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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1905)
CRESCENT GROCERIES AJRE G-TJ.AJR.A. 3ST T EED Thir mans your money hack if yon are net satisfied. Crescent Spices, Orescent Tea, des cent, Baking Powder, Crescent Extracts. Full line of Superior Crackers, hest' on earth. Remember we have oar own delivery wagon and insure prompt delivery. ' . SEATTLE GROCERY CO. Masonic building, Adams Avenne ZUNDELL & LAWSON, Props. "T J Oregon Produce Co Phone 1761 U GracJcEOregon. Corner Jefferson Avenue and Greenwood Streets. Largest Packing House In Eastern Orearon. Q5o PER BUSHEIjL Good No 2 apples at the packing house. Call and see them, they are as good a those offered by peddlers - eeeeee' .ieeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeoeeee :: a. B.c ;"vr':,;-;. j STEAM LAUNDRY ! PHONE j i85i La Granie, pregcn. "XT T 8hould , come ' to our Laundry X V xJ when in 1T T-T T" ot anvninS trova pleasant 1 N JJXJJLS im mile to elean liuea WASHING ii our business WE DO IT RIGHT CITY BREWERY JULIUS ROESCH, Proprietor. mx9 Largest Brewing Plant in Eastern Oregon Ask for La Grande Beer and get the Best LA GRANDE BEER IS MADE IN LA GRANDE AND SHOULD HAVE THh FkEFERENCE. Hotel m m f 11 II I II If uuwwci h THE HOTEL pMHER uO., LseB , WE CATER TO COMMERCIAL " " ' - TRADE - .1 i aj. Lix-u. if IT :j9 ROOMS WITH BATh STEAM HEAT All Modern Conveniences I it Best Dining Room Service in Eastern Oregon: ' A. L. MORRIS, ; Tres.and Manager. l-a Grande Evening- Observer T IXJ BRO&, Editors Pr pe I Entered at the Poet OCce at La Grande, Oregon,, as fieoand Class Jfall Hatter. , 5 t Published daily except Sunday1 One year in advance...... $5 50 Six months in advance. .3 50 Per month.' . . ; : ; ."i ;.vi . . ;'.6Se Single copy...... ...5c OVKBTISXXa BATBB . -DUpley Ad rata rarlah4 apee. a.pnUeeUoa LmlnMlifMUMiUiMillMaal Uoa, ft par Ha lor aaek aubaaqoanl 1 KaaoinUon efeoedolanee, serer 1m Outla Uint, la par Um. v Wednesday. April 5, 1905. r u FORTY "YEARS AGO When -April opened: fort? year! ago General 'Grant -at the head of the "largest armv that had ever, done battle on the American continent, was pounding away on Hhe Confed erate army under Lee, that was stubbornly defending Richmond Virginia; the capital of the Southern confederacy,' confl J ent ly hoping to drive Grant and his array from the atafo. as' he had previously driven McDowell zzi IZiCUlltu.' The tate of the Union was ataked on the - result of the battle, which -i had then, MiiU aturnate defeats and vic tories been' gaiDg on for two months, and had now reached a stage that failure "of any special move on the part of either of the combatants would prove wHiffi - iuu aeiermine : toe issues of the war.17 "On 'April 1, 165; Grant opened a tremendous bombard-' ment along his entire line and ordered three army corps to be' rendy to attaor Petersburg on1 the mornirijf bfthe '2nd."' Thia' long line of men' in blue in "the! morning twilight" Swept likn ti tidal wave over the protecting intrenchments of ; )?etersbui' that bad detained the Unioi army for mouths, and planted the starry flag -over that town This was Sunday and" as Geui eral Lee's for'cea" it' tnmnltnni retreat runhed from , the oute defences ' into Richmond," he caught the significance of the disaster that had befallen hiin and his cause, hurriedly wrote a note to ij efferson Davis. PresU dent of the confederacy,' tellinft mm that, "his outer lines hat been forced, that he ' cobld rL sist. only ' i few' hour longe, and that Richmond must be evacuated without delay." ' This waa in the forenoon and Davis was at church ' when the noe reached IhimV: 1 Davis and his cabinet made haste to UavV Richmond for Charlotte N; The retreating confederates prevent a" 1 large "qutfuiity liquor 'from ; falling