V y i i J.a Grande Evening Observer (r JET ttROS Editors Pr. pa ntera4 at tba Pott Offica it Li Grande, Oregon, a Beoond CUh IriaU Matter. Published daily except Sunday One year in ad ranee $6 50 Bix month in advance. . . .3 60 Per month... . 66c Single copy .5c Wednesday, June 28, 1905 How often the entrgy zpend ed in the effort by some to . tear down others, would if expended on their own business make success of it. ADVERTISING BATES Display Ad rata, farnlabad apoa application Local reading ooUoea 10a par Una first tutu- lion, s per tin kr each iubneqa.nl lnaar- Moo. . BaaoluUoM of eofcdotonaa, j j ar Una, Carda of than k a, to per 11 aa, The general extension of the water system this year is the fonndation for many new homes Our National birthday will be observed many plao in the county this year in the good old fashioned primitive way. One paper down in Maryland runs this legend at the head of ila columns regularly: "For pre sident, 1908, William Jeuningi Bryan." If La Grande did nothing more in the improvement line this year than complete the proposed cement sidewalks, it would certainly be a splendid showing. However we are . go ing to have the walks in ad dition to other general improv menls as usual. From earliest childhood we are ' taught how careful ' we should be wiih reference to the habits we form and when so formed how difficult to change For example note how different it is for the weather ilerk to stop the ram. Must have lorined the habit. Eugene merehants have de clared against the trading stamp scheme about to be resurrected. A wise movement. Central and Southeastern Ore gon gives promise ef becoming the theatre of war in the first competitive railroad mixup in the state. Early in the season it was accepted that the hay crop of the valley would be light this year, but the geneious rains the past six weeks have brought it up to the average at least . The increased alfalfa acreage eaoh year makes it possible for a greater output of hogs in addition to the increase in dairy products. For the past four years the price of hogs has averaged in excess of five cents on foot which is profitable. The latest graft expose comes from New York City, where teachers in the public schools have marked papers of students o they lack but little of passing This makes it necessary for them to take lessons during va cation or fall out of their classes They aa a rule take the extra lessons and the teachers pick up several hundred dollars apiece during vacation. Kaasas has grown its largest crop oi whe it this year, accord ing to reports, and the farmers do uot know how they are to se cure the necessary labor for harvesting it. Men everywhere are employed and it is difficult to secure thousands for the wheat fields. That is one dis advantage of prospeTty; section suddenly ueeds and it cannot be found, said twenty thousand could find employment as vest hands m that one but men will not leave elsewhere lor a Jew weeks' em ployment on the farms Boise Statesman. some labor It is men har- state, work PureBreJ Poultrv Parties desiring pure bred poultry can secure eggs from the following well known breeds at $1 per setting of fifteen Bar Ply moth Rock, Whito Wyn dott, Single Oorab Brown Leghorn, and Silver Laced Wyddott ELI BA!R. Island Oitt h-eeon - American and European busi mas firms have already been or dored out of Manchuria by the Japanese. Under Russian rule out uiduumciurwra auu mer chants followed the steady ad vance of the Czar's standard everywhere and were welcomed and encouraged. Japanese vic tory means Asia for the yellow man. Ex. In Mad Chase Millions rush la mad ehaea after nealtn, from ona extreme of faddiam to another, when, if the would only eat good food, and keep their bowels regular with Dr. Kiug'e New Life Piile, their troablei would all peea . away. PromDt relief and Quirk oare for llrer and stomach trooble. 25o at rtevllo Drug Co., drug store; guaranteed. Found a Cure for Dyspepsia Mrs 8 Llndsav. of Fort William. Ontario. Canada, who haa suffered quite a number of years from dfaptp eia and great paina in the stomach, waa adrlsed by her droeeist to take Chamberlain's Htomaoh and Lirer Tablets. She did so and say a, "I And that thej have done ma a gmat deal of good. 1 hare never had any suffer ing eiuoe I began using them." If troubled with dyspepsia or irdigestlon why not take those Tablets get well and stay well? For sale by Newlin Drug Co. MM UNDERTAKERS FUNERAL DIRECTORS The only Exclusive Undertaking Parlors m jua orranae. . Scientific Embalming Licensed in Oregon and , Montana. Experienced Lady Assistant Our office is always open Phone 1751 Office in Lewis Building, opposite 8ommer Iiouse -VISIT THE- We arc building on a permanent foundation, and nothing is too good for us. Our strong lirielis the Adler, Bros. & Co., Rochester, made ready-to-wear. These are clothes that are honest insideas well as attractive outside. If you buy, and it proves to be otherwise, your money back without a; word. Better satisfaction at $20 to $25 than can be secured in any other ready made; as complete satisfaction as can be secured in first-class made-to-measure. This is our promise to all who make a trial of L. A., B. & Co., clothes, and we stand ready to redeem that promise to the letter. You are always welome to drop in. Lewis and Clark EXPOSITION To be held at Portland, June I to Oct. 15, 1905. TAKE A TRIP TO CALIFORNIA Through the Williamette, Umpqua and Rogue River " Valleys, of Western Oregon, . pass Mt. Shasta, through the Sacramento Valley to the ' many famous resorts on the line of the i SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. 1 For beautitully illustrated booklets, descriptive (f Cali - fornia resols; address. W. h COM AN, Gen. Passr. Agt. ' " rortbnd, Oregon.' x'. .. . iaa hub k 01 HERE'S THE VERY SHOE YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR Cut from the softest, most flexible of fine calf skin with a smooth, tough lining, a sole that is made to stand trouble, arid Just1 the right amount of style. It's one of the most popular of KEITH'S KONQIEROR family- and if you had your shoemaker turn out such a shoe, he'd tax you not less than $8.00 $3.50 to $5.00 i. 4 Gordon $3.00 Hat for $2.00 Men's .Fancy Hosiery reduced from 75c to 50c ie Chicaeo Store SPECIAL PRICES ON FINE COLORED WASH FABRICS ' ' a Owing to the unseasonable weather this spring we decided to make - JULY PRICES IN JUNE Pongee Suitings 50c a yard for regular 75c and 85c qualities Pongee Brilliants 50c, " " 75c " 85c Jacquard Swiss 20c . " " 35c Lawns and Dimities 15c " " 25c Lawns and Dimities I2 26 " " 20c These radical reductions will create a lively interest in thin wash fabrics, so it behooves all who have delayed their spring purchases to come in early. . , .