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. - 4 r. I !:." ' Vi H ATS 25 Per Ont off on all Hats . Until the first of the year every it at in the store will be sold at a 25 per cent discount This is your opportunity to get your Soli day Bat at a bargain. I Novelties V " Tbt lairst in brai.led bodN - parens and T-ggy hgs.'8 ifleihiog new In combs and b-rertc. Ribbons At a iiscouoL The - Specialise jast re finest Hoe of rib- ,'ceiTed; From 'new boos'evef -howa in until Jan.1' 1, for '5 the city. . cent np. Perfumes, Toilet Soaps and Powders Switches, -.Pompadours ' ind Bans? 6v 8 - ' 1 i .I i ... . - - -. ' i G)IIars ' ;-tr:....'.v '; 'j Tbitt positively a be eecured here MRS. J. R. v, , 3, .Milliner. 1 UlUlw 1 ARTlGL.CS . The Big Line is at HILL'S, DRUG , STORE ' A. T. HILL. Prescription Druist . i. ft Lowest Prices JO You can get a pretty street ( bat at the BARGAIN Store.' 'We' alio have it eeaopleU line of n 11 ch f?isxm AS xai ft-s HOL.IDAX GOODS La Qaixde' 9f r .m Q O O O D O i-'vVrtA Q a a a a a . Ul llAWt V U11U . 1 UUW1 M "' Capital 1 BtocVt fall Surplus fund "! " ' , 13,000 a LiabUitT of Bhareholderl --v. r e0,000 : Eeapoosibility 133,000 u We ;de a general banking and exchange business. " I rafta'booght and aold on eartern and foreign banks, a! :; " jzi.. r.;....cj. vs. n JOSEPH PALMER, Pteiidentv "A M JW. SCRIBE Cashier Z J Oaa,rauaai..............rrldMt 1. JTSafrrJ. ILChnnh B J. M. Bnt YlMPraaldsat a,B.Oa)r.M.L. Ctak. J.M.CavaOB. Oaahler . var.Oea. ralnMr r.LMimiu48aiL0lMW Ajat.OaaUara 3653 La Grande Nationaiv B nk ' L OraaiaOrtjcoa CAPITAL AIaTlUkpLuiS$7ioout taeMaeewalawkkiattuiaasw srrtsm, allpartaof taewerlaV OqI1MIms a spatWty. . ' V. Qoaaiaacado0BwBcaaw'wBwa)aesirwoaa)Ba Bead I ia - Handkerchiefs new lit and can only rv' FORREST, . n S'ly Best Goods . : i-Jii I JIM 'I - ,:4 - Oregon tti 5.M..I, .,! a O a a a a B 1 paid - . . $ 0,000 V -a 1 a on dp pap a p n o n - rWhde Evening: Observer :T BEO&, Eiltora Pr pa KaUrw! at the Post Offlo at La Urmada, Oragoo, aa hns-md Claat MaUMatttr. On6 year in advance. . . . . ; $8 50 Six mncths in advance. . . .3 50 Per month . .. . . : . . . . . ; . .65 8ingle copy. .....5c THURSDAY EVENING, DEC 29. 1994 Salary Crabbing" It it doubtful if ' Senator Stewart' bill for an increase ; in salaries of the president, vice president and members of con gress will be received' with great er favor than has been accorded otner measures framed ror a similar purpose,. Althougb there have been repeated chang. ea In the pay schedule of these officios since 1789, few if any of theta were made without a pro-. . .'. .. . ' test i mm tne puouo ' -5 The first congress voted that its members be' paid $6 a day and $8 for each 20 miles travel ed cniug k'uu going This re mained hi fores .until . 1815 when the salary was mttde$1500 a year From 1817 to 1855 it was $8 a day, from 1855 to 1865 $3000 a year, from 186 to 1871 $5000 a year from, 1871 '1874 $7500 a 'year, and since '.1874 $5000 a year,,., ?S ? u 'The vice president the presi dent protempore ' of ' the senate and the speaker of the house' re ceive $8000 a year, XT.VZ The change in 1816 from $8 per day to $1500 a year was re ceived with great i disfavor but the pretest was mild compared with the storm of indignation I that swept the country , when provision was maae m iota lor a general Increase in federal Increase -in federal salaries." The act of March 3, 1873,' provided that the president's salary be in creased from $25,000 to' $50,000 that of Ihe chief justice from $8500 W$l6,0bp; Ahose of, $e vice president cabinet officers, associate justices and speaker of the house from $8006 to f 10 B00 and of senators