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F IS NOW TN PROGRESS
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-date It nay you to -all and tee ba. Ttue
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tl MY ANNUAL BARGAIN SAL
I have ua-l en inventor -M MUZ DOWtf in r.ri.- 'l . , Kr,- .-.
THERE ARE BAR'iAINS FOR ALL A'l in y stock it new and npo.
Mt u'j ho !f, tin ki J sr d
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ive man? hp ruHea
a tr.t r-r.!t, t
pole, r fju r
work pbfp tbnt rmi from
$i.o5 to 32.00
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$1 50 tcr$50
..Hayui .Xcu!is'l a'?., from
;L0a,toJ2j0()
'.Ledjts' paHutj kid, r-g jlr $1 5)
"mI 14 (Hi lfirx-8, Inmi'f ry pffre
-$3.00and $3.25
'$3 75 and $400
$2.75 and $3.00
$L25 to $2.66
50cto:$l.00,
box calf, vif i If id. vfclour
I ca!f nd UnflV't ' U Vol ",
j regular price. tl$0,. I &txiy
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$2.00 and S2.25
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TORE,
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all Hats
25 Per Cent off oh
3 Until the firs of VWtvtry Hat in the
ftors wil be fdpd;dt a 25 per cent discount
, Wifa is your yPVPOrtmUy to - ei your UolU
, aw Mat at a bargain.
4 Novelties
IMIIM
and
The .latest vin, braided handle pines
1 rande Evening Observer
(T BBOS Editor tPipt
EnUni at Um Poat Offloa at La
Qraada, Oregon, aa .Beoond Clua
UaUlIatier.
Publiflhed daily except Sunday
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Ribbons
1-
' Handkerchiefs
At a ducounL yThe
finest, line of rib-
: bona ever shvwn in
v theoitj.
Special line J ait te
; fceTed. From now
rttnUt(n.4l, fbr' 5
ijcennp '
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' Perfumes, Toilet yps;;cfj)t
Switches, Pompadours and 'Bangs
.Collars . y . ' .
This 's positively a new liae and can ' only
be secured here.
:mjSLQiJ. . FORREST.
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nne year in advance .... t8 60
8ix months in advance.... 3 60
Per month. . ............. :65c
Single copy.. oc
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What are you doing to make. $X$ 000010 Cf
La Grande take its proper post- y - r
tion in the list of growing cities Everything you want Want for that
nf tK. ofota? Vn ttmn httln if V
V . BWVWI " I . . . , . ' ,
I aa v. . : .- ... 1 . ;.vi-p 1 or
you will exert yourself a little.
SOME AGE STATISTICS
The census bulletin dealing
0
with ' statistics of age is of de
cided interest-The most inter
esting showing is , that, while
southern cliinates are more pror
ific of children, northern clU
mates are more conducive to
loagevlty and tbi inay be Bald
with 5totA dwragard of, th ad-
uiiei tact inai people some
times dievery,, suddfrnly at the
South even when enjoying the
very best conditions of health
Tdfiree Southern and three North
ii.i!i.S!iftM999..i9P , lrn 8'0aP8-rfwtile nd prolifio
Jipdian Territory, South Caro
lina, and Mississippi on the one
nana, ana bleak and rocky Main,
Vermont and We 4 Hampshire
on xne otner will suffice for the
illustration: through the tfollow-,
ing tables of persentages taken
from the bulletiu; '
. Childfa Fr9m . , From ,
Under la M to 6a. TO. to 7o OTrf Uni.
Indin Territory. 80 M; afisi , 6.6U ' 0,i,
Bomb CmraUna... tloi J30 . LSpg . i 006
timmMiMK I&623 9c0 1.67ft 1.
