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MY ANNUAL BARGAIN SALE JS NOW IN PROGRESS
Ma . i i t 1.. , - , ' c i Ladies' fine TiciUd, latest style, Ladies' $250 and 12.25 kid shoe
Meas box calf, vici kid and I hare many,- cheap grades i r f-rzsSl n 5iIlui.ni'MSI'' Inventory price
patent colt, welt aole, regular work shoes tb at ran fr5m ?f welt and turn sole, reZular $3.50 . inventory price
price $5, In " ' $1 50 to' $2 50 M shoes, Inventory price $1.85 tO $2.00
$3.75 and $4.00 1 ' J V! $2.75 and $3.00
, , . .. -Boy.' and Youths' Shoes from 1 Y Misses Shoes J..O
fMenV box calf, rici kid, velour 81.00 tO $2.00 tY ( . , $1.25 to $2.00
calf and kangaroo, welt sole, ; A Ladies id shoe, welt and turn
.regular price-$3.50.-Inventory patent kid, regular $U0 ,X soW $3.00 shoe, Inventory children', .hoe. ; i
jP '-J. SindtOO.hAesJnvsntory price $ V Pnce . cn 4 H
$2.65 and $2.75 ; $3.00 and $3.25 3 - $2.00 and2.25 50c to $1.00
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OREGON LEGISLATURE
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ARTICLES
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The Big Line is at
HILL'S, a DRUG STORE;
A. T.'HILU TPtpUoa Druggist
Now that both house, of the
Oregon legislature have chosen
their presiding officers, and or
ganized for business it seems to
have gone to work in earnest.
Within a shorty time after; the
senate agreed Upon a t president
thirtp bills'were introduced and
two were passed. The first bill
passed iras the one introduced
by Senator Jobn A Laycock, of
Grunt county extending ' the
time notifying co'uniy clerks of
speoial levy; whicb also passed
the house and is now ready for
I the Governor's signature or veto.
of ai general application that will
chauge present modes consider
able, and other, that will not. '
Senator Miller, bill to amend
the. code so that each school dis
trict Bhall receive from the school
fund $100 instead of $50 will be
of much benefit to small rural
districts. There are now 18
school districts in Oregon " so
financially weak that they can
maintain but three months
school a year.; Senator Miller
claims that statistics show that
98 per cent of the children of
Oregon receive all the educatioh
received . from-, the, common
Lowest Prices
Best Goods
hundrd! dollars."' Tne Judges
o! the Supreme Court shall each
receive an annual salary of two
thousand dollars, They shall
receive no fees or perquisites
whatever for the performance of
any duties connected with their
respective offices; and the com-
by this constitution, shall be
provided by law." ' '
If the" state officers mentioned
in the above section of the state
constitution are not now on ja
flat salary basis, it is difficut . to
conjecture what combination of
English ords are neaessaiy to
so place them. How the legis
lature working under our state
constitution, and deriving their
authority to act therefrom ean
find therein authority to either
increase or diminish" the salaries
of tae officer, mentioned in Sec
tion one,' is not clear.
Everythhig you want want for. that
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C. RALSTON'S V ,
NEBASKAlC?GROGERY STORE
Oor. Fir and Jefferson 81s.
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OUR SPE0IALTY
Full Line "Perferred Stock"
Canned Goods.
. SHOES '
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Capital Stock fully paid
Snrolna fund yk
Liability of Shareholder.1
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OREGON
$ 60,000
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lfrafta bought and sold o eaxtera and foreign banks.
JOSEPH ALMER, President -
J. VSCRIBER, Cashier
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J. U. Cbaron. Vlo rmldeat.
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Geo. I Clearer and .
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A. B. ConUy Ceo. Palmar
La OandeJ Rational, Bank
. 4CAITAL STOCK t . ?. $100,000
: SURPLUS - - - 20,oao
BaBCU a rnal banking btuloe, r?yt aal ana etobaan oa
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aaoaciciHtfldoiooeooBaaaaoaoaeir emaoi
school . Senator Miller of Linn
county has also introduced a
a bill to 1 place certain' of the
state officers on a flat salary vU:
the Governor on a flat salary of
$5000 a year; Secretary of State,
$5000 a year; 8tate'; Treasurer,
1000; Attorney General. $3600;
Chief Justice of the" Supreme
Court, (JM50G;, each "j associate
Justice, there are two, $4000.
