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;f. a Gande Evening Observer
f (ET BEO&, Editors ft Pr pe
(Entered at the "poew O&ce at La
"Mall Matter.
Published daily except Sunday
one yVar In advance. . . . . . $6 50
Six months in advance. .'. .3 50
APer month .,65o
IS ingle copy. . . ........... . . 5c
s Saturday. June', 10. 1905,
I ADVKETUIKO KATES
OUpiajr Ad M hnUM apoa application
tioeal N4lDg BoUcac lOe par Hue flrat . nef
Uoa, j per lis Ibr tcta otwaqoanl Iomt-
KMotatloM of eoadolMoe, j i er line.
Oards of thanks, fa per llae.
A DISAGREEABLE LAND LORD
The Hon . R B 8ton, Direc
tor' of the U B s Qoveramenta of
Road Inquiry in au official re
port said: "As to loss by bad
road, this office hat learned, by
consultation! with many thou
sand! of the most ' intelligent
farmers of the country, that the
expense of moving farm pro
ducts and supplies averages, on
;all our country roads, 25 cents
per ton 'per mile; whereas ia the
good road districts of this and
other countries it is only about
me-third of this auasunt This
extra expense amounts in the
aggregate to more than the en
lire expenditure of : the Nitibn-
! Government, and taking into
account all the hauling done on
the public roads, the loss is
squa) to one-fourth of the home
value of all the farm products of
the United Slates."
! Ills terse statement places
the American farmer as tenant
paying an annual rental of one
quarter1 of 'the 'cfojs grown on
his farm to a very disagreeable
landlord. ' Bid roads. - ;
j The size of our foreign trade
Will give a clue to the amount of
u made of our country roads,
for fully niaty per cent of the
things that constitute it is haul
ed over couutry roads going to
ports or railway stations enroute
I to foreigu lands or from ports or
railroad atallous to consumers
(gin this country. For the nine
months ending with March 1900
four foreiga trade was $1,966,064
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jiianl nf nrliioh no Mr nr) (VPfiP ('nun.
Ptry- roads paying twenty-five
gcents per ton for each mile haul
bed thereon whereas' it the roads
1 1 I I 1 1. l
uau oeeii guuu nua iuo w
ton per mile would have been
ut eight aud one-third cents
per mile of haul over country
(roads.
0 let us see how bad roads
(effect the wheal growers. For
the nine months ending with
March 1905 there were 1,016,
586 tons of products in wheat
and flour exported from the
Uuited States all of which had
to pass over country roads at a
cost of 25 cents per ton per mile
which inuilo the amount paid
4 for the a imuut exported aggre
gate 1254,145 for each mile it
was hauled ou couu'ry roads.
I. HARUIS
THE MEAT MAN
Is still doing business at tht
old stand. Will be glad tc
see all his old custmores at
well as new ones. As gooc
prime beef cattle is now
scarce. I have on hand a fin
selection of cured meats
hams breakfast bacon. About,
tlie fifteenth of May. I wil
have a fine assortment o
young piime beef, which an
now fattening. Do not fox
get that' I now have as goo
fresh beei as there is on tht
market well as fresh fisl
and poultry. . .. . .
Prompt Delivery Phone : ,
Had the roads been, good ones'
tne cost ol hauling would nave
been but $84,913. These figures
show that bad roads, for the
period under consideration, cost
the wheat growers of the United
States in the aggregs'U $169,893
for each mile of road the
amoont" exported was " hauled
over country roads in their
present condition. - It is an
under estimate to say that the
total of our wheat' exports ' afe
hauled over country roads be
fore reaching Boat 'or ' rail car.
Hut at an average haul of five
miles, bad roads coat the ' wheat
growers , for 'the nine months
under review $849,480. .