and ; represent ati res from $5000 to $7500. Another act of Marcb ; 4,-rl73, was retroactive as effeeting 'the salaries of members of congress daring the previous two years and this which gave rise to the trm .of uMsalary grab" excited Hao muoh . indienatioa that the laws were' ' repealed excepting MoBeiaffcetin.r the president ' , - , the , presideut and justices Spokane Reyiw v- .01 : Readers .of the Observer should 'read the advertisments carefully " They are put there for your careful attention. The merchantsj who use Observer space do so! because they find thtt it pays thVm to do so," and in Order to make them paying id vestments' for them they mast also be of , advantage to : yoQ. They mast and do contain stat ments of fact. This is the time of the year wheu f the' wide " al awake merchant wishes to clean np stock Jreparitory,' to. getting in his fall stock, therefore he is willing to aeU hia present ' stock at a reduction. It is . ; simply a business proposition to read Observer ads. a w ... t:,.-; ,.,v . It is among the possibilites that 1905 will,' demonate" io'jj teaibiHt j of La Grande being heated by natural hot water If hot water can"be secured just east of us there seems to be no reason why ' Jt '7can be 'secured Published daily except Sunday fright at home -au . 1: EMERSON'S SECRET "There is always room for a man of force, and he makes room for n9uy. A feeble man can ee the farms that are fenc ed'and tilled, the houses that are built. The strong man Bees the possible houses and farmf . Ilis eye makes estates as fast as the sun breeds clouds.'' " E V Carter of Jackson County is makine a strong fight for the oreaidincy of the senate. Kuy. kendall -wai thought to 'have had this position in his . vest pocket and he has not given up the fight by any means. Cured Paralysis . W 8 Ballj,' P O True, Texas, write 'My wit bad bean suffering fir ran with DaralvtU in her arm whan I waa persuaded to oae Ballards buow Liniment which cared , ner au rigoi. I hare also oaed It (or old orei frost bltaa and sklo eruption. It doe the work." 2So 60o IL0O NewUn Drug Co mi i f " ' ' ; i ' Heart Fluttering . --.'ni 1 l-v- - -. . ' Undigcatad food and gaa la the stom ach located just below; .the heart, praseea it ai) I cause 'heart palpltat ionr When yoar heart trouble 70a in that way take Uerbiae for a few day. . Yoa will oon be all right, 6O0. Nawlln Drug Co. - , v.. ; 'i ir. - : Worst of All Exoeriencee. - Can anything be won than to feel that every minute will be your laitT Such waa the experienoe of Mri 8. U. NewsoD. Oeoator. " Ala. ' "For throe years" ah writes,! I endured lninffer able pain from " indigestion, atomacbe and bowel trouble. " Death aeemed in- eritabla when ' doctor and all reme- diea foiled. At lennrth I waa induced to try Kleotrio bittura and the result waa mlracalona. 1 improved at once and now . I in completely recovered. For Liver 1 Kiduey.j Htomath and Bowel .trouble lectri6 Bitten la the only mediolne. Only SOo. it'a guar. anteed by JNewun urug uo. t. :: r " Startling Evidence Fraah testimony in great quantity ia coniuntly coming In, declaring Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption Congh and Cold to be aneqaaied. A recent expreaaion from T MoFarland Bentonrille, ' Va. serve . as example, He writes: )vl bad .bronchitis for three year and doctored all the time without being , beniated. , Then I be gan taking Dr. Ding' New Discovery, and a (aw bottle wholly oured me." Equally effective in oaring all Lung and Throat trouble, Consumption, rneumonia ana urip. ; uuaranteea dv Newlin Drug Company. Trial bottle ree,' regular alxe 50o and SI 00 IN JH DISTRICT COURT OP THE J UNITED STATES FOR THE DIS '.'