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25 Per Gmt off
Until the first of the year every Eat in th
store icill be sold at a 25 per cent discount
This is your opportunity to' (ct your Holi
day Hat at a bargain.
Novelties
Tbe laUBt1 in -braided handle penes;, and'.
Peggy bags.C S uieihirjg new in combe end
breita.
Ribbons
At it .ii-:uut.; The
.tinet line of rib
bnne ever ahowi in
the city. '
Perfumes, Toilet 5osp3J!andnPoT74
Switches, Pompadours and Bangs
Collars
rhi positively anew U.e and can only
. be seciired here
MRS. J.' Rl, jEORREST,
' lauiiner
ARTICLES
Ths Big lihi is at 7; :
hilts; :;d&g slit:
f 1 A. T. HILL, Prescription Druggist ,
Lowest Prices
v.
'TO N E DOLLAR
You ei: prttt
Store. WV also bate
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
HOLIDAY GOODS
" i in . i mmmmm i i wmmmm
te n WELLMAhf OOj;
'LP. Grande ; ?Qrepm
taaQDaaaDaoa
Q Tc wwen errir1 TP eShH if rrtT:Q
National
LAGRANDB,
Capital Stock folly paid
Sarplna fund
Liability of Bhareholdsre
Eeaponiibility ..u
.TTe.eloa general kankiai ani exchange kmineM.
rraiu'bought and told o oartern and ferolgn baake.
JOBEPH FALMEB, Pwiidenlrr, k
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OFFICX3i
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J.tLSeur .TlssFreeMeat
J.ILCkrcs. ;.V.".Caakiet.;f' .-.' ter,ee. FsIbms
F. L. IbrnuaaA ee L Cleavee Asst. Oaaalare
:;-j;..r: .. 3655 V. . -v
La Grande National B ns
" La Gfaade, Oregea v,.
' CAPITAL AXIDI SURPLUS.' VnxtM
- TieiieMBi a geaeral haatog emkiawf
a aD parts ef the world. Ollsefeiae a ipealslty.
,QOQOOOflieBBiaOCaO0BaD99DBte
'eadvTfaeT)aily -Observer
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on all Hats
Handlicrclu'eifs'
Special line jjat re
ceirml. From, now
until wan. 1, for 5.
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Best Goods
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OREGON
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A.B.Oaelet.Cae.UCiae-1
, tUliii Wiaaa es
1 - rfZ3.z Evening Ofcierver
;" (T EROS Eiiton 4 Pr p
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Unadaf ' Oregon,
vua UtUr.
Poet OQa at'L
aa .6eoa4 C1m
One year in adranoe. .., .$550
Hix moctba in advance. . .. 5 60
Pei. month 65e
Single copy .V. ; . i .LCc
TUESDAY EVENJNG.DEC. 26, I5J4
;Thsjiser:'-Way ;v
"A merry hftrt dotb good like a ,
aaedieina."
If ibj triand U't4d nd wmrj,
Bl bim' foi a wh'ila. ' ' '
If bit wy U drk t J draarjr, .
, Libt it vi b a imile. '
L( now belpfal wcrd be ipoka , .
Oiveateider.loviLgtoken, - '
1 may obtir a burl that's broken, '
. And It grief begnila.
LSka a aiedioine that beateth
1 BylUiublUarl. :' f ' v
Ii the luoiiy ray tbat itealeth
.iSrooi a marry betri.
At tbe song of some sweat bird
Holy msmoriet oft tuth stirred,
' Wil' iU Strength impart.
Thon esatt Isstea pain and sorrow
tasten ii by half, -
By tbe mtj?lo thoo eaotf borrow ' '
From a btppy Uogh. ' ' T ' " '
Let tby light tains tall and free, ' ' ,
Bid tbe darksome sbadowa flee,
TiU the sail ones torn to' thee,
t As their stay and staff. 'A
Garry; Ibeb. a fact that's smiling,
'' ,With llWetywbsier.-'' 1 '
From its weariness beguiling ''
Many a lif s of oars. ; ' ' '
Soothing i'e a beart of sorrow'. " ''.
Teaobing it some hope to borrow, '
Tbat will gild the ooming morrow (
- who ua rainbow lair.
THE OREGON LEGISLATURE
Tbe tear approach of - the
meeting' of the Oregon legis
lature ttartes the inquiry "what
is the work this body of law
tnaken assembled to do?" . ..
