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gns ' ; supremo rand : ox-!
tends a' hearty invitation
to call and' inspect the
most' Extensive line -of
Xririas GoocJs that - was
ever brought J to 1 La
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All Ladits' SuiU.
All Ladies SacKets.
Ali Ladies' Cravenctte Coats.
All Ladies' Tailor Hab
All Ladies' Trimmed Hats. '
All Misses Hats"
All Children's Hats.
All Men's Underwear;
All ladits Underwear.
All Boys' Underwear.
All Children' Underwear.
AT SPECIAL
REDUCED PRICES
Until December 25th p
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for. :
ONE DOLLAR
You can get a pretty street hat at the BARGAIN
Store. We alio have a complete line of
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
AND
HOLI DAY GOODS
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E M WELLMAN & CO
La Grande - Oregon
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" Farmers and Traders
n stiofiai: Bank,
LAGRANDE, OREGON
- $ 60,000
. , 13.000
. 60,000 '
ResponBibility . , V 183,000
We do k general banking and Exchange business.
Crafts boaghf.and.S(W on eartem and foreign banks.
1 Grande Evening Observer
IEY BROS., Editors A Pr ps
Entered,, at .the PoetlOffloe atlLa
Urande, Oregon, as Second Class
Mail Matter.
Published daily except Sunday
One year in advance ...... $6 60
Six mouths in advance. . . .3 50
Per month 65c
Single copy 6c
MONDAY EVENING, DEC, 19, 1904
TRADE WITH CHINA
the fiscal year ending June SO, I A quarter of a million dollars
1904, they were $20,557,184.1 worth of statuary is to be mov-r
The imports from China for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1894
were $15,357,255, while for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1904
they were $23,993,324 a heal
thy increase, with the export
trade showing the larger increase
With the presem economic and
pacific policies continued, as
they will be, the trade with
China will grow wiih even great
er rapidity1 than in the past.
; JOSEPH PALMER, President -
' J. W.SCRIBER, Cashier
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Treasury statistics concerning
the tnvle with China show plain
ly tlio wisdom of the aggressive
note of Secretary Hay to the
world powers on the breaking J cies of modern business and so-
..-A 1 it. T . . 1 . . .
' The first night and day bank
of New York City, now being
organized, will be open twenty
four hours in the day, working
three shifts of employees It is
being founded on the assump
tion that banking hours are
now all too brief for the exigen-
ed from St. Louis to the Port
land exposition grounds, he lie!
including some of the; finest
pieces that were shown at the
world's fair. Other St. Louis
features are to be translated, in
cluding the pike no doubt, so
those who found it' impossible
to visit the Missouri show' will
have additional inducement for
treking to the Webfoot metro
polis. ' 1
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OFFICERS! DIRECTORS '
Oao. Palkks rt.fril4i,.i.jj M. Bwry, J. M.Ohurv-h
J. K, Bawr Yioa Prwddeat - A.B. CaUr, GeaL. Clea-
J. M. CamtCH. . . .'. .'. I. .OaahUr : ' -' tot, Go, Palmar
F. L. Mnma.aBd Qo L GUrr Am. Oaahkra
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La Grande National B nk
La Graada. Orastm J
. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS,? $72,000.00 , ;
Traatacti fwenl baaktng batlaaaa. Bay aaiMUa xoluuiga on
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Observer
out ol the war. Insisting that'
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!tue conflict should bo refined to
the territory in which it was
begun, and that t!ie neutrality
of China should be rigidly ob
served and respected, he saved
a constantly growing trade from
interruption, as well as securing
the confiuement of the horrors
of war to the smallest possible
extent of territory.
Two instances of the growing
importance of the Cnina trade
to the United States will, pract
ically, show all instances. The
exports of cotton cloth from the
United States to China iu Oct.
1904, were 43,343,533 yards, as
against only 9,070,600 yards in
October, 1903. But the increase
in exports, of miueral oils was
even greater. For the ten months
ending October 31, 1904, the
value of the mineral oil exports
was $6,478,788, as agaiust ouly
$1,834,958 for the corresponding
ten mouths of 1903.
The total exports to China
from the Unitad States footed
ui $4,406,864 for the fianol va
ending' June 30, 1894, whila for houses.
cial life, and the incorporators
expect to do a large business
while other banks are closed.
Safe deposit vaults will be one
of the features,' and- its motto
will be "The Open Door." The
idea is that of Thomas B Clarke,
a well known New York art col
lector, and with him are ' asso
ciated Harry Payne Whitney,
Clarence H Mackay, W K Van
derbilt, Jr. and other capitalists
The capital stock is to be $250,
000.
Fourth Asbistant Postmaster
General Briatow proposes to as
sist local retailers with a parcels
post Packages mailed from the
office at which a rural route
stattsmay be sent for three
cents a pound to anyone on that
route, the limit of weight being
five pounds. A special label
for local rural delivery must be
attached to such packages. It
is believed that this new service
will give countrv merchant on
advantage over the mail-order
There are several, places in
this city where checks' will te
given close attention: for ' the
itext few days There are also
several people who will be a
little slow in recommending
strangers who have brothers in
the east or checks drawn by
persons in foreign ports.
BSHHIDfl
Fine Organs
Full Weight Guaranteed
Wholesale and Retail deal
ers in Hy, Grain, Vege
tables and Fruits
Carload lots a Specialty
Lawson & Zundell
Offico in Kiipatrick Bldg.
Phone No 1113
FOB'
$46, $48, $52, $55
TheTCwell known and
popular Pacific .Queen. .
Very handsome styles.
Payments $8.00 don f
, and $4 a mouth. .Write
us for particulrrs.rMail
: Orderp promptly and
carefully filled.
Eilcrs Piano House
r 351 Washington Street," '"
corner Park
Portland, Oregon
Large storos also Spokane
and Seattle, Wash., and
Boise, Idaho.
TREASURER'S CALL FOR
CITY WARRANTS
Notioe is hereby eiven that thr
are now fundi on hand to pay all oat
ouiuuing warrants issued oa ' General
Fund of La G-ande Citr. on to and iii
eluding, No 4020 endorsed April 2lat
1 IfWt
Interest on all warrant
Fond fron: No 3840 to No 4028 inolas-
ve, ceases from this date.
EJ Walsh
DW 9 1804 31 Otty Treasurer
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University ;m-i GG;
itrrooiiAL05?i " 'Coaroei.
: Boarding school tor yonnn men boys.
Box 348 University Park SUUon,
Portland ; . ; .. . . Oregon
TRADE FOLLOWS THE PRICE
Mr A. R Kane, a prominent drag
Vt of Baxter Spring., Kansas, sa,i:
"Chamberlain's Stomtoh and LWer
Tablets are, in mj lodgment, the
moot superior preparation of anything
la usu tuday for constipation They
are tore in action and with no ten',
uency to nauaeata nr J
ale bjAU druggist. .
Tha is whv nflonlft com riArA
for men's aud by boys ' shoes
1 ub i. xu. nit line is oa spec
ialty. 1 Heie is where brifif "and
quality are combined. .
C W. PRESTON.'
Shoe Specialist DEPOT STREET
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