Vtimont..;, i g7 ".86 8.848 ''lJ10
Under 10 vears of acre the
' . ; w i
palm , must be awarded .'to the
climates . .of the South, but for
thet bringing and the keeping ef
green old, age-ifrdsty hut siud-
ly-n ;h to ;t,he. bleak taud the
Darren lnUa el W aw England the
crown must go. ' The tables of
age.siaMstics 'show, yputh, runn
ing, riot in the South,. with a
steady decrease in, percentages
iw uuueua uaveis in lis
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ARTICLES
The Bi Lint is at
HILL'S, DRUG STORE
A. X flUX. , Prtscrlptipa '. Drgggist
Lowest Prices
Best'Goods
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a atlii -at ti a atati-atiati tita-o tro n
National Bank,
Capjiai tcck; fully aid , , '60,000 ' ,tl
Surplus fund ... 13,000 n
Responsibility ;. ; , '
XWe Jde a general UnkiajinLudiani:e business.
4raft bought and aold on eartern and foreign banks.
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JOSEPH PALMER, President
J. W.'SCRIBER, Cashier
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aj Oaa. Paudss) Prwldrat J. JI. Barry, J. H. Okuuk
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J CAPITAL AirDj SURPLUS, $7S.oeaoo
TraMaala a gtawfal fetjEia aaaUtaaa. -Baji aainns aaahaaga aa
all ptfU al the world OaDeetioaa a spadalty.
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. The Union Republican states
that the question of county di
vision whereby Union will be
made the seat of government
may be presented to the legisla
ture which meets Monday. , The
citizens of this county will keep
a close watcn on tma dui. aa iue
great majority of the citizens do
not desire the , county out in
twain simply to permit Union
to be a county seat.
Music
as
statistics to the North holding
the age.pn Tiine-if the express-
ion may be used in this connection.
Where ia, thereahother county
in the state outside of Multnom
ah that exports a train load every
other day. Jbat is what ,Uio
county is-doing and has been
for.seVfralyears.
ShermsnsUd the way to resume
specie payment ie to resume.
The way to huild a town is to
build it and by the way the
hammer iWf arevheaiid, rfn
owijr uiuu, uuw iu uim winter
wo mi ;vcuuuiy ouuaing.
a, i . , j. 1 - ' .
$o eften we do not realize the
advanUge that are around about
us. We believe this is true of
nearly all aflnfjri UdiofcWUnti;
we do nQt .realeour own .ad
vantages. We .have . ao many
large diversified industries.
B P Til the pioneer matio teioher
of Qraada Eonda Yalley is s'tUl in the
ring. During my Taoetion I mde II
mj boiinesa at well aa pleasure' to at-
!9djKn.w(alujppaB, . and.Jn.Jol
eferj thing la my liae of butines
sod I foaad that I as a teac'ier, and
interpreter of musio'aod. stil) ia 'the'
front rank. Papile fhoda notj trish
the full con jervatorj oourse may take
the popular piano coarse. This plac
es toe pupil ia position j to play, the ;
popular musio of the day Church and j
Sunday School masks. i j
The Violin popular ooutse placee
the dudiI in Doeition tiolar all kinds
ot aaooe.nviwo as well as, light over
urest Juite a nams'b musioians
who have been under my instrajtion
are now making good money as teaob
are and soloisto. Pupils who are un
der my Qire will , be , thoroughly iaij
struoted in lauBio. . .. .. ,
B. J. TAITt teacher
SUNDAY R
INNER
Is Awaiting Your Order at
j C. ' RALSTON'S
niLDivorvM uiuv.t.ii oivim-
Oor. Fir and Jefferson 8ts. ',.
. OUR 'specialty,
Full Line "Perferred Stock"
rCanned Goods.
SHOES V ..u
nnnrl Rnhnnl Rhnna -1
a specialty
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.Notice
Notice of alaoUoa of Chief ot iFire
Department .
Xo.the Members of the L Grande
Fire Department. . .
