GIFFIN & HOGAN
UNDERTAKERS
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Scientific Embalming. . v
Licensed Oregon and Montana
Experienced Lady Assistant in attendance
The only Exclusive Undertaking Parlors in
La Grande. .
Ouroffice b always open
' Phone 1751
Office in Lewis'Building,
I LA: G R
IRON WORKS
Wlii be ready tor business Kebruiry 15
Complelc Machine Shops
and Foundry
General Blaaksmlth
and Waon Work
Manufacturer ot The Fitzgeral i R ller Feed Mill
D. F. FITIG ERALD, f
r-KOPRIETOR
' 8UOCE8SOR .YO H. U. ALEXANDER 2
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D. II. STEWARD, Mgr
WEDNESDAY, FEBR. 15th
A Mvlodramic Feast
tats; '!js
illtltii
C P1U0E3 Children 25c, Gallery aud rear 60c, lleserved
Deals oc. beats on sale
TO THE PUBLIC:
The rush of Holiday trade is over and business
in general has got baok to its normal condition, I
wish to inform all my patrons, and those Jnot my
patrons but who are liable to be, that I am now in a
position to take care of all watoh, clock and jewelry
repairing with dispatch. I have secured ail the neces
sary help in all the latest tools and materials known
to the trade, as well as the best workmen that money
can procure.
All repair work is under my personal supervis
ion and I guarautee each and every piece of work douo
to be fiuiahed in first class workmanlike manner, and
to give (with proper attention) perfect satisfaction.
All work sent by mail or express will receive the same
careful attentiou as if delivered in person, aud to be
promptly returned in iirst cla3s condition.
Thanking my patrons for their past liberal
patronage and assuring them of my utmost ability to
give them perfect satisfaction in the future. I remaiu
as ever. J. II. PEA RE,
Nett to Netrlin's Drug Store. La Grand' Leading Jeweler
opposite Sommer lloase g
A N D E
j OPERA' HOSSE
BOLAND fe CLIFFORD'S
GREATEST SENSATION
OVER
Aaloiidlng Elecrltcal
Ellccta
Large aolect company
NIAGARA
FALLS
All special
scenery
NoteThe great falls scene
in act 3 is a triumph of elec
trical, scenic aud mechanical
ingenuit, and, will positively
be shown.
Monday at usual place.
J a Oande Evening Observer
IEY BROS, Editors Pr p
Entered at the PostOfflo1 at La
Urande, Oregon, aa Second CUaa
Mail Hatter.
Published daily except Sunday
One year in advance .16 50
Six months in advance. . . .3 60
Per month 65c
8ingle copy 6c
ADVERTISING HATES
Display Ad rata fornlabed upon application
Local reading notices 10c per Una flnrt iniuraa
tlon, je per line for each subsequent Insantv
tion, ....... l
Resolution! of eoadolenoe, se per Una,
Card of than It , fa per Ilea,
THE NEW STATES PAID
The thirteen original colonies
faught and won out in the
Revolutionary War but the peo
ple who went into the then wil -dernesB
west of the Alegehany
mountains paid the expenses of
the war.
The total number of enlisted
men that the thirteen colonies
sect into the field was 363,410
men, the officers, field and staff,
and company would make the
total force employed during the
ton and Concord April 19, 1775
to surrender of Lord Cornwallis
at Yorktown October 19, 1781
reach the neighborhood of 400,
000 men.
The total cost of the Revolu
tionary War is placed by those
who have carefully examined
the official records at $135,193,
703.
When the war closed the
most of this was unpaid, that is J
the part that bad been paid to
the men and for supplies was
paid wi'h borrowed money and
the public debt was a grievous
burden upon the people amount
ing to a per capita cf something
like , $20 per capita. How to
pay this was a serious problem
to the statesman of that age.