."JTRtaOP OREGON. Ig thl matter of ) NotiMiKntmul. Charles J. Orifflthe. I , , i . , , AA aRUT- u I ot Creditor. - lo the Creditor of Charles J.. Griffiths, of Elgin, Union County, Oregon, Bankrupt: NOTICE U HEREBY GIVEN, that on the 81t day of December, 190. the aald Charle J. Griffith was duly "adj adicated a Bankrupt, and that tfa first, matting of the Creditor will be held at the offloe of tba' undersigned In La Gran Je, Oregon, on Tuesday, January 10th, 1906, at tea o'cloe& in the forenoon or said day, at which time and plans Said Creditors may at tend, prove their' ofalms, appoint a Trustee, esau lus the BankrUft,.an4 transact such olhw bosiiisa as may properly corns before eld meeting. Twsnty (Its oents miut accompany each claim fl.ed. Dated at La Grande, Oregon, December 23rd, ISO. t. b. IV AM HOE, Refers In Bankruptcy. AAWUl!li, AlOMV. AVjAtf U,lii O XO i ;j-OH0Jfl FO& FUBL.ICAIION' u. c, Mtna umos n Aa uraaae, Oregon . . t Deoeuiber21, 1VUL Nollos Is hereby given that in oomplianoe with (h provisions of the act of Congre of Junes, 1S7S. entitled MAn act for the sale of tlmoer lands In the Htates of California, Ore goo, Nevada, and Washington Territory," as extended to. sit tb Pubilo Lund hia to br act of August 4. IsDJ, James C Melntyre, of Nelll vUle, county of CUrk, 8ute of Wuooneia has, this day Hied In this offioe his swora lurobsiie of the A KWU NE auwAwuip nutooum, Aod will Oder proof to show IhaAtha lanil somgot is more valuable for its timber or tone than for agricultural purposes, and to eslaotlsb. his oWta to said land before the Keg later and Ueoeiver of thU office at La G-aude, Oregon, - a Monday the 6tu day of March, UMi . . , H aames as witnesses, (laian H. Bulus, of Buoklsy Wash.. Leoaard a Huills, of ferry, Oregon; Albert Win tent, of Starlcey Oregon; and M Oscar Coombs of etakey Oregon. - Any and all persons ciaiining adversely Iha aopv desoribed land are requeitedto 111 their elslms in tblsolHoe on or before said 6U day of Maroa, IMJo. v, : K. W. Davis. Beglster. TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3. W7$ ..; NOTICE FOR PUBUCATION. " O.B.Land OtHoe, La Grande, Oregon. '' . i V " V December. Id, jidx i Notloe Is herebv Elven tniAi in mn,niunn. With th provisions of the sot of Congress of June &, WTil enUtied. "aa act for the sal of Umber lands la the States of California, Ore. i gor iwrada,aud Washlngloa Trrilory,' as extended to aU the fublto Land ettatea by art Of August 4, iolin H Amutrong. of Pendleton, County of Umatilla, tttate of Oregon aaa this day Bled, In this otflos hi sworn statement. No. KJ61, for lae purehaa of the EttstHfecS and NWU bu gWu 2J1Tilio'w Township iTo. I tCltangi eb, is w a.-'.' , - t , . And will ofler proof to show that th land sought is more valuable for lia Umber or sitMie thaa for agrieuliural purposes, and. to ealahllan hi eoum to aald laud beiora the Begtataraua aeoaiver of this onice at La Grande, Orogon, oa Monday, th g7Ui day February, Uwa- . ! . 7. . Ua name a wllnraw r Pmta K. Jnhnann nr Boron, vis Ksmela, Or, Thomas i Means of rooAewo, jt, uarry siaea ol renateloa. Or, and J ante Aliea ol 11 B run, vis Kameia, Or, - Any and au Mteoua Claiming adversely the above deacnued land are requested 10 file tbeur etaims la UaIs offloe oa or . before aald 37 in day ol l eoruaxy, mjx siaiemem no. icoj, ror the n e)EuHWi,BWWHEa Bo if NktfNWttoc du, in UanAeNo.t6 lk. W. M. & W.Davla, OaglaUr. BLOCKLAND BUOS Breeders of BERKSHIRE and POLANDCHINA SWINE. We now have eight yoang bucks, pure bred, Cots wold and shropsbires, ready for service, anyone need. ing choice bucks, should see these to appreciate them Young