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Portland Ore. April 24 The open
BjverTrsasportatioa company w in
corporated Saturday with $100,000
caoiul stock authorized, by Henry
Paha , J A Smith aad A H Devers.
' The powers sought by tba corpora
tion are those pertaining to the carry
ing on of river traffio and the inten
tion is to operate boats on the Oolum
bia river above the Celilo rapids, con
necting with the state portage road
now under construction:
The coaa pa ay's (01 nation Is consist
eat with plns formed -by toe Open
River association, and assures that the
upper river will have transportation in
oonneotion with the portage road.
The articles call : for the right to
operate oa the Colombia, Snake - and.
Willamette rivers.
Centennial Notes
. All exhibits for California's partici
pation in the Lewie aad Clark Exposi
tion were shipped from that state Apr.
16.
The famous Boston-Montana band
of 35 pieces, composed entirely of the
underground miners from Butte Mon
tana, will attend the Lewis and Clark
Exposition. The band was organised
twenty years ago and ranks with the
musical organizations of the country.
.. a. WTgv avwer iraiug orcvKi 'over
I OnlM Tlr at the Lawla and f!l irk
Exposition: Upon this will be placed
a searchlight, the rays of which will
be east about the grounds at night
add greatly enhance trie lightening
features of the Centennial.
A feature of the" Oriental displays at
the Lewis and Clark Exposition will
be a large sandalwood temple, which
in the East India building at the thrf
Bt Louie Exposition attracted much
attention, The building has been ship
ped and will be erected at the Cen
tennial within another -week.
Royalty Likes Machine
Paris April 24 A French officer,
who, returning from Manchuria, visit
ed Peking where he was presented at
the imperial court, says that the
dowager empress of China has beed
piesented with an American sewing
machine. She is so delighted with it
that she has decided to order one for
every lady at the oourt and intends to
have regular sewing bees in the palsee,
to wbich daughters of all the highest
Mandarins are to be Invited and try
heir skill on the wonderful machines.
Large Concessions
City of Mexioo, April 24 It is re
ported that (i O Probaseo of Los An
geles, California, has obtained from
the Mexican government a concession
to survey all public lands ia the state
of Siaaloa, aggregating more than 20,
000,000 acres. 1 the government, it is
said, will grant to Mr Probaseo one
third of all lands he surveys. It is
estimated that be will get 7,000,000
acres, on which he proposes to eeta
pliah a aomber of American colonies.
To Alter Vatican
Borne April 24 Owing to the ar
rangement of the Papal spartments la
the Vatican, it frequently occurs that
the the pope's visitors meet his holi
ness cook in the corridors. Encoun
ters of this kind are apt to disrupt the
dignity of the occasion when visitors
are wending their way toward an au
dianoe with PiusX,and it has been de
cided to make the necessary architec
tural alterations.
It Is Disgusting
One of the most skillful and entbu-
astio ranchers, orebardiste and diver
sified farmers of this section, who visit
ed the city yertefday said he had al
most become disgusted 'over the fu
ture of Baker County and Eastern
Oregon in genirU bt cause of the pres
ence of so msny home knockers
Baker City Democrat
Cement Block Machine
E Reisland has ordered a oement
block machine which is expected to
arrive in a few days, and it is under
stood that he has the oontrsct for the
construction of a two story building,
This will add another industry to this
city and county.
Cheap
Bump photos are only 25 cents per
doxen at the Taylor Stodto.
For the best and whitest bread
use Jersey Cream Plow. .
New Departure
We aow have oar delivery mjjob to
handle the sweet Oream and Butter
milk trade aad anyone wishing o ' to
make regular deliverlse twice a week
will please leave orders at the cream
ery or phone 2011. Ice Cream will be
delivered at any time ia qoantities not
less than 1 gallon at 11.25 per gallon;
We will also sell butter by 1 lb. or
2 lb. squares at the Creamery at the
regular retail prioes.
BLUB MOUNTAIN CREAMERY Co.
Rummage Sale
This sale under the manacement of
the ladiee of the Bt Peters guild, will
be held on May 4 8 and at the im
plement bouse of Mr Kilpatrick la
the Blater building, contributions Iby
friends for the sals, will be mnch ap
preciated and while you are doing your
spring cleaning, call up Mrs Mac
Woods, MrsJ D Slater or Mrs Jap
Stevens who will gladly taka away
anything for whieh you have no fur
ther use.
Jersey Cream Patent Flour.
Every sack guaranteed by Romij
& Staples,
Call For Bids
The Recorder of the city of La
Grande will receive lids tor the fol
lowing described work at his ' ofiloe
from this date until four o'clock p m
May third. 1906.
Eight hundred linear feet of ditch to
be dug from a point at the intersection
of Harding street with Fourth etreet
to the northeast corner of X street.
