La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 13, 1904, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextONE DOLLAR , 4 i- You can get a pretty street hat at the- BABGAIN Store. We alio have a complete line of CHRISTMAS GIFTS AND HOLIDAY GOODS E M WELLMAN & CO La Grai ido - O neSoTi When you want the Best PHONE Vi85i A B. G. Steam Laundry La Grande, Oregon. Leads Two Lives MONEY SPENT . . FOR EDUCATION Chicago Eee 13 Aollnjt by day superintendent of the printing depar.- 2 lent of a local manufacturing oompa y and at night the part of charitable highwaymen U said to have been the oareer of Edward a Clark, now undet arrest. . " v -. Acoordiog to his confession he has played the varied role tor a year. He has admitted being Implicated in va rloaa hold ape which uave pusxled toe police, . ... Incidentally Clark declared that be had traveled all over the world and 1L A . ... . . ui on one occasion, wnue making a trip to China, he struck (town and kit led three ot a crowd of tali or a who had mutinied. . Herbert Boyer, also a printer, was taken into custody aa an aooomplioe. In all the robberies Clark it said to have been a ohari able thief, returning part . of the stolen property to tbe victim. in one instance hi ordered lioyer at tbe muazle ot a revolver, to return a gold watch whioh they had stolen from a woman. In anothei case ha says he and hit companion were robbed by a barten der after they had roobed him. Clark's home is handsomely tarnished. ' "nil i i i 1 1 urn ii ii i li'HJiT'liiL ii liU'V'I'J'lin"! '" ..ll'I'nMf.a'J You Can Get La Grande Creamery Butter '"'"aiBaMMM At the Following Well known Dealers Romig & Staples Baker Bros. If o Faylane 0. Ralston Geddes Bros J. W . White 0. L. Thorn Remember every pound is guaranteed ' When you ask for La Grande Creamery Butter ; you help a home industry and thereby help your own business. ' ' Pastnrized sweat Cream and Fresh Buttermilk always on band. La Grand Creamery Co Full Weight Guaranteed Wholesale and Retail deal ers iu Hry, Grain, Vege tables and Fruits Carload lots a Specialty Lawson & Zundell Office in Kiipatrick Bldg. Phone No 1113 TREASURER'S CALL FOR CITY WARRANTS Notloe Is hereby given that there a it now funds on hand to pay all out at tudiog warrants issued on Genera) Fund of La G-ande City, op to and in eluding,' No 4026 endorsed April 21st 1902. Intercut on all warrants on General Fond from Vo 8840 to No 4028 inolus- ve ceases from this date. E J Walsh Deo 91904 3t City Treaturer .. iiits tn mi inn m iMMiniiimnii mm ., .. .. . - SPECIAL SALE FOR TEN DAYS Everything in my store at 1 REDUCTION PRICES I he Right Spirit The following clipping from The Dalles Chronicle o the 12th inat shows tiiat the lodge oi the Benevolent Pro tective order of Elks at that place have set a precedent that it would well serve all lodges ot this and every othar fra ternity to follow: Tbe true Christmas spirit, whioh Is a large part ot the teachings oi the order struck the local lodge of Elks at their meeting Saturday uigut and resulted in a decision to give a Christmas tree for the ohllden ot The Dalles. By this they mean all rich and poor, large and small, good . and bad the only limitation being that they are onder 12 years of age. . The tree is to be given at the Vogt opera hoase at 5 o'clock Sunday, December 25th, and if every little heart isn't made glad it won't be because the big hearted Elkt haven't done their utmost , to make them so. The Elks have asaamed all expenses and will ask for no assistance, though be assured it yoo feel it In your heart to o.ake your own Christmas happier by assisting them, they will not deny you that pleasure. Tbe Commissioner of Education pre -sented some Interesting data and sta tistics, of education in tbe United States Tbe number o( pupils enrolled In the oo mm on schools during the year wat 16,009,301, the same being 20.04 per oent of the entire population, as esti mated by the Ceusus Bureau, viz., 79.