La Grande Evening; Observer
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Never fail to put in a gocd
word for your home town.
There is no question, but that
La Grande is t good place, and
there is no reason why residents
ehculd not say so. ' The plain
truth is sufficient. There ia no
need of enlarging npon the facia
The truth about La Grande and
Union county is all that is nee
essary to make a good impress!
sion.
Monday, May 8, 1905.
ADVERTISING- BATES
Dlaplay Ad rata furnlahad ipoa application
Local raadlnf notioea lOo par Una flnrt mi
won, s per Una tor each aobnaqoanl liuer-
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Kaaolulloita of eoadolenoa, 50 , ar Una.
Cards of thanka, 6a per Una.
The people of La Graude cer
tainly turned out in good style
this morning to welcome the
Conductors.
' Water Supeiintendent Oilman
. has a notice to water consumers
which lawn owners should read
before beginning to dampen the
lawn.
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The La Grande High School
track team learned a few things
at Union Saturday and the next
meet will demonstrate the fact
that our boys are willing ' to
learn.
1 be woman who does a part
1 of her buying at your store ex
pects the home newspaper to
contain your advertisement
. every day. It is a part of her
daily reading; and to "drop ont"
now and then is to weaken her
Interest in your store.
Klamath county with its re
cent slaughter of a band of sheep
and the probably killing of the
two herders, has furnished the
first fuel to the revengeful
flames of the so called "range
war . " Crook county has ; been
a little slow this year in the
matter of making a substantial
1 move for first place, " but it is
not likely that she' will allow
the pennant to be placed out-
, side of her territory when the
final counting is made at the
end - of the ? season'. Crook
County Journal.
The tax payers meeting , Sat
urday demonstrated how the
people will attend a meeting
when they are made to see the
necessity of united effort. The
business mens meetings at the
club are receiviug more attention
and therefore more good can be
accom dished. : Farmers should
get together more often and the
same is true of the business
men. A united effort along the
entire line will advance the
entire county, and it is an as
sured faot that La Grande and
Union county needs advancements.
Thompson Seton , classifies
animals as follows regarding
speed. First the greyhound
with a record of 34 miles per
hour, the race horse 32, Ameri
can pronghorn ' antelope SO,
jackrabbit 28, fox 26, foxhouud
22 and American grey wolf 20.
A man's best speed works out
at about 14 miles an hour.
These animal speeds were de
termined by actual ' observation
with a stop watch. The African
black antelope and the hunting
cheetah are said to be near the
head of the list as regards speed
. How many people have you
prevailed upon to stop here and
see the valley as they go to the
fair? You surely know of some
eastern friend who will visit the!
fair, and in doing So, . will, pass J
through La Grande. Write to 1
them now and invite them to
atop off a day or two. " !
There are many kinds of meat.
but we sell only the best kind. A I
trial order will convince you of 1
ine iruin or tnis statement jWe
kill only the best SDecimena and
kill it correctly.
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vur price are aa low as;
consisiant witn the best quality;
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iThls Store Closes at 6:30 p. m. except Saturday
SPECIAL NOTICE -AH
Mail Orders Given Prompt Attcnllon fOV
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first in a-jS&ics; - 0f "EtiraomMty ' xSailcs
Health Is Youth .
Diaaaae and Hicknesa . Bring Old Age
Heroine, taken every morning before
breakfaat will keep 70a In roboat taealb
fit yon toward off dlaease. It onrei
conatinatlnn klllnnana.. ...n.!.
fever, akin, Uvea and kidney oomptain-
, iiunuva Q9 Diooa ana clears
tbe complexion. Mrs D W 'Smith
wnnney. xexaa, wrltea April 3 1902:
the beat medicine (or contelpatlou . and
liver tronblai. If. dmi .11 nn ..tnin.
for it I can highly reootnmend it.
60ota a bottle We Hn Drag Oo.
, Don't Borrow Trouble
It ! ft bad hn.hU in Komw n,ftkl.i.
but the woae thing yon oan poeaiblr
borrow. In trnnhla Whan al.b . .
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heavy, weary and worn-ont . bv tbe
paioa and polaonaof dyai.epala, billona
neaa, Brlght'a dlaeaae. and similar la'
wruai unura-ia, aon't ait down and
brood OVar innr awn-ntima. V.n A
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relief to Eleotrio Bitters. Hare; too
will find sore and permanent forget-"
inllnpas of all your troobiea, and yodr
bod Will not ba hnrrlnnail k lA
debt diseaae At Newlin Draar Co rfrna'
store. Price 6O0 Guaranteed.
RED FRONT LIVERY BARN
Wm. Smith, Prop,
Safe and reliable rigs furn:
at all times. Special ac
comodations furnished to
commercial travelers, '
' Phone. 3-6 j
WM. SMITH FEED STORE
Hay, Gtain and feed. Fiee
delivery to all parts ef the
city. Mountain trade , : a
specialty. Phone 1961
Borm, turncaa and wagona
bought tnd aold
I. HARRIS
THE MEAT MAN
Is still doing business at the
old stand. Will be glad to,
see all his old cust mores as
well as new ones. As good
prime beef cattle is now
scarce I have on hand a fine
selection of cured meats.
hnris breakfast bacon. About
the fifteenth of May, I ! will
have a fine assortment of
young prime beef, which are
now fattening. Do not for
get that I now have as cood
fresh beet as there is on the
market as well as fresh fish
and poultry.
Prompt Delivery Phone 1601
Brick furnished Jin any
quanity or any style. No
contract too small or too
large. See samples of our
pressed brick. "
GEO. KREIGER,
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All ; Styles in Gordon Hats During this Sale will be sold
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We also carry a complete line of hats in all the new shapes and colors. You will find in our
stock, a selection equal to any city store.
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SALE OF SK
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1 We will Place on Sale our entire' line
of Ladies' Skirts at a Discount of
25 per cent. Remember that these
Skirts arc not old shop worn goods but
of the latest Designs and weaves.
-SALE COMMENCES MAY '4,
AND ENDS ON MAY 13
RADIUM
Fadium Silk, Newest,
Brightest, best ReaVorubly
Priced,
1 Radium Silk is now. on sale.
At first sight a' woman can dis
tinguish it from the so-called
silks, which are part silk and
part material treated to look like
silk but which will lose there
lustre when : handled. Every
strand of Radium Silk is
guaranteed all silk. For
evening gowns, waists.petticoats
dropskirt, or slips, oranyother
use to which silk can be put, it
is qually serviceable.
5H0FS
We have just
Received a . com
plete line of fine
Oxfords, in all
the newest shades
WASH
GOODS
We have a full line of
wash goods of every de
scription. Also have a
complete line of the 'very'
latest
EMBRODERIES,
ALLOVERS,
LACES, ETC
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