j II WATCHES? CITY COUNCIL HAD A SHORT SESSION ROUGh AND DRESSED L U MB ER Mouldings, Eta. r We have a large stock of Building material always on hand in the yard at cur Mill. We deliver In any quanity to any place. price: and quality guaranteed. Yes, of course we have atohes, the very best watches made. We aleo have Clocks, and every thing in the Jewelry line J. II. PEARE. Contract Made with Carnival for Use;! f of Streets p. JlllKI "I i it Old Jewelry made to look like new Repair work given prompt Clocks taken care of , attention. IP IF our responsibility of $137,000.00 ia guarantee enough, IF our rate of interest on certi6cates of deposits ' high enough. IF our rateofintemt on loans low enough, IF the accomodations we afford are satisfactory, ' IF you are not airettdy a customer of this bank, tuen we invite you to become one, WE guarantee vou absolute 6afety for your funds , if intrusted to our care. HAVING given 14 years of service to the Ad. vancement of the interests of La Grande and Union county we fell justified in asking for your hauking busiuess, and we will extend to you ail the accomodations your account will justify at all times. Your loans will be restricted only by the security jou offer and the balance you keep with this bank. Respectfully, Uhe farmers and Tjraders Tfationat SSank of jCa Sranct Oregon. JosephJPalmek, J. W. Sckibek, G. E. McCuixy, President. Cashier. Asst. Cashier. TWO SPECIAL BARGAINS 13 acres adjoining town, can be irrigated, , Price, for cash, upon application. 420 acres near Cove, all fenced, good outside range, 160 acres fine for fruit or grain, well watered. Fine place for horse ranch. Price upon application $ I Xa Srande investment Co. Foley Hotel Building La Grande, Oregon THIS WEEK New Muttresses $2.50 Dresser 6 35 Reservoir Stoves $7.50 Tents 7.25 BICYCLE BABGALNS To Close Out $4 to $12.50 Easy payments. Bike Tires, guaranteed. $125 Inner Tubes $J.OO Bicvcles Repaired. Bike lireb and Supplies at lowest prices Tupuolsteriu. Furniture and Stove Repairing. Carpets Cleaned and Laid . F D. HAISTEN, Pbone R d 1161 Highest Prices Paid for Second Hand Goods I STREET GRADES The city council met In an adjoaraed tession lait evening. The principal business was tba passage of an ordin ance eatabliahiog atrtet gradei over quite a aectton of lh city which will be publish In a few dajs. Another ordinance was presented and passed prohibiting the construction oi wooden awnings or porcbei in cer tain limits, practically the business district. . The water committee was Instructed to advartlee for bids for 200 or : more cords of wood to be ' delivered to tbo city pumping plant. The committee who bare been wrest ling with the adjustment of the grade on 6th street and atked for farther time. The committee annotated to oofi- Iraot with the Carnival oompany for the use of the atreets. . reported that they made the same rate as waa made M'KINNIS BROS. Verger Pbone Summerville,- j Oregon last year, IIPO and the reets were to 2tl be cleaned and left in proper condition j The committee appointed to inves'i- , r-51 5i?biegwfh,r!he c'uoTy IBPfiks m m city rental of the city ball or court house with reference to the intorsnre. In other words ia case of ita destruction by fire whether or not the county would be nnder obligations to replace it. This waa the written op'nion of the osmns lttee which consisted of Mayor Slater and city attorney Ivan ho This question was brought up with reference as to who should carry the inanrance Under tbla opinion the olty will osase to carry the insu ranee until the property reverts baok to the city at the exiirt on of the fif teen year lease by the county . ' A temporary water rate ot$12;0 per month was made to the Maabnld cemetery. Britt and Nelson