- 900,389. The average dally attendance for 1903 was 11,054,502, tbe same being 69.2 per oent of the total number en rolled. This la the largest average at tendance on the number enrolled ever reported In the 7nltd States. The av erage moathly wages ot teachers was 149.98 for males and 140.61 for females The above figures relate to tlie pub lic schools only. In addition the pri vate schools are estimated at 1,093,876 pupils for the elementary schools, and 108,223 students are reported (or acad emies and other secondary schools. The total enrollment tor tbe year, in- clad log public and private, elementary sedondaryand higher education, was 17,539,478 pupils, and to this there should be an addition made for even ing schools, business schools, private kindergartens, Indian, sohools, State schools for defectives, orphans, eto., 648,440, making a graad total i f 13, 1S7,918 in general and speolal sohools. In 1903, 6)7 cities, containing" 8,000 Inhabitants and upward, and 689 vil lages, containing 4,000 to 8,000 inhabi tants reported to the bureau. , The ag gregate number of publio school child, ren enrolled In these , 587 cities was 4,274,071 pupils; and there was alto an enrollment of 968,002 pupils in private and parochial (ohools; male teachers, 7.280: female trhr. fi Rfirt. THmm cities alone expended, $122,353,007. and their entire population aggregated $25,344,214 people. Portland Markets It U rumored that a corner may be mads on on Ion t by some of tbe princi ple wholesale dealers in Portland. I; tbe dealers do tooceed In combining, the price of onions, which Is now firm, will teve a tendency to boost the markets. There are no changes io tbe local markets today la regard to prices In potatoes, but several oars ot fancy Ore gon Borbanks have been shipped to Arltoua. The receipts In poultry are not so Isms as tbe demand, and prloes are practically l)i cent higher on the mar ket, ' ' HAY AND GRAIN Wheat, export price. .......83o to 87c Barley, kbeet.. 2U60 to 123.50 Oats ..................126. to $27.60 Hay,' timothy... (IS to 116 BUTTEit, EtfQ3 AND POOLTftT Butter best creamery . . . . 28Jo to 30 Butter, ordinary.. , ...26o Eggs, per dozen 32eto35Wo Chickens, per pound........ 11c ERUITS AND VEGETABLES Potatoes per owt 85 to Boo Onions, per owt .12.40 to 12.50 Apples, best, per box ... $1.25 Peaches, best, per box 60o to 76o Beets, per eaok. ..$1.25 Cabbage, per. pound.... ......2c ' LIVE STOCK Steers........ ....$3.50 Cows e2.35to$3 Bulls ...... ........$1.75 Stags:... $2 llogs, tW'ti,.... t,50to $5.50 (logs, feeders... $2.96 $4.20 LOCAL BUTTER MARKET Creamery Butter 65 cents per roll, butter Fat 20 cents, per pound. Startling Eviicr.ce Freab testimony in (trfwt qnanUiy ia ) ' constantly coming In. declaring Ir. f ! j K'rg'a New Disiovery for Consumption ) i l otigns aud Coids to be uneqaaled. A ' . recent ezpreaBion from T J McFarlaud , , - bfntorvllla, Va, aerves as example, . V I He writes: 'l had bronehltis tor 1 three years sad doctored all the time 5 y without being beniSted. Then I be- j'.i gee Uklng Dr. Ding's New Discovery, V - V ana a lew bottles wholly core ! me." . I end Throat troubles. ConsumDtioo. i A J Pneumonia ana UriD. Gaarantoed bv Devlin Drug Company Trial bottles free, regular sixes BOo and $1 00 Wont of All Experiences. Can anything be worse than to f e 1 that every minute will be your lattT Such was the eiperienoe of Mrs 8. 