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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1905)
i ft . - E J "fl 8 i 'J. i5v C i U. f ' 'A J Tk TT J LUMBER tX: i i .JO rye T.,"l iu 1' Lumber Boxes .SI m irT r rr f r A MntJ PwwS oooooooc t -9 S! I - W V . .EverythJnz yoti wantjwaat for that 'V f'v """" " -v . ir!.'- -" OlaitliYour0f it O. RAlisTON'S AM.v 4ftrfVFfr and Oanred Goods. Manobdartr ol LUMBER "BOXES Grande1 Ronfle L' FERiT, I A. lb STEAM i-IPHONE LalGranie, m'i Should when in ; ojf ; tttile' J&IRO ran WWSHilNG imntfMfiiMNiiHMmnntwmMinNiifMii iall Heie you will alwaji find the itest styles the b8t quality and the lowest prices. PAINHS, u lni'ithi'-.tlne I handle we R1TPRWIN.WTLOAM3 h liyitaax ,talns la 11.. i fyvhttnpftr&iid noon.. . Hi & jSSHTRACtTSRS' 1 A li t; Singles pyiwork : LUMBER 'GO.' ! rr:r,r.T V JeffersuntSta. - Good School Show 5 a pcciaity 2 1 Lumber Go. OREGOM. B..C. I LAUNDRY j I85l Oregon. come to our I-aundry Anything from pleasant to clean liuen is our business IX, RIGHT Paper i the old reliable PAINT. Chi-Namel colors for decorations, : A9LAGHLEN g ARGofUirr iSAAl's Story J D GaiUmn "Ir p&nnd blm oat OTr mnd orer Bat (oand iry a tlgn of eolor" - 8ld Argonmt 8 oMTalofft beo Aa tUtirf atop of box, to torn men iU'wfci ploalng an: Old OalUoraU yvn. .. And then. With anna Ml akimbo bo itiaigbtonod bJabaok, j And aald: " 'Twaa ono night In tbo ,,60'olknow, Tlior fcam op tho trail from tho toJch jaafbalow A JroongUh liko foliar aUppla' ao - alow ' i' I hoatilly pitlad him, eran boforo . I aaw hU pale face and hoard tbo abort Of hia troobleaomo ; eoogh and plain onoogb Iaok 01 moro'n onQOgh powor to brlnsj to ,mjr floor That tremblln' yoang body. - a had a 'mall paok- A blanket anr baokakln, bot that 4wa'ntnoUck" -v In then dayi whan notion and faa h C torn was alack; .. ... When all a man neadad. , be idea pick and pan Wu a wallet ol leather to tie p hi. Or a plaoe to - get ! grnb-aUked - '(that , means, to git tmat Till be ioond siod proapeck) And then he'd put In His very beet licks; tor in them' daye ' Hwozaln . 'n' V Umb T hang orronnd loafln' all day 'twas too thin I - II "Well thla pony feller hod gria'-etan. like grit, Bat wna clean tuokered ont 1 when ' sy eabin he.hlt, - ; H' fell down a-falntln Jnat inilde my door .:.;.. !. Eli eye aet 'n'glaasy, he seemed done i j for,. shore. . ,;. . ; .., ,.; . I So I L straightened him oat ooaldn'jt do any more ., Than to pat back his hair, 'n to dam . en hie brow N' to feel of bit pdlae-joy-I foand ii slow 'N' flickery tbo. stoppln' n' starUn'- 1 HAS ' I Gone ag'in; then It rerlved ; bat so faint, don't yon know i That for fall twenty mlnateo i . oeald- .. nthersald Whether the feller wu livln or dead. 'All night I watched by him, V 'long a-to'rd light , 1 I seed tbet a change hed oam; so, . ... honor bright I , , , . ; I made op my mind tbet I'd save that ;. young lfe .; , , , , If it took mo alt summer . ' I'd fight With grim death to a finish far blm. 'Nd so I begun. I quit , workin. my . claim ..... . , - Whar I'd got on an average , ('pon my , good name) " ' . An ounoe or two dally of Vp. 1 gold. Bat then we thought no thin' In them days, yoa see, ' '"' ' ' j O' layln' by stuff fer a rainy day. - W Bed plenty, the diggings Wert rich 'n' :.,:,! thick r Scattered over the kentry, 'most every orlok ' .. 1 Held plenty b' gold both In uugget 'n' dust 'Nd the man that wuz stingy bed ori tU be eassed. . . So, I shouldered my task. 'it was wonderful how The new life appeared toooma back to i my boy, (Far thet'a what I called him, My boy') nd the joy Of pervidin' fer anihln beside my lone self-. . l-v Made ma happy. V aea th' 'iperlen'oe waa new '' Fer, I'd lived all alone aver since ; 'IS Wbenbaok in Missoury I'd buried my wife . ' i ' ' ( . ia Nd Ubyt sluce then I bed looked upi oclite Asa weary, oafrlendly detestable load J Bo thet'a why I lived by myself don't von I didn't love nothin' an aotbin' loved me. IV "But now of young Josh hia name, wutvosa. qiark - He'd oome from old Tork state could, SS.sJng.lUte a lark- , (U He wui -finely brung up, n tbet mother o' hia. A sister he told me, V a girl be called. ' ua, t 0 V give the hull earth if they only oould know . . , If ho wui alive: but ao hard hearted, he ould sever be grateful to them nor . to me. (Tho' 1 hod no claim on him;) yet it would seem After all I hod dona fer him surely soma glean Of thoughtfalneaa somewhere might ' . sometime be seen. Far' aides iptndin my sil l bed brok' . an dqwa too, ; . Wax a shattered old man, .tho bat man, the then fifty4wo. Havin' riven mv health an 1 1 . strength to pull through . My bcy-hr I loved hint If ever mei do. Bat, no. It appeared tbet be hadn't no beartt Mot onoo did ha thank me, 'nd never naked whs 1 sussed fhlnt to :life,7stid o' lettin Vhtniato:- '; - - His waata was demands, "na nis wishes eommanda; Nd onoe in tho dusk as we set on the ', :.sende. '-." Of atream (bet raa -byihe reached alth his hands ' - Grabbed ace by the hair, pulled out a long knife And demanded my gold . I tho ugbt fer mjllfe He was Jokln: but no! when 1 seed ' that fierce look Of robbia' an' murder, I knowed what IMdone -I'd thawed oat a viper a pon my hearth. .' atana ; . 'Nd now was beoomln' its pre v. But, I'd none--I'd spent all tbo dust I'd laid by, savin' ; him; . I'd missed all tho aummer 'nd fall to - nosshlm t Who now like a tiger demanded my life. 'Hold on, say dear Jothl but wait my dear boy I' No further I got fer his hands clutched nay throat; I wrenched myself looae,but, grapplin' if my coat He tbrowed mo agin, now a madman Indeed UU towie waa rauwu; ,mu. - w t v beat I've give to yoa now everything I possessed l;ut life; take It ii you like. ' And he struck . "; ' r VI ' :: " : "Howjong I (aid thar on 'the ground, I don't know Bat when Income to L-wui lay in' in bed ' I Nd the people wuz walkin' 'n' talkin' so low 'Nd 1 knowd bf- the bandages too, on my head. That I bed been nigh to the gates of tho dead. ' 'It where wuz Josh Clark,' did yoa ' 'sayt I don't know; Ho never wuz seen in the diggin's below, ' i . Nor beard of agin in them parts; fer I i know T He'd a swung from the limb that fast e me in the way 'Cause. tho boys in them days bed little to say But was mighty In doin'; but he'd got ,'ewayv VII 'So it seems thet some people Is jest ' so depraved There aint a thing In 'em thet ort to be saved: Twas that way with Josh who I loved ' as a son Ho lived fer hlsself and fee nlsself , alone. .-,.. That's why I remarked at the fust of .: this yarn , , Tho thing thet it cost me so dearly to sJarn.. : !,. .. ', '.. I panned, him out oyer 'nd over agin N. found nary algn of a color." La lirande, Juay 3rd. 05 -: The price of a pretty face Is $1.00 three paakagta; of t Uollister'a , Rocky Mountain Tea. i Brings red Hps, bright eves and lovely color, so ceute. xea or Tablets. : Newlln Drug Co. '' 1 OUR ' MONEY BACK IF. NOT SATISFACTORY Thrifty Housewives know j the Difference when it cdme to Flour .A A Irial order ( will con--vince any good cook, that La a Grande Floiir " is ioperior to all other. Your grocer handles La ; ' Grande Flour,' and is ' ready to hand your ; ; ,money back if it is not u satisfactory . We make! the' following : brands: : Jersey Cream ; . XashSpldal r. ' ;., Sta Foam - 'Royal Patent Ask for these brands . at! any upto- date i grocery' ':klbiumits TeAcherof vcval irid piano Graduate of Chicotr' s Musical College - PhoLO 1976 e 0LASSiriCDADVCRTlSMCNT: For Sa!e FOB SALE Set of Encyclopedia Brit aonlca at a bargain .nearly new, ; latest edition.' Write to U D John -. son.Bummerville RFDHo L dAw FOB SALIC Four room house practi cally new and 60 x 110 ft. lot, O et. -between 7 and 8 at. For particulars , spply on premises. ' 5-7 FOB 8ALK Three quarter sections of good land, capable of making good homsa. and a Dayina investment r Situated five and . one ball miles j 1 from La Grande oh the road to ' Cove. "or' Information and parti culars apply to H T Buell, La J,. Grande, Oregon. , FOR BALE A bugRy, hack, wagon ' and harness Inquire at A V Oliver's S v feed store. ' ' FOB SALE Complete housekeeping . outfit. Will sell oheap it sold at j once. Owner going to leave. Call at 1204 Monroe Ave from 1 to 4 p m . ' .' tf For Rent FOB BENT Five - room . furnished . house, for housekeeping. Inquire of JUTS. W M allies, una umiiii.... FOK ' BENT Housekeeping rooms, also new five room cottage. Apply Mrs. Shearer, opposite Star Grocery. FOR RENT Two unfurnished rooms Electric light, bath. Phone 811. FOR BENT-Nice furnished rooms for rent, Apply of Mrs Stultz, cor ner of 6th and Q streets. FOR RENT Farnlahed rooms for light housekeeping, apply at 1517 4tb Street. FOR REST Large, , well furnished rooms at 7.00 per month. Inqnlre of Mrs A L Stover, at the Hilts house, one block north of the round bouse, i ... I - Attention Hungry Men The centennial Hotel has room for a few slditlohal table boarders. Good board furnished at $1,50 per week. Table always furnished with tha best the market affords The Centennial Hotel opposite Farmers Feed Yard. Board and Lodging by Mrs Goodall 211 3rd et. Phone 707 tf DRESS.: MAKING Ladie'e, Misses' and Children's dress making, Mrs W S Wines, comer of Depot and U Streets. Phone No 2078 A 201 . v Boarding Hous Mrs. Joseph Pollman, Cor. 6th and Washington. Board and rooms, or board without rooms by the day, week or month. 