stock always on hand, and always glad to have you call and see our hogs, as we bwd them for the Farmer, and ask yon to compare our pajcos before bating; some where else. f FULL M EA8 U fi Chain wood by th'cV Cord : 128 cubic feet to the cord. 16-inch dry chain wood $3 per corL This is cheaper than by'the j load. You pay for what you'get and get whaVyou pay for. : Phone 571 H. W. NIQLEY TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, I878-, ! NOTICE FOR PUBUCAT10 O. a land OOloa at La Urande, Ore. fSiolio ii hereby given that in eoinpliaiMW with the provutooa of the act r Ojugran ol J una It, l7i4(eQU.led -'Aa act for Uie aala ol Umber ianOa In the Utatea of Call fur aLa, Ore gon, evaU, and Washington Xerrllory," aa ezumded 10 ail the Fuulio Laud btatea by aut o Auguull, Ui, WlUunt 11 Brown, of Vary, oounty ol union, Bute of Oregon haa Mi Oay niea in luie omue nu iwura eutuiuiBut fio.ittat, lor Uit purouitaeoflhe UJtoIS W ofsemion N jaaidM H W W U 01 beotlou No. U in 'Township 4 b, Uange ao. 7, a W at. And rlii otter proof to anor that the land ought la more valuable for Ita Umber or atoue than for agrieuliural purpuaea, and to eautblUU her claim toaatd uuiU bafore the Utviater and Ueoeiver of thla office at La Urtuide, Oregon, on fctalurday, the 7la day ol Jaunary, two. H mm .UIUMKK tXltOWtX tk CleeT Ol Ualdwell, laaho; Ralph U Bullia, ol i'erry Oregon: Bujuuu If kouog, of Uilgard, Or goo; William ii Luugla; ol Hilgard, Oregon. Any and ail perooiu eUliuiug ad venial J the above dwcribed lania are requeated to Ulethetr olaima in ihia oilloeoa or before aald 7th day M January, 1Mb. ,. 1L. W. Dana, Beglater , TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3. 1878 ' NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION j " ' U. B. Land Offloe. La Grande, Oregon ,, - . December il lUOi Notice Is hereby given thai in oompllauoe with the provkuons of the act of Uougruaa of June H, litftl, enutl.d "An act for the sale of timber unda In the Htaitea of Calif rula," Ore gon, Nevada, and Waahlngton Territory, as eztenued to ail the Fubilo Land elutes by act of August 4, im, Uichard A. Crawford, of La Grande, county of Union, btate of Oregon, has this day hied in this offloe hia sworn state ment No. tbw, for the purchaae of the bU'i a N vy U etkof Heo No. au, Tp 2, south llange Xo. J7, E. W. M. And will oiler proof to show that the land sought 1 more valuable for ita timber or stoue than fur agricultural purposes, and to Mlabliuh hia claim to said laua before the Heglater and Ueoeiver of tuia oRlos at La Grande, Oregon, on Monday, the 271U day of February, 1MJ6. Ho name a witnesses; A J Breedlore. of La Grande, Or, Lee oang of Hilgard, Or; Wm Dixon of lillgard, Or, and 1 W Crawford of La Grande, Or. any and all persons claiming adversely the above described lands are requested to hie their ektim In thl office on or before said 27th day of February, iUOo. ' T E. W. Davis, Register, Notice to Creditors "I . TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: NOTICE hi HKHh.il Y GIVEN that letters of administration have been issued by the County Court ol Union Count v. iw,,ri h I Hwauger, deceased, and a.1 persons having I claim against .aid estate are herebv nuLlfied hi prcwui uie wine, wim proper vouchers, to the said admin istralrix at her resideuc at Kameia, Oregon, within six month from the date ol this notiue. Dated at La Grsnde, Oregon, this 2nd. day oi MWU1IW. A. A., 1WI MAUV C. 8W AUGER AdmlnistrauU of the a late of Seymour Dwauger, aeuoaaeu. Notice of Final Settlement ' Notice Is hereby given, that the undersigned hss hied the dual account or her doiugs as ex ecutrix of the last will