With thfc small foreign trade
a tariff gave little hope of ever
puttiug the nation out of debt
and the poverty of the masses
gave no encouragement for
raising a sufficient amount, in
generations by a direct tax to
pay off the Revolutionary War
uebt. After New York, Virgin
ia, Connecticut, and New Hamp
shire had ceded their several
claims to wild lands west of the
Aleghany moautains to the Mis
sissippi river, to the United
Stages and the purchase of
Florida and Louisiana Territory
gave the U S title to the region
west to the Paeific Ocean, the
natioual government found its
self possessed of an immence
quantity of wild laud. To this
it turned as its most hopeful
asset upon which to realize
money to pay its debts. With
this end in view, of raising
money from the sale of the
public lands to pay off the na
tional debt the land laws were
framed and operated and until
1841 no settlers were allowed to
go upon the public lands prior
to its survey and until it had
b en offered at public sale and
under no circumstance could a
settler occupy any part of the
public land until he had , first
paid the affixed cash price for
the same. Until the passage of
the Homestead bill in 1862 the
policy of the geueral govern
ment was to sell far cash, in
quantities to suit the purchaser
from 40 acres up the public land
The public lands of the
United States by sales for cash
fees aud commission have rea
lized to the National Govern
ment siuce the passage of the
Ordinance of May 20, 17S5 to
Juue H0, ISSOa total net sum of
$200,702,849 a sum greater thau
the total cost of the Revolution
ary War by 65,509,146.
UNDER A SHADOW
To illustrate what the Obser
ver has often said that the fair
name of Oregon has been seri
ously smirched by the facts
brought out by the U S Grand
Jury the following is reproduced
from a Washington City dis
patch. "Secretary Hays says that
Gonial Miller of Oregon, Consul
at New Chiwang Manchuria has
mad a surpresingly good re
cord, and recommends his pro
motion. That an Oregon man
should do well strikes the Sec
retary with amazement.
CITY ELECTION NOTICE
To Whom It May Concern; Notice
is hereby given that there will be a
General Election held la the City ot
LaGrande, Union Countr. Oregon.
on Moods? the 13taAdsy of March
xor iup purpose of electing a
Mayor, Kecorinr, Marshal and Trea
surer, of J8:4 i.ity to erve for one
year an j one, councilman from each
warJ in aid City lo serve fur the
ter. i two years.
-uejpolliog place in the First Ward
vill.be inltbe old Council Chamber.
and the followirg named persons have
been appointed to act aa judges and
clerks of said first ward,; Judges,
Ferry Clark, J L Curtis, and C Rale-
ton, Olerke. Warnick, Ed Coolidge,
aiid Frana Mrown.
The polling plaoe in the Second
Ward will.be in the Fire Department
Building on Elm Streat. and ithe fol
lowing named persons hare been ap
pointed to act aa Judges and clerks of
said Second Ward. Judues. H W
Stoner, m Masterton, and F 8 New
som, Clerks, w in (iraot, I R Soook,
and C J Vanderpool.
The polling- plaoe in the third ward
will be in the Ganglotf ballding on
Fourth Street north of Jefferson Ave.
and the following named persona have
been appointed to act as Judges and
cleiks of said Third Wrad. Judaea.
Arthur Williams, Wm Grandy, and
R L Lincoln, Clerks, Clare Scriber,
W i BlsBonett, and V. L Thornton.
The polling places will be open
from eight o'clock AM until seven
o'clock P Mof said 13th day of March.
liflX).
Dated this second day or Feb 1005.
Cliester 1 Newlin.
Reoorder ot the City of LaGrande
Uni ?n County, Oregon
Administrator's Notice to Cred
itors. Notice is hereby given that the uuderiigned
has been appointed administrator of the estate of
John Morrison, deceased, by the Countv Conn nf
Union County, Orfgon, and all people having !
any claims agninst laid estate are hereby notifie I
to present the tame properly verified within six i
months from this date, either to the undersigned !
this ranch near Alicn 1 or to Ram sty & Olivtr
his attrneyR, at La Grande, Oregon. . j
Done and dated this 11th day of February, l:K)J. j
p. a. Mcdonald, :
Administrator of the etate of John Morrison!
?c 'eased.
Still in busiiuss nnd don't
you forget it. Every week
brings us new customers.
There is a reason for it, and
the reason is that tur cus
tomers always receive fair
treatment. Wholesale nid
retail dealers in Produce.
