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Best Dining Room Service in. Eastern
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A. L. MORRIS,
J: F. DORPAN,
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-Published daily except Sunday
Xne year in advance , . . , . $6 50
Six monthsjn advance. . . .3 50
Pel month. . .7. 65c
Sjngle copy. ,.4..... ,.6c
ADVtBTiaiKO RATES "
Display Ad Mm AmUhs4 apea Spplleatlos
tmal raadlnf notioes lOo pr (Ids (list iBsoisar
Uon, jo per Uas Ibr ssch luUaquenl tnaarsa.
tioo. -Resolalioas
sf ooodoUnee, 50 1 sr Una. '
Cards of Utanks, fie per Una. .
IN HUMILITY 1
. There are few citizeui of Ore
gon, who are making-ihia;atate
their permanent home and hon
estly endeavoring to establish a
heritage : therein v for ' their
children: batXi
humiliated at' the .odium that
eUte, and that as a people we M
wittioel? become the shield std
"rock of safety" to a class of
criminals, the most dangerous
(hat csn proy opon civiMzd
aocietj: m"n who thrive by
bribery, profit by peijury and
grow wealthy and powerful by
forgery. With such a reputation,-
wEaT"tonest bomeseeker
ould bring his family acd cast
hislot among ns?" -
Last
HAT
SALE
night's fire should be
sufficient demonsira'ion of the
need'of a firt alarm system Uad
La Crande had a system in
ODeration lsst eveome it ' is
almost certain that the preen
house would have been saved
from destruction. When ' - the
fire was first discovered; had the
alarm been turned in, in a
manner which would have given
the fire department an opportun J
ity to have - gone direct to the
fire instead of hunting the town
rAA have
feel, deeplv . .i :iu- .
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Each and Every Hat now In frock at ust .
5
Half
Price
Come in and Secure a Genome
Bargain
firfet
' Headqutrters for ' - '""
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Leitri, Shingles; Dbprs,
Setsh; Boxes
all kinds of Mill Work
BUILDING
BUILUING
Measure meuts
on the
PAPER AND OTHER
MATERIAL
Plane of
Business
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STODDARD LUMBER CO;
LA GRANDE; OREGON. .
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Notice to the patrons of La Granda Light' aud'Pbw'af ' Co. "
circuit c this city, and Mka.thU,, maaus of notifying our, f.
Eatrou..,.vAny changes, to ba mad in lignts which can . not
e turned off during the day should be arranged as"aoon ai ,
possible. Those desiring power can confer wttti tu " at" any'
time regar4ngficS 9(,mq)pr States, 'etc W have motors
priced as follows, f. o. b. San Francisco.,; ; K
i h. p.
h P
1 h!
2 h p
8 hp
To this prioe must be added freight (reoa San Francisco to
Lrft'iranrta. :.- t -
, ShioDiner weishls
120,10a JJip siaM&jrhawq
iSSHba i bp "
.$ 87 75! 6h.p.'.;..... .$19200
41 '60 1 10 h p. 2775
05 60 ' 15 !h p f ... , . . . : 867 70
104 '15 20 h p.'........ 452 50
128 85 ' - 80' h . ....... 655 65
i hp 3 phae
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lhp
2 hp
8 hp
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5 hp
,; 7t hp
10 up
: i5 hp
' 20 hp
80 hp
For information call at ofiica ot
LA CfRAbE LmtT A'Nt) 'POWER CO
242 lbs lhp
345 lbs 2hp
425 lba 3 hp
5 hp
fo(rmK, 810Ib t ,
lorm'iC 050 Ibi .
form. K 1175 lba'
formK 1430 lba
formK 2345 lbs
form L
f9rm L
fQr,m L
225, lbs.
270 lbs 1
275 lbs
880 lbs
465 lbs
680 lbs
670 lbs
820 lbs t
1075 lba
form L 1350 ,lbs
form L 2300 lba
iorin L 2310 lbs
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Wm on
Opportunity
Get hold of a Rock".
