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GIFFIN & HOGAN
UNDERTAKERS
FUNERAL DIRECTORS pbliabed dy p Sunday
Scientific Embalming.
. Licensed Oregon and Montana
- Experienced Lady Assistant in attendance
The only Exclusive Undertaking Parlors in
La Grande.
Ourofflce b always pen
Phone 1751
Office ia Lewis'Building, opposite Somuaer Uouse
' fV'ande Evening Observer
CEY LROS., Editor APrpr
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LA 3
IRON
R A N D E
WORKS
Will be ready for business Februiry 15
Comple!e Machine Shops
and Foundry
Genera,! Bla.bksm.th
and Waon Work
Manufacturer ot The Fitzgeul i Roller Feed Mill
D. F. FITZG ERA L D,
rHOPRI ETOR I
' SUCCESSOR TO H. L. ALEXANDER
fTW&Mh'I OVER A-
C D. H, 8TB WARD. Mar 1
k .
WEDNESDAY, FEBR. 15th
A Melodrainic Feast
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ROLAND & CLIFFORD'S
GREATEST JSKJJSATION
Axtondlng Eleorltoat
select company
OVERS-
NIAGARA
FALLS
All special
ncenery
Note The great falls eceue
in act 3 ia a triuimh of elec
trical, eceuic and mechanical a
ingenuit, aud will positively
oe snow u
PRICES Children 25c, Gallery and rear 50c, Reserved 3
ooaiB iuu. oeaiu ou saie Mauuuy at usual place.
TO THE PUBLIC:
The rush ot Iloliday trade is over and busiuesa
ia general baa got back to its normal condition, I
wish to inform all my patrons, and those noi my
patrons but who are liable to be, that I am no in a
position to take care of all watch, clock aud jewelry
repairing with dispatch. I have aocured all the neces
sary help in all the latest tools and materials knowu
to the trade, as well as the best workmen that money
can procure.
All repair work is under my personal sarvis
lon and I guarauteo eaoh aud every piece of work doue
to be finished in first class workmaulike mauuer, and
to give (with proper attention) perfect satisfaction .
All work gent by mail or express will receive the same
careful attention as il delivered in person, and to bo
promptly returned in first class couJitiou.
..Thanking my patrons for their past liberal
patronage and assuriug them of wy utmost ability to
give thera perfect satisfaction in the future. I remain
as ever. " J. IL PEARE,
Next to Newiin'a Drag 8tore. La Grande's UJlu Jeweler
Entered at tbe IPostnOfflcei at La
Grade, Oregon, as Second Clue
Mail Matter.
One year ia advance f 6 50
Six months in advance.. ..3 50
Per month .....65c
Single copy... 6c
ADVERTISING RATES
Display Ad rates tarnished epos application
Local reading noUees 10c per line first ins ana-.
Uon, je per Use Ibr each subsequent Insures
lion.
Resolutions of eoadolence, se per tine.
Cards ot thanks. 6e per line.
46 YEARS OLD
io all Oregon, according to a
census taken by the territory in
1853 a white population of 42,
077 of whom not ever two thou
sand were east of the Cascade
mountains. According to the
U S census of 1860 there were
52,416 there are now about 500,
000 people in Oregon. Mauy
States celebrate the anniversar-
iefof their admission but in
Oregon little attention is paid
to admission day. , ;
CITY ELECTION NOTICE
To Whom It Mae Concern: Notice)
U hereby given that there will be a
General Election held in th ('It of
lAjGrande, Union .County, Oregon,
onjaooaay tne ranjday of March
1305. lor the Purpose of electing a
Mayor, Recorder, Marshal ;and Trea
uer, of a?d City to terra for on
year and onej councilman from each
warJ in aidiqity lo serve fur the
ter two yean.
-oe'poUlng place in the First Ward
wili:be lnthe,old Council Chamber,
ana the following named persons bare
been appointed to act a jodgee and
olwke of said first wtrd.f Judires.
Everything; you want want for that 5
X if
SaNDAYWINNER
Is AwaitingJYour Order at
O.-R ALSTON'S
NEBRASKA GROCERY STOREf
Ooii. Fir and Jefferson Sts.