Walter Wellman states the
Japanese have ' indicated they
will demand an indemnity
reaching close to a billion dol
lars. - He says President .Roose
velt considers this excessive and
is seeking to induce the Japan
ese government to lower the
figure Mr Well nun generally
gets close to the facts, and he
may have secured them in this
instance, but the policy of all
concerned evidently is to ketp
everything secret until some
thing is accompolished.
There has so far been no au
A '. I t
thoritative statement of the
Russian losses in the battle of
the Sea of Japan, but reports'
coming indicate they were great
er than has been supposed. The
Tokio correspondent of the Lon
don Telegraph puts them at
14,000 dead, and 4600 captured,
while 3000 escaped Another
report coming from the head
quarters of General Lidevitch at
Gunshu Pass gives the death
list at between 9000 and 10,000
and the number of prisoners at
6000. It had not been suppos
ed heretofore that the figures
would so so ' high as ' those tot
either of these report?.
Notice to Water Consumers
Notlca ia hereby alvao to all water
ronaamera that the hoars ( Irriga
tion ab all be aa follows: from 6:30
o'clock v m to 7:30 o'clock p tn. Any
and all pereona found using water tor
Irrigation purposes at other times
other than herein specified will be I
fined aocordiog to the ordiuarje cover
log same. HO OILMAN,
Water Superintendent for the cltjr of
La Qrande.
Paled Jane 6. 1906 tf I
The laxative effect of Chamberlalo'a
Stomson and Liver Tablet a ie eo agree
able and so natural that fou do . not
realize It is tne eneot oi a medicine.
Kor sale by Nswlin Drug Co. -.
OREGON FIKE RELIEF
ASSOCIATION
J. W. OLIVER, AGENT,
With J. T. Williamson, in
Foley Building, La Qrande.
UNDERTAKERS
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
The only Exclusive
Undertaking Parlors
in La Grande,
Scientific Embalming :
Licensed in , Oregon and ;
Montana. Experienced r
Lady Assbtani
Our office b always open
Phone 1761
Office in Lewis Building,
opposite Soininer House
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Thb Store Qoses at 6i30 p. m, except Saturday
Tf
fiffl in
high
Handsome spring weight refers, cheviots with
eaton and sailor collars, bloomer trousers, from 3 to 7 years, made
to sell for $4 to $6, now at$3 to $4.50
Double-breasted jacket ;-'suii; 'With' 'knee trousers, in serges, cheviots
aricl worecis; sis 7 to 16 yedrs; :mac!e to sell from $2.75 to $7
One Fourth 6
Neatness is apparent in every gairment. You 11 find that the
variety is larger hHH hasomerand the vafues a little better than
you have evfer
SALE GOAWENCES JUNE
LADIES'
Aud when we say reduced prloes we
mean exactly 'what the wor is j imply.
Excellent styles in India linens,' silk,
and Batiste, with white -ground and
colored dots and figures. .
$1.50 values, now '$1.15
2.00 " " 1.50
2.50 " " 1.85
3.00 " 11 2.25
Sale tommences Jurie 5, nd Eitds June 19
Wo Pay
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EXCEPTIONAL SALE
GRADE BOYS' CLOTHING
A
Sten before.
O U R
ON SALE FOR
At tlie above
1 '4
iOc 15atmdfOc
$Oc for Eggs
SPECIAL NOTICE
All Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention
Extraordinary
5ih AID ENDS
W I N
TWO WEEKS
named Reduction
OFF
WAISTS
A STRAIGHT TIP
We havo a maguificent line of run'iuer underwear, in
cluding union' and two-piece suits, from the most delicate
gauze io a comfortable wool mixture garment for cool
weather, aud for those who must wear them.
Our price from 50c per garment up
A P.EW OF OUR EXCEPtlONAL VALUES IN LADIES'
BELTS
Taffeta Silk, very neatly shirred, 3 feituerVone stays in
back Color black, browu, blue and OC 4ri (1 "7C
green,1 price ODv 10 Jl.Q
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Sales
OF .
JUNE 19th
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