Fifteen hundred and aixty Ave feet
of ditoh to be dug from a point at th4
Intersection of Osburn and Greenwood
mliiii is s rein Mt etbe
intersection of Valley ' street, thence
north two blocks to Valley street and
thenoe west two blocks to North Fir
street J
Twelve hundred and fifty feet of
ditch to be dug ffOJi a point- at th
intersection of Oebarn street aad Nerti
Fir street north to Trowbridge street,
thenoe east one block to Intersection
ofTrawbridge and North Greenwood
streets. -Five
hundred and ten feet of ditoh
to be dug from a point at the-r inter
section of North On en wood street and
R streets south to the intersection of
Monroe avenue.
Three hundred and alxty nine feet
of ditch to be dag Irom a point a the
Intersection of U and Eighth street and
running1 west one block to Intersection
of seventh and O street.
Eighteen hundred feet of ditoh to be
due from a Dornt at tba intersection
of Adams avenue and 8pruoa street,
weet to a point eighteea hundred feet
irom puce 01 beginning.
All of said ditch to be duir three and
one half feet deep and one and one half
feet wide, all . street crossings to be
left olosed subject to orders of water
superintendent. Said ditch to be filled
eubject to the orders of the Water
tsupt. Bald work to be completed on
or before the twenty first day of Mar
l'JOTi. . A certified check for an amount
equal to ten per cent of the amount of
the bid to accompany eaoh -bid. The
contractor to furbish a good and
sufficient bond for the faithful com
pletion of eaid work. The olty of La
uranae reserves toe rlgbt to reject any
ua an Dins
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Plans to Get Rich
are often frustrated inr anildnn tiMok.
down, doe to dyspepsia or constipation
Brace up and take Dr. King's New
Life Pills, r Titer takeout the materials
which are clogging your energies, and
give you a new start. Cure headache
and diaslness too. At Newlin Drug
vu uruK Biuret aw guaranteed
Special Sale
For the next
fifteen days I
will offer some
special oasb
55c
5 lbs Home
rendered
lard Cash
puces on my
cured meats
ana lards
I hatfe mnvfld
into tae Oeddes building, and
am not prepared to carry a
large stock id this line nntil
I am again in my own baild
ing, wbijh is now being pre
pared with cold storage .faci
lities. As I now need money
I will sell 5 lbs buckets of lard
for 65c7 10 lbs buckets for
11.10 cash. For the present
I am located
just across
the street
from my old
stand
HARRIS MEAT MARKET
Pbone 1601
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Sate and, reliable rigs 1 fur n.
at all times. Special ac
comodations furnished to
commercial traveler, . -
Phone. 8-6
WM, SAUTH ,FEED STORE
Hay, Grain and feed. Free
delivery to all parts ef the
city. Mountain trade a
specialty. Phoue 1O6I
Horses. Bjknuaaandwtioue
boaitit ana sold
55c
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rendered
lard. Cash
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For Sale
Fust class seea pauuwi v
i tnd Early Boss, one bait mile east of
L Oldenburg;
tf J 8 CHANDLEft, Fmltdale
FOR BALE Four room house practi
cally new and 60 x U0 ft. tot, O st
between 7 aad 8 at. For particulars
apply 00 premises.
Good work team weight about LiOO
also one good family driving horse.
Apply to Barney Sparrow old town.
AI"iH14
FOR frULE Onsbera for tsale- cheap
Inquire of Mrs Zuber, corner of O
and 7th sU.
FOR SALE Small house oa Second
St.-near Adams Ave Must be sold
to clear lot. If taken within next few
days can be bad at a bargain, Apply
to W.- J. Churoh, at La Grande
National Bank. tf
For Rent
FOR RENT Housekeeping rooms for
rent. Inquired Mrs Zuber corner
of O A 7th Btreets.
FOR BENT Twenty acres of young
. orchard one and one half mile from
La G-aade, ' Rlgbt person can ae-
oure the tract on easy terms P E
Holmes. La Grande. A 6 tf
run tuwil Luge, cil Izrnirh?'?
rooms at 17 00 per month. Inquire
of Mrs A L Stover, at tkeHilti
house, one block- norta of the round
house.
FOR RENT Famished rooms, ; good
location. Inquire of ' Mrs. W J
Snodgrass, Fourth street, or phone
3-6-3.
Attention Hungry Men"
The oentennial Hotel has room for
a few a iditloaal table boarders. Good
board furnished at 14,50 per week.
Table always furnished with' the best
the market affords The Centennial
Hotel opposite Farmers Feed Yard.
Board and Lodging by Mrs Good all
2114 3rd at. Phone 707 tf
DRESS MAKING-Udle's. Misses
and Children's dress making. Mrs
W 8 Winee, oorner of Depot and D
Streets. Phone No 2078 A 201
LOST One handsaw on April tt. be
tween Fourth etreet and the oorner
of Washington and mm streets.
Finder will please return same to
this offioe and obtain suitable
reward.
UAL MAHTEKSON
- Boarding House
Mrs. Joseph Pollman, Cor. 6th and
waabington. Board and rooms, or
board without rooms by the day, week
or month. 6-8
Centennial hotel
RATES II per day meals 25cU.
