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T-ande Evening; Observer
Watered
Ormol.
Nail Matter.
Pnbliabed daily except Sunday
One year in advance t80
Single copy !.
Wednesday, July 26, 1905.
ADVEKTISIKO BATES
Dlply Ad rata, farnl.tud apoo application
Local reading notion lOo per Una flnrt dmt.
Uod, jo pef Ha lor Mch BubqoeuJ lnsar-
tioo. - .- .
HI atluD of ob Oolenot, so f r It n.
Card! of (bank, to per Una.
o.toj.ijj square miles, a popa-
latioo in 1902 of 141.C00.000.
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thai year her foreign commerce
amounted to $637,856,000,
3rd Japan ircludiDg Formosa
had an urea of 161,113 tquare
miles, a population of 43.5G8.-
oOOand in 1D02 carried on
foreign trade in which $274.-
659,000 worth of staffs were
bought and sold.
4th Chioa with an area of
1,532,420 square miles baa 407.-
253.000 people and in 1902 its
foreign trade amounted to Zr
833,031,000.
' The United Stales has a roon.
lation of 82,000,000 and in 1904
carried a foreign trade of $2,
451,914,642 of oar foreign trade
in1904 we bought and sold to
the Orient $256,822,179 worth of
stuffa, that is, our Orential trade
was a little more than one tenth
of all our foreign commercial
transactions, If Germany can
crowd us out of the Orient she
will do it. Word comes from
China that it is there believed
that German influence is aiding
the boycott the Chinese have
started there asiiisi ihe US
LADIES' AND MISSES LISLE CLOVES
Worth up to 50c, Clean Sweep Price at. 15c per pair.
An offer which ue can seldom present to our customers
INFANTS' AND MISSES' SLIPPERS 50c a pair
Among these are many that sold at $1.50 and S2.G9,
in black, blue and red. Proper thing for warm weather
TV O EMPERORS MEET
. The meeting of two crowned
heads, Kaiser William of Ger
many and Nicholis of Russia, in
the Gulf of Finland on Monday
last m -y have a greater interest
to the people of the United State
than many of our citizens sup.
pose. This is a commercial age.
The peoples of the several na
tions, now, do so much trading
with each other, and the home
life in : all ' the nations ia so
materially effected by for aim
;;, mat : modern state craft '
or necessity, has much, more to
do with commercial afraiia ih
n any other period of the world a 14 itliza tba blood and hrina
bistorv. It (a .M. ,i..t. 5?" ,07" 'ello&- ?'
that the meeting last Mondav m 1 Newlia l)ru - 1 " ;
the two Emperors was lar! Good Fnr Unmirk T.,ki. i
urougni about toconbider the ; fWm.iirt.
ru uuu miure commercial -ohamWi.1 '.stn. h 1.,-..
vu wuu d.wr
deal ' of
PortatfB.
Dreaent w hiu,n T-, ...j UDlarl0. "Heing amlldphr-
.., -7 '-u .uu slfl ,h, ,(ter effeoti e not ajoDlaaaant.
.... U0 y.uugui, w a close ana I can recommend them to all who
lit . .. I . cm
wuu as imio curtailment of the ,uuw "om siomacu diaorder." For
trade of ItiiHi nA na.m- . b' wlln Co.
ST O KI
This Store Closes at 6:30 p. m. except Saturday
SPKCIAL NOTICE
All Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention
Chief Resigns
Chicago July 2ft Chief of Police.
u iSKiii resigned . tbie afu.nr, ..
01 years of aertice on the foroe. Hit
uoceuor baa not yet been appointed.
Take UoUhtar'a Rmk. Mnn.i-
Tea. Hee It aztermlnai th nni.nn
interests of their respective do- Tablete hate done roe great
minions and so plan that the Rood" 0 To", of Bat
present wur htwm T. ...J OnUrlo, Canada. -Heing am
Last Week of Our Great
S!eai
July
Sale
Suojjriiiiti-a
DKPABT
the Orient as possible.
