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La Grande Evening Observer
Currey Bros., Ed's and Prop.
Published daily except Sunday
Friday, July 28, 1905.
Entered it the Poet Office at lm
Grande, Oregon, as Beoond Class
Vail Matter.
One year in advance. ..... $3 50
8ix months iu advance.... 3 50
Per month.. 65o
Single copy. .............. .5c
ADVERTISING RATES
D!ply Ad rW furulabed ipoo application
Loc&i reading aotloea lOo per line Oral nwr
tloa, 50 per (Id fur each snbMqueal ata-
ttoa.
Resolution! of eondolenee, $o r Una.
Card, ot Uwaka. 60 per Una.
SIR KNIGHT, EXPERT!!
A human being on first enter
ing, this world ia hungry, naked,
powerlesi and void of experience.
To care for and develop such a
' helpless creature so that at aia
turity it can engage in the battle
of life, that inevitable struggle
for mainlaiuauce, with some pro
epect of success. Parental in
slinct, in civilized society 'baa
been found insufficient, acd the
state must step in. .The state
does this as a nutter of self pro
t te,,A"- ' i ctri-5lu huu per
petuation depends on the skill
of the people to well do the in
numerable things that are acc
essary to be done in order that
a civilized commuuity can exist.
Pjeparatory to acquiring this
skill and aptitude much of the
knowledge acquired by experi
ence and observation by genera
tions now dead, and the addi
tions made thereto by the
matured cf the living generation
must be learned, for at birth no
one knew anything of the past
or present, o the source of food
or how it is procured from earth
or sea; knew not how to express
a thought or make known a de
sire in words. What we call
science is hut humane experi
ence and observation, collected,
classified and rendered access
able for .ise and transmission.
It 'a this human experience
aud observation that a modern
civilized state finds necessary to
render accessable to its youths,
and it establishes schools, And
colleges where the young may
receive the knowledge necessary
, to enable them, by practice, to
acquire skill and become experts
in whatever calling or station
selected in. the battle of life.
By modern civilization is meant
one wherein the iamily, and not
the armed regime itja the unit,
of state or society.
Knowledge, without the skill
to apply it, is useless,' but when
the two are combined the result
is an expert, that is one who
knows what ought to be done,
and why, and how to do it, to
produce a desired result. The
experts in any vocation that
supplies human wants are
knights of modern civilation.
It owes its superiority to them;
There are many kiiids of meat
but we sell onl? the best kind. A
trial order will convince you of
the truth of this statement. We
kill only the best specimens and
kill it correciiy v t ...
Oar prices are as ,'ow as con
jsistent with the best quality.'
bectiusa it is their knowledge
and skill that enables it to de
clare, truthfully, that nene of
the epilations of the past ever
did so much to render comfort
able and pleasant the home life
of the masses of men kind women.
The 83,000,000 of Americans doff
their hats to Sir Knight, Expert
for it is to him that they are in
debted for the present prosperity
of the land and universal abun
dance. And when he modestly
waives his soil stained hand,
not bio Hi y sword, and modestly
w ith a feeling of profound pat
r iota in says, "No land on earth
ever had o many pleasant homes
as mine has today", the acclaim
of joy and gratitude wells", up
from cabin and mansion with a
roar the .heroes of battles never
heard.
It is an evident fact that La
GraDde and Cove should con
nected by rail. The necessities
of the two towns and the inter
mediate country are such that
nothing short of a railroad, eith
er electrical or steam, will longer
suffice ..; During the past year or
two all sorts of railroad rumors
have been afloat, but so far no
thing more substantial than , a
blueprint rnA i'-ii
ed. It is About time that (he
people of this valley cease to de
pend upon the other fellow, but
begin to set up and take notice
or themselves. A- railroad
across the valley is not such a
giant of an undertaking. There
certainly enough capital in
this valley to finance a little
matter of twenty miles of rail
road. Once upop a time this
city with the aid of a few far
sighted farmers subscribed an
amount sufficient to secure the
ocation In this valley of a sugar
factory. When this enterprise
was first mentioned, there were
those who threw up their hands
aud et once branded the plan as
foolish as well at impossible,
but there were others who real
ized what its accomplishment
meant to La Grande and Union
county and as a result of their
efforts the sugar factory wan lo
cated here and stands today a
monument to the progressive
neBS of the citizens of this city
and to the business ability of the
farmers of this valley." AH that
was required to secure the sugar
factory was a united effort on
the part of the citizens of this
city, and a similar effort is all
that is necessary to build a road
across the valley, If a railroad
from La Grande to Cove will pay
a pmfit to eastern capital, why
would Union county capital not
find it equally -profitable? If
there is to he any money made
in the railroad business in this
valley let Union county, men
furnish the money and brains
and reap whatever there may be
of profit. .;' '. ' :
LADIES' AMD MISSES' LISLE CLOVES
Worth uo to 50c. Clean Sweep Price at 15c per pair.
