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Entered at thj Postj,Offlo at La
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Friday, May 12. 1905.
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I - WORK ON RAILROADS
In 1902 there were ' 199,685
miles of railroads in the United
States, doing business in every
state in the Union on which
there rod 655,130,236 passen
gers who paid to the railway
companies $396,513,412 for the
service rendered being an aver
age ot $.023 per mile.
Thia anma a tka ntU
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paid as freight to 'the railroad ?
$1197,212,452 for hauling 1,192,
136,510 tons of freight being on
an average of seven and three
tenth mills per mile per ton of
freight carried.
By adding the money paid for
passage ana freight it will be
seen that, the people of the
United States paid to , the rail
roads in 1902 the sum of $1,693,
725,864, a sum nearly 2 J times
greater than the total receipts
from all soarcas of of the nation
al Government for that year.
The total receipts of the United
Slates for. 1901 were , $634,326,
280.
From present indications
Gove will furnish the valley with
dried prunes as well as with
electric currents this summer.
Tonight the business men of
the Commercial Olub meet.
Every member who can, should
attend tbese weekly meetings. ,
A county that exports a train
load of products every other day
throughout the year is just Buch
a connty as hundreds of home
seekers are desirons of locating
in. Union county is one of the
few counties that can make such
a showing.
There is certainly a good op
portunity at this ' time for the
successful - establishment of
a Business college in this city.
In times gone by we have had
uch institutions that enjoyed a
large attendance and were suc
cessful for ni eny terms. At the
present time every young man
or lady who desires to take a
business course is compelled to
seek points outside of Union
County. This is not as it
should be, and would not if the
fact was generally knot n.
La Grande is fortunate in
having all passenger trains stop
from ten to fifteen, minutes.
Many passengers step off and
walk up and dotn the platform
end frequently ask "what ? plaee
this is?" "how large?"'1 what do
jon raise?" and such questions
that erery home seeker natural
ly desires to be informed on.
La Grande should have some
one at the trains to supply such
seekers of information with de
scriptive literature on the re
sources of Grande Ronde valley.
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Those parties . who contem
plate attending ' the Lewis aud
Clark fair should profit by the
thousands who 'suffered at 8t.'
Louis by breaking in new shoes j
Remember yoa ire on yoar feet
houis and boors each day and
to enjoy yourself yoar feet mast
be at ease. Buy your foot wear
tveral weeks prior to yoar sail
ing date. While older people
can suffer the consequences it
is a crime and should be pun
ishable for parent., to compel
little children to start out on
with new
Korean Suicides
Bj Scripps Newa Association
London May 1271 Hand Eong, the
Korean Charge D'Affalra, committed
ralolde at the Korean legation here
this morning. No cause la assigned
(or the act.
Health Is Youth
Diseaee and Ulckneis Bring Old Age
Her bine,, taken every morniog before
breakfast will keep too in robust beaih
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ta. It parities the blood and claura
tbe complexion. Mrs D W Bmith '
Whitnar. Tazaa. arrttaa An.ll 3 loot-
"I hava naaui llarhlna and HnA it la
the beat medicine lor conteipatioo and
lirer troablet. It doea all yoa claim
for iL lean hiirhlv mwmminil tt
6O0U a bottle Neelin Drag Oo.
Don't Borrow Trouble
It la a bad habit to hnrrnar in.tMnii
bat tbe woee tbing yoa can possibly
borrow, ta trouble. When sick, sore,
heavy, weary and worn-out by tbe
pains and poisonaofdyepepela, bilious
ness, Brlgbt'a diaeaee, and similar in
ternal disorders, don't ait down and
brood over your symptoms) bat fly for
relief to Eleotrlo Bitters. Here yoa
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win nna eute ana permanent forget
lounesa oi an your troubles, and yoar
ooay win not be burdened by a load o
debt disease At Mewl in Drug Co drag
nan., rnoo duo. uoaranteed.
IN A HURRY?
THEN CALL
WM. REYNOLDS
The transfer man.
He will take that trunk to the
Depot or your home in less
time than it takes to tell it
Wagon always at your service.
Charges moderate. Day phone
1751, night phone 1863.
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THE MEAT MAN
Is still doinjr business at the
old stand. Will be dad to
see all his old custmores as
well as new ones. As cood
prime beef cattle is now
scarce, I have on hand a fine
selection of cured meats.
hams breakfast bacon. About
the fifteenth of May, I will
have a fine assortment of
young piime beef, which are
now fattening. Do not for
get that I now have as good
fresh beef as there is on the
market as well as fresh fish
and poultry.
Prompt Delivery Phone 1601
Brick furnished any
quanity or any style. No
contract too small or too
large. See samples of our
pressed brick.
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GEO. KREIGER.
La Grande, Oregon .
RED FRONT LIVERY. BARN
Wm. Smith, Prop, j
Safe and reliable rigs furn-j
at all times. Special ac
comodations furnished to'
commercial travelers, j
Phone. 3-6 I
WM, SMITH FEED STORE;
Hay, Giain and feed. Fieej
deliverv to all parts ef the
city. Mountain trade a4
specialty. ' Phone 1961'
Honea, turnM and wagons I
bought uj aula j
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This Store Closes at 6:30 p. m. except
First in a Series of Extraordinary Sales
SPECIAL
Gordon $3 Hats
All Styles in Gordon Hats During this Sale will be sold
at the very low Price of
We also carry a complete line
stock, a selection equal to any
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RADIUM
Radium Silk, Newest,
Brightest, best Reasonably
Priced,
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, waista.petticoats
dropskirts, or slips, oranyother
use to which silk can be put, it
is f quslly serviceable.
SWEEPING
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of hats in all the new shapes and
city stort. '
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SALE OF SKIRTS
We will Place on Sale our entire line
of Ladies' Skirts at a Discount of
25 per cent. Remember that these
Skirts are not old shop worn goods but
of the latest Designs and weaves. ,
SALE COMMENCES MAY 4,
AND ENDS ON MAY 13
SH0E1S
We have just
Received a com
plete line of fine
Oxfords, in all
the newest shades
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SPECIAL NOTICE'
All Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention
colors. You will find in our
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.
SALE
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