rhj people of the United
States have a large financial in
terest involved, should the peace
negotiation now ahout to com
mence between Russia and Ja
pan he so conducted as to create
a commercial combiue between
Russia, Japan, Germany and
ft ii n a antAVk r.t a At
ental trade, . the United Stales Afca liMQN BHJJH
xwu, ana may in a
ehoft time find out, that bo far as
trade with the Orient is concern
ed it will be in the situation of
a bound boy at a corn husking
navo nothing to say,
Let us take a glance at the
parties to the prospective com
bine which Germany is thought
to be eudeavoring to create
against the United Statet
1st The German Empire has
an area of 203,830 square miles,
ft population of 68,549.000 and
in 1902 had a foreign trade of
12, 453,491,000, In addition to
tne German Empire proper it
has colonies that cover 1,025,-
82'J square miles populated with
13,5 13,000 people that carried on
a foreign trade of 413,466,000,
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Time Bclx-dul ali-nnu
LA. OHAHUK, OR RO
Worth, Omana. kao- fcflo a n
aa City, St. Louia, Chi- No ,
oagoauaKaat. tJMpn
Portland, Dal lei, Pen
aioUjn, Walla Walla, Na1
fax. Womow, bpukana, -
and poiuta erat and P u
nta-ta riaapokace
I'ortland. D.lloa, IW
illetoo, Omatilla, Wal-
lula, Lawiston, Coliaa, . Mo
Moacow, Wallace, Vr! -
nor. ttpukain and othw J;30am
polfiU aaat and aurtb
via Miokan
raland City, Aiual, Im
bier and nigin. Con- Ho 11
ue liooa at Klijiu wltli
UeturMluumat SJOpm
u ..' " wwmn i oniana ana
Ban Knnotaoo every nve d4ya
aaNouiMwM.
-VISIT THE-
in 1902, .naking the total foreigu I PW1C Qllfl Plltl?
trade of Germauv amount in .WW UidJK
$2,460,957,000.
2nd Russia has an area of
There are many kada of meat,
but we sll onlf alie beat kind. A
; trial order will convince you of
meirutu or this statement We
' kill only the beet specimens aud
kill it correctly. .
Our prices are as low as
constant wun toe best quality.
EXPOSITION
To be held at Portland,
June 1 to Oct. 15, 1905.
TAKE A TRIP TO CALIFORNIA
Through the Williamette,
Umpqua and Rogue River ;
Valleys, of Western Oreo
pass Mt. Shasta throuK
the Sacramento Valley to thr
many famous resorts on tbv
line of the
nnT n ininin id
W I'AtlflU I'il.
For beautifully illustrate L
booklets, descriittive 'f Call
lorniareso'tii: aaaress.1 , ;
W. E: COMAN, Gen. Fajsr. Aj
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You must get in line if you wish to take advantage of the great
est dollar saying opportunity La Grande has ever put before the
Public. Our CLEAN SWEEP SALE closes Monday evening, July 31,
and unless all signs fail will go dovvii as a record breaker.
- REDUCED
EXCEPT SPOOL COTTON, BUTTERICK PATTERNS, E. & W. COLLARS, W. L. DOUGLASS SHOES,
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Splendid Money Saving Specials
In Ladic's Suit Department
You 'could hardly hope for sacb valaes in ' the
windup sales of August, And here they are with
all the wearing time ahead, i i iV.;"-.t . M;'. ft
$2.75 LINEN SKIRTS, DAINTY, DURABLE, $1.80
Summer skirts of pure white linen, cat ia V
9 gore flare. Splendidly adopted for wear
these warm summer days. A $2.75 value :
SUMMER WASH SUITS
All. the season's stvlea and in all onU,.
1 f - mmmm W1W t
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Ubambray Gineham Jn li?ht Mha tnr.v
7 7 gored and pleated skirk, full flare pleat.
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Plain white dotted swisa auit, trimmed
wun insertion, full flare skirt. $6.00 value
$2.90
$4.00
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DOCk & 1 hOIlliiS Portlantl, Oregon.
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Women's Summer Undenvear
Svvcepingly Reduced.
WOMEN'S 65c V
UNION SUITS 40c
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White cotton mer
ode " Union Suits;
short sleeves, knee
length, regular
value 65c
40c
WOMEN'S $5.00
PURE SILK
VESTS $3.75
Fine light weight
pure Italian silk
vests, hand emhrni.
dered, ailk tiim
miog. Regular $5
valaes, now
$3.75
WOMEN'S 25c VESTS, 20c
, low neck, sleeveless, ribbed vesta, plain,
neat trimming. Regular 25c value
A ROYAL BARGAIN IN THE MEN'S AND BOYS'
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT ' 1
300 MEN'S AND BOYS' SUITS
consisting of everything that is
good and stylish, bearing the
brands of the most reliable
makes of our land.
$25 Values,now $20.00
2252 and -
20 values, now
15 " "
10
17.00
9,50
7.00
BOYS' WASH
SUITS
20c
Mlii $ values,now $ .50
I f LOO " " .75
. l jT 1.25 " " .oo
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OP LADIES' AND MEN'S SHOES
TV
That were regular
$3.50, $4.00 and
$4.50 values now
$1.95
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BIQ VALUES IN
EMBROIDERY
10 and 1 2J
values for
5c
8
Extra ' j
J LA GRANDE, OR.
Extra
Specials
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TREMENDOUS
VALUES IN
MEN'S SHIRTS
75c, 85c, $1.00
values
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