' a The answer to that queotion
involves a thorough uuderatahd
ingofthe powers that pertain
to the. law mking branch of
the government of any elate or
orgained community. Broadly
speaking the flaw making
branch of any government can
make any law or prescribe any
role of action, for the people, to
obey and, affix penalties for die
obedience that it sees fit.
la? absolute monarchies the
aeoiaren win or tne King or
emperor is the law of the land
In Olagarchies, like Qreese and
Home, the will of the ruling
class as ezpreased by its assem
blies or 8enates, was the laws
The theory of our government
is that the will of tbo people is
the law but to avoid the neces
sity of the whole people gather
ingin ,one huge congregation
and passing Jaws,' the devise
used ' of selecting a few men
from the several district or
counties to meet at stated times
and theoretically as represent
atives of -the-r people to make
laws, in their name, which all
must obey." ' '
0 The power to make laws for
the . 450,000 people in Oregon
has been confered upon a aen
ate composed of 80 persons and
House of Representatives in
which there are CO members.
These two bodies constitute
the Oregon Legislature and by
virtue of the power confered
upon them i by the eonstitution
of the state any measure that
receives the sanction of a majo.
rity of each house, and the ap
proval of the governoa becomes
a law and a two third efferma
Uve vote makes a meesure law,
despite of the veto pi the gov
ernor. The state constitutions
Published daily except Sunday
restricts the power of the legis
latives in some respects bet
subjects to the limitation of the
constitution by prescribed by
tbe : constitution of the United
Statef, the Oregon legislature
can prescrioe any rule of action
for tbe people to obseive tbat it
aees fit to promulgate however
detrimental tc the well being of
tbe people or obnoxious to their
will or repugnant to their sense
of night. '
Tbe legislature by the laws it
passes determines and fixes
limits to the eoet of maintaining
Bute, County, and expenses.
Some 1 lea of the cost of
maintaining the State may be
had front the last Report of the
Secretary of State 'on page 12 of
the Secretary Report is recapi
lutas, gives the Receipts and
desbursments of rut nine . the
State from October 1st 1902 to
Sept SO 1904 (2 .years) .thus
"Total Receipts 15,485,799,12
"Total Disbursements $4,917 6( ?
iThe expense of running the
the counties of Oregon:ompied
by the Secretary .of. State for
the year 1903 (the latest - publi
shed) aggregated 11,106,385 34
except for roads and highways
Union Gountie's expense except
for roads in 1903 was $47,090,23
The last legislature ' appropri
ated $2,653,717,70 to carry on
the State for tbe two yearn 1903
and 1904 and it is probable the
apprbprations for the ensuing
two year! will call for a similar
amount and tbat the tax levy
will be about the same as now
for State purposes alone.
Tbe Secretary reports the ag
gregate cash on hand September
30th 1900 as $568,189,65, ' .
v.As no money can be collected
from the people by taxation fees
orliscense to support the State
Counties or municipalites with
eut a law authorising the same,
and as the legislature is the only
body that can makes a law it is
manifest that there is plenty of
wcrk for the legislature.
Several Denver women . have
been arrested for forging elect
ion returns. ' Their defense is
that it is the right of women
to
pad the figures,
-t- MOTICK OF.FINAL 8TTLEMKNT -.JNotloala
nereby given te all whom It may
eoiioeiu! t -
That Nellie G Weill, administratrix of the
estate of Alfred T Nelll, deceased, haa filed her
nnai report m tne auminimrauoo or asm
estate, and tbe County Courtof Union County,
Oregon, haa set the tod. day of January. A. D..
uwd, at two 0 clock, p m. iot tne neanng 01 said
report and an y objoctlons thereto:
Da tea uu una, aay of novemoer, A. u im
! at.t.tc a vipir.r.
AdmlnUtralrU of tha aslate of Alfred T. Nelll.
TIMBErt LAND, ACT JUNE 3,1878
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
V. 18. Lane Offloa, La Grande, Oregon
. Deoember l'i. IBM
Notice it hereby given that In compliance
June 1, 187 entlU.d "An act for the aale of
with the DTOVlsloni of the act of Conirresa of
timber lands In the States of Callfwnla," Ore
gon, fievaaa, ana wasnington Territory, aa
extended to all the Public Land Htetea by act
of A usual 4, IStU, Richard A. Crawford, of La
Grande, county of Union, State of Oregon,
has this day filed tn tblaoffloeblttworn state
ment No. &M8, for the purchase of the Hii
N WW alatof See No. SO, Tp No. 1, South
And will offer proof to show that tha land
eought la. mora valuable for its timber or
stone than for agricultural purposes, and to
establish hit claim to aald land before the
Register and. Receiver of this offloa at La
Grande, Oregon, on Monday, tha 27tn day of
February, haJoV .,,
He namea aa witnesses: A J Breedlore. of
La Grande, Oi', Lee Young af Hllgard, Or, Wm
Dixon of Hllgard. Or, and 1 W Crawford of
La Grande, Or.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to tile
their claims In thlsolflceon or before aald
s7th day of February, 16.
v j g. W. Davit, Begister.