ihtd tho bands of the Federalists at night fall burst the t calks and - tne flowing liquor caught Are. T flames soon communicated me aojoining ouuaiojri ana by the morning ofApril 3 a' Ure part of the city i It in : flame's. The ttreets i)Oi possessed' r'ytfce flames were filled 'with : people latent on plunder; -t,? ,i' ! j About 7 o'clock on the morn ing of. the 4th. the advance de tachments of Unionist; enter ed the city and - hoisted' the American flag over the capital of the dissolving cfnfederacvi ' ' On April 9th. at' Appomatoi General Lee 1 surrendered ,1' bis army m uen. , urant, , and the -I L.I I . I s' lave vuoiuers . . reDeiiian waa crushed and the Union waa re 'stored. ,!. j I It ie profitable and proper a times ti take a retrospect eo . as to have an intelligent conceiv- tioa as to what extent our pte- sent surroundings were deter mined by events long since passed. Suppose the scale of the battle about Richmond bad balanced different and Grant hi d surrendered to Lee : instead of Lee to Grant; ' the confederacy established and the Union di vided what would be the present condition of borne Ufa in Union county? The prospect of a di vided Union 'reduced the nation aTcredit so that a U 8 promise to pay a 100 cents only brought 50 cents in gold and in Oregon Jail before the fall of "Richmond buY"87i Vents." What would have been the national credit when that division became a reality? ' With a national credit so low; with a discouraged po pulation and a national debt of $2,674315,157 an - army dis banded In disgrace with no hope of pension, can anf ra tional person figure out how bur- present -prosperity ' could possible be. With Lue victorious at Richmond there can "be no doubt but that 'Union county today would be without railroad or lelersphfo; 'communications withoct sea ports and the older states, without these our large wheat fields would be impossi bilities, our ornbr b?s mills', woolen mills could not exist without a "more 4 efficient style of transportation than' . the pack mule,-ox or horse team. w ? f n t f 1 1 f twin i i i rri rf f j ivj f a nnogia ionic uiac orinM ricn red blood. Makes yon strong, DMltby bl active, t That's wbt; tiollUteft Kooky MoanUla To will do. 35 cento Taaorlableto - - . , '. Oil For Bids Notice Is' hereby k1?d that the andenlgofd will ' receive sealed bide on the following described work and materiel On. and ,. before 4 . o 'clock p as Wednesday April, 5 1906. For raralehlnc and laylna 6a ton of the ground twenty eevea bandred foet lA'wu more or leea; or one inea gai4 vanteed iron pipe, and fifteen bandied tlt&OD) more or lees, ol one inch gml4 ranixed iron pipe, to be placed in a ditch not less than twelve tnchee deep and properly covered; also eighteen bandred feet, (1800) more or' leai o galvanized Iron pipe, also to be plao ed In a ditch tact less than twelve inebe deen and d roper If oovered.. the aid pipe ,to be one half inch pipe, also twenty etand-pipes with One half Inch garden Valves. v .:. ; ,A11 bide are to be aocompanltd by a oerUoed cheek for an amount .equal to ted per cent of the bid," said -check to. be retainable when the contract Is signed, and the said work to be com pleted by May 1st, tbe weathtr per mittlng . Before tbe contract iJ ao oepted, a bond, with approved security muit be made for the faithful and el- f cteat Mrformance of tb eea tract ae cording to BpeotBoatlona For farther particalare, plans and peotfloations, oall npoo I B Snook, at the office of the oity Beoorder. , i tt unook SB Haworth K P tbllders Trasteee La Grande Lodse IUOlf No IS Call For Bids Notice is hereby given that tbe un dersigned will receive sealed bids, np uaut tour o'oioca pnot wed need r the 6th day of April. 