The bill also provides that all
fees received by any of the above
officers shall be turned into the
the general fund 'of the State
Treasurer
Just how a law increasing the
th salaries of the above state
officer, can be passed until Sec
tion l,ArUclfXl6fthe Constf
tution is amended is not clear, auotber.
neither i.it.obviou.iwhy an act
of, f he legislature is necessary U
compel said officers to turn 'into
the fitate Treasury any fees
which they may receive. The
section of the constitution oi
Oregon referred to reads as fol
lows: ; .... . n , . -
4,1. The Governor shell re
ceive an annual salary of fifteen
hundred dollars., The Secretary
of State shall receive an annual
salary of fifteen hundred ' dollars
The Treasurer of State shall re
ceive an annual .alary of eight
The Nebraska-Missouri boun
dary line question is still the
companion of the query as to
who struck Billy Patterson. The
United States supreme court de
cided the other day that it is
not where the Missouri is. but
where it used to) be,' not taking
into consideration that the only
thing more difficult than to know
where it used to be, is to find
out whore it is going to be.
Owing' to "high price of meats
in New York the consumption
of sea food has increased some 15
per cent In1 a year." Foriunately
where is apparently no 1 limU to
the supply of this food frem the
waste of water. ' and it ' cannot
easily be controlled by any com
bination. Moreoverit is : verv
satisfactory foodind the '' people
of the seaboard communities are
to be congratalated uponhsiring
it to fall back upon when the
price of steaks takes the express
elevator for the top1 story Ex. '
Thomas Cader Powell has
been appointed United States
Marshal at - Nome. 'It ''would
Seem that the Qiegon delegation
still has influence. 7 and there
are those in' Oregon who will be
able to reconcile' rthemseives to
the pain of parting' with Mr.
Powell. .
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Notice io the patrons of La Grande Light and Power Cor. ' !
That on and after. January ,1st we. will, install- a-day -,
circuit in this ' city and take this' means of notifying our
Satrons - Any changes to be made in lights which can not
( e turned off during the day should be arranged as soon as
possible ; Those desiring power can confer with a. at anv
(time regarding prices of motors, jrates, etc .Wo have motor. -
priced as follows, f. o. b. San Francisco:
. i b. p $ 37 75 6 h. p. $192 00
i b p 44 50 10 h p 279 75
' 1 h p 95 50 15 h p 367 70
2 hp .;10415 20; hp ........ 452 50
3 hp ........ 12885 30 hp ........ 655 65 ;
To this price must be added freight from San Francisco to
La Grande.
Shipping weights
i hp 3 phase
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1 hp
2 hp
3 hp
5 hp
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15 hp
20 hp
30 hp
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120 lbs
155 lbs
242 lbs
345 lbs
425 lbs
: form K
form K
form K
form K
i hp single phase
t np
1 hp
2 hp
3 hp
-5 hp
810 lb.
950 lbi
1 1175 lbs
1430 lbs
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form K t&2345 lbs
formK 2980 lbs
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-form L
form L
form L
form L
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form L
, 225 lb.
b.
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b.
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270
i275
330
465
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670'lbs
boa iv.
, WAV 1U9
1075 lbs
1350 lbs
'23001b."
2810 lb.
Tor information call at office ot
i LA GRANDE LIGHT AND 6WER?o6. i
FUUL MEASURE
Chain wood1 by tne Cord
Jhirty-eeven vagrants were
rounded up by the Spokane
police laat Sunday -morning.
Thhre WaS just 80 ceuts ; cash
ou the bunch,20 cents belonging
tO one man and 10 cents to
Montana led ju the broduction
of , wool in 904,with a total of
87,775,000 founds; Wyoming
came second with 20,450,000
pounds; New Mexico third with
17,325,000 pounds. Other arates
wjth upward of 10,000,000
lounps were Idaho, ' Oregon,
California, Utah, and Ohio.
The Oregon Salmon pack for
1904 was 434,325 cases. ' Fish
Warden Van -Dusen reports that
the hatcheries this serson have
berated 11,000.000 fry.
, 128 cubic feet to the ; cord. 16-inch drv chmn
t wood $3 per cord. This i. cheaper than hv th 1
$ You pay for what you get and get what you pay for. I
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