice.. This annOUnceineni' and' spnca' 1 h is to-acftpainVyou'with Uip com-, . ; y pletenesa or our siock ana wo try to make thetwa at econom ically interesting as we can and we will extend suggestions that may help" you " with the problem of making presents we invito you to come and see -iur stock, as ieeai Ve?"ytt; only, a hint of the oomplete -n. linef we" 'carrjr' But 'we- ttpxi i " 7? ; ready ' Vith the gift; tnings ana; .rr extend yoa a ' hearty mvitatioa r '' .' F to call at 'this store and see r ' 1 them, "" ;";.' i -o k. J u A StoieWith' A' Record We have been doing busi ness in this town for 5 - years In thai time the- town has nearly doubled in population Duriue the same time our business ha4,increased.FlVE FOLP. . Ja other words our businessman., mftde a great idal mere fapjd. ! increase than the town has! There'are dozens of feasoatf for tbia all of which you. will perceive K.yev'begin buyin? drug store goods of us. In the fititple ht )(horough training for pharmacy. In the second place we had ex ceptional opportunities for. learning (he practical , side of pharmacy in a successful drug store of the highest stand, ing. I a the third place we have kept our eyes open and attended to business until we know the demands of the people of this town. Prescription Druggist La Grande, Ore t.- Grande Evening. Observer ry IEY fcROS. Editorr Pr ps Entered, at I' the PoBtOfflce at La Grande, Oregon, .m Second Class Mail Matterv . . . , . ; j . . ', Published daily except Sunday ( .i . One year in advance $6 50 Six months iu advance. . . .3 60 Per month .. t ........... . ,65o Single copy . .6c lit D DUD DO d Q t Farmers'4 'and Traders : Nationdi't'Bafrfcv LAGRANDE, OREGON OapitaJLBtftck Jully paid - $ 60,000 SaSSind-' 18.000- Liability of Shareholders 60,000 ResDODsibilitv i . 183,000 We! do a general banking and exchange -business. Traits bought and sold on eartrand oreign banks. JOSEPH PALMER, President in O D D CH2 Q U Q O D D a a a a a u v a a ocwit e)oa DlRKCTOMr lb, t omos8t Oaa, Fauna M'..Pmiaat ;J.,MJ!fif,JhlUDbuKkj J.M.BanT......YiMPrMi4en . B. OiiUy , Goo. L. Clea- J.M.COTECH. ;;mahlaril-' rr. vlM.:rlaMri f v t. L. IUtku and Geo L CleaTar Am. Oaahter 3653 Lr GRANDEr lfaTIONAU B NK CAPITAL AND1 SURPLUS $72,00000 Traaaacta a funeral baaaini baalaeafc 1 Boys iaa4 SfiHt vubugt a all earta of tba world. OoCaotkna a aDasUltv. ft o 0 a 0 ii a 0 b a e a ca 0 o r a TUESDAY EVENING.' DEC 13. 1904 PUBLISH THE GOOD If a large number of ; the a Amrncan newspapers would e- vince more energy in securing news items wilh which to fill their columns showing the good tb cater to depravity or expend when the path of right aud vir tue beginB to be slippery, often finds excuse and defense for his or her acts by saying "They all do it." This is a most dauger ous position and if not speedily retreated , from will lead to trcubla, if not to degredation and mini - The position that thero is mo.e meaness than goodness a- mong ine people is not only a false, but a dangerous one. Take the most pronounced "yellow Journal" and if it 63 desired it could fill its pages with honest acts aud manly doings. Society c( uld not hold together if the people were aa bad as some as sume them to be. The history of yellow journal-1 ism in the United States dem onstrates that the mass of the people do not prefer newspapers the interests of ' the publisher. Properly conducted, there is no doubt of the valne of such an or ganization. " A love feast'of news paper men at Baker, La Grande or Pendleton might not be out of the way after the holidays, for the purpose cf discussing things advantageous to the craft. Union Republican. . .. The above expresses our. sen timents exactly. An Eastern Oregon Press Association would certainly be of advantage to , us all. Think this over brothers and let some one make a call for the meeting. You can count on us to be on hand. , acts done within the area - of their news gathering :and , less enterprise in hunting-1 up short comings and mean doings.; the world would be better therefor. The reader of one of these scav enger papers lays it down with a low- estimate of the moral status of the world and is apt to conclude that vice predominates and virtue is a fiction; that to be with the majority he .or she must follow the multitude, and be wicked. ' As a rule, it is not long after a person' begins to conclude that mankind is a set' of scoundrels, until he begins to doubt bis own houestyi and to that extei.t loses self respect, and only waits a fav- their1 1 energies in chronicling J Xl&' the wicked acts of the criminal ! 8teP classes, Men and women are doing noble acts every day and in every neighborhood in ,the United States and the people are glad to read about the 1 hon orable acts of their neighbors because, such acts reflect credit upon the community in which they and their t families reside. The local papers have much to do in making the reputation of the community in which it is published, and if it is largely filled with disreputable incidents to the exclusion of noble ones, the impression made on outside readers is that it is published in a law breaking from innnUv On orable opportunity to do a mean lhe other haud ifu fi;ied wUh thing. The columns filled with thefts, robberies, murders, per juries and other crimes, to the exclusion of benevolent acts, honest doings and honorable conduct,5 present nefarious ob ject lebons for the readers to pattern after, and unfortunately the models are too often followed The young man or woman notes of business' enterprises, building of churches and school houses and oUier honorable acts the impression made is a - good one. An Eastern ; Oregon . Pres9 Association is one of the things suggested aa likely to advance The La Grande Electric Light Co., is about to fill a long felt want. There nas kbeeq a r de mand in this city for a day cur rent for some time, and on Jan uary first this want will be real- Thia is simply another in the direction of La Grande becoming a city. The company has already received many ordera for day power aud it will be only a short time before the entire output of the plant will be contracted for." ' Ladies , 1; We will make you a oxjsoat for lest money than too par for a ready made garment and yoa bar two hucdred patterns to pick from. We alao oover battona, press clothes and clean your ooats and yoa have a chanoe to win a $40 ooat with every dollar paid la oar store. Al Andews, Gents farnieh. togs. ., PhoD No pi 3 instate Notice J B Kellogg deceased, Eetate. Notice ia hereby given that the undersigned,-J M Cboruh, baa qaaU fied aa Executor of thf laat will and testament of J R KeUogg, deceased. All peraona having claims against aid estate ' are hereby reqaired to present the same properly verified to the undersigned at the ofiloea ol 0 U Finn, Sommer Boilding, La Grande Oregon, within alx month from the date of the first publication of this notioe. Dated and first published October 6th 1901. - - - v J M Choroh, Exeoatorof Estate of J R Kellogg, deceasad. 0,11 Finn, Attorney for. Exeouto. 1 OFifirjlOFgaris foe) $46, $48, $52; $55 The' well known and popular Pacific Queen. Very handsome styles.' . Payments $8.00 down, and $4 a month. Write us for particulrrs. Mail Orders promptly and carefully filled. Jl:i Eilcrs Piano House , 351 Washington Street, ' corner Park ' Portland, Oregon Large storos also Spokane and Seattle. - Wash., and 1 wm KniRA. Iilahn tl f . ! -:!.'. i,f,u,'.r-. Oommerolal Umversity;2d; ; ,im.TfoioiiiLoa . . .Ooaroea. Boarding school tor yonn men 4c boys. Box 34S Univmity Para SUtion, " Portland 'y r ; :' (Wtjon TRADE FOLLOWS THE PRICE 1U J 'nod di ui n iaw w n That is why people com, here for men's aud by boys' shoes The J. E, Tilt line ia out epee-, i'alty. Here is where pirbe 'and quality are combined. C W. PRESTON. Shoe Sptcialut DEPOT STREET; L fi!.. -A -1