1906, for tbe con struction of a reservoir, sufficiently large to contain one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons, the said reeervoir to be stoued or bricked up, and cemented on tbe inside, the, con tractor to do all the excavating, and the said reservoir to be completed on or before Hay let, 1903, toe weather per mitting. A bond ehall be furnished by tbe contractor witb eeearlty tor the completion of the reservoir in a pop er, faithful and workmanlike manner. All bids must be aooompanied by a check for ten per cent of tbe amount of the bid, the aald eheok to be re turnable to the depositor when the con tract Is signed For further informs tion oall upOa I R 8nook at the office of tbe Ulty recorder, signed. i-.S. . oMIHIK, -. 8. B. HAWOKTH, F. P. GUILDERS Trustees of La Grande Lodm I O O F No. 18. J. Notice Of Proposed Street Improvement To Whom It May Concern; Notice la nerecy given or tne propueed improve ment of P Street, in the city of La Grande, Oregon, by the cone traction ofa eevea loot side-walk along the orthelde of the block No 67 of Chaplin's addition,' in ,aid city, and a croee walk aoroai Third Street " ex tending weat of aald Block No 67. Bald walk to be conatreoted at tbe exoenee of abutting property owners. nottoe is nereoy runner given, tbat unless said propoeed Improvement ie deieated by remonstrance etncd by tbe abutting property owners, and Sled with tbe undersigned on or before tbe fith tJay of April, -1906, weld aide walk will be ordered conartucted by the Council of the City of La tirvide. Union CountyOregoji:. ,. lMtted it U Grande Oregon, tht 14th day 0lMajrcH, li5. . v 'IBSnook Beoorder of the city of La Grande, Union ocunty, state of Orvgon. s i Have . I You X "&Y . ' Seen K rnm : 'Em? ? f.. y V m Have you seen Our new . spring suits Coals extra long-, wide collars and lapels, shapely shoulders,' wide trousers, with all the late kinks in the cut and tailoring? If you have not seen them ' you're missing something. t The Swcllcst Suits of the Season are Here j Single and double breated, in the new brown and gray mixtures, or in broken checks ar d stripes. Our spring suit display will certainly be a feast for the man who wishes style and durability at a moderate cost, say $10 to $20. Our $15 suits aie particular favorites. ASH BROS OUTFITTERS a r .' . ' . ii.llilltiiililiWiiliiiUnlWiKiii! THE FINEST EVER Tailored Turbans Dress Hats Cordays New Veilings Ombre Ribbons Pretty lace Collars Handsome Jetted Collars E M WELLMAN & CO Ija Grrunde - Oresron Notary Public Insurance Money to Loan Representing the Equitable Savings & Loan Asao- ' ciatiou of Portland, Or., the strongest, safest A most ' reliable institution on the Pacific coast, under State ! supervision. Loans made short or long time to suit. 1 WM. GRANT, Agent J Oity property for sale. ' : IMtKIH , a.., M esissstss g J We Want te clear the house befors Msrch lit si we expect a carload S of Will Wspei to a arrive on that date. We uvc more Wall Paper 0 now an hand than all tk nik n.-... .1 " REDUCTION SALE W have made np our mindt to sell every roll of Wall Paper in our ' store before the next spring; stock arrives, and In order to insure a J eomplrts clean-up we have cut the price rejardlus of former price Wall Paper from 5 cents up .now on hand than all the other paper houses !n the county. There sore yon win nave a greater variety to select from. Our present stock Is complrtt Stackland & Mdarlilen FJAINTS. eihS AND 61 .A5S .s. (tt t (tj IT'S NOT TOO UTE TO ORDEK FRUIT TREES 1 have a good stock of shade trees, shrubs and vines also American Evergreens for fencing and wind breaks, $5 per hundred, $40 per thousand . Weepinc trees for cemeteries. Carnations, tbree colors, 12 for $1. Touble Daisies, large, three colors. Large flowering pansies, all colors, per dosen 50c. LA GRANDE NURSERY Box 637 Or leave order at Thorn's Grocery Store.