Hey, Grain, ioibler Flour.
Lawson & Zundall
Phone 11J3 Free delivery
Jt'dersun Avenue
A Trial irier H- hciifd
J. R. OLIVER.
UNION COUNTY
ABSTRACTS
Best equipped abstractor
in Union couuty? Many
years experiences with
the Unioa county records
gives me a cret advnnt
Hge. It is folly to pur
chase realestate without
first securing a proper
abttraot. An al,rct
from my oilice will htw
the title just as it appears
on the oliici.il record.
J. . R. OLIVER,
LA GU AN DE, OREO ..X
Opposite Sommer Hou?ft
SlLULWJtl"..imftieiBiiwa msmrHmx
B fi
Q Everything- you
SUNDAY
Is AwaitinglYour Order at
U. R ALSTON'S ;
NEBRASKA GROCERY STORE"
Ooi. Fir and Jefferson Sts.
OUR SPECIALTY
Full Lii.e'Terferred Stock"
Oanred Goods.
I t TTim t?r
Headquarters for
I Lath, Shingles, Doors,
ofctsn, Boxes
all kinds of Mill Work
BUILDING PAPER AND OTHER
BUILDING MATERIAL
Measure ments
on the
I STODDARD LUMBER CO. fl
I LA GRANDE, OREGON. '
1 PJiiMij
JUICY MEATS
are the only kinds we sell.
The meat that has that rich appear
ance and tickets tbe palate ia the kind
yon will irtt here.
Choice lamh, pork aud veal chops,
sirloin, ro.ind aud porterhouse steaks-)
aud other luxuries in our line, are
e.jld here daily ;and pi ices that are
right.
HARD WORKERS
require gooi, solid food. Meat is
a HrCiwity to euch a man and he
should have it. All women of the
.Iiciina should huve it. All women of
the house should provi.le their hus
; bauds with food that will sirengt'iea
tiiem so that they will be itigood coodi
tion to toll eo thut the family mar
lire.
iBock & Thomas
RED FRONT LIVERY BARN
Wm. Smith, Prop, ,
Safe and reluhle rics furn.
at all times. Special ac
comodations, furnished to
commercial travelers,
Phone. 3-5
WM, SMITH FEED STORE
Hay. Grain and tVrl
. - wv js. a cc
delivery to alt parts ef the
city. Mountain trade a
specialty. Phone 1961
Bones, harneaa and wagons
nought and sold -
G. E. FOWLER
Truck and,
Transfer
Wood and Coal
Phone 1611
All order I given
prmnnt
attention.
want want lor that
WINNER
SHOES
Good School Shoes
a specialty
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V ADn 1
Plane
HoSn r
IASR V W
oa the 21
LA: GRANDER SCHOCL
OF MLSIC
;PROF. DAY,oPilnciple.
y WR5, OAy. AMisUnt
Tbisis oneiofthe:bet'n)asical Ia-
etitntions In the state. During tne
Ti.aryC4 there were nearly Fonr
thousand lessons given. The people
in thi city and valley are beria
ing to discover the areat advantage
of this school. Tbeaygtem used ia
the latest and most practical, aad
includes all the latest discoveries
in the art of teaching mnslo Tbe
school is divided into two depart
ments; No. 1 is for beginners, from
5 yean ap, and taking in the 1st to
3rd grades. In this department
pupils come one buur evary day
In No. 2 the oradna nr frnm 51
15. Hare thar
take one or two lessons a week as
they desire. No scholars will be
permitted to remain in this school
wto do not atudy.
Brick furnished in any
quanity or any style. No
contract too small or too
large. See samples of our
pressed brick.
GEO. KREIGER.
v La Grande, Oregon.
The kind your mother
used to make. Baked
every day aud deliver
ed at your home. Why
not buy the best when
it costs no more.
ff. . X0XE08. OLD TOWS, PHOSS 2111
J prompt attention given
; Are You Restless at Night?
And harassed by a bad conght Use
n secure you sound eleeD anrl ff,. -
o uorenouna Syrup, it will
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