11. Newsoo, Decatur, Ala. "For three years" sbs writes, "I endured Insuffer able pain from Indigestion, stomachs and bowel trouble. Death seemed in evitable when dottors and all reme dies failed. At length I was induced to try Eleotrie bitters and tbe result wss miraculous, 1 Improved at onto and now I'm completely recovered. For Liver' Kiduey. Stomach and Bowel troubles Electrlo Bitters is the only medicine OnlyoOo. It's guar tnteea oy niewun Drug Co. That Thrc bbing Headache Would quickly leave you, If yoo ased Dr King's New Life Pills. Thousands ot sufferers have proved their match less merit for Sick and Nervous Head, aches. They make pure blood and build up your health Only 25 oents, monty back If not cured. Sold by Newltu Drug Co. i 5 Eleven Lives 2 Lost HIGH SCHOOL -ENTERTAINMENT An entertainment will be given next Tbursda euening Deo. 15th in tha High School Auditorium The ad, mission will be fifteen cents. The program will be as follows: Song .Male Quartette Reoltatlon ............ Florem MoCall Address Earl Kilpatrio Instrumental Duei Gertrude Ralston, Edna McCall . Recitation ..Maad Cotner Cornet Solo .'. . . Vera Hendrioks Recitation ......... ..Georgina Ransom Chorus... r, Girls London Deo 12. Eleven fUhermen were drowned today In an attempt to assist tbe Norwegian steamer Anglla, from Hamburg tor Sunderland which was wrecked on the rooks near New biggin, Northumberland, In retpouse to distrss signals twelve fishermen went out in s fishing boat whioh was struck by a heavy s ;a and swamped A lifeboat subsequently picked np a single survivor, who was olinging to the fishing boat The Anglla's crew is safe. Ferry Boat Sinks Bellair, O , Deo 13-The ferry boat Amelia, while lorciag her y through the ice this morniug sank In midstream Ten men were aboard and all escaped by banging on the edges of tbe ice. Some were almost dead trom exposure when rescued. DEMONSTRATIONS OF RUSSIANS St Petersburg Dec. 13 Anti war dem onstrations on the streets of the ospltal were renewed today. Serious trouble Is feared. Now is your chance. Come ia and see for your self and be convinced that I MEAN JUST WHAT I SAY. . IT WILL PAY YOU MRS. J. R. FORREST, ' ; Milliner Paderewski Agm San Franoisco Deo. 13 Paderewski arrived this morning from Australia, on a tour of the world. He is in ex ce'lent health. Masonic bulding on Adams avenue. ........... .. There Is one clsss of singers that al ways take glee clubs, ihe universi ty of Oregon's aggregation of 20 men with a stunning repertoire appear here December 21. Fine Impersonations and solo numbers, The treat of tbe season In things musical. Admission of CO oents will be charged. Couching Spell Caused Death "Harry Duokwell, aged 25 years ohoked to death early yerterday morn, lag at his borne in tbe presence ot his wife and child. He contracted a slight cold a few days ago and paid but little attention to It. fester lay morn ing ha was seized with a fit of cough ing which continued for some tim. His wile sent for a physioian bat be fore be could arrive, another couging spell earn on aad Duokwell died from suffocation St Lours Globe-Demo-etat Deo 1 1904." Ballaids riorehound Heart Fluttering Undigested food and gas In the stom ach located Just ' below .the heart, presses it an I causes heart palpltat- lonr When your heart troubUs you In that way take ilerblne for a few days. Ton will soon be all right, 60o. Newlln Drug Co, x . "I was much sfBcted with sciatica" writes Ed O Nad, Iowavllie Sedgwlok Co Kan, "going" about on cratches and suffering a deal of pain. 1 was induced to try Ballard's Snow Liniment I used three 6Jo bottles, It Is tin greatest l'nlment I ever used, have jeoom mended it to a number of persons all express themselves as being bene fited by it, I now walk without crutch es, able to petrorm a great deal of light labor on the farm." Newlln Drug Co. Presidential Vote The New York Times, democratic on the 13tn lost, gave out the follow ing as the