6-8 Centennial Hotel RATES It per day meals 25cts. Hpeolal rates furnished monthly, pa trons. Mrs A E Mnrcheson and Miss O M Garni proprietors. No Adams Ave. Phone No 1101 ' IN A HURRY? i THEN CALL Wf1. EETIiOLD5 The transfer man. He will take that trunk to the Depot or your home in lees time than it takes to tell it. Wagon always at your Bervice, Charges moderate. Day phone 1751, night phone 1863. 'baaanW'S' I M There are many kiuds of meat, but we sell only the. best kind. A trial order will convince , you of the truth of this statement We kill only the-best specimens and kill it correctly. Our prices are as low as consistant with the best quality. Bock & Thomas Homeseekers Dontforset that G H Powers tO-A Uni man baf any thing In The shape V of Beal Estate from hu acre of Garden to a 2000 acre ranch. All property sold on oommlssloo sad titles guaran teed OH Powers . Minnesots Land Man Mcb 23 tf Jersey Cream Patent Flour Every sack guaranteed by Romig & Staples, ... ' ; . . Bids Wanted i I will receive sealed bids from this date, April 27th, until six o'clock p m May 9th, 1905, for the material and workmanship required and to be fur -. niahed for the construction of a : one story brick building, in the ! city of La Grande, Union County, Oregon, tbe s same to be constructed according to plans and specifications in my pos session, which oan be seen by apply,- , ing to me. All the bids must bo seal, ed and accompanied with a deposit of ten percent, of the amount of the bid, and I reserve the right to reject any and all bids. I Harris '". 6-7 " Exposure To cold draughts of air, to keen and and cutting winds, sudden ohangea of temperature, scanty olothing, undue exposure oi the throat and neck alter public speaking and singing, bring on coughs and oolds.- Ballard's Hore bonnd Syrup is the best cure. ' Mrs. A Rarr, Hccgton, Texas, writes Jan. 31, 2902: "One bottle of Rallard'e Horehound Sprup oared me of a very bad cough. " It Is very pleasant lo take." 25o, 60o, $1. Sold by Newlin Drug Co. ... . LA GRANDE. . MARBLE WORKS E. CpAVIS, Proprietor, ' Complete assortment of4fin est marble and granit blv ays on hand. Estimates cheerfully famished kupon application, Headstones'and Monuments A Specialty Here is a Bargain For You Eighty aorea of land in Malheur - county, with good water right, good - nouBe ana ouiuuuaings. ttvery food of this place is In cultivation. Will raise from 9 to 11 to, is ol alfalfa par : acre. The val ie of this property may be estimated from the fact that it reuts annually for $10 per acre and renter pa s the taxes. This place oan be rented for five years lunger at this Crice. Here ie an Investment tbat eats ten per cent. For sale on easy terms. Write to C, T. McDANIEL Ontario. , Oregon. PASXU R El I have leased the Silk pas ture for the season and am therefors in position to care fos all kinds of stock, and especially the "town cow" at rates which are just. I will "guarantee first class treatment, good feed and water. Address E. E.Jones, Phone 1276 La Grande The 8l!k pasture consist of over 800 aorta aua ia divided into sis separate lota "u ww win noi ruu together LA GRANDE SCHOOL OF MUSIC PROF. DAY, Principle MRS.DAY.,AuitUnt Thta one of the.best.Imuaical.In ant uuons In tho state Daring the year 1904 there were nearly Four thousand lessons given. The people In this city and valley are begin ing to discover the great advantage oi mis school. Tho .system used is the lateat and most "praotlcal, and Inoludet all the latest disooveriaa I in the art of teaching mualo. Ths scnool, is divided intc two depart ments; No. 1 la for beginners, from 5 years up, and taking in the 1st to 3rd grades. In this department pupils oome one hour every day. N?'2 tn sradea are from 3 to in. 'Here they graduate. Pupils take one or two lessons a week as they desire. No scholars will be permitted to remain in this echooi wto do net study. -JcW r A J I ft .1 ( I jP tLMw-At