Ward wi ll.be in the Fire Department
Building jon Elm Streat, and ithe fol
lowing named persona have been ap
pointed to act as judges and clerks of
said Second Ward. Judaea. H W
Stoner, w m Masterton, and F 8 New
som, uierks, Vm Uraut, I B Suook,
and CJ Vanderpool.
The polling plaoe In the third ward
Le iu the Ua-iglotf building on
Fourth Street north of Jefferson .Ave.
and the following named persons have
been appointed to, act as judges and
clerks of .said Third Wrad, Judges,
Arthur Williams, Wm G randy, and
R L Lincoln, Clerks, Clare Scriber,
W I Bisaonett, and C L Thornton.
The polling place will be open
from eight o'clock A M until seren
o'olock P M of said 13th day of March,
1905. , ,
Dated this second day of Feb 1905.
I 'heater 1 Newlin.
Recorder of the City of La Grande
Union County, Oregon .
Socialists Party Call
City Convention
for
All comrades are herehv
fiat the Sucial.ite of La Oranda will
hold a 03i.rention in the old Citr Hall
Thursday night, February la, 1905, for
tne purpose of namina nominnna for
the various city ottloes. to be votd for
at tbe next city election, to bo held on
Monday, March 13, 1905."
AH Socialists are earnestly ursfid tn
be present.
Hy order of City rentral Com ui It tee,
AM PAUL, Pres.,
BIRD F LEWIS, S, o.
J E FOLLOCK,
ERIESLAND,
1 wk J D UEIDENREICH.
This is the 46 anniversary of
the admission of Oregon into the
Uaicn as a State. It entered
tbe Union after a fierce debate
and conflict beginning on April ;
5, 1868, when Stephen A Doug-lp cL ur ni itf'
1.. TT a a Tiv j Ferry Clark. J L Curtis, and C Rals-
w wcu.i.ui iiruui uuuo,w tsn, Clerks. Warnlck, Ed Coolidge,
chairman of the Committee on ! 811(1 Frank Brown.
Territories. renortPd In tuJ Tha polling place In the Second
Senate a bill for the admission
of Oregon into the Unien , with
the Constitution tbe people of
Oregon had adopted in 1857.
At that period in our national
history the question of extend
ing slavery into new states was
the predomiuat one in American
politics. Tbe atitude of Oregon
on the Hlavery questioa' war
enigmatical on a special vote on
the clause ia the Constitution
admitting or rejecting slavery
in. Nov. 9, 1857 the vote stood
to have Oregon a free State 7,
727 and for a slave state 2,645
but as OregOD politics was solid
ly Democratic which meant that
the Senators and Congressman
from Oregon could be relied
upon (or three votes to sustain
the Fugitive Slave Law as it
then stood on tbe U S statutes
in case an effort should be made
to repeal or modify it.
The large majority against
elevery iu Oregon made the
pro slavery element doubtful if
it could loug rely upon Oregon
as a State to be as Bubservien.
to tho ca;se of human slavery
as it had been during its ten i
torical period while the small
uess.of the Republican vote in
Oregon gave tbe Auti Slavery
element in the nation little
hope of assistance from Oregon
in its battle with the slave
power.
The result of this uncertainty
us to what the-real sentiment of
Oregon would be in the final
battle on the vote of modifying
the Fugitive Slave law as de -
sired by the Anti Slavery ele-
meut oi the repeal of the U S
statutes forbidding the Slave
trade with Africa as demanded
by the Slave holders iuterest
created such a clash in Congress
that the bill admitting Oregon
was a burniug question, from
April 5, 1858 to Feb 14, 1859,
a period of ten months. But
the question of the admission of
Oregon as a State really began
in 1856 when Gen. Joseph Lane
the second deligate from Ore
gon to Congress introduced a
bill for its admission.
Oregon when it joiued the
Galaxy oi States was a far off
regieu, it had no railroad or teie
graphic communitation with
the out side world and neither
railroad, telegraphic or tele
phone within its borders. Sup
plies came around the Horn or
r . . mi
across toe xstnmus, lue ex
ports from Oregon consisted of
owes, cattle, bacon and fruit
which wtre driven over the
mountains to California or haul
ed in wagons taking months to
make the trip. The U S mails
came by way of the Isthmus of
Panama to San Francisco and
thense to Portland. There were
OUU SPECIALTY SHOES 1
Full Line "Perferred Stock" Good School Shoes!