Annual Meeting
NOTIC? OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS OF LA GRANDE
NATIONAL BANK
Tbe anneal meeting of the stock
holders of the .La Grande MaUonal
Bank will be held at their banking
boose. In L Grande, on Tuesday tbe
tenth day of January A. 0. 1805, be
tween tbe hoars of 10 o'clock A. H.
end 4 o'clock P. M, At tthis meeting
a board, of fire dpector. to serve for
ins enaoing year, will be elected and
soob ether baslnrss will be trantmoted,
aa may properly corns before said meet
lng.
' ' Uaorge Palmar.
1 President of the La
Grande NaUoaal Bank ,
- ' - I3.6-L9
Columbia SS,
XT 17 " v"': r- Commercial
XXiav-orBity r.at- S3;
Wroaiiiofn , Coerces.. .
Boardlag school tor room men 4 boys.
Box 34S University Park Station,
Portland Ortjoa
BLOCKLAND BROS
Island
Breeders of BERKSHIRE and
SWINE.
We now have eight young bucks, pure bred, Cota
weld and shropshires, Teady for service, anyone eed
ing choice bucks, should see these to appreciate them
: Young stock always en hand, and always glad te
have you call and see our hogs; as we brefd them for
the Farmer, and ask you to compare our paices before
buvittg some where else.
FULL MeASURK "
Chain wood by the , Cord -
.128 cubic feet to1 the cord. " 16-inch -dry chaia
wood $3 per cord. . This is cheaper than by the load.
You pay for what you get aid gel what you pay for.
Phone 571'
iSiSsssetasssssssssirrrTTT
; Notice pf Final Settlement
Notie it hotVby flTn, that the ndenlfned
ku tixl th. AnWl of her dolnn aa
oDtrlx oftbt UM will ana tenmment 01 mm
lb J Wataoii, dacmaed; and that tba Ooanty
Ouurthaa appointed Monday U 2nd day 4
Jan oary IWju, at S o clock p. m. aa tba tima, aa4
utvotn noun m u unuu uuna uwiyi
mnDi. All Deraona luvlaa any obi
aa ma eiaca lor toe oeariDa 01 amiu
Uona te tba mm, will appear at aaid tima and
plaoa. aad ofler aald objeciloot thereto.
IDA H BkY, KxeeutrlX.
lat Ofaada, urason. Novainaer jmo. twa. at
" ESRAY NOTICE s
Hotloa iarhareby iWea to whom It but atm
eern that there eama to my plaoa about July
lat, urn, two aiuea Bonn 01 retry on uuie
v- kiiv tn ilonrihnl aBlmai. One dark
brows bailer, part J eraey, eoming two year
nl i hI.Ka... .Inlkl. ktona n. . ta.rk.
Baid animal baa been taken op by ma and la
ow with my rattle oa the Draper plaoa about
4 mllaa northeaat of Island City, and owner
eaa have aarae by proylng propertyand pa'
In. iharma. ED BTTKiC
w' t r 1 SVt M W . L
noma vita iuwu, ajei uiauuv, va-wvaea)
tow iu am j 0$ jioweinoar. twt.
SUMMONS
tn the Clrcait Court of the State of Oregon lor
( Union County
La Grande lnvutment Company,)
.,, in privaie eorporauon i
flainUC
a.
JO Walton, i
To J. C Walton, Defendant,
V11CUU.U1
la tba name of tba Bute of Oregon 70a are
hereby required to appear aad antwer the com
plaint filed agalntt you In the above entitled
action on or before Tuesday, the 7th day of
February,' 1W5, and U yon lall te as appear or
antwer lor want tharenf , the plaintiff will take
judgment against yon for the aum of $76.00, to
gether with lntereat thereon at the rate of tan
per cent per aonam from January 80th iWM,
until paid, and thj furthcraum of $30.00, a
tonaUe attoraey'a tea, and for the plainbtri
ooatsand dltburaementt of thli action.
Toll Summon, it poblithtd in the La Grande
Observer by virtue of an order of tne Hon. B.
Ealtln, Circuit Judge ol tba State of Oregon feu
Union County, duly made and entered at 1
Grande Oregon December is, 1801, and the first
publication to be Decern br 23, 1904, and the last
publication to be February 3rd, 190&.