end testament of Mal tha J Watson, deoeased; and that -tba Coautv Curt has appointed Monday the 2nd day U January luuo, at 2 o dock p. m. as the time, and the Court House at La Grande, Union County, Oregon, as ths place for the hearing of said fltuuaooouuk AU persons haviag any objec tions to the same, will sppear at said lime and place, and ofler said objections thereto. IDA M BAY, Executrix. ' La Grsnde, Oregon, November 2&lh, WO, u ESftAYNariCc Notloe Whereby given to whom It may con eern that mere oame to my place about July 1st, 1U04, two mile north of Ferry on Dixie Klat tue following desoribed animal, one dark brown heifer, part Jersey, oomlng two year old, without vUible brands or ear marks 8aid animal ha been taken up by me and Is aow with my catUeon the Draper place about 4 miles aoruieaat of island City, and owner oaa have earn by proving property and pay ing charges. . ED BUltK, Home In Old Town, La Grande, Oregon. Oated thla 7 th uay of November, UOi, i NOTICE OF.riKAL UETTLEMEXT ' Notloe Is hereby given te all whom It may eonoern:- virM y ,- r That Nellie f Melll. adralatstratria of th estate of Alfred T NelU, deceased, has filed her final report In 'the administration of said estat, and theOounty OourtofUaloa County, Oregon, has set the 2nd. day of January, A. D., lWto, at two o'clock, p m. for the hearing of said report and any objections thereto: Dated this loth, day of November, At D 1801 SELLIK O. NEILli ? ' i Adimnlstratiix of th estate of Alfred T. Nelll. 1 dmMML " y Rector of St Luke's Ashburnhatn, Ontario, Testifies to the Good Qualities of . Chamderlaln'f Atbboruham. Uut.T Annl 18 TQfia 1 tniak it u only rig til tb it I should tell you what a , wonderful effect Obamberlaiii's Cough Remedy - baa produoed. Tba day before ' Barter 1 wag to distressed with a : cold ; , and ooueh thai I did net think an ha ahi. to take any duties the next day, as my voice waa aimosi cuoaea oy tbe oougb The Itml dav I ' remivert an rmtmm lroia you for a buttle ol your Cough Remedy, i at onoe procured sv sample bottle and took about tbree doeee oi tba medicine. Io my great relief tne Oougb and cold had completely disap peared and I was able to preach tbtee times oa Easter -Day. 1-koow that this rapid and effective cure was due to your Oougb Remedy. . I maka this tertimouial without solicitation, being thaoklal to have found such a God sent remedy. Respectfully yours, : K.A.Laagleldt, K. Rector ol St. Luke's Oburob Tula remedy U for sale b All Dm. : Fi ne Organs ; FOB - $46, $4S, $52, $55 ; The well ? kaown nd IV nonnlar Qnrt-. ,VeVy hundsomw' etyles. Paymeoti $8.00 down and $4 a month. Write ' as for particolrrs. Mail Urderc 1 promptly ana carefully filled." Eilers Piano House 351 Washington Street, corner Park Portland, Oregon Large etoros also . Spokane and Seattle, v Wash., and Boiee, Idaho. , , -fob- RENT, LEASE OR SALE . j - ' i " . d Ni' V Lots 17, 18, block 102, Chaplain's Addition. Address'bida to Jcare . - . , of Observer , llJlllllltliatil PER CENT .OF On all "cash -purchases of $1.00 or over on . meats and lard unsil Jnly 1, 1905.- A complete stock of meats, poul try, lard, hams, etc. ' -1 I ' ' Phone 1601 ; -, i. Harris - v : JRADE FOLLOWS THE PRICE Tha is why people" c6M "Lire for men's aui by. boys' shoes 'u. The rj;B. Tiiqin is our: Bjjeef-.,.' ialty.v f Here is were pr c x i ' w ' quality are oombmed. C W. PRESTON. Shoe Speclafist DEPOT STREET FuU..Weisrlit Guaranteed r : - , i 71 -' "Wholesale and Retail deal ers in Hry, Grainy Vege- 0 ',X tables and.Frniti - ..... - .,, -Carload lots a Specialty Lawson & Zundell Office in Kiipatrick Bldg Phone No 1113 0 J a a -.;.,:.. S ' ''A ' (-! 3- J.