. Island System folder, turn
to the map, study it a
minute or two,, and - you
will get a fair idea of the
immensity of the territory traversed
by this Compan'a lines Minne
sota on the North; Texas on the
South; Alabama on the East;
Colorado on the Westi"
If you are goinc East, now or-
later, will you notiundty give met'
an opportunity of cluctin rates
and tclling you what our through cap- r
? amngernentscarei HThree roCtes'Eaa
via Denver, Omaha and St. PauL
laDTwaamsmaaa.Orst ,
JtA-,. . iiiwastne
wr g gantio .ana irauds tnat Btate the lorand
nave neen perpetrated
state have casf , npdhS'tKe;
reputation of the state SbVide
spread bave boen the operations
of these land r grabbers that
people in distant" , state! i can
hardly comprehend how
opratiens so perfidious . requir
fag? it notloperaOdus, )kt le&t
indifference on the part of the
public, could have reached such
enormous , proportions in-
e'oMmnnity in which morality' is
respected, official' rectitude
demanded by publio opinion and
perjury considered a heintous
crime by the ' masses.1 The
inference that outsiders will
draw concerning the whole
people of Oregon is a terrible
indictment against all Oregon
ians. None" can escape the
reproach tbat is cast upon the
whole state. Juries may fail to
convict individuals for lack of
proof of specific participation in
the wholesale perjuries, frauds
and' forgeries necessary to
enectnate the acquisition 1 of
fraudulent titles to the extensive
tracts of valuable forest land,
but the fsH-wIir. remain undis
puted j that - ; fraud has been,
perpetrated and that it could not
have been accomplished but by
the use of officials high and low
fedeVkl and state 'ranging . from
Notaries who carry their offices
injtheir iats and seals in their
pockets'; to meif hftbf5 in iha'
councils of the nation who sit in
umDtuous offices, all of4 whnm
held ttJeiVposition byVirtufl of
the approval of the voters" of
Oregon' directly or' indimUj
xue most cnantaDie view tb'ftt
can be1 taken of the undispr ij
itw, is turn tuv lUQK U' A ftf
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impneatea officials wero J mn0MA
on; anj excuse that asss ejr
lnnoceoBeattue expr a8eof their
intelligence. ' .
.Theople6fOef0'n VhbuA
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coagnnea a. me . n.CeBsitv that
has called , intr-. . .lcliYity th8
national niotw .uii-'.ti Af'r;i
outthe'wrwf r Voer9. aa a iftW
uiuiuc pn' . ,Kev are anxious
At ... I
mat n(V man obnonsa"
,n usr they fetn the
that has already been
cast.upr n the good name ol "th
St' A b .
"y also feel that tbo apparent
euor v that h being made to
th? art investigation and. render
P" isecution of suspects .by the
Co verumi nt a farce: i!l be more
.imaging to the good name of
C 'regon thau the ctiuits that
? aave , already bemi, ccnjinited
! wituiu our borders have done.
, If a public sentiment U created
not le convicted in Oregon, no
logicoloquenfce or - declamation
will p' Vevcht'the pVople of the
Other ' aisle In the TTniun frnm
I.' concu. Vi'g tnat . a simmerian
t moral d arkneas covers the entire
mf'.'
alarm didnot
th men
in this tKi ".orta ra'tvaA thm,
imnfegsion' that the fire was
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across the track. This was a
costly mistake. By the time the
fireman had 'made a search 'of
(he region across the track and
discovered the mistake,- the'fir
at the green1 h6use" had gained
such a start that ' when the carts
did arrive they were unable to
do more than save adjoining
property.
r A Touching Story
Is th saving from death ot ths baby
girl of Geo A .Kyler Cuml-ei-land, Md,
Ua writes ; 'At the sge of 11 months
our little girl was io declining health
with serious Throat Trouble, andjtwo
physicians gate her up We were al
most in despair, when we resoWed to
to try Dr King's New Dlsoovefy for
uonsumpuon, - oagns, aoa (joias. r
The1 first bottle gave relief, after tak! p
ins foar bottles she was cored, and iaii
now In perfect, health, " , Never. (aUa.
to relieve and care s ooagh or ooldw.