vote cast at tbe late presi dential election from which itsppeors that Roosevelt reoetved more votes flbsn any oaod.date for ehe presidency has ever received He defeated J udge Parker tbe Democrat by 2.6l6,lt9 votes and had a majority orir the combined opposition of 873,400 votes. ; "The total vote is given as 13,634, 119 and that for each of the presiden tial candidates is given ss follows: ' Roosevelt republican, 7 640,660 Parker democrat, 6,094,391; Debs socialist, 292357: Swallow prohibi tionist 243,4111 Watson populist, 124, 381: Corrigan, socialist-labor 33,619. Tbe electoral vote will be 836 for Roosevelt and 140 for Parker." For Rent One six room hoase to rent. Cen trally looated. For particulars in- 8rup wound have saved him. 25o. 50c . qnlre of W W Klnsey, oornar of Park aad Utt. Nawlln Drag Co, J sad Third Street. r in - vuitu r aicuvMS W 8 Bally, P O True, Texas, writes Mv wife bad been suffering five years with paralysis in her arm when I was persuaded to ase Ballards Snow Llnimeut whioh cured her all right I have also used It for old sores frost bites and skin eruptions. It does the work." 25o 60o 11.00 Newlin Drug Co " -' Mr A. R Kane, a prominent dro- gist of Baxter Spring, Kansas, says: "Chamber Iain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are, in my Judgment, tbe moat anrwtrior nnnwnlmn nl nvh n in use today for constipation They are sure in action and with no ten denoy to nauseate or gripe.', For sals by All druggists. Tillmann's Fine tfoAds Every housekeeper wants pure solo es and flavoring extracts . Tillmaan's are made for the best family trade. , 17-2 COMMERCIAL GLUB PARLORS Wednesday Dec. 21 University, of Oregon, GLEE and MANDOLIN ti. CLUBS IN FIFTH ANNUAL Concert TOUR Rector of St, Luke's V Repertoire bright, catchy eon js. Selections from light opera, comic songs and staunts. - AthbQrnkam, Ontario, Testifies to the Good Qualities of CJvsmderUin'i ;'. Couh Remedy Ashburubam, Out., April 18, 1903. 1 think it is only right that I should tell yoo what a wonderful effect Cbamberlain'a Cough Remedy has produoed . Ths day before Easter I was so distressed with a cold ' and oougb that I did not think to be able to take any duties the next dsy, as my voice was almost choked by tha cough The same dsy . I ; received an order from you for a bottle of your Cough Remedy. I at once procured a sample bottle and took about three doees of the medicine. To my great relief tne oougb and cold had completely disap peered and I was able to preaoh thr ee .' times on Easter Day. I know that this rapid and effective cure was due to your Cough Remedy, I make tbfs testimonial without solioitatioo, being tbsnkfol to have found such . a God seal remedy. : Respectfully yours, E.A.Laagfeldt, M. A., Rector of St. Lake's 0 baron. Tuls remedy is for ssle by All Drug gists. 9 MIM GRAND MASK AND SUPPER BALL I T) be given at Island City Mon. Night Dec. 26. Nellson'a Orchestra All are Invited. Z Good time Assured Tickets IL00 ED. EATON, Experienced Piano polisher and wood finisher. a. w-k, M . liar nxtares ana panic furniture ana an stain imitations a specialty. Remodeling and repairing: All kinds of house X furniture polished and repaired. All work guaranteed Leave orders at Poll man House, Phone, 1466 TURNING OVER PROPERTY is our builness Those who want to sell, tell us about it and we tell those who want tobuy. If a seller fixes his price too high we tell him so. He fises it lower so we can sell it and tha buyer gets tie advantage of our know 'ledge. AT BARGAIN PRICES We offer several houses and lote, and business property, too. Someone will make money in buying. mCa Srancto Snvostmont Company, 1110 Adams Avenue, L Grande, Oregon o r'i i t if X I I V ii. 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