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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1904)
r- r.r .timi',rJ. 11111 " "' 1 -. -i -" " ii Xmas News Great GREAT IMPORTANCE Q a a a a a 14 O Met ry old St Nick rei- c'nR minrnmA - and me- tqnfls a hearty invitation to call and inspect the most Extensive line of Xmas ; Gpodsrthatj:-was ever brought J to La Grande. II Young :L timMM3 j i guslar $M II pi w i' iP- v M,imm 1 te - 6 mmMimmmmmimsmmmmm ; r-l r - $&mJi I Jill 1 t.Xll!-at,-n-l- 'rimm-Ti.ri. j11.11., .. .."L1-, . I N 1 aiini ii 1 : 1. 1 All Udies Suits. All Ladies Sackets. All Ladies' Cravenettc Coats. All Ladies' Tailor Hats. AH Ladies' Trimmed Hats. All Misses Hats. All Children's Hats. All Men's Underwear. All ladies Underwear. All Boys' Underwear. All Childrens Underwear. AT SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES Until December 25th B FOR one: dollar You can get a pretty street hat at the BARGAIN Store. We also have a complete line of CHRI STM AS G I FTS AND HOLIDAY GOODS i E II WELLMAN & CO JLa Grande - Oregon Q Farmers' and -Traders National Bank, LAGRANDE, OREGON . v$ 60,000 . 1 13,000 . 1 60,000 .183,000 Capital Stock fully? paid 8urplus fund Liability of Shareholders ReipoDBibility - i;w"e d a general bankiag an4 exchange business. Frafts bought and Sold on eartern and foreign banks. JOSEPH PALMER, President J. W. SCRIBER, Cashier Q a a 5? i a 13 7 a a M Grande Evening Observer T iEY BROS., Editors Jt Pr p Entered, t J-the Poet;, Office ttLa Grande, Oregon, as Second Class Mail Matter. Published daily except Sunday Qne year in advance $6 50 Six months in advance. . . .3 5U Per month. 65c Single copy 5c MONDAY EVENING. DEC, 19, 1904 NORTH POWDER NOW A FLAG STATION The Baker City papers report capitalists are making inquires relative to starting a woolen mill. The mills now in opera tion at Pendleton and Union are doing a splendid business and the same would be true if such an institution were in op eration at Baker City and La Qrande. It is only a question of time when they will join the push club, get in the band wa gon. There is no reason why 1905 sHonld fade away with a large woolen factory being op erated in this city. lyuo promises to be a very prosperous jear for this city and county. a OFFICERS: DIRECTORS: Oio. TkiMtm ,.rreldrat J. If . Barry, J. M. Ohuruh , J. If. Bur VlM Prattdut ' .'A. B. Cwtay, eo.L. Clea- . J.M.CBTTBCa. "..Daiatar T,G. F. L. UxTXM.aad On L Clearer Ant.Oaabtora " 3655 La Grande National, B nk :,,,.' La Craa4t, Orejcoa . ; CAPITAL. AND SURPLUS, $3ooaoo TreuMta a aeral banking batlaesa. Bayiaalfttfls axehange an all parta of the vorld. OdUmUobi a ipeelalty. s z In a few days North Powder will become a flag station and all passenger trains ill stop for passengers at that point. Wm j Miller president of the La j Grande Commercial Club of this city who has been giving the matter his attention receiv ed a letter yesterday from J P (J Unan stating tnat at tne re quest of the Club he had taken the matter up and that in a few days the order would be issutd which wjuld make lorth Pow der a stoping point for all pas senger trains. This will be welcome news to the people of North Powder as they have long wished to be able to use either or both trains passing.. .through their town. The Commercial Club is entitled to a vote of thanks from the citizens of that place for . its successful , efforts along the line of obtaining this much desired accomodation. 'Let everyone join the push club 1905 will presenjt many op portunities. There will be no room for knockers. Bead The Daily Observer There is no question but what a large sash and door factory that would give constant em ployment to 150 men every month in the year could be successfully operated in this city The way our streets and stor es are crowded and have been for several days. General pros perity seems to have arrived as usual at this time of the year. INDEPENDENT HOUSEHOLD Dr. TR Monk, of Summer ville, is prehaps the only man in the state of Oregon who has his own water system and also his own electric light plant. The doctor has harnessed the little stream which bubbles along near bis home and has made it pump water to his house in quantities sufficient to furnish water for the house, barn and lawn. He has also forced the same stream to furnish power to drive a dynamo with which he lights his home Ilia en tire home is wired and the little stream furnishes ample light for all his needs. Trusts and com bines have no terror for the doctor. The Evening Paper The Best The San Francisco correspon dent of the Stockton Mail writes that paper as follows: "I met the managing editor of a big eastern morning paper the ether day. He told me he had 200,000 circulation, and yet there is nothing in it. The great advertisers in the big eastern cities no longer take much stock iu the morning pa pers. On the other hand the evening papers are crowded to death with advertising. The morning papers subsist for ' the most part on their Sunday edi tions which are still regarded as I good advertising mediums. But the advertisers have discovered that the advertisement! in the week-day editions of the morn ing papers are not read. A man needs the morning paper in his business. It contains a complete account of the previous day's markets. He puts it in his pocket and reads it oh his way down town, but his wife rarely sees it. ' "I think it is true that men are not great readers of adver tisements. Certainly they have not time to read hem in the morning papers . On the other hand, women study the adver tisements carefully and the evening paper gives them the fullest opportunity to do so. That is the explanation given by a man who has been high in the management of big daily papers, morning and evening, in three or four of the largest cities of America." Heart Fluttering Undigested food and (as in theitom ach located just below the heart, presses it an i causes heart palpitat ionr When your heart troubles yoa in that way take Heroine for a few days. Yon will soon be all right, 60c. Newlin Drag Co. Fine Organs FOB! $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. Eilcrs Piano House 351 Washington Street, corner Park Portland, Oregon Large storos also Spokane and Seattle, Wash.7" and Boise, Idaho. Columbia Collegiate, Preparatory q ... ... VVUIUIV1VIBI University am.dr 8E . UTLTroiMmosroi Oouroea. Boarding school tor yoam men A boys. Box 34S University Park Station, Portland O'(on TRADE FOLLOWS THE PRICE Thaw i8why people com here for men's aud by boys ' shoes The J. E. Tilt line ia ou spec ialty. Here is where prlfl and quality are combined. C W. PRESTON, Shoe Specialist DEPOT STREET 3. JO