Owed Goods.
Vjp . - -r v I &
BBliaiiaiim
nil a J
LUMBER YARD 1
Headqmrters for
Lath, Shingles, Doors,
Sstsh, Boxes
all kinds of Mill Work
BUILDING PAPER AND OTHER
BUILDING MATERIAL
Measurements
on tbo
Plaoe of
veX'X Business
'Y1
STODDARD LUMBER CO.
LA GRANDE, OREGON.
liaiiiiiiiiifiiiiif
mmsM
I li1,- 3' I H B . K1-' ' HI i Br
JUICY MEATS il
i
Still in business and don't
you forget it. Every week
brings us new customers.
There is n reason for it, and
the reason is that eur cus
tomers always receive fair
treatment. Wholesale and
retail dealers in Produce,
Hty, Grain, Imbler Flour
Lawson & Zundell
rhoue 1113 Free delivery
Jefl'orson Avenue
A Trial order solicited
are thu only kinds we sell.
The meat that has that rich appear
ance and tickels the pitlate is tuo kiud
yon will jjet here.
Choice lamw, pork aud veal chops,
sirloin, round Hnd porterhouse gteakas
lanilotner Inxorics in oar linn. u
sold here daily ;and prices that are
I right.
j HARD WORKERS
'require gool, solid food. Meat is
t a Decesmty to sucu a man and he i
, should have it. All women of the
J bcase should have it. All women of
, the house should provi.le their bus
! bands with food that will strengthen
; thorn so that tliey will be ingood condi
I tion to toll so that the family may
live.
i .
Bock & Thomas
SBBZtQ
J. R. OLIVER.
UNION COUNTY
ABSTRACTS
GRANDE SCHOOL!
Ur MUSIC
PROF. DAY. .Principle.
MRS, DAY, AiuUnt
rtiicB onerofitbelbest oiasicAl In
stitutions In the state. During the
var,19C4 there ..were nearly Four
thousand lessons given. Tbe people
in this city and valley are begin
intf to discover tbe great advgnUge
of this school. Tbe system used is
the latest and moat practical, aud
includes all the latest discoveries
in the art of teaching rauelo. The
school is divided into two depart
ments; No. 1 is for beginners, from
5 years up, and taking in tbe 1st to
3rd srades. In this i
iiipils come one hour evry day
In Kd. 2 the grades are from 3 to
15. ere the? uruHnai. Pr-rii.
take one or two lessons a week as
they desire. No scholars will be
permitted to remain in this school
wto do not study.
II if I
Bast equipped abstractor
iu Union county. Many
years experiences with
the Union county records
gives me a great advant
age. It is folly to pur
chase realestate without
first securing a proper
abstract. Au abstract
from my office will show
the title just as it appears
ou the official record.
J. R. OLIVER,
LA GRANDE, OREG JN
Opposite Sommer House
RED FRONT LIVERY BARN
Wm. Smith, Prop,
Safe and reliable rigs furn-
at all times. Special ac-
comoaauon8 iurmshed to
commercial travelerp,
Phone. 3-5
WM, SMITH FEED STORE
Hay, Giain and feed. Free
denverv to all parts ef the
Alttt Xif.-i.. a. .
y luuuuiain trade a
specialty. Phone 1961
Hones, harries and wagons
bought tnd sold
G. E, FOWLER
Truck and.
Transfer
Wood and Coal
Phone 1611
All order.' given prompt
i attention.
Brick furnished in anv
quanity or any style. No
contract too small or ton
large. See samples of our
pressed brick.
GEO. KREIGER
La Grande, Oregon.
The kind your mother
used to make. Bokd
everyday aud deliver
ed at your home. Why
not buy the best when
it costs no more.
w.riosRouLiTows, .rani tin
prompt attention piven
Are You Restless at Night?
And harassed bv a IlB ninLI rv
vv ua HI hq
Ballard's Horehoutid Svnm i
ecur. yon ,oand sleep and effe.-t a
prompt and radical
. $1. Newlin Drag Co.