Will Fight Northwest News, Miss Georgia White, aged It, drowned tereit at Missoula, because ber ruotr.er would not let h.r atteod u picnic. Since May 24, 17. persons hive ;droned In the Wil,mette and con tlguous streams. Two of the ocur : rencea were doubla diowuiins The number of pat lent r ut the" btate insane asylum inoreiti-ed from IJ'O to 1377 during July. Th-? cost of main tenauce was $10.79 percapiu. At Betliogbam, Wa6hinVu, Japan ' ese and white meu employed at a can- Bcautlful new things In FURNITURE Received today. A carload direct from the eastern lactone at prices never quoted belore on this class of goods. WritiJg desks; lovely things in library, center and dining tables; mattresses that , brine fairv dreams. Get married and let me fit up your , , J r . t. '.t - n ... . ..!.-' -t ' Iiuiuo ioi luiii Aaoj tu.wuuiruw uinw. W.' H. BOHNENKAMP, Special sale on ICE CREAM FREEZERS By Sorippa News Association San Fraicico August 10 Jimmy; Butt trday accented the Colina clubs i ner? Da( a fre tight. One wlilie man offer of a pant of $20,000 and $10,0K) iand four Japanese were t .dly luj'ued for picture priveligee to 6;ht Nelson A D McQueen, a r'onl nd mining to a fiuieb on Septernbir 8lb. The "man, bad hi pocket p i ked of a cube battle is to be pulled off in a rucfl-esjof gold worth NO wtuebb- hs in the arena line. just across the Sao Francisco C. W. B. M. The Christian Woman's l!0ard of Miesiona of Central Cburoh will meet with Mrs. A O lietrman in Old Town tomonow at2p m , M 1 88 Lad d, leader. Washington's Count The Spokesman-Review says: "the statistical department of the office of the secretary of state of Washington based opoa the school census, estimates the present population of the state of Washington at 874,810." Tba United btates census in 1900 gave the population of that atate at 51H.1C3. The above figures makes the gain in population of Washington in flee years of 356,207. . habit of carrying and xMbittng John H Nolan, .-hl-f clerk cf the lana registry onire i , suicided by (hooting ttirjuubthe heei. No family or financial .eaaons a; parent. Foity cows belonging to 'ha s'a insane asylum at Sulem, t.avo heen condemned as having tubeculoiti The animals to 'eplace them are cost ing fvom 125 to 835 d?llarN each New and Desirable Hand Bags. New Style Bruster Brown Belts. Pretty Feather Fans Tub Collars hi a variety of style. Street Hats$l Don'toverwork In hot weather, buy your Children's Underwear ReadyMadc. E M. WELLMAN & CO la Gra de - Oregon M 3 IE Aflwdsnd wimlstirm swept (he Tsnana valley, AIhsrh. during an un expected raise in ihe liver, which ren - dered 700 to 1000 I on elefa iu Ch- ca, and destroyed considemlle prorerty. , Constable Jones reports to tl e pro-' fj J vlnclal police that th.T' is open traffic I r? J J in full blood and balf br ed Indian girls in the country at out (. ape iJudtte 1 'J: B O, In which white men re interested. . ::r .... i HENRY S6 CAPR FUNERAL DIRECTORS LKENJpb EflBflLMERS - JLutly flf-fietaLt Oallanswered day and nigbt, Phone No, 2l. Henry, residence 664 Cnrf, rosi1eace 388 v La Grande Oregon t GRAND CARNIVAL Opens Daily 1:30 and 7:30 p. m. ONE- WEEK STARTING MONDAY, AUGUST, 14, Opens Daily 1:30 and 7:30 p. rn. 7 LA GRANDE, OREGON Auspices of Yellow Hawk Tribe Mo. 23, I. 0. R. M. The Famous Mat Reiss Southern Carnival Co. Attractions is a guar antee of Excellence Their past record is an assurance of still greater achievements in the future. This year they have added enough new features to make an entire new show. am C . . .V . ' ; 'i - ""' V ' i ' The Most Complete Carnival Aggregation in the World THREE BIG FREE ACTS TWICE DAILY 3, 3:30,;4 m. 9, 9:30, 10 p. m MADAM LILJENS, HIGH TIRE DIVER TAN ARAKEES SLIDE FOR LIFE SrIOENE, THE HUMAN ELY :