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I An offer which we can seldom present to our customers
INFANTS' AND MISSES' SLIPPERS 50c a pa!r
Amoni these arc many that sold at $1.50 and $2.00,
In black, blue and red. Proper thlnSfor warm weather
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This Store Closes at 6:30 p. m. except Saturday
SPECIAL NOTICE
All Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention
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Sickening Miivering Fits
ot Agne and Malaria, ran be relieved
and oared with Elect rlo Bitten. This
i a pure, tonic medicine; ot eipeolal
benefit In malaria, (or it exerts a true
uaratlve Influence on the disease, dr It
log It entirely out of the system. It
is much to be preferred to Qoinino,
having none of this drag's after- effect.
E 8 Munday, o( Henrietta, Tel., writes
'My brother was very low with ma
larla (ever and Jaundice, till he took
Electric bitters, whion eared bit life.'
At Nevlin Drug Co. drbg store ; price
60e guaranteed, v -
Good for Stomach Trouble and
- Constipation .
"Chamberlain's btotnaoti and Liver
Tablets have done me a great deal of
fcood," saye G Tovns, o( Bat ForUge,
Ontario, Canada. Helng amlldpby
f io the alter effects are not on pleasant.
and I can recommend, tbem to all whu
suffer from stomach disorder." For
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Sale:
Last Week of Our Great
lean
You must get in line if you wish to take advantage of the great
est dollar saving 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 down as a record breaker.
EXCEPT SPOOL COTTON, BUTTERICK PATTERNS, E. S. VV. COLLARS, W. L. DOUGLASS SHOES,
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Splendid Money Saving Specials
in Ladie's Suit Department
You conld hardly hopd for such values in the
windup sales of Aagoatj And here they are with
alt the wearing time ahead, r-j fj...
$2.75 LINEN SKIRTS, DAINTY, DURABLE, $1.80
Summer skirts of pure white linen," cut4 In '
" 9 gore flare. Splendidly adopted for wear ,
these warm Bummer days. , A 12.75 value
summer wash suits'; , - v;i.;: ;
All the season's styles and in all colors.
Charabray Oingham.in light blue, tucked,
7 gored and pleated kirk, fall flare pleat.
Regular 1 4.00 va.ue ...........
$2.90
Plain white dotted swiss suit, trimmed
with insertion, fult flare skirt. $6.00 value
$4.00
Women's Summe
; Swecpingly Reduced. :
I WOMEN'S 65c i
UNION SUITS 40c
White cotton mer
ole : Union Suits,
short sleeves,, knee
lengthy regular t ;.
value65o fc3 . H ,
40c
WOMEN'S $5.00
fPURE t'SIUCir-,:
VESTS $3.75
Fine light weight
pure ItaJiaa silk;
vests baud embroi
dered ailkttim
miog. Regular $5
values, now
,$3.75
WOMEN'S 25c VESTS, v 20c f f
. Low neck, sleeveless, ribbed vest, plain,
neat , trimming. ; - Regular 25c value
20c
A ROYAL BARGAIN IN THE MEN'S AND BOYS'
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CLOTHING DEPARTMENT
300 MEN S AND BOYS' SUITS
consisting of everything that is
good and stylish, bearing the
brands of the most reliable
makes of oar land.
$25 Valucs.now $20.00
2252 and
20 values, now I7.0D
15 " " 9.50
10 " " 7.00
BOYS' WASH
SUITS
$.75 valucs.now $.50
.85 " .60
1.00 " " .75
1.25 " " 1.00
150 PAIRS Of LADIES' AKD MEN'S SHOES
That were regular
$3.50, $4.00 and
$4.50 values now
$1.95
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8), 10, and I2J
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LA GRANDE. OREGON
TREMENDOUS
VALUES IN
MENS; SHIRTS
75c, 85c, $1.00
. values
50c
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