, , . W. a SARGENT,
Attorney fbrPlantit
T1MBEH LAND. ACT JUNE 3. 1875-
. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
U. S. Land Offloa at La Grande. Ore.
Oct. 18, UXH,
- Notice la hereby given that In oompllanoe
wiu ue provisions me aoi oi uongress 01
Junes, lv8,entwied "An act for tbe tale 01
timber lands in the States of California, Ore
gon, Nevada, and Washington Territory," as
extended to all tha Publio Laud Stales by aot
county of Union. State of Oregon has this
of August 4. lew, William U Brawn, of Perry.
day filed In thla on toe his tworn statement
No. CUO, for tbe purchase of the hXof 8 WK
of Section Mo I and N N W U oi BecUoo
No. 17 lu Township
no - la Han
oge Hit, 87,
S IT Si
And will offer proof to snow that tha land
sought la mora valuable for Ita timber or
stone than for agricultural purposes, aud-to
establish her claim to said land before the
Register and Receiver of this oKloe at La
Urande, Oregon, on Saturday, the 7th day of
lie names aa witnesses: Herbert R Cleaver
ol Caldwell, Idaho: Ralph H Bullis, of Perry
Oregon: Benjamin F Voung. of Hllgard, Ore
gon; William 11 Longley of Hilgard, Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming advarsel
the above described landa are requested la
illethelr claims In this offloa oa or before aald
7th day of January, 1906. ."
. ; K. W. Davis, gegliki
h Notice to Creditors .
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN tbat letters
of administration , have beea issued by the
County Court of Onion County, Oregon, to
MaryC Swaugerupon theateteol Seymour
Swsuger, deceased, and all persons having
claims sgslnst said estate are hereby notlBed
to present the tame, with proper vouchers, to
tba aald administratrix at bar residence at
Kameia. Oregon, within six months from tha
date of this notice.
Dsted at La Grande, Oregon, this tad. day oi
December, A. D., 1904. '
MARV O. BWAtlr.KR
AdmlnlstraUU of tha cstata of Seymour
Rector, of St., Luke's ,
Ajhottrrmam, Ontario, Teitifies to the
Good Qualities of Chamderlain'f
jCoitjh Remedy :
Ashbnruham. Out. Anril 18. 1003:
1 think it is only right thai I should
tail 70a wbtt a wonderful effect
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
prodnoed. -The day before Eatter 1 1
was so dislrefaed with a cold and
oougb tbat I did act think to be able
to Uke any duties tbe next day, as nay
toios was almost choked by tbe cough
The same day I received an order
irons yon lor a bottle ol your Cough
Remedy. I at onee procured a sample
bottle and took about three f dotes of
ths medicine. To my great relief tne
oougb and cold had completely diaap.
peared and I was able to preach tb se
times on Easter Day. Oly know) tbat
this rapid and effective cure was due
to your Oougb Remedy. I make tbfs
testimonial without solicitation, being
tbankfol lo have found suoh a Gud
tent remedy. Respectfully yours,
E.A.LaBg!eldt,M.A,
Sector of 8k Luke's Gburob
This remedy is for sale h ah n.
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First class job printing, Ob-
server.
City, Oregon
rOLANDCHINA
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Fine Organs
fob
$4fc $48, $52, $55
The well known ind
vwtonlai. PaoifiA Onasa.
Very handsome styles. .
Payments $8.00 dtrn
end $4 a moath. Write
as for perticalrrs. Uisil
Ordere promptly and,
carefully filled.
Eilers Piano House
':, 351 Washington Street,
"corner Park
Portland, .,:uv Oregon
Large etoros aleo : Spokane
and Seattle, Wash., end
Boise, Idaho. ' r
TRADE FOLLOWS THE PRICE
That, isjwby people con. here
for menVaud by boys' shoes
The J. E. Tilt line is oat spec
ialty. Here is where prt3e amd
qnality are oombto'edM' ' .
G fePRESTON,
Shoe Specialist DEPOT STREET
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RENT, LEASE ORaIe
Z Lotal7, 18, block 102T;
Chaplain's Addition, f
Addresslbida' to ,-PM care j
01 UDserver
'atBjgieiejgi
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1 k
PER CENT OF "
On ' all, ijcash purchases, of
li.vu or oven: 0 meaM and
lard ansil July 1. 190$. f A
complete stock of meats, poul-j
try, iara, nams, etc. -y , .
' Phone 1601 -..IT:
' I. HARRIS ;
Full WdgufiGuarantee:
aaBMBIBtaBawsgBaaaaBBasa
; Wholesale and Retail .deaU
era in Hey,' Grain," Vtge
tahles and' Fruits
Carload lots a Specialty, -
Lawsbn & Zundell -'
Office in Kiipatrick Bldg
Phone No 1113
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