At New! in Drug Store 50o and UDO
guaranteed ' Trial bottle free
Perfumes, Toilet Soaps : and Powders 1
Switches, Pompadours and Bangs
Noveliies Ribbons, and Handke . hiefs
MRS. J. R. FORREST;
Milliner
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GIFFIN & HOGrAb
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS-
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Peculiar Disappearance
JDKunysn of f eatierville. ; O 'laid
the peoaliar disappearance ol his pain
fol systoms. ot Indigestion, ai'.d bf',.
oasness, to vt mag's few Ufe Vills
Ha says: "They ers a perfect tf mt.
for diuiness soar stomaob, 'eadache
etehnjdrag store,, price
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Oregon
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DrKp.AJV ta ORAwDg, OR rKUM I
No Halt take. Denver. Ft No 1 1
S:s0 p m Worth, Omaha, Kan- 6 JO a m
4o6 asOty.Bt. Utti, Uui- No 5
fc30 a. nt. oago aud but. SdO.p m
Moi .,
Portfmd,-DalkiPen.
dleton. Walla Walla, NoS
I . - t, Dayton, romeroy, Col
! kiOalm. f"i '"?wt BPokana. 1:05Dm
and poiiiu eru and '
north via tipokana .
Portland. Dalles, tVn- '
dleton, UnnttUla. Wal-
' MOB lnla,; tswiston, Oolhk, , No 6
- Moacow, Wallace. "WV ' -
8:06 p.m. ner, Hpokan. ana other IS;.) am
point east and aurth
via Spokane '
' Ialand'otty. lactl, Im-
Oally ex. bier and Elgin. Con- Ho Hi
cept ncctiooa.at khjla with
Bandar utagc for points In Wal- 6 X d m
KUm Iowa, .
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Scientific Embalming.
Licensed Oregon and Montana
Experienced Lady Assbtant in attendance
The only Exclusive .Undertaking Parlors In,"
La Grande
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Our office is always open
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Phone 1751
Ofice in LewisBuilding, opposite Sommer House
Ocean (Mearaera between Portland and
ten Pranoaco every five days.
K. C MOCtf Atent
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YOU
WILL U SATISFIED
T?nAV.K """'"""road, lbs
Line of the world '
-Sl!.?,?.n,i"lv,,ren,lc sltrHotlons and
pohitsof inu-rtwt lornc the I no b
twwn odf n and fVn. r ihit the trio
never heroines tlreeoine "luelnP
' i"T.reroln(t east, write for lnfor.
...Kauur "
' W C McBRIDE, Agent, -:
. ... , " 124 Third St.
Portlard Oregon
REDUCTION SALE
t W hve made np our mind to tell evtry rail of Wall Piper in aor ;
store before the next sprinj stock arrivet, and in order to insure a j -
tompiae clan-up we have cut the price re jardiess of fonner pricej
1 Wall Paper from 5 cents up
We Want to dear the home before March 1st as we expect a carload
ofWJI Waper to a arrive on that date. We have mere Wall' Paper
..now on hand than all the other paper houMs in the catihh. There.
lor you wiU have a greater variety to sdect from. Our prtsent
sibek Is complete.
Stackland & Mctachlen
PAINTS; 01liS: AND' CASS ;
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Farmers' and Traders '
National Bank, V
LAGRA.NDE, ; .PB.Ogli;a
capital Btock fully paid . 60,Mt 'rr- 'H
13,000. j
60,000 w
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SWerdo a general bknkig-and exchange bbaimeBsj '-'A
ITrafts bought and sold oa eartern and oga'tSke! l
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Surblus fund
Liability of Shareholders
Responsibility
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JOSEPH PALMER, President,
J. W. SCRIBER, Cauhier .
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1 superiority "of our , butt . "r,
ou should get an' jntrodaction'
ly ,nimum, oeiay. ,ia ..--go (1..
JU: enough to , provide " that extra
atisfaciion. which yoalii've
deBired for so long a time.'
laGrande'Greamefl-Co