-Notloe Is hereby aiven that by order
of the Counoll of the City of La Grande
Oregon, a convention ot the mem hers
oa tie said La Qraada rire Department
la hereby oallad to be held at the
Coanoll rooms la said City on Wednes-
aay,tha Uth tfay of January A D 1806
attha honr.ol eight o'olpck p, m. jd
ua uay lot to parpoaa or electing -a
Chief of said Fvira Department.
aire ma. innarMoa CoiAmitUe,
Of the Council City La Grande, Ore.
Try the Observer for first class
Joh Work.
Notice to ihe patrons ofLa Grande Light"aucf Power. Co. J
Tbat on and after January' 1st we-willln'stall a day
circuit iolhisr city ,and.lake Ihis . means of .noti fying our .
patrons. - Any changes to be made in lights which can not
be turned Off during the day should be arranged as. soon as-'
possible. ; Thoee desiring power can confer with us at any i
time regarding prices . of motors, jatssjetc We have motors
priced as folio W8,, f. p. b. San Francisco.
If i h. p. 37 75 . 6 h. p. . . ..... .'$192 00 (
fiP i44 60 lOihp .........279 76
jlhp ......... 960 15,hp ........ 887,70 .
2 hp 104,16 20 hp 452 60-
J3 hp ........ 128 85 80 hp ........ 655 65
To this price must be added freight from San Francisco to '
La Grande. - ... -:-
Shipninz weiehta
120 lbs r i hp single; phase
' 155 lbs 'H hp
109 i up
34 ) lbs 2 hp
425 lbs 3b.D
6 hp "
-form K -8iaibs i-firmL
formK 950 lb i form L
form K 1175 lbs form L
form K a430Llbs fornvL .,
formK 2315 lbs f Arm 1.1
form K 2980 lbs form L i
i.hp 3 phase
i!hp M
'l'hp
'2iip
8hp
6 hp
,10 op
uX6 hp
20 hp
.180 hp
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"27aihs1
275 lbs
880 lbs
r465Iba;
630 lbs
-7aibsi
, 820 lbs
f075!bs
-1350 lbs
2300 lbs
2810 fbsJ
For information call at office ot
LA GRANDE LIGHT AND POWER CO.
The Diamond. Cure
.The latest news from Parfa. U th.i
they have disooverad a diamond nn
for OOnSUmDtia'n. It rnn tr .nnanm
Uon or pneumonia, it wllL bbireTer.
oe pest ror you to take that great rem.
uy aauuonea Dy w T MoQea. oi
Vanleer. Tenn. "I had a
loarteen years. Nothint helped me.
nnUl I took Dr Klna Naw Dlanor..1.
forCopaumption Cougha , and Otlds;
woiou caya instant ra lar. and irnt.
ad, a permanent cure." Unequalled
Quick cure, for Throat and Lung
Troublea. Attae.HewUa Itna atore.
prloaSOoand 91.00, goarantaed Trial
potueiree. .
Cured Hi Mother of Rheumatism
"My mother baa been a sufferer for
many years from rheumatism," says
W H Howard of Husband, Pennsylva
nia, "it timea she was unable to
more at all while at tlmaa ikin.
was painful. I presented her with a
battle of Chamberlain's Pain n.i'm
aad after a few applications aha decid
ed it was the most wondersul pain re
liefer she bad aver triad. In. f ant. .h
la never without It now 'and la at all
timea able to walk. An acqs iooal ap-1
plicatlou of Patn Balm k.M .... ,y. '
paialhatahe waa firmarl imnhi
MMttSfiasesMsssssssssssiiaasa s'ss ss'see
Chain wood by the bord
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j 128 cubic feet to the cord. irWrich1 dryL cliam
. wood $3 per cord. This is cheaper than th i a
x - 1 : J - vvn
I You pay for what you get and get what orx pay for.
Pbon57i , H, w NIBLEY
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When you want
the Best
ifHQNE 1851
Aa : B. C. Steam Laundnr
, . La Grande, Oregon.
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