Hpeclal rates furnished monthly da.
toons. Mrs A E Moroheson and Miss
O M Garm proprietors! - Ne
Adams Ave. Phone No 1101
Agents Wanted
Men and women. Bla monev Mil
ing Imperial lamp burner. - Sells on
sight ICQ par cent profit. Exclusive
territory to hustlers. Sample by
mail 75c. Call or address.
E C Bergh, La Grande Ore
ucn-24 Aprli-zs Foley Hotel
Pasture
Look out for Tboa SteDhenao with
his herd of cows this coming week I
have in the neighborhood of 600 acres
ror mem to ran on and a : nice stream
of water running through the dIboa
rnoe si .00 per month for cows. A 3tf
,Theie are many kinds of meat.
out we sen only the best kind. A
trial order will confinee you of
al a a ! 1
vfVsNaktaw aBV
ido irutn 01 mis statement We
kill only the best specimens and
kill it correctly.
. Our prices are as low as
conaistant with the best quality.
Bock & Thomas
DVERTlSCMCNrS
Homeseekers
Dont forget that O H Powers the
Land man hat any thing in tbe shape
of Real Estate from an acre of Garden
to a 2000 acre ranch. All property
sold on commission and titles guaran
teed .
. OH Powers
Minnesota Land Man
Mch 23 tf
High Art Painting
Persons desiring fine work in the.
line of interior finishing, suob as grain
ing to match the furniture, woodfllling
to match the walls, and all the flat
finishes or glosses, should call on or
address Saaford D Kinney, Lt31 Adams
Avenue, Corner Greenwood street. La
Grande, Oregon. tX
Here is a Bargain
For You
Eighty acres of laud in Maluear
oouuty, witnROod water rigut, good
house and oatbnlldings. Every food
of this place ia in cultivation Will
raise from tf to 11 to as of aibrlfa par
acre. The value ol ibis property may
oe estimated from the fact that 11 reuu
au nattily for $10 per acre and renter
pas tbe Uxee. Ibis place can be
rented lor live years longer at this
price. Here ia an investment ttat
beats ten per oent. For sale oa easy
terms.
Write to T. McDANIEL
Ontario. . . . . ....... .Oregon.
Notice for Sealed Proposals
Notice is hereby giren, that the
undersigned wiU receive at bis oUice at
the Court House in the oity of La
Grande, Union County, Oregon, sealed
proposals for the position of janitor at
the Court House in aaid oouuty aud
state. Said proposals to be filed in
bis office on or before the 3rd. day of
MSy A. D, 1U05.
Dated at La Grande, Oregon, this
13th. day of April A. L 11)05.
J tt G1LHAU
' County Clerk, Union Co., Ore.
For a Vveak Digestion
Ho medicine can: replace lood but
Chamberlain a tftomaob and layer
Tablets will help you to digest your
food. It is not the quantity ol lood
taken that gives strength and vigor to
the system, but the amouut digested
and assimilated, if troubled with a
weak digestion, don't fa:l to give tbese
tablets a trial Thousands have been
benefited by their use. They only
coat a quarter. For sale by Newliu
Drug Co.
Cures Coughs, and Colds
Mrs O Fetersou 65 Lake Bt. Topeka
Kansas says: "Of ail cough remedies
Ballard's llorehound riyrup ia my
favorite; it baa dona and will do aL
that is claimed for ii to speedily oore
ail coughs and 'colds -aud It is so
sweet aud pleasant to the- taste" 2i,
60e 11.00 bottle. iNewliit Drug Co
Music
ft P Tait, the pioneer music teacher
of Uraude Hondo Valley, is still in tue
ring. Dating my vacation I made it
my business as well as pleas a re to at
tend concerts, operas, and in fact
everything la my line ol business and
I found tbat las a teaouer, aud in
terpreter of musio am still in the front
rank. Pupils who do not wish the fall
conservatory coarse may take the pop
ular pisco course. This nlaoaa tha
pupU in position to pisy the popular
music 01 tbe.day, Church and Sunday
School maaio. . 4
The Violin popular course places the
pupil In poeitbn totlaall kinds of
dance maaio as well as light overtures.
Vuiie anumer of musicians who have
been under my instruct! in am no.
making good.money as teachers and
soloists. fupils who are under my
care will be thoroughly instructed in
maio. K p TAIT. bunt.
LA GRANDE SCHOOL
OF MUSIC .
PROF. DAY. PrindnJe.
ThU s one of the.bestmuslcal In
atitutlonain the state Doring'tbe
year 1904 there were nearly Four
thousand lessons given. The people
In. this citv and v.iu 1 1
-
Ing to discover th .i.t .
auUIMK
uuwuwm. xne .system used Is
the latest and most practical, and
Includes all the latest diaoorerie's
ia tha art of teaching mosia The
chool is divided into two depart
ments; NO. 1 is for hAirinnM
aa-avasp UUUI
6 year up, and taking in the 1st to
3rd grades, la this department
pupils oome one hoar every 'day.
J??h ath.?8de,re from a to
IA. "lite. IhM J . n
7 . " . snunie, rapiis
take one or two lessons a week as
permitted to remain in tola school
who do not study. 1